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Hot Rod (G1)

2008-03-06T06:57:53Z

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:''Hot Rod is an Autobot in the [[Generation 1]] continuity family. He has also been known as '''Rodimus Prime''', '''Rodimus''', and '''Rodimus Major'''.''

[[Image:DVDbox3d1.jpg|right|301px|thumb|Opening the Matrix gives you wrinkles.]]

'''Hot Rod''' is brash and headstrong, with an overwhelming self-confidence that borders on arrogance. [[Kup]] has assumed the role of mentor and advisor to the impetuous young Hot Rod, offering him wisdom and advice when he needs it (though Hot Rod rarely feels that he does, much to Kup's annoyance). [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], a female Autobot, also serves as a calming influence on Hot Rod, and tends to either worry about him when he is not around, or deride and tease him when he is. Their relationship is antagonistic, but friendly. Exactly how deep Hot Rod's feelings for Arcee might run is unknown, whether they be friendly, romantic, or otherwise.

In contrast, his '''Rodimus Prime''' persona - while still headstrong and stubborn - seems to suffer from a severe lack of confidence, often doubting his own decisions and expressing distress over his position as an [[Prime (rank)|Autobot leader]]. Of course, much of this comes from having immediately succeeded command from [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]—and let's face it, shoes-to-be-filled just don't ''get'' much bigger than that.

One thing that both sides of this Autobot's identity have in common is their impatience - neither Hot Rod nor Rodimus Prime can stand to wait around when they could be doing something instead. He is also very self-reliant, rarely sending others to do anything when he could be doing it himself.

His [[Targetmaster]] partner is [[Firebolt (G1)|'''Firebolt''']].
{{quote| I ''knew'' you had potential.|[[Kup]] on Hot Rod's transformation into Rodimus Prime|''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''}}

:''Japanese names:'' '''Hot Rodimus''' (Hot Rod), '''Rodimus Convoy''' (Rodimus Prime)<br>
:''French-Canadian names:'' '''Météorite''', '''Rodimus Primo'''<br>
:''Italian names:'' '''Folgore''', '''Captain'''<br>
:''Hungarian names'': '''Nagyágyú''', '''Rodimusz Fővezér''' (Hot ''Shot''/Prime Commander Rodimus) -- '''Peca''' ("Fisher"?!) in the first dub of The Movie, 'cause he deals with marine life throughout the film, you see.

==Fiction==
====Madman Transformers comic====
[[Image:Madman_comic_HotRod_sigh.jpg|thumb|left|150px|"You're gonna kill that guy, you know?"]]

In the year 2001, Hot Rod was on guard duty at the construction site of [[Autobot City]] on [[Earth]] while the main Autobot forces were evacuating from the Decepticon-conquered [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. As he was complained about his boring assignment to [[Spike Witwicky]], the Decepticon [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] struck, intent on stealing the [[Autobot Matrix of Leadership]] which Optimus Prime had secreted in a bunker at the building site. When he reclaimed the Matrix, Hot Rod recieved a vision of the future where he fought [[Galvatron (G1)|a powerful Decepticon]]. After returning the Matrix to Optimus Prime, the Autobot leader considered that perhaps Hot Rod's destiny was greater than any of them realized. Kup thought differently, however. {{Storylink|Madman Transformers Comic}}

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====''Generation 1'' cartoon====
:''Voice actors:'' [[Judd Nelson]] → [[Dick Gautier]] (English), [[Hiroya Ishimaru]] (Japanese)

[[Image:HotRodFishing1.jpg |right|200px|thumb|"I'm tellin' you, Daniel, you HAD to [[Kiss Players|kiss]] me to activate my fishing rod. STOP crying! And, uh, don't tell your dad or Optimus."]]

In 2005, Hot Rod was one of the many Autobots based in the completed Autobot City. He was close friends with the young human [[Daniel Witwicky]], and seemed to have a reputation for being something of a trouble-maker, judging from a few of Kup's comments to him at the time. Realizing that the Decepticons were invading, Hot Rod opened fire on their stolen shuttle and exposed their ruse before Megatron could enter the city. Although this did give the rest of the Autobots time to begin transforming Autobot City and raising their defenses, it also left Hot Rod trapped outside with Kup and Daniel. After defeating the Decepticons [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] and [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] with some help from Kup, Hot Rod managed to find a way inside the fortress city and took part in its defense. During [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime's]] battle with [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], Hot Rod intervened in an attempt to help, but succeeded only in giving Megatron the chance he needed to mortally wound the Autobot leader.

After Prime's death, Autobot City was attacked again—by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. While escaping, Hot Rod and Kup (and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]) were separated from the rest of the Autobots and crashed on the planet [[Quintessa]]. There, Hot Rod met the Quintessons, an enemy who would haunt him for some time later. After escaping their sadistic trial and attempted execution (as well as meeting [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]]), Hot Rod went on to the planet [[Junk]], where he was just in time to stop [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] from destroying the rest of the Autobot City refugees with a timely use of the [[Universal greeting]]. Together, they all traveled to [[Cybertron]] to stop [[Unicron]] before he could eat more than just its moons.

[[Image:RodimusPrimeMovie1.jpg |left|200px|thumb|"Stop putting in captions that are just blatantly not funny!"]]

Inside of Unicron, Hot Rod was separated from the rest of his team when their ship crashed (something which happens to Hot Rod a lot). Alone, he found himself facing [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] in a battle to the death over the Autobot Matrix of Leadership. Claiming the Matrix, Hot Rod evolved into "Rodimus Prime", an older, larger, and more powerful version of himself. After overpowering Galvatron and hurling him through Unicron's hide, into the void of space, he opened the Matrix and destroyed Unicron from within. {{Storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

[[Image:TF-JunkionFriends.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Your spaking [[Junkion]].]]

Peace reigned on Cybertron for at least long enough to put up some of the more important buildings, and Rodimus Prime began to ease into his role as the new Autobot leader. When Ultra Magnus and Spike Witwicky were kidnapped during a [[Galactic Olympics]], it was Rodimus who spied on the Decepticons with [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] to determine if they were the ones who had done it. The way Rodimus had it figured, the Decepticons were usually behind everything anyway, so they seemed like a good enough place to start. After getting caught and severely beaten by the Decepticons (who were innocent of the kidnapping, but not really fans of his anyway), Rodimus was able to interface with the Matrix and learned about the origins of the Transformer race. He also learned that his old enemies, the Quintessons, were back and looking to destroy every Transformer in existence. Making things worse, Galvatron soon returned as well, and the war that everyone had assumed was safely over quickly started up again. {{Storylink|Five Faces of Darkness}}

Throughout 2006, Rodimus Prime's greatest achievements both revolved around his predecessor, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. While fleeing from a Decepticon attack, Rodimus and several other Autobots took refuge in a massive Autobot mausoleum and discovered that their former leader seemed to have returned to life. Perhaps a little too trusting of Optimus (and possibly eager to relieve himself of the burden of leadership), Rodimus quickly passed the Matrix back to Optimus and, much to his glee, reverted back into Hot Rod. His happiness was short-lived, however, as Optimus was quickly revealed to be nothing more than a puppet of the Quintessons, sent to trick the Autobots into an ambush from which none of them would escape. With no other choice, Hot Rod was forced to do battle with Optimus Prime for the fate of the Autobots. Although their duel was clearly in the favor of the more powerful Optimus, Hot Rod was able to re-awaken the true spirit of his leader. Returning the Matrix to Rodimus, Optimus then piloted his ship into the heart of the ambush and sacrificed himself to save them all. {{Storylink|Dark Awakening}}

[[Image:HotRodReturnOfOptimusPrime1.jpg |right|200px|thumb|"Does my thumb look infected to you?"]]

Or so it had seemed at the time. As was so often the case for Rodimus, things did not quite wrap up as tidily as he might have hoped. Far from being destroyed, Optimus had been retrieved by a team of human scientists who were hoping to use him (again) as a weapon against the Autobots—this time as the bearer of a malignant "Hate Plague" that would cause them to destroy each other. When he learned of this, Rodimus swiftly formed a rescue party and led them to retrieve Optimus's body so that their former leader could rest in peace. When all of the rest of the Autobots with him were exposed to the Hate Plague, only Rodimus was able to escape unharmed—and with the still uninfected body of Optimus. Returning to Autobot City, Rodimus ordered [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky-Lynx]] to find a Quintesson to repair Optimus, then risked his life to shut down [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] before the Plague could spread to it. Attacked by Ultra Magnus and Wreck-Gar in the process, he succumbed to the plague and became infected with hate. {{Storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}} In order to stop the Plague, the resurrected Optimus had to defeat the crazed Rodimus and forcibly extract the Matrix from him, changing him back into Hot Rod once more. This time, as Optimus had decided to stick around, the change was a permanent one. {{Storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2}}

Even after losing his position as Autobot leader, Hot Rod was not the sort to rest on his laurels. In 2007, he was among a group of Autobots who were caught in a blast from the [[plasma energy|Plasma Energy Chamber]] and shot across the galaxy to the planet [[Nebulos]]. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 1}} There, the Autobots fell in with a group of native rebels and aided them in opposing the tyrannical rule of the dictatorial [[Hive (G1)|Hive]]{{m-}}a partnership that ultimately evolved into [[binary bonding]], the fusion of Transformer and Nebulan into [[Headmaster]]s and [[Targetmaster]]s. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 2}} Hot Rod was linked to the Nebulan sharpshooter Firebolt, and went on to aid in the defence of Cybertron as Galvatron attempted to use the Plasma Energy Chamber to destroy it. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 3}}

===Japanese cartoon continuity===

{{note|The events of the Generation 1 cartoon occur in Japanese animated continuity as described above, except that the events of "The Rebirth" do not occur. Additionally, this continuity moves the events of 2006 back to 2010, and inserts several additional events into the newly-created intervening years.}}

====''Kiss Players''====
'''Voice actors:''' [[Ryōtarō Okiayu]] (Japanese)

When Rodimus Prime hurled Galvatron into space at the conclusion of their battle within Unicron, he could not have predicted the tragic result of this action. Galvatron crash-landed on Earth, on top of Tokyo, [[Japan]], devastating the city and sparking off a massive anti-Transformer movement spearheaded by the Earth Defense Command. Horrified by what his actions had wrought, Rodimus gave up the Matrix to Ultra Magnus, reverted to Hot Rod once more, and returned to the human homeworld.

[[Image:HotRodKP.jpg|left|thumb|Flames on his arms and a naked girl in his tummy.]]

As he descended to Earth, Hot Rod was badly damaged by the [[anti-electron]] field that the E.D.C. had set up around the planet. Arriving at the E.D.C. headquarters, Hot Rod interrupted a grotesque experiment in a basement laboratory involving the severed heads of various [[Legion]] (monstrous creatures created by Galvatron's scattered cells) and former E.D.C. operative [[Shaoshao Li]]. The Legion attacked Hot Rod and began to [[ParasiTech|fuse]] with him, but a [[kiss]] from Shaoshao{{m-}}one of the E.D.C.'s [[Kiss Player]] operatives, also given fusing powers by Galvatron's cells{{m-}}saved him, reformatting him into a Ford GT body. Now partnered with Shaoshao, he traveled around [[Japan]] battling the E.D.C., Legion, and the resurrected Optimus Prime.

Hot Rod was cocky and confident in his speed and sharpshooting skills, and often weathered his human partner's complaints that he was slacking off on his hand-to-hand combat training. He much prefered to practice kissing, the resulting fusion granting him Shao's considerable martial arts skills as well as the ability to wield his firearms as [[wikipedia:tonfa|tonfas]]. In return, he stole [[Marissa Faireborn]]'s underwear for her.

He continued to enjoy fishing and carried a customized rod that he could convert into a forearm-mounted weapon called the "Exhaust Eliminator". Shaoshao didn't like working with him after a fishing trip due to the smell, but she secretly wished that he would take her with him anyway. Hot Rod was very suspicious of Optimus Prime, claiming that he was not the ''real'' Optimus, presumably because he still believed his former commander to be dead following the Battle of Autobot City.

Hot Rod had the distinction of being the only known robot with a Kiss Player partner to have lips. This might have contributed to Shao's feelings of excitement when she kissed him, though the rest of the time she acted outraged that a robot would have the audacity to talk to her like a real person.

After numerous battles, Hot Rod and his human partner settled their differences with Prime. Together, they teamed up with the E.D.C. Kiss Player [[Atari Hitotonari]] and her [[Autrooper]] and entered the secret "Genital System" facility hidden beneath E.D.C. headquarters in Tokyo. There, they discovered Galvatron's headless body and realized that the only way to end the current crisis was to allow the Unicron-empowered Decepticon's cells to return to his body. When Hot Rod did so, he was restored to his original body. {{storylink|Kiss Players (fiction)|Kiss Players}}

Hot Rod went on his way, but did not take back the Matrix and leadership of the Autobots until the year 2010. It is unknown whether he ever discovered that the true cause of the Tokyo incident was temporal interference by the [[Sparkbot]]s.

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====''The Transformer'' manga====

{{note|The events of this manga occur concurrently with the events of Generation 1 cartoon, as described above.}}

Rodimus Prime faced numerous bizarre challenges in the year 2010. In one instance, Rodimus and his troops were taken under siege by a horde of Megatron clones calling themselves the [[Megatron Military]]. The Megatron Military made short work of Rodimus, leaving him to wonder how he could defeat a whole horde of the baddie, when Optimus Prime could barely deal with ''one''. Rodimus eventually realized that Galvatron was secretly controlling the clones and singled him out. With Galvatron defeated, the Megatron Military ceased to function.

During another battle, he was forced to team with his arch-nemesis, Galvatron, to defeat the all-powerful [[Guiltar]]. Guiltar was a creation built by the [[Quintesson]]s utilizing the powers of both Optimus Prime and Megatron. Together, Rodimus and Galvatron defeated their foe (who it turned was being controlled by the ghost of [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]) and called off the truce.

====''The Headmasters'' anime and manga====

[[Image:DoubleConvoy1.jpg |left|200px|thumb|"Race ya to the Matrix!" "Yer on!"]]

One year after the Hate Plague affair and the resurrection of Optimus Prime, Hot Rod maintained a high-level position among the Autobots as well as a new sense of duty and responsibility. Hot Rod was stationed on [[Athenia]] when the Decepticons, bolstered with the addition of new Headmaster wariors, attacked Cybertron in an attempted to take control of [[Vector Sigma]], which had become destabilized as a result of the Matrix's energy being released. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come Out Of The Sky}} When a group of Autobot Headmasters arrived to help, Optimus Prime broke off from the battle and ventured into Cybertron's depths, hoping to find a way to stabilize Vector Sigma. This, however, would require the sacrifice of his own life if attempted without the Matrix, which was hidden somewhere on Earth, recharging. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} Hot Rod and the Autobot Headmasters searched the Matrix out and returned to Cybertron with it, where the spirit of [[Alpha Trion]] recharged its empty shell, transforming Hot Rod back into Rodimus Prime. Optimus and Rodimus defeated the Decepticons together, but Optimus still wound up sacrificing himself to stabilize Vector Sigma, leaving Rodimus Prime in command of the Autobots once again. {{storylink|A Dream is Born, Double Prime}}

[[Image:Ep14.jpg|right|150px|thumb|He's so dreeeaaaaamyyyy.]]

Not long thereafter, a plot by Decepticon leader [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] resulted in a massive planetary explosion devastating Cybertron, leaving it a burnt-out husk. Deciding that his time was over, and that newer, younger Transformers should take over, Rodimus passed leadership of the Autobots to [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress]], and departed for space with Kup and Blurr to search for a new planet that the Transformers could make their own. Arcee asked if she could go, too, but Rodimus instructed her to stay behind to look after Daniel and Wheelie.

On his journey through space, Rodimus faced many dangers and hardships, but was supported by the wisdom with the Matrix and the energy of the Earth that now coursed within it. Learning a new admiration for the human race and the planet Earth, he returned to Earth in the wake of the defeat of Scorponok, and reunited with the Autobots.

====The Battlestars====

It would be many years before Rodimus resurfaced. He eventually returned at the same time as Optimus Prime was resurrected as Star Convoy, and was shown to have reverted back into Hot Rod, and been converted into a [[Micromaster]]. As a Micromaster, Hot Rod took up residence in [[Optimus Prime (G1)#The Battlestars|Star Convoy's]] chest, boosting his Supreme Commander's power.

====''15 Go! Go!'' comics====
[[Image:Hotrod-micro.jpg|left|150px|thumb|This isn't the last time he'll work with a creepy-looking girl.]]

During her travels through time and space, [[Teletraan 15]] encountered Micromater Hot Rod, who rescued her from a strange mechanical monster, a [[Great Novaroid|Novaroid]]. Teletraan 15 noted that Hot Rod was considerably smaller than she remembered him.

Hot Rod asked if she was the one responsible for all the [[Transwarp]] travel and blamed her for the wormholes that were opening everywhere. Spotting a large wormhole opening, he transformed to vehicle mode and told her to climb inside, saying that something big was coming.

[[Star Convoy]] appeared and requested Hot Rod's assistance, telling him that [[Megatron (G1)|Ultra Megatron]] was fusing with [[Dark Nova]].

As Hot Rod said his farewells to Teletraan 15, he was suddenly struck by an immense blast from the wormhole overhead. The shadowy form of [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] descended from the rip in the sky.

15 leaped in front of Hot Rod to protect him, and was rewarded for her heroism by seeing her right arm torn off by the Decepticon's power. The severed arm gripped in his teeth, Galvatron throttled the much smaller Hot Rod. As [[First Aid]] and [[Blades]] of the [[Protectobots]] raced toward her, Teletraan 15 faded into unconsciousness, leaving Hot Rod's fate and the outcome of the battle unknown.

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===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====

{{note|Events from the UK-only comics are in italics, and are flippin' convoluted.}}

''When [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] made the decision to leave Cybertron and its civil war behind and travel to a new, peaceful planet, he dispatched Hot Rod and [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] to search for suitable worlds. The pair discovered the planet of [[Nebulos]], but on their return trip to inform him, they ran afoul of some unpleasant aliens who captured Blurr and pursued Hot Rod through space. While fleeing, Hot Rod crossed paths with the Autobot war veteran, Kup, living a nomadic existence wandering through space at the time, and the youth's bravado re-ignited Kup's fighting spirit. After saving Hot Rod and helping him to rescue Blurr, Kup joined the pair in returning to Cybertron.'' {{storylink|Kup's Story!}}

Having delivered his report to Fortress Maximus, Hot Rod was among the contingent of Transformers who accompanied him to Nebulos. The Autobots' arrival on the planet immediately stirred civil unrest, however, which lead to the Decepticons being brought to the planet, and the war continuing on a smaller scale. Technological advancements developed during the conflict saw Nebulans being bio-engineered into [[binary bonding|partnerships]] with the Transformers—Hot Rod became a Targetmaster, and was bonded the Nebulan sharpshooter, Firebolt, who transformed into his gun. Eventually, the Autobots determined to move their war away from Nebulos, and followed a signal sent by [[Goldbug]], received by Hot Rod, to the planet [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Brothers in Armor!!}}

Hot Rod's role in the war on Earth was, in contrast to his nature, a small, quiet one, as he served under Fortress Maximus, and then the resurrected Optimus Prime, with little to no notable actions performed for a prolonged period of time. Eventually, however, he began playing larger roles again when he turned the tide of battle with [[Pretender]] [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] after he succeeded in injuring the villain, {{storylink|Skin Deep}} and made a particularly stupid move when he tried to snap Optimus Prime out of a funk by creating a mock threat with a [[Guardian|Guardian Mark V battle droid]]. The robot proceeded to malfunction and truly endanger the Autobots, but Hot Rod's plan worked when Prime saved the day and defeated it. {{storylink|Yesterday's Heroes!}} He later participated in the battles against [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]], {{storylink|All Fall Down}} Unicron (speeding into the conflict on a [[hoverscooter]]), {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}} and the Decepticon forces on the planet [[Klo]]. {{Storylink|End of the Road! (Marvel US comic)|End of the Road!}}

''Hot Rod rose to greater prominence in the alternate future timeline of [[Earth-120185]]. In 1990, he, Kup and Blurr were captured by Megatron; although rescued by a double-agent named [[Warmonger]], Hot Rod was recaptured and bore witness first hand to Megatron's mercilessness when he executed Warmonger. Then, in 1991, he was part of a unit that escorted the captive [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], only to lose the Decepticon leader when forced to defend a human settlement against an attack by the [[Air Strike Patrol]].'' {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}} ''In 2003, he and Blurr were given "Ark duty," assigned to stand guard over the [[Ark|Autobots' spaceship]] while construction on [[Autobot City]] began. Kup was apparently instructed to deliver the plans of the city to the American government, and when Hot Rod saw him being jumped by the [[Stunticon]]s, he disobeyed orders and sped out to the rescue, only to find that the tape had been a dummy.'' {{storylink|Ark Duty}} ''When the city was completed in 2004, [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] attacked it on its opening day, and Hot Rod repelled him by attacking in a wildly illogical manner, tackling him down a mountain repeatedly.'' {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}}

''In the year 2006, when the new Decepticon leader [[Galvatron]] travelled back in time to 1986 as part of a plan to free himself from the control of Unicron, the chaos-bringer used his mental powers to plan knowledge of Galvatron's plan into Hot Rod, Kup and Blurr's minds and transported them to Cybertron, where they used Galvatron's equipment to follow him into the past. There, with help from the present-day incarnation of Ultra Magnus, they were able to convince Galvatron that he had, in fact, traveled back in time to a parallel universe, where his actions would have no effect on the future. Believing this, Galvatron returned to his own time, and after setting any remaining wrongs to right, the trio of Autobots also returned to 2006.'' {{storylink|Target 2006}} ''Back in his native timeline, Hot Rod was subsequently involved in a battle with Galvatron inside Unicron's body, during which he opened the sacred Autobot talisman, the [[Creation Matrix]], and was transformed into Rodimus Prime. With this new strength, he hurled Galvatron through Unicron's hide and opened the Matrix, destroying the planet-eater.'' {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

[[Image:Rodimusprimerequestdenied.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Rodimus learned the ''wrong'' lesson from Optimus's death.]]

''As the new Autobot leader, Rodimus re-established Autobot control of Cybertron, and proved to be a fairly ruthless leader when it came to dispensing mercy. When Galvatron did not reappear, however, he grew concerned, and rashly placed a bounty on the Decepticons' head. What Rodimus did not realize, however, was that Galvatron had time-jumped again, traveling back to 1987.'' {{storylink|Wanted - Galvatron Dead or Alive}} ''In 2007, when the freelance peace-keeping agent [[Death's Head]] pursued Galvatron back to the 80s, Rodimus was informed of this fact by an Autobot double-agent named [[Nautilus]], and, dismayed at the danger he had unleashed on the past, promptly headed back in time himself to stop the dual threats.'' {{storylink|Burning Sky!}} ''Once again teaming up with the present-day Ultra Magnus, Rodimus and his team tracked Galvatron down to [[Mount Verona]], where he was attempting to harness the volcano's molten energy. While arguing with Death's Head, Rodimus and the bounty hunter were both attacked, but when Ultra Magnus opened fire on his power siphon, Galvatron was distracted long enough for Rodimus to escape.'' {{storylink|Hunters!}} ''Rodimus then arranged a plan that saw the Autobots capture Galvatron's time-jump mechanism, in order to have [[Wreck-Gar]] re-engineer it to return all the time-travelers to their point of origin. Rodimus engaged Galvatron in a protracted battle to buy Wreck-Gar time, but when the device was activated, Rodimus, Death's Head and the other Autobots were returned to 2007—but Galvatron was left behind.'' {{storylink|Fire on High!}}

''Some time later, a disgruntled Death's Head accepted a contract from the Decepticons on Rodimus Prime's head, and ambushed him while he was inspecting Autobot lines. Their battle subsequently went underground, where [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] intervened, downing Death's Head in hopes of being the ones to defeat Rodimus, in order to reclaim their lost standing in the Decepticons ranks. Rodimus was able to lead Death's Head through the underground tunnels, right into the heart of the Autobot camp, where he offered him advance payment for a different contract—on Cyclonus and Scourge.'' {{storylink|Headhunt}} ''Death's Head proceeded to track the two Decepticons for the remainder of the year, until the three of them fell under the mental control of Unicron when they discovered his disembodied head on the planet of [[Junk]] in the early days of 2008. Under his control, they assassinated Decepticon leader Shockwave and reignited the stalemated Cybertronian civil war in order to keep the Autobots busy while Unicron worked on rebuilding his body. Rodimus, however, learned of the situation thanks to [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], and lead a small Autobot force to Junk, where Death's Head fought against Unicron's control long enough to project Rodimus's mind into a battle with the demi-god on the astral plane. During the battle, explosives planted by Wreck-Gar destroy Unicron's head, and his mind is sealed within the Matrix.'' {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}}

[[Image:Targetmaster-nomore.jpg|thumb|right|"''I'm'' not being melodramatic, ''you're'' being insensitive!"]]

''Later in 2008, the alien Quintessons targeted Cybertron for colonization, and attacked the Autobots with a two-pronged assault on both Cybertron and Earth. When [[Arcee]] shirked her guard duty at Autobot City, the Quintessons were given an opening that allowed them to take over the city, and when she returned, they gunned her down as bait for a trap for Rodimus Prime. Arriving at the city, Rodimus discovered the injured Arcee and opened his chest compartment to heal her with the Matrix, only to have it yanked from his grasp by the Quintesson general, [[Ghyrik]], causing him to revert to Hot Rod. Liberating [[Blaster]]'s cassettes for back-up, Hot Rod and Arcee proceeded to fight their way through the Quintessons to Autobot City's control room, where Hot Rod activated [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] to smash the alien threat. In battle with Ghyrik, Hot Rod duped the Quintessons with a bit of amateur ventriloquism and reclaimed the Matrix; transformed back into Rodimus Prime again, he routed the Quintessons.'' {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}

''Unbeknowst to Rodimus, the Quintessons had sought to colonize Cybertron because their own homeworld was being destroyed by a rift in space and time caused by the Transformers' repeated time-travel. The rift continued to grow in size until it threatened both Earth and Cybertron at the beginning of both 2009 and 1989. To put an end to the threat, Rodimus and a squad of Autobots traveled back to 1989, only to wind up mass-displacing Optimus Prime (since the Matrix could not exist in two time periods at once) and a group of other Autobots to [[limbo]], leading to a brief violent misunderstanding with the present-day Autobots. Optimus Prime was able to stabilize the situation by communicating with all involved through the power of the Matrix. Subsequently, Autobots and Decepticons from both the present and future teamed up to battle Galvatron and [[Straxus|Megatron]], but one by one they fell, until Optimus Prime used the Matrix to return himself to reality for a final showdown. After absorbing Galvatron, Cyclonus and Scourge, however, the rift was sealed by Shockwave, and Rodimus and the other future Autobots returned to 2009, vowing to destroy their time machines to prevent this ever happening again.'' {{storylink|Time Wars}}

''As it transpired, however, things would not be that easy. In the wake of the massive chronal damage caused by the rift, time had attempted to heal its wounds, but reality was no longer as it had been. The future that Rodimus and the other Autobots came from no longer existed—in its place was a world where Galvatron had never traveled back in time, and had conquered Cybertron after Unicron's destruction. Rodimus quickly established a rebellion, but when Galvatron tracked down their headquarters, he goaded Rodimus into a ferocious battle in hopes of corrupting the Matrix within him. Rodimus realized what he was doing, however, and ended the fight before more damage could be done.'' {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}}

''Rodimus and the Autobots escaped to Earth via hyperspace, only to find that their craft's guidance systems had been damaged. During the flight, Rodimus Prime vanished'' {{storylink|The Void! (UK)}}, ''and Kup discovered that he was the saboteur,'' {{storylink|Edge of Impact}} ''deducing that he had been corrupted by an evil force from within the Matrix.'' {{storylink|Shadow of Evil}} ''Inside the Matrix, Rodimus battled with the essence of Unicron, trapped there since the events of 2008, until Kup wrenched the Matrix from his chest, freeing from the chaos-bringer's influence. But now, Rodimus knew that the evil of Unicron will be waiting for him within it...'' {{storylink|White Fire}} ''and in 2010, Unicron's essence succeeded in taking over Rodimus's body, transforming it into a duplicate of his own and attacking Cybertron once more, until Rodimus was able to defeat him from within and re-seal him within the Matrix.'' {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}}

''Centuries later, in the year 2356, Rodimus, his body withered and weakened from the continuous harmful influence of Unicron from within the Matrix, lectured a young Autobot student on the nature of evil, unwittingly setting the youth on the path towards villainy himself.'' {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}}

''In an unidentified timeline in the year 2510, a healthy Rodimus Prime was overjoyed to announce that the Cybertronian war was finally over, and planned to step down as leader to allow [[Springer]] to take over. The sole remaining Decepticon, a double-agent named [[Triton]], spoke out against the decision to cause dissension, and succeeded—as Rodimus could only watch in dismay, arguments escalated into conflict, and the war was born again as Autobot fought Autobot.'' {{storylink|Peace}}

Additionally, in one further alternate future timeline—a world in which Unicron succeeded in consuming Cybertron—Rodimus led the Autobot/human defense of Earth when [[Galvatron II|that timeline's Galvatron]] attacked and eventually conquered it. Rodimus perished during the conflict, and his body was strung up between the ruined towers of the World Trade Center. In the year 2009, Galvatron returned to Manhattan to survey its devastated landscape, and fired upon Rodimus's corpse, demanding to know how many times he would have to kill him to erase his legacy. {{storylink|Rhythms of Darkness!}}

====Generation 2====

After the defeat of the Decepticons on [[Klo]], the Autobots' forces scattered throughout the galaxy as virtually independent splinter cells. A small group under Optimus Prime's command encountered Bludgeon and his soldiers on a desolate world, both sides looking for new weapons or technology, and were in danger of being overrun. Prime sent Hot Rod into a nearby mausoleum building in the hopes that he could conjure up some form of "graven image" to distract the superstitious Decepticon leader. Hot Rod emerged empty-handed from the ruins, only to find that just such a graven image had conjured ''itself'', chased off the trespassing Decepticons, and was now prepared to do the same to the Autobots. They managed a dignified, if rushed, scramble to safety. {{storylink|All or Nothing!|Ghosts}}

Sometime after, Hot Rod was operating somewhere in the universe with Optimus Prime and Kup when Grimlock summoned them to deal with the threat of [[Jhiaxus]] and his Cybertronians. Together, they formed the initial Autobot resistance to the [[Liege Centuro]]. {{storylink|War Without End (US)|War Without End}} Once Optimus's visions convinced him there was a much greater threat at work in the universe, however, he took the Autobots into hiding until they were ready to deal with the bigger picture. Stuck on a distant asteroid base, Hot Rod amused himself by running training with the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s, [[Aerialbot]]s, and other soldiers as the army slowly regrouped and reorganized, but chafed at the lack of real action. {{Storylink|The Power and the Glory}} Luckily, the Autobots soon joined forces with the old Decepticons, the fight ramped up to epic proportions...and Hot Rod proceeded to do nothing of import for the rest of the war.

===Dreamwave comics continuity===

Hot Rod joined an underground Autobot cell led by [[Kup]] after [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave's]] takeover of [[Cybertron]]. Among the members of the cell was [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], who Hot Rod became attached to.

From the [[Wastelands]], Hot Rod, [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], and [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] observed an incoming Decepticon shuttle carrying the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]. Shortly afterward, the cell rescued [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] from [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] and [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]], and took him to their base. After awakening, Prime attacked [[Gnaw]], Blurr, and [[Wheelie]], forcing Hot Rod (who didn't recognize him) to hold the Autobot leader at gunpoint. After being <strike>bitch slapped</strike> admonished by Kup, Hot Rod apologized.

After Shockwave unleashed the [[Guardian Robots]] on [[Iacon]], Prime organized the resistance cell and other Autobot forces on the planet in an assault on Shockwave's citadel. Fighting alongside the Autobot leader, Hot Rod was amazed that the stories Kup had told him about Prime's courage and heroism had all been true. As an injured Prime breached the citadel, Hot Rod, Ironhide and [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] provided cover fire, taking down a number of Guardians in the process. Along with the rest of Iacon, they witnessed the divine light of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Autobot Matrix of Leadership]] when Shockwave activated it.

As Prime and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] battled Shockwave within the citadel, Hot Rod and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] took down [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] and [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]]. Immediately afterward, they were confronted with the looming threat of a remaining Guardian Robot—a threat that was soon neutralized by the arrival of the [[Wreckers]], the [[Autobot High Council]], and [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]. The unified Autobot group soon breached the citadel.

Some time later, Hot Rod ran a simulation combat scenario against Kup, and won using tactics that, in Kup's opinion, would have killed them both had it been real. Only after his victory did Hot Rod remember that he'd promised to take Arcee to see an [[Earth]]-bound shuttle launch—a duty Springer was happy to relieve him of. Soon afterward, he was assigned to perimeter guard duty at [[Autobase]] with Gnaw and Wheelie, separating him from Arcee.

===''Universe: The Wreckers''===
[[Image:Hotrodg1.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Undergoing the [[Maximal Upgrade]] mostly involves applying your stickers.]]

A few months after the destruction of [[Unicron]] in 2005, Rodimus Prime spearheaded an effort to establish multiple recon posts to watch for advancing threats... even though some of his scientists said he shouldn't. When only two of the five launched ships were ever heard from again, Rodimus felt like a schmuck. Guy can't catch a break. {{storylink|Betrayal}}

After the Great Wars ended and the [[Pax Cybertronia]] was signed, he changed his name to simply "Rodimus" and decided to check out the new "[[Maximal]] upgrade". His relationship with [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] effectively ended shortly after, as the latter went through dark gripping emo depression over the death of [[Daniel Witwicky]] and vanished.

Rodimus joined the [[Wreckers]] at some undetermined point afterward. After [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] took over Cybertron with his [[Vehicon]] drones, Wrecker leader [[Apelinq]] got stranded on prehistoric [[Earth]], leaving Rodimus in charge. True to form, he ditched leadership duties to [[Primal Prime]] as soon as possible.

After Primal Prime got his marching orders from the [[Oracle]], he met Rodimus deep inside Cybertron's caverns, where an even more gothy-emo Arcee --in a new Maximal body-- lurked and stewed in her depression. Realizing he couldn't convince her to give a damn about anything, he left, rejoining the main Wrecker force in battle. Making it onto an ancient Autobot shuttle, the Wreckers blasted off.... with late-arrival Arcee. {{storylink|Departure}}

Rodimus recognized the homing beacon emitting from [[Archa Nine]] as one of those missing exploration parties mentioned before. When the shuttle landed, Rodimus stayed behind to help repair the damage the ship had suffered. The entire Wrecker team later gathered in an [[Akalouthan]] village, where Rodimus was reunited with [[Glyph]], who took them to see the artifact known as the [[Divine Light]]. The Wreckers' analysis of the item was cut short, as it was stolen by the traitor [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]]. Rodimus saw the back-in-his-old-body [[Devcon]] off, who was sent to chase after Cyclonus, while the Wreckers made for their next destination... even though several of them were now leery of the visions Primal Prime had been getting. Because they've really done ''so well'' by the Wreckers so far. {{storylink|Betrayal}}

Upon landing on the frozen planet, Rodimus was part of the search party immediately dispatched to look for... something. Primal Prime wasn't too specific. They came across [[Al-Badur]], an exiled [[Quintesson]], who gave them a little history lesson. They were then promptly attacked by a school of [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]], but the Wreckers made short work of them. They made their way back to the ship, with Al-Badur in tow, and made for their next destination... {{storylink|Disclosure}}

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===IDW comics continuity===
[[Image:Spotlight03HotRod.jpg|right|thumb|WHEEEEEEE! AWESOME! TUBULAR! COWABUNGA! REAGANOMICS!]]

Years ago, Hot Rod was put in charge of a mission to the planet [[Ki-Aleta]] to obtain a powerful artifact named the [[Magnificence]] so as to keep it out of the hands of the Decepticons. Though the mission started off smoothly enough, with [[Gizmo]] using a [[holomatter]] generator to distract the defense systems while the rest of the team went after the Magnificence. Unfortunately, everything that could go wrong did go wrong. First, the generator malfunctioned, then [[Download]] tripped the security lasers around the Magnificence itself. Gizmo, Download, and [[Backbeat]] were destroyed by the security systems while Hot Rod and [[Doubledealer|Dealer]] fled. Hot Rod, nearing the exit tunnels they had previously drilled, got a call from Dealer{{m-}}he had been ambushed by a Decepticon attack squad and needed help. Unfortunately, Hot Rod had been given his own, top secret orders: the Magnificence was to be the top priority of the mission, and placed before all else. With a heavy heart, Hot Rod abandoned Dealer to his fate as he left Ki-Aleta with the Magnificence.

Years later, Hot Rod learned that Dealer had not died that day; he was being held prisoner at the Decepticon penal colony known as [[Styx]]. Hot Rod stealthily infiltrated the prison complex, using a holomatter generator to disguise himself as a guard and then short-circuiting the power grid to cause all the cell doors to unlock. During the chaos he snuck in, extracted Dealer, and took off while the Decepticons were busy getting the prisoners under control. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hot Rod}}

Recently, Hot Rod was called to Earth to aid the crew of the ''[[Ark-19]]'' in procuring a Decepticon [[facsimile]] from a former Soviet state in eastern Europe. He and [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] went down to Earth from the ''[[Ark-32]]'' against [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]]'s wishes, and proceeded to join the battle unannounced. As Hardhead went to support the main battle, Hot Rod went after the facsimile... which lead to him colliding with [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] as they both tried to stop the facsimile from letting himself get gunned down by Soviet soldiers. Hot Rod succeeded in the end, but before he could return to his ship he was attacked by [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], unable to defend himself because he had to keep the facsimile alive. After returning to the ''Ark-32'', he had to be put in a CR Chamber to recover. His injuries were for nothing, as the facsimile melted during the bounce. {{storylink|Escalation}}

After Hot Rod was repaired and reformatted into a Dodge Viper, his "friend" Dealer tried to convince him to pull some strings to get him to Earth, but Hot Rod and Wheeljack had the more important task of rescuing [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]]. They ran into a bit of trouble with the [[Machination]]'s [[Headmaster]]s. They managed to escape temporarily, but were found and Wheeljack was incapacitated. Hot Rod held his own with the Headmasters, receiving a little help in the end from Hardhead, who was mainly there to take Hot Rod and the others back to the ''Ark-32'' for evacuation to [[Garrus-9]]. Hot Rod refused to go, wanting to see the Headmaster mystery through to the end. Hardhead reluctantly let him go. {{storylink|Devastation}}

===Binaltech===

Referred to only as "The Protector", Rodimus Prime sent a special spark back in time in order to ensure the survival of the Binaltech timeline created by [[Ravage (G1)|Battle Ravage]]'s machinations. It seems the Binaltech project was destined to produce warriors of considerable merit and power, who would do much good in the universe. To accomplish his goals, Rodimus had the time-traveling spark possess the [[Nemesis Prime (Alternators)|"Black Optimus"]] Binaltech body that [[Doctor Arkeville]] had been creating. Once it has physical form, the new "Black Optimus" intervened on [[Operation: Distant Thunder]], bisecting the timeline to both restore the original history and allow the Binaltech history to continue. The evil Binaltech body soon rejected the purely good spark possessing it, however, and vanished. Optimus Prime recovered the spark sent by the Protector and encased it in a preserving crystal...

{{note|While "The Protector" from the future is never explicitly mentioned as Rodimus Prime, "Protector" is Rodimus's official function, and a Rodimus/Hot Rod figure was under production at the time the Binaltech/Alternators line went on indefinite hiatus, so it's not too big a leap. The real question, though, is the exact nature of the time-traveling spark -- it is alternately referred to as "the Protector's spark" and as being sent back from the future by the Protector, which suggests it is not Rodimus's own spark.}}

==Toys==
{{main|Hot Rod toys}}

==Trivia==
* Hot Rod might be the ''Transformers'' character with the most names in the US. From "Hot Rod" to "Rodimus Prime", to "Rodimus Major" to just plain "Rodimus". Varieties of "Rodimus" appear to be how he will be for a while, as Hasbro appears to be unable to secure the [[trademark]] on "Hot Rod".

* Aside from the ''[[Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'' [[Rodimus (Energon)|namesake character]], Hot Rod has also been [[homage]]d twice (or possibly thrice depending on how you look at it) in the [[Unicron Trilogy]]. For ''[[Armada]]'', the "[[Powerlinx]]" upgrade of [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] was given a very Hot-Rod-inspired deco. In ''[[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'', [[Takara]] made a redeco of Hot Shot (well, "Exillion") with Hot Rod deco as a DVD-pack-in [[exclusive]]. [[Hasbro]] then took this deco, altered it, and released it in the US line at mass retail as the new character [[Excellion]]. Besides Unicron Trilogy, repainted [[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]]'s color schema also resembles Hot Rod.

* One of the first concepts for Classics Rodimus was based around the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pagani_Zonda Pagani Zonda] super car, before the [http://www.supercarnet.jp/File/File-Japan/File-Dome.htm Dome Zero] design was decided upon.

* At [[BotCon 2002]], Dick Gautier "confirmed", jokingly, that Rodimus Prime is gay.

*In [[The Transformers: The Movie]], Hot Rod does not transform the same way twice.

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==External links==
* [http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/HotRod/hotrod.htm Hot Rod at TFU.info]

* [http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Hot_Rod Hot Rod's Universe profile at NTFA.net]

* [http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Rodimus_Prime Rodimus Prime's profile at NTFA.net]

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Calcar

2008-02-22T04:55:54Z

122.105.236.118: /* Generation 1 */

:''Calcar is a [[Decepticon]] in the [[Generation 2]] portion of the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

The Decepticons’ battle analyst, '''Calcar''' is a near-unfeeling machine with flawless memory for military history and tactics. And evil.

:''Alternate European-market name'': '''Roadraider'''

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
*'''Calcar''' (Trakkon, 1993)
: Sold only in the European and Australasian markets during the “transitional” time between [[Generation 1]] and ''Generation 2'', Calcar transforms into a pink and gray off-road Cabriolet buggy. Like his fellow [[Trakkon]] (and the [[Autobot]] [[Lightformer]]s), he comes with an artillery platform that can be mounted on his vehicle mode. The platform has a light-pipe gimmick and gear system that when turned gives the illusion of twin lasers being fired at the target when looked at through the platform’s targeting scope (even though Calcar's gun has only a single gatling-style rotating barrel).

===Generation 2===
*'''Calcar''' (Trakkon, 1994)
: This release is identical to the first, except sold on a blister card instead of a box.

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1993/Decepticon/Calcar/calcar.htm Calcar at TFU.info]

*[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content.php?/pages/transformers-reviews/gallery/164/toys/Calcar.html Calcar at Transformers @ The Moon]

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Thundercracker (G1)

2008-02-22T04:53:17Z

122.105.236.118: /* Generation 1 */

{{disambig3|Thundercracker}}

:''Thundercracker is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Thundercrackerg1guido.jpg|300px|right|thumb|The blue one. No, the ''other'' [[Dirge (G1)|blue one]].]]

'''Thundercracker''' claims the skies as his arena. He looks down in contempt on those who cannot leave the ground -- he considers them lesser beings. He will often attack the flightless beings below him for no other reason than to satisfy his scorn.

His superiority in this realm is the only thing he is sure of. Thundercracker is not entirely committed to the Decepticon cause, and even has some seemingly contradictory sympathy for the [[human]]s they terrorize. Fear of retribution from [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and the influence of his peers is usually enough to bury these doubts. Regardless, he needs constant reassurance that he's where he needs to be. Sometimes, his [[Spark|heart's]] just not in the job.

:''French-Canadian name'': '''Coup de Tonnerre'''<br>
:''Italian name'': '''Vampiro'''
:''Hungarian name'': '''Villámcsapás''' ("Lightning strike")

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
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[[Image:Skywarpthundercrackerintroduction.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Thundercracker is the one that is not Skywarp.]]

Thundercracker was one of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron's]] troops who attacked the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] during its mission to clear a path for [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] through an asteroid field. He was deactivated when it crashed on [[Earth]], and he lay dormant for four million years. When he and his fellow Decepticons awoke, Thundercracker was given a new [[altmode]], that of an Earth jet. {{storylink|The Transformers (comic issue)|The Transformers}} He aided the Decepticons in their building of their new base constructed of parts from [[Harrison Nuclear Power Plant]] and joined in their attack on [[Sparkplug Witwicky]]'s auto repair shop. After the successful abduction of Sparkplug Witwicky, Thundercracker, [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] defended their base from [[Autobot]]s, though [[Gears]] and [[Spider-Man]] were able to sneak through and rescue Sparkplug. {{storylink|Prisoner of War!}}

Though Sparkplug Witwicky was able to devise a way for the Decepticons to convert Earth fuel into a usable substance, he also poisoned the result, so Thundercracker and his fellow Decepticons were immobilized at the climax of their would-be final battle with the Autobots. {{storylink|The Last Stand}} The Decepticon [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] took command of the Decepticons and the Ark shortly thereafter, and nursed Thundercracker and his comrades back to full health. Thundercracker may have helped Shockwave attempt to capture and brainwash [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] into a Decepticon, or it may have been Skywarp with red stripes. It's hard to tell. {{storylink|Plight of the Bumblebee!}}

He served the Decepticon cause up until he was deactivated while battling [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] and placed in prison stasis at Autobot headquarters.

''Like [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]], he revived early and soon quickly escaped from the Ark. He, Frenzy and [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] were then temporarily displaced to [[Limbo]] when [[Hot Rod]], [[Kup]] and [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] time-jumped from 2006.''

During a massive battle between the Autobots and Decepticons on Earth's moon, Skywarp and the other Decepticons held in stasis aboard the Ark were liberated by the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s and subsequently brought back on-line. {{storylink|Totalled!}} Much later, Thundercracker attacked an [[Underbase]]-powered Starscream in [[Tokyo]], but both he and Skywarp were destroyed by their former flying partner. {{storylink|Dark Star!}}

===Animated continuity===
:''Voice actor:'' [[John Stephenson]], ''[[Wally Burr]]'' (English), [[Yutaka Shimaka]] (Japanese)

[[Image:Tetrajet seekers.jpg|thumb|Cybertron alt-mode (on the right). Out of all the pre-earth alt modes, these pyramid jets seem to be the only ones anyone really cares about.]]

Thundercracker was one of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron's]] elite warriors, participating in the attack on the [[Ark]] and joining the rest of the Earth-bound Transformers in their several-million-year nap under an inactive volcano. He awoke when the rest of the Decepticons did, and took part in their attempts to gather [[energon]] and escape the planet [[Earth]], which he loathed for being too "flat". It was he and [[Reflector]] who spotted the first "potential Autobot", when in fact they had discovered the planet's native inhabitants, two [[human]]s, in an unliving vehicle.{{storylink|More Than Meets the Eye, Part 1}}

One of the few things he seemed to loathe even more than the world he was stranded on was the attitude of his commander, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. Thundercracker often started fights with the [[Air Commander]], usually over whether or not Megatron's latest plan was a waste of time (Thundercracker took Megatron's side). At one point, Thundercracker's distaste for "that geeky Starscream" became so strong that he was willing to let [[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]] destroy one of the Decepticons' greatest weapons, just in the hopes that Starscream would get blamed for it!{{storylink|Fire on the Mountain}} Despite these brushes with treachery, however, Thundercracker just never had it in him to do anything more than complain about his fellow Decepticons.

[[Image:Thundercrackerg1.jpg|left|thumb|FLINTSTONE, YOU'RE FIRED!!!]]

Thundercracker was present for the Decepticon assault on [[Autobot City]] in 2005. After the battle, the injured Thundercracker was tossed out of [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] with the rest of the injured and weakened warriors, who were jettisoned for ballast in order to preserve fuel.

That was not, however, entirely the end of Thundercracker's story. [[Unicron]] was waiting in space for a chance like this, and when the newly reborn [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] needed some new troops to command, Thundercracker was among the corpses chosen to use as raw materials. His body was used to create [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], and was thus given a new lease on life.{{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie (1986)}}

Later [[Octane]] would show concern when he ran into a [[Decepticon Crypt]] to hide from some attackers and found a statue of Thundercracker there. After paying his respects and apologizing for the intrusion, Octane decided it would be better to hide behind someone else's statue.{{storylink|Starscream's Ghost}}

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===''Machine Wars'' toy bio===

The mysterious [[Machine Wars]] were a tumultuous time for Thundercracker. At long last he was convinced of and committed to the truth of the Decepticon cause, but Thundercracker now ironically found himself in open rebellion against Megatron's leadership of the faction. It is unknown what events lead to his reversal of heart about the Decepticons and his being branded a "Rebel Warrior."

{{note|Since no fictional backstory has ever been established for the Machine Wars line it is possible that it is set in some alternate reality where this was simply Thundercracker's nature, but given that the rest of the characters are clearly their classic G1-selves unrevealed events/character development seem more likely explanations.}}

===Dreamwave comics continuity===

One of the first Decepticons recruited by Megatron. Early in Megatron's scheming, Thundercracker was sent to Sector Zero-Six with Skywarp and Starscream. On the way, Starscream unintelligently leaked the plan to Grimlock. {{storylink|DW Preview Special 2002}}

Thundercracker was one of several Decepticon invaders on-board the ''[[Ark]]'' when it crashed into [[Earth]] four million years ago while the Autobot ship was clearing an asteroid in the path of Cybertron.

In 2002, he was one of several Transformers who survived the disastrous launch of the sabotaged ''Ark II'', and was later captured and reprogrammed by arms dealer [[Lazarus|Adam 'Lazarus' Rook]], who intended to rent out the services of the enslaved robots to various terrorist groups. In a demonstration of their power to a group of prospective clients, Thundercracker participated in an attack on the Arctic division of the [[Smitco]] Oil Refinery by blowing something up. {{Storylink|Prime Directive, Part 2}}

After Megatron reactivated himself, he freed his Decepticon subordinates in order to put forward his plans to infect Earth with a metallic virus of doom. To pass the time while this happened, Starscream, Thundercracker and Skywarp busied themselves by tearing apart the Autobot [[Mini Vehicle]] team. {{Storylink|Prime Directive, Part 3}}

Thundercracker later participated in Megatron's attack on San Francisco, where he followed Starscream's orders to maintain formation and drop cluster bombs on the Autobot giant [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], forcing the [[Aerialbot]]s to split into their separate component robots. {{Storylink|Prime Directive, Part 4}}

Thundercracker stood watch over the defeated Autobots while Megatron tried to persuade [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] to help the Decepticons conquer Earth. After some human firefighters distracted the Decepticons long enough for Optimus Prime to free the Autobots, Thundercracker was presumably beaten up and escaped when Superion sacrificed himself to stop a nuclear missile launched by rogue US General [[Robert Hallo]]. {{Storylink|Prime Directive, Part 6}}

After [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] had defeated Megatron and brought the Decepticons back to [[Cybertron]], Thundercracker and Skywarp spent their time relaxing and bathing, though Thundercracker was skeptical of Shockwave's new order, and compared its promised benefits to the benefits originally promised by Megatron.

Starscream eventually brought several Decepticons back to Earth and lead them in a battle against the Autobots who had stayed behind there. Thundercracker was among those captured by the Autobots, but was eventually freed in exchange for Starscream's assistance in fighting against [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]].

===Devil's Due G''.I. Joe vs Transformers'' continuity===

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===IDW comics continuity===
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Thundercracker and his fellow Seekers were recruited into Megatron's [[gladiatorial combat|underground fights]] when Soundwave was sent to recruit flight capable warriors. However, Megatron did not intend for them to be pit fighters, but his new warriors. After being given [[weapons systems]] by [[Hook (G1)|Hook]], the Seekers went and kidnapped [[Decimus|Senator Decimus]], who was to be executed at Megatron's recruitment rally. However, the [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] and the Autobots arrived and arrested the whole of them. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3}}. After Starscream killed the [[Kaon Council]] and liberated them, Megatron launched his new "Decepticons" in an "Everything burns" offensive on Kaon. Thundercracker and Skywarp were sent to target a ship carrying the wealthy and elite. Thundercracker expressed some reservations about attack the ship, but Skywarp gave him simple advice: "Don't think. Just do it." {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 4}}

Thundercracker operated as part of a Decepticon insurgent cell that had operated covertly on Earth for at least four years, working to destabilize Earth's governing organizations and create global anarchy. He, [[Runabout]] and [[Runamuck_(G1)|Runamuck]] were assigned by [[Starscream_(G1)|Starscream]] to intercept the human [[Stoker]] and retrieve his [[SM-40]] palmtop PC, containing data on their [[Nebraska]] operation. The team caught up with and killed Stoker outside Phoenix, AZ, but the SM-40 was missing. Thundercracker tracked the device to [[Hunter O'Nion]] and [[Verity Carlo]], but was driven off by [[Ratchet_(G1)|Ratchet]], who managed to temporarily lose him and the two [[Battlecharger]]s. After picking Ratchet up again, Thundercracker was later shot down by [[Prowl_(G1)|Prowl]], [[Sunstreaker]] and [[Ironhide_(G1)|Ironhide]].

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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
* '''Thundercracker''' (Decepticon Jet, 1984/1985/1986/2001/2003)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''24'''
**''Accessories'': Left & right fists, landing gear, 2 rocket launchers, 2 rockets, 2 "Incendiary Gun" missiles

[[Image:Redeco.jpg|left|thumb|Thundercracker is the cheap and lazy redeco on the right.]]

: Originally a ''[[Diaclone]]'' "Jet Robo Acrobat-Type", Thundercracker transforms into an F-15 Eagle fighter jet, sharing his mold with his teammates [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]]. Many parts need to be removed completely from transformation from robot to jet and back, which nowadays is considered a major drawback of the toy. It is difficult to find it complete, as neither mode can hold all the pieces required. There are a few minor mold variations of this toy (common for the first two years of ''Transformers'', really), the most immediately noticeable being that early versions did not have visible "clip-tabs" on the inner face of the gauntlets.

: In 1986, he was made available as a mail-away item (as he was no longer shipping to retail shelves) in the "[[Digital Doom on the Highway to Destruction]]" flier packed with most boxed ''Transformers'' toys. He cost $10 and two [[robot point]]s.

: In 2001, Thundercracker was given a short-run re-issue by [[Takara]] as a convention-[[exclusive]] item. The toy would later be more extensively released as part of the [[Hasbro]] [[Commemorative Series]] line, though due to US [[For safety reasons|toy-safety regulations]], his missiles were made extra-long.

: This mold is also used by [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]], [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]] and [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]].

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* '''Thundercracker (Action Master)''' (Action Master Exo-Suit, 1991)
**''Accessories'': "Solo Mission Jet Plane", 2 missiles

[[Image:Thundercrackeram.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Taste the rainbow.]]

: Released only in European and Australasian markets, once again Thundercracker was a [[redeco]] of Starscream, a non-transforming action figure that combined elements of both the character's cartoon model and toy-form. Like all [[Action Master]]s, Thundercracker was a non-transformable action figure with a transformable accessory -- in his case, a [[Solo Mission Jet Plane]] vehicle that converted into exo-suit battle armor. However, unlike most of Thundercracker's appearances, Action Master Thundercracker is not in his traditional blue and silver colors, but rather in [[Neon|magenta, purple, blue, gold, and two shades of green]]. ''(Oy.)''
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===Machine Wars===
* '''Thundercracker''' (Basic, 1996)
**''Accessories'': Two-part rifle
[[Image:MWThundercracker_toy.jpg|left|thumb|150px|No, seriously, this guy is Thundercracker.]]

: Sharing a mold once again with [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], Thundercracker transforms into a green Dassault Rafale fighter jet with spring-loaded one-step transformation from jet to robot. The two halves of his rifle store in his lower legs. Like all ''Machine Wars'' toys, Thundercracker was an [[exclusive]] to Kay-Bee stores and related stores like Toy Liquidators.

: This mold was also used to make ''[[Beast Wars II]]'' [[Dirge (BWII)|Dirge]], ''[[Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Skyfire (RID)|Skyfire]], ''[[Robot Masters]]'' [[Wing Stun]], and the "[[Dawn of Future's Past]]" version of [[Waspinator]].

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===Smallest Transformers===
* '''Thundercracker''' (Smallest Transformers, 2004)

: Part of the third wave of ''[[Smallest Transforming Transformers|Smallest Transformer]]'' product (dubbed wave "2.5" and available only at CVS stores in Japan), Thundercracker is ''again'' a redeco of Starscream. Like all toys in the line, Thundercracker is a tiny, even more simplified version of the original toy, transforming into an F-15 fighter jet. These toys were sold in "blind-packed" boxes, so you could not know which one you had until you actually opened the box. To complicate matters further, Thundercracker was a [[chase figure]], one of two in his wave (the other was a cartoon-colored version of Optimus Prime's trailer).

: The same mold is used by ''Smallest Transformer'' Skywarp and Thrust.

===Robot Masters===
* '''Skywarp & Thundercracker''' (Multi-pack, 2005)
**''Accessories'': 2 rifles, 2 missile pods
[[Image:RobotMastersThundercracker.jpg|left|thumb|180px|''Light'' blue? Totally [[neon]].]]

: ''[[Robot Masters]]'' Thundercracker is a redeco of [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] from the same series, a smaller yet more advanced version of the original toy, adding more articulation and reducing the amount of [[part-forming]] required. He was available only in a two-pack with [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], which also came with a Decepticon sigil pin and chromed missile pods. This set was the very last product released in the ''Robot Masters'' line, and wasn't even strictly sold in a box from that series; instead, it used an e-Hobby Generation 1 reissue box, with a small "''Robot Masters''" sticker in the corner tab noting its origin from the front.

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===Titanium Series===
* '''Thundercracker''' (6" Cybertron Heroes, 2006)
[[Image:TitaniumHeroesWWThundercracker.jpg|right|thumb|150px|I don't think I have enough little wings on my shoulders.]]

: ''Titanium'' Thundercracker is based upon his appearance in [[The War Within]]. He transforms into a cybertronic 'tetrajet', as reimagined by [[Don Figueroa]]. As with all 6-inch Titanium Cybertron Heroes, he is constructed mostly of fully painted die-cast metal.

: This mold was redecoed into ''Titanium'' [[War Within]] Starscream and Sunstorm.

: Yes. Thundercracker was here first.

===Timelines===
*'''Games of Deception!''' (Multi-pack, 2007)
**''Accessories'': Left & right launchers, 2 missiles
[[Image:Classics_Thundercracker_Toy.jpg|left|thumb|200px|You want me, but you can't have me!]]

: Thundercracker is part of the ''[[Classics (2006)|Classics]]''-themed [[BotCon 2007]] box set, along with [[Bugbite]], [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]], and [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]]. Thundercracker is a [[redeco]] of the ''Classics'' Starscream toy using the modified version first seen with Skywarp.

: Classics Thundercracker is a faithful reproduction of his original toy, but with modern standards of toy engineering, transformation, sculpting detail and articulation. He transforms into an F-15 Eagle, but has the nose of an F-14 Tomcat fighter jet. His colour scheme is inspired by the original figure released in 1984, but with a shade of blue closer to that of the original [[Diaclone]] version.

: In robot mode, Thundercracker is essentially a very detailed version of his cartoon robot mode. He is armed with two (overly large) null-ray missile launchers, which are so large that they restrict his arm movement due to them bumping into his wings.

: There were only 1500 Classics Thundercracker figures produced.

==Merchandise==
[[Image:Robot_Hero_Thundercracker.jpg|right|thumb|125px|When you look this cute you can't *possibly* be evil ... ]]
===Robot Heroes===
* '''Thundercracker''' (2007)

Thundercracker is a redeco of the mold used for Starscream and Skywarp. He was available in a two-pack with [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]].

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==Trivia==
* For some reason, the [[tech spec]] stats for the original Skywarp, Starscream and Thundercracker toys were switched around. Thundercracker was given Skywarp's numbers.

* The mold for ''Machine Wars'' Thundercracker was originally developed for ''[[Generation 2]]'', but was canceled when that line went under. It is unknown if it was intended to be a new character or a recurring one, though odds are it would have been later [[redeco]]ed into a recurring character if the former was true.

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==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1984/Decepticon/Thundercracker/thundercracker.htm Thundercracker at TFU.info]

*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Thundercracker Thundercracker's Universe profile at NTFA.net]

*[http://www.toybin.org/search.php?q=1984+Decepticon+Thundercracker ToyBin Thundercracker Toy Gallery]

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Overlord (G1)

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{{disambig3|Overlord}}
{{disambig2|the [[Godmaster]]|[[Powermaster]]|Gigatron}}

:''Overlord is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
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[[Image:Overlord.jpg|right|thumb|250px|He's a she! She's a he! He's a she-she. He's half man, half woman. All Lord.]]

'''Overlord''' is the battlefield leader of the Decepticons during the Masterforce War, serving as the so-called "[[Emperor of Destruction|Ambassador of Destruction]]" under [[Devil Z]]. As the combined form of the two [[human]] [[Godmasters]], [[Mega (G1)|Mega]] and [[Giga]], Overlord comprises a tank and jet which can combine to form a robot mode, a heavily-equipped advance base, or a larger jet capable of space flight.

==Fiction==

===Masterforce cartoon===
''Voice actor:'' [[Keiichi Noda]] (Japan)
[[Image:Overlord_r.jpg|left|thumb|Lady Mega: "Does this Transtector make me look fat?"<br>Lord Giga: *groan*]]

The story of Overlord begins with the mysterious alien energy-being, [[Devil Z]], who sought to create the ultimate super-robot lifeform. Stealing a selection of Transformer [[Transtector]]s – lifeless robot bodies designed to merge with smaller robots – from a sector of space known as [[G Nebula 89]], he scattered them across the Earth, intending for them to absorb the planet’s energies, known as [[Chokon Power|Chichokon]], in addition to the heavenly [[Chokon Power|Tenchokon]] energy they had acquired from the G Nebula. Alongside the largest of the eight Transtectors brought to the planet, Devil Z slumbered deep within an ocean trench, awaiting the day that his plan could come to fruition, and human souls would bond with the Transtectors, endowing them with [[Chokon Power|Jinchokon]], the power of man, and giving the resultant lifeforms, the Godmasters, the power over the three primal energies of life. That day came when two human beings, a husband and wife named Giga and Mega, came into Devil Z’s service and were both bonded with the largest Transtector. The duo now controlled the dual aspects of the Transtector – Giga piloted the "Gigatank," while Mega controlled the "Megajet."

[[Image:Overlord_v.jpg|right|thumb|I'm easy come. Easy go. Little High. Little Low.]]

With Devil Z already having brainwashed [[Scorponok (G1)|BlackZarak]], the commander of the evil [[Decepticons]] – currently engaged in battling the heroic [[Autobots]] in the depths of space – Overlord was branded as a Decepticon, ambassador to Devil Z's emperor. While Devil Z’s other agents, the Decepticon [[Pretender]]s and [[Headmaster Junior]]s, kept the small Autobot force remaining on Earth occupied, the so-dubbed "Lord Giga" and "Lady Mega" set about locating other Godmasters on Earth, finding the German brothers [[Hydra and Buster]] and recruiting them to the Decepticon side. After the two groups of Decepticons were then gathered together under Giga and Mega’s command, a race ensued between the Autobots and Decepticons to locate the remaining Godmasters, only for the Autobots to acquire three.

Incensed by this failure, Giga and Mega took matters into their own hands, taking their Transtectors into battle for the first time. Luring the Autobot command [[Ginrai]] into the desert, Giga and Mega confronted him as Overlord and immediately proved their physical superiority by thrashing him so badly that he was near death. Overlord subsequently departed into space, taking control of a weather-monitoring base on the moon in order to rendezvous with the approaching BlackZarak there. Pursued by Ginrai, now merged with the drone Godbomber as the powered-up God Ginrai, Overlord and BlackZarak battled him and the Autobot battleship [[Grand Maximus]]; refusing to follow Overlord’s instruction to return to Earth, BlackZarak ultimately met defeat and fled back into space.

[[Image:Overlord_b.jpg|left|thumb|Umm, Giga? Where are we supposed to sleep?]]

Overlord later adopted his base mode for the first time to act as a staging ground for the search for the final Godmaster, and again to mastermind the assault of the Autobot base. When BlackZarak returned, Devil Z’s plans escalated to the destruction of all human life on Earth, shocking Giga and Mega; where Devil Z had come to fear the power of Jinchokon that dwelled within all human beings, the couple celebrated their humanity. Dissension grew as Devil Z fused with BlackZarak and abandoned the Headmaster Juniors in the ruins of the destroyed Decepticon base, and Buster and Hydra, believing that their inability to defeat Ginrai was the result of human limitations, were transformed into fully robotic beings through Devil Z’s power. Confronting God Ginrai for one final time, Overlord vowed to fight him without weapons, battling him only through the use of his physical strength, through the power of his human flesh. When Devil Z turned on Buster and Hydra for their own failures, however, Overlord attempted to stop him, only to be on the receiving end of the emperor’s wrath. Rescued by God Ginrai, Giga and Mega finally turned against Devil Z, but when they aided God Ginrai in combating their former master, they were struck down and forcibly separated from their Transtector, which was brought to life through Devil Z’s power. As their [[Masterbrace]]s vanished from their wrists, Giga and Mega died, regretting that they could not settle their rivalry with Ginrai honourably.

With the subsequent destruction of Devil Z at God Ginrai’s hands, the now-living Overlord Transtector fled into space with the other Decepticons, and joined with the main Decepticon force in space.

====Masterforce manga====

Whereas the anime did not explain how Mega and Giga came to serve Devil Z, the manga strongly implied that they were a couple who had died at sea, and Devil Z, from his ocean trench resting place, recovered and reanimated their bodies. The characters are cast in much more of a "parental" role for the Headmaster Juniors than in the anime (where the idea is only dabbled with), as if to give the couple the family that they died before they had the chance to start.

Giga and Mega debuted their Transtectors in an attack on a city, only to be blindsided by God Ginrai and goaded into pursuing him out into space. BlackZarak, however, was waiting for them, but God Ginrai was able to dodge their attacks and cause them to damage each other. Indeed, Overlord was no stranger to chassis-shattering damage in the manga, at one time actually having Grand Maximus's battleship mode crash straight into his face, and being punched by God Ginrai so hard that Giga and Mega popped out of his chest.

During the final battle, the merged Devil Z-BlackZarak entity turned on Overlord and the Decepticons, who then teamed up with the Autobots to unite their energies in a final attack that destroyed him. The destruction of Devil Z caused the energy sustaining Giga and Mega to cease, and they died.

===Victory Cartoon===

The now-living Overlord Transtector briefly led the Decepticon army before the rise to power of [[Deathsaurus]]. Following this, Overlord commanded the Sector Two Decepticon force, based in the G Nebula, where they battled the Autobots under the command of his old foe, God Ginrai.

====Zone OVA and Manga====

[[Image:OverlordZone1.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Robots should not wear [[capes]].]]

When [[Violen Jygar]] siezed command of the Decepticons, his first act was to recruit 9 Demon-Generals from Decepticon history. Overlord was selected to be one of those Generals and was given the rank of Super God General as well as new power and weaponry to make him an even greater threat than before. Overlord was sent to the Planet [[Feminia]] to wreak havoc along with [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] and [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]. Together, the 3 Decepticon Demon-Generals destroyed the entire planet and nearly killed [[Victory Saber]] in the process. {{storylink|Enter the new Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
*'''Overlord''' (1988, Japan; 1991, Europe)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-307'''

: Consisting of the '''Megajet''', '''Gigatank''' and a slew of accessories, Overlord transforms like any [[Powermaster]], in that he is only able to do so when [[Giga]] and [[Mega]] are fixed in place. Inserting Giga into the tank splits it in half to form his legs, while attaching Mega unlocks his shoulder articulation for robot mode, and his fold-out launchpad for base mode. His instructions do not feature the additional large jet mode, which was created by the production staff of the animated series, but it is possible to put the toy in this form. There is no one mode that uses all of Overlord's separate pieces.

: Initially exclusive to Japan, Overlord's toy was later released in Europe, Australia and New Zealand with the character re-imagined as a Powermaster, bonded to nameles "Energon mini-figures." Logically, it can be assumed that this toy represents a different character than the Japanese Mega-Giga-Overlord (just as, for example, [[Cab]] is a different character from [[Hosehead]]). Interestingly, though, his on-package [[bio]] includes a line which, apropos of nothing, notes that he has the ability to "traverse the dimensions." This perhaps could be the wholly-robotic Overlord who exists post-''Masterforce'', having travelled from his home universe into the world of this late-run UK/EU/AU/NZ toyline.

===Merchandise===
A PVC figure of Overlord was part of the fifth act of [[Takara]]'s [[Super Collection Figure]] series. It was later released in the fourth wave of [[Hasbro]]'s [[Heroes of Cybertron]], reimagined as a Powermaster named [[Gigatron]].

==External Links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Destron/Overlord/overlord.htm Overlord at TFU.info]

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Lightspeed (Motorvator)

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{{Template:Disambig2|the Motorvator|the Technobot|Lightspeed (Technobot)}}

:''Lightspeed is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Lightspeed(Motorvator)_boxart.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Bah, I say, bah at your laws of physics. I mock them. Now make faster light so I can see where I'm going.]]

The [[Motorvator]]s' scout and messenger, '''Lightspeed''' more than lives up to his name. Literally. His groundspeed actually exceeds the speed of light itself! This, combined with a specially equipped [[Energon figure]] outfitted with a micro lens photo-recorder, makes him perfect for conducting the team's recon. Astonishing speed is not displayed solely by his vehicle mode, however. In robot mode he is able to move his jousting laserblade so fast, it becomes invisible. These abilities make Lightspeed quite a valuable asset for the Motorvators in clashes with their slowing-moving [[Decepticon]] rival, [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]].

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
*'''Lightspeed''' (Motorvator, 1991)

: Lightspeed's only toy was a [[redeco]] of the [[Brainmaster]] [[Braver]], though lacking the combiner [[kibble]] of the original version. The redecoing wasn't too extreme, as the plastic on Lightspeed was a lighter shade than the plastic on Braver, along with diffrent colored paint and stickers. Like the other Motorvators, Lightspeed lacks the Combiner [[kibble]] needed to form a Motorvator version of [[Road Caesar]]

: Lightspeed was released in Europe, Australia and New Zealand in 1991, and was also released in European packaging in Japan, much like the later [[USA Edition]]s.

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The Transformers (European toyline)

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Originally, European countries got the same Transformers toys [[Hasbro]] had previously released in the USA, although different countries got different toys - and sometimes, the toys sported noticeable differences from their US counterparts. Initially, various sub-contracted companies were responsible for releasing the toys in the individual European countries (which involved language variations on the packaging), but over the time, they were either bought out by Hasbro or simply dropped in favor of a more and more unified European market.
After [[Generation 1 (toyline)|Generation One]] ended in the US, the line continued in Europe until it was renamed into ''[[Generation 2 Europe (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' in 1994.

==1985==
===Notes===
The ''Transformers'' toyline officially started in most European countries in 1985. It should be noted, though, that various European companies had already released licensed versions of [[Takara]]'s ''[[Diaclone]]'' and ''[[Microman]]'' toys domestically prior to that ("Trasformer" by [[GiG]] in Italy; "Diaclone" by [[Joustra]] in France, Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands), some of which had already sported characteristics directly lifted from Hasbro's Transformers toys (some of GiG's "Trasformer" versions of the Autobot Cars sported color schemes originally conceived by Hasbro; Joustra's versions of the [[Mini Vehicle|Minicars]] already sported Autobot logos). But it wasn't until 1985 that Transformers toys were officially introduced to the various European markets under that very name.

===UK===
Little is known about the earliest toys released in the UK. The common consensus is that they supposedly came in English-only US packaging. Recounts of which toys were and which weren't available in the UK vary depending on who you ask. A surprising omission from the initial wave of 1984 toys was Megatron, whose absence on the shelves was noted in the letters page of the [[Marvel UK]] comic. Probably the most well-known UK release is an (almost) unique version of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] [http://www.tf-1.com/articles/eurous_frame.php?art=redfoot with red instead of blue feet]. The packaging is almost identical to the US version, but sports an additional copyright note linking this release to Ceji Revell (misspelled as "Revel"), which was owned by the same company as Joustra. It's possible that the other initial UK releases were also distributed by Ceji, but at the current point of time, there's no evidence supporting this theory. Also of note was the line's UK subtitle initially being "''Warrior'' Robots in Disguise", and this was seen on much of the early ancillary merchandise, including the UK comic.

===Germany, France, the Netherlands, Belgium and Spain===
The earliest toys released in continental Europe (minus Italy) were distributed by [[Milton Bradley]], which was in the process of being taken over by Hasbro at that point. There's no solid evidence that all the MB toys were available in all these countries, but the packaging is sporting the four languages German, French, Dutch and Spanish. Therefore, MB covered the markets where Joustra's Diaclone toys were previously available, with the addition of Spain.

[http://www.geocities.com/futuristgroup/veurolist.html Known MB releases] are:

'''Autobot Leaders'''
* [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]]
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]
::''Optimus Prime was originally not released by MB. A [http://www.geocities.com/futuristgroup/veuro2.html Dutch manufacturer of kitchen utensils claimed ownership of the "Optimus" trademark], and as a result, MB held back the release of Optimus Prime in Europe until the dispute had been settled and initially marketed Jetfire as the Autobot leader instead.''

'''Autobot Cars'''
* [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]
* [[Tracks]]
::''Tracks was originally avalable in red rather than blue, based on the ''Diaclone'' version. Hasbro re-released Tracks in blue a year later, but due to the toy sporting a different color than its animated counterpart, red Tracks was selling poorly (which in turn later resulted in the toy being a much sought-after rarity). Also, red Tracks was the only Autobot Car in MB packaging sporting the 1985 US battle scene on the back of the box rather than the 1984 one, thus indicating that he might have been one of the last Transformers released in MB packaging.''
* [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]
* [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]
* [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]]
* [[Jazz]]
::''The box front of MB's version of Jazz sported an additional "Porsche" remark after his name. The significance of this is still unknown by this point.''

:''('''Note''': In addition to Optimus Prime, none of the Autobot Cars were featured in the first MB catalog either.)''

'''Autobot Mini-Vehicles'''
* [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]]
* [[Warpath]]
* [[Cosmos]]
* [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]]
* [[Seaspray]]
* [[Gears]]
* [[Powerglide]]

'''Jumpstarters'''
* [[Topspin]]
* [[Twin Twist]]

'''Autobot Communicator'''
* [[Blaster]]

'''Autobot Deluxe Vehicles'''
* [[Roadbuster]]
* [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]]

'''Dinobots'''
* [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]
* [[Slag (G1)|Slag]]
* [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]]
* [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]]

'''Decepticon Leader'''
* [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]

'''Decepticon Laser Gun'''
* [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]

'''Decepticon Planes'''
* [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]
* [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]]
::''Thundercracker was sold in "Starscream" boxes and with factory-applied Starscream stickers.''
* [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]]
* [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]]
* [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]]

'''Decepticon Communicator'''
* [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]

'''Decepticon Cassettes'''
* [[Ravage]]
::''Ravage was sold carded all by himself, rather than as a two-pack with [[Rumble]] as in the USA.''

'''Decepticon Triple Changers'''
* [[Blitzwing]]
* [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]

'''Insecticons'''
* [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]]
* [[Bombshell]]
* [[Shrapnel]]

'''Deluxe Insecticons'''
* [[Venom]]
* [[Barrage (Insecticon)|Barrage]]
* [[Ransack (G1)|Ransack]]
* [[Chop Shop]]

'''Constructicons'''
* [[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]]
* [[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]]
* [[Scrapper]]
* [[Hook]]
* [[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]]
* [[Mixmaster]]
* [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] (giftset)

===Italy===
[[GiG]] ("Geegh", but sometime mispelled "GiGi" by not italian people) had originally released toys based on their Diaclone license from Takara under the name "Trasformer", occasionally sporting color schemes only found on Hasbro's Transformers versions. Eventually, Hasbro cracked down on GiG and made them acquire a second license from them as well. In 1985, GiG launched their own version of the Transformers line, with the toys often sporting original Italian names (for example, the Autobots became "Autorobots", and the Decepticons "Distructors"). In addition to the official "Transformers" logo, a small remainder of the old "Trasformer" logo would remain on the packaging until 1988.

Known GiG ''Transformers'' releases are:

'''Autorobot Leader'''
* Commander (Optimus Prime)
:''('''Note''': A [http://www.geocities.com/futuristgroup/vprime6.html later variant] of Commander (Optimus Prime) sported plastic wheels instead of rubber tires and plastic instead of diecast feet, similar to the US KB Toys exclusive variant of Ultra Magnus.)''

'''Autorobot Cars'''
* Tigre (Jazz)
* Freccia ([[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]])
* Lince (Sunstreaker)
* Mistero (Mirage)
::''Whereas Mirage sported "Citanes" decals everywhere else in the world, [http://www.geocities.com/futuristgroup/vmirage.html GiG released their "Mistero" version with "Ligier" decals instead] - originally as factory-applied stickers over the "Citanes" tampos, later with actual "Ligier" tampos.''
* Canguro ([[Hound (G1)|Hound]])
* Saetta (Wheeljack)
* Giaguaro ([[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]])
::''The Italian name for Red Alert was changed from "Giaguaro" to "Alert" in 1987.''
* [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]]
* Gancio ([[Grapple]])
:''('''Note''': The Autorobot Cars sported unique "safety" missiles with large rubber boppers instead of the individual missiles the versions released everywhere else had.)

'''Dinorobots (Dinobots)'''
* Tiran (Grimlock)
* Reptilo (Swoop)

'''Distructor Triple Changers'''
* Triplex Uno (Astrotrain)
* Triplex Due (Blitzwing)

'''Distructor Planes'''
* Astrum (Starscream)
* Vampiro (Thundercracker)
* Corvo ([[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]])
:''('''Note''': Similar to Thundercracker being available in a Starscream box from MB, GiG released "Astrum", "Vampiro" and "Corvo" in a multi-purpose box sporting all three characters' names and tech specs.)''

'''Escavators (Constructicons)'''
* Scudo (Bonecrusher)
* Braccio (Scavenger)
* Ringhio (Scrapper)
* Rostro (Hook)
* Macigno (Long Haul)
* Rollo (Mixmaster)
* Devastator (giftset)
:''('''Note''': The Constructicons came in small boxes based on the Takara versions, rather than on cards like the versions released everywhere else in the world. The boxes even sported numbers from "31" to "36", like the Takara versions did, and omitted the "Hasbro" logo on the packaging in favor of a "Takara" logo. The first of many examples of the liberties resulting from GiG's unique relationship with Takara.)''

The Mini-Cars/Mini-Vehicles were apparently never released by GiG. Any Italian names for their characters are based on the Italian dub of the animated series.

===Greece===
A company named [[El Greco]] released a small number of Transformers toys to the Greek market. The Autobots were called Αυτορομπότ (Autorobots). The only known El Greco releases include seven Autobot Mini-Vehicles and two combiner giftsets. The cards the toys were available on were based on the Hasbro cards and sported Hasbro logos in addition to the "El Greco" logo.

Known 1985 releases are:

'''Classic Heroic (Autobot Mini-Vehicles)'''
* Αχτύπητος (Ahtipitos = Warpath)
* Κυρίαρχος (Kiriarhos = Cosmos)
* Αγγελιοφόρος (Agelioforos = Beachcomber)
* Εγκέφαλος (Egefalos = [[Βrawn]])
* Γίγαντας (Gigantas = [[Huffer]])
* Κεραυνός (Keravnos = Powerglide)
* Θαλασσόλυκος (Thalassolikos = Seaspray)

==1986==
===UK, France, the Netherlands, Belgium and Spain===
Presumably, Transformers didn't sell well in Germany in 1985, therefore German was dropped as a language from the packaging until Generation 2. Instead, Hasbro (who had finished taking over MB) consolidated the UK market with the rest of Europe (except for Italy, again). The 1986 releases that were now available in packaging with "Hasbro" rather than "MB" logos sported the four languages English, French, Dutch and Spanish (the order between English and French could occasionally be swapped).
Confirmed European Hasbro releases from 1986 are:

'''Autobot Leader'''
* Optimus Prime
::''Being a prominent character, Optimus Prime was re-released in Hasbro packaging. Additionally, a variant of this Hasbro Optimus Prime has been confirmed released in France that also sports red feet, just like the version from Ceji previously released in the UK. Reportedly, there are slight differences between the two red footed Optimus Primes.''
'''Autobot Mini-Vehicles'''
* Bumblebee
* Wheelie
* Hubcap
* Swerve
* Outback
* Pipes
::''Along with the regular Pipes, a [http://www.toyarchive.com/Transformers/VarBlueWhiteHuffer.html European variant] (dubbed [[Puffer]] by fans) existed which was actually Huffer's mold in Pipes' colors. This is not to be confused with the Mexican version of Pipes, [http://www.tf-1.com/articles/mini_frame.php?art=puffer which was also the original Huffer mold but sported slightly different colors].''
'''Autobot Vehicles (Autobot Cars)'''
* Tracks
::''Because MB's red version of Tracks proved to be unpopular, the toy was re-released in blue, just like the US version. Since he is the only one of the Autobot Cars in European Hasbro packaging that sports the 1985 US battle scene on the back of the box rather than the 1986 one, it can be assumed that he was one of the earliest releases following the completion of the MB takeover.''
* Red Alert
* Sideswipe
* Inferno
* Grapple
* Hoist
* Smokescreen
* Trailbreaker
* Hound
* Hot Rod
* Kup
* Blurr
'''Triple Changers'''
* Broadside
* Octane
* Sandstorm
* Springer
'''Autobot City'''
* Metroplex
'''Aerialbots'''
* Air Raid
* Skydive
* Fireflight
* Slingshot
* Silverbolt
'''Protectobots'''
* Streetwise
* Groove
* Blades
* First Aid
* Hot Spot
'''Combaticons'''
* Brawl
* Swindle
* Blast Off
* Vortex
* Onslaught
'''Stunticons'''
* Dead End
* Breakdown
* Wildrider
* Drag Strip
* Motormaster
'''Battlespringers (Battlechargers)'''
* Runabout
* Runamuck
'''Decepticon Planes'''
* Scourge
* Cyclonus
::''An instruction sheet for Scourge exists sporting the languages French, English, Dutch and Spanish. No packaged example has surfaced thus far.''

===Italy===
Known Italian releases of 1986 toys are:

'''Aerialbots'''
* Tornado (Air Raid)
* Log (Skydive)
* Optor (Fireflight)
* Vertic (Slingshot)
* Radiant (Silverbolt)
* Pentajet (Superion giftset)
'''Protectobots'''
* Phantom (Streetwise)
* Chips (Groove)
* Rasor (Blades)
* Sirena (First Aid)
* Drago (Hot Spot)
* Defensor (giftset)
::''Just like the individual Constructicons before them, GiG's versions of the Aeriabolts, Protectobots, Stunticons and Combaticons also came in boxes based on the Takara versions (including prominent "C" and "D" numbers and "Takara" instead of "Hasbro" logos). This only applied to the combiner limbs, though; the leaders/torsos came in boxes based on the Hasbro versions, including "A5", "P5", "S5" and "D5" numbers.''
'''Autorobot City'''
* Guardian (Metroplex)
'''Autorobot City Commander'''
* Convoy (Ultra Magnus)
'''Stunticons'''
* Cobra (Dead End)
* Caimano (Breakdown)
* Squalo (Wildrider)
* Iguana (Drag Strip)
* Barracuda (Motormaster)
* Pentacar (Menasor giftset)
'''Combaticons'''
* Bomber (Blast Off)
* Crasher (Swindle)
* Exploder (Blast Off)
* Vortex
* Destroyer (Onslaught)
* Multiforce (Bruticus giftset)
::''Whereas no solid evidence for the existence of a Hasbro Bruticus giftset has surfaced thus far, GiG did indeed release Multiforce (Bruticus) as a giftset. The box layout was based very closely on the standard Hasbro combiner giftsets at that time, down to the inclusion of a Hasbro product code number; but unlike the other GiG combiner giftsets, Multiforce lacked the Hasbro logo on the front of the box, and the individual components sported Takara numbers from D-64 to D-68 before their names.''
'''Distructor City'''
* Tripticon (Trypticon)
'''Predacons'''
* Zannar (Razorclaw)
* Felin (Rampage)
* Torox (Tantrum)
* Rinox (Headstrong)
* Falcon (Divebomb)
::''The indivudal Predacons were available in boxes based on the Hasbro versions. Apparently, Predaking was ''not'' available as a giftset from GiG.''

==1987==
===UK, France, the Netherlands, Belgium and Spain===
Apparently realizing that tech specs in four different languages aren't exactly the optimal choice, Hasbro started breaking up the languages again. The UK got toys in English-only packaging, France, Belgium and the Netherlands got toys in bilingual French/Dutch packaging, and Spain got toys in Spanish-only packaging. Germany only got the English versions with safety warning stickers in German. Presumably, all toys were available in all language variants, but without solid evidence, this is pure speculation.
Known European toys from 1987 in French/Dutch packaging are:

'''Decepticon City Commander'''
*Galvatron
::''An instruction sheet for Galvatron exists sporting the languages French and Dutch only. It is therefore assumed that he was available later than Scourge, whose instruction sheet still sported English and Spanish as well.''
'''Duocons'''
* Battletrap
* Flywheels

===Italy===
Known Italian toys from 1987 are:

'''Autorobot Headmasters'''
* Duobot (Chromedome)
* Cruiserbot (Highbrow)
* Goblin (Brainstorm)
* Blindobot (Hardhead)
'''Tecnobots (Technobots)'''
* Radarbot (Afterburner)
* Argobot (Nosecone)
* Rocketbot (Strafe)
* Starbot (Lightspeed)
::''The individual Tecnobots (Technobots) and Terrorbots (Terrorcons) were once again available in boxes with "Takara" logos and Takara numbers from C-87 to C-90 and from D-80 to D-83, respectively.''
* Scatterbot (Scattershot)
* Computron (giftset)
::''The box for the Computron giftset was based on the Hasbro version, but lacked a "Hasbro" logo on the front of the box.''
'''Monsterbots'''
* Drekbot (Doublecross)
* Tigerbot (Grotusque)
::''The Monsterbots were available in boxes that were based on the Hasbro versions, but sported "Takara" instead of "Hasbro" logos and Takara numbers from C-99 to C-100.''
'''Racerbots (Throttlebots)'''
* Wagenbot (Goldbug)
* Scoutbot (Chase)
* Saterbot (Freeway)
* Trollbot (Rollbar)
* Strobobot (Searchlight)
* Rollerbot (Wideload)
::''The Racerbots (Throttlebots) were also available in small boxes rather than on cards, sporting "Takara" rather than "Hasbro" logos and Takara numbers from C-92 to C-97.''
'''Duoform (Clones)'''
* Booster/Gemini (Fastlane/Cloudraker)
* Roboclon/Rapax (Pounce/Wingspan)
'''Distructor Headmasters'''
* Duobot (Chromedome)
* Cruiserbot (Highbrow)
* Goblin (Brainstorm)
* Blindobot (Hardhead)
* Tifon (Snapdragon)
* Tagor (Apeface)
'''Sixchanger'''
* Iperbot Sei Azioni (Sixshot)
'''Terrorbots (Terrorcons)'''
* Crudelbot (Cutthroat)
* Battlebot (Rippersnapper)
* Spectrobot (Blot)
* Bifronbot (Sinnertwin)
* Grifobot (Hun-Gurrr)
* Tundertron (Abominus giftset)
::''Like Multiforce (Bruticus) before him, Tundertron (Abominus) was also available as a giftset from GiG even though Hasbro hadn't released the toys in giftset form in the USA. The box layout was again based very closely on the standard Hasbro combiner giftsets at that time, but lacked the Hasbro logo, the individual components sported Takara numbers from D-79 to D-83 before their names, and the giftset itself sported the Takara number D-84.''

==1988==
===UK, France, the Netherlands, Belgium and Spain===
Toys were still available in English-only, French/Dutch and Spanish-only packaging. The UK toys started sporting a yellow "Original HASBRO Transformers" sticker on their packaging, possibly as a reaction to the sudden flood of Mexican toys (although those didn't come out in Europe until late 1988/early 1989). This sticker is also the only way to tell a European toy in English packaging apart from its US counterpart, as the packaging itself appears to be identical. 1988 toys were available in Germany in English-only packaging including the "Original HASBRO Transformers" sticker, with additional safety warning stickers in German.
Known European toys from 1989 are (UK = English packaging with "Original HASBRO Transformer" sticker; F/NL = French/Dutch packaging; E = Spanish packaging)

'''Powermasters'''
* Getaway ('''UK''')
* Slapdash ('''UK''')
* Joyride ('''UK''', '''F/NL''')
* Dreadwind ('''UK''')
* Darkwing ('''UK''')
* Optimus Prime ('''UK''')
'''Sparkabots'''
* Fizzle ('''UK''', '''F/NL''')
* Sizzle ('''UK''')
* Guzzle ('''UK''')
::''The Sparkabots were referred to as "Sparkler Minibots" in the comics by Marvel UK for reasons unknown, but the toys apparently sported the standard US name.''
'''Firecons'''
* Cindersaur ('''UK''', '''F/NL''')
* Flamefeather ('''UK''')
* Sparkstalker ('''UK''')
'''Triggerbots'''
* Backstreet ('''UK''')
* Override ('''UK''')
* Dogfight ('''UK''')
'''Triggercons'''
* Windsweeper ('''UK''')
* Ruckus ('''UK''')
* Crankcase ('''UK''')
'''Double Targetmasters'''
* Landfill ('''UK''')
* Quickmix ('''UK''')
* Scoop ('''UK''')
* Spinister ('''UK''')
* Needlenose ('''UK''')
* Quake ('''UK''')
'''Seacons'''
* Overbite
::''For reasons unknown, Overbite was referred to as "Jawbreaker" in the comics by Marvel UK. The toy was apparently still released as "Overbite" regardless.''
* Nautilator
* Seawing
* Skalor
* Tetakil
* Snaptrap

===Italy===

Starting with the Pretenders, GiG finally dropped the small remainder of the old "Trasformer" logo from their packaging. Known Italian releases from 1988 are:

'''Pretenders'''
* Falcon (Waverider)
* Korno (Skullgrin)
* Reptilo (Submarauder)
* Super Commander (Cloudburst)
'''Triggerbots'''
* Furio (Override)
* Orage (Dogfight)
* Bitume (Backstreet)
'''Triggercons'''
* Rafale (Windsweeper)
* 4x4 (Crankcase)
* Rallye (Ruckus)

==1989==
===UK, France, the Netherlands, Belgium and Spain===
Known European toys from 1989 are (UK = English packaging with "Original HASBRO Transformer" sticker; F/NL = French/Dutch packaging; E = Spanish packaging):

'''Small Pretenders'''
* Doubleheader ('''UK''')
* Longtooth ('''UK''')
* Octopunch ('''UK''')
* Stranglehold ('''UK''')
'''Micromaster Patrols'''
* Air Strike Patrol ('''F/NL''')
* Battle Patrol ('''UK''')
* Off-Road Patrol ('''F/NL''': Patrouille Tous Terrains/Patrouille Terreinwagens)
'''Micromaster Transports'''
* Flattop ('''UK''', '''E''')
* Erector ('''UK''', '''E''')
* Overload ('''UK''', '''E''')
* Roughstuff ('''UK''', '''E''')
'''Micromaster Bases'''
* Groundshaker ('''E''')

====Notes====
* The smaller Pretenders, the Classic Pretenders, the Micromaster Stations and the Micromaster Transports were once again available in Germany in English packaging. The Air Strike Patrol was available in Germany in French/Dutch packaging, but that might have been an import by a store with a mother company based in the Netherlands.
* A packaged version of Skyhopper exists with the alternate names "Helico/Skyhopper". It's currently unknown which languages the packaging sports - it might even be English/French, which would make it a Canadian rather than a European release.

===Italy===
Known Italian toys from 1988 are:

'''Small Pretenders'''
* Biclonius (Doubleheader)
* Medusa (Octopunch)
* Teskior (Bludgeon)
'''Pretender Monsters'''
* Spettro (Bristleback)
* Raptor (Scowl)
* Pipistrello (Icepick)
* Avvoltoio (Birdbrain)
* Vampiro (Wildfly)
* Artiglio (Slog)
'''Set Commandos (Classic Pretenders/Legends)'''
* Saetta, Folgore, Drago & Tornado (Bumblebee, Jazz, Grimlock & Starscream set)
'''Microtransformers Pattuglias (Micromaster Patrols)'''
* Expeditors (Off-Road Patrol)
* Sprintforce (Race Car Patrol)
* Interceptors (Air Strike Patrol)
* Pattuglia Soccorso (Battle Patrol)
* Pattuglia Guastatori (Sports Car Patrol)
'''Microtransformers Deluxes (Micromaster Transports)'''
* Tractor (Erector)
* Tornado (Roughstuff)
'''Microtrasformer Stations (Micromaster Stations)'''
* Radar (Ironworks)
* Argon (Hot House)
* Assalt (Greasepit)
* Lancer (Airwave)
'''Microtransformer Bases (Micromaster Bases)'''
* Titano (Groundshaker)
* Rotor (Skyhopper)

====Notes====
* For reasons unknown, GiG's versions of the Micromaster Stations are called "Microtrasformer" rather than "Microtransformer" like the rest of the Italian Micromaster releases.
* Meanwhile, the early patrols (Expeditors/Off-Road Patrol, Sprintforce/Race Car Patrol, Interceptors/Air Strike Patrol) are called "Micromaster".
* The Classic Pretender/Legends versions of Bumblebee, Jazz, Grimlock and Starscream were released as a giftset without their pretender shells. The packaging of the set was based on the Japanese "Hero Set". The names of the individual toys were ''not'' the same Italian names the original toys/characters had sported - rather, they were given seemingly random names of ''other'' Transformers toys. Bumblebee ("Maggiolino" in the Italian dub of the animated television series, since the original toy had not been released in Italy) became "Saetta" (originally the Italian name for Wheeljack); Jazz (originally "Tigre") became "Folgore" (originally the Italian name for Hot Rod); Grimlock (originally "Tiran") became "Drago" (originally the Italian name for Hot Spot); and Starscream (originally "Astrum") became "Tornado" (originally the Italian name for Air Raid).

===Unofficial Mexican imports===
Additionally to the regular toys released by Hasbro and GiG, [http://www.tfarchive.com/toys/articles/mexican_invasion.php Europe was also hit by a flood of Transformers toys imported from Mexico]. While these toys had been officially produced by [[IGA]] with the intention to release them on the Mexican market, a large unsold stock remained that was eventually exported to Europe without Hasbro's involvement. The toys were available in the UK, the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Spain, Italy, Austria, Romania, Denmark, Sweden and Finland. This created a strange situation where unofficially imported (but officially produced) toys competed with official European releases. These toys are considered official for Mexico but unofficial for Europe.

==1990==
By 1990, Hasbro had mostly streamlined their European markets. Presumably, all toys that came out in one country were also available everywhere else. Even the Italian releases now sported a uniform look with the toys that were available elsewhere in Europe (even though they still sported a "GiG" logo and Italian names) - with one exception. Also, with Hasbro cancelling the Transformers line in the USA for the time being, the European Hasbro branches continued releasing news toys which the USA would never get. By this time, Australia also was receiving a similar (if not exactly the same) pattern of releases, re-releases and exclusives to the European market - this would continue at least as far as the 'Generation 2' era.

===Micromasters===
Known European Micromaster releases are (F/NL = French/Dutch packaging; E = Spanish packaging; I = Italian packaging with alternate names):

'''Micromaster Patrols'''
* Air Patrol ('''E''')
* Construction Patrol ('''E''')
* Hot Rod Patrol ('''E'''; '''I''': Pattuglia Inseguitori)
* Military Patrol ('''I''': Pattuglia Militare)
* Monster Truck Patrol ('''UK'''; '''I''': ?)
* Race Track Patrol ('''E''')
'''Micromaster Combiner Squads (Microtransformers Combin in Italy)'''
* Astro Squad ('''UK'''; '''I''': Squadriglia Interstellare)
* Metro Squad ('''I''': Squadriglia Metropolis)
* Battle Squad ('''I''': Squadra Combattenti)
* Constructor Squad ('''UK'''; '''E'''; '''I''': Squadra Demolitori)
'''Micromaster Combiner Transports (Microcombiners in Spain)'''
* Tanker Truck ('''UK'''; '''E''': Camion Cisterna)
* Cannon Transport ('''UK'''; '''E''': Remolque de Cañon)
* Missile Launcher ('''E''': Lanzamisiles)
'''Micromaster Combiner Autobot Battlefield Headquarters'''
* Battlefield Headquarters ( '''E''': Cuartel General; '''I''': Super Camion Fortezza)

===Action Masters (Super Azione in Italy)===
Presumably, Germany got the UK versions of the 1990 Action Masters in English-only packaging. Also, GiG supposedly gave the Action Masters toys that were based on older characters the original Italian names again, unlike with the "Set Commandos", although the only known packaged example so far is Wheeljack, with the name being impossible to make out.

Confirmed releases are (UK = English packaging, F/NL = French/Dutch packaging; E = Spanish packaging; I = Italian packaging with alternate names):

'''Action Master figures'''
* Grimlock ('''UK''')
* Snarl ('''UK''')
* Blaster ('''UK''')
* Bumblebee ('''UK''')
* Jazz ('''I''': Bionic con Turbo Veicolo)
* Jackpot ('''I''': Inspector)
* Soundwave ('''UK''')
* Shockwave ('''UK''')
* Devastator ('''UK''')

'''Action Master Action Vehicles'''
* Wheeljack ('''I''': Saetta con Super Turbo)

===European and Australasian "Classics"===
Possibly taking a cue from the popularity of the Classic Pretenders, Hasbro started re-releasing original toys from 1984-1987 in "gold" packaging based on the Classic Pretenders' boxes. It's impossible to determine whether this was an idea Hasbro had originally intended for the US market that fell victim to the cancellation of the line in the USA and which therefore only came out in Europe, Australia and New Zealand or whether Hasbro was trying to fulfill the demand for original toys/characters, possibly in an attempt to react to the imported Mexican toys that flooded European and Australasian shelves.
[http://www.geocities.com/futuristgroup/veurolist.html Known European/Australasian "Classic" releases from 1990] are (UK = English packaging; F/NL = French/Dutch packaging; E = Spanish packaging; I = Italian packaging with alternate names):

'''Classic Aerialbots'''
* [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] ('''UK''')
* [[Skydive (G1)|Skydive]] ('''UK''')
* [[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]] ('''UK'''; '''F/NL''')
* [[Slingshot]] ('''UK''')
* [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] ('''UK'''; '''E''')
'''Classic Stunticons'''
* [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] ('''UK'''; '''F/NL'''; '''I''': Cobra)
* [[Breakdown]] ('''UK''')
* [[Wildrider]] ('''UK''')
* [[Drag Strip]] ('''UK'''; '''F/NL'''; '''I''': Iguana)
* [[Motormaster]] ('''UK'''; '''E''')
'''Classic Heroes'''
* [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] ('''UK'''; '''E''')
* [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] ('''UK''')
* [[Jazz]] ('''UK'''; '''E''')
* [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] ('''UK'''; '''E''')
* [[Sunstreaker]] ('''UK''')
* [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] ('''UK'''; '''E''')

====Notes====
* Unlike the English and French/Dutch versions, the Italian and Spanish Classics don't say "Classic" anywhere on the packaging.
* Germany got the Classics toys in English packaging.
* The "Classic" versions of Sunstreaker and Wheeljack mark the last uses of these molds to this very day. While Hasbro have confirmed the Wheeljack mold (as well as the Mirage mold) as "long since depleted", the fate of the Sunstreaker mold is still unknown.
* The "Classic" version of Prowl sported a sticker sheet that was based on the Diaclone version of the toy. The police badges actually sport the word "Diaclone", which was omitted from the 1984 Hasbro version, the 1985 Takara Transformers version and all the modern-day reissues.

===Italian exclusives===
As a last glimmer of GiG's unique relationship with Takara, [http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/toyreview.php?review=211 Galaxy Shuttle], which was originally released as part of Takara's Victory line, was available in Italy. The Italian packaging was loosely based on the original Japanese packaging, but with a lot of twists taken from the European releases at that time. The Japanese "C-326" number was omitted from the packaging this time around.

==1991==
Hasbro continued releasing new toys to the European and Australasian markets. Those included new Action Masters that never came out in the USA, entirely new Action Master concepts, more "Classic" re-releases of older toys and even toys that were originally only available in Japan, slightly redecoed for the European market. Known European/Australasian toys from 1991 are (UK = English packaging; F/NL = French/Dutch packaging; E = Spanish packaging; I = Italian packaging with alternate names):

===Greece===
Many thoughts go that these giftsets were produced in 1986, but they are not. Along with the classic toy-line, GiG RE-produced both giftsets in 1990-1991 (these came in Italy in combination with a Dinobot classic attached on the back of the box). These toys have small differences with the 1986 versions, like colors and projectiles and they don't have any rubsigns. Do not be misled by the date on the box, El Greco only sold the RE-produced giftsets in 1990-1991:

'''Combiner giftsets'''
* Excavator (Devastator)
* Defensor
::''The layout of the combiner giftsets boxes differs from the Mini-Vehicles' cards. Apparently, the boxes were based on the Italian giftsets by GiG. The small additional "Trasformer" logo is present, and the "El Greco" logo is placed in an oval bubble where the "GiG" logo would be placed on Italian toys, whereas the Mini-Vehicles sported a blue "El Greco" logo without a bubble. Also, both Excavator's and Defensor's names are spelled in Latin rather than in Greek characters, Excavator's function is stated as "Fighter Excavator" (also in Latin), and furthermore, he's called a "Decepticon" (even though his faction is called "Distructors" elsewhere on the packaging), and Defensor is called an "Autobot" (also in Latin), even though the Mini-Vehicles were "Autorobots". The individual Constructicons' and Protectobots' names are their original English names, spelled in Latin characters on the packaging.''

===Action Masters (Super Azione in Italy)===
'''Action Master figures'''
* [[Powerflash]] ('''UK'''; '''F/NL''')
* [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] ('''UK'''; '''F/NL'''; '''I''': Freccia)
* [[Tracks]] ('''UK'''; '''I''': Puma)
* [[Bombshell]] ('''UK'''; '''F/NL''')
* [[Charger]] ('''UK'''; '''F/NL'''; '''I''': Lampo)
* [[Take-Off]] ('''UK'''; '''F/NL''')
'''Exo-Suit Action Masters'''
* [[Circuit (Action Master)|Circuit]] ('''UK''')
* [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] ('''UK''')
'''Motorized Exo-Suit Action Masters'''
* [[Rumbler]] ('''UK'''; '''F/NL''')
* [[Slicer]] ('''UK''')
'''Action Master Elites'''
* [[Omega Spreem]] (similar to [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]])
* [[Windmill]] (similar to [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]])
* [[Double Punch]] (similar to [[Black Zarak]])
* [[Turbo Master]] (head and torso are very similar to [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]])

====Notes====
* Action Master Tracks and Sideswipe are named "Puma" and "Freccia" in Italy, respectively. These are the characters' original Italian names.
* Again, Action Masters were available in English packaging in Germany.
* The Action Master Elites are rumored to have originally been designed as wave 5 of the standard Action Masters, but to have been redesigned for licencing reasons, as Hasbro UK is a separate company from the US Hasbro according to this rumor. The Japanese "Transformers Generations" book contains concept designs for an unreleased Action Master version of Bruticus; it's assumed that some parts originally designed for AM Bruticus ultimately ended up on Turbo Master.

===Classics===
'''Classic Throttlebots (Motorizatti Rollerbots in Italy)'''
* [[Chase]] ('''UK'''; '''I''': Scoutbot)
* [[Freeway]] ('''UK'''; '''I''': Saterbot)
* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Goldbug]] ('''UK'''; '''I''': Maggionlino)
* [[Rollbar (G1)|Rollbar]] ('''UK'''; '''I''': Trollbot)
* [[Searchlight]] ('''UK'''; '''I''': Strobobot)
* [[Wideload (G1)|Wideload]] ('''UK'''; '''I''': Rapidbot)
'''Classic Dinobots (Nuovo Dinorobots in Italy)'''
* [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] ('''UK''')
* [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] ('''UK'''; '''I''': Bronto)
* [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] ('''UK'''; '''I''': Stego)
'''Classic Triple Changers'''
* [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] ('''UK'''; '''E''')
* [[Springer]] ('''UK'''; '''E''')
* [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] ('''UK'''; '''E''')
* [[Octane]] ('''UK'''; '''E''')
'''Classic Protectobots'''
* [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] ('''UK'''; '''E''')
* [[Groove (G1)|Groove]] ('''UK'''; '''E''')
* [[Blades]] ('''UK'''; '''E''')
* [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] ('''UK'''; '''E''')
* [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] ('''UK'''; '''E''')
'''Classic Combaticons'''
* [[Brawl]] ('''UK'''; '''F/NL'''; '''E''')
* [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] ('''UK'''; '''F/NL'''; '''E''')
* [[Vortex]] ('''UK'''; '''E''')
* [[Blast Off]] ('''UK'''; '''E''')
* [[Onslaught]] ('''UK'''; '''F/NL'''; '''E''': Oslat)
'''Classic Heroes'''
* [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] ('''UK'''; '''E''')
* [[Tracks]] ('''UK'''; '''E''')
'''Other Classics'''
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] ('''UK'''; '''E''')

====Notes====
* Again, the Italian and Spanish Classics don't say "Classic" anywhere on the packaging, unlike the English and French/Dutch versions.
* The rubsign indents on the Classic Protectobots, Combaticons, Throttlebots, and Triple Changers Springer, and Octane were filled in. The Throttlebots also had standard Autobot symbols instead of rubsigns.
*Classics Sandstorm had black plastic feet painted orange, as opposed to the original orange-painted metal and later orange plastic versions. Sandstorm came without a rubsign but the indent was not removed.
* Again, Classics toys were available in English packaging in Germany. However, the Classic Combaticons might have not been available in Germany, due to the "war" theme.
* For reasons unknown, the Spanish "Classic" version of Onslaught is the only known Spanish version of a toy sporting an alternate name: "Oslat".
* The original Italian releases of the Throttlebots were named "Racerbots"; the Italian versions of the Classic Throttlebots were called "Motorizatti Rollerbots" instead. Also, Scoutbot (Chase), Saterbot (freeway), Trollbot (Rollbar) and Strobobot (Searchlight) their original Italian names; however, Goldbug, who had originally been named "Wagenbot" in Italy, was called "Maggiolino" for the Italian version of his "Classics" incarnation instead, which was the Italian name of Bumblebee in the Italian dub of the animated television series (since the original Bumblebee toy was never released in Italy); and likewise, Wideload, who had originally been named "Rollerbot" in Italy (which had now become the name of the entire team), was renamed into "Rapidbot".
* The Italian versions of the Classic Dinobots were apparently available as packs with old combiner giftsets.

===Imported Japanese toys===
'''Motorvators (Super Autorobots in Italy)'''
* [[Flame (Motorvator)|Flame]] ('''UK'''; '''I''': Ghibli)
* [[Gripper]] ('''UK'''; '''I''': ?)
* [[Lightspeed (Motorvator)|Lightspeed]] ('''UK'''; '''I''': Starbot)
'''Others'''
* [[Overlord]] ('''UK'''; '''F/NL''')

====Notes====
* The Motorvators are redecos of the Japanese Brainmasters Blacker, Braver, and Laster, but do not include the parts for forming Road Caesar.
* Overlord is also slightly recolored form his 1988 Japanese release.
* Both Overlord and the Motorvators came in boxes sporting the same overall layout as the boxes used for the "Classic" toys.
* It's speculated that Overlord and the Motorvators might have been a "test" to see how well larger toys sell in Europe. By using existing molds already released by Takara, Hasbro minimised the financial risk.
* "Starbot" was previously also the Italian name of the Technobot Lightspeed. It's currently unknown whether this is supposed to imply that the Motorvator and the Technobot are supposed to be the same character. For what it's worth, "Ghibli" was previously the Italian name of Triple Changer Sandstorm.

==1992==
Hasbro continued with a few new toys exclusively designed for the European market, as well as a few strange re-releases of combiners lacking their combining ability. In terms of languages, English and Spanish were now merged into bilingual English/Spanish packaging for the British, Spanish, Australian and New Zealand markets, whereas France, Belgium and the Netherlands still got toys in bilingual French/Dutch packaging, but now with alternate (English) names as well, and Italy still got toys in Italian-only packaging from GiG. Known European releases from 1992 are (UK/E = English/Spanish packaging; F/NL = French/Dutch packaging with alternate names; I = Italian packaging with alternate names):

===Turbomasters and Predators===
'''Turbomasters'''
* [[Boss]] ('''UK/E'''; '''F/NL''': Blizzard; '''I''': Tigre)
* [[Flash]] ('''UK/E''')
* [[Hurricane]] ('''UK/E'''; '''F/NL''': Tempest; '''I''': Vortex)
* [[Scorch]] ('''UK/E'''; '''F/NL''': Dragon)
* [[Rotorstorm]] ('''UK/E''')
* [[Thunder Clash]] ('''UK/E'''; '''I''': Uragan)
'''Predators'''
* [[Falcon (Predator)|Falcon]] ('''UK/E''')
* [[Skydive (Predator)|Skydive]] ('''UK/E'''; '''I''': Piton)
* [[Snare]] ('''UK/E''')
* [[Talon]] ('''UK/E'''; '''I''': Bomber)
* [[Stalker (G1)|Stalker]] ('''UK/E''')
* [[Skyquake]] ('''UK/E'''; '''F/NL''': Crash)

====Notes====
* The Italian name for Boss, "Tigre", was originally the Italian name for Jazz. Likewise, the Italian name for Hurricane, "Vortex", was also the Italian name for the Combaticon Vortex.
* The Turbomasters were also available in Canada; the Canadian version of Rotorstorm had the alternate names "Storm" (English) and "Tempête" (French). Also of note is that the uk did see releases of Rotorstorm labeled as "Storm"

===Non-combining Combiners===
'''Rescue Force'''
* "Drillhorn"
* "Jaruga"
* "Killbison"
* "Leozak"
'''Constructicons'''
* "Bonecrusher"
* "Hook"
* "Long Haul"
* "Mixmaster"
* "Scavenger"
* "Scrapper"

====Notes====
* The Rescue Force were recolors of four members of the Breastforce, originally released by Takara in Japan as part of their Victory line in 1990, with new weapons replacing the partners. Names are in quotes because no offical names were given. Some parts were remolded such as the gun for Killbison now being a set of crane arms. These were not intended to replace the partners. These toys were also released with both red and gray weapons. Note that these toys still combine but lack the head included with the japanese Leozak (and the two arms).
* The European Constructicons from 1992 are different from the yellow G2 Constructicons, as the purple parts were the darker G1 shade, the soft plastic parts (Bonecrusher and Scrapper's roof parts, Scavenger's shovel arm) were gray, no combiner parts were included, and there was no G2 stamp. Figure names are in quotes because these figures were not officaly named. Some fans also refer to these versions of the Constructicons as the "G1½" versions.
* Both the Rescue Force and the Constructicon toys came on uniform cards with the same box artwork spotlights for each team member, minimal texts ("Rescue Force" and "Autobot", or "Constructicons" and "Decepticon", respectively), no individual names, no tech specs and strictly image-based instructions that featured all team members.

==1993==
The Turbomasters and Predators were re-released. All new toys from 1993 would be re-released in 1994 in "Generation 2" packaging in Europe, Australia and New Zealand, and were identical to their 1993 releases other than the packaging. The G2 symbol was created for this year's releases; rumor has it that this was due to the international licence for the G1 symbols having expired. Some releases of these figures also had the "G2 stamp" placed somewhere on the figure. Known European/Australasian releases from 1993 are (UK/E = English/Spanish packaging; F/NL = French/Dutch packaging with alternate names; I = Italian packaging with alternate names):

===Obliterators===
* [[Pyro]] ('''UK/E''')
* [[Clench (G2)|Clench]] ('''UK/E''')

===Axelerators and Skyscorchers===
'''Axelerators (Colorflashes in Italy)'''
* [[Turbofire|Hotrider]] ('''UK/E'''; '''I''': Astro) (a.k.a. Turbofire)
* [[Rapido]] ('''UK/E'''; '''I''': Sirius)
* [[Skram]] ('''UK/E'''; '''I''': Mercury)
* [[Windbreaker|Zap]] ('''UK/E'''; '''F/NL''': Rush; '''I''': Folgor) (a.k.a. Windbreaker)

'''Skyscorchers (Colorflashes in Italy)'''
* [[Eagle Eye (G2)|Hawk]] ('''UK/E'''; '''I''': Pyton) (a.k.a. Eagle Eye)
* [[Afterburner (G2)|Snipe]] ('''UK/E''') (a.k.a. Afterburner)
* [[Terradive (G2)|Terradive]] ('''UK/E'''; '''I''': Drake)
* [[Windrazor (G2)|Tornado]] ('''UK/E'''; '''I''': Diablo) (a.k.a. Windrazor)

===Aquaspeeders and Stormtroopers===
'''Aquaspeeders'''
* [[Aquafend]] ('''UK/E''')
* [[Deluge (Autobot)|Deluge]] ('''UK/E''')
* [[Jetstorm (Autobot)|Jetstorm]] ('''UK/E''')
* [[Speedstream]] ('''UK/E''')

'''Stormtroopers (Acquamasters in Italy)'''
* [[Aquablast]] ('''UK/E'''; '''I''': Murena)
* [[Drench (Decepticon)|Drench]] ('''UK/E''')
* [[Hydradread]] ('''UK/E'''; '''I''': Idrosqualo)
* [[Rage (G2)|Rage]] ('''UK/E''')

===Lightformers and Trakkons===
'''Lightformers'''
* [[Deftwing]] ('''UK/E''')
* [[Ironfist]] ('''UK/E''')
'''Trakkons'''
* [[Calcar]] ('''UK/E''')
* [[Fearswoop]] ('''UK/E''')

====Notes====
* The G2 re-releases of Pyro and Clench from 1994 were named "Spark" and "Colossus" instead.
*''Both'' the Axelerators ''and'' the Skyscorchers are called "Colorflashs" in Italy.

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The Transformers (European toyline)

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Originally, European countries got the same Transformers toys [[Hasbro]] had previously released in the USA, although different countries got different toys - and sometimes, the toys sported noticeable differences from their US counterparts. Initially, various sub-contracted companies were responsible for releasing the toys in the individual European countries (which involved language variations on the packaging), but over the time, they were either bought out by Hasbro or simply dropped in favor of a more and more unified European market.
After [[Generation 1 (toyline)|Generation One]] ended in the US, the line continued in Europe until it was renamed into ''[[Generation 2 Europe (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' in 1994.

==1985==
===Notes===
The ''Transformers'' toyline officially started in most European countries in 1985. It should be noted, though, that various European companies had already released licensed versions of [[Takara]]'s ''[[Diaclone]]'' and ''[[Microman]]'' toys domestically prior to that ("Trasformer" by [[GiG]] in Italy; "Diaclone" by [[Joustra]] in France, Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands), some of which had already sported characteristics directly lifted from Hasbro's Transformers toys (some of GiG's "Trasformer" versions of the Autobot Cars sported color schemes originally conceived by Hasbro; Joustra's versions of the [[Mini Vehicle|Minicars]] already sported Autobot logos). But it wasn't until 1985 that Transformers toys were officially introduced to the various European markets under that very name.

===UK===
Little is known about the earliest toys released in the UK. The common consensus is that they supposedly came in English-only US packaging. Recounts of which toys were and which weren't available in the UK vary depending on who you ask. A surprising omission from the initial wave of 1984 toys was Megatron, whose absence on the shelves was noted in the letters page of the [[Marvel UK]] comic. Probably the most well-known UK release is an (almost) unique version of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] [http://www.tf-1.com/articles/eurous_frame.php?art=redfoot with red instead of blue feet]. The packaging is almost identical to the US version, but sports an additional copyright note linking this release to Ceji Revell (misspelled as "Revel"), which was owned by the same company as Joustra. It's possible that the other initial UK releases were also distributed by Ceji, but at the current point of time, there's no evidence supporting this theory. Also of note was the line's UK subtitle initially being "''Warrior'' Robots in Disguise", and this was seen on much of the early ancillary merchandise, including the UK comic.

===Germany, France, the Netherlands, Belgium and Spain===
The earliest toys released in continental Europe (minus Italy) were distributed by [[Milton Bradley]], which was in the process of being taken over by Hasbro at that point. There's no solid evidence that all the MB toys were available in all these countries, but the packaging is sporting the four languages German, French, Dutch and Spanish. Therefore, MB covered the markets where Joustra's Diaclone toys were previously available, with the addition of Spain.

[http://www.geocities.com/futuristgroup/veurolist.html Known MB releases] are:

'''Autobot Leaders'''
* [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]]
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]
::''Optimus Prime was originally not released by MB. A [http://www.geocities.com/futuristgroup/veuro2.html Dutch manufacturer of kitchen utensils claimed ownership of the "Optimus" trademark], and as a result, MB held back the release of Optimus Prime in Europe until the dispute had been settled and initially marketed Jetfire as the Autobot leader instead.''

'''Autobot Cars'''
* [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]
* [[Tracks]]
::''Tracks was originally avalable in red rather than blue, based on the ''Diaclone'' version. Hasbro re-released Tracks in blue a year later, but due to the toy sporting a different color than its animated counterpart, red Tracks was selling poorly (which in turn later resulted in the toy being a much sought-after rarity). Also, red Tracks was the only Autobot Car in MB packaging sporting the 1985 US battle scene on the back of the box rather than the 1984 one, thus indicating that he might have been one of the last Transformers released in MB packaging.''
* [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]
* [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]
* [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]]
* [[Jazz]]
::''The box front of MB's version of Jazz sported an additional "Porsche" remark after his name. The significance of this is still unknown by this point.''

:''('''Note''': In addition to Optimus Prime, none of the Autobot Cars were featured in the first MB catalog either.)''

'''Autobot Mini-Vehicles'''
* [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]]
* [[Warpath]]
* [[Cosmos]]
* [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]]
* [[Seaspray]]
* [[Gears]]
* [[Powerglide]]

'''Jumpstarters'''
* [[Topspin]]
* [[Twin Twist]]

'''Autobot Communicator'''
* [[Blaster]]

'''Autobot Deluxe Vehicles'''
* [[Roadbuster]]
* [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]]

'''Dinobots'''
* [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]
* [[Slag (G1)|Slag]]
* [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]]
* [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]]

'''Decepticon Leader'''
* [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]

'''Decepticon Laser Gun'''
* [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]

'''Decepticon Planes'''
* [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]
* [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]]
::''Thundercracker was sold in "Starscream" boxes and with factory-applied Starscream stickers.''
* [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]]
* [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]]
* [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]]

'''Decepticon Communicator'''
* [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]

'''Decepticon Cassettes'''
* [[Ravage]]
::''Ravage was sold carded all by himself, rather than as a two-pack with [[Rumble]] as in the USA.''

'''Decepticon Triple Changers'''
* [[Blitzwing]]
* [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]

'''Insecticons'''
* [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]]
* [[Bombshell]]
* [[Shrapnel]]

'''Deluxe Insecticons'''
* [[Venom]]
* [[Barrage (Insecticon)|Barrage]]
* [[Ransack (G1)|Ransack]]
* [[Chop Shop]]

'''Constructicons'''
* [[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]]
* [[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]]
* [[Scrapper]]
* [[Hook]]
* [[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]]
* [[Mixmaster]]
* [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] (giftset)

===Italy===
[[GiG]] ("Geegh", but sometime mispelled "GiGi" by not italian people) had originally released toys based on their Diaclone license from Takara under the name "Trasformer", occasionally sporting color schemes only found on Hasbro's Transformers versions. Eventually, Hasbro cracked down on GiG and made them acquire a second license from them as well. In 1985, GiG launched their own version of the Transformers line, with the toys often sporting original Italian names (for example, the Autobots became "Autorobots", and the Decepticons "Distructors"). In addition to the official "Transformers" logo, a small remainder of the old "Trasformer" logo would remain on the packaging until 1988.

Known GiG ''Transformers'' releases are:

'''Autorobot Leader'''
* Commander (Optimus Prime)
:''('''Note''': A [http://www.geocities.com/futuristgroup/vprime6.html later variant] of Commander (Optimus Prime) sported plastic wheels instead of rubber tires and plastic instead of diecast feet, similar to the US KB Toys exclusive variant of Ultra Magnus.)''

'''Autorobot Cars'''
* Tigre (Jazz)
* Freccia ([[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]])
* Lince (Sunstreaker)
* Mistero (Mirage)
::''Whereas Mirage sported "Citanes" decals everywhere else in the world, [http://www.geocities.com/futuristgroup/vmirage.html GiG released their "Mistero" version with "Ligier" decals instead] - originally as factory-applied stickers over the "Citanes" tampos, later with actual "Ligier" tampos.''
* Canguro ([[Hound (G1)|Hound]])
* Saetta (Wheeljack)
* Giaguaro ([[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]])
::''The Italian name for Red Alert was changed from "Giaguaro" to "Alert" in 1987.''
* [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]]
* Gancio ([[Grapple]])
:''('''Note''': The Autorobot Cars sported unique "safety" missiles with large rubber boppers instead of the individual missiles the versions released everywhere else had.)

'''Dinorobots (Dinobots)'''
* Tiran (Grimlock)
* Reptilo (Swoop)

'''Distructor Triple Changers'''
* Triplex Uno (Astrotrain)
* Triplex Due (Blitzwing)

'''Distructor Planes'''
* Astrum (Starscream)
* Vampiro (Thundercracker)
* Corvo ([[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]])
:''('''Note''': Similar to Thundercracker being available in a Starscream box from MB, GiG released "Astrum", "Vampiro" and "Corvo" in a multi-purpose box sporting all three characters' names and tech specs.)''

'''Escavators (Constructicons)'''
* Scudo (Bonecrusher)
* Braccio (Scavenger)
* Ringhio (Scrapper)
* Rostro (Hook)
* Macigno (Long Haul)
* Rollo (Mixmaster)
* Devastator (giftset)
:''('''Note''': The Constructicons came in small boxes based on the Takara versions, rather than on cards like the versions released everywhere else in the world. The boxes even sported numbers from "31" to "36", like the Takara versions did, and omitted the "Hasbro" logo on the packaging in favor of a "Takara" logo. The first of many examples of the liberties resulting from GiG's unique relationship with Takara.)''

The Mini-Cars/Mini-Vehicles were apparently never released by GiG. Any Italian names for their characters are based on the Italian dub of the animated series.

===Greece===
A company named [[El Greco]] released a small number of Transformers toys to the Greek market. The Autobots were called Αυτορομπότ (Autorobots). The only known El Greco releases include seven Autobot Mini-Vehicles and two combiner giftsets. The cards the toys were available on were based on the Hasbro cards and sported Hasbro logos in addition to the "El Greco" logo.

Known 1985 releases are:

'''Classic Heroic (Autobot Mini-Vehicles)'''
* Αχτύπητος (Ahtipitos = Warpath)
* Κυρίαρχος (Kiriarhos = Cosmos)
* Αγγελιοφόρος (Agelioforos = Beachcomber)
* Εγκέφαλος (Egefalos = [[Βrawn]])
* Γίγαντας (Gigantas = [[Huffer]])
* Κεραυνός (Keravnos = Powerglide)
* Θαλασσόλυκος (Thalassolikos = Seaspray)

==1986==
===UK, France, the Netherlands, Belgium and Spain===
Presumably, Transformers didn't sell well in Germany in 1985, therefore German was dropped as a language from the packaging until Generation 2. Instead, Hasbro (who had finished taking over MB) consolidated the UK market with the rest of Europe (except for Italy, again). The 1986 releases that were now available in packaging with "Hasbro" rather than "MB" logos sported the four languages English, French, Dutch and Spanish (the order between English and French could occasionally be swapped).
Confirmed European Hasbro releases from 1986 are:

'''Autobot Leader'''
* Optimus Prime
::''Being a prominent character, Optimus Prime was re-released in Hasbro packaging. Additionally, a variant of this Hasbro Optimus Prime has been confirmed released in France that also sports red feet, just like the version from Ceji previously released in the UK. Reportedly, there are slight differences between the two red footed Optimus Primes.''
'''Autobot Mini-Vehicles'''
* Bumblebee
* Wheelie
* Hubcap
* Swerve
* Outback
* Pipes
::''Along with the regular Pipes, a [http://www.toyarchive.com/Transformers/VarBlueWhiteHuffer.html European variant] (dubbed [[Puffer]] by fans) existed which was actually Huffer's mold in Pipes' colors. This is not to be confused with the Mexican version of Pipes, [http://www.tf-1.com/articles/mini_frame.php?art=puffer which was also the original Huffer mold but sported slightly different colors].''
'''Autobot Vehicles (Autobot Cars)'''
* Tracks
::''Because MB's red version of Tracks proved to be unpopular, the toy was re-released in blue, just like the US version. Since he is the only one of the Autobot Cars in European Hasbro packaging that sports the 1985 US battle scene on the back of the box rather than the 1986 one, it can be assumed that he was one of the earliest releases following the completion of the MB takeover.''
* Red Alert
* Sideswipe
* Inferno
* Grapple
* Hoist
* Smokescreen
* Trailbreaker
* Hound
* Hot Rod
* Kup
* Blurr
'''Triple Changers'''
* Broadside
* Octane
* Sandstorm
* Springer
'''Autobot City'''
* Metroplex
'''Aerialbots'''
* Air Raid
* Skydive
* Fireflight
* Slingshot
* Silverbolt
'''Protectobots'''
* Streetwise
* Groove
* Blades
* First Aid
* Hot Spot
'''Combaticons'''
* Brawl
* Swindle
* Blast Off
* Vortex
* Onslaught
'''Stunticons'''
* Dead End
* Breakdown
* Wildrider
* Drag Strip
* Motormaster
'''Battlespringers (Battlechargers)'''
* Runabout
* Runamuck
'''Decepticon Planes'''
* Scourge
* Cyclonus
::''An instruction sheet for Scourge exists sporting the languages French, English, Dutch and Spanish. No packaged example has surfaced thus far.''

===Italy===
Known Italian releases of 1986 toys are:

'''Aerialbots'''
* Tornado (Air Raid)
* Log (Skydive)
* Optor (Fireflight)
* Vertic (Slingshot)
* Radiant (Silverbolt)
* Pentajet (Superion giftset)
'''Protectobots'''
* Phantom (Streetwise)
* Chips (Groove)
* Rasor (Blades)
* Sirena (First Aid)
* Drago (Hot Spot)
* Defensor (giftset)
::''Just like the individual Constructicons before them, GiG's versions of the Aeriabolts, Protectobots, Stunticons and Combaticons also came in boxes based on the Takara versions (including prominent "C" and "D" numbers and "Takara" instead of "Hasbro" logos). This only applied to the combiner limbs, though; the leaders/torsos came in boxes based on the Hasbro versions, including "A5", "P5", "S5" and "D5" numbers.''
'''Autorobot City'''
* Guardian (Metroplex)
'''Autorobot City Commander'''
* Convoy (Ultra Magnus)
'''Stunticons'''
* Cobra (Dead End)
* Caimano (Breakdown)
* Squalo (Wildrider)
* Iguana (Drag Strip)
* Barracuda (Motormaster)
* Pentacar (Menasor giftset)
'''Combaticons'''
* Bomber (Blast Off)
* Crasher (Swindle)
* Exploder (Blast Off)
* Vortex
* Destroyer (Onslaught)
* Multiforce (Bruticus giftset)
::''Whereas no solid evidence for the existence of a Hasbro Bruticus giftset has surfaced thus far, GiG did indeed release Multiforce (Bruticus) as a giftset. The box layout was based very closely on the standard Hasbro combiner giftsets at that time, down to the inclusion of a Hasbro product code number; but unlike the other GiG combiner giftsets, Multiforce lacked the Hasbro logo on the front of the box, and the individual components sported Takara numbers from D-64 to D-68 before their names.''
'''Distructor City'''
* Tripticon (Trypticon)
'''Predacons'''
* Zannar (Razorclaw)
* Felin (Rampage)
* Torox (Tantrum)
* Rinox (Headstrong)
* Falcon (Divebomb)
::''The indivudal Predacons were available in boxes based on the Hasbro versions. Apparently, Predaking was ''not'' available as a giftset from GiG.''

==1987==
===UK, France, the Netherlands, Belgium and Spain===
Apparently realizing that tech specs in four different languages aren't exactly the optimal choice, Hasbro started breaking up the languages again. The UK got toys in English-only packaging, France, Belgium and the Netherlands got toys in bilingual French/Dutch packaging, and Spain got toys in Spanish-only packaging. Germany only got the English versions with safety warning stickers in German. Presumably, all toys were available in all language variants, but without solid evidence, this is pure speculation.
Known European toys from 1987 in French/Dutch packaging are:

'''Decepticon City Commander'''
*Galvatron
::''An instruction sheet for Galvatron exists sporting the languages French and Dutch only. It is therefore assumed that he was available later than Scourge, whose instruction sheet still sported English and Spanish as well.''
'''Duocons'''
* Battletrap
* Flywheels

===Italy===
Known Italian toys from 1987 are:

'''Autorobot Headmasters'''
* Duobot (Chromedome)
* Cruiserbot (Highbrow)
* Goblin (Brainstorm)
* Blindobot (Hardhead)
'''Tecnobots (Technobots)'''
* Radarbot (Afterburner)
* Argobot (Nosecone)
* Rocketbot (Strafe)
* Starbot (Lightspeed)
::''The individual Tecnobots (Technobots) and Terrorbots (Terrorcons) were once again available in boxes with "Takara" logos and Takara numbers from C-87 to C-90 and from D-80 to D-83, respectively.''
* Scatterbot (Scattershot)
* Computron (giftset)
::''The box for the Computron giftset was based on the Hasbro version, but lacked a "Hasbro" logo on the front of the box.''
'''Monsterbots'''
* Drekbot (Doublecross)
* Tigerbot (Grotusque)
::''The Monsterbots were available in boxes that were based on the Hasbro versions, but sported "Takara" instead of "Hasbro" logos and Takara numbers from C-99 to C-100.''
'''Racerbots (Throttlebots)'''
* Wagenbot (Goldbug)
* Scoutbot (Chase)
* Saterbot (Freeway)
* Trollbot (Rollbar)
* Strobobot (Searchlight)
* Rollerbot (Wideload)
::''The Racerbots (Throttlebots) were also available in small boxes rather than on cards, sporting "Takara" rather than "Hasbro" logos and Takara numbers from C-92 to C-97.''
'''Duoform (Clones)'''
* Booster/Gemini (Fastlane/Cloudraker)
* Roboclon/Rapax (Pounce/Wingspan)
'''Distructor Headmasters'''
* Duobot (Chromedome)
* Cruiserbot (Highbrow)
* Goblin (Brainstorm)
* Blindobot (Hardhead)
* Tifon (Snapdragon)
* Tagor (Apeface)
'''Sixchanger'''
* Iperbot Sei Azioni (Sixshot)
'''Terrorbots (Terrorcons)'''
* Crudelbot (Cutthroat)
* Battlebot (Rippersnapper)
* Spectrobot (Blot)
* Bifronbot (Sinnertwin)
* Grifobot (Hun-Gurrr)
* Tundertron (Abominus giftset)
::''Like Multiforce (Bruticus) before him, Tundertron (Abominus) was also available as a giftset from GiG even though Hasbro hadn't released the toys in giftset form in the USA. The box layout was again based very closely on the standard Hasbro combiner giftsets at that time, but lacked the Hasbro logo, the individual components sported Takara numbers from D-79 to D-83 before their names, and the giftset itself sported the Takara number D-84.''

==1988==
===UK, France, the Netherlands, Belgium and Spain===
Toys were still available in English-only, French/Dutch and Spanish-only packaging. The UK toys started sporting a yellow "Original HASBRO Transformers" sticker on their packaging, possibly as a reaction to the sudden flood of Mexican toys (although those didn't come out in Europe until late 1988/early 1989). This sticker is also the only way to tell a European toy in English packaging apart from its US counterpart, as the packaging itself appears to be identical. 1988 toys were available in Germany in English-only packaging including the "Original HASBRO Transformers" sticker, with additional safety warning stickers in German.
Known European toys from 1989 are (UK = English packaging with "Original HASBRO Transformer" sticker; F/NL = French/Dutch packaging; E = Spanish packaging)

'''Powermasters'''
* Getaway ('''UK''')
* Slapdash ('''UK''')
* Joyride ('''UK''', '''F/NL''')
* Dreadwind ('''UK''')
* Darkwing ('''UK''')
* Optimus Prime ('''UK''')
'''Sparkabots'''
* Fizzle ('''UK''', '''F/NL''')
* Sizzle ('''UK''')
* Guzzle ('''UK''')
::''The Sparkabots were referred to as "Sparkler Minibots" in the comics by Marvel UK for reasons unknown, but the toys apparently sported the standard US name.''
'''Firecons'''
* Cindersaur ('''UK''', '''F/NL''')
* Flamefeather ('''UK''')
* Sparkstalker ('''UK''')
'''Triggerbots'''
* Backstreet ('''UK''')
* Override ('''UK''')
* Dogfight ('''UK''')
'''Triggercons'''
* Windsweeper ('''UK''')
* Ruckus ('''UK''')
* Crankcase ('''UK''')
'''Double Targetmasters'''
* Landfill ('''UK''')
* Quickmix ('''UK''')
* Scoop ('''UK''')
* Spinister ('''UK''')
* Needlenose ('''UK''')
* Quake ('''UK''')
'''Seacons'''
* Overbite
::''For reasons unknown, Overbite was referred to as "Jawbreaker" in the comics by Marvel UK. The toy was apparently still released as "Overbite" regardless.''
* Nautilator
* Seawing
* Skalor
* Tetakil
* Snaptrap

===Italy===

Starting with the Pretenders, GiG finally dropped the small remainder of the old "Trasformer" logo from their packaging. Known Italian releases from 1988 are:

'''Pretenders'''
* Falcon (Waverider)
* Korno (Skullgrin)
* Reptilo (Submarauder)
* Super Commander (Cloudburst)
'''Triggerbots'''
* Furio (Override)
* Orage (Dogfight)
* Bitume (Backstreet)
'''Triggercons'''
* Rafale (Windsweeper)
* 4x4 (Crankcase)
* Rallye (Ruckus)

==1989==
===UK, France, the Netherlands, Belgium and Spain===
Known European toys from 1989 are (UK = English packaging with "Original HASBRO Transformer" sticker; F/NL = French/Dutch packaging; E = Spanish packaging):

'''Small Pretenders'''
* Doubleheader ('''UK''')
* Longtooth ('''UK''')
* Octopunch ('''UK''')
* Stranglehold ('''UK''')
'''Micromaster Patrols'''
* Air Strike Patrol ('''F/NL''')
* Battle Patrol ('''UK''')
* Off-Road Patrol ('''F/NL''': Patrouille Tous Terrains/Patrouille Terreinwagens)
'''Micromaster Transports'''
* Flattop ('''UK''', '''E''')
* Erector ('''UK''', '''E''')
* Overload ('''UK''', '''E''')
* Roughstuff ('''UK''', '''E''')
'''Micromaster Bases'''
* Groundshaker ('''E''')

====Notes====
* The smaller Pretenders, the Classic Pretenders, the Micromaster Stations and the Micromaster Transports were once again available in Germany in English packaging. The Air Strike Patrol was available in Germany in French/Dutch packaging, but that might have been an import by a store with a mother company based in the Netherlands.
* A packaged version of Skyhopper exists with the alternate names "Helico/Skyhopper". It's currently unknown which languages the packaging sports - it might even be English/French, which would make it a Canadian rather than a European release.

===Italy===
Known Italian toys from 1988 are:

'''Small Pretenders'''
* Biclonius (Doubleheader)
* Medusa (Octopunch)
* Teskior (Bludgeon)
'''Pretender Monsters'''
* Spettro (Bristleback)
* Raptor (Scowl)
* Pipistrello (Icepick)
* Avvoltoio (Birdbrain)
* Vampiro (Wildfly)
* Artiglio (Slog)
'''Set Commandos (Classic Pretenders/Legends)'''
* Saetta, Folgore, Drago & Tornado (Bumblebee, Jazz, Grimlock & Starscream set)
'''Microtransformers Pattuglias (Micromaster Patrols)'''
* Expeditors (Off-Road Patrol)
* Sprintforce (Race Car Patrol)
* Interceptors (Air Strike Patrol)
* Pattuglia Soccorso (Battle Patrol)
* Pattuglia Guastatori (Sports Car Patrol)
'''Microtransformers Deluxes (Micromaster Transports)'''
* Tractor (Erector)
* Tornado (Roughstuff)
'''Microtrasformer Stations (Micromaster Stations)'''
* Radar (Ironworks)
* Argon (Hot House)
* Assalt (Greasepit)
* Lancer (Airwave)
'''Microtransformer Bases (Micromaster Bases)'''
* Titano (Groundshaker)
* Rotor (Skyhopper)

====Notes====
* For reasons unknown, GiG's versions of the Micromaster Stations are called "Microtrasformer" rather than "Microtransformer" like the rest of the Italian Micromaster releases.
* Meanwhile, the early patrols (Expeditors/Off-Road Patrol, Sprintforce/Race Car Patrol, Interceptors/Air Strike Patrol) are called "Micromaster".
* The Classic Pretender/Legends versions of Bumblebee, Jazz, Grimlock and Starscream were released as a giftset without their pretender shells. The packaging of the set was based on the Japanese "Hero Set". The names of the individual toys were ''not'' the same Italian names the original toys/characters had sported - rather, they were given seemingly random names of ''other'' Transformers toys. Bumblebee ("Maggiolino" in the Italian dub of the animated television series, since the original toy had not been released in Italy) became "Saetta" (originally the Italian name for Wheeljack); Jazz (originally "Tigre") became "Folgore" (originally the Italian name for Hot Rod); Grimlock (originally "Tiran") became "Drago" (originally the Italian name for Hot Spot); and Starscream (originally "Astrum") became "Tornado" (originally the Italian name for Air Raid).

===Unofficial Mexican imports===
Additionally to the regular toys released by Hasbro and GiG, [http://www.tfarchive.com/toys/articles/mexican_invasion.php Europe was also hit by a flood of Transformers toys imported from Mexico]. While these toys had been officially produced by [[IGA]] with the intention to release them on the Mexican market, a large unsold stock remained that was eventually exported to Europe without Hasbro's involvement. The toys were available in the UK, the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Spain, Italy, Austria, Romania, Denmark, Sweden and Finland. This created a strange situation where unofficially imported (but officially produced) toys competed with official European releases. These toys are considered official for Mexico but unofficial for Europe.

==1990==
By 1990, Hasbro had mostly streamlined their European markets. Presumably, all toys that came out in one country were also available everywhere else. Even the Italian releases now sported a uniform look with the toys that were available elsewhere in Europe (even though they still sported a "GiG" logo and Italian names) - with one exception. Also, with Hasbro cancelling the Transformers line in the USA for the time being, the European Hasbro branches continued releasing news toys which the USA would never get. By this time, Australia also was receiving a similar (if not exactly the same) pattern of releases, re-releases and exclusives to the European market - this would continue at least as far as the 'Generation 2' era.

===Micromasters===
Known European Micromaster releases are (F/NL = French/Dutch packaging; E = Spanish packaging; I = Italian packaging with alternate names):

'''Micromaster Patrols'''
* Air Patrol ('''E''')
* Construction Patrol ('''E''')
* Hot Rod Patrol ('''E'''; '''I''': Pattuglia Inseguitori)
* Military Patrol ('''I''': Pattuglia Militare)
* Monster Truck Patrol ('''UK'''; '''I''': ?)
* Race Track Patrol ('''E''')
'''Micromaster Combiner Squads (Microtransformers Combin in Italy)'''
* Astro Squad ('''UK'''; '''I''': Squadriglia Interstellare)
* Metro Squad ('''I''': Squadriglia Metropolis)
* Battle Squad ('''I''': Squadra Combattenti)
* Constructor Squad ('''UK'''; '''E'''; '''I''': Squadra Demolitori)
'''Micromaster Combiner Transports (Microcombiners in Spain)'''
* Tanker Truck ('''UK'''; '''E''': Camion Cisterna)
* Cannon Transport ('''UK'''; '''E''': Remolque de Cañon)
* Missile Launcher ('''E''': Lanzamisiles)
'''Micromaster Combiner Autobot Battlefield Headquarters'''
* Battlefield Headquarters ( '''E''': Cuartel General; '''I''': Super Camion Fortezza)

===Action Masters (Super Azione in Italy)===
Presumably, Germany got the UK versions of the 1990 Action Masters in English-only packaging. Also, GiG supposedly gave the Action Masters toys that were based on older characters the original Italian names again, unlike with the "Set Commandos", although the only known packaged example so far is Wheeljack, with the name being impossible to make out.

Confirmed releases are (UK = English packaging, F/NL = French/Dutch packaging; E = Spanish packaging; I = Italian packaging with alternate names):

'''Action Master figures'''
* Grimlock ('''UK''')
* Snarl ('''UK''')
* Blaster ('''UK''')
* Bumblebee ('''UK''')
* Jazz ('''I''': Bionic con Turbo Veicolo)
* Jackpot ('''I''': Inspector)
* Soundwave ('''UK''')
* Shockwave ('''UK''')
* Devastator ('''UK''')

'''Action Master Action Vehicles'''
* Wheeljack ('''I''': Saetta con Super Turbo)

===European and Australasian "Classics"===
Possibly taking a cue from the popularity of the Classic Pretenders, Hasbro started re-releasing original toys from 1984-1987 in "gold" packaging based on the Classic Pretenders' boxes. It's impossible to determine whether this was an idea Hasbro had originally intended for the US market that fell victim to the cancellation of the line in the USA and which therefore only came out in Europe, Australia and New Zealand or whether Hasbro was trying to fulfill the demand for original toys/characters, possibly in an attempt to react to the imported Mexican toys that flooded European and Australasian shelves.
[http://www.geocities.com/futuristgroup/veurolist.html Known European/Australasian "Classic" releases from 1990] are (UK = English packaging; F/NL = French/Dutch packaging; E = Spanish packaging; I = Italian packaging with alternate names):

'''Classic Aerialbots'''
* [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] ('''UK''')
* [[Skydive (G1)|Skydive]] ('''UK''')
* [[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]] ('''UK'''; '''F/NL''')
* [[Slingshot]] ('''UK''')
* [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] ('''UK'''; '''E''')
'''Classic Stunticons'''
* [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] ('''UK'''; '''F/NL'''; '''I''': Cobra)
* [[Breakdown]] ('''UK''')
* [[Wildrider]] ('''UK''')
* [[Drag Strip]] ('''UK'''; '''F/NL'''; '''I''': Iguana)
* [[Motormaster]] ('''UK'''; '''E''')
'''Classic Heroes'''
* [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] ('''UK'''; '''E''')
* [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] ('''UK''')
* [[Jazz]] ('''UK'''; '''E''')
* [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] ('''UK'''; '''E''')
* [[Sunstreaker]] ('''UK''')
* [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] ('''UK'''; '''E''')

====Notes====
* Unlike the English and French/Dutch versions, the Italian and Spanish Classics don't say "Classic" anywhere on the packaging.
* Germany got the Classics toys in English packaging.
* The "Classic" versions of Sunstreaker and Wheeljack mark the last uses of these molds to this very day. While Hasbro have confirmed the Wheeljack mold (as well as the Mirage mold) as "long since depleted", the fate of the Sunstreaker mold is still unknown.
* The "Classic" version of Prowl sported a sticker sheet that was based on the Diaclone version of the toy. The police badges actually sport the word "Diaclone", which was omitted from the 1984 Hasbro version, the 1985 Takara Transformers version and all the modern-day reissues.

===Italian exclusives===
As a last glimmer of GiG's unique relationship with Takara, [http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/toyreview.php?review=211 Galaxy Shuttle], which was originally released as part of Takara's Victory line, was available in Italy. The Italian packaging was loosely based on the original Japanese packaging, but with a lot of twists taken from the European releases at that time. The Japanese "C-326" number was omitted from the packaging this time around.

==1991==
Hasbro continued releasing new toys to the European and Australasian markets. Those included new Action Masters that never came out in the USA, entirely new Action Master concepts, more "Classic" re-releases of older toys and even toys that were originally only available in Japan, slightly redecoed for the European market. Known European/Australasian toys from 1991 are (UK = English packaging; F/NL = French/Dutch packaging; E = Spanish packaging; I = Italian packaging with alternate names):

===Greece===
Many thoughts go that these giftsets were produced in 1986, but they are not. Along with the classic toy-line, GiG RE-produced both giftsets in 1990-1991 (these came in Italy in combination with a Dinobot classic attached on the back of the box). These toys have small differences with the 1986 versions, like colors and projectiles and they don't have any rubsigns. Do not be misled by the date on the box, El Greco only sold the RE-produced giftsets in 1990-1991:

'''Combiner giftsets'''
* Excavator (Devastator)
* Defensor
::''The layout of the combiner giftsets boxes differs from the Mini-Vehicles' cards. Apparently, the boxes were based on the Italian giftsets by GiG. The small additional "Trasformer" logo is present, and the "El Greco" logo is placed in an oval bubble where the "GiG" logo would be placed on Italian toys, whereas the Mini-Vehicles sported a blue "El Greco" logo without a bubble. Also, both Excavator's and Defensor's names are spelled in Latin rather than in Greek characters, Excavator's function is stated as "Fighter Excavator" (also in Latin), and furthermore, he's called a "Decepticon" (even though his faction is called "Distructors" elsewhere on the packaging), and Defensor is called an "Autobot" (also in Latin), even though the Mini-Vehicles were "Autorobots". The individual Constructicons' and Protectobots' names are their original English names, spelled in Latin characters on the packaging.''

===Action Masters (Super Azione in Italy)===
'''Action Master figures'''
* [[Powerflash]] ('''UK'''; '''F/NL''')
* [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] ('''UK'''; '''F/NL'''; '''I''': Freccia)
* [[Tracks]] ('''UK'''; '''I''': Puma)
* [[Bombshell]] ('''UK'''; '''F/NL''')
* [[Charger]] ('''UK'''; '''F/NL'''; '''I''': Lampo)
* [[Take-Off]] ('''UK'''; '''F/NL''')
'''Exo-Suit Action Masters'''
* [[Circuit (Action Master)|Circuit]] ('''UK''')
* [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] ('''UK''')
'''Motorized Exo-Suit Action Masters'''
* [[Rumbler]] ('''UK'''; '''F/NL''')
* [[Slicer]] ('''UK''')
'''Action Master Elites'''
* [[Omega Spreem]] (similar to [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]])
* [[Windmill]] (similar to [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]])
* [[Double Punch]] (similar to [[Black Zarak]])
* [[Turbo Master]] (head and torso are very similar to [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]])

====Notes====
* Action Master Tracks and Sideswipe are named "Puma" and "Freccia" in Italy, respectively. These are the characters' original Italian names.
* Again, Action Masters were available in English packaging in Germany.
* The Action Master Elites are rumored to have originally been designed as wave 5 of the standard Action Masters, but to have been redesigned for licencing reasons, as Hasbro UK is a separate company from the US Hasbro according to this rumor. The Japanese "Transformers Generations" book contains concept designs for an unreleased Action Master version of Bruticus; it's assumed that some parts originally designed for AM Bruticus ultimately ended up on Turbo Master.

===Classics===
'''Classic Throttlebots (Motorizatti Rollerbots in Italy)'''
* [[Chase]] ('''UK'''; '''I''': Scoutbot)
* [[Freeway]] ('''UK'''; '''I''': Saterbot)
* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Goldbug]] ('''UK'''; '''I''': Maggionlino)
* [[Rollbar (G1)|Rollbar]] ('''UK'''; '''I''': Trollbot)
* [[Searchlight]] ('''UK'''; '''I''': Strobobot)
* [[Wideload (G1)|Wideload]] ('''UK'''; '''I''': Rapidbot)
'''Classic Dinobots (Nuovo Dinorobots in Italy)'''
* [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] ('''UK''')
* [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] ('''UK'''; '''I''': Bronto)
* [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] ('''UK'''; '''I''': Stego)
'''Classic Triple Changers'''
* [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] ('''UK'''; '''E''')
* [[Springer]] ('''UK'''; '''E''')
* [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] ('''UK'''; '''E''')
* [[Octane]] ('''UK'''; '''E''')
'''Classic Protectobots'''
* [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] ('''UK'''; '''E''')
* [[Groove (G1)|Groove]] ('''UK'''; '''E''')
* [[Blades]] ('''UK'''; '''E''')
* [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] ('''UK'''; '''E''')
* [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] ('''UK'''; '''E''')
'''Classic Combaticons'''
* [[Brawl]] ('''UK'''; '''F/NL'''; '''E''')
* [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] ('''UK'''; '''F/NL'''; '''E''')
* [[Vortex]] ('''UK'''; '''E''')
* [[Blast Off]] ('''UK'''; '''E''')
* [[Onslaught]] ('''UK'''; '''F/NL'''; '''E''': Oslat)
'''Classic Heroes'''
* [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] ('''UK'''; '''E''')
* [[Tracks]] ('''UK'''; '''E''')
'''Other Classics'''
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] ('''UK'''; '''E''')

====Notes====
* Again, the Italian and Spanish Classics don't say "Classic" anywhere on the packaging, unlike the English and French/Dutch versions.
* The rubsign indents on the Classic Protectobots, Combaticons, Throttlebots, and Triple Changers Springer, and Octane were filled in. The Throttlebots also had standard Autobot symbols instead of rubsigns.
*Classics Sandstorm had black plastic feet painted orange, as opposed to the original orange-painted metal and later orange plastic versions. Sandstorm came without a rubsign but the indent was not removed.
* Again, Classics toys were available in English packaging in Germany. However, the Classic Combaticons might have not been available in Germany, due to the "war" theme.
* For reasons unknown, the Spanish "Classic" version of Onslaught is the only known Spanish version of a toy sporting an alternate name: "Oslat".
* The original Italian releases of the Throttlebots were named "Racerbots"; the Italian versions of the Classic Throttlebots were called "Motorizatti Rollerbots" instead. Also, Scoutbot (Chase), Saterbot (freeway), Trollbot (Rollbar) and Strobobot (Searchlight) their original Italian names; however, Goldbug, who had originally been named "Wagenbot" in Italy, was called "Maggiolino" for the Italian version of his "Classics" incarnation instead, which was the Italian name of Bumblebee in the Italian dub of the animated television series (since the original Bumblebee toy was never released in Italy); and likewise, Wideload, who had originally been named "Rollerbot" in Italy (which had now become the name of the entire team), was renamed into "Rapidbot".
* The Italian versions of the Classic Dinobots were apparently available as packs with old combiner giftsets.

===Imported Japanese toys===
'''Motorvators (Super Autorobots in Italy)'''
* [[Flame (Motorvator)|Flame]] ('''UK'''; '''I''': Ghibli)
* [[Gripper]] ('''UK'''; '''I''': ?)
* [[Lightspeed (Motorvator)|Lightspeed]] ('''UK'''; '''I''': Starbot)
'''Others'''
* [[Overlord]] ('''UK'''; '''F/NL''')

====Notes====
* The Motorvators are redecos of the Japanese Brainmasters Blacker, Braver, and Laster, but do not include the parts for forming Road Caesar.
* Overlord is also slightly recolored form his 1988 Japanese release.
* Both Overlord and the Motorvators came in boxes sporting the same overall layout as the boxes used for the "Classic" toys.
* It's speculated that Overlord and the Motorvators might have been a "test" to see how well larger toys sell in Europe. By using existing molds already released by Takara, Hasbro minimised the financial risk.
* "Starbot" was previously also the Italian name of the Technobot Lightspeed. It's currently unknown whether this is supposed to imply that the Motorvator and the Technobot are supposed to be the same character. For what it's worth, "Ghibli" was previously the Italian name of Triple Changer Sandstorm.

==1992==
Hasbro continued with a few new toys exclusively designed for the European market, as well as a few strange re-releases of combiners lacking their combining ability. In terms of languages, English and Spanish were now merged into bilingual English/Spanish packaging for the British, Spanish, Australian and New Zealand markets, whereas France, Belgium and the Netherlands still got toys in bilingual French/Dutch packaging, but now with alternate (English) names as well, and Italy still got toys in Italian-only packaging from GiG. Known European releases from 1992 are (UK/E = English/Spanish packaging; F/NL = French/Dutch packaging with alternate names; I = Italian packaging with alternate names):

===Turbomasters and Predators===
'''Turbomasters'''
* [[Boss]] ('''UK/E'''; '''F/NL''': Blizzard; '''I''': Tigre)
* [[Flash]] ('''UK/E''')
* [[Hurricane]] ('''UK/E'''; '''F/NL''': Tempest; '''I''': Vortex)
* [[Scorch]] ('''UK/E'''; '''F/NL''': Dragon)
* [[Rotorstorm]] ('''UK/E''')
* [[Thunder Clash]] ('''UK/E'''; '''I''': Uragan)
'''Predators'''
* [[Falcon (Predator)|Falcon]] ('''UK/E''')
* [[Skydive (Predator)|Skydive]] ('''UK/E'''; '''I''': Piton)
* [[Snare]] ('''UK/E''')
* [[Talon]] ('''UK/E'''; '''I''': Bomber)
* [[Stalker (G1)|Stalker]] ('''UK/E''')
* [[Skyquake]] ('''UK/E'''; '''F/NL''': Crash)

====Notes====
* The Italian name for Boss, "Tigre", was originally the Italian name for Jazz. Likewise, the Italian name for Hurricane, "Vortex", was also the Italian name for the Combaticon Vortex.
* The Turbomasters were also available in Canada; the Canadian version of Rotorstorm had the alternate names "Storm" (English) and "Tempête" (French). Also of note is that the uk did see releases of Rotorstorm labeled as "Storm"

===Non-combining Combiners===
'''Rescue Force'''
* "Drillhorn"
* "Jaruga"
* "Killbison"
* "Leozak"
'''Constructicons'''
* "Bonecrusher"
* "Hook"
* "Long Haul"
* "Mixmaster"
* "Scavenger"
* "Scrapper"

====Notes====
* The Rescue Force were recolors of four members of the Breastforce, originally released by Takara in Japan as part of their Victory line in 1990, with new weapons replacing the partners. Names are in quotes because no offical names were given. Some parts were remolded such as the gun for Killbison now being a set of crane arms. These were not intended to replace the partners. These toys were also released with both red and gray weapons. Note that these toys still combine but lack the head included with the japanese Leozak (and the two arms).
* The European Constructicons from 1992 are different from the yellow G2 Constructicons, as the purple parts were the darker G1 shade, the soft plastic parts (Bonecrusher and Scrapper's roof parts, Scavenger's shovel arm) were gray, no combiner parts were included, and there was no G2 stamp. Figure names are in quotes because these figures were not officaly named. Some fans also refer to these versions of the Constructicons as the "G1½" versions.
* Both the Rescue Force and the Constructicon toys came on uniform cards with the same box artwork spotlights for each team member, minimal texts ("Rescue Force" and "Autobot", or "Constructicons" and "Decepticon", respectively), no individual names, no tech specs and strictly image-based instructions that featured all team members.

==1993==
The Turbomasters and Predators were re-released. All new toys from 1993 would be re-released in 1994 in "Generation 2" packaging in Europe, and were identical to their 1993 releases other than the packaging. The G2 symbol was created for this year's releases; rumor has it that this was due to the international licence for the G1 symbols having expired. Some releases of these figures also had the "G2 stamp" placed somewhere on the figure. Known European releases from 1993 are (UK/E = English/Spanish packaging; F/NL = French/Dutch packaging with alternate names; I = Italian packaging with alternate names):

===Obliterators===
* [[Pyro]] ('''UK/E''')
* [[Clench (G2)|Clench]] ('''UK/E''')

===Axelerators and Skyscorchers===
'''Axelerators (Colorflashes in Italy)'''
* [[Turbofire|Hotrider]] ('''UK/E'''; '''I''': Astro) (a.k.a. Turbofire)
* [[Rapido]] ('''UK/E'''; '''I''': Sirius)
* [[Skram]] ('''UK/E'''; '''I''': Mercury)
* [[Windbreaker|Zap]] ('''UK/E'''; '''F/NL''': Rush; '''I''': Folgor) (a.k.a. Windbreaker)

'''Skyscorchers (Colorflashes in Italy)'''
* [[Eagle Eye (G2)|Hawk]] ('''UK/E'''; '''I''': Pyton) (a.k.a. Eagle Eye)
* [[Afterburner (G2)|Snipe]] ('''UK/E''') (a.k.a. Afterburner)
* [[Terradive (G2)|Terradive]] ('''UK/E'''; '''I''': Drake)
* [[Windrazor (G2)|Tornado]] ('''UK/E'''; '''I''': Diablo) (a.k.a. Windrazor)

===Aquaspeeders and Stormtroopers===
'''Aquaspeeders'''
* [[Aquafend]] ('''UK/E''')
* [[Deluge (Autobot)|Deluge]] ('''UK/E''')
* [[Jetstorm (Autobot)|Jetstorm]] ('''UK/E''')
* [[Speedstream]] ('''UK/E''')

'''Stormtroopers (Acquamasters in Italy)'''
* [[Aquablast]] ('''UK/E'''; '''I''': Murena)
* [[Drench (Decepticon)|Drench]] ('''UK/E''')
* [[Hydradread]] ('''UK/E'''; '''I''': Idrosqualo)
* [[Rage (G2)|Rage]] ('''UK/E''')

===Lightformers and Trakkons===
'''Lightformers'''
* [[Deftwing]] ('''UK/E''')
* [[Ironfist]] ('''UK/E''')
'''Trakkons'''
* [[Calcar]] ('''UK/E''')
* [[Fearswoop]] ('''UK/E''')

====Notes====
* The G2 re-releases of Pyro and Clench from 1994 were named "Spark" and "Colossus" instead.
*''Both'' the Axelerators ''and'' the Skyscorchers are called "Colorflashs" in Italy.

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The Transformers (European toyline)

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Originally, European countries got the same Transformers toys [[Hasbro]] had previously released in the USA, although different countries got different toys - and sometimes, the toys sported noticeable differences from their US counterparts. Initially, various sub-contracted companies were responsible for releasing the toys in the individual European countries (which involved language variations on the packaging), but over the time, they were either bought out by Hasbro or simply dropped in favor of a more and more unified European market.
After [[Generation 1 (toyline)|Generation One]] ended in the US, the line continued in Europe until it was renamed into ''[[Generation 2 Europe (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' in 1994.

==1985==
===Notes===
The ''Transformers'' toyline officially started in most European countries in 1985. It should be noted, though, that various European companies had already released licensed versions of [[Takara]]'s ''[[Diaclone]]'' and ''[[Microman]]'' toys domestically prior to that ("Trasformer" by [[GiG]] in Italy; "Diaclone" by [[Joustra]] in France, Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands), some of which had already sported characteristics directly lifted from Hasbro's Transformers toys (some of GiG's "Trasformer" versions of the Autobot Cars sported color schemes originally conceived by Hasbro; Joustra's versions of the [[Mini Vehicle|Minicars]] already sported Autobot logos). But it wasn't until 1985 that Transformers toys were officially introduced to the various European markets under that very name.

===UK===
Little is known about the earliest toys released in the UK. The common consensus is that they supposedly came in English-only US packaging. Recounts of which toys were and which weren't available in the UK vary depending on who you ask. A surprising omission from the initial wave of 1984 toys was Megatron, whose absence on the shelves was noted in the letters page of the [[Marvel UK]] comic. Probably the most well-known UK release is an (almost) unique version of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] [http://www.tf-1.com/articles/eurous_frame.php?art=redfoot with red instead of blue feet]. The packaging is almost identical to the US version, but sports an additional copyright note linking this release to Ceji Revell (misspelled as "Revel"), which was owned by the same company as Joustra. It's possible that the other initial UK releases were also distributed by Ceji, but at the current point of time, there's no evidence supporting this theory. Also of note was the line's UK subtitle initially being "''Warrior'' Robots in Disguise", and this was seen on much of the early ancillary merchandise, including the UK comic.

===Germany, France, the Netherlands, Belgium and Spain===
The earliest toys released in continental Europe (minus Italy) were distributed by [[Milton Bradley]], which was in the process of being taken over by Hasbro at that point. There's no solid evidence that all the MB toys were available in all these countries, but the packaging is sporting the four languages German, French, Dutch and Spanish. Therefore, MB covered the markets where Joustra's Diaclone toys were previously available, with the addition of Spain.

[http://www.geocities.com/futuristgroup/veurolist.html Known MB releases] are:

'''Autobot Leaders'''
* [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]]
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]
::''Optimus Prime was originally not released by MB. A [http://www.geocities.com/futuristgroup/veuro2.html Dutch manufacturer of kitchen utensils claimed ownership of the "Optimus" trademark], and as a result, MB held back the release of Optimus Prime in Europe until the dispute had been settled and initially marketed Jetfire as the Autobot leader instead.''

'''Autobot Cars'''
* [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]
* [[Tracks]]
::''Tracks was originally avalable in red rather than blue, based on the ''Diaclone'' version. Hasbro re-released Tracks in blue a year later, but due to the toy sporting a different color than its animated counterpart, red Tracks was selling poorly (which in turn later resulted in the toy being a much sought-after rarity). Also, red Tracks was the only Autobot Car in MB packaging sporting the 1985 US battle scene on the back of the box rather than the 1984 one, thus indicating that he might have been one of the last Transformers released in MB packaging.''
* [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]
* [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]
* [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]]
* [[Jazz]]
::''The box front of MB's version of Jazz sported an additional "Porsche" remark after his name. The significance of this is still unknown by this point.''

:''('''Note''': In addition to Optimus Prime, none of the Autobot Cars were featured in the first MB catalog either.)''

'''Autobot Mini-Vehicles'''
* [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]]
* [[Warpath]]
* [[Cosmos]]
* [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]]
* [[Seaspray]]
* [[Gears]]
* [[Powerglide]]

'''Jumpstarters'''
* [[Topspin]]
* [[Twin Twist]]

'''Autobot Communicator'''
* [[Blaster]]

'''Autobot Deluxe Vehicles'''
* [[Roadbuster]]
* [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]]

'''Dinobots'''
* [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]
* [[Slag (G1)|Slag]]
* [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]]
* [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]]

'''Decepticon Leader'''
* [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]

'''Decepticon Laser Gun'''
* [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]

'''Decepticon Planes'''
* [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]
* [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]]
::''Thundercracker was sold in "Starscream" boxes and with factory-applied Starscream stickers.''
* [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]]
* [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]]
* [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]]

'''Decepticon Communicator'''
* [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]

'''Decepticon Cassettes'''
* [[Ravage]]
::''Ravage was sold carded all by himself, rather than as a two-pack with [[Rumble]] as in the USA.''

'''Decepticon Triple Changers'''
* [[Blitzwing]]
* [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]

'''Insecticons'''
* [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]]
* [[Bombshell]]
* [[Shrapnel]]

'''Deluxe Insecticons'''
* [[Venom]]
* [[Barrage (Insecticon)|Barrage]]
* [[Ransack (G1)|Ransack]]
* [[Chop Shop]]

'''Constructicons'''
* [[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]]
* [[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]]
* [[Scrapper]]
* [[Hook]]
* [[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]]
* [[Mixmaster]]
* [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] (giftset)

===Italy===
[[GiG]] ("Geegh", but sometime mispelled "GiGi" by not italian people) had originally released toys based on their Diaclone license from Takara under the name "Trasformer", occasionally sporting color schemes only found on Hasbro's Transformers versions. Eventually, Hasbro cracked down on GiG and made them acquire a second license from them as well. In 1985, GiG launched their own version of the Transformers line, with the toys often sporting original Italian names (for example, the Autobots became "Autorobots", and the Decepticons "Distructors"). In addition to the official "Transformers" logo, a small remainder of the old "Trasformer" logo would remain on the packaging until 1988.

Known GiG ''Transformers'' releases are:

'''Autorobot Leader'''
* Commander (Optimus Prime)
:''('''Note''': A [http://www.geocities.com/futuristgroup/vprime6.html later variant] of Commander (Optimus Prime) sported plastic wheels instead of rubber tires and plastic instead of diecast feet, similar to the US KB Toys exclusive variant of Ultra Magnus.)''

'''Autorobot Cars'''
* Tigre (Jazz)
* Freccia ([[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]])
* Lince (Sunstreaker)
* Mistero (Mirage)
::''Whereas Mirage sported "Citanes" decals everywhere else in the world, [http://www.geocities.com/futuristgroup/vmirage.html GiG released their "Mistero" version with "Ligier" decals instead] - originally as factory-applied stickers over the "Citanes" tampos, later with actual "Ligier" tampos.''
* Canguro ([[Hound (G1)|Hound]])
* Saetta (Wheeljack)
* Giaguaro ([[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]])
::''The Italian name for Red Alert was changed from "Giaguaro" to "Alert" in 1987.''
* [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]]
* Gancio ([[Grapple]])
:''('''Note''': The Autorobot Cars sported unique "safety" missiles with large rubber boppers instead of the individual missiles the versions released everywhere else had.)

'''Dinorobots (Dinobots)'''
* Tiran (Grimlock)
* Reptilo (Swoop)

'''Distructor Triple Changers'''
* Triplex Uno (Astrotrain)
* Triplex Due (Blitzwing)

'''Distructor Planes'''
* Astrum (Starscream)
* Vampiro (Thundercracker)
* Corvo ([[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]])
:''('''Note''': Similar to Thundercracker being available in a Starscream box from MB, GiG released "Astrum", "Vampiro" and "Corvo" in a multi-purpose box sporting all three characters' names and tech specs.)''

'''Escavators (Constructicons)'''
* Scudo (Bonecrusher)
* Braccio (Scavenger)
* Ringhio (Scrapper)
* Rostro (Hook)
* Macigno (Long Haul)
* Rollo (Mixmaster)
* Devastator (giftset)
:''('''Note''': The Constructicons came in small boxes based on the Takara versions, rather than on cards like the versions released everywhere else in the world. The boxes even sported numbers from "31" to "36", like the Takara versions did, and omitted the "Hasbro" logo on the packaging in favor of a "Takara" logo. The first of many examples of the liberties resulting from GiG's unique relationship with Takara.)''

The Mini-Cars/Mini-Vehicles were apparently never released by GiG. Any Italian names for their characters are based on the Italian dub of the animated series.

===Greece===
A company named [[El Greco]] released a small number of Transformers toys to the Greek market. The Autobots were called Αυτορομπότ (Autorobots). The only known El Greco releases include seven Autobot Mini-Vehicles and two combiner giftsets. The cards the toys were available on were based on the Hasbro cards and sported Hasbro logos in addition to the "El Greco" logo.

Known 1985 releases are:

'''Classic Heroic (Autobot Mini-Vehicles)'''
* Αχτύπητος (Ahtipitos = Warpath)
* Κυρίαρχος (Kiriarhos = Cosmos)
* Αγγελιοφόρος (Agelioforos = Beachcomber)
* Εγκέφαλος (Egefalos = [[Βrawn]])
* Γίγαντας (Gigantas = [[Huffer]])
* Κεραυνός (Keravnos = Powerglide)
* Θαλασσόλυκος (Thalassolikos = Seaspray)

==1986==
===UK, France, the Netherlands, Belgium and Spain===
Presumably, Transformers didn't sell well in Germany in 1985, therefore German was dropped as a language from the packaging until Generation 2. Instead, Hasbro (who had finished taking over MB) consolidated the UK market with the rest of Europe (except for Italy, again). The 1986 releases that were now available in packaging with "Hasbro" rather than "MB" logos sported the four languages English, French, Dutch and Spanish (the order between English and French could occasionally be swapped).
Confirmed European Hasbro releases from 1986 are:

'''Autobot Leader'''
* Optimus Prime
::''Being a prominent character, Optimus Prime was re-released in Hasbro packaging. Additionally, a variant of this Hasbro Optimus Prime has been confirmed released in France that also sports red feet, just like the version from Ceji previously released in the UK. Reportedly, there are slight differences between the two red footed Optimus Primes.''
'''Autobot Mini-Vehicles'''
* Bumblebee
* Wheelie
* Hubcap
* Swerve
* Outback
* Pipes
::''Along with the regular Pipes, a [http://www.toyarchive.com/Transformers/VarBlueWhiteHuffer.html European variant] (dubbed [[Puffer]] by fans) existed which was actually Huffer's mold in Pipes' colors. This is not to be confused with the Mexican version of Pipes, [http://www.tf-1.com/articles/mini_frame.php?art=puffer which was also the original Huffer mold but sported slightly different colors].''
'''Autobot Vehicles (Autobot Cars)'''
* Tracks
::''Because MB's red version of Tracks proved to be unpopular, the toy was re-released in blue, just like the US version. Since he is the only one of the Autobot Cars in European Hasbro packaging that sports the 1985 US battle scene on the back of the box rather than the 1986 one, it can be assumed that he was one of the earliest releases following the completion of the MB takeover.''
* Red Alert
* Sideswipe
* Inferno
* Grapple
* Hoist
* Smokescreen
* Trailbreaker
* Hound
* Hot Rod
* Kup
* Blurr
'''Triple Changers'''
* Broadside
* Octane
* Sandstorm
* Springer
'''Autobot City'''
* Metroplex
'''Aerialbots'''
* Air Raid
* Skydive
* Fireflight
* Slingshot
* Silverbolt
'''Protectobots'''
* Streetwise
* Groove
* Blades
* First Aid
* Hot Spot
'''Combaticons'''
* Brawl
* Swindle
* Blast Off
* Vortex
* Onslaught
'''Stunticons'''
* Dead End
* Breakdown
* Wildrider
* Drag Strip
* Motormaster
'''Battlespringers (Battlechargers)'''
* Runabout
* Runamuck
'''Decepticon Planes'''
* Scourge
* Cyclonus
::''An instruction sheet for Scourge exists sporting the languages French, English, Dutch and Spanish. No packaged example has surfaced thus far.''

===Italy===
Known Italian releases of 1986 toys are:

'''Aerialbots'''
* Tornado (Air Raid)
* Log (Skydive)
* Optor (Fireflight)
* Vertic (Slingshot)
* Radiant (Silverbolt)
* Pentajet (Superion giftset)
'''Protectobots'''
* Phantom (Streetwise)
* Chips (Groove)
* Rasor (Blades)
* Sirena (First Aid)
* Drago (Hot Spot)
* Defensor (giftset)
::''Just like the individual Constructicons before them, GiG's versions of the Aeriabolts, Protectobots, Stunticons and Combaticons also came in boxes based on the Takara versions (including prominent "C" and "D" numbers and "Takara" instead of "Hasbro" logos). This only applied to the combiner limbs, though; the leaders/torsos came in boxes based on the Hasbro versions, including "A5", "P5", "S5" and "D5" numbers.''
'''Autorobot City'''
* Guardian (Metroplex)
'''Autorobot City Commander'''
* Convoy (Ultra Magnus)
'''Stunticons'''
* Cobra (Dead End)
* Caimano (Breakdown)
* Squalo (Wildrider)
* Iguana (Drag Strip)
* Barracuda (Motormaster)
* Pentacar (Menasor giftset)
'''Combaticons'''
* Bomber (Blast Off)
* Crasher (Swindle)
* Exploder (Blast Off)
* Vortex
* Destroyer (Onslaught)
* Multiforce (Bruticus giftset)
::''Whereas no solid evidence for the existence of a Hasbro Bruticus giftset has surfaced thus far, GiG did indeed release Multiforce (Bruticus) as a giftset. The box layout was based very closely on the standard Hasbro combiner giftsets at that time, down to the inclusion of a Hasbro product code number; but unlike the other GiG combiner giftsets, Multiforce lacked the Hasbro logo on the front of the box, and the individual components sported Takara numbers from D-64 to D-68 before their names.''
'''Distructor City'''
* Tripticon (Trypticon)
'''Predacons'''
* Zannar (Razorclaw)
* Felin (Rampage)
* Torox (Tantrum)
* Rinox (Headstrong)
* Falcon (Divebomb)
::''The indivudal Predacons were available in boxes based on the Hasbro versions. Apparently, Predaking was ''not'' available as a giftset from GiG.''

==1987==
===UK, France, the Netherlands, Belgium and Spain===
Apparently realizing that tech specs in four different languages aren't exactly the optimal choice, Hasbro started breaking up the languages again. The UK got toys in English-only packaging, France, Belgium and the Netherlands got toys in bilingual French/Dutch packaging, and Spain got toys in Spanish-only packaging. Germany only got the English versions with safety warning stickers in German. Presumably, all toys were available in all language variants, but without solid evidence, this is pure speculation.
Known European toys from 1987 in French/Dutch packaging are:

'''Decepticon City Commander'''
*Galvatron
::''An instruction sheet for Galvatron exists sporting the languages French and Dutch only. It is therefore assumed that he was available later than Scourge, whose instruction sheet still sported English and Spanish as well.''
'''Duocons'''
* Battletrap
* Flywheels

===Italy===
Known Italian toys from 1987 are:

'''Autorobot Headmasters'''
* Duobot (Chromedome)
* Cruiserbot (Highbrow)
* Goblin (Brainstorm)
* Blindobot (Hardhead)
'''Tecnobots (Technobots)'''
* Radarbot (Afterburner)
* Argobot (Nosecone)
* Rocketbot (Strafe)
* Starbot (Lightspeed)
::''The individual Tecnobots (Technobots) and Terrorbots (Terrorcons) were once again available in boxes with "Takara" logos and Takara numbers from C-87 to C-90 and from D-80 to D-83, respectively.''
* Scatterbot (Scattershot)
* Computron (giftset)
::''The box for the Computron giftset was based on the Hasbro version, but lacked a "Hasbro" logo on the front of the box.''
'''Monsterbots'''
* Drekbot (Doublecross)
* Tigerbot (Grotusque)
::''The Monsterbots were available in boxes that were based on the Hasbro versions, but sported "Takara" instead of "Hasbro" logos and Takara numbers from C-99 to C-100.''
'''Racerbots (Throttlebots)'''
* Wagenbot (Goldbug)
* Scoutbot (Chase)
* Saterbot (Freeway)
* Trollbot (Rollbar)
* Strobobot (Searchlight)
* Rollerbot (Wideload)
::''The Racerbots (Throttlebots) were also available in small boxes rather than on cards, sporting "Takara" rather than "Hasbro" logos and Takara numbers from C-92 to C-97.''
'''Duoform (Clones)'''
* Booster/Gemini (Fastlane/Cloudraker)
* Roboclon/Rapax (Pounce/Wingspan)
'''Distructor Headmasters'''
* Duobot (Chromedome)
* Cruiserbot (Highbrow)
* Goblin (Brainstorm)
* Blindobot (Hardhead)
* Tifon (Snapdragon)
* Tagor (Apeface)
'''Sixchanger'''
* Iperbot Sei Azioni (Sixshot)
'''Terrorbots (Terrorcons)'''
* Crudelbot (Cutthroat)
* Battlebot (Rippersnapper)
* Spectrobot (Blot)
* Bifronbot (Sinnertwin)
* Grifobot (Hun-Gurrr)
* Tundertron (Abominus giftset)
::''Like Multiforce (Bruticus) before him, Tundertron (Abominus) was also available as a giftset from GiG even though Hasbro hadn't released the toys in giftset form in the USA. The box layout was again based very closely on the standard Hasbro combiner giftsets at that time, but lacked the Hasbro logo, the individual components sported Takara numbers from D-79 to D-83 before their names, and the giftset itself sported the Takara number D-84.''

==1988==
===UK, France, the Netherlands, Belgium and Spain===
Toys were still available in English-only, French/Dutch and Spanish-only packaging. The UK toys started sporting a yellow "Original HASBRO Transformers" sticker on their packaging, possibly as a reaction to the sudden flood of Mexican toys (although those didn't come out in Europe until late 1988/early 1989). This sticker is also the only way to tell a European toy in English packaging apart from its US counterpart, as the packaging itself appears to be identical. 1988 toys were available in Germany in English-only packaging including the "Original HASBRO Transformers" sticker, with additional safety warning stickers in German.
Known European toys from 1989 are (UK = English packaging with "Original HASBRO Transformer" sticker; F/NL = French/Dutch packaging; E = Spanish packaging)

'''Powermasters'''
* Getaway ('''UK''')
* Slapdash ('''UK''')
* Joyride ('''UK''', '''F/NL''')
* Dreadwind ('''UK''')
* Darkwing ('''UK''')
* Optimus Prime ('''UK''')
'''Sparkabots'''
* Fizzle ('''UK''', '''F/NL''')
* Sizzle ('''UK''')
* Guzzle ('''UK''')
::''The Sparkabots were referred to as "Sparkler Minibots" in the comics by Marvel UK for reasons unknown, but the toys apparently sported the standard US name.''
'''Firecons'''
* Cindersaur ('''UK''', '''F/NL''')
* Flamefeather ('''UK''')
* Sparkstalker ('''UK''')
'''Triggerbots'''
* Backstreet ('''UK''')
* Override ('''UK''')
* Dogfight ('''UK''')
'''Triggercons'''
* Windsweeper ('''UK''')
* Ruckus ('''UK''')
* Crankcase ('''UK''')
'''Double Targetmasters'''
* Landfill ('''UK''')
* Quickmix ('''UK''')
* Scoop ('''UK''')
* Spinister ('''UK''')
* Needlenose ('''UK''')
* Quake ('''UK''')
'''Seacons'''
* Overbite
::''For reasons unknown, Overbite was referred to as "Jawbreaker" in the comics by Marvel UK. The toy was apparently still released as "Overbite" regardless.''
* Nautilator
* Seawing
* Skalor
* Tetakil
* Snaptrap

===Italy===

Starting with the Pretenders, GiG finally dropped the small remainder of the old "Trasformer" logo from their packaging. Known Italian releases from 1988 are:

'''Pretenders'''
* Falcon (Waverider)
* Korno (Skullgrin)
* Reptilo (Submarauder)
* Super Commander (Cloudburst)
'''Triggerbots'''
* Furio (Override)
* Orage (Dogfight)
* Bitume (Backstreet)
'''Triggercons'''
* Rafale (Windsweeper)
* 4x4 (Crankcase)
* Rallye (Ruckus)

==1989==
===UK, France, the Netherlands, Belgium and Spain===
Known European toys from 1989 are (UK = English packaging with "Original HASBRO Transformer" sticker; F/NL = French/Dutch packaging; E = Spanish packaging):

'''Small Pretenders'''
* Doubleheader ('''UK''')
* Longtooth ('''UK''')
* Octopunch ('''UK''')
* Stranglehold ('''UK''')
'''Micromaster Patrols'''
* Air Strike Patrol ('''F/NL''')
* Battle Patrol ('''UK''')
* Off-Road Patrol ('''F/NL''': Patrouille Tous Terrains/Patrouille Terreinwagens)
'''Micromaster Transports'''
* Flattop ('''UK''', '''E''')
* Erector ('''UK''', '''E''')
* Overload ('''UK''', '''E''')
* Roughstuff ('''UK''', '''E''')
'''Micromaster Bases'''
* Groundshaker ('''E''')

====Notes====
* The smaller Pretenders, the Classic Pretenders, the Micromaster Stations and the Micromaster Transports were once again available in Germany in English packaging. The Air Strike Patrol was available in Germany in French/Dutch packaging, but that might have been an import by a store with a mother company based in the Netherlands.
* A packaged version of Skyhopper exists with the alternate names "Helico/Skyhopper". It's currently unknown which languages the packaging sports - it might even be English/French, which would make it a Canadian rather than a European release.

===Italy===
Known Italian toys from 1988 are:

'''Small Pretenders'''
* Biclonius (Doubleheader)
* Medusa (Octopunch)
* Teskior (Bludgeon)
'''Pretender Monsters'''
* Spettro (Bristleback)
* Raptor (Scowl)
* Pipistrello (Icepick)
* Avvoltoio (Birdbrain)
* Vampiro (Wildfly)
* Artiglio (Slog)
'''Set Commandos (Classic Pretenders/Legends)'''
* Saetta, Folgore, Drago & Tornado (Bumblebee, Jazz, Grimlock & Starscream set)
'''Microtransformers Pattuglias (Micromaster Patrols)'''
* Expeditors (Off-Road Patrol)
* Sprintforce (Race Car Patrol)
* Interceptors (Air Strike Patrol)
* Pattuglia Soccorso (Battle Patrol)
* Pattuglia Guastatori (Sports Car Patrol)
'''Microtransformers Deluxes (Micromaster Transports)'''
* Tractor (Erector)
* Tornado (Roughstuff)
'''Microtrasformer Stations (Micromaster Stations)'''
* Radar (Ironworks)
* Argon (Hot House)
* Assalt (Greasepit)
* Lancer (Airwave)
'''Microtransformer Bases (Micromaster Bases)'''
* Titano (Groundshaker)
* Rotor (Skyhopper)

====Notes====
* For reasons unknown, GiG's versions of the Micromaster Stations are called "Microtrasformer" rather than "Microtransformer" like the rest of the Italian Micromaster releases.
* Meanwhile, the early patrols (Expeditors/Off-Road Patrol, Sprintforce/Race Car Patrol, Interceptors/Air Strike Patrol) are called "Micromaster".
* The Classic Pretender/Legends versions of Bumblebee, Jazz, Grimlock and Starscream were released as a giftset without their pretender shells. The packaging of the set was based on the Japanese "Hero Set". The names of the individual toys were ''not'' the same Italian names the original toys/characters had sported - rather, they were given seemingly random names of ''other'' Transformers toys. Bumblebee ("Maggiolino" in the Italian dub of the animated television series, since the original toy had not been released in Italy) became "Saetta" (originally the Italian name for Wheeljack); Jazz (originally "Tigre") became "Folgore" (originally the Italian name for Hot Rod); Grimlock (originally "Tiran") became "Drago" (originally the Italian name for Hot Spot); and Starscream (originally "Astrum") became "Tornado" (originally the Italian name for Air Raid).

===Unofficial Mexican imports===
Additionally to the regular toys released by Hasbro and GiG, [http://www.tfarchive.com/toys/articles/mexican_invasion.php Europe was also hit by a flood of Transformers toys imported from Mexico]. While these toys had been officially produced by [[IGA]] with the intention to release them on the Mexican market, a large unsold stock remained that was eventually exported to Europe without Hasbro's involvement. The toys were available in the UK, the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Spain, Italy, Austria, Romania, Denmark, Sweden and Finland. This created a strange situation where unofficially imported (but officially produced) toys competed with official European releases. These toys are considered official for Mexico but unofficial for Europe.

==1990==
By 1990, Hasbro had mostly streamlined their European markets. Presumably, all toys that came out in one country were also available everywhere else. Even the Italian releases now sported a uniform look with the toys that were available elsewhere in Europe (even though they still sported a "GiG" logo and Italian names) - with one exception. Also, with Hasbro cancelling the Transformers line in the USA for the time being, the European Hasbro branches continued releasing news toys which the USA would never get. By this time, Australia also was receiving a similar (if not exactly the same) pattern of releases, re-releases and exclusives to the European market - this would continue at least as far as the 'Generation 2' era.

===Micromasters===
Known European Micromaster releases are (F/NL = French/Dutch packaging; E = Spanish packaging; I = Italian packaging with alternate names):

'''Micromaster Patrols'''
* Air Patrol ('''E''')
* Construction Patrol ('''E''')
* Hot Rod Patrol ('''E'''; '''I''': Pattuglia Inseguitori)
* Military Patrol ('''I''': Pattuglia Militare)
* Monster Truck Patrol ('''UK'''; '''I''': ?)
* Race Track Patrol ('''E''')
'''Micromaster Combiner Squads (Microtransformers Combin in Italy)'''
* Astro Squad ('''UK'''; '''I''': Squadriglia Interstellare)
* Metro Squad ('''I''': Squadriglia Metropolis)
* Battle Squad ('''I''': Squadra Combattenti)
* Constructor Squad ('''UK'''; '''E'''; '''I''': Squadra Demolitori)
'''Micromaster Combiner Transports (Microcombiners in Spain)'''
* Tanker Truck ('''UK'''; '''E''': Camion Cisterna)
* Cannon Transport ('''UK'''; '''E''': Remolque de Cañon)
* Missile Launcher ('''E''': Lanzamisiles)
'''Micromaster Combiner Autobot Battlefield Headquarters'''
* Battlefield Headquarters ( '''E''': Cuartel General; '''I''': Super Camion Fortezza)

===Action Masters (Super Azione in Italy)===
Presumably, Germany got the UK versions of the 1990 Action Masters in English-only packaging. Also, GiG supposedly gave the Action Masters toys that were based on older characters the original Italian names again, unlike with the "Set Commandos", although the only known packaged example so far is Wheeljack, with the name being impossible to make out.

Confirmed releases are (UK = English packaging, F/NL = French/Dutch packaging; E = Spanish packaging; I = Italian packaging with alternate names):

'''Action Master figures'''
* Grimlock ('''UK''')
* Snarl ('''UK''')
* Blaster ('''UK''')
* Bumblebee ('''UK''')
* Jazz ('''I''': Bionic con Turbo Veicolo)
* Jackpot ('''I''': Inspector)
* Soundwave ('''UK''')
* Shockwave ('''UK''')
* Devastator ('''UK''')

'''Action Master Action Vehicles'''
* Wheeljack ('''I''': Saetta con Super Turbo)

===European and Australasian "Classics"===
Possibly taking a cue from the popularity of the Classic Pretenders, Hasbro started re-releasing original toys from 1984-1987 in "gold" packaging based on the Classic Pretenders' boxes. It's impossible to determine whether this was an idea Hasbro had originally intended for the US market that fell victim to the cancellation of the line in the USA and which therefore only came out in Europe, Australia and New Zealand or whether Hasbro was trying to fulfill the demand for original toys/characters, possibly in an attempt to react to the imported Mexican toys that flooded European and Australasian shelves.
[http://www.geocities.com/futuristgroup/veurolist.html Known European/Australasian "Classic" releases from 1990] are (UK = English packaging; F/NL = French/Dutch packaging; E = Spanish packaging; I = Italian packaging with alternate names):

'''Classic Aerialbots'''
* [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] ('''UK''')
* [[Skydive (G1)|Skydive]] ('''UK''')
* [[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]] ('''UK'''; '''F/NL''')
* [[Slingshot]] ('''UK''')
* [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] ('''UK'''; '''E''')
'''Classic Stunticons'''
* [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] ('''UK'''; '''F/NL'''; '''I''': Cobra)
* [[Breakdown]] ('''UK''')
* [[Wildrider]] ('''UK''')
* [[Drag Strip]] ('''UK'''; '''F/NL'''; '''I''': Iguana)
* [[Motormaster]] ('''UK'''; '''E''')
'''Classic Heroes'''
* [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] ('''UK'''; '''E''')
* [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] ('''UK''')
* [[Jazz]] ('''UK'''; '''E''')
* [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] ('''UK'''; '''E''')
* [[Sunstreaker]] ('''UK''')
* [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] ('''UK'''; '''E''')

====Notes====
* Unlike the English and French/Dutch versions, the Italian and Spanish Classics don't say "Classic" anywhere on the packaging.
* Germany got the Classics toys in English packaging.
* The "Classic" versions of Sunstreaker and Wheeljack mark the last uses of these molds to this very day. While Hasbro have confirmed the Wheeljack mold (as well as the Mirage mold) as "long since depleted", the fate of the Sunstreaker mold is still unknown.
* The "Classic" version of Prowl sported a sticker sheet that was based on the Diaclone version of the toy. The police badges actually sport the word "Diaclone", which was omitted from the 1984 Hasbro version, the 1985 Takara Transformers version and all the modern-day reissues.

===Italian exclusives===
As a last glimmer of GiG's unique relationship with Takara, [http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/toyreview.php?review=211 Galaxy Shuttle], which was originally released as part of Takara's Victory line, was available in Italy. The Italian packaging was loosely based on the original Japanese packaging, but with a lot of twists taken from the European releases at that time. The Japanese "C-326" number was omitted from the packaging this time around.

==1991==
Hasbro continued releasing new toys to the European and Australasian markets. Those included new Action Masters that never came out in the USA, entirely new Action Master concepts, more "Classic" re-releases of older toys and even toys that were originally only available in Japan, slightly redecoed for the European market. Known European/Australasian toys from 1991 are (UK = English packaging; F/NL = French/Dutch packaging; E = Spanish packaging; I = Italian packaging with alternate names):

===Greece===
Many thoughts go that these giftsets were produced in 1986, but they are not. Along with the classic toy-line, GiG RE-produced both giftsets in 1990-1991 (these came in Italy in combination with a Dinobot classic attached on the back of the box). These toys have small differences with the 1986 versions, like colors and projectiles and they don't have any rubsigns. Do not be misled by the date on the box, El Greco only sold the RE-produced giftsets in 1990-1991:

'''Combiner giftsets'''
* Excavator (Devastator)
* Defensor
::''The layout of the combiner giftsets boxes differs from the Mini-Vehicles' cards. Apparently, the boxes were based on the Italian giftsets by GiG. The small additional "Trasformer" logo is present, and the "El Greco" logo is placed in an oval bubble where the "GiG" logo would be placed on Italian toys, whereas the Mini-Vehicles sported a blue "El Greco" logo without a bubble. Also, both Excavator's and Defensor's names are spelled in Latin rather than in Greek characters, Excavator's function is stated as "Fighter Excavator" (also in Latin), and furthermore, he's called a "Decepticon" (even though his faction is called "Distructors" elsewhere on the packaging), and Defensor is called an "Autobot" (also in Latin), even though the Mini-Vehicles were "Autorobots". The individual Constructicons' and Protectobots' names are their original English names, spelled in Latin characters on the packaging.''

===Action Masters (Super Azione in Italy)===
'''Action Master figures'''
* [[Powerflash]] ('''UK'''; '''F/NL''')
* [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] ('''UK'''; '''F/NL'''; '''I''': Freccia)
* [[Tracks]] ('''UK'''; '''I''': Puma)
* [[Bombshell]] ('''UK'''; '''F/NL''')
* [[Charger]] ('''UK'''; '''F/NL'''; '''I''': Lampo)
* [[Take-Off]] ('''UK'''; '''F/NL''')
'''Exo-Suit Action Masters'''
* [[Circuit (Action Master)|Circuit]] ('''UK''')
* [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] ('''UK''')
'''Motorized Exo-Suit Action Masters'''
* [[Rumbler]] ('''UK'''; '''F/NL''')
* [[Slicer]] ('''UK''')
'''Action Master Elites'''
* [[Omega Spreem]] (similar to [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]])
* [[Windmill]] (similar to [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]])
* [[Double Punch]] (similar to [[Black Zarak]])
* [[Turbo Master]] (head and torso are very similar to [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]])

====Notes====
* Action Master Tracks and Sideswipe are named "Puma" and "Freccia" in Italy, respectively. These are the characters' original Italian names.
* Again, Action Masters were available in English packaging in Germany.
* The Action Master Elites are rumored to have originally been designed as wave 5 of the standard Action Masters, but to have been redesigned for licencing reasons, as Hasbro UK is a separate company from the US Hasbro according to this rumor. The Japanese "Transformers Generations" book contains concept designs for an unreleased Action Master version of Bruticus; it's assumed that some parts originally designed for AM Bruticus ultimately ended up on Turbo Master.

===Classics===
'''Classic Throttlebots (Motorizatti Rollerbots in Italy)'''
* [[Chase]] ('''UK'''; '''I''': Scoutbot)
* [[Freeway]] ('''UK'''; '''I''': Saterbot)
* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Goldbug]] ('''UK'''; '''I''': Maggionlino)
* [[Rollbar (G1)|Rollbar]] ('''UK'''; '''I''': Trollbot)
* [[Searchlight]] ('''UK'''; '''I''': Strobobot)
* [[Wideload (G1)|Wideload]] ('''UK'''; '''I''': Rapidbot)
'''Classic Dinobots (Nuovo Dinorobots in Italy)'''
* [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] ('''UK''')
* [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] ('''UK'''; '''I''': Bronto)
* [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] ('''UK'''; '''I''': Stego)
'''Classic Triple Changers'''
* [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] ('''UK'''; '''E''')
* [[Springer]] ('''UK'''; '''E''')
* [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] ('''UK'''; '''E''')
* [[Octane]] ('''UK'''; '''E''')
'''Classic Protectobots'''
* [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] ('''UK'''; '''E''')
* [[Groove (G1)|Groove]] ('''UK'''; '''E''')
* [[Blades]] ('''UK'''; '''E''')
* [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] ('''UK'''; '''E''')
* [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] ('''UK'''; '''E''')
'''Classic Combaticons'''
* [[Brawl]] ('''UK'''; '''F/NL'''; '''E''')
* [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] ('''UK'''; '''F/NL'''; '''E''')
* [[Vortex]] ('''UK'''; '''E''')
* [[Blast Off]] ('''UK'''; '''E''')
* [[Onslaught]] ('''UK'''; '''F/NL'''; '''E''': Oslat)
'''Classic Heroes'''
* [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] ('''UK'''; '''E''')
* [[Tracks]] ('''UK'''; '''E''')
'''Other Classics'''
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] ('''UK'''; '''E''')

====Notes====
* Again, the Italian and Spanish Classics don't say "Classic" anywhere on the packaging, unlike the English and French/Dutch versions.
* The rubsign indents on the Classic Protectobots, Combaticons, Throttlebots, and Triple Changers Springer, and Octane were filled in. The Throttlebots also had standard Autobot symbols instead of rubsigns.
*Classics Sandstorm had black plastic feet painted orange, as opposed to the original orange-painted metal and later orange plastic versions. Sandstorm came without a rubsign but the indent was not removed.
* Again, Classics toys were available in English packaging in Germany. However, the Classic Combaticons might have not been available in Germany, due to the "war" theme.
* For reasons unknown, the Spanish "Classic" version of Onslaught is the only known Spanish version of a toy sporting an alternate name: "Oslat".
* The original Italian releases of the Throttlebots were named "Racerbots"; the Italian versions of the Classic Throttlebots were called "Motorizatti Rollerbots" instead. Also, Scoutbot (Chase), Saterbot (freeway), Trollbot (Rollbar) and Strobobot (Searchlight) their original Italian names; however, Goldbug, who had originally been named "Wagenbot" in Italy, was called "Maggiolino" for the Italian version of his "Classics" incarnation instead, which was the Italian name of Bumblebee in the Italian dub of the animated television series (since the original Bumblebee toy was never released in Italy); and likewise, Wideload, who had originally been named "Rollerbot" in Italy (which had now become the name of the entire team), was renamed into "Rapidbot".
* The Italian versions of the Classic Dinobots were apparently available as packs with old combiner giftsets.

===Imported Japanese toys===
'''Motorvators (Super Autorobots in Italy)'''
* [[Flame (Motorvator)|Flame]] ('''UK'''; '''I''': Ghibli)
* [[Gripper]] ('''UK'''; '''I''': ?)
* [[Lightspeed (Motorvator)|Lightspeed]] ('''UK'''; '''I''': Starbot)
'''Others'''
* [[Overlord]] ('''UK'''; '''F/NL''')

====Notes====
* The Motorvators are redecos of the Japanese Brainmasters Blacker, Braver, and Laster, but do not include the parts for forming Road Caesar.
* Overlord is also slightly recolored form his 1988 Japanese release.
* Both Overlord and the Motorvators came in boxes sporting the same overall layout as the boxes used for the "Classic" toys.
* It's speculated that Overlord and the Motorvators might have been a "test" to see how well larger toys sell in Europe. By using existing molds already released by Takara, Hasbro minimised the financial risk.
* "Starbot" was previously also the Italian name of the Technobot Lightspeed. It's currently unknown whether this is supposed to imply that the Motorvator and the Technobot are supposed to be the same character. For what it's worth, "Ghibli" was previously the Italian name of Triple Changer Sandstorm.

==1992==
Hasbro continued with a few new toys exclusively designed for the European market, as well as a few strange re-releases of combiners lacking their combining ability. In terms of languages, English and Spanish were now merged into bilingual English/Spanish packaging for the British and Spanish markets, whereas France, Belgium and the Netherlands still got toys in bilingual French/Dutch packaging, but now with alternate (English) names as well, and Italy still got toys in Italian-only packaging from GiG. Known European releases from 1992 are (UK/E = English/Spanish packaging; F/NL = French/Dutch packaging with alternate names; I = Italian packaging with alternate names):

===Turbomasters and Predators===
'''Turbomasters'''
* [[Boss]] ('''UK/E'''; '''F/NL''': Blizzard; '''I''': Tigre)
* [[Flash]] ('''UK/E''')
* [[Hurricane]] ('''UK/E'''; '''F/NL''': Tempest; '''I''': Vortex)
* [[Scorch]] ('''UK/E'''; '''F/NL''': Dragon)
* [[Rotorstorm]] ('''UK/E''')
* [[Thunder Clash]] ('''UK/E'''; '''I''': Uragan)
'''Predators'''
* [[Falcon (Predator)|Falcon]] ('''UK/E''')
* [[Skydive (Predator)|Skydive]] ('''UK/E'''; '''I''': Piton)
* [[Snare]] ('''UK/E''')
* [[Talon]] ('''UK/E'''; '''I''': Bomber)
* [[Stalker (G1)|Stalker]] ('''UK/E''')
* [[Skyquake]] ('''UK/E'''; '''F/NL''': Crash)

====Notes====
* The Italian name for Boss, "Tigre", was originally the Italian name for Jazz. Likewise, the Italian name for Hurricane, "Vortex", was also the Italian name for the Combaticon Vortex.
* The Turbomasters were also available in Canada; the Canadian version of Rotorstorm had the alternate names "Storm" (English) and "Tempête" (French). Also of note is that the uk did see releases of Rotorstorm labeled as "Storm"

===Non-combining Combiners===
'''Rescue Force'''
* "Drillhorn"
* "Jaruga"
* "Killbison"
* "Leozak"
'''Constructicons'''
* "Bonecrusher"
* "Hook"
* "Long Haul"
* "Mixmaster"
* "Scavenger"
* "Scrapper"

====Notes====
* The Rescue Force were recolors of four members of the Breastforce, originally released by Takara in Japan as part of their Victory line in 1990, with new weapons replacing the partners. Names are in quotes because no offical names were given. Some parts were remolded such as the gun for Killbison now being a set of crane arms. These were not intended to replace the partners. These toys were also released with both red and gray weapons. Note that these toys still combine but lack the head included with the japanese Leozak (and the two arms).
* The European Constructicons from 1992 are different from the yellow G2 Constructicons, as the purple parts were the darker G1 shade, the soft plastic parts (Bonecrusher and Scrapper's roof parts, Scavenger's shovel arm) were gray, no combiner parts were included, and there was no G2 stamp. Figure names are in quotes because these figures were not officaly named. Some fans also refer to these versions of the Constructicons as the "G1½" versions.
* Both the Rescue Force and the Constructicon toys came on uniform cards with the same box artwork spotlights for each team member, minimal texts ("Rescue Force" and "Autobot", or "Constructicons" and "Decepticon", respectively), no individual names, no tech specs and strictly image-based instructions that featured all team members.

==1993==
The Turbomasters and Predators were re-released. All new toys from 1993 would be re-released in 1994 in "Generation 2" packaging in Europe, and were identical to their 1993 releases other than the packaging. The G2 symbol was created for this year's releases; rumor has it that this was due to the international licence for the G1 symbols having expired. Some releases of these figures also had the "G2 stamp" placed somewhere on the figure. Known European releases from 1993 are (UK/E = English/Spanish packaging; F/NL = French/Dutch packaging with alternate names; I = Italian packaging with alternate names):

===Obliterators===
* [[Pyro]] ('''UK/E''')
* [[Clench (G2)|Clench]] ('''UK/E''')

===Axelerators and Skyscorchers===
'''Axelerators (Colorflashes in Italy)'''
* [[Turbofire|Hotrider]] ('''UK/E'''; '''I''': Astro) (a.k.a. Turbofire)
* [[Rapido]] ('''UK/E'''; '''I''': Sirius)
* [[Skram]] ('''UK/E'''; '''I''': Mercury)
* [[Windbreaker|Zap]] ('''UK/E'''; '''F/NL''': Rush; '''I''': Folgor) (a.k.a. Windbreaker)

'''Skyscorchers (Colorflashes in Italy)'''
* [[Eagle Eye (G2)|Hawk]] ('''UK/E'''; '''I''': Pyton) (a.k.a. Eagle Eye)
* [[Afterburner (G2)|Snipe]] ('''UK/E''') (a.k.a. Afterburner)
* [[Terradive (G2)|Terradive]] ('''UK/E'''; '''I''': Drake)
* [[Windrazor (G2)|Tornado]] ('''UK/E'''; '''I''': Diablo) (a.k.a. Windrazor)

===Aquaspeeders and Stormtroopers===
'''Aquaspeeders'''
* [[Aquafend]] ('''UK/E''')
* [[Deluge (Autobot)|Deluge]] ('''UK/E''')
* [[Jetstorm (Autobot)|Jetstorm]] ('''UK/E''')
* [[Speedstream]] ('''UK/E''')

'''Stormtroopers (Acquamasters in Italy)'''
* [[Aquablast]] ('''UK/E'''; '''I''': Murena)
* [[Drench (Decepticon)|Drench]] ('''UK/E''')
* [[Hydradread]] ('''UK/E'''; '''I''': Idrosqualo)
* [[Rage (G2)|Rage]] ('''UK/E''')

===Lightformers and Trakkons===
'''Lightformers'''
* [[Deftwing]] ('''UK/E''')
* [[Ironfist]] ('''UK/E''')
'''Trakkons'''
* [[Calcar]] ('''UK/E''')
* [[Fearswoop]] ('''UK/E''')

====Notes====
* The G2 re-releases of Pyro and Clench from 1994 were named "Spark" and "Colossus" instead.
*''Both'' the Axelerators ''and'' the Skyscorchers are called "Colorflashs" in Italy.

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The Transformers (European toyline)

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Originally, European countries got the same Transformers toys [[Hasbro]] had previously released in the USA, although different countries got different toys - and sometimes, the toys sported noticeable differences from their US counterparts. Initially, various sub-contracted companies were responsible for releasing the toys in the individual European countries (which involved language variations on the packaging), but over the time, they were either bought out by Hasbro or simply dropped in favor of a more and more unified European market.
After [[Generation 1 (toyline)|Generation One]] ended in the US, the line continued in Europe until it was renamed into ''[[Generation 2 Europe (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' in 1994.

==1985==
===Notes===
The ''Transformers'' toyline officially started in most European countries in 1985. It should be noted, though, that various European companies had already released licensed versions of [[Takara]]'s ''[[Diaclone]]'' and ''[[Microman]]'' toys domestically prior to that ("Trasformer" by [[GiG]] in Italy; "Diaclone" by [[Joustra]] in France, Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands), some of which had already sported characteristics directly lifted from Hasbro's Transformers toys (some of GiG's "Trasformer" versions of the Autobot Cars sported color schemes originally conceived by Hasbro; Joustra's versions of the [[Mini Vehicle|Minicars]] already sported Autobot logos). But it wasn't until 1985 that Transformers toys were officially introduced to the various European markets under that very name.

===UK===
Little is known about the earliest toys released in the UK. The common consensus is that they supposedly came in English-only US packaging. Recounts of which toys were and which weren't available in the UK vary depending on who you ask. A surprising omission from the initial wave of 1984 toys was Megatron, whose absence on the shelves was noted in the letters page of the [[Marvel UK]] comic. Probably the most well-known UK release is an (almost) unique version of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] [http://www.tf-1.com/articles/eurous_frame.php?art=redfoot with red instead of blue feet]. The packaging is almost identical to the US version, but sports an additional copyright note linking this release to Ceji Revell (misspelled as "Revel"), which was owned by the same company as Joustra. It's possible that the other initial UK releases were also distributed by Ceji, but at the current point of time, there's no evidence supporting this theory. Also of note was the line's UK subtitle initially being "''Warrior'' Robots in Disguise", and this was seen on much of the early ancillary merchandise, including the UK comic.

===Germany, France, the Netherlands, Belgium and Spain===
The earliest toys released in continental Europe (minus Italy) were distributed by [[Milton Bradley]], which was in the process of being taken over by Hasbro at that point. There's no solid evidence that all the MB toys were available in all these countries, but the packaging is sporting the four languages German, French, Dutch and Spanish. Therefore, MB covered the markets where Joustra's Diaclone toys were previously available, with the addition of Spain.

[http://www.geocities.com/futuristgroup/veurolist.html Known MB releases] are:

'''Autobot Leaders'''
* [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]]
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]
::''Optimus Prime was originally not released by MB. A [http://www.geocities.com/futuristgroup/veuro2.html Dutch manufacturer of kitchen utensils claimed ownership of the "Optimus" trademark], and as a result, MB held back the release of Optimus Prime in Europe until the dispute had been settled and initially marketed Jetfire as the Autobot leader instead.''

'''Autobot Cars'''
* [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]
* [[Tracks]]
::''Tracks was originally avalable in red rather than blue, based on the ''Diaclone'' version. Hasbro re-released Tracks in blue a year later, but due to the toy sporting a different color than its animated counterpart, red Tracks was selling poorly (which in turn later resulted in the toy being a much sought-after rarity). Also, red Tracks was the only Autobot Car in MB packaging sporting the 1985 US battle scene on the back of the box rather than the 1984 one, thus indicating that he might have been one of the last Transformers released in MB packaging.''
* [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]
* [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]
* [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]]
* [[Jazz]]
::''The box front of MB's version of Jazz sported an additional "Porsche" remark after his name. The significance of this is still unknown by this point.''

:''('''Note''': In addition to Optimus Prime, none of the Autobot Cars were featured in the first MB catalog either.)''

'''Autobot Mini-Vehicles'''
* [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]]
* [[Warpath]]
* [[Cosmos]]
* [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]]
* [[Seaspray]]
* [[Gears]]
* [[Powerglide]]

'''Jumpstarters'''
* [[Topspin]]
* [[Twin Twist]]

'''Autobot Communicator'''
* [[Blaster]]

'''Autobot Deluxe Vehicles'''
* [[Roadbuster]]
* [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]]

'''Dinobots'''
* [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]
* [[Slag (G1)|Slag]]
* [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]]
* [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]]

'''Decepticon Leader'''
* [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]

'''Decepticon Laser Gun'''
* [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]

'''Decepticon Planes'''
* [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]
* [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]]
::''Thundercracker was sold in "Starscream" boxes and with factory-applied Starscream stickers.''
* [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]]
* [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]]
* [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]]

'''Decepticon Communicator'''
* [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]

'''Decepticon Cassettes'''
* [[Ravage]]
::''Ravage was sold carded all by himself, rather than as a two-pack with [[Rumble]] as in the USA.''

'''Decepticon Triple Changers'''
* [[Blitzwing]]
* [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]

'''Insecticons'''
* [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]]
* [[Bombshell]]
* [[Shrapnel]]

'''Deluxe Insecticons'''
* [[Venom]]
* [[Barrage (Insecticon)|Barrage]]
* [[Ransack (G1)|Ransack]]
* [[Chop Shop]]

'''Constructicons'''
* [[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]]
* [[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]]
* [[Scrapper]]
* [[Hook]]
* [[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]]
* [[Mixmaster]]
* [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] (giftset)

===Italy===
[[GiG]] ("Geegh", but sometime mispelled "GiGi" by not italian people) had originally released toys based on their Diaclone license from Takara under the name "Trasformer", occasionally sporting color schemes only found on Hasbro's Transformers versions. Eventually, Hasbro cracked down on GiG and made them acquire a second license from them as well. In 1985, GiG launched their own version of the Transformers line, with the toys often sporting original Italian names (for example, the Autobots became "Autorobots", and the Decepticons "Distructors"). In addition to the official "Transformers" logo, a small remainder of the old "Trasformer" logo would remain on the packaging until 1988.

Known GiG ''Transformers'' releases are:

'''Autorobot Leader'''
* Commander (Optimus Prime)
:''('''Note''': A [http://www.geocities.com/futuristgroup/vprime6.html later variant] of Commander (Optimus Prime) sported plastic wheels instead of rubber tires and plastic instead of diecast feet, similar to the US KB Toys exclusive variant of Ultra Magnus.)''

'''Autorobot Cars'''
* Tigre (Jazz)
* Freccia ([[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]])
* Lince (Sunstreaker)
* Mistero (Mirage)
::''Whereas Mirage sported "Citanes" decals everywhere else in the world, [http://www.geocities.com/futuristgroup/vmirage.html GiG released their "Mistero" version with "Ligier" decals instead] - originally as factory-applied stickers over the "Citanes" tampos, later with actual "Ligier" tampos.''
* Canguro ([[Hound (G1)|Hound]])
* Saetta (Wheeljack)
* Giaguaro ([[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]])
::''The Italian name for Red Alert was changed from "Giaguaro" to "Alert" in 1987.''
* [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]]
* Gancio ([[Grapple]])
:''('''Note''': The Autorobot Cars sported unique "safety" missiles with large rubber boppers instead of the individual missiles the versions released everywhere else had.)

'''Dinorobots (Dinobots)'''
* Tiran (Grimlock)
* Reptilo (Swoop)

'''Distructor Triple Changers'''
* Triplex Uno (Astrotrain)
* Triplex Due (Blitzwing)

'''Distructor Planes'''
* Astrum (Starscream)
* Vampiro (Thundercracker)
* Corvo ([[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]])
:''('''Note''': Similar to Thundercracker being available in a Starscream box from MB, GiG released "Astrum", "Vampiro" and "Corvo" in a multi-purpose box sporting all three characters' names and tech specs.)''

'''Escavators (Constructicons)'''
* Scudo (Bonecrusher)
* Braccio (Scavenger)
* Ringhio (Scrapper)
* Rostro (Hook)
* Macigno (Long Haul)
* Rollo (Mixmaster)
* Devastator (giftset)
:''('''Note''': The Constructicons came in small boxes based on the Takara versions, rather than on cards like the versions released everywhere else in the world. The boxes even sported numbers from "31" to "36", like the Takara versions did, and omitted the "Hasbro" logo on the packaging in favor of a "Takara" logo. The first of many examples of the liberties resulting from GiG's unique relationship with Takara.)''

The Mini-Cars/Mini-Vehicles were apparently never released by GiG. Any Italian names for their characters are based on the Italian dub of the animated series.

===Greece===
A company named [[El Greco]] released a small number of Transformers toys to the Greek market. The Autobots were called Αυτορομπότ (Autorobots). The only known El Greco releases include seven Autobot Mini-Vehicles and two combiner giftsets. The cards the toys were available on were based on the Hasbro cards and sported Hasbro logos in addition to the "El Greco" logo.

Known 1985 releases are:

'''Classic Heroic (Autobot Mini-Vehicles)'''
* Αχτύπητος (Ahtipitos = Warpath)
* Κυρίαρχος (Kiriarhos = Cosmos)
* Αγγελιοφόρος (Agelioforos = Beachcomber)
* Εγκέφαλος (Egefalos = [[Βrawn]])
* Γίγαντας (Gigantas = [[Huffer]])
* Κεραυνός (Keravnos = Powerglide)
* Θαλασσόλυκος (Thalassolikos = Seaspray)

==1986==
===UK, France, the Netherlands, Belgium and Spain===
Presumably, Transformers didn't sell well in Germany in 1985, therefore German was dropped as a language from the packaging until Generation 2. Instead, Hasbro (who had finished taking over MB) consolidated the UK market with the rest of Europe (except for Italy, again). The 1986 releases that were now available in packaging with "Hasbro" rather than "MB" logos sported the four languages English, French, Dutch and Spanish (the order between English and French could occasionally be swapped).
Confirmed European Hasbro releases from 1986 are:

'''Autobot Leader'''
* Optimus Prime
::''Being a prominent character, Optimus Prime was re-released in Hasbro packaging. Additionally, a variant of this Hasbro Optimus Prime has been confirmed released in France that also sports red feet, just like the version from Ceji previously released in the UK. Reportedly, there are slight differences between the two red footed Optimus Primes.''
'''Autobot Mini-Vehicles'''
* Bumblebee
* Wheelie
* Hubcap
* Swerve
* Outback
* Pipes
::''Along with the regular Pipes, a [http://www.toyarchive.com/Transformers/VarBlueWhiteHuffer.html European variant] (dubbed [[Puffer]] by fans) existed which was actually Huffer's mold in Pipes' colors. This is not to be confused with the Mexican version of Pipes, [http://www.tf-1.com/articles/mini_frame.php?art=puffer which was also the original Huffer mold but sported slightly different colors].''
'''Autobot Vehicles (Autobot Cars)'''
* Tracks
::''Because MB's red version of Tracks proved to be unpopular, the toy was re-released in blue, just like the US version. Since he is the only one of the Autobot Cars in European Hasbro packaging that sports the 1985 US battle scene on the back of the box rather than the 1986 one, it can be assumed that he was one of the earliest releases following the completion of the MB takeover.''
* Red Alert
* Sideswipe
* Inferno
* Grapple
* Hoist
* Smokescreen
* Trailbreaker
* Hound
* Hot Rod
* Kup
* Blurr
'''Triple Changers'''
* Broadside
* Octane
* Sandstorm
* Springer
'''Autobot City'''
* Metroplex
'''Aerialbots'''
* Air Raid
* Skydive
* Fireflight
* Slingshot
* Silverbolt
'''Protectobots'''
* Streetwise
* Groove
* Blades
* First Aid
* Hot Spot
'''Combaticons'''
* Brawl
* Swindle
* Blast Off
* Vortex
* Onslaught
'''Stunticons'''
* Dead End
* Breakdown
* Wildrider
* Drag Strip
* Motormaster
'''Battlespringers (Battlechargers)'''
* Runabout
* Runamuck
'''Decepticon Planes'''
* Scourge
* Cyclonus
::''An instruction sheet for Scourge exists sporting the languages French, English, Dutch and Spanish. No packaged example has surfaced thus far.''

===Italy===
Known Italian releases of 1986 toys are:

'''Aerialbots'''
* Tornado (Air Raid)
* Log (Skydive)
* Optor (Fireflight)
* Vertic (Slingshot)
* Radiant (Silverbolt)
* Pentajet (Superion giftset)
'''Protectobots'''
* Phantom (Streetwise)
* Chips (Groove)
* Rasor (Blades)
* Sirena (First Aid)
* Drago (Hot Spot)
* Defensor (giftset)
::''Just like the individual Constructicons before them, GiG's versions of the Aeriabolts, Protectobots, Stunticons and Combaticons also came in boxes based on the Takara versions (including prominent "C" and "D" numbers and "Takara" instead of "Hasbro" logos). This only applied to the combiner limbs, though; the leaders/torsos came in boxes based on the Hasbro versions, including "A5", "P5", "S5" and "D5" numbers.''
'''Autorobot City'''
* Guardian (Metroplex)
'''Autorobot City Commander'''
* Convoy (Ultra Magnus)
'''Stunticons'''
* Cobra (Dead End)
* Caimano (Breakdown)
* Squalo (Wildrider)
* Iguana (Drag Strip)
* Barracuda (Motormaster)
* Pentacar (Menasor giftset)
'''Combaticons'''
* Bomber (Blast Off)
* Crasher (Swindle)
* Exploder (Blast Off)
* Vortex
* Destroyer (Onslaught)
* Multiforce (Bruticus giftset)
::''Whereas no solid evidence for the existence of a Hasbro Bruticus giftset has surfaced thus far, GiG did indeed release Multiforce (Bruticus) as a giftset. The box layout was based very closely on the standard Hasbro combiner giftsets at that time, down to the inclusion of a Hasbro product code number; but unlike the other GiG combiner giftsets, Multiforce lacked the Hasbro logo on the front of the box, and the individual components sported Takara numbers from D-64 to D-68 before their names.''
'''Distructor City'''
* Tripticon (Trypticon)
'''Predacons'''
* Zannar (Razorclaw)
* Felin (Rampage)
* Torox (Tantrum)
* Rinox (Headstrong)
* Falcon (Divebomb)
::''The indivudal Predacons were available in boxes based on the Hasbro versions. Apparently, Predaking was ''not'' available as a giftset from GiG.''

==1987==
===UK, France, the Netherlands, Belgium and Spain===
Apparently realizing that tech specs in four different languages aren't exactly the optimal choice, Hasbro started breaking up the languages again. The UK got toys in English-only packaging, France, Belgium and the Netherlands got toys in bilingual French/Dutch packaging, and Spain got toys in Spanish-only packaging. Germany only got the English versions with safety warning stickers in German. Presumably, all toys were available in all language variants, but without solid evidence, this is pure speculation.
Known European toys from 1987 in French/Dutch packaging are:

'''Decepticon City Commander'''
*Galvatron
::''An instruction sheet for Galvatron exists sporting the languages French and Dutch only. It is therefore assumed that he was available later than Scourge, whose instruction sheet still sported English and Spanish as well.''
'''Duocons'''
* Battletrap
* Flywheels

===Italy===
Known Italian toys from 1987 are:

'''Autorobot Headmasters'''
* Duobot (Chromedome)
* Cruiserbot (Highbrow)
* Goblin (Brainstorm)
* Blindobot (Hardhead)
'''Tecnobots (Technobots)'''
* Radarbot (Afterburner)
* Argobot (Nosecone)
* Rocketbot (Strafe)
* Starbot (Lightspeed)
::''The individual Tecnobots (Technobots) and Terrorbots (Terrorcons) were once again available in boxes with "Takara" logos and Takara numbers from C-87 to C-90 and from D-80 to D-83, respectively.''
* Scatterbot (Scattershot)
* Computron (giftset)
::''The box for the Computron giftset was based on the Hasbro version, but lacked a "Hasbro" logo on the front of the box.''
'''Monsterbots'''
* Drekbot (Doublecross)
* Tigerbot (Grotusque)
::''The Monsterbots were available in boxes that were based on the Hasbro versions, but sported "Takara" instead of "Hasbro" logos and Takara numbers from C-99 to C-100.''
'''Racerbots (Throttlebots)'''
* Wagenbot (Goldbug)
* Scoutbot (Chase)
* Saterbot (Freeway)
* Trollbot (Rollbar)
* Strobobot (Searchlight)
* Rollerbot (Wideload)
::''The Racerbots (Throttlebots) were also available in small boxes rather than on cards, sporting "Takara" rather than "Hasbro" logos and Takara numbers from C-92 to C-97.''
'''Duoform (Clones)'''
* Booster/Gemini (Fastlane/Cloudraker)
* Roboclon/Rapax (Pounce/Wingspan)
'''Distructor Headmasters'''
* Duobot (Chromedome)
* Cruiserbot (Highbrow)
* Goblin (Brainstorm)
* Blindobot (Hardhead)
* Tifon (Snapdragon)
* Tagor (Apeface)
'''Sixchanger'''
* Iperbot Sei Azioni (Sixshot)
'''Terrorbots (Terrorcons)'''
* Crudelbot (Cutthroat)
* Battlebot (Rippersnapper)
* Spectrobot (Blot)
* Bifronbot (Sinnertwin)
* Grifobot (Hun-Gurrr)
* Tundertron (Abominus giftset)
::''Like Multiforce (Bruticus) before him, Tundertron (Abominus) was also available as a giftset from GiG even though Hasbro hadn't released the toys in giftset form in the USA. The box layout was again based very closely on the standard Hasbro combiner giftsets at that time, but lacked the Hasbro logo, the individual components sported Takara numbers from D-79 to D-83 before their names, and the giftset itself sported the Takara number D-84.''

==1988==
===UK, France, the Netherlands, Belgium and Spain===
Toys were still available in English-only, French/Dutch and Spanish-only packaging. The UK toys started sporting a yellow "Original HASBRO Transformers" sticker on their packaging, possibly as a reaction to the sudden flood of Mexican toys (although those didn't come out in Europe until late 1988/early 1989). This sticker is also the only way to tell a European toy in English packaging apart from its US counterpart, as the packaging itself appears to be identical. 1988 toys were available in Germany in English-only packaging including the "Original HASBRO Transformers" sticker, with additional safety warning stickers in German.
Known European toys from 1989 are (UK = English packaging with "Original HASBRO Transformer" sticker; F/NL = French/Dutch packaging; E = Spanish packaging)

'''Powermasters'''
* Getaway ('''UK''')
* Slapdash ('''UK''')
* Joyride ('''UK''', '''F/NL''')
* Dreadwind ('''UK''')
* Darkwing ('''UK''')
* Optimus Prime ('''UK''')
'''Sparkabots'''
* Fizzle ('''UK''', '''F/NL''')
* Sizzle ('''UK''')
* Guzzle ('''UK''')
::''The Sparkabots were referred to as "Sparkler Minibots" in the comics by Marvel UK for reasons unknown, but the toys apparently sported the standard US name.''
'''Firecons'''
* Cindersaur ('''UK''', '''F/NL''')
* Flamefeather ('''UK''')
* Sparkstalker ('''UK''')
'''Triggerbots'''
* Backstreet ('''UK''')
* Override ('''UK''')
* Dogfight ('''UK''')
'''Triggercons'''
* Windsweeper ('''UK''')
* Ruckus ('''UK''')
* Crankcase ('''UK''')
'''Double Targetmasters'''
* Landfill ('''UK''')
* Quickmix ('''UK''')
* Scoop ('''UK''')
* Spinister ('''UK''')
* Needlenose ('''UK''')
* Quake ('''UK''')
'''Seacons'''
* Overbite
::''For reasons unknown, Overbite was referred to as "Jawbreaker" in the comics by Marvel UK. The toy was apparently still released as "Overbite" regardless.''
* Nautilator
* Seawing
* Skalor
* Tetakil
* Snaptrap

===Italy===

Starting with the Pretenders, GiG finally dropped the small remainder of the old "Trasformer" logo from their packaging. Known Italian releases from 1988 are:

'''Pretenders'''
* Falcon (Waverider)
* Korno (Skullgrin)
* Reptilo (Submarauder)
* Super Commander (Cloudburst)
'''Triggerbots'''
* Furio (Override)
* Orage (Dogfight)
* Bitume (Backstreet)
'''Triggercons'''
* Rafale (Windsweeper)
* 4x4 (Crankcase)
* Rallye (Ruckus)

==1989==
===UK, France, the Netherlands, Belgium and Spain===
Known European toys from 1989 are (UK = English packaging with "Original HASBRO Transformer" sticker; F/NL = French/Dutch packaging; E = Spanish packaging):

'''Small Pretenders'''
* Doubleheader ('''UK''')
* Longtooth ('''UK''')
* Octopunch ('''UK''')
* Stranglehold ('''UK''')
'''Micromaster Patrols'''
* Air Strike Patrol ('''F/NL''')
* Battle Patrol ('''UK''')
* Off-Road Patrol ('''F/NL''': Patrouille Tous Terrains/Patrouille Terreinwagens)
'''Micromaster Transports'''
* Flattop ('''UK''', '''E''')
* Erector ('''UK''', '''E''')
* Overload ('''UK''', '''E''')
* Roughstuff ('''UK''', '''E''')
'''Micromaster Bases'''
* Groundshaker ('''E''')

====Notes====
* The smaller Pretenders, the Classic Pretenders, the Micromaster Stations and the Micromaster Transports were once again available in Germany in English packaging. The Air Strike Patrol was available in Germany in French/Dutch packaging, but that might have been an import by a store with a mother company based in the Netherlands.
* A packaged version of Skyhopper exists with the alternate names "Helico/Skyhopper". It's currently unknown which languages the packaging sports - it might even be English/French, which would make it a Canadian rather than a European release.

===Italy===
Known Italian toys from 1988 are:

'''Small Pretenders'''
* Biclonius (Doubleheader)
* Medusa (Octopunch)
* Teskior (Bludgeon)
'''Pretender Monsters'''
* Spettro (Bristleback)
* Raptor (Scowl)
* Pipistrello (Icepick)
* Avvoltoio (Birdbrain)
* Vampiro (Wildfly)
* Artiglio (Slog)
'''Set Commandos (Classic Pretenders/Legends)'''
* Saetta, Folgore, Drago & Tornado (Bumblebee, Jazz, Grimlock & Starscream set)
'''Microtransformers Pattuglias (Micromaster Patrols)'''
* Expeditors (Off-Road Patrol)
* Sprintforce (Race Car Patrol)
* Interceptors (Air Strike Patrol)
* Pattuglia Soccorso (Battle Patrol)
* Pattuglia Guastatori (Sports Car Patrol)
'''Microtransformers Deluxes (Micromaster Transports)'''
* Tractor (Erector)
* Tornado (Roughstuff)
'''Microtrasformer Stations (Micromaster Stations)'''
* Radar (Ironworks)
* Argon (Hot House)
* Assalt (Greasepit)
* Lancer (Airwave)
'''Microtransformer Bases (Micromaster Bases)'''
* Titano (Groundshaker)
* Rotor (Skyhopper)

====Notes====
* For reasons unknown, GiG's versions of the Micromaster Stations are called "Microtrasformer" rather than "Microtransformer" like the rest of the Italian Micromaster releases.
* Meanwhile, the early patrols (Expeditors/Off-Road Patrol, Sprintforce/Race Car Patrol, Interceptors/Air Strike Patrol) are called "Micromaster".
* The Classic Pretender/Legends versions of Bumblebee, Jazz, Grimlock and Starscream were released as a giftset without their pretender shells. The packaging of the set was based on the Japanese "Hero Set". The names of the individual toys were ''not'' the same Italian names the original toys/characters had sported - rather, they were given seemingly random names of ''other'' Transformers toys. Bumblebee ("Maggiolino" in the Italian dub of the animated television series, since the original toy had not been released in Italy) became "Saetta" (originally the Italian name for Wheeljack); Jazz (originally "Tigre") became "Folgore" (originally the Italian name for Hot Rod); Grimlock (originally "Tiran") became "Drago" (originally the Italian name for Hot Spot); and Starscream (originally "Astrum") became "Tornado" (originally the Italian name for Air Raid).

===Unofficial Mexican imports===
Additionally to the regular toys released by Hasbro and GiG, [http://www.tfarchive.com/toys/articles/mexican_invasion.php Europe was also hit by a flood of Transformers toys imported from Mexico]. While these toys had been officially produced by [[IGA]] with the intention to release them on the Mexican market, a large unsold stock remained that was eventually exported to Europe without Hasbro's involvement. The toys were available in the UK, the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Spain, Italy, Austria, Romania, Denmark, Sweden and Finland. This created a strange situation where unofficially imported (but officially produced) toys competed with official European releases. These toys are considered official for Mexico but unofficial for Europe.

==1990==
By 1990, Hasbro had mostly streamlined their European markets. Presumably, all toys that came out in one country were also available everywhere else. Even the Italian releases now sported a uniform look with the toys that were available elsewhere in Europe (even though they still sported a "GiG" logo and Italian names) - with one exception. Also, with Hasbro cancelling the Transformers line in the USA for the time being, the European Hasbro branches continued releasing news toys which the USA would never get. By this time, Australia also was receiving a similar (if not exactly the same) pattern of releases, re-releases and exclusives to the European market - this would continue at least as far as the 'Generation 2' era.

===Micromasters===
Known European Micromaster releases are (F/NL = French/Dutch packaging; E = Spanish packaging; I = Italian packaging with alternate names):

'''Micromaster Patrols'''
* Air Patrol ('''E''')
* Construction Patrol ('''E''')
* Hot Rod Patrol ('''E'''; '''I''': Pattuglia Inseguitori)
* Military Patrol ('''I''': Pattuglia Militare)
* Monster Truck Patrol ('''UK'''; '''I''': ?)
* Race Track Patrol ('''E''')
'''Micromaster Combiner Squads (Microtransformers Combin in Italy)'''
* Astro Squad ('''UK'''; '''I''': Squadriglia Interstellare)
* Metro Squad ('''I''': Squadriglia Metropolis)
* Battle Squad ('''I''': Squadra Combattenti)
* Constructor Squad ('''UK'''; '''E'''; '''I''': Squadra Demolitori)
'''Micromaster Combiner Transports (Microcombiners in Spain)'''
* Tanker Truck ('''UK'''; '''E''': Camion Cisterna)
* Cannon Transport ('''UK'''; '''E''': Remolque de Cañon)
* Missile Launcher ('''E''': Lanzamisiles)
'''Micromaster Combiner Autobot Battlefield Headquarters'''
* Battlefield Headquarters ( '''E''': Cuartel General; '''I''': Super Camion Fortezza)

===Action Masters (Super Azione in Italy)===
Presumably, Germany got the UK versions of the 1990 Action Masters in English-only packaging. Also, GiG supposedly gave the Action Masters toys that were based on older characters the original Italian names again, unlike with the "Set Commandos", although the only known packaged example so far is Wheeljack, with the name being impossible to make out.

Confirmed releases are (UK = English packaging, F/NL = French/Dutch packaging; E = Spanish packaging; I = Italian packaging with alternate names):

'''Action Master figures'''
* Grimlock ('''UK''')
* Snarl ('''UK''')
* Blaster ('''UK''')
* Bumblebee ('''UK''')
* Jazz ('''I''': Bionic con Turbo Veicolo)
* Jackpot ('''I''': Inspector)
* Soundwave ('''UK''')
* Shockwave ('''UK''')
* Devastator ('''UK''')

'''Action Master Action Vehicles'''
* Wheeljack ('''I''': Saetta con Super Turbo)

===European and Australasian "Classics"===
Possibly taking a cue from the popularity of the Classic Pretenders, Hasbro started re-releasing original toys from 1984-1987 in "gold" packaging based on the Classic Pretenders' boxes. It's impossible to determine whether this was an idea Hasbro had originally intended for the US market that fell victim to the cancellation of the line in the USA and which therefore only came out in Europe, Australia and New Zealand or whether Hasbro was trying to fulfill the demand for original toys/characters, possibly in an attempt to react to the imported Mexican toys that flooded European and Australasian shelves.
[http://www.geocities.com/futuristgroup/veurolist.html Known European/Australasian "Classic" releases from 1990] are (UK = English packaging; F/NL = French/Dutch packaging; E = Spanish packaging; I = Italian packaging with alternate names):

'''Classic Aerialbots'''
* [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] ('''UK''')
* [[Skydive (G1)|Skydive]] ('''UK''')
* [[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]] ('''UK'''; '''F/NL''')
* [[Slingshot]] ('''UK''')
* [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] ('''UK'''; '''E''')
'''Classic Stunticons'''
* [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] ('''UK'''; '''F/NL'''; '''I''': Cobra)
* [[Breakdown]] ('''UK''')
* [[Wildrider]] ('''UK''')
* [[Drag Strip]] ('''UK'''; '''F/NL'''; '''I''': Iguana)
* [[Motormaster]] ('''UK'''; '''E''')
'''Classic Heroes'''
* [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] ('''UK'''; '''E''')
* [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] ('''UK''')
* [[Jazz]] ('''UK'''; '''E''')
* [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] ('''UK'''; '''E''')
* [[Sunstreaker]] ('''UK''')
* [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] ('''UK'''; '''E''')

====Notes====
* Unlike the English and French/Dutch versions, the Italian and Spanish Classics don't say "Classic" anywhere on the packaging.
* Germany got the Classics toys in English packaging.
* The "Classic" versions of Sunstreaker and Wheeljack mark the last uses of these molds to this very day. While Hasbro have confirmed the Wheeljack mold (as well as the Mirage mold) as "long since depleted", the fate of the Sunstreaker mold is still unknown.
* The "Classic" version of Prowl sported a sticker sheet that was based on the Diaclone version of the toy. The police badges actually sport the word "Diaclone", which was omitted from the 1984 Hasbro version, the 1985 Takara Transformers version and all the modern-day reissues.

===Italian exclusives===
As a last glimmer of GiG's unique relationship with Takara, [http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/toyreview.php?review=211 Galaxy Shuttle], which was originally released as part of Takara's Victory line, was available in Italy. The Italian packaging was loosely based on the original Japanese packaging, but with a lot of twists taken from the European releases at that time. The Japanese "C-326" number was omitted from the packaging this time around.

==1991==
Hasbro continued releasing new toys to the European and Australasian markets. Those included new Action Masters that never came out in the USA, entirely new Action Master concepts, more "Classic" re-releases of older toys and even toys that were originally only available in Japan, slightly redecoed for the European market. Known European/Australasian toys from 1991 are (UK = English packaging; F/NL = French/Dutch packaging; E = Spanish packaging; I = Italian packaging with alternate names):

===Greece===
Many thoughts go that these giftsets were produced in 1986, but they are not. Along with the classic toy-line, GiG RE-produced both giftsets in 1990-1991 (these came in Italy in combination with a Dinobot classic attached on the back of the box). These toys have small differences with the 1986 versions, like colors and projectiles and they don't have any rubsigns. Do not be misled by the date on the box, El Greco only sold the RE-produced giftsets in 1990-1991:

'''Combiner giftsets'''
* Excavator (Devastator)
* Defensor
::''The layout of the combiner giftsets boxes differs from the Mini-Vehicles' cards. Apparently, the boxes were based on the Italian giftsets by GiG. The small additional "Trasformer" logo is present, and the "El Greco" logo is placed in an oval bubble where the "GiG" logo would be placed on Italian toys, whereas the Mini-Vehicles sported a blue "El Greco" logo without a bubble. Also, both Excavator's and Defensor's names are spelled in Latin rather than in Greek characters, Excavator's function is stated as "Fighter Excavator" (also in Latin), and furthermore, he's called a "Decepticon" (even though his faction is called "Distructors" elsewhere on the packaging), and Defensor is called an "Autobot" (also in Latin), even though the Mini-Vehicles were "Autorobots". The individual Constructicons' and Protectobots' names are their original English names, spelled in Latin characters on the packaging.''

===Action Masters (Super Azione in Italy)===
'''Action Master figures'''
* [[Powerflash]] ('''UK'''; '''F/NL''')
* [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] ('''UK'''; '''F/NL'''; '''I''': Freccia)
* [[Tracks]] ('''UK'''; '''I''': Puma)
* [[Bombshell]] ('''UK'''; '''F/NL''')
* [[Charger]] ('''UK'''; '''F/NL'''; '''I''': Lampo)
* [[Take-Off]] ('''UK'''; '''F/NL''')
'''Exo-Suit Action Masters'''
* [[Circuit (Action Master)|Circuit]] ('''UK''')
* [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] ('''UK''')
'''Motorized Exo-Suit Action Masters'''
* [[Rumbler]] ('''UK'''; '''F/NL''')
* [[Slicer]] ('''UK''')
'''Action Master Elites'''
* [[Omega Spreem]] (similar to [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]])
* [[Windmill]] (similar to [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]])
* [[Double Punch]] (similar to [[Black Zarak]])
* [[Turbo Master]] (head and torso are very similar to [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]])

====Notes====
* Action Master Tracks and Sideswipe are named "Puma" and "Freccia" in Italy, respectively. These are the characters' original Italian names.
* Again, Action Masters were available in English packaging in Germany.
* The Action Master Elites are rumored to have originally been designed as wave 5 of the standard Action Masters, but to have been redesigned for licencing reasons, as Hasbro UK is a separate company from the US Hasbro according to this rumor. The Japanese "Transformers Generations" book contains concept designs for an unreleased Action Master version of Bruticus; it's assumed that some parts originally designed for AM Bruticus ultimately ended up on Turbo Master.

===Classics===
'''Classic Throttlebots (Motorizatti Rollerbots in Italy)'''
* [[Chase]] ('''UK'''; '''I''': Scoutbot)
* [[Freeway]] ('''UK'''; '''I''': Saterbot)
* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Goldbug]] ('''UK'''; '''I''': Maggionlino)
* [[Rollbar (G1)|Rollbar]] ('''UK'''; '''I''': Trollbot)
* [[Searchlight]] ('''UK'''; '''I''': Strobobot)
* [[Wideload (G1)|Wideload]] ('''UK'''; '''I''': Rapidbot)
'''Classic Dinobots (Nuovo Dinorobots in Italy)'''
* [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] ('''UK''')
* [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] ('''UK'''; '''I''': Bronto)
* [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] ('''UK'''; '''I''': Stego)
'''Classic Triple Changers'''
* [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] ('''UK'''; '''E''')
* [[Springer]] ('''UK'''; '''E''')
* [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] ('''UK'''; '''E''')
* [[Octane]] ('''UK'''; '''E''')
'''Classic Protectobots'''
* [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] ('''UK'''; '''E''')
* [[Groove (G1)|Groove]] ('''UK'''; '''E''')
* [[Blades]] ('''UK'''; '''E''')
* [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] ('''UK'''; '''E''')
* [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] ('''UK'''; '''E''')
'''Classic Combaticons'''
* [[Brawl]] ('''UK'''; '''F/NL'''; '''E''')
* [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] ('''UK'''; '''F/NL'''; '''E''')
* [[Vortex]] ('''UK'''; '''E''')
* [[Blast Off]] ('''UK'''; '''E''')
* [[Onslaught]] ('''UK'''; '''F/NL'''; '''E''': Oslat)
'''Classic Heroes'''
* [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] ('''UK'''; '''E''')
* [[Tracks]] ('''UK'''; '''E''')
'''Other Classics'''
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] ('''UK'''; '''E''')

====Notes====
* Again, the Italian and Spanish Classics don't say "Classic" anywhere on the packaging, unlike the English and French/Dutch versions.
* The rubsign indents on the Classic Protectobots, Combaticons, Throttlebots, and Triple Changers Springer, and Octane were filled in. The Throttlebots also had standard Autobot symbols instead of rubsigns.
*Classics Sandstorm had black plastic feet painted orange, as opposed to the original orange-painted metal and later orange plastic versions. Sandstorm came without a rubsign but the indent was not removed.
* Again, Classics toys were available in English packaging in Germany. However, the Classic Combaticons might have not been available in Germany, due to the "war" theme.
* For reasons unknown, the Spanish "Classic" version of Onslaught is the only known Spanish version of a toy sporting an alternate name: "Oslat".
* The original Italian releases of the Throttlebots were named "Racerbots"; the Italian versions of the Classic Throttlebots were called "Motorizatti Rollerbots" instead. Also, Scoutbot (Chase), Saterbot (freeway), Trollbot (Rollbar) and Strobobot (Searchlight) their original Italian names; however, Goldbug, who had originally been named "Wagenbot" in Italy, was called "Maggiolino" for the Italian version of his "Classics" incarnation instead, which was the Italian name of Bumblebee in the Italian dub of the animated television series (since the original Bumblebee toy was never released in Italy); and likewise, Wideload, who had originally been named "Rollerbot" in Italy (which had now become the name of the entire team), was renamed into "Rapidbot".
* The Italian versions of the Classic Dinobots were apparently available as packs with old combiner giftsets.

===Imported Japanese toys===
'''Motorvators (Super Autorobots in Italy)'''
* [[Flame (Motorvator)|Flame]] ('''UK'''; '''I''': Ghibli)
* [[Gripper]] ('''UK'''; '''I''': ?)
* [[Lightspeed (Motorvator)|Lightspeed]] ('''UK'''; '''I''': Starbot)
'''Others'''
* [[Overlord]] ('''UK'''; '''F/NL''')

====Notes====
* The Motorvators are redecos of the Japanese Brainmasters Blacker, Braver, and Laster, but do not include the parts for forming Road Ceaser.
* Overlord is also slightly recolored form his 1988 Japanese release.
* Both Overlord and the Motovators came in boxes sporting the same overall layoutas the boxes used for the "Classic" toys.
* It's speculated that Overlord and the Motorvators might have been a "test" to see how well larger toys sell in Europe. By using existing molds already released by Takara, Hasbro minimised the financial risk.
* "Starbot" was previously also the Italian name of the Technobot Lightspeed. It's currently unknown whether this is supposed to imply that the Motorvator and the Technobot are supposed to be the same character. For what it's worth, "Ghibli" was previously the Italian name of Triple Changer Sandstorm.

==1992==
Hasbro continued with a few new toys exclusively designed for the European market, as well as a few strange re-releases of combiners lacking their combining ability. In terms of languages, English and Spanish were now merged into bilingual English/Spanish packaging for the British and Spanish markets, whereas France, Belgium and the Netherlands still got toys in bilingual French/Dutch packaging, but now with alternate (English) names as well, and Italy still got toys in Italian-only packaging from GiG. Known European releases from 1992 are (UK/E = English/Spanish packaging; F/NL = French/Dutch packaging with alternate names; I = Italian packaging with alternate names):

===Turbomasters and Predators===
'''Turbomasters'''
* [[Boss]] ('''UK/E'''; '''F/NL''': Blizzard; '''I''': Tigre)
* [[Flash]] ('''UK/E''')
* [[Hurricane]] ('''UK/E'''; '''F/NL''': Tempest; '''I''': Vortex)
* [[Scorch]] ('''UK/E'''; '''F/NL''': Dragon)
* [[Rotorstorm]] ('''UK/E''')
* [[Thunder Clash]] ('''UK/E'''; '''I''': Uragan)
'''Predators'''
* [[Falcon (Predator)|Falcon]] ('''UK/E''')
* [[Skydive (Predator)|Skydive]] ('''UK/E'''; '''I''': Piton)
* [[Snare]] ('''UK/E''')
* [[Talon]] ('''UK/E'''; '''I''': Bomber)
* [[Stalker (G1)|Stalker]] ('''UK/E''')
* [[Skyquake]] ('''UK/E'''; '''F/NL''': Crash)

====Notes====
* The Italian name for Boss, "Tigre", was originally the Italian name for Jazz. Likewise, the Italian name for Hurricane, "Vortex", was also the Italian name for the Combaticon Vortex.
* The Turbomasters were also available in Canada; the Canadian version of Rotorstorm had the alternate names "Storm" (English) and "Tempête" (French). Also of note is that the uk did see releases of Rotorstorm labeled as "Storm"

===Non-combining Combiners===
'''Rescue Force'''
* "Drillhorn"
* "Jaruga"
* "Killbison"
* "Leozak"
'''Constructicons'''
* "Bonecrusher"
* "Hook"
* "Long Haul"
* "Mixmaster"
* "Scavenger"
* "Scrapper"

====Notes====
* The Rescue Force were recolors of four members of the Breastforce, originally released by Takara in Japan as part of their Victory line in 1990, with new weapons replacing the partners. Names are in quotes because no offical names were given. Some parts were remolded such as the gun for Killbison now being a set of crane arms. These were not intended to replace the partners. These toys were also released with both red and gray weapons. Note that these toys still combine but lack the head included with the japanese Leozak (and the two arms).
* The European Constructicons from 1992 are different from the yellow G2 Constructicons, as the purple parts were the darker G1 shade, the soft plastic parts (Bonecrusher and Scrapper's roof parts, Scavenger's shovel arm) were gray, no combiner parts were included, and there was no G2 stamp. Figure names are in quotes because these figures were not officaly named. Some fans also refer to these versions of the Constructicons as the "G1½" versions.
* Both the Rescue Force and the Constructicon toys came on uniform cards with the same box artwork spotlights for each team member, minimal texts ("Rescue Force" and "Autobot", or "Constructicons" and "Decepticon", respectively), no individual names, no tech specs and strictly image-based instructions that featured all team members.

==1993==
The Turbomasters and Predators were re-released. All new toys from 1993 would be re-released in 1994 in "Generation 2" packaging in Europe, and were identical to their 1993 releases other than the packaging. The G2 symbol was created for this year's releases; rumor has it that this was due to the international licence for the G1 symbols having expired. Some releases of these figures also had the "G2 stamp" placed somewhere on the figure. Known European releases from 1993 are (UK/E = English/Spanish packaging; F/NL = French/Dutch packaging with alternate names; I = Italian packaging with alternate names):

===Obliterators===
* [[Pyro]] ('''UK/E''')
* [[Clench (G2)|Clench]] ('''UK/E''')

===Axelerators and Skyscorchers===
'''Axelerators (Colorflashes in Italy)'''
* [[Turbofire|Hotrider]] ('''UK/E'''; '''I''': Astro) (a.k.a. Turbofire)
* [[Rapido]] ('''UK/E'''; '''I''': Sirius)
* [[Skram]] ('''UK/E'''; '''I''': Mercury)
* [[Windbreaker|Zap]] ('''UK/E'''; '''F/NL''': Rush; '''I''': Folgor) (a.k.a. Windbreaker)

'''Skyscorchers (Colorflashes in Italy)'''
* [[Eagle Eye (G2)|Hawk]] ('''UK/E'''; '''I''': Pyton) (a.k.a. Eagle Eye)
* [[Afterburner (G2)|Snipe]] ('''UK/E''') (a.k.a. Afterburner)
* [[Terradive (G2)|Terradive]] ('''UK/E'''; '''I''': Drake)
* [[Windrazor (G2)|Tornado]] ('''UK/E'''; '''I''': Diablo) (a.k.a. Windrazor)

===Aquaspeeders and Stormtroopers===
'''Aquaspeeders'''
* [[Aquafend]] ('''UK/E''')
* [[Deluge (Autobot)|Deluge]] ('''UK/E''')
* [[Jetstorm (Autobot)|Jetstorm]] ('''UK/E''')
* [[Speedstream]] ('''UK/E''')

'''Stormtroopers (Acquamasters in Italy)'''
* [[Aquablast]] ('''UK/E'''; '''I''': Murena)
* [[Drench (Decepticon)|Drench]] ('''UK/E''')
* [[Hydradread]] ('''UK/E'''; '''I''': Idrosqualo)
* [[Rage (G2)|Rage]] ('''UK/E''')

===Lightformers and Trakkons===
'''Lightformers'''
* [[Deftwing]] ('''UK/E''')
* [[Ironfist]] ('''UK/E''')
'''Trakkons'''
* [[Calcar]] ('''UK/E''')
* [[Fearswoop]] ('''UK/E''')

====Notes====
* The G2 re-releases of Pyro and Clench from 1994 were named "Spark" and "Colossus" instead.
*''Both'' the Axelerators ''and'' the Skyscorchers are called "Colorflashs" in Italy.

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The Transformers (European toyline)

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Originally, European countries got the same Transformers toys [[Hasbro]] had previously released in the USA, although different countries got different toys - and sometimes, the toys sported noticeable differences from their US counterparts. Initially, various sub-contracted companies were responsible for releasing the toys in the individual European countries (which involved language variations on the packaging), but over the time, they were either bought out by Hasbro or simply dropped in favor of a more and more unified European market.
After [[Generation 1 (toyline)|Generation One]] ended in the US, the line continued in Europe until it was renamed into ''[[Generation 2 Europe (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' in 1994.

==1985==
===Notes===
The ''Transformers'' toyline officially started in most European countries in 1985. It should be noted, though, that various European companies had already released licensed versions of [[Takara]]'s ''[[Diaclone]]'' and ''[[Microman]]'' toys domestically prior to that ("Trasformer" by [[GiG]] in Italy; "Diaclone" by [[Joustra]] in France, Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands), some of which had already sported characteristics directly lifted from Hasbro's Transformers toys (some of GiG's "Trasformer" versions of the Autobot Cars sported color schemes originally conceived by Hasbro; Joustra's versions of the [[Mini Vehicle|Minicars]] already sported Autobot logos). But it wasn't until 1985 that Transformers toys were officially introduced to the various European markets under that very name.

===UK===
Little is known about the earliest toys released in the UK. The common consensus is that they supposedly came in English-only US packaging. Recounts of which toys were and which weren't available in the UK vary depending on who you ask. A surprising omission from the initial wave of 1984 toys was Megatron, whose absence on the shelves was noted in the letters page of the [[Marvel UK]] comic. Probably the most well-known UK release is an (almost) unique version of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] [http://www.tf-1.com/articles/eurous_frame.php?art=redfoot with red instead of blue feet]. The packaging is almost identical to the US version, but sports an additional copyright note linking this release to Ceji Revell (misspelled as "Revel"), which was owned by the same company as Joustra. It's possible that the other initial UK releases were also distributed by Ceji, but at the current point of time, there's no evidence supporting this theory. Also of note was the line's UK subtitle initially being "''Warrior'' Robots in Disguise", and this was seen on much of the early ancillary merchandise, including the UK comic.

===Germany, France, the Netherlands, Belgium and Spain===
The earliest toys released in continental Europe (minus Italy) were distributed by [[Milton Bradley]], which was in the process of being taken over by Hasbro at that point. There's no solid evidence that all the MB toys were available in all these countries, but the packaging is sporting the four languages German, French, Dutch and Spanish. Therefore, MB covered the markets where Joustra's Diaclone toys were previously available, with the addition of Spain.

[http://www.geocities.com/futuristgroup/veurolist.html Known MB releases] are:

'''Autobot Leaders'''
* [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]]
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]
::''Optimus Prime was originally not released by MB. A [http://www.geocities.com/futuristgroup/veuro2.html Dutch manufacturer of kitchen utensils claimed ownership of the "Optimus" trademark], and as a result, MB held back the release of Optimus Prime in Europe until the dispute had been settled and initially marketed Jetfire as the Autobot leader instead.''

'''Autobot Cars'''
* [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]
* [[Tracks]]
::''Tracks was originally avalable in red rather than blue, based on the ''Diaclone'' version. Hasbro re-released Tracks in blue a year later, but due to the toy sporting a different color than its animated counterpart, red Tracks was selling poorly (which in turn later resulted in the toy being a much sought-after rarity). Also, red Tracks was the only Autobot Car in MB packaging sporting the 1985 US battle scene on the back of the box rather than the 1984 one, thus indicating that he might have been one of the last Transformers released in MB packaging.''
* [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]
* [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]
* [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]]
* [[Jazz]]
::''The box front of MB's version of Jazz sported an additional "Porsche" remark after his name. The significance of this is still unknown by this point.''

:''('''Note''': In addition to Optimus Prime, none of the Autobot Cars were featured in the first MB catalog either.)''

'''Autobot Mini-Vehicles'''
* [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]]
* [[Warpath]]
* [[Cosmos]]
* [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]]
* [[Seaspray]]
* [[Gears]]
* [[Powerglide]]

'''Jumpstarters'''
* [[Topspin]]
* [[Twin Twist]]

'''Autobot Communicator'''
* [[Blaster]]

'''Autobot Deluxe Vehicles'''
* [[Roadbuster]]
* [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]]

'''Dinobots'''
* [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]
* [[Slag (G1)|Slag]]
* [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]]
* [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]]

'''Decepticon Leader'''
* [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]

'''Decepticon Laser Gun'''
* [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]

'''Decepticon Planes'''
* [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]
* [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]]
::''Thundercracker was sold in "Starscream" boxes and with factory-applied Starscream stickers.''
* [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]]
* [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]]
* [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]]

'''Decepticon Communicator'''
* [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]

'''Decepticon Cassettes'''
* [[Ravage]]
::''Ravage was sold carded all by himself, rather than as a two-pack with [[Rumble]] as in the USA.''

'''Decepticon Triple Changers'''
* [[Blitzwing]]
* [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]

'''Insecticons'''
* [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]]
* [[Bombshell]]
* [[Shrapnel]]

'''Deluxe Insecticons'''
* [[Venom]]
* [[Barrage (Insecticon)|Barrage]]
* [[Ransack (G1)|Ransack]]
* [[Chop Shop]]

'''Constructicons'''
* [[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]]
* [[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]]
* [[Scrapper]]
* [[Hook]]
* [[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]]
* [[Mixmaster]]
* [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] (giftset)

===Italy===
[[GiG]] ("Geegh", but sometime mispelled "GiGi" by not italian people) had originally released toys based on their Diaclone license from Takara under the name "Trasformer", occasionally sporting color schemes only found on Hasbro's Transformers versions. Eventually, Hasbro cracked down on GiG and made them acquire a second license from them as well. In 1985, GiG launched their own version of the Transformers line, with the toys often sporting original Italian names (for example, the Autobots became "Autorobots", and the Decepticons "Distructors"). In addition to the official "Transformers" logo, a small remainder of the old "Trasformer" logo would remain on the packaging until 1988.

Known GiG ''Transformers'' releases are:

'''Autorobot Leader'''
* Commander (Optimus Prime)
:''('''Note''': A [http://www.geocities.com/futuristgroup/vprime6.html later variant] of Commander (Optimus Prime) sported plastic wheels instead of rubber tires and plastic instead of diecast feet, similar to the US KB Toys exclusive variant of Ultra Magnus.)''

'''Autorobot Cars'''
* Tigre (Jazz)
* Freccia ([[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]])
* Lince (Sunstreaker)
* Mistero (Mirage)
::''Whereas Mirage sported "Citanes" decals everywhere else in the world, [http://www.geocities.com/futuristgroup/vmirage.html GiG released their "Mistero" version with "Ligier" decals instead] - originally as factory-applied stickers over the "Citanes" tampos, later with actual "Ligier" tampos.''
* Canguro ([[Hound (G1)|Hound]])
* Saetta (Wheeljack)
* Giaguaro ([[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]])
::''The Italian name for Red Alert was changed from "Giaguaro" to "Alert" in 1987.''
* [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]]
* Gancio ([[Grapple]])
:''('''Note''': The Autorobot Cars sported unique "safety" missiles with large rubber boppers instead of the individual missiles the versions released everywhere else had.)

'''Dinorobots (Dinobots)'''
* Tiran (Grimlock)
* Reptilo (Swoop)

'''Distructor Triple Changers'''
* Triplex Uno (Astrotrain)
* Triplex Due (Blitzwing)

'''Distructor Planes'''
* Astrum (Starscream)
* Vampiro (Thundercracker)
* Corvo ([[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]])
:''('''Note''': Similar to Thundercracker being available in a Starscream box from MB, GiG released "Astrum", "Vampiro" and "Corvo" in a multi-purpose box sporting all three characters' names and tech specs.)''

'''Escavators (Constructicons)'''
* Scudo (Bonecrusher)
* Braccio (Scavenger)
* Ringhio (Scrapper)
* Rostro (Hook)
* Macigno (Long Haul)
* Rollo (Mixmaster)
* Devastator (giftset)
:''('''Note''': The Constructicons came in small boxes based on the Takara versions, rather than on cards like the versions released everywhere else in the world. The boxes even sported numbers from "31" to "36", like the Takara versions did, and omitted the "Hasbro" logo on the packaging in favor of a "Takara" logo. The first of many examples of the liberties resulting from GiG's unique relationship with Takara.)''

The Mini-Cars/Mini-Vehicles were apparently never released by GiG. Any Italian names for their characters are based on the Italian dub of the animated series.

===Greece===
A company named [[El Greco]] released a small number of Transformers toys to the Greek market. The Autobots were called Αυτορομπότ (Autorobots). The only known El Greco releases include seven Autobot Mini-Vehicles and two combiner giftsets. The cards the toys were available on were based on the Hasbro cards and sported Hasbro logos in addition to the "El Greco" logo.

Known 1985 releases are:

'''Classic Heroic (Autobot Mini-Vehicles)'''
* Αχτύπητος (Ahtipitos = Warpath)
* Κυρίαρχος (Kiriarhos = Cosmos)
* Αγγελιοφόρος (Agelioforos = Beachcomber)
* Εγκέφαλος (Egefalos = [[Βrawn]])
* Γίγαντας (Gigantas = [[Huffer]])
* Κεραυνός (Keravnos = Powerglide)
* Θαλασσόλυκος (Thalassolikos = Seaspray)

==1986==
===UK, France, the Netherlands, Belgium and Spain===
Presumably, Transformers didn't sell well in Germany in 1985, therefore German was dropped as a language from the packaging until Generation 2. Instead, Hasbro (who had finished taking over MB) consolidated the UK market with the rest of Europe (except for Italy, again). The 1986 releases that were now available in packaging with "Hasbro" rather than "MB" logos sported the four languages English, French, Dutch and Spanish (the order between English and French could occasionally be swapped).
Confirmed European Hasbro releases from 1986 are:

'''Autobot Leader'''
* Optimus Prime
::''Being a prominent character, Optimus Prime was re-released in Hasbro packaging. Additionally, a variant of this Hasbro Optimus Prime has been confirmed released in France that also sports red feet, just like the version from Ceji previously released in the UK. Reportedly, there are slight differences between the two red footed Optimus Primes.''
'''Autobot Mini-Vehicles'''
* Bumblebee
* Wheelie
* Hubcap
* Swerve
* Outback
* Pipes
::''Along with the regular Pipes, a [http://www.toyarchive.com/Transformers/VarBlueWhiteHuffer.html European variant] (dubbed [[Puffer]] by fans) existed which was actually Huffer's mold in Pipes' colors. This is not to be confused with the Mexican version of Pipes, [http://www.tf-1.com/articles/mini_frame.php?art=puffer which was also the original Huffer mold but sported slightly different colors].''
'''Autobot Vehicles (Autobot Cars)'''
* Tracks
::''Because MB's red version of Tracks proved to be unpopular, the toy was re-released in blue, just like the US version. Since he is the only one of the Autobot Cars in European Hasbro packaging that sports the 1985 US battle scene on the back of the box rather than the 1986 one, it can be assumed that he was one of the earliest releases following the completion of the MB takeover.''
* Red Alert
* Sideswipe
* Inferno
* Grapple
* Hoist
* Smokescreen
* Trailbreaker
* Hound
* Hot Rod
* Kup
* Blurr
'''Triple Changers'''
* Broadside
* Octane
* Sandstorm
* Springer
'''Autobot City'''
* Metroplex
'''Aerialbots'''
* Air Raid
* Skydive
* Fireflight
* Slingshot
* Silverbolt
'''Protectobots'''
* Streetwise
* Groove
* Blades
* First Aid
* Hot Spot
'''Combaticons'''
* Brawl
* Swindle
* Blast Off
* Vortex
* Onslaught
'''Stunticons'''
* Dead End
* Breakdown
* Wildrider
* Drag Strip
* Motormaster
'''Battlespringers (Battlechargers)'''
* Runabout
* Runamuck
'''Decepticon Planes'''
* Scourge
* Cyclonus
::''An instruction sheet for Scourge exists sporting the languages French, English, Dutch and Spanish. No packaged example has surfaced thus far.''

===Italy===
Known Italian releases of 1986 toys are:

'''Aerialbots'''
* Tornado (Air Raid)
* Log (Skydive)
* Optor (Fireflight)
* Vertic (Slingshot)
* Radiant (Silverbolt)
* Pentajet (Superion giftset)
'''Protectobots'''
* Phantom (Streetwise)
* Chips (Groove)
* Rasor (Blades)
* Sirena (First Aid)
* Drago (Hot Spot)
* Defensor (giftset)
::''Just like the individual Constructicons before them, GiG's versions of the Aeriabolts, Protectobots, Stunticons and Combaticons also came in boxes based on the Takara versions (including prominent "C" and "D" numbers and "Takara" instead of "Hasbro" logos). This only applied to the combiner limbs, though; the leaders/torsos came in boxes based on the Hasbro versions, including "A5", "P5", "S5" and "D5" numbers.''
'''Autorobot City'''
* Guardian (Metroplex)
'''Autorobot City Commander'''
* Convoy (Ultra Magnus)
'''Stunticons'''
* Cobra (Dead End)
* Caimano (Breakdown)
* Squalo (Wildrider)
* Iguana (Drag Strip)
* Barracuda (Motormaster)
* Pentacar (Menasor giftset)
'''Combaticons'''
* Bomber (Blast Off)
* Crasher (Swindle)
* Exploder (Blast Off)
* Vortex
* Destroyer (Onslaught)
* Multiforce (Bruticus giftset)
::''Whereas no solid evidence for the existence of a Hasbro Bruticus giftset has surfaced thus far, GiG did indeed release Multiforce (Bruticus) as a giftset. The box layout was based very closely on the standard Hasbro combiner giftsets at that time, down to the inclusion of a Hasbro product code number; but unlike the other GiG combiner giftsets, Multiforce lacked the Hasbro logo on the front of the box, and the individual components sported Takara numbers from D-64 to D-68 before their names.''
'''Distructor City'''
* Tripticon (Trypticon)
'''Predacons'''
* Zannar (Razorclaw)
* Felin (Rampage)
* Torox (Tantrum)
* Rinox (Headstrong)
* Falcon (Divebomb)
::''The indivudal Predacons were available in boxes based on the Hasbro versions. Apparently, Predaking was ''not'' available as a giftset from GiG.''

==1987==
===UK, France, the Netherlands, Belgium and Spain===
Apparently realizing that tech specs in four different languages aren't exactly the optimal choice, Hasbro started breaking up the languages again. The UK got toys in English-only packaging, France, Belgium and the Netherlands got toys in bilingual French/Dutch packaging, and Spain got toys in Spanish-only packaging. Germany only got the English versions with safety warning stickers in German. Presumably, all toys were available in all language variants, but without solid evidence, this is pure speculation.
Known European toys from 1987 in French/Dutch packaging are:

'''Decepticon City Commander'''
*Galvatron
::''An instruction sheet for Galvatron exists sporting the languages French and Dutch only. It is therefore assumed that he was available later than Scourge, whose instruction sheet still sported English and Spanish as well.''
'''Duocons'''
* Battletrap
* Flywheels

===Italy===
Known Italian toys from 1987 are:

'''Autorobot Headmasters'''
* Duobot (Chromedome)
* Cruiserbot (Highbrow)
* Goblin (Brainstorm)
* Blindobot (Hardhead)
'''Tecnobots (Technobots)'''
* Radarbot (Afterburner)
* Argobot (Nosecone)
* Rocketbot (Strafe)
* Starbot (Lightspeed)
::''The individual Tecnobots (Technobots) and Terrorbots (Terrorcons) were once again available in boxes with "Takara" logos and Takara numbers from C-87 to C-90 and from D-80 to D-83, respectively.''
* Scatterbot (Scattershot)
* Computron (giftset)
::''The box for the Computron giftset was based on the Hasbro version, but lacked a "Hasbro" logo on the front of the box.''
'''Monsterbots'''
* Drekbot (Doublecross)
* Tigerbot (Grotusque)
::''The Monsterbots were available in boxes that were based on the Hasbro versions, but sported "Takara" instead of "Hasbro" logos and Takara numbers from C-99 to C-100.''
'''Racerbots (Throttlebots)'''
* Wagenbot (Goldbug)
* Scoutbot (Chase)
* Saterbot (Freeway)
* Trollbot (Rollbar)
* Strobobot (Searchlight)
* Rollerbot (Wideload)
::''The Racerbots (Throttlebots) were also available in small boxes rather than on cards, sporting "Takara" rather than "Hasbro" logos and Takara numbers from C-92 to C-97.''
'''Duoform (Clones)'''
* Booster/Gemini (Fastlane/Cloudraker)
* Roboclon/Rapax (Pounce/Wingspan)
'''Distructor Headmasters'''
* Duobot (Chromedome)
* Cruiserbot (Highbrow)
* Goblin (Brainstorm)
* Blindobot (Hardhead)
* Tifon (Snapdragon)
* Tagor (Apeface)
'''Sixchanger'''
* Iperbot Sei Azioni (Sixshot)
'''Terrorbots (Terrorcons)'''
* Crudelbot (Cutthroat)
* Battlebot (Rippersnapper)
* Spectrobot (Blot)
* Bifronbot (Sinnertwin)
* Grifobot (Hun-Gurrr)
* Tundertron (Abominus giftset)
::''Like Multiforce (Bruticus) before him, Tundertron (Abominus) was also available as a giftset from GiG even though Hasbro hadn't released the toys in giftset form in the USA. The box layout was again based very closely on the standard Hasbro combiner giftsets at that time, but lacked the Hasbro logo, the individual components sported Takara numbers from D-79 to D-83 before their names, and the giftset itself sported the Takara number D-84.''

==1988==
===UK, France, the Netherlands, Belgium and Spain===
Toys were still available in English-only, French/Dutch and Spanish-only packaging. The UK toys started sporting a yellow "Original HASBRO Transformers" sticker on their packaging, possibly as a reaction to the sudden flood of Mexican toys (although those didn't come out in Europe until late 1988/early 1989). This sticker is also the only way to tell a European toy in English packaging apart from its US counterpart, as the packaging itself appears to be identical. 1988 toys were available in Germany in English-only packaging including the "Original HASBRO Transformers" sticker, with additional safety warning stickers in German.
Known European toys from 1989 are (UK = English packaging with "Original HASBRO Transformer" sticker; F/NL = French/Dutch packaging; E = Spanish packaging)

'''Powermasters'''
* Getaway ('''UK''')
* Slapdash ('''UK''')
* Joyride ('''UK''', '''F/NL''')
* Dreadwind ('''UK''')
* Darkwing ('''UK''')
* Optimus Prime ('''UK''')
'''Sparkabots'''
* Fizzle ('''UK''', '''F/NL''')
* Sizzle ('''UK''')
* Guzzle ('''UK''')
::''The Sparkabots were referred to as "Sparkler Minibots" in the comics by Marvel UK for reasons unknown, but the toys apparently sported the standard US name.''
'''Firecons'''
* Cindersaur ('''UK''', '''F/NL''')
* Flamefeather ('''UK''')
* Sparkstalker ('''UK''')
'''Triggerbots'''
* Backstreet ('''UK''')
* Override ('''UK''')
* Dogfight ('''UK''')
'''Triggercons'''
* Windsweeper ('''UK''')
* Ruckus ('''UK''')
* Crankcase ('''UK''')
'''Double Targetmasters'''
* Landfill ('''UK''')
* Quickmix ('''UK''')
* Scoop ('''UK''')
* Spinister ('''UK''')
* Needlenose ('''UK''')
* Quake ('''UK''')
'''Seacons'''
* Overbite
::''For reasons unknown, Overbite was referred to as "Jawbreaker" in the comics by Marvel UK. The toy was apparently still released as "Overbite" regardless.''
* Nautilator
* Seawing
* Skalor
* Tetakil
* Snaptrap

===Italy===

Starting with the Pretenders, GiG finally dropped the small remainder of the old "Trasformer" logo from their packaging. Known Italian releases from 1988 are:

'''Pretenders'''
* Falcon (Waverider)
* Korno (Skullgrin)
* Reptilo (Submarauder)
* Super Commander (Cloudburst)
'''Triggerbots'''
* Furio (Override)
* Orage (Dogfight)
* Bitume (Backstreet)
'''Triggercons'''
* Rafale (Windsweeper)
* 4x4 (Crankcase)
* Rallye (Ruckus)

==1989==
===UK, France, the Netherlands, Belgium and Spain===
Known European toys from 1989 are (UK = English packaging with "Original HASBRO Transformer" sticker; F/NL = French/Dutch packaging; E = Spanish packaging):

'''Small Pretenders'''
* Doubleheader ('''UK''')
* Longtooth ('''UK''')
* Octopunch ('''UK''')
* Stranglehold ('''UK''')
'''Micromaster Patrols'''
* Air Strike Patrol ('''F/NL''')
* Battle Patrol ('''UK''')
* Off-Road Patrol ('''F/NL''': Patrouille Tous Terrains/Patrouille Terreinwagens)
'''Micromaster Transports'''
* Flattop ('''UK''', '''E''')
* Erector ('''UK''', '''E''')
* Overload ('''UK''', '''E''')
* Roughstuff ('''UK''', '''E''')
'''Micromaster Bases'''
* Groundshaker ('''E''')

====Notes====
* The smaller Pretenders, the Classic Pretenders, the Micromaster Stations and the Micromaster Transports were once again available in Germany in English packaging. The Air Strike Patrol was available in Germany in French/Dutch packaging, but that might have been an import by a store with a mother company based in the Netherlands.
* A packaged version of Skyhopper exists with the alternate names "Helico/Skyhopper". It's currently unknown which languages the packaging sports - it might even be English/French, which would make it a Canadian rather than a European release.

===Italy===
Known Italian toys from 1988 are:

'''Small Pretenders'''
* Biclonius (Doubleheader)
* Medusa (Octopunch)
* Teskior (Bludgeon)
'''Pretender Monsters'''
* Spettro (Bristleback)
* Raptor (Scowl)
* Pipistrello (Icepick)
* Avvoltoio (Birdbrain)
* Vampiro (Wildfly)
* Artiglio (Slog)
'''Set Commandos (Classic Pretenders/Legends)'''
* Saetta, Folgore, Drago & Tornado (Bumblebee, Jazz, Grimlock & Starscream set)
'''Microtransformers Pattuglias (Micromaster Patrols)'''
* Expeditors (Off-Road Patrol)
* Sprintforce (Race Car Patrol)
* Interceptors (Air Strike Patrol)
* Pattuglia Soccorso (Battle Patrol)
* Pattuglia Guastatori (Sports Car Patrol)
'''Microtransformers Deluxes (Micromaster Transports)'''
* Tractor (Erector)
* Tornado (Roughstuff)
'''Microtrasformer Stations (Micromaster Stations)'''
* Radar (Ironworks)
* Argon (Hot House)
* Assalt (Greasepit)
* Lancer (Airwave)
'''Microtransformer Bases (Micromaster Bases)'''
* Titano (Groundshaker)
* Rotor (Skyhopper)

====Notes====
* For reasons unknown, GiG's versions of the Micromaster Stations are called "Microtrasformer" rather than "Microtransformer" like the rest of the Italian Micromaster releases.
* Meanwhile, the early patrols (Expeditors/Off-Road Patrol, Sprintforce/Race Car Patrol, Interceptors/Air Strike Patrol) are called "Micromaster".
* The Classic Pretender/Legends versions of Bumblebee, Jazz, Grimlock and Starscream were released as a giftset without their pretender shells. The packaging of the set was based on the Japanese "Hero Set". The names of the individual toys were ''not'' the same Italian names the original toys/characters had sported - rather, they were given seemingly random names of ''other'' Transformers toys. Bumblebee ("Maggiolino" in the Italian dub of the animated television series, since the original toy had not been released in Italy) became "Saetta" (originally the Italian name for Wheeljack); Jazz (originally "Tigre") became "Folgore" (originally the Italian name for Hot Rod); Grimlock (originally "Tiran") became "Drago" (originally the Italian name for Hot Spot); and Starscream (originally "Astrum") became "Tornado" (originally the Italian name for Air Raid).

===Unofficial Mexican imports===
Additionally to the regular toys released by Hasbro and GiG, [http://www.tfarchive.com/toys/articles/mexican_invasion.php Europe was also hit by a flood of Transformers toys imported from Mexico]. While these toys had been officially produced by [[IGA]] with the intention to release them on the Mexican market, a large unsold stock remained that was eventually exported to Europe without Hasbro's involvement. The toys were available in the UK, the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Spain, Italy, Austria, Romania, Denmark, Sweden and Finland. This created a strange situation where unofficially imported (but officially produced) toys competed with official European releases. These toys are considered official for Mexico but unofficial for Europe.

==1990==
By 1990, Hasbro had mostly streamlined their European markets. Presumably, all toys that came out in one country were also available everywhere else. Even the Italian releases now sported a uniform look with the toys that were available elsewhere in Europe (even though they still sported a "GiG" logo and Italian names) - with one exception. Also, with Hasbro cancelling the Transformers line in the USA for the time being, the European Hasbro branches continued releasing news toys which the USA would never get. By this time, Australia also was receiving a similar (if not exactly the same) pattern of releases, re-releases and exclusives to the European market - this would continue at least as far as the 'Generation 2' era.

===Micromasters===
Known European Micromaster releases are (F/NL = French/Dutch packaging; E = Spanish packaging; I = Italian packaging with alternate names):

'''Micromaster Patrols'''
* Air Patrol ('''E''')
* Construction Patrol ('''E''')
* Hot Rod Patrol ('''E'''; '''I''': Pattuglia Inseguitori)
* Military Patrol ('''I''': Pattuglia Militare)
* Monster Truck Patrol ('''UK'''; '''I''': ?)
* Race Track Patrol ('''E''')
'''Micromaster Combiner Squads (Microtransformers Combin in Italy)'''
* Astro Squad ('''UK'''; '''I''': Squadriglia Interstellare)
* Metro Squad ('''I''': Squadriglia Metropolis)
* Battle Squad ('''I''': Squadra Combattenti)
* Constructor Squad ('''UK'''; '''E'''; '''I''': Squadra Demolitori)
'''Micromaster Combiner Transports (Microcombiners in Spain)'''
* Tanker Truck ('''UK'''; '''E''': Camion Cisterna)
* Cannon Transport ('''UK'''; '''E''': Remolque de Cañon)
* Missile Launcher ('''E''': Lanzamisiles)
'''Micromaster Combiner Autobot Battlefield Headquarters'''
* Battlefield Headquarters ( '''E''': Cuartel General; '''I''': Super Camion Fortezza)

===Action Masters (Super Azione in Italy)===
Presumably, Germany got the UK versions of the 1990 Action Masters in English-only packaging. Also, GiG supposedly gave the Action Masters toys that were based on older characters the original Italian names again, unlike with the "Set Commandos", although the only known packaged example so far is Wheeljack, with the name being impossible to make out.

Confirmed releases are (UK = English packaging, F/NL = French/Dutch packaging; E = Spanish packaging; I = Italian packaging with alternate names):

'''Action Master figures'''
* Grimlock ('''UK''')
* Snarl ('''UK''')
* Blaster ('''UK''')
* Bumblebee ('''UK''')
* Jazz ('''I''': Bionic con Turbo Veicolo)
* Jackpot ('''I''': Inspector)
* Soundwave ('''UK''')
* Shockwave ('''UK''')
* Devastator ('''UK''')

'''Action Master Action Vehicles'''
* Wheeljack ('''I''': Saetta con Super Turbo)

===European and Australasian "Classics"===
Possibly taking a cue from the popularity of the Classic Pretenders, Hasbro started re-releasing original toys from 1984-1987 in "gold" packaging based on the Classic Pretenders' boxes. It's impossible to determine whether this was an idea Hasbro had originally intended for the US market that fell victim to the cancellation of the line in the USA and which therefore only came out in Europe, Australia and New Zealand or whether Hasbro was trying to fulfill the demand for original toys/characters, possibly in an attempt to react to the imported Mexican toys that flooded European and Australasian shelves.
[http://www.geocities.com/futuristgroup/veurolist.html Known European/Australasian "Classic" releases from 1990] are (UK = English packaging; F/NL = French/Dutch packaging; E = Spanish packaging; I = Italian packaging with alternate names):

'''Classic Aerialbots'''
* [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] ('''UK''')
* [[Skydive (G1)|Skydive]] ('''UK''')
* [[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]] ('''UK'''; '''F/NL''')
* [[Slingshot]] ('''UK''')
* [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] ('''UK'''; '''E''')
'''Classic Stunticons'''
* [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] ('''UK'''; '''F/NL'''; '''I''': Cobra)
* [[Breakdown]] ('''UK''')
* [[Wildrider]] ('''UK''')
* [[Drag Strip]] ('''UK'''; '''F/NL'''; '''I''': Iguana)
* [[Motormaster]] ('''UK'''; '''E''')
'''Classic Heroes'''
* [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] ('''UK'''; '''E''')
* [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] ('''UK''')
* [[Jazz]] ('''UK'''; '''E''')
* [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] ('''UK'''; '''E''')
* [[Sunstreaker]] ('''UK''')
* [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] ('''UK'''; '''E''')

====Notes====
* Unlike the English and French/Dutch versions, the Italian and Spanish Classics don't say "Classic" anywhere on the packaging.
* Germany got the Classics toys in English packaging.
* The "Classic" versions of Sunstreaker and Wheeljack mark the last uses of these molds to this very day. While Hasbro have confirmed the Wheeljack mold (as well as the Mirage mold) as "long since depleted", the fate of the Sunstreaker mold is still unknown.
* The "Classic" version of Prowl sported a sticker sheet that was based on the Diaclone version of the toy. The police badges actually sport the word "Diaclone", which was omitted from the 1984 Hasbro version, the 1985 Takara Transformers version and all the modern-day reissues.

===Italian exclusives===
As a last glimmer of GiG's unique relationship with Takara, [http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/toyreview.php?review=211 Galaxy Shuttle], which was originally released as part of Takara's Victory line, was available in Italy. The Italian packaging was loosely based on the original Japanese packaging, but with a lot of twists taken from the European releases at that time. The Japanese "C-326" number was omitted from the packaging this time around.

==1991==
Hasbro continued releasing new toys to the European market. Those included new Action Masters that never came out in the USA, entirely new Action Master concepts, more "Classic" re-releases of older toys and even toys that were originally only available in Japan, slightly redecoed for the European market. Known European toys from 1991 are (UK = English packaging; F/NL = French/Dutch packaging; E = Spanish packaging; I = Italian packaging with alternate names):

===Greece===
Many thoughts go that these giftsets were produced in 1986, but they are not. Along with the classic toy-line, GiG RE-produced both giftsets in 1990-1991 (these came in Italy in combination with a Dinobot classic attached on the back of the box). These toys have small differences with the 1986 versions, like colors and projectiles and they don't have any rubsigns. Do not be misled by the date on the box, El Greco only sold the RE-produced giftsets in 1990-1991:

'''Combiner giftsets'''
* Excavator (Devastator)
* Defensor
::''The layout of the combiner giftsets boxes differs from the Mini-Vehicles' cards. Apparently, the boxes were based on the Italian giftsets by GiG. The small additional "Trasformer" logo is present, and the "El Greco" logo is placed in an oval bubble where the "GiG" logo would be placed on Italian toys, whereas the Mini-Vehicles sported a blue "El Greco" logo without a bubble. Also, both Excavator's and Defensor's names are spelled in Latin rather than in Greek characters, Excavator's function is stated as "Fighter Excavator" (also in Latin), and furthermore, he's called a "Decepticon" (even though his faction is called "Distructors" elsewhere on the packaging), and Defensor is called an "Autobot" (also in Latin), even though the Mini-Vehicles were "Autorobots". The individual Constructicons' and Protectobots' names are their original English names, spelled in Latin characters on the packaging.''

===Action Masters (Super Azione in Italy)===
'''Action Master figures'''
* [[Powerflash]] ('''UK'''; '''F/NL''')
* [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] ('''UK'''; '''F/NL'''; '''I''': Freccia)
* [[Tracks]] ('''UK'''; '''I''': Puma)
* [[Bombshell]] ('''UK'''; '''F/NL''')
* [[Charger]] ('''UK'''; '''F/NL'''; '''I''': Lampo)
* [[Take-Off]] ('''UK'''; '''F/NL''')
'''Exo-Suit Action Masters'''
* [[Circuit (Action Master)|Circuit]] ('''UK''')
* [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] ('''UK''')
'''Motorized Exo-Suit Action Masters'''
* [[Rumbler]] ('''UK'''; '''F/NL''')
* [[Slicer]] ('''UK''')
'''Action Master Elites'''
* [[Omega Spreem]] (similar to [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]])
* [[Windmill]] (similar to [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]])
* [[Double Punch]] (similar to [[Black Zarak]])
* [[Turbo Master]] (head and torso are very similar to [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]])

====Notes====
* Action Master Tracks and Sideswipe are named "Puma" and "Freccia" in Italy, respectively. These are the characters' original Italian names.
* Again, Action Masters were available in English packaging in Germany.
* The Action Master Elites are rumored to have originally been designed as wave 5 of the standard Action Masters, but to have been redesigned for licencing reasons, as Hasbro UK is a separate company from the US Hasbro according to this rumor. The Japanese "Transformers Generations" book contains concept designs for an unreleased Action Master version of Bruticus; it's assumed that some parts originally designed for AM Bruticus ultimately ended up on Turbo Master.

===Classics===
'''Classic Throttlebots (Motorizatti Rollerbots in Italy)'''
* [[Chase]] ('''UK'''; '''I''': Scoutbot)
* [[Freeway]] ('''UK'''; '''I''': Saterbot)
* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Goldbug]] ('''UK'''; '''I''': Maggionlino)
* [[Rollbar (G1)|Rollbar]] ('''UK'''; '''I''': Trollbot)
* [[Searchlight]] ('''UK'''; '''I''': Strobobot)
* [[Wideload (G1)|Wideload]] ('''UK'''; '''I''': Rapidbot)
'''Classic Dinobots (Nuovo Dinorobots in Italy)'''
* [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] ('''UK''')
* [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] ('''UK'''; '''I''': Bronto)
* [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] ('''UK'''; '''I''': Stego)
'''Classic Triple Changers'''
* [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] ('''UK'''; '''E''')
* [[Springer]] ('''UK'''; '''E''')
* [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] ('''UK'''; '''E''')
* [[Octane]] ('''UK'''; '''E''')
'''Classic Protectobots'''
* [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] ('''UK'''; '''E''')
* [[Groove (G1)|Groove]] ('''UK'''; '''E''')
* [[Blades]] ('''UK'''; '''E''')
* [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] ('''UK'''; '''E''')
* [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] ('''UK'''; '''E''')
'''Classic Combaticons'''
* [[Brawl]] ('''UK'''; '''F/NL'''; '''E''')
* [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] ('''UK'''; '''F/NL'''; '''E''')
* [[Vortex]] ('''UK'''; '''E''')
* [[Blast Off]] ('''UK'''; '''E''')
* [[Onslaught]] ('''UK'''; '''F/NL'''; '''E''': Oslat)
'''Classic Heroes'''
* [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] ('''UK'''; '''E''')
* [[Tracks]] ('''UK'''; '''E''')
'''Other Classics'''
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] ('''UK'''; '''E''')

====Notes====
* Again, the Italian and Spanish Classics don't say "Classic" anywhere on the packaging, unlike the English and French/Dutch versions.
* The rubsign indents on the Classic Protectobots, Combaticons, Throttlebots, and Triple Changers Springer, and Octane were filled in. The Throttlebots also had standard Autobot symbols instead of rubsigns.
*Classics Sandstorm had black plastic feet painted orange, as opposed to the original orange-painted metal and later orange plastic versions. Sandstorm came without a rubsign but the indent was not removed.
* Again, Classics toys were available in English packaging in Germany. However, the Classic Combaticons might have not been available in Germany, due to the "war" theme.
* For reasons unknown, the Spanish "Classic" version of Onslaught is the only known Spanish version of a toy sporting an alternate name: "Oslat".
* The original Italian releases of the Throttlebots were named "Racerbots"; the Italian versions of the Classic Throttlebots were called "Motorizatti Rollerbots" instead. Also, Scoutbot (Chase), Saterbot (freeway), Trollbot (Rollbar) and Strobobot (Searchlight) their original Italian names; however, Goldbug, who had originally been named "Wagenbot" in Italy, was called "Maggiolino" for the Italian version of his "Classics" incarnation instead, which was the Italian name of Bumblebee in the Italian dub of the animated television series (since the original Bumblebee toy was never released in Italy); and likewise, Wideload, who had originally been named "Rollerbot" in Italy (which had now become the name of the entire team), was renamed into "Rapidbot".
* The Italian versions of the Classic Dinobots were apparently available as packs with old combiner giftsets.

===Imported Japanese toys===
'''Motorvators (Super Autorobots in Italy)'''
* [[Flame (Motorvator)|Flame]] ('''UK'''; '''I''': Ghibli)
* [[Gripper]] ('''UK'''; '''I''': ?)
* [[Lightspeed (Motorvator)|Lightspeed]] ('''UK'''; '''I''': Starbot)
'''Others'''
* [[Overlord]] ('''UK'''; '''F/NL''')

====Notes====
* The Motorvators are redecos of the Japanese Brainmasters Blacker, Braver, and Laster, but do not include the parts for forming Road Ceaser.
* Overlord is also slightly recolored form his 1988 Japanese release.
* Both Overlord and the Motovators came in boxes sporting the same overall layoutas the boxes used for the "Classic" toys.
* It's speculated that Overlord and the Motorvators might have been a "test" to see how well larger toys sell in Europe. By using existing molds already released by Takara, Hasbro minimised the financial risk.
* "Starbot" was previously also the Italian name of the Technobot Lightspeed. It's currently unknown whether this is supposed to imply that the Motorvator and the Technobot are supposed to be the same character. For what it's worth, "Ghibli" was previously the Italian name of Triple Changer Sandstorm.

==1992==
Hasbro continued with a few new toys exclusively designed for the European market, as well as a few strange re-releases of combiners lacking their combining ability. In terms of languages, English and Spanish were now merged into bilingual English/Spanish packaging for the British and Spanish markets, whereas France, Belgium and the Netherlands still got toys in bilingual French/Dutch packaging, but now with alternate (English) names as well, and Italy still got toys in Italian-only packaging from GiG. Known European releases from 1992 are (UK/E = English/Spanish packaging; F/NL = French/Dutch packaging with alternate names; I = Italian packaging with alternate names):

===Turbomasters and Predators===
'''Turbomasters'''
* [[Boss]] ('''UK/E'''; '''F/NL''': Blizzard; '''I''': Tigre)
* [[Flash]] ('''UK/E''')
* [[Hurricane]] ('''UK/E'''; '''F/NL''': Tempest; '''I''': Vortex)
* [[Scorch]] ('''UK/E'''; '''F/NL''': Dragon)
* [[Rotorstorm]] ('''UK/E''')
* [[Thunder Clash]] ('''UK/E'''; '''I''': Uragan)
'''Predators'''
* [[Falcon (Predator)|Falcon]] ('''UK/E''')
* [[Skydive (Predator)|Skydive]] ('''UK/E'''; '''I''': Piton)
* [[Snare]] ('''UK/E''')
* [[Talon]] ('''UK/E'''; '''I''': Bomber)
* [[Stalker (G1)|Stalker]] ('''UK/E''')
* [[Skyquake]] ('''UK/E'''; '''F/NL''': Crash)

====Notes====
* The Italian name for Boss, "Tigre", was originally the Italian name for Jazz. Likewise, the Italian name for Hurricane, "Vortex", was also the Italian name for the Combaticon Vortex.
* The Turbomasters were also available in Canada; the Canadian version of Rotorstorm had the alternate names "Storm" (English) and "Tempête" (French). Also of note is that the uk did see releases of Rotorstorm labeled as "Storm"

===Non-combining Combiners===
'''Rescue Force'''
* "Drillhorn"
* "Jaruga"
* "Killbison"
* "Leozak"
'''Constructicons'''
* "Bonecrusher"
* "Hook"
* "Long Haul"
* "Mixmaster"
* "Scavenger"
* "Scrapper"

====Notes====
* The Rescue Force were recolors of four members of the Breastforce, originally released by Takara in Japan as part of their Victory line in 1990, with new weapons replacing the partners. Names are in quotes because no offical names were given. Some parts were remolded such as the gun for Killbison now being a set of crane arms. These were not intended to replace the partners. These toys were also released with both red and gray weapons. Note that these toys still combine but lack the head included with the japanese Leozak (and the two arms).
* The European Constructicons from 1992 are different from the yellow G2 Constructicons, as the purple parts were the darker G1 shade, the soft plastic parts (Bonecrusher and Scrapper's roof parts, Scavenger's shovel arm) were gray, no combiner parts were included, and there was no G2 stamp. Figure names are in quotes because these figures were not officaly named. Some fans also refer to these versions of the Constructicons as the "G1½" versions.
* Both the Rescue Force and the Constructicon toys came on uniform cards with the same box artwork spotlights for each team member, minimal texts ("Rescue Force" and "Autobot", or "Constructicons" and "Decepticon", respectively), no individual names, no tech specs and strictly image-based instructions that featured all team members.

==1993==
The Turbomasters and Predators were re-released. All new toys from 1993 would be re-released in 1994 in "Generation 2" packaging in Europe, and were identical to their 1993 releases other than the packaging. The G2 symbol was created for this year's releases; rumor has it that this was due to the international licence for the G1 symbols having expired. Some releases of these figures also had the "G2 stamp" placed somewhere on the figure. Known European releases from 1993 are (UK/E = English/Spanish packaging; F/NL = French/Dutch packaging with alternate names; I = Italian packaging with alternate names):

===Obliterators===
* [[Pyro]] ('''UK/E''')
* [[Clench (G2)|Clench]] ('''UK/E''')

===Axelerators and Skyscorchers===
'''Axelerators (Colorflashes in Italy)'''
* [[Turbofire|Hotrider]] ('''UK/E'''; '''I''': Astro) (a.k.a. Turbofire)
* [[Rapido]] ('''UK/E'''; '''I''': Sirius)
* [[Skram]] ('''UK/E'''; '''I''': Mercury)
* [[Windbreaker|Zap]] ('''UK/E'''; '''F/NL''': Rush; '''I''': Folgor) (a.k.a. Windbreaker)

'''Skyscorchers (Colorflashes in Italy)'''
* [[Eagle Eye (G2)|Hawk]] ('''UK/E'''; '''I''': Pyton) (a.k.a. Eagle Eye)
* [[Afterburner (G2)|Snipe]] ('''UK/E''') (a.k.a. Afterburner)
* [[Terradive (G2)|Terradive]] ('''UK/E'''; '''I''': Drake)
* [[Windrazor (G2)|Tornado]] ('''UK/E'''; '''I''': Diablo) (a.k.a. Windrazor)

===Aquaspeeders and Stormtroopers===
'''Aquaspeeders'''
* [[Aquafend]] ('''UK/E''')
* [[Deluge (Autobot)|Deluge]] ('''UK/E''')
* [[Jetstorm (Autobot)|Jetstorm]] ('''UK/E''')
* [[Speedstream]] ('''UK/E''')

'''Stormtroopers (Acquamasters in Italy)'''
* [[Aquablast]] ('''UK/E'''; '''I''': Murena)
* [[Drench (Decepticon)|Drench]] ('''UK/E''')
* [[Hydradread]] ('''UK/E'''; '''I''': Idrosqualo)
* [[Rage (G2)|Rage]] ('''UK/E''')

===Lightformers and Trakkons===
'''Lightformers'''
* [[Deftwing]] ('''UK/E''')
* [[Ironfist]] ('''UK/E''')
'''Trakkons'''
* [[Calcar]] ('''UK/E''')
* [[Fearswoop]] ('''UK/E''')

====Notes====
* The G2 re-releases of Pyro and Clench from 1994 were named "Spark" and "Colossus" instead.
*''Both'' the Axelerators ''and'' the Skyscorchers are called "Colorflashs" in Italy.

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Deluge (G1)

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122.105.236.118: /* Generation 1 & 2 */ this toy was also sold in Australia and New Zealand

{{disambig2|the Autobot Aquaspeeder|the Decepticon "color changer"|Deluge (Decepticon)}}

:''Deluge is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 2]] section of [[Generation 1]] continuity family.''

[[Image:G1_Deluge_Autobot_cardart.jpg|thumb|right|[[Wikipedia:Louis XV of France|''Après moi, le déluge'']].]]

'''Deluge''' may just be a common soldier, but he's strong, smart, fast, untiring, trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean, and reverent. He probably takes home stray [[glitch mouse|glitch mice]] and helps old [[female Autobots]] cross the street. Despite all this, the brass sees no better use for him but as his unit's designated rear guard. Life is unfair.

Deluge probably gets very confused when other Autobots call him [[Drench (Autobot)|Drench]].

==Toys==
===Generation 1 & 2===
*'''Deluge''' (Aquaspeeder, 1993/1994)

: Sold only in European, Australian and New Zealand markets, Deluge transforms into a LeMans-style race car. In both vehicle and robot modes, he has a double-barreled water-cannon that uses a plastic bellows to store water. His hood/chest changes from dark green to a milky-white with temperature changes, but faster in cold or warm water.

: Deluge is almost identical to the US [[Color Changer]] [[Drench (Autobot)|Drench]]. The most immediately obivious difference is that Deluge uses transparent-pink plastics for his windows and visor, though the colors on the decals are different between the two versions as well.

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1993/Autobot/Deluge/deluge.htm Deluge at TFU.info]

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[[Category: Generation 2 characters]]
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