Transformers Animated (toyline)

2009-08-14T22:55:35Z

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[[Image:TFAnimated Voyager EarthOptimusPrime toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Putting the "cool" in "Playskool".]]
The '''Transformers Animated''' toy line merges the more expressive design style of the [[Transformers Animated|cartoon]] with extremely poseable robot forms (to a degree which seemed pleasantly surprising even to [[Hasbro]]). Unlike the [[franchise]]s immediately before it, there is no overarching, line-wide [[gimmick]] (such as [[Mini-Con]]s or [[Cyber Planet Key]]s). Rather, transforming ''is'' the gimmick, and the toys have other special features unique and appropriate to the character (such as [[Blitzwing (Animated)|triple-changing]] or [[Ratchet (Animated)|interchangeable tools]]). While the designs originated with Hasbro and the [[Cartoon Network]] team, [[TakaraTomy]] stepped up to the plate to engineer the toys. The line debuted on July 1, 2007, at Hasbro's Future Products panel at [[BotCon 2007|BotCon]].

Hasbro, citing the strength of the [[Transformers (2007)|movie]] toyline, [[Ruined FOREVER|postponed]] the official release of the Animated toyline to June 22, 2008 in the US. However, some toys began showing up at retailers in the Cincinnati area to coincide with [[BotCon 2008|BotCon]], followed by wider releases in Canada in May and the U.S. shortly thereafter.
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==Toys==
The core toys of this franchise are available at most of the traditional [[size class]]es.

===General retail===
====Deluxe Class====
'''Wave 1'''
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* [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Cybertron Mode Optimus Prime]]
* [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]]
* [[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]]
* [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]]
}}
'''Wave 2'''
{{collist|4|
* [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]]
* [[Ratchet (Animated)|Autobot Ratchet]]
}}
'''Wave 3'''
{{collist|4|
* [[Jazz (Animated)|Autobot Jazz]]
* [[Oil Slick (Animated)|Oil Slick]]
* [[Snarl (Animated)|Snarl]]
* [[Soundwave (Animated)|Soundwave]]
}}
'''Wave 4'''
{{collist|4|
* [[Swoop (Animated)|Swoop]]
* [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Elite Guard Bumblebee]]
* [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]]
}}
'''Wave 5'''
{{collist|4|
* [[Lockdown (Animated)|Blazing Lockdown]]
* [[Blurr (Animated)|Blurr]]
* [[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]]
}}
'''Wave 6'''
{{collist|4|
* [[Wasp|Waspinator]]
* [[Prowl (Animated)|Samurai Prowl]]
}}
'''Future waves'''
{{collist|4|
* [[Arcee (Animated)|Arcee]]
* [[Soundwave (Animated)|Electrostatic Soundwave]]
* [[Jazz (Animated)|Freeway Jazz]]
* [[Oil Slick (Animated)|Toxic Oil Slick]]
* [[Ratchet (Animated)|Cybertron Mode Ratchet]]
* [[Rodimus Minor]]
* [[Wasp|Fugitive Waspinator]]
* [[Ironhide (Animated)|Ironhide]]

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====Voyager Class====
'''Wave 1'''
{{collist|4|
* [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]
* [[Megatron (Animated)|Cybertron Mode Megatron]]
* [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]]
}}
'''Wave 2'''
* [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Earth Mode Optimus Prime]]
{{note|Even though Optimus Prime ''officially'' debuted in wave 2 of the Voyager Class toys, he was found at US retail ''later'' than the wave 3 toys Grimlock and Lugnut.}}

'''Wave 3'''
{{collist|4|
* [[Grimlock (Animated)|Grimlock]]
* [[Lugnut]]
}}
'''Wave 4'''
* [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]]

'''Wave 5'''
{{collist|4|
* [[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave/Longarm]]
* [[Skywarp (Animated)|Skywarp]]
}}
'''Wave 6'''
{{collist|4|
* [[Wreck-Gar (Animated)|Wreck-Gar]]
* [[Lugnut|Atomic Lugnut]]
}}
'''Future waves'''
{{collist|4|
* [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Hydrodrive Bumblebee]]
* [[Grimlock (Animated)|Golfire Grimlock]]
* [[Thundercracker (Animated)|Thundercracker]]
* [[Blackout (Animated)|Blackout]]
* [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Wingblade Optimus Prime]]
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====Leader Class====
'''Wave 1'''
{{collist|4|
* [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]
* [[Megatron (Animated)|Earth Mode Megatron]]
}}
'''Wave 2'''
* [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]]

'''Wave 3'''
* [[Megatron (Animated)|Shadow Blade Megatron]]

'''Wave 4'''
* [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Roadbuster Ultra Magnus]] (redeco colored as a [[Roadbuster]] homage)

====Supreme Class====
'''Wave 1'''
*[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Roll-Out Command Optimus Prime]]

'''Wave 2'''
Lugnut

====Entertainment Packs====
'''Wave 1'''
* [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] vs. [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] - The Battle Begins

'''Wave 2'''
* [[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]] and [[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]]

====Activators====
The Activators subcategory consists of chunkier, simpler, Scout-class-sized toys with one-touch, spring-loaded transformations.

'''Wave 1'''
{{collist|4|
* [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]
* [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]]
* [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]]
}}
'''Wave 2'''
{{collist|4|
* [[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]]
* [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]]
* [[Ratchet (Animated)|Autobot Ratchet]]
}}
'''Wave 3'''
{{collist|4|
* [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Patrol Bumblebee]]
* [[Thundercracker (Animated)|Thundercracker]]
}}
'''Wave 4'''
{{collist|4|
* [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]
* [[Grimlock (Animated)|Grimlock]]
* [[Lockdown (Animated)|Bandit Lockdown]]
}}
'''Wave 5'''
{{collist|4|
* [[Cliffjumper (Animated)|Cliffjumper]]
* [[Dirge (Animated)|Dirge]]
}}
'''Future waves'''
{{collist|4|
* [[Grimlock (Animated)|Fireblast Grimlock]]
* [[Soundwave (Animated)|Soundwave]]
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====Bumper Battlers====
An expansion on the [[Cyber Slammers]] subline from the 2007 live-action movie toys, Bumper Battlers feature "bump-and-transform" action. Hitting the front bumper causes the toy to change into robot mode, and pressing the toy's sigil activates sound effects and speech gimmicks.

'''Wave 1'''
{{collist|4|
* [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]]
* [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]]
* [[Ratchet (Animated)|Autobot Ratchet]]
}}
'''Wave 2'''
{{collist|4|
* [[Jazz (Animated)|Autobot Jazz]]
* [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]
}}
'''Wave 3'''
{{collist|4|
* [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Sting Racer Bumblebee]]
* [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Nightwatch Optimus Prime]]
}}
'''Wave 4'''
{{collist|4|
* [[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]]
* [[Soundwave (Animated)|Soundwave]]
}}
'''Future waves'''
{{collist|4|
* [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Workzone Bulkhead]]
* [[Jazz (Animated)|Stealth Ninja Jazz]]
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====Power Bots====
'''Wave 1'''
*[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Cyber Speed Bumblebee]]

'''Wave 2'''
*Street Patrol Bumblebee (redeco of Cyber Speed Bumblebee)

===Exclusives (United States/Canada market)===
'''Target/Zellers'''
*[[Lockdown (Animated)|Stealth Lockdown]] (Deluxe Class) with [[Legends of Cybertron|Legends Class]] [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] and Legends Class [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]]

* [[Ratchet (Animated)|Rescue Ratchet]] (Deluxe Class) with Legends Class [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] and Legends Class [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]]
{{note|Both packs were also available as Tesco exclusives in the United Kingdom and are available as Zellers exclusives in Canada.}}

* [[Sunstorm (Animated)| Sunstorm]] (Voyager Class) vs Activators [[Ratchet (Animated)| Ratchet]].

* [[Shockwave (Animated)| Shockwave]] (Voyager Class) (with a new G1 "purple" redeco) vs Activators [[Bumblebee (Animated)| Bumblebee]]

'''Toys "R" Us'''
* [[Bulkhead (Animated)| Bulkhead]] (Leader Class) with Activators [[Bumblebee (Animated)| Bumblebee]]

* [[Megatron (Animated)| Megatron]] (Leader Class) with Activators [[Starscream (Animated)| Starscream]]

'''Wal-Mart'''
*"The Revenge of Blackarachnia" two-pack (Deluxe [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] from "The Battle Begins" two-pack and Deluxe Class [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]])

*"Battle in Space" two-pack (Deluxe Class [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] and Deluxe [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] from "The Battle Begins" two-pack)

===Foreign market exclusive releases===
'''Multi-packs'''
*[[Ratchet (Animated)|Autobot Ratchet]] & [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] two-pack
{{note|Thus far this pack has only been found at Toys "R" Us stores in the United Kingdom and Germany.}}

===McDonald's Happy Meal toys===
'''North America'''
{{collist|4|
*[[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]
*[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]]
*[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]]
*[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]]
*[[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]]
*[[Lugnut]]
}}
'''Latin America'''
{{collist|4|
*[[Optimus Prime (Animated)| Optimus Prime]]
*[[Bumblebee (Animated)| Bumblebee]]
*[[Megatron (Animated)| Megatron]]
*[[Starscream (Animated)| Starscream]]
}}
'''France'''
{{collist|4|
*[[Optimus Prime (Animated)| Optimus Prime]]
*[[Bumblebee (Animated)| Bumblebee]]
*[[Megatron (Animated)| Megatron]]
*[[Blitzwing (Animated)| Blitzwing]]
}}
'''Poland'''
{{collist|4|
*[[Optimus Prime (Animated)| Optimus Prime]]
*[[Bumblebee (Animated)| Bumblebee]]
*[[Megatron (Animated)| Megatron]]
*[[Starscream (Animated)| Starscream]]
{{note|Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, and Megatron are the same molds from the North American release but with more detailed [[Paint operation|paint application]]s. Blitzwing is a new mold.}}

==Toys of ''Animated'' characters released as part of other lines==
===Movie (2007)===
'''Wal-Mart exclusives'''
* The Legacy of Bumblebee three-pack (movie-inspired minor [[redeco]] of ''[[Classics (2006)|Classic]]'' Deluxe [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys|Bumblebee]], regular [[Movie (toyline)|Movie]] Deluxe Class "[[Premium Series|Premium]]" [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] and regular ''Animated'' Deluxe Class [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]])

===Universe (2008)===
'''Legends Class (wave 3)'''
* [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]]
* [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]]
* [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]]

'''Legends Class (wave 4)'''
* [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]]

==Criticisms==
Since the first wave of Animated toys were released, there have been multiple complaints of poor quality [[Paint operation|paint application]]s, sloppy paint applications, and very greasy ball and hinge joints. There are also complaints over certain breakage issues, such as Lockdown's wrists, and toy functionality being limited by support struts added [[For safety reasons|to prevent breakage]], such as with Voyager Megatron's cannon and Bumblebee's stingers being unable to position properly.

Most of these issues can be fixed with relative ease. <ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=47309 Animated Fixes on AllSpark.com]</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/animated/ Hasbro's official ''Transformers'' Animated homepage]

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