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1988

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DalekPrime4999: /* Television */

{{yearofthe|1988}}
The year '''1988''' (MCMLXXXVIII) is the fifth year of the [[Transformers brand]].

{{see|Transformers timeline}}

==Events==
===Births===
====January====
*[[January 2]] — [[Satomi Akesaka]]
*[[January 12]] — [[Nozomi Furuki]]
*[[January 20]] — [[Paweł Krucz]]
*[[January 23]] — [[Maciej Kosmala]]
*[[January 27]] — [[Austin Lin]]
*[[January 28]] — [[Alexandra Krosney]]
====February====
*[[February 9]] — [[Kwon Sung-hyuk]]
*[[February 16]] — [[Steven Caple Jr.]]

====April====
*[[April 13]] — [[Liu Beichen]]
*[[April 17]] — [[Rodrigo Contreras]]
*[[April 22]] — [[Deven Mack]]
*[[April 30]] — [[Kamil Dominiak]]
====May====
*[[May 20]] — [[Chen Qian]]
*[[May 21]] — [[Alex Androski]]
*[[May 28]] — [[Bernardo Berro]]
====June====
*[[June 5]] — [[Clara Soares]]
*[[June 18]] — [[Erika Menezes]]
*[[June 19]] — [[Kosuke Okamoto]]
*[[June 28]] — [[Yui Kondō]]
====July====
*[[July 7]] — [[István Fábián]]
*[[July 11]] — [[Jesse Grimm]]
*[[July 12]] — [[Jessica Monceau]]
*[[July 13]] — [[Chris Sheffield]]
*[[July 14]] — [[Tarcisio Pureza]]
*[[July 20]] — [[Kaze Uzumaki]]
====August====
*[[August 10]] — [[Luis Leonardo Suárez]]
*[[August 15]] — [[Miguel Ángel Ruiz]]
*[[August 18]] — [[Giannis Milonogiannis]]
====September====
*[[September 27]] — [[Douglas Silva]]
*[[September 28]] — [[Caio César]]
*[[September 29]] — [[Kate Leth]]
*[[September 30]] — [[Isabela Dentini]]
====October====
*[[October 2]] — [[Ivan Zaytsev]]
*[[October 3]] — [[Arturo Castañeda]]
*[[October 12]] — [[Priscilla Tramontano]], [[João Cappelli]]
*[[October 24]] — [[Miyuki Satō]]
====November====
*[[November 1]] — [[Osvaldo Trejo Rodríguez]]
*[[November 2]] — [[Bence Berkes]]
*[[November 11]] — [[Mikako Komatsu]]
*[[November 20]] — [[Karim El Kammouchi]]
*[[November 30]] — [[Flavia Vinzens]]
====December====
*[[December 1]] — [[Kim Shin-woo]]
*[[December 10]] — [[Roman Molodiy]]
*[[December 20]] —[[Gabriel Ebling]]
*[[December 24]] — [[Abigail Klein]]
====Unknown====
*??? — [[Nico Sablik]], [[Alice Bauer]], [[Igor Obłoza]]

====Deaths====
*[[October 7]] — [[Marcos Miranda]]

===Fiction===

====''Shattered Glass''====
[[World War III]] occurs. One particularly cataclysmic attack results in the complete destruction of [[California]] and the formation of [[Arizona Bay]]. {{storylink|Eye in the Sky}}

====''Knights of Unicron''====
[[Megatron (KOU)|Megatron]] announces that he will no longer record studio albums, preferring to focus on his extensive live performance schedule. {{storylink|Knights of Unicron (band)|''Behind the Music'' pack-in booklet}}

==Media==
=== Television ===
*''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'' Season 5: episodes ?
*''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|Transformers: The Headmasters]]'' episodes 24–38
*''[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (cartoon)|Super-God Masterforce]]'' episodes 1–34

=== Music ===
==== Albums ====
*''[[Super-God Masterforce Hit Song Collection]]''

==== Singles ====
*"[[Chōjin Masterforce no Theme]]"/"[[Moero! Transformer]]"

==Print==
=== Comics ===
==== Marvel Comics ====
*''[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|The Transformers]]'' (issues 40–51, ongoing)

==== Marvel UK ====
*''[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|The Transformers]]'' (issues 147–198, ongoing)
*[[Transformers Annual 1989]]

==== TV Magazine ====
===== Manga =====
*[[Transformers: The Headmasters (manga)|The Headmasters]] (issues 6–8, 8 issues)
*[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (manga)|Super-God Masterforce]] (issues 1–10, 12 issues)

===== Story Pages =====
*''[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (story page)|Super-God Masterforce]]'' (parts ???)

=== Books ===
==== [[Ladybird Books]] (UK) ====
*''[[Autobot Hostage]]''
*''[[Decepticons Underground]]''

== Collections ==
=== Home Video ===
==== [[Entertainment UK]] ====
'''VHS'''
*''Transformers'' — 1: The Revenge of Bruticus / 2: Dinobot Island (Parts 1 and 2)

==== [[Polyband]] (Germany) ====
'''VHS'''
*''Transformers'' — [[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1|Die Rückkehr von Optimus Prime (Erster Teil)]]
*''Transformers'' — [[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2|Die Rückkehr von Optimus Prime (Zweiter Teil)]]
*''Transformers'' — [[The Rebirth, Part 1|Die Wiedergeburt (Erster Teil)]]
*''Transformers'' — [[The Rebirth, Part 2|Die Wiedergeburt (Zweiter Teil)]]
*''Transformers'' — [[The Rebirth, Part 3|Die Wiedergeburt (Dritter Teil)]]
*''Transformers'' — [[Nightmare Planet|Der Alptraum-Planet]]

==== [[St. Michael Video Library]] (UK) ====
'''VHS'''
*''Transformers'' — Starscream's Ghost / The Nightmare Planet / The Ghost in the Machine

==== [[Tempo Video]] (UK) ====
'''VHS'''
*''The Transformers'' — Heavy Metal Wars / The Girl Who Loved Powerglide

==== [[Video Gems|V.I.P. Video Gems]] (UK) ====
'''VHS'''
*''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''

=== Comics ===
==== Marvel UK [[Transformers Collected Comics|Collected Comics]] ====
*8 — Spring Special 1988
*9 — Summer Special 1988
*10 — Holiday Special 1988
*11 — Winter Special 1988

== Merchandise ==
*TBD

== Toys ==
===U.S.===
====Autobots====
{{note|[[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]], [[Pointblank]], [[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]], the 1987 [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] Autobots (including [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]), the Autobot [[Clone (subgroup)|Clones]], [[Punch (G1)|Punch~Counterpunch]], the [[Monsterbot (G1)|Monsterbot]]s, the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] and the [[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]]/[[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]] and [[Ramhorn (G1)|Ramhorn]]/[[Eject (G1)|Eject]] mini-cassette two-packs were all re-released. [[Ratchet (G1)/toys|Ratchet]], [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys|Wheeljack]], [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]], [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys|Sunstreaker]], [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]], [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] and "[[Hubcap (G1)|Cliffjumper]]" were available via mail order.}}

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Mini-Cassette|Cassettes]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grand Slam (G1)#Toys|Grand Slam]] / [[Raindance#Toys|Raindance]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Sparkabot]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Fizzle#Toys|Fizzle]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Guzzle (G1)#Toys|Guzzle]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sizzle (G1)#Toys|Sizzle]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Triggerbot]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Backstreet (G1)#Toys|Backstreet]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Dogfight (G1)#Toys|Dogfight]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Override (G1)#Toys|Override]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Micromaster]] Patrols Assortment 1'''<ref group="C" name="microtrans">Micromaster Patrol Assortment 1 began shipping in late 1988, and sported packaging that looked drastically different from the "proper" 1989 Micromaster output. Instead of the redesigned silver packaging with the all-new "Transformers" logo, they came on cards that pretty much still resembled the packaging style that had been used up to that point, and sported a unique "Micro Transformers" logo.</ref>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Off Road Patrol#Toys|Off Road Patrol]] ([[Highjump (G1)#Toys|Highjump]], [[Mudslinger (G1)#Toys|Mudslinger]], [[Powertrain#Toys|Powertrain]], [[Tote#Toys|Tote]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Race Car Patrol#Toys|Race Car Patrol]] ([[Free Wheeler#Toys|Free Wheeler]], [[Roadhandler (G1)#Toys|Roadhandler]], [[Swindler#Toys|Swindler]], [[Tailspin#Toys|Tailspin]])}}
|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Landfill (G1)#Toys|Landfill]] (w/ [[Flintlock#Toys|Flintlock]] & [[Silencer (G1)#Toys|Silencer]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Quickmix (G1)#Toys|Quickmix]] (w/ [[Boomer#Toys|Boomer]] & [[Ricochet (G1)#Toys|Ricochet]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Scoop (G1)#Toys|Scoop]] (w/ [[Holepunch (G1)#Toys|Holepunch]] & [[Tracer (Targetmaster)#Toys|Tracer]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hosehead (G1)#Toys|Hosehead]] (w/ [[Lug (G1)#Toys|Lug]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Nightbeat (G1)#Toys|Nightbeat]] (w/ [[Muzzle#Toys|Muzzle]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Siren (G1)#Toys|Siren]] (w/ [[Quig#Toys|Quig]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Powermaster]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Getaway#Toys|Getaway]] (w/ [[Rev (G1)#Toys|Rev]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Joyride (G1)#Toys|Joyride]] (w/ [[Hotwire (G1)#Toys|Hotwire]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slapdash (G1)#Toys|Slapdash]] (w/ [[Lube#Toys|Lube]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Powermaster Autobot Leader'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#PMOP|Optimus Prime]] (w/ [[Hi-Q#Toys|Hi-Q]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Pretender]]s Assortment 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Cloudburst#Toys|Cloudburst]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Landmine (G1)#Toys|Landmine]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Waverider#Toys|Waverider]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Pretenders Assortment 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Groundbreaker#Toys|Groundbreaker]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sky High (Pretender)#Toys|Sky High]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Splashdown#Toys|Splashdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Pretender Beast]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Catilla (G1)#Toys|Catilla]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Chainclaw (G1)#Toys|Chainclaw]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Pretender Vehicle]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Gunrunner (G1)#Toys|Gunrunner]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Autobot [[Six Changer]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Quickswitch#Toys|Quickswitch]]}}
|}
{{-}}

====Decepticons====
{{note|[[Triggerhappy (G1)|Triggerhappy]], [[Slugslinger (G1)|Slugslinger]], [[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]], the 1987 Decepticon Headmasters (including Scorponok and the [[Horrorcon (G1)|Horrorcon]]s), the Decepticon [[Clone (subgroup)|Clones]], the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]], [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] and the [[Overkill (G1)|Overkill]]/[[Slugfest (G1)|Slugfest]] mini-cassette two-pack were all re-released. [[Megatron (G1)/toys|Megatron]], [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]], and [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys|Thundercracker]] were again available via mail order.}}

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Cassettes'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Squawktalk (G1)#Toys|Squawktalk]] / [[Beastbox (G1)#Toys|Beastbox]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Firecon]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Cindersaur (G1)#Toys|Cindersaur]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Flamefeather (G1)#Toys|Flamefeather]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sparkstalker#Toys|Sparkstalker]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Triggercon]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Crankcase (G1)#Toys|Crankcase]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Ruckus (G1)#Toys|Ruckus]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Windsweeper#Toys|Windsweeper]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Nautilator#Toys|Nautilator]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Overbite (G1)#Toys|Overbite]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Seawing (G1)#Toys|Seawing]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Skalor#Toys|Skalor]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Snaptrap (G1)#Toys|Snaptrap]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Tentakil (G1)#Toys|Tentakil]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Piranacon (G1)#Toys|Piranacon]] (giftset)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Targetmasters'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Needlenose (G1)#Toys|Needlenose]] (w/ [[Sunbeam (G1)#Toys|Sunbeam]] & [[Zigzag#Toys|Zigzag]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Quake (G1)#Toys|Quake]] (w/ [[Tiptop#Toys|Tiptop]] & [[Heater#Toys|Heater]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Spinister (G1)#Toys|Spinister]] (w/ [[Hairsplitter#Toys|Hairsplitter]] & [[Singe#Toys|Singe]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Headmasters'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Fangry (G1)#Toys|Fangry]] (w/ [[Brisko#Toys|Brisko]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Horri-Bull#Toys|Horri-Bull]] (w/ [[Kreb#Toys|Kreb]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Squeezeplay (G1)#Toys|Squeezeplay]] (w/ [[Lokos#Toys|Lokos]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Powermasters'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Darkwing (G1)#Toys|Darkwing]] (w/ [[Throttle (G1)#Toys|Throttle]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Dreadwind (G1)#Toys|Dreadwind]] (w/ [[Hi-Test (G1)#Toys|Hi-Test]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Doubledealer#Toys|Doubledealer]] (w/ [[Knok#Toys|Knok]] & [[Skar (G1)#Toys|Skar]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Micromaster Patrols Assortment 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Air Strike Patrol#Toys|Air Strike Patrol]] ([[Nightflight (G1)#Toys|Nightflight]], [[Storm Cloud (G1)#Toys|Storm Cloud]], [[Tailwind (G1)#Toys|Tailwind]], [[Whisper (G1)#Toys|Whisper]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Pretenders Assortment 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bomb-Burst (G1)#Toys|Bomb-Burst]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Skullgrin#Toys|Skullgrin]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Submarauder (G1)#Toys|Submarauder]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Pretenders Assortment 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bugly (G1)#Toys|Bugly]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Finback#Toys|Finback]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Iguanus (G1)#Toys|Iguanus]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Pretender Beasts'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Carnivac (G1)#Toys|Carnivac]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Snarler#Toys|Snarler]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Pretender Vehicles'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Roadgrabber#Toys|Roadgrabber]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}

====Notes====
<references group="C" />
{{-}}

===Japan===
====Cybertrons====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Pretender]]s'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-201 [[Metalhawk (G1)#Toys|Metalhawk]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-202 [[Phoenix (G1)#Toys|Phoenix]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-203 [[Diver (G1)#Toys|Diver]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Headmaster Junior]] Autobots (''The Headmasters'')'''
{{Bp-a1|C-301 [[Shūta Gō#Toys|Goshooter]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-302 [[Cab (human)#Toys|Cab]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-303 [[Minerva (human)#Toys|Minerva]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Godmaster (lifeform)|Godmaster]] Autobots (''Godmaster'')'''
{{Bp-a1|C-304 [[Lightfoot (G1)#Toys|Lightfoot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-305 [[Ranger#Toys|Ranger]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-306 [[Road King#Toys|Road King]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''Godmaster'''''
{{Bp-a1|C-307 [[Ginrai (human)#Toys|Super Ginrai]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-308 [[Clouder#Toys|Doubleclouder]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-309 [[Godbomber#Toys|Godbomber]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-310 [[Ginrai (human)#GodGinrai|God Ginrai]] (giftset)}}
|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''The Headmasters'''''
{{Bp-a1|C-311 [[Grand Maximus#Toys|Grand Maximus]] (w/ [[Cog (Masterforce)#Toys|Cog]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Sixknight'''
{{Bp-a1|C-312 [[Sixknight#Toys|Sixknight]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Sparkdash]]'''''
{{Bp-a1|C-313 [[Hardspark#Toys|Hardspark]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-314 [[Hotspark#Toys|Hotspark]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-315 [[Wildspark#Toys|Wildspark]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Masterforce Warrior]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Aquastar]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Vollet#toys|Vollet]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Zetca#Toys|Zetca]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}

====Destrons====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Pretender]]s'''''
{{Bp-d1|D-201 [[Blood#Toys|Blood]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-202 [[Dauros#Toys|Dauros]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-203 [[Gilmer#Toys|Gilmer]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Headmaster Junior]] Monsters (''The Headmasters'')'''
{{Bp-d1|D-301 [[Wilder (G1)#Toys|Wilder]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-302 [[Bullhorn (G1)#Toys|Bullhorn]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-303 [[Cancer (G1)#Toys|Cancer]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Godmaster (lifeform)|Godmaster]] Jetrons (''Godmaster'')'''
{{Bp-d1|D-304 [[Hydra (G1)#Toys|Hydra]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-305 [[Buster (G1)#Toys|Buster]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-306 [[Darkwings#Toys|Darkwings]] (giftset)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''Godmaster'''''
{{Bp-d1|D-307 [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]] (w/ [[Mega#Toys|Mega]] & [[Giga#Toys|Giga]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Browning'''
{{Bp-d1|D-308 [[Browning#Toys|Browning]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''The Headmasters'''''
{{Bp-d1|D-311 [[Scorponok (G1)#Super-God Masterforce|BlackZarak]] (w/ [[Black Roritchi#Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers|Black Roritchi]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Seacon (Masterforce)|Seacons]]'''''
{{Bp-d1|D-312 [[Turtler#Toys|Turtler]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-313 [[Overbite (Masterforce)#Toys|Overbite]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-314 [[Kraken#Toys|Kraken]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-315 [[Lobclaw#Toys|Lobclaw]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-316 [[Gulf#Toys|Gulf]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-317 [[Tentakil (Masterforce)#Toys|Tentakil]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-318 [[King Poseidon#Toys|King Poseidon]] (giftset)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Sparkdash]]'''''
{{Bp-d1|D-319 [[Guzzle (Masterforce)#Toys|Guzzle]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-320 [[Sizzle (Masterforce)#Toys|Sizzle]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-321 [[Javil#Toys|Javil]]}}
|}

{{-}}
<big>'''[[Robot Point]] mail order items'''</big>
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
<ul class="iconlist">
|width="20%" valign="top"|{{Bp-a1|C-200 [[Lander#Toys|Lander]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Shūta Gō#Toys|Goshooter Siren]] ([[Siren (G1)#Toys|Siren]] deco)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slamdance (G1)#Toys|Slamdance]] ([[Grand Slam (G1)#Toys|Grand Slam]] & [[Raindance#Toys|Raindance]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|{{Bp-a1|[[Minerva (human)#Toys|Minerva Night Beat]] ([[Nightbeat (G1)#Toys|Nightbeat]] deco)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ranger#Toys|Ranger Joy Ride]] ([[Joyride (G1)#Toys|Joyride]] deco)}}
{{Bp-a1|C-98 [[Repugnus (G1)#Toys|Repugg]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|{{Bp-d1|[[Buster (G1)#Toys|Buster Dreadwind]] ([[Dreadwind (G1)#Toys|Dreadwind]] deco)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Hydra (G1)#Toys|Hydra Darkwing]] ([[Darkwing (G1)#Toys|Darkwing]] deco)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|{{Bp-d1|[[Squawkbox#Toys|Squawkbox]] ([[Squawktalk (G1)|Squawktalk]] & [[Beastbox (G1)|Beastbox]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
</ul>
|}
{{-}}
<big>'''Role-play items'''</big>
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
<ul class="icon-list">
{{Bp-a1|[[Master-Brace#Toys|Godmaster Brace]]—[[Ginrai (human)#Super-God Masterforce 2|Ginrai]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Master-Brace#Toys|Headmaster Brace]]—[[Goshooter]]}}
</ul>
|}
{{-}}

===Europe===
{{note|These are toys which have been confirmed as being released in at least one country in Europe in 1988. For more details regarding releases in specific European countries, see [[The Transformers (European toyline)]].}}

====UK, France, the Netherlands, and Belgium====
=====Autobots=====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Sparkabots'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1|[[Fizzle#Toys|Fizzle]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Guzzle (G1)#Toys|Guzzle]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Sizzle (G1)#Toys|Sizzle]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Triggerbots'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1|[[Backstreet (G1)#Toys|Backstreet]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Dogfight (G1)#Toys|Dogfight]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Override (G1)#Toys|Override]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Double Targetmasters'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1|[[Landfill (G1)#Toys|Landfill]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Quickmix (G1)#Toys|Quickmix]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Scoop (G1)#Toys|Scoop]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Powermasters'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1|[[Getaway#Toys|Getaway]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Joyride (G1)#Toys|Joyride]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#PMOP|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Slapdash (G1)#Toys|Slapdash]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Six Changer'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Quickswitch#Toys|Quickswitch]]}}
|}
{{-}}
=====Decepticons=====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Firecons'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-d1|[[Cindersaur (G1)#Toys|Cindersaur]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Flamefeather (G1)#Toys|Flamefeather]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Sparkstalker#Toys|Sparkstalker]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Triggercons'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-d1|[[Windsweeper#Toys|Windsweeper]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Ruckus (G1)#Toys|Ruckus]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Crankcase (G1)#Toys|Crankcase]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Seacons'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-d1|[[Overbite (G1)#Toys|Overbite]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Nautilator#Toys|Nautilator]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Seawing (G1)#Toys|Seawing]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Skalor#Toys|Skalor]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Snaptrap (G1)#Toys|Snaptrap]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Tentakil (G1)#Toys|Tentakil]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Double Targetmasters'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-d1|[[Needlenose (G1)#Toys|Needlenose]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Quake (G1)#Toys|Quake]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Spinister (G1)#Toys|Spinister]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Powermasters'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-d1|[[Darkwing (G1)#Toys|Darkwing]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Doubledealer#Toys|Doubledealer]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Dreadwind (G1)#Toys|Dreadwind]]}}
|}
{{-}}

====Italy====
=====Autobots=====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Triggerbots'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1|Bitume ([[Backstreet (G1)#Toys|Backstreet]])}}
{{bp-a1|Furio ([[Override (G1)#Toys|Override]])}}
{{bp-a1|Orage ([[Dogfight (G1)#Toys|Dogfight]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Pretenders Autorobot'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1|Falcon ([[Waverider#Toys|Waverider]])}}
{{bp-a1|Febos ([[Landmine (G1)#Toys|Landmine]])}}
{{bp-a1|Felin ([[Groundbreaker#Toys|Groundbreaker]])}}
{{bp-a1|Rotor ([[Sky High (Pretender)#Toys|Sky High]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1|Squalos ([[Splashdown#Toys|Splashdown]])}}
{{bp-a1|Super Commander ([[Cloudburst#Toys|Cloudburst]])}}
{{bp-a1|Ursus ([[Chainclaw (G1)#Toys|Chainclaw]])}}
{{bp-a1|Zanna ([[Catilla (G1)#Toys|Catilla]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Grandi Set/Superset Transformers'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1| [[Computron (G1)#Toys|Computron]]}}
{{bp-a1| [[Defensor (G1)#Toys|Defensor]]}}
{{bp-a1|Pentajet ([[Superion (G1)#Generation 1|Superion]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}

=====Decepticons=====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Triggercons'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-d1|4x4 ([[Crankcase (G1)#Toys|Crankcase]])}}
{{bp-d1|Rafale ([[Windsweeper#Toys|Windsweeper]])}}
{{bp-d1|Rallye ([[Ruckus (G1)#Toys|Ruckus]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Pretenders Distructor'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-d1|Ghigno ([[Carnivac (G1)#Toys|Carnivac]])}}
{{bp-d1|Insector ([[Bugly (G1)#Toys|Bugly]])}}
{{bp-d1|Korno ([[Skullgrin#Toys|Skullgrin]])}}
{{bp-d1|Lobos ([[Bomb-Burst (G1)#Toys|Bomb-Burst]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-d1|Razzak ([[Finback#Toys|Finback]])}}
{{bp-d1|Reptilo ([[Submarauder (G1)#Toys|Submarauder]])}}
{{bp-d1|Squamos ([[Iguanus (G1)#Toys|Iguanus]])}}
{{bp-d1|Verros ([[Snarler#Toys|Snarler]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Grandi Set/Superset Transformers'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-d1|[[Devastator (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Devastator]]}}
{{bp-d1|Multiforce ([[Bruticus (G1)#Generation 1|Bruticus]])}}
{{bp-d1|Tundertron ([[Abominus (G1)#The Transformers|Abominus]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}

[[Category:Fictional events by year]]
[[Category:Real-world events by year]]

1987

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DalekPrime4999: /* Television */

{{yearofthe|1987}}
The year '''1987''' (MCMLXXXVII) is the fourth year of the [[Transformers brand]].

{{see|Transformers timeline}}

==Events==
===Non-Fiction===
*[[Hasbro]] moves the license to produce full-length animated series that promote their toylines away from [[Sunbow Productions]] to DiC Entertainment. All Sunbow-administered series are to conclude at the end of their existing contracts, including The Transformers with its 3-part finale [[The Rebirth]].
*Licensee [[Disguise Incorporated]] is founded.
*Licensee [[Trends International]] is founded.
*[[January 31]] — The ''[[Prizes in Disguise]]'' contest ends.
*August — Game developer [[ISCO]] is founded.

====Births====
*???? — [[Petrus Kähkönen]], [[Julian Mau]], [[Mikko Penttilä]]
=====January=====
*[[January 5]] — [[Rieke Werner]]
*[[January 27]] — [[Dolores Mondragón]]
*[[January 31]] — [[Marcel Mann]]
=====February=====
*[[February 5]] — [[Darren Criss]]
*[[February 24]] — [[Mayuko Iwasa]]
=====March=====
*[[March 8]] — [[Tobe Nwigwe]]
*[[March 13]] — [[Martina Felli]]
*[[March 22]] — [[GAI]]
*[[March 23]] — [[Daniel Warren Johnson]]
*[[March 26]] — [[Bruno Ferian]]
*[[March 27]] — [[Jun Okubo]]
*[[March 30]] — [[Théo Frilet]]
=====April=====
*[[April 7]] — [[Jeane Marie]]
*[[April 14]] — [[Fidel Garriga]]
*[[April 18]] — [[Rosie Huntington-Whiteley]]
*[[April 28]] — [[Ximena Marchant]]
=====May=====
*[[May 1]] — [[Fernando Ferraz]]
*[[May 19]] — [[Adriana Albuquerque]]
*[[May 26]] — [[Changyoung Hwang]]
=====June=====
*[[June 8]] — [[Alicia Barragán]]
*[[June 19]] — [[Miguel Angel Leal]], [[Mutsumi Tamura]]
*[[June 20]] — [[Anna Szymańczyk]]
*[[June 22]] — [[Jerrod Carmichael]]
*[[June 29]] — [[Airam Pinheiro]]
=====July=====
*[[July 17]] — [[Thibaut Delmotte]]
*[[July 20]] — [[Raphael Rossatto]]
*[[July 24]] — [[Michael Jones]]
=====August=====
*[[August 10]] — [[Chinatsu Akasaki]]
*[[August 11]] — [[Shouta Aoi]]
*[[August 13]] — [[Till Völger]]
*[[August 30]] — [[Edson Matus]]
=====September=====
*[[September 7]] — [[Marcus Júnior]]
*[[September 16]] — [[Dan Frausto]]
*[[September 21]] — [[Andrea Oldani]]
=====October=====
*[[October 5]] — [[Yvonne Greitzke]], [[Josué Galinari]]
*[[October 9]] — [[Erick Selim]]
*[[October 15]] — [[Arthur Pestel]]
*[[October 23]] — [[Myeong-jun Kim]]
*[[October 28]] — [[Rob Gavagan]]
=====November=====
*[[November 20]] — [[Tomoko Ikeda]]
*[[November 24]] — [[Petro Krylov]]
*[[November 25]] — [[Carla Martelli]]
=====December=====
*[[December 8]] — [[Mike Fédée]]
*[[December 9]] — [[Michael Kühl]]
*[[December 13]] — [[Jacopo Calatroni]]
*[[December 22]] — [[Samuel Harjanne]]

====Deaths====
*[[July 22]] — [[John Braden]]

===Fiction===
====''Knights of Unicron''====
[[Megatron (KOU)|Megatron]] spends the entire year engaging in Battle of the Band concerts with various other acts. His growing legion of fans emulate this tactic with tribute bands throughout Cybertron. {{storylink|Knights of Unicron (band)|''Behind the Music'' pack-in booklet}}

====''Bumblebee''====
[[Bumblebee (Movie)|B-127]] is sent to Earth by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] to establish a new base for the [[Autobot]]s. After crash-landing and losing his voice box and memories in a battle with [[Blitzwing (BB)|Blitzwing]], B-127 is found by [[Charlie Watson]], who rechristens him "Bumblebee". With Charlie's help, Bumblebee regains his memories and prevents [[Shatter]] and [[Dropkick (Movie)|Dropkick]] from launching a Decepticon invasion of the planet. Bumblebee later reunites with Optimus as more Autobots land on Earth. {{storylink|Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee}}

==Media==
=== Television ===
*''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'' Season 3: episodes 29 & 30
*''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'' Season 4
*''[[The Transformers (cartoon)#Japanese release|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010]]'': episodes 8-32
*''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|Transformers: The Headmasters]]'' episodes 1–23

=== Music ===
==== Albums ====
*''[[The Headmasters Hit Song Collection|Transformers: The Headmasters — Hit Song Collection]]''

==== Singles ====
*"[[The Headmasters (song)|The Headmasters]]"/"[[Kimi wa Transformer]]"

==Print==
=== Comics ===
==== Comic BomBom ====
*''[[Transformers (Mystery of Convoy)]]''

==== Marvel Comics ====
*''[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|The Transformers]]'' (issues 28–39, ongoing)

==== Marvel UK ====
*''[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|The Transformers]]'' (issues 95–146, ongoing)
*[[Transformers Annual 1987]]

==== TV Magazine ====
===== Manga =====
*''[[The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers]]'' (issues 2–5, 5 issues)
*''[[The Great Transformer War]]'' (issues 1–3, 3 issues)
*''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (manga)|The Headmasters]]'' (issues 1–5, 8 issues)
*''[[The Decisive Battle of Planet Beast!]]''

===== Story Pages =====
*''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010 (story page)|Transformers 2010]]'' (parts 2–7, 7 parts)
*''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (story page)|The Headmasters]]'' (parts ?)

=== Books ===
==== [[Ladybird Books]] (UK) ====
*''[[Autobots Strike Oil]]''
*''[[Decepticons at the Pole]]''

==== [[Corgi Books]] [[The Transformers Adventure Game Books]] (UK) ====
*5) ''[[Swamp of the Scorpion]]''
*6) ''[[Desert of Danger]]''

== Games ==
===Console===
*''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (video game)|The Headmasters]]'' ([[Family Computer|Famicom Disk System]])

== Collections ==
=== Home Video ===
==== [[Family Home Entertainment]] ====
'''VHS'''
*''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''
*''The Transformers'' — The Return of Optimus Prime

==== [[Sohbi Kikaku|Hill Crane]] (Japan) ====
'''VHS & {{w|LaserDisc}}'''
*''The Transformers: The Movie''

==== [[Polyband]] (Germany) ====
'''VHS'''
*''Transformers'' — [[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1|Die Rückkehr von Optimus Prime (Erster Teil)]]
*''Transformers'' — [[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2|Die Rückkehr von Optimus Prime (Zweiter Teil)]]
*''Transformers'' — [[The Rebirth, Part 1|Die Wiedergeburt (Erster Teil)]]
*''Transformers'' — [[The Rebirth, Part 2|Die Wiedergeburt (Zweiter Teil)]]
*''Transformers'' — [[The Rebirth, Part 3|Die Wiedergeburt (Dritter Teil)]]
*''Transformers'' — [[Nightmare Planet|Der Alptraum-Planet]]

==== [[St. Michael Video Library]] (UK) ====
'''VHS'''
*''Transformers'' — Starscream's Ghost / The Nightmare Planet / The Ghost in the Machine

==== [[Tempo Video]] (UK) ====
'''VHS'''
*''The Transformers'' — Heavy Metal Wars / The Girl Who Loved Powerglide

==== [[Video Gems|V.I.P. Video Gems]] (UK) ====
'''VHS'''
*''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''

=== Comics ===
==== Marvel UK [[Transformers Collected Comics|Collected Comics]] ====
*Volume 5
*Volume 6
*Volume 7

== Merchandise ==
*TBD

== Toys ==
===U.S.===
{{note|All 1986 combiner teams were again available in 1987. The individual combiners and the Throttlebots were available with or without a [[decoy]] figure.}}
====Autobots====
{{note|[[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys|Rodimus Prime]], [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]], [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys|Ultra Magnus]], [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]], and the Rewind/Steeljaw and Ramhorn/Eject mini-cassette two-packs were all re-released. Optimus Prime, Wheeljack, Mirage, Sunstreaker, Cosmos, Warpath and "[[Hubcap (G1)|Cliffjumper]]" were available via mail order.}}

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Throttlebot]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Chase (G1)#Toys|Chase]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Freeway (G1)#Toys|Freeway]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Goldbug|Goldbug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rollbar (G1)#Toys|Rollbar]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Searchlight (G1)#Toys|Searchlight]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wideload (G1)#Toys|Wideload]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Afterburner (G1)#Toys|Afterburner]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Lightspeed (G1 Technobot)#Toys|Lightspeed]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Nosecone (G1)#Toys|Nosecone]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Scattershot (G1)#Toys|Scattershot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Strafe (G1)#Toys|Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Computron (G1)#Toys|Computron]] (giftset)}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Clone (subgroup)|Clones]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Fastlane#Toys|Fastlane]] / [[Cloudraker (G1)#Toys|Cloudraker]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[:Category:Spies|Double Spy]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Punch (G1)#Toys|Punch-Counterpunch]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Monsterbot (G1)|Monsterbot]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Doublecross#Toys|Doublecross]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grotusque#Toys|Grotusque]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Repugnus (G1)#Toys|Repugnus]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Brainstorm (G1)#Toys|Brainstorm]] (w/ [[Arcana#Toys|Arcana]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Chromedome (G1)#Toys|Chromedome]] (w/ [[Stylor#Toys|Stylor]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hardhead (G1)#Toys|Hardhead]] (w/ [[Duros#Toys|Duros]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Highbrow (G1)#Toys|Highbrow]] (w/ [[Gort#Toys|Gort]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Blurr (G1)/toys#Targetmaster|Blurr]] (w/ [[Haywire (Targetmaster)#Toys|Haywire]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Crosshairs (G1)#Toys|Crosshairs]] (w/ [[Pinpointer (G1)#Toys|Pinpointer]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Targetmaster|Hot Rod]] (w/ [[Firebolt (G1)#Toys|Firebolt]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Kup (G1)/toys#Targetmaster|Kup]] (w/ [[Recoil (G1)#Toys|Recoil]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Pointblank#Toys|Pointblank]] (w/ [[Peacemaker#Toys|Peacemaker]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sureshot (G1)#Toys|Sureshot]] (w/ [[Spoilsport#Toys|Spoilsport]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Headmaster [[Titan (group)|Base]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Fortress Maximus (G1)#Generation 1|Fortress Maximus]] (w/ [[Cerebros (G1)#Toys|Cerebros]], [[Spike Witwicky (G1)#Toys|Spike]], [[Cog (G1)#Toys|Cog]])}}
</ul>
|}
{{-}}

=====S.T.A.R.S.=====
*[[March 31]] — The [[Omnibot (G1)|Omnibots]] become unavailable via mail-order. In the [[S.T.A.R.S.]] flyer "[[You Have Been Chosen.]]," it is explained that they are leaving [[Earth]] to fight a war in another universe on that day.
{{-}}

====Decepticons====
{{note|[[Galvatron (G1)/toys|Galvatron]], [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], [[Predacon (G1)|The Predacons]], [[Gnaw (G1)|Gnaw]], and the Frenzy/Ratbat mini-cassette two-pack were all re-released. [[Megatron (G1)/toys|Megatron]], [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]], and [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys|Thundercracker]] were available via mail order.}}

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Blot (G1)#Toys|Blot]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Cutthroat (G1)#Toys|Cutthroat]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Hun-Gurrr (G1)#Toys|Hun-Gurrr]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Rippersnapper (G1)#Toys|Rippersnapper]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sinnertwin (G1)#Toys|Sinnertwin]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Mini-Cassette]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Slugfest (G1)#Toys|Slugfest]] / [[Overkill (G1)#Toys|Overkill]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Duocon]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Battletrap (G1)#Toys|Battletrap]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Flywheels#Toys|Flywheels]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Clone (subgroup)|Clones]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Pounce#Toys|Pounce]] / [[Wingspan#Toys|Wingspan]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Mindwipe (G1)#Toys|Mindwipe]] (w/ [[Vorath#Toys|Vorath]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Skullcruncher (G1)#Toys|Skullcruncher]] (w/ [[Grax#Toys|Grax]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Weirdwolf (G1)#Toys|Weirdwolf]] (w/ [[Monzo#Toys|Monzo]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Headmaster [[Horrorcon (G1)|Horrorcon]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Apeface#Toys|Apeface]] (w/ [[Spasma#Toys|Spasma]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Snapdragon (G1)#Toys|Snapdragon]] (w/ [[Krunk#Toys|Krunk]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (G1)/toys#Targetmaster|Cyclonus]] (w/ [[Nightstick (G1)#Toys|Nightstick]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Misfire (G1)#Toys|Misfire]] (w/ [[Aimless#Toys|Aimless]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scourge (G1)/toys#Targetmaster|Scourge]] (w/ [[Fracas#Toys|Fracas]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Slugslinger (G1)#Toys|Slugslinger]] (w/ [[Caliburst (G1)#Toys|Caliburst]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Triggerhappy (G1)#Toys|Triggerhappy]] (w/ [[Blowpipe (G1)#Toys|Blowpipe]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Decepticon [[Six Changer]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Sixshot (G1)#Toys|Sixshot]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Headmaster [[Titan (group)|Base]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Scorponok (G1)#Generation 1|Scorponok]] (w/ [[Zarak (G1)#Toys|Zarak]] & [[Fasttrack (G1)#Toys|Fasttrack]])}}
</ul>
|}
{{-}}
<big>'''Mail-aways and promos'''</big>
:* "[[Start Your Own Decoy Collection]]" ([[Decoy]]s packed in with carded figures)
:* "[[Rodimus Prime remembers the Transformers greatest battle on Earth.]]"
{{-}}

===Japan===
====Cybertrons====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Technobot (G1)|Techbot]]s (''Scramble City'')'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-86 [[Scattershot (G1)|Scattershot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-87 [[Nosecone (G1)|Nosecone]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-88 [[Strafe (G1)|Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-89 [[Lightspeed (G1 Technobot)|Lightspeed]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-90 [[Afterburner (G1)|Afterburner]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-91 [[Computron (G1)|Computicon]] (giftset)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Throttlebot]]s'''
{{Bp-a1|C-92 [[Wideload (G1)#Toys|Wideload]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-93 [[Searchlight (G1)#Toys|Looklight]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-94 [[Chase (G1)#Toys|Chase]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-95 [[Rollbar (G1)#Toys|Rollbar]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-96 [[Freeway (G1)#Toys|Runway]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-97 [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Goldbug|Goldback]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Monsterbot (G1)|Firebots]]'''
{{Bp-a1|C-99 [[Grotusque#Toys|Grotes]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-100 [[Doublecross#Toys|Doublecross]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] Autobots (''The Headmasters'')'''
{{Bp-a1|C-101 [[Chromedome (G1)#Toys|Chromedome]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-102 [[Hardhead (G1)#Toys|Hardhead]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-103 [[Highbrow (G1)#Toys|Highbrow]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-104 [[Brainstorm (G1)#Toys|Brainstorm]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] Autobots (''Targetmaster'')'''
{{Bp-a1|C-105 [[Sureshot (G1)#Toys|Sureshot]] (w/ [[Spoilsport#Toys|Spoil]])}}
{{Bp-a1|C-106 [[Pointblank#Toys|Blanker]] (w/ [[Peacemaker#Toys|Peaceman]])}}
{{Bp-a1|C-107 [[Crosshairs (G1)#Toys|Crosshairs]] (w/ [[Pinpointer (G1)#Toys|Pointech]])}}
{{Bp-a1|C-108 [[Artfire#Toys|Artfire]] (w/ [[Nightstick (Headmasters)#Toys|Nightstick]])}}
{{Bp-a1|C-109 [[Ricochet (Headmasters)#Toys|Stepper]] (w/ [[Nebulon (Headmasters)#Toys|Nebulon]])}}
{{Bp-a1|C-113 [[Kup (G1)/toys#Targetmaster|Cher]] (w/ [[Recoil (G1)#Toys|Recoil]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Doublespy'''
{{Bp-a1|C-111 [[Punch (G1)#Toys|Doublespy]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Clone (subgroup)|Clonebot]]s'''
{{Bp-a1|C-112 [[Fastlane#Toys|Fastlane]] & [[Cloudraker (G1)#Toys|Cloudraker]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Fortress Maximus (''The Headmasters'')'''
{{Bp-a1|C-114 [[Fortress Maximus (G1)#Toys|Fortress Maximus]] (w/ [[Cog (G1)#Toys|Cog]])}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Autobot Mini-Cassette|Cassettbot]]s'''
{{Bp-a1|C-116 [[Blaster (G1)/toys#TwincastG1|Twincast]] (w/ C-65 [[Steeljaw (G1)#Toys|Steeljaw]])}}
{{Bp-a1|C-117 [[Eject (G1)#Toys|Eject]] (re-release)}}
{{Bp-a1|C-118 [[Rewind (G1)#Toys|Rewind]] (re-release)}}
{{Bp-a1|C-119 [[Ramhorn (G1)#Toys|Amhorn]] (re-release)}}
{{Bp-a1|C-120 [[Steeljaw (G1)#Toys|Steeljaw]] (re-release)}}
{{Bp-a1|C-121 [[Graphy]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-122 [[Noise]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-123 [[Dile]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-124 [[Zaur (G1)|Zaur]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Trainbot]]s'''
{{Bp-a1|C-125 [[Shouki#Toys|Shouki]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-126 [[Getsuei#Toys|Getsuei]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-127 [[Yukikaze (G1)#Toys|Yukikaze]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-128 [[Suiken#Toys|Suiken]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-129 [[Seizan#Toys|Seizan]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-130 [[Kaen#Toys|Kaen]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-131 [[Raiden#Toys|Raiden]] (giftset)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Autobot Master Warrior|Cybertron Master Warriors]] (''The Headmasters'')'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Kirk#Toys|Kirk]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Lione#Toys|Lione]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Loafer#Toys|Loafer]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rodney#Toys|Rodney]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Shuffler#Toys|Shuffler]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Toraizer#Toys|Toraizer]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Limited Releases'''
{{Bp-a1|[[Kirk#Toys|Kirk]] (white)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Lione#Toys|Lione]] (white)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Loafer#Toys|Loafer]] (white)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rodney#Toys|Rodney]] (white)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Shuffler#Toys|Shuffler]] (white)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Toraizer#Toys|Toraizer]] (white)}}
|}
{{-}}

====Destrons====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrortrons]] (''Scramble City'')'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|D-79 [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Gurrr]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-80 [[Rippersnapper (G1)|Rippersnapper]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-81 [[Sinnertwin (G1)|Sinnertwin]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-82 [[Cutthroat (G1)|Cutthroat]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-83 [[Blot (G1)|Blot]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-84 [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] (giftset)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] Crazytrons (''The Headmasters'')'''
{{Bp-d1|D-85 [[Skullcruncher (G1)#Toys|Skull]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-86 [[Weirdwolf (G1)#Toys|Weirdwolf]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-87 [[Mindwipe (G1)#Toys|Wipe]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] Jetrons (''Targetmaster'')'''
{{Bp-d1|D-88 [[Triggerhappy (G1)#Toys|Triggerharpy]] (w/ [[Blowpipe (G1)#Toys|Blowpipe]])}}
{{Bp-d1|D-89 [[Misfire (G1)#Toys|Misfire]] (w/ [[Aimless#Toys|Aimless]])}}
{{Bp-d1|D-90 [[Slugslinger (G1)#Toys|Slugslinger]] (w/ [[Caliburst (G1)#Toys|Caliburst]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Megazarak (''The Headmasters'')'''
{{Bp-d1|D-93 [[Scorponok (G1)#Toys|MegaZarak]] (w/ [[Fasttrack (G1)#Toys|Fasttrack]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Clone (subgroup)|Clonetron]]s'''
{{Bp-d1|D-94 [[Pounce#Toys|Pounce]] & [[Wingspan#Toys|Wingspan]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Duocon|Doubletron]]s'''
{{Bp-d1|D-96 [[Battletrap (G1)#Toys|Battletrap]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-97 [[Flywheels#Toys|Flywheel]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Six Changer]]'''
{{Bp-d1|D-98 [[Sixshot (G1)#Toys|Sixshot]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] [[Horrorcon (G1)|Horrortrons]] (''The Headmasters'')'''
{{Bp-d1|D-99 [[Apeface#Toys|Apeface]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-100 [[Snapdragon (G1)#Toys|Snapdragon]]}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|Cassettron]]s'''
{{Bp-d1|D-101 [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#SoundblasterG1|Soundblaster]] (w/ D-106 [[Buzzsaw (G1)#Toys|Buzzsaw]])}}
{{Bp-d1|D-102 [[Rumble (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Rumble]] (re-release)}}
{{Bp-d1|D-103 [[Frenzy (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Frenzy]] (re-release)}}
{{Bp-d1|D-104 [[Ravage (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Jaguar]] (re-release)}}
{{Bp-d1|D-105 [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Condor]] (re-release)}}
{{Bp-d1|D-106 [[Buzzsaw (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Buzzsaw]] (re-release)}}
{{Bp-d1|D-107 [[Ratbat (G1)#Toys|Ratbat]] (re-release)}}
{{Bp-d1|D-108 [[Slugfest (G1)#Toys|Slugfest]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-109 [[Overkill (G1)#Toys|Overkill]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Limited Releases'''
{{Bp-d1|[[Gnaw (G1)#Toys|Sharkticon]]}}
|}
{{-}}

====[[Robot Point]] mail order items====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
<ul class="iconlist">
|width="20%" valign="top"|{{Bp-a1|''C-98'' [[Repugnus (G1)#Toys|Repug]]<ref group="B" name="repug">Omitted from the 1987 retail line-up, Repugnus (marketed as "Repug") was offered as a mail order figure that was advertised with the 1987 ''Beastformers'' figures (see below), but ultimately wasn't shipped until 1988, in Hasbro packaging. Though it doesn't appear on his packaging, he was assigned the ID number "C-98" in official marketing materials.</ref>}}
{{Bp-d1|40 [[Kickback (G1)#Toys|Kickback]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|{{Bp-d1|41 [[Bombshell (G1)#Toys|Bombshell]]}}
{{Bp-d1|42 [[Shrapnel (G1)#Toys|Sharpnel]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}

====[[Beastformer (species)|Beastformers]]====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|1 [[White Leo#Toys|White Leo]]}}
{{Bp-a1|2 [[Big Serow]]}}
{{Bp-a1|3 [[Golder]]}}
{{Bp-a1|4 [[Flykick]]}}
{{Bp-d1|5 [[Killer Fish]]}}
{{Bp-d1|6 [[Snakebomb (Beastformers)|Snakebomb]]}}
{{Bp-d1|7 [[Drillfrog]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|8 [[Elephan]]}}
{{Bp-a1|9 [[Graysharp]]}}
{{Bp-a1|10 [[Grayox]]}}
{{Bp-a1|11 [[Battle Bear]]}}
{{Bp-d1|12 [[Devilbat]]}}
{{Bp-a1|13 [[Bonga]]}}
{{Bp-a1|14 [[Wildthunder]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|15 [[Alligatron#Toys|Alligatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|16 [[Beafox]]}}
{{Bp-d1|17 [[Black Turtle]]}}
{{Bp-a1|18 [[Yellow Giraffe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|19 [[Hedgehog]]}}
{{Bp-d1|20 [[Badshark]]}}
{{Bp-a1|21 [[Bowdog]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|22 [[Rabbit Kid]]}}
{{Bp-a1|23 [[Bluehorse]]}}
{{Bp-a1|24 [[Giader]]}}
{{Bp-a1|25 [[Violethorn]]}}
{{Bp-a1|26 [[Bombsheep]]}}
{{Bp-d1|27 [[Deaspider]]}}
{{Bp-d1|28 [[Crabhit]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}
<big>'''Notes'''</big>
<references group="B" />
{{-}}

===Europe===
{{note|These are toys which have been confirmed as being released in at least one country in Europe in 1987. For more details regarding releases in specific European countries, see [[The Transformers (European toyline)]].}}
====Autobots====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Technobots'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1|[[Afterburner (G1)#Toys|Afterburner]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Lightspeed (G1 Technobot)#Toys|Lightspeed]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Nosecone (G1)#Toys|Nosecone]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Scattershot (G1)#Toys|Scattershot]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Strafe (G1)#Toys|Strafe]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Computron (G1)#Toys|Computron]] (giftset)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Racerbots''' (Throttlebots)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1|Rollerbot ([[Wideload (G1)#Toys|Wideload]])}}
{{bp-a1|Saterbot ([[Freeway (G1)#Toys|Freeway]])}}
{{bp-a1|Scoutbot ([[Chase (G1)#Toys|Chase]])}}
{{bp-a1|Strobobot ([[Searchlight (G1)#Toys|Searchlight]])}}
{{bp-a1|Trollbot ([[Rollbar (G1)#Toys|Rollbar]])}}
{{bp-a1|Wagenbot ([[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Goldbug|Goldbug]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Duoform''' (Clones)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1|Booster/Gemini ([[Fastlane#Toys|Fastlane]]/[[Cloudraker (G1)#Toys|Cloudraker]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Monsterbots'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1|Drekbot ([[Doublecross#Toys|Doublecross]])}}
{{bp-a1|Tigerbot ([[Grotusque#Toys|Grotusque]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Autobot Headmasters'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1|[[Brainstorm (G1)#Toys|Brainstorm]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Chromedome (G1)#Toys|Chromedome]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Hardhead (G1)#Toys|Hardhead]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Highbrow (G1)#Toys|Highbrow]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Autobot Targetmasters'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1|[[Blurr (G1)/toys#Targetmaster|Blurr]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Crosshairs (G1)#Toys|Crosshairs]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Targetmaster|Hot Rod]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Kup (G1)/toys#Targetmaster|Kup]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Pointblank#Toys|Pointblank]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Sureshot (G1)#Toys|Sureshot]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Autobot Leader'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1|[[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#G1RodimusPrime|Rodimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Autobot City Commander'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1|[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Toys|Ultra Magnus]]}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Autobot Space Shuttle'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1|[[Sky Lynx (G1)#Toys|Sky Lynx]]}}
|
|}
{{-}}

====Decepticons====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Terrorbots''' (Terrorcons)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-d1|Battlebot ([[Rippersnapper (G1)#Toys|Rippersnapper]])}}
{{bp-d1|Bifronbot ([[Sinnertwin (G1)#Toys|Sinnertwin]])}}
{{bp-d1|Crudelbot ([[Cutthroat (G1)#Toys|Cutthroat]])}}
{{bp-d1|Grifobot ([[Hun-Gurrr (G1)#Toys|Hun-Gurrr]])}}
{{bp-d1|Spectrobot ([[Blot (G1)#Toys|Blot]])}}
{{bp-d1|Tundertron ([[Abominus (G1)#Toys|Abominus]] giftset)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Duocons'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-d1|[[Battletrap (G1)#Toys|Battletrap]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Flywheels#Toys|Flywheels]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Duoform''' (Clones)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-d1|Roboclon/Rapax ([[Pounce#Toys|Pounce]]/[[Wingspan#Toys|Wingspan]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Decepticon Headmasters'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-d1|[[Apeface#Toys|Apeface]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Mindwipe (G1)#Toys|Mindwipe]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Scorponok (G1)#Toys|Scorponok]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Skullcruncher (G1)#Toys|Skullcruncher]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Snapdragon (G1)#Toys|Snapdragon]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Weirdwolf (G1)#Toys|Weirdwolf]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Decepticon Targetmasters'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (G1)/toys#Targetmaster|Cyclonus]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Misfire (G1)#Toys|Misfire]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Scourge (G1)/toys#Targetmaster|Scourge]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Slugslinger (G1)#Toys|Slugslinger]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Triggerhappy (G1)#Toys|Triggerhappy]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Decepticon City Commander'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-d1|[[Galvatron (G1)/toys#Toys|Galvatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Decepticon City'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-d1|[[Trypticon (G1)#Toys|Trypticon]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Sixchanger'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-d1|Iperbot Sei Azioni ([[Sixshot (G1)#Toys|Sixshot]])}}
|}

[[Category:Fictional events by year]]
[[Category:Real-world events by year]]

1986

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{{yearofthe|1986}}

[[File:Scramble city packaging mural.jpg|thumb|upright=1.65]]

The year '''1986''' (MCMLXXXVI) is the third year of the [[Transformers brand|''Transformers'' brand]].

{{see|Transformers timeline}}

==Events==
===Non-Fiction===
*'''[[April 26]] —''' The [[Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant]] disaster occurs.
* In November, [[Marvel Comics]] celebrates its 25th Anniversary. In celebration of this event, [[Heavy Traffic!|Issue #22]] of the US [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|''Transformers'' comic]] (first available in June) features a special cover; a portrait shot of [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] bordered by many of the company's classic superhero characters.
* The Japanese video game developer [[NOW Production]] is founded.

====[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]] production====
=====Season 3=====
*[[March 4]] - [[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1]] first draft script submitted
*[[March 20]] - [[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2]] script finalised.
*[[March 27]] - [[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3]] script finalised.
*[[March 31]] - [[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2]] main dialogue recording session.
*[[April 7]] - [[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3]] main dialogue recording session.
*[[April 9]] - [[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3]] pickup dialogue sessions for [[S. Marc Jordan]], [[John Stephenson]] and [[John Moschitta]].
*[[April 12]] - [[Chaos (episode)]] first draft script submitted.
*[[April 22]] - [[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4]] revised script submitted
*[[April 22]] - [[The Killing Jar (episode)]] first draft script submitted.
*[[April 24]] - [[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4]] script finalised.
*[[April 28]] - [[Chaos (episode)]] revised script submitted.
*[[April 29]] - [[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4]] main dialogue recording session.
*[[April 29]] - [[Chaos (episode)]] script finalised.
*[[April 30]] - Already recorded [[Hot_Rod_(G1)/Generation_1_cartoon_continuity|Rodimus Prime]] dialogue performed by [[Ted Schwartz]] replaced by [[Dick Gautier]] ADR.
*[[April 30]] - [[The Killing Jar (episode)]] second draft script submitted.
*[[May 6]] - [[The Killing Jar (episode)]] third draft script submitted.
*[[May 7]] - [[The Killing Jar (episode)]] main dialogue recording session.
*[[May 16]] - [[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5]] main dialogue recording session.
*[[May 19]] - [[Chaos (episode)]] main dialogue recording session.
*[[May 29]] - [[Dark Awakening (episode)]] main dialogue recording session.
*[[May 30]] - [[Thief in the Night]] revised script submitted.
*[[June 4]] - [[Chaos (episode)]] first draft storyboards completed.
*[[July 9]] - [[The Big Broadcast of 2006 (episode)]] script finalised.
*[[July 11]] - [[Fight or Flee (episode)]] script submitted and finalised.
*[[July 28]] - [[Grimlock's New Brain]] premise/outline submitted.
*[[July 31]] - [[Fight or Flee (episode)]] main dialogue recording session.
*[[September 16]] - [[Grimlock's New Brain]] first draft script submitted.
*[[November 10]] - [[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1]] first draft script submitted.
*[[November 24]] - [[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2]] script finalised.

====Births====
*???? — [[Mia Diekow]]
=====January=====
*[[January 7]] — [[Héctor Mena]]
*[[January 8]] — [[Pierce Cravens]]
*[[January 24]] — [[Edward Bosco]]
=====February=====
*February ???? — [[Diego Valenzuela]]
*[[February 1]] — [[Jung Joo Won]]
*[[February 15]] — [[Ami Koshimizu]]
*[[February 25]] — [[Kaiser Johnson]]
=====March=====
*[[March 3]] — [[Renan Freitas]]
*[[March 4]] — [[Hiram Cárdenas]]
*[[March 5]] — [[Constantin von Jascheroff]]
*[[March 14]] — [[Francisco Júnior]]
*[[March 27]] — [[Bruna Matta]]
=====April=====
*[[April 4]] — [[David Hernán]]
*[[April 16]] — [[Betzabé Jara]]
*[[April 25]] — [[Helena Coppejans]], [[Angelina Geisler]]
*[[April 29]] — [[Gábor Joó]]
=====May=====
*[[May 5]] — [[Felix Isenbügel]]
*[[May 7]] — [[Felipe Zilse]]
*[[May 8]] — [[Abby Trott]]
*[[May 10]] — [[Erika Fong]]
*[[May 13]] — [[Óscar Garibay]]
*[[May 16]] — [[Megan Fox]]
*[[May 25]] — [[Markiss McFadden]]
*[[May 26]] — [[Adeline Chetail]]
*[[May 31]] — [[Hiroko Ushida]]
=====June=====
*[[June 1]] — [[Alessio Puccio]]
*[[June 3]] — [[Ludivine Deworst]]
*[[June 5]] - [[Dan Mora]]
*[[June 11]] — [[Shia LaBeouf]]
*[[June 13]] — [[Saidé García]]
*[[June 14]] — [[Klebber Toledo]]
=====July=====
*[[July 7]] — [[Silvio Gonzalez]]
*[[July 8]] — [[Karina Fonseca]]
*[[July 19]] — [[Jim Redler]]
*[[July 26]] — [[Leo Hallerstam]]
=====August=====
*[[August 8]] — [[Alessandro Germano]]
*[[August 18]] — [[Zina Khakhoulia]]
=====September=====
*[[September 5]] — [[Grzegorz Kwiecień]]
*[[September 12]] — [[Alfie Allen]]
*[[September 13]] — [[Marco Giansante]]
*[[September 24]] — [[Sahil Vaid]]
*[[September 26]] — [[Sayuri Yahagi]]
=====October=====
*[[October 6]] — [[Alexander Vestri]]
*[[October 16]] — [[Ahn Hyo-min]]
*[[October 17]] — [[Mark Whitten]]
*[[October 24]] — [[Nobuhiko Okamoto]], [[Shinnosuke Ogami]]
*[[October 27]] — [[Danilo Diniz]]
=====November=====
*[[November 7]] — [[Luisa Wietzorek]], [[Jill Böttcher]]
*[[November 15]] — [[Matthew Patrick]]
*[[November 19]] — [[Duio Botta]]
*[[November 24]] — [[Rodrigo Antas]]
=====December=====
*[[December 10]] — [[Felipe Drummond]]
*[[December 23]] — [[Vitor Paranhos]]

====Deaths====
*[[August 15]] — [[Pierre Garin]]
*[[November 11]] — [[Roger C. Carmel]]
*[[November 22]] — [[Scatman Crothers]]

===Fiction===
====Marvel Comics continuity====
{{noteukonly}}
* [[July 1]] — [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]], [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]], and [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] arrive on [[Earth]] over the [[space bridge]]. Sometime over the next three days [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] has [[new body|their bodies adapted]] into Earth insects for disguise. {{storylink|Aerialbots over America!}}
* [[July 4]] — [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]], [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], and [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] arrive on Earth over the space bridge. The [[Decepticon]]s attempt to drill through [[Hoover Dam]] in order to divert the water over the space bridge where it would turn turbines on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. The plot was foiled by [[Ricky Vasquez]] and the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]]. {{storylink|Aerialbots over America!}}
* ''Upon materialization in the distant past of 1986, [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] decide to destroy a [[Wyoming]] [[Joe's Garage|service station]] and passing locomotive in a random act of anti-social behavior.'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}}
=====Deaths=====
* December — [[Barbara Larkin]] {{storylink|...All Fall Down!}}

====Story of Binaltech====
At some point in time after [[1985]], but before [[2005]], [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] is captured by the [[Earth Defense Command|EDC]] and kept as a prisoner. He is then kept [[stasis lock]]ed in [[alternate mode|cassette mode]] inserted in his future/past self's tape deck, in order to provide his body with a "[[Spark|Life Essence Nucleus]]", as part of the [[Intelligence and Information Institute|III]]'s "[[X-9 Revival Plan]]". The Ravage of the present remains unaware of his time-tossed doppelganger. {{storylink|Ghosts of the Past}}

====''Knights of Unicron''====
[[Smooth Jazz]]'s vocal cords are damaged, ending his singing career, after taking part in an impromptu battle of the bands with [[Megatron (KOU)|Megatron]]. {{storylink|Knights of Unicron (band)|''Behind the Music'' pack-in booklet}}

== Media ==
=== Television ===
* ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'' Season 2: episodes 47–49
* ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'' Season 3: episodes 1–28
* ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)#Japanese release|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]'': episodes 26-72
* ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)#Japanese release|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010]]'': episodes 1–7

=== Movies (Theatrical) ===
* ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''

=== Direct-to-Video ===
* ''[[Scramble City: Mobilization]]''
* ''[[Scramble City (diorama)|Scramble City]]''

=== Music ===
==== Albums ====
* ''[[The Transformers: The Movie - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]]''

==== Singles ====
* "[[The Touch]]" (7" Single)
* "[[The Touch]]" (12" Picture disc) (Europe only)
* "[[Transformer 2010|TRANSFORMER 2010]]"/"[[What's You|WHAT'S YOU]]"

== Print ==
===Comics===
==== Comic BomBom ====
* ''[[Full Throttle Scramble Power!]]''
* ''[[Transformers: Mystery of Convoy (comic)|Transformers: Mystery of Convoy]]''

==== Marvel Comics ====
* ''[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|The Transformers]]'' (issues 16–27, ongoing)
* ''[[Transformers: The Movie (Marvel comic)|Transformers: The Movie]]'' (issues 1–3, 3 issues)
* ''[[G.I. Joe and the Transformers (comic)|G.I. Joe and the Transformers]]'' (issues 1–4, 4 issues)

==== Marvel UK ====
* ''[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|The Transformers]]'' (issues 43–94, ongoing)
* ''Transformers: The Movie'' (issues 1–3, 3 issues)
* [[Transformers Annual 1986]]

==== TV Magazine ====
===== Manga =====
* ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (manga)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]'' (issues 1–8, 8 issues)
* ''[[The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers]]'' (issue 1, 5 issues)
===== Story Pages =====
* ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (story page)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]''
* ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010 (story page)|Transformers 2010]]'' (part 1, 7 parts)

=== Books ===
====[[Ballantine Books]] [[Find Your Fate Junior]]====
*4) ''[[Earthquake (book)|Earthquake]]''
*5) ''[[Desert Flight]]''
*6) ''[[Decepticon Poison]]''
*7) ''[[Autobot Alert!]]''
*8) ''[[Project Brain Drain]]''
*9) ''[[The Invisibility Factor]]''

==== [[Corgi Books]] [[The Transformers Adventure Game Books]] (U.K.) ====
* 3) ''[[Island of Fear]]''
* 4) ''[[Highway Clash]]''

====[[Panini|Figurine Panini]]====
*''[[The Transformers Sticker Book (1986)|The Transformers Sticker Book]]''

====[[Kid Stuff]] Listen 'n' Look====
* ''[[Slaves of the Insecticons]]''

====Kid Stuff audio cassette====
* ''[[Attack of the Decepticons]]''

====[[Ladybird Books]] (UK)====
* ''[[Decepticon Hideout]]''
* ''[[Galvatron's Air Attack]]''
* ''[[Transformers the Movie (Ladybird adaptation)|Transformers: The Movie]]''

====[[Macdonald Purnell activity books]] (UK)====
* Colouring Book (Beachcomber)
* Colouring Book (Optimus Prime)
* Sticker Fun Book
* Activity Book

====[[Marvel Books]] [[Big Looker Storybook]]s====
* ''[[Car Show Blow Up]]''
* ''[[The Story of Wheelie, the Wild Boy of Quintesson]]''

====Marvel Books Coloring Books====

* ''[[Battle at Oil Valley]]''
* ''[[Hot Rod's Escape]]''
* ''[[The Invasion of the Decepticon Camp]]''
* ''[[The Lost Treasure of Cybertron]]''

====Marvel Books Sticker Adventures====
* ''[[Battle on the Junk Planet]]''
* ''[[Galvatron Attacks]]''

== Games ==
===Console===
* ''[[The Transformers: Battle to Save the Earth|Transformers: Battle to Save the Earth]]'' ([[Commodore 64]])
* ''[[Transformers: Mystery of Convoy]]'' ([[Family Computer|Famicom]])

== Collections ==
=== Home Video ===
==== [[Channel 5]] (UK) ====
'''VHS'''
* ''Transformers'' — Desertion of the Dinobots (1986)

==== [[Family Home Entertainment]] ====
'''VHS'''
* ''The Transformers — Volume 10'': "Heavy Metal War"
* ''The Transformers — Volume 11'': "Countdown to Extinction"
* ''The Transformers — Volume 12'': "The Secret of Omega Supreme", "War Dawn", "A Plague of Insecticons"

==== [[St. Michael Video Library]] (UK) ====
'''VHS'''
* ''The Transformers'' — Dinobot Island, also includes The Revenge of Bruticus

==== [[Video Gems]] ====
'''VHS'''
* ''The Transformers'' — Arrival from Cybertron
* ''The Transformers'' — Megatron's Master Plan
* ''The Transformers'' — Desertion of the Dinobots
* ''The Transformers'' — The Key to Vector Sigma & War Dawn

=== Comics ===
==== Marvel UK [[Transformers Collected Comics|Collected Comics]] ====
* ''Plague of the Insecticons!''
* Volume 3
* Volume 4
* Winter Special

== Merchandise ==
*TBD

==Toys==
===U.S.===
{{note|[[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]], [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]], [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]], [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys|Bumblebee]], [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]], [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]], [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]], [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]], [[Ravage (G1)/toys|Ravage]], [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]], [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]], [[Starscream (G1)/toys|Starscream]], [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] and [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] were again available in 1986. [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]], [[Ratchet (G1)/toys|Ratchet]], [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys|Sunstreaker]], [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys|Thundercracker]] and [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys|Wheeljack]] were available via mail order.}}

====Autobots====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Autobot [[Mini-Vehicle]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hubcap (G1)#Toys|Hubcap]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Outback (G1)#Toys|Outback]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Pipes (G1)#Toys|Pipes]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Swerve (G1)#Toys|Swerve]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Tailgate (G1)#Toys|Tailgate]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wheelie (G1)#Toys|Wheelie]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Mini-Cassette]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Ramhorn (G1)#Toys|Ramhorn]] / [[Eject (G1)#Toys|Eject]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rewind (G1)#Toys|Rewind]] / [[Steeljaw (G1)#Toys|Steeljaw]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Air Raid (G1)#The Transformers|Air Raid]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Fireflight (G1)#The Transformers|Fireflight]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Silverbolt (G1)#The Transformers|Silverbolt]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#The Transformers|Skydive]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slingshot (G1)#The Transformers|Slingshot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Superion (G1)#Toys|Superion]] (giftset)}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Blades (G1)#Toys|Blades]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[First Aid (G1)#Toys|First Aid]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Groove (G1)#Toys|Groove]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Spot (G1)#Toys|Hot Spot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Streetwise (G1)#Toys|Streetwise]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Defensor (G1)#Toys|Defensor]] (giftset)}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Triple Changer]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Broadside (G1)#Toys|Broadside]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sandstorm (G1)#Toys|Sandstorm]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Springer (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Springer]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Autobot Cars]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Blurr (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Blurr]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Hot Rod]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Kup (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Kup]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Heroes'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#G1RodimusPrime|Rodimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wreck-Gar (G1)#Toys|Wreck-Gar]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[City Commander]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Ultra Magnus]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Motorized Autobot Space Shuttle'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Sky Lynx (G1)#Toys|Sky Lynx]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Titan (group)|Cities]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Metroplex (G1)#Toys|Metroplex]] (w/ [[Six-Gun#Toys|Six-Gun]], [[Slammer#Toys|Slammer]], and [[Scamper#Toys|Scamper]])}}
</ul>
|}
{{-}}

====Decepticons====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Mini-Cassette]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Ratbat (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Ratbat]] / [[Frenzy (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Frenzy]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Breakdown (G1)#Toys|Breakdown]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Dead End (G1)#Toys|Dead End]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Drag Strip (G1)#Toys|Drag Strip]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Motormaster (G1)#Toys|Motormaster]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Wildrider (G1)#Toys|Wildrider]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Menasor (G1)#Toys|Menasor]] (giftset)}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Blast Off (G1)#The Transformers|Blast Off]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Brawl (G1)#The Transformers|Brawl]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Onslaught (G1)#The Transformers|Onslaught]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Swindle (G1)#Generation 1|Swindle]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Vortex (G1)#The Transformers|Vortex]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Battlecharger]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Runabout (G1)#Toys|Runabout]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Runamuck (G1)#Toys|Runamuck]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Triple Changer]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Octane#Toys|Octane]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Divebomb (G1)#Toys|Divebomb]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Headstrong (G1)#Toys|Headstrong]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Rampage (G1)#Toys|Rampage]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Razorclaw (G1)#Toys|Razorclaw]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Tantrum (G1)#Toys|Tantrum]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Gnaw (G1)#Toys|Gnaw]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Decepticon Planes'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Cyclonus]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scourge (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Scourge]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[City Commander]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Galvatron (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Galvatron]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Titan (group)|Cities]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Trypticon (G1)#Toys|Trypticon]] (w/ [[Brunt (G1)#Toys|Brunt]] & [[Full-Tilt (G1)#Toys|Full-Tilt]])}}
</ul>
|}
{{-}}

====Others====
*''[[First Transformers]]''

====Mail-aways and promos====
:*"[[The Autobots Have a Special Mission for:]]"
<ul class="itemlist">
::{{Bp-d1|[[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]] ([[Spectro]], [[Spyglass]], [[Viewfinder]])}}
</ul>
:*"[[You Have Been Chosen.]]"
:*"[[Decipher the Decepticon]]" contest
:*"[[Prizes in Disguise]]" contest
<ul class="itemlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (G1)/toys#The Transformers|"Movie Edition" Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#The Transformers|"Movie Edition" Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>

{{-}}

===Japan===
{{note|[[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]], [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]], [[Blaster (G1)|Broadcast]], [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys|Bumble]], [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys|Condor]], [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]], [[Grimlock (G1)/toys|Grimlock]], [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]], [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]], [[Ravage (G1)/toys|Jaguar]], [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]], [[Slag (G1)|Slag]], [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]], [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]], [[Starscream (G1)/toys|Starscream]], [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]], [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] and [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] were again available in 1986.}}

====Cybertrons====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Aerialbot (G1)|Airbots]] (''Scramble City'')'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-50 [[Silverbolt (G1)#Toys|Silverbolt]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-51 [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#Toys|Skydive]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-52 [[Fireflight (G1)#Toys|Firebolt]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-53 [[Slingshot (G1)#Toys|Sling]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-54 [[Air Raid (G1)#Toys)|Air Rider]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-55 [[Superion (G1)#Toys|Superion]] (giftset)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Mini-Vehicle|Minibots]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-56 [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Bumble]] (re-release)}}
{{Bp-a1|C-57 [[Hubcap (G1)#Toys|Hubcap]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-58 [[Swerve (G1)#Toys|Werve]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-59 [[Outback (G1)#Toys|Outback]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-60 [[Pipes (G1)#Toys|Pipes]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-61 [[Tailgate (G1)#Toys|Tailgate]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-62 [[Powerglide (G1)#Toys|Powerglide]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-63 [[Beachcomber (G1)#Toys|Beachcomber]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-64 [[Seaspray (G1)#Toys|Seaspray]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-80 [[Wheelie (G1)#Toys|Wheelie]]<ref group="A" name="wheelie">Wheelie was listed among the other Minibots in a 1986 Takara toy catalog, but his toy was released later than the rest of them, between C-79 Blurr and C-81 Wreck-Gar.</ref>}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Autobot Mini-Cassette|Cassettbots]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-65 [[Steeljaw (G1)#Toys|Steeljaw]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-66 [[Ramhorn (G1)#Toys|Amhorn]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-67 [[Rewind (G1)#Toys|Rewind]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-68 [[Eject (G1)#Toys|Eject]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
'''[[City Commander]] (''Scramble City'')'''
{{Bp-a1|C-69 [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Ultra Magnus]]}}
 
'''Cybertron City (''Scramble City'')'''
{{Bp-a1|C-70 [[Metroplex (G1)#Toys|Metroflex]] (w/ [[Scamper#Toys|Scamper]], [[Six-Gun#Toys|Six-Gun]], [[Slammer#Toys|Slammer]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] (''Scramble City'')'''
{{Bp-a1|C-71 [[Hot Spot (G1)#Toys|Hot Spot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-72 [[Blades (G1)#Toys|Graze]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-73 [[Streetwise (G1)#Toys|Streetwise]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-74 [[Groove (G1)#Toys|Groove]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-75 [[First Aid (G1)#Toys|First Aid]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-76 [[Defensor (G1)#Toys|Guardian]] (giftset)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Cybertrons'''
{{Bp-a1|C-77 [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#|Rodimus Convoy]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-78 [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Hot Rodimus]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-79 [[Blurr (G1)/toys#Toys|Blurr]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-81 [[Wreck-Gar (G1)#Toys|Wreck-Gar]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-82 [[Kup (G1)/toys#Toys|Cher]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Triple Changer]]s'''
{{Bp-a1|C-83 [[Sandstorm (G1)#Toys|Sandstorm]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-84 [[Springer (G1)/toys#Toys|Sprang]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-85 [[Broadside (G1)#Toys|Broadside]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''VS sets'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|VSZ [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#VSZ|Sunstreaker]] & [[Skids (G1)#VSZ|Skids]] vs [[Buzzsaw (G1)/toys#VSZ|Buzzsaw]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''"Good Bye" sets'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Good Bye Convoy ([[Red Alert (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Alert]], [[Mirage (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Ligier]] & [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Convoy]])}}
|}
{{-}}

<big>'''Notes'''</big>
<references group="A" />
{{-}}

====Destrons====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Stunticon (G1)|Stuntrons]] (''Scramble City'')'''
{{Bp-d1|D-50 [[Motormaster (G1)#Toys|Motormaster]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-51 [[Breakdown (G1)#Toys|Breakdown]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-52 [[Drag Strip (G1)#Toys|Drag Stripe]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-53 [[Wildrider (G1)#Toys|Wildrider]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-54 [[Dead End (G1)#Toys|Dead End]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-55 [[Menasor (G1)#Toys|Menasor]] (giftset)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Decepticon Planes|Jetron]]'''
{{Bp-d1|D-56 [[Ramjet (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Ramjet]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-57 [[Thrust (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Thrust]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-70 [[Cyclonus (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Cyclonus]]<ref group="A" name="cycsco">Cyclonus and Scourge were listed as "Jetrons" alongside Ramjet and Thrust in a 1986 Takara toy catalog, but their toys were released later than the other two, between D-69 Bruticus and D-72 Octone.</ref>}}
{{Bp-d1|D-71 [[Scourge (G1)#Toys|Scourge]]<ref group="A" name="cycsco"/>}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|Cassettrons]]'''
{{Bp-d1|D-58 [[Frenzy (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Frenzy]] (re-release)}}
{{Bp-d1|D-59 [[Ravage (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Jaguar]] (re-release)}}
{{Bp-d1|D-60 [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Condor]] (re-release)}}
{{Bp-d1|D-61 [[Ratbat (G1)#Toys|Ratbat]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Fortress Staff (''Scramble City'')'''
{{Bp-d1|D-62 [[Galvatron (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Galvatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Destron City (''Scramble City'')'''
{{Bp-d1|D-63 [[Trypticon (G1)#Toys|Dinosaurer]] (w/ [[Brunt (G1)#Toys|Brunt]], [[Full-Tilt (G1)#Toys|Full-Tilt]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Combaticon (G1)|Combatrons]] (''Scramble City'')'''
{{Bp-d1|D-64 [[Onslaught (G1)#Toys|Onslaught]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-65 [[Blast Off (G1)#Toys|Blast Off]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-66 [[Vortex (G1)#Toys|Vorter]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-67 [[Brawl (G1)#Toys|Brawl]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-68 [[Swindle (G1)#Toys|Swindle]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-69 [[Bruticus (G1)#Toys|Bruticus]] (giftset)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Triple Changer]]s'''
{{Bp-d1|D-72 [[Octane#Toys|Octone]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Predacon (G1)|Animatrons]]'''
{{Bp-d1|D-73 [[Razorclaw (G1)#Toys|Razorclaw]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-74 [[Rampage (G1)#Toys|Rampage]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-75 [[Divebomb (G1)#Toys|Dimebomb]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-76 [[Tantrum (G1)#Toys|Tantrum]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-77 [[Headstrong (G1)#Toys|Headstrong]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-78 [[Predaking (G1)#Toys|Predaking]] (giftset)}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''VS sets'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|VSZ [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#VSZ|Sunstreaker]] & [[Skids (G1)#VSZ|Skids]] vs [[Buzzsaw (G1)/toys#VSZ|Buzzsaw]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''"Good Bye" sets'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|Good Bye Megatron ([[Starscream (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Starscream]] & [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Megatron]])}}
|}
{{-}}

<big>'''[[Robot Point]] mail order items'''</big>
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
<ul class="icon-list">
{{Bp-a1|[[Cosmos (G1)#Toys|Adams]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Dirge (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Dirge]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Downshift (G1)#Toys|Camshaft]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Camshaft (G1)#Toys|Downshift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Overdrive#Toys|Overdrive]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Ratchet]]}}
</ul>
|}
{{-}}
<big>'''Notes'''</big>
<references group="A" />
{{-}}

=== Europe ===
{{note|These are toys which have been confirmed as being released in at least one country in Europe in 1986. For more details regarding releases in specific European countries, see [[The Transformers (European toyline)]].}}

====Autobots====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Autobot Mini-Vehicles'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Toys|Bumblebee]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Hubcap (G1)#Toys|Hubcap]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Outback (G1)#Toys|Outback]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Pipes (G1)#Toys|Pipes]] (inc. "Puffer" variant)}}
{{bp-a1|[[Swerve (G1)#Toys|Swerve]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Wheelie (G1)#Toys|Wheelie]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Aerialbots'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1|[[Air Raid (G1)#The Transformers|Air Raid]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Fireflight (G1)#The Transformers|Fireflight]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Silverbolt (G1)#The Transformers|Silverbolt]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#The Transformers|Skydive]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Slingshot (G1)#The Transformers|Slingshot]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Superion (G1)#Toys|Superion (giftset)]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Protectobots'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1|[[Blades (G1)#Toys|Blades]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[First Aid (G1)#Toys|First Aid]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Groove (G1)#Toys|Groove]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Hot Spot (G1)#Toys|Hot Spot]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Streetwise (G1)#Toys|Streetwise]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Defensor (G1)#Toys|Defensor (giftset)]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Triple Changers'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1|[[Broadside (G1)#Toys|Broadside]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Sandstorm (G1)#Toys|Sandstorm]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Springer (G1)/toys#Toys|Springer]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Autobot Vehicles''' (Autobot Cars)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1|[[Blurr (G1)/toys#Toys|Blurr]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Grapple (G1)#Toys|Grapple]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Hoist (G1)/toys#Toys|Hoist]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Toys|Hot Rod]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Hound (G1)/toys#Toys|Hound]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Inferno (G1)/toys#Toys|Inferno]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1|[[Kup (G1)/toys#Toys|Kup]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Red Alert (G1)/toys#Toys|Red Alert]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Toys|Sideswipe]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Smokescreen (G1)/toys#Toys|Smokescreen]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Trailbreaker (G1)/toys#Toys|Trailbreaker]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Tracks (G1)/toys#Toys|Tracks]] (now blue)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Autobot Leader'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#G1v1|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Autobot City Commander'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1|[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Toys|Ultra Magnus]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Autobot City'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1|[[Metroplex (G1)#Toys|Metroplex]]}}
|}
{{-}}

====Decepticons====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Constructicons''' (yellow)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-d1|[[Bonecrusher (G1)/toys#Toys|Bonecrusher]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Hook (G1)/toys#Toys|Hook]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Long Haul (G1)/toys#Toys|Long Haul]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Mixmaster (G1)/toys#Toys|Mixmaster]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Scavenger (G1)/toys#Toys|Scavenger]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Scrapper (G1)/toys#Toys|Scrapper]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Stunticons'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-d1|[[Breakdown (G1)#Toys|Breakdown]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Dead End (G1)#Toys|Dead End]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Drag Strip (G1)#Toys|Drag Strip]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Motormaster (G1)#Toys|Motormaster]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Wildrider (G1)#Toys|Wildrider]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Menasor (G1)#Toys|Menasor (giftset)]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Combaticons'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-d1|[[Blast Off (G1)#The Transformers|Blast Off]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Brawl (G1)#The Transformers|Brawl]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Onslaught (G1)#The Transformers|Onslaught]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Swindle (G1)#Generation 1|Swindle]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Vortex (G1)#The Transformers|Vortex]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Bruticus (G1)#Toys|Bruticus (giftset)]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Predacons'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-d1|[[Divebomb (G1)#Toys|Divebomb]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Headstrong (G1)#Toys|Headstrong]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Rampage (G1)#Toys|Rampage]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Razorclaw (G1)#Toys|Razorclaw]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Tantrum (G1)#Toys|Tantrum]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Battlespringers''' (Battlechargers)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-d1|[[Runabout (G1)#Toys|Runabout]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Runamuck (G1)#Toys|Runamuck]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Triple Changers'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-d1|[[Octane#Toys|Octane]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Decepticon Planes'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (G1)/toys#Toys|Cyclonus]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Scourge (G1)/toys#Toys|Scourge]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Decepticon Communicator'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-d1|[[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Toys|Soundwave]] and Condor Cassette: [[Buzzsaw (G1)/toys#Toys|Buzzsaw]]}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Decepticon City'''
{{bp-d1|[[Trypticon (G1)#Toys|Trypticon]]}}
|}
{{-}}

[[Category:Fictional events by year]]
[[Category:Real-world events by year]]

1985

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DalekPrime4999: /* Television */

{{yearofthe|1985}}
The year '''1985''' (MCMLXXXV) is the second year of the [[Transformers brand]].

[[File:Immbolizerep4.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|"Looks like someone's still preoccupied with 1985."]]

{{see|Transformers timeline}}

==Events==
===Non Fiction===
* 20 years before the merger with [[TakaraTomy|Takara]], Tomy's US branch registers the name "Scrapper" as a [[trademark]] in the "toys" field. This same year, [[Hasbro]] releases a [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]] of [[Scrapper (G1)|the same name]]. This presumably does not result in any repercussions for Hasbro.
* [[GiG]] abandons the [[Trasformer]] line and instead re-releases the toys in actual Transformers packaging.
* The rap group, [[A Tribe Called Quest]] was formed.
* [[July 3]] — [[Back to the Future]] is first released in theatres.

====[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]] production====
=====Season 2=====
*[[January 4]] - [[The Insecticon Syndrome]] script revised by [[Ron Friedman]].
*[[January 7]] - [[Atlantis, Arise!]] first draft storyboards completed.
*[[January 7]] - [[Dinobot Island, Part 1]] first draft script submitted.
*[[January 8]] - [[The Autobot Run]] main dialogue session recording.
*[[January 8]] - [[Atlantis, Arise!]] main dialogue session recording.
*[[January 9]] - [[Dinobot Island, Part 2]] first draft script submitted.
*[[January 10]] - [[Atlantis, Arise!]] storyboards slugged
*[[January 13]] - [[Dinobot Island, Part 1]] script revised by [[Ron Friedman]].
*[[January 15]] - [[Enter the Nightbird]] main dialogue recording, [[Dinobot Island, Part 2]] script revised by [[Ron Friedman]], voice actor auditions for new season 2 character take place.
*[[January 23]] - [[Atlantis, Arise!]] storyboards revised
*[[January 25]] - [[The Master Builders (episode)]] first draft script submitted, [[Atlantis, Arise!]] production material shipped to [[Toei Animation]]
*[[January 28]] - [[The Core]] main dialogue session recording.
*[[January 30]] - [[The Master Builders (episode)]] script revised (computerised, editor unknown).
*[[January 31]] - [[Dinobot Island, Part 1]] first draft storyboards completed, [[The Master Builders (episode)]] script revised by [[Ron Friedman]], [[Auto Berserk]] first draft script submitted.
*[[February 1]] - [[Auto Berserk]] script revised (computerised, editor unknown).
*[[February 4]] - [[Dinobot Island, Part 1]] main dialogue session recording.
*[[February 9]] - [[Auto Berserk]] script revised by [[Ron Friedman]].
*[[February 11]] - [[The Master Builders (episode)]] main dialogue session recording.
*[[February 12]] - [[Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1]] first draft script submitted.
*[[February 15]] - [[Dinobot Island, Part 1]] storyboards slugged, [[Microbots]] first draft script submitted.
*[[February 17]] - [[Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1]] script revised by [[Ron Friedman]].
*[[February 20]] - [[Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2]] first draft script submitted.
*[[February 21]] - [[Dinobot Island, Part 1]] storyboards revised, shipped to Toei on [[February 22]]
*[[February 25]] - [[Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1]] first draft script submitted.
*[[March 4]] - [[Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2]] first draft script submitted.
*[[March 7]] - [[Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2]] script revised by [[Ron Friedman]].
*[[March 8]] - [[A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court (episode)]] first draft script submitted.
*[[March 11]] - [[Make Tracks]] first draft script submitted.
*[[March 13]] - [[Blaster Blues]] first draft script submitted and first draft storyboards completed.
*[[March 13]] - [[A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court (episode)]] script revised by [[Ron Friedman]].
*[[March 14]] - [[Make Tracks]] script revised by [[Ron Friedman]].
*[[March 15]] - [[The God Gambit]] first draft script submitted.
*[[March 18]] - [[Blaster Blues]] script revised by [[Ron Friedman]].
*[[March 19]] - [[The God Gambit]] script revised by [[Ron Friedman]].
*[[March 29]] - [[The Golden Lagoon (episode)]] first draft script submitted.
*[[April 4]] - [[The Secret of Omega Supreme (episode)]] first draft script submitted.
*[[April 16]] - [[Blaster Blues]] main dialogue session recording.
*[[April 17]] - [[Quest for Survival]] first draft script submitted, [[The Secret of Omega Supreme (episode)]] main dialogue session recording.
*[[April 22]] - [[Child's Play (episode)|Child's Play]] first draft script submitted and first draft storyboards completed.
*[[April 26]] - [[Blaster Blues]] storyboards revised, [[Arthur Burghardt]] pickup recording session for [[The Secret of Omega Supreme (episode)]].
*[[May 1]] - [[Blaster Blues]] storyboards slugged.
*[[May 2]] - [[Child's Play (episode)|Child's Play]] main dialogue session recording.
*[[May 10]] - [[Kremzeek!]] and [[Prime Target (G1)|Prime Target]] first draft scripts submitted.
*[[May 13]] - [[The Secret of Omega Supreme (episode)]] first draft storyboards completed, slugged on [[May 15]].
*[[May 17]] - [[Blaster Blues]] final storyboard revision, shipped to Toei on [[May 20]], [[The Gambler]] first draft script submitted.
*[[May 23]] - [[Triple Takeover]] first draft script submitted.
*[[May 28]] - [[Sea Change]] first draft script submitted.
*[[May 30]] - [[Sea Change]] script revised by [[Douglas Booth]].
*[[May 31]] - [[Auto-Bop]] first draft script submitted.
*[[June 4]] - [[Child's Play (episode)|Child's Play]] storyboards revised.
*[[June 6]] - [[The Girl Who Loved Powerglide]] first draft script submitted.
*[[June 7]] - [[Child's Play (episode)|Child's Play]] storyboards slugged
*[[June 8]] - [[Sea Change]] first draft storyboards completed.
*[[June 10]] - [[Triple Takeover]] main dialogue recording session.
*[[June 20]] - [[Sea Change]] main dialogue recording session.
*[[June 28]] - [[The Search for Alpha Trion]] first draft script submitted.
*[[July 31]] - [[Hoist Goes Hollywood (episode)]] first draft script submitted.
*[[August 16]] - [[Hoist Goes Hollywood (episode)]] main dialogue recording session.
*[[September 4]] - [[Aerial Assault]] first draft storyboards completed, marked as final revision and sent to Toei on the same day.
*[[September 10]] - [[Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust]] first draft script submitted.
*[[September 16]] - [[Starscream's Brigade]] first draft script submitted.
*[[September 16]] - [[The Revenge of Bruticus]] first draft script submitted.
*[[September 26]] - [[The Revenge of Bruticus]] script finalised.
*[[September 30]] - [[Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust]] main dialogue recording session.
*[[October 2]] - [[Starscream's Brigade]] main dialogue recording session.
*[[October 3]] - [[Aerial Assault]] main dialogue recording session, [[Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust]] first draft storyboards completed.
*[[October 9]] - [[Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust]] final storyboard revision and shipped to Toei, [[The Revenge of Bruticus]] main dialogue session recording.

====Births====
???? — [[Jenny Maria Meyer]]
=====January=====
* [[January 10]] — [[Thomas Sagols]]
* [[January 15]] — [[Audrey Sourdive]]
* [[January 16]] — [[Joe Zieja]]
* [[January 22]] — [[Billy Bob Thompson]]
* [[January 26]] — [[Edwin Hodge]]
* [[January 29]] — [[Isabel Lucas]], [[Michał Podsiadło]]

=====February=====
* [[February 8]] — [[Renan Villela]]

=====March=====
* [[March 6]] — [[Sara Pitre-Durocher]]
* [[March 20]] — [[Fan Zhechen]]
* [[March 28]] — [[Alan Fernando Velázquez]]

=====April=====
* [[April 26]] — [[Annina Braunmiller]]

=====May=====
* [[May 1]] — [[Nicolás Artajo]]
* [[May 2]] — [[Kyle Busch]]
* [[May 5]] — [[Shōko Nakagawa]]
* [[May 7]] — [[J. Balvin]]
* [[May 8]] — [[Geneva Robertson-Dworet]]
* [[May 9]] — [[Marta Dobecka]]
* [[May 13]] — [[Alex Minei]]
* [[May 27]] — [[Andrew Francis]]
* [[May 28]] — [[Agnieszka Wajs]]

=====June=====
* [[June 4]] — [[Joe Hernandez]], [[Glauco Marques]]
* [[June 11]] — [[Charlie Guzman]], [[Josh Ramsay]]

=====July=====
* [[July 1]] — [[Roman Wolko]]
* [[July 2]] — [[Kenji Sugimura]]

=====August=====
* [[August 21]] — [[Laura Haddock]], [[Manuel Pérez]]

=====September=====
* [[September 8]] — [[Joana Lafuente]]
* [[September 17]] — [[Nicolas Matthys]]
* [[September 25]] — [[Megatron (human)|Calvin Johnson]]

=====October=====
* [[October 10]] — [[Leyla Rangel]]
* [[October 23]] — [[Josh Burcham]]
* [[October 24]] — [[Patt Souza]]
* [[October 25]] — [[Ayahi Takagaki]], [[John Robinson]]
* [[October 27]] — [[Gea Riva]]

=====November=====
* ???? — [[Benjamin Wangermée]]
* [[November 1]] — [[Roberto Rodrigues]]
* [[November 11]] — [[Andressa Andreatto]], [[Andi Kroesing]]
* [[November 15]] — [[Karolina Kalina]]
* [[November 25]] — [[Mário Spatizziani]]

=====December=====
* [[December 4]] — [[Matt Frank]]
* [[December 7]] — [[Carla Castañeda]]
* [[December 15]] — [[Luis Enrique Poján]]
* [[December 18]] — [[Krizia Bajos]]
* [[December 19]] — [[Marios Gavrilis]]
* [[December 25]] — [[Shūichi Nishitani]]
* [[December 29]] — [[Ulises Fariñas]]

====Deaths====
* [[June 21]] — [[Charles Nicholas Wojtkoski]]
* [[October 10]] — [[Orson Welles]]

===Fiction===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
* Debris from the [[1943]] [[World War II]] battle between [[Japan]] and the [[United States military|US forces]] at [[Guadalcanal]] can still be found. Banished from the [[Victory (G1)|Decepticon HQ]], [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] uses some of this debris to build the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]]. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}}
* Unveiling ceremony for the [[Optimus Prime memorial]]. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}}

====''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''====
* After its defeat in [[World War II]], [[Cobra]] resurfaces as a terrorist organisation. The remains of the Transformers, having been nearly wiped out during the war, are used in a massive arms race.
* A [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe team]] led by [[Flint (G.I. Joe)|Flint]] attacks a [[Cobra]] shipping facility in [[New York City]]. While the facility is largely destroyed, [[Destro]] and [[Scrap-Iron]] manage to escape via [[Flight Pod|Trouble Bubble]]. Soon afterwards, the Joes detect the crash of an [[Autobot]] shuttlecraft near [[Portland]]. Flint and several other Joes were sent to retrieve it, and after meeting with a rookie team led by [[Spirit]], they repel a Cobra strike team and recover the unconscious [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]]. Along with [[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]] and [[Stalker (G.I. Joe)|Stalker]], a retired [[Scarlett]] decides it is time to tell the new recruits about their adventure with the Transformers. {{storylink|Targets of Opportunity}}

====2005 IDW continuity====
* [[Skywatch]] scientists excavate the deactivated bodies of [[Ravage (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ravage]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] from beneath [[Mount St. Helens]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Soundwave}} After unearthing an alien base, they refit it into a [[Project Hot House|secret laboratory]]. {{storylink|When Eagles Scream}}

====''Knights of Unicron''====
* Riots erupt after thousands are turned away at an invite-only concert by [[Megatron (KOU)|Megatron]]. In response, [[Optimus Prime (KOU)|Optimus Prime]] promotes a free concert in [[Praxus]]. {{storylink|Knights of Unicron (band)|''Behind the Music'' pack-in booklet}}

====''Beast Wars: Uprising''====
* Humans construct [[TORQ III|the first artificial intelligence.]] {{storylink|Micro-Aggressions}}

====''Transformers/Back to the Future''====
In the year 1985, the [[human]] [[Doc Brown]] had discovered [[time travel]], converting a DMC-12 Delorean into his time machine, his young friend [[Marty McFly]] using the machine to travel back in time only to return a few moments after he left. This technology quickly became a target for the Decepticons. When Marty McFly awoke the next morning, he found that 1985 to have been conquered by the Decepticons. {{storylink|Transformers/Back to the Future issue 1|Transformers/Back to the Future #1}}

== Media ==
=== Television ===
* ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'' Season 2: episodes 1–46
* ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)#Japanese release|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]'' episodes 1–25

=== Music ===
==== Albums ====
* [[Original Soundtrack: Music Book|''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers — Original Soundtrack'' <Music Book>]]

==== Singles ====
* "[[Transformer (song)|TRANSFORMER]]"/"[[Peace Again]]"

==Print==
=== Comics ===

==== Comic Boom Boom ====
* ''[[A Birth of Planet Saybertron]]''

==== Marvel Comics ====
* ''[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|The Transformers]]'' (issues 5–15, ongoing)

==== Marvel UK ====
* ''[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|The Transformers]]'' (issues 9–42, ongoing)
* [[Transformers Annual 1985]]

==== TV Magazine ====
* ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers Prologue|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]'' prologue

=== Books ===

====[[Ballantine Books]] [[Find Your Fate Junior]]====
*1) ''[[Dinobots Strike Back]]''
*2) ''[[Battle Drive]]''
*3) ''[[Attack of the Insecticons]]''

==== [[Corgi Books]] [[The Transformers Adventure Game Books]] (U.K.) ====
* 1) ''[[Dinobot War]]''
* 2) ''[[Peril from the Stars]]''

==== [[Kid Stuff]] Read Alongs ====
* ''[[The Great Car Rally]]''

==== Kid Stuff Listen 'n' Look ====
* ''[[Satellite of Doom]]''
* ''[[Storms of Destruction]]''
* ''[[When Continents Collide]]''

==== Kid Stuff [[See & Read]] ====
* ''Satellite of Doom''/''When Continents Collide''

==== [[Ladybird Books]] (U.K.) ====
* ''[[Autobots Fight Back]]''
* ''[[Autobots' Lightning Strike]]''
* ''[[Laserbeak's Fury]]''
* ''[[Megatron's Fight for Power]]''

==== [[Marvel Books]] [[Big Looker Storybook]]s ====

* ''[[Decepticon Hijack]]''
* ''[[Insecticon Attack!]]''

==== Marvel Books Coloring Books ====
* ''[[A Message From Outer Space]]''
* ''[[Bumblebee's Dangerous Mission]]''
* ''[[Forest Rescue Mission]]''
* ''[[Summertime Coloring Book]]''
* ''[[The Autobot Smasher!]]''
* ''[[The Autobot Spy in the Sky]]''
* ''[[The Big Book of Coloring Fun]]''

==== Marvel Books Hardcover Storybooks ====
* ''[[Battle for Earth]]''
* ''[[The Autobots' Secret Weapon]]''

==== Pickwick International audio cassettes ====
* ''[[The Battle for Planet Earth]]''

== Games ==
* ''[[The Transformers (1985 video game)|The Transformers]]'' ([[Commodore 64]])

== Collections ==
=== Home Video ===
==== [[Family Home Entertainment]] VHS/Betamax ====
*''The Transformers'' — Volume 1: "[[More than Meets the Eye (mini-series)|More than Meets the Eye]]"
*''The Transformers'' — Volume 2: "[[The Ultimate Doom]]"
*''The Transformers'' — Volume 3: "[[S.O.S. Dinobots]]"
*''The Transformers'' — Volume 4: "[[Fire in the Sky]]"
*''The Transformers'' — Volume 5: "[[Divide and Conquer]]"
*''The Transformers'' — Volume 6: "[[Roll for It]]"
*''The Transformers'' — Volume 7: "[[Transport to Oblivion (episode)|Transport to Oblivion]]"
*''The Transformers'' — Volume 8: "[[Fire on the Mountain (episode)|Fire on the Mountain]]"
*''The Transformers'' — Volume 9: "[[War of the Dinobots]]"

=== Comics ===
==== Marvel UK [[Transformers Collected Comics|Collected Comics]] ====
* Summer Special 1985
* Volume 2 — Special 1985

== Merchandise ==
*TBD

== Toys ==
=== U.S. ===
{{note|The entire 1984 assortment (minus [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]]) was again available in 1985 with [[rubsign]]s added.}}

==== Autobots ====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Autobot [[Mini Vehicle|Mini-Cars]] w/ [[Mini-spy|Motorized Transformer]]<ref group="B" name="mini-spies">There were four types of "Motorized Transformers" (called "Mini-spies" in the television commercial for the figures and "Koma cars" on Hasbro's shipping cases): "4WD Type" (or "Jeep Type"), "Buggy Type", "FX-1 Type" and "Porsche Type". Each was available alternatively in white, yellow or blue, with the color supposedly depending on which figure they were packaged with.</ref>'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Brawn (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Brawn]] w/ yellow Motorized Transformer}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Bumblebee]] (yellow/red) w/ white Motorized Transformer}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Cliffjumper]] (red/yellow) w/ white Motorized Transformer}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Gears (G1)#Toys|Gears]] w/ yellow Motorized Transformer}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Huffer (G1)#Toys|Huffer]] w/ blue Motorized Transformer}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Windcharger (G1)#The Transformers|Windcharger]] w/ blue Motorized Transformer}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Autobot [[Mini Vehicle]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Beachcomber (G1)#Toys|Beachcomber]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Cosmos (G1)#Toys|Cosmos]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Powerglide (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Powerglide]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Seaspray (G1)#Toys|Seaspray]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Warpath (G1)#Generation 1|Warpath]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Autobot Cars]]'''<ref group="B" name="1985cars">The 1985 "Autobot Cars" price point was given a somewhat odd treatment with two separate assortments, each of which contained re-releases of six of the 1984 figures (packaged one per case in a case of 12) and three of the new 1985 figures (each packaged two per case). The only exception to this was Skids, who was actually released at least as early as December 1984, in 1984 packaging along with the other '84 Autobot Cars, in which he took the place of an extra Mirage that had previously been used to bring the number of figures contained in those cases up to twelve. Due to this, he was packed in the 1985 assortments like the '84 toys, at only one Skids per case.</ref>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grapple (G1)#Toys|Grapple]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hoist (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Hoist]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Inferno (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Inferno]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Red Alert (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Red Alert]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Skids (G1)#Generation 1|Skids]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Smokescreen (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Smokescreen]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Tracks (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Tracks]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Jumpstarter]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Topspin (G1)#Toys|Topspin]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Twin Twist (G1)#Toys|Twin Twist]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slag (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Slag]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sludge (G1)#Toys|Sludge]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Snarl (G1)#Toys|Snarl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Swoop (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Swoop]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Autobot [[Deluxe Vehicle]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Roadbuster (G1)#Toys|Roadbuster]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Whirl (G1)#Toys|Whirl]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Autobot Scientist'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Perceptor (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Perceptor]]}}
</ul>
|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Autobot Communicator'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Blaster (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Blaster]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Autobot Air Guardian'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Jetfire]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Autobot Motorized Defense Base'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Omega Supreme (G1)#Toys|Omega Supreme]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Tyco]] Licensed Playsets'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|Electric Racing Set (W/ [[Natron]] & [[Freezon]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Electric Train and Battle Set]]}}
</ul>
|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Others'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Tech Specometer Eleven]]}}
|
|}
{{-}}

==== Decepticons ====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bonecrusher (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Bonecrusher]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Hook (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Hook]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Long Haul (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Long Haul]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Mixmaster (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Mixmaster]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Scavenger (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Scavenger]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scrapper (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Scrapper]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Devastator (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Devastator]] (giftset)}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bombshell (G1)#Toys|Bombshell]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Kickback (G1)#Toys|Kickback]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Shrapnel (G1)#Toys|Shrapnel]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Triple Changer]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Astrotrain (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Astrotrain]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Blitzwing (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Blitzwing]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxe Insecticons'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Barrage (Insecticon)#Toys|Barrage]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Chop Shop (G1)#Toys|Chop Shop]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Ransack (G1)#Toys|Ransack]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Venom (G1)#Toys|Venom]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Decepticon [[Seeker (body-type)|Planes]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Dirge (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Dirge]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Ramjet (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Ramjet]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thrust (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Thrust]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Decepticon Military Operations Commander'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Shockwave]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Tyco]] Licensed Playsets'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|Electric Racing Set (W/ [[Natron]] & [[Freezon]])}}
</ul>
|}
{{-}}

====Mail-aways and promos====
<ul class="iconlist">
:* "[[Earthlings: THE S.T.A.R.S. need your help now!]]"
:* "[[Have the Decepticons defeated us once and for all?]]"
:{{Bp-a1|Cookie Crisp [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Jazz]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Pepsi]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#PepsiPrime|Optimus Prime]]}}
:Omnibots:
::{{Bp-a1|[[Camshaft (G1)#Generation 1|Camshaft]]}}
::{{Bp-a1|[[Downshift (G1)#Generation 1|Downshift]]}}
::{{Bp-a1|[[Overdrive#Generation 1|Overdrive]]}}

</ul>
{{--}}
<big>'''Notes'''</big>
<references group="B" />
{{-}}

=== Japan ===
==== Cybertrons ====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Autobot|Cybertrons]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|01 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#G1v1|Convoy]]}}
{{Bp-a1|02 [[Hound (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Hound]]}}
{{Bp-a1|03 [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Wheeljack]]}}
{{Bp-a1|04 [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Lambor]]}}
{{Bp-a1|05 [[Red Alert (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Alert]]}}
{{Bp-a1|06 [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Meister]]}}
{{Bp-a1|07 [[Mirage (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Ligier]]}}
{{Bp-a1|08 [[Bluestreak (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Streak]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|09 [[Prowl (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|10 [[Inferno (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Inferno]]}}
{{Bp-a1|11 [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Bumble]]}}
{{Bp-a1|12 [[Windcharger (G1)#Toys|Charger]]}}
{{Bp-a1|13 [[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Cliff]]}}
{{Bp-a1|14 [[Huffer (G1)#Toys|Drag]]}}
{{Bp-a1|15 [[Brawn (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Gong]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|25 [[Trailbreaker (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Trailbreaker]]}}
{{Bp-a1|38 [[Blaster (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Broadcast]]}}
{{Bp-a1|39 [[Perceptor (G1)#Toys|Perceptor]]}}
{{Bp-a1|44 [[Tracks (G1)#Toys|Tracks]]}}
{{Bp-a1|45 [[Smokescreen (G1)#Toys/toys#Generation 1|Smokescreen]]}}
{{Bp-a1|46 [[Hoist (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Hoist]]}}
{{Bp-a1|47 [[Grapple (G1)#Toys|Grapple]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|26 [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|27 [[Sludge (G1)#Toys|Sludge]]}}
{{Bp-a1|28 [[Slag (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Slag]]}}
{{Bp-a1|29 [[Snarl (G1)#Toys|Snarl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|30 [[Swoop (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Swoop]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''VS sets'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|VSX [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#VSX|Convoy]] vs [[Megatron (G1)/toys#VSX|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|VSY [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#VSY|Grimlock]] vs [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#VSY|Soundwave]] (w/ [[Frenzy (G1)/toys#VSY|Frenzy]])}}
{{Bp-a1d1|VSZ [[Skids (G1)#Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers|Skids]] & [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#VsZ|Sunstreaker ]] vs [[Buzzsaw (G1)/toys#G1Japan|Buzzsaw]]}}
|}
{{-}}

==== Destrons ====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Decepticon|Destrons]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|16 [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|17 [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Soundwave]] (w/ [[Rumble (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Rumble]])}}
{{Bp-d1|18 [[Frenzy (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Frenzy]]}}
{{Bp-d1|19 [[Ravage (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Jaguar]]}}
{{Bp-d1|20 [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Condor]]}}
{{Bp-d1|21 [[Reflector (G1)#Toys|Reflector]] ([[Spectro#Toys|Spectro]], [[Spyglass#Toys|Spyglass]], [[Viewfinder#Toys|Viewfinder]])}}
{{Bp-d1|22 [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Starscream]]}}
{{Bp-d1|23 [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Thundercracker]]}}
{{Bp-d1|24 [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Skywarp]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Constructicon (G1)|Buildron]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|31 [[Long Haul (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Long Haul]]}}
{{Bp-d1|32 [[Scrapper (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Scrapper]]}}
{{Bp-d1|33 [[Hook (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Gren]]}}
{{Bp-d1|34 [[Mixmaster (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Mixmaster]]}}
{{Bp-d1|35 [[Scavenger (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Scavenger]]}}
{{Bp-d1|36 [[Bonecrusher (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Bonecrusher]]}}
{{Bp-d1|37 [[Devastator (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Devastor]] (giftset)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Insecticon (G1)|Insectron]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|40 [[Kickback (G1)#Toys|Kickback]]}}
{{Bp-d1|41 [[Bombshell (G1)#Toys|Bombshell]]}}
{{Bp-d1|42 [[Shrapnel (G1)#Toys|Sharpnel]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Triple Changer]]s'''
{{Bp-d1|43 [[Blitzwing (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Blitzwing]]}}
{{Bp-d1|48 [[Astrotrain (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Astrotrain]]}}
{{Bp-d1|49 [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Laserwave]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''VS sets'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|VSX [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#VSX|Convoy]] vs [[Megatron (G1)/toys#VSX|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|VSY [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#VSY|Grimlock]] vs [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#VSY|Soundwave]] (w/ [[Frenzy (G1)/toys#VSY|Frenzy]])}}
{{Bp-a1d1|VSZ [[Skids (G1)#Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers|Skids]] & [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#VsZ|Sunstreaker ]] vs [[Buzzsaw (G1)/toys#G1Japan|Buzzsaw]]}}
|}
{{-}}

====[[Robot Point]] mail order items====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
<ul class="icon-list">
{{Bp-a1|[[Warpath (G1)#Toys|Warpath]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Cosmos (G1)#Toys|Adams]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Autoceptor]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Dirge (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Dirge]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Ratchet]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Camshaft (G1)#Toys|Camshaft]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Downshift (G1)#Toys|Downshift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Overdrive#Toys|Overdrive]]}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}

=== Europe ===
{{note|These are toys which have been confirmed as being released in at least one country in Europe in 1985. For more details regarding releases in specific European countries, see [[The Transformers (European toyline)]].}}
==== Autobots ====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Autobot Mini Vehicles'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1|[[Beachcomber (G1)#The Transformers|Beachcomber]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Cosmos (G1)#Toys|Cosmos]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Powerglide (G1)#Toys|Powerglide]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Seaspray (G1)#Toys|Seaspray]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Warpath (G1)#Toys|Warpath]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1|[[Brawn (G1)#Toys|Brawn]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Gears (G1)#Toys|Gears]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Huffer (G1)#Toys|Huffer]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Windcharger (G1)#Toys|Windcharger]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Robot Cars'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1|[[Grapple (G1)#Generation 1|Grapple]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Hoist (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Hoist]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Hound (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Hound]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Inferno (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Inferno]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Ironhide]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Jazz (G1)/toys#Toys|Jazz]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Mirage (G1)#Toys|Mirage]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Prowl (G1)/toys#Toys|Prowl]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Ratchet (G1)/toys#Toys|Ratchet]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1|[[Red Alert (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Red Alert]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Toys|Sideswipe]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Skids (G1)#Generation 1|Skids]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Smokescreen (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Smokescreen]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Sunstreaker]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Tracks (G1)/toys#Toys|Tracks]] (red)}}
{{bp-a1|[[Trailbreaker (G1)/toys#Toys|Trailbreaker]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Toys|Wheeljack]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Jumpstarters'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1|[[Topspin (G1)#Toys|Topspin]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Twin Twist (G1)#Toys|Twin Twist]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Dinobots'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1|[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Toys|Grimlock]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Slag (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Slag]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Sludge (G1)#Toys|Sludge]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Snarl (G1)#Toys|Snarl]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Autobot Deluxe Vehicles'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1|[[Roadbuster (G1)#Toys|Roadbuster]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Whirl (G1)#Toys|Whirl]]}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Autobot Communicator'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1|[[Blaster (G1)/toys#Toys|Blaster]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Autobot Leader'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1|[[Jetfire (G1)/toys#Toys|Jetfire]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Autobot Commander'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#G1v1|Optimus Prime]]}}
|}
{{-}}

==== Decepticons ====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Constructicons'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-d1|[[Bonecrusher (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Bonecrusher]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Hook (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Hook]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Long Haul (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Long Haul]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Mixmaster (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Mixmaster]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Scavenger (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Scavenger]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Scrapper (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Scrapper]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Insecticons'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-d1|[[Bombshell (G1)#Toys|Bombshell]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Kickback (G1)#Toys|Kickback]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Shrapnel (G1)#Toys|Shrapnel]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Decepticon Triple Changers'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-d1|[[Astrotrain (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Astrotrain]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Blitzwing (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Blitzwing]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxe Insecticons'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-d1|[[Barrage (Insecticon)#Toys|Barrage]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Chop Shop (G1)#Toys|Chop Shop]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Ransack (G1)#Toys|Ransack]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Venom (G1)#Toys|Venom]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Decepticon Communicator'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-d1|[[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Toys|Soundwave]] and Condor Cassette: [[Buzzsaw (G1)/toys#Toys|Buzzsaw]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Decepticon Aeroplanes'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-d1|[[Dirge (G1)/toys#Toys|Dirge]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Ramjet (G1)/toys#Toys|Ramjet]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Thrust (G1)/toys#Toys|Thrust]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Starscream (G1)/toys#Toys|Starscream]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Toys|Thundercracker]] (in Starscream packaging)}}
{{bp-d1|[[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Toys|Skywarp]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Decepticon Cassettes'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-d1|[[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#Toys|Laserbeak]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Ravage (G1)/toys#Toys|Ravage]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Decepticon Laser Gun'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-d1|[[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Toys|Shockwave]]}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Decepticon Leader'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-d1|[[Megatron (G1)/toys#Toys|Megatron]]}}
|}
{{-}}

[[Category:Fictional events by year]]
[[Category:Real-world events by year]]

1985

2026-04-16T15:38:00Z

DalekPrime4999: /* Television */

{{yearofthe|1985}}
The year '''1985''' (MCMLXXXV) is the second year of the [[Transformers brand]].

[[File:Immbolizerep4.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|"Looks like someone's still preoccupied with 1985."]]

{{see|Transformers timeline}}

==Events==
===Non Fiction===
* 20 years before the merger with [[TakaraTomy|Takara]], Tomy's US branch registers the name "Scrapper" as a [[trademark]] in the "toys" field. This same year, [[Hasbro]] releases a [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]] of [[Scrapper (G1)|the same name]]. This presumably does not result in any repercussions for Hasbro.
* [[GiG]] abandons the [[Trasformer]] line and instead re-releases the toys in actual Transformers packaging.
* The rap group, [[A Tribe Called Quest]] was formed.
* [[July 3]] — [[Back to the Future]] is first released in theatres.

====[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]] production====
=====Season 2=====
*[[January 4]] - [[The Insecticon Syndrome]] script revised by [[Ron Friedman]].
*[[January 7]] - [[Atlantis, Arise!]] first draft storyboards completed.
*[[January 7]] - [[Dinobot Island, Part 1]] first draft script submitted.
*[[January 8]] - [[The Autobot Run]] main dialogue session recording.
*[[January 8]] - [[Atlantis, Arise!]] main dialogue session recording.
*[[January 9]] - [[Dinobot Island, Part 2]] first draft script submitted.
*[[January 10]] - [[Atlantis, Arise!]] storyboards slugged
*[[January 13]] - [[Dinobot Island, Part 1]] script revised by [[Ron Friedman]].
*[[January 15]] - [[Enter the Nightbird]] main dialogue recording, [[Dinobot Island, Part 2]] script revised by [[Ron Friedman]], voice actor auditions for new season 2 character take place.
*[[January 23]] - [[Atlantis, Arise!]] storyboards revised
*[[January 25]] - [[The Master Builders (episode)]] first draft script submitted, [[Atlantis, Arise!]] production material shipped to [[Toei Animation]]
*[[January 28]] - [[The Core]] main dialogue session recording.
*[[January 30]] - [[The Master Builders (episode)]] script revised (computerised, editor unknown).
*[[January 31]] - [[Dinobot Island, Part 1]] first draft storyboards completed, [[The Master Builders (episode)]] script revised by [[Ron Friedman]], [[Auto Berserk]] first draft script submitted.
*[[February 1]] - [[Auto Berserk]] script revised (computerised, editor unknown).
*[[February 4]] - [[Dinobot Island, Part 1]] main dialogue session recording.
*[[February 9]] - [[Auto Berserk]] script revised by [[Ron Friedman]].
*[[February 11]] - [[The Master Builders (episode)]] main dialogue session recording.
*[[February 12]] - [[Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1]] first draft script submitted.
*[[February 15]] - [[Dinobot Island, Part 1]] storyboards slugged, [[Microbots]] first draft script submitted.
*[[February 17]] - [[Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1]] script revised by [[Ron Friedman]].
*[[February 20]] - [[Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2]] first draft script submitted.
*[[February 21]] - [[Dinobot Island, Part 1]] storyboards revised, shipped to Toei on [[February 22]]
*[[February 25]] - [[Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1]] first draft script submitted.
*[[March 4]] - [[Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2]] first draft script submitted.
*[[March 7]] - [[Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2]] script revised by [[Ron Friedman]].
*[[March 8]] - [[A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court (episode)]] first draft script submitted.
*[[March 11]] - [[Make Tracks]] first draft script submitted.
*[[March 13]] - [[Blaster Blues]] first draft script submitted and first draft storyboards completed.
*[[March 13]] - [[A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court (episode)]] script revised by [[Ron Friedman]].
*[[March 14]] - [[Make Tracks]] script revised by [[Ron Friedman]].
*[[March 15]] - [[The God Gambit]] first draft script submitted.
*[[March 18]] - [[Blaster Blues]] script revised by [[Ron Friedman]].
*[[March 19]] - [[The God Gambit]] script revised by [[Ron Friedman]].
*[[March 29]] - [[The Golden Lagoon (episode)]] first draft script submitted.
*[[April 4]] - [[The Secret of Omega Supreme (episode)]] first draft script submitted.
*[[April 16]] - [[Blaster Blues]] main dialogue session recording.
*[[April 17]] - [[Quest for Survival]] first draft script submitted, [[The Secret of Omega Supreme (episode)]] main dialogue session recording.
*[[April 22]] - [[Child's Play (episode)|Child's Play]] first draft script submitted and first draft storyboards completed.
*[[April 26]] - [[Blaster Blues]] storyboards revised, [[Arthur Burghardt]] pickup recording session for [[The Secret of Omega Supreme (episode)]].
*[[May 1]] - [[Blaster Blues]] storyboards slugged.
*[[May 2]] - [[Child's Play (episode)|Child's Play]] main dialogue session recording.
*[[May 10]] - [[Kremzeek!]] and [[Prime Target (G1)|Prime Target]] first draft scripts submitted.
*[[May 13]] - [[The Secret of Omega Supreme (episode)]] first draft storyboards completed, slugged on [[May 15]].
*[[May 17]] - [[Blaster Blues]] final storyboard revision, shipped to Toei on [[May 20]], [[The Gambler]] first draft script submitted.
*[[May 23]] - [[Triple Takeover]] first draft script submitted.
*[[May 28]] - [[Sea Change]] first draft script submitted.
*[[May 30]] - [[Sea Change]] script revised by [[Douglas Booth]].
*[[May 31]] - [[Auto-Bop]] first draft script submitted.
*[[June 4]] - [[Child's Play (episode)|Child's Play]] storyboards revised.
*[[June 6]] - [[The Girl Who Loved Powerglide]] first draft script submitted.
*[[June 7]] - [[Child's Play (episode)|Child's Play]] storyboards slugged
*[[June 8]] - [[Sea Change]] first draft storyboards completed.
*[[June 10]] - [[Triple Takeover]] main dialogue recording session.
*[[June 20]] - [[Sea Change]] main dialogue recording session.
*[[June 28]] - [[The Search for Alpha Trion]] first draft script submitted.
*[[July 31]] - [[Hoist Goes Hollywood (episode)]] first draft script submitted.
*[[August 16]] - [[Hoist Goes Hollywood (episode)]] main dialogue recording session.
*[[September 4]] - [[Aerial Assault]] first draft storyboards completed, marked as final revision and sent to Toei on the same day.
*[[September 10]] - [[Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust]] first draft script submitted.
*[[September 16]] - [[Starscream's Brigade]] first draft script submitted.
*[[September 16]] - [[The Revenge of Bruticus]] first draft script submitted.
*[[September 26]] - [[The Revenge of Bruticus]] script finalised.
*[[September 30]] - [[Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust]] main dialogue recording session.
*[[October 2]] - [[Starscream's Brigade]] main dialogue recording session.
*[[October 3]] - [[Aerial Assault]] main dialogue recording session, [[Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust]] first draft storyboards completed.
*[[October 9]] - [[Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust]] final storyboard revision and shipped to Toei, [[The Revenge of Bruticus]] main dialogue session recording.

====Births====
???? — [[Jenny Maria Meyer]]
=====January=====
* [[January 10]] — [[Thomas Sagols]]
* [[January 15]] — [[Audrey Sourdive]]
* [[January 16]] — [[Joe Zieja]]
* [[January 22]] — [[Billy Bob Thompson]]
* [[January 26]] — [[Edwin Hodge]]
* [[January 29]] — [[Isabel Lucas]], [[Michał Podsiadło]]

=====February=====
* [[February 8]] — [[Renan Villela]]

=====March=====
* [[March 6]] — [[Sara Pitre-Durocher]]
* [[March 20]] — [[Fan Zhechen]]
* [[March 28]] — [[Alan Fernando Velázquez]]

=====April=====
* [[April 26]] — [[Annina Braunmiller]]

=====May=====
* [[May 1]] — [[Nicolás Artajo]]
* [[May 2]] — [[Kyle Busch]]
* [[May 5]] — [[Shōko Nakagawa]]
* [[May 7]] — [[J. Balvin]]
* [[May 8]] — [[Geneva Robertson-Dworet]]
* [[May 9]] — [[Marta Dobecka]]
* [[May 13]] — [[Alex Minei]]
* [[May 27]] — [[Andrew Francis]]
* [[May 28]] — [[Agnieszka Wajs]]

=====June=====
* [[June 4]] — [[Joe Hernandez]], [[Glauco Marques]]
* [[June 11]] — [[Charlie Guzman]], [[Josh Ramsay]]

=====July=====
* [[July 1]] — [[Roman Wolko]]
* [[July 2]] — [[Kenji Sugimura]]

=====August=====
* [[August 21]] — [[Laura Haddock]], [[Manuel Pérez]]

=====September=====
* [[September 8]] — [[Joana Lafuente]]
* [[September 17]] — [[Nicolas Matthys]]
* [[September 25]] — [[Megatron (human)|Calvin Johnson]]

=====October=====
* [[October 10]] — [[Leyla Rangel]]
* [[October 23]] — [[Josh Burcham]]
* [[October 24]] — [[Patt Souza]]
* [[October 25]] — [[Ayahi Takagaki]], [[John Robinson]]
* [[October 27]] — [[Gea Riva]]

=====November=====
* ???? — [[Benjamin Wangermée]]
* [[November 1]] — [[Roberto Rodrigues]]
* [[November 11]] — [[Andressa Andreatto]], [[Andi Kroesing]]
* [[November 15]] — [[Karolina Kalina]]
* [[November 25]] — [[Mário Spatizziani]]

=====December=====
* [[December 4]] — [[Matt Frank]]
* [[December 7]] — [[Carla Castañeda]]
* [[December 15]] — [[Luis Enrique Poján]]
* [[December 18]] — [[Krizia Bajos]]
* [[December 19]] — [[Marios Gavrilis]]
* [[December 25]] — [[Shūichi Nishitani]]
* [[December 29]] — [[Ulises Fariñas]]

====Deaths====
* [[June 21]] — [[Charles Nicholas Wojtkoski]]
* [[October 10]] — [[Orson Welles]]

===Fiction===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
* Debris from the [[1943]] [[World War II]] battle between [[Japan]] and the [[United States military|US forces]] at [[Guadalcanal]] can still be found. Banished from the [[Victory (G1)|Decepticon HQ]], [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] uses some of this debris to build the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]]. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}}
* Unveiling ceremony for the [[Optimus Prime memorial]]. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}}

====''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''====
* After its defeat in [[World War II]], [[Cobra]] resurfaces as a terrorist organisation. The remains of the Transformers, having been nearly wiped out during the war, are used in a massive arms race.
* A [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe team]] led by [[Flint (G.I. Joe)|Flint]] attacks a [[Cobra]] shipping facility in [[New York City]]. While the facility is largely destroyed, [[Destro]] and [[Scrap-Iron]] manage to escape via [[Flight Pod|Trouble Bubble]]. Soon afterwards, the Joes detect the crash of an [[Autobot]] shuttlecraft near [[Portland]]. Flint and several other Joes were sent to retrieve it, and after meeting with a rookie team led by [[Spirit]], they repel a Cobra strike team and recover the unconscious [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]]. Along with [[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]] and [[Stalker (G.I. Joe)|Stalker]], a retired [[Scarlett]] decides it is time to tell the new recruits about their adventure with the Transformers. {{storylink|Targets of Opportunity}}

====2005 IDW continuity====
* [[Skywatch]] scientists excavate the deactivated bodies of [[Ravage (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ravage]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] from beneath [[Mount St. Helens]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Soundwave}} After unearthing an alien base, they refit it into a [[Project Hot House|secret laboratory]]. {{storylink|When Eagles Scream}}

====''Knights of Unicron''====
* Riots erupt after thousands are turned away at an invite-only concert by [[Megatron (KOU)|Megatron]]. In response, [[Optimus Prime (KOU)|Optimus Prime]] promotes a free concert in [[Praxus]]. {{storylink|Knights of Unicron (band)|''Behind the Music'' pack-in booklet}}

====''Beast Wars: Uprising''====
* Humans construct [[TORQ III|the first artificial intelligence.]] {{storylink|Micro-Aggressions}}

====''Transformers/Back to the Future''====
In the year 1985, the [[human]] [[Doc Brown]] had discovered [[time travel]], converting a DMC-12 Delorean into his time machine, his young friend [[Marty McFly]] using the machine to travel back in time only to return a few moments after he left. This technology quickly became a target for the Decepticons. When Marty McFly awoke the next morning, he found that 1985 to have been conquered by the Decepticons. {{storylink|Transformers/Back to the Future issue 1|Transformers/Back to the Future #1}}

== Media ==
=== Television ===
* ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'' Season 2: episodes 1–45
* ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)#Japanese release|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]'' episodes 1–25

=== Music ===
==== Albums ====
* [[Original Soundtrack: Music Book|''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers — Original Soundtrack'' <Music Book>]]

==== Singles ====
* "[[Transformer (song)|TRANSFORMER]]"/"[[Peace Again]]"

==Print==
=== Comics ===

==== Comic Boom Boom ====
* ''[[A Birth of Planet Saybertron]]''

==== Marvel Comics ====
* ''[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|The Transformers]]'' (issues 5–15, ongoing)

==== Marvel UK ====
* ''[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|The Transformers]]'' (issues 9–42, ongoing)
* [[Transformers Annual 1985]]

==== TV Magazine ====
* ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers Prologue|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]'' prologue

=== Books ===

====[[Ballantine Books]] [[Find Your Fate Junior]]====
*1) ''[[Dinobots Strike Back]]''
*2) ''[[Battle Drive]]''
*3) ''[[Attack of the Insecticons]]''

==== [[Corgi Books]] [[The Transformers Adventure Game Books]] (U.K.) ====
* 1) ''[[Dinobot War]]''
* 2) ''[[Peril from the Stars]]''

==== [[Kid Stuff]] Read Alongs ====
* ''[[The Great Car Rally]]''

==== Kid Stuff Listen 'n' Look ====
* ''[[Satellite of Doom]]''
* ''[[Storms of Destruction]]''
* ''[[When Continents Collide]]''

==== Kid Stuff [[See & Read]] ====
* ''Satellite of Doom''/''When Continents Collide''

==== [[Ladybird Books]] (U.K.) ====
* ''[[Autobots Fight Back]]''
* ''[[Autobots' Lightning Strike]]''
* ''[[Laserbeak's Fury]]''
* ''[[Megatron's Fight for Power]]''

==== [[Marvel Books]] [[Big Looker Storybook]]s ====

* ''[[Decepticon Hijack]]''
* ''[[Insecticon Attack!]]''

==== Marvel Books Coloring Books ====
* ''[[A Message From Outer Space]]''
* ''[[Bumblebee's Dangerous Mission]]''
* ''[[Forest Rescue Mission]]''
* ''[[Summertime Coloring Book]]''
* ''[[The Autobot Smasher!]]''
* ''[[The Autobot Spy in the Sky]]''
* ''[[The Big Book of Coloring Fun]]''

==== Marvel Books Hardcover Storybooks ====
* ''[[Battle for Earth]]''
* ''[[The Autobots' Secret Weapon]]''

==== Pickwick International audio cassettes ====
* ''[[The Battle for Planet Earth]]''

== Games ==
* ''[[The Transformers (1985 video game)|The Transformers]]'' ([[Commodore 64]])

== Collections ==
=== Home Video ===
==== [[Family Home Entertainment]] VHS/Betamax ====
*''The Transformers'' — Volume 1: "[[More than Meets the Eye (mini-series)|More than Meets the Eye]]"
*''The Transformers'' — Volume 2: "[[The Ultimate Doom]]"
*''The Transformers'' — Volume 3: "[[S.O.S. Dinobots]]"
*''The Transformers'' — Volume 4: "[[Fire in the Sky]]"
*''The Transformers'' — Volume 5: "[[Divide and Conquer]]"
*''The Transformers'' — Volume 6: "[[Roll for It]]"
*''The Transformers'' — Volume 7: "[[Transport to Oblivion (episode)|Transport to Oblivion]]"
*''The Transformers'' — Volume 8: "[[Fire on the Mountain (episode)|Fire on the Mountain]]"
*''The Transformers'' — Volume 9: "[[War of the Dinobots]]"

=== Comics ===
==== Marvel UK [[Transformers Collected Comics|Collected Comics]] ====
* Summer Special 1985
* Volume 2 — Special 1985

== Merchandise ==
*TBD

== Toys ==
=== U.S. ===
{{note|The entire 1984 assortment (minus [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]]) was again available in 1985 with [[rubsign]]s added.}}

==== Autobots ====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Autobot [[Mini Vehicle|Mini-Cars]] w/ [[Mini-spy|Motorized Transformer]]<ref group="B" name="mini-spies">There were four types of "Motorized Transformers" (called "Mini-spies" in the television commercial for the figures and "Koma cars" on Hasbro's shipping cases): "4WD Type" (or "Jeep Type"), "Buggy Type", "FX-1 Type" and "Porsche Type". Each was available alternatively in white, yellow or blue, with the color supposedly depending on which figure they were packaged with.</ref>'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Brawn (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Brawn]] w/ yellow Motorized Transformer}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Bumblebee]] (yellow/red) w/ white Motorized Transformer}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Cliffjumper]] (red/yellow) w/ white Motorized Transformer}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Gears (G1)#Toys|Gears]] w/ yellow Motorized Transformer}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Huffer (G1)#Toys|Huffer]] w/ blue Motorized Transformer}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Windcharger (G1)#The Transformers|Windcharger]] w/ blue Motorized Transformer}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Autobot [[Mini Vehicle]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Beachcomber (G1)#Toys|Beachcomber]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Cosmos (G1)#Toys|Cosmos]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Powerglide (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Powerglide]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Seaspray (G1)#Toys|Seaspray]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Warpath (G1)#Generation 1|Warpath]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Autobot Cars]]'''<ref group="B" name="1985cars">The 1985 "Autobot Cars" price point was given a somewhat odd treatment with two separate assortments, each of which contained re-releases of six of the 1984 figures (packaged one per case in a case of 12) and three of the new 1985 figures (each packaged two per case). The only exception to this was Skids, who was actually released at least as early as December 1984, in 1984 packaging along with the other '84 Autobot Cars, in which he took the place of an extra Mirage that had previously been used to bring the number of figures contained in those cases up to twelve. Due to this, he was packed in the 1985 assortments like the '84 toys, at only one Skids per case.</ref>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grapple (G1)#Toys|Grapple]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hoist (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Hoist]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Inferno (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Inferno]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Red Alert (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Red Alert]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Skids (G1)#Generation 1|Skids]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Smokescreen (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Smokescreen]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Tracks (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Tracks]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Jumpstarter]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Topspin (G1)#Toys|Topspin]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Twin Twist (G1)#Toys|Twin Twist]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slag (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Slag]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sludge (G1)#Toys|Sludge]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Snarl (G1)#Toys|Snarl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Swoop (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Swoop]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Autobot [[Deluxe Vehicle]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Roadbuster (G1)#Toys|Roadbuster]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Whirl (G1)#Toys|Whirl]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Autobot Scientist'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Perceptor (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Perceptor]]}}
</ul>
|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Autobot Communicator'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Blaster (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Blaster]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Autobot Air Guardian'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Jetfire]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Autobot Motorized Defense Base'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Omega Supreme (G1)#Toys|Omega Supreme]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Tyco]] Licensed Playsets'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|Electric Racing Set (W/ [[Natron]] & [[Freezon]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Electric Train and Battle Set]]}}
</ul>
|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Others'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Tech Specometer Eleven]]}}
|
|}
{{-}}

==== Decepticons ====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bonecrusher (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Bonecrusher]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Hook (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Hook]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Long Haul (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Long Haul]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Mixmaster (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Mixmaster]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Scavenger (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Scavenger]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scrapper (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Scrapper]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Devastator (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Devastator]] (giftset)}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bombshell (G1)#Toys|Bombshell]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Kickback (G1)#Toys|Kickback]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Shrapnel (G1)#Toys|Shrapnel]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Triple Changer]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Astrotrain (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Astrotrain]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Blitzwing (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Blitzwing]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxe Insecticons'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Barrage (Insecticon)#Toys|Barrage]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Chop Shop (G1)#Toys|Chop Shop]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Ransack (G1)#Toys|Ransack]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Venom (G1)#Toys|Venom]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Decepticon [[Seeker (body-type)|Planes]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Dirge (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Dirge]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Ramjet (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Ramjet]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thrust (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Thrust]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Decepticon Military Operations Commander'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Shockwave]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Tyco]] Licensed Playsets'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|Electric Racing Set (W/ [[Natron]] & [[Freezon]])}}
</ul>
|}
{{-}}

====Mail-aways and promos====
<ul class="iconlist">
:* "[[Earthlings: THE S.T.A.R.S. need your help now!]]"
:* "[[Have the Decepticons defeated us once and for all?]]"
:{{Bp-a1|Cookie Crisp [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Jazz]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Pepsi]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#PepsiPrime|Optimus Prime]]}}
:Omnibots:
::{{Bp-a1|[[Camshaft (G1)#Generation 1|Camshaft]]}}
::{{Bp-a1|[[Downshift (G1)#Generation 1|Downshift]]}}
::{{Bp-a1|[[Overdrive#Generation 1|Overdrive]]}}

</ul>
{{--}}
<big>'''Notes'''</big>
<references group="B" />
{{-}}

=== Japan ===
==== Cybertrons ====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Autobot|Cybertrons]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|01 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#G1v1|Convoy]]}}
{{Bp-a1|02 [[Hound (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Hound]]}}
{{Bp-a1|03 [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Wheeljack]]}}
{{Bp-a1|04 [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Lambor]]}}
{{Bp-a1|05 [[Red Alert (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Alert]]}}
{{Bp-a1|06 [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Meister]]}}
{{Bp-a1|07 [[Mirage (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Ligier]]}}
{{Bp-a1|08 [[Bluestreak (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Streak]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|09 [[Prowl (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|10 [[Inferno (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Inferno]]}}
{{Bp-a1|11 [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Bumble]]}}
{{Bp-a1|12 [[Windcharger (G1)#Toys|Charger]]}}
{{Bp-a1|13 [[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Cliff]]}}
{{Bp-a1|14 [[Huffer (G1)#Toys|Drag]]}}
{{Bp-a1|15 [[Brawn (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Gong]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|25 [[Trailbreaker (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Trailbreaker]]}}
{{Bp-a1|38 [[Blaster (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Broadcast]]}}
{{Bp-a1|39 [[Perceptor (G1)#Toys|Perceptor]]}}
{{Bp-a1|44 [[Tracks (G1)#Toys|Tracks]]}}
{{Bp-a1|45 [[Smokescreen (G1)#Toys/toys#Generation 1|Smokescreen]]}}
{{Bp-a1|46 [[Hoist (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Hoist]]}}
{{Bp-a1|47 [[Grapple (G1)#Toys|Grapple]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|26 [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|27 [[Sludge (G1)#Toys|Sludge]]}}
{{Bp-a1|28 [[Slag (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Slag]]}}
{{Bp-a1|29 [[Snarl (G1)#Toys|Snarl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|30 [[Swoop (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Swoop]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''VS sets'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|VSX [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#VSX|Convoy]] vs [[Megatron (G1)/toys#VSX|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|VSY [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#VSY|Grimlock]] vs [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#VSY|Soundwave]] (w/ [[Frenzy (G1)/toys#VSY|Frenzy]])}}
{{Bp-a1d1|VSZ [[Skids (G1)#Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers|Skids]] & [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#VsZ|Sunstreaker ]] vs [[Buzzsaw (G1)/toys#G1Japan|Buzzsaw]]}}
|}
{{-}}

==== Destrons ====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Decepticon|Destrons]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|16 [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|17 [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Soundwave]] (w/ [[Rumble (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Rumble]])}}
{{Bp-d1|18 [[Frenzy (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Frenzy]]}}
{{Bp-d1|19 [[Ravage (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Jaguar]]}}
{{Bp-d1|20 [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Condor]]}}
{{Bp-d1|21 [[Reflector (G1)#Toys|Reflector]] ([[Spectro#Toys|Spectro]], [[Spyglass#Toys|Spyglass]], [[Viewfinder#Toys|Viewfinder]])}}
{{Bp-d1|22 [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Starscream]]}}
{{Bp-d1|23 [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Thundercracker]]}}
{{Bp-d1|24 [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Skywarp]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Constructicon (G1)|Buildron]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|31 [[Long Haul (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Long Haul]]}}
{{Bp-d1|32 [[Scrapper (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Scrapper]]}}
{{Bp-d1|33 [[Hook (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Gren]]}}
{{Bp-d1|34 [[Mixmaster (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Mixmaster]]}}
{{Bp-d1|35 [[Scavenger (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Scavenger]]}}
{{Bp-d1|36 [[Bonecrusher (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Bonecrusher]]}}
{{Bp-d1|37 [[Devastator (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Devastor]] (giftset)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Insecticon (G1)|Insectron]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|40 [[Kickback (G1)#Toys|Kickback]]}}
{{Bp-d1|41 [[Bombshell (G1)#Toys|Bombshell]]}}
{{Bp-d1|42 [[Shrapnel (G1)#Toys|Sharpnel]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Triple Changer]]s'''
{{Bp-d1|43 [[Blitzwing (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Blitzwing]]}}
{{Bp-d1|48 [[Astrotrain (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Astrotrain]]}}
{{Bp-d1|49 [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Laserwave]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''VS sets'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|VSX [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#VSX|Convoy]] vs [[Megatron (G1)/toys#VSX|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|VSY [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#VSY|Grimlock]] vs [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#VSY|Soundwave]] (w/ [[Frenzy (G1)/toys#VSY|Frenzy]])}}
{{Bp-a1d1|VSZ [[Skids (G1)#Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers|Skids]] & [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#VsZ|Sunstreaker ]] vs [[Buzzsaw (G1)/toys#G1Japan|Buzzsaw]]}}
|}
{{-}}

====[[Robot Point]] mail order items====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
<ul class="icon-list">
{{Bp-a1|[[Warpath (G1)#Toys|Warpath]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Cosmos (G1)#Toys|Adams]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Autoceptor]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Dirge (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Dirge]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Ratchet]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Camshaft (G1)#Toys|Camshaft]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Downshift (G1)#Toys|Downshift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Overdrive#Toys|Overdrive]]}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}

=== Europe ===
{{note|These are toys which have been confirmed as being released in at least one country in Europe in 1985. For more details regarding releases in specific European countries, see [[The Transformers (European toyline)]].}}
==== Autobots ====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Autobot Mini Vehicles'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1|[[Beachcomber (G1)#The Transformers|Beachcomber]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Cosmos (G1)#Toys|Cosmos]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Powerglide (G1)#Toys|Powerglide]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Seaspray (G1)#Toys|Seaspray]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Warpath (G1)#Toys|Warpath]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1|[[Brawn (G1)#Toys|Brawn]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Gears (G1)#Toys|Gears]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Huffer (G1)#Toys|Huffer]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Windcharger (G1)#Toys|Windcharger]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Robot Cars'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1|[[Grapple (G1)#Generation 1|Grapple]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Hoist (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Hoist]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Hound (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Hound]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Inferno (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Inferno]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Ironhide]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Jazz (G1)/toys#Toys|Jazz]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Mirage (G1)#Toys|Mirage]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Prowl (G1)/toys#Toys|Prowl]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Ratchet (G1)/toys#Toys|Ratchet]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1|[[Red Alert (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Red Alert]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Toys|Sideswipe]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Skids (G1)#Generation 1|Skids]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Smokescreen (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Smokescreen]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Sunstreaker]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Tracks (G1)/toys#Toys|Tracks]] (red)}}
{{bp-a1|[[Trailbreaker (G1)/toys#Toys|Trailbreaker]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Toys|Wheeljack]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Jumpstarters'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1|[[Topspin (G1)#Toys|Topspin]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Twin Twist (G1)#Toys|Twin Twist]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Dinobots'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1|[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Toys|Grimlock]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Slag (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Slag]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Sludge (G1)#Toys|Sludge]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Snarl (G1)#Toys|Snarl]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Autobot Deluxe Vehicles'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1|[[Roadbuster (G1)#Toys|Roadbuster]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Whirl (G1)#Toys|Whirl]]}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Autobot Communicator'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1|[[Blaster (G1)/toys#Toys|Blaster]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Autobot Leader'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1|[[Jetfire (G1)/toys#Toys|Jetfire]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Autobot Commander'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#G1v1|Optimus Prime]]}}
|}
{{-}}

==== Decepticons ====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Constructicons'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-d1|[[Bonecrusher (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Bonecrusher]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Hook (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Hook]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Long Haul (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Long Haul]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Mixmaster (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Mixmaster]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Scavenger (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Scavenger]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Scrapper (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Scrapper]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Insecticons'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-d1|[[Bombshell (G1)#Toys|Bombshell]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Kickback (G1)#Toys|Kickback]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Shrapnel (G1)#Toys|Shrapnel]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Decepticon Triple Changers'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-d1|[[Astrotrain (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Astrotrain]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Blitzwing (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Blitzwing]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxe Insecticons'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-d1|[[Barrage (Insecticon)#Toys|Barrage]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Chop Shop (G1)#Toys|Chop Shop]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Ransack (G1)#Toys|Ransack]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Venom (G1)#Toys|Venom]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Decepticon Communicator'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-d1|[[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Toys|Soundwave]] and Condor Cassette: [[Buzzsaw (G1)/toys#Toys|Buzzsaw]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Decepticon Aeroplanes'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-d1|[[Dirge (G1)/toys#Toys|Dirge]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Ramjet (G1)/toys#Toys|Ramjet]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Thrust (G1)/toys#Toys|Thrust]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Starscream (G1)/toys#Toys|Starscream]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Toys|Thundercracker]] (in Starscream packaging)}}
{{bp-d1|[[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Toys|Skywarp]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Decepticon Cassettes'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-d1|[[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#Toys|Laserbeak]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Ravage (G1)/toys#Toys|Ravage]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Decepticon Laser Gun'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-d1|[[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Toys|Shockwave]]}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Decepticon Leader'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-d1|[[Megatron (G1)/toys#Toys|Megatron]]}}
|}
{{-}}

[[Category:Fictional events by year]]
[[Category:Real-world events by year]]

Transformers Animated: The Arrival

2026-04-14T20:45:24Z

DalekPrime4999: Japan had comics explicitly in the same continuity of their concurrently ongoing animated series since 1985

{{disambig2|the ''Animated'' comic miniseries|the ''Rescue Bots'' episode|Arrivals}}

[[Image:Arrival TPB.jpg|right|thumb|252px|Big Effing Robots—YAY!]]
'''''Transformers Animated: The Arrival''''' is a 6-issue mini-series published by [[IDW Publishing]], debuting in August 2008, and set in the ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]]'' continuity. Each story seems to be mostly self-contained and (broadly) non-conflicting with the cartoon. In this regard it is of some significance as the first american comic to be explicitly set in the same [[continuity]] as a concurrently ongoing animated series.<ref>Unlike, for example, the [[Marvel Comics continuity|Marvel G1 Comic]] and concurrent [[The Transformers (cartoon)|G1 cartoon]] or later [[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|''Energon'' anime]] and [[Transformers: Energon (comic)|Dreamwave's ''Energon'' comic]], which were both examples of conflicting parallel continuities of the same respective [[franchises]] and [[Continuity family|continuity families]].</ref>

Although ''The Arrival'' was released during the break between the second and third seasons of the ''Transformers Animated'' cartoon—drawing on plot details established by that point—the stories mostly take place during (or, in a couple of cases, ''before'') the events of the show's first season, often fleshing out offscreen events which were only alluded to in the show itself. After the opening issue, which retells the [[Transform and Roll Out|pilot movie]] from different perspectives, each of issues #2-5 contains two short stories each. Issue #6, an origin story for [[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]] and [[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]], was included in the [[Safeguard (Animated)|Safeguard]] two-pack, but its originally-solicited individual release was cancelled.

{{chapters|title=''Transformers Animated: The Arrival'' issues:|content=
*[[Dispatches|#1]]
*[[The Arrival issue 2|#2]]
*[[The Arrival issue 3|#3]]
*[[The Arrival issue 4|#4]]
*[[The Arrival issue 5|#5]]
*[[First (and Second) in Flight|#6]] (see note below)
}}

==Overview==
{{note|This story retells the events of "[[Transform and Roll Out]]".}}
[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]]'s [[space bridge]] repair crew encounters [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]], and all are lost in the space bridge. Both the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s deliver eulogies for their lost comrades. On [[Earth]], [[Isaac Sumdac (Animated)|Isaac Sumdac]] discovers Megatron's head, and over time, progresses from simple attempts at reverse-engineering to the establishment of [[Sumdac Systems]]. The Autobots awaken and meet [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari]], establishing themselves as Detroit's new heroes.

[[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] refuses to team up with [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]], but during their scuffle, crashes into the Earth's [[Moon (moon)|Moon]]. Later, he makes his way to Earth and attacks the Autobots, and during the battle, the [[AllSpark]] is briefly opened. The resulting energy burst is detected by both the Autobots and the Decepticons, and the two groups make tracks for Earth. {{storylink|Dispatches}}

{{note|''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark Almanac]]'' places this story between the events of "[[Sound and Fury (episode)|Sound and Fury]]" and "[[Lost and Found (Animated)|Lost and Found]]".}}
As [[Angry Archer]] attempts to rob a used car lot, he is foiled by a superhero named [[Wraith|The Wraith]]. [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] steals The Wraith's thunder, however, and exposes him as a hack. The Wraith seeks revenge by staging a phony attack by Bumblebee at a football game, causing the Autobots to intervene. The Wraith is caught and sent to an insane asylum. {{storylink|The Arrival issue 2#Attention Surplus Disorder|Attention Surplus Disorder}}

{{note|''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark Almanac]]'' places this story before the events of "[[Sound and Fury (episode)|Sound and Fury]]", which debuted [[Professor Princess]].}}
After his battle with Optimus, Starscream is in temporary [[stasis lock]] and has an embarrassing encounter with [[Professor Princess]], who accidentally reactivates him. {{storylink|The Arrival issue 2#Whatever Happened To Whatisname?|Whatever Happened To Whatisname?}}

{{note|''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark Almanac]]'' places this story between the events of "[[Lost and Found (Animated)|Lost and Found]]" and "[[Survival of the Fittest]]".}}
Sumdac is robbed by a former kick boxer turned industrial saboteur named [[Stiletto (Animated)|Stiletto]]. The professor reveals that the stolen materials were two new prototypes: a new kind of metal alloy and a high-power laser scalpel. The Autobots catch up to her, and she gives them a good battle, but she's finally captured by Optimus Prime. Megatron, watching the news feed of the capture, considers this test of the material he plans to use for his new swords a successful field run. {{storylink|The Arrival issue 3#Stiletto|Stiletto}}

{{note|This flashback story takes place before the flashback scenes in "[[The Thrill of the Hunt]]".}}
In Cybertron's past, Ratchet finds dozens of Transformers, both Autobot and Decepticon, killed by a chemical weapon created by the Decepticons that's been nicknamed "Cosmic Rust". When a Decepticon calls for a medic, Ratchet helps, despite his misgivings. The 'Con reveals he can develop an antidote with Ratchet's help, and the medic agrees. As it's created, the two almost become friends before Oil Slick turns on Ratchet, infecting him with the rust. Ratchet is able to steal same of the antidote to not only cure himself but to bring back for mass production. He muses on the little bit of deception he learned from Oil Slick...and whether or not something from the Autobots might rub off on the Decepticons one day. {{storylink|The Arrival issue 3#'Bots of Science|'Bots of Science}}

{{note|''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark Almanac]]'' places this story after the events of "[[Headmaster (episode)|Headmaster]]", which debuted [[Porter C. Powell]].}}
Porter C. Powell markets a consumer vehicle line called the Bulkhead, a gas-guzzling "mega van" inspired by the Autobot of the same name. Bulkhead objects but legally has no recourse, and the vans cause chaos throughout the city. Bulkhead disguises himself as a Powell-themed vehicle and takes Powell on a dangerous, high-speed joyride, during which a terrified Powell confesses the perilous design flaws of the unit. A hidden camera captures Powell's entire confession, forcing a recall of the defective vehicles. {{storylink|The Arrival issue 4#The Insincerest Form of Flattery|The Insincerest Form of Flattery}}

{{note|This story takes place before the events of "[[The Thrill of the Hunt]]".}}
On [[New Kaon]], Lockdown is hired by Blitzwing to bring in the Autobot presumed responsible for Megatron's death. He tracks the ''[[Nemesis (Animated)|Nemesis]]'' to the location of its crash on the Moon and determines that a repair crew led by Optimus Prime was responsible. However, he is suddenly ambushed by Blackarachnia, who was also investigating the crash. The pair come to blows, and they are both eventually knocked unconscious. When Lockdown comes to, Blackarachnia is seemingly gone, so he boards his ship and heads down to Detroit in pursuit of his real target, Optimus Prime, little realizing that Blackarachnia, stowing away aboard his ship and hidden from its scanners thanks to her techno-organic make-up, has hitched a free ride to Earth and is now hot in pursuit of the very same Autobot... {{storylink|The Arrival issue 4#A Few Loose Strands|A Few Loose Strands}}

{{note|This flashback story takes place before the flashback scenes in "[[Along Came a Spider]]".}}
Optimus undergoes a training exercise, but finds himself facing Megatron. The pair duel at length. Even as it seems Optimus is on the verge of victory, Megatron runs him through apparently killing him, however the whole thing is merely a simulation. [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] notes Optimus's high score. {{storylink|The Arrival issue 5#Survival Skills|Survival Skills}}

{{note|This story takes place after the events of "[[The Thrill of the Hunt]]".}}
After [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] attempts to cut a deal with [[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]], he comes to blow with [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]]. [[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]] takes the opportunity to engage in free enterprise, selling weapons to both sides until they eventually wise up and turn on him. {{storylink|The Arrival issue 5#Everything Must Go|Everything Must Go}}

{{note|This story covers a timespan from the start of "[[A Fistful of Energon]]" through to the present-day events of "[[Autoboot Camp]]".}}
Looking for more of an edge against the Decepticons, Ultra Magnus launches [[Project Safeguard]], an attempt to use data gained from Starscream to install flight capability into Autobots. They get their first volunteers when twin Autobots are injured in an industrial accident, and [[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]] and [[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]] undergo the upgrade process. Their training goes well, and they're soon strapped into a combat simulator and find themselves facing a simulated Starscream who turns out to be as dangerous as the real thing. Their unexpected ability to combine into [[Safeguard (Animated)|Safeguard]] allows them to defeat the Decepticon, and an impressed Ultra Magnus inducts them into the Elite Guard. {{storylink|First (and Second) in Flight}}

==Creative team==
All stories in ''The Arrival'' were written by [[Marty Isenberg]], who is also the story editor for the [[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|''Animated'' cartoon]] and has written several episodes. Art duties were handled by [[Dario Brizuela]], [[Leandro Corral]], [[Marcelo Matere]], [[Boo]] and [[Matt Frank]]. Some of the stories were colored by the artists themselves, otherwise they were colored by [[Liam Shalloo]].

==Collections==
* ''Transformers Animated: The Arrival'' TPB ([[April 8]], [[2009]]) ISBN 1600104037 / ISBN 9781600104039
:*Collects issues 1–6; notably, this is the only way to get [[First (and Second) in Flight | issue #6]] besides buying the toy.
:*Bonus material includes all the individual covers.
:*Smaller format: 8.8 x 5.8 inches.

==References==
<references/>

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[[Category:Animated media]]
[[Category:IDW titles]]

User:DalekPrime4999

2026-04-10T06:22:54Z

DalekPrime4999: /* Withered Hope */

== Universal Streams by Introduction Date ==
=== [[2008]] ===
==== [[May]] [[May 8|8]] ====
===== [[Withered Hope]] =====
*[[Primax 984.0 Gamma]]
**[[Woman's Day]]
**[[G.I. Joe (comic)|G.I. Joe A Real American Hero]]
**[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|The Transformers]]
**G.I. Joe Yearbook
**G.I. Joe Special Missions
**[[G.I. Joe and the Transformers (comic)|G.I. Joe and the Transformers]]
**[[The Transformers: Headmasters]]
**[[Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel)|Transformers: Generation 2]]
**G.I. Joe: Special
*[[Primax 1291.0 Zeta]]

==== [[September]] [[September 17|17]] ====
===== [[I, Lowtech]] =====
*[[Primax 787.3 Alpha]]
*[[Primax 095.0 Beta]]
=== [[2009]] ===
==== [[August]] [[August 19|19]] ====
===== [[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac]] =====
*[[Quadwal -3760.925 Theta]]
==== [[October]] [[October 1|1]] ====
===== [[To Die Game!]] =====
*[[Primax 1286.3 Kappa]]
=== [[2010]] ===
==== [[June]] [[June 30|30]] ====
===== [[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II]] =====
*[[Primax 984.17 Alpha]]
*[[Primax 1087.09 Alpha]]
*[[Primax 388.0 Gamma]]
*[[Xobitor 1085.06 Alpha]]
*[[Xobitor 286.0 Gamma]]
*[[Gargent 984.08 Alpha]]
=== [[2013]] ===
==== [[February]] ====
*[[Primax 895.0 Gamma]]
=== [[2015]] ===
==== [[March]] [[March 4|4]] ====
===== [[Transformers Animated: The Complete AllSpark Almanac]] =====
*[[Lukas 577.25 Beta]]
*[[Gargent -1185.01 Alpha]]
*[[Primax 1186.0 Lambda]]
==== [[May]] [[May 14|14]] ====
===== [[Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime on Facebook]] =====
*[[Yayayarst 086.0 Beta]]
==== [[May]] [[May 18|18]] ====
===== [[Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime on Facebook]] =====
*[[Primax 196.0 Beta]]
==== [[May]] [[May 21|21]] ====
===== [[Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News Reporter]] =====
*[[Aurex 405.0 Epsilon|Aurex 000.0X405.0 Epsilon]]
*[[Primax 797.18 Epsilon]]
==== [[May]] [[May 23|23]] ====
===== [[Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime on Facebook]] =====
*[[Primax 496.22 Alpha]]
*[[Primax 488.12 Alpha]]
==== [[June]] [[June 1|1]] ====
===== [[Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime on Facebook]] =====
*[[Primax 984.20 Gamma]]
*[[Primax 290.03 Gamma]]
==== [[June]] [[June 4|4]] ====
===== [[Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime on Facebook]] =====
*[[Primax 185.0 Beta]]
==== [[June]] [[June 5|5]] ====
===== [[Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime on Facebook]] =====
* [[Primax 994.0 Gamma]]
==== [[June]] [[June 8|8]] ====
===== [[Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime on Facebook]] =====
*[[Primax 886.0 Gamma]]
*[[Primax 290.0 Zeta]]
==== [[June]] [[June 9|9]] ====
===== [[Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime on Facebook]] =====
*[[Primax 785.13 Zeta]]
==== [[June]] [[June 11|11]] ====
===== [[Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime on Facebook]] =====
*[[Primax 1086.0 Kappa]]
==== [[June]] [[June 13|13]] ====
===== [[Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime on Facebook]] =====
*[[Primax 1185.04 Alpha]]
==== [[June]] [[June 15|15]] ====
===== [[Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime on Facebook]] =====
*[[Cymond 772.0 Beta]]
*[[Cymond 381.0 Beta]]
*[[Cymond 1184.0 Gamma]]
*[[Cymond 290.03 Alpha]]
==== [[June]] [[June 22|22]] ====
===== [[Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime on Facebook]] =====
*[[Primax 785.06 Alpha]]
==== [[June]] [[June 24|24]] ====
===== [[Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime on Facebook]] =====
*[[Primax 490.0 Gamma]]
==== [[July]] [[July 10|10]] ====
===== [[Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime on Facebook]] =====
*[[Primax 489.0 Zeta]]
==== [[July]] [[July 15|15]] ====
===== [[Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime on Facebook]] =====
*[[Gargent 1184.10 Gamma]]
==== [[July]] [[July 21|21]] =====
===== [[Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime on Facebook]] =====
*[[Primax 1097.01 Alpha]]
==== [[August]] [[August 4|4]] ====
===== [[Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime on Facebook]] =====
*[[Primax 1285.0 Gamma]]
==== [[August]] [[August 12|12]] ====
===== [[Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime on Facebook]] =====
*[[Primax 986.13 Gamma]]
*[[Primax 488.0 Gamma]]
==== [[August]] [[August 15|15]] ====
===== [[Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime on Facebook]] =====
*[[Primax 092.0 Beta]]
==== [[August]] [[August 30|30]] ====
===== [[Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime on Facebook]] =====
*[[Primax 094.0 Gamma]]
==== [[September]] [[September 2|2]] ====
===== [[Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime on Facebook]] =====
*[[Primax 487.0 Lambda]]
==== [[September]] [[September 6|6]] ====
===== [[Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime on Facebook]] =====
*[[Primax 096.0 Beta]]
==== [[September]] [[September 16|16]] ====
===== [[Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime on Facebook]] =====
*[[Primax 988.0 Delta]]
==== [[September]] [[September 24|24]] ====
===== [[Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime on Facebook]] =====
*[[Primax 485.27 Zeta]]
==== [[September]] [[September 30|30]] ====
===== [[Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime on Facebook]] =====
*[[Primax 085.0 Eta]]
*[[Gargent 087.0 Kappa]]
==== [[October]] [[October 29|29]] ====
===== [[Ask_Vector_Prime#Spacewarp.27s_Log|Spacewarp's Log on Facebook]] =====
*[[Gargent 1084.29 Alpha]]
=== [[2016]] ===
==== [[January]] [[January 16|16]] ====
===== [[Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime on Facebook]] =====
*[[Primax 1086.01 Alpha]]
==== [[February]] [[February 10|10]] ====
===== [[Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime on Facebook]] =====
*[[Gargent 186.0 Gamma]]
==== [[March]] [[March 24|24]] ====
===== [[Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News Reporter]] =====
*[[Primax 296.0 Beta]]
=== Intentional Omissions ===
*[[Primax 093.0 Epsilon]] - Doesn't actually exist
*Gargent -1084.22 Alpha - Doesn't actually exist
*[[Primax yadda-yadda Zeta]] - Doesn't actually exist
*[[Aurex 405.0 Epsilon]] - Doesn't actually exist
*[[Primax 094.0 Beta]] - Doesn't actually exist
*[[Aurex something something]] - Doesn't actually exist

User:DalekPrime4999

2026-04-09T15:41:26Z

DalekPrime4999: /* Universal Streams by Introduction Date */

== Universal Streams by Introduction Date ==
=== [[2008]] ===
==== [[May]] [[May 8|8]] ====
===== [[Withered Hope]] =====
*[[Primax 984.0 Gamma]]
**[[G.I. Joe (comic)|G.I. Joe A Real American Hero]]
**[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|The Transformers]]
**G.I. Joe Yearbook
**G.I. Joe Special Missions
**[[G.I. Joe and the Transformers (comic)|G.I. Joe and the Transformers]]
**[[The Transformers: Headmasters]]
**[[Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel)|Transformers: Generation 2]]
**G.I. Joe: Special
*[[Primax 1291.0 Zeta]]
==== [[September]] [[September 17|17]] ====
===== [[I, Lowtech]] =====
*[[Primax 787.3 Alpha]]
*[[Primax 095.0 Beta]]
=== [[2009]] ===
==== [[August]] [[August 19|19]] ====
===== [[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac]] =====
*[[Quadwal -3760.925 Theta]]
==== [[October]] [[October 1|1]] ====
===== [[To Die Game!]] =====
*[[Primax 1286.3 Kappa]]
=== [[2010]] ===
==== [[June]] [[June 30|30]] ====
===== [[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II]] =====
*[[Primax 984.17 Alpha]]
*[[Primax 1087.09 Alpha]]
*[[Primax 388.0 Gamma]]
*[[Xobitor 1085.06 Alpha]]
*[[Xobitor 286.0 Gamma]]
*[[Gargent 984.08 Alpha]]
=== [[2013]] ===
==== [[February]] ====
*[[Primax 895.0 Gamma]]
=== [[2015]] ===
==== [[March]] [[March 4|4]] ====
===== [[Transformers Animated: The Complete AllSpark Almanac]] =====
*[[Lukas 577.25 Beta]]
*[[Gargent -1185.01 Alpha]]
*[[Primax 1186.0 Lambda]]
==== [[May]] [[May 14|14]] ====
===== [[Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime on Facebook]] =====
*[[Yayayarst 086.0 Beta]]
==== [[May]] [[May 18|18]] ====
===== [[Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime on Facebook]] =====
*[[Primax 196.0 Beta]]
==== [[May]] [[May 21|21]] ====
===== [[Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News Reporter]] =====
*[[Aurex 405.0 Epsilon|Aurex 000.0X405.0 Epsilon]]
*[[Primax 797.18 Epsilon]]
==== [[May]] [[May 23|23]] ====
===== [[Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime on Facebook]] =====
*[[Primax 496.22 Alpha]]
*[[Primax 488.12 Alpha]]
==== [[June]] [[June 1|1]] ====
===== [[Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime on Facebook]] =====
*[[Primax 984.20 Gamma]]
*[[Primax 290.03 Gamma]]
==== [[June]] [[June 4|4]] ====
===== [[Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime on Facebook]] =====
*[[Primax 185.0 Beta]]
==== [[June]] [[June 5|5]] ====
===== [[Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime on Facebook]] =====
* [[Primax 994.0 Gamma]]
==== [[June]] [[June 8|8]] ====
===== [[Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime on Facebook]] =====
*[[Primax 886.0 Gamma]]
*[[Primax 290.0 Zeta]]
==== [[June]] [[June 9|9]] ====
===== [[Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime on Facebook]] =====
*[[Primax 785.13 Zeta]]
==== [[June]] [[June 11|11]] ====
===== [[Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime on Facebook]] =====
*[[Primax 1086.0 Kappa]]
==== [[June]] [[June 13|13]] ====
===== [[Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime on Facebook]] =====
*[[Primax 1185.04 Alpha]]
==== [[June]] [[June 15|15]] ====
===== [[Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime on Facebook]] =====
*[[Cymond 772.0 Beta]]
*[[Cymond 381.0 Beta]]
*[[Cymond 1184.0 Gamma]]
*[[Cymond 290.03 Alpha]]
==== [[June]] [[June 22|22]] ====
===== [[Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime on Facebook]] =====
*[[Primax 785.06 Alpha]]
==== [[June]] [[June 24|24]] ====
===== [[Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime on Facebook]] =====
*[[Primax 490.0 Gamma]]
==== [[July]] [[July 10|10]] ====
===== [[Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime on Facebook]] =====
*[[Primax 489.0 Zeta]]
==== [[July]] [[July 15|15]] ====
===== [[Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime on Facebook]] =====
*[[Gargent 1184.10 Gamma]]
==== [[July]] [[July 21|21]] =====
===== [[Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime on Facebook]] =====
*[[Primax 1097.01 Alpha]]
==== [[August]] [[August 4|4]] ====
===== [[Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime on Facebook]] =====
*[[Primax 1285.0 Gamma]]
==== [[August]] [[August 12|12]] ====
===== [[Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime on Facebook]] =====
*[[Primax 986.13 Gamma]]
*[[Primax 488.0 Gamma]]
==== [[August]] [[August 15|15]] ====
===== [[Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime on Facebook]] =====
*[[Primax 092.0 Beta]]
==== [[August]] [[August 30|30]] ====
===== [[Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime on Facebook]] =====
*[[Primax 094.0 Gamma]]
==== [[September]] [[September 2|2]] ====
===== [[Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime on Facebook]] =====
*[[Primax 487.0 Lambda]]
==== [[September]] [[September 6|6]] ====
===== [[Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime on Facebook]] =====
*[[Primax 096.0 Beta]]
==== [[September]] [[September 16|16]] ====
===== [[Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime on Facebook]] =====
*[[Primax 988.0 Delta]]
==== [[September]] [[September 24|24]] ====
===== [[Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime on Facebook]] =====
*[[Primax 485.27 Zeta]]
==== [[September]] [[September 30|30]] ====
===== [[Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime on Facebook]] =====
*[[Primax 085.0 Eta]]
*[[Gargent 087.0 Kappa]]
==== [[October]] [[October 29|29]] ====
===== [[Ask_Vector_Prime#Spacewarp.27s_Log|Spacewarp's Log on Facebook]] =====
*[[Gargent 1084.29 Alpha]]
=== [[2016]] ===
==== [[January]] [[January 16|16]] ====
===== [[Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime on Facebook]] =====
*[[Primax 1086.01 Alpha]]
==== [[February]] [[February 10|10]] ====
===== [[Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime on Facebook]] =====
*[[Gargent 186.0 Gamma]]
==== [[March]] [[March 24|24]] ====
===== [[Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News Reporter]] =====
*[[Primax 296.0 Beta]]
=== Intentional Omissions ===
*[[Primax 093.0 Epsilon]] - Doesn't actually exist
*Gargent -1084.22 Alpha - Doesn't actually exist
*[[Primax yadda-yadda Zeta]] - Doesn't actually exist
*[[Aurex 405.0 Epsilon]] - Doesn't actually exist
*[[Primax 094.0 Beta]] - Doesn't actually exist
*[[Aurex something something]] - Doesn't actually exist

Humanization

2026-04-08T07:44:44Z

DalekPrime4999: /* Mouths/teeth/tongues */

Throughout the various Transformers [[canon]], there have been several instances of [[Transformer]]s with humanistic traits and having very [[human]] actions that possibly conflict with their status as mechanical robots. Many of these instances can be dismissed as stylistic choices by the artists or as gags not to be taken seriously.

{{quote|You order a pizza?}}
{{quote|Why would I order a pizza? We don't eat human food!|[[Sludge (FOC)|Sludge]] and [[Snarl (FOC)|Snarl]]|"[[Dino-mite Duo]]"}}

==Glandular, digestive, and respiratory==
===Sweating===
[[File:LandsharkWOH-energondelivery.jpg|thumb]]

*[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] [[:File:PrimeTime Rumble sweat.JPG|leaked lubricant]] from his head during a stressful confrontation with [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] in a manner resembling sweating. Shockwave commented on it. {{storylink|Prime Time!}}
*[[Kup (G1)|Kup]] often "perspired". {{storylink|The Transformers (Marvel comic)/List of UK issues|Marvel UK issues}}
*[[Starscream (BW)|Starscream]] sweated while performing surgery on [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]] and had [[BB (BW)|BB]] wipe it away. {{storylink|Megastorm Reborn}}
*[[Megastorm|Gigastorm]] sweated heavily when [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]] called his intelligence into question. {{storylink|Knock Out Nemesis}}
*[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|''Robots in Disguise'' (2001)]] and ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]'' featured Transformers displaying the traditional anime "sweat drop", a giant bead of liquid appearing at the side of the head to convey embarrassment or exasperation.
*[[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]] sweatdropped upon seeing a particularly scary expression on [[Lori Jiménez|Lori]]'s face. {{storylink|Ambush (episode)|Ambush}}
*[[Leozack]] sweatdropped oil when [[Landshark (G1)|Landshark]] attacks him. {{storylink|Wings of Honor}}
*[[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] perspired slightly with surprise and fury after [[Gauge]] told her and [[Greenlight]] that someone in the [[Mentor|young mentee's]] architecture class said Gauge was only brought online in the [[Forge Pyramid]] due to [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]]'s death. {{storylink|Arcee/Greenlight: Run}}

===Coughing===
*When the Autobots emerged from the ruins of a demolished [[antimatter]] laboratory, they were coughing. {{storylink|Roll for It}}
*[[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] coughed when [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] surrounded him with smoke. {{storylink|Triple Takeover}}
*[[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] coughed while infected with Cosmic Rust. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}}
*A fiery blast from [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] caused both the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] and [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] to cough. {{storylink|Call of the Primitives}}
*[[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] coughed for no reason while making a triumphant speech. He also coughed while laughing evilly, {{storylink|Before the Storm}} while sleeping, {{storylink|Transmutate (episode)|Transmutate}} and when amidst the smoky remains of an electrical fire.
*[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] fake-coughed to draw [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]]'s attention to the matter of [[Noble (BM)|Noble]]. {{storylink|Sparkwar Pt. III: The Siege}}
*[[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]], [[Slapper (RID)|Slapper]], and [[Dark Scream]] all coughed after inhaling smoke. {{storylink|Secret Weapon: D-5}}
*Right after Optimus Prime said "I wish I could accommodate you," he coughed silently. {{storylink|Mortal Combat}}
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] coughed after [[Sam Witwicky]] used the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to restore him to life. He even expelled what appears to be dust. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
*[[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] coughed after escaping the collapsed mine. Conversely, Bulkhead claimed ''in the same episode'' that Autobots don't need to breathe. {{storylink|Rock Bottom}}
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Galvatron]] coughed once he activated himself. {{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction}}

===Sneezing===
*[[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] had a cold and sneezed a web of mucus around the room. {{storylink|Comedy Beast Wars|Tara-tara-taransu}}
*[[Blades (RB)|Blades]] sneezed when he got coated in flour. {{storylink|Pizza Pi Party}}
*[[Optimus Prime (ES)|Optimus Prime]] was allergic to pine scent, which once resulted in him sneezing in the middle of getting his picture taken. {{storylink|Dude, Where's My Trailer?}}

===Breathing===
On ''[[memoryalpha:Star Trek: The Next Generation|Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'', it was explained that the android [[memoryalpha:Data|Data]]'s breathing served to cool his inner components, but mostly so that he doesn't appear unnatural to the humans he was designed to resemble. He also blinks for this reason. It could be argued that breathing serves the same "cooling" purpose in Transformers, as it is possible for their internal systems to overheat with use, but this explanation is always going to smack of desperation.

*[[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] instructed [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]] that they had to synchronize their breathing before they could [[Powerlinx]]. {{storylink|Megatron's Sword}}
*[[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] snored. {{storylink|Decepticon Poison}}
*[[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] tries to strangle [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]], complete with sounds of Hot Rod gagging and struggling to breathe. It's possible that Galvatron was trying to compress Hot Rod's neck until the Autobot's head popped off, but that isn't likely. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}
*[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]], calling for help as a python constricted him, said he couldn't breathe. {{storylink|Dark Voyage}}
*[[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] gagged a bit when [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] lifted him into the air by his throat. When told by Rhinox, "I'm in a bad mood. Understand?" Dinobot responded with a weak, breathless "Uh huh." {{storylink|Aftermath (BW episode)|Aftermath}}
*[[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] snored. Loudly. {{storylink|Transmutate (episode)|Transmutate}}
*In beast mode, [[Diver (BW)|Diver]] snored with his mouth open and a continuously expanding and receding snot bubble coming out of his nose. {{storylink|The Insect Corps Arrive}}
*[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] breathed heavily after trying to chase down [[Blurr (Animated)|Blurr]], even though he quipped in a [[Transform and Roll Out|previous episode]] that not needing to breathe is useful for an Autobot. {{storylink|Velocity (episode)|Velocity}}
*Blurr breathed heavily after when he had completed running all the way back to Cybertron. {{storylink|TransWarped}}
*On the ''[[Nemesis (ROTF)|Nemesis]]'', [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] and [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream's]] breath was visible due to condensation in the cold ship. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
*[[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] breathed heavily as he ran in fear from [[Chaos (alien)|Chaos]] and the slave mines on [[Dread (planet)|Dread]]. {{storylink|Chaos (episode)|Chaos}}
*[[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] was visibly breathing while in stasis. {{storylink|Deus ex Machina}}
*"[[A Team Effort]]" confirms that Transformers require ventilation airways in their neck to prevent system overheating, as when [[Charger]] strangles [[Roadgrabber]] in a fit of rage.
*When [[Vigil]] filled the atmosphere with a sleeping agent, [[Blades (RB)|Blades]] melodramatically held his breath until [[Chase (RB)|Chase]] assured him that the air was safe for Autobots to breathe. {{storylink|No Place Like Dome}} Air did not seem to be a requirement, however, as the Rescue Bots operated perfectly well in space. {{storylink|Space Bots}} {{storylink|Unfinished Business}}
*[[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] breathed heavily after exerting himself firing off the multiple blasts from the [[Requiem Blaster (Armada)|Requiem Blaster]] in anger. All on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] by the way. {{storylink|Mars (episode)|Mars}}

===Spitting===
*Throughout his term on the [[Letters page (Marvel UK)|Marvel UK comic letters page]], [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] would regularly say "(Puttup)" after mentioning the Autobots or an Autobot's name to represent him spitting in disgust. This habit made an in-story appearance, with him spitting at [[Donny Finkleberg|Robot-Master]] despite his [[mouthplate]]. {{storylink|Second Generation!}}
*After [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] escaped from the Decepticons's [[New Jersey base]] via a sewer, he spat as he complained about their poor choice of back door. {{storylink|...All This and Civil War 2}}
*[[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]] "spat" after reissuing his challenge to tangle with [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]], despite the fact that he has no apparent mouth. {{storylink|Tangled Web}}
*[[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]] repeatedly spat while talking to [[Sam Witwicky]] and his companions. [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] also had to spit his mouth clean after being blasted across a forest by [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]. [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] spat thrice: once at Sam while in the [[Broadwater Metal Works]] foundry, again when he mentioned Prime's name, and lastly when facing down Sam in Chicago. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
*[[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]] spat for no real reason when addressing Sam and the humans outside of [[Chicago]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}
*[[Galvatron II]] spat and drooled while explaining the situation. {{storylink|Out of Time!}} Both Megatron and Galvatron II spat on each other. Gross! {{storylink|Exodus!}}
*An ancient [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]] rejected [[Steeljaw (IDW)|Steeljaw]]'s offer to convert his body to run on [[biofuel]] by spitting in his face and remarked that "Poetry ain't the only thing you can pick up from Earth." {{storylink|Last Bot Standing issue 3|Last Bot Standing #3}}

===Crying===
[[File:Omega Supreme tears up.jpg|thumb|Tissue: desired.]]
*A twinkle of light that may not literally be a tear, but is intended to imply one, formed in the corner of [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]'s eye/ {{storylink|The Secret of Omega Supreme (episode)|The Secret of Omega Supreme}}
*When [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] died, [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] dabbed at her eyes. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}
*[[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] told his colleagues he was about to "leak optical lubricant" when they wouldn't stop about giving up on [[Operation: Volcano]]. {{storylink|Target: 2006}}
*[[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] had tears falling from his eyes, presumably in pain, during his monstrous disfigurement after he gained the power of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]. {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}}
*There was a teardrop on young [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]]'s face after being beaten by Deathsaurus. {{storylink|Star of Friendship, Jan and Star Saber!}}
[[File:BurdenHardestToBearScourgeCries.jpg|thumb|My allergies are bad this year.]]
*Several Decepticons were crying over their defeat. {{storylink|The Grand Victory War}}
*As he mourned his dead friend [[Snowstalker]], [[Tigatron (BW)|Tigatron]] cried a single tear in beast mode. {{storylink|Law of the Jungle}}
*[[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] wiped a fake tear when [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] put on the heroic act. {{storylink|Code of Hero}}
*When pondering [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]]'s fate, [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] shed a single tear from one of her spider eyes. This may be due to her technorganic nature though. {{storylink|Revelations Part I: Discovery}}
[[File:Bw2 ep6 twinwaterfalls.jpg|thumb|Surf's up—and I'm talkin' ''up''!]]
*Throughout ''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars II]]'' and [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|the 2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon]], and occasionally in the ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]'' cartoon, several characters are seen crying in hyperbolic anime fashion.
*[[Tasmania Kid]] cried when he thought [[Lio Convoy (BW)|Lio Convoy]] and [[Apache]] were dead. {{storylink|Mystery of the Ancient Ruins}}
*[[Tasmania Kid]] cried when he thought [[Diver (BW)|Diver]] and [[Scuba]] were dead. {{storylink|The Space Pirate Seacons!}}
*The [[Seacon (BW)|Seacons]] cried so much about caring for each other that they flooded and sunk [[Photon sailer|their ship]]. In fact, their ship's flag cried too. {{storylink|Showdown in the Sea}}
*Tears welled up in [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]]'s eyes and fell to the ground in ''[[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Energon]]'' as he mourned a fallen comrade.
*Wing Dagger cried over [[Padlock (Energon)|Padlock]]'s corpse after he was killed by [[Shockblast]]. {{storylink|Shockblast: Rampage}}
*[[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] told [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] to "cry him a river". {{storylink|Night of the Combaticons}}
*Ratchet cried tears of defeat when outwitted by Megatron. {{storylink|Warrior School!}}
*[[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] cried over [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]'s death. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 5|''The Art of War'' #5}}
*[[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]] cries, though this "ability" could be part of her partially organic nature. {{storylink|Along Came a Spider}}
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] cries after [[Sam Witwicky]] tells him cars are not allowed on campus, although he was exaggerating his sorrow and was likely deliberately leaking fluids to enhance the visual. ''{{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}''
*[[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] was crying in the corner for not being in the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron (games)|War for Cybertron]] game. {{Storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.12#Law and Disorder|Law and Disorder}}
*[[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] sometimes manifests streams of light from his optics resembling tears. {{storylink|Remain in Light 1 of 5: The Fecund Moon}}
*[[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] cries after the death of [[Chela]]. {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 6|Windblade vol. 2 #6}}
{{note|In the 2005 IDW continuity, [[authorial intent]] is that this is an overheating of the optical gauze covering their eyes.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=When TFs get emotional, their optical gauze (the microfilaments over their eyes) overheats and you get the ribbons of light.|link=https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/396070452738535424|name=James Roberts|site=Twitter|year=2013|month=11|day=01|(defunct=)}}</ref>}}
[[File:One-MegatronTears.jpg|thumb|right]]
*[[Sideswipe (RID 2015)|Sideswipe]] cried while watching a cowboys movie with [[Russell Clay|Russell]] and a childlike [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]. {{storylink|Adventures in Bumblebee-Sitting!}}
*Windblade cried after [[Maxima]]'s death. {{storylink|The Fall}}
*[[Twitch]] cried after she found out that [[Bumblebee (ES)|Bumblebee]] had to go on the run to in order keep the rest of the Terrans safe from G.H.O.S.T. after his cover was blown. {{storylink|Security Protocols}}
*[[Twitch]] cried as she mourned over [[Thrash (ES)|Thrash]] after [[Mandroid]] killed him and every other Cybertronian on Earth. {{storylink|The Last Hope, Part 2}}
*[[Megatron (One)|Megatron]] had tear tracks under his eyes as [[Optimus Prime (One)|Optimus Prime]] banished him from Iacon. {{storylink|Transformers One (film)|One}}

{{--}}

===Eating===
[[File:GoGo12-breakfast.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4|My knowledge of eggs is tremendously wide. I've eaten them boiled, I've eaten them fried.]]

*There are references to [[Cybertronian food]].
*[[Skullcruncher (G1)|Skullcruncher]] has been known to eat Autobots as well as humans and other organics, despite not needing to do so to survive. Other Decepticons are disgusted by this practice.
*There are Pepsi and [[Destron Pizza|pizza]] in the refrigerator in [[Pepsi Convoy]]'s home.
*In ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'', the Maximals and Predacons are shown to eat:
**[[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] displays something of a voracious appetite, eating rats and leaving webs to catch prey. At one point, he captures Cheetor and prepares to drain the Maximal's fluids, claiming that it is the act he prefers over the nourishment (which adds just another level of creepy to the already creepy Tarantulas). {{storylink|The Web}}
**[[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] eats apples. {{storylink|The Web}}
**And garbage. {{storylink|The Web}}
**[[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] eats a bird. {{storylink|Power Surge (episode)|Power Surge}}
**[[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] eats [[Clone One|his clone]]. [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] remarks that he is "disgusting". {{storylink|Double Dinobot}}
**While suffering from an [[Energon discharge virus]], [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] eats wild beans to build up his power. This later ends disastrously for [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]]. {{storylink|The Low Road}}
*[[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] wants to eat the underground tree's fruit. [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] protests that "we don't eat food, we process [[energon]]—PERIOD!", but is overruled. {{storylink|Forbidden Fruit}}
*According to [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]], [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] eats [[Autobot]] [[Protoform]]s for breakfast. But of course that could just be a rumour. {{Storylink|Transform and Roll Out}}
*[[Brains]] chews on a screw, while [[Igor]] and the [[hatchling]]s are clearly shown to be ingesting minerals. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}
*[[Hound (Movie)|Hound]] complains that he shouldn't have eaten a lot of "Tijuana street machinery" when he returns to the [[Junkyard (TLK)|junkyard]]. [[Grimlock (AOE)|Grimlock]] has also developed a bad habit of eating cars. {{storylink|Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight}}
*In ''[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (cartoon)|Super-God Masterforce]]'', Decepticons eat food with their human allies. Dauros chokes on a chicken bone. {{storylink|The Autobot Warrior, Sixknight?!}}
*Multiple characters in ''[[Transformers Go! Go!]]'' eat human food for comedic effect. {{storylink|Don't Oversleep and Forget Things!!}} {{storylink|Muscle Revolution! Ya!}} [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] in particular is especially gluttonous. {{storylink|Mission: Snacks, All to Myself!}}
*In ''[[Transformers: BotBots (cartoon)|BotBots]]'' [[Bonz-Eye]] is shown eating popcorn. {{storylink|I, Cheeseburger (episode)}}

===Eructation===
*In an Earth Wars event, [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Gurrr]] gets a bit gassy after having eaten his fill of Sharkticons. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events|Death's Trap}}
*[[Twerple Burple]].
*[[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] belches after devouring his own clone, much to the disgust of [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]]. {{storylink|Double Dinobot}}
*In the ''Transformers Animated'' episode "[[Rise of the Constructicons]]", [[Mixmaster (Animated)|Mixmaster]], [[Scrapper (Animated)|Scrapper]] AND [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] belch a few times after downing some oil.
*[[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] and [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] drunkenly belch and hiccup quite a few times after getting well and wasted. {{storylink|Out to Lunch!}}
*[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] got a bad case of indigestion after chowing down on the Autobots' Energon Stash, and let out a big fiery belch on [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] by accident. {{storylink|Mission: Snacks, All to Myself!}}

===Flatulence===
*Rhinox let out an extreme amount of flatulence after consuming wild bean vines. This could be due to Maximals having organic parts in their makeup. {{storylink|The Low Road}}
*[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] also let out flatulence, blaming it on a large buildup of energy from his [[Transmetal]] body. {{storylink|Bad Spark}}
*[[Rattrap (G1)|Rattrap]] farted in fright because [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] pulled a scary face. {{storylink|Comedy Beast Wars#Shiritori Fight|Shiritori Fight}}
*Transformers fart a lot. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
*One of the [[Mini-Constructicon]]s "cuts one", causing the others to laugh and request someone to open a window. {{storylink|Spotlight: Ramjet}}.
*[[Fottle Barts]] farts. And farts. And farts and farts and farts...

===Urination===
[[File:Movie2007 Bumblebee lubricates Simmons.JPG|upright=1.95|thumb|Sorry, this was the best image we could find.]]
*[[Cybertron Banzai|The closing credits]] of the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (cartoon)|Victory]]'' cartoon showed that a young [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]] used to wet his bed (though it also shows him denying this happened).
*[[Tasmania Kid]] urinated in beast mode to put out a fire. {{storylink|White Lion, Run!}}
*[[Artemis]] and [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] remained bedwetters ages after they were created and left in charge of [[Gaia]]. {{storylink|Showdown in the Sea}}
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] urinated on [[Seymour Simmons|Agent Simmons]] by popping off his automobile oil filter in [[robot mode]]. Optimus Prime claimed that 'Bee was just leaking [[lubricant]]s on him. Presumably, this action was inspired from witnessing a [[Mojo|similar incident]]. {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}}
*[[Scoop (SG)|Scoop]] apparently had a habit of urinating himself. {{storylink|Do Over}}
*[[DJ (BW)|DJ]] was known for wetting himself whenever he drank too much oil or when he got startled. {{storylink|The Combined Giant, Tripledacus}} He also threatened to feed [[Gimlet]] his leaky oil when tensions over leadership got bad. {{storylink|Who Is the Leader!?}}
*[[Skywarp (Animated)|Skywarp]] claimed that he "sprung a leak" after freaking out about [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]]'s goal to take on [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]. {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part I}}
*After [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] shot at [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] to test an energy shield, the latter claimed that the trauma caused him to "leak some transmission fluid." {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 2}}
*A brain-damaged [[Grimlock (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Grimlock]] drained "his tank" on the floor, much to the dismay and disgust of his fellow [[Scavengers (G1)|Scavengers]]. {{storylink|Some Of My Best Friends Are Autobots}}
*[[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] admitted that while in [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]'s shoulder turrets, he "may've leaked a little" when [[Leozack]] went to attack them earlier. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 5: Rage, Rage}}

===Defecation===
*[[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] defecated on [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] in ''[[Robo-Capers]]'' from Marvel UK issue [[Robo-Capers issue 87|#87]].

===Use of bathrooms in general===
*[[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] ran into an outhouse. What wastes he needed to excrete is unknown. {{storylink|Fixit Jam}}
*[[Kreon]] [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]] had to go to the bathroom so bad, he drove right through the Decepticon's forces to get to the Autobot base. {{storylink|Emergency! Hurry to the Base, Optimus!}}
*The Cyberverse version of [[Maccadam's Old Oil House|Maccadam's]] has signs in Cybertronian showing the location of the bathroom. {{storylink|Maccadam's}}

===Blushing===
[[File:SeaChange Seaspray Blush.JPEG|thumb]]
*[[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] had his whole face turn bright red when he met [[Alana]]. {{storylink|Sea Change}}
*[[DNAVI]] blushed when she realized she could kiss [[Guiledart]]. Guiledart blushed when he realized DNAVI had meant to kiss him. {{storylink|The Final Battle (BWN)|The Final Battle}}
*[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] blushed in a few episodes. {{storylink|Home Is Where the Spark Is}} {{storylink|Autoboot Camp}}
*[[Override (Cybertron)|Override]] blushed when speaking to Lori. {{storylink|Honor}}

===Intoxication===
*The [[Decepticon]]s behaved in an intoxicated fashion after consuming high-grade [[energon]]. [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] referred to this as "over-energizing". {{storylink|Microbots}}
*In the UK comic, the [[Wreckers]] frequent a "bar" on Cybertron called [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]], where they consume high-grade energon, presumably for the purposes of getting intoxicated. [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] and [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] pay a visit to this establishment in a later story, and get so hammered that they don't even notice [[Quickswitch]] fighting with some [[Mecannibal]]s.
*The [[Insectron]]s got drunk on [[oil]] and so did [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]], who had a reputation for being a bad drunk. {{storylink|The Strongest Tag Team?}}
*[[Lio Convoy (BW)|Lio Convoy]] got drunk once and messed up [[Apache]]'s room. {{storylink|Recover the Bonds Lost!}}
*The [[Constructicon (Animated)|Constructicons]] were stereotypical construction workers who drank oil the way humans drink beer. However, they never actually got drunk.
**However, the Autobots did feel dizzy after a mini Soundwave spiked the oil nog. {{storylink|Human Error, Part I}}
*[[Maccadam|Alchemist Prime]] is known for his love of alcoholic beverages. Some say that he came up with the legend of Cybertron's [[Chosen One]] after downing twelve drams of rancid [[Engex]].

===Smoking===
{{main|Cy-gar}}

===Miscellaneous===
[[File:IDW Kup's non-cigar.jpg|250px|thumb|You can't get the really good ones anymore thanks to Castrol.]]
*[[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]] caught a cold, causing him to cough and have a fever. {{storylink|Star of Friendship, Jan and Star Saber!}}
*[[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]] got a bump on his head after being hit by Deathsaurus with a staff when they were young boys. {{storylink|Star of Friendship, Jan and Star Saber!}}
*[[Bighorn]] lifted weights as if he had muscles that would benefit from it. {{storylink|The New Forces Arrive!}}
*[[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]] was in bandages after being attacked by [[Wheeljack (Armada)|Wheeljack]]. {{storylink|Past II}}
*[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] had bandages wrapped around his middle after Sari was knocked out and the Autobots returned to their base. {{storylink|TransWarped}}
*[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] wore a cast over his arm after being hit by a falling building. {{storylink|Autoboot Camp}}
*Maximal physicist [[Bump]] wore glasses while in his armadillo beast mode.
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==Body parts==
===Mouths/teeth/tongues===
{{Main|Teeth|Tongue|Mouthplate}}
*The [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon series]] is the only major piece of fiction to ''not'' present Transformers as possessing [[teeth]] and/or [[tongue]]s. The features appear in both the [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] and [[Dreamwave Productions]] comics, [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Battlestars (manga)|''The Battlestars'' manga]], the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' and ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]'' animated series (where teeth would even be knocked out on occasion), the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon]], and the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family|Unicron Trilogy]] cartoons and comics.
*[[Browning]] stuck his tongue out at [[Wilder (G1)|Wilder]] and [[Bullhorn (G1)|Bullhorn]] after they insulted [[Cancer (G1)|Cancer]]. {{storylink|The Autobot Warrior, Sixknight?!}}
*In the [[live-action film series]], the more human-like the robot, the more they are likely to have teeth. In the case of, say, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], his teeth are mechanical cubes overlaid on each other, while [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] has bona fide fangs. Optimus spits out a piece of his shattered faceplate in the second film, which is intended to resemble a boxer spitting out a tooth after a brutal match. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
*A [[Legion (KP)|Legion]] character was equipped with a distinctive prehensile (and phallic) tongue. {{storylink|Transformers: Kiss Players (manga)|Kiss Players}}
*In ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]'', a majority of the Transformers possess teeth and throats, but completely lack tongues.

===Eyeballs/eyelashes===
[[File:AutoBerserk OptimusPrime closedeyes.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Oh, my eyes!!]]
*Most Transformers have eyes. They see with them.
*Optimus Prime's eyes were closed (apparently to shield them against the smoke) much like a human's when the Autobots stagger out of the fire and smoke of the Negavator's destruction. {{storylink|Auto Berserk}}
*While near to dying, [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]] occasionally closed her eyes. {{storylink|The Search for Alpha Trion}}
*[[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]]'s ''Brontosaurus''-mode eyes briefly pop out in a cartoonish manner when he is punched by [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}
*[[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] and [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] clench their eyes shut when their ship is grabbed by a claw. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}}
*Cyclonus also closes his eyes when Galvatron is about to go through the [[Alya]] treatment and he cannot bear to watch. {{storylink|Webworld}}
*[[Mach]] had funky mechanical eyes with a design equivalent to human eyes. {{storylink|Mach and Tackle}}
*[[Lyzack (G1)|Lyzack]] sports some pretty heavy-duty eyelashes for her brief appearance in the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (manga)|Victory]]'' manga. So does [[Esmeral (G1)|Esmeral]]. {{storylink|The Grand Victory War}}
*[[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] clenches his eyes shut when [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] shines blinding headlights in his face. {{storylink|Autobots Fight Back}}
*[[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] blinked his right eye at [[Misha Miramond|Misha]] after she thanked him. {{storylink|Survival Instincts}}
*In [[Spotlight: Hot Rod]], Hot Rod is shown to have what appears to be blast shields for his optics when he passes out after landing. Dealer's optics are mostly covered by his eyelids, so he looks half-passed out.
{{Note|Per an email query to IDW, their response is that Transformers do not have eyelids; it's just artistic license.}}
*The robots in the [[live-action film series]] have eyes designed to resemble cameras, enabling them to dilate and blink.
*''Animated'' [[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]] has eyelids. He also blinks frequently.
*The cyborg [[GoBots]], as portrayed in the animated cartoon, do in fact possess eyelids (when the eyes aren't covered by a visor) and frequently blink. Some also have visible pupils.
*Most robots in ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]'' possess camera-like eyes similar to those seen in the live-action films, which dilate, contract, and blink in a highly human-like fashion. Notably, they also replicate the involuntary saccades of the human eye when idle.
*The robots in ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Rescue Bots]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy (cartoon)|Rescue Bots Academy]]'' blink. [[Wedge (RBA)|Wedge]] once ruined a photo [[Hot Shot (Prime)|Hot Shot]] was taking of the recruits by blinking. {{storylink|Screen Time}}

<center><gallery>
File:TFTM_Sludge_Devastator.jpg
File:Esmeral-manga.jpg|She puts it on with a paint roller.
File:LyzackEyelashes01.jpg|About 15 gallons of mascara for those things.
File:HotRodOpticShields.jpg|Hey, wake up!
File:Dealerseyelids.jpg|Got munchies?
</gallery></center>

===Hair===
*Most of the Maximals featured in ''Beast Wars Neo'' feature hair on their heads in some fashion. In some cases it's isolated patches such as Heinreid's and Longrack's sideburns, whilst Break has an entire head of hair.
*The original live-action iteration of [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Wheeljack]] sports hair-like wires protruding out the sides of his head.
*In some cases, a Transformers' head will feature solidly-molded parts merely resembling that of hair. Such examples include [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]]'s ''Beast Machines'' design which features a metal top-knot, whilst most iterations of Windblade sport a helmet shaped similar to an {{w|Nihongami|Edo period updo}}.

===Obesity===
[[File:TFA Total Meltdown Bulkhead stuck.JPG|upright=1.67|thumb|"Oh, bother."]]
Although Transformers come in all shapes and sizes anyway, some characters have particularly round appearances that suggest something equivalent to human obesity.

*In [[Letters page (Marvel UK)|Grim Grams]], [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] mentioned that [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] weighs a little over 90 tons and "could stand to lose a little around the fuel storage system".<ref>[[Source:Grim Grams#Issue 94|Grim Grams, issue 94]]</ref>
*[[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] complained that the Decepticons had grown "fat and complacent" under [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s rule. {{storylink|Surrender!}}
*[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] is virtually as wide as he is tall and is depicted as extremely round, with very short, stubby legs. It gives him more than a passing resemblance to a heavily obese person, or at best one of those huge, flabby, off-season wrestlers.
**This description also applies to the aptly named [[Grandus (Animated)|Grandus in ''Animated'']].
*Much the same could be said of [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. Being big-chassised is no excuse to let yourself go.
*[[Ratchet (Animated)|''Animated'' Ratchet]] has a prominent gut that resembles a human paunch. Although ordinarily this might be considered merely a feature of his [[Transformation|transformation scheme]], [[Humanization#Aging|he is specifically designed to be a crotchety "old man" character, and in flashback sequences to his younger days in the Great War, he notably ''lacks'' said paunch.]]
*[[Mixmaster (Animated)|''Animated'' Mixmaster]] is designed to look like a portly construction worker, with an engine below his chest that resembles a gut.
*[[Gnaw (G1)|Gnaw]]. Well, all the [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]], really, but seriously. It's kind of comically appropriate that the robots which do absolutely nothing but hang out and eat stuff all day are so roly-poly.
*[[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]] has a set of metal plates that form the front of his Alt mode forming a sort of "beer gut" on his abdomen. His buddy [[Hound (Movie)|Hound]], a fat ballerina, is also pretty darn bulbous, and though it got him stuck in a building once, his weight doesn't really slow him down too much.
** [[Daytrader]] is very portly, but he insists that he is less likely to die in battle than his "corpulent comrade" Hound is of dying from carbon monoxide poisoning and his oil drinking problem. Later, when asked if he's actually overweight by [[Izabella]], Hound insists it's just all his gear and "it's like if somebody packed ten pounds of shit in a five pound sack". [[Crosshairs (AOE)|Crosshairs]] disagrees and jokes he's just a chunky Autobot. {{storylink|Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight}}
*Likely to give [[Devastator (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Devastator]] a proportionate torso, [[Long Haul (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Long Haul]]'s ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' toy portrays the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]] on the portly side.
*[[Skullcruncher (RID)|Skullcruncher]] is a wide [[Croctobot]] with a big gut. 'Nuff said. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 4}}

===Masculine characteristics===
====Facial hair====
{{Main|Facial hair}}
*[[Alpha Trion]], [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], [[Unicron]], and [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] all sport "facial hair" in the G1 cartoon. In addition to that, ''Energon''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[Bulkhead (Energon)|Bulkhead]], the films' Optimus (who has a goatee), [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] and [[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]] and ''Animated''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[Scrapper (Animated)|Scrapper]], [[Mixmaster (Animated)|Mixmaster]], and [[Wreck-Gar (Animated)|the other Wreck-Gar]] all have varying amounts of facial hair. (The last of these was modeled after [["Weird Al" Yankovic|his voice actor's]] own, prior to his appearance's overhaul.) The ''Shattered Glass'' versions of [[Alpha Trion#Shattered Glass|Alpha Trion]] and [[Rodimus (SG)|Rodimus Prime]] also have "facial hair", probably as a homage to Evil [[Spock]]'s appearance in ''[[Star Trek]]''.
*Many characters in the live-action series have facial hair, like [[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]], [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel]], and [[The Fallen]].
*In ''[[Transformers: BotBots (cartoon)|BotBots]]'' [[Sergeant Scrubforce]] has a bristle brush style mustache. [[Disgusto Desserto]] has a full beard made from canolli filling.

====Nuts, bolts, and screws====
[[File:LightfootDramaticEncounter Gilmer's injury.jpg|thumb|Hit a Decepticon in its voonerables, he said, and you've killed it.]]
*[[Gilmer]] got rammed in his crotch by [[Lightfoot (G1)|Lightfoot]], causing it to become red and Gilmer to clutch it, groaning he got "kicked in the balls". {{storylink|Lightfoot: A Dramatic Encounter}}
*[[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] kicks [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] in the groin, causing apparent pain and giving him a high-pitched voice. {{storylink|Other Voices, Part 1}}
*[[Stampy (BW)|Stampy]] once suggested a kick to the "unmentionables" as a workable battle tactic. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 3|The Ascending #3}}
*[[Heinrad (BW)|Heinrad]] has a set in [[Beast mode|tanuki mode]]. Since tanuki are known for their massive testicles, his equipment's existence actually makes sense.
*[[Flareup (G1)|Flareup]] interpreted the word "[[AllSpark Key|key]]" in "[[Vinz Clortho|keymaster]]" a little differently than [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] intended. {{storylink|Bee in the City}}
*[[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]] has a pair of dangling wrecking balls in a... very unfortunate place. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
*[[Dickbot the blender guy|Blenderbot]] has a... well... [[:File:Appliancebots2.jpg|just look for yourself (NSFW?)]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
*In ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron (video game)|Fall of Cybertron]]'' one of [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]]'s takedown animations has him kicking a Decepticon Sharpshooter in the crotch.
*The same animation is used for [[Ironhide (WFC)|Ironhide]] in his fight with [[Sharpshot]] in ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (console)|Rise of the Dark Spark]]'' if the player chooses to perform a stealth takedown.

===Feminine characteristics===
[[File:CrossingtheRubicron-newbody.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|And her beast mode isn't even mammalian!]]
{{main|Female Transformer}}

====Breasts====
Protruding chest areas are a common sight on Transformers, with characters like [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] wearing their vehicle mode hoods as huge "monoboobs." Female Transformers, however, will more often than not be designed with protruding chest pieces not as a consequence of [[Alternate mode|alt mode]], but deliberately to resemble a human female silhouette. Some even have two separate and even more distinctly rounded breast-like protuberances, particularly in their fictional depictions. [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], [[Antagony (BW)|Antagony]] and [[Beta (G1)|Beta]] all fall into this category. One, [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]], even has [[:File:ThunderblastBoobsAndNipples01.jpg|visible nipples]]. ''(You're going to look, aren't you...?)'' Meanwhile, ''Legends'' Arcee had ''partially visible cleavage'' as her armor is consumed by [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]].

====Lips====
[[File:G1 Silverbolt cartoon.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Though not female, [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]]'s got <s>sexy</s> nice lips.]]
Another common feature to denote gender in female Transformers is distinctly fuller, plumper lips than is standard, such as Blackarachnia's in ''Beast Wars''. Sometimes, however, they will additionally have red or otherwise different/darker coloration to their lips, with an evident similarity to human lipstick. Such paint-mouthed female Cybertronians include Blackarachnia in ''Beast Machines'', her [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|''Animated'' counterpart]], and the [[Female Autobots|G1 Female Autobots]].

As far as males go, none of them have differently colored lips, but some do have noticeably thicker lips. Generation 1 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Orion Pax]], [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]], [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]], [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]] and [[Shouki]], for instance, have lips that can easily compete with the females', as does [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|''Animated'' Optimus Prime]]. [[Megatron (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy cartoon|Megatron]] in the ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' cartoon takes things to a whole other level.

====Hips====
[[File:Transformers_Legends_LG_10.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|No wonder she was [[redeco]]ed as [[Chun-Li]].]]

Much like humans, many female Transformers have a wider, more highly curved hip structure.

:''See also the '''[[Humanization#Sexuality|Sexuality]]''' section below.

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===Questionable body parts===
[[File:Powerglide heart.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Not {{w|Astroboy}}, we swear!]]

*Nearly all Transformers seem to possess noses for no discernible functional reason, ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' characters and movieverse [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] being exceptions. Noses are sometimes even implied to be there when not clearly visible, such as with [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] in the ''Armada'' episode "[[Mars (episode)|Mars]]". Movie [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] also notes that he can smell [[Sam Witwicky|Sam]] when the latter is trying to escape from him, and [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] remarks that he can "smell" [[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]]. This would seem to imply that movieverse Transformers have a form of olfactory systems. The idea of noses is somewhat 'fixed' in ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Transformers Prime]]'' by having the noses be a visible part of the robot's helmet as opposed to being part of their face.
*At the end of the G1 episode "[[The Girl Who Loved Powerglide]]", [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] is seen to have the LED outline of a cartoon heart within his chassis. This is somewhat nonsensical even within in the context of the show (the contents of Transformers chest cavities had been shown several times before), and is doubtless merely meant as a one-off sight gag.
*Although listed separately above, breasts and "nuts, bolts and screws" would also fit under this category quite well, seeing as there doesn't appear to be any use for them on Transformers, other than to show them off.
*[[Rung (G1)|Rung]] has eyebrows. They're so prominent that "eyebrows" is literally his nickname.
*Then there's the eyebrows in ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]''... [[Jesus|my]] [[Primus|God]], the eyebrows...
*''Transformers: Prime'' also has [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] (and sometimes other Decepticons) referring to consumed Dark Energon "flowing through my veins!" Whether they were being poetic, or if it was part of ''Prime's'' attempt to redefine the technobiological nature of the Transformers, is unknown.
*In ''Transformers: Animated'', [[Clone number 2716057|a clone of Starscream]] once asked [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] if he didn't "have some Decepticon oil in his tubes." This isn't the only time when [[oil]] has been referred to as blood in the show, though it has some morbid implications, as it has also been used as an analogy for beer...

;Brains
[[File:PredaBrain1.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Predaking: All brawn AND brains!]]

*[[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] has an organic brain when he is sliced in half in the [[Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!|''Zone'' cartoon]].
*[[Unicron]] also has an organic brain in the G.I. Joe crossover, [[Black Horizon, Part 2 of 2|Black Horizon Part 2]]. Later handwaved by explaining that the particular Unicron in the crossover came from the universal stream [[Gargent 984.08 Alpha]] and had taken on an organic brain in a similar fashion as the native [[GoBots]].
*[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|''Dark of the Moon'']]'s Sentinel Prime seemed to have something in his head resembling a brain after Optimus executed him.
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;Buttocks
*[[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] is depicted with a rather human-like gluteal region in both [[Space Pirates!|issue #182]] of the Marvel UK comic and [[The Gathering Storm|issue #1]] of IDW's ''[[Transformers: The Animated Movie]]''.
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] recalls a time when [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] pulled a stunt to get them out of a dangerous situation, and states that he's "still picking shrapnel out of his backside" while scratching his.. bottom. [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] states that she isn't surprised [[Humanization#Obesity|due to its size]], which amuses [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]. {{storylink|Con Job}}
*[[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]] has a robo-butt, which is a more explicit example of the former example. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 25#The Race|The Race}}
*''Animated'' [[Scrapper (Animated)|Scrapper]] and [[Mixmaster (Animated)|Mixmaster]] have buttcracks.
*[[Grandus (Animated)|Grandus]] has a [[Humanization#Obesity|wide]] "exhaust port" according to [[Wildrider (Animated)|Wildrider]]. {{storylink|The Stunti-Con Job}}
*When [[Hound (Movie)|Hound]] gets himself stuck in a building, he complains "My fat ass is stuck!". {{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction}}
*For some reason, [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Robots In Disguise (2015)]] has many butt jokes involving [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]], most of which are him sitting on someone. This even extends to [[Robots in Disguise issue 1|the comic book tie-in]].
*[[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] and [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] have also been used for this type of humor, in the same episode... {{storylink|The Low Road}}
* The [[Con Crew]]'s promotional packaging shows a social media post of [[Captain Cartridge]] flexing his...exterior.
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==Other biological functions==
===Sleep===
*In the Marvel G1 comic, [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] plays a prank on [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] while he is in "rest mode." {{storylink|The Transformers Universe (Marvel)|Trailbreaker's ''Universe'' profile}} [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] falls asleep and dreams (or rather, has a nightmare), an experience Prime refers to as an "involuntary systems shutdown". {{storylink|Back from the Dead}} Kup later attempts to rouse a vision-struck Optimus Prime by urging him to "wake up"—then reminds himself that "we don't sleep!" {{storylink|The Power and the Glory}} When [[Donny Finkleberg]] remarks that unlike machines, humans need to rest, [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] informs him Transformers need to as well to conserve fuel. Skids also has an on/off button in his dashboard. {{storylink|Heavy Traffic!}}
*In the [[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|''The Headmasters'' cartoon]], [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] is able to use a form of hypnotism on the Autobots, which can include lulling them to sleep. In the [[Omni Productions]] dub, [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] notes the strangeness of a robot feeling sleepy.
*This ability is also shown by [[Hellbat (G1)|Hellbat]] in the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (cartoon)|''Victory'' cartoon]].
*In ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'', it has been firmly established that (perhaps partially due to their organic components), all Transformers within the cartoon sleep. Some prime examples of this are:
**Megatron has been shown to sleep in the command chair of the ''Darksyde'', while his dino head mounted on the end of his arm stays awake, looks around, and smiles slyly. Wonder what it thinks about...
**Cheetor has been shown asleep at many points, complete with (occasionally prophetic) dreams. In "[[Feral Scream Part 2]]", he also purrs when he's asleep. How cute!
**In "[[Call of the Wild]]", the Maximals are kept awake for two days by the Predacons' non-stop attacks on their base, which exacerbate their beast instincts overriding their logic circuits.
*In ''Beast Wars II'', [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]] often nods off in a narcoleptic-like fashion.
*In the ''Beast Wars II'' comic, Lio Convoy sleeps and has a nightmare at one point.
*''Armada'' [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] is quite fond of catching forty winks when possible. [[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]] does the same on one occasion. Armada Megatron is also seen asleep twice in the episode "Rebellion".
*[[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron]] dozed off for a moment as he watched over [[Six Shot (Energon)|Six Shot]] in a control room. {{storylink|The Omega Train}}
*''Animated'' [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] enters a form of sleep he calls a "stasis nap", during which he gets several parking tickets. {{storylink|Transform and Roll Out}}
*Also in ''Animated'', when the Autobots feel tired after drinking an oil-nog (which Soundwave had spiked), they decide to go to sleep, pardon, to take a stasis nap. [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus]] even yawns. {{storylink|Human Error, Part I}}
*[[Nightstrike]]'s screams put his victims in a sleep-like state, while also stimulating the "fear centers" of their [[processor]] and forcing them to have nightmares based on their worst fears. {{storylink|Even Robots Have Nightmares}}
*[[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]] falls asleep and has a bad dream about the [[Dark Dawn]]. {{storylink|The Custom-Made Now - An Elegant Chaos Prologue|The Custom-Made Now}}
*The [[Lost Bots]] apparently sleep during the day in their alternate modes. Given BotBots in general are nocturnal, it makes sense the others in the [[mall (BotBots)|mall]] may as well. {{storylink|(Never) Be Yourself}}
*[[Bumblebee (ES)|Bumblebee]] can be heard snoring after a lack of Energon caused him to pass out. {{storylink|Home, Part 2}}
*[[Megatron (One)|D-16]] is seen sleeping at one point before [[Optimus Prime (One)|Orion Pax]] wakes him up. {{storylink|Transformers One (film)|One}}

===Aging===
: ''Main article: [[Transformer#Transformer life cycle|Life cycle]]''
Some Transformers have been depicted as aging.

*[[File:Alpha Trion through the epochs.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb]][[Alpha Trion]] has been depicted in three different eras: 11 million years in the past, 9 million years in the past, and the present day. Though his [[character model]] undergoes many changes, his facial hair changes seem to mimic human aging. In his (chronologically) earliest depiction, he has a small black mustache. In his second depiction, his mustache has turned white. By the modern era, he sports a long mustache and beard.
*The [[Overlord (rank)|Overlord]] was so old that his body needed a regular energy supply to keep him functioning. {{storylink|State Games}}
*[[Xaaron (G1)|Xaaron]] feared he was incapable of safely transforming anymore due to his old age. [[File:MangaYoungDeathyStarSaber.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Young and Innocent]]
*In an issue of the Marvel UK G1 comics, Kup's systems are going to shut down because he is too old.
*[[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]] and [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]] are depicted in flashbacks as "child" Transformers, complete with childlike temperaments. {{storylink|Star of Friendship, Jan and Star Saber!}}
*[[Break]] and [[Longrack (BW)|Longrack]] are aged and de-aged respectively due to the planet [[Chronos]]'s unique properties. Break's hair grows longer and he suffers from physical ailments commonly associated with old age, whilst the newly-young Longrack is reduced to a child-sized and drastically immature version of his usual self. {{storylink|Planet of Time}}
*[[Colada]] is depicted as "child" in his flashback in the issue "[[A Battle Fought Alone]]".
*[[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]] has a cane and is rusting. Some parts even fall off him when he transforms! However, he states that the reason for his decrepit condition is not just that he is very, very old, but mainly due to the fact that his Energon supplies are very low.
*[[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]] claimed to have been a classic car when he was younger, and a tricycle when he was even younger in [[Sideburn's Obsession]]. While he was lying, his story was plausible enough for [[Slapper (RID)|Slapper]]. On the other hand, Slapper is an idiot.
*[[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] says he grew up on [[Moonbase One|Luna 1]] and is depicted as a child in flashback. {{storylink|The Tragedy of Slipstream}}
*[[Stardrive]] mentions growing up faster than her friends on Elonia. {{storylink|Rom vs. Transformers: Shining Armor}}
*Eons on [[Donnokt]] without refueling caused Rodimus to visibly age, which was undone after receiving a small vial of genuine Energon. {{storylink|Transformers: Last Bot Standing}}

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===Sexuality===
[[File:Sideburnhearts.jpg|thumb|Sorry, Side Burn, I don't think Wedge rolls that way.]]
{{Main|Transformer romance|Reproduction}}

One of the most controversial aspects of Transformers is the idea of sexuality. While it is established in most continuities that Transformers do not reproduce sexually, most continuities nonetheless have distinctive male and [[Female Transformer|female characters]] and sometimes drops a hint Transformers may engage in (recreational) sex.

The [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]] brought the first official female Transformers into the canon, including [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]] and [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]]. The characters are noticeably more feminine in design and some have clearly defined romantic relationships with male Transformers. In contrast, such relations between two individuals of the same gender are [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|virtually]] [[Airazor (BW)#Gender|unheard]] of, outside of the 2005 IDW continuity, where it's [[Conjunx Endura|commonly accepted]].

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==Accents==
{{Main|Accent}}

==Notes==
[[File:TFLegends-ElitaOne-Before&After.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|LMAO.]]
*[[Mobage]] wound up on the wrong end of the "feminine characteristics" conversation over [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]]'s character art in the [[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|''Transformers Legends'']] game. The initial art featured what can only be described as a "boobs and butt" pose, complete with shiny pink "underboob" and a very defined gluteal region. Following outcry from users, the game art was modified to a less obviously sultry version.

==See also==
*[[:Category:Transformer anatomy|Transformer anatomy]]
*[[Anatomic euphemism]]
*[[Relatives]]
*[[Transformer clothing|Clothing]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Transformer anatomy]]

Marvel Comics timeline

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A timeline for the events of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[Marvel Comics continuity|Marvel Comics universe(s)]]. Thanks to time-travel stories and a continuity break between the later UK and US strips, it has multiple 'branches' leading out of it.

This timeline just features stories published by [[Marvel Comics]] and a handful of [[Ask Vector Prime]] posts that are explicitly set in/about the published comics, but this continuity saw spinoffs in [[Condor Verlag]]'s ''[[Transformers Comic-Magazin]]'', [[Transformers: Generation 2 (Fleetway)|Fleetway's ''Generation 2'']], [[Fun Publications]] ''[[Transformers: Classics#Fiction|Classics]]'' tie-ins, and [[IDW Publishing|IDW]]'s ''[[The Transformers: Regeneration One|Regeneration One]]''. (Plus an unofficial convention story "[[Alignment]]" that counts/doesn't count depending on how we feel that day)

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==The Dawn of Time==
The universe is created. According to [[Primus]], it was born from the remains of the old universe that [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] had eaten. {{storylink|The Void! (US)|The Void!}}

==Prehistory==
Life gradually evolved throughout the cosmos, eventually and miraculously bringing forth sentient beings. ''Energy beings so powerful we'd consider them gods used to dominate the cosmos,'' {{storylink|Transformers: The Facts}} {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!|The Legacy of Unicron!}} while organic life evolved through carbon bonding. According to one account, mechanical life (including Transformers and [[Quintesson]]s) evolved through the interaction of naturally occurring gears, levers, and pulleys. {{storylink|The Transformers (issue)|The Transformers}} {{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (issue)|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (US)}}

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[[File:Primusoriginal.jpg|thumb|Now this part, they all agree on.]]
At some point, the beings Primus and Unicron have a punch-up.

Accounts differ on the specifics. ''One account is they were leaders of the [[Light God]]s and the [[Dark God]]s respectively, leading their forces into battle with each other;'' {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!|The Legacy of Unicron!}} another that they were the last of their pantheons (''Unicron's being the [[Lord of Chaos|Lords of Chaos]]''<ref>[[Letters page (Marvel UK)|Dread Tidings]], issue [[Source:Dread Tidings#Issue 282|282]]</ref>) and Primus needed to beat Unicron to join the [[Omniversal Matrix]]; {{storylink|The Primal Scream}} another that Primus was called forth by the universe itself as a unique entity to prevent Unicron from destroying it, just as the Chaos-Bringer had done to the previous universe. {{storylink|The Void! (US)|The Void!}}

In any case, Primus could only win by tricking Unicron into trapping his spirit in a barren asteroid—Primus was trapped in a second. Unicron turned his into a new body, while Primus turned his into the planet Cybertron and birthed the Transformers to battle Unicron in his place. {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!|The Legacy of Unicron!}} {{storylink|The Primal Scream}}

The earliest of their kind rose from the guts of the planet itself {{storylink|The Power and the Glory}} and were led by [[Prima]], the first bearer of the Primus-born [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]]. {{storylink|Dark Creation}} Left out of the history books was the ''second'' born: the [[Liege Maximo]], created as a 'balance', evil where Prima was good. He too would create Transformers. {{storylink|A Rage in Heaven!}}

At some point, [[Demon]]s inhabited Cybertron, but they were eventually imprisoned by Primus in the planet's depths. According to Transformer legend, they were the "flipside" of the Transformers. {{storylink|Dawn of Darkness}} {{storylink|Still Life!}}

In olden times, Transformers reproduced by "[[Reproduction#Budding|budding]]", where a Transformer ''grows'' a new one: producing a mass of liquid metal that grows out of their chest and eventually forms another. As this diluted the essence of Primus, their slumbering god made his creations 'forget' they could do this once they hit a desired population number {{storylink|The Power and the Glory}} and the Creation Matrix was used instead.

[[Nova Prime|Prime Nova]] replaced Prima. {{storylink|Dark Creation}}

==Overlords==
[[File:Sentinel prime lou.jpg|upright=0.7|thumb|"HELP! I'M BEING MUGGED!!"]]
''From an unknown point of time, Cybertron was ruled by the [[Overlord (rank)|Overlords]], a governing council of absolute rulers. Over time, their power and number dwindled, until Cybertron was composed of multiple city-states who were constantly clashing with each other; the key three powers were [[Vos (polity)|Vos]], [[Tarn (polity)|Tarn]] and [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. While all the major cities were using their might to pork energy at the expense of others, Iacon did ration theirs out to neighbouring smaller cities. Tarn and Vos, by comparison, built up vast armies.'' {{storylink|State Games}}

[[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] passed the Matrix on to [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus]], {{storylink|Dark Creation}} a sports champion and notable figure from Iacon. {{storylink|Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot's ''Transformers Universe'' entry}} {{storylink|Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose's ''Transformers Universe'' entry}}

===State Games===
[[File:State games 1.JPG|upright=0.6|thumb|left|They think it's all over... it is now!]]
''In an attempt to lessen growing hostilities caused by the splintering governments and the dwindling resources on Cybertron, the last Overlord started the [[Games (competition)|Games]]: an inter-city [[gladiatorial combat|gladiatorial tournament]]. This allowed the population to exorcise their hostilities, and soon the vicious athlete [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] had a cult of personality based around him and his feats. He built this up, quietly planning to unite Cybertron under his own rule and turn it into a mighty cosmic dreadnought! One of his great rivals was Optimus Prime, the champion of Iacon.''

''In 1st Cycle 549,<ref>[[Transformers Annual 1986|Datafile: Megatron]]</ref> Vos — ruled by a [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]]-headed criminal syndicate — sent its athletic team to bomb Tarn (ruled by [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]]) and finger Iacon as the culprit. As with all plans by Starscream, this cocked up — Tarn realised Vos had attacked it, and war broke out that devastated both cities. Iacon happily let its rivals beat on each other. During the conflict, Optimus Prime tries to get the Overlord to safety but Megatron secretly ensures the leader starves to death; once the war ended, Megatron used his fame and charisma to convince the war's survivors that Iacon was at fault for not stepping in to prevent the war, and that Iacon was the enemy. This angry mass became the first Decepticons.'' {{storylink|State Games}}

===War on the Horizon===
[[File:LegionOfTheLost1-Megatronorigin.jpg|thumb|Caaaaan yoooooou dig it?!]]
''The Decepticons were considered harmless cranks to be humored, but ultimately ignored. Megatron crafted the malcontent group into a more formidable organization'' {{storylink|Legion of the Lost!|Legion of the Lost!}} ''with Shockwave and Soundwave as his most significant officers'' {{storylink|Transformers Annual 1986|Datafile: Megatron}} ''and they soon had bases in Autobot cities. In secret, the Decepticons armed themselves and were given the ability to transform into war machines — and then hit an unprepared Cybertron without warning! {{storylink|The Transformers (issue)|The Transformers (comic issue)}}

==Early Great War==
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[[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] leads the Decepticons, gaining more and more ground while the Autobots continue to fall; {{storylink|The Transformers (issue)|The Transformers}} ''simultaneously, his old rival Optimus Prime rises in the Autobot ranks. He starts off as head of the six-strong<ref>[[Letters page (Marvel UK)|Soundwaves]], issue [[Source:Soundwaves#Issue 54|54]] refers to it as having five members, not including Optimus.,</ref> [[Elite Flying Corps]]. He clashes with his subordinate [[Swoop (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Divebomb]],'' {{storylink|The Icarus Theory}} ''made worse when he saves Divebomb from being killed by [[Divebomb (G1)|a Decepticon who pinches his name]]. (Divebomb changes it to "Swoop" and never talks about being saved.)'' {{storylink|Grudge Match!}} Later, Prime is transferred to the [[Autobot Fourth Computerized Division]] and is swiftly promoted to Lieutenant Commander. {{storylink|The Flames of Boltax!}} ''Other war legends include the [[Magnificent Six]], who end up reduced to five traumatised wrecks after being captured by [[Megadeath (G1)|Megadeath]] at [[Yuss]].'' {{storylink|The Magnificent Six!}}

Megatron and Optimus first clash in battle over the powerful [[Underbase]], the creation of the neutral scientist [[Boltax (G1)|Boltax]]. Tragically, it was Optimus's own visit to Boltax that ''caused'' the clash: Optimus had willingly violated a neutrality agreement, putting neutrals at risk and not just giving Megatron a justification for attacking, but showing him how to evade the Underbase's defences. All of Boltax's followers were killed and in order to prevent this mighty database being captured, Optimus launched it into space. This 'victory' helped make his career but he knew he'd been driven by pride and glory-seeking. The shame of what he'd done always remained with him. {{storylink|The Flames of Boltax!}}

Optimus became an iconic general, the only one with the skill and firepower to properly rally the army, {{storylink|The Transformers (issue)|The Transformers}} ''and he was given field command of the whole thing. The [[Council of Autobot Elders]] still pulled the strings but he carried out unsanctioned plans behind their back.'' {{storylink|Transformers Annual 1986|Optimus Prime datafile}}

[[File:Optimusprimeg1marvelfirst.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Prime rallies the troops by firing at nothing.]]
By 1st Cycle 820<ref>[[Transformers Annual 1986|Datafile: Optimus Prime]]</ref> Megatron has pushed the Autobots to Iacon itself, and Optimus Prime was at the [[Jan-Ja|front line]], rallying outnumbered and exhausted Autobots to drive back a larger Decepticon army. {{storylink|Surrender!}} ''The Decepticons advanced once more and began entering the city, but Optimus led a successful defensive, turning them back. During that battle, [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron (G1)|Xaaron]] has the Iacon government grant Optimus full control of the armed forces and the ability to do what he wants without needing to go to them — which he was doing anyway!'' {{storylink|And There Shall Come...a Leader!}}

Under Optimus, the Autobots retake, rebuild, and fortify their city-states. The war becomes evenly matched, though the very planet itself is blasted out of its orbit{{storylink|The Transformers (issue)|The Transformers}} ''as Megatron, obsessed with that cosmic dreadnought plan, builds planet-engines and triggers one.'' {{storylink|Legion of the Lost!}}

''In one of many battles, a terrified [[Longtooth]] found himself surrounded by corpses and the near-dead; a passing Optimus gave him a piece of the Matrix to heal an ally, but Longtooth kept it to give himself a potential extra life.'' {{storylink|Whose Lifeforce Is It Anyway?}}

===''1st Cycle 931'' (Cybertronian dating)===
A thousand years into the war,<ref>[[The Quest!]]</ref><ref>The length of the war is given as "over a thousand years" in [[The Transformers (issue)|Marvel Comics #1]], but it's said to be just a hundred years in Marvel UK's [[Legion of the Lost!|Legion of the Lost!, Part 1]].</ref> the wonky orbit eventually takes Cybertron far too close to an asteroid belt, which will destroy it utterly; Optimus leads a team of the Autobots' finest in the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] (along with backup warriors' minds, encoded in crystals, and five others, the future [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]) to clear the path of rocks. Following this, he intends to make peace gestures to the Decepticons... who then attack in force and board the Ark, causing Optimus to crash the ship into [[Earth|some uninhabited planet]] to end Megatron's threat. {{storylink|The Transformers (issue)|The Transformers}}

Shortly after the crash, Shockwave attempted to assist the Decepticons on the Ark, but his ship's guidance systems malfunctioned and he crashed in what would eventually be known as the [[Savage Land]]. The dying Ark detected this, and reactivated five Autobots to combat him. They were given the forms of the Savage Land's natives, and became the Dinobots. They faced off, but the battle was a stalemate until [[Snarl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Snarl]] brought down the mountain they were on, trapping all six in a tar pit.

==Post-Ark launch==
''The Autobots are left distraught by the loss of the Ark, and the Council has to retake control of the military. The Decepticons quickly gain a new leader in the brutal [[Trannis]] and the war begins going their way once again.'' {{storylink|Cybertron: The Middle Years!}} ''The Autobots hold [[Kalis]] long enough that university student [[Flame (Marvel)|Flame]] can propose using one of Megatron's lost world engines, hidden in the city, to themselves move the planet. Xaaron rejects the plan and Flame is left bitter.'' {{storylink|Legion of the Lost!}} ''Unfortunately they are eventually pushed back to Iacon.'' {{storylink|Cybertron: The Middle Years!}}

''Eventually Trannis just gets bored and has Iacon bombed to slag. The Autobots only survive due to Emirate Xaaron having prepared for the army to go underground, and a long-lasting insurgency begins. The commando group [[Wreckers]] kill Trannis, but this just leaves [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]] in charge. {{storylink|Cybertron: The Middle Years!}}'' He starts chucking all Autobots, neutrals, [[empty|empties]], failed Decepticons and the postman into the [[Smelting pool]]. {{storylink|The Smelting Pool!}}

[[File:Budding.jpg|left|thumb|Hope you weren't eating when you looked at this page...]]
Meanwhile, a bunch of Decepticons unlock the key to [[Reproduction|biomorphic reproduction]], the pre-Matrix way of reproducing. {{storylink|The Power and the Glory}} This new second generation of Decepticons, including [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]], happily throw themselves into the war but eventually become bored with it; they leave Cybertron behind to colonise space (exterminating any organic life on said colony worlds in the process) under the aegis of the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian Empire]]. Neither the Autobots nor Straxus's Decepticons notice this, carrying on a war Jhiaxus and Co believe is irrelevant. {{storylink|War Without End!}}

In time, these offshoots would encounter the monstrous [[Liege Maximo]] and come under his command. {{storylink|A Rage in Heaven!}}

Ten thousand years ago, the planet [[Nebulos]] is almost destroyed by war. The original [[World Watcher]]s are able to defuse the situation and the planet buried its weapons, dedicating itself to pacifism. {{storylink|Ring of Hate!}}

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At some point, the Autobots send [[Navigator (Autobot)|Navigator]] to find the lost Ark. His ship crashes on Earth but [[United Kingdom|the wrong part entirely]]. By this point, humans have evolved and developed a feudal system. In [[1017]] AD local time, Navigator's companion first went looking for the Ark; he accidentally scared off [[Godwin the Strongarm]]'s army away from [[Stansham Castle]] and was dubbed "[[Man of Iron (G1)|the Man of Iron]]" by the terrified locals. He'd pop up two more times before the 20th century. {{storylink|Man of Iron (issue)|Man of Iron}} With no word coming back, the Autobots of Cybertron gave up the Ark for dead and its crew. {{storylink|The Smelting Pool!}}

The [[Quintesson]]s rule [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. They were driven off "centuries ago". {{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (issue)|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (US)}}

''[[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Kup]] grows weary of the war and leaves Cybertron, but an encounter with the boisterous [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]] revives his spirits.'' {{storylink|Kup's Story!}}

Autobot astronomers worked out that the lost Underbase would make its way to Earth in a few hundred years. They sent [[Grand Slam (G1)|Grand Slam]] and [[Raindance]] to warn the Autobots there,<ref>They shouldn't know there ''are'' Autobots there, unless Navigator or the Man of Iron was talking to them (but then why were they left on Earth and never retrieved?)</ref> with all relevant data encoded on their cassette alt modes, but they were badly damaged in the crash and lay locked and insensate as tapes. In the 18th century, a pirate ship found them but was itself lost at sea. {{storylink|Club Con!}}

In the 1950s of Earth, the [[United States of America]] was at war with [[North Korea]]. Sergeant <s>Irving</s> <s>William</s> <s>Stanislas</s> '''Sparkplug''' Witwicky was taken prisoner and forced to fix North Korean vehicles. He secretly sabotaged them, costing the enemy men and materiel . {{storylink|Prisoner of War!}} {{storylink|The Last Stand}}

By this point, Cybertron is a mostly dead world: resource starved and ravaged, with the few remaining neutral civilians at constant risk of being killed for sport . {{storylink|The Smelting Pool!}} ''The pub [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]] is one of the few neutral spots on the planet, allowing anyone in if they can pay.'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}}

==20th century onwards==
===Early 1980s===
''With morale at a low ebb, the Elders running the Cybertronian resistance decide to build a figurehead warrior to inspire troops: [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]]. It will take years to build.'' {{storylink|Target: 2006|#81's Ultra Magnus profile}}

===1984/5===
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A volcanic eruption reactivates [[Teletraan I]], the internal computer of the Ark. The Autobots and the Decepticons awaken, and restart the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]]. {{storylink|The Transformers (issue)|The Transformers}}

The Decepticons kidnap the mechanic [[Sparkplug Witwicky]], and force him to adapt their systems to earthen fuel. {{storylink|Prisoner of War!}}

''After some battles'', {{storylink|Man of Iron (issue)|Man of Iron}} {{storylink|The Enemy Within!}} {{storylink|Raiders of the Last Ark}} the Decepticons launch a final attack on the Autobots. When the Decepticons have the upper hand, they fall due to Witwicky making the fuel poisonous for them. However, the Autobots' victory is short-lived, because of the arrival of [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]], who defeats the remaining Autobots. {{storylink|The Last Stand}}

Shockwave assumes command of the Decepticons (beating the snot out of Megatron to cement this) and deactivates all of the Autobots except [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]], who was absent at the time of the attack, and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], who is kept alive as a disembodied head. Prime secretly passes the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]], a life-giving power, onto human ally [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]]. {{storylink|The New Order}} {{storylink|The Worse of Two Evils!}}

Ratchet retrieves the Dinobots from the [[Savage Land]] and, with their help, takes down Megatron. {{storylink|Repeat Performance!}} ''With their help, the Ark is secured and the Autobots reactivated (sans Prime who's a prisoner of Shockwave), but at the seeming cost of [[Swoop (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Swoop]]'s life. The Dinobots go AWOL.'' {{storylink|The Wrath of Guardian!}} {{storylink|The Wrath of Grimlock!}}

[[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]] secures a mutual-benefit alliance with [[G.B. Blackrock]], solving the Autobot fuel concerns. {{storylink|DIS-Integrated Circuits!}} Shockwave uses Optimus's [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] to give life to the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]], {{storylink|The Next Best Thing to Being There!}} but later the Autobots recover their commander despite severe injuries. Shockwave is left MIA, and the Matrix returned to Optimus; he uses it to bring life to Decepticon construct [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], who joins the Autobots. {{storylink|Prime Time!}}

''Buster Witwicky introduces the recovering Autobots to the concept of Christmas, which Prime takes ''[[:File:Arkchristmastree.jpg|a bit too far]]''.'' {{storylink|Christmas Breaker!}}

===1986===
[[File:Soundwavedinobothunt.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.45|''EPIC WIN.'']]
''Optimus briefly suffers from doubts and second-guessing due his ordeal, recovering in time to end Autobot divisions. [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] assumes Decepticon command.'' {{storylink|Crisis of Command!}} ''Swoop is recovered and reactivated by disgruntled scientist [[Peter Anthony Morris|Professor Morris]], leading to the discovery that the Dinobots are suffering mental deterioration.'' {{storylink|The Icarus Theory}} ''The Autobots begin a Dinobot Hunt, in which Jetfire proves himself as an Autobot, but Soundwave's interference leads to multiple Autobots being injured and an unopposed fuel raid—a major Decepticon victory.'' {{storylink|Dinobot Hunt!}} ''[[Wheeljack (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Wheeljack]] almost makes a deal with [[Ravage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ravage]] out of desperation over the wounded,'' {{storylink|...Perchance to Dream}} ''and the Dinobots remain offline even when repaired.'' {{storylink|Victory!}} Meanwhile, small-time criminal [[Joey Slick]] finds Megatron (locked in gun-mode) and briefly becomes a notorious super-criminal. Megatron is reactivated. {{storylink|Shooting Star!}}

Shockwave returns and retakes command. The Autobots, desperate to bolster troop numbers due to the mass of injuries, activate the warriors whose minds were encoded on crystals. {{storylink|Rock and Roll-Out!}} Government agency [[Intelligence and Information Institute]] attempts to calm public fears by creating a "Robot-Master" figure who they pretend really controls the Transformers. Megatron, now backed by Soundwave and his cassettes, captures the Robot Master ([[Donny Finkleberg]]) and uses him to spread anti-Autobot propaganda. {{storylink|I, Robot-Master!}} Soon after, Shockwave attempts (and fails) to capture Bumblebee. {{storylink|Plight of the Bumblebee!}}

''Buster Witwicky tries to prove his worth to the Autobots by trying to fight the Decepticons in robot armour, and is nearly killed by Shockwave.'' {{storylink|Robot Buster!}} ''Shockwave determines that affection for Buster is an Autobot weakness to exploit, but an attack on Buster is called off when it becomes clear the lad is having visions from the Matrix he once carried.'' {{storylink|Devastation Derby!}} ''The Autobots try to decipher the visions, with the Decepticons tapping in; both sides see the Matrix's vision of [[Special Teams]]. This prompts Megatron to make a play for Decepticon command again; Soundwave is forced to step in, getting Megatron and Shockwave to share command. A new [[Wyoming base|Decepticon base]] is established in [[Wyoming]]. The Dinobots are reactivated.'' {{storylink|Second Generation!}}

[[File:Cosmosisakillingmachine.jpg|thumb|For every time Cosmos crashed in the G1 cartoon, he kills a Decepticon in the Marvel comics. The Decepticons were wiped out two issues after his first appearance.]]
On Cybertron, both an Autobot resistance cell and Decepticon leader [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]] pick up a signal from Earth, becoming aware of the war there. Straxus builds the space bridge to link the two planets, using information taken from scientist [[Spanner (G1)|Spanner]], but the Autobots prevent the Decepticons crossing in force and destroy Straxus's body, at the cost of being stuck on Earth. {{storylink|The Smelting Pool!}} {{ storylink|The Bridge to Nowhere!}} They are rapidly captured by [[Rapid Anti-robot Assault Team|RAAT]], and Circuit Breaker. {{storylink|Heavy Traffic!}}

''Meanwhile, the Earth Autobots and Decepticons deal with the effects of the [[Purnel's Auto-Reverse Defence|PARD]] device.'' {{storylink|To a Power Unknown!}} Deciding to go on the offensive, Optimus has [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] built and steals combiner technology from the Decepticons; the Decepticons suffer heavy losses, though Megatron regains full command, while the Autobots lose [[Skids (G1)|Skids]]. {{storylink|Command Performances!}} He is tempted to remain AWOL and avoid the war, but eventually rejoins—taking Finkleberg with him to inform the Autobots about the arrivals from Cybertron. {{storylink|Showdown!}} ''The Dinobots, bored from lack of action, assist journalist [[Joy Meadows]] in blowing open the Robot Master hoax; both Triple-I and the Decepticons attempt to prevent this. While the Dinobots are helped by [[Centurion (Marvel)|Centurion]] (really controlled by Professor Morris), the Decepticons still succeed.'' {{storylink|In the National Interest}} ''The Dinobots go AWOL with Centurion.''

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''The Cybertron resistance, led by [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron (G1)|Xaaron]], plan [[Operation: Volcano]]—a major strike on the Decepticon forces. But the arrival of time-travelling Decepticons [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], which causes Optimus, Ratchet and [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]] to be sent to [[Limbo]] and Megatron to be offlined, throws the Autobots into a command crisis and has Volcano upset as Xaaron sends the recently activated Ultra Magnus to Earth to investigate. The confused Autobots suffer a humiliating defeat and turn to Megatron and Soundwave for leadership. Despite this, they lose again and Ultra Magnus has to step in to assist. Galvatron is eventually tricked into returning to the future by other time travellers, and Magnus goes home; a number of Autobots remain wounded. Volcano is called off when the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] are seconded to Earth under Megatron's orders, ruining Volcano's first strike; Autobot [[Wreckers]] leader [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]] is killed, however.'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}} ''The six Transformers stuck in Limbo, fall prey to the [[Limbo parasite|native parasites]]. They eventually escape them.'' {{storylink|Distant Thunder!}}

Optimus oversees the creation of the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]] Special Team, who battle the Insecticons and new Decepticon jets over the [[Hoover Dam]]; it's a near failure due to flaws with [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]. {{storylink|Aerialbots over America!}} ''Still, the Aerialbots are sent on another mission to test them once more—their phobias and flaws cause disaster, but Jetfire didn't witness this and so they're forced to struggle with their problems on their own.'' {{storylink|The Return of the Transformers}} Because of these flaws, Optimus KILLS AND REMAKES THEIR MINDS (bloody hell!) to fix them. [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] lands a cerebro-shell in Prime's wound, and channels Matrix energy from him to make the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]] Special Team. Skids and Finkleberg are sent to investigate the lost "[[Cybertron Seven]]", getting caught in an Aerialbot-Stunticon-RAAT battle. Finkleberg betrays Skids to RAAT for money. {{storylink|Heavy Traffic!}}

Back on Cybertron,<ref>Grimlock says Fortress Maximus left in 1986, which is why he refers to Optimus Prime never returning to Cybertron, and the ''Headmasters'' issues run from there to 1987. [[Letters page (Marvel UK)|Grim Grams]], issue [[Source:Grim Grams#Issue 142|142]] (We count it to the start of 1988 to fit in "Stargazing")</ref> rebel leader [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] has grown tired of the constant warfare and takes his squad, and anyone else who wishes to join, to the peaceful planet of [[Nebulos]] where they can avoid war. Unfortunately, the first encounter with [[Gort|a native]] goes badly wrong and the paranoid [[Zarak (G1)|Lord Zarak]] begins stirring up the population for a pre-emptive attack on the 'invaders'. Conflict almost breaks out but is defused when Fortress Maximus not only surrenders to [[World Watcher]]s leader [[Galen]], he and five others ''remove their heads'' as a gesture of complete faith in Nebulan mercy. {{storylink|Ring of Hate!}}

''After two tricky missions over the Christmas holidays, Jetfire visits Buster for some advice.'' {{storylink|The Gift}}

===1987===
RAAT continues to hunt down Autobots while Megatron enlists the Battlechargers to Earth. Their nationwide rampage forces Circuit-Breaker to cut a deal with RAAT's Autobot prisoners; in return for their help defeating the Battlechargers, they're released. Donny Finkleberg also cuts his RAAT ties. {{storylink|Decepticon Graffiti!}}

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''Optimus Prime, worried how badly the Autobots did without him against Galvatron, works with Wheeljack to fake his own death as a test. However, when Megatron enlists the Predacons to Earth to kill Optimus — and they actually try to kill him too, on Shockwave's behalf — both leaders end up warped by Space Bridge to Cybertron, leaving the Autobots believing Optimus dead.'' {{storylink|Prey!}} ''Insult to injury, Megatron uses the Cybertronian Decepticon's spy networks to spread a rumour of an Optimus impersonator; Prime is thus targeted by the Wreckers and Ultra Magnus, only surviving because they witness his concern for a wounded [[Outback (G1)|Outback]] and realise he's the real deal. Megatron, meanwhile, is undermining Lord Straxus's command with his presence and madness, but Straxus is plotting to swap his mind with the crippled Lord's, giving Straxus a new body. {{storylink|...The Harder They Die!}} {{storylink|Under Fire!}} {{storylink|Distant Thunder!}}

[[File:Trialbyfire-headmaster-rollcall.jpg|thumb|left|GAAAAH MY SPINE!!]] Back on Nebulos, Zarak continued to try and stir up trouble, but got more than he bargained for when he calls for aid against the Autobots and gets a Decepticon brigade under the command of [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]. The Decepticons take advantage of the Autobot's surrender and attempt to conquer the planet, forcing Galen and Fortress Maximus into a compromise: scientist [[Arcana]] creates the [[binary bonding]] process, where five Nebulans (including himself and Galen) will become cyborgs that can transform ''into'' the heads of the five Autobots. The Decepticons are routed, with the "Headmaster" technology turning out to increase Autobot reaction speed and processing power. Unfortunately, now the war has spread to another planet. {{storylink|Broken Glass!}}

''On Earth, Galvatron has returned to the 1980s once more — displacing Skids into [[Limbo]]. He viciously damages Centurion and gives the [[Cybertron Seven]] and Dinobots a pasting before the Decepticons drive him off: Shockwave does ''not'' want the competition.'' {{storylink|Fallen Angel}} ''Blaster's crew arrive at the Ark to find the Autobots in mourning, while Prime himself rejuvantes the Cybertronian resistance and leads them to new victories. Straxus makes his move — and it goes wrong, as Megatron fights him off but is left mentally deranged. When Optimus returns to Earth by space bridge, Straxus's right-hand man [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] makes sure Megatron is sent away with him (and, accidentally, Ultra Magnus is sent too).'' {{storylink|Resurrection!}} ''Straxus's defeated consciousness flees into a cloned Megatron body, [[Project Re-Birth|his elaborate contingency plan]], and waits for his chance.'' {{storylink|Two Megatrons!}} ''The Autobots celebrate Prime's return'' {{storylink|Resurrection!}} but in a cruel twist of fate, Optimus dies shortly after on a mission with the newly built Protectobots.

[[File:Afterdeath-gameoverman.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|Prime dies so much he died ''before'' he died!]]
To prevent a destructive battle, the Autobots, Megatron and the new Combaticons agree to have a proxy fight in the video game [[Multi-World]], with the losing leader being destroyed by explosives. When Optimus wins the game by sacrificing the "lives" of its characters, he is left distraught at abandoning his principles and considers himself the loser. Unknown to the Transformers, game creator [[Ethan Zachary]] made a back-up copy of Prime's mind. {{storylink|Afterdeath!}} This comes in handy for Shockwave when his next attempt to kill Megatron — who ''is still mentally fragile'' and violently paranoid that Optimus faked his death — fails. A bluff causes Megatron to realise Optimus was backed up and he flees across the space bridge in a panic, blowing it up as he goes and seemingly dying. {{storylink|Gone but Not Forgotten!}} Instead he ends up in Cybertron in an amnesiac state, wandering around for years as an [[Empty]]. {{storylink|The Resurrection Gambit!}} Shockwave is now in charge of Earth but quickly finds himself dependent on Ratbat, a more hands-on Cybertronian leader. {{storylink|King of the Hill!}}

The Autobots hold Optimus's funeral, launching his body into space {{storylink|Funeral for a Friend!}} (not realising the Matrix is still in it) {{storylink|Deathbringer (issue)|Deathbringer}} and a group of top officers try to work out who should replace him. Grimlock and his Dinobots make a return to the Ark, intent on taking the job; he is initially rejected, but shows the skills necessary for leadership when he fights off [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. {{storylink|King of the Hill!}}

''During all this, Galvatron has been working on a new plan: a [[power siphon]] over an active volcano ([[Mount Verona]]), which will draw the energy off the [[Earth's core]] into himself — devastating the North America west coast. Ultra Magnus is drawn into this when he tries saving a human, [[Cindy Newell]], from Galvatron's fire barrier and gets himself beaten into submission. Luckily, a team of future Autobots under [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]] have arrived.'' {{storylink|Burning Sky!}} ''Unfortunately, so did a 2007 mercenary called [[Death's Head (G1)|Death's Head]], looking for the reward money on Galvatron; he blew up Bumblebee to cover his tracks.'' {{storylink|Wanted: Galvatron — Dead or Alive!}} [[File:Goldbugorigins.jpg|thumb|left|And every British person browsing this page just shivered and felt dirty inside.]] ''Time-traveller Wreck-Gar rebuilds the Autobot into a new, stronger form named Goldbug. Death's Head and Rodimus Prime both end up battling Galvatron for their own reasons, allowing Ultra Magnus to sabotage the siphon as a delaying action, and the Autobots rig a [[Time-jump trigger device|time-jump override]] to force Galvatron back to their own timeline. Unfortunately, Galvatron had a countermeasure in place: only the Autobots and Death's Head are sent, leaving Goldbug'' {{storylink|Hunters}} {{storylink|Fire on High!}} ''and Magnus alone against him. Magnus is forced to sacrifice himself to stop the siphon, and he and Galvatron are entombed in Mount Verona.'' {{storylink|Vicious Circle!}}

{{note|In the US run, a [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] crossover occurs simultaneously with the events of "Afterdeath!" through "King of the Hill!"—literally so, with Optimus and Megatron's deaths happening between issues [[G.I. Joe and the Transformers (comic)|of the miniseries]]. In it, [[Cobra]] steal the prototype [[Power Station Alpha]] which the Decepticons also covet; the two decide to team up, though Shockwave plans to modify Alpha and use it to suck Earth dry of natural energy. The Autobots and G.I. Joe have already teamed up—after a brief misunderstanding destroys Bumblebee, but the Joes rebuild him into Goldbug to make up for it—and when Cobra joins forces as well, the Decepticons lose. However, the Decepticon upgrades made Power Station Alpha partially sentient. The Autobots knew this and were disgusted when Cobra destroyed it anyway. (All of this is ignored by the US/UK run, as the UK hadn't got to that part of the Joe run yet.}}

Goldbug goes back to the Ark to find Grimlock is ''not'' handling power well, to the extent of wearing a crown. The new commander orders Grimlock and Blaster to recover stolen Autobot tech from a human supervillain called the [[Mechanic]], authorising the loss of human lives if necessary. When the Mechanic escapes, the Autobots decide to go AWOL rather than stay with Grimlock {{storylink|Mechanical Difficulties!}} and decide to fight Decepticons on their own. Their first solo mission leads them to a crashed Decepticon ship which is infected with [[Scraplet]]s. Both they and the Decepticon [[Triple Changer]]s are infected, with Goldbug and a [[Charlie Fong|human ally]] fleeing for a cure. Luckily, the cure turns out to be water. Even more luckily, Ratbat intervened by forcing the rebel [[Throttlebot]]s to go to Earth and kill all the infected (so ''he'' won't have to scorch the whole planet). With the extra numbers, the Scraplets are defeated and the fugitives now have a larger gang. Unfortunately, the ship's cargo has survived and the Decepticons brainwashed G.B. Blackrock {{storylink|Crater Critters}} into using it to create [[Wash and Roll|car washes]] that brainwash humans into handing their fuel over to the Decepticons. {{storylink|Buster Witwicky and the Car Wash of Doom}} ''Back at the Ark, the Autobots are getting more and more disgruntled at Grimlock's command, and especially with the Dinobot wasting so many Autobot's time by sending them after the fugitives. {{storylink|Ancient Relics!}}

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''Word reaches Straxus's cloning team that Megatron is dead, so they send Straxus in his cloned body down to Earth (under [[London]]) to take advantage. Unfortunately for Straxus, his consciousness was 'infected' with Megatron's: the clone believes he's Megatron and suppresses Straxus within himself.'' {{storylink|Two Megatrons!}} ''This Megatron goes on a rampage, opposed by both the human [[Action Force (team)|Action Force]] counter-terrorists and a handful of Autobots, thanks to [[Blades (G1)|Blades]] and Grimlock mistaking Megatron's signal for Goldbug and Blaster. The battle is only won when Centurion sacrifices himself to keep Megatron in the path of a missile strike.'' {{storylink|Ancient Relics!}}

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Ratbat arrives on Earth and takes full command away from Shockwave, while his car wash plan is rolled out across the United States; the second phase is to permanently brainwash all the patrons. Luckily, the Autobot's old friend Buster Witwicky discovers the plot by accident and is able to free Blackrock from mind control. {{storylink|Buster Witwicky and the Car Wash of Doom}}

''The Dinobot Swoop and the Predacon Divebomb duke it out once more, but the humiliation of having to be saved by the others causes Swoop to man up and admit to his friends that he'd had to be saved by Prime the first time round. (Grimlock has known for months but deliberately kept quiet)'' {{storylink|Grudge Match!}} ''In Oregon, Galvatron's remains are found and Shockwave orders him destroyed by the Combaticons; Cindy Newell recruits Joy Meadows and archaeologist [[Susan Hoffman]] to help her stop them and save the vulnerable Magnus, with last-minute aid from the Throttlebots. Nobody realises the battle woke Galvatron up.'' {{storylink|Ladies' Night (issue)|Ladies' Night}}

Over at Nebulos, the increasingly destructive war is causing the people and the [[Council of Peers]] to grow disgruntled with the Autobots as well as the Decepticons. Zarak makes a deal with Scorponok: in exchange for his life and in the hope of making Nebulos safe, he will help the Decepticons replicate the Headmaster process (and become Scorponok's own partner). Unprepared for this and concerned with protecting the Nebulans, the Autobot Headmasters are captured and the planet convinced that ''Zarak'' had saved the Peers. {{storylink|Love and Steel!}} Scorponok's more brutal instincts begin to override Zarak's own, and his war against the Autobots only increases the destruction. {{storylink|Brothers in Armor!!}}

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''Out for revenge'', the Combaticons chase Blaster and the Throttlebots across the country, with RAAT (who've worked out the Autobot-Blackrock link) setting ambushes at every Blackrock petrol station. The fugitives take refuge at a used car lot but are betrayed by [[Big Steve Ludwig (G1)|the owner]], who sells them out to RAAT. The Throttlebots are all captured, while the Protectobots intervene to 'save' Blaster for his court martial at the Ark. {{storylink|Used Autobots}} They then leave him in mode-lock while they engage the Combaticons. A group of human children find and save Blaster, and with their help Blaster saves the Protectobots. A grateful [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] decides to let Blaster "escape", and the rebel lets the humans take a ride on a mode-locked [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]]. That turns out to be a mistake: it's noticed by the Ark {{storylink|Child's Play (issue)|Child's Play}} and Blast Off, with the young "[[Spacehikers]]", is captured. The Autobots are willing to rebel against Grimlock now, as long as Blaster is willing to lead them, but he's forced to surrender rather than let the children be hurt. {{storylink|Spacehikers!}}

''A wandering Starscream learns the meaning of Christmas but doesn't care.'' {{storylink|Stargazing}}

===1988===
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''Galvatron tricks Shockwave into attacking him first by acting as shifty as possible, then lies to the Decepticons that he'd only been coming to talk but now they've made him an enemy: thus undermining his rival. A rattled Shockwave decides to find Megatron's body and use him as a disposable anti-Galvatron asset. (The Cybertron Decepticons try to recruit Galvatron and the [[Sparkabot]]s try to stop this happening, but Galvatron doesn't give a toss about either of them)'' {{storylink|Enemy Action!}} Ratbat, meanwhile, is getting things done: the Decepticons no longer have any Autobots on Earth to stop them and he's having them openly loot whatever they want. RAAT, still refusing to notice factions exist, threaten to execute the Throttlebots unless the Decepticons stop (so of course they don't). [[Walter Barnett (G1)|Walter Barnett]] realises the truth and smuggles their processors out in toy cars, and turns to Buster Witwicky for help in contacting the Autobots. Buster and Goldbug reach Mount St. Hilary and use the abandoned equipment to send out an SOS, but Ratbat catches up with them and gleefully captures the teenager, his old enemy. RAAT have publicly learned the difference in factions and take a public beating, {{storylink|Toy Soldiers!}} and now Buster is used as a hostage to prevent them attacking the [[Club Con|Decepticon island base]]. {{storylink|The Desert Island of Space!}}

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The SOS reaches Nebulos, right as the war ramps up with the creation of the next binary bonded partners: the [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmasters]], Nebulan freedom fighters who turn into weaponry. The first battle sees the destruction of the [[Nursery (Nebulos)|Nursery]], forcing Zarak to realise he's being changed for the worse. Aghast, he releases the Autobot Headmasters. {{storylink|Brothers in Armor!!}} ''After another brief battle'' {{storylink|Worlds Apart!}} Galen/Fortress Maximus decide they should answer the SOS in the hope that, if the Autobots leave Nebulos, the Decepticons will follow. {{storylink|Brothers in Armor!!}} After they arrive at Earth, they encounter [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]]: Buster's older brother, out to find his sibling. When the Decepticons follow, Galen is killed in battle against Scorponok; Spike's bravery and resourcefulness in the battle see him chosen to be Maximus's new Headmaster partner. {{storylink|Trial by Fire!}}

His first mission is to rescue Buster from the Earth Decepticon's base. He fails but defeats Shockwave, sending the villain plummeting through the atmosphere. Ratbat allows Shockwave to be lost {{storylink|The Desert Island of Space!}} ''but Shockwave survives, gathers some troops at the abandoned [[Fortress Sinister]], and has 'Megatron's' body salvaged. Straxus's consciousness battles Megatron's for control, and loses. The Sparkabots simultaneously dig Ultra Magnus out of Mount Verona; the warrior is traumatised by his experiences but recovers in time to force Galvatron into retreat, the first time he's ever won that battle.'' {{storylink|Salvage!}} Maximus's Autobots learn about Ethan Zachary and his back-up of Optimus Prime's mind: while the back-up is sentient, it believes it's a video game character. The backup is used to help the Autobots steal Scorponok's new Pretender technology, giving both sides a Pretender squad. RAAT are humiliated yet again {{storylink|Pretender to the Throne!}} and the government scraps them for their failures. {{storylink|The Human Factor!}}

''Meanwhile on Cybertron,<ref>Part One, published on the 19th August 1989, says it's "14 months ago" (i.e. June) but the Micromasters have clearly been built shortly before then</ref> two events have happened: [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] has risen to prominence and the resource-starved Autobot resistance have created the [[Micromaster]] process. The [[Battle Patrol]] are the first Autobots to downsize.'' {{storylink|A Small War!}}

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''The mad scientist [[Flame (Marvel)|Flame]] reactivates Megatron's old planetary engine under [[Kalis]]. In order to protect his plan, he turns every corpse in the city into a [[zombie]]; Kalis is abandoned and the Wreckers and Xaaron captured. Three weeks later, the Sparkabots and Magnus — unaware of the crisis — return to Cybertron and, with the help of both their fellow rebels and the Decepticons, defeat Flame before his experiments can destroy Cybertron.'' {{storylink|City of Fear!}} {{storylink|Legion of the Lost!}} {{storylink|Meltdown!}} ''Magnus intends to return to Earth with the Wreckers to stop Galvatron, but he's distracted by shutting down [[alien]]-run deathmatches in [[Tyrest]].'' {{storylink|Deadly Games!}} ''Making matters worse, the Wreckers warp to Earth to find Galvatron in a human city, with Cyclonus and Scourge — who want his time-jump device so they can go home — present. They're forced to withdraw. Cyclonus and Scourge, worried about Galvatron, seek sanctuary from Shockwave.'' {{storylink|Wrecking Havoc}}

''While this goes on''<ref>That whole "fourteen months" thing would strictly mean "A Small War" takes place ''during'' "Deadly Games" and "Wrecking Havoc"</ref>''Thunderwing tricks the Battle Patrol into an ambush and uses them to create Decepticon Micromasters. [[Roadhandler (G1)|Roadhandler]] is sent to kill the Battle Patrol to prevent this but his team ignore the order, and Xaaron admits it had been made in error.'' {{storylink|A Small War!}}

Unable to rebuild Optimus Prime, Maximus decides to approach Grimlock for aid. Grimlock refuses to give it or share any command, and it's arranged for him to fight Blaster (standing in for Maximus) to [[Code of Combat|decide leadership]]. Instead, the two are forced to work together when Ratbat's army attacks mid-fight, almost wiping out the Autobots. Grimlock agrees to work with others and Maximus has Goldbug go to Nebulos for help with Prime. {{storylink|Totaled!}} The Nebulans have poisoned all fuel sources to keep the Transformers out, but the bitter scientist [[Hi-Test (G1)|Hi-Test]] created the Powermaster process — a form of binary bonding where a Nebulan becomes an engine — and [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] and [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] ravage the planet. Goldbug's three teammates become Autobot Powermasters to compensate, thanks to [[Hi-Q]]; more importantly, Optimus Prime is successfully resurrected but, out of necessity, has to be turned intn a Powermaster. {{storylink|People Power!}} ''Optimus Prime was secretly left disconnected from his old life: he remembered everything but did not emotionally understand it.'' {{storylink|Cold Comfort and Joy!}} On their way back to Earth, the Autobots rescue the Spacehikers and their friend [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] from the [[Cosmic Carnival]]. {{storylink|The Cosmic Carnival}}

''A Wreckers recon team is sent to Earth in advance of a second attack on Galvatron.'' {{storylink|Firebug!}} ''Unfortunately, things spiral out of control when Shockwave learns that Cyclonus and Scourge will kill him in 2008. He sics the brainwashed Megatron on them and has Cyclonus killed: dying before he was created is a paradox that damages space-time itself.'' {{storylink|Dry Run!}} ''Megatron is then sent after Galvatron... just as Galvatron wanted. He convinces his past self to team up with him.'' {{storylink|Altered Image!}} ''Meanwhile, Shockwave's attempts to understand the paradoxes and his death cause him to go steadily insane.'' {{storylink|Dry Run!}}

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While the Autobots are stranded on the moon, Scorponok's faction increase their operations on Earth. They create the [[Z Foundation]] front to raise money for anti-Transformer activity and spread anti-robot hate, {{storylink|Ca$h and Car-nage!}} and send the Pretender [[Skullgrin]] to scout for energy. Skullgrin achieves this by (we're not joking) becoming a media celebrity. Both plans go wrong when Circuit-Breaker blows Skullgrin's cover {{storylink|Monstercon from Mars!}} and the Z Foundation's hired mercs, the [[Roadjammers]], blow ''that'' cover. {{storylink|Ca$h and Car-nage!}} Things go even worse when the Autobots do get back to Earth and Scorponok targets [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]]: the Autobot is able to successfully rip off his head, leaving a paralysed Zarak in his custody. {{storylink|All in the Minds!}}

''Optimus Prime regained control of the Earth Autobot force, sweet-talking a reluctant Grimlock into giving up power.'' {{storylink|The Quest!}} He learned that Ratbat's Decepticons had not only declared their island base as a sovereign nation with Buster as its monarch, ensuring it was protected from human action by international law, they'd set up [[Club Con|a holiday resort]] there to have an endless stream of human shields. This enabled them to search that part of the sea for two lost [[Mini-Cassette|mini-cassettes]] and their data on the [[Underbase]]. The Autobots sent Buster's girlfriend [[Jesse (G1)|Jesse]] in as a "tourist" so she could smuggle Blaster in but while they learned the plot, they could not get the data themselves. Ratbat and Starscream (and a watching Buster) learned the Underbase would soon arrive in Earth's solar system, and Starscream began a-plotting. {{storylink|Club Con!}} {{storylink|The Flames of Boltax!}}

''On Christmas, the Wreckers accidentally hurt humans in an attempt to join in their celebrations. This caused the resurrected Prime to realise his obsessive duty towards Earth was down to guilt that he brought war to them.'' {{storylink|Cold Comfort and Joy!}} ''Soon after this, the [[time rift]] caused by Cyclonus's death began to reach both Earth and Cybertron.'' {{storylink|Time Wars}}

===1989===
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''The new year started with the time rift causing natural disasters across Earth. The Autobots worked out Galvatron was responsible but were distracted first by the arrival of Scorponok's Decepticons, successfully retrieving their leader's head, and the arrival of future Transformers (which sent Optimus to limbo). Eventually, the present and future Bot/Cons agreed to work together against the mutual threat. Meanwhile, the Wreckers had teamed up with their Decepticon counterparts, the [[Mayhem Attack Squad]], but had been massacred by the Megatron-Galvatron teamup. When other allied forces arrived, Galvatron had gone completely insane from conflicting memories (causing Megatron to simply walk off in disgust). Eventually the time rift devoured Galvatron; Scourge, just wanting the madness to end, sacrificed himself; and Shockwave, talked out of madness by Ravage, arrived with Cyclonus's body. With all three gone, the rift ended. Mayhem leader Carnivac ignored his orders to kill the remaining Wreckers.'' {{storylink|Time Wars}} ''Megatron stealing the Mayhem's ship left both special ops teams stranded on Earth, while Galvatron's departure meant Skids was finally returned to Earth from Limbo.'' {{storylink|Survivors!}}

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Starscream manipulated Scorponok and Ratbat's factions into a disastrous meeting, then Buster into summoning the Autobots (who would unite the 'Cons by arriving and be brutalised): all so he could get the Underbase himself. {{storylink|Cold War!}} By the time the Transformers had stopped fighting, Starscream had got to the power source. The Decepticon's island base was destroyed and the armies only survived because the newly godlike Starscream, boasting about the first Earth cities he'd level, couldn't be bothered to kill them. The Autobot-Decepticon force pursued him and learned, too late, that only binary-bonded and Pretender Transformers were immune to the Underbase powers: by the time Starscream and the Underbase were destroyed, almost all of the 'traditional' Transformers were dead, Soundwave and Ratchet being rare exceptions. Scorponok (who had killed Ratbat during the crisis) and Optimus Prime parted with their losses. {{storylink|Dark Star}}

With Buster safe, Spike Witwicky decided to retire as a Headmaster: costing the Autobots' Fortress Maximus. Optimus reluctantly let him go. However, the two were still mentally bonded. This was handy when Scorponok hired Carnivac and [[Snarler]] to kill off the human and Spike used their psychic link to summon Maximus for aid. {{storylink|The Man in the Machine!}} The remaining Autobots, reeling from their losses, tried searching for new sources of parts to rebuild their troops. The Pretenders [[Cloudburst]] and [[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]] tried to get black market microchips but unfortunately, the main suppliers were the [[Mecannibal]]s: robots that devoured other robots and kept the microchips after. Unable to stomach (ho ho) this, and their identities as tasty robots exposed, the Autobots instead forced the Mecannibals to rebuild many of their meals. On their way out, they managed to steer the killers towards the Decepticons Darkwing and Dreadwind. {{storylink|Guess Who the Mecannibals Are Having for Dinner?}} {{storylink|Recipe for Disaster!}}

''Meanwhile on Cybertron, there was a further leader shakeup when Megatron deposed the decadent and lazy [[Triumvirate|Triumverate]]. He was now confident, calm, and able to control his bloodlust, 'knowing' he was to become the unbeatable Galvatron so why worry?'' {{storylink|The Fall and Rise of the Decepticon Empire.}}

The ''original'' Megatron, wandering half-dead and insane around the [[Dead End (place)|Dead End]], regains his mind when he sees Autobots cornering [[Blackjack (G1)|Blackjack]]. {{storylink|The Resurrection Gambit!}} ''He hired Darkwing and Dreadwind to track down the corpse of Starscream for use in a scheme. The [[Triggerbot]]s shadowed them as they arrived in Earth's orbit on the 24th April<ref>The date's given in Part 1 (and contradicted in Part 3 but never mind that!)</ref> and pursued them to [[Peru]]. Starscream's corpse was walking around, powered by Underbase energy, and the Autobots hoped to save the 'base but were unable to stop the Decepticons killing it and taking the body. {{storylink|Race with the Devil}}

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''The surviving members of the Wreckers and Mayhem Attack Squad, still stranded on Earth weeks after and believing they were being written off, met up. Carnivac proposed they team up and in doing so, they saved Skids from the monstrous hordes of Limbo. Snarler threatened to kill Carnivac for treason.'' {{storylink|Survivors!}} ''At this point on Cybertron''<ref>This is a best guess by the wiki: Megatron's clone has to die before the Air Strike Patrol arrive on Earth, the following UK story to "Survivors!" is the in-another-timeline "[[Aspects of Evil!]]", and "[[(Double) Deal of the Century!]]" requires Micromasters to be with Prime.</ref>'', the Straxus-clone Megatron is suffering a breakdown as Straxus's mind tries to take over again; the real Megatron arrives in a moment of weakness. When the clone realises the truth, he kills himself to defeat Straxus, leaving Megatron secretly in charge.'' {{storylink|Two Megatrons!}} ''Elsewhere on Cybertron, a newly formed Mayhem Attack Squad under [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] (and including Snarler) have formed to kill Carnivac'' {{storylink|The Hunting Party (Marvel)|The Hunting Party}} ''and the [[Decepticon High Council]] decide to test Thunderwing to see if he was fit to take control of the (apparently) now-leaderless Cybertronian forces.''<ref>Strictly speaking, this story should run before the fourteen-months-earlier-set "A Small War" but the subsequent run of Thunderwing stories are clearly meant to run now-ish. It also makes more sense for it to happen after Megatron or Megatron's clone are dead, so... basically the wiki is cheating a bit.</ref> ''Thunderwing's test saw him hunt down Autobots on Earth, but the new Headmaster [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] was able to stop him, using one of the Autobot victim's corpses to incinerate their killer.'' {{storylink|The Big Shutdown!}}

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In need of reinforcements, Optimus Prime requested aid from Cybertron and got the Micromaster [[Off Road Patrol]] and [[Race Car Patrol]]. The crews had an attitude problem and little respect for Prime, and after successfully thwarted Scorponok's plot to absorb lightning to power his new [[New Jersey (Earth)|New Jersey]] base, they broke ties to set up shop in [[New York City]] all on their own. With the help of reporter [[Cecilia Santiago]], they gained human favour by fighting crime, teaching defence classes to kids, and Roadhandler becoming a pro-wrestling career. Lord Zarak put a stop to this by threatening to kill innocent humans in Roadhandler's fan club unless he 'took a dive' in a match against a Decepticon. Rather than keep risking innocents, Roadhandler insulted his fan club and publicly quit to severe all ties, returning to Prime's team afterwards. {{storylink|King Con!}} {{storylink|The Interplanetary Wrestling Championship!}}

''[[Doubledealer]] used his two robot modes to con Optimus and Scorponok for personal profit.'' {{storylink|(Double) Deal of the Century!}} ''Soon after, Optimus admitted to his troops that the Matrix had been accidentally left inside his original corpse and, having been shot into space, could not be used to bring them back. Coincidentally enough, that day a Matrix-powered [[Deathbringer (Marvel)|Deathbringer]] landed in Colorado and went on a rampage until Nightbeat talked it into suicide: losing them a chance to find the Matrix.'' {{storylink|Deathbringer (issue)|Deathbringer}} ''Further tragedy hit when Carnivac, briefly storming away from the Survivors, was cornered by the Mayhems and chased from [[Texas]] into [[Mexico]]. Unwilling to let humans die (after he ''had'' allowed others to die so he could escape Texas), Carnivac gave up but was saved... only for Catilla to be killed in his place. Carnivac swore vengeance.'' {{storylink|Way of the Warrior}} {{storylink|Survival Run}} {{storylink|A Savage Place!}}

''Thunderwing reactivated and went on a brutal rampage until the Decepticons found him, requesting he come back to Cybertron. He instead pressganged them into a brazen attack on the Ark, out for revenge for his past humiliation; ''[[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]]'' had to get him to back down. However, this single-mindedness and ambition meant that the Decepticon High Council approved him as the new leader.'' {{storylink|Rage!}} {{storylink|Assault on the Ark!}} ''His first act was to abolish all neutral territory, which among other things meant [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]] became a Decepticon-only place.'' {{storylink|Out to Lunch!}}

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Ratchet was on the verge of a breakdown by the demands to repair the many Autobots, making him easy prey for Megatron: while the Air Strike Patrol drew the Autobot forces into a battle with Scorponok, the [[Sports Car Patrol]] infiltrate the Ark pretending to be Autobots and take him to Cybertron to use its medical tech. Once there, Megatron forces him to rebuild Starscream as a Pretender, threatening to blow up the Ark if not, and sends the new, reprogrammed Starscream to bring Earth to heel for him. The plan went awry when Prime ''talked'' to Lord Zarak and pointed out they were being manipulated, leaving them in a stronger position to resist Starscream; and Ratchet had not just sabotaged the Decepticon's reprogramming so his loyalty would end mid-fight, he'd secretly used Megatron's Pretender shells to fix Grimlock, Jazz, and Bumblebee (Ratchet just liked him better than Goldbug). In an act of sacrifice, Ratchet used a [[trans-time dimensional portal]] to warp the explosives off the Ark and into Megatron's base, seemingly killing them both {{storylink|Back from the Dead}} {{storylink|The Resurrection Gambit!}} {{storylink|All the Familiar Faces!}} {{storylink|Skin Deep}} but actually merging them into a pain-ridden fusion in dimensional space. {{storylink|Eye of the Storm}}

The loss of Ratchet sent Optimus into a depressive episode. {{storylink|Yesterday's Heroes!}} ''The loss of Megatron left Darkwing and Dreadwind unemployed, and they drowned their sorrows at Maccadam's (never noticing the Mecannibals had followed them and were fighting [[Quickswitch]].'' {{storylink|Out to Lunch!}} ''The resurrected Starscream also fell into depression, believing he was a laughing stock (even as Scorponok's men freaked out when they saw him)''. {{storylink|Fallen Star!}} Meanwhile, the Autobot Classic Pretenders were left stranded on Cybertron and fell in with Xaaron's rebels.

''Three [[Autobot Military Academy]] cadets messed around in the [[Underworld]], with only [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] coming back alive. Their fight with the [[Mutant (G1)|mutants]] had woken up some of the [[Demon]]s that lurked under Cybertron and they committed an attack on Decepticons that was so horrible, it drove [[Seawatch]] catatonic and meant the Classic Pretenders had to prove it wasn't an Autobot killing to prevent reprisals. While the demons were eventually killed, Xaaron worried that there may be thousands more waiting to emerge. ''{{storylink|Underworld!}} {{storylink|Demons!}} {{storylink|Dawn of Darkness}}

''Beating up Autobots got Starscream out of his funk and scheming again''{{storylink|Fallen Star!}} at the worst time for Scorponok, as the Decepticons were angry that he was allowing the bastard responsible for the Underbase massacre to stick around. {{storylink|The Primal Scream}} Meanwhile, the Autobots grew worried that after more than a week of his growing funk,<ref>Thunderwing will say the Classics have been carrying out raids for eight days. Add in a few extra to give them time to fall in with Xaaron and you've got the length of time Prime's been despondent.</ref> Prime may actually just give up on the war entirely. An amok Guardian droid cleared his head; when he saw it attacking Autobots, he decided that to give up now would dishonour the dead. On Cybertron, the Classic Pretenders proved such a boost for the Autobots that after eight days of fuel raids Thunderwing ordered the Mayhem Attack Squad to take them out. Ironically, the Mayhems attacked when the Autobots were being warped back to Earth and ended up sending the whole group deep into Cybertron...

[[File:PrimalScream-Unicron.jpg|upright=0.9|thumb|"Wha-- Oh crap, sorry, I forgot I was in this."]]
...right to the centre, where the face of the slumbering god [[Primus]] was. The [[Keeper (Transformer)|Keeper]], guardian of the chamber, berated the arrivals and recounted the origins of the Transformers, warning that if Primus woke then Unicron would be alerted to his presence. Unfortunately the Mayhems, not hearing the warning, launched a second attack and a ricochet from [[Octopunch (G1)|Octopunch]] did indeed wake their god. His primal scream blasted the Transformers back to Earth, shook the planet... and alerted Unicron to Cybertron's whereabouts, years earlier than he would have otherwise learned it. {{storylink|The Primal Scream}}

''In the run-up to Christmas'', the Autobots began arranging a desperate "[[Matrix Quest]]": it was clear to all that their only hope against Unicron was the Creation Matrix, alleged source of Primus's power. {{storylink|Bird of Prey!}} ''Longtooth wasn't paying much attention to the briefings, finally succumbing to guilt for keeping a piece of the Matrix, a get-out-of-death-free card, when others did not. He sent it to Optimus'' {{storylink|Whose Lifeforce Is It Anyway?}} ''who pondered on Christmas Day which of the Autobots he should use it to resurrect. After seeing the destruction caused to a forest by a Transformer battle, he instead used the fragment to repair some of the damage they'd brought to Earth.'' {{storylink|The Greatest Gift of All!}}

===1990-91===
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The Autobots narrowed down the Matrix's location to ''a'' part of the galaxy and sent four teams to search for it. Unfortunately, Thunderwing detected them and personally led a squad (''of his old "Assault on the Ark" crew'') to find out what was going on. {{storylink|Bird of Prey!}} Meanwhile, on Earth, the Air Strike Patrol still ran amok in America's southern states while the Autobots were distracted. The American government hired Blackrock to form a more effective counter-Transformer team than RAAT and he decided to recruit [[Mutant (Marvel)|the rare few superhumans]] into a 'superhero' team called the [[Neo-Knights]] because of course. {{storylink|The Human Factor!}}

Nightbeat's team were able to save [[Pz-Zazz]] from an apocalypse, only to be gunned down, taken prisoner, and interrogated by the Decepticons. {{storylink|Bird of Prey!}} Thunderwing soon decided to acquire the Matrix for himself, even as Optimus Prime tried to make contact with the Matrix and instead saw visions of darkness{{storylink|Kings of the Wild Frontier.}} as the Matrix had been quite corrupted by exposure to the Deathbringer, a [[Matrixspawn|minor parasite]], and the intoxicating sensation of murder and evil. Its "[[Matrixspawn]]" slaughtered an entire [[VsQs Exploration Team|astronaut team]]. {{storylink|Dark Creation}}

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The [[Triggerbot]]s were almost lost at [[Cheyne]], manipulated and fed on by [[Vrobian|psychic parasites]], until the Decepticons inadvertently cleared Dogfight's mind by beating him for information. {{storylink|Kings of the Wild Frontier.}} Longtooth's team had more luck, investigating the return of an extinct animal on [[Pequod]] that was caused by a Matrix fragment; Longtooth himself went nuts after the [[Klud]] ripped his leg off, allowing the Decepticons to steal a lead and track the fragment to the moon of [[VsQs]]. {{storylink|Deadly Obsession}} The Classic Pretenders reached VsQs first but Thunderwing tore through them, and the Matrixspawn proved a distraction for all concerned. In the end it was Thunderwing who gained the Matrix and it gave itself to him. He went to the Ark {{storylink|Dark Creation}} and began to slaughter the Autobots, who were restricted in their defence for fear of damaging the Matrix. Once the Decepticon was damaged enough, however, the Matrix took control of him and manifested a demonic form, making it clear things had gone too far. Nightbeat, escaped from his cell, ended up blasting the Decepticon into space and the Matrix with it.

Luckily, only three were killed. ''Sixty billion'' died as Unicron devoured the planet [[Ghennix]], creating some minions from three 'lucky' survivors {{storylink|All Fall Down}} and sending them to an alternate dimension to "recruit" the local [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]], {{storylink|Rhythms of Darkness!}} forcing him to act as an advance guard against Cybertron. {{storylink|Eye of the Storm}}

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After the superhuman "[[Dynamo]]" had obliterated the Air Strike Patrol team around January/February,<ref>Blackrock dates "Back From The Dead"-"Skin Deep" to "a month or so ago" in "The Human Factor"</ref> Blackrock had his newly minted Neo-Knights go off to try and recruit him; so did an AWOL Starscream, hoping to use him as a Powermaster so he could challenge Scorponok; and Circuit-Breaker, looking for her own ally. In the end, Blackrock recruited both Dynamo and a reluctant Circuit-Breaker, while Starscream found himself recruited by a resurgent Shockwave {{storylink|The Human Factor!}} who'd been spying on Scorponok for a while and saw an opening to seize control. {{storylink|All Fall Down}} As well as losing the support of troops, Scorponok's Headmaster partner, Zarak, was becoming the dominant mind (to the extent of no longer considering himself/them the 'real' Scorponok).

While the bulk of the Autobots relaxed, Grimlock—bitter Thunderwing defeated him and that he is the only living Dinobot—went AWOL to go to [[Hydrus Four]], hoping to use its bizarre new 'miracle fuel' [[Nucleon (substance)|Nucleon]] to bring back the Dinobots. After fighting his way past demented creatures to get Nucleon, he learned it could bring back his comrades but with potentially hideous side effects; he tested it on himself and, when it didn't immediately do anything bad, decided to risk it. The Decepticons too suffered AWOL troops as Scorponok's authority suffered, said troops being pressganged into Shockwave's new army; and Prime's own authority suffered when he announced there'd be an unconditional surrender to Scorponok to start an anti-Unicron alliance. When Ratchet was retrieved from interdimensional space and found to be merged with Megatron, this would undermine his attempts to save the merged creature. Kup threatened to invoke the [[Crisis Act]] unless it was killed and while this didn't happen, nobody was happy when Optimus ordered Ratchet saved even though it meant saving Megatron. {{storylink|Eye of the Storm}} {{storylink|The Pri¢e of Life!}}

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Scorponok agreed to accept Prime's surrender as part of anti-Unicron negotiations but began to put all that off, too aware that this surrender was keeping his leadership afloat. While Zarak felt guilty about screwing them over, Optimus had to break out and confront him—while he was able to get through to Zarak, Shockwave launched his attack that very moment. The two rival leaders fought all the way into [[New York City|Manhattan]], forcing the [[President of the United States]] to call out the Neo-Knights; desperate to stop this [[Decepticon Civil War|new conflict]] stopping the fight against Unicron, Optimus led the Autobots in Scorponok's defence and a three-way battle broke out until Circuit-Breaker attack Shockwave in a long-awaited revenge and Scorponok was convinced to stand down.

Meanwhile, the new Galvatron had led Hook, Line, and Sinker in tearing through the Autobot rebels on Cybertron. Galvatron pursued Xaaron into the bowels of Cybertron... and stopped attacking when he learned Unicron could also be stopped if every child of Primus came together. While Galvatron killed his fellow Heralds to keep Xaaron safe, the aged leader made contact with Primus and every active Transformer on Earth and Cybertron (plus the Neo-Knights by accident) was warped to the same place. {{storylink|Surrender!}} {{storylink|...All This and Civil War 2}} {{storylink|Out of Time!}}

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(The Dinobots came back to find the Ark abandoned, shrugged, and started Nucleoning all the dead guys. Grimlock certainly wasn't suffering random paralysis as a side effect!){{storylink|...All This and Civil War 2}} {{storylink|The Void! (US)|The Void!}}

Primus appointed Optimus as the combined leader (of course!), knowing this would draw out Unicron's sleeper agents. This, his ignoring that the Knights wanted to go home (and Circuit-Breaker had gone catatonic at the sight of so many robots), and the fact Xaaron appeared to ''no longer exist'' gave Optimus the creeps. Their god seemed not so interested in the Transformers' actual lives.

As Optimus and Scorponok bonded and prepared to tell Primus where to go, Unicron made his attack {{storylink|The Void! (US)|The Void!}} after shutting himself down to 'drift' to Cybertron without Primus detecting him. The Transformers...

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...ran away in ''absolute terror'' as this gigantic ''THING'' tore into Cybertron. Primus tried to rally them but ''died'', not having the available power to do shit. Eventually it came down to Galvatron—noticed only as an "unknown Decepticon"—to do it, shooting Unicron and inspiring others to start up. The Transformers and Neo-Knights fought bravely, doing damage but taking heavy casualties, and Zarak/Scorponok finally got past his shaky confidence and died in a hero. Reinforcements arrived with the Ark, all its dozens of casualties brought back by Nucleon. The corrupted Matrix joined the battle but, due to its corruption, was blasted; Optimus was able to grab it and, free from doubt, purge the artifact of darkness. Circuit Breaker's sanity was irrevocably ended to give Optimus an opening to use the Matrix, leaving Hi-Q behind as he made a suicide run at the Chaos-Bringer.

In the aftermath, the Demons rose up again {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}} and the Transformers picked through their dead and wounded. The dying Optimus Prime appointed Grimlock as his successor before passing away. (Bludgeon, meanwhile, quietly snuck into the vacant Decepticon leadership.) {{storylink|Still Life!}} Unknown to anyone but himself, Hi-Q's mind is a merged version of him and ''Optimus Prime'': the Powermaster process had been merging them into one being!{{storylink|The Last Autobot?}}

When Grimlock is paralysed, Hi-Q/Optimus is able to accelerate the Dinobot's nucleon transformation and with a new, mightier form, he sends the Demons packing. Unfortunately, he's left unable to transform. {{storylink|Still Life!}} More unfortunately, Cybertron is dying: without Primus's lifeforce, it cannot stay together. Prowl is unable to hold the alliance together (Grimlock doesn't care and Bludgeon wants it to fall) as tensions explode. The Transformers have to evacuate but Bludgeon sabotages the Autobot ships, leaving them to die, and stirs up the fatigued Decepticons with a grand speech and a plan of new conquest! {{storylink|Exodus!}} Luckily, Grimlock had a secret stash of ships and the Autobots are able to pursue the Decepticons. Barely noticed by the Autobots (who think he's kray-kray), OptiHi-Q has revealed his true identity and recruits the ignored Neo-Knights to find a "[[Last Autobot]]", last chance of Cybertron. {{storylink|A Savage Circle}} The search goes badly though, leaving them worried they'll die on a foreign world . {{storylink|The Last Autobot?}}

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Shockwave and Starscream have already stolen the Ark, with Galvatron as a stowaway and Megatron and Ratchet both awaken. After a fight, Megatron and Galvatron decide to team up; the hero Ratchet stops them the only way he can, crashing the Ark into Earth once more. {{storylink|Exodus!}} {{storylink|A Savage Circle}} A raging Galvatron survives and tears through the [[Canada|Canadian]] wilds. A reluctant Spike Witwicky is (half of) the only Autobot on Earth and bonds once more with Fortress Maximus. It goes badly until they make peace and, unified, take down Galvatron II for good. {{storylink|The Last Autobot?}}

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On Cybertron, [[Dynamo]]'s powers manage to lead Hi-Qimus Prime and chums to the slumbering Last Autobot. Elsewhere, with just ''two days'' lead, the Decepticons have completely subjugated [[Klo]] and, as Grimlock is using stolen Decepticon ships, they detect the incoming Autobots . {{storylink|The Last Autobot?}} Bludgeon exploits Grimlock's gung-ho attitude and lures the army into a brutal ambush. Grimlock leads the handful of survivors in a never-say-die last stand but they're saved by the arrival of the Last Autobot... who has not only created a new body for the new Optimus Prime, but is resurrecting the dead Autobots! Bludgeon accepts defeat, promising a voluntary exile (he's lying).

Optimus reveals the Last Autobot had been Primus's safeguard for when the god died: he's used his power to not just save Cybertron, but restore it.

"We can go home!" {{storylink|End of the Road! (US)|End of the Road!}}

===1991-3===
With the war over, the Autobots begin to repair and resurrect many of their dead. Those that had lost their ability to transform were fixed.

Many Autobots, however, grow bored of the peace and form little gangs to go out into space, searching for new conflicts. (Why yes, Grimlock formed one of those gangs!) {{storylink|War Without End!}} Unknown to the Autobots, this peace is just a temporary thing: Bludgeon's army are quietly reorganising and building a horrific battleship called the [[Warworld]]! {{storylink|Primal Fear!}}

Meanwhile, on Earth, Spike Witwicky continues to check up on Fortress Maximus's body now and again. {{storylink|Final Transformations}} He's sadly not around when a half-dead Megatron wakes up... {{storylink|Unfoldings!}}

===1993-94===
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Grimlock's militia start running into the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian Empire]]'s [[cyberforming|eco-structuring]] crews: to their horror, they find ''seventeen'' planets have been wiped out and reformatted into little Cybertron's. They're able to save [[Nexus Seven]] through extreme violence and Grimlock puts out a call to Optimus Prime. The Empire's Liege Centuro [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]], however, is hunting for them and Optimus is suffering recurring nightmares of a corpse-strewn wasteland. {{storylink|War Without End!}} Meanwhile, on Earth, Megatron is cutting a deal with Cobra: they give him a [[to sell toys|new body]] and let him 'borrow' weapons designer [[Sidney Biggles-Jones]], and he'll grant them Cybertronian tech. Megatron's involvement is spotted by G.I. Joe and they put out a call to Cybertron; Optimus dispatches a squad to investigate {{storylink|Realignments}} {{storylink|Goin' South}} while he meets Grimlock at a liberated planet.<ref>"Goin' South" and "War Without End!" both show G.I. Joe sending out a call, but the former has Optimus hearing the message (but never doing anything himself) and the latter has it when Optimus is captured. To limit clashes, we're splitting the difference: Optimus heard the message and then went off to "War Without End!". This also means the Earth-based stories are happening at pretty much the same time was "War Without End!"</ref>

[[File:Megatrong2cobra.jpg|upright=0.9|thumb|From Mud, through Blood, to the Green Paintjob Beyond]]
Unfortunately, Jhiaxus swiftly captures the Autobots. He attempts to 'reason' with Optimus, declaring the Autobot-Decepticon war was a minor squabble that Empire have moved on from, and that they've left behind destruction for construction (except for all the organics they call but organics don't count, right?). The Autobots have none of it and escape, pursued by the Cybertronians; Optimus is left worried that he's still having the nightmares, believing it to be a warning of a new apocalyptic threat on the way. {{storylink|War Without End!}} Simultaneously on Earth, the Autobots under [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] intervene in the Megatron/Cobra/Joe battle and it goes ''horribly wrong'': four dead, the Ark taking off under Megatron's control, and Biggles-Jones captured. {{storylink|Final Transformations}} Hot Spot himself kills himself in an all-or-nothing raid to destroy all of Cobra's Cybertronian parts. Luckily, [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]] had been smuggled onto the Ark and finds Spike Witwicky, better late than never, is also onboard and reactivating Fortress Maximus. Only able to hold back Megatron so Skydive and Biggles-Jones can escape, Spike and Maximus make the supreme sacrifice to blow up the Ark (and themselves with it). {{storylink|All or Nothing!}} Megatron will survive though: he rebuilt Starscream and was able to make his escape...

Optimus's small band try to raid an ancient alien weapons cache to use against Jhiaxus, having a fight with Bludgeon's Decepticons who want the same thing; both bands are chased away by a powerful alien guardian. {{storylink|Ghosts}} With that a bust, they try to lose Jhiaxus in the [[K'tord Nebula]] and they do manage it! Though that's because the place is seething with psychic parasites that drive you psychotically insane and everyone has to stop fighting in order to escape. Jhiaxus is left permanently rattled by the incident, as it removed his icy control and reminded him that he was a sadistic butcher. Speaking of sadistic butchers, Bludgeon has finally completed his Warworld and has constructed a 'second generation' of Decepticons: all he needs is the Matrix to activate them. {{storylink|Primal Fear!}}

The Autobots set up a new [[Autobase]] on a remote asteroid and call in reinforcements, but Optimus decides to wait until he deciphers his visions before any action is taken. Grimlock does as Grimlock does and goes AWOL with a strike force to blow up Jhiaxus's flagship: [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] and [[Mirage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Mirage]] are killed as a direct result and the Autobots captured. Optimus is able to save them from being deported to "the [[Liege Maximo]]" and, believing Grimlock has learned better, leaves him in charge {{storylink|Devices and Desires! (Marvel)|Devices and Desires!}} while he goes to Cybertron. There, the [[Venerable One]]s help him commune with the Matrix and see visions of the Cybertronian Empire's origin, and the 'budding' process they used to replicate. Optimus ends the vision early and doesn't see the key bit: the replication also created a form of dark energy, the [[Swarm (G2)|Swarm]]. {{storylink|The Power and the Glory}}

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Unknown to the Autobots, Bludgeon had decided the best way to lure out Optimus and steal the Matrix is by attacking Earth. The Warworld rains down indiscriminate fire and the Pretender leads a raiding party in sacking the city, and lures out... Megatron and Starscream, wanting Decepticon leadership back! Bludgeon fights back and is killed, {{storylink|Devices and Desires! (Marvel)#"Tales of Earth Part One"|Tales Of Earth Part One}} {{storylink|The Power and the Glory#"Tales of Earth Part Two"|Tales of Earth Part Two}} and insult to injury is that Megatron co-opts his plan. (With an army back, he's thinking Starscream has outlived his usefulness - as is every other Decepticon!) Earth's superpowers are routed and Skydive, working with G.I. Joe, calls out for Autobot aid . {{storylink|The Gathering Darkness#"Tales of Earth Part Three"|Tales Of Earth Part Three}} That aid, however, is just Optimus Prime: to [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]]'s horror, he wants to ''talk'' to Megatron and convince him to unite against the Cybertronian Empire, rather than fight him off. Megatron instead sucker-punches Prime and tears the Matrix from him, and in an ironic role reversal Prime is saved by Grimlock, who disobeyed orders and took an Autobot force down to Earth after all . {{storylink|The Gathering Darkness}}

[[File:Escalation over.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|''For once you must try not to shrink from facts Mankind survives by bestial acts!'']]
Megatron created the new [[Rotor Force]] and [[Laser Rod]] Decepticons and led them in a brutal raid to capture [[rheanimum]]. It was all good times until the Empire butchered a recon team led by Skullgrin and when the Decepticons launched a reprisal attack, they got flattened and Megatron personally near-killed by Jhiaxus. Desperate for revenge, he headed for the Autobots {{storylink|New Dawn}} to accept that team-up offer after all. {{storylink|Escalation!|Tales of Earth, Part Five}} It came in time as Jhiaxus was expanding the Empire's operations, hoping to draw out the Autobots through so much genocide Prime couldn't ignore it. (Starscream took the opportunity to ''mysteriously'' vanish) The first Autobot-Decepticon combined operation took place on [[Ethos]] and to Prime's disquiet, the battle was only won because of the fast, brutal tactics of Megatron's forces. Worse still, Megatron's brand of evil was at least understandable while the Empire showed a total lack of emotion or interest in the damage they did. {{storylink|Escalation!}}

It turned out Prime's visions were about something worse than the Empire: the [[Swarm (G2)|Swarm]], a ravenous cloud-like mass creating by the Cybertronian's "budding" process that tore through worlds and peoples in an attempt to 'complete' itself. The Autobot-Decepticon alliance learned its true nature after analysing the remains of its last meal, [[J'asik]], and resolved to deal with it. Unfortunately, by this point the Swarm had [[Mindset (G2)|eaten its first Imperials]] elsewhere and was now certain it wanted Transformers.

Just as unfortunately, Starscream had shopped them to Jhiaxus and [[Autobase]] Earth came under massed attack. {{storylink|Swarm (issue)|Swarm}} The Cybertronians captured the Warworld but their first wave on Earth was, against all odds, repulsed by their 'ancestors'. Jhiaxus angrily sent in a second wave and ordered all his battalions to head for Earth (thus the Swarm did, after eating [[Battalion Xerxes]]). While Grimlock led the battle in Nevada, Optimus Prime and Megatron departed the battle to retrieve the Matrix from the Warworld... which Starscream had just got his mitts on (''nice one Jhiaxus''), merging himself with it and the Warworld. He wiped out most of the Cybertronian fleet in a display of power and let Prime and Megatron enter {{storylink|Total War!}} so he could have fun torturing them. Jhiaxus flew into a rage when he found out, personally taking command and making it clear he'd gone beyond nuts; his sub-commander [[Rook (G2)|Rook]] departed to report to the Liege Maximo. When Optimus did manage to fight his way through the Warworld—a horrified Starscream realised the Matrix was turning him ''good''—he contacted Jhiaxus, proposing an alliance against the Swarm. {{storylink|Dark Shadows!}}

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Jhiaxus begins bombarding Earth in a display of pique. [[San Francisco]] is wiped out in seconds.

Luckily, the Matrix-corrupted Starscream is influenced to defend Earth from further attack. Unluckily, that's when the Swarm arrives {{storylink|Dark Shadows!#Tales of Earth Part Eight|Tales of Earth Part Eight}} and a brief moment of grace ends when Jhiaxus futilely opens fire. Optimus reclaims the Matrix and heads to Jhiaxus's flagship to assist, while Megatron takes the rheanimum down to Earth where the allied forces are digging in for an expected attack. Defences fail and casualties mount until the rheanimum is used to reinforce their metal. Jhiaxus has completely descended into madness, almost killing Optimus before the Swarm devours him too. Optimus Prime, however, has a plan: he allows the Swarm to devour him and the Matrix with it.

With the essence of Primus inside them, the Swarm are turned into a force for life. They depart Earth, recreating Optimus in a [[to sell toys|new body]], and the victorious Transformers celebrate victory and their new unity. Deep in space, however, the Liege Maximo judges the alliance weak and plots a counterstrike. {{storylink|A Rage in Heaven!}}

===Future events===
Over time, the Transformers would battle [[Mogahn the Mass]] and the [[Ebon Knights]], have a horrific battle at [[Pinea Omicron]], and finally face the Liege Maximo. In the end, the old Autobot-Decepticon war would be replaced with the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}}

===123/9/005===
Sometime within six [[units of time|gluxins]] after the Autobot-Decepticon war ended,<ref>This is the date given in "The Quest!" but what that means in our dating system is not clear</ref> [[Theturis]]an student [[Dicet Alpha-zero]] used [[Transtime Pod|time travel]] to spy on it for a dissertation. (To future Theturis, the war was well documented, relatively recent, and considered "small") He accidentally startled Ultra Magnus at [[Mount Verona]], but was relieved to see events later didn't seem to have been changed by his blunder... not realising he was seeing a different ending to the Time Wars. Minor discrepancies on Theturis made Dicet worry time had been changed in unknown ways. {{storylink|The Quest!}}

==Marvel UK future timelines==
{{note|Events in the Marvel UK future timelines represent two main alternate futures tied around the [[The Transformers: The Movie|1986 film]].}}

===Original future===
====1986-9====
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Various big events take place, including the rise to prominence of the Decepticon general [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] and the creation of Autobot hero [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]]; the war reaching [[Nebulos]]; and the development of the [[binary bonding]] and [[Pretender]] technology.

A smaller scale event is the death of [[Firebolt (G1)|Firebolt]], Hot Rod's Nebulan partner, on Earth. {{storylink|Headhunt}}

====1990====
Megatron was in command of a large number of Decepticons. He uncovered and executed Autobot deep-cover agent [[Warmonger]]. {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}}

A [[Decepticon Civil War]] - between Megatron, Shockwave and Scorponok - kicks off here. {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}}

====1991====
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The Civil War raged on before ending with Megatron victorious. While Shockwave would be absorbed into Megatron's army, Scorponok was left wounded, alone and hunted; he only survived by forcing the Autobots to intervene against his [[Air Strike Patrol|pursuers]]. {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}}

====1995====
To improve relations with human feminists, Optimus Prime creates [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], the first [[Female Transformer]]. It... doesn't work very well. {{storylink|Prime's Rib!}} Earth has weather control systems. {{storylink|Target: 2006}}

====2003====
Plans are drawn up for an [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] on Earth, funded with help from Earth's governments. Ultra Magnus is commanding the Ark at this point. {{storylink|Ark Duty}}

====2004====
Autobot City is completed. Shockwave attacks the opening ceremony, intending to shatter Autobot-human relations and use this victory to usurp control from Megatron. It fails badly. {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}}

====2006====
By this point, the Decepticons rule Cybertron; the Autobots reside in moon bases and Autobot City . Time travel technology is possessed by both factions.

Megatron starts the [[Battle of Autobot City]]. As a result, Optimus Prime is killed and Ultra Magnus becomes the new [[Supreme Commander|Autobot Commander]]; the monstrous Unicron turns up, reformatting a dying Megatron into [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

Deciding he doesn't want to work for Unicron, Galvatron, Cyclonus and Scourge time-travel back to 1986 inadvertently creating a new parallel timeline. Unicron mentally steers Hot Rod, Kup and Blurr to bring him back, and tortures Galvatron back into obedience when they have. {{storylink|Target: 2006}}

Unicron attacks Cybertron. Hot Rod opens the Matrix and becomes Rodimus Prime, who hurls Galvatron into space, destroys Unicron, and leads the Autobots in reclaiming Cybertron. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}} Shockwave takes command of the shattered Decepticons, while Galvatron is missing (he crosstime-jumped to 1986 at the moment of defeat). Rodimus, concerned about Galvatron, sends the Autobots searching across space to find the guy. {{storylink|Wanted: Galvatron — Dead or Alive!}}

Unicron's severed head goes on to crash on [[Junkion (planet)|Junk]], where he mind-controls the [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]] into building him a new body... {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}}

====2007====
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With the Autobot army stretched, Shockwave was able to re-organise the Decepticon army and retake half of Cybertron. Stalemate ensued; Rodimus, out of desperation, puts a dead-or-alive bounty on Galvatron's head, something that backfires when it causes [[Death's Head (G1)|Death's Head]] to crosstime-jump to 1987 looking for the bounty. {{storylink|Wanted: Galvatron — Dead or Alive!}} Rodimus, Kup, Blurr and (accidentally) Wreck-Gar went after him {{storylink|Burning Sky!}} and brought him back, but failed to secure Galvatron.

Shockwave, wanting to cement his power, set it up so Death's Head would kill Rodimus, Cyclonus and Scourge. All three lived, but the latter two would be fleeing Death's Head for the rest of the year. {{storylink|Headhunt}}

====2008====
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Death's Head catches up with Cyclonus and Scourge on Junk in the New Year, but all three end up mentally enslaved by Unicron. He has them kill Shockwave and send the ''entire'' Decepticon army at the Autobots, a pointless battle that'll decimate both sides in advance of his arrival. Rodimus, however, has been alerted of Unicron's presence, and leads a strike-team to stop him. Thanks to Rodimus, Wreck-Gar, and Death's Head, Unicron's head is destroyed and his mind trapped in the Matrix, while Scourge and Cyclonus end up sent back in time. Soundwave takes command of the Decepticons and ends the battle. {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}}

A [[Time Wars|time rift]] appears in 2008, causing the destruction of the [[Quintesson]] homeworld. They investigate many mechanical planets for emergency colonisation, eventually settling on Cybertron; Wreck-Gar comes into possession of these plans. The Quintessons launch a devastating attack on Autobot City on Earth, drawing out Rodimus so they can steal the Matrix; simultaneously, they trick the Decepticons on Cybertron into heading into an ambush. The Earth forces are slaughtered by [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] and the Cybertron force undone by Soundwave calling in the Autobots to help. Wreck-Gar broadcasts the Quintessons plans to ''every'' planet on their list, forewarning them and ensuring the surviving Quintessons will be hunted fugitives. {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}

The rift gets worse, now threatening Earth and Cybertron. {{storylink|Time Wars}}

====2009====
On New Year's Day, the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] attack Earth with the intention of draining its energy before it was destroyed; the Autobots wrecked that plan. The Autobots also became aware that the source of the time rift was 1989, and a small team was sent back to that year to end the crisis. {{storylink|Time Wars}}
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===Post-Time Wars future===
====1989====
Megatron—well, his [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]] clone—seizes control of a large number of Decepticons. Knowing he will become Galvatron, he decides to work more patiently. {{storylink|The Fall and Rise of the Decepticon Empire.}}

A [[Decepticon Civil War]] - between Megatron, Shockwave and Scorponok - kicks off, with all factions having an Earth-bound presence. Megatron is actively working with his future-as-Galvatron in mind. {{storylink|Trigger-Happy!}}

[[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] does something to bring the Dinobots back from the dead at some point.

====1992====
[[File:Snarl corriodia gravis destiny of the dinobots.jpg|thumb|"Still, could be worse, you could be stuck forever in that Stegosaurus form you hate so much, eh Snarl?"]]
[[Snarl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Snarl]] has contracted the wasting disease [[Corrodia Gravis]] at some point. The Dinobots head for the Savage Land, where (due to no other option) they have to transfer Snarl's mind into a real Stegosaurus. {{storylink|Destiny of the Dinobots!}}<ref>This story can fit in the later Earthforce run. As it was written before then and was set in "the future", we're placing it with the other future stories here but other wiki pages place it with Earthforce.</ref>

====2006====
Megatron starts the [[Battle of Autobot City]]. As a result, Optimus Prime is killed and Ultra Magnus becomes the new [[Supreme Commander|Autobot Commander]]; the monstrous Unicron turns up, reformatting a dying Megatron into [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

''This'' time, Galvatron ''doesn't'' go back in time but sticks around to remain being Decepticon Commander after Unicron's destruction. He leads a conquest of Cybertron. {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}}

====2009====
Rodimus Prime and his team return home from the [[Time Wars]] to find the present day for them is altered. Galvatron has conquered Cybertron. {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}}
They either join or establish a resistance group on Cybertron, which is quickly defeated; Galvatron uses Rodimus's rage to give the Matrix-trapped Unicron an opening. {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}} The Autobot forces — numbering 430 — flee Cybertron to the stronghold of [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] on Earth, with a goodwill gesture of Energon. {{storylink|The Void! (UK)|The Void!}} {{storylink|Edge of Impact}}

====2010====
[[File:EdgeofImpact-EvilRodimus.jpg|thumb|left|upright=.8|''I've got your Touch RIGHT HERE!'']]
On New Year's Day 2010,<ref>The strip set the story in 2009 but this was corrected in #258's letters page.</ref> as the Autobots are in transit to Earth, Unicron uses the Matrix to possess Rodimus's body. The possessed Rodimus first sabotages the ship and then tries to kill all the Autobots; reinforcements are called in from Autobot City but it's clear they can't stop him without killing Prime. Luckily, Prime is able to defeat Unicron within the Matrix, but Kup, thinking he's helping, rips the Matrix out of Rodimus Prime's body before he can exorcise it. This means another fight, against a prepared Unicron, will be needed. {{storylink|The Void! (UK)|The Void!}} {{storylink|Edge of Impact}} {{storylink|Shadow of Evil}} {{storylink|White Fire}}

It goes poorly and Unicron possesses Rodimus again later in the year. This time he recreates his old body and tears through Cybertron (burying Galvatron and possibly killing him) before being sucked back into the Matrix. As Autobots arrive, Rodimus screams at them that it's not safe to approach him. {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}}

====2356====
[[File:Aspects of Evil sickly Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|"I remember when this was all coloured in, lad.]]
The war is over, but Rodimus and the Matrix still contain Unicron. Rodimus has physically decayed and is kept in a medbay in Autobot City. Rodimus is visited by a [[Trachis|student]], whom Unicron's presence is able to corrupt towards evil; Prime realises the Chaos-Bringer is making another bid for freedom. {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}}
{{--}}

==Big Broadcast future==
===2006===
The Autobots, under the command of [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]] have made their base on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and formed an alliance with the Junkions. The Decepticons are now under the leadership of [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] have a base on [[Chaar]]. The Quintessons, enemies of both sides, attempt to brainwash the Junkions in order to retrieve a lost artifact. {{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (issue)|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (US)}}

In a bizarre cosmic coincidence, the Wreck-Gar of a different timeline had to lie about events and somehow invented ''the very events from [[Primax 488.0 Gamma|this]] future!'' {{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (issue)|UK reprints}}{{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}}

==Earthforce timeline==
{{note|These stories were not intentionally meant to be an alternate timeline but rapidly became irreconcilable with the US strips. Furman admitted to not trying to make it work,<ref name="fumint2">{{citesocial|quote=[...] because (if I’m brutally honest) I didn’t try too hard to make it work in the first place. By that point, I was just trying to tell a bunch of fun UK stories that didn’t necessarily impact on the larger (US) storyline. How was I to know 15 or so years later people would be trying to reconcile it all?|link=https://web.archive.org/web/20090914233035/http://transfans.co.uk/interviews_furman.php|name=Simon Furman|site=TransFans.co.uk|year=2004}}</ref> due to how difficult tying the UK/US strips together was at the time.}}

===1989 and early 1990===
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Just like in the main timeline, Catilla was killed by the Mayhem Attack Squad; the Classic Pretenders are brought back; [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] used [[Nucleon (substance)|Nucleon]] to bring the Dinobots back from the dead; Shockwave is forming a splinter faction; and, unfortunately, [[the Primal Scream]] alerts Unicron to Cybertron's whereabouts and he summons Galvatron II to this timeline.

The big difference is Megatron is not in dimensional space, instead having slinked off to Earth in secret to form a Decepticon splinter faction. {{storylink|Starting Over!}} Scorponok, meanwhile, leaves the planet with his forces;<ref>Not explicitly said but he's definitely not there in any stories</ref> [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] is kicked out for an attempted coup. {{storylink|The Living Nightlights!}} The Constructicons have somehow lost the ability to combine. {{storylink|Desert Island Risks!}}

===1990===
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The Ark is deserted for reasons unknown; Galvatron II<ref>He just says he's a "different Galvatron" to the one in the Time Wars in the original strip, but the [[Titan Books]] trade of ''Dinobot Hunt'' calls him Galvatron II</ref> breaks in to find a number of Underbase-killed Autobots that he can rejuvenate and turn evil. [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]], [[Ironhide (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ironhide]], [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]], Wheeljack, and [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] are awakened, and go on to take him down. {{storylink|...Perchance to Dream}}

Prowl and Wheeljack both start feeling their age, as the Transformer arms race wearies them. {{storylink|Starting Over!}} Optimus, meanwhile, is focusing more and more on the threat of Unicron, considering this takes priority over Earth . {{storylink|Break-Away!}} [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]] is somehow brought back too.

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Shockwave attempts but fails to force Grimlock to reveal how he brought the Dinobots back, hoping to bring back deceased Decepticons. A disagreement between Optimus and Grimlock {{storylink|Two Steps Back!}} cause Grimlock to threaten to leave the Autobots on the 24th March,<ref>"The time: NOW."</ref> believing Optimus is not doing enough for Earth. It's decided to put Grimlock in charge of a separate [[Earthforce]] (numbering the revived Autobots, the Dinobots, and the Classic Pretenders) to handle the Decepticons here. {{storylink|Break-Away!}} Meanwhile, Megatron attempts to deploy a satellite that will alter Earth's temperature, but Prowl and Wheeljack intervene, {{storylink|Starting Over!}} calling for back-up from the other Autobots. {{storylink|Break-Away!}} After an initial pep talk to his new troops, one not-so-subtly designed to encourage them to chuck out the [[Autobot Code]], Grimlock orders them into battle. {{storylink|Once upon a Time...}}

Prowl is missing presumed dead after personally trying to bring the satellite down. {{storylink|Life in the Slow Lane}} Bumblebee and Ironhide, while looking for him, destroy the Decepticon's new [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. {{storylink|Desert Island Risks!}} The Autobots ''and'' Megatron and Shockwave's two Decepticon groups eventually find the satellite, and the Decepticons turn on each other; Prowl, alive, has in fact disarmed the satellite ages ago though. {{storylink|Life in the Slow Lane}} Prowl goes on to become Grimlock's second-in-command.

At some point, Wheeljack sets up a [[Body Shop]] based around an [[Automated Construction Unit]]: a top-of-the-line facility for repairing Autobots. {{storylink|Makin' Tracks!}} The other Aerialbots will be among those brought back online. {{storylink|The House that Wheeljack Built!}}

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Big important issue! The Dinobots inflict [[April Fools' Day]] on Grimlock! (While Shockwave's Decepticons fail to find the Autobot base.) {{storylink|Snow Fun!}} Prowl prevents Megatron from bolstering his forces by using [[time travel]] to alter the events of the Underbase battle. {{storylink|Flashback!}} And then Wheeljack and Skydive act really dumb. {{storylink|Mystery!}}

With a [[Decepticon Civil War]] about to break out and Earthforce holding a strategic advantage, the rival factions call an [[Enclave]] to stop the struggle, but the Autobots sabotage it by faking that Shockwave tried to kill Megatron. {{storylink|The Bad Guy's Ball!}} The Decepticon Mindwipe, gone rogue from Scorponok's crew, is prevented from conquering the Earth by two Earthforce members. {{storylink|The Living Nightlights!}}

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Carnivac gets brutal revenge on the Mayhem Attack Squad for killing Catilla, taking down three of them. The [[Survivors]], trying to rescue Carnivac, unify with Earthforce in return for aid; as a result, [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], [[Octopunch (G1)|Octopunch]], and [[Stranglehold]] are taken prisoner. {{storylink|Cry Wolf!}} {{storylink|Wolf in the Fold!}} {{storylink|Where Wolf?}}

Meanwhile, Soundwave is playing both sides of the civil war against each other, and frames Wildrider for it so as to avoid detection. {{storylink|Secrets (G1)|Secrets}} Starscream finds out and uses that to get Soundwave to help him in a master plan: get both Shockwave and Megatron to fight each other and sic Earthforce on them, then seize command of the two Decepticon factions themselves, and unite them. (Both, of course, plan to backstab the other and seize sole command) {{storylink|Bugged!}} {{storylink|Internal Affairs!}} The Autobots complete their new base, but are forced to deactivate its security system, {{storylink|The House that Wheeljack Built!}} at which point the full Decepticon army attacks. Starscream carries out the second objective of seizing an [[oil tanker]] while the Autobots are occupied, but Prowl had the Survivors out on patrol and Starscream is driven off. Soundwave uses the defeat to rally support for him being sole commander. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer!}}

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Optimus Prime inspects Earthforce, unfortunately at the same time [[Slag (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Slag]] has gone insane; the Dinobots barely cover it up. {{storylink|The 4,000,000 Year Itch!}} During Prime's stay, he oversees the rebuilding of Tracks, not knowing Grimlock is desperately trying to keep him from being rebuilt; of course, Grimlock fails and Tracks is placed under his command. {{storylink|Makin' Tracks!}} The remaining Mayhems escape from their cells. {{storylink|Shut Up!}} Jazz takes action to stop Octane endangering humans for fun. {{storylink|Manoeuvres!}}

Megatron and Shockwave try to regain control of their armies by putting hits out on Starscream and Shockwave. Their attempt is defeated by Earthforce, who are forced to keep Starscream alive after Snarl contracts [[Corrodia Gravis]] and only the Seeker is a suitable transplant donor. Starscream agrees to donate, but only if Earthforce keep Megatron and Shockwave off his back. {{storylink|Assassins}} {{storylink|External Forces!}} {{storylink|The Lesser Evil!}}

Soon after that, the Decepticons take control of Superion and send him on a rampage; he's only stopped thanks to human journalist [[Irwin Spoon]]. {{storylink|Inside Story!}} In exchange, the Autobots let Irwin do a big report on the Earthforce. In order to prevent the Autobots from being seen as human allies, the Decepticons abduct Iriwn {{storylink|Front Line! (issue)|Front Line!}}; the Autobots rescue him, but don't realise Irwin has had a cerebro-shell planted in his mind and will now only write smears about them. {{storylink|End of the Road! (UK)|End of the Road!}}

With the Matrix irrecoverable and alliance impossible, Optimus sends six of the Earthforce - Prowl, Jazz, Sunstreaker, Wheeljack, Inferno, and Silverbolt - to [[Yuss]] to locate the former Underbase site, hoping to use it as a weapon as a last-ditch defence against Unicron. There, they came into conflict with the mad Decepticon known as [[Megadeath (G1)|Megadeath]], who tortured and humiliated all bar Silverbolt in times past. Facing up to personal demons, they defeated him and continue on to the Underbase site. {{storylink|The Magnificent Six!}}

==Rhythms of Darkness timeline==
===2006-09===
[[File:Nyc-alternate-future1.jpg|upright=1.5|thumb]]
Megatron starts the [[Battle of Autobot City]]. As a result, Optimus Prime is killed and Ultra Magnus becomes the new [[Supreme Commander|Autobot Commander]]; the monstrous Unicron turns up, reformatting a dying Megatron into [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

Hot Rod gains the Matrix and becomes Rodimus Prime, but not in time to stop Unicron from devouring Cybertron. Unicron grants Galvatron freedom to command the Decepticons and conquer Earth. {{storylink|Rhythms of Darkness!}} Unknown to anyone, Primus's essence has now been scattered among his surviving children: no longer amoral because of the lack of Primal essence, the Cybertronian Empire undergo a reformation. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}}

The Autobots and the Americas' militaries are steadily annihilated, with Rodimus Prime falling in battle, until the last few soldiers fight a doomed last stand at [[New York City]]. {{storylink|Rhythms of Darkness!}}

===2009===
[[File:GalvatrondeadrodimusUS67.jpg|left|upright=1.6|thumb]]
By this point, all of the Americas are under Decepticon control and much of them have been wiped out; a mere seven demoralised Autobots work with the remaining American resistance; and the [[European Crisis Coalition]] are preparing to launch a nuclear assault, not realising the Decepticons will absorb the resulting energy. The American human-Autobot resistance make a defiant public gesture, getting the attack called off. Galvatron is abducted by [[Hook, Line, and Sinker|three unknown figures]]. Inspired, humanity and the last three Autobots began a long uprising against the Decepticons. {{storylink|Rhythms of Darkness!}}

===2010 onwards===
Earth goes on to liberate Decepticon-held planets, starting with Nebulos, and forms the [[Human Confederacy|Confederation of Terran Worlds]]. The surviving Autobots become the Trio, an advisory body.

Unicron discovers the Cybertronian Empire and attempts to destroy it. The Empire strikes back and, remembering the prophecy that the enemy can be beaten [['Til all are one|when all are one]], send envoys to the Trio on Earth and the Decepticon prisoners in Styx. Together, the Transformers sacrifice many of their number to destroy Unicron's physical form and the Liege Maximo sacrifices himself to defeat the monster on the astral plane. The Cybertronian Empire and Confederation of Terran Worlds become staunch allies. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}}

==Another Time and Place==
===1991===
The Autobots began to recreate society on the rebuilt Cybertron. Unfortunately, [[Action Master|the majority of those brought back by nucleon lost their ability to transform]]; all the sufferers, including Optimus, felt emasculated. Grimlock, ashamed, went into hiding. Eventually he heard that there may be a cure on Hydrus Four but Optimus forbid him to go in case the Decepticons followed him, learning how to resurrect their own dead. The Dinobots went anyway and were swiftly captured by Decepticons. Optimus, terrified of the war breaking out again, initially ignored the situation for fear of renewed hostilities.

Bludgeon's plan on Hydrus Four was to resurrect Megatron and he came quite close, but Optimus had snapped out of his funk and joined an assault team that rescued the Dinobots. Bludgeon and zombie-Megatron were killed, a nucleon cure was found, and the war was now quite officially over. {{storylink|Another Time & Place}}

===Many years later===
On peacetime Cybertron, Optimus is alerted to the existence of a new, more powerful generation of Decepticons. The war is about to break out again... {{storylink|Another Time & Place}}

==Peace==
====2510====
[[File:Peace THE END.jpg|thumb|upright=1.9|It never ends.]]
The war continues into the early 26th Century, when the penultimate Decepticon is finally killed.<ref>[[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] implies this is an alternate timeline in [[Source:Dread Tidings#Issue 212|#212's letters page]], in continuity with "Aspects of Evil!" in [[Source:Dread Tidings#Issue 236|#236's letters page]], and that it's "just a story about the stupidity of war" in [[Source:Dread Tidings#Issue 264|#264's letters page]].</ref> A fatigued Rodimus Prime is in charge of a much reduced Autobot force (only the Wreckers, Ultra Magnus, Blurr, and the Technobots are in evidence). When Prime tries to stand down, [[Triton|a Decepticon double agent]] sparks off all the underlying tensions & friction among the Autobots and Rodimus breaks down as the Autobot civil war begins. {{storylink|Peace}}
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==References==
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== Universal Streams by Introduction Date ==
=== [[2008]] ===
==== [[May]] [[May 8|8]] ====
===== [[Withered Hope]] =====
*[[Primax 984.0 Gamma]]
=== [[2010]] ===
==== [[June]] [[June 30|30]] ====
===== [[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II]] =====
*[[Primax 984.17 Alpha]]
*[[Gargent 984.08 Alpha]]
=== [[2015]] ===
==== [[March]] [[March 4|4]] ====
===== [[Transformers Animated: The Complete AllSpark Almanac]] =====
*[[Lukas 577.25 Beta]]
==== [[June]] [[June 1|1]] ====
===== [[Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime on Facebook]] =====
*[[Primax 984.20 Gamma]]
==== [[June]] [[June 4|4]] ====
===== [[Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime on Facebook]] =====
*[[Primax 185.0 Beta]]
==== [[June]] [[June 9|9]] ====
===== [[Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime on Facebook]] =====
**[[Primax 785.13 Zeta]]
==== [[June]] [[June 15|15]] ====
===== [[Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime on Facebook]] =====
*[[Cymond 772.0 Beta]]
*[[Cymond 381.0 Beta]]
==== [[June]] [[June 22|22]] ====
===== [[Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime on Facebook]] =====
*[[Primax 785.06 Alpha]]
==== [[September]] [[September 24|24]] ====
===== [[Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime on Facebook]] =====
* [[Primax 485.27 Zeta]]
==== [[September]] [[September 30|30]] ====
===== [[Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime on Facebook]] =====
*[[Primax 085.0 Eta]]

List of universal streams

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DalekPrime4999: Primax 215.19 Epsilon was first named on AVPFB. Gargent -1185.01 Alpha on Complete AllSpark Almanac

Although over fifteen million universes have been recorded in the official [[Axiom Nexus]] catalogue,<ref name="witheredhope"/> only a minute fraction of these [[universal stream]]s have been revealed. Here are those streams, with their individual [[continuity family|continuities]] and the [[Continuity family|continuity families]] they belong to.

{{quote|What's with all the numbers? Do Cybertronians really talk like that?}}
{{quote|Cybertronians are a backwards, primitive race.|[[Cop-Tur (GoBots)|Cop-Tur]] and [[Crasher (GoBots)|Crasher]] weigh in|[[Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#January 16, 2016|Ask Vector Prime, 2016/01/16]]}}

==[[Aurex]]==
The [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family]].

[[File:Hotshotarmada.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4|"These must be [[David Willis|Walky]]'s favorite because [[Hot Shot (Armada)|I]] debuted here!"]]

*[[Aurex 402.24 Gamma]]—the [[Transformers: Armada (Dreamwave)|Dreamwave ''Armada'' continuity]].<ref name=completealmanac/>
*[[Aurex 802.23 Alpha]]—the ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]'' cartoon.<ref name=almanacII/>
*[[Aurex 103.10 Alpha]]—the ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Legends of the Microns]]'' cartoon.<ref name=todiegame>"[[To Die Game!]]"</ref>
*[[Aurex 203.26 Zeta]]—the ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' [[Reader's Digest]] books.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Aurex 503.01 Gamma]]—the ''[[Linkage (comic)|Linkage]]'' comic mini-series.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Aurex 503.21 Gamma]]—the [[Transformers: Armada (Panini)|Panini ''Armada'' comic]].<ref name=andromedafb/>
*[[Aurex 603.0 Kappa]]—''[[Transformers Armada: The Energon Within|The Energon Within]]'' video game.<ref name="almanacII">''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II]]''</ref>
*[[Aurex 204.0 Kappa]]—the ''[[Transformers Energon: Battle for Megatron|Battle for Megatron]]'' online game.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Aurex 304.0 Epsilon]]—the Megawing [[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron]] [[The Official Transformers Collectors' Club Magazine issue 1|instructions]].<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Aurex 404.11 Kappa]]—the ''[[Transformers (Armada PS2)|Transformers]]'' PlayStation 2 video game.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Aurex 604.0 Beta]]—the [[Omega Sentinel (Energon)|Omega Sentinel]] toy.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Aurex 604.24 Gamma]]—the [[Energon Volume 4|fourth ''Energon'' pack-in comic]].<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Aurex 1104.30-DB Zeta]]—the "[[Lonesome Diesel]]" short story.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Aurex 1104.30-JH Zeta]]—the "[[Fire in the Dark]]" short story.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Aurex 1104.30-JM Zeta]]—the "[[Something Robotic This Way Comes]]" short story.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Aurex 105.08 Alpha]]—the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|Galaxy Force]]'' cartoon.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Aurex 105.15 Gamma]]—the ''[[Transformers: Galaxy Force (manga)|Transformers: Galaxy Force]]'' manga.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Aurex 405.0 Epsilon]]—the [[Fun Publications]] ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' fiction.<ref name=andromedafb/>
*[[Aurex 006.0 Kappa]]—the ''[[Transformers Cybertron: Primus Unleashed]]'' online game.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Aurex 606.0 Kappa]]—the canceled ''[[Transformers Cybertron: Quest for Cybertron|Quest for Cybertron]]'' game.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
[[File:DWArmada5 Demolishor whatmakeshumanstick.jpg|thumb|upright=2.3|"Urg, guys, I think we've got humans all over these."]]
*[[Aurex 906.29 Alpha]]—the alternate universe seen in the end credits of the episode "[[Beginning]]".<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Aurex 1006.0 Beta]]—Jungle Planet [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]]'s toy bio.<ref name=andromedafb/>
*[[Aurex 1107.23 Beta]]—the [[Tech Spec]]s from the Black Friday release date of the [[Cannonball (Cybertron)|Cannonball]]/[[Downshift (Energon)|Downshift]] "Search for the Pirate Moon" two-pack.<ref name=TransformersIQ>''[[Transformers I.Q. issue 14|Transformers I.Q.]]'' in [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 56|Club magazine #56]]</ref>
*[[Aurex 615.03 Epsilon]]—the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]] of [[Alpha Q's universe]].<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Aurex something something]]— the universe where a bunch of [[Cy-Kill (GoBots)|Cy-Kill]]'s new [[Renegade]]s came from.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>

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==[[Cymond]]==
[[File:Diaclone GRB logo.png|right|thumb|250px]]
The [[continuity family]] for [[Pre-Transformers|pre-''Transformers'']] lines and other miscellaneous series related to ''Transformers''.
*[[Cymond 772.0 Beta]]—the ''Henshin Cyborg'', ''[[Diakron]]'', and ''[[Kronoform]]'' toylines.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Cymond 381.0 Beta]]—the "New ''[[Microman]]''" toyline that included ''[[Micro Change]]''.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Cymond 1184.0 Gamma]]—the ''[[Starriors]]'' comic miniseries.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Cymond 290.03 Alpha]]—the first ''[[Brave (franchise)|Brave]]'' {{w|Brave Exkaiser|anime}}.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Cymond 999.04 Alpha]]—the first ''[[Zoids]]'' {{w|Zoids: Chaotic Century|anime}}.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>

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==[[Fornax]]==
[[File:DecepticonKreons.jpg|right|250px|thumb]]
The [[Kre-O|''Kre-O'' continuity family]]

*[[Fornax 711.01 Alpha]]—the ''[[Kre-O Transformers (cartoon)|Kre-O Transformers]]'' cartoon.<ref name=completealmanac/>
*[[Fornax 613.03 Alpha]]—the ''[[Kre-O Transformers (cartoon)|Kre-O: Think Like A Kreon]]'' cartoon.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Fornax 813.0 Gamma]]—the ''[[Kre-O Transformers (comic)|Kre-O Transformers]]'' comic.<ref name=completealmanac/>

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==[[Gargent]]==
[[File:Gobots DVD case.jpg|right|upright=0.8|thumb|Not to be confused with [[#Yayayarst|these guys]].]]
The [[GoBots|''GoBots'' continuity family]].

*[[Gargent 984.08 Alpha]]—the ''Challenge of the GoBots'' cartoon.<ref name=almanacII/>
*[[Gargent 1084.29 Alpha]]—the five-part ''Challenge of the GoBots'' miniseries, comprising the first five episodes of the regular series.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Gargent 1184.10 Gamma]]—the {{w|Robo Machines (comics)|''Robo Machines'' comic}}.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Gargent -1185.01 Alpha]]—an evil ''GoBots'' mirror universe from the cartoon episode "Transfer Point".<ref name=completealmanac/>
*[[Gargent 186.0 Gamma]]—the ''Gobots Magazine''.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Gargent 087.0 Kappa]]—the ''Challenge of the Gobots'' game.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>

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==[[Iocus]]==
[[File:Legends web comic.jpg|right|upright=1.2|thumb|Iocus 514.31 Hentai]]
A [[continuity family]] for miscellaneous franchises that usually tend to be generic or overlap with various other continuity families, such as ''[[Construct-Bots]]'', ''[[Bot Shots (franchise)|Bot Shots]]'', and ''[[Hero Mashers]]''.

*[[Iocus 606.0 Beta‎]]—the ''[[Attacktix]]'' toyline.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Iocus 607.02 Kappa]]—the ''[[3D Battle-Card Game]]''.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Iocus 1012.30 Gamma]]—the ''[[Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe]]'' book.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Iocus 214.24 Kappa]]—the ''[[Battle Masters]]'' mobile game.
*[[Legends World|Iocus 514.31 Gamma]]—the ''[[Transformers Legends (comic)|Transformers Legends]]'' comic.

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==[[Lukas]]==
[[File:DarthVader-SWTF-Art.jpg|right|upright=0.8|thumb|Disney scrubbed the canon, but ''we'' remember.]]
The [[Star Wars (franchise)|''Star Wars'' continuity family]].

*[[Lukas 577.25 Beta]]—the ''[[Star Wars Transformers (2005 toyline)|Star Wars Transformers]]'' continuity.<ref name=completealmanac/>

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==[[Malgus]]==
[[File:Arrival1 coverRI.jpg|right|thumb|250px]]
The [[Animated continuity family|''Animated'' continuity family]].
*[[Malgus 1207.26 Alpha]]—the ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Animated]]'' cartoon continuity.<ref name=almanac>''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac]]''</ref>
*[[Malgus 508.6 Zeta]]—the ''[[Robot Roll Call]]'' storybook.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Malgus 1008.19 Gamma]]—the [[Transformers Animated (Titan)|Titan ''Animated'' comic]].<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Malgus 410.03 Delta]]—the [[Otoboto family]] segments from the Japanese release of the ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Animated]]'' cartoon.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Malgus -411.27 Zeta]]—the ''[[Shattered Glass Animated]]'' universe.<ref>''[[Transformers I.Q. issue 16]]'' in [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 58|Club magazine #58]]</ref>

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==[[Nexus (cluster)|Nexus]]==
[[File:Axiomnexusgonetoofar.jpg|right|upright=0.8|thumb]]
The [[Transformers: TransTech|''TransTech'' continuity family]].

*[[Nexus 208.0 Epsilon]]—[[Axiom Nexus]].<ref name=almanacII/>

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==[[Primax]]==
The [[Generation 1 continuity family]], which also encompasses the [[Beast Era]]. There are a '''LOT''' of these! The [[Vector Prime]] and [[Rhinox (TransTech)|Rhinox]] of [[Axiom Nexus]] posit that the [[multiverse]] may have started from a Primax reality, hence the sheer volume of them.

===Alpha universal streams===
[[File:TransformersLogoSlantedOrange.jpg|right|thumb|300px|''This'' one, you know.]]
*[[Primax 984.17 Alpha]]—''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'' cartoon.<ref name=almanacII/>
*[[G1 World|Primax 785.06 Alpha]]—the ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)#Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]'' cartoon.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 1185.04 Alpha]]—the universe introduced in the ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' episodes "Worlds Without End".<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 1086.01 Alpha]]—the alternate [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]] timeline beginning with "[[Dark Awakening (episode)|Dark Awakening]]".<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 787.3 Alpha]]—''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|The Headmasters]]'' cartoon.<ref name="ilowtech"/>
*[[Primax 1087.09 Alpha]]—the ''[[Video Challenger]]'' opening of the ''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|Headmasters]]''.<ref name=almanacII/>
*[[Primax 488.12 Alpha]]—the ''[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (cartoon)|Super-God Masterforce]]'' cartoon.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 496.22 Alpha]]—the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' cartoon.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 1097.01 Alpha]]—the Japanese ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)#Japan|Beast Wars]]'' cartoon.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 498.1 Alpha]]—the ''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars II]]'' cartoon.<ref>[[Transformers I.Q.#issue 50|''Transformers I.Q.'' #8]] in [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 50|Club magazine #50]]</ref>
*[[Primax 1298.19 Alpha]]—the ''[[Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger!]]'' film.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 400.05 Alpha]]—the ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|Car Robots]]'' cartoon.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 1108.10 Alpha]]—the ''[[Transformers: Universe (cartoon)|Universe]]'' cartoon.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>

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===Beta universal streams===
[[File:Transformers-G1-toy-catalog-1984.jpg|thumb|300px]]
*[[Primax 185.0 Beta]]—the [[Decepto-Pack]] toy.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 092.0 Beta]]—the [[Megavisor]] image of [[Hyperdrive (Turbomaster)|Hyperdrive]] from the [[Skyquake (G1)|Skyquake]] toy.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 094.0 Beta]]—the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#HeroOptimusPrime|Hero Optimus Prime toy]].<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 095.0 Beta]]—the [[Bulletbike (G2)|Bulletbike]] toy's bio.<ref name="ilowtech">"[[I, Lowtech]]"</ref>
*[[Primax 096.0 Beta]]—the home to many [[Unreleased toy|unreleased]] ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'' toys.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 196.0 Beta]]—the first wave ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' bios.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 296.0 Beta]]—the second wave ''Beast Wars'' bios.<ref name=andromedafb/>
*[[Primax 700.0 Beta]]—[[Primal Prime]]'s ''Beast Machines'' toy bio.
*[[Primax 603.0 Beta]]—the ''[[Heroes of Cybertron (toyline)|Heroes of Cybertron]]'' [[Gigatron (G1)|Gigatron]] toy.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[BT World|Primax 903.0 Beta]]—the ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Binaltech]]'' continuity.<ref>"[[To Mega Therion]]"</ref>
*[[Primax 905.0 Beta]]—the ''[[The Transformers: Binaltech Asterisk|Binaltech Asterisk]]'' continuity.<ref>"[[The World Is Flat!]]"</ref>
*[[Primax 1206.0 Beta]]—the [[Autorooper]] toy and the timeline included with it.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 308.13 Beta]]—the [[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (pack-in manga)|''Henkei! Henkei!'' pack-in manga]].<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 109.0 Beta]]—the original home of ''[[Transformers: Alternity|Alternity]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Convoy Vibrant Red]].<ref>[[From Here to Alternity]]</ref>
*[[Primax 513.25 Beta]]—the ''[[Transformers GT: Mission GT-R (franchise)|Transformers GT: Mission GT-R]]'' toyline.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 716.21 Beta]]—the tech specs of the Titan Force [[San Diego Comic-Con]] exclusive.<ref name=andromedafb/>

===Gamma universal streams===
[[File:Marvelcomicscontinuity.jpg|thumb|300px|The [[Marvel Comics continuity]] alone has enough alternate timelines to be its own continuity family.]]
*[[Primax 984.0 Gamma]]—the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|U.S. Marvel ''The Transformers'' comic]].<ref name="witheredhope"/>
*[[Primax 984.20 Gamma]]—the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel UK|UK Marvel ''The Transformers'' comic]].<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 1285.0 Gamma]]—The "[[Plague of the Insecticons!]]" comic.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 886.0 Gamma]]—the Marvel ''[[Transformers: The Movie (Marvel comic)|Transformers: The Movie]]'' comic.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 986.13 Gamma]]—the alternate Marvel UK future of "[[Target: 2006]]".<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 388.0 Gamma]]—the ''[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (manga)|Super-God Masterforce]]'' manga.<ref name=almanacII/>
*[[Primax 488.0 Gamma]]—the U.S. comic adaptation of "[[The Big Broadcast of 2006 (issue)|The Big Broadcast of 2006]]".<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 290.03 Gamma]]—the Marvel Comics UK [[Earthforce]] continuity.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 490.0 Gamma]]—the universe introduced in "[[Rhythms of Darkness!]]"<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 094.0 Gamma]]—[[The Official Transformers: Generation 2 Annual]].<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 994.0 Gamma]]—the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (Fleetway)|Fleetway ''Generation 2'' comic]].<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 895.0 Gamma]]—the "[[The New Battle!!]]" comic.<ref>[[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 49|"Hero" Optimus Prime bio in Club magazine #49]]</ref>
*[[Primax 798.0 Gamma]]—the ''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (manga)|Beast Wars II]]'' manga.<ref name=andromedafb/>
*[[Primax 302.06 Gamma]]—the [[Dreamwave Generation One continuity|Dreamwave Generation 1 comics]].<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 603.0 Gamma]]—the [[Transformers: Universe CD-ROM|''Universe'' CD-ROM]] comic.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 703.02 Gamma]]—the [[Devil's Due Press]] ''[[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers continuity|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers]]'' comics.<ref name=almanacII/>
*[[Primax 703.09 Gamma]]—the doomed universe introduced in [[Dreamwave Armada issue 13|''Armada'' #13]].<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 903.04 Gamma]]—the Dreamwave ''[[Transformers/G.I. Joe]]'' comics.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 1103.12-R Gamma]]—the ''Beast Machines'' universe glimpsed in "[[Worlds Collide, Part 4 of 4]]".<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 504.0 Gamma]]—the ''[[The Beast Within|Beast Within]]'' comic.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 704.08 Gamma]]—the "[[Ain't No Rat]]" comic.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 1005.19 Gamma]]—the [[2005 IDW continuity|2005 IDW comics]].<ref>"[[Timeless]]"</ref>
[[File:Thefunctionistcouncil.jpg|right|thumb|"So it's unanimous. We find ''[[B.O.T. (episode)|B.O.T.]]'' guilty."]]
*[[Primax 206.15 Gamma]]—the IDW ''[[Transformers, Beast Wars: The Gathering|Beast Wars]]'' comics.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 206.24 Gamma]]—the ''[[Beast Wars Reborn]]'' text story.<ref name=askvectorprimefb>[[Ask Vector Prime]] on Facebook</ref>
*[[Primax 706.05 Gamma]]—the IDW ''[[Hearts of Steel]]'' comics.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 806.30 Gamma]]—the vision of the future in ''[[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers: The Art of War]]'' [[The Art of War issue 5|#5]].<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 208.15 Gamma]]—the "[[Hail and Farewell]]" comic strip.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax -408.01 Gamma]]—the "[[Shattered Expectations (SG)|Shattered Expectations]]" April Fools' Day comic.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 1008.15 Gamma]]—the ''Comic BunBun'' [[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (Comic BunBun)|''Henkei! Henkei!'' manga]].<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 209.0 Gamma]]—the universe of the ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' bios.<ref>[[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 49|BWU Depth Charge bio in Club magazine #49]]</ref>
*[[Primax 209.20 Gamma]]—the ''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (Generations manga)|Henkei! Henkei!]]'' manga in the ''[[Transformers Generations (series)|Transformers Generations]]'' guidebook series.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 512.5 Gamma]]—the ''[[The Transformers: Regeneration One|Regeneration One]]'' comic.<ref name=completealmanac>''[[Transformers Animated: The Complete AllSpark Almanac]]''</ref>
*[[Primax 113.23 Gamma]]—the "[[Mars Attacks: The Transformers]]" comic.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 713.31 Gamma]]—the "[[Metrowars]]" guidebook manga.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Cloud World|Primax 514.29 Gamma]]—the ''[[Transformers Cloud|Cloud]]'' continuity.<ref name=completealmanac/>
*[[Primax 514.3 Gamma]]—the IDW ''[[Transformers vs. G.I. Joe]]'' comic series.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Functionist Universe|Primax 1114.26 Gamma]]—the [[Functionist Universe]].<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 625.12 Gamma]]—the "[[A Cliffjumper(s) Tale]]" comic.<ref name="cliffjumperstale">"[[A Cliffjumper(s) Tale]]"</ref>

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===Delta universal streams===
*[[Primax 988.0 Delta]]—the bookend segments of Season 5 of ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'' cartoon.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>

===Epsilon universal streams===
[[File:BC01adv.jpg|right|thumb]]
*[[Primax 797.18 Epsilon]]—the [[Beast Wars continuity#3H Productions|3H Beast Era]] continuity.<ref name=andromedafb/>
*[[Primax 905.22 Epsilon]]—the "[[Descent into Evil]]" continuity.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 207.0 Epsilon]]—the Fun Publications ''[[Transformers: Classics#Fiction|Classics]]'' continuity.<ref name="witheredhope">"[[Withered Hope]]"</ref>
*[[Primax -408.24 Epsilon]]—the ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' continuity.<ref>[[Aquarius (SG)|SG Aquarius]]'s bio in [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 27|Club magazine #27]]</ref>
*[[Primax 509.28 Epsilon]]—the ''[[Transformers: Wings Universe|Wings Universe]]'' continuity.<ref>"[[Invasion: Epilogue]]"</ref>
*[[Primax 913.12 Epsilon]]—the [[INSIRT]] continuity first seen in "[[Timeless]]".<ref name="rookfb">[[Rook - Axiom Nexus News: Investigative Journalist]]</ref>
*[[Primax 215.19 Epsilon]]—the universe of the ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' prose <ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 704.31 Epsilon]]—the "[[Shell Game]]" and "[[The Sound of Science]]" comics.<ref name="soundofscience">"[[The Sound of Science]]"</ref>

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===Zeta universal streams===
[[File:KidsPrime1.jpg|thumb|300px]]
*[[Primax 485.27 Zeta]]—the draft script of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 785.13 Zeta]]—the [[Letters page (Marvel UK)|Marvel UK letters page]].<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 489.0 Zeta]]—the ''[[Transformers Comic-Magazin]]''.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 290.0 Zeta]]—the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone]]'' story pages.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 1291.0 Zeta]]—the "[[Another Time & Place]]" text story.<ref name="witheredhope"/>
*[[Primax 304.25-P3 Zeta]]—the unused [[Pretender]] concept art seen in the deluxe edition of ''[[Transformers Generations (guidebook)#Editions|Transformers Generations]]''.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 1104.30-TW Zeta]]—the "[[Collect and Save]]" short story.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 807.11 Zeta]]—the timeline included with the ''[[Kiss Players/15 Go! Go!]]'' compilation.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 208.06 Zeta]]—the alternate universe mentioned in [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]]'s ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook]]'' profile.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 308.0 Zeta]]—the ''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers -Visualize-|Henkei! Henkei!]]'' magazine shorts.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax yadda-yadda Zeta]]—the [[Big Looker Storybook]]s.<ref>[[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 61|Hot Shot's Bot Thoughts in Club magazine #61]]</ref>

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===Eta universal streams===
[[File:Tf battleforplanetearth.jpg|right|thumb]]
*[[Primax 085.0 Eta]]—''[[The Battle for Planet Earth]]'' audio stories.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 406.3 Eta]]—the ''[[Transformers: Kiss Players (radio drama)|Kiss Players]]'' radio drama.<ref name=todiegame/>

===Theta universal streams===
*[[Primax 698.20 Theta]]—the "[[Visitations]]" script reading.<ref name=almanacII/>
*[[Primax 614.21 Theta]]—the "[[Prevenge]]" script reading.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>

===Iota universal streams===
*[[Primax 712.17 Iota]]—A proposed third-season episode of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]].<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 514.23 Iota]]—the ''[[Transformers × Evangelion]]'' online text story.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>

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===Kappa universal streams===
[[File:N64 Optimus Primal.jpg|right|thumb|Maybe there's a Primax where this doesn't look dated.]]
*[[Primax 1086.0 Kappa]]—''[[The Transformers: Battle to Save the Earth]]'' video game.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 1286.3 Kappa]]—the ''[[Transformers: Mystery of Convoy|Mystery of Convoy]]'' video game.<ref name=todiegame/>
*[[Primax 399.19 Kappa]]—the ''[[Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars: Beast Warriors' Strongest Decisive Battle]]'' video game.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 700.12-N4 Kappa]]—the Nintendo 64 ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (N64)|Beast Wars Transmetals]]'' video game.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 700.12-SP Kappa]]—the PlayStation ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (PS)|Beast Wars Transmetals]]'' video game.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 1003.30 Kappa]]—the Japanese PlayStation 2 ''[[The Transformers (G1 PS2)|The Transformers]]'' video game.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 1108.12 Kappa]]—the ''[[Transformers G1: Awakening]]'' mobile game.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 610.17 Kappa]]—the ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (games)|Transformers: War for Cybertron]]'' video games.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 1212.13 Kappa]]—the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile game.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 1015.06 Kappa]]—the ''[[Transformers: Devastation]]'' video game.<ref name=editorfb>[[Axiom Nexus News Editor]]</ref>
*[[Primax 616.02 Kappa]]-the ''[[Transformers: Earth Wars]]'' mobile game.<ref name=andromedafb/>
*[[Primax 1099.01-N6 Kappa]]—the ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (N64)|Transformers: Beast Wars Metals 64]]'' video game.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 1099.01-PS Kappa]]—the ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (PS)|Transformers: Beast Wars Metals: Clash! Intense Battle]]'' video game.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>

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===Lambda universal streams===
[[File:MarvelUS-01.jpg|right|thumb|"I think Optimus is smaller than Godzilla." "Pfff, it’s not to ''[[scale]]''."]]
*[[Primax 1186.0 Lambda]]—the cover of [[Funeral for a Friend!|#26]] of the Marvel ''[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|The Transformers]]'' series.<ref name=completealmanac/>
*[[Primax 487.0 Lambda]]—the ''Grand Scramble Team'' art from the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010 (story page)|''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010'' story pages]].<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 903.0-M Lambda]]—the ''[[Machine Wars: Transformers|Machine Wars]]'' [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] art from ''[[Genesis: The Art of Transformers]]''.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 1104.10 Lambda]]—the cover of [[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 3|''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II'' #3]].<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 708.10-R Lambda]]—the retail-exclusive cover of [[All Hail Megatron issue 1|''All Hail Megatron'' #1]].<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 613.28 Lambda]]—the convention exclusive cover of ''[[My Little Pony|My Little Pony Micro-Series]]'' #5.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Primax 1215.02-RH Lambda]]—the subscription cover of [[Conquerors Part 3: Helden|''The Transformers'' vol. 2 #48]].<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>

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==[[Quadwal]]==
[[File:BotCon2008-FridayFloor.jpg|right|upright=1.2|thumb|You should be very familiar with this one.]]
A [[Transformers timeline|strangely divergent continuity family]].

*[[Quadwal -3760.925 Theta]]—the world in which [[Jim Sorenson (Animated)|Jim Sorenson]] and [[Bill Forster (Animated)|Bill Forster]] were recruited to write ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark Almanac]]''.<ref name=almanac/><ref>The origin date of September 25, -3760 is also a reference; September 25, 3760 B.C.E. is the first day of the {{w|Hebrew calendar}} That answers THAT question.</ref>
*[[Quadwal 1215.15 Epsilon]]—a world where ''[[GoBots]]'' was more successful than ''[[The Transformers (franchise)|The Transformers]]''.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>

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==[[Rovio (universal cluster)|Rovio]]==
[[File:ABTF IDW promo.jpg|right|upright=1.0|thumb]]
The [[Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|''Angry Birds'' continuity family]].

*[[Rovio 914.25 Kappa]]—the ''[[Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers]]'' mobile game.<ref name=completealmanac/>

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==[[Tyran]]==
[[File:AOEOptimusRidingGrimlock.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4|The timeline that makes that dollar, y'all (''MOTHER****ING MONEY'')]]
The [[Movie continuity family]].

*[[Tyran 207.28 Gamma]]—the [[Movie expanded universe timeline|IDW movie comics]].<ref name=completealmanac/>
*[[Tyran 307.27 Zeta]]—the world of ''[[Transformers: Ghosts of Yesterday|Ghosts of Yesterday]]''.<ref name=almanacII/>
*[[Tyran 407.1 Beta]]—the world of the movie toyline's [[Tech Spec]]s.<ref name=todiegame/>
*[[Tyran 607.07 Kappa]]—the ''[[Capture the Cube]]'' online game.<ref name=almanacII/>
*[[Tyran 707.04 Delta]]—the [[Live-action film series|live-action ''Transformers'' films]].<ref name="witheredhope"/>
*[[Tyran 208.28 Gamma]]—the alternate Titan Magazines timeline started by "[[Transformers Comic issue 9|Twilight's Last Gleaming]]".<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Tyran 509.12 Zeta]]—''[[Revenge of the Fallen: The Junior Novel]]''.<ref name=completealmanac/>
*[[Tyran 509.28 Kappa]]—the ''[[Autobot Stronghold]]'' game.<ref name=andromedafb/>
*[[Tyran 609.08 Kappa]]—the ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Glu)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' mobile game.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Tyran 609.22 Iota]]—the [[Burger King]] ''[[Transform Your Way]]'' website.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Tyran 609.23-PX Kappa]]—the ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' PS3 game.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Tyran 609.23-XP Kappa]]—the ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' PC video game.<ref name=completealmanac/>
*[[Tyran 110.21 Alpha]]—the ''[[Transformers: Cyber Missions]]'' online cartoon.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Tyran 511.0 Kappa]]—the ''[[Victory Is Sweet]]'' game.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Tyran 611.14 Kappa]]—the ''[[Dark of the Moon (video games)|Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]'' video games from Activision.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Tyran 611.28 Kappa]]—the ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (mobile game)|Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]'' mobile game.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Tyran 1211.03 Theta]]—the world of [[Transformers: The Ride – 3D]].<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Tyran 614.19 Kappa]]—the ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (mobile game)|Transformers: Age of Extinction]]'' mobile game.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>

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==[[Uniend]]==
[[File:PrimeTS-Autobots.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4|"This is getting confusing. Why don't we call our universe 'Universe A' and this universe 'Universe B'?" "Hey! Why can't we be Universe A?"]]
The [[Aligned continuity family]].

*[[Uniend 610.23 Zeta]]—the Aligned novel series begun by ''[[Transformers: Exodus|Exodus]]''.<ref name=andromedafb>[[Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News Reporter]]</ref>
*[[Uniend 911.05 Alpha]]—the ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]'' cartoon continuity.<ref name=completealmanac/>
*[[Uniend 312.0 Kappa]]—the ''[[Transformers Online (2012 video game)|Transformers Online]]'' game.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Uniend 812.21 Kappa]]—the ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron (video game)|Fall of Cybertron]]'' video game.<ref name=completealmanac/>
*[[Uniend 1012.30 Kappa]]—''[[Transformers: Prime - The Game]]''.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Uniend 1212.01 Beta]]—the [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#DarkGuard|Dark Guard Optimus Prime toy]].<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Uniend 713.01 Alpha]]—the ''[[Triple Combination: Transformers Go! (cartoon)|Go!]]'' cartoon.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Uniend 1214.19 Kappa]]—the ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|Robots in Disguise]]'' mobile game.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>

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==[[Viron]]==
[[File:Fortress Maximus Koji Tai.jpg|right|upright=1.2|thumb|"Viron 90... no, this isn't working, Koji. Just write down we're Earth-1."]]
The [[Robots in Disguise continuity family|''Robots in Disguise'' continuity family]].

*[[Viron 901.8 Alpha]]—the 2001 ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|Robots in Disguise]]'' cartoon.<ref name=TransformersIQ/>
*[[Viron 102.0 Beta]]—the [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys|Air Attack Optimus Primal]] toy.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Viron 403.0 Beta]]—the [[Dreadwind (RID)|Dreadwind]] and [[Smokejumper]] toys<ref name=almanacII/> and the [[Transformers: Dinobots|Dinobots toyline]]<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Viron 903.0 Beta]]—the Sam's Club-exclusive release of [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]].<ref name=andromedafb/>
*[[Viron 1103.12 Gamma]]—the home of the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 franchise)|Universe]]'' Spy Changers seen in "[[Worlds Collide, Part 4 of 4]]".<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Viron 704.08 Gamma]]—the "[[Ultra Magnus...to the Rescue?]]" comic.<ref name=completealmanac/>
*[[Viron 704.31 Epsilon]]—the "[[Shell Game]]" comic and its expanded [[Ask Vector Prime#Facebook |Ask Vector Prime]] story.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>

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==[[Xobitor]]==
[[File:ProtectonsSL.jpg|right|upright=1.2|thumb|''This'' one, you probably don't know.]]
The ''[[Robotix]]'' [[continuity family]].
*[[Xobitor 1085.06 Alpha]]—the ''Robotix'' cartoon.<ref name=almanacII/>
*[[Xobitor 286.0 Gamma]]—the ''Robotix'' comic.<ref name=almanacII/>

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==[[Yayayarst]]==
[[File:PlayskoolGo-BotsVHSCover.jpg|right|upright=0.8|thumb|No, this has nothing to do with [[#Gargent|them]].]]
The [[Go-Bots continuity family|''Go-Bots'' continuity family]].
*[[Yayayarst 086.0 Beta]]—the world of ''[[First Transformers]]''.<ref name=askvectorprimefb/>
*[[Yayayarst 201.11 Beta]]—the world of ''[[1-2-3 Transformers]]''.<ref name=almanacII/>

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