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2025-03-31T00:05:14Z

Digital Collector: Created page with "I have discovered [https://tformers.com/2652 a TFormers article] from March 2004 that implies the two TV-aired Go-Bots episodes were aired later that same month, but the artic..."

I have discovered [https://tformers.com/2652 a TFormers article] from March 2004 that implies the two TV-aired Go-Bots episodes were aired later that same month, but the articles on this wiki for both episodes say "March/April 2005" rather than 2004. Should I edit the articles, or is there evidence for the 2005 date I'm not aware of?
--[[User:Digital Collector|Digital Collector]] ([[User talk:Digital Collector|talk]]) 20:05, 30 March 2025 (EDT)

Eggleo

2022-04-06T23:49:52Z

Digital Collector: /* Beast Wars */ Made small formatting changes.

{{factions|maximal|unicron}}
:''Eggleo is a [[Maximal]] [[Egg Beast]] from the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:BW-toy Eggleo.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]

'''Eggleo''' (エッグレオ ''Eggureo'') is a strange little critter with a bizarre altmode and among the oldest known Maximals. Despite his small size, he exudes bravery and excels in quick combat.

==Fiction==
===Ask Vector Prime===
Eggleo was a sleeper agent of [[Unicron]], inserted into Maximal society. Like all the Egg Beasts, his alternate forms bore many similarities to Unicron's own structure. Unicron would reuse his design for the [[Sparkbot]] [[Angela]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 29/9/2015}}

==Toys==
===''Beast Wars''===
* '''Eggleo''' (Egg Beast, 1998)
** ''Japanese ID number:'' '''EC-1'''

: Eggleo transforms from a mechanical sphere (ostensibly an "egg" mode) into a lion. He is cast in translucent yellow plastic except for a handful of chromed and die-cast parts. He has a non-removable keychain attached to his [[robot mode]] back (well, you ''can'' remove it if you bend the metal attaching ring).

: The Egg Beasts were late (and low-run) additions to the [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' line, and as such demand a higher price tag than one would expect at first.

: This mold is a [[retool]]ing of the 1988 Takara ''{{w|Mashin Hero Wataru}}'' "Jaleon" toy, giving him a new loop for his attached keychain. The Wataru toy was a retool of the ''[[Micro Change]]'' "MC-15 Metal Leo" toy.

: The original [[Micro Change]] toy also included a base, as well as 2 guns that could be plugged into the back of the mane in lion configuration. These were excluded for all ''Mashin Hero Wataru'' and ''Transformers'' releases.

:This mold was also used to make [[Dark Eggleo]] and ''[[Transformers: Kiss Players (toyline)|Kiss Players]]'' [[Angela]].
::* ''[http://tfu.info/1998/Cybertron/EggLeo/eggleo.htm More information on Eggleo at TFU.info]''

==Notes==
*A use of the Eggleo mold was initially planned to act as "[[Unicron's subordinate]]'s subordinate" (ユニクロン手下の手下).<ref>[https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ad-FNovPMM8/YVyWT-y9ulI/AAAAAAABGsk/6BjMuiMHXjM37eymO-67lK8GC7MuCO8-QCPcBGAsYHg/s3470/104.jpg Model sheet of "Unicron's subordinate's subordinate"]</ref> This is perhaps why the Egg Beasts were used as servants of Unicron in later fiction.

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Beast Wars Maximals]]
[[Category:Japanese-original Transformers]]
[[Category:Unicron-related characters]]

Dark Eggleo

2022-04-06T23:48:13Z

Digital Collector: /* Beast Wars */ Made small formatting changes.

{{factions|predacon|unicron}}
:''Dark Eggleo is a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] [[Egg Beast]] from the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
{{mainpic}}

'''Dark Eggleo''' (ダークエッグレオ ''Dāku Eggureo'') is a strange little critter with a bizarre altmode and a set of very evil teeth, with which he supports the Predacons through biting. Like [[Ravage (G1)|many evil Cybertronic cats]], he is an expert saboteur and among the oldest known Predacons.

==Fiction==
===Ask Vector Prime===
Dark Eggleo was a sleeper agent of [[Unicron]], inserted into Predacon society. Like all the Egg Beasts, his alternate forms bore many similarities to Unicron's own structure. Unicron would reuse his design for the [[Sparkbot]] [[Angela]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/29}}

===''Generations Selects'' Special Comic===
In [[2011]], [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] fought against the combined [[Autobot]] and [[Decepticon]] attempt to seal him into the [[Triple Z Point]] by reconstructing himself from a cadre of [[Acolyte of Unicron|disciples]] that included Dark Eggleos. {{storylink|Super Megatron comic 1}}

==Toys==
===''Beast Wars''===
[[Image:BW-toy DarkEggleo.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Hush my darling, be still my darling, the lion keeps your keys.]]
* '''Dark Eggleo''' (Egg Beast, 1998)
** ''Japanese ID number:'' '''ED-1'''

: Dark Eggleo transforms from a mechanical sphere (ostensibly an "egg" mode) into a lion. He is cast in translucent dark green plastic except for a handful of chromed and die-cast parts. He has a non-removable keychain attached to his [[robot mode]] back (well, you ''can'' remove it if you bend the metal attaching ring).

: The Egg Beasts were late (and low-run) additions to the [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' line, and as such demand a higher price tag than one would expect at first.

: This mold is a [[retool]]ing of the 1988 Takara ''{{w|Mashin Hero Wataru}}'' "Jaleon" toy, giving him a new loop for his attached keychain. The Wataru toy was a retool of the ''[[Micro Change]]'' "MC-15 Metal Leo" toy.

: The original [[Micro Change]] toy also included a base, as well as 2 guns that could be plugged into the back of the mane in lion configuration. These were excluded from all ''Mashin Hero Wataru'' and ''Transformers'' releases.

:This mold was also used to make [[Eggleo]] and ''[[Transformers: Kiss Players (toyline)|Kiss Players]]'' [[Angela#Toys|Angela]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/1998/Destron/DarkEggLeo/darkeggleo.htm More information on Dark Eggleo at TFU.info]''

==Notes==
*A use of the Eggleo mold was initially planned to act as "[[Unicron's subordinate]]'s subordinate" (ユニクロン手下の手下).<ref>[https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ad-FNovPMM8/YVyWT-y9ulI/AAAAAAABGsk/6BjMuiMHXjM37eymO-67lK8GC7MuCO8-QCPcBGAsYHg/s3470/104.jpg Model sheet of "Unicron's subordinate's subordinate"]</ref> This is perhaps why the Egg Beasts were used as servants of Unicron in later fiction.

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Beast Wars Predacons]]
[[Category:Japanese-original Transformers]]
[[Category:Unicron-related characters]]

Eggbird

2022-04-06T23:46:50Z

Digital Collector: /* Beast Wars */ Made small formatting changes.

{{factions|maximal|unicron}}
:''Eggbird is a [[Maximal]] [[Egg Beast]] from the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:BW-toy Eggbird.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Reeeeeed Robot! ''Yummmmm'']]

'''Eggbird''' (エッグバード ''Eggubādo'') is the airborne Maximal [[Egg Beast]], able to transform from a hawk mode into, uh, a ball. Like his fellow Egg Beasts, he is among the oldest of the Maximals. His small stature belies his bravery and experience in aerial combat.

==Fiction==
===Ask Vector Prime===
Eggbird was a sleeper agent of [[Unicron]], inserted into Maximal society. Like all the Egg Beasts, his alternate forms bore many similarities to Unicron's own structure. Unicron would reuse his design for the [[Sparkbot]] [[Zangetsu]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 29/9/2015}}

{{-}}
==Toys==
===''Beast Wars''===
* '''Eggbird''' (Egg Beast, 1998)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''EC-2'''

: Eggbird transforms from a mechanical sphere (ostensibly an "egg" mode) into a robotic hawk. He is cast in red translucent plastic except for a handful of chromed and die-cast parts. He has a non-removable keychain attached to his beast-mode breast (well, you ''can'' remove it if you bend the metal attaching ring).

: The Egg Beasts were late (and low-run) additions to the [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' line, and as such demand a higher price tag than one would expect at first.

: This mold is a [[retool]]ing of the 1988 Takara ''{{w|Mashin Hero Wataru}}'' "Jakuro" toy, giving him a new loop for his attached keychain. The Wataru toy was a retool of the ''[[Micro Change]]'' Meteor Robo "MC-16 Metal Hawk" toy.

: The original ''[[Micro Change]]'' toy also included a base and 2 guns that could be mounted in either configuration. These were excluded from all ''Mashin Hero Wataru'' and ''Transformers'' releases.

: This mold was also used to make [[Dark Eggbird]] and ''[[Transformers: Kiss Players (toyline)|Kiss Players]]'' [[Zangetsu]].

::* ''[http://tfu.info/1998/Cybertron/EggBird/eggbird.htm More information on Eggbird at TFU.info]''

[[Category:Beast Wars Maximals]]
[[Category:Japanese-original Transformers]]
[[Category:Unicron-related characters]]

Dark Eggbird

2022-04-06T23:45:48Z

Digital Collector: /* Beast Wars */ Added mention of the earlier Mashin Hero Wataru release of the mold.

{{faction|predacon|unicron}}
:''Dark Eggbird is a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] from the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:BW-art DarkEggbird.jpg|right|thumb|250px|All of his meat is dark meat.]]

'''Dark Eggbird''' (ダークエッグバード ''Dāku Eggubādo'') is the airborne Predacon [[Egg Beast]], able to transform from a stealthy and lethal hawk mode into, uh, a ball. Presumably he has found this worthwhile as part of his role as one of [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]'s top saboteurs.

Like his fellow Egg Beasts, he is among the oldest of the Predacons.

==Fiction==
===Ask Vector Prime===
Dark Eggbird was a sleeper agent of [[Unicron]], inserted into Predacon society. Like all the Egg Beasts, his alternate forms bore many similarities to Unicron's own structure. Unicron would reuse his design for the [[Sparkbot]] [[Zangetsu]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/29}}

===''Generations Selects Special Comic''===
In [[2011]], [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] fought against the combined [[Autobot]] and [[Decepticon]] attempt to seal him into the [[Triple Z Point]] by reconstructing himself from a cadre of [[Acolyte of Unicron|disciples]] that included Dark Eggbirds. {{storylink|Super Megatron comic 1}}

==Toys==
===''Beast Wars''===
[[File:BW-toy DarkEggbird.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Which mode do you think came first?]]
* '''Dark Eggbird''' (Egg Beast, 1998)
** ''ID number:'' '''ED-2'''

: Dark Eggbird transforms from a mechanical sphere (ostensibly an "egg" mode) into a robotic hawk. He is cast in purple translucent plastic except for a handful of chromed and die-cast parts. He has a non-removable keychain attached to his beast-mode breast (well, you ''can'' remove it if you bend the metal attaching ring).

: This mold is a [[retool]]ing of the 1988 Takara ''{{w|Mashin Hero Wataru}}'' "Jakuro" toy, giving him a new loop for his attached keychain. The Wataru toy was a retool of the ''[[Micro Change]]'' Meteor Robo "MC-16 Metal Hawk" toy.

: The original ''[[Micro Change]]'' toy also included a base and 2 guns that could be mounted in either configuration. These were excluded from all ''Mashin Hero Wataru'' and ''Transformers'' releases.

: The Egg Beasts were late (and low-run) additions to the [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' line, and as such demand a higher price tag than one would expect at first.

: This mold was also used to make [[Eggbird]] and ''[[Transformers: Kiss Players (toyline)|Kiss Players]]'' [[Zangetsu]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/1998/Destron/DarkEggBird/darkeggbird.htm More information on Dark Eggbird at TFU.info]''

[[Category:Beast Wars Predacons]]
[[Category:Japanese-original Transformers]]
[[Category:Unicron-related characters]]

Eggbird

2022-04-06T23:44:10Z

Digital Collector: /* Beast Wars */ Added mention of the earlier Mashin Hero Wataru release of the mold.

{{factions|maximal|unicron}}
:''Eggbird is a [[Maximal]] [[Egg Beast]] from the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:BW-toy Eggbird.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Reeeeeed Robot! ''Yummmmm'']]

'''Eggbird''' (エッグバード ''Eggubādo'') is the airborne Maximal [[Egg Beast]], able to transform from a hawk mode into, uh, a ball. Like his fellow Egg Beasts, he is among the oldest of the Maximals. His small stature belies his bravery and experience in aerial combat.

==Fiction==
===Ask Vector Prime===
Eggbird was a sleeper agent of [[Unicron]], inserted into Maximal society. Like all the Egg Beasts, his alternate forms bore many similarities to Unicron's own structure. Unicron would reuse his design for the [[Sparkbot]] [[Zangetsu]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 29/9/2015}}

{{-}}
==Toys==
===''Beast Wars''===
* '''Eggbird''' (Egg Beast, 1998)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''EC-2'''

: Eggbird transforms from a mechanical sphere (ostensibly an "egg" mode) into a robotic hawk. He is cast in red translucent plastic except for a handful of chromed and die-cast parts. He has a non-removable keychain attached to his beast-mode breast (well, you ''can'' remove it if you bend the metal attaching ring).

: The Egg Beasts were late (and low-run) additions to the [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' line, and as such demand a higher price tag than one would expect at first.

: This mold is a [[retool]]ing of the 1988 Takara ''{{w|Mashin Hero Wataru}}'' "Jakuro" toy, giving him a new loop for his attached keychain. The Wataru toy was a retool of the [[Micro Change]] Meteor Robo "MC-16 Metal Hawk" toy.

: The original ''[[Micro Change]]'' toy also included a base and 2 guns that could be mounted in either configuration. These were excluded from all ''Mashin Hero Wataru'' and ''Transformers'' releases.

: This mold was also used to make [[Dark Eggbird]] and ''[[Transformers: Kiss Players (toyline)|Kiss Players]]'' [[Zangetsu]].

::* ''[http://tfu.info/1998/Cybertron/EggBird/eggbird.htm More information on Eggbird at TFU.info]''

[[Category:Beast Wars Maximals]]
[[Category:Japanese-original Transformers]]
[[Category:Unicron-related characters]]

Dark Eggleo

2022-04-06T23:40:05Z

Digital Collector: /* Beast Wars */ Added mention of the earlier Mashin Hero Wataru release of the mold.

{{factions|predacon|unicron}}
:''Dark Eggleo is a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] [[Egg Beast]] from the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
{{mainpic}}

'''Dark Eggleo''' (ダークエッグレオ ''Dāku Eggureo'') is a strange little critter with a bizarre altmode and a set of very evil teeth, with which he supports the Predacons through biting. Like [[Ravage (G1)|many evil Cybertronic cats]], he is an expert saboteur and among the oldest known Predacons.

==Fiction==
===Ask Vector Prime===
Dark Eggleo was a sleeper agent of [[Unicron]], inserted into Predacon society. Like all the Egg Beasts, his alternate forms bore many similarities to Unicron's own structure. Unicron would reuse his design for the [[Sparkbot]] [[Angela]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/29}}

===''Generations Selects'' Special Comic===
In [[2011]], [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] fought against the combined [[Autobot]] and [[Decepticon]] attempt to seal him into the [[Triple Z Point]] by reconstructing himself from a cadre of [[Acolyte of Unicron|disciples]] that included Dark Eggleos. {{storylink|Super Megatron comic 1}}

==Toys==
===''Beast Wars''===
[[Image:BW-toy DarkEggleo.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Hush my darling, be still my darling, the lion keeps your keys.]]
* '''Dark Eggleo''' (Egg Beast, 1998)
** ''Japanese ID number:'' '''ED-1'''

: Dark Eggleo transforms from a mechanical sphere (ostensibly an "egg" mode) into a lion. He is cast in translucent dark green plastic except for a handful of chromed and die-cast parts. He has a non-removable keychain attached to his [[robot mode]] back (well, you ''can'' remove it if you bend the metal attaching ring).

: The Egg Beasts were late (and low-run) additions to the [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' line, and as such demand a higher price tag than one would expect at first.

: This mold is a [[retool]]ing of the 1988 Takara ''{{w|Mashin Hero Wataru}}'' "Jaleon" toy, giving him a new loop for his attached keychain. The Wataru toy was a retool of the [[Micro Change]] MC-15 toy.

: The original [[Micro Change]] toy also included a base, as well as 2 guns that could be plugged in to the back of the mane in lion configuration. These were excluded for all Transformers releases.

:This mold was also used to make [[Eggleo]] and ''[[Transformers: Kiss Players (toyline)|Kiss Players]]'' [[Angela#Toys|Angela]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/1998/Destron/DarkEggLeo/darkeggleo.htm More information on Dark Eggleo at TFU.info]''

==Notes==
*A use of the Eggleo mold was initially planned to act as "[[Unicron's subordinate]]'s subordinate" (ユニクロン手下の手下).<ref>[https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ad-FNovPMM8/YVyWT-y9ulI/AAAAAAABGsk/6BjMuiMHXjM37eymO-67lK8GC7MuCO8-QCPcBGAsYHg/s3470/104.jpg Model sheet of "Unicron's subordinate's subordinate"]</ref> This is perhaps why the Egg Beasts were used as servants of Unicron in later fiction.

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Beast Wars Predacons]]
[[Category:Japanese-original Transformers]]
[[Category:Unicron-related characters]]

Eggleo

2022-04-06T23:39:04Z

Digital Collector: /* Beast Wars */ Added mention of the earlier Mashin Hero Wataru release of the mold.

{{factions|maximal|unicron}}
:''Eggleo is a [[Maximal]] [[Egg Beast]] from the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:BW-toy Eggleo.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]

'''Eggleo''' (エッグレオ ''Eggureo'') is a strange little critter with a bizarre altmode and among the oldest known Maximals. Despite his small size, he exudes bravery and excels in quick combat.

==Fiction==
===Ask Vector Prime===
Eggleo was a sleeper agent of [[Unicron]], inserted into Maximal society. Like all the Egg Beasts, his alternate forms bore many similarities to Unicron's own structure. Unicron would reuse his design for the [[Sparkbot]] [[Angela]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 29/9/2015}}

==Toys==
===''Beast Wars''===
* '''Eggleo''' (Egg Beast, 1998)
** ''Japanese ID number:'' '''EC-1'''

: Eggleo transforms from a mechanical sphere (ostensibly an "egg" mode) into a lion. He is cast in translucent yellow plastic except for a handful of chromed and die-cast parts. He has a non-removable keychain attached to his [[robot mode]] back (well, you ''can'' remove it if you bend the metal attaching ring).

: The Egg Beasts were late (and low-run) additions to the [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' line, and as such demand a higher price tag than one would expect at first.

: This mold is a [[retool]]ing of the 1988 Takara ''{{w|Mashin Hero Wataru}}'' "Jaleon" toy, giving him a new loop for his attached keychain. The Wataru toy was a retool of the [[Micro Change]] MC-15 toy.

: The original [[Micro Change]] toy also included a base, as well as 2 guns that could be plugged in to the back of the mane in lion configuration. These were excluded for all Wataru and Transformers releases.

:This mold was also used to make [[Dark Eggleo]] and ''[[Transformers: Kiss Players (toyline)|Kiss Players]]'' [[Angela]].
::* ''[http://tfu.info/1998/Cybertron/EggLeo/eggleo.htm More information on Eggleo at TFU.info]''

==Notes==
*A use of the Eggleo mold was initially planned to act as "[[Unicron's subordinate]]'s subordinate" (ユニクロン手下の手下).<ref>[https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ad-FNovPMM8/YVyWT-y9ulI/AAAAAAABGsk/6BjMuiMHXjM37eymO-67lK8GC7MuCO8-QCPcBGAsYHg/s3470/104.jpg Model sheet of "Unicron's subordinate's subordinate"]</ref> This is perhaps why the Egg Beasts were used as servants of Unicron in later fiction.

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Beast Wars Maximals]]
[[Category:Japanese-original Transformers]]
[[Category:Unicron-related characters]]

Rage (G1)

2022-04-06T17:51:11Z

Digital Collector: /* The Transformers */ Rage is not actually the shortest Stormtrooper. He's only the shortest if you count the tall shoulders of all the others, but not his own. Removed the line saying he's the shortest.

{{factions|decepticong2|decepticon}}
{{disambig3|Rage}}
:''Rage is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:G2-art Rage.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|right|Clearly, he is against the machine.]]
The leader of the [[Stormtrooper (G1)|Stormtroopers]], '''Rage''' was very appropriately named. His sole purpose and joy in life is simple: destroy anything that gets in his way. Smash it, dissolve it with his acid spray, run it off a high cliff. There's basically nothing that is safe from his all-consuming fury, including his fellow Decepticons. His nearly-unquenchable lust for carnage, combined with an incredibly sharp mind, plus impressive strength and firepower, all adds up to a Decepticon ''nobody'' wants to mess with.

His own subordinates are scared oil-less of him, but know better than to say anything about it within earshot, as that would simply put them in Rage's crosshairs.

==Fiction==
===Fleetway ''Generation 2'' comic===
[[File:Stormtroopers-UKG2comic.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|Riding into the... never mind.]]
The Stormtroopers were part of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s forces dispatched on [[Earth]] to basically wreck stuff until [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] came to stop them. {{storylink|War Without End (issue)|War Without End}} The Stormtroopers converged on a firefight, expecting to battle some Autobots... but instead found [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]], former Decepticon leader.

Rage called for the squad to attack Megatron, figuring (out loud) that Megatron might have been attacking their boss, Bludgeon. Turns out, he was attacking Optimus, but Bludgeon was next on the list anyway. [[Aquablast]] mused to himself that Rage simply wanted to tackle ''the'' Megatron himself, Bludgeon be hanged. Rage blasted Megatron in the chest with acid spray, which didn't seem to slow him down much. When Megatron failed to die, Rage called in [[Sparkstalker]] and [[Flamefeather (G1)|Flamefeather]] to help out. How he fared in the final outcome of the battle is unknown. {{storylink|War Zone}}
{{-}}

===''Wings Universe''===
Rage was a small-time hustler with big-time dreams when the Decepticon movement began on Cybertron. He managed to gather a small crew of thugs called the [[Stormtrooper (G1)|Stormtrooper]]s under the Decepticon flag, but never quite managed to reach the level of [[Decepticon Warlord]]. His biggest success was salvaging a fortress in the [[Glibax]] flats after tougher Decepticons drove out the Autobot defenders. His mechanically-inclined subordinates, [[Aquablast]] and [[Hydradread]], reconfigured it into a transforming mobile city called the [[Metrotitan (G1)|Metrotitan]]. Along with [[Roadgrabber]], [[Terror-Tread]], [[Cement-Head]], and his overly enthusiastic second-in-command, [[Drench (G1)|Drench]], Rage established a small following of "soldiers" willing to profit off of the rebellion however they could.

Operating mostly out of [[Quarex]], Rage uncovered information about a new archeological find in [[Median]], and a specific urn containing an immensely powerful spark known as the [[Heart of the Dragon]]. Seeking to acquire it for himself, Rage sent his men to scout the area. Unfortunately, they were spotted, and soon two units from the [[Elite Guard|Autobot Elite Guard]] were dispatched to the dig site to stand between Rage and his prize. Despite the opposition, Rage stole the Heart right from under the Elite Guard's noses, and only lost two (ultimately replaceable) soldiers in the process.

Back at the Metrotitan, Rage set Hydradread to work prepping the personality component in the Heart for introduction into a working mechanoid body. His ultimate goal was to install the Heart in Metrotitan itself, creating a colossal warrior of unprecedented size and strength. Still, Rage decided to install it in a micro-sized body first, to see if the creature could be controlled. While Hydradread was working, Rage unleashed one of his experiments, [[Buffalo Dump]] and the [[Minotoron]]s, to distract the Elite Guard until the work was complete. Hydradread successfully introduced the Heart into a living body, the micro-sized dragon called [[Brimstone (G1 Decepticon)|Brimstone]], but its matter-consuming energy breath proved too powerful for the tiny body to contain. The Elite Guard barely made it safety as Brimstone ruptured from within, but Rage was apparently caught in the unbelievable explosion that followed, consuming the entire Metrotitan. {{storylink|Flames of Yesterday}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:Rollout and Rage Before & After.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
Rage was among a group of Decepticons who conquered [[Temptoria]] following the end of the war. They hadn't been there long when they were beaten soundly by the crew of the ''[[Lost Light]]'', who proceeded to liberate the planet. {{storylink|Before & After}} They were captured and brought back to Cybertron, where they broke out and attacked [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]'s trial in a failed attempt to save him. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 3: Predestination: A Beginner's Guide|Predestination: A Beginner's Guide}}
{{--}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
[[File:Rage rotd.JPG|thumb|left]]
Rage was given the unenviable task of escorting some of the most wanted members of [[The Rise]] to a hidden base, wondering how the hell he was forced into this. [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]'s comments that he was close to becoming as nuts as [[Triggerhappy (G1)|Triggerhappy]] and [[Fangry (G1)|Fangry]] were not helping. Before the argument can escalate, an earthquake struck, causing them to fall in a chasm. If that wasn't bad enough, Triggerhappy shot [[Roughstuff|the one guy]] who could pull the trailer concealing them. After calling Sixshot to explain (and omitting a few details), his group was spotted by a bunch of geologists that Triggerhappy attacked. When [[Firestar (G1)|Novastar]]'s new counterterrorism team arrived at the scene, Rage realized things were going south and quickly bailed. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: Tremors|Tremors}}

Back at the Rise's base, Rage grumbled at how little respect he received for coming back at all. Unmoved by his griping, [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] assigned Rage to recover some of his technology which was stolen by the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]]s. To make matters worse, he was instructed to take the deranged tinkerer [[Hydradread]] along with him. A resigned Rage tried to cheer himself up with the idea of testing out Hydradread's new acid jet weapons. {{storylink|Escape Part Three}} Rage and Hydradread used Shockwave's tracker to locate the Insecticons' hive inside an [[immersant]] [[Titan]]. However, the cloned Insections threatened to overwhelm them. Hydradread lost a leg, and Rage decided to cut their losses and limp back to Shockwave, empty-handed. {{storylink|Escape Part Four}}
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==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G2-toy Rage.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Underhanded grip used to prevent even further hose-pinching.]]
*'''Rage''' (Stormtrooper, [[1993]])
**''Accessories:'' Water cannon

:Rage transforms into a Jaguar XJ220 sports car. His rear section in car mode contains a bellows that stores [[water]], [[Water-squirting gimmick|shooting]] it out from his front bumper nozzle connected by a plastic hose. This entire mechanism becomes a hand-held weapon in robot mode; the bellows pegs onto his back. His hood uses [[color changing]] paint, turning pale when exposed to warm water.

:Rage was only available in various European markets during the two-year "transitional" period marking the changeover from [[The Transformers (toyline)|the original toyline]] to ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]''; in the original line's final year (1993), the toys were given redesigned Autobot and Decepticon symbols, but it wasn't until 1994 that "Generation 2" appeared on the packaging.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1993/Decepticon/Rage/rage.htm More information on Rage at TFU.info]''

===''Generation 2''===
*'''Rage''' (Stormtrooper, [[1994]])
**''Accessories:'' Water cannon

:This release is identical to the original, only this time in packaging specifically branded "Generation 2".

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Rage''' (レイジ ''Reiji'')
*''Dutch:'' '''Aquanaught'''
*''French:'' '''Aquanaught'''
*''Italian:'' '''Murena''' ("Moray")

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[[Category:Generation 2 Decepticons]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Decepticons]]
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Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)

2022-04-06T17:43:33Z

Digital Collector: Moved the European VHS assortment to the 1999 section, as old posts made on alt.toys.transformers show strong evidence pointing towards these packs being released during the holiday season of 1999.

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Easily ''the'' most radical move ever made by [[Hasbro]] in ''Transformers'' history, '''''Beast Wars: Transformers''''' (later '''''Transformers: Beast Wars''''') abandoned over a decade's worth of familiar trappings, to drastically re-work the franchise in order to save it from a second (and likely final) cancellation. Now the robots in disguise turned into organic animals. The classic factions were even replaced with the new [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s.

The initial reaction from the early online [[fandom]] was [[Trukk not munky|less than]] [[Ruined FOREVER|welcoming]]. The reaction from the far larger kid market, however, was strong sales the likes ''Transformers'' hadn't seen in a long time. Backed by a [[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|CGI-animated cartoon]], ''Beast Wars'' basically saved ''Transformers'', and has become a beloved piece of the line's history.

[[File:Crosssell-beastwars.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|In the beginning, came the beasts, and all that creeps, crawls and flies. But nature lies, they're robots in disguise!]]
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==Overview==
[[File:Optimusprimaltoyultraape.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Ultra Maximal Optimus Primal, loaded up with gimmicks.]]
With sales of the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|''Generation 2'' toyline]] proving unremarkable, [[Hasbro]] faced a choice: end the ''Transformers'' brand for a second time, or ''drastically'' revamp the concept. They chose the second option, handing the reigns over to their newly acquired [[Kenner]] division. The "Kenner" branding eventually disappeared from the packaging again in favor of "Hasbro" in Europe in 1998, and then in the US and Canada the following year.

While beast-mode Transformers had been around [[Ravage (G1)/toys#Generation 1|since]] [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#Generation 1|day]] [[Buzzsaw (G1)#Toys|one]], those were robotic beasts. ''Beast Wars'' characters took on the appearance of fully-organic creatures, which also affected their robot-mode looks: while there were "metal" parts, the designs were much more rounded and organic in shape if not texture, the aesthetic inspired by Japanese series ''{{w|Bio Booster Armor Guyver|Guyver}}''.<ref name="vinnie">[http://obscuretf.com/hhk/BC04interviews.html Botcon 2004 Interview with Vinnie D'Alleva], p1</ref> Faces tended towards the bestial or just straight-up inhuman, even moreso with the first year toys's secondary "[[mutant head|Mutant Heads]]".

The old factions were replaced with Maximals and Predacons, with new [[insignia|faction symbols]], though Hasbro/Kenner weren't prepared to ''completely'' abandon ''everything'' classic: the new factions were led by new iterations of [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus]] and [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], though their appearances were heavily altered. "Transformers" was still part of the toyline's title, but it was shrunk down and placed below the huge, jagged "Beast Wars" logo. The packaging too was distinctly organic, with red scaly skin as the backdrop, and a massive reptilian eye under the bubble for carded figures. The initial waves even used a craggy, rock-like plastic bubble, though that was quickly replaced by a more normal rounded bubble.

While these aesthetic changes were initially shocking to fans used to the classic series, the line had many features that got fans to warm up to it in short order.

[[File:BW-toy WolfangMaximal.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Deluxe Maximal Wolfang, with his extra joints and beast-mode-bits weapons]]

''Beast Wars'' took the popular features of a handful of ''Generation 2'' toys and made them standards across the entire line. Heavy use of [[ball joint]]s gave the figures unprecedented degrees of [[articulation]], often greater than that of the "normal" non-transforming action figures of the time. Robot-mode weapons were either part of the toy's alternate mode, or at least stored inside them rather than needing to be set aside (and more easily lost). Both of these features would become standards for basically every ''Transformers'' line to follow.

Another now-ubiquitous line-wide move was the introduction of a standard [[Size class|system of price points]], dictated by a toy's size, not its [[gimmick]]s. ''Beast Wars'' began with $5 "Basics", $10 "Deluxes", $15 "Megas", and $20 "Ultras", each size class getting physically larger, and packing more and more play features into the toy. (Ultra-class [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Beast Wars|Optimus Primal]] is friggin' ''loaded'' with stuff.) Though prices would fluctuate over the years due to inflation or rising production costs, the basic outline of the system continues to be used today.

''Beast Wars'' was an undeniable success, routinely making high sales marks through most of its life, according to toy magazines like ''Tomart's'' (remember when print magazines existed about this hobby?). It typically hovered in the top five best-selling toy lines each month, mostly bested by the newly revived ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'' line, the still-strong ''Power Rangers'' and the ''massive'' rise of toys based on [[Dwayne Johnson|professional wrestling]], occasionally popping into the top three places. In fact, when Hasbro elected to revamp the franchise before it could go stale, leading to the direct-sequel, same-main-cast-having [[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|''Beast Machines'' toyline]], they also kept ''Beast Wars'' around in a smaller capacity, with a handful of new products and some recolors of classic characters.

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==Hasbro ''Beast Wars'' toyline==
===1996===
The first year of the line was a shocker to fans, both for its drastic aesthetic change from what came before, and its technical/design changes that gave the toys far more play value. Basic-class toys all have a spring-loaded one-step [[autotransformation]]. Deluxe and larger toys all have a secondary "[[Mutant head]]" to change their robot-mode appearance.

====Retail releases====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Basics Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p1|[[Iguanus (BW)#Toys|Iguanus]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Rattrap (BW)/toys#Beast Wars|Rattrap]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Razorbeast#Toys|Razorbeast]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Terrorsaur (BW)#Toys|Terrorsaur]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Basics Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Armordillo#Toys|Armordillo]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Insecticon (BW)#Toys|Insecticon]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Snapper#Toys|Snapper]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Comic 2-pack'''
{{Bp-m1p1|[[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Beast Wars|Optimus Primal]] vs [[Megatron (BW)/toys#Beast Wars|Megatron]]!}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=10|[[File:BW-toy Rattrap.jpg|250px|thumb|Basic Rattrap]][[File:Bwmegatron toy.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Ultra-class Megatron. In 1996, this was seriously the most complex Transformer ever.]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxes Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Dinobot (BW)/toys#Beast Wars|Dinobot]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Tarantulas (BW)/toys#Beast Wars|Tarantulas]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Waspinator (BW)/toys#Beast Wars|Waspinator]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxes Wave 1.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Cheetor (BW)/toys#Beast Wars|Cheetor]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxes Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Rhinox (BW)/toys#Beast Wars|Rhinox]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Wolfang (Maximal)#Toys|Wolfang]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxes Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p1|[[Blackarachnia (BW)/toys#Beast Wars|Blackarachnia]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Buzz Saw (BW)#Toys|Buzz Saw]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Tigatron#Toys|Tigatron]]}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Megas Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Polar Claw#Toys|Polar Claw]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Scorponok (BW)#Toys|Scorponok]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Ultras Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p1|[[Megatron (BW)/toys#BWultra|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#FirstUltra|Optimus Primal]]}}
|}

====Exclusives====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''BJ's Wholesale Club'''
{{Bp-m1p1|Deluxe Beast Assortment ([[Dinobot (BW)/toys#BJs2pack|Dinobot]] and [[Tigatron#BJs2pack|Tigatron]])}}
{{Bp-m1p1|Deluxe Beast Assortment ([[Rhinox (BW)/toys#BJs2pack|Rhinox]] and [[Blackarachnia (BW)/toys#BJs2pack|Blackarachnia]])}}
{{Bp-m1p1|Deluxe Beast Assortment ([[Wolfang (Maximal)#BJs2pack|Wolfang]] and [[Buzz Saw (BW)#BJs2pack|Buzz Saw]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[McDonald's]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p1|[[Beetle#Toys|Beetle]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Manta Ray (BW)#Toys|Manta Ray]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Panther#Toys|Panther]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Rhino (BW)#Toys|Rhino]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Under-3#Toys|Under-3]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[BotCon 1996]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p1|[[Onyx Primal#Toys|Onyx Primal]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Onyx Primal#DealerExclusive|Onyx Primal]] (Dealer exclusive)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Manta ray bw toy.jpg|250px|thumb|McDonald's Manta Ray]]
|}</ul>

===1997===
[[File:BW Razorclaw toy.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Basic Razorclaw]]
The second year of the line was primarily a refinement of the first, though every class got changed in some broad-strokes way.

The Basic toys dropped the spring-loaded autotransformation in favor of more complex manual conversions. The "Mutant Heads" feature was dropped from the larger size classes (save for the old-mold redecos/[[retool]]s, of course). Instead of hidden mini-animal partners, this year the Mega class toys had extra "attack modes" that revealed new play gimmicks. The Ultra class toys are not super-huge robots, but teams of three smaller robots who combine into a super-huge robot. (These were also the first new-mold combiner toys (in the US at least) since [[1989]].)

A new line-wide minor [[gimmick]] was added, the "energon chips" which were basically just the old [[insignia|faction symbol]] [[rubsign]]s.
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====Retail releases====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
<ul class="iconlist">
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Basics Wave 1'''
{{Bp-m1|[[Airazor (BW)#Toys|Airazor]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Razorclaw (BW)#Toys|Razorclaw]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Basics Wave 2'''
{{Bp-m1|[[Claw Jaw#Toys|Claw Jaw]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Drill Bit (BW)#Toys|Drill Bit]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Basics Wave 3'''
{{Bp-p1|[[Lazorbeak#Toys|Lazorbeak]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Basics Wave 4'''
{{Bp-p1|[[Powerpinch#Toys|Powerpinch]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Snarl (BW)#Toys|Snarl]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Spittor (BW)#Toys|Spittor]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:BWManterrortoy.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Deluxe Manterror]][[File:BWtoy-Inferno.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Mega Inferno]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxes Wave 1'''
{{Bp-m1|[[Cybershark#Toys|Cybershark]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Jetstorm (BW)#Toys|Jetstorm]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxes Wave 2'''
{{Bp-m1|[[Bonecrusher (BW)#Toys|Bonecrusher]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Manterror#Toys|Manterror]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxes Wave 3'''
{{Bp-m1|[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Beast Wars|Grimlock]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxes Wave 4'''
{{Bp-m1|[[K-9#Toys|K-9]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Retrax#Toys|Retrax]]}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Megas Wave 1'''
{{Bp-p1|[[Inferno (BW)#Toys|Inferno]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Megas Wave 2'''
{{Bp-m1|[[B'Boom#Toys|B'Boom]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Megas Wave 3'''
{{Bp-p1|[[Transquito#Toys|Transquito]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Ultra Teams Wave 1'''
{{Bp-m1|[[Magnaboss (BW)|Magnaboss]] ([[Ironhide (BW)#Toys|Ironhide]], [[Prowl (Magnaboss)#Toys|Prowl]], [[Silverbolt (Magnaboss)#Toys|Silverbolt]])}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Tripredacus#Toys|Tripredacus]] ([[Cicadacon#Toys|Cicadacon]], [[Ram Horn#Toys|Ram Horn]], [[Sea Clamp#Toys|Sea Clamp]])}}
|}
'''Micro Playsets (Europe)'''<ref group="A">In the US, the Arachnid and Orcanoch micro playsets were sold as ''MicroVerse'' products and featured co-branding with the ''Beast Wars'' toyline ([[#MicroVerse toyline|see below]] for more). The [[Europe]]an release of the toys on the other hand, were sold directly as ''Beast Wars'' / ''Biocombat'' products, completely removing the ''MicroVerse''-branding all together.</ref>
{{Bp-m1|[[Orcanoch#Beast Wars|Maximal Orcanoch Micro Playset]] (w/ [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#MicroVerse2|Optimus Primal]] & [[Tarantulas (BW)/toys#MicroVerse2|Tarantulas]])}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Arachnid#Beast Wars|Predacon Arachnid Micro Playset]] (w/ [[Megatron (BW)/toys#MicroVerse2|Megatron]] & [[Razorbeast#MicroVerse2|Razorbeast]])}}

====Exclusives====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[BotCon 1997]]'''
{{Bp-m1p1|[[Fractyl#Toys|Fractyl]] & [[Packrat#Toys|Packrat]]}}
|}

====Notes====
<references group="A" />
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===1998: Fuzors & Transmetals===
This year, the line basically split into two sub-groups. The "normal" beasts became [[Fuzor]]s, robots whose beast modes were mashups of two different animals, leading to some freakishly fanciful creatures. Fuzors were limited to the Basic and Deluxe price-points.

The rest of the line was made up of the [[Transmetal]]s, "Beast Wars turned inside-out": robotic animals with fleshy inner robot parts. Further, the animal modes also had a third pseudo-vehicle form, revealing thrusters or wheels or the like. These modes ended up largely replacing any other [[gimmick]]s in the Deluxe-class Transmetals, leaving things like spring-loaded missiles to the larger size classes. The Transmetals are also overwhelmingly made up of returning show-cast characters, though many of said characters never went Transmetal in the show.

====Retail releases====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Basic Fuzors Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Air Hammer (BW)#Toys|Air Hammer]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Quickstrike (BW)#Toys|Quickstrike]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Basic Fuzors Wave 2'''
{{Bp-m1|[[Noctorro#Toys|Noctorro]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Terragator#Toys|Terragator]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Basic Fuzors Wave 3'''
{{Bp-m1|[[Bantor (BW)#Toys|Bantor]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Buzzclaw (BW)#Toys|Buzzclaw]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=6|[[File:Beast Wars-Air Hammer-toy.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Basic Fuzor Air Hammer]][[File:BW Rampage toy.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Ultra Transmetal Rampage]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Basic VHS packs (US assortment)'''
{{Bp-m1|[[Airazor (BW)#VHS|Airazor]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Razorclaw (BW)#VHS|Razorclaw]]}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxe Fuzors Wave 1'''
{{Bp-m1|[[Silverbolt (Fuzor)#Toys|Silverbolt]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Sky Shadow (BW)#Toys|Sky Shadow]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxe Fuzors Wave 2'''
{{Bp-p1|[[Injector (BW)#Toys|Injector]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxe Fuzors Wave 3'''
{{Bp-m1|[[Torca (BW)#Toys|Torca]]}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxe Transmetals Wave 1'''
{{Bp-m1|[[Cheetor (BW)/toys#TM1|Cheetor]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Rhinox (BW)/toys#TM1|Rhinox]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Tarantulas (BW)/toys#TM1|Tarantulas]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxe Transmetals Wave 2'''
{{Bp-m1|[[Rattrap (BW)/toys#TM1|Rattrap]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Waspinator (BW)/toys#TM1|Waspinator]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxe Transmetals Wave 3'''
{{Bp-m1|[[Airazor (BW)#TM1|Airazor]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Terrorsaur (BW)#TM1|Terrorsaur]]}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Mega Transmetals Wave 1'''
{{Bp-p1|[[Megatron (BW)/toys#TM1|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#TM1|Optimus Primal]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Mega Transmetals Wave 2'''
{{Bp-p1|[[Scavenger (BW)#Toys|Scavenger]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Ultra Transmetals Wave 1'''
{{Bp-m1|[[Depth Charge (BW)#Toys|Depth Charge]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Rampage (BW)#Toys|Rampage]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Super Transmetals Wave 1'''
{{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#OptimalOptimus|Optimal Optimus]]}}
|}
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====Exclusives====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[McDonald's]]'''
{{Bp-p1|[[Blackarachnia (BW)/toys#MCDTM|Blackarachnia]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Dinobot (BW)/toys#MCDTM|Dinobot]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Scorponok (BW)#MCDTM|Scorponok]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[BotCon 1998]]'''
{{Bp-p1|[[Antagony (BW)#Toys|Antagony]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Vice Grip#Toys|Vice Grip]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Mcdinobot.jpg|250px|thumb|McDinobot. Not to be confused with MG-Dinobot.]]
|}</ul>

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===1999: Transmetals 2===
[[File:BWtoy-SpittorTransmetals2.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Basic Transmetal 2 Spittor]]
The final year of "normal" ''Beast Wars'' (for a given value of "normal"), 1999 was dominated by the [[Transmetal 2|Transmetals 2]], where the "beast bits" and "bot bits" ended up in a mangled, monstrous, asymmetrical amalgamation of torn skin and jutting metal blades in both modes. Lacking the third "vehicle" modes of their predecessors, they went back to having individualized gimmicks, with spring-loaded missile launchers and other "attack" actions making a big return. The "energon chips" were replaced by [[spark crystal]]s, colored glass domes with foil-embossed faction symbols inside.

In addition, a series of special [[redeco]]ed Deluxes was released to "celebrate" the cartoon's move from syndication to the popular [[Fox Kids]] programming block, and thusly get classic show characters back on shelves, as the Transmetals 2 were a bit lacking in that area... albeit these toys came in some pretty un-show-like coloration. Initial Hasbro solicitations gave the toys "power up"-style descriptors, but these did not make it to their final packaging.

This year also saw Hasbro briefly flirt with "[[variant|running change]]" variant decoes on some toys, where the ''entire'' deco changes dramatically while the toy's packaging doesn't change at all. This generally hasn't happened anymore since, with massive deco changes of this sort usually being sold as "new" toys with new SKUs and packaging and etc.
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====Retail releases====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Basic Transmetals 2 Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Minor#Toys|Optimus Minor]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Scarem#Toys|Scarem]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Sonar (BW)#Toys|Sonar]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Basic Transmetals 2 Wave 2'''
{{Bp-p1|[[Spittor (BW)#TM2|Spittor]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Stinkbomb#Toys|Stinkbomb]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Basic Transmetals 2 Wave 3'''
{{Bp-m1|[[Nightglider#Toys|Nightglider]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=4|[[File:Ramulustoy.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Deluxe Transmetal 2 Ramulus]][[File:Waspinator-FKtoy.jpg|250px|thumb|"Fox Kids" Waspinator]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Basic VHS packs (European assortment)'''
{{Bp-m1|[[Claw Jaw#VHS|Claw Jaw]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Spittor (BW)#VHS|Spittor]]}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxe Transmetals 2 Wave 1'''
{{Bp-m1|[[Cheetor (BW)/toys#TM2|Cheetor]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Dinobot II#Toys|Dinobot]]<ref group="B" name="dinoprowl">Transmetal 2 Dinobot and Prowl were both released in two different color schemes. The first ones, available in the first few [[wave]]s featuring those figures, feature a white, turquoise, and red coloration for Prowl, and a bone-tan and purple coloration for Dinobot. Several waves in, however, they were both re-shipped as part of Hasbro's early experiments in refreshing a line with same-character [[redeco]] [[variant]]s, with Prowl now colored black, blue, and red, and Dinobot colored bright white with blue. As running change variations, they were sold under the same individual SKUs as the original versions rather than as completely new releases, and their packaging makes no mention of these new color schemes.</ref>}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Ramulus#Toys|Ramulus]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxe Transmetals 2 Wave 2'''
{{Bp-m1|[[Prowl (TM2)#Toys|Prowl]]<ref group="B" name="dinoprowl"/>}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Scourge (BW)#Toys|Scourge]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxe Transmetals 2 Wave 3'''
{{Bp-p1|[[Iguanus (BW)#TM2|Iguanus]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Jawbreaker#Toys|Jawbreaker]]}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''"Fox Kids" Deluxes Wave 1'''
{{Bp-m1|[[Cheetor (BW)/toys#FK|<s>Jungle Roar</s> Cheetor]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Dinobot (BW)/toys#FK|<s>Live Wire</s> Dinobot]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Rhinox (BW)/toys#FK|<s>Energon Surge</s> Rhinox]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Waspinator (BW)/toys#FK|<s>Power Flight</s> Waspinator]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''"Fox Kids" Deluxes Wave 2'''
{{Bp-m1|[[Cheetor (BW)/toys#FKTM|<s>Mech-Tech</s> Cheetor]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Tarantulas (BW)/toys#FKTM|<s>Steel Force</s> Tarantulas]]}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Mega Transmetals 2 Wave 1'''
{{Bp-m1|[[Cybershark#TM2|Cybershark]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Mega Transmetals 2 Wave 2'''
{{Bp-m1|[[Blackarachnia (BW)/toys#TM2|Blackarachnia]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Ultra Transmetals 2 Wave 1'''
{{Bp-p1|[[Megatron (BW)/toys#TM2|Megatron]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Ultra Transmetals 2 Wave 2'''
{{Bp-m1|[[Tigerhawk#Toys|Tigerhawk]]}}
|}

====Exclusives====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[BotCon 1999]]'''
{{Bp-p1|[[Sandstorm (BW)#Toys|Sandstorm]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Windrazor (BW)#Toys|Windrazor]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Walmart'''
{{Bp-m1|[[Rattrap (BW)/toys#WalMart|Rattrap]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
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|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Walmartrattrappackrat.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Walmart Rattrap]]
|}</ul>

====Notes====
<references group="B" />

===2000-2001===
A bit of a last hurrah, ''Beast Wars'' was extended into 2000 at retail, with releases running alongside the new ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Machines]]'' sequel line. This extension was a Deluxe assortment featuring a mixture of [[Fox Kids]]-branded Transmetal redecoes (with large "NEW!" call-outs) and beast-to-beast [[Mutant (BW)|Mutants]], sporting a unique ''Mutant Beast Wars'' logo and numerous cardback-fiction references/similarities to ''Beast Machines''.

====Retail releases====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Rattrap (BW)/toys#FK|Rattrap]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Rhinox (BW)/toys#fktm|Rhinox]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
{{Bp-mt|[[Poison Bite#Toys|Poison Bite]]}}
{{Bp-mt|[[Razor Claw#Toys|Razor Claw]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
{{Bp-m1|[[Airazor (BW)#fktm|Airazor]]}}
{{Bp-mt|[[Icebird#Toys|Icebird]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
{{Bp-mt|[[Soundwave (BW)#Toys|Soundwave]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Waspinator (BW)/toys#FKTM|Waspinator]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:BWtoy-Razor ClawMutant.jpg|250px|thumb|Mutant Razor Claw]]
|}
====Exclusives====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Walmart]]'''
{{Bp-p1|[[Ravage (G1)/toys#TM2|Tripredacus Agent]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[BotCon 2000]]'''
{{Bp-p1|[[Shokaract#Toys|Shokaract]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[BotCon 2001]]'''
{{Bp-m1|[[Tigatron#BotCon2001|Tigatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:BWtoy-TigatronTransmetal.jpg|right|thumb|250px|BotCon Tigatron]]
|}
{{-}}

==''MicroVerse'' toyline==
[[File:MicroVerse-logo.png|center|300px]]

[[File:BW orchanoch playset.jpg|thumb|250px|''MicroVerse'' "Maximal Orcanoch Micro Playset"]]
'''''[[MicroVerse]]''''' was a multi-property micro-play toyline produced by Hasbro as a rival to [[Galoob]]'s ''Micro Machines'' toyline, before Hasbro's eventual purchase of Galoob. The line featured co-branded toys from popular mid-90s franchises such as ''[[Jurassic Park]]'', ''{{w|Goosebumps}}'', ''[[Superman]]'' and ''[[Batman]]''. During the [[1997]] run of the ''Beast Wars'' toyline, two ''Beast Wars''-branded micro playsets were released. These slightly-above-Deluxe-size beasts open up into playsets for the included micro-figures of first-year ''Beast Wars'' characters. As mentioned further up in this article, the European releases of these two playsets were released solely as ''Beast Wars'' products and completely ignored the ''MicroVerse''-branding altogether.

:{{Bp-m1|[[Orcanoch#Toys|Maximal Orcanoch Micro Playset]] (w/ [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#MicroVerse|Optimus Primal]] & [[Tarantulas (BW)/toys#MicroVerse|Tarantulas]])}}
:{{Bp-p1|[[Arachnid#Toys|Predacon Arachnid Micro Playset]] (w/ [[Megatron (BW)/toys#MicroVerse|Megatron]] & [[Razorbeast#MicroVerse|Razorbeast]])}}
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==Takara ''Transformers: Beast Wars'' toyline==
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{{main|Transformers: Beast Wars (Japanese toyline)}}

''Beast Wars'' would not hit Japan until over a year after its Hasbro-market debut, most likely due to waiting for the full first season of the show to finish production so it could be run in its totality in a single stretch, as is the norm for Japanese kids media with toy tie-ins. The show's long production time also resulted in the need for "filler" after that first year, resulting in two Japan-original cartoons and associated toylines before the line returned to the Mainframe show setting for ''Metals''.
{{--}}

==Post-''Beast Wars'' releases==
While "[[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]]" is the undisputed king of the post-series remake, ''Beast Wars'' clocks in at a pretty respectable second place, even having a few mini-lines dedicated to it (even when you discount its [[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|direct sequel]]). For releases on the Takara(Tomy) side of things prior to the brand unification (and ''Masterpiece''), see [[Transformers: Beast Wars (Japanese toyline)#Post-Beast Wars releases|that toyline's corresponding article]].

===''Beast Wars 10th Anniversary'' (2006)===
{{main|Transformers: Beast Wars 10th Anniversary}}
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===''War for Cybertron: Kingdom'' (2021)===
[[File:WFC-Kingdom Voyager Dinobot.jpg|thumb|250px|''Kingdom'' Dinobot]]
{{main|War for Cybertron: Kingdom}}

In celebration of the 25th anniversary of ''Beast Wars'', ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom]]'' introduces modernized, fully articulated figures based on the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon. The line features toys with scrupulously cartoon-accurate robot modes alongside anatomically accurate beast modes. ''Kingdom'' is also the first toyline to prominently feature ''Beast Wars'' and "Generation 1" characters advertised and sold concurrently. The [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]] introduced in ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' and ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' is only compatible with "Beast Era" figures in their robot modes. Additionally, the [[F.O.S.S.I.L. Technology|Fossilizer]] subgroup—consisting of skeletal beasts capable of splitting into weaponry—is introduced to ''Kingdom''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s lineup of ''Beast Wars'' figures.
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===''Vintage Beast Wars'' (2021)===
{{main|Vintage (Walmart toyline)#Vintage Beast Wars}}
In 2021, coinciding with the release of ''Kingdom'', Hasbro followed up on the [[Walmart]] exclusive ''Vintage G1'' line of reissues that ran from 2018 to 2020 with another reissue line following the same spirit. ''Vintage Beast Wars'' featured reissues of original 1996 ''Beast Wars'' figures in recreations of the original packaging, though now featuring five languages (English, French, German, Spanish, and Portuguese) despite the packaging design being based on the original English-only 1996 United States packaging rather than any of the contemporary [[multilingual packaging]] versions.

===''Beast Wars'' toys/characters in "ensemble" lines===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe'' (2003)]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Depth Charge (BW)#Universe (2003)|Depthcharge]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Universe (2003)|Optimus Primal]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Silverbolt (Fuzor)#Universe (2003)|Silverbolt]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Titanium Series]]'''''
{{Bp-p1|[[Megatron (BW)/toys#Titanium Series|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Titanium Series 2|Optimus Primal]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Titanium Series|Optimal Optimus]]}}
'''''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'''''
{{Bp-a1|[[Lio Convoy#Classics|Leo Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe'' (2008)]]'''
{{Bp-m1|[[Cheetor (BW)/toys#Universe (2008)|Cheetor]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Dinobot (BW)/toys#Universe (2008)|Dinobot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Lio Convoy#Universe (2008)|Leo Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Lio Convoy#Target|Leo Prime]] ([[Target]] exclusive)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'''''
{{Bp-m1p1|[[Cheetor (BW)/toys#Robot Heroes|Cheetor]] & [[Blackarachnia (BW)/toys#Robot Heroes|Blackarachnia]]}}
{{Bp-m1p1|[[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Robot_Heroes|Optimus Primal]] & [[Tarantulas (BW)/toys#Robot Heroes|Tarantulas]]}}
{{Bp-m1p1|[[Rattrap (BW)/toys#Robot Heroes|Rattrap]] & [[Megatron (BW)/toys#Robot Heroes|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-m1p1|[[Rhinox (BW)/toys#Robot Heroes|Rhinox]] & [[Waspinator (BW)/toys#Robot Heroes|Waspinator]]}}
{{Bp-m1p1|[[Silverbolt (Fuzor)#Robot Heroes|Silverbolt]] & [[Megatron (BW)/toys#RHTransmetal|Megatron (Transmetal)]]}}
{{Bp-m1p1|[[Tigatron#Robot Heroes|Tigatron]] & [[Inferno (BW)#Robot Heroes|Inferno]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:TFU08-toy Cheetor.jpg|thumb|200px|''Universe'' Cheetor]][[File:Generationstoy-WaspinatorDeluxe.jpg|thumb|200px|''Thrlling 30'' Waspinator]][[File:BotCon2016toy-Airazor.jpg|thumb|200px|BotCon 2016 Airazor]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Thrilling 30|Thrilling 30]]'''
{{Bp-m1|[[Rattrap (BW)/toys#Generations|Rattrap]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Rhinox (BW)/toys#Generations|Rhinox]]}}
{{Bp-d1p1|[[Starscream (G1)/toys#GenLegends|Starscream]] & [[Waspinator (BW)/toys#Generations|Waspinator]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Waspinator (BW)/toys#Deluxe|Waspinator]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Kre-O]]'''''
{{Bp-a1|[[Cheetor (BW)/toys#Kre-O|Cheetor]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Blackarachnia (BW)/toys#Kre-O|Decepticon Blackarachnia]]}}
{{Bp-m1p1|Kreon Souvenir Figure Set ([[Fractyl#Kre-O|Fractyl]] & [[Rattrap (BW)#Kre-O|Rattrap]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rhinox (BW)#Kre-O|Rhinox]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Waspinator (BW)/toys#Kre-O|Waspinator]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Tiny Titans]]'''''
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (BW)/toys#Tiny Titans|Beast Wars Megatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'''''
{{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Power of the Primes|Evolution Optimal Optimus]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Throne of the Primes#Generations|Throne of the Primes]] ([[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#SDCC2018|Optimal Optimus/Optimus Primal]])}}
'''''[[Transformers R.E.D.|R.E.D. [Robot Enhanced Design]]]'''''
{{Bp-m1|[[Cheetor (BW)/toys#R.E.D. .5BRobot Enhanced Design.5D|Cheetor]]}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'''''
{{Bp-m1p1|"Dawn of Future's Past" box set ([[Cheetor (BW)/toys#Timelines|Axalon Cheetor]], [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Timelines|Axalon Optimus Primal]], [[Rattrap (BW)/toys#Timelines|Axalon Rattrap]], [[Rhinox (BW)#Timelines|Axalon Rhinox]], [[Dinobot (BW)/toys#Timelines|Darksyde Dinobot]])}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Airazor (BW)#Timelines 2|Airazor]] ([[Transformers Collectors' Club|TFCC]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Apelinq (BM)#Timelines|Apelinq]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Megatron (BW)/toys#Timelines|Darksyde Megatron]] & [[Waspinator (BW)/toys#Timelines|Darksyde Waspinator]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Depth Charge (BW)#Timelines|Depth Charge]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Timelines|Ultra Mammoth]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
{{Bp-p1|[[Shokaract#Timelines|Hunter]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Lio Convoy#Timelines 2|Lio Convoy]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Packrat#Timelines|Maximal Packrat]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Rampage (BW)#Timelines|Rampage]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Transmutate (BW)#Timelines|Trans-Mutate]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Tigatron#Timelines 2|Unit 2 (Tigatron)]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Waspinator (BW)/toys#Thrustinator|Thrustinator]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'''''
{{Bp-p1|"Dawn of the [[Predacus#Toys|Predacus]]" box set ([[Cicadacon#Combiner Wars|General Cicadacon]], [[Ram Horn#Combiner Wars|General Ramhorn]], [[Sea Clamp#Combiner Wars|General Sea Clamp]], [[Tarantulas (BW)#Combiner Wars|Predacon Tarantulas]])}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Airazor (BW)#Combiner Wars|Airazor]] ([[BotCon 2016]])}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Fractyl#Combiner Wars|Fractyl]] with [[Scorponok (BW)#Combiner Wars|Scorponok]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
{{Bp-p1|[[Megatron (BW)/toys#Combiner Wars|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Terrorsaur (BW)#Combiner Wars|Terrorsaur]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Tigatron#Combiner Wars|Tigatron]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Under-3#Combiner Wars|Unit-3]]}}
|-
|}
{{note|While the [[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|2003 ''Universe'' toyline]] used several ''Beast Wars'' molds to create new characters, most/all of these new bots lacked bio information (or concurrent fiction) to establish their origins. So they're... sort of ''Beast Wars'' in spirit, but not... really...? Things were getting vague and complex by that point.}}

==Notes==
* The toyline had three different titles over the course of its original run, two of them used concurrently: The front of the packaging was initially branded "Beast Wars: Transformers", whereas on the back of the packaging, the logo had a definite article added, making the title there "Beast Wars: ''The'' Transformers". Presumably, the reason for this was that Hasbro wanted to maintain the [[The Transformers (toyline)|original toyline]]'s name as a [[trademark]]. Beginning with the Fuzors and Transmetals, the front of the packaging had "Transformers" moved to the top position, making the title "Transformers: Beast Wars", whereas the definite article on the back was dropped for good. In international markets, [[multilingual packaging]] got even more complicated:
**The trilingual English/French/Spanish packaging available in Canada and Latin America featured the clunky triple title "Beast Wars·Guerre des Bêtes·Guerra de Bestias", with the location of the "Transformers" title being analogous to the corresponding US packaging. The back of the packaging initially featured a standalone "The·Les·Los Transformers" logo with a trilingual definite article, dropped the definite article with the second waves of the 1996 assortments, but brought the trilingual definite article back with the 1997 assortments and finally dropped the standalone "Transformers" logo on the back for good with the 1998 Fuzor and Transmetal line-ups. Adding to the confusion, the ''cartoon'' was called "Beasties" in English Canada (albeit only on [[YTV]]) and "Robots-Bêtes" in French Canada, thus causing the toyline and cartoon to have two different names (and in English Canada, when viewed on American broadcast channels or on home video).
**European packaging was even more complicated, featuring two different types of trilingual packaging, each with its own sub-variations as time went on: French/Dutch/German featured the double title "Beast Wars/Ani Mutants" (and had the faction name "Predacon" changed to "Predator"). "Transformers" initially wasn't part of the main title at all; instead, only a small ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]''-style (!) "Transformers" logo (without the actual "Generation 2" title, but with a G2-style Autobot insignia) could be found in the lower right corner of the front of the packaging throughout the 1996 and 1997 assortments. Like the corresponding US and Canadian/Latin American packaging, the "Transformers" title was finally moved above the series' main title beginning with the 1998 Fuzor and Transmetal line-ups, including a change to the same font used on US and Canadian/Latin American packaging.
**The other trilingual European packaging variant was English/Spanish/Italian (initially [[co-branding|co-branded]] by Kenner and [[GiG]], with most figures being given an additional name for the Italian market. The Optimus Primal/Megatron (bat/alligator) two-pack and early releases of Mega Polar Claw and Scorponok were simply titled "Beast Wars", with a ''Generation 2''-style "Transformers" logo in the lower right corner of the packaging, like on French/Dutch/German packaging. All subsequent releases in English/Spanish/Italian packaging (including later packaging [[variant]]s of Polar Claw and Scorponok) featured the double title "Beast Wars/Biocombat", with "Transformers" (now in the same font as on US and Canadian/Latin American packaging) placed below "Biocombat". Unlike all other packaging variants, the "Transformers" title remained in that position for the remainder of the line and was never moved above the main title. By the time the Transmetals and Fuzors were introduced, the additional GiG branding was dropped from the packaging entirely, since around this time, a newly-formed Italian Hasbro subsidiary took over distribution of the toys in Italy.
* The early toy-based fictions —the [[Optimus Primal vs Megatron!|mini-comic from the Optimus/Megatron 2-pack]] and the early cardback [[bio]]s— placed the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]] on modern-day [[Earth]], and were a bit cagey as to whether the faction leaders were the old bots rebuilt. This was quickly dropped as the [[Mainframe Entertainment|Mainframe]] [[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon]] got underway, definitively making this Optimus and Megatron their own bots on a "new" world.
* ''Beast Wars'' is the first [[Hasbro]] ''Transformers'' line to release a female character at standard retail. ([[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] was beaten to overall Western release by [[Nightracer (G2)|Nightracer]], a [[BotCon 1995]] [[exclusive]] whose characterization was created by the [[Raksha|fan-organizer of the event]].)
* Among some of the [[Transmetal]]s, there can be found several "unofficially" documented variants that revolve around extremely off-colored hues in the vacuum-metalized paint. While the reasoning as to why these variants exist is not actually known, some have speculated that—in the case of [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#TM1|Transmetal Optimus Primal]] and [[Megatron (BW)/toys#TM1|Transmetal Megatron]]—it was either down to a miscommunication at Hasbro/Kenner<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNh4mZvjDYg&ab_channel=Ome9asupreme Ome9asupreme's pink/purple Transmetal Optimus Primal review on YouTube]</ref> or just a very early production variant.<ref name=Dave>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaGouAtS_ys&ab_channel=DavetheUsher DavetheUsher's unboxing of a pink/purple Transmetal Optimus Primal on YouTube]</ref> Whatever the case may be, other Transmetal toys have been known to have color variants. While it is no surprise that the chrome shades can vary between figures (e.g. a yellowish-orange [[Tarantulas (BW)/toys#TM1|Transmetal Tarantulas]] versus a reddish-orange one), most of the known cases that exist are beyond a simple difference in color tone; featuring entirely different chrome colors all together! Due to their obscurity, these variants have become sought after by a lot of ''Beast Wars'' [[completist]]s and can rack up some pretty high prices on the aftermarket. Known variants include: Blue and pink variants of Transmetal Megatron,<ref name=Dave/><ref>[https://tformers.com/three-colors-of-beast-wars-transmetal-megatron-wild-wednesday/37180/news.html Transmetal Megatron color variants on TFormers]</ref> light blue and pink variants of Transmetal Optimus Primal,<ref name=Dave/> and pink variants of [[Airazor (BW)#TM1|Transmetal Airazor]].
**It should also be noted that some online sellers like to claim that they are selling a "variant" of a figure but in reality, it's just sun-faded, leaving the colors in a much lighter shade than what it once was.

===Foreign names===
*''French:'' '''''Ani Mutants''''' (France), '''''Guerre des Bêtes''''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''''Biocombat'''''
*''Spanish:'' '''''Guerra de Bestias''''' (America)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Beast Wars toylines]]

Talk:Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)

2022-04-06T09:31:11Z

Digital Collector: /* Release years */

Shouldn't the Dinobots be under Beast Machines? X-BoB58

They should be, as they are on BM cards/boxes, and just have a diffrent fastion and series blurb. --[[User:FortMax|FortMax]] 22:38, 15 May 2006 (UTC)
==Species==
Regarding:Tigatron (Siberian tiger)

From Wikipedia "The existence of pure White Siberian Tiger has not been scientifically proven, despite occasional reports of sightings of white tigers in the regions where wild Siberian Tigers live. It is quite possible that the gene for white coating does not exists in the Siberian Tiger population, since no pure White Siberian Tigers have been born in captivity even though the Siberian Tiger has been extensively breed during the last decades. The wild Siberian Tiger population was near extinct during the middle of the 20th century, so it is also possible that the Siberian Tigers carrying the gene for white coating died out during this period. More research is necessary before we can fully understand the genetic make up of the Siberian Tiger."

== release years ==

I was under the impression that the "standard" BW toys were released in '96 and '97, and that the Fuzors and Transmetals weren't released until '98. Either that, or the International Tec Spec archive was wrong on release years. --[[User:FortMax|FortMax]] 22:38, 15 May 2006 (UTC)

Have you considered simply '''PRESSING THE "SHOW PREVIEW" BUTTON TO SEE WHAT CHANGES YOU'RE MAKING TO THE PAGES RATHER THAN "SAVE PAGE" EVERY TIME SO YOU DON'T FILL UP THE RECENT CHANGES PAGE WITH SIX DOZEN EDITS TO A SINGLE FUCKING ARTICLE?''' --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 06:05, 16 May 2006 (UTC)

==Tripredacus==
Can you explain to the igonrant what the difference between [[Tripredacus]] and the [[Tripredacus Council]] is? --[[User:Crockalley|Crockalley]] 18:01, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

One is a political body that's part of the Predacon allience, compossed of the three non-Autobot-or-Decepticon-decended members.

The other is the gestalt super-robot that the three may or may not be able to form.

It's the same sort of difference between Superion and the Aerialbots. [[User:ZacWilliam|ZacWilliam]] 18:07, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

Ah, thank you. --[[User:Crockalley|Crockalley]] 18:10, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

== Japanese BW reissues ==

What exactly is the actual name for the current Japanese BW reissue line? I've seen it listed as Tele-Beast Wars, but can anybody confirm this? Spilgs? --[[User:FortMax|FortMax]] 13:54, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

== Wasp/Hornet ==

To put this to rest:
:Hornets are the largest eusocial wasps, reaching up to 45 millimetres (1.8 inches) in length. The true hornets make up the genus Vespa, and are distinguished from other vespines by the width of the vertex (part of the head behind the eyes), which is proportionally larger in Vespa; and by the anteriorly rounded gasters (the section of the abdomen behind the wasp waist). See wasp and bee characteristics to help identify an insect. (Wikipedia on [[wikipedia:Hornet|hornets]])
And to clarify, [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] is a [[wikipedia:European Hornet|European Hornet]], which does not invalidate his name as hornets are definitely wasps.

Meanwhile, [[Buzz Saw (BW)|Buzz Saw]] is a [[wikipedia:Yellowjacket|Yellowjacket Wasp]]. The body types are quite similar, so it's not out of the question for a redeco of one to be the other.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]] 00:53, 10 August 2007 (UTC)

:I vote for "wasp" on the grounds that Hasbro said "wasp". The early BW toys are not accurate enough, IMO, to particular animal types to really classify them as anything other than Hasbro Says It Is This. For an example, I point to Cheetor, and his redeco Tigatron.

:Also, I vote that in that light, this arguement is ridiculous. --[[User:Sntint|Sntint]] 09:05, 11 August 2007 (UTC)

::I agree with Sntint. Just use wasp for both. If you really care that much about it, Rosi, just put a trivia entry about it on Waspinator's own page. --[[User:Steve-o|Steve-o]] 20:59, 12 August 2007 (UTC)

::Why not give the dichotomous names to the beast modes? It would be easier to identify the beast mode if coupled with a common name.

== Bat-Primal and Gator-Megs ==

Going by the standards we use on other toyline pages, shouldn't they be listed as a two-pack rather than lumped together with the single-pack Basics?--[[User:Nevermore|Nevermore]] 11:40, 4 October 2009 (EDT)
:Wait... Japanese and American toys in one list with no distinction whatsoever? BotCon exclusives listed alongside the mass releases? WAAAH. Who made this list, Ignash?--[[User:Nevermore|Nevermore]] 11:43, 4 October 2009 (EDT)
::Looks like there some toys that are missing too... Transmetal Spittor and Transmetal Claw Jaw aren't listed, (even though there's a picture of TM Claw Jaw right there....) nor is the orange Airazor that came with a VHS... There might be more... --[[User:Ascendron|Ascendron]] 13:30, 4 October 2009 (EDT)

== Apelinq ==

Apelinq was sold in Beast Machines packaging and should remain deleted from this page. {{unsigned|24.123.128.237}}
:In that case, shouldn't he be added to [[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)]]? --[[User:Abates|abates]] 15:31, 19 October 2010 (EDT)

== Waves ==

I notice that this page doesn't split up the releases into waves, unlike how we organise, for example, the ''Armada'' toyline. This information would be useful to have on here. Since this would make the sections so small, the size classes could be shown in the same parentheses as the alternate mode, e.g. Waspinator (Deluxe wasp). Information about this is practically absent from the wiki, except that the articles on toys from the first wave have a "First wave toy bios" section. --[[User:Flicky1991|flicky]][[User talk:Flicky1991|1991]] 09:16, 19 March 2013 (EDT)
:Yeah, I was thinking the same thing the other day. A quick look for wave information yielded nothing, but my Google-fu is admittedly weak. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] 10:27, 19 March 2013 (EDT)
:Wouldn't they still be separated by size class? The "first wave" didn't consist of a mixture of Basics and Deluxes, there was a first wave for Deluxes and a separate first wave for Basics. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 10:33, 19 March 2013 (EDT)

::But I'm assuming each section would be way too small that way... Hmm... Those "First wave toy bios" sections appear on pages for toys of multiple size classes. --[[User:Flicky1991|flicky]][[User talk:Flicky1991|1991]] 10:40, 19 March 2013 (EDT)
:::Found a source for wave information: http://www.eyrie.org/~dvandom/BW/Phase1/index.html Surely the sensible thing to do would be to drop the year and Maximal/Predacon subsections and organise it the way we do modern toylines: all waves of each size-class in order. I assume the faction-separation is an artefact of the G1 toyline article, where the Autobots and Decepticons were actually in separate assortments a lot of the time. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] 10:56, 19 March 2013 (EDT)
::::To Flicky1991 - The first waves of all size classes had bios tied into the later abandoned backstory. That does not make them all the same wave. See [[wave]] for more information. To Jalaguy - exactly, this page is organized in an older style that has been abandoned for later toylines. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 12:05, 19 March 2013 (EDT)
:::::I see. The pages themselves don't make that obvious. --[[User:Flicky1991|flicky]][[User talk:Flicky1991|1991]] 14:21, 19 March 2013 (EDT)

== Japanese toyline(s) ==

So a couple of years ago I reworked the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' toyline]] page and merged all the Japanese toylines up until 1990 into the main page, because they were all consistently branded as part of the same line rather than as part of whatever cartoon they were associated with (some of the cartoon titles appear as gimmick-specific sub-brandings, while there are also additional gimmick-specific sub-brandings that do ''not'' share their name with a cartoon, and some cartoons' titles rarely, if ever, appear as brandings on the toys' packaging ''at all'') prior to ''Return of Convoy'', which was the first sub-branding consistently used for an entire year's worth of product.

The same also happened with the Japanese ''Beast Wars'' lines: There are no "Beast Wars II" or "Beast Wars Neo" brandings on the toys' packaging, it's three years of straightforward "Transformers: Beast Wars", with the fourth year's "Beast Wars Metals" being the only actual consistent sub-branding.

So for the sake of both consistency and accuracy, I propose we should merge the three pre-"Metals" lines into a single page as well (though still divided up into three separate sections for each year, of course), but before we do that, I'd like to clarify a few things:

1) Do we keep the merged list as a sub-section on the US toyline's page, or do we split it out into its own page like we did with the FSRL toyline? 
2) How do we merge those pages and still preserve the editing history so all the contributors are properly acknowledged? 
3) Where does the "Super Lifeform" portion in the title come from? I only see "Transformers Beast Wars" in katakana on the toys' packaging. EDIT: It's in the cartoon title. Which is ''not'' identical to the toys' branding. So we have yet another instance of "applying the cartoon title to the toys because... because".

Your thoughts?--[[User:Nevermore|Nevermore]] ([[User talk:Nevermore|talk]]) 06:29, 25 July 2020 (EDT)
:So several people have suggested in the Discord channel to move everything to a separate "Japanese toyline" article because otherwise the existing page for the US line, which is already very long, would get even longer. Now two questions remain:
:1) How do I merge all those pages and still preserve the editing history so all the contributors are properly acknowledged? 
:2) What title should the new page have? "Transformers: Beast Wars (toyline)"? That's also the later title of the Hasbro line. Or "Transformers: Beast Wars (Japanese toyline)"?

:Anyone?--[[User:Nevermore|Nevermore]] ([[User talk:Nevermore|talk]]) 07:53, 2 August 2020 (EDT)
::I don't think we have the ability to merge pages here. (I asked about it some time back and was told that that function wasn't in our copy of mediawiki. That may have changed.) I think the best thing to do is to simply create the new page (with a note in the edit history and on the talk page) and convert all the old pages to redirects to it while placing "Do not delete" notes on them. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 10:26, 2 August 2020 (EDT)
:::Aaaaaand I just noticed we had a separate Japanese BW toyline page until M Sipher merged it into the US toyline page earlier this year. Since I don't want to start an edit war, I hope he'll chime in here and give his own thoughts on the matter. Again, I have no preference regarding "keeping it all on the US toyline page" versus "having it all on its own separate page". The only thing I insist on is that we have the BWII and BW Neo toys on whatever page the Japanese year 1 BW toys are, since they were all branded as the same toyline.--[[User:Nevermore|Nevermore]] ([[User talk:Nevermore|talk]]) 15:08, 2 August 2020 (EDT)
::::Okay, I gave it a shot [[User:Nevermore/Sandbox/Transformers: Beast Wars (Japanese toyline)|here]]. Any thoughts?--[[User:Nevermore|Nevermore]] ([[User talk:Nevermore|talk]]) 09:11, 6 September 2020 (EDT)
:::::I kinda feel like [[Generation 1 (Japanese_toylines)]] should be the model where we have a hub page linking to a general Beast Wars toyline page (encompassing BW, BWII and Neo) and a seperate page for Metals since the branding was different. That's where the line was drawn with Return of Convoy and Operation: Combination. But also not sure there's enough content to bother splitting Metals out. --[[User:Tigerpaw28|Tigerpaw28]] ([[User talk:Tigerpaw28|talk]]) 18:38, 9 September 2020 (EDT)
::::::I'd agree with that. Metals doesn't need to be split out, it can be a separate section. --[[User:Riptide|Riptide]] ([[User talk:Riptide|talk]]) 18:53, 9 September 2020 (EDT)
Metals does not need to be its own page; it's clearly part of the JBW line, as indicated by the continued numbering. (ROC should be merged to JG1 too.) [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 19:09, 9 September 2020 (EDT)
I agree with having all the beast wars Japanese toys in a page similar to [[Generation 1 (Japanese_toylines)]] would be more accurate and also more reader friendly. And also edit the franchise page to reflect the changes and be closer to the G1 Page.[[User:MrRald|MrRald]] ([[User talk:MrRald|talk]]) 13:26, 11 September 2020 (EDT)

== Release years ==

So, upon some scouring of the alt.toys.transformers archive for research purposes, I came across a conversation suggesting that the European-exclusive VHS packs, listed on this Wiki as having been released in 1998, were actually released in October/November 1999. This is the conversation in question: [https://groups.google.com/g/alt.toys.transformers/c/6cIzhTGumBo/m/AZtsXjZaUEkJ]

Is there any evidence proving that the current information in this Wiki article is actually correct on the release year of these products? If not, I will make the necessary changes. --[[User:Digital Collector|Digital Collector]] ([[User talk:Digital Collector|talk]]) 05:29, 6 April 2022 (EDT)

Talk:Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)

2022-04-06T09:29:53Z

Digital Collector: /* release years */

Shouldn't the Dinobots be under Beast Machines? X-BoB58

They should be, as they are on BM cards/boxes, and just have a diffrent fastion and series blurb. --[[User:FortMax|FortMax]] 22:38, 15 May 2006 (UTC)
==Species==
Regarding:Tigatron (Siberian tiger)

From Wikipedia "The existence of pure White Siberian Tiger has not been scientifically proven, despite occasional reports of sightings of white tigers in the regions where wild Siberian Tigers live. It is quite possible that the gene for white coating does not exists in the Siberian Tiger population, since no pure White Siberian Tigers have been born in captivity even though the Siberian Tiger has been extensively breed during the last decades. The wild Siberian Tiger population was near extinct during the middle of the 20th century, so it is also possible that the Siberian Tigers carrying the gene for white coating died out during this period. More research is necessary before we can fully understand the genetic make up of the Siberian Tiger."

== release years ==

I was under the impression that the "standard" BW toys were released in '96 and '97, and that the Fuzors and Transmetals weren't released until '98. Either that, or the International Tec Spec archive was wrong on release years. --[[User:FortMax|FortMax]] 22:38, 15 May 2006 (UTC)

Have you considered simply '''PRESSING THE "SHOW PREVIEW" BUTTON TO SEE WHAT CHANGES YOU'RE MAKING TO THE PAGES RATHER THAN "SAVE PAGE" EVERY TIME SO YOU DON'T FILL UP THE RECENT CHANGES PAGE WITH SIX DOZEN EDITS TO A SINGLE FUCKING ARTICLE?''' --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 06:05, 16 May 2006 (UTC)

==Tripredacus==
Can you explain to the igonrant what the difference between [[Tripredacus]] and the [[Tripredacus Council]] is? --[[User:Crockalley|Crockalley]] 18:01, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

One is a political body that's part of the Predacon allience, compossed of the three non-Autobot-or-Decepticon-decended members.

The other is the gestalt super-robot that the three may or may not be able to form.

It's the same sort of difference between Superion and the Aerialbots. [[User:ZacWilliam|ZacWilliam]] 18:07, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

Ah, thank you. --[[User:Crockalley|Crockalley]] 18:10, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

== Japanese BW reissues ==

What exactly is the actual name for the current Japanese BW reissue line? I've seen it listed as Tele-Beast Wars, but can anybody confirm this? Spilgs? --[[User:FortMax|FortMax]] 13:54, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

== Wasp/Hornet ==

To put this to rest:
:Hornets are the largest eusocial wasps, reaching up to 45 millimetres (1.8 inches) in length. The true hornets make up the genus Vespa, and are distinguished from other vespines by the width of the vertex (part of the head behind the eyes), which is proportionally larger in Vespa; and by the anteriorly rounded gasters (the section of the abdomen behind the wasp waist). See wasp and bee characteristics to help identify an insect. (Wikipedia on [[wikipedia:Hornet|hornets]])
And to clarify, [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] is a [[wikipedia:European Hornet|European Hornet]], which does not invalidate his name as hornets are definitely wasps.

Meanwhile, [[Buzz Saw (BW)|Buzz Saw]] is a [[wikipedia:Yellowjacket|Yellowjacket Wasp]]. The body types are quite similar, so it's not out of the question for a redeco of one to be the other.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]] 00:53, 10 August 2007 (UTC)

:I vote for "wasp" on the grounds that Hasbro said "wasp". The early BW toys are not accurate enough, IMO, to particular animal types to really classify them as anything other than Hasbro Says It Is This. For an example, I point to Cheetor, and his redeco Tigatron.

:Also, I vote that in that light, this arguement is ridiculous. --[[User:Sntint|Sntint]] 09:05, 11 August 2007 (UTC)

::I agree with Sntint. Just use wasp for both. If you really care that much about it, Rosi, just put a trivia entry about it on Waspinator's own page. --[[User:Steve-o|Steve-o]] 20:59, 12 August 2007 (UTC)

::Why not give the dichotomous names to the beast modes? It would be easier to identify the beast mode if coupled with a common name.

== Bat-Primal and Gator-Megs ==

Going by the standards we use on other toyline pages, shouldn't they be listed as a two-pack rather than lumped together with the single-pack Basics?--[[User:Nevermore|Nevermore]] 11:40, 4 October 2009 (EDT)
:Wait... Japanese and American toys in one list with no distinction whatsoever? BotCon exclusives listed alongside the mass releases? WAAAH. Who made this list, Ignash?--[[User:Nevermore|Nevermore]] 11:43, 4 October 2009 (EDT)
::Looks like there some toys that are missing too... Transmetal Spittor and Transmetal Claw Jaw aren't listed, (even though there's a picture of TM Claw Jaw right there....) nor is the orange Airazor that came with a VHS... There might be more... --[[User:Ascendron|Ascendron]] 13:30, 4 October 2009 (EDT)

== Apelinq ==

Apelinq was sold in Beast Machines packaging and should remain deleted from this page. {{unsigned|24.123.128.237}}
:In that case, shouldn't he be added to [[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)]]? --[[User:Abates|abates]] 15:31, 19 October 2010 (EDT)

== Waves ==

I notice that this page doesn't split up the releases into waves, unlike how we organise, for example, the ''Armada'' toyline. This information would be useful to have on here. Since this would make the sections so small, the size classes could be shown in the same parentheses as the alternate mode, e.g. Waspinator (Deluxe wasp). Information about this is practically absent from the wiki, except that the articles on toys from the first wave have a "First wave toy bios" section. --[[User:Flicky1991|flicky]][[User talk:Flicky1991|1991]] 09:16, 19 March 2013 (EDT)
:Yeah, I was thinking the same thing the other day. A quick look for wave information yielded nothing, but my Google-fu is admittedly weak. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] 10:27, 19 March 2013 (EDT)
:Wouldn't they still be separated by size class? The "first wave" didn't consist of a mixture of Basics and Deluxes, there was a first wave for Deluxes and a separate first wave for Basics. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 10:33, 19 March 2013 (EDT)

::But I'm assuming each section would be way too small that way... Hmm... Those "First wave toy bios" sections appear on pages for toys of multiple size classes. --[[User:Flicky1991|flicky]][[User talk:Flicky1991|1991]] 10:40, 19 March 2013 (EDT)
:::Found a source for wave information: http://www.eyrie.org/~dvandom/BW/Phase1/index.html Surely the sensible thing to do would be to drop the year and Maximal/Predacon subsections and organise it the way we do modern toylines: all waves of each size-class in order. I assume the faction-separation is an artefact of the G1 toyline article, where the Autobots and Decepticons were actually in separate assortments a lot of the time. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] 10:56, 19 March 2013 (EDT)
::::To Flicky1991 - The first waves of all size classes had bios tied into the later abandoned backstory. That does not make them all the same wave. See [[wave]] for more information. To Jalaguy - exactly, this page is organized in an older style that has been abandoned for later toylines. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 12:05, 19 March 2013 (EDT)
:::::I see. The pages themselves don't make that obvious. --[[User:Flicky1991|flicky]][[User talk:Flicky1991|1991]] 14:21, 19 March 2013 (EDT)

== Japanese toyline(s) ==

So a couple of years ago I reworked the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' toyline]] page and merged all the Japanese toylines up until 1990 into the main page, because they were all consistently branded as part of the same line rather than as part of whatever cartoon they were associated with (some of the cartoon titles appear as gimmick-specific sub-brandings, while there are also additional gimmick-specific sub-brandings that do ''not'' share their name with a cartoon, and some cartoons' titles rarely, if ever, appear as brandings on the toys' packaging ''at all'') prior to ''Return of Convoy'', which was the first sub-branding consistently used for an entire year's worth of product.

The same also happened with the Japanese ''Beast Wars'' lines: There are no "Beast Wars II" or "Beast Wars Neo" brandings on the toys' packaging, it's three years of straightforward "Transformers: Beast Wars", with the fourth year's "Beast Wars Metals" being the only actual consistent sub-branding.

So for the sake of both consistency and accuracy, I propose we should merge the three pre-"Metals" lines into a single page as well (though still divided up into three separate sections for each year, of course), but before we do that, I'd like to clarify a few things:

1) Do we keep the merged list as a sub-section on the US toyline's page, or do we split it out into its own page like we did with the FSRL toyline? 
2) How do we merge those pages and still preserve the editing history so all the contributors are properly acknowledged? 
3) Where does the "Super Lifeform" portion in the title come from? I only see "Transformers Beast Wars" in katakana on the toys' packaging. EDIT: It's in the cartoon title. Which is ''not'' identical to the toys' branding. So we have yet another instance of "applying the cartoon title to the toys because... because".

Your thoughts?--[[User:Nevermore|Nevermore]] ([[User talk:Nevermore|talk]]) 06:29, 25 July 2020 (EDT)
:So several people have suggested in the Discord channel to move everything to a separate "Japanese toyline" article because otherwise the existing page for the US line, which is already very long, would get even longer. Now two questions remain:
:1) How do I merge all those pages and still preserve the editing history so all the contributors are properly acknowledged? 
:2) What title should the new page have? "Transformers: Beast Wars (toyline)"? That's also the later title of the Hasbro line. Or "Transformers: Beast Wars (Japanese toyline)"?

:Anyone?--[[User:Nevermore|Nevermore]] ([[User talk:Nevermore|talk]]) 07:53, 2 August 2020 (EDT)
::I don't think we have the ability to merge pages here. (I asked about it some time back and was told that that function wasn't in our copy of mediawiki. That may have changed.) I think the best thing to do is to simply create the new page (with a note in the edit history and on the talk page) and convert all the old pages to redirects to it while placing "Do not delete" notes on them. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 10:26, 2 August 2020 (EDT)
:::Aaaaaand I just noticed we had a separate Japanese BW toyline page until M Sipher merged it into the US toyline page earlier this year. Since I don't want to start an edit war, I hope he'll chime in here and give his own thoughts on the matter. Again, I have no preference regarding "keeping it all on the US toyline page" versus "having it all on its own separate page". The only thing I insist on is that we have the BWII and BW Neo toys on whatever page the Japanese year 1 BW toys are, since they were all branded as the same toyline.--[[User:Nevermore|Nevermore]] ([[User talk:Nevermore|talk]]) 15:08, 2 August 2020 (EDT)
::::Okay, I gave it a shot [[User:Nevermore/Sandbox/Transformers: Beast Wars (Japanese toyline)|here]]. Any thoughts?--[[User:Nevermore|Nevermore]] ([[User talk:Nevermore|talk]]) 09:11, 6 September 2020 (EDT)
:::::I kinda feel like [[Generation 1 (Japanese_toylines)]] should be the model where we have a hub page linking to a general Beast Wars toyline page (encompassing BW, BWII and Neo) and a seperate page for Metals since the branding was different. That's where the line was drawn with Return of Convoy and Operation: Combination. But also not sure there's enough content to bother splitting Metals out. --[[User:Tigerpaw28|Tigerpaw28]] ([[User talk:Tigerpaw28|talk]]) 18:38, 9 September 2020 (EDT)
::::::I'd agree with that. Metals doesn't need to be split out, it can be a separate section. --[[User:Riptide|Riptide]] ([[User talk:Riptide|talk]]) 18:53, 9 September 2020 (EDT)
Metals does not need to be its own page; it's clearly part of the JBW line, as indicated by the continued numbering. (ROC should be merged to JG1 too.) [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 19:09, 9 September 2020 (EDT)
I agree with having all the beast wars Japanese toys in a page similar to [[Generation 1 (Japanese_toylines)]] would be more accurate and also more reader friendly. And also edit the franchise page to reflect the changes and be closer to the G1 Page.[[User:MrRald|MrRald]] ([[User talk:MrRald|talk]]) 13:26, 11 September 2020 (EDT)

== Release years ==

So, upon some scouring of the alt.toys.transformers archive for research purposes, I came across a conversation suggesting that the European-exclusive VHS packs, listed on this Wiki as having been released in 1998, were actually released in October/November 1999. This is the conversation in question: [https://groups.google.com/g/alt.toys.transformers/c/6cIzhTGumBo/m/AZtsXjZaUEkJ]
Is there any evidence proving that the current information in this Wiki article is actually correct on the release year of this product? If not, I will make the necessary changes. --[[User:Digital Collector|Digital Collector]] ([[User talk:Digital Collector|talk]]) 05:29, 6 April 2022 (EDT)

Talk:Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)

2022-04-06T09:29:19Z

Digital Collector: Found primary source that makes information in this article incorrect.

Shouldn't the Dinobots be under Beast Machines? X-BoB58

They should be, as they are on BM cards/boxes, and just have a diffrent fastion and series blurb. --[[User:FortMax|FortMax]] 22:38, 15 May 2006 (UTC)
==Species==
Regarding:Tigatron (Siberian tiger)

From Wikipedia "The existence of pure White Siberian Tiger has not been scientifically proven, despite occasional reports of sightings of white tigers in the regions where wild Siberian Tigers live. It is quite possible that the gene for white coating does not exists in the Siberian Tiger population, since no pure White Siberian Tigers have been born in captivity even though the Siberian Tiger has been extensively breed during the last decades. The wild Siberian Tiger population was near extinct during the middle of the 20th century, so it is also possible that the Siberian Tigers carrying the gene for white coating died out during this period. More research is necessary before we can fully understand the genetic make up of the Siberian Tiger."

== release years ==

I was under the impression that the "standard" BW toys were released in '96 and '97, and that the Fuzors and Transmetals weren't released until '98. Either that, or the International Tec Spec archive was wrong on release years. --[[User:FortMax|FortMax]] 22:38, 15 May 2006 (UTC)

Have you considered simply '''PRESSING THE "SHOW PREVIEW" BUTTON TO SEE WHAT CHANGES YOU'RE MAKING TO THE PAGES RATHER THAN "SAVE PAGE" EVERY TIME SO YOU DON'T FILL UP THE RECENT CHANGES PAGE WITH SIX DOZEN EDITS TO A SINGLE FUCKING ARTICLE?''' --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 06:05, 16 May 2006 (UTC)

==Tripredacus==
Can you explain to the igonrant what the difference between [[Tripredacus]] and the [[Tripredacus Council]] is? --[[User:Crockalley|Crockalley]] 18:01, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

One is a political body that's part of the Predacon allience, compossed of the three non-Autobot-or-Decepticon-decended members.

The other is the gestalt super-robot that the three may or may not be able to form.

It's the same sort of difference between Superion and the Aerialbots. [[User:ZacWilliam|ZacWilliam]] 18:07, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

Ah, thank you. --[[User:Crockalley|Crockalley]] 18:10, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

== Japanese BW reissues ==

What exactly is the actual name for the current Japanese BW reissue line? I've seen it listed as Tele-Beast Wars, but can anybody confirm this? Spilgs? --[[User:FortMax|FortMax]] 13:54, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

== Wasp/Hornet ==

To put this to rest:
:Hornets are the largest eusocial wasps, reaching up to 45 millimetres (1.8 inches) in length. The true hornets make up the genus Vespa, and are distinguished from other vespines by the width of the vertex (part of the head behind the eyes), which is proportionally larger in Vespa; and by the anteriorly rounded gasters (the section of the abdomen behind the wasp waist). See wasp and bee characteristics to help identify an insect. (Wikipedia on [[wikipedia:Hornet|hornets]])
And to clarify, [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] is a [[wikipedia:European Hornet|European Hornet]], which does not invalidate his name as hornets are definitely wasps.

Meanwhile, [[Buzz Saw (BW)|Buzz Saw]] is a [[wikipedia:Yellowjacket|Yellowjacket Wasp]]. The body types are quite similar, so it's not out of the question for a redeco of one to be the other.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]] 00:53, 10 August 2007 (UTC)

:I vote for "wasp" on the grounds that Hasbro said "wasp". The early BW toys are not accurate enough, IMO, to particular animal types to really classify them as anything other than Hasbro Says It Is This. For an example, I point to Cheetor, and his redeco Tigatron.

:Also, I vote that in that light, this arguement is ridiculous. --[[User:Sntint|Sntint]] 09:05, 11 August 2007 (UTC)

::I agree with Sntint. Just use wasp for both. If you really care that much about it, Rosi, just put a trivia entry about it on Waspinator's own page. --[[User:Steve-o|Steve-o]] 20:59, 12 August 2007 (UTC)

::Why not give the dichotomous names to the beast modes? It would be easier to identify the beast mode if coupled with a common name.

== Bat-Primal and Gator-Megs ==

Going by the standards we use on other toyline pages, shouldn't they be listed as a two-pack rather than lumped together with the single-pack Basics?--[[User:Nevermore|Nevermore]] 11:40, 4 October 2009 (EDT)
:Wait... Japanese and American toys in one list with no distinction whatsoever? BotCon exclusives listed alongside the mass releases? WAAAH. Who made this list, Ignash?--[[User:Nevermore|Nevermore]] 11:43, 4 October 2009 (EDT)
::Looks like there some toys that are missing too... Transmetal Spittor and Transmetal Claw Jaw aren't listed, (even though there's a picture of TM Claw Jaw right there....) nor is the orange Airazor that came with a VHS... There might be more... --[[User:Ascendron|Ascendron]] 13:30, 4 October 2009 (EDT)

== Apelinq ==

Apelinq was sold in Beast Machines packaging and should remain deleted from this page. {{unsigned|24.123.128.237}}
:In that case, shouldn't he be added to [[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)]]? --[[User:Abates|abates]] 15:31, 19 October 2010 (EDT)

== Waves ==

I notice that this page doesn't split up the releases into waves, unlike how we organise, for example, the ''Armada'' toyline. This information would be useful to have on here. Since this would make the sections so small, the size classes could be shown in the same parentheses as the alternate mode, e.g. Waspinator (Deluxe wasp). Information about this is practically absent from the wiki, except that the articles on toys from the first wave have a "First wave toy bios" section. --[[User:Flicky1991|flicky]][[User talk:Flicky1991|1991]] 09:16, 19 March 2013 (EDT)
:Yeah, I was thinking the same thing the other day. A quick look for wave information yielded nothing, but my Google-fu is admittedly weak. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] 10:27, 19 March 2013 (EDT)
:Wouldn't they still be separated by size class? The "first wave" didn't consist of a mixture of Basics and Deluxes, there was a first wave for Deluxes and a separate first wave for Basics. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 10:33, 19 March 2013 (EDT)

::But I'm assuming each section would be way too small that way... Hmm... Those "First wave toy bios" sections appear on pages for toys of multiple size classes. --[[User:Flicky1991|flicky]][[User talk:Flicky1991|1991]] 10:40, 19 March 2013 (EDT)
:::Found a source for wave information: http://www.eyrie.org/~dvandom/BW/Phase1/index.html Surely the sensible thing to do would be to drop the year and Maximal/Predacon subsections and organise it the way we do modern toylines: all waves of each size-class in order. I assume the faction-separation is an artefact of the G1 toyline article, where the Autobots and Decepticons were actually in separate assortments a lot of the time. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] 10:56, 19 March 2013 (EDT)
::::To Flicky1991 - The first waves of all size classes had bios tied into the later abandoned backstory. That does not make them all the same wave. See [[wave]] for more information. To Jalaguy - exactly, this page is organized in an older style that has been abandoned for later toylines. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 12:05, 19 March 2013 (EDT)
:::::I see. The pages themselves don't make that obvious. --[[User:Flicky1991|flicky]][[User talk:Flicky1991|1991]] 14:21, 19 March 2013 (EDT)

== Japanese toyline(s) ==

So a couple of years ago I reworked the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' toyline]] page and merged all the Japanese toylines up until 1990 into the main page, because they were all consistently branded as part of the same line rather than as part of whatever cartoon they were associated with (some of the cartoon titles appear as gimmick-specific sub-brandings, while there are also additional gimmick-specific sub-brandings that do ''not'' share their name with a cartoon, and some cartoons' titles rarely, if ever, appear as brandings on the toys' packaging ''at all'') prior to ''Return of Convoy'', which was the first sub-branding consistently used for an entire year's worth of product.

The same also happened with the Japanese ''Beast Wars'' lines: There are no "Beast Wars II" or "Beast Wars Neo" brandings on the toys' packaging, it's three years of straightforward "Transformers: Beast Wars", with the fourth year's "Beast Wars Metals" being the only actual consistent sub-branding.

So for the sake of both consistency and accuracy, I propose we should merge the three pre-"Metals" lines into a single page as well (though still divided up into three separate sections for each year, of course), but before we do that, I'd like to clarify a few things:

1) Do we keep the merged list as a sub-section on the US toyline's page, or do we split it out into its own page like we did with the FSRL toyline? 
2) How do we merge those pages and still preserve the editing history so all the contributors are properly acknowledged? 
3) Where does the "Super Lifeform" portion in the title come from? I only see "Transformers Beast Wars" in katakana on the toys' packaging. EDIT: It's in the cartoon title. Which is ''not'' identical to the toys' branding. So we have yet another instance of "applying the cartoon title to the toys because... because".

Your thoughts?--[[User:Nevermore|Nevermore]] ([[User talk:Nevermore|talk]]) 06:29, 25 July 2020 (EDT)
:So several people have suggested in the Discord channel to move everything to a separate "Japanese toyline" article because otherwise the existing page for the US line, which is already very long, would get even longer. Now two questions remain:
:1) How do I merge all those pages and still preserve the editing history so all the contributors are properly acknowledged? 
:2) What title should the new page have? "Transformers: Beast Wars (toyline)"? That's also the later title of the Hasbro line. Or "Transformers: Beast Wars (Japanese toyline)"?

:Anyone?--[[User:Nevermore|Nevermore]] ([[User talk:Nevermore|talk]]) 07:53, 2 August 2020 (EDT)
::I don't think we have the ability to merge pages here. (I asked about it some time back and was told that that function wasn't in our copy of mediawiki. That may have changed.) I think the best thing to do is to simply create the new page (with a note in the edit history and on the talk page) and convert all the old pages to redirects to it while placing "Do not delete" notes on them. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 10:26, 2 August 2020 (EDT)
:::Aaaaaand I just noticed we had a separate Japanese BW toyline page until M Sipher merged it into the US toyline page earlier this year. Since I don't want to start an edit war, I hope he'll chime in here and give his own thoughts on the matter. Again, I have no preference regarding "keeping it all on the US toyline page" versus "having it all on its own separate page". The only thing I insist on is that we have the BWII and BW Neo toys on whatever page the Japanese year 1 BW toys are, since they were all branded as the same toyline.--[[User:Nevermore|Nevermore]] ([[User talk:Nevermore|talk]]) 15:08, 2 August 2020 (EDT)
::::Okay, I gave it a shot [[User:Nevermore/Sandbox/Transformers: Beast Wars (Japanese toyline)|here]]. Any thoughts?--[[User:Nevermore|Nevermore]] ([[User talk:Nevermore|talk]]) 09:11, 6 September 2020 (EDT)
:::::I kinda feel like [[Generation 1 (Japanese_toylines)]] should be the model where we have a hub page linking to a general Beast Wars toyline page (encompassing BW, BWII and Neo) and a seperate page for Metals since the branding was different. That's where the line was drawn with Return of Convoy and Operation: Combination. But also not sure there's enough content to bother splitting Metals out. --[[User:Tigerpaw28|Tigerpaw28]] ([[User talk:Tigerpaw28|talk]]) 18:38, 9 September 2020 (EDT)
::::::I'd agree with that. Metals doesn't need to be split out, it can be a separate section. --[[User:Riptide|Riptide]] ([[User talk:Riptide|talk]]) 18:53, 9 September 2020 (EDT)
Metals does not need to be its own page; it's clearly part of the JBW line, as indicated by the continued numbering. (ROC should be merged to JG1 too.) [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 19:09, 9 September 2020 (EDT)
I agree with having all the beast wars Japanese toys in a page similar to [[Generation 1 (Japanese_toylines)]] would be more accurate and also more reader friendly. And also edit the franchise page to reflect the changes and be closer to the G1 Page.[[User:MrRald|MrRald]] ([[User talk:MrRald|talk]]) 13:26, 11 September 2020 (EDT)

== release years ==

So, upon some scouring of the alt.toys.transformers archive for research purposes, I came across a conversation suggesting that the European-exclusive VHS packs, listed on this Wiki as having been released in 1998, were actually released in October/November 1999. This is the conversation in question: [https://groups.google.com/g/alt.toys.transformers/c/6cIzhTGumBo/m/AZtsXjZaUEkJ]
Is there any evidence proving that the current information in this Wiki article is actually correct on the release year of this product? If not, I will make the necessary changes. --[[User:Digital Collector|Digital Collector]] ([[User talk:Digital Collector|talk]]) 05:29, 6 April 2022 (EDT)

Talk:Vintage

2021-10-25T19:14:01Z

Digital Collector:

With [https://www.ign.com/articles/new-transformers-vintage-beast-wars-coming-to-walmart-collector-con-release-date ''Vintage Beast Wars''] now been revealed, I propose a move to "'''Vintage (Walmart toyline)'''" or something to that nature and then have G1 and BW figures listed under separate sections. [[User:Fanofcoolstuff27|Fanofcoolstuff27]] ([[User talk:Fanofcoolstuff27|talk]]) 16:39, 11 March 2021 (EST)

:Agreed. [[User:Victinoko|Victinoko]] ([[User talk:Victinoko|talk]]) 19:38, 12 March 2021 (EST)

::What about the Retro Headmasters? --[[User:MistaTee|MistaTee]] ([[User talk:MistaTee|talk]]) 03:43, 12 April 2021 (EDT)

::: The Retro Headmasters aren't G1 toy reissues. They're the Takara versions of the Titans Return molds released in G1-style packaging. They do not need to be in a "Vintage (Walmart toyline) article. Now, we've gone too long, IMO, without a proper article for Vintage Beast Wars. A decision on this needs to be made ASAP. --[[User:Digital Collector|Digital Collector]] ([[User talk:Digital Collector|talk]]) 15:14, 25 October 2021 (EDT)

Talk:Vintage

2021-10-25T19:13:45Z

Digital Collector:

Transformers Music Label

2020-11-15T17:24:48Z

Digital Collector: This page was full of some inaccurate information, figure names, etc., so I fixed that while adding some new info I thought would be useful.

'''''Transformers Music Label''''' is a [[TakaraTomy]] toyline featuring Transformers that work in conjunction with musical devices such as [[iPod]]s.

==Toyline==

[[File:Music label soundwave.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''Music Label'' Soundwave (all three decos)]]
===2007===
* [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Music Label|Soundwave -Playing Audio Player- Sonic White Version]] (July 19, 2007)
* Soundwave -Playing Audio Player- Spark Blue Version (classic G1 deco) (July 19, 2007)
* [[Frenzy (G1)/toys#Music Label|Frenzy]] & [[Rumble (G1)#Music Label|Rumble]] -Playing Earphones- (July 19, 2007)
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MusicLabelConvoy|Convoy -Playing iPod Speaker-]] (all white deco) (September 2007)
* Soundwave -Playing Audio Player- Blaster Black Version (Soundblaster homage deco) (December 2007)

===2008===
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MusicLabelOP|Optimus Prime -Speakers for iPod- Original Color Version]] (classic G1 deco) (March 27, 2008)
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MusicLabelExile|EXILE x Transformers -Speakers for iPod-]] (red and orange deco Optimus Prime) (December 2008)

{{toystub}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Music Label}}
[[Category:Generation 1 toylines]]
[[Category:Japanese toylines]]
[[Category:Music Label| ]]

Talk:Megatron (BW)/toys

2020-11-11T04:06:08Z

Digital Collector: /* Beast Machines Ultra Class Megatron */ new section

== JobbyTheHong review ==

Would it be worth noting under "Trivia" that [[David Kaye]] guest-starred in JobbyTheHong's fan review for the MP Megs? --[[User:Samus Aran|Samus Aran]] ([[User talk:Samus Aran|talk]]) 12:08, 22 May 2019 (EDT)
:No.--[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 12:21, 22 May 2019 (EDT)
::Please find something else to edit about, for the love of God. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 12:26, 22 May 2019 (EDT)

== Megahead Megatron ==

''If one removes the toy's spider-legs in head mode, it fits into the head socket to the Fortress Maximus main body. Though this is likely unintended, it is pointed out here as an extra play feature.''

It isn't just removing the legs. The figure's hands are shaped ''just right'' to slot into gaps around the hinges of Fortress Maximus, so that the figure isn't just resting in the gap. It would be good to mention this when describing how the two figures combine. You can see an image of the hands-into-gap thing in this old article:[https://tformers.com/article.php?sid=350]

I would also suggest a ''mild'' revision to the second sentence I quoted, as with this much contrary evidence - even if circumstantial - it seems as like as not that this backwards compatibility was engineered into the toy by someone involved in the process. Even if it was originally never intended to be an "official" mode when this was just going to be a Beast Machines release.

[[User:Otaku|Otaku]] ([[User talk:Otaku|talk]]) 10:53, 10 October 2019 (EDT)

== Beast Machines Ultra Class Megatron ==

So, a user on Twitter posted images of what they're claiming is the unreleased Ultra Class Beast Machines Megatron we've never seen before. What should I do about this on the toys article itself? Here's the post in question: https://twitter.com/G1Grimlock1/status/1326169398114099200?s=20
--[[User:Digital Collector|Digital Collector]] ([[User talk:Digital Collector|talk]]) 23:06, 10 November 2020 (EST)

Talk:Rail Racer (RID)

2020-11-07T18:38:10Z

Digital Collector:

''Of Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue( a cheap american rip-off of Kyukyu sentai Go-Go-V), the Supertrain Megazord (copied from Grandliner) was possibly inspired by the above Railroad Rocket/s.''

"Rail Rocket/s". Also, the way this reads, it sounds like the Supertrain Megazord was inspired by the Bullet Trains, but the Grandliner somehow wasn't. --[[User:FortMax|FortMax]] 22:30, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

''Coincidentally, Rail Racer was released around the same time as the Grand Liner, a set of trains that combine into a massive robot in the competing Super Sentai line. (Power Rangers fans may know it as the Supertrain Megazord.''

Should this be deleted from the page? It's blatantly wrong. Kyukyu Sentai GoGoV aired in 1999, the year before Car Robots. Grand Liner came out a whole year before the JRX team did. Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue (the American adaptation of GoGoV), however, did air in the US in 2000, with Mirai Sentai Timeranger being the Sentai that aired at the same time as Car Robots. Timeranger's adaptation, Power Rangers Time Force, did air at the same time as RID 2001 in the United States. --[[User:Digital Collector|Digital Collector]] ([[User talk:Digital Collector|talk]]) 13:38, 7 November 2020 (EST)

Omega Supreme (G1)

2020-06-01T05:10:28Z

Digital Collector: /* Transformers Trading Card Game */ Corrected TCG card numbers

{{factions|autobot|hofsilver}}
{{Disambigm|Omega Supreme (disambiguation)|Omega S.P.R.E.E.M.}}
:''Omega Supreme is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:StudioOxOmegaSupreme.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Favorite punctuation mark: colon.]]

'''Omega Supreme''' is one of the [[Scale|largest Autobots there is]]. He isn't much for words, preferring his massive frame and equally massive weapons to do the talking for him. Omega is the last line of defense for the Autobots, a titanic guardian robot capable of instilling fear and panic into the [[spark]]s of [[Decepticon]]s that dare face him on the field of battle.

Except [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]]. Kill that little guy, it just makes him angry.

{{bigquote|Omega Supreme: always prepared.|Omega Supreme|"[[Blaster Blues]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Jack Angel]] (English), [[Tesshō Genda]] (Japanese), [[Masashi Ebara]] (Japanese, ''2010'')|[[Yang Wenyuan]] (Mandarin), [[Henry Djanik]] (European French), [[Georges Atlas]] (European French, "The God Gambit"), [[Carlos Agosti]] (American Spanish), [[Gernot Duda]] (German, "The Big Broadcast of 2006"), [[Gerd Rigauer]] (German, "The Golden Lagoon" ''Generation 2'' dub), [[Garcia Neto]] (Brazilian Portuguese)}}

[[File:Omegadefendscrystalcity.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|How his base ends up on the planets his rocket flies to is just another of those eternal mysteries of life.]]

Millions of years ago, Omega Supreme was a member of the legendary [[Guardian robot]]s, and was charged with defending [[Crystal City]], the most spectacular city on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. He befriended the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]], the city's creators. However, as it would happen, the Constructicons were attacked by [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s [[Robosmasher]] and converted into [[Decepticon]]s. The now-evil Constructicons convinced Omega to leave his post to help defend the capital city, and promised to look after the city in his stead. When he left, they demolished the Crystal City, to Omega Supreme's horror. He hunted them down, trapping them in a pit, and tried to reverse the reprogramming done by the Robo-Smasher. Though he appeared to be successful, the programming was irreversible, and Megatron had given the Constructicons a new combined form named [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. The treacherous Constructicons lured Omega into an ambush and in their new form attempted to use the Smasher to convert him into a Decepticon, but he destroyed the machine and they fled before he recovered from the attack.

{{Quote|I lived, but changed. Since then, I feel only hate for the Constructicons.}}

[[File:Robo-Smasher and Omega Supreme.jpg|thumb|upright=1.45|Et tu, Robo-Smasher?]]
Some time after these events transpired—after the launch of the [[Ark (G1)|Autobot]] and [[Nemesis (G1)|Decepticon starships]]—the Constructicons left Cybertron in a starship and tried to locate the missing Megatron. Omega Supreme pursued them, "for millions of years, across the galaxies"; eventually, the Constructicons rejoined Megatron on [[Earth]], and Omega Supreme followed them there, still seeking revenge. {{Storylink|The Secret of Omega Supreme (episode)|The Secret of Omega Supreme}}

[[File:Omegasupreme astrotrain.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.15|A shuttle in the hand is worth two on the track.]]
For the most part, he acted as inter-planetary transport for the Autobots, as well as their last line of defense. While he was preparing for a round of target practice, Omega lost contact with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] when [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] began broadcasting the music from a concert over the Autobot communications frequencies. The interference resulted in Megatron getting away clean with the [[Voltronic Galaxer]], which necessitated a trip to the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] to retrieve it. Omega took Optimus, [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]], [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] and [[Carly]]. There, he got to battle [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]], who taunted him for being outdated technology, but changed his tune after Omega triumphed. {{Storylink|Blaster Blues}} When the Decepticons found a pool of [[electrum]], rendering them invulnerable, they attacked Omega Supreme. His weapons had no effect on them, and the titan fell. Later the Autobots got the opportunity for payback when they located the electrum pool and used it themselves, gaining the advantage as the Decepticons' electrum coating wore off. {{Storylink|The Golden Lagoon (episode)|The Golden Lagoon}}

After [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] crashed on [[Titan (moon)|Titan]], Omega carried [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] and [[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]] there on a rescue mission. Unfortunately he just barely had enough energy to land, and was left teetering on the edge of a cliff overhanging a lake of deadly liquid. The moon was fortunately rich in [[energy crystal]]s, and Perceptor was able to use them to repower Omega. The explosion of the crystal deposit caused the island they were on to begin to disintegrate, so Omega Supreme used his base mode to transport everyone across to safety. {{Storylink|The God Gambit}}

[[File:Secretomegachatinwoods.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Storytime: informative.]]
Omega Surpreme finally got his chance at revenge when the Constructicons started mining an asteroid that turned out to be the egg of an [[Asteroid bird alien|strange creature]]. Omega left the creature to its own devices, which would have resulted in it devouring [[San Francisco]]. However, Optimus Prime convinced Omega to lead the creature back to its asteroid, which would sustain it. Omega lost his chance at revenge, but he did his duty. {{Storylink|The Secret of Omega Supreme (episode)|The Secret of Omega Supreme}}

After the energy pest [[Kremzeek]] took out most of the Autobots, Omega Supreme transported the survivors of his attack to [[Japan]] in an attempt to track down the creature. When they arrived, they were immediately beset by Kremzeek, however the Autobots remembered that Omega had not been coated with the insulating compound that was protecting them. Omega took to the air, but Kremzeek managed to reach him anyway, and he quickly crashed onto the Japanese beach. [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] promised they'd fix him up as soon as possible. {{storylink|Kremzeek!}}

The Autobots used Omega Supreme to follow the Decepticons back to Cybertron when Megatron intended to use [[Vector Sigma]] to create a new group of Decepticon warriors. After failing to stop the Decepticons from creating the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]], {{Storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}} the Autobots created a new team of their own to counter the new threat, the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]]. As Omega Supreme escaped Cybertron, he was hit by weapons fire from the [[Centurion droid]]s, and once he safely disembarked his passengers on Earth, he catastrophically exploded.

[[File:KtVS2 Omega Supreme in pieces.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Exploding: painful.]]
[[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and [[Sparkplug Witwicky]] connected Omega Supreme's mind to the [[Ark (G1)|''Ark'']]'s life support unit while they set about putting the giant back together. The arrogant Aerialbots, unimpressed with both the Autobots and the humans they protected, refused to help their comrades in defeating the Decepticons until their group leader [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] showed them how Sparkplug was able to disregard his fatigue and continue repairing Omega Supreme simply because of his concern for a friend's well being. Soon afterwards, the Aerialbots were facing defeat as [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] at the hands of the Stunticon combined form, [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]], when the newly repaired Omega Supreme suddenly appeared and helped them defeat the combiner and send the Decepticons packing. {{Storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}}

[[File:BigBroadcast Omega Supreme attacked in rocket mode.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Enemy fire: tickles.]]
He transported the Autobots and the Aerialbots back to Cybertron when they detected strange energy readings emanating from the planet. The trip expended his energy so he was forced to sit out the mission. While the Autobots dealt with a [[Kronosphere|time machine]] sending the Aerialbots to the past, the Decepticons reactivated one of Omega's fellow Guardian Robots. After the Aerialbots returned from their trip through time, Silverbolt handed over some power packs they had taken from the Cybertron's Golden Age to refuel Omega. {{Storylink|War Dawn (episode)|War Dawn}}

After the coming of [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]], his space transport role was fulfilled by [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]], though he still carried out occasional missions. He transported several Autobots to Junkion to investigate the strange behaviour of the Junkions. He was shot down by [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and the [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]] crashing the Autobots on an asteroid. After being repaired Omega quickly turned the tide of the battle. Upon arriving on Junkion, Omega again battled the Decepticons. He was knocked down by a blast from Galvatron's cannon mode, but recovered and battled the Decepticons until Blaster asked him to bring him to altitude to counter the Quintesson signals. {{Storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (episode)|The Big Broadcast of 2006}}

He was off on an undescribed mission when [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] acquired super-intelligence. {{Storylink|Grimlock's New Brain}}

====Ask Vector Prime====
Omega Supreme discovered [[Protectobot (G1)|five survivors]] on the wreckage of the ancient colony world, [[Archon]]. He brought them back to Earth, where they were eventually revived by an infusion of energon from the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]]. They would become known as the Protectobots. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/21}}

====Madman ''The Transformers'' comic====
In the year 2001, the Decepticons had managed to conquer Cybertron completely. Omega Supreme aided in the Autobots' exodus of the planet, though he came under heavy enemy fire during this mission. {{storylink|The Transformers (Madman)|The Transformers}}

====''The Animated Movie''====
[[File:TAM TPB Gestalt Fight.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]

During the [[Battle of Autobot City]] in 2005, Omega Supreme was unable to come to the aid of the stricken city, as he was defending [[Ark (G1)|Autobot Headquarters]] alongside [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] and [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] against an attack by Menasor and Bruticus. {{storylink|Transformers: The Animated Movie|The Animated Movie trade paperback}}
{{-}}

====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''The Battle of the Star Gate''=====
Omega Supreme (at least, his rocket component) was amongst the Autobots who accompanied Optimus into Earth orbit to stop Megatron’s take-over of the ''[[Trigger]]''. They were able to repel the Decepticons from the space station in short order. {{storylink|First Contact (Star Gate)|First Contact}}

Omega Supreme’s rocket component was amongst the Autobots who once more confronted Megatron and his Decepticons at the ''Trigger'' in Earth orbit. When Starscream combined himself with the ''Trigger'' to create a powerful new body for himself, Omega Supreme had to contend with the volley of asteroids thrown towards both Autobots and Decepticons from Starscream’s star gate. He was then almost sucked into a portal to a black hole when Starscream neared defeat, but was instead sent plummeting down to Earth when Optimus and Megatron worked together to defeat Starscream. {{storylink|The Battle of the Star Gate}}

=====''The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers''=====
Omega Supreme was deployed alongside [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] and [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] by [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] to defend the [[Prime Energy Tower]] of planet [[Feminia]] from the Decepticons. Together, the three giant Autobots were a match for [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]], and [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. Unfortunately, [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] had a trump card ready: [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]]. With a single blow from his fist, Predaking toppled Omega Supreme, Defensor, and Superion. {{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 5|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #5}}

=====''Unite Warriors''=====
When the Constructicons tricked [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] into helping them build a new Crystal City on Earth, Omega Supreme seemingly set aside his enmity against the team in favor of aiding in the reconstruction of his former home. {{storylink|Unite Warriors Offshot#Crystal City Reconstruction Project|Crystal City Reconstruction Project}}

=====Wars manga=====
After a devastating battle with the [[Decepticon]]s during an energy crisis, Omega Supreme was forced to use [[Guardian robot]] components as spare parts for his own body. He apologized to [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] for his failure in defending him, but the city-bot took it in stride. When [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]] and the Decepticons attacked again, the rebuilt Metroplex transformed into [[robot mode]] and Omega manned one of his cannons. After Omega Supreme pointed out that Metrotitan was reprogrammed by the [[Nine Great Demon Generals]], Metrotitan rejected the rumor, leading Metroplex to definitively banish the traitor from the Autobots. With the Autobots' combined efforts, the Decepticons were sent fleeing. {{storylink|Metrowars}}

=====''Legends'' comic=====
While recapping Metroplex's life story to [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] and [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] in the [[Legends World|Legends Universe]], [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] included the time he battled Metrotitan alongside Omega Supreme. {{storylink|LG14 Ultra Magnus Prologue#The Mysterious Knowledgeable Grandpa Chapter|The Mysterious Knowledgeable Grandpa Chapter}}

====''Wings Universe''====
Nine million years ago, Omega Supreme was introduced to the rest of the Constructicons by [[Hauler]], while the team was still in the process of building Crystal City. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 42|Hauler's ''Wings of Honor'' profile}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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[[File:Omega comics.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|I... AM DARKWING DUCK!]]
Soon after [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] was brought online on Earth, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] had a secret project in mind for the architect: {{storylink|Rock and Roll-Out!}} the construction of Omega Supreme. Designed to be the Autobots' last line of defense and given life by Prime's [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]], Omega Supreme was unveiled in front of the Autobot rank and file. With Omega completed, they were now free to leave the base en masse to attack the Decepticons, an advantage Optimus Prime utilized immediately. As the Autobots attacked the [[Wyoming base|Decepticon headquarters]], [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]], unaware of Omega Supreme's birth, took [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]], [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]], [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]], [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]], and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] with him to attack the Ark, which he believed to be unguarded. At first Megatron underestimated the tank and rocket ship sitting outside their target, but Omega Supreme transformed and within moments destroyed all of them one by one without pause. Laserbeak managed to escape with a wounded Megatron back to the Decepticons. {{storylink|Command Performances!}}

''Early on in the first [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] encounter, the Autobots openly talked about siccing Omega Supreme on the Decepticons. And then '''never did so''', despite it being a smart idea and knowing it was an option.'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}} ''Later, believing that Optimus Prime was dead thanks a plan involving a [[facsimile construct]], Omega attended a funeral for the Autobot leader before Prime was returned to them from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] via the [[space bridge]].'' {{storylink|Resurrection!}}

[[File:Omegasupreme-blasterandgrimlock.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Size: indeterminate.]]
Though Omega Supreme continued to guard the Ark, he didn't seem to stay [[Scale|quite as huge]] as he used to be. He could soon fit into the Ark, where watched with other Autobots as Ratchet tried to repair Optimus Prime, who had fallen in battle. Prime was declared irreparable, and Omega Supreme helped install a remote-control system for the Ark's defenses so all Autobots could attend their leader's funeral. During the ceremony, Omega placed Optimus's body in his final resting place, a spaceship casket which they shot into space. Upon the Autobots' return to the Ark, they found that its defenses would not shut down; in their absence, a villainous [[Mechanic|human]] had infiltrated their base and disabled the newly installed remote-control system. Ratchet, who had stayed behind, managed to defeat the intruder, and promised to repair all damaged Autobots within the following couple of days. {{storylink|Funeral for a Friend!}} The funeral motivated Omega to work even harder so as to not let Optimus Prime down. He defended the Ark against an assault by [[Cobra]] aircraft and [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]]. [[Serpentor]] then blew up Dirge as a demonstration of Cobra's peaceful intent and Omega ceased fire. {{storylink|Ashes, Ashes...}} [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and Omega cemented their alliance with [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] and Cobra as the Decepticons took control of [[Power Station Alpha]]. {{storylink|...All Fall Down!}}

Omega entered the Ark again when he and other high-ranking Autobots assembled to nominate Prime's replacement, and he suggested courage as a valuable trait for their imaginary candidate. When [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] attacked, the Decepticon carpeted the entrance to the Ark with sonic scrambler mines, disabling Omega and the other Autobots within; Omega was thus unable to square off against the giant. Fortunately, they were rescued by [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] and the other [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], a turn of events that persuaded him, along with the other Autobots, to support Grimlock as their new leader. {{storylink|King of the Hill!}} He later changed his mind and was amongst the Autobots that approached the deserter Blaster to take over the leadership. {{storylink|Spacehikers!}} To settle the issue, Omega Supreme acted as a sort of Master of Ceremonies when Blaster and Grimlock were due to fight it out for Autobot leadership on the [[Moon (moon)|moon]]. He had shrunk more by then, but once [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s Decepticons surprise-attacked them, he seemed bigger again. Omega survived the battle seemingly uninjured. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

[[File:Buzzsawyikes4.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|It: Over 9000.]]
Omega traveled with the rest of the Autobots to the [[Arctic]] to investigate a distress signal sent by [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]]. Soon, they were ambushed by two Decepticon armies, and Buzzsaw cannon-blasted Omega Supreme—and Omega actually seemed to be getting knocked over. This was all revealed as a plot by Starscream to divert both factions away from his attempts to absorb the powers of the [[Underbase]]. Omega traveled to [[Buenos Aires]] as part of a team led jointly by [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] and [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]]. When Fortress Maximus was in danger, he jumped to his rescue—however, the Underbase-powered Starscream, recalling his earlier defeat at Omega's hands, gleefully killed him. {{storylink|Dark Star}} {{storylink|Fallen Star!}}

Ratchet was tormented by his inability to repair all of the Autobots under his care, to the extent that the medic started to have nightmares about Omega Supreme and various other deactivated Autobots reviving as [[zombie]]s to kill him for his failures. Ratchet's nightmares came true for a short while, when the Decepticon [[Sports Car Patrol]] managed to infiltrate the Ark and took control of the damaged Autobots' bodies to torment him. When this failed to make Ratchet snap completely, the Decepticons' plan was abandoned and Omega Supreme was shut down once more. {{storylink|Back from the Dead}}

''Omega was repaired in time for the [[Transformer]]s' [[1989]] [[Christmas]] party, where he joined [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and Grimlock behind the sofa in scowling at [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] and [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]].'' {{storylink|:File:MarvelUK-250.jpg|''The Transformers'' #250 cover}}

=====The Big Broadcast of 2006=====
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In an alternate future of [[2006]], Omega Supreme flew a group of Autobots to [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]] to investigate some strange goings-on there. Several aliens had been affected by a subliminal broadcast emanating from the planet, causing them to gather in its orbit and duke it out between themselves. Omega Supreme fought off several of the alien spacecrafts that were attacking his fellow Autobots. He also battled with "[[Scourge (G1)|Sweeps]]" and helped disrupt the [[Quintesson]] hypnosis signal by flying [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] into the air to broadcast soothing music. {{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (issue)|The Big Broadcast of 2006}}
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====''Regeneration One''====
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[[File:Omega supreme destiny.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.7]]
When [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s [[Blitz Engine]]s were unleashed on the surface of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Omega Supreme was activated by [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] to take care of the menacing pests. Soundwave ordered [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]] to take him out with prejudice. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Four}} Omega proved more than capable of resisting the gestalt, however; as [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]] defeated Bludgeon and the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] (under the command of Starscream) destroyed the ''[[Warworld]]'', Omega blasted Monstructor into many little bits. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Five}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:TheOmegaEffect OmegaSupreme Sunstorm Starscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Starscream's pants: soiled]]
Some time after the departure of the Ark, Omega Supreme and [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] were part of one of the last Autobot space programs, tasked with containing the expansion of the Decepticons to other worlds and, more importantly, to find [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and the crew of the Ark. The two eventually parted ways with the other members of the operation, [[Countdown (G1)|Countdown]] and [[Groundshaker]], in order to investigate a beacon emanating from the [[Solar System|Sol System]]. {{storylink|Destined for Nothing}} Jetfire and Omega detected what they thought was the energy signature of the Ark, only to be attacked by [[Scourge (G1)|a mysterious, powerful assailant]] and ultimately ended up buried under Antarctica on Earth. {{Storylink|Original Sin}} Millions of years later, Jetfire remotely reactivated Omega Supreme in an attempt to defeat the powerful and insane [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]]. Though Omega Supreme managed to capture the weakened Sunstorm thanks to Ratchet's energy siphon, Starscream destroyed the device to enable his own escape, reactivating Sunstorm and truly commencing the battle between the two powerhouses. Omega was ultimately successful in overpowering Sunstorm in a straight fight, but when he retracted his damaged visor in order to examine his quarry, Sunstorm blasted him right in the face with a burst of solar radiation, instantly knocking him off line. {{Storylink|The Omega Effect}} Omega rebooted as Cliffjumper, Bumblebee, and Jetfire came upon him, and explained what had transpired in his confrontation against Sunstorm to them. {{Storylink|Original Sin}} While he was recuperating from his damage, he shared [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]]'s concerns over the danger their friends were in and how useless they felt. {{Storylink|Atonement}} Omega later recovered and helped the Autobots in building [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]. {{Storylink|The Route of All Evil}}
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===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:ArtofWar3 OmegaSupreme Sixshot Astrotrain.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|Characteristic speech pattern: averted.]]
Omega Supreme served as security during an Autobot peace ceremony on Cybertron. When [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]]'s forces attacked, he transformed and shot down [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]], but soon found himself surrounded by [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]], [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]] and [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}} The combined might of the three giants was too much for Omega, who was defeated and almost crushed a [[Optimus Prime's rescuees|civilian]] as he fell to the ground. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}}

Following the defeat of Serpent O.R. and the Decepticon army, Omega Supreme helped repair damaged buildings in [[Capitol City]]. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 5|The Art of War #5}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
:*''First Appearance:'' [[Stormbringer issue 1|''Transformers: Stormbringer'' #1]] (cameo); [[Spotlight: Optimus Prime]] (full)

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Leader of the [[Guardian robot|Omega Sentinels]], Omega Supreme was an extremely ancient Transformer, hailing from the time of the [[Knights of Cybertron]] in the planet's largely-forgotten past. Following the formation of the [[Thirteen]], the bestial [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]] masterminded a Cybertronian [[expansion]] across the universe. Bound by honor to follow the will of the [[Prime (rank)|Primes]], Supreme led his Sentinels in making first contact with the planet [[Antilla]], laying waste to the planet at Onyx's command and driving the [[Antillan]]s to the brink of extinction. In retaliation, the Antillans constructed the [[Talisman (G1)|a machine]] that eventually warped their lifeless world into [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]], much to Omega's regret and horror. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}} {{storylink|Stranger Eons}} {{storylink|Our Finest}}

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During the [[First Cybertronian Civil War]], Omega served as the guardian of the subterranean [[Crystal City]], protecting a lone [[Titan (group)|Titan]] that lay slumbering beneath the city's foundations. When war erupted between the Cybertronians on the surface, Omega abstained from entering the conflict, holding true to his vigil. Eventually, a leader named [[Nova Prime]] brought the war to an end, and soon discovered Crystal City and Omega while searching for ways to bring peace and prosperity back to the planet. Approving of his goals, Omega allied with him and helped raise Crystal City back to the surface, but he did not entirely trust Nova and his plans to spread his influence to other worlds, and kept [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]]'s existence a secret. {{storylink|Primus: All Good Things|All Good Things}} During this time, Omega was an expert on metaphysics who would teach his fellow Cybertronians on the subject: [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] claimed to have studied under him, {{storylink|How Ratchet Got His Hands Back}} and he was likely the namesake of the thought experiment known as "Omega's Conundrum". {{storylink|Omega's Conundrum}} Eventually, Omega's caution proved warranted when [[Dai Atlas (Zone)|Dai Atlas]] alerted him to the fact that Nova Prime and his scientist [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] had created the horrific combiner, [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]]—the first step towards their goal of eliminating all free will. Omega attacked the beast and battled with it while Nova Prime and his followers departed on their mission of conquest aboard the first [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], and eventually subdued it. {{storylink|Primus: All Good Things|All Good Things}} {{storylink|Shockwaves}}

[[File:OmegaSupreme SpotlightPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Privacy: Requested. Discharge: Imminent.]]

With Nova Prime's departure and the destruction of Crystal City, Omega Supreme handed the duty of guarding [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]] over to Dai Atlas, {{storylink|Primus: All Good Things|All Good Things}} sealed Monstructor in a dimensionally-displaced prison, {{Storylink|Spotlight: Optimus Prime}} and withdrew to the remote [[Grav-Haraan glacier]] to stand watch for Nova, intending to destroy him on his return. {{storylink|Primacy issue 3|Primacy #3}} Millions of years later he was discovered by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] who, after proving to be [[Prime (rank)|Prime]] by his possession of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]], told him Nova had been lost in space long ago. Relieved of his duties, Omega agreed to follow the new Matrix-bearer back to civilization. {{storylink|Primacy issue 1|Primacy #1}} He had trouble adapting to society after his years of solitary vigilance, however, and merely took on a similar role: silently guarding Optimus Prime's quarters. {{storylink|Primacy issue 2|Primacy #2}} When the Decepticons attacked Iacon, Optimus Prime ordered Omega Supreme into battle, and although he was hesitant to go to war against fellow Cybertronians, he complied after recognizing Optimus's potential for greatness and the Decepticons' similarities to Nova Prime. The Decepticons tried keep him from joining the battle with a strategic bombardment, {{storylink|Primacy issue 3|Primacy #3}} but he was saved by [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]]'s force field and went on to fight them. During the battle he took out the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]], preventing them from interfering with Optimus's battle with Megatron. {{storylink|Primacy issue 4|Primacy #4}}

At some point in the war, Omega Supreme left Cybertron behind and entered seclusion in a specially-shielded artificial asteroid within the [[Muta-Gaath Nebula]]. His existence remained known to the Transformers on Cybertron and he was nominally aligned with the Autobots, though in an advisory capacity, not participating in the combat itself. {{Storylink|Spotlight: Optimus Prime}} When [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] threatened to destroy the planet, however, Omega joined the allied forces of the Autobots and Decepticons to stop him, alongside Optimus Prime, [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]], and [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 1|Stormbringer #1}}

[[File:Omega Supreme Spotlight Hardhead.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
Centuries later, Optimus Prime came to Omega's asteroid to consult the ancient sentinel on Nova Prime. It was while Optimus was present that Monstructor attacked, having at last escaped his imprisonment and seeking revenge against Omega. Informing Optimus of his history with Nova and Monstructor, Omega provided the Autobot leader with information on Monstructor's weak spot, enabling him to defeat the gestalt, though Prime condemned him for attempting to play god by simply locking them away. {{Storylink|Spotlight: Optimus Prime}} Some time later, when the [[Dead Universe]] Transformers began attacking the Autobots, Omega confirmed the identities of [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Cyclonus]] for Jetfire, informing him that they too were members of Nova Prime's Ark crew. {{Storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}}

[[File:Omega Arrives in AHM.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4|RAAAAAIIIID?!]]
When Decepticons initiated a [[Surge (event)|galaxy-wide assault]] on all Autobot outposts, pushing their enemies to the brink of extinction, Omega Supreme was also targeted, but his power proved too much for the Decepticons to handle. Around a year after this "Surge", Omega followed a distress call sent by [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hot Rod]] to Cybertron, arriving just in time to turn the tide of a battle between the Autobot survivors camped out on the planet and the feral [[Insecticon swarm]] stalking them. Apologizing for taking so long, Omega assumed his rocket mode at Optimus Prime's request, and ferried the Autobots to Earth for a confrontation with Megatron and the Decepticons. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10|All Hail Megatron #10}} During the battle that followed in New York City, Omega engaged the new Decepticon combiner [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], {{Storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 11|All Hail Megatron #11}} moving their fight out to Liberty Island to minimize collateral damage. Notionally, that is—Omega won the bout when he pushed Devastator against the [[Statue of Liberty]] and took him out with a blast to the midsection, which also destroyed Lady Liberty. Whoops. {{Storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 12|All Hail Megatron #12}}

[[File:NewArrivalsOldEncounters OmegaSupreme.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Movieverse redesign: funky]]

Omega remained on Earth with the other Autobots during the two years that followed the New York battle, hiding out in a remote canyon in base mode. When Optimus Prime surrendered to the forces of [[Skywatch]] and Autobot leadership was divided between Hot Rod and Bumblebee, the two new leaders had different plans for Omega. Hot Rod approached him with the proposal that they use his rocket mode to get off the planet, but Omega refused, both because he lacked the fuel, and because he was insistent upon staying on Earth as long as Optimus Prime remained there. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 1: "New Arrivals, Old Encounters"|New Arrivals, Old Encounters}} Bumblebee then hid him from Skywatch by having him relocate to a cramped cave, which Omega—now too low on energon to even transform into base mode—found extremely uncomfortable. {{storylink|The Hanging Sword}} Omega was later present at the cave's opening when [[Gordon Horiuchi]] made a visit to repair Bumblebee's supposedly damaged killswitch board. {{storylink|The Gift Horse}} After Horiuchi's scheme to control the Autobots was thwarted with the help of [[Daniel Klonowski]], Omega Supreme was present when Bumblebee's new, more powerful body was unveiled. {{Storylink|Wings of Wax}}

A few months later after an alliance had been formed between the Autobots and Skywatch, the Decepticons returned to Earth and wrecked their headquarters, a Skywatch base. [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]] had the place evacuated and tried to regroup at Omega Supreme, still hiding in the desert. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 3: Woken Furies|Woken Furies}} After some trouble along the way, the Autobots reached their destination and made Omega's base mode their new headquarters. When Megatron let himself get captured, he was imprisoned inside Omega Supreme, who was ordered to transform and crush him in the process if he tried to escape. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 5: Enemy Mine|Enemy Mine}}

[[File:Omega Supreme rocket Chaos Theory 1.jpg|thumb|right|upright=2]]

When the Autobots learned that Cybertron had become habitable once again only for Galvatron to occupy it, they elected to return to their home planet on Omega Supreme. Charged up with whatever energy Skywatch could offer and a fuel cell invented by [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]], Omega's rocket mode carried most of Optimus Prime's Autobots and the captive Megatron into space, while his base mode remained on Earth with Bumblebee. {{storylink|Space Opera—Final Tableaux: Orphans of the Helix|Orphans of the Helix}} {{storylink|Police Action: Prologue}} When Optimus Prime wanted to have a private chat with Megatron, Omega shut off the viewscreens to the room to prevent the other Autobots from peeping, and he also cut the power to the [[variable voltage harness]] when Optimus lost patience and almost killed Megatron with it. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1|Chaos Theory #1}} {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 2|Chaos Theory #2}}

[[File:Omega Supreme Kings.jpg|thumb|left|200px]]

Upon arriving at Cybertron, Omega Supreme was ordered to remain in orbit while the Autobots went down to the surface. {{storylink|Chaos Part One: Lamentations|Lamentations}} With Rodimus captaining him, he participated in the battle against Galvatron's weaponized [[Kimia Facility]], but when the Autobot air forces failed to damage it, he and Rodimus agreed that their only choice was for Omega to ram it. However, just as they were about to, Kimia suddenly exploded from internal sabotage, damaging Omega's rocket mode and forcing him to land on Cybertron. {{storylink|Chaos Part Two: Numbers|Numbers}} Unable to take off, he was easy prey for a [[Deceptigod|gigantic monster]] created out of Galvatron's entire army, which attacked and ripped the rocket in half. {{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings|Kings}} This caused pain to his other half on Earth, where he had to report to Bumblebee that their former ally [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] had fled the premises. {{storylink|Police Action Part 3: A Second Chance at Eden|A Second Chance at Eden}}

Omega's base and tank components continued to serve as the Earth-bound Autobots' headquarters. After Bumblebee managed to defeat all five Stunticons on his own, he had Ultra Magnus put his captives in one of Omega's prisoner holds. {{storylink|The Question}}

[[File:Omega Supreme on Cybertron The Autonomy Lesson.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]

Once the Autobots had won the battle on Cybertron and abandoned Earth, Omega Supreme's rocket was repaired and the rest of him returned home as well. He was still recharging three weeks later and thus couldn't help put down a [[NAIL]] riot, forcing the Autobots to get the Decepticons' help instead. Rodimus wanted to use Omega in the search for the [[Knights of Cybertron]], but Bumblebee wouldn't let him. {{storylink|Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|The Death of Optimus Prime}} [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]] broke one of Omega's walls while returning from exploring Cybertron's hostile surface, but was assured that it'd grow back. {{storylink|The Autonomy Lesson (issue)|The Autonomy Lesson}}

[[File:Metalhawk and Omega Supreme Primus All Good Things.jpg|thumb|left|200px]]

When word reached Omega that [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]]—who had long since left Cybertron along with Dai Atlas–had returned and promptly died, he spoke to Metalhawk about what the Titan had said before he perished. The titan had dubbed [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] the Cybertronian who would unite their race, calling many of Metalhawk's beliefs into question, and Omega concluded that the Titan's purpose had been to foster that sense of uncertainty to open the way for change. {{storylink|Primus: All Good Things|All Good Things}} Starscream approached him in a televised interview to ask if he had anything to add about the Titan's claims, but he refused to comment. Soon after their talk, a massive explosion struck Omega Supreme, nearly killing him and causing outrage among the public, who revered him as their ancient protector. With Omega on life support, the Autobots and neutrals blamed the Decepticons in general for the attack, while Starscream's own primary suspect was [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]]. {{storylink|The End of the Beginning of the World}} [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] and [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] drove past the defeated giant as he lay comatose in the streets where he'd fallen. {{storylink|The Verge}} The true culprit behind the attack later turned out to be a mind-controlled [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]], whose motive had been to eliminate the one Autobot capable of standing up to Megatron's new Devastator. {{storylink|Before the Dawn}} Eventually, all Autobots and Decepticons were exiled from Iacon by Starscream, who promised the Autobots that the NAILs would repair Omega Supreme before giving him the choice to either renounce the Autobot cause or join the others in exile. {{storylink|Second Exodus}}

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Six months later, Omega Supreme was still undergoing repairs in a facility alongside [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]. {{storylink|The World of Tomorrow}} He remained comatose through the [[Combiner Wars (event)|Combiner Wars]] and the ''next'' Decepticon uprising. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 2: Lagrange|Lagrange}}

When [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] attacked [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]], Bumblebee ventured inside the planet-eater and found a ruined Omega Sentinel. Convinced that the ancient guardians might have knowledge about the Chaos Bringer, the yellow minibot sought out Omega Supreme's comatose form. Though initially hoping to use [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]]'s telepathy and only having come to check on the ancient bot's state, Bumblebee somehow mind-melded with Omega Supreme. With the last of his strength, Omega imparted onto Bumblebee what knowledge he had on Unicron's past before he finally succumbed to his injuries and perished. {{storylink|Stranger Eons}} His body was destroyed soon after by Unicron, along with the rest of Cybertron. {{storylink|Road's End}}

When Soundwave utilized the [[Enigma of Combination]] to connect to the [[Transformer afterlife|Afterspark]], Omega Supreme appeared as one of the departed [[sparks]] that beckoned the Decepticon to join them while they sent their strength to Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Ceremony}}

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===''Kre-O'' online comic===
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After being asked to by [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]], the [[Autobot]]s attacked the Decepticon Base and chased away [[Vortex (G1)#Kre-O|Vortex]]. In thanks, Megatron hosted a gathering in the base, which Omega Supreme attended. {{Storylink|A Reliable Warrior!? Vortex the Lookout from Hell}}
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===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
[[File:TFVsJoeOmegaSupreme.jpg|left|300px|thumb|Life: highway. Riding all night long: desired.]]
According to [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]'s drawing of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s exile from Cybertron, Prime departed with help from Omega Supreme. {{storylink|Form Follows Function}} He later hid himself on Earth in the form of a road called "Highway Omega", only revealing himself once some [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joes]] were attacked by Decepticons and [[Cobra]] while driving on him. After taking out [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Viper]], Omega announced that he had heard the call to fight for his homeworld and transformed into rocket mode, returning to Cybertron and unintentionally bringing the Joes along. In space he ran into [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]], and the two old rivals fought until they crashed on Cybertron's surface where Omega was able to restrain his nemesis. {{storylink|Pax Megatronus}} He went on to participate in the joint Autobot-Joe assault on the Decepticon army. {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}}

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==Commercial appearances==
Starscream and Thrust happened upon the "Autobots' defense base" in the middle of a desert, unaware that the installation was really Omega Supreme in disguise. Omega Supreme rectified this by transforming and counter-attacking the two Decepticon jets. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Omega Supreme|Omega Supreme commercial}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Legends''===
Omega Supreme was once friends with the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] but they had a falling out of some sort. {{storylink|The Secret of Omega Supreme (Legends)|The Secret of Omega Supreme}}

Omega Supreme commanded a special escort mission tasked with protecting important cargo from a Decepticon strike force. {{storylink|Cold Delivery}} After the Decepticons coated themselves with [[Electrum]], Omega Supreme still thought he could crush them with superior firepower, but he was quickly proven wrong. {{storylink|The Golden Lagoon (Legends)|The Golden Lagoon}}

In the chaos following Optimus and Megatron's clash during a battle in Autobot City, Omega Supreme arrived with reinforcements, including [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]]. The newcomers were able to bring some order to the battle. {{storylink|The Omega Corps}}

Learning that the Constructicons were working on an asteroid, Omega Supreme rushed off to attack them and inadvertently released a huge space beast. After helping defend [[San Diego]] from the beast, Omega and his fellow Autobots took the surviving Constructicons into custody. {{storylink|The Secret of Omega Supreme (Legends)|The Secret of Omega Supreme}}

==Toys==
===The Transformers===
[[File:G1OmegaSupreme toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Little yellow clips: misplaced.]]
*'''Omega Supreme''' (1985)
**''Accessories:'' 2 small shields, 2 medium shields, 2 large shields, 4 armour halves (A, B, C, D), 4 ankle halves (E, F, G, H), 2 feet, backpack, 4 tracks (J, K, L, M)

:Omega Supreme transforms into three individual components simultaneously: a large rocket base, a rocket and a tank. Omega Supreme's "transformation" involves very little manipulation of his moving parts, in fact, the only part that transforms is his main body/tank. Instead, it is achieved by disassembling him into his component pieces, which are then put back together in a different configuration. The tank forms his main body, the rocket forms his forearms, the track makes up most of his legs, while the gantry forms his feet and backpack, with extra track parts forming wings. The torso features a battery-operated motor which propels the tank around the track as its turret spins and flashes with orange light, or allows Omega to walk (very slowly) forward in robot mode. This motor is extremely susceptible to failure.

:Omega Supreme was one of several toys licensed by [[Hasbro]] from a company other than [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]. In this case, and in common with [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]], Omega Supreme was licensed by a company called [[Toybox]]. As a consequence, Omega Supreme was never released in [[Japan]] under the ''Transformers'' brand during the original 1980s run.

:Normally it's not possible to have every part of the rails attached to him if one follows the instructions and animation model, but by arranging the "wings" into an "X" shape on his back, one can store all of his parts in robot mode.

::*''[http://www.transformerland.com/wiki/toy-info/transformers-g1-bases-omega-supreme/548/ Patent info, price guide, and further reading on Omega Supreme at Transformerland.com]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1985/Autobot/OmegaSupreme/OmegaSupreme.htm More information on Omega Supreme at TFU.info]''

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[[File:G1-toy OmegaSpreem.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Identity: specious. Colors: [[Neon|abrasive]].]]
*'''Omega Spreem''' (Action Master Elite, 1991)
**''Accessories:'' Gun/treads

:As an [[Action Master Elite]], Omega Spreem is one of the few figures in the [[Action Master]] line that can actually transform to some extent, in this case transforming into a really awkward Cybertronian tank. A push-button on Omega's butt spins his upper body around, which in tank mode means the upper "turret" spins like a drill. Despite having a gun on the back of his head, there is not enough clearance for his head to fold down far enough to make it point forward in vehicle mode. Due to his "transformation," he is one of the most articulated Action Masters, featuring universal shoulder joints, a wrist bend, an upwards neck joint (though at the price of a sideways neck joint), and even a waist swivel, though it's pretty loose. He's also one of the few to use universal joints rather than the standard rubber bands in his hips, making him significantly more durable.

:Omega Spreem, as with the other Action Master Elites, was only released in Europe and Australasia.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1991/Autobot/OmegaSpreem/omegaspreem.htm More information on Omega Spreem at TFU.info]''
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===Encore===
*'''Omega Supreme''' (2008)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''9'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 small shields, 2 medium shields, 2 large shields, 4 armour halves (A, B, C, D), 4 ankle halves (E, F, G, H), 2 feet, backpack, 4 tracks (J, K, L, M)

:In June 2008, TakaraTomy released the toy for the first time in Japan as part of their ''[[Transformers Encore|Encore]]'' line. This new release was slightly [[retool]]ed to have a face (well, the top half of one) in the tank turret which becomes his head, although this ends up looking odd in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]].

:This retooled version was later [[redeco]]ed as a [[Guardian robot]] (aka "GADEP"), available through the online [[e-HOBBY]] store.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1985/Autobot/OmegaSupreme/OmegaSupreme.htm More information on ''Encore'' Omega Supreme at TFU.info]''
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===Kre-O===
*'''Kreon Class of '85''' (Kreon figure set, 2015)
**''Set number'' '''B5152'''
**''Voted'': The Athlete
:''[[Kre-O]]'' Omega Supreme is a small brick-built [[Kreon]] figure, using the 2015-style construction with the sturdier "peg-in-peg" torso/waist connection. His body [[tampograph]]s are heavily toy-based, but he has a cartoon-based face design. While he lacks wings, he has white clip-on tank treads, plus rather than normal Kreon hands, he has a big claw and a 1x1 cone-piece to replicate the original toy's rocket-part arms.

:He was only available as part of the [[San Diego Comic-Con]]-[[exclusive]] "[[Kreon Class of '85]]" 30-Kreon set. This set was also sold online through [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] after the show.
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===Generations===
====War for Cybertron: Siege====
[[File:WFC-Siege-WFCS29-Titan-Omega-Supreme.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Tax return: yet to arrive.]]
*'''Omega Supreme''' (Titan Class, [[2019]])
**''ID number'': '''WFC-S29'''
**''Japanese ID number'': '''SG-39'''
**''Japanese release date'': '''[[December 26]], 2019'''
**''Accessories'': [[Micromaster]] [[Countdown (G1)#Generations|Countdown]], 7 "Fire Blast" pieces, 2 track/wing pieces
:First shown by Hasbro as a grayscale prototype at New York Comic-Con 2018, ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege (toyline)|War for Cybertron: Siege]]'' Omega Supreme is a new mold, coming with [[Countdown (G1)#Generations|Countdown]]. His tank component can store a vehicle mode Micromaster in a front hatchway, with a track upscaled to the point that a deluxe class figure can roll on it. A robot mode Micromaster can fit in a space at the top of the rocket, with plenty of spaces in his general body for smaller figures. Like most ''Siege'' figures, Omega features extensive articulation and numerous [[5 mm post|5mm holes]] across his body to accommodate the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]], and his large size means you can overload his arsenal. He scales closely with ''Combiner Wars'' Devastator.

:The tank mode can elevate its central turret as well as two smaller side cannons - however, once clipped into place against the robot head the turret cannot spin. The robot head has a very small faux tank cannon attached to the back of it, which can be folded out of sight.

:Omega's track pieces use [[A.I.R._System|A.I.R. Lock]] connectors to attach to his main body. Additional A.I.R. Lock connectors can be found at the ends of the ramps on his thighs as well as on flip-out black pieces on his legs/gray track segments. He also features ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' compatible connectors on the outer circumference of his tracks, though only [[Fortress Maximus (G1)/toys#Generations|Fortress Maximus]] (or [[Grand Maximus#Legends|Grand Maximus]]) has ramps that can reach them at a flat level. Other figures have to be boosted or have their ramps bent.

:While Omega does sport 'battle damage' paint operations on his limbs like most other toys from his subline, on him the effect is much tamer than usual, being limited to faded 'burn' marks around six ports (two on each arm, one on each leg) that accommodate the 'Fire Blast' effects simulating blaster fire.
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==Merchandise==
===Super Collection Figure===
[[File:SCF Omega Surpeme.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Stick: Given. Stick: DON'T GIVE HIM THE STICK]]
*'''Omega Supreme''' (2001)
**''Act'': '''5'''
**''Accessories'': Stand

:A three-inch tall [[plastic|PVC]] figurine of Omega Supreme was available in "Act 5" of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''[[Heroes of Cybertron|Super Collection Figure]]'' line (which, oddly, centered around ''[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (franchise)|Super-God Masterforce]]'', a series which Omega Supreme was not part of). Like all the figures in the wave, it was available as both a standard full color figure and a metallic silver "pewter" version, one of each of which was available in a standard case of twelve [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] figures.

: Omega lacks the face-canopy, and has a... very unfortunate face.

: In eight out of every ten cases, the pewter version of Omega Supreme came packaged with the left leg of the [[Scorponok (G1)#Super Collection Figure|BlackZarak]] collectible "build-a-figure". This part could be either full-color or clear plastic, packed at an equal ratio of 4:4.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Cybertron/SCFOmegaSupreme/omegasupreme.htm More information on ''Super Collection Figure'' Omega Supreme at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Cybertron/PewterOmegaSupreme/omegasupreme.htm More information on pewter Omega Supreme at TFU.info]''

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===Heroes of Cybertron===
[[File:HOC Omega Supreme.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH]]
*'''Omega Supreme''' (2003)

: Part of the fifth and final (normal) wave of ''[[Heroes of Cybertron]]'', Omega Supreme is a redeco of the ''Super Collection Figure'' release (above), given a [[light-piping]] gimmick by being cast entirely in translucent blue plastic then painted everywhere except on his eyes and the back of his head. This means his entire head-gun is clear-blue rather than red.

: Omega was, unlike the Japanese figure, sold on an individual blister card with a collector's card. He also came with the torso of the [[Metroplex (G1)#Heroes of Cybertron|Metroplex]] "build-a-figure".

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Autobot/HoCOmegaSupreme/omegasupreme.htm More information on ''Heroes of Cybertron'' Omega Supreme at TFU.info]''
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===Diamond Select===
[[File:Ark Globe.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Appearance: cameo. Residuals: minimal.]]
*'''Autobot Snow Globe''' (2007)

:Omega Supreme appears as part of the base of this snow globe, sculpted by [[Art Asylum]] and sold by [[Diamond Select Toys]].
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[[File:Omega statue.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Pose: [[Pat Lee#Transformers by Dreamwave|Dreamwave]]. Knees: buckling.]]
*'''Omega Supreme Statue''' (2008)

:Omega Supreme was released as a statue in 2008 by Diamond Select Toys. He was sculpted by Mark Wong of Art Asylum and limited to 1,000 pieces.
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===Transformers Trading Card Game===
[[File:W2OmegaSupreme.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Omega Supreme//Autobot Defense Base''' (2019)
**'''Wave 2P'''
**''Rarity: '''''SRT'''
**''Card Number: '''''P2'''
**''Stars: ''19

:Omega Supreme//Autobot Defense Base was released exclusively in the February 2019 Loot Crate.

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[[File:W4CaptainOmegaSupreme.jpg|500px|thumb]]
*'''Captain Omega Supreme//Transport•City Defender''' (2019)
**''Stars: ''22
**'''Omega Supreme(Base)//Transport•City Defender'''
***'''Wave 4: War for Cybertron: Siege II'''
***''Rarity: '''''RT'''
***''Card Number: '''''T13/T52'''
***''Stars: ''8
**'''Omega Supreme(Spaceship)//Transport•City Defender'''
***'''Wave 4: War for Cybertron: Siege II'''
***''Rarity: '''''RT'''
***''Card Number: '''''T14/T52'''
***''Stars: ''7
**'''Omega Supreme(Tank)//Transport•City Defender'''
***'''Wave 4: War for Cybertron: Siege II'''
***''Rarity: '''''RT'''
***''Card Number: '''''T15/T52'''
***''Stars: ''7
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==Notes==
===Toy origins===
[[File:ToyboxMechabot-1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Repaint: [[Black repaint|black]].]]
*Unlike the bulk of early Transformers that drew their molds from [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''[[Diaclone]]'' and ''[[Micro Change|Microchange]]'' toys, Omega Supreme's original form was "[http://1501bc.com/pretf/mechabot.html Super Change Robo Mechabot-1]", produced by a company called [[Toybox]]. Toybox did not actually design Omega Supreme, instead commissioning his design, along with [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]], from Takara's then-rival Tomy. As mentioned above, he was not released in [[Japan]] under the ''Transformers'' brand during the original 1980s run. As a result of the merger of Takara and Tomy in 2006, the merged company was able to release the figure under the ''Transformers'' brand for the first time in Japan, as part of the ''Encore'' line.
*Similar to [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Notes|Shockwave]] and his [[pre-Transformer]] predecessor "Astro Magnum", Omega Supreme/Mechabot-1 also saw a plethora of licensed versions released in various international (in his case, all of them European) markets concurrently with Hasbro's Transformers version, during a weird transitional phase when different companies' versions were influencing each other. Overall, there are two main color variants: Toybox's Mechabot-1 colors and Hasbro's Omega Supreme colors.<ref name="mechabot-1">[http://soundwavesoblivion.blogspot.de/2015/03/grandstand-convertors-omegatron.html "Grandstand Convertors: Omegatron, Mechabot-1 & Omega Supreme"] at the Soundwave's Oblivion blog.</ref> Due to these licensed releases, Omega Supreme was not released as part of Hasbro's ''Transformers'' line in these markets.
**In the United Kingdom, a company named Grandstand released the figure in its original "Mechabot-1" colors as part of its ''Convertors'' line, under the name "Omegatron".
**In Germany, a company named GAMA releasd the figure in its original "Mechabot-1" colors under the name "Trans Robot". The overall packaging design was the same one also used for Grandstand's "Omegatron" (down to the photos used), but the "Trans Robot" logo took some very obvious cues from Hasbro's "Transformers" logo. Additionally, the tank's long barrel was crudely cut off and replaced by a new radar dish accessory, presumably because German kids at the time weren't supposed to play with war toys.
**In Italy, [[GiG]] released the figure in its Hasbro colors as part of their ''[[Trasformer]]'' {{sic}} line, under the name "Megarobot". The packaging design was directly based on Hasbro's packaging for Omega Supreme, the only GiG ''Trasformer'' release without the official ''Transformers'' branding to do so.
**Lastly, in France, a company named [[Orli Jouet]] released the figure in its Hasbro colors as part of a line named "Robotrack", under the name "Mecabot". Like with GiG's "Megarobot", the packaging design was directly based on Hasbro's packaging for Omega Supreme; what's more, the toy was actually manufactured in Italy, possibly as part of a partnership with GiG, and on top of that, the official TV commercial for the figure actually ''used footage from Hasbro's ''Transformers'' commercial for Omega Supreme!''<ref name="robotrack">[http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3784054071/robotrack-orli-jouets-jeu.fr.html Robotrack Mecabot commercial]</ref>

===Other===
*According to [[Bob Budiansky]]'s notes at [[BotCon 2010]],<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/index.php?full=1&set_albumName=BotCon_2010_Sat_Panels&id=DSC05237&option=com_gallery&Itemid=4&include=view_photo.php Bob Budiansky's notes at BotCon 2010]</ref> Omega Supreme was originally going to be named '''[[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]'''. Why the name changed is uncertain, but since it was later applied to [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] in the [[The Planet-Eater!|Marvel adaptation]] of the ''[[The Transformers: The Movie|Transformers]]'' movie before being used on the Headmaster, it seems someone ''really'' wanted to use it.
*Omega Supreme's name could be translated as "Last of the Best"; given his role as the "last line of defense", this is appropriate.
*In the cartoon, Omega Supreme can launch his rocket into space, leaving the remaining parts behind at his launch base, and then transform fully back to [[robot mode]] even though the majority of his body parts are separated from the rocket by a good planetary diameter or two (if not several light years). Indeed, sometimes his base mode is seen to be inexplicably awaiting his rocket mode at his destination, leading some to speculate that Omega (rather implausibly) has duplicate body parts on some other planets, "just in case". Some [[fanon]] alternatively holds that in cases such as these, Omega's non-rocket parts actually use [[Size changing|size-changing technology]] to shrink down and travel as cargo inside his rocket mode, which are then disgorged and enlarged before landing. Another theory is that the base is transported to [[Transwarp|subspace]], as some believe happens with Optimus Prime's trailer. Whatever helps you sleep at night...
*Although over half of the episodes from the Generation 1 cartoon featuring Omega were written by [[David Wise]] (including his showcase episode, "The Secret of Omega Supreme"), don't let that fool you into thinking Wise had a soft spot for Omega—he really didn't like him! In fact, the uncharacteristic eloquence displayed by Omega in "Secret" was actually a script error by Wise, who was unaware of Omega's trademark speech pattern and wrote the episode with normal dialogue. Script editors had to add in lines about Omega being able to talk normally when he wanted to make it work without a wholesale rewrite.<ref>[http://moonbase2.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=553015 Moonbase 2 interview with David Wise]</ref>
[[File:JoemegaSupreme.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Declarative: YO JOE!]]
*At JoeCon 2011, Hasbro's [[Rik Alvarez]] hosted a "Treasures from the Hasbro Archives" panel, where he revealed that he had then-recently found a box in the company archives containing an assortment of artwork, concept boards, and proposals for what "could have been" in a series of Transformers/[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]] crossovers. Of these concepts, the only one shown at the panel were parts of an Omega Supreme that had been redecoed and intended for release in the G.I. Joe toyline (this was later shown again at [[BotCon 2011]], though no photos were allowed then). Whether these redecoed parts were intended for use as a "crossover" G.I. Joe/Transformers character or as a non-living G.I. Joe vehicle was unsaid.
*According to the [[Letters page (Marvel UK)|letters page]] of Marvel UK issue #285, "[[External Forces!]]", Omega is tougher than a "block of triple-strength [[durabyllium]] steel."
*"Omega Spreem" (the name of Omega Supreme's Action Master Elite form) is actually one possible transliteration of the Katakana (a Japanese syllabary used for foreign words and names) spelling of "Omega Supreme", suggesting that the name could possibly have resulted from the name "Omega Supreme" [[Engrish|going from English to Japanese, and then back to English again]]. ''Why'' it would have gone through this rigmarole, however, is unknown. The ''[[Transformers Vault]]'' book reveals more details for how this might have happened, without really ''explaining'' it: The design artwork for an unreleased standard (i.e. not Elite) [[Action Master]] version of Omega Supreme has his name (correctly spelled) written quite large on the top of the sheet in big black marker. However, there's also an illustrator's note written in very small pen/pencil next to the toy's design artwork, which misspells the character's name as "Omega Spreem", despite the correct spelling being in giant text directly above it (though to be fair, it's possible that the black marker text was added after the fact). When the toy was released, for ''some'' reason Hasbro used the "Omega Spreem" spelling. Hasbro UK moves in mysterious ways indeed.
* Like all non-toy robot Kreons in these ''Kre-O'' online manga, Omega Supreme is made from existing Kre-O parts. His exact construction is mostly concealed, but like [[Strika (BM)|''Kre-O'' Strika]] he uses the diver helmet from ''Kre-O'' Battleship.
*In [[2015]], Hasbro started a poll on their Facebook page on which of [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], and Omega Supreme fans would want as the next Titan Class figure in the Generations line. [[Trypticon (G1)#Generations|Trypticon]] won.
*Omega Supreme's voice in the cartoon is a combination of a downwards pitch shift and short delay, the echo effect in particular making his voice more "cavernous" sounding. Well, he is big.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Omega Supreme''' (オメガ・スプリーム ''Omega Supurīmu'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Szuper Omega'''
*''Italian:'' '''Megarobot'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Omega''' (Taiwan, 奧米加 ''Àomǐjiā''), '''Dàlì Jīngāng''' (China, 大力金刚, "Powerful Vajra")
*''Russian:'' '''Omegator''' (Омегатор)
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Omega Velychnyi''' (Омега Величний, "Grand Omega")

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/classics-11/japanese-hobby-magazine-scans-for-january-2008-164116/ Interview with Junichi Ishikawa, who was in charge of designing Omega Supreme and Sky Lynx at Tomy, detailing the story of how their Encore reissues came to be.]

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Talk:Tiny Tins

2020-02-15T15:59:06Z

Digital Collector:

So I found some evidence of '''Armada branded''' Tiny Tins products that I can't find any more evidence of at all outside of two eBay listings and a sales listing on another website. They're not even listed on any of the appropriate pages on this Wiki. Am I allowed to post links to my evidence here or no?--[[User:Digital Collector|Digital Collector]] ([[User talk:Digital Collector|talk]]) 10:59, 15 February 2020 (EST)

Talk:Tiny Tins

2020-02-15T15:58:54Z

Digital Collector: Found some stuff missing from this page.

Kingbolt (Armada)

2020-01-28T20:53:29Z

Digital Collector: /* Micron Densetsu */

{{faction|minicon}}
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{{disambig2|the Unicron Trilogy Mini-Con|the ''Beast Wars: Uprising'' Micromaster|Kingbolt (BW)}}
:''Kingbolt is a [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]].''

[[Image:Kingbolt.jpg|right|thumb|300px|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLL2XwhmAgw Have at thee!]]]

His speech pattern may be that of a corny-sounding old-fashioned knight, but make no mistake, '''Kingbolt''' (キングボルト ''Kinguboruto'') lives up to the old-fashioned knight stereotype. Courageous, courteous and unwavering in his resolve, he fights valiantly for the freedom of the Mini-Con race. His feats of heroics have earned him a very high rank, plus the respect and admiration of his people.

Leader of the [[Hazard Team]], Kingbolt launches into battle without fear. If any foes manage to get past the hail of firepower he can put out, the tiny knight's impressive skill at melee combat will give them a battle they won't soon forget.

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==Fiction==
===Linkage===
[[Image:KingboltGun.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Say hallo to my leetle friend!]]
Kingbolt was among the many Mini-Cons whose [[Mini-Con storage panel|storage panels]] were scattered across the globe when the ''[[Exodus (Armada)|Exodus]]'' went down. He was summoned from his panel by his teammates [[Impulsor]] and [[Quench]] after they were freed from their panels by [[Stella Holley]]. With a mighty flying kick, Kingbolt freed the captured [[Twirl (MD)|Twirl]] from the monster [[Ravenus]], but held off on destroying him with his cannon mode when Twirl revealed the creature was in fact a horribly mutated [[Autobot]]. {{storylink|Linkage Part 11}} The Mini-Cons joined forces and used the new powers unlocked within them from the [[Linkage (dimension)|Linkage]] dimension to revert Ravenus to his non-mutated, heroic self.

After the battle, Kingbolt spoke to the gathered Mini-Cons on Earth and encouraged them to join with the Autobots and return to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to face their creator, [[Unicron]]. {{storylink|Linkage Part 12}} The Hazard Team [[Powerlinx]]ed to the powerful [[Overload (Armada)|Overload]] during the battle. It is unknown how they fared in the battle, but it is assumed they survived and continued to be a strong presence in Mini-Con politics. {{storylink|Linkage Part 13}}
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==Toys==
===Micron Densetsu===
*'''Kingbolt''' (Mini-Con, [[2004]]-[[February 25|02-25]])

: Kingbolt was available only with volume 11 of the ''Micron Densetsu'' DVD series, made available on [[February 25]], 2004. He is a redeco of the ''Armada'' [[Prowl (Armada)#Armada|Prowl]] toy, transforming into both a Cybertronic police car and a pistol that can be held by most larger [[Unicron Trilogy]] toys. Like most Mini-Cons, he has a Powerlinx socket that lets him attach to any Transformer toy with a compatible plug.

: This toy doubles as the ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' character [[Kingbolt (BW)|Kingbolt]], and this mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Groove (SL)|Groove]] and ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Quasar]] and [[Checkpoint (Cybertron)|Checkpoint]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Micron/Kingbolt/kingbolt.htm More information on Kingbolt at TFU.info]''

==Notes==
[[Image:ExKaiserCarMode.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Also known as "FormerKaiser".]]

*Kingbolt's coloration and character are heavily inspired by the [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] [[Brave (franchise)|Brave]] series toys, most notably Exkaiser. In addition, the use of his cannon mode, held by a "spectral" gunman in the [[Linkage (comic)|Linkage mini-comic]] is a lift of the final "Big Magnum" attack from the live-action SF series ''{{w|Uchuu Keiji Shaider|Space Sheriff Shaider}}''.

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Transformers: Energon (toyline)

2020-01-25T23:47:56Z

Digital Collector: /* Exclusives */

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[[File:Crosssell-energon1.jpg|right|400px|thumb|Tri-lingual packaging, kids! Remember, it's how everything will be by 2005!]]

'''''Transformers: Energon''''' followed up on the highly-successful ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' toyline, continuing its universe and carrying over a number of its popular characters in new forms. Set roughly ten years after the previous series, ''Energon'' brought in new sub-factions, new faces and new modes of play.

The line also fell on the 20th anniversary of the ''Transformers'' brand, which led to many toys and characters being more overt [[homage]]s to major characters from [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] than past series produced.

Unfortunately, the line, while moderately successful, didn't exactly light a fire under the brand the way ''Armada'' or ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' had prior. A glut of early product, availability issues with later product, a less-than-cohesive play theme, and a poorly-received [[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|advertising cartoon]] proved to be stumbling blocks, and Hasbro began to re-think how to take the line forward from there.

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==Overview==
[[File:Energon Strongarm toy.jpg|thumb|250px|Omnicon Strongarm]]

While ''Energon'' does have an overarching theme of "combination" ("[[energon]]" is oddly more of a minor feature in the line), it's not anywhere as clean-cut and uniform in actual execution as ''Armada''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> [[Mini-Con]] theme (or the [[Cyber Key]]s of the follow-up series ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)| Cybertron]]''). There are multiple types of combination going on, split up between the price points and factions, which can be a bit confusing at first. Though virtually every new-mold toy featured Mini-Con [[Powerlinx]]-compatible points for that form of combination (but did not activate any gimmicks), Mini-Cons were significantly scaled back in ''Energon''.
[[File:Energon superion maximus toy.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Gestalt Superion Maximus]]
At the smallest price-point, the [[Omnicon]]s and [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]]s augment the larger toys with reconfigurable weapons, while the Mini-Cons sold at the same price are both combiner teams (one forming a weapon for larger toys). The "Combat Class" (aka Deluxe) and Mega Class Autobots can combine with each other to form two-bot [[combiner|gestalt]]s, each bot having both an "upper body" and "lower body" configuration (also referred to as "shirt" and "pants" by parts of the [[fandom]]) that could be combined with any other. The larger Autobot toys, however, mostly combine with their own accessories (dubbed "Brute Modes") in ways that do not allow for cross-compatibility outside of same-mold [[redeco]]s. [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Energon|Leader-Class Optimus Prime]] could also combine with two other larger Autobot toys, but again these combinations are quite specific and do not allow for real mix-and-match play.

Aside from the Mini-Con compatibility, the Decepticons were left out of the combination game (until the very tail-end of the line, at least), instead having "Hyper Modes" with built-in weapons that could be swung into attack position.

At the very back end of the series, five-robot "[[Scramble City (toyline)|Scramble City]]"-like combiners were released, three teams of four "Energon" (Basic) Class figures with a Combat-Class torso. Unfortunately, in order to make up for the mold-reuse that allowed for three teams to exist (each limb-mold was used twice per team), the teams were split up across waves, and the [[tail-ender]] phenomenon left many fans wondering if they would actually be able to complete these long-awaited sets.

As the line premiered riding the popularity boom from ''Armada'' and retailers were eager for more product, stores ended up ''massively'' over-ordering early ''Energon'' product, leading to extreme [[shelfwarmer|shelfwarming]] for the first two waves. The situation was so severe, Hasbro removed much of the older product from stores' inventory to get "[[The Powerlinx Battles]]" [[subline imprint|subline]] to shelves in time for the 2004 holiday season. Much of this early stock would reappear on store shelves in "buy one get one" bonus buys in ''very'' large numbers.

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==Hasbro ''Energon'' toyline==
[[File:Thepowerlinxbattles logo.jpg|200px|left]]
As ''Transformers'' was still riding high on demand from ''Armada'', the early Hasbro line was filled out with several [[redeco]]ed and [[retool]]ed ''Armada'' toys.

===General retail===
====Energon Class====
The Basic-sized [[Omnicon]]s and [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]]s came with clear [[Energon weapon]]s and "[[Energon star|Energon Chip]]s" that can be attached over the [[spark crystal]]s of the new-mold ''Energon'' toys. Chips and weapons were red-tinted for Omnicons, and green/yellow for Terrorcons. The final three waves consisted of the limb figures for the [[Air Team]], [[Construction Team]] and [[Destruction Team]] Powerlinx [[Combiner]]s (the torsos were sold as part of the Combat Class). The limb figures all came with add-on weapons and Energon Chips, cast in blue clear plastic, and these weapons formed the hands or feet of the combined robot.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Battle Ravage#Toys|Battle Ravage]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Energon Saber#Toys|Energon Saber]] ([[Scattor (Energon)#Toys|Scattor]], [[Skyboom (Energon)#Toys|Skyboom]], [[Wreckage (Energon)#Toys|Wreckage]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Skyblast (Energon)#Toys|Skyblast]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Strongarm (Energon)#Toys|Strongarm]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Cruellock#Toys|Cruellock]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Divebomb (Energon)#Toys|Divebomb]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Perceptor (Armada)#Energon|Perceptor]] ([[Grindor (Armada)#Energon|Grindor]], [[High Wire (Armada)#Energon|High Wire]], [[Sureshock (Armada)#Energon|Sureshock]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Signal Flare (Energon)#Toys|Signal Flare]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Arcee (Energon)#Toys|Arcee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Insecticon (Energon)#Toys|Insecticon]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Offshoot (Energon)#Toys|Offshoot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Strongarm (Energon)#EnergonEnergon|Energon Strongarm]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Energon Cruellock toy.jpg|250px|thumb|Terrorcon Cruellock]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Command Ravage#Toys|Command Ravage]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Doom-Lock (Energon)#Toys|Doom-Lock]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Duststorm (Energon)#Toys|Duststorm]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sky Shadow (Energon)#Toys|Sky Shadow]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sledge (Energon)#Toys|Sledge]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Treadshot (Energon)#Toys|Treadshot]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Kickback (Energon)#Toys|Kickback]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Stormcloud (Energon)#Toys|Stormcloud]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Terradive (Energon)#Toys|Terradive]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Windrazor (Energon)#Toys|Windrazor]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Blackout (combiner)#Toys|Blackout]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Blight (Energon)#Toys|Blight]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Bonecrusher (Energon)#Toys|Bonecrusher]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Wideload (Energon)#Toys|Wideload]]}}
|}

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====Combat Class====
Combat Class (and Mega Class, see below) Autobots, besides transforming from vehicle to robot, could also become the top or bottom half of a "[[Powerlinx]]" combination robot. While it was not widely advertised, the two size classes could freely inter-combine, with occasionally ludicrous results. This assortment also featured the torso figures for the combiners [[Superion Maximus]], [[Constructicon Maximus]] and [[Bruticus Maximus (Energon)|Bruticus Maximus]].

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Energon|Hot Shot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Inferno (Energon)#Toys|Inferno]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Rapid Run (Energon)#Toys|Rapid Run]] (w/ [[Nightcruz (Energon)#Toys|Nightcruz]] & [[Nightscream (Energon)#Toys|Nightscream]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Armada)/toys#Energon|Starscream]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (Energon)#Toys|Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rodimus (Energon)#Toys|Rodimus]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (Armada)#SnowCat|Snow Cat]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Demolishor (Armada)#Energon|Demolishor]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:Energontoy-HotShot.jpg|250px|thumb|Hot Shot]][[File:ESharkticon.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Sharkticon]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Downshift (Energon)#Toys|Downshift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Tow-Line (Energon)#Toys|Tow-Line]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#EnDxEn|Energon Hot Shot]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sharkticon (Energon)#Toys|Sharkticon]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Slugslinger (Energon)#Toys|Slugslinger]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Steamhammer (Energon)#Toys|Steamhammer]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Storm Jet (Energon)#Toys|Storm Jet]]}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Kicker Jones#HighWire|Energon Kicker]] & [[High Wire (Armada)#EnergonKicker|High Wire]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Barricade (Energon)#Toys|Barricade]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Roadblock (Energon)#Toys|Roadblock]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Armada)/toys#EnergonEnergon|Energon Starscream]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}

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====Mega Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (Energon)#Toys|Ironhide]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Treadbolt#Toys|Treadbolt]] (w/ [[Rollbar (Armada)#Energon|Rollbar]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (Armada)#Energon|Jetfire]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Mirage (Energon)#Toys|Mirage]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Cliffjumper (Energon)#Toys|Cliffjumper]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Shockblast#Toys|Shockblast]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[Image:Energon beachcomber toy.JPG|Mega Class Beachcomber|right|250px|thumb]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Dreadwing (Energon)#Toys|Dreadwing]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (Energon)#EnergonX2Ironhide|Energon Ironhide]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Beachcomber (Energon)#Toys|Beachcomber]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (Energon)#Toys|Grimlock]] & [[Swoop (Energon)#Toys|Swoop]] (Combine into [[Mega-Dinobot#Toys|Mega-Dinobot]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wing Saber (Energon)#Toys|Wing Saber]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Alpha Quintesson#Toys|Alpha Quintesson]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Six Shot#Toys|Six Shot]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Overcast (Energon)#Toys|Overcast]]}}
|}

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====Command Class====
Command Class Autobots (the new molds, at least) each include transforming accessories that form part of their vehicle modes. In robot mode they could combine with these pieces to be in "Brute Mode". Decepticons are just big.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Tidal Wave (Armada)#Energon|Tidal Wave]] (w/ [[Ramjet (Armada)#Energon|Ramjet]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ultra Magnus (Energon)#Toys|Ultra Magnus]] (w/ [[Knock Out (Energon)#Toys|Knock Out]], [[Astroscope#Energon|Astroscope]], [[Payload (Armada)#Energon|Payload]], [[Sky Blast (Armada)#Energon|Sky Blast]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Scorponok (Energon)#Toys|Scorponok]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Landmine (Energon)#Toys|Landmine]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bulkhead (Energon)#Toys|Bulkhead]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Energon Scorponok toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Scorponok]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Landquake (Energon)#Toys|Landquake]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Quickstrike (Energon)#Toys|Quickstrike]]}}
|}

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====Leader Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Energon|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Energon|Megatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#SuperGalvatron|Galvatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Energon Prime toy.jpg|250px|thumb|Leader Class Optimus Prime]]
|}

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====Supreme Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Unicron/toys#Energon|Unicron]] (w/ [[Dead End (Armada)#Energon|Dead End]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Omega Supreme (Energon)#Toys|Omega Supreme]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Omega Sentinel (Energon)#Toys|Omega Sentinel]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}

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====Role Play====
<ul class="iconlist">
:{{Bp-d1|[[Energon Sword|Megatron Energon Sword]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Energon Blaster|Optimus Prime Energon Blaster]]}}
</ul>

===Exclusives===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Costco'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#CostCoOverload|Optimus Prime]] & [[Overload (Armada)#Energon|Overload]] (w/ [[Sparkplug (Armada)#Energon|Corona Sparkplug]] & [[Rollout (Armada)#Energon|Rollout]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[KB Toys]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (Armada)#Energon|Cyclonus]] (w/ [[Crumplezone (Armada)#Energon|Crumplezone]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Demolishor (Armada)#Energon|Demolishor]] (w/ [[Blackout (Armada)#Energon|Blackout]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Kmart]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Autobots S.W.A.T. Team ([[Checkpoint (Energon)#Toys|Checkpoint]] & [[Prowl (Energon)#SWAT|Prowl]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Sam's Club'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Prowl (Energon)#VsStarscream|Prowl]] Vs [[Starscream (Armada)/toys#VsProwl|Starscream]] (w/ [[Longarm (Armada)#Energon|Longarm]] & [[Zapmaster (Armada)#Energon|Zapmaster]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:En-toy DemolishorArm.jpg|thumb|250px|Demolishor with Blackout]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us|ToysЯUs]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#OprimusMegsTRU|Powerlinx Optimus Prime]] Vs [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#TRUvsOptimus|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Adventure Mini-Con Team|Adventure Team]] & [[Sea Mini-Con Team|Sea Team]] ([[Dune Runner (Armada)#Toys|Dune Runner]], [[Iceberg#Toys|Iceberg]], [[Ransack (Armada)#Toys|Ransack]], [[Oceanglide#Toys|Oceanglide]], [[Stormcloud (Armada)#Toys|Stormcloud]], [[Waterlog (Armada)#Toys|Waterlog]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''ToysЯUs & [[Walmart]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Destruction Mini-Con Team|Road Wrecker Team]] & [[Night Attack Mini-Con Team|Night Attack Team]] ([[Buzzsaw (Armada)#RoadWrecker|Buzzsaw]], [[Drill Bit (Armada)#RoadWrecker|Drill Bit]], [[Dualor (Armada)#RoadWrecker|Dualor]], [[Broadside (Armada)#Toys|Broadside]], [[Fetch#Toys|Fetch]], [[Scattor (Armada)#Toys|Scattor]])}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Race Mini-Con Team|Race Team]] & [[Space Mini-Con Team|Space Team]] ([[Dirt Boss (Armada)#RoadAssault|Dirt Boss]], [[Downshift (Armada)#RoadAssault|Downshift]], [[Mirage (Armada)#RoadAssault|Mirage]], [[Astroscope#Toys|Astroscope]], [[Payload (Armada)#Toys|Payload]], [[Sky Blast (Armada)#Toys|Sky Blast]])}}
|}

==Hasbro ''Energon'' European market releases==
For the most part, the European line was just the US line outlined above. However, two sets of [[KB Toys]]-exclusive toys from the [[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|2003 ''Universe'' toyline]] got released under the ''Energon'' banner for... reasons.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Micromaster#Universe|Micromaster]]s Series I'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[First Aid (Universe)#Energon|First Aid]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Groove (Universe)#Energon|Autobot Groove]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Spot (Universe)#Energon|Hot Spot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (Universe)#Energon|Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Red Alert (Universe)#Energon|Red Alert]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Streetwise (Universe)#Energon|Streetwise]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Micromasters Series II'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bonecrusher (Universe Micromaster)#Energon|Bonecrusher]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Buckethead#Energon|Buckethead]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Hightower (Universe Micromaster)#Energon|Hightower]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Long Haul (Universe Micromaster)#Energon|Long Haul]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Quickmix (Universe)#Energon|Quickmix]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scavenger (Universe Micromaster)#Energon|Scavenger]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Energon packaged constructicons.JPG|right|250px|thumb|The Constructicons]]
|}

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==Takara ''Super Link'' toyline==
[[File:Super link logo.jpg|left|300px|]]

Premiering about the same time as the Hasbro line, ''Super Link'' (a much more thematically-appropriate name) largely stuck with slight color tweaks to make the toys more animation-accurate, like ''Micron Densetsu'' before it. Takara also filled out the line with a few more redecoes of the Terrorcon drones in more limited numbers.

The [[energon weapon]]s were something of a bigger draw in the line, as the "powered up" redeco toys (the "Energon _____" toys in the Hasbro line) were given new-color Omnicon/Terrorcon energon weapons as a bonus. Speaking of redecoes, many of the new-character redecoes in the back end of the Hasbro line were put into the cartoon as powered-up forms of the original characters... but then were never released in Japan, not even as store-[[exclusive]] "[[USA Edition]]s". Even major-ish cartoon character [[Six Shot]] was absent from the ''Super Link'' toyline. Weird!

''Super Link'' also coincided with the 30th anniversary of ''[[Microman]]'', the toyline that would eventually branch off as ''[[Micro Change]]'' and ''[[Diaclone]]'', the lines that would eventually give birth to ''Transformers''. Takara celebrated this joint anniversary by releasing toys of human ally [[Kicker Jones]] in the ''Microman'' format.

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===General retail===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[December 25|12-25]]-[[2003]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Skyblast (Energon)#Toys|Airglide]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Strongarm (Energon)#Toys|Blastarm]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Battle Ravage#Toys|Command Jaguar]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Energon Saber#Toys|Energon Saber]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Energon|Grand Convoy]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)#Energon|Hot Shot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Inferno (Energon)#Toys|Inferno]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Demolishor (Armada)#Energon|Ironhide]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Scorponok (Energon)#Toys|MegaZarak]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Armada)/toys#Energon|Nightscream]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (Energon)#Toys|Roadbuster]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (Armada)#Energon|Sandstorm]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Tidal Wave (Armada)#Energon|Shockwave]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (Armada)#Energon|Skyfire]]}}
{{Bp-a1|Superlink Set [[Hot Shot (Armada)#Energon|Hot Shot]] / [[Inferno (Energon)#Toys|Inferno]]}}
{{Bp-a1|Superlink Set [[Ironhide (Energon)#Toys|Roadbuster]] / [[Jetfire (Armada)#Energon|Skyfire]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[February 26|2-26]]-[[2004]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Perceptor (Armada)#Energon|Cliffjumper]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Ultra|Galvatron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Divebomb (Energon)#Toys|Shadowhawk]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[March 18|3-18]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Command Ravage#Toys|Command Jaguar Desert Type]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (Energon)#Toys|Red Alert]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rodimus (Energon)#Toys|Rodimus Convoy]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=5|[[File:En-toy ShadowHawkCosmo.jpg|thumb|250px|Shadowhawk Cosmos Type]][[File:Slgrandconvoykicker toy.jpg|right|thumb|250px|SL Grand Convoy & Kicker]][[File:SuperlinkSprung.JPG|250px|thumb|Sprung]][[File:Energontoy galvatron g.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Galvatron General]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[March 25|3-25]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#EnDx|SL Grand Convoy]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Kicker2pack|SL Grand Convoy]] & [[Kicker Jones#GrandConvoy|Kicker]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Kicker Jones#Toys|Kicker]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Signal Flare (Energon)#Toys|Signal Flare]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' ([[April 22|4-22]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Landmine (Energon)#Toys|Landmine]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (Armada)#SnowCat|Snowstorm]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6''' ([[April 28|4-28]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Demolishor (Armada)#EnergonDumptruck|Irontread]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7''' ([[May 13|5-13]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Cruellock#Toys|Dinobot]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Divebomb (Energon)#Super Link|Shadowhawk Cosmos Type]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8''' ([[May 27|5-27]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Shockblast#Toys|Laserwave]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 9''' ([[June 10|6-10]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Arcee (Energon)#Toys|Ariel]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Insecticon (Energon)#Toys|Chromhorn]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Tidal Wave (Armada)#Mirage|Shockfleet]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 10''' ([[June 24|6-24]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Wing Saber (Energon)#Toys|Wing Saber]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 11''' ([[July 15|7-15]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Cliffjumper (Energon)#Toys|Overdrive]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Downshift (Energon)#Toys|Wheeljack]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 12''' ([[July 29|7-29]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Cruellock#Super Link|Dinobot Magma Type]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bulkhead (Energon)#Toys|Sprung]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 13''' ([[August 5|8-5]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Insecticon (Energon)#Super Link|Chromhorn Forest Type]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 14''' ([[August 26|8-26]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Inferno (Energon)#Roadblock|Inferno Volt]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 15''' ([[September 16|9-16]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Omega Supreme (Energon)#Toys|Omega Supreme]]}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 16''' ([[September 30|9-30]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#GalvatronGeneral|Galvatron General]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#EnDxEn|Hot Shot Fire]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Armada)/toys#EnergonEnergon|Nightscream Reverse]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (Energon)#EnergonX2Ironhide|Roadbuster Wild]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (Armada)#Sonic|Skyfire Sonic]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Superion Maximus#Toys|Superion]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 17''' ([[October 14|10-14]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bruticus Maximus (Energon)#Toys|Bruticus]]}}
|}
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===Exclusives===
;Store exclusives
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Convenience stores (misc)'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Micron Booster]] Ver.1 ([[Snowblind|Beacon]], [[Chrome]], [[Crunch (SL)|Crunch]], [[Hover]], [[Lens]], [[Mile]], [[Solar]], [[Spoil]], [[Synapse (SL)|Synapse]], [[Road Rebel|Thyristor]], [[Torque (SL)|Torque]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Gamers'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|Energy Raiden Overdrive Edition}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Hello Mac'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Energy Axe Natural Green Edition}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Ito Yokaido'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Energy Axe Black Hole Edition}}
{{Bp-a1|Energy Spear Rodeo Magenta Edition}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:En-toy Windcharger.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Windcharger (SL)|Windcharger]], the combined form of Toys"R"Us exclusives Accel, Screw and Throttle]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[JUSCO]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Energy Axe Violet Cluster Edition}}
{{Bp-a1|Energy Spear Corona Flame Edition}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Lawson'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Micron Booster]] Vol.2 ([[Blitz]], [[Breakage|Brake]], [[Cluster]], [[Mudbath|Damper]], [[Effect]], [[Kickflip|Filter]], [[Flashdrive|Processor]], [[Groove (SL)|Groove]], [[Rotor]], [[Barnstorm|Saber]], [[Seeker (SL)|Seeker]], [[Bingo|Triac]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Posful'''
{{Bp-a1|Energy Spear Royal Clear Edition}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Accel]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Constructicon Maximus#Toys|Buildron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|Energy Axe Aqua Marine Edition}}
{{Bp-a1|Energy Spear Lightning Yellow Edition}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Screw (SL)|Screw]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Throttle (SL)|Throttle]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''"[[TF Station]]" affiliates'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Strongarm (Energon)#EnergonEnergon|Energon Strongarm]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Multiple outlets'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|Energy Blade Phantom Night Edition / Energy Cutter Daylight Attack Edition}}
|}
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;Media exclusives

[[File:Energontoy black rodimus.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Black Rodimus Convoy]]
:'''''[[TV Magazine]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
:{{Bp-a1|Energy Axe Clear Green Edition / Enery Spear Clear Deep Blue Edition}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#FireSL|Fire Grand Convoy]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Rodimus (Energon)#BlackRodimus|Black Rodimus Convoy]]}}</ul>
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==Post-''Energon'' releases==
There's really not a lot to speak of, at least as far as "new" product goes. A great many ''Energon'' items were [[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)#Rebranding and other odds and ends (2005 - 2008)|re-branded under the original ''Transformers: Universe'' banner]] and sold at various "discount" chains, but those toys were all identical to the original releases outside of the packaging.

So we're only listing new stuff... and it's a small, small list.
;Hasbro
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|''Universe'' (2003)]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Downshift (Energon)#Universe (2003)|Downshift]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (Armada)#Universe (2003)|Snow Cat]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Kre-O]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Kicker Jones#Kre-O|Energon Kicker]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
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;Takara
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Grand Scourge#Unite Warriors|Grand Scourge]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers Cloud|Cloud]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Roadbuster_(G1)#Cloud_2|Roadbuster]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:E-hobby-unite-warriors-grand-scourge.jpg|250px|thumb|Grand Scourge]]

|}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Energon (toyline)}}
[[Category:Energon franchise| Energon (toyline)]]
[[Category:Unicron Trilogy toylines]]

Transformers: Energon (toyline)

2020-01-25T23:47:17Z

Digital Collector: /* Exclusives */

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[[File:Crosssell-energon1.jpg|right|400px|thumb|Tri-lingual packaging, kids! Remember, it's how everything will be by 2005!]]

'''''Transformers: Energon''''' followed up on the highly-successful ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' toyline, continuing its universe and carrying over a number of its popular characters in new forms. Set roughly ten years after the previous series, ''Energon'' brought in new sub-factions, new faces and new modes of play.

The line also fell on the 20th anniversary of the ''Transformers'' brand, which led to many toys and characters being more overt [[homage]]s to major characters from [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] than past series produced.

Unfortunately, the line, while moderately successful, didn't exactly light a fire under the brand the way ''Armada'' or ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' had prior. A glut of early product, availability issues with later product, a less-than-cohesive play theme, and a poorly-received [[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|advertising cartoon]] proved to be stumbling blocks, and Hasbro began to re-think how to take the line forward from there.

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==Overview==
[[File:Energon Strongarm toy.jpg|thumb|250px|Omnicon Strongarm]]

While ''Energon'' does have an overarching theme of "combination" ("[[energon]]" is oddly more of a minor feature in the line), it's not anywhere as clean-cut and uniform in actual execution as ''Armada''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> [[Mini-Con]] theme (or the [[Cyber Key]]s of the follow-up series ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)| Cybertron]]''). There are multiple types of combination going on, split up between the price points and factions, which can be a bit confusing at first. Though virtually every new-mold toy featured Mini-Con [[Powerlinx]]-compatible points for that form of combination (but did not activate any gimmicks), Mini-Cons were significantly scaled back in ''Energon''.
[[File:Energon superion maximus toy.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Gestalt Superion Maximus]]
At the smallest price-point, the [[Omnicon]]s and [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]]s augment the larger toys with reconfigurable weapons, while the Mini-Cons sold at the same price are both combiner teams (one forming a weapon for larger toys). The "Combat Class" (aka Deluxe) and Mega Class Autobots can combine with each other to form two-bot [[combiner|gestalt]]s, each bot having both an "upper body" and "lower body" configuration (also referred to as "shirt" and "pants" by parts of the [[fandom]]) that could be combined with any other. The larger Autobot toys, however, mostly combine with their own accessories (dubbed "Brute Modes") in ways that do not allow for cross-compatibility outside of same-mold [[redeco]]s. [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Energon|Leader-Class Optimus Prime]] could also combine with two other larger Autobot toys, but again these combinations are quite specific and do not allow for real mix-and-match play.

Aside from the Mini-Con compatibility, the Decepticons were left out of the combination game (until the very tail-end of the line, at least), instead having "Hyper Modes" with built-in weapons that could be swung into attack position.

At the very back end of the series, five-robot "[[Scramble City (toyline)|Scramble City]]"-like combiners were released, three teams of four "Energon" (Basic) Class figures with a Combat-Class torso. Unfortunately, in order to make up for the mold-reuse that allowed for three teams to exist (each limb-mold was used twice per team), the teams were split up across waves, and the [[tail-ender]] phenomenon left many fans wondering if they would actually be able to complete these long-awaited sets.

As the line premiered riding the popularity boom from ''Armada'' and retailers were eager for more product, stores ended up ''massively'' over-ordering early ''Energon'' product, leading to extreme [[shelfwarmer|shelfwarming]] for the first two waves. The situation was so severe, Hasbro removed much of the older product from stores' inventory to get "[[The Powerlinx Battles]]" [[subline imprint|subline]] to shelves in time for the 2004 holiday season. Much of this early stock would reappear on store shelves in "buy one get one" bonus buys in ''very'' large numbers.

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==Hasbro ''Energon'' toyline==
[[File:Thepowerlinxbattles logo.jpg|200px|left]]
As ''Transformers'' was still riding high on demand from ''Armada'', the early Hasbro line was filled out with several [[redeco]]ed and [[retool]]ed ''Armada'' toys.

===General retail===
====Energon Class====
The Basic-sized [[Omnicon]]s and [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]]s came with clear [[Energon weapon]]s and "[[Energon star|Energon Chip]]s" that can be attached over the [[spark crystal]]s of the new-mold ''Energon'' toys. Chips and weapons were red-tinted for Omnicons, and green/yellow for Terrorcons. The final three waves consisted of the limb figures for the [[Air Team]], [[Construction Team]] and [[Destruction Team]] Powerlinx [[Combiner]]s (the torsos were sold as part of the Combat Class). The limb figures all came with add-on weapons and Energon Chips, cast in blue clear plastic, and these weapons formed the hands or feet of the combined robot.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Battle Ravage#Toys|Battle Ravage]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Energon Saber#Toys|Energon Saber]] ([[Scattor (Energon)#Toys|Scattor]], [[Skyboom (Energon)#Toys|Skyboom]], [[Wreckage (Energon)#Toys|Wreckage]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Skyblast (Energon)#Toys|Skyblast]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Strongarm (Energon)#Toys|Strongarm]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Cruellock#Toys|Cruellock]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Divebomb (Energon)#Toys|Divebomb]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Perceptor (Armada)#Energon|Perceptor]] ([[Grindor (Armada)#Energon|Grindor]], [[High Wire (Armada)#Energon|High Wire]], [[Sureshock (Armada)#Energon|Sureshock]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Signal Flare (Energon)#Toys|Signal Flare]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Arcee (Energon)#Toys|Arcee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Insecticon (Energon)#Toys|Insecticon]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Offshoot (Energon)#Toys|Offshoot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Strongarm (Energon)#EnergonEnergon|Energon Strongarm]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Energon Cruellock toy.jpg|250px|thumb|Terrorcon Cruellock]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Command Ravage#Toys|Command Ravage]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Doom-Lock (Energon)#Toys|Doom-Lock]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Duststorm (Energon)#Toys|Duststorm]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sky Shadow (Energon)#Toys|Sky Shadow]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sledge (Energon)#Toys|Sledge]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Treadshot (Energon)#Toys|Treadshot]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Kickback (Energon)#Toys|Kickback]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Stormcloud (Energon)#Toys|Stormcloud]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Terradive (Energon)#Toys|Terradive]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Windrazor (Energon)#Toys|Windrazor]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Blackout (combiner)#Toys|Blackout]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Blight (Energon)#Toys|Blight]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Bonecrusher (Energon)#Toys|Bonecrusher]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Wideload (Energon)#Toys|Wideload]]}}
|}

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====Combat Class====
Combat Class (and Mega Class, see below) Autobots, besides transforming from vehicle to robot, could also become the top or bottom half of a "[[Powerlinx]]" combination robot. While it was not widely advertised, the two size classes could freely inter-combine, with occasionally ludicrous results. This assortment also featured the torso figures for the combiners [[Superion Maximus]], [[Constructicon Maximus]] and [[Bruticus Maximus (Energon)|Bruticus Maximus]].

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Energon|Hot Shot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Inferno (Energon)#Toys|Inferno]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Rapid Run (Energon)#Toys|Rapid Run]] (w/ [[Nightcruz (Energon)#Toys|Nightcruz]] & [[Nightscream (Energon)#Toys|Nightscream]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Armada)/toys#Energon|Starscream]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (Energon)#Toys|Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rodimus (Energon)#Toys|Rodimus]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (Armada)#SnowCat|Snow Cat]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Demolishor (Armada)#Energon|Demolishor]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:Energontoy-HotShot.jpg|250px|thumb|Hot Shot]][[File:ESharkticon.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Sharkticon]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Downshift (Energon)#Toys|Downshift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Tow-Line (Energon)#Toys|Tow-Line]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#EnDxEn|Energon Hot Shot]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sharkticon (Energon)#Toys|Sharkticon]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Slugslinger (Energon)#Toys|Slugslinger]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Steamhammer (Energon)#Toys|Steamhammer]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Storm Jet (Energon)#Toys|Storm Jet]]}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Kicker Jones#HighWire|Energon Kicker]] & [[High Wire (Armada)#EnergonKicker|High Wire]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Barricade (Energon)#Toys|Barricade]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Roadblock (Energon)#Toys|Roadblock]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Armada)/toys#EnergonEnergon|Energon Starscream]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}

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====Mega Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (Energon)#Toys|Ironhide]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Treadbolt#Toys|Treadbolt]] (w/ [[Rollbar (Armada)#Energon|Rollbar]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (Armada)#Energon|Jetfire]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Mirage (Energon)#Toys|Mirage]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Cliffjumper (Energon)#Toys|Cliffjumper]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Shockblast#Toys|Shockblast]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[Image:Energon beachcomber toy.JPG|Mega Class Beachcomber|right|250px|thumb]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Dreadwing (Energon)#Toys|Dreadwing]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (Energon)#EnergonX2Ironhide|Energon Ironhide]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Beachcomber (Energon)#Toys|Beachcomber]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (Energon)#Toys|Grimlock]] & [[Swoop (Energon)#Toys|Swoop]] (Combine into [[Mega-Dinobot#Toys|Mega-Dinobot]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wing Saber (Energon)#Toys|Wing Saber]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Alpha Quintesson#Toys|Alpha Quintesson]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Six Shot#Toys|Six Shot]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Overcast (Energon)#Toys|Overcast]]}}
|}

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====Command Class====
Command Class Autobots (the new molds, at least) each include transforming accessories that form part of their vehicle modes. In robot mode they could combine with these pieces to be in "Brute Mode". Decepticons are just big.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Tidal Wave (Armada)#Energon|Tidal Wave]] (w/ [[Ramjet (Armada)#Energon|Ramjet]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ultra Magnus (Energon)#Toys|Ultra Magnus]] (w/ [[Knock Out (Energon)#Toys|Knock Out]], [[Astroscope#Energon|Astroscope]], [[Payload (Armada)#Energon|Payload]], [[Sky Blast (Armada)#Energon|Sky Blast]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Scorponok (Energon)#Toys|Scorponok]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Landmine (Energon)#Toys|Landmine]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bulkhead (Energon)#Toys|Bulkhead]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Energon Scorponok toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Scorponok]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Landquake (Energon)#Toys|Landquake]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Quickstrike (Energon)#Toys|Quickstrike]]}}
|}

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====Leader Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Energon|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Energon|Megatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#SuperGalvatron|Galvatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Energon Prime toy.jpg|250px|thumb|Leader Class Optimus Prime]]
|}

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====Supreme Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Unicron/toys#Energon|Unicron]] (w/ [[Dead End (Armada)#Energon|Dead End]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Omega Supreme (Energon)#Toys|Omega Supreme]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Omega Sentinel (Energon)#Toys|Omega Sentinel]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}

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====Role Play====
<ul class="iconlist">
:{{Bp-d1|[[Energon Sword|Megatron Energon Sword]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Energon Blaster|Optimus Prime Energon Blaster]]}}
</ul>

===Exclusives===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Costco'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#CostCoOverload|Optimus Prime]] & [[Overload (Armada)#Energon|Overload]] (w/ [[Sparkplug (Armada)#Energon|Corona Sparkplug]] & [[Rollout (Armada)#Energon|Rollout]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[KB Toys]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (Armada)#Energon|Cyclonus]] (w/ [[Crumplezone (Armada)#Energon|Crumplezone]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Demolishor (Armada)#Energon|Demolishor]] (w/ [[Blackout (Armada)#Energon|Blackout]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Kmart]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Autobots S.W.A.T. Team ([[Checkpoint (Energon)#Toys|Checkpoint]] & [[Prowl (Energon)#SWAT|Prowl]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Sam's Club'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Prowl (Energon)#VsStarscream|Prowl]] Vs [[Starscream (Armada)/toys#VsStarscream|Starscream]] (w/ [[Longarm (Armada)#Energon|Longarm]] & [[Zapmaster (Armada)#Energon|Zapmaster]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:En-toy DemolishorArm.jpg|thumb|250px|Demolishor with Blackout]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us|ToysЯUs]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#OprimusMegsTRU|Powerlinx Optimus Prime]] Vs [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#TRUvsOptimus|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Adventure Mini-Con Team|Adventure Team]] & [[Sea Mini-Con Team|Sea Team]] ([[Dune Runner (Armada)#Toys|Dune Runner]], [[Iceberg#Toys|Iceberg]], [[Ransack (Armada)#Toys|Ransack]], [[Oceanglide#Toys|Oceanglide]], [[Stormcloud (Armada)#Toys|Stormcloud]], [[Waterlog (Armada)#Toys|Waterlog]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''ToysЯUs & [[Walmart]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Destruction Mini-Con Team|Road Wrecker Team]] & [[Night Attack Mini-Con Team|Night Attack Team]] ([[Buzzsaw (Armada)#RoadWrecker|Buzzsaw]], [[Drill Bit (Armada)#RoadWrecker|Drill Bit]], [[Dualor (Armada)#RoadWrecker|Dualor]], [[Broadside (Armada)#Toys|Broadside]], [[Fetch#Toys|Fetch]], [[Scattor (Armada)#Toys|Scattor]])}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Race Mini-Con Team|Race Team]] & [[Space Mini-Con Team|Space Team]] ([[Dirt Boss (Armada)#RoadAssault|Dirt Boss]], [[Downshift (Armada)#RoadAssault|Downshift]], [[Mirage (Armada)#RoadAssault|Mirage]], [[Astroscope#Toys|Astroscope]], [[Payload (Armada)#Toys|Payload]], [[Sky Blast (Armada)#Toys|Sky Blast]])}}
|}

==Hasbro ''Energon'' European market releases==
For the most part, the European line was just the US line outlined above. However, two sets of [[KB Toys]]-exclusive toys from the [[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|2003 ''Universe'' toyline]] got released under the ''Energon'' banner for... reasons.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Micromaster#Universe|Micromaster]]s Series I'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[First Aid (Universe)#Energon|First Aid]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Groove (Universe)#Energon|Autobot Groove]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Spot (Universe)#Energon|Hot Spot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (Universe)#Energon|Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Red Alert (Universe)#Energon|Red Alert]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Streetwise (Universe)#Energon|Streetwise]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Micromasters Series II'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bonecrusher (Universe Micromaster)#Energon|Bonecrusher]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Buckethead#Energon|Buckethead]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Hightower (Universe Micromaster)#Energon|Hightower]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Long Haul (Universe Micromaster)#Energon|Long Haul]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Quickmix (Universe)#Energon|Quickmix]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scavenger (Universe Micromaster)#Energon|Scavenger]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Energon packaged constructicons.JPG|right|250px|thumb|The Constructicons]]
|}

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==Takara ''Super Link'' toyline==
[[File:Super link logo.jpg|left|300px|]]

Premiering about the same time as the Hasbro line, ''Super Link'' (a much more thematically-appropriate name) largely stuck with slight color tweaks to make the toys more animation-accurate, like ''Micron Densetsu'' before it. Takara also filled out the line with a few more redecoes of the Terrorcon drones in more limited numbers.

The [[energon weapon]]s were something of a bigger draw in the line, as the "powered up" redeco toys (the "Energon _____" toys in the Hasbro line) were given new-color Omnicon/Terrorcon energon weapons as a bonus. Speaking of redecoes, many of the new-character redecoes in the back end of the Hasbro line were put into the cartoon as powered-up forms of the original characters... but then were never released in Japan, not even as store-[[exclusive]] "[[USA Edition]]s". Even major-ish cartoon character [[Six Shot]] was absent from the ''Super Link'' toyline. Weird!

''Super Link'' also coincided with the 30th anniversary of ''[[Microman]]'', the toyline that would eventually branch off as ''[[Micro Change]]'' and ''[[Diaclone]]'', the lines that would eventually give birth to ''Transformers''. Takara celebrated this joint anniversary by releasing toys of human ally [[Kicker Jones]] in the ''Microman'' format.

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===General retail===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[December 25|12-25]]-[[2003]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Skyblast (Energon)#Toys|Airglide]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Strongarm (Energon)#Toys|Blastarm]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Battle Ravage#Toys|Command Jaguar]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Energon Saber#Toys|Energon Saber]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Energon|Grand Convoy]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)#Energon|Hot Shot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Inferno (Energon)#Toys|Inferno]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Demolishor (Armada)#Energon|Ironhide]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Scorponok (Energon)#Toys|MegaZarak]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Armada)/toys#Energon|Nightscream]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (Energon)#Toys|Roadbuster]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (Armada)#Energon|Sandstorm]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Tidal Wave (Armada)#Energon|Shockwave]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (Armada)#Energon|Skyfire]]}}
{{Bp-a1|Superlink Set [[Hot Shot (Armada)#Energon|Hot Shot]] / [[Inferno (Energon)#Toys|Inferno]]}}
{{Bp-a1|Superlink Set [[Ironhide (Energon)#Toys|Roadbuster]] / [[Jetfire (Armada)#Energon|Skyfire]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[February 26|2-26]]-[[2004]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Perceptor (Armada)#Energon|Cliffjumper]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Ultra|Galvatron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Divebomb (Energon)#Toys|Shadowhawk]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[March 18|3-18]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Command Ravage#Toys|Command Jaguar Desert Type]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (Energon)#Toys|Red Alert]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rodimus (Energon)#Toys|Rodimus Convoy]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=5|[[File:En-toy ShadowHawkCosmo.jpg|thumb|250px|Shadowhawk Cosmos Type]][[File:Slgrandconvoykicker toy.jpg|right|thumb|250px|SL Grand Convoy & Kicker]][[File:SuperlinkSprung.JPG|250px|thumb|Sprung]][[File:Energontoy galvatron g.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Galvatron General]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[March 25|3-25]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#EnDx|SL Grand Convoy]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Kicker2pack|SL Grand Convoy]] & [[Kicker Jones#GrandConvoy|Kicker]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Kicker Jones#Toys|Kicker]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Signal Flare (Energon)#Toys|Signal Flare]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' ([[April 22|4-22]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Landmine (Energon)#Toys|Landmine]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (Armada)#SnowCat|Snowstorm]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6''' ([[April 28|4-28]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Demolishor (Armada)#EnergonDumptruck|Irontread]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7''' ([[May 13|5-13]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Cruellock#Toys|Dinobot]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Divebomb (Energon)#Super Link|Shadowhawk Cosmos Type]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8''' ([[May 27|5-27]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Shockblast#Toys|Laserwave]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 9''' ([[June 10|6-10]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Arcee (Energon)#Toys|Ariel]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Insecticon (Energon)#Toys|Chromhorn]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Tidal Wave (Armada)#Mirage|Shockfleet]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 10''' ([[June 24|6-24]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Wing Saber (Energon)#Toys|Wing Saber]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 11''' ([[July 15|7-15]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Cliffjumper (Energon)#Toys|Overdrive]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Downshift (Energon)#Toys|Wheeljack]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 12''' ([[July 29|7-29]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Cruellock#Super Link|Dinobot Magma Type]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bulkhead (Energon)#Toys|Sprung]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 13''' ([[August 5|8-5]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Insecticon (Energon)#Super Link|Chromhorn Forest Type]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 14''' ([[August 26|8-26]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Inferno (Energon)#Roadblock|Inferno Volt]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 15''' ([[September 16|9-16]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Omega Supreme (Energon)#Toys|Omega Supreme]]}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 16''' ([[September 30|9-30]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#GalvatronGeneral|Galvatron General]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#EnDxEn|Hot Shot Fire]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Armada)/toys#EnergonEnergon|Nightscream Reverse]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (Energon)#EnergonX2Ironhide|Roadbuster Wild]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (Armada)#Sonic|Skyfire Sonic]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Superion Maximus#Toys|Superion]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 17''' ([[October 14|10-14]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bruticus Maximus (Energon)#Toys|Bruticus]]}}
|}
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===Exclusives===
;Store exclusives
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Convenience stores (misc)'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Micron Booster]] Ver.1 ([[Snowblind|Beacon]], [[Chrome]], [[Crunch (SL)|Crunch]], [[Hover]], [[Lens]], [[Mile]], [[Solar]], [[Spoil]], [[Synapse (SL)|Synapse]], [[Road Rebel|Thyristor]], [[Torque (SL)|Torque]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Gamers'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|Energy Raiden Overdrive Edition}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Hello Mac'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Energy Axe Natural Green Edition}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Ito Yokaido'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Energy Axe Black Hole Edition}}
{{Bp-a1|Energy Spear Rodeo Magenta Edition}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:En-toy Windcharger.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Windcharger (SL)|Windcharger]], the combined form of Toys"R"Us exclusives Accel, Screw and Throttle]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[JUSCO]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Energy Axe Violet Cluster Edition}}
{{Bp-a1|Energy Spear Corona Flame Edition}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Lawson'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Micron Booster]] Vol.2 ([[Blitz]], [[Breakage|Brake]], [[Cluster]], [[Mudbath|Damper]], [[Effect]], [[Kickflip|Filter]], [[Flashdrive|Processor]], [[Groove (SL)|Groove]], [[Rotor]], [[Barnstorm|Saber]], [[Seeker (SL)|Seeker]], [[Bingo|Triac]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Posful'''
{{Bp-a1|Energy Spear Royal Clear Edition}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Accel]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Constructicon Maximus#Toys|Buildron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|Energy Axe Aqua Marine Edition}}
{{Bp-a1|Energy Spear Lightning Yellow Edition}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Screw (SL)|Screw]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Throttle (SL)|Throttle]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''"[[TF Station]]" affiliates'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Strongarm (Energon)#EnergonEnergon|Energon Strongarm]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Multiple outlets'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|Energy Blade Phantom Night Edition / Energy Cutter Daylight Attack Edition}}
|}
{{-}}
;Media exclusives

[[File:Energontoy black rodimus.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Black Rodimus Convoy]]
:'''''[[TV Magazine]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
:{{Bp-a1|Energy Axe Clear Green Edition / Enery Spear Clear Deep Blue Edition}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#FireSL|Fire Grand Convoy]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Rodimus (Energon)#BlackRodimus|Black Rodimus Convoy]]}}</ul>
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==Post-''Energon'' releases==
There's really not a lot to speak of, at least as far as "new" product goes. A great many ''Energon'' items were [[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)#Rebranding and other odds and ends (2005 - 2008)|re-branded under the original ''Transformers: Universe'' banner]] and sold at various "discount" chains, but those toys were all identical to the original releases outside of the packaging.

So we're only listing new stuff... and it's a small, small list.
;Hasbro
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|''Universe'' (2003)]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Downshift (Energon)#Universe (2003)|Downshift]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (Armada)#Universe (2003)|Snow Cat]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Kre-O]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Kicker Jones#Kre-O|Energon Kicker]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
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;Takara
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Grand Scourge#Unite Warriors|Grand Scourge]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers Cloud|Cloud]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Roadbuster_(G1)#Cloud_2|Roadbuster]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:E-hobby-unite-warriors-grand-scourge.jpg|250px|thumb|Grand Scourge]]

|}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Energon (toyline)}}
[[Category:Energon franchise| Energon (toyline)]]
[[Category:Unicron Trilogy toylines]]

Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)

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Digital Collector: /* Regular retail */

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[[File:Cybertrontoy leader optimus prime.jpg|300px|thumb|Optimus Prime, an example of how complex toys got.]]

The final act of the "[[Unicron Trilogy]]", '''''Transformers: Cybertron''''' vastly expanded the scope of the ''Transformers'' universe, bringing in the theme of "[[Cybertronian colonies|lost colonies]]" with different styles, while still unifying the toyline under a central play-[[gimmick]], the [[Cyber Planet Key]]s.

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==Overview==
[[File:Cyb Override toy.jpg|250px|thumb|Speed Planet Override]]
After ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)| Energon]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s rather muddled [[gimmick]]/theme presentation, Hasbro dialed it back for ''Cybertron'' by sticking with a single unifying play gimmick: the [[Cyber Key]]s. These large discs, with designs based on the planet of their origin, unlocked pop-out weapons and action features in each toy once plugged into the key slot. Any planet's key would work with any toy. With the spring-loaded gimmicks less complex than those in ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)| Armada]]'', they freed up the designs to allow for more robot-mode posability.

Where ''Cybertron'' gets its diversity is in its aesthetics, through the different planets each Transformer could hail from. Each planet has its own theme, with the toy designs reflecting the culture of each world.

:*'''[[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]''' and '''[[Earth]]''' toys are the most traditional of the series, with future-tech-vehicle and close-to-real-life vehicles respectively, and more "traditional" proportions and detailing.
:*The '''[[Velocitron|Speed Planet]]''' toys are naturally all about the fastness. The vehicle modes are futuristic and fantastical, with transparent plastic tires and other accents. Even the bulkier vehicle modes at least look like they were built for raw horsepower. Colors are bright and clashing, the robot modes themselves streamlined. The Cyber Key gimmicks are typically tied to their swing-out blaster weapons.
:*The brutal '''[[Animatron|Jungle Planet]]''' is full of robotic beasts, with deeply-complex, nigh-organic sculpting that brings to mind the [[Transmetal|Transmetal IIs]] of ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' or the [[technorganic]] ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Machines]]'' [[Maximal]] toys. Robot modes feature limbs made from beast-bits, clawed hands, and fanged mouths. Melee weapons rule the land, with most Cyber Key gimmicks focused on pop-out blades.
:*The '''[[Gigantion|Giant Planet]]''' is about heavy machinery. ''Very'' heavy machinery. Though few in number compared to the rest of the planets, they live up to their planet's name by being some of the largest toys in the line. These heavy construction (or ''de''struction) vehicles are bulky and industrial, plus each one has a tiny [[Mini-Con]] partner to operate a work station somewhere on each bot's vehicle or robot mode.
:*'''[[Planet X (Cybertron)|Planet X]]''' bots are similarly few in number. Their only real unifying style is "futuristic danger". The vehicle modes are sleek and deadly-looking, robot modes vicious and pointy.

The tail-end of the line was again heavy on the [[redeco]]es (by then a practice that had become expected and largely accepted), but also brought micro-play back into the line. Mini-Con two-packs were released to bolster the ranks of the still-popular Mini-Con class. But the history-making addition to the ''Transformers'' franchise was in the [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]] toys. These sub-basic, simple and above all inexpensive toys were based on the larger toys of popular/major characters, giving kids the chance to own an Optimus Prime or Megatron they could keep in their pocket. From this point on, Legends-sized toys would continue on through every major ''Transformers'' toyline.

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==Hasbro ''Cybertron'' toyline==
For Hasbro's line, every Cyber Key (packaged with every toy Scout Class or larger) has a short alphanumeric code printed on its back. These [[Cyber Key Codes]], when plugged into the official ''Cybertron'' website (now defunct), unlocked design sketches and extra biographical info on each toy.

===General retail===
====Mini-Con Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[Sky Attack Mini-Con Team|Sky Attack Team]] vs. [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Cybertron)|Air Defense Team]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Razorclaw (Cybertron)#Toys|Razorclaw]] vs. [[Steamhammer (Cybertron)#Toys|Steamhammer]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Shockwave (Cybertron)#Toys|Shockwave]] vs. [[Tankor (Cybertron)#Toys|Tankor]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Sky Lynx (Cybertron)#Toys|Sky Lynx]] vs. [[Thunderblast (Mini-Con)#Toys|Thunderblast]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[Lunar Assault Mini-Con Team|Lunar Assault Team]] vs. [[Exploration Mini-Con Team|Exploration Team]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Kobushi#Toys|Kobushi]] vs. [[Landslide (Mini-Con)#Toys|Landslide]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Payload (Cybertron)#Toys|Payload]] vs. [[Ascentor#Toys|Ascentor]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Scattorbrain#Toys|Scattorbrain]] vs. [[Monocle#Toys|Monocle]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[Sky Terror Mini-Con Team|Sky Terror Team]] vs. [[Mini-Con Council of Sages|Council of Sages]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Ramjet (Cybertron)#Toys|Ramjet]] vs. [[Scythe (Cybertron)#Toys|Scythe]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Sunstorm (Cybertron)#Toys|Sunstorm]] vs. [[Checkpoint (Cybertron)#Toys|Checkpoint]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Thrust (Cybertron)#Toys|Thrust]] vs. [[Anti-Blaze#Toys|Anti-Blaze]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[Deep Space Mini-Con Team|Deep Space Team]] vs. [[Street Action Mini-Con Team|Street Action Team]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Scrap Iron (Cybertron)#Toys|Scrap Iron]] vs. [[Grindor (Armada)#Cybertron|Grindor]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Blastcharge (Cybertron)#Toys|Blastcharge]] vs. [[High Wire (Armada)#Cybertron|High Wire]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Backblast#Toys|Backblast]] vs. [[Sureshock (Armada)#Cybertron|Sureshock]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Cyb-toy AirDefense.jpg|200px|thumb|Air Defense Team]]
|}

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====Legends of Cybertron====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#CyLoC1|Hot Shot]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#LegendsMegs|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#LOC1|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Armada)/toys#LOC|Starscream]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Evac (Cybertron)#Toys|Evac]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (Armada)#LOC|Jetfire]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Overhaul (Cybertron)#Legends|Leobreaker]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scourge (Cybertron)#Legends|Scourge]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#LegendsGalv|Galvatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Red Alert (Armada)#LOC|Red Alert]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (Cybertron)#Legends|Soundwave]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Vector Prime#LOC|Vector Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#CyLoC2|Hot Shot]] (red)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#LOCGalaxyForce|Optimus Prime]] (red/black)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sunstorm (Universe)#Cybertron|Sunstorm]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thundercracker (Armada)#LoC|Thundercracker]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Cybertron GFOptimusPrime Legends toy.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Legends Optimus Prime (black version)]]
|}
{{note|Waves 1 and 2 were only available at smaller retailers and specialty stores. Waves 3 (including carry-overs from wave 2) and 4 were also available at [[Toys"R"Us|ToysЯUs]] and [[Kmart]].}}

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====Scout Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Overhaul (Cybertron)#Toys|Overhaul]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Ransack (Cybertron)#Toys|Ransack]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Scattorshot (Cybertron)#Toys|Scattorshot]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Clocker (Cybertron)#Toys|Clocker]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Hardtop (Cybertron)#Toys|Hardtop]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Recon Mini-Con Team]] ([[Jolt (Cybertron)#Toys|Jolt]], [[Six-Speed (Cybertron)#Toys|Six-Speed]], [[Reverb (Cybertron)#Toys|Reverb]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Armorhide (Cybertron)#Toys|Armorhide]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Brakedown (Cybertron)#Toys|Brakedown]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Undermine (Cybertron)#Toys|Undermine]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Backstop (Cybertron)#Toys|Backstop]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Brushguard#Toys|Brushguard]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Wreckloose (Cybertron)#Toys|Wreckloose]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Street Speed Mini-Con Team]] ([[Backtrack (Armada)#Cybertron|Backtrack]], [[Oval#Cybertron|Oval]], [[Spiral#Cybertron|Spiral]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:CYB hardtop withalt.jpg|thumb|200px|Hardtop]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Swerve (Cybertron)#Toys|Swerve]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Swindle (Cybertron)#Toys|Swindle]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Lugnutz#Toys|Lugnutz]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scrapmetal (Cybertron individual)#Toys|Scrapmetal]] (red)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Repugnus (Cybertron)#Toys|Repugnus]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Shortround (Cybertron)#Toys|Shortround]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Giant Planet Mini-Con Team]] ([[Longarm (Cybertron)#Toys|Longarm]], [[Deepdive (Cybertron)#Toys|Deepdive]], [[Overcast (Cybertron)#Toys|Overcast]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Ransack (Cybertron)#GTS|Ransack GTS]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 9'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Brakedown (Cybertron)#GTS|Brakedown GTS]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scrapmetal (race)#Toys|Scrapmetal]] (yellow)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 10'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hightail (Cybertron)#Toys|Hightail]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Recon Mini-Con Team|Shadow Recon Mini-Con Team]] ([[Jolt (Cybertron)#Shadow|Jolt]], [[Six-Speed (Cybertron)#Shadow|Six-Speed]], [[Reverb (Cybertron)#Shadow|Reverb]])}}
|}

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====Deluxe Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Cybertron|Hot Shot]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Dirt Boss (Cybertron)#Toys|Dirt Boss]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Landmine (Energon)#Cybertron|Landmine]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thundercracker (Armada)#Cybertron|Thundercracker]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Override (Cybertron)#Toys|Override]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Red Alert (Armada)#Cybertron|Red Alert]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Sideways (Armada)#Cybertron|Sideways]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Snarl (Cybertron)#Toys|Snarl]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Blurr (Cybertron)#Toys|Blurr]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Buzzsaw (Cybertron)#Toys|Buzzsaw]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Longrack (Cybertron)#Toys|Longrack]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Runamuck (Cybertron)#Toys|Runamuck]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Hotshotcybertrontoy.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Hot Shot]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Brimstone (Cybertron)#Toys|Brimstone]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Crosswise (Cybertron)#Toys|Crosswise]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thunderblast (Decepticon)#Toys|Thunderblast]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#CyCDF|Cybertron Defense Hot Shot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Downshift (Energon)#Cybertron|Downshift]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Excellion (Cybertron)#Toys|Excellion]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Override (Cybertron)#GTS|Override GTS]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Cannonball (Cybertron)#Toys|Cannonball]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Skywarp (Armada)#Cybertron|Skywarp]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Demolishor (Armada)#Cybertron|Demolishor]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#CybDx|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Unicron/toys#Cybertron|Unicron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 9'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Dinosaur|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Gorilla|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Smokescreen (Cybertron)#Toys|Smokescreen]]}}
|}

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====Voyager Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Crumplezone (Cybertron)#Toys|Crumplezone]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Vector Prime#Cybertron|Vector Prime]] (w/ [[Safeguard (Cybertron)#Toys|Safeguard]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Mudflap (Cybertron)#Toys|Mudflap]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Evac (Cybertron)#Voyager|Evac]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Scattorshot (Cybertron)#CybDef|Cybertron Defense Scattorshot]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Crumplezone (Cybertron)#Dark|Dark Crumplezone]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:Cybertron-toy Quickmix.JPG|right|200px|thumb|Giant Planet Quickmix & Stripmine]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (Cybertron)#Toys|Soundwave]] (w/ [[Laserbeak (Cybertron)#Toys|Laserbeak]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Nemesis Breaker#Toys|Nemesis Breaker]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Quickmix (Cybertron)#Toys|Quickmix]] (w/ [[Stripmine#Toys|Stripmine]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Vector Prime#CGFVectorPrime|Galaxy Force Vector Prime]] (w/ [[Safeguard (Cybertron)#GalaxyForce|Safeguard]])}}
|}

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====Ultra Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (Armada)#Cybertron|Jetfire]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scourge (Cybertron)#Toys|Scourge]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Scorponok (Energon)#Cybertron|Dark Scorponok]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Red Alert (Armada)#CybCD|Cybertron Defense Red Alert]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Jetfire (Armada)#SkyShadow|Sky Shadow]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wing Saber (Energon)#Toys|Wing Saber]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Scourge cybertron toy.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Jungle Planet Scourge]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Menasor (Cybertron)#Toys|Menasor]] (w/ [[Heavy Load (Cybertron)#Toys|Heavy Load]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Scourge (Cybertron)#Cryo|Cryo Scourge]]}}
|}

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====Leader Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Cybertron|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Cybertron|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#CybGalvatron|Galvatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Metroplex (Cybertron)#Toys|Metroplex]] (w/ [[Drill Bit (Cybertron)|Drill Bit]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#LeaderGalaxyForce|Galaxy Force Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}

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====Supreme Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Armada)/toys#Supreme|Starscream]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Primus#Cybertron|Cybertron Primus]] (w/ [[Unicron/toys#PrimusUnicronHead|Unicron]] head)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Primus#Cybertron|Cybertron Primus]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{Note|We're calling these "waves" for the sake of convenience. Unlike the other size classes, Starscream and Primus (without the Unicron head) both shipped in their own assortments, and Primus ''with'' the Unicron head wasn't officially part of any assortment at all.}}

===Exclusives===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[BotCon 2005]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Ramjet (Universe)#Cybertron|Ramjet]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Costco]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Costoco2pack|Optimus Prime]] & [[Ultra Magnus (RID)#Cybertron|Ultra Magnus]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Cybertron|Optimus Prime]] & [[Wing Saber (Energon)#Cybertron|Wing Saber]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2005'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Skywarp (Armada)#Cybertron|Skywarp]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us|ToysЯUs]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Landmine (Energon)#Cybertron|Landmine]], [[Snarl (Cybertron)#Toys|Snarl]] & [[Dirt Boss (Cybertron)#Toys|Dirt Boss]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sideways (Armada)#Cybertron|Sideways]], [[Brimstone (Cybertron)#Toys|Brimstone]] & [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)#Toys|Thunderblast]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Starscream (Armada)/toys#VsVector|Starscream]] vs. [[Vector Prime#Cybertron|Vector Prime]] (w/ [[Safeguard (Cybertron)#Cybertron|Safeguard]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Cybertron Legends Skywarp.jpg|200px|thumb|San Diego Comic-Con Skywarp]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Target]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|"Critical Path Pack" ([[Red Alert (Armada)#Cybertron|Red Alert]] & [[Sideways (Armada)#Cybertron|Sideways]])}}
{{Bp-a1|"Drag Race Pack" ([[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Cybertron|Hot Shot]] & [[Override (Cybertron)#Toys|Override]])}}
{{Bp-a1d1|"Ground to Air Blast Pack" ([[Crosswise (Cybertron)#Toys|Crosswise]] & [[Thundercracker (Armada)#Cybertron|Thundercracker]])}}
{{Bp-a1d1|"Legends 4-Pack" ([[Megatron (Armada)/toys|Megatron]], [[Soundwave (Cybertron)|Soundwave]], [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]], [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys|Optimus Prime]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Evac (Cybertron)#Voyager|Evac]] w/ Bonus Mini-Cons ([[Razorclaw (Cybertron)#Toys|Razorclaw]] & [[Steamhammer (Cybertron)#Toys|Steamhammer]])}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Mudflap (Cybertron)#Toys|Mudflap]] w/ Bonus Mini-Cons ([[Shockwave (Cybertron)#Toys|Shockwave]] & [[Tankor (Cybertron)#Toys|Tankor]])}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]] w/ Bonus Mini-Cons ([[Sky Lynx (Cybertron)#Toys|Sky Lynx]] & [[Thunderblast (Mini-Con)#Toys|Thunderblast]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Walmart]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Dirt Boss (Cybertron)|Dirt Boss]] w/ [[Downshift (Armada)|Downshift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys|Hot Shot]] w/ [[Mirage (Armada)|Mirage]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] w/ [[Dirt Boss (Armada)|Dirt Boss]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Override (Cybertron)|Override]] w/ [[Mirage (Armada)|Mirage]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] w/ [[Dirt Boss (Armada)|Dirt Boss]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]] w/ [[Downshift (Armada)|Downshift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Primus|Cybertron Primus]] w/ Mini-Cons ([[Strongarm (Cybertron)|Strongarm]], [[Offshoot (Cybertron)|Offshoot]], [[Knockdown (Cybertron)|Knockdown]], [[Nightscream (Cybertron)|Nightscream]])}}
|}

==Hasbro European market-only releases==
As with ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)| Energon]]'' before it, the European ''Cybertron'' line was mostly just the US line outlined above. However, two sets of [[Micromaster]] [[combiner]] teams that were released as part of the [[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|2003 ''Universe'' toy line]] (which was never officially distributed as such in Europe) in the US, exclusive to [[KB Toys]], got released under the ''Cybertron'' banner, using a different assortment number (29514) than their own ''Universe'' counterparts as well as the earlier ''Energon''/''Universe'' figures (all of which were released under the assortment number 29460).

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''{{Bp-a1|[[Micromaster#Universe|Micromaster]]s Series III}}
* [[Midnight Express (Universe)#Cybertron|Midnight Express]]
* [[Overload (Universe)#Cybertron|Overload]]
* [[Railspike (Universe)#Cybertron|Railspike]]
* [[Rapid Run (Universe)#Cybertron|Rapid Run]]
* [[Swindle (Universe)#Cybertron|Swindle]]
* [[Tankor (Universe)#Cybertron|Tankor]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|{{Bp-a1|'''Micromasters Series IV}}
* [[Air Raid (Universe 2003)#Cybertron|Air Raid]]
* [[Fireflight (Universe Micromaster)#Cybertron|Fireflight]]
* [[Ro-Tor (Universe)#Cybertron|Ro-tor]]
* [[Skydive (Universe)#Cybertron|Skydive]]
* [[Silverbolt (Universe)#Cybertron|Silverbolt]]
* [[Storm Jet (Universe)#Cybertron|Storm Jet]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Cybertron packaged Railbots.jpg|250px|thumb|The Railbots]]
|}

==Takara ''Galaxy Force'' toyline==
[[File:Galaxy force logo.jpg|left|300px|]]
Premiering roughly half a year before ''Cybertron'' (as Hasbro's lines tended to run approximately 18 months while Takara stuck with 12 months), ''Galaxy Force'' would mostly feature slight alterations from the Hasbro versions. Some of the additions to the line, like the ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)| Armada]]'' retools (sold in Vs packs in Japan) would eventually make their way to the States.

Store-promo [[Mini-Con]] giveaways returned in a big way, with full teams devoted to some of the major characters in the line.

Presumably due to lackluster sales, the line ended even earlier than its projected twelve-month run, after only ''nine'' months. Several characters and redecos that appeared on the show were either never released in Japan at all, or were given a limited production run and/or only made available as exclusives: First, "Dark Ligerjack" (aka Nemesis Breaker), despite being initially assigned the ID number GD-14, was relegated to a Toys"R"Us Japan exclusive; then "Master Megatron" was given a "limited edition" release; the "Dark Crumplezone" redeco of "Landbullet" (named "Armbullet" in the anime), despite being initially assigned the ID number GD-15, was never officially released in Japan at all; Primus was released in an unaltered Hasbro deco (complete with a [[tampograph]]ed [[Cyber Key Codes|Cyber Key code]] that was only relevant for the Hasbro release) in special retro packaging marketed as part of the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' toy line]]; and "Blender" (Quickmix) and "Moledive" (Menasor) were only released as [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive "[[USA Edition]]s", also in unaltered Hasbro decos in Hasbro packaging with additional stickers on the packaging, more than a year after the ''Galaxy Force'' line had run its course at retail.

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===Regular retail===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[December 28|12-28]]-[[2004]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|GC-01 [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Cybertron|Galaxy Convoy]]}}
{{Bp-a1|GC-02 [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Cybertron|Exillion]]}}
{{Bp-a1|GC-03 [[Vector Prime#Cybertron|Vector Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|GC-04 [[Jetfire (Armada)#Cybertron|Dreadrock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|GC-05 [[Overhaul (Cybertron)#Cybertron|Jackshot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|GC-06 [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)#Cybertron|Backpack]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|GC-07 [[Recon Mini-Con Team#Toys|Micron Team]]}}
{{Bp-a1|GC-08 [[Street Speed Mini-Con Team#Cybertron|Auto Micron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|GD-01 [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Cybertron|Master Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|GD-02 [[Thundercracker (Armada)#Cybertron|Thundercracker]]}}
{{Bp-d1|GD-03 [[Starscream (Armada)/toys#Cybertron|Starscream]]}}
{{Bp-d1|GD-04 [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)#Toys|Landbullet]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[January 20|01-20]]-[[2005]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|GC-09 [[Landmine (Energon)#Cybertron|Guardshell]]}}
{{Bp-d1|GD-05 [[Ransack (Cybertron)#Toys|Gasket]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[February 10|02-10]]-2005)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|GC-10 [[Override (Cybertron)#Toys|Nitro Convoy]]}}
{{Bp-a1|GC-11 [[Red Alert (Armada)#Cybertron|First Aid]]}}
{{Bp-a1|GC-12 [[Clocker (Cybertron)#Toys|Skids]]}}
{{Bp-a1|GC-13 [[Brakedown (Cybertron)#Toys|Autolander]]}}
{{Bp-d1|GD-06 [[Dirt Boss (Cybertron)#Toys|Inch Up]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:GalaxyForce Starscream toy.jpg|250px|thumb|Voyager Starscream]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[February 24|02-24]]-2005)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|GS-01 [[Buzzsaw (Cybertron)#Toys|Buzz Saw]] vs [[Blurr (Cybertron)#Toys|Blurr]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|GS-02 [[Runamuck (Cybertron)#Toys|Runabout]] vs [[Longrack (Cybertron)#Toys|Longrack]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' ([[March 17|03-17]]-2005)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|GC-14 [[Snarl (Cybertron)#Toys|Fang Wolf]]}}
{{Bp-d1|GD-07 [[Scourge (Cybertron)#Toys|Flame Convoy]]}}
{{Bp-d1|GD-08 [[Undermine (Cybertron)#Toys|Dino Shout]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6''' ([[March 31|03-31]]-2005)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|GD-09 [[Mudflap (Cybertron)#Toys|Demolishor]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|GX-01 [[Sideways (Armada)#Cybertron|Noisemaze]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7''' ([[April 14|04-14]]-2005)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|GC-15 [[Backstop (Cybertron)#Toys|Saidos]]}}
{{Bp-d1|GD-10 [[Brimstone (Cybertron)#Toys|Terashaver]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8''' ([[April 28|04-28]]-2005)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|GC-16 [[Overhaul (Cybertron)#Cybertron|Ligerjack]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 9''' ([[June 9|06-09]]-2005)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|GC-17 [[Crosswise (Cybertron)#Toys|Autovolt]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 10''' ([[June 23|06-23]]-2005)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|GC-18 [[Evac (Cybertron)#Voyager|Live Convoy]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 11''' ([[July 14|07-14]]-2005)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|GC-19 [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#CyCDF|Exigeyser]]}}
{{Bp-a1|GC-20 [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)#CybDef|Backgild]]}}
{{Bp-a1|GC-21 [[Red Alert (Armada)#CybCD|First Gunner]]}}
{{Bp-d1|GD-11 [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)#Toys|Chromia]]}}
{{Bp-d1|GD-12 [[Lugnutz#Toys|Road Storm]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Bluescrapmetaltoy.jpg|thumb|250px|Blue Rumble]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 12''' ([[July 28|07-28]]-2005)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|GC-22 [[Wing Saber (Energon)#Cybertron|Sonic Bomber]]}}
{{Bp-d1|GD-13 [[Scrapmetal (race)#Toys|Rumble]] (blue)}}
{{Bp-d1|GD-13 Rumble (red)}}
{{Bp-d1|GD-13 Rumble (yellow)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''EZ Collection''' ([[August 25|08-25]]-2005)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#LOC1|Galaxy Convoy]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#LegendsMegs|Master Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Armada)#LOC|Starscream]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 13''' ([[September 22|08-22]]-2005)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|GD-14 [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#CybGalvatron|Master Galvatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|GX-02 [[Soundwave (Cybertron)#Toys|Soundwave]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 14''' ([[September 29|08-29]]-2005)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|GC-23 [[Metroplex (Cybertron)#Toys|Megalo Convoy]]}}
|}
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===Exclusives===
;Store exclusives

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[JUSCO]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bulge (GF)|Bulge]] (white)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Graviton (GF)|Graviton]]}}
{{Bp-d1|Graviton (white)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Quasar]] (white)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Hello Mac'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Ichibi]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rock Krusher|Megalo Gritbit]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Ito Yokaido'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hyakurai]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ichibi]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Quasar]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Joshin Denki'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Repeater (GF)|Megalo Zapmap]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Mugen]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Cyb-toy RansackPolice.jpg|thumb|250px|ToysЯUs-exclusive Gasket Police-Type]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''"[[TF Station]]" affiliates'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bulge (GF)|Bulge]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hyakurai]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Saw Boss|Megalo Zigzag]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Micron Booster]] Ver.3 ([[Bit]], [[Grip-Lock|Clamp]], [[Dead End Drone|Bug Drone]], [[Dead End General|Bug General]], [[Dice (GF)|Dice]], [[Jack (GF)|Jack]], [[Skidmark (GF)|Gauge]], [[Plier]], [[Plug]], [[Socket]], [[Heavy Barrel (GF)|Trigger]], [[Wrench]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toy's Dream Project]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Snarl (Cybertron)|Fang Wolf Black Version]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Logos Prime#Toys|Soundblaster]] (w/ [[Hell Buzzsaw#Toys|Hell Buzzsaw]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|EX-01 [[Nemesis_Breaker#Toys|Dark Ligerjack]]}}
{{Bp-a1|EX-02 Sonic Convoy giftset ([[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#SonicConvoy|Galaxy Convoy]], [[Wing Saber (Energon)#SonicConvoySet|Sonic Bomber]], [[Cobybot#Toys|Rumble Coby version]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Ransack (Cybertron)#Police|Gasket Police Type]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hydroplane|Platinum Element]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rockslide|Platinum Material]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Solar Flare|Platinum Factor]]}}
|}

{{-}}
;Media exclusives

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''Dengeki Hobby'' magazine'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#EZGalv|Master Galvatron]] (EZ Collection)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''Galaxy Force'' DVDs'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#CyDVD|Exillion Red Version]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thunderblast (Decepticon)#Minerva|Chromia White Version]]}}
{{Bp-d1|GX-03 [[Noisemaze Mass Production Type Version#Toys|Noisemaze Mass Production Type Version]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[TV Magazine]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Dark Nitro Convoy#Toys|Dark Nitro Convoy]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[EZ Collection]] Clear Set ([[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#EZClear|Galaxy Convoy]], [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#EZClear|Master Megatron]], [[Starscream (Armada)#EZClear|Starscream]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scourge (Cybertron)#SkyLynxEdition|Flame Convoy]] Sky Lynx Edition}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#CybGoldGalv|Gold Master Galvatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Chromia Minerva toy.jpg|thumb|250px|DVD pack-in Chromia White Version]]
|}

===[[USA Edition]]s===
;Store exclusives

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[e-HOBBY]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Hardtop (Cybertron)#Toys|Hardtop]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Quickmix (Cybertron)#Toys|Blender]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Menasor (Cybertron)|Moledive]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Primus#Cybertron|Primus]] (w/ [[Unicron/toys#PrimusUnicronHead|Unicron]] head)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Armada)#Supreme|Super Starscream]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toy's Dream Project]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#CybDx|Armada Convoy]]}}
|}

==Mocom Toy ''Galaxy Force'' toyline==
TakaraTomy/Hasbro licensee [[Mocom Toy]] released a selection of ''Cybertron''/''Galaxy Force'' toys in Korea, under the name '''''Transformers: Galaxy Force''''' (트랜스포머 갤럭시포스).

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Cybertron'''
* [[Crosswise (Cybertron)#Toys|Autovolt]]
* [[Jetfire (Armada)#Cybertron|Dreadrock]]
* [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Cybertron|Exillion]]
* [[Red Alert (Armada)#Cybertron|First Aid]]
* [[Red Alert (Armada)|First Aid]] (Ultra)
* [[Wing Saber (Energon)#Cybertron|Jet]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* [[Overhaul (Cybertron)#Leobreaker|Liger]]
* [[Evac (Cybertron)#Voyager|Livecon]]
* [[Metroplex (Cybertron)#Toys|Metroplex]]
* [[Override (Cybertron)#Toys|Nitrocon]]
* [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Cybertron|Optimus Prime]]
* [[Vector Prime#Toys|Vector Prime]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Destron'''
* [[Scourge (Cybertron)#Toys|Dragon]]
* [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Cybertron|Master Megatron]]
* [[Starscream (Armada)#Mega|Starscream]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Other'''
* [[Sideways (Armada)#Cybertron|Side Way]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Multipacks'''
* [[Buzzsaw (Cybertron)#Toys|Buzz]] vs. [[Blurr (Cybertron)#Toys|Blurr]]
* [[Runamuck (Cybertron)#Toys|Runabout]] vs. [[Longrack (Cybertron)#Toys|Longrack]]
|}
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==Post-''Cybertron'' releases==

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Titanium Series]]'''''
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Titanium Series|Megatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|''Universe'' (2003)]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Backstop (Cybertron)#Universe (2003)|Backstop]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Brakedown (Cybertron)#Universe (2003)|Brakedown]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Brushguard#Universe (2003)|Brushguard]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Lugnutz#Universe (2003)|Lugnutz]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Scattorshot (Cybertron)#Universe (2003)|Scattorshot]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Undermine (Cybertron)#Universe (2003)|Undermine]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|"Opposites Attack" ([[Excellion (Cybertron)#Universe (2003)|Excellion]] vs. [[Thundercracker (Armada)#Universe (2003)|Thundercracker]])}}
{{Bp-a1d1|"Search for the [[Barbarossa|Pirate Moon]]" ([[Downshift (Energon)#Universe (2003)|Downshift]] vs. [[Cannonball (Cybertron)#Universe (2003)|Cannonball]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Classics]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Classics|Hot Shot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Classics|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (Cybertron)#Classics|Soundwave]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|''Universe'' (2008)]]'''
{{Bp-a1|[[Vector Prime#Universe (2008)|Vector Prime]] with [[Safeguard (Cybertron)#Universe (2008)|Safeguard]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|Ultra Twin-Pack ([[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Universe (2008)|Optimus Prime]], [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)#Cybertron Series|Crumplezone]])}}
{{Bp-a1d1|"Battle for the [[Cyber Planet Key]]s" ([[Blurr (Cybertron)#Toys|Blurr]], [[Buzzsaw (Cybertron)#Toys|Buzzsaw]], [[Longrack (Cybertron)#Toys|Longrack]], [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Universe (2008)|Optimus Prime]], [[Runamuck (Cybertron)#Toys|Runamuck]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|"The Data War" ([[Clocker (Cybertron)#Universe (2008)|Clocker]] vs. [[Hardtop (Cybertron)#Cybertron Series|Hardtop]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Backstop (Cybertron)#Universe (2008)|Backstop]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Brakedown (Cybertron)#Universe (2008)|Brakedown]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Brushguard#Universe (2008)|Brushguard]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|"Warriors From Three Worlds" ([[Ransack (Cybertron)#Universe (2008)|Ransack GTS]], [[Repugnus (Cybertron)#Universe (2008)|Repugnus]], [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)#Universe (2008)|Scattorshot]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Kre-O]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Snarl (Cybertron)#Kre-O|Fangwolf]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[War for Cybertron: Siege (toyline)|Siege]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus_Prime_(G1)/toys#S40|Galaxy Upgrade Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Henkei!)#Generations|Hot Shot]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}

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[[Category:Cybertron franchise| Cybertron (toyline)]]
[[Category:Unicron Trilogy toylines]]

Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)

2020-01-25T23:46:02Z

Digital Collector: /* Exclusives */

{{nav-cybertron}}

[[File:Cybertrontoy leader optimus prime.jpg|300px|thumb|Optimus Prime, an example of how complex toys got.]]

The final act of the "[[Unicron Trilogy]]", '''''Transformers: Cybertron''''' vastly expanded the scope of the ''Transformers'' universe, bringing in the theme of "[[Cybertronian colonies|lost colonies]]" with different styles, while still unifying the toyline under a central play-[[gimmick]], the [[Cyber Planet Key]]s.

{{TOCclear}}

==Overview==
[[File:Cyb Override toy.jpg|250px|thumb|Speed Planet Override]]
After ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)| Energon]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s rather muddled [[gimmick]]/theme presentation, Hasbro dialed it back for ''Cybertron'' by sticking with a single unifying play gimmick: the [[Cyber Key]]s. These large discs, with designs based on the planet of their origin, unlocked pop-out weapons and action features in each toy once plugged into the key slot. Any planet's key would work with any toy. With the spring-loaded gimmicks less complex than those in ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)| Armada]]'', they freed up the designs to allow for more robot-mode posability.

Where ''Cybertron'' gets its diversity is in its aesthetics, through the different planets each Transformer could hail from. Each planet has its own theme, with the toy designs reflecting the culture of each world.

:*'''[[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]''' and '''[[Earth]]''' toys are the most traditional of the series, with future-tech-vehicle and close-to-real-life vehicles respectively, and more "traditional" proportions and detailing.
:*The '''[[Velocitron|Speed Planet]]''' toys are naturally all about the fastness. The vehicle modes are futuristic and fantastical, with transparent plastic tires and other accents. Even the bulkier vehicle modes at least look like they were built for raw horsepower. Colors are bright and clashing, the robot modes themselves streamlined. The Cyber Key gimmicks are typically tied to their swing-out blaster weapons.
:*The brutal '''[[Animatron|Jungle Planet]]''' is full of robotic beasts, with deeply-complex, nigh-organic sculpting that brings to mind the [[Transmetal|Transmetal IIs]] of ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' or the [[technorganic]] ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Machines]]'' [[Maximal]] toys. Robot modes feature limbs made from beast-bits, clawed hands, and fanged mouths. Melee weapons rule the land, with most Cyber Key gimmicks focused on pop-out blades.
:*The '''[[Gigantion|Giant Planet]]''' is about heavy machinery. ''Very'' heavy machinery. Though few in number compared to the rest of the planets, they live up to their planet's name by being some of the largest toys in the line. These heavy construction (or ''de''struction) vehicles are bulky and industrial, plus each one has a tiny [[Mini-Con]] partner to operate a work station somewhere on each bot's vehicle or robot mode.
:*'''[[Planet X (Cybertron)|Planet X]]''' bots are similarly few in number. Their only real unifying style is "futuristic danger". The vehicle modes are sleek and deadly-looking, robot modes vicious and pointy.

The tail-end of the line was again heavy on the [[redeco]]es (by then a practice that had become expected and largely accepted), but also brought micro-play back into the line. Mini-Con two-packs were released to bolster the ranks of the still-popular Mini-Con class. But the history-making addition to the ''Transformers'' franchise was in the [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]] toys. These sub-basic, simple and above all inexpensive toys were based on the larger toys of popular/major characters, giving kids the chance to own an Optimus Prime or Megatron they could keep in their pocket. From this point on, Legends-sized toys would continue on through every major ''Transformers'' toyline.

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==Hasbro ''Cybertron'' toyline==
For Hasbro's line, every Cyber Key (packaged with every toy Scout Class or larger) has a short alphanumeric code printed on its back. These [[Cyber Key Codes]], when plugged into the official ''Cybertron'' website (now defunct), unlocked design sketches and extra biographical info on each toy.

===General retail===
====Mini-Con Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[Sky Attack Mini-Con Team|Sky Attack Team]] vs. [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Cybertron)|Air Defense Team]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Razorclaw (Cybertron)#Toys|Razorclaw]] vs. [[Steamhammer (Cybertron)#Toys|Steamhammer]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Shockwave (Cybertron)#Toys|Shockwave]] vs. [[Tankor (Cybertron)#Toys|Tankor]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Sky Lynx (Cybertron)#Toys|Sky Lynx]] vs. [[Thunderblast (Mini-Con)#Toys|Thunderblast]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[Lunar Assault Mini-Con Team|Lunar Assault Team]] vs. [[Exploration Mini-Con Team|Exploration Team]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Kobushi#Toys|Kobushi]] vs. [[Landslide (Mini-Con)#Toys|Landslide]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Payload (Cybertron)#Toys|Payload]] vs. [[Ascentor#Toys|Ascentor]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Scattorbrain#Toys|Scattorbrain]] vs. [[Monocle#Toys|Monocle]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[Sky Terror Mini-Con Team|Sky Terror Team]] vs. [[Mini-Con Council of Sages|Council of Sages]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Ramjet (Cybertron)#Toys|Ramjet]] vs. [[Scythe (Cybertron)#Toys|Scythe]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Sunstorm (Cybertron)#Toys|Sunstorm]] vs. [[Checkpoint (Cybertron)#Toys|Checkpoint]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Thrust (Cybertron)#Toys|Thrust]] vs. [[Anti-Blaze#Toys|Anti-Blaze]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[Deep Space Mini-Con Team|Deep Space Team]] vs. [[Street Action Mini-Con Team|Street Action Team]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Scrap Iron (Cybertron)#Toys|Scrap Iron]] vs. [[Grindor (Armada)#Cybertron|Grindor]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Blastcharge (Cybertron)#Toys|Blastcharge]] vs. [[High Wire (Armada)#Cybertron|High Wire]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Backblast#Toys|Backblast]] vs. [[Sureshock (Armada)#Cybertron|Sureshock]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Cyb-toy AirDefense.jpg|200px|thumb|Air Defense Team]]
|}

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====Legends of Cybertron====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#CyLoC1|Hot Shot]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#LegendsMegs|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#LOC1|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Armada)/toys#LOC|Starscream]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Evac (Cybertron)#Toys|Evac]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (Armada)#LOC|Jetfire]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Overhaul (Cybertron)#Legends|Leobreaker]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scourge (Cybertron)#Legends|Scourge]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#LegendsGalv|Galvatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Red Alert (Armada)#LOC|Red Alert]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (Cybertron)#Legends|Soundwave]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Vector Prime#LOC|Vector Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#CyLoC2|Hot Shot]] (red)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#LOCGalaxyForce|Optimus Prime]] (red/black)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sunstorm (Universe)#Cybertron|Sunstorm]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thundercracker (Armada)#LoC|Thundercracker]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Cybertron GFOptimusPrime Legends toy.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Legends Optimus Prime (black version)]]
|}
{{note|Waves 1 and 2 were only available at smaller retailers and specialty stores. Waves 3 (including carry-overs from wave 2) and 4 were also available at [[Toys"R"Us|ToysЯUs]] and [[Kmart]].}}

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====Scout Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Overhaul (Cybertron)#Toys|Overhaul]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Ransack (Cybertron)#Toys|Ransack]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Scattorshot (Cybertron)#Toys|Scattorshot]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Clocker (Cybertron)#Toys|Clocker]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Hardtop (Cybertron)#Toys|Hardtop]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Recon Mini-Con Team]] ([[Jolt (Cybertron)#Toys|Jolt]], [[Six-Speed (Cybertron)#Toys|Six-Speed]], [[Reverb (Cybertron)#Toys|Reverb]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Armorhide (Cybertron)#Toys|Armorhide]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Brakedown (Cybertron)#Toys|Brakedown]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Undermine (Cybertron)#Toys|Undermine]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Backstop (Cybertron)#Toys|Backstop]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Brushguard#Toys|Brushguard]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Wreckloose (Cybertron)#Toys|Wreckloose]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Street Speed Mini-Con Team]] ([[Backtrack (Armada)#Cybertron|Backtrack]], [[Oval#Cybertron|Oval]], [[Spiral#Cybertron|Spiral]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:CYB hardtop withalt.jpg|thumb|200px|Hardtop]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Swerve (Cybertron)#Toys|Swerve]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Swindle (Cybertron)#Toys|Swindle]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Lugnutz#Toys|Lugnutz]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scrapmetal (Cybertron individual)#Toys|Scrapmetal]] (red)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Repugnus (Cybertron)#Toys|Repugnus]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Shortround (Cybertron)#Toys|Shortround]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Giant Planet Mini-Con Team]] ([[Longarm (Cybertron)#Toys|Longarm]], [[Deepdive (Cybertron)#Toys|Deepdive]], [[Overcast (Cybertron)#Toys|Overcast]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Ransack (Cybertron)#GTS|Ransack GTS]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 9'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Brakedown (Cybertron)#GTS|Brakedown GTS]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scrapmetal (race)#Toys|Scrapmetal]] (yellow)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 10'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hightail (Cybertron)#Toys|Hightail]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Recon Mini-Con Team|Shadow Recon Mini-Con Team]] ([[Jolt (Cybertron)#Shadow|Jolt]], [[Six-Speed (Cybertron)#Shadow|Six-Speed]], [[Reverb (Cybertron)#Shadow|Reverb]])}}
|}

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====Deluxe Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Cybertron|Hot Shot]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Dirt Boss (Cybertron)#Toys|Dirt Boss]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Landmine (Energon)#Cybertron|Landmine]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thundercracker (Armada)#Cybertron|Thundercracker]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Override (Cybertron)#Toys|Override]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Red Alert (Armada)#Cybertron|Red Alert]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Sideways (Armada)#Cybertron|Sideways]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Snarl (Cybertron)#Toys|Snarl]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Blurr (Cybertron)#Toys|Blurr]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Buzzsaw (Cybertron)#Toys|Buzzsaw]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Longrack (Cybertron)#Toys|Longrack]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Runamuck (Cybertron)#Toys|Runamuck]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Hotshotcybertrontoy.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Hot Shot]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Brimstone (Cybertron)#Toys|Brimstone]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Crosswise (Cybertron)#Toys|Crosswise]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thunderblast (Decepticon)#Toys|Thunderblast]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#CyCDF|Cybertron Defense Hot Shot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Downshift (Energon)#Cybertron|Downshift]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Excellion (Cybertron)#Toys|Excellion]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Override (Cybertron)#GTS|Override GTS]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Cannonball (Cybertron)#Toys|Cannonball]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Skywarp (Armada)#Cybertron|Skywarp]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Demolishor (Armada)#Cybertron|Demolishor]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#CybDx|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Unicron/toys#Cybertron|Unicron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 9'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Dinosaur|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Gorilla|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Smokescreen (Cybertron)#Toys|Smokescreen]]}}
|}

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====Voyager Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Crumplezone (Cybertron)#Toys|Crumplezone]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Vector Prime#Cybertron|Vector Prime]] (w/ [[Safeguard (Cybertron)#Toys|Safeguard]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Mudflap (Cybertron)#Toys|Mudflap]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Evac (Cybertron)#Voyager|Evac]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Scattorshot (Cybertron)#CybDef|Cybertron Defense Scattorshot]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Crumplezone (Cybertron)#Dark|Dark Crumplezone]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:Cybertron-toy Quickmix.JPG|right|200px|thumb|Giant Planet Quickmix & Stripmine]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (Cybertron)#Toys|Soundwave]] (w/ [[Laserbeak (Cybertron)#Toys|Laserbeak]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Nemesis Breaker#Toys|Nemesis Breaker]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Quickmix (Cybertron)#Toys|Quickmix]] (w/ [[Stripmine#Toys|Stripmine]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Vector Prime#CGFVectorPrime|Galaxy Force Vector Prime]] (w/ [[Safeguard (Cybertron)#GalaxyForce|Safeguard]])}}
|}

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====Ultra Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (Armada)#Cybertron|Jetfire]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scourge (Cybertron)#Toys|Scourge]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Scorponok (Energon)#Cybertron|Dark Scorponok]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Red Alert (Armada)#CybCD|Cybertron Defense Red Alert]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Jetfire (Armada)#SkyShadow|Sky Shadow]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wing Saber (Energon)#Toys|Wing Saber]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Scourge cybertron toy.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Jungle Planet Scourge]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Menasor (Cybertron)#Toys|Menasor]] (w/ [[Heavy Load (Cybertron)#Toys|Heavy Load]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Scourge (Cybertron)#Cryo|Cryo Scourge]]}}
|}

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====Leader Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Cybertron|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Cybertron|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#CybGalvatron|Galvatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Metroplex (Cybertron)#Toys|Metroplex]] (w/ [[Drill Bit (Cybertron)|Drill Bit]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#LeaderGalaxyForce|Galaxy Force Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}

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====Supreme Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Armada)/toys#Supreme|Starscream]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Primus#Cybertron|Cybertron Primus]] (w/ [[Unicron/toys#PrimusUnicronHead|Unicron]] head)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Primus#Cybertron|Cybertron Primus]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{Note|We're calling these "waves" for the sake of convenience. Unlike the other size classes, Starscream and Primus (without the Unicron head) both shipped in their own assortments, and Primus ''with'' the Unicron head wasn't officially part of any assortment at all.}}

===Exclusives===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[BotCon 2005]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Ramjet (Universe)#Cybertron|Ramjet]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Costco]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Costoco2pack|Optimus Prime]] & [[Ultra Magnus (RID)#Cybertron|Ultra Magnus]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Cybertron|Optimus Prime]] & [[Wing Saber (Energon)#Cybertron|Wing Saber]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2005'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Skywarp (Armada)#Cybertron|Skywarp]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us|ToysЯUs]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Landmine (Energon)#Cybertron|Landmine]], [[Snarl (Cybertron)#Toys|Snarl]] & [[Dirt Boss (Cybertron)#Toys|Dirt Boss]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sideways (Armada)#Cybertron|Sideways]], [[Brimstone (Cybertron)#Toys|Brimstone]] & [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)#Toys|Thunderblast]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Starscream (Armada)/toys#VsVector|Starscream]] vs. [[Vector Prime#Cybertron|Vector Prime]] (w/ [[Safeguard (Cybertron)#Cybertron|Safeguard]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Cybertron Legends Skywarp.jpg|200px|thumb|San Diego Comic-Con Skywarp]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Target]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|"Critical Path Pack" ([[Red Alert (Armada)#Cybertron|Red Alert]] & [[Sideways (Armada)#Cybertron|Sideways]])}}
{{Bp-a1|"Drag Race Pack" ([[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Cybertron|Hot Shot]] & [[Override (Cybertron)#Toys|Override]])}}
{{Bp-a1d1|"Ground to Air Blast Pack" ([[Crosswise (Cybertron)#Toys|Crosswise]] & [[Thundercracker (Armada)#Cybertron|Thundercracker]])}}
{{Bp-a1d1|"Legends 4-Pack" ([[Megatron (Armada)/toys|Megatron]], [[Soundwave (Cybertron)|Soundwave]], [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]], [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys|Optimus Prime]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Evac (Cybertron)#Voyager|Evac]] w/ Bonus Mini-Cons ([[Razorclaw (Cybertron)#Toys|Razorclaw]] & [[Steamhammer (Cybertron)#Toys|Steamhammer]])}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Mudflap (Cybertron)#Toys|Mudflap]] w/ Bonus Mini-Cons ([[Shockwave (Cybertron)#Toys|Shockwave]] & [[Tankor (Cybertron)#Toys|Tankor]])}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]] w/ Bonus Mini-Cons ([[Sky Lynx (Cybertron)#Toys|Sky Lynx]] & [[Thunderblast (Mini-Con)#Toys|Thunderblast]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Walmart]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Dirt Boss (Cybertron)|Dirt Boss]] w/ [[Downshift (Armada)|Downshift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys|Hot Shot]] w/ [[Mirage (Armada)|Mirage]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] w/ [[Dirt Boss (Armada)|Dirt Boss]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Override (Cybertron)|Override]] w/ [[Mirage (Armada)|Mirage]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] w/ [[Dirt Boss (Armada)|Dirt Boss]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]] w/ [[Downshift (Armada)|Downshift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Primus|Cybertron Primus]] w/ Mini-Cons ([[Strongarm (Cybertron)|Strongarm]], [[Offshoot (Cybertron)|Offshoot]], [[Knockdown (Cybertron)|Knockdown]], [[Nightscream (Cybertron)|Nightscream]])}}
|}

==Hasbro European market-only releases==
As with ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)| Energon]]'' before it, the European ''Cybertron'' line was mostly just the US line outlined above. However, two sets of [[Micromaster]] [[combiner]] teams that were released as part of the [[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|2003 ''Universe'' toy line]] (which was never officially distributed as such in Europe) in the US, exclusive to [[KB Toys]], got released under the ''Cybertron'' banner, using a different assortment number (29514) than their own ''Universe'' counterparts as well as the earlier ''Energon''/''Universe'' figures (all of which were released under the assortment number 29460).

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''{{Bp-a1|[[Micromaster#Universe|Micromaster]]s Series III}}
* [[Midnight Express (Universe)#Cybertron|Midnight Express]]
* [[Overload (Universe)#Cybertron|Overload]]
* [[Railspike (Universe)#Cybertron|Railspike]]
* [[Rapid Run (Universe)#Cybertron|Rapid Run]]
* [[Swindle (Universe)#Cybertron|Swindle]]
* [[Tankor (Universe)#Cybertron|Tankor]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|{{Bp-a1|'''Micromasters Series IV}}
* [[Air Raid (Universe 2003)#Cybertron|Air Raid]]
* [[Fireflight (Universe Micromaster)#Cybertron|Fireflight]]
* [[Ro-Tor (Universe)#Cybertron|Ro-tor]]
* [[Skydive (Universe)#Cybertron|Skydive]]
* [[Silverbolt (Universe)#Cybertron|Silverbolt]]
* [[Storm Jet (Universe)#Cybertron|Storm Jet]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Cybertron packaged Railbots.jpg|250px|thumb|The Railbots]]
|}

==Takara ''Galaxy Force'' toyline==
[[File:Galaxy force logo.jpg|left|300px|]]
Premiering roughly half a year before ''Cybertron'' (as Hasbro's lines tended to run approximately 18 months while Takara stuck with 12 months), ''Galaxy Force'' would mostly feature slight alterations from the Hasbro versions. Some of the additions to the line, like the ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)| Armada]]'' retools (sold in Vs packs in Japan) would eventually make their way to the States.

Store-promo [[Mini-Con]] giveaways returned in a big way, with full teams devoted to some of the major characters in the line.

Presumably due to lackluster sales, the line ended even earlier than its projected twelve-month run, after only ''nine'' months. Several characters and redecos that appeared on the show were either never released in Japan at all, or were given a limited production run and/or only made available as exclusives: First, "Dark Ligerjack" (aka Nemesis Breaker), despite being initially assigned the ID number GD-14, was relegated to a Toys"R"Us Japan exclusive; then "Master Megatron" was given a "limited edition" release; the "Dark Crumplezone" redeco of "Landbullet" (named "Armbullet" in the anime), despite being initially assigned the ID number GD-15, was never officially released in Japan at all; Primus was released in an unaltered Hasbro deco (complete with a [[tampograph]]ed [[Cyber Key Codes|Cyber Key code]] that was only relevant for the Hasbro release) in special retro packaging marketed as part of the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' toy line]]; and "Blender" (Quickmix) and "Moledive" (Menasor) were only released as [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive "[[USA Edition]]s", also in unaltered Hasbro decos in Hasbro packaging with additional stickers on the packaging, more than a year after the ''Galaxy Force'' line had run its course at retail.

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===Regular retail===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[December 28|12-28]]-[[2004]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|GC-01 [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Cybertron|Galaxy Convoy]]}}
{{Bp-a1|GC-02 [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Cybertron|Exillion]]}}
{{Bp-a1|GC-03 [[Vector Prime#Cybertron|Vector Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|GC-04 [[Jetfire (Armada)#Cybertron|Dreadrock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|GC-05 [[Overhaul (Cybertron)#Cybertron|Jackshot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|GC-06 [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)#Cybertron|Backpack]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|GC-07 [[Recon Mini-Con Team#Toys|Micron Team]]}}
{{Bp-a1|GC-08 [[Street Speed Mini-Con Team#Cybertron|Auto Micron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|GD-01 [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Cybertron|Master Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|GD-02 [[Thundercracker (Armada)#Cybertron|Thundercracker]]}}
{{Bp-d1|GD-03 [[Starscream (Armada)#Cybertron|Starscream]]}}
{{Bp-d1|GD-04 [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)#Toys|Landbullet]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[January 20|01-20]]-[[2005]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|GC-09 [[Landmine (Energon)#Cybertron|Guardshell]]}}
{{Bp-d1|GD-05 [[Ransack (Cybertron)#Toys|Gasket]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[February 10|02-10]]-2005)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|GC-10 [[Override (Cybertron)#Toys|Nitro Convoy]]}}
{{Bp-a1|GC-11 [[Red Alert (Armada)#Cybertron|First Aid]]}}
{{Bp-a1|GC-12 [[Clocker (Cybertron)#Toys|Skids]]}}
{{Bp-a1|GC-13 [[Brakedown (Cybertron)#Toys|Autolander]]}}
{{Bp-d1|GD-06 [[Dirt Boss (Cybertron)#Toys|Inch Up]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:GalaxyForce Starscream toy.jpg|250px|thumb|Voyager Starscream]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[February 24|02-24]]-2005)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|GS-01 [[Buzzsaw (Cybertron)#Toys|Buzz Saw]] vs [[Blurr (Cybertron)#Toys|Blurr]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|GS-02 [[Runamuck (Cybertron)#Toys|Runabout]] vs [[Longrack (Cybertron)#Toys|Longrack]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' ([[March 17|03-17]]-2005)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|GC-14 [[Snarl (Cybertron)#Toys|Fang Wolf]]}}
{{Bp-d1|GD-07 [[Scourge (Cybertron)#Toys|Flame Convoy]]}}
{{Bp-d1|GD-08 [[Undermine (Cybertron)#Toys|Dino Shout]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6''' ([[March 31|03-31]]-2005)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|GD-09 [[Mudflap (Cybertron)#Toys|Demolishor]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|GX-01 [[Sideways (Armada)#Cybertron|Noisemaze]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7''' ([[April 14|04-14]]-2005)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|GC-15 [[Backstop (Cybertron)#Toys|Saidos]]}}
{{Bp-d1|GD-10 [[Brimstone (Cybertron)#Toys|Terashaver]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8''' ([[April 28|04-28]]-2005)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|GC-16 [[Overhaul (Cybertron)#Cybertron|Ligerjack]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 9''' ([[June 9|06-09]]-2005)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|GC-17 [[Crosswise (Cybertron)#Toys|Autovolt]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 10''' ([[June 23|06-23]]-2005)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|GC-18 [[Evac (Cybertron)#Voyager|Live Convoy]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 11''' ([[July 14|07-14]]-2005)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|GC-19 [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#CyCDF|Exigeyser]]}}
{{Bp-a1|GC-20 [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)#CybDef|Backgild]]}}
{{Bp-a1|GC-21 [[Red Alert (Armada)#CybCD|First Gunner]]}}
{{Bp-d1|GD-11 [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)#Toys|Chromia]]}}
{{Bp-d1|GD-12 [[Lugnutz#Toys|Road Storm]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Bluescrapmetaltoy.jpg|thumb|250px|Blue Rumble]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 12''' ([[July 28|07-28]]-2005)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|GC-22 [[Wing Saber (Energon)#Cybertron|Sonic Bomber]]}}
{{Bp-d1|GD-13 [[Scrapmetal (race)#Toys|Rumble]] (blue)}}
{{Bp-d1|GD-13 Rumble (red)}}
{{Bp-d1|GD-13 Rumble (yellow)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''EZ Collection''' ([[August 25|08-25]]-2005)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#LOC1|Galaxy Convoy]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#LegendsMegs|Master Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Armada)#LOC|Starscream]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 13''' ([[September 22|08-22]]-2005)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|GD-14 [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#CybGalvatron|Master Galvatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|GX-02 [[Soundwave (Cybertron)#Toys|Soundwave]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 14''' ([[September 29|08-29]]-2005)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|GC-23 [[Metroplex (Cybertron)#Toys|Megalo Convoy]]}}
|}
{{-}}

===Exclusives===
;Store exclusives

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[JUSCO]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bulge (GF)|Bulge]] (white)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Graviton (GF)|Graviton]]}}
{{Bp-d1|Graviton (white)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Quasar]] (white)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Hello Mac'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Ichibi]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rock Krusher|Megalo Gritbit]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Ito Yokaido'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hyakurai]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ichibi]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Quasar]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Joshin Denki'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Repeater (GF)|Megalo Zapmap]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Mugen]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Cyb-toy RansackPolice.jpg|thumb|250px|ToysЯUs-exclusive Gasket Police-Type]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''"[[TF Station]]" affiliates'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bulge (GF)|Bulge]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hyakurai]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Saw Boss|Megalo Zigzag]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Micron Booster]] Ver.3 ([[Bit]], [[Grip-Lock|Clamp]], [[Dead End Drone|Bug Drone]], [[Dead End General|Bug General]], [[Dice (GF)|Dice]], [[Jack (GF)|Jack]], [[Skidmark (GF)|Gauge]], [[Plier]], [[Plug]], [[Socket]], [[Heavy Barrel (GF)|Trigger]], [[Wrench]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toy's Dream Project]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Snarl (Cybertron)|Fang Wolf Black Version]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Logos Prime#Toys|Soundblaster]] (w/ [[Hell Buzzsaw#Toys|Hell Buzzsaw]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|EX-01 [[Nemesis_Breaker#Toys|Dark Ligerjack]]}}
{{Bp-a1|EX-02 Sonic Convoy giftset ([[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#SonicConvoy|Galaxy Convoy]], [[Wing Saber (Energon)#SonicConvoySet|Sonic Bomber]], [[Cobybot#Toys|Rumble Coby version]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Ransack (Cybertron)#Police|Gasket Police Type]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hydroplane|Platinum Element]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rockslide|Platinum Material]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Solar Flare|Platinum Factor]]}}
|}

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;Media exclusives

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''Dengeki Hobby'' magazine'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#EZGalv|Master Galvatron]] (EZ Collection)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''Galaxy Force'' DVDs'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#CyDVD|Exillion Red Version]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thunderblast (Decepticon)#Minerva|Chromia White Version]]}}
{{Bp-d1|GX-03 [[Noisemaze Mass Production Type Version#Toys|Noisemaze Mass Production Type Version]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[TV Magazine]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Dark Nitro Convoy#Toys|Dark Nitro Convoy]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[EZ Collection]] Clear Set ([[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#EZClear|Galaxy Convoy]], [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#EZClear|Master Megatron]], [[Starscream (Armada)#EZClear|Starscream]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scourge (Cybertron)#SkyLynxEdition|Flame Convoy]] Sky Lynx Edition}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#CybGoldGalv|Gold Master Galvatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Chromia Minerva toy.jpg|thumb|250px|DVD pack-in Chromia White Version]]
|}

===[[USA Edition]]s===
;Store exclusives

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[e-HOBBY]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Hardtop (Cybertron)#Toys|Hardtop]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Quickmix (Cybertron)#Toys|Blender]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Menasor (Cybertron)|Moledive]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Primus#Cybertron|Primus]] (w/ [[Unicron/toys#PrimusUnicronHead|Unicron]] head)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Armada)#Supreme|Super Starscream]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toy's Dream Project]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#CybDx|Armada Convoy]]}}
|}

==Mocom Toy ''Galaxy Force'' toyline==
TakaraTomy/Hasbro licensee [[Mocom Toy]] released a selection of ''Cybertron''/''Galaxy Force'' toys in Korea, under the name '''''Transformers: Galaxy Force''''' (트랜스포머 갤럭시포스).

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Cybertron'''
* [[Crosswise (Cybertron)#Toys|Autovolt]]
* [[Jetfire (Armada)#Cybertron|Dreadrock]]
* [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Cybertron|Exillion]]
* [[Red Alert (Armada)#Cybertron|First Aid]]
* [[Red Alert (Armada)|First Aid]] (Ultra)
* [[Wing Saber (Energon)#Cybertron|Jet]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* [[Overhaul (Cybertron)#Leobreaker|Liger]]
* [[Evac (Cybertron)#Voyager|Livecon]]
* [[Metroplex (Cybertron)#Toys|Metroplex]]
* [[Override (Cybertron)#Toys|Nitrocon]]
* [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Cybertron|Optimus Prime]]
* [[Vector Prime#Toys|Vector Prime]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Destron'''
* [[Scourge (Cybertron)#Toys|Dragon]]
* [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Cybertron|Master Megatron]]
* [[Starscream (Armada)#Mega|Starscream]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Other'''
* [[Sideways (Armada)#Cybertron|Side Way]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Multipacks'''
* [[Buzzsaw (Cybertron)#Toys|Buzz]] vs. [[Blurr (Cybertron)#Toys|Blurr]]
* [[Runamuck (Cybertron)#Toys|Runabout]] vs. [[Longrack (Cybertron)#Toys|Longrack]]
|}
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==Post-''Cybertron'' releases==

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Titanium Series]]'''''
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Titanium Series|Megatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|''Universe'' (2003)]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Backstop (Cybertron)#Universe (2003)|Backstop]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Brakedown (Cybertron)#Universe (2003)|Brakedown]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Brushguard#Universe (2003)|Brushguard]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Lugnutz#Universe (2003)|Lugnutz]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Scattorshot (Cybertron)#Universe (2003)|Scattorshot]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Undermine (Cybertron)#Universe (2003)|Undermine]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|"Opposites Attack" ([[Excellion (Cybertron)#Universe (2003)|Excellion]] vs. [[Thundercracker (Armada)#Universe (2003)|Thundercracker]])}}
{{Bp-a1d1|"Search for the [[Barbarossa|Pirate Moon]]" ([[Downshift (Energon)#Universe (2003)|Downshift]] vs. [[Cannonball (Cybertron)#Universe (2003)|Cannonball]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Classics]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Classics|Hot Shot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Classics|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (Cybertron)#Classics|Soundwave]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|''Universe'' (2008)]]'''
{{Bp-a1|[[Vector Prime#Universe (2008)|Vector Prime]] with [[Safeguard (Cybertron)#Universe (2008)|Safeguard]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|Ultra Twin-Pack ([[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Universe (2008)|Optimus Prime]], [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)#Cybertron Series|Crumplezone]])}}
{{Bp-a1d1|"Battle for the [[Cyber Planet Key]]s" ([[Blurr (Cybertron)#Toys|Blurr]], [[Buzzsaw (Cybertron)#Toys|Buzzsaw]], [[Longrack (Cybertron)#Toys|Longrack]], [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Universe (2008)|Optimus Prime]], [[Runamuck (Cybertron)#Toys|Runamuck]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|"The Data War" ([[Clocker (Cybertron)#Universe (2008)|Clocker]] vs. [[Hardtop (Cybertron)#Cybertron Series|Hardtop]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Backstop (Cybertron)#Universe (2008)|Backstop]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Brakedown (Cybertron)#Universe (2008)|Brakedown]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Brushguard#Universe (2008)|Brushguard]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|"Warriors From Three Worlds" ([[Ransack (Cybertron)#Universe (2008)|Ransack GTS]], [[Repugnus (Cybertron)#Universe (2008)|Repugnus]], [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)#Universe (2008)|Scattorshot]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Kre-O]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Snarl (Cybertron)#Kre-O|Fangwolf]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[War for Cybertron: Siege (toyline)|Siege]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus_Prime_(G1)/toys#S40|Galaxy Upgrade Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Henkei!)#Generations|Hot Shot]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}

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[[Category:Cybertron franchise| Cybertron (toyline)]]
[[Category:Unicron Trilogy toylines]]

Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)

2020-01-25T23:44:46Z

Digital Collector: /* Supreme Class */

{{nav-cybertron}}

[[File:Cybertrontoy leader optimus prime.jpg|300px|thumb|Optimus Prime, an example of how complex toys got.]]

The final act of the "[[Unicron Trilogy]]", '''''Transformers: Cybertron''''' vastly expanded the scope of the ''Transformers'' universe, bringing in the theme of "[[Cybertronian colonies|lost colonies]]" with different styles, while still unifying the toyline under a central play-[[gimmick]], the [[Cyber Planet Key]]s.

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==Overview==
[[File:Cyb Override toy.jpg|250px|thumb|Speed Planet Override]]
After ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)| Energon]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s rather muddled [[gimmick]]/theme presentation, Hasbro dialed it back for ''Cybertron'' by sticking with a single unifying play gimmick: the [[Cyber Key]]s. These large discs, with designs based on the planet of their origin, unlocked pop-out weapons and action features in each toy once plugged into the key slot. Any planet's key would work with any toy. With the spring-loaded gimmicks less complex than those in ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)| Armada]]'', they freed up the designs to allow for more robot-mode posability.

Where ''Cybertron'' gets its diversity is in its aesthetics, through the different planets each Transformer could hail from. Each planet has its own theme, with the toy designs reflecting the culture of each world.

:*'''[[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]''' and '''[[Earth]]''' toys are the most traditional of the series, with future-tech-vehicle and close-to-real-life vehicles respectively, and more "traditional" proportions and detailing.
:*The '''[[Velocitron|Speed Planet]]''' toys are naturally all about the fastness. The vehicle modes are futuristic and fantastical, with transparent plastic tires and other accents. Even the bulkier vehicle modes at least look like they were built for raw horsepower. Colors are bright and clashing, the robot modes themselves streamlined. The Cyber Key gimmicks are typically tied to their swing-out blaster weapons.
:*The brutal '''[[Animatron|Jungle Planet]]''' is full of robotic beasts, with deeply-complex, nigh-organic sculpting that brings to mind the [[Transmetal|Transmetal IIs]] of ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' or the [[technorganic]] ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Machines]]'' [[Maximal]] toys. Robot modes feature limbs made from beast-bits, clawed hands, and fanged mouths. Melee weapons rule the land, with most Cyber Key gimmicks focused on pop-out blades.
:*The '''[[Gigantion|Giant Planet]]''' is about heavy machinery. ''Very'' heavy machinery. Though few in number compared to the rest of the planets, they live up to their planet's name by being some of the largest toys in the line. These heavy construction (or ''de''struction) vehicles are bulky and industrial, plus each one has a tiny [[Mini-Con]] partner to operate a work station somewhere on each bot's vehicle or robot mode.
:*'''[[Planet X (Cybertron)|Planet X]]''' bots are similarly few in number. Their only real unifying style is "futuristic danger". The vehicle modes are sleek and deadly-looking, robot modes vicious and pointy.

The tail-end of the line was again heavy on the [[redeco]]es (by then a practice that had become expected and largely accepted), but also brought micro-play back into the line. Mini-Con two-packs were released to bolster the ranks of the still-popular Mini-Con class. But the history-making addition to the ''Transformers'' franchise was in the [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]] toys. These sub-basic, simple and above all inexpensive toys were based on the larger toys of popular/major characters, giving kids the chance to own an Optimus Prime or Megatron they could keep in their pocket. From this point on, Legends-sized toys would continue on through every major ''Transformers'' toyline.

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==Hasbro ''Cybertron'' toyline==
For Hasbro's line, every Cyber Key (packaged with every toy Scout Class or larger) has a short alphanumeric code printed on its back. These [[Cyber Key Codes]], when plugged into the official ''Cybertron'' website (now defunct), unlocked design sketches and extra biographical info on each toy.

===General retail===
====Mini-Con Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[Sky Attack Mini-Con Team|Sky Attack Team]] vs. [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Cybertron)|Air Defense Team]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Razorclaw (Cybertron)#Toys|Razorclaw]] vs. [[Steamhammer (Cybertron)#Toys|Steamhammer]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Shockwave (Cybertron)#Toys|Shockwave]] vs. [[Tankor (Cybertron)#Toys|Tankor]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Sky Lynx (Cybertron)#Toys|Sky Lynx]] vs. [[Thunderblast (Mini-Con)#Toys|Thunderblast]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[Lunar Assault Mini-Con Team|Lunar Assault Team]] vs. [[Exploration Mini-Con Team|Exploration Team]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Kobushi#Toys|Kobushi]] vs. [[Landslide (Mini-Con)#Toys|Landslide]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Payload (Cybertron)#Toys|Payload]] vs. [[Ascentor#Toys|Ascentor]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Scattorbrain#Toys|Scattorbrain]] vs. [[Monocle#Toys|Monocle]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[Sky Terror Mini-Con Team|Sky Terror Team]] vs. [[Mini-Con Council of Sages|Council of Sages]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Ramjet (Cybertron)#Toys|Ramjet]] vs. [[Scythe (Cybertron)#Toys|Scythe]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Sunstorm (Cybertron)#Toys|Sunstorm]] vs. [[Checkpoint (Cybertron)#Toys|Checkpoint]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Thrust (Cybertron)#Toys|Thrust]] vs. [[Anti-Blaze#Toys|Anti-Blaze]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[Deep Space Mini-Con Team|Deep Space Team]] vs. [[Street Action Mini-Con Team|Street Action Team]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Scrap Iron (Cybertron)#Toys|Scrap Iron]] vs. [[Grindor (Armada)#Cybertron|Grindor]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Blastcharge (Cybertron)#Toys|Blastcharge]] vs. [[High Wire (Armada)#Cybertron|High Wire]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Backblast#Toys|Backblast]] vs. [[Sureshock (Armada)#Cybertron|Sureshock]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Cyb-toy AirDefense.jpg|200px|thumb|Air Defense Team]]
|}

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====Legends of Cybertron====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#CyLoC1|Hot Shot]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#LegendsMegs|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#LOC1|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Armada)/toys#LOC|Starscream]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Evac (Cybertron)#Toys|Evac]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (Armada)#LOC|Jetfire]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Overhaul (Cybertron)#Legends|Leobreaker]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scourge (Cybertron)#Legends|Scourge]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#LegendsGalv|Galvatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Red Alert (Armada)#LOC|Red Alert]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (Cybertron)#Legends|Soundwave]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Vector Prime#LOC|Vector Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#CyLoC2|Hot Shot]] (red)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#LOCGalaxyForce|Optimus Prime]] (red/black)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sunstorm (Universe)#Cybertron|Sunstorm]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thundercracker (Armada)#LoC|Thundercracker]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Cybertron GFOptimusPrime Legends toy.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Legends Optimus Prime (black version)]]
|}
{{note|Waves 1 and 2 were only available at smaller retailers and specialty stores. Waves 3 (including carry-overs from wave 2) and 4 were also available at [[Toys"R"Us|ToysЯUs]] and [[Kmart]].}}

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====Scout Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Overhaul (Cybertron)#Toys|Overhaul]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Ransack (Cybertron)#Toys|Ransack]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Scattorshot (Cybertron)#Toys|Scattorshot]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Clocker (Cybertron)#Toys|Clocker]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Hardtop (Cybertron)#Toys|Hardtop]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Recon Mini-Con Team]] ([[Jolt (Cybertron)#Toys|Jolt]], [[Six-Speed (Cybertron)#Toys|Six-Speed]], [[Reverb (Cybertron)#Toys|Reverb]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Armorhide (Cybertron)#Toys|Armorhide]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Brakedown (Cybertron)#Toys|Brakedown]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Undermine (Cybertron)#Toys|Undermine]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Backstop (Cybertron)#Toys|Backstop]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Brushguard#Toys|Brushguard]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Wreckloose (Cybertron)#Toys|Wreckloose]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Street Speed Mini-Con Team]] ([[Backtrack (Armada)#Cybertron|Backtrack]], [[Oval#Cybertron|Oval]], [[Spiral#Cybertron|Spiral]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:CYB hardtop withalt.jpg|thumb|200px|Hardtop]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Swerve (Cybertron)#Toys|Swerve]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Swindle (Cybertron)#Toys|Swindle]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Lugnutz#Toys|Lugnutz]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scrapmetal (Cybertron individual)#Toys|Scrapmetal]] (red)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Repugnus (Cybertron)#Toys|Repugnus]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Shortround (Cybertron)#Toys|Shortround]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Giant Planet Mini-Con Team]] ([[Longarm (Cybertron)#Toys|Longarm]], [[Deepdive (Cybertron)#Toys|Deepdive]], [[Overcast (Cybertron)#Toys|Overcast]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Ransack (Cybertron)#GTS|Ransack GTS]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 9'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Brakedown (Cybertron)#GTS|Brakedown GTS]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scrapmetal (race)#Toys|Scrapmetal]] (yellow)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 10'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hightail (Cybertron)#Toys|Hightail]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Recon Mini-Con Team|Shadow Recon Mini-Con Team]] ([[Jolt (Cybertron)#Shadow|Jolt]], [[Six-Speed (Cybertron)#Shadow|Six-Speed]], [[Reverb (Cybertron)#Shadow|Reverb]])}}
|}

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====Deluxe Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Cybertron|Hot Shot]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Dirt Boss (Cybertron)#Toys|Dirt Boss]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Landmine (Energon)#Cybertron|Landmine]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thundercracker (Armada)#Cybertron|Thundercracker]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Override (Cybertron)#Toys|Override]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Red Alert (Armada)#Cybertron|Red Alert]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Sideways (Armada)#Cybertron|Sideways]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Snarl (Cybertron)#Toys|Snarl]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Blurr (Cybertron)#Toys|Blurr]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Buzzsaw (Cybertron)#Toys|Buzzsaw]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Longrack (Cybertron)#Toys|Longrack]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Runamuck (Cybertron)#Toys|Runamuck]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Hotshotcybertrontoy.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Hot Shot]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Brimstone (Cybertron)#Toys|Brimstone]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Crosswise (Cybertron)#Toys|Crosswise]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thunderblast (Decepticon)#Toys|Thunderblast]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#CyCDF|Cybertron Defense Hot Shot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Downshift (Energon)#Cybertron|Downshift]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Excellion (Cybertron)#Toys|Excellion]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Override (Cybertron)#GTS|Override GTS]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Cannonball (Cybertron)#Toys|Cannonball]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Skywarp (Armada)#Cybertron|Skywarp]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Demolishor (Armada)#Cybertron|Demolishor]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#CybDx|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Unicron/toys#Cybertron|Unicron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 9'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Dinosaur|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Gorilla|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Smokescreen (Cybertron)#Toys|Smokescreen]]}}
|}

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====Voyager Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Crumplezone (Cybertron)#Toys|Crumplezone]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Vector Prime#Cybertron|Vector Prime]] (w/ [[Safeguard (Cybertron)#Toys|Safeguard]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Mudflap (Cybertron)#Toys|Mudflap]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Evac (Cybertron)#Voyager|Evac]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Scattorshot (Cybertron)#CybDef|Cybertron Defense Scattorshot]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Crumplezone (Cybertron)#Dark|Dark Crumplezone]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:Cybertron-toy Quickmix.JPG|right|200px|thumb|Giant Planet Quickmix & Stripmine]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (Cybertron)#Toys|Soundwave]] (w/ [[Laserbeak (Cybertron)#Toys|Laserbeak]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Nemesis Breaker#Toys|Nemesis Breaker]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Quickmix (Cybertron)#Toys|Quickmix]] (w/ [[Stripmine#Toys|Stripmine]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Vector Prime#CGFVectorPrime|Galaxy Force Vector Prime]] (w/ [[Safeguard (Cybertron)#GalaxyForce|Safeguard]])}}
|}

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====Ultra Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (Armada)#Cybertron|Jetfire]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scourge (Cybertron)#Toys|Scourge]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Scorponok (Energon)#Cybertron|Dark Scorponok]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Red Alert (Armada)#CybCD|Cybertron Defense Red Alert]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Jetfire (Armada)#SkyShadow|Sky Shadow]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wing Saber (Energon)#Toys|Wing Saber]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Scourge cybertron toy.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Jungle Planet Scourge]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Menasor (Cybertron)#Toys|Menasor]] (w/ [[Heavy Load (Cybertron)#Toys|Heavy Load]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Scourge (Cybertron)#Cryo|Cryo Scourge]]}}
|}

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====Leader Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Cybertron|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Cybertron|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#CybGalvatron|Galvatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Metroplex (Cybertron)#Toys|Metroplex]] (w/ [[Drill Bit (Cybertron)|Drill Bit]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#LeaderGalaxyForce|Galaxy Force Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}

{{-}}
====Supreme Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Armada)/toys#Supreme|Starscream]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Primus#Cybertron|Cybertron Primus]] (w/ [[Unicron/toys#PrimusUnicronHead|Unicron]] head)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Primus#Cybertron|Cybertron Primus]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{Note|We're calling these "waves" for the sake of convenience. Unlike the other size classes, Starscream and Primus (without the Unicron head) both shipped in their own assortments, and Primus ''with'' the Unicron head wasn't officially part of any assortment at all.}}

===Exclusives===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[BotCon 2005]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Ramjet (Universe)#Cybertron|Ramjet]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Costco]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Costoco2pack|Optimus Prime]] & [[Ultra Magnus (RID)#Cybertron|Ultra Magnus]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Cybertron|Optimus Prime]] & [[Wing Saber (Energon)#Cybertron|Wing Saber]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2005'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Skywarp (Armada)#Cybertron|Skywarp]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us|ToysЯUs]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Landmine (Energon)#Cybertron|Landmine]], [[Snarl (Cybertron)#Toys|Snarl]] & [[Dirt Boss (Cybertron)#Toys|Dirt Boss]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sideways (Armada)#Cybertron|Sideways]], [[Brimstone (Cybertron)#Toys|Brimstone]] & [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)#Toys|Thunderblast]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Starscream (Armada)#VsVector|Starscream]] vs. [[Vector Prime#Cybertron|Vector Prime]] (w/ [[Safeguard (Cybertron)#Cybertron|Safeguard]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Cybertron Legends Skywarp.jpg|200px|thumb|San Diego Comic-Con Skywarp]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Target]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|"Critical Path Pack" ([[Red Alert (Armada)#Cybertron|Red Alert]] & [[Sideways (Armada)#Cybertron|Sideways]])}}
{{Bp-a1|"Drag Race Pack" ([[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Cybertron|Hot Shot]] & [[Override (Cybertron)#Toys|Override]])}}
{{Bp-a1d1|"Ground to Air Blast Pack" ([[Crosswise (Cybertron)#Toys|Crosswise]] & [[Thundercracker (Armada)#Cybertron|Thundercracker]])}}
{{Bp-a1d1|"Legends 4-Pack" ([[Megatron (Armada)/toys|Megatron]], [[Soundwave (Cybertron)|Soundwave]], [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]], [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys|Optimus Prime]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Evac (Cybertron)#Voyager|Evac]] w/ Bonus Mini-Cons ([[Razorclaw (Cybertron)#Toys|Razorclaw]] & [[Steamhammer (Cybertron)#Toys|Steamhammer]])}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Mudflap (Cybertron)#Toys|Mudflap]] w/ Bonus Mini-Cons ([[Shockwave (Cybertron)#Toys|Shockwave]] & [[Tankor (Cybertron)#Toys|Tankor]])}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]] w/ Bonus Mini-Cons ([[Sky Lynx (Cybertron)#Toys|Sky Lynx]] & [[Thunderblast (Mini-Con)#Toys|Thunderblast]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Walmart]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Dirt Boss (Cybertron)|Dirt Boss]] w/ [[Downshift (Armada)|Downshift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys|Hot Shot]] w/ [[Mirage (Armada)|Mirage]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]] w/ [[Dirt Boss (Armada)|Dirt Boss]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Override (Cybertron)|Override]] w/ [[Mirage (Armada)|Mirage]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] w/ [[Dirt Boss (Armada)|Dirt Boss]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]] w/ [[Downshift (Armada)|Downshift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Primus|Cybertron Primus]] w/ Mini-Cons ([[Strongarm (Cybertron)|Strongarm]], [[Offshoot (Cybertron)|Offshoot]], [[Knockdown (Cybertron)|Knockdown]], [[Nightscream (Cybertron)|Nightscream]])}}
|}

==Hasbro European market-only releases==
As with ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)| Energon]]'' before it, the European ''Cybertron'' line was mostly just the US line outlined above. However, two sets of [[Micromaster]] [[combiner]] teams that were released as part of the [[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|2003 ''Universe'' toy line]] (which was never officially distributed as such in Europe) in the US, exclusive to [[KB Toys]], got released under the ''Cybertron'' banner, using a different assortment number (29514) than their own ''Universe'' counterparts as well as the earlier ''Energon''/''Universe'' figures (all of which were released under the assortment number 29460).

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''{{Bp-a1|[[Micromaster#Universe|Micromaster]]s Series III}}
* [[Midnight Express (Universe)#Cybertron|Midnight Express]]
* [[Overload (Universe)#Cybertron|Overload]]
* [[Railspike (Universe)#Cybertron|Railspike]]
* [[Rapid Run (Universe)#Cybertron|Rapid Run]]
* [[Swindle (Universe)#Cybertron|Swindle]]
* [[Tankor (Universe)#Cybertron|Tankor]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|{{Bp-a1|'''Micromasters Series IV}}
* [[Air Raid (Universe 2003)#Cybertron|Air Raid]]
* [[Fireflight (Universe Micromaster)#Cybertron|Fireflight]]
* [[Ro-Tor (Universe)#Cybertron|Ro-tor]]
* [[Skydive (Universe)#Cybertron|Skydive]]
* [[Silverbolt (Universe)#Cybertron|Silverbolt]]
* [[Storm Jet (Universe)#Cybertron|Storm Jet]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Cybertron packaged Railbots.jpg|250px|thumb|The Railbots]]
|}

==Takara ''Galaxy Force'' toyline==
[[File:Galaxy force logo.jpg|left|300px|]]
Premiering roughly half a year before ''Cybertron'' (as Hasbro's lines tended to run approximately 18 months while Takara stuck with 12 months), ''Galaxy Force'' would mostly feature slight alterations from the Hasbro versions. Some of the additions to the line, like the ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)| Armada]]'' retools (sold in Vs packs in Japan) would eventually make their way to the States.

Store-promo [[Mini-Con]] giveaways returned in a big way, with full teams devoted to some of the major characters in the line.

Presumably due to lackluster sales, the line ended even earlier than its projected twelve-month run, after only ''nine'' months. Several characters and redecos that appeared on the show were either never released in Japan at all, or were given a limited production run and/or only made available as exclusives: First, "Dark Ligerjack" (aka Nemesis Breaker), despite being initially assigned the ID number GD-14, was relegated to a Toys"R"Us Japan exclusive; then "Master Megatron" was given a "limited edition" release; the "Dark Crumplezone" redeco of "Landbullet" (named "Armbullet" in the anime), despite being initially assigned the ID number GD-15, was never officially released in Japan at all; Primus was released in an unaltered Hasbro deco (complete with a [[tampograph]]ed [[Cyber Key Codes|Cyber Key code]] that was only relevant for the Hasbro release) in special retro packaging marketed as part of the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' toy line]]; and "Blender" (Quickmix) and "Moledive" (Menasor) were only released as [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive "[[USA Edition]]s", also in unaltered Hasbro decos in Hasbro packaging with additional stickers on the packaging, more than a year after the ''Galaxy Force'' line had run its course at retail.

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===Regular retail===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[December 28|12-28]]-[[2004]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|GC-01 [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Cybertron|Galaxy Convoy]]}}
{{Bp-a1|GC-02 [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Cybertron|Exillion]]}}
{{Bp-a1|GC-03 [[Vector Prime#Cybertron|Vector Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|GC-04 [[Jetfire (Armada)#Cybertron|Dreadrock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|GC-05 [[Overhaul (Cybertron)#Cybertron|Jackshot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|GC-06 [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)#Cybertron|Backpack]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|GC-07 [[Recon Mini-Con Team#Toys|Micron Team]]}}
{{Bp-a1|GC-08 [[Street Speed Mini-Con Team#Cybertron|Auto Micron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|GD-01 [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Cybertron|Master Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|GD-02 [[Thundercracker (Armada)#Cybertron|Thundercracker]]}}
{{Bp-d1|GD-03 [[Starscream (Armada)#Cybertron|Starscream]]}}
{{Bp-d1|GD-04 [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)#Toys|Landbullet]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[January 20|01-20]]-[[2005]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|GC-09 [[Landmine (Energon)#Cybertron|Guardshell]]}}
{{Bp-d1|GD-05 [[Ransack (Cybertron)#Toys|Gasket]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[February 10|02-10]]-2005)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|GC-10 [[Override (Cybertron)#Toys|Nitro Convoy]]}}
{{Bp-a1|GC-11 [[Red Alert (Armada)#Cybertron|First Aid]]}}
{{Bp-a1|GC-12 [[Clocker (Cybertron)#Toys|Skids]]}}
{{Bp-a1|GC-13 [[Brakedown (Cybertron)#Toys|Autolander]]}}
{{Bp-d1|GD-06 [[Dirt Boss (Cybertron)#Toys|Inch Up]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:GalaxyForce Starscream toy.jpg|250px|thumb|Voyager Starscream]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[February 24|02-24]]-2005)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|GS-01 [[Buzzsaw (Cybertron)#Toys|Buzz Saw]] vs [[Blurr (Cybertron)#Toys|Blurr]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|GS-02 [[Runamuck (Cybertron)#Toys|Runabout]] vs [[Longrack (Cybertron)#Toys|Longrack]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' ([[March 17|03-17]]-2005)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|GC-14 [[Snarl (Cybertron)#Toys|Fang Wolf]]}}
{{Bp-d1|GD-07 [[Scourge (Cybertron)#Toys|Flame Convoy]]}}
{{Bp-d1|GD-08 [[Undermine (Cybertron)#Toys|Dino Shout]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6''' ([[March 31|03-31]]-2005)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|GD-09 [[Mudflap (Cybertron)#Toys|Demolishor]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|GX-01 [[Sideways (Armada)#Cybertron|Noisemaze]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7''' ([[April 14|04-14]]-2005)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|GC-15 [[Backstop (Cybertron)#Toys|Saidos]]}}
{{Bp-d1|GD-10 [[Brimstone (Cybertron)#Toys|Terashaver]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8''' ([[April 28|04-28]]-2005)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|GC-16 [[Overhaul (Cybertron)#Cybertron|Ligerjack]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 9''' ([[June 9|06-09]]-2005)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|GC-17 [[Crosswise (Cybertron)#Toys|Autovolt]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 10''' ([[June 23|06-23]]-2005)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|GC-18 [[Evac (Cybertron)#Voyager|Live Convoy]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 11''' ([[July 14|07-14]]-2005)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|GC-19 [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#CyCDF|Exigeyser]]}}
{{Bp-a1|GC-20 [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)#CybDef|Backgild]]}}
{{Bp-a1|GC-21 [[Red Alert (Armada)#CybCD|First Gunner]]}}
{{Bp-d1|GD-11 [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)#Toys|Chromia]]}}
{{Bp-d1|GD-12 [[Lugnutz#Toys|Road Storm]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Bluescrapmetaltoy.jpg|thumb|250px|Blue Rumble]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 12''' ([[July 28|07-28]]-2005)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|GC-22 [[Wing Saber (Energon)#Cybertron|Sonic Bomber]]}}
{{Bp-d1|GD-13 [[Scrapmetal (race)#Toys|Rumble]] (blue)}}
{{Bp-d1|GD-13 Rumble (red)}}
{{Bp-d1|GD-13 Rumble (yellow)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''EZ Collection''' ([[August 25|08-25]]-2005)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#LOC1|Galaxy Convoy]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#LegendsMegs|Master Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Armada)#LOC|Starscream]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 13''' ([[September 22|08-22]]-2005)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|GD-14 [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#CybGalvatron|Master Galvatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|GX-02 [[Soundwave (Cybertron)#Toys|Soundwave]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 14''' ([[September 29|08-29]]-2005)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|GC-23 [[Metroplex (Cybertron)#Toys|Megalo Convoy]]}}
|}
{{-}}

===Exclusives===
;Store exclusives

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[JUSCO]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bulge (GF)|Bulge]] (white)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Graviton (GF)|Graviton]]}}
{{Bp-d1|Graviton (white)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Quasar]] (white)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Hello Mac'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Ichibi]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rock Krusher|Megalo Gritbit]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Ito Yokaido'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hyakurai]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ichibi]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Quasar]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Joshin Denki'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Repeater (GF)|Megalo Zapmap]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Mugen]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Cyb-toy RansackPolice.jpg|thumb|250px|ToysЯUs-exclusive Gasket Police-Type]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''"[[TF Station]]" affiliates'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bulge (GF)|Bulge]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hyakurai]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Saw Boss|Megalo Zigzag]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Micron Booster]] Ver.3 ([[Bit]], [[Grip-Lock|Clamp]], [[Dead End Drone|Bug Drone]], [[Dead End General|Bug General]], [[Dice (GF)|Dice]], [[Jack (GF)|Jack]], [[Skidmark (GF)|Gauge]], [[Plier]], [[Plug]], [[Socket]], [[Heavy Barrel (GF)|Trigger]], [[Wrench]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toy's Dream Project]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Snarl (Cybertron)|Fang Wolf Black Version]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Logos Prime#Toys|Soundblaster]] (w/ [[Hell Buzzsaw#Toys|Hell Buzzsaw]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|EX-01 [[Nemesis_Breaker#Toys|Dark Ligerjack]]}}
{{Bp-a1|EX-02 Sonic Convoy giftset ([[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#SonicConvoy|Galaxy Convoy]], [[Wing Saber (Energon)#SonicConvoySet|Sonic Bomber]], [[Cobybot#Toys|Rumble Coby version]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Ransack (Cybertron)#Police|Gasket Police Type]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hydroplane|Platinum Element]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rockslide|Platinum Material]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Solar Flare|Platinum Factor]]}}
|}

{{-}}
;Media exclusives

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''Dengeki Hobby'' magazine'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#EZGalv|Master Galvatron]] (EZ Collection)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''Galaxy Force'' DVDs'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#CyDVD|Exillion Red Version]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thunderblast (Decepticon)#Minerva|Chromia White Version]]}}
{{Bp-d1|GX-03 [[Noisemaze Mass Production Type Version#Toys|Noisemaze Mass Production Type Version]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[TV Magazine]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Dark Nitro Convoy#Toys|Dark Nitro Convoy]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[EZ Collection]] Clear Set ([[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#EZClear|Galaxy Convoy]], [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#EZClear|Master Megatron]], [[Starscream (Armada)#EZClear|Starscream]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scourge (Cybertron)#SkyLynxEdition|Flame Convoy]] Sky Lynx Edition}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#CybGoldGalv|Gold Master Galvatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Chromia Minerva toy.jpg|thumb|250px|DVD pack-in Chromia White Version]]
|}

===[[USA Edition]]s===
;Store exclusives

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[e-HOBBY]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Hardtop (Cybertron)#Toys|Hardtop]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Quickmix (Cybertron)#Toys|Blender]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Menasor (Cybertron)|Moledive]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Primus#Cybertron|Primus]] (w/ [[Unicron/toys#PrimusUnicronHead|Unicron]] head)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Armada)#Supreme|Super Starscream]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toy's Dream Project]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#CybDx|Armada Convoy]]}}
|}

==Mocom Toy ''Galaxy Force'' toyline==
TakaraTomy/Hasbro licensee [[Mocom Toy]] released a selection of ''Cybertron''/''Galaxy Force'' toys in Korea, under the name '''''Transformers: Galaxy Force''''' (트랜스포머 갤럭시포스).

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Cybertron'''
* [[Crosswise (Cybertron)#Toys|Autovolt]]
* [[Jetfire (Armada)#Cybertron|Dreadrock]]
* [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Cybertron|Exillion]]
* [[Red Alert (Armada)#Cybertron|First Aid]]
* [[Red Alert (Armada)|First Aid]] (Ultra)
* [[Wing Saber (Energon)#Cybertron|Jet]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* [[Overhaul (Cybertron)#Leobreaker|Liger]]
* [[Evac (Cybertron)#Voyager|Livecon]]
* [[Metroplex (Cybertron)#Toys|Metroplex]]
* [[Override (Cybertron)#Toys|Nitrocon]]
* [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Cybertron|Optimus Prime]]
* [[Vector Prime#Toys|Vector Prime]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Destron'''
* [[Scourge (Cybertron)#Toys|Dragon]]
* [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Cybertron|Master Megatron]]
* [[Starscream (Armada)#Mega|Starscream]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Other'''
* [[Sideways (Armada)#Cybertron|Side Way]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Multipacks'''
* [[Buzzsaw (Cybertron)#Toys|Buzz]] vs. [[Blurr (Cybertron)#Toys|Blurr]]
* [[Runamuck (Cybertron)#Toys|Runabout]] vs. [[Longrack (Cybertron)#Toys|Longrack]]
|}
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==Post-''Cybertron'' releases==

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Titanium Series]]'''''
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Titanium Series|Megatron]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|''Universe'' (2003)]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Backstop (Cybertron)#Universe (2003)|Backstop]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Brakedown (Cybertron)#Universe (2003)|Brakedown]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Brushguard#Universe (2003)|Brushguard]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Lugnutz#Universe (2003)|Lugnutz]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Scattorshot (Cybertron)#Universe (2003)|Scattorshot]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Undermine (Cybertron)#Universe (2003)|Undermine]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|"Opposites Attack" ([[Excellion (Cybertron)#Universe (2003)|Excellion]] vs. [[Thundercracker (Armada)#Universe (2003)|Thundercracker]])}}
{{Bp-a1d1|"Search for the [[Barbarossa|Pirate Moon]]" ([[Downshift (Energon)#Universe (2003)|Downshift]] vs. [[Cannonball (Cybertron)#Universe (2003)|Cannonball]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Classics]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Classics|Hot Shot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Classics|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (Cybertron)#Classics|Soundwave]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|''Universe'' (2008)]]'''
{{Bp-a1|[[Vector Prime#Universe (2008)|Vector Prime]] with [[Safeguard (Cybertron)#Universe (2008)|Safeguard]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|Ultra Twin-Pack ([[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Universe (2008)|Optimus Prime]], [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)#Cybertron Series|Crumplezone]])}}
{{Bp-a1d1|"Battle for the [[Cyber Planet Key]]s" ([[Blurr (Cybertron)#Toys|Blurr]], [[Buzzsaw (Cybertron)#Toys|Buzzsaw]], [[Longrack (Cybertron)#Toys|Longrack]], [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Universe (2008)|Optimus Prime]], [[Runamuck (Cybertron)#Toys|Runamuck]])}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|"The Data War" ([[Clocker (Cybertron)#Universe (2008)|Clocker]] vs. [[Hardtop (Cybertron)#Cybertron Series|Hardtop]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Backstop (Cybertron)#Universe (2008)|Backstop]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Brakedown (Cybertron)#Universe (2008)|Brakedown]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Brushguard#Universe (2008)|Brushguard]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|"Warriors From Three Worlds" ([[Ransack (Cybertron)#Universe (2008)|Ransack GTS]], [[Repugnus (Cybertron)#Universe (2008)|Repugnus]], [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)#Universe (2008)|Scattorshot]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Kre-O]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Snarl (Cybertron)#Kre-O|Fangwolf]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[War for Cybertron: Siege (toyline)|Siege]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus_Prime_(G1)/toys#S40|Galaxy Upgrade Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Henkei!)#Generations|Hot Shot]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}

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[[Category:Cybertron franchise| Cybertron (toyline)]]
[[Category:Unicron Trilogy toylines]]

Transformers: Armada (toyline)

2020-01-25T23:43:32Z

Digital Collector: /* Post-Armada releases */

{{merge|The Unicron Battles}}
{{nav-armada}}

[[File:Hotshotarmadatoy.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Hot Shot with Jolt]]

'''''Transformers: Armada''''' marked a fresh start for the [[Transformers brand]], a reinvention that introduced a whole new universe and backstory for the robots in disguise. The [[franchise]] also introduced a new faction, the [[Mini-Con]]s, the line's most distinctive element, as ''every'' larger toy included one or more Mini-Con partners.

The line was a hit with kids; the simpler, cleaner transformations made the toys more accessible than prior lines, plus the wealth of action [[gimmick]]s gave every toy more to ''do''. The numerous Mini-Cons in particular proved popular with fans and children alike, and have continued on into many subsequent toylines. It did so well out of the gate that the line had to be expanded beyond its initial offerings pretty quickly, and began the next four-ish years of direct sequels, an era that would come to be known as the "[[Unicron Trilogy]]".

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==Overview==
The toyline marked a sharp change of design direction from the intricate, sometimes frustrating complexity found in the prior ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'', ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Machines]]'', and [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|''Robots in Disguise'']] lines (that last one being a particular point of contention with parents). The early offerings in particular were blocky, easy to transform, sturdy and colorful. [[Articulation]] tended to be reduced, sacrificed to keep price down in light of the need to add a Mini-Con partner and multiple intricate [[gimmick]]s to every mold. [[Ball joint]]s largely disappeared from the non-Mini-Con toys in favor of permanently-joined swivels. The aesthetics of larger robots hearkened back more to the blocky concepts of [[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]], while the Mini-Cons tended to be more experimental, with odd facial designs and non-standard limbs.

Each larger toy featured a "central" gimmick which could only be activated by attaching —called "[[Powerlinx]]ing"— a Mini-Con to the appropriate hard point. Though most transformation schemes were simple, many of the Mini-Con activated gimmicks were quite complex and innovative, such as [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Armada|Hot Shot]]'s "axelzooka", [[Scavenger (Armada)#Toys|Scavenger]]'s stompy-stompy action, and [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Armada|Megatron]]'s turret-mounted twin-missile launcher. Electronic lights and sounds also became standard on nearly all toys larger than Deluxe/Super-Con.

[[File:Unicrontoyarmada.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|Unicron, the line's largest toy.]]

As with ''Robots in Disguise'', the back end of the series featured same-character [[redeco]]es of toys in "powered up" modes, and this practice of heavy mold-re-use would continue on into the future to combat the ever-rising costs of production. The line was further bulked up by redecoes/[[retool]]s of several ''Beast Wars'' [[Transmetal]] toys, reworked to be Mini-Con compatible (despite a lack of any kind of action gimmicks), as early sales and subsequent retailer demand exceeded expectations, and they had to get ''something'' out relatively quick.

Toward the end, the line veered in an unexpected direction, with the introduction of the massive [[Unicron/toys#Armada|Unicron]], a ''huge'' toy based on the character from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', and arguably the greatest wish-fulfillment yet offered to fans from Hasbro. To promote this massive toy, the ongoing storylines of both cartoon and comic changed direction to feature the character as their central plot element, and the toyline itself gained a [[subline imprint]] promoting him in "[[The Unicron Battles]]".

''Armada'' saw a bit of a price jump (production costs again), as the $20 "Max-Con" size replaced the $15 Mega class of past lines, while the $25 "Giga-Cons" replaced the $20 Ultras. This was offset by the fact that ''Armada'' toys overall tended to be somewhat more bulky and massive than their predecessors.
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==Hasbro ''Armada'' toyline==
===Mini-Con 3-packs===
Mini-Cons were sold in carded three-packs at the Basic/Scout price point, each team defined by a particular gimmick or theme. Though only slightly larger than their closest precedent, the [[Micromaster]]s, they generally featured greatly improved articulation, complexity, and originality of design.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)#Toys|Air Defense Mini-Con Team]] ([[Jetstorm (Armada)#Toys|Jetstorm]], [[Runway (Armada)#Toys|Runway]], [[Sonar (Armada)#Toys|Sonar]])}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Land Military Mini-Con Team#Toys|Land Military Mini-Con Team]] ([[Bonecrusher (Armada)#Toys|Bonecrusher]], [[Knock Out (Armada)#Toys|Knock Out]], [[Wreckage (Armada)#Toys|Wreckage]])}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Street Action Mini-Con Team#Toys|Street Action Mini-Con Team]] ([[Grindor (Armada)#Toys|Grindor]], [[High Wire (Armada)#Toys|High Wire]], [[Sureshock (Armada)#Toys|Sureshock]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Destruction Mini-Con Team#Toys|Destruction Mini-Con Team]] ([[Buzzsaw (Armada)#Toys|Buzzsaw]], [[Drill Bit (Armada)#Toys|Drill Bit]], [[Dualor (Armada)#Toys|Dualor]])}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Race Mini-Con Team#Toys|Race Mini-Con Team]] ([[Dirt Boss (Armada)#Toys|Dirt Boss]], [[Downshift (Armada)#Toys|Downshift]], [[Mirage (Armada)|Mirage]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Adventure Mini-Con Team#Toys|Adventure Mini-Con Team]] ([[Dune Runner (Armada)#Toys|Dune Runner]], [[Iceberg#Toys|Iceberg]], [[Ransack (Armada)#Toys|Ransack]])}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Space Mini-Con Team#Toys|Space Mini-Con Team]] ([[Astroscope#Toys|Astroscope]], [[Payload (Armada)#Toys|Payload]], [[Sky Blast (Armada)#Toys|Sky Blast]])}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Street Speed Mini-Con Team#Toys|Street Speed Mini-Con Team]] ([[Backtrack (Armada)#Toys|Backtrack]], [[Oval#Toys|Oval]], [[Spiral#Toys|Spiral]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)#Toys|Air Assault Mini-Con Team]] ([[Jetstorm (Armada)#AirAssault|Jetstorm]], [[Runway (Armada)#AirAssault|Runway]], [[Sonar (Armada)#AirAssault|Sonar]])}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Night Attack Mini-Con Team#Toys|Night Attack Mini-Con Team]] ([[Broadside (Armada)#Toys|Broadside]], [[Fetch#Toys|Fetch]], [[Scattor (Armada)#Toys|Scattor]])}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Sea Mini-Con Team#Toys|Sea Mini-Con Team]] ([[Oceanglide#Toys|Oceanglide]], [[Stormcloud (Armada)#Toys|Stormcloud]], [[Waterlog (Armada)#Toys|Waterlog]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Armada-toy Destruction-Mini-Con-Team.JPG|thumb|200px|The Destruction Mini-Con Team]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Air Military Mini-Con Team#Toys|Air Military Mini-Con Team]] ([[Gunbarrel (Armada)#Toys|Gunbarrel]], [[Terradive (Armada)#Toys|Terradive]], [[Thunderwing (Armada)#Toys|Thunderwing]])}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Emergency Mini-Con Team#Toys|Emergency Mini-Con Team]] ([[Firebot (Armada)#Toys|Firebot]], [[Makeshift (Armada)#Toys|Makeshift]], [[Prowl (Armada)#Toys|Prowl]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Race Mini-Con Team#RoadAssault|Road Assault Mini-Con Team]] ([[Dirt Boss (Armada)#RoadAssault|Dirt Boss]], [[Downshift (Armada)#RoadAssault|Downshift]], [[Mirage (Armada)#RoadAssault|Mirage]])}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Destruction Mini-Con Team#RoadWrecker|Road Wrecker Mini-Con Team]] ([[Buzzsaw (Armada)#RoadWrecker|Buzzsaw]], [[Drill Bit (Armada)#RoadWrecker|Drill Bit]], [[Dualor (Armada)#RoadWrecker|Dualor]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Emergency Mini-Con Team#USredeco|Emergency Mini-Con Team]] (redeco) ([[Firebot (Armada)#HasbroRedeco|Firebot]], [[Makeshift (Armada)#HasbroRedeco|Makeshift]], [[Prowl (Armada)#HasbroRedeco|Prowl]])}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Sea Mini-Con Team#USredeco|Sea Mini-Con Team]] (redeco) ([[Oceanglide#HasbroRedeco|Oceanglide]], [[Stormcloud (Armada)#HasbroRedeco|Stormcloud]], [[Waterlog (Armada)#HasbroRedeco|Waterlog]])}}
|}
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===Super-Con Class===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Armada|Hot Shot]] with [[Jolt (Armada)#Toys|Jolt]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (Armada)#Toys|Cyclonus]] with [[Crumplezone (Armada)#Toys|Crumplezone]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Demolishor (Armada)#Toys|Demolishor]] with [[Blackout (Armada)#Toys|Blackout]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Smokescreen (Armada)#Toys|Smokescreen]] with [[Liftor#Toys|Liftor]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Sideways (Armada)#Toys|Sideways]] with [[Rook (Armada)#Toys|Rook]] and [[Crosswise (Armada)#Toys|Crosswise]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Blurr (Armada)#Toys|Blurr]] with [[Incinerator (Armada)#Toys|Incinerator]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys|Optimus Prime]] with [[Over-Run (Armada)#Toys|Over-Run]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
{{Bp-a1|[[Side Swipe (Armada)#Toys|Side Swipe]] with [[Nightbeat (Armada)#Toys|Nightbeat]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thrust (Armada)#Toys|Thrust]] with [[Inferno (Armada)#Toys|Inferno]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Armada Smokescreen toy.jpg|200px|thumb|Super-Con Smokescreen with Liftor]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Rhinox (Armada)#Toys|Rhinox]] with [[Armorhide (Armada)#Toys|Armorhide]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Terrorsaur (Armada)#Toys|Terrorsaur]] with [[Ironhide (Armada)#Toys|Ironhide]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Airazor (Armada)#Toys|Airazor]] with [[Nightscream (Armada)#Toys|Nightscream]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Smokescreen (Armada)#Hoist|Hoist]] with [[Refute (Armada)#Toys|Refute]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Wheeljack (Armada)#Toys|Wheeljack]] with [[Wind Sheer (Armada)#Toys|Wind Sheer]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Cheetor (Armada)#Toys|Cheetor]] with [[Cliffjumper (Armada)#Toys|Cliffjumper]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (Armada)#Powerlinx|Powerlinx Cyclonus]] with [[Crumplezone (Armada)#Powerlinx|Crumplezone]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#ArDxPx|Powerlinx Hot Shot]] with [[Jolt (Armada)#Powerlinx|Jolt]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thrust (Armada)#PowerlinxBrown|Powerlinx Thrust]] with [[Inferno (Armada)#PowerlinxBrown|Inferno]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Demolishor (Armada)#Powerlinx|Powerlinx Demolishor]] with [[Blackout (Armada)#Powerlinx|Blackout]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Nemesis Prime (Armada)#Toys|Nemesis Prime]] with [[Run-Over (Armada)#Toys|Run-Over]]}}
|}

===Max-Con Class===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Red Alert (Armada)#Toys|Red Alert]] with [[Longarm (Armada)#Toys|Longarm]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Armada)/toys#Armada|Starscream]] with [[Swindle (Armada)#Toys|Swindle]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Scavenger (Armada)#Toys|Scavenger]] with [[Rollbar (Armada)#Toys|Rollbar]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Thundercracker (Armada)#Toys|Thundercracker]] with [[Zapmaster (Armada)#Toys|Zapmaster]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Overload (Armada)#Toys|Overload]] with [[Rollout (Armada)#Toys|Rollout]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Skywarp (Armada)#Toys|Skywarp]] with [[Thunderclash (Armada)#Toys|Thunderclash]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:ArmadaScavenger toy.jpg|thumb|200px|Max-Con Scavenger]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Predacon (Armada)#Toys|Predacon]] with [[Skid-Z (Armada)#Toys|Skid-Z]] and [[Side Burn (Armada)#Toys|Side Burn]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Red Alert (Armada)#Powerlinx|Powerlinx Red Alert]] with [[Longarm (Armada)#Powerlinx|Longarm]]}}
|}

===Giga-Con Class===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Armada|Megatron]] with [[Leader-1 (Armada)#Toys|Leader-1]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (Armada)#Toys|Jetfire]] with [[Comettor (Armada)#Toys|Comettor]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#ArmadaGalvatron|Galvatron]] with [[Clench (Armada)#Toys|Clench]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Tidal Wave (Armada)#Toys|Tidal Wave]] with [[Ramjet (Armada)#Toys|Ramjet]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Armada Tidal Wave toy.jpg|thumb|200px|Giga-Con Tidal Wave]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (Armada)#Powerlinx|Powerlinx Jetfire]] with [[Comettor (Armada)#Powerlinx|Comettor]]}}
|}

===Super Base===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Armada|Optimus Prime]] with [[Sparkplug (Armada)#Toys|Sparkplug]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Powerlinx|Powerlinx Optimus Prime]] with [[Sparkplug (Armada)#Corona|Corona Sparkplug]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Superbase ArmadaPrime.jpg|thumb|200px|Super Base Optimus Prime]]
|}

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===Supreme===
*[[Unicron/toys#Armada|Unicron]] with [[Dead End (Armada)#Toys|Dead End]]

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===Role Play===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Role Play Triple Changer'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Laserbeak (Armada)#Toys|Laserbeak]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxe Role Play'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Star Saber (Armada)#RoleplayDark|Dark Saber]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Star_Saber_(Armada)#Armada_2|Star Saber]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
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===Exclusives===
[[File:Armada-optimus-prime-gold-kmart.jpg|thumb|200px|K-Mart exclusive Optimus Prime]]
:'''K-Mart'''
:* "Battle for the Matrix" ([[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#MatrixMultipack|"Powerlinx Optimus Prime"]], [[Sparkplug (Armada)#Toys|"Corona Sparkplug"]], [[Jetfire (Armada)#Toys|"Powerlinx Jetfire"]], [[Comettor (Armada)#Toys|Comettor]], [[Adventure Mini-Con Team#Toys|Adventure Mini-Con Team]], [[Longarm (Armada)#Toys|Longarm]])

{{note|Despite the various toys in this set being labeled "Powerlinx", they're not actually the Powerlinx versions. Just so you're not shocked when you click the links.}}
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==Takara ''Micron Densetsu'' toyline==
[[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s take on ''Armada'', hitting stores a bit later than the Hasbro version, has some small but significant differences, largely in the decos. With a closer tie to the [[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|animation]], the toys had their colors tweaked to make them closer to their animation counterparts. This ranges from the small and subtle to completely different color schemes.

Takara also went ''nuts'' with the Mini-Cons. All but one of the three-pack teams got "[[X-Dimension]]" redecoes at normal retail, and some of the earlier molds got multiple redecoes as limited-edition store-[[exclusive]] promotional giveaways.

===Regular retail===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[December 26|12-26]]-[[2002]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Armada|Convoy Super Mode]] (w/ [[Sparkplug (Armada)#Toys|Prime]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Super-Con|STD Convoy]] (w/ [[Over-Run (Armada)#Toys|Surge]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Laserbeak (Armada)#Toys|Cyberhawk]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Smokescreen (Armada)#Toys|Grap]] (w/ [[Liftor#Toys|Lift]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Toys|Hot Rod]] (w/ [[Jolt (Armada)#Toys|Jolt]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Demolishor (Armada)#Toys|Ironhide]] (w/ [[Blackout (Armada)#Toys|Search]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Armada|Megatron]] (w/ [[Leader-1 (Armada)#Toys|Barrel]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Red Alert (Armada)#Toys|Ratchet]] (w/ [[Longarm (Armada)#Toys|Hook]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (Armada)#Toys|Sandstorm]] (w/ [[Crumplezone (Armada)#Toys|Cannon]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Armada)/toys#Armada|Starscream]] (w/ [[Swindle (Armada)#Toys|Grid]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)#Toys|Air Defense Micron]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)#XDimension|Air Defense Micron X‑Dimensions]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Destruction Mini-Con Team#Toys|Destruction Micron]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Destruction Mini-Con Team#XDimension|Destruction Micron X‑Dimensions]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Land Military Mini-Con Team#Toys|Land Military Micron]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Land Military Mini-Con Team#XDimension|Land Military Micron X‑Dimensions]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Race Mini-Con Team#Toys|Race Micron]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Race Mini-Con Team#XDimension|Race Micron X‑Dimensions]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Street Action Mini-Con Team#Toys|Street Action Micron]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Street Speed Mini-Con Team#Toys|Street Speed Micron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Smokescreen (Armada)#Toys|Grap]] & [[Race Mini-Con Team#Toys|Race Micron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Armada|Hot Rod]] & [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)#Toys|Air Defense Micron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Demolishor (Armada)#Toys|Ironhide]] & [[Land Military Mini-Con Team#Toys|Land Military Micron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (Armada)#Toys|Sandstorm]] & [[Destruction Mini-Con Team#Toys|Destruction Micron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[April 24|04-24]]-[[2003]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Scavenger (Armada)#Toys|Devastor]] (w/ [[Rollbar (Armada)#Toys|Dirt]])}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Sideways (Armada)#Toys|Double Face]] (w/ [[Rook (Armada)#Toys|Bright]] & [[Crosswise (Armada)#Toys|Shadow]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:MicronLegend Rampage toy.jpg|thumb|200px|Rampage with Hawk]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' (05-??-2003)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Blurr (Armada)#Toys|Silverbolt]] (w/ [[Incinerator (Armada)#Toys|Turbo]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Blurr (Armada)#Toys|Silverbolt]] & [[Street Speed Mini-Con Team#Toys|Street Speed Micron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' (06-??-2003)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (Armada)#Toys|Jetfire]] (w/ [[Comettor (Armada)#Toys|Sonar]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thrust (Armada)#Toys|Thrust]] (w/ [[Inferno (Armada)#Toys|Thunder]])}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Air Military Mini-Con Team#Toys|Air Military Micron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thrust (Armada)#Toys|Thrust]] & [[Air Military Mini-Con Team|Air Military Micron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' ([[July 17|07-17]]-2003)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Tidal Wave (Armada)#Toys|Shockwave]] (w/ [[Ramjet (Armada)#Toys|Sonic]])}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Air Military Mini-Con Team#XDimension|Air Military Micron X‑Dimensions]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Space Mini-Con Team#Toys|Space Micron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6''' ([[August 14|08-14]]-2003)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Wheeljack (Armada)#Toys|Rampage]] (w/ [[Wind Sheer (Armada)#Toys|Hawk]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Side Swipe (Armada)#Toys|Stepper]] (w/ [[Nightbeat (Armada)#Toys|Cha]])}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Aerial Extermination Mini-Con Team#Toys|Air Assault Micron]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Sea Mini-Con Team#Toys|Sea Micron]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Space Mini-Con Team#XDimensions|Space Micron X-Dimensions]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Wheeljack (Armada)#Toys|Rampage]] & [[Aerial Extermination Mini-Con Team#Toys|Air Assault Micron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Micron Shockwave toy.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Shockwave with Sonic]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7''' ([[August 28|08-28]]-2003)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Smokescreen (Armada)#Hoist|Grap Super Mode]] (w/ [[Liftor#SparkLift|Spark Lift]])}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Adventure Mini-Con Team#Toys|Adventure Micron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Smokescreen (Armada)#Hoist|Grap Super Mode]] & [[Adventure Mini-Con Team#Toys|Adventure Micron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8''' (09-??-2003)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Powerlinx|Hot Rod Super Mode]] (w/ [[Jolt (Armada)#Powerlinx|Spark Jolt]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#ArmadaGalvatron|Megatron Super Mode]] (w/ [[Leader-1 (Armada)#Spark|Spark Barrel]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Red Alert (Armada)#Powerlinx|Ratchet Super Mode]] (w/ [[Longarm (Armada)#Powerlinx|Spark Hook]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Armada)/toys#Armada|Starscream Super Mode]] (w/ [[Swindle (Armada)#Zapmaster|Spark Grid]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Adventure Mini-Con Team#XDimensions|Adventure Micron X-Dimensions]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Emergency Mini-Con Team#Toys|Emergency Micron]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Sea Mini-Con Team#Toys|Sea Micron X‑Dimensions]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 9''' (09-??-2003)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Demolishor (Armada)#Powerlinx|Ironhide Super Mode]] (w/ [[Blackout (Armada)#Powerlinx|Spark Search]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 10''' (09-??-2003)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Overload (Armada)#Toys|Ultra Magnus]] (w/ [[Rollout (Armada)#Toys|Magnus]])}}
* [[Unicron/toys#Armada|Unicron]] (w/ [[Dead End (Armada)#Toys|Bug]])
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 11''' (10-??-2003)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Emergency Mini-Con Team#XDimensions|Emergency Micron X‑Dimensions]]}}
|}

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===Store/event exclusives===
Aside from the deluge of limited-edition Micron giveaways, Takara released a lot of the Hasbro line's non-cartoon-based toys as "[[USA Edition]]s" through numerous outlets.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Ito Yokado'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Destruction Mini-Con Team#Undergrove|Destruction Micron Undergrove Edition]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Race Mini-Con Team#RoadAssault|Race Micron Road Assault Edition]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Street Speed Mini-Con Team#Overdrive|Street Speed Micron Overdrive Edition]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Jusco'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Destruction Mini-Con Team#SpaceGalaxy|Destruction Micron Space Galaxy Edition]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rhinox (Armada)#Toys|Rhinox]] with [[Armorhide (Armada)#Toys|Armorhide]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Terrorsaur (Armada)#Toys|Terrorsaur]] with [[Ironhide (Armada)#Toys|Ironhide]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''LaOX'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (Armada)#Powerlinx|Powerlinx Cyclonus]] with [[Crumplezone (Armada)#Powerlinx|Crumplezone]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thrust (Armada)#PowerlinxBrown|Powerlinx Thrust]] with [[Inferno (Armada)#PowerlinxBrown|Inferno]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Hello Mac'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Land Military Mini-Con Team#Ultimate|Land Military Micron Ultimate Edition]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:PL Red Thrust toy.jpg|200px|thumb|Powerlinx Thrust with Inferno]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[TF Station]] affiliates'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Micron Booster]] Ver.0 ([[Drop-Test|Rod]], [[Atlas (MD)|Atlas]], [[Jetstorm (Armada)|Mach]], [[Runway (Armada)|Jetter]], [[Sonar (Armada)|Shuttler]], [[Dirt Boss (Armada)|Drift]], [[Downshift (Armada)|Spin]], [[Mirage (Armada)|Indy]])}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Destruction Mini-Con Team|Destruction White Micron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us|ToysЯUs]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Land Military Mini-Con Team#Ultimate|Land Military Micron Ultimate Edition]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Land Military Mini-Con Team|Land Military Micron Night Attack Edition]]}}
{{Bp-a1|Magna Convoy DX Set ([[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#MagnaConvoyDX|Convoy Super Mode Final Battle Color Version]], [[Overload (Armada)#MagnaConvoy|Ultra Magnus Special Clear Version]], [[Street Action Mini-Con Team#XDimension|Street Action Micron X-Dimensions]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Airazor (Armada)#Toys|Airazor]] with [[Nightscream (Armada)#Toys|Nightscream]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Cheetor (Armada)#Toys|Cheetor]] with [[Cliffjumper (Armada)#Toys|Cliffjumper]] (website only)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (Armada)#Powerlinx|Powerlinx Jetfire]] with [[Comettor (Armada)#Powerlinx|Comettor]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Predacon (Armada)#Toys|Predacon]] with [[Skid-Z (Armada)#Toys|Skid-Z]] and [[Side Burn (Armada)#Toys|Side Burn]] (website only)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Skywarp (Armada)#Toys|Skywarp]] with [[Thunderclash (Armada)#Toys|Thunderclash]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Toy's Dream Project/Toy Card'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Thrust (Armada)#PowerlinxRed|Powerlinx Thrust]] with [[Inferno (Armada)#PowerlinxRed|Inferno]] (red version)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''World Hobby Fair'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Street Speed Mini-Con Team#Overdrive|Street Speed Micron Overdrive Edition]]}}
|}

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===Media exclusives===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Theme CD pack-ins'''
* [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)#CDblue|Air Defense Micron]] (blue)
* [[Street Action Mini-Con Team|Street Action Micron]] (anime color)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Micron Densetsu]]'' DVD pack-ins'''
* [[Super Stunt Team]] ([[Flat-Out (MD)#Toys|Flat-Out]], [[Redline#Toys|Redline]], [[Servo (MD)#Toys|Servo]])
*[[Top Gear#Toys|Top Gear]]
*[[Midship#Toys|Midship]]
*[[Tailslide#Toys|Tailslide]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
*[[Falcia#Toys|Falcia]]
*[[Combusta#Toys|Combusta]]
*[[Twirl (MD)#Toys|Twirl]]
*[[Freeboot#Toys|Freeboot]]
*[[Bilge (MD)#Toys|Bilge]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
*[[Sunburn#Toys|Sunburn]]
*[[Kingbolt (MD)#Toys|Kingbolt]]
*[[Impulsor#Toys|Impulsor]]
*[[Quench#Toys|Quench]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Arm-toy TopGear.jpg|thumb|200px|DVD pack-in Top Gear]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Micron Densetsu Year Book 2003]]'''''
* [[Impulsor|"Special Color" Impulsor]]
* [[Kingbolt (MD)|"Special Color" Kingbolt]]
* [[Quench|"Special Color" Quench]]
* [[Unicron of Light#Toys|''Hikari no'' Unicron]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''Tele-V Magazine'''''
* [[Overload (Armada)#Blue|''Tokubetsu'' Ultra Magnus]] with [[Rollout (Armada)#Special|Magnus]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''TV Boy'' magazine'''
* [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#GoldArmada|''Kinpika'' Convoy]] with [[Sparkplug (Armada)#Kinpika|Prime]]
* [[Sparkplug (Armada)#Green|Prime Super Mode]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[TV Magazine]]'''''
* [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Crystal|Crystal Convoy]] with [[Over-Run (Armada)#Crystal|Spark Surge]]
* [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#BlackMegatron|Black Megatron]] with [[Leader-1 (Armada)#Black|Barrel]]
* [[Nemesis Prime (Armada)#TVMagazine|Scourge]] with [[Run-Over (Armada)#TVMagazine|Sweep]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[Image:Armadatoy_unicron_of_light.jpg|right|200px|thumb|''Hikari no'' Unicron]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''???'''
* [[Jetfire (Armada)#Gold|''Kinpika'' Jetfire]] with [[Comettor (Armada)#Gold|Sonar]]
|}

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==Sonokong ''Eunha Yeongung: Cybertron'' toyline==
From 2003 to 2005, Takara licensee [[Sonokong]] released a smaller selection of ''Micron Densetsu'' toys in Korea, under the name '''''Eunha Yeongung: Cybertron''''' (은하영웅 사이버트론, "Galactic Heroes: Cybertrons").

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Cybertron'''
* [[Laserbeak (Armada)#Toys|Cyberhawk]]
* [[Scavenger (Armada)#Toys|Hyena]] (w/ [[Rollbar (Armada)#Toys|Dirt]])
* [[Jetfire (Armada)#Toys|Jetfire]] (w/ [[Comettor (Armada)#Toys|Sonar]])
* [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Armada|Super Optimus]] (w/ [[Sparkplug (Armada)#Toys|Prime]])
* [[Red Alert (Armada)#Toys|Patrol]] (w/ [[Longarm (Armada)#Toys|Hook]])
* [[Overload (Armada)#Toys|Ultra Magnus]] (w/ [[Rollout (Armada)#Toys|Magnus]])
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Destron'''
* [[Demolishor (Armada)#Toys|Hide]] (w/ [[Blackout (Armada)#Toys|Search]])
* [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Armada|Megatron]] (w/ [[Leader-1 (Armada)#Toys|Barrel]])
* [[Starscream (Armada)#Toys|Scream]] (w/ [[Swindle (Armada)#Toys|Grid]])
* [[Tidal Wave (Armada)#Toys|Shock]] (w/ [[Ramjet (Armada)#Toys|Sonic]])
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Other'''
* [[Sideways (Armada)#Toys|Double Face]] (w/ [[Rook (Armada)#Toys|Bright]] & [[Crosswise (Armada)#Toys|Shadow]])
* [[Unicron/toys#Armada|Unicron]] (w/ [[Dead End (Armada)#Toys|Bug]])
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Multi-packs'''
* [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Armada|Red Gun]] & [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)#Toys|Air Defense]] (w/ [[Jolt (Armada)#Toys|Jolt]])
* [[Smokescreen (Armada)#Toys|Smoky]] & [[Race Mini-Con Team#Toys|Race]] (w/ [[Liftor#Toys|Lift]])
* [[Cyclonus (Armada)#Toys|Sandstorm]] & [[Destruction Mini-Con Team#Toys|Destruction]] (w/ [[Crumplezone (Armada)#Toys|Cannon]])
* [[Blurr (Armada)#Toys|Sunbolt]] & [[Street Speed Mini-Con Team#Toys|Street Speed]] (w/ [[Incinerator (Armada)#Toys|Turbo]])
* [[Thrust (Armada)#Toys|Sniper]] & [[Air Military Mini-Con Team#Toys|Air Military]] (w/ [[Inferno (Armada)#Toys|Thunder]])
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
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==Cancelled toys==
[[File:SST-UniBat.jpg|thumb]]
*A redeco of the Street Speed Team seen at [[OTFCC 2003]] - one-off "color shifts" of the Japanese Street Speed Micron Overdrive Edition - was intended for mass release, but never saw the light of day.
*Redecos of the Adventure and Space Teams surfaced from China, but were likewise not released.
*At OTFCC 2003, it was announced that the more show-accurate Japanese version of Wheeljack and Wind Sheer would be released in the North American line as a running change. That never happened.
*Likewise, the red version of Powerlinx Thrust was supposed to hit North American shores as a running change, but never did... although it DID see release in Japan, Europe, and Israel(!).

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==Post-''Armada'' releases==
Though it does not quite (yet) have the nostalgia-pull of older series, ''Armada'' has nonetheless had a number of toys released based on its characters, and even several all-new characters put into its universe since the [[Unicron Trilogy]] closed up shop. (Obviously, we're not counting toys from the direct-sequel series here.)

;Hasbro
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|''Universe'' (2008)]]'''
* [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Universe (2008)|Hot Shot]] (w/ [[Jolt (Armada)#Universe (2008)|Jolt]])
* [[Overload (Armada)#Universe (2008)|Overload]]
* [[Unicron/toys#Universe (2008)|Unicron]]
* [[Blight (Universe)#SingleCard|Blight]]
* [[Bodyblock (Universe)#SingleCard|Bodyblock]]
* [[Boltflash#SingleCard|Boltflash]]
* [[Brimstone (Universe)#Single|Brimstone]]
* [[Makeshift (Universe)#SingleCard|Makeshift]]
* [[Suppressor (Universe)#SingleCard|Suppressor]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* Mini-Con 10-Pack ([[Crosshairs (Universe)|Crosshairs]], [[Longview (Universe)|Longview]], [[Overcharge (Universe)|Overcharge]], [[Ransack (Universe 2008)|Ransack]], [[Scavenger (Universe 2008)|Scavenger]], [[Sky Shadow (Universe)|Sky Shadow]], [[Snow Cat (Universe)|Snow Cat]], [[Stockade (Universe 2008)|Stockade]], [[Treadshot (Universe 2008)|Treadshot]], [[Windrazor (Universe)|Windrazor]])
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* Mini-Con 12-Pack ([[Backstop (Universe)|Backstop]], [[Blight (Universe)|Blight]], [[Bodyblock (Universe)|Bodyblock]], [[Boltflash]], [[Brimstone (Universe)|Brimstone]], [[Cloudraker (Universe)|Cloudraker]], [[Flatfoot (Universe)|Flatfoot]], [[Heavytread (Universe)|Heavytread]], [[Knockdown (Universe)|Knockdown]], [[Makeshift (Universe)|Makeshift]], [[Skyhammer (Universe)|Skyhammer]], [[Suppressor (Universe)|Suppressor]])
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Kre-O]]'''''
* [[Demolishor (Armada)#Kre-O|Demolishor]]
* [[Iceberg#Kre-O|Iceberg]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:UniverseHotShotJolt.jpg|thumb|200px|''Universe'' Hot Shot with Jolt]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'''''
* [[Starscream (Armada)/toys#Generations|Starscream]]
* [[Mini-Con Assault Team]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'''''
* [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Generations|Megatron]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'''''
* Siege on Cybertron ([[Tidal Wave (Armada)#Armada|Tidal Wave]])
|}

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;Hasbro via [[Fun Publications]]

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Transformers Collectors' Club]]'''
* [[Skywarp (Armada)#Timelines|Skywarp]]
* [[Spacewarp]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}

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;TakaraTomy
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Robotmasters (franchise)#Toys|Robotmasters]]'''''
* [[Sideways (RM)#Toys|Double Face]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'''''
* [[Starscream (Armada)/toys#Legends|Armada Starscream Super Mode]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'''''
* [[Grand Galvatron#Unite Warriors 2|Grand Galvatron]] ([[Thrust (Armada)#Unite Warriors 2|Curse Armada Thrust]])
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}

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==Notes==
* According to [[Aaron Archer]] during his stint as ORSON, the Armada Autobots and Decepticons had intentionally different design aesthetics. The Autobots were designed to be symmetrical with clean lines and detailing, while the Decepticons had asymmetrical sculpts and details to invoke a more foreboding and battle-worn feel. A good example of this would be [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys|Hot Shot]] versus [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]].
* The official Hasbro press releases for ''Armada'' used the pricepoint titles from the ''Beast Wars'' era - Deluxe, Mega and Ultra - instead of Super-Con, Max-Con and Giga-Con, the designations specifically created for the toyline. Confusingly, one press release<ref>http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/b11879ad57a742ca?hl=en</ref> even referred to the "Mega Figure Assortment" as consisting of "MAXCON figures"...
* For the Japanese version of the line, Takara took the unusual step of picking and choosing [[box art]] from the Hasbro line, with just about all of [[Don Figueroa]] and [[Guido Guidi]]'s art being carried over, while the rest was replaced with new work. No explanation has ever been given, although it is worth noting that most of the replaced art originally depicted the character incorrectly (Megatron's treads being mounted on his back instead of his shoulders) or just very inaccurately (Jetfire's everything).

==References==
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[[Category:Armada| Armada (toyline)]]
[[Category:Unicron Trilogy toylines]]

Transformers: Armada (toyline)

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[[File:Hotshotarmadatoy.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Hot Shot with Jolt]]

'''''Transformers: Armada''''' marked a fresh start for the [[Transformers brand]], a reinvention that introduced a whole new universe and backstory for the robots in disguise. The [[franchise]] also introduced a new faction, the [[Mini-Con]]s, the line's most distinctive element, as ''every'' larger toy included one or more Mini-Con partners.

The line was a hit with kids; the simpler, cleaner transformations made the toys more accessible than prior lines, plus the wealth of action [[gimmick]]s gave every toy more to ''do''. The numerous Mini-Cons in particular proved popular with fans and children alike, and have continued on into many subsequent toylines. It did so well out of the gate that the line had to be expanded beyond its initial offerings pretty quickly, and began the next four-ish years of direct sequels, an era that would come to be known as the "[[Unicron Trilogy]]".

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==Overview==
The toyline marked a sharp change of design direction from the intricate, sometimes frustrating complexity found in the prior ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'', ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Machines]]'', and [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|''Robots in Disguise'']] lines (that last one being a particular point of contention with parents). The early offerings in particular were blocky, easy to transform, sturdy and colorful. [[Articulation]] tended to be reduced, sacrificed to keep price down in light of the need to add a Mini-Con partner and multiple intricate [[gimmick]]s to every mold. [[Ball joint]]s largely disappeared from the non-Mini-Con toys in favor of permanently-joined swivels. The aesthetics of larger robots hearkened back more to the blocky concepts of [[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]], while the Mini-Cons tended to be more experimental, with odd facial designs and non-standard limbs.

Each larger toy featured a "central" gimmick which could only be activated by attaching —called "[[Powerlinx]]ing"— a Mini-Con to the appropriate hard point. Though most transformation schemes were simple, many of the Mini-Con activated gimmicks were quite complex and innovative, such as [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Armada|Hot Shot]]'s "axelzooka", [[Scavenger (Armada)#Toys|Scavenger]]'s stompy-stompy action, and [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Armada|Megatron]]'s turret-mounted twin-missile launcher. Electronic lights and sounds also became standard on nearly all toys larger than Deluxe/Super-Con.

[[File:Unicrontoyarmada.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|Unicron, the line's largest toy.]]

As with ''Robots in Disguise'', the back end of the series featured same-character [[redeco]]es of toys in "powered up" modes, and this practice of heavy mold-re-use would continue on into the future to combat the ever-rising costs of production. The line was further bulked up by redecoes/[[retool]]s of several ''Beast Wars'' [[Transmetal]] toys, reworked to be Mini-Con compatible (despite a lack of any kind of action gimmicks), as early sales and subsequent retailer demand exceeded expectations, and they had to get ''something'' out relatively quick.

Toward the end, the line veered in an unexpected direction, with the introduction of the massive [[Unicron/toys#Armada|Unicron]], a ''huge'' toy based on the character from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', and arguably the greatest wish-fulfillment yet offered to fans from Hasbro. To promote this massive toy, the ongoing storylines of both cartoon and comic changed direction to feature the character as their central plot element, and the toyline itself gained a [[subline imprint]] promoting him in "[[The Unicron Battles]]".

''Armada'' saw a bit of a price jump (production costs again), as the $20 "Max-Con" size replaced the $15 Mega class of past lines, while the $25 "Giga-Cons" replaced the $20 Ultras. This was offset by the fact that ''Armada'' toys overall tended to be somewhat more bulky and massive than their predecessors.
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==Hasbro ''Armada'' toyline==
===Mini-Con 3-packs===
Mini-Cons were sold in carded three-packs at the Basic/Scout price point, each team defined by a particular gimmick or theme. Though only slightly larger than their closest precedent, the [[Micromaster]]s, they generally featured greatly improved articulation, complexity, and originality of design.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)#Toys|Air Defense Mini-Con Team]] ([[Jetstorm (Armada)#Toys|Jetstorm]], [[Runway (Armada)#Toys|Runway]], [[Sonar (Armada)#Toys|Sonar]])}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Land Military Mini-Con Team#Toys|Land Military Mini-Con Team]] ([[Bonecrusher (Armada)#Toys|Bonecrusher]], [[Knock Out (Armada)#Toys|Knock Out]], [[Wreckage (Armada)#Toys|Wreckage]])}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Street Action Mini-Con Team#Toys|Street Action Mini-Con Team]] ([[Grindor (Armada)#Toys|Grindor]], [[High Wire (Armada)#Toys|High Wire]], [[Sureshock (Armada)#Toys|Sureshock]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Destruction Mini-Con Team#Toys|Destruction Mini-Con Team]] ([[Buzzsaw (Armada)#Toys|Buzzsaw]], [[Drill Bit (Armada)#Toys|Drill Bit]], [[Dualor (Armada)#Toys|Dualor]])}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Race Mini-Con Team#Toys|Race Mini-Con Team]] ([[Dirt Boss (Armada)#Toys|Dirt Boss]], [[Downshift (Armada)#Toys|Downshift]], [[Mirage (Armada)|Mirage]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Adventure Mini-Con Team#Toys|Adventure Mini-Con Team]] ([[Dune Runner (Armada)#Toys|Dune Runner]], [[Iceberg#Toys|Iceberg]], [[Ransack (Armada)#Toys|Ransack]])}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Space Mini-Con Team#Toys|Space Mini-Con Team]] ([[Astroscope#Toys|Astroscope]], [[Payload (Armada)#Toys|Payload]], [[Sky Blast (Armada)#Toys|Sky Blast]])}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Street Speed Mini-Con Team#Toys|Street Speed Mini-Con Team]] ([[Backtrack (Armada)#Toys|Backtrack]], [[Oval#Toys|Oval]], [[Spiral#Toys|Spiral]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)#Toys|Air Assault Mini-Con Team]] ([[Jetstorm (Armada)#AirAssault|Jetstorm]], [[Runway (Armada)#AirAssault|Runway]], [[Sonar (Armada)#AirAssault|Sonar]])}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Night Attack Mini-Con Team#Toys|Night Attack Mini-Con Team]] ([[Broadside (Armada)#Toys|Broadside]], [[Fetch#Toys|Fetch]], [[Scattor (Armada)#Toys|Scattor]])}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Sea Mini-Con Team#Toys|Sea Mini-Con Team]] ([[Oceanglide#Toys|Oceanglide]], [[Stormcloud (Armada)#Toys|Stormcloud]], [[Waterlog (Armada)#Toys|Waterlog]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Armada-toy Destruction-Mini-Con-Team.JPG|thumb|200px|The Destruction Mini-Con Team]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Air Military Mini-Con Team#Toys|Air Military Mini-Con Team]] ([[Gunbarrel (Armada)#Toys|Gunbarrel]], [[Terradive (Armada)#Toys|Terradive]], [[Thunderwing (Armada)#Toys|Thunderwing]])}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Emergency Mini-Con Team#Toys|Emergency Mini-Con Team]] ([[Firebot (Armada)#Toys|Firebot]], [[Makeshift (Armada)#Toys|Makeshift]], [[Prowl (Armada)#Toys|Prowl]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Race Mini-Con Team#RoadAssault|Road Assault Mini-Con Team]] ([[Dirt Boss (Armada)#RoadAssault|Dirt Boss]], [[Downshift (Armada)#RoadAssault|Downshift]], [[Mirage (Armada)#RoadAssault|Mirage]])}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Destruction Mini-Con Team#RoadWrecker|Road Wrecker Mini-Con Team]] ([[Buzzsaw (Armada)#RoadWrecker|Buzzsaw]], [[Drill Bit (Armada)#RoadWrecker|Drill Bit]], [[Dualor (Armada)#RoadWrecker|Dualor]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Emergency Mini-Con Team#USredeco|Emergency Mini-Con Team]] (redeco) ([[Firebot (Armada)#HasbroRedeco|Firebot]], [[Makeshift (Armada)#HasbroRedeco|Makeshift]], [[Prowl (Armada)#HasbroRedeco|Prowl]])}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Sea Mini-Con Team#USredeco|Sea Mini-Con Team]] (redeco) ([[Oceanglide#HasbroRedeco|Oceanglide]], [[Stormcloud (Armada)#HasbroRedeco|Stormcloud]], [[Waterlog (Armada)#HasbroRedeco|Waterlog]])}}
|}
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===Super-Con Class===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Armada|Hot Shot]] with [[Jolt (Armada)#Toys|Jolt]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (Armada)#Toys|Cyclonus]] with [[Crumplezone (Armada)#Toys|Crumplezone]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Demolishor (Armada)#Toys|Demolishor]] with [[Blackout (Armada)#Toys|Blackout]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Smokescreen (Armada)#Toys|Smokescreen]] with [[Liftor#Toys|Liftor]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Sideways (Armada)#Toys|Sideways]] with [[Rook (Armada)#Toys|Rook]] and [[Crosswise (Armada)#Toys|Crosswise]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Blurr (Armada)#Toys|Blurr]] with [[Incinerator (Armada)#Toys|Incinerator]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys|Optimus Prime]] with [[Over-Run (Armada)#Toys|Over-Run]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
{{Bp-a1|[[Side Swipe (Armada)#Toys|Side Swipe]] with [[Nightbeat (Armada)#Toys|Nightbeat]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thrust (Armada)#Toys|Thrust]] with [[Inferno (Armada)#Toys|Inferno]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Armada Smokescreen toy.jpg|200px|thumb|Super-Con Smokescreen with Liftor]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Rhinox (Armada)#Toys|Rhinox]] with [[Armorhide (Armada)#Toys|Armorhide]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Terrorsaur (Armada)#Toys|Terrorsaur]] with [[Ironhide (Armada)#Toys|Ironhide]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Airazor (Armada)#Toys|Airazor]] with [[Nightscream (Armada)#Toys|Nightscream]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Smokescreen (Armada)#Hoist|Hoist]] with [[Refute (Armada)#Toys|Refute]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Wheeljack (Armada)#Toys|Wheeljack]] with [[Wind Sheer (Armada)#Toys|Wind Sheer]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Cheetor (Armada)#Toys|Cheetor]] with [[Cliffjumper (Armada)#Toys|Cliffjumper]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (Armada)#Powerlinx|Powerlinx Cyclonus]] with [[Crumplezone (Armada)#Powerlinx|Crumplezone]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#ArDxPx|Powerlinx Hot Shot]] with [[Jolt (Armada)#Powerlinx|Jolt]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thrust (Armada)#PowerlinxBrown|Powerlinx Thrust]] with [[Inferno (Armada)#PowerlinxBrown|Inferno]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Demolishor (Armada)#Powerlinx|Powerlinx Demolishor]] with [[Blackout (Armada)#Powerlinx|Blackout]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Nemesis Prime (Armada)#Toys|Nemesis Prime]] with [[Run-Over (Armada)#Toys|Run-Over]]}}
|}

===Max-Con Class===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Red Alert (Armada)#Toys|Red Alert]] with [[Longarm (Armada)#Toys|Longarm]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Armada)/toys#Armada|Starscream]] with [[Swindle (Armada)#Toys|Swindle]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Scavenger (Armada)#Toys|Scavenger]] with [[Rollbar (Armada)#Toys|Rollbar]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Thundercracker (Armada)#Toys|Thundercracker]] with [[Zapmaster (Armada)#Toys|Zapmaster]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Overload (Armada)#Toys|Overload]] with [[Rollout (Armada)#Toys|Rollout]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Skywarp (Armada)#Toys|Skywarp]] with [[Thunderclash (Armada)#Toys|Thunderclash]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:ArmadaScavenger toy.jpg|thumb|200px|Max-Con Scavenger]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Predacon (Armada)#Toys|Predacon]] with [[Skid-Z (Armada)#Toys|Skid-Z]] and [[Side Burn (Armada)#Toys|Side Burn]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Red Alert (Armada)#Powerlinx|Powerlinx Red Alert]] with [[Longarm (Armada)#Powerlinx|Longarm]]}}
|}

===Giga-Con Class===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Armada|Megatron]] with [[Leader-1 (Armada)#Toys|Leader-1]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (Armada)#Toys|Jetfire]] with [[Comettor (Armada)#Toys|Comettor]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#ArmadaGalvatron|Galvatron]] with [[Clench (Armada)#Toys|Clench]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Tidal Wave (Armada)#Toys|Tidal Wave]] with [[Ramjet (Armada)#Toys|Ramjet]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Armada Tidal Wave toy.jpg|thumb|200px|Giga-Con Tidal Wave]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (Armada)#Powerlinx|Powerlinx Jetfire]] with [[Comettor (Armada)#Powerlinx|Comettor]]}}
|}

===Super Base===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Armada|Optimus Prime]] with [[Sparkplug (Armada)#Toys|Sparkplug]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Powerlinx|Powerlinx Optimus Prime]] with [[Sparkplug (Armada)#Corona|Corona Sparkplug]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Superbase ArmadaPrime.jpg|thumb|200px|Super Base Optimus Prime]]
|}

{{-}}

===Supreme===
*[[Unicron/toys#Armada|Unicron]] with [[Dead End (Armada)#Toys|Dead End]]

{{-}}
===Role Play===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Role Play Triple Changer'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Laserbeak (Armada)#Toys|Laserbeak]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxe Role Play'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Star Saber (Armada)#RoleplayDark|Dark Saber]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Star_Saber_(Armada)#Armada_2|Star Saber]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}

===Exclusives===
[[File:Armada-optimus-prime-gold-kmart.jpg|thumb|200px|K-Mart exclusive Optimus Prime]]
:'''K-Mart'''
:* "Battle for the Matrix" ([[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#MatrixMultipack|"Powerlinx Optimus Prime"]], [[Sparkplug (Armada)#Toys|"Corona Sparkplug"]], [[Jetfire (Armada)#Toys|"Powerlinx Jetfire"]], [[Comettor (Armada)#Toys|Comettor]], [[Adventure Mini-Con Team#Toys|Adventure Mini-Con Team]], [[Longarm (Armada)#Toys|Longarm]])

{{note|Despite the various toys in this set being labeled "Powerlinx", they're not actually the Powerlinx versions. Just so you're not shocked when you click the links.}}
{{-}}

==Takara ''Micron Densetsu'' toyline==
[[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s take on ''Armada'', hitting stores a bit later than the Hasbro version, has some small but significant differences, largely in the decos. With a closer tie to the [[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|animation]], the toys had their colors tweaked to make them closer to their animation counterparts. This ranges from the small and subtle to completely different color schemes.

Takara also went ''nuts'' with the Mini-Cons. All but one of the three-pack teams got "[[X-Dimension]]" redecoes at normal retail, and some of the earlier molds got multiple redecoes as limited-edition store-[[exclusive]] promotional giveaways.

===Regular retail===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[December 26|12-26]]-[[2002]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Armada|Convoy Super Mode]] (w/ [[Sparkplug (Armada)#Toys|Prime]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Super-Con|STD Convoy]] (w/ [[Over-Run (Armada)#Toys|Surge]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Laserbeak (Armada)#Toys|Cyberhawk]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Smokescreen (Armada)#Toys|Grap]] (w/ [[Liftor#Toys|Lift]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Toys|Hot Rod]] (w/ [[Jolt (Armada)#Toys|Jolt]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Demolishor (Armada)#Toys|Ironhide]] (w/ [[Blackout (Armada)#Toys|Search]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Armada|Megatron]] (w/ [[Leader-1 (Armada)#Toys|Barrel]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Red Alert (Armada)#Toys|Ratchet]] (w/ [[Longarm (Armada)#Toys|Hook]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (Armada)#Toys|Sandstorm]] (w/ [[Crumplezone (Armada)#Toys|Cannon]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Armada)/toys#Armada|Starscream]] (w/ [[Swindle (Armada)#Toys|Grid]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)#Toys|Air Defense Micron]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)#XDimension|Air Defense Micron X‑Dimensions]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Destruction Mini-Con Team#Toys|Destruction Micron]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Destruction Mini-Con Team#XDimension|Destruction Micron X‑Dimensions]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Land Military Mini-Con Team#Toys|Land Military Micron]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Land Military Mini-Con Team#XDimension|Land Military Micron X‑Dimensions]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Race Mini-Con Team#Toys|Race Micron]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Race Mini-Con Team#XDimension|Race Micron X‑Dimensions]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Street Action Mini-Con Team#Toys|Street Action Micron]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Street Speed Mini-Con Team#Toys|Street Speed Micron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Smokescreen (Armada)#Toys|Grap]] & [[Race Mini-Con Team#Toys|Race Micron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Armada|Hot Rod]] & [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)#Toys|Air Defense Micron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Demolishor (Armada)#Toys|Ironhide]] & [[Land Military Mini-Con Team#Toys|Land Military Micron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (Armada)#Toys|Sandstorm]] & [[Destruction Mini-Con Team#Toys|Destruction Micron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[April 24|04-24]]-[[2003]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Scavenger (Armada)#Toys|Devastor]] (w/ [[Rollbar (Armada)#Toys|Dirt]])}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Sideways (Armada)#Toys|Double Face]] (w/ [[Rook (Armada)#Toys|Bright]] & [[Crosswise (Armada)#Toys|Shadow]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:MicronLegend Rampage toy.jpg|thumb|200px|Rampage with Hawk]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' (05-??-2003)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Blurr (Armada)#Toys|Silverbolt]] (w/ [[Incinerator (Armada)#Toys|Turbo]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Blurr (Armada)#Toys|Silverbolt]] & [[Street Speed Mini-Con Team#Toys|Street Speed Micron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' (06-??-2003)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (Armada)#Toys|Jetfire]] (w/ [[Comettor (Armada)#Toys|Sonar]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thrust (Armada)#Toys|Thrust]] (w/ [[Inferno (Armada)#Toys|Thunder]])}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Air Military Mini-Con Team#Toys|Air Military Micron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thrust (Armada)#Toys|Thrust]] & [[Air Military Mini-Con Team|Air Military Micron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' ([[July 17|07-17]]-2003)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Tidal Wave (Armada)#Toys|Shockwave]] (w/ [[Ramjet (Armada)#Toys|Sonic]])}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Air Military Mini-Con Team#XDimension|Air Military Micron X‑Dimensions]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Space Mini-Con Team#Toys|Space Micron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6''' ([[August 14|08-14]]-2003)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Wheeljack (Armada)#Toys|Rampage]] (w/ [[Wind Sheer (Armada)#Toys|Hawk]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Side Swipe (Armada)#Toys|Stepper]] (w/ [[Nightbeat (Armada)#Toys|Cha]])}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Aerial Extermination Mini-Con Team#Toys|Air Assault Micron]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Sea Mini-Con Team#Toys|Sea Micron]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Space Mini-Con Team#XDimensions|Space Micron X-Dimensions]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Wheeljack (Armada)#Toys|Rampage]] & [[Aerial Extermination Mini-Con Team#Toys|Air Assault Micron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Micron Shockwave toy.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Shockwave with Sonic]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7''' ([[August 28|08-28]]-2003)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Smokescreen (Armada)#Hoist|Grap Super Mode]] (w/ [[Liftor#SparkLift|Spark Lift]])}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Adventure Mini-Con Team#Toys|Adventure Micron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Smokescreen (Armada)#Hoist|Grap Super Mode]] & [[Adventure Mini-Con Team#Toys|Adventure Micron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8''' (09-??-2003)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Powerlinx|Hot Rod Super Mode]] (w/ [[Jolt (Armada)#Powerlinx|Spark Jolt]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#ArmadaGalvatron|Megatron Super Mode]] (w/ [[Leader-1 (Armada)#Spark|Spark Barrel]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Red Alert (Armada)#Powerlinx|Ratchet Super Mode]] (w/ [[Longarm (Armada)#Powerlinx|Spark Hook]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Armada)/toys#Armada|Starscream Super Mode]] (w/ [[Swindle (Armada)#Zapmaster|Spark Grid]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Adventure Mini-Con Team#XDimensions|Adventure Micron X-Dimensions]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Emergency Mini-Con Team#Toys|Emergency Micron]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Sea Mini-Con Team#Toys|Sea Micron X‑Dimensions]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 9''' (09-??-2003)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Demolishor (Armada)#Powerlinx|Ironhide Super Mode]] (w/ [[Blackout (Armada)#Powerlinx|Spark Search]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 10''' (09-??-2003)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Overload (Armada)#Toys|Ultra Magnus]] (w/ [[Rollout (Armada)#Toys|Magnus]])}}
* [[Unicron/toys#Armada|Unicron]] (w/ [[Dead End (Armada)#Toys|Bug]])
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 11''' (10-??-2003)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Emergency Mini-Con Team#XDimensions|Emergency Micron X‑Dimensions]]}}
|}

{{-}}

===Store/event exclusives===
Aside from the deluge of limited-edition Micron giveaways, Takara released a lot of the Hasbro line's non-cartoon-based toys as "[[USA Edition]]s" through numerous outlets.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Ito Yokado'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Destruction Mini-Con Team#Undergrove|Destruction Micron Undergrove Edition]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Race Mini-Con Team#RoadAssault|Race Micron Road Assault Edition]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Street Speed Mini-Con Team#Overdrive|Street Speed Micron Overdrive Edition]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Jusco'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Destruction Mini-Con Team#SpaceGalaxy|Destruction Micron Space Galaxy Edition]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rhinox (Armada)#Toys|Rhinox]] with [[Armorhide (Armada)#Toys|Armorhide]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Terrorsaur (Armada)#Toys|Terrorsaur]] with [[Ironhide (Armada)#Toys|Ironhide]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''LaOX'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (Armada)#Powerlinx|Powerlinx Cyclonus]] with [[Crumplezone (Armada)#Powerlinx|Crumplezone]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thrust (Armada)#PowerlinxBrown|Powerlinx Thrust]] with [[Inferno (Armada)#PowerlinxBrown|Inferno]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Hello Mac'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Land Military Mini-Con Team#Ultimate|Land Military Micron Ultimate Edition]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:PL Red Thrust toy.jpg|200px|thumb|Powerlinx Thrust with Inferno]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[TF Station]] affiliates'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Micron Booster]] Ver.0 ([[Drop-Test|Rod]], [[Atlas (MD)|Atlas]], [[Jetstorm (Armada)|Mach]], [[Runway (Armada)|Jetter]], [[Sonar (Armada)|Shuttler]], [[Dirt Boss (Armada)|Drift]], [[Downshift (Armada)|Spin]], [[Mirage (Armada)|Indy]])}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Destruction Mini-Con Team|Destruction White Micron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us|ToysЯUs]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Land Military Mini-Con Team#Ultimate|Land Military Micron Ultimate Edition]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Land Military Mini-Con Team|Land Military Micron Night Attack Edition]]}}
{{Bp-a1|Magna Convoy DX Set ([[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#MagnaConvoyDX|Convoy Super Mode Final Battle Color Version]], [[Overload (Armada)#MagnaConvoy|Ultra Magnus Special Clear Version]], [[Street Action Mini-Con Team#XDimension|Street Action Micron X-Dimensions]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Airazor (Armada)#Toys|Airazor]] with [[Nightscream (Armada)#Toys|Nightscream]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Cheetor (Armada)#Toys|Cheetor]] with [[Cliffjumper (Armada)#Toys|Cliffjumper]] (website only)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (Armada)#Powerlinx|Powerlinx Jetfire]] with [[Comettor (Armada)#Powerlinx|Comettor]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Predacon (Armada)#Toys|Predacon]] with [[Skid-Z (Armada)#Toys|Skid-Z]] and [[Side Burn (Armada)#Toys|Side Burn]] (website only)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Skywarp (Armada)#Toys|Skywarp]] with [[Thunderclash (Armada)#Toys|Thunderclash]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Toy's Dream Project/Toy Card'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Thrust (Armada)#PowerlinxRed|Powerlinx Thrust]] with [[Inferno (Armada)#PowerlinxRed|Inferno]] (red version)}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''World Hobby Fair'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Street Speed Mini-Con Team#Overdrive|Street Speed Micron Overdrive Edition]]}}
|}

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===Media exclusives===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Theme CD pack-ins'''
* [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)#CDblue|Air Defense Micron]] (blue)
* [[Street Action Mini-Con Team|Street Action Micron]] (anime color)
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Micron Densetsu]]'' DVD pack-ins'''
* [[Super Stunt Team]] ([[Flat-Out (MD)#Toys|Flat-Out]], [[Redline#Toys|Redline]], [[Servo (MD)#Toys|Servo]])
*[[Top Gear#Toys|Top Gear]]
*[[Midship#Toys|Midship]]
*[[Tailslide#Toys|Tailslide]]
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|width="20%" valign="top"| 
*[[Falcia#Toys|Falcia]]
*[[Combusta#Toys|Combusta]]
*[[Twirl (MD)#Toys|Twirl]]
*[[Freeboot#Toys|Freeboot]]
*[[Bilge (MD)#Toys|Bilge]]
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|width="20%" valign="top"| 
*[[Sunburn#Toys|Sunburn]]
*[[Kingbolt (MD)#Toys|Kingbolt]]
*[[Impulsor#Toys|Impulsor]]
*[[Quench#Toys|Quench]]
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|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Arm-toy TopGear.jpg|thumb|200px|DVD pack-in Top Gear]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Micron Densetsu Year Book 2003]]'''''
* [[Impulsor|"Special Color" Impulsor]]
* [[Kingbolt (MD)|"Special Color" Kingbolt]]
* [[Quench|"Special Color" Quench]]
* [[Unicron of Light#Toys|''Hikari no'' Unicron]]
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''Tele-V Magazine'''''
* [[Overload (Armada)#Blue|''Tokubetsu'' Ultra Magnus]] with [[Rollout (Armada)#Special|Magnus]]
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''TV Boy'' magazine'''
* [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#GoldArmada|''Kinpika'' Convoy]] with [[Sparkplug (Armada)#Kinpika|Prime]]
* [[Sparkplug (Armada)#Green|Prime Super Mode]]
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[TV Magazine]]'''''
* [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Crystal|Crystal Convoy]] with [[Over-Run (Armada)#Crystal|Spark Surge]]
* [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#BlackMegatron|Black Megatron]] with [[Leader-1 (Armada)#Black|Barrel]]
* [[Nemesis Prime (Armada)#TVMagazine|Scourge]] with [[Run-Over (Armada)#TVMagazine|Sweep]]
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|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[Image:Armadatoy_unicron_of_light.jpg|right|200px|thumb|''Hikari no'' Unicron]]
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''???'''
* [[Jetfire (Armada)#Gold|''Kinpika'' Jetfire]] with [[Comettor (Armada)#Gold|Sonar]]
|}

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==Sonokong ''Eunha Yeongung: Cybertron'' toyline==
From 2003 to 2005, Takara licensee [[Sonokong]] released a smaller selection of ''Micron Densetsu'' toys in Korea, under the name '''''Eunha Yeongung: Cybertron''''' (은하영웅 사이버트론, "Galactic Heroes: Cybertrons").

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Cybertron'''
* [[Laserbeak (Armada)#Toys|Cyberhawk]]
* [[Scavenger (Armada)#Toys|Hyena]] (w/ [[Rollbar (Armada)#Toys|Dirt]])
* [[Jetfire (Armada)#Toys|Jetfire]] (w/ [[Comettor (Armada)#Toys|Sonar]])
* [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Armada|Super Optimus]] (w/ [[Sparkplug (Armada)#Toys|Prime]])
* [[Red Alert (Armada)#Toys|Patrol]] (w/ [[Longarm (Armada)#Toys|Hook]])
* [[Overload (Armada)#Toys|Ultra Magnus]] (w/ [[Rollout (Armada)#Toys|Magnus]])
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Destron'''
* [[Demolishor (Armada)#Toys|Hide]] (w/ [[Blackout (Armada)#Toys|Search]])
* [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Armada|Megatron]] (w/ [[Leader-1 (Armada)#Toys|Barrel]])
* [[Starscream (Armada)#Toys|Scream]] (w/ [[Swindle (Armada)#Toys|Grid]])
* [[Tidal Wave (Armada)#Toys|Shock]] (w/ [[Ramjet (Armada)#Toys|Sonic]])
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Other'''
* [[Sideways (Armada)#Toys|Double Face]] (w/ [[Rook (Armada)#Toys|Bright]] & [[Crosswise (Armada)#Toys|Shadow]])
* [[Unicron/toys#Armada|Unicron]] (w/ [[Dead End (Armada)#Toys|Bug]])
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Multi-packs'''
* [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Armada|Red Gun]] & [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)#Toys|Air Defense]] (w/ [[Jolt (Armada)#Toys|Jolt]])
* [[Smokescreen (Armada)#Toys|Smoky]] & [[Race Mini-Con Team#Toys|Race]] (w/ [[Liftor#Toys|Lift]])
* [[Cyclonus (Armada)#Toys|Sandstorm]] & [[Destruction Mini-Con Team#Toys|Destruction]] (w/ [[Crumplezone (Armada)#Toys|Cannon]])
* [[Blurr (Armada)#Toys|Sunbolt]] & [[Street Speed Mini-Con Team#Toys|Street Speed]] (w/ [[Incinerator (Armada)#Toys|Turbo]])
* [[Thrust (Armada)#Toys|Sniper]] & [[Air Military Mini-Con Team#Toys|Air Military]] (w/ [[Inferno (Armada)#Toys|Thunder]])
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
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==Cancelled toys==
[[File:SST-UniBat.jpg|thumb]]
*A redeco of the Street Speed Team seen at [[OTFCC 2003]] - one-off "color shifts" of the Japanese Street Speed Micron Overdrive Edition - was intended for mass release, but never saw the light of day.
*Redecos of the Adventure and Space Teams surfaced from China, but were likewise not released.
*At OTFCC 2003, it was announced that the more show-accurate Japanese version of Wheeljack and Wind Sheer would be released in the North American line as a running change. That never happened.
*Likewise, the red version of Powerlinx Thrust was supposed to hit North American shores as a running change, but never did... although it DID see release in Japan, Europe, and Israel(!).

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==Post-''Armada'' releases==
Though it does not quite (yet) have the nostalgia-pull of older series, ''Armada'' has nonetheless had a number of toys released based on its characters, and even several all-new characters put into its universe since the [[Unicron Trilogy]] closed up shop. (Obviously, we're not counting toys from the direct-sequel series here.)

;Hasbro
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|''Universe'' (2008)]]'''
* [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Universe (2008)|Hot Shot]] (w/ [[Jolt (Armada)#Universe (2008)|Jolt]])
* [[Overload (Armada)#Universe (2008)|Overload]]
* [[Unicron/toys#Universe (2008)|Unicron]]
* [[Blight (Universe)#SingleCard|Blight]]
* [[Bodyblock (Universe)#SingleCard|Bodyblock]]
* [[Boltflash#SingleCard|Boltflash]]
* [[Brimstone (Universe)#Single|Brimstone]]
* [[Makeshift (Universe)#SingleCard|Makeshift]]
* [[Suppressor (Universe)#SingleCard|Suppressor]]
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|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* Mini-Con 10-Pack ([[Crosshairs (Universe)|Crosshairs]], [[Longview (Universe)|Longview]], [[Overcharge (Universe)|Overcharge]], [[Ransack (Universe 2008)|Ransack]], [[Scavenger (Universe 2008)|Scavenger]], [[Sky Shadow (Universe)|Sky Shadow]], [[Snow Cat (Universe)|Snow Cat]], [[Stockade (Universe 2008)|Stockade]], [[Treadshot (Universe 2008)|Treadshot]], [[Windrazor (Universe)|Windrazor]])
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|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* Mini-Con 12-Pack ([[Backstop (Universe)|Backstop]], [[Blight (Universe)|Blight]], [[Bodyblock (Universe)|Bodyblock]], [[Boltflash]], [[Brimstone (Universe)|Brimstone]], [[Cloudraker (Universe)|Cloudraker]], [[Flatfoot (Universe)|Flatfoot]], [[Heavytread (Universe)|Heavytread]], [[Knockdown (Universe)|Knockdown]], [[Makeshift (Universe)|Makeshift]], [[Skyhammer (Universe)|Skyhammer]], [[Suppressor (Universe)|Suppressor]])
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Kre-O]]'''''
* [[Demolishor (Armada)#Kre-O|Demolishor]]
* [[Iceberg#Kre-O|Iceberg]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:UniverseHotShotJolt.jpg|thumb|200px|''Universe'' Hot Shot with Jolt]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'''''
* [[Starscream (Armada)#Generations|Starscream]]
* [[Mini-Con Assault Team]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'''''
* [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Generations|Megatron]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'''''
* Siege on Cybertron ([[Tidal Wave (Armada)#Armada|Tidal Wave]])
|}

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;Hasbro via [[Fun Publications]]

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Transformers Collectors' Club]]'''
* [[Skywarp (Armada)#Timelines|Skywarp]]
* [[Spacewarp]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}

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;TakaraTomy
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Robotmasters (franchise)#Toys|Robotmasters]]'''''
* [[Sideways (RM)#Toys|Double Face]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'''''
* [[Starscream (Armada)#Legends|Armada Starscream Super Mode]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'''''
* [[Grand Galvatron#Unite Warriors 2|Grand Galvatron]] ([[Thrust (Armada)#Unite Warriors 2|Curse Armada Thrust]])
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}

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==Notes==
* According to [[Aaron Archer]] during his stint as ORSON, the Armada Autobots and Decepticons had intentionally different design aesthetics. The Autobots were designed to be symmetrical with clean lines and detailing, while the Decepticons had asymmetrical sculpts and details to invoke a more foreboding and battle-worn feel. A good example of this would be [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys|Hot Shot]] versus [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]].
* The official Hasbro press releases for ''Armada'' used the pricepoint titles from the ''Beast Wars'' era - Deluxe, Mega and Ultra - instead of Super-Con, Max-Con and Giga-Con, the designations specifically created for the toyline. Confusingly, one press release<ref>http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/b11879ad57a742ca?hl=en</ref> even referred to the "Mega Figure Assortment" as consisting of "MAXCON figures"...
* For the Japanese version of the line, Takara took the unusual step of picking and choosing [[box art]] from the Hasbro line, with just about all of [[Don Figueroa]] and [[Guido Guidi]]'s art being carried over, while the rest was replaced with new work. No explanation has ever been given, although it is worth noting that most of the replaced art originally depicted the character incorrectly (Megatron's treads being mounted on his back instead of his shoulders) or just very inaccurately (Jetfire's everything).

==References==
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[[Category:Unicron Trilogy toylines]]

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[[File:Hotshotarmadatoy.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Hot Shot with Jolt]]

'''''Transformers: Armada''''' marked a fresh start for the [[Transformers brand]], a reinvention that introduced a whole new universe and backstory for the robots in disguise. The [[franchise]] also introduced a new faction, the [[Mini-Con]]s, the line's most distinctive element, as ''every'' larger toy included one or more Mini-Con partners.

The line was a hit with kids; the simpler, cleaner transformations made the toys more accessible than prior lines, plus the wealth of action [[gimmick]]s gave every toy more to ''do''. The numerous Mini-Cons in particular proved popular with fans and children alike, and have continued on into many subsequent toylines. It did so well out of the gate that the line had to be expanded beyond its initial offerings pretty quickly, and began the next four-ish years of direct sequels, an era that would come to be known as the "[[Unicron Trilogy]]".

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==Overview==
The toyline marked a sharp change of design direction from the intricate, sometimes frustrating complexity found in the prior ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'', ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Machines]]'', and [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|''Robots in Disguise'']] lines (that last one being a particular point of contention with parents). The early offerings in particular were blocky, easy to transform, sturdy and colorful. [[Articulation]] tended to be reduced, sacrificed to keep price down in light of the need to add a Mini-Con partner and multiple intricate [[gimmick]]s to every mold. [[Ball joint]]s largely disappeared from the non-Mini-Con toys in favor of permanently-joined swivels. The aesthetics of larger robots hearkened back more to the blocky concepts of [[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]], while the Mini-Cons tended to be more experimental, with odd facial designs and non-standard limbs.

Each larger toy featured a "central" gimmick which could only be activated by attaching —called "[[Powerlinx]]ing"— a Mini-Con to the appropriate hard point. Though most transformation schemes were simple, many of the Mini-Con activated gimmicks were quite complex and innovative, such as [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Armada|Hot Shot]]'s "axelzooka", [[Scavenger (Armada)#Toys|Scavenger]]'s stompy-stompy action, and [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Armada|Megatron]]'s turret-mounted twin-missile launcher. Electronic lights and sounds also became standard on nearly all toys larger than Deluxe/Super-Con.

[[File:Unicrontoyarmada.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|Unicron, the line's largest toy.]]

As with ''Robots in Disguise'', the back end of the series featured same-character [[redeco]]es of toys in "powered up" modes, and this practice of heavy mold-re-use would continue on into the future to combat the ever-rising costs of production. The line was further bulked up by redecoes/[[retool]]s of several ''Beast Wars'' [[Transmetal]] toys, reworked to be Mini-Con compatible (despite a lack of any kind of action gimmicks), as early sales and subsequent retailer demand exceeded expectations, and they had to get ''something'' out relatively quick.

Toward the end, the line veered in an unexpected direction, with the introduction of the massive [[Unicron/toys#Armada|Unicron]], a ''huge'' toy based on the character from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', and arguably the greatest wish-fulfillment yet offered to fans from Hasbro. To promote this massive toy, the ongoing storylines of both cartoon and comic changed direction to feature the character as their central plot element, and the toyline itself gained a [[subline imprint]] promoting him in "[[The Unicron Battles]]".

''Armada'' saw a bit of a price jump (production costs again), as the $20 "Max-Con" size replaced the $15 Mega class of past lines, while the $25 "Giga-Cons" replaced the $20 Ultras. This was offset by the fact that ''Armada'' toys overall tended to be somewhat more bulky and massive than their predecessors.
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==Hasbro ''Armada'' toyline==
===Mini-Con 3-packs===
Mini-Cons were sold in carded three-packs at the Basic/Scout price point, each team defined by a particular gimmick or theme. Though only slightly larger than their closest precedent, the [[Micromaster]]s, they generally featured greatly improved articulation, complexity, and originality of design.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)#Toys|Air Defense Mini-Con Team]] ([[Jetstorm (Armada)#Toys|Jetstorm]], [[Runway (Armada)#Toys|Runway]], [[Sonar (Armada)#Toys|Sonar]])}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Land Military Mini-Con Team#Toys|Land Military Mini-Con Team]] ([[Bonecrusher (Armada)#Toys|Bonecrusher]], [[Knock Out (Armada)#Toys|Knock Out]], [[Wreckage (Armada)#Toys|Wreckage]])}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Street Action Mini-Con Team#Toys|Street Action Mini-Con Team]] ([[Grindor (Armada)#Toys|Grindor]], [[High Wire (Armada)#Toys|High Wire]], [[Sureshock (Armada)#Toys|Sureshock]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Destruction Mini-Con Team#Toys|Destruction Mini-Con Team]] ([[Buzzsaw (Armada)#Toys|Buzzsaw]], [[Drill Bit (Armada)#Toys|Drill Bit]], [[Dualor (Armada)#Toys|Dualor]])}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Race Mini-Con Team#Toys|Race Mini-Con Team]] ([[Dirt Boss (Armada)#Toys|Dirt Boss]], [[Downshift (Armada)#Toys|Downshift]], [[Mirage (Armada)|Mirage]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Adventure Mini-Con Team#Toys|Adventure Mini-Con Team]] ([[Dune Runner (Armada)#Toys|Dune Runner]], [[Iceberg#Toys|Iceberg]], [[Ransack (Armada)#Toys|Ransack]])}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Space Mini-Con Team#Toys|Space Mini-Con Team]] ([[Astroscope#Toys|Astroscope]], [[Payload (Armada)#Toys|Payload]], [[Sky Blast (Armada)#Toys|Sky Blast]])}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Street Speed Mini-Con Team#Toys|Street Speed Mini-Con Team]] ([[Backtrack (Armada)#Toys|Backtrack]], [[Oval#Toys|Oval]], [[Spiral#Toys|Spiral]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)#Toys|Air Assault Mini-Con Team]] ([[Jetstorm (Armada)#AirAssault|Jetstorm]], [[Runway (Armada)#AirAssault|Runway]], [[Sonar (Armada)#AirAssault|Sonar]])}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Night Attack Mini-Con Team#Toys|Night Attack Mini-Con Team]] ([[Broadside (Armada)#Toys|Broadside]], [[Fetch#Toys|Fetch]], [[Scattor (Armada)#Toys|Scattor]])}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Sea Mini-Con Team#Toys|Sea Mini-Con Team]] ([[Oceanglide#Toys|Oceanglide]], [[Stormcloud (Armada)#Toys|Stormcloud]], [[Waterlog (Armada)#Toys|Waterlog]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Armada-toy Destruction-Mini-Con-Team.JPG|thumb|200px|The Destruction Mini-Con Team]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Air Military Mini-Con Team#Toys|Air Military Mini-Con Team]] ([[Gunbarrel (Armada)#Toys|Gunbarrel]], [[Terradive (Armada)#Toys|Terradive]], [[Thunderwing (Armada)#Toys|Thunderwing]])}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Emergency Mini-Con Team#Toys|Emergency Mini-Con Team]] ([[Firebot (Armada)#Toys|Firebot]], [[Makeshift (Armada)#Toys|Makeshift]], [[Prowl (Armada)#Toys|Prowl]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Race Mini-Con Team#RoadAssault|Road Assault Mini-Con Team]] ([[Dirt Boss (Armada)#RoadAssault|Dirt Boss]], [[Downshift (Armada)#RoadAssault|Downshift]], [[Mirage (Armada)#RoadAssault|Mirage]])}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Destruction Mini-Con Team#RoadWrecker|Road Wrecker Mini-Con Team]] ([[Buzzsaw (Armada)#RoadWrecker|Buzzsaw]], [[Drill Bit (Armada)#RoadWrecker|Drill Bit]], [[Dualor (Armada)#RoadWrecker|Dualor]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Emergency Mini-Con Team#USredeco|Emergency Mini-Con Team]] (redeco) ([[Firebot (Armada)#HasbroRedeco|Firebot]], [[Makeshift (Armada)#HasbroRedeco|Makeshift]], [[Prowl (Armada)#HasbroRedeco|Prowl]])}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Sea Mini-Con Team#USredeco|Sea Mini-Con Team]] (redeco) ([[Oceanglide#HasbroRedeco|Oceanglide]], [[Stormcloud (Armada)#HasbroRedeco|Stormcloud]], [[Waterlog (Armada)#HasbroRedeco|Waterlog]])}}
|}
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===Super-Con Class===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Armada|Hot Shot]] with [[Jolt (Armada)#Toys|Jolt]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (Armada)#Toys|Cyclonus]] with [[Crumplezone (Armada)#Toys|Crumplezone]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Demolishor (Armada)#Toys|Demolishor]] with [[Blackout (Armada)#Toys|Blackout]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Smokescreen (Armada)#Toys|Smokescreen]] with [[Liftor#Toys|Liftor]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Sideways (Armada)#Toys|Sideways]] with [[Rook (Armada)#Toys|Rook]] and [[Crosswise (Armada)#Toys|Crosswise]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Blurr (Armada)#Toys|Blurr]] with [[Incinerator (Armada)#Toys|Incinerator]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys|Optimus Prime]] with [[Over-Run (Armada)#Toys|Over-Run]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
{{Bp-a1|[[Side Swipe (Armada)#Toys|Side Swipe]] with [[Nightbeat (Armada)#Toys|Nightbeat]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thrust (Armada)#Toys|Thrust]] with [[Inferno (Armada)#Toys|Inferno]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Armada Smokescreen toy.jpg|200px|thumb|Super-Con Smokescreen with Liftor]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Rhinox (Armada)#Toys|Rhinox]] with [[Armorhide (Armada)#Toys|Armorhide]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Terrorsaur (Armada)#Toys|Terrorsaur]] with [[Ironhide (Armada)#Toys|Ironhide]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Airazor (Armada)#Toys|Airazor]] with [[Nightscream (Armada)#Toys|Nightscream]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Smokescreen (Armada)#Hoist|Hoist]] with [[Refute (Armada)#Toys|Refute]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Wheeljack (Armada)#Toys|Wheeljack]] with [[Wind Sheer (Armada)#Toys|Wind Sheer]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Cheetor (Armada)#Toys|Cheetor]] with [[Cliffjumper (Armada)#Toys|Cliffjumper]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (Armada)#Powerlinx|Powerlinx Cyclonus]] with [[Crumplezone (Armada)#Powerlinx|Crumplezone]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#ArDxPx|Powerlinx Hot Shot]] with [[Jolt (Armada)#Powerlinx|Jolt]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thrust (Armada)#PowerlinxBrown|Powerlinx Thrust]] with [[Inferno (Armada)#PowerlinxBrown|Inferno]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Demolishor (Armada)#Powerlinx|Powerlinx Demolishor]] with [[Blackout (Armada)#Powerlinx|Blackout]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Nemesis Prime (Armada)#Toys|Nemesis Prime]] with [[Run-Over (Armada)#Toys|Run-Over]]}}
|}

===Max-Con Class===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Red Alert (Armada)#Toys|Red Alert]] with [[Longarm (Armada)#Toys|Longarm]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Armada)/toys#Armada|Starscream]] with [[Swindle (Armada)#Toys|Swindle]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Scavenger (Armada)#Toys|Scavenger]] with [[Rollbar (Armada)#Toys|Rollbar]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Thundercracker (Armada)#Toys|Thundercracker]] with [[Zapmaster (Armada)#Toys|Zapmaster]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Overload (Armada)#Toys|Overload]] with [[Rollout (Armada)#Toys|Rollout]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Skywarp (Armada)#Toys|Skywarp]] with [[Thunderclash (Armada)#Toys|Thunderclash]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:ArmadaScavenger toy.jpg|thumb|200px|Max-Con Scavenger]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Predacon (Armada)#Toys|Predacon]] with [[Skid-Z (Armada)#Toys|Skid-Z]] and [[Side Burn (Armada)#Toys|Side Burn]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Red Alert (Armada)#Powerlinx|Powerlinx Red Alert]] with [[Longarm (Armada)#Powerlinx|Longarm]]}}
|}

===Giga-Con Class===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Armada|Megatron]] with [[Leader-1 (Armada)#Toys|Leader-1]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (Armada)#Toys|Jetfire]] with [[Comettor (Armada)#Toys|Comettor]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#ArmadaGalvatron|Galvatron]] with [[Clench (Armada)#Toys|Clench]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Tidal Wave (Armada)#Toys|Tidal Wave]] with [[Ramjet (Armada)#Toys|Ramjet]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Armada Tidal Wave toy.jpg|thumb|200px|Giga-Con Tidal Wave]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (Armada)#Powerlinx|Powerlinx Jetfire]] with [[Comettor (Armada)#Powerlinx|Comettor]]}}
|}

===Super Base===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Armada|Optimus Prime]] with [[Sparkplug (Armada)#Toys|Sparkplug]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Powerlinx|Powerlinx Optimus Prime]] with [[Sparkplug (Armada)#Corona|Corona Sparkplug]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Superbase ArmadaPrime.jpg|thumb|200px|Super Base Optimus Prime]]
|}

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===Supreme===
*[[Unicron/toys#Armada|Unicron]] with [[Dead End (Armada)#Toys|Dead End]]

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===Role Play===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Role Play Triple Changer'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Laserbeak (Armada)#Toys|Laserbeak]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxe Role Play'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Star Saber (Armada)#RoleplayDark|Dark Saber]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Star_Saber_(Armada)#Armada_2|Star Saber]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
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===Exclusives===
[[File:Armada-optimus-prime-gold-kmart.jpg|thumb|200px|K-Mart exclusive Optimus Prime]]
:'''K-Mart'''
:* "Battle for the Matrix" ([[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#MatrixMultipack|"Powerlinx Optimus Prime"]], [[Sparkplug (Armada)#Toys|"Corona Sparkplug"]], [[Jetfire (Armada)#Toys|"Powerlinx Jetfire"]], [[Comettor (Armada)#Toys|Comettor]], [[Adventure Mini-Con Team#Toys|Adventure Mini-Con Team]], [[Longarm (Armada)#Toys|Longarm]])

{{note|Despite the various toys in this set being labeled "Powerlinx", they're not actually the Powerlinx versions. Just so you're not shocked when you click the links.}}
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==Takara ''Micron Densetsu'' toyline==
[[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s take on ''Armada'', hitting stores a bit later than the Hasbro version, has some small but significant differences, largely in the decos. With a closer tie to the [[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|animation]], the toys had their colors tweaked to make them closer to their animation counterparts. This ranges from the small and subtle to completely different color schemes.

Takara also went ''nuts'' with the Mini-Cons. All but one of the three-pack teams got "[[X-Dimension]]" redecoes at normal retail, and some of the earlier molds got multiple redecoes as limited-edition store-[[exclusive]] promotional giveaways.

===Regular retail===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[December 26|12-26]]-[[2002]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Armada|Convoy Super Mode]] (w/ [[Sparkplug (Armada)#Toys|Prime]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Super-Con|STD Convoy]] (w/ [[Over-Run (Armada)#Toys|Surge]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Laserbeak (Armada)#Toys|Cyberhawk]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Smokescreen (Armada)#Toys|Grap]] (w/ [[Liftor#Toys|Lift]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Toys|Hot Rod]] (w/ [[Jolt (Armada)#Toys|Jolt]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Demolishor (Armada)#Toys|Ironhide]] (w/ [[Blackout (Armada)#Toys|Search]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Armada|Megatron]] (w/ [[Leader-1 (Armada)#Toys|Barrel]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Red Alert (Armada)#Toys|Ratchet]] (w/ [[Longarm (Armada)#Toys|Hook]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (Armada)#Toys|Sandstorm]] (w/ [[Crumplezone (Armada)#Toys|Cannon]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Armada)/toys#Armada|Starscream]] (w/ [[Swindle (Armada)#Toys|Grid]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)#Toys|Air Defense Micron]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)#XDimension|Air Defense Micron X‑Dimensions]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Destruction Mini-Con Team#Toys|Destruction Micron]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Destruction Mini-Con Team#XDimension|Destruction Micron X‑Dimensions]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Land Military Mini-Con Team#Toys|Land Military Micron]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Land Military Mini-Con Team#XDimension|Land Military Micron X‑Dimensions]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Race Mini-Con Team#Toys|Race Micron]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Race Mini-Con Team#XDimension|Race Micron X‑Dimensions]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Street Action Mini-Con Team#Toys|Street Action Micron]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Street Speed Mini-Con Team#Toys|Street Speed Micron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Smokescreen (Armada)#Toys|Grap]] & [[Race Mini-Con Team#Toys|Race Micron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Armada|Hot Rod]] & [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)#Toys|Air Defense Micron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Demolishor (Armada)#Toys|Ironhide]] & [[Land Military Mini-Con Team#Toys|Land Military Micron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (Armada)#Toys|Sandstorm]] & [[Destruction Mini-Con Team#Toys|Destruction Micron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[April 24|04-24]]-[[2003]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Scavenger (Armada)#Toys|Devastor]] (w/ [[Rollbar (Armada)#Toys|Dirt]])}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Sideways (Armada)#Toys|Double Face]] (w/ [[Rook (Armada)#Toys|Bright]] & [[Crosswise (Armada)#Toys|Shadow]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:MicronLegend Rampage toy.jpg|thumb|200px|Rampage with Hawk]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' (05-??-2003)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Blurr (Armada)#Toys|Silverbolt]] (w/ [[Incinerator (Armada)#Toys|Turbo]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Blurr (Armada)#Toys|Silverbolt]] & [[Street Speed Mini-Con Team#Toys|Street Speed Micron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' (06-??-2003)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (Armada)#Toys|Jetfire]] (w/ [[Comettor (Armada)#Toys|Sonar]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thrust (Armada)#Toys|Thrust]] (w/ [[Inferno (Armada)#Toys|Thunder]])}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Air Military Mini-Con Team#Toys|Air Military Micron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thrust (Armada)#Toys|Thrust]] & [[Air Military Mini-Con Team|Air Military Micron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' ([[July 17|07-17]]-2003)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Tidal Wave (Armada)#Toys|Shockwave]] (w/ [[Ramjet (Armada)#Toys|Sonic]])}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Air Military Mini-Con Team#XDimension|Air Military Micron X‑Dimensions]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Space Mini-Con Team#Toys|Space Micron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6''' ([[August 14|08-14]]-2003)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Wheeljack (Armada)#Toys|Rampage]] (w/ [[Wind Sheer (Armada)#Toys|Hawk]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Side Swipe (Armada)#Toys|Stepper]] (w/ [[Nightbeat (Armada)#Toys|Cha]])}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Aerial Extermination Mini-Con Team#Toys|Air Assault Micron]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Sea Mini-Con Team#Toys|Sea Micron]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Space Mini-Con Team#XDimensions|Space Micron X-Dimensions]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Wheeljack (Armada)#Toys|Rampage]] & [[Aerial Extermination Mini-Con Team#Toys|Air Assault Micron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Micron Shockwave toy.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Shockwave with Sonic]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7''' ([[August 28|08-28]]-2003)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Smokescreen (Armada)#Hoist|Grap Super Mode]] (w/ [[Liftor#SparkLift|Spark Lift]])}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Adventure Mini-Con Team#Toys|Adventure Micron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Smokescreen (Armada)#Hoist|Grap Super Mode]] & [[Adventure Mini-Con Team#Toys|Adventure Micron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8''' (09-??-2003)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Powerlinx|Hot Rod Super Mode]] (w/ [[Jolt (Armada)#Powerlinx|Spark Jolt]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#ArmadaGalvatron|Megatron Super Mode]] (w/ [[Leader-1 (Armada)#Spark|Spark Barrel]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Red Alert (Armada)#Powerlinx|Ratchet Super Mode]] (w/ [[Longarm (Armada)#Powerlinx|Spark Hook]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Armada)#Powerlinx|Starscream Super Mode]] (w/ [[Swindle (Armada)#Zapmaster|Spark Grid]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Adventure Mini-Con Team#XDimensions|Adventure Micron X-Dimensions]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Emergency Mini-Con Team#Toys|Emergency Micron]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Sea Mini-Con Team#Toys|Sea Micron X‑Dimensions]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 9''' (09-??-2003)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Demolishor (Armada)#Powerlinx|Ironhide Super Mode]] (w/ [[Blackout (Armada)#Powerlinx|Spark Search]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 10''' (09-??-2003)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Overload (Armada)#Toys|Ultra Magnus]] (w/ [[Rollout (Armada)#Toys|Magnus]])}}
* [[Unicron/toys#Armada|Unicron]] (w/ [[Dead End (Armada)#Toys|Bug]])
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 11''' (10-??-2003)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Emergency Mini-Con Team#XDimensions|Emergency Micron X‑Dimensions]]}}
|}

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===Store/event exclusives===
Aside from the deluge of limited-edition Micron giveaways, Takara released a lot of the Hasbro line's non-cartoon-based toys as "[[USA Edition]]s" through numerous outlets.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Ito Yokado'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Destruction Mini-Con Team#Undergrove|Destruction Micron Undergrove Edition]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Race Mini-Con Team#RoadAssault|Race Micron Road Assault Edition]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Street Speed Mini-Con Team#Overdrive|Street Speed Micron Overdrive Edition]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Jusco'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Destruction Mini-Con Team#SpaceGalaxy|Destruction Micron Space Galaxy Edition]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rhinox (Armada)#Toys|Rhinox]] with [[Armorhide (Armada)#Toys|Armorhide]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Terrorsaur (Armada)#Toys|Terrorsaur]] with [[Ironhide (Armada)#Toys|Ironhide]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''LaOX'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (Armada)#Powerlinx|Powerlinx Cyclonus]] with [[Crumplezone (Armada)#Powerlinx|Crumplezone]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thrust (Armada)#PowerlinxBrown|Powerlinx Thrust]] with [[Inferno (Armada)#PowerlinxBrown|Inferno]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Hello Mac'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Land Military Mini-Con Team#Ultimate|Land Military Micron Ultimate Edition]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:PL Red Thrust toy.jpg|200px|thumb|Powerlinx Thrust with Inferno]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[TF Station]] affiliates'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Micron Booster]] Ver.0 ([[Drop-Test|Rod]], [[Atlas (MD)|Atlas]], [[Jetstorm (Armada)|Mach]], [[Runway (Armada)|Jetter]], [[Sonar (Armada)|Shuttler]], [[Dirt Boss (Armada)|Drift]], [[Downshift (Armada)|Spin]], [[Mirage (Armada)|Indy]])}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Destruction Mini-Con Team|Destruction White Micron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us|ToysЯUs]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Land Military Mini-Con Team#Ultimate|Land Military Micron Ultimate Edition]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Land Military Mini-Con Team|Land Military Micron Night Attack Edition]]}}
{{Bp-a1|Magna Convoy DX Set ([[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#MagnaConvoyDX|Convoy Super Mode Final Battle Color Version]], [[Overload (Armada)#MagnaConvoy|Ultra Magnus Special Clear Version]], [[Street Action Mini-Con Team#XDimension|Street Action Micron X-Dimensions]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Airazor (Armada)#Toys|Airazor]] with [[Nightscream (Armada)#Toys|Nightscream]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Cheetor (Armada)#Toys|Cheetor]] with [[Cliffjumper (Armada)#Toys|Cliffjumper]] (website only)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (Armada)#Powerlinx|Powerlinx Jetfire]] with [[Comettor (Armada)#Powerlinx|Comettor]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Predacon (Armada)#Toys|Predacon]] with [[Skid-Z (Armada)#Toys|Skid-Z]] and [[Side Burn (Armada)#Toys|Side Burn]] (website only)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Skywarp (Armada)#Toys|Skywarp]] with [[Thunderclash (Armada)#Toys|Thunderclash]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Toy's Dream Project/Toy Card'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Thrust (Armada)#PowerlinxRed|Powerlinx Thrust]] with [[Inferno (Armada)#PowerlinxRed|Inferno]] (red version)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''World Hobby Fair'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Street Speed Mini-Con Team#Overdrive|Street Speed Micron Overdrive Edition]]}}
|}

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===Media exclusives===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Theme CD pack-ins'''
* [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)#CDblue|Air Defense Micron]] (blue)
* [[Street Action Mini-Con Team|Street Action Micron]] (anime color)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Micron Densetsu]]'' DVD pack-ins'''
* [[Super Stunt Team]] ([[Flat-Out (MD)#Toys|Flat-Out]], [[Redline#Toys|Redline]], [[Servo (MD)#Toys|Servo]])
*[[Top Gear#Toys|Top Gear]]
*[[Midship#Toys|Midship]]
*[[Tailslide#Toys|Tailslide]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
*[[Falcia#Toys|Falcia]]
*[[Combusta#Toys|Combusta]]
*[[Twirl (MD)#Toys|Twirl]]
*[[Freeboot#Toys|Freeboot]]
*[[Bilge (MD)#Toys|Bilge]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
*[[Sunburn#Toys|Sunburn]]
*[[Kingbolt (MD)#Toys|Kingbolt]]
*[[Impulsor#Toys|Impulsor]]
*[[Quench#Toys|Quench]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Arm-toy TopGear.jpg|thumb|200px|DVD pack-in Top Gear]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Micron Densetsu Year Book 2003]]'''''
* [[Impulsor|"Special Color" Impulsor]]
* [[Kingbolt (MD)|"Special Color" Kingbolt]]
* [[Quench|"Special Color" Quench]]
* [[Unicron of Light#Toys|''Hikari no'' Unicron]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''Tele-V Magazine'''''
* [[Overload (Armada)#Blue|''Tokubetsu'' Ultra Magnus]] with [[Rollout (Armada)#Special|Magnus]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''TV Boy'' magazine'''
* [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#GoldArmada|''Kinpika'' Convoy]] with [[Sparkplug (Armada)#Kinpika|Prime]]
* [[Sparkplug (Armada)#Green|Prime Super Mode]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[TV Magazine]]'''''
* [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Crystal|Crystal Convoy]] with [[Over-Run (Armada)#Crystal|Spark Surge]]
* [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#BlackMegatron|Black Megatron]] with [[Leader-1 (Armada)#Black|Barrel]]
* [[Nemesis Prime (Armada)#TVMagazine|Scourge]] with [[Run-Over (Armada)#TVMagazine|Sweep]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[Image:Armadatoy_unicron_of_light.jpg|right|200px|thumb|''Hikari no'' Unicron]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''???'''
* [[Jetfire (Armada)#Gold|''Kinpika'' Jetfire]] with [[Comettor (Armada)#Gold|Sonar]]
|}

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==Sonokong ''Eunha Yeongung: Cybertron'' toyline==
From 2003 to 2005, Takara licensee [[Sonokong]] released a smaller selection of ''Micron Densetsu'' toys in Korea, under the name '''''Eunha Yeongung: Cybertron''''' (은하영웅 사이버트론, "Galactic Heroes: Cybertrons").

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Cybertron'''
* [[Laserbeak (Armada)#Toys|Cyberhawk]]
* [[Scavenger (Armada)#Toys|Hyena]] (w/ [[Rollbar (Armada)#Toys|Dirt]])
* [[Jetfire (Armada)#Toys|Jetfire]] (w/ [[Comettor (Armada)#Toys|Sonar]])
* [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Armada|Super Optimus]] (w/ [[Sparkplug (Armada)#Toys|Prime]])
* [[Red Alert (Armada)#Toys|Patrol]] (w/ [[Longarm (Armada)#Toys|Hook]])
* [[Overload (Armada)#Toys|Ultra Magnus]] (w/ [[Rollout (Armada)#Toys|Magnus]])
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Destron'''
* [[Demolishor (Armada)#Toys|Hide]] (w/ [[Blackout (Armada)#Toys|Search]])
* [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Armada|Megatron]] (w/ [[Leader-1 (Armada)#Toys|Barrel]])
* [[Starscream (Armada)#Toys|Scream]] (w/ [[Swindle (Armada)#Toys|Grid]])
* [[Tidal Wave (Armada)#Toys|Shock]] (w/ [[Ramjet (Armada)#Toys|Sonic]])
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Other'''
* [[Sideways (Armada)#Toys|Double Face]] (w/ [[Rook (Armada)#Toys|Bright]] & [[Crosswise (Armada)#Toys|Shadow]])
* [[Unicron/toys#Armada|Unicron]] (w/ [[Dead End (Armada)#Toys|Bug]])
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Multi-packs'''
* [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Armada|Red Gun]] & [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)#Toys|Air Defense]] (w/ [[Jolt (Armada)#Toys|Jolt]])
* [[Smokescreen (Armada)#Toys|Smoky]] & [[Race Mini-Con Team#Toys|Race]] (w/ [[Liftor#Toys|Lift]])
* [[Cyclonus (Armada)#Toys|Sandstorm]] & [[Destruction Mini-Con Team#Toys|Destruction]] (w/ [[Crumplezone (Armada)#Toys|Cannon]])
* [[Blurr (Armada)#Toys|Sunbolt]] & [[Street Speed Mini-Con Team#Toys|Street Speed]] (w/ [[Incinerator (Armada)#Toys|Turbo]])
* [[Thrust (Armada)#Toys|Sniper]] & [[Air Military Mini-Con Team#Toys|Air Military]] (w/ [[Inferno (Armada)#Toys|Thunder]])
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
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==Cancelled toys==
[[File:SST-UniBat.jpg|thumb]]
*A redeco of the Street Speed Team seen at [[OTFCC 2003]] - one-off "color shifts" of the Japanese Street Speed Micron Overdrive Edition - was intended for mass release, but never saw the light of day.
*Redecos of the Adventure and Space Teams surfaced from China, but were likewise not released.
*At OTFCC 2003, it was announced that the more show-accurate Japanese version of Wheeljack and Wind Sheer would be released in the North American line as a running change. That never happened.
*Likewise, the red version of Powerlinx Thrust was supposed to hit North American shores as a running change, but never did... although it DID see release in Japan, Europe, and Israel(!).

{{-}}
==Post-''Armada'' releases==
Though it does not quite (yet) have the nostalgia-pull of older series, ''Armada'' has nonetheless had a number of toys released based on its characters, and even several all-new characters put into its universe since the [[Unicron Trilogy]] closed up shop. (Obviously, we're not counting toys from the direct-sequel series here.)

;Hasbro
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|''Universe'' (2008)]]'''
* [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Universe (2008)|Hot Shot]] (w/ [[Jolt (Armada)#Universe (2008)|Jolt]])
* [[Overload (Armada)#Universe (2008)|Overload]]
* [[Unicron/toys#Universe (2008)|Unicron]]
* [[Blight (Universe)#SingleCard|Blight]]
* [[Bodyblock (Universe)#SingleCard|Bodyblock]]
* [[Boltflash#SingleCard|Boltflash]]
* [[Brimstone (Universe)#Single|Brimstone]]
* [[Makeshift (Universe)#SingleCard|Makeshift]]
* [[Suppressor (Universe)#SingleCard|Suppressor]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* Mini-Con 10-Pack ([[Crosshairs (Universe)|Crosshairs]], [[Longview (Universe)|Longview]], [[Overcharge (Universe)|Overcharge]], [[Ransack (Universe 2008)|Ransack]], [[Scavenger (Universe 2008)|Scavenger]], [[Sky Shadow (Universe)|Sky Shadow]], [[Snow Cat (Universe)|Snow Cat]], [[Stockade (Universe 2008)|Stockade]], [[Treadshot (Universe 2008)|Treadshot]], [[Windrazor (Universe)|Windrazor]])
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* Mini-Con 12-Pack ([[Backstop (Universe)|Backstop]], [[Blight (Universe)|Blight]], [[Bodyblock (Universe)|Bodyblock]], [[Boltflash]], [[Brimstone (Universe)|Brimstone]], [[Cloudraker (Universe)|Cloudraker]], [[Flatfoot (Universe)|Flatfoot]], [[Heavytread (Universe)|Heavytread]], [[Knockdown (Universe)|Knockdown]], [[Makeshift (Universe)|Makeshift]], [[Skyhammer (Universe)|Skyhammer]], [[Suppressor (Universe)|Suppressor]])
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Kre-O]]'''''
* [[Demolishor (Armada)#Kre-O|Demolishor]]
* [[Iceberg#Kre-O|Iceberg]]
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|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:UniverseHotShotJolt.jpg|thumb|200px|''Universe'' Hot Shot with Jolt]]
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'''''
* [[Starscream (Armada)#Generations|Starscream]]
* [[Mini-Con Assault Team]]
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'''''
* [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Generations|Megatron]]
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'''''
* Siege on Cybertron ([[Tidal Wave (Armada)#Armada|Tidal Wave]])
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;Hasbro via [[Fun Publications]]

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Transformers Collectors' Club]]'''
* [[Skywarp (Armada)#Timelines|Skywarp]]
* [[Spacewarp]]
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;TakaraTomy
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Robotmasters (franchise)#Toys|Robotmasters]]'''''
* [[Sideways (RM)#Toys|Double Face]]
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'''''
* [[Starscream (Armada)#Legends|Armada Starscream Super Mode]]
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'''''
* [[Grand Galvatron#Unite Warriors 2|Grand Galvatron]] ([[Thrust (Armada)#Unite Warriors 2|Curse Armada Thrust]])
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==Notes==
* According to [[Aaron Archer]] during his stint as ORSON, the Armada Autobots and Decepticons had intentionally different design aesthetics. The Autobots were designed to be symmetrical with clean lines and detailing, while the Decepticons had asymmetrical sculpts and details to invoke a more foreboding and battle-worn feel. A good example of this would be [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys|Hot Shot]] versus [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]].
* The official Hasbro press releases for ''Armada'' used the pricepoint titles from the ''Beast Wars'' era - Deluxe, Mega and Ultra - instead of Super-Con, Max-Con and Giga-Con, the designations specifically created for the toyline. Confusingly, one press release<ref>http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/b11879ad57a742ca?hl=en</ref> even referred to the "Mega Figure Assortment" as consisting of "MAXCON figures"...
* For the Japanese version of the line, Takara took the unusual step of picking and choosing [[box art]] from the Hasbro line, with just about all of [[Don Figueroa]] and [[Guido Guidi]]'s art being carried over, while the rest was replaced with new work. No explanation has ever been given, although it is worth noting that most of the replaced art originally depicted the character incorrectly (Megatron's treads being mounted on his back instead of his shoulders) or just very inaccurately (Jetfire's everything).

==References==
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[[Category:Armada| Armada (toyline)]]
[[Category:Unicron Trilogy toylines]]

Transformers: Armada (toyline)

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[[File:Hotshotarmadatoy.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Hot Shot with Jolt]]

'''''Transformers: Armada''''' marked a fresh start for the [[Transformers brand]], a reinvention that introduced a whole new universe and backstory for the robots in disguise. The [[franchise]] also introduced a new faction, the [[Mini-Con]]s, the line's most distinctive element, as ''every'' larger toy included one or more Mini-Con partners.

The line was a hit with kids; the simpler, cleaner transformations made the toys more accessible than prior lines, plus the wealth of action [[gimmick]]s gave every toy more to ''do''. The numerous Mini-Cons in particular proved popular with fans and children alike, and have continued on into many subsequent toylines. It did so well out of the gate that the line had to be expanded beyond its initial offerings pretty quickly, and began the next four-ish years of direct sequels, an era that would come to be known as the "[[Unicron Trilogy]]".

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==Overview==
The toyline marked a sharp change of design direction from the intricate, sometimes frustrating complexity found in the prior ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'', ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Machines]]'', and [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|''Robots in Disguise'']] lines (that last one being a particular point of contention with parents). The early offerings in particular were blocky, easy to transform, sturdy and colorful. [[Articulation]] tended to be reduced, sacrificed to keep price down in light of the need to add a Mini-Con partner and multiple intricate [[gimmick]]s to every mold. [[Ball joint]]s largely disappeared from the non-Mini-Con toys in favor of permanently-joined swivels. The aesthetics of larger robots hearkened back more to the blocky concepts of [[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]], while the Mini-Cons tended to be more experimental, with odd facial designs and non-standard limbs.

Each larger toy featured a "central" gimmick which could only be activated by attaching —called "[[Powerlinx]]ing"— a Mini-Con to the appropriate hard point. Though most transformation schemes were simple, many of the Mini-Con activated gimmicks were quite complex and innovative, such as [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Armada|Hot Shot]]'s "axelzooka", [[Scavenger (Armada)#Toys|Scavenger]]'s stompy-stompy action, and [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Armada|Megatron]]'s turret-mounted twin-missile launcher. Electronic lights and sounds also became standard on nearly all toys larger than Deluxe/Super-Con.

[[File:Unicrontoyarmada.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|Unicron, the line's largest toy.]]

As with ''Robots in Disguise'', the back end of the series featured same-character [[redeco]]es of toys in "powered up" modes, and this practice of heavy mold-re-use would continue on into the future to combat the ever-rising costs of production. The line was further bulked up by redecoes/[[retool]]s of several ''Beast Wars'' [[Transmetal]] toys, reworked to be Mini-Con compatible (despite a lack of any kind of action gimmicks), as early sales and subsequent retailer demand exceeded expectations, and they had to get ''something'' out relatively quick.

Toward the end, the line veered in an unexpected direction, with the introduction of the massive [[Unicron/toys#Armada|Unicron]], a ''huge'' toy based on the character from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', and arguably the greatest wish-fulfillment yet offered to fans from Hasbro. To promote this massive toy, the ongoing storylines of both cartoon and comic changed direction to feature the character as their central plot element, and the toyline itself gained a [[subline imprint]] promoting him in "[[The Unicron Battles]]".

''Armada'' saw a bit of a price jump (production costs again), as the $20 "Max-Con" size replaced the $15 Mega class of past lines, while the $25 "Giga-Cons" replaced the $20 Ultras. This was offset by the fact that ''Armada'' toys overall tended to be somewhat more bulky and massive than their predecessors.
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==Hasbro ''Armada'' toyline==
===Mini-Con 3-packs===
Mini-Cons were sold in carded three-packs at the Basic/Scout price point, each team defined by a particular gimmick or theme. Though only slightly larger than their closest precedent, the [[Micromaster]]s, they generally featured greatly improved articulation, complexity, and originality of design.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)#Toys|Air Defense Mini-Con Team]] ([[Jetstorm (Armada)#Toys|Jetstorm]], [[Runway (Armada)#Toys|Runway]], [[Sonar (Armada)#Toys|Sonar]])}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Land Military Mini-Con Team#Toys|Land Military Mini-Con Team]] ([[Bonecrusher (Armada)#Toys|Bonecrusher]], [[Knock Out (Armada)#Toys|Knock Out]], [[Wreckage (Armada)#Toys|Wreckage]])}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Street Action Mini-Con Team#Toys|Street Action Mini-Con Team]] ([[Grindor (Armada)#Toys|Grindor]], [[High Wire (Armada)#Toys|High Wire]], [[Sureshock (Armada)#Toys|Sureshock]])}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Destruction Mini-Con Team#Toys|Destruction Mini-Con Team]] ([[Buzzsaw (Armada)#Toys|Buzzsaw]], [[Drill Bit (Armada)#Toys|Drill Bit]], [[Dualor (Armada)#Toys|Dualor]])}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Race Mini-Con Team#Toys|Race Mini-Con Team]] ([[Dirt Boss (Armada)#Toys|Dirt Boss]], [[Downshift (Armada)#Toys|Downshift]], [[Mirage (Armada)|Mirage]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Adventure Mini-Con Team#Toys|Adventure Mini-Con Team]] ([[Dune Runner (Armada)#Toys|Dune Runner]], [[Iceberg#Toys|Iceberg]], [[Ransack (Armada)#Toys|Ransack]])}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Space Mini-Con Team#Toys|Space Mini-Con Team]] ([[Astroscope#Toys|Astroscope]], [[Payload (Armada)#Toys|Payload]], [[Sky Blast (Armada)#Toys|Sky Blast]])}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Street Speed Mini-Con Team#Toys|Street Speed Mini-Con Team]] ([[Backtrack (Armada)#Toys|Backtrack]], [[Oval#Toys|Oval]], [[Spiral#Toys|Spiral]])}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)#Toys|Air Assault Mini-Con Team]] ([[Jetstorm (Armada)#AirAssault|Jetstorm]], [[Runway (Armada)#AirAssault|Runway]], [[Sonar (Armada)#AirAssault|Sonar]])}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Night Attack Mini-Con Team#Toys|Night Attack Mini-Con Team]] ([[Broadside (Armada)#Toys|Broadside]], [[Fetch#Toys|Fetch]], [[Scattor (Armada)#Toys|Scattor]])}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Sea Mini-Con Team#Toys|Sea Mini-Con Team]] ([[Oceanglide#Toys|Oceanglide]], [[Stormcloud (Armada)#Toys|Stormcloud]], [[Waterlog (Armada)#Toys|Waterlog]])}}
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|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Armada-toy Destruction-Mini-Con-Team.JPG|thumb|200px|The Destruction Mini-Con Team]]
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Air Military Mini-Con Team#Toys|Air Military Mini-Con Team]] ([[Gunbarrel (Armada)#Toys|Gunbarrel]], [[Terradive (Armada)#Toys|Terradive]], [[Thunderwing (Armada)#Toys|Thunderwing]])}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Emergency Mini-Con Team#Toys|Emergency Mini-Con Team]] ([[Firebot (Armada)#Toys|Firebot]], [[Makeshift (Armada)#Toys|Makeshift]], [[Prowl (Armada)#Toys|Prowl]])}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Race Mini-Con Team#RoadAssault|Road Assault Mini-Con Team]] ([[Dirt Boss (Armada)#RoadAssault|Dirt Boss]], [[Downshift (Armada)#RoadAssault|Downshift]], [[Mirage (Armada)#RoadAssault|Mirage]])}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Destruction Mini-Con Team#RoadWrecker|Road Wrecker Mini-Con Team]] ([[Buzzsaw (Armada)#RoadWrecker|Buzzsaw]], [[Drill Bit (Armada)#RoadWrecker|Drill Bit]], [[Dualor (Armada)#RoadWrecker|Dualor]])}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Emergency Mini-Con Team#USredeco|Emergency Mini-Con Team]] (redeco) ([[Firebot (Armada)#HasbroRedeco|Firebot]], [[Makeshift (Armada)#HasbroRedeco|Makeshift]], [[Prowl (Armada)#HasbroRedeco|Prowl]])}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Sea Mini-Con Team#USredeco|Sea Mini-Con Team]] (redeco) ([[Oceanglide#HasbroRedeco|Oceanglide]], [[Stormcloud (Armada)#HasbroRedeco|Stormcloud]], [[Waterlog (Armada)#HasbroRedeco|Waterlog]])}}
|}
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===Super-Con Class===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Armada|Hot Shot]] with [[Jolt (Armada)#Toys|Jolt]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (Armada)#Toys|Cyclonus]] with [[Crumplezone (Armada)#Toys|Crumplezone]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Demolishor (Armada)#Toys|Demolishor]] with [[Blackout (Armada)#Toys|Blackout]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Smokescreen (Armada)#Toys|Smokescreen]] with [[Liftor#Toys|Liftor]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Sideways (Armada)#Toys|Sideways]] with [[Rook (Armada)#Toys|Rook]] and [[Crosswise (Armada)#Toys|Crosswise]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Blurr (Armada)#Toys|Blurr]] with [[Incinerator (Armada)#Toys|Incinerator]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys|Optimus Prime]] with [[Over-Run (Armada)#Toys|Over-Run]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
{{Bp-a1|[[Side Swipe (Armada)#Toys|Side Swipe]] with [[Nightbeat (Armada)#Toys|Nightbeat]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thrust (Armada)#Toys|Thrust]] with [[Inferno (Armada)#Toys|Inferno]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Armada Smokescreen toy.jpg|200px|thumb|Super-Con Smokescreen with Liftor]]
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Rhinox (Armada)#Toys|Rhinox]] with [[Armorhide (Armada)#Toys|Armorhide]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Terrorsaur (Armada)#Toys|Terrorsaur]] with [[Ironhide (Armada)#Toys|Ironhide]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Airazor (Armada)#Toys|Airazor]] with [[Nightscream (Armada)#Toys|Nightscream]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Smokescreen (Armada)#Hoist|Hoist]] with [[Refute (Armada)#Toys|Refute]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Wheeljack (Armada)#Toys|Wheeljack]] with [[Wind Sheer (Armada)#Toys|Wind Sheer]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Cheetor (Armada)#Toys|Cheetor]] with [[Cliffjumper (Armada)#Toys|Cliffjumper]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (Armada)#Powerlinx|Powerlinx Cyclonus]] with [[Crumplezone (Armada)#Powerlinx|Crumplezone]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#ArDxPx|Powerlinx Hot Shot]] with [[Jolt (Armada)#Powerlinx|Jolt]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thrust (Armada)#PowerlinxBrown|Powerlinx Thrust]] with [[Inferno (Armada)#PowerlinxBrown|Inferno]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Demolishor (Armada)#Powerlinx|Powerlinx Demolishor]] with [[Blackout (Armada)#Powerlinx|Blackout]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Nemesis Prime (Armada)#Toys|Nemesis Prime]] with [[Run-Over (Armada)#Toys|Run-Over]]}}
|}

===Max-Con Class===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Red Alert (Armada)#Toys|Red Alert]] with [[Longarm (Armada)#Toys|Longarm]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Armada)/toys#Armada|Starscream]] with [[Swindle (Armada)#Toys|Swindle]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Scavenger (Armada)#Toys|Scavenger]] with [[Rollbar (Armada)#Toys|Rollbar]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Thundercracker (Armada)#Toys|Thundercracker]] with [[Zapmaster (Armada)#Toys|Zapmaster]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Overload (Armada)#Toys|Overload]] with [[Rollout (Armada)#Toys|Rollout]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Skywarp (Armada)#Toys|Skywarp]] with [[Thunderclash (Armada)#Toys|Thunderclash]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:ArmadaScavenger toy.jpg|thumb|200px|Max-Con Scavenger]]
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Predacon (Armada)#Toys|Predacon]] with [[Skid-Z (Armada)#Toys|Skid-Z]] and [[Side Burn (Armada)#Toys|Side Burn]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Red Alert (Armada)#Powerlinx|Powerlinx Red Alert]] with [[Longarm (Armada)#Powerlinx|Longarm]]}}
|}

===Giga-Con Class===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Armada|Megatron]] with [[Leader-1 (Armada)#Toys|Leader-1]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (Armada)#Toys|Jetfire]] with [[Comettor (Armada)#Toys|Comettor]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#ArmadaGalvatron|Galvatron]] with [[Clench (Armada)#Toys|Clench]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Tidal Wave (Armada)#Toys|Tidal Wave]] with [[Ramjet (Armada)#Toys|Ramjet]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Armada Tidal Wave toy.jpg|thumb|200px|Giga-Con Tidal Wave]]
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (Armada)#Powerlinx|Powerlinx Jetfire]] with [[Comettor (Armada)#Powerlinx|Comettor]]}}
|}

===Super Base===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Armada|Optimus Prime]] with [[Sparkplug (Armada)#Toys|Sparkplug]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Powerlinx|Powerlinx Optimus Prime]] with [[Sparkplug (Armada)#Corona|Corona Sparkplug]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
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|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Superbase ArmadaPrime.jpg|thumb|200px|Super Base Optimus Prime]]
|}

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===Supreme===
*[[Unicron/toys#Armada|Unicron]] with [[Dead End (Armada)#Toys|Dead End]]

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===Role Play===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Role Play Triple Changer'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Laserbeak (Armada)#Toys|Laserbeak]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxe Role Play'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Star Saber (Armada)#RoleplayDark|Dark Saber]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Star_Saber_(Armada)#Armada_2|Star Saber]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
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===Exclusives===
[[File:Armada-optimus-prime-gold-kmart.jpg|thumb|200px|K-Mart exclusive Optimus Prime]]
:'''K-Mart'''
:* "Battle for the Matrix" ([[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#MatrixMultipack|"Powerlinx Optimus Prime"]], [[Sparkplug (Armada)#Toys|"Corona Sparkplug"]], [[Jetfire (Armada)#Toys|"Powerlinx Jetfire"]], [[Comettor (Armada)#Toys|Comettor]], [[Adventure Mini-Con Team#Toys|Adventure Mini-Con Team]], [[Longarm (Armada)#Toys|Longarm]])

{{note|Despite the various toys in this set being labeled "Powerlinx", they're not actually the Powerlinx versions. Just so you're not shocked when you click the links.}}
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==Takara ''Micron Densetsu'' toyline==
[[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s take on ''Armada'', hitting stores a bit later than the Hasbro version, has some small but significant differences, largely in the decos. With a closer tie to the [[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|animation]], the toys had their colors tweaked to make them closer to their animation counterparts. This ranges from the small and subtle to completely different color schemes.

Takara also went ''nuts'' with the Mini-Cons. All but one of the three-pack teams got "[[X-Dimension]]" redecoes at normal retail, and some of the earlier molds got multiple redecoes as limited-edition store-[[exclusive]] promotional giveaways.

===Regular retail===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[December 26|12-26]]-[[2002]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Armada|Convoy Super Mode]] (w/ [[Sparkplug (Armada)#Toys|Prime]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Super-Con|STD Convoy]] (w/ [[Over-Run (Armada)#Toys|Surge]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Laserbeak (Armada)#Toys|Cyberhawk]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Smokescreen (Armada)#Toys|Grap]] (w/ [[Liftor#Toys|Lift]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Toys|Hot Rod]] (w/ [[Jolt (Armada)#Toys|Jolt]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Demolishor (Armada)#Toys|Ironhide]] (w/ [[Blackout (Armada)#Toys|Search]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Armada|Megatron]] (w/ [[Leader-1 (Armada)#Toys|Barrel]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Red Alert (Armada)#Toys|Ratchet]] (w/ [[Longarm (Armada)#Toys|Hook]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (Armada)#Toys|Sandstorm]] (w/ [[Crumplezone (Armada)#Toys|Cannon]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Armada)/toys|Starscream]] (w/ [[Swindle (Armada)#Toys|Grid]])}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)#Toys|Air Defense Micron]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)#XDimension|Air Defense Micron X‑Dimensions]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Destruction Mini-Con Team#Toys|Destruction Micron]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Destruction Mini-Con Team#XDimension|Destruction Micron X‑Dimensions]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Land Military Mini-Con Team#Toys|Land Military Micron]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Land Military Mini-Con Team#XDimension|Land Military Micron X‑Dimensions]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Race Mini-Con Team#Toys|Race Micron]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Race Mini-Con Team#XDimension|Race Micron X‑Dimensions]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Street Action Mini-Con Team#Toys|Street Action Micron]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Street Speed Mini-Con Team#Toys|Street Speed Micron]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Smokescreen (Armada)#Toys|Grap]] & [[Race Mini-Con Team#Toys|Race Micron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Armada|Hot Rod]] & [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)#Toys|Air Defense Micron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Demolishor (Armada)#Toys|Ironhide]] & [[Land Military Mini-Con Team#Toys|Land Military Micron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (Armada)#Toys|Sandstorm]] & [[Destruction Mini-Con Team#Toys|Destruction Micron]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[April 24|04-24]]-[[2003]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Scavenger (Armada)#Toys|Devastor]] (w/ [[Rollbar (Armada)#Toys|Dirt]])}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Sideways (Armada)#Toys|Double Face]] (w/ [[Rook (Armada)#Toys|Bright]] & [[Crosswise (Armada)#Toys|Shadow]])}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:MicronLegend Rampage toy.jpg|thumb|200px|Rampage with Hawk]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' (05-??-2003)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Blurr (Armada)#Toys|Silverbolt]] (w/ [[Incinerator (Armada)#Toys|Turbo]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Blurr (Armada)#Toys|Silverbolt]] & [[Street Speed Mini-Con Team#Toys|Street Speed Micron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' (06-??-2003)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (Armada)#Toys|Jetfire]] (w/ [[Comettor (Armada)#Toys|Sonar]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thrust (Armada)#Toys|Thrust]] (w/ [[Inferno (Armada)#Toys|Thunder]])}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Air Military Mini-Con Team#Toys|Air Military Micron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thrust (Armada)#Toys|Thrust]] & [[Air Military Mini-Con Team|Air Military Micron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' ([[July 17|07-17]]-2003)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Tidal Wave (Armada)#Toys|Shockwave]] (w/ [[Ramjet (Armada)#Toys|Sonic]])}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Air Military Mini-Con Team#XDimension|Air Military Micron X‑Dimensions]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Space Mini-Con Team#Toys|Space Micron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6''' ([[August 14|08-14]]-2003)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Wheeljack (Armada)#Toys|Rampage]] (w/ [[Wind Sheer (Armada)#Toys|Hawk]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Side Swipe (Armada)#Toys|Stepper]] (w/ [[Nightbeat (Armada)#Toys|Cha]])}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Aerial Extermination Mini-Con Team#Toys|Air Assault Micron]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Sea Mini-Con Team#Toys|Sea Micron]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Space Mini-Con Team#XDimensions|Space Micron X-Dimensions]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Wheeljack (Armada)#Toys|Rampage]] & [[Aerial Extermination Mini-Con Team#Toys|Air Assault Micron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Micron Shockwave toy.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Shockwave with Sonic]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7''' ([[August 28|08-28]]-2003)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Smokescreen (Armada)#Hoist|Grap Super Mode]] (w/ [[Liftor#SparkLift|Spark Lift]])}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Adventure Mini-Con Team#Toys|Adventure Micron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Smokescreen (Armada)#Hoist|Grap Super Mode]] & [[Adventure Mini-Con Team#Toys|Adventure Micron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8''' (09-??-2003)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Powerlinx|Hot Rod Super Mode]] (w/ [[Jolt (Armada)#Powerlinx|Spark Jolt]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#ArmadaGalvatron|Megatron Super Mode]] (w/ [[Leader-1 (Armada)#Spark|Spark Barrel]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Red Alert (Armada)#Powerlinx|Ratchet Super Mode]] (w/ [[Longarm (Armada)#Powerlinx|Spark Hook]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Armada)#Powerlinx|Starscream Super Mode]] (w/ [[Swindle (Armada)#Zapmaster|Spark Grid]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Adventure Mini-Con Team#XDimensions|Adventure Micron X-Dimensions]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Emergency Mini-Con Team#Toys|Emergency Micron]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Sea Mini-Con Team#Toys|Sea Micron X‑Dimensions]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 9''' (09-??-2003)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Demolishor (Armada)#Powerlinx|Ironhide Super Mode]] (w/ [[Blackout (Armada)#Powerlinx|Spark Search]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 10''' (09-??-2003)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Overload (Armada)#Toys|Ultra Magnus]] (w/ [[Rollout (Armada)#Toys|Magnus]])}}
* [[Unicron/toys#Armada|Unicron]] (w/ [[Dead End (Armada)#Toys|Bug]])
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 11''' (10-??-2003)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Emergency Mini-Con Team#XDimensions|Emergency Micron X‑Dimensions]]}}
|}

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===Store/event exclusives===
Aside from the deluge of limited-edition Micron giveaways, Takara released a lot of the Hasbro line's non-cartoon-based toys as "[[USA Edition]]s" through numerous outlets.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Ito Yokado'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Destruction Mini-Con Team#Undergrove|Destruction Micron Undergrove Edition]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Race Mini-Con Team#RoadAssault|Race Micron Road Assault Edition]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Street Speed Mini-Con Team#Overdrive|Street Speed Micron Overdrive Edition]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Jusco'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Destruction Mini-Con Team#SpaceGalaxy|Destruction Micron Space Galaxy Edition]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rhinox (Armada)#Toys|Rhinox]] with [[Armorhide (Armada)#Toys|Armorhide]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Terrorsaur (Armada)#Toys|Terrorsaur]] with [[Ironhide (Armada)#Toys|Ironhide]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''LaOX'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (Armada)#Powerlinx|Powerlinx Cyclonus]] with [[Crumplezone (Armada)#Powerlinx|Crumplezone]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thrust (Armada)#PowerlinxBrown|Powerlinx Thrust]] with [[Inferno (Armada)#PowerlinxBrown|Inferno]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Hello Mac'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Land Military Mini-Con Team#Ultimate|Land Military Micron Ultimate Edition]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:PL Red Thrust toy.jpg|200px|thumb|Powerlinx Thrust with Inferno]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[TF Station]] affiliates'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Micron Booster]] Ver.0 ([[Drop-Test|Rod]], [[Atlas (MD)|Atlas]], [[Jetstorm (Armada)|Mach]], [[Runway (Armada)|Jetter]], [[Sonar (Armada)|Shuttler]], [[Dirt Boss (Armada)|Drift]], [[Downshift (Armada)|Spin]], [[Mirage (Armada)|Indy]])}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Destruction Mini-Con Team|Destruction White Micron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us|ToysЯUs]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Land Military Mini-Con Team#Ultimate|Land Military Micron Ultimate Edition]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Land Military Mini-Con Team|Land Military Micron Night Attack Edition]]}}
{{Bp-a1|Magna Convoy DX Set ([[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#MagnaConvoyDX|Convoy Super Mode Final Battle Color Version]], [[Overload (Armada)#MagnaConvoy|Ultra Magnus Special Clear Version]], [[Street Action Mini-Con Team#XDimension|Street Action Micron X-Dimensions]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Airazor (Armada)#Toys|Airazor]] with [[Nightscream (Armada)#Toys|Nightscream]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Cheetor (Armada)#Toys|Cheetor]] with [[Cliffjumper (Armada)#Toys|Cliffjumper]] (website only)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (Armada)#Powerlinx|Powerlinx Jetfire]] with [[Comettor (Armada)#Powerlinx|Comettor]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Predacon (Armada)#Toys|Predacon]] with [[Skid-Z (Armada)#Toys|Skid-Z]] and [[Side Burn (Armada)#Toys|Side Burn]] (website only)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Skywarp (Armada)#Toys|Skywarp]] with [[Thunderclash (Armada)#Toys|Thunderclash]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Toy's Dream Project/Toy Card'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Thrust (Armada)#PowerlinxRed|Powerlinx Thrust]] with [[Inferno (Armada)#PowerlinxRed|Inferno]] (red version)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''World Hobby Fair'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Street Speed Mini-Con Team#Overdrive|Street Speed Micron Overdrive Edition]]}}
|}

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===Media exclusives===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Theme CD pack-ins'''
* [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)#CDblue|Air Defense Micron]] (blue)
* [[Street Action Mini-Con Team|Street Action Micron]] (anime color)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Micron Densetsu]]'' DVD pack-ins'''
* [[Super Stunt Team]] ([[Flat-Out (MD)#Toys|Flat-Out]], [[Redline#Toys|Redline]], [[Servo (MD)#Toys|Servo]])
*[[Top Gear#Toys|Top Gear]]
*[[Midship#Toys|Midship]]
*[[Tailslide#Toys|Tailslide]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
*[[Falcia#Toys|Falcia]]
*[[Combusta#Toys|Combusta]]
*[[Twirl (MD)#Toys|Twirl]]
*[[Freeboot#Toys|Freeboot]]
*[[Bilge (MD)#Toys|Bilge]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
*[[Sunburn#Toys|Sunburn]]
*[[Kingbolt (MD)#Toys|Kingbolt]]
*[[Impulsor#Toys|Impulsor]]
*[[Quench#Toys|Quench]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Arm-toy TopGear.jpg|thumb|200px|DVD pack-in Top Gear]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Micron Densetsu Year Book 2003]]'''''
* [[Impulsor|"Special Color" Impulsor]]
* [[Kingbolt (MD)|"Special Color" Kingbolt]]
* [[Quench|"Special Color" Quench]]
* [[Unicron of Light#Toys|''Hikari no'' Unicron]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''Tele-V Magazine'''''
* [[Overload (Armada)#Blue|''Tokubetsu'' Ultra Magnus]] with [[Rollout (Armada)#Special|Magnus]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''TV Boy'' magazine'''
* [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#GoldArmada|''Kinpika'' Convoy]] with [[Sparkplug (Armada)#Kinpika|Prime]]
* [[Sparkplug (Armada)#Green|Prime Super Mode]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[TV Magazine]]'''''
* [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Crystal|Crystal Convoy]] with [[Over-Run (Armada)#Crystal|Spark Surge]]
* [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#BlackMegatron|Black Megatron]] with [[Leader-1 (Armada)#Black|Barrel]]
* [[Nemesis Prime (Armada)#TVMagazine|Scourge]] with [[Run-Over (Armada)#TVMagazine|Sweep]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[Image:Armadatoy_unicron_of_light.jpg|right|200px|thumb|''Hikari no'' Unicron]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''???'''
* [[Jetfire (Armada)#Gold|''Kinpika'' Jetfire]] with [[Comettor (Armada)#Gold|Sonar]]
|}

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==Sonokong ''Eunha Yeongung: Cybertron'' toyline==
From 2003 to 2005, Takara licensee [[Sonokong]] released a smaller selection of ''Micron Densetsu'' toys in Korea, under the name '''''Eunha Yeongung: Cybertron''''' (은하영웅 사이버트론, "Galactic Heroes: Cybertrons").

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Cybertron'''
* [[Laserbeak (Armada)#Toys|Cyberhawk]]
* [[Scavenger (Armada)#Toys|Hyena]] (w/ [[Rollbar (Armada)#Toys|Dirt]])
* [[Jetfire (Armada)#Toys|Jetfire]] (w/ [[Comettor (Armada)#Toys|Sonar]])
* [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Armada|Super Optimus]] (w/ [[Sparkplug (Armada)#Toys|Prime]])
* [[Red Alert (Armada)#Toys|Patrol]] (w/ [[Longarm (Armada)#Toys|Hook]])
* [[Overload (Armada)#Toys|Ultra Magnus]] (w/ [[Rollout (Armada)#Toys|Magnus]])
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Destron'''
* [[Demolishor (Armada)#Toys|Hide]] (w/ [[Blackout (Armada)#Toys|Search]])
* [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Armada|Megatron]] (w/ [[Leader-1 (Armada)#Toys|Barrel]])
* [[Starscream (Armada)#Toys|Scream]] (w/ [[Swindle (Armada)#Toys|Grid]])
* [[Tidal Wave (Armada)#Toys|Shock]] (w/ [[Ramjet (Armada)#Toys|Sonic]])
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Other'''
* [[Sideways (Armada)#Toys|Double Face]] (w/ [[Rook (Armada)#Toys|Bright]] & [[Crosswise (Armada)#Toys|Shadow]])
* [[Unicron/toys#Armada|Unicron]] (w/ [[Dead End (Armada)#Toys|Bug]])
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Multi-packs'''
* [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Armada|Red Gun]] & [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)#Toys|Air Defense]] (w/ [[Jolt (Armada)#Toys|Jolt]])
* [[Smokescreen (Armada)#Toys|Smoky]] & [[Race Mini-Con Team#Toys|Race]] (w/ [[Liftor#Toys|Lift]])
* [[Cyclonus (Armada)#Toys|Sandstorm]] & [[Destruction Mini-Con Team#Toys|Destruction]] (w/ [[Crumplezone (Armada)#Toys|Cannon]])
* [[Blurr (Armada)#Toys|Sunbolt]] & [[Street Speed Mini-Con Team#Toys|Street Speed]] (w/ [[Incinerator (Armada)#Toys|Turbo]])
* [[Thrust (Armada)#Toys|Sniper]] & [[Air Military Mini-Con Team#Toys|Air Military]] (w/ [[Inferno (Armada)#Toys|Thunder]])
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
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==Cancelled toys==
[[File:SST-UniBat.jpg|thumb]]
*A redeco of the Street Speed Team seen at [[OTFCC 2003]] - one-off "color shifts" of the Japanese Street Speed Micron Overdrive Edition - was intended for mass release, but never saw the light of day.
*Redecos of the Adventure and Space Teams surfaced from China, but were likewise not released.
*At OTFCC 2003, it was announced that the more show-accurate Japanese version of Wheeljack and Wind Sheer would be released in the North American line as a running change. That never happened.
*Likewise, the red version of Powerlinx Thrust was supposed to hit North American shores as a running change, but never did... although it DID see release in Japan, Europe, and Israel(!).

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==Post-''Armada'' releases==
Though it does not quite (yet) have the nostalgia-pull of older series, ''Armada'' has nonetheless had a number of toys released based on its characters, and even several all-new characters put into its universe since the [[Unicron Trilogy]] closed up shop. (Obviously, we're not counting toys from the direct-sequel series here.)

;Hasbro
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|''Universe'' (2008)]]'''
* [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Universe (2008)|Hot Shot]] (w/ [[Jolt (Armada)#Universe (2008)|Jolt]])
* [[Overload (Armada)#Universe (2008)|Overload]]
* [[Unicron/toys#Universe (2008)|Unicron]]
* [[Blight (Universe)#SingleCard|Blight]]
* [[Bodyblock (Universe)#SingleCard|Bodyblock]]
* [[Boltflash#SingleCard|Boltflash]]
* [[Brimstone (Universe)#Single|Brimstone]]
* [[Makeshift (Universe)#SingleCard|Makeshift]]
* [[Suppressor (Universe)#SingleCard|Suppressor]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* Mini-Con 10-Pack ([[Crosshairs (Universe)|Crosshairs]], [[Longview (Universe)|Longview]], [[Overcharge (Universe)|Overcharge]], [[Ransack (Universe 2008)|Ransack]], [[Scavenger (Universe 2008)|Scavenger]], [[Sky Shadow (Universe)|Sky Shadow]], [[Snow Cat (Universe)|Snow Cat]], [[Stockade (Universe 2008)|Stockade]], [[Treadshot (Universe 2008)|Treadshot]], [[Windrazor (Universe)|Windrazor]])
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* Mini-Con 12-Pack ([[Backstop (Universe)|Backstop]], [[Blight (Universe)|Blight]], [[Bodyblock (Universe)|Bodyblock]], [[Boltflash]], [[Brimstone (Universe)|Brimstone]], [[Cloudraker (Universe)|Cloudraker]], [[Flatfoot (Universe)|Flatfoot]], [[Heavytread (Universe)|Heavytread]], [[Knockdown (Universe)|Knockdown]], [[Makeshift (Universe)|Makeshift]], [[Skyhammer (Universe)|Skyhammer]], [[Suppressor (Universe)|Suppressor]])
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Kre-O]]'''''
* [[Demolishor (Armada)#Kre-O|Demolishor]]
* [[Iceberg#Kre-O|Iceberg]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:UniverseHotShotJolt.jpg|thumb|200px|''Universe'' Hot Shot with Jolt]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'''''
* [[Starscream (Armada)#Generations|Starscream]]
* [[Mini-Con Assault Team]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'''''
* [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Generations|Megatron]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'''''
* Siege on Cybertron ([[Tidal Wave (Armada)#Armada|Tidal Wave]])
|}

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;Hasbro via [[Fun Publications]]

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Transformers Collectors' Club]]'''
* [[Skywarp (Armada)#Timelines|Skywarp]]
* [[Spacewarp]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}

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;TakaraTomy
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Robotmasters (franchise)#Toys|Robotmasters]]'''''
* [[Sideways (RM)#Toys|Double Face]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'''''
* [[Starscream (Armada)#Legends|Armada Starscream Super Mode]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'''''
* [[Grand Galvatron#Unite Warriors 2|Grand Galvatron]] ([[Thrust (Armada)#Unite Warriors 2|Curse Armada Thrust]])
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}

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==Notes==
* According to [[Aaron Archer]] during his stint as ORSON, the Armada Autobots and Decepticons had intentionally different design aesthetics. The Autobots were designed to be symmetrical with clean lines and detailing, while the Decepticons had asymmetrical sculpts and details to invoke a more foreboding and battle-worn feel. A good example of this would be [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys|Hot Shot]] versus [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]].
* The official Hasbro press releases for ''Armada'' used the pricepoint titles from the ''Beast Wars'' era - Deluxe, Mega and Ultra - instead of Super-Con, Max-Con and Giga-Con, the designations specifically created for the toyline. Confusingly, one press release<ref>http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/b11879ad57a742ca?hl=en</ref> even referred to the "Mega Figure Assortment" as consisting of "MAXCON figures"...
* For the Japanese version of the line, Takara took the unusual step of picking and choosing [[box art]] from the Hasbro line, with just about all of [[Don Figueroa]] and [[Guido Guidi]]'s art being carried over, while the rest was replaced with new work. No explanation has ever been given, although it is worth noting that most of the replaced art originally depicted the character incorrectly (Megatron's treads being mounted on his back instead of his shoulders) or just very inaccurately (Jetfire's everything).

==References==
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[[Category:Armada| Armada (toyline)]]
[[Category:Unicron Trilogy toylines]]

Transformers: Armada (toyline)

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[[File:Hotshotarmadatoy.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Hot Shot with Jolt]]

'''''Transformers: Armada''''' marked a fresh start for the [[Transformers brand]], a reinvention that introduced a whole new universe and backstory for the robots in disguise. The [[franchise]] also introduced a new faction, the [[Mini-Con]]s, the line's most distinctive element, as ''every'' larger toy included one or more Mini-Con partners.

The line was a hit with kids; the simpler, cleaner transformations made the toys more accessible than prior lines, plus the wealth of action [[gimmick]]s gave every toy more to ''do''. The numerous Mini-Cons in particular proved popular with fans and children alike, and have continued on into many subsequent toylines. It did so well out of the gate that the line had to be expanded beyond its initial offerings pretty quickly, and began the next four-ish years of direct sequels, an era that would come to be known as the "[[Unicron Trilogy]]".

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==Overview==
The toyline marked a sharp change of design direction from the intricate, sometimes frustrating complexity found in the prior ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'', ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Machines]]'', and [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|''Robots in Disguise'']] lines (that last one being a particular point of contention with parents). The early offerings in particular were blocky, easy to transform, sturdy and colorful. [[Articulation]] tended to be reduced, sacrificed to keep price down in light of the need to add a Mini-Con partner and multiple intricate [[gimmick]]s to every mold. [[Ball joint]]s largely disappeared from the non-Mini-Con toys in favor of permanently-joined swivels. The aesthetics of larger robots hearkened back more to the blocky concepts of [[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]], while the Mini-Cons tended to be more experimental, with odd facial designs and non-standard limbs.

Each larger toy featured a "central" gimmick which could only be activated by attaching —called "[[Powerlinx]]ing"— a Mini-Con to the appropriate hard point. Though most transformation schemes were simple, many of the Mini-Con activated gimmicks were quite complex and innovative, such as [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Armada|Hot Shot]]'s "axelzooka", [[Scavenger (Armada)#Toys|Scavenger]]'s stompy-stompy action, and [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Armada|Megatron]]'s turret-mounted twin-missile launcher. Electronic lights and sounds also became standard on nearly all toys larger than Deluxe/Super-Con.

[[File:Unicrontoyarmada.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|Unicron, the line's largest toy.]]

As with ''Robots in Disguise'', the back end of the series featured same-character [[redeco]]es of toys in "powered up" modes, and this practice of heavy mold-re-use would continue on into the future to combat the ever-rising costs of production. The line was further bulked up by redecoes/[[retool]]s of several ''Beast Wars'' [[Transmetal]] toys, reworked to be Mini-Con compatible (despite a lack of any kind of action gimmicks), as early sales and subsequent retailer demand exceeded expectations, and they had to get ''something'' out relatively quick.

Toward the end, the line veered in an unexpected direction, with the introduction of the massive [[Unicron/toys#Armada|Unicron]], a ''huge'' toy based on the character from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', and arguably the greatest wish-fulfillment yet offered to fans from Hasbro. To promote this massive toy, the ongoing storylines of both cartoon and comic changed direction to feature the character as their central plot element, and the toyline itself gained a [[subline imprint]] promoting him in "[[The Unicron Battles]]".

''Armada'' saw a bit of a price jump (production costs again), as the $20 "Max-Con" size replaced the $15 Mega class of past lines, while the $25 "Giga-Cons" replaced the $20 Ultras. This was offset by the fact that ''Armada'' toys overall tended to be somewhat more bulky and massive than their predecessors.
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==Hasbro ''Armada'' toyline==
===Mini-Con 3-packs===
Mini-Cons were sold in carded three-packs at the Basic/Scout price point, each team defined by a particular gimmick or theme. Though only slightly larger than their closest precedent, the [[Micromaster]]s, they generally featured greatly improved articulation, complexity, and originality of design.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)#Toys|Air Defense Mini-Con Team]] ([[Jetstorm (Armada)#Toys|Jetstorm]], [[Runway (Armada)#Toys|Runway]], [[Sonar (Armada)#Toys|Sonar]])}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Land Military Mini-Con Team#Toys|Land Military Mini-Con Team]] ([[Bonecrusher (Armada)#Toys|Bonecrusher]], [[Knock Out (Armada)#Toys|Knock Out]], [[Wreckage (Armada)#Toys|Wreckage]])}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Street Action Mini-Con Team#Toys|Street Action Mini-Con Team]] ([[Grindor (Armada)#Toys|Grindor]], [[High Wire (Armada)#Toys|High Wire]], [[Sureshock (Armada)#Toys|Sureshock]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Destruction Mini-Con Team#Toys|Destruction Mini-Con Team]] ([[Buzzsaw (Armada)#Toys|Buzzsaw]], [[Drill Bit (Armada)#Toys|Drill Bit]], [[Dualor (Armada)#Toys|Dualor]])}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Race Mini-Con Team#Toys|Race Mini-Con Team]] ([[Dirt Boss (Armada)#Toys|Dirt Boss]], [[Downshift (Armada)#Toys|Downshift]], [[Mirage (Armada)|Mirage]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Adventure Mini-Con Team#Toys|Adventure Mini-Con Team]] ([[Dune Runner (Armada)#Toys|Dune Runner]], [[Iceberg#Toys|Iceberg]], [[Ransack (Armada)#Toys|Ransack]])}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Space Mini-Con Team#Toys|Space Mini-Con Team]] ([[Astroscope#Toys|Astroscope]], [[Payload (Armada)#Toys|Payload]], [[Sky Blast (Armada)#Toys|Sky Blast]])}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Street Speed Mini-Con Team#Toys|Street Speed Mini-Con Team]] ([[Backtrack (Armada)#Toys|Backtrack]], [[Oval#Toys|Oval]], [[Spiral#Toys|Spiral]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)#Toys|Air Assault Mini-Con Team]] ([[Jetstorm (Armada)#AirAssault|Jetstorm]], [[Runway (Armada)#AirAssault|Runway]], [[Sonar (Armada)#AirAssault|Sonar]])}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Night Attack Mini-Con Team#Toys|Night Attack Mini-Con Team]] ([[Broadside (Armada)#Toys|Broadside]], [[Fetch#Toys|Fetch]], [[Scattor (Armada)#Toys|Scattor]])}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Sea Mini-Con Team#Toys|Sea Mini-Con Team]] ([[Oceanglide#Toys|Oceanglide]], [[Stormcloud (Armada)#Toys|Stormcloud]], [[Waterlog (Armada)#Toys|Waterlog]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Armada-toy Destruction-Mini-Con-Team.JPG|thumb|200px|The Destruction Mini-Con Team]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Air Military Mini-Con Team#Toys|Air Military Mini-Con Team]] ([[Gunbarrel (Armada)#Toys|Gunbarrel]], [[Terradive (Armada)#Toys|Terradive]], [[Thunderwing (Armada)#Toys|Thunderwing]])}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Emergency Mini-Con Team#Toys|Emergency Mini-Con Team]] ([[Firebot (Armada)#Toys|Firebot]], [[Makeshift (Armada)#Toys|Makeshift]], [[Prowl (Armada)#Toys|Prowl]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Race Mini-Con Team#RoadAssault|Road Assault Mini-Con Team]] ([[Dirt Boss (Armada)#RoadAssault|Dirt Boss]], [[Downshift (Armada)#RoadAssault|Downshift]], [[Mirage (Armada)#RoadAssault|Mirage]])}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Destruction Mini-Con Team#RoadWrecker|Road Wrecker Mini-Con Team]] ([[Buzzsaw (Armada)#RoadWrecker|Buzzsaw]], [[Drill Bit (Armada)#RoadWrecker|Drill Bit]], [[Dualor (Armada)#RoadWrecker|Dualor]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Emergency Mini-Con Team#USredeco|Emergency Mini-Con Team]] (redeco) ([[Firebot (Armada)#HasbroRedeco|Firebot]], [[Makeshift (Armada)#HasbroRedeco|Makeshift]], [[Prowl (Armada)#HasbroRedeco|Prowl]])}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Sea Mini-Con Team#USredeco|Sea Mini-Con Team]] (redeco) ([[Oceanglide#HasbroRedeco|Oceanglide]], [[Stormcloud (Armada)#HasbroRedeco|Stormcloud]], [[Waterlog (Armada)#HasbroRedeco|Waterlog]])}}
|}
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===Super-Con Class===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Armada|Hot Shot]] with [[Jolt (Armada)#Toys|Jolt]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (Armada)#Toys|Cyclonus]] with [[Crumplezone (Armada)#Toys|Crumplezone]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Demolishor (Armada)#Toys|Demolishor]] with [[Blackout (Armada)#Toys|Blackout]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Smokescreen (Armada)#Toys|Smokescreen]] with [[Liftor#Toys|Liftor]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Sideways (Armada)#Toys|Sideways]] with [[Rook (Armada)#Toys|Rook]] and [[Crosswise (Armada)#Toys|Crosswise]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Blurr (Armada)#Toys|Blurr]] with [[Incinerator (Armada)#Toys|Incinerator]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys|Optimus Prime]] with [[Over-Run (Armada)#Toys|Over-Run]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
{{Bp-a1|[[Side Swipe (Armada)#Toys|Side Swipe]] with [[Nightbeat (Armada)#Toys|Nightbeat]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thrust (Armada)#Toys|Thrust]] with [[Inferno (Armada)#Toys|Inferno]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Armada Smokescreen toy.jpg|200px|thumb|Super-Con Smokescreen with Liftor]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Rhinox (Armada)#Toys|Rhinox]] with [[Armorhide (Armada)#Toys|Armorhide]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Terrorsaur (Armada)#Toys|Terrorsaur]] with [[Ironhide (Armada)#Toys|Ironhide]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Airazor (Armada)#Toys|Airazor]] with [[Nightscream (Armada)#Toys|Nightscream]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Smokescreen (Armada)#Hoist|Hoist]] with [[Refute (Armada)#Toys|Refute]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Wheeljack (Armada)#Toys|Wheeljack]] with [[Wind Sheer (Armada)#Toys|Wind Sheer]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Cheetor (Armada)#Toys|Cheetor]] with [[Cliffjumper (Armada)#Toys|Cliffjumper]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (Armada)#Powerlinx|Powerlinx Cyclonus]] with [[Crumplezone (Armada)#Powerlinx|Crumplezone]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#ArDxPx|Powerlinx Hot Shot]] with [[Jolt (Armada)#Powerlinx|Jolt]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thrust (Armada)#PowerlinxBrown|Powerlinx Thrust]] with [[Inferno (Armada)#PowerlinxBrown|Inferno]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Demolishor (Armada)#Powerlinx|Powerlinx Demolishor]] with [[Blackout (Armada)#Powerlinx|Blackout]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Nemesis Prime (Armada)#Toys|Nemesis Prime]] with [[Run-Over (Armada)#Toys|Run-Over]]}}
|}

===Max-Con Class===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Red Alert (Armada)#Toys|Red Alert]] with [[Longarm (Armada)#Toys|Longarm]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Armada)/toys#Armada|Starscream]] with [[Swindle (Armada)#Toys|Swindle]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Scavenger (Armada)#Toys|Scavenger]] with [[Rollbar (Armada)#Toys|Rollbar]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Thundercracker (Armada)#Toys|Thundercracker]] with [[Zapmaster (Armada)#Toys|Zapmaster]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Overload (Armada)#Toys|Overload]] with [[Rollout (Armada)#Toys|Rollout]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Skywarp (Armada)#Toys|Skywarp]] with [[Thunderclash (Armada)#Toys|Thunderclash]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:ArmadaScavenger toy.jpg|thumb|200px|Max-Con Scavenger]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Predacon (Armada)#Toys|Predacon]] with [[Skid-Z (Armada)#Toys|Skid-Z]] and [[Side Burn (Armada)#Toys|Side Burn]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Red Alert (Armada)#Powerlinx|Powerlinx Red Alert]] with [[Longarm (Armada)#Powerlinx|Longarm]]}}
|}

===Giga-Con Class===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Armada|Megatron]] with [[Leader-1 (Armada)#Toys|Leader-1]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (Armada)#Toys|Jetfire]] with [[Comettor (Armada)#Toys|Comettor]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#ArmadaGalvatron|Galvatron]] with [[Clench (Armada)#Toys|Clench]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Tidal Wave (Armada)#Toys|Tidal Wave]] with [[Ramjet (Armada)#Toys|Ramjet]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Armada Tidal Wave toy.jpg|thumb|200px|Giga-Con Tidal Wave]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (Armada)#Powerlinx|Powerlinx Jetfire]] with [[Comettor (Armada)#Powerlinx|Comettor]]}}
|}

===Super Base===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Armada|Optimus Prime]] with [[Sparkplug (Armada)#Toys|Sparkplug]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Powerlinx|Powerlinx Optimus Prime]] with [[Sparkplug (Armada)#Corona|Corona Sparkplug]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Superbase ArmadaPrime.jpg|thumb|200px|Super Base Optimus Prime]]
|}

{{-}}

===Supreme===
*[[Unicron/toys#Armada|Unicron]] with [[Dead End (Armada)#Toys|Dead End]]

{{-}}
===Role Play===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Role Play Triple Changer'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Laserbeak (Armada)#Toys|Laserbeak]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxe Role Play'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Star Saber (Armada)#RoleplayDark|Dark Saber]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Star_Saber_(Armada)#Armada_2|Star Saber]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}

===Exclusives===
[[File:Armada-optimus-prime-gold-kmart.jpg|thumb|200px|K-Mart exclusive Optimus Prime]]
:'''K-Mart'''
:* "Battle for the Matrix" ([[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#MatrixMultipack|"Powerlinx Optimus Prime"]], [[Sparkplug (Armada)#Toys|"Corona Sparkplug"]], [[Jetfire (Armada)#Toys|"Powerlinx Jetfire"]], [[Comettor (Armada)#Toys|Comettor]], [[Adventure Mini-Con Team#Toys|Adventure Mini-Con Team]], [[Longarm (Armada)#Toys|Longarm]])

{{note|Despite the various toys in this set being labeled "Powerlinx", they're not actually the Powerlinx versions. Just so you're not shocked when you click the links.}}
{{-}}

==Takara ''Micron Densetsu'' toyline==
[[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s take on ''Armada'', hitting stores a bit later than the Hasbro version, has some small but significant differences, largely in the decos. With a closer tie to the [[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|animation]], the toys had their colors tweaked to make them closer to their animation counterparts. This ranges from the small and subtle to completely different color schemes.

Takara also went ''nuts'' with the Mini-Cons. All but one of the three-pack teams got "[[X-Dimension]]" redecoes at normal retail, and some of the earlier molds got multiple redecoes as limited-edition store-[[exclusive]] promotional giveaways.

===Regular retail===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[December 26|12-26]]-[[2002]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Armada|Convoy Super Mode]] (w/ [[Sparkplug (Armada)#Toys|Prime]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Super-Con|STD Convoy]] (w/ [[Over-Run (Armada)#Toys|Surge]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Laserbeak (Armada)#Toys|Cyberhawk]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Smokescreen (Armada)#Toys|Grap]] (w/ [[Liftor#Toys|Lift]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Toys|Hot Rod]] (w/ [[Jolt (Armada)#Toys|Jolt]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Demolishor (Armada)#Toys|Ironhide]] (w/ [[Blackout (Armada)#Toys|Search]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Armada|Megatron]] (w/ [[Leader-1 (Armada)#Toys|Barrel]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Red Alert (Armada)#Toys|Ratchet]] (w/ [[Longarm (Armada)#Toys|Hook]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (Armada)#Toys|Sandstorm]] (w/ [[Crumplezone (Armada)#Toys|Cannon]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Armada)/Toys|Starscream]] (w/ [[Swindle (Armada)#Toys|Grid]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)#Toys|Air Defense Micron]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)#XDimension|Air Defense Micron X‑Dimensions]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Destruction Mini-Con Team#Toys|Destruction Micron]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Destruction Mini-Con Team#XDimension|Destruction Micron X‑Dimensions]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Land Military Mini-Con Team#Toys|Land Military Micron]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Land Military Mini-Con Team#XDimension|Land Military Micron X‑Dimensions]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Race Mini-Con Team#Toys|Race Micron]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Race Mini-Con Team#XDimension|Race Micron X‑Dimensions]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Street Action Mini-Con Team#Toys|Street Action Micron]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Street Speed Mini-Con Team#Toys|Street Speed Micron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Smokescreen (Armada)#Toys|Grap]] & [[Race Mini-Con Team#Toys|Race Micron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Armada|Hot Rod]] & [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)#Toys|Air Defense Micron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Demolishor (Armada)#Toys|Ironhide]] & [[Land Military Mini-Con Team#Toys|Land Military Micron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (Armada)#Toys|Sandstorm]] & [[Destruction Mini-Con Team#Toys|Destruction Micron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[April 24|04-24]]-[[2003]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Scavenger (Armada)#Toys|Devastor]] (w/ [[Rollbar (Armada)#Toys|Dirt]])}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Sideways (Armada)#Toys|Double Face]] (w/ [[Rook (Armada)#Toys|Bright]] & [[Crosswise (Armada)#Toys|Shadow]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:MicronLegend Rampage toy.jpg|thumb|200px|Rampage with Hawk]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' (05-??-2003)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Blurr (Armada)#Toys|Silverbolt]] (w/ [[Incinerator (Armada)#Toys|Turbo]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Blurr (Armada)#Toys|Silverbolt]] & [[Street Speed Mini-Con Team#Toys|Street Speed Micron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' (06-??-2003)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (Armada)#Toys|Jetfire]] (w/ [[Comettor (Armada)#Toys|Sonar]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thrust (Armada)#Toys|Thrust]] (w/ [[Inferno (Armada)#Toys|Thunder]])}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Air Military Mini-Con Team#Toys|Air Military Micron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thrust (Armada)#Toys|Thrust]] & [[Air Military Mini-Con Team|Air Military Micron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' ([[July 17|07-17]]-2003)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Tidal Wave (Armada)#Toys|Shockwave]] (w/ [[Ramjet (Armada)#Toys|Sonic]])}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Air Military Mini-Con Team#XDimension|Air Military Micron X‑Dimensions]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Space Mini-Con Team#Toys|Space Micron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6''' ([[August 14|08-14]]-2003)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Wheeljack (Armada)#Toys|Rampage]] (w/ [[Wind Sheer (Armada)#Toys|Hawk]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Side Swipe (Armada)#Toys|Stepper]] (w/ [[Nightbeat (Armada)#Toys|Cha]])}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Aerial Extermination Mini-Con Team#Toys|Air Assault Micron]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Sea Mini-Con Team#Toys|Sea Micron]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Space Mini-Con Team#XDimensions|Space Micron X-Dimensions]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Wheeljack (Armada)#Toys|Rampage]] & [[Aerial Extermination Mini-Con Team#Toys|Air Assault Micron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Micron Shockwave toy.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Shockwave with Sonic]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7''' ([[August 28|08-28]]-2003)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Smokescreen (Armada)#Hoist|Grap Super Mode]] (w/ [[Liftor#SparkLift|Spark Lift]])}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Adventure Mini-Con Team#Toys|Adventure Micron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Smokescreen (Armada)#Hoist|Grap Super Mode]] & [[Adventure Mini-Con Team#Toys|Adventure Micron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8''' (09-??-2003)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Powerlinx|Hot Rod Super Mode]] (w/ [[Jolt (Armada)#Powerlinx|Spark Jolt]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#ArmadaGalvatron|Megatron Super Mode]] (w/ [[Leader-1 (Armada)#Spark|Spark Barrel]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Red Alert (Armada)#Powerlinx|Ratchet Super Mode]] (w/ [[Longarm (Armada)#Powerlinx|Spark Hook]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Armada)#Powerlinx|Starscream Super Mode]] (w/ [[Swindle (Armada)#Zapmaster|Spark Grid]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Adventure Mini-Con Team#XDimensions|Adventure Micron X-Dimensions]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Emergency Mini-Con Team#Toys|Emergency Micron]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Sea Mini-Con Team#Toys|Sea Micron X‑Dimensions]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 9''' (09-??-2003)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Demolishor (Armada)#Powerlinx|Ironhide Super Mode]] (w/ [[Blackout (Armada)#Powerlinx|Spark Search]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 10''' (09-??-2003)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Overload (Armada)#Toys|Ultra Magnus]] (w/ [[Rollout (Armada)#Toys|Magnus]])}}
* [[Unicron/toys#Armada|Unicron]] (w/ [[Dead End (Armada)#Toys|Bug]])
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 11''' (10-??-2003)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Emergency Mini-Con Team#XDimensions|Emergency Micron X‑Dimensions]]}}
|}

{{-}}

===Store/event exclusives===
Aside from the deluge of limited-edition Micron giveaways, Takara released a lot of the Hasbro line's non-cartoon-based toys as "[[USA Edition]]s" through numerous outlets.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Ito Yokado'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Destruction Mini-Con Team#Undergrove|Destruction Micron Undergrove Edition]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Race Mini-Con Team#RoadAssault|Race Micron Road Assault Edition]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Street Speed Mini-Con Team#Overdrive|Street Speed Micron Overdrive Edition]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Jusco'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Destruction Mini-Con Team#SpaceGalaxy|Destruction Micron Space Galaxy Edition]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rhinox (Armada)#Toys|Rhinox]] with [[Armorhide (Armada)#Toys|Armorhide]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Terrorsaur (Armada)#Toys|Terrorsaur]] with [[Ironhide (Armada)#Toys|Ironhide]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''LaOX'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (Armada)#Powerlinx|Powerlinx Cyclonus]] with [[Crumplezone (Armada)#Powerlinx|Crumplezone]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thrust (Armada)#PowerlinxBrown|Powerlinx Thrust]] with [[Inferno (Armada)#PowerlinxBrown|Inferno]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Hello Mac'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Land Military Mini-Con Team#Ultimate|Land Military Micron Ultimate Edition]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:PL Red Thrust toy.jpg|200px|thumb|Powerlinx Thrust with Inferno]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[TF Station]] affiliates'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Micron Booster]] Ver.0 ([[Drop-Test|Rod]], [[Atlas (MD)|Atlas]], [[Jetstorm (Armada)|Mach]], [[Runway (Armada)|Jetter]], [[Sonar (Armada)|Shuttler]], [[Dirt Boss (Armada)|Drift]], [[Downshift (Armada)|Spin]], [[Mirage (Armada)|Indy]])}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Destruction Mini-Con Team|Destruction White Micron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us|ToysЯUs]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Land Military Mini-Con Team#Ultimate|Land Military Micron Ultimate Edition]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Land Military Mini-Con Team|Land Military Micron Night Attack Edition]]}}
{{Bp-a1|Magna Convoy DX Set ([[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#MagnaConvoyDX|Convoy Super Mode Final Battle Color Version]], [[Overload (Armada)#MagnaConvoy|Ultra Magnus Special Clear Version]], [[Street Action Mini-Con Team#XDimension|Street Action Micron X-Dimensions]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Airazor (Armada)#Toys|Airazor]] with [[Nightscream (Armada)#Toys|Nightscream]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Cheetor (Armada)#Toys|Cheetor]] with [[Cliffjumper (Armada)#Toys|Cliffjumper]] (website only)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (Armada)#Powerlinx|Powerlinx Jetfire]] with [[Comettor (Armada)#Powerlinx|Comettor]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Predacon (Armada)#Toys|Predacon]] with [[Skid-Z (Armada)#Toys|Skid-Z]] and [[Side Burn (Armada)#Toys|Side Burn]] (website only)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Skywarp (Armada)#Toys|Skywarp]] with [[Thunderclash (Armada)#Toys|Thunderclash]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Toy's Dream Project/Toy Card'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Thrust (Armada)#PowerlinxRed|Powerlinx Thrust]] with [[Inferno (Armada)#PowerlinxRed|Inferno]] (red version)}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''World Hobby Fair'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Street Speed Mini-Con Team#Overdrive|Street Speed Micron Overdrive Edition]]}}
|}

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===Media exclusives===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Theme CD pack-ins'''
* [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)#CDblue|Air Defense Micron]] (blue)
* [[Street Action Mini-Con Team|Street Action Micron]] (anime color)
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Micron Densetsu]]'' DVD pack-ins'''
* [[Super Stunt Team]] ([[Flat-Out (MD)#Toys|Flat-Out]], [[Redline#Toys|Redline]], [[Servo (MD)#Toys|Servo]])
*[[Top Gear#Toys|Top Gear]]
*[[Midship#Toys|Midship]]
*[[Tailslide#Toys|Tailslide]]
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|width="20%" valign="top"| 
*[[Falcia#Toys|Falcia]]
*[[Combusta#Toys|Combusta]]
*[[Twirl (MD)#Toys|Twirl]]
*[[Freeboot#Toys|Freeboot]]
*[[Bilge (MD)#Toys|Bilge]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
*[[Sunburn#Toys|Sunburn]]
*[[Kingbolt (MD)#Toys|Kingbolt]]
*[[Impulsor#Toys|Impulsor]]
*[[Quench#Toys|Quench]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Arm-toy TopGear.jpg|thumb|200px|DVD pack-in Top Gear]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Micron Densetsu Year Book 2003]]'''''
* [[Impulsor|"Special Color" Impulsor]]
* [[Kingbolt (MD)|"Special Color" Kingbolt]]
* [[Quench|"Special Color" Quench]]
* [[Unicron of Light#Toys|''Hikari no'' Unicron]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''Tele-V Magazine'''''
* [[Overload (Armada)#Blue|''Tokubetsu'' Ultra Magnus]] with [[Rollout (Armada)#Special|Magnus]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''TV Boy'' magazine'''
* [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#GoldArmada|''Kinpika'' Convoy]] with [[Sparkplug (Armada)#Kinpika|Prime]]
* [[Sparkplug (Armada)#Green|Prime Super Mode]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[TV Magazine]]'''''
* [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Crystal|Crystal Convoy]] with [[Over-Run (Armada)#Crystal|Spark Surge]]
* [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#BlackMegatron|Black Megatron]] with [[Leader-1 (Armada)#Black|Barrel]]
* [[Nemesis Prime (Armada)#TVMagazine|Scourge]] with [[Run-Over (Armada)#TVMagazine|Sweep]]
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|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[Image:Armadatoy_unicron_of_light.jpg|right|200px|thumb|''Hikari no'' Unicron]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''???'''
* [[Jetfire (Armada)#Gold|''Kinpika'' Jetfire]] with [[Comettor (Armada)#Gold|Sonar]]
|}

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==Sonokong ''Eunha Yeongung: Cybertron'' toyline==
From 2003 to 2005, Takara licensee [[Sonokong]] released a smaller selection of ''Micron Densetsu'' toys in Korea, under the name '''''Eunha Yeongung: Cybertron''''' (은하영웅 사이버트론, "Galactic Heroes: Cybertrons").

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Cybertron'''
* [[Laserbeak (Armada)#Toys|Cyberhawk]]
* [[Scavenger (Armada)#Toys|Hyena]] (w/ [[Rollbar (Armada)#Toys|Dirt]])
* [[Jetfire (Armada)#Toys|Jetfire]] (w/ [[Comettor (Armada)#Toys|Sonar]])
* [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Armada|Super Optimus]] (w/ [[Sparkplug (Armada)#Toys|Prime]])
* [[Red Alert (Armada)#Toys|Patrol]] (w/ [[Longarm (Armada)#Toys|Hook]])
* [[Overload (Armada)#Toys|Ultra Magnus]] (w/ [[Rollout (Armada)#Toys|Magnus]])
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Destron'''
* [[Demolishor (Armada)#Toys|Hide]] (w/ [[Blackout (Armada)#Toys|Search]])
* [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Armada|Megatron]] (w/ [[Leader-1 (Armada)#Toys|Barrel]])
* [[Starscream (Armada)#Toys|Scream]] (w/ [[Swindle (Armada)#Toys|Grid]])
* [[Tidal Wave (Armada)#Toys|Shock]] (w/ [[Ramjet (Armada)#Toys|Sonic]])
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Other'''
* [[Sideways (Armada)#Toys|Double Face]] (w/ [[Rook (Armada)#Toys|Bright]] & [[Crosswise (Armada)#Toys|Shadow]])
* [[Unicron/toys#Armada|Unicron]] (w/ [[Dead End (Armada)#Toys|Bug]])
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Multi-packs'''
* [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Armada|Red Gun]] & [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)#Toys|Air Defense]] (w/ [[Jolt (Armada)#Toys|Jolt]])
* [[Smokescreen (Armada)#Toys|Smoky]] & [[Race Mini-Con Team#Toys|Race]] (w/ [[Liftor#Toys|Lift]])
* [[Cyclonus (Armada)#Toys|Sandstorm]] & [[Destruction Mini-Con Team#Toys|Destruction]] (w/ [[Crumplezone (Armada)#Toys|Cannon]])
* [[Blurr (Armada)#Toys|Sunbolt]] & [[Street Speed Mini-Con Team#Toys|Street Speed]] (w/ [[Incinerator (Armada)#Toys|Turbo]])
* [[Thrust (Armada)#Toys|Sniper]] & [[Air Military Mini-Con Team#Toys|Air Military]] (w/ [[Inferno (Armada)#Toys|Thunder]])
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
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==Cancelled toys==
[[File:SST-UniBat.jpg|thumb]]
*A redeco of the Street Speed Team seen at [[OTFCC 2003]] - one-off "color shifts" of the Japanese Street Speed Micron Overdrive Edition - was intended for mass release, but never saw the light of day.
*Redecos of the Adventure and Space Teams surfaced from China, but were likewise not released.
*At OTFCC 2003, it was announced that the more show-accurate Japanese version of Wheeljack and Wind Sheer would be released in the North American line as a running change. That never happened.
*Likewise, the red version of Powerlinx Thrust was supposed to hit North American shores as a running change, but never did... although it DID see release in Japan, Europe, and Israel(!).

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==Post-''Armada'' releases==
Though it does not quite (yet) have the nostalgia-pull of older series, ''Armada'' has nonetheless had a number of toys released based on its characters, and even several all-new characters put into its universe since the [[Unicron Trilogy]] closed up shop. (Obviously, we're not counting toys from the direct-sequel series here.)

;Hasbro
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|''Universe'' (2008)]]'''
* [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Universe (2008)|Hot Shot]] (w/ [[Jolt (Armada)#Universe (2008)|Jolt]])
* [[Overload (Armada)#Universe (2008)|Overload]]
* [[Unicron/toys#Universe (2008)|Unicron]]
* [[Blight (Universe)#SingleCard|Blight]]
* [[Bodyblock (Universe)#SingleCard|Bodyblock]]
* [[Boltflash#SingleCard|Boltflash]]
* [[Brimstone (Universe)#Single|Brimstone]]
* [[Makeshift (Universe)#SingleCard|Makeshift]]
* [[Suppressor (Universe)#SingleCard|Suppressor]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* Mini-Con 10-Pack ([[Crosshairs (Universe)|Crosshairs]], [[Longview (Universe)|Longview]], [[Overcharge (Universe)|Overcharge]], [[Ransack (Universe 2008)|Ransack]], [[Scavenger (Universe 2008)|Scavenger]], [[Sky Shadow (Universe)|Sky Shadow]], [[Snow Cat (Universe)|Snow Cat]], [[Stockade (Universe 2008)|Stockade]], [[Treadshot (Universe 2008)|Treadshot]], [[Windrazor (Universe)|Windrazor]])
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* Mini-Con 12-Pack ([[Backstop (Universe)|Backstop]], [[Blight (Universe)|Blight]], [[Bodyblock (Universe)|Bodyblock]], [[Boltflash]], [[Brimstone (Universe)|Brimstone]], [[Cloudraker (Universe)|Cloudraker]], [[Flatfoot (Universe)|Flatfoot]], [[Heavytread (Universe)|Heavytread]], [[Knockdown (Universe)|Knockdown]], [[Makeshift (Universe)|Makeshift]], [[Skyhammer (Universe)|Skyhammer]], [[Suppressor (Universe)|Suppressor]])
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Kre-O]]'''''
* [[Demolishor (Armada)#Kre-O|Demolishor]]
* [[Iceberg#Kre-O|Iceberg]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:UniverseHotShotJolt.jpg|thumb|200px|''Universe'' Hot Shot with Jolt]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'''''
* [[Starscream (Armada)#Generations|Starscream]]
* [[Mini-Con Assault Team]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'''''
* [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Generations|Megatron]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'''''
* Siege on Cybertron ([[Tidal Wave (Armada)#Armada|Tidal Wave]])
|}

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;Hasbro via [[Fun Publications]]

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Transformers Collectors' Club]]'''
* [[Skywarp (Armada)#Timelines|Skywarp]]
* [[Spacewarp]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}

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;TakaraTomy
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Robotmasters (franchise)#Toys|Robotmasters]]'''''
* [[Sideways (RM)#Toys|Double Face]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'''''
* [[Starscream (Armada)#Legends|Armada Starscream Super Mode]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'''''
* [[Grand Galvatron#Unite Warriors 2|Grand Galvatron]] ([[Thrust (Armada)#Unite Warriors 2|Curse Armada Thrust]])
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}

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==Notes==
* According to [[Aaron Archer]] during his stint as ORSON, the Armada Autobots and Decepticons had intentionally different design aesthetics. The Autobots were designed to be symmetrical with clean lines and detailing, while the Decepticons had asymmetrical sculpts and details to invoke a more foreboding and battle-worn feel. A good example of this would be [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys|Hot Shot]] versus [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]].
* The official Hasbro press releases for ''Armada'' used the pricepoint titles from the ''Beast Wars'' era - Deluxe, Mega and Ultra - instead of Super-Con, Max-Con and Giga-Con, the designations specifically created for the toyline. Confusingly, one press release<ref>http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/b11879ad57a742ca?hl=en</ref> even referred to the "Mega Figure Assortment" as consisting of "MAXCON figures"...
* For the Japanese version of the line, Takara took the unusual step of picking and choosing [[box art]] from the Hasbro line, with just about all of [[Don Figueroa]] and [[Guido Guidi]]'s art being carried over, while the rest was replaced with new work. No explanation has ever been given, although it is worth noting that most of the replaced art originally depicted the character incorrectly (Megatron's treads being mounted on his back instead of his shoulders) or just very inaccurately (Jetfire's everything).

==References==
{{reflist}}

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[[Category:Armada| Armada (toyline)]]
[[Category:Unicron Trilogy toylines]]

Transformers: Energon (toyline)

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Digital Collector: /* General retail */

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[[File:Crosssell-energon1.jpg|right|400px|thumb|Tri-lingual packaging, kids! Remember, it's how everything will be by 2005!]]

'''''Transformers: Energon''''' followed up on the highly-successful ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' toyline, continuing its universe and carrying over a number of its popular characters in new forms. Set roughly ten years after the previous series, ''Energon'' brought in new sub-factions, new faces and new modes of play.

The line also fell on the 20th anniversary of the ''Transformers'' brand, which led to many toys and characters being more overt [[homage]]s to major characters from [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] than past series produced.

Unfortunately, the line, while moderately successful, didn't exactly light a fire under the brand the way ''Armada'' or ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' had prior. A glut of early product, availability issues with later product, a less-than-cohesive play theme, and a poorly-received [[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|advertising cartoon]] proved to be stumbling blocks, and Hasbro began to re-think how to take the line forward from there.

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==Overview==
[[File:Energon Strongarm toy.jpg|thumb|250px|Omnicon Strongarm]]

While ''Energon'' does have an overarching theme of "combination" ("[[energon]]" is oddly more of a minor feature in the line), it's not anywhere as clean-cut and uniform in actual execution as ''Armada''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> [[Mini-Con]] theme (or the [[Cyber Key]]s of the follow-up series ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)| Cybertron]]''). There are multiple types of combination going on, split up between the price points and factions, which can be a bit confusing at first. Though virtually every new-mold toy featured Mini-Con [[Powerlinx]]-compatible points for that form of combination (but did not activate any gimmicks), Mini-Cons were significantly scaled back in ''Energon''.
[[File:Energon superion maximus toy.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Gestalt Superion Maximus]]
At the smallest price-point, the [[Omnicon]]s and [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]]s augment the larger toys with reconfigurable weapons, while the Mini-Cons sold at the same price are both combiner teams (one forming a weapon for larger toys). The "Combat Class" (aka Deluxe) and Mega Class Autobots can combine with each other to form two-bot [[combiner|gestalt]]s, each bot having both an "upper body" and "lower body" configuration (also referred to as "shirt" and "pants" by parts of the [[fandom]]) that could be combined with any other. The larger Autobot toys, however, mostly combine with their own accessories (dubbed "Brute Modes") in ways that do not allow for cross-compatibility outside of same-mold [[redeco]]s. [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Energon|Leader-Class Optimus Prime]] could also combine with two other larger Autobot toys, but again these combinations are quite specific and do not allow for real mix-and-match play.

Aside from the Mini-Con compatibility, the Decepticons were left out of the combination game (until the very tail-end of the line, at least), instead having "Hyper Modes" with built-in weapons that could be swung into attack position.

At the very back end of the series, five-robot "[[Scramble City (toyline)|Scramble City]]"-like combiners were released, three teams of four "Energon" (Basic) Class figures with a Combat-Class torso. Unfortunately, in order to make up for the mold-reuse that allowed for three teams to exist (each limb-mold was used twice per team), the teams were split up across waves, and the [[tail-ender]] phenomenon left many fans wondering if they would actually be able to complete these long-awaited sets.

As the line premiered riding the popularity boom from ''Armada'' and retailers were eager for more product, stores ended up ''massively'' over-ordering early ''Energon'' product, leading to extreme [[shelfwarmer|shelfwarming]] for the first two waves. The situation was so severe, Hasbro removed much of the older product from stores' inventory to get "[[The Powerlinx Battles]]" [[subline imprint|subline]] to shelves in time for the 2004 holiday season. Much of this early stock would reappear on store shelves in "buy one get one" bonus buys in ''very'' large numbers.

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==Hasbro ''Energon'' toyline==
[[File:Thepowerlinxbattles logo.jpg|200px|left]]
As ''Transformers'' was still riding high on demand from ''Armada'', the early Hasbro line was filled out with several [[redeco]]ed and [[retool]]ed ''Armada'' toys.

===General retail===
====Energon Class====
The Basic-sized [[Omnicon]]s and [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]]s came with clear [[Energon weapon]]s and "[[Energon star|Energon Chip]]s" that can be attached over the [[spark crystal]]s of the new-mold ''Energon'' toys. Chips and weapons were red-tinted for Omnicons, and green/yellow for Terrorcons. The final three waves consisted of the limb figures for the [[Air Team]], [[Construction Team]] and [[Destruction Team]] Powerlinx [[Combiner]]s (the torsos were sold as part of the Combat Class). The limb figures all came with add-on weapons and Energon Chips, cast in blue clear plastic, and these weapons formed the hands or feet of the combined robot.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Battle Ravage#Toys|Battle Ravage]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Energon Saber#Toys|Energon Saber]] ([[Scattor (Energon)#Toys|Scattor]], [[Skyboom (Energon)#Toys|Skyboom]], [[Wreckage (Energon)#Toys|Wreckage]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Skyblast (Energon)#Toys|Skyblast]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Strongarm (Energon)#Toys|Strongarm]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Cruellock#Toys|Cruellock]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Divebomb (Energon)#Toys|Divebomb]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Perceptor (Armada)#Energon|Perceptor]] ([[Grindor (Armada)#Energon|Grindor]], [[High Wire (Armada)#Energon|High Wire]], [[Sureshock (Armada)#Energon|Sureshock]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Signal Flare (Energon)#Toys|Signal Flare]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Arcee (Energon)#Toys|Arcee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Insecticon (Energon)#Toys|Insecticon]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Offshoot (Energon)#Toys|Offshoot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Strongarm (Energon)#EnergonEnergon|Energon Strongarm]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Energon Cruellock toy.jpg|250px|thumb|Terrorcon Cruellock]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Command Ravage#Toys|Command Ravage]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Doom-Lock (Energon)#Toys|Doom-Lock]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Duststorm (Energon)#Toys|Duststorm]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sky Shadow (Energon)#Toys|Sky Shadow]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sledge (Energon)#Toys|Sledge]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Treadshot (Energon)#Toys|Treadshot]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Kickback (Energon)#Toys|Kickback]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Stormcloud (Energon)#Toys|Stormcloud]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Terradive (Energon)#Toys|Terradive]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Windrazor (Energon)#Toys|Windrazor]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Blackout (combiner)#Toys|Blackout]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Blight (Energon)#Toys|Blight]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Bonecrusher (Energon)#Toys|Bonecrusher]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Wideload (Energon)#Toys|Wideload]]}}
|}

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====Combat Class====
Combat Class (and Mega Class, see below) Autobots, besides transforming from vehicle to robot, could also become the top or bottom half of a "[[Powerlinx]]" combination robot. While it was not widely advertised, the two size classes could freely inter-combine, with occasionally ludicrous results. This assortment also featured the torso figures for the combiners [[Superion Maximus]], [[Constructicon Maximus]] and [[Bruticus Maximus (Energon)|Bruticus Maximus]].

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Energon|Hot Shot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Inferno (Energon)#Toys|Inferno]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Rapid Run (Energon)#Toys|Rapid Run]] (w/ [[Nightcruz (Energon)#Toys|Nightcruz]] & [[Nightscream (Energon)#Toys|Nightscream]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Armada)/toys#Energon|Starscream]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (Energon)#Toys|Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rodimus (Energon)#Toys|Rodimus]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (Armada)#SnowCat|Snow Cat]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Demolishor (Armada)#Energon|Demolishor]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:Energontoy-HotShot.jpg|250px|thumb|Hot Shot]][[File:ESharkticon.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Sharkticon]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Downshift (Energon)#Toys|Downshift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Tow-Line (Energon)#Toys|Tow-Line]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#EnDxEn|Energon Hot Shot]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sharkticon (Energon)#Toys|Sharkticon]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Slugslinger (Energon)#Toys|Slugslinger]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Steamhammer (Energon)#Toys|Steamhammer]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Storm Jet (Energon)#Toys|Storm Jet]]}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Kicker Jones#HighWire|Energon Kicker]] & [[High Wire (Armada)#EnergonKicker|High Wire]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Barricade (Energon)#Toys|Barricade]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Roadblock (Energon)#Toys|Roadblock]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Armada)/toys#EnergonEnergon|Energon Starscream]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}

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====Mega Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (Energon)#Toys|Ironhide]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Treadbolt#Toys|Treadbolt]] (w/ [[Rollbar (Armada)#Energon|Rollbar]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (Armada)#Energon|Jetfire]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Mirage (Energon)#Toys|Mirage]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Cliffjumper (Energon)#Toys|Cliffjumper]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Shockblast#Toys|Shockblast]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[Image:Energon beachcomber toy.JPG|Mega Class Beachcomber|right|250px|thumb]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Dreadwing (Energon)#Toys|Dreadwing]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (Energon)#EnergonX2Ironhide|Energon Ironhide]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Beachcomber (Energon)#Toys|Beachcomber]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (Energon)#Toys|Grimlock]] & [[Swoop (Energon)#Toys|Swoop]] (Combine into [[Mega-Dinobot#Toys|Mega-Dinobot]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wing Saber (Energon)#Toys|Wing Saber]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Alpha Quintesson#Toys|Alpha Quintesson]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Six Shot#Toys|Six Shot]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Overcast (Energon)#Toys|Overcast]]}}
|}

{{-}}
====Command Class====
Command Class Autobots (the new molds, at least) each include transforming accessories that form part of their vehicle modes. In robot mode they could combine with these pieces to be in "Brute Mode". Decepticons are just big.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Tidal Wave (Armada)#Energon|Tidal Wave]] (w/ [[Ramjet (Armada)#Energon|Ramjet]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ultra Magnus (Energon)#Toys|Ultra Magnus]] (w/ [[Knock Out (Energon)#Toys|Knock Out]], [[Astroscope#Energon|Astroscope]], [[Payload (Armada)#Energon|Payload]], [[Sky Blast (Armada)#Energon|Sky Blast]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Scorponok (Energon)#Toys|Scorponok]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Landmine (Energon)#Toys|Landmine]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bulkhead (Energon)#Toys|Bulkhead]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Energon Scorponok toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Scorponok]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Landquake (Energon)#Toys|Landquake]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Quickstrike (Energon)#Toys|Quickstrike]]}}
|}

{{-}}
====Leader Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Energon|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Energon|Megatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#SuperGalvatron|Galvatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Energon Prime toy.jpg|250px|thumb|Leader Class Optimus Prime]]
|}

{{-}}
====Supreme Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Unicron/toys#Energon|Unicron]] (w/ [[Dead End (Armada)#Energon|Dead End]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Omega Supreme (Energon)#Toys|Omega Supreme]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Omega Sentinel (Energon)#Toys|Omega Sentinel]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}

{{-}}

====Role Play====
<ul class="iconlist">
:{{Bp-d1|[[Energon Sword|Megatron Energon Sword]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Energon Blaster|Optimus Prime Energon Blaster]]}}
</ul>

===Exclusives===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Costco'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#CostCoOverload|Optimus Prime]] & [[Overload (Armada)#Energon|Overload]] (w/ [[Sparkplug (Armada)#Energon|Corona Sparkplug]] & [[Rollout (Armada)#Energon|Rollout]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[KB Toys]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (Armada)#Energon|Cyclonus]] (w/ [[Crumplezone (Armada)#Energon|Crumplezone]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Demolishor (Armada)#Energon|Demolishor]] (w/ [[Blackout (Armada)#Energon|Blackout]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Kmart]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Autobots S.W.A.T. Team ([[Checkpoint (Energon)#Toys|Checkpoint]] & [[Prowl (Energon)#SWAT|Prowl]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Sam's Club'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Prowl (Energon)#VsStarscream|Prowl]] Vs [[Starscream (Armada)/toys#Energon|Starscream]] (w/ [[Longarm (Armada)#Energon|Longarm]] & [[Zapmaster (Armada)#Energon|Zapmaster]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:En-toy DemolishorArm.jpg|thumb|250px|Demolishor with Blackout]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us|ToysЯUs]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#OprimusMegsTRU|Powerlinx Optimus Prime]] Vs [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#TRUvsOptimus|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Adventure Mini-Con Team|Adventure Team]] & [[Sea Mini-Con Team|Sea Team]] ([[Dune Runner (Armada)#Toys|Dune Runner]], [[Iceberg#Toys|Iceberg]], [[Ransack (Armada)#Toys|Ransack]], [[Oceanglide#Toys|Oceanglide]], [[Stormcloud (Armada)#Toys|Stormcloud]], [[Waterlog (Armada)#Toys|Waterlog]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''ToysЯUs & [[Walmart]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Destruction Mini-Con Team|Road Wrecker Team]] & [[Night Attack Mini-Con Team|Night Attack Team]] ([[Buzzsaw (Armada)#RoadWrecker|Buzzsaw]], [[Drill Bit (Armada)#RoadWrecker|Drill Bit]], [[Dualor (Armada)#RoadWrecker|Dualor]], [[Broadside (Armada)#Toys|Broadside]], [[Fetch#Toys|Fetch]], [[Scattor (Armada)#Toys|Scattor]])}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Race Mini-Con Team|Race Team]] & [[Space Mini-Con Team|Space Team]] ([[Dirt Boss (Armada)#RoadAssault|Dirt Boss]], [[Downshift (Armada)#RoadAssault|Downshift]], [[Mirage (Armada)#RoadAssault|Mirage]], [[Astroscope#Toys|Astroscope]], [[Payload (Armada)#Toys|Payload]], [[Sky Blast (Armada)#Toys|Sky Blast]])}}
|}

==Hasbro ''Energon'' European market releases==
For the most part, the European line was just the US line outlined above. However, two sets of [[KB Toys]]-exclusive toys from the [[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|2003 ''Universe'' toyline]] got released under the ''Energon'' banner for... reasons.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Micromaster#Universe|Micromaster]]s Series I'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[First Aid (Universe)#Energon|First Aid]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Groove (Universe)#Energon|Autobot Groove]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Spot (Universe)#Energon|Hot Spot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (Universe)#Energon|Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Red Alert (Universe)#Energon|Red Alert]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Streetwise (Universe)#Energon|Streetwise]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Micromasters Series II'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bonecrusher (Universe Micromaster)#Energon|Bonecrusher]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Buckethead#Energon|Buckethead]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Hightower (Universe Micromaster)#Energon|Hightower]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Long Haul (Universe Micromaster)#Energon|Long Haul]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Quickmix (Universe)#Energon|Quickmix]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scavenger (Universe Micromaster)#Energon|Scavenger]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Energon packaged constructicons.JPG|right|250px|thumb|The Constructicons]]
|}

{{-}}

==Takara ''Super Link'' toyline==
[[File:Super link logo.jpg|left|300px|]]

Premiering about the same time as the Hasbro line, ''Super Link'' (a much more thematically-appropriate name) largely stuck with slight color tweaks to make the toys more animation-accurate, like ''Micron Densetsu'' before it. Takara also filled out the line with a few more redecoes of the Terrorcon drones in more limited numbers.

The [[energon weapon]]s were something of a bigger draw in the line, as the "powered up" redeco toys (the "Energon _____" toys in the Hasbro line) were given new-color Omnicon/Terrorcon energon weapons as a bonus. Speaking of redecoes, many of the new-character redecoes in the back end of the Hasbro line were put into the cartoon as powered-up forms of the original characters... but then were never released in Japan, not even as store-[[exclusive]] "[[USA Edition]]s". Even major-ish cartoon character [[Six Shot]] was absent from the ''Super Link'' toyline. Weird!

''Super Link'' also coincided with the 30th anniversary of ''[[Microman]]'', the toyline that would eventually branch off as ''[[Micro Change]]'' and ''[[Diaclone]]'', the lines that would eventually give birth to ''Transformers''. Takara celebrated this joint anniversary by releasing toys of human ally [[Kicker Jones]] in the ''Microman'' format.

{{-}}
===General retail===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[December 25|12-25]]-[[2003]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Skyblast (Energon)#Toys|Airglide]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Strongarm (Energon)#Toys|Blastarm]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Battle Ravage#Toys|Command Jaguar]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Energon Saber#Toys|Energon Saber]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Energon|Grand Convoy]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)#Energon|Hot Shot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Inferno (Energon)#Toys|Inferno]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Demolishor (Armada)#Energon|Ironhide]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Scorponok (Energon)#Toys|MegaZarak]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Armada)/toys#Energon|Nightscream]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (Energon)#Toys|Roadbuster]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (Armada)#Energon|Sandstorm]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Tidal Wave (Armada)#Energon|Shockwave]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (Armada)#Energon|Skyfire]]}}
{{Bp-a1|Superlink Set [[Hot Shot (Armada)#Energon|Hot Shot]] / [[Inferno (Energon)#Toys|Inferno]]}}
{{Bp-a1|Superlink Set [[Ironhide (Energon)#Toys|Roadbuster]] / [[Jetfire (Armada)#Energon|Skyfire]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[February 26|2-26]]-[[2004]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Perceptor (Armada)#Energon|Cliffjumper]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Ultra|Galvatron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Divebomb (Energon)#Toys|Shadowhawk]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[March 18|3-18]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Command Ravage#Toys|Command Jaguar Desert Type]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (Energon)#Toys|Red Alert]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rodimus (Energon)#Toys|Rodimus Convoy]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=5|[[File:En-toy ShadowHawkCosmo.jpg|thumb|250px|Shadowhawk Cosmos Type]][[File:Slgrandconvoykicker toy.jpg|right|thumb|250px|SL Grand Convoy & Kicker]][[File:SuperlinkSprung.JPG|250px|thumb|Sprung]][[File:Energontoy galvatron g.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Galvatron General]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[March 25|3-25]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#EnDx|SL Grand Convoy]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Kicker2pack|SL Grand Convoy]] & [[Kicker Jones#GrandConvoy|Kicker]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Kicker Jones#Toys|Kicker]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Signal Flare (Energon)#Toys|Signal Flare]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' ([[April 22|4-22]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Landmine (Energon)#Toys|Landmine]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (Armada)#SnowCat|Snowstorm]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6''' ([[April 28|4-28]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Demolishor (Armada)#EnergonDumptruck|Irontread]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7''' ([[May 13|5-13]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Cruellock#Toys|Dinobot]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Divebomb (Energon)#Super Link|Shadowhawk Cosmos Type]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8''' ([[May 27|5-27]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Shockblast#Toys|Laserwave]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 9''' ([[June 10|6-10]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Arcee (Energon)#Toys|Ariel]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Insecticon (Energon)#Toys|Chromhorn]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Tidal Wave (Armada)#Mirage|Shockfleet]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 10''' ([[June 24|6-24]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Wing Saber (Energon)#Toys|Wing Saber]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 11''' ([[July 15|7-15]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Cliffjumper (Energon)#Toys|Overdrive]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Downshift (Energon)#Toys|Wheeljack]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 12''' ([[July 29|7-29]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Cruellock#Super Link|Dinobot Magma Type]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bulkhead (Energon)#Toys|Sprung]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 13''' ([[August 5|8-5]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Insecticon (Energon)#Super Link|Chromhorn Forest Type]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 14''' ([[August 26|8-26]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Inferno (Energon)#Roadblock|Inferno Volt]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 15''' ([[September 16|9-16]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Omega Supreme (Energon)#Toys|Omega Supreme]]}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 16''' ([[September 30|9-30]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#GalvatronGeneral|Galvatron General]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#EnDxEn|Hot Shot Fire]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Armada)/toys#EnergonEnergon|Nightscream Reverse]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (Energon)#EnergonX2Ironhide|Roadbuster Wild]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (Armada)#Sonic|Skyfire Sonic]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Superion Maximus#Toys|Superion]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 17''' ([[October 14|10-14]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bruticus Maximus (Energon)#Toys|Bruticus]]}}
|}
{{-}}

===Exclusives===
;Store exclusives
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Convenience stores (misc)'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Micron Booster]] Ver.1 ([[Snowblind|Beacon]], [[Chrome]], [[Crunch (SL)|Crunch]], [[Hover]], [[Lens]], [[Mile]], [[Solar]], [[Spoil]], [[Synapse (SL)|Synapse]], [[Road Rebel|Thyristor]], [[Torque (SL)|Torque]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Gamers'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|Energy Raiden Overdrive Edition}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Hello Mac'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Energy Axe Natural Green Edition}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Ito Yokaido'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Energy Axe Black Hole Edition}}
{{Bp-a1|Energy Spear Rodeo Magenta Edition}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:En-toy Windcharger.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Windcharger (SL)|Windcharger]], the combined form of Toys"R"Us exclusives Accel, Screw and Throttle]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[JUSCO]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Energy Axe Violet Cluster Edition}}
{{Bp-a1|Energy Spear Corona Flame Edition}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Lawson'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Micron Booster]] Vol.2 ([[Blitz]], [[Breakage|Brake]], [[Cluster]], [[Mudbath|Damper]], [[Effect]], [[Kickflip|Filter]], [[Flashdrive|Processor]], [[Groove (SL)|Groove]], [[Rotor]], [[Barnstorm|Saber]], [[Seeker (SL)|Seeker]], [[Bingo|Triac]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Posful'''
{{Bp-a1|Energy Spear Royal Clear Edition}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Accel]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Constructicon Maximus#Toys|Buildron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|Energy Axe Aqua Marine Edition}}
{{Bp-a1|Energy Spear Lightning Yellow Edition}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Screw (SL)|Screw]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Throttle (SL)|Throttle]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''"[[TF Station]]" affiliates'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Strongarm (Energon)#EnergonEnergon|Energon Strongarm]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Multiple outlets'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|Energy Blade Phantom Night Edition / Energy Cutter Daylight Attack Edition}}
|}
{{-}}
;Media exclusives

[[File:Energontoy black rodimus.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Black Rodimus Convoy]]
:'''''[[TV Magazine]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
:{{Bp-a1|Energy Axe Clear Green Edition / Enery Spear Clear Deep Blue Edition}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#FireSL|Fire Grand Convoy]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Rodimus (Energon)#BlackRodimus|Black Rodimus Convoy]]}}</ul>
{{-}}

==Post-''Energon'' releases==
There's really not a lot to speak of, at least as far as "new" product goes. A great many ''Energon'' items were [[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)#Rebranding and other odds and ends (2005 - 2008)|re-branded under the original ''Transformers: Universe'' banner]] and sold at various "discount" chains, but those toys were all identical to the original releases outside of the packaging.

So we're only listing new stuff... and it's a small, small list.
;Hasbro
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|''Universe'' (2003)]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Downshift (Energon)#Universe (2003)|Downshift]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (Armada)#Universe (2003)|Snow Cat]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Kre-O]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Kicker Jones#Kre-O|Energon Kicker]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}
;Takara
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Grand Scourge#Unite Warriors|Grand Scourge]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers Cloud|Cloud]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Roadbuster_(G1)#Cloud_2|Roadbuster]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:E-hobby-unite-warriors-grand-scourge.jpg|250px|thumb|Grand Scourge]]

|}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Energon (toyline)}}
[[Category:Energon franchise| Energon (toyline)]]
[[Category:Unicron Trilogy toylines]]

Transformers: Energon (toyline)

2020-01-25T23:35:44Z

Digital Collector: /* Exclusives */

{{nav-energon}}

[[File:Crosssell-energon1.jpg|right|400px|thumb|Tri-lingual packaging, kids! Remember, it's how everything will be by 2005!]]

'''''Transformers: Energon''''' followed up on the highly-successful ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' toyline, continuing its universe and carrying over a number of its popular characters in new forms. Set roughly ten years after the previous series, ''Energon'' brought in new sub-factions, new faces and new modes of play.

The line also fell on the 20th anniversary of the ''Transformers'' brand, which led to many toys and characters being more overt [[homage]]s to major characters from [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] than past series produced.

Unfortunately, the line, while moderately successful, didn't exactly light a fire under the brand the way ''Armada'' or ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' had prior. A glut of early product, availability issues with later product, a less-than-cohesive play theme, and a poorly-received [[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|advertising cartoon]] proved to be stumbling blocks, and Hasbro began to re-think how to take the line forward from there.

{{TOCclear}}

==Overview==
[[File:Energon Strongarm toy.jpg|thumb|250px|Omnicon Strongarm]]

While ''Energon'' does have an overarching theme of "combination" ("[[energon]]" is oddly more of a minor feature in the line), it's not anywhere as clean-cut and uniform in actual execution as ''Armada''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> [[Mini-Con]] theme (or the [[Cyber Key]]s of the follow-up series ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)| Cybertron]]''). There are multiple types of combination going on, split up between the price points and factions, which can be a bit confusing at first. Though virtually every new-mold toy featured Mini-Con [[Powerlinx]]-compatible points for that form of combination (but did not activate any gimmicks), Mini-Cons were significantly scaled back in ''Energon''.
[[File:Energon superion maximus toy.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Gestalt Superion Maximus]]
At the smallest price-point, the [[Omnicon]]s and [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]]s augment the larger toys with reconfigurable weapons, while the Mini-Cons sold at the same price are both combiner teams (one forming a weapon for larger toys). The "Combat Class" (aka Deluxe) and Mega Class Autobots can combine with each other to form two-bot [[combiner|gestalt]]s, each bot having both an "upper body" and "lower body" configuration (also referred to as "shirt" and "pants" by parts of the [[fandom]]) that could be combined with any other. The larger Autobot toys, however, mostly combine with their own accessories (dubbed "Brute Modes") in ways that do not allow for cross-compatibility outside of same-mold [[redeco]]s. [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Energon|Leader-Class Optimus Prime]] could also combine with two other larger Autobot toys, but again these combinations are quite specific and do not allow for real mix-and-match play.

Aside from the Mini-Con compatibility, the Decepticons were left out of the combination game (until the very tail-end of the line, at least), instead having "Hyper Modes" with built-in weapons that could be swung into attack position.

At the very back end of the series, five-robot "[[Scramble City (toyline)|Scramble City]]"-like combiners were released, three teams of four "Energon" (Basic) Class figures with a Combat-Class torso. Unfortunately, in order to make up for the mold-reuse that allowed for three teams to exist (each limb-mold was used twice per team), the teams were split up across waves, and the [[tail-ender]] phenomenon left many fans wondering if they would actually be able to complete these long-awaited sets.

As the line premiered riding the popularity boom from ''Armada'' and retailers were eager for more product, stores ended up ''massively'' over-ordering early ''Energon'' product, leading to extreme [[shelfwarmer|shelfwarming]] for the first two waves. The situation was so severe, Hasbro removed much of the older product from stores' inventory to get "[[The Powerlinx Battles]]" [[subline imprint|subline]] to shelves in time for the 2004 holiday season. Much of this early stock would reappear on store shelves in "buy one get one" bonus buys in ''very'' large numbers.

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==Hasbro ''Energon'' toyline==
[[File:Thepowerlinxbattles logo.jpg|200px|left]]
As ''Transformers'' was still riding high on demand from ''Armada'', the early Hasbro line was filled out with several [[redeco]]ed and [[retool]]ed ''Armada'' toys.

===General retail===
====Energon Class====
The Basic-sized [[Omnicon]]s and [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]]s came with clear [[Energon weapon]]s and "[[Energon star|Energon Chip]]s" that can be attached over the [[spark crystal]]s of the new-mold ''Energon'' toys. Chips and weapons were red-tinted for Omnicons, and green/yellow for Terrorcons. The final three waves consisted of the limb figures for the [[Air Team]], [[Construction Team]] and [[Destruction Team]] Powerlinx [[Combiner]]s (the torsos were sold as part of the Combat Class). The limb figures all came with add-on weapons and Energon Chips, cast in blue clear plastic, and these weapons formed the hands or feet of the combined robot.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Battle Ravage#Toys|Battle Ravage]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Energon Saber#Toys|Energon Saber]] ([[Scattor (Energon)#Toys|Scattor]], [[Skyboom (Energon)#Toys|Skyboom]], [[Wreckage (Energon)#Toys|Wreckage]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Skyblast (Energon)#Toys|Skyblast]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Strongarm (Energon)#Toys|Strongarm]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Cruellock#Toys|Cruellock]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Divebomb (Energon)#Toys|Divebomb]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Perceptor (Armada)#Energon|Perceptor]] ([[Grindor (Armada)#Energon|Grindor]], [[High Wire (Armada)#Energon|High Wire]], [[Sureshock (Armada)#Energon|Sureshock]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Signal Flare (Energon)#Toys|Signal Flare]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Arcee (Energon)#Toys|Arcee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Insecticon (Energon)#Toys|Insecticon]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Offshoot (Energon)#Toys|Offshoot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Strongarm (Energon)#EnergonEnergon|Energon Strongarm]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Energon Cruellock toy.jpg|250px|thumb|Terrorcon Cruellock]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Command Ravage#Toys|Command Ravage]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Doom-Lock (Energon)#Toys|Doom-Lock]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Duststorm (Energon)#Toys|Duststorm]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sky Shadow (Energon)#Toys|Sky Shadow]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sledge (Energon)#Toys|Sledge]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Treadshot (Energon)#Toys|Treadshot]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Kickback (Energon)#Toys|Kickback]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Stormcloud (Energon)#Toys|Stormcloud]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Terradive (Energon)#Toys|Terradive]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Windrazor (Energon)#Toys|Windrazor]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Blackout (combiner)#Toys|Blackout]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Blight (Energon)#Toys|Blight]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Bonecrusher (Energon)#Toys|Bonecrusher]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Wideload (Energon)#Toys|Wideload]]}}
|}

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====Combat Class====
Combat Class (and Mega Class, see below) Autobots, besides transforming from vehicle to robot, could also become the top or bottom half of a "[[Powerlinx]]" combination robot. While it was not widely advertised, the two size classes could freely inter-combine, with occasionally ludicrous results. This assortment also featured the torso figures for the combiners [[Superion Maximus]], [[Constructicon Maximus]] and [[Bruticus Maximus (Energon)|Bruticus Maximus]].

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Energon|Hot Shot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Inferno (Energon)#Toys|Inferno]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Rapid Run (Energon)#Toys|Rapid Run]] (w/ [[Nightcruz (Energon)#Toys|Nightcruz]] & [[Nightscream (Energon)#Toys|Nightscream]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Armada)/toys#Energon|Starscream]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (Energon)#Toys|Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rodimus (Energon)#Toys|Rodimus]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (Armada)#SnowCat|Snow Cat]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Demolishor (Armada)#Energon|Demolishor]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:Energontoy-HotShot.jpg|250px|thumb|Hot Shot]][[File:ESharkticon.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Sharkticon]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Downshift (Energon)#Toys|Downshift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Tow-Line (Energon)#Toys|Tow-Line]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#EnDxEn|Energon Hot Shot]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sharkticon (Energon)#Toys|Sharkticon]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Slugslinger (Energon)#Toys|Slugslinger]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Steamhammer (Energon)#Toys|Steamhammer]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Storm Jet (Energon)#Toys|Storm Jet]]}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Kicker Jones#HighWire|Energon Kicker]] & [[High Wire (Armada)#EnergonKicker|High Wire]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Barricade (Energon)#Toys|Barricade]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Roadblock (Energon)#Toys|Roadblock]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Armada)/toys#EnergonEnergon|Energon Starscream]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}

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====Mega Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (Energon)#Toys|Ironhide]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Treadbolt#Toys|Treadbolt]] (w/ [[Rollbar (Armada)#Energon|Rollbar]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (Armada)#Energon|Jetfire]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Mirage (Energon)#Toys|Mirage]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Cliffjumper (Energon)#Toys|Cliffjumper]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Shockblast#Toys|Shockblast]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[Image:Energon beachcomber toy.JPG|Mega Class Beachcomber|right|250px|thumb]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Dreadwing (Energon)#Toys|Dreadwing]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (Energon)#EnergonX2Ironhide|Energon Ironhide]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Beachcomber (Energon)#Toys|Beachcomber]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (Energon)#Toys|Grimlock]] & [[Swoop (Energon)#Toys|Swoop]] (Combine into [[Mega-Dinobot#Toys|Mega-Dinobot]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wing Saber (Energon)#Toys|Wing Saber]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Alpha Quintesson#Toys|Alpha Quintesson]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Six Shot#Toys|Six Shot]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Overcast (Energon)#Toys|Overcast]]}}
|}

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====Command Class====
Command Class Autobots (the new molds, at least) each include transforming accessories that form part of their vehicle modes. In robot mode they could combine with these pieces to be in "Brute Mode". Decepticons are just big.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Tidal Wave (Armada)#Energon|Tidal Wave]] (w/ [[Ramjet (Armada)#Energon|Ramjet]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ultra Magnus (Energon)#Toys|Ultra Magnus]] (w/ [[Knock Out (Energon)#Toys|Knock Out]], [[Astroscope#Energon|Astroscope]], [[Payload (Armada)#Energon|Payload]], [[Sky Blast (Armada)#Energon|Sky Blast]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Scorponok (Energon)#Toys|Scorponok]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Landmine (Energon)#Toys|Landmine]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bulkhead (Energon)#Toys|Bulkhead]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Energon Scorponok toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Scorponok]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Landquake (Energon)#Toys|Landquake]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Quickstrike (Energon)#Toys|Quickstrike]]}}
|}

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====Leader Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Energon|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Energon|Megatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#SuperGalvatron|Galvatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Energon Prime toy.jpg|250px|thumb|Leader Class Optimus Prime]]
|}

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====Supreme Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Unicron/toys#Energon|Unicron]] (w/ [[Dead End (Armada)#Energon|Dead End]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Omega Supreme (Energon)#Toys|Omega Supreme]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Omega Sentinel (Energon)#Toys|Omega Sentinel]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}

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====Role Play====
<ul class="iconlist">
:{{Bp-d1|[[Energon Sword|Megatron Energon Sword]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Energon Blaster|Optimus Prime Energon Blaster]]}}
</ul>

===Exclusives===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Costco'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#CostCoOverload|Optimus Prime]] & [[Overload (Armada)#Energon|Overload]] (w/ [[Sparkplug (Armada)#Energon|Corona Sparkplug]] & [[Rollout (Armada)#Energon|Rollout]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[KB Toys]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (Armada)#Energon|Cyclonus]] (w/ [[Crumplezone (Armada)#Energon|Crumplezone]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Demolishor (Armada)#Energon|Demolishor]] (w/ [[Blackout (Armada)#Energon|Blackout]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Kmart]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Autobots S.W.A.T. Team ([[Checkpoint (Energon)#Toys|Checkpoint]] & [[Prowl (Energon)#SWAT|Prowl]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Sam's Club'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Prowl (Energon)#VsStarscream|Prowl]] Vs [[Starscream (Armada)/toys#Energon|Starscream]] (w/ [[Longarm (Armada)#Energon|Longarm]] & [[Zapmaster (Armada)#Energon|Zapmaster]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:En-toy DemolishorArm.jpg|thumb|250px|Demolishor with Blackout]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us|ToysЯUs]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#OprimusMegsTRU|Powerlinx Optimus Prime]] Vs [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#TRUvsOptimus|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Adventure Mini-Con Team|Adventure Team]] & [[Sea Mini-Con Team|Sea Team]] ([[Dune Runner (Armada)#Toys|Dune Runner]], [[Iceberg#Toys|Iceberg]], [[Ransack (Armada)#Toys|Ransack]], [[Oceanglide#Toys|Oceanglide]], [[Stormcloud (Armada)#Toys|Stormcloud]], [[Waterlog (Armada)#Toys|Waterlog]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''ToysЯUs & [[Walmart]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Destruction Mini-Con Team|Road Wrecker Team]] & [[Night Attack Mini-Con Team|Night Attack Team]] ([[Buzzsaw (Armada)#RoadWrecker|Buzzsaw]], [[Drill Bit (Armada)#RoadWrecker|Drill Bit]], [[Dualor (Armada)#RoadWrecker|Dualor]], [[Broadside (Armada)#Toys|Broadside]], [[Fetch#Toys|Fetch]], [[Scattor (Armada)#Toys|Scattor]])}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Race Mini-Con Team|Race Team]] & [[Space Mini-Con Team|Space Team]] ([[Dirt Boss (Armada)#RoadAssault|Dirt Boss]], [[Downshift (Armada)#RoadAssault|Downshift]], [[Mirage (Armada)#RoadAssault|Mirage]], [[Astroscope#Toys|Astroscope]], [[Payload (Armada)#Toys|Payload]], [[Sky Blast (Armada)#Toys|Sky Blast]])}}
|}

==Hasbro ''Energon'' European market releases==
For the most part, the European line was just the US line outlined above. However, two sets of [[KB Toys]]-exclusive toys from the [[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|2003 ''Universe'' toyline]] got released under the ''Energon'' banner for... reasons.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Micromaster#Universe|Micromaster]]s Series I'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[First Aid (Universe)#Energon|First Aid]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Groove (Universe)#Energon|Autobot Groove]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Spot (Universe)#Energon|Hot Spot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (Universe)#Energon|Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Red Alert (Universe)#Energon|Red Alert]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Streetwise (Universe)#Energon|Streetwise]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Micromasters Series II'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bonecrusher (Universe Micromaster)#Energon|Bonecrusher]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Buckethead#Energon|Buckethead]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Hightower (Universe Micromaster)#Energon|Hightower]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Long Haul (Universe Micromaster)#Energon|Long Haul]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Quickmix (Universe)#Energon|Quickmix]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scavenger (Universe Micromaster)#Energon|Scavenger]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Energon packaged constructicons.JPG|right|250px|thumb|The Constructicons]]
|}

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==Takara ''Super Link'' toyline==
[[File:Super link logo.jpg|left|300px|]]

Premiering about the same time as the Hasbro line, ''Super Link'' (a much more thematically-appropriate name) largely stuck with slight color tweaks to make the toys more animation-accurate, like ''Micron Densetsu'' before it. Takara also filled out the line with a few more redecoes of the Terrorcon drones in more limited numbers.

The [[energon weapon]]s were something of a bigger draw in the line, as the "powered up" redeco toys (the "Energon _____" toys in the Hasbro line) were given new-color Omnicon/Terrorcon energon weapons as a bonus. Speaking of redecoes, many of the new-character redecoes in the back end of the Hasbro line were put into the cartoon as powered-up forms of the original characters... but then were never released in Japan, not even as store-[[exclusive]] "[[USA Edition]]s". Even major-ish cartoon character [[Six Shot]] was absent from the ''Super Link'' toyline. Weird!

''Super Link'' also coincided with the 30th anniversary of ''[[Microman]]'', the toyline that would eventually branch off as ''[[Micro Change]]'' and ''[[Diaclone]]'', the lines that would eventually give birth to ''Transformers''. Takara celebrated this joint anniversary by releasing toys of human ally [[Kicker Jones]] in the ''Microman'' format.

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===General retail===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[December 25|12-25]]-[[2003]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Skyblast (Energon)#Toys|Airglide]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Strongarm (Energon)#Toys|Blastarm]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Battle Ravage#Toys|Command Jaguar]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Energon Saber#Toys|Energon Saber]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Energon|Grand Convoy]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)#Energon|Hot Shot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Inferno (Energon)#Toys|Inferno]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Demolishor (Armada)#Energon|Ironhide]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Scorponok (Energon)#Toys|MegaZarak]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Armada)#Energon|Nightscream]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (Energon)#Toys|Roadbuster]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (Armada)#Energon|Sandstorm]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Tidal Wave (Armada)#Energon|Shockwave]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (Armada)#Energon|Skyfire]]}}
{{Bp-a1|Superlink Set [[Hot Shot (Armada)#Energon|Hot Shot]] / [[Inferno (Energon)#Toys|Inferno]]}}
{{Bp-a1|Superlink Set [[Ironhide (Energon)#Toys|Roadbuster]] / [[Jetfire (Armada)#Energon|Skyfire]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[February 26|2-26]]-[[2004]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Perceptor (Armada)#Energon|Cliffjumper]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Ultra|Galvatron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Divebomb (Energon)#Toys|Shadowhawk]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[March 18|3-18]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Command Ravage#Toys|Command Jaguar Desert Type]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (Energon)#Toys|Red Alert]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rodimus (Energon)#Toys|Rodimus Convoy]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=5|[[File:En-toy ShadowHawkCosmo.jpg|thumb|250px|Shadowhawk Cosmos Type]][[File:Slgrandconvoykicker toy.jpg|right|thumb|250px|SL Grand Convoy & Kicker]][[File:SuperlinkSprung.JPG|250px|thumb|Sprung]][[File:Energontoy galvatron g.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Galvatron General]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[March 25|3-25]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#EnDx|SL Grand Convoy]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Kicker2pack|SL Grand Convoy]] & [[Kicker Jones#GrandConvoy|Kicker]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Kicker Jones#Toys|Kicker]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Signal Flare (Energon)#Toys|Signal Flare]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' ([[April 22|4-22]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Landmine (Energon)#Toys|Landmine]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (Armada)#SnowCat|Snowstorm]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6''' ([[April 28|4-28]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Demolishor (Armada)#EnergonDumptruck|Irontread]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7''' ([[May 13|5-13]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Cruellock#Toys|Dinobot]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Divebomb (Energon)#Super Link|Shadowhawk Cosmos Type]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8''' ([[May 27|5-27]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Shockblast#Toys|Laserwave]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 9''' ([[June 10|6-10]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Arcee (Energon)#Toys|Ariel]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Insecticon (Energon)#Toys|Chromhorn]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Tidal Wave (Armada)#Mirage|Shockfleet]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 10''' ([[June 24|6-24]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Wing Saber (Energon)#Toys|Wing Saber]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 11''' ([[July 15|7-15]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Cliffjumper (Energon)#Toys|Overdrive]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Downshift (Energon)#Toys|Wheeljack]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 12''' ([[July 29|7-29]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Cruellock#Super Link|Dinobot Magma Type]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bulkhead (Energon)#Toys|Sprung]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 13''' ([[August 5|8-5]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Insecticon (Energon)#Super Link|Chromhorn Forest Type]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 14''' ([[August 26|8-26]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Inferno (Energon)#Roadblock|Inferno Volt]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 15''' ([[September 16|9-16]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Omega Supreme (Energon)#Toys|Omega Supreme]]}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 16''' ([[September 30|9-30]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#GalvatronGeneral|Galvatron General]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#EnDxEn|Hot Shot Fire]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Armada)#EnergonEnergon|Nightscream Reverse]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (Energon)#EnergonX2Ironhide|Roadbuster Wild]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (Armada)#Sonic|Skyfire Sonic]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Superion Maximus#Toys|Superion]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 17''' ([[October 14|10-14]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bruticus Maximus (Energon)#Toys|Bruticus]]}}
|}
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===Exclusives===
;Store exclusives
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Convenience stores (misc)'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Micron Booster]] Ver.1 ([[Snowblind|Beacon]], [[Chrome]], [[Crunch (SL)|Crunch]], [[Hover]], [[Lens]], [[Mile]], [[Solar]], [[Spoil]], [[Synapse (SL)|Synapse]], [[Road Rebel|Thyristor]], [[Torque (SL)|Torque]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Gamers'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|Energy Raiden Overdrive Edition}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Hello Mac'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Energy Axe Natural Green Edition}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Ito Yokaido'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Energy Axe Black Hole Edition}}
{{Bp-a1|Energy Spear Rodeo Magenta Edition}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:En-toy Windcharger.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Windcharger (SL)|Windcharger]], the combined form of Toys"R"Us exclusives Accel, Screw and Throttle]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[JUSCO]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Energy Axe Violet Cluster Edition}}
{{Bp-a1|Energy Spear Corona Flame Edition}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Lawson'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Micron Booster]] Vol.2 ([[Blitz]], [[Breakage|Brake]], [[Cluster]], [[Mudbath|Damper]], [[Effect]], [[Kickflip|Filter]], [[Flashdrive|Processor]], [[Groove (SL)|Groove]], [[Rotor]], [[Barnstorm|Saber]], [[Seeker (SL)|Seeker]], [[Bingo|Triac]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Posful'''
{{Bp-a1|Energy Spear Royal Clear Edition}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Accel]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Constructicon Maximus#Toys|Buildron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|Energy Axe Aqua Marine Edition}}
{{Bp-a1|Energy Spear Lightning Yellow Edition}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Screw (SL)|Screw]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Throttle (SL)|Throttle]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''"[[TF Station]]" affiliates'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Strongarm (Energon)#EnergonEnergon|Energon Strongarm]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Multiple outlets'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|Energy Blade Phantom Night Edition / Energy Cutter Daylight Attack Edition}}
|}
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;Media exclusives

[[File:Energontoy black rodimus.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Black Rodimus Convoy]]
:'''''[[TV Magazine]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
:{{Bp-a1|Energy Axe Clear Green Edition / Enery Spear Clear Deep Blue Edition}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#FireSL|Fire Grand Convoy]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Rodimus (Energon)#BlackRodimus|Black Rodimus Convoy]]}}</ul>
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==Post-''Energon'' releases==
There's really not a lot to speak of, at least as far as "new" product goes. A great many ''Energon'' items were [[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)#Rebranding and other odds and ends (2005 - 2008)|re-branded under the original ''Transformers: Universe'' banner]] and sold at various "discount" chains, but those toys were all identical to the original releases outside of the packaging.

So we're only listing new stuff... and it's a small, small list.
;Hasbro
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|''Universe'' (2003)]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Downshift (Energon)#Universe (2003)|Downshift]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (Armada)#Universe (2003)|Snow Cat]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Kre-O]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Kicker Jones#Kre-O|Energon Kicker]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
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;Takara
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Grand Scourge#Unite Warriors|Grand Scourge]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers Cloud|Cloud]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Roadbuster_(G1)#Cloud_2|Roadbuster]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:E-hobby-unite-warriors-grand-scourge.jpg|250px|thumb|Grand Scourge]]

|}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Energon (toyline)}}
[[Category:Energon franchise| Energon (toyline)]]
[[Category:Unicron Trilogy toylines]]

Transformers: Energon (toyline)

2020-01-25T23:35:14Z

Digital Collector: /* Exclusives */

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[[File:Crosssell-energon1.jpg|right|400px|thumb|Tri-lingual packaging, kids! Remember, it's how everything will be by 2005!]]

'''''Transformers: Energon''''' followed up on the highly-successful ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' toyline, continuing its universe and carrying over a number of its popular characters in new forms. Set roughly ten years after the previous series, ''Energon'' brought in new sub-factions, new faces and new modes of play.

The line also fell on the 20th anniversary of the ''Transformers'' brand, which led to many toys and characters being more overt [[homage]]s to major characters from [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] than past series produced.

Unfortunately, the line, while moderately successful, didn't exactly light a fire under the brand the way ''Armada'' or ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' had prior. A glut of early product, availability issues with later product, a less-than-cohesive play theme, and a poorly-received [[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|advertising cartoon]] proved to be stumbling blocks, and Hasbro began to re-think how to take the line forward from there.

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==Overview==
[[File:Energon Strongarm toy.jpg|thumb|250px|Omnicon Strongarm]]

While ''Energon'' does have an overarching theme of "combination" ("[[energon]]" is oddly more of a minor feature in the line), it's not anywhere as clean-cut and uniform in actual execution as ''Armada''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> [[Mini-Con]] theme (or the [[Cyber Key]]s of the follow-up series ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)| Cybertron]]''). There are multiple types of combination going on, split up between the price points and factions, which can be a bit confusing at first. Though virtually every new-mold toy featured Mini-Con [[Powerlinx]]-compatible points for that form of combination (but did not activate any gimmicks), Mini-Cons were significantly scaled back in ''Energon''.
[[File:Energon superion maximus toy.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Gestalt Superion Maximus]]
At the smallest price-point, the [[Omnicon]]s and [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]]s augment the larger toys with reconfigurable weapons, while the Mini-Cons sold at the same price are both combiner teams (one forming a weapon for larger toys). The "Combat Class" (aka Deluxe) and Mega Class Autobots can combine with each other to form two-bot [[combiner|gestalt]]s, each bot having both an "upper body" and "lower body" configuration (also referred to as "shirt" and "pants" by parts of the [[fandom]]) that could be combined with any other. The larger Autobot toys, however, mostly combine with their own accessories (dubbed "Brute Modes") in ways that do not allow for cross-compatibility outside of same-mold [[redeco]]s. [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Energon|Leader-Class Optimus Prime]] could also combine with two other larger Autobot toys, but again these combinations are quite specific and do not allow for real mix-and-match play.

Aside from the Mini-Con compatibility, the Decepticons were left out of the combination game (until the very tail-end of the line, at least), instead having "Hyper Modes" with built-in weapons that could be swung into attack position.

At the very back end of the series, five-robot "[[Scramble City (toyline)|Scramble City]]"-like combiners were released, three teams of four "Energon" (Basic) Class figures with a Combat-Class torso. Unfortunately, in order to make up for the mold-reuse that allowed for three teams to exist (each limb-mold was used twice per team), the teams were split up across waves, and the [[tail-ender]] phenomenon left many fans wondering if they would actually be able to complete these long-awaited sets.

As the line premiered riding the popularity boom from ''Armada'' and retailers were eager for more product, stores ended up ''massively'' over-ordering early ''Energon'' product, leading to extreme [[shelfwarmer|shelfwarming]] for the first two waves. The situation was so severe, Hasbro removed much of the older product from stores' inventory to get "[[The Powerlinx Battles]]" [[subline imprint|subline]] to shelves in time for the 2004 holiday season. Much of this early stock would reappear on store shelves in "buy one get one" bonus buys in ''very'' large numbers.

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==Hasbro ''Energon'' toyline==
[[File:Thepowerlinxbattles logo.jpg|200px|left]]
As ''Transformers'' was still riding high on demand from ''Armada'', the early Hasbro line was filled out with several [[redeco]]ed and [[retool]]ed ''Armada'' toys.

===General retail===
====Energon Class====
The Basic-sized [[Omnicon]]s and [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]]s came with clear [[Energon weapon]]s and "[[Energon star|Energon Chip]]s" that can be attached over the [[spark crystal]]s of the new-mold ''Energon'' toys. Chips and weapons were red-tinted for Omnicons, and green/yellow for Terrorcons. The final three waves consisted of the limb figures for the [[Air Team]], [[Construction Team]] and [[Destruction Team]] Powerlinx [[Combiner]]s (the torsos were sold as part of the Combat Class). The limb figures all came with add-on weapons and Energon Chips, cast in blue clear plastic, and these weapons formed the hands or feet of the combined robot.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Battle Ravage#Toys|Battle Ravage]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Energon Saber#Toys|Energon Saber]] ([[Scattor (Energon)#Toys|Scattor]], [[Skyboom (Energon)#Toys|Skyboom]], [[Wreckage (Energon)#Toys|Wreckage]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Skyblast (Energon)#Toys|Skyblast]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Strongarm (Energon)#Toys|Strongarm]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Cruellock#Toys|Cruellock]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Divebomb (Energon)#Toys|Divebomb]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Perceptor (Armada)#Energon|Perceptor]] ([[Grindor (Armada)#Energon|Grindor]], [[High Wire (Armada)#Energon|High Wire]], [[Sureshock (Armada)#Energon|Sureshock]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Signal Flare (Energon)#Toys|Signal Flare]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Arcee (Energon)#Toys|Arcee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Insecticon (Energon)#Toys|Insecticon]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Offshoot (Energon)#Toys|Offshoot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Strongarm (Energon)#EnergonEnergon|Energon Strongarm]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Energon Cruellock toy.jpg|250px|thumb|Terrorcon Cruellock]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Command Ravage#Toys|Command Ravage]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Doom-Lock (Energon)#Toys|Doom-Lock]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Duststorm (Energon)#Toys|Duststorm]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sky Shadow (Energon)#Toys|Sky Shadow]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sledge (Energon)#Toys|Sledge]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Treadshot (Energon)#Toys|Treadshot]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Kickback (Energon)#Toys|Kickback]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Stormcloud (Energon)#Toys|Stormcloud]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Terradive (Energon)#Toys|Terradive]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Windrazor (Energon)#Toys|Windrazor]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Blackout (combiner)#Toys|Blackout]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Blight (Energon)#Toys|Blight]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Bonecrusher (Energon)#Toys|Bonecrusher]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Wideload (Energon)#Toys|Wideload]]}}
|}

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====Combat Class====
Combat Class (and Mega Class, see below) Autobots, besides transforming from vehicle to robot, could also become the top or bottom half of a "[[Powerlinx]]" combination robot. While it was not widely advertised, the two size classes could freely inter-combine, with occasionally ludicrous results. This assortment also featured the torso figures for the combiners [[Superion Maximus]], [[Constructicon Maximus]] and [[Bruticus Maximus (Energon)|Bruticus Maximus]].

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Energon|Hot Shot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Inferno (Energon)#Toys|Inferno]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Rapid Run (Energon)#Toys|Rapid Run]] (w/ [[Nightcruz (Energon)#Toys|Nightcruz]] & [[Nightscream (Energon)#Toys|Nightscream]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Armada)/toys#Energon|Starscream]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (Energon)#Toys|Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rodimus (Energon)#Toys|Rodimus]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (Armada)#SnowCat|Snow Cat]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Demolishor (Armada)#Energon|Demolishor]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:Energontoy-HotShot.jpg|250px|thumb|Hot Shot]][[File:ESharkticon.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Sharkticon]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Downshift (Energon)#Toys|Downshift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Tow-Line (Energon)#Toys|Tow-Line]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#EnDxEn|Energon Hot Shot]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sharkticon (Energon)#Toys|Sharkticon]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Slugslinger (Energon)#Toys|Slugslinger]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Steamhammer (Energon)#Toys|Steamhammer]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Storm Jet (Energon)#Toys|Storm Jet]]}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Kicker Jones#HighWire|Energon Kicker]] & [[High Wire (Armada)#EnergonKicker|High Wire]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Barricade (Energon)#Toys|Barricade]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Roadblock (Energon)#Toys|Roadblock]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Armada)/toys#EnergonEnergon|Energon Starscream]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}

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====Mega Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (Energon)#Toys|Ironhide]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Treadbolt#Toys|Treadbolt]] (w/ [[Rollbar (Armada)#Energon|Rollbar]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (Armada)#Energon|Jetfire]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Mirage (Energon)#Toys|Mirage]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Cliffjumper (Energon)#Toys|Cliffjumper]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Shockblast#Toys|Shockblast]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[Image:Energon beachcomber toy.JPG|Mega Class Beachcomber|right|250px|thumb]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Dreadwing (Energon)#Toys|Dreadwing]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (Energon)#EnergonX2Ironhide|Energon Ironhide]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Beachcomber (Energon)#Toys|Beachcomber]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (Energon)#Toys|Grimlock]] & [[Swoop (Energon)#Toys|Swoop]] (Combine into [[Mega-Dinobot#Toys|Mega-Dinobot]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wing Saber (Energon)#Toys|Wing Saber]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Alpha Quintesson#Toys|Alpha Quintesson]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Six Shot#Toys|Six Shot]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Overcast (Energon)#Toys|Overcast]]}}
|}

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====Command Class====
Command Class Autobots (the new molds, at least) each include transforming accessories that form part of their vehicle modes. In robot mode they could combine with these pieces to be in "Brute Mode". Decepticons are just big.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Tidal Wave (Armada)#Energon|Tidal Wave]] (w/ [[Ramjet (Armada)#Energon|Ramjet]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ultra Magnus (Energon)#Toys|Ultra Magnus]] (w/ [[Knock Out (Energon)#Toys|Knock Out]], [[Astroscope#Energon|Astroscope]], [[Payload (Armada)#Energon|Payload]], [[Sky Blast (Armada)#Energon|Sky Blast]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Scorponok (Energon)#Toys|Scorponok]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Landmine (Energon)#Toys|Landmine]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bulkhead (Energon)#Toys|Bulkhead]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Energon Scorponok toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Scorponok]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Landquake (Energon)#Toys|Landquake]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Quickstrike (Energon)#Toys|Quickstrike]]}}
|}

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====Leader Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Energon|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Energon|Megatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#SuperGalvatron|Galvatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Energon Prime toy.jpg|250px|thumb|Leader Class Optimus Prime]]
|}

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====Supreme Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Unicron/toys#Energon|Unicron]] (w/ [[Dead End (Armada)#Energon|Dead End]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Omega Supreme (Energon)#Toys|Omega Supreme]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Omega Sentinel (Energon)#Toys|Omega Sentinel]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}

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====Role Play====
<ul class="iconlist">
:{{Bp-d1|[[Energon Sword|Megatron Energon Sword]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Energon Blaster|Optimus Prime Energon Blaster]]}}
</ul>

===Exclusives===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Costco'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#CostCoOverload|Optimus Prime]] & [[Overload (Armada)#Energon|Overload]] (w/ [[Sparkplug (Armada)#Energon|Corona Sparkplug]] & [[Rollout (Armada)#Energon|Rollout]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[KB Toys]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (Armada)#Energon|Cyclonus]] (w/ [[Crumplezone (Armada)#Energon|Crumplezone]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Demolishor (Armada)#Energon|Demolishor]] (w/ [[Blackout (Armada)#Energon|Blackout]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Kmart]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Autobots S.W.A.T. Team ([[Checkpoint (Energon)#Toys|Checkpoint]] & [[Prowl (Energon)#SWAT|Prowl]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Sam's Club'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Prowl (Energon)#VsStarscream|Prowl]] Vs [[Starscream (Armada)/toys#EnergonSam'sClub|Starscream]] (w/ [[Longarm (Armada)#Energon|Longarm]] & [[Zapmaster (Armada)#Energon|Zapmaster]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:En-toy DemolishorArm.jpg|thumb|250px|Demolishor with Blackout]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us|ToysЯUs]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#OprimusMegsTRU|Powerlinx Optimus Prime]] Vs [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#TRUvsOptimus|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Adventure Mini-Con Team|Adventure Team]] & [[Sea Mini-Con Team|Sea Team]] ([[Dune Runner (Armada)#Toys|Dune Runner]], [[Iceberg#Toys|Iceberg]], [[Ransack (Armada)#Toys|Ransack]], [[Oceanglide#Toys|Oceanglide]], [[Stormcloud (Armada)#Toys|Stormcloud]], [[Waterlog (Armada)#Toys|Waterlog]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''ToysЯUs & [[Walmart]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Destruction Mini-Con Team|Road Wrecker Team]] & [[Night Attack Mini-Con Team|Night Attack Team]] ([[Buzzsaw (Armada)#RoadWrecker|Buzzsaw]], [[Drill Bit (Armada)#RoadWrecker|Drill Bit]], [[Dualor (Armada)#RoadWrecker|Dualor]], [[Broadside (Armada)#Toys|Broadside]], [[Fetch#Toys|Fetch]], [[Scattor (Armada)#Toys|Scattor]])}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Race Mini-Con Team|Race Team]] & [[Space Mini-Con Team|Space Team]] ([[Dirt Boss (Armada)#RoadAssault|Dirt Boss]], [[Downshift (Armada)#RoadAssault|Downshift]], [[Mirage (Armada)#RoadAssault|Mirage]], [[Astroscope#Toys|Astroscope]], [[Payload (Armada)#Toys|Payload]], [[Sky Blast (Armada)#Toys|Sky Blast]])}}
|}

==Hasbro ''Energon'' European market releases==
For the most part, the European line was just the US line outlined above. However, two sets of [[KB Toys]]-exclusive toys from the [[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|2003 ''Universe'' toyline]] got released under the ''Energon'' banner for... reasons.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Micromaster#Universe|Micromaster]]s Series I'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[First Aid (Universe)#Energon|First Aid]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Groove (Universe)#Energon|Autobot Groove]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Spot (Universe)#Energon|Hot Spot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (Universe)#Energon|Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Red Alert (Universe)#Energon|Red Alert]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Streetwise (Universe)#Energon|Streetwise]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Micromasters Series II'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bonecrusher (Universe Micromaster)#Energon|Bonecrusher]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Buckethead#Energon|Buckethead]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Hightower (Universe Micromaster)#Energon|Hightower]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Long Haul (Universe Micromaster)#Energon|Long Haul]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Quickmix (Universe)#Energon|Quickmix]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scavenger (Universe Micromaster)#Energon|Scavenger]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Energon packaged constructicons.JPG|right|250px|thumb|The Constructicons]]
|}

{{-}}

==Takara ''Super Link'' toyline==
[[File:Super link logo.jpg|left|300px|]]

Premiering about the same time as the Hasbro line, ''Super Link'' (a much more thematically-appropriate name) largely stuck with slight color tweaks to make the toys more animation-accurate, like ''Micron Densetsu'' before it. Takara also filled out the line with a few more redecoes of the Terrorcon drones in more limited numbers.

The [[energon weapon]]s were something of a bigger draw in the line, as the "powered up" redeco toys (the "Energon _____" toys in the Hasbro line) were given new-color Omnicon/Terrorcon energon weapons as a bonus. Speaking of redecoes, many of the new-character redecoes in the back end of the Hasbro line were put into the cartoon as powered-up forms of the original characters... but then were never released in Japan, not even as store-[[exclusive]] "[[USA Edition]]s". Even major-ish cartoon character [[Six Shot]] was absent from the ''Super Link'' toyline. Weird!

''Super Link'' also coincided with the 30th anniversary of ''[[Microman]]'', the toyline that would eventually branch off as ''[[Micro Change]]'' and ''[[Diaclone]]'', the lines that would eventually give birth to ''Transformers''. Takara celebrated this joint anniversary by releasing toys of human ally [[Kicker Jones]] in the ''Microman'' format.

{{-}}
===General retail===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[December 25|12-25]]-[[2003]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Skyblast (Energon)#Toys|Airglide]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Strongarm (Energon)#Toys|Blastarm]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Battle Ravage#Toys|Command Jaguar]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Energon Saber#Toys|Energon Saber]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Energon|Grand Convoy]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)#Energon|Hot Shot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Inferno (Energon)#Toys|Inferno]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Demolishor (Armada)#Energon|Ironhide]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Scorponok (Energon)#Toys|MegaZarak]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Armada)#Energon|Nightscream]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (Energon)#Toys|Roadbuster]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (Armada)#Energon|Sandstorm]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Tidal Wave (Armada)#Energon|Shockwave]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (Armada)#Energon|Skyfire]]}}
{{Bp-a1|Superlink Set [[Hot Shot (Armada)#Energon|Hot Shot]] / [[Inferno (Energon)#Toys|Inferno]]}}
{{Bp-a1|Superlink Set [[Ironhide (Energon)#Toys|Roadbuster]] / [[Jetfire (Armada)#Energon|Skyfire]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[February 26|2-26]]-[[2004]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Perceptor (Armada)#Energon|Cliffjumper]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Ultra|Galvatron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Divebomb (Energon)#Toys|Shadowhawk]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[March 18|3-18]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Command Ravage#Toys|Command Jaguar Desert Type]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (Energon)#Toys|Red Alert]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rodimus (Energon)#Toys|Rodimus Convoy]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=5|[[File:En-toy ShadowHawkCosmo.jpg|thumb|250px|Shadowhawk Cosmos Type]][[File:Slgrandconvoykicker toy.jpg|right|thumb|250px|SL Grand Convoy & Kicker]][[File:SuperlinkSprung.JPG|250px|thumb|Sprung]][[File:Energontoy galvatron g.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Galvatron General]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[March 25|3-25]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#EnDx|SL Grand Convoy]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Kicker2pack|SL Grand Convoy]] & [[Kicker Jones#GrandConvoy|Kicker]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Kicker Jones#Toys|Kicker]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Signal Flare (Energon)#Toys|Signal Flare]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' ([[April 22|4-22]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Landmine (Energon)#Toys|Landmine]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (Armada)#SnowCat|Snowstorm]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6''' ([[April 28|4-28]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Demolishor (Armada)#EnergonDumptruck|Irontread]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7''' ([[May 13|5-13]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Cruellock#Toys|Dinobot]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Divebomb (Energon)#Super Link|Shadowhawk Cosmos Type]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8''' ([[May 27|5-27]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Shockblast#Toys|Laserwave]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 9''' ([[June 10|6-10]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Arcee (Energon)#Toys|Ariel]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Insecticon (Energon)#Toys|Chromhorn]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Tidal Wave (Armada)#Mirage|Shockfleet]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 10''' ([[June 24|6-24]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Wing Saber (Energon)#Toys|Wing Saber]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 11''' ([[July 15|7-15]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Cliffjumper (Energon)#Toys|Overdrive]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Downshift (Energon)#Toys|Wheeljack]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 12''' ([[July 29|7-29]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Cruellock#Super Link|Dinobot Magma Type]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bulkhead (Energon)#Toys|Sprung]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 13''' ([[August 5|8-5]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Insecticon (Energon)#Super Link|Chromhorn Forest Type]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 14''' ([[August 26|8-26]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Inferno (Energon)#Roadblock|Inferno Volt]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 15''' ([[September 16|9-16]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Omega Supreme (Energon)#Toys|Omega Supreme]]}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 16''' ([[September 30|9-30]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#GalvatronGeneral|Galvatron General]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#EnDxEn|Hot Shot Fire]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Armada)#EnergonEnergon|Nightscream Reverse]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (Energon)#EnergonX2Ironhide|Roadbuster Wild]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (Armada)#Sonic|Skyfire Sonic]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Superion Maximus#Toys|Superion]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 17''' ([[October 14|10-14]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bruticus Maximus (Energon)#Toys|Bruticus]]}}
|}
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===Exclusives===
;Store exclusives
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Convenience stores (misc)'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Micron Booster]] Ver.1 ([[Snowblind|Beacon]], [[Chrome]], [[Crunch (SL)|Crunch]], [[Hover]], [[Lens]], [[Mile]], [[Solar]], [[Spoil]], [[Synapse (SL)|Synapse]], [[Road Rebel|Thyristor]], [[Torque (SL)|Torque]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Gamers'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|Energy Raiden Overdrive Edition}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Hello Mac'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Energy Axe Natural Green Edition}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Ito Yokaido'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Energy Axe Black Hole Edition}}
{{Bp-a1|Energy Spear Rodeo Magenta Edition}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:En-toy Windcharger.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Windcharger (SL)|Windcharger]], the combined form of Toys"R"Us exclusives Accel, Screw and Throttle]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[JUSCO]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Energy Axe Violet Cluster Edition}}
{{Bp-a1|Energy Spear Corona Flame Edition}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Lawson'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Micron Booster]] Vol.2 ([[Blitz]], [[Breakage|Brake]], [[Cluster]], [[Mudbath|Damper]], [[Effect]], [[Kickflip|Filter]], [[Flashdrive|Processor]], [[Groove (SL)|Groove]], [[Rotor]], [[Barnstorm|Saber]], [[Seeker (SL)|Seeker]], [[Bingo|Triac]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Posful'''
{{Bp-a1|Energy Spear Royal Clear Edition}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Accel]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Constructicon Maximus#Toys|Buildron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|Energy Axe Aqua Marine Edition}}
{{Bp-a1|Energy Spear Lightning Yellow Edition}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Screw (SL)|Screw]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Throttle (SL)|Throttle]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''"[[TF Station]]" affiliates'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Strongarm (Energon)#EnergonEnergon|Energon Strongarm]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Multiple outlets'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|Energy Blade Phantom Night Edition / Energy Cutter Daylight Attack Edition}}
|}
{{-}}
;Media exclusives

[[File:Energontoy black rodimus.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Black Rodimus Convoy]]
:'''''[[TV Magazine]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
:{{Bp-a1|Energy Axe Clear Green Edition / Enery Spear Clear Deep Blue Edition}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#FireSL|Fire Grand Convoy]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Rodimus (Energon)#BlackRodimus|Black Rodimus Convoy]]}}</ul>
{{-}}

==Post-''Energon'' releases==
There's really not a lot to speak of, at least as far as "new" product goes. A great many ''Energon'' items were [[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)#Rebranding and other odds and ends (2005 - 2008)|re-branded under the original ''Transformers: Universe'' banner]] and sold at various "discount" chains, but those toys were all identical to the original releases outside of the packaging.

So we're only listing new stuff... and it's a small, small list.
;Hasbro
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|''Universe'' (2003)]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Downshift (Energon)#Universe (2003)|Downshift]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (Armada)#Universe (2003)|Snow Cat]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Kre-O]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Kicker Jones#Kre-O|Energon Kicker]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
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;Takara
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Grand Scourge#Unite Warriors|Grand Scourge]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers Cloud|Cloud]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Roadbuster_(G1)#Cloud_2|Roadbuster]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:E-hobby-unite-warriors-grand-scourge.jpg|250px|thumb|Grand Scourge]]

|}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Energon (toyline)}}
[[Category:Energon franchise| Energon (toyline)]]
[[Category:Unicron Trilogy toylines]]

Transformers: Energon (toyline)

2020-01-25T23:34:15Z

Digital Collector: /* Exclusives */

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[[File:Crosssell-energon1.jpg|right|400px|thumb|Tri-lingual packaging, kids! Remember, it's how everything will be by 2005!]]

'''''Transformers: Energon''''' followed up on the highly-successful ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' toyline, continuing its universe and carrying over a number of its popular characters in new forms. Set roughly ten years after the previous series, ''Energon'' brought in new sub-factions, new faces and new modes of play.

The line also fell on the 20th anniversary of the ''Transformers'' brand, which led to many toys and characters being more overt [[homage]]s to major characters from [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] than past series produced.

Unfortunately, the line, while moderately successful, didn't exactly light a fire under the brand the way ''Armada'' or ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' had prior. A glut of early product, availability issues with later product, a less-than-cohesive play theme, and a poorly-received [[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|advertising cartoon]] proved to be stumbling blocks, and Hasbro began to re-think how to take the line forward from there.

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==Overview==
[[File:Energon Strongarm toy.jpg|thumb|250px|Omnicon Strongarm]]

While ''Energon'' does have an overarching theme of "combination" ("[[energon]]" is oddly more of a minor feature in the line), it's not anywhere as clean-cut and uniform in actual execution as ''Armada''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> [[Mini-Con]] theme (or the [[Cyber Key]]s of the follow-up series ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)| Cybertron]]''). There are multiple types of combination going on, split up between the price points and factions, which can be a bit confusing at first. Though virtually every new-mold toy featured Mini-Con [[Powerlinx]]-compatible points for that form of combination (but did not activate any gimmicks), Mini-Cons were significantly scaled back in ''Energon''.
[[File:Energon superion maximus toy.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Gestalt Superion Maximus]]
At the smallest price-point, the [[Omnicon]]s and [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]]s augment the larger toys with reconfigurable weapons, while the Mini-Cons sold at the same price are both combiner teams (one forming a weapon for larger toys). The "Combat Class" (aka Deluxe) and Mega Class Autobots can combine with each other to form two-bot [[combiner|gestalt]]s, each bot having both an "upper body" and "lower body" configuration (also referred to as "shirt" and "pants" by parts of the [[fandom]]) that could be combined with any other. The larger Autobot toys, however, mostly combine with their own accessories (dubbed "Brute Modes") in ways that do not allow for cross-compatibility outside of same-mold [[redeco]]s. [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Energon|Leader-Class Optimus Prime]] could also combine with two other larger Autobot toys, but again these combinations are quite specific and do not allow for real mix-and-match play.

Aside from the Mini-Con compatibility, the Decepticons were left out of the combination game (until the very tail-end of the line, at least), instead having "Hyper Modes" with built-in weapons that could be swung into attack position.

At the very back end of the series, five-robot "[[Scramble City (toyline)|Scramble City]]"-like combiners were released, three teams of four "Energon" (Basic) Class figures with a Combat-Class torso. Unfortunately, in order to make up for the mold-reuse that allowed for three teams to exist (each limb-mold was used twice per team), the teams were split up across waves, and the [[tail-ender]] phenomenon left many fans wondering if they would actually be able to complete these long-awaited sets.

As the line premiered riding the popularity boom from ''Armada'' and retailers were eager for more product, stores ended up ''massively'' over-ordering early ''Energon'' product, leading to extreme [[shelfwarmer|shelfwarming]] for the first two waves. The situation was so severe, Hasbro removed much of the older product from stores' inventory to get "[[The Powerlinx Battles]]" [[subline imprint|subline]] to shelves in time for the 2004 holiday season. Much of this early stock would reappear on store shelves in "buy one get one" bonus buys in ''very'' large numbers.

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==Hasbro ''Energon'' toyline==
[[File:Thepowerlinxbattles logo.jpg|200px|left]]
As ''Transformers'' was still riding high on demand from ''Armada'', the early Hasbro line was filled out with several [[redeco]]ed and [[retool]]ed ''Armada'' toys.

===General retail===
====Energon Class====
The Basic-sized [[Omnicon]]s and [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]]s came with clear [[Energon weapon]]s and "[[Energon star|Energon Chip]]s" that can be attached over the [[spark crystal]]s of the new-mold ''Energon'' toys. Chips and weapons were red-tinted for Omnicons, and green/yellow for Terrorcons. The final three waves consisted of the limb figures for the [[Air Team]], [[Construction Team]] and [[Destruction Team]] Powerlinx [[Combiner]]s (the torsos were sold as part of the Combat Class). The limb figures all came with add-on weapons and Energon Chips, cast in blue clear plastic, and these weapons formed the hands or feet of the combined robot.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Battle Ravage#Toys|Battle Ravage]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Energon Saber#Toys|Energon Saber]] ([[Scattor (Energon)#Toys|Scattor]], [[Skyboom (Energon)#Toys|Skyboom]], [[Wreckage (Energon)#Toys|Wreckage]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Skyblast (Energon)#Toys|Skyblast]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Strongarm (Energon)#Toys|Strongarm]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Cruellock#Toys|Cruellock]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Divebomb (Energon)#Toys|Divebomb]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Perceptor (Armada)#Energon|Perceptor]] ([[Grindor (Armada)#Energon|Grindor]], [[High Wire (Armada)#Energon|High Wire]], [[Sureshock (Armada)#Energon|Sureshock]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Signal Flare (Energon)#Toys|Signal Flare]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Arcee (Energon)#Toys|Arcee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Insecticon (Energon)#Toys|Insecticon]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Offshoot (Energon)#Toys|Offshoot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Strongarm (Energon)#EnergonEnergon|Energon Strongarm]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Energon Cruellock toy.jpg|250px|thumb|Terrorcon Cruellock]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Command Ravage#Toys|Command Ravage]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Doom-Lock (Energon)#Toys|Doom-Lock]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Duststorm (Energon)#Toys|Duststorm]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sky Shadow (Energon)#Toys|Sky Shadow]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sledge (Energon)#Toys|Sledge]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Treadshot (Energon)#Toys|Treadshot]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Kickback (Energon)#Toys|Kickback]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Stormcloud (Energon)#Toys|Stormcloud]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Terradive (Energon)#Toys|Terradive]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Windrazor (Energon)#Toys|Windrazor]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Blackout (combiner)#Toys|Blackout]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Blight (Energon)#Toys|Blight]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Bonecrusher (Energon)#Toys|Bonecrusher]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Wideload (Energon)#Toys|Wideload]]}}
|}

{{-}}

====Combat Class====
Combat Class (and Mega Class, see below) Autobots, besides transforming from vehicle to robot, could also become the top or bottom half of a "[[Powerlinx]]" combination robot. While it was not widely advertised, the two size classes could freely inter-combine, with occasionally ludicrous results. This assortment also featured the torso figures for the combiners [[Superion Maximus]], [[Constructicon Maximus]] and [[Bruticus Maximus (Energon)|Bruticus Maximus]].

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Energon|Hot Shot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Inferno (Energon)#Toys|Inferno]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Rapid Run (Energon)#Toys|Rapid Run]] (w/ [[Nightcruz (Energon)#Toys|Nightcruz]] & [[Nightscream (Energon)#Toys|Nightscream]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Armada)/toys#Energon|Starscream]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (Energon)#Toys|Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rodimus (Energon)#Toys|Rodimus]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (Armada)#SnowCat|Snow Cat]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Demolishor (Armada)#Energon|Demolishor]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:Energontoy-HotShot.jpg|250px|thumb|Hot Shot]][[File:ESharkticon.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Sharkticon]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Downshift (Energon)#Toys|Downshift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Tow-Line (Energon)#Toys|Tow-Line]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#EnDxEn|Energon Hot Shot]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sharkticon (Energon)#Toys|Sharkticon]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Slugslinger (Energon)#Toys|Slugslinger]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Steamhammer (Energon)#Toys|Steamhammer]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Storm Jet (Energon)#Toys|Storm Jet]]}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Kicker Jones#HighWire|Energon Kicker]] & [[High Wire (Armada)#EnergonKicker|High Wire]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Barricade (Energon)#Toys|Barricade]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Roadblock (Energon)#Toys|Roadblock]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Armada)/toys#EnergonEnergon|Energon Starscream]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}

{{-}}

====Mega Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (Energon)#Toys|Ironhide]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Treadbolt#Toys|Treadbolt]] (w/ [[Rollbar (Armada)#Energon|Rollbar]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (Armada)#Energon|Jetfire]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Mirage (Energon)#Toys|Mirage]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Cliffjumper (Energon)#Toys|Cliffjumper]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Shockblast#Toys|Shockblast]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[Image:Energon beachcomber toy.JPG|Mega Class Beachcomber|right|250px|thumb]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Dreadwing (Energon)#Toys|Dreadwing]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (Energon)#EnergonX2Ironhide|Energon Ironhide]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Beachcomber (Energon)#Toys|Beachcomber]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (Energon)#Toys|Grimlock]] & [[Swoop (Energon)#Toys|Swoop]] (Combine into [[Mega-Dinobot#Toys|Mega-Dinobot]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wing Saber (Energon)#Toys|Wing Saber]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Alpha Quintesson#Toys|Alpha Quintesson]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Six Shot#Toys|Six Shot]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Overcast (Energon)#Toys|Overcast]]}}
|}

{{-}}
====Command Class====
Command Class Autobots (the new molds, at least) each include transforming accessories that form part of their vehicle modes. In robot mode they could combine with these pieces to be in "Brute Mode". Decepticons are just big.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Tidal Wave (Armada)#Energon|Tidal Wave]] (w/ [[Ramjet (Armada)#Energon|Ramjet]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ultra Magnus (Energon)#Toys|Ultra Magnus]] (w/ [[Knock Out (Energon)#Toys|Knock Out]], [[Astroscope#Energon|Astroscope]], [[Payload (Armada)#Energon|Payload]], [[Sky Blast (Armada)#Energon|Sky Blast]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Scorponok (Energon)#Toys|Scorponok]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Landmine (Energon)#Toys|Landmine]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bulkhead (Energon)#Toys|Bulkhead]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Energon Scorponok toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Scorponok]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Landquake (Energon)#Toys|Landquake]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Quickstrike (Energon)#Toys|Quickstrike]]}}
|}

{{-}}
====Leader Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Energon|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Energon|Megatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#SuperGalvatron|Galvatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Energon Prime toy.jpg|250px|thumb|Leader Class Optimus Prime]]
|}

{{-}}
====Supreme Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Unicron/toys#Energon|Unicron]] (w/ [[Dead End (Armada)#Energon|Dead End]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Omega Supreme (Energon)#Toys|Omega Supreme]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Omega Sentinel (Energon)#Toys|Omega Sentinel]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}

{{-}}

====Role Play====
<ul class="iconlist">
:{{Bp-d1|[[Energon Sword|Megatron Energon Sword]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Energon Blaster|Optimus Prime Energon Blaster]]}}
</ul>

===Exclusives===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Costco'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#CostCoOverload|Optimus Prime]] & [[Overload (Armada)#Energon|Overload]] (w/ [[Sparkplug (Armada)#Energon|Corona Sparkplug]] & [[Rollout (Armada)#Energon|Rollout]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[KB Toys]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (Armada)#Energon|Cyclonus]] (w/ [[Crumplezone (Armada)#Energon|Crumplezone]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Demolishor (Armada)#Energon|Demolishor]] (w/ [[Blackout (Armada)#Energon|Blackout]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Kmart]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Autobots S.W.A.T. Team ([[Checkpoint (Energon)#Toys|Checkpoint]] & [[Prowl (Energon)#SWAT|Prowl]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Sam's Club'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Prowl (Energon)#VsStarscream|Prowl]] Vs [[Starscream (Armada)/toys#ProwlwithLongarm&StarscreamwithZapmaster|Starscream]] (w/ [[Longarm (Armada)#Energon|Longarm]] & [[Zapmaster (Armada)#Energon|Zapmaster]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:En-toy DemolishorArm.jpg|thumb|250px|Demolishor with Blackout]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us|ToysЯUs]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#OprimusMegsTRU|Powerlinx Optimus Prime]] Vs [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#TRUvsOptimus|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Adventure Mini-Con Team|Adventure Team]] & [[Sea Mini-Con Team|Sea Team]] ([[Dune Runner (Armada)#Toys|Dune Runner]], [[Iceberg#Toys|Iceberg]], [[Ransack (Armada)#Toys|Ransack]], [[Oceanglide#Toys|Oceanglide]], [[Stormcloud (Armada)#Toys|Stormcloud]], [[Waterlog (Armada)#Toys|Waterlog]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''ToysЯUs & [[Walmart]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Destruction Mini-Con Team|Road Wrecker Team]] & [[Night Attack Mini-Con Team|Night Attack Team]] ([[Buzzsaw (Armada)#RoadWrecker|Buzzsaw]], [[Drill Bit (Armada)#RoadWrecker|Drill Bit]], [[Dualor (Armada)#RoadWrecker|Dualor]], [[Broadside (Armada)#Toys|Broadside]], [[Fetch#Toys|Fetch]], [[Scattor (Armada)#Toys|Scattor]])}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Race Mini-Con Team|Race Team]] & [[Space Mini-Con Team|Space Team]] ([[Dirt Boss (Armada)#RoadAssault|Dirt Boss]], [[Downshift (Armada)#RoadAssault|Downshift]], [[Mirage (Armada)#RoadAssault|Mirage]], [[Astroscope#Toys|Astroscope]], [[Payload (Armada)#Toys|Payload]], [[Sky Blast (Armada)#Toys|Sky Blast]])}}
|}

==Hasbro ''Energon'' European market releases==
For the most part, the European line was just the US line outlined above. However, two sets of [[KB Toys]]-exclusive toys from the [[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|2003 ''Universe'' toyline]] got released under the ''Energon'' banner for... reasons.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Micromaster#Universe|Micromaster]]s Series I'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[First Aid (Universe)#Energon|First Aid]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Groove (Universe)#Energon|Autobot Groove]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Spot (Universe)#Energon|Hot Spot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (Universe)#Energon|Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Red Alert (Universe)#Energon|Red Alert]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Streetwise (Universe)#Energon|Streetwise]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Micromasters Series II'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bonecrusher (Universe Micromaster)#Energon|Bonecrusher]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Buckethead#Energon|Buckethead]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Hightower (Universe Micromaster)#Energon|Hightower]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Long Haul (Universe Micromaster)#Energon|Long Haul]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Quickmix (Universe)#Energon|Quickmix]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scavenger (Universe Micromaster)#Energon|Scavenger]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Energon packaged constructicons.JPG|right|250px|thumb|The Constructicons]]
|}

{{-}}

==Takara ''Super Link'' toyline==
[[File:Super link logo.jpg|left|300px|]]

Premiering about the same time as the Hasbro line, ''Super Link'' (a much more thematically-appropriate name) largely stuck with slight color tweaks to make the toys more animation-accurate, like ''Micron Densetsu'' before it. Takara also filled out the line with a few more redecoes of the Terrorcon drones in more limited numbers.

The [[energon weapon]]s were something of a bigger draw in the line, as the "powered up" redeco toys (the "Energon _____" toys in the Hasbro line) were given new-color Omnicon/Terrorcon energon weapons as a bonus. Speaking of redecoes, many of the new-character redecoes in the back end of the Hasbro line were put into the cartoon as powered-up forms of the original characters... but then were never released in Japan, not even as store-[[exclusive]] "[[USA Edition]]s". Even major-ish cartoon character [[Six Shot]] was absent from the ''Super Link'' toyline. Weird!

''Super Link'' also coincided with the 30th anniversary of ''[[Microman]]'', the toyline that would eventually branch off as ''[[Micro Change]]'' and ''[[Diaclone]]'', the lines that would eventually give birth to ''Transformers''. Takara celebrated this joint anniversary by releasing toys of human ally [[Kicker Jones]] in the ''Microman'' format.

{{-}}
===General retail===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[December 25|12-25]]-[[2003]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Skyblast (Energon)#Toys|Airglide]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Strongarm (Energon)#Toys|Blastarm]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Battle Ravage#Toys|Command Jaguar]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Energon Saber#Toys|Energon Saber]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Energon|Grand Convoy]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)#Energon|Hot Shot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Inferno (Energon)#Toys|Inferno]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Demolishor (Armada)#Energon|Ironhide]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Scorponok (Energon)#Toys|MegaZarak]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Armada)#Energon|Nightscream]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (Energon)#Toys|Roadbuster]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (Armada)#Energon|Sandstorm]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Tidal Wave (Armada)#Energon|Shockwave]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (Armada)#Energon|Skyfire]]}}
{{Bp-a1|Superlink Set [[Hot Shot (Armada)#Energon|Hot Shot]] / [[Inferno (Energon)#Toys|Inferno]]}}
{{Bp-a1|Superlink Set [[Ironhide (Energon)#Toys|Roadbuster]] / [[Jetfire (Armada)#Energon|Skyfire]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[February 26|2-26]]-[[2004]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Perceptor (Armada)#Energon|Cliffjumper]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Ultra|Galvatron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Divebomb (Energon)#Toys|Shadowhawk]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[March 18|3-18]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Command Ravage#Toys|Command Jaguar Desert Type]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (Energon)#Toys|Red Alert]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rodimus (Energon)#Toys|Rodimus Convoy]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=5|[[File:En-toy ShadowHawkCosmo.jpg|thumb|250px|Shadowhawk Cosmos Type]][[File:Slgrandconvoykicker toy.jpg|right|thumb|250px|SL Grand Convoy & Kicker]][[File:SuperlinkSprung.JPG|250px|thumb|Sprung]][[File:Energontoy galvatron g.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Galvatron General]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[March 25|3-25]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#EnDx|SL Grand Convoy]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Kicker2pack|SL Grand Convoy]] & [[Kicker Jones#GrandConvoy|Kicker]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Kicker Jones#Toys|Kicker]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Signal Flare (Energon)#Toys|Signal Flare]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' ([[April 22|4-22]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Landmine (Energon)#Toys|Landmine]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (Armada)#SnowCat|Snowstorm]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6''' ([[April 28|4-28]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Demolishor (Armada)#EnergonDumptruck|Irontread]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7''' ([[May 13|5-13]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Cruellock#Toys|Dinobot]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Divebomb (Energon)#Super Link|Shadowhawk Cosmos Type]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8''' ([[May 27|5-27]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Shockblast#Toys|Laserwave]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 9''' ([[June 10|6-10]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Arcee (Energon)#Toys|Ariel]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Insecticon (Energon)#Toys|Chromhorn]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Tidal Wave (Armada)#Mirage|Shockfleet]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 10''' ([[June 24|6-24]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Wing Saber (Energon)#Toys|Wing Saber]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 11''' ([[July 15|7-15]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Cliffjumper (Energon)#Toys|Overdrive]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Downshift (Energon)#Toys|Wheeljack]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 12''' ([[July 29|7-29]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Cruellock#Super Link|Dinobot Magma Type]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bulkhead (Energon)#Toys|Sprung]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 13''' ([[August 5|8-5]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Insecticon (Energon)#Super Link|Chromhorn Forest Type]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 14''' ([[August 26|8-26]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Inferno (Energon)#Roadblock|Inferno Volt]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 15''' ([[September 16|9-16]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Omega Supreme (Energon)#Toys|Omega Supreme]]}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 16''' ([[September 30|9-30]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#GalvatronGeneral|Galvatron General]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#EnDxEn|Hot Shot Fire]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Armada)#EnergonEnergon|Nightscream Reverse]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (Energon)#EnergonX2Ironhide|Roadbuster Wild]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (Armada)#Sonic|Skyfire Sonic]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Superion Maximus#Toys|Superion]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 17''' ([[October 14|10-14]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bruticus Maximus (Energon)#Toys|Bruticus]]}}
|}
{{-}}

===Exclusives===
;Store exclusives
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Convenience stores (misc)'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Micron Booster]] Ver.1 ([[Snowblind|Beacon]], [[Chrome]], [[Crunch (SL)|Crunch]], [[Hover]], [[Lens]], [[Mile]], [[Solar]], [[Spoil]], [[Synapse (SL)|Synapse]], [[Road Rebel|Thyristor]], [[Torque (SL)|Torque]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Gamers'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|Energy Raiden Overdrive Edition}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Hello Mac'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Energy Axe Natural Green Edition}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Ito Yokaido'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Energy Axe Black Hole Edition}}
{{Bp-a1|Energy Spear Rodeo Magenta Edition}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:En-toy Windcharger.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Windcharger (SL)|Windcharger]], the combined form of Toys"R"Us exclusives Accel, Screw and Throttle]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[JUSCO]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Energy Axe Violet Cluster Edition}}
{{Bp-a1|Energy Spear Corona Flame Edition}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Lawson'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Micron Booster]] Vol.2 ([[Blitz]], [[Breakage|Brake]], [[Cluster]], [[Mudbath|Damper]], [[Effect]], [[Kickflip|Filter]], [[Flashdrive|Processor]], [[Groove (SL)|Groove]], [[Rotor]], [[Barnstorm|Saber]], [[Seeker (SL)|Seeker]], [[Bingo|Triac]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Posful'''
{{Bp-a1|Energy Spear Royal Clear Edition}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Accel]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Constructicon Maximus#Toys|Buildron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|Energy Axe Aqua Marine Edition}}
{{Bp-a1|Energy Spear Lightning Yellow Edition}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Screw (SL)|Screw]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Throttle (SL)|Throttle]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''"[[TF Station]]" affiliates'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Strongarm (Energon)#EnergonEnergon|Energon Strongarm]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Multiple outlets'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|Energy Blade Phantom Night Edition / Energy Cutter Daylight Attack Edition}}
|}
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;Media exclusives

[[File:Energontoy black rodimus.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Black Rodimus Convoy]]
:'''''[[TV Magazine]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
:{{Bp-a1|Energy Axe Clear Green Edition / Enery Spear Clear Deep Blue Edition}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#FireSL|Fire Grand Convoy]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Rodimus (Energon)#BlackRodimus|Black Rodimus Convoy]]}}</ul>
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==Post-''Energon'' releases==
There's really not a lot to speak of, at least as far as "new" product goes. A great many ''Energon'' items were [[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)#Rebranding and other odds and ends (2005 - 2008)|re-branded under the original ''Transformers: Universe'' banner]] and sold at various "discount" chains, but those toys were all identical to the original releases outside of the packaging.

So we're only listing new stuff... and it's a small, small list.
;Hasbro
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|''Universe'' (2003)]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Downshift (Energon)#Universe (2003)|Downshift]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (Armada)#Universe (2003)|Snow Cat]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Kre-O]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Kicker Jones#Kre-O|Energon Kicker]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
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;Takara
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Grand Scourge#Unite Warriors|Grand Scourge]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers Cloud|Cloud]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Roadbuster_(G1)#Cloud_2|Roadbuster]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
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|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:E-hobby-unite-warriors-grand-scourge.jpg|250px|thumb|Grand Scourge]]

|}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Energon (toyline)}}
[[Category:Energon franchise| Energon (toyline)]]
[[Category:Unicron Trilogy toylines]]

Transformers: Energon (toyline)

2020-01-25T23:33:26Z

Digital Collector: /* Exclusives */

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[[File:Crosssell-energon1.jpg|right|400px|thumb|Tri-lingual packaging, kids! Remember, it's how everything will be by 2005!]]

'''''Transformers: Energon''''' followed up on the highly-successful ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' toyline, continuing its universe and carrying over a number of its popular characters in new forms. Set roughly ten years after the previous series, ''Energon'' brought in new sub-factions, new faces and new modes of play.

The line also fell on the 20th anniversary of the ''Transformers'' brand, which led to many toys and characters being more overt [[homage]]s to major characters from [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] than past series produced.

Unfortunately, the line, while moderately successful, didn't exactly light a fire under the brand the way ''Armada'' or ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' had prior. A glut of early product, availability issues with later product, a less-than-cohesive play theme, and a poorly-received [[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|advertising cartoon]] proved to be stumbling blocks, and Hasbro began to re-think how to take the line forward from there.

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==Overview==
[[File:Energon Strongarm toy.jpg|thumb|250px|Omnicon Strongarm]]

While ''Energon'' does have an overarching theme of "combination" ("[[energon]]" is oddly more of a minor feature in the line), it's not anywhere as clean-cut and uniform in actual execution as ''Armada''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> [[Mini-Con]] theme (or the [[Cyber Key]]s of the follow-up series ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)| Cybertron]]''). There are multiple types of combination going on, split up between the price points and factions, which can be a bit confusing at first. Though virtually every new-mold toy featured Mini-Con [[Powerlinx]]-compatible points for that form of combination (but did not activate any gimmicks), Mini-Cons were significantly scaled back in ''Energon''.
[[File:Energon superion maximus toy.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Gestalt Superion Maximus]]
At the smallest price-point, the [[Omnicon]]s and [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]]s augment the larger toys with reconfigurable weapons, while the Mini-Cons sold at the same price are both combiner teams (one forming a weapon for larger toys). The "Combat Class" (aka Deluxe) and Mega Class Autobots can combine with each other to form two-bot [[combiner|gestalt]]s, each bot having both an "upper body" and "lower body" configuration (also referred to as "shirt" and "pants" by parts of the [[fandom]]) that could be combined with any other. The larger Autobot toys, however, mostly combine with their own accessories (dubbed "Brute Modes") in ways that do not allow for cross-compatibility outside of same-mold [[redeco]]s. [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Energon|Leader-Class Optimus Prime]] could also combine with two other larger Autobot toys, but again these combinations are quite specific and do not allow for real mix-and-match play.

Aside from the Mini-Con compatibility, the Decepticons were left out of the combination game (until the very tail-end of the line, at least), instead having "Hyper Modes" with built-in weapons that could be swung into attack position.

At the very back end of the series, five-robot "[[Scramble City (toyline)|Scramble City]]"-like combiners were released, three teams of four "Energon" (Basic) Class figures with a Combat-Class torso. Unfortunately, in order to make up for the mold-reuse that allowed for three teams to exist (each limb-mold was used twice per team), the teams were split up across waves, and the [[tail-ender]] phenomenon left many fans wondering if they would actually be able to complete these long-awaited sets.

As the line premiered riding the popularity boom from ''Armada'' and retailers were eager for more product, stores ended up ''massively'' over-ordering early ''Energon'' product, leading to extreme [[shelfwarmer|shelfwarming]] for the first two waves. The situation was so severe, Hasbro removed much of the older product from stores' inventory to get "[[The Powerlinx Battles]]" [[subline imprint|subline]] to shelves in time for the 2004 holiday season. Much of this early stock would reappear on store shelves in "buy one get one" bonus buys in ''very'' large numbers.

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==Hasbro ''Energon'' toyline==
[[File:Thepowerlinxbattles logo.jpg|200px|left]]
As ''Transformers'' was still riding high on demand from ''Armada'', the early Hasbro line was filled out with several [[redeco]]ed and [[retool]]ed ''Armada'' toys.

===General retail===
====Energon Class====
The Basic-sized [[Omnicon]]s and [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]]s came with clear [[Energon weapon]]s and "[[Energon star|Energon Chip]]s" that can be attached over the [[spark crystal]]s of the new-mold ''Energon'' toys. Chips and weapons were red-tinted for Omnicons, and green/yellow for Terrorcons. The final three waves consisted of the limb figures for the [[Air Team]], [[Construction Team]] and [[Destruction Team]] Powerlinx [[Combiner]]s (the torsos were sold as part of the Combat Class). The limb figures all came with add-on weapons and Energon Chips, cast in blue clear plastic, and these weapons formed the hands or feet of the combined robot.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Battle Ravage#Toys|Battle Ravage]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Energon Saber#Toys|Energon Saber]] ([[Scattor (Energon)#Toys|Scattor]], [[Skyboom (Energon)#Toys|Skyboom]], [[Wreckage (Energon)#Toys|Wreckage]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Skyblast (Energon)#Toys|Skyblast]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Strongarm (Energon)#Toys|Strongarm]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Cruellock#Toys|Cruellock]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Divebomb (Energon)#Toys|Divebomb]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Perceptor (Armada)#Energon|Perceptor]] ([[Grindor (Armada)#Energon|Grindor]], [[High Wire (Armada)#Energon|High Wire]], [[Sureshock (Armada)#Energon|Sureshock]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Signal Flare (Energon)#Toys|Signal Flare]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Arcee (Energon)#Toys|Arcee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Insecticon (Energon)#Toys|Insecticon]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Offshoot (Energon)#Toys|Offshoot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Strongarm (Energon)#EnergonEnergon|Energon Strongarm]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Energon Cruellock toy.jpg|250px|thumb|Terrorcon Cruellock]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Command Ravage#Toys|Command Ravage]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Doom-Lock (Energon)#Toys|Doom-Lock]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Duststorm (Energon)#Toys|Duststorm]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sky Shadow (Energon)#Toys|Sky Shadow]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sledge (Energon)#Toys|Sledge]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Treadshot (Energon)#Toys|Treadshot]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Kickback (Energon)#Toys|Kickback]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Stormcloud (Energon)#Toys|Stormcloud]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Terradive (Energon)#Toys|Terradive]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Windrazor (Energon)#Toys|Windrazor]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Blackout (combiner)#Toys|Blackout]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Blight (Energon)#Toys|Blight]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Bonecrusher (Energon)#Toys|Bonecrusher]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Wideload (Energon)#Toys|Wideload]]}}
|}

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====Combat Class====
Combat Class (and Mega Class, see below) Autobots, besides transforming from vehicle to robot, could also become the top or bottom half of a "[[Powerlinx]]" combination robot. While it was not widely advertised, the two size classes could freely inter-combine, with occasionally ludicrous results. This assortment also featured the torso figures for the combiners [[Superion Maximus]], [[Constructicon Maximus]] and [[Bruticus Maximus (Energon)|Bruticus Maximus]].

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Energon|Hot Shot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Inferno (Energon)#Toys|Inferno]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Rapid Run (Energon)#Toys|Rapid Run]] (w/ [[Nightcruz (Energon)#Toys|Nightcruz]] & [[Nightscream (Energon)#Toys|Nightscream]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Armada)/toys#Energon|Starscream]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (Energon)#Toys|Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rodimus (Energon)#Toys|Rodimus]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (Armada)#SnowCat|Snow Cat]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Demolishor (Armada)#Energon|Demolishor]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:Energontoy-HotShot.jpg|250px|thumb|Hot Shot]][[File:ESharkticon.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Sharkticon]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Downshift (Energon)#Toys|Downshift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Tow-Line (Energon)#Toys|Tow-Line]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#EnDxEn|Energon Hot Shot]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sharkticon (Energon)#Toys|Sharkticon]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Slugslinger (Energon)#Toys|Slugslinger]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Steamhammer (Energon)#Toys|Steamhammer]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Storm Jet (Energon)#Toys|Storm Jet]]}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Kicker Jones#HighWire|Energon Kicker]] & [[High Wire (Armada)#EnergonKicker|High Wire]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Barricade (Energon)#Toys|Barricade]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Roadblock (Energon)#Toys|Roadblock]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Armada)/toys#EnergonEnergon|Energon Starscream]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}

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====Mega Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (Energon)#Toys|Ironhide]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Treadbolt#Toys|Treadbolt]] (w/ [[Rollbar (Armada)#Energon|Rollbar]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (Armada)#Energon|Jetfire]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Mirage (Energon)#Toys|Mirage]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Cliffjumper (Energon)#Toys|Cliffjumper]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Shockblast#Toys|Shockblast]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[Image:Energon beachcomber toy.JPG|Mega Class Beachcomber|right|250px|thumb]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Dreadwing (Energon)#Toys|Dreadwing]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (Energon)#EnergonX2Ironhide|Energon Ironhide]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Beachcomber (Energon)#Toys|Beachcomber]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (Energon)#Toys|Grimlock]] & [[Swoop (Energon)#Toys|Swoop]] (Combine into [[Mega-Dinobot#Toys|Mega-Dinobot]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wing Saber (Energon)#Toys|Wing Saber]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Alpha Quintesson#Toys|Alpha Quintesson]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Six Shot#Toys|Six Shot]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Overcast (Energon)#Toys|Overcast]]}}
|}

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====Command Class====
Command Class Autobots (the new molds, at least) each include transforming accessories that form part of their vehicle modes. In robot mode they could combine with these pieces to be in "Brute Mode". Decepticons are just big.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Tidal Wave (Armada)#Energon|Tidal Wave]] (w/ [[Ramjet (Armada)#Energon|Ramjet]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ultra Magnus (Energon)#Toys|Ultra Magnus]] (w/ [[Knock Out (Energon)#Toys|Knock Out]], [[Astroscope#Energon|Astroscope]], [[Payload (Armada)#Energon|Payload]], [[Sky Blast (Armada)#Energon|Sky Blast]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Scorponok (Energon)#Toys|Scorponok]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Landmine (Energon)#Toys|Landmine]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bulkhead (Energon)#Toys|Bulkhead]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Energon Scorponok toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Scorponok]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Landquake (Energon)#Toys|Landquake]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Quickstrike (Energon)#Toys|Quickstrike]]}}
|}

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====Leader Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Energon|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Energon|Megatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#SuperGalvatron|Galvatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Energon Prime toy.jpg|250px|thumb|Leader Class Optimus Prime]]
|}

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====Supreme Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Unicron/toys#Energon|Unicron]] (w/ [[Dead End (Armada)#Energon|Dead End]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Omega Supreme (Energon)#Toys|Omega Supreme]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Omega Sentinel (Energon)#Toys|Omega Sentinel]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}

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====Role Play====
<ul class="iconlist">
:{{Bp-d1|[[Energon Sword|Megatron Energon Sword]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Energon Blaster|Optimus Prime Energon Blaster]]}}
</ul>

===Exclusives===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Costco'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#CostCoOverload|Optimus Prime]] & [[Overload (Armada)#Energon|Overload]] (w/ [[Sparkplug (Armada)#Energon|Corona Sparkplug]] & [[Rollout (Armada)#Energon|Rollout]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[KB Toys]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (Armada)#Energon|Cyclonus]] (w/ [[Crumplezone (Armada)#Energon|Crumplezone]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Demolishor (Armada)#Energon|Demolishor]] (w/ [[Blackout (Armada)#Energon|Blackout]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Kmart]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Autobots S.W.A.T. Team ([[Checkpoint (Energon)#Toys|Checkpoint]] & [[Prowl (Energon)#SWAT|Prowl]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Sam's Club'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Prowl (Energon)#VsStarscream|Prowl]] Vs [[Starscream (Armada)/toys#VsStarscream|Starscream]] (w/ [[Longarm (Armada)#Energon|Longarm]] & [[Zapmaster (Armada)#Energon|Zapmaster]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:En-toy DemolishorArm.jpg|thumb|250px|Demolishor with Blackout]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us|ToysЯUs]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#OprimusMegsTRU|Powerlinx Optimus Prime]] Vs [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#TRUvsOptimus|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Adventure Mini-Con Team|Adventure Team]] & [[Sea Mini-Con Team|Sea Team]] ([[Dune Runner (Armada)#Toys|Dune Runner]], [[Iceberg#Toys|Iceberg]], [[Ransack (Armada)#Toys|Ransack]], [[Oceanglide#Toys|Oceanglide]], [[Stormcloud (Armada)#Toys|Stormcloud]], [[Waterlog (Armada)#Toys|Waterlog]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''ToysЯUs & [[Walmart]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Destruction Mini-Con Team|Road Wrecker Team]] & [[Night Attack Mini-Con Team|Night Attack Team]] ([[Buzzsaw (Armada)#RoadWrecker|Buzzsaw]], [[Drill Bit (Armada)#RoadWrecker|Drill Bit]], [[Dualor (Armada)#RoadWrecker|Dualor]], [[Broadside (Armada)#Toys|Broadside]], [[Fetch#Toys|Fetch]], [[Scattor (Armada)#Toys|Scattor]])}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Race Mini-Con Team|Race Team]] & [[Space Mini-Con Team|Space Team]] ([[Dirt Boss (Armada)#RoadAssault|Dirt Boss]], [[Downshift (Armada)#RoadAssault|Downshift]], [[Mirage (Armada)#RoadAssault|Mirage]], [[Astroscope#Toys|Astroscope]], [[Payload (Armada)#Toys|Payload]], [[Sky Blast (Armada)#Toys|Sky Blast]])}}
|}

==Hasbro ''Energon'' European market releases==
For the most part, the European line was just the US line outlined above. However, two sets of [[KB Toys]]-exclusive toys from the [[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|2003 ''Universe'' toyline]] got released under the ''Energon'' banner for... reasons.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Micromaster#Universe|Micromaster]]s Series I'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[First Aid (Universe)#Energon|First Aid]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Groove (Universe)#Energon|Autobot Groove]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Spot (Universe)#Energon|Hot Spot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (Universe)#Energon|Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Red Alert (Universe)#Energon|Red Alert]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Streetwise (Universe)#Energon|Streetwise]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Micromasters Series II'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bonecrusher (Universe Micromaster)#Energon|Bonecrusher]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Buckethead#Energon|Buckethead]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Hightower (Universe Micromaster)#Energon|Hightower]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Long Haul (Universe Micromaster)#Energon|Long Haul]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Quickmix (Universe)#Energon|Quickmix]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scavenger (Universe Micromaster)#Energon|Scavenger]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Energon packaged constructicons.JPG|right|250px|thumb|The Constructicons]]
|}

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==Takara ''Super Link'' toyline==
[[File:Super link logo.jpg|left|300px|]]

Premiering about the same time as the Hasbro line, ''Super Link'' (a much more thematically-appropriate name) largely stuck with slight color tweaks to make the toys more animation-accurate, like ''Micron Densetsu'' before it. Takara also filled out the line with a few more redecoes of the Terrorcon drones in more limited numbers.

The [[energon weapon]]s were something of a bigger draw in the line, as the "powered up" redeco toys (the "Energon _____" toys in the Hasbro line) were given new-color Omnicon/Terrorcon energon weapons as a bonus. Speaking of redecoes, many of the new-character redecoes in the back end of the Hasbro line were put into the cartoon as powered-up forms of the original characters... but then were never released in Japan, not even as store-[[exclusive]] "[[USA Edition]]s". Even major-ish cartoon character [[Six Shot]] was absent from the ''Super Link'' toyline. Weird!

''Super Link'' also coincided with the 30th anniversary of ''[[Microman]]'', the toyline that would eventually branch off as ''[[Micro Change]]'' and ''[[Diaclone]]'', the lines that would eventually give birth to ''Transformers''. Takara celebrated this joint anniversary by releasing toys of human ally [[Kicker Jones]] in the ''Microman'' format.

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===General retail===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[December 25|12-25]]-[[2003]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Skyblast (Energon)#Toys|Airglide]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Strongarm (Energon)#Toys|Blastarm]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Battle Ravage#Toys|Command Jaguar]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Energon Saber#Toys|Energon Saber]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Energon|Grand Convoy]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)#Energon|Hot Shot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Inferno (Energon)#Toys|Inferno]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Demolishor (Armada)#Energon|Ironhide]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Scorponok (Energon)#Toys|MegaZarak]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Armada)#Energon|Nightscream]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (Energon)#Toys|Roadbuster]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (Armada)#Energon|Sandstorm]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Tidal Wave (Armada)#Energon|Shockwave]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (Armada)#Energon|Skyfire]]}}
{{Bp-a1|Superlink Set [[Hot Shot (Armada)#Energon|Hot Shot]] / [[Inferno (Energon)#Toys|Inferno]]}}
{{Bp-a1|Superlink Set [[Ironhide (Energon)#Toys|Roadbuster]] / [[Jetfire (Armada)#Energon|Skyfire]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[February 26|2-26]]-[[2004]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Perceptor (Armada)#Energon|Cliffjumper]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Ultra|Galvatron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Divebomb (Energon)#Toys|Shadowhawk]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[March 18|3-18]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Command Ravage#Toys|Command Jaguar Desert Type]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (Energon)#Toys|Red Alert]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rodimus (Energon)#Toys|Rodimus Convoy]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=5|[[File:En-toy ShadowHawkCosmo.jpg|thumb|250px|Shadowhawk Cosmos Type]][[File:Slgrandconvoykicker toy.jpg|right|thumb|250px|SL Grand Convoy & Kicker]][[File:SuperlinkSprung.JPG|250px|thumb|Sprung]][[File:Energontoy galvatron g.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Galvatron General]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[March 25|3-25]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#EnDx|SL Grand Convoy]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Kicker2pack|SL Grand Convoy]] & [[Kicker Jones#GrandConvoy|Kicker]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Kicker Jones#Toys|Kicker]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Signal Flare (Energon)#Toys|Signal Flare]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' ([[April 22|4-22]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Landmine (Energon)#Toys|Landmine]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (Armada)#SnowCat|Snowstorm]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6''' ([[April 28|4-28]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Demolishor (Armada)#EnergonDumptruck|Irontread]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7''' ([[May 13|5-13]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Cruellock#Toys|Dinobot]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Divebomb (Energon)#Super Link|Shadowhawk Cosmos Type]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8''' ([[May 27|5-27]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Shockblast#Toys|Laserwave]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 9''' ([[June 10|6-10]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Arcee (Energon)#Toys|Ariel]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Insecticon (Energon)#Toys|Chromhorn]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Tidal Wave (Armada)#Mirage|Shockfleet]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 10''' ([[June 24|6-24]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Wing Saber (Energon)#Toys|Wing Saber]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 11''' ([[July 15|7-15]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Cliffjumper (Energon)#Toys|Overdrive]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Downshift (Energon)#Toys|Wheeljack]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 12''' ([[July 29|7-29]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Cruellock#Super Link|Dinobot Magma Type]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bulkhead (Energon)#Toys|Sprung]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 13''' ([[August 5|8-5]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Insecticon (Energon)#Super Link|Chromhorn Forest Type]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 14''' ([[August 26|8-26]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Inferno (Energon)#Roadblock|Inferno Volt]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 15''' ([[September 16|9-16]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Omega Supreme (Energon)#Toys|Omega Supreme]]}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 16''' ([[September 30|9-30]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#GalvatronGeneral|Galvatron General]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#EnDxEn|Hot Shot Fire]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Armada)#EnergonEnergon|Nightscream Reverse]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (Energon)#EnergonX2Ironhide|Roadbuster Wild]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (Armada)#Sonic|Skyfire Sonic]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Superion Maximus#Toys|Superion]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 17''' ([[October 14|10-14]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bruticus Maximus (Energon)#Toys|Bruticus]]}}
|}
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===Exclusives===
;Store exclusives
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Convenience stores (misc)'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Micron Booster]] Ver.1 ([[Snowblind|Beacon]], [[Chrome]], [[Crunch (SL)|Crunch]], [[Hover]], [[Lens]], [[Mile]], [[Solar]], [[Spoil]], [[Synapse (SL)|Synapse]], [[Road Rebel|Thyristor]], [[Torque (SL)|Torque]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Gamers'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|Energy Raiden Overdrive Edition}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Hello Mac'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Energy Axe Natural Green Edition}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Ito Yokaido'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Energy Axe Black Hole Edition}}
{{Bp-a1|Energy Spear Rodeo Magenta Edition}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:En-toy Windcharger.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Windcharger (SL)|Windcharger]], the combined form of Toys"R"Us exclusives Accel, Screw and Throttle]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[JUSCO]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Energy Axe Violet Cluster Edition}}
{{Bp-a1|Energy Spear Corona Flame Edition}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Lawson'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Micron Booster]] Vol.2 ([[Blitz]], [[Breakage|Brake]], [[Cluster]], [[Mudbath|Damper]], [[Effect]], [[Kickflip|Filter]], [[Flashdrive|Processor]], [[Groove (SL)|Groove]], [[Rotor]], [[Barnstorm|Saber]], [[Seeker (SL)|Seeker]], [[Bingo|Triac]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Posful'''
{{Bp-a1|Energy Spear Royal Clear Edition}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Accel]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Constructicon Maximus#Toys|Buildron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|Energy Axe Aqua Marine Edition}}
{{Bp-a1|Energy Spear Lightning Yellow Edition}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Screw (SL)|Screw]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Throttle (SL)|Throttle]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''"[[TF Station]]" affiliates'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Strongarm (Energon)#EnergonEnergon|Energon Strongarm]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Multiple outlets'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|Energy Blade Phantom Night Edition / Energy Cutter Daylight Attack Edition}}
|}
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;Media exclusives

[[File:Energontoy black rodimus.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Black Rodimus Convoy]]
:'''''[[TV Magazine]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
:{{Bp-a1|Energy Axe Clear Green Edition / Enery Spear Clear Deep Blue Edition}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#FireSL|Fire Grand Convoy]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Rodimus (Energon)#BlackRodimus|Black Rodimus Convoy]]}}</ul>
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==Post-''Energon'' releases==
There's really not a lot to speak of, at least as far as "new" product goes. A great many ''Energon'' items were [[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)#Rebranding and other odds and ends (2005 - 2008)|re-branded under the original ''Transformers: Universe'' banner]] and sold at various "discount" chains, but those toys were all identical to the original releases outside of the packaging.

So we're only listing new stuff... and it's a small, small list.
;Hasbro
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|''Universe'' (2003)]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Downshift (Energon)#Universe (2003)|Downshift]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (Armada)#Universe (2003)|Snow Cat]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Kre-O]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Kicker Jones#Kre-O|Energon Kicker]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
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;Takara
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Grand Scourge#Unite Warriors|Grand Scourge]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers Cloud|Cloud]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Roadbuster_(G1)#Cloud_2|Roadbuster]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:E-hobby-unite-warriors-grand-scourge.jpg|250px|thumb|Grand Scourge]]

|}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Energon (toyline)}}
[[Category:Energon franchise| Energon (toyline)]]
[[Category:Unicron Trilogy toylines]]

Transformers: Energon (toyline)

2020-01-25T23:32:25Z

Digital Collector: /* Exclusives */

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[[File:Crosssell-energon1.jpg|right|400px|thumb|Tri-lingual packaging, kids! Remember, it's how everything will be by 2005!]]

'''''Transformers: Energon''''' followed up on the highly-successful ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' toyline, continuing its universe and carrying over a number of its popular characters in new forms. Set roughly ten years after the previous series, ''Energon'' brought in new sub-factions, new faces and new modes of play.

The line also fell on the 20th anniversary of the ''Transformers'' brand, which led to many toys and characters being more overt [[homage]]s to major characters from [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] than past series produced.

Unfortunately, the line, while moderately successful, didn't exactly light a fire under the brand the way ''Armada'' or ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' had prior. A glut of early product, availability issues with later product, a less-than-cohesive play theme, and a poorly-received [[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|advertising cartoon]] proved to be stumbling blocks, and Hasbro began to re-think how to take the line forward from there.

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==Overview==
[[File:Energon Strongarm toy.jpg|thumb|250px|Omnicon Strongarm]]

While ''Energon'' does have an overarching theme of "combination" ("[[energon]]" is oddly more of a minor feature in the line), it's not anywhere as clean-cut and uniform in actual execution as ''Armada''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> [[Mini-Con]] theme (or the [[Cyber Key]]s of the follow-up series ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)| Cybertron]]''). There are multiple types of combination going on, split up between the price points and factions, which can be a bit confusing at first. Though virtually every new-mold toy featured Mini-Con [[Powerlinx]]-compatible points for that form of combination (but did not activate any gimmicks), Mini-Cons were significantly scaled back in ''Energon''.
[[File:Energon superion maximus toy.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Gestalt Superion Maximus]]
At the smallest price-point, the [[Omnicon]]s and [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]]s augment the larger toys with reconfigurable weapons, while the Mini-Cons sold at the same price are both combiner teams (one forming a weapon for larger toys). The "Combat Class" (aka Deluxe) and Mega Class Autobots can combine with each other to form two-bot [[combiner|gestalt]]s, each bot having both an "upper body" and "lower body" configuration (also referred to as "shirt" and "pants" by parts of the [[fandom]]) that could be combined with any other. The larger Autobot toys, however, mostly combine with their own accessories (dubbed "Brute Modes") in ways that do not allow for cross-compatibility outside of same-mold [[redeco]]s. [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Energon|Leader-Class Optimus Prime]] could also combine with two other larger Autobot toys, but again these combinations are quite specific and do not allow for real mix-and-match play.

Aside from the Mini-Con compatibility, the Decepticons were left out of the combination game (until the very tail-end of the line, at least), instead having "Hyper Modes" with built-in weapons that could be swung into attack position.

At the very back end of the series, five-robot "[[Scramble City (toyline)|Scramble City]]"-like combiners were released, three teams of four "Energon" (Basic) Class figures with a Combat-Class torso. Unfortunately, in order to make up for the mold-reuse that allowed for three teams to exist (each limb-mold was used twice per team), the teams were split up across waves, and the [[tail-ender]] phenomenon left many fans wondering if they would actually be able to complete these long-awaited sets.

As the line premiered riding the popularity boom from ''Armada'' and retailers were eager for more product, stores ended up ''massively'' over-ordering early ''Energon'' product, leading to extreme [[shelfwarmer|shelfwarming]] for the first two waves. The situation was so severe, Hasbro removed much of the older product from stores' inventory to get "[[The Powerlinx Battles]]" [[subline imprint|subline]] to shelves in time for the 2004 holiday season. Much of this early stock would reappear on store shelves in "buy one get one" bonus buys in ''very'' large numbers.

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==Hasbro ''Energon'' toyline==
[[File:Thepowerlinxbattles logo.jpg|200px|left]]
As ''Transformers'' was still riding high on demand from ''Armada'', the early Hasbro line was filled out with several [[redeco]]ed and [[retool]]ed ''Armada'' toys.

===General retail===
====Energon Class====
The Basic-sized [[Omnicon]]s and [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]]s came with clear [[Energon weapon]]s and "[[Energon star|Energon Chip]]s" that can be attached over the [[spark crystal]]s of the new-mold ''Energon'' toys. Chips and weapons were red-tinted for Omnicons, and green/yellow for Terrorcons. The final three waves consisted of the limb figures for the [[Air Team]], [[Construction Team]] and [[Destruction Team]] Powerlinx [[Combiner]]s (the torsos were sold as part of the Combat Class). The limb figures all came with add-on weapons and Energon Chips, cast in blue clear plastic, and these weapons formed the hands or feet of the combined robot.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Battle Ravage#Toys|Battle Ravage]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Energon Saber#Toys|Energon Saber]] ([[Scattor (Energon)#Toys|Scattor]], [[Skyboom (Energon)#Toys|Skyboom]], [[Wreckage (Energon)#Toys|Wreckage]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Skyblast (Energon)#Toys|Skyblast]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Strongarm (Energon)#Toys|Strongarm]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Cruellock#Toys|Cruellock]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Divebomb (Energon)#Toys|Divebomb]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Perceptor (Armada)#Energon|Perceptor]] ([[Grindor (Armada)#Energon|Grindor]], [[High Wire (Armada)#Energon|High Wire]], [[Sureshock (Armada)#Energon|Sureshock]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Signal Flare (Energon)#Toys|Signal Flare]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Arcee (Energon)#Toys|Arcee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Insecticon (Energon)#Toys|Insecticon]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Offshoot (Energon)#Toys|Offshoot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Strongarm (Energon)#EnergonEnergon|Energon Strongarm]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Energon Cruellock toy.jpg|250px|thumb|Terrorcon Cruellock]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Command Ravage#Toys|Command Ravage]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Doom-Lock (Energon)#Toys|Doom-Lock]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Duststorm (Energon)#Toys|Duststorm]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sky Shadow (Energon)#Toys|Sky Shadow]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sledge (Energon)#Toys|Sledge]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Treadshot (Energon)#Toys|Treadshot]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Kickback (Energon)#Toys|Kickback]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Stormcloud (Energon)#Toys|Stormcloud]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Terradive (Energon)#Toys|Terradive]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Windrazor (Energon)#Toys|Windrazor]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Blackout (combiner)#Toys|Blackout]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Blight (Energon)#Toys|Blight]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Bonecrusher (Energon)#Toys|Bonecrusher]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Wideload (Energon)#Toys|Wideload]]}}
|}

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====Combat Class====
Combat Class (and Mega Class, see below) Autobots, besides transforming from vehicle to robot, could also become the top or bottom half of a "[[Powerlinx]]" combination robot. While it was not widely advertised, the two size classes could freely inter-combine, with occasionally ludicrous results. This assortment also featured the torso figures for the combiners [[Superion Maximus]], [[Constructicon Maximus]] and [[Bruticus Maximus (Energon)|Bruticus Maximus]].

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Energon|Hot Shot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Inferno (Energon)#Toys|Inferno]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Rapid Run (Energon)#Toys|Rapid Run]] (w/ [[Nightcruz (Energon)#Toys|Nightcruz]] & [[Nightscream (Energon)#Toys|Nightscream]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Armada)/toys#Energon|Starscream]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (Energon)#Toys|Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rodimus (Energon)#Toys|Rodimus]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (Armada)#SnowCat|Snow Cat]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Demolishor (Armada)#Energon|Demolishor]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:Energontoy-HotShot.jpg|250px|thumb|Hot Shot]][[File:ESharkticon.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Sharkticon]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Downshift (Energon)#Toys|Downshift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Tow-Line (Energon)#Toys|Tow-Line]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#EnDxEn|Energon Hot Shot]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sharkticon (Energon)#Toys|Sharkticon]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Slugslinger (Energon)#Toys|Slugslinger]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Steamhammer (Energon)#Toys|Steamhammer]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Storm Jet (Energon)#Toys|Storm Jet]]}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Kicker Jones#HighWire|Energon Kicker]] & [[High Wire (Armada)#EnergonKicker|High Wire]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Barricade (Energon)#Toys|Barricade]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Roadblock (Energon)#Toys|Roadblock]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Armada)/toys#EnergonEnergon|Energon Starscream]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}

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====Mega Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (Energon)#Toys|Ironhide]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Treadbolt#Toys|Treadbolt]] (w/ [[Rollbar (Armada)#Energon|Rollbar]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (Armada)#Energon|Jetfire]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Mirage (Energon)#Toys|Mirage]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Cliffjumper (Energon)#Toys|Cliffjumper]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Shockblast#Toys|Shockblast]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[Image:Energon beachcomber toy.JPG|Mega Class Beachcomber|right|250px|thumb]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Dreadwing (Energon)#Toys|Dreadwing]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (Energon)#EnergonX2Ironhide|Energon Ironhide]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Beachcomber (Energon)#Toys|Beachcomber]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (Energon)#Toys|Grimlock]] & [[Swoop (Energon)#Toys|Swoop]] (Combine into [[Mega-Dinobot#Toys|Mega-Dinobot]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wing Saber (Energon)#Toys|Wing Saber]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Alpha Quintesson#Toys|Alpha Quintesson]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Six Shot#Toys|Six Shot]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Overcast (Energon)#Toys|Overcast]]}}
|}

{{-}}
====Command Class====
Command Class Autobots (the new molds, at least) each include transforming accessories that form part of their vehicle modes. In robot mode they could combine with these pieces to be in "Brute Mode". Decepticons are just big.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Tidal Wave (Armada)#Energon|Tidal Wave]] (w/ [[Ramjet (Armada)#Energon|Ramjet]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ultra Magnus (Energon)#Toys|Ultra Magnus]] (w/ [[Knock Out (Energon)#Toys|Knock Out]], [[Astroscope#Energon|Astroscope]], [[Payload (Armada)#Energon|Payload]], [[Sky Blast (Armada)#Energon|Sky Blast]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Scorponok (Energon)#Toys|Scorponok]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Landmine (Energon)#Toys|Landmine]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bulkhead (Energon)#Toys|Bulkhead]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Energon Scorponok toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Scorponok]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Landquake (Energon)#Toys|Landquake]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Quickstrike (Energon)#Toys|Quickstrike]]}}
|}

{{-}}
====Leader Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Energon|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Energon|Megatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#SuperGalvatron|Galvatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Energon Prime toy.jpg|250px|thumb|Leader Class Optimus Prime]]
|}

{{-}}
====Supreme Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Unicron/toys#Energon|Unicron]] (w/ [[Dead End (Armada)#Energon|Dead End]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Omega Supreme (Energon)#Toys|Omega Supreme]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Omega Sentinel (Energon)#Toys|Omega Sentinel]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}

{{-}}

====Role Play====
<ul class="iconlist">
:{{Bp-d1|[[Energon Sword|Megatron Energon Sword]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Energon Blaster|Optimus Prime Energon Blaster]]}}
</ul>

===Exclusives===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Costco'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#CostCoOverload|Optimus Prime]] & [[Overload (Armada)#Energon|Overload]] (w/ [[Sparkplug (Armada)#Energon|Corona Sparkplug]] & [[Rollout (Armada)#Energon|Rollout]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[KB Toys]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (Armada)#Energon|Cyclonus]] (w/ [[Crumplezone (Armada)#Energon|Crumplezone]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Demolishor (Armada)#Energon|Demolishor]] (w/ [[Blackout (Armada)#Energon|Blackout]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Kmart]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Autobots S.W.A.T. Team ([[Checkpoint (Energon)#Toys|Checkpoint]] & [[Prowl (Energon)#SWAT|Prowl]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Sam's Club'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Prowl (Energon)#VsStarscream|Prowl]] Vs [[Starscream (Armada)/toys#SamClub|Starscream]] (w/ [[Longarm (Armada)#Energon|Longarm]] & [[Zapmaster (Armada)#Energon|Zapmaster]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:En-toy DemolishorArm.jpg|thumb|250px|Demolishor with Blackout]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us|ToysЯUs]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#OprimusMegsTRU|Powerlinx Optimus Prime]] Vs [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#TRUvsOptimus|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Adventure Mini-Con Team|Adventure Team]] & [[Sea Mini-Con Team|Sea Team]] ([[Dune Runner (Armada)#Toys|Dune Runner]], [[Iceberg#Toys|Iceberg]], [[Ransack (Armada)#Toys|Ransack]], [[Oceanglide#Toys|Oceanglide]], [[Stormcloud (Armada)#Toys|Stormcloud]], [[Waterlog (Armada)#Toys|Waterlog]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''ToysЯUs & [[Walmart]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Destruction Mini-Con Team|Road Wrecker Team]] & [[Night Attack Mini-Con Team|Night Attack Team]] ([[Buzzsaw (Armada)#RoadWrecker|Buzzsaw]], [[Drill Bit (Armada)#RoadWrecker|Drill Bit]], [[Dualor (Armada)#RoadWrecker|Dualor]], [[Broadside (Armada)#Toys|Broadside]], [[Fetch#Toys|Fetch]], [[Scattor (Armada)#Toys|Scattor]])}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Race Mini-Con Team|Race Team]] & [[Space Mini-Con Team|Space Team]] ([[Dirt Boss (Armada)#RoadAssault|Dirt Boss]], [[Downshift (Armada)#RoadAssault|Downshift]], [[Mirage (Armada)#RoadAssault|Mirage]], [[Astroscope#Toys|Astroscope]], [[Payload (Armada)#Toys|Payload]], [[Sky Blast (Armada)#Toys|Sky Blast]])}}
|}

==Hasbro ''Energon'' European market releases==
For the most part, the European line was just the US line outlined above. However, two sets of [[KB Toys]]-exclusive toys from the [[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|2003 ''Universe'' toyline]] got released under the ''Energon'' banner for... reasons.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Micromaster#Universe|Micromaster]]s Series I'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[First Aid (Universe)#Energon|First Aid]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Groove (Universe)#Energon|Autobot Groove]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Spot (Universe)#Energon|Hot Spot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (Universe)#Energon|Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Red Alert (Universe)#Energon|Red Alert]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Streetwise (Universe)#Energon|Streetwise]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Micromasters Series II'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bonecrusher (Universe Micromaster)#Energon|Bonecrusher]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Buckethead#Energon|Buckethead]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Hightower (Universe Micromaster)#Energon|Hightower]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Long Haul (Universe Micromaster)#Energon|Long Haul]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Quickmix (Universe)#Energon|Quickmix]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scavenger (Universe Micromaster)#Energon|Scavenger]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Energon packaged constructicons.JPG|right|250px|thumb|The Constructicons]]
|}

{{-}}

==Takara ''Super Link'' toyline==
[[File:Super link logo.jpg|left|300px|]]

Premiering about the same time as the Hasbro line, ''Super Link'' (a much more thematically-appropriate name) largely stuck with slight color tweaks to make the toys more animation-accurate, like ''Micron Densetsu'' before it. Takara also filled out the line with a few more redecoes of the Terrorcon drones in more limited numbers.

The [[energon weapon]]s were something of a bigger draw in the line, as the "powered up" redeco toys (the "Energon _____" toys in the Hasbro line) were given new-color Omnicon/Terrorcon energon weapons as a bonus. Speaking of redecoes, many of the new-character redecoes in the back end of the Hasbro line were put into the cartoon as powered-up forms of the original characters... but then were never released in Japan, not even as store-[[exclusive]] "[[USA Edition]]s". Even major-ish cartoon character [[Six Shot]] was absent from the ''Super Link'' toyline. Weird!

''Super Link'' also coincided with the 30th anniversary of ''[[Microman]]'', the toyline that would eventually branch off as ''[[Micro Change]]'' and ''[[Diaclone]]'', the lines that would eventually give birth to ''Transformers''. Takara celebrated this joint anniversary by releasing toys of human ally [[Kicker Jones]] in the ''Microman'' format.

{{-}}
===General retail===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[December 25|12-25]]-[[2003]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Skyblast (Energon)#Toys|Airglide]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Strongarm (Energon)#Toys|Blastarm]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Battle Ravage#Toys|Command Jaguar]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Energon Saber#Toys|Energon Saber]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Energon|Grand Convoy]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)#Energon|Hot Shot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Inferno (Energon)#Toys|Inferno]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Demolishor (Armada)#Energon|Ironhide]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Scorponok (Energon)#Toys|MegaZarak]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Armada)#Energon|Nightscream]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (Energon)#Toys|Roadbuster]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (Armada)#Energon|Sandstorm]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Tidal Wave (Armada)#Energon|Shockwave]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (Armada)#Energon|Skyfire]]}}
{{Bp-a1|Superlink Set [[Hot Shot (Armada)#Energon|Hot Shot]] / [[Inferno (Energon)#Toys|Inferno]]}}
{{Bp-a1|Superlink Set [[Ironhide (Energon)#Toys|Roadbuster]] / [[Jetfire (Armada)#Energon|Skyfire]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[February 26|2-26]]-[[2004]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Perceptor (Armada)#Energon|Cliffjumper]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Ultra|Galvatron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Divebomb (Energon)#Toys|Shadowhawk]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[March 18|3-18]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Command Ravage#Toys|Command Jaguar Desert Type]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (Energon)#Toys|Red Alert]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rodimus (Energon)#Toys|Rodimus Convoy]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=5|[[File:En-toy ShadowHawkCosmo.jpg|thumb|250px|Shadowhawk Cosmos Type]][[File:Slgrandconvoykicker toy.jpg|right|thumb|250px|SL Grand Convoy & Kicker]][[File:SuperlinkSprung.JPG|250px|thumb|Sprung]][[File:Energontoy galvatron g.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Galvatron General]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[March 25|3-25]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#EnDx|SL Grand Convoy]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Kicker2pack|SL Grand Convoy]] & [[Kicker Jones#GrandConvoy|Kicker]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Kicker Jones#Toys|Kicker]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Signal Flare (Energon)#Toys|Signal Flare]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' ([[April 22|4-22]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Landmine (Energon)#Toys|Landmine]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (Armada)#SnowCat|Snowstorm]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6''' ([[April 28|4-28]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Demolishor (Armada)#EnergonDumptruck|Irontread]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7''' ([[May 13|5-13]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Cruellock#Toys|Dinobot]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Divebomb (Energon)#Super Link|Shadowhawk Cosmos Type]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8''' ([[May 27|5-27]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Shockblast#Toys|Laserwave]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 9''' ([[June 10|6-10]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Arcee (Energon)#Toys|Ariel]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Insecticon (Energon)#Toys|Chromhorn]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Tidal Wave (Armada)#Mirage|Shockfleet]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 10''' ([[June 24|6-24]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Wing Saber (Energon)#Toys|Wing Saber]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 11''' ([[July 15|7-15]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Cliffjumper (Energon)#Toys|Overdrive]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Downshift (Energon)#Toys|Wheeljack]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 12''' ([[July 29|7-29]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Cruellock#Super Link|Dinobot Magma Type]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bulkhead (Energon)#Toys|Sprung]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 13''' ([[August 5|8-5]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Insecticon (Energon)#Super Link|Chromhorn Forest Type]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 14''' ([[August 26|8-26]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Inferno (Energon)#Roadblock|Inferno Volt]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 15''' ([[September 16|9-16]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Omega Supreme (Energon)#Toys|Omega Supreme]]}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 16''' ([[September 30|9-30]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#GalvatronGeneral|Galvatron General]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#EnDxEn|Hot Shot Fire]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Armada)#EnergonEnergon|Nightscream Reverse]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (Energon)#EnergonX2Ironhide|Roadbuster Wild]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (Armada)#Sonic|Skyfire Sonic]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Superion Maximus#Toys|Superion]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 17''' ([[October 14|10-14]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bruticus Maximus (Energon)#Toys|Bruticus]]}}
|}
{{-}}

===Exclusives===
;Store exclusives
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Convenience stores (misc)'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Micron Booster]] Ver.1 ([[Snowblind|Beacon]], [[Chrome]], [[Crunch (SL)|Crunch]], [[Hover]], [[Lens]], [[Mile]], [[Solar]], [[Spoil]], [[Synapse (SL)|Synapse]], [[Road Rebel|Thyristor]], [[Torque (SL)|Torque]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Gamers'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|Energy Raiden Overdrive Edition}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Hello Mac'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Energy Axe Natural Green Edition}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Ito Yokaido'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Energy Axe Black Hole Edition}}
{{Bp-a1|Energy Spear Rodeo Magenta Edition}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:En-toy Windcharger.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Windcharger (SL)|Windcharger]], the combined form of Toys"R"Us exclusives Accel, Screw and Throttle]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[JUSCO]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Energy Axe Violet Cluster Edition}}
{{Bp-a1|Energy Spear Corona Flame Edition}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Lawson'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Micron Booster]] Vol.2 ([[Blitz]], [[Breakage|Brake]], [[Cluster]], [[Mudbath|Damper]], [[Effect]], [[Kickflip|Filter]], [[Flashdrive|Processor]], [[Groove (SL)|Groove]], [[Rotor]], [[Barnstorm|Saber]], [[Seeker (SL)|Seeker]], [[Bingo|Triac]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Posful'''
{{Bp-a1|Energy Spear Royal Clear Edition}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Accel]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Constructicon Maximus#Toys|Buildron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|Energy Axe Aqua Marine Edition}}
{{Bp-a1|Energy Spear Lightning Yellow Edition}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Screw (SL)|Screw]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Throttle (SL)|Throttle]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''"[[TF Station]]" affiliates'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Strongarm (Energon)#EnergonEnergon|Energon Strongarm]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Multiple outlets'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|Energy Blade Phantom Night Edition / Energy Cutter Daylight Attack Edition}}
|}
{{-}}
;Media exclusives

[[File:Energontoy black rodimus.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Black Rodimus Convoy]]
:'''''[[TV Magazine]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
:{{Bp-a1|Energy Axe Clear Green Edition / Enery Spear Clear Deep Blue Edition}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#FireSL|Fire Grand Convoy]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Rodimus (Energon)#BlackRodimus|Black Rodimus Convoy]]}}</ul>
{{-}}

==Post-''Energon'' releases==
There's really not a lot to speak of, at least as far as "new" product goes. A great many ''Energon'' items were [[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)#Rebranding and other odds and ends (2005 - 2008)|re-branded under the original ''Transformers: Universe'' banner]] and sold at various "discount" chains, but those toys were all identical to the original releases outside of the packaging.

So we're only listing new stuff... and it's a small, small list.
;Hasbro
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|''Universe'' (2003)]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Downshift (Energon)#Universe (2003)|Downshift]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (Armada)#Universe (2003)|Snow Cat]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Kre-O]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Kicker Jones#Kre-O|Energon Kicker]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}
;Takara
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Grand Scourge#Unite Warriors|Grand Scourge]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers Cloud|Cloud]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Roadbuster_(G1)#Cloud_2|Roadbuster]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:E-hobby-unite-warriors-grand-scourge.jpg|250px|thumb|Grand Scourge]]

|}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Energon (toyline)}}
[[Category:Energon franchise| Energon (toyline)]]
[[Category:Unicron Trilogy toylines]]

Transformers: Energon (toyline)

2020-01-25T23:02:00Z

Digital Collector: /* Combat Class */

{{nav-energon}}

[[File:Crosssell-energon1.jpg|right|400px|thumb|Tri-lingual packaging, kids! Remember, it's how everything will be by 2005!]]

'''''Transformers: Energon''''' followed up on the highly-successful ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' toyline, continuing its universe and carrying over a number of its popular characters in new forms. Set roughly ten years after the previous series, ''Energon'' brought in new sub-factions, new faces and new modes of play.

The line also fell on the 20th anniversary of the ''Transformers'' brand, which led to many toys and characters being more overt [[homage]]s to major characters from [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] than past series produced.

Unfortunately, the line, while moderately successful, didn't exactly light a fire under the brand the way ''Armada'' or ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' had prior. A glut of early product, availability issues with later product, a less-than-cohesive play theme, and a poorly-received [[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|advertising cartoon]] proved to be stumbling blocks, and Hasbro began to re-think how to take the line forward from there.

{{TOCclear}}

==Overview==
[[File:Energon Strongarm toy.jpg|thumb|250px|Omnicon Strongarm]]

While ''Energon'' does have an overarching theme of "combination" ("[[energon]]" is oddly more of a minor feature in the line), it's not anywhere as clean-cut and uniform in actual execution as ''Armada''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> [[Mini-Con]] theme (or the [[Cyber Key]]s of the follow-up series ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)| Cybertron]]''). There are multiple types of combination going on, split up between the price points and factions, which can be a bit confusing at first. Though virtually every new-mold toy featured Mini-Con [[Powerlinx]]-compatible points for that form of combination (but did not activate any gimmicks), Mini-Cons were significantly scaled back in ''Energon''.
[[File:Energon superion maximus toy.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Gestalt Superion Maximus]]
At the smallest price-point, the [[Omnicon]]s and [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]]s augment the larger toys with reconfigurable weapons, while the Mini-Cons sold at the same price are both combiner teams (one forming a weapon for larger toys). The "Combat Class" (aka Deluxe) and Mega Class Autobots can combine with each other to form two-bot [[combiner|gestalt]]s, each bot having both an "upper body" and "lower body" configuration (also referred to as "shirt" and "pants" by parts of the [[fandom]]) that could be combined with any other. The larger Autobot toys, however, mostly combine with their own accessories (dubbed "Brute Modes") in ways that do not allow for cross-compatibility outside of same-mold [[redeco]]s. [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Energon|Leader-Class Optimus Prime]] could also combine with two other larger Autobot toys, but again these combinations are quite specific and do not allow for real mix-and-match play.

Aside from the Mini-Con compatibility, the Decepticons were left out of the combination game (until the very tail-end of the line, at least), instead having "Hyper Modes" with built-in weapons that could be swung into attack position.

At the very back end of the series, five-robot "[[Scramble City (toyline)|Scramble City]]"-like combiners were released, three teams of four "Energon" (Basic) Class figures with a Combat-Class torso. Unfortunately, in order to make up for the mold-reuse that allowed for three teams to exist (each limb-mold was used twice per team), the teams were split up across waves, and the [[tail-ender]] phenomenon left many fans wondering if they would actually be able to complete these long-awaited sets.

As the line premiered riding the popularity boom from ''Armada'' and retailers were eager for more product, stores ended up ''massively'' over-ordering early ''Energon'' product, leading to extreme [[shelfwarmer|shelfwarming]] for the first two waves. The situation was so severe, Hasbro removed much of the older product from stores' inventory to get "[[The Powerlinx Battles]]" [[subline imprint|subline]] to shelves in time for the 2004 holiday season. Much of this early stock would reappear on store shelves in "buy one get one" bonus buys in ''very'' large numbers.

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==Hasbro ''Energon'' toyline==
[[File:Thepowerlinxbattles logo.jpg|200px|left]]
As ''Transformers'' was still riding high on demand from ''Armada'', the early Hasbro line was filled out with several [[redeco]]ed and [[retool]]ed ''Armada'' toys.

===General retail===
====Energon Class====
The Basic-sized [[Omnicon]]s and [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]]s came with clear [[Energon weapon]]s and "[[Energon star|Energon Chip]]s" that can be attached over the [[spark crystal]]s of the new-mold ''Energon'' toys. Chips and weapons were red-tinted for Omnicons, and green/yellow for Terrorcons. The final three waves consisted of the limb figures for the [[Air Team]], [[Construction Team]] and [[Destruction Team]] Powerlinx [[Combiner]]s (the torsos were sold as part of the Combat Class). The limb figures all came with add-on weapons and Energon Chips, cast in blue clear plastic, and these weapons formed the hands or feet of the combined robot.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Battle Ravage#Toys|Battle Ravage]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Energon Saber#Toys|Energon Saber]] ([[Scattor (Energon)#Toys|Scattor]], [[Skyboom (Energon)#Toys|Skyboom]], [[Wreckage (Energon)#Toys|Wreckage]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Skyblast (Energon)#Toys|Skyblast]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Strongarm (Energon)#Toys|Strongarm]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Cruellock#Toys|Cruellock]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Divebomb (Energon)#Toys|Divebomb]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Perceptor (Armada)#Energon|Perceptor]] ([[Grindor (Armada)#Energon|Grindor]], [[High Wire (Armada)#Energon|High Wire]], [[Sureshock (Armada)#Energon|Sureshock]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Signal Flare (Energon)#Toys|Signal Flare]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Arcee (Energon)#Toys|Arcee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Insecticon (Energon)#Toys|Insecticon]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Offshoot (Energon)#Toys|Offshoot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Strongarm (Energon)#EnergonEnergon|Energon Strongarm]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Energon Cruellock toy.jpg|250px|thumb|Terrorcon Cruellock]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Command Ravage#Toys|Command Ravage]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Doom-Lock (Energon)#Toys|Doom-Lock]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Duststorm (Energon)#Toys|Duststorm]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sky Shadow (Energon)#Toys|Sky Shadow]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sledge (Energon)#Toys|Sledge]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Treadshot (Energon)#Toys|Treadshot]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Kickback (Energon)#Toys|Kickback]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Stormcloud (Energon)#Toys|Stormcloud]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Terradive (Energon)#Toys|Terradive]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Windrazor (Energon)#Toys|Windrazor]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Blackout (combiner)#Toys|Blackout]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Blight (Energon)#Toys|Blight]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Bonecrusher (Energon)#Toys|Bonecrusher]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Wideload (Energon)#Toys|Wideload]]}}
|}

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====Combat Class====
Combat Class (and Mega Class, see below) Autobots, besides transforming from vehicle to robot, could also become the top or bottom half of a "[[Powerlinx]]" combination robot. While it was not widely advertised, the two size classes could freely inter-combine, with occasionally ludicrous results. This assortment also featured the torso figures for the combiners [[Superion Maximus]], [[Constructicon Maximus]] and [[Bruticus Maximus (Energon)|Bruticus Maximus]].

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Energon|Hot Shot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Inferno (Energon)#Toys|Inferno]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Rapid Run (Energon)#Toys|Rapid Run]] (w/ [[Nightcruz (Energon)#Toys|Nightcruz]] & [[Nightscream (Energon)#Toys|Nightscream]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Armada)/toys#Energon|Starscream]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (Energon)#Toys|Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rodimus (Energon)#Toys|Rodimus]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (Armada)#SnowCat|Snow Cat]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Demolishor (Armada)#Energon|Demolishor]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:Energontoy-HotShot.jpg|250px|thumb|Hot Shot]][[File:ESharkticon.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Sharkticon]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Downshift (Energon)#Toys|Downshift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Tow-Line (Energon)#Toys|Tow-Line]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#EnDxEn|Energon Hot Shot]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sharkticon (Energon)#Toys|Sharkticon]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Slugslinger (Energon)#Toys|Slugslinger]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Steamhammer (Energon)#Toys|Steamhammer]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Storm Jet (Energon)#Toys|Storm Jet]]}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Kicker Jones#HighWire|Energon Kicker]] & [[High Wire (Armada)#EnergonKicker|High Wire]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Barricade (Energon)#Toys|Barricade]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Roadblock (Energon)#Toys|Roadblock]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Armada)/toys#EnergonEnergon|Energon Starscream]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}

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====Mega Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (Energon)#Toys|Ironhide]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Treadbolt#Toys|Treadbolt]] (w/ [[Rollbar (Armada)#Energon|Rollbar]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (Armada)#Energon|Jetfire]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Mirage (Energon)#Toys|Mirage]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Cliffjumper (Energon)#Toys|Cliffjumper]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Shockblast#Toys|Shockblast]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[Image:Energon beachcomber toy.JPG|Mega Class Beachcomber|right|250px|thumb]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Dreadwing (Energon)#Toys|Dreadwing]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (Energon)#EnergonX2Ironhide|Energon Ironhide]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Beachcomber (Energon)#Toys|Beachcomber]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (Energon)#Toys|Grimlock]] & [[Swoop (Energon)#Toys|Swoop]] (Combine into [[Mega-Dinobot#Toys|Mega-Dinobot]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wing Saber (Energon)#Toys|Wing Saber]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Alpha Quintesson#Toys|Alpha Quintesson]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Six Shot#Toys|Six Shot]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Overcast (Energon)#Toys|Overcast]]}}
|}

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====Command Class====
Command Class Autobots (the new molds, at least) each include transforming accessories that form part of their vehicle modes. In robot mode they could combine with these pieces to be in "Brute Mode". Decepticons are just big.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Tidal Wave (Armada)#Energon|Tidal Wave]] (w/ [[Ramjet (Armada)#Energon|Ramjet]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ultra Magnus (Energon)#Toys|Ultra Magnus]] (w/ [[Knock Out (Energon)#Toys|Knock Out]], [[Astroscope#Energon|Astroscope]], [[Payload (Armada)#Energon|Payload]], [[Sky Blast (Armada)#Energon|Sky Blast]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Scorponok (Energon)#Toys|Scorponok]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Landmine (Energon)#Toys|Landmine]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bulkhead (Energon)#Toys|Bulkhead]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Energon Scorponok toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Scorponok]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Landquake (Energon)#Toys|Landquake]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Quickstrike (Energon)#Toys|Quickstrike]]}}
|}

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====Leader Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Energon|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Energon|Megatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#SuperGalvatron|Galvatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Energon Prime toy.jpg|250px|thumb|Leader Class Optimus Prime]]
|}

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====Supreme Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Unicron/toys#Energon|Unicron]] (w/ [[Dead End (Armada)#Energon|Dead End]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Omega Supreme (Energon)#Toys|Omega Supreme]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Omega Sentinel (Energon)#Toys|Omega Sentinel]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}

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====Role Play====
<ul class="iconlist">
:{{Bp-d1|[[Energon Sword|Megatron Energon Sword]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Energon Blaster|Optimus Prime Energon Blaster]]}}
</ul>

===Exclusives===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Costco'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#CostCoOverload|Optimus Prime]] & [[Overload (Armada)#Energon|Overload]] (w/ [[Sparkplug (Armada)#Energon|Corona Sparkplug]] & [[Rollout (Armada)#Energon|Rollout]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[KB Toys]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (Armada)#Energon|Cyclonus]] (w/ [[Crumplezone (Armada)#Energon|Crumplezone]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Demolishor (Armada)#Energon|Demolishor]] (w/ [[Blackout (Armada)#Energon|Blackout]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Kmart]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Autobots S.W.A.T. Team ([[Checkpoint (Energon)#Toys|Checkpoint]] & [[Prowl (Energon)#SWAT|Prowl]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Sam's Club'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Prowl (Energon)#VsStarscream|Prowl]] Vs [[Starscream (Armada)#SamClub|Starscream]] (w/ [[Longarm (Armada)#Energon|Longarm]] & [[Zapmaster (Armada)#Energon|Zapmaster]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:En-toy DemolishorArm.jpg|thumb|250px|Demolishor with Blackout]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us|ToysЯUs]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#OprimusMegsTRU|Powerlinx Optimus Prime]] Vs [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#TRUvsOptimus|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Adventure Mini-Con Team|Adventure Team]] & [[Sea Mini-Con Team|Sea Team]] ([[Dune Runner (Armada)#Toys|Dune Runner]], [[Iceberg#Toys|Iceberg]], [[Ransack (Armada)#Toys|Ransack]], [[Oceanglide#Toys|Oceanglide]], [[Stormcloud (Armada)#Toys|Stormcloud]], [[Waterlog (Armada)#Toys|Waterlog]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''ToysЯUs & [[Walmart]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Destruction Mini-Con Team|Road Wrecker Team]] & [[Night Attack Mini-Con Team|Night Attack Team]] ([[Buzzsaw (Armada)#RoadWrecker|Buzzsaw]], [[Drill Bit (Armada)#RoadWrecker|Drill Bit]], [[Dualor (Armada)#RoadWrecker|Dualor]], [[Broadside (Armada)#Toys|Broadside]], [[Fetch#Toys|Fetch]], [[Scattor (Armada)#Toys|Scattor]])}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Race Mini-Con Team|Race Team]] & [[Space Mini-Con Team|Space Team]] ([[Dirt Boss (Armada)#RoadAssault|Dirt Boss]], [[Downshift (Armada)#RoadAssault|Downshift]], [[Mirage (Armada)#RoadAssault|Mirage]], [[Astroscope#Toys|Astroscope]], [[Payload (Armada)#Toys|Payload]], [[Sky Blast (Armada)#Toys|Sky Blast]])}}
|}

==Hasbro ''Energon'' European market releases==
For the most part, the European line was just the US line outlined above. However, two sets of [[KB Toys]]-exclusive toys from the [[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|2003 ''Universe'' toyline]] got released under the ''Energon'' banner for... reasons.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Micromaster#Universe|Micromaster]]s Series I'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[First Aid (Universe)#Energon|First Aid]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Groove (Universe)#Energon|Autobot Groove]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Spot (Universe)#Energon|Hot Spot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (Universe)#Energon|Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Red Alert (Universe)#Energon|Red Alert]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Streetwise (Universe)#Energon|Streetwise]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Micromasters Series II'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bonecrusher (Universe Micromaster)#Energon|Bonecrusher]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Buckethead#Energon|Buckethead]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Hightower (Universe Micromaster)#Energon|Hightower]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Long Haul (Universe Micromaster)#Energon|Long Haul]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Quickmix (Universe)#Energon|Quickmix]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scavenger (Universe Micromaster)#Energon|Scavenger]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Energon packaged constructicons.JPG|right|250px|thumb|The Constructicons]]
|}

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==Takara ''Super Link'' toyline==
[[File:Super link logo.jpg|left|300px|]]

Premiering about the same time as the Hasbro line, ''Super Link'' (a much more thematically-appropriate name) largely stuck with slight color tweaks to make the toys more animation-accurate, like ''Micron Densetsu'' before it. Takara also filled out the line with a few more redecoes of the Terrorcon drones in more limited numbers.

The [[energon weapon]]s were something of a bigger draw in the line, as the "powered up" redeco toys (the "Energon _____" toys in the Hasbro line) were given new-color Omnicon/Terrorcon energon weapons as a bonus. Speaking of redecoes, many of the new-character redecoes in the back end of the Hasbro line were put into the cartoon as powered-up forms of the original characters... but then were never released in Japan, not even as store-[[exclusive]] "[[USA Edition]]s". Even major-ish cartoon character [[Six Shot]] was absent from the ''Super Link'' toyline. Weird!

''Super Link'' also coincided with the 30th anniversary of ''[[Microman]]'', the toyline that would eventually branch off as ''[[Micro Change]]'' and ''[[Diaclone]]'', the lines that would eventually give birth to ''Transformers''. Takara celebrated this joint anniversary by releasing toys of human ally [[Kicker Jones]] in the ''Microman'' format.

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===General retail===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[December 25|12-25]]-[[2003]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Skyblast (Energon)#Toys|Airglide]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Strongarm (Energon)#Toys|Blastarm]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Battle Ravage#Toys|Command Jaguar]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Energon Saber#Toys|Energon Saber]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Energon|Grand Convoy]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)#Energon|Hot Shot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Inferno (Energon)#Toys|Inferno]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Demolishor (Armada)#Energon|Ironhide]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Scorponok (Energon)#Toys|MegaZarak]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Armada)#Energon|Nightscream]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (Energon)#Toys|Roadbuster]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (Armada)#Energon|Sandstorm]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Tidal Wave (Armada)#Energon|Shockwave]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (Armada)#Energon|Skyfire]]}}
{{Bp-a1|Superlink Set [[Hot Shot (Armada)#Energon|Hot Shot]] / [[Inferno (Energon)#Toys|Inferno]]}}
{{Bp-a1|Superlink Set [[Ironhide (Energon)#Toys|Roadbuster]] / [[Jetfire (Armada)#Energon|Skyfire]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[February 26|2-26]]-[[2004]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Perceptor (Armada)#Energon|Cliffjumper]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Ultra|Galvatron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Divebomb (Energon)#Toys|Shadowhawk]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[March 18|3-18]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Command Ravage#Toys|Command Jaguar Desert Type]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (Energon)#Toys|Red Alert]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rodimus (Energon)#Toys|Rodimus Convoy]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=5|[[File:En-toy ShadowHawkCosmo.jpg|thumb|250px|Shadowhawk Cosmos Type]][[File:Slgrandconvoykicker toy.jpg|right|thumb|250px|SL Grand Convoy & Kicker]][[File:SuperlinkSprung.JPG|250px|thumb|Sprung]][[File:Energontoy galvatron g.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Galvatron General]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[March 25|3-25]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#EnDx|SL Grand Convoy]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Kicker2pack|SL Grand Convoy]] & [[Kicker Jones#GrandConvoy|Kicker]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Kicker Jones#Toys|Kicker]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Signal Flare (Energon)#Toys|Signal Flare]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' ([[April 22|4-22]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Landmine (Energon)#Toys|Landmine]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (Armada)#SnowCat|Snowstorm]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6''' ([[April 28|4-28]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Demolishor (Armada)#EnergonDumptruck|Irontread]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7''' ([[May 13|5-13]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Cruellock#Toys|Dinobot]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Divebomb (Energon)#Super Link|Shadowhawk Cosmos Type]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8''' ([[May 27|5-27]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Shockblast#Toys|Laserwave]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 9''' ([[June 10|6-10]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Arcee (Energon)#Toys|Ariel]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Insecticon (Energon)#Toys|Chromhorn]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Tidal Wave (Armada)#Mirage|Shockfleet]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 10''' ([[June 24|6-24]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Wing Saber (Energon)#Toys|Wing Saber]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 11''' ([[July 15|7-15]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Cliffjumper (Energon)#Toys|Overdrive]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Downshift (Energon)#Toys|Wheeljack]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 12''' ([[July 29|7-29]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Cruellock#Super Link|Dinobot Magma Type]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bulkhead (Energon)#Toys|Sprung]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 13''' ([[August 5|8-5]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Insecticon (Energon)#Super Link|Chromhorn Forest Type]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 14''' ([[August 26|8-26]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Inferno (Energon)#Roadblock|Inferno Volt]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 15''' ([[September 16|9-16]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Omega Supreme (Energon)#Toys|Omega Supreme]]}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 16''' ([[September 30|9-30]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#GalvatronGeneral|Galvatron General]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#EnDxEn|Hot Shot Fire]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Armada)#EnergonEnergon|Nightscream Reverse]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (Energon)#EnergonX2Ironhide|Roadbuster Wild]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (Armada)#Sonic|Skyfire Sonic]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Superion Maximus#Toys|Superion]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 17''' ([[October 14|10-14]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bruticus Maximus (Energon)#Toys|Bruticus]]}}
|}
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===Exclusives===
;Store exclusives
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Convenience stores (misc)'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Micron Booster]] Ver.1 ([[Snowblind|Beacon]], [[Chrome]], [[Crunch (SL)|Crunch]], [[Hover]], [[Lens]], [[Mile]], [[Solar]], [[Spoil]], [[Synapse (SL)|Synapse]], [[Road Rebel|Thyristor]], [[Torque (SL)|Torque]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Gamers'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|Energy Raiden Overdrive Edition}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Hello Mac'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Energy Axe Natural Green Edition}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Ito Yokaido'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Energy Axe Black Hole Edition}}
{{Bp-a1|Energy Spear Rodeo Magenta Edition}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:En-toy Windcharger.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Windcharger (SL)|Windcharger]], the combined form of Toys"R"Us exclusives Accel, Screw and Throttle]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[JUSCO]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Energy Axe Violet Cluster Edition}}
{{Bp-a1|Energy Spear Corona Flame Edition}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Lawson'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Micron Booster]] Vol.2 ([[Blitz]], [[Breakage|Brake]], [[Cluster]], [[Mudbath|Damper]], [[Effect]], [[Kickflip|Filter]], [[Flashdrive|Processor]], [[Groove (SL)|Groove]], [[Rotor]], [[Barnstorm|Saber]], [[Seeker (SL)|Seeker]], [[Bingo|Triac]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Posful'''
{{Bp-a1|Energy Spear Royal Clear Edition}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Accel]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Constructicon Maximus#Toys|Buildron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|Energy Axe Aqua Marine Edition}}
{{Bp-a1|Energy Spear Lightning Yellow Edition}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Screw (SL)|Screw]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Throttle (SL)|Throttle]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''"[[TF Station]]" affiliates'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Strongarm (Energon)#EnergonEnergon|Energon Strongarm]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Multiple outlets'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|Energy Blade Phantom Night Edition / Energy Cutter Daylight Attack Edition}}
|}
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;Media exclusives

[[File:Energontoy black rodimus.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Black Rodimus Convoy]]
:'''''[[TV Magazine]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
:{{Bp-a1|Energy Axe Clear Green Edition / Enery Spear Clear Deep Blue Edition}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#FireSL|Fire Grand Convoy]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Rodimus (Energon)#BlackRodimus|Black Rodimus Convoy]]}}</ul>
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==Post-''Energon'' releases==
There's really not a lot to speak of, at least as far as "new" product goes. A great many ''Energon'' items were [[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)#Rebranding and other odds and ends (2005 - 2008)|re-branded under the original ''Transformers: Universe'' banner]] and sold at various "discount" chains, but those toys were all identical to the original releases outside of the packaging.

So we're only listing new stuff... and it's a small, small list.
;Hasbro
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|''Universe'' (2003)]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Downshift (Energon)#Universe (2003)|Downshift]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (Armada)#Universe (2003)|Snow Cat]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Kre-O]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Kicker Jones#Kre-O|Energon Kicker]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
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;Takara
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Grand Scourge#Unite Warriors|Grand Scourge]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers Cloud|Cloud]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Roadbuster_(G1)#Cloud_2|Roadbuster]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:E-hobby-unite-warriors-grand-scourge.jpg|250px|thumb|Grand Scourge]]

|}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Energon (toyline)}}
[[Category:Energon franchise| Energon (toyline)]]
[[Category:Unicron Trilogy toylines]]

Transformers: Energon (toyline)

2020-01-25T23:01:21Z

Digital Collector: /* Combat Class */

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[[File:Crosssell-energon1.jpg|right|400px|thumb|Tri-lingual packaging, kids! Remember, it's how everything will be by 2005!]]

'''''Transformers: Energon''''' followed up on the highly-successful ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' toyline, continuing its universe and carrying over a number of its popular characters in new forms. Set roughly ten years after the previous series, ''Energon'' brought in new sub-factions, new faces and new modes of play.

The line also fell on the 20th anniversary of the ''Transformers'' brand, which led to many toys and characters being more overt [[homage]]s to major characters from [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] than past series produced.

Unfortunately, the line, while moderately successful, didn't exactly light a fire under the brand the way ''Armada'' or ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' had prior. A glut of early product, availability issues with later product, a less-than-cohesive play theme, and a poorly-received [[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|advertising cartoon]] proved to be stumbling blocks, and Hasbro began to re-think how to take the line forward from there.

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==Overview==
[[File:Energon Strongarm toy.jpg|thumb|250px|Omnicon Strongarm]]

While ''Energon'' does have an overarching theme of "combination" ("[[energon]]" is oddly more of a minor feature in the line), it's not anywhere as clean-cut and uniform in actual execution as ''Armada''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> [[Mini-Con]] theme (or the [[Cyber Key]]s of the follow-up series ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)| Cybertron]]''). There are multiple types of combination going on, split up between the price points and factions, which can be a bit confusing at first. Though virtually every new-mold toy featured Mini-Con [[Powerlinx]]-compatible points for that form of combination (but did not activate any gimmicks), Mini-Cons were significantly scaled back in ''Energon''.
[[File:Energon superion maximus toy.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Gestalt Superion Maximus]]
At the smallest price-point, the [[Omnicon]]s and [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]]s augment the larger toys with reconfigurable weapons, while the Mini-Cons sold at the same price are both combiner teams (one forming a weapon for larger toys). The "Combat Class" (aka Deluxe) and Mega Class Autobots can combine with each other to form two-bot [[combiner|gestalt]]s, each bot having both an "upper body" and "lower body" configuration (also referred to as "shirt" and "pants" by parts of the [[fandom]]) that could be combined with any other. The larger Autobot toys, however, mostly combine with their own accessories (dubbed "Brute Modes") in ways that do not allow for cross-compatibility outside of same-mold [[redeco]]s. [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Energon|Leader-Class Optimus Prime]] could also combine with two other larger Autobot toys, but again these combinations are quite specific and do not allow for real mix-and-match play.

Aside from the Mini-Con compatibility, the Decepticons were left out of the combination game (until the very tail-end of the line, at least), instead having "Hyper Modes" with built-in weapons that could be swung into attack position.

At the very back end of the series, five-robot "[[Scramble City (toyline)|Scramble City]]"-like combiners were released, three teams of four "Energon" (Basic) Class figures with a Combat-Class torso. Unfortunately, in order to make up for the mold-reuse that allowed for three teams to exist (each limb-mold was used twice per team), the teams were split up across waves, and the [[tail-ender]] phenomenon left many fans wondering if they would actually be able to complete these long-awaited sets.

As the line premiered riding the popularity boom from ''Armada'' and retailers were eager for more product, stores ended up ''massively'' over-ordering early ''Energon'' product, leading to extreme [[shelfwarmer|shelfwarming]] for the first two waves. The situation was so severe, Hasbro removed much of the older product from stores' inventory to get "[[The Powerlinx Battles]]" [[subline imprint|subline]] to shelves in time for the 2004 holiday season. Much of this early stock would reappear on store shelves in "buy one get one" bonus buys in ''very'' large numbers.

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==Hasbro ''Energon'' toyline==
[[File:Thepowerlinxbattles logo.jpg|200px|left]]
As ''Transformers'' was still riding high on demand from ''Armada'', the early Hasbro line was filled out with several [[redeco]]ed and [[retool]]ed ''Armada'' toys.

===General retail===
====Energon Class====
The Basic-sized [[Omnicon]]s and [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]]s came with clear [[Energon weapon]]s and "[[Energon star|Energon Chip]]s" that can be attached over the [[spark crystal]]s of the new-mold ''Energon'' toys. Chips and weapons were red-tinted for Omnicons, and green/yellow for Terrorcons. The final three waves consisted of the limb figures for the [[Air Team]], [[Construction Team]] and [[Destruction Team]] Powerlinx [[Combiner]]s (the torsos were sold as part of the Combat Class). The limb figures all came with add-on weapons and Energon Chips, cast in blue clear plastic, and these weapons formed the hands or feet of the combined robot.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Battle Ravage#Toys|Battle Ravage]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Energon Saber#Toys|Energon Saber]] ([[Scattor (Energon)#Toys|Scattor]], [[Skyboom (Energon)#Toys|Skyboom]], [[Wreckage (Energon)#Toys|Wreckage]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Skyblast (Energon)#Toys|Skyblast]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Strongarm (Energon)#Toys|Strongarm]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Cruellock#Toys|Cruellock]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Divebomb (Energon)#Toys|Divebomb]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Perceptor (Armada)#Energon|Perceptor]] ([[Grindor (Armada)#Energon|Grindor]], [[High Wire (Armada)#Energon|High Wire]], [[Sureshock (Armada)#Energon|Sureshock]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Signal Flare (Energon)#Toys|Signal Flare]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Arcee (Energon)#Toys|Arcee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Insecticon (Energon)#Toys|Insecticon]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Offshoot (Energon)#Toys|Offshoot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Strongarm (Energon)#EnergonEnergon|Energon Strongarm]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Energon Cruellock toy.jpg|250px|thumb|Terrorcon Cruellock]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Command Ravage#Toys|Command Ravage]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Doom-Lock (Energon)#Toys|Doom-Lock]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Duststorm (Energon)#Toys|Duststorm]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sky Shadow (Energon)#Toys|Sky Shadow]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sledge (Energon)#Toys|Sledge]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Treadshot (Energon)#Toys|Treadshot]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Kickback (Energon)#Toys|Kickback]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Stormcloud (Energon)#Toys|Stormcloud]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Terradive (Energon)#Toys|Terradive]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Windrazor (Energon)#Toys|Windrazor]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Blackout (combiner)#Toys|Blackout]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Blight (Energon)#Toys|Blight]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Bonecrusher (Energon)#Toys|Bonecrusher]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Wideload (Energon)#Toys|Wideload]]}}
|}

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====Combat Class====
Combat Class (and Mega Class, see below) Autobots, besides transforming from vehicle to robot, could also become the top or bottom half of a "[[Powerlinx]]" combination robot. While it was not widely advertised, the two size classes could freely inter-combine, with occasionally ludicrous results. This assortment also featured the torso figures for the combiners [[Superion Maximus]], [[Constructicon Maximus]] and [[Bruticus Maximus (Energon)|Bruticus Maximus]].

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Energon|Hot Shot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Inferno (Energon)#Toys|Inferno]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Rapid Run (Energon)#Toys|Rapid Run]] (w/ [[Nightcruz (Energon)#Toys|Nightcruz]] & [[Nightscream (Energon)#Toys|Nightscream]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Armada)/toys#Energon|Starscream]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (Energon)#Toys|Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rodimus (Energon)#Toys|Rodimus]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (Armada)#SnowCat|Snow Cat]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Demolishor (Armada)#Energon|Demolishor]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:Energontoy-HotShot.jpg|250px|thumb|Hot Shot]][[File:ESharkticon.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Sharkticon]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Downshift (Energon)#Toys|Downshift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Tow-Line (Energon)#Toys|Tow-Line]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#EnDxEn|Energon Hot Shot]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sharkticon (Energon)#Toys|Sharkticon]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Slugslinger (Energon)#Toys|Slugslinger]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Steamhammer (Energon)#Toys|Steamhammer]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Storm Jet (Energon)#Toys|Storm Jet]]}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Kicker Jones#HighWire|Energon Kicker]] & [[High Wire (Armada)#EnergonKicker|High Wire]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Barricade (Energon)#Toys|Barricade]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Roadblock (Energon)#Toys|Roadblock]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Armada)/toys#Energon|Energon Starscream]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}

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====Mega Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (Energon)#Toys|Ironhide]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Treadbolt#Toys|Treadbolt]] (w/ [[Rollbar (Armada)#Energon|Rollbar]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (Armada)#Energon|Jetfire]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Mirage (Energon)#Toys|Mirage]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Cliffjumper (Energon)#Toys|Cliffjumper]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Shockblast#Toys|Shockblast]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[Image:Energon beachcomber toy.JPG|Mega Class Beachcomber|right|250px|thumb]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Dreadwing (Energon)#Toys|Dreadwing]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (Energon)#EnergonX2Ironhide|Energon Ironhide]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Beachcomber (Energon)#Toys|Beachcomber]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (Energon)#Toys|Grimlock]] & [[Swoop (Energon)#Toys|Swoop]] (Combine into [[Mega-Dinobot#Toys|Mega-Dinobot]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wing Saber (Energon)#Toys|Wing Saber]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Alpha Quintesson#Toys|Alpha Quintesson]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Six Shot#Toys|Six Shot]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Overcast (Energon)#Toys|Overcast]]}}
|}

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====Command Class====
Command Class Autobots (the new molds, at least) each include transforming accessories that form part of their vehicle modes. In robot mode they could combine with these pieces to be in "Brute Mode". Decepticons are just big.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Tidal Wave (Armada)#Energon|Tidal Wave]] (w/ [[Ramjet (Armada)#Energon|Ramjet]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ultra Magnus (Energon)#Toys|Ultra Magnus]] (w/ [[Knock Out (Energon)#Toys|Knock Out]], [[Astroscope#Energon|Astroscope]], [[Payload (Armada)#Energon|Payload]], [[Sky Blast (Armada)#Energon|Sky Blast]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Scorponok (Energon)#Toys|Scorponok]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Landmine (Energon)#Toys|Landmine]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bulkhead (Energon)#Toys|Bulkhead]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Energon Scorponok toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Scorponok]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Landquake (Energon)#Toys|Landquake]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Quickstrike (Energon)#Toys|Quickstrike]]}}
|}

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====Leader Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Energon|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Energon|Megatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#SuperGalvatron|Galvatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Energon Prime toy.jpg|250px|thumb|Leader Class Optimus Prime]]
|}

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====Supreme Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Unicron/toys#Energon|Unicron]] (w/ [[Dead End (Armada)#Energon|Dead End]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Omega Supreme (Energon)#Toys|Omega Supreme]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Omega Sentinel (Energon)#Toys|Omega Sentinel]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}

{{-}}

====Role Play====
<ul class="iconlist">
:{{Bp-d1|[[Energon Sword|Megatron Energon Sword]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Energon Blaster|Optimus Prime Energon Blaster]]}}
</ul>

===Exclusives===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Costco'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#CostCoOverload|Optimus Prime]] & [[Overload (Armada)#Energon|Overload]] (w/ [[Sparkplug (Armada)#Energon|Corona Sparkplug]] & [[Rollout (Armada)#Energon|Rollout]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[KB Toys]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (Armada)#Energon|Cyclonus]] (w/ [[Crumplezone (Armada)#Energon|Crumplezone]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Demolishor (Armada)#Energon|Demolishor]] (w/ [[Blackout (Armada)#Energon|Blackout]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Kmart]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Autobots S.W.A.T. Team ([[Checkpoint (Energon)#Toys|Checkpoint]] & [[Prowl (Energon)#SWAT|Prowl]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Sam's Club'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Prowl (Energon)#VsStarscream|Prowl]] Vs [[Starscream (Armada)#SamClub|Starscream]] (w/ [[Longarm (Armada)#Energon|Longarm]] & [[Zapmaster (Armada)#Energon|Zapmaster]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:En-toy DemolishorArm.jpg|thumb|250px|Demolishor with Blackout]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us|ToysЯUs]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#OprimusMegsTRU|Powerlinx Optimus Prime]] Vs [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#TRUvsOptimus|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Adventure Mini-Con Team|Adventure Team]] & [[Sea Mini-Con Team|Sea Team]] ([[Dune Runner (Armada)#Toys|Dune Runner]], [[Iceberg#Toys|Iceberg]], [[Ransack (Armada)#Toys|Ransack]], [[Oceanglide#Toys|Oceanglide]], [[Stormcloud (Armada)#Toys|Stormcloud]], [[Waterlog (Armada)#Toys|Waterlog]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''ToysЯUs & [[Walmart]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Destruction Mini-Con Team|Road Wrecker Team]] & [[Night Attack Mini-Con Team|Night Attack Team]] ([[Buzzsaw (Armada)#RoadWrecker|Buzzsaw]], [[Drill Bit (Armada)#RoadWrecker|Drill Bit]], [[Dualor (Armada)#RoadWrecker|Dualor]], [[Broadside (Armada)#Toys|Broadside]], [[Fetch#Toys|Fetch]], [[Scattor (Armada)#Toys|Scattor]])}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Race Mini-Con Team|Race Team]] & [[Space Mini-Con Team|Space Team]] ([[Dirt Boss (Armada)#RoadAssault|Dirt Boss]], [[Downshift (Armada)#RoadAssault|Downshift]], [[Mirage (Armada)#RoadAssault|Mirage]], [[Astroscope#Toys|Astroscope]], [[Payload (Armada)#Toys|Payload]], [[Sky Blast (Armada)#Toys|Sky Blast]])}}
|}

==Hasbro ''Energon'' European market releases==
For the most part, the European line was just the US line outlined above. However, two sets of [[KB Toys]]-exclusive toys from the [[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|2003 ''Universe'' toyline]] got released under the ''Energon'' banner for... reasons.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Micromaster#Universe|Micromaster]]s Series I'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[First Aid (Universe)#Energon|First Aid]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Groove (Universe)#Energon|Autobot Groove]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Spot (Universe)#Energon|Hot Spot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (Universe)#Energon|Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Red Alert (Universe)#Energon|Red Alert]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Streetwise (Universe)#Energon|Streetwise]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Micromasters Series II'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bonecrusher (Universe Micromaster)#Energon|Bonecrusher]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Buckethead#Energon|Buckethead]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Hightower (Universe Micromaster)#Energon|Hightower]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Long Haul (Universe Micromaster)#Energon|Long Haul]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Quickmix (Universe)#Energon|Quickmix]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scavenger (Universe Micromaster)#Energon|Scavenger]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Energon packaged constructicons.JPG|right|250px|thumb|The Constructicons]]
|}

{{-}}

==Takara ''Super Link'' toyline==
[[File:Super link logo.jpg|left|300px|]]

Premiering about the same time as the Hasbro line, ''Super Link'' (a much more thematically-appropriate name) largely stuck with slight color tweaks to make the toys more animation-accurate, like ''Micron Densetsu'' before it. Takara also filled out the line with a few more redecoes of the Terrorcon drones in more limited numbers.

The [[energon weapon]]s were something of a bigger draw in the line, as the "powered up" redeco toys (the "Energon _____" toys in the Hasbro line) were given new-color Omnicon/Terrorcon energon weapons as a bonus. Speaking of redecoes, many of the new-character redecoes in the back end of the Hasbro line were put into the cartoon as powered-up forms of the original characters... but then were never released in Japan, not even as store-[[exclusive]] "[[USA Edition]]s". Even major-ish cartoon character [[Six Shot]] was absent from the ''Super Link'' toyline. Weird!

''Super Link'' also coincided with the 30th anniversary of ''[[Microman]]'', the toyline that would eventually branch off as ''[[Micro Change]]'' and ''[[Diaclone]]'', the lines that would eventually give birth to ''Transformers''. Takara celebrated this joint anniversary by releasing toys of human ally [[Kicker Jones]] in the ''Microman'' format.

{{-}}
===General retail===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[December 25|12-25]]-[[2003]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Skyblast (Energon)#Toys|Airglide]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Strongarm (Energon)#Toys|Blastarm]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Battle Ravage#Toys|Command Jaguar]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Energon Saber#Toys|Energon Saber]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Energon|Grand Convoy]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)#Energon|Hot Shot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Inferno (Energon)#Toys|Inferno]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Demolishor (Armada)#Energon|Ironhide]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Scorponok (Energon)#Toys|MegaZarak]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Armada)#Energon|Nightscream]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (Energon)#Toys|Roadbuster]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (Armada)#Energon|Sandstorm]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Tidal Wave (Armada)#Energon|Shockwave]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (Armada)#Energon|Skyfire]]}}
{{Bp-a1|Superlink Set [[Hot Shot (Armada)#Energon|Hot Shot]] / [[Inferno (Energon)#Toys|Inferno]]}}
{{Bp-a1|Superlink Set [[Ironhide (Energon)#Toys|Roadbuster]] / [[Jetfire (Armada)#Energon|Skyfire]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[February 26|2-26]]-[[2004]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Perceptor (Armada)#Energon|Cliffjumper]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Ultra|Galvatron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Divebomb (Energon)#Toys|Shadowhawk]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[March 18|3-18]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Command Ravage#Toys|Command Jaguar Desert Type]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (Energon)#Toys|Red Alert]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rodimus (Energon)#Toys|Rodimus Convoy]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=5|[[File:En-toy ShadowHawkCosmo.jpg|thumb|250px|Shadowhawk Cosmos Type]][[File:Slgrandconvoykicker toy.jpg|right|thumb|250px|SL Grand Convoy & Kicker]][[File:SuperlinkSprung.JPG|250px|thumb|Sprung]][[File:Energontoy galvatron g.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Galvatron General]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[March 25|3-25]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#EnDx|SL Grand Convoy]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Kicker2pack|SL Grand Convoy]] & [[Kicker Jones#GrandConvoy|Kicker]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Kicker Jones#Toys|Kicker]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Signal Flare (Energon)#Toys|Signal Flare]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' ([[April 22|4-22]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Landmine (Energon)#Toys|Landmine]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (Armada)#SnowCat|Snowstorm]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6''' ([[April 28|4-28]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Demolishor (Armada)#EnergonDumptruck|Irontread]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7''' ([[May 13|5-13]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Cruellock#Toys|Dinobot]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Divebomb (Energon)#Super Link|Shadowhawk Cosmos Type]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8''' ([[May 27|5-27]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Shockblast#Toys|Laserwave]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 9''' ([[June 10|6-10]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Arcee (Energon)#Toys|Ariel]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Insecticon (Energon)#Toys|Chromhorn]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Tidal Wave (Armada)#Mirage|Shockfleet]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 10''' ([[June 24|6-24]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Wing Saber (Energon)#Toys|Wing Saber]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 11''' ([[July 15|7-15]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Cliffjumper (Energon)#Toys|Overdrive]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Downshift (Energon)#Toys|Wheeljack]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 12''' ([[July 29|7-29]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Cruellock#Super Link|Dinobot Magma Type]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bulkhead (Energon)#Toys|Sprung]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 13''' ([[August 5|8-5]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Insecticon (Energon)#Super Link|Chromhorn Forest Type]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 14''' ([[August 26|8-26]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Inferno (Energon)#Roadblock|Inferno Volt]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 15''' ([[September 16|9-16]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Omega Supreme (Energon)#Toys|Omega Supreme]]}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 16''' ([[September 30|9-30]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#GalvatronGeneral|Galvatron General]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#EnDxEn|Hot Shot Fire]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Armada)#EnergonEnergon|Nightscream Reverse]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (Energon)#EnergonX2Ironhide|Roadbuster Wild]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (Armada)#Sonic|Skyfire Sonic]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Superion Maximus#Toys|Superion]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 17''' ([[October 14|10-14]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bruticus Maximus (Energon)#Toys|Bruticus]]}}
|}
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===Exclusives===
;Store exclusives
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Convenience stores (misc)'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Micron Booster]] Ver.1 ([[Snowblind|Beacon]], [[Chrome]], [[Crunch (SL)|Crunch]], [[Hover]], [[Lens]], [[Mile]], [[Solar]], [[Spoil]], [[Synapse (SL)|Synapse]], [[Road Rebel|Thyristor]], [[Torque (SL)|Torque]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Gamers'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|Energy Raiden Overdrive Edition}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Hello Mac'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Energy Axe Natural Green Edition}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Ito Yokaido'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Energy Axe Black Hole Edition}}
{{Bp-a1|Energy Spear Rodeo Magenta Edition}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:En-toy Windcharger.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Windcharger (SL)|Windcharger]], the combined form of Toys"R"Us exclusives Accel, Screw and Throttle]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[JUSCO]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Energy Axe Violet Cluster Edition}}
{{Bp-a1|Energy Spear Corona Flame Edition}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Lawson'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Micron Booster]] Vol.2 ([[Blitz]], [[Breakage|Brake]], [[Cluster]], [[Mudbath|Damper]], [[Effect]], [[Kickflip|Filter]], [[Flashdrive|Processor]], [[Groove (SL)|Groove]], [[Rotor]], [[Barnstorm|Saber]], [[Seeker (SL)|Seeker]], [[Bingo|Triac]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Posful'''
{{Bp-a1|Energy Spear Royal Clear Edition}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Accel]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Constructicon Maximus#Toys|Buildron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|Energy Axe Aqua Marine Edition}}
{{Bp-a1|Energy Spear Lightning Yellow Edition}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Screw (SL)|Screw]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Throttle (SL)|Throttle]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''"[[TF Station]]" affiliates'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Strongarm (Energon)#EnergonEnergon|Energon Strongarm]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Multiple outlets'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|Energy Blade Phantom Night Edition / Energy Cutter Daylight Attack Edition}}
|}
{{-}}
;Media exclusives

[[File:Energontoy black rodimus.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Black Rodimus Convoy]]
:'''''[[TV Magazine]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
:{{Bp-a1|Energy Axe Clear Green Edition / Enery Spear Clear Deep Blue Edition}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#FireSL|Fire Grand Convoy]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Rodimus (Energon)#BlackRodimus|Black Rodimus Convoy]]}}</ul>
{{-}}

==Post-''Energon'' releases==
There's really not a lot to speak of, at least as far as "new" product goes. A great many ''Energon'' items were [[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)#Rebranding and other odds and ends (2005 - 2008)|re-branded under the original ''Transformers: Universe'' banner]] and sold at various "discount" chains, but those toys were all identical to the original releases outside of the packaging.

So we're only listing new stuff... and it's a small, small list.
;Hasbro
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|''Universe'' (2003)]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Downshift (Energon)#Universe (2003)|Downshift]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (Armada)#Universe (2003)|Snow Cat]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Kre-O]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Kicker Jones#Kre-O|Energon Kicker]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
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;Takara
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Grand Scourge#Unite Warriors|Grand Scourge]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers Cloud|Cloud]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Roadbuster_(G1)#Cloud_2|Roadbuster]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:E-hobby-unite-warriors-grand-scourge.jpg|250px|thumb|Grand Scourge]]

|}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Energon (toyline)}}
[[Category:Energon franchise| Energon (toyline)]]
[[Category:Unicron Trilogy toylines]]

Transformers: Energon (toyline)

2020-01-25T22:58:54Z

Digital Collector: /* Combat Class */

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[[File:Crosssell-energon1.jpg|right|400px|thumb|Tri-lingual packaging, kids! Remember, it's how everything will be by 2005!]]

'''''Transformers: Energon''''' followed up on the highly-successful ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' toyline, continuing its universe and carrying over a number of its popular characters in new forms. Set roughly ten years after the previous series, ''Energon'' brought in new sub-factions, new faces and new modes of play.

The line also fell on the 20th anniversary of the ''Transformers'' brand, which led to many toys and characters being more overt [[homage]]s to major characters from [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] than past series produced.

Unfortunately, the line, while moderately successful, didn't exactly light a fire under the brand the way ''Armada'' or ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' had prior. A glut of early product, availability issues with later product, a less-than-cohesive play theme, and a poorly-received [[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|advertising cartoon]] proved to be stumbling blocks, and Hasbro began to re-think how to take the line forward from there.

{{TOCclear}}

==Overview==
[[File:Energon Strongarm toy.jpg|thumb|250px|Omnicon Strongarm]]

While ''Energon'' does have an overarching theme of "combination" ("[[energon]]" is oddly more of a minor feature in the line), it's not anywhere as clean-cut and uniform in actual execution as ''Armada''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> [[Mini-Con]] theme (or the [[Cyber Key]]s of the follow-up series ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)| Cybertron]]''). There are multiple types of combination going on, split up between the price points and factions, which can be a bit confusing at first. Though virtually every new-mold toy featured Mini-Con [[Powerlinx]]-compatible points for that form of combination (but did not activate any gimmicks), Mini-Cons were significantly scaled back in ''Energon''.
[[File:Energon superion maximus toy.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Gestalt Superion Maximus]]
At the smallest price-point, the [[Omnicon]]s and [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]]s augment the larger toys with reconfigurable weapons, while the Mini-Cons sold at the same price are both combiner teams (one forming a weapon for larger toys). The "Combat Class" (aka Deluxe) and Mega Class Autobots can combine with each other to form two-bot [[combiner|gestalt]]s, each bot having both an "upper body" and "lower body" configuration (also referred to as "shirt" and "pants" by parts of the [[fandom]]) that could be combined with any other. The larger Autobot toys, however, mostly combine with their own accessories (dubbed "Brute Modes") in ways that do not allow for cross-compatibility outside of same-mold [[redeco]]s. [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Energon|Leader-Class Optimus Prime]] could also combine with two other larger Autobot toys, but again these combinations are quite specific and do not allow for real mix-and-match play.

Aside from the Mini-Con compatibility, the Decepticons were left out of the combination game (until the very tail-end of the line, at least), instead having "Hyper Modes" with built-in weapons that could be swung into attack position.

At the very back end of the series, five-robot "[[Scramble City (toyline)|Scramble City]]"-like combiners were released, three teams of four "Energon" (Basic) Class figures with a Combat-Class torso. Unfortunately, in order to make up for the mold-reuse that allowed for three teams to exist (each limb-mold was used twice per team), the teams were split up across waves, and the [[tail-ender]] phenomenon left many fans wondering if they would actually be able to complete these long-awaited sets.

As the line premiered riding the popularity boom from ''Armada'' and retailers were eager for more product, stores ended up ''massively'' over-ordering early ''Energon'' product, leading to extreme [[shelfwarmer|shelfwarming]] for the first two waves. The situation was so severe, Hasbro removed much of the older product from stores' inventory to get "[[The Powerlinx Battles]]" [[subline imprint|subline]] to shelves in time for the 2004 holiday season. Much of this early stock would reappear on store shelves in "buy one get one" bonus buys in ''very'' large numbers.

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==Hasbro ''Energon'' toyline==
[[File:Thepowerlinxbattles logo.jpg|200px|left]]
As ''Transformers'' was still riding high on demand from ''Armada'', the early Hasbro line was filled out with several [[redeco]]ed and [[retool]]ed ''Armada'' toys.

===General retail===
====Energon Class====
The Basic-sized [[Omnicon]]s and [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]]s came with clear [[Energon weapon]]s and "[[Energon star|Energon Chip]]s" that can be attached over the [[spark crystal]]s of the new-mold ''Energon'' toys. Chips and weapons were red-tinted for Omnicons, and green/yellow for Terrorcons. The final three waves consisted of the limb figures for the [[Air Team]], [[Construction Team]] and [[Destruction Team]] Powerlinx [[Combiner]]s (the torsos were sold as part of the Combat Class). The limb figures all came with add-on weapons and Energon Chips, cast in blue clear plastic, and these weapons formed the hands or feet of the combined robot.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Battle Ravage#Toys|Battle Ravage]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Energon Saber#Toys|Energon Saber]] ([[Scattor (Energon)#Toys|Scattor]], [[Skyboom (Energon)#Toys|Skyboom]], [[Wreckage (Energon)#Toys|Wreckage]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Skyblast (Energon)#Toys|Skyblast]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Strongarm (Energon)#Toys|Strongarm]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Cruellock#Toys|Cruellock]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Divebomb (Energon)#Toys|Divebomb]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Perceptor (Armada)#Energon|Perceptor]] ([[Grindor (Armada)#Energon|Grindor]], [[High Wire (Armada)#Energon|High Wire]], [[Sureshock (Armada)#Energon|Sureshock]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Signal Flare (Energon)#Toys|Signal Flare]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Arcee (Energon)#Toys|Arcee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Insecticon (Energon)#Toys|Insecticon]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Offshoot (Energon)#Toys|Offshoot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Strongarm (Energon)#EnergonEnergon|Energon Strongarm]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Energon Cruellock toy.jpg|250px|thumb|Terrorcon Cruellock]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Command Ravage#Toys|Command Ravage]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Doom-Lock (Energon)#Toys|Doom-Lock]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Duststorm (Energon)#Toys|Duststorm]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sky Shadow (Energon)#Toys|Sky Shadow]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sledge (Energon)#Toys|Sledge]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Treadshot (Energon)#Toys|Treadshot]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Kickback (Energon)#Toys|Kickback]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Stormcloud (Energon)#Toys|Stormcloud]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Terradive (Energon)#Toys|Terradive]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Windrazor (Energon)#Toys|Windrazor]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Blackout (combiner)#Toys|Blackout]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Blight (Energon)#Toys|Blight]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Bonecrusher (Energon)#Toys|Bonecrusher]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Wideload (Energon)#Toys|Wideload]]}}
|}

{{-}}

====Combat Class====
Combat Class (and Mega Class, see below) Autobots, besides transforming from vehicle to robot, could also become the top or bottom half of a "[[Powerlinx]]" combination robot. While it was not widely advertised, the two size classes could freely inter-combine, with occasionally ludicrous results. This assortment also featured the torso figures for the combiners [[Superion Maximus]], [[Constructicon Maximus]] and [[Bruticus Maximus (Energon)|Bruticus Maximus]].

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Energon|Hot Shot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Inferno (Energon)#Toys|Inferno]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Rapid Run (Energon)#Toys|Rapid Run]] (w/ [[Nightcruz (Energon)#Toys|Nightcruz]] & [[Nightscream (Energon)#Toys|Nightscream]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Armada)/toys#Energon|Starscream]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (Energon)#Toys|Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rodimus (Energon)#Toys|Rodimus]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (Armada)#SnowCat|Snow Cat]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Demolishor (Armada)#Energon|Demolishor]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:Energontoy-HotShot.jpg|250px|thumb|Hot Shot]][[File:ESharkticon.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Sharkticon]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Downshift (Energon)#Toys|Downshift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Tow-Line (Energon)#Toys|Tow-Line]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#EnDxEn|Energon Hot Shot]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sharkticon (Energon)#Toys|Sharkticon]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Slugslinger (Energon)#Toys|Slugslinger]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Steamhammer (Energon)#Toys|Steamhammer]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Storm Jet (Energon)#Toys|Storm Jet]]}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Kicker Jones#HighWire|Energon Kicker]] & [[High Wire (Armada)#EnergonKicker|High Wire]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Barricade (Energon)#Toys|Barricade]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Roadblock (Energon)#Toys|Roadblock]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Armada)#EnergonEnergon|Energon Starscream]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}

{{-}}

====Mega Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (Energon)#Toys|Ironhide]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Treadbolt#Toys|Treadbolt]] (w/ [[Rollbar (Armada)#Energon|Rollbar]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (Armada)#Energon|Jetfire]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Mirage (Energon)#Toys|Mirage]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Cliffjumper (Energon)#Toys|Cliffjumper]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Shockblast#Toys|Shockblast]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[Image:Energon beachcomber toy.JPG|Mega Class Beachcomber|right|250px|thumb]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Dreadwing (Energon)#Toys|Dreadwing]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (Energon)#EnergonX2Ironhide|Energon Ironhide]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Beachcomber (Energon)#Toys|Beachcomber]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (Energon)#Toys|Grimlock]] & [[Swoop (Energon)#Toys|Swoop]] (Combine into [[Mega-Dinobot#Toys|Mega-Dinobot]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wing Saber (Energon)#Toys|Wing Saber]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Alpha Quintesson#Toys|Alpha Quintesson]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Six Shot#Toys|Six Shot]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Overcast (Energon)#Toys|Overcast]]}}
|}

{{-}}
====Command Class====
Command Class Autobots (the new molds, at least) each include transforming accessories that form part of their vehicle modes. In robot mode they could combine with these pieces to be in "Brute Mode". Decepticons are just big.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Tidal Wave (Armada)#Energon|Tidal Wave]] (w/ [[Ramjet (Armada)#Energon|Ramjet]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ultra Magnus (Energon)#Toys|Ultra Magnus]] (w/ [[Knock Out (Energon)#Toys|Knock Out]], [[Astroscope#Energon|Astroscope]], [[Payload (Armada)#Energon|Payload]], [[Sky Blast (Armada)#Energon|Sky Blast]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Scorponok (Energon)#Toys|Scorponok]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Landmine (Energon)#Toys|Landmine]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bulkhead (Energon)#Toys|Bulkhead]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Energon Scorponok toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Scorponok]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Landquake (Energon)#Toys|Landquake]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Quickstrike (Energon)#Toys|Quickstrike]]}}
|}

{{-}}
====Leader Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Energon|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Energon|Megatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#SuperGalvatron|Galvatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Energon Prime toy.jpg|250px|thumb|Leader Class Optimus Prime]]
|}

{{-}}
====Supreme Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Unicron/toys#Energon|Unicron]] (w/ [[Dead End (Armada)#Energon|Dead End]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Omega Supreme (Energon)#Toys|Omega Supreme]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Omega Sentinel (Energon)#Toys|Omega Sentinel]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}

{{-}}

====Role Play====
<ul class="iconlist">
:{{Bp-d1|[[Energon Sword|Megatron Energon Sword]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Energon Blaster|Optimus Prime Energon Blaster]]}}
</ul>

===Exclusives===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Costco'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#CostCoOverload|Optimus Prime]] & [[Overload (Armada)#Energon|Overload]] (w/ [[Sparkplug (Armada)#Energon|Corona Sparkplug]] & [[Rollout (Armada)#Energon|Rollout]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[KB Toys]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (Armada)#Energon|Cyclonus]] (w/ [[Crumplezone (Armada)#Energon|Crumplezone]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Demolishor (Armada)#Energon|Demolishor]] (w/ [[Blackout (Armada)#Energon|Blackout]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Kmart]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Autobots S.W.A.T. Team ([[Checkpoint (Energon)#Toys|Checkpoint]] & [[Prowl (Energon)#SWAT|Prowl]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Sam's Club'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Prowl (Energon)#VsStarscream|Prowl]] Vs [[Starscream (Armada)#SamClub|Starscream]] (w/ [[Longarm (Armada)#Energon|Longarm]] & [[Zapmaster (Armada)#Energon|Zapmaster]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:En-toy DemolishorArm.jpg|thumb|250px|Demolishor with Blackout]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us|ToysЯUs]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#OprimusMegsTRU|Powerlinx Optimus Prime]] Vs [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#TRUvsOptimus|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Adventure Mini-Con Team|Adventure Team]] & [[Sea Mini-Con Team|Sea Team]] ([[Dune Runner (Armada)#Toys|Dune Runner]], [[Iceberg#Toys|Iceberg]], [[Ransack (Armada)#Toys|Ransack]], [[Oceanglide#Toys|Oceanglide]], [[Stormcloud (Armada)#Toys|Stormcloud]], [[Waterlog (Armada)#Toys|Waterlog]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''ToysЯUs & [[Walmart]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Destruction Mini-Con Team|Road Wrecker Team]] & [[Night Attack Mini-Con Team|Night Attack Team]] ([[Buzzsaw (Armada)#RoadWrecker|Buzzsaw]], [[Drill Bit (Armada)#RoadWrecker|Drill Bit]], [[Dualor (Armada)#RoadWrecker|Dualor]], [[Broadside (Armada)#Toys|Broadside]], [[Fetch#Toys|Fetch]], [[Scattor (Armada)#Toys|Scattor]])}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Race Mini-Con Team|Race Team]] & [[Space Mini-Con Team|Space Team]] ([[Dirt Boss (Armada)#RoadAssault|Dirt Boss]], [[Downshift (Armada)#RoadAssault|Downshift]], [[Mirage (Armada)#RoadAssault|Mirage]], [[Astroscope#Toys|Astroscope]], [[Payload (Armada)#Toys|Payload]], [[Sky Blast (Armada)#Toys|Sky Blast]])}}
|}

==Hasbro ''Energon'' European market releases==
For the most part, the European line was just the US line outlined above. However, two sets of [[KB Toys]]-exclusive toys from the [[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|2003 ''Universe'' toyline]] got released under the ''Energon'' banner for... reasons.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Micromaster#Universe|Micromaster]]s Series I'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[First Aid (Universe)#Energon|First Aid]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Groove (Universe)#Energon|Autobot Groove]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Spot (Universe)#Energon|Hot Spot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (Universe)#Energon|Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Red Alert (Universe)#Energon|Red Alert]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Streetwise (Universe)#Energon|Streetwise]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Micromasters Series II'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bonecrusher (Universe Micromaster)#Energon|Bonecrusher]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Buckethead#Energon|Buckethead]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Hightower (Universe Micromaster)#Energon|Hightower]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Long Haul (Universe Micromaster)#Energon|Long Haul]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Quickmix (Universe)#Energon|Quickmix]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scavenger (Universe Micromaster)#Energon|Scavenger]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Energon packaged constructicons.JPG|right|250px|thumb|The Constructicons]]
|}

{{-}}

==Takara ''Super Link'' toyline==
[[File:Super link logo.jpg|left|300px|]]

Premiering about the same time as the Hasbro line, ''Super Link'' (a much more thematically-appropriate name) largely stuck with slight color tweaks to make the toys more animation-accurate, like ''Micron Densetsu'' before it. Takara also filled out the line with a few more redecoes of the Terrorcon drones in more limited numbers.

The [[energon weapon]]s were something of a bigger draw in the line, as the "powered up" redeco toys (the "Energon _____" toys in the Hasbro line) were given new-color Omnicon/Terrorcon energon weapons as a bonus. Speaking of redecoes, many of the new-character redecoes in the back end of the Hasbro line were put into the cartoon as powered-up forms of the original characters... but then were never released in Japan, not even as store-[[exclusive]] "[[USA Edition]]s". Even major-ish cartoon character [[Six Shot]] was absent from the ''Super Link'' toyline. Weird!

''Super Link'' also coincided with the 30th anniversary of ''[[Microman]]'', the toyline that would eventually branch off as ''[[Micro Change]]'' and ''[[Diaclone]]'', the lines that would eventually give birth to ''Transformers''. Takara celebrated this joint anniversary by releasing toys of human ally [[Kicker Jones]] in the ''Microman'' format.

{{-}}
===General retail===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[December 25|12-25]]-[[2003]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Skyblast (Energon)#Toys|Airglide]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Strongarm (Energon)#Toys|Blastarm]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Battle Ravage#Toys|Command Jaguar]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Energon Saber#Toys|Energon Saber]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Energon|Grand Convoy]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)#Energon|Hot Shot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Inferno (Energon)#Toys|Inferno]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Demolishor (Armada)#Energon|Ironhide]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Scorponok (Energon)#Toys|MegaZarak]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Armada)#Energon|Nightscream]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (Energon)#Toys|Roadbuster]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (Armada)#Energon|Sandstorm]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Tidal Wave (Armada)#Energon|Shockwave]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (Armada)#Energon|Skyfire]]}}
{{Bp-a1|Superlink Set [[Hot Shot (Armada)#Energon|Hot Shot]] / [[Inferno (Energon)#Toys|Inferno]]}}
{{Bp-a1|Superlink Set [[Ironhide (Energon)#Toys|Roadbuster]] / [[Jetfire (Armada)#Energon|Skyfire]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[February 26|2-26]]-[[2004]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Perceptor (Armada)#Energon|Cliffjumper]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Ultra|Galvatron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Divebomb (Energon)#Toys|Shadowhawk]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[March 18|3-18]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Command Ravage#Toys|Command Jaguar Desert Type]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (Energon)#Toys|Red Alert]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rodimus (Energon)#Toys|Rodimus Convoy]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=5|[[File:En-toy ShadowHawkCosmo.jpg|thumb|250px|Shadowhawk Cosmos Type]][[File:Slgrandconvoykicker toy.jpg|right|thumb|250px|SL Grand Convoy & Kicker]][[File:SuperlinkSprung.JPG|250px|thumb|Sprung]][[File:Energontoy galvatron g.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Galvatron General]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[March 25|3-25]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#EnDx|SL Grand Convoy]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Kicker2pack|SL Grand Convoy]] & [[Kicker Jones#GrandConvoy|Kicker]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Kicker Jones#Toys|Kicker]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Signal Flare (Energon)#Toys|Signal Flare]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' ([[April 22|4-22]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Landmine (Energon)#Toys|Landmine]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (Armada)#SnowCat|Snowstorm]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6''' ([[April 28|4-28]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Demolishor (Armada)#EnergonDumptruck|Irontread]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7''' ([[May 13|5-13]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Cruellock#Toys|Dinobot]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Divebomb (Energon)#Super Link|Shadowhawk Cosmos Type]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8''' ([[May 27|5-27]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Shockblast#Toys|Laserwave]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 9''' ([[June 10|6-10]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Arcee (Energon)#Toys|Ariel]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Insecticon (Energon)#Toys|Chromhorn]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Tidal Wave (Armada)#Mirage|Shockfleet]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 10''' ([[June 24|6-24]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Wing Saber (Energon)#Toys|Wing Saber]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 11''' ([[July 15|7-15]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Cliffjumper (Energon)#Toys|Overdrive]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Downshift (Energon)#Toys|Wheeljack]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 12''' ([[July 29|7-29]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Cruellock#Super Link|Dinobot Magma Type]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bulkhead (Energon)#Toys|Sprung]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 13''' ([[August 5|8-5]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Insecticon (Energon)#Super Link|Chromhorn Forest Type]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 14''' ([[August 26|8-26]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Inferno (Energon)#Roadblock|Inferno Volt]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 15''' ([[September 16|9-16]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Omega Supreme (Energon)#Toys|Omega Supreme]]}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 16''' ([[September 30|9-30]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#GalvatronGeneral|Galvatron General]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#EnDxEn|Hot Shot Fire]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Armada)#EnergonEnergon|Nightscream Reverse]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (Energon)#EnergonX2Ironhide|Roadbuster Wild]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (Armada)#Sonic|Skyfire Sonic]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Superion Maximus#Toys|Superion]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 17''' ([[October 14|10-14]]-2004)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bruticus Maximus (Energon)#Toys|Bruticus]]}}
|}
{{-}}

===Exclusives===
;Store exclusives
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Convenience stores (misc)'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Micron Booster]] Ver.1 ([[Snowblind|Beacon]], [[Chrome]], [[Crunch (SL)|Crunch]], [[Hover]], [[Lens]], [[Mile]], [[Solar]], [[Spoil]], [[Synapse (SL)|Synapse]], [[Road Rebel|Thyristor]], [[Torque (SL)|Torque]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Gamers'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|Energy Raiden Overdrive Edition}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Hello Mac'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Energy Axe Natural Green Edition}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Ito Yokaido'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Energy Axe Black Hole Edition}}
{{Bp-a1|Energy Spear Rodeo Magenta Edition}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:En-toy Windcharger.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Windcharger (SL)|Windcharger]], the combined form of Toys"R"Us exclusives Accel, Screw and Throttle]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[JUSCO]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Energy Axe Violet Cluster Edition}}
{{Bp-a1|Energy Spear Corona Flame Edition}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Lawson'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Micron Booster]] Vol.2 ([[Blitz]], [[Breakage|Brake]], [[Cluster]], [[Mudbath|Damper]], [[Effect]], [[Kickflip|Filter]], [[Flashdrive|Processor]], [[Groove (SL)|Groove]], [[Rotor]], [[Barnstorm|Saber]], [[Seeker (SL)|Seeker]], [[Bingo|Triac]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Posful'''
{{Bp-a1|Energy Spear Royal Clear Edition}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Accel]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Constructicon Maximus#Toys|Buildron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|Energy Axe Aqua Marine Edition}}
{{Bp-a1|Energy Spear Lightning Yellow Edition}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Screw (SL)|Screw]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Throttle (SL)|Throttle]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''"[[TF Station]]" affiliates'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Strongarm (Energon)#EnergonEnergon|Energon Strongarm]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Multiple outlets'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|Energy Blade Phantom Night Edition / Energy Cutter Daylight Attack Edition}}
|}
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;Media exclusives

[[File:Energontoy black rodimus.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Black Rodimus Convoy]]
:'''''[[TV Magazine]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
:{{Bp-a1|Energy Axe Clear Green Edition / Enery Spear Clear Deep Blue Edition}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#FireSL|Fire Grand Convoy]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Rodimus (Energon)#BlackRodimus|Black Rodimus Convoy]]}}</ul>
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==Post-''Energon'' releases==
There's really not a lot to speak of, at least as far as "new" product goes. A great many ''Energon'' items were [[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)#Rebranding and other odds and ends (2005 - 2008)|re-branded under the original ''Transformers: Universe'' banner]] and sold at various "discount" chains, but those toys were all identical to the original releases outside of the packaging.

So we're only listing new stuff... and it's a small, small list.
;Hasbro
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|''Universe'' (2003)]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Downshift (Energon)#Universe (2003)|Downshift]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (Armada)#Universe (2003)|Snow Cat]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Kre-O]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Kicker Jones#Kre-O|Energon Kicker]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
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;Takara
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Grand Scourge#Unite Warriors|Grand Scourge]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers Cloud|Cloud]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Roadbuster_(G1)#Cloud_2|Roadbuster]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:E-hobby-unite-warriors-grand-scourge.jpg|250px|thumb|Grand Scourge]]

|}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Energon (toyline)}}
[[Category:Energon franchise| Energon (toyline)]]
[[Category:Unicron Trilogy toylines]]

Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)

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Digital Collector: /* Standard retail */ Devil Gigatron had the wrong ID number.

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The [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] '''''Car Robots''''' toyline, brought to the West as '''''Robots in Disguise''''', marked a turning point for the ''Transformers'' franchise in both markets, both as the end of the "[[Beast Era]]" and the return of more "traditional" franchise elements... though the two companies differed in just how ''many'' elements they brought back.

Both lines are predominantly filled with robots that transform into realistic (or close enough) modern-day [[Earth]] vehicles, though a significant number of villains become robotic beasts. The classic [[Autobot]] symbol made its return, but the [[Decepticon]]s would only appear in the Hasbro version of the line.

Though the toyline struggled in Japan (leading to another year-long gap in ''Transformers'' product there), it was a rousing success in Hasbro's markets, continuing well past its normal retail life through a number of store [[exclusive]]s.

{{TOCclear}}

==Overview==
<big>'''Takara's ''Car Robots'''''</big>

At the end of the 1990's, ''Transformers'' was floundering in Japan. Though the original ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' toyline had reinvigorated the franchise there just as it had in the US, Takara's follow-ups/fillers ''[[Beast Wars II (toyline)|Beast Wars II]]'' and ''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (toyline)|Beast Wars Neo]]'' failed to retain its kid audience, to the point where the ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Metals|Beast Wars Metals]]'' series, aka "the Transmetal toys and the last two seasons of the [[Mainframe Entertainment|Mainframe]] [[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon]]" couldn't gain purchase. While Hasbro would continue the Beast theme with ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Machines]]'', Takara decided to change direction.

A new toyline for the new millennium, [[2000]]'s ''Car Robots'' focused on modern-day Earth vehicles. The "headliners" of the line are all new-mold toys, with some redecorated toys from previous lines (most of which had not been released in Japan previously). The line is marked by an ''extremely'' wide variation in quality, complexity, realism, and posability. At one end of the spectrum were fairly simple designs from previous lines, such as the [[Commando (RID)|Commandos]] and [[Spy Changer]]s. On the flip side, most of Takara's original mold designs were ''extremely'' complex, often to the point of frustrating fans with their origami-like [[shellformer]] transformations that required stuffing robotic bits ''just so'' to make them all fit together in vehicle form — though some fans also found this same complexity to be an enjoyable challenge.

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<big>''' Hasbro's ''Robots in Disguise'''''</big>
[[File:RID Optimus Prime toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Super Fire Convoy/RID Optimus Prime]]
When the ''[[Transtech]]'' toyline concept was dropped, [[Hasbro]] needed additional time to develop a new franchise to follow the [[Beast Era]]. To prevent there being a gap in ''Transformers'' product on store shelves for the better part of a year, Hasbro ported over the ready-to-go ''Car Robots'' line, rebranding it as ''Transformers: Robots in Disguise''. The line was filled out with other readily-available molds as new characters. Hasbro also made the classic ''Transformers'' branding more overt, applying [[insignia|faction symbol]]s to the characters' vehicle modes (''Car Robots'' kept the symbols to robot mode), and rebranded the Combatron sub-faction as Decepticons.

As sales rose and more toys were needed, Hasbro added in still more [[redeco]]rated toys to pad the line out toward its end. By the time all was said and done, ''Robots in Disguise'' included molds from ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]]'', ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'', ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'', ''[[Machine Wars: Transformers|Machine Wars]]'', and ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Machines]]''—in other words, every American toyline that had been produced to that point. Several cancelled/delayed/unproduced molds from previous lines were brought out as well, such as [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Robots in Disguise (2001)|Air Attack Optimus Primal]].

''Robots in Disguise'' was the first (and thus far, only) time an existing Japanese line was brought over wholesale to the U.S. The line was met with a generally positive reception by fans (particularly those who'd found the ''Car Robots'' import prices to be more than they were willing to dish out), and more importantly the line sold well to kids, setting up the upcoming ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' line with a nice receptive audience.

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==Takara ''Car Robots'' toyline==
===Standard retail===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' (3-??-2000)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-001 [[Optimus Prime (RID)#Toys|Super Fire Convoy]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-002 [[X-Brawn#Toys|Wildride]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-003 [[Prowl (RID)#Toys|Mach Alert]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-004 [[Side Burn (RID)#Toys|Speedbreaker]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-005 [[Hot Shot (RID)#Toys|Artfire]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-006 [[R.E.V.#Toys|Eaglekiller]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-007 [[W.A.R.S.#Toys|Wars]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-008 [[Crosswise (RID)#Toys|X-Car]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-009 [[Ironhide (RID)#Toys|Ox]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-010 [[Mirage (RID)#Toys|Counterarrow]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-011 [[Spy Changer|Spychanger]]s DX6 Set}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p1|D-001 [[Megatron (RID)#Toys|Gigatron]]}}
{{Bp-p1|D-002 [[Gas Skunk#Toys|Gaskunk]]}}
{{Bp-p1|D-003 [[Dark Scream#Toys|Guildo]]}}
{{Bp-p1|D-004 [[Slapper (RID)#Toys|Goosher]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' (4-??-2000)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p1|D-005 [[Sky-Byte (RID)#Toys|Gelshark]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:RID-toy Prowl-MachAlert.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Mach Alert]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' (5-??-2000)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-012 [[Railspike (RID)#Toys|J-Five]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-013 [[Rapid Run (RID)#Toys|J-Seven]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-014 [[Midnight Express (RID)#Toys|J-Four]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-015 [[Rail Racer (RID)#Toys|JRX]] (giftset)}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' (6-??-2000)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-016 [[Skid-Z (RID)#Toys|Indy Heat]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-017 [[Tow-Line (RID)#Toys|Wrecker Hook]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' (7-??-2000)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-cm|D-006 [[Rollbar (RID)#Toys|Greejeeber]]}}
{{Bp-cm|D-007 [[Armorhide (RID)#Toys|Dangar]]}}
{{Bp-cm|D-008 [[Movor#Toys|Shuttler]]}}
{{Bp-cm|D-009 [[Ro-Tor (RID)#Toys|Hepter]]}}
{{Bp-cm|D-010 [[Mega-Octane#Toys|Dolrailer]]}}
{{Bp-cm|D-011 [[Ruination (RID)#Toys|Baldigus]] (giftset)}}
{{Bp-cm|D-012 [[Scourge (RID)#Toys|Black Convoy]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6''' (8-??-2000)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-018 [[Wedge (RID)#Toys|Build Boy]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-019 [[Grimlock (RID 2001)#Toys|Build Hurricane]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-020 [[Heavy Load (RID)#Toys|Build Typhoon]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-021 [[Hightower (RID)#Toys|Build Cyclone]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-022 [[Landfill (RID)#Toys|Build King]] (giftset)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:RID-toy Baldigus.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Baldigus]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7''' (9-??-2000)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-023 [[Ultra Magnus (RID)#Toys|God Magnus]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-024 [[X-Brawn#Super|Super Wildride]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-025 [[Prowl (RID)#SuperProwl|Super Mach Alert]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-026 [[Side Burn (RID)#Super|Super Speedbreaker]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8''' (10-??-2000)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-027 [[Fortress Maximus (RID)#Robots in Disguise (2001)|Brave Maximus]]}}
{{Bp-p1|D-013 [[Megatron (RID)#Galvatron|Devil Gigatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Super Spy Changers''' (3-??-2003)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (RID)#Super|Artfire]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Mirage (RID)#Super|Counter Arrow]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[R.E.V.#Super|Eagle Killer]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (RID)#Super|Ox]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[W.A.R.S.#Super|Wars]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Crosswise (RID)#Super|X-Car]]}}
|}
{{-}}

===Exclusives===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"

|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Daiei'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Tow-Line (RID)#Super|Super Wrecker Hook]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[JUSCO]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (RID)#Juscoclear|Artfire clear version]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Mirage (RID)#JuscoClear|Counter Arrow clear version]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[R.E.V.#JUSCO|Eagle Killer clear version]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (RID)#Juscoclear|Ox clear version]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[W.A.R.S.#JuscoClear|Wars clear version]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Crosswise (RID)#Jusco|X-Car clear version]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Skid-Z (RID)#Super|Super Indy Heat]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us|ToysЯUs]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Omega Prime#SpecialClear|God Fire Convoy Special Clear Version]] ([[Optimus Prime (RID)#SpecialClear|Super Fire Convoy]], [[Ultra Magnus (RID)#GodFireClear|God Magnus]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Multiple conventions'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|S(uper) Car Robo 3 ''Kyodai'' Set <Clear Version> ([[Prowl (RID)#SuperClear|Mach Alert]], [[Side Burn (RID)#SuperClear|Speedbreaker]], [[X-Brawn#SuperClear|Wild Ride]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}

==Hasbro ''Robots in Disguise'' toyline==
Put out as something of a stopgap "filler" line, Hasbro took the ''Car Robots'' toys and did some tweaking for its [[2001]] US release: slight deco changes, adding Autobot and Decepticon [[insignia|faction symbols]], and minor [[retool]]ing here and there. They also supplemented the line with a host of redecoed and previously-unreleased molds.

And the line took off, so much that Hasbro scrambled to fill out the line more, dipping into more unreleased toys and even more decos, even funding the tooling of a few all-new small-scale items.

===Standard retail===
;Basic class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' (July 2001)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (RID)#RID2-pack|Hot Shot]] & [[R.E.V.#RID|R.E.V.]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (RID)#RID2pack|Ironhide]] & [[Mirage (RID)#RID2pack|Mirage]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[W.A.R.S.#RID2-pack|W.A.R.S.]] & [[Crosswise (RID)#RID2pack|Crosswise]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' (September 2001)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl 2#Toys|Prowl 2]] & [[Side Swipe (RID)|Side Swipe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Side Burn (RID)#Spychanger|Side Burn]] & [[Daytonus]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' (October 2001)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Armorhide (RID)#Toys|Armorhide]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Movor#Toys|Movor]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Ro-Tor (RID)#Toys|Ro-Tor]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Rollbar (RID)#Toys|Rollbar]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' (January 2002)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (RID)#SC|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ultra Magnus (RID)#Spychanger|Ultra Magnus]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[X-Brawn#Spychanger|X-Brawn]] & [[Scourge (RID)#Spychanger|Scourge]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:RID-toy Crosswise.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Spy Changer Crosswise]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' (April 2002)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Obsidian (RID)|Obsidian]]}}
|}

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;Tiny Tins
:An odd side-class, the [[Tiny Tins]] were actually sub-licensed releases, single [[Spy Changer]] toys that came with a small tin carrying case.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' (July 2003)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Crosswise (RID)#TinyTins|Crosswise]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (RID)#TinyTins|Hot Shot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (RID)#TinyTins|Ironhide]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Mirage (RID)#TinyTins|Mirage]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl 2#TinyTins|Prowl 2]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[R.E.V.#TinyTins|R.E.V.]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Side Swipe (RID)#TinyTins|Side Swipe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[W.A.R.S.#TinyTins|W.A.R.S.]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:RID-toy HotShot-TinyTin.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Tiny Tins Hot Shot]]
|}

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;Deluxe class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' (July 2001)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (RID)#Toys|Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Side Burn (RID)#Toys|Side Burn]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[X-Brawn#Toys|X-Brawn]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' (September 2001)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p1|[[Bruticus (RID)#Toys|Bruticus]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Skid-Z (RID)#Robots in Disguise (2001)|Skid-Z]] / [[Wind Sheer (RID)#Toys|Wind Sheer]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Tow-Line (RID)#Robots in Disguise (2001)|Tow-Line]] / [[Skyfire (RID)#Toys|Skyfire]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' (October 2001)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (RID 2001)#Toys|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Heavy Load (RID)#Toys|Heavy Load]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hightower (RID)#Toys|Hightower]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wedge (RID)#Toys|Wedge]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' (November 2001)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Mega-Octane#Toys|Mega-Octane]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:RID-toy XBrawn.jpg|right|thumb|250px|X-Brawn]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' (January 2002)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (RID)#SuperProwl|Prowl]] (Supercharge Mode)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Side Burn (RID)#Super|Side Burn]] (Supercharge Mode)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[X-Brawn#Super|X-Brawn]] (Supercharge Mode)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6''' (April 2002)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Storm Jet (RID)#Toys|Storm Jet]]}}
|}

{{-}}
;Mega class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' (July 2001)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p1|[[Dark Scream#Toys|Dark Scream]] / [[Gas Skunk#Toys|Gas Skunk]] / [[Slapper (RID)#Toys|Slapper]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Sky-Byte (RID)#Toys|Sky-Byte]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' (October 2001)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Railspike (RID)#Toys|Railspike]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Midnight Express (RID)#Toys|Midnight Express]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rapid Run (RID)#Toys|Rapid Run]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' (April 2002)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Nightcruz (RID)#Toys|Nightcruz]] / [[Mirage (RID)#MirageGT|Mirage GT]] / [[Scavenger (RID)#Toys|Scavenger]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:RIDtoy-Railspikeblankwindows.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Railspike]]
|}

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;Ultra class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' (July 2001)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p1|[[Megatron (RID)#Toys|Megatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' (December 2001)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (RID)#Galvatron|Galvatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:RIDGalvatron.jpg|rught|thumb|250px|Galvatron]]
|}

;Super class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' (July 2001)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (RID)#Toys|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ultra Magnus (RID)#Toys|Ultra Magnus]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}

===Exclusives===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[KB Toys]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Crosswise (RID)|Crosswise]] (clear)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Crosswise (RID)|Crosswise]] (clear-red)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (RID)|Hot Shot]] (clear)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (RID)|Hot Shot]] (clear-white)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (RID)|Ironhide]] (clear)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (RID)|Ironhide]] (clear-blue)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Mirage (RID)|Mirage]] (clear)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Mirage (RID)|Mirage]] (clear-green)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[R.E.V.]] (clear)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[R.E.V.]] (clear-orange)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[W.A.R.S.]] (clear)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[W.A.R.S.]] (clear-purple)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bludgeon (RID 2001)#Toys|Destructicon Bludgeon]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Jhiaxus (RID)#Robots in Disguise (2001)|Jhiaxus]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megabolt#Toys|Megabolt]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (RID)#Megabolt|Megatron Megabolt]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scourge (RID)#Destructicon|Destructicon Scourge]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:RID01-toy Bludgeon.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Destructicon Bludgeon]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Target]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p1|[[Cryotek (RID)#Toys|Cryotek]] (January 2002)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Dreadwind (RID)#Toys|Dreadwind]] & [[Smokejumper#Toys|Smokejumper]] (April 2003)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us|Toys"R"Us]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Scourge (RID)#Toys|Scourge]] (May 2002)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Robots in Disguise (2001)|Air Attack Optimus Primal]] (June 2002)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Walmart]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Sideways (RID)#Toys|Sideways]] vs. [[Axer (G1)#Robots in Disguise (2001)|Axer]] (April 2002)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Ruination (RID)#UrbanCamo|Ruination]] (Urban Camo, January 2003) ([[Armorhide (RID)#Urban|Armorhide]], [[Mega-Octane#Urban|Mega-Octane]], [[Movor#Urban|Movor]], [[Ro-Tor (RID)#Urban|Ro-Tor]], [[Rollbar (RID)#Urban|Rollbar]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Landfill (RID)#WalmartYellow|Landfill]] (Yellow, November 2003) ([[Grimlock (RID 2001)#WalmartYellow|Grimlock]], [[Heavy Load (RID)#WalmartYellow|Heavy Load]], [[Hightower (RID)#WalmartYellow|Hightower]], [[Wedge (RID)#WalmartYellow|Wedge]])}}
|
|}

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==Sonokong ''Car Bot'' toyline==
In 2003, Takara-licensor [[Sonokong]] imported the ''Car Robots'' line into the Korean market as '''''Jeonguiui Yongsa: Car Bot''''' (정의의 용사 카봇, "Brave Heroes of Justice: Car-Bots"). For the most part, these imports followed the Japanese toy line, with only cosmetic changes on the boxes. At the tail end of the line, however, Sonokong repackaged several Destrons from the older ''[[Beast Wars II (toyline)|Beast Wars II]]'' line in ''Car Bot'' boxes; the toys themselves were unchanged, which meant that the figures who were sold as heroic Cybertrons still had the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] insignia on them. While most of these re-releases had new names, the Sonokong line also re-released ''Beast Wars II'' [[Galvatron (BWII)|Galvatron]] as the Destronger "Gigatron Z", seemingly an additional version of ''Car Robots'' Gigatron/''Robots in Disguise'' Megatron.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Cybertrons'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1|C-000 [[Autobot Brothers|Car Bot Brothers]] (C-002 [[X-Brawn|Wildride]], C-003 [[Prowl (RID)|Mach Alert]], C-004 [[Side Burn (RID)|Speedbreaker]])}}
{{bp-a1|C-001 [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Super Fire Convoy]]}}
{{bp-a1|C-011 [[Spy Changer|Spychanger]] (C-005 [[Hot Shot (RID)|Artfire]], C-006 [[R.E.V.|Eaglekiller]], C-007 [[W.A.R.S.|Wars]], C-008 [[Crosswise (RID)|X-Car]], C-009 [[Ironhide (RID)|Ox]], C-010 [[Mirage (RID)|Countarrow]])}}
{{bp-a1|C-015 [[Rail Racer (RID)|J.R.X]] ([[Railspike (RID)|J-Five]], [[Rapid Run (RID)|J-Seven]], [[Midnight Express (RID)|J-Four]])}}
{{bp-a1|C-022 [[Landfill (RID)|Build King]] ([[Wedge (RID)|Build Boy]], [[Grimlock (RID 2001)|Build Cane]], [[Heavy Load (RID)|Build Typhoon]], [[Hightower (RID)|Build Clone]])}}
{{bp-a1|C-023 [[Ultra Magnus (RID)|God Magnus]]}}
{{bp-a1|C-027 [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Braver Maximus]]}}
{{bp-a1|D-12 [[Armored Corps]]}}
{{bp-a1|D-13 [[Stealth Bomber]] ([[Stealth Saber]] and [[Victory Bomber]])}}
{{bp-a1|[[Scoutforce]] Gift Set with D-17 [[Scoutstinger]], D-18 [[Scoutslasher]], D-19 [[Scoutjet]], and D-20 [[Scoutlauncher]]}}
|[[File:Gigatronzkoreancarbotpackaging.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Gigatron Z released as part of the Car Bot line]]
</ul>
|}

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Destrongers'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-p1|D-001 [[Megatron (RID)|Gigatron]]}}
{{bp-p1|D-005 [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Gelshark]]}}
{{bp-cm|D-011 [[Ruination (RID)|Baldigus]] ([[Mega-Octane|Dolrailer]], [[Rollbar (RID)|Greejeeber]], [[Armorhide (RID)|Danga]], [[Movor|Shuttler]], [[Ro-Tor (RID)|Hepter]])}}
{{bp-cm|D-012 [[Scourge (RID)|Black Convoy]]}}
{{bp-p1|D-16 [[Megatron (RID)|Gigatron Z]]}}
</ul>
|}
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==Post-''Robots in Disguise'' releases==
Following the end of the ''Robots in Disguise'' line, key characters have popped up in subsequent series. Admittedly, a large percentage of these releases come from a series ''immediately'' following ''Robots in Disguise'', when the line was still fresh in people's minds (and the molds used to make the characters in the first place were readily available).

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|''Universe'' (2003)]]'''
{{bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (RID)#Universe (2003)|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Ultra Magnus (RID)#Universe (2003)|Ultra Magnus]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Ultra Magnus (RID)#WMSC|Ultra Magnus]] & [[Ironhide (RID)#Universe (2003)|Ironhide]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (RID)#WMSC|Optimus Prime]] & [[Prowl (RID)#WMSC|Prowl]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Side Burn (RID)#Universe (2003)|Side Burn]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Prowl (RID)#Universe (2003)|Prowl]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Ruination (RID)#Universe (2003)|Ruination]] ([[Armorhide (RID)#Universe (2003)|Armorhide]], [[Mega-Octane#Universe (2003)|Mega-Octane]], [[Movor#Universe (2003)|Movor]], [[Ro-Tor (RID)#Universe (2003)|Ro-Tor]], [[Rollbar (RID)#Universe (2003)|Rollbar]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Titanium Series|Titanium Series]]'''''
{{bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (RID)#Titanium Series|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)| Cybertron]]'''''
{{bp-a1|[[Ultra Magnus (RID)#Cybertron|Ultra Magnus]] / [[Optimus Prime (RID)#Cybertron|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|''Universe'' (2008)]]'''
{{bp-p1|[[Bruticus (RID)#Universe (2008)|Predacon Bruticus]]}}
{{bp-a1d1|''[[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'' [[Optimus Prime (RID)#Robot Heroes|Super Optimus Prime]] & [[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]] (''canceled'')}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'''''
{{bp-cm|[[Scourge (RID)#Timelines|Scourge]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Side Burn (RID)#Timelines|Side Burn]]}}
{{bp-p1|[[Sky-Byte (RID)#Timelines|Sky-Byte]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'''''
{{bp-cm|[[Scourge (RID)#Legends|Black Convoy]] (Deluxe)}}
{{bp-cm|[[Scourge (RID)#Legends|Black Convoy]] (Headmaster)}}
{{bp-p1|[[Sky-Byte (RID)#Legends|Gelshark]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'''''
{{bp-p1|[[Sky-Byte_(RID)#Generations|Sky-Byte]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'''''
{{bp-cm|[[Ruination (RID)#Unite Warriors 2|Baldigus]] ([[Armorhide (RID)#Unite Warriors 2|Dangar]], [[Mega-Octane#Unite Warriors 2|Dolrailer]], [[Rollbar (RID)#Unite Warriors 2|Greejeeber]], [[Ro-Tor (RID)#Unite Warriors 2|Hepter]], [[Movor#Unite Warriors 2|Shuttler]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers Encore|Encore]]'''''
{{bp-a1|[[Omega Prime#Encore|God Fire Convoy]] ([[Optimus Prime (RID)#Encore|Fire Convoy]] and [[Ultra Magnus (RID)#Encore|God Magnus]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}

==Innovations and lasting effects==
*Like ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' before it, ''Robots in Disguise'' also integrated the robots' weapons and accessories into their [[alternate mode]]s, now applying the concept to Transformers who transform into vehicles as well.
*''Robots in Disguise'' firmly established [[redeco]]s of previously released toys from the same line marketed as the same characters as the older toys (as compared to different characters), with the accompanying fiction often identifying the new decos as the result of a "power-up".
*''Robots in Disguise'' also introduced [[multilingual packaging|trilingual packaging]] to the United States market, which would last four years.
*While store [[exclusive]]s had existed since almost the beginning of the brand, the expanded ''Robots in Disguise'' line was when the concept really took off beyond "three or four exclusives for an entire line".

==Notes==
*Although not branded as ''Car Robots'' product, ''[[The Transformers: Super Spy Changer Lottery]]'' figure assortment sold by [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] in 2003 features the ''Car Robots'' Spy Changer characters, and its pack-in catalog makes reference to the end of the ''Car Robots'' TV show.
*The [[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|2008 ''Universe'' toyline]] includes toys marked as "Robots in Disguise series".

===Foreign names===
*''French:'' '''''Les Robots Mutants''''' (France), '''''Robots Déguisés''''' (Canada)
*''German:'' '''''Getarnte Roboter'''''
*''Spanish:'' '''''Transformers: Robots Camuflados''''' (America)

{{DEFAULTSORT:Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)}}
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2001)| ]]
[[Category:Toylines]]

Adventure Mini-Con Team

2020-01-18T18:27:07Z

Digital Collector: /* Armada */ X-Dimension set had the wrong ID number.

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{{disambig2|the Mini-Con team|the human military task force|Adventure Team}}

[[File:Bios card adventure.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Clockwise from left: Ransack, Dune Runner, Iceberg. 'Cause baby, there ain't no mountain high enough...]]
Between its three members, the '''Adventure Mini-Con Team''' can handle any terrain. They dig in deep and plow their way across frozen wilderness, parched deserts or deep swamps to get the job done!

The Adventure Mini-Con Team is composed of

*[[Dune Runner (Armada)|Dune Runner]] the buggy.
*[[Iceberg]] the snow-tracker.
*[[Ransack (Armada)|Ransack]] the pickup truck.

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
====''Armada'' cartoon====
Dune Runner was retrieved by [[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]] during a cliff-side battle. Later, at the Autobot Base, he was freed from his [[Mini-Con storage panel|storage panel]] and introduced to the [[Street Action Mini-Con Team]]. {{storylink|Tactician}} Iceberg was aboard the ''[[Axalon (Armada)|Axalon]]'' when it launched from [[Earth]] to try and intercept the Decepticons before they reached [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|Miracle}}

{{groupstub|{{storylink|Union}}}}

====Linkage====
Dune Runner was one of the many Mini-Cons who responded to [[Combusta]]'s signal and turned up to help reformat [[Ravenus]], an Autobot tainted by [[Unicron]]'s power. Later, he and the rest of the Mini-Cons joined the Autobots on the ''Axalon'' just before its launch to Cybertron. {{storylink|Linkage Part 12}}

===Dreamwave ''Armada'' comic===
The Adventure Mini-Con Team was stationed on Earth's [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] for millennia, under [[Dualor (Armada)|Dualor]]'s command in the [[Mini-Con Moonbase]]. The team prepared defenses when the Decepticons discovered the base {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 9|Armada #9}} and assaulted [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] when he broke in. {{Storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 10|Armada #10}} The battle between Dualor and [[Leader-1 (Armada)|Leader-1]] wrecked the bases defenses, the Adventure team and the rest of the inhabitants were forced to evacuate in escape pods. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 11|Armada #11}}

Later, after (temporarily) siding with the Autobots, the Adventure Team was dispatched to [[Alaska]] in order to retrieve the last Mini-Con escape pod from the Moonbase. However, when the team started digging, they were interrupted by [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]], then the super-powered [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]], who scattered the team. {{storylink|Fire & Ice}} The Autobots subsequently managed to recover them all. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 13|Armada #13}}

They gathered with the Earth-based Mini-Cons at [[Arizona]]'s Black Mesa to take the [[space bridge]] back to Cybertron to battle Unicron. There, at the [[Loop]] in [[Cyber City]], Dune Runner and presumably the rest of the team gave their energy to the [[Mini-Con Matrix]] that was used to deliver a critical blow to Unicron. {{storylink|The End}}

===Fire in the Dark===
Ransack and Dune Runner, along with [[Laserbeak (Armada)|Laserbeak]], managed to get on an archeological expedition to the [[Labná ruins]] in [[Mexico]]. Ransack inadvertently caused a cave in, plunging himself and Doctor [[Jessica Theist]] into a cavern. It turned out to be a lucky accident, as they discovered a message on the cave wall, recorded by [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] and detailing the adventures of the [[Natiltec]] tribe, who encountered a race of [[Beast Wars (event)|beast warriors]]. {{storylink|Fire in the Dark}}

==Toys==
===Armada===
*'''Adventure Mini-Con Team''' (Mini-Cons, 2003)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''MM-16'''

:The Adventure Team was first released as a three-pack in the ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' line. All three molds have a shared gimmick; gear-wheel systems that activate motion features on the toys when pushed along in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]], plus the ability to connect to the underside of the [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] mold.

:This mold-set was used to make the partner Mini-Cons [[Armorhide (Armada)|Armorhide]], [[Cliffjumper (Armada)|Cliffjumper]] and [[Ironhide (Armada)|Ironhide]]; the [[Off-Road Mini-Con Team]]; and the [[Lunar Assault Mini-Con Team]].

*'''Grap Supermode with Spark Lift and Adventure Micron'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''MS-07'''

: The Adventure Team were also available in Japan in a multi-pack with [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Hoist]] and [[Refute (Armada)|Refute]]. All the toys were identical to their individual releases.

[[File:2003-adventuremicron-xdimension-toys.jpg|thumb|Ain't no valley low enough... Ain't no river wide enough...]]
*'''Adventure Micron X-Dimensions''' (Mini-Cons, 2003)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''MM-19'''
:A somewhat more limited-edition -but still regular retail-[[redeco]] of the Adventure Team was released by [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] as part of the [[X-Dimensions Micron|X-Dimensions]] series. This deco was [[repurposing|repurposed]] as the [[All-Terrain Excursion Team]].
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===Energon===
:The Adventure Team was given a straight re-release in the ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'' series in a six-pack with the [[Sea Mini-Con Team]].

===Unreleased===
[[File:Unreleased_Adventure_Team.jpg|thumb|To keep me from getting to... [[You|Aww]], [[scrap]].]]

:A partial redeco of this team has surfaced, changing only the Team's plastic colors, using the same paint masks/colors. It is unknown the exact nature of this set; it is possible that a late ''Armada'' series redeco was in the works but canned, and that this would have involved a paint scheme change.

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Adventure Micron''' (アドベンチャーマイクロン ''Adobenchā Maikuron'')
*''French:'' '''Équipe des Aventuriers Minimodus''' ("Adventurer Mini-Con Team")
*''Spanish:'' '''Los Minimodus - Equipo de Aventuras''' ("The Mini-Cons - Adventures Team")

[[Category:Armada subgroups]]
[[Category:Energon subgroups]]
[[Category:Mini-Con teams]]

Talk:War for Cybertron: Siege

2019-07-19T04:00:59Z

Digital Collector: /* 35th Anniversary Figures & Micromaster 10-Pack */ new section

Hey guys! I’ve seen listings online on a voyager Megatron, should we add him to the list?
[[User:YourBestPal|YourBestPal]] ([[User talk:YourBestPal|talk]]) 17:45, 6 September 2018 (EDT)
:It's one of the many listings actually. However, we should wait until either the listing (which should be an official affiliate of Hasbro) has pictures or Hasbro officially announces it. [[User:Notirishman|--notirishman]] ([[User talk:Notirishman|talk]]) 17:58, 6 September 2018 (EDT)

==Wave 2 Deluxes==
...there can't be six in wave 2, can there? Are all these confirmed, or are we just guessing on a few? --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 17:25, 31 October 2018 (EDT)
:Ironhide, Chromia, Prowl and Six-Gun are all confirmed wave 2. I think Brunt and Refraktor must've been guessed, since I don't think they did a slideshow with wave numbers at NYCC? [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 19:24, 31 October 2018 (EDT)
:: I was trying to find presentation slides of them but couldn't. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 21:23, 31 October 2018 (EDT)

== Siege Scale ==

https://youtu.be/cbFPQ4nrFiU?t=65

In the video above, at that particular timestamp, John Warden explains that each size class(Deluxe, Voyager and Leader are mentioned specifically) are in scale with each other. This creates a unified scale in Siege. To calculate what that scale is, I used a post citing specific heights(in cm) for some of the first wave of Takara's Siege line.

http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/war-for-cybertron-2019-speculation-thread.1142465/page-268#post-16234019

Then, I used the following page to compare their sizes to.

https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Official_sizes_and_heights

And calculated Siege's scale in at about 1:36-1:38.

[[User:Orangeitis|Orangeitis]] ([[User talk:Orangeitis|talk]]) 04:37, 8 November 2018 (EST)

== Greenlight and Dazzlestrike? ==

I've noticed mentions of the two pack on several other pages, but nothing here. Is there just not a good way to add the pair to the page at the time being? --[[User:LOMI|LOMI]] ([[User talk:LOMI|talk]]) 15:26, 23 December 2018 (EST)

=== Future waves removed ===
The following show up in Walmart computer systems, but apparently are not allowed on the page here.
Caliburst, Smashdown
Off road Patrol, Racecar Patrol,
Voyager Thundercracker, Springer
Leader Optimus

Leaked figures such as Ratchet (leaked from a Walgreens computer), Skywarp and the Firestormers Pack are not allow on this page.

== Figure numbering ==

Is it common for there to be missing numbers among figures like what seems to be happening with Siege? What I mean by this is that Jetfire is WFC-S28, but Soundwave is WFC-S25, with no S26 and S27 between them. Is that an indication of a planned then removed figure, numbering however they felt like, or something else? Or does it mean nothing? --[[User:LOMI|LOMI]] ([[User talk:LOMI|talk]]) 20:17, 4 March 2019 (EST)
:The "missing" ID numbers are listed on the Siege website, and likely belong to exclusives that Hasbro hasn't announced yet. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 06:41, 5 March 2019 (EST)
::Ah, I hadn't considered that. Thank you! --[[User:LOMI|LOMI]] ([[User talk:LOMI|talk]]) 18:46, 5 March 2019 (EST)

== 35th Anniversary Figures & Micromaster 10-Pack ==

Shouldn't the 35th anniversary figures be added here? They're numbered with the main Siege numbering. Shouldn't we also add the individual names and WFC-S numbers of the figures in that set? --[[User:Digital Collector|Digital Collector]] ([[User talk:Digital Collector|talk]]) 00:00, 19 July 2019 (EDT)

Road Rocket (G2)

2019-06-21T16:06:18Z

Digital Collector: His Japanese ID number was incorrect. TRF-12 is Road Big. Road Rocket is TRF-11.

{{factions|autobotg2|autobot}}
{{disambig3|Road Rocket}}
:''Road Rocket is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Roadrocket-popupcard.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Damn you! ... Wanna fight, huh? ... FIGHT ME!]]
While most ninja are known for their collected and deliberate behavior, '''Road Rocket''' runs hot all the time. Ever eager for action, he pushes his engine to its limits when roaring towards the battlefield, making it glow red-hot; Road Rocket has to chug a hefty cocktail of motor oil and antifreeze just to keep his systems from melting down. Thankfully, he always has more than enough energy to keep this breakneck pace in battle, using his "light saber" buzzsaw weapon to cleave through [[Decepticon]] armor as if it was warm butter.

His eagerness tends to get the better of him on most occasions, though, and he often disobeys orders, breaks rank and goes it alone against all common sense. This gets him out of tight situations as frequently as it gets him into them. Road Rocket plays very poorly with others due in equal parts to his hyperactive tendencies as well as his less-than-pleasant social skills; he's very quiet and standoffish despite his hot-blooded attitude. Considering he was an Autobot living on ''[[Chaar]]'' of all places, his inability to make friends should come as no surprise.

==Fiction==
===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''Legends'' comic (1)====
Road Rocket and [[Road Pig (G2)|Road Pig]] were disciples of the ninja [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]], but the two butted heads over their master, developing a rivalry. {{Storylink|LG-15 Nightbird Shadow Sequel}}

====''Robotmasters'' online manga====
Road Rocket originally hailed from [[Chaar]], but relocated to Earth to study the art of ninjutsu. Despite being an Autobot, he abstained from the conflict between [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Beast Megatron]]'s [[Decepticon]]s and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s Autobots and trained in the mountains of [[Japan]]. When [[Sideways (RM)|Sideways]] informed the Autobots of a [[solitarium]] supply on Chaar, [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] sought out Road Rocket so that he could guide them through the hostile planet.

Road Rocket joined Optimus Prime and [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] in exploring a crevasse filled with solitarium crystals. However, they were ambushed from above by Beast Megatron and Sideways, who had led the Autobots into a trap. The Decepticons detonated the crystals around the Autobots. Fortunately, Primal managed to shield the three from the explosion with a huge slab of rock, but they were unable to prevent the Decepticons from making off with a huge load of solitarium. {{storylink|Defend the Solitarium!}}

====''Robotmasters'' 3D Diorama manga====
[[File:Robot Masters 3D 4.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|right]]
Road Rocket was ordered by Optimus Prime to search for solitarium in [[Egypt]]. After both he and Sideways detected some nearby, they raced to reach the soliarium and Road Rocket won. Sideways, who failed to time his jump properly, fell down a gorge. {{Storylink|Robotmasters Vol. 4}}
{{-}}

====''G-2'' pack-in manga and story pages====
[[File:AeroRaid-manga.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb]]
After the [[Cybertron Alliance]] failed, Road Rocket was one of the new warriors assembled by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] to fight back against [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]. An effective ninja clan warrior from the planet Chaar, he was also a loner by nature and frequently acted without consulting his fellow Autobots, getting him into trouble. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (story page)|G-2 Part 3}}

In his first battle against the Decepticons, he, [[Volt]] and [[Electro]] had been cornered by [[Jolt (G2)|Jolt]], [[Sizzle (G2)|Sizzle]], [[Skyjack (G2)|Skyjack]] and [[Hooligan (G2)|Hooligan]]. Road Rocket broke formation against orders, using his [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] to kick up a blinding cloud of dust before breaking through the Decepticons' line. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (pack-in manga)|G-2 #11}}

Later, he was running through the Decepticons' base, eventually finding himself cornered in a dead end by [[Road Pig (G2)|Road Pig]], Jolt and Sizzle. As Road Pig mocked Road Rocket's failings as a ninja, an air vent opened up above them... [[Aero Raid]] had arrived to save Road Rocket's hash! Road, unimpressed, merely muttered out a simple "Thanks", much to Aero Raid's annoyance. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (pack-in manga)|G-2 #14}}
{{-}}

====''Legends'' comic (2)====
At some point, Road Rocket was embroiled in a battle around [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. {{Storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Metroplex)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
:*''First Appearance:'' [[Spotlight: Galvatron]]

[[File:SpotlightGalvatron Roadrocket model.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Once auditioned for the job of being [[Captain America]]'s motorcycle.]]
During the war, Road Rocket was part of an Autobot squad led by [[Sunstreaker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sunstreaker]] when they were attacked by [[Drift (G1)|Deadlock]] and his troops. The Autobots lost that battle, and were forced to retreat. {{storylink|Drift issue 1|Drift #1}}

Later, Road Rocket was a part of [[Hound (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hound]]'s Tactical Response Unit, stationed at [[Thunderhead Pass]] to guard the remains of [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]]. He was witness to Hound's dressing down of [[Sideswipe (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sideswipe]]. Later he was part of the team responding to the murder of [[Leadfoot (G2)|Leadfoot]] and the attack on Sideswipe by [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|an unknown Transformer]]. After an unsuccessful attempt to contain the attacker, he and most of the other members of his team were knocked offline, but their lives were spared by the mysterious being in a strange act of mercy. {{storylink|Spotlight: Galvatron}}

Later, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] informed Hound that his unit should make preparations to come to [[Earth]] as reinforcements. {{storylink|Devastation issue 1|Devastation #1}} However, due to the extraction of prisoners from [[Garrus-9]], Hound's unit, including Road Rocket, was diverted there instead. {{storylink|Devastation issue 6|Devastation #6}}

[[File:SpotlightCyclonus Autobots confront Cyclonus.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|left|Road Rocket is the guy you don't recognize.]]
On the way, their ship, the ''[[Ark-12]]'' was attacked by [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Cyclonus]] and Road Rocket reported on the ship's damage. He joined the landing party and helped attack Cyclonus on the surface of [[Corata-Vaz]]. He was hit with one of Cyclonus' missiles. {{storylink|Spotlight: Cyclonus}} Road Rocket survived the encounter with Cyclonus and fought alongside the [[Wrecker]]s as they attempted to get past Thunderwing, who had been activated by Cyclonus to guard the [[Nega-Core]] that was positioned inside the cavern. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}}

Hound's squad was soon put under the command of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Fortress Maximus]] and sent to [[Earth]] to try and halt the [[Expansion]]. Their job was to get past [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]] and [[Grindcore (G1)|Grindcore]] and disable the Nega-Core the two [[Dead Universe]] Transformers were guarding. While Sideswipe held them off, Road Rocket helped Hound and the others dismantle the Nega-Cores and send them into the [[Benzuli Expanse]], thus ending the threat of the Dead Universe...for the moment. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}} {{storylink|Spotlight: Doubledealer}}
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===''Wings Universe''===
[[File:Cliffjumper road rocket flash forward.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Road Rocket's special power is farting pink.]]
Created in a [[Cyberfactory]] on Earth in the 21st century, Road Rocket was part of the "second generation" of Cybertronians who were neither Autobots nor Decepticons. When infighting broke out amongst them, they picked up the old factions and Road Rocket became an Autobot. In [[2010]], he participated in the battle over the [[Large Hadron Collider]] with the [[Decepticon Syndicate]], and was strangled by their leader, [[Clench (G1)|Clench]], until [[Rapido]] bumped into him. Alongside the other combatants, he was exposed to [[forestonite]] in gaseous form and developed a new superpower. {{storylink|Generation 2: Redux}}

Not trusting these strange new powers, [[Cliffjumper (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cliffjumper]] made Road Rocket demonstrate his power on Decepticon dummy targets alongside a number of other Autobots. He was startled when Road Rocket turned out to have the power to teleport. {{storylink|A Flash Forward, Part 2}}
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==Toys==
===''Generation 2''===
[[File:G2RoadRocket-toy.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|If [[Scooter (GoBots)|Scooter]] was AWESOME.]]
*'''Road Rocket''' (Laser Cycle, [[1995]])
**''Japanese ID number'': '''TRF-11'''

:Road Rocket transforms into a red and blue Yamaha GTS1000 motorcycle. One of the two [[Laser Cycle]]s released in the tail end of ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'', Road Rocket has a light-up gimmick similar to that of the [[Laser Rod]] toys. Pressing a button on his "dashboard" lights a red [[Light-emitting diode|LED]], making the clear plastic of his arm-mounted weapon illuminate. This buzzsaw weapon becomes part of his rear wheel assembly in cycle mode.

:This mold was also used to make [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'']] [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]]. It was planned for use in ''Generation 2'' as [[Jazz (G1)#LaserCycle|Jazz]], but that toy never saw release.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1995/Autobot/RoadRocket/roadrocket.htm More information on Road Rocket at TFU.info.]''
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===''Robotmasters''===
[[File:RoadRocket-RMtoy.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|This saw of mine glows with an AWESOME POWER...or an LED.]]
*'''Road Rocket''' (Robot Master, [[2004]]-[[December 28|12-28]])
**''Japanese ID number'': '''RM-18'''

:Road Rocket's ''[[Robotmasters (franchise)|Robotmasters]]'' toy is a [[redeco]] of his first, largely in yellow and black. It retains the LED functionality of the original release. It also retains the [[retool]]ing done to his handlebars and buzzsaw for the mold's ''[[Microman]]'' release (see ''Notes'' below).

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Cybertron/RoadRocket/roadrocket.htm More information on ''Robotmasters'' Road Rocket at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
*In [[2000]], Road Rocket and [[Road Pig (G2)|Road Pig]] were redecoed and retooled as items for the then-current incarnation of ''[[Microman]]'', "LED Powers". Road Rocket became the "Mach Speeder" (マッハスピーダ ''Mahha Supīda'') MicroBike, packaged with Microman "Rider Arthur" as L-14. The Mach Speeder did not have electronics, as the idea was that the LEDs within Rider Arthur's backpack would provide the light source for the buzzsaw weapon. To that end, the weapon was given a new handle so that Rider Arthur could use it. Though the handle was removed for later ''Transformers'' releases, the handle base retains the added detailing. This release is the source of the retoolings found in the later ''Robots in Disguise'' and ''Robotmasters'' uses of the mold. Later, the Mach Speeder received an [[exclusive]] Japanese [[Toys"R"Us]] redeco as the "Hyper Speeder" (ハイパースピーダ ''Haipā Supīda'') sold in a boxed set with a likewise-exclusive Road Pig redeco.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Road Rocket''' (ロードロケット ''Rōdo Roketto'')
*''French:'' '''Motard''' ("Biker", France), '''Motosprint''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Goblin'''

==External links==
*[http://www.microforever.com/MicroBikes.htm Microman MicroBikes at MicroForever]
*[http://www.microforever.com/toysrusmicrobikes.htm Toys "R" Us Exclusive Microman MicroBikes at MicroForever]

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