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The Transformers: MPG

2026-03-07T03:16:38Z

Dragolord09:

{{nav-mpg}}
'''''The Transformers: MPG''''' (トランスフォーマー MPG) is a spinoff line of ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece]]'', with toys designated as MPG-##. The series's title is an abbreviation of "Masterpiece G", with the "G" standing for ''Gattai'' (合体, "combination"), "Giant" (巨大化 ''kyodai-ka''), and "Great" (グレート ''gurēto'').<ref>[https://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/products/tf_mpg ''MPG'' hub on the TakaraTomy website]</ref>

Beginning in 2022, the line launched with a series of ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (franchise)#Transformers: The Headmasters|The Headmasters]]'' [[Trainbot]]s that combine to form [[Raiden#MPG|the first official ''Masterpiece'']] [[combiner]]. These figures feature an emphasis on vehicle mode accuracy, being produced in collaboration with [[TOMIX]], the {{w|Rail transport modelling|train department}} of TakaraTomy's {{w|scale model}} oriented subsidiary [[Tomytec]], and licensed by a bevy of railway manufacturers. Accordingly, the figures are mostly functional model trains at the HO scale,<ref name="FigureKing285">[https://www.soundwavesoblivion.com/techspecs/interviewkojinono2.html Figure King 285: Interview With MPG-01 Raiden Development Team – English Translation] at Soundwaves Oblivion</ref> which also puts them at the right [[scale]] for robot mode in terms of [[Show-accuracy|cartoon-accuracy]]. This was followed up with [[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (franchise)|''Masterforce'']] headliner [[Ginrai (human)|Ginrai]] in 2024 and [[Godbomber#MPG|Godbomber]] in 2025, with the addition of redecos for [[Optimus Prime (SG)#MPG|Shattered Glass Optimus Prime]] and [[Jetfire (SG)#MPG|Jetfire]] based on the characters' previous ''Masterpiece'' molds.

With the end of ''Masterpiece'' in [[2024]], ''MPG'' will serve as TakaraTomy's singular toyline for such "high-end" product. Notably, the aesthetics of ''MPG'' figures (sans redecos from the ''Masterpiece'' line) feature a more intricate hybridization between the cartoon designs and their toy equivalents, making them closer to the earlier ''Masterpiece'' figures before cartoon-accuracy became the standard design philosophy for the line in the second half of the 2010s.

==Fiction==
''MPG'' has received a smattering of fiction in the Japanese market, thus far largely focused on the initial [[Trainbot]] project.

===Comics===

{{chapters|title="Wars" series (''MPG'')
|prev=The Transformers: Masterpiece#Generations book series
|next=Missing Link#Fiction
|content=
*"[[The Train Wars: The Origin]]"
*"[[The Train Wars: The Junction]]"
}}

The [[Transformers Generations 2022|2022 edition]] of the [[Transformers Generations (series)|''Generations'']] series of Japanese guidebooks saw brand veteran (and ''MPG'' concept artist) [[Yuki Ohshima]] reprise his 2010s "[[Transformers: Generations (Japan)#Fiction|Train Wars]]" series of Trainbot-centric stories. The initial three ''MPG'' toys were advertised in [[The Train Wars: The Origin|a prequel]] elaborating on their "childhood" being constructed by [[Doctor Fujiyama the Famous Scientist|human scientists]] in [[Japan]] and their contentious relationship with their "big sister", the ninja android [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]]. The [[Transformers Generations 2024|2024 edition]] followed up with [[The Train Wars: The Junction|another installment]] running parallel to the events of the [[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|''Headmasters'' cartoon]] characterizing the new ''MPG''-original Trainbots [[Ginou]] and [[Yamabuki]].

Also in [[2024]], the ''[[TV Magazine]]'' comic for young readers ''[[Transformers Go! Go!]]'' produced a devoted "event" titled ''[[Transformers Go! Go! Shushupopo!!|Shushupopo!!]]'' <ref>Roughly, ''Chugga Chugga Choo Choo!!''</ref> to commemorate the conclusion of ''MPG''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Trainbot project. In this two-part special edition, author [[Haruka Oda]] introduced a whole new generation of children to the Trainbots, including some of the first characterization for individual members of the team in their entire 37-odd year history.

===Prose===
When the ''Masterpiece'' line's long-running series of redecoes based on the [[pre-Transformers|pre-Transformer]] ''[[Diaclone]]'' toyline hopped from ''Masterpiece'' to ''MPG'' without breaking stride in [[2025]], so too did [[Hirofumi Ichikawa]]'s associated [[The Transformers: Masterpiece#Pack-in plotlines|decade long saga of pack-in text stories]]. Known participating releases thus far include:

{{collist|3|
*MPG-10 [[Lift-Ticket (Diaclone)#Masterpiece|Lift-Ticket]]
*MPG-11 [[DK-2 Guard#Masterpiece|DK-2 Guard]]
*MPG-16 [[Rebirth After the Rebirth]]
}}

==Toys==
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2022'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|MPG-01 [[Shouki#MPG|Trainbot Shouki]] ([[2022]]-[[June 25|06-25]])}}
{{Bp-a1|MPG-02 [[Getsuei#MPG|Trainbot Getsuei]] (2022-[[September 24|09-24]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2023'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|MPG-03 [[Yukikaze (G1)#MPG|Trainbot Yukikaze]] ([[2023]]-[[February 25|02-25]])}}
{{Bp-a1|MPG-04 [[Suiken#MPG|Trainbot Suiken]] (2023-[[June 24|06-24]])}}
{{Bp-a1|MPG-05 [[Seizan#MPG|Trainbot Seizan]] (2023-[[September 30|09-30]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2024'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|MPG-06 [[Kaen#MPG|Trainbot Kaen]] ([[2024]]-[[February 24|02-24]])}}
{{Bp-a1|MPG-06S [[Raiden#MPG|Trainbot Raiden]] (2024-02-24)}}
{{Bp-a1|MPG-07 [[Ginou#MPG|Trainbot Ginou]] (2024-[[September 28|09-28]])}}
{{Bp-a1|MPG-08 [[Yamabuki#MPG|Trainbot Yamabuki]] (2024-[[October 26|10-26]])}}
{{Bp-a1|MPG-09 [[Ginrai (human)#MPG|Super Ginrai]] (2024-[[December 28|12-28]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:TF-Masterpiece-MPG-Raiden.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|[[Raiden#MPG|MPG-01 through MPG-06 Trainbot Raiden]]]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2025'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|MPG-10 [[Lift-Ticket (Diaclone)#MPG|Lift-Ticket]] ([[2025]]-[[February 22|02-22]])}}
{{Bp-a1|MPG-11 [[DK-2 Guard#MPG|DK-2 Guard]] (2025-02-22)}}
{{Bp-sa|MPG-12 [[Optimus Prime (SG)#MPG|Shattered Glass Optimus Prime]] (2025-[[March 29|03-29]])}}
{{Bp-sa|MPG-13 [[Jetfire (SG)#MPG|Shattered Glass Jetfire]] (2025-03-29)}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|MPG-14 [[Godbomber#MPG|Godbomber]] (2025-[[June 28|06-28]])}}
{{Bp-a1|MPG-14S [[Godbomber#MPGGodginraiset|God Ginrai]] (2025-[[June 28|06-28]])}}
{{Bp-m1|MPG-15 [[Rattrap (BW)/toys#MPG|Cybertron Rattle]] (2025-[[September 27|09-27]])}}
{{Bp-a1|MPG-16 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MPG|Nucleon Quest Super Convoy]] (2025-[[November 29|11-29]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2026'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|MPG-17 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MPGStyleGen|Optimus Prime Style Gen.]] ([[2026]]-[[January 31|01-31]])}}
{{Bp-a1|MPG-18 [[Hauler#MPG|Roadhauler]] (2026-[[March 28|03-28]])}}
{{Bp-d1|MPG-19 [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#MPG|Soundwave]] & [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#MPG|Condor]] (2026-[[May 30|05-30]])}}
{{Bp-a1|MPG-20 [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#MPG|Hot Rod Style Gen.]] (2026-[[September 26|09-26]])}}
{{Bp-d1|MPG-21 [[Frenzy (G1)/toys#MPG|Frenzy]] & [[Rumble (G1)/toys#MPG|Rumble]] (2026-[[November|11]])}}
{{Bp-d1|MPG-22 [[Ravage (G1)/toys#MPG|Jaguar]] & [[Buzzsaw (G1)/toys#MPG|Buzzsaw]] & [[Ratbat (G1)/toys#MPG|Ratbat]] (2026-11)}}
</ul>
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2027?'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|MPG-24 [[Blaster (G1)/toys#MPG|Broadcast]] & [[Steeljaw (G1)#MPG|Steeljaw]] }}
</ul>
|}
{{--}}
{{--}}

==Design==
{|
|''Mold''||''Designer''||''Notes''
|-
|MPG-01
|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy), [[Dai Ono]] ([[TOMIX]]), [[Yuki Ohshima]] (concept artist)
|As stated in the ''[[Transformers Generations 2021]]'' book
|-
|MPG-02
|Kōjin Ōno, Dai Ono, Yuki Ohshima
|As stated in the ''[[Transformers Generations 2022]]'' book (entire [[Trainbot#MPG|Trainbot project]])
|-
|MPG-03
|Kōjin Ōno, Dai Ono, Yuki Ohshima
|
|-
|MPG-04
|Kōjin Ōno, Dai Ono, Yuki Ohshima
|
|-
|MPG-05
|Kōjin Ōno, Dai Ono, Yuki Ohshima
|
|-
|MPG-06
|Kōjin Ōno, Dai Ono, Yuki Ohshima
|
|-
|MPG-06S
|Kōjin Ōno, Dai Ono, Yuki Ohshima
|
|-
|MPG-07
|Kōjin Ōno, Dai Ono, Yuki Ohshima
|
|-
|MPG-08
|Kōjin Ōno, Dai Ono, Yuki Ohshima
|-
|MPG-09
|Kōjin Ōno (TakaraTomy), Yuki Ohshima (concept artist)
|As stated in the ''[[Transformers Generations 2024]]'' book (entire [[Ginrai (human)#MPG|God Ginrai project]], also includes [[The Transformers: Masterpiece|''Masterpiece'']] [[Ginrai (human)#Masterpiece|MP-60 Ginrai]])
|-
|MPG-14
|Kōjin Ōno, Yuki Ohshima
|
|-
|MPG-14S
|Kōjin Ōno, Yuki Ohshima
|}

==Notes==
* [[Shouki#Masterpiece|MPG-01 Trainbot Shouki]] received an Excellence Award in the "High Target" (read: collector) Toy category at the 2022 Japan Toy Awards.<ref>[https://www.toys.or.jp/toyshow/awards.html The 2022 Japan Toy Awards] at the Tokyo Toy Show website.</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/tf_mpg/ ''MPG'' official website]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mpg}}
[[Category:Generation 1 toylines]]
[[Category:Japanese toylines]]
[[Category:MPG| ]]
[[Category:Upcoming toy releases]]

Transformers: Wild King

2026-02-22T00:17:18Z

Dragolord09:

{{nav-WK}}
[[File:TFWildKingAd.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4|Wild King, you make my heart sing! You make everything groovy, Wild King!]]

'''''Transformers: Wild King''''' (トランスフォーマーワイルドキング ''Toransufōmā Wairudo Kingu'') is a [[TakaraTomy]] franchise launched in [[2025]]. Its primary gimmick involves [[Energy Beast]]s, elementally-charged [[beast mode]] Transformers capable of "[[wildocking]]" with compatible [[Energy Master]]s. The toyline is accompanied by an online web series, which debuted in March 2025.

Its opening [[Japanese themes|theme]], "[[Wild King (song)|Wild King]]", is performed by [[Nao Anno]].

==Fiction==
===Cartoon===
The ''Wild King'' cartoon is released every two weeks on the official TakaraTomy YouTube channel.
{{stub|Animation studio etc}}
====Characters====
{{featuredcharacters|
|h1=[[Energy Master]]s|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (WK)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Keita Tada]])
*[[Megatron (WK)|Megatron / Shadow Megatron]] ([[Hinata Tadokoro]])

|h2=[[Energy Beast]]s|c2=
;Animal Tribe
*[[Lightlong]] ([[Teppei Uenishi]])
*[[Hydrophant]] ([[Zenyōji Kyōhei]])
*[[Ignite Leo]] ([[Jinya Haruka]])
*[[Drillnohorn]] ([[Soshiro Hori]])
*[[Skyreport]] ([[Hayato Fujii]])

;Dinosaur Tribe
*[[Captain Volca]] ([[Junpei Baba]])
*[[Leafback]] ([[Takashi Saitō]])
*[[Spirituan]] ([[Tsuchida Reiō]])
*[[Abyssrain]] ([[Isamu Yusen]])
*[[Thunderbeak]] ([[Misa Ishii]])

|c4=
*[[World Dragnus|World Dragnus / Nemesis Prime]] ([[Shunsuke Takeuchi]], Keita Tada)
**[[Dragknight Soldier]]s

;Dragknight Clones
*[[Dragknight Leafback]]
*[[Dragknight Ignite Leo]]
*[[Dragknight Spirituan]]
*[[Dragknight Thunderbeak]]
|nonumbering=true}}

====Episodes====
{{collist|4|
#[[On to Elementros!]]
#[[The Power of Bonds! Wildocking!]]
#[[The Hero Who Descends from the Sky!]]
#[[The Kindhearted Hydrophant]]
#[[Courage to Protect What's Important]]
#[[New Allies, New Threats]]
#[[The Ultimate Combination]]
#[[Depths of Despair]]
#[[Captain Volca vs Megatron]]
#[[Proof of the Hero]]
#[[Resurrection! The Evil One]]
#[[The Second Form]]
#[[The Strongest Power]]
#[[The Bonds That Protect the Planet]]
}}

{{anchor|Exciting Battle! Wildocking!}}

===Diorama story===
In addition to the cartoon proper, ''Wild King'' is the subject of a second, supplementary show by the long-winded title '''''Transformers: Wild King'' Extra Volume: ''Exciting Battle! Wildocking!''''' (トランスフォーマーワイルドキング番外編ドキドキバトル! ワイルドッキング!) which takes the form of a kind of stop motion-adjacent feature traditionally referred to as a "diorama story" where the toys themselves are used more or less like puppets to illustrate a lightly sketched toy-gimmick-centric narrative.

====Characters====
{{featuredcharacters|
|h1=[[Energy Master]]s|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (WK)|Optimus Prime]]
*[[Megatron (WK)|Megatron / Shadow Megatron]]

|h2=[[Energy Beast]]s|c2=
*[[Lightlong]]
*[[Hydrophant]]
*[[Captain Volca]]
*[[Leafback]]
*[[Ignite Leo]]
*[[Drillnohorn]]
*[[Spirituan]]
*[[Thunderbeak]]
*[[Abyssrain]]
*[[Lavamuleta]]
*[[Frost Saber]]
*[[Skyreport]]
|c4=
*[[World Dragnus|World Dragnus / Nemesis Prime]]
*[[Dragknight Soldier]]s

|nonumbering=true}}

====Episodes====
{{collist|4|
#[["Thunder+Water vs Fire+Nature": Who Will Win?]]
#[[New Energy Beasts Appear!? New Combination Showdown!]]
#[[Finally, the 5-Person Combination Complete! Use the Power of Bonds with the Energy Beasts to Seize Victory!]]
#[[Megatron's Ultimate 6-Person Combination! Huh, Birth of a Dark Optimus!?]]
#[[Dark Showdown! Nemesis Prime vs Shadow Megatron!]]
#[[Dark 5-Person Combination Showdown! Mastered the Darkest Wildocking!]] 
#[[Finally, Skyreport Appears! & Optimus's Ultimate 6-Person Combination!]]
#[[The Scariest Combination!? World Dragnus Appears!]]

}}

{{stub|Episode 9}}

===Comics===
''Wild King'' was also the subject of a devoted "Limited Time Special Chapter" (短期特別編) crossover with the popular long-running [[TV Magazine]] feature ''[[Transformers Go! Go!]]'' followed by a smattering of guest spots by individual Energy Beasts in subsequent issues:

{{chapters
|title=''[[Transformers Go! Go!]]''
|align=
|content=
<div class="list-header">''Wild King'' special:</div>
*[[Go! Go! Limited Time Special Chapter|Part 1]]
*[[Go! Go! Limited Time Special Chapter issue 2 (part 1)|Part 2]]
*[[Go! Go! Limited Time Special Chapter issue 2 (part 2)|Part 3]]

 <div class="list-header">print issues:</div>
*[[Watch Out for Giraffes at the Beach!|#24]]
*[[Go! Go! print issue 25|#25]]
}}

==Toys==
===Retail releases===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[April 26|4-26]]-[[2025|25]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|WKM-01 [[Optimus Prime (WK)#Toys|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|WKM-02 [[Megatron (WK)#Toys|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-multi|WKB-01 [[Lightlong#Toys|Lightlong]]}}
{{Bp-multi|WKB-02 [[Hydrophant#Toys|Hydrophant]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-multi|WKB-03 [[Captain Volca#Toys|Captain Volca]]}}
{{Bp-multi|WKB-04 [[Leafback#Toys|Leafback]]}}
{{Bp-a1|WKS-01 [[Optimus Prime (WK)#Multipack|Optimus Prime]] & [[Lightlong#Multipack|Lightlong]]}}
{{Bp-d1|WKS-02 [[Megatron (WK)#Multipack|Megatron]] & [[Captain Volca#Multipack|Captain Volca]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[June 28|6-28]]-[[2025|25]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-multi|WKB-05 [[Ignite Leo#Toys|Ignite Leo]]}}
{{Bp-multi|WKB-06 [[Spirituan#Toys|Spirituan]]}}
{{Bp-multi|WKB-07 [[Drillnohorn#Toys|Drillnohorn]]}}
{{Bp-multi|WKB-08 [[Thunderbeak#Toys|Thunderbeak]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[July 19|7-19]]-[[2025|25]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-multi|WKB-09 [[Abyssrain#Toys|Abyssrain]]}}
{{Bp-a1|WKS-03 [[World Dragnus#Wild King|Nemesis Prime]] & [[Lavamuleta#Toys|Lavamuleta]]}}
{{Bp-d1|WKS-04 [[Megatron (WK)#Shadow|Shadow Megatron]] & [[Frost Saber#Toys|Frost Saber]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Wild King WKB-01 Lightlong.jpg|thumb|[[Lightlong#Toys|Energy Beast Lightlong]]]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[September 27|9-27]]-[[2025|25]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-multi|WKB-10 [[Skyreport#Toys|Skyreport]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' ([[October 25|10-25]]-[[2025|25]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-multi|WKEX-01 [[World Dragnus#Toys|World Dragnus]] (w/ 2 [[Dragknight Soldier#Toys|Dragknight Soldiers]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6''' ([[February 28|2-28]]-[[2026|26]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-multi|WKB-11 [[Dragknight Leafback#Toys|Dragknight Leafback]]}}
{{Bp-multi|WKB-12 [[Dragknight Ignite Leo#Toys|Dragknight Ignite Leo]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7''' ([[March 28|3-28]]-[[2026|26]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-multi|WKB-13 [[Dragknight Spirituan#Toys|Dragknight Spirituan]]}}
{{Bp-multi|WKB-14 [[Dragknight Thunderbeak#Toys|Dragknight Thunderbeak]]}}
</ul>
|}

===Exclusives===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
*[[Energy Weapon|Lightning Sword]] & [[Energy Weapon|Lightning Shield]]
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[EDION]] and [[Yodobashi Camera]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
*[[Energy Weapon|Aqua Sword]] & [[Energy Weapon|Aqua Shield]]
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Yamada Denki]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
*[[Energy Weapon|Flame Sword]] & [[Energy Weapon|Flame Shield]]
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Joshin Kids Land]] and [[Bic Camera]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
*[[Energy Weapon|Grass Sword]] & [[Energy Weapon|Grass Shield]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Wild King Hydrophant Aqua Weapons.jpg|thumb|The [[Energy Weapon|Aqua Sword]] & [[Energy Weapon|Aqua Shield]]]]
|}
{{--}}

==References==
*[[:Category:Wild King sources|Archive of translated ''Wild King'' material]]

==External links==
*[https://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/tf_wild_king/ ''Wild King''] at the TakaraTomy website

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wild King}}
[[Category:Japanese toylines]]
[[Category:Wild King| ]]
[[Category:Upcoming toy releases]]

Talk:Transformers: Wild King

2026-02-16T00:30:04Z

Dragolord09:

==Optimus/Megatron==
Is there a particularly compelling reason to treat these two as not just their "G1" selves, given Takara's penchant for rolling everything small into one kinda ''ur''-G1 continuity soup? I'm not like stringently ''opposed'' to new, but still. Doesn't feel like we got a lot to make a good "separate" call here (other than "well their G1 pages are all very big" which well, kinda feels like spitting on the ocean at this point). --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 20:42, 27 March 2025 (EDT)
:Uh, TT not saying so I guess and maybe "End of G1 Universe"->TT is finally letting JG1 rest in the name of brand unity (which seems to also be getting undone slightly so...)?[[User:Poliwag06|Poliwag06]] ([[User talk:Poliwag06|talk]]) 21:18, 27 March 2025 (EDT)
::The backstory given of Optimus and Megatron being allies seems more directly influenced by EarthSpark than G1. Japanese kids just got off ES, so it makes sense that WK is at least a vague quasi-sequel to it. I still think it's easier to just have them separate for now. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 21:54, 27 March 2025 (EDT)
:::Having gone through the web bios of the two of them I'm inclined to agree with Saix, it's all pretty EarthSparky. I'll work on setting up a proper source page for that stuff as I can. --[[User:AzimuthAcolyte|AzimuthAcolyte]] ([[User talk:AzimuthAcolyte|talk]]) 00:00, 28 March 2025 (EDT)
::::Was there further discussion of placing the WK characters? Are we agreed on the current placement splitting them out from EarthSpark? --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] ([[User talk:Thylacine 2000|talk]]) 12:33, 29 April 2025 (EDT)

== De stubbing issues ==

I think there's some slight roadblocks I have when trying to expand character fiction sections, despite me being raring to go do so:
-stuff from their debut episodes kind of already being covered in their intro sections (seem to only affect Prime and Lightlong), and I don't want to seem redundant.
-Continuously using "Optimus" to refer to prime for every article (likely because the show itself does that)
-A bit more minor, but I'm not confident that I can use masculine pronouns on ''every'' energy beast, most of the current ones who have appeared, sure, but potential future ones...I dunno.
Any advice regarding dealing with these 3 would be appreciated.
[[User:Poliwag06|Poliwag06]] ([[User talk:Poliwag06|talk]]) 19:31, 14 May 2025 (EDT)

== Source for future waves ==
Does the website Loopaza.com count as an official source for future Wild King waves, as it lists WKB-09, WKB-10, WKS-03, and WKS-04 with names of future Energy Beasts? I found it from the TFW2005 board: https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/takaratomy-new-beast-combiner-lineup-wild-king-series.1269667/page-19#post-23144772 ([[User:SevenPrimes|SevenPrimes]] ([[User talk:SevenPrimes|talk]]) 20:14, 17 May 2025 (EDT))
:No. Those count as leaks. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 23:17, 17 May 2025 (EDT)
:Okay. ([[User:SevenPrimes|SevenPrimes]] ([[User talk:SevenPrimes|talk]]) 16:17, 18 May 2025 (EDT))

== Voice Actors ==
Is there any way to find out the other voice actors in Wild King?
([[User:SevenPrimes|SevenPrimes]] ([[User talk:SevenPrimes|talk]]) 18:52, 21 May 2025 (EDT))
:The tweets on Wild King from tts official channel have VAs listed, just idk how their names are supposed to be ordered because JP uses surname-first name structure. [[User:Poliwag06|Poliwag06]] ([[User talk:Poliwag06|talk]]) 20:35, 21 May 2025 (EDT)
::As an English language wiki we parse all names surname-last. That said I should warn you that machine translation is wildly unreliable at romanizing peoples' names. --[[User:AzimuthAcolyte|AzimuthAcolyte]] ([[User talk:AzimuthAcolyte|talk]]) 22:31, 21 May 2025 (EDT)

== "released every two weeks" ==

That hasn't been the case since episode 4. Episodes 5-9 were 3 weeks apart, and episode 10 came out 7 weeks after 9 (and is currently region locked). The next episode, 11, airs on 10/22, almost a month after the previous one. Should this be reflected in the article? [[User:Toadboiler|Toadboiler]] ([[User talk:Toadboiler|talk]]) 18:07, 1 October 2025 (EDT)

== Upcoming toys ==

I believe that this page along with any of the relevant toys that haven't been released yet need to be added to the "Upcoming toy releases" section. [[User:Dragolord09|Dragolord09]] ([[User talk:Dragolord09|talk]]) 19:29, 15 February 2026 (EDT)

Missing Link

2025-11-28T22:51:46Z

Dragolord09:

[[File:Missing Link logo.png|500px|center]]

'''''Missing Link''''' (ミッシングリンク ''Misshingu Rinku''), occasionally styled '''''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]: Missing Link''''' (戦え! 超ロボット生命体トランスフォーマーミッシングリンク ''Tatakae! Chō Robotto Seimeitai Toransufōmā Misshingu Rinku''), is a [[2024]] [[reissue]]-adjacent [[TakaraTomy]] toyline that commemorates the 40th anniversary of the [[Transformers brand|''Transformers'' brand]] with 1:1 recreations of original Generation 1 toys re-engineered from the ground up with top-of-the-line contemporary articulation, paintwork, and accessories. The line also features all-new packaging illustrations from original Generation 1 artists [[Shin Ueda]] & [[Hidetsugu Yoshioka]].

==Fiction==
{{chapters|title="Wars" series (''Missing Link'')
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*"[[Metrowars: Spy]]"
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==Toys==
===General retail===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[2024]], [[February 24]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-01 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Missing Link|Convoy]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-02 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Missing Link Anime|Convoy (Anime Edition)]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' (2024, [[November 30]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-03 [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Missing Link|Bumble]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-04 [[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#Missing Link|Cliff]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[2025]], [[June 28]])
{{Bp-a1|C-05 [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#Missing Link|Sunstreaker]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-06 [[Cordon (G1)#Missing Link|Cordon]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' (2025, [[September 27]])
{{Bp-a1|C-07 [[Arcee (G1)/toys#Missing Link|Arcee (prototype)]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-08 [[Arcee (G1)/toys#MissingLinkToon|Arcee]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:TF-Missing-Link-C-02-Convoy-Anime-Color.jpg|thumb|250px|C-02 Convoy (Anime Edition)]]
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' (2025, [[December 27]])
{{Bp-a1|C-09 Cybertron Hero Set (w/ [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Missing Link|Bumble]] and [[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#Missing Link|Cliff]])}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6''' ([[2026]], [[February 28]])
{{Bp-d1|C-01N [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Missing Link|Nemesis Prime]] (w/ [[Giza (POTP)#Missing Link|Giza]])}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7''' ([[2026]], [[March 28]])
{{Bp-a1|C-10 [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Missing Link|Ultra Magnus]] (w/ [[Deerstalker#Toys|Deerstalker]])}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8''' ([[2026]])
{{Bp-a1|C-11 [[Delta Magnus#Missing Link|Delta Magnus]] (w/ [[Powerdrive#Toys|Powerdrive]])}}
|}

===Exclusives===
:'''40th Anniversary Transformers Expo 2024''' (2024 [[September 13]])
<ul class="iconlist">
:{{Bp-a1|C-01S [[Sentinel Prime (G1)#Missing Link|Sentinel Prime]] (w/ [[Dillo#Missing Link|Dillo]])}}
</ul>
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==Notes==
*''Missing Link''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[List of Japanese ID numbers|ID number]] schema plays into the theme: the numbering system of the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|original Japanese toyline]] restarted in its second year beginning with "C-50" (Cybertron #50) for [[Autobot]]s and "D-50" (Destron #50) for [[Decepticon]]s. This leaves C-01 to C-49 and D-01 to D-49 "missing," thus ''Missing Link'' starting with C-01.

==External links==
*[https://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/tf_missinglink/ ''Missing Link'' official website]

[[Category:Japanese toylines]]
[[Category:Generation 1 toylines]]
[[Category:Missing Link]]
[[Category:Upcoming toy releases]]