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Reboost

2026-03-16T09:29:15Z

Lorcan Wooster: /* Masterpiece */

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:''Reboost is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]] (via [[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]).''

[[File:TF-Masterpiece-MP-54-Reboost.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|For a guaranteed ratings smash, dig it up out of the trash; c'mon, just Reboost it!]]

Assigned to [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], citadel guardian<ref>Written in Japanese as ''jōto shubi-in'' (城都守備員).</ref> '''Reboost''' (リブースト ''Ribūsuto'') is known for his outgoing attitude and many hobbies, including giving rides around town to humans, multispectrum landscape photography, and cy-fiber weaving. The only Autobot who doesn't seem to like him is [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]]. Unlike most Transformers, Reboost didn't scan his beloved Honda City R [[Alternate mode|vehicle mode]], but physically merged his life core with one, after being reduced to his [[personality component]] by [[Marlboor Dynamic|Marlboor]], which reads to the machine-loving little Autobot as a kind of bodyjacking. Reboost is quite familiar with that kind invasion of privacy, though. The story behind his coming to Earth is a tragic tale of love lost, but you wouldn't know it by talking to him.

Reboost can separate his consciousness into his autonomous [[Component X]] drone, allowing it to run interference using his [[holomatter]] avatars, but his most impressive power is his Boost Key special ability. Reboost can power up the life force of any organism, organic or metallic, granting them increased power and even regenerative properties. Its only downside is Reboost's own lack of medical knowledge: there's no guarantee he'll restore what needs restoring, limiting its potential uses.

==Fiction==
===''Masterpiece'' toy bios===
Reboost originally transformed into a surveillance satellite, and put his long-range reconnaissance talents to good use as a member of the [[Autobot Outer Planetary Support Squad]]. Eventually, however, Reboost successfully petitioned to join the Autobot defense force on the planet [[Engali]], a world known for its complicated octuple-gender marriage rituals. To cement the alliance between Engali and [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], it was decided that Reboost would marry [[Merai]], heir to one of Engali's most powerful families.

Although Reboost and Merai got on well, Reboost soon realized that the planet's ruling houses were after his unique abilities, and he became embroiled in a dispute between two feuding princes. When a group of traitorous Engalians attacked him, Reboost lost consciousness, and was transferred to an offworld research facility. Upon reawakening, Reboost found that he'd been disassembled, with his life core transferred into his Component X drone; worse, he discovered that his assailants had entered into an alliance with the sinister [[Marlboor Dynamic]] megacorporation, and that in his absence the other members of his marriage had married into other families. Upon discovering data regarding a red Honda City R from Earth, Reboost distracted his captor using [[holomatter]] avatars long enough for him to rebuild his Component X drone into an ambulatory unit, then smuggled himself through a [[warp gate]] to the Sol system and hitched a ride on an Earth-bound cargo ship.

After arriving on Earth, Reboost landed in a city under threat from the Decepticons. Fortunately, he was able to transplant his life core into a nearby Honda City R, reshaping the car into a new Autobot body for himself! Reborn in a stronger form, Reboost saw off the Decepticon invaders and became the city's new defender. {{storylink|Source:MP-54 Cybertron Citadel Guardian Reboost|''Masterpiece'' Reboost bio}}

==Toys==
===''Masterpiece''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Reboost''' ([[November 20]], [[2021]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''MP-54'''
:*''Accessories'': "Laser Gun", "Rocket Pod" w/ missile, "Double Laser Gauntlet", "[[Component X]]", "[[Holomatter]] Avatar"
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] and [[Yūya Ōnishi]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' Reboost is a [[redeco]] and [[retool]]ing of the simultaneously-released [[Skids (G1)#Masterpiece|MP-53 Skids]], based on the red version of ''[[Diaclone]]'' No. 6 Honda City R. Reboost transforms into an officially-licensed 1st generation Honda City R vehicle mode, and he also features the same alt mode functionalities that other versions of the mold have such as opening front doors, an opening hood with engine detailing underneath, an openable rear trunk that can store some of his accessories, and a basic interior.

: For accessories, Reboost comes included with a "Laser Gun" that can be folded into a more compact form for storage in Reboost's vehicle mode rear trunk, a "Rocket Pod" with removable missile, and a "Double Laser Gauntlet" which shares tooling with Skids's twin electron blaster. In robot mode, each of the weapons can either peg into the top of the forearms like the original Skids toy (with the Laser Gun having a flip-out handle he can grip), or on the outer sides of the forearms via dedicated slots. Unfortunately, it is not possible to equip him with all three weapons at once, as the side-mounting clips will interfere with the top-mounted weapons.

: Reboost also comes with [[Component X]], based on the fold-out motocompo included with real-life Honda subcompact cars, and a [[Holomatter]] Avatar driver that can ride inside Reboost's interior in vehicle mode, which is a transparent version of the [[Spike Witwicky (G1)#MP47|Spike Witwicky]] figure included with [[Hound (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Hound]]. In vehicle mode, the Laser Gun and Double Laser gauntlet can be securely stored in the car's trunk, along with either the Rocket Pod or Component X (but not both at the same time).

:This tooling, complete with scooter, was redecoed into fellow ''Diaclone'' alumnus [[Crosscut (G1)#Masterpiece|Crosscut]], while this tooling's scooter was then repainted and included with a retooled version of Skids' tooling, [[Burn Out (Diaclone)#Masterpiece|Dia Burnout]].

::*[https://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/skids-reboost Official TakaraTomy website of ''Masterpiece'' Reboost]
::*[[Source:MP-54 Cybertron Citadel Guardian Reboost|''Masterpiece'' Reboost bio translation]]

==Notes==
[[File:DiacloneSkids.jpg|thumb|Team ''Diaclone'' Honda City. Back row: [[Crosscut (G1)|Crosscut]], [[Skids (G1)|Skids]], [[Burn Out (Diaclone)|Burn Out]]. Front row: ???, Reboost.]]
* Legendary ''Diaclone'' veteran and current ''Masterpiece'' designer [[Kōjin Ōno]] happened to own just such a red City R himself. It's not just anyone who gets to make their car into a Transformer. Twice!
* Reboost was created to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the '''Honda City R''' (ホンダ・シティ{{ruby|R|アール}}) in its iconic red color scheme, the car itself being significantly more famous than Skids in Japan.<ref>[https://www.soundwavesoblivion.com/techspecs/interviewkojinono.html Design interview] with Kōjin Ōno</ref>
* Reboost's ''Diaclone''-based red colouration often lends to confusion with the burnt orange form of [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] known as [[Screech (Generations)|Screech]], himself inspired by [[Mudflap (ROTF)|''Revenge of the Fallen'' Mudflap]]. Remember, Reboost has the blue head, hands, and feet while Screech has dark grey hands and feet.
* The Crosscut/Reboost tooling was considered for inclusion in the Generation 1 line long enough for the Reboost colouration to be used by Takara in a preliminary 1985 packaging mural.<ref>[https://twitter.com/tfwiki/status/1131664542986133504] Close-up look by @tfwiki on Twitter</ref> (Said mural featured other oddities, such as Skids in [[Burn Out (Diaclone)|the black deco]] as well as the distinctive prototype version of [[Superion (G1)#Notes|Superion]].)
* The Honda City R received its own bio in Reboost's ''Masterpiece'' release and even got top billing over Reboost himself!<ref>[https://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/wordpress/wp-content/themes/tf/img/products/tf_mp/item_tf_mp-54_manual.pdf ''Masterpiece'' Reboost instructions] at TakaraTomy's Transformers webpage</ref>

==References==
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Skids (G1)

2026-03-16T09:27:08Z

Lorcan Wooster: /* Masterpiece */

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:''Skids is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Skidsg1.jpg|upright=1.8|thumb|Everyone forgets me, [[Nudge gun|even me]].]]
'''Skids''' is a theoretician. This is appropriate, as some would say his existence is merely theoretical; everyone forgets who he is or that he was there. But if they got to know him, they'd learn that he likes to daydream, get built into furniture, and pick up cowboy chicks. Skids unfortunately favors daydreaming while traveling in vehicle mode, but thankfully his excellent brakes spare him and others from incurring TOO much damage after inevitable fender-benders.

Skids is also a fast learner, voraciously absorbing and compartmentalizing new information he receives. This allows him to adapt to new environments and unexpected situations very quickly. His calm, reflective nature and tendency to fade into the background sometimes causes some to question his ability to fight, but make no mistake; Skids can handle himself in battle.

He'd just rather...listen to some music, y'know?

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Michael Chain]] (English, "[[Quest for Survival]]"), [[Dan Gilvezan]] (English, "[[Triple Takeover]]"), [[Keiichi Nanba]] (Japanese, "Quest for Survival"), [[Ken Shiroyama]] (Japanese, "Triple Takeover")|[[Lu Jun]] (Chinese), [[Roberto Alexander]] (Latin American), [[Albert Augier]] (European French), [[Ionei Silva]] (Brazilian Portuguese), [[Ulf-Jürgen Wagner]] (German, Triple Takeover)}}

[[File:QuestForSurvival-SkidsRoboticInsecticide.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Those arms go allll the way up, to his ribcage.]]
Skids was part of a strike force that was sent to stop the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] from ravaging a human farm, only to meet with failure. Apparently injured in the battle, Skids underwent some repairs by [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] upon return to Autobot Headquarters, where he responded incredulously to [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]]'s report that he had retrieved [[robotic insecticide]] from the planet [[Floron III]] to deal with the Insecticon threat. {{storylink|Quest for Survival}}

[[File:TripleTakeover Skids.jpg|thumb|Racing into obscurity.]]
Later, Skids was part of a team sent to investigate bombs that were raining down on a city from a football stadium (the work of the [[Triple Changer]] [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]]). Blitzwing, however, had the stadium surrounded by a massive "Zone Defense" maze built by the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]], and while attempting to traverse it, Skids crashed into [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and was driven over by tank mode Blitzwing. Skids and the other Autobots' remains were then gathered by [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]], who built a throne for himself out of them. These Autobots were soon rescued and quickly rebuilt, and participated in the crises that ensued as Blitzwing, [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]], [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] and [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] vied for Decepticon leadership. Following that skirmish, Prowl opined that [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] was the greatest leader in the universe, which prompted himself, Skids, [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] and [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] to form themselves into a throne for Prime; Prime refused to sit, saying that thrones were for Decepticons—he'd rather roll. {{storylink|Triple Takeover}}
{{--}}

====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''Henkei! Henkei! Generations'' comic=====
[[File:Skids and screech.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|left]]
When Skids successfully proved the existence of particles able to cross over between dimensions, he put his discovery to work for the forces of good, coating his armor in these "[[Dimension Slide]]" particles and endowing himself with the power to move between realities, as well as a snazzy new green paintjob. In this quest to examine anomalies within the multiverse, Skids found he could summon other versions of himself from different dimensions to aid him, but for unknown reasons, one of these alternate versions wound up trapped in Skids's home dimension, unable to return to his own world. Renamed "[[Screech (Generations)|Screech]]" (presumably to save all the Autobots a headache), this alternate Skids teamed up with his counterpart, and together, the pair worked as "Quantum Operatives" policing the multiverse while searching for a way to get Screech home. {{storylink|#Toys|Skids's toy bio}} {{storylink|Screech (Generations)|Screech's toy bio}}

Hot on the trail of one such multiversal anomaly, Skids and Screech pursued [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]]'s ghost across the multiverse to a [[Primax 209.20 Gamma|parallel dimension]] where he was causing trouble. While the two dimension-hoppers kept the ghost busy with wordplay and pop culture references, the [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] of that world used his illusion casting powers to scare Starscream into fleeing the dimension by projecting an illusion of his greatest fear: [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]! {{storylink|Starscream's New Body}}

=====Ask Vector Prime=====
[[Vector Prime]] claimed Skids was from [[Primax 308.0 Zeta]] while Screech was from [[Primax 1008.15 Gamma]]. The two worked with him in [[Primax 308.13 Beta]]. {{Storylink|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#July 23, 2015|Ask Vector Prime, 23/07/2015}}

=====''Legends'' comic=====
[[File:LegendsComic DimensionalInvestigatorSkids.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb]]
Skids would later take on a new body, blue as usual but more heavily armed, styling himself as a "dimensional investigator" (次元捜査官 ''jigen sōsakan''). When [[Deadlock (Cloud)|Deadlock]] caused trouble in the [[Legends World]] by bringing [[SARA]] there, Skids showed up to teach him how to use SARA's powers to return to [[Cloud World]], and also warned the Decepticon against causing any more interdimensional chaos. {{storylink|LG-EX Deadlock}}

Finding there to be many more Transformers from other dimensions in the Legends World, Skids regarded this as problematic and decided to send them all back by force and seal off the dimension. Met with resistance from [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] and his cohorts, he summoned the [[Skids Squadron]] to fight the Decepticon leader while he personally dealt with the others. When Megatron came to their rescue, Skids entered "Full Burst Mode" and seemingly killed the Decepticon with a mighty barrage, only to realize the villain just sacrificed himself for his comrades. Following protests by the natives of the Legends World, Skids caught on to the fact that their world was a peaceful one without factions or war and that ''he'' was the one causing chaos and violence, prompting the investigator to abandon his plans and undo the seal. He continued to keep the dimension under surveillance, and even stuck around to look up its fictional representations of himself. {{storylink|LG20 Skids}}

Skids would come to join the [[Dimensional Patrol]], a G1 World organization dedicated to battling multiversal threats. He was guarding [[Megatron (RID)|Devil Gigatron]] at [[Neo Brave Maximus|their base]] when [[Scourge (RID)|Black Convoy]]'s group came to break him out. Devil Gigatron had reformed, however, and refused to leave with Black Convoy. In fact, he removed the corruption in Black Convoy's spark he had placed there years earlier, reverting Black Convoy to his original Autobot state. {{storylink|LGEX Black Convoy Prologue}} With the Commandos still corrupted, Skids and Black Convoy pursued the fugitives to the Legends World on behalf of the Patrol. The people of the Legends World were less than enthused by the presence of this occupying military force. Even after the Commandos were captured and reverted to protoforms, Skids and the Patrol insisted on staying until the [[Dark Ai]] computer entity was found. Instead, the Headmasters of the [[Axalon Trading Company]] helped Dark Ai re-install Black Convoy's original personality, and he then helped drive Skids and his Dimensional Patrol drones off of their world. {{storylink|LG-EX Black Convoy (2017)|LG-EX Black Convoy}}

At some point in their career, Skids and Screech prevented the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] from consuming the universe by defeating them with a new type of [[robotic insecticide]]. {{storylink|LG47 Kickback}}

Eventually, Sky-Byte convinced Skids and the Dimensional Patrol that the Legends World was not a threat, but was worth preserving. Skids brought the Dimensional Patrol to the Legends World as protectors, defending the populace against an invading army of [[Zamojin (species)|Zamojin]], and the rampage of [[Majin Zarak]]. {{storylink|Targetmaster Chapter Finale: Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part One|Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part One}}

Skids continued working with the Dimensional Patrol, under the leadership of the combined Devil God Fire Convoy. {{storylink|Transformers Legends Final Chapter "Epiloge"|Epiloge}}

=====''Legacy VS500 Collection Special Comic''=====
Skids was one of many spectators for the [[Speedia 500]] race on [[Velocitron]]. {{Storylink|Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 2}} When the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] showed up in the second week, Skids tried to spray them with [[robotic insecticide]]. {{Storylink|Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 3}}

=====''Story of Binaltech''=====
[[File:Binaltech skids cardart.jpg|left|upright=1.2|thumb|After using up all of his vacation and sick days, Skids returned to work to find that the Transformers cartoon had been cancelled.]]
In [[BT World|an offshoot timeline]], Skids was the first of the Binaltech Autobots created simply with the intent of upgrading an existing, healthy Transformer, rather than in the name of repairing one that had been injured. Outfitted with self-repairing nanomechanical antibodies, Skids's body could, barring heavy damage in battle, theoretically function for thousands of years without maintenance. In both his original and new body, Skids dedicated time to studying the chronal warp on [[Dinobot Island (G1)|Dinobot Island]], which gave rise to the Autobot strategy known as "[[Operation: Distant Thunder]]", a last-ditch scheme should the Decepticons tamper with the fabric of space-time. That horror occurred in [[2004]] when Ravage used the [[Kronosphere]] to alter the timeline, and Skids prepared to initiate the plan and send [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]'s memory data back in time to avert the catastrophe. {{storylink|Darkest Hour (prose)|Darkest Hour}}

The data probe was launched, but, as the timeline was righting itself, a [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]] arrived, and manipulated the temporal wave to preserve the Binaltech timeline separate from the original continuity. Possessed by the Spark of the [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Protector]], hailing from some future point in time, Nemesis Prime informed Skids and the others that their timeline was destined to produce great warriors capable of safeguarding the entire multiverse, and therefore must continue on its new course. {{storylink|Binal Time}}

Skids returned to base with the other Autobots after the defeat of Nemesis Prime. {{storylink|Outlier (comic)|Outlier}}

======''Legends'' comic======
Binaltech Skids was a member of the [[Skids Squadron]], a group of dimension-hopping versions of Skids led by [[#Japanese cartoon continuity|dimensional investigator Skids]], who summoned them to help force [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] out of the [[Legends World]]. {{storylink|LG20 Skids}}
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===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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[[File:Marvel22-heavy-traffic-skids-tracker.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.8|Skids exists! Really!]]
In the event that the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'s mission would require more manpower, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] had several Autobots encode copies of their personalities as light patterns within [[crystalline containment vessel]]s, including Skids. When a large number of Prime's troops were then injured during the opening volleys of the war on [[Earth]], Prime arranged for the construction of new bodies, which the personalities were then programmed into, bringing Skids and the others to life "for a second time".

[[File:Skidsnatives.jpg|upright=0.6|thumb|We bet you can't.]]
Now in a new body that transformed into a blue van equipped with a bandana-wearing driver, Skids went with Bumblebee and the other new Autobots to learn about their new home. Along the way he learned about an upcoming [[Brick Springstern]] concert and immediately took a liking to the music of Earth and the possibilities of what could be learned from interacting with mankind. When the concert turned out to be the target of a Decepticon attack, Skids and the others were forced into action, engaging Shockwave and three Decepticon jets in battle. They quickly retreated after routing their foes, so that the show could go on. {{storylink|Rock and Roll-Out!}}

When [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] ran out of fuel in the middle of the [[Powder River Basin]] in [[Wyoming]], Optimus Prime took Skids and a few other Autobots to prevent harm to the humans who had discovered him. Unfortunately, these humans (and their [[United States military|military]]) forced the Autobots into a retreat. {{storylink|I, Robot-Master!}}

Skids voiced some concerns about Optimus's plans to raid the heavily fortified [[Wyoming base|Decepticon base]] for information on the combining process, but Prime vetoed them. En route, distracted by a human radio station, Skids nearly forgot to activate his facsimile driver; a moment later, he accidentally clipped the car of hot-tempered [[Jake Dalrymple]], who pursued the Autobots on their mission. Despite the wall of weaponry facing them, Skids made it through the battle unscathed, but as the Autobots retreated with the information, they encountered Jake Dalrymple again, who distracted Skids just long enough for [[Ravage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ravage]] to blast him off a cliff. Although Optimus Prime mourned the loss of Skids, neither the Autobot leader nor any other Autobot thought to recover the believed-deactivated body of Skids later, after their mission had been completed. {{storylink|Command Performances!}}

[[File:Marvelus-21-showdown-skids-beyourcar.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.]]
Lying crippled and unable to transform, Skids was shortly discovered by register girl [[Charlene (cowgirl)|Charlene]], who, thinking he was an ordinary van, had him fixed up with the intent of keeping him for herself. Skids was open to the idea at first, preferring a peaceful life to that of a warrior, but after another bout of road rage with Dalrymple, the unearthly stunts he performed left him no option but to reveal his true nature to Charlene.

[[File:Showdown-polishmyhubcaps.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|''Baby you can be my car And maybe I'll wash you'']]
A somewhat unusual [[Transformer romance|relationship]] ensued between the two, but more trouble soon came Skids's way in the form of [[Donny Finkleberg]], who was being hunted down by Ravage. Fleeing from the Decepticon with Charlene and Donny, Skids hid out at an abandoned mining town, but yet again, the raging Dalrymple tracked him down and shattered his windshield, knocking him unconscious and into a dream where he died through his refusal to attack Megatron and save Charlene. Reawakening, he engaged Ravage in battle again, finally finding the strength to act, and causing his foe to tumble down a mineshaft. Skids then parted ways with Charlene, having come to the realisation that their two roles in life were too different for their relationship to work out. {{storylink|Showdown!}}

[[File:Marvel22-heavy-traffic-skids-reason.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|Oh god my arms, my arms!]]
Skids returned to the Ark with Finkleberg, with Optimus pleased to find him alive. Jetfire was sent to verify Finkleberg's claim about a [[Cybertron Seven|group of missing Autobots]], uncovering a trail of spilled Transformer fuel. {{storylink|Aerialbots over America!}} Skids was outfitted with a chemical tracker to follow the fuel trail; taking Finkelberg with him, he began tracing the fuel back to its source. En route, he broke cover to save a trapped driver from some downed power lines, a move that caught the Decepticons' attention. The newly created Stunticons were dispatched to "ambush" Skids by acting as though they were his allies. The humans' [[Rapid Anti-robot Assault Team]] and the Aerialbots soon arrived and engaged in a three-way battle. When it was over, the Aerialbots were defeated, the Autobots' reputation was smeared, and the Stunticons were triumphant; Skids could do little but clear out to continue his mission with Finkleberg. Unfortunately, money still governed Finkleberg's actions, and that evening he sold out Skids to RAAT's leader [[Walter Barnett (G1)|Walter Barnett]] while Skids was deactivated for the night. {{storylink|Heavy Traffic!}}

[[File:DecepticonGraffiti dissected skids.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Shoulda stuck with the nice cowboy lady.]]
Skids was disassembled for study, but when the Decepticons [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]] and [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] appeared on Earth and began defacing landmarks, RAAT operative [[Circuit Breaker (G1)|Circuit Breaker]] was forced to enter into a deal with the Autobots to stop them. Skids and the other Autobots' components were combined to form a [[Circuit Breaker's Autobot suit|jury-rigged robot]] that Circuit Breaker used to stop the [[Battlecharger]]s, but in return for their co-operation, Skids and the Autobots were allowed to go free. {{storylink|Decepticon Graffiti!}}

''On the return trip to the Ark, however, Skids was abruptly torn from reality when the future Decepticon [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] [[time travel|traveled back in time]] from [[2006]], shunting Skids into [[Limbo]] to maintain temporal balance.'' {{storylink|Fallen Angel}}

{{note|While Skids was lost to Limbo in the UK comics, no such fate befell him in the American stories. Luckily enough for continuity's sake, he never did anything important in the US comics again, only showing up in crowd scenes. To maintain consistency, the UK printings of these stories either redrew Skids into a different, [[generic]] robot, or erased him from the art entirely.}}

Skids attended Optimus Prime's funeral, {{storylink|Funeral for a Friend!}} witnessed the arrival of a group of [[Spacehikers|children]] within the space-borne Ark, {{storylink|Spacehikers!}} and watched [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] fight for Autobot leadership on Earth's [[Moon (moon)|moon]]. He was presumably either off-lined during the subsequent Decepticon ambush, {{storylink|Totaled!}} or during [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]]'s [[Underbase]] powered rampage. {{storylink|Dark Star}}

[[File:Skidslimbo.jpg|upright=0.6|thumb|left|Oh, hey, remember Skids?]]
[[File:Skidssurvivors.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|And then he stole [[Crosscut (G1)|Crosscut]]'s head.]]
''Skids remained in Limbo for two years while Galvatron ran amok on Earth, his mind steadily succumbing to the dream-illusions created by the [[Limbo parasite|parasites]] native to the realm.'' {{storylink|Time Wars}} ''In his dreams, a brutish Skids led monsters in orgies of destruction. With Galvatron's eventual death during the [[Time Wars]], Skids was finally returned to Earth, but he had spent too long in Limbo—the Limbo parasites had succeeded in shaping a reality from his dreams, and the nightmarish monsters that he had imagined materialised on Earth with him. Fleeing from the beasts, horrified at the "weakness" that had led to him making them, Skids was convinced by the creatures that they would exist so long as he was alive. Their goal was to break him into joining them in their bloody rampages (and also to just mess with him). Skids lured them into a [[Hudden Nuclear Power Plant|nuclear power plant]] which he had planned to detonate, wiping out the monsters and himself. However, he struggled to find the courage to end his own life in order to spare the Earth from the horrors he had birthed.''

''Thankfully, it didn't come to that, as the remnants of the Autobot [[Wreckers]]—joined by [[Catilla (G1)|Catilla]] and [[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]] of the Decepticon [[Mayhem Attack Squad]]—arrived to aid him, defeating the monsters even as the creature's leader admitted they'd made up that whole 'die to stop us' thing. Skids joined with this group of Transformers, forming the [[Survivors]].'' {{storylink|Survivors!}}

''Carnivac soon tired of Autobot life, and Skids and the others could only watch as he fell out with [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] and struck out on his own.'' {{storylink|Way of the Warrior}} ''When a human called in the rest of the Survivors to help Carnivac against the new Mayhem Attack Squad, Springer was adamant that they shouldn't help the renegade Decepticon, but Skids, [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] and [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] were swayed by Catilla's pleas to get involved.'' {{storylink|Survival Run}} ''They arrived just in time to save Carnivac from the Decepticons, but Catilla was killed by [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] and Carnivac swore vengeance''. {{storylink|A Savage Place!}}

{{note|Due to the somewhat convoluted nature of the Marvel UK continuity, the "Survivors" plotline was continued in the Earthforce timeline, detailed below.}}

[[File:Grimlockwasthatwise.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Hey, who here remembers when I was damaged and shoved into the medbay? No? Well, that makes all of us.]]
Grimlock traveled to [[Hydrus Four]] to use [[Nucleon (substance)|Nucleon]] to revive the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]. Returning to the Ark, he also pumped Nucleon into the med bays, reviving Skids and several others, and headed towards [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Grimlock used the Ark as a blunt instrument across [[Unicron]]'s head, forcing Skids and the others to evacuate and join the battle against the Chaos Bringer. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}
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=====Earthforce=====
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[[File:Survivors wolf in the fold.jpg|thumb|left]]
When Carnivac ran off on his own to avenge Catilla's death, Skids and the other Survivors insisted Springer contact Grimlock and the Earthforce for back-up. {{storylink|Wolf in the Fold!}} Though Grimlock was hesitant to lend any warriors in order to save a Decepticon, he was swayed into doing so in exchange of the Survivors' word that they would permanently join up with his unit afterwards. Hooked up with these Autobot reinforcements, Skids and the others stormed the Mayhem Attack Squad's tropical island base. Skids personally confronted [[Octopunch (G1)|Octopunch]] in single combat, holding his own against the murderous [[Pretender]]. {{storylink|Where Wolf?}}

On a later mission for Earthforce, Skids and the Survivors protected an [[oil tanker]] from [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]], while the rest of the Decepticons were trying to distract the Autobots with an all-out assault on their base. Undeterred by the sleight-of-hand, the Survivors caught up with Starscream in the [[Gulf of Mexico]]. Skids used a flying leap by Carnivac as a distraction to catch Starscream with his liquid nitrogen cannon, and then [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] knocked the Decepticon commander into the drink. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer!}}
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====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
Skids was part of the Autobot team when they battled the Decepticons in defense of Earth's precious energy resources. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 9|The Transformers' Grand Hour: Headmaster of the Dimensions}}

Goldbug later recalled the events of the previous battle. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 15|The Cosmic Adventure: Memories of Bumblebee}}

====''Regeneration One''====
{{NoteRG1}}
[[File:Lancer two crew war to end all wars.jpg|thumb|Remember when I was a main character back in our [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel]] days? Let's do that again.]]
In [[2012]], when Optimus Prime discovered Megatron was still active on Earth, he took an armed assault squad of Autobots, including Skids, to put an end to the tyrant's menace once and for all. Battling Megatron's reanimated Decepticon [[zombie]]s as the two leaders clashed, Skids called dibs on taking out [[Overbite (G1)|Overbite]]. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 5}}

After the battle, Skids and [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]] attended to [[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Kup]] as he recovered from a [[Scraplet]] infection. He then departed Earth with the other Autobots. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part One}} As they arrived back at Cybertron, the ''[[Valiant (G1)|Valiant]]'' was targeted by missiles from the [[Civil Defense Hub]], though they were called off at the last second. Nonetheless, Skids and the rest of the armed assault squad prepared for immediate deployment upon landing. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Five}}

Skids would later respond when Jhiaxus's ''[[Primum Fugae]]'' began attacking the [[Demon]]s and Dinobots indiscriminately and upon [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]'s orders, he and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] began prepping the Dinobots for medevac. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 2}} During the invasion of the [[Hub (G2)|Hub Network]], Skids and a team of Autobots comprising [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]], [[Sky High (Pretender)|Sky High]], [[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]], and [[Getaway]] aboard the ''[[Lancer Two]]'' were shot down by [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]'s forces when they revealed their full defensive power. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 3}}
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====''Transformers '84''====
[[File:Auntie activates autobot drones secrets and lies.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.7]]
Shortly after the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] crashed on prehistoric [[Earth]] its damaged computer [[Aunty|AUNTIE]] registered the approaching [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] as a threat and as a defensive measure, downloaded and copied the memory engrams of the Autobots' reserve assets Skids, [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]], and [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]], creating new drone bodies for them but leaving their [[spark]]s in magnetic limbo. However, before the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]] commander could reach the Ark, [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]], [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]], and [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] arrived looking for [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] and engaged the drones in battle. Stripped of their Autobot morality and controlled by AUNTIE, the drone Skids and its companions fought well against the [[Conehead]]s {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 3|Secrets & Lies #3}} but were shut down when Grimlock fought his way past [[Guardian (Marvel)|Guardian]] units and a reanimated [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] to take AUNTIE offline. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 4|Secrets & Lies #4}}
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===Dinobots Strike Back===
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{{note|In the first book in this series, Skids transforms into a red compact, matching the description of his toy's Honda City Turbo [[Alternate mode|alt-mode]] in one of its [[Diaclone]] color schemes. He is apparently even smaller than Bumblebee}}
[[File:DinobotsStrikeBackBumbleandSkidsinSub.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Seen here pouting because he gets no screen time.]]
Although Skids had reported the strange electromagnetic readings he'd been getting from [[Dolphin's Bay]] even before [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] sent [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] to [[Bandit's Bluff]] to remove the [[cerebro-shell]]s from the rampaging [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], it took [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]'s report that evening to prompt Optimus to have Skids investigate it for possible Decepticon activity. Prime chose [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] to accompany him in [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]'s [[Star mini-submarine|new mini-submarine]], but wasn't sure whether to assign [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] to the mission as well, since Skids clearly didn't want him along.

If Prime left Sludge out, Skids celebrated by absentmindedly crashing into [[Mount Lomas]], crumpling his hood and causing Bumblebee to notice a suspicious trail in the woods. If the pair followed it instead of continuing to the bay, they walked into a trap set by [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] and [[Gravedigger]], who disassembled Bumblebee and Skids to serve as the first components of the [[Autobot Memorial Power Plant]].

If they continued to Dolphin's Bay and the sub, Skids traced electromagnetic waves back to some [[black coral]], then hacked into a Decepticon computer and learned of a plot to convert the coral into superfuel. Bumblebee then exited the hatch to break a piece off, triggering an explosion which trapped him in a canyon beneath broken columns of crimson coral. Without underwater gear, Skids had only two options: If he went back to the channel for help, Seaspray used his laser to free Bumblebee, then tried to sail back to the Ark, only to have Starscream blow all three of them up with a [[cluster bomb]]. If Skids tried translating some nearby [[dolphin]]s' language, he succeeded in five minutes, talking the three largest dolphins into moving the broken coral. Skids and Bumblebee brought the black coral and his report back to Optimus Prime, ensuring an Autobot victory.

If Prime ''did'' include Sludge, Skids, and Bumblebee made it to the bay first, then used the sub to track the readings to an underwater cave. Bumblebee entered it, radioed Skids about Operation Black Coral, then failed to reemerge. If Skids chose to return to the Ark for help, two possible endings saw an Autobot assault save Bumblebee and destroy the Decepticons' base. If Skids tried to radio Bumblebee, the sub was promptly hit by a sonic attack from Frenzy, making it go haywire and tear through the bay. Whether Skids tried to stop it by activating the backup systems or shorting the controls out with his [[electron blaster]], he was saved by Sludge, ensuring an Autobot victory in two more endings. {{storylink|Dinobots Strike Back}}

===3H comics===
[[File:Skidswreckers2.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|In the context of science, "theory" does not mean "guess" or "hunch", Rodimus. You should probably pay attention.]]
Several months after the defeat of [[Unicron]] in 2005, Skids was among the senior scientists (including [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], [[Quickmix (G1)|Quickmix]], and [[Rad (G1)|Rad]]) who questioned [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]]'s plan to send out the best of the remaining Autobot science and research members to establish deep-space reconnaissance posts. {{storylink|Betrayal}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:WarWithin2 Skids.jpg|upright=1.0|thumb]]
8.2 million years ago, Skids took part in the defense of [[Altihex]], serving under [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]'s command. They were forced to retreat after the Decepticons overran the city. Later, Skids was in the [[Chamber of the Ancients]], observing the ceremony in which [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optronix]] was given the [[Matrix of Leadership]] and transformed into Optimus Prime. Immediately, three Decepticon assassins attacked, and though Skids acted to protect the new Prime, his arm was cut off by [[Umbra]]. {{storylink|The War Within issue 1|The War Within #1}}

Skids was repaired and he returned to his post at the [[Decagon]]. While Prime was absent, Skids picked up radar of incoming Decepticon invaders and a transmission from the force's field commander, [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. {{storylink|The War Within issue 2|The War Within #2}} Skids helped man auto-defenses from inside the Decagon and coordinated troops in the field. {{storylink|The War Within issue 3|The War Within #3}} Eventually, the Autobots' [[Omega Sentinel (G1)|Omega Sentinel]] units were destroyed. Picking up their personal weaponry, Skids and the other Autobots were all that was left to defend [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], and made a desperate last stand against Shockwave and his forces. {{storylink|The War Within issue 5|The War Within #5}} The Autobots were only spared from annihilation because Starscream at that point activated one of Cybertron's planetary engines. This caused a chain reaction, which crumbled Iacon into a crater, driving away the Decepticon forces. {{storylink|The War Within issue 6|The War Within #6}}

[[File:Revelation SkidsVehicleMode.jpg|left|upright=1.6|thumb|Trypticon plays "Hit the Skids".]]
During the Dark Ages, when Optimus Prime and Megatron both disappeared into a prototype spacebridge, both factions splintered into several sub-groups. Skids served under [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]'s faction of Autobots. {{storylink|Fragmentation (G1)|Fragmentation}} Together, they investigated reports that the Decepticons were in the process of building a mobile fortress, only to find [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] already completed and battle-ready in the [[Praetorus Wharf]]. {{storylink|Devastation (issue)|Devastation}} Finding that nothing they threw at the giant Decepticon had any effect, the Autobots tried to outrun it instead. Skids hid in a nearby building, onto which Trypticon jumped to crush him. {{storylink|Revelation (The Dark Ages)|Revelation}} Though battered by the incident, Skids managed to survive it, and was brought back to [[Autobase]] for repairs. As [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] was tending to his wounds, The Fallen broke into the Autobots' headquarters, re-appropriated [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] from one of their holding cells, and took off. {{storylink|Confrontation (issue)|Confrontation}} Once The Fallen's base of operations was uncovered, Skids joined a cross-faction army in rushing it to put an end to the ancient Transformer's scheme. Ultimately, The Fallen was defeated by the power of [[Primus]] himself, and all factions agreed to keep the chamber The Fallen had tried to breach sealed to prevent anyone from further abusing the power held within it. {{storylink|Conflagration}}

At some point, Ultra Magnus took command of the Autobots, and reunited them into a single faction. Under his leadership, the Autobots gained a significant hold over Cybertron's resources and territories. This eventually forced the [[Ultracon]]s and Shockwave's Decepticons to sign a peace treaty with the Autobots. Skids was in attendance at the signing of the truce, which was interrupted by a bombing, engineered by Starscream and his Predacons. This act of aggression only served to unite the Autobots, Ultracons, and Decepticons however, who struck back against Starscream's troops. A united Cybertron finally seemed within reach... that is, until Megatron made a dramatic return, accompanied by an army of [[Air Warrior]]s. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath}} Megatron quickly took over the planet, and enslaved the majority of Autobots. Skids was among the many unfortunates captured, and put to work in [[Internment Camp Pi]]. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.2}}

{{unreleased WW comic}}
Optimus returned to Cybertron, and the Autobots were freed from slavery. {{Storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.6}}

[[File:RevelationWaP SkidsReflects.jpg|upright=1.6|thumb|''Did [[Pat Lee]] actually draw what is beyond this window? The question haunts my very being.'']]
Skids was not among the Autobots who traveled to Earth aboard the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], remaining behind on Cybertron as the planet slipped into the deactivated state known as the [[Great Shutdown]]. When Shockwave began reactivating the planet and successfully unified the Autobot and Decepticon factions, Skids was a member of the council of Autobots who served to represent their faction in the alliance. Few of the council members were actually suited for leadership, however, and slowly found themselves giving more and more control to Shockwave. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}} Even when Perceptor presented the council with evidence that Shockwave was performing immoral experiments on fellow Cybertronians, the High Council was unwilling to take any constitutional action against Shockwave. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}} Eventually, the example shown by the Ark's returning crew and several homegrown Autobot insurgency cells tore the blinders from the council's optics, and Skids gathered his fellow councilmen in taking to the streets and ousting the Decepticons from power. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:Skids BlackHorizon1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|left|Not even Prowl remembers him.]]
During an Autobot peace ceremony on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Skids reported to [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] that [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]], [[Springer (G1)|Springer]], and [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] had yet to find the Autobots and [[G.I. Joe (team)|Joes]] that had gone missing while chasing [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]] Their conversation was then interrupted due to a Decepticon attack. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}}

Skids was later stationed on the ''[[Arc II]]'' on Earth, where he helped his comrades in the field by warning them about incoming G.I. Joe [[S.H.A.R.C.]]s. When the ship came under attack by the [[Pretender Monster]]s, Skids was knocked out by [[Icepick (G1)|Icepick]] while alerting the others on board. {{storylink|Black Horizon, Part 1 of 2}} He was sent to [[Pit (G.I. Joe)|the Pit]] for repairs and was expected to quickly recover from his injuries. {{storylink|Black Horizon, Part 2 of 2}}
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===''TransTech''===
In an Offworld Zone of [[Axiom Nexus]], a Skids was yet another victim of [[Bulletbike (TransTech)|Bulletbike]], murdered for a cred-key. {{storylink|I, Lowtech}}

===''The Beast Within''===
During a particularly violent brawl between the Autobots and Decepticons, Skids could do nothing but avert his eyes as [[Beast (G1)|The Beast]] began distributing wanton carnage onto the battlefield. {{storylink|The Beast Within}}

Later, Skids was amongst the few Autobot survivors still intact despite the brutality of the battle. He and a small number of surviving Autobots rode in Optimus Prime's trailer in a desperate effort to outrun The Beast. He was then killed when the Beast took a swipe at Optimus's trailer, crushed utterly in The Beast's monstrous paw. {{storylink|The Beast Within Part 2, Consequences}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|''More than Meets the Eye'' #1]] (mentioned); [[Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|#2]] (depicted)}}
[[File:Shadowplay2 Skidsbacksoff.jpg|left|thumb|upright=2.0|-gulp-]]
Before the [[Great War (G1)|war]], '''Skids of [[Nova Cronum]]''' trained as a theoretician at [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Senator Shockwave]]'s [[Jhiaxian Academy of Advanced Technology|Academy of Advanced Technology]], {{storylink| Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|Patternism}} secretly recruited to the school because of his status as an "[[Outlier (group)|outlier]]" with special powers—in Skids's case, a "super-learning" ability that allowed him to master many skills. {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}} He was present at the academy on the day that [[Roller (IDW)|Roller]] and [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]] arrived to take Shockwave into protective custody, and his attempt to stop them was quickly quashed when the towering Roller intimidated him into silence. {{storylink| Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|Patternism}} It was not long, however, before Skids's teacher returned and recruited him and classmates "[[Tarn (G1)|Glitch]]" and [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] for a plan formulated by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Orion Pax]] to steal a bomb disguised as the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] from [[Nominus Prime]]'s body as it lay in the [[Primal Basilica]]. Skids was somewhat disappointed that his sole contribution to the plan was not one of his many skills, but merely the fact he had a grappling hook in his arm that they could use to lower Pax into the Basilica. Despite a minor snag when the technology-disrupting Glitch accidentally jammed his hook's winch, the mission was a success. {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}}

Unfortunately, the aftermath of the mission meant the outliers and Pax had to go on the run. Out in the [[Alyon]] region, they discovered a new "hot spot" for infant sparks which looked like the Hand of Primus (or, for Skids, ''was definitely'' the Hand of Primus). [[Zeta Prime (G1)|Zeta]], their man in Iacon, warned them the Senate wanted to destroy the spot to stop the [[Functionist Council]] exploiting it and so the fugitives had to fight off the [[Elite Guard]] repeatedly. Time-travellers under [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]] popped up and, when Skids mistook them for reinforcements from Zeta, rapidly claimed that. They saved the day but the time travellers wiped everyone's memories after... unfortunately including memories that Roller was missing in action. {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 1: All Our Parlous Yesterdays|All Our Parlous Yesterdays}}

[[File:mtmte 48 grindcore.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|What did I do last night?]]
After graduating to full-fledged theoretician status, Skids went on to join the Autobot army. Shortly after the [[Simanzi Massacre]], when the planet still was cooling, he became a bomb negotiator: disabling the [[anti-personal mine]]s made out of Autobot prisoners so they could die without going off. This ended when he made the mistake of mentioning Primus to the unfortunate [[Heavy Tread]], who detonated himself in a rage that anyone could believe in a god that did this to him. When Skids came to, he was a Decepticon prisoner and off to the notorious [[Grindcore (prison)|Grindcore gulag]] with a "[[Inhibitor spike|mouth flower]]" inside his mouth that would destroy his [[Brain module|brain]] if he dared transform. Skids used his outlier learning skills to disable the "flower", having seen how the guards put it in, and began pumping his cellmate [[Quark]] for info. This brought him to the attention of the camp commandant, {{storylink|Speak, Memory: Part 1}} who turned out to be his old friend Glitch, having since joined the Decepticons and granted an upgraded body. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 6: Do Not Go Gentle|Do Not Go Gentle}}

[[File:SpeakMemory2 SkidsQuarkFurnace.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.9]]
Glitch, in an act of basic sadism, decided to make a project out of the religious 'bot. He asked Skids to repair Grindcore's teleporter, promising it would mean fifty prisoners would be sent to Decepticon colony world [[Ambervalia]] to work as slaves. Skids told Quark that this was collaboration that would help and the fifty would be better as slave workers than at the prison; and while he didn't say outright, Skids was relaxed around the Commandant and felt he could try and make demands for more prisoners sent to the colonies, assuming he could half-trust his old friend even if he had switched sides. What he did not realise until it was too late was that Glitch had been making him rebuild the camp ''smelting chamber''... something he learned only after demanding Quark get to be 'teleported'. Skids' faith died as he was forced to watch fifty Autobots die horrific deaths because of him. The memory was so traumatic that he overwrote it {{storylink|Speak, Memory! (Part 2)}} and the only thing he remembered of it in his missing months was "[[The Empyrean Suite]]", unable to remember the name or that this was the future [[Decepticon Justice Division]] leader's favourite music to play during a massacre. {{storylink|Scavengers (Part 2): Who's Afraid of the DJD?|Who's Afraid of the DJD?}}

Skids used to have an [[Amica Endura]] called [[Chopper (G1)|Chopper]]. They broke up because Chopper was "an absolute arse". {{storylink|The Frail Gaze}}

[[File:Getaway Skids ArmTheLonely.jpg|thumb|He's been trained to kick your ass. Theoretically, of course.]]
Long into the war he joined the [[Diplomatic Corps]], working to persuade other races to support the Autobot cause. {{storylink|Scavengers (Part 2): Who's Afraid of the DJD?|Who's Afraid of the DJD?}} At some point, he disappeared and was believed dead, {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|Hangers On}} but had, in fact, become part of [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]]'s covert [[Special Operations]]. Partnered with [[Getaway]], he was sent on a mission to influence [[Solomus|Tyrest]], using a [[nudge gun]] to implant the impulse to resign in the Chief Justice's mind. The plan failed and Tyrest sicced [[Legislator]]s on the duo, capturing Getaway and hitting Skids with an [[inhibitor claw]] in the back. Skids was barely able to escape using a shuttle made from [[mode lock]]ed Legislators. Using the nudge gun's other charge, Skids erased his own memory after setting the shuttle to home in on the nearest of his handlers, the [[Duobot]]s. {{storylink|Remain in Light 4 of 5: Arm the Lonely|Arm the Lonely}}

[[File:LiarsAtoD2-Skids.jpg|thumb|upright=1.7|left|How do you like me now?]]
It was in this amnesiac state that he arrived on the planet where the ''[[Lost Light]]'' had crashed. Abruptly, the mode lock deactivated and the ship began transforming, so Skids made an impulsive decision: he reactivated the lock, sent the ship crashing into the surface, and bailed out. Making it to the ground safely, Skids found himself under attack from the Legislators that had made up his ship—though one of them had been killed in the crash, the other two were coming after him with giant swords and fire breath. Skids came upon the deceased bodies of two Autobots who had failed to survive the ''Lost Light'' crash—[[Hyperion (G1)|Hyperion]] and [[Polaris]]—and used their weapons and abilities to eliminate another of the pursuing robots. Running from the lone survivor, Skids came upon a small party of Autobots from the ''Lost Light'', who deactivated the inhibitor claw for him, allowing him to access his weapons and destroy the last Legislator. Skids was invited to join the crew of the ''Lost Light'', though he was less than enthusiastic about [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]]'s proposition that the pair of them should team up. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|Hangers On}}

[[File:LiarsAtoD3-RungSkids.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|MEANWHILE IN A 20 MILE RADIUS OF THIS EVENT]]
When a [[Sparkeater (creature)|Sparkeater]] got loose aboard the ''Lost Light'', requiring the crew to be sealed in their quarters, Skids, decided to exploit his missing memories to entirely reinvent himself. Deciding he disliked confinement, he left through the ventilation system. Drawn by [[Rung (G1)|Rung]]'s cries, he saved the psychiatrist from a close call with the Sparkeater, and at [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]]'s request, led the creature through the vents to the engine room where Rodimus disposed of it. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things|The Chaos of Warm Things}} As a celebration of the death of the Sparkeater, Swerve opened a [[Swerve's|bar]] where Skids got drunk together with [[Chromedome (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Chromedome]]. He failed to notice that Chromedome stole his gun while he was messing around with his grappling hook and a server-robot. {{storylink|Life After the Big Bang}} {{storylink|Rules of Disengagement (issue)|Rules of Disengagement}} After attending a ceremony to commend Chromedome, [[Brainstorm (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Brainstorm]] and [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] on recent heroics, {{storylink|The Reluctant Specialist}} Skids was next spotted still hanging out at the bar with some other Autobots as [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] put Chromedome's ability to identify an Autobot based on their transformation sound to the test. {{storylink|Interiors}} He later tried to comfort Swerve following his accidental shooting of Rung. {{storylink|Rules of Disengagement (issue)|Rules of Disengagement}}

When a swarm of [[Nanocon]]s that had lain dormant inside [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]]'s body were mysteriously reactivated, Skids and a few others were shrunk by Brainstorm's mass-displacement gun and sent inside Magnus to eliminate them. Once that was dealt with, Skids attended [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]]'s Autobot Initiation Ceremony, during which he relayed Swerve's report from the engine room that dead crewmember [[Ore]] had come back to life. The chaos only continued when Skids and a team of Autobots were abruptly teleported by [[Galactic Council]] to the planet [[Theophany]], there to investigate the razing of [[Crystal City]]. Beneath the city, they found a slumbering [[Titan (group)|Titan]], leading to discussions on the Transformers' creation myths and the meaning of life; Skids and Chromedome shared a belief that life was shaped not by destiny or gods, but by interactions with others. Skids theorized that both the Nanocons and Ore had come back to life thanks to the psychic emanations of the Metrotitan, then helped [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] fend off the Galactic Council's forces until the Autobots could free the Metrotitan, which teleported them all back to the ''Lost Light'' and quantum-jumped the ship to safety. {{storylink|Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations|You, Me, and Other Revelations}}

Inspired by their talk, Skids requested that Chromedome use his [[mnemosurgery]] to unlock his lost memories; Chromedome discovered that only Skids's last year of memories had been erased, while the others had been repressed by a trauma so horrific he did not dare restore them. Chromedome was, however, able to identify the music in his head as the "The Empyrean Suite", and hoped Skids would never learn its significance. {{storylink|Scavengers (Part 2): Who's Afraid of the DJD?|Who's Afraid of the DJD?}}

[[File:CybertronianHomesickBlues-SkidsRung.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.9|"Legs: Yes. Bow-tie: Cool...I can buy a fez."]]
Skids was among the group of Autobots gathered by [[Rewind (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rewind]] in Swerve's bar to help tell a story to aid in Rung's mental recovery. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc|Post Hoc}} When his old altercation with Roller came up, Whirl called him a wuss, and he countered that his skills as a theoretician wouldn't have been useful in a fight. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|Patternism}} At the culmination of the story Rung still showed no signs of recovery...until Skids deliberately mispronounced his name a couple of times, prompting the psychiatrist to speak and correct him. {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}} The storytelling session was brought to an end by the sounding of alarm to ready the crew for a battle with Decepticons on the planet [[Temptoria]]; during the fight, Skids, Chromedome and [[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]] battled [[Overkill (G1)|Overkill]]. {{storylink|Before & After}} Later, to unwind, Skids joined the crew of the ''Lost Light'' on some "shore leave" on the planet [[Hedonia]], where he tried out his new personality-generated [[holomatter]] avatar, only to find his amnesia kept it from creating a fake identity for him. As the group played the "Nemesis Game" in a bar, Skids identified [[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]] as his worst enemy, and then wound up getting into a drunken brawl with [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Cyclonus]]. {{storylink|Cybertronian Homesick Blues}} Skids and Whirl also engaged in some oneupsmanship with a group of [[Ammonite]]s they met in the bar, comparing the length and breadth of their races' respective galaxy-spanning conflicts. When the [[Imperius Drax|leader]] of the Ammonites' rival faction the [[Terradore]]s happened to walk in, Whirl casually murdered him to show up their new drinking buddies, much to Skids' chagrin. {{storylink|Little Victories}} Skids bought Rodimus a [[Galactic Council]] captain's hat as a souvenir of the trip. {{storylink|Signal to Noise}}

When the mass-murdering Decepticon [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]] ran wild on the ship, Skids joined in the futile effort to hold back his rampage. {{storylink|Under Cold Blue Stars}} Overlord was ejected from the ship thanks to the sacrifice of Rewind, and Skids tried to console Chromedome over the loss of his lover, only to find that the mnemosurgeon was eerily calm about the whole thing. {{storylink|The Gloaming}}

[[File:TheFecundMoon-Skids.jpg|thumb|upright=2.0|Skids kind of lost it a bit after Charlene left.]]
When the ''Lost Light'' encountered the long lost satellite [[Moonbase One|Luna 1]], Skids got Chromedome to accompany the band of Autobots heading to the surface to see if the satellite had a way to return Skids's memories. He went to the ship's oil reservoir for some alone time, where he was attacked by a number of [[Legislator]]s. {{storylink|Remain in Light 1 of 5: The Fecund Moon|The Fecund Moon}} While he managed to hold them off long enough for Swerve to arrive to help, a [[Star Saber (G1)|mysterious and enigmatic robot]] appeared behind him, and impaled him with a large sword. {{storylink|Remain in Light 2 of 5: House of Ambus|House of Ambus}}

Fortunately for Skids, he survived this, and was later teleported by Star Saber into a cell which contained Rodimus' crew. Perceptor examined his wound, while Swerve explained what happened to them. After Skids said that he would apologize for whatever he had done to Tyrest, Star Saber returned to the cell, carrying his [[Getaway|"Partner in crime"]] with him. Chromedome then explained that when he read Skids' mind, he had done it wrong, and misinterpreted the remnant memory as an "Imperative to escape". In actuality though, it was a name, Getaway. {{storylink|Remain in Light 3 of 5: The Divided Self|The Divided Self}} Getaway was able to fill Skids in on his lost memories of their ill-fated mission to change Tyrest's mind, and explained Tyrest's mad plan to reach [[Cyberutopia]]. With the newcomer's help, Skids and the others were freed from the cell and confronted Tyrest, only to be incapacitated by the lawmaker's suggestion weapon. {{storylink|Remain in Light 4 of 5: Arm the Lonely|Arm the Lonely}}

[[File:ThisCalamitousLife SkidsMeetsAdaptus.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.7]]
Thanks to Tailgate, the suggestion weapon was disabled, and Skids cuffed [[Pharma (G1)|Pharma]], only for the medic to promptly escape when his back was turned. The Autobots caught up with him at Tyrest's gate to Cyberutopia, but only Skids, finally at peace with himself, was able to step through the guilt-detecting force field. He found himself standing on a strange landscape being talked to by a multi-colored [[spark]]. On hearing cries for help from Rung, he dashed back through the portal to help fight the Legislators until Tailgate was able to shut them down with some amendments to the law. {{storylink|Remain in Light 5 of 5: This Calamitous Life|This Calamitous Life}}

Once everything was over, he tried telling Rodimus what he saw, but he couldn't make sense of all it. {{storylink|The Sound of Breaking Glass}} Not helping was the fact that whatever he saw proved difficult to remember for any length of time. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|How Bright Their Frail Deeds}}

Before the ''Lost Light'' left Luna 1, Skids played a film compiled by Rewind to detail the ship's voyage. Unfortunately the film failed to impress the members of the [[Circle of Light]] who rejected any notion of joining the crew. {{storylink|Little Victories}}

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Skids was among the Autobots who welcomed Orion Pax and his team aboard the ''Lost Light''. Swerve remarked to him how weird [[Garnak|some]] of Pax's crew were. {{storylink|Dark Dawn: Dark Cybertron Chapter 1|Dark Dawn}} Skids was later seen having a drink at Swerve's {{storylink|Black Metal: Dark Cybertron Chapter 2|Black Metal}} When the ''Lost Light'' was assaulted by Ammonites, Skids met up with Getaway and Ultra Magnus to help organize a counterattack. Skids hesitantly suggested that they use the [[Rodpod]] to fight back. Despite the other's and his own concerns about damaging it and making Rodimus angry, they ended up boarding and using the vessel. Skids piloted the craft, and used it to defend the ship's fuel quills, while blasting Ammonites that attempted to combine. Skids was forced to pilot the Rodpod away from the battle when a group of Ammonites combined and gave chase to them. In an attempt to lose them, he piloted the vessel into what appeared to be an abyss, but was really the optical cavity of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] {{storylink|Into the Abyss: Dark Cybertron Chapter 4|Into the Abyss}}

As everyone else tried to figure out where Metroplex's eye had gotten to, Getaway had a minor breakdown over the fact that A: they were inside someone's eye canal, and B: they were in a spaceship shaped like someone's head. Skids consoled him and said it was best to just roll with it. The group took Ratchet's suggestion to find Metroplex's brain, only on arrival in his brain chamber found it was surprisingly absent. In light of that, they decided to go find his spark instead. As they approached, Whirl noticed the flooding had been sealed off, which surprised Skids.

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On setting down, Getaway quickly found an arrow pointing toward the spark chamber, which everyone decided to follow. Skids was the one to ask whether they would lock the Rodpod, which no-one else was concerned about. The arrows took everyone on a strange course through Metroplex's interior, until they came upon... the Rodpod again. Before Whirl could properly blame the ship, an Ammonite appeared, and blew it up. {{storylink|No Exit: Dark Cybertron Chapter 6|No Exit}} Fortunately, they were saved by a wall appearing to block the explosion, at which point Skids realized the purpose of the arrows: Metroplex was moving his interior about, and the odd journey the arrows had taken them on was because the direction they were meant to be pointed had change too. Then, they received a call from Swerve informing them to avoid the water, or they'd contract an alchemical virus and die horribly, and worse than that, two thousand Ammonites were heading their way. As Magnus gave orders to barricade the room, Whirl turned out an Ammonite, having beaten an explanation out of him. However, when the little guy told them who he was working for, he promptly self-destructed. Before everyone present could dwell on that, [[Chromia (G1)|two]] [[Nautica (G1)|newcomers]] appeared and told them to surrender. {{storylink|The Dead Are Not Enough: Dark Cybertron Chapter 7|The Dead Are Not Enough}}

Before Getaway could charm the two fellow Autobots, several Ammonites burst through the walls. While Ultra Magnus,Ratchet and Brainstorm went off with their new friends, Skids stayed behind to fight off the attackers (that he was being mobbed by several of them anyway probably helped). As Skids fought, Metroplex was recharged by the ''Lost Light's'' engines, and transported himself back to Cybertron. {{storylink|Burning Bright: Dark Cybertron Chapter 8|Burning Bright}} This didn't get rid of the Ammonites, though. That took Megatron giving the titan his missing thumb, containing the Regenesis Ore-7, which healed him and reactivated his immune system, killing the Ammonites dead. {{storylink|Finis Temporis: Dark Cybertron Chapter 9|Finis Temporis}}

[[File:BlackPlanet SkidsVBludgeon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|SHOW ME YA MOVES!]]
In the apparent aftermath of Shockwave's scheme, Skids and Getaway relaxed in Swerve's, and were witness to Swerve suffering a bad bout of hero worship when Blurr walked in. The celebrations were rudely interrupted when Shockwave made his move, summoning all the Ammonites to attack Cybertron. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}} Fortunately, Bumblebee had a plan of taking the fight to Shockwave. Skids was included in the team to be sent, thanks to his secret-agent-know-how. Getting to Shockwave's base of operations in the Crystal City seemed impossible, until Starscream showed up with [[Skywarp (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Skywarp]], who managed to get them there. On arrival, the group was attacked by Bludgeon. Ultra Magnus offered to hold him off, and Skids decided to volunteer his skills as well, along with a suddenly-ill Brainstorm. However, Skids's outlier abilities weren't able to match Bludgeon's mastery of [[Metallikato]], and he quickly wound up defeated. Fortunately, Brainstorm's unease turned out to be Optimus Prime, Rodimus, Cyclonus, [[Kup (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Kup]], and [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] using the Dead Universe portal in his chest to escape that dying realm.{{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}} They quickly mopped up Bludgeon, but Cyclonus' injuries meant someone had to help Brainstorm haul him back to his lab. While this meant Skids had to miss the climactic showdown, he did get to see time itself falling to pieces in the sky above Cybertron. That, and Rodimus managing to play on Brainstorm's insecurities. {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}}

Once the crisis was truly over, Skids decamped to [[Moonbase Two|Luna 2]] to watch [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]'s trial. Evidently, he was not dissuaded from rejoining the ''Lost Light'' on its quest once the former Decepticon Leader was added to the ranks, and he set off again, this time coming along of his own volition. Six months into the quest, he was sufficiently worried to pay a visit to the widowed Chromedome with Nightbeat, though their friend remained secluded in his hab suite and Nightbeat's interest was quickly derailed, to Skids' dismay. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}} Shortly thereafter, he, [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]], and [[Riptide (G1)|Riptide]] all shot the bull about the ship's new gossip mag, the ''Lost Light Insider''. Though Nautica decided to exit before any rules were broken, she and Skids exchanged a bit of friendly banter before he and Riptide convinced the massively intoxicated Trailcutter to steal Megatron's "superfuel" out of the medibay. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 2: Words Hang in the Air|Words Hang in the Air}}.

[[File:PredestinationABeginnersGuide SkidsRodimusTheory.jpg|left|upright=1.5|thumb|Actually performing his [[function]].]]
When a pod containing the corpse of another Rodimus showed up, 'our' Rodimus called in Skids as part of his investigation team. Using all the facts, Skids and Chromedome worked out (wrongly as they'd soon learn!) that this was a near-future Roddy who'd die and be sent back in time, and Skids was left aghast by his leader's desperate attempts to 'change history' like lopping an arm off. Everything was then interrupted when the ship started to ''vanish'' around them {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 3: Predestination: A Beginner's Guide|Predestination: A Beginner's Guide}} and he was left stuck on a spaceship with Megatron (and Skids, who kept making snide asides when he was trying to listen). Soon, the Autobots on board began to disappear one by one and everyone had to reveal personal secrets in an attempt to figure out what was the common denominator. (In the process, Skids helped fill in Nautica on [[M.T.O.]]s and expressed his distaste for High Command's lack of interest in educating the "warborn".)

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After realising only the launch crew were disappearing, the newbies like Skids found the ''Lost Light'' returned but in ruins! {{storylink|Twenty Plus One}} He agreed with Riptide that this must be the future ''Light'' that dead-Rodimus had come from and worried that the evidence they found meant they bring back the crew, only for the ship to be ripped apart. In an investigation, they came across a dead Ultra Magnus, one killed by a [[fusion cannon]], and Skids turned on Megatron, believing this showed he was going to inevitably turn on them! To his disquiet, when Megatron immediately requested to be locked up until all the facts were gone, he felt ''bad''' about doing it. As he admitted to Getaway during their search, he worried he was going to stop hating the killer. The search found yet more corpses and to Skids horror, they had all been executed and their transformation cogs removed: acts that revealed the ship had been butchered by the [[Decepticon Justice Division]]. Luckily for all concerned, the discovery of a still-alive Rewind proved this ''wasn't'' the future ''Lost Light'' but a duplicate of the 'real' one. {{storylink|slaughterhouse}}

[[File:MTMTE33 megatron skids right there.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.75|Look at you! You gotta look inside yourself and say, 'what am I willing to put up with today?' NOT SLAGGIN' THIS!!"]]
Skids rushed to Rewind as he came through, making sure the guy was okay and filled in on things like Megatron-the-Autobot, and was pissed when Nightbeat pushed Rewind too soon to explain what had happened to the ship. That was how they learned the copy was created when the ship launched, thanks to an issue with the quantum engines, and ''exactly'' what hell Rewind had gone through. Said quantum engines were also leaking, endangering a nearby organic planet, and Skids knew they ahd to act. When Megatron refused to, bothered at the idea of risking his life for a handful of fleshy strangers, Skids tore into him for violating what the Autobrand stood for and that if being an Autobot ''didn't'' force him to modify his behaviour instead of getting what he wanted, then none of his 'rehab' meant a damn.

A brief aside from Getaway gave Skids an idea of how to save the planet: using a mass displacement gun he knew Brainstorm had been making to shrink down someone to help already-tiny Rewind fix the engines. That was a bust. Nothing was found except proof that ''Brainstorm was secretly a Decepticon spy'' but no time for that now, Skids! To Skids' amazement and joy though, his bollocking had worked and a guilty Megatron admitted he could be rigged to downsize and thus he could help Rewind. Skids thanked him. Once the damage was fixed, the duplicate ''Lost Light'' vanished and the 'real' one started to come back, and a happy Skids told a returning Chromedome to head up to the roof where Rewind was waiting. {{storylink|slaughterhouse Part 2: The Road Not Taken|The Road Not Taken}}

Oh yeah, that Brainstorm thing. Turned out he was going back in time to change history, which was going to result in [[Functionist Universe|a hideous dystopia]], and the time travellers sent to bring him back ended up running into an early Skids.{{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 1: All Our Parlous Yesterdays|All Our Parlous Yesterdays}} Things turned out fine in the end! While time-travelling, Rodimus tried to warn the past "don't let them [the Legislators] take Skids" but nobody heard it, which was good as Cyclonus pointed out that Skids being captured turned out to be necessary for saving half the Cybertronian race. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}} {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 3: Predestination: An Expert's Guide|Predestination: An Expert's Guide}}

[[File:MTMTE42 dance dance skidsvolution.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|''What a feeling'' ''Being's believing'']]
Skids' friendly nature struck a chord with [[Ten]], the former [[Legislator]] turned into a bartender. In a mural of Ten's favourite crewmembers, Skids was in the front. A further friendship was struck up when Ratchet asked Skids to chat with Rung some time, as the guy would truly appreciate being visited by someone who didn't want help from him; when Skids bought Rung a drink, the therapist was surprised and delighted. {{storylink|Our Steps Will Always Rhyme}}

Skids, Getaway, and Brainstorm all hung out at Nautica's, showing off their cool skillz and generally hanging. When Rung came up, Skids was bothered by Getaway dissing the guy, but they didn't have time to discuss Getaway's passive aggressive whiny defence of it as news came in that Thunderclash was dying and everyone was invited to the pre-wake on the ''Vis Vitalis''. {{storylink|The Sensuous Frame}} During the party, Getaway asked him if he wanted to mutiny against Megatron. Skids declined... and had his mind wiped with the nudge gun. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|How Bright Their Frail Deeds}} Believing his splitting headache to be too much partying, he decided to flump out at the ''Vitalis'' and get picked up tomorrow. {{storylink|The Sensuous Frame}} That made him a target for the parasitical [[personality tick]]s, secretly feeding off his energy! Not knowing why he was so tired {{storylink|The Frail Gaze}} he reached out to Nautica, sensing something was up with her, and she asked him {{storylink|The Sensuous Frame}} to teach her to dance. While busting a move, he coaxed out her issues with her old college friend [[Firestar (G1)|Firestar]] before the ticks begun a public rampage. After they were repulsed, Skids got better and everyone went back to the ''Light'' for a ''biiiig party at Sweeerve's!!!''

[[File:MTMTE43 skids swerve humans.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.0| Anything could be a Transformer!]]
Until Swerve suddenly vanished {{storylink|The Frail Gaze}} and a horrified Skids checked his room to find the bartender facedown, rusted, and half-dead from an infected wound. He rushed him to the medical bay for aid (inadvertently making him worse) and learned from [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] that Swerve had been holed up in his room for months, neglecting himself, and using a holomatter avatar to seem 'fine'. To Skids' great shame, he'd never visited Swerve—hadn't even known his ''room number'' until he remembered it was Red Alert's old one—and completely missed any chance to see one of his best friends needed help. He joined a rescue team sent to "[[Swearth]]", a vast hologram Earth operating on sitcom rules that Swerve was projecting, to find the guy's consciousness and fix him. In his new, brooding holomatter avatar, Skids and his friends did track down Swerve and tried to convince him to focus on the physical pain he was feeling, so they could realise where he was hurting. Skids, an expert in suppression, knew Swerve was pushing it down. Once they identified that Swerve was cripplingly lonely and depressed, they were able to convince him that he truly was loved and valued by them. {{storylink|The One Where They Go to Earth}}

Soon after, Skids went with a crew to check out the legendary [[Mortilus|Necrobot]]. He needled Nightbeat for having the 'debunking' itch and said that, while he no longer believed, he understood why other people were attracted to the idea that there was something after death. {{storylink|The Not Knowing}}

[[File:MTMTE48 skids and rung.jpg|thumb|upright=0.7| Tell me where Skywalker is.]]
Under incremental recollection sessions with Rung, where he also helped fix model ships as a focusing tool, Skids had finally managed to remember ''entering'' Grindcore if nothing else; while frustrated with the slow process, Rung admonished him that learning all of it in one go would re-traumatise him. While chatting, Skids was surprised to see the long-lost [[Froid]] appear. An old friend of yours, Rung? Well, I'll leave you to get caught up! (Off he went to brood at the oil pools, trying to remember more.) Within minutes Rung sent him a coded radio message to meet him at Froid's ship as something ''dodgy'' was going on but by the time Skids arrived, Rung had learned Froid had the infamous [[Sunder (G1)|Tetrahax Ripper, Sunder]], on board and that guy ''fed'' on bad memories. The very first sight of Skids woke Sunder up and caused him to attack, starting to rip up Skids' traumatic memories to the surface {{storylink|Speak, Memory: Part 1}} before Rung could get him to safety. During the running battle against the serial killer, Rung kept trying to get Skids to Chromedome for memory suppression and Sunder duly followed them, constantly bringing up memories. Luckily Sunder was defeated by the point Skids remembered repairing Grindcore's teleport chambers for Tarn and ''not'' by the point he'd remember how he'd killed five hundred souls.{{storylink|Speak, Memory! (Part 2)}}

When a small time window opened up in Swerve's, Skids used it to look back at the day the new crew members joined the ''Light'', a day that Trailcutter was still alive and openly happy. {{storylink|No Guns, No Swords, No Briefcases}}

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Skids had been part of Megatron's classes on the Knights of Cybertron and in one, to his surprise, Megatron showed the symbol that the strange spark being had 'said' to him back at possibly-Cyberutopia. Nautica advised him to write it out phoenetically to try and retain the knowledge of what it was, but everything was interrupted when Megatron and several others received bizarre messages coming from a distant planet. Rodimus assembled Skids with the rest of 'Team Rodimus' and they headed out to discover it was coming from the Necrobot's planet...

...where the [[Decepticon Justice Division]] and [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]] were waiting. The Rodpod was shot down and Skids carried the wounded Nautica from its wreckage, everyone making their way inside the Necrobot's fortress. They found the Necrobot had been murdered and Skids spared a moment of empathy for Nightbeat, who had forged a bond with the ancient Transformer. A message came in from ''Getaway'', telling them that the crew had mutinied against Megatron and all those considered loyal to him, exiling them all off the ship under false pretenses. Skids was enraged to discover his former friend had actually mindwiped him, an act he ''knew'' was a violation, to keep this a secret. When the message ended and the sheer horror sunk in, Skids embraced Nautica to console her. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|How Bright Their Frail Deeds}}

The DJD made their presence known by attacking the Necrobot's fortress before retreating... promising to return at sunset as part of their intimidation tactics. Skids weighed up their options with the other stranded crew members, suggesting that they dig in and devise an escape route. The Necrobot's body had revealed a key that unlocked a room filled with at least sixty organic creatures inside strange pods. Discussion arose whether to flee, or stay and defend the people inside the pods, but the Autobots ultimately decided to stand their ground. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 2: The Sun in Flight|The Sun in Flight}} Their forces were bolstered by the returning Drift and Ratchet, who had caught wind of their predicament through [[Velocity (G1)|Velocity]]. Skids had the awkward task of introducing Ratchet to his replacement. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 3: Your Fierce Tears|Your Fierce Tears}}

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With death staring them in the face, Skids was one of the Autobots who Nautica assembled for the rite of [[Amica Endura]]. She opened her spark to them, recited the ritual, and told them all how they were valued. When Rung departed with Nightbeat to investigate the mystery of the Necroworld, Skids bade him a terse and awkward farewell. Skids and Nautica spent much of the remaining time before the inevitable attack clinging to each other for comfort. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 4: At Close of Day|At Close of Day}}

Shortly afterwards, Velocity hit on a potential way out: Tailgate's spark 'explosion', triggered by extreme trauma, had supercharged two security guards ala [[Ore-13]] and that could be done now! All it required was someone willing to be traumatised. Skids offered himself up and pleaded with Chromedome to finally let him know about his deep, hidden trauma. As Tarn began playing "[[the Empyrean Suite]]" from outside, creating the ideal conditions, Skids' memories began bubbling to the fore. A sorrowful Chromedome spoke some trigger words to his friend, finally unlocking that repressed trauma and Skids' spark erupted. As his supercharged friends ran outside to confront the Decepticons, Ratchet worked to keep the shattered Skids stable as his spark began to shrank.

[[File:sleep tight, soldier.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|left|He's dead, Jim.]]

Unfortunately, Skids came to and crawled off his slab, desperate to find Brainstorm and apologise for Quark's death, feebly crying that he was "scum" for what he'd done. Ratchet was desperate to get him back on the slab before he died but Megatron, the only other person in the fort, had left to join the battle and there was nobody to help. Skids died in Ratchet's arms, only Brainstorm noticing as his friend's 'statue' winked out. After the Autobots retreated back to the Necrobot's fortress, a distraught Nautica embraced the corpse. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 5: Rage, Rage|Rage, Rage}} She stayed with it until at least the morning as events unfolded outside, {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 6: Do Not Go Gentle|Do Not Go Gentle}} and at some point removed its [[brain module]] for safe-keeping, hiding it in her eye socket. {{storylink|An Axe to Break the Ice}}

In honor of Skids, the crew of the ''Lost Light'' painted their [[insignia|Autobot Insignias]] grey. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 1: Some Other Cybertron|Some Other Cybertron}}

During a visit to [[Troja Major]], Nautica revealed that she was seeking the [[Epistemus|Resus Cradle]], a device that was said to be capable of reviving dead Cybertronians provided there were some form of remains for it to work with—the reason she had removed Skids' brain module from his corpse. {{storylink|An Axe to Break the Ice}} Upon making contact with [[Mengel]], who possessed the Resus Cradle, Nautica discovered the cost of Skids' resurrection would be steep indeed. An emotion-trafficker, Mengel suggested Nautica sell her grief towards Skids, as well as her feelings of friendship toward Velocity. Nautica initially agreed to the process, but ultimately could not foresake Velocity's friendship, abandoning her plan to resurrect Skids. However, being as Mengel had already removed her grief- and thus ALL warm feelings she had towards him beforehand, it didn't bother her at all and she left Skids' brain module behind. {{storylink|Chasing the Infinite}} A simulation of Skids appeared to Nautica on [[Mederi]] that tried to coax her to join him in the [[Transformer afterlife|Afterspark]]. Bereft of her old emotions towards him, the prospect held no appeal to Nautica and Skids' apparition disappeared. {{storylink|The Everlasting Voices (2): The God War|The God War}} Skids appeared among the spirits of the dead that welcomed [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]] into the Afterspark. {{storylink|Ceremony}}

===''Q-Transformers'' cartoon===
[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] named Skids, [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]], and [[Drift (G1)|Drift]] as three characters who had been produced as toys for the popular ''[[Q-Transformers]]'' line. {{storylink|The Road to Winning a New Fanbase}}

===Precursor World===
A [[Primus Vanguard|Warrior of the Seven Lights]] resembling Skids was a member of the [[Blue Order]] of the [[Primus Vanguard]]. He and his comrades followed their commander [[Blue Big Convoy]] into battle when a duel between [[G1 World|dimension-tossed]] future warriors [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Generations Selects Special Comic (1)|Ultra Megatron]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Star Convoy]] threatened the [[Blue Planet (GS)|Blue Planet]] and [[Beast People|its people]]. When Vanguard supreme leader [[Primus#The old universe|Primus]] deigned to personally intervene, the Warrior knelt in deference. {{storylink|Super Megatron comic 2}}

Evidently felled in the subsequent brawl when the traitorous [[Straxus (G1)#Precursor World|Straxus twins]] unleashed a rage virus to destroy the corps from within, he was later memorialized with a hologram in the inner sanctum of the [[Ivory Towers]] by [[Magna Convoy]]. {{storylink|Cybertron Magna Convoy prequel comic}}

===''My Little Pony/Transformers''===
Following [[King Sombra]]'s awakening on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Skids was one of the many unsuspecting Cybertronians who fell under the tyrannical [[unicorn]]'s thrall. Making his way to the desert, Skids tried to ambush [[Applejack]] but was knocked down by [[Wildwheel (G1)|Wildwheel]], mourning that he'd failed his king. {{storylink|One-Trick Pony}}

==Games==
===3D Battle-Card Game===
Skids was one of [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]]'s many Autobot allies in a fight against [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]'s Decepticon forces, in what might possibly have been an inter-universe battle. {{storylink|3D Battle-Card Game#Energon Wars expansion|Energon Wars Expansion Set}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
During the war on Cybertron, Skids was among a group of Autobots led by [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]], who went to [[Tyrest]] in an attempt to reason with [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. They were ambushed by the Decepticons, and Sentinel Prime was killed. {{storylink|The War Within}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
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Skids participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was an Rare character that could be recruited by collecting 130 units of Cybermetal, 75 units of Transmetal, and 45 hunter cores. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}

===''Transformers Operation Omega''===
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
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Skids arrived in response to the rampage of [[Sky Reign]]. Though that problem was over, the other Autobots had to request the use of his liquid nitrogen rifle to calm down [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. {{storylink|Shaken, Not Stirred}}
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==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}
[[File:G1 Skids toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Introducing the new Nikahimi Deathtrap. With its poly-cotton body shell, it's the fastest car in the world... to open with the jaws of life. The Nikahimi Deathtrap—the last car you'll ever drive.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Skids''' (Autobot Car, [[1984]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "[[Liquid nitrogen rifle]]", "[[Electron blaster|twin electron blaster]]", "rocket pod launcher", 3 rockets
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy), [[Shōji Kawamori]] ([[Studio Nue]])}}

: Released in the first year of the US ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' toyline (no, really), Skids is a slight [[redeco]] of the [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] ''[[Diaclone]]'' "{{w|Honda City (AA)|Honda City Turbo}}" toy, transforming into... well, it's kinda obvious. Skids uses the blue ''Diaclone'' version as his base, with new side-panel decals. In vehicle mode he has an opening trunk, which on the original toy was meant to store a {{w|Honda Motocompo|a small scooter accessory}} omitted from the Hasbro version; this does give him the ability to store like, one of his rockets if you like. Speaking of, his arm-mounted "rocket pod" accessory had its rocket-launching spring [[for safety reasons|severely weakened]] in the Hasbro line, but was at full strength for his Takara ''Transformers'' release. All stickers referring to "Honda City" are all omitted; the front grille sticker no longer features the Honda symbol.

: Due to the rounded head on the screws used for Skids's shoulders, the stickers made to cover them up almost ''always'' refuse to stay on. In fact, you'll notice a slight pattern in the photographs of the [[:File:G1-toy ScreechGenerations.jpg|other uses of]] [[:File:CrosscutAuto-toy.jpg|the mold]] shown on this wiki, where the respective shoulder stickers for those figures have been left off entirely! If one so chooses, there is at least ''one'' way to make the stickers stay somewhat: placing a small dab of superglue on the top and bottom of the black ring-piece making up the shoulder holds the sticker on ''just'' enough for it to stay in place, though, sitting flush will ''still'' be an impossibility. It is advised that anyone attempting to try this at home, be ''very'' careful not to use too much glue and not to let the glue seep into the entire shoulder joint, otherwise... well, you get the picture.

: Skids had a somewhat odd release history. Because he was not one of the original eleven Autobot Cars released at the line's inception, he is commonly grouped in with the later 1985 Autobot Cars both fictionally and in the minds of [[fandom|fans]]. However, Skids was actually added to the 1984 Autobot Cars assortment (taking the place of a second [[Mirage (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Mirage]] in a [[case]] of twelve) very late in the year (December 1984 is the earliest confirmed availability of the figure as of this writing), during which time he came in 1984 packaging including a ™ mark by the "''Transformers''" logo, rather than an ® mark. Like the other 1984 cars, at least some of these early Skids releases lacked the [[rubsign]] on the roof that would later be added to all ''Transformers'' toys in 1985.<ref name="earlyg1">[http://tfscraps.blogspot.com/2016/11/early-g1-timeline.html "Early G1 Timeline"] at TF Scraps.</ref> Presumably due to this early release, he got the short end of the stick in 1985: That year, the "Autobot Cars" price point was divided into two separate assortments, each of which contained six of the figures that had debuted in 1984 (packaged one per case in a case of 12) and three of the new figures that debuted in 1985 (packaged two per case). Since Hasbro apparently considered Skids a 1984 release, he ended up being packaged only one per case, thus making him somewhat more rare than his peers.

: This mold itself is a [[retool]] of an earlier ''Diaclone'' toy, the Honda City R; this earlier tooling was used to make [[Crosscut (G1)#Toys|Crosscut]] and [[Screech (Generations)#Toys|Screech]].

::*''[http://www.transformerland.com/wiki/toy-info/transformers-g1-autobot-cars-skids/519/ Patent info, price guide, and further reading on Skids at Transformerland.com]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1985/Autobot/Skids/skids.htm More information on Skids at TFU.info]''
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[[File:G1toy vsz set.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|"Maybe the kids will notice me now that I'm bundled together with two popular figures?"]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Skids & Sunstreaker vs Buzzsaw''' (Multi-pack, [[1985]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''VSZ'''
:*''Accessories'': "Liquid nitrogen rifle", "twin electron blaster", "rocket pod launcher", 3 rockets

: Skids was not released on his own in the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|Japanese Generation 1 toyline]], and was instead available only in a multi-pack with [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Sunstreaker]] and [[Buzzsaw (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Buzzsaw]], who were ''also'' only available in this set in the original Japanese line (Buzzsaw got re-released in Japan over the next couple of years, while Skids and Sunstreaker were not).

: This box set remains a considerable rarity on the secondary market.

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[[File:G1toy quantum operative skids.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|You sure you can call this an homage?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Skids & Screech Quantum Operative Ver.''' (Multi-pack, [[2009]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "Material acceleration pistol", dual-barreled gun, "quantum shield" launcher, 3 rockets, scooter

: "Quantum Operative" Skids is a bright-green [[redeco]] of the original toy, available in conjunction with his [[#Encore|''Encore'' release (below)]], and including for the first time the scooter accessory from the ''Diaclone'' toy that was eliminated for his original ''Transformers'' release. He was sold in a set with [[Screech (Generations)#Toys|Screech]] that was a mail-away [[exclusive]] available only with volume 3 of [[Hero-X|Million Publishing]]'s ''[[Transformers Generations 2009 Vol. 3]]''. As Skids's colors are an homage to ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]], Screech is likewise a match for Skids's twin [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]].

: Amusingly, the color scheme for this exclusive was accidentally revealed early by TakaraTomy when they [[:File:Encore Skids Tokyo Toy Show 2009.jpg|mistakenly included its missile launcher]], denoted by its bright green launching tab, with the normal ''Encore'' version that was on display at [[Tokyo Toy Show]] 2009.<ref name="internat">[http://www.allspark.com/content/view/5790/20/ TakaraTomy Accidentally Gives Clue to TF Generations Vol. 3 Mail Away Figure?!]</ref>
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Cybertron/Skids/skids.htm More information on Quantum Operative Skids at TFU.info]''
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===''The Transformers Collection''===
[[File:TF Collection 3 Skids.jpg|thumb|"Oh boy, a reissue! Now people are ''actually'' going to notice me!"]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Skids''' (Cybertron, [[2002]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''3'''
:''Release date'': [[September 27]], 2002
:*''Accessories'': "liquid nitrogen rifle", "twin electron blaster", "rocket pod launcher", 3 rockets

: Skids received his first [[Generation 1 reissues|reissue]] in 2002, when [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] made him available as part of their "book-box" ''[[The Transformers Collection|Transformers Collection]]'' series, surprising many with the inclusion of such an overlooked character so early in the line. He features no significant differences from the original (save for a working missile launcher, as with the original Japanese release), though the figure suffered from a common, if not universal, problem: an excess of plastic on the underside of Skids's right foot means that his rear wheel can not fold down flat beneath it, resulting in a slightly unstable robot mode. Since the original Japanese figure was released only in a giftset, Skids did not get an individual [[List of Japanese ID numbers|ID number]] at the time, a situation this reissue rectifies by retroactively giving him the ID number '''96''' on the included [[Tech Spec]] and [[bio]] card.

:The aforementioned Crosscut was released exclusively through [[e-HOBBY]] in conjunction with this reissue.

::*''[http://www.tf-1.com/articles/reissue/Skids_template.html More information on Transformers Collection Skids at TF-1.com]
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===''Commemorative Series''===
[[File:G1toy commemorative skids.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|"Whoa, two reissues! Good old Skids is moving up - Wait, why am I on a bin with 'Clearance' written on it?"]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Skids''' (2004)}}</ul>
:*''Series'': Series VIII
:*''Accessories'': "liquid nitrogen rifle", "twin electron blaster", "rocket pod launcher", 3 rockets

: Skids got his first Hasbro reissue as part of the eighth wave of their ''[[The Transformers: Generation One Commemorative Series|Commemorative Series]]'' line, [[exclusive]] to [[Toys"R"Us]] stores. He features no notable differences from the earlier Takara ''Transformers Collection'' release, except for the fact that his launcher's spring has been removed.
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===''Alternators''===
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[[File:Alt Skids toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Heavily discounted so fanboys could customize him into Ironhide.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Scion xB Autobot Skids''' (Alternator, 2005)}}</ul>
:*''Alternators ID number'': '''17'''
:*''Binaltech ID number'': '''BT-16'''
:*''Binaltech release date'': [[November 17]], 2005
:*''Accessories'': Engine-rifle
{{toydesigner|[[Steve Bono]] (Hasbro), [[Hisashi Yuki]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist), [[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

: Skids transforms into a 1:24-scale blue Scion xB. All four doors open, revealing a fully-detailed realistic interior with seats for a driver and passengers, plus his hood pops open to reveal his engine. His robot mode is very reminiscent of his original toy, with his head sculpt based off his animation model with toy details. His engine pops out and unfolds to become his hand-held pistol.

: The Hasbro ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' release (part of the first wave of new "bubble packaging" toys) differs from the [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] ''[[Transformers: Alternators#Binaltech|Binaltech]]'' release in that it has a much darker shade of blue, tinted windows, and various Scion-type tampographed flame decals. The Japanese release has painted die cast metal car panels, is painted a lighter shade of blue, has different paint decos, and is branded as a Toyota bB to reflect the model's name in Japan. It also includes a sheet of optional stickers, including flames resembling the ones printed on the ''Alternators'' version, as well as some Generation-1-style red stripes, and most humorously, a Japanese "New Driver" badge.

: This mold was also used to make ''[[The Transformers: Binaltech Asterisk|Binaltech Asterisk]]'' [[Blaster (G1)/toys#Binaltech Asterisk|Broadblast]].

::*[[Source:Transformers Binaltech bios#16|Archive of ''Binaltech'' Skids's bio and tech specs]]
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Autobot/AltSkids/skids.htm More information on ''Alternators'' Skids at TFU.info]''
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===''Encore''===
[[File:G1toy encore skids.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|"''Three'' reissues?! Wow, by this point I must be as popular as the other Car Robots, right guys? r-right?"]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Skids''' (2009)}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''18'''
:*''Release date'': October ??, 2009
:*''Accessories'': liquid nitrogen rifle, twin electron blaster, rocket pod launcher, 3 rockets

: TakaraTomy reissued Skids again in October 2009 as part of their ''[[Transformers Encore]]'' series. This version of the figure shifted its colors a little, changing him from tomato-red and blue to cherry-red and blueish-purple, as well as noticeably lightening the translucent blue plastic used for his windows. His Autobot symbol and tail light stickers were replaced with [[tampograph]]s, while some of his other stickers were updated slightly, including his factory-applied front grill sticker. Like past reissues, this figure too suffered with an unstable robot mode, and ''both'' feet had wheels that would not fold away flat.
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===''Generations''===
[[File:Generations Skids.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The theoretician the world deserves, not the one it needs right now.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Skids''' (Deluxe Class, 2013)}}</ul>
:*''Series / Number'': '''02 / #009'''
:*''Accessories'': "nudge gun" & "nitrogen gun" (combine to form rifle)
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (Hasbro)}}

: Part of the seventh wave of 2012-onwards ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' Deluxe Class toys, ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' "Autobot Skids" transforms from a contemporary-looking hatchback into a robot mode largely based on [[Alex Milne]]'s design for [[IDW Publishing|IDW]]'s ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' comic, most notably featuring that body's numerous integrated weapons. He also includes the [[nudge gun]] carried by Skids in said comic and a new version of the liquid nitrogen rifle from his original toy, the two of which can combine into a larger rifle. Both weapons can peg onto his hands or vehicle sides via [[5 mm post]].

: There are numerous reports of the figure's hips being assembled the [[Misassembly|wrong way round]], thus affecting the car mode as well as hampering the leg articulation (and it could even result in the ball joints at the waist snapping off), this can simply be fixed by popping them out and swapping them to the right place (just as long as you are careful with the aforementioned ball joints). At least some later releases fixed this issue. Unfortunately, Skids has a great deal of difficulty standing up due to his overall poor balance, unless posed in a way that offsets the weight.

: He comes packaged with the [[Little Victories|twenty-second issue]] of IDW's aforementioned ''More than Meets the Eye'' comic series, featuring a cropped version of its retailer incentive cover, which is called out as a 'Hasbro Exclusive Cover' on its front.

: Skids was [[redeco]]ed into ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)|Age of Extinction]]'' [[Rollbar (AOE)#Toys|Rollbar]] and ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]''/''[[Diaclone]]'' [[Burn Out (Diaclone)#Toys|Burn Out]], which was later [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as [[Skids (SG)|''Shattered Glass'' Skids]]. This mold was also [[retool]]ed into ''Generations'' [[Crosscut (G1)#Generations|Crosscut]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/GenSkids/skids.htm More information on ''Generations'' Skids at TFU.info]''
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===''Q-Transformers''===
[[File:QTransformers Skids.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|As a last ditch effort to be relevant, Skids tried appealing to the "kawaii" crowd without much success.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Skids''' ([[2015]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''QT-21'''
:*''Release date'': [[June 27]], 2015

:''[[Q-Transformers]]'' Skids is a redeco and retool of [[Hound (G1)/toys#Q-Transformers|QT-15 Hound]], transforming into a [[super deformed]] Suzuki Hustler. Look at him. He's adorable.
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===''Kre-O''===
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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Kreon Class of '85''' (Kreon figure set, 2015)}}</ul>
:*''Set number'': '''B5152'''
:*''Voted'': Most Thoughtful
:*''Accessories'': 2 clip-on rifles

:''[[Kre-O]]'' "Autobot Skids" is a small brick-built [[Kreon]] figure, using the 2015-style construction with raised hands and the sturdier "peg-in-peg" torso/waist connection. His body [[tampograph]]s are heavily toy-based, with a ton of intricate design.

: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.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Autobot/SDCCKre-OSkids/skids.htm More information on Class of '85 Skids at TFU.info]''
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===''Legends''===
[[File:Legendstoy-Skids.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|At least now he can be ignored while sporting a cooler deco.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Skids''' ([[2016]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''LG-20'''
:*''Release date'': [[May 28]], 2016
:*''Accessories'': "nudge gun" & "nitrogen gun" (combine to form rifle)

: Released in the eleventh wave of TakaraTomy's ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' toyline (and the only new product in said wave), Skids is an extensive redeco of the ''Generations'' Skids toy. It features a color scheme faithful to the character's appearance in the ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' comic, with a darker shade of blue, black front grill with red details under the grill, silver and black detailing on the feet, painted front lights and pink striping on the front hood and on the back's sculpted detail.
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===''Masterpiece''===
[[File:TF-Masterpiece-MP-53-Skids.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|What was once a theoretical Masterpiece has become a reality.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Skids''' ([[2021]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''MP-53'''
:*''Release date'': [[November 20]], 2021
:*''Hasbro release name'': '''Autobot Skids'''
:*''Accessories'': "liquid nitrogen rifle", "twin electron blaster"
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] and [[Yūya Ōnishi]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' Skids was announced by TakaraTomy at the beginning of 2021 with black-and-white model drawings, and later was shown in prototype form by Honda Japan's Twitter.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=＼新年あけましておめでとうございます／本年もトランスフォーマー商品及びトランスフォーマー情報局をよろしくお願い致します！新年１発目の投稿は本年発売予定のマスターピース新商品「スキッズ」の設定画からです！ #トランスフォーマー #Transformers #あけおめスキッズ https://t.co/E8PpE4WaJY|link=https://twitter.com/TF_pr/status/1344810572752318473|name=TF_pr|site=Twitter|year=2021|month=01|day=01|(defunct=)}}</ref><ref>{{citesocial|quote=＼マスターピーススキッズ／本年もMP新商品はいくつか発売予定ですが、その中の１つが「スキッズ」です。本能的変形と広い可動範囲を持ち、昨今のMPのハイブリッド版となる新作です！随時情報更新予定ですのでお楽しみに！ #トランスフォーマー #Transformers #あけおめスキッズ https://t.co/6TvAqW3a8X|link=https://twitter.com/TF_pr/status/1344810823181611010|name=TF_pr|site=Twitter|year=2021|month=01|day=01|(defunct=)}}</ref><ref>{{citesocial|quote=雑誌『フィギュア王 No.277』にて本日公開！！！！！！！ @takaratomytoys @TF_pr https://t.co/KEOI6ZaYJV|link=https://twitter.com/HondaJP/status/1364802317023924229|name=HondaJP|site=Twitter|year=2021|month=02|day=25|(defunct=)}}</ref> Like the other Masterpiece Autobot cars, Skids can fit inside Convoy's ([[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MP10|MP-10]] or [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MP44|MP-44]]) trailer in vehicle mode.

: Designed in collaboration with {{w|Honda}} to celebrate the 40th anniversary of {{w|Honda City}}, ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' Skids transforms into an officially-licensed 1st generation Honda City Turbo vehicle mode, featuring opening front doors, an opening hood with engine detailing underneath, an openable rear trunk that can store some of his accessories, and a basic interior capable of fitting the Spike Witwicky figurine that came included with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MP44|MP-44 Convoy]] inside.

: For accessories, Skids comes with his liquid nitrogen rifle and twin electron blaster, both of which can be stored in his alt mode's openable rear trunk. In robot mode, both weapons can either peg into the top of the forearm like the original G1 Skids toy or on the side of the forearm via dedicated slots.

: This toy was retooled into MP-54 [[Reboost#Masterpiece|Reboost]] that was released simultaneously, and the Reboost tooling of the mold would subsequently be redecoed into MP-53+ [[Crosscut (G1)#Masterpiece|Crosscut]], and the Skids tooling of the mold was retooled into MP53+B [[Burn Out (Diaclone)#Masterpiece|Dia Burnout]] with the motocompo from the Reboost tooling of the mold.

::*[https://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/skids-reboost Official TakaraTomy website of ''Masterpiece'' Skids]
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:TF-Legacy-Deluxe-Class-Skids.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Hey, I've got a new Earth-based toy! Wait, you guys are still on ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'', right? ...Right?"]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Skids''' (Deluxe Class, [[2022]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TL-01'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[July 30]], 2022
:*''Accessories'': [[Energon]] axe/rifle, liquid nitrogen rifle, twin electron blaster
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Tomoki Tatsumi]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Robby Musso]] and [[Emiliano Santalucia]] (concept art)}}

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' Deluxe Class toys, "Autobot Skids" is a cartoon-accurate version of the character in terms of sculpt, but the mold layout as well as colors are based on his G1 toy. He transforms into an approximation of a Honda City Turbo. He comes with his liquid nitrogen rifle and twin electron blaster, as well as a translucent-blue Energon rifle that doubles as an axe (though the instructions make no note of using it this way). The three weapons can combine to form a super weapon.

: [[Show-accuracy|If one feels the need]], Skids's shoulders are on multiple hinges, so they can be dropped down to the mis-transformed position his Generation 1 [[Character model|cartoon model]] was based on. His back kibble/car roof assembly can also be positioned higher up to closer replicate the appearance of that cartoon model (and his original toy), at the cost of some head articulation. The back assembly is made of painted translucent plastic, so caution is recommended when adjusting or transforming him. Some buyers have reported it impossible to fully tab Skids's roof into place in vehicle mode, likely due to differing plastic tolerances. In a similar vein, it's recommended to not fully insert his twin electron blaster into either of his arms' peg holes, as the tight fit and lack of clearance to wiggle it out can cause the gun to snap off its peg.

: This figure was revealed by IGN as a teaser for the ''Legacy'' line on [[October 20]], [[2021]].<ref>[https://www.ign.com/articles/new-transformers-generations-legacy-figure-line-announced-by-hasbro ''Transformers Generations: Legacy'' toyline announcement] - on IGN</ref>
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==Merchandise==
===Decoy===
[[File:Decoy skids.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Cybertron Hero Collection 22''' (multi-pack, 1986)
:Skids was among the many characters rendered by [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] as part of their series of 1.5" soft rubber ''keshigomu'' figurines. Like all the figures in the series, Skids featured a number sculpted into his back that was the sum total of his [[Tech Spec]]s, for use in the various games that could be played with the figurines. He was available in red as part of a 22-piece box set of Autobot figures, in peach as part of various other randomly-packed box sets released by Takara subsidiary [[Seven]], and in a wide variety of different colors in "gachapon" capsule machines.

*'''Skids''' (1987)
**''Decoy number:'' '''12'''
:The Skids figurine was later brought over to [[Hasbro]] markets as part of the [[Decoy]] promotion, largely identical to the Japanese release except for the fact that the number on his back was replaced with a simple "checklist" number. Like all Autobot Decoys, he was a randomly-chosen pack-in available with the carded [[Throttlebot]]s, [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]], and [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Decoys/Skids/skids.htm More information on Decoy Skids at TFU.info]''

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===3D Battle-Card Game===
[[File:EnergonWarsSkids.jpg|thumb|Are, uh, you sure you're a G1 character?]]
*'''Skids''' (3D Battle-Card, 2007)
:A 26-point "common" character in the [[3D Battle-Card Game]]'s "Energon Wars" expansion, Skids "transforms" into a grey pickup truck of indeterminate make. He uses the same parts layout as [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] and [[Dropkick (Movie)|Dropkick]].

:He is equipped with a LN2 Cryo Rifle, an Electron Blaster, and a Rocket Launcher, which are similar to his G1 weapons — but due to the interdimensional nature of the Energon Wars subset, the Battle-Card may or may not also represent the [[Skids (Movie)|live-action movie Skids]].
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==Notes==
[[File:DiacloneSkids.jpg|thumb|A rainbow of theoretical flavors.]]
[[File:Skidsdiacloneconceptart.jpg|thumb|Suck it, Ironhide! This head was mine first!]]
* The ''[[Diaclone]]'' Honda City Turbo (ホンダ・シティ・ターボ) was additionally available in black or red. The [[BotCon 2015]] toy and character [[Burn Out (Diaclone)|Burn Out]], a non-Cybertronian ''Diaclone'' mecha, is based on the black version.
* Skids's animation model head appears to be based on early ''Diaclone'' promotional concept art. The toy's head would be different... and ultimately different from the [[Crosscut (G1)|Crosscut]] head shown in his instructions, which also popped up a few times in the UK comics. Much like [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]]'s [[character model]], Skids is hilariously drawn with his shoulders sitting about midway on his torso, due to the toy pictures the animators were working from. However, unlike Huffer, Skids's toy can actually have his arms repositioned to where they should be.
* Speaking of both Skids's instructions and incorrect arm positioning, his instructions are even worse than the animation model! They completely neglect to show rotating the arms out to be by his sides (never mind pushing his shoulders up to their correct elevation), instead leaving them awkwardly placed under his chest. Hasbro starting [[Instructions#Problems with modern-day instructions|as they meant to go on]], apparently.
* Though Skids's toy turned into a Honda City Turbo, his car mode was often misinterpreted in ''Transformers'' fiction in the 1980s as one of the then-new minivans, despite the fact that a Honda City Turbo is a subcompact car, which could theoretically be stowed in the back seat of an actual minivan. This is likely because most Americans in 1985 would have not known what a subcompact car was.
** Fast forward to the early 2000s—roughly eighteen years after his introduction to the ''Transformers'' brand—and Skids's [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' profile ''still'' labeled his vehicle mode as a minivan, despite it being clearly drawn by the artist as a subcompact car.
* As was pretty common for character models being designed solely on Hasbro-supplied toy images by [[Marvel Productions]] and/or [[Toei Animation]], Skids's ''true'' "liquid nitrogen rifle" was never used on-screen or in his animation model, and instead his "rocket pod launcher", which was affixed to his arm in the supplied toy images, took its place and designation within most of his fictional appearances.
* As Skids was released in the interim between the original 1984 launch and the big push of new 1985 figures, the character consequently fell by the wayside in the Generation 1 fiction of the 1980s. He was not included in the commercial promoting the new 1985 range of [[Autobot Cars]], as he wasn't technically part of it. Similarly, he was also left out of the list of new 1985 product in the Generation 1 cartoon's [[production bible]] intended for inclusion in the show's second season, and as such, only managed to appear in little more than cameo roles in just two episodes, speaking one line in each and voiced by a different actor each time. He fared a little better in the Marvel comics, debuting alongside (an incomplete roster of) the other 1985 cars, but after getting an issue dedicated to himself, he all but completely vanished from the book and was banished to [[limbo]] by the UK comic for upwards of 100 issues, abandoned and forgotten.
* In "[[Survivors!]]", Skids is drawn with the original ''Diaclone'' toy's head (which years later would be used for the new character [[Crosscut (G1)|Crosscut]]). "Survivors!"' artist, [[Dan Reed]], previously drew him with his real head, so it'd be interesting to learn why and how this change happened.
* His [[holomatter]] avatar in [[Cybertronian Homesick Blues|''More than Meets the Eye'' #13]] is based on {{w|Matt Smith (actor)|Matt Smith}} as the {{w|Eleventh Doctor|Eleventh}} [[Doctor (Doctor Who)|Doctor]] from ''[[Doctor Who]]'' while in [[The One Where They Go to Earth|''More than Meets the Eye'' #43]] it is based on {{w|Christopher Eccleston}} as the {{w|Ninth Doctor|Ninth}} Doctor.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Skids''' (スキッズ ''Sukizzu'')
*''French:'' '''Platon''' ("Plato")
*''Hungarian:'' '''Szán''' ("Sled")
*''Italian:'' '''Furetto''' ("Ferret")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Shāchē''' (China, 刹车, "Brake")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Patins''' (Brazil comic, "Roller Skates"), '''Pé-de-cabra''' (Portugal comic, "Crowbar")
*''Russian:'' '''Tormoz''' (Тормоз, "Brake")

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==Gallery==
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File:Skids-Alex Milne-MtMtE.jpg|IDW concept art of robot mode
File:Skids idw concept art.jpg|IDW concept art of robot and vehicle modes
File:Transformers Legends LG 20.jpg|''Legends'' LG20 packaging art
File:EW-skin-Skids-Quantum Operative.jpg|''Earth Wars'' "Quantum Operative" skin
</gallery>

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Lorcan Wooster:

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Megatron (G1)/toys

2026-03-14T10:56:16Z

Lorcan Wooster:

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[[File:G1 megatron boxart.jpeg|thumb|upright=1.95|CROTCH ACTIVATE!]]
Many toys have been made of '''[[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'''. So many, in fact they have to get their own page!

Due to the popularity of the character and the evergrowing Generation 1 continuity family, this article had become far too large, causing internet browsers to struggle loading all of its contents—and in the most extreme cases—crashing entirely. For the sake of a nice clean split, we have opted to move all of Megatron's ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' toys into a separate article which can be found '''[[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys|here]]'''.

==''The Transformers''==
[[File:G1Megatron toy.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|This photo needs an orange cap or someone might shoot the wiki. (''Hasbro release'')]]
[[File:G1toy japanese megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|I blue myself. (''Takara release'')]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron''' (Decepticon Leader, 1984 / 1985)}}</ul>
:*''Takara ID number'': '''16'''
:*''Accessories (Hasbro release)'': Silencer, stock, telescopic sight/"fusion cannon", "high-density infrared [[laser cannon]]"
:*''Accessories (Takara release)'': Sword, "high-density infrared laser cannon", 20 bullets
{{toydesigner|[[Hideaki Yoke]] and [[Takashi Matsuda]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Released in the first year of the ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|Transformers]]'' toyline, Megatron transforms into an accurate replica of a Walther P-38 pistol... specifically, the unique Walther pistol seen in the popular 1960s spy television series ''{{w|The Man from U.N.C.L.E.}}'',<ref>"U.N.C.L.E. Special" Carbine at CIA Museum, [http://web.archive.org/web/20100324191047/https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/cia-museum/spy-fi-archives/item08.html archived version]</ref> with its specialized scope, silencer and stock. In robot mode, the sight doubles as his signature arm-mounted [[fusion cannon]], but can also be combined with the other attachments to form either a "[[Particle beam cannon|Particle Beam Cannon]]" weapons emplacement that Megatron can man, or a "Telescopic Laser Cannon" that connects to the figure as an over-shoulder weapons array. Megatron also came with a chromed silver "high-density infrared laser cannon" that plugs into either of his hands.

: The toy was originally the Takara ''[[Micro Change]]'' "Gun Robo - P38 U.N.C.L.E." (it also came in other colors with other accessories, which will come up later), which had several features that were altered or omitted from the Hasbro version. The Gun Robo featured a spring-loaded firing mechanism that allowed the toy to shoot ([[for safety reasons|dangerously small]]) plastic bullets one at a time from its barrel. A similar launching mechanism was also built into the stock piece, which could launch the bullets when the accessories were configured into their weapons emplacement mode, or attach to its hip when in robot mode and launch the bullets through his barrel. This feature was removed completely from the Hasbro release of the toy (rather than merely weakened like most launching gimmicks), though the ports into which the bullets were inserted are still present. The stock/scope/silencer pieces can also form a turret that a ''Microman'' figure can sit on and operate (that's what the tiny handles on Megatron's fusion cannon are for), but this feature was naturally left out of the ''Transformers'' version's instructions.

: Megatron has had several variations, reissues and [[redeco]]s released down through the years; this article strives to list each distinct edition of the toy under its own respective series. The earliest variation of the toy came in 1985, when (like all toys originally available in 1984) a factory-applied [[rubsign]] was added to Megatron's right arm, while another version had the rub sign on his left hip guard.

: The following year, when he was no longer a part of the toy assortment sold at retail, Megatron was made available as a mail-away item in the "[[Digital Doom on the Highway to Destruction (G1)|Digital Doom on the Highway to Destruction]]" flier packed in with boxed ''Transformers'' toys. He cost $21.50 and five [[Robot Point]]s. To coincide with the [[The Transformers: The Movie|1986 animated movie]] release, he was also offered in "[[The Autobots Have a Special Mission for:]]" mail-away pamphlet and came with a special "Movie Edition Certificate" and a round sticker that read "Movie . Edition . Transformer" with the Autobot symbol in the middle; this item is now considered particularly rare.

: Perhaps the most significant variant of Megatron released in these early years was the version of the figure released by [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] in Japan. Instead of using the ''Micro Change'' "U.N.C.L.E." figure as Hasbro had, Takara released the ''standard'' version of the Gun Robo Walther P-38 figure, in its variant color scheme, which featured flat grey plastic on the chest and arms (where Hasbro's toy was chromed), and blue plastic on the inner arms and legs (where Hasbro's was red). Most notably, like that standard ''Micro Change'' figure, Takara's Megatron did not come with the stock, silencer and scope accessories (lacking even the attachment point for his cannon on his right arm), but instead came with a silver-chromed sword, and retained his original bullet-firing mechanism. Takara's [[package art]] for the figure was an entirely different illustration from the Hasbro version, showing this toy's accessories, but it still erroneously showed the figure with red plastic on its limbs. This coloration was later [[Repurposing|repurposed]] by [[e-HOBBY]] for a new character named [[Megaplex#Toys|Megaplex]].

: Megatron is probably the most troubled ''Transformers'' toy in all of ''Transformers''<nowiki>'</nowiki> history, due to being originally developed in a country which had different toy [[For safety reasons#Firearm replicas|safety laws regarding firearm replicas]]. The measures required to alter the toy to not look a realistic firearm enough to be legally sold at retail vary from region to region, with even ''completely un-gun-like colors'' not being enough in some areas. This has of course prevented any reissues of the toy to be released in the US, where it is distressingly easy to own a ''real'' Walther P-38 handgun. Japan, on the other hand, has no such safety laws, and thus Megs gets reissued there quite often.

::*''[http://tfu.info/1984/Decepticon/Megatron/megatron.htm More information on Megatron at TFU.info]''
::*[http://www.google.com/patents/about?id=ngAuAAAAEBAJ Patent info]
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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Convoy VS Megatron''' (Multi-pack, 1985)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''VSX'''
:*''Accessories'': Sword, "high-density infrared laser cannon", 20 bullets

: In Japan, Megatron was also made available in a special two-pack with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Optimus Prime]]. Both toys were identical to their individual releases. In Megatron's case, that means unchromed gray plastic, blue instead of red, and a functional firing mechanism and sword, instead of the scope, silencer and stock.

: This box also used an altered version of the individual release's box-art, turning his head sideways to face Prime, as opposed to the original's camera-facing head position.

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[[File:G1toy gb megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|''The world can be one together, Cosmos without hatred. Stars like diamonds in your eyes...'']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Good Bye Megatron''' (Multi-pack, 1986)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Sword, "high-density infrared laser cannon", 20 bullets, targeting sight/fusion cannon

: Megatron was released again as part of a special "Good Bye" set to commemorate his passing ([[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|of sorts]]) in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', packaged with [[Starscream (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Starscream]] (who also was now no more). Although it still lacked the chrome seen on the Hasbro version of the toy, this edition of the figure replaced the blue plastic seen on previous Takara releases with Hasbro's show-accurate red, and included the fusion cannon accessory for the first time with a Takara release, complete with the mounting point now added to Megatron's right arm. Though still lacking the silencer and stock, the toy retained its Japanese-exclusive sword accessory and its bullet-firing mechanism, with one modification: the bullets, formerly blue, were now red.

: Despite the change to the toy's colors, the box art on this set, the same art used for the [[Hasbro]] releases, was recolored to match the blue of the ''previous'' releases. Whoops.

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Galvatron''' (Decepticon [[City Commander]], 1986)}}</ul>
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[[File:Neutro-fusiontanktoy1.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Uh-oh! Visual interest!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Neutro-Fusion Tank with Megatron''' (Action Master Decepticon Attack Vehicle, 1990)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Neutro-Fusion Tank, 4 missiles, "twin laser cannon"
{{toydesigner|[[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

: Released in the seventh and final year of the US ''Transformers'' line (sixth and non-final in Europe), [[Action Master]] Megatron is a 3¾-inch non-transforming action figure based heavily upon the character's animation model design. His construction is broadly similar to that used by the ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' figures of the time, having a swivel neck, shoulders and knees, plus ball-jointed hips attached via a steel rod internally secured by a rubber "o-ring". His hands have standard 3 mm holes which allow him to hold any other accessory in the Action Master line, plus his feet have holes in the bottom to secure him to larger vehicles. On top of that, the hole in his back is compatible with [[5 mm post]]s.

: He came packaged with the [[Neutro-Fusion Tank]], a large tank vehicle whose hull could transform into a base/gun emplacement, with the turret forming a flight pod.

: In a fairly notable omission, ''Action Master'' Megatron did not come with the character's iconic fusion cannon accessory. In 1992, however, a Japanese fan sculpted his own cannon accessory, which could plug into the figure's arm using the shoulder peg-hole (seen in the image at right). In a surprising move, Takara gave this cannon their approval and allowed it to be officially sold with their copyright stamp at a Japanese convention {{fact|which one?}} for only one day, at the price of 2000 yen.

::*''[http://tfu.info/1990/Decepticon/Megatron/megatron.htm More information on Action Master Megatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:G1toy 2000 megatron reissue.jpg|thumb|upright=1]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron''' (Destron, 2001)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''16-S'''
:*''Accessories'': Silencer, stock, telescopic sight/fusion cannon, "high-density infrared laser cannon", sword, 20 bullets

: This reissue of the original Megatron figure combines the best aspects of the Hasbro and Takara versions into the most "complete" version of Megatron available at that point. The set features the chromed chest/arms and red plastic of the Hasbro release, and includes the silencer, stock and sight/cannon, while also coming with Takara's sword and functional bullet-firing mechanisms (and bullets, of course).

:This reissue was redecoed to make the simultaneously-available exclusive "Megatron Black Version" (see below).
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==''Collector's Edition''==
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[[File:G1toy black megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|[[Black redeco|Blacktron]], nemesis of the Space Police.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron Black Version''' (Destron, [[2001]] / [[2009]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''16-S'''
:*''Accessories'': Silencer, stock, telescopic sight/"fusion cannon", "high-density infrared laser cannon", sword, 20 bullets

: Where the original Takara Megatron toy made use of variant color scheme of the original ''Micro Change'' MC-12 Gun Robo Walther P-38 toy, this redeco of the 2000 reissue Megatron is an homage to the ''standard'', black color scheme of the original, though serving more as a "What If" for the black MC-12 if it had received the U.N.C.L.E. upgrade with chrome and red plastic like its grey and blue brother. Available exclusively through [[e-HOBBY]] and pre-orders at [[BotCon Japan 2000]], "Megatron Black Version" features dark gunmetal chrome, black plastic instead of grey, and distinctive metallic brown gun handle-grips, fists and "inner helmet". The chrome replaces the flat black plastic chest and arms of the original ''Micro Change'' toy, while the original MC-12's blue has been swapped to traditional Megatron/U.N.C.L.E. package red. The toy was limited to 1000 pieces.

: Sadly, the metallic brown plastic is the sparkly, swirled type and suffers from [[Gold Plastic Syndrome]]. Pegging the sword or rifle into the robot hands or attaching the stock to the handle in gun mode is highly inadvisable unless you only want to do it once.

: This set shipped out to buyers in February of 2001. e-HOBBY later reissued Megatron Black Version in February 2009, now in [[The Transformers: Collector's Edition|Collector's Edition]] packaging. This release includes a [[Destron Leader Megatron Black Ver.|mini-comic]] explaining the story behind the redeco.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2000/Destron/BlackMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Megatron Black Version at TFU.info]''
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==''Generation 2''==
[[File:G2Megatron toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|G2 Megatron is always ready for tank combat in one of Earth's many green and purple jungles.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d2|'''Megatron''' (Decepticon, 1992)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Rifle, 6 missiles, sight
{{toydesigner|[[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

: Owing to Hasbro's [[for safety reasons|inability]] to re-release the original Megatron because that toy was a pistol, ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' instead saw the release of an entirely new Megatron toy in 1992, now as a large green M1A1 Abrams main battle tank. His main gimmick is his gravity-fed cannon, which holds four of his missiles at once (the remaining two can store in clips inside his legs) and can rapidly launch them one after the other. Pulling back on the cannon's tab drops a missile into the firing tube and triggers a "lock and load" sound effect, and pressing the launch button is accompanied by a firing sound effect. In tank mode, pressing a panel on his forward section trigger's the toy's infamous battle cry of '''"Megatron Attack!"''', while pressing down on the tank body while it is on a flat surface activates engine noises.

: In robot mode, Megatron is, by the standards of the time, a very large robot, towering over all ''Generation 2'' incarnations of Optimus Prime. His legs are immobile, but he has upper shoulder rotation and elbow joints; when raised, his left arm triggers an electronic laser sound effect. His cannon and all its sound effects still work in this mode, as does his "Megatron Attack!" sound effect, now triggered by pressing down on the figure's head. Megatron also features an autotransforming gimmick on the head, as it pops out once the cannon is slid to the right.

: This sculpt was slightly [[redeco]]ed (with new stickers) as ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars (Japanese toyline)#BWII|Beast Wars II]]'' [[Megastorm#Toys|Megastorm]].

: Furthermore, a [[retool]]ed version of the toy's lock-and-load shoulder cannon (or a new sculpt heavily based on it) was used as the main cannon on the [http://www.yojoe.com/sgtsavage/panther.shtml I.R.O.N Panther Tank] in the very short-lived 1995 ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' line ''Sgt. Savage and his Screaming Eagles''.

::*''[http://tfu.info/1993/Decepticon/Megatron/megatron.htm More information on Generation 2 Megatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:G2-toy Megatron Hero.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|By this point, the purple had almost completely taken over his body.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d2|'''Megatron''' (Hero, 1993)}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Megatron Missile Tank''' (メガトロンミサイル夕ンク)
:*''Takara ID number'': '''TRF-2'''
:*''Accessories'': Rifle, 2 air-launch missiles
{{toydesigner|[[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

: Megatron was released again the following year as [[Hero (G2)|Hero]] Megatron: a smaller, but similarly styled tank based off the M1 Abrams. In both modes his main cannon is attached to a bellows that launches the included air-propelled missiles when quickly compressed. Both missiles can be kept on Megatron thanks to clips on his turret, which become his robot mode arms, which can also kinda simulate the "classic" Megatron arm cannon to boot by turning them so their warheads point backwards.

: Hero Megatron was designed with articulation in mind, so he is loaded with multiple swivel and universal joints, giving him far greater movement compared to his original ''Generation 2'' toy. However, it's really just friction that keeps his joints tight and his parts together in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] (no pegs or clips) so after a bit of time and play, he turns pretty floppy. The joints connecting his biceps to his shoulders are also reportedly easy to break due to overly-tight tolerances, so caution is advised.

: In Europe, this toy was released as the nigh-identical [[Archforce#Toys|Archforce]], minus the ''amazing'' "MEGATRON RULES!" detail on its chest sticker.

::*''[http://tfu.info/1994/Decepticon/Megatron/megatron.htm More information on Hero Megatron at TFU.info]''
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[[File:Megatron-G2GoBot.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|He'd be a better shot if he could only see over his hood-chest. (''Hasbro release'')]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d2|'''Megatron''' (Go-Bot, 1995)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Rifle
{{toydesigner|[[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

: Part of the second assortment of [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bots]], this version of Megatron is a mild [[redeco]] of the Autobot [[Blowout (G2)#Toys|Blowout]], transforming into a 1:64-scale sports car similar to a {{w|Porsche 959}} and through-axle construction. This not only makes him roll exceptionally fast in car mode, but also makes him largely compatible with playsets from the "[[Hot Wheels (franchise)|Hot Wheels]]" and "Matchbox" toy-car lines.

: Megatron and Blowout share the same blue and black inner robot colors, but Megatron uses opaque silver plastic with a shiny metallic silver paint overcoat, as opposed to Blowout's smoky-clear plastic. (All of the toys from the first wave that had transparent plastics were released in this wave with opaques instead; Blowout and [[Firecracker#Toys|Firecracker]] became new versions of Megatron and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#GobotOptimusPrime|Optimus Prime]] respectively, while [[Gearhead#Toys|Gearhead]] and [[Motormouth (G2)#Toys|Motormouth]] stayed themselves.)

: In Europe, this deco was sold as Blowout himself rather than Megatron (at least in the French/Dutch/German packaging variant).

:[[File:G2-toy Megatron GoBotTakara.jpg|upright=1|left|thumb|(''Takara release'')]]

: Megatron was one of only three Go-Bots sold in the ''G-2'' line, but it was a... weird release. His hood was tampographed with a stylized "T" with the ''Transformers'' logo set within the top bar, the same deco that appears on Go-Bots [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Soundwave]], as well as the Japanese release of Go-Bots [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#GobotOptimusPrime|Optimus Prime]]. These three toys were sold on cards that were nigh-identical to the Hasbro cards on the front, rather than the usual ''G-2'' style packaging, with only a small bit of Japanese text on the front in the logo. The back side is stylistically close to the ''Generation 2'' packaging, but a "generic" cardback used for all three toys and entirely in Japanese. It's unclear why these toys were released this way; it's possible these were sold in convenience stores or some other similar outlet rather than in conventional toy stores/departments, and the toys are not even present in the normal ''G-2'' pack-in catalogs. Even more oddly, the Megatron shown on the cross-sell is actually a Frenzy with the car panels hand-painted back to silver, and lacks the "T" on the hood.

: This sculpt was also redecod for the third wave of Go-Bots to become [[Frenzy (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Frenzy]], and later still into the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'']] [[Spychanger]] [[Hot Shot (RID)#Toys|Hot Shot]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/1995/Decepticon/Megatron/megatron.htm More information on Go-Bot Megatron at TFU.info]''
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[[File:CombatHeroMegatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I AM POWERED BY UNOBTAINIUM!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d2|'''Megatron''' (Hero, <s>[[1995]]</s>)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': rifle, 2 air-launch missiles

: This Megatron was to be a kinda-sorta "arctic"-camo version of the [[#Hero|Hero Megatron]] toy. Packaged samples of this toy were produced, but it was ultimately never released.

: Since much of the advertising for the ultimately unreleased redeco used an older, outdated name for the "Heroes" assortment, "Combat Heroes", Megatron and an [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#HeroRecolorOptimusPrime|equally unreleased redeco of "Hero" Optimus Prime]] are commonly referred to by fans as "Combat Heroes" compared to the original "Heroes" releases, although all evidence suggests that Hasbro had never actually intended such a distinction, instead treating them as mere color variants. Though the packaging is mostly unchanged (including a reuse of the existing packaging art depicting the original release's color scheme), one of the few minor alterations sees the addition of the name "Hero" (rather than "Combat Hero") to Megatron's name above the (otherwise unchanged) UPC barcode.

: At [[BotCon 1996]], a donated Hero Megatron redeco was one of the items in the charity auction, along with several other canceled ''Generation 2'' toys.

::*''[http://www.toyarchive.com/Transformers/Prototypes/Generation2/HeroMegatronProtoMOSC.html "Combat Hero" Megatron in packaging at Super Toy Archive]''
::*''[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/resources/review/generation+2/camoflague+megatron/3725 Image gallery of a loose "Combat Hero" Megatron at Transformers @ The Moon]''
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[[File:G2toy ATB megs and screamer.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Cancelled?! This is all YOUR fault, Starscream!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d2|'''Advanced Tactical Bomber Megatron''' (Decepticon, [[1995]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': 12 missiles, 2 missile launchers

: A redeco of ''Generation 2'' [[Dreadwing (G2)#Toys|Dreadwing]], this two-pack of Megatron and [[Starscream (G1)/toys#ATB|Starscream]] was about as close to "cancelled" as a toy can get while still seeing the light of day at all: released only in test markets in [[Ohio]], USA in very limited quantities, and never getting a wider release. Some of the few known specimens have [[KB Toys|Kay-Bee Toys]] price stickers on their boxes. Megatron and Starscream combine to form a "flying wing" Advanced Tactical Bomber, with an under-slung six-missile gatling cannon that can rapid-fire six missiles by twisting the back end. Each wing can store three more missiles, which can "carpet-bomb" targets below by pressing the pressure-launch buttons above each. Removing Starscream from the jet mode triggers an autotransformation mechanism in Megatron's wings, folding them up and starting him on his way to his third mode as a treaded "tank." According to the Toy Fair 1995 Transformers presentation, the toy's missiles were intended to [[Glow-in-the-dark|glow in the dark]].

: This toy's deco was modified to make ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars (Japanese toyline)#1998 (Beast Wars II)|Beast Wars]]'' [[BB (BW)#Toys|BB]] and [[Starscream (BW)#Toys|Starscream]] out of the same mold-set. Importantly, ATB Megatron uses light gray plastic rather than BB's silver plastic, lacks chrome on his wings, and has pale, supposed-to-glow-in-the-dark missiles rather than bright yellow. The missiles are also [[retool]]ed with a different, pointier back-end, indicating the launchers' interiors were also retooled; this tooling is completely different from the retooling done to each individual later use of the mold, meaning ''none'' of the missiles are interchangeable between them. Of course the stickers are also different, but those can be replicated and put onto a BB, so heads up!

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/issue02/atbmegs.htm ATB Megatron in packaging at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/resources/review/generation+2/+megatron+atb/3590 Image gallery of a loose ATB Megatron at Transformers @ The Moon]''
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==''Beast Wars''==
{{Note|Very early in the life of the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' toyline (before the debut of the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' cartoon), Hasbro treated the series as an extension of the Autobot/Decepticon war, and so Megatron was presented as being the same character as Generation 1 Megatron.}}

[[File:BWtoy-MegatronBasic.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Go Gators!]]
*'''Optimus Primal VS Megatron''' (Basic Class Two-pack, [[1996]]/[[1997]])
**''Takara ID number:'' '''D-6'''
**''Accessories:'' Gun/tail
{{toydesigner|[[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy), [[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

:The initial version of ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' Megatron transforms into a green alligator. The toy shares a mold with [[Iguanus (BW)|Iguanus]], sporting different beast and robot mode heads and lacking the lizard's frill (though the screw hole for the frill bracket remains); as the two toys were released at the same time, it is unknown if one is a [[retool]] of the other, or if the mold was designed for both simultaneously. Megatron transforms via a spring-loaded one-step process, and his removable [[beast mode]] tail hides a non-firing blaster cannon that becomes a hand-held weapon for his robot mode.

:This mold was redecoed into the purple Megalligator ([[#CDgator|see below]]), released individually to be his own character [[Megalligator]] and a different redeco was proposed for the unproduced [[Albitron]]. The Iguanus version of the mold was redecoed into [[Crazybolt (BW)|Crazybolt]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/1996/Predacon/MegatronGator/megatron.htm More information on ''Beast Wars'' Megatron at TFU.info]''
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[[File:Bwmegatron toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Don't call him Barney.]]
*'''Megatron''' (Ultra Class, 1996)
**''Takara ID number:'' '''D-1'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 missiles, "poisonous paralyzer fluid" water-squirting gun
{{toydesigner|[[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy), [[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

: This version of Megatron transforms into a purple organic ''Tyrannosaurus rex'', and is loaded with multiple play features. His dinosaur head, which becomes his right hand in robot mode, features a [[water-squirting gimmick]] activated by opening the dinosaur's mouth, while his tail folds into a working plunger-operate pincer that forms his left arm. The outer shells of his dinosaur thighs conceal spring-loaded missile launchers that fire anchor-shaped projectiles, and like all larger ''Beast Wars'' figures of the era, he features a [[mutant head]], formed from two bat-like wing adornments that fold around his robot head.

: This mold was also used to make the ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Machines]]'' [[Dinobot (BM)|Dinobot]] [[T-Wrecks#Toys|T-Wrecks]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/1996/Predacon/Megatron/megatron.htm More information on ''T. rex'' Megatron at TFU.info]''
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[[File:CDMegaligator.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Because a solid grey alligator would just be silly.]]
*'''Amazon Showdown Special Version''' (Two-pack, 1997)
**''ID number:'' '''VS-S1'''
**''Accessories:'' Gun/tail

:This figure is a purple [[redeco]] of Megatron's alligator form ([[#Hero|likely taking his colors from the ''G-2'' Megatron toy]] released in Japan), and was sold with a [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#VSS1|red and white redeco]] of the bat version of Optimus Primal. This toy was released with a bio that indicates him to be Generation 1 Megatron, having been a "Walther P38-type pistol robo" who evolved into a new form by scanning an alligator. The set also came with a CD-ROM featuring tech specs and video clips of the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon cast and images to color.

::*''[http://tfu.info/1997/Destron/MegagatorJapan/megatron.htm More information on Amazon Showdown Megalligator at TFU.info]''
::*''[https://ameblo.jp/aburachoujin/entry-12545863577.html Review including CD-ROM images at aburachoujin's blog]''
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==''Machine Wars''==
[[File:MW-toy Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|And that's why Thundercracker turned green.]]
*'''Megatron''' (Basic Class, 1997)
**''Accessories'': 2-part rifle

: Sharing a mold with his concurrently-released ally [[Megaplex#Toys|Megaplex]] (using the [[#G2Flipchanger|above-described mold]] developed for ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]''), ''[[Machine Wars: Transformers|Machine Wars]]'' Megatron transforms from a [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes|Lockheed-Martin F-22 Raptor fighter jet]] to robot mode with a spring-loaded one-step transformation. The two halves of his rifle store in the back of his robot mode legs.

: Oddly, the ''Machine Wars'' stock photos (and even the boxart) portray Megatron as the gray F-22 jet and Megaplex as the blue one, the ''opposite'' of the actual toys. This means that either the package designers made the mistake, or the toys were packaged on the wrong cards. The latter is more likely, since gray is more associated with Megatron than blue... but we list them how they were packaged, oh well. Like most other toys in the line, the boxart was recycled from an earlier figure, in this case from the [[Predator (subgroup)|Predator]] [[Falcon (G1)|Falcon]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/1997/Decepticon/Megatron/megatron.htm More information on Machine Wars Megatron at TFU.info]''
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==''Choro-Q Robo''==
[[File:Choroq megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Does he really count as ''Mega''tron at this size?]]
*'''Megatron TV Version''' (2001)
**''ID Number:'' '''Q/03'''
{{toydesigner|[[Kazutami Abiko]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:''[[Choro-Q|Choro-Q Robo]]'' Megatron is a small, cutesified transforming figure of the Decepticon leader. He is the only ''Choro-Q Robo'' Transformers figure that does not come with a weapon accessory, but after all, he does turn ''into'' a gun. In a bizarre and hilarious touch, Megatron has wheels on his base and barrel, so that he can share the common feature of the ''Choro-Q Robo'' figures: a pull-back motor!

:Sadly, Megatron's gray plastic is ''extremely'' prone to [[Photodegradation|yellowing]] even when not exposed to sunlight and becomes brittle just as quickly, shattering to bits easily. Some copies of the black version also have embrittlement issues.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2001/Destron/ChoroQMegatron/megatron.htm More information on ''Choro-Q'' Megatron at TFU.info]''

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*'''Megatron Black Version''' (2001)
**''ID Number:'' '''Q/04'''

:This version of ''Choro-Q Robo'' Megatron is a redeco of the first, decked out in a metallic color scheme based on the "Black Version" of the reissue of the Generation 1 figure released earlier that year.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2001/Destron/ChoroQBlackMegs/megatron.htm More information on ''Choro-Q'' Black Megatron at TFU.info]''
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==''The Transformers Collection''==
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[[File:G1toy tfc megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|I LOVE YOU KITCHEN GUN]]
*'''Megatron''' (2002)
**''ID number:'' '''6'''
**''Accessories'': Silencer, stock, telescopic sight/fusion cannon, "high-density infrared laser cannon", sword, 20 bullets, [[energon mace]], mouse pad
{{toydesigner|[[Pat Lee]] (packaging artist)}}

:The original Generation 1 Megatron figure was again reissued in 2002 as part of Takara's ''[[The Transformers Collection]]'' series. This release was identical to the previous "D-16 Special" reissue above, in that it featured the colors of the Hasbro release of the toy and all the accessories of both the Hasbro and Takara versions, but this time it also included a new [[energon mace]] weapon which plugs over Megatron's hand, as used by the Decepticon leader in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]] episode "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 2]]". Much like the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|"New Year Special"]] version of Optimus Prime released the previous year, Megatron also came with a sheet of Decepticon [[insignia]] stickers of different sizes, and a Decepticon mouse pad.

: If ordered in several non-Japan sites like BigBadToyStore, Megatron comes with an orange tip installed on his barrel.

: This version of the toy was used to make [[Megaplex#Collector's Edition|Megaplex]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/1984/Decepticon/Megatron/megatron.htm More information on Transformers Collection Megatron at TFU.info]''
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[[File:TFC09ScreamerHoldingMegs.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Sometimes I just... want to be held.]]
*'''Starscream''' (Transformers Collection, 2003)
**''ID number:'' '''9'''

: A diminutive version of Megatron in his Walther P-38 mode was included as a new accessory with the ''Transformers Collection'' release of Starscream. Needless to say, he doesn't transform, but can be held by Starscream in both modes. Megatron's handle disconnects to reveal a peg, which can then be inserted into either of Starscream's fists, which were specifically resculpted for this purpose. Each fist also features a tab on its underside, into which Megatron's handle can be inserted, completing the effect. Megatron can also attach to Starscream's jet mode; the right-hand side of Megatron's handle features a square peg which is designed to fit snugly in gaps in Starscream's pectorals, as in the Generation 1 episode, "[[S.O.S. Dinobots]]". Unfortunately, this peg has, for no fathomable reason, been cast in the same sky blue color as Starscream's hands, unnecessarily making it ''as obtrusive as humanly possible''. An additional tabbed right fist for [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Optimus Prime]] (complementing his then-upcoming ''Transformers Collection'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Transformers Collection|Convoy]] release) was included as well.

: Megatron's post is compatible with [[5 mm post|5 mm post]] fist holes, provided there is sufficient clearance for both the trigger and the back of the gun, and if you don't mind not using the handle.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Destron/AnimeStarscream/starscream.htm More information on Transformers Collection Starscream at TFU.info]''
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==''Commemorative Series''==
[[File:TF-Commemorative-Series-Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|Did NOT kill Squadron X.|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{bp-d1|'''Megatron''' (<s>200?</s>, unreleased)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' Silencer, stock, telescopic sight/fusion cannon, "high-density infrared laser cannon", sword
{{toydesigner|[[Aaron Archer]]}}

: Hasbro attempted to include the original Generation 1 Megatron toy in their ''[[The Transformers: Generation One Commemorative Series|Commemorative Series]]'' of reissues, but his realistic-gun-ness posed [[for safety reasons|a challenge]]. In an attempt to convince Toys"R"Us (the retailer through whom the line was exclusively available) to carry the toy, ''Transformers'' Lead Designer, [[Aaron Archer]] worked on a proposed extensive redeco of the figure, replacing its silver chrome with blue and its grey plastic with bright orange, including the tip of his silencer, in accordance with standard safety measures taken with toy guns. Even this was not enough to convince the chain to release the figure and it was shelved, but the design was shown to fans at [[BotCon 2002]], where it was noted that a potential way to the market the unusually-colored toy would have been to brand it as "'''Lava Megatron'''", depicting the Decepticon leader after his dunk in lava at the end of the cartoon episode, "[[Heavy Metal War]]". Fans, however, had another nickname for it that became better known: "'''Safety Megatron'''". Notably, this version of the toy would apparently have come with Megatron's Japanese-exclusive sword accessory.

:The same images were later shown at [[BotCon 2005]]. Sadly, photography was not allowed at either panel the toy was shown at.

:*''[https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=177341559109628&set=a.129078730602578.24553.129076873936097&type=1&theater Images of "Safety Megatron" on The Spacebridge's facebook page]''
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==''Smallest Transforming Transformers''==
[[File:STFMegatron toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Not 20th Anniversary Optimus Prime's gun.]]
*'''Megatron''' (2004)
**''ID number:'' '''GTF 07'''
**''Accessories:'' Fusion cannon/scope

: ''[[Smallest Transforming Transformers]]'' Megatron was released in the second wave of the diminutive Takara toyline, including only his fusion cannon. Easily the most complex of the ''Smallest Transforming'' figures, Megatron is a just-barely-simplified version of his original Generation 1 toy, possessing the same [[transformation scheme]] and retaining most of his articulation. The transformation step involving sliding his chest upwards away from his hips is extremely difficult and will usually result in the chest popping off; this is fixable.

:Just as ''Smallest Transforming'' Optimus Prime's trailer was released as a separate figure in the line, so too were a set of silencer and stock attachments originally intended to be released for Megatron in the line's third wave. Unfortunately, this wave, and most of the other original figures it was set to contain, was cancelled, and so Megatron was left under-armed.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2004/Destron/SmallestMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Smallest Transforming Megatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Wst vsx megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Convoy vs Megatron''' (multipack, 2004)
**''ID Number:'' '''VSX'''
**''Accessories:'' Fusion cannon/scope

:Available exclusively as a freebie through the September 2004 issue of [[Dengeki Hobby]] magazine, this ''Smallest Transforming Transformers'' two-pack contains both Optimus Prime and Megatron, in homage to the original 1984 "VSX" giftset containing the original versions of the two leaders. While Optimus is unaltered from his original release, Megatron takes the homage a little further, removing the swirled pattern from the original figure's chest and replacing the red plastic with blue to emulate the original Takara version of the full-size Generation 1 figure.
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==''Robotmasters''==
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[[File:RMtoy reverse convoy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|My Convoy counterpart is nearby. Real nearby.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Reverse Convoy''' (2005)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''RM-24'''
:*''Release date'': [[May 26]], 2005
:*''Accessories'': "Reverse Blaster", missile

: The only release in the seventh wave of Takara's ''[[Robotmasters (franchise)|Robotmasters]]'' toys, Reverse Convoy is a [[redeco]] and [[retool]] of the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' [[#Hero|"Hero Megatron" toy]], transforming into a heavily modified blue and tan [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes|M1 Abrams tank]]. In addition to a new "[[Reverse Convoy]]" head that flips out of the same compartment as the head on the original version of the mold, the toy features a brand new "Mega Blaster" cannon assembly that houses most of the toy's new features. The Mega Blaster fires a spring-loaded blue missile, and the rear of the cannon can be removed and transformed into the hand-held "Reverse Blaster" weapon, featuring twin barrels and a rack of six (non-removable) missiles. Once the Reverse Blaster is removed, the toy's "Rebirth Megatron" head can be rotated out from the back of the cannon to take the place of Reverse Convoy's head between the figure's shoulders.

: The toy still retains the opening panels on its forearms, despite no longer featuring the large missiles they are designed to store.

: The original version of this mold was use to make [[Archforce#Toys|Archforce]] and [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'']] [[Bludgeon (RID 2001)#Toys|Bludgeon]] (which has been [[Repurposing|repurposed]] to also be ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (toyline)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Bludgeon (SG)|Bludgeon]]) and [[Yellow Megatron]].

: This toy was later [[repurposing|repurposed]] as [[Brightes]] and as [[Blue Megatron]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Destron/ReverseConvoy/reverseconvoy.htm More information on Reverse Convoy at TFU.info]''
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==''Masterpiece''==
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[[File:GunmodeMegsMasterpieceConvoy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Bang bang! He shot me down! Bang bang! I hit the ground...]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2003/2004)
**''ID number:'' '''MP-1'''
**''Accessories'': Scope, silencer, stock

:''20th Anniversary'' Optimus Prime included an accessory of Megatron in his classic Walther P-38 altmode. Although non-transforming, it is quite detailed and includes the individually removable silencer / barrel extension, scope, and (hinged) stock. Although notionally [[scale]]d to be wielded by Prime, Megatron is really rather small, so a diagonal sliding joint is added to his handle, allowing it to be lengthened and narrowed enough so that Prime can actually hold it. Both the stock and the sliding butt-end of the handle are made of a soft, rubbery vinyl, compared to the hard plastic of the other pieces. The stock extension connecting clamp is prone to breakage, much to the chagrin of owners who keep theirs sealed and untouched.

:Needless to say, the later-released ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Starscream]] (and [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|his]] [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|redecoes]]) can also hold this version of Megatron, and each include a small round clip that plugs in under their nosecones, allowing them to wield Megatron while in jet mode, as Starscream did in "[[S.O.S. Dinobots]]".

:As the ''Masterpiece'' Optimus Prime mold has been has re-released multiple times, so too has Megatron. He was made available again without changes as an accessory for Takara's MP-4, "[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MP4|Convoy Perfect Edition]]" and MP-1L, "[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MP1L|Convoy Last Production]]", and Hasbro's "[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#20thDVD|DVD Edition]]", but has also been redecoed several times: these distinct new versions of Megatron are listed below.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Autobot/20thPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on 20th Anniversary Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:MPtoy gold megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|This thing was badass in ''GoldenEye''.]]
*'''Convoy''' (Lucky Draw Figure, 2004)
**''ID number:'' '''MP-1'''
**''Accessories'': Scope, silencer, stock

:Offered as part of a Lucky Draw campaign in August 2004, this extremely rare version of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MPGold|''Masterpiece'' Prime]] is almost entirely vacuum-metalized gold, lacking any other painted detail or stickers. The same is true of the Megatron accessory, who is all chromed golden save for the butt of his handle and his stock, which are metallic golden plastic.

::*''[http://www.goldoptimusprime.com/ More information on gold ''Masterpiece'' Convoy at GoldOptimusPrime.com]''

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[[File:MPtoy magnus megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Ultra Magnus''' (2004)
**''ID number:'' '''MP-2'''
**''Accessories'': Scope, silencer, stock

:When ''Masterpiece'' Optimus Prime was recolored to become [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Ultra Magnus]], Megatron received a new coat of paint as well: the black and brown color scheme of his ''Micro Change'' progenitor, which had previously been used on the e-HOBBY exclusive "Megatron Black Version".

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Cybertron/UltraMagnus/ultramagnus.htm More information on Masterpiece Ultra Magnus at TFU.info]''

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[[File:MP05 megatron.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|You will pay dearly for this. Literally and metaphorically...]]
*'''Megatron''' ([[March 29]], 2007)
**''ID number:'' '''MP-5'''
**''Accessories:'' Fusion cannon, energon mace, energy dagger, laser pistol, [[Kremzeek]] figure
{{toydesigner|[[Hisashi Yuki]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Scaled to the same height as ''20th Anniversary'' Optimus Prime and designed in only twelve days by [[Hisashi Yuki]],<ref name="mpmegsdev">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-masterpiece-47/takaratomy-staff-interview-hisashi-yuki-on-masterpiece-180888/ TakaraTomy Staff Interview - Hisashi Yuki on Masterpiece]: - I hear the first Masterpiece figure you created was MP-5 Megatron and you hold the fastest development record with it.
[Yuki]: That is right. (*laughs) I was not assigned to be in charge of it initially, but due to the circumstance within the company I was unexpectedly handed down the project. The schedule came with it and I was stunned when I realised that I was only given 12 days, about 2 weeks...To make it worse, at the time of my receiving the task, even the product size wasn't decided. (*tears)</ref> ''Masterpiece'' Megatron is a very complex figure, one of the most complicated ''Transformers'' toys at the time of its release—designed to depict a fairly [[Show-accuracy|show-accurate]] Megatron capable of transforming into a realistic (if oversized) Walther P-38. In achieving this seemingly impossible goal, Megatron winds up with the least articulation of the ''Masterpiece'' line, as well as a notably low percentage of die-cast metal.

: Like Prime before him, Megatron comes with several of his iconic accessories from the Generation 1 cartoon: his energon mace from "More than Meets the Eye, Part 2", the energy dagger and laser pistol used in his duel against Prime in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', and a tiny translucent [[Kremzeek#Masterpiece|Kremzeek]] figure. His fusion cannon also contains a powerful red LED activated when the round detailing on the side of his cannon is pressed. Unfortunately, Megatron lacks the extended-stock and silencer parts to complete his gun mode, leaving him as a standard pistol aside from the mounted-scope made from his Fusion Cannon.

: Due to concern surrounding updated realistic toy gun laws, some online importers modified ''Masterpiece'' Megatron in order to safely get the toy through United States customs. This customarily involved inserting plugs into the tip of the toy's barrel, from rounded red ones affixed by adhesive to [[:File:HLJplug.jpg|flat-tipped yellow ones]] that could be easily removed. Ultimately, there were no reports of problems with the toy making its way into America, but Australia was another matter. Considered a replica gun and therefore a "restricted import" by Australian Customs, both mass shipments and individual packages of the toy were seized, requiring buyers in some areas to obtain a special permit to own him.

: Given the relatively thin clips throughout the toy to hold it tightly together in gun mode, Megatron's plastic components are particularly prone to breakage, especially on the clips on the upper black grip plates and some of the silver sections near the trigger. Many owners of this figure have also reported rust and tarnish problems on what few metal pieces he has; if your Megatron is a sufferer, check out [http://seibertron.com/energonpub/viewtopic.php?t=16106 this guide] for solutions.

:The mace's chain was was reused 16 years later for [[Hasbro Pulse#HasLab|HasLab]] [[Deathsaurus (G1)#Legacy|Decepticon Deathsaurus]].<ref>[https://youtu.be/bGfJQ62ImYc?t=1765] EP1 test shot walkthrough with [[Evan Brooks]]</ref>

::*''[http://tfu.info/2007/Destron/MPMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Masterpiece Megatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:MPtoy eldedroid megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|... Don't suppose these are [[Megaplex#Collector's Edition|Megaplex]]es now, are they?]]
*'''Convoy Black Ver.''' ([[November 21]], 2009)
**''ID number:'' '''MP-1B'''
**''Accessories'': Scope, silencer, stock

:The version of Megatron included with this black redeco of Prime—representing a mass-produced [[Eldedroid]]—was much the same as the original accessory, but with dark metallic silver paint.

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[[File:MPtoy sleep mode megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Now even ''more'' breakable!]]
*'''Convoy Sleep Mode''' (June 2010)
**''ID number:'' '''MP-4S'''
**''Accessories'': Scope, silencer, stock

:Just as [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#sleepmode|this release]] of Optimus Prime was recolored in the faded black and grey hues of he took on with his death in ''The Transformers: The Movie'', so too did his Megatron accessory get a movie-themed makeover: this Megatron is cast entirely in translucent purple plastics, evoking the scene of his transformation into Galvatron from the film, in which he is first reduced to a transparent purple wireframe model.

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[[File:TRU Masterpiece Soundwave-MegatronGun.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Soundwave''' ([[January 26]], [[2013]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-13'''
**''Accessories'': Scope, silencer, stock

:A [[repaint]] and [[retool]] of the Megatron gun originally included with MP-01 and his redecos, the '''Megatron gun''' included with [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Masterpiece 2|MP-13 Soundwave]] has been retooled in response to the breakage issues the original version suffered from. Both the sliding butt-end of the handle and the stock have been molded in hard plastic instead of the soft rubbery vinyl of the MP-01 version. A joint has been added to the stock connection point on the handle; for the joint in the stock itself, a straight pin has replaced the original rivet-style pin the softer plastic required. The stock itself no longer emulates the transforming accessory from the G1 toy, and instead features a smaller cylindrical shaft that more closely resembles the original U.N.C.L.E Special. In terms of deco, the minute red paint application on the scope is omitted.

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*'''Soundwave''' (2013)
**''ID number:'' '''MP-02'''
**'''09 OF 30'''
**''Accessories'': Scope, silencer, stock

:The [[Hasbro]] version of ''Masterpiece'' [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#HasbroMasterpiece|Soundwave]] also comes with the Megatron gun. It is seemingly unchanged.

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[[File:Megatron mp-13b.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Now in cherry flavor.]]
*'''Soundblaster''' ([[February 22]], [[2014]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-13B'''
**''Accessories'': Scope, silencer, stock

:A [[repaint]] and [[retool]] of the Megatron gun originally included with MP-01 and his redecos, the '''Megatron gun''' included with [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#MP13B|MP-13B Soundblaster]] features the same retooling as the version released with MP-13 Soundwave, although this time the pieces are cast in translucent red plastic. The only paint application is a silver Decepticon symbol.

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[[File:MasterpieceGoldMegs.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Does not come studded with Swarovski Elements]]
*'''Megatron Gold Ver.''' (December 2014)
**''ID number:'' '''MP-5G'''
**''Accessories:'' Fusion cannon, energon mace, energy dagger, laser pistol, [[Kremzeek]] figure, [[Reflector (G1)#MP5G|Reflector]] figure

: A gold redeco of the original MP-5 mold, Megatron Gold Version is a Hasbro Asia release under the TakaraTomy label (making it the first TakaraTomy Masterpiece to not be released, thus far, in Japan). It comes with all the same accessories as the original release as well as a new, non-transforming Reflector in camera mode.

: This toy was used as "[[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Generations Selects Special Comic (1)|Gold Megatron]]," Megatron's super-iest duper-iest [[Super Mode|super mode]] in the ''[[Generations Selects Special Comic]]''.

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*'''Skywarp''' (January [[2015]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-11SW'''
**''Accessories'': Scope, silencer, stock

:The Asia only MP-11 version of [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#MP11SW|Skywarp]] comes with the original MP-1 version of the Megatron gun.

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*'''Destron Laserwave''' ([[March 26]], [[2016]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-29'''
**''Accessories'': Left and right fists, translucent right fist, gun barrel (opaque and translucent), saluting right hand (opaque and translucent), "Laser Vulcan", stand, die-cast Megatron Gun accessory (Asia reissue)

:When reissued by Hasbro Asia in 2016, ''Masterpiece'' [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Laserwave]] included a non-transforming diecast Megatron gun accessory which could be held by Laserwave. The accessory is similar, but not identical, to the Megatron gun included with MP-01/MP-13. Of particular note, the very detailed single-piece accessory is sculpted with the barrel extension and scope, but not the stock, and features the loop/swirl pattern found on the original toy's robot mode chest.

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[[File:TF-Masterpiece-MP-36-Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|US/Australia import ban awaiting to happen.]]
*'''Megatron''' ([[April 1]], [[2017]]/[[January 27]], [[2018]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-36'''
**''Accessories'': Fusion cannon/scope, stock, silencer, energon mace, jointed chain for mace, angry face, smiling face, neutral face, damaged face, chestplate, damaged chestplate, clone control helmet, energy dagger, laser pistol, [[Key to Vector Sigma#MP36|Key to Vector Sigma]]
{{toydesigner|[[Yuki Ohshima]] (concept artist)}}

:The second ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' version of Megatron transforms from a more accurate-looking and well-articulated robot mode into a more realistically-sized gun; those extra design goals make this figure's transformation even more challenging than the 2007 figure (and, really, anything else). He comes with the stock and silencer parts for the gun that the MP-5 mold was missing, which can be combined to create both the "telescopic laser cannon" and "particle beam cannon" arrays the pieces were capable of forming on the Generation 1 toy; the stock also transforms into a "flight stand" that can support the figure in mid-air. In addition to his "regular" face, Megatron has alternate angry and smiling faces, plus a fourth, damaged face that, together with an alternate damaged chestplate, replicates his injuries from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. When his face is removed, it exposes a detailed recreation of the interior of his head as it was shown during the "x-ray" sequence in the film, when he was reformatted into Galvatron.

:Like the previous ''Masterpiece'' figure, Megatron comes with the pistol and energy dagger used during his battle with Prime in the movie, and his energon mace from "More than Meets the Eye, Part 2," which this time comes with a jointed plastic chain that allows the weapon to be posed dynamically, in addition to a regular, "real" chain. Finally, he also comes with a diecast Key to Vector Sigma from the [[The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1|two]]-[[The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2|part]] Generation 1 cartoon episode of the same name, and the clone control helmet he wore in "[[A Prime Problem]]."

:Unfortunately, this figure is prone to paint damage on areas that scrape together during transformation. Significant care must be taken when covering the robot face with the chestplate (or you can just take the face off beforehand as a precaution). It is apparently impossible to attach the silencer without scraping some paint off the gun barrel, not helped by the fact of some copies having the silencer stuck due to the inner plastic piece meant to slide inside the gun barrel being too thick.

:Megatron holds the distinction of being the first ''Masterpiece'' figure with a soundbox, activated by pressing a button on the fusion cannon, with a red switch to give a selection. The three positions of the cannon's sliding switch now denote a singular laser noise, the transformation sound effect (played forwards and backwards), and five speech clips by his Japanese voice actor, [[Seizō Katō]]: "Wa-ha-ha-ha, kono orokamono-me!" (Bwah ha ha ha! You fools!), "Eei, Cybertron o hineri-tsubuse!" (Hrr--crush the Autobots!), "Kono yaku-tatazu mono ga!" (You're all useless!), "Eei, hakai shite kureru wa!" (Grrah, I'll destroy you!), and "Destron gundan, transform!" (Decepticon army, transform!). Due to Katō's death three years prior, Megatron's clips were reused from the [[2005]] [[reissue]] [[Galvatron (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Galvatron]].

:When purchased in some non-Japanese online stores like [[BigBadToyStore]], Megatron comes with an orange plug.
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:On the other hand, Megatron also comes with a [[collector coin]], if bought in Asian countries outside of Japan.

:This figure was reissued by TakaraTomy on [[January 27]], [[2018]].

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[[File:Masterpiece-MP-36+Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66| I have fewer accessories than the other one while being more nostalgic, I'm just as difficult to transform, but your money is in your hands right now, oh whatever shall you do?]]
*'''Megatron''' ([[December 29]], [[2018]])
**''ID number'': '''MP-36+'''
**''Accessories'': Fusion cannon/scope, stock, silencer, toy-accurate face, neutral face, angry face, smiling face, chestplate, cartoon-accurate chestplate

:A redeco of MP-36, this Megatron replicates his [[#Generation 1|Generation 1 toy's appearance]], complete with vacuum-metalized parts and several stickers. Subsequently, most of the original MP-36 accessories are omitted, such as the Key to Vector Sigma, Clone Control Helmet, and the 1986 movie accessories. However, it maintains all face plates based from the MP-36 mold, but with yellow eyes, and suitable for either figure, as well as adding a shiny chromed version of the cartoon-accurate chest plate, for those who prefer to interpret the Megatron's coloring in the cartoon as silver rather than gray.

:In aid of the "toy-accurate" theme, Megatron's gun barrel is now nominally positioned next to his right hip rather than on his back; this required no retooling as it can also be achieved with the regular MP-36. Among the toy-accurate deco enhancements is the addition of Decepticon logos onto the handle of the gun mode. Due to the transformation pattern, these logos end up [[Wikipedia:tramp stamp|amusingly placed]] on his butt.

:When purchased from a seller supplied by Hasbro Asia, MP-36+ comes with a collector coin. The coin and the card it's mounted on appear almost identical to the one included with the original version, except for a "+" added on the reverse side of the coin, and the "2018" date stamp on the back of the card.

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[[File:TF-Masterpiece-MP-52-Starscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Starscream Ver. 2.0''' ([[June 26]], [[2021]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-52'''

:The all-new-for-2021 ''Masterpiece'' [[Starscream (G1)/toys#MP52|Starscream]] includes his own Megatron gun mode accessory, produced without a removable scope or stock. Megatron can peg underneath Starscream's fuselage in his vehicle mode, or his handle can extend for Starscream to wield him in robot mode.

:Despite a history of many ''Masterpiece'' Starscreams and many gun mode Megatron accessories, this is the first time that a ''Masterpiece'' Starscream has actually ''included'' a Megatron!

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[[File:TF-Masterpiece-MP-52-Skywarp.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Skywarp Ver. 2.0''' ([[December 25]], [[2021]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-52+'''

:MP-52 Starscream's redeco [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#MP52|Skywarp]] also includes the same Megatron accessory, now painted in a slightly darker grey.
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==''Titanium Series''==
[[File:TitaniumGIJoeHeroesMegatron toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|THE BOX OF DOOM.]]
*'''Megatron''' (6" Cybertron Heroes, 2006)
**''Accessories'': Stand with nameplate
{{toydesigner|[[Don Figueroa]] (concept artist)}}

:Part of the very first wave of six-inch ''[[Titanium Series]]'' toys, Megatron was inspired by [[Dreamwave Productions]]' first ''[[Transformers/G.I. Joe]]'' comic book series, set in an alternate-reality World War II. Since the gun mode Megatron sported in that story was nonviable as a toy, this toy features a newly-designed tank alternate mode of made-up model. The backstory of the Megatron from the crossover, including references to Cobra, was retained on the package, make it the first U.S. figure ever produced as part of a ''G.I. Joe / [[Transformers brand|Transformers]]'' crossover.

:The toy suffers from a number of unusual shortcomings, and proved a rather hefty [[shelfwarmer]]. Notably, due to a large number of [[design flaw]]s, it is known to fall apart very easily, with the crotch coming undone with minimal force and the arms and legs often popping off over the course of basic transformation or even movement. In particular, the lower body is attached to the torso by very thin open clips, unsuited for holding up the weight of entirely [[die-cast]] legs, and the lower arms, which need to be pulled out, are extremely liable to disconnect from their balljoints rather than extending properly. Many of the joints are also extremely loose, owing to both poor construction and the excessive weight of the limbs.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2006/Decepticon/TitMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Titanium Megatron at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.yojoe.com/archive/actfig/tmegs/ Packaging images and text at YoJoe.com]''

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[[File:Megatrontitaniumtww.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|THE... NAP OF DOOM?]]
*'''War Within Megatron''' (6" Cybertron Heroes, 2007)
**''Accessories'': Arm cannon, shield, stand with nameplate
{{toydesigner|[[Don Figueroa]] (concept artist)}}

:The second ''Titanium Series'' Megatron is based on his [[Transformers: The War Within|''War Within'']] design and was initially shown at [[BotCon 2006]], and was released in spring of 2007. Like the original comic book design, his robot mode has a removable arm cannon and shield. In contrast to his previous ''Titanium'' toy, this Megatron has a more posable robot mode, but a fairly unimpressive alternate mode with a transformation that consists of little more than lying the toy on its back and attaching the gun/shield. There is a small clip on the back of the toy which designer [[Don Figueroa]] said was to hold his sword, seen in the comic book, but that accessory was ultimately not produced.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2007/Decepticon/TitTWWMegatron/megatron.htm More information on War Within Megatron at TFU.info]''
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[[File:Titanium war within 2pack.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|NAP OF DOOM ''IN'' A BOX.]]
*'''War Within Optimus Prime vs. War Within Megatron''' (Two-pack, 2007)
**''Accessories'': Arm cannon, shield
{{toydesigner|[[Don Figueroa]] (concept artist)}}

:This [[Toys"R"Us]] [[exclusive]] ''Titanium'' two-pack includes the previously-released ''War Within'' Megatron and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Titanium|Optimus Prime]] figures along with a copy of [[The War Within issue 5|''The War Within'' #5]] with an exclusive variant cover. Despite being mentioned in the joint [[instructions]] leaflet for the set, the display bases which came with the individual releases of the figures are not included.

:As the mass retail release of the last waves of the ''Titanium'' "Cybertron Heroes" figures was delayed for several months, this two-pack release Megatron was initially more widely available than the individually-sold one. The pack itself was available in two variations: One version has the Optimus Prime figure more or less identical to its individual release, whereas the other one drops the additional black paint weathering, making him much cleaner-looking.
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==''Classics''==
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[[File:Class06-toy Megatron Voyager.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Foam Darts Sold Separately]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron''' (Voyager Class, 2006)}}</ul>
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro), [[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:After years of tanks and jets, ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' Megatron finally found a way to take Megatron back to his root as a transforming gun, complete with a working crosshairs in his scope and a spring-loaded clicking trigger. Described on-package as a "fusion blaster", Megatron's gun mode is apparently based on a [[:File:N-strike maverick.jpg|Nerf N-Strike Maverick blaster]], and decked out in a [[for safety reasons|safety-regulation-friendly]] color scheme consisting of lots of green and purple (in an apparent homage to his old ''Generation 2'' colors), plus bright orange on both the tip of the barrel and the scope. Years later, it would be discovered that, for currently unknown reasons, the bright color of this orange plastic would fade over time, even if not directly exposed to sunlight.

:Early [[stock photography|official Hasbro photographs]], including those appearing on the toy's [[packaging]], show the gun mode's trigger and other small parts as being orange, those parts were gray in later stock photography and the final release. They also depict Megatron with noticeably different "eyebrow" [[paint operation]]s that matched those of the original Megatron toy, consisting of two small black triangles on his gray plastic forehead. The finished toy inverts this, painting most of his forehead black and leaving the triangles unpainted grey.

:In a glaring example of poor [[quality control]], the back of the packaging reads "working scope becomes anti-proton pulse ''[[canon]]''!"<ref name="canon">[http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/toys/classics/megatron/928/2/20/ ''Classics'' Megatron's packaging misspells "cannon" as "canon".]</ref>

:''Classics'' Megatron was redecoed in Japan [[#Henkei! Henkei!|as part of]] the ''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]] Transformers'' line by [[TakaraTomy]]. It was also used for the [[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]] [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#Platinum Edition|Megatron]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2006/Decepticon/ClassicsMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Classics Voyager Megatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Classicstoy ultimate battle megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Former moonwalker extraordinaire.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Optimus Prime vs Megatron: The Ultimate Battle''' (Multi-pack, 2006)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Rifle
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro), [[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Joe Kyde]] (deco artist)}}

: "Ultimate Battle" Megatron evokes his ''Generation 2'' form as a green tank. Like his pack-in partner, who has a spinning "power punch" action, Megatron features a similar "spinning dervish action" gimmick, his right arm ending not in a fist but a bladed polearm which whirls around with the press of a button at his shoulder. At best, it looks silly, but at worst, it comes off easily. He comes with a small rifle with a rather pointless flip-out stock extension. The tip of his cannon is a detachable piece and can ''very'' easily become lost if care is not taken.

: Megatron is [[misassembly|misassembled]] in-package, with his feet swapped and attached backward. Although not immediately noticeable because the [[:File:MegatronUltimateBattle.jpg|promotional]] and box-art photography also show this misassembly, any attempt to transform Megatron into tank mode immediately demonstrates the mistake, which is easily corrected by unscrewing his lower legs, reversing the foot pieces, and attaching each to the opposite leg (as has been done in the picture at right).

:In the United States, Megatron was only available in a special two-pack with a similarly unique ''Classics'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#UltimateBattle|Optimus Prime toy]], and the specially-produced "[[Optimus Prime vs Megatron: The Ultimate Battle|The Ultimate Battle]]" DVD (which is, inappropriately enough, entirely about the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family|Unicron Trilogy]]). The two-pack (including the DVD) was also available as a [[Walmart]] [[exclusive]] "Bonus Value" version with two randomly selected members of the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Giant Planet Mini-Con Team]], in the combinations [[Overcast (Cybertron)|Overcast]]/[[Longarm (Cybertron)|Longarm]], Overcast/[[Deepdive (Cybertron)|Deepdive]] and Deepdive/Longarm. International markets, including European countries, saw the two-pack in a considerably smaller, differently-shaped box that was lacking the DVD case (in the [[United Kingdom]] and the Netherlands, the DVD just came in a paper sleeve; in other European countries, it was instead made available separately). In addition, the two figures were also sold on [[#cardedultbattle|individual cardbacks]] in some countries (see below). For the United States market, the two-pack was [[rebranding|rebranded]] and [[#universeultbattle|re-released]] in the [[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|''Universe'']] line in 2007, and [[#2010ultimatebattle|again in 2011]] for the [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 ''Transformers'']] line.

:Not initially released in Japan, this sculpt only got a TakaraTomy release six years later when it was redecoed into "[[#UnitedTank|Tank Megatron]]" for TakaraTomy's ''[[Transformers United|United]]'' toyline.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2006/Decepticon/ClassicsDVDMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Classics Deluxe Megatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Classicstoy ultimate battle megatron carded.jpg|upright=0.66|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron''' (Deluxe Class, 2007)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Rifle

:The "Ultimate Battle" version of Megatron was also sold on his own in several countries: Mexico, Singapore, and some European countries including the [[United Kingdom]], the Netherlands, Hungary and also Russia.

: This release is identical to the two-pack version, down to his misassembled feet.
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==''Universe'' (2003)==
{{anchor|universeultbattle}}[[File:Universetoy ultimate battle.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Optimus Prime vs Megatron: The Ultimate Battle''' (Multi-pack, 2007/2008)
**''Accessories:'' Rifle

:The "Ultimate Battle" two-pack, sans DVD, was [[rebranding|rebranded]] for inclusion in the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' toy line, and one was one of the last releases to come out of the line, several years after it had ceased regularly releasing figures. The set appeared in liquidation outlets like Big Lots! and Dollar General stores in Fall 2007, then later in [[KB Toys]] in Summer 2008. The figures remain identical to their previous releases, with Megatron's feet still coming assembled backwards.
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==''Sports Label''==
[[File:Nikeatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Some idiots thought I was going to be life-sized! Fools! Foooools!!!]]
*'''Megatron featuring Nike Free 7.0''' (2007)
**''ID number:'' '''02'''
**''Accessories:'' two-part gun
{{toydesigner|[[Hironori Kobayashi]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:''[[Transformers Sports Label|Sports Label]]'' Megatron is a retool of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Sports Label|''Sports Label'' Convoy]], one of the strangest examples of licensed ''Transformers'' products in that he transforms into a ''shoe''. Something of a [[shellformer]], this baffling incarnation of Megatron is primarily black and silver in his alternate mode as a realistic-looking (if notably undersized) Nike Free 7.0 sneaker, complete with gratuitously long real fabric shoelaces (characterized as "electrical discharge cables" in his bio). In robot mode, he sports some additional red paint applications and a somewhat uniquely-shaped yet instantly recognizable Generation 1-inspired head. Also in this mode, Megatron's feet are sculpted in the likeness of his own sneaker mode, making it seem like he's wearing himself!

:His gun splits into two halves and stores inside his [[kibble]] in shoe mode. It can be held in his hands or mounted on his forearm in traditional Megatron fashion. In an undocumented feature, it has two handle pegs on opposite sides, so that it can be held either at its far end or halfway along its length. The gun halves can also be plugged together in two different ways.

:This mold might have been planned for a redeco into [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Sports Label|''Sports Label'' Starscream]], but that's a bit vague.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2007/Destron/SLMegatron/megatron.htm More information on ''Sports Label'' Megatron at TFU.info]''
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==''Encore''==
[[File:Encoretoy megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Megatron''' (2007)
**''ID number:'' '''02'''
**''Accessories'': Silencer, stock, telescopic sight/fusion cannon, "high-density infrared laser cannon", sword, 20 bullets

:The original Generation 1 Megatron figure was reissued yet again in 2007 as part of TakaraTomy's new line of ''[[Transformers Encore|Encore]]'' reissues. Like previous reissues, this Megatron features the Hasbro colors and the accessories from both Hasbro and Takara editions of the figure, with the distinguishing new feature of a tan shade to both his gray plastic and his chrome.
{{G1MegatronMold}}
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==''Henkei! Henkei!''==
[[File:Henkeitoy megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Megatron's palette must be swapped... no matter the cost."]]
*'''Megatron''' ([[March 13]], [[2008]])
**''ID number:'' '''D-01'''
{{toydesigner|[[Hisashi Yuki]] (deco artist)}}

:''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]] Transformers'' Megatron is a redeco of the ''Classics'' Voyager Class mold. Not bound by the safety regulations that necessitated ''Classics'' Megatron's more colorful appearance, ''Henkei'' Megatron features a significantly different color scheme of black, silver and red designed to make him resemble his original Generation 1 appearance, including translucent red plastic to replicate his classic cartoon "Decepticon red" eyes. All ''Henkei'' toys feature (somewhat randomly-applied) vacuum-metalized chrome parts; in Megatron's case, his chest plate and kneecaps are chromed silver.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2006/Decepticon/ClassicsMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Henkei Megatron at TFU.info]''
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==''Universe'' (2008)==
{{anchor|2008legend}}[[File:Megatronlegend2008.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|His shoulders hurt too, buddy!]]
*'''Megatron''' (Legends of Cybertron, 2008)
**''Series'': '''Classic Series'''
{{toydesigner|[[Bill Rawley]] (Hasbro)}}

:A [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]] version of Megatron inspired by [[#Generation 2|his ''Generation 2'' tank design]], although featuring a more realistic shade of green.

:Sadly, because of his transformation, when transformed into tank mode his turret doesn't turn around. Some of Legends Class Megatron's transformation shares several similarities to his Generation 2 toy.

:Although his first stock photography features a slightly long turret, the final product had it shortened.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/LegendsMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Universe Megatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Universe2008-toy SEMegatron.JPG|upright=1.66|thumb|"Psst, my cannon shoots Nerf darts."]]
*'''Megatron''' (Deluxe Class: Special Edition, 2008)
**''ID number:'' '''SE-02'''
**''Accessories:'' Rifle
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (deco artist)|[[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

:This "Special Edition" of Megatron is a redeco of the "Ultimate Battle" Megatron from ''Classics'', this time featuring a Generation 1-inspired deco of grays, red and black. This new deco takes advantage of the toy's mould break-up to add a fifth plastic colour (where the original only had four), dividing the parts which were dark grey on the original version between light grey, red and black plastic. Also marking this figure as a particularly "special" edition is the fact that it's the first release of the figure to assemble his feet the correct way around. Amusingly, his [[packaging]] [[stock photography]] depicts him as ''missing a part'': his cannon's detachable tip is missing, and the tip of the cannon's stub is painted red to somehow compensate for that.

:Like all the figures in the small Special Edition line, Megatron was designed for Australasian markets and features a bookbox style packaging with black-and-white boxart, retailing at about 150% of the price for a normal deluxe outside of the United States. He was not available at retail in North America, but was for sale on Hasbrotoyshop.com, like the other Special Edition toys. Years later, Hasbro liquidated excess stock of the special edition figures through Marshall's stores and were sold for a fraction of the original prices.

:Oddly enough, this Megatron and the three other Universe Special Edition toys were included in Taiwanese special value packs each containing a [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)/home video|''Revenge of the Fallen'' DVD]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/HTSMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Special Edition Megatron at TFU.info]''
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==''Alternity''==
[[File:Alternity Megatron Toy Blade Silver.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Behold, my Inertia Manipulating Device under my Skirt Armor!!!]]
*'''Megatron [Blade Silver]''' (2009)
**''ID number:'' '''A-02'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 "tesseractal swords"
{{toydesigner|[[Hironori Kobayashi]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Hirofumi Ichikawa]] (concept artist)}}
:The ''[[Transformers: Alternity|Alternity]]'' Megatron toy transforms into a 1:32 scale model of a Nissan 370Z and features die-cast metal parts and rubber tires. The figure wields two "tesseractal swords" which can be pegged at its hips, or stored under the car in vehicle mode. Each forearm features a flip-out "gravital blade."

: In the hyper-dimensional world of the oft-confusing ''Alternity'' fiction, each figure from this line represents a distinct version of a character from a separate [[universal stream]], but which precise Megatron the "Blade Silver" toy embodies has not been disclosed. Upon its initial release, this toy was also available in blue (see below), and later redecoed in a black variant as well. It was later redecoed into ''Alternity'' [[Galvatron (G1)/toys#Alternity|Galvatron]].

:[[:File:Alternity Megatron Cannon.jpg|Early concepts]] for ''Alternity'' showed him with the trademark fusion cannon rather than his twin swords, as well as a pronounced Decepticon [[insignia]] on his chest.

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[[File:Alternitytoy blue megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Megatron [Premium LeMans Blue]''' (2009)
**''ID number:'' '''A-02'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 "tesseractal swords"
{{toydesigner|[[Hironori Kobayashi]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Hirofumi Ichikawa]] (concept artist)}}

: "Premium LeMans Blue" Megatron is a blue redeco of the "Blade Silver" version, representing the Megatron of [[universal stream]] [[BT World|Primax 903.0 Beta]]. The figure was available simultaneously with the "Blade Silver" version, sharing the same packaging and pack-in materials, save for the color of the illustration on the front of the box, and a sticker that identified the figure within.

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[[File:Alternitytoy black megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Megatron [Diamond Black]''' (2009)
**''ID number:'' '''A-02'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 "tesseractal swords"
{{toydesigner|[[Hironori Kobayashi]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Hirofumi Ichikawa]] (concept artist)}}

: Another redeco of ''Alternity'' Megatron, this time transforming into a black car with robot parts in red and gold, and specifically representing the Megatron of universal stream [[Primax 1286.3 Kappa]]. It was released several months after the first two Megatrons and featured a new package illustration.
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==''United''==
[[File:Unitedtoy cybertron megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Megatron Cybertron Mode''' ([[December 25]], 2010)
**''ID number'': '''UN-04'''
**''Accessories'': Cannon/missile launcher, energy-blast missile

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers United|United]]'' product, "Cybertron Mode" Megatron is a [[redeco]] of the Deluxe Class [[Megatron (WFC)/toys#Generations|''War for Cybertron'' Megatron toy]], transforming into a Cybertronian self-propelled gun. The treads of his vehicle can be positioned in either a vertical configuration like a traditional tank or in a horizontal, [[Popular Cybertronian vehicle alternate modes#Hovertank|hovertank]] configuration. Megatron's spring-loaded cannon can attach to either arm.

:Megatron is cast in a deep dark metallic gray plastic rather than the light gray plastic of the Hasbro version. He also features a blood red metallic paint instead of the more traditional red used on the Hasbro version. Other notable differences include the Decepticon symbol upon his chest as well as lacking paint on the sliding mechanism within his fusion cannon.

:This mold was also used to make [[Darkside Megatron]].

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[[File:United Megatron voyager toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|No, I didn't direct any of the ''Taken'' films!]]
*'''Megatron''' (December 25, 2010)
**''ID number:'' '''UN-09'''

:The second ''United'' Megatron (but still part of the first assortment) is a redeco of the Voyager Class mold from ''[[#Classics|Classics]]''/''[[#Henkei! Henkei!|Henkei!]]''.

:This release of Megatron features an extensive silver paint job, as well as metallic crimson for details. This figure's deco is based on the G1 cartoon model, removing any extraneous painted details from the previous releases. The face and eyebrow crest are painted white, giving it an appearance very similar to the initial solicitations of ''Classics'' Megatron.

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[[File:Unitedtoy thunder megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Megatron rules!" isn't written anywhere on my body, so doesn't that technically make me [[Archforce]]?]]
*'''Tank Megatron''' ([[January 28]], 2012)
**''ID number:'' '''UN-25'''
**''Accessories:'' Rifle

:Tank Megatron is the first Japanese release of the "Ultimate Battle" Deluxe Class Megatron mold from ''Classics'', in a new color scheme paying homage to his [[#Hero|''Generation 2'' "Hero" deco]]. The connection is strengthened by the [[:File:United Megatron Rules.jpg|photo on the back of the packaging]], which depicts Megatron standing in a ruined, burning landscape, surrounded by over a dozen "Megatron Rules" signs.

:Like the 5th and 6th wave figures, Tank Megatron's package feature a sticker that said "limited quantity (数量限定)", indicating that this figure is released in limited numbers after its first and only shipment.

:Like the [[#UniSpecEd|''Universe'' Special Edition figure above]], Tank Megatron features correctly assembled feet. He was originally solicited as "'''Thunder Megatron'''".
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==''Transformers'' (2010)==
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[[File:TF2010-toy Legends Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Safety first!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron''' (Legends Class, 2011)}}</ul>
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (Hasbro)}}

: Part of the first wave of the [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 ''Transformers'' line]]'s "[[Transformers (2010 toyline)#Hasbro Reveal the Shield subline|Reveal the Shield]]" Legends Class toys, this toy is based on Megatron's Generation 1 cartoon appearance (with a little inspiration from [[IDW Publishing|IDW]]'s ''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron]]'' design around the abdomen), transforming into a variation on Megatron's original gun mode (referred to as a "blaster" on Hasbro's website). As he was part of Reveal the Shield, he has a [[rubsign]] on his chest.

[[File:MP Acid Storm-Chronicle gun Megatron-Pull My Trigger.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|To hell with safety!]]
: In a fit of complete awesomeness, the figure is sculpted with notches in its handle that specifically allow the ''Masterpiece'' [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Starscream]] mold to grip it. Additionally, the slightly thicker portion of the barrel closer to the main body can be held by the clip included with ''Masterpiece'' Starscream and attach to his jet mode. Unfortunately, Megatron can only be held vertically.

: Despite his tiny size, Hasbro had to cast much of the gun (his arms, the barrel/fusion cannon, and the upper half of his torso) in orange plastic [[for safety reasons]] (not helped by the fact that [https://io9.gizmodo.com/the-tiniest-cutest-guns-that-shoot-real-bullets-1683682859 functional small guns do exist]). Official Hasbro [[stock photography|stock photos]] and early [[prototype|samples]] from China had the orange plastic on the barrel fully painted over in gray, yet the final toy leaves the end of the barrel unpainted.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2011/Decepticon/RTSMegatron/megatron.htm More information on "Reveal the Shield" Megatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:TF2010toy ultimate battle.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''The Ultimate Battle''' (Multi-pack, 2011)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Rifle

: ''Another'' [[rebranding|rebranded]] re-release of the ''Classics'' "[[#UltimateBattle|Ultimate Battle]]" set, again lacking the DVD and featuring [[misassembly|misassembled]] feet on Megatron.

: This particular release of the set was available as a "shared exclusive" between Dollar General stores and online retailer [[BigBadToyStore]]. This set was also available at Canadian Tire stores in [[Canada]].

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron''' (Legends Class, 2012)}}</ul>

: A [[rebranding|rebranded]] version of ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Legends Class Megatron]] without changes (besides the packaging) was released as a "Dollar Store" exclusive (available at stores such as Dollar General and Big Lots) in generic 2010 ''Transformers'' packaging packaging alongside [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#DollarLegends|Optimus Prime]], [[Starscream (G1)/toys#DollarLegends|Starscream]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#DollarLegends|Bumblebee]].

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==''Kre-O''==
[[File:KreO Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron''' (2011)}}</ul>
:*''Set number'': '''30688'''
:*''Pieces'': '''310'''
:*''Kreons'': Megatron, [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Shockwave]], [[Specialist]], [[Police Officer]]
:*''Accessories'': Clip-on Megatron cannon

: While the large brick-built Megatron in this ''[[Kre-O]]'' set is based on the [[Megatron (Movie)|live-action film Megatron]] in his ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]'' body, the accompanying Megatron [[Kreon]] is very much a Generation 1 Megatron, at least from the neck down. The helmet is definitely a "cleaner" take on the movie-style helmet, but those [[tampograph]]s are a simplified version of the [[#Generation 1|original Megatron toy]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Decepticon/Kre-OMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Megatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:KreO-Toy MegatronCustomKreon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Gwilled, gwilled, gwilled, gwilled cheese, if you pwease.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron''' (Custom Kreon, 2013)}}</ul>
:*''Set number'': '''A6088'''
:*''Pieces'': '''36'''
:*''Accessories'': Rack, clip-on Megatron cannon, bazooka, Cobra Commander pistol, wing-pack, claw attachment, double-bladed staff

: Part of the first assortment of "Custom Kreons", this version of Megatron comes with a buildable parts rack on which to hang/store his many many extra pieces. His [[tampograph]]s are much more heavily-detailed than the original Kreon, and his plastics have a slight metal-flake sheen. His "normal" helmet and arm cannon are [[Vacuum metallizing|chromed]], plus he comes with an extra clear-plastic helmet, torso and legs. He also has a pair of extra arms and a wing-pack (originally from the ''Kre-O Battleship'' aliens), plus a buildable bazooka, a small pistol (originally [[Cobra Commander]]'s from the ''Kre-O [[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' series), a claw-attachment for his wrists, and a double-headed staff weapon.

: The cross-sell advertisement from the back of the packaging features a bizarre error: [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Custom|Soundwave]] and [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Custom|Starscream]] are mislabeled. Soundwave is labeled as Starscream, while Starscream is labeled as Megatron.

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[[File:Kre-O-Gashapon-Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron''' (Transformers Kreon Gashapon, 2013)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Cobra Commander pistol

: In late 2014, twelve Kreons were sold through TakaraTomy's "[[TakaraTomy A.R.T.S]]" [[Gacha]] capsule-toy machines in Japan. Thankfully for the rest of the world, these Kreons are all basically identical to previously-released ones in the Hasbro lines. The Gacha release of Megatron is basically the base Custom Kreon Megatron using his clear-plastic helmet and carrying the Cobra Commander pistol, lacking his fusion cannon (and of course all those other parts and accessories).
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[[File:KreO-Toy MegatronC84.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Of course we take class pics on a bad helm day.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Kreon Class of 1984''' (Kreon figure set, 2014)}}</ul>
:*''Set number'': '''B0090'''
:*''Voted'': Best Frenemies (With Starscream)
:*''Accessories'': Clip-on Megatron cannon

: The [[Kreon Class of 1984]] version of Megatron is ''even more'' toy-based [[tampograph]]s than his prior versions, including his face detailing. Yes, it's a whole new tampograph layout. He's also mostly in metallic silver plastic, yet his helmet remains light flat gray.

:He was only available in a pack of 30 Kreons dubbed the "Kreon Class of 1984". This set was made for sale at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2014. Remaining stock was to be sold at [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] online, only there ''was'' no remaining stock after the show.

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Brick Box''' (2015)}}</ul>
:*''Set number'': '''B2961'''
:*''Pieces'': '''88'''
:*''Accessories'': Megatron clip-on cannon

: Sold only at discount chains like Family Dollar, this version of Megatron uses the new 2015 style of Kreon hips and torso, with a hollow hip-peg and a central post inside the torso for increased grip... which also makes them incompatible with about four years' worth of Kreons. He also features entirely new face and chest tampographs. So version number four of the same base design.

: The set comes with two bags of ''Kre-O'' parts, one coming from the [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Kre-O|first-year Starscream kit]] (mostly all the small bits and landing gear), the other "new" with some basic bricks and plates. The set has no instructions, as it's just a box of bricks to make whatever with.

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[[File:KreO-toy Megatron BattleChanger Tank.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Optimus Prime VS Megatron''' (Battle Changers 2-pack, 2015)}}</ul>
:*''Set Number'': '''B1508/B0564'''
:*''Pieces'': ''198''
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro)}}<ref>[https://youtu.be/PdsHMGVDZFg?si=7IIIhq2AU8jwMnSx Interview] with [[Hasbro]] designer [[Evan Brooks]] on the Triple Takeover podcast, from their YouTube channel</ref>

: Available in a two pack set with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#BattleChangers2pack|Battle Changers Optimus Prime]], this Megatron uses a base Kreon torso, but the limbs and backpack are extensively built up, allowing him to transform into a Cybertronian tank without removing any parts. His chest tampographs include various bits of battle damage.

: All of the 2015 ''Transformers Kre-O'' product was skipped by retailers in the US (at first), seeing release in Canada, Australia and various Asian markets. In late 2015, much of the line was finally released at discount in the US through TJ Maxx and Marshalls stores, including this set.
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==''G.I. Joe and the Transformers''==
[[File:JoevsTF megatron accessory.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|That's nice, but where's the [[Joey Slick]] figure?]]
*'''Starscream Sky Striker (XP-21F) with Cobra Commander''' (2011)

: Produced exclusively for [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2011, this redeco of the ''G.I. Joe'' [[Skystriker (G.I. Joe)|Sky Striker]] jet plane [[Starscream (G1)/merchandise#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|into Starscream colors]] comes with a 3.75" [[Cobra Commander#G.I. Joe and the Transformers 2|Cobra Commander]] pilot figure, among whose accessories is a non-transforming gun mode Megatron.

::*''[https://www.yojoe.com/action/11/cobracommander47.shtml More information on Cobra Commander (v47) (with Megatron) at YoJoe.com]''

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[[File:Ninja Force Megatron toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"What'sss thisss? A Megatron for antsssssssss????"]]
*''' G.I. Joe featuring Ninja Force and Transformers''' (2017)
:A redeco of the ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#GenerationsLegends|Legends Class Megatron]] in G2 colors was included in a crossover set sold by [[Fun Publications]]. The toy is translucent to represent a 3D hologram of Megatron's design schematics, thus giving a reason for why it is so small in relation to the other figures in the set. Also included is a redeco of the above gun mode Megatron accessory.

:Also in the box set were [[Ratbat (G1)/toys#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Ratbat]], the ''Joe'' figures [[Scarlett#NinjaForce|Ninja Force: Scarlett]], [[Sidney Biggles-Jones#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Dr. Sidney Biggles-Jones]], and [[Cobra Commander#FubPub|Cobra Commander]], a figurine of [[Blackcat (G1)#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Autobot Black Cat]], and accessories of [[Toaster#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Autobot Toaster]] and three [[Crusticon#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Crusticon]]s.

::*''[https://www.yojoe.com/action/17/megatron.shtml More information on Megatron (v1) at YoJoe.com]''
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==''Chronicle''==
[[File:Chronicletoy ez megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Megatron''' (EZ Collection, 2011)

:A redeco of the 2010 ''Transformers'' Legends Class Megatron was released in Japan as part of the ''[[Transformers Chronicle (toyline)|Chronicle]]'' EZ Collection line. Due to Japan's different gun laws, he is instead cast in gray plastic, with the barrel being fully painted. The gray paint on the aforementioned barrel is also darker and metallic, (instead of Hasbro's glossy light-gray paint) his red [[paint operation]]s are darker, and he replaces the rubsign with a full-color Decepticon symbol [[tampograph]]. This toy was only available [[Blindpacking|blindpacked]].

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[[File:Chronicletoy-CH02G1Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''G1 Megatron & Movie Megatron''' (Multi-pack, 2011)
**''ID number:'' '''CH02'''
**''Accessories:'' Fusion cannon, "high-density infrared laser cannon", sword, 20 bullets

:This reissue of the original Generation 1 Megatron toy comes in a two-pack with a redeco of ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' Voyager Class [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Chronicle|Megatron]]. This version of Megatron is made to the specifications of the 1986 "[[#GoodBye|Goodbye Megatron]]" release, featuring red plastic (as opposed to the original Takara blue) but lacking any silver chrome, including his fusion cannon but not his stock and silencer, armed with his laser cannon and sword, and retaining his bullet-firing mechanism. Like most Megatron reissues, the toy features a slight variation in plastic colors from previous releases, this time giving him a darker warmer gray than normal. In a new twist, this version of Megatron features tampographed symbols on his chest and back.
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[[File:Chronicletoy ez series2 megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|[[Trukk not munky|Gunn not Tank]]!...no wait, tank is cooler.]]
*'''Megatron''' (EZ Collection, 2011)

:A [[redeco]] of the [[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]] [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]] Megatron, this time inspired by his smaller ''Generation 2'' "Hero" tank design.
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==''Generations''==
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==''Bot Shots''==
[[File:Bot Shots S1 BP004 Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Nemesis Prime / Megatron / Acid Storm''' (Multi-pack, 2012)
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Number'': '''BP004'''
***''Fist strength'': '''170'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''820'''
***''Sword strength'': '''625'''

:Part of the first wave of ''[[Bot Shots (toyline)|Bot Shots]]'' Series 1 three-packs, Megatron is a teeny tank that borrows some elements from both the ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)|War for Cybertron]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' Megatron designs. He has [[Autotransformation|a spring-loaded automatic transformation]] to robot mode triggered when his front is pressed, and has a "spinner" in his chest that shows his three attack types and power levels.

:He comes with [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]] and [[Acid Storm (G1)|Super Bot Acid Storm]]. He shares parts with [[Brawl (Movie)#Bot Shots|Decepticon Brawl]] and [[Shockwave (Movie)#Bot Shots|Shockwave]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Decepticon/BS3pkMegatron/megatron.htm More information on 3-pack Megatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BStoy-MegatronLauncher.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Megatron Launcher''' (Launcher, 2012)
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Number'': '''BL002'''
***''Fist strength'': '''530'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''900'''
***''Sword strength'': '''210'''

:Part of the first wave of ''Bot Shots'' Series 1 Launchers, this is a [[redeco]] of the ''Bot Shots'' tank Megatron mold in bronze. He comes with a large "trailer" tank body extension that transforms into a battle station with flip-out cannons and a launching mechanism. The large, main cannon on the launcher has detailing reminiscent of the original [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s [[fusion cannon]], such as the "dials" on the sides.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Decepticon/BSLMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Launcher Megatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Bot_Shots_Super_Bot_Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Megatron''' (2012)
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Number'': '''Super Bot 003'''
***''Fist strength'': '''285'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''465'''
***''Sword strength'': '''870'''

:Part of the third wave of ''Bot Shots'' Series 1 single-packs, "Super Bot" Megatron transforms into a semi-truck with trailer, taking inspiration from the ''[[Kre-O]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]'' Megatrons. As a Super Bot, he has more lopsided stats (sorta), and was [[Shortpacking|shortpacked]] one per case.

:This mold was redecoed into [[Motormaster (G1)|Motorbreath]]. He shares parts with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Bot Shots|Optimus Prime]] and Nemesis Prime.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Decepticon/BSSBMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Super Bot Megatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BStoy-BattlefortheMatrix-LauncherMegatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Battle for the Matrix''' (Multi-pack, 2012)
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Number'': '''UB003'''
***''Fist strength'': '''875'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''330'''
***''Sword strength'': '''415'''

: This redeco of the tank version of Megatron is cast in a warmer, non-metallic shade of black, with bronze details, a brighter silver face, and brighter red eyes. He comes with a redeco of his launcher, also in black, bronze, and silver.

: The set also comes with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#BotShotBattleForMatrix|Optimus Prime with his launcher]], [[Brawl (Movie)#BotShotBattleForMatrix|Decepticon Brawl]], [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#BotShotBattleForMatrix|Bumblebee]], and a [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Bot Shots|Matrix]] prize.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Decepticon/BSBFTMMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Battle for the Matrix Megatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BStoy-CybertruckMegatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Megatron doesn't ''need'' your puny windshields.]]
*'''Megatron''' (2012)
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Number'': '''B018'''
***''Fist strength'': '''800'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''520'''
***''Sword strength'': '''300'''

:Part of the fifth wave of ''Bot Shots'' Series 1 single-packs, this Megatron is a redeco of Super Bot Megatron in opaque plastics and with a painted "tanker" trailer section. The online Bot Shots checklist refers to this toy as "Megatron Cybertruck", a name not found on the packaging.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Decepticon/BSB018Megatron/megatron.htm More information on "Cybertruck" Megatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BotShots Dragon Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Dragon Track''' (Playset, 2013)
**''Series'': '''2'''
**''Number'': '''UB002'''
***''Fist strength'': '''480'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''735'''
***''Sword strength'': '''405'''
**''Accessories'': Launcher

:Available only with the [[Dragon Track]] set, this version of Megatron is a Flip Shot, changing into a purple jet with animalistic styling on its nose, and featuring a robot mode that's inspired more by ''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Prime]]'' Megatron. An impact to the front of the jet will cause Megatron to flip back into robot mode. He comes with a launcher that can be connected to the track, as well as [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#DragonTrack|Flip Shot Optimus Prime and his launcher]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/BSDTMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Dragon Track Megatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BotShots FireAssault Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"I—I stayed out in the sun too long, okay!?"]]
*'''Decepticon Fire Assault Team''' (Multi-pack, 2013)
**''Series'': '''2'''
**''Number'': '''T016'''
***''Fist strength'': '''290'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''868'''
***''Sword strength'': '''462'''

:A redeco of the original Megatron mold in red and orange, this version of Megatron was available in a five-pack with similar redecos of [[Shockwave (Movie)#FireAssaultTeam|Shockwave]], [[Starscream (G1)/toys#FireAssaultTeam|Starscream]], [[Barricade (Movie)/toys#FireAssaultTeam|Barricade]], and [[Lockdown (ROTF)#FireAssaultTeam|Lockdown]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/BSDFAMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Fire Assault Megatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BStoy-SpinShotMegatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|At least, we think it's a car.]]
*'''Megatron''' (2013)
**''Series'': '''2'''
**''Number'': '''B008'''
***''Fist strength'': '''725'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''220'''
***''Sword strength'': '''675'''

:Part of the third wave of ''Bot Shots'' Series 2 single-packs, this Megatron transforms into a vaguely-animalistic black-and-silver car with wings, and with a robot mode that's also inspired by ''Prime'' Megatron. As a Spin Shot, one manually winds up his upper body beforehand when transforming him into vehicle mode, where striking the front of the vehicle will cause him to burst open and spin while auto-transforming.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/BSSSMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Spin Shot Megatron at TFU.info]''
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==''BeCool''==
[[File:BeCool TankLorry.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Tank Lorry (Megatron)''' (2013)
**''ID number'': '''B18'''

:''[[Bot Shots (toyline)#BeCool|BeCool]]'' "Tank Lorry" is a redeco of the ''Bot Shots'' truck [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#BotShotSuperBot|Megatron]] mold in orange with metallic silver paint on his head, chest, windshield and tanker section. Instead of game stats, the stickers in his chest spinner feature drawings of his vehicle mode, a gas pump and the {{w|kanji}} for "danger" (危).

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[[File:BotShots_BeCool_HyperTankBaseMegatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|In Japan, it's Megatron who gets ''[[Brawl (Movie)#BotShotBattleForMatrix|ANGRY]]''.]]
*'''Hyper Tank and Hyper Tank Base (Megatron)''' (2013)
**''ID number'': '''BS04'''

:"Hyper Tank" is a redeco of the tank [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Bot Shots|Megatron]] mold in bright green that comes with the Hyper Tank Base, a dark green and bronze redeco of the Megatron Launcher. His chest stickers now display pictures of the launcher in base mode, Megatron pulling it in trailer mode, and a compass, and he also comes with an additional sticker sheet for decorating the trailer.
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==''EZ Collection Gum''==
[[File:EZC-toy Megatron Gum.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
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*'''Megatron''' (Candy toy, 2012)
**''ID number'': '''4'''
**''Release date'': [[July 30]] 2012

: Part of the ''[[EZ Collection]] Gum'' [[candy toy]] collection made by TakaraTomy A.R.T.S., this Megatron is another redeco of the Universe Legends Class Megatron toy. While the paint application layouts and general color scheme are identical to the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]''-inspired [[#Chronicle|''Chronicle'' version]] of the toy, all of his purple plastics are absolutely ''covered'' in metallic purple paint, and his dark gray parts are a glossy-metallic plastic.

: As per the toyline's name, he comes with a yellow candy-shelled piece of lemony-flavored gum.

: His on-package tank mode stock photo is mistransformed: the arms are not folded up to form his tank turret. Whoops.
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==''GT''==
[[File:GT Megatron.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb]]
*'''GT-R Megatron''' ([[July 27]], [[2013]])
**''ID number:'' '''GT-03'''
**''Accessories:'' "EX. Cannon", [[Noa]] race queen figure

: ''[[Transformers GT: Mission GT-R (franchise)|Transformers GT]]'' "GT-R Megatron" is a heavy retool of the ''[[Transformers: Alternity|Alternity]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Alternity|Convoy]] toy, transforming into a 1:32 scale replica of the S Road REITO MOLA GT-R race car used by [http://www.mola-international.co.jp/mola.cgi?field=%E3%83%A2%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B9%E3%83%9D%E3%83%BC%E3%83%84%3C%3E%E3%83%81%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A0%E4%BD%93%E5%88%B6 MOLA] in the {{w|Super GT}} racing championship series. He features die-cast metal parts, an opening hood, trunk and doors, as well as an interior, complete with his feet and thighs being sculpted to form the back seats. His armaments include flip-out non-firing blasters on his arms as well as a handheld gun called the EX. Cannon, a weapon designed to resemble the fire extinguishers used at races. Like all ''GT'' toys, Megatron also comes with a [[GT Sister]], a poseable human figure themed after a {{w|race queen}}, his partner being a lady named Noa.

: This mold was also used, with different heads and accessories, to make the other ''Transformers GT'' toys: [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#GT|GT-R Prime]], [[Star Saber (G1)#GT|GT-R Saber]], and [[Fortress Maximus (G1)#GT|GT-R Maximus]].
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==''Go!''==
[[File:Transformers-Go-G09-Hunter-Ratchet.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The ultimate apotheosis of Megatron, apparently. Don't tell the [[#Alternity|Alternity]] guys.]]
*'''Hunter Ratchet''' ([[August 31]], 2013)
**''ID number:'' '''G19'''
**''Accessories:'' Drill
{{note|[[Ratchet (WFC)/toys#Go.21|''Go!'' Hunter Ratchet]] was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as the final form of Megatron in "[[Cybertron Magna Convoy]]" and the ''[[Generations Selects Special Comic|Generations Selects]]'' comic.}}

:Part of the fourth wave of TakaraTomy ''[[Triple Combination: Transformers Go! (toyline)|Go!]]'' toys, Hunter Ratchet is a green, black, and translucent-red redeco of the ''Beast Hunters'' Deluxe Class Ratchet toy. Unusually, he's identified as a Decepticon, complete with [[insignia]]! According to a translated version of the bio, Ratchet was captured by the Decepticons, and forcibly exposed to Dark Energon thus mutating him into a Decepticon.

:This toy was previously repurposed as [[Green Megatron]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/HunterRatchet/ratchet.htm More information on Hunter Ratchet at TFU.info]''
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==Nike==
[[File:NikeMegatronRises.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|''"Peace through touchdowns."'']]
*'''Calvin Johnson Megatron''' (2013)
**''Accessories'': 2 wings (combine to form fusion cannon), football
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (deco artist)}}

:Calvin Johnson Megatron was available with the purchase of {{w|Nike, Inc.|Nike}}'s CJ81 Megatron Trainer Max, inspired by American football player {{w|Calvin Johnson}}, who is [[Megatron (human)|nicknamed]] after the Decepticon leader. A redeco of his [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#T30Deluxe|''Generations Thrilling 30'' Deluxe Class toy]], Megatron transforms from robot to stealth bomber, with his wings detaching to form a fusion cannon in robot mode. He features Johnson's signature printed on his chest, and also includes an American football accessory redecoed from the one included with Red Dog in the 2011 ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' "Slaughter's Marauders Battle Set" which Megatron is totally incapable of actually holding, though since the ball has a divot carved in one side it can be neatly pegged onto the two prongs on the ends of his forearms.
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*'''Megatron Rises 3-Pack''' (2013)
**''Accessories'': 2 wings (combine to form fusion cannon), football
:The Calvin Johnson Megatron figure was also available in the "Megatron Rising 3-Pack", which includes three pairs of Megatron-themed shoes: the Nike CJ81 Megatron Trainer Max, the Megatron Nike Air Trainer SC II, and the Nike CJ81 Megatron Elite TD Cleat, the last of which is exclusive to the pack. The pack was limited to 81 pieces, in reference to Johnson's shirt number, and available only from Nike's 21 Mercer Street store in [[New York City]], select Nike Yardline stores, and Nike.com.
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==''Construct-Bots''==
[[File:Megatron Construct-Bots.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Megatron''' (Elite Class, 2013)
{{toydesigner|[[Andrew Scribner]] (deco artist)}}

: [[Construct-Bots]] Megatron transforms into a wheeled tank-like vehicle. He includes the same parts as the Ultimate Class figure however his armor is translucent purple plastic and he features numerous paint differences. He includes giant red swords, blasters, and a projectile-launching gun.
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[[File:ConstructBots 2pack Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
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*'''Optimus Prime vs Megatron''' (Ultimate Class, 2013)
{{toydesigner|[[Andrew Scribner]] (deco artist), [[Emiliano Santalucia]] (concept artist)}}

: Megatron's Elite Class toy was packed alongside his eternal nemesis [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Construct-Bots|Optimus Prime]]. This version is identical to his Elite-Class single release in construction, but this version features a more Generation 1-based paint scheme. He retains the gimmickry of the Elite-Class version but also includes a myriad of extra parts; enough to switch his alternate form from a tank to a jet if one were so inclined.

:Megatron's blaster was later redeco/reused for [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Construct-Bots|Thundercracker]] and one of ''Timelines'' [[Oilmaster#Timelines|Oilmaster]]'s weapons.
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==''Hero Mashers''==
[[File:HM-toy Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I will destroy Optimus Prime! Then use his arm as a back scratcher!]]
*'''Megatron''' (Battle Upgrade, 2014)
**''Pieces'': '''18'''
**''Accessories'': Backpack, spring-loaded cannon, missile, blaster, energy flail, 2 blaster-pods, "Skywarp" right forearm

: Part of the first wave of "Battle Upgrade" ''[[Hero Mashers]]'' toys, Megatron is a non-transforming action figure with ratchet-joints, about six inches tall. His design is mostly based on Generation 1 Megatron, but with angles and styling very evocative of ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)|War for Cybertron]]'' [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]. He has multiple peg-holes all over that can be used to mount any ''Hero Mashers'' accessory. As a first-wave figure, he has extra ankle articulation that is not present in later waves (a cut that was made to all ''Hero Mashers'' lines, not just the ''Transformers''-branded ones).

: He is designed with a removable head, forearms, thighs, and lower legs, all of which use the same clip-peg/hole joint. This means his pieces can be swapped around in any order, as well as swapped with any other ''Hero Mashers'' figure... which includes figures from [[Marvel Comics]], ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'', and ''[[Jurassic Park|Jurassic World]]'', meaning you can make some pretty freaky combinations.

: While he is (roughly) the same size as a standard Hero Masher, his larger [[size class|price point]] is made up for with a lot more parts and gimmicks. Both of his hands are removable, which allows for accessories to be placed in his wrist sockets, notably his "energy flail" piece. His ''massive'' "fusion cannon" piece is a spring-loaded missile launcher. He also comes with [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Hero Mashers|Skywarp]]'s right forearm, which is a [[redeco]] of ''Hero Mashers'' [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Hero Mashers|Starscream]]'s.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Decepticon/HMMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Megatron at TFU.info]''
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==''EZ Collection''==
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[[File:EZ-Collection-EG-06-Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Megatron''' (EZ Collection, [[April 27]], 2013)
**''ID number'': '''EG-06'''

:Another [[redeco]] of the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' Legends Class Megatron, this individual carded release of ''EZ Collection'' Megatron features gray plastic with purple-painted hands. His stock photography retains the G2 Decepticon symbol, though the toy proper has original Decepticon symbols.
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==''Bearbrick''==
[[File:Bearbrick Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I'm an ''intensive'' care bear.]]
*'''Megatron''' ([[July 17]], 2014)

: A special edition [[Bearbrick]] released in celebration of the ''Transformers'' 30th anniversary, Megatron transforms from a Bearbrick painted up like Megatron to a bear-eared robot. He has no accessories, but holes in his robot mode hands can accommodate other toys' weapons.

: This mold, with a different head sculpt, was also used for the simultaneously released Bearbrick [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Bearbrick|G1 Optimus Prime]] and the later released [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Bearbrick|''Age of Extinction'' Optimus Prime]] and the exclusive [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Bearbrick|G1 Nemesis Prime]], and was further retooled into [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Bearbrick|Bumblebee]] and [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Bearbrick|Starscream]].
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==''Transformers'' (2014)==
[[File:Transformers-2014-Legion-Class-Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Megatron''' (Legion Class, 2014)

:Another re-release of the ''Universe'' Legends Class Megatron sculpt, this time with a slightly lighter shade of green and darker shade of purple camouflage patterns from its previous iterations. Bizarrely, the [[package art]] is taken from the ''Generations'' Legends Class Megatron/Chop Shop two-pack's packaging and half-heartedly recolored–ignoring the black and yellow safety striping from the design the art was originally made for–to match the broad strokes of this figure's deco.

:In the United States, Megatron was found at at discount stores such as Big Lots and Family Dollar. In Australia, he was available at general retail, however was packaged alongside the previous wave of Legion Class figures instead of the wave he was intended for. For unknown reasons, the wave that Megatron was intended to be in was released at general markets in Europe, but did not include Megatron himself.
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==Mega Drive Megatron==
[[File:MegaDriveMegatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|MEEEEEGAAAAA]]
*'''16-Bit Mega Drive Megatron''' (2014)
**''Accessories:'' Cannon, gamepad, game cartridge, cap

: Released under the "TakaraTomy Arts" banner alongside a [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Optimus Prime featuring Original PlayStation|Sony PlayStation version of Optimus Prime]] and outside of any other toyline, Mega Drive Megatron transforms from robot to a scaled-down Japanese [[Sega]] {{w|Sega Genesis|Mega Drive}} video game console... which coincidentally is about the size of a real-life Mega Drive cartridge. He comes with a gamepad with pushable buttons which splits in two and attaches to his back like a pair of wings. The left side of the console detaches and transforms into an arm-mounted cannon attached to his back via the gamepad's cord. He also includes a cartridge depicting the Japanese release of ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (video game)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' that slots into the console/his chest.

: This figure includes what is most likely the smallest accessory to ever be included with a Transformers toy; a small cap that covers the hole left if one does not insert the gamepad into the console mode. The piece is sculpted to resemble an open slot for a gamepad and is a teensy bit ''smaller'' than even the fist parts for a ''Smallest Transforming Transformers'' [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]].

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[[File:SegaGenesisMegatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Blast processing.]]
*'''Sega Genesis Megatron''' (2015)
**''Accessories:'' Cannon, gamepad, game cartridge

: Sega Genesis Megatron is a redeco and slight retool of Mega Drive Megatron in the form of its North American release, the Sega Genesis. In addition to the changes to the console, the red on Megatron's robot mode has been replaced with purple, and the art on the ''Sonic'' cartridge has been changed to match its American release. Even the packaging is changed to evoke Genesis packaging, right down to featuring (awkwardly translated) English text on the back. This version of Megatron is a TakaraTomy Arts online store exclusive.

: Curiously, the promotional pictures of Sega Genesis Megatron appear to show the retooled "16-Bit" panel molded to read "1'''5'''-Bit", but the final release has it correctly molded.

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[[File:MegaDriveMegatronGold.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Megadroid's strangest body yet.]]
*'''Mega Drive Megatron Gold Ver.''' (2015)
**''Accessories:'' Cannon, gamepad, game cartridge

: A [[Lucky Draw figure|Lucky Draw]] gold chrome redeco of Mega Drive Megatron was one of the prizes in a lottery open to those who purchased the ''{{w|Sega 3D Fukkoku Archives}}'' [[Nintendo 3DS]] game. For this release the cartridge art was changed to that of ''Bare Knuckle'', the Japanese release of ''{{w|Streets of Rage}}'' and one of the games included in ''Sega 3D Fukkoku Archives''. The lottery was open from December 18, 2014 to January 31, 2015, with only 5 golden Megatrons up for grabs.
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==''Q-Transformers''==
[[File:QTransformers Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Megatron''' ([[April 25]], 2015)
**''ID number:'' '''QT-20'''

:''[[Q-Transformers]]'' Megatron is a small [[super deformed]] toy that transforms from Lamborghini Veneno to robot. He comes with a code for unlocking Megatron as a playable character in the ''[[Q-Transformers: Mystery of Convoy Returns]]'' game.

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[[File:QTransformers BlackMegatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Black Megatron''' ([[November 14]], 2015)
**''ID number:'' '''QT-32'''

:Released appropriately alongside [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Q-Transformers|Black Convoy]], Black Megatron is a redeco of the previous toy in darker colors with red highlights in new places, blue windows and a Lamborghini logo in place of his Decepticon insignia.

:Although usually sold in Japanese markets, some department stores in Asia had sold the figure as well.

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*'''Decepticons 3-Figure Set''' (2016)
**''ID number:'' '''QTFS-02'''

:During the second ''Q-Transformers'' series, the Megatron toy was available in a three-pack alongside [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Q-Transformers|Soundwave]] and [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Q-Transformers|Shockwave]]. He is identical to the original ''Q-Transformers'' toy.
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==''Legends''==
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[[File:Tf-legends-lg-13-megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Megatron''' ([[May 30]], [[2015]])
**''ID number'': '''LG13'''
**''Accessories'': 2 guns (combine to form rifle)

:''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' Megatron is a redeco of the [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#Combiner Wars|''Combiner Wars'' Leader Class Megatron]] toy. Aside from the show-accurate paint applications, he also features some changes slightly different from the Hasbro release: Several numbers of his red plastic are replaced with grey, and his Decepticon insignia (slightly larger than Hasbro's) is now tampographed on his chest. He comes with a leaflet featuring a character profile, tech specs, and the "[[LG13 Megatron]]" mini-comic. Unlike the original mold, Megatron's Mini-con styled post on his crotch panel/rear tank area has been omitted, which also results in a less secure connection.

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[[File:Legendstoy-MegatronHM.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Who shrunk me?! This is all YOUR fault, Starscream!]]
*'''Galvatron''' ([[July 23]], [[2016]])
**''ID number:'' '''LG23'''
**''Accessories:'' Megatron Headmaster, cannon

:Available with ''Legends'' [[Galvatron (G1)/toys#Legends|Galvatron]], Megatron is a redeco of ''Titans Return'' [[Nucleon (TR)|Nucleon]] and transforms into Galvatron's head. He features paint applications to resemble his appearances in the cartoon, while his Headmaster mode features silver paint on his face, and some purple details.

:This mold was also used to make ''Legends'' [[Megalligator#Legends|Megaligator]].

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[[File:Legendstoy-LG63-G2Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Beast Wars ''and'' G2? What is this, [[Alignment]]?]]
*'''G2 Megatron''' ([[February 24]], [[2018]])
**''ID number:'' '''LG63'''
**''Accessories:'' Fusion cannon, rifle, Headmaster, [[Noble (BM)#Legends|Noble]] Partner Drone

:''Legends'' G2 Megatron is a redeco of the [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#Titans Return|''Titans Return'' Voyager Class figure]] in his "[[#Hero|Hero]]" colors. He also comes with [[Noble (BM)#Legends|Noble]], who is redecoed from [[Fangry (G1)#Generations|Fangry]]'s drone accessory.

:The "[[LG63 G2 Megatron]]" mini-comic depicts this toy as a transtector body initially owned by [[Megatron (Legends)#LG63|''Legends'' Megatron]] before coming into Generation 1 Megatron's possession. In reference to this dual-purposing, the toy comes with a sheet of stickers, so buyers can cover the Decepticon insignia on its chest with either a G2 Decepticon badge or a sticker replicating the original toy's "MEGATRON RULES!" decal. Two Predacon insignia stickers are also included, with their place of application left to the owner.
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==''au x Transformers''==
[[File:INFOBAR-Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Ring ring, It's TYRANNY calling!"]]
*'''INFOBAR Megatron (BUILDING)''' (2017)
**''Accessories:'' Mini flip-phone, display stand, swappable display cards
{{toydesigner|[[Yūya Ōnishi]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:Released in conjunction with Japanese cellphone maker au,<ref>[http://www.takaratomy.co.jp/product_release/pdf/p170201.pdf TakaraTomy au x Transformers Project press release]</ref> ''[[au × Transformers]]'' INFOBAR Megatron is a retool of the same line's [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#au x Transformers|INFOBAR Optimus Prime]], with a new head and decoed in traditional Megatron colors.

:The INFOBAR figures celebrate 15 years since the 2002 au Design Project that resulted in the INFOBAR cellphone, as well as the 10th anniversary of the [[Live-action film series|live-action films]]. He transforms into a (non-functional) scaled-down replica of the 2002 au INFOBAR, and in lieu of cellphone functions, the figure can be paired via Bluetooth with a smartphone, such as an iPhone, to act as a notification alarm in either robot or INFOBAR mode. The screen is also non-functional, but pre-printed cards are included which can be slid into the screen to show an Autobot logo, Decepticon logo, a mockup of a cellphone home screen, or a technical "Transformers INFOBAR" design. He features articulated hands for grasping the included tiny flip-phone accessory (which can flip open) that is stored in the bottom of the cell phone mode. The figure also includes a display stand.

:The project was crowdfunded through Japanese crowdfunding site Makuake.<ref>[http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/01/31/transformers-x-au-transforming-phones-launch-crowdfunding-campaign-332289 Transformers x au Transforming Phones Launch Crowdfunding Campaign at TFW2005.com]</ref> Both Megatron and Bumblebee could only be obtained by contributing 16,200 yen to the project to receive a package of all three INFOBAR figures; at the 5,400 yen level, contributors received only INFOBAR Optimus Prime. The project received one million yen in the first 24 hours, ultimately topping out at over 32 million yen.

:This figure was differently retooled, with another head, and redecoed into [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#au x Transformers|INFOBAR Bumblebee]].

::*''[https://time-space.kddi.com/au-transformers/ More information on au x Transformers website (Japanese)]''
::*''[https://www.makuake.com/project/au-transformers/ More information on INFOBAR Megatron at Makuake crowd-funding site (Japanese)]''
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==''Authentics''==
[[File:Authentics 5inch Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Good luck turning me into a blaster.]]
*'''Decepticon Megatron''' (Bravo, 2017)
**''Accessories:'' Tank barrel/fusion cannon
{{toydesigner|[[Emiliano Santalucia]] (concept artist)}}

:''[[Transformers Authentics|Authentics]]'' "Decepticon Megatron" is a figure roughly the size of a 2015 [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)#Mini-Con Battle Packs|''Robots in Disguise'' Battle Pack]] toy. He changes from an [[evergreen]]-inspired robot into a tank in just six steps, with his fusion cannon doubling as the tank mode's cannon.

:He features two 5 mm-compatible hands, and his head is made out of a slightly soft, rubbery plastic. Like [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Authentics|Starscream]], he actually has elbows, and like all ''Authentics'' toys, Megatron features sculpted insignias on his chest and the sole of his right foot; the latter is visible in tank mode while the former is visible in robot mode.

:Unfortunately, Megatron does not have any functional small wheels on his painted treads (although the rear treads do have slots cut into them for some reason), making them prone to chipping if he is "rolled" along. Sadly, the forearms and the cannon's posts are ''not'' 5 mm/3 mm compatible.

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[[File:TF-Authentics-Bravo-2024-Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Despite everything, you're still more articulated than your [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Authentics|arch enemy]].]]
*'''Megatron''' (Bravo, 2024)
**''Accessories:'' Tank barrel/fusion cannon
:Released in the seventh wave of ''Authentics'' Bravo figures, Megatron transforms into a Cybertronian tank in five steps. He features ball-jointed shoulders and hips, though his forward hip movement is obscured by his skirt armor. His fusion cannon can be mounted on his arm, or held in his fists.

:Due to the ball joints, Megatron's limbs, primally his lower legs, are prone to falling out of their joints.

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[[File:TF-Authentics-Alpha-Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Decepticon Megatron''' (Alpha, 2018)
**''Accessories:'' Tank barrel/fusion cannon

:Part of the second wave of ''Authentics'' 7-inch toys, this Megatron is functionally an upsized copy of the 5-inch toy above, though with several modifications like the reversed chest, rotating waist, and flip-out chest panel with a head-tucking gimmick, which allows him to transform into vehicle mode from the front view. He also features functional small wheels for the treads.

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[[File:TF-Authentics-Alpha-2024-Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Wait, they made a ''good'' Authentics toy?!]]
*'''Megatron''' (Alpha, 2024)
**''Accessories:'' Tank barrel/fusion cannon, missile packs

:Similar to the previous Alpha figure, this Megatron is an upscaled version of the concurrently released 2024 Bravo class figure, with a more elaborate transformation scheme from robot to tank in 13 steps along with greatly increased articulation. However, unlike the 2017 figure, the tank mode lacks small wheels inside the treads. The smaller missile packs on his sides are removable. The design of the tank is loosely inspired by ''Revenge of The Fallen'' Megatron's tank form.

:Like the Alpha class [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Authentics|Starscream]] figure, Megatron has trouble standing up due to his small heels, although this can be remedied by rotating the panels of his shins so that the slanted part is facing down. His legs are decently articulated, though his waist impedes forward movement of his legs.

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[[File:TF-Authentics-Titan-Changer-Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Megatron''' (Titan Changer, 2019)
**''Accessories:'' Tank barrel/fusion cannon

:Part of the first wave of ''Authentics'' Titan Changers, Megatron changes from a thin robot to a tank. The Fusion cannon can be mounted on either arm or held in either fist via a 5 mm post. Like most Titan Changers, he only features articulation in his ball-jointed shoulders.
:This figure was primarily only available in dollar stores like Family Dollar and similar chains.
:Megatron was re-released in 2022 in Wave 3, and repackaged unchanged in 2023 as his [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#ROTBTitanChanger|live-action film incarnation]] for the ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (toyline)|Rise of the Beasts]]'' toyline. In 2024 he was [[Megatron (One)#One|repackaged again]] for the ''[[Transformers One (toyline)|Transformers One]]'' toyline.

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[[File:TF Authentics 2026 Prime Changer Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I'm still ahead in the game, Prime! ''I'VE GOT A NEW MOLD!'']]
*'''Megatron''' (Prime Changer, 2026)
**''Accessories:'' Mace, [[Fire Blast effect|blast effect]], missile launchers

:Part of 2026's "Prime Changers" line of ''Authentics'', Megatron is a Deluxe-sized figure that transforms into a tank in 16 steps. He comes with a mace accessory, two removable missile launchers, as well as a blast effect that can be plugged into his cannon in either mode. The mace accessory is made of an almost gummy-like material, softer than that of contemporary blast effects, in order to better simulate a flailing action.
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==''Street Fighter II × Transformers''==
[[File:Collab-toy SF2 VegaBison.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|YES! '''YES!''']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Convoy [Ryu] vs Megatron [Vega]''' (Two-pack, [[2018]])}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': [[May 26]], 2018
:*''Accessories'': Cannon, rifle, Headmaster

:Part of the Japan-exclusive ''[[Street Fighter II × Transformers]]'' toyline, Megatron is a redeco of ''Titans Return'' Voyager Class [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#Titans Return|Megatron]] in [[M. Bison]]'s traditional colors, fleshy bits and all. He transforms from robot to tank to fighter jet (both made-up models), complete with [[Shadaloo]] [[insignia]]. The smaller [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] unit's robot mode is also painted to resemble Bison.

:Like all Voyager Class ''Titans Return'' figures, he has a pair of pop-up parts to fill in the area around his head; in this case, a pair of missile racks. However, those parts heavily restrict his neck articulation when deployed; unlike many others in his size class, his chest does not contain a pivoting assembly for a better range of movement. Due to the nature of his transformation, it is possible to transform the figure into tank mode without removing his head.

:His cannon can plug into the short barrel of the tank turret or the rifle/Headmaster vehicle weapon. In an undocumented additional feature, the rifle can be inserted into the front end of the cannon. The cannon can be mounted on his forearm or held by any figure with 5 mm hands. It also has a peg hole that an accessory such as his rifle can plug into, with extra square peg holes specifically to hold the rifle in place.

:Megatron was only available in a two-pack with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Street Fighter II × Transformers|Convoy]] <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[Ryu#Toys|Ryu]]<nowiki>]</nowiki>. This set was available for pre-order on [[TakaraTomy Mall]] from [[November 22]] to [[November 27|27]], with orders fulfilled in late May 2018. A pre-order goal was set as well: if 3000 units were pre-ordered in total, the set would also come with clear display stands for both toys.

:This two-pack was later brought to the West in 2022 as part of the ''[[Transformers Collaborative]]'' line, released as a [[Target]] and [[Hasbro Pulse]] exclusive in the United States. These releases are functionally identical to the Takara versions; the Hasbro versions have new manufacturing tampographs, but are otherwise the same. They even have all of the Takara packaging ''inside'' the new Hasbro outer packaging!
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==''Vintage G1''==
[[File:TF-Walmart-exclusive-G1-Starscream-reissue.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Starscream''' (exclusive reissue, 2018)

:A slight redeco of the Megatron accessory that came with the [[#TFCStarscream|Takara ''The Transformers Collection'' Starscream reissue]], this version of Megatron was included with the [[Walmart]] [[exclusive]] [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Vintage G1|G1 Starscream]] reissue under the ''[[Vintage|Vintage G1]]'' label.
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==''Classic Heroes Team''==
[[File:ClassicHeroesTeam-Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|[[Drill Nuts|Drill? Nuts!]]]]
*'''Megatron''' (All Star Rescan, [[2022]])
{{toydesigner|[[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

:''[[Transformers: Classic Heroes Team|Classic Heroes Team]]'' Megatron converts from robot mode to a drill tank in two steps -- one for the usual automatic transformation, and a second step which points the drill arm forward at the elbow hinge. The drill does not spin.
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[[File:ClassicHeroesTeam-Megatronalligator.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Cowards! Put a Predacon logo on me!]]
*'''Megatron''' (Classic Heroes Team, [[2023]])
{{toydesigner|[[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

:This Megatron converts from robot mode to alligator in two steps -- though the second step is just reorienting the tip of his tail. In alligator mode, he has an articulated jaw and a cannon on his backside. He's an entirely mechanical alligator with a Decepticon logo and sold as "Megatron," so he's probably not [[Megalligator]] no matter how much we want him to be.
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==''Transformers Retro''==
[[File:TFRetro-Starscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Starscream''' (Walmart exclusive reissue/redeco, [[2023]])

:Walmart once again [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Transformers Retro|reissued the original Starscream toy]] in 2023–now in more cartoon accurate colours–under the ''[[Transformers Retro]]'' label. He retains the gun mode Megatron accessory first included with ''The Transformers Collection'' Starscream.

:Unlike the original versions of Starscream's fists from ''The Transformers Collection'' reissue, the fists from this version are cast in black plastic and ''painted'' blue. The added paint makes the post on the bottom of his fists thicker than they should be, so attaching the lower portion of the Megatron gun can be difficult.

*'''Thundercracker''' (Walmart exclusive reissue/redeco, 2023)

:The same Megatron accessory was included with [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Transformers Retro|''Retro'' Thundercracker]] a few months later with no notable changes.

*'''Skywarp''' (Walmart exclusive reissue/redeco, 2023)

:The same Megatron accessory was included with [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Transformers Retro|''Retro'' Skywarp]] later with no notable changes.

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==''Dramatic Capture Series''==
[[File:TF-DCS-Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|''Watch me dazzle like a diamond in the rough'']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Nemesis Bridge''' ([[2024]])}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': [[March]] 2024
:*''Accessories'': Fusion Cannon, tank turret/bladed weapon, tank-filler part/shield
{{toydesigner|[[Hisashi Yuki]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:Released as the first entry of the ''[[Dramatic Capture Series]]'' line by TakaraTomy, this Megatron is a redeco of the ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise]]'' [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|mold]] in Generation 1 cartoon-accurate colors, notably slathering him in silver paint.

:Megatron's turret doubles as a melee weapon, though it must be forearm-mounted in order to use the blade. The blade can be a shield if paired with the sword from the ''Siege'' toy. To try and reduce his alternate mode's resemblance to an H-tank, he has a [[Partformer|partsforming]] piece that is attached between his shins. The melee weapon can plug into his back as a back-mounted cannon, much like his G1 cartoon design, and the filler part can be a forearm-mounted shield or mounted onto the bladed weapon.

:It can be difficult to pull his head out while transforming him to robot mode; the strain of doing so can cause the ball joint socket to crack, and form stress marks on his cheeks. This can be remedied by pushing the flap up from beneath using the filler/shield piece tabs. This version of Megatron appears to suffer from [[Mold#Deterioration|mold degradation]], with reports of very loose knees, hips, and shoulder tabs.

:Megatron is packaged with [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Dramatic Capture Series|Soundwave]], [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#Dramatic Capture Series|Laserbeak]], and [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Dramatic Capture Series|Shockwave]]. Also included is a throne/command chair, a reuse of ''[[Studio Series]]'' [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Coronation Starscream]]'s throne, which was based on the command chair of the ''Nemesis'''s bridge to begin with.
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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Decepticons Part 2''' ([[2026]])}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': February 2026

:The later ''Dramatic Capture Series'' set "Decepticons Part 2" consisted of [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Dramatic Capture Series|Skywarp]], [[Kickback (G1)#Dramatic Capture Series|Kickback]], [[Bombshell (G1)#Dramatic Capture Series|Bombshell]], and [[Shrapnel (G1)#Dramatic Capture Series|Shrapnel]]. Included among its accessories was a gun-mode Megatron with removable silencer, a slight redeco of [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#E33|the version]] that had first been included with the [[Centurion droid#War for Cybertron trilogy|Centurion Droid]] [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System|Weaponizer]] pack.
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==''Robosen Flagship Edition''==
[[File:RobosenFlagshipMegatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|''Nobody summons Megatron!'' jk lol go for it]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron Auto-Converting Robot''' ([[2024]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Carrying Case, Sword, Mace, 4 tank shells, Optimus Prime paper target, [[Collector coin]]

: ''[[Robosen]]'' Megatron is a high-end programmable interactive transforming robot. Responding to user voice commands or the Robosen app, Megatron transforms from a 21" tall robot into a tank with functioning treads and firing cannon. His robot mode is highly evocative of the [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#Combiner Wars|Leader-Class ''Combiner Wars'' Megatron]] figure, including the vertically-mounted tank treads on his back. Features include 112 different [[LED]] functions, 36 servo [[battery-powered motor|motors]], 118 microchips and over 200 lines of dialogue from [[Frank Welker]]. Unlike previous ''Robosen'' robots, Megatron has a battery level indicator on his chest, and the ability to react to the user's touch. However, like the previous robots, he is unable to stand when powered off in robot mode due to the joints having gone limp. It is, therefore, best to power him off in tank mode. MSRP was $1200 but a special "early bird" price of $899 was available until May 25th.
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==''Synergenex''==
[[File:TF T-SPARK Synergenex Megatron Type Godzilla.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|''History shows again and again / How nature points out the folly of men'']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Megatron Type Godzilla''' (メガトロン Typeゴジラ, 2025)}}</ul>
:*''Release date:'' [[2025]] [[May 31]]
:*''Accessories:'' blaster, 3 [[Fire Blast effect|blast effect part]]s

:Part of [[T-SPARK]]'s ''[[Synergenex]]'' line of collector-targeted crossover toys celebrating the 70th Anniversary of the ''[[Godzilla]]'' franchise, "Megatron Type Godzilla" is a retool of ''[[Studio Series]] 86'' [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Grimlock]], decked in colors representing the King of Monsters during the [https://wikizilla.org/wiki/Millennium_era Millennium era]. His dino neck is cast in translucent blue plastic partially painted black to evoke the charging of Godzilla's Atomic Breath, and he also includes stackable blast effect parts, of the same set first introduced for ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' [[Omega Supreme (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Omega Supreme]], to represent this fiery attack. He has a new robot head, designed to resemble [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]]. His blaster, carried over from Grimlock, is now cast in silver plastic.

::*[https://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/tsparkofficial/synergenex/godzilla Official TakaraTomy website of ''Synergenex'' Megatron Type Godzilla]
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==''MixMashers''==
[[File:TF-MixMashers-Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Are you sure those tank treads doesn't [[Transformers (2023) issue 14|belong to Starscream?]]]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron''' (2025)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Fusion Cannon, Left arm/Energon Mace, sword, 2 tank treads, flight pack, 2 blasters

:''[[MixMashers]]'' Megatron is a 5-inch non-transforming action figure modeled after his evergreen design. Like the previously released figure from the ''[[Hero Mashers]]'' line, he features 10 detachable base body parts (which includes the shoulders, something that is not featured in the ''Hero Mashers'' line), all of which use the same clip-peg/hole joint with soft ratchets. Megatron also comes with his signature Fusion Cannon, an Energon Mace arm (with ''very soft'' plastic chain and ball) that can only be mounted onto his left arm due to the forearm panel, a sword, and a pair of tank treads. He is additionally packaged with a pair of black-colored blasters and an orange flight pack that is intended to go with his wave mate [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MixMashers|Optimus Prime]], who in turn includes a pair of purple blasters and something like a large gray "mega cannon".

:As there are no instructions on how to attach it, good luck finding options for attaching the "mega cannon" to Megatron himself, as the weapon only has a peg hole instead of a clip-peg. If you're creative enough, it can potentially replace one of his arms or be mounted onto the elbow pegs to form an underslung cannon weapon. The black pistols can also attach to the backpack as shoulder cannons.

:Though likely due to inferior glue, the front end of Megatron's Fusion Cannon barrel can be (unintentionally) detached from it.
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==''Swapticons''==
[[File:TF Swapticons Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|C'mere, cupcake!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron / Shockwave''' (Two-pack, [[2025]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' Cannon

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Swapticons]]'', Megatron is a small, rectangular figure that transforms into the front half of a treaded assault vehicle. While his nominal placement is as the front half of a tank-like vehicle with his pack-in partner [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Swapticons|Shockwave]], he can attach to any other Swapticon, front or back, to make whatever silly abomination you feel like unleashing. His side panels/arms are on a hinge, allowing them to swing outward to look like he wants a hug while his head can swivel. His face is a sticker that wraps all the way around his head.

: His treads are connected by a pivot joint just below the arm, but due to the shape and placement of the parts they cannot move in any useful way. He also includes a tank turret to be placed on the top of his vehicle mode. While he and all other Swapticons lack hand holes to wield it, the peg is 3mm so several Core class figures can.
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==Transformers Fan Book==
[[File:TF-Fan-Book-2025-Core-Class-Silver-Tank-Megatron.jpg|thumb|300px]]
*'''''[[Transformers Fan Book 2025]]''''' (TV-Magazine Mook, 2025)
**''Release Date'': September 29, 2025
:*''Accessories'': Blaster/Tank Barrel

:Sold as a bundle with the 2025 issue of the ''[[Transformers Fan Book (series)|Transformers Fan Book]]'', "Silver Tank Megatron" is a redeco of the ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom]]'' [[Megatron_(G1)/Generations_toys#War_for_Cybertron:_Kingdom|Core Class]] mold. Differences between the original release include the replacement of the unpaintable gunmetal plastic with a lighter, silvery gray, and the omission of paint on the stomach detail. However, as the left forearm still uses black plastic, it results in greater asymmetry between the two forearms.

:Megatron features his trademark Fusion Cannon, attached with a mushroom joint. He includes a blaster resembling his original pistol alternate mode, which forms the barrel of his (rather unconvincing) tank mode and features a stacked peg with 3-millimeter and 5-millimeter portions for compatibility with other Core figures, as well as larger size classes. As shown in the instructions, but not specifically pointed out as such, the gun can plug into his back to replicate the gun barrel from the G1 figure. As with the base mold, Megatron also suffers from a mildly annoying issue regarding his shoulder joints; the hook tabs can barely lock into place, and they can be dislodged if his arms are bent back in robot mode. Fortunately, the shoulder ball-and-socket joints are loose enough (though not to a greater extent) to counter this.

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==Notes==
[[File:MicroChangeGunRoboWalther.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|[[Megaplex]] Black Version?]]
[[File:Skywarpatron.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Skywarp really DID need close supervision.]]
[[File:UnmadeVideoCameraMegatron.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85]]
*To date, an exact copy of the black ''[[Micro Change]]'' Walther P-38 toy has not been reissued as a Transformer. The e-Hobby version replaced the blue plastic with red and most of the black plastic parts with dark silver chrome.
*It seems that no one could get Megatron's [[package art]] right in Japan. His standard release used edited box art from the standard Micro Change P-38 toy's black deco, recolored to Megatron's US toy color scheme with shiny "chrome" and red on his legs and arms instead of the Japanese toy's flat gray and blue. The VS-X art replaced the red with blue, but kept the "chrome". The art on the "Goodbye Megatron" set used edited US box art (which in turn was the Micro Change P-38 UNCLE art with an added sigil) that replaced the red with blue, yet this toy used red plastic.
*In a fit of madness, a triple changer was proposed that would switch between [[Skywarp (G1)/toys|Skywarp]] (possibly mistaken for Starscream), Megatron, and Skywarp's jet mode.
*In a slightly more sane attempt, [[:File:Megalvatron.jpg|another triple changer]] was proposed which would switch between Megatron, a very awkward [[Galvatron (G1)/toys|Galvatron]], and a Walther P-38 handgun with a futuristic silencer and laser sight.
*Two kitbashed mock-ups of Megatron as a '90s video camcorder exist, one using the ''Generation 2'' tank Megatron mold to showcase a robot mode, and a nontransforming camera model. According to [[Vincent D'Alleva]], during the short turbulent period after G2 and before Beast Wars, one of the ideas floated was going back to highly realistic electronics for the line, and camcorder Megatron was a proof of concept model before it was decided that Beast Wars was the more viable option [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVRZdx1fFz8&ab_channel=TheToyFilesPodcast]. The mock-up was originally offered for sale in [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_thread/thread/4f98fe3d58bfe696/b1d0163d38587281?q=ramjet+whiz+bang+toys&pli=1 October of 2000] from Whiz Bang Collectibles, along with other items from a former Hasbro employee's collection.<ref>[http://www.toyarchive.com/Transformers/Prototypes/Generation2/MegatronVideoCameraMock1.html Megatron Video Camera at Toyarchive.com]</ref>
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==References==
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==External links==
*[http://tfu.info/1984/Decepticon/Megatron/megatron.htm Megatron at TFU.info]
*[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content.php?/transformers-toys/toy-gallery/1783/Generation+2/Megatron+ATB.html Gallery of ATB Megatron with comparison to BB at Transformers At the Moon]
*[http://www.theunclegun.com/ Unclegun.com - The Walther P-38 as seen in The Man from U.N.C.L.E.]
*[http://www.google.com/patents/about?id=ngAuAAAAEBAJ Megatrons patent]

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Dramatic Capture Series

2026-03-11T10:36:14Z

Lorcan Wooster:

{{Nav-dcs}}

'''''Dramatic Capture Series''''' (ドラマティックキャプチャーシリーズ ''Doramatikku Kyapucha Shirīzu'') is a [[TakaraTomy]] toyline created during the 40th anniversary of the ''[[Transformers brand|Transformers]]'' brand in [[2024]]. The toyline focused on multiple toys sold together in diorama-styled themed sets designed to recreate iconic scenes from ''Transformers'' history, like [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] checking up on information from [[Teletraan I]]. Each toy was given a premium-level paint job for increased [[show-accuracy]], similar to its predecessors ''[[Transformers Premium Finish|Premium Finish]]'' and ''[[Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers Again|Beast Wars Again]]''.

As with the majority of TakaraTomy's toys at the time, ''Dramatic Capture Series'' were imported and released by [[Hasbro]] in the West via [[Hasbro Pulse]]. These imports gained the then-customary black and white exterior card boxes.

Wave 7 would see a shift, going from including characters from G1 to having characters from the [[Movie continuity family|live-action movie continuity family]].

==Toys==
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[March 30]], [[2024]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|Nemesis Bridge (w/ [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Dramatic Capture Series|Megatron]], [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#Dramatic Capture Series|Laserbeak]], [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Dramatic Capture Series|Shockwave]], [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Dramatic Capture Series|Soundwave]])}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[November 30]], 2024)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Autobot Headquarters (w/ [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Dramatic Capture Series|Optimus Prime]], [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Dramatic Capture Series|Jazz]], [[Mainframe (G1)#Dramatic Capture Series|Mainframe]])}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[March 29]], [[2025]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|Triple Takeover (w/ [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Dramatic Capture Series|Starscream]], [[Astrotrain (G1)/toys#Dramatic Capture Series|Astrotrain]], [[Blitzwing (G1)/toys#Dramatic Capture Series|Blitzwing]])}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[August 30]], 2025)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Cybertron Chase (w/ [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Dramatic Capture Series|Bumblebee]], [[Jazz (G1)/toys#DCScybertron|Jazz]], [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Dramatic Capture Series|Wheeljack]])}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:TF-DCS-Mainframe.jpg|thumb|200px|"Autobot Headquarters" [[Teletraan I#Dramatic Capture Series|Teletraan I]] / [[Mainframe (G1)#Dramatic Capture Series|Mainframe]]]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' ([[November 29]], 2025)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|Decepticons Part 1 (w/ [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Dramatic Capture Series|Thundercracker]], [[Reflector (G1)#Dramatic Capture Series|Reflector]])}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6''' ([[February 28]], [[2026]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|Decepticons Part 2 (w/ [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Dramatic Capture Series|Skywarp]] and [[Insecticon (G1)#Dramatic Capture Series|Insecticons]] ([[Kickback (G1)#Dramatic Capture Series|Kickback]], [[Shrapnel (G1)#Dramatic Capture Series|Shrapnel]], [[Bombshell (G1)#Dramatic Capture Series|Bombshell]]))}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7''' ([[August]], [[2026]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Jetfire Combine (w/ [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Dramatic Capture Series|Optimus Prime]] and [[Jetfire (ROTF)#Dramatic Capture Series|Jetfire]])}}
</ul>
|}
{{comingsoontoy|Wave 7}}

==External links==
*[https://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/products/tf_dcs''Dramatic Capture Series''] at the TakaraTomy website

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Dramatic Capture Series

2026-03-11T10:35:20Z

Lorcan Wooster:

{{Nav-dcs}}

'''''Dramatic Capture Series''''' (ドラマティックキャプチャーシリーズ ''Doramatikku Kyapucha Shirīzu'') is a [[TakaraTomy]] toyline created during the 40th anniversary of the ''[[Transformers brand|Transformers]]'' brand in [[2024]]. The toyline focused on multiple toys sold together in diorama-styled themed sets designed to recreate iconic scenes from ''Transformers'' history, like [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] checking up on information from [[Teletraan I]]. Each toy was given a premium-level paint job for increased [[show-accuracy]], similar to its predecessors ''[[Transformers Premium Finish|Premium Finish]]'' and ''[[Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers Again|Beast Wars Again]]''.

As with the majority of TakaraTomy's toys at the time, ''Dramatic Capture Series'' were imported and released by [[Hasbro]] in the West via [[Hasbro Pulse]]. These imports gained the then-customary black and white exterior card boxes.

Wave 7 would see a shift, going from including characters from G1 to having characters from the [[the live-action movie continuity family|Movie continuity family]].

==Toys==
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[March 30]], [[2024]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|Nemesis Bridge (w/ [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Dramatic Capture Series|Megatron]], [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#Dramatic Capture Series|Laserbeak]], [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Dramatic Capture Series|Shockwave]], [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Dramatic Capture Series|Soundwave]])}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[November 30]], 2024)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Autobot Headquarters (w/ [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Dramatic Capture Series|Optimus Prime]], [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Dramatic Capture Series|Jazz]], [[Mainframe (G1)#Dramatic Capture Series|Mainframe]])}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[March 29]], [[2025]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|Triple Takeover (w/ [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Dramatic Capture Series|Starscream]], [[Astrotrain (G1)/toys#Dramatic Capture Series|Astrotrain]], [[Blitzwing (G1)/toys#Dramatic Capture Series|Blitzwing]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[August 30]], 2025)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Cybertron Chase (w/ [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Dramatic Capture Series|Bumblebee]], [[Jazz (G1)/toys#DCScybertron|Jazz]], [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Dramatic Capture Series|Wheeljack]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:TF-DCS-Mainframe.jpg|thumb|200px|"Autobot Headquarters" [[Teletraan I#Dramatic Capture Series|Teletraan I]] / [[Mainframe (G1)#Dramatic Capture Series|Mainframe]]]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' ([[November 29]], 2025)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|Decepticons Part 1 (w/ [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Dramatic Capture Series|Thundercracker]], [[Reflector (G1)#Dramatic Capture Series|Reflector]])}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6''' ([[February 28]], [[2026]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|Decepticons Part 2 (w/ [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Dramatic Capture Series|Skywarp]] and [[Insecticon (G1)#Dramatic Capture Series|Insecticons]] ([[Kickback (G1)#Dramatic Capture Series|Kickback]], [[Shrapnel (G1)#Dramatic Capture Series|Shrapnel]], [[Bombshell (G1)#Dramatic Capture Series|Bombshell]]))}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7''' ([[August]], [[2026]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Jetfire Combine (w/ [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Dramatic Capture Series|Optimus Prime]] and [[Jetfire (ROTF)#Dramatic Capture Series|Jetfire]])}}
</ul>
|}
{{comingsoontoy|Wave 7}}

==External links==
*[https://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/products/tf_dcs''Dramatic Capture Series''] at the TakaraTomy website

[[Category:Dramatic Capture Series| ]]
[[Category:Generation 1 toylines]]
[[Category:Japanese toylines]]

Blokees

2025-11-28T17:16:51Z

Lorcan Wooster: /* Galaxy Version */ , it appears the 7th wave onwards does not have the Autobot/Decepticon symbols, so like the stands, they too have been eliminated.

[[File:Blokees logo.png|right|thumb|upright=1|Let's face it, if they were allowed to make transforming figures then you'd never buy something from [[Hasbro]] again.]]
'''Blokees''' (布鲁可 ''Bùlǔkě''), sometimes known as '''Bloks''', is a [[China|Chinese]] toy company that produces a range of buildable action figures from different licensed properties including ''Ultraman'', ''Kamen Rider'', [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]], ''[[Transformers Collaborative#Naruto Shippuden × Transformers|Naruto]]'', ''Sesame Street'', ''[[Evangelion]]'', ''[[Star Wars]]'', and of course, most relevant here; ''Transformers''.

Their effort within the franchise launched in mid-2023 with the ''Galaxy Version'' and ''Classic Class'' lines of buildable figures. This product range has expanded rapidly ever since with numerous new waves, different sublines, and the introduction of kits based around vehicles as well, with new releases for all of these dropping every few months. Known for their solid quality, high poseability and, especially; for being ''astonishingly'' cheap, Blokees' figures have been broadly well-received by collectors, resulting in the toyline earning a small cult following of sorts that one probably wouldn't expect to see around a series of ostensibly non-transforming ''Transformers'' toys.

Outside of China, these figures have seen retail distribution across territories such as Southeast [[Asia]], [[South Korea]], the [[United Kingdom]], and the [[United States of America|United States]], as well as worldwide distribution via e-commerce sites like AliExpress and Temu. Release dates listed below reflect product debuts in China; other territories may see release simultaneously, soon thereafter, or wayyyy later.

==Product Lines==
===Champion (Classic) Class===
Designed as easy to build entry-level model kits, ''Classic Class'' offers detailed 4.5-inch figures of characters [[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)|across]] the [[Transformers (film)|gamut]] of the Transformers' cinematic history. Each figure features a torso that [[Light-emitting diode|lights up]] upon shaking, causing its chest and eyes to glow. Large stands are included with every release, alongside translucent stand effects that unfortunately do not light up. Some toys are also available as part of a set, usually with a new diorama, accessories, or decoes, but each toy still retains its box.

As of September 30th, 2025, at least three kits from ''Rise of the Beasts'' were discontinued in Mainland China, while global versions of the products continue to see release.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2023'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-multi|Set A - 02 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/merchandise#Blokees 2pack|Bumblebee]] & 03 [[Scourge (ROTB)#Blokees 2pack|Scourge]] (''Rise of the Beasts'')}}
{{Bp-a1m1|Set B - 01 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#Blokees 2pack|Optimus Prime]] & 04 [[Optimus Primal (ROTB)#Blokees 2pack|Optimus Primal]] & 05 [[Optimus Primal (ROTB)#Blokees 2pack|Optimus Primal Robot]] (''Rise of the Beasts'')}}
{{Bp-a1|01 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#Blokees ROTB|Optimus Prime]] (''Rise of the Beasts'')}}
{{Bp-a1|02 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/merchandise#Blokees ROTB|Bumblebee]] (''Rise of the Beasts'')}}
{{Bp-ter|03 [[Scourge (ROTB)#Blokees single|Scourge]] (''Rise of the Beasts'')}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|04 [[Optimus Primal (ROTB)#Blokees beast|Optimus Primal Beast]] (''Rise of the Beasts'')}}
{{Bp-m1|05 [[Optimus Primal (ROTB)#Blokees bot|Optimus Primal Robot]] (''Rise of the Beasts'')}}
{{Bp-a1|06 [[Mirage (Movie)#Blokees|Mirage]] (''Rise of the Beasts'')}}
{{Bp-a1|07 [[Arcee (Movie)#Blokees|Arcee]] (''Rise of the Beasts'')}}
{{Bp-d1|08 [[Nemesis Prime (AOE)#Blokees|Nemesis Prime]] (''Rise of the Beasts'')}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2024'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|09 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#Blokees 2007|Optimus Prime]] (''Transformers'')}}
{{Bp-d1|10 [[Megatron (Movie)/merchandise#Blokees|Megatron]] (''Transformers'')}}
{{Bp-a1|11 [[Optimus Prime (One)#Classic Class|Optimus Prime]] (''One'')}}
{{Bp-d1|12 [[Megatron (One)#Classic Class|Megatron]] (''One'')}}
{{Bp-a1|13 [[Elita-1 (One)#Blokees|Elita-1]] (''One'')}}
{{Bp-multi|14 [[Sentinel Prime (One)#Classic Class|Sentinel Prime]] (''One'')}}
{{Bp-a1d1|09 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#Blokees|Optimus Prime]] / 10 [[Megatron (Movie)/merchandise#Blokees|Megatron]] (''Transformers'')}}
{{Bp-d1|16 [[Starscream_(One)#Blokees|Starscream]] (''One'')}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2025'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|15 [[Bumblebee (One)#Blokees|Bumblebee/B-127]] (''One'')}}
{{Bp-d1|18 [[Shockwave (One)#Blokees|Shockwave]] (''One'')}}
{{Bp-d1|17 [[Soundwave (One)#Blokees|Soundwave]] (''One'')}}
{{Bp-a1|19 [[Ironhide (One)#Blokees|Ironhide]] (''One'')}}
{{Bp-multi|20 [[The_Fallen/toys#Blokees|Megatronus Prime]] (''One'')}}
{{Bp-a1|21 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#ChampionJetWing|Jet Wing Optimus Prime]] (''Dark of the Moon'')}}
{{Bp-d1|22 [[Megatron (Movie)/merchandise#Blokees|Megatron]] (''Dark of the Moon'')}}
{{Bp-a1|23 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/merchandise#Blokees|Bumblebee]] (''Dark of the Moon'')}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:BlokeesChampionClassTFOneShockwave.jpg|upright=0.88|thumb|[[Shockwave (One)#Blokees/toys#Blokees|Shockwave (''Transformers One'' version)]]]]

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===Galaxy Version===
''Galaxy Version'' is a series of buildable 4" figures released in nine-figure blind box waves. Focusing primarily on Generation 1 (with [[Shattered Glass (disambiguation)|the]] [[2005 IDW continuity|occasional]] [[Transformers One (franchise)|detour]]), these snap-build kits are built on a standard body template, with 22 points of articulation.

Figures are shipped in cases of nine, with a fresh case containing one of each of the nine figures in the wave. A select figure in each wave also has a [[Chase figure|chase variant]] which appears in one out of every four cases, featuring extra accessories and a metallic redeco/paint job.

Wave 7 introduced additional standard points of articulation and eliminated the figure stands. The 8th wave also added new tooling on the upper thighs and the knee joints. Also, the 6th wave saw the phase out of the Autobot/Decepticon symbols.

As of September 30th, the first two Galaxy Version waves were discontinued in Mainland China, while global versions of the products continue to see release.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''GV 01 - Roll Out'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Galaxy Version|Optimus Prime]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jazz (G1)/toys#Galaxy Version|Jazz]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Galaxy Version|Ironhide]] ''(1/9)''}}
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|width="25%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet (G1)/toys#Galaxy Version|Ratchet]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (G1)/toys#Galaxy Version|Prowl]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bluestreak (G1)/toys#Blokees|Bluestreak]] ''(1/9)''}}
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|width="25%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#Galaxy Version|Megatron]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Blokees|Skywarp]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Blokees|Thundercracker]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#BlokeesMetallic|Optimus Prime (Secret)]] ''(1/36)''}}
</ul>
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|width="25%" valign="top" rowspan=10|[[File:Blokees-TF-Galaxy-Version-01-Roll-Out-Optimus.jpg|upright=0.66|thumb|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Galaxy Version|Optimus Prime]]]]
[[File:Blokees-TF-GV-02-Long-Haul.jpg|upright=0.66|thumb|[[Long Haul (G1)/toys#Blokees|Long Haul]]]]
[[File:BlokeesTarn.jpg|upright=0.66|thumb|[[Tarn (G1)#Blokees|Tarn]]]]
[[File:Blokees GV05 Sentinel.jpg|upright=0.66|thumb|[[Sentinel Prime (One)#Blokees|Sentinel Prime]]]]
[[File:Blokees-toy Ratchet SG GV06.jpg|upright=0.66|thumb|[[Ratchet_(SG)#Blokees|SG Ratchet]]]]
[[File:Blokees-TF-GV-07-Cogless-Elita-1.jpg|upright=0.66|thumb|[[Elita-1_(One)#Blokees|Elita 1 (Cogless )]]]]
[[File:Blokees-GalV8-UnicronHead.jpg|upright=0.66|thumb|[[Unicron/toys#Blokees|Unicron (Head)]]]]
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|width="25%" valign="top"|'''GV 02 - SOS'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Blokees bot|Grimlock (Robot Mode)]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Blokees dino|Grimlock (Dino Mode)]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#Galaxy Version|Cliffjumper]] ''(1/9)''}}
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|width="25%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Inferno (G1)/toys#Blokees|Inferno]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grapple (G1)#Blokees|Grapple]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-sa|[[Optimus Prime (SG)#Blokees|Optimus Prime (IDW)]] ''(1/9)''}}
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|width="25%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (G1)/merchandise#Galaxy Version|Starscream]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Mixmaster (G1)/toys#Blokees|Mixmaster]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Long Haul (G1)/toys#Galaxy Version|Long Haul]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Blokees secret|Grimlock (Dino Mode) (Secret)]] ''(1/36)''}}
</ul>
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|-
|width="25%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''GV 03 - The Autobot Run'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (G1)/merchandise#Blokees|Bumblebee]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slag (G1)/toys#Blokees dino|Slag (Dino Mode)]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slag (G1)/toys#Blokees bot|Slag (Robot Mode)]] ''(1/9)''}}
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|width="25%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Galaxy Version|Sideswipe]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Red Alert (G1)/toys#Blokees|Red Alert]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/merchandise#Blokees|Ultra Magnus (DW)]] ''(1/9)''}}
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|width="25%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (G1)/merchandise#Galaxy Version|Soundwave]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scavenger (G1)/toys#Blokees|Scavenger]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Bonecrusher (G1)/toys#Blokees|Bonecrusher]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (G1)/merchandise#Blokees secret|Soundwave (Secret)]] ''(1/36)''}}
</ul>
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|width="25%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''GV 04 - Fractured Space-Time'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/merchandise#Blokees|Ultra Magnus]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Snarl (G1)#Blokees dino|Snarl (Dino Mode)]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Snarl (G1)#Blokees bot|Snarl (Robot Mode)]] ''(1/9)''}}
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|width="25%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Smokescreen (G1)/toys#Blokees|Smokescreen]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Tarn (G1)#Blokees|Tarn]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Blokees|Nemesis Prime]] ''(1/9)''}}
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|width="25%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Scrapper (G1)/toys#Blokees|Scrapper]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Hook (G1)/toys#Blokees|Hook]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Blokees|Shockwave]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Blokees secret|Shockwave (Secret)]] ''(1/36)''}}
</ul>
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|-
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''GV 05 - ''One'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (One)#BlokeesOptimus|Optimus Prime]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-multi|[[Bumblebee (One)#Blokees|B-127]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-multi|[[Wheeljack (One)#Blokees|Wheeljack]] ''(1/9)''}}
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|width="25%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-multi|[[Optimus Prime (One)#Blokees|Orion Pax]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-multi|[[Ironhide (One)#Blokees|Ironhide]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-multi|[[Hound (One)#Blokees|Hound]] ''(1/9)''}}
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|width="25%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-multi|[[Sentinel Prime (One)#Blokees|Sentinel Prime]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (One)#Blokees|D-16 COG]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-multi|[[Tracker#Blokees|Death Tracker]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (One)#BlokeesSecret|Optimus Prime (Secret)]] ''(1/36)''}}
</ul>
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|-
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''GV 06 - Parallel Universe'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#Blokees|IDW-Megatron]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Galaxy Version|IDW-Optimus Prime]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#Blokees|Sunstreaker]] ''(1/9)''}}
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|width="25%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-sa|[[Ratchet (SG)#Blokees|SG-Ratchet]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Kickback (G1)#Blokees|Kickback]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Dirge (G1)#Blokees|Dirge]] ''(1/9)''}}
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|width="25%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Blokees|Wheeljack]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Swoop (G1)/toys#Blokees|Swoop]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Swoop (G1)/toys#Blokees|Swoop (Altenate mode)]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Galaxy Version|IDW-Orion Pax (Hidden Style)]] ''(1/36)''}}
</ul>
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|-
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''GV 07 - ''One'' Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (One)#Blokees|Megatron]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Shockwave (One)#Blokees|Shockwave]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (One)#Blokees|Soundwave]] ''(1/9)''}}
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|width="25%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (One)#Blokees|Starscream]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (One)#Blokees|Orion Pax COGGED]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-multi|[[Elita-1 (One)#Blokees|Elita-1]] ''(1/9)''}}
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|width="25%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (One)#Blokees|B-127 COGGED]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Alpha Trion/toys#Blokees|Alpha Trion]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-multi|[[Megatron (One)#Blokees|D-16]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (One)#BlokeesSecret|Megatron (Secret)]] ''(1/36)''}}
</ul>
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|-
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''GV 08 - One Shall Fall'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#GV08|Optimus Prime]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Metroplex (G1)#Blokees|Metroplex]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sludge (G1)#Blokees bot|Sludge]] ''(1/9)''}}
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|width="25%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Sludge (G1)#Blokees dino|Sludge]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-multi|[[Sharkticon (species)#Galaxy Version|Sharkticon]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Blitzwing (G1)/toys#Galaxy Version|Blitzwing]] ''(1/9)''}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Rod (G1)/merchandise#Galaxy Version|Hot Rod]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Shrapnel (G1)#GV08|Shrapnel]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-multi|[[Unicron/toys#Blokees|Unicron-Head]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#GV08Hidden|Optimus Prime (Hidden Style)]] ''(1/36)''}}
</ul>
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|}

===Shining Version===
''Shining Version'' launched in early 2024, with six blind-packed figures per wave each equipped with the light-up torsos of ''Classic Class'' figures. These figures consist mostly of parts from ''Galaxy Version'', boasting new decos and additional accessories. Starting in Wave 2, wholly new figures have been added to the mix—time will tell if these will be released in ''GV'' later.

Much like the Galaxy Version assortment, a fresh case contains one of each figure in the wave, although with Shining Version the chase variant only appears in one in ''six'' cases.

''New characters are in italics.''

New molds are in bold.
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''SV 01 - Shining Roll Out'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Shining Version|Optimus Prime]] ''(6/36)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#Shining Version|Cliffjumper]] ''(6/36)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jazz (G1)/toys#Shining Version|Jazz]] ''(6/36)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet (G1)/toys#Shining Version|Ratchet]] ''(6/36)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#Shining Version|Megatron]] ''(5/36)''}}
{{Bp-d1|''[[Acid Storm (G1)#Blokees|Acid Storm]] (6/36)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#Blokees Metallic|Metallic Megatron]] ''(1/36)''}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''SV 02 - Shining 1985'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#BlokeesG1Toy|Optimus Prime (G1 Toy)]] ''(5/36)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Shining Version|Grimlock (Robot Mode)]] ''(6/36)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Shining Version|Sideswipe]] ''(6/36)''}}
{{Bp-a1|''[[Beachcomber (G1)#Blokees|Beachcomber]] (6/36)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (G1)/merchandise#Shining Version|Soundwave]] ''(6/36)''}}
{{Bp-d1|''[[Sunstorm (G1)#Blokees|Sunstorm]] (6/36)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#BlokeesG1ToyMetallic|Metallic Optimus Prime (G1 Toy)]] ''(1/36)''}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''SV 03 - Shattered Universe'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#ShatteredUniverseMiner|D-16/Miner Megatron]] ''(5/36)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#ShiningPax|Orion Pax]] ''(6/36)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (G1)/merchandise#Shining Version|Bumblebee]] ''(6/36)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Tarn (G1)#Shining Version|Tarn]] ''(6/36)''}}
{{Bp-d1|''[[Ramjet (G1)/toys#Blokees|Ramjet]] (6/36)''}}
{{Bp-sa|''[[Ultra Magnus (SG)#Blokees|Ultra Magnus (SG)]] (6/36)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#ShatteredUniverseChase|D16/Miner Megatron (Secret)]] ''(1/36)''}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''SV 04 - Spark of Deception'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#SparkofDeception|IDW-Megatron]] ''(5/36)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#SparkofDeception|IDW-Optimus Prime]] ''(6/36)''}}
{{Bp-sd|''[[Starscream (SG)#Blokees|SG-Starscream]] (6/36)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Viewfinder#Blokees|Viewfinder]] ''(6/36)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Shining Version|Wheeljack]] ''(6/36)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Shining Version|Shockwave]] ''(6/36)''}}
{{bp-a1|[[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#SparkofDeceptionChase|IDW-Megatron Secret]] ''(1/36)''}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top"|
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|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:BlokeesRatchetShiningVersion.png|upright=0.8|thumb|[[Ratchet (G1)/toys#Shining Version|''Shining Version'' Ratchet]]]]
|}
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===Action Edition===
Launched in 2024, ''Action Edition'' delivers a larger model kit with a more involved build experience compared to their other offerings, with accessories and features galore. A sneaky magnetic component in their faction symbol blocks activates their light features, so vigorous shaking is not required.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2024'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Action Edition|Optimus Prime (G1)]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#Action Edition|Megatron (G1)]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2025'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (G1)/merchandise#Action Edition|Soundwave (G1)]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (One)#Action Edition|Optimus Prime (''One'')]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''TBA'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Tarn_(G1)#Action Edition|Tarn (G1)]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus_Prime_(WFC)/toys#Blokees|Optimus Prime (Prime)]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Blokees-TF-Action-Edition-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1|thumb|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Action Edition|Optimus Prime]] (G1 version)]]
|}
{{comingsoontoy|Everything in the TBA section}}
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===Defender Version===
Launched in late 2024, ''Defender Version'' features downright adorable buildable figures that stand roughly half the height of ''Galaxy Version'' while retaining much of the articulation. In addition, Defender introduces buildable alt modes with compatible accessories and ports. In some cases, these vehicle mode releases are designed to combine into a gestalt using an accessory set distributed through ''Blokees Club'' on WeChat.

A Defender Version case includes a full set of the wave's twelve figures, but unlike the other blind-box assortments, ''every'' case contains a chase variant, from a pool of four – two "Special Galaxy Type" variants with improved decos that each appear in five out of every twelve cases, and two variants which also add extra accessories, each appearing in one out of every twelve cases.

As of September 30th, 2025, the first Defender Version wave was discontinued in Mainland China, while global versions of the products continue to see release.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''DV 01 - Galaxy Shining<ref> Also labeled with the non-final name "Shattered Alliance" in the [https://blokees.com/products/transformers-defender-version-shattered-alliance product listing on the official page.]</ref>'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (G1)/merchandise#Blokees|Brilliant Bumblebee]] ''1/12''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide_(G1)/toys#Defender_Version|Glittering Ironhide]] ''1/12''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Animated)/toys#Blokees|Glittering Bumblebee Vehicle]] ''1/12''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#DefenderRobot|Optimus Prime]] ''1/24''}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#DefenderTruck|Optimus Prime Vehicle]] ''1/12''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl_(G1)/toys#Defender_Version|Prowl]] ''1/12''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#Defender Version|Megatron]] ''1/24''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thundercracker_(G1)/toys#Defender_Version|Thundercracker]] ''1/12''}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Scavenger (G1)/toys#DefenderRobot|Scavenger]] ''1/12''}}
{{Bp-sa|[[Sideswipe_(SG)#Blokees|SG Sideswipe]] ''1/12''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Defender Version|Thundercracker (Vehicle)]] ''1/12''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scavenger (G1)/toys#Defender Version|Scavenger (Vehicle)]] ''1/12''}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#SpecialGalaxyType|Special Galaxy Type Optimus Prime]] ''5/144''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#SpecialGalaxyType|Special Galaxy Type Megatron]] ''5/144''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#SpecialArmorType|Optimus Prime 100% Firepower]] ''1/144''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#SpecialArmorType|Megatron Fully Armed]] ''1/144''}}
</ul>
|
|width="25%" valign="top" rowspan=10|[[File:Blokees-DefendersV1-SG-Sideswipe.jpg|upright=0.66|thumb|[[Sideswipe_(SG)#Blokees|SG Sideswipe]]]]
|-

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''DV 02 - The Overthrow'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (G1)/merchandise#TheOverthrowBB|Bumblebee]] ''1/24''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wheeljack_(G1)/toys#Defender_Version|Wheeljack]] ''1/12''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Inferno (G1)/toys#Defender Version|Inferno]] ''1/12''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ultra_Magnus_(G1)/merchandise#Defender_Version|DW Ultra Magnus]] ''1/12''}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bonecrusher (G1)/toys#BonecrusherRobot|Bonecrusher]] ''1/12''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (G1)/merchandise#Defender Version|Brilliant Soundwave]] ''1/12''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (G1)/merchandise#Defender Version|Starscream]] ''1/24''}}
{{Bp-sa|[[Ironhide_(SG)#Blokees|SG Ironhide]] ''1/12''}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Inferno (G1)/toys#InfernoVehicle|Inferno Vehicle]] ''1/12''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Animated)/toys#Blokees|Bumblebee Vehicle]] ''1/12''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Bonecrusher (G1)/toys#Defender Version|Bonecrusher Vehicle]] ''1/12''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Hook (G1)/toys#Defender Version|Hook Vehicle]] ''1/12''}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-sa|[[Goldbug (SG)#Blokees|Special Galaxy Type SG Bumblebee]] ''5/144''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (G1)/merchandise#SpecialGalaxyType|Special Galaxy Type Starscream]] ''5/144''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (G1)/merchandise#SpecialArmorType|Bumblebee (Fully Armed)]] ''1/144''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (G1)/merchandise#SpecialArmorTyoe|Coronation Starscream]] ''1/144''}}
</ul>
|
|width="25%" valign="top" rowspan=10|[[File:Blokees-TF-Galaxy-Defender-02-Coronation-Starscream.jpg|upright=0.66|thumb|Coronation Starscream]]
|-

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''DV 03 - Heavy Metal War'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Jazz_(G1)/toys#Defender_Version|Jazz]] ''1/12''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot_Rod_(G1)/merchandise#Blokees|Hot Rod]] ''1/12''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Defender Version|Grimlock]] ''1/24''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (G1)/merchandise#Defender03Robot|Soundwave]] ''1/24''}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Skywarp_(G1)/toys#Defender_Version|Skywarp]] ''1/12''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#Brilliant|Brilliant Megatron]] ''1/12''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Defender Version|Glittering Shockwave]] ''1/12''}}
{{Bp-sa|[[Optimus Prime (SG)#Defender Version|SG Optimus Prime]] ''1/12''}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Long Haul (G1)/toys#Defender Version|Long Haul Vehicle]] ''1/12''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scrapper (G1)/toys#Defender Version|Scrapper Vehicle]] ''1/12''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Mixmaster (G1)/toys#Defender Version|Mixmaster Vehicle]] ''1/12''}}
{{Bp-sa|[[Optimus Prime (SG)#SGDefenderVehicle|SG Optimus Prime Vehicle]] ''1/12''}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#SpecialGalaxyRobot|Special Galaxy Type Grimlock]] ''5/144''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (G1)/merchandise#Defender03SpecialGalaxy|Special Galaxy Type Soundwave]] ''5/144''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#SpecialArmorRobot|Special Armor Type Grimlock]] ''1/144''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (G1)/merchandise#Defender03SpecialArmor|Special Armor Type Soundwave]] ''1/144''}}
</ul>
|
|width="25%" valign="top" rowspan=10|[[File:Blokees-TF-GV-Defender-03-Hot-Rod.jpg|upright=0.66|thumb|Hot Rod]]
|-

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''DV 04 - Tyrants Fury'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hound_(G1)/toys#Blokees|Brilliant Hound]] ''1/12''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Rod (G1)/merchandise#DefenderRodimus|Rodimus Prime]] ''1/24''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#DefenderTRex|Grimlock - Tyrannosaurus Rex]] ''1/24''}}
{{Bp-sd|[[Megatron (SG)#Blokees|SG Megatron]] ''1/12''}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Blitzwing_(G1)/toys#Blokees|Blitzwing]] ''1/12''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Shockwave (G1)/toys#TyrantsFury|Shockwave]] ''1/12''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scourge_(G1)/toys#Blokees|Scourge]] ''1/12''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Rumble (G1)/toys#Defender Version|Rumble]] ''1/12''}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Rod (G1)/merchandise#DefenderRodimusVehicle|Rodimus Prime Vehicle]] ''1/12''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#DefenderVehicle|Wheeljack Vehicle]] ''1/12''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Brawl_(G1)#Blokees|Brawl Vehicle]] ''1/12''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (G1)/merchandise#DefenderVehicle|Starscream Vehicle]] ''1/12''}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Rod (G1)/merchandise#DefenderGalaxyTypeRodimus|Special Galaxy Type Rodimus Prime]] ''5/144''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#SpecialGalaxyTRex|Special Galaxy Type Grimlock - Tyrannosaurus Rex]] ''5/144''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Rod (G1)/merchandise#DefenderArmorTypeRodimus|Special Armor Type Rodimus Prime]] ''1/144''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#SpecialArmorTRex|Special Armor Type Grimlock - Tyrannosaurus Rex]] ''1/144''}}
</ul>
|
|width="25%" valign="top" rowspan=10|[[File:Blokees-TF-Galaxy-Defender-04-Brawl-Vehicle.jpg|upright=0.66|thumb|Brawl Vehicle]]
|-

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''DV 05 - Traitor to Tyranny'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe_(G1)/toys#Defender Version|Sideswipe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#Defender Version|Sunstreaker]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (G1)/toys#Defender Version|Jetfire]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#DV05Brilliant|Brilliant Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-sd|[[Soundwave_(SG)#Blokees|SG Soundwave]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Galvatron (G1)/toys#Blokees|Galvatron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus_(G1)/toys#Blokees|Cyclonus]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Viewfinder#Blokees|Viewfinder]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Roller (G1)#Blokees|Roller]] & [[Combat Deck (G1)#Blokees|Optimus Trailer]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (G1)/toys#DefenderVehicle|Jetfire Vehicle]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Swindle_(G1)#Blokees|Swindle Vehicle]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Onslaught (G1)#Blokees|Onslaught Vehicle]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-sa|[[Jetfire (SG)#Blokees|SG Jetfire]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Galvatron (G1)/toys#DefenderGalaxyType|Special Galaxy Type Galvatron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Jetfire (G1)/toys#DefenderArmorTypeJetfire|Special Armor Type Jetfire]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Galvatron (G1)/toys#SpecialArmor|Special Armor Type Galvatron]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="25%" valign="top" rowspan=10|[[File:Blokees-TF-DV05-SG-Soundwave.jpg|upright=0.66|thumb|SG Soundwave]]
|-
</ul>
|}

===Blokees Wheels===
Launched in late 2025, Blokees Wheels features buildable 1/64 scaled vehicles based on the alternate modes of various characters from other media, such as the 2005 IDW Publishing Transformers comics.

A Blokees Wheels case contains a full set of the wave's twelve kits. Each case contains a chase variant from a pool of four: two "special" variants with translucent/alternate color schemes, appearing in five out of twelve cases, and two metallic redeco variants, each appearing in one out of twelve cases. Each chase variant also comes with translucent blue Driver Figures that can ride on the vehicles.
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''C01 - Roll Out'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Blokees Wheels|Optimus Prime]] ''(1/24)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot_Rod_(G1)/merchandise#Blokees_Wheels|Rodimus]] ''(1/24)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Scamper#Blokees|Scamper]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hound_(G1)/toys#Blokees_Wheels|Hound]] ''(1/12)''}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Mirage_(G1)/toys#Blokees|Mirage]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (G1)/toys#Blokees_Wheels|Prowl]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Drag Strip (G1)#Blokees|Dragstrip]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Runabout (G1)#Blokees|Runabout]] ''(1/12)''}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#Blokees Wheels|Megatron]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Swerve_(G1)#Blokees|Swerve]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Gears (G1)#Blokees|Gears]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Swindle_(G1)#Blokees Wheels|Swindle]] ''(1/12)''}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#TitaniumEdition|Optimus Prime Titanium Edition]] ''(1/144)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot_Rod_(G1)/merchandise#TitaniumEdition|Rodimus Titanium Edition]] ''(1/144)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#HologramEdition|Optimus Prime Hologram Edition]] ''(5/144)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot_Rod_(G1)/merchandise#RadiantEdition|Rodimus Radiant Edition]] ''(5/144)''}}
</ul>
|}
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==Exclusives==
===General Exclusives===
Distributed at conventions and online storefronts the world over, Blokees exclusives typically have highly limited runs, which we note below.
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''[[2024]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|'''[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#BlokeesPink|Optimus Prime (Pink)]]''' (999 pieces)}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''[[2025]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|'''[[Bumblebee (Movie)/merchandise#Blokees EX Elite|Classic Class Movie 7 EX Elite Bumblebee]]''' (5000 pcs)}}
{{Bp-d1|'''[[Soundwave (G1)/merchandise#BlokeesIllusionBlue|Soundwave - Illusion Blue]]''' (618 pcs)}}
{{Bp-a1|'''[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#BlokeesIDWTrans|IDW-Optimus Prime (Transparent Edition)]]''' (999 pcs)}}
{{Bp-d1|'''[[Shockwave (G1)/toys#BlokeesTrans|Transparent Shockwave]]''' (999 pcs)}}
|[[File:Blokees Cybertron Con 2024 Pink OP.jpg|Optimus Prime (Pink)|upright=0.66|thumb]]
|}

===Blokees Figures Club===
Run as a mini-app on the WeChat mobile platform, the Blokees Figures Club (布鲁可积木人CLUB) is a China-exclusive service that provides news, a collection checklist function, and features exclusive product available only through scanning QR codes from the collector cards of the Chinese releases.

Products released this way have subsequently come out in other countries either as gift with purchase items or as standalone releases.

[[File:Blokees-TF-Galaxy-Version-Defender-Devastator-add-on.jpg|thumb|200px|''Devastator Combining Accessory'']]
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-multi|'''[[Tracker#Blokees|Galaxy Version - Silver Tracker]]''' (2025)}}
</ul>
:A redeco of ''GV 05'' Death Tracker in silver, this figure requires QR scans of nine different figures from ''GV 07'' to redeem.

<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|'''[[Devastator (G1)/toys#Blokees|Defender Version - Devastator Combining Accessory]]''' (2025)}}
</ul>
:A special set of parts for combining the six Constructicon vehicles from ''DV 01'', ''02'', and ''03'', this set requires QR scans of those six specific toys to redeem.

<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-multi|'''[[Unicron/toys#BlokeesClear|Unicron Head translucent version]]''' (2025)}}
</ul>
:A redeco of ''GV 08'' Unicron head, this figure requires QR scans of nine different figures from ''GV 08'' to redeem.

<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|'''Blokees Wheels - Nemesis Prime''' (2025)}}
</ul>

:A redeco of the Optimus Prime vehicle, this kit requires QR scans of twelve different figures from ''CV 01'' to redeem.

{{--}}

===Blokees Figures Creator===
As part of their efforts to cultivate community creativity, Blokees regularly holds contests where toy customizers and photographers get to show their skill. Entries selected for display on the company's socials are rewarded with toys, some of them exclusive!

<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|'''[[Starscream (G1)/merchandise#BlokeesScanning|Scanning Color - Starscream]]''' (2000 pcs)}}
</ul>
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===X Yearly Version===
Released every December starting in 2023, the ''X Yearly Version'' sets feature ''Galaxy Version'' figures slathered in delicious metallic gold paint in homage to the G1 episode [[The Golden Lagoon (episode)|"The Golden Lagoon"]]. Light up torsos and extra accessories in the vein of ''Shining Version'' are also included.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2024 - The Golden Lagoon'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Exclusive Yearly Version|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Exclusive Yearly Version|Ironhide]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (G1)/toys#Exclusive Yearly Version|Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (G1)/merchandise#Exclusive Yearly Version|Starscream]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Long Haul (G1)/toys#Exclusive Yearly Version|Long Haul]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2025 - The Golden Lagoon · Defence'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Exclusive Yearly Version|Optimus Prime (G1 Toy)]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Exclusive Yearly Version|Sideswipe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (G1)/merchandise#Exclusive Yearly Version|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Beachcomber (G1)#Exclusive Yearly Version|Beachcomber]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#Exclusive Yearly Version|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (G1)/merchandise#Exclusive Yearly Version|Soundwave]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Blokees Ironhide Yearly Edition.png|upright=0.8|thumb|[[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Exclusive Yearly Version|''Exclusive Yearly Version'' 2024 Ironhide]]]]
|}
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==Gift with purchase items==
===Product-specific items===
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|'''[[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Action Edition|Action Edition - Shockwave Alt Mode Accessory Pack]]''' (2025)}}
</ul>
:Available as a gift with Chinese pre-orders of ''Action Edition'' Soundwave, this is an accessory modeled after Shockwave's Cybertronian handgun alternate mode, scaled to fit into the hands of ''Action Edition'' characters.
{{-}}

===Sharkticon Storage Box===
Initially distributed as gifts with purchase with ''Action Edition'' Optimus, and given out in further GWP promotions thereafter, the Sharkticon Storage Boxes are a whimsical accessory storage solution in the form of a [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]]. The Sharkticons in both sizes come in opaque blue, translucent blue, and translucent pink.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2024'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Sharkticon (species)#Blokees small|Sharkticon Storage Box (S) (opaque)]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sharkticon (species)#Blokees small transblue|Sharkticon Storage Box (S) (translucent blue)]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sharkticon (species)#Blokees small transpink|Sharkticon Storage Box (S) (translucent pink)]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sharkticon (species)#Blokees large|Sharkticon Storage Box (L) (opaque)]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sharkticon (species)#Blokees large transblue|Sharkticon Storage Box (L) (translucent blue)]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sharkticon (species)#Blokees large transpink|Sharkticon Storage Box (L) (translucent pink)]]}}
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Blokees SharktiBoxS TransPink.jpg|upright=0.8|thumb|[[Sharkticon (species)#Blokees small transpink|Sharkticon Storage Box (S)]] in translucent pink]]
</ul>
|}

==Notes==
* All pegs and peg holes are 3.4mm, which is 0.4mm larger than the regular 3mm ports/posts. This means any accessory with that peg size will be too large for Hasbro-produced ''Transformers'' with regular 3mm compatibility.

==Footnotes==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://blokees.com Official English website]
* [https://bloks.com/ Official Chinese website]
* [https://linktr.ee/Blokees Linktree for English language social media accounts]
* [https://weibo.com/u/7790031436 Blokees Weibo page]

[[Category:Companies]]

Hyperfire

2025-11-15T16:44:55Z

Lorcan Wooster:

{{faction|autobot}}
{{disambig2|the ''Beast Wars: Uprising'' Headmaster|the ''Titans Return'' Titan Master|Haywire}}
:''Hyperfire is an [[Autobot]] [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] from the [[Beast Wars: Uprising]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:TitansReturn-toy Hyperfire.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3]]

'''Hyperfire''' works with [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] and possibly [[Haywire (Targetmaster)|Haywire]] as well.

==Fiction==
===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
During the latter days of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], Hyperfire formed Blurr's head. When the [[Pax Cybertronia]] came down, Hyperfire warned [[Overrun|Surge]], [[Offshoot (BWU)|Offshoot]], Haywire, and other [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]]s of the impending [[Targetmaster Extirpation]]. {{storylink|Trigger Warnings}}

==Toys==
===''Generations''===
*'''Hyperfire & Blurr''' (Deluxe Class, 2016)
{{note|The ''Titans Return'' [[Haywire#Generations|Hyperfire]] toy doubles as a revamped version of Haywire and as the independent character Hyperfire.}}

: Released as part of the first wave of ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' Deluxe Class figures, Hyperfire (presumably renamed because of [[trademark]] reasons) is only available with his larger partner [[Blurr (G1)/toys#Titans Return|Blurr]]. He can sit in Blurr's cockpit in vehicle mode, or form his partner's head. He can also pilot Blurr's hood, which unfolds into a sort of tiny vehicle. Hyperfire is designed to interact with any Deluxe, Voyager or Leader class figure from the same line, compatible with their various accessories and capable of forming their heads.

: Hyperfire's robot mode is based on Generation 1 [[Stylor]], and, unsurprisingly, he was retooled into ''Titans Return'' Stylor.
{{TRHyperfireMold}}

==Notes==
*It is ambiguous if ''Uprising'' Hyperfire is a [[Nebulan|Nebulon]] or a [[Cyberdroid]].

[[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising Autobots]]
[[Category:Headmasters]]

Bluestreak (G1)/toys

2025-10-22T11:20:16Z

Lorcan Wooster: Additionally, even the the Fairlady Z hood badge decal was removed too from Streak (Anime Colors ver)

{{suite}}
[[File:AltSilverstreak-instructionsimage.jpg|thumb|upright=2|Whitestreak?]]
True fact: Most of '''Bluestreak'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s toys are not, in fact, blue.

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}
[[File:G1 bluestreak toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I know I don't wear much blue, but if you know your history, it really does make perfect sense.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Bluestreak''' (Autobot Car, 1984/1985)}}</ul>
:*''Takara ID number'': '''08'''
:*''Accessories'': "Beam Rifle", left & right missile launchers, 3 missiles
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Released in the first year of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|original ''Transformers'' toyline]], Bluestreak transforms into an accurate replica of a {{w|Nissan 280ZX|Datsun 280ZX Turbo}}. As with most ''Transformers'' toys of the time, he is constructed partially of painted die-cast metal and has rubber tires, with his plastic car panels painted over in metallic silver to match the painted metal parts. He is armed with a vacuum-metalized laser rifle and two shoulder-mounted rocket launchers; for the [[Hasbro]] release, these launchers had their springs severely weakened to comply with the US [[for safety reasons|choking hazard regulations for projectiles]], while the Takara release had fully-functional launchers. He was re-released in the Hasbro line in 1985, now featuring a [[rubsign]] affixed to his driver's-side door.

: This mold was originally created for Takara's ''[[Diaclone]]: Car Robots'' toyline; while the all-silver-car-mode deco was unique to its ''Transformers'' release,<ref>[http://diaclone.net/orid/dia042/index.html Fairlady Z at diaclone.net] (Japanese)</ref> it uses the base plastic colors of the second ''Diaclone'' release with the black-painted roof and hood, which became the basis for Bluestreak's animation model. Meanwhile, reused photography and artwork of the original ''Diaclone'' toy's blue-sided release, used on packaging and toy catalogs, led to considerable confusion and a long-standing (and eventually debunked) [[Misconceptions and urban legends about Transformers|urban legend]] that a super-rare [[Misconceptions and urban legends about Transformers#Generation 1 (1984-1990)|blue-sided Bluestreak]] was released in the US (to this day, this deco has yet to be applied to this mold under the ''Transformers'' banner).

: This mold was [[redeco]]ed and [[retool]]ed to make [[Prowl (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Prowl]], and again for [[Smokescreen (G1)/toys|Smokescreen]].

::*''[http://www.transformerland.com/wiki/toy-info/transformers-g1-autobot-cars-bluestreak/1/ Patent info, price guide, and further reading on Bluestreak at Transformerland.com]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1984/Autobot/Bluestreak/bluestreak.htm More information on Bluestreak at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.botchthecrab.com/archive/instructions/autobot/1984/instr_bluestreak.jpg Instruction booklet for Bluestreak at Botchthecrab.com]''
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===''Collector's Edition''===
{{anchor|Anime}}
[[File:G1toy anime streak.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Oh yes, they call him the Streak....]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Streak (Anime Colors ver.)''' (Cybertron, [[2002]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''08'''
:*''Accessories'': "Beam Rifle", left & right missile launchers, 3 missiles

: An [[exclusive]] to [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s [[e-HOBBY]] shop under the ''[[The Transformers: Collector's Edition|Collector's Edition]]'' line, this release of the original Bluestreak uses the color scheme from the second version of his ''Diaclone'' toy (which was used as the basis for his cartoon and comic character model), with a black roof and hood instead of the original Transformer toy's silver. On top of that, the "FairladyZ" license plate decals have been altered to simply read "STREAK" while the Fairlady Z hood badge decal was removed with no replacement. Unlike the original release, the silver car parts and the robot's head are unpainted silver plastic.

: This toy was sold bundled in a set, though not packaged together, with a gold-plated version of [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Collector's Edition|Meister]]. The duo were put up for order in December of 2001, and shipped out in July the following year.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Cybertron/Bluestreak/bluestreak.htm More information on Anime Streak at TFU.info]''
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[[File:G1Chromestreak toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I come in every color except blue.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Streak (Silver Mekki ver.)''' (Cybertron, 2002)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''08'''
:*''Accessories'': "Beam Rifle", left & right missile launchers, 3 x missiles

: Also a ''Collector's Edition'' e-HOBBY-exclusive, this version of Bluestreak was almost entirely vacuum-metalized, much like the gold-plated Jazz, but in silver. Like the gold Jazz, the silver Streak emulated a "campaign car" prize item from the original ''Diaclone'' line.<ref>[http://www.tf-1.com/articles/reissue_frame.php?art=Chromestreak Article Chromestreak at TF-1.com]</ref>

: Pre-orders for this toy closed on [[September 26]], and orders were shipped out in December.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Cybertron/ChromeBluestreak/bluestreak.htm More information on Chrome Streak at TFU.info]''
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===''Commemorative Series''===
{{anchor|TRUComm}}[[File:G1toy commemorative silverstreak.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|They stole my chrome guns, man! My chrome guns! And they didn't even '''paint''' 'em blue!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Silverstreak''' (2003)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "Beam Rifle", left & right missile launchers, 3 missiles

: Bluestreak was released as part of the third wave of [[Hasbro]]'s [[Toys"R"Us]]-[[exclusive]] "[[The Transformers: Generation One Commemorative Series|Generation One Commemorative Series]]" range of reissues in the same colours as his original 1980s release, although his packaging pictures depict Takara's "Anime Streak" version. For this release, he was redubbed "Silverstreak" due to Hasbro's apparent inability to secure the [[trademark]] for the name "Bluestreak".

: There are quite a few changes from the original version of the toy. Due to [[For safety reasons|safety reasons]], the springs in his rocket launchers were completely removed, and because of changes in the plastics used, his laser rifle and projectiles were not vacuum-metalized, instead being cast in more durable matte-black plastic. His driver's-side-door [[rubsign]] is inexplicably applied ''sideways'', and his silver-plastic parts are unpainted. And he keeps the altered "STREAK" license plate stickers from the above Takara reissue.

: When asked about this toy's color scheme in relation to the above [[Bluestreak (G1)/toys#Anime|''Collector's Edition'' version]], [[Aaron Archer]] (as "Orson") responded that the aim was to give collectors a version of Bluestreak closer to the one released in 1984. That said, it is also likely that [[Hasbro]] was unable or simply unwilling to release figures too similar to toys that were [[exclusive]] to [[e-HOBBY]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Autobot/Silverstreak/silverstreak.htm More information on Commemorative Series Silverstreak at TFU.info]''
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===''Alternators''===
{{anchor|Alternators/Binaltech}}
[[File:AlternatorsSilverstreak toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Why did the [[Smokescreen (G1)/toys|other guy]] get to be blue?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Subaru Impreza WRX Silverstreak''' (Alternator, 2004)}}</ul>
:*''Alternator ID number'': '''4'''
:*''Binaltech ID number'': '''BT-03'''
:*''Binaltech release date'': [[March 25]], 2004
:*''Accessories'': Intercooler/"beam rifle"
{{toydesigner|[[Mark McCall]] (Hasbro), [[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

: The second Subaru Impreza toy released in the ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' line was actually the first to be developed, but due to marketing suggestions, the more eye-catching [[Smokescreen (G1)/toys#Alternators/Binaltech|Smokescreen]] was released first. Silverstreak's [[alternate mode]] is a [[licensed vehicle alternate modes|licensed]] silver 1:24 [[scale]] 2003 {{w|Subaru Impreza WRX}} street model compared to Smokescreen's WRC rally version, with opening hood, trunk, and all four doors as well as a detailed interior. He also features working steering (not connected to the steering wheel, though) and [[rubber tires]].

: In robot mode, he is armed with a laser rifle formed from his turbo intercooler, and has the capacity to mount two spring-loaded rocket launchers on either side of his shoulders, though these were only included with the ''Binaltech''-only [[retool]] of Smokescreen, [[Smokescreen (G1)/toys#GT|Smokescreen GT]].

: The Japanese ''Binaltech'' version, named "Streak", features metal parts for the vehicle exterior and [[vacuum metallizing|vacuum-metalized]] side view mirrors, whereas ''Alternators'' Silverstreak simply has his mirrors painted in flat silver. Unusual for an ''Alternators'' release, Silverstreak features a fully painted vehicle shell, similar to his ''Binaltech'' release, although the silver paint on Silverstreak is slightly more flat compared to ''Binaltech'' Streak's sparkled paint.

: Furthermore, ''Binaltech'' Streak features a different tooling for the dashboard compared to Smokescreen, with the steering wheel on the right side, like a Japanese car. The first shipment of ''Alternators'' Silverstreak used the same tooling as the ''Binaltech'' version, while later shipments starting with the subsequent [[wave]] (the one [[Hound (G1)#Alternators/Binaltech|Autobot Hound]] debuted in) used the same tooling as Smokescreen, with the steering wheel on the left side of the dashboard, like an American car.

: In Europe, ''Alternators'' Silverstreak was initially released (though not in all markets) in the first ''Alternators'' packaging style, the same one also used for his North American release. Several years later, he was re-released as part of a Europe-only wave of ''Alternators'' toys in the same packaging style as the second North American ''Alternators'' assortment, the latter of which Silverstreak was not re-released in.

: This sculpt was also used to make [[Ricochet (Headmasters)#Alternators|Ricochet]] and ''[[The Transformers: Binaltech Asterisk|Binaltech Asterisk]]'' [[Red Alert (G1)#Binaltech Asterisk|Alert]].

::*[[Source:Transformers Binaltech bios#3|Archive of ''Binaltech'' Streak's bio and tech specs]]
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Autobot/AltSilverstreak/silverstreak.htm More information on ''Alternators'' Silverstreak at TFU.info]''
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[[File:Bluestreak BT19.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Finally! I became blue at last. [[:File:Titanium RM Smokescreen.jpg|Wait a minute]].]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Bluestreak''' (Binaltech, [[2008]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''BT-19'''
:*''Release date'': [[June 26]], 2008
:*''Accessories'': Intercooler/"beam rifle"

: One of the first releases of the short-lived (and final) revival of the ''Binaltech'' line, Bluestreak (actually using the original American name) is a redeco of ''Binaltech'' Streak, using the "civilian" model of the Subaru Impreza WRX, with the steering wheel on the right side of the dashboard. As his name suggests, Bluestreak's body is almost completely blue, with light-gray accents... making him look suspiciously like a de-sponsored Smokescreen.

: Bluestreak was only released in Japan, with no direct ''Alternators'' counterpart.

: Over the years, numerous accounts have suggested that Bluestreak suffers from an flawed paint job that has a tendency to fade after a while, even when not exposed to UV radiation.

::*[[Source:Transformers Binaltech bios#19|Archive of ''Binaltech'' Bluestreak's bio and tech specs]]
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===''Universe'' (2003)===
[[File:TFU03-toy Silverstreak.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|New name, old colors]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Silverstreak''' (Spy Changer, 2004)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Rifle

: A redeco and slight retool of [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'']] [[Side Swipe (RID 2001)#Toys|Side Swipe]], ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' "Silverstreak" is based on the ''[[Diaclone]]'' Datsun blue-sided color scheme, with a silver hood. He is armed with a small gun that is disguised as a tailpipe in vehicle mode.

: The original release of this [[Spychanger|Spy Changer]] toy (and the others in the assortment), [[exclusive]] to [[KB Toys]] stores, came on cards that lacked a sub-line designation. Later releases that were also available through chains like Dollar General were put on ''Universe'' cards.

: This mold was originally intended for use as a ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bot]] version of [[Rumble (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Rumble]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Autobot/SpySilverstreak/silverstreak.htm More information on ''Universe'' Silverstreak at TFU.info]''
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===''Smallest Transforming Transformers''===
[[File:STFStreak toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Not even the tiniest bit of blue]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Streak''' (2004)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''GTF X-3'''

:A retool of ''[[Smallest Transforming Transformers]]'' Prowl, STF Streak is a much simplified, much smaller replica of his original toy. Although resembling his original Generation 1 form, he has less articulation and his wheels do not roll. Streak was one of two [[chase figure]]s in the second wave of the line.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Cybertron/SmallestBluestreak/bluestreak.htm More information on "Smallest" Streak at TFU.info]''
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===''Universe'' (2008)===
[[File:Universe2008 Silverstreak toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Are you sure you're not [[Camshaft (G1)|Camshaft]]?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Silverstreak''' (Deluxe, 2008)}}</ul>
:*''Series'': '''Classic Series
:*''Accessories'': "Volt Beam Blaster"
{{toydesigner|[[Bill Rawley]] (Hasbro)|[[Andrew Scribner]] (deco artist)}}

:Part of the third wave of [[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|2008 ''Universe'']] Deluxes, Silverstreak is a retool and redeco of the [[Prowl (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|2008 ''Universe'' Prowl]], transforming into a modified {{w|Nissan 350Z}}. He features twin non-removable and non-firing "rocket launchers" that can swing over his robot mode shoulders. His fold-out "Volt Beam Blaster" stores in the car mode's undersides.

:As with several ''Transformers'' vehicles with a metallic silver body colour released around the same time, ''Universe'' Silverstreak's silver car body panels are painted metallic silver rather than being left as bare silver plastic. He has the same stickiness problem as ''Universe'' Prowl.

:This mold was also used to make ''Universe'' [[Smokescreen (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Smokescreen]] and ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Rapido#Timelines|Rapido]], while the original Prowl mold was used for ''[[Transformers Timelines (franchise)|Timelines]]'' [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]]. The original version of this mold also served as the basis of the non-toy ''Shattered Glass'' incarnation of [[Prowl (SG)|Prowl]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/TFUSilverstreak/silverstreak.htm More information on ''Universe'' Silverstreak at TFU.info]''
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===''Henkei! Henkei!''===
[[File:Henkei Streak toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Silver paint ''and'' silver chrome? Damn.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Cybertron Streak''' (Deluxe, [[2008]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''C-10'''
:*''Release date'': [[October 23]], 2008
:*''Accessories'': "Volt Beam Blaster"
{{toydesigner|[[Naoto Tsushima]] (packaging artist)}}

:The Japanese ''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]]'' release of ''Universe'' Silverstreak is a redeco of the original, swapping the black plastic on his hood and paint applications on his roof with dark gray, the maroon plastic to bright red, changing the red on the wheels to dark gray, as well as adding [[Vacuum metallizing|vacuum-metallized]] silver on his Volt Beam Blaster, his shoulder rocket launchers and his spoiler. His face was also changed from white to silver, the blue on his waist to silver, and the Autobot symbol on his chest is smaller on the ''Henkei'' release.
{{UniverseProwlMold}}
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===''Speed Stars''===
[[File:StealthForce Silverstreak toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Oh god, someone's mutilated him!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Silverstreak''' (Basic, 2010)}}</ul>

:''[[Speed Stars]]'' Silverstreak is part of the "Stealth Force" subline, consisting of vehicles without robot modes, but with plenty of flip-out panels with hidden weapons. The toy is a silver sports car similar to ''Universe'' Silverstreak's modified Nissan 350Z altmode, and features non-firing weapons in its hood, trunk and doors.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2010/Autobot/SFSilverstreak/silverstreak.htm More information on ''Speed Stars'' Silverstreak at TFU.info]''
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===''Chronicle''===
[[File:EZCollectionStreakToy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Plain-clothes Prowl.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Streak''' (EZ Collection, 2011)}}</ul>

:''[[Transformers Chronicle (toyline)|Chronicle]]'' Streak is a retool/redeco of the ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)|Transformers:]] [[Transformers (2010 toyline)#Hasbro Reveal the Shield subline|Reveal the Shield]]'' [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]] [[Prowl (G1)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Prowl]] toy, without the lightbar.

: Like other ''Chronicle'' Legends toys, he was sold in a blindpacked box.
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreOtoy Bluestreak.jpg|thumb|"I know this toy can't transform but it still counts, right?"]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime''' (2011)}}</ul>
:*''Set number'': '''30689'''
:* ''Pieces'': '''542'''
:* ''Kreons'': [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]], Bluestreak, [[Skywarp (G1)/toys|Skywarp]], 2 [[Stunt Driver]]s

: The Optimus Prime ''[[Kre-O]]'' construction set comes with a Bluestreak [[Kreon]]. It has a helmet, wing-doors that attach around its neck, and a blaster. Its color is based on the blue ''[[Diaclone]]'' version of Generation 1 Bluestreak. This Kreon mold was also used for [[Prowl (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Prowl]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/Kre-OBluestreak/bluestreak.htm More information on Bluestreak at TFU.info]''

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[[File:KreO-Toy UltimateVehiclePack.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Ultimate Vehicle Pack''' (2012)}}</ul>
:*''Set number'': '''A4583'''
:*''Pieces'': '''279'''
:*''Kreons'': Bluestreak, Sideswipe
:*''Accessories'': Pistol

: This [[Red Bucket|bucket]] contains unchanged versions of the [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Jazz]] (sans Kreons), the smaller [[Bumblebee (Kre-O)#74pc|Bumblebee]], and [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)#90pc|Optimus Prime]] sets, as well as the Bluestreak and [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Sideswipe]] Kreons.

: The sets and Kreons are identical to their separate releases (minus the part omissions, of course).

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[[File:KreO-Toy BluestreakC84.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Kreon Class of 1984''' (Kreon figure set, 2014)}}</ul>
:*''Set number'': '''B0090'''
:*''Voted'': Class Chatterbox
:*''Accessories'': Ray pistol

: This version of Bluestreak, part of the [[Kreon Class of 1984]], has much more toy-based [[tampograph]]s than his prior version, including a nose! Again, he's based on the "blue sided" Bluestreak, though with a white base instead of silver for reasons unknown. He uses the [[Prowl (Kre-O)|Prowl]] style helmet and door-wings, and carries a ray pistol (originally an [[Andorian]] blaster from ''Kre-O [[Star Trek]]'').

:He was only available in the [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2014 exclusive "Kreon Class of 1984" pack. The remaining sets were slated to be sold on [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] following the convention, but there ''were'' no leftovers after the show.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/SDCCKre-OBluestreak/bluestreak.htm More information on Class of 1984 Bluestreak at TFU.info]''
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===''Generations''===
{{anchor|GDO}}
[[File:Generationstoy-Bluestreak.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''Two'' Asian-exclusive Legends? I'm just so appreciated.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Bluestreak''' (Legends Class, 2012)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Rifle

: ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' Legends Class Bluestreak (named so after Hasbro finally managed to reobtain the [[trademark]]) is a [[redeco]] of ''Chronicle'' Streak. He features retooled hands and holes in the sides of his arms/doors of his [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] that are compatible with 3mm posts. He comes with a compatible gun that's sculpted after the [[#Generation 1|Generation 1 Bluestreak toy]]'s Beam Rifle, and features three posts and a hole, allowing it to be held and mounted in different ways. Bluestreak features a different paint layout than ''Chronicle'' Streak (such as covering his hood, sides, and roof in a dark shade of gray paint). The gun mounts onto either side in vehicle mode, but the long sculpted parts on the top and bottom of the gun mean that the vehicle's wheels are unable to touch the surface all at once, and that the gun ends up touching and grinding against the surface when the vehicle is rolled.

: Originally developed by Hasbro Asia for release in their territories, Bluestreak was later released together with various other formerly "Asian market exclusive" toys as a [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusive in the United States for the 2012 holiday season.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/GDOBluestreak/bluestreak.htm More information on Generations Bluestreak at TFU.info]''
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[[File:Hasbro MP Bluestreak.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Blue in name but ''not'' in color.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Masterpiece Bluestreak''' (Masterpiece, 2015)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''MP-06'''
:''Accessories'': "Disperser Rifle", missile launcher

: This is a Hasbro release of [[#Masterpiece 2|MP-18 Streak]], now named "Bluestreak", but keeping with the same colors as Streak.

:Like other Hasbro ''Masterpiece'' cars, Bluestreak is boxed in robot form (unlike the Takara versions which are boxed in alt mode).
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===''Bot Shots''===
[[File:BotShots CanceledBluestreak.jpg.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|If he is blue, he is canceled!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Bluestreak Launcher''' (<s>2013</s>)}}</ul>
:*''Series'': '''2'''
:*''Number'': '''BL007'''
:**''Fist strength'': '''?'''
:**''Blaster strength'': '''?'''
:**''Sword strength'': '''373'''

: Part of the unreleased fourth wave of Series 2 ''Bot Shots'' Launchers, Bluestreak is a redeco of Jump Shot [[Prowl (G1)/toys|Prowl]], who was also canceled. He turns into a car, with a spring-loaded transformation to robot mode triggered when his front bumper is pressed. He comes with a large trailer redecoed from [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys|Bumblebee]]'s trailer, and a large circular target that breaks into pieces when hit.

:There appears to have been confusion between Bluestreak and [[Smokescreen (G1)/toys#Bot Shots|Smokescreen]]—not only is the [[package art]] for the toys swapped, but Bluestreak has a typical [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[Smokescreen (G1)/toys|Smokescreen]] color scheme, whilst Smokescreen has a deco resembling ''[[Transformers: Alternators#Binaltech|Binaltech]]'' [[Bluestreak (G1)/toys#BinaltechBlue|Bluestreak]].
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===''Masterpiece''===
[[File:MP Bluestreak.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Just you wait for MP-18B(lue).]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Streak''' ([[2013]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''MP-18'''
:*''Release date'': [[October 26]], 2013
:*''Accessories'': "Disperser Rifle", missile launcher (Amazon.co.jp only)
{{toydesigner|[[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' Streak is a redeco and retool of [[Prowl (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|MP-17 Prowl]], removing the light-bar and having a new head and waist. He transforms into a licensed Nissan Fairlady 280Z-T, and as with other figures in the ''Masterpiece'' line, is intended to be an accurate representation of his [[Character model|cartoon model]], and even features an extensive black and metallic silver [[Paint operation|paint]] scheme. Roughly as tall as a [[Size class|Voyager Class]] figure, he is also in [[scale]] with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#mp10|MP-10 Optimus Prime]], and can fit inside [[Combat Deck (G1)#mp10|Prime's trailer]] in vehicle mode. In contrast to previous larger entries in this line, Streak lacks [[die-cast]] parts, and his tires are cast in hard, non-rubberized plastic.

:For accessories, he comes with his rifle, which can be held with his hands, or can mount onto a flip-out mounting point on his roof via the separate peg on its jointed handle. He also comes with a pair of built-in "Electro Bolt" shoulder cannons that can be deployed in robot mode.

:If purchased in Japan through [[Amazon (website)|Amazon Japan]], one additionally gets a single non-firing toy-accurate missile launcher accessory, which can cover and replace either of his shoulder cannons, as well as tab onto the rear sides of his vehicle mode. If purchased in other Asian markets outside of Japan, a collector's coin is included instead of or in addition to the launcher. The coin itself identifies him as Bluestreak.

:There are some issues concerning aligning the car's roof onto the body of the figure. In order to properly attach the back/roof top of the mold, the mid chest panel located in front of the torso must be tilted slightly forward and attached to the small indentation under the figure's "car hood". This will allow the back frame to straighten and get the two pegs on the windshield to lock into the two slots at the back of the car hood.

:This mold was also redecoed and retooled into MP-19 [[Smokescreen (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Smokescreen]]. Streak and Prowl were to be released simultaneously, but Prowl was pushed back one month and Streak two months to meet demand.
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[[File:MP-18S-Silverstreak.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|... Well ''damn''.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Silverstreak''' ([[2014]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''MP-18S'''
:*''Release date'': [[June 14]], 2014
:*''Accessories'': "Disperser Rifle", 2 missile launchers

: A [[Tokyo Toy Show#2014|Tokyo Toy Show 2014]] exclusive, Silverstreak is, well, a redeco of MP-18 Streak in toy-accurate colors, featuring a single shade of bright silver on his car parts. Aside from his rifle, he now comes with ''two'' missile launchers (with red housings), as well as a collector's coin that's of a different sculpt from his original coin. The packaging also differs from regular Masterpiece releases, and features cartoon art of Silverstreak instead of an image of the toy, and the whole box is made exclusively with shades of black and grey.

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[[File:MP-18B-Bluestreak.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Due to demand.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Bluestreak''' ([[2015]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''MP-18B'''
:*''Release date'': [[August 29]], 2915
:*''Accessories'': "Disperser Rifle", 2 missile launchers

:The confusingly named ''Masterpiece'' Bluestreak is another redeco of MP-18 Streak, this time in colors based on the blue ''[[Diaclone]]'' Fairlady Z.

:He comes with his rifle, which can be held with his hands, or can mount onto a flip-out mounting point on his roof via the separate peg on its jointed handle. He also comes with a pair of built-in "Electro Bolt" shoulder cannons that can be deployed in robot mode. He also includes two non-firing missile launchers that clip onto his built-in shoulder cannons, which are the toy-accurate missile launchers Prowl and Streak would come with if bought in Japan via [[Amazon (website)|Amazon.com]] redecoed entirely in silver.

:This mold was also previously redecoed and retooled into MP-19 [[Smokescreen (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Smokescreen]].
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[[File:MP-18-Plus-Silverstreak.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|... Very Siege-y.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Streak''' ([[2019]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''MP-18+'''
:*''Release date'': [[July 27]], 2019
:*''Hasbro release name'': '''Bluestreak'''
:*''Accessories'': "Disperser Rifle", smiling face, angry face, short shooting effect, medium shooting effect, long shooting effect, two cannon adapters, rifle adapter

: A [[TakaraTomy Mall]] exclusive, Streak is a redeco and slight retool of the original MP-18 release featuring a matte deco more akin to the character's appearance in the cartoon, including a larger Autobot insignia on the hood, unpainted front lights and fully orange back lights. As additions to the original mold, this release features a few additional accessories: his head was retooled to allow interchangeable faces (with the original serious face coming alongside a smiling one and a [[Dull surprise|screaming]] one), and he also comes with three different fire blast effects that can fit in either the rifle or the shoulder cannons with interchangeable adapters.
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===''Q-Transformers''===
[[File:QTransformers Bluestreak.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|''There'' we go.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Bluestreak''' (2015)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''QT-16'''
:*''Release date'': [[March 21]], 2015

: Released in the fourth wave of TakaraTomy's ''[[Q-Transformers]]'' line, Bluestreak is a [[super deformed]] toy based on [[#BinaltechBlue|''Binaltech'' Bluestreak]], transforming into a Subaru WRX Sti. Like the toy he was based on, he's sold under his English name rather than "Streak" to emphasize the fact that he's blue.

: He comes with a code for unlocking Bluestreak as a playable character in the ''[[Q-Transformers: Mystery of Convoy Returns]]'' game.
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===''Combiner Wars''===
[[File:CombinerWarstoy-Bluestreak.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|For the second time, a Bluestreak in blue... and he still looks like a de-sponsored [[Smokescreen (G1)/toys#Generations|Smokescreen]].]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Bluestreak''' (Deluxe, 2016)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Shotgun, weapon/combiner extremity

: Part of the [[Transformers Figure Subscription Service#Series 4.0 (2016)|Figure Subscription Service 4.0]], Bluestreak is a [[redeco]] of [[Smokescreen (G1)/toys#Generations|Smokescreen]] from the ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' subline of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'', featuring a deco based on his pre-Transformers ''Diaclone'' figure and his alternate blue color scheme from the ''Binaltech'' figure.

: As a ''Combiner Wars'' Deluxe Class figure, Bluestreak can transform into either a sports car or a limb for any combiner within the same subline or any ''Unite Warriors'' Voyager class figure, although he would normally be associated with [[Wreckage (G1)#Generations|Wreckage]].

: Bluestreak was released as a bonus mystery figure, and was the final toy released for the Subscription Service 4.0.

:This toy [[Repurposing|doubles]] as the ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' incarnation of [[Bluestreak (SG)|Bluestreak]].

::*''[https://imgur.com/gallery/E3NvY Combiner Wars Bluestreak with exclusive Transformers Collectors Club stickers at Imgur]''
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===''Alt-Modes''===
[[File:Alt-Modes-toy Bluestreak.jpg|upright=1.22|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Bluestreak''' (Alt-Modes, 2017)}}</ul>
:*''Series'': '''2'''
:*''Collection'': '''1'''

: A redeco of ''[[Alt-Modes]]'' [[Prowl (G1)/toys#Alt-Modes|Prowl]], Bluestreak is a super deformed toy whose body transforms into a car when the Autobot faction symbol on his head is flipped. He was [[Blindpacking|blind-boxed]] and available in the first (and only) case of the toyline's second series.

:This mold was also used to make ''Alt-Modes'' [[Smokescreen (G1)/toys#Alt-Modes|Smokescreen]].
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===''War for Cybertron: Siege''===
[[File:TF-Generations-WFC-S-Deluxe-Bluestreak.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66|... Is Siege-y.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Bluestreak''' (Deluxe Class, 2019)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''WFC-S64'''
:*''Accessories'': "W-45 [[Acid pellet|Acid Pellet]] Blaster," 2 "W-50 Volt-Beam Cannons"
{{toydesigner|[[Michael DiTullo]] (concept artist)}}

:A "Special Edition" figure for the ''Transformers'' brand's 35th anniversary, ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' Bluestreak is a redeco of ''Siege'' [[Prowl (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Prowl]] sans lightbar. Bluestreak transforms into a Cybertronian car and includes the blaster and the two cannons from his mold mates, which are compatible with the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]]. They can combine to form a dual-blaster, combine with his primary gun, or mount on the car hood/shoulders. He also features multiple hardpoints to accommodate "Fire Blasts" from the [[Battle Master]]s assortment, which can be used to simulate blaster fire or explosions. Like Prowl and [[Smokescreen (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Smokescreen]], Bluestreak is basically spotless, with no battle damage paint applications anywhere on his body. Unlike all of his mold mates however, Bluestreak's deco makes extensive use of paint to better break up his color scheme.

:Bluestreak and fellow 35th anniversary figure [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#S63|Soundblaster]] were exclusive to [[Walmart]] in the United States. They were also available at general retail in Taiwan and Singapore.
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===''War for Cybertron: Earthrise''===
[[File:TF-WFC-E-Bluestreak.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Here double-ugly. Go buy yourself a new face. Ta-Ta!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Bluestreak''' (Deluxe Class, [[2020]])}}</ul>
:*''Hasbro ID number'': '''WFC-E32'''
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''ER EX-21'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[March 27]], [[2021]]
:*''Accessories'': Blaster, 2 shoulder cannons

:''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' Bluestreak is a redeco and retool of ''Earthrise'' [[Smokescreen (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Smokescreen]] with a new head and hood/chest. He transforms into a car none-too-dissimilar from a Datsun. Bluestreak shares much of his transformation scheme engineering from the above ''Siege'' mold, but uses completely new parts. Bluestreak comes with a single blaster and two shoulder cannon accessories that can be attached to the figure in both modes. Bluestreak includes panel covers on his ankles mounted on swivels to hide the gaping emptiness of his feet. Unfortunately, these panels tend to pop out extremely easily, but are just as easily popped back in.

:[[File:Earthrise early Bluestreak render.jpg|upright=0.9|thumb|left|Bluescreen?]]
:Two different variants of Bluestreak exist with slightly different knee joints, one of which adds a tiny tab of plastic to the inside of the kneecap and includes additional tabs behind the car hood to better secure the car mode. Curiously, initial stock renders of the figure showed it as being a straight redeco of [[Smokescreen (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Smokescreen]], complete with distinctive Smokescreen head and low bumper. The final stock photography used the correct head and bumper.

:Unfortunately, like with all his moldmates, Bluestreak tends to suffer from quality control issues such as a fragile transparent plastic roof, doors that refuse to peg in for vehicle mode, and molding flash inside the left shoulder port, preventing his shoulder cannons from fully settling inside it.

:Bluestreak comes with a piece of the Transformers Universe map. His piece is unlabeled, but contains the top of [[Chaar|Charr]] and the side of [[Paradron]].

:Before being acknowledged by Hasbro, Bluestreak was made available at general retail in Hasbro's Asian markets such as Hong Kong. Bluestreak was later released exclusively by [[Walgreens]] in the USA, by [[EB Games]] in Canada, and by [[TakaraTomy Mall]] in Japan.

:Bluestreak would be redecoed into [[Prowl (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Prowl]] for the Autobot Alliance two-pack with [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Ironhide]], swapping the shoulder cannons for a newly-molded lightbar, but strangely retaining Bluestreak's head.
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===''Buzzworthy Bumblebee''===
[[File:TF-Legacy-Buzzworthy-Bumblebee-Silverstreak.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Silverstreak''' (Deluxe Class, [[2022]])}}</ul>
:*''Series'': '''''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'''''
:*''Accessories'': Blaster, 2 shoulder cannons
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro)}}

:Part of the cross-franchise ''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'' subline, "Autobot Silverstreak" is a redeco of ''Earthrise'' [[Smokescreen (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Smokescreen]] with the above ''Earthrise'' Bluestreak's head. He is decoed based on Bluestreak's pre-''Transformers'', predominantly blue [[:File:Bluebluestreak.jpg|''Diaclone'' color scheme]].

:This toy is indicated by designer [[Mark Maher]] to represent a [[Silverstreak|separate character]], but is kept on this page for informational purposes.

: Like all ''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' releases, this was a [[Target]] exclusive in the US, and a [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusive in Canada.
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==Merchandise==
===3-D Jigsaw Stand Up Puzzle===
*'''Bluestreak''' (1984)

:Released by [[Warren (company)|Warren]] this piece of Bluestreak merchandise was a jigsaw puzzle in disguise! The 75-piece puzzle depicted [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], Bluestreak, and [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] in combat with [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]], [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], and [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]]. Once broken down, 34 of the pieces could be assembled into a model of Bluestreak, in [[Alternate mode|vehicle mode]] or as a 8" [[robot mode|robot]]. As the coloration of this puzzle is based on his boxart, this is a true Generation 1 "blue Bluestreak".
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===Decoy===
[[File:Decoy bluestreak.jpg|thumb|Redstreak?]]
*'''Defeat Dinosauruer Strategy Game''' (Board game, 1986)

: "Streak" was among the many characters rendered by [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] as part of their series of 1.5" ''keshigomu'' figurines. Like all the Autobots in the series, Bluestreak was molded in soft red rubber, and featured a number sculpted into his back that was the sum total of his [[Tech Spec]]s, for use in the various games that could be played with the figurines.

: He was first available as one of eight ''keshi'' packed into the "[[Defeat Trypticon Strategy Game]]", alongside [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Decoy|Optimus Prime]], [[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#Decoy|Cliffjumper]], [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Decoy|Bumblebee]], [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Decoy|Wheeljack]], [[Mirage (G1)/toys#Decoy|Mirage]], and two randomized Decepticons (reported figures have included [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#Decoy|Megatron]], [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Decoy|Soundwave]], [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Decoy|Thundercracker]], [[Shrapnel (G1)#Decoy|Shrapnel]] and [[Blitzwing (G1)#Decoy|Blitzwing]]).

*'''Cybertron Hero Collection 22''' (multi-pack, 1986)

: Streak was also available in in the first big 22-pack of ''keshi'' figurines, which also included [[Blaster (G1)/toys#Decoy|Blaster]], [[Brawn (G1)#Decoy|Brawn]], [[Grapple (G1)#Decoy|Grapple]], [[Hoist (G1)/toys#Decoy|Hoist]], [[Hound (G1)/toys#Decoy|Hound]], [[Huffer (G1)#Decoy|Huffer]], [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Decoy|Ironhide]], [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Decoy|Jazz]], [[Mirage (G1)/toys#Decoy|Mirage]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Decoy|Optimus Prime]], [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], [[Ratchet (G1)/toys#Decoy|Ratchet]], [[Red Alert (G1)#Decoy|Red Alert]], [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Decoy|Sideswipe]], [[Skids (G1)#Decoy|Skids]], [[Smokescreen (G1)#Decoy|Smokescreen]], [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#Decoy|Sunstreaker]], [[Swoop (G1)#Decoy|Swoop]], [[Tracks (G1)#Decoy|Tracks]], [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Decoy|Wheeljack]], and [[Windcharger (G1)#Decoy|Windcharger]].

*'''Streak''' (Gashapon keshi, 1986)

: All fifty-three of the Transformers ''keshi'' were also available individually in Japan through "gashapon" capsule machines (presumably in Takara's own "[[Gacha]]"-branded machines), in a variety of different colors including red, blue, yellow, green, orange, sky blue, pink, tan and white. Given the random nature of their purchase and comparative paucity on the secondary market, we can't say with certainty that every one of the fifty-three figures was available in every single one of the different colors... but, hey, this ''is'' Japan we're talking about, so chances are pretty good they were.

*'''Hero Keshigomu Mini Mini Collection''' (Box set, 1986)
*'''Scramble Gun Set Part.1''' (Box set, 1986)
*'''Scramble Gun Set Part.2''' (Box set, 1986)
*'''Water Gun Set''' (Box set, 1986)

: Takara subsidiary [[Seven]] used the ''keshi'' molds, now in a uniform peachy color, as randomized filler in [[Seven#Decoys|a number of different sets]].

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*'''Throttlebots''' (1986)
*'''Aerialbots''' (1986)
*'''Protectobots''' (1986)
*'''Technobots''' (1986)
**''Decoy ID number'': '''23'''

: The Bluestreak figurine was later brought over to [[Hasbro]] markets as part of the [[Decoy]] promotion, largely identical to the Japanese release except for the fact that the number on his back was replaced with a simple "checklist" number. Like all Autobot Decoys, he was a randomly-chosen pack-in available with the carded [[Throttlebot#Toys|Throttlebots]], [[Aerialbot (G1)#Toys|Aerialbots]], [[Protectobot (G1)#Toys|Protectobots]], and [[Technobot (G1)#Toys|Technobots]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Decoys/Bluestreak/bluestreak.htm More information on Decoy Bluestreak at TFU.info]''
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===''Titanium Series''===
[[File:Titanium cancelled figure checklist.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Silverstreak''' (unreleased)
:*''Accessories:'' Autobot stand?
:The final ''[[Titanium Series]]'' catalogue listed a number of "Micro Figures" intended for release, though many of them never saw the light of day. Among those listed was Silverstreak, which may well have been a new 3" Robot Masters sculpt based on the classic ''Generation 1'' design... but given the presence of quite a few ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' bodies in the range, it was more likely a redeco of [[Smokescreen (G1)/toys#Titanium Series|Smokescreen]]. He would probably have included a stand in the shape of an Autobot badge.
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===Transformers - Mini Bust===
[[File:Bluestreak statue.jpg|thumb|Stop! or my mouth will shoot...off.]]
*'''Bluestreak''' (Diamond Select, 2009)

:Released by Diamond Select Toys in 2009, Bluestreak was sculpted by [[Mark Wong]] of [[Art Asylum]] and limited to 250 pieces. Bluestreak, along with his "brothers" [[Prowl (G1)/toys|Prowl]] and [[Smokescreen (G1)/toys|Smokescreen]], is exclusive to online retailer Toyrocket.com. The bust features Bluestreak's beam rifle and twin missile launchers. The missile launchers can be attached via magnets on either side of his head, and the car door pieces are also magnetically attached options. The missile launchers given to Bluestreak closely match Smokescreen's animation model rather than his own. It is unknown if this change was intentional or a mistake.
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===''The Loyal Subjects''===
*'''Bluestreak''' (2014)
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===''Transformers Trading Card Game''===
[[File:W2Bluestreak.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Bluestreak, Reluctant Soldier''' (2019)
**'''Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners'''
**''Rarity: '''''UT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T10/T46'''
**''Stars: ''8

:Bluestreak, Reluctant Soldier is one of forty character cards released in Wave 2 of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]], Rise of the Combiners.

:The artwork for the card is reused from the [[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]] mobile game, and is based on the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|Transformers: Universe]]'' [[Bluestreak (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Silverstreak]] figure.
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===Eaglemoss===
* '''Transformers Gen-1 Chess Set''' (<s>2021</s>)
:In the planned [[Chess#Eaglemoss|Transformers Chess Set]] by [[Eaglemoss]], a relatively large and very well detailed statue of Bluestreak was slated to be one of the Pawn pieces on the Autobot side.

:A Kickstarter campaign to raise the necessary funds for this project was launched, but failed to meet its goal by September 24, 2021 and the whole thing was canceled.
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===Blokees===
[[File:Blokees-TF-Galaxy-Ver-01-Bluestreak.jpg|thumb|250px]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Bluestreak''' (2023)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Galaxy Version 01 - Roll Out'''
:*''Accessories:'' 2 pairs of hands (Weapon-holding/fists, open-palm), Blaster, Door Wings, 1 pair of Missile Launchers, spare peg-and-ball piece, spare ball-and-ball piece, black stand, 1 pair of Autobot/Decepticon symbols

:Released in the First Wave of ''[[Blokees]]''' Galaxy Version line of blind boxes, Bluestreak uses the same construction as the same line's Prowl, and he is a four-inch-tall, articulated, and non-transforming snap-on model kit of the Autobot Sportscar. Like many other ''Blokees'' figures, Bluestreak uses a "Standard Body" as a skeleton, in which pieces are attached to make them look like different characters. Like Jazz and Prowl, Bluestreak also features a differently molded back armor with peg holes and ball joints for his door wings and Missile Launchers.

:In terms of deco, Bluestreak's waist/crotch, his pair of arms, and his helmet area are inaccurate to his animation model and/or his toys above.

:Like many other Blokees figures, Bluestreak also comes with a stand, which you can attach to him via four studs.

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===Yolopark===
[[File:Yolopark-AMK-Mini-Wave-2-Silverstreak.jpg|thumb|250px|Who you're callin' [https://everythingbusytown.fandom.com/wiki/Sergeant_Murphy Sergeant Murphy]?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Silversteak''' (AMK Mini, 2025)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': 2 pairs of hands (Fists/item-holding, splayed open-palm), Beam Rifle, left and right shoulder launchers

:Available only as one of the two secret figures for the blind-box release of the 2nd ''AMK (Advanced Model Kit) Mini'' line, this kit of Silversteak is a straight redeco of the same line's [[Prowl_(G1)/toys#Yolopark|Prowl]], and he can only be completed by snapping the pre-painted pieces together. Aside from an extra pair of splayed open hand parts, Silverstreak comes with his signature Beam Rifle. As with the rest of the kits starting from this wave, he also features new articulation points, particularly the ball-and-socket jointed waist-to-torso.

:Unlike the regular kits, Silverstreak's probability of being obtained is '''1/30'''.

:Promotional pictures showed that the collectible card included with the figure refers to the character as "Murphy". Whoops.

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==Notes==
[[File:Bluebluestreak.jpg|upright=1|thumb|Sadly, we can't just put this note in the "Does not exist" category.]]
====Color====
The ''[[Diaclone]]'' Fairlady Z Car Robots release that would become the [[Bluestreak (G1)/toys#Generation 1|original Bluestreak toy]] was available in two different colorations. While neither ended up being used for Bluestreak himself – who instead used a ''Transformers''-original silver deco – both color schemes had lasting influences on the character:

*The ''Diaclone'' toy's first color scheme featured the car alternate mode largely in blue, with a silver hood and roof. Photographs of this toy were used in Bluestreak's [[Instructions|instruction sheet]], as well as the original 1984 [[Catalog|toy catalogs]],<ref name="catalog">[http://botchthecrab.com/galleryImage.asp?gallery=10&image=268 1984 Transformers pack-in catalog]</ref> and its coloration was evident in Bluestreak's [[Package art|box art]] (in truth, tweaked art held over from the ''Diaclone'' release). This consequently lead to one of the longest-running [[Misconceptions and urban legends about Transformers|myths about ''Transformers'']]: that a "blue-sided Bluestreak" was available in the original toyline, perhaps as a super rare or foreign market [[variant]]. Oddly enough, numerous other ''Transformers'' toys from that era were depicted in both catalogs and packaging art with colors they were never released in —[[Perceptor (G1)/toys|Perceptor]], [[Astrotrain (G1)/toys|Astrotrain]], and the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]], for example— yet Bluestreak is the only one to be (mis)remembered in this manner, perhaps because his name is ''Blue''streak, so he had to have been blue, right?

*The ''Diaclone'' toy's second and less common color scheme was largely silver, with a black hood and roof, and it was this variant that was the basis for Bluestreak's [[Character model|animation model]]. It would take until 2002 for things to come full circle, when [[e-HOBBY]] released a [[Bluestreak (G1)/toys#Anime|''Transformers''-branded version]] of the original ''Diaclone'' figure: the first toy of Bluestreak in his cartoon color scheme.

In recent years, as [[Hasbro]] and [[TakaraTomy]] have tended towards [[Show-accuracy|accuracy]] to ''Transformers''' most prominent pieces of media, the silver-and-black color scheme seems to have "won out" as the primary version of Bluestreak. The blue coloration sees occasional use in toy and media appearances, while his original release's all-silver deco seems to have fallen by the wayside.

====Other notes====
[[File:Camshaftalternator.jpg|upright=1|thumb|Bluestreak's brother from another mother.]]
*The Bluestreak/Prowl head design was used as the basis for the head of [[Natron]], the Autobot [[Tyco]] [[Electric Racing Set]] car.
*In the 2000s, toys based on the Bluestreak character were renamed "Silverstreak" for [[trademark]] reasons, because a company named Gendron held the trademark for "Toledo 'Blue Streak'" in the "toys" category until 2009. Hasbro since regained the trademark and first used it on ''[[Speed Stars]]'' [[Bluestreak (Speed Stars)|Bluestreak]] in 2010; the "Stealth Force" toy of Generation 1 Bluestreak released around the same time was apparently too far down the production line by that point so it still remained "Silverstreak". In 2022, the Silverstreak name returned for the first time without a legal mandate: for the ''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' toyline, to differentiate a ''Diaclone''-based blue version of a mold family where there had already been a silver "Bluestreak" two years prior.
*The deco for Hasbro's retool of the ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' Acura RSX mold was originally designed with Bluestreak in mind, specifically the original Diaclone deco mentioned above, to be released under the name "Bluestreak" alongside the "Silverstreak" toy. Early leaked packaging samples even sported an abbreviated form of the name "Bluestreak" on their license plates. With the Bluestreak name unavailable for use, however, Hasbro decided to instead release the toy as "[[Camshaft (G1)|Autobot Camshaft]]".
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==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.toybin.org/search.php?q=1984+Autobot+Bluestreak ToyBin Bluestreak Toy Gallery]
*[http://www.tfu.info/1984/Autobot/Bluestreak/bluestreak.htm Bluestreak at TFU.info]

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Lorcan Wooster: /* Notes */

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"'''Package refresh'''", also known as "'''packaging refresh'''" (or "PR" for short), is the current [[Hasbro]] design team terminology for a toy that has been re-released from a previous toyline or [[subline imprint]] in new packaging. Distinct from what {{SITENAME SHORT}} knows as [[rebranding]], toys that have undergone a package refresh often feature minor or major variations compared to their previous releases, similar to what we call a [[Variant|running change]].

Package refreshes can be used to grant less common toys more shelf time, to extend a line without the need for designing new product, or to keep popular or desirable characters in rotation. The term was used in a [[Hasbro Pulse]] livestream advertising ''[[Transformers: Legacy]]'' to emphasise that line's cross-compatibility with the previous ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' series of toys.<ref>[https://youtu.be/6MExpXH9zAg Fan First Tuesday | BACK-TO-BACK Transformers & Power Rangers Livestream]</ref>

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==List of package refreshes==
{|class="wikitable" border="10" style="width:100%" align="center"
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! scope="col" width="30%" | Refreshed toy
! scope="col" width="30%" | Original toy
! scope="col" width="40%" | Variation
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|''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' Battle Master [[Smashdown#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Smashdown]]
|''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' Battle Master [[Smashdown#War for Cybertron: Siege|Smashdown]]
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|''Earthrise'' Battle Master [[Rung (G1)#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Rung]]
|''Siege'' Battle Master [[Rung (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Rung]]
|Features a slightly lighter orange hue on the unpaintable polyamide plastic.
|-
|''Earthrise'' Micromasters [[Direct-Hit#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Direct-Hit]] & [[Power Punch#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Power Punch]]
|''Siege'' Micromasters [[Direct-Hit#War for Cybertron: Siege|Direct-Hit]] & [[Power Punch#War for Cybertron: Siege|Power Punch]]
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|''Earthrise'' Leader Class [[Astrotrain (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Astrotrain]]
|''Siege'' Leader Class [[Astrotrain (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Astrotrain]]
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|''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Kingdom]]'' Deluxe Class [[Arcee (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Arcee]]
|''Earthrise'' Deluxe Class [[Arcee (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Arcee]]
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|''Kingdom'' Deluxe Class [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Wheeljack]]
|''Earthrise'' Deluxe Class [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Wheeljack]]
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|''Kingdom'' Voyager Class [[Starscream (G1)/toys#KingdomVoyager|Starscream]] (cancelled)
|''Earthrise'' Voyager Class [[Starscream (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Starscream]]
|Presumably cancelled to avoid redundancy with the concurrent ''Studio Series'' Leader Class [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Coronation Starscream]].
|-
|''Kingdom'' Leader Class [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#K11|Optimus Prime]]
|''Earthrise'' Leader Class [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Optimus Prime]]
|Prime's ion blaster is painted in a ''very slightly'' lighter shade of gunmetal grey.
|-
|''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'' Deluxe Class 15BB [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Studio Series 2|Bumblebee]] (w/ [[Charlie Watson#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Charlie]])
|''[[Studio Series]]'' Deluxe Class 15 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#SS15|Bumblebee]] (w/ [[Charlie Watson#Studio Series|Charlie]])
|Bumblebee features both deco and tooling variations. See his toy entry for more information.
|-
|''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' Deluxe Class 26BB [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BW26|WWII Bumblebee]]
|''Studio Series'' Deluxe Class 26 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#SS26|WWII Bumblebee]]
|Additional dirt splash paint operation in vehicle mode.
|-
|''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' Deluxe Class 40BB [[Shatter#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Shatter]]
|''Studio Series'' Deluxe Class 40 [[Shatter#Studio Series|Shatter]]
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|-
|''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' Deluxe Class 74BB [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BW74|Bumblebee]] (w/ [[Sam Witwicky#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Sam]])
|''Studio Series'' Deluxe Class 74 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#SS74|Bumblebee]] (w/ [[Sam Witwicky#SS74|Sam Witwicky]])
|No deco variations, though through happenstance, the package refresh happened to be released before the original toy.
|-
|''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' Deluxe Class 70BB [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BW70|B-127]]
|''Studio Series'' Deluxe Class 70 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#SS70|B-127]]
|Deco colour and paint operation differences, as well as an alternate head sculpt.
|-
|''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' Deluxe Class 86-02BB [[Kup (G1)/toys#BW8602|Kup]]
|''Studio Series'' Deluxe Class 86-02 [[Kup (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Kup]]
|Everything about Kup's deco has been altered, including replacing his translucent plastic with opaque. Kup stretches the definition of a package refresh versus a [[redeco]], but is listed here due to sharing the same ID number.
|-
|''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' Leader Class 44BB [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#BW44|Optimus Prime]]
|''Studio Series'' Leader Class 44 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SS44|Optimus Prime]]
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|''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' Leader Class 07BB [[Grimlock (AOE)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Grimlock]]
|''Studio Series'' Leader Class 07 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Studio Series|Grimlock]]
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|''[[Studio Series]]'' Voyager Class 86-04 [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Autobot Hot Rod]] (plastic-free box)
|''Studio Series'' Voyager Class 86-04 Autobot Hot Rod (box with plastic window)
|Released as part of the same toyline as the previous version, just in slightly modified packaging that conforms to Hasbro's new desire to omit PVC windows.
|-
|''Studio Series'' Leader Class 106 [[Optimus Primal (ROTB)#Studio Series|Optimus Primal]] (open window box)
|''Studio Series'' Leader Class 106 Optimus Primal (closed box)
|Released as part of the same toyline as the previous version, just in slightly modified packaging with an open window to match the other size classes.
|-
|''Studio Series'' Deluxe Class 86-08 [[Gnaw (G1)#Studio Series|Gnaw]] (plastic-free box)
|''Studio Series'' Deluxe Class 86-08 Gnaw (box with plastic window)
|Released as part of the same toyline as the previous version, just in slightly modified packaging that conforms to Hasbro's new desire to omit PVC windows.
|-
|''Studio Series'' Voyager Class 102 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SSROTB|Optimus Prime]]
|''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' Voyager Class 102BB [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#BBROTB|Optimus Prime]]
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|''Studio Series'' Deluxe Class [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Autobot Jazz]]
|''Studio Series'' Deluxe Class 86-01 Autobot Jazz
|Released as part of the same toyline as the previous version, just in completely new packaging that omits backdrops and ID numbers.
|-
|''Studio Series'' Leader Class [[Shockwave (Movie)#Studio Series|Shockwave]]
|''Studio Series'' Leader Class 56 Shockwave
|Released as part of the same toyline as the previous version, just in completely new packaging that omits backdrops and ID numbers.
|-
|''Studio Series'' Leader Class [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Grimlock]] & [[Wheelie (G1)#Studio Series|Autobot Wheelie]]
|''Studio Series'' Leader Class 86-06 Grimlock & Autobot Wheelie
|Released as part of the same toyline as the previous version, just in completely new packaging that omits backdrops and ID numbers.
|-
|''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' Core Class [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Legacy|Autobot Hot Rod]]
|''Kingdom'' Core Class [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Autobot Hot Rod]]
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|''Legacy'' Core Class [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Legacy|Optimus Prime]]
|''Kingdom'' Core Class [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Optimus Prime]]
|The paint on the ion blaster pegs that connect with the hands or onto the truck have been removed.
|-
|''Legacy'' Core Class [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Legacy|Soundwave]]
|''Kingdom'' Core Class [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Soundwave]]
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|''Legacy'' Voyager Class [[Blaster (G1)/toys#Legacy|Autobot Blaster]] & [[Eject (G1)#Legacy|Eject]]
|''Kingdom'' Voyager Class [[Blaster (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Autobot Blaster]] & [[Eject (G1)#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Eject]]
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|''Legacy'' Voyager Class [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Legacy|Soundwave]]
|''Siege'' Voyager Class [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Soundwave]]
|Removal of battle damage paint operations.
|-
|''Legacy'' Leader Class [[Galvatron (G1)/toys#Legacy|Galvatron]]
|''Kingdom'' Leader Class [[Galvatron (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Galvatron]]
|Removal of battle damage paint operations.
|-
|''Legacy Evolution'' Core Class [[Bomb-Burst (G1)#Legacy|Bomb-Burst]]
|''Legacy'' Core Class [[Bomb-Burst (G1)#Legacy|Bomb-Burst]]
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|''Legacy Evolution'' Core Class [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Legacy|Starscream]]
|''Kingdom'' Core Class [[Starscream (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Starscream]]
|
|-
|''Legacy Evolution'' Voyager Class [[Dirge (G1)/toys#Legacy|Dirge]]
|''Earthrise'' Voyager Class [[Dirge (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Dirge]]
|Wings are molded in the base color rather than use painted plastic.
|-
|''Legacy Evolution'' Leader Class [[Megatron (BW)/toys#Legacy|Transmetal II Megatron]]
|''Legacy'' Leader Class [[Megatron (BW)/toys#Legacy|Transmetal II Megatron]]
|Wing claws are assembled correctly.
|-
|''Legacy Evolution'' Leader Class [[Blitzwing (G1)/toys#Legacy|Blitzwing]]
|''Legacy'' Leader Class [[Blitzwing (G1)/toys#Legacy|Blitzwing]]
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|-
|''Legacy United'' Leader Class [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Legacy|G2 Universe Laser Optimus Prime]]
|''Legacy'' Leader Class [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Legacy|Laser Optimus Prime]]
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|''Legacy United'' Voyager Class [[Metalhawk (G1)#LegacyUnited|Metalhawk]]
|''Legacy Evolution'' Voyager Class [[Metalhawk (G1)#Legacy|Metalhawk]]
|More toy-accurate deco
|-
|''Legacy United'' Deluxe Class [[Cosmos (G1)#LegacyUnited|Cosmos]]
|''Legacy'' Deluxe Class [[Cosmos (G1)#Legacy|Cosmos]]
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|-
|''Legacy United'' Deluxe Class [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Legacy|Origin Bumblebee]]
|''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' Deluxe Class [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Origin Bumblebee]]
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|-
|''Legacy United'' Voyager Class [[Tarn (G1)#LegacyUnited|Tarn]]
|''Legacy Evolution'' Voyager Class [[Tarn (G1)#Legacy|Tarn]]
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|-
|''Legacy United'' Voyager Class [[Ramjet (G1)/toys#LegacyUnited|Ramjet]]
|''Earthrise'' Voyager Class [[Ramjet (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Ramjet]]
|
|-
|''Legacy United'' Leader Class [[Galaxy Shuttle #LegacyUnited|Galaxy Shuttle]]
|''Legacy'' Leader Class [[Galaxy Shuttle#Legacy|Galaxy Shuttle]]
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|-
|''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' Deluxe Class [[Crasher (G1)#Age of the Primes|Decepticon Crasher]]
|''Legacy'' Deluxe Class [[Crasher (G1)#Legacy|Decepticon Crasher]]
|
|}

==Notes==
*Package refreshes have an unfortunate habit of showing up as "Pr" on retailer toy listings; this caused quite some confusion when leaked word of a ''Legacy'' "Soundwave Pr" led fans to expect a new toy of [[Soundwave (WFC)|''Prime'' Soundwave]].
*With the exception of the ''Kingdom'' packaging refresh of ''Earthrise'' Leader Class Optimus Prime, none of them have been released by [[TakaraTomy]] in Japan, meaning that the toy is released only once and that is it with no chances of a package refresh.

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Toys]]

Emissary (TR)

2025-03-11T09:45:57Z

Lorcan Wooster: /* Titans Return */

{{factions|autobot}}
{{disambig3|Emissary}}
:''Emissary is an [[Autobot]] [[Titan Master]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:EmissaryPilot.jpg|upright=1.33|thumb|[[Tommy Oliver|Go, Green Ranger Go]]!]]

'''Emissary''' is the Titan Master partner to [[Cerebros (G1)|Cerebros]], who in turn forms the head of the mighty [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]!

==Fiction==
===''Titans Return'' marketing material===
The legendary Fortress Maximus, accompanied by Cerebros and Emissary, had slumbered underneath Cybertron, until the battle for the [[Titan Master]]s roused him from his slumber. They awoke just in time to witness Soundwave's attack on Cybertron, frightening the Decepticon communications officer something fierce. {{storylink|Titans Return: The Power of the Titan Masters|The Power of the Titan Masters}}

===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' cartoons===
{{voiceactor|[[Jason David Frank]] (English)}}
[[File:AtTheLastSecond EmissaryRuns.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.7|"Darn it, where'd I leave that flute?"]]
Hiding inside a missile fired from Fortress Maximus, Emissary rode the projectile to [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], who was in the middle of a battle with [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], and entered the Titan's systems. He offered his power to the struggling Metroplex, granting him heat vision, though both experienced severe pain when Trypticon ripped off Metroplex's arm. {{storylink|Overlord and Emissary}} When it became clear the Metroplex couldn't win, he forced Emissary to eject as he was finally felled by Trypticon. Before he could retreat, Trypticon swallowed him and forcibly used his powers to grant himself flame breath. Fortunately, he was rescued by [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] and given a ride by [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] back to Fortress Maximus. {{storylink|At the Last Second}} When he found himself unable to access Fortress Maximus's mind, he instead attempted a procedure to help Windblade reach Maximus via her [[Cityspeaker]] abilities. {{storylink|Desperate Actions}}

[[File:POTP-Ep10-Saga's-End-Windblade-and-Emissary-new-Cityspeakers.jpg|thumb|300px|''Don't let evil [[Rita Repulsa|Riiita]] put a spell on your miiiiiiind!'']]
The process quickly went out of control, forcing him to manually sever Windblade's connection, but the attempt ultimately proved successful and Fortress Maximus was restored, following him and Windblade back to the battlefield. {{storylink|Run for Our Lives}} They arrived just in time to save [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] from Trypticon, and were let down as the two Titans began to clash. {{storylink|In Good Hands}}. Emissary offered to aid Fortress Maximus, but he declined, saying Emissary would be needed to find another Titan should he fail. Eventaully, Emissary got tired of watching Fortress Maximus struggle and charged towards the battle before being fruitlessly knocked away by Trypticon. {{storylink|Consumed}} Ultimately, he could only watch as Trypticon was defeated by the power of the [[Matrix of Leadership]] and [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] returned and killed Optimus Prime. He remained distrustful of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], even when the Decepticon urged them all to ally together to survive Megatronus's plans. {{storylink|All Things Must Pass}} He was later severely weakened by the spark-draining power of [[The Fallen|Megatronus]]'s doomsday weapon. {{storylink|Collision Course}} Thankfully, he survived and began working under Windblade, now the Magistrate of [[Cityspeaker]]s. {{storylink|Saga's End}}
{{--}}

==Toys==
===''Titans Return''===
{{anchor|Generations}}
[[File:TF-Generations-Titans-Return-Emissary.jpg|upright=1.33|thumb|Spike totally got snubbed.]]
*'''Emissary & Cerebros & Fortress Maximus''' (Titan Class, [[2016]]/[[2024]])
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro), [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

:Only available with his partners (both medium and large), Emissary forms the head of [[Cerebros (G1)#Titans Return|Cerebros]], who in turn forms the head of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)#Titans Return|Fortress Maximus]]. Emissary can also be used as a head for any other Deluxe, Voyager, or Leader figure in the ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' subline of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]''. His robot mode is based on the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] [[Spike Witwicky (G1)#Toys|Spike]] figure, whilst his head mode is the [[mouthplate]]d design of Cerebros's Western [[character model]] seen in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon]]'s season 4 three-parter "[[The Rebirth]]" and the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel comic]]. Although the CG renders depict the figure in two different shades of gray, the actual figure has its lower legs cast in blue plastic, based on the original ''Generation 1'' Spike figure.

:Fortress Maximus was reissued in [[February]] [[2024]]. This sculpt was later retooled into ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' [[Fortress Maximus (G1)#Legends|Fortress's Headmaster stage]], and into ''Transformers & Downtown No Gaki No Tsukai Ya Arahende! Crossover'' [[Donarimasu]] and [[Guchirimasu]] Headmaster units.

{{-}}{{anchor|SDCC2016}}{{anchor|SDCC}}
[[File:Titans-Return-SDCC-Emissary.jpg|thumb|250px|Never call him short.]]
*'''Fortress Maximus Convention Edition''' (Titan Class, 2016)

:A convention exclusive version of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)#SDCC2016|Fortress Maximus]] that features a different robot backpack/face for [[Cerebros (G1)#SDCC2016|Cerebros]] (the same one also used for TakaraTomy's ''Legends'' version of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)#Legends|Fortress Maximus]]), which is based on the head of the original Fortress Maximus's toy's Cerebros and Fortress's character model in the ''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|Headmasters]]'' anime.

:In the United States, this version of Fortress Maximus was exclusively at the the [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] booth at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2016 and later through the Hasbro Toy Shop website. However, it also saw several international releases: In the United Kingdom, it was available exclusively from A1 Toys, both through their website and their booth at London Film & Comic Con 2016; in mainland China, it was exclusively available at the Hasbro booth at [[Cybertron Con]] Shanghai 2016; in Hong Kong, it was exclusively available at Animation-Comic-Game Hong Kong 2016; and in Canada, it was exclusively available at the HasbroStore booth at Fan Expo 2016.

: This version of the sculpt was later repainted into another [[Cerebros (RID)#Legacy|Cerebros]] for the [[HasLab]] crowdfunded ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' [[Omega Prime#Legacy|Omega Prime]].
{{--}}

==Notes==
*Unlike with most ''Titans Return'' characters, we opt to give Emissary a separate page on this wiki from Spike due to the difference in characterization despite the toy heritage.
*''Titans Return'' Emissary's name derives from the identity of the [[Emissary (RID)|intermediate Headmaster]] from the ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|Robots in Disguise]]'' incarnation of [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Fortress Maximus]]. By the by, ''Robots in Disguise'' Emissary's equivalent to ''Titans Return'' Emissary was named [[Cerebros (RID)|Cerebros]]. So ''Robots in Disguise'' Cerebros forms the head of Emissary while ''Titans Return'' Emissary forms the head of Cerebros. It isn't confusing at all.

[[Category:Titan Masters]]
[[Category:Titans Return Autobots]]

Emissary (TR)

2025-03-11T09:45:25Z

Lorcan Wooster: /* Titans Return */

{{factions|autobot}}
{{disambig3|Emissary}}
:''Emissary is an [[Autobot]] [[Titan Master]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:EmissaryPilot.jpg|upright=1.33|thumb|[[Tommy Oliver|Go, Green Ranger Go]]!]]

'''Emissary''' is the Titan Master partner to [[Cerebros (G1)|Cerebros]], who in turn forms the head of the mighty [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]!

==Fiction==
===''Titans Return'' marketing material===
The legendary Fortress Maximus, accompanied by Cerebros and Emissary, had slumbered underneath Cybertron, until the battle for the [[Titan Master]]s roused him from his slumber. They awoke just in time to witness Soundwave's attack on Cybertron, frightening the Decepticon communications officer something fierce. {{storylink|Titans Return: The Power of the Titan Masters|The Power of the Titan Masters}}

===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' cartoons===
{{voiceactor|[[Jason David Frank]] (English)}}
[[File:AtTheLastSecond EmissaryRuns.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.7|"Darn it, where'd I leave that flute?"]]
Hiding inside a missile fired from Fortress Maximus, Emissary rode the projectile to [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], who was in the middle of a battle with [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], and entered the Titan's systems. He offered his power to the struggling Metroplex, granting him heat vision, though both experienced severe pain when Trypticon ripped off Metroplex's arm. {{storylink|Overlord and Emissary}} When it became clear the Metroplex couldn't win, he forced Emissary to eject as he was finally felled by Trypticon. Before he could retreat, Trypticon swallowed him and forcibly used his powers to grant himself flame breath. Fortunately, he was rescued by [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] and given a ride by [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] back to Fortress Maximus. {{storylink|At the Last Second}} When he found himself unable to access Fortress Maximus's mind, he instead attempted a procedure to help Windblade reach Maximus via her [[Cityspeaker]] abilities. {{storylink|Desperate Actions}}

[[File:POTP-Ep10-Saga's-End-Windblade-and-Emissary-new-Cityspeakers.jpg|thumb|300px|''Don't let evil [[Rita Repulsa|Riiita]] put a spell on your miiiiiiind!'']]
The process quickly went out of control, forcing him to manually sever Windblade's connection, but the attempt ultimately proved successful and Fortress Maximus was restored, following him and Windblade back to the battlefield. {{storylink|Run for Our Lives}} They arrived just in time to save [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] from Trypticon, and were let down as the two Titans began to clash. {{storylink|In Good Hands}}. Emissary offered to aid Fortress Maximus, but he declined, saying Emissary would be needed to find another Titan should he fail. Eventaully, Emissary got tired of watching Fortress Maximus struggle and charged towards the battle before being fruitlessly knocked away by Trypticon. {{storylink|Consumed}} Ultimately, he could only watch as Trypticon was defeated by the power of the [[Matrix of Leadership]] and [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] returned and killed Optimus Prime. He remained distrustful of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], even when the Decepticon urged them all to ally together to survive Megatronus's plans. {{storylink|All Things Must Pass}} He was later severely weakened by the spark-draining power of [[The Fallen|Megatronus]]'s doomsday weapon. {{storylink|Collision Course}} Thankfully, he survived and began working under Windblade, now the Magistrate of [[Cityspeaker]]s. {{storylink|Saga's End}}
{{--}}

==Toys==
===''Titans Return''===
{{anchor|Generations}}
[[File:TF-Generations-Titans-Return-Emissary.jpg|upright=1.33|thumb|Spike totally got snubbed.]]
*'''Emissary & Cerebros & Fortress Maximus''' (Titan Class, [[2016]]/[[2024]])
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro), [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

:Only available with his partners (both medium and large), Emissary forms the head of [[Cerebros (G1)#Titans Return|Cerebros]], who in turn forms the head of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)#Titans Return|Fortress Maximus]]. Emissary can also be used as a head for any other Deluxe, Voyager, or Leader figure in the ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' subline of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]''. His robot mode is based on the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] [[Spike Witwicky (G1)#Toys|Spike]] figure, whilst his head mode is the [[mouthplate]]d design of Cerebros's Western [[character model]] seen in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon]]'s season 4 three-parter "[[The Rebirth]]" and the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel comic]]. Although the CG renders depict the figure in two different shades of gray, the actual figure has its lower legs cast in blue plastic, based on the original ''Generation 1'' Spike figure.

:Fortress Maximus was reissued in [[February]] [[2024]]. This sculpt was later retooled into ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' [[Fortress Maximus (G1)#Legends|Fortress's Headmaster stage]], and into ''Transformers & Downtown No Gaki No Tsukai Ya Arahende! Crossover'' [[Donarimasu]] and [[Guchirimasu]] Headmaster units.

{{-}}{{anchor|SDCC2016}}{{anchor|SDCC}}
[[File:Titans-Return-SDCC-Emissary.jpg|thumb|250px|Never call him short.]]
*'''Fortress Maximus Convention Edition''' (Titan Class, 2016)

:A convention exclusive version of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)#SDCC2016|Fortress Maximus]] that features a different robot backpack/face for [[Cerebros (G1)#SDCC2016|Cerebros]] (the same one also used for TakaraTomy's ''Legends'' version of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)#Legends|Fortress Maximus]]), which is based on the head of the original Fortress Maximus's toy's Cerebros and Fortress's character model in the ''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|Headmasters]]'' anime.

:In the United States, this version of Fortress Maximus was exclusively at the the [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] booth at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2016 and later through the Hasbro Toy Shop website. However, it also saw several international releases: In the United Kingdom, it was available exclusively from A1 Toys, both through their website and their booth at London Film & Comic Con 2016; in mainland China, it was exclusively available at the Hasbro booth at [[Cybertron Con]] Shanghai 2016; in Hong Kong, it was exclusively available at Animation-Comic-Game Hong Kong 2016; and in Canada, it was exclusively available at the HasbroStore booth at Fan Expo 2016.

: This version of the sculpt was later repainted into another [[Cerebros (RID)#Legacy|Cerebros]] for the [[HasLab]] crowd funded ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' [[Omega Prime#Legacy|Omega Prime]].
{{--}}

==Notes==
*Unlike with most ''Titans Return'' characters, we opt to give Emissary a separate page on this wiki from Spike due to the difference in characterization despite the toy heritage.
*''Titans Return'' Emissary's name derives from the identity of the [[Emissary (RID)|intermediate Headmaster]] from the ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|Robots in Disguise]]'' incarnation of [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Fortress Maximus]]. By the by, ''Robots in Disguise'' Emissary's equivalent to ''Titans Return'' Emissary was named [[Cerebros (RID)|Cerebros]]. So ''Robots in Disguise'' Cerebros forms the head of Emissary while ''Titans Return'' Emissary forms the head of Cerebros. It isn't confusing at all.

[[Category:Titan Masters]]
[[Category:Titans Return Autobots]]

Cerebros (RID)

2025-03-11T09:37:37Z

Lorcan Wooster: As in-hand images have bean revealed (https://news.tfw2005.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/Haslab-Omega-Prime-In-Hand-Images-12.jpg), it turns out he is actually a redeco of Emissary from Fortress Maximus Convention Edition

{{factions|autobot}}
{{disambig3|Cerebros}}
:''Cerebros is an [[Autobot]] [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] originally from the [[Robots in Disguise continuity family]].''
[[File:RID Cerebros.jpg|right|upright=1.2|thumb|No, I am NOT Ben Stein in a robot suit!]]

'''Cerebros''', also known as '''Plasma''' (プラズマ ''Purazuma''), is simply a mindless [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] drone, but he is the key to controlling the colossally powerful, towering titan [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Fortress Maximus]]. In order for Fortress Maximus to reawaken, Cerebros must transform into the head of another robot known only as the [[Emissary (RID)|Emissary]]. The Emissary's only purpose is to transform into Fortress Maximus' head, and Cerebros can ''only'' be activated by an Autobot Leader, who can then command the goliath robot.

Unfortunately for the Autobots, this is not the unbreakable lock one might assume at first. If someone of evil intent were to [[Scourge (RID)|scan and clone an Autobot Leader]], for example....

{{bigquote|A trilateral program consisting of bio-signature identification, motivational recognition and harmonic resonance calibration.|Cerebros on how Fortress Maximus works|"[[Surprise Attack!]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
====2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Steve Kramer]] (English), [[Masayuki Kiyama]] (Japanese)|[[Vladimir Gerasimov]] (Russian), [[Pietro Mário]] (Brazilian Portuguese)}}
[[File:Maximus Emerges Cerebrosstatue.jpg|thumb]]

When Fortress Maximus was first hidden on Earth, Cerebros was concealed within a statue and placed in a temple. Led to the temple by the [[Orb of Sigma]], the [[Build Team (RID)|Build Team]] and [[Autobot Brothers]] recovered Cerebros, but were attacked by the Decepticons before they could escape with their prize. In an attempt to gain Scourge's respect, [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] and the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] kidnapped Cerebros and for once the Predacons' usual misadventures ended up in their favor. The Decepticons used Cerebros to find Fortress Maximus, whom the Autobots had concealed in the middle of [[Metro City]]. On activating Maximus, Scourge was unable to control the giant Autobot, who went on a rampage across the town. Koji was able to stop Maximus, who sank into the ground. As Cerebros detached, Galvatron seized him and returned to the ''[[Megastar]]''. {{storylink|Maximus Emerges}}

Scourge's attempts to analyse Cerebros's programming were hampered by its complexity; however, he believed that Fortress Maximus was programmed to obey humans. To that end, he amplified his own human bio-energy (obtained when he scanned his alternate mode) and took Cerebros into the desert where the 'bot combined with Fortress Maximus. Once the Autobots had manage to stop Maximus, with the help of many, many children, Cerebros detached and was promptly spirited away by Galvatron. {{storylink|The Human Element}}

[[File:Surprise attack Cerebrosoptimus.jpg|left|thumb]]

A third attempt was made by the Decepticons to control Fortress Maximus, with Scourge taking Cerebros into a jungle where Maximus had relocated. Once again, Cerebros activated the titan, who was then controlled by [[Carl (RID)|Carl]], a boy that Sky-Byte had kidnapped. After Scourge revealed his duplicity, Galvatron abandoned Cerebros and he was recovered by the Autobots. {{storylink|Mistaken Identity}}

Once taken to the Autobot base, Cerebros was interrogated and revealed that while he was programmed to obey Autobots, Fortress Maximus was programmed to only obey humans. They were soon interrupted by an attack by the Decepticon forces, who'd finally located the base. Optimus took Cerebros on a drive through the city, pursued by said forces, to a predetermined location where the rest of the Autobots were waiting to ambush the foe. The battle was soon joined by the ''Megastar'', with armaments which quickly overwhelmed the Autobots. Inspired by the heroic act of [[Omega Prime]], Cerebros activated Fortress Maximus, who fought with and destroyed the ''Megastar''. {{storylink|Surprise Attack!}} Despite his base being in ruins, Galvatron managed to gain the upper hand once more. Galvatron leeched away Fortress Maximus's energy, granting himself unparalleled strength. {{storylink|Galvatron's Revenge}} The forces of good managed to triumph in the end nonetheless. After Galvatron's defeat at the hands of Omega Prime, Fortress Maximus transported the Predacons and Decepticons to the asteroid prison colony. {{storylink|The Final Battle (RID)|The Final Battle}}
{{--}}

====''Legends'' comic====
[[File:Legends comic Plasma.jpg|thumb|]]
{{CRnote|Cerebros|[[Cerebros (G1)|Generation 1 Cerebros]]|Plasma}}

When [[Vector Sigma]] granted the [[Dimensional Patrol]] the new [[Neo Brave Maximus]], Plasma and [[Emissary (RID)|Brave]] were transferred to it. The old [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Brave Maximus]] was given to the [[Autobot]]s on [[Earth]], with [[Master (RM)|Master]] and [[Zebres]] as its new control units. Plasma was aboard Neo Brave Maximus when [[Scourge (RID)|Scourge]] attacked the base to rescue [[Megatron (RID)|Devil Gigatron]]. {{Storylink|LGEX Scourge Prologue}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
A female Plasma was one of the three [[Cyberdroid]] controllers of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]], storing the remains of [[Cerebros (G1)|Cerebros]]'s consciousness. She held the emotion, intuition, and language functions of the segmented mind. The [[Resistance (BWU)|Resistance]] executed Plasma on their raid of Fortress Maximus, freeing the various political prisoners of high regard held in his interior. {{storylink|Head Games}}

===Shell Game continuity===
In [[Viron 704.31 Epsilon]], [[Ruination (RID)|Ruination]] killed the Emissary, and presumably Cerebros as well. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/30}}

==Toys==
===''Car Robots''===
[[File:PlasmaRID Headmaster.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|Plasma, Cerebros, Gran, Emissary... just call me head guy!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{bp-a1|'''Brave Maximus''' (2000)}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''C-027'''

: A red, black, and silver [[redeco]] of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|original ''Transformers'' toyline's]] [[Spike Witwicky (G1)#Toys|Spike Witwicky]] [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] toy, ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|Car Robots]]'' Plasma transforms into the head of [[Emissary (RID)#Car Robots|Brave]], who in turn becomes the head of [[Fortress Maximus (RID)#Car Robots|Brave Maximus]]. He is also compatible with any of the other Headmaster bodies from the original line.

: Naturally, he was only available packed in with Brave Maximus. This set was not released in the Hasbro ''Robots in Disguise'' version of the line.

: This mold was also used to make ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1988 (Super-God Masterforce)|Masterforce]]'' [[Grand Maximus#Toys|Gran]], and was later re-released as ''[[Robotmasters (franchise)|Robotmasters]]'' [[Master (RM)|Master]]. The run of this mold from the ''[[Transformers Encore|Encore]]'' reissue of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)#Encore|Fortress Maximus]] was also [[retool]]ed into [[BotCon 2014]]'s [[Olin Zarak#Timelines|Olin Zarak]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2000/Cybertron/Plasma/plasma.htm More information on Plasma at TFU.info]''
{{--}}

===''Legacy''===
[[File:Haslab-Omega-Prime Cerebros.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Omega Prime''' (Multi-pack, 2025)}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name:'' '''God Fire Convoy''' (ゴッドファイヤーコンボイ)
:*''Series'': ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|Robots in Disguise 2001]]''
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Hisashi Yuki]] (TakaraTomy)<ref>[[January 30]], [[2024]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sodl6lRkifQ Hasbro Pulse | Transformers: Legacy RID 2001 Omega Prime HasLab Fanstream | January 2024] on YouTube, with [[Ben MacCrae]] and [[Evan Brooks]].</ref>|[[Hiroyuki Taiga]] (concept artist),<ref>[https://youtu.be/PdsHMGVDZFg?si=7IIIhq2AU8jwMnSx Interview] with [[Hasbro]] designer [[Evan Brooks]] on the Triple Takeover podcast, from their YouTube channel</ref> [[Studio DTW|Dave White]] (product photography), [[Nick (Hasbro)|Nick]] and [[Tony Colella]] (sculptors),<ref name = "Missile Stream">[[March 7]], 2024's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Pkz6oTI7W4 Hasbro Pulse | Transformers 40th Anniversary Fanstream | March 7, 2024] on YouTube, with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Evan Brooks]] and [[Mark Maher]].</ref> [[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)<ref>[[January 10]], [[2025]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDy2WuiQumE Transformers: Legacy Robots in Disguise 2001 Omega Prime HasLab - Official Unboxing!] with [[Emily Bader]] and [[Evan Brooks]].</ref>
}}

: First shown off at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2024, ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' [[Omega Prime#Legacy|Omega Prime]] includes a [[Titan Master]]-styled version of Cerebros, and in turn is a redeco of the [[Emissary (TR)#SDCC2016|Emissary]] Titan Master portion of the San Diego Comic-Con 2016 [[Fortress Maximus (G1)#SDCC2016|Fortress Maximus]] toy. He can interact with box-mate [[Optimus Prime (RID)#Legacy|Optimus Prime]]'s ladder by sitting in the operators chair or standing inside the ladder.
{{comingsoontoy}}

==Notes==
*The ''Uprising'' incarnation of Plasma has a green chassis to form an RGB pattern with the blue [[Galen|Kord]] and the red [[Grand Maximus|Gran]].

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Plasma''' (プラズマ ''Purazuma'')
*''Korean:'' '''Plasma''' (프라즈아 ''Peurajeuma'')
*''Portuguese:'' '''Cérebro''' ("Brain", Brazil)

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising Autobots]]
[[Category:Car Robots Autobots]]
[[Category:Female Transformers]]
[[Category:Headmasters]]
[[Category:Legends Autobots]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2001) Autobots]]
[[Category:Variable gender characters]]

Zigzag

2025-02-27T09:18:29Z

Lorcan Wooster: /* Legacy */

{{factions|decepticon}}
{{disambig3|Zigzag}}
{{disambig2|the Decepticon sometimes known as Zputty|the "Z-Putties" that serve [[Lord Zedd]]|Putty Patroller}}
:''Zigzag is a [[Decepticon]]-allied [[Nebulan]] [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Zigzag dt.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Who cares if I turn into a gun? I have a BIG KNIFE.]]
'''Zigzag''' (aka '''Zputty''') is a [[Nebulan]] hovercraft mechanic whose incompetence left vehicles in worse shape than when he started on them, making him the object of derision among his co-workers. He joined the [[Decepticon]]s in order to get revenge on his tormentors. Now partnered with [[Sunbeam (G1)|Sunbeam]] and the [[Decepticon]] [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]], he's still the object of ridicule, but at least now he has something more convincing as a retort than just profanity.

==Fiction==
===''Classics''===
Needlenose (apparently) became a Targetmaster at some point and carried Zigzag into the fight with [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] and his allies as part of the [[Mayhem Attack Squad]]. {{storylink|Cheap Shots}}

===''TransTech''===
Zigzag, a [[Cyberdroid]] from his home reality's planet [[Master (planet)|Master]], was an assistant to [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] in [[Axiom Nexus]]. {{storylink|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News Reporter|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News, 2015/05/19}}

==Commercial appearances==
*[[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] wielded both Zigzag and [[Sunbeam (G1)|Sunbeam]] in a battle against the three Autobot Double [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmasters]], firing them both wildly in their gun modes while chasing down his targets. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Double Targetmasters|Double Targetmasters commercial}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1-toy Zigzag.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Puzzler? Never heard of him.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Needlenose''' (Targetmaster, [[1988]])}}</ul>
{{toydesigner|[[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy), [[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}
:Part of the fifth year of ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' product, Zigzag transforms into a twin [[electrostatic overloader rifle]] in basically one and a half steps. As a Targetmaster, his handle is a [[5 mm post]], making him compatible with a '''''lot''''' of toys throughout the entire franchise. His base also features a 5mm post-hole, nominally used to combine him with his pack-in partner [[Sunbeam (G1)#Toys|Sunbeam]] to form a super-rifle. In his humanoid form, Zigzag's right leg and left arm are molded with a sword and a shield, respectively, on their sides.

:Zigzag and Sunbeam were only available with the Decepticon Targetmaster [[Needlenose (G1)#Toys|Needlenose]] in 1988. No version of this character or [[mold]] was released in [[Japan]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Decepticon/Zigzag/zigzag.htm More information on Zigzag at TFU.info]''
{{--}}

===''Combiner Wars''===
[[File:TFSS_Needlenose_Zputty.JPG|upright=1.66|thumb|Have no fear! Zigzag the Grand Vizier is here!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Needlenose''' (TFSS 4.0, 2016)}}</ul>
:''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' "Zputty" (likely renamed for [[trademark]] reasons) is a [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]: [[Thrilling 30]]'' [[Holepunch (G1)#Generations|Holepunch]], transforming into a double-barreled blaster. He also has the ability to combine with the included [[Sunbeam (G1)#Generations|Sunbeam]] toy to form a super-rifle, with either one forming the "front" part.

: He was only available as an accessory with [[Needlenose (G1)#Combiner Wars|Needlenose]], the first figure released in the [[Transformers Figure Subscription Service#Series 4.0 (2016)|Figure Subscription Service 4.0]].

:This mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Cline]], and ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' [[Hairsplitter#Combiner Wars|Shrute]].
{{--}}

===''Legacy''===
[[File:TF-Legacy-Zigzag.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I got my name back, but I'm now prone to getting stress marks?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Needlenose''' (Deluxe Class, [[2023]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TL-23'''
:*''Known designers'': [[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Ittoku Kuwazu]] (TakaraTomy)<ref>[https://youtu.be/vuZHDR3ZBd8 Transformers Panel] at [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2022]] Day 1 on the [[Hasbro Pulse]] YouTube channel.</ref>
:Included with ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: Evolution]]'' [[Needlenose (G1)#Legacy|Needlenose]], "Decepticon Zigzag" functions just like his original figure, transforming into a blaster for Needlenose to wield, and can also combine with "[[Sunbeam (G1)#Legacy|Decepticon Sunbeam]]" to form a larger blaster. He retains both of the molded "accessories" of his original figure... and the complete lack of articulation of his original figure. He does feature an extra [[5 mm post|5 mm hole]] in gun mode for a bit more variety in mounting options, so that's one up on his original figure.

:Zigzag's painted plastic peg fits rather snugly into Sunbeam's port, so care must be taken to avoid stress marks.

:This mold was also used to make [[Ozone]] and [[Singe#Age of the Primes|Singe]].

==Notes==
*According to [[The Transformers Universe (Marvel)|Needlenose's ''Universe'' profile]], "Zigzag" is a code name he chose for himself.
*Zigzag's 2016 trademark-friendly name, Zputty, is based on David Puddy, a mechanic from ''{{w|Seinfeld}}'' played by {{w|Patrick Warburton}}.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Zigzag''' (ジグザグ ''Jiguzagu'')

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Classics Decepticons]]
[[Category:Combiner Wars Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 toy Decepticons]]
[[Category:Legacy Decepticons]]
[[Category:Mechanics]]
[[Category:Nebulans]]
[[Category:Targetmasters]]
[[Category:TransTech characters]]
[[Category:Variable species characters]]

Zigzag

2025-02-27T09:18:05Z

Lorcan Wooster: /* Legacy */

{{factions|decepticon}}
{{disambig3|Zigzag}}
{{disambig2|the Decepticon sometimes known as Zputty|the "Z-Putties" that serve [[Lord Zedd]]|Putty Patroller}}
:''Zigzag is a [[Decepticon]]-allied [[Nebulan]] [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Zigzag dt.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Who cares if I turn into a gun? I have a BIG KNIFE.]]
'''Zigzag''' (aka '''Zputty''') is a [[Nebulan]] hovercraft mechanic whose incompetence left vehicles in worse shape than when he started on them, making him the object of derision among his co-workers. He joined the [[Decepticon]]s in order to get revenge on his tormentors. Now partnered with [[Sunbeam (G1)|Sunbeam]] and the [[Decepticon]] [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]], he's still the object of ridicule, but at least now he has something more convincing as a retort than just profanity.

==Fiction==
===''Classics''===
Needlenose (apparently) became a Targetmaster at some point and carried Zigzag into the fight with [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] and his allies as part of the [[Mayhem Attack Squad]]. {{storylink|Cheap Shots}}

===''TransTech''===
Zigzag, a [[Cyberdroid]] from his home reality's planet [[Master (planet)|Master]], was an assistant to [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] in [[Axiom Nexus]]. {{storylink|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News Reporter|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News, 2015/05/19}}

==Commercial appearances==
*[[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] wielded both Zigzag and [[Sunbeam (G1)|Sunbeam]] in a battle against the three Autobot Double [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmasters]], firing them both wildly in their gun modes while chasing down his targets. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Double Targetmasters|Double Targetmasters commercial}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1-toy Zigzag.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Puzzler? Never heard of him.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Needlenose''' (Targetmaster, [[1988]])}}</ul>
{{toydesigner|[[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy), [[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}
:Part of the fifth year of ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' product, Zigzag transforms into a twin [[electrostatic overloader rifle]] in basically one and a half steps. As a Targetmaster, his handle is a [[5 mm post]], making him compatible with a '''''lot''''' of toys throughout the entire franchise. His base also features a 5mm post-hole, nominally used to combine him with his pack-in partner [[Sunbeam (G1)#Toys|Sunbeam]] to form a super-rifle. In his humanoid form, Zigzag's right leg and left arm are molded with a sword and a shield, respectively, on their sides.

:Zigzag and Sunbeam were only available with the Decepticon Targetmaster [[Needlenose (G1)#Toys|Needlenose]] in 1988. No version of this character or [[mold]] was released in [[Japan]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Decepticon/Zigzag/zigzag.htm More information on Zigzag at TFU.info]''
{{--}}

===''Combiner Wars''===
[[File:TFSS_Needlenose_Zputty.JPG|upright=1.66|thumb|Have no fear! Zigzag the Grand Vizier is here!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Needlenose''' (TFSS 4.0, 2016)}}</ul>
:''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' "Zputty" (likely renamed for [[trademark]] reasons) is a [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]: [[Thrilling 30]]'' [[Holepunch (G1)#Generations|Holepunch]], transforming into a double-barreled blaster. He also has the ability to combine with the included [[Sunbeam (G1)#Generations|Sunbeam]] toy to form a super-rifle, with either one forming the "front" part.

: He was only available as an accessory with [[Needlenose (G1)#Combiner Wars|Needlenose]], the first figure released in the [[Transformers Figure Subscription Service#Series 4.0 (2016)|Figure Subscription Service 4.0]].

:This mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Cline]], and ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' [[Hairsplitter#Combiner Wars|Shrute]].
{{--}}

===''Legacy''===
[[File:TF-Legacy-Zigzag.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I got my name back, but now I am prone to getting stress marks?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Needlenose''' (Deluxe Class, [[2023]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TL-23'''
:*''Known designers'': [[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Ittoku Kuwazu]] (TakaraTomy)<ref>[https://youtu.be/vuZHDR3ZBd8 Transformers Panel] at [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2022]] Day 1 on the [[Hasbro Pulse]] YouTube channel.</ref>
:Included with ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: Evolution]]'' [[Needlenose (G1)#Legacy|Needlenose]], "Decepticon Zigzag" functions just like his original figure, transforming into a blaster for Needlenose to wield, and can also combine with "[[Sunbeam (G1)#Legacy|Decepticon Sunbeam]]" to form a larger blaster. He retains both of the molded "accessories" of his original figure... and the complete lack of articulation of his original figure. He does feature an extra [[5 mm post|5 mm hole]] in gun mode for a bit more variety in mounting options, so that's one up on his original figure.

:Zigzag's painted plastic peg fits rather snugly into Sunbeam's port, so care must be taken to avoid stress marks.

:This mold was also used to make [[Ozone]] and [[Singe#Age of the Primes|Singe]].

==Notes==
*According to [[The Transformers Universe (Marvel)|Needlenose's ''Universe'' profile]], "Zigzag" is a code name he chose for himself.
*Zigzag's 2016 trademark-friendly name, Zputty, is based on David Puddy, a mechanic from ''{{w|Seinfeld}}'' played by {{w|Patrick Warburton}}.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Zigzag''' (ジグザグ ''Jiguzagu'')

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Classics Decepticons]]
[[Category:Combiner Wars Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 toy Decepticons]]
[[Category:Legacy Decepticons]]
[[Category:Mechanics]]
[[Category:Nebulans]]
[[Category:Targetmasters]]
[[Category:TransTech characters]]
[[Category:Variable species characters]]

Generation 1 reissues

2025-02-01T18:46:24Z

Lorcan Wooster:

Many of the original [[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]] Transformers toys have been reissued several times.

* ''[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]]'' — A [[Hasbro]] European-market line of old-toy re-releases from 1990 and 1991.
* ''[[The Transformers: Collector's Edition]]'' — A 2001 [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] line-up of reissues made available as store and convention [[exclusive]]s, mostly sold as sets, later supplemented with redecos of the ''Transformers Collection'' line (below).
* ''[[The Transformers Collection]]'' — The 2003–2006 Takara series of "bookbox"-style reissues.
** This is also the line mainly associated with [[redeco]]s of reissued toys made available through the Takara-affiliated [[e-HOBBY]] online store as part of the "Collector's Edition" line, though e-HOBBY have also carried redecos of toys from other lines, reissues and otherwise.
* ''[[The Transformers: Generation One Commemorative Series|Generation One Commemorative Series]]'' — The 2002–2005 [[Hasbro]] US-market, originally [[Toys"R"Us]] [[exclusive]] series of reissued toys that was similar to the Transformers Collection releases. Some tail-end releases were made available through other venues after Toys"R"Us had decided to discontinue the line.
* ''[[Transformers Encore]]'' — The 2007–2020 [[TakaraTomy]] series of classic-style reissues. Includes some figures never before re-released (and some never before released by Takara ''at all''), such as [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] and [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]].
* A few assorted toys have also been reissued by Hasbro as store or convention exclusives as part of their [[Transformers: Classics|2006–2007 ''Classics'']] and [[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|2008–2009 ''Universe'']] lines as well as under the ''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' line (the latter [[co-branding|co-branded]] as part of the ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' line).
* ''[[Vintage|Vintage G1]]'' is a line of reissues commenced in [[2018]], sold exclusively in the US by [[Walmart]], hewing closely to the look and feel of the original releases, including original style packaging, complete with [[Tech Spec]] and [[package art]] on both the front and [[package art#Back of the box art|back]].
* ''[[Transformers Retro]]'' – A reissue and redeco toyline beginning in [[2023]], with the central gimmick of unprecedented levels of [[Show-accuracy|media accuracy]]. The line would then shift focus in [[2025]] to be repaints of modern ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Transformers: Generations]]'' toys in vintage-toy-inspired colors, rather than be a reissue and redeco line.

[[Category:Generation 1 toylines]]
[[Category:Reissue toylines| ]]

Generation 1 reissues

2025-02-01T18:46:02Z

Lorcan Wooster:

Many of the original [[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]] Transformers toys have been reissued several times.

* ''[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]]'' — A [[Hasbro]] European-market line of old-toy re-releases from 1990 and 1991.
* ''[[The Transformers: Collector's Edition]]'' — A 2001 [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] line-up of reissues made available as store and convention [[exclusive]]s, mostly sold as sets, later supplemented with redecos of the ''Transformers Collection'' line (below).
* ''[[The Transformers Collection]]'' — The 2003–2006 Takara series of "bookbox"-style reissues.
** This is also the line mainly associated with [[redeco]]s of reissued toys made available through the Takara-affiliated [[e-HOBBY]] online store as part of the "Collector's Edition" line, though e-HOBBY have also carried redecos of toys from other lines, reissues and otherwise.
* ''[[The Transformers: Generation One Commemorative Series|Generation One Commemorative Series]]'' — The 2002–2005 [[Hasbro]] US-market, originally [[Toys"R"Us]] [[exclusive]] series of reissued toys that was similar to the Transformers Collection releases. Some tail-end releases were made available through other venues after Toys"R"Us had decided to discontinue the line.
* ''[[Transformers Encore]]'' — The 2007–2020 [[TakaraTomy]] series of classic-style reissues. Includes some figures never before re-released (and some never before released by Takara ''at all''), such as [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] and [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]].
* A few assorted toys have also been reissued by Hasbro as store or convention exclusives as part of their [[Transformers: Classics|2006–2007 ''Classics'']] and [[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|2008–2009 ''Universe'']] lines as well as under the ''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' line (the latter [[co-branding|co-branded]] as part of the ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' line).
* ''[[Vintage|Vintage G1]]'' is a line of reissues commenced in [[2018]], sold exclusively in the US by [[Walmart]], hewing closely to the look and feel of the original releases, including original style packaging, complete with [[Tech Spec]] and [[package art]] on both the front and [[package art#Back of the box art|back]].
* ''[[Transformers Retro]]'' – A reissue and redeco toyline beginning in [[2023]], with the central gimmick of unprecedented levels of [[Show-accuracy|media accuracy]]. The line would then shift focus in 2025 to be repaints of modern ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Transformers: Generations]]'' toys in vintage-toy-inspired colors, rather than be a reissue and redeco line.

[[Category:Generation 1 toylines]]
[[Category:Reissue toylines| ]]

Bumblebee (G1)/toys

2025-01-29T12:07:26Z

Lorcan Wooster: The more I look at Transformers Retro Bumblebee, the way it looks makes it look like an updating of the original toy's ''The Transformers Collection'' reissue, which also had an toon-based Bumblebee head.

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[[File:Bumblebeeg1toys.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|Sure, just one Bumblebee's pretty nonthreatening. But get a hive...]]
'''[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]''' gots lots of toys!

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}
[[File:G1-toy Bumblebee1984.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeSpfUHqxG8 The original sweet boy.]]][[File:G1-toy BumblebeeChina.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Chinese-release Bumblebee. Note the unpainted rear bumpers.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Bumblebee''' (Mini Vehicle, [[1984]]-[[1986]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Bumble'''
:*''Takara ID number'': '''11''', '''C-56'''
{{toydesigner|[[Masaki Maruyama]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Bumblebee's original toy, released in 1984 and in Japan in 1985, originally hails from the ''[[Micro Change]]'' series, transforming into a "penny-racer"-proportioned Volkswagen Type 1. He was available through the first three years of the ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|Transformers]]'' series, the entire duration of the [[Mini Vehicle]] assortment, the only 1984 Mini Vehicle to do so.

: 'Bee has a ''lot'' of minor variations. Throughout 1984 and 1985, Bumblebee was produced in both yellow and red (as was [[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Cliffjumper]]), a move meant to "make the line look bigger" according to former [[Hasbro]] R&D Vice President [[George Dunsay]].<ref name="dunsay">[http://www.tfarchive.com/fandom/interviews/george_dunsay/george_dunsay_interview.php Interview with George Dunsay at TFArchive.com]</ref> For his 1984 release, both color versions had an Autobot sigil on the roof/chest. In 1985, this was replaced by a [[rubsign]]. The rubsign remained on the 1986 release, though he was only released in yellow that year. The original version of Bumblebee also features the "Dunlop" brand name stamped on his tires.

: Packaging-wise, there are several more variations. In 1984, the Mini Vehicles were packaged in vehicle mode. Come 1985, a picture of the toy in vehicle mode was added to the front of the card, and ''later'' the toys proper were packaged in robot mode. From this point on, the Mini Vehicles were also part of two different pack-in promotions; the [[Mini-spy|Mini-spies]] and iron-on reflective patches. The Mini-spies packed in with Bumblebee and Cliffjumper only came in white, one of the three possible colors for the add-ons.

: For his 1985 Japanese release, Bumblebee came in a small box rather than on a card. He was available in both red and yellow, both versions having the rubsign rather than the foil faction symbol. He was also released in the 1986 assortment, but only in yellow. This is why he has two ID numbers in Japan; in 1986, the line switched from a single-series number listing to splitting it up between "C" (Cybertron/Autobot) and "D" (Destron/Decepticon) groupings.

: Bumblebee was released in a wide variety of colors in markets south of the border, which will be covered in separate entries below (as to not make this entry unreadably long; there's a ''ton'' of variants and more keep popping up!).

: In the early 1990s, Bumblebee was one of many Transformers ''finally'' released in China. He comes on a card nigh-identical to the original Hasbro packaging, with a few Chinese-language stickers added. The toy itself has some notable differences from the original, however: aside from an unpainted rear bumper (the most obvious difference), this Bumblebee has a paler, less-saturated yellow plastic. He also only came in yellow, and only came with a rubsign. This toy, along with many other Chinese-market Transformers at the time, somehow made their way to UK stores, most notably Woolworths.

: This mold was later [[retool]]ed into a [[#Keychain|keychain version of Bumblebee]], as well as for a [[#TFCollection|''Transformers Collection'' multipack]] (see below).

: The original mold is also used by the [[Optimus (faction)|Optimus-faction]] [[Volks (G1)|Volks]]. Later [[retool]]ings of this mold were used to make [[Glyph (Universe)#Toys|Glyph]] and [[Bug Bite (GoBots)#Toys|Bug Bite]].

::*''[http://www.transformerland.com/wiki/toy-info/transformers-g1-mini-vehicles-bumblebee/19/ Patent info, price guide, and further reading on Bumblebee at Transformerland.com]''
::*''[http://tfu.info/1984/Autobot/Bumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on Bumblebee at TFU.info]''

{{G1BumblebeeMold}}

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Bumblebee''' (Mini Vehicle, [[1985]])}}</ul>

: When he was released in Mexico by [[IGA]], Bumblebee came in five decoes: both the original red and yellow, as well as blue, silver, and white. The silver and white versions are particularly notable (and significantly rarer), as they have red-painted faces (similar to that of probably-[[Hubcap (G1)#IGA|Hubcap]]). The sticker on the back of Mexican Bumblebee's head is also slightly different from the Hasbro/Takara release, being the same general design, but smaller and with thicker, simpler lines.

: Years later, large numbers of Mexican Transformers somehow made it to various European markets.

::*''[http://www.tf-1.com/articles/mini_frame.php?art=bluemexbee More information on blue Mexican Bumblebee at TF-1.com]''
::*''[http://www.tf-1.com/articles/mini_frame.php?art=whitemexbee More information on white Mexican Bumblebee at TF-1.com]''

{{-}}{{anchor|Estrela}}
[[File:G1toy silver volks.jpg|thumb|''"Eu vou a pé eu vou de fusca / Eu vou em busca de um amor..."''|upright=1.67]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Volks''' (Robocar, 1985)}}</ul>

: Bumblebee was released in Brazil by [[Estrela]] in 1985 as the Robocar "Volks", initially available in two color schemes: his original yellow and black, and slick-looking silver and black with a gold face, both decorated with a new thin tech-detailing sticker on their chests based on the original ''[[Micro Change]]'' decals. The design of the sticker on the back of his head was also changed to a more complex grid pattern. The raised "DUNLOP" branding on the tires was also removed.

:Later, Estrela released red and orange versions of Volks sporting the new "[[Optimus (faction)|Optimus]]" faction insignia; given this new factional alignment, for the purposes of this wiki, the Optimus-aligned Volks is considered a [[Volks (G1)|separate character]] from Bumblebee.

::*''[http://www.tf-1.com/articles/mini_frame.php?art=silverbee More information on Silver Bumblebee/Volks at TF-1.com]''

{{-}}{{anchor|Antex}}
[[File:AntexVolks.jpg|thumb|''"... Eu vou a pé vou de fusca / Aonde tem amor eu vou!"''|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Volks''' (Robocar, 1985)}}</ul>

: The aforementioned red and orange versions of Volks were released in Argentina by [[Antex]] in 1985, both sporting the Estrela stickers and "DUNLOP"-less tires. Later releases of the orange version have been found with different paper stickers: the one on his chest/roof being one that was originally applied to [[Salt-Man Z]]'s groin. (The back-of-the-head decal was ''probably'' also changed, but right now we don't know for sure.)

:The card's toy photography depicts the Estrela yellow and silver versions, but it is believed this was merely a holdover from the Estrela-designed packaging, and that neither coloration was ever sold in Argentina.

:These toys are more readily available on the secondary market than their Estrela predecessors. They also have lower quality control.

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Bumblebee''' (Mini Vehicle, 1985)}}</ul>

: As far as foreign Mini Vehicle variants go, the Venezuelan release of Bumblebee by [[Rubiplas]] is pretty tame. He came in both the Hasbro yellow and red versions, and retains the Hasbro stickers. However, his head lacks both the silver paint on his face, and the [[Vacuum metallizing|chrome silver]] on the "plate" part of the head, leaving it as black plastic.

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Bumblebee''' (Mini Vehicle, 1986)}}</ul>

: Manufactured by Argentine company [[Lynsa]] but sold in Peru, this version of Bumblebee is similar to the Rubiplas release, lacking any paint or chrome, but this version also has plastic tires instead of rubber. So far, three different colorations have been confirmed: the original yellow-and-black, red-and-black, and peachy-orange-and-black. It is claimed that there may be ''six'' different versions of Peruvian Bumblebee all told, with the three others being unique to that market, but no-one has been able to find and confirm the others so far.

{{note|Peruvian company BASA (which eventually changed to HUDE) apparently also (briefly) sold ''Transformers'' in Peru, but these were straight imports of Hasbro Mini Vehicles with a company sticker applied to the packaging.}}

{{-}}{{anchor|Goldbug}}
[[File:Goldbugg1toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Older, squatter, faster.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Goldbug''' (Throttlebot, [[1987]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Goldback'''
:*''Takara ID number:'' '''C-97'''
{{toydesigner|[[Takayuki Ishizawa]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Takashi Matsuda]] (initial concept)}}

: The [[Throttlebot]] Goldbug was released in 1987, and like the other Throttlebots, he has a pull-back motor and a simple transformation. The vehicle mode was not designed to look like a penny racer, as the original toy was, so its variation on the Volkswagen Type 1 was much more realistically-proportioned. Though the other Throttlebots seem to have always been intended to be new characters, Goldbug's head was based directly on that of Bumblebee's original toy. Bumblebee was the second Transformer to be given a second toy (as both [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys|Hot Rod]] and Rodimus Prime had been released the previous year).

: The Throttlebots were part of the [[Decoy]] promotion in 1987, where the carded toys came with a soft-rubber figurine. The Throttlebots were the only team to come with either Autobot or Decepticon Decoys; the other toys in the promotion only came with Decoys of the same faction they belonged to.

: In Japan, they were also the focus of the "Throttlebot Promotional Sales Campaign", where buying a Throttlebot at select Japanese retailers (sadly, we do not know which retailers these were) got the buyer one of six random all-white [[Autobot Master Warrior#Toys|Autobot Master Warrior]]s free. These [[campaign item|promotional toys]] are now among the most expensive ''Transformers'' toys ever "mass"-released, if not ''the'' most expensive (especially when size is taken into account).

: This toy also doubles as the ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' incarnation of [[Goldbug (IDW)|Goldbug]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/1987/Autobot/Goldbug/goldbug.htm More information on Goldbug at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.botchthecrab.com/archive/instructions/autobot/1987/instr_goldbug.jpg Instructions for Goldbug at Botchthecrab.com]''

{{-}}{{anchor|Pretender}}
[[File:G1toy pretender bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Still not Herbie.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Bumblebee''' (Classic Pretender, 1989)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Pretender shell, helmet, [[sonic blaster]], [[laser pistol]]
{{toydesigner|[[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

: As part of the sixth year of ''Transformers'', Bumblebee was released as a "[[Classic Pretender]]", expanding the range of [[Pretender]]s toys. This version of Bumblebee is still a Volkswagen Type 1, but now has what look like off-road tires. His vehicle mode has a realistically-proportioned front end, but the cab area is more relatively compact than on the Goldbug toy (though not quite as deformed as the original Bumblebee). He came with a gun for his robot mode that could be mounted on his roof and another gun for his human shell.

: Oddly, the robot's head is modeled after [[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys|Cliffjumper]]'s toy head.

::*''[http://tfu.info/1989/Autobot/Bumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on ''Pretender'' Bumblebee at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.botchthecrab.com/archive/instructions/autobot/1989/instr_bumblebee_(pretender).jpg Instruction booklet for ''Pretender'' Bumblebee at Botchthecrab.com]''

{{-}}{{anchor|G1Legend}}
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Bumblebee''' (Legends, 1989)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Laser pistol

: The inner robot to Pretender Classics Bumblebee was sold without the shell in the [[Kmart]] [[exclusive]] [[Legends (G1)|Legends]] figure assortment, the first store-exclusive Transformers in the Hasbro line. Oddly, he came with the inner-robot gun to his teammate [[Jazz (G1)/toys#G1Legend|Jazz]], who had Bumblebee's small gun in exchange.

::*''[http://tfu.info/1989/Autobot/Bumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on ''Legends'' Bumblebee at TFU.info]'' (scroll down)
::*''[http://www.botchthecrab.com/archive/instructions/autobot/1989/instr_bumblebee_(legends).jpg Instructions for ''Legends'' Bumblebee at Botchthecrab.com]''

{{-}}{{anchor|Hero Set}}
[[File:G1toy japanese legends giftset.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Hero Set''' (Multi-pack, 1989)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Laser pistol

: In Japan, Legends Bumblebee was only available in a boxed "Hero Set" with the Legends versions of [[Jazz (G1)/toys#HeroSet|Jazz]], [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#HeroSet|Grimlock]] and [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Heroset|Starscream]]. Bumblebee was identical to the Hasbro release.

: In Italy, [[GiG]] released their own version of the Hero Set, named "Set Commandos", instead of the Classic Pretender versions of the toys. Bumblebee was given the name "Saetta", which was originally the Italian name of [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys|Wheeljack]]. The "Set Commandos" toys were identical to the Japanese "Hero Set" versions.

{{-}}{{anchor|ActionMaster}}
[[File:G1toy action master bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Sadly, despite its charm, Hasbro's crossover attempt with [http://data.whicdn.com/images/133507565/large.png Doraemon] wouldn't be enough to save the Action Masters from flopping.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Bumblebee with Heli-pack''' (Action Master, 1990)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Heli-pack, [[astral exploder rifle]]
{{toydesigner|[[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

: Part of the second wave of single-carded [[Action Master]] figures in the line's final year (in the US, at least), Bumblebee is a non-transforming action figure that mixed his cartoon model with toy-based detailing. His construction is broadly similar to that used by the ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' figures of the time, having a swivel neck, shoulders and knees, plus ball-jointed hips attached via a steel rod internally secured by a rubber "o-ring". His hands have standard 3 mm holes which allow him to hold any other accessory in the Action Master line, plus his feet have holes in the bottom to secure him to larger vehicles.

: He comes with the [[Heli-pack]], which transforms into a large "high-powered [[air rifle]]" with spring-loaded deploying barrel. Bumblebee and his Heli-pack are cross-compatible with any other Action Master figure, vehicle or accessory; plus the hole in his back is compatible with [[5 mm post]]s.

: This release makes Bumblebee the only character to have a toy of ''some'' kind available throughout the entire original ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|Transformers]]'' production run, from 1984 up to 1990.

::*''[http://tfu.info/1990/Autobot/Bumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on ''Action Master'' Bumblebee at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.botchthecrab.com/archive/instructions/autobot/action_masters/instr_bumblebee.jpg Instructions for ''Action Master'' Bumblebee at Botchthecrab.com]''

{{-}}{{anchor|EuroClassic}}
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Goldbug''' (Classic Throttlebot, 1991)}}</ul>

: Goldbug, and the rest of the Throttlebots, were reissued in Europe in 1991 as part of the [[Classics (Europe)|Classics]] reissues.

: It was [[retool]]ed to remove the [[rubsign]] indent, and the heat-sensitive decal was replaced with a glossy-paper faction symbol.

{{-}}{{anchor|Keychain}}
[[File:G1toy bumblebee keychain.jpg‎|thumb|upright=1.67|If you're feeling bitter, you might need a sweet boy in your pocket!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Bumblebee''' (Keychain, 2001/2003/2007)}}</ul>

: A keychain version of Bumblebee was released by [[Fun4All]] under license from [[Hasbro]] in the US in 2001. Though based on the original toy, this is an entirely new set of molds, with a number of small differences throughout (minor proportion differences and generally softer edges), but the most immediately obvious one is the small plastic ring added to the rear bumper to accommodate the chain. The toy also returned to its original sticker set-up, doing away with the rubsign and restoring the Autobot symbol on his chest.

: In 2003, Takara released all four of the keychain Minibots ([[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#Keychain|Cliffjumper]], Bumblebee, [[Windcharger (G1)#keychain|Windcharger]], and [[Brawn (G1)/toys#keychain|Brawn]]) as [[7-Eleven]] [[exclusive]]s. They came in [[blindpacking|blind-packed boxes]] so you don't know which one you got until you open 'er up, plus each one could also come in a "[[Chase figure|chase]]" all-black version exclusive to this release. The black deco was later [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as [[Black Bumble|an evil clone]] of Bumblebee.

: All four keychains were re-released in 2007 under the ''[[Heroes of Cybertron (toyline)|Heroes of Cybertron]]'' banner by [[Basic Fun]] (Fun4All having gone bankrupt in 2004). Sold on new cardbacks with the ''Heroes'' look, these releases are functionally identical to the originals (just the company stamping has changed) except for the actual chain part, which is a different style with an additional black plastic tab attached.

:This mold was also used to make [[Glyph (Universe)#Toys|Glyph]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2003/Cybertron/BlackBumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on the black keychain Bumblebee at TFU.info]''
{{G1BumblebeeMold}}

{{-}}{{anchor|BUMP}}
[[File:TF-toy Bumblebee SonicBlue.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|[[Glyph (Universe)|So]] [[Freeway (G1)|close.]]]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''SonicBlue Bumble & Exo Suit Chama'''{{sic}} (2019)}}</ul>
:*''Release date:'' [[2019]] [[November 3]]
{{toydesigner|[[Chama]] (deco)}}
: Released as part of the collaboration between the ''Transformers'' franchise, the [[Bump of Chicken]] rock group, and [[Studio Trigger]]'s [[Sushio]], this Bumblebee is a redeco of the ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' release of the ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Titans Return|Bumblebee mold]] (see below), complete with translucent windows. He transforms into a sports coupe of made-up model, which features an opening canopy for his cockpit, which allows any [[Titan Master]]/[[Prime Master]] figure to ride inside him; in this case, the included Headmaster of Bump of Chicken's bassist [[Chama#Toys|Chama]].

: Also included is a [[pack-in material|pack-in]] mini-comic, "[[Transformers × Bump of Chicken EX Episode]]", written by Chama himself and illustrated by [[Akira Amemiya]].

: The figure was exclusively released as one of the band's [https://bumpofchicken.com/goods/list/detail?id=14&item_id=46 online shop items], though customers had to register as an EMTG (Entertainment Music Ticket Guard) member to purchase it. Collectors first had an opportunity to purchase the figure in-person at an event at Tokyo Dome from [[November 3]]–4, 2019, starting at 8:30 AM JST. In-person purchasers needed to have a ticket to the band's concert in order to purchase the figure. Online orders were also available at noon on [[November 8]], 2019, and quickly sold out. Due to demand, a second run of the toy was made available on [[November 11]], 2019, with the second run shipping in March 2020.
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===''Generation 2''===
[[File:G2Bumblebee Minicar toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|A gold bug, but not Goldbug.]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (Mini Autobot, 1993)

: Bumblebee's first ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' toy was a [[redeco]] of his original toy, transforming into a "Penny Racer"-proportioned Volkswagen Type 1. However, this version has yellow chrome on the previously matte-yellow plastics. Thankfully, there seem to be few to no reports of chrome flaking on any of the ''Generation 2'' Mini Vehicles.

: The only symbol on the figure is the Generation 2 Autobot insignia stamped on the bottom of his foot, followed by the word "Autobot".

::*''[http://tfu.info/1993/Autobot/Bumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on Generation 2 Bumblebee at TFU.info]''
{{G1BumblebeeMold}}

{{-}}{{anchor|Go-Bot}}
[[File:G2-toy Bumblebee GoBot.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Now he's just gold.]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (Go-Bot, 1995)
**''Accessories'': Rifle
{{toydesigner|[[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

:Part of the third wave of ''Generation 2'' [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bot]]s, this version of Bumblebee is a [[redeco]] of wave 1's [[High Beam#Toys|High Beam]], transforming into a concept race car with exposed rear engine... that looks ''exactly'' like the "[[Wikia:hotwheels:Speed Blaster|Speed Blaster]]" car from [[Mattel]]'s ''[[Hot Wheels]]'' line that was first released in 1991 under the names "Back Burner" and "Sonic Special". He features through-axle construction for incredibly fast zipping on flat, smooth surfaces, and is compatible with many tracks and playsets from ''Hot Wheels'' and ''Matchbox''.

: This mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Crosswise (RID)#Toys|Crosswise]] and [[Nightracer (G2)#Toys|Nightracer]]. It was later [[repurposing|repurposed]] to be a [[Bumblebee (G2)|"next-generation" clone of Bumblebee]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/1995/Autobot/Bumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on Go-Bots Bumblebee at TFU.info]''{{G2HighBeamMold}}
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===''Smallest Transforming Transformers''===
[[File:Smallest transforming bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|50% smaller, still 100% sweet.]]
*'''Bumble''' (2003)
**''ID number:'' '''GTF 04'''

: Not much more than an inch tall, ''[[Smallest Transforming Transformers]]'' Bumblebee is a scaled-down version of his original toy, retaining the larger figure's [[transformation]] scheme but losing its rolling wheels by sheer necessity of size. Bumblebee was sold as part of the line's first wave and, like all the figures, came [[blindpacking|blindpacked]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2003/Cybertron/SmallestBumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on Smallest Bumblebee at TFU.info]''

{{anchor|SmallestRed}}
*'''Bumble (Red)''' (2003)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''GTF X-2'''

:Bumblebee also came in red! A red variant of the toy was one of two [[chase figure]]s sold in the first ''Smallest Transforming Transformers'' wave.
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===''The Transformers Collection''===
{{anchor|TFCollection}}
[[File:G1toy reissue Bumble.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Sweet Boy: Upgraded!]]
*'''Minibot Team''' (6-pack, 2004)
**''ID number'': '''12'''

:"Bumble" was again reissued in Japan as part of ''[[The Transformers Collection]]'' "bookbox" series in a six-toy multi-pack, with [[Huffer (G1)#The Transformers Collection|Drag]], [[Cosmos (G1)#The Transformers Collection|Adams]], [[Gears (G1)#The Transformers Collection|Gears]], [[Powerglide (G1)/toys#The Transformers Collection|Powerglide]], and [[Warpath (G1)#The Transformers Collection|Warpath]]. This time around, Bumblebee was [[retool]]ed to have a new [[Show-accuracy|cartoon-accurate]] head. Additionally, this version of the figure gave Bumblebee both an Autobot symbol ''and'' a rubsign, keeping the former in its traditional placement on his chest, and relocating the rubsign to the back of his head, replacing the original tech-detailing sticker that had previously been there.

:The entire set was redecoed to make the [[G1 GoBots|"G1 GoBots"]] set; this version of Bumblebee became [[Bug Bite (GoBots)#Toys|Bug Bite]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2004/Cybertron/ReBumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on Transformers Collection Bumblebee at TFU.info]''
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{{G1BumblebeeMold}}

===''Alternators/Binaltech''===
[[File:AlternatorsBumblebeeDesign.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|The cool sweet boy you'll never get.]]

: One of the earliest proposals in the ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators/Binaltech]]'' line was for Bumblebee as a Volkswagen New Beetle, with [[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#Alternators/Binaltech|Cliffjumper]] as the redeco. Unfortunately, VW evidently did not want to be associated with "war toys" [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#MP21|at that time]], and therefore the design never made it past the control drawing stage. Control drawings for both Bumblebee and Cliffjumper have been published in the Japanese ''[[The Transformers: Binaltech & TF Collection Complete Guide]]'' book. The design did, however, end up appearing fictionally as Bumblebee's form in the "[[Descent into Evil]]" comic.
 
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===''Titanium Series''===
[[File:Titanium bumblebee.jpg|thumb]]
*''' ''War Within'' Bumblebee''' (Cybertron Hero, unreleased)
**''Accessories:'' Unknown, likely display stand

:Prior to the line's cancellation, a 6-inch resin copy depicting a transformable Bumblebee was seen at [[BotCon 2006]]. His alternate mode was the saucer-like car seen the Dreamwave's ''[[Transformers: The War Within|The War Within]]'' (which was itself based on the first cartoon appearance of Bumblebee). An alternate head of Cliffjumper was seen as well, indicating a retool. Unfortunately these never made it into production.
 
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===''Classics''===
[[File:Bumblebeeclassicstoy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Flight-enhancement buddy #2]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (Deluxe, 2006)
**''Accessories:'' Wave Crusher trailer/backpack
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro), [[Alex Kubalsky]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:The Deluxe ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' Bumblebee transforms into a yellow hatchback sports car (labeled as a "cruiser" on the package) that's basically Hasbro's typical cross between several existing car models: The car closely resembles a Peugeot 206 WRC, however some people see strong cues from other vehicles, such as the general shape of the car being based on a heavily customized one-of-a-kind 1992-1995 {{w|Honda Civic (fifth generation)|fifth generation Honda Civic hatchback}} with lots of aftermarket add-ons (such as a large front bumper, large fenders and a large rear wing).<ref name="ricercivic">[http://www.tuningfever.fr/fr/pics/gal-1596-stephan/pic-33883-honda-civic.php Photos of 1992-1995 Honda Civic], photos taken from an eBay auction posted before September 2005.</ref> The front section takes some design cues from various models of the {{w|Subaru Impreza WRX}}, namely the hood vent present on all models, the front grille of the 2004-05 WRX and the headlights and the midsection of the front bumper from the 2006-07 WRX STi.<ref name="wrxsti06">[http://www.insideline.com/subaru/impreza-wrx/2006/first-drive-2006-subaru-impreza-wrx-and-wrx-sti.html 2006-2007 Subaru WRX STi], officially unveiled in September 2005.</ref> The shape of the rear fenders is also vaguely inspired by the [[Volkswagen]] {{w|Volkswagen New Beetle|New Beetle}}.

:Bumblebee comes with a single accessory, a jet ski called "[[Wave Crusher]]" on a trailer. This is a bit similar to his Action Master toy's transforming heli-pack. His robot mode is designed to look like a typical teenager, dressed in a hoodie with pockets and wearing big chunky trainers.<ref>[http://pingmag.jp/2007/06/29/transformers/ Interview] with [[Alex Kubalsky]]</ref> He is articulated with ball joints at the head, shoulders, elbows, hips, and has hinge knees. Wave Crusher converts into a [[jet pack]] that mounts onto his back.

:Later versions [[retool]]ed the area the [[rubsign]] rests on to be larger.

:This retooled version of this mold was also used to make ''Classics'' [[Bug Bite (GoBots)|Bug Bite]], [[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#Classics|Cliffjumper]], and an unreleased blue deco.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2006/Autobot/ClassicsBumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on Classics Bumblebee at TFU.info]''
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[[File:Classics LegendsBumblebee toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Hot Bee? Bumbleshot?]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (Legends, 2007)
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (deco artist)}}

:This ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' Bumblebee toy is a redeco of ''[[Legends Class (2005)|Legends of Cybertron]]'' [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#CyLOC|Hot Shot]], transforming into a modified Chrysler ME Four Twelve concept car. In either mode he has flip-out "wings". We have gone full circle.

:This mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Red Alert (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Red Alert]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2007/Autobot/ClassicsLegendsBumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on Classic Legends Bumblebee at TFU.info]''
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===''Transformers'' (2007)===
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[[File:Movietoy legacyofbumblebee classic.jpg‎|thumb|upright=1.66|Do I need to have these black stripes? the white ones were fine.]]
*'''Legacy of Bumblebee''' (Deluxe class multi-pack, 2008)
**''Accessories:'' Wave Crusher trailer/backpack
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (deco artist)}}

:A [[Walmart]] [[exclusive]] three pack, the ''Legacy of Bumblebee'' collector's set comes with [[#Classics|''Classics'']], [[Premium Series]] [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Premium|live-action movie]], and ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]'' [[Bumblebee (Animated)#Toys|Bumblebee]] figures. While the ''Movie'' and ''Animated'' Bumblebees are identical to their original, single carded releases, the "''Classic'' Bumblebee" {{sic}} has been redecoed to more closely resemble his ''Movie'' and ''Animated'' counterparts, changing his white stripes to black, his gray/silver plastic to yellow (similarly to ''Henkei! Henkei!'' Bumble, see immediately below), and the clear parts from a very faint blue-ish tint to deeply saturated clear blue plastic. In addition, the shoulder straps are no longer painted yellow, instead showing the clear blue plastic they are cast in; the head is no longer painted over in yellow, due to the change of the plastic color from gray to yellow; and the [[Wave Crusher]] replaces the white paint with black paint for the upper half and an unpainted yellow lower half, and the orange stripe with a yellow one.

:This three-pack was available in ''Movie'' style packaging.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2008/Autobot/WMClassicBumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on "Classic Bumblebee" at TFU.info]''
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===''Henkei! Henkei!''===
[[File:Henkei Bumble toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The difference is mind blowing.]]
*'''Bumble''' (Deluxe, 2008-[[March 13|03-13]])
**''ID number:'' '''C-02'''
**''Accessories:'' Wave Crusher trailer/backpack

:''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]]'' Bumblebee is a redeco of [[#Classics|''Classics'' Bumblebee.]] Bumblebee swaps some of his black plastic for dark gray, and his light gray plastic for yellow. His yellow plastic is almost entirely covered in yellow paint to deal with the common problem of yellow plastic being near-translucent against darker plastics and the inconsistency between bare plastic parts and painted clear parts. His eyes are painted blue despite being molded in translucent plastic. As with all ''Henkei'' toys, he lacks the ''Classics'' heat-sensitive rubsign, but has some [[Vacuum metallizing|vacuum-metallized]] parts: his hood-mounted scoop and his spoiler.

:This mold was also used to make ''Classics'' [[Bug Bite (GoBots)|Bug Bite]] and [[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#Classics|Cliffjumper]].
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[[File:TF-Henkei-Deluxe-Glyph.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Are you sure that the little blue sweet boy isn't [[Glyph (Universe)|Glyph]]?"]]
*'''Bumble'''? (Deluxe Class, unreleased)

:A redeco of ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classic]]'' Deluxe [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Classics|Bumblebee]] in a color scheme very reminiscent of the blue variant of the original ''Micro Change'' Volkswagen. Several samples of this figure were leaked in 2010, with [[fandom|fans]] arguing over whether it was a legitimate Hasbro or TakaraTomy product (with the [[vacuum metallizing|chromed]] spoiler and hood vent strongly hinting towards TakaraTomy) or a [[knockoff]]. At least one [[eBay]] seller claimed it was a very rare [[Lucky Draw figure|lucky draw figure]].<ref name="united1">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/universe-classics-20-29/unknown-classics-bumblebee-repaint-glyph-169500/ "Unknown Classics Bumblebee Repaint - Glyph?"] at TFW2005.</ref><ref name="united2">[http://tformers.com/transformers-classics-bumblebee-repainted-blue-forsomething-updated/13356/news.html "Classics Bumblebee Repainted Blue For...Something - UPDATED"] at TFormers.com.</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTND3tAqTdo&ab_channel=peaugh Review of the blue Bumblebee repaint]</ref> At [[BotCon 2010]], Hasbro representatives stated that the figure was "not a Hasbro product".<ref name="bc2010">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/conventions-15/botcon-2010-hasbro-designers-panel-170066/ Botcon 2010 Hasbro Designers Panel] at TFW2005.</ref> Ultimately, the toy was never officially acknowledged by TakaraTomy until 2014, when it was included in an exhibit at Transformers Expo, albeit this time with the hood vent covered in gold rather than silver chrome.<ref name="tfexpo1">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/conventions-15/tf-expo-pics-masterpiece-star-saber-in-color-and-more-180923/ "TF Expo Pics - Masterpiece Star Saber In Color and More!"] at TFW2005.</ref><ref name="tfexpo2">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/conventions-15/tf-expo-pics-part-2-g1-prototypes-movie-props-and-more-masterpiece-180925/ "TF Expo Pics Part 2 - G1 Prototypes, Movie Props, and More Masterpiece!"] at TFW2005.</ref><ref name="tfexpo3">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/conventions-15/tf-expo-pics-part-4-prototypes-and-figure-displays-from-diaclone-g1-g2-beast-wars-180933/ "TF Expo Pics Part 4 - Prototypes and Figure Displays from Diaclone, G1, G2, Beast Wars"] at TFW2005.</ref>
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===''Encore''===
[[File:G1toy encore bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Hey, I can see!]]
*'''Bumble & Minibots''' (5-pack, 2008)
** ''ID number'': '''10'''

:The ''[[Transformers Encore]]'' series of reissues featured a set similar to the 2004 ''The Transformers Collection'' Minibots set; this time, rather than a mix of 1984 and 1985 Mini-Vehicles, it included mostly figures from 1986 plus Bumblebee (whose original toy had still shipped in 1986), bundling him with [[Outback (G1)#Encore|Outback]], [[Pipes (G1)#Encore|Pipes]], [[Swerve (G1)#Encore|Swerve]], and [[Tailgate (G1)#Encore|Tailgate]]. ''Encore'' Bumblebee retains the [[show-accuracy|show-accurate]] head sculpt from the ''Transformers Collection'' release, but now sports several additional paint operations: his eyes are blue, his brake lights are red, and his bumpers and headlights are silver.
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===''Universe'' (2008)===
[[File:TF-Universe-(2008)-Legends-Class-Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Stingers and plasma cannon not included. (Neither is a laser pistol.)]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (Legends, 2008)
{{toydesigner|[[Bill Rawley]] (Hasbro)}}

:''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' Legends class Bumblebee has a vehicle mode that is something of an amalgamation of the vehicle forms recent Bumblebees have adopted. While he forms a modern hatchback like the ''Classics'' Bumblebee and ''Animated'' Bumblebee toys, the more aggressive design with large flared wheel arches, and small windows evoke the look of the [[Transformers (film)|live-action movie]] version of [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]. He transforms similarly to, but not exactly the same as, his [[#Generation 1|Generation 1 toy]].

:Care must be taken while rolling the vehicle: pushing down while moving the vehicle forward can chip the paint underneath the hip section.

:This mold was redecoed into a whole ''swarm'' of Bumblebees, as well as a couple of Cliffjumpers. See the box below for more information.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2008/Autobot/TFUBumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on Universe Legends Bumblebee at TFU.info]''
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===''Alternity''===
[[File:Alternity bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Bee not included]]
*'''Bumble [Champion Yellow]''' (2009)
**''ID number:'' '''A-03'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 "chrono-venom stinger guns"

:''[[Transformers: Alternity|Alternity]]'' Bumble transforms into a licensed 1:32 scale Suzuki Swift Sport featuring die-cast metal parts and rubber tires, as well as an opening hood, trunk and doors. In robot mode, the figure can hold twin pistols that are normally stored in the legs, and features light-piped eyes.

:Bumblebee was [[retool]]ed to make ''Alternity'' "[[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#Alternity|Cliff [Supreme Red Pearl]]]".

::*''[http://tfu.info/2009/Cybertron/Bumble/bumble.htm More information on ''Alternity'' Bumble at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Alternity Gold Bug.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Now for the rest of the Throttlebots. Cancelled? Oh well.]]
*'''Gold Bug [Throttle Gold]''' (2011/2012)
**''ID number:'' '''A-03G'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 guns

:''Alternity'' Gold Bug is a redeco of the above mold. He features an extensive glittery metallic gold paint scheme for his vehicle parts and knee panels, and has blue arms, hands, legs, and head. He comes packaged in a box that is similar to the one used by ''Alternity'' [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Alternity|Ultra Magnus]].
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===''Transformers'' (2010)===
[[File:TF2010-toy Legends Gold Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I feel like a Gold... Bumblebee!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Gold Bumblebee''' (Legends Class, 2011)}}</ul>

: Released in the first wave of 2010's ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)|Transformers:]] [[Transformers (2010 toyline)#Hasbro Reveal the Shield subline|Reveal the Shield]]'' Legends Class toys, "Gold Bumblebee" is a [[redeco]] of [[#Universe (2008)|''Universe'' Legends Class Bumblebee]], now in very [[#Goldbug|Goldbuggy]] colors. As part of the "Reveal the Shield" promotion, he sports a heat-sensitive [[rubsign]].

: The [[prototype|sample]] used for Hasbro's official [[stock photography|stock photos]] sported unpainted gold legs, but the final toy has the legs painted over in blue. So far, no gold-legged specimens have been found in the wild. Conversely, the vehicle mode stock photo on the back of his packaging implies that the ''entire'' leg pieces (or at least his ankle joints) have been painted blue, as there are two very obvious blue patches on his hood.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2011/Autobot/RTSLegGoldBumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on Gold Bumblebee at TFU.info]''
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[[File:TF2010-toy Deluxe Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"... I'm always going to have these black stripes from now on, aren't I?"]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Bumblebee''' (Deluxe Class, 2011)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' Wave Crusher trailer/backpack

: Released in the second (and final) wave of ''Reveal the Shield'' Deluxes, this Bumblebee is a redeco of [[#Classics|''Classics'' Deluxe Class Bumblebee]] in a [[Bumblebee (Movie)|live-action movie-inspired]] paint scheme. He also features a rubsign, this time on his roof/chest.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2011/Autobot/RTSBumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on 2010 Bumblebee at TFU.info]''
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[[File:TF2010-toy BumblebeeDollarStore.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Wear your allegiance on your sleeve.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Bumblebee''' (Legends Class, 2012)}}</ul>

: A minor redeco of "[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BeeStarscream|Cybertronian Bumblebee]]" from the ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' [[Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]] Bumblebee/[[Starscream (Movie)/toys#BeeStarscream|Starscream]] four-pack (itself a redeco of ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' Legends Class Bumblebee) was released as a "dollar store" exclusive (available at stores such as Dollar General and Big Lots!) in generic 2010 ''Transformers'' packaging alongside [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#DollarLegends|Optimus Prime]], [[Starscream (G1)/toys#DollarLegends|Starscream]] and [[Megatron (G1)/toys#DollarLegends|Megatron]].

: While the overall deco is similar to that of ''Dark of the Moon'' Cybertronian Bumblebee, some of the [[paint operation]]s are different: The Autobot [[insignia|logo]] is now placed on the side of his right arm/passenger door of his [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] (the official [[stock photography|stock photos]] on the back of the packaging are flipped, depicting it on the opposite side instead) rather than on the robot mode's chest/vehicle mode's roof, and the red stripes on the "running boards" on the sides of his vehicle mode have been omitted.

: In addition, this release of the sculpt also sports a very minor [[retool]] compared to all previous releases, namely additional pegs and holes that allow for his arms to attach more securely to the torso in vehicle mode.<ref name="legendspegs">[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-news-rumors/575525-rts-legends-dollar-general-generic-packaging-11.html#post7646534 Comparison of ''Reveal the Shield'' Legends Class Gold Bumblebee and ''Generations'' Legends Class Bumblebee, with newly-sculpted pegs.]</ref>
::*''[http://tfu.info/2014/Autobot/FDBumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on Dollar Store/Big Lots Bumblebee at TFU.info]''
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===''United''===
{{anchor|UnitedCybertron}}[[File:Unitedtoy cybertron bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Meet my steak knives... OF <s>MURDER</s> <s>DEATH</s> JUSTICE!!]]
*'''Bumblebee Cybertron Mode''' (Deluxe, 2010-[[December 25|12-15]])
**''ID number'': '''UN-02'''
**''Accessories'': "Energy gun"

:Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers United|United]]'' product, Bumblebee is a [[redeco]] of the [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#Toys|''War for Cybertron'' Bumblebee toy]], transforming into a "[[Cybertronian courier]]." He comes with a handgun and features two wrist-mounted flip-out blades. The handgun can be stored inside his rear bumper in either robot or vehicle mode. Like the original mold, His legs are generally loose at the mid-thigh joint due to being used for transformation.

:TakaraTomy's release features an extensive metallic paint job on the car mode panels as well as some of the robot's parts (such as the head and forearms). In addition to some painted detail differences from the Hasbro release, United Bumblebee features a lighter gray as well as a brighter pink than the Hasbro version.

:This mold was also used to make [[Cliffjumper (WFC)#Toys|''War For Cybertron'' Cliffjumper]] and [[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#United|''United'' Cliffjumper Cybertron Mode]].

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[[File:Unitedtoy bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Bumblebling.]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (Deluxe, 2010-[[December 25|12-25]])
**''ID number:'' '''UN-07'''
**''Accessories:'' Wave Crusher trailer/backpack

:Another redeco of the ''Classics'' Deluxe toy, ''United'' Bumblebee is painted mainly in chromed golden yellow with silver bumpers. He was sold alongside his Cybertron Mode (see above) in the first assortment of ''United'' product.

:While very similar in appearance, this version of Bumblebee is cast in a lighter yellow plastic than the ''Henkei'' release, with most of his car mode parts (along with his robot mode head and forearms) painted over in gold. As noted above, he also features a silver front bumper and other painted details different from his previous TakaraTomy release.

:Unfortunately, because he is packaged in robot mode and his vehicle shell is entirely coated in paint, quite a number of Bumblebees have the gold paint between their jointed leg/hood panels and feet scratched off ''out of the box'', resulting in ugly scored lines on the hood in vehicle mode.
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===''Chronicle''===
[[File:EZCollectionChronicleBumbleToy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Now 85% creamier!]]
*'''Bumble''' (EZ Collection, 2011)

:''[[Transformers Chronicle (toyline)|Chronicle]]'' EZ Collection Bumble is a redeco of the ''Universe'' [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]] Bumblebee toy, featuring sky blue windows, and his inner arms are entirely painted black. His vehicle front grill and the lower robot legs' paint applications are also removed. Like other ''Chronicle'' Legends toys, he was sold in a blindpacked box.
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===''Kre-O''===
{{Note|This section only lists Generation 1-inspired Bumblebee Kre-O toys.}}
[[File:Kre-o-G1-Bumblebee-Kreon.jpg|upright=1.33|thumb]]
* '''Bumblebee''' (2011)
**''Set number'': '''36421'''
** ''Pieces'': '''336'''
** ''Kreons'': Bumblebee, [[Red Alert (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Red Alert]], Driver
** ''Accessories'': Small pistol

: While the [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Kre-O|larger Bumblebee]] ''[[Kre-O]]'' kit is mostly based on the [[Bumblebee (Movie)|live-action movie version of the character]] (though the noggin is a moosh of movie and Generation 1), the accompanying Bumblebee [[Kreon]] is unquestionably based on the Generation 1 Bumblebee.

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[[File:KREOtoy-Bumblebeesmall.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Hey everybody! Do the Bumblebee!]]
* '''Bumblebee''' (2011)
**''Set number'': '''31144'''
**''Japanese release date'': '''2013-[[March 20|03-20]]'''
**''Pieces'': '''74'''

: The smaller Bumblebee ''Kre-O'' kit is loosely based on the [[Bumblebee (G1)|original Bumblebee]], with a head that's a straight copy of that Bumblebee's ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' toy head. He can be rebuilt into a hatchback and comes with no Kreons. Since his vehicle mode is basically a solid brick that can't hold any Kreons, this isn't such a big thing.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/Kre-OSmallBumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on "small" Bumblebee at TFU.info]''

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[[File:KreO-toy Bumblebee Energon.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4|Razzlebee Blast!]]
* '''Energon Bumblebee''' (2012, NYCC Exclusive)
**''Accessories'': Small pistol

: A [[redeco]] of the Bumblebee Kreon in clear blue plastic, [[exclusive]] to [[New York Comic Con]] 2012, Energon Bumblebee comes in its own special little window box with an outer sleeve.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/Kre-OEnergonBumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on Energon Bumblebee at TFU.info]''

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* '''Kreon Figure Pack''' (2013)
**''Set number'': '''A4642'''
**''Accessories'': Small pistol

: A boxed set of five Kreons, with Bumblebee, [[Red Alert (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Red Alert]], [[Mirage (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Mirage]], [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Jazz]] and a fifth "mystery" Kreon; a randomly-packed robot Kreon from the first year of the line.

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[[File:KreO-Toy BumblebeeCustomKreon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Don't even think about how would these things make good prank tools.]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (Custom Kreon, 2013)
**''Set number'': '''A6087'''
**''Pieces'': '''40'''
**''Accessories'': Rack, rifle, large gun, axe, [[jet pack|rocket-pack]]

: Part of the first assortment of "Custom Kreons", this version of Bumblebee comes with a buildable parts rack on which to hang/store his many many extra pieces. His [[tampograph]]s are much more heavily-detailed than the original Kreon, based on the [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Generation 1|original Bumblebee toy]]. His "normal" helmet and large rifle are [[chrome]]d, plus he comes with an extra clear-plastic helmet, torso and legs. He also has a pair of extra arms (originally from the ''Kre-O Battleship'' aliens), plus a buildable hand-cannon, rocket-pack and energon axe.

: Bumblebee's tampos were also used to make Custom Kreon [[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#Custom|Cliffjumper]].

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[[File:KreO-toy Bumblebee Class84.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|In his younger days, he used to be a Sweet Boy before becoming a prankster.]]
*'''Kreon Class of 1984''' (Kreon figure set, 2014)
**''Voted'': Best Spark
**''Accessories'': Scoped pistol

: This version of Bumblebee, part of the [[Kreon Class of 1984]], has much more toy-based [[tampograph]]s than his prior versions, including visored-and-masked face. He uses the [[Prowl (Kre-O)|Prowl]] style door-wings, which is really odd considering the toy he's based on does not have said feature.

:He was only available in a pack of 30 Kreons dubbed "Class of 1984", [[exclusive]] to [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2014. Remaining stock was be sold at [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] online, but the set actually sold out at the show.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/SDCCKre-OBumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on Class of 1984 Bumblebee at TFU.info]''

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[[File:KreO-toy Bumblebee BrickBox.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Brick Box'''
**''Set number'': '''B2962'''
**''Pieces'': '''77'''
**''Accessories'': Scoped pistol

: Sold only at discount chains like Family Dollar, this version of Bumblebee uses the new 2015 style of Kreon hips and torso, with a hollow hip-peg and a central post inside the torso for increased grip... which also makes the torso incompatible with about four years' worth of Kreons. Nice. His face tampograph is new, but his torso uses the "Class of '84" deco.

: The set comes with two bags of Kre-O parts, one coming from the first-year large Bumblebee (mostly all the small bits and the now-useless neck joint), the other "new" with some basic bricks and plates, as well as a set of axles, rims and tires. The set has no instructions, as it's just a box of bricks to makes whatever with.

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[[File:Kre-O-Battle-Changers-Bumblebee.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|Prank first, then convert to run away.]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (Battle Changers, 2014)
**''Set number'': ''' B0716'''
**''Pieces'': ''81''
**''Accessories'': 2 pistols
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro)}}<ref>[https://youtu.be/PdsHMGVDZFg?si=7IIIhq2AU8jwMnSx Interview] with [[Hasbro]] designer [[Evan Brooks]] on the Triple Takeover podcast, from their YouTube channel</ref>

:Part of the new Battle Changers line, Battle Changers Bumblebee transforms from a vehicle that vaguely resembles a sports car with a proportions of a Volkswagen Beetle into a robot and back without removing any parts!

:All of the 2015 ''Transformers [[Kre-O]]'' product was skipped by retailers in the US (at first), seeing release in Canada, Australia and various Asian markets. In late 2015, much of the line was finally released at discount in the US through TJ Maxx and Marshalls stores, including this set. The CG render noticeably features a windshield sticker on Bumblebee's chest, which was removed from the final toy for unknown reasons.

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*'''Bumblebee''' (Mini-Con Combiners, unreleased)
**''Accessories'': Rifle, scoped pistol, grenade launcher, clip-on gatling gun, blaster

:"Mini-Con Combiner"' Bumblebee comes with one standard Kreon and four ''Cityville''-syle mini-Kreons of the same character, each one a different incarnation from various franchises. With some extra parts, the mini-Kreons become limbs to make a larger combiner-bot.

: The torso-Kreon and one Mini-Con are based on versions of Generation 1 Bumblebee: [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Classics|''Classics'']] (with an arm-cannon instead of a hand-held blaster, oddly) and [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Deluxe|"Thrilling 30" Bumblebee]] (Prowl helmet) respectively. The remaining three Mini-Con Bumblebees are based on [[Bumblebee (WFC)|"Aligned" Bumblebee]] bodies: ''[[Bumblebee (WFC)#Transformers: War for Cybertron (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)|War for Cybertron]]'' (Bumblebee helmet), ''[[Bumblebee (WFC)#Prime cartoon|Prime]]'' (Ratchet helmet), and ''[[Bumblebee (WFC)#Rescue Bots cartoon|Rescue Bots]]'' (Jazz helmet).

:[https://www.seibertron.com/events/fullsize.php?event_id=400&size=1&image=29 First shown at New York Toy Fair 2015], the Mini-Con Combiners were apparently cancelled without fanfare... a decision that must have come late in the day, as they went on to star in their own promotional animation, "[[Stuck in a Tree]]", released about eight months after the trade show.

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===''Bot Shots''===
[[File:Bot Shots S1 B001 Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (2012)
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Number'': '''B001'''
{{toydesigner|[[Hisao Nishimoto]] (TakaraTomy)}}
::*''Fist strength'': '''110'''
::*''Blaster strength'': '''630'''
::*''Sword strength'': '''970'''

:Part of the first wave of ''[[Bot Shots (toyline)|Bot Shots]]'' Series 1 single-packs, Bumblebee is a teeny little sports car ''vaguely'' like a Camaro, with a [[Autotransformation|spring-loaded automatic transformation]] to robot mode triggered when his front bumper is pressed. He has a "spinner" in his chest that shows his three attack types and power levels. He is heavily based on the [[Bumblebee (Movie)|live-action movie Bumblebee]], with his head based on the ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' version of [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[Bumblebee (G1)#Classics|Bumblebee]].

: Bumblebee's main car body, arms, and legs are also used by many ''many'' other car Bot Shots, such as [[Barricade (Movie)/toys|Barricade]], [[Mirage (G1)/toys|Mirage]], [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]], [[Topspin (DOTM)|Autobot Topspin]], [[Jazz (G1)/toys|Autobot Jazz]], [[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]], [[Roadbuster (DOTM)|Roadbuster]], ''[[Triple Combination: Transformers Go! (toyline)|Go!]] [[Bot Shots (toyline)#BeCool|BeCool]]'' [[Kenzan#BeCool|Kenzan]], and their numerous [[redeco]]s.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/BSBumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on ''Bot Shots'' Bumblebee at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Bot Shots S1 Super Bot 002 Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (2012)
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Number'': ''' Super Bot 002'''
***''Fist strength'': '''910'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''460'''
***''Sword strength'': '''270'''

:Part of the second wave of ''Bot Shots'' Series 1 single-packs, this redeco of Bumblebee is cast in clear-orangey-yellow plastics with minimal paint. As this wave's Super Bot, he has more lopsided stats, but is [[Shortpacking|shortpacked]] to one a case.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/BSSBBumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on Super Bot Bumblebee at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Bot Shots S1 BP001 Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Sentinel Prime / Prowl / Bumblebee''' (Multi-pack, 2012)
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Number'': '''BP001'''
***''Fist strength'': '''765'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''530'''
***''Sword strength'': '''325'''

: Part of the first wave of ''Bot Shots'' Series 1 three-packs, this version of Bumblebee has a metallic shade of orange-yellow plastic, black painted windows instead of blue, light gray tires, and extra silver paint on his torso and grill. He comes with [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)#BotShot3Pack|Sentinel Prime]] and [[Prowl (G1)/toys|Prowl]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/BS3pkBumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on three-pack Bumblebee at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BStoy-BattlefortheMatrix-Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Battle for the Matrix''' (Ultimate Battle Set, 2012)
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Number'': '''UB002'''
***''Fist strength'': '''200'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''640'''
***''Sword strength'': '''780'''

: Part of a large multi-pack, this Bumblebee is redecoed in lighter yellow plastic and gray tires compared to his original release, features a painted grille on both his chest and bumper, and has silver windows.

: The set also comes with [[Megatron (G1)/toys#BotShotBattleForMatrix|Megatron with his launcher]], [[Brawl (Movie)#BotShotBattleForMatrix|Decepticon Brawl]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#BotShotBattleForMatrix|Optimus Prime with his launcher]], as well as a [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Bot Shots|Matrix]] prize.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/BSBFTMBumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on "Battle for the Matrix" Bumblebee at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Bot Shots Battlemask Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (2012)
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Number'': '''B019'''
***''Fist strength'': '''610'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''390'''
***''Sword strength'': '''620'''

:Part of the fifth wave of ''Bot Shots'' Series 1 single-packs, this [[retool]] of Bumblebee features a remolded head to give him a battle mask not dissimilar to the face of the original [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Bumblebee's toy]], rather than the one based on that Bumblebee's character model.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/BSB019Bumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on battle mask Bumblebee at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BotShots FlipShot Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (2013)
**''Series'': '''2'''
**''Number'': '''B001'''
{{toydesigner|[[Hisao Nishimoto]] (TakaraTomy)}}
::*''Fist strength'': '''160'''
::*''Blaster strength'': '''705'''
::*''Sword strength'': '''740'''

:Part of the first wave of ''Bot Shots'' Series 2 single-packs, Bumblebee transforms into a muscle car. As a Flip Shot, an impact to the front of his vehicle mode causes him to flip up when autotransforming. This mold was redecoed into [[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#3packFlipShot|Flip Shot Cliffjumper]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/BSFSBumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on Flip Shot Bumblebee at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BotShots Launcher Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Bumblebee Launcher''' (Launcher, 2013)
**''Series'': '''2'''
**''Number'': '''BL002'''
**''Accessories:'' Launcher, 3 Cyber pin targets
***''Fist strength'': '''380'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''745'''
***''Sword strength'': '''480'''

:Part of the first wave of ''Bot Shots'' Series 2 launchers, this version of Bumblebee is a Jump Shot, and an impact to the front of his vehicle mode causes him to spring up and autotransform into a robot armed with a pistol. He comes with a launcher used to propel him to great speeds, as well as three targets for him to knock over. The targets feature an assortment of pegs and peg-holes, allowing them to peg into each other to form various structures, although since you only get three of them, there's not a lot to make out of them.

:This version of the Bumblebee mold was retooled into [[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#Bot Shots|Super Bot Cliffjumper]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/BSLBumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on launcher Bumblebee at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BotShots S2 3pack Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Bumblebee / Shockwave / Skyquake''' (Multi-pack, 2013)
**''Series'': '''2'''
**''Number'': '''BP004'''
***''Fist strength'': '''795'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''335'''
***''Sword strength'': '''485'''

: Part of the first wave of ''Bot Shots'' Series 2 three-packs, Bumblebee is a redeco of Super Bot Cliffjumper in the same shade of orange-yellow as the original Jump Shot Bumblebee toy (see above). He features purple windows, black robot details, and a painted spoiler. He comes with [[Shockwave (WFC)#BotShot3pack2|Jump Shot Shockwave]] and [[Skyquake (Prime)#BotShot3pack2|Super Bot Skyquake]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/BS3pkBumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on second three-pack Bumblebee at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BotShots PolarAssault Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Well, that's different.]]
*'''Polar Assault Team''' (Multi-pack, 2013)
**''Series'': '''2'''
**''Number'': '''T002'''
***''Fist strength'': '''595'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''615'''
***''Sword strength'': '''410'''

: Part of the first wave of ''Bot Shots'' Series 2 five-packs, this is a redeco of the original Bumblebee toy in white with blue details that resembles [[Bug Bite (GoBots)|Bug Bite]]'s colors. He comes with similarly-themed redecos of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#BotShotPolarAssaultTeam|Optimus Prime]], [[Mirage (G1)#BotShotPolarAssaultTeam|Mirage]], [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#BotShotPolarAssaultTeam|Ironhide]], and [[Jetfire (G1)#BotShotPolarAssaultTeam|Jetfire]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/BSPABumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on Polar Assault Bumblebee at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BStoy-3packSuperBotBumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Ever feel like you're going in circles?]]
*'''Twinstrike / Skystalker / Bumblebee''' (Multi-pack, 2013)
**''Series'': '''2'''
**''Number'': '''Super Bot 010'''
***''Fist strength'': '''438'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''984'''
***''Sword strength'': '''199'''

: Part of the third wave of ''Bot Shots'' Series 2 three-packs, the second Super Bot Bumblebee is another redeco of the original Bumblebee toy, this time cast in clear-golden-yellow plastics. He comes in a three-pack with [[Twinstrike (Prime)#3pack|Flip Shot Twinstrike]] and [[Skystalker (Prime)#3pack|Jump Shot Skystalker]].

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===''BeCool''===
[[File:BeCool YellowSportsCar.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Yellow Sports Car (Bumblebee)''' (2012)
**''ID number'': '''B04'''

:''[[Bot Shots (toyline)#BeCool|BeCool]]'' "Yellow Sports Car" is a slight [[repaint]] of the ''Bot Shots'' battle-masked Bumblebee toy, featuring silver paint on his grill and windshield instead of black. Rather than power levels, the stickers in his chest spinner feature drawings of his vehicle mode racing, a checkered flag and a crying face.

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[[File:BeCool SpecialSportsCar.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Special Sports Car (Bumblebee Clear Color)''' (2012)
**''ID number'': '''B12'''

:"Special Sports Car" is practically identical to the first ''Bot Shots'' Super Bot Bumblebee, the only difference being that his chest stickers are now pictures of his vehicle mode, a star and a parking sign. This toy was only available for purchase for three months, during which it was sold at a lower price than other ''BeCool'' toys as an incentive. After getting taken off shelves it was replaced by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Garbage Truck|Garbage Truck]], a new, full-price B12.
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===''Generations''===
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[[File:Generationstoy-BumblebeeBlazemaster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Just walk into the spinning blades; it'll be fun!]]
*'''Bumblebee & Blazemaster''' (Legends Class, 2013)
**''Series / Number'': '''02 / #002'''
**''Accessories'': Rotors
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (Hasbro)}}

:Part of the third wave of [[2012]]-onwards ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]] toys, ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' Bumblebee is roughly the same size as a ''[[Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' Commander Class toy. He transforms from an Earth-style car into a robot styled after [[Andrew Griffith]]'s design for the character in [[IDW Publishing|IDW]]'s ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|Robots in Disguise]]'' (which is in turn modified from ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (games)|War for Cybertron]]'' [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]), and features [[5 mm post|5 mm-compatible]] front wheels, back/roof, and hands.

:He comes with [[Blaze Master#Generations|Blazemaster]], who can transform into a helicopter, a robot with [[C joint|3 mm-compatible]] hands, and a weapon with a 5 mm handle. In weapon mode, his rotors detach and mount onto Bumblebee's forearm wheel peg-holes.

:There are two packaging [[variant]]s of this two-pack: One version (which is also reflected by the official [[stock photography|stock photo]] of the toy in packaging) features the same layout for the cardboard name insert as its [[wave]]mate [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Thrilling 30|Optimus Prime]] & [[Roller (G1)#Generations|Autobot Roller]], while the other version has various texts and logos rearranged and relocated, and is lacking both the difficulty level and the [[Hasbro]] company logo.<ref name="genvar">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/generations-classics-44/generations-legends-bumblebee-with-blazemaster-packaging-variant-177748/ Comparison] between both variants of ''Generations'' Bumblebee & Blaze Master's packaging</ref>

:This mold was also used to make ''Generations'' Legends Class [[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#Generations|Cliffjumper]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2013/Autobot/GenLegBumblebee/bumblebee.htm More informations on ''Generations'' Legends Bumblebee at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Generationstoy-Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Herbie: Fully Loaded]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (Deluxe Class, 2013)
**''Series / Number'': '''02 / #004'''
**''Accessories'': 2 stinger blasters
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (Hasbro)}}

:Part of the fifth wave of 2012-onwards ''Generations'' Deluxe Class toys, this ''Thrilling 30'' Bumblebee is based on the character's body from IDW's [[The Transformers (IDW)|''The Transformers'' vol. 1]] ongoing series; more specifically, it is the version used by [[Guido Guidi]] in [[Space Opera—Final Tableaux: Orphans of the Helix|issue #21]]. He transforms into a muscle car that resembles a fifth generation [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes#Ford Mustang|Ford Mustang]], and comes with two "stinger blasters" which peg via 5 mm post into his hands, forearms, and rear vehicle sides, and can also combine into a large weapon.

:The American release is packed in with a copy of ''[[The Question|Spotlight: Bumblebee]]'', with a cropped version of the [[Clayton Crain]] RI cover that is called out as a '[[Hasbro]] Exclusive Cover'. In European and Canadian markets the figure is packed without the comic.

:For some reason, Hasbro's official [[stock photography|stock photos]] provided to retailers which depict a [[prototype|(pre-)production sample]], including a photo of the toy in [[packaging]], feature a Bumblebee that lacks the [[paint operation|painted]] stripes on the [[kibble#"Faux-parts"|fake]] car hood on his robot mode chest. The same applied to the packaged sample on display at [[BotCon 2013]]. Fortunately, the final toy sports the stripes after all. For their own official website, Hasbro remedied this with a new set of stock photos that are more representative of the final product... which were later replaced with the inaccurate photos.

:This mold was retooled into ''Generations'' [[Nightbeat (G1)#Generations|Nightbeat]] and [[Goshooter#Generations|Goshooter]] as well as ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Carzap (BT)#Timelines|Carzap]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2013/Autobot/GenBumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on Deluxe ''Generations'' Bumblebee at TFU.info]''

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*'''Metroplex''' (Titan Class, 2013)
**'''01 OF 30'''

:An [[exclusive]] version of Titan Class [[Metroplex (G1)#SDCC2013|Metroplex]] was made available at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2013. He comes with 12 [[Slug figure|small, non-transforming figurines]] of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#SDCC2013|Orion Pax]], [[Megatron (G1)/toys#SDCC2013|Megatron]], Bumblebee, [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Thrilling 30|Thundercracker]], [[Trailbreaker (G1)/toys#SDCC2013|Trailcutter]], and [[Hoist (G1)/toys#Thrilling 30|Hoist]], all in both modes. The figurines are based on their ''Thrilling 30'' Deluxe Class toys, and similarly to [[Decoy]]s, the Autobot figurines are cast in red plastic, and the Decepticons in purple.

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[[File:Generationstoy-T30-Metroplex-Bumblebee-HKACGCON.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|There's been a walnut uprising.]]
*'''Metroplex''' (Titan Class, 2013)
**'''05 OF 30'''

:Another exclusive version of Titan Class [[Metroplex (G1)#ACGHK2013|Metroplex]] was made available at [[Anime-Comic-Game Hong Kong]] 2013. This Metroplex also has the 12 figurines of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#ACGHK2013|Orion Pax]], [[Megatron (G1)/toys#ACGHK2013|Megatron]], Bumblebee, [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#ACGHK2013|Thundercracker]], [[Trailbreaker (G1)/toys#ACGHK2013|Trailcutter]], and [[Hoist (G1)/toys#ACGHK2013|Hoist]], but casts the Autobot figurines in gold plastic, and the Decepticons in silver.

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[[File:Generationstoy-Goldfire.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|[[Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Yeah, he's gonna live a long, full life.]]]]
*'''Goldfire''' (Deluxe, 2013)
**''Series / Number'': '''02 / #010'''
**''Accessories'': 2 hand-held blasters
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (Hasbro)}}

:Part of the seventh wave of 2012-onwards ''Generations'' Deluxe Class toys, ''Thrilling 30'' Goldfire is a [[retool]] of ''Generations'' Bumblebee in Goldbug-inspired colors, using a new head that draws upon both Bumblebee/Goldbug's original faceplated design and the "speaker mouth" of the modern [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|movie]] and ''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Prime]]'' versions of the character.

:He is packed in with a copy of ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Second Exodus|#18]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2014/Autobot/GenGoldfire/goldfire.htm More information on Goldfire at TFU.info]''
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===''Construct-Bots''===
[[File:Construct_bot_bumblebee_triple.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|You guess this is the Triple-Changer one?]]
* '''Bumblebee''' (Triple-Changer, 2013)
**''Pieces: '''69'''

: Part of Wave 1 of [[Construct-Bots]] Triple-Changers, Bumblebee can transform into a sports car-like thing or a jet-like thing. He is heavily armed with two large shoulder-mounted launchers, a third launcher hidden in his jet mode nosecone as well as two large swords.

:Many of his parts were used to make himself again (see below) as well as [[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#Construct-Bots|Cliffjumper]].

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[[File:ConstructBots_ArsenalPackBumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"I feel lighter."]]
* '''Bumblebee''' (Scout, 2013)
**''Pieces: '''45'''
: Part of Wave 2 of Construct-Bots Scouts, Bumblebee can transform into a car. He uses largely the same part scheme as Triple Changer Bumblebee, except his head is remolded to have his battle mask up, and he uses Ironhide's shoulder and thigh armor pieces. He also lacks the two shoulder-mounted launchers as well as his rear wheel wells and spoiler attachments, making his vehicle mode appear much smaller. He swaps out his dual longswords for the fork blade originally included with Optimus Prime. His color scheme changes the original's orange to a neon yellow and most of his black details to a lighter blue.

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* '''Arsenal Pack Bumblebee''' (Scout, 2014)
**''Pieces: '''51'''
: Arsenal Pack Bumblebee turns into a car. He is almost identical to the previous Scout release, but would have included several additional armor and weapon pieces. Like all Arsenal Pack toys it was canceled and you'll never own one.
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===''EZ Collection'' (2013)===
[[File:TF-EZ-Collection-EG-02-Bumblebee.jpg|upright=0.99|thumb]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (EZ Collection, [[April 27]], 2013)
**''ID number'': '''EG-02'''

:Another [[redeco]] of the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' Legends Class Bumblebee, this individual carded release of ''EZ Collection (2014)'' Bumblebee features slightly darker yellow plastic and black windows while retaining most of the paint applications from the ''Chronicle'' release. While his stock photography retains the G1 Autobot symbol and the original arms, though the toy proper has the movie variant, and also uses the retooled arm pegs used for the ''Transformers (2010)'' release.
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===''Generations'' (Japan)===
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[[File:TTGenerationsTG24BumblebeeBlazemaster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Bumblebee has become the legendary SUPER SAIYAN!]]
*'''Optimus Prime & Bumblebee''' (Multi-pack, [[September 28]], 2013)
**''ID number:'' '''TG-24'''
**''Accessories'': Rotors

:The Japanese [[Transformers: Generations (Japan)|''Generations'']] release of ''Thrilling 30'' Legends Class Bumblebee [[redeco]]es him in an extensive metallic gold paint job. He comes in a [[TakaraTomy]] four-pack with [[Blaze Master#TG24|Blazemaster]], as well as [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#TG24|Optimus Prime]] and [[Roller (G1)#TG24|Roller]].
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[[File:Transformers-Generations-TG26-Bumblebee-Goldbug.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Blingin' Sweet Boy feeling a little blue today.]]
*'''Bumblebee Goldbug''' ([[November 30]], [[2013]])
**''ID number:'' '''TG-26'''
**''Accessories'': 2 stinger blasters

:Part of the eleventh wave of TakaraTomy's [[Transformers: Generations (Japan)|''Generations'']] line, "Bumblebee Goldbug" is a redeco of the Hasbro ''Generations'' Deluxe Bumblebee in a more orange shade of yellow, with blue translucent plastic and black limbs. His head is painted metallic blue in homage to Goldbug (though it's still Bumblebee's head instead of Goldfire's), and he also features metallic gold paint on his bumper, torso, forearms, and feet.
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===''Age of Extinction''===
[[File:AoE now & then Bumblebee 1984.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|If Cybertronians have a sense of smell, Bee must've wondered why does he smell like lemons by now.]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (Evolution 2-Pack, [[2014]])
**'''22 OF 30'''
**''TakaraTomy Release Date'': [[August 3]], 2014
**''Accessories:'' Blaster/Hand Cannon

: Available only at [[Toys"R"Us]] stores in the US, Canada, the UK, and Germany, this two-pack includes a "Classic" Bumblebee [[redeco]]ed from the ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' Legends Class Bumblebee, cast in a slightly lighter yellow with blue headlights and taillights and armed with a black and yellow redeco of ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' [[Jolt (ROTF)#Deluxe Class toys 3|Deluxe Jolt]]'s [[MechTech]] weapon that turns into a hand cannon when the scope is pulled. This weapon can either be plugged via 5 mm post on his roof/back or held in hand. As with almost all other ''MechTech'' Deluxe weapon accessories, the converted weapon cannot lock into place.

: The two-pack was one of the three Evolution 2-packs available as a Toys"R"Us exclusive in Japan, with no changes on the figures with an exception of the packaging, which the front box features Japanese translated versions of the English text, and a sticker on the back confirming that this was a Japanese release.
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===''Hero Mashers''===
[[File:HM-toy BumblebeeG1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
* '''Bumblebee''' (Basic, 2014)
**''Pieces'': '''9'''
**''Accessories'': Blaster

: Part of the first wave of ''Transformers [[Hero Mashers]]'' basic Action Figures, Bumblebee is a non-transforming action figure with ratchet-joints, about six inches tall. His robot mode takes many design cues from his Deluxe Class ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]] [[Thrilling 30]]'' toy. He has multiple peg-holes all over that can be used to mount any ''Hero Mashers'' accessory. As a first-wave figure, he has extra ankle articulation that is not present in later waves (a cut that was made to all ''Hero Mashers'' lines, not just the ''Transformers''-branded ones).

: He is designed with a removable head, forearms, thighs, and lower legs, all of which use the same clip-peg/hole joint. This means his pieces can be swapped around in any order, as well as swapped with any other ''Hero Mashers'' figure... which includes figures from [[Marvel Comics]], ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'', and ''[[Jurassic Park|Jurassic World]]'', meaning you can make some pretty freaky combinations.

: His left forearm was [[redeco]]ed to make [[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#Hero Mashers|Cliffjumper]]'s arm in the [[Bulkhead (Prime)#Hero Mashers|Battle Upgrade Bulkhead]] set.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2014/Autobot/HMBumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on ''Hero Mashers'' Bumblebee at TFU.info]''

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[[File:HM-toy BumblebeeStrafe.jpg|right|thumb|300px|But he's got a new <s>hat</s> missile launcher!]]
* '''Bumblebee & Strafe Team Pack''' (Team Pack, 2014)
**''Pieces'': '''23'''
**''Accessories'': Jetpack, axe/missile launcher, 2 "Dino Claw Missiles", buzzsaw, 2 twin-blasters

: Part of a "Team Pack" with [[Swoop (G1)/toys#Hero Mashers|Strafe]], this release of Bumblebee is basically identical to his individual release, but lacking his silver blaster. Instead, he can be equipped with any of the pack's various accessories (which can be argued also belonging to Strafe but whatever), including a winged jetpack and a spring-loaded "Dino Claw Missile" launcher that doubles as an axe. The spare missile can be pegged to any standard ''Hero Mashers'' peg-hole, though it sits pretty shallowly.

: There are two different releases of this set, each one containing the same parts, but arranged differently. One has Strafe much more visibly pulled apart, with the resulting part-spread meaning the jetpack ends up hidden under the packaging photo on the lower-left corner under Bumblebee's feet.
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===''Transformers'' (2014)===
[[File:Transformers-2014-Legion-Class-Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|(Black insignia version pictured)]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (Legion Class, 2014/2015/2017)

:Another release of the 2014 ''Universe'' sculpt, this version's deco is a hybrid between the [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusive ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' Cybertronian [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BeeStarscream|Bumblebee]] release of the sculpt and the ''Transformers'' release from 2012: The Autobot insignia is placed on the chest/roof again (like on the ''Dark of the Moon'' version), but the "running boards" on the sides of the vehicle mode are still unpainted (like on the 2012 release). The toy also now sports a large "CE" mark and number on the soles of its feet, declaring the toy meets European product safety requirements. Bizarrely, the [[package art]] is lifted directly from the ''Generations'' Legends Class Bumblebee/Blazemaster two-pack's packaging, whereas the [[stock photography|stock photos]] depicted on the back of the packaging are taken from ''Universe'' Bumblebee's packaging and only slightly altered, sporting a highly inaccurate deco and even advertising a "[[Reveal the Shield]]" [[rubsign]] [[gimmick]] the toy doesn't actually have. Meanwhile, Hasbro's official stock photos provided to online retailers (including an in-packaging photo) depict the sculpt's 2012 release's deco.
:[[File:Transformers-2014-Legion-Class-Bumblebee-packaging-variants.jpg|left|thumb|left|2014 packaging left, 2015 packaging right.]]

:Legion Class Bumblebee has been found at Family Dollar and Dollar General stores in the United States. A later [[variant]] replaced the red Autobot insignia with a black version. This later version was also released at general retail in Australia, New Zealand, and Europe. In addition, the version with a black insignia was later re-released in 2015, this time in packaging mimicking the then-current ''Generations'' packaging design, but replacing the name "Generations" with "Authentic Transformers". It was also given a new Hasbro product code number and UPC barcode, thereby technically making it a separate product. In 2017 (or 2016?), it was re-released ''again'', this time in a minor variant of the 2014 version's packaging (including the original product code number and barcode) that now lacked the reference to the non-existing "Reveal the Shield" gimmick.

:Like [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Transformers (2014)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Transformers (2014)|Starscream]], the black insignia variant of the toy (in the later packaging variant lacking the "Reveal the Shield" call-out) ended up being dumped to some hobby shop dealers in Asia, and even returned to discount stores like Five Below and 99 Cents Only in the US in 2020. For unknown reasons, most of them were mistransformed in packaging.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2014/Autobot/FDBumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on Bumblebee at TFU.info]''
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===''Bearbrick''===
[[File:Bearbrick Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Finally, a bear that can make its own honey.]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (2014)

: A special edition [[Bearbrick]] released in celebration of the ''Transformers'' 30th anniversary, Bumblebee is a [[retool]] of the Bearbrick [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Bearbrick|Optimus Prime]]/[[Megatron (G1)/toys#Bearbrick|Megatron]] mold with a new chest and head, transforming from a Bearbrick painted up like himself to a bear-eared robot. He has no accessories, but holes in his robot mode hands can accommodate other toys' weapons.

: The chest used for this mold was also used to make the simultaneously released Bearbrick [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Bearbrick|Starscream]]. This mold with the alternate chest was also used to make [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Bearbrick|Nemesis Prime]].
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===''Masterpiece''===
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[[File:Bumble Bee Masterpiece.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I've been all around the world, seen all the sights; but this is the most beautiful thing that I have ever seen.]]
*'''Bumble''' ([[November 29]], [[2014]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-21'''
**''Accessories'': "Laser Gun" pistol, rear-view mirrors, [[Exosuit#Masterpiece|Excelsuit]], spare tire cover, license plate, neutral face, smiling face, "Battle Face" ([[Amazon (website)|Amazon.co.jp]] exclusive)
{{toydesigner|[[Shogo Hasui]] and [[Yūya Ōnishi]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' Bumble transforms into an officially-licensed Volkswagen Type 1. As with other figures in the ''Masterpiece'' line, he is intended to be an accurate representation of his cartoon model. Roughly as tall as a [[Size class|Deluxe Class]] figure, he is also in [[scale]] with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MP10|MP-10 Optimus Prime]] in robot mode (making his car mode very out of proportions with the other ''Masterpiece'' cars), and can fit inside [[Combat Deck (G1)#MP10|Prime's trailer]] in vehicle mode. In contrast to larger entries in this line, Bumblebee lacks [[die-cast]] parts, and his tires are cast in hard, non-rubberized plastic. Additionally, following the trend started with [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Wheeljack]], his side mirrors come detached out of the box, and can be found separately packaged inside the instruction bag. Accurate to the real-life Type 1, he only has one mirror, on the driver's side; an extra is included in case of loss or breakage.

:For accessories, he comes with his gun (called ''Lazer Gun'' {{sic}} in the instructions), a second interchangeable face with [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Armada|an open-mouth smile]] to replace his regular neutral face, and a spare tire cover that can be plugged on the rear of his vehicle mode by pulling away the license plate, which then fits inside the cover. The cover mounts on his back in robot mode; indeed, it only ''exists'' in order to replicate the large yellow circle on the back of Bumblebee's [[character model]], a visual adaptation of some molded circular detail on his original toy. Illustrating its non-essential vehicle mode role, it can also be stored out of view on the car's underside.

:To make up for the smaller size of Bumblebee when compared to other figures in the Masterpiece line (and to keep up with the price tag), MP-21 comes with an Exosuit figure, which can transform into its vehicle mode as seen in ''The Movie''. The figure itself is referred to only as "Excelsuit" (the Japanese G1 dub name) on the instruction book, but according to the line-art included in ''The Transformers Masterpiece Official Guide'', it's supposed to be [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)#Masterpiece|Daniel Witwicky]], though the back of the box refers to it as Spike.

:If purchased in Japan through [[Amazon (website)|Amazon.co.jp]], one additionally gets an interchangeable "Battle Face" based on the original G1 toy's one. If purchased in other Asian markets outside of Japan, a [[collector coin]] is included instead of or in addition to the face. The coin package is shaped like his head, and identifies him as "Bumblebee Autobot".

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Autobot/MPBumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on ''Masterpiece'' Bumble/Bumblebee at TFU.info]''
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[[File:Bumble Bee Masterpiece G2.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|With all the cash from my multi-million dollar movie promotions, I got myself coated in solid gold, baby!]]
*'''Bumble G-2 Ver.''' ([[July 25]], [[2015]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-21G'''
**''Accessories'': Laser gun, spare left-side rearview mirror, 3-piece jetpack, spare tire cover, "normal" and "smile" extra faces

:A redeco of ''Masterpiece'' Bumble in [[#Generation 2|shiny ''Generation 2'' gold]], this version does not come with an Exosuit figure. Instead, he comes with a three-piece jetpack, as worn by Bumblebee in the cartoon episode "[[Dinobot Island, Part 1]]". The toy-inspired "battle face" from the normal version's Amazon Japan special release is included as the default face, along with the two cartoon-based faces from the original release.

: He also comes with an extra [[sticker|sticker sheet]] for customization. The sheet includes both Generation 1 and ''Generation 2'' style Autobot insignias in two different sizes, two yellow ''Generation 2'' style "AUTOBOT" logos (as was stamped on the original toys), ''180 Deceps'' and ''I♥Cybertron'' (from his appearance in the [[The Planet-Eater!|Marvel Comics adaptation of ''Transformers: The Movie'']]), and the "'''I♥NY'''" license plate decal as seen in the episode "[[City of Steel (episode)|City of Steel]]".

:The non-Japanese Asian market version came with a special collector's coin. The coin package is once again shaped like Bumblebee's head (with the "battle face" faceplate on the front), but actually identifies him as Goldbug. Go figure.

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[[File:MP21R-RedBumble.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|And Takara will forever use this as an excuse not to make a ''Masterpiece'' Cliffjumper.]]
*'''Bumble Red Body''' ([[December 26]], [[2015]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-21R'''
**''Accessories'': pistol, rear-view mirrors, spare tire cover, license plate, neutral face, smiling face

:Another redeco of ''Masterpiece'' Bumble, in red colors (based on his original G1 toy variant) and chromed bumpers. ''Masterpiece'' Bumble Red Body was released as a Cybertron Satellite exclusive.

:As usual, the version supplied from Hasbro Asia came with a special collector's coin. This time, the package is shaped like the Type 1's front hood, and the coin identifies him as "Bumblebee Red Boby". {{sic}}

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[[File:Hasbro MP Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|With added skirt flap]]
*''' Bumblebee & Exosuit Spike Witwicky''' ([[2016]])
**''ID Number'': '''MP-08'''
**''Accessories'': Blaster, rear-view mirrors, [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike Witwicky]] (Exosuit), spare tire cover, license plate, neutral face, smiling face

:This Hasbro version of [[#MP21|''Masterpiece'' MP-21 Bumblebee]] is virtually unchanged from its Takara counterpart. All accessories included with the MP-21 version (minus the retailer-exclusive battle mask) are present in this release. Unlike the Takara version which (confusingly) identifies the Exosuit figure as Spike or Daniel, this version identifies him as just Spike.

:Oddly, the instruction manual and package have a couple of quirks—first, stock photos of Bumblebee's robot mode show his hood vent flap exposed and his backpack untransformed, where the flap should be tucked into its compartment in his pelvis and the backpack rotated, then the bumper folded in. The instructions also show this, but they show the steps for tucking in the flap and transforming the backpack. Second, the instructions for the swappable face gimmick have two errors: The regular face is shown twice instead of the smiling face being swapped, and the battle mask is shown in the instructions, despite not being included with the actual toy.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Autobot/MPBumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on ''Masterpiece'' Bumble/Bumblebee at TFU.info]''

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[[File:TF-Masterpiece-MP-45-Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Now with far less cool and far more gremlin face.]]
*'''Bumble (Ver. 2.0)''' ([[November 23]], [[2019]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-45'''
**''Hasbro release name:'' '''Bumblebee and Spike 2.0'''
**''Accessories'': 2 faces, firing effect, small blaster, [[Spike Witwicky (G1)#MP45|Spike Witwicky]] figure, I (heart) NY license plate

:The second version of ''Masterpiece'' Bumble transforms from a show-accurate robot into a show-and-toy-accurate Penny Racer-proportioned Volkswagen Type 1. He comes with his handgun, now with its own blast effect, 2 faces, a license plate from the episode "[[City of Steel (episode)|City of Steel]]", and a small posable figure of Spike, which can fit in his vehicle mode. While the car mode can be displayed with the doors open, sitting the mini-figure in requires separating its front halves and folding up the windscreen/car hood assembly. Like the other ''Masterpiece'' Autobot cars, Bumble can fit in Convoy's (MP-10 and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MP44|MP-44]]) Trailer. Bumble comes with a sheet of optional stickers: Two hearts for his license plate, the ice cream splotches for his shoulders seen in "[[Child's Play (episode)|Child's Play]]", the brown [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|disease patches]] seen in "[[Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust]]", and the [[Morphobot]] tentacle seen in "[[Quest for Survival]]".

:Unfortunately, due to the sake of show-accuracy, this Bumblebee ends up having most of his kibble present on his rear ankles and a glaring backpack when viewed at any angle other than his front, which also collides with his lower waist, effectively neutering the usage of his waist swivel.

:After the official images' reveal, Hasbro requested a number of sites (including a few listings like Amazon Japan) to take down the pictures, until they were allowed to post them again, several hours later. Initially set for a late September release, Bumblebee was pushed back to [[November 24|late November]].

:Bumble comes with a die-cast token modeled after the Matrix of Leadership, and like the collector coins, the token had Bumblebee's head, the ''Masterpiece'' logo and the ID number engraved on it. Strangely enough, the box used for imported releases omits Bumble's name and just refers him as "Cybertron Espionage" while the box itself retains Bumble's (Japanese) name.
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===''Nanoblock Motion Choro-Q''===
[[File:NanoblockChoroQBumble.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Bumble''' ([[December 11]], 2014)

:Produced as a collaboration between toylines ''[[Diablock|Nanoblock]]'' and ''[[Choro-Q]]'', this Bumblebee is a building block toy providing pieces to build both Bumblebee's super deformed robot mode and, separately, his car mode (or something else, given it's blocks and all). His car mode is built on a generic ''Choro-Q'' chassis outfitted with an electric motor and can be remote-controlled using a smartphone app. While the chassis is physically generic, its firmware identifies it as belonging to the Bumblebee kit, and the smartphone app's controls adopt a yellow and black theme to match, complete with Autobot logo on the steering wheel hub.
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===''Q-Transformers''===
[[File:QTransformers Bumble.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Bumble''' ([[December 26]], 2014)
**''ID number:'' '''QT-08'''

:''[[Q-Transformers]]'' Bumble transforms from a licensed [[super deformed]] Daihatsu Copen to a cute little robot. In spite of his new vehicle mode, molded detail on his feet still evoke the traditional Volkswagen Type 1 hood. He comes with a code for unlocking Generation 1 Bumblebee as a playable character in the ''[[Q-Transformers: Mystery of Convoy Returns (mobile game)|Q-Transformers: Mystery of Convoy Returns]]'' game.

:Bumblebee was retooled into ''Q-Transformers'' [[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#Q-Transformers|Cliff]].
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===''Cyber Series''===
[[File:Generations-Cyber-Battalion-Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb| For a comparable experience, hold a legion class ‘Bee too close to your face.]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (Cyber Battalion, [[2015]])

:Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#PrimeWarsTrilogyAsian|Generations: Cyber Series]]'' Cyber Battalion figures, Bumblebee is a roughly Voyager-sized figure that changes from muscle car to robot in just 5 simple steps. The figure's transformation engineering takes cues from the ''Prime'' Cyberverse Bumblebee figure. Bumblebee also features 5 mm-compatible hands.

:Like every Cyber Series figures, Bumblebee was available in limited quantities from online retailer BigBadToyStore.com, initially not hitting mass retail anywhere besides Asia and Latin America. However, alongside Starscream and Optimus Prime, it eventually saw a limited release in the Universal Studios Theme Park, and was later widely available as a Walgreens exclusive.

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[[File:Generations-Cyber-Commander-Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (Cyber Commander, 2015)

:Released in the first wave of Cyber Commander figures, Bumblebee changes from muscle car to robot in a few easy steps. His transformation scheme is largely based on that of [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#Legion Class|Robots in Disguise Legion Bumblebee]]. His arms feature a decent range of articulation as well as 5 mm-compatible hands. His robot mode stands taller than most modern Leader class figures.

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[[File:TF-Heroes-and-Villains-Bumblebee-Starscream-2-pack.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Bumblebee / Starscream''' (Heroes & Villains, 2021)

:In 2021, the ''Cyber Series'' Batallion Bumblebee and [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Cyber Series|Starscream]] figure were reissued as a 2-pack exclusive to Amazon.com.
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===''Alt-Modes''===
[[File:Alt-Modes Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (Alt-Modes, [[2016]])
**''Series'': '''1, 2'''
**''Collection'': '''2, 3''' (Series 1), '''1''' (Series 2)

:''[[Alt-Modes]]'' Bumblebee is a super deformed toy whose body transforms into a car when the Autobot faction symbol on his head is flipped. He was [[Blindpacking|blind-boxed]] and available in two cases of the first series and the only case of the second series.

:This mold was redecoed into ''Alt-Modes'' [[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#Alt-Modes|Cliffjumper]].
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===''Titans Return''===
[[File:TF-Generations-Titans-Return-Legends-Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Don't expect him to shelfwarm like his [[Bumblebee (Movie)|''Movie-verse'' counterpart]] anytime soon.]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (Legends Class, [[2016]])
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

:''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' Bumblebee is a Legends Class mold who transforms from a robot to car, with a vehicle mode based on his alt mode in ''[[Transformers: Earth Wars]]''. As with some of the ''Titans Return'' Legends Class figures, Bumblebee features an opening canopy for his cockpit, which allows any Titan Master figures to ride inside him. He also features 5 mm-compatible hands, although the yellow piece can prevent any weapon's slightly longer posts to peg down through his hands. Also, take note that the vehicle back wings/shoulder kibble can sometimes block the way for wielding weapons; however the shoulder parts can be swapped for better tolerance, but prevents him from fully transforming into vehicle mode. Oddly, his molded license plate reads "100 STRA" which is a variation of his movie counterpart's "900 STRA" plate.

:Although the instructions tell [[you]] to immediately swing down the chest/vehicle roof to his shoulders/vehicle rear, you have to give a slight opening gap on the shoulder parts in vehicle form before you swing the roof piece down, and squeeze the shoulders against the piece until it clicks properly (make sure the rear vehicle's pegs and the shoulder's rectangle holes are in place first). Take note that the tail-end of the chest/roof hinge piece is prone to paint chipping due to the friction between both hinged vehicle rear pieces.

:This mold was also used to make [[Chase (G1)#Generations|Roadburn]].
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===''Legends''===
[[File:TF-Legends-LG-54-Bumble.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I have clear windows! Buy me again!]]
*'''Bumble & Excelsuit Spike''' ('''Bumblebee & Exo-suit Spike''') ([[December 30]], [[2017]])
**''ID Number'': '''LG-54'''

:''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' Bumble is an extensive redeco of the [[#Titans Return|''Titans Return'' Legends Class figure]], with most of the yellow parts now recast in transparent plastic with yellow paint applied. This allows his windows to be transparent.

:Bumble comes with [[Spike Witwicky (G1)#Legends|Excelsuit Spike]]. This version of the mold was redecoed into ''[[The Transformers (franchise)|The Transformers]]'' [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#The Transformers|SonicBlue Bumble]] (see above).
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===''au x Transformers''===
[[File:INFOBAR-Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|... some joke about a bee-line.]]
*'''INFOBAR Bumblebee (ICHIMATSU)''' (2017)
**''Accessories:'' Mini flip-phone, display stand, swappable display cards
{{toydesigner|[[Yūya Ōnishi]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:Released in conjunction with Japanese cellphone maker au,<ref>[http://www.takaratomy.co.jp/product_release/pdf/p170201.pdf TakaraTomy au x Transformers Project press release]</ref> ''[[Au × Transformers|au × Transformers]]'' INFOBAR Bumblebee is a retool of the same line's [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#au x Transformers|INFOBAR Optimus Prime]], with a new head and decoed in black and yellow.

:The INFOBAR figures celebrate 15 years since the 2002 au Design Project that resulted in the INFOBAR cellphone, as well as the 10th anniversary of the [[Live-action film series|live-action films]]. He transforms into a (non-functional) scaled-down replica of the 2002 au INFOBAR, and in lieu of cellphone functions, the figure can be paired via Bluetooth with a smartphone, such as an iPhone, to act as a notification alarm in either robot or INFOBAR mode. The screen is also non-functional, but pre-printed cards are included which can be slid into the screen to show an Autobot logo, Decepticon logo, a mockup of a cellphone home screen, or a technical "Transformers INFOBAR" design. He features articulated hands for grasping the included tiny flip-phone accessory (which can flip open) that is stored in the bottom of the cell phone mode. The figure also includes a display stand.

:The project was crowdfunded through Japanese crowdfunding site Makuake.<ref>[http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/01/31/transformers-x-au-transforming-phones-launch-crowdfunding-campaign-332289 Transformers x au Transforming Phones Launch Crowdfunding Campaign at TFW2005.com]</ref> Both Bumblebee and Megatron could only be obtained by contributing 16,200 yen to the project to receive a package of all three INFOBAR figures; at the 5,400 yen level, contributors received only INFOBAR Optimus Prime. The project received one million yen in the first 24 hours, ultimately topping out at over 32 million yen.

:This figure was differently retooled, with another head, and redecoed into [[Megatron (G1)/toys#au x Transformers|INFOBAR Megatron]].

::*''[https://time-space.kddi.com/au-transformers/ More information on au x Transformers website (Japanese)]''
::*''[https://www.makuake.com/project/au-transformers/ More information on INFOBAR Bumblebee at Makuake crowd-funding site (Japanese)]''
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===''Authentics''===
[[File:Authentics_5inch_Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Somebody give him a [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|walking stick]].]]
*'''Autobot Bumblebee''' (Bravo, 2017)
{{toydesigner|[[Emiliano Santalucia]] (concept artist)}}

:Released in the first wave of the [[Transformers Authentics|''Authentics'']] toyline, "Autobot Bumblebee" is the size of a 2015 [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)#Mini-Con Battle Packs|''Robots in Disguise'' Battle Pack]] toy. In just four steps, he changes from an [[evergreen]]-inspired robot into a car reminiscent of his [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Classics|''Classics'']] iteration, and he features ''very'' limited articulation consisting of his head and his shoulders.

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[[File:TF-Authentics-Bravo-2024-Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (Bravo, [[2024]])

:Released in the seventh wave of ''Authentics'' Bravo figures, Bumblebee transforms into a sports car, with molding and details based off his Titan Changer toy from the same line. Unlike the prior 2017 figure, this version of Bumblebee has ball-jointed hips.

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[[File:Authentics_7inch_Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Autobot Bumblebee''' (Alpha, 2017)

:Around the height of the average Voyager figure, "Autobot Bumblebee" is nigh-identical to his smaller equivalent. He features the same four-step transformation, while adding some sideways-oriented elbows and additional paint. His legs are stiff as ever.

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[[File:TF-Authentics-Super-Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Super Bumblebee''' (20 Inch, 2018)

:4 inches below the size of a Titan Class figure, "Super Bumblebee" is a retool of the [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#Super Class|Super Bumblebee]] toy from the ''Robots in Disguise (2015)'' line, with a new upper body and head with the arms, legs, and vehicle body unchanged. He is packed with 15 sounds and phrases that activate when his [[Autobot]] symbol is pushed on his chest. He transforms in 3...no, just a single step by pulling his arms.

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[[File:TF-Authentics-Titan-Changer-Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (Titan Changer, 2019)

:This Bumblebee is a Titan Hero-sized mold, utilizing a different transformation scheme compared to his previous ''Authentics'' figures.
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[[File:RBA Mini Bot Racers Bumblebee.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (Mini Bot Racers, 2022)
:''Authentics'' Mini Bot Racers Bumblebee is a [[package refresh]] of the ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy (toyline)|Rescue Bots Academy]]'' [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#MBR|Mini Bot Racers Bumblebee toy]]. He features no changes from his original release.

: He comes packaged with similarly unchanged rerelases of Mini Bot Racers [[Hoist (G1)/toys#Authentics|Hoist]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Authentics|Optimus Prime]], along with new characters [[Arcee (G1)/toys#Authentics|Arcee]] and [[Trailbreaker (G1)/toys#Authentics|Trailbreaker]].

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*'''Bumblebee''' (Battle Call, 2023)
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===''Vintage G1''===
[[File:VG1-toy Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Sweet boy will outlive us, mere mortals, with periodical re-releases on a per decade basis. As it should be.]]
*'''Bumblebee''' ("Legion Class" reissue, 2018)

: Part of the first wave of the ''[[Vintage|Vintage G1]]'' line, Bumblebee is a largely-identical reissue of ''[[Transformers Encore|Encore]]'' Bumble, using the "newly"-tooled head introduced in ''[[#The Transformers Collection|The Transformers Collection]]'' and also sharing many of the deco alterations.

:There are a number of small differences between the ''Encore'' and ''Vintage G1'' versions, though:
:#The screw in the center of Bumblebee's back; now replaced with a pin, much like the original toy. This is also likely down to [[Hasbro]]'s current stance on using pins in place of screws as much as possible.
:#He has extra production information tampographed on the sole of his right foot—something that has become fairly common on ''Transformers'' products that wasn't around during his last reissue.
:#The original sticker detail on the back of his head has also returned, whereas the ''Encore'' version had a [[rubsign]] placed there instead. This also happens to be the only ''Vintage G1'' Minibot to not have a rubsign.

: Despite these differences from the original, card still displays the original toy-based package art. Of particular note is that this is the first ever release of this figure that's identified on its packaging as being an "official licensed product" approved by Volkswagen.

:Like all ''Vintage G1'' figures, Bumblebee was [[exclusive]] to [[Walmart]] in the United States and Canada. He was also available at general retail in Hong Kong, and exclusive to the website of Australian fashion chain Cotton On. Oddly, the Australian release came in [[multilingual packaging]] intended for the European market, a rare but not entirely unheard of occurrence. Due to the limited space on the back, this, unfortunately, means the iconic [[Tech Spec]] card is omitted, replaced by parental warnings in 24 languages about the possibility of breakage due to excessive force, and that parts are not designed to reattach. In Singapore, Bumblebee was released as a giveaway for their screenings of the [[Bumblebee (film)|''Bumblebee'' live-action movie]].
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===''War for Cybertron Trilogy''===
[[File:TF-Generations-WFC-Trilogy-Deluxe-Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Wait I'm a retool of Cliffjumper now? This must be Shattered Glass or something...]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (Deluxe Class, [[2020]])
**''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''WFC-09'''
**''TakaraTomy release date:'' [[January 20]], [[2021]]
**''Accessories:'' Three-piece blaster, 2 skis, car trunk/shield

:Part of the second wave of ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' Deluxe Class toys, concurrent with the ''Earthrise'' toyline and season of [[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|the Netflix cartoon]], Bumblebee is a retool of [[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|''Earthrise'']] [[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Cliffjumper]], having all of the original figure's vehicle mode parts replaced with those of a [[licensed vehicle alternate modes|licensed]] Volkswagen Type 1 without the "penny racer" proportions, along with a new head sculpt. Almost ''all'' of Bumblebee's yellow coloring is painted, with only his head and forearms being bare yellow plastic, which avoids color disparity, particularly in vehicle mode. On both of his ends, the bumpers/fenders are made of soft rubbery plastic. Bumblebee also has molded high-performance brake discs. Much like Cliffjumper's other mold-mates, Bumblebee's depiction as being rather small in most ''Transformers'' media means this figure is much shorter than a typical Deluxe-priced figure and is closer to being a particularly large Legends-priced figure. Like all Deluxe Class figures of the ''War for Cybertron'' subline, Bumblebee includes numerous 3 mm posts and [[5 mm post|5 mm ports]] for attaching other accessories as part of the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]], but due to his small size he cannot easily accommodate an entire Weaponizer or [[A.I.R. Lock System|Modulator]] figure. Additionally, he is highly articulated for a mainline Legends-sized Transformer, with over 90-degree ankles and two-way elbows, and a complex transformation scheme. Undocumented in the instructions, Bumblebee's neck is actually mounted on a ball-joint, and when popped out of its housing offers a larger range of articulation. The housing has also been updated for seemingly no reason, with a taller "collar" section compared to Cliffjumper and Hubcap.

:The rest of his price-point is made up for with Cliffjumper's bazooka, now painted in slightly darker gunmetal color and lacking the paint on the rear piece. The entire cannon can split into two smaller blasters and a pair of skis that can attach under his front wheels. The backend of the cannon folds out to fit in his car mode's underside to help balance when skis are deployed. It can also mount on either his thigh or on the side or top of his shoulder meaning you can put the entire cannon in these spots. Unlike his mold-mates, 5 mm port holes are absent in Bumblebee's vehicle parts, meaning displaying the bazooka in vehicle mode requires the rear of the car mode to be transformed differently so the car trunk post has space to flip out and connect to the back-end of the cannon. Despite what the instructions tell you, the bazooka ''will'' pop off from the upper shoulder gap if you move the arm horizontally or vertically.

: Similarly, his [[partformer|detaching]] car back-end can either be put onto the robot mode's back or be used as a shield with help of a flip-out peg. This peg and the backend of the cannon use a unique post and port to connect to each other. Also unlike his mold-mates, the pegs that connect the car trunk with the robot fists in vehicle mode are now complete circles instead of half circles. These larger pegs are a very tight fit in the fists; detaching the trunk requires using excessive force on a small, thin, painted plastic piece. Filing or sanding the pegs down can make transformation more feasible.

:[[For safety reasons|As per the norm]], the stock renders depict him with sharp head-horns, but the final product has them rounded off.

: Like the rest of the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|Netflix-branded]] subset of the ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' toyline, Bumblebee is exclusive to [[Walmart]] in Canada and the US but was released at standard retail in Asia.

: His G1 cartoon-accurate blaster is sold separately as part of the ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' [[Centurion droid#Toys|Deluxe Centurion Drone Weaponizer Pack]]. However, there is no way to store this blaster while Bumblebee is in vehicle mode.

: This contained a portion of a cardstock background of [[Teletraan I]]. Bumblebee's part has tab N and slot A.

: Bumblebee is one of two puzzling Netflix-branded figures that have become extra rare and valuable for a mutual set of confusing reasons; the other is [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Soundwave]]. Most Netflix figures try to depict characters as they appeared on the ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon, favoring Cybertronian alt modes and extra battle damage, but that was not the goal for Bumblebee and Soundwave. Instead, with clean paint jobs and never-seen-on-Netflix Earth alt modes, they might be the most G1-faithful available versions of their characters in the [[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations toyline]] era.

:If you actually want a toy that resembles Bumblebee from Netflix TV, then you might be looking for one of the [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Buzzworthy Bumblebees]].

: The original Cliffjumper version of the mold was given two new head toolings to make ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' [[Hubcap (G1)#Generations|Hubcap]] and ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Shattered Glass Collection|Shattered Glass Collection]]'' [[Goldbug (SG)#Generations|Goldbug]] respectively, and was also given Bumblebee's head to make ''Selects'' [[Bug Bite (GoBots)#Generations|Bug Bite]].
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===''Buzzworthy Bumblebee''===
[[File:TF-WFC-Trilogy-Buzzworthy-BB-Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|We all made that face trying to decipher that packaging.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Bumblebee / Spike Witwicky''' (Core Class, [[2021]])}}</ul>
:*''Series'': ''War for Cybertron Trilogy''
:*''Accessories'': Blaster

: Part of the cross-franchise ''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'' subline, and among its very first releases, this iteration of ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' Bumblebee is a Core Class mold that converts from a robot into a car based upon [[Bumper (G1)#The Transformers|Bumper]]'s [[Choro-Q]] {{w|Mazda Familia}} alt-mode (complete with rear plate detailing!). He comes with a cartoon-inspired blaster that he holds via a 3 mm post which stores in his vehicle mode's rear underside, doubling as an exhaust pipe of sorts. Unlike most of the figures on this page, this Bumblebee features a matte finish on his vehicle tires ''and'' his gun.

: As seen in the rear packaging's stock render, Bumblebee's "wing" kibble/back fenders can be folded back for a cleaner robot appearance. As a result of sharing similarities to the original toy's transformation scheme, Bumblebee's arms sit slightly lower in robot mode.

: Bumblebee also comes with a (minimally-)transforming [[Exosuit#War for Cybertron Trilogy|exosuit]] [[Spike Witwicky (G1)#Buzzworthy|Spike Witwicky]] figure, although the exosuit features a silver-painted head dome with no indications of whoever may be inside, making it more a generic exosuit figure than any specific human character. This raised the MSRP from Core Class's normal ten to fifteen US dollars, though some Target stores seemingly at random charged ''seventeen'' for the set. Despite the store exclusivity, the set became a [[shelfwarmer|pegwarmer]], often leaving entire pegs full of unsold stock.

: Much like the rest of the ''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' toys, the box is in the style of the 2018 ''[[Transformers: Bumblebee (toyline)|Bumblebee]]'' toyline, with additional renders of the [[evergreen]] Bumblebee design. Additionally, the toy features ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Kingdom]]''-style [[package art]] with the ''War for Cybertron'' logo present.

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[[File: Buzzworthy_Bumblebee_Origin.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|We simply could not function without his tireless efforts. So, a round of applause for this inanimate carbon rod!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Origin Bumblebee''' (Deluxe Class, 2021)}}</ul>
:*''Series'': ''War for Cybertron Trilogy''
:*''Accessories'': Blaster, [[jet pack#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|jet pack]], five [[conductor#Toys|conductor]]s
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)|[[John Warden]] (initial concept), [[Ken Christiansen]] (concept art)}}<ref name=OriginBeeIG>[https://www.instagram.com/p/Cg3A2s-MLM5/ Design notes] on Origin Bumblebee from [[Hasbro]] designer [[Mark Maher]] on Instagram</ref>

: ''Buzzworthy Bumblebee''{{'}}s second all-new mold, "Origin Bumblebee" is a diminutive Deluxe Class figure, once again branded as part of the ''War for Cybertron Trilogy''. For the first time in toy form, Bumblebee transforms into the "flying saucer" vehicle seen in "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]" in 23 steps. His robot mode is based on [https://www.instagram.com/p/CLo1eYQASuE/ concept art] by [[Ken Christiansen]], which had earlier influenced Bumblebee's look in the [[Transformers (2019 comic)|2019 IDW comic series]] and the ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' animated series.

: As part of the ''War for Cybertron'' play pattern, Bumblebee features multiple 5 mm ports and 3 mm posts compatible with the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]]/[[F.O.S.S.I.L. Technology]] and [[Fire Blast effect|"fire blast" effects]]. Being a modern, smaller-scale Deluxe Class figure, Bumblebee includes multiple accessories to fill out the price point, consisting of a 5 mm handheld blaster, five [[conductor#Toys|conductor rods]] as seen in "More than Meets the Eye, Part 1" that Bumblebee cannot actually hold (and in reality, Bumblebee only holds four of these rods in the episode), and a [[jet pack#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|jet pack]] as seen in "[[Dinobot Island, Part 1]]". The jet pack is 5 mm compatible but is also specifically shaped to fit the back kibble of the ''Earthrise'' Cliffjumper mold. Kunihiro originally wanted to have slots on the jetpack for the rods to slide into, but Maher cut it out due to it affecting the visual look of the jetpack. Despite appearing to be silver on the box, both Bumblebee's gun and jetpack are molded in unpainted black plastic.

: Origin Bumblebee is a victim of [[photodegradation]]; His unpaintable parts can discolor into either a very pale yellow or outright light brown.

: [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Legacy|A 2024 Wheeljack toy]] was eventually made as a companion to this figure, featuring a storage bay for Bumblebee to fit inside, and clips to hold Bumblebee’s conductor rods.

::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/Cg3A2s-MLM5/ Designer commentary on Origin Bumblebee from Mark Maher on Instagram]''

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[[File:TF-WFC-Trilogy-Buzzworthy-Worlds-Collide-Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|He both is and is not Bumblejumper.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Worlds Collide''' (4-pack, 2021)}}</ul>
:*''Series'': ''War for Cybertron Trilogy''
:*''Accessories'': Three-piece blaster, 2 skis, car trunk, [[AllSpark#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Allspark]]

: Released as part of the ''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' "Worlds Collide" 4-pack, this Bumblebee features the body of ''Earthrise'' Cliffjumper, while retaining the Bumblebee head from the Netflix-branded [[#War for Cybertron Trilogy|''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' toy]]. Essentially a redeco of ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' Bug Bite, Bumblebee transforms into a custom 1980s sports coupe; hybridizing the Porsche 924 Turbo and {{w|Mitsubishi Starion}} models. He retains the bazooka included with all versions of the mold, this time painted green to resemble the bazooka [[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]] used in "[[Transport to Oblivion (episode)|Transport to Oblivion]]." He also comes with the [[AllSpark#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Allspark]], redecoed from the ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#2021Netflix|Megatron]]/[[Skelivore#Toys|Fossilizer Skelivore]] Spoiler Pack.

: Included in the set alongside Bumblebee is [[Nemesis Primal#Toys|Nemesis Primal]], [[Blackarachnia (BW)/toys#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Blackarachnia]], and [[Fangry (G1)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Fangry]] with [[Brisko#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Brisko]]. While outwardly branded as part of the ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' on the packaging, the instructions label the set as part of ''[[Studio Series]]'', under the 2007 ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'' movie. The instructions also show the Cliffjumper head instead of the Bumblebee version.

: The set was found in a Walmart in the U.S.<ref>''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' Worlds Collide found at Walmart by [https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/buzzworthy-worlds-collide-set-found-at-walmart-but-not-in-system-more-pics/46101/ Seibertron.com]</ref> before an official reveal from Hasbro, possibly due to a shipment error. As with other ''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' toys, it is exclusive to [[Target]] in the U.S.
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[[File:Buzzworthy Creatures Collide Goldbug.JPG|upright=1.66|thumb|SLUGBUG!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Creatures Collide''' (4-pack, 2022)}}</ul>
:*''Series'': ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]''
:*''Accessories'': Three-piece blaster, 2 skis, car trunk/shield
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro)}}

: Part of the ''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' "Creatures Collide" 4-pack, "Autobot Goldbug" is a chimera of molds, matching the vehicle mode parts from ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Bumblebee]] with the headsculpt from ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Shattered Glass Collection|Shattered Glass Collection]]'' [[Goldbug (SG)#Shattered Glass Collection|Goldbug]]; it also makes use of the interior chest parts from the original ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' [[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Cliffjumper]], as the "popped collar" of the Bumblebee version of the toy would cause clearance issues with the shape of the Goldbug head. All this results in a robot loosely accurate to Goldbug's original character model that transforms into a licensed, goldy-caramel-coloured [[Volkswagen]] Type 1. He retains the same accessories and functionality as his prior ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' release.

: Alongside Goldbug, the set also includes [[Scorponok (BW)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Predacon Scorponok]], [[Ransack (G1)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Ransack]], and [[Skywasp#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Skywasp]]. The ''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' line was exclusive to Target in the U.S.

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===''Classic Heroes Team''===
[[File:Classic Heroes Team Rescan Bumblebee toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (All Star Rescan, [[2022]])
{{toydesigner|[[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

: A redeco of the ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (toyline)|Rescue Bots]]'' Rescan Series [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#RescanCar|car-mode Bumblebee]] figure, ''[[Transformers: Classic Heroes Team|Classic Heroes Team]]'' Bumblebee features a slightly different deco from the original release, including new black paint applications on the crotch and legs, altered silver highlights on the chest, and a little less black paint on the hands. The vehicle mode resembles the [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#RescanCar2018|2018 redeco]] of the same figure, with two stripes on the hood instead of just one, but also features a new Autobot insignia at the center of the hood.

:This toy was also released in a ''Rescue Bots Academy'' packaging with the ''Classic Heroes Team'' branding as a subline, arguably making it into [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#CHT|another incarnation of the character]].
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===''Collaborative''===
[[File:Collab-toy-Bumblebee-A-W-E-Striker.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|He stole [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]]'s alt mode!]]
*'''Bumblebee A.W.E. Striker with Lonzo "Stalker" Wilkinson''' ([[2023]])
**''Accessories'': [[Stalker (G.I. Joe)#Collaborative|Sgt. Stalker]], turret, rifle, two antennae
{{toydesigner|[[Brian Parrish]] (Hasbro),<ref>[[December 9]], [[2024]] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCb-L1RAH_U Interview] with [[Hasbro]] designer [[Brian Parrish]] on the "Triple Takeover" podcast, from their YouTube channel.</ref> [[Mario Carreiro]] (packaging)<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dfy3IcQd3g4 The Hasbro ''Transformers'' Panel] at [[San Diego Comic-Con#2024|San Diego Comic-Con 2024]] with [[Mario Carreiro]], [[John Warden]], [[Evan Brooks]] and [[Nate Purswell]], recorded at the "Memo's Collection" YouTube channel.</ref>|[[Evan Brooks]] (original concept)<ref>{{citesocial|quote=As for the A.W.E. striker, it was based off a sketch I did but handled by a different designer who works on our collabs.|link=https://discord.com/channels/656241088826441729/1054137200436060301/1082807311610945587|name=Evan Brooks|site=Instagram in correspondence with Onyxstrike|year=2023|month=03|day=07}}</ref>}}

:The eleventh figure released in the ''[[Transformers Collaborative]]'' line, "A.W.E Striker Bumblebee" is a 9-inch figure that transforms into the [[A.W.E. Striker]] vehicle used by the Joes (which in itself resembles a 1982 M1040 Chenowth "Hellfire" Fast Attack Vehicle, aka [[Beachcomber (G1)#Toys|Beachcomber]]'s vehicle mode), serving as a counterpart to the [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#Collaborative|H.I.S.S Tank Megatron]] released beforehand. He includes a blaster that can be attached to the top of the alt mode as well as over Bumblebee's head. He requires mild assembly out of box, as his roll cage and antennae must be attached to his body to complete his alternate mode. His stock photography depicts his thighs and fists as green, though the final toy has those parts cast in black. Some details on his chest, as well as his leg transformation and wheel placements in robot mode, are similar to [[Beachcomber (G1)#Toys|Beachcomber's original toy]].

:The set also includes a reproduction of the vintage [[Stalker (G.I. Joe)|Sgt. Stalker]] figure that can ride in Bumblebee's alternate mode or operate the aforementioned blaster in Bumblebee's robot mode. This figure comes packaged on a ''G.I. Joe Retro Collection'' style card included in the set.
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:LegacyEvo CoreClass2PackBumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|It's not so Buzzworthy playing second fiddle to a [[Combat Deck (G1)#Legacy|box]].]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime & Bumblebee''' (2-pack, [[2023]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy ID Number'': '''TL-EX'''
:*''Accessories'': Pistol, "Stinger Blaster" pistol
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Ittoku Kuwazu]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[[June 20]], 2023's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjLY0uamTKM Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream] on YouTube, with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Mark Maher]], [[Evan Brooks]], and [[Rich Pellegrino]]</ref>

: Packaged with his fellow Core Class [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#LegacyEvolutionCore2pack|Optimus Prime]] and his trailer, this Bumblebee is a redeco of the above ''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' Core Class figure, featuring a more orange-y shade of yellow plastic, and the unpaintable black-plastic parts are now dark gray. In addition, the headlights are now painted with mustard gold, his black front bumper is now the same shade of grey used for the unpaintable joints, and his pair of sculpted hands are now painted. While he retains the same small blaster from before, Bumblebee also comes with his additional "Stinger Blaster" molded after a generic Autobot pistol.

: This 2-pack was revealed and put up for preorder on the [[June 20]] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjLY0uamTKM Fanstream], exclusively on [[Hasbro Pulse]]. The set is also sold as a TakaraTomy Mall exclusive.

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[[File:TF Legacy United Origin BB PR.jpg|upright=.90|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Origin Bumblebee''' (Deluxe Class, [[2025]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Blaster, [[jet pack#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|jet pack]], five [[conductor#Toys|conductor]]s
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)|[[John Warden]] (initial concept), [[Ken Christiansen]] (concept art)}}<ref name=OriginBeeIG/>

: The [[#BuzzworthyOrigin|''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' "Origin Bumblebee"]] toy was repacked and re-released in the fifth and final wave of ''Legacy: United'' Deluxes, in order to kinda-sorta coincide with the [[Target]]-exclusive ''Legacy'' "[[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Legacy|Origin Wheeljack]]" toy (which had left shelves long before this toy made it out, but still, a lot closer than before!).

: There are no notable differences between the two releases other than packaging. Oddly enough, this figure was incorrectly listed as a ''Voyager'' Class in the promotional pictures posted to the Hasbro Pulse social media accounts.

::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/Cg3A2s-MLM5/ Designer commentary on Origin Bumblebee from Mark Maher on Instagram]''
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===Robosen===
*'''Bumblebee G1 Performance''' (2023)
**''Accessories:'' blaster, wall charger, USB-C to USB 2.0 cable
:[[Robosen]]'s follow-up to their [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Robosen Collector's Edition|auto-converting G1 Optimus Primes]], "Bumblebee G1 Performance" is a highly-interactive, programmable robot based on Bumblebee's appearance in the G1 cartoon. Unlike the two Optimus Primes, Bumblebee does ''not'' transform, leaving him stuck in robot mode... though this does contribute to his ''significantly lower'' $399 price point. He's nevertheless still a vague in-between of "toy" and "high-end showroom tech", with 45 custom microchips, 17 servo motors, [[Light-emitting diode|LEDs]] in his eyes, foot headlights, and his blaster accessory, 69 classic soundbytes on top of newly-recorded voice lines by [[Dan Gilvezan]] (or a ''very good'' impersonator), and his own dedicated iOS/Android bluetooth app interface (separate from either of the two Optimus Primes' apps). Bumblebee stands at 13.5 inches in height, meaning he scales a bit better with the taller "Flagship" Optimus Prime.

:Bumblebee is primarily powered by an internal rechargable lithium ion battery, with his USB-C port located in an added notch on his lower back. His speaker/vent is located just above that, on a raised circular outdent on the center of his back.

:There are a variety of ways to interact with Bumblebee, including pre-programmed voice commands, pre-programmed app controls, and user-created movement scripts. The former two have a long list of scripted actions to pull from, including action poses, fighting scenes, greetings, and a variety of silly actions; if Robosen's continual rollout of new actions for Prime months after his release is anything to go by, Bumblebee will likely have more actions added in the months to come. New to Bumblebee is a "Mini-Theater" mode, essentially longer pre-programmed action sequences with appropriate backing music, sound effects, and voice lines, with scenes featuring Bumblebee by himself and alongside Optimus Prime available to pick from. And if all that weren't enough, you can program any number of poses and movement sequences using the app.

:The lack of transformation allowed Robosen to slightly beef up Bumblebee's flexibility and movement compared to Prime, with them advertising a state-of-the-art gait algorithm that allow's Bumblebee's two walking speeds to appropriately match your movements, as well as a built-in 6-axis IMU (internal measuring unit) to detect your posture, enabling Bumblebee to perform more difficult poses and automatically stand back up if he falls. Although he still lacks wrist and foot rotation like Prime, Bumblebee ''does'' have partial neck rotation, allowing him to look to his left or right without rotating his body. He can also stand up without being powered on; although he will hunch forward a bit on his knees when powering off, his legs can be straightened out a bit more with no worry of him falling over afterwards, likely thanks to his large feet.

:Bumblebee was first shown off at the Middle East Film and Comic Con in March 2023, with Robosen later uploading a promotional video to Weibo in May. He was made available to buy from Robosen's online store on June 20, 2023 without any advance warning, with orders shipping out from that date on.
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===''Reactivate''===
[[File:RiseBumblebee.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66|Warrior of the lost world!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1| '''Starscream & Bumblebee''' (Multi-pack, [[2024]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': 2 submachine guns
{{toydesigner|[[Lenny Panzica]] (Hasbro), [[Ittoku Kuwazu]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref name = Nov14Stream>[[November 14]], [[2023]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClqPbfd2hcg Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream] on YouTube, with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Mark Maher]], and [[Evan Brooks]]</ref>

:''[[Transformers: Reactivate|Reactivate]]'' Bumblebee is a Deluxe-sized figure that transforms into an armored post-apocalyptic buggy. He comes with a pair of handheld submachine guns, which can, in either mode, be plugged into his shoulders/hood or stored underneath his forearms/undercarriage.

:There are a few transformation steps that are not clear in the instructions: The tops of his doors need to be pushed underneath his windows to lock into place. There are tabs on his forearms that go into the black armatures between the wheels to help secure them. The front bumper should be slid down for robot mode. Also, be careful not to push the windshield/neck area too far back in robot mode as it can get stuck and cause paint chipping in the corners.

:Bumblebee was packaged with [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Reactivate|Starscream]]. This boxset was abruptly revealed by [[Toys"R"Us]] Canada on October 18, 2023, after nearly ten months of silence regarding the then-upcoming ''[[Transformers: Reactivate]]'' online game, and a little over a year before the game would be officially cancelled. Notably, stock photography of the box and the official product copy use "Rise", an earlier name for the game. The game's final name was shown on the box during the Hasbro Pulse Fanstream on November 14th, 2023. The figure itself is molded with the year 2020, suggesting it was meant for an ''even earlier'' release date, delayed by the game's troubled production.
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===''Studio Series''===
[[File:TF-SS86-Deluxe-Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''Bee'' glad he's not an exclusive!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Bumblebee''' (Deluxe Class, [[2024]])}}</ul>
:*''Movie'': '''''The Transformers: The Movie'''''
:*''Hasbro ID number'': '''86-29'''
:*''Accessories'': blaster, "The Depths Of Unicron" backdrop
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro)<ref>[[April 25]], [[2024]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s06YE02e844 Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream | April 2024] on YouTube, with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Mark Maher]], and [[Evan Brooks]].</ref>, [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)<ref>[[May 14]], 2024's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOXZGDHebTk Hasbro Pulse | Transformers Fanstream | May 2024] on YouTube, with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Evan Brooks]], and [[Kelly Rose]].</ref>|[[Mario Carreiro]], [[Christina Murphy]] and [[Amy Bence]] (packaging), [[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/live/52ddGYMyvpE?si=7l7OP6YeEB9W82xR&t=9841 Transformers Panel] at [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2024]] with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Evan Brooks]], [[Mark Maher]], [[Marcelo Matere]], and [[Nate Purswell]].</ref>}}

:Released as part of the ''[[Studio Series]]'' A-Level distribution, Bumblebee transforms into a vaguely VW Type 1-ish, Penny Racer proportioned car (with the roof and rear of a Mazda Familia 1500XG) in 23 steps. He includes a blaster which can be pegged onto the back of both modes.

:As with other ''Studio Series'' toys, the interior of the package forms a diorama display for the figure. In this case, it is the movie's ending scene, where Bumblebee and the rest of the Autobots escape from the depths of Unicron.

:Due to portions of his windows being made of black [[unpaintable plastic]] parts, the rest of the windows were also colored black for consistency instead of a screen-accurate blue. But hey, now it's an [[#The Transformers|original toy]] reference!

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[[File:TF-SS-Reactivate-Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|The most profit Reactivate would ever see.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Gamer Edition Bumblebee''' (Deluxe Class, 2024)}}
:*''Game'': '''''Transformers: Reactivate'''''
:*''Hasbro ID number'': '''+10'''
:*''Accessories'': 2 submachine guns, "Humanity's Last Hope" backdrop
{{toydesigner|[[Lenny Panzica]] (Hasbro), [[Ittoku Kuwazu]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref name=Nov14Stream/>

:The [[#Reactivate|''Reactivate'' Deluxe class Bumblebee]] was re-released individually as part of the ''Studio Series Gamer Edition'' subline with no known changes, only a few short months before the game would be officially cancelled. He includes a backdrop depicting an unknown setting from the unreleased game.
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===''Missing Link''===
[[File:TF-Missing-Link-C-03-Bumble.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Sweet Boy is back, and he's now more articulated than ever!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Bumble''' ([[2024]])}}</ul>
:*''ID Number'': '''C-03'''
:*''Accessories'': Rifle
{{toydesigner|[[Hironori Kobayashi]], (TakaraTomy),<ref name=Gens24>[https://www.soundwavesoblivion.com/techspecs/interviewhironorikobayashi.html Interview] with [[Hironori Kobayashi]] on the ''[[Missing Link]]'' toyline for ''[[Transformers Generations 2024]]'', translated at Soundwaves Oblivion</ref> [[Hidetsugu Yoshioka]] (packaging artist)}}

:Commemorating the 40th anniversary of ''The Transformers'' brand, ''[[Missing Link]]'' Bumble is a direct recreation of the original ''The Transformers'' figure. Though near-identical to the original on the surface (complete with "battle-mask" face!), this figure uses modern toy engineering advances to give the toy a mechanical overhaul, granting it a ''significantly'' wider range of [[articulation]], including shoulders, elbows, knees, "neck" rotation, outward leg motion, and an ankle tilt. In terms of weaponry, Bumble wields a metallic chrome laser pistol, styled after his weapon from the cartoon, which can be stowed away in his (officially-licensed) "penny-racer" style Volkswagen Type 1 alt-mode. Bumble also comes with a collector's card and a sticker sheet, with both the standard Autobot insignia and a pair of stickers designed to make Bumble resemble his original ''The Transformers'' package art available to use. As with ''Missing Link'' Convoy, Bumble and all his pack-ins are neatly inserted into a polystyrene tray.

:''Missing Link'' Bumble was officially revealed in early May 2024, and shortly afterwards went up for pre-order on Japanese retail sites for a November 2024 release.

:As you might expect, the tooling for this figure was also used to make a simultaneously-released ''Missing Link'' [[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#Missing Link|Cliffjumper]].

:*[https://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/tf_missinglink/c-03 Official TakaraTomy website of ''Missing Link'' Bumble]
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===''LEGO''===
[[File:Lego-toy Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (Lego ''Icons'' set, [[2024]])
**''Release date'': [[July 4]], 2024
**''Set Number'': '''10338'''
**''Pieces'': '''950'''
**''Accessories'': blaster, display plaque, 2 license plates, brick separator
{{toydesigner|[[Samuel Liltorp Johnson]] ([[LEGO]])|[[Nathan Davis]] and [[Ashwin Visser]] (prints/stickers), [[Yoel Mazur]] (new elements), [[Joe Kyde]] (initial concept)}}<ref>[https://twitter.com/Spider_Sam_/status/1801317746422202837 Credit reel for LEGO Bumblebee] from [[LEGO]] designer [[Samuel Liltorp Johnson]] on Twitter</ref>

: Bumblebee is the second collaboration between [[Hasbro]] and [[LEGO]] released under LEGO's ''[[fandom:Brickipedia:Icons|Icons]]'' subtheme, following [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#LEGO|10302 Optimus Prime]], and is designed to be in scale with the aforementioned model of the Autobot leader. Like Optimus, he can transform from a fully brick-built G1-style robot to a vaguely-Type 1-esque car with opening doors (but no interior) without needing to be disassembled and reassembled... ''mostly,'' as his front windshield [[Partformer|must be removed for transformation]]. The removed windshield can be folded in half and stored by pegging onto the studs on the spare tire on Bee's back, like a little winged jetpack that can ''arguably'' serve as a homage to the door-wing design seen on the [[Bumblebee (Movie)|live-action]] and [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Aligned versions]] of the character. In addition to optional stickers depicting "I ♡ Cybertron" and "[[Roll out|ROLL OUT]]" bumper stickers, Bumblebee includes two choices of stickered license plates, each reading "BMBL84" and "[[Goldbug (G1)|GLDBUG]]". Both license plates include a tiny, simplified illustration of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and a small reference to the premiere date of the G1 cartoon: [[September 17]], [[1984]]. The optional "Roll Out" sticker also homages the booster rocket sticker of Bumblebee's original toy.

: He is armed with a likewise brick-built blaster (which cannot be stored or attached in vehicle mode, sadly), and just like Optimus, also includes an ''Ultimate Collector's Series''-styled display plaque featuring Bumblebee's name (in both English and Ancient Autobot), function, motto, and Tech Specs. The display plaque is designed to have exposed studs on its backside, allowing the unused license plate to be stored there.

: Unfortunately, also like Optimus, stability concerns over Bumblebee's top-heavy robot mode mean that he too lacks any knee articulation... but ''un''like Optimus, Bee doesn't have any thigh swivels or ankle tilt either. Also, his crotch plate cannot hinge up if assembled as designed, which heavily restricts any forward motion of his legs unless the torso is creatively mistransformed or modified. Bummer.

::*''[https://twitter.com/Spider_Sam_/status/1801317736603177062 Designer commentary on LEGO Bumblebee from Samuel Liltorp Johnson on Twitter]
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===Transformers Fan Book===
[[File:TF Fan Book 2024 Bumblebee Shining Thunder Ver.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66|Thunder Bug.]]
*'''[[Transformers Fan Book 2024]]''' (TV-Magazine Mook, 2024)
**''Release Date'': July 19, 2024
:*''Accessories'': Blaster

:The fifth ''[[Transformers Fan Book (series)|Transformers Fan Book]]'' comes with the "Bumblebee Shining Thunder Ver" toy, another redeco of the above [[#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' Core Class mold]], now run in translucent yellow for a lightning-charged [[Super Mode|super mode]], as dramatized in the included comic.
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===''Transformers Retro''===
[[File:RetroG1Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|[[:File:TF-SS86-Deluxe-Bumblebee.jpg|Hasbro can't make their mind up...]]]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Bumblebee''' (Deluxe Class, [[2025]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' 3-piece bazooka, 2 skis, car trunk / shield

:Unusually for the ''[[Transformers Retro]]'' line, Bumblebee is not a reissue of his original toy, but a redeco of [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|''War For Cybertron Trilogy'' Bumblebee]], aiming for G1 toy accuracy. While the nostalgic card-back packaging depicts the original G1 Bumblebee toy with masked head in place, the toy features the cartoon-derived head from prior uses of the mold. Due to using the cartoon-derived head and toy-inspired details, this makes him look like an updating of the original toy's ''[[The Transformers Collection]]'' reissue.

:The figure went up for pre-order on the Walmart website on [[October 10]], [[2024]], for release in March 2025.
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===MixMashers===
[[File:TF-MixMashers-Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|BADAS''SAW''TRON.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Bumblebee''' (2025)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Wing door, Buzzsaw Arm

:''[[MixMashers]]'' Bumblebee is a 5-inch non-transforming action figure modeled after his evergreen design. Like the previously-released figure from the ''[[Hero Mashers]]'' line, he features 10 detachable base body parts, all of which use the same clip-peg/hole joint. Aside from the wing doors, Bumblebee only comes with an additional sawblade arm, intended to be used by the same line's Starscream.

: Bumblebee can use the Stinger Cannon from the Optimus Primal figure.
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==Fictional toys==
===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
{{noteukonly}}
[[File:Bumblebee Fictional Toy Power Struggle.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.6|Action Master Bumblebee, four years early.]]
[[Anthony Duranti]]'s toy Bumblebee was articulated in the knees and probably the shoulders and elbows. {{storylink|Power Struggle}}

[[File:Bumblebee christmas toy marvel uk 250.jpg|thumb|upright=0.6|[insert obligatory innuendo about "''playing with yourself''"]]]
''At the [[1989]] [[Transformer]]s' [[Christmas]] party, Bumblebee was given a box containing a toy of himself in his alternate mode.'' {{storylink|:File:MarvelUK-250.jpg|''The Transformers'' #250 cover}}
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Ruckus (G1)

2024-12-01T10:49:46Z

Lorcan Wooster: /* Legacy */

{{disambig2|the evil Decepticon|his heroic mirror-universe counterpart|Ruckus (SG)}}
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:''Ruckus is a [[Decepticon]] [[Triggercon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Ruckus.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"[[Gary Anthony Williams|Name's Ruckus, Uncle Ruckus; no relation.]]"]]
'''RUCKUS''' IS A SHOUTING, FIGHTING, CLAMOROUS COLLECTION OF COLLECTED JUNK AND LOOSE BOLTS. A BOLD AND DARING WARRIOR, HE IS TOTALLY DEVOTED TO WINNING AND MAKING A LOT OF LOUD, LOUD NOISE WHILE DOING IT, ESPECIALLY THE NOISY BIT. HE LOVES TO PLUNGE INTO THE THICK OF THINGS, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT CAUSES A GREAT BIG CRASH, AND CARES VERY LITTLE HOW INTACT HIS CHASSIS IS WHEN THE COMMOTION IS OVER. HE MAY BE CRAZY OR JUST ADDICTED TO THE TRANSFORMER EQUIVALENT OF ADRENALINE, BUT WHAT IS CERTAIN IS THAT HE IS TOTALLY LOYAL TO THE DECEPTICON CAUSE, AND EVEN IF HE WERE SMASHED INTO LITTLE PIECES THEY'D EACH BE LOYAL LITTLE PIECES. SURRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGE!

YOU CAN ALSO CALL HIM '''GRABUGE''' OR '''RUKUS'''!

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}
[[File:Triggercons.jpg|left|thumb]]

Ruckus was merely an errand droid until he proved his worth during the battle of [[Valvolux]] where, despite being shattered by a [[proton missile]], he used his still-functioning voice module to warn his comrades of an [[Autobot]] ambush. As reward, [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] had him upgraded into a larger, stronger form. {{storylink|The Transformers Universe (Marvel)|Ruckus's ''Universe'' profile}}

Ruckus was one of [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]'s minions since the early days of the [[Cybertronian Civil Wars|war]], working with him along with his fellow Triggercons in an attempt to acquire the knowledge and power of the [[Underbase]]. Ultimately, a young [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] destroyed the Underbase so that the Decepticons couldn't have it for themselves. {{storylink|The Flames of Boltax!}}

''Many millions of years later, Ruckus and the Triggercons were serving a rather unfulfilling duty under the [[Triumvirate|Triumverate]] on Cybertron. When [[Straxus (G1)|Megatron]] arrived and offered them a better way, they quickly agreed and executed their current leaders.'' {{storylink|The Fall and Rise of the Decepticon Empire.}} ''After Megatron was disposed of by his predecessor, the original Megatron, Ruckus began working for the [[Decepticon High Council]]. Leading a team of [[Quake (G1)|Quake]], [[Flamefeather (G1)|Flamefeather]], and his fellow Triggercons to Earth, Ruckus was meant to retrieve [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]], an ambitious Decepticon looking to be crowned new leader of the armies. Having been defeated by a small party of Autobots in his previous bid, however, Thunderwing was in no mood to meekly return to the council for instructions. He commandeered Ruckus and his crew for a direct assault on the Ark in order to get revenge for his humiliating defeat.'' {{storylink|Rage!}} ''It was suicide—a half-dozen Decepticons in a shuttle against dozens of Autobots aboard their flagship, but Ruckus and his crew were forced to go along. After Thunderwing confronted [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] directly, only to be blasted off by a group of [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmasters]], Ruckus managed to convince him to put the vendetta on hold, at least for a little while. (And Decepticon politics being what they are, Thunderwing ended up being promoted for his lunacy, anyway).'' {{storylink|Assault on the Ark!}}

[[File:BirdOfPrey-Thunderwingandpals.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]

''After three Decepticons were killed, Ruckus, [[Windsweeper]], [[Sparkstalker]], and [[Cindersaur (G1)|Cindersaur]] went looking to take revenge against the Autobots, unaware that the real culprits were [[Demon]]s, recently released from beneath the surface of Cybertron. Chancing across [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]], and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]], they attacked before the Autobots could explain.'' {{storylink|Demons!}} ''Making their presence known, the Demons reduced the cocksure Cindersaur to a pile of rubble and then advanced on the Autobots while Windsweeper and Ruckus debated whether to help them or not. They joined the battle against the Demons only to find that their weaponsfire only made the creatures stronger, but were saved by the arrival of [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron]] and [[Red Hot]] who fed the Demons pure [[Energon]], causing them to explode.'' {{storylink|Dawn of Darkness}}

When Lord Thunderwing learned of a series of Autobot teams being launched into one small cluster of the universe, Thunderwing brought Ruckus, Windsweeper, [[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]], and [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] to investigate. Their pursuit brought them to [[Pz-Zazz]], where Ruckus's team became known as the "Robot Mob." After quickly subduing and capturing [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]], [[Siren (G1)|Siren]], and [[Hosehead (G1)|Hosehead]], {{storylink|Bird of Prey!}} and then turned their attentions towards an Autobot search team on the planet [[Cheyne]]. En route to Cheyne, Thunderwing angrily interrogated the Autobots and learned of their [[Matrix Quest|quest for the lost Creation Matrix]], and Ruckus noted that Thunderwing was becoming more agitated and obsessive. Ruckus was happy nonetheless for the opportunity to destroy the Matrix once and for all, not knowing that Thunderwing actually wanted to possess the Matrix, not destroy it. Upon arriving at Cheyne, Ruckus accompanied the others to the planet's surface, where they discovered the Autobot team there had fallen victim to a family of [[Vrobian|psychic vampires]]. {{storylink|Kings of the Wild Frontier.}}

[[File:DarkCreation-Ruckus.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.67|Ruckus, Decepticon warrior without compare! Sure, whatever.]]

Ruckus and the rest of Thunderwing's team set their sights next on [[Pequod]], where Thunderwing suspected the Matrix's essence was focused inside a thought-extinct leviathan known as a [[Klud]]. As Thunderwing demanded the creature be spared so that the Matrix would not be harmed, Ruckus laughed at his commander for caring about a lowly animal. Thunderwing back-handed Ruckus across the room, sending him crashing through some machinery. {{storylink|Deadly Obsession}}

Finally, their pursuit of the Matrix came to an end on the moon [[VsQs]]. Thunderwing pointedly left Ruckus on the ship to guard the three Autobot captives, while Ruckus stewed over this menial duty. Thunderwing had already planted the seeds of his own undoing, however - the machinery damaged when he'd struck Ruckus was the same device holding the Autobots captive, and the captives were set free. {{storylink|Dark Creation}} Thunderwing was possessed by the corrupted spirit of the Matrix and returned to the Ark, attacking both the Autobots and his own Decepticons. The freed Autobots were able to remove Thunderwing from the Ark and blow him up, and Ruckus and the other Decepticons surrendered to the Autobots peacefully. {{storylink|All Fall Down}}

=====Trigger-Happy!=====
At some point, a [[Decepticon Civil War]] broke out between Megatron, [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], and [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] on [[Earth]]. Ruckus and Crankcase found themselves on Megatron's side and had stolen Scorponok's battle plans, but the Autobots also wanted to get their hands on the plans and prepared to ambush them. Fortunately, Crankcase and Ruckus were warned of the ambush thanks to [[Backstreet (G1)|Backstreet]] panicking and giving away his position by firing, giving the Decepticons plenty of time to escape.

Afterwards, the Decepticons learned that Backstreet had become a fugitive from Autobot justice. Megatron saw an opportunity to recruit the wayward do-gooder to his side, and so tasked his troops with tracking him down. Ruckus served as Megatron's chariot during the search, carrying him in his gun mode atop of one of his car seat. Their target was eventually located squatting in an abandoned amusement park. Upon arrival at the fairground, Megatron instructed Ruckus and the rest of the Decepticon rank-and-file to hang back at its perimeter while he approached the Autobot alone. Ruckus became too engrossed in Megatron's recruitment pitch to notice Optimus Prime driving up behind him, and so was caught completely unawares when the Autobot leader knocked him aside to rescue his soldier. {{storylink|Trigger-Happy!}}

=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
[[File:Galvatron rodimus triggercons aspects of evil.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3]]
On Cybertron in [[2009]], Ruckus and the Triggercons joined [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] in dismantling an Autobot resistance cell. Literally. The group then confronted Rodimus Prime, with Galvatron successfully goading his nemesis into a frenzied fight, hoping to corrupt the Matrix in the process. Ruckus tried to intervene, only for Galvatron to order him and Crankcase back; their interference being counter to his plans. Rodimus was talked out his mania however, and he and his remaining allies managed to escape. {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}}

====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
Ruckus was an Autobot and a good friend of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] and [[Backstreet (G1)|Backstreet]]! He underwent a lot of tough urban combat training under Prime. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 11|He Who Laughs Last ...}} {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 12|"By their Blasters you shall know them ...!"}}

During a planet-wide Decepticon attack on [[oil]] refineries, the Triggercons were spread throughout several cities and holding off the slower Powermasters. They were taken down by the arrival of the [[Triggerbot]]s, including Ruckus, who also bore with great resolve the friendly fire from panicked humans. Ruckus and his team masterfully exploited their strengths and the enemy's weakness by drawing the Triggercons into built-up urban areas (''wait WHAT'') where they could manoeuver faster. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 11|He Who Laughs Last ...}}

At another point, Ruckus was felled by Autobot friendly fire, prompting an upset Optimus Prime to berate and educate the Autobots on how to recognize the difference between Autobots and Decepticons. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 12|"By their Blasters you shall know them ...!"}}

====''Classics''====
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[[File:CheapShots-mayhemattacksquad.jpg|thumb|left|"You'll see! I'm really a Mayhem! They'll make a toy of it and everything!"]]

Hungry for revenge, Ruckus blamed Nightbeat and friends for his capture aboard the ''Ark''. He went to elaborate efforts to gain vengeance against the Autobots, hiring a new [[Mayhem Attack Squad]] of [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]], [[Octopunch (G1)|Octopunch]], and [[Stranglehold]], then kidnapping a transport pilot named [[Phyrion]] to lure the Autobots into a fight. The Autobots could barely believe Ruckus had been nursing this grudge for nearly twenty years, and Ruckus's "leadership" of the Mayhems bordered on the pathetic. It hardly mattered that Nightbeat now travelled with two [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]] bodyguards, although it certainly didn't improve Ruckus's chances any.

Ruckus sealed his fate when he tried taunting the Autobots with his hostage Phyrion, bringing the pilot out into the open. With that, [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] simply cut off Ruckus's arm with his energon sword, rescuing the hostage at the same time. With Phyrion free, and his heavily armed ship [[Amory]] no longer interested in holding back, the other Mayhems decided to cut their losses and leave Ruckus to his fate. Ruckus prepared to flee, and Slag made it clear the Decepticon could go, but the arm belonged to him now. Ruckus made his first wise decision of the night and didn't press the point. {{storylink|Cheap Shots}}

====''Regeneration One''====
[[File:Neo-decepticons counterpoint.jpg|thumb]]
{{NoteRG1}}
Ruckus was one of the "Neo-Decepticons" that joined [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]]'s insurgency at [[Fort Scyk]] after twenty-one years of peace on Cybertron. He took part in the stealth assault on the [[Kalis]] [[Baird Beaming Transmitter]], but had serious problems with the "stealth" part. {{storylink|Counterpoint}}

When the resurrected [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] returned to Cybertron with a [[Gene Key]] capable of turning Autobots into Decepticons, Soundwave was off-planet and the former Headmaster ordered the assembled troops at Fort Scyk to follow him instead. Ruckus readily agreed, after witnessing [[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]]'s summary execution for questioning those orders. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Three}}

Later, once Scorponok had been defeated and Soundwave had returned, Ruckus attacked one of Cybertron's communications facilities alongside [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]], [[Battletrap (G1)|Battletrap]], and [[Windsweeper]] to blind the Autobots to the approach of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s ''[[Warworld]]''. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Two}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:JoeVsTFII4-Ruckus.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|This is probably me!]]
Ruckus was among [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s forces on Cybertron, and was standing around while his commander mocked [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]]. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #4}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:Stormbringer3 NebulousDecepticons2.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb|Nebulos: It's so yowzah]]
Ruckus was on the rampage when [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]'s gladiators broke out of [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]]'s security services and lay siege to the city. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 4|Megatron Origin #4}} At some point during the war, Ruckus was part of the forces that manned [[Grindcore (prison)|Grindcore]]. {{storylink|Speak, Memory: Part 1}}

In modern times, Ruckus was a part of the Decepticon infiltration team based on [[Nebulos]] under the command of [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]]. He reported on the arrival of [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] to this world, to the Decepticons' horror. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 2|Stormbringer #2}} As Thunderwing began his mindless devastation of Nebulos, the Decepticon infiltration team moved out in a futile attempt to stop the monster. Ruckus attacked from the ground along with [[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]] and [[Skullcruncher (G1)|Skullcruncher]], but was crushed by the giant [[Pretender|monstrosity]]. His corpse was then used to destroy the airborne [[Roadgrabber]]. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 3|Stormbringer #3}}

====The Functionist Universe====
In a [[Functionist Universe|divergent timeline]], Ruckus joined the [[Anti-Vocationist League]] and worked with Megatron against the [[Functionist Council|Functionists]]. He later crossed over to Megatron's home universe and was present when Megatron returned to the ''[[Lost Light]]''. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 5): The Unremembering|Crucible (Part 5): The Unremembering}}

===''TransTech''===
In the [[Transcendent Technomorph|TransTech]] city of [[Axiom Nexus]], Ruckus, [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]], and [[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]] assaulted what they thought was an [[energon]] refinery, but it turned out to be a waste fuel storage depot. Eyuw. {{storylink|Around Cybertron issue 1|Around Cybertron #1}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
[[File:EverybodyHatesMetroplex-CindersaurRuckus.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1]]
Ruckus was among the Decepticons and [[Cobra]] soldiers who attacked [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], where he and [[Flamefeather (G1)|Flamefeather]] were held at bay by [[Scarlett]]. {{storylink|Everybody Hates Metroplex}}

===''Of Masters and Mayhem''===
[[File:OMAMHistory MayhemAttackSquad.jpg|upright=1.8|thumb]]

Ruckus had a younger brother named [[Ground Hog]].<ref>TFSS [[Ruckus (G1)#Generations|Grabuge]] profile card</ref>

Ruckus and the rest of the [[Mayhem Attack Squad]] were selected by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] to form the ultimate combiner, [[Thunder Mayhem]]. Their power amplified and the combiner's personality solidified by the [[Matrix of Malice]], the Mayhem Attack Squad's destructive ability proved uncontrollable. The Squad captured Optimus Prime and restrained him within their ship, forcing him to watch as Thunder Mayhem went on an apocalyptic rampage across Cybertron, nearly driving the Cybertronian race to extinction. {{storylink|Foundation and Wreckage Part 1: Deadly Aim|Deadly Aim}} {{storylink|Lively Pursuit}} {{storylink|Pandora's Gift}}

Years later, Ruckus and the others were drawn to a cavern on Earth by a Decepticon signal, finding upon their arrival that the extra-dimensional [[Ramjet (Universe)|Ramjet]] was the one broadcasting it. Ruckus was eager to simply off the stranger, but Bludgeon had him stand back while he spoke with Ramjet. When Ramjet suggested he and the Squad team up, Ruckus went on a tirade, asking Ramjet where he got off proclaiming himself on equal footing to the "Slaughterers of Worlds." Ramjet showed that he had the power to rival theirs by picking Ruckus up and letting some of his eldritch energies flow into him. This was enough to convince the rest of the group that Ramjet would make for a valuable ally, and together they began plotting the destruction of the universe. {{storylink|History}}

The Mayhem Attack Squad turned Thunder Mayhem loose on the city of [[Merida]]. {{storylink|Divination}} They were confronted by [[Metalhawk (G1)|Metalhawk]]'s team of Autobot [[Pretender]]s and the exiled Optimus Prime himself. {{storylink|Pandora's Gift}} Thunder Mayhem had little trouble keeping them at bay, but when the [[Wreckers]] arrived and unveiled their new combined form [[Wreckage (G1)|Wreckage]], the Mayhems had a true fight on their hands. The superpowered human [[Lisa|Elizabeth]] fired an energy blast that damaged Thunder Mayhem's chest, allowing Wreckage to expose the Matrix of Malice. Together, all parties focused their fire and destroyed the Matrix, causing the Squad to de-combine and ending Thunder Mayhem for good. In the aftermath, the Wreckers took the Mayhem Attack Squad into custody when they left the planet. {{storylink|Finale (OMAM)|Finale}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[The World In Your Eyes Part One|''Transformers'' #1]]}}
[[File:TheChangeInYourNaturePart1 RuckusSpringer.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.7|Of course someone named "[[Brian Ruckley|Ruckley]]" makes him seem edgy and cool.]]

Ruckus walked on a street past a dejected [[Tap-Out (Universe)|Tap-Out]]. {{storylink|Transformers Valentine's Day Special|Valentine's Day Special}} He later attended an [[Decepticon|Ascenticon]] rally in [[Tarn (polity)|Tarn]]. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part One}}

As a member of [[The Rise]], Ruckus went off the grid after [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]]'s death stirred up [[Security Operations]]. When the Rise's base under the [[Memorial Crater]] was discovered, energon reserves were low. [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] sent out Ruckus, [[Wirespike]], [[Kaskade]], and [[Lowload (G1)|Lowload]] to raid a substation near [[Crystal City]]. They set off an alarm and were accosted by [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]]. The quartet fled, falling back to the body of an immersant [[Titan (group)|Titan]] for cover. Ruckus was able to use a railgun hidden in the Titan to hold off security forces from pursuing them inside, but the Risers were trapped. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part One}}

Under the guise of peaceful negotiation, [[Soundwave (G1)|Senator Soundwave]] arrived at the scene and offered to parley with the Risers. Ruckus and the others were happy to see an Ascenticon face, but didn't realize how compromised they were. After Ruckus thoughtlessly babbled about [[Barricade (IDW)|Barricade]] and Shockwave and other Rise secrets, Soundwave realized the quartet couldn't be allowed to live. Soundwave left his [[Electromagnetic suppressor spear|electromagnetic suppressor]] behind to return to security, then detonated it inside the Titan, an act of blasphemy and extremism for all of Cybertron to notice "from the Rise". {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Two}} Lowload and Wirespike died in the blast, but with Security Operations recovering Ruckus and Kaskade alive. [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] confirmed, however, that their sparks only flickered, leaving them in deep coma-like states. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: All Fall Down|All Fall Down}} They remained as such long after the Autobots abandoned [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], with [[Flatline (G1)|Flatline]] continuing to monitor them. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Test Flight I|Test Flight I}}

[[File:TreadAndCircuitsPart4 Ruckus.jpg|thumb|right||upright=0.9|Perfect Wreckers material, he's brave, scrappy and even comes pre-killed!]]
Doubtlessly unaware of Ruckus' current status and affiliation, [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]] considered him a potential recruit for the [[Wreckers]]. {{storylink|Tread & Circuits Part 4}}

When [[Exarchon]]—inside the body of [[Provoke]]—awoke, the ancient Transformer reactivated Ruckus, stole his body, and turned him into a mindless puppet of Exarchon's latest iteration. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Enigmatic|Enigmatic}} [[Codexa]] was able to sense this and told [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] that Ruckus' spark had been supplanted by Exarchon. Exarchon-as-Ruckus quickly got himself a Decepticon badge and went to [[Swindle's]] to learn more about Cybertron's current state. [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], suspecting foul play, went to question "Ruckus" but was unable to get any meaningful answers from the disguised Exarchon before being asked to leave the establishment. {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part One}} A captured Ultra Magnus tried to warn [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] about Exarchon's return but was ignored, even though Megatron's lieutenants suggested that they locate Ruckus just to be safe. {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part Two}} Ruckus' frame was eventually abandoned by Exarchon after he discovered a sleeping [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]] in the basement of Swindle's and transferred his spark into the more powerful body. {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part Three}} After discovering that Exarchon still lived, Cyclonus went searching for Ruckus, discovering him dead. When he reported this to the Decepticons, [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] took Ruckus' miraculous revival and sudden death as proof of Cyclonus' warnings. {{storylink|War's End Part One}}

===''My Little Pony/Transformers''===
[[File:MLPTFII Elita One.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]
Ruckus was one of the many Transformers brainwashed by [[King Sombra]] and sent to excavate the ancient Titan [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]. When the Autobots attacked, [[Elita One (G1)|Elita-1]] punched his lights out, although he was later returned to normal after the Cybertronians and their pony allies combined forces to defeat Sombra. {{storylink|Finale (The Magic of Cybertron)|Finale}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
[[File:Legends-Ruckus.jpg|thumb]]
Ruckus was part of a Decepticon raiding party who scoured a human military base in order to retrieve the [[MacGuffin Generator]]. Though the Autobots showed up to interfere, Ruckus was ultimately able to find the generator, and handed it to Blitzwing. The Decepticons activated the device, and though it supercharged them at first, the MacGuffin Generator proved to be more volatile than they anticipated. It exploded, sending Ruckus and the rest of the Decepticons flying off into the distance. {{storylink|Raiding Party}}

===''Transformers: Bumblebee Overdrive''===
Ruckus was among the Decepticons defending their multiple bases against Autobot invasors. {{storylink|Transformers: Bumblebee Overdrive}}
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==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}
[[File:G1 Ruckus toy.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|I didn't know Decepticons had uncles!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Ruckus''' (Triggercon, [[1988]])}}</ul>
{{toydesigner|[[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Released in the fifth year of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|original ''Transformers'' toyline]], Ruckus transforms into an indigo and tan [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes|Baja buggy]]. Like the other [[Triggercon]]s, Ruckus has a pair of twin flip-out cannons as his focal [[gimmick]]. The cannons are the un[[chrome]]d gear-deploying style, like those of [[Crankcase (G1)#Toys|Crankcase]] and the Autobot [[Triggerbot]] [[Dogfight (G1)#Toys|Dogfight]]. In [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]], the cannons deploy either side of the driver's cabin, while in his robot form they're mounted atop his shoulders. That said the mechanism seems to be designed more for the latter, as the trigger switch more often than not causes the guns to flip to that position even in vehicle mode as opposed to the vehicle configuration mentioned here. In both cases, they point up at an angle instead of straight forward.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Decepticon/Ruckus/ruckus.htm More information on Ruckus at TFU.info.]''
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===''Combiner Wars''===
[[File:CombinerWarstoy-Ruckus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|First bot who calls me '''Garbage''' instead of '''Grabuge''' gets an axe to the face!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Grabuge''' (Deluxe, [[2016]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Axe, Weapon/Combiner extremity
{{toydesigner|[[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

: Part of the [[Transformers Figure Subscription Service#Series 4.0 (2016)|Figure Subscription Service 4.0]], ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Grabuge (using his French Canadian name for [[trademark]] reasons) is a [[redeco]] of Deluxe Class [[Offroad (CW)#Toys|Decepticon Offroad]] (whose head was based on Ruckus!), transforming into a 4x4 double-cab pickup truck of undetermined, probably-made-up model. He includes a [[5 mm post|5 mm handle]] axe weapon that can be a side-mounted exhaust pipe in truck mode, and a larger accessory that can form a hand or foot in combiner limb mode, a gun for robot mode, and can be mounted on a tab in the vehicle mode's truck bed to form a giant engine block.

: Grabuge can also form either an arm or a leg for any standard-issue ''Combiner Wars''-style gestalt (or into one of [[Godbomber#Legends|''Legends'' Godbomber's]] legs), though he was intended to combine with [[Bludgeon (G1)#Combiner Wars|Bludgeon]] to form [[Thunder Mayhem#Toys|Thunder Mayhem]]. While the front hood/windshields are needed to be folded as kneecaps for his leg mode, the piece also had a tendency to dislodge if he collides with Optimus Prime/Motormaster's and Hot Spot's protruding foot while the legs are being swiveled in his standing position, unless the leg joints are bent down to lessen the problem.

: This mold was also redecoed to make ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' [[Breakdown (WFC)#Unite Warriors|Zombie War Breakdown]] and was retooled to create [[First Aid (G1)#Combiner Wars|First Aid]], [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Ironhide]], and [[Trailbreaker (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Trailbreaker]]. This mold also served as the model for the non-toy ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' versions of [[Prowl (SG)|Checkpoint]] and the [[Autotrooper (SG Knights of Unicron)|Autotrooper]]s.

:The figure was also available for purchase in the Transformers Collector's Club Online Store.
{{CWOffroadMold}}
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:TF-Legacy-United-Deluxe-Rukus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|''What's with the go-go boots?'']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Decepticon Bludgeon/Decepticon Rukus''' (Multi-pack, [[2024]])}}</ul>
:*Accessories: Gun
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Shuhei Umezu]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/C-BfRKIujNE/ Design notes]] on ''Legacy'' Rukus from [[Hasbro]] designer [[Mark Maher]] on Instagram</ref>

: ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: United]]'' "Decepticon Rukus" (name changed slightly for trademark reasons) is an ''extensive'' [[retool]]ing of ''Legacy: Evolution'' Deluxe Class [[Beachcomber (G1)#Legacy|Beachcomber]], retaining the pelvis, hips, shoulders, and wheels, with most other parts being new and Rukus' robot mode being significantly taller than Beachcomber. He gains his Triggercon flip-out cannons, which can also detach to be hand-held guns.

: Rukus' transformation requires a few extra motions from the legs than the instructions imply. Folding them out in front of his torso will give them clearance to connect and fold into themselves half-way without issue. This sets them up to complete their rotation while slipping their open panels between the fists and back, eventually clicking into place and allowing the panels to close unimpeded, completing his buggy mode.

: His robot [[paint operation|deco choices]] are upside-down or out of position compared to those of the G1 toy, suggesting [[Circular reporting#Other oddities|the designers relied on a sample]] that had its [[sticker]]s incorrectly applied.

: Like Beachcomber, his tires are made of PVC plastic, though it is unknown if his tires suffer from the same issues.

: Rukus is packaged with the Voyager-sized [[Bludgeon (G1)#LegacyUnited|Decepticon Bludgeon]], and was first officially sighted at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2024 on [[July 25]], [[2024]]. It was designated as an [[Amazon]] exclusive in the "Doom 'n Destruction" capsule subline. Unlike other figures in the Doom <nowiki>'</nowiki>n Destruction line, Rukus lacks a Mayhem Attack Squad insignia.

::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/C-BfRKIujNE/ Designer commentary on ''Legacy'' Rukus from Mark Maher on Instagram]''

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==Merchandise==
===''Transformers Trading Card Game''===
[[File:W2Ruckus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Ruckus, Combat Assault''' ([[2019]])
**'''Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners'''
**''Rarity: '''''CT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T37/T46'''
**''Stars: ''11
:Ruckus, Combat Assault is one of forty character cards released in Wave 2 of the ''[[Transformers Trading Card Game]]'', Rise of the Combiners.

:The artwork for the card is reused from the [[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]] mobile game, with line-art for both Bot and Alt Mode by [[Dan Khanna]].
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==Notes==
[[File:CWRuckusOffroadconcepts.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|Could you describe the ruckus, sir?]]
*Mystifyingly, Ruckus was featured in a character lineup on [[Hub Network|Hubworld.com]]'s [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]] page, visually represented by his [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' art.<ref>[http://www.hubworld.com/transformers/shows/generation-1/images ''Generation 1'' cartoon page] on [http://www.hubworld.com Hubworld.com]</ref>
*Ruckus nearly got a new ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' toy as one the ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' [[Stunticon (G1)#Generations|Stunticons]]; however, [[Trademark|name unavailability]] and doubt as to whether he actually made sense as a member of that team led to the toy getting a new deco and identity as [[Offroad (CW)|Offroad]].<ref>[[Toy Fair 2015#Notes|TFWiki.net's Toy Fair 2015 report]]</ref> Whilst the final toy transforms into a relatively straightforward pickup truck, early design sketches suggest that buggy-type vehicles, closer to Ruckus's alt mode, were initially considered. [[Fun Publications]] would later make a redeco of the toy available as the character it was originally designed as, using his French Canadian name "Grabuge" for [[trademark]] reasons.

===Foreign names===
*''French:'' '''Grabuge''' (Canada, "Ruckus"), '''Rallye''' (France, "Rally")
*''Hungarian:'' '''Zörej''' ("Noise")

==References==
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[[Category:Classics Decepticons]]
[[Category:Combiner Wars Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 toy Decepticons]]
[[Category:IDW (2019) Decepticons]]
[[Category:Legacy Decepticons]]
[[Category:Marvel Generation 1 Autobots]]
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Minerva (G1 robot)

2024-12-01T10:40:40Z

Lorcan Wooster: /* Legacy */

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:''Minerva is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Minerva robotmode.jpg|thumb|300px|]]

'''Minerva''' (ミネルバ ''Mineruba'') is either a former [[Transtector]] who gained life from and independently of her former owner, [[Minerva (human)|Minerva]], via the power of [[Masterforce (technology)|Masterforce]], or a normal [[Transformer|Cybertronian]]. Either way, she has great skills in medicine.

{{Bigquote|If we're already on the scene, it might be the difference between life... and the big shutdown.|Minerva|"[[The Cure (EW)|The Cure]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''Super-God Masterforce'' cartoon====
The Transtector that would become Minerva was manufactured by the Autobots of [[Master (planet)|Master]] under [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]]'s eye, to allow the [[human]]s of [[Earth]] to defend their planet against the [[Decepticon]]s if needed. When the human Minerva and her friends requested to join the battle, [[Metalhawk (G1)|Metalhawk]] granted the children their wish in the form of [[Master-Brace]]s and the [[Headmaster Junior]] Transtectors. With her Transtector, Minerva participated in the epic war against the Decepticons led by [[Devil Z]]. {{storylink|Birth! Headmaster Jrs}}

In the wake of Devil Z's destruction, the bond between the Autobot humans and their Transtectors was broken, and Minerva became a normal kid again as her now-living Transtector and those of all the other Autobots headed into space to continue the fight against the Decepticons. {{storylink|A Battle... and Then...}}

====''Legends'' comic====
The living Transtector, having taken its partner's name for its own, came to be stationed at [[G Nebula 89]]. In [[2021]], Minerva watched on as [[Grand Maximus]] unveiled the "Super Convoy Project", a new body in which a resurrected [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] would occupy. {{storylink|LG24 Shockwave & Cancer Prologue}} She was later present to defend the transtector factory when [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]] and his forces attacked. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 39|Bonus Edition Vol. 39}} She worked with [[Perceptor (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Perceptor]] to upgrade [[Godbomber]]'s armor plating, {{storylink|TF Legends Late Xmas Present Chapter|Late Xmas Present Chapter}} and came with him to the [[Legends World]] where she helped save him from [[Katsu Don]]'s clutches. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 56|Bonus Edition Vol. 56}} She was defeated by Katsu Don when he returned to steal the [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmasters]] Perceptor was working on. {{storylink|Targetmaster Chapter Finale: Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part One|Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part One}}

====''Victory'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Tomoko Maruo]] (Japanese)}}

[[File:Minerva victory.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|left|Odds are, you only like two of these characters.]]

Several years later, when the living Transtector [[Ginrai (robot)|Ginrai]] was fatally wounded in battle with Decepticon leader [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]], Minerva was summoned to Earth along with [[Perceptor (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Perceptor]] and [[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Wheeljack]] for medical support. Unfortunately, it was soon determined that nothing could be done for Ginrai, save to rebuild him in an entirely new form. {{storylink|Ginrai Dies!!}} Using a design crafted by Autobot [[Supreme Commander]] [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]], Minerva, Wheeljack, and Perceptor rebuilt Ginrai as Victory Leo {{storylink|Fight!! Victory Leo}} and subsequently implanted a circuit in Star Saber's head that would allow him and Victory Leo to combine. {{storylink|Awaken! Victory Leo}} Perceptor was wary of the strain on Star Saber's body when the combination was first used, but when Minerva pressed him for details, he assured her everything would turn out fine. {{storylink|The Tide Is Turned! The Ultimate Weapon, the Victory Unification}}

====Metrowars====
Following a devastating attack by [[Metrotitan (G1)|Metrotitan]], Minerva, with the help of [[Glit (KP)|Glit]], rebuilt [[Manta Ray (G2)|Manta Ray]] from his [[Master Class]] body into a new body, sans [[Energon Matrix]]. She filled Manta Ray into what was happening with [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] after Metrotitan's attack. {{Storylink|Metrowars}}

====Train Wars====
Minerva was at [[G Nebula 89]] with [[Cab (robot)|Cab]] when the [[Second Army]] came under attack by [[Darkwings]], [[Black Shadow (G1)|Black Shadow]], and [[Blue Bacchus]], who sought out the [[transtector]] factory. Minerva called out to their commander, Goshooter, to help, and he sent the [[Decepticon]]s fleeing with the power of his partner, [[Shūta Gō]]. Afterwards, though, Minerva found herself annoyed at the two's constant attempts to one-up each other. {{storylink|Train Wars: Goshooter & Shūta Gō Chapter}}

===''Super-God Masterforce'' comic===
Minerva and her friends were recruited by Metalhawk to fight [[Devil Z]]'s Decepticons. After a period of intensive training, they were given Master-Braces and Transtectors, becoming Headmaster Juniors. {{storylink|The Birth of the Junior Headmasters}}

Later, the death of Devil Z caused the bond between the humans and their Transtectors to be broken, and Minerva became a normal kid again as her now-living Transtector and those of all the other Autobots headed into space to continue the fight against the Decepticons. {{storylink|The Birth of the Super Life-Forms}}

===''Kre-O'' online comic===
[[File:KreO-webcomic-4-Minerva.jpg|100px|thumb]]

When [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]'s new invention "[[Skeletron]]" gave [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]] a new see-through torso, Minerva blushed at just how embarrassing the look was. {{Storylink|Wheeljack's Bizarre Invention! Optimus Power Up!?}} She apparently treated [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] after a roof collapsed on him. {{storylink|Dive Into the Fire! The Rescue Operation of Friendship}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
[[File:Tread&Circuits2 MinervaCertificate.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.0|"I'm hanging this on the wall right next to my degree!"]]
Minerva was chief medic for the [[Wreckers]], a covert insertion unit posing as a traveling stunt show. Because she was not a participant in their broadcasts, Minerva often served as pilot for their ship, the ''[[Stuntmaster]]''. The Wreckers were drawn to [[Velocitron]] after a terrorist cell called [[Mayhem Attack Squad|Mayhem]] interrupted one of their broadcasts to threaten the upcoming [[Speedia 500]] race. {{storylink|Tread & Circuits Part 1}} During recon before the race, Minerva monitored the [[Decepticon|Ascenticon]] racer [[Knock Out (G1)|Knock Out]] for Mayhem sympathies, but was only able to conclusively determine he was an arrogant twit after beating his high score in an [[Mechanic Mania!|arcade game]]. Their surveillance was interrupted when the Wreckers' cameraman [[Circuit (G1)|Circuit]] spotted Mayhem in the city, but was shot down before he could do more. Minerva found him in a bad state and barely managed to get Circuit stabilized back on the ''Stuntmaster''. She confided in [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]] that she was worried that this situation was more dangerous than anything they had encountered since [[War of the Threefold Spark|wartime]]. {{storylink|Tread & Circuits Part 2}}

Mayhem attacked during the race, causing several deaths. While most of the Wreckers were on the speedway, Minerva and the medics were pulled back by [[Security Operations]] during the commotion. {{storylink|Tread & Circuits Part 3}} During the closing ceremonites at the Velocitronian Senate days later, Minerva spotted [[Submarauder (G1)|Submarauder]] of Mayhem making his way towards the balconies. She tried to intervene when he fired a [[harpoon]] gun at the new First Senator, Knock Out. Minerva tried to pursue the assassin, but Submarauder abandoned his [[Pretender]] shell and left it behind to detonate with hidden explosives. Minerva was disoriented by the blast and found by Security Operations clutching the assassin's weapon. She was arrested under suspicion of attempted murder. Thunderclash and Minerva agreed to let Sec-Ops sort out the problem, letting the Wreckers leave Velocitron to maintain their cover. However, Minerva soon learned Mayhem and Sec-Ops had been in cahoots with the Ascenticons from the start. Knock Out's victory and rise to power had been deliberately orchestrated, and he sentenced Minerva to indefinite stasis once the Wreckers cleared out. {{storylink|Tread & Circuits Part 4}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Minerva-Earth Wars.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|]]
Minerva joined the Earth Wars at the same time as [[Flatline (G1)|Flatline]]. {{storylink|The Cure}}
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===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Minerva was originally a medical cruiser who transformed into a headless [[transtector]]. Eventually, she somehow gained sentience and free will; she was the first member of her kind to undergo such a drastic evolution.

On one mission in southern [[France]], Minerva joined [[Bulkhead (G1)|Bulkhead]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] attempted to ambush [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] and the [[Baroness]], only for all five [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]]s to launch a counter-ambush. In the ensuing fight, [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] critically damaged Bumblebee; while Bulkhead fought the Decepticons, Minerva was able to stabilize Bumblebee and make an escape. The two Autobots and their gravely wounded compatriot spent days trying to escape their pursuers, and eventually stumbled on a [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] camp in [[La Grande Dune du Pilat]]. After making contact with team leader [[Stalker (G.I. Joe)|Stalker]], the heroes of G.I. Joe agreed to bring in a group of specialists to repair Bumblebee.

Once [[Doc (Carla Greer)|Doc]], [[Mainframe (G.I. Joe)|Mainframe]], and [[Cover Girl]] arrived, the Autobots and their new allies successfully rebuilt Bumblebee into a new, war-ready configuration and rolled out to capture Swindle and his new associate. After a brief chase through the streets of [[Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges]], the team successfully captured Swindle... but realized that "Baroness" was really her body double, [[Chameleon (G.I. Joe)|Chameleon]]. However, the intel she provided led them to a [[The Joint|secret cybernetics lab]] in the [[Pyrenees]], where they discovered that the villains had pooled their resources to construct [[Fusion (RPG)|Fusion]], an awesomely powerful hybrid of Cobra and Cybertronian technology. {{storylink|Cobra/Con Fusion}}

Minerva was one of the many heroes who was transported to the [[Apex (RPG)|Apex]] when the evil [[Lord MindWaveZ]] merged many realities together into one chaotic realm. She, [[Spirit]], and [[Tommy Oliver]] assisted a group of heroes as they battled Lord MindWaveZ and attempted to restore their worlds to normal. {{storylink|Worlds Collide: Battle for the Multiverse}}

==Toys==
===''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers''===
{{anchor|Super-God Masterforce}}
[[File:MF-toy Minerva.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|The three vehicle-mounted weapons fire aspirin, we promise.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Minelba''' {{sic}} (Headmaster Junior, [[1988]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''C-303'''
:*''Accessories'': Transtector, seat/helmet, left & right "Shock Blasters", "Shock Gun"
{{toydesigner|[[Tetsuya Ikeda]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Ban Magami]] (concept artist)}}

: Released in the fourth year of Takara's ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]'' line under the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1988 (Super-God Masterforce)|Super-God Masterforce]]'' banner, Minerva is a small armored human who transforms into a robotic head; she can also combine with an outer helmet (the removable seat of her vehicle) and pair of small guns to form a bulkier head. In head mode, she is compatible with any other Headmaster body.

: Her Transtector is referred to as an ambulance, but let's be honest: it's a Porsche 959 with an emergency rescue color scheme that wouldn't likely be very useful in transporting patients around. The roof is hinged and can be opened to reveal an interior cockpit that Minerva herself can sit inside of; the prominent hinge itself is rather cleverly disguised as a lightbar, something that Minerva's American mold-partner, [[Nightbeat (G1)#Toys|Nightbeat]], lacks. Her Shock Blasters plug in just above the vehicle's headlights, while her larger Shock Gun can be plugged onto the roof.

: In robot mode, the Transtector has a flip-down panel on her chest which covers a spring-loaded mini-Tech-Spec-meter which gives readings for Speed, Strength and Intelligence. The tumblers are activated when Minerva (or any other Headmaster unit) is plugged into the neck socket. As another consequence of being a smaller Headmaster, Minerva's chest cavity was apparently too small for three individual tumblers. As a result, all Headmaster heads inserted will display her pre-molded (and painted) Speed, Strength, and Intelligence readings (7, 5, 8) on one large sliding plate.

: As noted above, Minerva shares a mold with the American Headmaster Nightbeat, but it is unclear which character came first in the design process.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Cybertron/Minerva/minerva.htm More information on Minerva at TFU.info]''

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[[File:G1Nightbeat toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Not-Beat.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Minerva Night Beat''' (Headmaster Junior, 1988)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Transtector, seat/helmet, left & right "Shock Blasters", "Shock Gun"
{{toydesigner|[[Tetsuya Ikeda]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Essentially just a Japanese release of [[Hasbro]]'s Nightbeat toy, this version of the Minerva toy was only available by mail order, for the price of 1800 yen and four [[Robot Point]]s.

: It is currently unknown if this version of the toy came in a simple mailer box or in [[Hasbro]] packaging, as several other mail-order toys did.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Autobot/Nightbeat/nightbeat.htm More information on Minerva Night Beat (well, Nightbeat) at TFU.info]''
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:TF-Legacy-Deluxe-Minerva.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|She may not be a Headmaster anymore, but at least this one won't cost you three grand.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Minerva''' (Deluxe Class, [[2022]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': 2 "[[Energon]] blaster" rifles, lightbar
:*''Known designers'': [[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Ittoku Kuwazu]] (TakaraTomy)

: ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' Deluxe Class Minerva is a [[retool]]ing of ''Legacy'' [[Elita One (G1)#Legacy|Elita-1]], transforming into the same Cybertronian car-thing, swapping Elita-1's vehicle-mode skullcap accessory for an ambulance lightbar. She has a new head, but sadly is no longer a [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]]—designer Mark Maher rationalized this by saying she lost the ability while travelling through the portal to the ''Legacy'' universe.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Legacy Deluxe Minerva just jumped through a portal from the Super God Masterforce universe! She’s here to help the Wreckers in there conquest to stop an evil foe! She unfortunately lost her headmaster abilities as she came through the portal, but she does come fully equipped with 2 energon infused rifles and a sweet lightbar for her alt ambulance turbo mode!|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/CkR9XtJM0g-/|name=Mark Maher|site=Instagram|year=2022|month=10|day=29}}</ref> What exactly this means for her human pilot is probably best not dwelt upon.

: As with Elita-1, her backpack [[kibble]] can optionally be bunched together behind her torso for a sleeker look—albeit one less accurate to her ''[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (cartoon)| Super-God Masterforce]]'' appearance. Her weapons are the same as Elita-1's, both cast in translucent white plastic; the blaster based on Minerva's original weapon is painted black, while the one based on Elita-1's is left clear. As a result, her windshield (which shares the same sprue) is cast in clear plastic as well, then tinted blue to match her character design better. Unusually for a ''Generations'' figure released since [[2014]], she does not have a [[flight stand]] port. Like Elita-1, Minerva can be prone to have loose ankles.

: Minerva's toy was revealed months before her actual release, in [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[Transformers: Wreckers—Tread & Circuits|Tread & Circuits]]'' comic book. Officially [[exclusive]] to [[Walgreens]] in the United States, this figure was reportedly found at a single ''[[Walmart]]'' store in the United States<ref name="walmart">[https://news.tfw2005.com/2022/08/01/transformers-legacy-deluxe-minerva-in-package-image-462499 TFW2005 news story] about Legacy Minerva being found at a Walmart store in August 2022.</ref> before any official announcement from [[Hasbro]]. Subsequently, the figure was stocked by online retailer In Demand Toys in the [[United Kingdom]], and then released in Canada, where it was exclusive to [[GameStop]]. Hasbro finally officially acknowledged her existence during [https://news.tfw2005.com/2022/10/20/transformers-brand-team-fan-roundtable-for-october-2022-recap-468315 a fan media roundtable] on October 20, 2022, and she went up for order on [[Hasbro Pulse]] one week later following the 1027 Hasbro Pulse Premium Event. There was also an alleged purchase of the figure at a ''Target'' store from around the same time.<ref name="walmart">[https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/legacy-collection-walgreens-exclusive-minerva-found.1241459/page-3#post-20897387 TFW2005 user's] [https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/legacy-collection-walgreens-exclusive-minerva-found.1241459/page-4#post-20897414 claims] about finding Legacy Minerva at a Target store in October 2022.</ref> The figure was finally found at Walgreens stores in December 2022, following hot on the trail of what was supposed to be the ''previous'' year's Walgreens exclusive, ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Kingdom]]'' [[Red Alert (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Red Alert]]. Like many Walgreens exclusives, distribution was spotty in some parts of the US, mainly due to many individual stores choosing to reduce their toy selection for lack of sales.

:Unlike her first toy from 1988, she had no Japanese release, thus making this the first figure of Minerva to only be issued in Hasbro markets with no Japanese release.

:This mold was further retooled to make ''Legacy'' [[Strongarm (RID)#Legacy|Strongarm]]. Her guns and lightbar were recolored and included with fellow Walgreens exclusive [[Medix (G1)#Legacy|Medix]].

::*[https://www.instagram.com/p/CkR9XtJM0g-/ ''Mark Maher's designer commentary on Legacy Autobot Minerva'']
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==Merchandise==
===Super Collection Figure===
[[File:SCF MinervaRobot.jpg|thumb|300px|I will NOT make the Knee Test!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Minerva''' (2001) }}</ul>
:*''ACT'': '''2'''
:*''Accessories'': Stand

: A PVC figurine of Minerva, based on her robot mode character model, was available in the second "act" of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''[[Heroes of Cybertron (toyline)|Super Collection Figure]]'' line. Her simple assembly gives her some limited articulation, with swivels at the neck, shoulders and forearms.

: Like all the figures in the act, she was available as both a standard full-color figure, and as a colorless clear plastic version, one of each in a case of twelve blind-packed PVCs.
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==Notes==
[[File:Chromia Minerva toy.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Probably buddies with [[Arcee (Energon)|Ariel Paradron-Type]].]]
* Though several female ''Transformers'' characters appeared in cartoons before her, Minerva was the first female Transformer toy ever released. Many years later, her position was kinda-sorta usurped when the 2009 guidebook ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark Almanac]]'' retconned the 1985 toy [[Freezon]], (which was never given a gender at time of its release) into being a female character. Realistically, though, in every meaningful sense, the title absolutely belongs to Minerva.
* Although Minerva's Transtector doesn't have room to ferry patients like a real ambulance would (which is what it's referred to being as), it would qualify as a {{w|fly-car}} due to it having a faster response time to emergencies (and saving ambulance resources if the situation is minor).
* Minerva's color scheme was used for the DVD-exclusive "White Version" [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)#Minerva|Thunderblast]].
* Like all non-toy robot [[Kreon]]s in the ''Kre-O'' manga, Minerva is made from existing ''Kre-O'' parts. She uses the ever-popular [[Hound (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Hound]] helmet, though it's a little hard to tell just what she has attached to her arms due to the small size of the comic.

===Foreign names===
*''English:'' '''Nightbeat''' ([[Omni Productions]] dub)
*''Italian:'' '''Phantom'''
*''Russian:'' '''Vetochka''' (Веточка, "Tree Branch")
*''Spanish:'' '''Cher''' (America)

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Female Transformers]]
[[Category:Japanese-original Transformers]]
[[Category:Kre-O Autobots]]
[[Category:Kreons]]
[[Category:Legacy Autobots]]
[[Category:Legends Autobots]]
[[Category:Medics]]
[[Category:Super-God Masterforce Autobots]]
[[Category:Victory Autobots]]
[[Category:IDW (2019) Autobots]]
[[Category:Walgreens exclusives]]
[[Category:Wreckers]]

Ruckus (G1)

2024-11-28T13:54:24Z

Lorcan Wooster: /* Legacy */

{{disambig2|the evil Decepticon|his heroic mirror-universe counterpart|Ruckus (SG)}}
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:''Ruckus is a [[Decepticon]] [[Triggercon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Ruckus.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"[[Gary Anthony Williams|Name's Ruckus, Uncle Ruckus; no relation.]]"]]
'''RUCKUS''' IS A SHOUTING, FIGHTING, CLAMOROUS COLLECTION OF COLLECTED JUNK AND LOOSE BOLTS. A BOLD AND DARING WARRIOR, HE IS TOTALLY DEVOTED TO WINNING AND MAKING A LOT OF LOUD, LOUD NOISE WHILE DOING IT, ESPECIALLY THE NOISY BIT. HE LOVES TO PLUNGE INTO THE THICK OF THINGS, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT CAUSES A GREAT BIG CRASH, AND CARES VERY LITTLE HOW INTACT HIS CHASSIS IS WHEN THE COMMOTION IS OVER. HE MAY BE CRAZY OR JUST ADDICTED TO THE TRANSFORMER EQUIVALENT OF ADRENALINE, BUT WHAT IS CERTAIN IS THAT HE IS TOTALLY LOYAL TO THE DECEPTICON CAUSE, AND EVEN IF HE WERE SMASHED INTO LITTLE PIECES THEY'D EACH BE LOYAL LITTLE PIECES. SURRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGE!

YOU CAN ALSO CALL HIM '''GRABUGE''' OR '''RUKUS'''!

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}
[[File:Triggercons.jpg|left|thumb]]

Ruckus was merely an errand droid until he proved his worth during the battle of [[Valvolux]] where, despite being shattered by a [[proton missile]], he used his still-functioning voice module to warn his comrades of an [[Autobot]] ambush. As reward, [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] had him upgraded into a larger, stronger form. {{storylink|The Transformers Universe (Marvel)|Ruckus's ''Universe'' profile}}

Ruckus was one of [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]'s minions since the early days of the [[Cybertronian Civil Wars|war]], working with him along with his fellow Triggercons in an attempt to acquire the knowledge and power of the [[Underbase]]. Ultimately, a young [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] destroyed the Underbase so that the Decepticons couldn't have it for themselves. {{storylink|The Flames of Boltax!}}

''Many millions of years later, Ruckus and the Triggercons were serving a rather unfulfilling duty under the [[Triumvirate|Triumverate]] on Cybertron. When [[Straxus (G1)|Megatron]] arrived and offered them a better way, they quickly agreed and executed their current leaders.'' {{storylink|The Fall and Rise of the Decepticon Empire.}} ''After Megatron was disposed of by his predecessor, the original Megatron, Ruckus began working for the [[Decepticon High Council]]. Leading a team of [[Quake (G1)|Quake]], [[Flamefeather (G1)|Flamefeather]], and his fellow Triggercons to Earth, Ruckus was meant to retrieve [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]], an ambitious Decepticon looking to be crowned new leader of the armies. Having been defeated by a small party of Autobots in his previous bid, however, Thunderwing was in no mood to meekly return to the council for instructions. He commandeered Ruckus and his crew for a direct assault on the Ark in order to get revenge for his humiliating defeat.'' {{storylink|Rage!}} ''It was suicide—a half-dozen Decepticons in a shuttle against dozens of Autobots aboard their flagship, but Ruckus and his crew were forced to go along. After Thunderwing confronted [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] directly, only to be blasted off by a group of [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmasters]], Ruckus managed to convince him to put the vendetta on hold, at least for a little while. (And Decepticon politics being what they are, Thunderwing ended up being promoted for his lunacy, anyway).'' {{storylink|Assault on the Ark!}}

[[File:BirdOfPrey-Thunderwingandpals.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]

''After three Decepticons were killed, Ruckus, [[Windsweeper]], [[Sparkstalker]], and [[Cindersaur (G1)|Cindersaur]] went looking to take revenge against the Autobots, unaware that the real culprits were [[Demon]]s, recently released from beneath the surface of Cybertron. Chancing across [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]], and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]], they attacked before the Autobots could explain.'' {{storylink|Demons!}} ''Making their presence known, the Demons reduced the cocksure Cindersaur to a pile of rubble and then advanced on the Autobots while Windsweeper and Ruckus debated whether to help them or not. They joined the battle against the Demons only to find that their weaponsfire only made the creatures stronger, but were saved by the arrival of [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron]] and [[Red Hot]] who fed the Demons pure [[Energon]], causing them to explode.'' {{storylink|Dawn of Darkness}}

When Lord Thunderwing learned of a series of Autobot teams being launched into one small cluster of the universe, Thunderwing brought Ruckus, Windsweeper, [[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]], and [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] to investigate. Their pursuit brought them to [[Pz-Zazz]], where Ruckus's team became known as the "Robot Mob." After quickly subduing and capturing [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]], [[Siren (G1)|Siren]], and [[Hosehead (G1)|Hosehead]], {{storylink|Bird of Prey!}} and then turned their attentions towards an Autobot search team on the planet [[Cheyne]]. En route to Cheyne, Thunderwing angrily interrogated the Autobots and learned of their [[Matrix Quest|quest for the lost Creation Matrix]], and Ruckus noted that Thunderwing was becoming more agitated and obsessive. Ruckus was happy nonetheless for the opportunity to destroy the Matrix once and for all, not knowing that Thunderwing actually wanted to possess the Matrix, not destroy it. Upon arriving at Cheyne, Ruckus accompanied the others to the planet's surface, where they discovered the Autobot team there had fallen victim to a family of [[Vrobian|psychic vampires]]. {{storylink|Kings of the Wild Frontier.}}

[[File:DarkCreation-Ruckus.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.67|Ruckus, Decepticon warrior without compare! Sure, whatever.]]

Ruckus and the rest of Thunderwing's team set their sights next on [[Pequod]], where Thunderwing suspected the Matrix's essence was focused inside a thought-extinct leviathan known as a [[Klud]]. As Thunderwing demanded the creature be spared so that the Matrix would not be harmed, Ruckus laughed at his commander for caring about a lowly animal. Thunderwing back-handed Ruckus across the room, sending him crashing through some machinery. {{storylink|Deadly Obsession}}

Finally, their pursuit of the Matrix came to an end on the moon [[VsQs]]. Thunderwing pointedly left Ruckus on the ship to guard the three Autobot captives, while Ruckus stewed over this menial duty. Thunderwing had already planted the seeds of his own undoing, however - the machinery damaged when he'd struck Ruckus was the same device holding the Autobots captive, and the captives were set free. {{storylink|Dark Creation}} Thunderwing was possessed by the corrupted spirit of the Matrix and returned to the Ark, attacking both the Autobots and his own Decepticons. The freed Autobots were able to remove Thunderwing from the Ark and blow him up, and Ruckus and the other Decepticons surrendered to the Autobots peacefully. {{storylink|All Fall Down}}

=====Trigger-Happy!=====
At some point, a [[Decepticon Civil War]] broke out between Megatron, [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], and [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] on [[Earth]]. Ruckus and Crankcase found themselves on Megatron's side and had stolen Scorponok's battle plans, but the Autobots also wanted to get their hands on the plans and prepared to ambush them. Fortunately, Crankcase and Ruckus were warned of the ambush thanks to [[Backstreet (G1)|Backstreet]] panicking and giving away his position by firing, giving the Decepticons plenty of time to escape.

Afterwards, the Decepticons learned that Backstreet had become a fugitive from Autobot justice. Megatron saw an opportunity to recruit the wayward do-gooder to his side, and so tasked his troops with tracking him down. Ruckus served as Megatron's chariot during the search, carrying him in his gun mode atop of one of his car seat. Their target was eventually located squatting in an abandoned amusement park. Upon arrival at the fairground, Megatron instructed Ruckus and the rest of the Decepticon rank-and-file to hang back at its perimeter while he approached the Autobot alone. Ruckus became too engrossed in Megatron's recruitment pitch to notice Optimus Prime driving up behind him, and so was caught completely unawares when the Autobot leader knocked him aside to rescue his soldier. {{storylink|Trigger-Happy!}}

=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
[[File:Galvatron rodimus triggercons aspects of evil.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3]]
On Cybertron in [[2009]], Ruckus and the Triggercons joined [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] in dismantling an Autobot resistance cell. Literally. The group then confronted Rodimus Prime, with Galvatron successfully goading his nemesis into a frenzied fight, hoping to corrupt the Matrix in the process. Ruckus tried to intervene, only for Galvatron to order him and Crankcase back; their interference being counter to his plans. Rodimus was talked out his mania however, and he and his remaining allies managed to escape. {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}}

====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
Ruckus was an Autobot and a good friend of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] and [[Backstreet (G1)|Backstreet]]! He underwent a lot of tough urban combat training under Prime. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 11|He Who Laughs Last ...}} {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 12|"By their Blasters you shall know them ...!"}}

During a planet-wide Decepticon attack on [[oil]] refineries, the Triggercons were spread throughout several cities and holding off the slower Powermasters. They were taken down by the arrival of the [[Triggerbot]]s, including Ruckus, who also bore with great resolve the friendly fire from panicked humans. Ruckus and his team masterfully exploited their strengths and the enemy's weakness by drawing the Triggercons into built-up urban areas (''wait WHAT'') where they could manoeuver faster. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 11|He Who Laughs Last ...}}

At another point, Ruckus was felled by Autobot friendly fire, prompting an upset Optimus Prime to berate and educate the Autobots on how to recognize the difference between Autobots and Decepticons. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 12|"By their Blasters you shall know them ...!"}}

====''Classics''====
{{noteclassics}}
[[File:CheapShots-mayhemattacksquad.jpg|thumb|left|"You'll see! I'm really a Mayhem! They'll make a toy of it and everything!"]]

Hungry for revenge, Ruckus blamed Nightbeat and friends for his capture aboard the ''Ark''. He went to elaborate efforts to gain vengeance against the Autobots, hiring a new [[Mayhem Attack Squad]] of [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]], [[Octopunch (G1)|Octopunch]], and [[Stranglehold]], then kidnapping a transport pilot named [[Phyrion]] to lure the Autobots into a fight. The Autobots could barely believe Ruckus had been nursing this grudge for nearly twenty years, and Ruckus's "leadership" of the Mayhems bordered on the pathetic. It hardly mattered that Nightbeat now travelled with two [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]] bodyguards, although it certainly didn't improve Ruckus's chances any.

Ruckus sealed his fate when he tried taunting the Autobots with his hostage Phyrion, bringing the pilot out into the open. With that, [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] simply cut off Ruckus's arm with his energon sword, rescuing the hostage at the same time. With Phyrion free, and his heavily armed ship [[Amory]] no longer interested in holding back, the other Mayhems decided to cut their losses and leave Ruckus to his fate. Ruckus prepared to flee, and Slag made it clear the Decepticon could go, but the arm belonged to him now. Ruckus made his first wise decision of the night and didn't press the point. {{storylink|Cheap Shots}}

====''Regeneration One''====
[[File:Neo-decepticons counterpoint.jpg|thumb]]
{{NoteRG1}}
Ruckus was one of the "Neo-Decepticons" that joined [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]]'s insurgency at [[Fort Scyk]] after twenty-one years of peace on Cybertron. He took part in the stealth assault on the [[Kalis]] [[Baird Beaming Transmitter]], but had serious problems with the "stealth" part. {{storylink|Counterpoint}}

When the resurrected [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] returned to Cybertron with a [[Gene Key]] capable of turning Autobots into Decepticons, Soundwave was off-planet and the former Headmaster ordered the assembled troops at Fort Scyk to follow him instead. Ruckus readily agreed, after witnessing [[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]]'s summary execution for questioning those orders. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Three}}

Later, once Scorponok had been defeated and Soundwave had returned, Ruckus attacked one of Cybertron's communications facilities alongside [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]], [[Battletrap (G1)|Battletrap]], and [[Windsweeper]] to blind the Autobots to the approach of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s ''[[Warworld]]''. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Two}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:JoeVsTFII4-Ruckus.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|This is probably me!]]
Ruckus was among [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s forces on Cybertron, and was standing around while his commander mocked [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]]. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #4}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:Stormbringer3 NebulousDecepticons2.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb|Nebulos: It's so yowzah]]
Ruckus was on the rampage when [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]'s gladiators broke out of [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]]'s security services and lay siege to the city. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 4|Megatron Origin #4}} At some point during the war, Ruckus was part of the forces that manned [[Grindcore (prison)|Grindcore]]. {{storylink|Speak, Memory: Part 1}}

In modern times, Ruckus was a part of the Decepticon infiltration team based on [[Nebulos]] under the command of [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]]. He reported on the arrival of [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] to this world, to the Decepticons' horror. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 2|Stormbringer #2}} As Thunderwing began his mindless devastation of Nebulos, the Decepticon infiltration team moved out in a futile attempt to stop the monster. Ruckus attacked from the ground along with [[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]] and [[Skullcruncher (G1)|Skullcruncher]], but was crushed by the giant [[Pretender|monstrosity]]. His corpse was then used to destroy the airborne [[Roadgrabber]]. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 3|Stormbringer #3}}

====The Functionist Universe====
In a [[Functionist Universe|divergent timeline]], Ruckus joined the [[Anti-Vocationist League]] and worked with Megatron against the [[Functionist Council|Functionists]]. He later crossed over to Megatron's home universe and was present when Megatron returned to the ''[[Lost Light]]''. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 5): The Unremembering|Crucible (Part 5): The Unremembering}}

===''TransTech''===
In the [[Transcendent Technomorph|TransTech]] city of [[Axiom Nexus]], Ruckus, [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]], and [[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]] assaulted what they thought was an [[energon]] refinery, but it turned out to be a waste fuel storage depot. Eyuw. {{storylink|Around Cybertron issue 1|Around Cybertron #1}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
[[File:EverybodyHatesMetroplex-CindersaurRuckus.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1]]
Ruckus was among the Decepticons and [[Cobra]] soldiers who attacked [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], where he and [[Flamefeather (G1)|Flamefeather]] were held at bay by [[Scarlett]]. {{storylink|Everybody Hates Metroplex}}

===''Of Masters and Mayhem''===
[[File:OMAMHistory MayhemAttackSquad.jpg|upright=1.8|thumb]]

Ruckus had a younger brother named [[Ground Hog]].<ref>TFSS [[Ruckus (G1)#Generations|Grabuge]] profile card</ref>

Ruckus and the rest of the [[Mayhem Attack Squad]] were selected by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] to form the ultimate combiner, [[Thunder Mayhem]]. Their power amplified and the combiner's personality solidified by the [[Matrix of Malice]], the Mayhem Attack Squad's destructive ability proved uncontrollable. The Squad captured Optimus Prime and restrained him within their ship, forcing him to watch as Thunder Mayhem went on an apocalyptic rampage across Cybertron, nearly driving the Cybertronian race to extinction. {{storylink|Foundation and Wreckage Part 1: Deadly Aim|Deadly Aim}} {{storylink|Lively Pursuit}} {{storylink|Pandora's Gift}}

Years later, Ruckus and the others were drawn to a cavern on Earth by a Decepticon signal, finding upon their arrival that the extra-dimensional [[Ramjet (Universe)|Ramjet]] was the one broadcasting it. Ruckus was eager to simply off the stranger, but Bludgeon had him stand back while he spoke with Ramjet. When Ramjet suggested he and the Squad team up, Ruckus went on a tirade, asking Ramjet where he got off proclaiming himself on equal footing to the "Slaughterers of Worlds." Ramjet showed that he had the power to rival theirs by picking Ruckus up and letting some of his eldritch energies flow into him. This was enough to convince the rest of the group that Ramjet would make for a valuable ally, and together they began plotting the destruction of the universe. {{storylink|History}}

The Mayhem Attack Squad turned Thunder Mayhem loose on the city of [[Merida]]. {{storylink|Divination}} They were confronted by [[Metalhawk (G1)|Metalhawk]]'s team of Autobot [[Pretender]]s and the exiled Optimus Prime himself. {{storylink|Pandora's Gift}} Thunder Mayhem had little trouble keeping them at bay, but when the [[Wreckers]] arrived and unveiled their new combined form [[Wreckage (G1)|Wreckage]], the Mayhems had a true fight on their hands. The superpowered human [[Lisa|Elizabeth]] fired an energy blast that damaged Thunder Mayhem's chest, allowing Wreckage to expose the Matrix of Malice. Together, all parties focused their fire and destroyed the Matrix, causing the Squad to de-combine and ending Thunder Mayhem for good. In the aftermath, the Wreckers took the Mayhem Attack Squad into custody when they left the planet. {{storylink|Finale (OMAM)|Finale}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[The World In Your Eyes Part One|''Transformers'' #1]]}}
[[File:TheChangeInYourNaturePart1 RuckusSpringer.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.7|Of course someone named "[[Brian Ruckley|Ruckley]]" makes him seem edgy and cool.]]

Ruckus walked on a street past a dejected [[Tap-Out (Universe)|Tap-Out]]. {{storylink|Transformers Valentine's Day Special|Valentine's Day Special}} He later attended an [[Decepticon|Ascenticon]] rally in [[Tarn (polity)|Tarn]]. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part One}}

As a member of [[The Rise]], Ruckus went off the grid after [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]]'s death stirred up [[Security Operations]]. When the Rise's base under the [[Memorial Crater]] was discovered, energon reserves were low. [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] sent out Ruckus, [[Wirespike]], [[Kaskade]], and [[Lowload (G1)|Lowload]] to raid a substation near [[Crystal City]]. They set off an alarm and were accosted by [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]]. The quartet fled, falling back to the body of an immersant [[Titan (group)|Titan]] for cover. Ruckus was able to use a railgun hidden in the Titan to hold off security forces from pursuing them inside, but the Risers were trapped. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part One}}

Under the guise of peaceful negotiation, [[Soundwave (G1)|Senator Soundwave]] arrived at the scene and offered to parley with the Risers. Ruckus and the others were happy to see an Ascenticon face, but didn't realize how compromised they were. After Ruckus thoughtlessly babbled about [[Barricade (IDW)|Barricade]] and Shockwave and other Rise secrets, Soundwave realized the quartet couldn't be allowed to live. Soundwave left his [[Electromagnetic suppressor spear|electromagnetic suppressor]] behind to return to security, then detonated it inside the Titan, an act of blasphemy and extremism for all of Cybertron to notice "from the Rise". {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Two}} Lowload and Wirespike died in the blast, but with Security Operations recovering Ruckus and Kaskade alive. [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] confirmed, however, that their sparks only flickered, leaving them in deep coma-like states. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: All Fall Down|All Fall Down}} They remained as such long after the Autobots abandoned [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], with [[Flatline (G1)|Flatline]] continuing to monitor them. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Test Flight I|Test Flight I}}

[[File:TreadAndCircuitsPart4 Ruckus.jpg|thumb|right||upright=0.9|Perfect Wreckers material, he's brave, scrappy and even comes pre-killed!]]
Doubtlessly unaware of Ruckus' current status and affiliation, [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]] considered him a potential recruit for the [[Wreckers]]. {{storylink|Tread & Circuits Part 4}}

When [[Exarchon]]—inside the body of [[Provoke]]—awoke, the ancient Transformer reactivated Ruckus, stole his body, and turned him into a mindless puppet of Exarchon's latest iteration. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Enigmatic|Enigmatic}} [[Codexa]] was able to sense this and told [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] that Ruckus' spark had been supplanted by Exarchon. Exarchon-as-Ruckus quickly got himself a Decepticon badge and went to [[Swindle's]] to learn more about Cybertron's current state. [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], suspecting foul play, went to question "Ruckus" but was unable to get any meaningful answers from the disguised Exarchon before being asked to leave the establishment. {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part One}} A captured Ultra Magnus tried to warn [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] about Exarchon's return but was ignored, even though Megatron's lieutenants suggested that they locate Ruckus just to be safe. {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part Two}} Ruckus' frame was eventually abandoned by Exarchon after he discovered a sleeping [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]] in the basement of Swindle's and transferred his spark into the more powerful body. {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part Three}} After discovering that Exarchon still lived, Cyclonus went searching for Ruckus, discovering him dead. When he reported this to the Decepticons, [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] took Ruckus' miraculous revival and sudden death as proof of Cyclonus' warnings. {{storylink|War's End Part One}}

===''My Little Pony/Transformers''===
[[File:MLPTFII Elita One.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]
Ruckus was one of the many Transformers brainwashed by [[King Sombra]] and sent to excavate the ancient Titan [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]. When the Autobots attacked, [[Elita One (G1)|Elita-1]] punched his lights out, although he was later returned to normal after the Cybertronians and their pony allies combined forces to defeat Sombra. {{storylink|Finale (The Magic of Cybertron)|Finale}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
[[File:Legends-Ruckus.jpg|thumb]]
Ruckus was part of a Decepticon raiding party who scoured a human military base in order to retrieve the [[MacGuffin Generator]]. Though the Autobots showed up to interfere, Ruckus was ultimately able to find the generator, and handed it to Blitzwing. The Decepticons activated the device, and though it supercharged them at first, the MacGuffin Generator proved to be more volatile than they anticipated. It exploded, sending Ruckus and the rest of the Decepticons flying off into the distance. {{storylink|Raiding Party}}

===''Transformers: Bumblebee Overdrive''===
Ruckus was among the Decepticons defending their multiple bases against Autobot invasors. {{storylink|Transformers: Bumblebee Overdrive}}
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==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}
[[File:G1 Ruckus toy.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|I didn't know Decepticons had uncles!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Ruckus''' (Triggercon, [[1988]])}}</ul>
{{toydesigner|[[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Released in the fifth year of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|original ''Transformers'' toyline]], Ruckus transforms into an indigo and tan [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes|Baja buggy]]. Like the other [[Triggercon]]s, Ruckus has a pair of twin flip-out cannons as his focal [[gimmick]]. The cannons are the un[[chrome]]d gear-deploying style, like those of [[Crankcase (G1)#Toys|Crankcase]] and the Autobot [[Triggerbot]] [[Dogfight (G1)#Toys|Dogfight]]. In [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]], the cannons deploy either side of the driver's cabin, while in his robot form they're mounted atop his shoulders. That said the mechanism seems to be designed more for the latter, as the trigger switch more often than not causes the guns to flip to that position even in vehicle mode as opposed to the vehicle configuration mentioned here. In both cases, they point up at an angle instead of straight forward.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Decepticon/Ruckus/ruckus.htm More information on Ruckus at TFU.info.]''
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===''Combiner Wars''===
[[File:CombinerWarstoy-Ruckus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|First bot who calls me '''Garbage''' instead of '''Grabuge''' gets an axe to the face!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Grabuge''' (Deluxe, [[2016]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Axe, Weapon/Combiner extremity
{{toydesigner|[[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

: Part of the [[Transformers Figure Subscription Service#Series 4.0 (2016)|Figure Subscription Service 4.0]], ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Grabuge (using his French Canadian name for [[trademark]] reasons) is a [[redeco]] of Deluxe Class [[Offroad (CW)#Toys|Decepticon Offroad]] (whose head was based on Ruckus!), transforming into a 4x4 double-cab pickup truck of undetermined, probably-made-up model. He includes a [[5 mm post|5 mm handle]] axe weapon that can be a side-mounted exhaust pipe in truck mode, and a larger accessory that can form a hand or foot in combiner limb mode, a gun for robot mode, and can be mounted on a tab in the vehicle mode's truck bed to form a giant engine block.

: Grabuge can also form either an arm or a leg for any standard-issue ''Combiner Wars''-style gestalt (or into one of [[Godbomber#Legends|''Legends'' Godbomber's]] legs), though he was intended to combine with [[Bludgeon (G1)#Combiner Wars|Bludgeon]] to form [[Thunder Mayhem#Toys|Thunder Mayhem]]. While the front hood/windshields are needed to be folded as kneecaps for his leg mode, the piece also had a tendency to dislodge if he collides with Optimus Prime/Motormaster's and Hot Spot's protruding foot while the legs are being swiveled in his standing position, unless the leg joints are bent down to lessen the problem.

: This mold was also redecoed to make ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' [[Breakdown (WFC)#Unite Warriors|Zombie War Breakdown]] and was retooled to create [[First Aid (G1)#Combiner Wars|First Aid]], [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Ironhide]], and [[Trailbreaker (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Trailbreaker]]. This mold also served as the model for the non-toy ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' versions of [[Prowl (SG)|Checkpoint]] and the [[Autotrooper (SG Knights of Unicron)|Autotrooper]]s.

:The figure was also available for purchase in the Transformers Collector's Club Online Store.
{{CWOffroadMold}}
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:TF-Legacy-United-Deluxe-Rukus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|''What's with the go-go boots?'']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Decepticon Bludgeon/Decepticon Rukus''' (Multi-pack, [[2024]])}}</ul>
:*Accessories: Gun
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Shuhei Umezu]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/C-BfRKIujNE/ Design notes]] on ''Legacy'' Rukus from [[Hasbro]] designer [[Mark Maher]] on Instagram</ref>

: ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: United]]'' "Decepticon Rukus" (aside from the "Decepticon" prefix, he got his name back!) is an ''extensive'' [[retool]]ing of ''Legacy: Evolution'' Deluxe Class [[Beachcomber (G1)#Legacy|Beachcomber]], retaining the pelvis, hips, shoulders, and wheels, with most other parts being new and Rukus' robot mode being significantly taller than Beachcomber. He gains his Triggercon flip-out cannons, which can also detach to be hand-held guns.

: Rukus' transformation requires a few extra motions from the legs than the instructions imply. Folding them out in front of his torso will give them clearance to connect and fold into themselves half-way without issue. This sets them up to complete their rotation while slipping their open panels between the fists and back, eventually clicking into place and allowing the panels to close unimpeded, completing his buggy mode.

: His robot [[paint operation|deco choices]] are upside-down or out of position compared to those of the G1 toy, suggesting [[Circular reporting#Other oddities|the designers relied on a sample]] that had its [[sticker]]s incorrectly applied.

: Like Beachcomber, his tires are made of PVC plastic, though it is unknown if his tires suffer from the same issues.

: Rukus is packaged with the Voyager-sized [[Bludgeon (G1)#LegacyUnited|Decepticon Bludgeon]], and was first officially sighted at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2024 on [[July 25]], [[2024]]. It was designated as an [[Amazon]] exclusive in the "Doom 'n Destruction" capsule subline. Unlike other figures in the Doom <nowiki>'</nowiki>n Destruction line, Rukus lacks a Mayhem Attack Squad insignia.

::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/C-BfRKIujNE/ Designer commentary on ''Legacy'' Rukus from Mark Maher on Instagram]''

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==Merchandise==
===''Transformers Trading Card Game''===
[[File:W2Ruckus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Ruckus, Combat Assault''' ([[2019]])
**'''Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners'''
**''Rarity: '''''CT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T37/T46'''
**''Stars: ''11
:Ruckus, Combat Assault is one of forty character cards released in Wave 2 of the ''[[Transformers Trading Card Game]]'', Rise of the Combiners.

:The artwork for the card is reused from the [[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]] mobile game, with line-art for both Bot and Alt Mode by [[Dan Khanna]].
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==Notes==
[[File:CWRuckusOffroadconcepts.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|Could you describe the ruckus, sir?]]
*Mystifyingly, Ruckus was featured in a character lineup on [[Hub Network|Hubworld.com]]'s [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]] page, visually represented by his [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' art.<ref>[http://www.hubworld.com/transformers/shows/generation-1/images ''Generation 1'' cartoon page] on [http://www.hubworld.com Hubworld.com]</ref>
*Ruckus nearly got a new ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' toy as one the ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' [[Stunticon (G1)#Generations|Stunticons]]; however, [[Trademark|name unavailability]] and doubt as to whether he actually made sense as a member of that team led to the toy getting a new deco and identity as [[Offroad (CW)|Offroad]].<ref>[[Toy Fair 2015#Notes|TFWiki.net's Toy Fair 2015 report]]</ref> Whilst the final toy transforms into a relatively straightforward pickup truck, early design sketches suggest that buggy-type vehicles, closer to Ruckus's alt mode, were initially considered. [[Fun Publications]] would later make a redeco of the toy available as the character it was originally designed as, using his French Canadian name "Grabuge" for [[trademark]] reasons.

===Foreign names===
*''French:'' '''Grabuge''' (Canada, "Ruckus"), '''Rallye''' (France, "Rally")
*''Hungarian:'' '''Zörej''' ("Noise")

==References==
{{reflist}}

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[[Category:Combiner Wars Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
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Squeezeplay (G1)

2024-11-26T07:57:11Z

Lorcan Wooster: /* Legacy */

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{{disambig2|the evil Decepticon|his heroic mirrorverse counterpart|Squeezeplay (SG)}}
:''Squeezeplay is a [[Decepticon]] [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Squeezeplay boxart.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Rar! I'm all scary and the like!]]
'''Squeezeplay''' (aka '''Crashbash''') doesn't draw much of a line between sabotage and devastation. He considers himself an unstoppable engine of destruction, and will charge into any situation without regards to safety. He's not an idiot—he's merely harnessed the tactical advantages of brute force and intimidation. As Squeezeplay figures it, he is strong enough, tough enough, and fierce enough to plow through most battlefield fortifications and opponents without much damage, so...why not simply do that?

His [[Nebulan]] partner, [[Lokos]], was a smuggler and air pirate on his home planet before joining the Decepticons. His relationship with Squeezeplay is two-fold. On the one hand, Lokos was always a creative and crafty criminal, and so he tries to get Squeezeplay to use his head more in combat. On the other hand, though, he recognizes the sheer brutal effectiveness of his partner's methods, and so more often than not is comfortable just to let Squeezeplay have his fun.

Why mess with what works?

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
[[File:Headmasterscashandcarnage.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|That's not the way to get ahead in life.]]
Squeezeplay worked with his partners [[Horri-Bull]] and [[Fangry (G1)|Fangry]] in manipulating a group of human bounty hunters called the [[Roadjammers]] into capturing the Autobots for them. Unfortunately, the Roadjammers discovered that their human partners were actually robots in disguise. Though they did use the [[jammer]]s they were provided to capture three Autobots, the Roadjammers used a frequency splitter to jam three more Transformers—namely, Squeezeplay and his companions Fangry and Horri-Bull. The Decepticons' plans were scrapped when the Roadjammers used their jammer to control all six jammed Autobots and Decepticons to attack [[Zarak (G1)|Mr. Z]] and [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]. Overwhelmed, the Decepticons' anti-jammer was required to free them all, allowing Squeezeplay and the others to escape. {{storylink|Ca$h and Car-nage!}}

[[File:SqueezeplayRaptureDynamo.jpg|thumb|[[Dynamo]] sets his phasers to "butter."]]
When the Decepticons under Scorponok and [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] came to blows with one another, Squeezeplay led the charge against their foes along with [[Rippersnapper (G1)|Rippersnapper]], [[Sinnertwin (G1)|Sinnertwin]] and Horri-Bull. {{storylink|Cold War!}} Some time later, he was with Scorponok's army when they were transferred to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] by [[Primus]] in anticipation for [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]'s imminent arrival. Squeezeplay helped beat back several [[Acolyte of Unicron|Unicron cultists]] before the dark god himself turned up in Cybertron's orbit. {{storylink|The Void! (US)|The Void!}} Upon seeing the planet-sized enemy, Squeezeplay fled in fear. {{Storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}

After Unicron's and Scorponok's death, Squeezeplay came under [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s leadership and stood in a meeting for the joint Autobot-Decepticon government. {{storylink|Exodus!}} The coalition soon gave away and Squeezeplay joined Bludgeon in his invasion of [[Klo]]. {{storylink|The Last Autobot?}} When the newly reborn [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] arrived on Klo with the [[Last Autobot]], Squeezeplay was one of many Decepticons who tried and failed to disable him. When the Autobots reorganized with the [[Neo-Knights]] for a counter-offensive, Squeezeplay was blasted with considerable power by the humans [[Rapture]] and [[Dynamo]]. {{storylink|End of the Road! (US)|End of the Road!}}

=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
[[File:Arceeprimesrib.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
In [[1995]], Squeezeplay and his fellow Headmasters joined [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] in attacking the Autobots at a [[Feminist mob|feminism rally]]. He and Fangry double-teamed [[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]], and then all the Decepticons joined up against Optimus Prime. However, Squeezeplay was then shot in the back by the new Autobot warrior, [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]]. {{storylink|Prime's Rib!|Prime's Rib!}}

====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
The characteristics of Squeezeplay and the other Headmaster Decepticons were reviewed by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] in a simulation watched by [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 15|Memories of Bumblebee}}

====''Regeneration One''====
[[File:Squeezeplay bludgeon loose ends.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85]]
{{NoteRG1}}

Twenty-one years after the battle of [[Klo]], Squeezeplay remained a member of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s forces aboard the ''[[Warworld]]''. He interrupted his commander's genocide of the inhabitants of [[Torkulon]] to deliver an important superstring-slingshot from [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]]. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 3}}

===Ladybird Books continuity===
[[File:Decepticons Underground Headmasters.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.85|The story's called "Decepticons Underground" because the Autobots bury them alive. No joke.]]
Squeezeplay, Fangry, and Horri-Bull operated a secret underground base on Nebulos within the "[[Nebulos Triangle]]." They maintained this secrecy by shorting out electronics and causing whoever wandered into the area to disappear... at least until Optimus Prime decided that these phenomena were probably caused by a secret Decepticon base.

Anyway, the Autobots stormed in, and [[Quickmix (G1)|Quickmix]] poured [[Nebulite]]-enriched concrete all over the fleeing Decepticons, leaving Squeezeplay and the others trapped in a living tomb. {{storylink|Decepticons Underground}}

===''Universe'' comic===
[[File:TFUjailbreak.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|You've given me a snake head, [[Dan Khanna|Dan]].]]
Hailing from [[Primax 113.23 Gamma]], {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/20}} Squeezeplay was one of the many dimension-displaced Cybertronians released from the [[Cauldron]] due to the actions of [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]] and [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]]. {{storylink|Escape (Universe)|Escape}} but he somehow switched places with the [[Ransack (G1)|Ransack]] of [[Primax 1108.12 Kappa]] when they returned to their home universes. Squeezeplay quickly adapted to the battles of his new universe. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/20}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
During the [[Dark Ages]], when the Decepticons and Autobots splintered into several smaller factions, Squeezeplay fell in with [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s [[Ultracon]]s. {{storylink|Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|War Within: The Dark Ages}} Following [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s return to Cybertron, the Decepticons were once more united under a single rule, and the Autobots were conquered. At this time, Squeezeplay was put to work as a guard in [[Internment Camp Pi]], where he overlooked the Autobot workforce as they were forced to dig to Cybertron's core. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.2}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Drift issue 1|''Drift'' #1]]}}
Squeezeplay served under [[Turmoil]] during [[Drift (G1)|Deadlock]]'s failed attempt at a mutiny. He was present when Deadlock escaped and fled from Turmoil's troops. {{storylink|Drift issue 1|Drift #1}}

After the Chaos War, Squeezeplay was one of the Decepticons who started rioting on the streets of Cybertron in celebration of [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]'s return. {{storylink|City on Fire}}

Following the [[Quintessa (IDW)|Necrotitan]] event, the Autobot city [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] became the core of the New Iacon city-structure. Squeezeplay and many Decepticons moved out of the city into a ghetto on the outskirts. When [[Prime (rank)|Prime]]-loving [[Caminus (planet)|Camiens]] began preaching on the streets, Squeezeplay objected when [[Acid Storm (G1)|Acid Storm]] took a look at their literature. {{storylink|The Transgressors}}

Decepticon rallies soon started being held again in the ghettos, thanks to [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]]. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|Aphelion}} Squeezeplay was recruited by [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] and [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] into a raid on the Space Bridge nexus, taking advantage of another Bridge node on the Autobot shuttle ''[[Ark-7]]''. The Decepticons overrode the shuttle's node, transporting as a boarding party to claim the Autobot's ship. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 2: Lagrange|Lagrange}} After securing the vessel, Squeezeplay and the others rode it down to Earth, joining Galvatron at [[Shanghai]], [[China]]. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 4: Perihelion|Perihelion}}

Squeezeplay later defected from Galvatron and joined [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]]'s opposing Decepticon faction, which in turn allied with the Autobots to stop Galvatron. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 4: It's Beginning To And Back Again|It's Beginning To And Back Again}} He eventually took up residence on [[Sanctuary Station]]. {{storylink|Primeless, Part 2}} He was later present on Cybertron to hear [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] speak. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 6: Unforgivable|Unforgivable}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
Squeezeplay was an immobilized Builder overseeing [[Tarn (polity)|Tarn]] and [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. He had become addicted to animal death sports in his twilight years, spending most of his remaining power monitoring various broadcasts for his pleasure. When the [[Resistance]] mounted an assault on [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]], Squeezeplay was largely ineffectual in coordinating the Micromaster defense of the city, and was killed in an explosion. {{storylink|Head Games}}

===''Titans Return'' marketing material===
[[File:TPotTM Crashbash.jpg|thumb]]
'''Crashbash''' was an ancient [[Titan Master]] robot, traveling the early universe as support crew for the great [[Titan (group)|Titan]]s. As a gift to the civilizations they met along the way his unique spark had the power to grant powerful berserker rages to others. Ok... Anyway, upon reemerging in modern times he joined up with the Decepticons.

Crashbash, his [[robo-chicken]] thing, and Scourge tracked [[Haywire (Targetmaster)|Hyperfire]] to [[Velocitron]], and attempted to kidnap Blurr's Titan Master on the final lap of the planet's biggest race. They didn't get far before having to fight [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]], Hardhead, and [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. {{storylink|Titans Return: The Power of the Titan Masters}}

===''My Little Pony/Transformers''===
[[File:MLPTFII Elita One.jpg|thumb|left]]
Squeezeplay was one of the many Transformers brainwashed by [[King Sombra]] and sent to excavate the ancient Titan [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]. When the Autobots attacked, [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] tackled him; after Sombra's spell was later broken, Squeezeplay and all the other afflicted Cybertronians returned to normal. {{storylink|Finale (The Magic of Cybertron)|Finale}}
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==Commercial appearances==
[[File:Squeezeplayhorribullfangrycommercial.jpg|thumb|OH YEAH!]]
[[Fangry (G1)|Fangry]], [[Horri-Bull]], and Squeezeplay burst through a wall, and the three engaged the new Headmaster Autobots. [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] noted that their new Headmasters would give the Decepticons "more brainpower than ever." {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Small Headmasters|Small Headmasters Commercial}}
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==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1-toy Squeezeplay.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Craaab people... Craaab people... Taste like crab... Talk like people...]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Squeezeplay''' (Headmaster, [[1988]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "Lokos" Headmaster, tail/[[Mace (weapon)|mace]], "[[Overrider blaster|overrider rifle]]"

: Released in the fifth year of the ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' toyline (fourth year in the European line), Squeezeplay transforms from a robot into a bipedal crab monster. His tail detaches into a handheld mace. Like the other Small Headmasters, there is a compartment in which Squeezeplay can store a small Headmaster Nebulan while in crab monster mode.

: In robot mode, like all Headmaster toys, Squeezeplay has a panel on his chest which houses a spring-loaded mini-[[Tech Spec|Tech-Spec]]-meter which gives readouts for Speed, Strength, and Intelligence. The tumbler is activated when a Headmaster unit is plugged into his neck socket. As a smaller Headmaster, Squeezeplay's power meter is on a single tumbler—so any head plugged into Squeezeplay will result in the same stats. His small size also robbed him of the door that usually hides the tech spec meters on larger Headmasters.

: He comes with his Nebulan Headmaster partner [[Lokos#Toys|Lokos]].

: Squeezeplay's box shows a picture of his gun protruding from the back of his crab mode. However, the actual toy lacks any compatible or secure attachment points for it.

: This mold was released in Japan without changes as ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1988 (Super-God Masterforce)|Super-God Masterforce]]'' [[Cancer (G1)#Toys|Cancer]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Decepticon/Squeezeplay/squeezeplay.htm More information on Squeezeplay at TFU.info]''
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===''Titans Return''===
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[[File:Crashbash titan master.jpg|thumb|Sentinel Prime says you're a [[robo-chicken]], so you're a robo-chicken, recruit!|upright=1.77]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Crashbash''' (Titan Master, [[2016]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' Gun/Dragon/Dinosaur
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)|[[Emiliano Santalucia]] (concept artist)}}
:Part of the first wave of Titan Master figures in the ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' subline, Crashbash (renamed for trademark reasons) can interact with other figures from the line. As a robot he can ride on Legends Class figures in their alt modes, and can be plugged on every Deluxe, Voyager, or Leader figure. He comes with his vehicle partner, that can transform into a dragon (which can be ridden by Crashbash in bot mode), a dinosaur (which is completed by Crashbash forming its lower jaw and arms) or a gun that can be used by larger figures...although it looks like a dinosaur lying down and shooting with its butt and feet, but you can remove the Titan Master in gun mode anyway.

:The instructions had a slight error: The wing/stomach parts were shown closed in steps 6-8, even they told you to open them in step 5. Although stock renders had the dinosaur head's eyes being painted blue, the final product painted them lime.

:As with most Titan Master vehicle accessories, care must be taken with the gun mode's handle: the handle fits tightly in many 5mm-compatible closed hands, and combined with the handle's lack of metal pin running through the joint, removing it by force causes the handle to pop out of the joint. This is incredibly common when inserting the gun mode into the base modes of leader class toys like Blaster and Soundwave, whose holes are too small for Crashbash's post. Get some pliers ready.

:Crashbash was originally designed by [[Emiliano Santalucia]] as a new character, and sported an original head mode design. The mold was [[redeco]]ed into [[Overkill (G1)#Generations|Overboard]] and retooled into [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Clobber|Clobber]]. Takara released the head as [[Cancer (G1)#Legends|Cancer]] along with [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Legends|Shockwave]], while its partner was redecoed as [[Butla]] and [[Servant]], [[Skullcruncher (G1)#Legends|Skull]] and [[Mindwipe (G1)#Legends|Wipe]]'s partners. The partner also served as the model for the non-toy ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' incarnation of the [[Diagnostic Drone#Beast Wars: Uprising|Diagnostic Drone]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Decepticon/TRCrashbash/crashbash.htm More information on ''Titans Return'' Crashbash at TFU.info]''
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:TF-Legacy-United-VS-Squeezeplay.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|For his neutral special, Squeezeplay wields a '''GUN.''']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{bp-multi|'''Prime Universe Cliffjumper VS Beast Wars Universe Tarantulas, G1 Universe Squeezeplay, Cyberverse Universe Tarn''' (Multi-pack, [[2024]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Tail/mace, "Browning" pistol
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[[March 28]], [[2024]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlrpW_ZFKvE Hasbro Pulse | Transformers 40th Anniversary Fanstream | March 28, 2024] on YouTube, with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Evan Brooks]], [[Mark Maher]], [[Kelly Rose]], and [[Matt Ferguson]].</ref>

:''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' "G1 Universe Squeezeplay" (aside from the "G1 Universe" callout, he got his name back!) is a heavy [[retool]]ing of ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' [[Mindwipe (G1)#Titans Return|Mindwipe]], turning into a crustacean-esque monster. He includes "[[Lokos#Legacy|G1 Universe Lokos]]" as his ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]''-style Headmaster who can sit inside Squeezeplay's tummy-based pilot compartment, just like the original 1988 toy. Also like his original toy, his tail becomes a mace in robot mode, but his [[overrider rifle]] has been replaced with a non-transformable [[Browning#Legacy|Browning]] in pistol mode (not identified as Browning on the packaging, but explicitly called that in Hasbro livestreams). The rotating struts that held Mindwipe's robot mode wings now have a pair of rotating blasters modeled after the original toy's legs, but with barrels added to the bottom of the "feet." They can be positioned to point forward in monster mode.

: Lokos contains off-white plastics with a slightly blue-tinged face, mimicking details that [[Cancer (G1)|Cancer]] has in the ''[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (cartoon)|Super-God Masterforce]]'' cartoon... but Browning is in silver like his toy, rather than the bronze of his cartoon model.

: The softer tan plastic used for the strut that attaches the monster head to the chest, as well as the upper part of Lokos's legs, is extra flexible and ends up popping off easily as a result, especially during transformation. His stock photography is very slightly mistransformed, as the crustacean head is not pegged in properly and is pointed at a high angle as a result. When transformed properly, the gap between the shoulders and head isn't quite as pronounced and appears closer to the original design.

: He was only available as part of a [[Target]]-[[exclusive]] four-pack, packed in with [[Tarantulas (BW)/toys#United|Beast Wars Tarantulas]], [[Cliffjumper (WFC)#Legacy|Prime Universe Cliffjumper]], and [[Tarn (Cyberverse)#Legacy|Cyberverse Universe Tarn]].

::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/C52AN8xMxYI/ Designer commentary on ''Legacy'' Squeezeplay from Mark Maher on Instagram]''
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==Notes==
*Squeezeplay was depicted as one of the Transformers fleeing the Cauldron in the ''Universe'' comic (see above) because he is a favorite of convention organizer [[Glen Hallit]].

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Squeezeplay''' (スクイーズプレイ ''Sukuīzupurei'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Szorítókar''' ("Squeezearm"), '''Facsargó''' ("Squeezer")
*''Italian:'' '''[[Morsa]]''' ("Grip")

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Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys

2024-11-25T10:36:12Z

Lorcan Wooster: /* Legacy */

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[[File:Siege-OptimusPrime-CardArt.jpeg|thumb|upright=1.66|It's great to be back...again!]]
With the evergrowing [[Generation 1 continuity family]], '''[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]''' continues to receive more toys—the largest number of toys in fact—for any single ''[[Transformers brand|Transformers]]'' character! The more Generation 1 Optimus Prime toys that are made, the harder it is for us here at {{SITENAME SHORT}} to keep documenting them all in a single article without it resulting in [[you]]r internet browser freezing!

For the sake of finding an easy and definitive split from the main toy article, we have opted to make this page strictly for the various ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]''-branded toylines, as this appears to be the brand [[Hasbro]] will likely continue adding Generation 1 characters to for the foreseeable future.

You know you can always count on Optimus Prime being there when the next year's ''Generations'' line comes around!

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==''Generations''==
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[[File:Generationstoy-UltimateGiftSet-CombatHeroOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|He hasn't found this suit in 17 years!]]
*'''Ultimate Gift Set''' (2012)
**''Accessories:'' Sword
{{toydesigner|[[Andrew Franks]] (Hasbro)}}

:''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' "'''Combat Hero Optimus Prime'''" is a metallic-blue, gunmetal, and red redeco of ''United'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#UnitedG2|Laser Optimus Prime]], having the retooled tab, and being based on the canceled ''Generation 2'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#HeroRecolorOptimusPrime|Combat Hero Optimus Prime figure]], sporting a red mouthplate inspired by the official catalog image for the unreleased toy (packaged samples had featured a traditionally colored gray mouthplate). He comes packed with a (vaguely) ''Generation 2''-styled Deluxe Class [[Jazz (G1)/toys#UltimateGiftSet|Autobot Jazz]], as well as unchanged releases of ''Generations'' Legends Class [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#UltimateGiftSet|Thundercracker]] and [[Motormaster (G1)#UltimateGiftSet|Motorbreath]].

:The Ultimate Gift Set was exclusive to online retailers in the United States, but was available at general retail in Asia.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/GenUGSOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Combat Hero Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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==''Thrilling 30''==
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[[File:Generationstoy-T30-LegendsOptimusPrimeRoller.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Say hello to my little friend, and Roller.]]
*'''Optimus Prime & Autobot Roller''' (Legends Class, 2013)
**''Series / Number'': '''02 / #001'''
**''Accessories'': Ion Blaster
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (Hasbro)}}

:Part of the third wave of 2012-onwards ''Generations'' Legends Class toys, ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' Optimus Prime is roughly the same size as a ''[[Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' Commander Class toy and transforms into a semi-truck cab. Both his truck and [[robot mode]] are based on his [[Don Figueroa]]-designed body from [[IDW Publishing|IDW]]'s [[The Transformers (IDW)|2009-2011 comic series]], and features [[5 mm post|5 mm-compatible]] hands and roof. He comes with an [[Ion blaster#Legends|Ion Blaster]] which has both 5mm and 3mm posts.

: He comes with "[[Roller (G1)#Generations|Autobot Roller]]", who can transform into a six-wheel armored SUV, a robot with [[C joint|3 mm-compatible]] hands, and a weapon with a 5 mm handle. He has a 5 mm hole in vehicle mode and a 3 mm hole in weapon mode for mounting the Ion Blaster.

: Not depicted in the instructions or stock photos, Roller can attach to Prime in vehicle mode via two tabs on the vehicle front which slot into two corresponding slots on Prime's feet. Another undocumented feature is that the butt of the Ion Blaster can be inserted between the barrels of Roller's weapon mode to form a longer weapon. Also not shown in the instructions but depicted on the stock photo on the card-back is that Prime's shoulderpads can be rotated up; the intended positioning for this is notched, although you can position them at other angles.

: The stock photo of Optimus' vehicle mode is slightly mistransformed: his head slightly sticks out from the truck roof, which prevents the front windows to clamp together. This mold was also used to make ''Thrilling 30'' [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Generations|Nemesis Prime]], and retooled into ''Combiner Wars'' [[Huffer (G1)#Generations|Huffer]] and [[Pipes (G1)#Generations|Autobot Pipes]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/GenOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on ''Thrilling 30'' Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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[[File:Generationstoy-T30OrionPax.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|And so my childhood flees forever more. Shall it return? Quoth the raven: "Nevermore."]]
*'''Orion Pax''' (Deluxe Class, 2013)
**''Series / Number'': '''02 / #002'''
**''Accessories'': Ion Blaster, Energon Axe
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (Hasbro)}}

:Part of the fifth wave of 2012-onwards ''Generations'' Deluxe Class toys, ''Thrilling 30'' Orion Pax is based on [[Guido Guidi]]'s [[:File:SpotlightBlurr-Optimus.jpg|design for the character, originally seen]] in ''[[Spotlight: Blurr]]''. Some liberties have been taken with the original concept to facilitate his Cybertronian truck mode, which is a new design not based on the Guidi art. He comes with his [[Ion blaster#Deluxe|Ion Blaster]] and an [[Energon-axe#Deluxe|Energon Axe]] with a transparent red-orange blade, both of which can peg onto 5 mm ports on his hands and vehicle rear sides. Although not depicted on the instructions, the Ion Blaster can also peg into the hole in the larger blade of the Energon Axe. Even though the light-piping eyes are neutered by light blue paint, the side grooves are still able to light up as the paint only focuses on the central optic.

:The American release is packed in with a copy of IDW's ''[[Omega's Conundrum|Spotlight: Orion Pax]]'', which sports a 'Hasbro Exclusive Cover' cropped from the [[Clayton Crain]] [[:File:Spotlight OrionPax cvrRI.jpg|retailer incentive cover]] for the issue. In Europe and Canada, the figure was released without the Spotlight.

:Depending on how many painted layers on the Energon axe's hilt, inserting it onto any hand may cause it to scratch off.

:Most of the first-wave Orion Pax toys released in monolingual English [[packaging]] sport a bizarre [[quality control#Packaging images and labelling|error]]: The [[package art|character art]] on the side of the cardboard insert inside the blister bubble has the character art of Orion's [[wave]]-mate [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#T30Deluxe|Megatron]] superimposed over Orion's own art. This error doesn't appear on the [[Multilingual packaging|European packaging]].

:The toy was later [[Redeco|recolored]] and [[retool]]ed to make ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Lio Convoy#timelinestoy|Lio Convoy]], [[Optimus Prime (SG)#NovaPrime|Nova Prime]], and [[Galva Convoy#Toys|Galva Convoy]]. The mold was designed with a pre-tooled [[Kup (G1)/toys#Generations|Kup]] alternate head that remains unused.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/PetesRoboCon/posts/569672986709925 Behind-the-scenes details] from [[Fun Publications]] alumni Night Shining in a Facebook announcement for unofficial convention Pete's RoboCon 2018</ref>

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/GenOrionPax/orionpax.htm More information on ''Thrilling 30'' Orion Pax at TFU.info]''

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*'''Metroplex''' (Titan Class, 2013)
**'''01 OF 30'''

: An [[exclusive]] version of Titan Class [[Metroplex (G1)#SDCC2013|Metroplex]] was made available at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2013. He comes with 12 [[Slug figure|small, non-transforming figurines]] of Orion Pax, [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#SDCC2013|Megatron]], [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#SDCC2013|Bumblebee]], [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Thrilling 30|Thundercracker]], [[Trailbreaker (G1)/toys#SDCC2013|Trailcutter]], and [[Hoist (G1)/toys#Thrilling 30|Hoist]], all in both modes. The figurines are based on their ''Thrilling 30'' Deluxe Class toys, and similarly to [[Decoy]]s, the Autobot figurines are cast in red plastic, and the Decepticons in purple.

:The handle of Pax's Energon Axe is incredibly thin and unable to support the axe head, meaning the latter tends to droop down in the process.

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[[File:Generationstoy-T30-Metroplex-OrionPax-HKACGCON.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|... And you ''still'' end up playing the thimble in [[Monopoly]].]]
*'''Metroplex''' (Titan Class, 2013)
**'''05 OF 30'''

: Another exclusive version of Titan Class [[Metroplex (G1)#HKACGCON|Metroplex]] was made available at [[Hong Kong ACG-CON]] 2013. This Metroplex also has the 12 figurines of Orion Pax, [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#ACGHK2013|Megatron]], [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#ACGHK2013|Bumblebee]], [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#ACGHK2013|Thundercracker]], [[Trailbreaker (G1)/toys#ACGHK2013|Trailcutter]], and [[Hoist (G1)/toys#ACGHK2013|Hoist]], but casts the Autobot figurines in gold plastic, and the Decepticons in silver.
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===''Platinum Edition''===
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[[File:PlatinumEditiontoy-Year of the horse Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|Does not contain any Neil Young.]]
*'''Year of the Horse Optimus Prime''' (2014)
**''Accessories:'' [[Ion blaster#Platinum Edition|Ion blaster]], [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Platinum Edition|Matrix of Leadership]], [[Energon-axe#Platinum Edition|Energon axe]], [[Combat Deck (G1)#Platinum Edition|trailer/Battle Station]]
{{toydesigner|[[Andrew Scribner]] and [[Mark Maher]] (deco)}}

:Released to celebrate Chinese New Year, ''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' "Year of the Horse" Optimus Prime is a redeco of MP-10 Convoy, featuring darker reds and gold-chromed parts, among other deco changes. He lacks Roller and the Spike Witwicky figurine.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/YotHOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Year of the Horse Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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==''Generations'' (Japan)==
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[[File:TTGenerationsTG24OptimusRoller.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Optimus Prime & Bumblebee''' ([[September 28]], 2013)
**''ID number:'' '''TG-24'''
**''Accessories'': Ion Blaster

: The Japanese [[Transformers: Generations (Japan)|''Generations'']] release of ''Thrilling 30'' Legends Class Optimus Prime [[redeco]]es him in an extensive metallic red paint job, save for his unpaintable parts, which made him end up having two tones of red. He comes in a [[TakaraTomy]] four-pack with [[Roller (G1)#TG24|Roller]], as well as [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#TG24|Bumblebee]] and [[Blaze Master#TG24|Blazemaster]].
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[[File:TF-Generation-JP-TG25-Orion-Pax.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Neither of them wants to own up to the fact the Great War started over an argument about getting granite counter-tops for their kitchen.]]
*'''Orion Pax VS Megatronus''' ([[October 26]], 2013)
**''ID number'': '''TG-25'''
**''Accessories'': Blaster, axe

: The Japanese [[Transformers: Generations (Japan)|''Generations'']] release of ''Thrilling 30'' Orion Pax also received a metallic paint job as well as other changes, including a translucent blue windshield and brighter orange axe with a metallic gray handle. He was only available in a two-pack with [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#TG25|Megatronus]].
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==''Age of Extinction''==
[[File:Evolution2PackClassicsOptimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Chrome is the right of all sentient collectors.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Evolution 2-Pack, 2014)
**'''23 OF 30'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[October 3]], 2014
**''Accessories:'' Smokestacks/laser cannon, wind vane/ion blaster

:Only available at [[Toys"R"Us]], this Optimus Prime is a redeco of the ''Classics'' figure. He features a cartoon/toy accurate deco on his truck/robot parts, and [[Vacuum metallizing|vacuum-metallized]] upper legs & front grille to evoke his original Generation 1 toy. This Optimus was packaged along with the redecoed ''Age of Extinction'' [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Age of Extinction|Optimus Prime]]. This Optimus also uses the Movie variant of the Autobot insignia.

: The two-pack was one of the three Evolution 2-packs available as a Toys"R"Us exclusive in Japan, with no changes on the figures with an exception of the packaging, which the front box features Japanese translated versions of the English text, and a sticker on the back confirming that this was a Japanese release.
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==''Combiner Wars''==
[[File:GenerationsVoyOP.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Beefcake is the right of all sentient beings.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Voyager Class, 2015)
**'''3 OF 5: [[Ultra Prime]]'''
**''Accessories:'' Two blasters (combine into large rifle)
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

: Part of the first wave of ''Generations: [[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Voyager Class toys, this is a bigger, bulkier incarnation of Optimus Prime with a striking resemblance to Ginrai. He comes with two blasters which he holds via 5 mm post. One of the guns is based on his trademark Ion Blaster, and both weapons store on the back of his vehicle mode as a makeshift engine block. His torso mode has several details that appear to be influenced by [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Energon|''Energon'' Optimus Prime]]'s super mode, including the head, chest, and thighs. In particular, the chest details are modeled after the [[Spark of Combination]]. He also features two pair of fake windows on his robot and gestalt chest halves. The combiner head can be used as a robot mode head if you're feeling silly.

:Optimus suffers from a design flaw that many other Voyager Class figures in the ''Combiner Wars'' line experience: the detents, or "click points", on the heavily-ratcheted outward motion of his hips (which also form the hips of his torso mode) are few in number and very far apart. As a result, Prime's legs have great difficulty assuming the natural "A-stance" formation that the angled design of his foot sculpt seems to have been meant to accommodate. Likewise, when forming the torso of Ultra Prime, the interactions of the knee-lock mechanism and the hip detents almost always force Ultra Prime's legs into either an awkwardly knock-kneed arrangement or an equally awkward, and often unstable, bow-legged posture (as seen in the image to the right) that prevents Ultra Prime from standing flat-footed. Unlike Motormaster, this version of Optimus was the only one to not receive the improved hip ratchets implemented in its future releases in some shape or form by Hasbro, though they would be used for the Battle Core redeco later in the line. If one wishes, the improved hip ratchets from a relevant release can be used to replace Prime's first edition ratchets to effectively fix him.

:Being a ''Combiner Wars'' Voyager, Prime is naturally capable of transforming into a torso mode to combine with any 4 Deluxe Class ''Combiner Wars''-style toys, though his packaging call-out has him form Ultra Prime by combining him with Deluxe Class [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#Generations|Skydive]] and [[Alpha Bravo]] as the arms, and with [[Fireflight (G1)#Generations|Firefly]] and [[Drag Strip (G1)#Generations|Decepticon Drag Strip]] as the legs. He can combine with [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#Generations|Sunstreaker]], [[Mirage (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Mirage]], [[Prowl (G1)/toys#Generations|Prowl]], and [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Ironhide]] if one wishes to have an IDW-accurate Optimus Maximus.

:Unfortunately, Optimus Prime is also the weakest link of the gestalt combination, due to a number of design failures attributed to his torso mode. The square holes-and-tabs used to secure the arms together when in torso mode are too weak to remain locked in place (though a very small amount of copies can secure the arm well), and are prone to falling out of position should an attached arm be moved. The torso mode's skirt plate is also attached to the stomach rather than the pelvis, rendering the waist swivel nearly worthless due to the skirt obstructing articulation.

:Though Optimus's wave was scheduled for a first quarter 2015 release, it arrived on U.S. store shelves in late 2014.

:Optimus comes packaged with a collector's card featuring art from the initial release of the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile game. The mold would be retooled several times, resulting in [[Motormaster (G1)#Combiner Wars|Motormaster]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#CWBC|Battle Core Optimus Prime]], and [[Toxitron (G1)#Combiner Wars|Wrecker Toxitron]]. The toy also served as a model for ''[[Transformers: Forged to Fight|Forged to Fight]]'' [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Nemesis Prime]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Autobot/CWOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on ''Combiner Wars'' Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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[[File:CWVoyagerBattleCoreOptimusPrime.jpg||upright=2.2|thumb|A white Optimus that ''isn't'' [[Ultra Magnus (disambiguation)|Ultra Magnus]]?! What is this madness?]]
*'''Battle Core Optimus Prime''' (Voyager Class, 2015)
**'''3 of 5: [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|Optimus Maximus]]'''
**''Accessories:'' Two blasters (combine into large rifle)

:"Battle Core Optimus Prime" is a white redeco and slight retool of the previous ''Combiner Wars'' Optimus figure. According to the Hasbro panel at [[BotCon 2015]], his new head is based on Star Convoy (see above).

:The figure features newly redesigned hip ratchets to make both robot and combiner mode stable, which were also installed in both TakaraTomy's [[Motormaster (G1)#Unite Warriors 2|Motormaster]], [[Grand Scourge#Toys|Grand Scourge]], and a revision wave of Hasbro's Motormaster. The pegs that Legends Class Rodimus (or Blackjack) attach to have also been slightly modified to provide a tighter fit, making the latter toy much less prone to falling out.

:Battle Core Optimus Prime can combine with any Deluxe Class toys with the ''Combiner Wars''-styled joint—but, of course, he is intended to be combined with [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#Generations|Sunstreaker]], [[Mirage (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Mirage]], [[Prowl (G1)/toys#Generations|Prowl]], and [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Ironhide]] to form [[Optimus Maximus (G1)#Generations|Optimus Maximus]]. He can also combine with ''Unite Warriors'' [[Streetwise (G1)#Unite Warriors 2|Streetwise]], [[Groove (G1)#Unite Warriors 2|Groove]], [[Prowl (G1)/toys#Unite Warriors|Prowl]], and ''Combiner Wars'' [[Rook (CW)#Generations|Rook]] to form White Convoy Grand Prime, as seen in the [[God Neptune comic 2|''Generations Selects'' Special Comic promoting God Neptune]].

:Battle Core Optimus Prime comes packaged with a collector's card based on his packaging art. the prototype printed on the back of the box & the stock photos, and the CG model in the instructions had him possessing a single tampographed/stickered symbol on his left arm.

:He and the last three waves of ''Combiner Wars'' Deluxe and Voyager figures later showed up in the U.S. at TJ Maxx at reduced prices.

:As a part of the third and fourth wave promotion in Hasbro's Asian markets, a free sticker sheet for the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobot]]s and [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|Optimus Maximus]] was given out when purchasing any four Deluxe Class toys from those waves. As such, Battle Core Optimus Prime was given Generation 1 toy-esque stickers for the owner to apply if they wanted.<ref>[https://news.tfw2005.com/2015/08/28/transformers-combiner-wars-sticker-sheet-for-wave-3-and-4-figures-300471 Protectobot and Optimus Maximus sticker promotion on TFW2005]</ref>

:This figure was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] into [[White Gallant Convoy]] in the ''[[Generations Selects Special Comic]]''.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Autobot/CWBCOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on ''Combiner Wars'' Battle Core Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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[[File:TFSS-5.0-Double-Pretender-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The [[Trukk not munky|debate wars]] are over.]]
*'''Double Pretender Optimus Prime''' (TFSS 5.0, 2017)
**''Accessories'': Pretender Shell, Pretender Shell Gun, Blaster

:''Combiner Wars'' Double Pretender Optimus Prime is a [[redeco]]/[[retool]] of ''Generations'' Legends Class [[Swerve (G1)#Thrilling 30|Swerve]], with a new head and [[#LaserOptimusPrime|a ''Generation 2''-inspired]] deco for his pickup truck mode. He reuses the blasters from his [[#Thrilling 30|''Thrilling 30'' Legends Class and Deluxe Class Orion Pax figures]].

:He also comes with [[Hi-Q#Combiner Wars|Hi-Q]] (a redeco of ''Thrilling 30'' [[Sky High (Micromaster)#Generations|Flanker]]) and a Pretender shell redecoed from [[Oilmaster#Timelines|Oilmaster]]'s, decorated after the original unreleased grey-and-red gorilla shell.

:This figure was only available through [[Fun Publications]]' [[Transformers Figure Subscription Service|Subscription Service 5.0]] and shipped together with [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#TFSS|Double Pretender Megatron]].
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==''Cyber Series''==
[[File:Generations-Cyber-Battalion-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|No, not an upsized KO.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Cyber Battalion, 2015)

:Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#PrimeWarsTrilogyAsian|Generations: Cyber Series]]'' Cyber Battalion figures, Optimus Prime is a roughly Voyager-sized figure and transforms from a truck (which is based on the ''Generations Thrilling 30'' Legends Class Optimus Prime figure) into a robot in just 7 simple steps. The figure's transformation engineering had taken cues from the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#2010Legend|''Reveal the Shield'' Legends Class Optimus Prime]] figure, while it still retains the same ol' articulation.

:As with other earlier Cyber Series figures, Optimus Prime had a rather strange release cycle. At first, he only retailed exclusively in Asia and Latin America, with the closest to a U.S. release being in limited quantities from online retailer BigBadToyStore.com. He did, however, end up being available in the Universal Studios Theme Park, and also later as a Walgreens exclusive.

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[[File:Generations-Cyber-Commander-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Trukk with Munky arms.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Cyber Commander, 2015)

:This roughly 11-inch leader-sized figure of Optimus Prime transforms from a robot to trailer/truck combination and back, with the transformation taking cues from both the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#2010Legend|''Reveal the Shield'' Legends Class]] and [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Legion Class|the ''Robots in Disguise'' Legion Class]] toys. Surprisingly, he does have a reasonable amount of articulation, including a balljointed head and hinged joints for his arms, shoulders and legs, plus lateral hinges for his feet. His head includes [[light-piping]] and, unlike other Cyber Series toys, his truck windows have ''actual'' transparent plastic rather than just being merely painted.

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[[File:Cyber-Commander-Optimus-Prime-redeco.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Trukk with Munky arms but slightly more G1.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Cyber Commander, 2017)
{{toydesigner|[[Yūya Ōnishi]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:A redeco of the Cyber Commander toy above, this Prime features grey plastic replacing the original blue, some deco differences on the arms, body & legs. He also features a flame tampograph on the sides of his vehicle front. He comes in an altered packaging that replaces the first version's painted [[prototype]] [[stock photography|stock photos]] with CG renders depicting the new deco, and also features a new Hasbro product code number, thus making him officially a separate product rather than a drastic running change [[variant]].

:Interestingly, the side profile of the cab transitions from red to blue with a flame-like design, obviously nodding towards his movieverse counterpart.

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[[File:TF-Heroes-and-Villains-Optimus-Prime-Megatron-2-pack.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Optimus Prime / Megatron''' (Heroes & Villains, 2021)

:In 2021, the ''Cyber Series'' Batallion Optimus Prime and [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#Cyber Series|Megatron]] figure were reissued as a 2-pack exclusive to Amazon.com.
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==''Platinum Edition''==
:''See also:'' [[#Thrilling30PlatinumEdition]]
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[[File:TF-Platinum-Edition-YOTG-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''Don't bother asking for explanations'' ''She'll just tell you that she came'' ''In the year of the <s>cat</s> goat'']]
*'''Optimus Prime Year of the Goat Edition''' (2015)
**''Accessories:'' "Laser cannon", "saber weapon", missile launcher, 10 missiles, 5 discs, 2 rockets

:Released to celebrate the Year of the Goat, ''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' "Year of the Goat" Optimus Prime is a redeco of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#LaserOptimusPrime|''Generation 2'' Laser Optimus Prime]], featuring the same discs lacking the G2 Autobot logo found on the ''Robots in Disguise'' [[Scourge (RID)#Toys|Scourge]] version of the mold, but otherwise keeping all the electronics from the original release. Like Year of the Goat Soundwave, Year of the Goat Optimus Prime features an awkward mix of orange, black, clear pink (in some parts including missiles, the discs, and even the pump!), some clear blue (the missile's tips), translucent plastic, and some hint of chrome silver (mostly his trailer parts, which happens to give the trailer somewhat of a resemblance to that of the aforementioned Scourge).
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[[File:TF-Platinum-Edition-OsS-OsF-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Meanwhile, in an alternate universe, the arms are his weak points for Megatron.]]
*'''One Shall Stand, One Shall Fall''' (2-pack, 2016)
**''Accessories'': Smokestacks/Laser Gun, energy unit/ion blaster

:Part of Hasbro's ''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' offerings for 2016 intended to commemorate the 30th anniversary of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', this Optimus Prime is yet another redeco of the ''[[#Classics|Classics]]'' Voyager toy. Rather than the [[show-accuracy|show-accurate]] colors like the ''Age of Extinction'' 2-pack figure, the toy's deco is very similar to the ''Classics'' release, with some changes and omissions: his blue plastic is a dark metallic sheen, his knee's yellow detailing was removed, his small Autobot symbol tampograph was placed on his right shoulder, and his larger one is placed on his energy unit. His side door/arm kibble is left unpainted. According to [[Mark Weber]], this was meant to represent his abdominal area being torn in the movie's battle. (Yeah, we have no idea how it works, since the "battle damage" parts end up on his ''arms'' in robot mode.)

:Both his robot and vehicle mode [[stock photography|stock photos]] depict him slightly mistransformed.

:''Platinum Edition'' Optimus Prime was only available as part of a 2-pack with [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#Platinum Edition|Megatron]], named "One Shall Stand, One Shall Fall" after Optimus Prime's famous line in the movie. In the United States and Canada, this set was officially released as an [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] exclusive. It was also available in several of Hasbro's Asian markets (namely the Philippines and Singapore; it's currently unknown whether it was exclusive to any particular stores there or not). In Australia, it was sold at Myer stores, whereas in the United Kingdom, it was both sold at [[Toys"R"Us]] stores and available via Tesco's website (but never found in stores). Surprisingly, it was (and still is) a common find in Brazilian online stores.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Autobot/PlatinumOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on ''Platinum Edition'' One Shall Stand, One Shall Fall Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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[[File:TF-Platinum-Edition-YotR-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Also known as "Hybrid Style Convoy Hasbro Edition", but more expensive.]]
*'''Optimus Prime Year of the Rooster Edition ''' (2017)
**''Accessories'': Trailer/Combat Deck, Roller, ion blaster, gas pump, energon-axe, Autobot Matrix of Leadership, rocket pack, 8 fists (4 left, 4 right), Autobot insignia stand

:In an ''unexpected'' turn of events, ''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' Optimus Prime is an ''unchanged'' release of ''[[Hybrid Style]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Hybrid Style|Convoy]], making it the very first Hasbro release of the figure. He retains all of the original figure's accessories, and the die-cast construction.

:Ironically, despite being a rerelease of a small yet complex adult collectible, the figure is marked as "for ages 8 and up". Hope you didn't lose the small parts here.

:The set was first released as an exclusive in Taipei Movie & Toy Convention 2016 in limited quantities; and later through [[Walmart]]'s Canadian website. In late March 2019, the figure finally saw distribution in the US as a BigBadToyStore exclusive.
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==''Titans Return''==
[[File:Titans Return Optimus.jpg|thumb|upright=2|An Optimus Prime... ''retooled from an [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys|Ultra Magnus]]?'' '''WHAT IS THIS MADNESS?''']]
*'''Autobot Apex & Powermaster Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, 2016)
**''Accessories:'' Two blasters, two shoulder cannons, [[Hi-Q#Generations|Apex]] Titan Master
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro), [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Emiliano Santalucia]] (concept artist), [[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

:A heavy retool of ''Combiner Wars'' [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Generations|Ultra Magnus]], this Optimus Prime is based on the Powermaster Optimus Prime toy from 1988. Despite this, Hi-Q (now renamed 'Autobot Apex', presumably for trademark reasons) doesn't form the engine on Prime's chest; instead, he transforms into a de-faceplated version of the original Powermaster Optimus Prime cab robot head, over which a helmet slides during transformation to complete the Powermaster Prime look. In all three of Optimus Prime's modes are various pegs and seats with which Titan Master figures can interact. Like other Leader Class figures, his base mode can connect to other ''Titan Returns'' figures with base modes.

:Most notably in terms of new tooling, the panels on the undersides of Powermaster Optimus Prime's forearms feature slots under the fists, which allow the guns to tab in and be held much more stably than with Ultra Magnus. And due to the amount of empty space in the cab area in vehicle mode, Powermaster Prime can fully transform without the need to remove his head.

:Powermaster Optimus Prime also comes with a collector's card based on his packaging art.

:Optimus comes with the same rifles as ''Combiner Wars Ultra Magnus'' which have the undocumented feature of combining into a huge multi-barreled rifle. His instructions show that one of the two Titan Master seat guns can peg onto the top of his chest plate in base mode, but are unclear on exactly ''how''. The tab on the chest plate plugs into the hole where the Titan Master's feet peg in. However, in doing so the Titan Master will no longer fit. Due to the extra panels that were added to the legs, Optimus can not stand totally flat on both feet. Fortunately, this doesn't have any serious effect on the toy's stability due to the size of the feet. His gray plastic has a particularly warm tint compared to the original, likely the result of referencing a [[Photodegradation|yellowed]] specimen of the original Powermaster figure (such as the one on [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#PMOP|this very page]]). Optimus' Autobot symbols are also in two different styles. The ones on the shoulders are of the Movie variety, while the trailer features a traditional ''Generation 1''-styled insignia.

:[[Fortress Maximus (G1)#Titans Return|Fortress Maximus]]'s instructions depict him as part of the [[Cybertron City (TR)|Cybertron City]] combination. Meanwhile, the "Siege on Cybertron" instructions show him as a part of the [[Nemesis Command]] combination, albeit mislabeled as [[Blaster (G1)/toys#Titans Return|Autobot Blaster]].

:This mold was further retooled as ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' [[Ginrai (human)#Legends|Super Ginrai]], which was redecoed into Siege On Cybertron [[Ginrai (robot)#Titans Return|Magnus Prime]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Autobot/TRPMOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on ''Titans Return'' Powermaster Optimus Prime at TFU.info]
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[[File:TF-Generations-Titans-Return-Voyager-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|An Optimus Prime that turns into a ''jet''? AND HE'S A DECEPTICON? '''''THE MADNESS IS SPREADING!''''']]
*'''Diac & Optimus Prime''' (Voyager Class, 2016)
**''Accessories'': Sword, Double-barreled rifle, [[Diac#Generations|Diac]] Titan Master
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

:This Optimus Prime is a Voyager-sized Triple Changer mold, which transforms from robot to [[Octane (G1)|Octane]]-ish tanker truck to plane. His robot mode is heavily based on ''Generation 2'' [[#LaserOptimusPrime|Laser Optimus Prime]], whilst the deco appears to draw from Star Convoy. His Titan Master partner [[Diac#Toys|Diac]] transforms into his head (but any Titan Master figure is compatible). Like all ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' Voyager class figures, he has built-in mechanisms to "bulk up" his noggin. In his case, these are spring-loaded pylons. His robot mode also features fake truck windows.

:This iteration of the mold and its redecoes exhibit a minor design flaw: there are two tabs on the plane mode's wings that prevent the truck mode's trailer from fully closing at the rear. Ostensibly, this can be rectified by setting the wings slightly askew so they can properly flatten against each other. However, this leads to some holes on each wing not being lined up with some corresponding pegs on the trailer.

:The stock photo is slightly mistransformed: the wings in jet mode should sit further forward to better resemble a real commercial jet. The packaging art and instructions show the correct orientation. This error is present in photography for all reuses of this variant of this mold.

:This mold was redecoed into ''Legends'' [[Scourge (RID)#Voyager|Black Convoy]] and ''Street Fighter X Transformers'' [[Ryu#Toys|Ryu]], and retooled into [[Octane#Titans Return|Octone]]. Beginning with this wave, Hasbro changed the standard packaging design for ''Titans Return'' Voyagers from "Autobot" style to "Decepticon" style regardless of character faction.

:This mold would've been redecoed as "Action Master" Optimus Prime with a redecoed Infinitus Titan Master for the BotCon 2017 "Action on Hydrus Four" set that never came to be.

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[[File:TF-Titans-Return-Chaos-on-Velocitron-Laser-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|An Optimus Prime with a picture of him burning down forests!? <big>'''''THIS IS MADLY OUTRAGEOU...'''''</big>[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#LaserOptimusPrime|no wait.]]]]
*'''Chaos on Velocitron''' (Giftset, 2017)
**''Accessories'': [[Laser Rod (weapon)|Sword]], Double-barreled rifle, [[Refractor#Generations|Refractor]] Titan Master

:Released under the name "Laser Prime", this Optimus Prime is a redeco of the above Voyager Class figure, with its deco based on [[#Laser Optimus Prime|his ''Generation 2'' toy]]...and yes, the tanker's sticker is still him burning down forests. Unfortunately, the enormous stickers are usually poorly applied, resulting in peeling, trapped air bubbles, and misaligned placement.

:Refractor and Laser Prime were only available in a box set named "Chaos on Velocitron" that includes [[Dynamus#Generations|Dynamus]] and [[Quickswitch#Titans Return|Quickswitch]], [[Parsec#Generations|Parsec]] and [[Nautica (G1)#Titans Return|Autobot Nautica]], [[Fastlane#Titans Return|Fastclash]], and a [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#TRCOV|Rodimus Prime]] Titan Master head. The set was officially announced by Hasbro to be a [[Toys"R"Us]] [[exclusive]], and was sold at stores in the United States, Canada, and Hasbro's Asian markets (such as Malaysia, Singapore, and Hong Kong). Despite this, it later became available via [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] in the United States (but not in Canada) as well, actually sold by Amazon directly (as compared to a third-party seller).
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===Primitive Skateboarding Promotion===
[[File:TF-Generations-TR-Primitive-Skateboarding-Powermaster-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|A black Optimus that isn't [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|evil]]? And he has ''blue'' windows?! '''''THIS IS TOO MADDENING! GAHHHHHH!''''']]
*'''Optimus Prime & Shreddicus Maximus''' (Primitive Skateboarding exclusive Leader Class, 2017)
**''Accessories:'' Two blasters, two shoulder cannons, '[[Shreddicus Maximus]]' Titan Master, Skateboard, 3-piece ramp/railgun
{{toydesigner|[[Robby Musso]] (concept artist)<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Titans Return Optimus Prime X Primitive Skateboarding collaboration exclusive rail gun/skate park ramps and rail accessories design drawings.|link=https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=10158087520997266&set=pcb.10158087525487266|name=Robby Musso|site=Facebook|year=2020|month=12|day=16}}</ref>}}

:Released as part of a collaboration between Transformers and [https://primitiveskate.com/ Primitive Skateboarding], this figure is a black repaint of the ''Titans Return'' Powermaster Optimus Prime, with the deco somewhat resembling [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#NucleonQuest|Nucleon Quest Super Convoy]], but with some gold trims and Primitive Skateboarding markings partially designed by Primitive Skateboard founder [https://hypebeast.com/tags/paul-rodriguez Paul Rodriguez]. He also comes with a new hoverboard accessory (resembling the one [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] used in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''), which Shreddicus Maximus (or any other Titan/Prime Master) can attach to. This board is designed to attach to the included three-piece skating ramp & rail assembly, which can be folded up and rebuilt into a railgun (get it?) that other figures can wield.

: Optimus & Shreddicus were initially [[exclusive]] to [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2017, where they sold out. A small portion of the run had been held for future sales: [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] put the set up for sale for about five minutes on [[August 14]] before selling out. The remainder was available at [[HasCon 2017]]'s exclusives booth, but again they burned through the stock very quickly.
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==''Alt-Modes''==
[[File:Alt-Modes OptimusPrime.jpg|upright=1.44|thumb]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Alt-Modes, 2016)
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Collection'': '''1, 2, 3'''

:''[[Alt-Modes]]'' Optimus Prime is a super deformed toy whose body transforms into a truck when the Autobot faction symbol on his head is flipped. He was [[Blindpacking|blind-boxed]] and available in all three cases of the first series.

:This mold was redecoed into ''Alt-Modes'' [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Alt-Modes|Nemesis Prime]] and retooled into [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Alt-Modes|Ultra Magnus]].

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[[File:Alt-Modes-toy Silver-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.44|thumb]]
*'''Silver Optimus Prime''' (Alt-Modes, 2017)
**''Series'': '''2'''
**''Collection'': '''1'''

:Released in the second series of ''Alt-Modes'', "Silver Optimus Prime" is, somewhat obviously, a silver redeco of the previous toy, referencing his "heat-resistant alloy" body from "[[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2]]".
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==''Masterpiece''==
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:''See also:'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MP10]]
[[File:Hasbro-Generations-MP10.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2017)
**''ID Number: '''MP-10'''
**''Accessories:'' Ion Blaster, Matrix of Leadership, Energon axe

:Another Hasbro release of the [[#MP10|MP-10 mold]], which is ''basically a reissue'' of the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#mp10hasbro|2010 ''Transformers'' line's ''Masterpiece'' Optimus Prime]], but with the Japanese release's ID number. Surprisingly he is NOT mistransformed on the initial official photography... until secondary stock photos had the vehicle mode ''slightly'' mistransformed. Unlike the original Hasbro version, this version features silver paint on the interior of the trailer. This version also removes the red paint on the die cast hinge piece in his body and replaces it with blue paint. Sadly, this figure doesn't come with the Key to Vector Sigma. Due to compact packaging, the trailer is prone to scuffing. Some copies unfortunately have a defect where the windows will not close all the way in both robot and vehicle mode.

:The figure debuted as a [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2017 exclusive in the U.S., then as a Toys"R"Us exclusive in the United States and Canada.
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==''Power of the Primes''==
[[File:TF-Generations-PotP-Leader-Class-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Signs of steroid abuse include aggression, acne and... smokestacks?]]
*'''Evolution Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, 2018)
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''PP-09'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': '''[[May 25]], 2018'''
**''Accessories'': trailer/evolution armor, ion-blaster (formed by two blasters), [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Power of the Primes|Matrix of Leadership]] frame, Matrix of Leadership core
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro), [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Mark Maher]] (deco artist)}}

:''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' "Evolution Optimus Prime" transforms from a truck with a trailer into a robot and back. The truck cab transforms into his "Orion Pax" form based on his appearance in the Generation 1 episode "[[War Dawn (episode)|War Dawn]]", and he is able to form the core of Optimus Prime's robot mode. His trailer forms Prime's entire body, sharing a noticeable amount of details with MP-10 mold, most notably an almost identical head sculpt. The figure's trailer can also be towed by any other figure with a compatible hitch.

:He is the first non-''Masterpiece'' ''Generations'' G1 Optimus Prime figure to include a removable [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Power of the Primes|Matrix of Leadership]] accessory, which is stored in his chest in the 'Evolved' form, and the center of his Matrix of Leadership can be replaced with any [[Prime Master#Toys|Prime Master]]. His [[ion blaster]] can be split into two weapons for Orion Pax to use, while also stored on Optimus Prime's back via visible [[5 mm post]]s of Orion Pax's hands, though this is undocumented in the instructions.

:Depending on the individual copy, Optimus Prime is prone to having a number of quality control issues: ranging from two left/right arms and/or legs/feet on the evolution armor, to lacking stickers on the trailer pieces. The Takara version of the mold lacks the production numbers located at his right shins, though, as with all ''Power of the Primes'' Takara figures, it is otherwise identical to its international version, meaning that the aforementioned quality control issues still persist in this release.

:Though designated for a first quarter 2018 release, Optimus's wave reached U.S. store shelves in December 2017. This toy was reissued in 2022 for select markets and reran again for [[Target]] stores and [[Hasbro Pulse]] in 2024.

:This mold was [[retool]]ed into ''Power of the Primes'' [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Power of the Primes|Nemesis Prime]] and later into ''Selects'' [[#Generations Selects|Star Convoy]].
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==''War for Cybertron: Siege''==
[[File:War-For-Cybertron-Siege-Voyager-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"I traded my smokestacks for those kickin' roof lights!"]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Voyager Class, 2019)
**''Hasbro ID number:'' '''WFC-S11'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''SG-06'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[February 23]], [[2019]]
**''Hidden message code'': '''IACON'''
**''Accessories:'' "W-50 Dual-Mech Energon Strikeshield," "W-M3 RF Ion Blaster" (combines to form "Sentrystrike Ultra-Blaster")
{{toydesigner|[[Aaron Gray]] (Hasbro), [[Yūya Ōnishi]] (TakaraTomy)|[[AJ Piejko-Brown]] (packaging)}}

:Part of the first wave of ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' Voyager Class figures, Optimus Prime transforms from robot to Cybertronian armored truck cab and back. He includes two weapons compatible with the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]]—the "W-50 Dual-Mech Energon Strikeshield," which is an axe that transforms into a shield, and the "W-M3 RF [[Ion blaster|Ion Blaster]]." Both weapons can combine to form the "Sentrystrike Ultra-Blaster." Optimus Prime also features "battle damage" paint applications on several parts of his body, as well as multiple hardpoints all over himself and his weapons to accommodate "Fire Blasts" from the [[Battle Master]]s assortment, which can be used to simulate blaster fire or explosions.

:In vehicle mode, opening the figure's windows shows the [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Matrix of Leadership]] molded into the plastic behind the windows. Due to the transformation, the Matrix doesn't end up in the chest in robot mode. Despite being a Voyager-scale figure, the truck mode is considerably small, in scale with a Legends-sized figure. Whether through coincidence or design, it's possible to fit a ''Power of the Primes'' Matrix core (and by extension, a [[Prime Master]] or [[Titan Master]]) in his chest.

:An additional, undocumented but confirmed third "hover truck" mode exists, which is achieved by folding all of his wheels under his vehicle mode. While the back wheels don't lock in anywhere, the two front wheels actually have small tabs that plug into slots on the back of the wheel sections that aren't used for either of his other modes.<ref>[http://www.toyboxsoapbox.com/2018/11/13/transformers-siege-voyager-optimus-prime-review/ "At some convention somewhere one Hasbro rep let slip that Siege Optimus Prime also had a hidden hover truck mode."] on Toybox Soapbox</ref>

:There is a message written in [[Cybertronian language|Cybertronian letters]] on Optimus Prime's box art, which reads "LIGHT THE DARKEST HOUR."

:While Optimus greatly resembles the inner robot of ''Siege'' [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Ultra Magnus]], he is actually a completely different mold and therefore not compatible with the [[Magnus Armor]]. This mold was later used to make [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Nemesis Prime]]. A large number of parts of this figure were reused for the ''Earthrise'' Optimus Prime figure released in 2020. Due to this, the trailer packaged with the ''Earthrise'' figure is fully compatible with the ''Siege'' figure's truck mode.

:Depending on the figure's individual quality control, the truck's roof may not sit securely flush in vehicle mode, notably on the rear right side.

:While Hasbro and TakaraTomy's releases of the toy are almost identical, the battle damage paint apps on the latter's shoulders and legs are slightly altered in size.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=シージのオプティマス。右が海外版、左が日本版で後ろが海外前が日本版。汚れのタンポ印刷も違うバリエーションなのかねぇ(´･ω･`) #TFTOYの面白さを伝え隊 https://t.co/g3lMOROVdO|link=https://twitter.com/Alfes2010/status/1099375629361795072|name=Alfes2010|site=Twitter|year=2019|month=02|day=23|(defunct=)}}</ref>

:Though designated for release in the first quarter of 2019, Optimus's wave reached U.S. store shelves in late 2018.
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[[File:WFC-Siege-WFC-S40-Leader-Class-Galaxy-Upgrade-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|"Rooflights? Pah! Check ''this'' out!"]]
*'''Galaxy Upgrade Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, [[2019]])
**''Hasbro ID number:'' '''WFC-S40'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''SG-37'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[November 23]], 2019
**''Hidden message code'': '''CONVOY'''
**''Accessories:'' 5 "JF-50 Twinblast [[Super Mode|Galaxy Pack]]" armor pieces, 2 "W-30 Magnetic Inducer Launchers," "JF-15 Gravity Force Laser," 2 front wheels/armguards

:Part of the second wave ''Siege'' Leader Class figures, "Galaxy Upgrade Optimus Prime" is an extensive retool of the same line's [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Ultra Magnus]], taking heavy design cues from [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Cybertron|''Cybertron'' Optimus Prime]] (the Japanese series name being "''Galaxy Force''," which is referenced in the name). He transforms into a heavily armed fire truck like the ''Cybertron'' figure, but with a Cybertronian aesthetic. The two "W-30 Magnetic Inducer Launchers" are unpainted blasters from ''Siege'' Ultra Magnus, and as such, mirror the detailing placed just behind ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Ultra Magnus (RID)|Ultra Magnus]]'s cab. Their hexagonal tips resembling ''Cybertron'' Optimus Prime's Super Mode leg cannons were likely a foresight for this retooling, but are molded in black rather than grey likely due to [[gang-molding]]. Optimus Prime also features "battle damage" paint applications on several parts of his body, as well as multiple hardpoints all over himself and his weapons to accommodate "Fire Blasts" from the [[Battle Master]]s assortment, which can be used to simulate blaster fire or explosions.

:The core figure's robot mode is inspired by Prime's Generation 1 look, but with [[Kibble|vehicle mode details]] and coloration (including yellow eyes) based on the cab of his ''Cybertron'' counterpart. As with the original ''Cybertron'' figure, the barrel of the truck's left cannon can be detached and wielded by Prime as a rifle called the "JF-15 Gravity Force Laser." The sides of the bumper in truck mode can detach and form arm cannons based on his ''Cybertron'' counterpart's forearms. All five weapons are compatible with the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]]. Because of the nature of the mold, additional shoulder pads [[Kibble#"Faux-parts"|resembling halves of his truck cab]] were included to complete the Super Mode's resemblance to the template. The vehicle mode's cannons can be underslung and handheld similarly to the ''Cybertron'' figure thanks to the sliding pegs, but lack the original's gimmicks. Unlike Ultra Magnus, Galaxy Upgrade Optimus Prime also features flip-out support struts on the leg armor to compensate for the back's weight. While they're hardly needed since the armor's bulk is heavy enough to support the weight, the pieces also prevent the leg armor from standing flat when folded in.

:Unlike the above Voyager Class figure, this Prime is fully compatible with the [[Magnus Armor]], as is Ultra Magnus with Optimus's Super Mode gear. Also, whether intentional or not, the figure scales almost perfectly with other figures from the original Cybertron line.

:The box art of his vehicle modes is [[Stock photography#Problems with stock photos|mistransformed]] as a result of using CGI renders; the two shoulder pieces are shown being left on, which is genuinely impossible and in fact appear to be clipped through each other. They are instead stored inside the leg armor, which forms the back end of the trailer. Strangely, the clear blue plastic used for the cab has light bars molded in, but they are painted over in red. Presumably, this is to make the inner robot appear more like G1 Optimus but results in a less accurate vehicle mode compared to the ''Cybertron'' design. Additionally, there are existing stock photos of the figure without the wingpack and the smaller robot head flipped out.
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[[File:TF-Generations-WFC-S-35th-Voyager-Classic-Animation-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I'm the one you want...Wait a minute.]]
*'''Classic Animation Optimus Prime''' (Voyager Class, 2019)
**''ID number:'' '''WFC-S65'''
**''Accessories:'' "W-50 Dual-Mech Energon Strikeshield," "W-M3 RF Ion Blaster" (combines to form "Sentrystrike Ultra-Blaster")
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (deco artist)}}

:Specially branded for the 35th anniversary of the ''Transformers'' brand, ''Siege'' "Classic Animation Optimus Prime" is a redeco of the Voyager Class figure above, featuring a cel-shaded paint pattern that evokes his appearance in the cartoon (though the physical result is more like that of [[Transformers: Devastation|''Devastation'']]). In addition, the grey plastics and paint operations are now replaced with white, and the tire rims' paint is omitted.

:Alongside fellow cel-shaded figure [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#S66|Megatron]] and the other "35th Anniversary" figures, Optimus was exclusive to [[Walmart]] in the United States and Canada, and among the first figures that debuted a new, "worldwide" [[multilingual packaging]] design that merged the languages typically found on European packaging with those found on American packaging. In a bit of a snafu, though, all the English texts on his packaging are simply repeated four times, instead of being translated into French, German, Spanish, and Portuguese, or omitted in case two or more translations would be identical to each other (or to the English version).
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==''Collaborative''==
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[[File:Collaborative-MP10G-Ghostbusters-OptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|400px|Where [[Starscream (G1)/toys#MP3G|he]] at?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{bp-a1|'''MP-10G Optimus Prime Ecto-35 Edition''' ([[July 19]], [[2019]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': trailer, [[Roller (G1)|Roller]], blaster, [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]], [[Proton pack]], hose, ghost trap module, [[Slimer]]
{{toydesigner|[[AJ Piejko-Brown]] (packaging)}}

:''[[Transformers Collaborative|Collaborative]]'' Ghostbusters x Transformers ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' MP-10G Optimus Prime Ecto-35 Edition (whew!) is a [[Ghostbusters]]-themed redeco of the MP-10 Convoy/Optimus Prime mold.

:Optimus Prime is now decoed in white, dark gray and red, with a Ghostbusters "no ghosts" logo on his right shoulder in addition to the Autobot logo on his left. The trailer is decoed similarly, with Ecto-1 style details adorning the sides, as well as green ghost splatter. Optimus's vehicle mode bumper includes an "ECTO-35" plate, which can be seen through his chest in robot mode, referencing the 35th Anniversary of both the ''Transformers'' and ''Ghostbusters'' franchises.

:He includes all his accessories, aside from [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] and his axe, gaining a number of additional ones consistent with the theme. The trailer opens out into the "Ecto-Base," or can be stood upright as the "Ecto Maintenance Dock." A snap-on cover can be applied to Roller to turn him into a ghost trap, a painted opaque version of the [[Slimer]] figure included with Ectotron, and a "roof-rack accessory" using the same mold as [[Ectotron]]'s that pegs into the roof of the trailer. This final item converts into a proton pack for robot mode, pegging into the hole in his back, and a hose connects his ion blaster to the proton pack to serve as a particle thrower. In addition, the figure's packaging is shaped like a proton pack, complete with clips to enable the buyer to strap it to their back.

:Ectotron can ''sort of'' fit into Prime's trailer, but this requires the former's equipment rack to be removed from the roof, and clearance within the trailer prevents the trailer's rear tailgate from closing.

:Ecto-35 Edition Optimus Prime debuted as an exclusive at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] in 2019, with additional availability at Fan Expo Canada and the [[Hasbro Pulse]] online store.

::*''[https://reflector.tfw2005.com/transformers-toys/crossovers/ghostbusters-transformers/optimus-prime-mp-10g-ecto-35/ Collaborative MP-10G Optimus Prime Ecto-35 Edition at Reflector@TFW2005]''
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[[File:VNR-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=2]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{bp-a1|'''VNR Optimus Prime''' (2023)}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy Release Date'': [[December]] [[2024]]
:*''Accessories:'' Ion blaster, [[Matrix of Leadership#Volvo|Matrix of Leadership]], trailer, artillery robot, ramp/shield, trailer hitch
{{toydesigner|[[Sam Smith]] (Hasbro)}}<ref name="fanstream">[[June 20]], [[2023]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjLY0uamTKM Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream] on YouTube, with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Mark Maher]], [[Evan Brooks]], and [[Rich Pellegrino]]</ref>

:"VNR Optimus Prime" is a redeco of the earlier [[#Holiday Optimus Prime|Holiday Optimus Prime]] figure, this time in traditional Optimus Prime colors. This release sees the circuitous path of the aborted [[Amazon]] ''Collaborative'' toy<ref>See the extensive research in the [[#Holiday Optimus Prime|Holiday Optimus Prime]] entry for details.</ref> come full circle, here branded on his internal packaging under the name "''Collaborative'' Volvo Trucks × Transformers Optimus Prime." He converts in 37 steps into an (at last explicable) licensed {{w|Volvo VN|Volvo VNR 300}}. He includes the ion cannon, Matrix, and [[#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|''Earthrise'' trailer]] of the Holiday release, naturally done up in more orthodox livery. Caution for those attempting to use the Centurion Drone Ion blaster and Energon Ax accessories, the peg handles are NOT compatible owing to their wider diameter and none poseable fist of the mold.

:Depending on how you pose the figure, the mold tends to be front "heavy" when posed at your standard "stand up straight" form without any dynamic spread the legs style. This is due to how the front feet cannot be extended forward due to a single hinge attaching the joint to the inner "truck cab" being static. This concentrates the center of gravity way behind, parallel to what forms the cab's windshield when it should be adjacent to what makes the cab's front wheels.

: This figure was made available exclusively at [[Hasbro Pulse]] in the United States, and was available at general retail in Hasbro's Asian markets- which stocked the figure months before it was officially acknowledged by Hasbro themselves.
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==''Generations Selects''==
[[File:TF-Generations-Selects-Star-Convoy.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|"The Hate Plague is back?" (jams the Matrix on the gun)]]
*'''Star Convoy''' ([[September 28]], 2019)
**''Hasbro ID number:'' '''TT-GS01'''
**''Accessories'': [[Star Trailer]]/evolution armor, ion-blaster (formed by two blasters), [[Silver Matrix]]

:''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' Star Convoy is a retool of the [[#Power of the Primes|''Power of the Primes'' Leader Class mold]], featuring new lower legs, head, upper shoulders, and waist parts for both the armor and inner robot, and a new torso for the latter. The Optimus Prime inner robot is remolded to resemble his Generation 1 toy, complete with toy-accurate yellow eyes. Most of the armor's grey parts (especially the evolution armor's arms) are now remolded in red plastic to be more accurate to Star Convoy's character model, though there are a few sacrifices leaving some of the red patches on the trailer.

:The Matrix of Leadership is now replaced with the "Silver Matrix" that is a singular piece of plastic dipped in chrome. As such, it does not accommodate Prime Masters/Matrices/Enigmas. The Matrix can be held by 5 mm fist holes and can combine with the guns to form a "Big Bang Cannon". Unlike the original versions of the mold, Star Convoy's stickers, intended to be applied to his trailer, come on a sheet instead of being factory-applied.

:The star-shaped piece that clips into Star Convoy's chest is new to this version of the mold. Because it pegs into a small hole between the tops of the doors to Star Convoy's chest compartment, it introduces an additional step to access the matrix chamber. The red connector which attaches the star to the figure is misassembled, and flipped from its proper orientation. Due to this, the star is prone to not attaching securely to the chest and can easily pop out without much effort. A fix<ref>[https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/generations-selects-star-convoy-super-megatron-snaptrap-figures.1172403/page-113#post-17312785 Guide to rearranging the chest star for improved stability] in the TFW2005 thread for ''Selects'' Star Convoy</ref> utilized by some to address the issue involves popping out the star and connector, then flipping the connector around, before reattaching both parts to the figure. Care should be taken when handling the star and transforming Star Convoy to ensure it does not bump against other parts of the figure or experience undue stress. The stem of the star is particularly fragile and has been known to break without much force being applied to it.

:Reminiscent of the fact that the original [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Return of Convoy|''Return of Convoy'' Star Convoy]] figure could transform into a battle station, a "Z Base Mode" resembling that original battle station mode was created for the character and introduced in the ''Selects'' [[Super Megatron comic 1|Special Comic promoting Super Megatron]]. This figure (and any of the ''Power of the Primes'' Evolution Optimus Prime molds) is capable of being configured into this form. In reference to the fact that the original Star Convoy figure included a [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Return of Convoy|Micromaster version of Hot Rod]] to man the battle station, one can populate the Z Base Mode with the [[Firebolt (G1)#Titans Return|Firedrive]] or Rodimus Prime Titan Masters from [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Titans Return|Hot Rod's ''Titans Return'' figure]] and the "Chaos on Velocitron" box set respectively. As said Hot Rod Micromaster could also store in the original Star Convoy figure's chest, one can also re-enact this functionality by taking a Matrix frame from a ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' Leader Class figure and placing one of the aforementioned Titan Masters in it, then inserting the frame into Star Convoy's chest.

:This toy was released exclusively through [[TakaraTomy Mall]] and, thanks to brand unification, [[Hasbro Pulse]] and other online retailers in the United States and Canada. It is the first ''Selects'' figure to be developed by TakaraTomy.
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==''War for Cybertron: Earthrise''==
[[File:TF-WFC-E-Leader-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=2|thumb|That's the news everyone's waiting for!]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, 2020/2024)
**''Hasbro ID number:'' '''WFC-E11'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''ER-02'''
**''TakaraTomy name'': '''Optimus Prime with Trailer'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[April 25]], 2020
**''Accessories:'' [[Ion blaster#Generations|Ion Blaster]], shield/ramp, trailer/[[Combat Deck (G1)#Generations|Combat Deck]], artillery robot, [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Matrix of Leadership]]
{{toydesigner|[[Yūya Ōnishi]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:Released in the first wave of ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' Leader Class toys, Optimus Prime is an ''extensive'' retooling of the [[#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|''Siege'' Optimus mold]], now transforming into his classic cab-over Earth-truck mode. Interestingly, his rear wheels are borrowed from ''[[Studio Series]]'' [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SS32|32]] and [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SS44|44 Optimus Prime]], and even has molded drilled-rotor brake discs, a surprising detail for a mainline ''Transformers'' figure. While the vestigial knee flaps were meant to be flipped out while transforming him into truck mode, the flaps' pegs and the elbow's rectangular holes have a slight occupying-the-same-space issue, which can result in the cab noticeably tilting frontward. If this problem persists, the flaps can be untransformed to straighten the cab properly.

: His very cartoon-like robot mode has an opening chest compartment containing a removable [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Matrix of Leadership]] accessory; in an undocumented feature, the Matrix can accommodate "Fire Blast" effect parts and attach to similarly-sized posts. His new Ion Blaster rifle, now in its classic shape, is hinged to fold away the barrel for storage. His hands feature hinge joints in the knuckles, allowing for more expressive posing and proper holding of the included Matrix, with the grip coming from a [[5 mm post|5 mm semi-circle]] formed by the palm and thumb. As the front grill/wheel piece is connected with a c-clip, removing it from his back allows the waist to turn without being hindered.

: For the first time for a (non-''Masterpiece'') ''Generations'' Optimus toy, this release comes with a trailer (sadly too small to store any concurrent car-mode toy larger than the [[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|''Earthrise'' Cliffjumper]] mold when closed up) that converts into a combat deck/repair bay complete with an "artillery robot". The trailer's inner walls are loaded with 5 mm post-holes for accessory storage. The main ramp is [[A.I.R. Lock System]] compatible, and its inner section is removable so it can be used as a shield, leaving a U-shaped partial ramp so any cars on the main deck can still roll out. The trailer's artillery robot has two 5 mm post-holes up front for Fire Blast effects or other accessories, and now features ''two'' claw-arms, sadly the gaps in the claws are not 5 mm compatible. The robot can be removed from the trailer at its base and attached to other toys as a giant accessory, notably a "jetpack". (Coincidentally, the trailer's hitch post is at exactly the right height to let it rest inside the 5mm hole on [[Roller (G1)#Generations|''Thrilling 30'' Roller]].)

: This figure can be augmented with the ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' "[[Centurion droid#Toys|Deluxe Centurion Drone Weaponizer Pack]]", which includes a non-converting long-barreled Ion Blaster, his expected Energon Axe, and [[Roller (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Roller]]. The Energon Axe is specifically molded to fit onto Optimus's ''right'' hand, with the peg sliding into the underside of the fist. Although it ''can'' fit on his left hand if slid through the top, this puts noticeable stress on the axe's peg due to the thumb sliding up against the housing. The set also comes with [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Sideswipe]]'s jetpack, and while it is ''mainly'' designed for Sideswipe it can, of course, be used by Optimus, though due to a section of Optimus' back being marginally wider than the space available, some force may be required to attach the jetpack fully. Whether by coincidence or not, the Energon Strikeshield from the ''Siege'' figure can attach to his forearms if the hands are tucked away, via the tabs on its hinged handle.

: Like all ''Earthrise'' toys, the inside of the back of Optimus's package includes an exclusive clip-and-save piece of a larger star map. Also in the box is a thin red piece of transparent plastic with which to read the star map. Optimus' piece of the map contains the labeled location of a planet called "[[Micro|MICRON]]".

[[File:TF-WFC-ER-Prime-Comparison.jpg|300px|thumb|[[Cyclonus (G1)/toys#Universe .282008.29|Dodged another shot!]] (''Stock image comparison'')]]
:Confusingly, the figure had ''many'' color differences in different official promotional images. The original 3D renders depicted his colors completely show-accurate to the G1 cartoon (minus the blue codpiece, and with quite rare toy-accurate yellow eyes), the lack of striping on the forearms/side doors, and a fully blue artillery robot for the trailer, while the pre-release prototype seen in New York Comic Con 2019 and the secondary stock photos had his hands and elbows molded in grey, with artillery robot being cast in grey and silver plastic similar to the rest of the trailer. According to [[John Warden]], this was due to the limitations of the mold. Even later, Takara's stock photos showed the figure with blue elbows and a blue and silver artillery robot. The retail release of the figure ultimately, for the most part, went with colors showcased in Hasbro's physical toy stock photos, but with previously yellow eyes now more cartoon-accurate blue, and with his hands, codpiece, and the back piece of his head painted in metallic blue. Early renders also displayed the figure's inner shins as being molded in the same blue color as the rest of the legs, although the final figure presents them cast in gray and unpainted. The sample on the TakaraTomy stock photos also depict his trailer hitch as a single piece.

: Optimus Prime first saw release in Bangkok before its actual release date in March. Optimus also saw release with a retailer incentive gift box, coming with an additional large poster promoting the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|''Earthrise'' cartoon]] with various signatures from the showrunners and the characters, including [[Jake Foushee|Jake Tillman]], Prime's voice actor, and a die-cast logo pin.

: The Optimus Prime robot mold was also used to make ''War for Cybertron Trilogy Selects'' [[Optimus Prime (SG)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Shattered Glass Optimus Prime]]. The trailer, including its artillery robot and shield/ramp, was redecoed for the ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Nemesis Prime's]] Spoiler Pack and [[#Holiday Optimus Prime|Holiday Optimus Prime]] (see below). The Matrix accessory was reused or repainted extensively for other contemporary Matrix-bearers, such as ''Kingdom'' Rodimus Prime, ''Kingdom'' Galvatron, and ''Studio Series'' Hot Rod.

: Optimus Prime was reissued in mid-2024 with pre-orders listed on April of that year.
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[[File:TF-Generations-Amazon-Prime-Day-Alt-Universe-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Relive your traumatic childhood on Prime Day!]]
*'''Alternate Universe Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, 2020)
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''ER EX-17'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[February 20]], [[2021]]
**''Accessories:'' [[Ion blaster#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Ion Blaster]], shield/ramp, trailer/[[Combat Deck (G1)#AltUniverseOP|Combat Deck]], artillery robot, [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Matrix of Leadership]]

:"Alternate Universe Optimus Prime" is a grayscale redeco of the figure above with a new head that evokes the battle damage and his death in ''The Transformers: The Movie''. The Matrix of Leadership is the same as the mass retail Leader, though the Ion Blaster is painted completely silver and his rear calves are painted. Another change is the number of lugnuts on the wheels of the trailer. The normal retail version has 10 lug nuts per wheel, while this release has none. He is packaged in a ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Selects]]''-styled box that depicts Ultra Magnus, Hot Rod, and [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] grieving during his death scene reflected on a window of his damaged truck mode.
:There are reported issues where the left chest piece is unable to tab in fully due to a deformed pin, leaving a small uneven gap visible in robot mode.

:This is the only ''Earthrise'' toy to lack an ID number and map piece and isn't part of the Galactic Odyssey Collection. Coincidentally, Hasbro ID number WFC-E28 is never used in the toyline within its range of E1 to E41, lending to the possibility that WFC-E28 was intended to be his.

:Before the figure was officially revealed, a single known specimen of the ''Earthrise'' Optimus Prime erroneously used the redeco's alternate head.<ref>https://tformers.com/earthrise-leader-optimus-prime-error-with-alternate-universe-head/37627/news.html</ref>

:Alternate Universe Optimus Prime was supposed to be released as an exclusive for Amazon Prime Day 2020, though the day was pushed back several months, making the toy release much earlier. The figure first saw release in some Malaysian hobby shops ''before'' it was fully revealed on Hasbro's June 26 [[Hasbro Pulse#Fan First Friday|Fan First Friday]] stream. The figure was later released in Japan as a [[TakaraTomy Mall]] exclusive as part of the 7th wave of TakaraTomy ''Selects'' toys.
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==''War for Cybertron Trilogy''==
[[File:Earthrise_Centurion_mini_OP.JPG|upright=0.5|thumb|Get me the smallest Optimus you have. No, that's too small.]]
*'''Deluxe Centurion Drone''' (Deluxe Class with accessories pack, 2020)
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''WFC-E33'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''ER EX-22'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[March 27]], 2021

:A [[Slug figure|minuscule figurine]] of Optimus Prime, about 10 millimeters tall, is included in the ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' Deluxe Centurion set, which is meant to complement the [[Unicron/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' Unicron]] figure.

:Despite coming in a ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]''-style box, the set is only branded as part of the ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'', and doesn't include a ''Selects'' lineup number, instead having an ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' ID number. [[TakaraTomy]] released this toy as part of ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' in [[Japan]].<ref name="TT Twitter">{{citesocial|quote=＼フォロワー27 000人突破／新情報2つ目はアースライズシリーズ「センチュリオンドローン＆ウェポナイザー」発売決定しました！予約開始は少し先の予定ですが楽しみしてにお待ち下さい！ #トランスフォーマー #Transformers https://t.co/8DpFsjRCuP|link=https://twitter.com/TF_pr/status/1285098906422931456/|name=Transformers PR|site=Twitter|year=2020|month=07|day=20|(defunct=)}}</ref>

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[[File:TF-Generations-WFC-Trilogy-Voyager-Battle-3-Pack-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|[[:File:Optimusprime-g2.jpg|Well]] [[Jhiaxus (G2)|gee]], [[Enerax|axe]] [[Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel)|us!]]]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Battle 3-Pack, 2020)
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''WFC-11'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[February 20]], 2021
**''Accessories'': Ion Blaster, Matrix of Leadership, [[Enerax#Toys|Enerax]] and [[Sheeldron#Toys|Sheeldron]] [[Battle Master]]s

:Promoting the ''Earthrise'' chapter of the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon]], this version of Optimus Prime is a trailer-less redeco of the ''Earthrise'' Leader Class mold in darker colors more reminiscent of his [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#The Transformers|G1 figure]]. He comes with Battle Masters Enerax and Sheeldron, translucent yellow redecoes of ''Siege'' [[Pteraxadon#Toys|Pteraxadon]] and ''Earthrise'' [[Soundbarrier#Toys|Soundbarrier]] respectively, without the effects parts. In terms of deco, Optimus's blue plastic/paint operations and the unpaintable gray joints are replaced with the same darker shade of blue (which also coincidentally resembles the erroneous deco used for most of TakaraTomy's stock photos of the mold), additional blue paint has been added to his legs, the molded detail in the center of his pelvis is painted yellow, the interiors of his opening chest windows are unpainted, the translucent plastic is tinted green, and the eyes are a non-metallic light blue.

:The stock renders for both the robot and vehicle modes are inconsistent with the later stock photos: They reuse his deco from the ''Earthrise'' renders, but with blue eyes, green windows, and battle-damage paint apps that are absent on the final toy. The forearms are depicted as stripeless in robot mode, while the rear hip piece and the thighs are differently colored in the truck mode render.

:While Optimus Prime never appears in his ''Earthrise'' body in the cartoon, he was initially planned to for the ''Earthrise'' and ''Kingdom'' chapters, the idea from which this toy is based. A cartoon CGI render of this ''Earthrise'' Optimus Prime can be seen in the ''[[The Art and Making of Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy]]''.

:As with other ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' figures, Optimus Prime was exclusive to Walmart in Canada and the United States.
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[[File:WFC-Netflix-Nemesis-Prime.jpg|thumb|400px|[[Obi-Wan Kenobi|"You were the Chosen One! It was said that you would destroy the Decepticons, not join them!"]]]]
*'''Spoiler Pack''' (Leader Unboxing, 2020)
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''WFC-16'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[March 27]], 2021
**''Accessories:'' [[Dark Saber#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Dark Saber]], "W-M3 RF Ion Blaster", two forearm blasters, shield/ramp, artillery robot, trailer/[[Combat Deck (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Combat Deck]], [[Giza (POTP)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Giza]] and [[Fangtron#Toys|Fangtron]] [[Battle Master]]s, "Fire Blast", 3 [[energon cube#War for Cybertron Trilogy|energon cubes]], [[Play-Doh|compound]]
{{note|This figure of [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Nemesis Prime]] also represents a "much darker future" of Optimus Prime in the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]] cartoon.}}

:Promoting the ''Earthrise'' chapter of the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon]], this ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' Leader Unboxing set contains a redeco of ''Siege'' Voyager Class [[#War for Cybertron: Siege|Optimus Prime]] as Nemesis Prime. The figure comes with ''Siege'' Optimus's "W-M3 RF Ion Blaster" (but not his "W-50 Dual-Mech Energon Strikeshield") plus a sizeable number of extras that beef up the price. These include: a redecoed trailer from ''Earthrise'' [[#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Optimus Prime]]; the Dark Saber, [[Giza (POTP)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Giza]], and large forearm blaster accessories, all from the [[#Power_of_the_Primes|''Power of the Primes'' Evolution Leader Class toy]]; [[Fangtron#Toys|Fangtron]], a [[redeco]] of ''Earthrise'' Battle Master [[Slitherfang#Toys|Slitherfang]], along with their blast effect part; and a compound through which a buyer can dig to reveal energon cubes, rereleased from ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Ultra Magnus's]] Spoiler Pack. Fangtron and the shield/Combat Deck ramp are both compatible with the [[A.I.R. Lock System]], as the former can turn into a ramp or a shield for Nemesis Prime. This toy also features a different deco compared to the TakaraTomy Mall exclusive. Namely, he is in fact molded in very dark gray plastic as opposed to the deep black of the Takara version, and the vehicle stripes, bumper guns, and wheel rims are silver instead of teal.

:The Hasbro stock photography for the truck mode is also ''laughably'' mistransformed, with the robot mode crotch being plainly visible, an error that actually requires a considerable amount of effort to replicate with the actual toy. In addition, neither the truck windows nor panels that cover the robot mode hands are compressed fully.

:Much like previous Spoiler Pack, this set is in a windowless box designed to look like an ammo crate and features translatable [[Cybertronian language|Ancient Autobot]]. The text on the package reads "FANGTRON" and "GIZA", while the 'spoiler' text inside features a Decepticon-themed quote: "YOU MUST STAY TRUE / TO WHOM THE MATRIX HAS / CHOSEN, FOR IF YOU / DON’T, A MUCH / DARKER FUTURE AWAITS" and an Autobot-themed one: "THE DEAD UNIVERSE IS / UNLIKE ANYTHING YOU’VE / EXPERIENCED, PRIME", which are both quotes from [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] in [[Earthrise episode 5]]. The lateral side of the package also features artwork of Nemesis Prime, edited from art of ''Earthrise'' Optimus Prime. Compared to the previous Spoiler Pack, the packaging itself has no plastic insert.

:This set was a shared exclusive between online retailers and [[Walmart]] in Canada and the USA. In New Zealand, the set was sold exclusively at Toy World and Mighty Ape. Like the previous Spoiler Pack, the TakaraTomy release is packaged in a standard windowed box.
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==''War for Cybertron: Kingdom''==
[[File:TF-WFC-Kingdom-Core-Class-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|optimus prall (prime small)]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Core Class, 2020)
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''WFC-K1'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''KD EX-03'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[May 20]], 2021
**''Accessories'': Ion Blaster
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro), [[Ittoku Kuwazu]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:Part of the first wave of the ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Kingdom]]'' Core Class toys, Optimus Prime is a smaller, roughly Legends-sized mold that according to his product copy and stock images is meant to be posed with larger toys of the same character, but we would be stupid not to note that he is also a good size to interact with Titan Class figures. His transformation shares engineering with the [[#Thrilling 30|''Thrilling 30'' Legends figure]], but with sculpted detailing directly based on the ''Earthrise'' mold, down to details like the ''vestigial knee flaps'' from the ''Siege'' mold. The included Ion Blaster features a 3 mm handle under a 5 mm post, dedicated to the C.O.M.B.A.T. System. He is also fairly articulated for a figure this small, having head rotation and tilting, torso rotation (which looks a bit unnatural), ab crunch, butterfly joints at the shoulders, and ball joints in shoulders, elbows, hips, and knees.

:Unlike the actual product, the truck door section of the wrist/hand part is unpainted in the CG stock render. Curiously, his instructions depict an Energon axe that was notably left out of the final release and was not shown in stock photos.

:The red paint on the flip-out arms will chip off over time due to repeated transformations caused by the snap-on connection that holds them in place in robot mode.

:In Japan, Optimus Prime was released as a [[TakaraTomy Mall]] exclusive. This mold was later redecoed into ''[[Transformers: Legacy#Evolution .282023.29|Legacy: Evolution]]'' [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Legacy|Nemesis Prime]], while utilizing the unused Energon Axe.

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[[File:WFC-K11 Optimus Prime Packaging Stock.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, 2020)
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''WFC-K11'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''KD-19'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[March 26]], [[2022]]
**''Accessories:'' [[Ion blaster#Generations|Ion Blaster]], shield/ramp, trailer/[[Combat Deck (G1)#Generations|Combat Deck]], artillery robot, [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Matrix of Leadership]]

:''Earthrise'' Optimus Prime featured a [[package refresh]] in the first wave of the ''Kingdom'' Leader Class toys. It featured no changes except for the gunmetal paint on the ion blaster being a ''very slightly'' lighter color.

:Much like most of the toyline, Optimus Prime comes with one of four possible holographic [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]] cards for his wave, which reveals a [[Source:Golden Disk destinies|possible destiny]] of a key character, Optimus Prime being one of them.

:So far, he is the only package refresh to be released in Japan.
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[[File:WFC-Kingdom-Titan-Ark-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|200px|Scaled to fit inside the Ark's cockpit or a [[Mark Maher|decent-sized soul patch]].]]
*'''Autobot Ark''' (2021)
**''Hasbro ID number:'' '''WFC-K30'''

:''Kingdom'' Titan Class [[Ark (G1)#Generations|Autobot Ark]] comes with a minuscule figurine of Optimus Prime, similar to the Unicron-scaled one in the ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' Deluxe Centurion Drone set, designed to be in scale with the ''Ark''{{'}}s starship mode. It is cast in the same orange translucent plastic used for the Ark's windscreen, then painted over with a metallic red.
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==''Premium Finish''==
[[File:TF-Premium-Finish-PFWFC-01-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|The REAL ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' [[#2020Netflix|Autobot Optimus Prime toy]].]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Voyager Class, [[October 30]], 2021)
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''PF WFC-01 / PFGR 01'''
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''GE-01'''
**''Accessories'': "W-50 Dual-Mech Energon Strikeshield," "W-M3 RF Ion Blaster" (combines to form "Sentrystrike Ultra-Blaster")

:Part of the first wave of TakaraTomy's ''[[Transformers Premium Finish|Premium Finish]]'' subline, Optimus Prime is a redeco of the [[#War_for_Cybertron:_Siege|''Siege'' Voyager Class toy]], with the same weapons and C.O.M.B.A.T. System functionality.

:In a similar deco to the ''[[3A|ThreeZero]]'' figure, Optimus Prime is redecoed to be completely accurate to his on-screen appearance in the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|''War for Cybertron'' Trilogy cartoon]]; for example, the translucent blue parts are now green, an extra white stripe is added in the front of the sideways truck kibble, and the battle damage is changed.
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==''Legacy''==
[[File:Legacy Laser Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|We're gonna party like it's 1995!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Laser Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, [[2022]]) / '''G2 Universe Laser Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, [[2024]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TL-06'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[September 24]], 2022
:*''Accessories:'' [[Energon]] sword, Energon axe, [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Legacy|Matrix of Leadership]], blaster, repair bay, trailer
{{toydesigner|[[Lenny Panzica]] (Hasbro)|[[Emiliano Santalucia]] (concept artist), [[AJ Piejko-Brown]] (packaging)}}

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' Leader Class toys, "Laser Optimus Prime" is an updated version of his [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#LaserOptimusPrime|''Generation 2'' design]] which transforms into a mid-1990s Western Star 4964EX, with deco and sculpt details most directly based on the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#G2Reissue|2006 "Battle Convoy" reissue version's modified deco and stickers]] with a flame deco on the front from [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#RTSDeluxe|his 2010 Deluxe Class figure]]. He includes an Energon sword, an Energon axe, a new removable Matrix of Leadership (notable NOT the same mold shared by other figures of the same time) which echoes the sticker details of the 2006 reissue, and a trailer that can transform into a battle station (tanker deco of Optimus burning down a forest not included, sadly) with a small detachable double-barreled cannon. The axe and sword can be stored either inside the trailer or on the cab, with the sword stored underneath the rear section of the cab like the original and the axe slotting in over the trailer hitch. In tanker mode, the trailer's claw arm can be folded to act as a jack to allow it to stand freely. His signature shoulder pylons can open outwards to reveal missile pods. He has restricted arm movement as the shoulder pylons do not rotate, while the real arms start beneath the flap.

: Not mentioned in his instructions, the sword and axe can combine into a larger sword. His Matrix can be attached to the axe or the combined sword, using the rectangular peg near the axe's haft (normally meant to keep the handle folded neatly for storage). The chest slot where the Matrix plugs in is open in the back, seemingly meant to allow for [[light-piping]] in robot mode. His eyes feature neutered light-piping due to the back of his head being painted over, but the eyes are left unpainted.

:As the sword accessory is designed for this mold's open hands, it cannot be wielded by other figures with closed 5mm hands due to the protruding tab on the handle.

: Most of Laser Optimus Prime's lower body, including his hips, thighs, the front of his lower legs (except for the shin vents), and feet, reuse elements from the ''Earthrise'' toy above whereas other details like his crotch, shins, back of the lower legs, tires, and the entirety of his upper body are brand-new. Like the ''Earthrise'' toy, the shins have the ''Siege'' figure's trailer hitch on the outside. Laser Optimus' trailer can be attached to ''Earthrise'' Optimus, as well as ''Siege'' Optimus, ''Kingdom'' Huffer, and ''Kingdom'' Pipes. This figure is also similarly compatible with the trailer included with ''Earthrise'' Optimus.

: The original releases' [[Hasbro Pulse]] listing labeled him as "G2 Universe Laser Optimus Prime", while the packaging itself merely labeled him as "Laser Optimus Prime". The subsequent [[Package refresh|packaging refresh]] in the ''Legacy: United'' subline added the "G2 Universe" label on the box. Despite his origins, Optimus has no G2 faction symbols, only a silver G1 Autobot insignia on his left cab door.

: This figure was also redecoed into ''Velocitron Speedia 500 Collection'' "[[Scourge (RID)#Legacy|Robots In Disguise 2000 Universe Scourge]]" and ''Toxitron Collection'' "[[Toxitron (Universe)#Legacy|G2 Universe Toxitron]]", as well as [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Target Optimus Prime|Target Optimus Prime]] and ''[[Synergenex]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Synergenex|Optimus Prime Type MFS-3 Kiryu]]. The sword, axe, and Matrix were redecoed into ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Shattered Glass Collection|Shattered Glass Collection]]'' [[Ultra Magnus (SG)#Shattered Glass Collection|Ultra Magnus]]'s [[Terminus Blade]].
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[[File:TF-Legacy-Core-Class-Optimus.jpg|upright=1|thumb|'Til all are [[Package refresh|refreshed!]]]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime''' (Core Class, 2022)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Ion Blaster

: Part of the second wave of ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' Core Class toys, Optimus Prime is a [[package refresh]] of the previous [[#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|''Kingdom'' Core Class figure]]. Aside from the packaging, the Ion Blaster's 3mm peg on the handle and the tab for the side truck windows are left unpainted.

: Optimus Prime was spotted at a [[Toys"R"Us]] in [[Taiwan]] in mid-[[June]] 2022 before any official announcement from Hasbro.

: He was then rereleased as part of the seventh Core Class Wave, revealed on [[August 1]], [[2023]] alongside the previously revealed [[Strongarm (RID)#Legacy|Robots in Disguise 2015 Universe Strongarm]], [[Bludgeon (G1)#Legacy|Comic Universe Bludgeon]] and [[Dreadwing (Prime)#Legacy|Prime Universe Dreadwing]].

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[[File:Legacy-A-Hero-Is-Born-Orion-Pax.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"[[Alpha Trion (G1)#Legacy|My]] son, who has every disease."]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''A Hero Is Born''' (2-pack, 2022)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Pistol, dispenser
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Takio Ejima]] and [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Lenny Panzica]] (initial concept)}}<ref>[https://youtu.be/vuZHDR3ZBd8 Transformers Panel] at [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2022]] Day 1 on the [[Hasbro Pulse]] YouTube channel.</ref>

: A fairly extensive retool of ''[[Studio Series]]'' [[Kup (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Kup]] with a new cartoon-accurate head, chest, and legs, transforming into a Cybertronian pickup truck... and is a clear homage to the [[e-HOBBY]]-exclusive [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Collector's Edition|release from 2005]]. Pax has a red pistol and an [[Energon goodie]] dispenser, both also reused from ''Studio Series'' Kup.

: Orion Pax retains Kup's removable arm and leg feature, compatible with any 5mm port or post. Additionally—whether or not it was intentional— Orion Pax's shoulders and hips are inverted straight out of the box, differentiating the overall design from Kup. If one doesn't like them this way, a simple twist of the joints will put them back into the orientation they are on Kup.

: Unfortunately, Orion Pax suffers from the same design issue as the mold's original release. The painted robot mode crotch area that is part of the vehicle mode undercarriage does not fold up far enough to prevent dragging and paint damage, thus care should be taken when the figure is transformed.

: This figure is a part of a [[Hasbro Pulse]]-exclusive 2-pack; also including [[Alpha Trion (G1)#Legacy|Alpha Trion]] with [[Vector Sigma#Legacy|Vector Sigma]] and [[Key to Vector Sigma#Legacy|its Key]]. The set was put up for pre-order during [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2022|Pulse Con 2022]], and began appearing in Hong Kong stores shortly afterwards.

: [[Taiwan]]ese fans who supported the [[Hasbro Pulse#HasLab|HasLab]] [[Star Saber (G1)#Legacy|Victory Saber]] project ended up getting the "A Hero Is Born" set instead (along with a full refund) after their Victory Sabers were severely water damaged during shipment and could not be delivered. No, this set is nowhere near as cool. Sorry?

:This mold was further retooled to make the "War Dawn 2-Pack" [[Dion (G1)|Dion]] figure.

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[[File:TF-Legacy-Data-Pax.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|You've heard of a rescue axe, get ready for the ''library axe''.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Humble Origins 2-Pack''' (2-pack, [[2023]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Axe handle, axe head, blaster, ammo drum
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro)}}<ref>[[May 16]], [[2023]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPFnqhvXhTs Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream] on YouTube, with [[Evan Brooks]], [[Ben MacCrae]], and [[Sixo]].</ref>

: Part of the "Pre-Cybertronian War" line, "Data Clerk Orion Pax" is a retool of ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' [[Hound (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Hound]], transforming into a Cybertronian armored off-road vehicle in 15 steps. He retains Hound's blaster with clip-on ammo drum and also includes a new two-piece axe based on that of the [[#T30Deluxe|''Thrilling 30'' Deluxe figure]], both 5 mm compatible. The weapons can be mounted on any of his numerous 5 mm ports for storage, including his back and vehicle mode roof. His newly-molded chest is based on his appearance in "[[Chaos Theory Part 1|Chaos Theory]]", while his new head, legs, and windshield are based on the [[Guido Guidi]] design<ref>{{cite social|quote="young" Optimus Prime concept sketch (that later would become inspiration for Generations Orion Pax toy)...|link=https://twitter.com/Guido_Guidi/status/536828436627869696|name=Guido Guidi|site=Twitter|year=2014|month=11|day=24}}</ref> from "[[Spotlight: Blurr]]". His color breaks are based on ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]'' [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Orion Pax]], from "[[One Shall Rise, Part 3]]".

: He is titled as a Data Clerk, again referencing the ''Prime'' incarnation.

: He comes comes in a 2-pack with [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#HumbleOrigins|Senator Shockwave]]. They were both revealed and went up for pre-order on the [[May 16]] [[Hasbro Pulse]] Fanstream alongside the "Rise of Tyranny" 2-pack.

: The set is exclusive to [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] in North America. Amazon mistakenly mixed up the product IDs for the Rise Of Tyranny and Humble Origins two-packs; as a result, customers who pre-ordered this set were actually sent [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#RiseOfTyranny|Miner Megatron]] and [[Ratbat (G1)/toys#Legacy|Senator Ratbat]].

::''[https://www.instagram.com/p/CsUU9MpO8M9/ Designer commentary on Data Clerk Orion Pax from Evan Brooks on Instagram]''
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[[File:LegacyEvo CoreClass2PackOptimusPrime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Advertised as perfect for younger children, but I think a Roller at this scale constitutes a choking hazard in 200 nations worldwide.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime & Bumblebee''' (2-pack, [[2023]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy ID Number'': '''TL-EX'''
:*''Accessories'': Ion blaster, stinger blaster, axe, trailer, [[Roller (G1)#Legacy|Roller]], repair drone, trailer hitch/shield panel
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Ittoku Kuwazu]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref name="fanstream" />

: A Hasbro Pulse exclusive, this Optimus Prime is a cartoon-accurate redeco of the above ''Kingdom'' core class figure. His plastic colors are generally brighter, with the grey unpaintable areas in particular now cast in pearlescent white. He also features some differences in paint applications, including no silver on the legs, no stripe on the vehicle mode cab, yellow highlights on his waist flaps, and a gray background for his eyes, all of which serve to make him more show-accurate. He now comes with his famous [[Combat Deck (G1)|trailer]] in Core Class scale (where it can be hitched with an extension panel that doubles as a shield), which includes a tiny Roller (also able to tow the trailer!) and repair drone. The trailer was noted by its designer [[Evan Brooks]] to be proportionally large and is scaled to be able to fit the pack-in partner [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Legacy|Bumblebee]], though it's not quite long enough to fit the repair drone, Roller, and Bumblebee all at once. The set also includes both the Ion Blaster and Energon Axe accessories from the previous versions of the mold.

: He was revealed and put up for pre-order on the [[June 20]] [[Hasbro Pulse]] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjLY0uamTKM Fanstream]. The set is also sold as a TakaraTomy Mall exclusive.
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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''G1 Universe Optimus Prime''' (Deluxe Class, [[2024]])}}</ul>
[[File:TF-Legacy-G1ToyOptimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Missing Link's little brother.]]
:*''TakaraTomy name:'' '''Optimus Prime (G1 Universe)''' (オプティマスプライム(G1ユニバース))
:*''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''TL-83'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date:'' [[2025]] [[January 25]]
:*''Accessories'': Matrix, 2 blasters, 2 smokestacks, energy axe
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro),<ref>[[May 14]], [[2024]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOXZGDHebTk Hasbro Pulse | Transformers Fanstream | May 2024] on YouTube, with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Evan Brooks]] and [[Kelly Rose]].</ref> [[Koki Yamada]] (TakaraTomy)<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/C8H0sH8Osze/ Design notes] on ''Legacy United'' G1 Universe Optimus Prime from [[Hasbro]] designer [[Mark Maher]] on Instagram</ref>}}

: Part of the fourth Wave of ''Legacy United'' Deluxes, "G1 Optimus Prime" is an unusual ''Generations'' release in that it is focused entirely on reproducing the aesthetic of his original Generation 1 toy, not unlike TakaraTomy's higher end ''[[Missing Link]]'' line produced around the same time. The chief differences between this and ''Missing Link'' are that the ''Legacy United'' toy is smaller than the G1 figure and lacks [[die-cast]] metal and [[vacuum metallizing|chrome]]. His forearms, shins, and feet feature detailing based on the sticker placement of his original G1 toy, albeit unpainted. However, like ''Legacy: Evolution'' [[Beachcomber (G1)#Legacy|Beachcomber]], he ''does'' feature "PVC rubber" {{sic}} tires on all six wheels - the first mainline Optimus toy to have soft tires in a [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys|very long time]].

: He comes equipped with two versions of his ion blaster - a larger one modeled after the original G1 toy release and another, thinner version representing the running change variant of the G1 toy blaster. The smokestacks can be used as handheld weapons as well, but are not intentionally compatible with [[Fire Blast effect|blast effects]]. This will require stretching out the holes, so you may not want to leave them there long term to avoid damage or permanent stretching or tearing over time. He also comes with an orange energy axe based on the one included with the [[The_Transformers_Collection|The Transformers Collection]] [[Optimus_Prime_(G1)/toys#The_Transformers_Collection|Convoy]]. He has a translucent blue Matrix of Leadership which can store in his chest, modelled after the 2002 [[Matrix_of_Leadership/toys#The_Transformers|New Year's Special version]]. He is designed to be able to pull not only current trailers such as that of his [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise toy]], but also the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#The Transformers|original G1 trailer]]. Due to his smaller size, the Earthrise trailer is almost perfectly proportioned to him while the original G1 trailer is almost comically huge.

: Both of his blasters are cast in clear plastic and then painted over in glossy black paint. As a result, they tend to have an extremely tight fit to the point that some 5mm ports simply will not hold them. The ports on Prime's legs are similarly looser then normal, able to hold these two guns securely but are loose with basically any other 5mm accessory. Due to his fists being looser than normal to accommodate the blasters, the axe sits ''very'' loosely in Prime's fists and may not even plug in securely at all. Also, due to his tires being made of PVC rubber, it is unknown if they also have the same issues as Beachcomber's tires.

: Teased during the [[May 14]], [[2024]] fanstream as a passion project for Maher, he was later officially revealed on the latter's Instagram page on [[June 12]] later that year, with pre-orders going up on [[June 13]].

::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/C8H0sH8Osze/ Designer commentary on ''Legacy United'' G1 Universe Optimus Prime from Mark Maher on Instagram]''

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Fractured Friendship 2-Pack''' (2-pack, 2024)}}</ul>
[[File:TF-Legacy-United-Fractured-Orion Pax.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
:*''Accessories'': Matrix, ion blaster, arm cannons x2

:"Security Officer Orion Pax" is an extensive retool of ''[[Studio Series]]'' [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Studio Series|Gamer Edition Optimus Prime]] based on his appearance in "[[Chaos Theory Part 1|Chaos Theory]]" and the pre-war portions of ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'', and transforms into a Cybertronian truck. Compared to Optimus, Pax has a new head, chest, shoulders, and shins, the latter of which gives him some extra height so he can properly look his Decepticon counterpart in the eye. Most of his vehicle mode parts have also seen some notable retooling, resulting in a much more boxy truck mode; additional panels were also added to cover up Pax's rear.

:His right forearm retains the Gamer Edition figure's ability to be disconnected, revealing a [[5 mm post]], which allows any Gamer Edition figure's blaster to be attached in its place. Despite this, Pax's own ion blaster has a new part attached to it with a screw, so it can be held normally, sacrificing the ability for it to be attached to his arm. However, this functionality can be restored by simply removing the screw and detaching the new part.<ref>[https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/potential-sdcc-fractured-friendship-2-pack.1264588/page-66#post-22597549 Post detailing how to remove the new part on Orion Pax's ion blaster] in the TFW2005 thread for the Fractured Friendship 2-Pack</ref> This version of the mold fixes the swapped wheel misassembly of the original tooling.

:In addition to the ion blaster, Pax comes with the same Matrix of Leadership accessory as Gamer Edition Optimus (which plugs into his chest cavity via a 5mm connection), and two forearm-mounted cannons, which peg onto his sides in truck mode.

:Security Officer Orion Pax was included in the "Fractured Friendship" 2-pack alongside the similarly IDW-inspired [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#FracturedFriendship|Gladiator Megatron]]. The 2-pack was revealed by IGN on [[June 27]], 2024 as an exclusive for that year's [[San Diego Comic-Con]], with limited quantities later made available through [[Hasbro Pulse]] on [[August 5]]. It was later spotted at Chinese retail soon after its official reveal.<ref>[https://www.ign.com/articles/hasbro-sdcc-exclusive-figures-star-wars-marvel-transformers-gi-joe Hasbro SDCC 2024 exclusives reveal] - on IGN</ref>
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==Holiday Optimus Prime==
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[[File:Holiday Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Your mistletoe is no match for my TOW missiles!"]]
*'''Holiday Optimus Prime''' (December 2022)
**''Accessories:'' Candy cane ion blaster, [[Matrix of Holiday Cheer]],<ref>[https://bwtf.com/news/holiday-op-info-pics Full presser for Holiday Optimus Prime] at Ben's World of Transformers including bio and stock photos.</ref> trailer, artillery robot, ramp/shield, trailer hitch
{{toydesigner|[[Lenny Panzica]] and [[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro)| [[Mario Carreiro]] and [[Christina Murphy]] (packaging)}}<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANet8GxJgmk Recording] of the ''Transformers'' panel at [[MCM Comic-Con London 2022]] with [[Ben MacCrae]] at the "Ryan Speaks Geek" YouTube channel</ref>

:A surprise reveal at [[MCM Comic-Con London 2022]], "Holiday Optimus Prime" converts in 37 steps from a licensed {{w|Volvo VN|Volvo VNR 300}}–known throughout the United States as an "[[Amazon (website)|Amazon Prime]] truck"–into a very [[Hero (G2)|Combat Hero]]-styled Optimus Prime with a decidedly [[Santa Claus]]ish color layout, in predominantly red deco with white trim and big black boots. The truck mode is decoed so as to represent snow kicking up over the fenders and falling down onto the roof of his trailer. Said trailer is a redeco of the one included with [[#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|''Earthrise'' Optimus Prime]] in white with red stripes and features a [[tampograph]]ed Autobot [[insignia]] wearing a Santa hat. It also has a new trailer-hitch add-on part with a much further-back hitch-peg, so the trailer connects in the proper place to Optimus's new truck mode; this part is removable so you can use the trailer with the originally-compatible ''Earthrise'' toys. In terms of accessories, Prime comes with a redeco of the ''Earthrise'' toy's ion blaster in festive candy cane striping, as well as a "Matrix of Holiday Cheer" to store behind his translucent green [[Kibble#"Faux-parts"|chest windows]].

:Prime's box is designed to look as though it has been pre-packaged in Autobot insignia/snowflake wrapping paper and partially ripped open to reveal the toy inside, even including a printed-on to/from gift tag!

:The official [[stock photography]] leaves two flaps on Prime's chest mistransformed; they should fold in to give him [[Kibble#"Faux-parts"|his iconic grille detail]].

:The figure was made available for sale exclusively at [[Hasbro Pulse]] on November 1, 2022, and shipped in early December 2022.

:...Speaking of the "Amazon Prime" trucks, Holiday Optimus Prime appears to have been repurposed from a long-planned but ultimately [[unreleased toy|never released]] ''[[Transformers Collaborative|Collaborative]]'' figure which was listed on the Australian version of the website as early as April 2021,<ref name="amazon1">[https://news.tfw2005.com/2021/04/07/new-amazon-australia-transformers-listings-shattered-glass-and-golden-disk-figures-project-bat-and-more-431028 Earliest reported Amazon Australia listing for "Amazon Optimus Prime"] at TFW2005, April 2021.</ref> with a detailed product description following in June of that same year,<ref name="amazon2">[https://news.tfw2005.com/2021/06/28/transformers-collaborative-transformers-amazon-prime-mash-up-official-description-436399 Product description for "Amazon Optimus Prime"] at TFW2005, June 2021.</ref> as well as listings on other international versions of the Amazon website such as Amazon Germany.<ref name="amazon3">[https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/product-description-for-amazon-x-transformers-optimus-prime.1216185/page-11#post-19284981 Earliest documented Amazon Germany listing for "Amazon Optimus Prime"] at TFW2005, June 2021.</ref> The Amazon Australia listing was later rediscovered in July 2022,<ref name="amazon4">[https://tformers.com/leaked-transformers-x-amazon-prime-collaborative-optimus-prime-delivery-truck-listing/46484/news.html Amazon Australia listing for "Amazon Optimus Prime"] reported by TFormers, July 2022.</ref> but photos still remained a no-show. Like Holiday Optimus Prime, the Amazon mashup was also specified to turn into a licensed Volvo truck in 37 steps. All signs point to the Volvo Optimus Prime mold being repurposed as an affiliate of a less corporate–and more public domain–gift distributor... not to mention as a release less likely to annoy other [[Walmart|major]] [[Target|retailers]] of Hasbro toys.
::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/Ckepd4SOlPs/ Designer commentary on Holiday Optimus Prime from Mark Maher on Instagram]''
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==''Generations Comic Edition''==
[[File:GenerationsComics OptimusPrimeHead.jpeg|upright=1.66|thumb|This is how we get AHEAD in sales.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Shockwave''' (Leader Class, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Display stand, Optimus Prime's head
{{toydesigner|[[Amy Bence]] (packaging artist),<ref>[[April 25]], [[2024]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s06YE02e844 Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream | April 2024] on YouTube, with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Mark Maher]] and [[Evan Brooks]].</ref> [[Matthew Cohen]] (photography)<ref>{{citesocial|quote=And here are my shots of the 40th Anniversary Grimlock and Shockwave figures, with accessories and and paint job ripped straight from the comics that inspired them!|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/C3B8OpCMsq1/|site=Instagram|name=Matthew Cohen|year=2024|month=2|day=6}}</ref>}}

:''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Comic Edition|Generations Comic Edition]]'' [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Generations Comic Edition|Shockwave]] comes with an accessory depicting the severed head of Optimus Prime in a harness, based on the events of [[The New Order|the second storyline]] of the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|original ''Transformers'' comic]] published by [[Marvel Comics]], in which Shockwave attempts to extract the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] from Prime. More specifically, the design is based on [[Herb Trimpe]]'s artwork from [[Brainstorm!|issues eleven]] and [[Prime Time!|twelve]]. The armatures for the harness accessory come on a [[sprue]] and must be assembled.

:The head of ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Optimus Prime]] can be removed and replaced with this head for a new Marvel inspired look! It can be a snug fit, though, so take a little care when installing. Also note that, as the ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]''/''Earthrise'' head mold does not have the appropriate gap in the back, it cannot be used on the harness in place of the new head.

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==Target Optimus Prime==
{{anchor|Target}}
[[File:TargetOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|So...we got the Amazon truck (almost), now this, is the Walmart truck next?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Target Optimus Prime and Autobot Bullseye''' ([[2024]])}}</ul>
:*Accessories: [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Collaborative|Matrix of Leadership]], repair bay, trailer
{{toydesigner| [[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Ted (Target)|Ted]] (Target)|[[Amy Bence]] (packaging artist)}}<ref>[[March 14]], 2024's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESK6ZEhqM5Y Hasbro Pulse | Transformers 40th Anniversary Fanstream | March 14, 2024] on YouTube, with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Evan Brooks]] and [[Mark Maher]].</ref>
:"Target Optimus Prime" is a [[Target]]-exclusive (duh) redeco of ''Legacy'' Laser Optimus Prime sans weapons, transforming into a Target-branded truck. He's also packaged with a Target-themed version of the ''Earthrise'' trailer, complete with Bullseye the dog on the side, [[Bullseye (Target)|a representation of whom]] is also packed in with Prime. His packaging art depicts him playing fetch with Bullseye, using one of the iconic "Red Ball" bollards found outside most Target stores as the ball. The front of the package shows him readying to throw the ball, while the side shows Optimus petting and scritching Bullseye after he's caught it. ''D'awww.''

:He was revealed by IGN on [[March 13]], [[2024]] with pre-orders going up later that same day.<ref>{{citesocial|link=https://www.ign.com/articles/transformers-hasbro-reveals-target-exclusive-optimus-prime-autobot-bullseye-figures|title=Transformers: Hasbro Reveals Target-Exclusive Optimus Prime & Autobot Bullseye Figures|site=IGN|name=Jesse Schedeen|year=2024|month=03|day=13}}</ref>
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==''Studio Series''==
[[File:StudioSeries86CommanderOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Blaster, I’m gonna need you to blare "The Touch" — louder than ever. <center>'''''([[Tusks|Piano]] sold separately. Basketball still not included.)'''''</center>]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime''' (Commander Class, [[2024]])}}</ul>
:*''Movie'': '''''The Transformers: The Movie'''''
:*''Hasbro ID number'': '''86-31'''
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''SS-142'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[March 29]], [[2025]]
:*''Accessories'': Ion Blaster, Energon Axe, [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#SS86OP|Matrix of Leadership]], [[Trailer]]/[[Combat Deck (G1)#Studio Series|Combat Deck]], [[Roller (G1)#Studio Series|Roller]], Auto-Launcher repair drone, 2 [[Fire Blast effect|beam effects]], 2 truck jump effects, "[[Battle of Autobot City]]" backdrop (3rd version)
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Tomoki Tatsumi]] (TakaraTomy)<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Tomo san was an absolute wizard in bringing this figure to life at our CMD price point and I hope you all will stay tuned as I follow up with another post to answer some questions I've seen floating around.|link=https://www.instagram.com/reel/C9fYFZvvwxZ/?hl=en|name=Evan Brooks|site=Instagram|year=2024|month=07|day=16}}</ref>|[[Mario Carreiro]], [[Christina Murphy]] and [[Amy Bence]] (packaging),<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/live/52ddGYMyvpE?si=7l7OP6YeEB9W82xR&t=9841 Transformers Panel] at [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2024]] with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Evan Brooks]], [[Mark Maher]], [[Marcelo Matere]], and [[Nate Purswell]].</ref> [[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging illustration)<ref>[[July 26]], [[2024]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igLCLYjKqh4 Transformers SDCC 2024 Brand Panel Fanstream | Hasbro Pulse] with [[Evan Brooks]] and [[Nate Purswell]].</ref>}}

:Released for the brand's 40th anniversary, ''[[Studio Series]]'' '86 Optimus Prime transforms into a semi-truck in 40 steps. This version is even ''more'' cartoon-accurate than the last several iterations, based directly on his appearance in <s>the entire cartoon</s> ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. However, he still directly takes some design elements from ''[[Masterpiece]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MP10|MP-10 Convoy]], including his headsculpt, gray torso stripe and detailing, thighs, and feet. He features a wide array of articulation points comparable to '86 [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Ultra Magnus]], including articulated hands with individual index fingers, rotatable "antenna ears", and butterfly shoulder joints, the latter of which lets him open up his chest compartment and deliver the haymaker that defeated Megatron in the movie. Said chest compartment contains another ''Earthrise''-style Matrix of Leadership and features a front cover flap. Like Magnus, the Matrix can only be held by pinching it due to its small size. '86 Optimus Prime is about half a head taller than the ''Earthrise'' figure, making him closer in scale to most of his Autobot brethren from the past few years.

:He comes with his ion blaster, energon axe, trailer (with Roller and Auto-Launcher repair drone), and a pair of [[Fire Blast effect|blast effects]] that are reminiscent of those that came with the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MP44|MP-44 "Convoy Ver.3.0"]] figure, which can be used with his blaster and drone. Perhaps this set's most noteworthy new feature is ''another'' pair of fiery effect parts that can be attached to the bottom of the cab, allowing collectors to recreate Prime's iconic truck-jumping scene during the Battle of Autobot City, completed with his included backdrop based on this scene. This is the first non-''Masterpiece'' Optimus Prime toy to hide his wheels in robot mode, come with every main accessory used throughout the cartoon, and feature a cartoon-accurate truck bumper.

:The ion blaster can store on his robot back and truck bed, though the latter might chip the blaster's gunmetal paint due to the tight fit. His energon axe attaches using a [[5 mm post]] revealed by flipping either hand, a design element from MP-01. Prime's weapons and the beam effects are stored inside the trailer with Roller and the repair drone, with enough space left to fit store one [[Autobot Cars|Deluxe Class car]], while the "jumping" effects are stashed away in the trailer's undercarriage. The trailer can transform into a command station<ref>[https://gizmodo.com/hasbro-studio-series-optimus-prime-transformers-the-movie-2000473908 Hasbro's Latest, Greatest Optimus Prime Is Ready to Roll Out] on Gizmodo, July 2024.</ref> or repair bay. The interior of the trailer is based on the MP-44 trailer's sculpt, itself inspired by the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#The Transformers|original trailer's]] stickers. The ''[[Diaclone]]'' consoles have been rendered as unpainted sculpted detail due to their space being used for accessory storage. The Auto-Launcher drone features its traditional antenna and claw arm, and has an opening cockpit, though the space is too small for even a ''Diaclone'' pilot to fit. Unfortunately, the drone cannot poke out of the trailer like previous versions, but it is removable and can be carried by Roller. Roller can also tow the trailer and is scaled to seat 4 [[Titan Master]]s. The ion blaster can also be attached on Roller's rear port, but the tight fit can cause paint chipping on both accessories. Roller stores in the trailer by tabbing onto the drone, facing away from the door unlike usual. Optimus' trailer can also be successfully hitched to all figures previously capable of towing the ''Earthrise'' figure's trailer and all those retooled from the aforementioned mold, though the '86 figure is too large to be compatable with any prior trailers.

:The painted red side panels in truck mode can chip from transforming as they slide into small gaps in the legs. To avoid this, the screws near the front feet need to be slightly unscrewed to widen the gap. The silver on the bottom of the front bumper can also get scraped when untabbing from his back. This is not visible in either mode, but to better avoid it all the same, first pull down the blue piece on his behind for some operating room, then firmly hold the top of the backpack and carefully pull down while avoiding contact with his torso. The offending edges on the torso can also be sanded down for more clearance. The neck panel can be difficult to push into place when transforming into truck mode, usually feeling "stuck" even when it isn't and requiring the use of excessive force. Try pressing down hard on both rear ends of the panel as shown [https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/studio-series-86-31-commander-ciass-optimus-prime.1265824/page-5#post-22678953 here]. The edge of the panel can also be sanded down to reduce the pressure needed.

:A noted issue is that Prime's smokestacks rotate too easily. All copies of the figure so far have a minor [[misassembly]]: his heel/tail light pieces are upside down and on the wrong feet. The thicker blue edge should be on the top side. This has no effect on the toy's functionality, but can be swapped by knocking out the pins if so desired.

:This figure was revealed by an Amazon product listing on [[July 15]], 2024, with pre-orders going live the next day. The toy saw its first release as an advanced sale item for the [[Ani-Com & Games Hong Kong]] 2024 event. It began to appear at Target by early October.

::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/C9fl2OKu-Pa/ Designer commentary on ''Studio Series'' Optimus Prime from Evan Brooks on Instagram]''

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[[File:TF-Studio-Series-Gamer-Edition-Deluxe-TFD-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|''The SS86 Optimus Prime at home.'']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Devastation Optimus Prime''' (Deluxe Class, [[2025]])}}</ul>
:*''Game'': '''''Transformers: Devastation'''''
:*''Accessories'': Axe, Matrix of Leadership

:Part of the ''[[Studio Series]]'' A-level assortment for 2025, this Deluxe Class Optimus Prime is based on his appearance in ''[[Transformers: Devastation|Devastation]]'', and transforms into a truck cab. His chest features paint operations made to emulate the cell-shaded artwork from the game. He includes an energon axe with a built-in slash effect (mimicking the the cartoon smear effect applied to melee weapons in-game) and a removable Matrix of Leadership which can tab into slots in his knuckles so it can be held without the need for opening hands. The axe can be stored behind his cab in truck mode.

:Unfortunately, due to the transformation scheme, the grey/silver stripes are not present in truck mode.
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Ruckus (G1)

2024-11-25T08:08:24Z

Lorcan Wooster: /* Legacy */

{{disambig2|the evil Decepticon|his heroic mirror-universe counterpart|Ruckus (SG)}}
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:''Ruckus is a [[Decepticon]] [[Triggercon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Ruckus.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"[[Gary Anthony Williams|Name's Ruckus, Uncle Ruckus; no relation.]]"]]
'''RUCKUS''' IS A SHOUTING, FIGHTING, CLAMOROUS COLLECTION OF COLLECTED JUNK AND LOOSE BOLTS. A BOLD AND DARING WARRIOR, HE IS TOTALLY DEVOTED TO WINNING AND MAKING A LOT OF LOUD, LOUD NOISE WHILE DOING IT, ESPECIALLY THE NOISY BIT. HE LOVES TO PLUNGE INTO THE THICK OF THINGS, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT CAUSES A GREAT BIG CRASH, AND CARES VERY LITTLE HOW INTACT HIS CHASSIS IS WHEN THE COMMOTION IS OVER. HE MAY BE CRAZY OR JUST ADDICTED TO THE TRANSFORMER EQUIVALENT OF ADRENALINE, BUT WHAT IS CERTAIN IS THAT HE IS TOTALLY LOYAL TO THE DECEPTICON CAUSE, AND EVEN IF HE WERE SMASHED INTO LITTLE PIECES THEY'D EACH BE LOYAL LITTLE PIECES. SURRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGE!

YOU CAN ALSO CALL HIM '''GRABUGE''' OR '''RUKUS'''!

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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[[File:Triggercons.jpg|left|thumb]]

Ruckus was merely an errand droid until he proved his worth during the battle of [[Valvolux]] where, despite being shattered by a [[proton missile]], he used his still-functioning voice module to warn his comrades of an [[Autobot]] ambush. As reward, [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] had him upgraded into a larger, stronger form. {{storylink|The Transformers Universe (Marvel)|Ruckus's ''Universe'' profile}}

Ruckus was one of [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]'s minions since the early days of the [[Cybertronian Civil Wars|war]], working with him along with his fellow Triggercons in an attempt to acquire the knowledge and power of the [[Underbase]]. Ultimately, a young [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] destroyed the Underbase so that the Decepticons couldn't have it for themselves. {{storylink|The Flames of Boltax!}}

''Many millions of years later, Ruckus and the Triggercons were serving a rather unfulfilling duty under the [[Triumvirate|Triumverate]] on Cybertron. When [[Straxus (G1)|Megatron]] arrived and offered them a better way, they quickly agreed and executed their current leaders.'' {{storylink|The Fall and Rise of the Decepticon Empire.}} ''After Megatron was disposed of by his predecessor, the original Megatron, Ruckus began working for the [[Decepticon High Council]]. Leading a team of [[Quake (G1)|Quake]], [[Flamefeather (G1)|Flamefeather]], and his fellow Triggercons to Earth, Ruckus was meant to retrieve [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]], an ambitious Decepticon looking to be crowned new leader of the armies. Having been defeated by a small party of Autobots in his previous bid, however, Thunderwing was in no mood to meekly return to the council for instructions. He commandeered Ruckus and his crew for a direct assault on the Ark in order to get revenge for his humiliating defeat.'' {{storylink|Rage!}} ''It was suicide—a half-dozen Decepticons in a shuttle against dozens of Autobots aboard their flagship, but Ruckus and his crew were forced to go along. After Thunderwing confronted [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] directly, only to be blasted off by a group of [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmasters]], Ruckus managed to convince him to put the vendetta on hold, at least for a little while. (And Decepticon politics being what they are, Thunderwing ended up being promoted for his lunacy, anyway).'' {{storylink|Assault on the Ark!}}

[[File:BirdOfPrey-Thunderwingandpals.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]

''After three Decepticons were killed, Ruckus, [[Windsweeper]], [[Sparkstalker]], and [[Cindersaur (G1)|Cindersaur]] went looking to take revenge against the Autobots, unaware that the real culprits were [[Demon]]s, recently released from beneath the surface of Cybertron. Chancing across [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]], and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]], they attacked before the Autobots could explain.'' {{storylink|Demons!}} ''Making their presence known, the Demons reduced the cocksure Cindersaur to a pile of rubble and then advanced on the Autobots while Windsweeper and Ruckus debated whether to help them or not. They joined the battle against the Demons only to find that their weaponsfire only made the creatures stronger, but were saved by the arrival of [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron]] and [[Red Hot]] who fed the Demons pure [[Energon]], causing them to explode.'' {{storylink|Dawn of Darkness}}

When Lord Thunderwing learned of a series of Autobot teams being launched into one small cluster of the universe, Thunderwing brought Ruckus, Windsweeper, [[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]], and [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] to investigate. Their pursuit brought them to [[Pz-Zazz]], where Ruckus's team became known as the "Robot Mob." After quickly subduing and capturing [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]], [[Siren (G1)|Siren]], and [[Hosehead (G1)|Hosehead]], {{storylink|Bird of Prey!}} and then turned their attentions towards an Autobot search team on the planet [[Cheyne]]. En route to Cheyne, Thunderwing angrily interrogated the Autobots and learned of their [[Matrix Quest|quest for the lost Creation Matrix]], and Ruckus noted that Thunderwing was becoming more agitated and obsessive. Ruckus was happy nonetheless for the opportunity to destroy the Matrix once and for all, not knowing that Thunderwing actually wanted to possess the Matrix, not destroy it. Upon arriving at Cheyne, Ruckus accompanied the others to the planet's surface, where they discovered the Autobot team there had fallen victim to a family of [[Vrobian|psychic vampires]]. {{storylink|Kings of the Wild Frontier.}}

[[File:DarkCreation-Ruckus.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.67|Ruckus, Decepticon warrior without compare! Sure, whatever.]]

Ruckus and the rest of Thunderwing's team set their sights next on [[Pequod]], where Thunderwing suspected the Matrix's essence was focused inside a thought-extinct leviathan known as a [[Klud]]. As Thunderwing demanded the creature be spared so that the Matrix would not be harmed, Ruckus laughed at his commander for caring about a lowly animal. Thunderwing back-handed Ruckus across the room, sending him crashing through some machinery. {{storylink|Deadly Obsession}}

Finally, their pursuit of the Matrix came to an end on the moon [[VsQs]]. Thunderwing pointedly left Ruckus on the ship to guard the three Autobot captives, while Ruckus stewed over this menial duty. Thunderwing had already planted the seeds of his own undoing, however - the machinery damaged when he'd struck Ruckus was the same device holding the Autobots captive, and the captives were set free. {{storylink|Dark Creation}} Thunderwing was possessed by the corrupted spirit of the Matrix and returned to the Ark, attacking both the Autobots and his own Decepticons. The freed Autobots were able to remove Thunderwing from the Ark and blow him up, and Ruckus and the other Decepticons surrendered to the Autobots peacefully. {{storylink|All Fall Down}}

=====Trigger-Happy!=====
At some point, a [[Decepticon Civil War]] broke out between Megatron, [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], and [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] on [[Earth]]. Ruckus and Crankcase found themselves on Megatron's side and had stolen Scorponok's battle plans, but the Autobots also wanted to get their hands on the plans and prepared to ambush them. Fortunately, Crankcase and Ruckus were warned of the ambush thanks to [[Backstreet (G1)|Backstreet]] panicking and giving away his position by firing, giving the Decepticons plenty of time to escape.

Afterwards, the Decepticons learned that Backstreet had become a fugitive from Autobot justice. Megatron saw an opportunity to recruit the wayward do-gooder to his side, and so tasked his troops with tracking him down. Ruckus served as Megatron's chariot during the search, carrying him in his gun mode atop of one of his car seat. Their target was eventually located squatting in an abandoned amusement park. Upon arrival at the fairground, Megatron instructed Ruckus and the rest of the Decepticon rank-and-file to hang back at its perimeter while he approached the Autobot alone. Ruckus became too engrossed in Megatron's recruitment pitch to notice Optimus Prime driving up behind him, and so was caught completely unawares when the Autobot leader knocked him aside to rescue his soldier. {{storylink|Trigger-Happy!}}

=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
[[File:Galvatron rodimus triggercons aspects of evil.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3]]
On Cybertron in [[2009]], Ruckus and the Triggercons joined [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] in dismantling an Autobot resistance cell. Literally. The group then confronted Rodimus Prime, with Galvatron successfully goading his nemesis into a frenzied fight, hoping to corrupt the Matrix in the process. Ruckus tried to intervene, only for Galvatron to order him and Crankcase back; their interference being counter to his plans. Rodimus was talked out his mania however, and he and his remaining allies managed to escape. {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}}

====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
Ruckus was an Autobot and a good friend of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] and [[Backstreet (G1)|Backstreet]]! He underwent a lot of tough urban combat training under Prime. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 11|He Who Laughs Last ...}} {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 12|"By their Blasters you shall know them ...!"}}

During a planet-wide Decepticon attack on [[oil]] refineries, the Triggercons were spread throughout several cities and holding off the slower Powermasters. They were taken down by the arrival of the [[Triggerbot]]s, including Ruckus, who also bore with great resolve the friendly fire from panicked humans. Ruckus and his team masterfully exploited their strengths and the enemy's weakness by drawing the Triggercons into built-up urban areas (''wait WHAT'') where they could manoeuver faster. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 11|He Who Laughs Last ...}}

At another point, Ruckus was felled by Autobot friendly fire, prompting an upset Optimus Prime to berate and educate the Autobots on how to recognize the difference between Autobots and Decepticons. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 12|"By their Blasters you shall know them ...!"}}

====''Classics''====
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[[File:CheapShots-mayhemattacksquad.jpg|thumb|left|"You'll see! I'm really a Mayhem! They'll make a toy of it and everything!"]]

Hungry for revenge, Ruckus blamed Nightbeat and friends for his capture aboard the ''Ark''. He went to elaborate efforts to gain vengeance against the Autobots, hiring a new [[Mayhem Attack Squad]] of [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]], [[Octopunch (G1)|Octopunch]], and [[Stranglehold]], then kidnapping a transport pilot named [[Phyrion]] to lure the Autobots into a fight. The Autobots could barely believe Ruckus had been nursing this grudge for nearly twenty years, and Ruckus's "leadership" of the Mayhems bordered on the pathetic. It hardly mattered that Nightbeat now travelled with two [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]] bodyguards, although it certainly didn't improve Ruckus's chances any.

Ruckus sealed his fate when he tried taunting the Autobots with his hostage Phyrion, bringing the pilot out into the open. With that, [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] simply cut off Ruckus's arm with his energon sword, rescuing the hostage at the same time. With Phyrion free, and his heavily armed ship [[Amory]] no longer interested in holding back, the other Mayhems decided to cut their losses and leave Ruckus to his fate. Ruckus prepared to flee, and Slag made it clear the Decepticon could go, but the arm belonged to him now. Ruckus made his first wise decision of the night and didn't press the point. {{storylink|Cheap Shots}}

====''Regeneration One''====
[[File:Neo-decepticons counterpoint.jpg|thumb]]
{{NoteRG1}}
Ruckus was one of the "Neo-Decepticons" that joined [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]]'s insurgency at [[Fort Scyk]] after twenty-one years of peace on Cybertron. He took part in the stealth assault on the [[Kalis]] [[Baird Beaming Transmitter]], but had serious problems with the "stealth" part. {{storylink|Counterpoint}}

When the resurrected [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] returned to Cybertron with a [[Gene Key]] capable of turning Autobots into Decepticons, Soundwave was off-planet and the former Headmaster ordered the assembled troops at Fort Scyk to follow him instead. Ruckus readily agreed, after witnessing [[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]]'s summary execution for questioning those orders. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Three}}

Later, once Scorponok had been defeated and Soundwave had returned, Ruckus attacked one of Cybertron's communications facilities alongside [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]], [[Battletrap (G1)|Battletrap]], and [[Windsweeper]] to blind the Autobots to the approach of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s ''[[Warworld]]''. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Two}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:JoeVsTFII4-Ruckus.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|This is probably me!]]
Ruckus was among [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s forces on Cybertron, and was standing around while his commander mocked [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]]. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #4}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:Stormbringer3 NebulousDecepticons2.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb|Nebulos: It's so yowzah]]
Ruckus was on the rampage when [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]'s gladiators broke out of [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]]'s security services and lay siege to the city. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 4|Megatron Origin #4}} At some point during the war, Ruckus was part of the forces that manned [[Grindcore (prison)|Grindcore]]. {{storylink|Speak, Memory: Part 1}}

In modern times, Ruckus was a part of the Decepticon infiltration team based on [[Nebulos]] under the command of [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]]. He reported on the arrival of [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] to this world, to the Decepticons' horror. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 2|Stormbringer #2}} As Thunderwing began his mindless devastation of Nebulos, the Decepticon infiltration team moved out in a futile attempt to stop the monster. Ruckus attacked from the ground along with [[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]] and [[Skullcruncher (G1)|Skullcruncher]], but was crushed by the giant [[Pretender|monstrosity]]. His corpse was then used to destroy the airborne [[Roadgrabber]]. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 3|Stormbringer #3}}

====The Functionist Universe====
In a [[Functionist Universe|divergent timeline]], Ruckus joined the [[Anti-Vocationist League]] and worked with Megatron against the [[Functionist Council|Functionists]]. He later crossed over to Megatron's home universe and was present when Megatron returned to the ''[[Lost Light]]''. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 5): The Unremembering|Crucible (Part 5): The Unremembering}}

===''TransTech''===
In the [[Transcendent Technomorph|TransTech]] city of [[Axiom Nexus]], Ruckus, [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]], and [[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]] assaulted what they thought was an [[energon]] refinery, but it turned out to be a waste fuel storage depot. Eyuw. {{storylink|Around Cybertron issue 1|Around Cybertron #1}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
[[File:EverybodyHatesMetroplex-CindersaurRuckus.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1]]
Ruckus was among the Decepticons and [[Cobra]] soldiers who attacked [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], where he and [[Flamefeather (G1)|Flamefeather]] were held at bay by [[Scarlett]]. {{storylink|Everybody Hates Metroplex}}

===''Of Masters and Mayhem''===
[[File:OMAMHistory MayhemAttackSquad.jpg|upright=1.8|thumb]]

Ruckus had a younger brother named [[Ground Hog]].<ref>TFSS [[Ruckus (G1)#Generations|Grabuge]] profile card</ref>

Ruckus and the rest of the [[Mayhem Attack Squad]] were selected by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] to form the ultimate combiner, [[Thunder Mayhem]]. Their power amplified and the combiner's personality solidified by the [[Matrix of Malice]], the Mayhem Attack Squad's destructive ability proved uncontrollable. The Squad captured Optimus Prime and restrained him within their ship, forcing him to watch as Thunder Mayhem went on an apocalyptic rampage across Cybertron, nearly driving the Cybertronian race to extinction. {{storylink|Foundation and Wreckage Part 1: Deadly Aim|Deadly Aim}} {{storylink|Lively Pursuit}} {{storylink|Pandora's Gift}}

Years later, Ruckus and the others were drawn to a cavern on Earth by a Decepticon signal, finding upon their arrival that the extra-dimensional [[Ramjet (Universe)|Ramjet]] was the one broadcasting it. Ruckus was eager to simply off the stranger, but Bludgeon had him stand back while he spoke with Ramjet. When Ramjet suggested he and the Squad team up, Ruckus went on a tirade, asking Ramjet where he got off proclaiming himself on equal footing to the "Slaughterers of Worlds." Ramjet showed that he had the power to rival theirs by picking Ruckus up and letting some of his eldritch energies flow into him. This was enough to convince the rest of the group that Ramjet would make for a valuable ally, and together they began plotting the destruction of the universe. {{storylink|History}}

The Mayhem Attack Squad turned Thunder Mayhem loose on the city of [[Merida]]. {{storylink|Divination}} They were confronted by [[Metalhawk (G1)|Metalhawk]]'s team of Autobot [[Pretender]]s and the exiled Optimus Prime himself. {{storylink|Pandora's Gift}} Thunder Mayhem had little trouble keeping them at bay, but when the [[Wreckers]] arrived and unveiled their new combined form [[Wreckage (G1)|Wreckage]], the Mayhems had a true fight on their hands. The superpowered human [[Lisa|Elizabeth]] fired an energy blast that damaged Thunder Mayhem's chest, allowing Wreckage to expose the Matrix of Malice. Together, all parties focused their fire and destroyed the Matrix, causing the Squad to de-combine and ending Thunder Mayhem for good. In the aftermath, the Wreckers took the Mayhem Attack Squad into custody when they left the planet. {{storylink|Finale (OMAM)|Finale}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[The World In Your Eyes Part One|''Transformers'' #1]]}}
[[File:TheChangeInYourNaturePart1 RuckusSpringer.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.7|Of course someone named "[[Brian Ruckley|Ruckley]]" makes him seem edgy and cool.]]

Ruckus walked on a street past a dejected [[Tap-Out (Universe)|Tap-Out]]. {{storylink|Transformers Valentine's Day Special|Valentine's Day Special}} He later attended an [[Decepticon|Ascenticon]] rally in [[Tarn (polity)|Tarn]]. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part One}}

As a member of [[The Rise]], Ruckus went off the grid after [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]]'s death stirred up [[Security Operations]]. When the Rise's base under the [[Memorial Crater]] was discovered, energon reserves were low. [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] sent out Ruckus, [[Wirespike]], [[Kaskade]], and [[Lowload (G1)|Lowload]] to raid a substation near [[Crystal City]]. They set off an alarm and were accosted by [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]]. The quartet fled, falling back to the body of an immersant [[Titan (group)|Titan]] for cover. Ruckus was able to use a railgun hidden in the Titan to hold off security forces from pursuing them inside, but the Risers were trapped. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part One}}

Under the guise of peaceful negotiation, [[Soundwave (G1)|Senator Soundwave]] arrived at the scene and offered to parley with the Risers. Ruckus and the others were happy to see an Ascenticon face, but didn't realize how compromised they were. After Ruckus thoughtlessly babbled about [[Barricade (IDW)|Barricade]] and Shockwave and other Rise secrets, Soundwave realized the quartet couldn't be allowed to live. Soundwave left his [[Electromagnetic suppressor spear|electromagnetic suppressor]] behind to return to security, then detonated it inside the Titan, an act of blasphemy and extremism for all of Cybertron to notice "from the Rise". {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Two}} Lowload and Wirespike died in the blast, but with Security Operations recovering Ruckus and Kaskade alive. [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] confirmed, however, that their sparks only flickered, leaving them in deep coma-like states. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: All Fall Down|All Fall Down}} They remained as such long after the Autobots abandoned [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], with [[Flatline (G1)|Flatline]] continuing to monitor them. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Test Flight I|Test Flight I}}

[[File:TreadAndCircuitsPart4 Ruckus.jpg|thumb|right||upright=0.9|Perfect Wreckers material, he's brave, scrappy and even comes pre-killed!]]
Doubtlessly unaware of Ruckus' current status and affiliation, [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]] considered him a potential recruit for the [[Wreckers]]. {{storylink|Tread & Circuits Part 4}}

When [[Exarchon]]—inside the body of [[Provoke]]—awoke, the ancient Transformer reactivated Ruckus, stole his body, and turned him into a mindless puppet of Exarchon's latest iteration. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Enigmatic|Enigmatic}} [[Codexa]] was able to sense this and told [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] that Ruckus' spark had been supplanted by Exarchon. Exarchon-as-Ruckus quickly got himself a Decepticon badge and went to [[Swindle's]] to learn more about Cybertron's current state. [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], suspecting foul play, went to question "Ruckus" but was unable to get any meaningful answers from the disguised Exarchon before being asked to leave the establishment. {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part One}} A captured Ultra Magnus tried to warn [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] about Exarchon's return but was ignored, even though Megatron's lieutenants suggested that they locate Ruckus just to be safe. {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part Two}} Ruckus' frame was eventually abandoned by Exarchon after he discovered a sleeping [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]] in the basement of Swindle's and transferred his spark into the more powerful body. {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part Three}} After discovering that Exarchon still lived, Cyclonus went searching for Ruckus, discovering him dead. When he reported this to the Decepticons, [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] took Ruckus' miraculous revival and sudden death as proof of Cyclonus' warnings. {{storylink|War's End Part One}}

===''My Little Pony/Transformers''===
[[File:MLPTFII Elita One.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]
Ruckus was one of the many Transformers brainwashed by [[King Sombra]] and sent to excavate the ancient Titan [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]. When the Autobots attacked, [[Elita One (G1)|Elita-1]] punched his lights out, although he was later returned to normal after the Cybertronians and their pony allies combined forces to defeat Sombra. {{storylink|Finale (The Magic of Cybertron)|Finale}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
[[File:Legends-Ruckus.jpg|thumb]]
Ruckus was part of a Decepticon raiding party who scoured a human military base in order to retrieve the [[MacGuffin Generator]]. Though the Autobots showed up to interfere, Ruckus was ultimately able to find the generator, and handed it to Blitzwing. The Decepticons activated the device, and though it supercharged them at first, the MacGuffin Generator proved to be more volatile than they anticipated. It exploded, sending Ruckus and the rest of the Decepticons flying off into the distance. {{storylink|Raiding Party}}

===''Transformers: Bumblebee Overdrive''===
Ruckus was among the Decepticons defending their multiple bases against Autobot invasors. {{storylink|Transformers: Bumblebee Overdrive}}
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==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}
[[File:G1 Ruckus toy.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|I didn't know Decepticons had uncles!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Ruckus''' (Triggercon, [[1988]])}}</ul>
{{toydesigner|[[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Released in the fifth year of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|original ''Transformers'' toyline]], Ruckus transforms into an indigo and tan [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes|Baja buggy]]. Like the other [[Triggercon]]s, Ruckus has a pair of twin flip-out cannons as his focal [[gimmick]]. The cannons are the un[[chrome]]d gear-deploying style, like those of [[Crankcase (G1)#Toys|Crankcase]] and the Autobot [[Triggerbot]] [[Dogfight (G1)#Toys|Dogfight]]. In [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]], the cannons deploy either side of the driver's cabin, while in his robot form they're mounted atop his shoulders. That said the mechanism seems to be designed more for the latter, as the trigger switch more often than not causes the guns to flip to that position even in vehicle mode as opposed to the vehicle configuration mentioned here. In both cases, they point up at an angle instead of straight forward.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Decepticon/Ruckus/ruckus.htm More information on Ruckus at TFU.info.]''
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===''Combiner Wars''===
[[File:CombinerWarstoy-Ruckus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|First bot who calls me '''Garbage''' instead of '''Grabuge''' gets an axe to the face!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Grabuge''' (Deluxe, [[2016]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Axe, Weapon/Combiner extremity
{{toydesigner|[[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

: Part of the [[Transformers Figure Subscription Service#Series 4.0 (2016)|Figure Subscription Service 4.0]], ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Grabuge (using his French Canadian name for [[trademark]] reasons) is a [[redeco]] of Deluxe Class [[Offroad (CW)#Toys|Decepticon Offroad]] (whose head was based on Ruckus!), transforming into a 4x4 double-cab pickup truck of undetermined, probably-made-up model. He includes a [[5 mm post|5 mm handle]] axe weapon that can be a side-mounted exhaust pipe in truck mode, and a larger accessory that can form a hand or foot in combiner limb mode, a gun for robot mode, and can be mounted on a tab in the vehicle mode's truck bed to form a giant engine block.

: Grabuge can also form either an arm or a leg for any standard-issue ''Combiner Wars''-style gestalt (or into one of [[Godbomber#Legends|''Legends'' Godbomber's]] legs), though he was intended to combine with [[Bludgeon (G1)#Combiner Wars|Bludgeon]] to form [[Thunder Mayhem#Toys|Thunder Mayhem]]. While the front hood/windshields are needed to be folded as kneecaps for his leg mode, the piece also had a tendency to dislodge if he collides with Optimus Prime/Motormaster's and Hot Spot's protruding foot while the legs are being swiveled in his standing position, unless the leg joints are bent down to lessen the problem.

: This mold was also redecoed to make ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' [[Breakdown (WFC)#Unite Warriors|Zombie War Breakdown]] and was retooled to create [[First Aid (G1)#Combiner Wars|First Aid]], [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Ironhide]], and [[Trailbreaker (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Trailbreaker]]. This mold also served as the model for the non-toy ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' versions of [[Prowl (SG)|Checkpoint]] and the [[Autotrooper (SG Knights of Unicron)|Autotrooper]]s.

:The figure was also available for purchase in the Transformers Collector's Club Online Store.
{{CWOffroadMold}}
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:TF-Legacy-United-Deluxe-Rukus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|''What's with the go-go boots?'']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Decepticon Bludgeon/Decepticon Rukus''' (Multi-pack, [[2024]])}}</ul>
:*Accessories: Gun
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Shuhei Umezu]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/C-BfRKIujNE/ Design notes]] on ''Legacy'' Rukus from [[Hasbro]] designer [[Mark Maher]] on Instagram</ref>

: ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: United]]'' "Decepticon Rukus" (he got his name back!) is an ''extensive'' [[retool]]ing of ''Legacy: Evolution'' Deluxe Class [[Beachcomber (G1)#Legacy|Beachcomber]], retaining the pelvis, hips, shoulders, and wheels, with most other parts being new and Rukus' robot mode being significantly taller than Beachcomber. He gains his Triggercon flip-out cannons, which can also detach to be hand-held guns.

: Rukus' transformation requires a few extra motions from the legs than the instructions imply. Folding them out in front of his torso will give them clearance to connect and fold into themselves half-way without issue. This sets them up to complete their rotation while slipping their open panels between the fists and back, eventually clicking into place and allowing the panels to close unimpeded, completing his buggy mode.

: His robot [[paint operation|deco choices]] are upside-down or out of position compared to those of the G1 toy, suggesting [[Circular reporting#Other oddities|the designers relied on a sample]] that had its [[sticker]]s incorrectly applied.

: Like Beachcomber, his tires are also made of PVC plastic, though it is unknown if his tires suffers from the same issues as Beachcomber's tires.

: Rukus is packaged with the Voyager-sized [[Bludgeon (G1)#LegacyUnited|Decepticon Bludgeon]], and was first officially sighted at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2024 on [[July 25]], [[2024]]. It was designated as an [[Amazon]] exclusive in the "Doom 'n Destruction" capsule subline. Unlike other figures in the Doom <nowiki>'</nowiki>n Destruction line, Rukus lacks a Mayhem Attack Squad insignia.

::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/C-BfRKIujNE/ Designer commentary on ''Legacy'' Rukus from Mark Maher on Instagram]''

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==Merchandise==
===''Transformers Trading Card Game''===
[[File:W2Ruckus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Ruckus, Combat Assault''' ([[2019]])
**'''Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners'''
**''Rarity: '''''CT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T37/T46'''
**''Stars: ''11
:Ruckus, Combat Assault is one of forty character cards released in Wave 2 of the ''[[Transformers Trading Card Game]]'', Rise of the Combiners.

:The artwork for the card is reused from the [[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]] mobile game, with line-art for both Bot and Alt Mode by [[Dan Khanna]].
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==Notes==
[[File:CWRuckusOffroadconcepts.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|Could you describe the ruckus, sir?]]
*Mystifyingly, Ruckus was featured in a character lineup on [[Hub Network|Hubworld.com]]'s [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]] page, visually represented by his [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' art.<ref>[http://www.hubworld.com/transformers/shows/generation-1/images ''Generation 1'' cartoon page] on [http://www.hubworld.com Hubworld.com]</ref>
*Ruckus nearly got a new ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' toy as one the ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' [[Stunticon (G1)#Generations|Stunticons]]; however, [[Trademark|name unavailability]] and doubt as to whether he actually made sense as a member of that team led to the toy getting a new deco and identity as [[Offroad (CW)|Offroad]].<ref>[[Toy Fair 2015#Notes|TFWiki.net's Toy Fair 2015 report]]</ref> Whilst the final toy transforms into a relatively straightforward pickup truck, early design sketches suggest that buggy-type vehicles, closer to Ruckus's alt mode, were initially considered. [[Fun Publications]] would later make a redeco of the toy available as the character it was originally designed as, using his French Canadian name "Grabuge" for [[trademark]] reasons.

===Foreign names===
*''French:'' '''Grabuge''' (Canada, "Ruckus"), '''Rallye''' (France, "Rally")
*''Hungarian:'' '''Zörej''' ("Noise")

==References==
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[[Category:Anti-Vocationist League]]
[[Category:Classics Decepticons]]
[[Category:Combiner Wars Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 toy Decepticons]]
[[Category:IDW (2019) Decepticons]]
[[Category:Legacy Decepticons]]
[[Category:Marvel Generation 1 Autobots]]
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Sandstorm (G1)

2024-11-25T08:02:58Z

Lorcan Wooster: /* Legacy */

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:''Sandstorm is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:G1AutobotSandstorm boxart.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Enter Darude-Sandstorm joke here.]]
'''Sandstorm''' gets bored easily, and has a very hard time concentrating on humdrum tasks. He craves excitement, and since the [[Transformer]]s apparently don't have the X-Games (though they do have [[Optimus Primal (BW)|skateboarding apes]]), he goes in for fighting the [[Decepticon]]s. The ever-present threat of deactivation or maiming doesn't frighten him, but he does fear that the war might end any chance for him to enjoy life. For Sandstorm, war may not be heaven, but it's a hell of an adventure.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}
[[File:Triplechangerstarget2006.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|"Think how great a first impression we'd make if I shot him in the crotch!"]]
''Sandstorm was one of three [[Triple Changer]]s recruited by [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron]] to back up the [[Wreckers]] in [[Operation: Volcano]], replacing [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] after he went missing. In order to make a good first impression on [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]], their new commander, Sandstorm and his buddies beat the titanium-coated stuffing out of him, thus proving that they'd fit right in with the Wreckers. However, there were still doubts as to whether the Triple Changers were up to their task in the mission. Such concerns became null when Volcano ultimately failed to lure their targets into the intended trap. All it yielded was Impactor's death, who was felled by a [[Macabre|Decepticon nobody]] while the rest of the forces drew back. After gunning down the assassin, Sandstorm and the others watch solemny as their commander's life force faded away.'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}}

''As a member of the Wreckers, Sandstorm helped capture what he believed to be a Decepticon spy disguised as Autobot leader [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]],'' {{storylink|...The Harder They Die!}} ''only to later discover the "spy" was actually the genuine article. Once Emirate Xaaron confirmed his old friend's identity, the Wreckers stood down.'' {{storylink|Distant Thunder!}} ''Along with Ultra Magnus, they fought alongside Prime against [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]] and his forces, plundering Decepticon strongholds of their [[energon]] before Optimus returned to the Autobots of [[Earth]].'' {{storylink|Resurrection!}}

[[File:Technician wreckers legion of the lost.jpg|thumb|upright=2]]
''After Prime was transported back to Earth, [[Autobase]] was moved to [[Kalis]]. It was soon rocked by a huge explosion and, believing the explosion to be caused by an underground reactor, Sandstorm and the other Wreckers searched in vain for the chamber. Upon their return to headquarters, the Autobots were overcome by a legion of [[zombie]]s! Springer, still ill-at-ease in his role as leader, floundered when the shambling horde burst through the floor, and without anyone to coordinate them, the Wreckers were easily vanquished. They were captured by the undead horde's controller, [[Flame (Marvel)|Flame]], fitted with [[inhibitor band]]s, and detained within an underground cell. Though things seemed grim, Springer regained his senses following a pep-talk from Xaaron and managed to escape.'' {{storylink|Legion of the Lost!}}

[[File:Wreckers magnus meltdown.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.8|It's all part of a new program we like to call "Deep Hurting"!]]
''Sandstorm and the rest of the Wreckers managed to break out of their cell as well, reacquired their weapons, and once more took up the fight against the zombies patrolling Flame's headquarters. They then bumped into a returning Springer, now accompanied by Ultra Magnus, [[Fizzle]], [[Sizzle (G1)|Sizzle]], and [[Guzzle (G1)|Guzzle]]. Unfortunately, any further progress towards Flame's inner sanctum was blocked off by a massive blast door. Though their weapons proved completely ineffective against it, the Autobots managed to get through when [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] arrived, repaying a favor that fellow Decepticon [[Flywheels]] owed Ultra Magnus. Unfortunately, they came to confront Flame too late; his machines had already destabilized, and the countdown to Cybertron's destruction had already begun. While Springer, Ultra Magnus, and Xaaron dealt with Flame, the rest of the group cut through the remnants of the mad scientist's zombie army, and headed back to the surface. There, Sandstorm learned that a zombified [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]] had forfeited his (un)life in order to prevent the whole planet from blowing up. The Autobots stood in solemn silence to honor Impactor's heroic passing.'' {{storylink|Meltdown!}}

''Sandstorm helped prepare the squad to jump to Earth and eliminate the threat of [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] after receiving a warning from Ultra Magnus and the Sparklers.'' {{storylink|Deadly Games!}} ''Unfortunately, their portal dropped the Wreckers on Galvatron right in the middle of a human town, while the latter was having a meeting with [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]. This left the risk of civilian casualties unbearably high. The Wreckers were forced to focus on clearing Galvatron out of the town and securing the safety of the humans rather than actually fighting to capture or kill the super Decepticon. Unfortunately, Sandstorm's efforts in this task were met with difficulty, as the humans couldn't tell Autobots apart from Decepticons. Springer managed to lure Scourge and Cyclonus away, allowing the rest of his crew an opportunity to gang-up on Galvatron. But they were unwilling to simply abandon their leader to the Decepticons' mercies, and the Wreckers allowed Galvatron to escape in order to help their leader. Scourge and Cyclonus also retreated upon finding themselves badly outnumbered, and the Wreckers were forced to return to Cybertron to plan anew.'' {{storylink|Wrecking Havoc}}

[[File:Blasterbeourleaderplease.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Aren't you with the Wreckers? In space?]]
Oppressed under [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]]'s tyrannical rule, Sandstorm and several others on board the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] pleaded for [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] to usurp Grimlock as leader of the Autobots. {{storylink|Spacehikers!}} Later, he would join the other Autobots in watching them duel for leadership on Earth's [[Moon (moon)|moon]]. No one knows how Sandstorm got there. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

[[File:Advance surveillance unit firebug.jpg|thumb|left]]
''After the mission against Galvatron failed, Sandstorm was assigned to Earth duty full-time with [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] and [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] as an [[Advance Surveillance Unit]] for Galvatron's next move. Though they had been instructed to keep out of human affairs, Sandstorm was still itching for some action. He got more than he bargained for when he investigated a town fire; at first the situation seemed like an opportunity to safeguard life from a natural disaster. While helping the townsfolk evacuate however, Sandstorm, Inferno, and Broadside discovered that an alien life-form, a [[Firebug (G1)|Firebug]], was the source of the conflagration. Working together, the trio caught the critter and sent him off to Mercury, where he wouldn't cause further trouble.'' {{storylink|Firebug!}}

''Later, the trio made a mess of some locals' [[Christmas]] celebration while trying to join in, leaving the town of [[Border Flats]] in ruins as a result. Sandstorm and his teammates made themselves scarce, only for the Autobot [[Powermaster]]s to track them down and attack, thinking they were dealing with a trio of Decepticon trouble-makers. Suitably ashamed of the damage they had caused, the Advance Surveillance Unit apologized for the misunderstanding. As the Autobots settled down, Optimus Prime joined them to impart on Sandstorm and the rest about their responsibility to the planet.'' {{storylink|Cold Comfort and Joy!}}

''Once he reported to Cybertron about Galvatron amassing resources, Sandstorm joined a joint task force of Wreckers and [[Mayhem Attack Squad|Mayhems]] in confronting the evil Decepticon from the future. They were strong. They were numerous. They were annihilated. Galvatron's [[particle cannon]] ended up obliterating Sandstorm while the task force was in full retreat after losing more than half their members.'' {{storylink|Time Wars}}

=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
[[File:Rodimus technobots wreckers peace.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6]]
Sandstorm was among the Autobots defending their territory during the Decepticons' all-out assault under the command of [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]. {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}}

In an alternate future of [[2510]], Sandstorm joined the Wreckers on Cybertron's northern front where they finally exterminated the last Decepticon outpost, bringing the war to an end. Later on, [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]] called an official end to the war effort and announced his plans to pass the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] on to Springer. The Decepticons were not totally gone, however—a deep cover agent named [[Triton]] lived on inside the Autobot ranks. In order to stir up discord, Triton challenged Prime's decision, declaring that [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] was a better choice to carry the Matrix. The situation quickly escalated into a firefight, during which Sandstorm murdered Triton. As conflict escalated further, a new Cybertronian Civil War between the Wreckers and the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] began.'' {{storylink|Peace}}

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====''Classics''====
{{noteclassics}}
[[File:Invasion SlapdashSandstormBroadsideInfected.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb|left]]
Sandstorm helped rebuild the [[Ironworks (facility)|Ironworks]]. When the evil Autobots attacked from the negative polarity universe, Sandstorm was one of the first wave assimilated by the [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]]. {{storylink|Invasion (issue)|Invasion}}

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====''Regeneration One''====
{{NoteRG1}}
[[File:Wreckers loose ends.jpg|thumb|upright=1.9|Once a background character, always a background character.]]
In [[2012]], twenty-one years after the apparent end of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] and reoccupation of Cybertron, Sandstorm and the other Wreckers joined [[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Kup]] in going AWOL to investigate the "loose ends" of the conflict on other planets such as Earth and [[Nebulos]].

Unfortunately, they only made it as far as a devastated Earth before they were apparently blown out of the sky by [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 1}} The Wreckers escaped their ship in shuttles that took them to Earth's surface, where they decided to lay low while Rack'n'Ruin checked on Broadside and Topspin, as they had suffered damage during the battle. After, Sandstorm tried to draw off most of Megatron's [[zombie]] army with [[Leadfoot (G2)|Leadfoot]] and [[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]] while Kup tried to send a distress signal to Cybertron. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 2}}

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Upon returning to the other Wreckers, he found them being threatened by a [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|super-powered human]] calling himself Circuit Smasher. Topspin recognized the human as Spike Witwicky, a former ally of the Autobots, and Spike grudgingly took the to [[Argus Base]] where they met [[G.B. Blackrock]]. Sandstorm attended a meeting with Blackrock, Circuit Smasher, and Springer to form a plan to take down Megatron. During their meeting, they received a message from Megatron, informing them that he had Kup captive, and had infected him with [[Scraplet]]s! {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 3}} Sandstorm, Springer and Whirl split off from the other Wreckers, so they could try to save Kup, and, in the process, create a distraction so the other Wreckers could deactivate the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. They fought hard, but were quickly taken down by Megatron's forces. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 4}} With the arrival of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] with reinforcements from Cybertron and a joint Wrecker-human assault on the Ark, Megatron and his zombie army were defeated. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 5}}

[[File:Wreckers war to end all wars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
Sandstorm and the rest of the Autobots, sans Optimus Prime, returned to Cybertron aboard the ''[[Valiant (G1)|Valiant]]'' {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Five}} where he continued to serve with the Wreckers; helping to keep the peace at [[Eugenesis Plaza]] {{storylink|Destiny, Part One}} and [[Auto-artery RG1]] {{storylink|Destiny, Part Two}} and participating in a failed attack at [[Fort Scyk]] to root out [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]]'s Neo-Decepticons. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Three}} With the arrival of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s ''[[Warworld]]'' above the planet, he formed part of a raid on the Decepticon ship but was caught unawares by the master of [[Metallikato]] and found himself impaled by a sword. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Five}}

Sandstorm was well enough recovered to join Rodimus Prime's assault on the [[Hub (G2)|Hub Network]], with the Wreckers operating separately from the main Autobot forces and using the Hub's interplanetary "[[slam rail]]" tube system to avoid detection while causing massive explosions to detach planets from its superstructure. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 4}}

====''Transformers '84''====
Sandstorm, [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]], [[Springer (G1)|Springer]], and [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]] were led by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] in a counterattack against [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]]'s forces as they laid siege to an Autobot fort in the [[Border Regions]]. Following their intervention, Straxus ordered his troops to retreat but to gather as many prisoners as they could as they did so. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 2|Secrets & Lies #2}}

===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Jerry Houser]] (English), [[Yoku Shioya]] (Japanese)|[[Xia Zhiqing]] (Chinese), [[Bernd Simon]] (German, "Fight or Flee"), [[Imo Heite]] (German, "Starscreams Ghost"), [[Frank Röth]] (German, ''Generation 2'' dub), [[Georges Atlas]] (European French), [[Dani Albiac]] (Spain-Spanish), [[Lauro Fabiano]] (Brazilian Portuguese)}}
[[File:SandstormAutobot1.jpg|left|thumb|Autobot Creamsicle]]
Sandstorm was a native of [[Paradron]]. His Autobot ancestors fled Cybertron during what he called [[Cybertronian Civil Wars|the Fourth Great War]] and ventured through a strange vortex, where they discovered a habitable world. There, they founded an energon-rich, democratic colony dedicated to nonviolence.

But this came to an end when [[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]] and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] stumbled through the vortex and crashed on Paradron. They had no idea where they were, but they knew it was a land ripe for the picking. They literally pushed the welcoming Paradronians around, then alerted [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] to the planet's existence. Sandstorm tried to rally his fellows against the two Decepticons, but no one wanted to fight. And he was proven terribly right in the middle of a speech, when Cyclonus abruptly shot him as Galvatron's invasion force descended from the sky.

Sandstorm was jailed, and the Decepticons forced the Paradronians into labor, building weapons. However, Sandstorm escaped rather easily and took an old shuttle back through the vortex. He put out a distress call and was found by the [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] [[Autobot]]s, whom he convinced to mount a counterstrike against Galvatron.

[[File:Sandstorm ThiefInTheNight.jpg|thumb|upright=2|Technically, you're not supposed to be here.]]
The Autobots infiltrated Paradron and took guerrilla action. They freed a group of Paradronians, and though the pacifists were still wary of Sandstorm's pleas to fight, they did finally take up arms. Despite this victory, though, the Decepticons still presented a daunting battle. Sandstorm gave little objection to [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]]'s order to detonate the planet's energon core, destroying the world to keep it out of Galvatron's hands. In fact, he seemed downright happy to get some use out of the planetary escape pods. The Paradronians departed thusly while Sandstorm and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] planted a bomb on what Magnus called the most beautiful thing in the entire galaxy.

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When it detonated five minutes later, Sandstorm and the Paradronians stood alongside the Autobots and watched their homeworld's destruction. "It's as beautiful in death as it was in life". Sandstorm eulogized simply. Rodimus openly mocked him and told him Cybertron was better. {{storylink|Fight or Flee (episode)|Fight or Flee}}

Sandstorm joined the Autobots on Earth; there, he was part of Rodimus's team investigating [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]'s theft of famous monuments. {{storylink|Thief in the Night}} Interestingly, it was as a result of that caper that [[Octane]] was excommunicated from Galvatron's army. And then Sandstorm and Octane soon started hanging out, joyriding in and around [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]].

When the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] tried to assassinate Octane, he and Sandstorm fled to a space station somewhere and had lunch. There, a [[Skuxxoid]] in Galvatron's employ tried to kill Octane several times but was comically thwarted by circumstance. Believing it would be safer, Sandstorm and Octane then went to Cybertron. But while Octane was alone there, he finally ''was'' captured by the Decepticons.

As he was being hauled away, Sandstorm tried to rescue him. And failed. {{storylink|Starscream's Ghost}}

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====Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity====
=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
[[File:Hm4 Autobot Triple Changers.jpg|thumb|200px]]

Alongside [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] and [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]], Sandstorm was sent from [[Athenia]] to Cybertron in order to defend against a major Decepticon assault. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} The Triple Changers then traveled to Earth, where they helped [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Twincast]] sneak into [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] by keeping their Decepticon counterparts busy with a dogfight. Apparently, Sandstorm wasn't on friendly terms with Octane anymore. {{storylink|The Great Cassette Operation}}

=====''Legends'' comic=====
In [[2030]], Sandstorm and [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] were by [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] when he declared he would turn his life around. {{Storylink|LG19 Sprung Prologue}}

====''Wings Universe''====
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{{Wingsnote}}
At some point, [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] created [[Sandstorm (MW)|a clone]] of Sandstorm and sent him to Cybertron. {{storylink|Termination}} Two days before Jhiaxus' [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian]] clone army arrived on Cybertron, [[Pyro (G1)|Pyro]] contacted [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]] to show him that the ''real'' Sandstorm was with him on Earth. {{storylink|A Common Foe}} Meanwhile, the clone acted as a sleeper agent, living the original Sandstorm's life until Jhiaxus and his clone army attacked Cybertron. {{storylink|Termination}}

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===St. Michael ''The Transformers'' Sticker Book===
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Sandstorm served on an alien spacecraft with the Autobots [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]], [[Springer (G1)|Springer]], and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] under the command of Ultra Magnus. While fighting Decepticons, their spaceship took heavy damage and crash-landed on the planet [[Barrenikon]]. There, he met [[you]], having just emerged from the Vortex, a portal through space and time contained within the planet. Together, you went on an adventure, fighting Decepticons, braving Barrenikon's barren desert or its putrid swamp, and trying to find a way to get the Autobots space-bound once more. {{storylink|The Transformers Sticker Book (St. Michael)|The Transformers Sticker Book}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:DWColdWar Sandstormdies.jpg|thumb|That's not healthy...]]
Sandstorm served under Springer as part of the Wreckers faction during the [[Dark Ages]] of Cybertron's civil war. They were primarily interested in keeping [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] and the [[Ultracon]]s from gaining control of the [[Tagan Heights]], the primary manufacturing region of Cybertron. During one of their missions, they came to blows against [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. Springer ordered Sandstorm to evacuate the troops instead of battling the colossus, but Sandstorm quickly found out it was impossible to dissuade his fellow Wreckers from tackling their opponent. Realizing this, he charged into battle himself. {{storylink|Escalation}} [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] then joined the fight, though the resulting clash between the two combiners was so brutal that Sandstorm and the rest of the Wreckers were forced to retreat to avoid becoming collateral damage. {{storylink|Devastation (issue)|Devastation}}

Originally only able to transform into a ground vehicle, Sandstorm received an additional flight mode after the [[Great Shutdown]], when Shockwave put him through Triple Changer engineering as part of the Pax Cybertronia between the Autobots and the Decepticons. He accompanied Shockwave to Earth along with several other Triple-Changers to apprehend both Optimus and Megatron's followers as war criminals. Though the Autobots escaped their clutches at first, the Decepticons were secured, and put in transit back to their home planet. {{storylink|New World Order}} Despite serving with Shockwave's Triple Changer Strike Force, Sandstorm and his partner [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] grew uneasy about Shockwave's ultimate intentions, and allied themselves with the Autobot underground resistance. Sandstorm was killed by an assassin, [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]], while secretly leading Optimus Prime through the [[Old Slave Trails]] to make contact with the resistance. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:ArtofWar3 Sandstorm Springer.jpg|left|thumb|So bored he's talking to himself.]]
When a number of Autobots and [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joes]] vanished while chasing [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]], Sandstorm and [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] were sent out to look for them. Unfortunately, Serpent O.R. jammed their radars, and they didn't find a thing. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}}

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===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Stormbringer issue 2|''Stormbringer'' #2]]}}
[[File:Primacy4 SpringerSandstormKillGuys.jpg|thumb|upright=1.7|Getting their pre-Wrecker on.]]
Sandstorm was [[Reproduction|Forged]], and later recalled that his birth was the last time he saw a [[hot spot (phenomenon)|hot spot]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: Salvation|Salvation}} In the era of [[Zeta Prime (G1)|Zeta Prime]], Sandstorm was involved in a riot by protesters rallying against the [[Outback (G1)|Autobot cop]] who reportedly killed an unarmed [[Hefter|Decepticon agitator]]. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen|To Walk Among the Chosen}} He participated in the defense of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] early in the war, ruthlessly killing Decepticons alongside [[Springer (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Springer]]. {{storylink|Primacy issue 4|Primacy #4}}

During the war Sandstorm became part of the elite [[Wreckers]] unit operating under [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]]'s command, replacing [[Blocker (G1)|Blocker]]. {{storylink|Out of Bullets}} He came out with the entire team for a warm Wreckers welcome on Springer's first day. {{storylink|Transformers: Requiem of the Wreckers|Requiem of the Wreckers}} At one point, one of the things the Wreckers had to deal with was an anti-matter clone of Sandstorm. {{storylink|Zero Point}} Sandstorm saw things that would haunt him forever during his tour as a Wrecker- war crimes not just perpetrated by Decepticons, but by his own side as well. These atrocities would greatly inform his personal sense of justice, as well as instill a deep sense of guilt and paranoia in him. {{storylink|Forever Is a Long Time Coming (issue)|Forever Is a Long Time Coming}}

[[File:LastStandoftheWreckers4-Sandstorm.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|left|This didn't happen, but this is what I looked like!]]
He participated in the final showdown between the Wreckers and [[Squadron X]] on [[Pova]], dogfighting with [[Crosscut (Marvel)|Crosscut]] and [[Ferak]] in the air. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 4|Last Stand of the Wreckers #4}} However, after the Decepticons were defeated and imprisoned, the Wreckers were told to release them due to Pova being neutral territory. The increasingly deranged Impactor refused, and chose to personally execute every single member of Squadron X rather than let them go. Like most of the Wreckers, Sandstorm only looked away in shame and did nothing to stop him. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|Last Stand of the Wreckers #5}}

Notably, Sandstorm was the only one out of the Wreckers that participated in Pova ''not'' to attempt to persuade Springer to testify and clear them of all charges. {{storylink|Zero Point}}

In order to cover up Impactor's crime, a new story was written for the official records. In this version of the events, Squadron X broke out of their bonds and injured Sandstorm, who collapsed after limping to warn his fellow Wreckers. The Wreckers were then forced to destroy Squadron X in a grand battle. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 4|Last Stand of the Wreckers #4}}

[[File:Stormbringer4 SpringerSandstormWhirlVehicleModes.jpg|thumb|upright=1.7|Oh you wanna dance? That what this is? Hey! I'll dance with you.]]
Many years later, while Sandstorm and the other aerial Wreckers were assaulting the Decepticon Siege Mode Armature on [[Varas Centralus]], Springer was ordered by Operations-Command to pull out and return to Cybertron to deal with the resurrection of [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]]. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 2|Stormbringer #2}} Sandstorm participated in the short assault that crushed [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s cult, {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 3|Stormbringer #3}} and fought against Thunderwing himself when the creature was recalled to Cybertron. During the battle, he reported that their weapons were being shut down by Thunderwing charging the atmosphere and tried to tell Springer to get away, but he (along with several other Wreckers) were blasted away by the creature's microwave pulse. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 4|Stormbringer #4}}

Sandstorm and his fellow Wreckers were later dispatched to [[Corata-Vaz]] to gain control of the [[Nega-Core]] in place on that world, but had serious trouble getting past its watchdog, Thunderwing. They had a brief reprieve when [[Jetfire (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jetfire]] used the old [[axis cradle]] to remotely shut down the Pretender, but Jetfire was soon distracted and the battle was renewed. The Jumpstarters worked on overriding the Nega Core's programming while Sandstorm and the others held back Thunderwing. Eventually the Nega-Cores were disabled and the Transformers of the [[Dead Universe]] defeated, causing Thunderwing to shut down once more. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

[[File:Sandstorm Seasons In Flight.jpg|thumb|upright=0.6|left|Sandstorm's <s>blue</s> Blurr period.]]
During the Decepticons' devastating attack against the Autobots across the galaxy, Sandstorm was one of several Autobots who had been captured by [[Turmoil]]. When the ship made a stop at a neutral alien world, two attacks on the Decepticons occurred simultaneously: the Autobot veteran [[Kup (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Kup]] led the remaining Wreckers to blast their way into the ship, while the factionless swordsman who called himself [[Drift (G1)|Drift]] snuck into the ship and helped the Autobots free their compatriots. {{storylink|Spotlight: Drift}}

Sometime later, after the defeat of the Decepticons in [[New York City]], Springer remarked that Sandstorm was deep behind enemy lines. Why he was there, and if it was by his own choosing, is unknown. {{storylink|Bullets}} Eventually, Sandstorm was one of the many Autobots stranded on Earth in the aftermath of the [[Surge (event)|Surge]]. After [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] turned himself in to [[Skywatch]], Sandstorm decided to leave the Autobots along with [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hot Rod]]. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 1: "New Arrivals, Old Encounters"|New Arrivals, Old Encounters}} When [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]] had located Hot Rod's group, Sandstorm was one of the first Autobots to welcome him. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 3: "Seasons in Flight"|Seasons in Flight}}

[[File:Mtmte28-p23-sandstorm-at-trial.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|Chekhov's Gunman.]]
Sandstorm was among the Autobots poised to fight against [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]]'s army on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Led by [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]], he and the other Autobot fliers attacked [[Kimia Facility]] and fought with the many [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]] defending it. {{storylink|Chaos Part Two: Numbers|Numbers}} After the war, [[Wheeljack (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Wheeljack]] mentioned that of the Autobots involved with the Turmoil affair, only [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] and [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] were left on Cybertron, suggesting Sandstorm had left the planet, possibly aboard the ''[[Lost Light]]'' or at the Wreckers' ''[[Debris]]'' station with Roadbuster and the comatose Springer. {{storylink|Interference Patterns}}

Sandstorm returned to Cybertron at some point prior to the trial of [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]. Along with his fellow Triple-Changer, Broadside, Sandstorm acted as bailiff escorting Megatron to his trial on [[Moonbase Two|Luna 2]]. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}} During the trial he helped repel an attack by a group of Decepticons attempting to free Megatron. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 3: Predestination: A Beginner's Guide|Predestination: A Beginner's Guide}} He also began frequenting bars and befriending the Decepticons attending them. {{storylink|Forever Is a Long Time Coming (issue)|Forever Is a Long Time Coming}} He visited [[Swerve's]], the bar on board the ''Lost Light'', before the ship left Cybertron. {{storylink|No Guns, No Swords, No Briefcases}}

[[File:Punishment SandstormDrinks.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|left|"I was just tired, you know? You... you ever been tired, Red?"]]
With the war over, and no more distractions, Sandstorm went about his next plan of action: punishment. Having been left mentally scarred by what he had seen during the war, Sandstorm was determined to see all those who had committed "unspeakable acts" killed. Sandstorm first set his sights on [[Brisko]], [[Wilder (robot)|Wilder]], and [[Treadshot (IDW)|Treadshot]], murdering them for their massacre of the people of [[Traujor]] during the war. {{storylink|City of Steel (issue)|City of Steel}} Sandstorm then proceeded to murder [[Heavy Barrel (G1)|Heavy Barrel]] and [[Ransack (G2)|Ransack]] for siphoning [[Pseudo-energon]] from a small mechanical world, causing its inhabitants to starve, along with [[Stratotronic Jet|Stratotronic]] for massacring refugees under the Wreckers' protection during the early days of the war. When Optimus Prime arrived in [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]]'s bar, a hangout Sandstorm frequented, Sandstorm was quick to rebuke any affection his old comrade in arms showed him, making it clear to Prime that he was done with the Autobot cause. He ''did'', however, accompany Prime to the murder scene, but not before secretly setting the bar on fire, killing Gutcruncher, who had accompanied Stratotronic in massacring refugees. When he arrived at the scene of Heavy Barrel's murder with Prime, he found a familiar shell casing (no points for guessing why he recognized it). Before he and Prime could investigate any further, a call came in from the Autobot [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]], informing them that Gutcruncher's bar was on fire, unaware of Sandstorm's involvement. {{storylink|Fight or Flee (issue)|Fight or Flee}}

[[File:Punishment SandstormSparkstalker.jpg|thumb|"You hit 'em and they get back up. I hit 'em and they stay down!"]]
Sandstorm was quick to blame the deaths of all of his "friends" on Optimus upon seeing the fire. Optimus put paid to the notion, explaining that Gutcruncher was likely killed by someone unhappy with his illegal [[Engex]] operations. After calming down, Sandstorm revealed to Prime that the bullet he "found" was an [[Infernus bullet]], a weapon created by the [[Firecon]]s, effectively making ''them'' the prime suspects in the murders. When the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] launched an all out attack against the Firecons, Sandstorm was more than happy to join in and "avenge" his "friends". As the Dinobots beat down [[Flamefeather (G1)|Flamefeather]] and [[Cindersaur (G1)|Cindersaur]], Sandstorm was prevented from executing [[Sparkstalker]] by Optimus, who was alarmed at their actions. {{storylink|Quest for Fire}} After being denied his chance to kill Sparkstalker, Sandstorm allowed Prime to comfort him as he feigned guilt for nearly letting his emotions get the better of him. Sandstorm made sure to keep up this charade, continuing to berate himself. While he was doing this, Prime came to the conclusion that the Firecons were innocent as they did not need Infernus bullets to create fire, and departed to confront a "friend". With Prime gone, Sandstorm set his sights on new targets, this time his fellow Autobots [[Skram (G2)|Skram]], [[Fireball]], [[Lander]], and [[Diver (G1)|Diver]] for razing entire ''planets'' that had helped the Decepticons during the war. As Optimus investigated, Sandstorm listened in on an argument between Prime and [[Slag (G1)|Slug]], learning that the Dinobots had ''also'' committed horrible atrocities during the war, and began plotting their deaths. {{storylink|The Killing Jar (issue)|The Killing Jar}}

[[File:Punishment SandstormCaughtInTheAct.jpg|thumb|left|"''One batch... two batch... Penny and dime...''"]]
Sandstorm waited until the Dinobots were alone to make his strike. Slug, angry with Optimus's rants against the Dinobots threatened to kill Optimus, and dragged the other Dinobots along with him to do the deed. Before they could, however, Sandstorm fired an Infernus bullet at them causing an explosion that sent them flying. However, to Sandstorm's surprise the Dinobots were rescued by Windblade and [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]]. Optimus arrived, revealing that he had figured out Sandstorm was the murderer, and that revealing the Dinobots' war crimes to be a ploy to lure him out. Enraged, and possibly a little bit crazed, Sandstorm fired upon Prime with an Infernus bullet, but, as soon as the bullet was fired, Sandstorm came to his senses and became ashamed. Optimus, uninjured, placed Sandstorm under arrest. Sandstorm tried to explain his actions, saying that after all he had seen during the war, he could not let the war crimes others had committed go unpunished, explaining how he had befriended the Decepticons in order to have an easier time killing them. He then asked Optimus how ''he'' could live knowing of the atrocities committed by his Autobots during the war, before fleeing. Optimus simply knocked out Sandstorm, saying that he tries "to stay grounded." Sandstorm was then detained. {{storylink|Forever Is a Long Time Coming (issue)|Forever Is a Long Time Coming}}

[[File:Salvation SandstormBattleDiary.jpg|thumb|upright=1.35|"I'm smack-dab in the middle of my right [[Primus]]-damned mind, and any scumbag, any lowlife, any maggot piece of slag that I put down, I did it... because I liked it! Hell, I loved it!"]]
Starscream had Sandstorm locked up in his secret prison, believing his skills could come in handy someday. {{storylink|You, Me, and the Universe}} [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] ended up in the cell below Sandstorm's. {{storylink|The Possible Light}} Starscream eventually offered him freedom in exchange for eliminating the Dinobots without getting Starscream in trouble with Optimus Prime, and Sandstorm agreed, already considering the Dinobots and Prime his enemies. He tracked them in the wilderness and successfully killed Slug before his hunt brought him to a fresh hot spot in [[Alyon]], where he encountered and was defeated by [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]. He awoke to find [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]], but now aware of Bludgeon's plans to corrupt the hot spot's [[spark]]s, decided to put his mission aside and offer an alliance with the Dinobots. While Swoop agreed and accompanied Sandstorm to [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] where the Dinobots were confronting Bludgeon, they found on arrival that the other Dinobots were less keen on working with Slug's killer and attacked him. Having let Sandstorm live for this purpose, Bludgeon let them fight among themselves, only to learn they were faking it when Sandstorm suddenly lobbed [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]]'s [[Energo weapon|energo-sword]] into his [[Void Scepter]], ending his plans. Freed from Bludgeon's mind control, Trypticon settled into the depths of Cybertron to let the sparks within him grow, and Sandstorm agreed to protect these sparks together with the Dinobots. {{storylink|The Transformers: Salvation|Salvation}}

[[File:TheDeadComeHomePart2 SandstormVSOptimus.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|"You know what I think of you, hero? I think you're a half-measure. I think you're a 'bot who can't finish the job. I think that you're a coward."]]
At some point, Sandstorm received Springer's final message before the former Wreckers leader entered the [[Timemaze]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Requiem of the Wreckers|Requiem of the Wreckers}} He, [[Centurion (IDW)|Centurion]], and the Dinobots were brought into confrontation with Optimus Prime, [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]], [[G.B. Blackrock|Blackrock]], and the resurrected Slug after Bludgeon covertly used the Void Scepter to stoke their hostile emotions toward one another. {{storylink|The Dead Come Home, Part 1 (of 2)|The Dead Come Home, Part 1}} Optimus commented on the oddity of Sandstorm working with the Dinobots, given his attempt to kill them, but Sandstorm was more interested in throwing down with the Autobot commander himself. Centurion broke up their fight by punching Sandstorm, much to the [[Triple Changer]]'s anger, but everyone soon stopped fighting after Trypticon emerged from Cybertron's depths. Agreeing that safeguarding the young [[protoform]]s within Trypticon took top priority, Optimus Prime declared them to be under his protection. Sandstorm was disgusted at what he saw as a political move on Prime's part, but ultimately stood down. {{storylink|The Dead Come Home, Part 2 (of 2)|The Dead Come Home, Part 2}}

After [[space bridge|space-bridging]] to Earth aboard Trypticon, Sandstorm baby-sat the protoforms alongside Centurion during a battle between the [[Colonist Soldiers|colonist soldiers]] and the Dinobots. {{storylink|A Sunrise Dark}} He was present at a war council within Trypticon to determine how to effectively combat [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] and was among the attack force that confronted the planet-eater above Earth. {{storylink|Assembly (Unicron)|Assembly}} Sandstorm narrowly avoided an eye-beam from Unicron during the final battle. {{storylink|Ceremony}}

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===''Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe''===
[[File:Pop-upSandstormAVP.jpg|thumb|upright=0.7]]
Sandstorm was one of the many Autobots that pursued the [[AllSpark]] to Earth. He participated in an enormous battle against the Decepticons in a human settlement. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe|The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe}}
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==Commercial appearances==
Sandstorm and [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] came to the rescue of [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] and [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]], pinned down by a Decepticon attack. The Autobot triple-changers shifted quickly through their modes to keep pace with their fleeing enemies, the Decepticon triple-changers [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] and [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Sandstorm, Broadside, Octane|Sandstorm, Broadside and Octane commercial}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsSandstorm.jpg|thumb|380px]]
Sandstorm participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was a Rare character that could be recruited by collecting 110 units of Cybermetal, 60 units of Transmetal, and 35 hunter cores.{{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
{{charstubgame|{{storylink|Transformers: Frontiers}}}}

===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Sandstorm_Earth_Wars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75]]
*'''Class''': Triple Changer
*'''Lowest Star Rating:''' 2 star
*Abilities: As a triple changer, Sandstorm has two abilities available to him.
**'''Tar Sands Rush''': Rush into combat and release toxic tar sands in a large zone on impact. Deal 61.6 damage over 10 seconds to enemies and provide 114 extra healing over 5 secs to all Autobots under the Supply Airdrop effect.
**'''Supply Airdrop''': Drops fuel supply from the air. Within a large area, all Autobots receive 114 healing for 10 seconds and all Decepticons buildings under the Tar Sands Rush effect receive an extra 61.6 damage over 5 seconds[-].
[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:sandstorm Sandstorm at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]
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==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1 Sandstorm toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|He's like one of those kids that wears a propeller hat.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Sandstorm''' (Triple Changer, [[1986]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara ID number:'' '''C-83'''
:*''Accessories'': "[[Sandblaster gun]]"

:Released in the third year of Hasbro's ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' toyline, [[Triple Changer]] Sandstorm can transform from a robot to either a "sand rail" dune buggy or a Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion transport/search and rescue helicopter and back. Like many 1986 Transformers, there are two different versions; the initial releases use painted [[die-cast]] metal for his front bumper/[[robot mode]] feet, while the more common later releases have orange-colored plastic.

: Uncommon for a ''Transformers'' toy, Sandstorm's side window stickers appear to depict a helmeted human driver.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Sandstorm/sandstorm.htm More information on Sandstorm at TFU.info]''

{{anchor|1991Classic}}
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Sandstorm''' (Triple Changer, [[1991]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "Sandblaster gun"

: Sandstorm was re-released in the European/Australian ''[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]]'' reissue line in 1991. This [[variant|version]] has his black plastic feet painted orange.

: Unlike many toys with [[rubsign]] indents that were reissued in the Classics series, Sandstorm's indent was ''not'' [[retool]]ed out; however, the rubsign itself was not included.
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===''Machine Wars''===
[[File:MW-toy Sandstorm.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|He really blends in with all the foliage in the sky.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a2|'''Sandstorm''' (Mega, [[1997]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Left & right cannons, rotor blade

:A [[redeco]] of the European-line [[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]] [[Rotorstorm (G1)#Toys|Rotorstorm]] toy, ''[[Machine Wars: Transformers|Machine Wars]]'' Sandstorm transforms into a Cybertronian helicopter with a US Air Force roundel added to his helicopter mode. Due to the small missiles of Rotorstorm failing US [[For safety reasons|choke gate]] tests, the turbine launchers were [[retool]]ed (well, more like "entirely gutted") into non-firing cannons, with no missiles included. A button on the back of the rotor housing drops down both engines/cannons for an "attack mode" feature.

: In robot mode, Sandstorm has quite restricted articulation, and holds his turbine launchers in his hands. He can also hold his rotor blade as a somewhat odd [[sword]]. The original Rotorstorm [[sticker]]s were not properly redecoed to match the new ''Machine Wars'' color scheme, resulting in black stickers that are left indistinguishable on his black gauntlets.

: Like all the other ''Machine Wars'' toys, Sandstorm was sold [[exclusive]]ly at [[KB Toys]] and, later, at the related Toy Liquidator stores.

: This mold was later redecoed (and given further-retooled-into-functionality launchers) to make ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Whirl (Universe)#Toys|Whirl]]. This toy was also [[repurposing|repurposed]] as the [[Sandstorm drone]]s.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1997/Autobot/Sandstorm/sandstorm.htm More information on Machine Wars Sandstorm at TFU.info]''
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===''Generations''===
[[File:Generationstoy-SandstormGDO.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|So [[Sandstorm (TF 2010)|Movie Sandstorm]] gets a redeco of a G1 guy, and G1 Sandstorm gets a redeco of a Movie guy. Okayyyyy.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Sandstorm''' (Scout, [[2012]])}}</ul>

:''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' Sandstorm is a redeco of ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Dune Runner (ROTF)#Toys|Dune Runner]], transforming into a vehicle based on the [[Sector Seven]] dune buggies seen in the [[Transformers (film)|2007 ''Transformers'' film]], which were heavily modified Chenowth Desert Patrol Vehicles (DPV) with added protective armor. This same vehicle also served as the basis for the [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|2007 movie toyline]]'s [[Landmine (Movie)#Toys|Landmine]]. The twin gatling guns mounted on Sandstorm's roof/shoulders have multi-jointed armatures for different firing positions.

: Originally developed by Hasbro Asia for release in their territories, Sandstorm was brought to the US with many other toys as [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusives for the 2012 holiday season.

: This mold was also used to make ''Revenge of the Fallen'' [[Beachcomber (ROTF)|Beachcomber]], and ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)|Transformers:]] [[Hunt for the Decepticons]]'' [[Crankstart#Toys|Crankstart]] and [[Rollbar (RPM)#Transformers (2010)|Rollbar]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/GDOSandstorm/sandstorm.htm More information on ''Generations'' Sandstorm at TFU.info]''
{{ROTFDuneRunnerMold}}

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[[File:Generationstoy-VoyagerSandstorm.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Now made of delicious cheese.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Sandstorm''' (Voyager, [[2013]])}}</ul>
:*''Series / Number:'' '''02 / 003'''
:*''Accessories:'' rifle, missile
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (Hasbro)|[[Nick Roche]] (concept artist)}}

:Part of the fourth wave of [[2012]]-[[2013]] ''Generations'' Voyager Class toys, ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' Sandstorm is a [[redeco]] and heavy [[retool]] of Voyager [[Springer (G1)/toys#Voyager|Springer]], with significant new molding based on [[Sandstorm (Prime)|a much older design]] by [[Nick Roche]].<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Big chats about Thrilling 30 Springer and Sandstorm on this ep! To clear up: I was working with Hasbro at the time, and designed Sandstorm while I was there. That was the base design, and then those crazy sods at Hasbro managed to pull my comic Springer out of it. In that order!|link=https://twitter.com/NickRoche/status/1597658869521854464|name=Nick Roche|site=Twitter|year=2022|month=11|day=29}}</ref><ref>Although Nick Roche implies that Sandstorm was the original use of this mold, with Springer being a pretool, a comparison of the toys themselves reveals that all the shared tooling is specific to Springer, not Sandstorm. Roche's prior Sandstorm design was merely recycled for the retool.</ref> A [[Triple Changer]], he can transform into a robot, VTOL aircraft, and dune buggy. He comes with a blaster which can fire its [[missile]] via pressure-launch, peg via [[5 mm post|5 mm post]] onto his hands and back, or mount underneath his aircraft nose using specialised tabs.

:Sandstorm's panels align better than on Springer, especially in his [[Alternate mode|car mode]]. One notable and curious change involves the little dents inside the side-chest pieces: initially intended to hold the blade of the sword in his car mode, Springer's ones weren't able to do the job perfectly because of the asymmetrical shape of the sword, making it unable to fit inside the symmetrical dents. Sandstorm's side-chest dents, on the other hand have been modified to be asymmetrical, allowing the blade of Springer's sword to fit in better. This is, however, a pointless difference, as Sandstorm doesn't come with his own heli-sword and doesn't have the same kneecaps as Springer that allow the handle of Springer's sword to be fitted in!

:The original version of this mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers Cloud|Cloud]]'' [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Cloud|Hot Rodimus]] and it was retooled into [[BotCon 2015]] [[Battletrap (G1)#Timelines|Battletrap]]. It also served as the basis of the non-toy ''Beast Wars: Uprising'' incarnations of [[Dinobot (BW)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Dynobot]] and [[Grimlock (G1)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Grimlock]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/GenSandstorm/sandstorm.htm More information on "Thrilling 30" Sandstorm at TFU.info]''
{{GenerationsSpringerMold}}
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===''Generations'' (Japan)===
[[File:TF-Generations-JP-TG-29-Sandstorm.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Sandstorm''' (Voyager, [[2013]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''TG-29'''
:*''Release date'': [[December 28]], 2013
:*''Accessories:'' rifle, missile

:Part of the twelfth wave of [[TakaraTomy]]'s [[Transformers: Generations (Japan)|''Generations'']], Sandstorm features much more orange in his color layout than his western ''Thrilling 30'' counterpart: his canopy/roof, wings, crotch, feet, rifle and missile are all rendered orange. There are also some other minor changes, such as a centered Autobot sigil and a painted silver bumper.
{{GenerationsSpringerMold}}
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-Toy SandstormKreon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Sandstorm''' (Kreon Micro-Changer, [[2014]])}}</ul>
:*''Bag number'': '''33501 42'''
:*''Accessories'': stand brick, buildable pistol
{{toydesigner|[[Ed Masiello]] (Hasbro)}}

:Part of the fourth assortment of [[blindpacking|blind-bagged]] [[Kreon]] [[Micro-Changer]]s, Sandstorm can be rebuilt from robot to helicopter mode.

: If you're feeling punchy, you could probably finagle a dune buggy mode for him, just add some wheels and other parts. That's the play pattern, after all!

: He reuses the [[Sideswipe (Kre-O)|Sideswipe]] helmet.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/Kre-OSandstorm/sandstorm.htm More information on Sandstorm at TFU.info]''
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:TF-Legacy-United-Leader-Sandstorm.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|With [[Hound (G1)/toys#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Hound MIA]], Sandstorm was put in charge of capturing Ravage.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''G1 Triple Changer Sandstorm''' (Leader Class, [[2024]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TL-76'''
:*Accessories: "Sandblaster gun", pistol, roll cage/rescue stretcher
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Koki Yamada]] (TakaraTomy)<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/markclonus/p/C3RMSAAMAlo/ Design notes on ''Legacy'' Sandstorm] from [[Hasbro]] designer [[Mark Maher]] on Instagram.</ref>|[[Matthew Cohen]] (photography)<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Honing in on Transformers! Here's my photos of the newly revealed Legacy United Leader Sandstorm! This shoot represents my first serious Transformers dio since joining the company. Hopefully the first of more to come!|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/C3B7Zp5s-Ao/|site=Instagram|name=Matthew Cohen|year=2024|month=2|day=6}}</ref>}}

: Released in the second wave of ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: United]]'' Leader Class toys, "G1 Triple Changer Sandstorm" amalgamates elements of his original toy and his animation model, though surprisingly erring on the side of the original [[mouthplate|faceplated]] figure as opposed to the cartoon appearance. He once again transforms into either a Baja buggy or a rescue helicopter, though the latter is decidedly less Sikorsky-like than the original toy.

: Like [[Beachcomber (G1)#Legacy|''Legacy: Evolution'' Beachcomber]], the tires of his buggy mode are made of PVC plastic for smoother rolling, but retain the flexibility of a rubber tire. The buggy's roll cage separates to become a rescue stretcher with a functional winch for his helicopter mode, which he can also hold in robot mode to "capture" smaller figures. This assembly, like [[Astrotrain (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|''Siege'' Astrotrain]]'s coal car arsenal and [[Blitzwing (G1)/toys#Legacy|''Legacy'' Blitzwing]]'s Energon gauntlets, is meant to "fill out" his price point without making the main figure oversized. Speaking of extras, his small pistol is modeled after the soldering iron tool Sandstorm uses to cut jail cell bars while imprisoned in "[[Fight or Flee (episode)|Fight or Flee]]".

: The tail rotor section of Sandstorm is packed separately, and is on a 5mm port, making it removable and able to be wielded in his hand...sort of. It has a small ridge on the peg that goes in a slot on the intended socket so that it won't turn, which means you have to force it pretty hard to get it into the hand of any figure (like Sandstorm) with a complete circle socket. It can also fit into a hexagonal 5mm socket, as long as you put the ridge in one of the six corners.

: Unfortunately, Sandstorm suffers from a widespread [[design flaw]]. His chest assembly tends to unpeg with minimal force. This is due to the 5mm peg locking into the chest assembly being too small, and the tabs on the chest assembly itself being too short for their connectors. Additionally, the hinge pinning his robot chest into place is too long, pushing against his windshield/belly piece from the inside and popping the chest out from its proper position. If one shaves enough orange plastic from this hinge, the pressure will be relieved and the chest will stay pegged on better. As his tires are made of PVC plastic, his tires also has the same issues as Beachcomber's tires.

: The instructions omit an important step: for both vehicle modes, the waist is supposed to slide back.

: Sandstorm was revealed by IGN on [[February 6]], [[2024]].

::*''[https://www.instagram.com/markclonus/p/C3RMSAAMAlo/ Designer commentary on ''Legacy'' Sandstorm from Mark Maher on Instagram]''
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==Merchandise==
===Transformers Trading Card Game===
[[File:W4SpecialistSandstorm.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Specialist Sandstorm, Special Ops-Advance Guard''' ([[2019]])
**'''Wave 4: War for Cybertron: Siege II'''
**''Rarity: '''''CT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T50/T52'''
**''Stars: ''11
:Specialist Sandstorm, Special Ops-Advance Guard is one of 52 character cards released as part of Wave 4 of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]], War for Cybertron: Siege II. In order to depict the [[Triple Changer]] nature of the character, Specialist Sandstorm, Special Ops-Advance Guard is a folding card, with both Alt Modes depicted when the card is folded in half, and Bot Mode depicted when the card is unfolded.

:The card features original artwork for all three modes, with line-art by [[Dan Khanna]] and colors by [[Volta]].
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==Notes==
*Sandstorm's animation model has a color scheme pretty blatantly based on the toy minus ''all'' of the stickers... including the windows. Oops.
*The Italian names for Sandstorm and Springer were subject to a massive mix-up of "[[FIRRIB]]" or "[[Back#Notes|Back/Forth]]" dimensions. While [[GiG]]'s toy packaging, including the [[bio]]s/[[Tech Spec]]s, consistently called Sandstorm by the name "Bora" and Springer by the name "Ghibli", the [[instructions]] had their names switched. Advertising for the toys used the names featured in the instructions, as did the Italian dub of the cartoon. As a result, Italian fans generally consider the names on the toys' packaging an "error", but unless internal documentation is discovered, it's virtually impossible to tell what GiG's original intention was. Anyway, given that the dubbing agency got their directions directly from GiG, it is fairly logical to assume that GiG had established the Springer/Bora and Sandstorm/Ghibli adaptation, while the boxing process switched the names and the bios (in fact "Ghibli" is described as having the ability to perform amazing jumps).
*Sandstorm's lone appearance in ''[[Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe|The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe]]'' is pretty well hidden, only showing up on a paper flap behind the one featuring Inferno, Blaster, and Scrounge, on the book's third page, which itself is only viewable when a tab is pulled to unfold a display of Cybertron. On top of that, Sandstorm is only seen in alternate mode as a MH-53 Pave Low, which appears to be based directly on [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] from the [[Transformers (film)|2007 live action ''Transformers'' film]]. Except completely yellow. In fact, the Pave Low Autobot had no clear identity until an entry of the Facebook edition of [[Ask Vector Prime]], written with input from [[Matthew Reinhart|the author]], declared it to be an [[Iocus]] version of [[Primax]] Sandstorm.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Sandstorm''' (サンドストーム ''Sandosutōmu'')
*''French:'' '''Siroco''' (Canada, "{{w|Sirocco}}")
*''Hungarian:'' '''Homokvihar''' ("Sandstorm")
*''Italian:'' '''Ghibli''' (toy instructions, advertising and cartoon), '''Bora''' (toy packaging)
*''Mandarin:'' '''Shābào''' (沙暴, "Sandstorm")
*''Russian:'' '''Zatvor''' (Затвор, "Shutter")

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Sandstorm cartoon model.jpg|''The Transformers'' cartoon model
</gallery>

==References==
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[[Category:Classics Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 cartoon Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 toy Autobots]]
[[Category:Generations]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Transformers]]
[[Category:KB Toys exclusives]]
[[Category:Kre-O Autobots]]
[[Category:Kreons]]
[[Category:Legacy Autobots]]
[[Category:Legends Autobots]]
[[Category:Machine Wars Autobots]]
[[Category:Marvel Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Reconnaissance specialists]]
[[Category:Regeneration One Autobots]]
[[Category:The Headmasters Autobots]]
[[Category:Triple Changers]]
[[Category:Wings Universe Autobots]]
[[Category:Wreckers]]

Design flaw

2024-11-24T15:33:05Z

Lorcan Wooster: /* Plasticizer breakdown */

A '''design flaw''' is a physical problem with a [[toy]] that is either directly rooted in its design itself or the transition from a two-dimensional design to a three-dimensional object.

Generally, ''[[Transformers brand|Transformers]]'' toys are marvels of modern toy engineering. They can be [[transformation (toys)|changed]] from [[alternate mode|one form]] into another, and yet they still manage to be both great vehicle or animal toys ''and'' great action figures.

Despite that, sometimes there are problems. Because of the complexities in design, there are some common ways that toys don't work the way they were intended. Sometimes a toy's features aren't quite finished, or don't really work how they're supposed to. Some toys also have common breakage points or parts that wear down in predictably consistent ways. Sometimes the way a toy transforms can cause it to break. Sometimes [[plastic|the materials]] weren't meant to last for decades. Sometimes toys just plain aren't what they're supposed to be. That's what design flaws are all about.

This phenomenon should not be confused with [[misassembly]] or one-off molding errors, in which toys leave the factory in a condition not in accordance with the design. Those issues should be caught in [[quality control]].

==Clearance issues==
[[File:BH CV Hun-Gurrr Claws comparison.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|All the way, baby.]]
Some toys have joints that don't work the way they are intended to. Sometimes the parts just can't go all the way, ending up with misaligned parts. Sometimes joints are even entirely useless, allowing for minimal articulation at best... because adjacent parts get in the way of the articulated part. For some reason, heads are particularly prone to this kind of problem.

* ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Steamhammer (Energon)|Steamhammer]], in theory, has an articulated head, but there is absolutely no configuration where it could possibly move, because the [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] treads are in the way.
* ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Downshift (Energon)|Downshift]] has a similar problem. The ridges on his chest (the air vents on the vehicle mode hood) hinder any rotation of the head.
* Likewise, [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|movie]] [[Fast Action Battlers]] [[Ironhide (Movie)/toys|Ironhide]] has a head that sits on a ''ball joint'', but the only purpose it serves is allowing for the head to pop off, because the plastic parts behind the head hinder any movement.
* Movie [[Swindle (Movie)|Swindle]] is only minimally better, with the ridges on his chest limiting the possible head articulation to a few degrees in each direction.
* Movie Deluxe Class [[Payload (Movie)|Payload]] is about as bad as Swindle.
* Movie Deluxe Class [[Wreckage (Movie)|Wreckage]] has the same problem with his waist. Articulation is limited to a few degrees in each direction thanks to an immovable piece of plastic on his back getting in the way.
* Movie Voyager Class [[Ratchet (Movie)/toys|Autobot Ratchet]] has articulated thumbs that can't move because plastic parts of the wrists get in the way.
* Movie Voyager Class [[Blackout (Movie)#Toys|Blackout]] and [[Evac (Movie)|any other]] [[Grindor (ROTF)|use of]] [[Whirl (ROTF)|the mold]] has issues residing in the shoulders; there is not enough clearance for them to move past the cockpit assembly due to the tabs catching on the inner molded details. This means that the pieces have to be flexed past eachother, which can often results in the mushroom-pins/hinges to be stripped from their sockets, leading to incredibly loose shoulder joints or in the worst case, they'll be torn off completely.
* [[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|2008 ''Universe'']] Deluxe Class [[Ironhide (G1)/toys|Ironhide's]] head rests on a piece of plastic that can't be aligned properly with the torso because of plastic parts getting in the way of the hinge, making him incapable of looking straight forward.
* [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|ROTF]] Leader Class Optimus Prime's arm panels that form the front nose of the truck are hindered by the tanks on his arm panels when converting into vehicle mode, the tanks have to be rotated up and squeezed between the doors in order to gain clearance. This seems to be fixed with the Takara DOTM Jetwing and Striker Optimus Prime molds, as the swords are removed and allow the blade-like shoulder parts to flip the opposite way, allowing the arm panels to move farther and gain more clearance.
* [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 ''Transformers'']] [[Sea Spray (TF 2010)|Sea Spray's]] hands can rotate about 45 degrees sideways at maximum at the wrists, because plastic parts of the forearms get in the way.
* On a more broad note, a characteristic of the [[Titanium Series]] transformable figures involved joints that bent in oddly or arbitrarily limited ways, such as 45 degrees backward at the knee, but 90 degrees ''forward''.
* Initial shipments of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime:]] [[Beast Hunters (toyline)|Beast Hunters]]'' ''[[Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' Legion Class [[Hun-Gurrr (Prime)|Hun-Gurrr]] were unable to fold the claws over all the way in both directions due to problems with the plastic tolerances. This was amended by a running change, which also affected international releases of the figure. (All subsequent releases of the sculpt came with the corrected claws.)
* 2012's [[Sideswipe (WFC)#Generations|''Generations'' Sideswipe]] was retooled from [[Jazz (WFC)#Generations|Generations Jazz]], though the changes made to reshell the figure into Sideswipe don't extend far enough to latch into place, leaving his upper torso perpetually unstable.
* ''[[Combiner Wars]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Combiner_Wars|Optimus Prime]] has heavy ratcheted hips to support the weight of his combined mode. However, the "stopping points" on the ratchets are rather far apart; consequently, it's difficult to get his legs in any position between "poker-straight" and "heavily splayed out." This is especially noticeable as his feet are designed with a slight slant, suggesting an "intended" pose where they're slightly far apart, but the toy isn't actually capable of assuming that intended pose for very long before the springs take over and splay him out again. The problem persisted in early releases of [[Motormaster (G1)#Combiner Wars|Motormaster]], but a [[running change]] repositioned the ratchet teeth to make them function properly, which carried over into all future versions.
* ''[[Earthrise]]'' [[Doubledealer#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Doubledealer]]'s tail feather section has a ridge where the intended movement is, making it somewhat hard to move.
* ''[[Studio Series]]'' [[Megatron (WFC)/toys#Studio Series|Gamer Edition Megatron]] has tabs on the back of his knees that severely limit their articulation. Bafflingly, these tabs serve no purpose in either mode and can be cut off without any negative consequence.
* ''[[Transformers: Legacy#Legacy: United|Legacy: United]]'' [[Sandstorm (G1)#Legacy|Sandstorm]]’s chest assembly has a tendency to come unpegged easily due to the hinge being too long and pushing it away from the inside, in addition to many tabs being too small or too short.

==Square peg, round hole==
Some toys that are designed to have parts connect to other parts by plugging a [[peg]] into a corresponding peg hole have problems due to the length, size or shape of the pegs, resulting in the parts not connecting properly. This mostly affects accessories such as weapons.

* [[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Optimus Prime's]] [[ion blaster]] sports a peg that is supposed to plug into the hole in one of his fists. However, the weapon's handle (which has an entirely aesthetic purpose) and the forearms get into each other's way, and since the peg is too short, Optimus can't hold his weapon both tight and straight at the same time. This was fixed by a [[variant|running change]] that saw the fist holes elongated upwards, but the problem re-emerged with some [[Generation 1 reissues|reissues]] of the toy.
* [[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]] [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] has a similar problem to Optimus Prime involving his sword. The crossguard and his dino mode front feet make it so he can only hold it upright if the flat is facing forward; the only way for him to actually swing it to use the edge is if he wields it reverse-grip.
* [[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]] [[Devastator (G1)/toys|Devastator]]'s combined form suffers from several issues in the toy's design, mainly down to pegs and holes lining up, leaving some components on a hair trigger connection. The most notable of these is the chest plate, which has the friction clip barely reaching its correct spot on Hook, making it lean towards the right. There is also clearly a tab on the chest plate made to go into Long Haul's grill, but due to how far his chest sticks out, it can't reach it at all. With hardly anything holding the chest plate on, it is likely to fall off if bumped. The connector that houses Devastator's head also has its posts and holes misaligned with the respective connectors on Long Haul leaving the combined torso with a slight permanent twist to the right as well. It's no wonder the Scramble City combiner design became the "standard" in later years.
* ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' [[Prowl (G1)/toys#Alternators|Prowl's]] hood is designed to fold down completely flush against his chest, but cannot make it all the way because the support bar on the left steering link bracket in the hood collides with the corresponding part of the rocker panel that folds into the chest (The right bracket is essentially mirrored, but shifts the support bar a few millimeters, and as a result has no such clearance issue).
* ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' Deluxe Class [[Unicron/toys|Unicron]] isn't quite as bad... but his claw weapons' pegs were shortened some time shortly between stock photography and release, making it very difficult to plug the claws into his hands tightly.
* [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|Movie]] Deluxe Class [[Brawl (Movie)#Deluxe Class|Decepticon Brawl's]] arms are connected to the torso at the shoulders by diamond-shaped pegs, but the pegs are ever so slightly too big for the corresponding peg holes, resulting in the arms having a tendency to detach from the torso at the slightest touch. This was fixed for the ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' Deep Desert Brawl [[redeco]] of the sculpt.
* ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Storm Jet (Energon)|Storm Jet]] and his [[redeco]]s have a problem with the peg that connects the jet nosecone to the pelvis in [[robot mode]] (the official one according to the [[instructions]]) as well as in [[Superion Maximus]] mode: The corresponding peg hole has a cavity on one side, resulting in the peg not locking in place securely. Meanwhile, a problem similar to the one with movie Deluxe Brawl occurs with a second peg hole that can be used for an alternate (non-official, though possibly intended by the designers but ignored by the instructions), shorter robot mode for Storm Jet, where the pegs tends to pop out of the peg hole due to too much pressure.
* Deluxe Class [[Wreck-Gar (G1)#Transformers (2010)|Wreck-Gar]] from the ''Reveal the Shield'' [[subline imprint]] of the [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 ''Transformers'' toyline]] has a minor problem with the tabs that connect his torso to the shoulders, which are just a tiny bit too long, resulting in the shoulders not locking in all the way, causing a small gap. It's more evident on his left shoulder than on the right one.<ref name="shoulders">[http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/toys/reveal-the-shield/wreck-gar/2281/1/62/ Reveal the Shield Wreck-Gar with particularly poorly connecting shoulders] at Seibertron.com.</ref>
* ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' [[Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]] Commander [[Powerglide (DOTM)|Powerglide]] has diamond-shaped pegs that connect his shoulders to the torso, and a rectangular peg that connects the crotch to the rest of the torso. None of the pegs plug in tightly, resulting in a slightly unstable robot mode.
* Many, many [[Titan Master]]s, especially in early waves, suffered from problems of this sort. The intended design is that the neck sockets use a clamp mechanism to hold the head in place, but a large number had clamps that simply weren't tight enough. Poor [[quality control]] shares the blame here, but even then, [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] seemed to be pretty much universally unable to keep their heads in place. Some fans have found the problem to be alleviated by altering the orientation of the Titan Master; for instance, plugging it in backwards, or even sideways.
* ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' [[Grapple (G1)#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Grapple]] has pegs on the base of his crane arm attachment that are much too thick for the hexagonal pegholes on the bottom of his soles meant to secure the vehicle mode, causing them to break when attempting to unpeg them during transformation to robot mode. This issue was fixed when the mold was retooled into ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Kingdom]]'' [[Inferno (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Inferno]], as well as redecoed into [[Hauler#Legacy|Hauler]].

==Strong spring, weak peg==
Some toys have metal springs that power a [[gimmick]] or help during the [[transformation]] (as part of, or similar to, an [[Automorph Technology|Automorph]] mechanism). When not deployed (i.e., the spring is under pressure), the relevant parts are usually held in place by tabs. Sometimes the pegs are slightly too small, resulting in too much plastic clearance. As a consequence, the parts in question are not held in place securely, and the mechanism is likely to be deployed unintentionally.

* This happens quite a lot with spring-powered missile launchers, resulting in the missiles being fired at the slightest touch. In some extreme cases, it's almost impossible to lock the missile in place without it being instantly fired back out.
* The [[Power Core Combiners]] are also prone to this. The limb drones use an auto-transformation mechanism that is activated by the same peg used to connect them to the torso robot. However, the transformed "limb" mode is the position that puts pressure on the spring; and due to too much plastic clearance between the connector pegs and the limbs, the drones—specifically the arms, which aren't held in by gravity like the legs are—have a tendency to transform back into their [[alternate mode]]s, detaching from the connector pegs in the process.
* ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' "[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)|War for Cybertron]]" [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Generations|Cybertronian Optimus Prime's]] gun can be folded up to a more "compact" form, with a spring mechanism converting it back into its primary weapon mode. The only thing that keeps the spring mechanism from deploying in the compact form is a very small plastic tab.
*[[Titans Return]] [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon's]] leg ratchets are extremely strong to the point where the plastic inside starts bending, eventually leading to very floppy legs.

==Wear-based looseness==
It's perhaps unfair to include this as a ''design flaw'', but it should be touched upon. When a toy is played with frequently, the plastics or metals will wear against each other, causing the friction that keeps the joints tight to lessen. This will lead to looseness in the toy's joints. The easiest way to avoid this common malady is simply not to play with a toy. Looseness is often not much of a problem with toys kept on display. A loose-armed [[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Optimus Prime]] will look much the same as a tightly jointed Optimus Prime. However, looseness can be more of a problem for other toys, preventing them from standing or holding together in their alt mode.

Some toys are particularly prone to looseness not just due to wear but also to design. Heavy parts on weak joints are a common problem here, leading to incredibly weak joints that are loose and difficult to use how they were intended.

===Ball joints===
[[Ball joint]]s, which rely entirely on friction to work, are a common victim of wear-based looseness. This can be particularly bad for toys with ball-jointed hips, ankles or legs, making them nearly impossible to stand. Looseness in ball joints can also make it easy to lose parts, such as arms, legs, or kibble panels...oh, or heads...or, uhh...well, just about anything on a ball joint.

* Almost all of ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' is afflicted with this problem. Woe to all those kids who grew up on ''Beast Wars''. Good luck having complete toys.
* ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' [[Cyberjet]]s can be nigh-impossible to stand with just a little joint wear, but it's their arms that tend to get especially floppy.
* The original ''[[Titanium Series]]'' six-inch [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] is known to be so loose that he has a hard time even staying together, much less holding a pose. The use of [[die-cast]] only exacerbates the problem.
* [[Skullcruncher (G1)#Generations|''Titans Return'' Skullsmasher]] has horribly loose balljoints for thigh joints right out of the package, making it nearly impossible for the figure to stand upright.

===Retractable thighs===
A common method of transformation in [[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]] was for the thighs of the toy to retract into the lower legs (or, more accurately, for the lower legs to push up over the thighs) when in vehicle or [[beast mode]], then for the thighs to extend while in robot mode. It doesn't take an enormous amount of wear for the thighs to loosen, and then they won't be able to stay extended in robot mode. When that happens, you'll either have a very short-legged version on display or you'll have to shove a wedge of paper down into the joint to increase the friction to let the thighs stay extended.

This problem can be particularly compounded when a toy has a really heavy upper body. A toy with electronics or [[die-cast]] metal in the torso will be much more likely to collapse its own knees just due to weight, time, and wear and tear on the toy.

* Generation 1 [[combiner|Special Teams]] toys are particularly prone to this, especially the smaller [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]].
* [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] represents a reversal of this problem: it is quite easy to overextend his lower legs in such a way that they can never fully compress back into vehicle mode again.
* [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] is particularly problematic due to his heavy upper body and nothing to actually lock the legs into place once extended.
* [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] is also prone to this problem.
* [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] suffers from it too - his thighs are thick slabs of die-cast, making them incredibly heavy for such parts and straining the tabs that are supposed to hold them in place for robot mode.
* ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Laser Optimus Prime]] has a massively heavy upper body and weak knees. It's incredibly common for him just to collapse into Stumptimus Prime.
* ''[[Titanium Series]]'' [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Titanium Series|Soundwave]]'s entire leg assembly is made of multiple retractable components that lack the ability to lock together securely. Put a heavy die-cast metal chest on top of that and you end up with a toy that will never stand up on its own no matter how pristine it is.

==Clipping issues==
Sometimes when designing a Transformer, the designers will forget that these things have to work in 3D space. Parts will have to bend around each other or pass through the same space during transformation. Often, if you don't do steps in the right order, this will lead to parts breaking or snapping. This is particularly problematic when you give the designers the freedom of things like ball joints, where you can use their flexibility to transform the toy, leading not just to breakages but to toys that are incredibly difficult and frustrating to transform.

===Parts breaking off other parts===
Especially around late Generation 1, there were a few toys which required transforming their parts in the right order. If you didn't, you risked breaking your toy when the parts pushed against each other, causing stress or wear. This problem is a lot less common with modern Transformers, which use parts that are designed to pop off rather than simply break if the stresses are too great.

* Generation 1 [[Skystalker (G1)|Skystalker]]'s [[interstellar shuttle]]'s wings are known to snap quite regularly. This is particularly a problem for his ''left'' wing because of the way the base is designed. If you attempt to fold Skystalker's wing down from base mode into its shuttle position '''before''' you've folded in the grey box next to it, it's very easy to snap the wing due to the edge of the box just touching the wing. The edge of the box is even curved, giving you the visual impression that it won't be a problem. But it will be a problem, as attested to by eBay's endless supply of one-winged Skystalker bases.
* ''[[Transformers Animated (toyline)|Animated]]'' [[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]] has tabs in his wrists that prevent them from extending into a straight position. Unfortunately, these same tabs act as levers so that if you try to force the hands into a straight position, you will simply snap his wrists. Ouch.
* [[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|2008 ''Universe'']] [[Octane|Tankor's]] head rests on a retractable section, but even when extracted all the way up, the surrounding torso still gets in the way of his head rotation, gradually chipping off plastic from the lower section of his helmet. This is ''almost'' a clearance issue as detailed above; however, the head ''can'' just barely rotate, it merely scratches off plastic in the process.

==Common failure points==
Some toys have flimsy plastic, others have joints that are too tight, and still others have metal pieces wearing on poor plastic pieces. Whatever the case, there are often Transformers with predictable, easily identifiable breakage points. Let's have a look at a few types.

===Breakable joints===
Joints are very important to Transformers. They're required both for articulation and to allow the toy to change from one form to another. Usually, articulation isn't much of a problem, but sometimes transformation puts a massive amount of pressure on a small joint that's just not able to keep up with the strain of moving large parts of the toy from one place to another. You'll see eBay littered with toys that are victims of these sorts of joints, the same toy breaking over and over in the same place due to the stresses on a joint.

* [[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]] [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] is particularly bad, with his entire body rotating around a flimsy little waist joint that likes to snap. Loves to snap. Delights in snapping. Reportedly, the [[Generation 1 reissues|reissue]] of Metroplex has made this joint a little bit more robust.
* ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Armada|Megatron's]] turret has a gearing flaw on the inside. Namely, the ratcheting joint simply...breaks, eventually. The "ratchet" is actually a ''very'' small and flimsy gear that is attached to the rotating handle. When the handle is locked in place, high stress is placed on the gear and tends to make it snap somewhere between the teeth, becoming loose or falling off to rattle around inside Megatron. It's not uncommon for the gear to break even under regular, unlocked circumstances. This affects all redecoes of the mold, as they came out in rapid succession and this particular flaw presents over time.
* All four [[Action Master Elite]] figures ([[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Spreem]], [[Windmill (G1)|Windmill]], [[Turbo Master]] and [[Double Punch]]) are prone to roughly the same problem as ''Armada'' Megatron, in that the gears used to drive their gimmicks are not made of strong enough plastic to last very long. Many an Elite can be found with a half a neon plastic gear rattling around inside. To a lesser extent, this can also affect the [[Lightformer]]s and [[Trakkon]]s depending on how much play their turrets endure.
* This same problem is also usually the culprit when ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Machines]]'' [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys|Blast Punch Optimus Primal's]] gimmick ceases working correctly.
* ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Cliffjumper (Energon)|Cliffjumper]], [[Beachcomber (Energon)|Beachcomber]], and ''Super Link'' Overdrive's joints that hold the armatures for the vehicle bumper halves/robot feet to the legs are ''very'' thin on the top-side. Due to the heavy-duty molded detents on the ends of the armatures that form the joints themselves, the thin plastic parts have to flex to make room for the pseudo-ratcheted "teeth" to pass through, resulting in a loud, audible snap, and a forming of a large split in the thin plastic, when simply moving it with little-to-no force.
* Similarly, the pale gold shoulder fronts/panels on ''Energon'' [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]] (and any other use of the mold) are prone to breaking due to the friction on the joints and how thin the plastic is. This causes the panels to snap apart between the connection points; particularly if one attempts to transform Scorponok into his jet mode. Initial versions of the figure featured the shoulder panels assembled in a way that creates more friction than is needed due to the "sharper" corners at the bottom joint being placed against the torso, preventing the movement needed. Ultimately, this running change didn't end up preventing the breakage, but it did help alleviate some of the stress on the joint.
* ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Scalpel (ROTF)|Scalpel]]'s leg sockets are a frequent breakage point due to the stress put on the relatively weak plastic used for them. Many Scalpels have their sockets either cracked or fully broken ''prior'' to opening the packaging.
* ''[[Power Core Combiners]]'' [[Mudslinger (PCC)|Mudslinger]] has an issue with the peg-and-socket swivels used on his thigh rotation. The peg is slightly too big for the socket, and the socket is made of relatively thin plastic, resulting in breakage; in some cases within hours of opening the toy.
* ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)|Transformers:]] [[Reveal the Shield]]'' [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] features rubber handles for his motorcycle mode that are supposed to be folded back via an [[Automorph Technology|Automorph]]-style mechanism during the transformation. However, the thick rubber is very strong, much stronger than the joints the handles are attached to. ''Not'' using the Automorph mechanism is a quick way to break the joints; but even using it can eventually result in breakage. The only somewhat safe way to avoid permanent damage to the toy is to cut off the rubber tabs that hold the handles firmly in place in vehicle mode. Cutting the nubs off has been the only consistent fix to prevent breakage, which was actually done by Hasbro for subsequent uses of the sculpt.
* The original production run of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' Deluxe Class [[Skids (G1)#Generations|Autobot Skids]] came with [[misassembly|misassembled]] hip pieces; swapping out the pieces requires caution, as the [[ball joint]]s that connect the crotch to the legs have a tendency to snap off under stress. Subsequent shipments of the figure were assembled correctly.
* Leader-class ''Generations'' [[Jetfire (G1)#Generations|Jetfire]] and his various redecos have very small hinges on the strut that forms the codpiece. These have metal pins holding them in place, and due to the corners of the adjacent parts used to make it click into place, these joints are under a lot of stress during transformation. The pins also have a tendency to shift, so that the rough texture of one end is holding both the strut and the piece it connects to at the same time, requiring extra force to move if not corrected.
* ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]]'s joint for deploying [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]'s head is susceptible to breakage, this was fixed for the [[Scattershot (G1)|Scattershot]] version of the mold.
* ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]]'s lower front waist is susceptible to breakage, thanks to the [[Gold Plastic Syndrome#Unite Warriors|swirly gunmetal-colored plastic]] and the very tight waist swivel.
* The plastic parts on ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MP44|Optimus Prime]]'s (MP-44) lower knee joint's ratchets tend to build stress during movement and eventually break.

===Hands with stress marks===
Some toys come with handheld weapons that are slightly too large for their hands. For "closed fist"-shaped hands with fist holes for the weapons, this isn't quite as much of a problem; it gets more problematic with the recent introduction of half-open hands with round cavities for the weapons. Sculpted finger "joints" that are aligned in a straight line are an obvious weak point:

* The hands of ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Bludgeon (ROTF)#Voyager|Bludgeon]] (and his redecos/retools) can be prone to stress marks and even breakage because of the size of the katana's handle, although the soft plastic used for the sword helps mitigates this somewhat. (You'll probably end up with the fingers ''gouging notches'' on the sword, instead.)
* ''[[Transformers Animated (toyline)|Animated]]'' [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]]'s thumbs can snap rather easily if you insert the handle part of the traffic light/flail into his hands one too many times. Making him hold the string part only during play can prevent this, but that would leave Prowl without a secure grip on his weapon.
* ''[[Transformers Animated (toyline)|Animated]]'' [[Arcee (Animated)|Arcee]]'s thumbs can snap right off because of the thickness of her swords's handles.
* Both ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)|Transformers:]] [[Reveal the Shield]]'' "Laser" [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Wreck-Gar (G1)#Transformers (2010)|Wreck-Gar]] are prone to showing stress marks inside their hands after having their melee weapons inserted only a few times.

===Clear plastic breakage===
Translucent and transparent plastics (MABS) tend to be noticeably more brittle than the opaque ABS plastic used for most toys. This becomes a problem if the plastic is used in a part that has to endure regular stress, such as joints, and can even be exacerbated with age. Common especially for ''[[Diaclone]]''-based toys, which have hinged clear plastic parts that are very well known for snapping or breaking.

* [[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]] [[Prowl (G1)/toys|Prowl's]] roof is particularly prone to this problem.
* A number of ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Machines]]'' toys, such as Deluxe [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys|Optimus Primal]] and [[Skydive (BM)|Skydive]], use clear plastic for tightly pinned joints. These generally break without careful use. Ultra-Class [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] in particular is very difficult to find intact, being largely constructed out of translucent plastic that became very brittle with age.
* [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'']] [[Prowl (RID)|Prowl's]] clear plastic car doors are mounted on ball joints. Unfortunately, clear plastic is not usually malleable enough to withstand constant pressure and tends to break, especially if the door is accidentally dislodged from the joint.
*[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|''Energon'']] [[Demolishor (Armada)#EnergonDumptruck|Demolishor]] has forearms made out transparent plastic that are pinned to his biceps by relatively small joints. That's bad enough, but said joints also have a molded tab on them, meant to add friction and support his arms when at a 90° angle. Over time, fully straightening his arms will cause that tab to act as a lever that stresses the clear plastic and can eventually tear the joints in two, leaving Demolishor with stumps. Shaving the tab can prolong the life of the joints, at the cost of Demolisher's arms not being able to support as much weight.
* The joint that connects the windshield to the back of some early versions of [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|movie]] Voyager Class [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]s were made of clear plastic, which resulted in numerous breakage issues. Later releases fixed this by changing the material of the joint to sturdier opaque plastic.
* [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|Movie]] Deluxe Class [[Brawl (Movie)|Decepticon Brawl]] used clear plastic for his [[Automorph Technology|Automorph]] gears, which often tended to come broken right out of the packaging.
* The [[2008]] ''[[Transformers Animated (toyline)|Animated]]'' [[Swindle (Animated)#Toys|Swindle]] figure uses translucent plastic for his shoulder and hip joints, which suffer from constant physical stress and are highly prone to breaking. Due to this, finding a fully intact copy of the figure is very difficult.
* The aforementioned [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 ''Transformers'']] ''[[Reveal the Shield]]'' Deluxe Class [[Wreck-Gar (G1)#Transformers (2010)|Wreck-Gar]] figure is also prone to fractures in his helmet-horns.
* Both the [[2017]] ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' and [[2021]] ''[[Studio Series]]'' releases of [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Jazz]] featured vehicle shells molded in translucent plastic painted white, which were found to inevitably break down over time even if not transformed.
*''[[Transformers:_Rise_of_the_Beasts_(toyline)|Rise of the Beasts]]'' [[Scourge_(ROTB)|Scourge's]] truck cab is molded entirely in transparent plastic, which is reportedly highly prone to breaking even with careful handling.

===Inferior glue===
Some toys have parts attached to the rest of the toy not by pegs, screws, joints or struts, but with ''glue''. Depending on the quality of the glue, this can be an open invitation to easy breakage.

* ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Binaltech]]'' [[Prowl (G1)/toys#Alternators|Prowl's]] wing mirrors are glued onto the doors. Trying to open a door by pulling on the mirror could easily result in the mirror snapping off.
* ''[[Titanium Series]]'' [[Prowl (G1)/toys#Titanium Series|Prowl's]] blue windshield segments are held on with a rather peculiar rubbery glue that will expand and pop off the windshield segments in warmer climates over time. No permanent damage is done, thankfully. Poor Prowl can't catch a break.
* The ''[[Transformers: Bumblebee (toyline)|Bumblebee]]'' Speed Series [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#SpeedCamaro|Camaro Bumblebee's]] hands is somewhat prone to breakage due to lightly-applied glue.
* Some samples of ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' [[Cromar#Generations Selects|Cromar]] have had badly glued-together heads, resulting in a head that, when an attempt to turn it is made, splits in half and falls off. Since a 180-degree rotation of the head is a transformation step for that mold...yeah.

===Plasticizer breakdown===
A predictable long term problem that presents in various gross ways, PVC breakdown is when the plasticizer that keeps PVC plastic "rubbery" expires or seeps out over time <ref>{{w|Plasticizer|Wikipedia's detailed rundown on plasticizers}}</ref>. Unlike other examples on this page, PVC breakdown presents in various ways almost by the decade. Curiously, Beast Wars and Beast Machines era rubberized plastics appear exempt from breakdown... so far.

* Tires and other parts "drying out" and splitting or crumbling over time is frequent across several lines, especially if the toys were stored in hot conditions. Split tires were especially common in [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|2001's ''Robots in Disguise'']], with crumbling PVC parts showing up as early as 1993's G2 [[Color Changer]] water pumps and as late as 2007's Legends [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]].

* ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]]'' [[Pretender]] soft plastic parts, particularly [[Pretender Monster]] shells and regular [[Pretender]] arms, eventually start turning splotchy and greasy over time. While this doesn't affect the inner robots, it can have the knock-on effect of taking the ink off stickers directly touching the plasticizer. Also, it's probably just not a great idea for human skin to be in contact with 30+ year old chemical seepage often. This style of PVC breakdown has become rare, but occasionally pops up in some later releases, notably the hoses and missile tips on the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'']] [[Destructicon (RID)|Destructicons]], which become extremely sticky.

* Starting around 2008's [[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|''Universe'']] line to present, rubberized parts no longer seep liquid residue, but instead develop a "dusty" appearance over time. This dust can be wiped off, but will be back within a few weeks. In some cases, this chemical reaction can lead to the PVC melting into the surrounding plastic, with [[Bludgeon (ROTF)|''Revenge of the Fallen'' Bludgeon]]'s shoulder treads being the poster child for it. Bludgeon just can't catch a break with this PVC stuff.

* Less a design flaw and more a common oversight, [[Fire Blast effect]] accessories ''will'' bond to and remove the paint on anything they touch over time in a similar way to Bludgeon's treads and should be stored separately.

* 2023's ''Legacy: Evolution'' Deluxe Class [[Beachcomber (G1)#Legacy|Beachcomber]] features tires molded in PVC plastic, which were discovered to be particularly corrosive to any and all paint applications on contact. Due to this, it's advised to keep him at a reasonable distance from other figures. It unknown if this issue also affects [[Ruckus (G1)#Legacy|Ruckus]], Sandstorm and even [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#LegacyUnited|G1 Universe Optimus Prime]], all of them also having PVC plastic tires as well.

==Isolated incidents==
Sometimes certain joints on figures can just break for what seems like no reason, and on no figure in particular. In most instances it is openly obvious why something broke, which usually links back to the way a type of joint is designed. These cases are particularly annoying for collectors going back and collecting older figures, only to find that the particular specimen they bought happened to be a figure with joints that are the equivalent of a ticking time-bomb, due to some unforeseen circumstances, leading them to have to spend even ''more'' money for a replacement. These "isolated" design flaws, generally stem from [[Hasbro]] and [[TakaraTomy]] experimenting with cost-efficient techniques for joints that don't require as many parts, such as the springless [[Ratchet (mechanism)|ratchet]] example below.

We must preface that the listed joints are only known to cause issues in ''some'' instances, due to the designers overlooking potential issues that could occur with designs. This is '''''not''''' a list of things that are guaranteed to break on every single toy that has one of these listed joints.

===Springless ratchet joints===
This particular design flaw can be commonly found on figures released in the ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' mega-brand around the ''[[Prime Wars Trilogy]]'', ''[[Studio Series]]'', and ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (franchise)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]''/''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' eras. The way these particular ratchets are formed is much different to the ratchets of toys from, say—the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family|Unicron Trilogy]], where springs, pins, rivets and such were all included to make a ratchet function. In these particular eras—excluding some of the larger Titan Class figures—most of these ratchet joints work exclusively via a plastic-on-plastic system that uses less parts, where the teeth are typically located on the wheel-shaped inner-joint, that interacts with one or more tiny, plastic, hollow rectangle-shaped pieces, that have a little triangular point on the side, which sit inside designated slots inside the shell-halves that form a limb chunk (such as a lower leg or a shoulder).

:'''Function:''' When articulating the joint, the triangular point on the rectangle part is pressed in by the toothy wheel, causing the piece to flex or bend in on itself. Then, when it makes it to the next dip in the toothy wheel, it "springs" back to its original state, locking the joint in its new position.

:'''Flaw:''' Because these pieces are like a rectangular ring, and the plastic is so thin, the friction of the joint is sometimes enough to snap these little pieces, because they've been bent to their limit; this in turn, breaks the ratchet entirely. Some of these little rectangular pieces aren't always a full ring either, and are instead molded in the shape of a brace/curly bracket (aka one of these symbols: '''{ }''' ), which gives them even more of a chance of breaking due to there being less "springy" resistance present; basically, the moment the ratchet is activated and the piece bends, it has the potential to just snap, due to there being no "base" to provide the spring-back momentum needed for it to function.

:'''Potential remedies:''' To help prevent some of these breakages, some "[[IP infringement|third party]]" companies that make unofficial "upgrade kits" for toys will include little rubber or foam rectangles in their sets that are made to wedge inside the hollow part of the rectangular rings to help reinforce them, while simultaneously tightening the ratchets. This will not help if one of these rings has already been broken, however.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Toys]]

Transformers Retro

2024-11-24T14:56:32Z

Lorcan Wooster:

{{disambig3|Retro}}
[[File:Retro-toy HotRod.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|A hot pink Hot Rod. And it only took 37 years!]]

Beginning in [[2023]], '''''Transformers Retro''''' is another in a [[Generation 1 reissues|long line of reissue series]] designed to get toys from the [[The Transformers (toyline)|original ''The Transformers'' toyline]] into the hands of kids and collectors, but with a twist: these original toy molds are presented in decos based on their [[show-accuracy|animated appearances]], some for the first time ever. Chrome parts of the original figures are replaced by pale grey plastic, and [[Tampograph|tampographs]] take the place of the original stickers.

''Transformers Retro'' toys are [[exclusive]] to [[Walmart]] and [[Hasbro Pulse]] in the United States.

The packaging designs for these toys make no reference to "Retro," with that naming only found on Walmart product websites. The first four waves were packaged in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''-themed boxes, but wave five made the change to recreating the vintage-style packaging of the 1984–85 ''The Transformers'' toyline.

Starting with the upcoming Wave 7, the line switched from toon-accurate repaints of toys from original ''The Transformers'' toyline to toy-accurate repaints and retools of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Transformers: Generations]]'' toys instead.
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==Toys==
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1|[[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Transformers Retro|Autobot Hot Rod]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Starscream (G1)/toys#Transformers Retro|Starscream]]}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1|[[Hound (G1)/toys#Transformers Retro|Autobot Hound]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Transformers Retro|Thundercracker]]}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-d1|[[Kickback (G1)#Transformers Retro|Kickback]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Perceptor (G1)/toys#Transformers Retro|Perceptor]]}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-d1|[[Shrapnel (G1)#Transformers Retro|Shrapnel]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Transformers Retro|Skywarp]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:TFRetro-Hound.jpg|upright=1|thumb|''Retro'' Autobot Hound]]
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1|[[Blaster (G1)/toys#Transformers Retro|Blaster]] & [[Steeljaw (G1)#Transformers Retro|Steeljaw]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Transformers Retro|Soundwave]], [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#Transformers Retro|Laserbeak]], & [[Ravage (G1)/toys#Transformers Retro|Ravage]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Transformers Retro|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{bp-a1d1|[[Bombshell (G1)#Transformers Retro|Bombshell]] & [[Ramhorn (G1)#Transformers Retro|Ramhorn]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1|[[Gears (G1)#Transformers Retro|Gears]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Transformers Retro|Bumblebee]]}}
</ul>
|}

[[Category:Exclusive toylines]]
[[Category:Generation 1 toylines]]
[[Category:Reissue toylines]]

Squeezeplay (G1)

2024-11-22T09:25:51Z

Lorcan Wooster: /* Legacy */

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{{disambig2|the evil Decepticon|his heroic mirrorverse counterpart|Squeezeplay (SG)}}
:''Squeezeplay is a [[Decepticon]] [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Squeezeplay boxart.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Rar! I'm all scary and the like!]]
'''Squeezeplay''' (aka '''Crashbash''') doesn't draw much of a line between sabotage and devastation. He considers himself an unstoppable engine of destruction, and will charge into any situation without regards to safety. He's not an idiot—he's merely harnessed the tactical advantages of brute force and intimidation. As Squeezeplay figures it, he is strong enough, tough enough, and fierce enough to plow through most battlefield fortifications and opponents without much damage, so...why not simply do that?

His [[Nebulan]] partner, [[Lokos]], was a smuggler and air pirate on his home planet before joining the Decepticons. His relationship with Squeezeplay is two-fold. On the one hand, Lokos was always a creative and crafty criminal, and so he tries to get Squeezeplay to use his head more in combat. On the other hand, though, he recognizes the sheer brutal effectiveness of his partner's methods, and so more often than not is comfortable just to let Squeezeplay have his fun.

Why mess with what works?

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
[[File:Headmasterscashandcarnage.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|That's not the way to get ahead in life.]]
Squeezeplay worked with his partners [[Horri-Bull]] and [[Fangry (G1)|Fangry]] in manipulating a group of human bounty hunters called the [[Roadjammers]] into capturing the Autobots for them. Unfortunately, the Roadjammers discovered that their human partners were actually robots in disguise. Though they did use the [[jammer]]s they were provided to capture three Autobots, the Roadjammers used a frequency splitter to jam three more Transformers—namely, Squeezeplay and his companions Fangry and Horri-Bull. The Decepticons' plans were scrapped when the Roadjammers used their jammer to control all six jammed Autobots and Decepticons to attack [[Zarak (G1)|Mr. Z]] and [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]. Overwhelmed, the Decepticons' anti-jammer was required to free them all, allowing Squeezeplay and the others to escape. {{storylink|Ca$h and Car-nage!}}

[[File:SqueezeplayRaptureDynamo.jpg|thumb|[[Dynamo]] sets his phasers to "butter."]]
When the Decepticons under Scorponok and [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] came to blows with one another, Squeezeplay led the charge against their foes along with [[Rippersnapper (G1)|Rippersnapper]], [[Sinnertwin (G1)|Sinnertwin]] and Horri-Bull. {{storylink|Cold War!}} Some time later, he was with Scorponok's army when they were transferred to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] by [[Primus]] in anticipation for [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]'s imminent arrival. Squeezeplay helped beat back several [[Acolyte of Unicron|Unicron cultists]] before the dark god himself turned up in Cybertron's orbit. {{storylink|The Void! (US)|The Void!}} Upon seeing the planet-sized enemy, Squeezeplay fled in fear. {{Storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}

After Unicron's and Scorponok's death, Squeezeplay came under [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s leadership and stood in a meeting for the joint Autobot-Decepticon government. {{storylink|Exodus!}} The coalition soon gave away and Squeezeplay joined Bludgeon in his invasion of [[Klo]]. {{storylink|The Last Autobot?}} When the newly reborn [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] arrived on Klo with the [[Last Autobot]], Squeezeplay was one of many Decepticons who tried and failed to disable him. When the Autobots reorganized with the [[Neo-Knights]] for a counter-offensive, Squeezeplay was blasted with considerable power by the humans [[Rapture]] and [[Dynamo]]. {{storylink|End of the Road! (US)|End of the Road!}}

=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
[[File:Arceeprimesrib.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
In [[1995]], Squeezeplay and his fellow Headmasters joined [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] in attacking the Autobots at a [[Feminist mob|feminism rally]]. He and Fangry double-teamed [[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]], and then all the Decepticons joined up against Optimus Prime. However, Squeezeplay was then shot in the back by the new Autobot warrior, [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]]. {{storylink|Prime's Rib!|Prime's Rib!}}

====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
The characteristics of Squeezeplay and the other Headmaster Decepticons were reviewed by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] in a simulation watched by [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 15|Memories of Bumblebee}}

====''Regeneration One''====
[[File:Squeezeplay bludgeon loose ends.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85]]
{{NoteRG1}}

Twenty-one years after the battle of [[Klo]], Squeezeplay remained a member of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s forces aboard the ''[[Warworld]]''. He interrupted his commander's genocide of the inhabitants of [[Torkulon]] to deliver an important superstring-slingshot from [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]]. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 3}}

===Ladybird Books continuity===
[[File:Decepticons Underground Headmasters.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.85|The story's called "Decepticons Underground" because the Autobots bury them alive. No joke.]]
Squeezeplay, Fangry, and Horri-Bull operated a secret underground base on Nebulos within the "[[Nebulos Triangle]]." They maintained this secrecy by shorting out electronics and causing whoever wandered into the area to disappear... at least until Optimus Prime decided that these phenomena were probably caused by a secret Decepticon base.

Anyway, the Autobots stormed in, and [[Quickmix (G1)|Quickmix]] poured [[Nebulite]]-enriched concrete all over the fleeing Decepticons, leaving Squeezeplay and the others trapped in a living tomb. {{storylink|Decepticons Underground}}

===''Universe'' comic===
[[File:TFUjailbreak.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|You've given me a snake head, [[Dan Khanna|Dan]].]]
Hailing from [[Primax 113.23 Gamma]], {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/20}} Squeezeplay was one of the many dimension-displaced Cybertronians released from the [[Cauldron]] due to the actions of [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]] and [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]]. {{storylink|Escape (Universe)|Escape}} but he somehow switched places with the [[Ransack (G1)|Ransack]] of [[Primax 1108.12 Kappa]] when they returned to their home universes. Squeezeplay quickly adapted to the battles of his new universe. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/20}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
During the [[Dark Ages]], when the Decepticons and Autobots splintered into several smaller factions, Squeezeplay fell in with [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s [[Ultracon]]s. {{storylink|Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|War Within: The Dark Ages}} Following [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s return to Cybertron, the Decepticons were once more united under a single rule, and the Autobots were conquered. At this time, Squeezeplay was put to work as a guard in [[Internment Camp Pi]], where he overlooked the Autobot workforce as they were forced to dig to Cybertron's core. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.2}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Drift issue 1|''Drift'' #1]]}}
Squeezeplay served under [[Turmoil]] during [[Drift (G1)|Deadlock]]'s failed attempt at a mutiny. He was present when Deadlock escaped and fled from Turmoil's troops. {{storylink|Drift issue 1|Drift #1}}

After the Chaos War, Squeezeplay was one of the Decepticons who started rioting on the streets of Cybertron in celebration of [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]'s return. {{storylink|City on Fire}}

Following the [[Quintessa (IDW)|Necrotitan]] event, the Autobot city [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] became the core of the New Iacon city-structure. Squeezeplay and many Decepticons moved out of the city into a ghetto on the outskirts. When [[Prime (rank)|Prime]]-loving [[Caminus (planet)|Camiens]] began preaching on the streets, Squeezeplay objected when [[Acid Storm (G1)|Acid Storm]] took a look at their literature. {{storylink|The Transgressors}}

Decepticon rallies soon started being held again in the ghettos, thanks to [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]]. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|Aphelion}} Squeezeplay was recruited by [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] and [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] into a raid on the Space Bridge nexus, taking advantage of another Bridge node on the Autobot shuttle ''[[Ark-7]]''. The Decepticons overrode the shuttle's node, transporting as a boarding party to claim the Autobot's ship. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 2: Lagrange|Lagrange}} After securing the vessel, Squeezeplay and the others rode it down to Earth, joining Galvatron at [[Shanghai]], [[China]]. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 4: Perihelion|Perihelion}}

Squeezeplay later defected from Galvatron and joined [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]]'s opposing Decepticon faction, which in turn allied with the Autobots to stop Galvatron. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 4: It's Beginning To And Back Again|It's Beginning To And Back Again}} He eventually took up residence on [[Sanctuary Station]]. {{storylink|Primeless, Part 2}} He was later present on Cybertron to hear [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] speak. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 6: Unforgivable|Unforgivable}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
Squeezeplay was an immobilized Builder overseeing [[Tarn (polity)|Tarn]] and [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. He had become addicted to animal death sports in his twilight years, spending most of his remaining power monitoring various broadcasts for his pleasure. When the [[Resistance]] mounted an assault on [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]], Squeezeplay was largely ineffectual in coordinating the Micromaster defense of the city, and was killed in an explosion. {{storylink|Head Games}}

===''Titans Return'' marketing material===
[[File:TPotTM Crashbash.jpg|thumb]]
'''Crashbash''' was an ancient [[Titan Master]] robot, traveling the early universe as support crew for the great [[Titan (group)|Titan]]s. As a gift to the civilizations they met along the way his unique spark had the power to grant powerful berserker rages to others. Ok... Anyway, upon reemerging in modern times he joined up with the Decepticons.

Crashbash, his [[robo-chicken]] thing, and Scourge tracked [[Haywire (Targetmaster)|Hyperfire]] to [[Velocitron]], and attempted to kidnap Blurr's Titan Master on the final lap of the planet's biggest race. They didn't get far before having to fight [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]], Hardhead, and [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. {{storylink|Titans Return: The Power of the Titan Masters}}

===''My Little Pony/Transformers''===
[[File:MLPTFII Elita One.jpg|thumb|left]]
Squeezeplay was one of the many Transformers brainwashed by [[King Sombra]] and sent to excavate the ancient Titan [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]. When the Autobots attacked, [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] tackled him; after Sombra's spell was later broken, Squeezeplay and all the other afflicted Cybertronians returned to normal. {{storylink|Finale (The Magic of Cybertron)|Finale}}
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==Commercial appearances==
[[File:Squeezeplayhorribullfangrycommercial.jpg|thumb|OH YEAH!]]
[[Fangry (G1)|Fangry]], [[Horri-Bull]], and Squeezeplay burst through a wall, and the three engaged the new Headmaster Autobots. [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] noted that their new Headmasters would give the Decepticons "more brainpower than ever." {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Small Headmasters|Small Headmasters Commercial}}
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==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1-toy Squeezeplay.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Craaab people... Craaab people... Taste like crab... Talk like people...]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Squeezeplay''' (Headmaster, [[1988]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "Lokos" Headmaster, tail/[[Mace (weapon)|mace]], "[[Overrider blaster|overrider rifle]]"

: Released in the fifth year of the ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' toyline (fourth year in the European line), Squeezeplay transforms from a robot into a bipedal crab monster. His tail detaches into a handheld mace. Like the other Small Headmasters, there is a compartment in which Squeezeplay can store a small Headmaster Nebulan while in crab monster mode.

: In robot mode, like all Headmaster toys, Squeezeplay has a panel on his chest which houses a spring-loaded mini-[[Tech Spec|Tech-Spec]]-meter which gives readouts for Speed, Strength, and Intelligence. The tumbler is activated when a Headmaster unit is plugged into his neck socket. As a smaller Headmaster, Squeezeplay's power meter is on a single tumbler—so any head plugged into Squeezeplay will result in the same stats. His small size also robbed him of the door that usually hides the tech spec meters on larger Headmasters.

: He comes with his Nebulan Headmaster partner [[Lokos#Toys|Lokos]].

: Squeezeplay's box shows a picture of his gun protruding from the back of his crab mode. However, the actual toy lacks any compatible or secure attachment points for it.

: This mold was released in Japan without changes as ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1988 (Super-God Masterforce)|Super-God Masterforce]]'' [[Cancer (G1)#Toys|Cancer]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Decepticon/Squeezeplay/squeezeplay.htm More information on Squeezeplay at TFU.info]''
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===''Titans Return''===
{{anchor|Generations}}
[[File:Crashbash titan master.jpg|thumb|Sentinel Prime says you're a [[robo-chicken]], so you're a robo-chicken, recruit!|upright=1.77]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Crashbash''' (Titan Master, [[2016]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' Gun/Dragon/Dinosaur
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)|[[Emiliano Santalucia]] (concept artist)}}
:Part of the first wave of Titan Master figures in the ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' subline, Crashbash (renamed for trademark reasons) can interact with other figures from the line. As a robot he can ride on Legends Class figures in their alt modes, and can be plugged on every Deluxe, Voyager, or Leader figure. He comes with his vehicle partner, that can transform into a dragon (which can be ridden by Crashbash in bot mode), a dinosaur (which is completed by Crashbash forming its lower jaw and arms) or a gun that can be used by larger figures...although it looks like a dinosaur lying down and shooting with its butt and feet, but you can remove the Titan Master in gun mode anyway.

:The instructions had a slight error: The wing/stomach parts were shown closed in steps 6-8, even they told you to open them in step 5. Although stock renders had the dinosaur head's eyes being painted blue, the final product painted them lime.

:As with most Titan Master vehicle accessories, care must be taken with the gun mode's handle: the handle fits tightly in many 5mm-compatible closed hands, and combined with the handle's lack of metal pin running through the joint, removing it by force causes the handle to pop out of the joint. This is incredibly common when inserting the gun mode into the base modes of leader class toys like Blaster and Soundwave, whose holes are too small for Crashbash's post. Get some pliers ready.

:Crashbash was originally designed by [[Emiliano Santalucia]] as a new character, and sported an original head mode design. The mold was [[redeco]]ed into [[Overkill (G1)#Generations|Overboard]] and retooled into [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Clobber|Clobber]]. Takara released the head as [[Cancer (G1)#Legends|Cancer]] along with [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Legends|Shockwave]], while its partner was redecoed as [[Butla]] and [[Servant]], [[Skullcruncher (G1)#Legends|Skull]] and [[Mindwipe (G1)#Legends|Wipe]]'s partners. The partner also served as the model for the non-toy ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' incarnation of the [[Diagnostic Drone#Beast Wars: Uprising|Diagnostic Drone]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Decepticon/TRCrashbash/crashbash.htm More information on ''Titans Return'' Crashbash at TFU.info]''
{{TRCrashbashMold}}
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:TF-Legacy-United-VS-Squeezeplay.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|For his neutral special, Squeezeplay wields a '''GUN.''']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{bp-multi|'''Prime Universe Cliffjumper VS Beast Wars Universe Tarantulas, G1 Universe Squeezeplay, Cyberverse Universe Tarn''' (Multi-pack, [[2024]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Tail/mace, "Browning" pistol
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[[March 28]], [[2024]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlrpW_ZFKvE Hasbro Pulse | Transformers 40th Anniversary Fanstream | March 28, 2024] on YouTube, with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Evan Brooks]], [[Mark Maher]], [[Kelly Rose]], and [[Matt Ferguson]].</ref>

:''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' "G1 Universe Squeezeplay" (aside from the"G1 Universe" callout, he got his name back!) is a heavy [[retool]]ing of ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' [[Mindwipe (G1)#Titans Return|Mindwipe]], turning into a crustacean-esque monster. He includes "[[Lokos#Legacy|G1 Universe Lokos]]" as his ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]''-style Headmaster who can sit inside Squeezeplay's tummy-based pilot compartment, just like the original 1988 toy. Also like his original toy, his tail becomes a mace in robot mode, but his [[overrider rifle]] has been replaced with a non-transformable [[Browning#Legacy|Browning]] in pistol mode (not identified as Browning on the packaging, but explicitly called that in Hasbro livestreams). The rotating struts that held Mindwipe's robot mode wings now have a pair of rotating blasters modeled after the original toy's legs, but with barrels added to the bottom of the "feet." They can be positioned to point forward in monster mode.

: Lokos contains off-white plastics with a slightly blue-tinged face, mimicking details that [[Cancer (G1)|Cancer]] has in the ''[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (cartoon)|Super-God Masterforce]]'' cartoon... but Browning is in silver like his toy, rather than the bronze of his cartoon model.

: The softer tan plastic used for the strut that attaches the monster head to the chest, as well as the upper part of Lokos's legs, is extra flexible and ends up popping off easily as a result, especially during transformation. His stock photography is very slightly mistransformed, as the crustacean head is not pegged in properly and is pointed at a high angle as a result. When transformed properly, the gap between the shoulders and head isn't quite as pronounced and appears closer to the original design.

: He was only available as part of a [[Target]]-[[exclusive]] four-pack, packed in with [[Tarantulas (BW)/toys#United|Beast Wars Tarantulas]], [[Cliffjumper (WFC)#Legacy|Prime Universe Cliffjumper]], and [[Tarn (Cyberverse)#Legacy|Cyberverse Universe Tarn]].

::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/C52AN8xMxYI/ Designer commentary on ''Legacy'' Squeezeplay from Mark Maher on Instagram]''
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==Notes==
*Squeezeplay was depicted as one of the Transformers fleeing the Cauldron in the ''Universe'' comic (see above) because he is a favorite of convention organizer [[Glen Hallit]].

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Squeezeplay''' (スクイーズプレイ ''Sukuīzupurei'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Szorítókar''' ("Squeezearm"), '''Facsargó''' ("Squeezer")
*''Italian:'' '''[[Morsa]]''' ("Grip")

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Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys

2024-11-09T14:08:09Z

Lorcan Wooster: /* War for Cybertron: Kingdom */

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[[File:Siege-OptimusPrime-CardArt.jpeg|thumb|upright=1.66|It's great to be back...again!]]
With the evergrowing [[Generation 1 continuity family]], '''[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]''' continues to receive more toys—the largest number of toys in fact—for any single ''[[Transformers brand|Transformers]]'' character! The more Generation 1 Optimus Prime toys that are made, the harder it is for us here at {{SITENAME SHORT}} to keep documenting them all in a single article without it resulting in [[you]]r internet browser freezing!

For the sake of finding an easy and definitive split from the main toy article, we have opted to make this page strictly for the various ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]''-branded toylines, as this appears to be the brand [[Hasbro]] will likely continue adding Generation 1 characters to for the foreseeable future.

You know you can always count on Optimus Prime being there when the next year's ''Generations'' line comes around!

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==''Generations''==
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[[File:Generationstoy-UltimateGiftSet-CombatHeroOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|He hasn't found this suit in 17 years!]]
*'''Ultimate Gift Set''' (2012)
**''Accessories:'' Sword
{{toydesigner|[[Andrew Franks]] (Hasbro)}}

:''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' "'''Combat Hero Optimus Prime'''" is a metallic-blue, gunmetal, and red redeco of ''United'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#UnitedG2|Laser Optimus Prime]], having the retooled tab, and being based on the canceled ''Generation 2'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#HeroRecolorOptimusPrime|Combat Hero Optimus Prime figure]], sporting a red mouthplate inspired by the official catalog image for the unreleased toy (packaged samples had featured a traditionally colored gray mouthplate). He comes packed with a (vaguely) ''Generation 2''-styled Deluxe Class [[Jazz (G1)/toys#UltimateGiftSet|Autobot Jazz]], as well as unchanged releases of ''Generations'' Legends Class [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#UltimateGiftSet|Thundercracker]] and [[Motormaster (G1)#UltimateGiftSet|Motorbreath]].

:The Ultimate Gift Set was exclusive to online retailers in the United States, but was available at general retail in Asia.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/GenUGSOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Combat Hero Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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==''Thrilling 30''==
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[[File:Generationstoy-T30-LegendsOptimusPrimeRoller.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Say hello to my little friend, and Roller.]]
*'''Optimus Prime & Autobot Roller''' (Legends Class, 2013)
**''Series / Number'': '''02 / #001'''
**''Accessories'': Ion Blaster
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (Hasbro)}}

:Part of the third wave of 2012-onwards ''Generations'' Legends Class toys, ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' Optimus Prime is roughly the same size as a ''[[Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' Commander Class toy and transforms into a semi-truck cab. Both his truck and [[robot mode]] are based on his [[Don Figueroa]]-designed body from [[IDW Publishing|IDW]]'s [[The Transformers (IDW)|2009-2011 comic series]], and features [[5 mm post|5 mm-compatible]] hands and roof. He comes with an [[Ion blaster#Legends|Ion Blaster]] which has both 5mm and 3mm posts.

: He comes with "[[Roller (G1)#Generations|Autobot Roller]]", who can transform into a six-wheel armored SUV, a robot with [[C joint|3 mm-compatible]] hands, and a weapon with a 5 mm handle. He has a 5 mm hole in vehicle mode and a 3 mm hole in weapon mode for mounting the Ion Blaster.

: Not depicted in the instructions or stock photos, Roller can attach to Prime in vehicle mode via two tabs on the vehicle front which slot into two corresponding slots on Prime's feet. Another undocumented feature is that the butt of the Ion Blaster can be inserted between the barrels of Roller's weapon mode to form a longer weapon. Also not shown in the instructions but depicted on the stock photo on the card-back is that Prime's shoulderpads can be rotated up; the intended positioning for this is notched, although you can position them at other angles.

: The stock photo of Optimus' vehicle mode is slightly mistransformed: his head slightly sticks out from the truck roof, which prevents the front windows to clamp together. This mold was also used to make ''Thrilling 30'' [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Generations|Nemesis Prime]], and retooled into ''Combiner Wars'' [[Huffer (G1)#Generations|Huffer]] and [[Pipes (G1)#Generations|Autobot Pipes]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/GenOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on ''Thrilling 30'' Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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[[File:Generationstoy-T30OrionPax.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|And so my childhood flees forever more. Shall it return? Quoth the raven: "Nevermore."]]
*'''Orion Pax''' (Deluxe Class, 2013)
**''Series / Number'': '''02 / #002'''
**''Accessories'': Ion Blaster, Energon Axe
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (Hasbro)}}

:Part of the fifth wave of 2012-onwards ''Generations'' Deluxe Class toys, ''Thrilling 30'' Orion Pax is based on [[Guido Guidi]]'s [[:File:SpotlightBlurr-Optimus.jpg|design for the character, originally seen]] in ''[[Spotlight: Blurr]]''. Some liberties have been taken with the original concept to facilitate his Cybertronian truck mode, which is a new design not based on the Guidi art. He comes with his [[Ion blaster#Deluxe|Ion Blaster]] and an [[Energon-axe#Deluxe|Energon Axe]] with a transparent red-orange blade, both of which can peg onto 5 mm ports on his hands and vehicle rear sides. Although not depicted on the instructions, the Ion Blaster can also peg into the hole in the larger blade of the Energon Axe. Even though the light-piping eyes are neutered by light blue paint, the side grooves are still able to light up as the paint only focuses on the central optic.

:The American release is packed in with a copy of IDW's ''[[Omega's Conundrum|Spotlight: Orion Pax]]'', which sports a 'Hasbro Exclusive Cover' cropped from the [[Clayton Crain]] [[:File:Spotlight OrionPax cvrRI.jpg|retailer incentive cover]] for the issue. In Europe and Canada, the figure was released without the Spotlight.

:Depending on how many painted layers on the Energon axe's hilt, inserting it onto any hand may cause it to scratch off.

:Most of the first-wave Orion Pax toys released in monolingual English [[packaging]] sport a bizarre [[quality control#Packaging images and labelling|error]]: The [[package art|character art]] on the side of the cardboard insert inside the blister bubble has the character art of Orion's [[wave]]-mate [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#T30Deluxe|Megatron]] superimposed over Orion's own art. This error doesn't appear on the [[Multilingual packaging|European packaging]].

:The toy was later [[Redeco|recolored]] and [[retool]]ed to make ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Lio Convoy#timelinestoy|Lio Convoy]], [[Optimus Prime (SG)#NovaPrime|Nova Prime]], and [[Galva Convoy#Toys|Galva Convoy]]. The mold was designed with a pre-tooled [[Kup (G1)/toys#Generations|Kup]] alternate head that remains unused.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/PetesRoboCon/posts/569672986709925 Behind-the-scenes details] from [[Fun Publications]] alumni Night Shining in a Facebook announcement for unofficial convention Pete's RoboCon 2018</ref>

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/GenOrionPax/orionpax.htm More information on ''Thrilling 30'' Orion Pax at TFU.info]''

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*'''Metroplex''' (Titan Class, 2013)
**'''01 OF 30'''

: An [[exclusive]] version of Titan Class [[Metroplex (G1)#SDCC2013|Metroplex]] was made available at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2013. He comes with 12 [[Slug figure|small, non-transforming figurines]] of Orion Pax, [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#SDCC2013|Megatron]], [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#SDCC2013|Bumblebee]], [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Thrilling 30|Thundercracker]], [[Trailbreaker (G1)/toys#SDCC2013|Trailcutter]], and [[Hoist (G1)/toys#Thrilling 30|Hoist]], all in both modes. The figurines are based on their ''Thrilling 30'' Deluxe Class toys, and similarly to [[Decoy]]s, the Autobot figurines are cast in red plastic, and the Decepticons in purple.

:The handle of Pax's Energon Axe is incredibly thin and unable to support the axe head, meaning the latter tends to droop down in the process.

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[[File:Generationstoy-T30-Metroplex-OrionPax-HKACGCON.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|... And you ''still'' end up playing the thimble in [[Monopoly]].]]
*'''Metroplex''' (Titan Class, 2013)
**'''05 OF 30'''

: Another exclusive version of Titan Class [[Metroplex (G1)#HKACGCON|Metroplex]] was made available at [[Hong Kong ACG-CON]] 2013. This Metroplex also has the 12 figurines of Orion Pax, [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#ACGHK2013|Megatron]], [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#ACGHK2013|Bumblebee]], [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#ACGHK2013|Thundercracker]], [[Trailbreaker (G1)/toys#ACGHK2013|Trailcutter]], and [[Hoist (G1)/toys#ACGHK2013|Hoist]], but casts the Autobot figurines in gold plastic, and the Decepticons in silver.
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===''Platinum Edition''===
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[[File:PlatinumEditiontoy-Year of the horse Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|Does not contain any Neil Young.]]
*'''Year of the Horse Optimus Prime''' (2014)
**''Accessories:'' [[Ion blaster#Platinum Edition|Ion blaster]], [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Platinum Edition|Matrix of Leadership]], [[Energon-axe#Platinum Edition|Energon axe]], [[Combat Deck (G1)#Platinum Edition|trailer/Battle Station]]
{{toydesigner|[[Andrew Scribner]] and [[Mark Maher]] (deco)}}

:Released to celebrate Chinese New Year, ''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' "Year of the Horse" Optimus Prime is a redeco of MP-10 Convoy, featuring darker reds and gold-chromed parts, among other deco changes. He lacks Roller and the Spike Witwicky figurine.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/YotHOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Year of the Horse Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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==''Generations'' (Japan)==
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[[File:TTGenerationsTG24OptimusRoller.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Optimus Prime & Bumblebee''' ([[September 28]], 2013)
**''ID number:'' '''TG-24'''
**''Accessories'': Ion Blaster

: The Japanese [[Transformers: Generations (Japan)|''Generations'']] release of ''Thrilling 30'' Legends Class Optimus Prime [[redeco]]es him in an extensive metallic red paint job, save for his unpaintable parts, which made him end up having two tones of red. He comes in a [[TakaraTomy]] four-pack with [[Roller (G1)#TG24|Roller]], as well as [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#TG24|Bumblebee]] and [[Blaze Master#TG24|Blazemaster]].
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[[File:TF-Generation-JP-TG25-Orion-Pax.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Neither of them wants to own up to the fact the Great War started over an argument about getting granite counter-tops for their kitchen.]]
*'''Orion Pax VS Megatronus''' ([[October 26]], 2013)
**''ID number'': '''TG-25'''
**''Accessories'': Blaster, axe

: The Japanese [[Transformers: Generations (Japan)|''Generations'']] release of ''Thrilling 30'' Orion Pax also received a metallic paint job as well as other changes, including a translucent blue windshield and brighter orange axe with a metallic gray handle. He was only available in a two-pack with [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#TG25|Megatronus]].
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==''Age of Extinction''==
[[File:Evolution2PackClassicsOptimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Chrome is the right of all sentient collectors.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Evolution 2-Pack, 2014)
**'''23 OF 30'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[October 3]], 2014
**''Accessories:'' Smokestacks/laser cannon, wind vane/ion blaster

:Only available at [[Toys"R"Us]], this Optimus Prime is a redeco of the ''Classics'' figure. He features a cartoon/toy accurate deco on his truck/robot parts, and [[Vacuum metallizing|vacuum-metallized]] upper legs & front grille to evoke his original Generation 1 toy. This Optimus was packaged along with the redecoed ''Age of Extinction'' [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Age of Extinction|Optimus Prime]]. This Optimus also uses the Movie variant of the Autobot insignia.

: The two-pack was one of the three Evolution 2-packs available as a Toys"R"Us exclusive in Japan, with no changes on the figures with an exception of the packaging, which the front box features Japanese translated versions of the English text, and a sticker on the back confirming that this was a Japanese release.
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==''Combiner Wars''==
[[File:GenerationsVoyOP.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Beefcake is the right of all sentient beings.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Voyager Class, 2015)
**'''3 OF 5: [[Ultra Prime]]'''
**''Accessories:'' Two blasters (combine into large rifle)
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

: Part of the first wave of ''Generations: [[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Voyager Class toys, this is a bigger, bulkier incarnation of Optimus Prime with a striking resemblance to Ginrai. He comes with two blasters which he holds via 5 mm post. One of the guns is based on his trademark Ion Blaster, and both weapons store on the back of his vehicle mode as a makeshift engine block. His torso mode has several details that appear to be influenced by [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Energon|''Energon'' Optimus Prime]]'s super mode, including the head, chest, and thighs. In particular, the chest details are modeled after the [[Spark of Combination]]. He also features two pair of fake windows on his robot and gestalt chest halves. The combiner head can be used as a robot mode head if you're feeling silly.

:Optimus suffers from a design flaw that many other Voyager Class figures in the ''Combiner Wars'' line experience: the detents, or "click points", on the heavily-ratcheted outward motion of his hips (which also form the hips of his torso mode) are few in number and very far apart. As a result, Prime's legs have great difficulty assuming the natural "A-stance" formation that the angled design of his foot sculpt seems to have been meant to accommodate. Likewise, when forming the torso of Ultra Prime, the interactions of the knee-lock mechanism and the hip detents almost always force Ultra Prime's legs into either an awkwardly knock-kneed arrangement or an equally awkward, and often unstable, bow-legged posture (as seen in the image to the right) that prevents Ultra Prime from standing flat-footed. Unlike Motormaster, this version of Optimus was the only one to not receive the improved hip ratchets implemented in its future releases in some shape or form by Hasbro, though they would be used for the Battle Core redeco later in the line. If one wishes, the improved hip ratchets from a relevant release can be used to replace Prime's first edition ratchets to effectively fix him.

:Being a ''Combiner Wars'' Voyager, Prime is naturally capable of transforming into a torso mode to combine with any 4 Deluxe Class ''Combiner Wars''-style toys, though his packaging call-out has him form Ultra Prime by combining him with Deluxe Class [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#Generations|Skydive]] and [[Alpha Bravo]] as the arms, and with [[Fireflight (G1)#Generations|Firefly]] and [[Drag Strip (G1)#Generations|Decepticon Drag Strip]] as the legs. He can combine with [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#Generations|Sunstreaker]], [[Mirage (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Mirage]], [[Prowl (G1)/toys#Generations|Prowl]], and [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Ironhide]] if one wishes to have an IDW-accurate Optimus Maximus.

:Unfortunately, Optimus Prime is also the weakest link of the gestalt combination, due to a number of design failures attributed to his torso mode. The square holes-and-tabs used to secure the arms together when in torso mode are too weak to remain locked in place (though a very small amount of copies can secure the arm well), and are prone to falling out of position should an attached arm be moved. The torso mode's skirt plate is also attached to the stomach rather than the pelvis, rendering the waist swivel nearly worthless due to the skirt obstructing articulation.

:Though Optimus's wave was scheduled for a first quarter 2015 release, it arrived on U.S. store shelves in late 2014.

:Optimus comes packaged with a collector's card featuring art from the initial release of the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile game. The mold would be retooled several times, resulting in [[Motormaster (G1)#Combiner Wars|Motormaster]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#CWBC|Battle Core Optimus Prime]], and [[Toxitron (G1)#Combiner Wars|Wrecker Toxitron]]. The toy also served as a model for ''[[Transformers: Forged to Fight|Forged to Fight]]'' [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Nemesis Prime]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Autobot/CWOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on ''Combiner Wars'' Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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[[File:CWVoyagerBattleCoreOptimusPrime.jpg||upright=2.2|thumb|A white Optimus that ''isn't'' [[Ultra Magnus (disambiguation)|Ultra Magnus]]?! What is this madness?]]
*'''Battle Core Optimus Prime''' (Voyager Class, 2015)
**'''3 of 5: [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|Optimus Maximus]]'''
**''Accessories:'' Two blasters (combine into large rifle)

:"Battle Core Optimus Prime" is a white redeco and slight retool of the previous ''Combiner Wars'' Optimus figure. According to the Hasbro panel at [[BotCon 2015]], his new head is based on Star Convoy (see above).

:The figure features newly redesigned hip ratchets to make both robot and combiner mode stable, which were also installed in both TakaraTomy's [[Motormaster (G1)#Unite Warriors 2|Motormaster]], [[Grand Scourge#Toys|Grand Scourge]], and a revision wave of Hasbro's Motormaster. The pegs that Legends Class Rodimus (or Blackjack) attach to have also been slightly modified to provide a tighter fit, making the latter toy much less prone to falling out.

:Battle Core Optimus Prime can combine with any Deluxe Class toys with the ''Combiner Wars''-styled joint—but, of course, he is intended to be combined with [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#Generations|Sunstreaker]], [[Mirage (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Mirage]], [[Prowl (G1)/toys#Generations|Prowl]], and [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Ironhide]] to form [[Optimus Maximus (G1)#Generations|Optimus Maximus]]. He can also combine with ''Unite Warriors'' [[Streetwise (G1)#Unite Warriors 2|Streetwise]], [[Groove (G1)#Unite Warriors 2|Groove]], [[Prowl (G1)/toys#Unite Warriors|Prowl]], and ''Combiner Wars'' [[Rook (CW)#Generations|Rook]] to form White Convoy Grand Prime, as seen in the [[God Neptune comic 2|''Generations Selects'' Special Comic promoting God Neptune]].

:Battle Core Optimus Prime comes packaged with a collector's card based on his packaging art. the prototype printed on the back of the box & the stock photos, and the CG model in the instructions had him possessing a single tampographed/stickered symbol on his left arm.

:He and the last three waves of ''Combiner Wars'' Deluxe and Voyager figures later showed up in the U.S. at TJ Maxx at reduced prices.

:As a part of the third and fourth wave promotion in Hasbro's Asian markets, a free sticker sheet for the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobot]]s and [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|Optimus Maximus]] was given out when purchasing any four Deluxe Class toys from those waves. As such, Battle Core Optimus Prime was given Generation 1 toy-esque stickers for the owner to apply if they wanted.<ref>[https://news.tfw2005.com/2015/08/28/transformers-combiner-wars-sticker-sheet-for-wave-3-and-4-figures-300471 Protectobot and Optimus Maximus sticker promotion on TFW2005]</ref>

:This figure was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] into [[White Gallant Convoy]] in the ''[[Generations Selects Special Comic]]''.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Autobot/CWBCOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on ''Combiner Wars'' Battle Core Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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[[File:TFSS-5.0-Double-Pretender-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The [[Trukk not munky|debate wars]] are over.]]
*'''Double Pretender Optimus Prime''' (TFSS 5.0, 2017)
**''Accessories'': Pretender Shell, Pretender Shell Gun, Blaster

:''Combiner Wars'' Double Pretender Optimus Prime is a [[redeco]]/[[retool]] of ''Generations'' Legends Class [[Swerve (G1)#Thrilling 30|Swerve]], with a new head and [[#LaserOptimusPrime|a ''Generation 2''-inspired]] deco for his pickup truck mode. He reuses the blasters from his [[#Thrilling 30|''Thrilling 30'' Legends Class and Deluxe Class Orion Pax figures]].

:He also comes with [[Hi-Q#Combiner Wars|Hi-Q]] (a redeco of ''Thrilling 30'' [[Sky High (Micromaster)#Generations|Flanker]]) and a Pretender shell redecoed from [[Oilmaster#Timelines|Oilmaster]]'s, decorated after the original unreleased grey-and-red gorilla shell.

:This figure was only available through [[Fun Publications]]' [[Transformers Figure Subscription Service|Subscription Service 5.0]] and shipped together with [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#TFSS|Double Pretender Megatron]].
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==''Cyber Series''==
[[File:Generations-Cyber-Battalion-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|No, not an upsized KO.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Cyber Battalion, 2015)

:Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#PrimeWarsTrilogyAsian|Generations: Cyber Series]]'' Cyber Battalion figures, Optimus Prime is a roughly Voyager-sized figure and transforms from a truck (which is based on the ''Generations Thrilling 30'' Legends Class Optimus Prime figure) into a robot in just 7 simple steps. The figure's transformation engineering had taken cues from the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#2010Legend|''Reveal the Shield'' Legends Class Optimus Prime]] figure, while it still retains the same ol' articulation.

:As with other earlier Cyber Series figures, Optimus Prime had a rather strange release cycle. At first, he only retailed exclusively in Asia and Latin America, with the closest to a U.S. release being in limited quantities from online retailer BigBadToyStore.com. He did, however, end up being available in the Universal Studios Theme Park, and also later as a Walgreens exclusive.

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[[File:Generations-Cyber-Commander-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Trukk with Munky arms.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Cyber Commander, 2015)

:This roughly 11-inch leader-sized figure of Optimus Prime transforms from a robot to trailer/truck combination and back, with the transformation taking cues from both the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#2010Legend|''Reveal the Shield'' Legends Class]] and [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Legion Class|the ''Robots in Disguise'' Legion Class]] toys. Surprisingly, he does have a reasonable amount of articulation, including a balljointed head and hinged joints for his arms, shoulders and legs, plus lateral hinges for his feet. His head includes [[light-piping]] and, unlike other Cyber Series toys, his truck windows have ''actual'' transparent plastic rather than just being merely painted.

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[[File:Cyber-Commander-Optimus-Prime-redeco.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Trukk with Munky arms but slightly more G1.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Cyber Commander, 2017)
{{toydesigner|[[Yūya Ōnishi]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:A redeco of the Cyber Commander toy above, this Prime features grey plastic replacing the original blue, some deco differences on the arms, body & legs. He also features a flame tampograph on the sides of his vehicle front. He comes in an altered packaging that replaces the first version's painted [[prototype]] [[stock photography|stock photos]] with CG renders depicting the new deco, and also features a new Hasbro product code number, thus making him officially a separate product rather than a drastic running change [[variant]].

:Interestingly, the side profile of the cab transitions from red to blue with a flame-like design, obviously nodding towards his movieverse counterpart.

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[[File:TF-Heroes-and-Villains-Optimus-Prime-Megatron-2-pack.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Optimus Prime / Megatron''' (Heroes & Villains, 2021)

:In 2021, the ''Cyber Series'' Batallion Optimus Prime and [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#Cyber Series|Megatron]] figure were reissued as a 2-pack exclusive to Amazon.com.
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==''Platinum Edition''==
:''See also:'' [[#Thrilling30PlatinumEdition]]
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[[File:TF-Platinum-Edition-YOTG-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''Don't bother asking for explanations'' ''She'll just tell you that she came'' ''In the year of the <s>cat</s> goat'']]
*'''Optimus Prime Year of the Goat Edition''' (2015)
**''Accessories:'' "Laser cannon", "saber weapon", missile launcher, 10 missiles, 5 discs, 2 rockets

:Released to celebrate the Year of the Goat, ''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' "Year of the Goat" Optimus Prime is a redeco of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#LaserOptimusPrime|''Generation 2'' Laser Optimus Prime]], featuring the same discs lacking the G2 Autobot logo found on the ''Robots in Disguise'' [[Scourge (RID)#Toys|Scourge]] version of the mold, but otherwise keeping all the electronics from the original release. Like Year of the Goat Soundwave, Year of the Goat Optimus Prime features an awkward mix of orange, black, clear pink (in some parts including missiles, the discs, and even the pump!), some clear blue (the missile's tips), translucent plastic, and some hint of chrome silver (mostly his trailer parts, which happens to give the trailer somewhat of a resemblance to that of the aforementioned Scourge).
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[[File:TF-Platinum-Edition-OsS-OsF-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Meanwhile, in an alternate universe, the arms are his weak points for Megatron.]]
*'''One Shall Stand, One Shall Fall''' (2-pack, 2016)
**''Accessories'': Smokestacks/Laser Gun, energy unit/ion blaster

:Part of Hasbro's ''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' offerings for 2016 intended to commemorate the 30th anniversary of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', this Optimus Prime is yet another redeco of the ''[[#Classics|Classics]]'' Voyager toy. Rather than the [[show-accuracy|show-accurate]] colors like the ''Age of Extinction'' 2-pack figure, the toy's deco is very similar to the ''Classics'' release, with some changes and omissions: his blue plastic is a dark metallic sheen, his knee's yellow detailing was removed, his small Autobot symbol tampograph was placed on his right shoulder, and his larger one is placed on his energy unit. His side door/arm kibble is left unpainted. According to [[Mark Weber]], this was meant to represent his abdominal area being torn in the movie's battle. (Yeah, we have no idea how it works, since the "battle damage" parts end up on his ''arms'' in robot mode.)

:Both his robot and vehicle mode [[stock photography|stock photos]] depict him slightly mistransformed.

:''Platinum Edition'' Optimus Prime was only available as part of a 2-pack with [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#Platinum Edition|Megatron]], named "One Shall Stand, One Shall Fall" after Optimus Prime's famous line in the movie. In the United States and Canada, this set was officially released as an [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] exclusive. It was also available in several of Hasbro's Asian markets (namely the Philippines and Singapore; it's currently unknown whether it was exclusive to any particular stores there or not). In Australia, it was sold at Myer stores, whereas in the United Kingdom, it was both sold at [[Toys"R"Us]] stores and available via Tesco's website (but never found in stores). Surprisingly, it was (and still is) a common find in Brazilian online stores.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Autobot/PlatinumOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on ''Platinum Edition'' One Shall Stand, One Shall Fall Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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[[File:TF-Platinum-Edition-YotR-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Also known as "Hybrid Style Convoy Hasbro Edition", but more expensive.]]
*'''Optimus Prime Year of the Rooster Edition ''' (2017)
**''Accessories'': Trailer/Combat Deck, Roller, ion blaster, gas pump, energon-axe, Autobot Matrix of Leadership, rocket pack, 8 fists (4 left, 4 right), Autobot insignia stand

:In an ''unexpected'' turn of events, ''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' Optimus Prime is an ''unchanged'' release of ''[[Hybrid Style]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Hybrid Style|Convoy]], making it the very first Hasbro release of the figure. He retains all of the original figure's accessories, and the die-cast construction.

:Ironically, despite being a rerelease of a small yet complex adult collectible, the figure is marked as "for ages 8 and up". Hope you didn't lose the small parts here.

:The set was first released as an exclusive in Taipei Movie & Toy Convention 2016 in limited quantities; and later through [[Walmart]]'s Canadian website. In late March 2019, the figure finally saw distribution in the US as a BigBadToyStore exclusive.
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==''Titans Return''==
[[File:Titans Return Optimus.jpg|thumb|upright=2|An Optimus Prime... ''retooled from an [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys|Ultra Magnus]]?'' '''WHAT IS THIS MADNESS?''']]
*'''Autobot Apex & Powermaster Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, 2016)
**''Accessories:'' Two blasters, two shoulder cannons, [[Hi-Q#Generations|Apex]] Titan Master
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro), [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Emiliano Santalucia]] (concept artist), [[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

:A heavy retool of ''Combiner Wars'' [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Generations|Ultra Magnus]], this Optimus Prime is based on the Powermaster Optimus Prime toy from 1988. Despite this, Hi-Q (now renamed 'Autobot Apex', presumably for trademark reasons) doesn't form the engine on Prime's chest; instead, he transforms into a de-faceplated version of the original Powermaster Optimus Prime cab robot head, over which a helmet slides during transformation to complete the Powermaster Prime look. In all three of Optimus Prime's modes are various pegs and seats with which Titan Master figures can interact. Like other Leader Class figures, his base mode can connect to other ''Titan Returns'' figures with base modes.

:Most notably in terms of new tooling, the panels on the undersides of Powermaster Optimus Prime's forearms feature slots under the fists, which allow the guns to tab in and be held much more stably than with Ultra Magnus. And due to the amount of empty space in the cab area in vehicle mode, Powermaster Prime can fully transform without the need to remove his head.

:Powermaster Optimus Prime also comes with a collector's card based on his packaging art.

:Optimus comes with the same rifles as ''Combiner Wars Ultra Magnus'' which have the undocumented feature of combining into a huge multi-barreled rifle. His instructions show that one of the two Titan Master seat guns can peg onto the top of his chest plate in base mode, but are unclear on exactly ''how''. The tab on the chest plate plugs into the hole where the Titan Master's feet peg in. However, in doing so the Titan Master will no longer fit. Due to the extra panels that were added to the legs, Optimus can not stand totally flat on both feet. Fortunately, this doesn't have any serious effect on the toy's stability due to the size of the feet. His gray plastic has a particularly warm tint compared to the original, likely the result of referencing a [[Photodegradation|yellowed]] specimen of the original Powermaster figure (such as the one on [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#PMOP|this very page]]). Optimus' Autobot symbols are also in two different styles. The ones on the shoulders are of the Movie variety, while the trailer features a traditional ''Generation 1''-styled insignia.

:[[Fortress Maximus (G1)#Titans Return|Fortress Maximus]]'s instructions depict him as part of the [[Cybertron City (TR)|Cybertron City]] combination. Meanwhile, the "Siege on Cybertron" instructions show him as a part of the [[Nemesis Command]] combination, albeit mislabeled as [[Blaster (G1)/toys#Titans Return|Autobot Blaster]].

:This mold was further retooled as ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' [[Ginrai (human)#Legends|Super Ginrai]], which was redecoed into Siege On Cybertron [[Ginrai (robot)#Titans Return|Magnus Prime]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Autobot/TRPMOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on ''Titans Return'' Powermaster Optimus Prime at TFU.info]
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[[File:TF-Generations-Titans-Return-Voyager-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|An Optimus Prime that turns into a ''jet''? AND HE'S A DECEPTICON? '''''THE MADNESS IS SPREADING!''''']]
*'''Diac & Optimus Prime''' (Voyager Class, 2016)
**''Accessories'': Sword, Double-barreled rifle, [[Diac#Generations|Diac]] Titan Master
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

:This Optimus Prime is a Voyager-sized Triple Changer mold, which transforms from robot to [[Octane (G1)|Octane]]-ish tanker truck to plane. His robot mode is heavily based on ''Generation 2'' [[#LaserOptimusPrime|Laser Optimus Prime]], whilst the deco appears to draw from Star Convoy. His Titan Master partner [[Diac#Toys|Diac]] transforms into his head (but any Titan Master figure is compatible). Like all ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' Voyager class figures, he has built-in mechanisms to "bulk up" his noggin. In his case, these are spring-loaded pylons. His robot mode also features fake truck windows.

:This iteration of the mold and its redecoes exhibit a minor design flaw: there are two tabs on the plane mode's wings that prevent the truck mode's trailer from fully closing at the rear. Ostensibly, this can be rectified by setting the wings slightly askew so they can properly flatten against each other. However, this leads to some holes on each wing not being lined up with some corresponding pegs on the trailer.

:The stock photo is slightly mistransformed: the wings in jet mode should sit further forward to better resemble a real commercial jet. The packaging art and instructions show the correct orientation. This error is present in photography for all reuses of this variant of this mold.

:This mold was redecoed into ''Legends'' [[Scourge (RID)#Voyager|Black Convoy]] and ''Street Fighter X Transformers'' [[Ryu#Toys|Ryu]], and retooled into [[Octane#Titans Return|Octone]]. Beginning with this wave, Hasbro changed the standard packaging design for ''Titans Return'' Voyagers from "Autobot" style to "Decepticon" style regardless of character faction.

:This mold would've been redecoed as "Action Master" Optimus Prime with a redecoed Infinitus Titan Master for the BotCon 2017 "Action on Hydrus Four" set that never came to be.

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[[File:TF-Titans-Return-Chaos-on-Velocitron-Laser-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|An Optimus Prime with a picture of him burning down forests!? <big>'''''THIS IS MADLY OUTRAGEOU...'''''</big>[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#LaserOptimusPrime|no wait.]]]]
*'''Chaos on Velocitron''' (Giftset, 2017)
**''Accessories'': [[Laser Rod (weapon)|Sword]], Double-barreled rifle, [[Refractor#Generations|Refractor]] Titan Master

:Released under the name "Laser Prime", this Optimus Prime is a redeco of the above Voyager Class figure, with its deco based on [[#Laser Optimus Prime|his ''Generation 2'' toy]]...and yes, the tanker's sticker is still him burning down forests. Unfortunately, the enormous stickers are usually poorly applied, resulting in peeling, trapped air bubbles, and misaligned placement.

:Refractor and Laser Prime were only available in a box set named "Chaos on Velocitron" that includes [[Dynamus#Generations|Dynamus]] and [[Quickswitch#Titans Return|Quickswitch]], [[Parsec#Generations|Parsec]] and [[Nautica (G1)#Titans Return|Autobot Nautica]], [[Fastlane#Titans Return|Fastclash]], and a [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#TRCOV|Rodimus Prime]] Titan Master head. The set was officially announced by Hasbro to be a [[Toys"R"Us]] [[exclusive]], and was sold at stores in the United States, Canada, and Hasbro's Asian markets (such as Malaysia, Singapore, and Hong Kong). Despite this, it later became available via [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] in the United States (but not in Canada) as well, actually sold by Amazon directly (as compared to a third-party seller).
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===Primitive Skateboarding Promotion===
[[File:TF-Generations-TR-Primitive-Skateboarding-Powermaster-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|A black Optimus that isn't [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|evil]]? And he has ''blue'' windows?! '''''THIS IS TOO MADDENING! GAHHHHHH!''''']]
*'''Optimus Prime & Shreddicus Maximus''' (Primitive Skateboarding exclusive Leader Class, 2017)
**''Accessories:'' Two blasters, two shoulder cannons, '[[Shreddicus Maximus]]' Titan Master, Skateboard, 3-piece ramp/railgun
{{toydesigner|[[Robby Musso]] (concept artist)<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Titans Return Optimus Prime X Primitive Skateboarding collaboration exclusive rail gun/skate park ramps and rail accessories design drawings.|link=https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=10158087520997266&set=pcb.10158087525487266|name=Robby Musso|site=Facebook|year=2020|month=12|day=16}}</ref>}}

:Released as part of a collaboration between Transformers and [https://primitiveskate.com/ Primitive Skateboarding], this figure is a black repaint of the ''Titans Return'' Powermaster Optimus Prime, with the deco somewhat resembling [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#NucleonQuest|Nucleon Quest Super Convoy]], but with some gold trims and Primitive Skateboarding markings partially designed by Primitive Skateboard founder [https://hypebeast.com/tags/paul-rodriguez Paul Rodriguez]. He also comes with a new hoverboard accessory (resembling the one [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] used in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''), which Shreddicus Maximus (or any other Titan/Prime Master) can attach to. This board is designed to attach to the included three-piece skating ramp & rail assembly, which can be folded up and rebuilt into a railgun (get it?) that other figures can wield.

: Optimus & Shreddicus were initially [[exclusive]] to [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2017, where they sold out. A small portion of the run had been held for future sales: [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] put the set up for sale for about five minutes on [[August 14]] before selling out. The remainder was available at [[HasCon 2017]]'s exclusives booth, but again they burned through the stock very quickly.
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==''Alt-Modes''==
[[File:Alt-Modes OptimusPrime.jpg|upright=1.44|thumb]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Alt-Modes, 2016)
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Collection'': '''1, 2, 3'''

:''[[Alt-Modes]]'' Optimus Prime is a super deformed toy whose body transforms into a truck when the Autobot faction symbol on his head is flipped. He was [[Blindpacking|blind-boxed]] and available in all three cases of the first series.

:This mold was redecoed into ''Alt-Modes'' [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Alt-Modes|Nemesis Prime]] and retooled into [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Alt-Modes|Ultra Magnus]].

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[[File:Alt-Modes-toy Silver-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.44|thumb]]
*'''Silver Optimus Prime''' (Alt-Modes, 2017)
**''Series'': '''2'''
**''Collection'': '''1'''

:Released in the second series of ''Alt-Modes'', "Silver Optimus Prime" is, somewhat obviously, a silver redeco of the previous toy, referencing his "heat-resistant alloy" body from "[[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2]]".
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==''Masterpiece''==
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:''See also:'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MP10]]
[[File:Hasbro-Generations-MP10.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2017)
**''ID Number: '''MP-10'''
**''Accessories:'' Ion Blaster, Matrix of Leadership, Energon axe

:Another Hasbro release of the [[#MP10|MP-10 mold]], which is ''basically a reissue'' of the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#mp10hasbro|2010 ''Transformers'' line's ''Masterpiece'' Optimus Prime]], but with the Japanese release's ID number. Surprisingly he is NOT mistransformed on the initial official photography... until secondary stock photos had the vehicle mode ''slightly'' mistransformed. Unlike the original Hasbro version, this version features silver paint on the interior of the trailer. This version also removes the red paint on the die cast hinge piece in his body and replaces it with blue paint. Sadly, this figure doesn't come with the Key to Vector Sigma. Due to compact packaging, the trailer is prone to scuffing. Some copies unfortunately have a defect where the windows will not close all the way in both robot and vehicle mode.

:The figure debuted as a [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2017 exclusive in the U.S., then as a Toys"R"Us exclusive in the United States and Canada.
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==''Power of the Primes''==
[[File:TF-Generations-PotP-Leader-Class-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Signs of steroid abuse include aggression, acne and... smokestacks?]]
*'''Evolution Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, 2018)
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''PP-09'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': '''[[May 25]], 2018'''
**''Accessories'': trailer/evolution armor, ion-blaster (formed by two blasters), [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Power of the Primes|Matrix of Leadership]] frame, Matrix of Leadership core
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro), [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Mark Maher]] (deco artist)}}

:''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' "Evolution Optimus Prime" transforms from a truck with a trailer into a robot and back. The truck cab transforms into his "Orion Pax" form based on his appearance in the Generation 1 episode "[[War Dawn (episode)|War Dawn]]", and he is able to form the core of Optimus Prime's robot mode. His trailer forms Prime's entire body, sharing a noticeable amount of details with MP-10 mold, most notably an almost identical head sculpt. The figure's trailer can also be towed by any other figure with a compatible hitch.

:He is the first non-''Masterpiece'' ''Generations'' G1 Optimus Prime figure to include a removable [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Power of the Primes|Matrix of Leadership]] accessory, which is stored in his chest in the 'Evolved' form, and the center of his Matrix of Leadership can be replaced with any [[Prime Master#Toys|Prime Master]]. His [[ion blaster]] can be split into two weapons for Orion Pax to use, while also stored on Optimus Prime's back via visible [[5 mm post]]s of Orion Pax's hands, though this is undocumented in the instructions.

:Depending on the individual copy, Optimus Prime is prone to having a number of quality control issues: ranging from two left/right arms and/or legs/feet on the evolution armor, to lacking stickers on the trailer pieces. The Takara version of the mold lacks the production numbers located at his right shins, though, as with all ''Power of the Primes'' Takara figures, it is otherwise identical to its international version, meaning that the aforementioned quality control issues still persist in this release.

:Though designated for a first quarter 2018 release, Optimus's wave reached U.S. store shelves in December 2017. This toy was reissued in 2022 for select markets and reran again for [[Target]] stores and [[Hasbro Pulse]] in 2024.

:This mold was [[retool]]ed into ''Power of the Primes'' [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Power of the Primes|Nemesis Prime]] and later into ''Selects'' [[#Generations Selects|Star Convoy]].
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==''War for Cybertron: Siege''==
[[File:War-For-Cybertron-Siege-Voyager-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"I traded my smokestacks for those kickin' roof lights!"]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Voyager Class, 2019)
**''Hasbro ID number:'' '''WFC-S11'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''SG-06'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[February 23]], [[2019]]
**''Hidden message code'': '''IACON'''
**''Accessories:'' "W-50 Dual-Mech Energon Strikeshield," "W-M3 RF Ion Blaster" (combines to form "Sentrystrike Ultra-Blaster")
{{toydesigner|[[Aaron Gray]] (Hasbro), [[Yūya Ōnishi]] (TakaraTomy)|[[AJ Piejko-Brown]] (packaging)}}

:Part of the first wave of ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' Voyager Class figures, Optimus Prime transforms from robot to Cybertronian armored truck cab and back. He includes two weapons compatible with the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]]—the "W-50 Dual-Mech Energon Strikeshield," which is an axe that transforms into a shield, and the "W-M3 RF [[Ion blaster|Ion Blaster]]." Both weapons can combine to form the "Sentrystrike Ultra-Blaster." Optimus Prime also features "battle damage" paint applications on several parts of his body, as well as multiple hardpoints all over himself and his weapons to accommodate "Fire Blasts" from the [[Battle Master]]s assortment, which can be used to simulate blaster fire or explosions.

:In vehicle mode, opening the figure's windows shows the [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Matrix of Leadership]] molded into the plastic behind the windows. Due to the transformation, the Matrix doesn't end up in the chest in robot mode. Despite being a Voyager-scale figure, the truck mode is considerably small, in scale with a Legends-sized figure. Whether through coincidence or design, it's possible to fit a ''Power of the Primes'' Matrix core (and by extension, a [[Prime Master]] or [[Titan Master]]) in his chest.

:An additional, undocumented but confirmed third "hover truck" mode exists, which is achieved by folding all of his wheels under his vehicle mode. While the back wheels don't lock in anywhere, the two front wheels actually have small tabs that plug into slots on the back of the wheel sections that aren't used for either of his other modes.<ref>[http://www.toyboxsoapbox.com/2018/11/13/transformers-siege-voyager-optimus-prime-review/ "At some convention somewhere one Hasbro rep let slip that Siege Optimus Prime also had a hidden hover truck mode."] on Toybox Soapbox</ref>

:There is a message written in [[Cybertronian language|Cybertronian letters]] on Optimus Prime's box art, which reads "LIGHT THE DARKEST HOUR."

:While Optimus greatly resembles the inner robot of ''Siege'' [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Ultra Magnus]], he is actually a completely different mold and therefore not compatible with the [[Magnus Armor]]. This mold was later used to make [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Nemesis Prime]]. A large number of parts of this figure were reused for the ''Earthrise'' Optimus Prime figure released in 2020. Due to this, the trailer packaged with the ''Earthrise'' figure is fully compatible with the ''Siege'' figure's truck mode.

:Depending on the figure's individual quality control, the truck's roof may not sit securely flush in vehicle mode, notably on the rear right side.

:While Hasbro and TakaraTomy's releases of the toy are almost identical, the battle damage paint apps on the latter's shoulders and legs are slightly altered in size.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=シージのオプティマス。右が海外版、左が日本版で後ろが海外前が日本版。汚れのタンポ印刷も違うバリエーションなのかねぇ(´･ω･`) #TFTOYの面白さを伝え隊 https://t.co/g3lMOROVdO|link=https://twitter.com/Alfes2010/status/1099375629361795072|name=Alfes2010|site=Twitter|year=2019|month=02|day=23|(defunct=)}}</ref>

:Though designated for release in the first quarter of 2019, Optimus's wave reached U.S. store shelves in late 2018.
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[[File:WFC-Siege-WFC-S40-Leader-Class-Galaxy-Upgrade-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|"Rooflights? Pah! Check ''this'' out!"]]
*'''Galaxy Upgrade Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, [[2019]])
**''Hasbro ID number:'' '''WFC-S40'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''SG-37'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[November 23]], 2019
**''Hidden message code'': '''CONVOY'''
**''Accessories:'' 5 "JF-50 Twinblast [[Super Mode|Galaxy Pack]]" armor pieces, 2 "W-30 Magnetic Inducer Launchers," "JF-15 Gravity Force Laser," 2 front wheels/armguards

:Part of the second wave ''Siege'' Leader Class figures, "Galaxy Upgrade Optimus Prime" is an extensive retool of the same line's [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Ultra Magnus]], taking heavy design cues from [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Cybertron|''Cybertron'' Optimus Prime]] (the Japanese series name being "''Galaxy Force''," which is referenced in the name). He transforms into a heavily armed fire truck like the ''Cybertron'' figure, but with a Cybertronian aesthetic. The two "W-30 Magnetic Inducer Launchers" are unpainted blasters from ''Siege'' Ultra Magnus, and as such, mirror the detailing placed just behind ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Ultra Magnus (RID)|Ultra Magnus]]'s cab. Their hexagonal tips resembling ''Cybertron'' Optimus Prime's Super Mode leg cannons were likely a foresight for this retooling, but are molded in black rather than grey likely due to [[gang-molding]]. Optimus Prime also features "battle damage" paint applications on several parts of his body, as well as multiple hardpoints all over himself and his weapons to accommodate "Fire Blasts" from the [[Battle Master]]s assortment, which can be used to simulate blaster fire or explosions.

:The core figure's robot mode is inspired by Prime's Generation 1 look, but with [[Kibble|vehicle mode details]] and coloration (including yellow eyes) based on the cab of his ''Cybertron'' counterpart. As with the original ''Cybertron'' figure, the barrel of the truck's left cannon can be detached and wielded by Prime as a rifle called the "JF-15 Gravity Force Laser." The sides of the bumper in truck mode can detach and form arm cannons based on his ''Cybertron'' counterpart's forearms. All five weapons are compatible with the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]]. Because of the nature of the mold, additional shoulder pads [[Kibble#"Faux-parts"|resembling halves of his truck cab]] were included to complete the Super Mode's resemblance to the template. The vehicle mode's cannons can be underslung and handheld similarly to the ''Cybertron'' figure thanks to the sliding pegs, but lack the original's gimmicks. Unlike Ultra Magnus, Galaxy Upgrade Optimus Prime also features flip-out support struts on the leg armor to compensate for the back's weight. While they're hardly needed since the armor's bulk is heavy enough to support the weight, the pieces also prevent the leg armor from standing flat when folded in.

:Unlike the above Voyager Class figure, this Prime is fully compatible with the [[Magnus Armor]], as is Ultra Magnus with Optimus's Super Mode gear. Also, whether intentional or not, the figure scales almost perfectly with other figures from the original Cybertron line.

:The box art of his vehicle modes is [[Stock photography#Problems with stock photos|mistransformed]] as a result of using CGI renders; the two shoulder pieces are shown being left on, which is genuinely impossible and in fact appear to be clipped through each other. They are instead stored inside the leg armor, which forms the back end of the trailer. Strangely, the clear blue plastic used for the cab has light bars molded in, but they are painted over in red. Presumably, this is to make the inner robot appear more like G1 Optimus but results in a less accurate vehicle mode compared to the ''Cybertron'' design. Additionally, there are existing stock photos of the figure without the wingpack and the smaller robot head flipped out.
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[[File:TF-Generations-WFC-S-35th-Voyager-Classic-Animation-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I'm the one you want...Wait a minute.]]
*'''Classic Animation Optimus Prime''' (Voyager Class, 2019)
**''ID number:'' '''WFC-S65'''
**''Accessories:'' "W-50 Dual-Mech Energon Strikeshield," "W-M3 RF Ion Blaster" (combines to form "Sentrystrike Ultra-Blaster")
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (deco artist)}}

:Specially branded for the 35th anniversary of the ''Transformers'' brand, ''Siege'' "Classic Animation Optimus Prime" is a redeco of the Voyager Class figure above, featuring a cel-shaded paint pattern that evokes his appearance in the cartoon (though the physical result is more like that of [[Transformers: Devastation|''Devastation'']]). In addition, the grey plastics and paint operations are now replaced with white, and the tire rims' paint is omitted.

:Alongside fellow cel-shaded figure [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#S66|Megatron]] and the other "35th Anniversary" figures, Optimus was exclusive to [[Walmart]] in the United States and Canada, and among the first figures that debuted a new, "worldwide" [[multilingual packaging]] design that merged the languages typically found on European packaging with those found on American packaging. In a bit of a snafu, though, all the English texts on his packaging are simply repeated four times, instead of being translated into French, German, Spanish, and Portuguese, or omitted in case two or more translations would be identical to each other (or to the English version).
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==''Collaborative''==
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[[File:Collaborative-MP10G-Ghostbusters-OptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|400px|Where [[Starscream (G1)/toys#MP3G|he]] at?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{bp-a1|'''MP-10G Optimus Prime Ecto-35 Edition''' ([[July 19]], [[2019]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': trailer, [[Roller (G1)|Roller]], blaster, [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]], [[Proton pack]], hose, ghost trap module, [[Slimer]]
{{toydesigner|[[AJ Piejko-Brown]] (packaging)}}

:''[[Transformers Collaborative|Collaborative]]'' Ghostbusters x Transformers ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' MP-10G Optimus Prime Ecto-35 Edition (whew!) is a [[Ghostbusters]]-themed redeco of the MP-10 Convoy/Optimus Prime mold.

:Optimus Prime is now decoed in white, dark gray and red, with a Ghostbusters "no ghosts" logo on his right shoulder in addition to the Autobot logo on his left. The trailer is decoed similarly, with Ecto-1 style details adorning the sides, as well as green ghost splatter. Optimus's vehicle mode bumper includes an "ECTO-35" plate, which can be seen through his chest in robot mode, referencing the 35th Anniversary of both the ''Transformers'' and ''Ghostbusters'' franchises.

:He includes all his accessories, aside from [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] and his axe, gaining a number of additional ones consistent with the theme. The trailer opens out into the "Ecto-Base," or can be stood upright as the "Ecto Maintenance Dock." A snap-on cover can be applied to Roller to turn him into a ghost trap, a painted opaque version of the [[Slimer]] figure included with Ectotron, and a "roof-rack accessory" using the same mold as [[Ectotron]]'s that pegs into the roof of the trailer. This final item converts into a proton pack for robot mode, pegging into the hole in his back, and a hose connects his ion blaster to the proton pack to serve as a particle thrower. In addition, the figure's packaging is shaped like a proton pack, complete with clips to enable the buyer to strap it to their back.

:Ectotron can ''sort of'' fit into Prime's trailer, but this requires the former's equipment rack to be removed from the roof, and clearance within the trailer prevents the trailer's rear tailgate from closing.

:Ecto-35 Edition Optimus Prime debuted as an exclusive at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] in 2019, with additional availability at Fan Expo Canada and the [[Hasbro Pulse]] online store.

::*''[https://reflector.tfw2005.com/transformers-toys/crossovers/ghostbusters-transformers/optimus-prime-mp-10g-ecto-35/ Collaborative MP-10G Optimus Prime Ecto-35 Edition at Reflector@TFW2005]''
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[[File:VNR-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=2]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{bp-a1|'''VNR Optimus Prime''' (2023)}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy Release Date'': [[December]] [[2024]]
:*''Accessories:'' Ion blaster, [[Matrix of Leadership#Volvo|Matrix of Leadership]], trailer, artillery robot, ramp/shield, trailer hitch
{{toydesigner|[[Sam Smith]] (Hasbro)}}<ref name="fanstream">[[June 20]], [[2023]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjLY0uamTKM Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream] on YouTube, with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Mark Maher]], [[Evan Brooks]], and [[Rich Pellegrino]]</ref>

:"VNR Optimus Prime" is a redeco of the earlier [[#Holiday Optimus Prime|Holiday Optimus Prime]] figure, this time in traditional Optimus Prime colors. This release sees the circuitous path of the aborted [[Amazon]] ''Collaborative'' toy<ref>See the extensive research in the [[#Holiday Optimus Prime|Holiday Optimus Prime]] entry for details.</ref> come full circle, here branded on his internal packaging under the name "''Collaborative'' Volvo Trucks × Transformers Optimus Prime." He converts in 37 steps into an (at last explicable) licensed {{w|Volvo VN|Volvo VNR 300}}. He includes the ion cannon, Matrix, and [[#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|''Earthrise'' trailer]] of the Holiday release, naturally done up in more orthodox livery. Caution for those attempting to use the Centurion Drone Ion blaster and Energon Ax accessories, the peg handles are NOT compatible owing to their wider diameter and none poseable fist of the mold.

:Depending on how you pose the figure, the mold tends to be front "heavy" when posed at your standard "stand up straight" form without any dynamic spread the legs style. This is due to how the front feet cannot be extended forward due to a single hinge attaching the joint to the inner "truck cab" being static. This concentrates the center of gravity way behind, parallel to what forms the cab's windshield when it should be adjacent to what makes the cab's front wheels.

: This figure was made available exclusively at [[Hasbro Pulse]] in the United States, and was available at general retail in Hasbro's Asian markets- which stocked the figure months before it was officially acknowledged by Hasbro themselves.
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==''Generations Selects''==
[[File:TF-Generations-Selects-Star-Convoy.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|"The Hate Plague is back?" (jams the Matrix on the gun)]]
*'''Star Convoy''' ([[September 28]], 2019)
**''Hasbro ID number:'' '''TT-GS01'''
**''Accessories'': [[Star Trailer]]/evolution armor, ion-blaster (formed by two blasters), [[Silver Matrix]]

:''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' Star Convoy is a retool of the [[#Power of the Primes|''Power of the Primes'' Leader Class mold]], featuring new lower legs, head, upper shoulders, and waist parts for both the armor and inner robot, and a new torso for the latter. The Optimus Prime inner robot is remolded to resemble his Generation 1 toy, complete with toy-accurate yellow eyes. Most of the armor's grey parts (especially the evolution armor's arms) are now remolded in red plastic to be more accurate to Star Convoy's character model, though there are a few sacrifices leaving some of the red patches on the trailer.

:The Matrix of Leadership is now replaced with the "Silver Matrix" that is a singular piece of plastic dipped in chrome. As such, it does not accommodate Prime Masters/Matrices/Enigmas. The Matrix can be held by 5 mm fist holes and can combine with the guns to form a "Big Bang Cannon". Unlike the original versions of the mold, Star Convoy's stickers, intended to be applied to his trailer, come on a sheet instead of being factory-applied.

:The star-shaped piece that clips into Star Convoy's chest is new to this version of the mold. Because it pegs into a small hole between the tops of the doors to Star Convoy's chest compartment, it introduces an additional step to access the matrix chamber. The red connector which attaches the star to the figure is misassembled, and flipped from its proper orientation. Due to this, the star is prone to not attaching securely to the chest and can easily pop out without much effort. A fix<ref>[https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/generations-selects-star-convoy-super-megatron-snaptrap-figures.1172403/page-113#post-17312785 Guide to rearranging the chest star for improved stability] in the TFW2005 thread for ''Selects'' Star Convoy</ref> utilized by some to address the issue involves popping out the star and connector, then flipping the connector around, before reattaching both parts to the figure. Care should be taken when handling the star and transforming Star Convoy to ensure it does not bump against other parts of the figure or experience undue stress. The stem of the star is particularly fragile and has been known to break without much force being applied to it.

:Reminiscent of the fact that the original [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Return of Convoy|''Return of Convoy'' Star Convoy]] figure could transform into a battle station, a "Z Base Mode" resembling that original battle station mode was created for the character and introduced in the ''Selects'' [[Super Megatron comic 1|Special Comic promoting Super Megatron]]. This figure (and any of the ''Power of the Primes'' Evolution Optimus Prime molds) is capable of being configured into this form. In reference to the fact that the original Star Convoy figure included a [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Return of Convoy|Micromaster version of Hot Rod]] to man the battle station, one can populate the Z Base Mode with the [[Firebolt (G1)#Titans Return|Firedrive]] or Rodimus Prime Titan Masters from [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Titans Return|Hot Rod's ''Titans Return'' figure]] and the "Chaos on Velocitron" box set respectively. As said Hot Rod Micromaster could also store in the original Star Convoy figure's chest, one can also re-enact this functionality by taking a Matrix frame from a ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' Leader Class figure and placing one of the aforementioned Titan Masters in it, then inserting the frame into Star Convoy's chest.

:This toy was released exclusively through [[TakaraTomy Mall]] and, thanks to brand unification, [[Hasbro Pulse]] and other online retailers in the United States and Canada. It is the first ''Selects'' figure to be developed by TakaraTomy.
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==''War for Cybertron: Earthrise''==
[[File:TF-WFC-E-Leader-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=2|thumb|That's the news everyone's waiting for!]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, 2020/2024)
**''Hasbro ID number:'' '''WFC-E11'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''ER-02'''
**''TakaraTomy name'': '''Optimus Prime with Trailer'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[April 25]], 2020
**''Accessories:'' [[Ion blaster#Generations|Ion Blaster]], shield/ramp, trailer/[[Combat Deck (G1)#Generations|Combat Deck]], artillery robot, [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Matrix of Leadership]]
{{toydesigner|[[Yūya Ōnishi]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:Released in the first wave of ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' Leader Class toys, Optimus Prime is an ''extensive'' retooling of the [[#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|''Siege'' Optimus mold]], now transforming into his classic cab-over Earth-truck mode. Interestingly, his rear wheels are borrowed from ''[[Studio Series]]'' [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SS32|32]] and [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SS44|44 Optimus Prime]], and even has molded drilled-rotor brake discs, a surprising detail for a mainline ''Transformers'' figure. While the vestigial knee flaps were meant to be flipped out while transforming him into truck mode, the flaps' pegs and the elbow's rectangular holes have a slight occupying-the-same-space issue, which can result in the cab noticeably tilting frontward. If this problem persists, the flaps can be untransformed to straighten the cab properly.

: His very cartoon-like robot mode has an opening chest compartment containing a removable [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Matrix of Leadership]] accessory; in an undocumented feature, the Matrix can accommodate "Fire Blast" effect parts and attach to similarly-sized posts. His new Ion Blaster rifle, now in its classic shape, is hinged to fold away the barrel for storage. His hands feature hinge joints in the knuckles, allowing for more expressive posing and proper holding of the included Matrix, with the grip coming from a [[5 mm post|5 mm semi-circle]] formed by the palm and thumb. As the front grill/wheel piece is connected with a c-clip, removing it from his back allows the waist to turn without being hindered.

: For the first time for a (non-''Masterpiece'') ''Generations'' Optimus toy, this release comes with a trailer (sadly too small to store any concurrent car-mode toy larger than the [[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|''Earthrise'' Cliffjumper]] mold when closed up) that converts into a combat deck/repair bay complete with an "artillery robot". The trailer's inner walls are loaded with 5 mm post-holes for accessory storage. The main ramp is [[A.I.R. Lock System]] compatible, and its inner section is removable so it can be used as a shield, leaving a U-shaped partial ramp so any cars on the main deck can still roll out. The trailer's artillery robot has two 5 mm post-holes up front for Fire Blast effects or other accessories, and now features ''two'' claw-arms, sadly the gaps in the claws are not 5 mm compatible. The robot can be removed from the trailer at its base and attached to other toys as a giant accessory, notably a "jetpack". (Coincidentally, the trailer's hitch post is at exactly the right height to let it rest inside the 5mm hole on [[Roller (G1)#Generations|''Thrilling 30'' Roller]].)

: This figure can be augmented with the ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' "[[Centurion droid#Toys|Deluxe Centurion Drone Weaponizer Pack]]", which includes a non-converting long-barreled Ion Blaster, his expected Energon Axe, and [[Roller (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Roller]]. The Energon Axe is specifically molded to fit onto Optimus's ''right'' hand, with the peg sliding into the underside of the fist. Although it ''can'' fit on his left hand if slid through the top, this puts noticeable stress on the axe's peg due to the thumb sliding up against the housing. The set also comes with [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Sideswipe]]'s jetpack, and while it is ''mainly'' designed for Sideswipe it can, of course, be used by Optimus, though due to a section of Optimus' back being marginally wider than the space available, some force may be required to attach the jetpack fully. Whether by coincidence or not, the Energon Strikeshield from the ''Siege'' figure can attach to his forearms if the hands are tucked away, via the tabs on its hinged handle.

: Like all ''Earthrise'' toys, the inside of the back of Optimus's package includes an exclusive clip-and-save piece of a larger star map. Also in the box is a thin red piece of transparent plastic with which to read the star map. Optimus' piece of the map contains the labeled location of a planet called "[[Micro|MICRON]]".

[[File:TF-WFC-ER-Prime-Comparison.jpg|300px|thumb|[[Cyclonus (G1)/toys#Universe .282008.29|Dodged another shot!]] (''Stock image comparison'')]]
:Confusingly, the figure had ''many'' color differences in different official promotional images. The original 3D renders depicted his colors completely show-accurate to the G1 cartoon (minus the blue codpiece, and with quite rare toy-accurate yellow eyes), the lack of striping on the forearms/side doors, and a fully blue artillery robot for the trailer, while the pre-release prototype seen in New York Comic Con 2019 and the secondary stock photos had his hands and elbows molded in grey, with artillery robot being cast in grey and silver plastic similar to the rest of the trailer. According to [[John Warden]], this was due to the limitations of the mold. Even later, Takara's stock photos showed the figure with blue elbows and a blue and silver artillery robot. The retail release of the figure ultimately, for the most part, went with colors showcased in Hasbro's physical toy stock photos, but with previously yellow eyes now more cartoon-accurate blue, and with his hands, codpiece, and the back piece of his head painted in metallic blue. Early renders also displayed the figure's inner shins as being molded in the same blue color as the rest of the legs, although the final figure presents them cast in gray and unpainted. The sample on the TakaraTomy stock photos also depict his trailer hitch as a single piece.

: Optimus Prime first saw release in Bangkok before its actual release date in March. Optimus also saw release with a retailer incentive gift box, coming with an additional large poster promoting the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|''Earthrise'' cartoon]] with various signatures from the showrunners and the characters, including [[Jake Foushee|Jake Tillman]], Prime's voice actor, and a die-cast logo pin.

: The Optimus Prime robot mold was also used to make ''War for Cybertron Trilogy Selects'' [[Optimus Prime (SG)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Shattered Glass Optimus Prime]]. The trailer, including its artillery robot and shield/ramp, was redecoed for the ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Nemesis Prime's]] Spoiler Pack and [[#Holiday Optimus Prime|Holiday Optimus Prime]] (see below). The Matrix accessory was reused or repainted extensively for other contemporary Matrix-bearers, such as ''Kingdom'' Rodimus Prime, ''Kingdom'' Galvatron, and ''Studio Series'' Hot Rod.

: Optimus Prime was reissued in mid-2024 with pre-orders listed on April of that year.
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[[File:TF-Generations-Amazon-Prime-Day-Alt-Universe-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Relive your traumatic childhood on Prime Day!]]
*'''Alternate Universe Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, 2020)
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''ER EX-17'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[February 20]], [[2021]]
**''Accessories:'' [[Ion blaster#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Ion Blaster]], shield/ramp, trailer/[[Combat Deck (G1)#AltUniverseOP|Combat Deck]], artillery robot, [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Matrix of Leadership]]

:"Alternate Universe Optimus Prime" is a grayscale redeco of the figure above with a new head that evokes the battle damage and his death in ''The Transformers: The Movie''. The Matrix of Leadership is the same as the mass retail Leader, though the Ion Blaster is painted completely silver and his rear calves are painted. Another change is the number of lugnuts on the wheels of the trailer. The normal retail version has 10 lug nuts per wheel, while this release has none. He is packaged in a ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Selects]]''-styled box that depicts Ultra Magnus, Hot Rod, and [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] grieving during his death scene reflected on a window of his damaged truck mode.
:There are reported issues where the left chest piece is unable to tab in fully due to a deformed pin, leaving a small uneven gap visible in robot mode.

:This is the only ''Earthrise'' toy to lack an ID number and map piece and isn't part of the Galactic Odyssey Collection. Coincidentally, Hasbro ID number WFC-E28 is never used in the toyline within its range of E1 to E41, lending to the possibility that WFC-E28 was intended to be his.

:Before the figure was officially revealed, a single known specimen of the ''Earthrise'' Optimus Prime erroneously used the redeco's alternate head.<ref>https://tformers.com/earthrise-leader-optimus-prime-error-with-alternate-universe-head/37627/news.html</ref>

:Alternate Universe Optimus Prime was supposed to be released as an exclusive for Amazon Prime Day 2020, though the day was pushed back several months, making the toy release much earlier. The figure first saw release in some Malaysian hobby shops ''before'' it was fully revealed on Hasbro's June 26 [[Hasbro Pulse#Fan First Friday|Fan First Friday]] stream. The figure was later released in Japan as a [[TakaraTomy Mall]] exclusive as part of the 7th wave of TakaraTomy ''Selects'' toys.
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==''War for Cybertron Trilogy''==
[[File:Earthrise_Centurion_mini_OP.JPG|upright=0.5|thumb|Get me the smallest Optimus you have. No, that's too small.]]
*'''Deluxe Centurion Drone''' (Deluxe Class with accessories pack, 2020)
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''WFC-E33'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''ER EX-22'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[March 27]], 2021

:A [[Slug figure|minuscule figurine]] of Optimus Prime, about 10 millimeters tall, is included in the ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' Deluxe Centurion set, which is meant to complement the [[Unicron/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' Unicron]] figure.

:Despite coming in a ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]''-style box, the set is only branded as part of the ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'', and doesn't include a ''Selects'' lineup number, instead having an ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' ID number. [[TakaraTomy]] released this toy as part of ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' in [[Japan]].<ref name="TT Twitter">{{citesocial|quote=＼フォロワー27 000人突破／新情報2つ目はアースライズシリーズ「センチュリオンドローン＆ウェポナイザー」発売決定しました！予約開始は少し先の予定ですが楽しみしてにお待ち下さい！ #トランスフォーマー #Transformers https://t.co/8DpFsjRCuP|link=https://twitter.com/TF_pr/status/1285098906422931456/|name=Transformers PR|site=Twitter|year=2020|month=07|day=20|(defunct=)}}</ref>

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[[File:TF-Generations-WFC-Trilogy-Voyager-Battle-3-Pack-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|[[:File:Optimusprime-g2.jpg|Well]] [[Jhiaxus (G2)|gee]], [[Enerax|axe]] [[Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel)|us!]]]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Battle 3-Pack, 2020)
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''WFC-11'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[February 20]], 2021
**''Accessories'': Ion Blaster, Matrix of Leadership, [[Enerax#Toys|Enerax]] and [[Sheeldron#Toys|Sheeldron]] [[Battle Master]]s

:Promoting the ''Earthrise'' chapter of the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon]], this version of Optimus Prime is a trailer-less redeco of the ''Earthrise'' Leader Class mold in darker colors more reminiscent of his [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#The Transformers|G1 figure]]. He comes with Battle Masters Enerax and Sheeldron, translucent yellow redecoes of ''Siege'' [[Pteraxadon#Toys|Pteraxadon]] and ''Earthrise'' [[Soundbarrier#Toys|Soundbarrier]] respectively, without the effects parts. In terms of deco, Optimus's blue plastic/paint operations and the unpaintable gray joints are replaced with the same darker shade of blue (which also coincidentally resembles the erroneous deco used for most of TakaraTomy's stock photos of the mold), additional blue paint has been added to his legs, the molded detail in the center of his pelvis is painted yellow, the interiors of his opening chest windows are unpainted, the translucent plastic is tinted green, and the eyes are a non-metallic light blue.

:The stock renders for both the robot and vehicle modes are inconsistent with the later stock photos: They reuse his deco from the ''Earthrise'' renders, but with blue eyes, green windows, and battle-damage paint apps that are absent on the final toy. The forearms are depicted as stripeless in robot mode, while the rear hip piece and the thighs are differently colored in the truck mode render.

:While Optimus Prime never appears in his ''Earthrise'' body in the cartoon, he was initially planned to for the ''Earthrise'' and ''Kingdom'' chapters, the idea from which this toy is based. A cartoon CGI render of this ''Earthrise'' Optimus Prime can be seen in the ''[[The Art and Making of Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy]]''.

:As with other ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' figures, Optimus Prime was exclusive to Walmart in Canada and the United States.
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[[File:WFC-Netflix-Nemesis-Prime.jpg|thumb|400px|[[Obi-Wan Kenobi|"You were the Chosen One! It was said that you would destroy the Decepticons, not join them!"]]]]
*'''Spoiler Pack''' (Leader Unboxing, 2020)
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''WFC-16'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[March 27]], 2021
**''Accessories:'' [[Dark Saber#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Dark Saber]], "W-M3 RF Ion Blaster", two forearm blasters, shield/ramp, artillery robot, trailer/[[Combat Deck (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Combat Deck]], [[Giza (POTP)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Giza]] and [[Fangtron#Toys|Fangtron]] [[Battle Master]]s, "Fire Blast", 3 [[energon cube#War for Cybertron Trilogy|energon cubes]], [[Play-Doh|compound]]
{{note|This figure of [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Nemesis Prime]] also represents a "much darker future" of Optimus Prime in the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]] cartoon.}}

:Promoting the ''Earthrise'' chapter of the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon]], this ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' Leader Unboxing set contains a redeco of ''Siege'' Voyager Class [[#War for Cybertron: Siege|Optimus Prime]] as Nemesis Prime. The figure comes with ''Siege'' Optimus's "W-M3 RF Ion Blaster" (but not his "W-50 Dual-Mech Energon Strikeshield") plus a sizeable number of extras that beef up the price. These include: a redecoed trailer from ''Earthrise'' [[#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Optimus Prime]]; the Dark Saber, [[Giza (POTP)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Giza]], and large forearm blaster accessories, all from the [[#Power_of_the_Primes|''Power of the Primes'' Evolution Leader Class toy]]; [[Fangtron#Toys|Fangtron]], a [[redeco]] of ''Earthrise'' Battle Master [[Slitherfang#Toys|Slitherfang]], along with their blast effect part; and a compound through which a buyer can dig to reveal energon cubes, rereleased from ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Ultra Magnus's]] Spoiler Pack. Fangtron and the shield/Combat Deck ramp are both compatible with the [[A.I.R. Lock System]], as the former can turn into a ramp or a shield for Nemesis Prime. This toy also features a different deco compared to the TakaraTomy Mall exclusive. Namely, he is in fact molded in very dark gray plastic as opposed to the deep black of the Takara version, and the vehicle stripes, bumper guns, and wheel rims are silver instead of teal.

:The Hasbro stock photography for the truck mode is also ''laughably'' mistransformed, with the robot mode crotch being plainly visible, an error that actually requires a considerable amount of effort to replicate with the actual toy. In addition, neither the truck windows nor panels that cover the robot mode hands are compressed fully.

:Much like previous Spoiler Pack, this set is in a windowless box designed to look like an ammo crate and features translatable [[Cybertronian language|Ancient Autobot]]. The text on the package reads "FANGTRON" and "GIZA", while the 'spoiler' text inside features a Decepticon-themed quote: "YOU MUST STAY TRUE / TO WHOM THE MATRIX HAS / CHOSEN, FOR IF YOU / DON’T, A MUCH / DARKER FUTURE AWAITS" and an Autobot-themed one: "THE DEAD UNIVERSE IS / UNLIKE ANYTHING YOU’VE / EXPERIENCED, PRIME", which are both quotes from [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] in [[Earthrise episode 5]]. The lateral side of the package also features artwork of Nemesis Prime, edited from art of ''Earthrise'' Optimus Prime. Compared to the previous Spoiler Pack, the packaging itself has no plastic insert.

:This set was a shared exclusive between online retailers and [[Walmart]] in Canada and the USA. In New Zealand, the set was sold exclusively at Toy World and Mighty Ape. Like the previous Spoiler Pack, the TakaraTomy release is packaged in a standard windowed box.
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==''War for Cybertron: Kingdom''==
[[File:TF-WFC-Kingdom-Core-Class-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|optimus prall (prime small)]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Core Class, 2020)
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''WFC-K1'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''KD EX-03'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[May 20]], 2021
**''Accessories'': Ion Blaster
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro), [[Ittoku Kuwazu]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:Part of the first wave of the ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Kingdom]]'' Core Class toys, Optimus Prime is a smaller, roughly Legends-sized mold that according to his product copy and stock images is meant to be posed with larger toys of the same character, but we would be stupid not to note that he is also a good size to interact with Titan Class figures. His transformation shares engineering with the [[#Thrilling 30|''Thrilling 30'' Legends figure]], but with sculpted detailing directly based on the ''Earthrise'' mold, down to details like the ''vestigial knee flaps'' from the ''Siege'' mold. The included Ion Blaster features a 3 mm handle under a 5 mm post, dedicated to the C.O.M.B.A.T. System. He is also fairly articulated for a figure this small, having head rotation and tilting, torso rotation (which actually looks a bit unnatural), ab crunch, butterfly joints at the shoulders, and ball joints in shoulders, elbows, hips, and knees.

:Unlike the actual product, the truck door section of the wrist/hand part is unpainted in the CG stock render. Curiously, his instructions depict an Energon axe that was notably left out of the final release, and was not shown in stock photos.

:The red paint on the flip-out arms will chip off over time due to repeated transformations.

:In Japan, Optimus Prime was released as a [[TakaraTomy Mall]] exclusive. This mold was later redecoed into ''[[Transformers: Legacy#Evolution .282023.29|Legacy: Evolution]]'' [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Legacy|Nemesis Prime]], while utilizing the unused Energon Axe.

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[[File:WFC-K11 Optimus Prime Packaging Stock.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, 2020)
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''WFC-K11'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''KD-19'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[March 26]], [[2022]]
**''Accessories:'' [[Ion blaster#Generations|Ion Blaster]], shield/ramp, trailer/[[Combat Deck (G1)#Generations|Combat Deck]], artillery robot, [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Matrix of Leadership]]

:''Earthrise'' Optimus Prime featured a [[package refresh]] in the first wave of the ''Kingdom'' Leader Class toys. It featured no changes except for the gunmetal paint on the ion blaster being a ''very slightly'' lighter color.

:Much like most of the toyline, Optimus Prime comes with one of four possible holographic [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]] cards for his wave, which reveals a [[Source:Golden Disk destinies|possible destiny]] of a key character, Optimus Prime being one of them.

:So far, he is the only package refresh to be released in Japan.
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[[File:WFC-Kingdom-Titan-Ark-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|200px|Scaled to fit inside the Ark's cockpit or a [[Mark Maher|decent-sized soul patch]].]]
*'''Autobot Ark''' (2021)
**''Hasbro ID number:'' '''WFC-K30'''

:''Kingdom'' Titan Class [[Ark (G1)#Generations|Autobot Ark]] comes with a minuscule figurine of Optimus Prime, similar to the Unicron-scaled one in the ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' Deluxe Centurion Drone set, designed to be in scale with the ''Ark''{{'}}s starship mode. It is cast in the same orange translucent plastic used for the Ark's windscreen, then painted over with a metallic red.
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==''Premium Finish''==
[[File:TF-Premium-Finish-PFWFC-01-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|The REAL ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' [[#2020Netflix|Autobot Optimus Prime toy]].]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Voyager Class, [[October 30]], 2021)
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''PF WFC-01 / PFGR 01'''
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''GE-01'''
**''Accessories'': "W-50 Dual-Mech Energon Strikeshield," "W-M3 RF Ion Blaster" (combines to form "Sentrystrike Ultra-Blaster")

:Part of the first wave of TakaraTomy's ''[[Transformers Premium Finish|Premium Finish]]'' subline, Optimus Prime is a redeco of the [[#War_for_Cybertron:_Siege|''Siege'' Voyager Class toy]], with the same weapons and C.O.M.B.A.T. System functionality.

:In a similar deco to the ''[[3A|ThreeZero]]'' figure, Optimus Prime is redecoed to be completely accurate to his on-screen appearance in the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|''War for Cybertron'' Trilogy cartoon]]; for example, the translucent blue parts are now green, an extra white stripe is added in the front of the sideways truck kibble, and the battle damage is changed.
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==''Legacy''==
[[File:Legacy Laser Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|We're gonna party like it's 1995!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Laser Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, [[2022]]) / '''G2 Universe Laser Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, [[2024]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TL-06'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[September 24]], 2022
:*''Accessories:'' [[Energon]] sword, Energon axe, [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Legacy|Matrix of Leadership]], blaster, repair bay, trailer
{{toydesigner|[[Lenny Panzica]] (Hasbro)|[[Emiliano Santalucia]] (concept artist), [[AJ Piejko-Brown]] (packaging)}}

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' Leader Class toys, "Laser Optimus Prime" is an updated version of his [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#LaserOptimusPrime|''Generation 2'' design]] which transforms into a mid-1990s Western Star 4964EX, with deco and sculpt details most directly based on the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#G2Reissue|2006 "Battle Convoy" reissue version's modified deco and stickers]] with a flame deco on the front from [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#RTSDeluxe|his 2010 Deluxe Class figure]]. He includes an Energon sword, an Energon axe, a new removable Matrix of Leadership (notable NOT the same mold shared by other figures of the same time) which echoes the sticker details of the 2006 reissue, and a trailer that can transform into a battle station (tanker deco of Optimus burning down a forest not included, sadly) with a small detachable double-barreled cannon. The axe and sword can be stored either inside the trailer or on the cab, with the sword stored underneath the rear section of the cab like the original and the axe slotting in over the trailer hitch. In tanker mode, the trailer's claw arm can be folded down to act as a jack to allow it to stand freely. His signature shoulder pylons can open outwards to reveal missile pods. He has restricted arm movement as the shoulder pylons do not rotate, whilst the real arms start beneath the flap.

: Not mentioned in his instructions, the sword and axe can combine into a larger sword. His Matrix can be attached to the axe or the combined sword, using the rectangular peg near the axe's haft (normally meant to keep the handle folded neatly for storage). The chest slot where the Matrix plugs in is open in the back, seemingly meant to allow for [[light-piping]] in robot mode. His eyes feature neutered light-piping due to the back of his head being painted over, but the eyes themselves are left unpainted.

:As the sword accessory is designed for this mold's open hands, it cannot be wielded by other figures with 5mm hands due to the protruding tab on the handle.

: Most of Laser Optimus Prime's lower body, including his hips, thighs, the front of his lower legs (except for the shin vents), and feet, reuse elements from the ''Earthrise'' toy above whereas other details like his crotch, shins, back of the lower legs, tires, and the entirety of his upper body are brand-new. Like the ''Earthrise'' toy, the shins have the ''Siege'' figure's trailer hitch on the outside. Laser Optimus' trailer can be attached to ''Earthrise'' Optimus, as well as ''Siege'' Optimus, ''Kingdom'' Huffer, and ''Kingdom'' Pipes. This figure is also similarly compatible with the trailer included with ''Earthrise'' Optimus.

: The original releases' [[Hasbro Pulse]] listing labeled him as "G2 Universe Laser Optimus Prime", while the packaging itself merely labeled him as "Laser Optimus Prime". The subsequent [[Package refresh|packaging refresh]] in the ''Legacy: United'' subline added the "G2 Universe" label on the box. Despite his origins, Optimus has no G2 faction symbols, only a silver G1 Autobot insignia on his left cab door.

: This figure was also redecoed into ''Velocitron Speedia 500 Collection'' "[[Scourge (RID)#Legacy|Robots In Disguise 2000 Universe Scourge]]" and ''Toxitron Collection'' "[[Toxitron (Universe)#Legacy|G2 Universe Toxitron]]", as well as [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Target Optimus Prime|Target Optimus Prime]] and ''[[Synergenex]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Synergenex|Optimus Prime Type MFS-3 Kiryu]]. The sword, axe, and Matrix were redecoed into ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Shattered Glass Collection|Shattered Glass Collection]]'' [[Ultra Magnus (SG)#Shattered Glass Collection|Ultra Magnus]]'s [[Terminus Blade]].
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[[File:TF-Legacy-Core-Class-Optimus.jpg|upright=1|thumb|'Til all are [[Package refresh|refreshed!]]]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime''' (Core Class, 2022)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Ion Blaster

: Part of the second wave of ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' Core Class toys, Optimus Prime is a [[package refresh]] of the previous [[#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|''Kingdom'' Core Class figure]], with no other changes besides his packaging.

: Optimus Prime was spotted at a [[Toys"R"Us]] in [[Taiwan]] in mid-[[June]] 2022 before any official announcement from Hasbro.

: He was then rereleased again as part of the seventh Core Class Wave, revealed on [[August 1]], [[2023]] alongside the previously revealed [[Strongarm (RID)#Legacy|Robots in Disguise 2015 Universe Strongarm]], [[Bludgeon (G1)#Legacy|Comic Universe Bludgeon]] and [[Dreadwing (Prime)#Legacy|Prime Universe Dreadwing]].

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[[File:Legacy-A-Hero-Is-Born-Orion-Pax.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"[[Alpha Trion (G1)#Legacy|My]] son, who has every disease."]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''A Hero Is Born''' (2-pack, 2022)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Pistol, dispenser
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Takio Ejima]] and [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Lenny Panzica]] (initial concept)}}<ref>[https://youtu.be/vuZHDR3ZBd8 Transformers Panel] at [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2022]] Day 1 on the [[Hasbro Pulse]] YouTube channel.</ref>

: A fairly extensive retool of ''[[Studio Series]]'' [[Kup (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Kup]] with a new cartoon-accurate head, chest, and legs, transforming into a Cybertronian pickup truck... and is a clear homage to the [[e-HOBBY]]-exclusive [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Collector's Edition|release from 2005]]. Pax comes with both a red pistol and an [[Energon goodie]] dispenser, both also reused from ''Studio Series'' Kup.

: Orion Pax retains Kup's removable arm and leg feature, which is compatible with any 5mm port or post. Additionally—whether or not it was intentional— Orion Pax's shoulders and hips are inverted straight out of the box, differentiating the overall design from Kup. If one doesn't like them this way, a simple twist of the joints will put them back into the orientation they are on Kup.

: Unfortunately, Orion Pax suffers from the same design issue as the mold's original release. The painted robot mode crotch area that is part of the vehicle mode undercarriage does not fold up far enough to prevent dragging and paint damage, thus care should be taken when the figure is transformed.

: This figure is a part of a [[Hasbro Pulse]]-exclusive 2-pack; also including [[Alpha Trion (G1)#Legacy|Alpha Trion]] with [[Vector Sigma#Legacy|Vector Sigma]] and [[Key to Vector Sigma#Legacy|its Key]]. The set was put up for pre-order during [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2022|Pulse Con 2022]], and began appearing in Hong Kong stores shortly afterwards.

: [[Taiwan]]ese fans who supported the [[Hasbro Pulse#HasLab|HasLab]] [[Star Saber (G1)#Legacy|Victory Saber]] project ended up getting the "A Hero Is Born" set instead (along with a full refund) after their Victory Sabers were severely water damaged during shipment and could not be delivered. No, this set is nowhere near as cool. Sorry?

:This mold was further retooled to make the "War Dawn 2-Pack" [[Dion (G1)|Dion]] figure.

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[[File:TF-Legacy-Data-Pax.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|You've heard of a rescue axe, get ready for the ''library axe''.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Humble Origins 2-Pack''' (2-pack, [[2023]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Axe handle, axe head, blaster, ammo drum
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro)}}<ref>[[May 16]], [[2023]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPFnqhvXhTs Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream] on YouTube, with [[Evan Brooks]], [[Ben MacCrae]], and [[Sixo]].</ref>

: Part of the "Pre-Cybertronian War" line, "Data Clerk Orion Pax" is a retool of ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' [[Hound (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Hound]], transforming into a Cybertronian armored off-road vehicle in 15 steps. He retains Hound's blaster with clip-on ammo drum and also includes a new two-piece axe based on that of the [[#T30Deluxe|''Thrilling 30'' Deluxe figure]], both 5 mm compatible. The weapons can be mounted on any of his numerous 5 mm ports for storage, including his back and vehicle mode roof. His newly-molded chest is based on his appearance in "[[Chaos Theory Part 1|Chaos Theory]]", while his new head, legs, and windshield are based on the [[Guido Guidi]] design<ref>{{cite social|quote="young" Optimus Prime concept sketch (that later would become inspiration for Generations Orion Pax toy)...|link=https://twitter.com/Guido_Guidi/status/536828436627869696|name=Guido Guidi|site=Twitter|year=2014|month=11|day=24}}</ref> from "[[Spotlight: Blurr]]". His color breaks are based on ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]'' [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Orion Pax]], from "[[One Shall Rise, Part 3]]".

: He is titled as a Data Clerk, again referencing the ''Prime'' incarnation.

: He comes comes in a 2-pack with [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#HumbleOrigins|Senator Shockwave]]. They were both revealed and went up for pre-order on the [[May 16]] [[Hasbro Pulse]] Fanstream alongside the "Rise of Tyranny" 2-pack.

: The set is exclusive to [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] in North America. Amazon mistakenly mixed up the product IDs for the Rise Of Tyranny and Humble Origins two-packs; as a result, customers who pre-ordered this set were actually sent [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#RiseOfTyranny|Miner Megatron]] and [[Ratbat (G1)/toys#Legacy|Senator Ratbat]].

::''[https://www.instagram.com/p/CsUU9MpO8M9/ Designer commentary on Data Clerk Orion Pax from Evan Brooks on Instagram]''
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[[File:LegacyEvo CoreClass2PackOptimusPrime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Advertised as perfect for younger children, but I think a Roller at this scale constitutes a choking hazard in 200 nations worldwide.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime & Bumblebee''' (2-pack, [[2023]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy ID Number'': '''TL-EX'''
:*''Accessories'': Ion blaster, stinger blaster, axe, trailer, [[Roller (G1)#Legacy|Roller]], repair drone, trailer hitch/shield panel
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Ittoku Kuwazu]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref name="fanstream" />

: A Hasbro Pulse exclusive, this Optimus Prime is a cartoon-accurate redeco of the above ''Kingdom'' core class figure. His plastic colors are generally brighter, with the grey unpaintable areas in particular now cast in pearlescent white. He also features some differences in paint applications, including no silver on the legs, no stripe on the vehicle mode cab, yellow highlights on his waist flaps, and a gray background for his eyes, all of which serve to make him more show-accurate. He now comes with his famous [[Combat Deck (G1)|trailer]] in Core Class scale (where it can be hitched with an extension panel that doubles as a shield), which includes a tiny Roller (also able to tow the trailer!) and repair drone. The trailer was noted by its designer [[Evan Brooks]] to be proportionally large and is scaled to be able to fit the pack-in partner [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Legacy|Bumblebee]], though it's not quite long enough to fit the repair drone, Roller, and Bumblebee all at once. The set also includes both the Ion Blaster and Energon Axe accessories from the previous versions of the mold.

: He was revealed and put up for pre-order on the [[June 20]] [[Hasbro Pulse]] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjLY0uamTKM Fanstream]. The set is also sold as a TakaraTomy Mall exclusive.
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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''G1 Universe Optimus Prime''' (Deluxe Class, [[2024]])}}</ul>
[[File:TF-Legacy-G1ToyOptimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Missing Link's little brother.]]
:*''TakaraTomy name:'' '''Optimus Prime (G1 Universe)''' (オプティマスプライム(G1ユニバース))
:*''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''TL-83'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date:'' [[2025]] [[January 25]]
:*''Accessories'': Matrix, 2 blasters, 2 smokestacks, energy axe
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro),<ref>[[May 14]], [[2024]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOXZGDHebTk Hasbro Pulse | Transformers Fanstream | May 2024] on YouTube, with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Evan Brooks]] and [[Kelly Rose]].</ref> [[Koki Yamada]] (TakaraTomy)<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/C8H0sH8Osze/ Design notes] on ''Legacy United'' G1 Universe Optimus Prime from [[Hasbro]] designer [[Mark Maher]] on Instagram</ref>}}

: Part of the fourth Wave of ''Legacy United'' Deluxes, "G1 Optimus Prime" is an unusual ''Generations'' release in that it is focused entirely on reproducing the aesthetic of his original Generation 1 toy, not unlike TakaraTomy's higher end ''[[Missing Link]]'' line produced around the same time. The chief differences between this and ''Missing Link'' are that the ''Legacy United'' toy is smaller than the G1 figure and lacks [[die-cast]] metal and [[vacuum metallizing|chrome]]. His forearms, shins, and feet feature detailing based on the sticker placement of his original G1 toy, albeit unpainted. However, like ''Legacy: Evolution'' [[Beachcomber (G1)#Legacy|Beachcomber]], he ''does'' feature "PVC rubber" {{sic}} tires on all six wheels - the first mainline Optimus toy to have soft tires in a [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys|very long time]].

: He comes equipped with two versions of his ion blaster - a larger one modeled after the original G1 toy release and another, thinner version representing the running change variant of the G1 toy blaster. The smokestacks can be used as handheld weapons as well, compatible with [[Fire Blast effect|blast effects]]. This will require stretching out the holes, so you may not want to leave them there long term to avoid damage or permanent stretching or tearing over time. He also comes with an orange energy axe based on the one included with the [[The_Transformers_Collection|The Transformers Collection]] [[Optimus_Prime_(G1)/toys#The_Transformers_Collection|Convoy]]. He is also designed to be able to pull not only current trailers such as that of his [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise toy]], but also the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#The Transformers|original G1 trailer]].

: Teased during the [[May 14]], [[2024]] fanstream as a passion project for Maher, he was later officially revealed on the latter's Instagram page on [[June 12]] later that year, with pre-orders going up on [[June 13]].

::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/C8H0sH8Osze/ Designer commentary on ''Legacy United'' G1 Universe Optimus Prime from Mark Maher on Instagram]''

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Fractured Friendship 2-Pack''' (2-pack, 2024)}}</ul>
[[File:TF-Legacy-United-Fractured-Orion Pax.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
:*''Accessories'': Matrix, ion blaster, arm cannons x2

:"Security Officer Orion Pax" is an extensive retool of ''[[Studio Series]]'' [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Studio Series|Gamer Edition Optimus Prime]] based on his appearance in "[[Chaos Theory Part 1|Chaos Theory]]" and the pre-war portions of ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'', and transforms into a Cybertronian truck. Compared to Optimus, Pax has a new head, chest, shoulders, and shins, the latter of which gives him some extra height so he can properly look his Decepticon counterpart in the eye. Most of his vehicle mode parts have also seen some notable retooling, resulting in a much more boxy truck mode; additional panels were also added to cover up Pax's rear.

:His right forearm retains the Gamer Edition figure's ability to be disconnected, revealing a [[5 mm post]], which allows any Gamer Edition figure's blaster to be attached in its place. Despite this, Pax's own ion blaster has a new part attached to it with a screw, so it can be held normally, sacrificing the ability for it to be attached to his arm. However, this functionality can be restored by simply removing the screw and detaching the new part.<ref>[https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/potential-sdcc-fractured-friendship-2-pack.1264588/page-66#post-22597549 Post detailing how to remove the new part on Orion Pax's ion blaster] in the TFW2005 thread for the Fractured Friendship 2-Pack</ref>

:In addition to the ion blaster, Pax comes with the same Matrix of Leadership accessory as Gamer Edition Optimus (which plugs into his chest cavity via a 5mm connection), and two forearm-mounted cannons, which peg onto his sides in truck mode.

:Unlike Gamer Edition Optimus Prime, Orion Pax's wheels are assembled on the correct sides.

:Security Officer Orion Pax was included in the "Fractured Friendship" 2-pack alongside the similarly IDW-inspired [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#FracturedFriendship|Gladiator Megatron]]. The 2-pack was revealed by IGN on [[June 27]], 2024 as an exclusive for that year's [[San Diego Comic-Con]], with limited quantities later made available through [[Hasbro Pulse]] on [[August 5]]. It was later spotted at Chinese retail soon after its official reveal.<ref>[https://www.ign.com/articles/hasbro-sdcc-exclusive-figures-star-wars-marvel-transformers-gi-joe Hasbro SDCC 2024 exclusives reveal] - on IGN</ref>
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==Holiday Optimus Prime==
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[[File:Holiday Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Your mistletoe is no match for my TOW missiles!"]]
*'''Holiday Optimus Prime''' (December 2022)
**''Accessories:'' Candy cane ion blaster, [[Matrix of Holiday Cheer]],<ref>[https://bwtf.com/news/holiday-op-info-pics Full presser for Holiday Optimus Prime] at Ben's World of Transformers including bio and stock photos.</ref> trailer, artillery robot, ramp/shield, trailer hitch
{{toydesigner|[[Lenny Panzica]] and [[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro)| [[Mario Carreiro]] and [[Christina Murphy]] (packaging)}}<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANet8GxJgmk Recording] of the ''Transformers'' panel at [[MCM Comic-Con London 2022]] with [[Ben MacCrae]] at the "Ryan Speaks Geek" YouTube channel</ref>

:A surprise reveal at [[MCM Comic-Con London 2022]], "Holiday Optimus Prime" converts in 37 steps from a licensed {{w|Volvo VN|Volvo VNR 300}}–known throughout the United States as an "[[Amazon (website)|Amazon Prime]] truck"–into a very [[Hero (G2)|Combat Hero]]-styled Optimus Prime with a decidedly [[Santa Claus]]ish color layout, in predominantly red deco with white trim and big black boots. The truck mode is decoed so as to represent snow kicking up over the fenders and falling down onto the roof of his trailer. Said trailer is a redeco of the one included with [[#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|''Earthrise'' Optimus Prime]] in white with red stripes and features a [[tampograph]]ed Autobot [[insignia]] wearing a Santa hat. It also has a new trailer-hitch add-on part with a much further-back hitch-peg, so the trailer connects in the proper place to Optimus's new truck mode; this part is removable so you can use the trailer with the originally-compatible ''Earthrise'' toys. In terms of accessories, Prime comes with a redeco of the ''Earthrise'' toy's ion blaster in festive candy cane striping, as well as a "Matrix of Holiday Cheer" to store behind his translucent green [[Kibble#"Faux-parts"|chest windows]].

:Prime's box is designed to look as though it has been pre-packaged in Autobot insignia/snowflake wrapping paper and partially ripped open to reveal the toy inside, even including a printed-on to/from gift tag!

:The official [[stock photography]] leaves two flaps on Prime's chest mistransformed; they should fold in to give him [[Kibble#"Faux-parts"|his iconic grille detail]].

:The figure was made available for sale exclusively at [[Hasbro Pulse]] on November 1, 2022, and shipped in early December 2022.

:...Speaking of the "Amazon Prime" trucks, Holiday Optimus Prime appears to have been repurposed from a long-planned but ultimately [[unreleased toy|never released]] ''[[Transformers Collaborative|Collaborative]]'' figure which was listed on the Australian version of the website as early as April 2021,<ref name="amazon1">[https://news.tfw2005.com/2021/04/07/new-amazon-australia-transformers-listings-shattered-glass-and-golden-disk-figures-project-bat-and-more-431028 Earliest reported Amazon Australia listing for "Amazon Optimus Prime"] at TFW2005, April 2021.</ref> with a detailed product description following in June of that same year,<ref name="amazon2">[https://news.tfw2005.com/2021/06/28/transformers-collaborative-transformers-amazon-prime-mash-up-official-description-436399 Product description for "Amazon Optimus Prime"] at TFW2005, June 2021.</ref> as well as listings on other international versions of the Amazon website such as Amazon Germany.<ref name="amazon3">[https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/product-description-for-amazon-x-transformers-optimus-prime.1216185/page-11#post-19284981 Earliest documented Amazon Germany listing for "Amazon Optimus Prime"] at TFW2005, June 2021.</ref> The Amazon Australia listing was later rediscovered in July 2022,<ref name="amazon4">[https://tformers.com/leaked-transformers-x-amazon-prime-collaborative-optimus-prime-delivery-truck-listing/46484/news.html Amazon Australia listing for "Amazon Optimus Prime"] reported by TFormers, July 2022.</ref> but photos still remained a no-show. Like Holiday Optimus Prime, the Amazon mashup was also specified to turn into a licensed Volvo truck in 37 steps. All signs point to the Volvo Optimus Prime mold being repurposed as an affiliate of a less corporate–and more public domain–gift distributor... not to mention as a release less likely to annoy other [[Walmart|major]] [[Target|retailers]] of Hasbro toys.
::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/Ckepd4SOlPs/ Designer commentary on Holiday Optimus Prime from Mark Maher on Instagram]''
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==''Generations Comic Edition''==
[[File:GenerationsComics OptimusPrimeHead.jpeg|upright=1.66|thumb|This is how we get AHEAD in sales.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Shockwave''' (Leader Class, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Display stand, Optimus Prime's head
{{toydesigner|[[Amy Bence]] (packaging artist),<ref>[[April 25]], [[2024]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s06YE02e844 Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream | April 2024] on YouTube, with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Mark Maher]] and [[Evan Brooks]].</ref> [[Matthew Cohen]] (photography)<ref>{{citesocial|quote=And here are my shots of the 40th Anniversary Grimlock and Shockwave figures, with accessories and and paint job ripped straight from the comics that inspired them!|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/C3B8OpCMsq1/|site=Instagram|name=Matthew Cohen|year=2024|month=2|day=6}}</ref>}}

:''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Comic Edition|Generations Comic Edition]]'' [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Generations Comic Edition|Shockwave]] comes with an accessory depicting the severed head of Optimus Prime in a harness, based on the events of [[The New Order|the second storyline]] of the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|original ''Transformers'' comic]] published by [[Marvel Comics]], in which Shockwave attempts to extract the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] from Prime. More specifically, the design is based on [[Herb Trimpe]]'s artwork from [[Brainstorm!|issues eleven]] and [[Prime Time!|twelve]]. The armatures for the harness accessory come on a [[sprue]] and must be assembled.

:The head of ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Optimus Prime]] can be removed and replaced with this head for a new Marvel inspired look! It can be a snug fit, though, so take a little care when installing. Also note that, as the ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]''/''Earthrise'' head mold does not have the appropriate gap in the back, it cannot be used on the harness in place of the new head.

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==Target Optimus Prime==
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[[File:TargetOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|So...we got the Amazon truck (almost), now this, is the Walmart truck next?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Target Optimus Prime and Autobot Bullseye''' ([[2024]])}}</ul>
:*Accessories: [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Collaborative|Matrix of Leadership]], repair bay, trailer
{{toydesigner| [[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Ted (Target)|Ted]] (Target)|[[Amy Bence]] (packaging artist)}}<ref>[[March 14]], 2024's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESK6ZEhqM5Y Hasbro Pulse | Transformers 40th Anniversary Fanstream | March 14, 2024] on YouTube, with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Evan Brooks]] and [[Mark Maher]].</ref>
:"Target Optimus Prime" is a [[Target]]-exclusive (duh) redeco of ''Legacy'' Laser Optimus Prime sans weapons, transforming into a Target-branded truck. He's also packaged with a Target-themed version of the ''Earthrise'' trailer, complete with Bullseye the dog on the side, [[Bullseye (Target)|a representation of whom]] is also packed in with Prime. His packaging art depicts him playing fetch with Bullseye, using one of the iconic "Red Ball" bollards found outside most Target stores as the ball. The front of the package shows him readying to throw the ball, while the side shows Optimus petting and scritching Bullseye after he's caught it. ''D'awww.''

:He was revealed by IGN on [[March 13]], [[2024]] with pre-orders going up later that same day.<ref>{{citesocial|link=https://www.ign.com/articles/transformers-hasbro-reveals-target-exclusive-optimus-prime-autobot-bullseye-figures|title=Transformers: Hasbro Reveals Target-Exclusive Optimus Prime & Autobot Bullseye Figures|site=IGN|name=Jesse Schedeen|year=2024|month=03|day=13}}</ref>
{{WFCEarthriseOptimusPrimeMold}}

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==''Studio Series''==
[[File:StudioSeries86CommanderOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Blaster, I’m gonna need you to blare "The Touch" — louder than ever. <center>'''''([[Tusks|Piano]] sold separately. Basketball still not included.)'''''</center>]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime''' (Commander Class, [[2024]])}}</ul>
:*''Movie'': '''''The Transformers: The Movie'''''
:*''Hasbro ID number'': '''86-31'''
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''SS-142'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[March 29]], [[2025]]
:*''Accessories'': Ion Blaster, Energon Axe, [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#SS86OP|Matrix of Leadership]], [[Trailer]]/[[Combat Deck (G1)#Studio Series|Combat Deck]], [[Roller (G1)#Studio Series|Roller]], Auto-Launcher repair drone, 2 [[Fire Blast effect|beam effects]], 2 truck jump effects, "[[Battle of Autobot City]]" backdrop (3rd version)
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Tomoki Tatsumi]] (TakaraTomy)<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Tomo san was an absolute wizard in bringing this figure to life at our CMD price point and I hope you all will stay tuned as I follow up with another post to answer some questions I've seen floating around.|link=https://www.instagram.com/reel/C9fYFZvvwxZ/?hl=en|name=Evan Brooks|site=Instagram|year=2024|month=07|day=16}}</ref>|[[Mario Carreiro]], [[Christina Murphy]] and [[Amy Bence]] (packaging),<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/live/52ddGYMyvpE?si=7l7OP6YeEB9W82xR&t=9841 Transformers Panel] at [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2024]] with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Evan Brooks]], [[Mark Maher]], [[Marcelo Matere]], and [[Nate Purswell]].</ref> [[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging illustration)<ref>[[July 26]], [[2024]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igLCLYjKqh4 Transformers SDCC 2024 Brand Panel Fanstream | Hasbro Pulse] with [[Evan Brooks]] and [[Nate Purswell]].</ref>}}

:Released for the brand's 40th anniversary, ''[[Studio Series]]'' '86 Optimus Prime transforms into a semi-truck in 40 steps. This version is even ''more'' cartoon-accurate than the last several iterations, based directly on his appearance in <s>the entire cartoon</s> ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. However, he still directly takes some design elements from ''[[Masterpiece]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MP10|MP-10 Convoy]], including his headsculpt, gray torso stripe and detailing, thighs, and feet. He features a wide array of articulation points comparable to '86 [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Ultra Magnus]], including articulated hands with individual index fingers, rotatable "antenna ears", and butterfly shoulder joints, the latter of which lets him open up his chest compartment and deliver the haymaker that defeated Megatron in the movie. Said chest compartment contains another ''Earthrise''-style Matrix of Leadership and features a front cover flap. Like Magnus, the Matrix can only be held by pinching it due to its small size. '86 Optimus Prime is about half a head taller than the ''Earthrise'' figure, making him closer in scale to most of his Autobot brethren from the past few years.

:He comes with his ion blaster, energon axe, trailer (with Roller and Auto-Launcher repair drone), and a pair of [[Fire Blast effect|blast effects]] that are reminiscent of those that came with the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MP44|MP-44 "Convoy Ver.3.0"]] figure, which can be used with his blaster and drone. Perhaps this set's most noteworthy new feature is ''another'' pair of fiery effect parts that can be attached to the bottom of the cab, allowing collectors to recreate Prime's iconic truck-jumping scene during the Battle of Autobot City, completed with his included backdrop based on this scene. This is the first non-''Masterpiece'' Optimus Prime toy to hide his wheels in robot mode, come with every main accessory used throughout the cartoon, and feature a cartoon-accurate truck bumper.

:The ion blaster can store on his robot back and truck bed, though the latter might chip the blaster's gunmetal paint due to the tight fit. His energon axe attaches using a [[5 mm post]] revealed by flipping either hand, a design element from MP-01. Prime's weapons and the beam effects are stored inside the trailer with Roller and the repair drone, with enough space left to fit store one [[Autobot Cars|Deluxe Class car]], while the "jumping" effects are stashed away in the trailer's undercarriage. The trailer can transform into a command station<ref>[https://gizmodo.com/hasbro-studio-series-optimus-prime-transformers-the-movie-2000473908 Hasbro's Latest, Greatest Optimus Prime Is Ready to Roll Out] on Gizmodo, July 2024.</ref> or repair bay. The interior of the trailer is based on the MP-44 trailer's sculpt, itself inspired by the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#The Transformers|original trailer's]] stickers. The ''[[Diaclone]]'' consoles have been rendered as unpainted sculpted detail due to their space being used for accessory storage. The Auto-Launcher drone features its traditional antenna and claw arm, and has an opening cockpit, though the space is too small for even a ''Diaclone'' pilot to fit. Unfortunately, the drone cannot poke out of the trailer like previous versions, but it is removable and can be carried by Roller. Roller can also tow the trailer and is scaled to seat 4 [[Titan Master]]s. The ion blaster can also be attached on Roller's rear port, but the tight fit can cause paint chipping on both accessories. Roller stores in the trailer by tabbing onto the drone, facing away from the door unlike usual. Optimus' trailer can also be successfully hitched to all figures previously capable of towing the ''Earthrise'' figure's trailer and all those retooled from the aforementioned mold, though the '86 figure is too large to be compatable with any prior trailers.

:The painted red side panels in truck mode can chip from transforming as they slide into small gaps in the legs. To avoid this, the screws near the front feet need to be slightly unscrewed to widen the gap. The silver on the bottom of the front bumper can also get scraped when untabbing from his back. This is not visible in either mode, but to better avoid it all the same, first pull down the blue piece on his behind for some operating room, then firmly hold the top of the backpack and carefully pull down while avoiding contact with his torso. The offending edges on the torso can also be sanded down for more clearance. The neck panel can be difficult to push into place when transforming into truck mode, usually feeling "stuck" even when it isn't and requiring the use of excessive force. Try pressing down hard on both rear ends of the panel as shown [https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/studio-series-86-31-commander-ciass-optimus-prime.1265824/page-5#post-22678953 here]. The edge of the panel can also be sanded down to reduce the pressure needed.

:A noted issue is that Prime's smokestacks rotate too easily. All copies of the figure so far have a minor [[misassembly]]: his heel/tail light pieces are upside down and on the wrong feet. The thicker blue edge should be on the top side. This has no effect on the toy's functionality, but can be swapped by knocking out the pins if so desired.

:This figure was revealed by an Amazon product listing on [[July 15]], 2024, with pre-orders going live the next day. The toy saw its first release as an advanced sale item for the [[Ani-Com & Games Hong Kong]] 2024 event. It began to appear at Target by early October.

::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/C9fl2OKu-Pa/ Designer commentary on ''Studio Series'' Optimus Prime from Evan Brooks on Instagram]''
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Road Rage (G1)

2024-05-30T09:20:46Z

Lorcan Wooster: /* War for Cybertron: Kingdom */

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{{disambig2|the Generation 1 Autobot|the ''Animated'' Autobot|Road Rage (Animated)}}
:''Road Rage is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:RoadRage-TScard.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Horn broken, watch for magnabomb. Oh, and finger.]]
'''Road Rage''' (ロードレイジ ''Rōdo Reiji'') is the bodyguard/advisor of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] ambassador [[Crosscut (G1)|Crosscut]]. She is well-versed in alien cultures and generally cheerful, making her a very good diplomat. However, a chronic short-out in her [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] causes her to live up to her name; in car mode, she is a snarling, swerving speed machine with little regard—if not utter contempt—for anyone else on the road with her. This is pretty embarrassing for her once she reverts to [[robot mode]].<ref>''Collector's Edition'' Road Rage bio</ref>

{{bigquote|If '''you''' die, it'll only be because I'm '''already''' dead.|Road Rage|"[[Escape Part Five]]"}}

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==Fiction==
===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''Masterpiece'' bio====
Road Rage fled [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] as a refugee during the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], and settled down in a remote quadrant of the galaxy populated by smaller alien races. Her huge, mechanical form allowed her to become an effective bodyguard and bounty hunter, working in exchange for [[energon]], and over time she became well-versed in the culture and customs of various organic lifeforms, even working as an inter-species negotiator.

By chance, one day she came to the aid of [[Autobot]] ambassador [[Crosscut (G1)|Crosscut]], escorting him out of a dangerous situation on a colony planet. Taken by her skill, he invited Road Rage to become his personal adviser and bodyguard, and she returned to Cybertron for the first time in millennia to be officially inducted into the Autobots. When the war's focused shifted to [[Earth]], Crosscut was tasked to liaise with humankind and arrange the construction of [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], leading Road Rage to find herself battling discontented human groups.

Even after the completion of that project, Crosscut and Road Rage continued to work with each other, achieving much together. Between her official assignments, Road Rage resumed bounty hunting, including pursuing the fugitives [[Flip Sides (G1)|Flip Sides]] and [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Twincast]], of which the former was believed to be a [[Decepticon]] spy. {{storylink|#Masterpiece|''Masterpiece'' Road Rage bio}}

Road Rage would tag along with Crosscut and a group of others for a mission to [[Foreston]] under the command of [[Delta Magnus]]; The purpose of which was to check on the planet's G2 body design and development factory. Much to her excitement, Crosscut would end up convincing the factory's AI to let the group in and cease its production. Despite the factory shutting down, it didn't change the fact that in the years it had ran unattended, a massive [[Swarm_(G2)|swarm]] of G2 prototype bodies ate a hole through the factory's ceiling and escaped into the outside world. {{storylink|#Masterpiece|''Masterpiece'' Crosscut bio}}

====''Legends'' comic====
[[File:Legends_Road Rage.jpg|right|thumb|100px|Road Rage gestures at the pants she's wearing.]]
Road Rage was among the heroic female Transformers who appeared in one of [[Tigatron]]'s dreams to protect him from the evil female Transformers. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 11|Bonus Edition Vol. 11}}

The actual Road Rage was successful in her mission to capture Twincast and Flip Sides and brought them to [[Athenia]] to stand trial. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 27|Bonus Edition Vol. 27}}

====''Legacy VS500 Collection Special Comic''====
Road Rage, presumably in her function as a bodyguard for [[Crosscut (G1)|Crosscut]], was a spectator for the second week of the [[Speedia 500]] on [[Velocitron]]. {{storylink|Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 3}}

===''Wings Universe''===
[[File:BattleLines1RoadRageandSideBurn.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Of course she's missing her [[mouthplate]]—how else is she gonna drink?]]
Near the dawn of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], Road Rage sat in a bar, listening intently to a bot who claimed he was the lone survivor of the recent siege against the [[Elite Guard]]. She appeared to be interested in him until it was revealed to her that the bot was just some lying schmuck named [[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]], and not the hero named [[Dion (G1)|Dion]]. As Side Burn was dragged away by [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], she and [[Red waitress Transformer|her waitress]] shot furious looks at the impostor. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 1}}
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===''TransTech''===
{{voiceactor|[[Abby Collins]] (English)}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Bee in the City 2: Electric Bugaloo}}}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Four|''Transformers'' #10]]}}

[[File:NauticaHome-RoadRage.jpg|right|thumb|200px|...AND IIIIIIIIIIIIIII-IIIIII-IIIIIIIIIIIIII-III-IIIIIIIIIIII--]]

Road Rage was a bodyguard assigned to [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]], head of Cybertronian Xenorelations. The pair had many adventures away from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]; on one such mission, Road Rage spent a kilocycle guarding Nautica and [[Crosscut (G1)|Crosscut]] as they negotiated a ceasefire between the [[Thraal]] and the [[Occulted Dremden]]. Just before the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], Road Rage joined Nautica aboard the [[Titan (group)|Titan]] [[Lodestar (Titan)|Lodestar]] as part of [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]]'s tour of the colonies. As civil unrest mounted on Cybertron, Sentinel Prime cut his goodwill tour short and announced they'd return to Cybertron. Nautica uncovered possible suspicious behavior among the Thraal delegates aboard their Titan, and brought Road Rage along to investigate. After discovering that one of the Thraal secondaries planned to set off an [[autonomous artificial-life bomb]] on the Titan as retaliation against [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s decision to protect the last members of the [[A'ovan]] species, Road Rage and Nautica chased the Thraal and his bomb out onto the hull of the Titan. Road Rage coordinated with the [[Cityspeaker]] [[Lightbright (G1)|Lightbright]] to vent some pressure, thrusting the bomb into space so Road Rage could safely blast it away from the ship. {{storylink|Nautica: Home}}

Once Lodestar had returned to [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Four}} Road Rage accompanied Nautica and [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] to the Voin embassy on Cybertron, where Nautica gathered information about the [[Voin]] who had been killed in the [[Xeno-Quarter]]. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Two}} Later, she stood guard outside the senate chambers when Nautica was in deep discussions with Sentinel Prime and the Senate over recent events. [[Froid]] started talking Nautica's audio-receptor off once the meeting broke, but a new crisis soon emerged. A Voin ship arrived at customs and, by the time Nautica and Road Rage got there, a Voin Asserter had already disembarked. Nautica believed an Asserter meant a clear and present danger to Cybertron until the matter of the murdered Voin was resolved. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Four}} Road Rage and Nautica tried to keep the Voin under control, {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: Tremors|Tremors}} but somehow lost track of the alien, which had disastrous repercussions when the alien fatally ran afoul of [[Quake (G1)|Quake]]. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: Prisoners|Prisoners}}

[[File:EscapePartTwo-RoadRage.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]

After [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] dropped all pretenses and overthrew the [[Senate]], Road Rage and Nautica received a distress signal from the [[A'ovan habitat]], and arrived just in time to save [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] from the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]]s, who had developed a taste for organic matter. Once it became clear that the city's organic lifeforms were no longer safe, Road Rage stood by as Nautica and Hound announced their intentions to relocate Iacon's immigrants to a safer region. {{storylink|Escape Part One}} Once [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], Nautica, and Hound had assembled their refugee convoy, Road Rage joined them as they set out to [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]] to retrieve the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]''-class starships and evacuate the planet, and used her flight mode to strafe [[Flywheels|Skytread]]'s contingent before [[Dai Atlas (G1)|Dai Atlas]] arrived and sent the Decepticons fleeing. When the Insecticons ambushed the rearguard, Road Rage raced to the back of the convoy to provide reinforcements but was paralyzed by [[Shrapnel (G1)|Skrapnel]]. {{storylink|Escape Part Two}} [[Powerflash]] and [[Highjump]] arrived from the front of the convoy as reinforcements, driving off the Insecticons. Road Rage and the convoy managed to reach Darkmount without further incidents. {{storylink|Escape Part Three}}

At Darkmount, the horrors of the war to come became apparent as Road Rage and the others watching [[Titan (group)|Titan]]s literally falling from the sky. Soon, a clone swarm of Insecticons also arrived to threaten all that lived. {{storylink|Escape Part Four}} Road Rage protected Nautica as best she could during the swarm attack that followed. The Insecticons were defeated, but only some of the Arks remained viable. It was agreed that the organics should be allowed to leave before anyone else, and so Nautica and Road Rage remained behind to deal with the war of their people. {{storylink|Escape Part Five}}

Road Rage worked under Hound to defend Darkmount from the hordes of Insecticons barking at their door every cycle. {{storylink|The Landscape of Fear}} They were assigned a bug hunt to capture a clone alive so a data bomb could reprogram an entire hive through one drone. {{storylink|Radical Time}} The swarm had become relentless, but together they delivered the data bomb and repurposed the Insecticons to attack the rust worms which also threatened Cybertron. {{storylink|End of Time}} Road Rage was present at Darkmount with Nautica, Hound, and the others as Optimus Prime finally led his Autobots and those opposed to Megatron away from Cybertron, launching the last ''Ark''. {{storylink|Transformers: Fate of Cybertron|Fate of Cybertron}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Road Rage acted as the bodyguard and social adviser to [[Crosscut (G1)|Crosscut]]. While normally good-natured, a rare short-circuit caused her to become violent and erratic whenever she transformed into her alternate mode. {{storylink|Transformers Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook|Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook}}

==Toys==
===''Collector's Edition''===
{{anchor|Exclusive}}
[[File:RoadRage-toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|FFFFFFFFFFF—]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Road Rage''' (Autobot Car, 2002)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''94'''
:*''Accessories'': Left & right "magnabomb launchers", launcher base, "plasma discharger" rifle, 4 "magnabomb" missiles

: ''[[The Transformers: Collector's Edition|Collector's Edition]]'' Road Rage is a [[redeco]] of [[Tracks (G1)/toys|the original Tracks toy]], transforming into a Chevrolet Corvette "C3" model year 1980-1982. She also has a third [[Transportation mode|"flight" mode]] with swing-out wings and add-on thruster-pack/missile launchers. (her rifle can mount on her undercarriage in this mode, but it's really awkward when she's grounded.) As a Japanese release, her spring-loaded missile launchers are fully-functional.

: She was available only as an [[e-HOBBY]] [[exclusive]], sold in a set with [[Crosscut (G1)#Toys|Crosscut]]. Pre-orders ended on [[July 31]] of 2002, and the toys were sent out in October.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Cybertron/RoadRage/roadrage.htm More information on Road Rage at TFU.info]''
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===''Timelines''===
[[Image:Timelinestoy-BC2012Tracks.jpg|right|thumb|300px|[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|I feel....EEEVIIIL!]]]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Invasion''' (Box set, 2012)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': 2 clip-on missile launchers, 1 gun/clip-on launcher
{{note|Road Rage was officially [[Repurposing|repurposed]] from ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Tracks (SG)#Timelines|Turbo Tracks]] via the [[e-HOBBY]] website.}}

: A redeco of ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)#RTS|Reveal the Shield]]'' Deluxe Class [[Tracks (G1)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Turbo Tracks]], ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' / ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (toyline)|Shattered Glass]]'' Turbo Tracks transforms from a red sports car into a winged robot. He comes with three [[C joint]] weapons, one of which can be [[5 mm post|hand-held]], while the missile launchers clip behind his head. He can also assume a flying car mode by folding out the wings in car mode and moving the missile launchers from under the doors to tabs on a rotatable flip-out panel just behind the rear window. This configuration frees up the launchers' clips, allowing ''[[Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' accessories to be attached. His main gun can then attach to his underside.

: Tracks was released in a [[BotCon 2012]]-[[exclusive]] box set with [[Soundwave (SG)#Timelines|Soundwave]], [[Ultra Magnus (SG)#Timelines|Ultra Magnus]], [[Treadshot (SG)#Toys|Treadshot]], [[Overlord (G1)#Timelines|Gigatron]], and [[Metalhawk (G1)#Timelines|Metalhawk]].

: According to [[Pete Sinclair]], SG Tracks's deco is based on the ''[[Diaclone]]'' version of the original Tracks toy and the red Tracks pictured on [[:Image:1985MuralRedTracks.jpg|the back of 1985 toy packages]]. Despite not being an intentional reference, this makes the toy look similar to Road Rage, and the [[e-HOBBY]] [http://web.archive.org/web/20150511030710/http://www.e-hobbymagazine.com/information/3866.html web page] for the BotCon set would later note that this Tracks can be used as such.

: Tracks was retooled into ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Generations|Wheeljack]], as well as ''Timelines'' [[Runamuck (G1)#Timelines|Runamuck]] and [[Runabout (G1)#Timelines|Over-Run]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/BCTracks/tracks.htm More information on Turbo Tracks at TFU.info]''
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===''Masterpiece''===
[[File:Masterpiecetoy-RoadRage.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Guess I stole [[Road Rage (Animated)|''Animated'' Road Rage]]'s hat and pants!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Road Rage''' ([[2015]])}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': [[December 26]], 2015
:*''ID number:'' '''MP-26'''
:*''Accessories:'' "Plasma Discharger" rifle, "Laser Ram" grill-gun, "Twincast" boombox

:''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' Road Rage is a fairly extensive [[retool]]ing of [[Tracks (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|MP-25 Tracks]], transforming into a licensed reproduction of a [[General Motors|Chevrolet]] Corvette C3, complete with pop-up hood (revealing Cybertronian machinery underneath, as seen in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original cartoon]] episode "[[Make Tracks]]"). She also has a third "flight mode" which can use Tracks's flight stand; sadly she does not come with one of her own. She comes with redecoes of two of Tracks's accessories: a small plug-in "Laser Ram" gun for her vehicle-mode front grille, and a non-transforming boombox version of [[Blaster (G1)/toys#MP26|Twincast]] that stores (very, very loosely) in her driver's compartment in vehicle mode.

: Her retooling gives her a new head, collar, biceps, hands, hips, and thighs to give her a more feminine appearance, based on the [[Road Rage (Animated)|''Animated'' version of the character]]'s details and color layouts. She also has a new-mold "Plasma Discharger" rifle which slots over her fist, based on the [[Tracks (G1)#Toys|original toy's]] huge rifle rather than Tracks's considerably-dinkier animation-model pistol. The rifle can also plug into the underside of her flight mode.

: She is the first [[female Transformer]] to be made in the ''Masterpiece'' line.

: The original version of this mold was also [[retool]]ed to make [[Loudpedal#Masterpiece|Loudpedal]].
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===''War for Cybertron: Kingdom''===
[[File:WFC-Kingdom Deluxe Road Rage.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Note: Do not aim Road Rage towards wall in vehicle mode. Unless you want plastic shards everywhere.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Road Rage''' (Deluxe Class, [[2021]])}}</ul>
:*''Hasbro ID number'': '''WFC-K41'''
:*''Accessories'': Missile launcher, blaster

:''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Kingdom]]'' "Autobot Road Rage" is a [[retool]] of ''Kingdom'' [[Tracks (G1)/toys#Generations|Autobot Tracks]] with a new head based on her ''[[#Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' toy. She transforms into an approximated Chevrolet Corvette "C3" in 21 steps and, from that, into a flying car in 8 steps, with tail fins based on the ''Masterpiece'' toy. The two missile launchers above Road Rage's head are one accessory that can be hand-held or attached to any of the [[5 mm post|5 mm ports]] as part of the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]]/[[F.O.S.S.I.L. Technology]]. She features 3 mm posts to attach [[Fire Blast effect]]s. Road Rage's twin missile launcher can be combined with her blaster to create a triple-barrel gun for her to wield or plug into the top of her car form.

:While ''Kingdom'' Tracks's hood flame deco is based on his [[Sunbow Productions|Sunbow]] animation model, Road Rage retains the flame deco found on both hers and Tracks's original toys.

:Road Rage retains the [[design flaw]] present in copies of Tracks, where the side panels on the legs frequently untab. Fixes for this include pushing the pin on the leg a tiny bit further in, as well as lengthening the tab via tightening it or using any of the plastic ties included in the figure.

:Road Rage was a [[Target]] exclusive in the U.S., revealed for pre-order on [[September 10]], 2021, though she was listed on Target's website a week prior. In October, Road Rage was available to Red Card members and listed as "Coming Soon" to other non-card holders using the Target website or app.

:Due to the exclusivity of the figure, no [[Source:Golden Disk destinies|Golden Disk destiny cards]] are included.

:Like with most Target exclusive figures nowadays, she did not have an Japanese release at all.
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==Notes==
[[File:1985MuralRedTracks.jpg|thumb|225px|Maybe she just doesn't like Grimlock.]]
*Road Rage and Crosscut are notable for being the first additions to the Generation 1-era cast of characters after the original line ended since the short-lived ''[[Machine Wars: Transformers|Machine Wars]]'' series. This also started the general trend toward e-HOBBY releases being new characters rather than old characters in new colors.
*Her coloration is based on the original pre-''Transformers'' ''[[Diaclone]]'' Corvette Stingray toy. The red Stingray was also available as Tracks under the ''Transformers'' brand in some European markets in 1985, distributed by [[Milton Bradley]].<ref name="maz">[http://www.tf-1.com/articles/eurous_frame.php?art=mb "Milton Bradley and the Transformers Red Tracks" at TF-1.com]</ref> Like most of the second [[wave]] of MB-branded Transformers, red Tracks was actually originally a ''Diaclone'' toy by European Takara licensee [[Joustra]], which was acquired by MB together with the rest of Joustra's ''Diaclone'' stock and put into ''Transformers'' packaging.<ref name="mbjoustra">[http://20thcenturytoycollector.com/mb-transformers-part-4/ "MB Transformers: Part 4"] at 20th Century Toy Collector.</ref>
*As mentioned above, the red ''Diaclone'' version of Tracks appears on Hasbro's 1985 packaging mural (along with several other toys in early or unused color schemes). What makes this particular appearance stranger than the rest is the red Tracks's depiction—apparently confronting [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and shooting at [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]]—which implies the artist thought proto-Tracks was a [[Decepticon]]. Whatever that intended implication was, Road Rage was characterized as an Autobot.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.tf-1.com/articles/reissue_frame.php?art=Roadrage Road Rage toy article at TF-1.com]

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Squeezeplay (G1)

2024-04-17T12:32:04Z

Lorcan Wooster: /* Legacy */

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{{disambig2|the evil Decepticon|his heroic mirrorverse counterpart|Squeezeplay (SG)}}
:''Squeezeplay is a [[Decepticon]] [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Squeezeplay boxart.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Rar! I'm all scary and the like!]]
'''Squeezeplay''' (aka '''Crashbash''') doesn't draw much of a line between sabotage and devastation. He considers himself an unstoppable engine of destruction, and will charge into any situation without regards to safety. He's not an idiot—he's merely harnessed the tactical advantages of brute force and intimidation. As Squeezeplay figures it, he is strong enough, tough enough, and fierce enough to plow through most battlefield fortifications and opponents without much damage, so...why not simply do that?

His [[Nebulan]] partner, [[Lokos]], was a smuggler and air pirate on his home planet before joining the Decepticons. His relationship with Squeezeplay is two-fold. On the one hand, Lokos was always a creative and crafty criminal, and so he tries to get Squeezeplay to use his head more in combat. On the other hand, though, he recognizes the sheer brutal effectiveness of his partner's methods, and so more often than not is comfortable just to let Squeezeplay have his fun.

Why mess with what works?

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
[[File:Headmasterscashandcarnage.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|That's not the way to get ahead in life.]]
Squeezeplay worked with his partners [[Horri-Bull]] and [[Fangry (G1)|Fangry]] in manipulating a group of human bounty hunters called the [[Roadjammers]] into capturing the Autobots for them. Unfortunately, the Roadjammers discovered that their human partners were actually robots in disguise. Though they did use the [[jammer]]s they were provided to capture three Autobots, the Roadjammers used a frequency splitter to jam three more Transformers—namely, Squeezeplay and his companions Fangry and Horri-Bull. The Decepticons' plans were scrapped when the Roadjammers used their jammer to control all six jammed Autobots and Decepticons to attack [[Zarak (G1)|Mr. Z]] and [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]. Overwhelmed, the Decepticons' anti-jammer was required to free them all, allowing Squeezeplay and the others to escape. {{storylink|Ca$h and Car-nage!}}

[[File:SqueezeplayRaptureDynamo.jpg|thumb|[[Dynamo]] sets his phasers to "butter."]]
When the Decepticons under Scorponok and [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] came to blows with one another, Squeezeplay led the charge against their foes along with [[Rippersnapper (G1)|Rippersnapper]], [[Sinnertwin (G1)|Sinnertwin]] and Horri-Bull. {{storylink|Cold War!}} Some time later, he was with Scorponok's army when they were transferred to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] by [[Primus]] in anticipation for [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]'s imminent arrival. Squeezeplay helped beat back several [[Acolyte of Unicron|Unicron cultists]] before the dark god himself turned up in Cybertron's orbit. {{storylink|The Void! (US)|The Void!}} Upon seeing the planet-sized enemy, Squeezeplay fled in fear. {{Storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}

After Unicron's and Scorponok's death, Squeezeplay came under [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s leadership and stood in a meeting for the joint Autobot-Decepticon government. {{storylink|Exodus!}} The coalition soon gave away and Squeezeplay joined Bludgeon in his invasion of [[Klo]]. {{storylink|The Last Autobot?}} When the newly reborn [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] arrived on Klo with the [[Last Autobot]], Squeezeplay was one of many Decepticons who tried and failed to disable him. When the Autobots reorganized with the [[Neo-Knights]] for a counter-offensive, Squeezeplay was blasted with considerable power by the humans [[Rapture]] and [[Dynamo]]. {{storylink|End of the Road! (US)|End of the Road!}}

=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
[[File:Arceeprimesrib.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
In [[1995]], Squeezeplay and his fellow Headmasters joined [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] in attacking the Autobots at a [[Feminist mob|feminism rally]]. He and Fangry double-teamed [[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]], and then all the Decepticons joined up against Optimus Prime. However, Squeezeplay was then shot in the back by the new Autobot warrior, [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]]. {{storylink|Prime's Rib!|Prime's Rib!}}

====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
The characteristics of Squeezeplay and the other Headmaster Decepticons were reviewed by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] in a simulation watched by [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 15|Memories of Bumblebee}}

====''Regeneration One''====
[[File:Squeezeplay bludgeon loose ends.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85]]
{{NoteRG1}}

Twenty-one years after the battle of [[Klo]], Squeezeplay remained a member of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s forces aboard the ''[[Warworld]]''. He interrupted his commander's genocide of the inhabitants of [[Torkulon]] to deliver an important superstring-slingshot from [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]]. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 3}}

===Ladybird Books continuity===
[[File:Decepticons Underground Headmasters.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.85|The story's called "Decepticons Underground" because the Autobots bury them alive. No joke.]]
Squeezeplay, Fangry, and Horri-Bull operated a secret underground base on Nebulos within the "[[Nebulos Triangle]]." They maintained this secrecy by shorting out electronics and causing whoever wandered into the area to disappear... at least until Optimus Prime decided that these phenomena were probably caused by a secret Decepticon base.

Anyway, the Autobots stormed in, and [[Quickmix (G1)|Quickmix]] poured [[Nebulite]]-enriched concrete all over the fleeing Decepticons, leaving Squeezeplay and the others trapped in a living tomb. {{storylink|Decepticons Underground}}

===''Universe'' comic===
[[File:TFUjailbreak.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|You've given me a snake head, [[Dan Khanna|Dan]].]]
Hailing from [[Primax 113.23 Gamma]], {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/20}} Squeezeplay was one of the many dimension-displaced Cybertronians released from the [[Cauldron]] due to the actions of [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]] and [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]]. {{storylink|Escape (Universe)|Escape}} but he somehow switched places with the [[Ransack (G1)|Ransack]] of [[Primax 1108.12 Kappa]] when they returned to their home universes. Squeezeplay quickly adapted to the battles of his new universe. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/20}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
During the [[Dark Ages]], when the Decepticons and Autobots splintered into several smaller factions, Squeezeplay fell in with [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s [[Ultracon]]s. {{storylink|Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|War Within: The Dark Ages}} Following [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s return to Cybertron, the Decepticons were once more united under a single rule, and the Autobots were conquered. At this time, Squeezeplay was put to work as a guard in [[Internment Camp Pi]], where he overlooked the Autobot workforce as they were forced to dig to Cybertron's core. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.2}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Drift issue 1|''Drift'' #1]]}}
Squeezeplay served under [[Turmoil]] during [[Drift (G1)|Deadlock]]'s failed attempt at a mutiny. He was present when Deadlock escaped and fled from Turmoil's troops. {{storylink|Drift issue 1|Drift #1}}

After the Chaos War, Squeezeplay was one of the Decepticons who started rioting on the streets of Cybertron in celebration of [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]'s return. {{storylink|City on Fire}}

Following the [[Quintessa (IDW)|Necrotitan]] event, the Autobot city [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] became the core of the New Iacon city-structure. Squeezeplay and many Decepticons moved out of the city into a ghetto on the outskirts. When [[Prime (rank)|Prime]]-loving [[Caminus (planet)|Camiens]] began preaching on the streets, Squeezeplay objected when [[Acid Storm (G1)|Acid Storm]] took a look at their literature. {{storylink|The Transgressors}}

Decepticon rallies soon started being held again in the ghettos, thanks to [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]]. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|Aphelion}} Squeezeplay was recruited by [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] and [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] into a raid on the Space Bridge nexus, taking advantage of another Bridge node on the Autobot shuttle ''[[Ark-7]]''. The Decepticons overrode the shuttle's node, transporting as a boarding party to claim the Autobot's ship. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 2: Lagrange|Lagrange}} After securing the vessel, Squeezeplay and the others rode it down to Earth, joining Galvatron at [[Shanghai]], [[China]]. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 4: Perihelion|Perihelion}}

Squeezeplay later defected from Galvatron and joined [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]]'s opposing Decepticon faction, which in turn allied with the Autobots to stop Galvatron. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 4: It's Beginning To And Back Again|It's Beginning To And Back Again}} He eventually took up residence on [[Sanctuary Station]]. {{storylink|Primeless, Part 2}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
Squeezeplay was an immobilized Builder overseeing [[Tarn (polity)|Tarn]] and [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. He had become addicted to animal death sports in his twilight years, spending most of his remaining power monitoring various broadcasts for his pleasure. When the [[Resistance]] mounted an assault on [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]], Squeezeplay was largely ineffectual in coordinating the Micromaster defense of the city, and was killed in an explosion. {{storylink|Head Games}}

===''Titans Return'' marketing material===
[[File:TPotTM Crashbash.jpg|thumb]]
'''Crashbash''' was an ancient [[Titan Master]] robot, traveling the early universe as support crew for the great [[Titan (group)|Titan]]s. As a gift to the civilizations they met along the way his unique spark had the power to grant powerful berserker rages to others. Ok... Anyway, upon reemerging in modern times he joined up with the Decepticons.

Crashbash, his [[robo-chicken]] thing, and Scourge tracked [[Haywire (Targetmaster)|Hyperfire]] to [[Velocitron]], and attempted to kidnap Blurr's Titan Master on the final lap of the planet's biggest race. They didn't get far before having to fight [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]], Hardhead, and [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. {{storylink|Titans Return: The Power of the Titan Masters}}

===''My Little Pony/Transformers''===
[[File:MLPTFII Elita One.jpg|thumb|left]]
Squeezeplay was one of the many Transformers brainwashed by [[King Sombra]] and sent to excavate the ancient Titan [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]. When the Autobots attacked, [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] tackled him; after Sombra's spell was later broken, Squeezeplay and all the other afflicted Cybertronians returned to normal. {{storylink|Finale (The Magic of Cybertron)|Finale}}
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==Commercial appearances==
[[File:Squeezeplayhorribullfangrycommercial.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|OH YEAH!]]
[[Fangry (G1)|Fangry]], [[Horri-Bull]], and Squeezeplay burst through a wall, and the three engaged the new Headmaster Autobots. [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] noted that their new Headmasters would give the Decepticons "more brainpower than ever." {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Small Headmasters|Small Headmasters Commercial}}
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==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1-toy Squeezeplay.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Craaab people... Craaab people... Taste like crab... Talk like people...]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Squeezeplay''' (Headmaster, [[1988]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' Lokos Headmaster, tail/[[Mace (weapon)|mace]], [[Overrider blaster|overrider rifle]]
:Squeezeplay transforms from a robot into a bipedal crab monster. His tail detaches into a handheld mace. Like the other Small Headmasters, there is a compartment in which Squeezeplay can store [[Lokos]] while in crab monster mode.

:In robot mode, like all Headmaster toys, Squeezeplay has a panel on his chest which houses a spring-loaded mini-[[Tech Spec|Tech-Spec]]-meter which gives readouts for Speed, Strength, and Intelligence. The tumbler is activated when Lokos (or any other Headmaster unit) is plugged into his neck socket. As a smaller Headmaster, Squeezeplay's power meter is on a single tumbler—so any head plugged into Squeezeplay will result in the same stats. His small size also robbed him of the door that usually hides the tech spec meters on larger Headmasters.

:Squeezeplay's box showed a picture of his gun protruding from the back of his crab mode. However, the actual toy lacks any compatible or secure attachment points for it.

:This mold was released in Japan without changes as ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1988 (Super-God Masterforce)|Super-God Masterforce]]'' [[Cancer (G1)#Toys|Cancer]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Decepticon/Squeezeplay/squeezeplay.htm More information on Squeezeplay at TFU.info]''
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===''Titans Return''===
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[[File:Crashbash titan master.jpg|thumb|Sentinel Prime says you're a [[robo-chicken]], so you're a robo-chicken, recruit!|upright=1.77]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Crashbash''' (Titan Master, [[2016]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' Gun/Dragon/Dinosaur
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)|[[Emiliano Santalucia]] (concept artist)}}
:Part of the first wave of Titan Master figures in the ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' subline, Crashbash (renamed for trademark reasons) can interact with other figures from the line. As a robot he can ride on Legends Class figures in their alt modes, and can be plugged on every Deluxe, Voyager, or Leader figure. He comes with his vehicle partner, that can transform into a dragon (which can be ridden by Crashbash in bot mode), a dinosaur (which is completed by Crashbash forming its lower jaw and arms) or a gun that can be used by larger figures...although it looks like a dinosaur lying down and shooting with its butt and feet, but you can remove the Titan Master in gun mode anyway.

:The instructions had a slight error: The wing/stomach parts were shown closed in steps 6-8, even they told you to open them in step 5. Although stock renders had the dinosaur head's eyes being painted blue, the final product painted them lime.

:As with most Titan Master vehicle accessories, care must be taken with the gun mode's handle: the handle fits tightly in many 5mm-compatible closed hands, and combined with the handle's lack of metal pin running through the joint, removing it by force causes the handle to pop out of the joint. This is incredibly common when inserting the gun mode into the base modes of leader class toys like Blaster and Soundwave, whose holes are too small for Crashbash's post. Get some pliers ready.

:Crashbash was originally designed by [[Emiliano Santalucia]] as a new character, and sported an original head mode design. The mold was [[redeco]]ed into [[Overkill (G1)#Generations|Overboard]] and retooled into [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Clobber|Clobber]]. Takara released the head as [[Cancer (G1)#Legends|Cancer]] along with [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Legends|Shockwave]], while its partner was redecoed as [[Butla]] and [[Servant]], [[Skullcruncher (G1)#Legends|Skull]] and [[Mindwipe (G1)#Legends|Wipe]]'s partners. The partner also served as the model for the non-toy ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' incarnation of the [[Diagnostic Drone#Beast Wars: Uprising|Diagnostic Drone]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Decepticon/TRCrashbash/crashbash.htm More information on ''Titans Return'' Crashbash at TFU.info]''
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:TF-Legacy-United-VS-Squeezeplay.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|For his neutral special, Squeezeplay wields a '''GUN.''']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{bp-multi|'''Prime Universe Cliffjumper VS Beast Wars Universe Tarantulas, G1 Universe Squeezeplay, Cyberverse Universe Tarn''' (Multi-pack, [[2024]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Tail/mace, "Browning" pistol
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[[March 28]], [[2024]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlrpW_ZFKvE Hasbro Pulse | Transformers 40th Anniversary Fanstream | March 28, 2024] on YouTube, with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Evan Brooks]], [[Mark Maher]], [[Kelly Rose]], and [[Matt Ferguson]].</ref>

: ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' "G1 Universe Squeezeplay" (he got his name back!) is a ''heavy'' [[retool]]ing of ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' [[Mindwipe (G1)#Titans Return|Mindwipe]], turning into a crustacean-esque monster. He (of course) includes "[[Lokos#Legacy|G1 Universe Lokos]]" as his ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]''-style Headmaster, though it is not a reuse of his previous ''Titans Return'' Titan Master figure. His monster mode retains Mindwipe's tummy-based pilot compartment for Lokos (or any other compatible mold) to ride in. Just as with his original toy, his tail becomes a mace in robot mode, but this time his original blaster has been replaced with an all-new, non-transformable [[Browning#Legacy|Browning]] in pistol mode (not identified as Browning on the packaging, but explicitly called that in Hasbro livestreams).

: The figure itself contains off-white plastics with a slightly blue-tinged face, mimicking details that [[Cancer (G1)|Cancer]] has in the ''[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (cartoon)|Super-God Masterforce]]'' cartoon... but Browning is in silver like his toy, rather than the bronze of his cartoon model.

: He was only available as part of a [[Target]]-[[exclusive]] four-pack, packed in with [[Tarantulas (BW)/toys#United|Beast Wars Tarantulas]], [[Cliffjumper (WFC)#Legacy|Prime Universe Cliffjumper]], and [[Tarn (Cyberverse)#Legacy|Cyberverse Universe Tarn]].

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==Notes==
*Squeezeplay was depicted as one of the Transformers fleeing the Cauldron in the ''Universe'' comic (see above) because he is a favorite of convention organizer [[Glen Hallit]].

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Squeezeplay''' (スクイーズプレイ ''Sukuīzupurei'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Szorítókar''' ("Squeezearm"), '''Facsargó''' ("Squeezer")
*''Italian:'' '''[[Morsa]]''' ("Grip")

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Skullgrin

2023-05-13T21:44:32Z

Lorcan Wooster: /* Legacy */

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:''Skullgrin is a [[Decepticon]] [[Pretender]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Skullgrin-packageart.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|Nyeh! Castle Greyskull will be mine!]]
When you encounter '''Skullgrin''', just ''who'' you're meeting depends largely on what he happens to be wearing at the time. The Cybertronian robot at his core is intelligent, logical, coldblooded, and vain. He tends to put his own interests above the Decepticon cause and is easily distracted from missions and even direct combat should something of interest catch his optic. He finds Earth in particular quite interesting and is eager (in a decadent and mercenary way) to learn what it has to offer him.

Should you meet Skullgrin inside his Pretender shell, however, you'll find yourself facing a whole different beast. When he's encased in its monstrous hide, a new personality takes over: he becomes a snorting, snarling, sinister sick-o. Low on brains but brimming over with boundless, unstoppable rage, this Skullgrin is the kind of warrior you just point in a certain direction and let fly. Mindless destruction is his favorite pastime, and he won't stop snarling and fighting until everything before him has fallen.

The disconnect between these two personas can lead to some rather erratic behaviour on his part. The two disparate personalities attempting to reconcile themselves within him can make who and what Skullgrin is like on any given day a toss-up, and should the coin come down wrong, a potentially deadly one for anyone nearby.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}
[[File:Decepticonpretenders-behold.jpg|left|thumb|Pretenders on parade.]]
After commandeering a genetics research lab on Earth, [[Scorponok (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Scorponok]] was able to create the science of Pretender shells using synthoplasmic chambers constructed by himself and [[Vorath]]. Skullgrin was one of six Decepticon volunteers transformed by the process into Pretenders. But soon after the process was completed, the Decepticons took notice of a digital eavesdropper. After tracing the intruder to [[Alternate Reality, Inc.]], Scorponok sent out his newly recreated troops to test their might against the spies. But, having gained access to the Pretender process themselves, the Autobots were able to manufacture heroic counterparts to Scorponok's goons. A digital copy of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] proved to be a superior tactician against the Decepticons, tipping the odds in the Autobots' favor. Skullgrin and his kin were soon driven into a retreat. {{storylink|Pretender to the Throne!}}

[[File:SkullgrinMonconMars.jpg|thumb|We flyin' first class / Up in the sky / Poppin' champagne / Livin' the life]]
Skullgrin was sent to Earth alone by Scorponok to construct a fuel depot in secret for his Decepticon comrades, the belief being that his organic shell would arouse less suspicion than a normal Decepticon would due to the increasing public hostility towards giant alien robots, fanned by the [[Z Foundation]]. Skullgrin caught the attention of [[Rollie Friendly (G1)|Rollie Friendly]] after [[Bigfoot]]-style sightings of him in [[North Carolina]] appeared in the gutter press, and the film director offered him a movie role. The Pretender agreed in exchange for being paid in fuel. When the public and press went wild over him, Skullgrin began to like being a movie star. But while his Pretender shell had fooled most people, robot hunter [[Circuit Breaker (G1)|Circuit Breaker]] suspected his origins. When Skullgrin revealed his true form to the movie's [[Carissa Carr (G1)|leading lady]], the robophobic Circuit Breaker attacked and destroyed both the film and his movie career. {{storylink|Monstercon from Mars!}}

[[File:MonsterconfromMars-Skullgrinrobot.jpg|left|thumb|Y'know, Skullgrin, this sort of thing put Pee-Wee Herman in jail.]]
Scorponok's troops, Skullgrin included, met with [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s forces. Distrust between the two leaders led to an all-out battle between the two groups, till they realized that [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] had manipulated them both to battle while he made his escape to acquire the [[Underbase]]. {{storylink|Cold War!}} Both Decepticon camps united, only to be once more distracted when they detected the Autobots approaching their location. Skullgrin and his teammates were ordered by Scorponok to "crush every [[spark]] from their bodies." This too was realized to have been a ruse by Starscream, and the Autobots formed a temporary alliance with the Decepticons to go after him. After Starscream gained the power of the Underbase, Skullgrin was part of a wave with the other Decepticon Pretenders and the Predacons that tried to take down Starscream. His power was too much for the Decepticons and the Predacons were destroyed. However, the Pretenders were spared thanks to their syntho-flesh Pretender shells, rendering immune to Starscream's blasts. {{storylink|Dark Star}}

''Along with [[Iguanus (G1)|Iguanus]] and [[Bomb-Burst (G1)|Bomb-Burst]], Skullgrin hijacked the [[Keeler Oil Terminal]] in the [[Gulf of Mexico]] to convert the [[oil]] into a more refined form of [[energon]] with a [[Transmuter (G1)|transmuter]]. As he completed the device, however, they were ambushed by three [[Autobot]] Pretenders and battle ensued. While [[Cloudburst]] and Bomb-burst prevented a human jet from crashing and destroying the rig, Skullgrin and Iguanus were subdued and captured by [[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]] and [[Splashdown]].'' {{storylink|The Chain Gang!}}

Following the destruction of their mobile starship headquarters, the Decepticons established a new base hidden under the [[New Jersey (Earth)|New Jersey]] dumps. Shortly thereafter, Iguanus was chosen by Scorponok to spearhead a new energy-collecting endeavor with his fellow Pretenders. When Skullgrin expressed displeasure at being left with guard duty while the other Pretenders had more exciting roles, Iguanus taunted that it was because movie stardom had made him a softhearted fleshling-lover. When Iguanus captured [[Cecilia Santiago|a human]] snooping near the base, Skullgrin attempted to convince his fellow Pretender not to immediately terminate her. This resulted in a brawl between the two of them that would be interrupted by the arrival of [[Mudslinger (G1)|Mudslinger]]. He battled the [[Off Road Patrol]], but failed to prevent them from destroying the equipment he was guarding. {{storylink|King Con!}} Skullgrin later saw Zarak's return to the Decepticons' base and was ordered by him to contact Cybertron's Decepticons for soldiers to battle [[Roadhandler (G1)|Roadhandler]] in a wrestling match. {{Storylink|The Interplanetary Wrestling Championship!}}

He later partook in an attack on the Autobots at [[MacDill Air Force Base]] in [[Florida]]. As he was exiting his shell to assist Scorponok, Prime smashed a jet in his face. {{storylink|The Resurrection Gambit!}} When Starscream appeared just as that battle ended, Skullgrin was quickly defeated alongside [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]]. {{storylink|Skin Deep}}

When the Autobots surrendered to the Decepticons, Skullgrin and Bomb-Burst made sure to remove Cloudburst's armor to assure he wouldn't use it to rebel. When [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], [[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Kup]], and Hot Rod escaped and invaded Zarak's quarters, Skullgrin was among those who came to their leader's rescue, but ultimately saw the beginning of an Autobot-Decepticon alliance, only to end up buried as a new civil war began with the destruction of the Decepticon base. {{storylink|Surrender!}} After digging himself out, he joined [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]], and [[Octopunch (G1)|Octopunch]] in an assault on Starscream, [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]], and [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]]. {{storylink|...All This and Civil War 2}}
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====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
Skullgrin was present when the Decepticons unleashed a robotic hell-beast known as 'King Con' on New York; however Optimus Prime rented a helicopter to fly a banner announcing huge raw oil deposit finds in the Rocky Mountains. After a short hesitation, the Decepticons retreated to pursue these findings. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 7|New York — A City Sinking in Terror}} At another point, Bomb-Burst, Skullgrin, and Submarauder attempted to stop the [[Race Car Patrol]] and the [[Off Road Patrol]] from joining a mission to stop Decepticons from gathering spilled [[oil]] in [[Alaska]], but they failed in this task. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 9|Headmaster of the Dimensions}} The trio were also part of a wave of Decepticon attacks on oil refineries, but their raid was cut short when the Autobot Pretenders chased them into an ambush by other Autobots. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 11|He Who Laughs Last ...}} Skullgrin, among others, was discussed as part of simulation accidentally triggered by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Goldbug]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 15|Memories of Bumblebee}}

====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
[[File:NewDawn-Skullgrin.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|What a great end to his character arc.]]
Skullgrin was sent out with five of his fellow Decepticons to explore [[Fahl space]], and their ship was attacked by the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronians]]. Skullgrin alone survived long enough to try to return to [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]], and exploded in re-entry attempting to warn his leader. {{storylink|New Dawn}}
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====''Classics''====
[[File:InvasionPrologue-Decepticonspushforward.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Thought you were gonna see my ''Generations'' toy, huh? Well, nuts to you!]]
{{noteclassics}}
Twenty years after the battle of Klo, Skullgrin had joined [[Overlord (G1)|Gigatron]]'s Decepticons on Earth, and was present when Gigatron's team attacked the Autobots' [[Ironworks (facility)|Ironworks]] headquarters for their hidden [[Rarified Energon]] reserves. {{storylink|Invasion Prologue}}

While observing Ironworks with Gigatron and the rest of his troops from afar, Skullgrin and the others received word from [[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]] that strange Transformers from another dimension had invaded the Autobot base. Gigatron decided the time was ripe to make another play for the Rarified Energon while the Autobots were distracted, and the Decepticons moved in. [[Octopunch (G1)|Octopunch]] and Skullgrin tried to sneak into Ironworks from underground, but encountered two alleged Autobots instead. [[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]] proved more than a match for Skullgrin, first destroying the shell, then defeating the inner robot. {{storylink|Invasion (issue)|Invasion}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
Skullgrin was a brilliant and methodical field commander for the Decepticons. However, nobody likes intelligence in the [[Decepticon Empire]], so his superiors put a [[shell program]] in his Pretender shell's circuitry that drove him nuts and made him virtually useless in a leadership position. And everyone lived happily ever after. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More Than Meets The Eye #6}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Stormbringer issue 1|''Stormbringer'' #1]]}}

[[File:Stormbringer3 Skullgrin Bomburst grenade.jpg|upright=0.9|thumb|"—we become standardized [[Simon Furman]] cannon fodder!"]]
Skullgrin was one of the cultists under [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] attempting to resurrect [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Soundwave}} When [[Jetfire (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jetfire]] and the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]]s came snooping around [[Thunderhead Pass]], Skullgrin and the other cultists attacked and captured most of the Autobot scientists. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 1|Stormbringer #1}} When Jetfire attempted to escape his confinement, he bashed Skullgrin into a wall. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 2|Stormbringer #2}} Later, when [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] and the [[Wreckers]] arrived, [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] blew Skullgrin up with a grenade. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 3|Stormbringer #3}}

Skullgrin survived the encounter and was taken to [[Garrus-9]]. After [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]] took control of the prison, he freed [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]], who selected certain Decepticons to take with him. Like the rest of Shockwave's companions, he was on [[The List]], and had been intended to be handed over to the [[Decepticon Justice Division]] in exchange for the former Senator being allowed to go free, a deal [[Tarn (G1)|Tarn]] rejected. {{storylink|The Ties That Bind (issue)|The Ties That Bind}}

===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' marketing material===
Skullgrin was a [[Prime Master]] who housed the spark energy of [[Liege Maximo]], able to grant trickster abilities to other Transformers. {{storylink|#Power of the Primes|''Power of the Primes'' Skullgrin / Liege Maximo online bio}}
{{note|For a list of powers manifested by Skullgrin, see [[Prime Master/Combinations|this chart]].}}
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===2019 IDW continuity===
[[File:Tread&Circuits4 SkullgrinVThunderclash.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|left|Skullgrin works the groin.]]
Skullgrin was a member of [[Mayhem Attack Squad|Mayhem]], a terrorist group operating on the Cybertronian colony of [[Velocitron]]. They denounced the colony's practice of choosing their [[Senate|First Senator]] using the [[Speedia 500]] race, and promised to disrupt it. For effect, Mayhem murdered an upcoming racer named [[Electro]]ns on a live broadcast. {{storylink|Tread & Circuits Part 1}}

During the race, Skullgrin tried to bury the racers with explosives triggering an avalanche. Mayhem bottle-necked most of the racers in a mountain pass, attacking the participants. An Ascenticon named [[Knock Out (G1)|Knock Out]] made it through the commotion and won, but Skullgrin and most of Mayhem escaped capture. {{storylink|Tread & Circuits Part 3}} At the swearing-in ceremony days later, Mayhem assaulted the Velocitronian Senate. Skullgrin fought with [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]], leader of the [[Wreckers]] stunt team, but was beaten unconscious. Only later, after the Wreckers had departed, was it revealed that Mayhem and the Ascenticons had collaborated from the beginning. Knock Out's ascension to First Senator had been planned, and now the Decepticons ruled Velocitron. {{storylink|Tread & Circuits Part 4}}

===Velocitron Speedia 500===
Skullgrin was one of many spectators for the [[Speedia 500]] race on [[Velocitron]]. {{Storylink|Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 2}}
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==Commercial appearances==
Shortly after the Autobots developed [[Pretender]]s, the Decepticons learned to duplicate the process. Their own foray into this technology yielded Skullgrin, [[Bomb-Burst (G1)|Bomb-Burst]], and [[Submarauder (G1)|Submarauder]]. The Decepticon Pretenders forced their way into the Autobot research lab that birthed their heroic counterparts, where they proved just as capable of splitting from the shells to fight on two fronts each. Skullgrin faced off against [[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]] in the ensuing fight. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Pretenders|Pretenders commercial}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsSkullgrin.jpg|thumb|400px]]
Skullgrin participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was an Uncommon character who could be recruited after collecting 75 units of Cybermetal and 36 units of Transmetal. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Bumblebee Overdrive''===
[[File:BBOSkullgrin.jpg|thumb|100px]]
Skullgrin was in command of the eighth Decepticon base attacked and destroyed by the Autobots during a series of raids. He pursued the invaders in tank mode launching several bombs and missiles against his target, but foolishly ran over his own bombs and blew himself up. {{storylink|Transformers: Bumblebee Overdrive}}
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==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1Skullgrin toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Seen here before his cross-country tour with GWAR]]
*'''Skullgrin''' (Pretender, [[1988]])
**''Accessories:'' Pretender shell, "[[vibro-sword]]", 2 x "lasers" (left & right), belt
{{toydesigner|[[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}
:Skullgrin's inner robot turns into a Cybertronic "assault tank", with [[Shrapnel blaster|two built-in cannons]] in addition to Skullgrin's own guns that can be attached to the sides. The tank has three wheels on the underside to allow him to roll. The built-in cannons can be swung out of his arms easily in this mode, while his side guns can either be attached to his knees or held in his fists. The guns themselves can also be combined into a single "[[Slagmaker carbine|double slagmaker laser]]", though the large size means it suits his Pretender shell better.

:Skullgrin's Pretender shell is a humanoid monster with a demonic ram's skull. The top of the skull is moulded in softer, rubberised plastic, like most shell accessories. The lower jaw of the skull is moulded into the chest of the shell itself and even includes a tongue. Because the lower jaw is unpainted it becomes almost invisible, giving Skullgrin the appearance of having no lower jaw at all.

:Unusually, his belt actually works like a belt, looping around the shell and fastening together. While this may be more realistic or may look better, it also means one needs to unfasten the belt every time one opens the shell. The shell is armed with the vibro-sword and the double gun.

:Skullgrin was sold in Japan as [[Dauros#Toys|Dauros]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Decepticon/Skullgrin/skullgrin.htm More information on Skullgrin at TFU.info]''
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===''Generations''===
[[File:Generationstoy-Skullgrin.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|If Travolta can make a comeback, so can I!]]
*'''Skullgrin''' (Deluxe Class, [[2010]])
**''Accessories'': Pick-axe/cannon, missile launcher, machine gun, smoke grenade launchers
{{toydesigner|[[Bill Rawley]] and [[Joe Kyde]] (Hasbro)|[[Andrew Scribner]] (deco artist)}}

:Part of the fifth wave of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' Deluxe Class toys, Skullgrin is a [[retool]] and [[redeco]] of ''Generations'' [[Straxus (G1)#Generations|Darkmount]] with a new head, who transforms into a half-tracked {{w|Self-propelled artillery|self-propelled artillery vehicle}} inspired by the {{w|G6 howitzer|South African G6 Rhino}}, and a tripod-mounted {{w|howitzer}} platform.

:In vehicle mode, the turret can rotate and the barrel can raise. Initially it was planned to have the sculpt interact with Scout Class figures who could man his "fortress mode". The remainders of that idea are the otherwise pointless handlebars that end up on his knees in robot mode.<ref name="generations11">TakaraTomy staff interview in ''[[Transformers Generations 2011 Volume 1]]'', [http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-news-rumors/428825-takaratomy-staff-interview-generations-united.html translation at TFW2005].</ref> In robot mode, the cannon barrel becomes a pick-axe weapon, while his smaller weapons are equipped with [[C joint]]s and thus can clip onto various compatible rungs, bars and tubes sculpted onto the vehicle or robot. Just like Darkmount, Skullgrin's head was designed with a light-piping feature, but it is not utilized due to the red paint covering his eyes and the usage of opaque plastic for his piping.

:This mold was also used for [[BotCon 2012]] [[Straxus (SG)#Toys|The Bard of Darkmount]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2010/Decepticon/Skullgrin/skullgrin.htm More information on ''Generations'' Skullgrin at TFU.info]''
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{{anchor|PowerOfThePrimes}}

===''Power of the Primes''===
[[File:PowerOfThePrimestoy-LiegeMaximo.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Metalhawk. It's been a whil...wait, I'm still Skullgrin?"]]
*'''Liege Maximo''' (Prime Master, [[2018]])
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''PP-02'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[May 25]], [[2018]]
**''Accessories'': Skullgrin decoy armor, claw
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)|[[Robby Musso]] (concept artist)}}

:''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' [[Liege Maximo#Power of the Primes|Liege Maximo]] is a [[Prime Master]] with Skullgrin decoy armor, visually based on the original [[Pretender]]'s inner robot and shell.

:This toy has identical features to the other Prime Masters in the line. The decoy armor has a weapon piece which can fold out to create a weapon mode, or detach and be held in the armor's 3 mm-compatible hand. The [[Titan Master]]-like robot can store inside the decoy armor or ride [[Size class|Legends Class]] figures in vehicle mode, and is fully compatible with toys from the previous ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' line. The "Power Swap" gimmick means its [[spark]] form can plug onto any decoy armor's weapon form (which has a [[5 mm post]] to be held by larger figures), Deluxe Class figures' chest armor, Voyager Class figures' bucklers, Leader Class figures' [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Power of the Primes|Matrix]] (in place of their Matrix core), [[combiner]]s' torsos (in place of their [[Enigma of Combination]]), or the [[Scepter of Sparks]]. With the power of [[you]]r imagination, this bestows the Prime Master's [[Prime Master/Combinations|unique power]] on the larger figure.

:Depending on the individual copy, the peg holes on Liege Maximo's legs varies from normal size to near-shallow, which the latter makes him somewhat prone to falling off from the decoy armor's weapon form. Unlike every other Titan Master/Prime Master, Liege Maximo and his fellow first wave Prime Masters feature backpacks/symbols secured by pins instead of screws.

:Though designated for a first quarter 2018 release, Liege Maximo's wave reached U.S. store shelves in November 2017. While not a [[shelfwarmer]], Liege Maximo could still be found among future waves of the ''Power of the Primes'' line, and even among figures of the following ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege]]'' line.

:Liege Maximo/Skullgrin was retooled with a new [[Prime Master]] sigil and decoy armor front as [[The Fallen/toys#Power of the Primes|The Fallen]]/[[Bomb-Burst (G1)#Power of the Primes|Bomb-Burst]].
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:TF-Legacy-Deluxe-Skullgrin.jpeg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|Being at a bigger size class compared to his [[Iguanus (G1)#Legacy|brethren]] makes him (skull)grin from ear to ear.]]
*'''Skullgrin''' (Deluxe Class, [[2022]])
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TL-18'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[February 25]], [[2023]]
**''Accessories'': 2x swords, 2x blasters
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Hisashi Yuki]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:Part of the third wave of ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' Deluxe Class figures, Skullgrin, like his fellow Pretender [[Iguanus (G1)#Legacy|Iguanus]] of the same line, transforms from a robot mode that hybridizes elements of the shell and inner robot of his original toy, into a Cybertronian tank in 20 steps. He includes 4 weapons, which can combine together into a sword/ cannon hybrid.

:The white plastic in use comes in two types: soft, rubberized plastic for his the central skull, the skull's hinged horns, horns across the shoulders and hips, as well as the swords, and regular nylon plastic for parts of the hips, ankles, the internal slider for the shoulders, and the hinged sections inside the legs. The white nylon frames in the legs are quite thin, which can result in the treads detaching during transformation.<ref>https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/generations-legacy-skullgrin.1238332/</ref>

:The instructions also suggest that Skullgrin's swords can plug into the 5mm ports on his sides as shields, and his cannons can be plugged into his back in robot mode. In robot mode, his tail is articulated.

:Amusingly, Skullgrin's cannons are carved to look like there are fists folded into them, as this was how the G1 toy appeared... though if you want to get ''super'' nitpicky, and of course ''we do'', these faux-fists are not at the same angle as those of the original toy.

:Mark Maher's commentary shows a skull attached to a piece that forms the front of the tank mode on Skullgrin's component diagram, but this was cut from the final toy. As with every other figure but the original, Skullgrin's face is once again missing a lower jaw, ''however'' Maher intended for there to be one until very late in the process bucking the usual trend of it just going unnoticed that Skullgrin ever had one in the first place.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/ChXxl3gumjK/</ref>
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==Notes==
* Skullgrin's [[character model]] in the [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] comics was a straight-up, less-detailed repurposing of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] concept art by [[Masakatsu Saito]], rather than a [[Marvel Productions]]/[[Toei Animation|Toei]]-original model.
* Bob Budiansky originally wrote Skullgrin's profile sometime in 1987, well before giving the character the spotlight in [[Monstercon from Mars!|issue #45]] of the Marvel Comic in mid-1988. For whatever reason, Skullgrin's depiction in this story really didn't match up with the profile; his bio described him as having a "split personality"—rational while in robot mode, but a feral beast while inside his shell—yet he spent nearly the whole comic inside his shell, and was largely perfectly coherent throughout. When the profile was finally printed years later in 1990's [[...All This and Civil War 2|issue #72]], it's obvious from reading it that it was amended after the fact to insert an explanation for Skullgrin's behaviour in the earlier issue, blaming his "two disparate personalities trying to interface on the same level" for his "uncharacteristic" behaviour.
* Skullgrin initially appeared in ''[[The Transformers: Stormbringer|Stormbringer]]'' using a new mechanical design mostly based on his classic Pretender shell before dying in [[Stormbringer issue 3|''Stormbringer'' #3]]. This left an apparently separate Cybertronian inspired by the inner robot design alone to be Skullgrin's Japanese counterpart [[Dauros]]. [[Bomb-Burst (G1)|Bomb-Burst]] and [[Blood]] shared a similar pattern in this continuity. However, Skullgrin eventually reappeared in [[The Ties That Bind (issue)|''Lost Light'' #14]] drawn according to the inner robot design. He then made a final cameo appearance in [[The Falling, Chapter 5: Endless Forever|''Optimus Prime'' #20]] drawn according to the Pretender shell.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Skullgrin''' (スカルグリン ''Sukarugurin'')
*''French:'' '''Crânien''' (Canada, "Cranial")
*''Italian:'' '''Korno''' ("Horn")

==References==
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[[Category:Classics Decepticons]]
[[Category:Entertainers]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 2 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generations]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Decepticons]]
[[Category:IDW (2019) Decepticons]]
[[Category:Legacy Decepticons]]
[[Category:Mayhem Attack Squad]]
[[Category:Pretenders]]
[[Category:Prime Masters]]
[[Category:Transformers with three modes]]

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Transformers Encore

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Lorcan Wooster:

[[File:Encore logo.png|center|200px]]
 
'''''Transformers Encore''''' (トランスフォーマーアンコール ''Toransufōmā Ankōru'') is a series of [[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]] [[Generation 1 reissues|reissue]]s from [[TakaraTomy]] which began in 2007, succeeding ''[[The Transformers Collection]]''. The toys are packaged similarly to their Generation 1-styled boxes; the toys themselves are very close to the original releases, though there may be visible differences in plastic color tones or the substitution of extra paint applications for stickers.

In 2018, the lineup returned and focused on reissuing post-Generation 1 toys until 2020, when the line likely ended again.

==List of ''Transformers Encore'' figures==
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!#!!Figure!!Release date

{{Episode list
|Title=[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Encore|Convoy]]
|EpisodeNumber=01
|OriginalAirDate=September 2007
}}

{{Episode list
|Title=[[Megatron (G1)/toys#Encore|Megatron]]
|EpisodeNumber=02
|OriginalAirDate=September 2007
|ShortSummary=Additional figure: [[e-HOBBY]] Black Megatron, not to be confused with the earlier e-HOBBY version of Black Megatron.
}}

{{Episode list
|Title=[[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Encore|Soundwave]] (with [[Laserbeak (G1)|Condor]])
|EpisodeNumber=03
|OriginalAirDate=September 2007
}}

{{Episode list
|Title=[[Starscream (G1)/toys#Encore|Starscream]]
|EpisodeNumber=04
|OriginalAirDate=September 2007
}}

{{Episode list
|Title=[[Ironhide_(G1)/toys#Encore|Ironhide]]
|EpisodeNumber=05
|OriginalAirDate=December 2007
|ShortSummary=Additional figure: [[e-HOBBY]] released a New Year Special [[Exclusive]]: "Black Protect Ironhide", which was available in April 2008. The text on e-Hobby's page for the toy indicates the black coloration is meant to homage Ironhide's original ''[[Diaclone]]'' predecessor, but between the release of Ratchet Emergency Green and a hint in Ironhide's new bio, it's easy to see this is also an homage to the new [[live-action film series]] [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]. The packaging was the same as the regular ''Encore'' Ironhide's. See the article on Ironhide for additional info.
}}

{{Episode list
|Title=[[Ratchet (G1)/toys#Encore|Ratchet]]
|EpisodeNumber=06
|OriginalAirDate=December 2007
|ShortSummary=Additional figure: A "Ratchet Emergency Green" [[redeco]] which [[homage]]s [[Ratchet (Movie)|Movie Ratchet]] is a Japanese mail-away exclusive available with a purchase of the book ''[[Transformers Visualworks]]''. After the book release on [[December 4]], 2007, purchasers could mail in a ticket from the book and purchase either one (5200yen) or two (10,000 yen) of the item. Ratchet Emergency Green was distributed in April 2008.
}}

{{Episode list
|Title=[[Sky Lynx (G1)#Encore|Sky Lynx]]
|EpisodeNumber=07
|OriginalAirDate=February 2008
}}

{{Episode list
|Title=[[Jazz (G1)/toys#Encore|Meister]]
|EpisodeNumber=08
|OriginalAirDate=March 2008
}}

{{Episode list
|Title=[[Omega Supreme (G1)#Encore|Omega Supreme]]
|EpisodeNumber=09
|OriginalAirDate=June 2008
|ShortSummary=Additional figure: [[e-HOBBY]] released a redeco of Omega Supreme in blue and white as a "GADEP" unit, otherwise known as a [[Guardian robot]].
}}

{{Episode list
|Title= [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Encore|Bumble]] & [[Mini Vehicle|Minibots]] (Bumble, [[Outback (G1)#Encore|Outback]], [[Pipes (G1)#Encore|Pipes]], [[Swerve (G1)#Encore|Wave]] and [[Tailgate (G1)#Encore|Tailgate]])
|EpisodeNumber=10
|OriginalAirDate=July 2008
}}

{{Episode list
|Title=[[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Encore|Skywarp]] and [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Encore|Thundercracker]]
|EpisodeNumber=11
|OriginalAirDate=August 2008
|ShortSummary=Additional figure: [[e-HOBBY]] re-released [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]] as an [[exclusive]] in February, 2009. It also includes a special comic featuring the character.
}}

{{Episode list
|Title=[[Metroplex (G1)#Encore|Metroflex]]
|EpisodeNumber=12
|OriginalAirDate=September 2008
}}

{{Episode list
|Title=[[Trailbreaker (G1)/toys#Encore|Trailbreaker]]
|EpisodeNumber=13
|OriginalAirDate=December 2008
}}

{{Episode list
|Title=[[Hoist (G1)/toys#Encore|Hoist]]
|EpisodeNumber=14
|OriginalAirDate=December 2008
}}

{{Episode list
|Title=Great [[Mini-Cassette|Cassette]] Operation ([[Eject (G1)#Encore|Eject]], [[Rewind (G1)#Encore|Rewind]], [[Ravage (G1)#Encore/toys|Jaguar]], and [[Buzzsaw (G1)#Encore/toys|Buzzsaw]])
|EpisodeNumber=15
|OriginalAirDate=March 2009
}}

{{Episode list
|Title=[[Bruticus (G1)#Encore|Bruticus]] ([[Onslaught (G1)#Encore|Onslaught]], [[Swindle (G1)#Encore|Swindle]], [[Brawl (G1)#Encore|Brawl]], [[Blast Off (G1)#Encore|Blast Off]], and [[Vortex (G1)#Encore|Vorter]])
|EpisodeNumber=16
|OriginalAirDate=July 2009
}}

{{Episode list
|Title=Great [[Mini-Cassette|Cassette]] Operation Vol.2 ([[Ratbat (G1)#Encore/toys|Ratbat]], [[Slugfest (G1)#Encore|Slugfest]], [[Ramhorn (G1)#Encore|Ramhorn]], and [[Steeljaw (G1)#Encore|Steeljaw]])
|EpisodeNumber=17
|OriginalAirDate=July 2009
}}

{{Episode list
|Title=[[Skids (G1)#Encore|Skids]]
|EpisodeNumber=18
|OriginalAirDate=October 2009
}}
{{Episode list
|Title=Great [[Mini-Cassette|Cassette]] Operation Vol.3 ([[Rumble (G1)#Encore|Rumble]], [[Frenzy (G1)#Encore|Frenzy]], [[Overkill (G1)#Encore|Overkill]], and [[Laserbeak (G1)#Encore|Condor]])
|EpisodeNumber=19
|OriginalAirDate=November 2009
}}
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Wheeljack (Movie)

2023-04-03T13:52:52Z

Lorcan Wooster: /* Dark of the Moon */

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{{disambig3|Wheeljack}}
:''Wheeljack is an [[Autobot]] from the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:HeatScramble wheeljack.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.95|Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity... and I'm not sure about the former.]]
An accomplished [[Autobot]] scientist and inventor, '''Wheeljack''' (aka '''Que''') will hook you up with some new weapon or gizmo that he just invented. There's no problem too big or too small that Wheeljack isn't willing to tackle, be it celestial mechanics or inventing potent new anti-Decepticon combat weapons. Because of this, he's a welcome addition to the [[NEST]] team, as staying on the cutting edge of technology is a priority for NEST.

That said, he's not much a fighter, and prefers to leave the violence to his combat partner [[Dino]]. With his wild hairstyle, glasses, and dapper [[Facial hair|moustache]], he resembles a certain famous [[Albert Einstein|scientist]] as well! To complete the German homage, he transforms into a {{W|Mercedes-Benz}} E550.

{{bigquote|They're great inventions for kicking ass!|Que on his latest killamajig|''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]''}}

==Fiction==
===Movies===
{{note|The six movies are the primary component of the live-action movie continuity family. Their events should be taken as canon for all other pieces of fiction listed below, unless otherwise specified.}}

====''Dark of the Moon'' film====
{{voiceactor|[[George Coe]] (English), [[Shinpachi Tsuji]] (Japanese)|[[Guillermo Coria]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Jaume Lleal]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Giorgio Lopez]] (Italian), [[Éric Legrand]] (European French), [[Péter Barbinek]] (Hungarian), [[Ayrton Cardoso]] (Brazilian Portuguese), [[Eberhard Prüter]] (German), [[Ender Yiğit]] (Turkish)}}
[[File:Dark-of-the-moon-que-robot-atnest.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|Good news, everyone! Tomorrow, you'll all be making a delivery to Ebola 9, the virus planet.]]
[[File:Dark-of-the-moon-que-carmode.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|"Is there any other protection I need?" "Only from me, 007, unless you bring that car back in pristine order."]]
As a member of a NEST strike team, Que, in his vehicle form, posed as the [[Iran]]ian defense minister's vehicle to cross a checkpoint. Once he and the others reached an illegal nuclear facility, he, [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] and [[Dino]] investigated and destroyed it.

Later at NEST's new base of operations in Washington, D.C., Que provided weapons-specialist [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] with a weapons upgrade, supplying him with two powerful rifles, much to Ironhide's liking. When National Intelligence Director [[Charlotte Mearing]] arrived, he politely introduced himself and informed them about Optimus Prime's upset mood. Mearing thought this was the silent treatment but Que and Ironhide assured that this was not that, it was worse. He stood in the background with his fellow Autobots and observed Optimus berate the government officials for keeping the wreckage of the ''[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]'' a secret from the Autobots.
[[File:DOTMQuegadget.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|"I'll hazard I can do more damage on my laptop sitting in my pajamas before my first cup of Earl Grey than you can do in a year in the field."]]
When the Autobots were ordered to be exiled from Earth by the government on [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime's]] demands, Que helped to prepare the Autobot ship, the ''[[Xantium (DOTM)|Xantium]]'' for launch alongside his fellow Autobots. However, after launch, [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] attacked the ''Xantium'' and destroyed the ship, presumably killing Que and the other Autobots on board.

Secretly, the Autobots had suspected treachery, and hid inside one of their shuttle's booster rockets which had detached shortly before Starscream's attack. Que went alongside his comrades into the midst of the Decepticon-occupied [[Chicago]]. Before the Autobots went off to battle, Que provided [[Sam Witwicky]], [[Robert Epps]] and a team of soldiers with several new [[Grapple glove|anti-Decepticon]] [[Boomstick|weapons]] that he had constructed which would, as he put it, "kick ass."
[[File:DOTMQuegetsit.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|Good news, everyone! I've been shot - wait a minute, that's not good news at all!]]
Later on, when several Autobots were overwhelmed and captured, he was taken hostage alongside Bumblebee, Sideswipe, Dino and [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]]. At [[Dylan Gould]]'s prodding, [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] decided to make trophies of the prisoners, starting with Que. Que voiced his fears to Bumblebee just as [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] pushed him forward, telling him his "time was up". Despite Que's pleas for mercy, he was shot in the chest by a Decepticon [[protoform]]. He fell to his knees in pain, asking why they were doing this before Barricade shot him in the back, killing him. His body fell to the ground and his deactivated head rolled away from his broken body.

His death left Bumblebee distraught, mourning his lost friend, while Barricade added insult to injury by laughing at the fallen Autobot. Soundwave even pushed Bumblebee onto Que's dead body to torment him before his own execution. Bumblebee soon avenged his fallen friend by killing Soundwave. Que would also avenge his own death, in a way, as his Boomsticks were used to help take down his killer, Barricade. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}
{{note|Wheeljack's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novel "[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (novel)|Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]"; the "[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon Movie Adaptation]]" and "[[Movie Trilogy]]" comics; and the storybooks "[[Autobots Versus Decepticons]]," "[[Optimus Prime's Friends and Foes]]" and "[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon Mix & Match]]."}}

====''Age of Extinction'' film====
Five years after the Battle of Chicago, Que was listed as "deceased" by the CIA taskforce, [[Cemetery Wind]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction}}

====''Bumblebee'' film====
[[File:BumblebeeMovieWheeljack.jpeg|thumb|250px|You better take a good look while I'm in my prime because in about 20 years, that will all change.]]
{{voiceactor|[[Steve Blum]] (English), [[Ryūnosuke Watanuki]] (Japanese)|[[Manuel Pérez]] (Latin-American Spanish)}}
{{note|''Bumblebee'' takes place before the other films (supposedly), but was released last. As such, it is placed at the bottom here.}}
Wheeljack was among the Autobots fending off a wave of Decepticon forces led by [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] and [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] and was eventually ordered to retreat by [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]. Tasked with finding other Autobots scattered throughout the galaxy and rendezvous on [[Earth]], they left Cybertron in various escape pods. {{storylink|Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee}}
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====''Rise of the Beasts'' film====
{{voiceactor|[[Cristo Fernández]] (English)}}
{{comingsoon|when=June 9, 2023}}
{{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)|Rise of the Beasts}}
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===IDW movie comics===
[[File:Foundation1 wheeljack.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Yeah, but what you have done for us ''lately''?]]
Thousands of years ago on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Wheeljack was one of [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]]'s followers. He was a crucial figure in the culmination of Sentinel Prime's plan to save the dying planet: While Sentinel's other pupils held off an attack by the heretic [[Thetacon (tribe)|Thetacons]], Wheeljack's technical skills went to work creating a device that, once linked to the AllSpark, warped time and space, teleporting a sun into Cybertronian space. The sun's energy revitalized the [[AllSpark]], bringing life and energy back to Cybertron, and Wheeljack calmly remarked that, wouldn't you know it, it seemed they'd only gone and saved the world. {{storylink|Foundation issue 1|Foundation #1}} Soon after, Wheeljack stood by Sentinel Prime's side when he addressed the collective populace of the planet on [[Unification Day]], announcing the new direction for the revitalized Cybertron. The world was to be governed by a [[Science Division]] led by [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]], and a [[Defense Force]] under [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]'s command; naturally, Wheeljack elected to join the former.{{storylink|Foundation issue 2|Foundation #2}}

Years later, Wheeljack was with Sentinel Prime and [[Elita-One (Movie)|Elita-One]] at one of the division's archaeological digs when they came under attack from Megatron's forces, which he had rechristened "[[Decepticon]]s" with the intent of seizing control of the planet. Optimus—now Optimus ''Prime''—rallied those who opposed Megatron under him as the [[Autobot]]s, Wheeljack included. {{storylink|Foundation issue 3|Foundation #3}}

As the war worsened, Sentinel Prime presented the Autobots with a mysterious "torch" he had invented that would somehow end the war. An Autobot strike team under Optimus assault [[Simfur]] in order to activate the torch by bringing it into contact with the AllSpark, while Wheeljack stayed by Sentinel's side, awaiting its return and preparing to depart aboard the two great [[Ark (disambiguation)|Arks]] the Autobots had built. Elita-One soon arrived with the active torch, at which point Sentinel ordered a reluctant Wheeljack to take the first [[Ark (Movie)|Ark]] and collected the other Autobots from their base in [[Tyger Pax]], while Sentinel himself took the torch and went to pick up Optimus's team aboard his own [[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]. Consequently, Sentinel's Ark and all aboard were apparently destroyed by the Decepticons upon arrival. Furious at the death of his mentor, Optimus Prime enacted a new plan: while he kept Megatron busy, Wheeljack took the rest of the Autobots and attacked Simfur again, overwhelming the weakened Decepticons there and capturing the AllSpark. The cube was removed from the machine Wheeljack had invented, which caused Cybertron's sun to disappear. {{storylink|Foundation issue 4|Foundation #4}}

[[File:RisingStorm4WheeljackeandMiragebodiesdestroyed.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4|They will get better]]

Thousands of years later, Wheeljack joined Optimus Prime on Earth at some point after 2009. He and [[Dino|Mirage]] joined [[NEST]] and were assigned to a unit stationed in [[Washington, D.C.]]. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 3}} This put them closest to the action when a huge Decepticon battalion attacked [[Sam Witwicky]]'s school in [[Philadelphia]], and they arrived just in time to help [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] fight off the villains. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 2|Rising Storm #2}} Wheeljack generated a powerful [[force field]] to shield Sam and other human bystanders as they ran from the battle, {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 3|Rising Storm #3}} and the pair helped hold the line until Optimus Prime arrived with reinforcements. Observing that the Decepticons were attempting to flee, Prime ordered Wheeljack to extend his force field in order to keep them from escaping, but before the scientist could comply, the merciless [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] descended onto the battlefield and grievously damaged Wheeljack with a powerful blast. Luckily, Wheeljack remained just functional enough to complete his recalibration, trapping Shockwave inside his force field with a very unhappy Optimus Prime. After Prime defeated Shockwave, [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] examined Wheeljack's broken body and reported that he could be repaired, though he probably wouldn't be "quite the same". {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 4|Rising Storm #4}}

===Toy bios===
The Autobots' technology used to lag badly behind the Decepticons' until Wheeljack came along. His brilliant innovative mind helped the Autobots with getting their arsenal caught up with that of their enemies'. This was also helped by the few brave soldiers willing to volunteer for Wheeljack's extremely dangerous experiments. {{storylink|#Movie Advanced Series|''Movie Advanced Series'' Wheeljack}}

When he first learned about the laws of physics, Wheeljack took them as a challenge to his intelligence because laws were made to be broken. He dedicated his life to pushing the limits of science. More often than not, Wheeljack's inventions would fail spectacularly. But if (and when) they succeed, they can change the course of millions of lives. {{storylink|#Dark of the Moon|''Dark of the Moon'' Wheeljack}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Autobots'' video game===
Wheeljack upgraded [[Create-A-Bot (Autobot)|Create-A-Bot]] so that he could store the data of and, thus, adopt multiple vehicle forms. Wheeljack's body type appeared as several automobile forms, including the Beater, Sportster, Notchback, Import, Longhorn (Autobot Exclusive), Gunner (Autobots Exclusive), Stunt Car (Decepticons Exclusive), Lightning Rider, Tricked Out Car, Racer, Hot Rodder, Speedster, and Scout (Decepticons Exclusive). {{storylink|Transformers Autobots/Decepticons|Transformers: Autobots}}

===''Transformers: The Game'' (PSP)===
{{voiceactor|[[Erik Passoja]] (English)}}
[[File:Wheeljack movie psp.jpg|thumb|right|Before the 'stache.]]

Wheeljack arrived on [[Earth]] some time after [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and his team, apparently at the same time as [[Hoist (Movie)|Hoist]] and [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]]. At that time, the Autobots were coming under attack from an army of Decepticon drones, and Wheeljack was able to concoct a virus that would send the drones back into sleep mode. [[Hound (Movie)|Hound]] and [[Trailbreaker (Movie)|Trailbreaker]] were charged with transmitting the virus to an orbiting satellite, broadcasting it to all the drones simultaneously. Although they succeeded, Wheeljack was left with the unfortunate task of relaying to Optimus Prime that Hound had died in the process.

A little later, Wheeljack accompanied the Autobots on their mission to the [[Hoover Dam]], and was seen escaping the complex when the Decepticons attacked. {{storylink|Transformers The Game (PSP)|Transformers The Game (PSP)}}

===''Transformers: Dark of the Moon - The Game''===
{{voiceactor|[[Jamie Alcroft]] (English)|[[Bernard Métraux]] (French)}}

====Xbox 360/PS3====
Wheeljack aided his Autobot comrades from behind the scenes, arming them with newer, more potent weaponry almost as soon as he was done building them. Wheeljack also made a virus for the Autobots to hack the Decepticon transmissions. Later, he had NEST forces deliver one of these [[Heavy Iron 2.0|new weapons]] to Ironhide as the latter was battling the Decepticons in Detroit. The gun Wheeljack sent him enabled Ironhide to destroy Mixmaster's shields, leaving the Decepticon vulnerable.

Soundwave later infiltrated an old Sector Seven base that was evidently used as a workshop by Wheeljack to develop new MechTech weapons. Unfortunately, Soundwave managed to destroy the base and the MechTech with it, while what few weapons were already en route to Optimus Prime were intercepted by Starscream. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Xbox 360/PS3)|Dark of the Moon (Xbox 360/PS3)}}

====Autobots/Decepticons====
Wheeljack warned [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] to be very careful fighting [[Crowbar]], as Crowbar had a reputation as a deadly fighter. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Autobots/Decepticons|Dark of the Moon: Autobots/Decepticons}}

==Toys==
===''Dark of the Moon''===
[[File:Dotm-Deluxe-Wheeljack-Toy.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|Any man who can drive safely while kissing a pretty girl is simply not giving the kiss the attention it deserves.]]
*'''Wheeljack''' (MechTech Deluxe, 2012)
**''Japanese Name'': '''Autobot Que'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''DA31'''
**''Accessories:'' MechTech Tool Kit/Combat Saw, 2 power tools, spear
: ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' Wheeljack transforms from a blue [[Mercedes-Benz]] E550. He comes with a [[MechTech]] Tool Kit which turns into a spinning Circular Saw. His MechTech weapon is capable of standing alone as a portable workbench of sorts, is held/mounted with two different [[5 mm post|post]]s, and features a [[C joint]] bar between two of the front legs. He also features two different power tools, resembling a power drill and a nail/rivet gun, that clip to his upper waist, as well as a large spear that clips to his back. He features MechTech ports on his hands, arms, back/hood underside, and roof, although none of the clip-on weapons can be hidden in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]], nor are there sufficient ports to mount them all. His [[stock photography]] depicts his saw blade as painted in gold, but is left unpainted in the final product.

: Wheeljack was to be released in the US in December, 2011, but his release was first moved to February, 2012, then ultimately announced by Hasbro to be cancelled during [[Toy Fair 2012]]. No explicit reasons were given, but a combination of factors including the push for a new cartoon-centric toyline and retailer disinterest can be cited. At [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2012, they stated they were trying to find ways to get those figures out in USA retailers, but it ultimately never came to pass.

:The Hasbro version of the figure, sporting the "Wheeljack" name, was released in Asian markets in May 2012, while Takara's release of the figure was rather surprisingly packaged under his in-movie name as "Autobot Que".

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/DOTMWheeljack/wheeljack.htm More information on Wheeljack at TFU.info]''
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===''Movie Trilogy Series''===
[[File:MovieTrilogytoys-Wheeljack.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|"I went to a rejuvenation clinic and got a whole natural overhaul. They took out some wrinkles, did hair repair, changed the blood - added a good 30 to 40 years to my life. They also replaced my spleen and colon. What do you think?"]]
*'''Wheeljack''' (MechTech Deluxe, 2012)
**''Accessories:'' ?
: ''[[Movie Trilogy Series]]'' Wheeljack is a redeco of ''Dark of the Moon'' Deluxe Wheeljack, but using the mold's alternate head (previously seen in the first toy's [[instructions]]) and decoed in colors closer to Generation 1 Wheeljack.

{{canceledtoy}}
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===''Movie Advanced Series''===
[[File:TF-Movie-Advanced-EX-Wheeljack.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"The way I see it, if you're going to build a time machine into a car, why not do it with some style?"]]
*'''Wheeljack''' (Deluxe Class, [[August 8]], [[2014]])
**''Japanese ID Number:'' '''ADEX'''
: An AEON shop exclusive, ''[[Movie Advanced Series]]'' Wheeljack is a redeco of ''Dark of the Moon'' Deluxe Wheeljack, but using the mold's alternate head (previously seen in the first toy's [[instructions]] and which was to be used in the canceled ''Movie Trilogy Series'' figure above) and decoed in colors closer to Generation 1 Wheeljack, moreso than the ''Movie Trilogy Series'' Wheeljack was to have been. Like the [[Soundwave (ROTF)#Movie Advanced Series|Darkside Soundwave]] figure, Wheeljack comes with no weapons or accessories.
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===''Studio Series''===
[[File:Studio-Series-Deluxe-Class-Bumblebee-Wheeljack.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|My head's no longer the Matrix anymore! Huzzah, I say!]]
*'''Wheeljack''' (Deluxe Class, [[2022]])
**''Movie'': '''''Bumblebee'''''
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''81'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''SS-84'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[June 25]], 2022
**''Accessories'': Blaster, "Cybertron Falls" backdrop (2nd version)
{{toydesigner|[[Sam Smith]] (Hasbro), [[Yūya Ōnishi]] (TakaraTomy)| [[Emiliano Santalucia]] (concept artist)}}<ref>Sam Smith's [https://www.instagram.com/p/CbWbHWrMoY7/ Instagram post] for ''Studio Series'' Wheeljack</ref>

:''[[Studio Series]]'' Wheeljack is based on his appearance in the [[Bumblebee (film)|''Bumblebee'' movie]] and turns into a Cybertronian car. As with the majority of Bumblebee's Cybertronian characters, his alternate mode was created by Hasbro and TakaraTomy for the toy as the film model was not designed to transform. He comes with the blaster that he utilized in the Cybertron battle scene, which can store on his back and on top of the vehicle mode. The slot used for vehicle mode can also be used in robot mode to give Wheeljack an arm-mounted blaster.

:There have been a few notable [[quality control]] issues on some copies of this figure. The front windshield doesn't always tab in properly, leaving a small gap in the front of the car. In robot mode, his shoulders may have a tendency to detach from the torso when handling. The ball joints on his feet can be extremely tight, to the point it doesn't feel like they can move. Also, as the feet are completely painted over, paint-chipping may occur, especially since they rub against other parts during transformation.

:Like other ''Studio Series'' toys, the interior of the package forms a display backdrop, this backdrop being a war-torn Cybertron as it appears in the beginning of the film.
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===''Buzzworthy Bumblebee''===
[[File:ROTB-Buzzworthy-Bumblebee-Deluxe-Wheeljack.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|''Ehrm.. Ackshually..'']]
*'''Jungle Mission 3-pack: Cheetor, Nightbird, and Wheeljack''' (Multipack, [[2023]])
**''Accessories'': Blaster
: Released in a Target-exclusive ''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'' Jungle Mission 3-pack, Wheeljack is a Deluxe Class figure based on his appearance in ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)|Rise of the Beasts]]''. He transforms from a bespectacled robot into an unlicensed approximation of a Volkswagen Minibus with "TV Pablo" livery on the side. He includes a blaster that he can hold, or store on the roof of his vehicle mode.

:Wheeljack comes packaged with [[Cheetor (ROTB)|Cheetor]] and [[Nightbird (ROTB)|Nightbird]].

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==Notes==
[[File:Dark-of-the-moon-que-face-closeup.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|GREAT SCOTT!! But not such a great Scottish accent.]]
[[File:Dark-of-the-moon-que-robot-back.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|My God... Do you know what this means?! It means this damn ''thing'' doesn't work at all!]]
* Wheeljack's onscreen name "Que" is a nod to the famous ''{{w|James Bond}}'' character {{w|Q (James Bond)|Q}}, who similarly provided his allies with equipment and gadgets. Furthermore, Que's scene in the Chicago battle, where he provides the NEST soldiers with a variety of weapons while stating their various features and functions, is lifted almost wholesale from many ''Bond'' movies. Rather interestingly though, he is listed in the credits as Que/Wheeljack, implying "Que" may just be a nickname.
* An early working name for him was '''Steeljaw''', and his head was considered to be based on {{w|Christopher Lloyd}}'s [[Doc Brown]] from the ''[[Back to the Future]]'' movies rather than Einstein. He was also going to have a 'labcoat', formed from his [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] canvas roof.<ref name="wburt">[http://conceptartworld.com/?p=8388 Wesley Burt DOTM concepts.]</ref> Some trace of this design remains, briefly visible in the film as Prime is saying goodbye to Sam, in the form of a sort of waistcoat or carpenter's tool belt on his waist. That, of course, is in addition to the assortment of gadgets, tools, ammo and weapons attached to his waist, strapped across his chest, and hanging off his back.
* Numerous adaptations of Dark of the Moon (such as the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon Movie Adaptation|comic adaptation]] and [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon: The Junior Novel|junior novelization]]) illustrated that during the Autobot capture in Chicago, it was Dino/Mirage who was executed by Soundwave. However this was changed in the movie to Que/Wheeljack being killed instead while Dino/Mirage survived the battle.
** The [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (novel)|novelization]] of the film also included a different death for the character in which he was run off the Chicago streets and into a river by the [[Driller]], where he was torn apart by Decepticon soldiers lying in wait for him.
[[File:BB-Wheeljack-model.jpg|thumb|Now, like his [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|G1 namesake's toy]], we know that there's something under that [[mouthplate|thing]].]]
* The Mercedes-Benz E550 prop car used for ''Dark of the Moon'' sported a German/European Union [[license plate]], "'''M IC3802'''", registered in the city of Munich, on the Chicago set.<ref name="chicago">[http://www.seibertron.com/live-action-films/gallery.php?id=133&size=0&start=50 Dark of the Moon Chicago set] at Seibertron.com.</ref> (The design of the plate is slightly inaccurate, as there should be a space between "IC" and "3802" if it were a real German plate. Also, a German car would have a license plate on the front as well.)
* Good luck trying to figure out his accent, by the way, as he oscillates between an impenetrably garbled half-Scottish, half-Irish muddle and English "Received Pronunciation" all the way through the film, at times in the same sentence. What we can tell you he's ''not'' speaking with, though, is a German accent, which a disturbing number of American fans seems to have concluded based simply on the fact he looks like Einstein.
*Wheeljack's Cybertronian design in ''Bumblebee'' is heavily inspired by his Generation 1 [[Wheeljack (G1)|namesake]].
** Wheeljack's CGI render from the "Bee-Vision" extras (see right) and some concept art<ref>[https://news.tfw2005.com/2019/05/19/bumblebee-movie-concept-art-round-up-9-cybertronian-robots-time-388425 TFW2005 archive] of ''Bumblebee'' concept art from Stephen Zavala</ref> depict him with a white head, while in the film his head is mostly gray with white streaks.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Que''' (キュー ''Kyū''), '''Wheeljack''' (ホイルジャック ''Hoirujakku'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Qiānjīndǐng''' (China, 千斤顶, "Wheeljack" or "Hoisting Jack")

==See also==
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*[[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], the crackpot Autobot scientist from [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]].
*[[Downshift (Energon)|Downshift]], the kung-fu-fighting Autobot from the [[Unicron Trilogy]].
*[[Wheeljack (Animated)|Wheeljack]], the Autobot [[Ministry of Science]] member from ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]].''
*[[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]], the sword-wielding [[Wreckers|Wrecker]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].
*[[Wheeljack (Cyberverse)|Wheeljack]], the goateed Autobot inventor from ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (franchise)|Transformers: Cyberverse]]''.}}

==Footnotes==
<references/>

[[Category:Age of Extinction Autobots]]
[[Category:Bumblebee Autobots]]
[[Category:Dark of the Moon Autobots]]
[[Category:Hall of Fame characters]]
[[Category:Movie Autobots]]
[[Category:NEST]]
[[Category:Rise of the Beasts Autobots]]
[[Category:Scientists]]

Evo-Fusion

2023-03-31T13:23:52Z

Lorcan Wooster: /* Buzzworthy Bumblebee */

[[File:Transformers Legacy Evolution Evo-Fusion logo.jpg|thumb|300px|Totally new this time, we swear!]]

'''Evo-Fusion''' is a technique that strengthens and evolves weapons. It differs depending on the characteristics of each transformer, and its possibilities are infinite.<ref>[https://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/products-lineup/tf_tl/tl-22/ Takara Tomy product description for Evolution figures]</ref>

==Toys==
===''Legacy: Evolution''===
[[File:TF Legacy Deluxe Class Scraphook.jpg|thumb|300px|Deluxe Class Scraphook]]
The primary gimmick of ''[[Transformers: Legacy#Evolution|Legacy: Evolution]]'', Evo-Fusion is a continuation of ''[[Siege]]'s'' "[[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]]", focusing on interactivity between weapons and figures through the use of [[5 mm post]]s. Succeeding the Weaponizers is a new tribe of modular [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]] that can mix and match body parts and accessories to create unique robot and vehicle modes, or armor and weaponry for other bots. In a first for the concept, these Junkions can transform without the need for [[partsformer|partsforming]].

For most characters who had toys prior to ''Legacy'', the "Evo-Fusion" gimmick is simply re-enacting features that the original toys had. Otherwise, the Evo-Fusion ability is once again about combining weapons to form new ones.

Notably, ''Evolution'' Core Class figures are not advertised to have Evo-Fusion abilities.

;Deluxe Class
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Legacy|Armada Universe Hot Shot]] (Axelzooka)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Needlenose (G1)#Legacy|Needlenose]] (w/ [[Sunbeam (G1)#Legacy|Sunbeam]] & [[Zigzag#Legacy|Zigzag]]) (Targetmasters combine)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Scraphook#Legacy|Scraphook]] (Junkion armor)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (Animated)#Legacy|Animated Universe Prowl]] (Mecha Stars)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Crashbar#Legacy|Crashbar]] (Junkion armor)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Crosscut (G1)#Legacy|Crosscut]] (combining weapons)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Shrapnel (G1)#Legacy|Shrapnel]] (combining weapons)}}
</ul>

;Voyager Class
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Tarn (G1)#Legacy|Comic Universe Tarn]] (combining weapons)}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Lio Convoy#Legacy|Maximal Leo Prime]] (flip-out blasters and claws)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Metalhawk (G1)#Legacy|Metalhawk]] (combining weapons)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Twincast#Legacy|Twincast]] & [[Rewind (G1)#Legacy|Autobot Rewind]] (putting his blaster on the back of his radio mode ...yep)}}
</ul>

;Leader Class
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Skyquake (Prime)#Legacy|Prime Universe Skyquake]] (combining weapons)}}
{{Bp-p2|[[Megatron (BW)/toys#Legacy|Transmetal II Megatron]] (blast effect)}}
</ul>

{{--}}

===''Buzzworthy Bumblebee''===
[[File:Buzzworthy-Bumblebee-Origin-Jazz.jpg|thumb|300px|Deluxe Class Origin Autobot Jazz]]
''Evolution'' co-branded figures in the ''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'' line also have Evo-Fusion technology.

;Deluxe Class
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Jazz (G1)/toys#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Origin Autobot Jazz]] (Grappling hook blaster combination)}}
</ul>
{{--}}

==Notes==
*While released in the first wave of ''Evolution'' toys, [[Breakdown (G1)#Legacy|Breakdown]] is solicited as a ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' toy, and is not regarded as a figure with the Evo-Fusion ability.
*The figures from the ''[[Transformers:_Legacy#Walmart|Toxitron Collection]]'' subline are not advertised to have Evo-Fusion.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Evo-Fusion''' (エヴォフュージョン ''Evo Fyūshon'')

==See also==
*[[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]]
*[[A.I.R. Lock System]]
*[[F.O.S.S.I.L. Technology]]
*[[Energon weapon]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Gimmicks]]
[[Category:Legacy]]

The Transformers (cartoon)/cast

2023-03-09T13:49:56Z

Lorcan Wooster: /* Season 1 */

{{Nav-G1cartoon}}

As ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'' progressed over its four main seasons, characters would often come and go in the blink of an eye, while others stuck around for the majority of the show's length. As this show was made [[to sell toys]] to the audience, new characters were constantly being introduced to keep relevant products on-screen. For the purpose of this list, we have included every named Transformer, computer/robot, recurring human and alien in the cartoon, using concurrent names and terminology or, in the lack of any other option, names given after the fact via [[retcon]]. As with other cast lists for American ''[[Transformers brand|Transformers]]'' shows, only the characters' English voice actors are listed and excludes any stand-in voices. Rather than listing every single character that appeared per season, each season's list only has newly introduced characters present.

==Season 1==
[[File:Autobot roll call-panning shot stitched-MTMTE1.jpg|centre|thumb|upright=2.8|"Attention, Autobots! Your next mission is.... Hang on where's the other ''eight'' and that ''[[Hauler|other guy]]'' gone?"]]
{{note|For more on the season itself, See: ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)#Season 1]]''.}}

The first season primarily revolves around the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' and ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' crews after landing on [[Earth]] and waking up in [[1984]]. As the season progressed, the introduction of toys from the [[1985]] lineup started to make their appearance. This season also had recurring humans working alongside the Autobots and Decepticons.

{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
;[[Ark (G1)#The Transformers cartoon|''Ark'' crew]]
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
**[[Combat Deck (G1)|Combat Deck]]
**[[Roller (G1)|Roller]]
*[[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] ([[Dan Gilvezan]])
*[[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Wheeljack]] ([[Chris Latta]])
*[[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]] ([[Scatman Crothers]])
*[[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] ([[Casey Kasem]])
*[[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] ([[Corey Burton]])
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cliffjumper]] (Casey Kasem)
*[[Gears (G1)|Gears]] ([[Don Messick]])
*[[Hound (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hound]] ([[Ken Sansom]])
*[[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] ([[John Stephenson]])
*[[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]] (Peter Cullen)
*[[Mirage (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Mirage]] ([[Frank Welker]])
*[[Prowl (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Prowl]] ([[Michael Bell]])
*[[Ratchet (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ratchet]] (Don Messick)
*[[Sideswipe (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Sideswipe]] (Michael Bell)
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Sunstreaker]] (Corey Burton)
*[[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] (Frank Welker)
*[[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] (John Stephenson)
*[[Hauler]]

;[[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s
*[[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] ([[Gregg Berger]])
*[[Slag (G1)|Slag]] ([[Neil Ross]])
*[[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] (Frank Welker)
*[[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] ([[Hal Rayle]])
*[[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] (Michael Bell)

;Others
*[[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]] (Gregg Berger)
*"[[Halonix Maximus|Giant Autobot]]" hologram (Peter Cullen)

|c2=
;[[Nemesis (G1)|Decepticon ship crew]]
*[[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] (Frank Welker)
*[[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] (Chris Latta)
*[[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] (Frank Welker)
**[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] (Frank Welker)
**[[Laserbeak (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Laserbeak]] (Chris Latta)
**[[Ravage (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ravage]] (Frank Welker)
**[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] (Frank Welker)
*[[Skywarp (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Skywarp]] (Frank Welker)
*[[Thundercracker (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Thundercracker]] (John Stephenson)
*[[Air Warrior]]s<ref name="retcon">Denotes a character who previously went unnamed during the show's original run but was later named in other forms of fiction established by publishers such as; [[Fun Publications]], [[IDW Publishing]], [[Ask Vector Prime]] or various forms of media released in the [[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]].</ref> (Michael Bell/Dan Gilvezan)
*[[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]] (Chris Latta)
*[[Photon (subgroup)|Photon]]s<ref name="retcon"/> (Ken Sansom)

;[[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]]s
*[[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] (Hal Rayle)
*[[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] (Michael Bell)
*[[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] ([[Clive Revill]])
*[[Insecticon clone|Insecticon Clones]]

;[[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s
*[[Devastator (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Devastator]] ([[Arthur Burghardt]])
**[[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] (Michael Bell)
**[[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]] (Neil Ross)
**[[Hook (G1)|Hook]] (Neil Ross)
**[[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]] (Gregg Berger)
**[[Mixmaster (G1)|Mixmaster]] (Frank Welker)
**[[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]] (Don Messick)

;[[Rainmaker]]s<ref name="retcon"/>
*[[Acid Storm (G1)|Acid Storm]]<ref name="retcon"/>
*[[Ion Storm]]<ref name="retcon"/>
*[[Nova Storm (G1)|Nova Storm]]<ref name="retcon"/>

;Others
*[[Shockwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Shockwave]] (Corey Burton)
*[[Bitstream (G1)|Bitstream]]<ref name="retcon"/>
*[[Hotlink (G1)|Hotlink]]<ref name="retcon"/>
*[[Nacelle (G1)|Nacelle]]<ref name="retcon"/>
*[[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]]<ref name="retcon"/>
*"[[Watchdog (G1)|Watchdog]]s"

|c4=
*[[Narrator]] ([[Victor Caroli]])

;[[Human]]s
*[[Sparkplug Witwicky]] (Chris Latta)
*[[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike Witwicky]] (Corey Burton)
*[[Chip Chase]] ([[Michael Horton]])
*[[Doctor Arkeville]] (Casey Kasem)

;Computers
*[[Teletraan I]] (Casey Kasem)

|nonumbering=true
}}

==Season 2==
[[File:CosmicRust-BigGroup.jpg|centre|thumb|upright=2.8|"Attention, Autobots! Your next mission is screen-time!" 
"Uh, Prime, we're gonna need a bigger camera..." 
"Darn, looks like we may have to ''[[The Transformers: The Movie|lose a few of our numbers]]''."]]
{{note|For more on the season itself, See: ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)#Season 2]]''.}}

The second season greatly expanded the cartoon's cast and focused more heavily on character-driven stories, with many characters getting their own "spotlight" episodes. With the new additions of figures sold in the [[1985]] lineup of toys, it practically doubled the original amount of characters that were seen in the previous season.

(New characters only)
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
;Main cast
*[[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]] ([[Alan Oppenheimer]])
*[[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] ([[Buster Jones]])
*[[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] ([[Michael McConnohie]])
*[[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] ([[Peter Renaday]])
*[[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] ([[Michael Chain]])
*[[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] ([[Walker Edmiston]])
*[[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] ([[Jack Angel]])
*[[Perceptor (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Perceptor]] ([[Paul Eiding]])
*[[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] (Michael Chain)
*[[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] (Michael Chain)
*[[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] (Alan Oppenheimer)
*[[Skids (G1)|Skids]] (Michael Chain/Dan Gilvezan)
*[[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] (Jack Angel)
*[[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] (Michael McConnohie)
*[[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] (Alan Oppenheimer)

;[[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]]s
*[[Superion (G1)|Superion]] ([[Ed Gilbert]])
**[[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] ([[Charlie Adler]])
**[[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] ([[Rob Paulsen]])
**[[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]] ([[Jeff MacKay]])
**[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]] ([[Laurie Faso]])
**[[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]] (Rob Paulsen)

;[[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobot]]s
*[[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] (Chris Latta)
**[[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] (Dan Gilvezan)
**[[Blades (G1)|Blades]] (Frank Welker)
**[[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] (Michael Bell)
**[[Groove (G1)|Groove]] (Frank Welker)
**[[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] (Peter Cullen)

;[[Female Autobots]]
*[[Elita One (G1)|Ariel/Elita One]] ([[Samantha Newark]]/ [[Marlene Aragon]])
*[[Moonracer (G1)|Moonracer]] ([[Morgan Lofting]])
*[[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] (?)
*[[Firestar (G1)|Firestar]] (?)
*[[Greenlight]]<ref name="retcon"/>
*[[Lancer]]<ref name="retcon"/>

;Others
*[[Alpha Trion (G1)|A-3/Alpha Trion]] (Corey Burton/ [[Tony Pope]]/John Stephenson)
*[[Autobot X (G1)|Autobot X]] (Don Messick/Corey Burton)
*[[Dion (G1)|Dion]] (Corey Burton)
*[[Devcon (G1)|Devcon]] (John Stephenson)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Orion Pax]] (Laurie Faso)
*[[Robodoctor]] (Alan Oppenheimer)
*[[Guardian robot]]s (?)

|c2=
;Main cast
*[[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] (Jack Angel)
*[[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] (Ed Gilbert)
*[[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] ([[Bud Davis]])
*[[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] (Jack Angel)
*[[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] (Ed Gilbert)
*[[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] (Chris Latta)

;[[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]]s
*[[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] ([[Regis Cordic]])
**[[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] ([[Roger C. Carmel]])
**[[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]] (Alan Oppenheimer)
**[[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] ([[Philip L. Clarke|Philip Clarke]])
**[[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]] ([[Ron Gans]])
**[[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] ([[Terry McGovern]])

;[[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]]s
*[[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] (Roger C. Carmel)
**[[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] ([[S. Marc Jordan]])
**[[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] ([[Milt Jamin]])
**[[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] ([[Tony St. James]])
**[[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] ([[Johnny Haymer]])
**[[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]] (Johnny Haymer)

;Others
*[[Autoscout]]
*[[Blast (G1)|Blast]]<ref name="retcon"/>
*[[Deceptitran]] (Paul Eiding)
*[[Dropkick (G1)|Dropkick]]s<ref name="retcon"/>
*"[[Giant Purple Griffin]]"
*[[Sentinel (G1)|Sentinel]]s (Gregg Berger)
*[[Head Guard]] (Greg Berger)

|c4=
*[[Slizardo]] (?)

;Humans
*[[Carly]] ([[Arlene Banas]])
*[[Raoul]] (Michael Chain)

;Robots
*[[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]]
*[[B.O.T. (G1)|B.O.T.]]
*[[Morphobot]]s
*[[Centurion droid|Centurion Droid]]s
*[[Maintenance drone|Maintenance Drone]]
*[[Robot Conversion Troop]]
*[[Robosmasher]]
*[[Gyronian Sentry]]<ref name="retcon"/> (Michael McConnohie)
*[[Alligaticon]]

;Computers
*[[Vector Sigma]] (Corey Burton)
*[[TORQ III]] (Gregg Berger)

|nonumbering=true
}}

==''The Transformers: The Movie'' and Season 3==
[[File:Autobots Groupshot Movie.jpg|centre|thumb|upright=2.8|"Hang on, [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]]... Hey, [[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]]! Get your big chassis out of the way, the viewers can't see [[Cliffjumper (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|me]]!”]]
{{note|For more on the season itself, See: ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)#Season 3]]''. For more on the movie, See: ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.}}

[[1986]] was the year [[Hasbro]] decided to wipe a clean slate and advertise the new molds that they had solely created. Thus the movie was made, killing off a lot of older season one characters in the then-future year of [[2005]], in order to pave the way for their new products that were hitting store shelves. The new cast of characters introduced in the film also became the focus for future stories. The third season, set mostly in [[2006]], added even more characters on top of the movie's cast, with the addition of [[Titan (group)|Citybots]], new [[combiner]]s, new [[Mini Vehicle|Minibots]] and more [[Triple Changer]]s.

(New characters only)
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
;Main cast
*[[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod/Rodimus Prime]] ([[Judd Nelson]]/ [[Dick Gautier]]<ref name="change">Denotes a character whose voice actor had changed due to the switch over between the movie and season 3.</ref>)
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] ([[Robert Stack]]/Jack Angel<ref name="change"/>)
*[[Arcee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Arcee]] ([[Susan Blu]])
*[[Blurr (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blurr]] ([[John Moschitta]])
*[[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] ([[Bill Martin]])
*[[Eject (G1)|Eject]]
*[[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] ([[Lionel Stander]]/John Stephenson<ref name="change"/>)
*[[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] (Bud Davis)
**[[Scamper]] (Dan Gilvezan)
**[[Six-Gun]] ([[Maurice LaMarche]])
**[[Slammer]] (Chris Latta)
*[[Outback (G1)|Outback]] (Dan Gilvezan/Gregg Berger)
*[[Pipes (G1)|Pipes]] (Hal Rayle)
*[[Ramhorn (G1)|Ramhorn]] ([[John Hostetter]])
*[[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]] ([[Townsend Coleman]])
*[[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] (Jerry Houser)
*[[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] ([[Aron Kincaid]])
*[[Springer (G1)|Springer]] (Neil Ross)
*[[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]]
*[[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]]
*[[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] ([[Ted Schwartz]])
*[[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] (Frank Welker)

;[[Throttlebot]]s
*[[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee/Goldbug]] (Dan Gilvezan)
*[[Chase (G1)|Chase]] (Rob Paulsen)
*[[Freeway (G1)|Freeway]] ([[Danny Mann]])
*[[Searchlight (G1)|Searchlight]] ([[Steve Bulen]])
*[[Wideload (G1)|Wideload]] (Corey Burton)

;[[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]]s
*[[Computron (G1)|Computron]] ([[Bert Kramer]])
**[[Scattershot (G1)|Scattershot]] ([[Stephen Keener]])
**[[Afterburner (G1)|Afterburner]] ([[Jim Cummings]])
**[[Lightspeed (G1 Technobot)|Lightspeed]] (Danny Mann)
**[[Nosecone (G1)|Nosecone]] ([[David Workman]])
**[[Strafe (G1)|Strafe]] (Steve Bulen)

;[[Prime (rank)|Prime]]s<ref name="retcon"/>
*"[[Primon|Ancient Robot]]" (Michael Bell)
*"[[Prima|Powerful Robot]]" (Neil Ross)
*"[[Prime Nova|Brooding Robot]]" (Milt Jamin)
*"[[Guardian Prime|Pre-Transformer]]" (Charlie Adler)
*"[[Zeta Prime (G1)|New Narrator]]" (Phillip Clarke)
*"[[Sentinel Prime (G1)|U-Haul Robot]]" (Jack Angel)

;Others
*[[Beta (G1)|Beta]] (Susan Blu)
*[[Paradron Medic]]s
*"[[Playback (G1)|Autobot Communicator]]" (Laurie Faso)

|c2=
;Main cast
*[[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] ([[Leonard Nimoy]]/ Frank Welker<ref name="change"/>)
*[[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]] (Roger C. Carmel/Jack Angel)
**[[Cyclonus's Armada]]
*[[Scourge (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Scourge]] ([[Stan Jones]])
**"[[Sweep No. 4|Doomed Sweep]]" (Neil Ross)
**Other [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]]s (Multiple voices)
*[[Octane]] ([[Beau Weaver]])
*[[Overkill (G1)|Overkill]]
*[[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]
*[[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]] ([[Roger Behr]])
*[[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] (Roger Behr)
*[[Slugfest (G1)|Slugfest]]
*[[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] ([[Brad Garrett]])

;[[Predacon (G1)|Predacon]]s
*[[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] (Bud Davis)
**[[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] ([[Joe Leahy]])
**[[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]] (Laurie Faso)
**[[Headstrong (G1)|Headstrong]] ([[Ron Feinberg]])
**[[Rampage (G1)|Rampage]] (Laurie Faso)
**[[Tantrum (G1)|Tantrum]] (Philip L. Clarke)

;[[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]]s
*[[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] ([[Jim Gosa]])
**[[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Gurrr]] (Stephen Keener/ [[Marshall Efron]])
**[[Blot (G1)|Blot]] (Tony St. James)
**[[Cutthroat (G1)|Cutthroat]] (Tony St. James)
**[[Rippersnapper (G1)|Rippersnapper]] (Jim Cummings)
**[[Sinnertwin (G1)|Sinnertwin]] (David Workman/ [[Jered Barclay]])

;Others
*[[Trannis]]<ref name="retcon"/>
*[[Gravedigger]]<ref name="retcon"/>
*[[Overcharge (G1)|Overcharge]]<ref name="retcon"/><ref name="title">Denotes a character who only appeared in the [[title sequence]].</ref>

|h3=Others|c3=
*[[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] ([[Orson Welles]]/Roger C. Carmel<ref name="change"/>)
*[[Skuxxoid]] (Corey Burton)
*"[[It]]" (Peter Cullen)

;Humans
*[[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] ([[David Mendenhall]])
*[[Marissa Faireborn]] (Susan Blu)
*[[Abdul Fakkadi (G1)|Abdul Fakkadi]] (Philip L. Clarke)
*[[Gregory Swofford]] (Jered Barclay)
*[[Mark Morgan]] (Aron Kincaid)
*[[Jessica Morgan]] (?)

;[[Lithone (species)|Lithone]]s
*[[Kranix (G1)|Kranix]] ([[Norman Alden|Norm Alden]])
*[[Arblus]]

;[[Junkion (species)|Junkion]]s
*[[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] ([[Eric Idle]]/Tony Pope<ref name="change"/>)
*[[Nancy]] ([[Joy Grdnic]])
*[[Ashtray]]<ref name="retcon"/>
*[[Greasestain]]<ref name="retcon"/>
*[[HAZMAT]]<ref name="retcon"/>
*[[Junkyard (G1)|Junkyard]]<ref name="retcon"/> (Michael Bell/Jerry Houser<ref name="change"/>)
*[[Re-Cycle]]<ref name="retcon"/>
*[[Rubbish]]<ref name="retcon"/>
*[[Scrapheap (G1)|Scrapheap]]<ref name="retcon"/> (Frank Welker)
*[[Trashbin]]<ref name="retcon"/>
*[[Wasteoid Gamma]]<ref name="retcon"/>
*"[[Short Junkion]]" (Frank Welker)

;[[Quintesson]]s
*[[Quintesson Judge]]s (Multiple voices)
**[[Deliberata]] (Regis Cordic)
**[[Klementia]]<ref name="retcon"/> (Aron Kincaid)
*[[Quintesson Bailiff]]s
*[[Quintesson Prosecutor]]s (Roger C. Carmel)
*[[Quintesson Scientist]]s (Dick Gautier)
**[[Inquirata (G1)|Inquirata]] (Tony Pope)
*[[Mara-Al-Utha]] (Corey Burton)
*[[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]]s (Bud Davis/Frank Welker)
*"[[Allicon|Guard]]s" (Aron Kincaid)
*[[Dark Guardian]]s

;Robots
*[[NUL-A]] (Charlie Adler)
*[[Auto-combatant]] (Frank Welker)

;Computers
*[[Teletraan II]] (Frank Welker)

|nonumbering=true
}}

==Season 4==
[[File:Autobots Rebirth1.jpg|centre|thumb|upright=2.8|The Autobots had to be tied down for a decent photo in this season...]]
{{note|For more on the season itself, See: ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)#Season 4]]'' and ''[[The Rebirth]]''.}}
Lastly, season four aka "[[The Rebirth]]" was set months after the return of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]. Being only three episodes long, most characters from the [[1987]] lineup that were not the main focus of the story, only received roughly 90 seconds of screen time each, as the introduction of the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] and [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmasters]] were this season's sole focus.

(New characters only)
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
;[[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]]s
*[[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]] (Michael Bell)
*[[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] (Frank Welker)
*[[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] (Stephen Keener)
*[[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] (Johnny Haymer)
*[[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] (Stephen Keener)
**[[Cerebros (G1)|Cerebros]] (Jered Barclay)

;[[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]]s
*[[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]] (Neil Ross)
*[[Pointblank]] (Neil Ross)
*[[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]] (Steve Bulen)

;[[Clone (subgroup)|Clone]]s
*[[Cloudraker (G1)|Cloudraker]] (Danny Mann)
*[[Fastlane]] (Rob Paulsen)

;Others
*[[Punch (G1)|Punch]] (John Moschitta)
*[[Rollbar (G1)|Rollbar]] (Dan Gilvezan)

|c2=
;Headmasters
*[[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] (Stephen Keener)
*[[Skullcruncher (G1)|Skullcruncher]] (Chris Latta)
*[[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]] (Stan Jones)
*[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] (Stephen Keener)

;Targetmasters
*[[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]] (Stan Jones)
*[[Slugslinger (G1)|Slugslinger]] (Peter Cullen)
*[[Triggerhappy (G1)|Triggerhappy]] (Charlie Adler)

;[[Horrorcon (G1)|Horrorcon]]s
*[[Apeface]] (Dick Gautier)
*[[Snapdragon (G1)|Snapdragon]] (Dan Gilvezan)

;Clones
*[[Pounce]] (Stan Jones)
*[[Wingspan]] (Peter Cullen)

;Others
*[[Punch (G1)|Counterpunch]] (John Moschitta)
*[[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] (Neil Ross)
*[[Flywheels]]<ref name="title"/>

|h3=Others|c3=
;Autobot Headmaster [[Nebulan|Nebulon]]s
*[[Arcana]] (Jack Angel)
*[[Gort]] (Michael Bell)
*[[Duros]] (Charlie Adler)
*[[Stylor]] (Milt Jamin)

;Autobot Targetmaster Nebulons
*[[Firebolt (G1)|Firebolt]] (Dick Gautier)
*[[Haywire (Targetmaster)|Haywire]] (Rob Paulsen)
*[[Peacemaker]] (Steve Bulen)
*[[Pinpointer (G1)|Pinpointer]] (Frank Welker)
*[[Recoil (G1)|Recoil]] (Johnny Haymer)
*[[Spoilsport]] (Danny Mann)

;Decepticon Headmaster Nebulons
*[[Zarak (G1)|Lord Zarak]] (Stan Jones)
*[[Grax]] (Milt Jamin)
*[[Krunk]] (Chris Latta)
*[[Monzo]] (Neil Ross)
*[[Spasma]] (Tony St. James)
*[[Vorath]] (Charlie Adler)

;Decepticon Targetmaster Nebulons
*[[Aimless]] (Milt Jamin)
*[[Blowpipe (G1)|Blowpipe]] (John Moschitta)
*[[Caliburst (G1)|Caliburst]] (Johnny Haymer)
*[[Fracas]] (Neil Ross)
*[[Nightstick (G1)|Nightstick]] (Peter Cullen)

|nonumbering=true
}}

==Season 5==
[[File:PrimeEmergencyBeaconMohawk.jpg|centre|thumb|250px|Most of the cast left the show due to pay cuts.]]
{{note|For more on the season itself, See: ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)#Season 5]]''}}
The final season of ''The Transformers'' was simply made up of edited reruns of the previous four seasons and ''The Transformers: The Movie'', with a "new" [[title sequence]] and live-action [[commercial bumper]]s and bookending segments, featuring [[Tommy Kennedy]] and an animatronic/stop-motion puppet of [[Powermaster]] Optimus Prime. Along with Powermaster Optimus Prime, several other [[1988]] characters featured in the toyline are only seen in the title sequence, via clips taken from [[commercial]]s.

(New characters only)
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
;[[Pretender]]s
*[[Cloudburst]]<ref name="title"/>
*[[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]]<ref name="title"/>
*[[Waverider]]<ref name="title"/>

;Targetmasters
*[[Landfill (G1)|Landfill]]<ref name="title"/>
*[[Quickmix (G1)|Quickmix]]<ref name="title"/>
*[[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]]<ref name="title"/>

|h3=Others|c3=
;Humans
*[[Tommy Kennedy]] ([[Jason Jansen]])
*[[Stan Bush]] (himself)

;Autobot Targetmaster Nebulons
*[[Flintlock]]<ref name="title"/>
*[[Silencer (G1)|Silencer]]<ref name="title"/>
*[[Boomer]]<ref name="title"/>
*[[Ricochet (G1)|Ricochet]]<ref name="title"/>
*[[Holepunch (G1)|Holepunch]]<ref name="title"/>
*[[Tracer (Targetmaster)|Tracer]]<ref name="title"/>

|nonumbering=true
}}

==Notes==
*A lot of characters went unnamed during production and generally had reference names used for the animators and writers to go by when creating the episodes. Some of these names became public knowledge through old scripts and storyboards, while others were sometimes credited using those names for any dialogue they may have had.
**Over the subsequent years, many writers of comics and books had taken to using some of the unnamed characters in their stories while [[Retcon|retroactively]] giving them proper names and even in some cases, personalities, far beyond what was shown on screen. Among the unnamed characters, there were some that were given fan-names and even [[subgroup]]s like the [[Rainmaker]]s, that had these fan-names later become canon through [[Hasbro]]/[[TakaraTomy|Takara]], [[Ask Vector Prime]] and media produced through [[BotCon]] and the [[Transformers Collectors' Club]].
{{--}}

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

Commercial/Japan

2023-02-26T18:57:19Z

Lorcan Wooster: /* The Headmasters */

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[[Image:ScrambleCityCommercialBattle.jpg|right|300px|thumb|The toy battle of your childhood dreams.]]
The uniqueness of American [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] Transformers commercials helped the line become a cultural phenomenon in the U.S. By contrast, [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s G1 commercials, or "'''CM'''"s, were considerably more generic. Commercials for ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]'' and ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010 (toyline)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010]]'' have a distinctive Gregorian style "Trans-for-mer" chant at the end of them, but there was not much else to set them apart from other mecha toy commercials. They made use of the same type of stop motion animation that was used not only in commercials for Takara's Transformers predecessors ''[[Micro Change]]'' and ''[[Diaclone]]'' but for various other mecha toys including ''{{w|Gundam}}'', ''{{w|Voltron|GoLion}}'', and even as far back as 1975 for ''{{w|Himitsu Sentai Goranger}}''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s toyline. The stop motion style of commercial is still used by TakaraTomy as evidenced by the advertising for ''[[Transformers Animated (toyline)|Transformers Animated]]''.

Curiously, Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers and Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010 commercials (even some of those not re-using US commercial footage) made use of several variations of the US [[theme song]]s, despite the fact that said theme songs were not used for the Japanese dubs of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon]]. A few variants were even recorded specifically for the Japanese commercials, such as the one used in the first Airbots and Stuntrons ad. Later on, ''[[Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers|Beast Wars]]'' and ''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Metals (franchise)|Beast Wars Metals]]'' ads would also make use of the theme song from their American counterpart.

Historically, Takara's advertising strategy has been to cover the entire toyline in some way, shape or form. This has resulted in some commercials where the toys get the bum's rush, staying on screen just long enough to show off both modes. The Beast Era has several egregious examples, in particular one ad that covers Scuba, Tasmania Kid, Big Horn, Apache, Dirge, Thrust, Starscream, BB, Megastorm and all four Autorollers for a grand total of thirteen toys! The whole line philosophy has been maintained as recently as the ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|Car Robots]]'' line.

In addition to toy commercials, Takara has also advertised via promotional videos, which occasionally offered as magazine or DVD extras, that tease an upcoming series or give supplemental information. Commercials for [[Japanese themes|music singles and soundtracks]] for the various series have also aired on TV, possibly as early as ''[[Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers|Beast Wars]]''. And of course there's the commercials for ''Beast Wars'' [[Beast Wars II Sausage|sausages]]. [[Beast Wars Neo Sausage|Really]]. We wouldn't lie to you.

==Generation 1==

===[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (franchise)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]===
[[Image:Japanese_1985_Toyline_Commercial.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Class of '85]]
*'''Toyline''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhQAEoxLx3A]
: ''Toy segment:'' A presumably crystal castle of unknown location and origin, holding [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Convoy]] trapped within, dissolves into thin air. Somewhere else, the [[Autobot|Cybertron]] forces spread apart to reveal a rising and not-dissolved Convoy. The [[Decepticon|Destron]] forces do the same for [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. [[Skywarp (G1)|Warp]] and [[Jazz (G1)|Meister]] fire shots which collide in a midair explosion.
: ''Notes:'' A red [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumble]] and yellow [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliff]] are used.

*'''Convoy & Megatron''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ip1DDdgBoSk]
: ''Notes:'' This is a dubbed version of the American ad with some of the animation removed. The theme song is undubbed.
:*'''Convoy & Megatron''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQFKYlBjWDc] - Edited-down version of the previous commercial.

*'''Secret Emblem''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S02wWba6ICc]
: ''Notes:'' Uses clips from the American [[rubsign]] ad (with some reordering) mixed with clips from the "Toyline" commercial.

[[Image:Dinobots_and_Buildrons_Commercial.jpg|right|200px|thumb]]
*'''Dinobots & Buildrons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnE7s4SiZgY]
: ''Toy segment:'' The [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] and [[Constructicon (G1)|Buildtrons]] square off on an ice planet in the middle of a solar eclipse.

*'''Laserwave''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yU7W-GniMuQ]
: ''Notes:'' This commercial is the [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave/Laserwave]] segments of the U.S. "Jetfire & Shockwave" ad dubbed over. Naturally, the [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] segments were dropped due to Takara's legal inability to sell the [[Bandai]]-owned Jetfire mold in the Japanese market. Includes an end tag for the [[Devastator (G1)|Devastor giftset]].

*'''Soundwave''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eICgREXfI0Y]
: ''Notes:'' Same as the U.S. [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] ad with the narration and kids dubbed over.

===[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010 (franchise)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010]]===
*'''[[Kabaya]] Standard kits''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQIKMSakKo8]
: ''Toy segment:'' Kits for [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Convoy]], and [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] are shown stop-motion transforming. Shots of the [[Blaster (G1)|Broadcast]], [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]], [[Ravage (G1)|Jaguar]] and [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] kits in one mode fade into shots of their other mode.
: ''Notes:'' The Jaguar kit is shown in flipped colors that are accurate to the original toy instead of the final production colors.

*'''Airbots & Stuntrons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wNbtmI-OUw]
: ''Toy segment:'' The [[Aerialbot (G1)|Airbots]] take off from [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroflex]] and fly over a desert. They all transform to robot mode and then combine into Superion. [[Fireflight (G1)|Firebolt]] and [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Rider]] disconnect, rotate diagonally around [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]'s torso, and then reconnect as his right arm and left leg, respectively. Meanwhile, the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stuntrons]] have been driving in the desert below. They too transform to robot mode before combining into [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]. [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] and [[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Stripe]] disconnect and rotate around Menasor's torso to become his left and right arm, respectively.
:''Scramble Power!''
:*'''Airbots & Stuntrons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4j5LOYF5qhY] - Edited down from the previous commercial.

*'''Airbots & Stuntrons 2''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kuIs4qHPus]
: ''Notes:'' Combines animation and footage from the U.S. Stunticons and Aerialbots commercial with footage from the Airbots and Stuntrons ad, along with a new clip of the Stuntrons designed to be a parallel to the segment where squares flip to reveal the individual Airbots.

[[Image:Magnus_and_Galvatron_Japanese_Commercial.jpg|right|200px|thumb|For red eyes, Clear Eyes is awesome.]]
*'''Ultra Magnus & Galvatron''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZC7nvSDY8Y]
: ''Toy segment:'' [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] drives through the desert carrying Silverbolt while [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] fires on him from an overlooking cliff in cannon mode. Silverbolt takes off from Magnus's trailer, prompting Galvatron to transform to robot mode. Ultra Magnus transforms just in time to receive a REALLY ineffective flying clothesline from Galvatron.
: ''Notes:'' This is the same desert in which the previous commercial took place. Whatever celestial body this desert is on, it's in very close proximity to a ringed planet. Galvatron's cannon blasts are marked by explosions occurring near Magnus, accompanied by laser blast sounds from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon]]. There's also a lighting effect that seems to have an external source, rather than Galvatron's own light-up gimmick. Ultra Magnus's eyes light up red despite the toy not having that ability.
:*'''Ultra Magnus & Galvatron''' [http://movies.tfarchive.com/movies/Commercials/Japanese/sc5.mpg] - Edited down from the previous commercial.

*'''Ultra Magnus & Galvatron 2''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HD_DM2TrMg]
: ''Notes:'' Combines the animation from the U.S. Ultra Magnus and Galvatron commercial with toy footage from the first Japanese ad. The scene of Galvatron firing on Magnus has had a visual laser effect added to it.

*'''2010 debut promo?''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEWF48ZGHWE]
: Several helicopters lift the sparking corpse of Convoy above a city. Down below, a distinctly non-Asian-looking crowd of onlookers chant his name. This leads to a teary-eyed and equally non-Asian-looking boy yelling "Convoy!" Silhouettes of [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Convoy]] and other 2010 toys are shown. The end looks like it indicates it will begin airing sometime in November of that year
:*'''2010 debut promo?''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzrGRA_xw2o] - Edited down from the previous commercial.
:*'''2010 debut promo?''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3739snUos4k] - A slightly different ending which looks like it gives a specific airing date of November 14th of that year

*'''Rodimus Convoy''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rMnIf4ugvE]
: ''Animation:'' Rodimus Convoy vs Galvatron from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.
: ''Toy segment:'' Rodimus Convoy drives through a canyon before transforming to face off with Galvatron in front of [[Kup (G1)|Cher]].
: ''Notes:'' The animation in this commercial is quite likely the first time ever that any part of the movie had been publicly shown in Japan.
:*'''Rodimus Convoy'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fA9A8cuM9s4] - Edited down from the previous commercial.

[[Image:Animatrons_Commercial.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Thunder, thunder, thunder, thunder CATS!]]
*'''Animatrons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9a8nhvWixo8]
: ''Animation:'' Reused from the U.S. Predacons commercial.
: ''Toy segment:'' A [[Unicron|ginormous]] Galvatron looms over the [[Decepticon|Destron]] forces. He then fires at the [[Autobot|Cybertron]] emblem from the [[scene transition]], destroying it. The [[Predacon (G1)|Animatrons]] transform from their animal modes to their robot modes and then combine into [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]].
:*'''Animatrons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzFdRRXafgs] - Edited down from the previous commercial.

*'''Metroflex''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vt0eoAsDA1w]
: ''Toy segment:'' The [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobot]]s are shown departing from Metroflex's desert location. Elsewhere in the desert, the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combatrons]] are roaming around. Both teams combine and display their [[Scramble Power]] before meeting up with Superion and Menasor. Metroflex transforms to his mobile battle station mode and then robot mode. His shadow is seen looming over the [[combiner]]s before he rises in full view behind [[Slammer]], [[Scamper]] and [[Six-Gun]].
:*'''Metroflex''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0Iaoy8rOaY] - Edited down from the previous commercial.

*'''Metroflex, Airbots & Stuntrons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDL6llPKk0M]
: ''Animation:'' Reused from the American Aerialbots and Stunticons ad and the Metroplex/Combaticons ad.
: ''Toy segment:'' Scenes of Metroflex transforming and rising up, reused from the previous ad.

*'''Metroflex & Dinosaurer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_hzEGFYXSM]
: ''Animation:'' Reused from the American Protectobots/Trypticon ad and the Metroplex/Combaticons ad.
: ''Toy segment:'' Metroflex transforming and rising, reused from the Metroflex ad, and a montage of Dinosaurer's various modes, reused from the American ad.
: ''Notes:'' Both versions of this ad finish with an end tag for a [[decoy|Transformers board game]].
:*'''Metroflex & Dinosaurer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ltfg62cuubQ] - Edited down from the previous commercial.

[[Image:Japanese_Watch_Commercial.jpg|right|200px|thumb|''Watch'' this!]]
*'''Watches''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JsM3B7vOQQ]
: ''Animation:'' Reused from the U.S. ads for Ultra Magnus & Galvatron and Aerialbots & Stunticons.
: ''Toy segment:'' An [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Generation 1 2|Ultra Magnus watch]] appears on the wrist of an unknown human individual. The human subsequently flips the watch into its robot mode. Watches for [[Galvatron (G1)/toys#Generation 1 2|Galvatron]] and then [[Superion (G1)#Merchandise|Superion]] have their transformations demonstrated.

*'''Scramble City line''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFExuvTTyq0]
: ''Toy segment:'' Metroflex rises up from somewhere to join Slammer, Scamper and Six-Gun. Cut to a shot where we pan up to see [[Trypticon (G1)|Dinosaurer]] sitting in city mode on a plateau. After cuts to shots of Dinosaurer's dinosaur and mobile battle station modes, we see Ultra Magnus's eyes glowing red. Galvatron transforms and performs a weak flying clothesline. Superion and Menasor face off, then Bruticus and [[Defensor (G1)|Guardian]] demonstrate their Scramble Power. Menasor and Bruticus go to meet up somewhere before returning to take on Superion and Guardian. The Cybertron forces stand in a row to face off against the Destrons, who are also standing in a line, as [[Laserbeak (G1)|Condor]] and [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] swoop overhead. The whole scene is rather surreal, as the toys stand there statically while explosions go off all around them.
: ''Notes:'' An instrumental version of [[Transformer (song)|"Transformer"]] plays in the background.

*'''[[Transformers: Mystery of Convoy]] game''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_lHEfl5oPI]
: ''Notes:'' Combines animation from the U.S. Ultra Magnus toy commercial with actual game footage.

*'''Cybertron Triple Changers and Octane''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XB8VbWlccwM]
: ''Animation:'' Sandstorm and Broadside transforming, reused from the American ad; excerpt of Springer transforming from robot to helicopter taken from ''The Transformers: The Movie''.
: ''Toy segment:'' Springer flies, then drives over rocky terrain before transforming. Broadside and Sandstorm transform via split-screen slide show, then join up with Springer. Octane flies, then drives through a different rocky terrain and then transforms. All four cycle through their modes on yet another type of rocky terrain.
:*'''Cybertron Triple Changers and Octane''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNJEgFXpuTw] - Edited down from the previous commercial.

===[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1987 .28The Headmasters.29|The Headmasters]]===
[[Image:Headmasters_Targetmaster_Commercial.jpg|right|200px|thumb|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvJeATp31dw "AUUUUGHHHHHHHH!"]]]
*'''Targetmasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrZQ37l1svI]
: ''Toy segment:'' [[Artfire]], [[Ricochet (Headmasters)|Stepper]], [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]], [[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]] and [[Pointblank|Blanker]] drive through a desert while [[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]] flies overhead. The Cybertrons' [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] partners jump off a nearby cliff to join the Targetmaster Cybertrons, who have transformed.
: ''Notes:'' Includes an end tag promoting [[Pretender]] [[Lander]].
:*'''Targetmasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2of_IBzcrts] - Edited down from previous commercial.

*'''Trainbots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3o2EwUrmr8]
: ''Toy segment:'' The [[Trainbot]]s zoom along their rails in pairs until all six fly off the rails towards each other to form [[Raiden]].
:*'''Trainbots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgj9gY9r1c8] - Edited down from previous commercial.

*'''Headmasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdJ7-BNyo4U]
: ''Toy segment:'' [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] departs from a desert base and meets up with [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]], [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]] and [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]]. They head towards the Destron [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]]s [[Skullcruncher (G1)|Skull]], [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]], and [[Mindwipe (G1)|Wipe]]. Chromedome transforms to robot mode, with his chest panel flipped down to reveal his stats.
:*'''Headmasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezM3eVS9iRg] - Edited down from previous commercial.

*'''Fortress Maximus and Mega Zarak''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KcRuIhnp30]
: ''Toy segment:'' [[Scorponok (G1)|Mega Zarak]] walks through the desert in scorpion mode, grabbing [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] as the latter flies overhead. Fortress Maximus gets himself loose and transforms into robot mode. Zarak remains in scorpion mode and fires ineffectively while Fortress Maximus slashes him with the [[Master Sword]].
:*'''Fortress Maximus and Mega Zarak''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVb1U2WBzc8] - Edited down from previous commercial.

*'''Sixshot''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_8No9I5amY]
: ''Toy segment:'' [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] lands on a planet, then has his various modes counted off.
: ''Notes:'' Strangely enough, the counting is done in English.
:*'''Sixshot''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sT8F9HN0YY0] - Edited down from previous commercial.

===[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1988 .28Super-God Masterforce.29|Super-God Masterforce]]===
[[Image:Metalhawk_Commercial.jpg|right|200px|thumb|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-bi71LG38w Dum dum, dum dum...]]]
*'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAInPPXjbcY]
: ''Toy segment:'' A set of very large doors swings open to reveal [[Metalhawk (G1)|Metalhawk]], who stomps forward for a bit before being confronted by the Destron Pretenders [[Blood]], [[Dauros]] and [[Gilmer]]. Metalhawk splits from his Pretender shell and swoops down at the Destrons.
:*'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9S81sj_uOs] - Edited down from previous commercial.

*'''Super Ginrai''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNffM_wO0_Y]
: ''Toy segment:'' Ginrai drives down a street, only to have Buster and Hydra pop up and take pot shots at him. Ginrai responds by transforming into [[Ginrai (human)|Super Ginrai]] and firing at Buster and Hydra as they fly by.
: ''Notes:'' This commercial takes place in the same area as the previous one. Ginrai apparently has difficulty with moving targets, as he misses at least twice before ''possibly'' landing some shots.
:*'''Super Ginrai''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZfjiE0X1IA] - Edited down from previous commercial.

*'''God Ginrai''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9T-c02PiOM]
: ''Toy segment:'' Ginrai drives out of a city while towing [[Godbomber]], then transforms into [[Ginrai (human)|God Ginrai]] for [[To sell toys|some reason]].
:*'''God Ginrai''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLLcDtoYek4] - Edited down from previous commercial.

[[Image:Darkwings_Commercial.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"We are the terrors that flap in the night! We are the GPS that threatens your Mega Zarak."]]
*'''Buster and Hydra''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJpFShl-i2A]
: ''Toy segment:'' [[Hydra (G1)|Hydra]] and [[Buster (G1)|Buster]] pop up on top of skyscraper to see [[Ginrai (human)|Ginrai]] driving down the road. They swoop down in their separate jet modes before combining.

*'''Overlord''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6Ss8O_dlhY]
: ''Toy segment:'' The [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]] tank component rolls through a ruined city while the jet component flies towards the tank component. [[Mega]] and [[Giga]] show up to combine the components into Overlord's robot mode.
:*'''Overlord''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8h6c3WEOrVk] - Edited down from previous commercial.

===[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (toyline)|Victory]]===
[[Image:Victory_Leo_Commercial.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"Trini, fearless and agile. The Sabertooth Tiger Dinozord will be under your command."]]
*'''Victory Leo''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2Jt11bddBw]
: ''Toy segment:'' [[Ginrai (robot)|Victory Leo]] runs through a war zone before transforming to robot mode.

*'''Star Saber''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9gms4I3kLA]
: ''Toy segment:'' [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]] flies through an icy wasteland before transforming to robot mode.
: ''Notes:'' Some airings of this commercial included an end tag for [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deszaras]].
:*'''Star Saber''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahqW2bUSJew] - Edited down from previous commercial.
:*'''Star Saber''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLDPixwU0sY] - Edited down from previous commercial, without Deszaras ending.

*'''Victory Saber''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rr7OirYLFCw]
: ''Toy segment:'' Victory Leo runs through a war zone before transforming to robot mode. Star Saber is there too, and they combine into [[Star Saber (G1)|Victory Saber]].
:*'''Victory Saber''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjOCTcKzmsE] - Edited down from previous commercial.

[[Image:Brainmasters_2_Commercial.jpg|right|200px|thumb]]
*'''Brainmasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELXsyPBq-9Y]
: ''Toy segment:'' [[Blacker]], [[Laster]] and [[Braver]] drive through a desert. Blacker transforms to robot mode, then the trio combines into [[Road Caesar]].
: ''Notes:'' Includes an end tag for [[Liokaiser]].

*'''Brainmasters 2''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyA7lex7OzM]
: ''Toy segment:'' Blacker, Laster and Braver drive through a desert. Laster and Braver screech to a halt, doing a 180 in the process, and transform to robot mode. Blacker flies off some rocks and transforms as well.

*'''Liokaiser & Deszaras''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rrkmc_zzBQ]
: ''Toy segment:'' [[Drillhorn (G1)|Drillhorn]], [[Jallguar]], and [[Killbison]] drive along as Deszaras, [[Guyhawk]], [[Hellbat (G1)|Hellbat]] and [[Leozack]] fly over head. The [[Breastforce]] combine into Liokaiser while Deszaras transforms to robot mode.

===[[Transformers: Zone (toyline)|Zone]]===
[[Image:Dai Atlas Commercial.jpg|right|200px|thumb]]
*'''Dai Atlas''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffXrwX-EiLo]
: ''Animation:'' Excerpt from ''[[Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!]]'' with [[Micromaster]]s hopping around and [[Dai Atlas (G1)|Dai Atlas]] leaping into the air to transform.
: ''Toy segment:'' [[Erector (G1)|Cragun]] finishes Dai Atlas's construction by installing his <s>[[spark]]</s> batteries. Dai Atlas scoots out of the scaffolding he was under to transform to drill tank mode. He then switches to jet mode before finally converting to base mode. The [[Super Car Patrol Team]] pours out of Dai Atlas while [[Speeder]] spins around on the gun turret like it's a merry-go-round.
: ''Notes:'' [[Missile Bull]] makes a cameo at the beginning of the toy segment.
:*'''Dai Atlas''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKIWw6YzVf0] - Edited down from the previous commercial.

*'''Micromaster Rocket Base''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pvtd7Lwvi4w]
: ''Animation:'' Star Saber points at a huge group of Micromasters.
: ''Toy segment:'' Said group of Micromasters turns real, and the [[Rescue Patrol Team]] transform to their robot modes. [[Moonradar (G1)|Moonradar]] blasts off in the [[Rocket Base]]'s rocket while the remainder of the toy transforms from launching pad to base. [[Sunrunner (G1)|Sunrunner]], despite not having VTOL jets, lands vertically on the helicopter pad while [[Holi]] emerges from a compartment at the base of the rocket. [[Boater]] takes aim from the lower gun turret, and a large Micromaster city is shown complete with Micromasters manning the stations.
:*'''Micromaster Rocket Base''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9j10III9yuE] - Edited down from the previous commercial.

===[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Return of Convoy (toyline)|Return of Convoy]]===

*'''Sky Garry''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3M_3oo9cGks]
: ''Toy segment:'' [[Sky Garry (G1)|Sky Garry]] flies over Grandus to land on a plateau in front of...Grandus? Sky Garry unloads his cargo of three Micro Trailers, one of which enters Grandus and opens to reveal [[Hubs|Lucas]]. Sky Garry transforms to robot mode.
:*'''Sky Garry''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZ4QVqcRe9o] - Edited down from the previous commercial.

[[Image:Grandus_Commercial.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"This elevator could use a few windows. First floor, housewares."]]
*'''Grandus''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BysE3o_-ro4]
: ''Toy segment:'' [[Grandus (G1)|Grandus]] rolls through a rocky area before opening his front panel to reveal his inner workings. A [[Micro Trailer]] enters a compartment and opens to reveal Lucas. Lucas then rides the elevator up past [[Dropshot (G1)|Dropshot]].

*'''Star Convoy''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gH0EznziFns]
: ''Toy segment:'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Star Convoy]] drives through a rocky desert area, then transforms to base mode. Members of the [[Sixliner|Liner Team]] are seen manning the base and exiting from Micro Trailers before Star Convoy transforms to robot mode.

*'''Sixliner''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4D0z23tKgq0]
: ''Toy segment:'' [[D-Go]], [[Alan (G1)|Alan]], [[Joe (G1)|Joe]], [[Leaf]], [[Night]] and [[Spark (G1)|Spark]] play around in Dai Atlas and Grandus before forming [[Sixliner]].

===[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Operation Combination (toyline)|Operation Combination]]===
*'''Sixtrain''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BG34Vpsk1SU]
: ''Toy segment:'' [[Desire]], [[Atlan]], [[Converter]], [[Raise]], [[San D-Go]] and [[Windy (G1)|Windy]] somehow roll through a rocky area sans rails before forming [[Sixtrain]].

==Beast Wars==
===[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]===
[[Image:BWKabaya Commercial.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Rhinox's black period.]]
*'''Kabaya toys''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Th7taJU5NI]
: ''Animation:'' Excerpts from [[Beast Wars (Part 2)|Beat the Destrons]].
: ''Toy segment:'' Convoy and Rhinox stand together, then face down Megatron. All three transform.

*'''Enter the Super Lifeform Transformers VHS''' [http://movies.tfarchive.com/movies/Commercials/Japanese/bwjap6.mpg]
: ''Animation:'' Various excerpts from "[[Beast Wars (Part 1)|Enter the Super Lifeform Transformers]]", "[[Beast Wars (Part 2)|Beat the Destrons]]", "[[The Web|Cheetus's Crisis]]", "[[Equal Measures|Operation: Time Bomb Transfer!]]", and "[[The Trigger, Part 2|Floating Island Death Match Part 2]]".
:*'''Enter the Super Lifeform Transformers VHS''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuFs49ZGsHc] - Keeps some of the excerpts from "Beat the Destrons" and "Cheetus's Crisis" and adds scenes from "[[Power Surge (episode)|The Aerial Mountain Explodes]]".
:*'''Enter the Super Lifeform Transformers VHS''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9NpV68mAtM] - Keeps some excerpts from "Beat the Destrons", "Operation: Time Bomb Transfer!", and "Floating Island Death Match Part 2" and adds an excerpt from "[[Chain of Command (BW)|Convoy Disappeared]]".

[[Image:Japanese BW Deluxes Commercial.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Come on Takara, did she have to give up ''that'' easily?]]
*'''Deluxes''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7_UhWEeME4]
: ''Animation:'' Excerpts of [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackwidow]] and [[Tigatron]] transforming to robot mode from "[[Double Jeopardy|Kick of the Spider Woman]]" and "[[Fallen Comrades|Solitary Warrior Tigatron]]" respectively.
: ''Toy segment:'' Tigatron and Blackwidow transform and attack each other from neighboring plateaus. [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]], [[Shadow Panther]], [[Wolfang (Maximal)|Howlinger]] and [[Buzz Saw (BW)|Buzz Saw]] also transform and stand on plateaus. All of Takara's Cybertron figures face off against all of Takara's Destrons.
: ''Notes:'' When we say all, we mean all. Convobat stands alongside Ultra Class Convoy while Megaligator stands alongside Megatron. Includes an end tag for the Volcano Showdown playset w/[[Armordillo|Armor]] & [[Snapper]].
:*'''Deluxes''' [http://movies.tfarchive.com/movies/Commercials/Japanese/bwjap2.mpg] - Edited down from the previous commercial.

*'''Home video''' [http://movies.tfarchive.com/movies/Commercials/Japanese/bwjap7.mpg]
: ''Notes:'' Various clips from the cartoon play as the narrator talks about the home video series.

===[[Transformers: Beast Wars (Japanese toyline)#1998 (Beast Wars II)|Beast Wars II]]===
[[Image:Jointrons Commercial.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Prime plays basketball, Motorarm referees American football.]]
*'''Jointrons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXMWnkRg7Uo]
: ''Toy segment:'' One at a time, the [[Jointron]]s transform and dance before combining into [[Tripledacus]].
: ''Notes:'' Includes an end tag for [[God Neptune]].

*'''Magnaboss and God Neptune''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56BGx8Q7eXY]
: ''Toy segment:'' [[Lio Junior]] and [[Lio Convoy|his dad]] stand side by side on a rocky ledge at sunset. [[Santon]] stampedes towards Lio Junior. Santon wiggles his ears and Lio stamps his paw as [[Skywarp (BW)|Skywarp]] lands on a nearby rock and flaps his wings. The trio transform and wave their weapons frantically. God Neptune then shows up, prompting the three Maximals to combine into [[Magnaboss (BWII)|Magnaboss]] in order to take him on.

[[Image:Insectron Commercial.jpg|right|200px|thumb]]
*'''Insectrons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0m5DTyXi9Js]
: ''Toy segment:'' [[Tonbot]], [[Bigmos]] and [[Mantis]] swoop down and transform. [[Drill Nuts]], [[Powerhug (BW)|Powerhug]], and [[Scissor Boy]] burrow up from under the sand and transform.

*'''Lio Convoy and Galvatron''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVVcculmnhY]
: ''Toy segment:'' Lio Convoy deploys his mane arsenal as Galvatron blasts through some nearby rock in his drill tank mode. Lio Convoy transforms to robot mode and displays his [[Energon Matrix]]. Galvatron transforms to robot mode and then dragon mode before flying at Lio Convoy. Lio holds him off using his mane's spinning gimmick thing.

*'''Scuba, Tasmania Kid, Big Horn, Apache, Dirge, Thrust, Starscream, BB, Megastorm and Autorollers''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6A_ogqMXp0]
: ''Toy segment:'' [[Megastorm]] maneuvers in tank mode. [[Apache]] transforms to robot mode. Megastorm follows suit and then fires at Apache. Apache's response is to raise his weapon in the air while lightning flashes behind him. Big Horn transforms. [[Starscream (BW)|Starscream]] and [[BB]] transform and BB demonstrates his cannon. [[Tasmania Kid]] transforms to robot mode. [[Dirge (BW)|Dirge]] taxis on a runway before transforming. Ikard emerges from a body of water and transforms on land. [[Thrust (BW)|Thrust]] transforms in mid-air. [[Autocrusher]], [[Autojetter]], and [[Autolauncher]] stand together on a desert road not far from a city. [[Autostinger]] rolls up behind them and transforms.

[[Image:Gigastorm Cyborg Beasts & Ikard Commercial.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"Let me introduce you to my leetle friend!"]]
*'''Gigastorm, Cyborg Beasts and Ikard w/Tako Tank''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oVJp5tQpZ0]
: ''Toy segment:'' Lio Convoy spins his mane while Galvatron lands in dragon mode. Tonbot, Bigmos and Mantis swoop down. Tripledacus just stands. Magnaboss and God Neptune clash. The [[Tako Tank]] rolls up and squirts water, then transforms to reveal its base mode and [[Ikard]] working the weapons systems. [[Gigascouter]] rolls down a ramp in [[Megastorm|Gigastorm]]'s base mode. Gigastorm transforms to dinosaur mode, stomps around and breathes fire at Ikard and the Tako Tank. [[Starscream (BW)|Hellscream]], [[BB|Max-B]], [[Dirge (BW)|Dirgegun]], and [[Thrust (BW)|Thrustor]] transform.

*'''Beast Wars II: Act 1 & 2 on VHS''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nArJP_7ZS18]
: ''Animation:'' Various excerpts from ''Beast Wars II''.

*'''Sausages 1''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VI8EgJgg6Uo]
: ''Notes:'' Advertises special [[Beast Wars II Sausage|sausages]] sold in conjunction with the ''[[Beast Wars Special Super Lifeform Transformers]]'' movie.
:*'''Sausages 2''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VI8EgJgg6Uo&t=0m15s] - Same as the previous commercial with an added bit about bio cards included with the sausages.

*'''Beast Wars Special Movie''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XI3J9fNA9xo]
: ''Animation:'' Excerpts of Metals Convoy transforming and firing his Gatling guns, Metals Megatron transforming, Lio Junior running through a forest in lion mode, Galvatron growling (we think), Lio Convoy looking and Lio Convoy and Convoy preparing for battle.

===[[Transformers: Beast Wars (Japanese toyline)#1999 (Beast Wars Neo)|Beast Wars Neo]]===
[[Image:Blendtrons Commercial.jpg|right|200px|thumb|WhY wAsPiNaToR's ShOuLdErS hUrT?]]
*'''[[Blentron]]s & Metals Powered Convoy''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=915mseGKiEs]
: ''Animation:'' Brief excepts of Metals Megatron firing at Metals [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattle]] and [[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]] turning in front of the camera.
: ''Toy segment:'' A hornet (Latolata with his lionfish head replaced by [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]]'s) and a lionfish blend together to become [[Latolata]]. Latolata, [[Elphaorpha]], and [[Drancron]] face off against [[Big Convoy]] and [[Magmatron]]. [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys|Metals Powered Convoy]] raises his weapon.
: ''Notes:'' This commercial is split into two halves, with the first half covering the Blentron toys and the second half featuring Powered Convoy.

*'''Mach Kick and Archadis, Sharp Edge, Bump, Hardhead, Bazooka''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZgXAPyZRaQ]
: ''Toy segment:'' [[Archadis]] transforms in mid air. [[Mach Kick]] transforms and attacks Archadis with his tail whip. [[Sharp Edge]] transforms. [[Hardhead (BW)|Hardhead]], [[Bump]] and [[Bazooka (BW)|Bazooka]] all transform.

[[Image:BWNeo Leaders Commercial.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Wheeljack said there'd be days like this.]]
*'''Big Convoy and Magmatron''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyJczPPQ8h4&t=18]
: ''Toy segment:'' Big Convoy and Magmatron face off in a frozen land.
: ''Notes:'' Actual explosion and sparkler effects return to denote damage inflicted on Big Convoy by Magmatron.
:*'''Big Convoy and Magmatron''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psjOOpsmwVg&t=18] - Edited down from the previous commercial.

*'''Sausages''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psjOOpsmwVg&t=0m30s]
: ''Notes:'' Excerpts of Big Convoy from ''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (cartoon)|Beast Wars Neo]]'' play in the background as the [[Tech Spec]]-type cards included with the sausages are highlighted, including an animation of a tech spec meter. The sausages themselves are shown at the very end.

[[Image:Longrack Commercial.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Edward's pet, Geoffrey Scissorhands.]]
*'''Longrack, Guiledart, Colada, and Saberback''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPtrZ2ZMe9w]
: ''Toy segment:'' Longrack transforms and attacks Guiledart with his claw weapon. Guiledart gets loose, transforms and fires at Longrack. Colada transforms, then Saberback transforms. [[Break]], [[Randy (BW)|Randy]], [[Rockbuster]], and [[Stampy (BW)|Stampy]] transform as a group. [[Crazybolt (BW)|Crazybolt]], [[Dead End (BW)|Dead End]], [[Hydra (BW)|Hydra]] and [[Sling (BW)|Sling]] transform as a group too. Stampy transforms into his scissors mode for Longrack to wield.
:*'''Longrack, Guiledart, Colada, and Saberback''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3g7NATVWlI&t=18] - Edited down from the previous commercial.
: ''Notes:'' Includes an end tag for [[Heinrad (BW)|Heinrad]], highlighting his alarm clock feature.

*'''Cartoon debut promo''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6PAdKLLivY]
: ''Animation:'' Not animation per se, but pans are done on stills of Big Convoy by himself, Big Convoy commanding the other [[Maximal]]s, and the Maximals standing together as a group.
: ''Notes:'' This spot advertises the series debut of the ''Beast Wars Neo'' cartoon. "[[Love For Ever: Kimi o Mamoru Tame ni]]", the [[theme song]] for ''Beast Wars Neo'', is used as background music.

===[[Transformers: Beast Wars (Japanese toyline)#1999 (Beast Wars Metals)|Beast Wars Metals]]===
[[Image:Metals Leaders Commercial.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Monkey shines.]]
*'''[[Optimus Primal (BW)|Metals Convoy]] and [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eo-Dj-hZNHI]
: ''Animation:'' Very brief excerpts of a zoom-in on Convoy and Megatron turning his head.
: ''Toy segment:'' Convoy and Megatron transform and face off on a ''TRON''-style grid.
: ''Notes:'' Uses the American Beast Wars theme song as the background music track.

*'''''[[Cutting Edge|Beast Wars Metals: Convoy Daihenshin!]]'' promo''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3l7GtvirFKE]
: ''Animation:'' Excerpts of Megatron waggling his head and firing his tail weapon at Rattle, Depth Charge walking out of the water, a [[Cyber raptor]] turning its body, Blackwidow firing from behind a rock, Rhinox blasting away, Powered Convoy transforming and flying off, and Powered Convoy extending his hand.

*'''''Beast Wars Metals: Convoy Daihenshin!'' promo #2''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9m8aJNSZ0fo]
: ''Animation:'' Excerpts of Metals Convoy sailing in on his hoverboard before transforming, Metals Megatron transforming to flying T-Rex mode and taking off, Metals Rattle racing off, Cheetus, Rhinox and Tigatron witnessing Convoy's transmetalization, and a zoom-in on Megatron.

==[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|Car Robots]]==
[[Image:Gigatron Commercial.jpg|right|200px|thumb]]
*'''Car Robot Brothers and Gigatron''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ez58xax2gSw&t=15s]
: ''Toy segment:'' [[Prowl (RID)|Mach Alert]] drives through a tunnel, [[X-Brawn|Wildride]] drives off-road, and [[Side Burn (RID)|Speedbreaker]] is on a street. Mach Alert and Wildride join Speedbreaker, and all three screech to a halt before transforming. Gigatron appears in all six modes at once before facing off with the [[Autobot Brothers|Car Robot Brothers]].
: ''Notes:'' Includes an end tag for a [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Brave Maximus]] giveaway.

*'''Super Fire Convoy''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZyL5OOXpiI]
: ''Toy segment:'' [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Super Fire Convoy]] drives through a [[Global Space Bridge]] tunnel. He transforms to robot mode, then into Super Fire Convoy.
: ''Notes:'' Includes an end tag for a [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Brave Maximus]] giveaway.

*'''Team Shinkansen''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xb3DVLswSPc]
: ''Toy segment:'' [[Team Bullet Train|Team Shinkansen]] shoots down the rails before jumping into the air to transform. They combine into [[Rail Racer (RID)|JRX]] to take on [[Megatron (RID)|Gigatron]].

[[Image:Black Convoy Commercial.jpg|right|200px|thumb]]
*'''Buildmaster and Black Convoy''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYu46LHIDU8]
: ''Toy segment:'' The Buildmaster group works on some construction projects despite not being anywhere near an actual construction site. After they transform to robot mode, [[Scourge (RID)|Black Convoy]] appears. To combat him, the Buildmasters combine into [[Landfill (RID)|Build King]].

*'''God Magnus and Super Car Robot Brothers''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYu46LHIDU8&t=15s]
: ''Toy segment:'' God Magnus, in car carrier mode, carries the three [[Super Mode|super mode]] Car Robot Brothers, who then disembark and transform. God Magnus transforms and fires his machine guns like there's an ammo sale at S-Mart. Fire Convoy then conveniently appears so the two can form [[Omega Prime|God Fire Convoy]].
: ''Notes:'' Includes an end tag for a postcard drawing for the [[Matrix Blade]].

==[[The Transformers (PS2)|Transformers Tatakai]]==
[[Image:Tatakai_Trailer.jpg|right|200px|thumb]]
*'''Trailer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SbI_9GY9dU] (Full version)/[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0edrtrhV3Ng]
: ''Animation:'' Excerpts of game footage/cut scenes featuring the Destrons attacking the Cybertrons on a bridge on [[Earth]], Convoy opening his chest to reveal the Matrix, a rundown of the transformations and identities of each character, Convoy and Megatron facing off, Chromedome doing a backflip onto his [[Transtector]] body with his stats showing, [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and [[Jazz (G1)|Meister]] transforming and driving, [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]] attacking, [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] ejecting one of his tapes, Chromedome being attacked by Weirdwolf, and Galvatron battling Rodimus Convoy.
: ''Notes:'' This trailer has no vocal narration. All text in the trailer is in English, including the Transformers logo. The background music is a heavily remixed version of "[[The Transformers (Theme)]]" from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. Some uploads of the trailer do not have the segment at the beginning with the text "A.D. 2003. We now return to" followed by the Transformers logo. The words "Coming Soon" and then the Playstation button symbols at the end are also missing from those uploads.
: ''The confrontation of the fate. A battle without an end.''

==[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Legends of the Microns]]==
[[Image:ML Unicron Commercial.jpg|right|200px|thumb|This hand and eye of mine glow with an awesome coordination!]]
*'''Unicron''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z86-8vzFnd8&t=7m53s]
: ''Toy segment:'' A number of Transformers, including [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Convoy]] and [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]], fly towards Unicron, who transforms and makes his fist glow.

*'''Jet Convoy and Shockwave''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z86-8vzFnd8&t=8m08s]
: ''Toy segment:'' [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Shockwave]] flies over Convoy, then transforms and lands between him and [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]]. Jetfire swoops in from the heavens and gets between Shockwave and Convoy. Shockwave combines with Megatron, prompting Jetfire and Convoy to form Jet Convoy. The two combiners face off.
: ''Notes:'' Includes an end tag for [[Overload (Armada)|Ultra Magnus]].

*'''DVD''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z86-8vzFnd8&t=8m38s]
: ''Animation:'' Various excerpts from the [[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|''Legends of the Microns'' cartoon]].
: ''Notes:'' [[Tailslide]] is used as an example of the bonus [[Mini-Con]] pack-ins. Features an end tag for the singles for "[[Transformer: Dream Again|TRANSFORMER -Dream Again-]]" and "[[Never Ending Road]]".

*'''Legends of the Microns "Special Secret Video: Strongest Robot Army"''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=soEuIWZtXvA]
: A promotional video for the then-upcoming ''Legends of the Microns'' cartoon and toyline. It was released on a VHS tape that came with the February [[2003]] issue of ''[[TV Magazine]]''. Included in the video are profiles on Convoy, Hot Shot, [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Grap]], [[Red Alert (Armada)|Ratchet]], Megatron, [[Demolishor (Armada)|Ironhide]], [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Sandstorm]], and [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]]. The profiles consist mainly of their animated transformations and powerlinxing, along with their [[Tech Spec]]s. Profiles are shown for the [[Street Speed Mini-Con Team|Street Speed Microns]], [[Race Mini-Con Team|Race Microns]] and [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Air Defense Microns]], consisting of their animated transformations, combinations and Tech Specs. The early releases of the [[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|''Legends of the Microns'' toyline]] are shown at the end. The first three [[Columbia Music Entertainment|''Legends of the Microns'' CD singles]] also get a mention at the end of the video.

*'''Legends of the Microns "Special Secret Video: The Enormous Robot Unicron Descends"''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7w5gVxaNsoI]
: ''Notes:'' Also known as "The Coming of Unicron", this is a video promoting the appearance of [[Unicron]] in ''Legends of the Microns''. It includes a flashback to ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' (strangely labeled as being in 1985) and toy commercials for Unicron, Jet Convoy/Shockwave and the ''Legends of the Microns'' DVDs. This video was given away on DVDs to the first 4000 customers to buy ''Legends of the Microns'' toys at [[Toys"R"Us|Toys"R"Us Japan]] stores in September of 2003.

==[[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Super Link]]==
[[Image:SL Autobots & Megazarak Commercial.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"Hey, hey! We're Convoy's flunkies! And 'bots say we flunky around. But we're too busy linking, to put any Destrons down."]]
*'''Inferno, Hot Shot, Roadbuster, & Sky Fire''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L99PdlygmOQ] (MegaZarak end tag) / [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CQxerRoqGY&t=59] (Landmine end tag) / [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sh1yyxoLYy0] (Galvatron end tag)
: ''Toy segment:'' The four [[Autobot|Cybertrons]] fly/drive along before transforming to robot mode. Hot Shot and Inferno [[Powerlinx|Super Link]] together, as do Roadbuster and Sky Fire. The end tag features either [[Scorponok (Energon)|MegaZarak]], [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]], or [[ Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron]] transforming.

*'''Grand Convoy''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=np_D4EMaC14]
: ''Toy segment:'' Grand Convoy drives along with [[Inferno (Energon)|Inferno]], [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]], [[Ironhide (Energon)|Roadbuster]], and [[Jetfire (Armada)|Sky Fire]]. Grand Convoy leaps off a cliff and transforms to robot mode. He summons the [[Prime Force|Grand Force]] to form the [[Super Mode|Grand Cross]].

*'''Omega Supreme''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97vEz7XlNLE]
: ''Toy segment:'' [[Omega Supreme (Energon)|Omega Supreme]] flies through the air and rides the rails before transforming to robot mode and landing near Grand Convoy. The two combine to form Powerlinx Omega Supreme.

*'''Rodimus Convoy''' [http://www.fantofan.jp/anime/sl-cm3.wmv]
: ''Toy segment:'' [[Rodimus (Energon)|Rodimus Convoy]] powerlinx with [[Prowl (Energon)|Red Alert]], Hot Shot, Roadbuster, Sky Fire, and Inferno.

*'''Wing Saber''' [http://www.fantofan.jp/anime/sl-cm4.wmv]
: ''Toy segment:'' Wing Saber [[Powerlinx|Super Links]] with Grand Convoy to form Wing Convoy. Wing Convoy flies through a large group of [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcons]] so fast, they miss him and shoot each other.

[[Image:SL Special Secret Video Team Convoy.jpg|right|200px|thumb]]
*'''Super Link "Special Secret Video: Super Combining Soldiers"''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwgMXT0AfS0]
: ''Notes:'' A promotional video for the then-upcoming ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Super Link]]'' cartoon and toyline. It tells the back story of ''Super Link'' before going into profiles for Grand Convoy, the Grand Cross, Sky Fire, Hot Shot, Inferno, Super Linking, Roadbuster, [[Strongarm (Energon)|Blast Arm]], and [[Kicker Jones|Kicker]]. The Terrorcons and Megazarak also get a mention. The video finishes out with a photo gallery of the some of the earlier ''Super Link'' toy releases. Several pieces of concept art are shown. This video was released on a VHS tape or DVD packaged with the December 2003 issue of ''TV Magazine''.

*'''[[Transformer Superlink: Original Soundtrack Mission I|Original Soundtrack Mission I]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndxw4gWE7cw]
: ''Animation:'' Various excerpts from ''[[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Super Link]]''.

*'''[[Interchannel#DVDs|DVDs]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqZQyVR5FfY&t=18]
: ''Animation:'' Excerpt of Grand Convoy and the Grand Force forming the Grand Cross.

== [[Robotmasters (franchise)|Robotmasters]] ==
[[Image:Robot Masters commercial.jpg|thumb|200px||When it's laser time put on the 3-D shades!]]
*'''Robotmasters toyline''' [http://www.fantofan.jp/news/video/rm1.wmv], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RiAUZabq4s]

: ''Animation:'' [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] fights [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] as [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Convoy]] takes on [[Megatron (BW)|Beast Megatron]]. Megatron's dino head bites Prime on the hand.
: ''Toy segment:'' The Destrons and Cybertrons stand around as the camera pans and cuts, then explosive effects go off around them.
: ''Notes:'' This ad was available on the DVD packed in with RM-01 Convoy and RM-21 Burning Beast Convoy.

*'''Robotmasters toyline 2''' [http://www.fantofan.jp/news/video/rm1.wmv], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3c_QJzzzbGc]
: ''Animation:'' Starscream, Convoy, Beast Convoy and Beast Megatron all strike poses.
: ''Toy segment:'' Megatron transforms amongst the other Destrons. [[Mirage (G1)|Ligier]] and the Cybertrons race toward camera. Convoy and Beast Convoy transform. The entire ''Robotmasters'' toyline stands around while laser effects are superimposed on them.
: ''Notes:'' This ad was available on the DVD packed in with RM-01 Convoy and RM-21 Burning Beast Convoy. Includes an end tag for the [[Fortress Maximus (RID)#Robotmasters 2|Cybertron City]] giveaway contest.

==[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|Galaxy Force]]==
*'''Cartoon debut promo''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T70UQrQaYuE&t=18]
: ''Animation:'' Various excerpts from ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|Galaxy Force]]''.

[[Image:Galaxy Convoy Commercial.jpg|right|200px|thumb]]
*'''Galaxy Convoy and Nitro Convoy''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJc0WaV5tsU&t=18]
: ''Toy segment:'' [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Galaxy Convoy]] races down a city street with [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Exellion]], [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Jackshot]] and [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Backpack]] and [[Jetfire (Armada)|Dreadlock]] flying overhead. Convoy transforms to robot mode, then [[Super Mode]]. He demonstrates his Force Chip-activated abilities. [[Override (Cybertron)|Nitro Convoy]] transforms.
: ''Notes:'' The Nitro Convoy segment comes from a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyZRhuuf6Es Takara promotional video].
:*'''Galaxy Convoy and Master Megatron''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LXidZz5zm0&t=18] - An edited-down version of the previous commercial with the Nitro Convoy segment replaced by a [[Megatron (Armada)|Master Megatron]] segment. The Master Megatron segment comes from the same promo video as the aforementioned Nitro Convoy segment.

*'''Ligerjack & Sonic Bomber''' [http://fantofan.jp/news/video/gfad6.wmv]
: ''Toy segment:''[[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Ligerjack]] transforms to lion mode before forming Liger Convoy with Galaxy Convoy. [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Sonic Bomber]] combines with Galaxy Convoy into Sonic Convoy.
:*'''Ligerjack''' [http://fantofan.jp/news/video/gfad5.wmv] - The Ligerjack portion of the previous commercial.

[[Image:Flame Convoy Commercial.jpg|right|200px|thumb]]
*'''Flame Convoy''' [http://fantofan.jp/news/video/gf/gfad4.wmv]
: ''Toy segment:'' [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Flame Convoy]] stomps on the ground, flips out his extra heads and spews fire before transforming.

*'''"[[Call You... Kimi to Boku no Mirai|CALL YOU... Kimi to Boku no Mirai]]" CD single''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjLqUrWxAis&t=18]
: ''Animation:'' Various ''Galaxy Force'' excerpts, including Galaxy Convoy's [[stock footage]] transformation.

*'''New Show: Transformers Galaxy Force Special Clip''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6e7AhEpGcpc]
: ''Notes:'' A demo reel with test footage of Galaxy Convoy, Master Megatron, Starscream, various Cybertrons, and [[Vector Prime]]. Originally aired on a TV in Takara's booth at the 2004 Tokyo Entertainment Market. The narration and opening theme music was replaced with Lion's rendition of the Transformers [[theme song]] for the video's release on DVD. The DVD was given away via Toys"R"Us Japan stores to the first 10,000 customers purchasing GC-01 Galaxy Convoy in December 2004.

*'''Rise! New Commander Galaxy Convoy!"''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvsjngLBR54]
: ''Notes:'' Narrated by Galaxy Convoy, the video starts off by going over the back story for ''Galaxy Force''. Galaxy Convoy then starts profiling his troops [[Landmine (Energon)|Guardshell]], Exillion, Jackshot, and Backpack. He then talks about Earth and the [[Autobot|Cybertrons]]' [[human]] allies, [[Coby Hansen|Coby]], [[Bud Hansen|Bud]], and [[Lori Jiménez|Lori]]. Finally, he discusses the [[Decepticon|Destrons]] Master Megatron, Starscream and [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]]. This video, along with "Toy Introduction" and "Robotmasters Special Footage: [[Fight! The Group of the Strongest Commanders!]]", was released on the ''Galaxy Force'' "Special Secret DVD" packed in with the December 2004 issue of ''TV Magazine''.

*'''Toy Introduction''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3_qAWkSRYo&t=18]
: ''Notes:'' Galaxy Convoy comments upon the early ''Galaxy Force'' toy releases and urges you to get them from your local toy retailer when they're released. This video, along with "Rise! New Commander Galaxy Convoy!" and "Robotmasters Special Footage: [[Fight! The Group of the Strongest Commanders!]]", was released on the ''Galaxy Force'' "Special Secret DVD" packed in with the December 2004 issue of ''TV Magazine''.

[[Image:GF Secret File Micron Team.jpg|right|200px|thumb]]
*'''Transformers - Galaxy Force! Secret File!''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13i8h71iF1g]
: ''Notes:'' Similar to the previous video in that Galaxy Convoy once again describes the back story of ''Galaxy Force'' and profiles his allies and enemies. This time, however, there are additional characters profiled. These include Dreadlock, Vector Prime, the [[Recon Mini-Con Team|Micron Team]], [[Clocker (Cybertron)|Skids]], [[Brakedown (Cybertron)|Autolander]], [[Ransack (Cybertron)|Gasket]], [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Landbullet]], Nitro Convoy, [[Snarl (Cybertron)|Fang Wolf]], and Flame Convoy. This video was released along with the "Toy Data File" as a pack-in DVD with the March 2005 issue of ''TV-Kun''.

*'''Toy Data File''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyZRhuuf6Es&t=18]
: ''Notes:'' Galaxy Convoy talks about the abilities of his allies and enemies while their toys demonstrate. Includes Galaxy Convoy, Master Megatron, [[Sideways (Armada)|Noisemaze]], Nitro Convoy, Skids, Autolander, Gasket, Landbullet, [[Dirt Boss (Cybertron)|Inch-Up]], Fang Wolf, [[Undermine (Cybertron)|Dino Shout]], and Flame Convoy. This video was released along with the "Secret File" as a pack-in DVD with the March 2005 issue of ''TV-Kun''.
:''You, go get the ''Transformers Galaxy Force'' toys too!''

==''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]''==
*'''Teaser''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoJJI5ankhM&t=18]
:Premiered ?? 2007. Same as the English teaser trailer with the text narration and logo switched to Japanese.

[[Image:TF2007 Japanese Trailer 1 Bay & Spielberg.jpg|right|250px|thumb]]
*'''Trailer #1''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FNYrYF-6Es&t=18]
:Premiered ?? 2007. Has an introduction by [[Steven Spielberg]] and [[Michael Bay]] where they speak mostly in English and what Japanese they do speak is not well pronounced. The trailer itself is an edited down (to accommodate the intro no doubt) version of the 1st full length U.S. trailer with the brief scene of [[Sam Witwicky|Sam]] and [[Mikaela Banes|Mikaela]] happening upon a recently crash landed Transformer, every scene between "And Executive Producer Steven Spielberg" and "Most will come to destroy us", and the scene of Sam being questioned by [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] have been removed. The scenes of Sam and Mikaela holding hands and Starscream flying have been flipped. The scenes between [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] jetting and [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] destroying the bus have all been removed except the scene of [[William Lennox|Lennox]] holding [[Jorge Figueroa|Fig]]'s hand. In their place, a scene with [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]] has been added in. The text narration has been changed to Japanese and Japanese subtitles have been added.

[[Image:TF2007 Transforming Pen Ad.jpg|right|250px|thumb]]
*'''Trailer #2''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXBX7SDF3vA]
:Premiered 26 June 2007. Similar progression of scenes to the first theatrical trailer, but using many new scenes which had not been used in promotional spots up to that point. Features an ad for a Transformers-themed transforming pen at the end of the trailer.

*'''TV spot #1''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdtXu9jO6Jg&t=18]
:Air date ?? July 2007. Same as the English language spot "Hidden" with text narration in Japanese. Has the same transforming pen end tag as trailer #2.

[[Image:Movie Blackout SOCCENT.JPG|right|250px|thumb]]
*'''Super Event(?)''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGv0Ycfk-CA]
:Air date ?? July 2007. Same as the English language spot "Everything Changes" with the text narration changed to Japanese. Keeps the English announcer's "Transformers" at the end, albeit with the 's' cut off.
:*'''Super Event(?)''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XMi8KtWKAU&t=18] - Edited down version of the previous commercial.

*'''Countdown (?)''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpS_eLLzwjk&t=18]
:Air date ?? July 2007. "What you're about to see, is totally classified." "Dear god, what is this?" "WE'RE UNDER ATTACK!" "We're facing war against a civilization far superior to our own." "Our enemy could take any shape. They could be anywhere." "GO GO GO GO!" "NO NO NO MOVE!" "INCOMING!" "What is that?" "BRING IT!"

*'''Transform(?)''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKBL37awhd8&t=18]
:Air date ?? July 2007. "My god." "Cool mom!" Features a clip of Frenzy transforming into Mikaela's cellphone that isn't used in any other promos.
:*'''Transform(?)''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Ni-4eiRM_Q&t=18] - Edited down version of the previous commercial.

*'''Action(?)''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QH1Y0LPimU&t=18]
:Air date ?? July 2007. "My god." Features [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] in [[Mission City]], Scorponok chasing the soldiers, Sam retreating from Barricade, Starscream flying and Sam running from [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]. Utilizes Linkin Park's "[[What I've Done]]" as background music.

*'''Drama''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WpTGXC3Zq0]
:Air date ?? July 2007. "We're facing war against a civilization far superior to our own." "Good luck to us all."

[[Image:Steering wheel robot.JPG|right|250px|thumb]]
*'''TV Spot #6''' [http://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/TF/video/movie08.html]
:Air date ?? July 2007. Has no narration of any kind. Uses a number of scenes not used in other ads including Bumblebee being restrained under [[Hoover Dam]] by [[Sector Seven]], [[Nokia-bot]] knocking itself out, and the [[steering wheel robot]] attacking the socialite.

*'''#1 Movie''' [http://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/TF/video/movie10.html]
:Air date ?? August 2007. Same as the 15 second version of "Transform" with a caption promote the movie's status as the #1 film in Japan under the opening scenes featuring Frenzy.

*'''#1 Movie version 2''' [http://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/TF/video/movie11.html]
:Air date ?? August 2007. Same as "Action" with a caption promoting the movie's status as the #1 film in Japan under the scenes of Scorponok chasing the soldiers, Barricade interrogating Sam, Starscream transforming and flying off and Megatron busting through the floor of a building in pursuit of Sam.

*'''#1 Movie version 3''' [http://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/TF/video/movie12.html]
:Air date ?? August 2007. Same as "Drama" with a caption to promote the movie's status as the #1 film in Japan under the opening scenes.

*'''Transformers: The Game (PS3)''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40IodoQRp4E&t=18]
:Air date ?? June 2007. Features clips of Starscream flying under and flipping onto a bridge and the end of [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]'s first transformation from the [[Transformers (film)|movie]]. Game footage is almost exclusively of fighting or destruction.

[[Image:Core Movie Figures Commercial.jpg|right|200px|thumb]]
*'''Movie toys (Kids)''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlZuLDfOa9I]
: ''Notes:'' This is an edited down and dubbed version of the U.S. "Movie core characters" spot.
:*'''Movie toys (Adult)''' [http://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/TF/video/video02.html] - Same as the above commercial but with the "Transformers" sound clip replaced with a similar clip from the Japanese Generation One commercials.

*'''Optimus Prime''' [http://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/TF/video/videosp.html]
: ''Notes:'' The old Japanese "Trans-for-mer!" soundbyte plays before the [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation One]] [[logo]] flips to the movie style logo and scenes from the film are played. Optimus Prime transforms. This was a web only commercial.

*'''Optimus Prime 2''' [http://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/TF/video/video03.html]
: ''Animation:'' Excerpts of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Convoy]] from ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers!]]''.
: ''Toy segment:'' The "Trans-for-mer!" soundbyte plays before [[Optimus Prime (G1)|G1 Convoy]] transforms next to an inset of his animated Transformation. A [[scene transition]] occurs with the G1 sound effect and the frame flipping to show the movie style logo and a scene from the film. Optimus Prime transforms.
: ''Notes:'' The Optimus Prime transformation is reused from the previous ad. This was part of a series of web only commercials comparing Movie Transformers to their Generation One counterparts.

[[Image:TF2007 Bumblebee Japanese Web Ad.jpg|right|200px|thumb|*Yakety Sax plays*]]
*'''Bumblebee''' [http://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/TF/video/video04.html]
: ''Animation:'' Clips of [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumble]] from ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers!''.
: ''Toy segment:'' The Bumble toy is transformed to comedy musical accompaniment before a scene change to 70's Camaro Bumblebee being transformed and much "cooler" sounding music.
: ''Notes:'' This was part of a series of web only commercials comparing Movie Transformers to their Generation One counterparts.

*'''Megatron''' [http://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/TF/video/video05.html]
: ''Animation:'' Clips of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] from ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers!''.
: ''Toy segment:'' The G1 Megatron toy (minus the stock and silencer) is transformed to laid back rock music before a scene change to Movie Megatron being transformed and much "cooler" sounding music.
: ''Notes:'' This was part of a series of web only commercials comparing Movie Transformers to their Generation One counterparts.

*'''Starscream''' [http://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/TF/video/video06.html]
: ''Animation:'' Clips of [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] from ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers!''.
: ''Toy segment:'' [[The Transformers Collection]] [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Transformers Collection|version]] of the G1 Starscream toy is transformed to laid back rock music before a scene change to Movie Starscream being transformed and much "cooler" sounding music.
: ''Notes:'' This was part of a series of web only commercials comparing Movie Transformers to their Generation One counterparts.

*'''Autobot Jazz''' [http://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/TF/video/video07.html]
: ''Animation:'' Clips of [[Jazz (G1)|Meister]] from ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers!''.
: ''Toy segment:'' Meister is transformed to laid back rock music before a scene change to [[Jazz (Movie)|Autobot Jazz]] being transformed and much "cooler" sounding music.
: ''Notes:'' This was part of a series of web only commercials comparing Movie Transformers to their Generation One counterparts.

==''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Transformers: Revenge]]''==
[[Image:rotf-paris.jpg|right|250px|thumb]]
*'''Trailer 1''' [http://www.tf-revenge.jp/video/]
Premiered ?? 2009. Same as the U.S. teaser trailer but with Japanese text narration and subtitles.

*'''Trailer 2''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EyMhtegKoo&t=18]
Premiered 19(?) May 2009. Same as the first full U.S. trailer with Japanese text narration and subtitles.

*'''TV CM1''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjqhJ8AE8eg]
Air date ?? 2009. "It's not over." "BUMBLEBEE!"

[[Image:Ravagerotfteaser.jpg|right|250px|thumb]]
*'''TV CM2''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwfJhhq_NeE]
Air date ?? 2009. "You don't stop, you don't hide. You run." "Sam!"

*'''TV CM3''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnWgEIkZn-Q]
Air date ?? 2009. "Aughh!" "Sam!" "WE GOT A WHOLE LOTTA FIGHT COMIN OUR WAY!" "You don't stop, you don't hide. You run."

*'''Web CM1''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqOxzUZtskA]
Online spot released ?? 2009. Same as the U.S. TV spot "Fate" with Japanese subtitles and text narration. Retains the English vocal narration "Transformers. A Michael Bay film."

[[Image:Rotf_t2_egyptpyramids.jpg|right|250px|thumb]]
*'''Web CM2''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nd9E6Om-wto]
Online spot released ?? 2009. Same as the U.S. TV spot "Team Kids" with Japanese subtitles and text narration. The English vocal narration is retained with the line "Only one team... will transform your summer" changed to "Only one team... will transform your world."

*'''Web CM3''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvMOYAVK3k8]
Online spot released ?? 2009. Same as the U.S. TV Spot "Destiny" with Japanese subtitles and text narration. Retains the English vocal narration at the end.

*'''ROTF on TV Asahi''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2skqfPqKoQ&t=18]
: ''Notes:'' 15 second ad for the ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]'' film airing at 10 on TV Asahi. Features [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] busting out of Sam's garage and [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] hanging onto [[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]]. The narration has had a heavy flanging effect applied to it.
[[Image:Japanese ROTF Toy Commercial.jpg|right|200px|thumb]]

*'''Movie Characters and Gravity Bots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rtuvvm2dUok&t=18]
: ''Toy segment:'' Megatron and the Decepticons attack a city. Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] and [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] roll to the rescue! Optimus Prime transforms and shows off his [[Dual Energon Swords]]. The end segment shows two individuals demonstrating the transformations of [[Gravity Bot]]s Optimus Prime and Bumblebee.
: ''Notes:'' Includes a brief clip from the movie of Bumblebee firing his cannon.
{{-}}

==[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)#Japanese release|Transformers Animated]]==
*'''15-second commercial''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHz9fIwn6Hg] (March [[2010]])
: ''Animation:'' Excerpts from "[[Transform and Roll Out]] Part 1"
: ''Narration:'' [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Hiroki Takahashi]])
: ''Hello, good children, are all of you well? I am Optimus Prime. I'm an Autobot leader who fights for the sake of protecting peace.'' Transformers Animated ''begins on April 3 at 8am.''

*'''30-second commercial after ''[[Rescue Fire|Tomica Hero: Rescue Fire]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s epilogue''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVe33iVGoCk] ([[March 26]], [[2010]])
: ''Animation:'' Excerpts from "[[Transform and Roll Out]] Part 1"
: ''Narration:'' Optimus Prime, [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] ([[Daisuke Kishio]]), [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] ([[Norio Wakamoto]])
: Bumblebee: *sigh*''Rescue Fire''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s over...
: Optimus: ''Rescue Fire'' sure was fun.
: Bumblebee: I loved Ritsuka-chan.
: Optimus: Everyone, ''Rescue Fire'' may be over, but next week ''Transformers Animated'' starts!
: Bumblebee: You'll all watch, right?
: Megatron: If you don't, I'm haunting your dreams.
: Optimus: It's you, Megatron!
: Megatron: What's the matter, Optimus Prime?
: Bumblebee: What are you here for?!
: Megatron: To promote the show!
: Optimus: Then, just this once, let's shake hands
: Megatron: I refuse. ''Transformers Animated''! Be sure to watch!
: Optimus: That should my line!
: Bumblebee: You'll watch, right?!

{{note|The commercials below are the online previews that differ slightly from their on-air version in terms of what's spoken by whom.}}

*'''''[[Transform and Roll Out|The Heroes Are Called Autobots]]'' 15-second commercial''' ([[April 3]], 2010) [http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm10269744] (Account required)
: ''Animation:'' Excerpts from "[[Transform and Roll Out]] Part 2"
: ''Narration:'' Bumblebee, [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Ironhide]] ([[Kenta Miyake]])
: Bumblebee: I'm Bumblebee! Oh slag! There's a big monster on the rampage, Ironhide! ("big" = "dekai" でかい or "dekkai" でっかい)
: Ironhide: Big is Hokkaido! Hokkaido is big! (''Dekkaido wa Hokkaidō! Hokkaidō wa dekkaido!'')
: Bumblebee: ''Transformers Animated'' on [[April 10]], Saturday, at 8am!

*'''''[[Transform and Roll Out|Secret of the AllSpark]]'' 15-second commercial''' ([[April 10]], 2010) [http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm10340849] (Account required)
: ''Animation:'' Excerpts from "[[Transform and Roll Out]] Part 3"
: ''Narration:'' [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] ([[Jin Yamanoi]])

*'''''[[Sound and Fury|The Great Sound Wave Operation]]'' 15-second commercial''' ([[April 17]], 2010) [http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm10414077] (Account required)
: ''Animation:'' Excerpts from "[[Sound and Fury]]"
: ''Narration:'' Megatron

*'''''[[The Thrill of the Hunt|Don't Wipe Away the Memories]]'' 15-second commercial''' ([[April 24]], 2010) [http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm10487880] (Account required)
: ''Animation:'' Excerpts from "[[The Thrill of the Hunt]]"
: ''Narration:'' Optimus

*'''''[[Home Is Where the Spark Is|The Immortal Megatron]]'' 15-second commercial''' ([[April 30]], 2010) [http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm10565793] (Account required)
: ''Animation:'' Excerpts from "[[Home Is Where the Spark Is]]"
: ''Narration:'' Optimus and Ironhide
: Optimus: Try saying "Transformers Animated" very fast!
: Ironhide: Transformers Animated! Transformers Animated! Transformers Animated! Transformers Anima-pukka! Eh-heh...
: Optimus: "Transformers Animated!"
: Ironhide: Said it.

*'''''[[Total Meltdown|Challenge of the Burning Giant]]'' 15-second commercial''' ([[May 7]], 2010) [http://nicovideo.jp/watch/sm10647723] (Account required)
: ''Animation:'' Excerpts from "[[Total Meltdown]]"
: ''Narration:'' [[Meltdown (Animated)|Prometheus Black]] ([[Fumihiko Tachiki]])

*'''''[[Blast from the Past|Birth of the Dinobots!]]'' 15-second commercial''' ([[May 15]], 2010) [http://nicovideo.jp/watch/sm10723545] (Account required)
: ''Animation:'' Excerpts from "[[Blast from the Past]]"
: ''Narration:'' Optimus

*'''''[[Nanosec (episode)|Trap Time]]'' 15-second commercial''' ([[May 22]], 2010) [http://nicovideo.jp/watch/sm10800404] (Account required)
: ''Animation:'' Excerpts from "[[Nanosec (episode)|Nanosec]]"
: ''Narration:'' [[Nanosec]] ([[Takehito Koyasu]]), Bumblebee, Ratchet

*'''''[[Along Came a Spider|Shadow of the Spider-Woman]]'' 15-second commercial''' ([[May 29]], 2010) [http://nicovideo.jp/watch/sm10878866] (Account required)
: ''Animation:'' Excerpts from "[[Along Came a Spider]]"
: ''Narration:'' Optimus

*'''''[[Lost and Found (episode)|Fierce Battle at the Bottom of the Lake]]'' 15-second commercial''' ([[June 5]], 2010) [http://nicovideo.jp/watch/sm10956385] (Account required)
: ''Animation:'' Excerpts from "[[Lost and Found (episode)|Lost and Found]]"
: ''Narration:'' [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] ([[Yūichi Nagashima]])

*'''''[[Survival of the Fittest|Showdown! Dinobots]]'' 15-second commercial''' ([[June 12]], 2010) [http://nicovideo.jp/watch/sm11038363] (Account required)
: ''Animation:'' Excerpts from "[[Survival of the Fittest]]"
: ''Narration:'' [[Grimlock (Animated)|Grimlock]] ([[Keiji Fujiwara]]), [[Swoop (Animated)|Swoop]] ([[Nobuo Tobita]]), [[Snarl (Animated)|Snarl]]

*'''''[[Headmaster (episode)|Rein in the Headmaster!]]'' 15-second commercial''' ([[June 19]], 2010) [http://nicovideo.jp/watch/sm11110782] (Account required)
: ''Animation:'' Excerpts from "[[Headmaster (episode)|Headmaster]]"
: ''Narration:'' [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari Sumdac]] ([[Satomi Akesaka]]), Bumblebee, Ironhide, Prowl, Ratchet, Optimus Prime

*'''''[[Megatron Rising - Part 1|Megatron's Resurrection, Part 1]]'' 15-second commercial''' ([[June 26]], 2010) [http://nicovideo.jp/watch/sm11187052] (Account required)
: ''Animation:'' Excerpts from "[[Megatron Rising - Part 1]]"
: ''Narration:'' ???

*'''''[[Megatron Rising - Part 2|Megatron's Resurrection, Part 2]]'' 15-second commercial''' ([[July 3]], 2010) [http://nicovideo.jp/watch/sm11260494] (Account required)
: ''Animation:'' Excerpts from "[[Megatron Rising - Part 2]]"
: ''Narration:'' Blitzwing, [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]] ([[Kentarō Itō]])

*'''''[[The Elite Guard|Elite Guard]]'' 15-second commercial''' ([[July 10]], 2010) [http://nicovideo.jp/watch/sm11336980] (Account required)
: ''Animation:'' Excerpts from "[[The Elite Guard]]"
: ''Narration:'' [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel]] ([[Junichi Suwabe]]), [[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]] ([[Hideo Ishikawa]])

*'''''[[The Return of the Headmaster|Headmaster, Once Again!]]'' 15-second commercial''' ([[July 17]], 2010) [http://nicovideo.jp/watch/sm11462952] (Account required)
: ''Animation:'' Excerpts from "[[The Return of the Headmaster]]"
: ''Narration:'' [[Headmaster (Animated)|Henry Masterson]] ([[Kōsuke Okano]])

*'''''[[Mission Accomplished|Blast-Extinguishing Complete!]]'' 15-second commercial''' ([[July 24]], 2010) [http://nicovideo.jp/watch/sm11493428] (Account required)
: ''Animation:'' Excerpts from "[[Mission Accomplished]]"
: ''Narration:'' Bumblebee, Optimus

*'''''[[Garbage In, Garbage Out|Wreck-Gar's Rampage]]'' 15-second commercial''' ([[July 31]], 2010) [http://nicovideo.jp/watch/sm11576565] (Account required)
: ''Animation:'' Excerpts from "[[Garbage In, Garbage Out]]"
: ''Narration:'' Ratchet, [[Arcee (Animated)|Arcee]] ([[Ayahi Takagaki]])

*'''''[[Velocity (episode)|Ratings Race!]]'' 15-second commercial''' ([[August 7]], 2010) [http://nicovideo.jp/watch/sm11660442] (Account required)
: ''Animation:'' Excerpts from "[[Velocity (episode)|Velocity]]"
: ''Narration:'' Megatron

*'''''[[A Fistful of Energon|Increasing Enemies]]'' 15-second commercial''' ([[August 14]], 2010) [http://nicovideo.jp/watch/sm11744858] (Account required)
: ''Animation:'' Excerpts from "[[A Fistful of Energon]]"
: ''Narration:'' Lugnut, Blitzwing

*'''''[[SUV: Society of Ultimate Villainy|Swindle's Scheme]]'' 15-second commercial''' ([[August 21]], 2010) [http://nicovideo.jp/watch/sm11827215] (Account required)
: ''Animation:'' Excerpts from "[[SUV: Society of Ultimate Villainy]]"
: ''Narration:'' ???

*'''''[[Autoboot Camp|Double Agent]]'' 15-second commercial''' ([[August 28]], 2010) [http://nicovideo.jp/watch/sm11907088] (Account required)
: ''Animation:'' Excerpts from "[[Autoboot Camp]]"
: ''Narration:'' ???

*'''''[[Black Friday (episode)|Heart of the Spider-woman]]'' 15-second commercial''' ([[September 4]], 2010) [http://nicovideo.jp/watch/sm11988049] (Account required)
: ''Animation:'' Excerpts from "[[Black Friday (episode)|Black Friday]]"
: ''Narration:'' [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]] ([[Ryōka Yuzuki]])

*'''''[[A Bridge Too Close, Part I|Respective Expectations]]'' 15-second commercial''' ([[September 11]], 2010) [http://nicovideo.jp/watch/sm12067298] (Account required)
: ''Animation:'' Excerpts from "[[A Bridge Too Close, Part I]]"
: ''Narration:'' Blitzwing, [[Blurr (Animated)|Blurr]] ([[Takahiro Sakurai]])

*'''''[[A Bridge Too Close, Part II|Enormous Power]]'' 15-second commercial''' ([[September 18]], 2010) [http://nicovideo.jp/watch/sm12143967] (Account required)
: ''Animation:'' Excerpts from "[[A Bridge Too Close, Part II]]"
: ''Narration:'' Bumblebee, Ratchet

*'''''[[TransWarped#Part I|Sari's Secret]]'' 15-second commercial''' ([[September 25]], 2010) [http://nicovideo.jp/watch/sm12221102] (Account required)
: ''Animation:'' Excerpts from "[[TransWarped#Part I|TransWarped]]"
: ''Narration:'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus]] [[Tesshō Genda|Prime]], Optimus Prime

*'''''[[TransWarped#Part II|Sari, Transform!?]]'' 15-second commercial''' ([[October 2]], 2010) [http://nicovideo.jp/watch/sm12295088] (Account required)
: ''Animation:'' Excerpts from "[[TransWarped#Part II|TransWarped]]"
: ''Narration:'' Bumblebee

*'''''[[TransWarped#Part III|Megatron's Invasion]]'' 15-second commercial''' ([[October 9]], 2010) [http://nicovideo.jp/watch/sm12368592] (Account required)
: ''Animation:'' Excerpts from "[[TransWarped#Part III|TransWarped]]"
: ''Narration:'' Sentinel, Jazz

*'''''[[Three's a Crowd|The Stubborn Dirt Boss]]'' 15-second commercial''' ([[October 16]], 2010) [http://nicovideo.jp/watch/sm12444511] (Account required)
: ''Animation:'' Excerpts from "[[Three's a Crowd]]"
: ''Narration:'' ???

*'''''[[Where Is Thy Sting?|Wasp's Revenge]]'' 15-second commercial''' ([[October 23]], 2010) [http://nicovideo.jp/watch/sm12517851] (Account required)
: ''Animation:'' Excerpts from "[[Where Is Thy Sting?]]"
: ''Narration:'' Bumblebee, Ratchet

[[Image:Japanese_Animated_Wave1Toys_Commercial.jpg|right|200px|thumb|"Olé!"]]
*'''First Eleven figures''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlspqsUXvQg]
: ''Toy segment:'' Optimus Prime and his crew of Autobots race down a city street to confront Megatron, [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]], Starscream, and... [[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]]? Again? Then [[Cliffjumper (Animated)|Cliffjumper]] and [[Dirge (Animated)|Dirge]] pop up out of nowhere for the static end shot. Ooookay.

*'''"Animated" airing on {{w|Cartoon Network (Japan)|Cartoon Network Japan}}''' [http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm10864079] (Account required)
: Commercial for "Transformers Animated" to air on Japan's Cartoon Network starting on [[June 5]], 2010, at 6:30AM and 4:00PM. Excerpts from "[[Transform and Roll Out]]."

*'''DVD Vol. 1 Trailer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZEYECLvVZs]
: Tells the back story of ''Transformers Animated'', linking it to the 2007 movie. Includes footage of the Autobots working on a [[space bridge]] from "[[Transform and Roll Out]]", and the [[Transformers Evo.|Japanese intro]] to the series. Promotion of the Japanese DVD's release on [[August 6]], [[2010]], from [http://dvd.paramount.jp/tfa/ Paramount Japan's site]. Also promotes [[Sega]]'s arcade games "[[Transformers Animated: The Chase]]" and [[Transformers Animated: The Shooting]]", as well the limited mail-away prize gold-plated Deluxe Earth-mode Optimus Prime.
: ''The world will change. The future will be created...''

== [[Transformers United]] ==
*'''Transformers United DVD CM''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EejvhYAGCzE]
: A three minute promo featuring the first ten Transformers United toys. The transformations are shown being done by hand, rather than being filmed in stop motion as they usually are for Japanese commercials.

== [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (franchise)|Transformers/Dark Side Moon]] ==
*'''MechTech Wars''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ev-uiIy_tmw]
: A promo for the Japanese exclusive [[MechTech Wars]] game. The features of the cards used in the game are highlighted along with ability to use them to play with your computer, cellphone or a game terminal. Some battle footage from the game is shown as well.

== [[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Transformers: Prime]] ==
*'''Arms Microns''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzuLjWMkyNU]
: [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]], [[Soundwave (WFC)]] and [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] swoop in to confront [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]], [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] and [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] as they drive on a desert road. Megatron transforms and uses [[Gora]] to clash with Optimus Prime and [[O.P.]].
: ''Notes:'' This ad is mostly stop-motion animation using the toys but the fly-in of the Decepticons appears to be CGI.

== [[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Transformers: Lost Age]] ==
{{note|In addition to the Japan only trailer below, there were also Japanese subtitled versions of the English teaser and payoff trailers.}}

*'''Trailer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7SGuehFY9o]
: Uploaded [[April 24]] [[2014]]. Similar to the first Japanese trailer for ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'', this one begins with an introduction by a famous American associated with the film. Instead of [[Steven Spielberg]] and [[Michael Bay]], this time it's new lead actor [[Mark Wahlberg]]. Unlike his predecessors, he speaks only English. This is accompanied by Japanese subtitles. The remainder of the trailer is a heavily edited down version of the US trailer with most of the footage unique to that trailer (i.e. the footage not found in the first two US commercials) removed. Notable exceptions are the brief scene with [[Tessa Yeager|Tessa]]'s "Dad, you can't keep spending money on junk" voice over, the pan past [[Lucas Flannery]] to Optimus Prime and the scene of a Stinger transforming in front of Bumblebee.

*'''Overdubbed Trailer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkoLCH1yXLA]
: Uploaded [[July 3]], 2014. A 48 second mini-trailer using dubbed footage instead of subtitled footage like the first trailer. It is soundtracked with the [[Imagine Dragons]] song "[[Battle Cry]]".

*'''Destroyer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KXTQl-Cn1U]
: Uploaded [[July 1]], 2014 with the [[Commercial/Age of Extinction#TV tie-in Commercials|ESPN "Future of Soccer" ad]]. Uploaded [[July 2]] on it's own. A slightly modified version of the [[Commercial/Age of Extinction#TV spots|English language Destroyer ad]] with Tessa's "Help me!" line removed and the clip of her being caught by Bumblebee extended. This ad has English audio with subtitles.
:*'''Destroyer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_j93fLJxkhQ] (15 sec) - An edited down version of the previous ad.

*'''Desperate Situation''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkjaLWLWhMQ]
: Uploaded [[July 2]], 2014. English audio for the movie clips with Japanese subtitles. "This is not war." "Help me!" "Tessa!" "It's human extinction." "Bumblebee!" "You gotta have faith Prime, maybe not in who we are" "OH MY GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD!" "but who we can be."
:*'''Desperate Situation''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPPlGYyb5cw] (15 sec) - An edited down version of the previous ad with Japanese audio for the movie clips.

*'''Fate''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrMV03wO-Kc]
: Uploaded July 2, 2014. English audio for the movie clips with Japanese subtitles. "Humans are hunting us, but a greater threat is coming." "He needs our help." "Why are you willing to help me?" "Because you trust me to." "Autobots, roll out!" "Promise me you're gonna keep her safe. Promise me!" "We are all targets now."
:*'''Fate''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLD8Ko8rc3Q] (15 sec) - An edited down version of the previous ad.

*'''Autobot Dispatch!''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiGX_lSJ-Mo]
:Uploaded [[July 11]], 2014. Uses Japanese audio for the movie clips.

*'''Hurry to Theaters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPgiYmsV3U8]
: Uploaded [[July 22]], 2014. Uses Japanese audio for the movie clips.

*'''Dinosaur Extinction!''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gInzvZ2PCt4]
:Uploaded [[July 27]], 2014. Narration is in Japanese, movie clip audio is in English. "What is that?"

*'''New Dimension 3D''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yS90eyzi01U]
: Uploaded July 27, 2014. "We are all targets now." "They're here."

*'''3D Attraction''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRWM4sXsL9I]
: Uploaded [[August 3]], 2014. Japanese narration with English clips. "Whoa, whoa whoa!" "Bumblebee!"

*'''Movie Advanced dio story''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcqwW-G8XUQ]
: Uploaded [[May 20]], 2014. Earth is shown floating in space. This is followed by [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys 5|Optimus Prime]], [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Deluxe Class|Classic Bumblebee]] and [[Crosshairs (AOE)#Generations|Crosshairs]] transforming and rolling out from some rocky looking area. The Dinobots, [[Grimlock (AOE)#Voyager Class toys|Grimlock]], [[Slug (AOE)#Generations|Slug]] and [[Scorn#Generations|Scorn]] stomp around a similar looking area until meeting up with the Autobots. The Autobots transform to robot mode, which seems to enrage the Dinobots. The Dinobots charge the Autobots and knock them down. Prime manages to get back up, prompting the Dinobots to transform to robot mode themselves. Prime and Grimlock charge and collide in battle, leading to Optimus delivering a final blow. The blow prompts Grimlock to decide to shake hands with Optimus and be friends. The remainder of the trailer highlights the first seventeen [[Movie Advanced Series]] figures, grouped by movie of origin.

*'''Lost Age Series dio story''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYyChG7lga0]
: Uploaded [[July 9]], [[2014]]. Advertises mostly the One Step Changers, but also [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Age of Extinction|Battle Command Optimus Prime]], [[Grimlock (AOE)#Flip .26 Change|Big Grimlock]], [[Scorn#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Scorn]] and [[Strafe (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Strafe]]. [[Lockdown (ROTF)#OneStepChanger|Lockdown]] is driving down a desert-ish road when he decides to stop and transform. This prompts the Autobots (except for Prime), who were driving the other direction the road, to stop and transform as well. [[Drift (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Drift]], [[Crosshairs (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Crosshairs]], [[Grimlock (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Grimlock]], and [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#OneStepChanger|Bumblebee]] all stand on top of Prime's trailer, which he has deployed into a battle station. The Autobots unleash a massive barrage of gunfire at Lockdown without making a dent. Lockdown returns the favor by blasting away the trailer and all the Autobots save Prime, who's still sitting there in truck mode. Optimus finally transforms and destroys Lockdown with a slash of his sword. The trailer ends with each of first eleven Lost Age Series toys being highlighted.

*'''Lost Age Series''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46xmW47iyfA]
: Uploaded [[July 24]], 2014. Battle Command Optimus Prime is driving along a desert road in the American southwest. Bumblebee and Drift deploy from Prime's trailer so that he can [[to sell toys|transform to robot mode for no real reason whatsoever]]. Bumblebee and Drift then follow suit and transform to their robot modes. This is followed by Hound, who was apparently there the whole time unseen, transforming. Lockdown then transforms on a black grid floating somewhere up in the clouds. Bumblebee then jumps on Prime's back before being replaced by his trailer, which is now in backpack mode. The end shot shows Optimus Prime and all the One Step Changers.

**'''Lost Age Series (Version 2)'''
:Similar to the commercial above, and it includes an end tag of the Strongest Tag Team set (Battle Command Optimus Prime & High Octane Bumblebee).
== [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers Adventure]] ==

{{stub|TV spots, Trailers}}

*'''Transformers Adventure series premiere''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzMs8rzjIN4]
: ''Animation:'' Excerpts from "[[Pilot (Part 1)|Beginning of a New Adventure]]"
: ''Narration:'' [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] ([[Ryōhei Kimura]])

*'''Transformers Adventure Series'''
: Uploaded [[March 5]], [[2015]].

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*'''Easy Dynamic Series'''
: Uploaded [[March 5]], [[2015]].

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*'''TAV21 Optimus Prime'''
: Uploaded [[June 30]], [[2015]].

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*'''TAV33 Optimus Prime Supreme Mode arrives!'''
: Uploaded [[October 27]], [[2015]].

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*'''TAV50 Hyper Surge Optimus Prime'''
: Uploaded [[June 14]], [[2016]].

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[[Category:Commercials|Japan]]

==[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (franchise)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]==

*'''Transformers Siege''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6zBL8_YhWE]
: Uploaded [[September 14]], [[2019]].

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Lorcan Wooster:

{{G1cap|[[Sinnertwin (G1)|Sinnertwin]] and [[Cutthroat (G1)|Cutthroat]] prepare to combine into [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]].|Call of the Primitives|6}}

Shrapnel (G1)

2023-02-01T09:41:19Z

Lorcan Wooster: /* Legacy */

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{{disambigm|Shrapnel (disambiguation)|Insecticon (disambiguation)}}
:''Shrapnel is a [[Decepticon]] [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]], family.''
[[File:Shrapnelg1.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|My kingdom for better electrical insulation... insulation.]]
The eccentric way in which '''Shrapnel''' (aka '''Sharpshot''' and '''Skrapnel''') phrases his dialogue may seem endearing at first, first. Others are soon to discover that his seemingly benign tic is merely the gateway to a frighteningly twisted and perverse mind, even for a Decepticon, Decepticon. A master of electricity, his dark desires put this skill to use on his victims, victims. Nothing delights him more than to see how they squirm from his touch, touch.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Hal Rayle]] (English), [[Masashi Ebara]] (Japanese), [[Show Hayami]] (Japanese, "Traitor"), [[Yoku Shioya]], (Japanese, "The Revenge of Bruticus"), [[Toshio Ishii]] (Japanese, ''The Movie'')|[[Gu Guoyi]] (Chinese), [[Galina Kristenskaya]] (Russian), [[Edgar Wald]] (American Spanish), [[Tonio von der Meden]] (German, ''The Movie'' TV dub and ''Generation 2''), [[Olivier Destrez]] (European French), [[François Leccia]] (European French, "Traitor"), [[Henry Djanik]] (European French, "The Insecticon Syndrome" & "Quest for Survival"), [[Francis Lax]] (European French, "The Revenge of Bruticus"), [[Marie Vergracht]] (French, ''The Movie''), [[Orlando Prado]] (Portuguese, "A Plague of Insecticons"), [[Marcos Miranda]] (Portuguese, "Traitor"), [[Older Cazarré]] (Portuguese, "The Insecticon Syndrome"), [[Hélio Ribeiro]] (Portuguese, "The Revenge of Bruticus"), [[Amaury Costa]] (Portuguese, "The Movie" TV dub)}}

[[File:ShrapnelG1.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Flash before my eyes, now it's time to die, die!]]
The mercenary Insecticons landed on [[Earth]] in their own space pod before the Ark crashed into [[Mount St. Hilary]]. ''(It is unclear whether this pod was launched from the [[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]] or not, as the dialogue seems to suggest maybe it was, but the Insecticons and [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s Decepticons do not seem to know each other.)'' Their pod crashed into the region that would become known as "[[Demon Swamp]]" and their [[idento-computer]]s adapted them to transform into insects and eat organic food to survive. Though they were largely communal, Shrapnel was a leader among then, usually alternating with [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] ([[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] was out of luck). The "Insecticons" apparently lived in the swamp for millions of years until discovered by Megatron's Decepticons. They formed an uneasy alliance with Megatron, never coming fully under his command but working with the Decepticons when they could be convinced there was something (usually food) in it for them. {{storylink|A Plague of Insecticons}}

When the Autobots were attacking the Decepticons, the Insecticons were conveniently in the same area, and helped the Decepticon cause during the battle. Shrapnel fought [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]], but failed to hit him and instead damaged the buffer where Megatron was keeping the [[electro-cell]]s. Still, they were given a reward of [[energon cube]]s... a grand total of ''two'', being exact. Though Kickback was optimistic, Shrapnel and Bombshell were understandably disappointed considering Megatron had so many more. They were even ''more'' enraged when [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] stole the cubes and framed the Decepticons for it. When [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] showed up and got in a fight with Cliffjumper (who was spying on Mirage nearby), Shrapnel thought that the Decepticons had ambushed them and a huge fight broke out, with Shrapnel grazing and exposing the invisible Mirage. Shrapnel wanted to kill Mirage, but Bombshell decided it'd be better if they made the Autobot into their slave. When Megatron saw Bombshell controlling Mirage, he revealed to the Insecticons that no Decepticon stole the cubes; it was Mirage after all. During an Autobot attack, Megatron destroyed the electro-cells in frustration, and Shrapnel commanded the Insecticons to retreat. {{storylink|Traitor (episode)|Traitor}}

[[File:InsecticonSyndrome Shrapnel explode.jpg|thumb|Frustration will blow you up, up!]]
Even after the Insecticons devoured a huge forest, they discovered they were hungry again. Bombshell announced that it was snack time, and Shrapnel decided that they should eat the redwoods next. A park ranger, [[Mike]] spotted the Insecticons and reported it to fellow park ranger [[Jeff (ranger)|Jeff]]. When Jeff, [[Hound (G1)|Hound]], [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike Witwicky]], [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]], and [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]] arrived, Shrapnel used his [[grenade launcher]] to scatter them, but they recovered and Bumblebee knocked Shrapnel down. The Insecticons got rid of their enemies by sending a huge tree down the river, sending them down the waterfall (or so they thought; their "demise" was actually one of Hound's holograms). After that, Megatron arrived and struck a deal with the Insecticons, taking them to the [[Nova Power Plant]], a place rife with energy. Shrapnel commended Megatron's taste in appetizers and the Insecticons feasted, but the [[Nova Power Core]] within the plant caused them to grow rapidly. Shrapnel decided that the Insecticons would use their new size to seize control of the Decepticons from Megatron, hypnotizing [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] to do their bidding. Defeating the [[Autobot]] opposition, the Insecticons had become invincible and were now vital to Megatron's plan to control the world, but the Autobots discovered that the Nova Power Core, incompatible with the Insecticons' [[Trilithium stomach|stomachs]], would soon destroy them from within. Later Shrapnel infiltrated [[Iron Mountain]] using the humans' defense system against them, and helped himself to the data Soundwave took from the computer. However, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] arrived with an antidote for the Nova Power Core, and using Megatron's gun mode blasted it at Kickback and Bombshell, curing and resizing them. Shrapnel, however, was not so lucky, as despite Spike's warnings (and jamming the cure into him), he was blown to pieces. Luckily, Bombshell was able to repair Shrapnel and the Insecticons made their escape. {{storylink|The Insecticon Syndrome}}

Shrapnel was later seen among Megatron's forces parading through the streets on "Decepticon Day". {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2}}

The Insecticons later created a new army of clones which nearly devastated the planet Earth. Luckily, they were destroyed by the [[Morphobot]]s and the Insecticons barely escaped uneaten, uneaten. {{storylink|Quest for Survival}}

[[File:TFTM RundownShrapnel.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Great, now there's bug guts all over his windshield, windshield.]]
During the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]]' attempt at destroying Earth by sending it into the sun, the Insecticons were seen in large numbers, numbers, again and Shrapnel was responsible for taking apart the [[space bridge]] controls. He would later be tracked, tracked, by the combined Autobots and Decepticons after which he relinquished the controls. {{storylink|The Revenge of Bruticus}}

20 years later, Shrapnel took part in the [[Battle of Autobot City]] on Earth, where he took severe damage; he was accidentally shot from the sky by [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] in tank mode, bashed by Kup, and run over by Optimus Prime. The damage proved critical enough that when the Decepticons retreated, Shrapnel was unable to make it to [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] under his own power, and needed to be carried by [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]]. When the time came for the Decepticons to lighten Astrotrain's burden, the damaged Shrapnel was unable to mount resistance and was summarily dumped into space along with his Insecticon colleagues. His floating body would be reformatted by [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] into one of [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]'s minions. But that didn't stop him from showing up later on [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]] and threatening [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}
{{note|Shrapnel’s involvement in these events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the comic mini-series "[[Transformers: The Animated Movie]]."}}

He also somehow appeared on [[Chaar]] after the Decepticons' defeat to nibble on some energon cubes {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}}. Shrapnel was seen assisting the Quintesson-planned attack on the Autobots on [[Goo Number 8739-B|Goo]] {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}} and he later tried to stop [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] from returning [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s [[transformation cog]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}} Much later, [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] briefly spoke using Shrapnel's voice and speech pattern for no reason. {{storylink|Fight or Flee (episode)|Fight or Flee}}
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====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic====
Shrapnel was among the Decepticons forces that attacked the Autobot Headquarters in [[Arizona]]. The attack was nothing more than a diversion so [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] could go do unspecified ''stuff'' in Japan and the Decepticons were eventually defeated and driven off. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 2|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #2}}

Shrapnel, along with the other Insecticons, took part in an attack on [[Kyushu]] that attracted the attention of the Autobots. The [[Four-Wheel Drive Corps]] responded, but the attack turned out to be an ambush as the Insecticons trapped the Autobots in a volcanic crater. Luckily, the Four-Wheel Drive Corps was able to "combine" and perform the fearsome "Four-Wheel Drive Robo Combination Scrumbuster" attack. The blast of energy was so powerful that it sent the Insecticons fleeing in terror. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 3|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #3}}

====''Generations Selects Special Comic''====
In [[2050]], Shrapnel and the Decepticons lent their support to the Earth-born [[Selector]]s, robots eager to rebel against their human makers who enslaved them. {{storylink|Volcanicus comic 2}}

====''Mars Attacks: The Transformers''====
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The three Insecticons were among Decepticon forces who formed an alliance with the Autobots during a [[Martian]] invasion. They saved [[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]] and [[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]] from some of the Martians' giant ants. {{storylink|Mars Attacks: The Transformers}}

====Ask Vector Prime====
In [[Primax 1185.04 Alpha]], the Insecticons were among the few allies [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] found in his campaign against [[Cobra]]-controlled Earth. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/13}}

In an unstable amalgam universe created by the machinations of [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]] and [[Gong (GoBots)|Gong]], Shrapnel was one of the many Decepticons who assaulted [[Autobot City (G1)|Guardian City]] in the year 2005. He was soon shot down by [[Leader-1 (GoBots)|Leader-1]] when the [[Guardian (GoBots)|Guardian]] leader arrived. After history blipped again to include ''both'' Decepticons and [[Renegade]]s, the Shrapnel and Kickback dumped out of Astrotrain were replaced by [[Screw Head]] and [[Crain Brain]] as the wounded villains reformatted by Unicron into the [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]]. {{storylink|Echoes and Fragments}}

====''Deviations''====
In an alternate timeline where [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] killed [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] in the [[Battle of Autobot City]], Shrapnel was damaged during the conflict and was thrown out of [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] with other weakened Decepticons in the aftermath of the battle. They drifted through space till they were consumed by [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]].

"Another" Shrapnel was still around to witness [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]]'s coronation and the approach of Unicron. {{Storylink|Transformers: Deviations|Deviations}}
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===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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[[File:Straxusholdscourt.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Why don't I get a caption, caption?]]
Shrapnel was one of the top lieutenants of Lord [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]] at [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]] on Cybertron, acting as his Executive Officer and supervising both the technicians that translated [[The Next Best Thing to Being There!|Soundwave's message from Earth]] and assisting on the Space Bridge project. He was also was responsible for capturing Autobot spy [[Scrounge (G1)|Scrounge]] before he could report back on the whereabouts of [[Spanner (G1)|Spanner]], a neutral whose expertise on Space Bridge travel was sought out by the Decepticons. Despite his rank, Straxus used Shrapnel's face as a stress ball when things went wrong {{storylink|The Smelting Pool!}} and was willing to send him on a suicidal janitorial mission during the initial tests of his Space Bridge. Shrapnel managed to talk his way out of it by contacting Spanner instead, and found that the Space Bridge had a faulty fuel line without endangering himself in the process. After the bridge was made operational, an Autobot attack came to Darkmount. Shrapnel was quick to discover that this offensive was only a distraction from another on the Space Bridge itself. He warned Straxus of this, and joined him in defending the inter-planetary teleportation device. Though the bridge wasn't destroyed, it was left inoperable for a time, and the Autobots managed to pass through it to Earth, leaving the Decepticons stranded on Cybertron. {{storylink|The Bridge to Nowhere!}}

[[File:Shrapnel aerialbots over america.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.85|ANTENNAE!]]
''In addition to his high rank, Shrapnel was one of the [[Ten Deadliest Killers|most feared and dangerous killers]] on Cybertron, a key target for the Autobot resistance. The rebel plan [[Operation: Volcano]] was kicked off when Shrapnel tortured the information of a (fake) rebel meeting out of an [[Autobot traitor|informant]], but was ruined by Megatron calling the Insecticons to Earth.'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}} Shrapnel arrived on Earth to play a key role in Megatron's plot to take control of the [[Hoover Dam]]. Using a mind-controlled [[Ricky Vasquez|dam employee]], the Decepticons held several humans hostage within the structure, allowing Shrapnel time to link up to its computer systems and begin systematically shutting it down. A massive drill was then brought over from Cybertron, which the Decepticons planed to use in funneling the dam's water to their homeworld, where it would provide a plenty of energy. Interference came in the shape of the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], and the Insecticons were sent out to deal with the do-gooders. Shrapnel fell victim to [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]]'s [[torque rifle]] during the battle, which twisted his <s>antennae</s> pincers all out of shape. Afterwards, the Insecticons' mind-slave managed to break free of his [[cerebro-shell]]'s control, and used Megatron's gun mode to destroy the drill. The plan a failure, Shrapnel grabbed Megatron and retreated. {{storylink|Aerialbots over America!}}

''Having usurped Megatron as Decepticon leader, [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] detected the sounds of conflict near the [[Wyoming base]] and believing it to be Megatron, he mustered his troops, including Shrapnel, to meet this threat to his command. However, when they discovered a [[Cybertron Seven|group of Autobots]] and [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] fighting [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] instead, Shockwave ordered Shrapnel and the others to attack the [[time travel]]er and, unwilling to kill his fellow Decepticons, Galvatron retreated.'' {{storylink|Fallen Angel}}

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Shrapnel then he served under [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]], participating in a raid on an [[oil tanker]]. After Bombshell located the vessel's control room, Shrapnel used his mastery of electricity to take command of the ship's systems and piloted it to the Decepticons' island headquarters. Though the heist was successful, the Decepticons discovered afterwards that the ship had already dispensed its cargo, leaving them with no fuel for their efforts. {{storylink|Buster Witwicky and the Car Wash of Doom}}

When the Autobots launched an attack on the Decepticons' island headquarters to rescue a recently captured Buster Witwicky, Shockwave converted the landmass into its rocket-ship mode and had it blast off into space. Shrapnel was standing at the ready, within the ship's control room, as this took place. {{storylink|The Desert Island of Space!}} He was soon deployed into action when both the ''[[Steelhaven (G1)|Steelhaven]]'' and the Ark were detected on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], prompting Ratbat to attempt to eradicate all of his foes in one fell swoop. However, upon taking notice that the Decepticon spaceship had taken severe damage in the attack, Shrapnel and his teammates retreated. {{storylink|Totaled!}}
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=====Transformers Annual 1985=====
{{note|Due to being published early in the franchise, these stories are out of continuity with the above.<ref>"Plague of the Insecticons!" was later designated as [[universal stream]] [[Primax 1285.0 Gamma]] by [[Vector Prime]].</ref>}}

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Upon learning that the Autobots were secretly planning to open a dialogue with the [[Ronald Reagan|President of the United States]], [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] awakened the Insecticons to undermine the potential alliance. The trio were still too new to be in full control of themselves, and needed to be remote-controlled to be of any use on the battlefield. To this end, [[Ravage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ravage]] was selected to guide them on their test-run.

The Insecticons interrupted the peace talk, Shrapnel using an Earth-shaking screech to make his presence known. He then proclaimed himself an Autobot, and began to attack the humans, leading them to believe [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] had always planned on betraying them. Having put on enough of a show for the President himself, Shrapnel and his teammates then zoomed off to unleash their firepower on downtown [[Washington, D.C.]]. [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] and [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]] both tried to put an end to the Insecticons' rampage, but Shrapnel used one of his [[Shrapnel grenade|splinter grenades]] to take out the latter, and managed to evade every shot the former sent in his direction. Shrapnel was finally taken out of the fight when Optimus dispatched his [[Roller (G1)|Roller]] drone to the front lines, and managed to land a single shot on Shrapnel. {{storylink|Plague of the Insecticons!}}
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=====Movie future timeline=====
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When Megatron ordered a major offensive against [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] in the year [[2005]], Shrapnel was among the troops who besieged the fortress. He was spectator to Megatron and Optimus having a fateful duel, which left both faction leaders badly damaged. The Decepticons then opted to retreat back to Cybertron, boarding Astrotrain for the return journey to their homeworld. {{storylink|The Planet-Eater!}}

Megatron was deposed en route, and Starscream took over as leader of the Decepticons. Shrapnel was among a gathered crowd who looked on as Starscream was being coronated for the occasion, when three new Transformers stormed the ceremony. One of the trio, [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], reduced Starscream to scrap and took over as head-honcho of the Decepticons himself. There were no objections to this hostile take-over. {{storylink|Judgment Day!}}

Shrapnel and [[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]] accompanied Galvatron when he traveled to the [[Junkion (planet)|planet of Junk]] to snatch away the [[Matrix of Leadership]] from [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]]. They went after an easy target in Magnus's group, attacking the young human [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]]. The boy managed to outpace the pair by converting his [[exosuit]] into its vehicular mode and driving off. {{storylink|The Final Battle!}}
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=====Earthforce=====
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Shrapnel and his Insecticon buddies served under [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] in the [[Decepticon Civil War]], but their spying mission against Shockwave was foiled by Starscream. Shrapnel got in a good electrified shot at Starscream's bum first, but then he caught them in a [[rustbug hoop]]. The treacherous [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]] then drafted them into helping him set up a clash between the two leaders. {{storylink|Bugged!}}
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====''Transformers '84''====
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In the early days of the [[Great War (G1)|war]] on Cybertron, Shrapnel was part of [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]]'s forces assaulting an Autobot fort in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]'s [[Border Regions]]. When Autobots led by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] arrived to defend the fort, Straxus ordered his troops to seize as many prisoners as they could and retreat. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 2|Secrets & Lies #2}} Upon returning to [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]], Shrapnel was among those who joined Straxus to watch those same Autobot prisoners being tortured to death in the [[smelting pool]]. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 3|Secrets & Lies #3}}
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===Attack of the Insecticons===
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[[File:AttackoftheInsecticonstheSunPak.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|By the power of Grayskull, Grayskull!]]
Shrapnel was stationed at the Insecticons' nest, an underground cavern located near to another cavern the Autobots used to test the Sun-Pak, an energy device that could power a Cybertronian for twenty-four hours after being charged for only an hour in sunlight.

If the Autobots flee their testing site after having been discovered by the Decepticons and confused their escape route for a tunnel that led them deeper underground instead of towards the surface, they would come upon Shrapnel and his Electro-Disrupter, which all-but paralyzed the Autobots. After taking the time to mock his captives, Shrapnel briefly left the Autobots unattended in order to contact Megatron. If the Autobots attempt to use the Sun-Pak as a bargaining chip for their release, Shrapnel informs them that once his fellow Insecticon Bombshell arrives on their coordinates, the Insecticons will use Cerebro-Shells to mentally enslave all of the Autobots, rendering any attempt at negotiations moot. Before the Insecticons are able to follow through with their plan, however, the human Buster is able to sneak up on the pair and turn the Insecticons' Electro-Disrupter on them, allowing the Autobots to escape.

If the Autobots flee their testing site and choose the correct path to the surface, Shrapnel encounters the convoy nonetheless and is able to sneak up on [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] and snatch away the Sun-Pak while the Autobot struggles with the tunnel's cramped confines. Once the Sun-Pak's absence is discovered, if the Autobots decide to send Mirage and Buster as advanced scouts to go after the Insecticons immediately, the pair find Shrapnel, Bombshell and Kickback hiding out in a rotting forest. The Sun-Pak having given him delusions of grandeur, Shrapnel gloats that he will use its power to take control of the Decepticons from Megatron, unaware that Ravage is nearby, reporting the Insecticon's boasts to his master.

If Mirage and Buster act quickly and decide to take on the Insecticon trio in light of this situation, Mirage successfully confuses all three Insecticons with his holographic powers, while Buster snatches the Sun-Pak, leaving the Insecticons empty handed for all the scheming.

If Mirage and Buster call for reinforcements before confronting the Decepticons, Megatron arrives on-scene and berates Shrapnel for keeping the Sun-Pak from him. Shrapnel attempts weasel his way out of being punished by denying the Sun-Pak's existence, only for Megatron to blast him for his duplicity. When Megatron hears the approaching Autobot convoy, he orders Shrapnel along with the rest of his troops to hide in order to ambush their enemies. This leads to nothing more for the Decepticons but being sprayed by Ironhide's acid-dispenser, forcing the lot of them to retreat. {{storylink|Attack of the Insecticons}}
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===''Beast Wars'' cartoon===
According to [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] Shrapnel was once one of the many Decepticons who fought in the Great War long before the rise of [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]].

Three centuries later while temporarily out of his mind (well, more than usual, anyway), the Predacon [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] believed himself to actually be Shrapnel, and adopted his mannerisms and speech pattern, pattern. {{storylink|Dark Designs}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:Bombshell kickback shrapnel soundwave ravage war within 1-2.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Oy with the speechifying, ing! When do we get to shoot someone, one??]]
After [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]]'s death, Shrapnel participated in the destruction of [[Altihex]]. {{storylink|The War Within issue 1|The War Within #1}} He was part of an assassination unit alongside Kickback, Bombshell, [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], and [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] shortly after the rise of Optimus Prime. He and his partners were assigned to eliminate the new Prime, steal the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]], and bring it to Megatron so that he could turn Cybertron into a cosmic dreadnought and conquer the universe. {{storylink|The War Within issue 2|The War Within #2}} But Optimus proved to be more formidable than any of the Decepticons had initially anticipated. Optimus quickly lost his pursuers in Cybertron's labyrinthine underground, then used its environment to his advantage to ambush Shrapnel and the rest of his team. Shrapnel was the first to be disabled, as Optimus grabbed him from behind, and pummeled him hard enough to expose his spark-casing through his chest. {{storylink|The War Within issue 3|The War Within #3}} Shrapnel was still unconscious when Megatron stumbled upon him after himself being defeated by Optimus Prime. {{storylink|The War Within issue 6|The War Within #6}}

[[File:Conflagration SlagSuckerPunch.jpg|upright=1.5|thumb|left|Slag punched him so hard his colors went wrong.]]
During the Dark Ages after Megatron's disappearance, Shrapnel served with the main Decepticon faction under [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s command. He was part of the reinforcements called in to halt [[The Fallen]]'s plans and allied with the [[Lightning Strike Coalition]] at Shockwave's order. Despite the temporary truce, Shrapnel got sucker-punched by [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] after everyone had assembled. {{storylink|Conflagration}} Shrapnel was also present at [[Tyger Pax]] during the aborted peace treaty between the Autobots, Decepticons, and [[Ultracon]]s. Megatron's sudden arrival with the [[Air Warrior|Aerospace Extermination Squadron]] put a quick stop to those peace talks. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath}}

Shrapnel was part of a unit sent to Earth by Shockwave to guide the planet's development and prepare it for invasion. He and his team changed their [[alternate mode]]s to giant insects (from his original "jet with antennae" mode). They were beaten up by the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dynobots]] on arrival, then played dead until [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] got bored and wandered off. {{storylink|Extermination}}

{{note|Shrapnel and the Insecticons made a brief appearance in the second ''[[The Transformers Trilogy|Transformers Trilogy]]'' novel, ''[[Transformers: Annihilation|Annihilation]]'', as troops under Starscream's command on Earth. This appearance is contradicted by later Dreamwave stories. Also, in the novel the Insecticons shrink down to insect-size as they did in Marvel Comics, whereas later Dreamwave issues showed them retaining their full size, like their cartoon versions.}}

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Millions of years later, they were discovered by both the [[Earth Defense Command|EDC]] and Autobots after kidnapping an entire town. Over the preceding few thousand vorns, Shrapnel had apparently lost control of the Insecticons unit, with Bombshell gathering more and more power for himself without Shrapnel even recognizing it. Kickback pointed this out, but the Autobot incursion prevented the conversation from going any farther. Shrapnel got a building dropped on him by [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] {{storylink|Extermination}} before being taken into Autobot custody. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}
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===''The Beast Within''===
Shrapnel participated in a brutal battle between the Autobots and the Decepticons. His corpse would be one of many that littered the battlefield as Autobot survivors tried to escape [[Beast (G1)|The Beast]]. {{storylink|The Beast Within Part 2, Consequences}}
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===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
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In an alternate future where the Decepticons had conquered Earth, swarms of Insecticons, including Shrapnel-type ones, was a constant menace. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #3}}

In the regular timeline, the Decepticons fell into disarray after Megatron's defeat. They were reorganized when [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]] came to Cybertron and took up leadership of the rudderless faction. Under his orders, Shrapnel participated in an attack on an Autobot peace celebration. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}} Shrapnel defended the newly unified Decepticon army's base against a combined Autobot/[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] strike force, though they were defeated eventually nonetheless. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 5|The Art of War #5}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
:*''First Appearance:'' [[All Hail Megatron issue 1|Transformers: All Hail Megatron #1]]

[[File:AllHailMegatron8-Insecticons.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Yeah, well you're the ones sitting on a pile of manure, manure.]]
Shrapnel, Bombshell, and Kickback were created by [[Deluge (G2)|Deluge]], under supervision by [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]. The Insecticons joined Megatron's forces on Earth, where they helped defeat and capture the local Autobots. The Decepticons then shipped their prisoners off to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] via [[space bridge]], intending to feed them to the failed Insecticon creations known as the [[Insecticon swarm|swarm]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}}

The Insecticons then participated in the attack on [[New York City]], during which Shrapnel took part in destroying some human jets. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 1|All Hail Megatron #1}} One of the humans caught in the devastation was [[Marissa Faireborn]], who witnessed the Insecticons' battle with the jets. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 2: Detonation Boulevard|Detonation Boulevard}} After listening to Megatron's victory speech {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 4|All Hail Megatron #4}}, the Insecticons traveled to [[China]] and helped wreck [[Beijing]]. There, Shrapnel and Kickback sided with Bombshell when he picked a fight with [[Skywarp (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Skywarp]] and [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]], but the three bugs decided to drop the subject and run away when faced with Skywarp's [[teleportation]] ability. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 6|All Hail Megatron #6}} After returning to New York, the Insecticons were approached by [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]], and Shrapnel demanded to know what the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]] wanted with them, so Starscream chastised him for being rude to a superior officer. Starscream apologized to the three for their treatment at Skywarp and Thundercracker's hands, then decided it was time to tell them about his vision of the future. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 8|All Hail Megatron #8}}

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The Insecticons subsequently joined Starscream as he rebelled against Megatron, and Shrapnel blasted his former leader with lightning. Unfortunately, this did minimal damage to Megatron, who responded by shooting Shrapnel with his [[fusion cannon]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10|All Hail Megatron #10}} The revolt was cut short when human jets from [[Europe]] attacked and the Autobots returned from Cybertron unharmed, {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 11|All Hail Megatron #11}} leading to the Decepticons' defeat. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 12|All Hail Megatron #12}} As they fled the planet aboard [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]], Shrapnel showed Starscream that Megatron was still functioning, which did not please the Seeker in the least. Shrapnel volunteered to stealthily kill Megatron by siphoning his energon, but Starscream felt assassination wouldn't work in his favor. When he saw that Starscream was going to throw the Autobot [[Matrix of Leadership]] down a garbage chute, Shrapnel was shocked and convinced him to keep the artifact as a symbol of leadership. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 13|Uneasy Lies the Head}}

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Unfortunately, Starscream turned out to be a less-than-competent leader, stranding his troops on a desolate asteroid where they had to resort to strict rations or even cannibalism to survive. Upon learning that [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] had been stealing precious fuel for himself, Shrapnel, Kickback and [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] hunted him down and executed him for his crime. As they proceeded to loot their victim's corpse, Shrapnel was particularly interested in getting his hands on an afterburner. {{storylink|All His Engines}} [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]] watched their behavior with curiosity from a nearby building. {{storylink|Shockpoint}}

Shrapnel was controlling the base's defenses with [[Acid Storm (G1)|Acid Storm]] when the latter detected an incoming Autobot vessel. While Acid Storm was busy panicking, Shrapnel calmly fired missiles at the intruder... not realizing that the wreckage of the ship would come crashing down on top of them afterward. After getting to safety, he returned to scavenge the remains of the ship, and found a weapons locker. An ''empty'' weapons locker. Then [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hot Rod]] shot him in the back with its contents. {{storylink|Heart Like a Wheel}} He survived and was present when a repaired Megatron took back control of the Decepticons. {{storylink|Spotlight: Megatron}}

Megatron would later use [[Space bridge|spacebridge]] technology built into in his new body to summon Shrapnel and the rest of the Decepticons to him on Cybertron. At first they did battle with the Autobots, but were soon mind-controlled by [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] into combining with his [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]] army and forming a [[Deceptigod|huge monster]]. {{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings|Kings}} Following Galvatron's defeat and the reformatting of Cybertron, Shrapnel and the other Decepticons had their fair share of trouble integrating into post-war society. Thankfully Megatron finally showed up, giving them an excuse to riot and cause chaos once more. {{storylink|City on Fire}} He and a group of other Decepticons immediately marched on the Autobot prison and freed Megatron so that he could lead them again. {{storylink|The Verge}}
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===''Hearts of Steel''===
[[File:HeartsofSteel2 Shrapnel safes.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|Where the scrap have my colors gone, gone?]]
The Decepticons, including Shrapnel, fought against the Autobots in Earth's distant past until an Ice Age forced them to shut down and wait it out. They awoke in the late 19th century when a failed human submarine crashed onto their submerged ship. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 1|Hearts of Steel #1}} As the Decepticons' [[Tobias Muldoon|human ally]] required money to help them, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] ordered the Insecticons to provide some. Shrapnel disguised himself as one end of the "[[Insectrain]]", providing the combined mode with a pair of giant scissor blades to destroy other trains on the railway. The Insecticons robbed a train carrying cash and bullion from the Denver Mint, and despite not seeing the value in human currency, they stuffed Shrapnel's chest cavity full of money and [[gold]]. They delivered the stolen property to Starscream and Tobias Muldoon the following morning. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 2|Hearts of Steel #2}} Shrapnel was later present when Starscream announced to his troops that the Autobots had awakened as well. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 3|Hearts of Steel #3}}

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===''Mini Mayhem!''===
Shrapnel participated in an infiltration of [[BotCon]] to track down next year's toy designs, and use them to conquer the Autobots once and for all! {{storylink|Mini Mayhem!}}

===''Kre-O'' online manga===
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Shrapnel was part of a massive Decepticon invasion force intended to ruin the Autobots' picnic. However, [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]] plowed through them with his truck and left them scattered... and then left. Returning to the scene after.. ''ahem'', taking care of some pressing business, Optimus gathered up the still-wiped-out Kreons, bound them up on a flatbed trailer, and took them to the picnic. {{storylink|Emergency! Hurry to the Base, Optimus!}}
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===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
[[File:Targetmasters-Insecticons.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.6|Retro artwork, work.]]
Shrapnel, Bombshell, and Kickback acted as bounty hunters for Megatron. The Insecticon trio brought their king four of the human invaders that had recently been pestering him, after picking them up in the middle of a firefight between G.I. Joe and the Decepticons. The fleshlings escaped, along with a couple of Autobot captives, when [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] tricked Megatron with a holographic projection of Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Targetmasters (issue)|Targetmasters}}

Later, after Optimus truly had resurfaced on Cybertron, Shrapnel was in attendance as Megatron dueled against the Autobot leader. When Optimus attempted to deal a killing blow to his opponent, Shrapnel was among the Decepticons to dogpile him, allowing Megatron to blast a hole through Optimus's chest. {{storylink|Pax Megatronus}} The Insecticons were among the Decepticons who gathered under [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] for the final battle with the Autobots and G.I. Joe. {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}}

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===''Power of the Primes'' marketing material===
[[File:PowerOfThePrimes-Skrapnel-CardArt.jpg|upright=1.0|thumb]]
The merciless Insecticon Skrapnel could wield powers of the [[Prime (rank)|Prime]]s by linking with [[Prime Master]]s. {{storylink|#Power of the Primes|''Power of the Primes'' Skrapnel packaging bio}}
{{note|For a list of powers manifested by Skrapnel, see [[Prime Master/Combinations|this chart]].}}
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===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Constructicons Rising, Part 2|''Galaxies'' #2]]}}
[[File:ConstructiconsRisingPart2-InsecticonsMetabolizing.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5]]
Skrapnel, Bombshell, and Kickback emerged from the [[Forge Pyramid|Pyramid]] in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] as highly aberrant mutants, with the ability to consume any kind of raw material and metabolize it into a highly-efficient form of [[energon]]. Scientists of the time tried and failed to understand their abilities, and eventually turned them loose on Cybertron's waste processing facilities. The three 'bots became a highly efficient recycling team until the [[War of the Threefold Spark]] ravaged the plaent and demanded a different kind of "recycling"—the three joined the war as battlefield cleanup specialists who devoured the dead and dying. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 2}} During the war, the three made a deal with [[Exarchon]] and [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. {{storylink|Escape Part Two}} By the end of the conflict, Autobot leader [[Nominus Prime]] and his new postwar regime grew fearful of what would happen should they develop a taste for the living, rebranded them as the lowly "Insecticons", and reassigned them to the remote colony of [[Mayalx]] to continue their recycling duties.

The three continued their work on Mayalx for some time, but eventually fell in with [[The Rise]], a terrorist cell backed by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. The three worked to recruit disaffected Cybertronians from the colonies to the [[Decepticon|Ascenticon]] movement; when the team discovered the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s, who had also been reassigned to Mayalx, Bombshell saw a valuable set of catspaws that could be manipulated to help the Insecticons gather energon for the cause. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 1}} After first feasting on a dead worker [[Hook (G1)|Hook]] killed by accident, the three Insecticons confronted the Constructicons during one of [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]]'s regular sparring matches and convinced them to turn against the society that had scorned their talents. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 2}} Killing living Cybertronians and eating them alive allowed the three to produce a particularly volatile form of energon that allowed Scrapper's group to combine into [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] and massacre the entire colony. The Insecticons gorged themselves senseless on the destruction; by the time that [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast-Off]] arrived to pick them up they'd metabolized a vast bounty of energon for Shockwave. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 4}}

[[File:EscapePartOne-Skrapnel.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6]]
As part of Shockwave's long-term schemes, the Insecticons returned to Cybertron with Blast-Off under strict orders to stay hidden while he worked on mass-producing a [[Insecticon clone|clone]] army. {{storylink|Escape Part Two}} However, the Insecticons developed a taste for organic matter, and in the chaotic period following [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s takeover of Iacon the three rampaged through the city's [[Xeno-Quarter]] and ransacked the [[A'ovan habitat]] until [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] and [[Road Rage (G1)|Road Rage]] drove them off. Realising that they'd need an army to consume everything on Cybertron, the trio returned to Shockwave's bunker to confront the scientist over his delay—unaware that the deceptive scientist didn't actually ''need'' them to finish the process—and Skrapnel warned him that he could not stall them forever. Indeed, Bombshell began his own scheme, and had Skrapnel distract the Decepticon [[Skystalker (G1)|Skystalker]] long enough for Bombshell to implant a [[cerebro-shell]] into him. The three set about gathering more energon for their own scheme, and ambushed the Autobots as they guided a refugee convoy out of Iacon's city limits. {{storylink|Escape Part Two}}

Hound's security forces managed to drive them off again. The Insecticons only managed to capture two organic and an Autobot to devour. Still, Skystalker did his work, and soon they had a lair inside an [[immersant]] Titan with fully functional cloning equipment. {{storylink|Escape Part Three}} Their efforts were successful, and soon an entire swarm of Insecticons rose to hunt and devour for them. {{storylink|Escape Part Four}} Kickback and the Insecticons now had a cycle at work, sending out clones to consume raw materials for them, then consuming the clones themselves to make their ultra-energon and power the machines to make more clones, ad infinitum. {{storylink|Escape Part Five}}

Shockwave initially tried taking his equipment back by force, but soon realized the Insecticons had become formidable in their own right. Instead, he negotiated neutrality in exchange for occasionally asking for their services. When [[Termagax]] was detected with the [[Enigma of Combination]] near the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]], Shockwave asked the Insecticons to dispatch their clone swarm on his behalf. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust I|Sea of Rust I}}

In time, the Insecticons gave in to their appetites like never before, experiencing exponential predatory growth. The Insecticlones became an existential threat to the very fabric of Cybertron. {{storylink|The Landscape of Fear}} Bombshell even began to turn on Kickback and Skrapnel, badgering them to eat even more to feed his cloning machines. A plan was concocted by Termagax to remove the Insecticons as a threat. A strike team of Autobots infiltrated the Insecticons' hive, and planted a receiver on Bombshell. A complex data bomb was implanted in a captive Insecticlone at Darkmount, fed back to the receiver on Bombshell and, through him, transmitted to the entire swarm. The Insecticlones were reprogrammed to eat only the rust worms, two major threats to Cybertron repurposed to eliminate each other. {{storylink|End of Time}}
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===''Transformers vs. the Terminator''===
[[File:EnemyOfMyEnemyPart2-Insecticons.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5]]
In 1984, Bombshell, Kickback, and Skrapnel reactivated aboard the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' and took part in the conquest of [[Earth]] after [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] killed the still-dormant [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. By [[2029]], the Decepticons had driven humanity extinct and subjugated the [[Skynet]] defense network, unaware of the machine's plan to build a time machine and retroactively win the war. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Two}} When the Decepticons learned of this betrayal, the three Insecticons joined [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]s as they rooted out [[Omega Base]] and eliminated the resistance within—but not before Skynet sent a [[T-800]] Terminator back in time. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part One}}

[[File:EnemyOfMyEnemyPart3-Insecticons.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|Remodelling crew, crew.]]
In this new timeline, the T-800 and [[Sarah Connor]] broke into [[Mount St. Hilary]], inadvertently, reactivated Optimus Prime and forced the Decepticons to flee. Once they'd regrouped on Oregon's eastern cost, [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] and [[Reflector (G1)|Refraktor]] returned from a scout mission bringing news of a [[Cyberdyne Systems|nearby robotics factory]], which they promptly besieged. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Two}} The three Insecticons tore the factory apart, looking for any clues related to the mysterious cyborg who'd attacked them, but broke off when the Autobots and their new allies attacked. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Three}} In the ensuing battle, the three Insecticons took on [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], [[Velocity (G1)|Velocity]], and [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], but the Autobots wound up killing Kickback and incapacitating the other two. Once the Terminator sacrificed himself to kill Megatron, the Autobots brought Skrapnel and the remaining Decepticons into custody... but when they returned to the ''Ark'', they found that the Terminator had double-crossed them and buried their ship beneath a layer of molten magma, killing most of the other Autobots and stranding the rest on Earth. With nowhere else to go, Optimus suggested a truce that the Decepticons accepted. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Four}}
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===''My Little Pony/Transformers''===
[[File:StrengthInNumbers-SkrapnelVenom.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5]]
While battling the Autobots for control of a malfunctioning [[space bridge|spacebridge]], a magic spell sent Skrapnel and the other Decepticons through to the magical land of [[Equestria]], and the three Insecticons crash-landed on the edge of [[Ponyville]]. {{storylink|Transformation Is Magic}} Once they had [[Insecticon clone|cloned]] themselves, the Insecticons attacked [[Sweet Apple Acres]] and ate their way through [[Applejack]]'s crops until Applejack's many family members drove them off. {{storylink|Strength in Numbers}} Skrapnel regrouped with Megatron as the Decepticon leader launched an attack upon the [[Crystal Empire]]. In the ensuing battle, [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] and [[Rarity]] ran him over, and he was soon banished back to Cybertron with the other villains. {{storylink|Finale (Friendship in Disguise!)|Finale}}
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==Commercial appearances==
Shrapnel, Bombshell, and Kickback led an enormous swarm of Insecticons to attack a farm. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Insecticons|Insecticons commercial}}

==Games==
===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
{{Note|Shrapnel is a non-playable character. He appears among the legion of Decepticon duplicates in the Autobot campaign.}}
{{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)}}

===Transformers Legends===
Sharpshot and [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] helped [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] defeat [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]]. {{storylink|The War Within}}

Chafing under Megatron's rule, Sharpshot and his fellow Insecticons began raiding energy storage and high-energy research facilities worldwide. The energy gave them increased size and power, and it was only when the Autobots and Decepticons formed an alliance that they were able to be stopped. {{storylink|Harvest of the Insecticons}} When [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] returned to Earth with new troops in the form of [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], the Insecticons managed to ambush them. {{storylink|Junkion Reunion}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsSkrapnel.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8]]
Skrapnel participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was a Super Rare character who could be recruited by collecting 250 units of Cybermetal, 75 units of Transmetal, and 10 cores of this character. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Devastation''===
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Skrapnel-Earth-Wars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75| The only game where I do not have a speech quirk, quirk.]]
To say Skrapnel enjoys his work is an understatement. Relishes it maybe. Or revels in it. The agonized screams of his victims as their circuits pop and fry is all the reward Skrapnel needs. It's akin to an actor and applause.

When super-charged electrical bolts burst out of his antennae and scramble the microchips of an opponent, Skrapnel opens his audio receptors to the max, and his corresponding victory cry can be heard for miles around. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Skrapnel character bio}}

Skrapnel was summoned and brought to Earth after the final battle for the [[Codex Key]]. He helped retrieve the completed map the Decepticons needed by stealing it from an Autobot outpost. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars| Transformers: Earth Wars - The Codex Showdown Campaign}}

Skrapnel was assigned by Straxus to capture the Dinobot Slog. He and the other insecticons fled when the [[Torchbearer]]s showed up, but not before making a clever pun. {{storylink| Transformers: Earth Wars/Events|Dark Deeds}}

*'''Class:''' Special
*'''Lowest Star Rating:''' 2 star
*'''Weapons:''' Skrapnel uses an electrical beam that stuns and damages its target. Doesn't do that much damage though. He can also backflip to dodge Auto Cannon and Mortar shots.
*'''Ability: EMP Grenade''' - Skrapnel fires off an EMP grenade in a short range that explodes, dealing 33% damage over time, and stunning all buildings in the given area over 6 seconds (level 1)
**'''Cost''': 2 ability points +2 for reuses.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:skrapnel Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki Skrapnel Page]

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1-toy Shrapnel.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The extra fins make my gun shoot better, better.]]
*'''Shrapnel''' (Insecticon, [[1985]])
**''Takara ID number:'' '''42'''
**''Accessories'': [[gamma ray detonator]]
:Shrapnel is a [[redeco]] of the ''[[Diaclone]]'' Waruder Insecter Robo "[[Kuwagatrer]]" toy, transforming into a robotic [[Popular beast alternate modes#Stag beetles (family Lucanidae)|stag beetle]]. As a ''Diaclone'' mold he has a "pilot compartment" revealed by opening his clear-yellow chest, but on its own there's not much you can do with it.

:Like the other Insecticons, he has a variation on his chromed parts, but this one is on his gun. Some Shrapnels have "fins" on the very back-end of the rifle and a more detailed main barrel, while others (obviously) lack those details. The extra-detail versions appear to be a later run.

:Shrapnel's [[package art]] depicts him with two left arms.

:In Japan, Shrapnel and the other Insecticons were "re-released" as mail-order items from 1987 through 1988. They each cost 880 yen (their normal retail price) and two [[Robot Point]]s.

:This mold was used to make the [[Zaptrap#Toys|Zaptrap]] drones.

::*''[http://www.transformerland.com/wiki/toy-info/transformers-insecticons-shrapnel/878/ Patent info, price guide, and further reading on Shrapnel at Transformerland.com]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1985/Decepticon/Shrapnel/shrapnel.htm More information on Shrapnel at TFU.info]''

===''The Transformers Collection''===
*'''Insectrons''' (Multi-pack, [[2004]])
**''ID number'': '''16'''
:Shrapnel was released as part of the Japanese ''[[The Transformers Collection]]'' series in a set with [[Bombshell (G1)#The Transformers Collection|Bombshell]] and [[Kickback (G1)#The Transformers Collection|Kickback]]. This set also included three [[energon cube]] accessories that fit inside their chest compartments.

:The Shrapnel in this set has the lower-detail rifle, probably in order to keep it closer to the original-original release, particularly for the redeco.

===''Universe'' (2008)===
*'''Insecticons''' (Toys"R"Us exclusive multi-pack, [[2009]])
:Shrapnel was re-released as a [[Toys"R"Us]] [[exclusive]] in the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' line, in a set with his Insecticon pals. Like with his 2007 ''[[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'' incarnation (see below), Shrapnel has been renamed for [[trademark]] reasons, this time to "Sharpshot". Likewise, [[Bombshell (G1)#Universe (2008)|Bombshell]]'s name has been changed to "Hardshell", a name previously used for his Robot Hero.

:This version uses the more detailed version of the gun.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/CSSharpshot/sharpshot.htm More information on ''Universe'' Sharpshot at TFU.info.]''

===''Generations''===
[[File:Generationstoy-SkrapnelReflector.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Shutterbug, bug.]]
*'''Skrapnel & Reflector''' (Legends Class, [[2014]])
**''Series / Number'': '''02 / #007'''
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] and [[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}
:Part of the sixth wave of 2012-onwards ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' Legends Class toys, ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' "Skrapnel" (so renamed for trademark reasons... again) is a new mold that is roughly the size of a ''[[Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' Commander Class toy, and is thus roughly the same size as his original toy. He draws both from his original G1 character model and from his ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' artwork,<ref>[https://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/96686-generations-legends-targetmaster-moulds/page-2#entry2424550 Designer Joe Kyde on "The Allspark" messageboard, 2013/11/11]</ref> once again transforming into a robotic interpretation of a stag beetle. Similar to his original toy, the red visor seen in the cartoon is left painted silver like the rest of his face. He is partnered with [[Reflector (G1)#Generations|Reflector]], a smaller robot that mixes elements of [[Viewfinder]]'s character model with his toy. Reflector can transform into a camera or a weapon modeled after Shrapnel's grenade launcher, both of which Skrapnel can wield via its [[5 mm post|5mm post]], or mount onto Skrapnel's back in insect mode.

:While initially announced under the name "Sharpshot" at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2013<ref name="sdcc13">[https://news.tfw2005.com/2013/07/18/transformers-prime-and-30th-panels-sdcc-2013-live-178032 San Diego Comic-Con 2013 report] and [https://news.tfw2005.com/2013/07/18/sdcc-2013-generations-legends-official-images-178044 stock photos] at TFW2005.</ref>, it eventually turned out that Hasbro had found a better trademark-friendly alternative that was much closer to the character's original name (differing by only one letter) when packaging stock photos were revealed four months later.<ref name="official">[https://news.tfw2005.com/2013/11/08/generations-legends-cosmos-with-payload-and-skrapnel-with-reflector-official-in-package-images-178741 Thrilling 30 Legends Skrapnel & Reflector stock photos revealed].</ref>

:Skrapnel was redecoed into [[BotCon 2015]] [[Zaptrap#Timelines|Zaptrap]] and ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)|Adventure]]'' [[Shrapnel (RID)#Adventure|Shrapnel]] and retooled into [[Chop Shop (G1)#Combiner Wars|Chop Shop]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Decepticon/GenSkrapnel/skrapnel.htm More information on ''Generations'' Skrapnel at TFU.info]''
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-Toy Skrapnel.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|Zapskrap, skrap.]]
*'''Skrapnel''' (Kreon Micro-Changer, 2014)
**''Bag number'': '''*****45'''
**''Accessories'': stand brick, scoped pistol
:Part of the fifth assortment of [[blindpacking|blind-bagged]] [[Kreon]] [[Micro-Changer]]s, Skrapnel can be rebuilt from robot mode into a stag beetle. His design uses the original toy as a base, but the detailing is ''very'' much in line with the then-current ''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Prime]]'' styling.

:His coloration is a lot closer to the original Shrapnel toy's ''[[Diaclone]]'' release (which was later turned into the Insecticon clone [[Zaptrap]]).

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Decepticon/Kre-OSkrapnel/skrapnel.htm More information on Skrapnel at TFU.info]''

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[[File:KreO-Toy SkrapnelC84.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|My [[Bombshell (G1)|Insecticon]] [[Kickback (G1)|buddies]] don't appear until next year, next year.]]
*'''Kreon Class of 1984''' (Kreon figure set, 2014)
**''Set number'': '''B0090'''
**''Voted'': Most Repetitive, Repetitive
**''Accessories'': [[Klingon]] disruptor
:This version of Skrapnel is based on the original toy, featuring extensive toy-based [[tampograph]]s. His blaster originally hails from the ''Kre-O [[Star Trek]]'' line.

:He was only available in a [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2014 [[exclusive]] pack of 30 Kreons dubbed the "[[Kreon Class of 1984]]". Remaining stock was to be sold at [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] online, only there ''was'' no remaining stock after the show.

:Though the original Shrapnel toy was not released until 1985, Shrapnel-the-character first appeared in the first season of the cartoon in 1984 (only just barely), so his inclusion in the set is fairly justifiable. His teammates [[Bombshell (G1)#SDCC2015|Bombshell]] and [[Kickback (G1)#SDCC2015|Kickback]], however, would not appear in this format until the "[[Kreon Class of '85]]" set the following year.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Decepticon/SDCCKre-OSkrapnel/skrapnel.htm More information on Class of 1984 Skrapnel at TFU.info]''

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===''Platinum Edition''===
[[File:TF-Platinum-Edition-Shrapnel.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Insecticons''' (Platinum Edition 3-pack, [[2015]])
**''Accessories'': gamma ray detonator, energon cube
:Part of the ''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' Insecticon 3-pack along with Bombshell and Kickback, this figure (named "Skrapnel" due to [[trademark]] reasons) is yet another reissue of the Generation 1 toy. He also includes an Energon cube accessory from ''The Transformers Collection'' release. Like his ''The Transformers Collection'' & unlike the ''Universe (2008)'' release, this Shrapnel doesn't use the detailed gun.

:Unfortunately, ''Platinum Edition'' Skrapnel has shown signs of mold deterioration on his right foot.

:This set was releaed as a [[Kmart]] exclusive in the United States. However, it was also stocked by US-based online retailers [[BigBadToyStore]] and TFSource, who supposedly obtained it as an import from Asia. It was available in several of Hasbro's Asian markets (namely Singapore, the Philippines and China; it's currently unknown whether it was exclusive to any particular stores there or not). In Canada and Australia, it was sold at [[Toys"R"Us]] stores, whereas in the United Kingdom, it was officially available via the UK division of [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] and A1Toys. In Germany, it was originally available via Bankroft, an online retailer that otherwise specializes in [[Nerf]] blasters and accessories, as part of a special "Fan Edition" arrangement through Hasbro Germany, with the help of several German [[fandom|fan]] sites. Due to low sales, the unsold stock was later sold to Actionfiguren24, a German online retailer that specializes in imported toys, who was able to lower its price for its existing stock of imported Insecticon sets as a result.
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===''Power of the Primes''===
[[File:TF-POTP-Legends-Class-Skrapnel.jpg|upright=1.6|thumb|I'm missing an accessory, accessory. Buy me, me!]]
*'''Skrapnel''' (Legends Class, [[2018]])
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''PP-33'''
**''Japanese release date'': '''[[October 27]], 2018'''
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}
:''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' Skrapnel is a slight redeco of ''Thrilling 30'' Skrapnel without [[Reflector (G1)#Generations|Reflector]], sporting darker purple plastic, slightly lighter yellow paint, and a barely different paint application pattern on the legs. Unfortunately, as is the case with his previous release, his visor remains silver rather than red.

:As a straight re-release of a figure from a line predating ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'', this means he features no retooling. Therefore, unlike other Legends Class figures in the line, he features no integrated means for [[Prime Master]]s to interact with him. However, one can make use of the port on the back of his insect mode, which was originally meant for Reflector, to mount a decoy armor in weapon mode with a Prime Master attached.

:The instruction booklet omits the fact that, when you rotate his arms around to his back to transform him, there are a pair of small tabs on his back that the little slots on top of his arms fit onto. This makes his alternate mode more solid, and less likely to come apart. [[Prime Master/Combinations|All variants]] of the trading cards included with Skrapnel erroneously have an Autobot symbol next to his name on the bottom. This does not affect the packaging and the figure itself, which still correctly have Decepticon symbols.

:Though designated for a first quarter 2018 release, Skrapnel's wave reached U.S. store shelves in November 2017.

:Perhaps owing to basically being a rerelease, Skrapnel turned out to be a fairly reliable [[shelfwarmer]], even throughout future waves of the line.
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:TF-Legacy-Deluxe-Class-Shrapnel.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I got my name back, back!]]
*'''Shrapnel''' (Deluxe Class, [[2023]])
**''Accessories'': [[gamma ray detonator]], Insect back legs
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro)}}<ref>[[January 31]], [[2023]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l33J9hIaQm8 Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream] on YouTube, with [[Delaney Norris]], [[Evan Brooks]], [[Mark Maher]] and [[Ben MacCrae]].</ref>
: Part of the second wave of ''[[Transformers: Legacy#Evolution (2023)|Legacy: Evolution]]'' Deluxe Class toys, Shrapnel (he got his name back!) is a cartoon-accurate version of the character with painted details akin to his original toy which transforms into a robotic stag beetle in 11 steps. Interestingly, this version of the character features back legs for the insect mode, which can detach and become blasters in robot mode. These two smaller weapons can also combine with the Gamma Ray detonator to form a larger rifle.

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==Merchandise==
===Decoy===
*'''Shrapnel''' (Decoy, [[1987]])
:Shrapnel was one of the Decepticon [[Decoy]]s packed in with smaller carded ''Transformers'' toys. While the normal purple version could be included with any Decepticon toy, the rarer red version was available ''only'' on [[Throttlebot]] cards and only for a short while before the switch to purple.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Decoys/Shrapnel/shrapnel.htm More information on Decoy Shrapnel at TFU.info.]''

*'''Destron Hero Collection-22 Set''' (Decoy multi-pack, 1987)

:The entire run of twenty-two Decepticon Decoys were sold as a single boxed set in Japan, only in purple.

===Hard Hero===
[[File:HardHero Shrapnel statue.JPG|upright=0.85|thumb|Stop! In the name of love, love.]]
*'''Shrapnel''' ([[2003]])
:The second installment of [[Hard Hero]]'s "Insecticon Series", Shrapnel is a 9-inch cold-cast porcelain statue sculpted by [[Jason Ray]]. Only 1000 pieces of the statue were produced.
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===''Robot Heroes''===
[[File:G1 RobotHeroes RodimusVsInsecticon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.22|The world's cutest psycho, psycho.]]
*'''Rodimus & Insecticon''' (Two-pack, [[2007]])
{{toydesigner|[[Bill Rawley]] (Hasbro)}}
:As part of the ''[[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'' line of PVC figurines, "Insecticon" (so named because Hasbro was unable to acquire the [[trademark]] to "Shrapnel") is a two-inch tall soft-plastic figurine in an adorable "super-deformed" style. He has swivels at the shoulders and neck.

:"Insecticon" was available in a two-pack with fellow trademark-loss refugee, [[Hot Rod (G1)/merchandise#Robot Heroes|Rodimus]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Decepticon/RHInsecticon/insecticon.htm More information on ''Robot Heroes'' Insecticon at TFU.info.]''

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*'''Insecticon''' (Single-pack, 2008)
:In some countries outside of North America, "Insecticon" was released individually in a blindpack with no notable changes.
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===''The Loyal Subjects''===
*'''Shrapnel''' (2014)
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*'''Shrapnel''' (Gamestop exclusive, 2014)
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===Transformers Trading Card Game===
[[File:W1Skrapnel.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Insecticon Skrapnel, Insecticon Leader''' (2018)
**'''Wave 1'''
**''Rarity: '''''RT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T23/T40'''
**''Stars: ''7
:'''Insecticon Skrapnel, Insecticon Leader''' is one of forty double-sided character cards available in Wave 1 of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]].

:The artwork on the card is reused from the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile card game, with line-art for both Bot and Alt-mode by [[Dan Khanna]].
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[[File:W3SergeantSkrapnel.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Sergeant Skrapnel, Infantry-Electronic Warfare''' (2019)
**'''Wave 3: War for Cybertron: Siege I'''
**''Rarity: '''''CT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T44/T48'''
**''Stars: ''9
:Sergeant Skrapnel, Infantry-Electronic Warfare is one of forty-eight double-sided character cards available in Wave 3 of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]], War for Cybertron: Siege I.

:The card uses reused line-art from the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile game, with new colors by [[Harvey Bunda]] to match the aesthetic of the ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' toyline's packaging art.
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===''Keshi Surprise''===
*'''Decepticons''' (2018)
:The ''[[Keshi Surprise]]'' series by [[Super7]] consisted of 1.75" soft rubber figures in a style deliberately resembling the 1980s [[Decoy]]s. These [[blind-packed]] figures were sold individually or in cases depicting only their faction. Shrapnel was available in red, orange, blue, and purple and included a foil trading sticker.
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===ReAction===
*'''Shrapnel''' (2020)
**''Accessories'': [[ion blaster]]
:Released in the second wave of [[Super7]]'s line of multi-property 3.75-inch "retro" action figures, ''[[ReAction]]'' Shrapnel is a non-converting 3 3/4-inch action figure based on his appearance in the original cartoon, with 5 points of articulation (swivel neck, shoulders, hips) and holes in his feet for use with some variety of stand. He comes with a blaster which can only be held in his left hand, an oddity in the line as most figures can only hold weapons in their right hands.

:As with all releases in the ''ReAction'' toyline, Shrapnel comes packaged on a small cardback that emulates the nostalgic packaging style of [[Kenner]]'s ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'' action figures from the late 1970s to early '80s.
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===Eaglemoss===
*'''Transformers Gen-1 Chess Set''' (<s>2021</s>)
:In the planned [[Chess#Eaglemoss|Transformers Chess Set]] by [[Eaglemoss]], a relatively large and very well detailed statue of Shrapnel was slated to be one of the Pawn pieces on the Decepticon side.

:A Kickstarter campaign to raise the necessary funds for this project was launched, but failed to meet its goal by September 24, 2021 and the whole thing was canceled.
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==Notes==
*Shrapnel, along with [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]], had his gender switched from male to female in the French dub of ''The Transformers: The Movie''. It is unknown why this change was effected, but it's most likely because of the character's high-pitched voice. The change did not happen in the cartoon, as it had used a different dubbing team from the movie. The change is especially ironic, given that only male stag beetles have the large pincers of Shrapnel's alt-mode.
**His gender was also switched in the Russian dub, mainly because Shrapnel is a feminine noun in Russian.
*In the Japanese dub of ''The Transformers'', Shrapnel retained his speech quirk of repeating words and phrases (as well as his gender). However, the dub was less consistent with the quirk and he only repeated himself from time to time. Also, Shrapnel's lightning blasting abilities were given a name, the "Thunder Attack", in true anime special move fashion.
*Shrapnel's [[package art]] for his Hasbro and [[Milton Bradley]] releases hilariously depicts him with two left hands. For Takara's Japanese release, this error was corrected.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Sharpnel''' (シャープネル ''Shāpuneru''), '''Shrapnel''' (シュラプネル ''Shurapuneru''), '''Skrapnel''' (スクラプネル ''Sukurapuneru'')
*''French:'' '''Éclats D'Obus''' (Canada, "Shrapnel")
*''Hebrew:'' '''Mitsrár''' (מצרר, "Cluster Bomb")
*''Italian:'' '''Rantrox'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Dànpiàn''' (弹片, "Shrapnel")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Estilhaço''' (Portugal comic), '''Metralha''' (Brazil comic), '''Estilhaço''' (Brazil comic), '''Granada''' (Brazil Beast Wars)
*''Russian:'' '''Shrapnel''' (Шрапнель ''Shrapnel<nowiki>'</nowiki>'')
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Shrapnel''' (ICTV, Шрапнель ''Shrapnel<nowiki>'</nowiki>'')

==References==
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Generation 1 reissues

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Lorcan Wooster:

Many of the original [[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]] Transformers toys have been reissued several times.

* ''[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]]'' — A [[Hasbro]] European-market line of old-toy re-releases from 1990 and 1991.
* ''[[The Transformers: Collector's Edition]]'' — A 2001 [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] line-up of reissues made available as store and convention [[exclusive]]s, mostly sold as sets, later supplemented with redecos of the ''Transformers Collection'' line (below).
* ''[[The Transformers Collection]]'' — The 2003–2006 Takara series of "bookbox"-style reissues.
** This is also the line mainly associated with [[redeco]]s of reissued toys made available through the Takara-affiliated [[e-HOBBY]] online store as part of the "Collector's Edition" line, though e-HOBBY have also carried redecos of toys from other lines, reissues and otherwise.
* ''[[The Transformers: Generation One Commemorative Series|Generation One Commemorative Series]]'' — The 2002–2005 [[Hasbro]] US-market, originally [[Toys"R"Us]] [[exclusive]] series of reissued toys that was similar to the Transformers Collection releases. Some tail-end releases were made available through other venues after Toys"R"Us had decided to discontinue the line.
* ''[[Transformers Encore]]'' — The 2007–2013, 2018-2020 [[TakaraTomy]] series of classic-style reissues. Includes some figures never before re-released (and some never before released by Takara ''at all''), such as [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] and [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]].
* A few assorted toys have also been reissued by Hasbro as store or convention exclusives as part of their [[Transformers: Classics|2006–2007 ''Classics'']] and [[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|2008–2009 ''Universe'']] lines as well as under the ''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' line (the latter [[co-branding|co-branded]] as part of the ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' line).
* ''[[Vintage|Vintage G1]]'' is a line of reissues commenced in [[2018]], sold exclusively in the US by [[Walmart]], hewing closely to the look and feel of the original releases, including original style packaging, complete with [[Tech Spec]] and [[package art]] on both the front and [[package art#Back of the box art|back]].

[[Category:Generation 1 toylines]]
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Sideswipe (G1)/toys

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Lorcan Wooster: /* Collector's Edition */ Not only was the "COUNTACH" got replaced, but also the Lamborghini symbol was replaced too.

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[[File:G1boxart-Sideswipe.jpg|upright=1.8|thumb]]
Much red plastic has been sacrificed in the name of '''Sideswipe'''!

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}
[[File:G1sideswipe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|He had the look before it was [[Spy Changer|trendy]].]]
*'''Sideswipe''' ([[Autobot Cars]], [[1984]]/[[1985]], [[1991]], [[2001]]/[[2002]]/[[2003]])
**''Takara ID number:'' '''04'''
**''Accessories:'' "Laser gun", rocket launcher, 3 rockets
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:Originally a ''[[Diaclone]]'' "New [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes#Lamborghini Countach|Countach LP500S]]", Sideswipe transforms into... well, into that. In [[robot mode]] he is armed with a white rifle and a missile launcher that can clip onto either of his shoulders. The launcher can fire one of three included white missiles, in theory, as the springs were weakened for the US release [[for safety reasons]]. The original 1984 US release did not have the [[rubsign]] found on later releases.

:When Hasbro released the original Generation 1 toys in continental [[Europe]] through its then recently acquired subsidiary [[Milton Bradley]] in 1985, several toys, such as the Autobot Cars, were actually pre-existing stock originally intended for [[Joustra]]'s version of the ''[[Diaclone]]'' line that was acquired by Hasbro as part of an agreement with Joustra and put into MB-branded ''Transformers'' packaging. For some reason, the Sunstreaker toy (sporting its yellow Hasbro ''Transformers'' colors due to being produced during the ''Diaclone''/''Transformers'' transitional period) was released in packaging intended for his brother Sideswipe, an entirely different sculpt. The packaging even included Sideswipe's instructions and sticker sheet, neither of which were of much use for the toy. It's currently unknown whether the actual Sideswipe toy was ever sold in MB "Sideswipe" packaging at all, although considering the origin of the MB-branded Autobot Cars, it's very unlikely for this to be the case.<ref name="mbsunswipe">[http://20thcenturytoycollector.com/mb-transformers-part-6/ "MB Transformers: Part 6"] at 20th Century Toy Collector.</ref>

:This sculpt was also used to make [[Red Alert (G1)/toys|Red Alert]], [[Clampdown (G1)|Clampdown]], [[Deep Cover]] and [[Tigertrack]].

::*''[http://www.transformerland.com/wiki/toy-info/transformers-g1-autobot-cars-sideswipe/204/ Patent info, price guide, and further reading on Sideswipe at Transformerland.com]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1984/Autobot/Sideswipe/sideswipe.htm More information on Generation 1 Sideswipe at TFU.info]''
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[[File:ActionmasterSideswipe toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I have a hat!]]
*'''Sideswipe with Vanguard''' ([[Action Master]], 1991)
**''Accessories:'' "Photon laser" rifle
{{toydesigner|[[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:A non-transforming action figure that combines elements from both his original toy and his [[Character model|animation model]], [[Action Master]] Sideswipe is compatible with any other Action Master weapon or vehicle. His [[Action Master partner|partner]]-unit [[Vanguard]] forms a backpack and battle helmet, and complements Sideswipe's color scheme quite well.

:Action Master Sideswipe was only available in [[The Transformers (European toyline)|European]] (and certain Australian) markets.

::''[http://www.tfu.info/1991/Autobot/Sideswipe/sideswipe.htm More information on Action Master Sideswipe with Vanguard at TFU.info]''

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*'''Classic Sideswipe''' ([[Classics (Europe)|Classics Heroes]], Europe/Australia 1991)
**''Accessories:'' "Laser gun", rocket launcher, 3 rockets

:The original Generation 1 Sideswipe toy was re-released in Europe and Australia in 1991 as part of the ''Classics'' line, with no apparent changes other than the new packaging.
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===''Generation 2''===
{{anchor|G2toy}}
[[File:G2-toy Sideswipe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|He got dressed in the dark and accidentally put his colors on backwards.]]
*'''Sideswipe''' (Autobot Heroic, [[1993]])
**''Accessories:'' Gun, missile launcher, 1 missile

:Part of the first assortment of Autobot cars, Sideswipe's original toy had his colors re-arranged to a black car mode with red and white robot parts, plus new [[neon]] green "racing" decals were added to the mix. His original rocket launcher was removed, and replaced with a large spring-loaded launcher that could be hand-held or mounted on his [[retool]]ed car mode roof.

:His new spring-loaded missile launcher was taken from [http://www.yojoe.com/action/91/snowserpent2.shtml Snow Serpent] from the ''[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]'' toyline.

:This toy was later [[repurposing|repurposed]] to be a [[Sideswipe (IDW)|next-generation namesake youth]] in IDW Publishing's comics.

::''[http://www.tfu.info/1993/Autobot/Sideswipe/sideswipe.htm More information on Generation 2 Sideswipe at TFU.info]''
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[[File:G2-toy SideswipeGoBots.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Then he shrank and faded in the wash.]]
*'''Sideswipe''' ([[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bot]], [[1995]])
**''Accessories:'' Gun

:A redeco of [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bot]] [[Firecracker]], Sideswipe transforms into a blue [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes#Lamborghini Diablo|Lamborghini Diablo]] with through-axle construction for super-fast rolling on smooth surfaces in car mode. He is compatible with many "Hot Wheels" and "Matchbox"-brand racetrack sets.

:This mold was also used to make Go-Bot Optimus Prime and [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'']] [[R.E.V.]].

:This toy was later [[repurposing|repurposed]] to be a [[Sideswipe (G2)|"next-generation" clone of Sideswipe]].

::''[http://www.tfu.info/1995/Autobot/Sideswipe/sideswipe.htm More information on Generation 2 Go-Bot Sideswipe on TFU.info]''
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===''Collector's Edition''===
*'''Lambor''' (World Character Convention 12 exclusive, Japan 2001)
**''ID number:'' '''04'''
**''Accessories:'' "Laser gun", rocket launcher, 3 rockets

:In 2001, the Generation 1 Sideswipe toy was re-released by [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] under his Japanese name "Lambor", as a set bundled with his [[mold]]-mate [[Red Alert (G1)/toys|Red Alert]] ("Alert" in Japan), [[exclusive]] to World Character Convention 12. His license plate decal was changed from the infringing "COUNTACH" to "CAR MACHINE" and the Lamborghini symbol replaced with a star.
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*'''Lambor''' (e-HOBBY exclusive, Japan 2002)
**''ID number:'' '''04'''
**''Accessories:'' "Laser gun", rocket launcher, 3 rockets

:Lambor (Sideswipe) and Alert (Red Alert) were once again re-released together in January 2002 as an [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive "New Year Special" set. This version of the figure came with an alternate [[sticker]] sheet that changed the color of several of his decals: the blue stickers on his shins and stomach became red, while blue arrows on his feet were switched to yellow. He came with a new bio card with new art by [[Hidetsugu Yoshioka]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Cybertron/NYSideswipe/sideswipe.htm More information on New Year Special Lambor at TFU.info]''
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===''The Transformers Collection''===
*'''Lambor''' (2003)
**''ID number:'' '''7'''
**''Accessories:'' "Laser gun", rocket launcher, 3 rockets

:The version of Generation 1 Sideswipe previously released as an e-HOBBY exclusive, minus the extra decal sheet, was ''again'' re-released as part of ''[[The Transformers Collection]]'' "book-box" series.
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===''Universe'' (2003)===
[[File:TFU03-toy SideswipeOTFCC.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I should've had a [[Wheeljack (Armada)|Wheeljack]] retool!]]
*'''Sideswipe''' (Deluxe, 2003)
**''Accessories:'' Left & right launchers/thrusters, 2 flame missiles

:One of several [[exclusive]]s to [[OTFCC 2003]], ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' Sideswipe is a [[redeco]] of the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'']] [[Prowl (RID)#Toys|Prowl]] mold, once again transforming into a Lamborghini Diablo. A pair of add-on thrusters become arm-mounted launchers for robot mode; each one being a pressure-launch missile launcher.

:The part that connects the toy's windshield to the main body uses a red [[sticker]] rather than paint, as that part is made out of [[unpaintable plastic]]. The police lights from the original mold were removed, leaving this area bare. Prowl's sirens allow him to use a jetpack in robot mode, so there's an irony in leaving that feature out since jetpacks are a trademark of Sideswipe.

:This mold was also used to make ''Universe'' [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]] and the ''Universe'' incarnation of [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#Universe (2003)|Generation 1 Sunstreaker]].

{{note|While the toy's name was spelled "Sideswipe" (one word) on its own packaging, the cross-sell on the packaging for the OTFCC 2003 [[Shadow Striker (Universe)|Shadow Striker]]/[[Roulette (Universe)|Roulette]] two-pack spelled it "Side Swipe" (two words) instead. See [[#Notes|Notes]] for more.}}

::''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Autobot/OTFCCSideswipe/sideswipe.htm More information on Universe Sideswipe on TFU.info]''
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===''Smallest Transforming Transformers''===
[[File:STFLambor.jpg|upright=1.75|thumb|Yet another release Sunstreaker just wasn't cool enough for.]]
*'''Lambor''' (2003)
**''ID number'': '''GTF-02'''

:''[[Smallest Transforming Transformers]]'' Lambor is a very small-scale, extensively simplified replica of the original Sideswipe toy. He has very little articulation, he has no weapons, and his vehicle mode wheels cannot roll.

:This mold was [[retool]]ed to make ''Smallest Transforming Transformers'' [[Red Alert (G1)/toys|Alert]].

::''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Cybertron/SmallestSideswipe/sideswipe.htm More information on Smallest Transforming Lambor at TFU.info]''
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===''Alternators/Binaltech''===
{{anchor|Alternators}}
[[File:AlternatorsSide Swipe toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Just think, he was almost Tracks.]]
*'''Side Swipe''' (2003, [[2004]])
**''Alternator ID number:'' '''2'''
**''Binaltech ID number:'' '''BT-02'''
**''Accessories:'' Dodge Viper Engine/gun
{{toydesigner|[[Mark McCall]] (Hasbro), [[Hironori Kobayashi]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:The second ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' toy released, Side Swipe's [[alternate mode]] is a [[licensed vehicle alternate modes|licensed]] 1:24 scale [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes#Dodge Viper .28Chrysler.29|Dodge Viper]] (identified as an SRT-10 model by the Japanese ''Binaltech'' version) featuring opening doors, a detailed interior, and a hood that opens to reveal an engine bay holding a replica Viper V-10 engine. The vehicle mode also features movable steering and [[rubber tires]] with [[vacuum metallizing|vacuum-metalized]] wheels. His removable engine becomes a blaster.

:The main difference between Hasbro's ''Alternators'' Side Swipe and Takara's ''Binaltech'' "Lambor" releases is that the ''Binaltech'' version has die-cast metal parts for most of the car's outer body shell, with the exception of the rear end (the "backpack" [[kibble]] in robot mode), and the entire red exterior of the car is fully painted, unlike the ''Alternators'' version's flat red plastic. Furthermore, the ''Alternators'' version sports additional "blackwash" [[paint operation]]s on his chest the ''Binaltech'' version lacks.

:The Dodge Viper sculpt was originally designed to be a new body for [[Tracks (G1)/toys|Tracks]] after the first attempt to secure the Corvette license had fallen through. Eventually, though, Chevrolet had a change of mind and granted Hasbro and Takara the license for the Corvette design after all. As a result, the Viper mold was slightly redesigned, was given a new head sculpt and released as Sideswipe (or "Side Swipe") instead. This explains why, unlike most of the early Alternators toys, Side Swipe's robot mode bears little resemblance to his G1 self. The most noticeable redesign from the "Tracks" design was the vehicle mode's doors being moved from the "backpack" kibble (where they would have resembled the G1 Tracks toy's wings) to the sides of the arms, thus being the most obvious visual cue taken from the G1 Sideswipe toy. The doors are, however, still splayed out to the sides in the ''Alternators'' version's [[package art]] and can be moved to match Tracks's wing configuration, which implies that the redesign may have been done before the switch from Tracks to Sideswipe was made.

:This sculpt was [[retool]]ed to make [[Dead End (G1)#Alternators/Binaltech|Dead End]], who was then [[redeco]]ed into [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#Alternators|Sunstreaker]] (although the retool was originally done with Sunstreaker in mind).

::*[[Source:Transformers Binaltech bios#2|Archive of ''Binaltech'' Lambor's bio and tech specs]]
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Autobot/AltSideswipe/sideswipe.htm More information on Alternators Side Swipe on TFU.info]''
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===''Commemorative Series''===
[[File:Sideswipebox.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb]]
*'''Side Swipe''' (Toys"R"Us exclusive, USA/Australia/Canada 2004; KB Toys exclusive, USA 2005; Asian markets exclusive, 2012)
**''Series:'' '''VIII'''
**''Accessories:'' "Laser gun", rocket launcher, 3 rockets

:The version of Generation 1 Sideswipe previously released as part of Takara's "Transformers Collection" series, albeit with its spring-loaded launcher de-sprung [[for safety reasons]], was reissued by [[Hasbro]] under the modified name "Side Swipe" as part of their [[The Transformers: Generation One Commemorative Series|Commemorative Series]] VIII, one of the last American reissues. However, because [[Toys"R"Us]], who had carried the Commemorative Series as an [[exclusive]] line up until that point, had abruptly decided to discontinue the line, Side Swipe was only released in very low quantities in the United States; in fact, his availability at TRU was considered a myth for many years. The unsold stock was made available a year later through [[KB Toys]] stores and outlets, at half the original price. The figure ''was'', however, available at Toys"R"Us stores in Australia and Canada in 2004 in average quantities.

:In 2012, several Commemorative Series figures, among them Side Swipe, were re-released in Hasbro's Asian markets, in slightly altered packaging. Unlike most of the other figures from this batch, Side Swipe retained the "Commemorative Series VIII" label on his box; however, the background color of the "choking hazard" safety warning label was changed from red to black, the Hasbro logo was updated to the then-current version, and the "+" after the "Ages 5+" recommendation was increased in size. Oddly, even though Hasbro had started spelling the name of toys of the character as "Sideswipe" again in 2008, this release still rendered the name as "Side Swipe".
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===''Universe'' (2008)===
[[File:Universe2008 SideSwipe toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Better red than...]]
*'''Sideswipe''' (Deluxe, 2008)
**''Series'': '''Classic Series'''
**''Accessories:'' "Flare Launcher", engine supercharger intakes
{{toydesigner|[[Bill Rawley]] (Hasbro), [[Hisashi Yuki]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:Part of the third wave of [[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|2008 ''Universe'']] Deluxe Class toys, Sideswipe is a retool/[[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Sunstreaker]], transforming into a modified {{w|Lamborghini Gallardo}}. Though the car is mostly based upon the Gallardo, to avoid legal problems, it also features modified headlights and elements taken from other cars—most of them are taken from other Lamborghini models, such as a rear end that is basically a cross between a {{w|Lamborghini Murciélago|Murciélago}} and a {{w|Lamborghini Diablo|Diablo}}; however, the split side windows and the ridges on the door vents are based on a {{w|McLaren F1}}. He also comes with the same roof-mounted engine supercharger accessory as Sunstreaker. Hasbro's early plans for Sunstreaker and Sideswipe had the two as straight redecos of each other, only differing in their head sculpts besides their colors—namely, Sunstreaker would have just been Sideswipe in yellow with a different head. It was [[TakaraTomy]] designer [[Hisashi Yuki]] who suggested an alternate transformation by turning the upper body by 180 degrees (and swapping the hands to accommodate the different upper body orientation), thus providing more individual robot mode looks for the two characters that resemble their respective ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]]'' designs more.<ref name="generations2009">Interview with Hisashi Yuki in [[Transformers Generations 2009 Volume 1|''Transformers Generations 2009'' vol. 1]], [http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-news-rumors/223379-takaratomy-staff-interview-generations-2009-vol-1-translation.html English translation] at TFW2005.</ref>

:[[File:SunstreakerSideswipeSDCC2007.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|''Universe'' [[Tigertrack]]. Fortunately, this didn't happen.]]
:Hasbro also originally intended the [[alternate mode]]'s supercharger to split into two halves which would then become the handgun and a spring-loaded shoulder launcher for the robot mode. On the final toy, the Flare Launcher (a redeco of Sunstreaker's Electron Pulse Blaster) can be combined with the removable supercharger engine accessory by wrapping the intakes around the gun and mounted in either of the holes on his shoulders to simulate Sideswipe's Generation 1 missile launcher. Of course, this leaves him without a hand-held weapon. The engine can also be mounted on Sideswipe's back as his [[Jet pack|rocket pack]]. Most of this is not shown in the [[instructions]], which only instruct the owner of the toy to put the gun in his hand and attach the supercharger to his back.

:Even worse, Sideswipe's instruction line art is recycled from Sunstreaker's instructions and therefore incorrectly gives him Sunstreaker's transformation and head, despite the [[stock photography|stock photo]] depicted on top of the instructions showing him with the hood as the chest and the correct Sideswipe head.<ref>[http://hasbro.com/common/instruct/83685.pdf Official Universe Sideswipe instructions PDF file on Hasbro.com]</ref> Unfortunately, the stock photo Hasbro provided to online retailers retains this incorrect transformation, and [[:File:UniSideswipeStockPhoto.jpg|throws in some additional mistakes as well]]. Oy.

:The Sunstreaker/Sideswipe sculpt was also retooled into ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Punch (G1)#Timelines|Punch]], [[Breakdown (G1)#Timelines|''Generation 2'' Breakdown]], and [[Breakdown (G1)#G1TimelinesBreakdown|Generation 1 Breakdown]], as well as ''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]]'' [[Red Alert (G1)/toys#Henkei! Henkei!|Alert]] and ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' [[Red Alert (G1)/toys#Generations|Red Alert]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/TFUSideswipe/sideswipe.htm More information on ''Universe'' (2008) Sideswipe on TFU.info]''
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===''Henkei! Henkei!''===
[[File:Henkei Lambor toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Whoever does Takara's photography seriously needs to be outsourced to Hasbro.]]
*'''Lambor''' (Deluxe, [[2008]]-[[October 23|10-23]])
**''ID number:'' '''C-09'''
**''Accessories:'' "Flare Launcher"

:The Japanese version of ''Universe'' Sideswipe has [[Vacuum metallizing|vacuum metallized]] silver on his flare launcher and his spoiler, but does not come with the supercharger engine/[[Jet pack|rocket pack]] accessory that Henkei Sunstreaker and ''Universe'' Sunstreaker/Sideswipe included. This was a willful decision meant to differentiate further between him and Sunstreaker.<ref name="generations2009"/>

:He also has correct, personalized [[instructions]] that aren't just Sunstreaker's. Like Sunstreaker, the Japanese version's roof paint is a much closer match to the red colored plastic. The Japanese version also features a glossier black paint and the white has a yellow tint compared to the white plastic used for Hasbro version. His [[license plate]] says "LAMBOR" rather than "SWIPE".
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===''Timelines''===
[[File:BotCon2010-customclassSideswipe.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Folks are gonna be pisssyyyyyy.]]
*'''Sideswipe''' ([[BotCon 2010]] customization class Deluxe)
**''Accessories'': Gun/tailpipe, engine supercharger intakes

:A ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]''-style redeco of ''Universe'' Sideswipe, ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' Sideswipe is pre-molded in new colors, which was unprecedented for the BotCon customization class exclusive (and apparently came as a surprise to [[Fun Publications]]). During the class, the mold was assembled, painted and stickered by the enrollees. Between the two classes, there were 52 participants.

:The exact brands and colors of paints utilized to paint this figure were:

:-Polly Scale #F414296 Stainless Steel (face and hub caps)
:-Polly Scale #F505020 Red RLM23 (this color is discontinued from the manufacturer)
:-Model Master Acryl #4769 Flat White (base coat under RLM 23 on hood)
:-Model Master Acryl #4768 Flat Black (tires)
:-Model Master Acryl #4721 Insignia Yellow (side markers)
:-Model Master Acryl #4637 Semi-Gloss Clear
:-Model Master Acryl #4609 British Crimson (tail lights)
:-Model Master Acryl #4746 Medium Gray (base coat under RLM 23 on upper arms, under Stainless Steel on face and hubcaps)
:-Vallejo #72023 Electric Blue (gun tip)

:In regards to the plastic mold changes, white remains white, but like the original ''Generation 2'' figure, the red and black colors are swapped. Clear green replaces the clear plastic used for the window and thighs.

:This figure uses the ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' [[Red Alert (G1)#Generations|Red Alert]] version of the mold, which includes two screw holes in the canopy (rather than one like ''Henkei! Henkei!'' Alert or none like all other versions of this mold). The samples [[Shawn D. Tessmann|Shawn Tessmann]] had on display used the original version of the mold, and lacked the screw holes. Despite the mold change, the lightbar was not included. These holes replace the slots used to mount the rocket pack in robot mode. The rocket pack can still be mounted on the gun in robot mode and in car mode though. As an unintended result of having empty screw holes over the rocket pack sockets, Sideswipe can now mount his gun inside either screw hole on the roof of his car mode.

:The unassembled figure was also given out to those who volunteered at BotCon 2010.
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreOtoy-Sideswipe.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67]]
* '''Sideswipe''' (2011)
**''Set number'': '''31771'''
**''Pieces'': '''220'''
**''Kreons'': Sideswipe, [[Sideswipe's driver|Driver]]
**''Accessories'': Rifle

:''[[Kre-O]]'' Sideswipe can be built in either robot or G1-inspired car mode. His head sculpt is heavily based on [[#Universe (2008)|''Universe'' Sideswipe]]'s head design, but as a first for a Sideswipe toy with a primarily red body, the head is ''not'' colored black, but ''red'' like the ''Generation 2''-inspired BotCon 2010 customization class version's head ([[#Timelines|see above]]). He comes with two [[Kreon]]s: a Sideswipe based on the Generation 1 character and a generic driver.

:Like many other Kre-O sets, his stock photography shows a different robot mode construction than the final product. The most noticeable examples are his lower legs which have a much less awkward construction in the stock photos than the final product. Whether this is the photographer taking creative liberty or if the set design changed is unknown. The stock photography also depicts the set as including the [[Red Alert (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Red Alert]] Kreon in place of Sideswipe.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/Kre-OSideswipe/sideswipe.htm More information on Sideswipe at TFU.info]''
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[[File:KreO-Toy UltimateVehiclePack.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67]]
* '''Ultimate Vehicle Pack''' (2012)
**''Set number'': '''A4583'''
**''Pieces'': '''279'''
**''Kreons'': Bluestreak, Jazz, Sideswipe
**''Accessories'': Rifle

:Unchanged versions of Kreon Sideswipe and [[Bluestreak (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Bluestreak]] were also included in the Ultimate Vehicle Pack, a bucket containing the [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)#90pc|Optimus Prime]], [[Bumblebee (Kre-O)#74pc|Bumblebee]], and [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Jazz]] sets.

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[[File:Kre-o-class-of-1984-sideswipe-kreon.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.1]]
*'''Kreon Class of 1984''' (Kreon figure set, 2014)
**''Set number'': '''B0090'''
**''Voted'': Prom King
**''Accessories'': Optimus rifle

: This version of Sideswipe features much more extensive toy-based [[tampograph]]s than his prior version.

:He was only available in a [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2014 [[exclusive]] pack of 30 Kreons dubbed the "[[Kreon Class of 1984]]". Remaining stock was to be sold at [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] online, only there ''was'' no remaining stock after the show.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/SDCCKre-OSideswipe/sideswipe.htm More information on Class of 1984 Sideswipe at TFU.info]''
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===''Masterpiece''===
[[File:Masterpiece-MP12Lambor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Lamborghini-approved awesomeness!]]
*'''Lambor''' ([[October 27]], [[2012]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-12'''
**''Accessories:'' Missile launcher, flare gun, two pile drivers (A), two pile drivers (B, Amazon.co.jp only)
{{toydesigner|[[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)}}
: ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' Lambor transforms into a licensed Lamborghini Countach LP500S. As with other figures in the ''Masterpiece'' line, he is intended to be an accurate representation of his [[Character model|cartoon model]], and even features a Lamborghini-supervised paint scheme, such as glossy red [[Paint operation|paint]] covering the ''entirety'' of his vehicle mode panels and robot shoulders, as well as various bits of black detailing to make it accurate to the real-life vehicle. Standing at around 6¼ inches (or 15.5 centimetres) from head to toe in robot mode, he is also in [[scale]] with MP-10 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#mp10|Optimus Prime]], and can fit inside [[Combat Deck (G1)#mp10|Prime's trailer]] in vehicle mode. In contrast to larger entries in this line, Lambor lacks [[die-cast]] parts, and his tires are cast in hard, non-rubberized plastic.

[[File:MP-13 Lambor full color.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|The Amazon version's additional <s>cake slicers</s> <s>screwdrivers</s> pile drivers.]]
: For accessories, he comes with his hand-held flare gun, and his non-firing missile launcher, which is jointed at the peg to allow it to pivot up and down, and can mount on either shoulder in robot mode. His launcher and gun can be combined and mounted on a self-covering peg-hole on his vehicle roof/robot back. He also comes with a pair of pile drivers, which can snap onto the ends of his forearms when either hand is flipped in, and are based on the blunt arm pistons he uses in "[[A Plague of Insecticons]]". He is also compatible with the rocket pack included with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#35th|MP-44 Convoy]], as it belonged to Sideswipe in "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 3]]".

:If purchased in Japan through [[Amazon (website)|Amazon.com]], one additionally gets a different [[Vacuum metallizing|vacuum-metalized]] pair of pile drivers, which are based on the jackhammer-like pistons he uses in "[[Dinobot Island, Part 2]]". If purchased in other Asian markets outside of Japan, a collector's coin is included instead. Both the coin and its wheel-shaped package identify him as Sideswipe instead of Lambor. In Malaysia, Lambor included both the additional Amazon.co.jp pile drivers and the coin. A reissue of the figure in September 2015 came with a different coin, coming in a package shaped like Sideswipe's chest/front hood.<ref>http://news.tfw2005.com/2015/08/24/masterpiece-lambor-hasbro-asia-reissue-collectors-coin-300240</ref>

:This mold was redecoed and retooled to make MP-14 [[Red Alert (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Alert]]. Lambor's version of the mold, with Alert's face, was then redecoed into MP-12T [[Tigertrack#Masterpiece|Tigertrack]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/MPLambor/lambor.htm More information on ''Masterpiece'' Lambor at TFU.info]''
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[[File:Masterpiece-MP12G-G2Lambor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Lamborghini-approved awesomeness: Hardcore Edition!]]
*'''Lambor G-2 Ver.''' ([[February 22]], [[2014]])
**''ID number'': '''MP-12G'''
**''Accessories'': MA68S Machine Gun, GZS-3 Grenade Launcher, Broad Sword, 2 "Spike Armor" wheels
{{toydesigner|[[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)}}
:Like the original [[#Generation 2|''Generation 2'' Sideswipe toy]], ''Masterpiece'' Lambor G-2 Ver. features mostly a straight-up swap of his red and black plastic and paint colors, resulting in a black body with red trim. His windows have been changed from translucent black to translucent red, his helmet is painted red, and he features a new, [[Derek Yaniger|Yaniger]]-licious snarling face with separately-painted [[Teeth|pearly whites]]. He comes with a [[sticker]] sheet that duplicates the original G2 toy's deco, as well as two comic-accurate ''Generaton 2'' Autobot symbol stickers of varying sizes. While the majority of the red car parts on the original Masterpiece figure are now black, portions of the robot mode that were previously red remain red. These areas include the back of his legs as well as portions of his torso.

:Instead of his original weapons, Lambor comes with new accessories based on the weapons he wielded in the Marvel G2 comic. These include a handheld machine gun and grenade launcher, a pair of articulated, non-rolling spiked wheels that can mount on his shoulders, and a sword, all of which can combine and mount onto his roof. Sadly, he does ''not'' come with a bandolier to properly carry that sword on his back, which means the sword just kind-of loosely stows there according to the [[instructions]].

:If purchased in Asian markets outside of Japan, a recolor of MP-12 Lambor's collector's coin is included. Among other minor differences, the coin is now colored silver, and its wheel-shaped package now features a ''Generation 2'' Autobot symbol at the back in place of a Generation 1-type symbol.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/MPG2Lambor/lambor.htm More information on ''Masterpiece'' Lambor G-2 Ver. at TFU.info]''

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[[File:MP12-Lambor-TFExpo.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Less is more. A ''lot'' more.]]
*'''Lambor''' ([[August 9]], [[2014]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-12'''
**''Accessories:'' Missile launcher, flare gun
:The first ''Masterpiece'' Lambor figure is reissued without any Autobot symbols (akin to his red ''Diaclone'' New Countach LP500S counterpart) , and released as a [[Transformers Expo]] 2014 exclusive, with the included customer-applied insignias.

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[[File:MP12Plus-Lambor-AnimeColor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I'm the one who's ''not'' vain.]]
*'''Lambor Anime Color Edition''' ([[November 25]], [[2017]])
**''ID number'': '''MP-12+'''
**''Accessories:'' Missile launcher, flare gun, three sets of pile drivers
:Issued to coincide with the release of ''Masterpiece'' [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Sunstreaker]] and continuing the Masterpiece+ sideline, started with ''Masterpiece'' [[Red Alert (G1)/toys#MasterpieceAnimeColor|Alert Anime Color Edition]], Lambor Anime Color Edition is a redeco and retool of Lambor in more anime accurate colors—including bright white paint on the thighs and the ridges by his head. His arms and feet remain a very light blue / off-white color to replicate the distinction in color his [[character model]] featured between the original toy's white plastic and vac-metallic silver parts. The Autobot symbol on his chest is larger. He now has MP-14 Alert's face in place of the original MP-12's face.

:He comes with three sets of pile drivers, the two from the original MP-12, plus the third set originally included with [[Clampdown (G1)#Masterpiece|''Masterpiece'' Clampdown]], redecoed in grey, which is based on their appearance in "[[S.O.S. Dinobots]]". The instructions also depict the Red Alert mold for the transformation steps.

:When purchased in Asian markets outside of Japan, ''yet another'' (number four for those keeping track at home) collector coin is included, cast in bright silver (as opposed to the brushed appearance of the G-2 coin), which also for the first time identifies him as "Lambor". It comes mounted on a card similar to the original MP-12 and G-2 coins, however the wheel motif is based on the actual Countach wheel design, rather than the generic spoked wheel of its predecessors. Like the coin itself, the card identifies him as "Lambor."<ref>http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/the-masterpiece-cards-coins-thread.819496/page-24#post-15270213</ref>
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===''Q-Transformers''===
[[File:QTransformers Lambor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Lambor''' ([[December 26]], 2014)
**''ID number:'' '''QT-05'''

:''[[Q-Transformers]]'' Lambor transforms from [[super deformed]] Lamborghini Countach to cute little robot. He comes with a code for unlocking Sideswipe as a playable character in the ''[[Q-Transformers: Mystery of Convoy Returns (mobile game)|Q-Transformers: Mystery of Convoy Returns]]'' game.

:This mold was retooled into ''Q-Transformers'' [[Red Alert (G1)#Q-Transformers|Alert]].
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===''Generations''===
*'''Sideswipe vs. Reflector''' (unreleased Toys"R"Us exclusive 2-pack, planned for ca. 2011)
:This figure would have been a either a retool or a straight redeco of 2008 ''Universe'' Deluxe Class Sideswipe, in a color scheme based on his 1993 ''Generation 2'' toy, but with a slightly different color and deco layout than the BotCon 2010 exclusive [[#Timelines|''Timelines'' customization class figure]]. It would have either featured Sideswipe's regular head or a completely different, never-seen-before head sculpt. It was inteded to be released as part of a [[Toys"R"Us]] [[exclusive]] two-pack with [[Reflector (G1)#Generations|Reflector]], a redeco of ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)#Hasbro Reveal the Shield subline|Reveal the Shield]]'' Delue Class [[Perceptor (G1)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Perceptor]] that would have used that toy's alternate head sculpt. The intended deco sheets for the two figures were revealed by the unofficial [[Pete Sinclair|Pete]]'s Robot Convention on Facebook in 2020, but later taken down again at the request of Hasbro. Oddly, the deco sheet for Sideswipe alternatively depicts the figure with a never-seen-before head sculpt and with Sideswipe's regular head.
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====''Fall of Cybertron''====
[[File:Generations-toy FOCSideswipe.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|He peers into your ''soul''. ''(Hasbro version pictured)'']]
[[File:Generations-tg-10-sideswipe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|He peers into your ''wallet''. ''(TakaraTomy version pictured)'']]
*'''Sideswipe''' (Deluxe, 2012)
**''Series / number'': '''1 / 011'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TG10'''
**''Accessories'': "Battle cannon" (Hasbro & TakaraTomy), Pistol (TakaraTomy only)

{{note|The Aligned Sideswipe toy was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as Generation 1 Sideswipe in multiple continuities.}}
: Part of the third wave of 2012 [[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|''Generations'']] Deluxe Class toys, ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' Sideswipe is an extensive retool of ''Fall of Cybertron'' [[Jazz (WFC)#Generations|Jazz]], featuring a mostly new vehicle shell, as well as having a new robot head and weapon. His massive "battle cannon" is modeled after a [[Path Blaster]] from ''Fall of Cybertron'', features [[5 mm post|5mm post]]s for the handle and on its side, has a spinning, [[Ratchet (mechanism)|ratcheting]] drum, and can extend its barrel. In an undocumented feature, the blaster can mount at an angle onto his vehicle rear, with the back of the blaster sliding into the spoiler. He features 5mm ports for his hands, on his forearms/rear vehicle sides, and on his vehicle roof.

: In [[robot mode]], he features a case of [[kibble#"Faux-parts"|faux parts]]: The centers of his feet are fake wheels (attached to the legs via ratchet joints) that are hidden in the rear section of his [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]], while his real vehicle mode wheels end up on the sides of his chest (partially obscured by panels) and on his forearms.

: His [[stock photography]] depicts him with blue eyes, but the final product leaves his eyes the same black/dark gray color as his head. ''Creepy.''

: The TakaraTomy version of the figure features a metallic red paint job on the entirety of the car and several other extensive detailing changes. The most notable of these include the metallic red paint, War for Cybertron style Autobot lighting effects all throughout the figure, maroon paint surrounding his striping, silver striping instead of white in car mode, metallic gray legs instead of white, and blue painted eyes instead of cold dead unpainted clear gray eyes. The TakaraTomy version also features the smaller pistol included with Jazz that was omitted from the Hasbro release.

: The new shell parts involved in the conversion from Jazz have a design flaw. Similar to Jazz, Sideswipe's back consists of two parts connected via hinge joint that are intended to lock into place by pegging into the pelvis. Unlike Jazz however, Sideswipe's back parts do not swivel far enough to be capable of latching onto the pelvis, leaving the instructions impossible and his robot mode unstable.

: Unsurprisingly, ''Fall of Cybertron'' Sideswipe was used for several depictions of Generation 1 Sideswipe. The TakaraTomy deco [[Sideswipe (G1)#Transformers: All Spark|appeared]] in the ''[[Transformers: All Spark]]'' manga series. This toy also serves as a rough stand-in for Sideswipe's body in "Season 1" of [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|Robots in Disguise]]'' comic series.<ref>[[Sideswipe (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sideswipe]] was redesigned by [[Andrew Griffith]] in [[The Autonomy Lesson (issue)|''Robots in Disguise'' #1]] based on [[:File:WFC Sideswipe.jpg|the game render]] from ''War for Cybertron'' and ''Fall of Cybertron''. Your mileage may vary on how fitting the toy is.</ref>

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/FOCSideswipe/sideswipe.htm More information on Sideswipe at TFU.info]''
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===''Alt-Modes''===
[[File:Alt-Modes-toy Sideswipe.jpg|upright=1.22|thumb]]
*'''Sideswipe''' (Alt-Modes, 2017)
**''Series'': '''2'''
**''Collection'': '''1'''

:''[[Alt-Modes]]'' Sideswipe is a super deformed toy whose body transforms into a car when the Autobot faction symbol on his head is flipped. He was [[Blindpacking|blind-boxed]] and available in the first and only case of the second series.
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===''Cyber Series''===
[[File:Cyber-Battalion-Sideswipe.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Sideswipe''' (Cyber Battalion, [[2018]])

:Released as part of a third wave of [[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#PrimeWarsTrilogyAsian|''Generations'' Cyber Battalion]] figures, Sideswipe is a heavy retool of Cyber Battalion Prowl, featuring a new head, chest, forearms, and feet. He can convert from robot to a car in 8 steps. He has a chunkier design and is intended for a younger audience, but despite that he has an excellent range of poseability.

:This figure was sold in the United States at Walgreens stores after debuting in Asian markets.
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===''War for Cybertron: Siege''===
[[File:War-For-Cybertron-Siege-Deluxe-Sideswipe.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Futuristic sports car with a large window? [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys|Hot Rod]] hopes this is a pretool.]]
*'''Sideswipe''' (Deluxe Class, 2019)
**''Hasbro ID number:'' '''WFC-S7'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''SG-04'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[February 23]], [[2019]]
**''Hidden message code'': '''SUNSTREAKER'''
**''Accessories:'' "W-10 Photo-Pulser Proton Launcher," "W-5 Gyro Blaster" (combines to form the "RR Gyrofuse Axleswitch Hyper-Blaster")
{{toydesigner|[[Aaron Gray]] (Hasbro)|[[Michael DiTullo]] (vehicle mode concept) <ref>[https://twitter.com/Michael_DiTullo/status/1425915361266868224?s=20&t=sDyAwpxXGTfGudlyTnFniA DiTullo's Twitter post]</ref>}}

:Part of the first wave of ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' Deluxe Class figures, Sideswipe transforms from robot to Cybertronian car and back. He includes two weapons compatible with the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]]—the "W-10 Photo-Pulser Proton Launcher", and the "W-5 Gyro Blaster" (which inspired a similar accessory for ''Siege'' [[Six-Gun#Generations|Sixgun]] and [[Cromar#Generations|Cromar]]). Both weapons can combine to form the "RR Gyrofuse Axleswitch Hyper-Blaster." Due to the fact that there are two 5 mm ports on the W-5 blaster accessory, the W-10 can fit into both sides of the weapon. Sideswipe also features "battle damage" paint applications on his waist, shins, and feet, as well as multiple hardpoints all over himself and his weapons to accommodate "Fire Blasts" from the [[Battle Master]]s assortment, which can be used to simulate blaster fire or explosions.

:He has a rather aggravating issue in that his instructions are rather unclear and may cause you to try bending the knees farther back than you should, resulting in a broken joint and floppy leg. Also, his hood-chest may have trouble pegging into place.

:A jetpack intended for Sideswipe is sold separately as part of the ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' [[Centurion droid#Toys|Centurion Drone Weaponizer Pack]] set.

:Though designated for release in the first quarter of 2019, Sideswipe's wave reached U.S. store shelves in late 2018.

::*''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZ5hcMaGBlM Official conversion video at the TRANSFORMERS OFFICIAL YouTube channel]''

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[[File:TF-Generations-WFC-S-Firestormer-Battle-Pack-G2-Sideswipe.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Three uses of the mold and still nothing? Hot Rod worries.... well, ''[[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Studio Series|used to]]'' worry.]]
*'''Autobot Alphastrike Counterforce''' (Multi-pack, 2019)
**''ID number:'' '''WFC-S26'''
**''Hidden message code'': '''GRANDRAIN'''
**''Accessories:'' "W-10 Photo-Pulser Proton Launcher," "W-5 Gyro Blaster" (combines to form the "RR Gyrofuse Axleswitch Hyper-Blaster")

:"Covert Clone Sideswipe" is a redeco of the above mold in the colours of [[#Generation 2|his ''Generation 2'' iteration]], and unlike [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Timelines|most modern releases]] [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#G2Masterpiece|of the redeco]], he retains the Generation 1 insignia (accurate to the original ''Generation 2'' toy). Sideswipe was included in the "Autobot Alphastrike Counterforce" with [[Slamdance (G1)#Generations|Slamdance]] and the Battle Master [[Trenchfoot]]. As with the above figure, Covert Clone Sideswipe features battle damage, weapons, and hard points for "Fire Blasts".

:A preliminary name for this pack was "Firestormer Battle Pack", which showed up in several online listings, and also on Hasbro shipping cases for the set. The set was an [[Amazon]] exclusive in North America, which also label the set as "Final Strike Figure Series: Part 1." In Europe, it was ''supposed'' to be an Amazon exclusive as well, but was never actually stocked, although for some reason it was eventually stocked by ''third party sellers'', in European packaging even.

:"Covert Clone Sideswipe" is a clone of Generation 1 Sideswipe in the scope of ''Siege''.<ref>[https://www.amazon.com.au/TRANSFORMERS-Generations-War-Cybertron-Siege/dp/B07NZ7W14Z "A clone of Sideswipe built for covert operations" Amazon listing]</ref> As such, this characterization is reminiscent of the [[Sideswipe (G2)|''Wings Universe'' Sideswipe clone]]. However, the toy's appearance is closer to the [[Sideswipe (IDW)|second-generation Sideswipe]] from the 2005 IDW continuity. Regardless, this toy would be used as a new body for the original Sideswipe in a [[Volcanicus comic 2|''Generations Selects Special Comic'' chapter]].
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===''War for Cybertron Trilogy''===
[[File:WFCNetflixtoy-Autobot Sideswipe.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"I have something to ask of you."]]
*'''Sideswipe''' (Deluxe Class, [[2020]])
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''WFC-04'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[October 23]], 2020
**''Accessories:'' "W-10 Photo-Pulser Proton Launcher," "W-5 Gyro Blaster" (combines to form the "RR Gyrofuse Axleswitch Hyper-Blaster")

:Promoting the ''Siege'' season of the [[Netflix]] [[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon]], this redeco of ''Siege'' Sideswipe slathers the Autobot in an ''extensive'' paint wash coating to represent accumulated grime and battle scars. In contrast to the ''Siege'' Sideswipe toy (and an oddity compared to most Sideswipe toys), the normally-red plastic components are actually grey and painted red to achieve the damaged look.

:This release was exclusive to [[Walmart]] in the U.S. and Canada, and general retail in Asian markets. He is also available in Japan as a [[TakaraTomy]] Mall exclusive.
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===''War for Cybertron: Kingdom''===
[[File:WFC-Kingdom Deluxe Sideswipe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|We're going to need our fingers AND our toes to keep track of this mold's uses.]]
*'''Sideswipe & Maximal Skywarp''' (2-pack, [[2021]])
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''WFC-K42'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''KD EX-10'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[January 29]], [[2022]]
**''Accessories'': Shoulder cannon, missile, blaster
{{toydesigner|[[Ken Christiansen]] (concept artist)}}

:''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Kingdom]]'' Sideswipe is a retool of his ''Siege'' toy, transforming into an unlicensed approximation of a Lamborghini Countach LP500S. His [[plastic|parts]] cast in red (primarily his vehicle mode parts) and roof/windshield are molded to closely resemble the earlier release of ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Sunstreaker]]. The missile, which is also cast in red, is a new sculpt, lacking the 5 mm post. The parts that are ''not'' cast in red (the wheels, shoulder cannon, and robot mode parts) remain the same. He also has the blaster first included with ''Siege'' Red Alert, cast in black plastic but painted white.

:The jet pack included with the ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' Deluxe Centurion Drone is still compatible with ''Kingdom'' Sideswipe.

:Revealed on [https://www.instagram.com/p/CPld9tRrYka/ #TransformersTuesday], Sideswipe was released with [[Skywarp (BW)#Generations|Maximal Skywarp]] as a part of the "Battle Across Time Collection". Though similar to the ''Siege'' "Final Strike Figure Series", being exclusive multi-packs with package art that combines into a larger piece, the "Battle Across Time Collection" label is printed on the box. The two-pack is exclusive to [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] and [[Hasbro Pulse]] in the US, and in the UK on Hasbro Pulse and several online retailers.

:Being two Deluxe Class toys, Amazon priced the set at $44.99 USD, but Hasbro Pulse priced the set at $47.99 USD. Amazon later changed the price to match the other "Battle Across Time Collection" set at $52.99 USD, despite the other set being one [[Mirage (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Deluxe]] and one [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Voyager]] and this set only containing two Deluxe Class toys. The Amazon price was eventually reduced to the Hasbro Pulse price. Sheesh!
{{WFCSiegeSideswipeMold}}
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==Merchandise==
===''Transformers Gum''===
*'''Lambor''' (1985)
**''Accessories:'' rocket launcher
:Essentially a downsized version of the original Sideswipe toy, the ''[[Transformers Gum]]'' Lambor kit is sculpted from black, red, and grey plastic, features stickers rather than paint applications for details, and came with a stick of gum.
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===Decoy===
[[File:Decoy Sideswipe.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Don't swipe me on your writings.]]
*'''Sideswipe #18'''
:Sideswipe was one of the many characters represented by a small plastic [[decoy]] available carded with other transformers.
::''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Decoys/Sideswipe/sideswipe.htm More information on Decoy Sideswipe at TFU.info]''
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===''Titanium Series''===
[[File:TitaniumRM Side Swipe.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Sideswipe turns small a lot.]]
*'''Side Swipe''' (Robot Master, [[2006]])
**''Accessories:'' Engine blaster

:''[[Titanium Series]]'' Side Swipe is based upon Sideswipe's ''Alternators'' toy. Constructed partially of die cast metal, Side Swipe has limited articulation located in his shoulders and neck. He comes with a removable engine blaster and an Autobot symbol display stand.

:This mold was going to be redecoed as ''Titanium'' Sunstreaker, but that release was canceled.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Autobot/TitSideswipe/sideswipe.htm More information on Titanium Side Swipe at TFU.info]''
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===''Attacktix''===
[[File:Sideswipe-atx.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"Tread softly and carry a big gun"]]
*'''Sideswipe''' (Booster, <s>2007</s>)

:''[[Attacktix]]'' Sideswipe was to be a missile-firing "blaster" style playing piece, presumably part of a third wave of "Booster" packs. He was revealed at the [[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]] "Celebration IV" convention alongside many other ''Attacktix'' pieces that would [[unreleased toy|ultimately never see release]].
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===''The Loyal Subjects''===
*'''Sideswipe''' (2014)
{{charstubtoys}}
{{anchor|The Loyal Subjects 3-Pack}}
*'''Autobots 3-Pack''' (2014)
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{{anchor|The Loyal Subjects Gamestop}}
*'''Sideswipe''' (Gamestop exclusive, 2014)
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===''Transformers Figure Collection''===
[[File:TF-Transformers-Figure-Collection-Sideswipe-Decoy.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Lambor''' (01-2016)

:Standing 42mm tall, ''Transformers Figure Collection'' Lambor is a non-poseable soft-rubber figure based on the previously released [[Decoy]] figure.
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===''Transformers Trading Card Game''===
[[File:Private-Sideswipe.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Private Sideswipe, Infantry-Soldier''' (2019)
**'''Wave 3: War for Cybertron: Siege I'''
**''Rarity: '''''UT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T20/T48'''
**''Stars: ''8

:Private Sideswipe, Infantry-Soldier is one of forty-eight double-sided character cards available in Wave 3 of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]], War for Cybertron: Siege I.

:The card's artwork is based on the ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' Sideswipe toy, with the Bot Mode artwork being reused from the toy's packaging art, and with original Alt Mode artwork (line-art by [[Dan Khanna]], colors by [[Alex Tarca]]).
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===Eaglemoss===
* '''Transformers Gen-1 Chess Set''' (<s>2021</s>)
:In the planned [[Chess#Eaglemoss|Transformers Chess Set]] by [[Eaglemoss]], a relatively large and very well detailed statue of Sideswipe was slated to be one of the Pawn pieces on the Autobot side.

:A Kickstarter campaign to raise the necessary funds for this project was launched, but failed to meet its goal by September 24, 2021 and the whole thing was canceled.
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===''Pop!''===
{{anchor|Digital Pop!}}
*'''Sideswipe''' ([[Funko Pop!#Digital Pop! NFTs|Digital ''Pop!'']], 2022)
**''Rarity:''
***''Monochrome:'' '''Common'''
***''Static:'' '''Common'''
***''Glowing:'' '''Uncommon'''
***''Chrome:'' '''Rare'''
***''Original:'' '''Legendary'''
:{{W|Non-fungible token|NFT}}s depicting Sideswipe in the Funko style. The Legendary variant could be redeemed for a chance to get a physical version, but only 1,550 were minted.
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File:TRANSFORMERS_UNCOMMON_SIDESWIPE_GLOW.gif
File:TRANSFORMERS_RARE_SIDESWIPE_REDCHROME.gif
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[[File:Funko Pop Digital Sideswipe.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]
*'''Sideswipe''' (2022)
**''ID number:'' '''46'''

:Part of the ''Pop! Digital'' segment, Sideswipe is a super deformed vinyl figure based on his original Generation 1 toy. It could only be acquired by redeeming the Legendary NFT above.

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===Jada Toys===
[[File:JadaNanoMetalfigsG1-18pack.jpg|upright=1.44|thumb]]
*'''Transformers Series 1 18-pack''' (4 cm Die Cast Figure Multipack, 2022)
:Released by [[Jada Toys]], ''Nano Metalfigs'' Sideswipe is an incredibly small die-cast figurine molded holding his blaster. He has a little base attached to his feet for balancing reasons.

:He comes in an impressive multipack with [[Jada Toys#Nano Metalfigs|seventeen other figurines]].

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*'''Sideswipe / Hot Rod / Jetfire''' (1.65" Die Cast Vehicle 3-pack, 2022)
:''Nano Hollywood Rides'' Sideswipe is a small non-transforming die-cast licensed Lamborghini Countach measuring approximately 1.65 inches long.

:He was originally announced in 2020 as part of a 3-pack alongside [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Nano Hollywood Rides|Jazz]] and [[Jetfire (G1)/toys#Jada Toys|Jetfire]], but Jazz eventually got replaced by [[Hot Rod (G1)/merchandise#Jada Toys|Hot Rod]] for the pack's official release.
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===Transformers Character Card===
[[File:Transformers Character Card Ultra Magnus and Sideswipe.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]
*'''Lambor & Ultra Magnus Set''' ([[August 29]], [[2022]])
**''ID number:'' '''27 & 28'''

:Released as part of the fourth wave of an [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive series, this pair of holographic trading cards depict super-deformed art of "Lambor" and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] along with [[bio|character profiles]] and [[Tech Spec|tech specs]].
::*''[[Source:Transformers Character Card#27|Translation of Sideswipe's Transformers Character Card]]''

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==Notes==
[[File:UnmadeG2SideswipeMockup.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*In recent years, a mock-up of a '''second''' ''Generation 2'' redeco of the original Sideswipe toy has surfaced. Acquired and [http://www.tf-1.com/articles/other/g2swipe_template.html photographed] by ''Transformers'' rarities-hunter [[Maziar Shahsafdari]], the find joins the ranks of the similarly unmade ''Generation 2'' [[Sandstorm (G2)|"desert Ramjet"]] and [http://www.tf-1.com/articles/other/g2mirage_template.html pink and green Mirage] mock-ups. [[Package art]] for the figure published in ''[[Legacy: The Art of Transformers Packaging]]'' revealed that it would have had decals of a sunrise/sunset on the vehicle mode hood and doors.
*During the 1990s, another company held the "Sideswipe" [[trademark]] in the "toys" field, even though Hasbro still released two toys using that name as part of the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]] line (it's unclear if this resulted in any legal repercussions for Hasbro). When Hasbro finally managed to reclaim the name for the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|''Robots in Disguise'' line]], the name was now rendered as "[[Side Swipe (RID)|Side Swipe]]", in two words, for whatever reason. The next two toys to spell "Sideswipe" as one word again were the [[OTFCC 2003]] [[exclusive]]<ref name="otfccsideswipe">[http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/toys/exclusives/sideswipe/485/ OTFCC 2003 Sideswipe], named "Sideswipe" on his own packaging.</ref> and the ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' [[Side Swipe (Armada)|Super-Con]].<ref name="armadasideswipe1">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-images/toys/Armada/Autobots/Side+Swipe/side1.jpg.html ''Armada'' Side Swipe in original packaging], named "Sideswipe".</ref> However, the OTFCC figure was referred to as "Side Swipe" when featured as a [[cross-sell]] on the packaging for the OTFCC 2003 [[Shadow Striker (Universe)|Shadow Striker]]/[[Roulette (Universe)|Roulette]] two-pack,<ref name="otfccvipersisters">[http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/toys/exclusives/shadow-striker/483/1/10/ Cross-sell on the OTFCC 2003 Shadow Striker/Roulette two-pack's packaging], identifying Sideswipe as "Side Swipe".</ref> whereas the "[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Unicron Battles]]-style packaging redesign for the ''Armada'' figure saw the name changed to "Side Swipe" on the name insert as well.<ref name="armadasideswipe2">[http://www.shmax.com/product_details/835/sideswipe_with_nightbeat ''Armada'' Side Swipe in "Unicron Battles" packaging], named "Side Swipe".</ref> Hasbro ''finally'' decided to re-file the name "Sideswipe" (as one word) as a trademark in 2008, presumably because a [[Sideswipe (Movie)|character]] in the upcoming movie ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' and the accompanying [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|toy line]] was going to sport that name, and Hasbro were using that as an opportunity to re-introduce the spelling of the name as one word. As a result, the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' Deluxe Class toy was the first toy to "properly" sport the name "Sideswipe" as one word. Oddly enough, in 2012, Hasbro re-filed "Side Swipe", along with several other old trademarks.<ref name="swipe2012">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-toys-products-30/latest-hasbro-transformers-trademarks-tow-line-armorhide-rollbar-side-swipe-175521/ Hasbro re-files old trademarks]</ref>
*[[Fun Publications]] considered making a ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Sideswipe (as a straight redeco of ''Combiner Wars'' Deluxe Class [[Breakdown (G1)#Generations|Breakdown]]), but ultimately shelved this idea in favor of other products.
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==References==
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Doubleclouder

2023-01-04T13:30:33Z

Lorcan Wooster:

{{factions|decepticon}}
{{suite|root=Clouder}}

:''Doubleclouder is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (franchise)#Masterforce|Masterforce]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Doubleclouder robot mode.jpg|upright=1.5|thumb]]

'''Doubleclouder''' (ダブルクラウダー ''Daburukuraudā'') is a former [[Transtector]] who gained life from and independently of his former owner, [[Clouder]], via the power of [[Masterforce (technology)|Masterforce]]. As such, Doubleclouder takes after Clouder's personality.

==Fiction==
===''Super-God Masterforce'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Takeshi Kusao]] (Japanese)|[[Simon Broad]] (English, Omni Productions dub)}}

When the Decepticons relocated to the [[Grand Canyon]] for an attack on North America, Clouder, [[Cancer (G1)|Cancer]], [[Wilder (G1)|Wilder]], and [[Bullhorn (G1)|Bullhorn]] all joined with the Autobots in pursuing them. The four former Decepticons broke off into one of three teams, intending on tackling [[Scorponok (G1)|BlackZarak]]/[[Devil Z]] from behind, but as they were making their approach, they spotted [[Ranger]] and the Autobot [[Headmaster Junior]]s battling [[King Poseidon]]. They were about to leap into action, but just as they were about to combine with their Transtectors, they were suddenly struck down by a bolt of Devil Z's [[Devil Power]]. The alien separated the boys from their Transtectors, stripping them of their Master-Braces and bringing the robot bodies to life as true super-robot lifeforms.

Capturing their former "selves", the former Decepticon Transtectors rejoined the other Decepticons, where they threatened to do the same to the Autobots till [[Ginrai (human)|God Ginrai]] arrived. In the following battle, the ex-Transectors were forced to drop the humans, who fled to safety. Devil Z, wishing to move on to [[Europe]], ordered the Decepticons to join him there and they flew off, leaving behind the Autobots and the humans. {{storylink|Autobots! Desperate Attack!!}}

===''Super-God Masterforce'' comic===
The death of Devil Z caused the bond between the humans and their Transtectors to be broken, and Clouder became a normal human again as his now-living Transtector and those of all the other Decepticons headed into space to continue the fight against the Autobots. {{storylink|The Birth of the Super Life-Forms}}

==Toys==
===''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers''===
{{anchor|Super-God Masterforce}}
[[File:Pixlr 20201215171342009.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Doubleclouder''' (''Godmaster'', [[1988]])
**''ID number:'' '''C-308'''
**''Accessories:'' Godmaster Transtector, chestplate/engine holder, "Anti-Transformer Super Missile"/"Sonic Blaster" and "Twin Beam Cannon"

:Clouder's "Doubleclouder" Transtector takes the form of a dark-green missile trailer, topped with a large white "Anti-Transformer Super Missile" and lacking any visible faction symbols. The figure comes packaged with not one, but two Godmaster engines, representing Clouder in his white and red humanoid Autobot armor, and his yellow and purple bat-like Decepticon armor. The Transtector can adopt two robot forms, depending on which of the two Godmaster engines is snapped into place in the socket in the toy's chassis; in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]], whichever engine is not in the socket can be stored inside the gold-chromed "engine holder" accessory, which plugs into the rear end of the Super Missile.
:Attaching the Autobot engine unlocks the front of the missile trailer, allowing it to unfold as a pair of legs for a blue, white and dark green humanoid [[robot mode]], to which the engine holder is attached as a chestplate. To arm this mode, the Super Missile splits into two separate weapons, the "Sonic Blaster" (the missile nosecone) and "Twin Beam Cannon" (the missile thruster), which can either be wielded in the robots hands, or mounted on its shoulders (the animation model places the Sonic Blaster on the figure's right shoulder, and uses the Twin Beam Cannon as a hand-held weapon). In this mode, the Decepticon engine can store by pegging into a hole on Clouder's… well, his butt.
:To transform Clouder into his Decepticon eagle mode, the Decepticon engine is inserted into the socket, unlocking the sides of the rear of the vehicle mode, which swing down and unfold as the bird's legs. The toys instructions direct you to plug the Twin Beam Cannon into the eagle's back, and to snap the Sonic Blaster into the missile bracket on the eagle's underbelly, but the character's animation model depicts them combined as the Super Missile, mounted on the eagle's back. As in vehicle mode, the Autobot engine can be stored in the engine holder, attached to the missile.

:This toy was released concurrently in [[Hasbro]] markets as [[Doubledealer]], with several significant differences between the two, chiefly the use of grey plastic where Doubleclouder is white. Additionally, Doubleclouder features several additional metallic silver [[Paint operation|paint application]]s on his missile nosecone, eagle head and robot face; his chestplate is golden chrome while Doubledealer's is unpainted blue; and he has slightly different [[sticker]]s, which are also golden where Doubledealer's are silver.

::*''[http://tfu.info/1988/Cybertron/Doubleclouder/doubleclouder.htm More information on Doubleclouder at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
[[File:G1 - Doubleclouder - Boxart.jpg|upright=1.55|thumb]]
*Despite his toy's distinct color scheme (seen in his boxart, at right), Doubleclouder is colored like his Hasbro counterpart, Doubledealer, in the ''Super-God Masterforce'' cartoon (with the exception of the face of his robot form). Mind you, he's far from the only ''Super-God Masterforce'' character to have [[Sparkdash|non-show-accurate]] [[Browning|colors]], and of them all, he's the one that it's least noticeable on.
*Unlike most of his fellow come-to-life-transtectors, Doubleclouder has yet to make any return appearances in any post-''Masterforce'' media. The ''Masterforce'' anime finale did not even show Doubleclouder among the Decepticons flying away from Earth. Them's the breaks!

===Foreign names===
*''English:'' '''Doubledealer''' ([[Shout! Factory]] sub)
*''Mandarin:'' '''Kuài Qiāngshǒu''' (China, 快枪手, "Quick Shooter"), '''Shuāngmiàn Yún''' (China, 双面云, "Double-faced Cloud")
*''Russian:'' '''Xameleon''' (Хамелеон, "Chameleon")

[[Category:Super-God Masterforce Decepticons]]
[[Category:Triple Changers]]

Break (BW)

2023-01-01T18:55:59Z

Lorcan Wooster: /* Notes */

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:''Break is a [[Maximal]] from the [[Beast Era]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Break.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|I must Break you.]]
The Maximal new recruit '''Break''' (ブレイク ''Bureiku'') wants to be the best. Absolutely overflowing with infectious enthusiasm, there is no adventure too perilous and no challenge too daunting to quench his hot-blooded [[burning justice|burning]] heart. Being a new recruit, he currently resides at the bottom of the food chain, but his ambitions lay at the very top and he's determined to be <s>Hokage</s> [[Supreme Commander]] someday.

Of course, his gung-ho personality and inability to accept anything less than identical pep from his peers makes him more than a little obnoxious. With designs on being a leader, he tends to presumptuously ''act'' like a leader, which stifles the sub-commander [[Longrack (BW)|Longrack]] and can even irritate the Supreme Commander [[Big Convoy]]. While skittish cowards such as [[Stampy (BW)|Stampy]] and lazy do-nothings such as [[Heinrad (BW)|Heinrad]] are resentfully bullied into following him, arrogant rebels such as [[Colada]] and free spirits such as [[Mach Kick]] are less likely to acknowledge his "authority". So basically, Break gets on ''everybody's'' nerves.

''Believe it!''

==Fiction==
===''Beast Wars Neo'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Junko Takeuchi]] (Japanese)}}

Break, along with [[Star Upper (BW)|Star Upper]], was one of many [[beast mode]] Maximals waiting to receive their mission assignments while Big Convoy was being chewed out by the upper brass. {{storylink|Big Convoy, Move Out}}
{{storylink|Chase the Mysterious Capsule}}
Break and the rest of the Maximals later located an [[Angolmois Energy|Angolmois]] Capsule on the planet [[Solid]]. NAVI described the planet as warm and tropical, but much to Break's pleasure, it turned out instead to be a cold, frozen wasteland. He was sent out to scout alone and encountered a large creature named [[Gōmya]], who had an Angolmois Capsule stuck to his tail. During a fight between Break and [[Dead End (BW)|Dead End]] over possession of the capsule, Gōmya was knocked into the water, and Break had to choose between saving his friend or the capsule. He chose Gōmya, who had not only learned to swim, but had opened up his cold heart. With this change in attitude and Gōmya's separation from the capsule, the planet thawed out, freeing the creature's brother [[Dōmya]]. It also freed up the rest of the Maximals, who recaptured the capsule from a fleeing Dead End before sending him flying. Back on the ''[[Gung Ho]]'', [[Longrack (BW)|Longrack]] berated Break for nearly letting the capsule go, but [[Vector Sigma]], speaking through Big Convoy, assured that Break did the right thing. {{storylink|Burning Heart Below Freezing}}
{{storylink|Hang in There, Stampy}} {{storylink|Mirage of the Sand}} {{storylink|Dinosaur Combiner Magmatron}} {{storylink|Duel in the Labyrinth}} {{storylink|The Black Hole Crisis}} {{storylink|Sub-Commander Longrack}} {{storylink|Waa! They Got Eaten}} {{storylink|Planet of Time}} {{storylink|Lonely Hydra}} {{storylink|Break Is a Predacon?}} {{storylink|Ship's Log}} {{storylink|Mach Kick Voluntarily Enlists!?}} {{storylink|Planet of the Ultimate Weapon}} {{storylink|Troubled DNAVI}} {{storylink|Attack! Randy}} {{storylink|Bump the Physicist}} {{storylink|Hardhead Is Hardheaded}} {{storylink|Personal Combat in the Deep Sea!!}} {{storylink|The Stolen Gung Ho}} {{storylink|Survive the Hot-Blooded Instructor}} {{storylink|Assemble! New Warriors}} {{storylink|Mysterious Beast Warriors!?}} {{storylink|The Stolen Capsules}} {{storylink|Pursue the Blentrons!}} {{storylink|Angry Magmatron}} {{storylink|Illusion? Lio Convoy}} {{storylink|Unicron Revived!?}} {{storylink|Unicron's Ambition}} {{storylink|Fight! Maximals}} {{storylink|End of the Maximals!?}} {{storylink|The Final Battle (BWN)|
The Final Battle}} {{storylink|Graduation Ceremony!!}}
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===''Beast Wars Neo'' manga===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The 5 Rookies}} {{storylink|There Are 7 Capsules}} {{storylink|100000000000000000 Grains of Sandron!!}} {{storylink|Mortal Combat! Twenty Thousand Meters in the Sky}} {{storylink|A Battle Fought Alone}} {{storylink|Double Cross}}}}

Break helped fight off the priests of the [[Byakurēn]] in order to retrieve the Angolmois Capsule they were worshiping as a holy vessel. {{storylink|Break Through! The Polar Bear Raging Claw Fist!}}

While investigating the planet [[Wednesday]] for another capsule, Break was throttled by a giant jellyfish. He and Colada nearly took out the creature before Stampy stopped them, revealing that the jellyfish was in fact a Transformer under the influence of the capsule. Freeing [[Rage (BW)|Rage]] from the Angolmois Energy's effects, the Maximals continued on their quest. {{storylink|To Jellyfish with Love! Cry Out, Stampy Blade}}

Break and the rest of Big Convoy's crew were captured by the malfunctioning robot-guards within Graviton Prison on their quest for the final Angolmois Capsule. Thankfully, the group's leader got them out of the predicament intact, with the capsule in hand. {{storylink|The Great Escape! Graviton Prison!}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Return to Zero}}}}

After his adventures serving under Big Convoy came to an end, Break was entrusted to instruct new recruits. However, he does nothing but load around, driving NAVI to tears. {{storylink|What Became of the Five....}}

===2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity===
Break was part of the ''Gung Ho'' crew under [[Big Convoy]]'s leadership that defeated [[Magmatron]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook #1}}

[[File:Break and Stampy.jpg|left|upright=1.66|thumb|Real helpful there, guys.]]
Break served as a member of the elite Maximal unit known as the [[Pack]]. After [[Razorbeast]] had prevented Magmatron from raising an army of Predacons using the protoforms of Earth's past, the Pack were able to pick up his transwarp distress signal and [[Lio Convoy]] ordered them to man the ship and find Razorbeast. Break was the navigator of the ship, and also enjoyed trading verbal barbs with fellow Pack member [[Apache]]. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 2|The Ascending #2}}

[[File:BWAscendBreakStampyGunMode.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|"Yeah, we blasted 'em!" *pop*]]
Upon arriving on prehistoric Earth, the rest of the Pack engaged the Predacons while Break apparently landed the ship. He later was seen, along with [[Stampy (BW)|Stampy]], to be heckling the Maximals that were trying to restrain the Angolmois-infected Razorbeast. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 3|The Ascending #3}}

In the battle with [[Shokaract]], Break engaged his gun mode to give [[Mach Kick]] some extra firepower. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 4|The Ascending #4}}

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===Legends World===
A high schooler in the [[Legends World]], Break was among the passengers on a train who were weirded out by [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]]'s new robot body. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 1|Bonus Edition Vol. 1}} He was part of a crowd excited to see [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], unaware that "Prime" was actually [[Ginrai (human)|Ginrai]]'s truck, {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 35|Bonus Edition Vol. 35}} and listened to Mayor [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s speech introducing the Legends World's protector, [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 53|Bonus Edition Vol. 53}}

Break was uninterested in the arrival of a new teacher, {{storylink|LG59 Blitzwing Prologue: Big-sensei|Year 3, Class B Big-sensei}} and like his classmates was shocked when said teacher, [[Big Convoy|Big]], started teaching them about ''Transformers''. {{storylink|LG59 Blitzwing Prologue: Big-sensei|First Lesson First}} During sports day, he showed off excellent skating skills only to be disappointed when Big awarded him with a medal made from a [[Cyber Key]]. He and his classmates were then smushed under Big's weight when he joined them for a cavalry battle. {{storylink|LG59 Blitzwing Prologue: Big-sensei|Hot-blooded Break}} To the class's surprise, Big eventually did start teaching them normal subjects. {{storylink|LG59 Blitzwing Prologue: Big-sensei|Preparatory Reviewer Longrack}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
Break was a Maximal technician recruited by [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] for the [[Resistance]] against the [[Builder of Cybertron|Builders of Cybertron]], providing [[Lio Convoy]] with an [[Angolmois Blaster]]. During the start of the 1924th [[Games (competition)|Games]], they infiltrated [[Override (BWU)|Override's]] perch and took control of the cameras and broadcasting equipment, making sure Lio Convoy had his audience when he interrupted the Games and announced the [[Grand Uprising|revolution]]. {{storylink|Broken Windshields}}

As the war drew to a close, Break–now sporting an [[arcti-avianoid]] beast mode–once again joined the front lines as the Resistance moved to seize [[Yuss]] in preparation for the main assault on [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. He, Lio Convoy, and [[Quillfire (BWU)|Quillfire]] attacked [[Goldbug (IDW)|Goldbug]]'s fortified command bunker, only to discover that the command codes necessary to direct the [[Yuss Battery]] had been thoroughly encrypted. Realizing that his failure could mean the end of the Resistance, Break plugged himself directly into the mainframe and sacrificed himself to gain access to the artillery. {{storylink|Derailment}}

Break also spoke entirely in hashtags. ''#topicalreferencesonfuturealienworlds #shrugs'' {{storylink|Broken Windshields}}

==Toys==
===''Beast Wars''===
[[File:BWN-toy Break.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|March of the Shellformers.]]
*'''Break''' (January 1999)
**''ID number'': '''C-32'''
**''Accessories'': "Break Anchor" missile

:Part of the first wave of ''Beast Wars Neo'' products in the [[Japan]]ese ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars (Japanese toyline)#BWN|Beast Wars]]'' toyline, Break is a Basic-sized figure that transforms into an emperor penguin with articluated head, feet and flippers. In [[robot mode]], he has his spring-loaded "[[Break Anchor]]" missile launcher attached to his right arm, which also houses his [[Maximal]] [[spark crystal]].

:Break also features a third "Buster Mode"; a hand-held cannon-form made to be wielded by larger figures such as [[Big Convoy]] and [[Longrack (BW)|Longrack]]—or any other figure equipped with 5 mm ports. As in the cartoon, one can replicate the scene where Break's Buster Mode was utilized, by having Longrack's [[beast mode]] forelegs folded down in robot mode to be used as centaur-like supports; while holding onto the two posts on both of Break's flippers, and resting Break on his lap, making this gimmick easier to use without the weight of Break making Longrack's arms droop.

:Break is considered one of the most notorious [[shellformer]]s, as you can remove every piece of the penguin mode from him (aside from his forearm [[kibble]] pieces, as they require a screwdriver) and still have a fully-functional, four-limbed robot.

:This toy was later [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as [[Rockhopper]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1999/Cybertron/Break/break.htm More information on Break at TFU.info]''

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{{Twoimages|File:BWN-toy VS-32-toy.jpg|w1=200
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*'''Undersea Showdown: Break VS Dead End''' (Two-pack, January 1999)
**''Takara ID number'': '''VS-32'''
**''Sonokong ID number'': '''DX-04'''
**''Accessories'': "Break Anchor" missile

:Break was also available in the "Undersea Showdown" (海中の対決 ''kaichū no taiketsu'') two-pack with [[Dead End (BW)#VS32|Dead End]]. Both toys are identical to their individual releases.

:[[Sonokong]] also released this vs-pack in [[South Korea|Korea]]n ''Beast-War Neo'' markets. The Sonokong Break features no differences with the [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] releases, other than the packaging and [[Tech Spec]] cards.
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==Notes==
*Break sounds exactly like {{w|Naruto Uzumaki}}. While some similarity is to be expected since [[Junko Takeuchi]] provides the voice for both characters, Break's intonation, accent, and attitude are notably identical to the later character.
*Due to his "mischievous student" characterization in the cartoon, Break is the only character to swear or use harsh language out of both ''Beast Wars II'' and ''Beast Wars Neo''.
*IDW's ''Beast Wars'' comics depict Break's penguin mode as a rockhopper penguin, not an emperor. This is not an error ''per se'', since in-continuity this is Break's second [[beast mode]]. His teammate [[Stampy (BW)|Stampy]] mentions that his new beast mode is "revamped", having held a [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] between the events of IDW's version of ''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (franchise)|Beast Wars Neo]]'' and the IDW comics.

===Foreign names===
*''Korean:'' '''Break''' (브레익 ''Beureik'')

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Computron (G1)

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Lorcan Wooster: /* The Transformers cartoon */

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{{disambig3|Computron}}
:''Computron is an [[Autobot]] [[combiner]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Computron.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|I'm a Mac.]]

Where most of the early generation of combiner teams result in super robots that are generously described as dumb as a bag of hammers, '''Computron''', the combination of the five [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]]s, is quite the opposite. Pooling his component's intellects and specialties and somehow overcoming whatever personality clashes they have, Computron is a super-genius who virtually never makes a wrong decision. The problem is though, depending on the complexity of the problem he faces, the process of coming to that correct decision can be a very

very

slow one, as he runs through every possibility using every bit of his computing power and the shared experiences of his components.

While this is not so much a problem when developing strategies before a battle, in the heat of a fight it can definitely put him at a disadvantage. Luckily he's incredibly physically resilient, meaning he can take quite a few hits while calculating the best way to end the fight in the Autobots' favor as efficiently as possible once his course of action has been plotted.

Computron is composed of:

*[[Scattershot (G1)|Scattershot]] (torso)
*[[Strafe (G1)|Strafe]] (left arm)
*[[Nosecone (G1)|Nosecone]] (left leg)
*[[Afterburner (G1)|Afterburner]] (right arm)
*[[Lightspeed (G1 Technobot)|Lightspeed]] (right leg)

{{bigquote|Estimated probability of Terrorcon victory over Computron: four point one percent. ''Scoot.''|Computron talks smack, "[[Money Is Everything (episode)|Money Is Everything]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
[[File:Computron LoveAndSteel.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.15|Probability of scaring the crap out of everybody: *sigh*...100%...]]
{{quote|Brawn without brains ill-becomes a warrior, Decepticon! You're too data-deficient to even ''comprehend'' what this [[Acid pellet|acid-pellet]] gun is doing to you!|Computron to Abominus|"[[Love and Steel!]]"}}
The [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] and the [[Decepticon]] [[Horrorcon (G1)|Horrorcons]] [[Apeface]] and [[Snapdragon (G1)|Snapdragon]] were busy "terrorizing" the [[Nebulan]] city of [[Splendora]] when the Technobots arrived together with [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]] and [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] to save the day. Once the Terrorcons combined to form [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]], [[Scattershot (G1)|Scattershot]] ordered the Technobots to do likewise.

Computron ordered the Nebulans to find shelter, vowing to protect them. He fared well against his dim-witted opponent, first blasting the bajeezus out of Abominus with his primary weapon, then bashing him with a steel I-beam with sufficient force to shatter the Decepticon combiner into his component Terrorcons, who promptly retreated.

Computron stood by as [[Duros]] and [[Arcana]] separated from their Autobot partners to explain to the shell-shocked Nebulans that ''this'' batch of giant alien robots wasn't out to terrorize anybody. {{storylink|Love and Steel!}}
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===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Bert Kramer]] (English), [[Yoku Shioya]] (Japanese)|[[Yang Wenyuan]] (Chinese), [[Paulo Bernardo]] (Portuguese, "Grimlock's New Brain"), [[Dario de Castro]] (Portuguese, "Money Is Everything"), [[Holger Schwiers]] (German, "Grimlock's New Brain"), [[Peter Musäus]] (German, "Money Is Everything")}}
[[File:GrimlocksNewBrain-ComputronGrimlock.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.6|Probability of showing up wearing the same hat as Grimlock: 42.6363%.]]
After [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] created the Technobots from parts within [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]'s head, he revealed that they had the ability to combine to form Computron to counter the new [[Decepticon]] [[combiner]] [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]]. Computron stated that his computation capacity was near infinite, but he lacked the knowledge to use this capacity. Grimlock then transferred his [[anti-electron]]-endowed super-intelligence to the combiner via a [[Brainwave Transfer Device|silly helmet]]. Abominus tried to crush Computron in a powerful hug, but the Technobot gestalt fought back by vibrating violently, forcing Abominus to disengage into its Terrorcon components, who fled away along with [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] and the rest of his minions. {{storylink|Grimlock's New Brain}}

[[File:Money-is-everything-computron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3]]
After the Technobots and [[Marissa Faireborn]] rescued space rogue [[Dirk Manus]] from [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Grrr]], Computron formed in order to evaluate the probability that Manus's tale of a [[Quintesson]] base on [[Titan (moon)|Titan]] wasn't a load of lies. He calculated it wasn't, and was absolutely correct. Computron had a chance for a rematch with Abominus once the full team made it to Titan, as the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] were working with the Quintessons... who were making trade deals for stolen goods with Manus. Computron again defeated Abominus, this time by using a focused blast from a hidden chest-cannon that triggered a mechanism that the Quintessons had installed into the Terrorcons in order to limit the time they could spend in their combined form. {{storylink|Money Is Everything (episode)|Money is Everything}}

Abominus got Computron back when the Technobots were sent to defend [[Mark Morgan]]'s laboratory. Almost immediately after combining, Abominus declared that "Computron think too much" and blasted him, forcing him to disassemble. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}}

====''Generations Selects Special Comic'' (1)====
In 2011, Unicron attempted to reform himself out of the bodies of his disciples. Computron was present with Autobot and Decepticon alike fighting to stop him. {{storylink|Super Megatron comic 1}}

====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Masashi Ebara]] (Japanese)}}
[[File:BirthFantasticDoublePrime-Computron.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.6|Probability to Let that Decepticon alone, 77.90%]]
The Technobots formed Computron to assist [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] in his quest for the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. Computron occupied the Decepticons while Hot Rod made for Cybertron aboard the [[Trainbot|robot train]]. He tried to crush [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] with his bare hands, but failed. {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}} Later, Computron was assembled to battle with his old nemesis Abominus. He covered the Headmasters' retreat so that they could deal with the threat of the [[Metamorphose|metal-warping meteorite]] unmolested by the Decepticons. {{storylink|Approach of the Demon Meteorite}} He also helped defend [[San Francisco]] from [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]], [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] and their [[buridanka|gigantic man-eating plant]]. {{storylink|Head On!! Fortress Maximus}}

Computron assembled on the [[Moon (moon)|moon]] to attack the Decepticons during [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s leadership rally. The tide turned when Galvatron arrived and galvanized his troops to strike back at the Autobots. Computron was zapped by the rapidly advancing Decepticons, and fled with the other Autobots. {{storylink|Return of the Immortal Emperor}} He was summoned again when the Autobots' relief aid supplies for Sandra were in danger. Computron faced off against Abominus, and calculated that the most probable method of defeating his opponent was a slo-mo flying jump kick. It worked. {{storylink|SOS from Planet Sandra}}

[[File:Hm35 Bruticus holding Computron.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb]]
When the Decepticons fled into deep space to seek out new sources of energy, the Technobots joined [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress]] in hunting them down. Computron was seen battling Abominus on the [[Twin Star]] planets. {{storylink|Battle for Defense of the False Planet}} He also confronted [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] on [[Paradise]]. {{storylink|Head Formation of Friendship}}

Back on Earth, Computron was assembled several times to deal with the growing number of Decepticon attacks. He was formed in Miami to defend an Autobot energy facility from Abominus and the Decepticons, but was unable to return to Autobot City in time to save [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] from [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]]. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus Dies!!}} As Sixshot's attacks continued, Computron was dispatched to another site as the Autobot forces wore thin. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}} Later on, Computron helped [[Raiden]] and [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] demolish an old Decepticon base after the enemy abandoned the planet Earth. {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 1)}}

Computron joined the entire Autobot army in journeying to the North Pole for a climactic battle with Scorponok. He fought against the evil combiners as the battle raged. Along with all the other Autobots present, Computron lent his energies to the Headmasters' [[Head Formation]] to revitalize Fortress Maximus at the critical moment. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! Maximus Is in Danger}}}}

====''Generations Selects Special Comic'' (2)====
In 2050, relations soured between the Cybertron Alliance and humanity when humans created their own living robots called [[Selector]]s, who rose up and demanded their freedom. The Technobots prepared to abandon [[Earth Defense Command]] headquarters at [[Neo Scramble City]]. At [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus's]] request, they transformed into Computron to determine the humans' chances of winning. Computron initially calculated humanity's odds at approaching zero, but the probability changed drastically when Grimlock and the Dinobots declared loyalty to humanity, rising to 90%. The Technobots refused to stand against their father, and entered the battle on the side of the Dinobots. Nosecone and the Technobots merged with the newly combiner-compatible Grimlock, forming [[Volcaticon]]. In this form, Computron returned the intelligence download Grimlock gave him when he was born, dramatically increasing the Dinobot-Technobot combiner's intelligence. As Volcaticon prepared to calculate a solution for the humans, Selectors, and Cybertron Alliance, though, the Quintessons got involved in the skirmish with their Terrorcons. Volcaticon reconfigured back into separate Computron and [[Volcanicus]] combiners to face this new threat. {{storylink|Volcanicus comic 2}}

As the Terrorcons attacked the off-balance combiner duo, Computron realized his mistake—he no longer possessed his intelligence to calculate as his fighting style demanded, and the intelligence in Volcanicus was inhibiting the animalistic fury of the Dinobots, leaving them both hampered. {{storylink|Abominus comic 1}} As the Terrorcons formed Abominus and ran wild on [[Angolmois Energy]], Computron met with Volcanicus and performed the data transfer back into his mind. Feeling himself again, Computron rallied [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] and [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] to join him in a coordinated attack. Abominus pushed them back with Angolmois Energy, but Computron used [[Scramble Power]] to grab the limbs he could and pressed forward as a new combiner, [[Comperian]]. Abominus stole his trick as Comperian thrust him backwards into [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] and [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]], Scrambling into [[Abomenaticus]]. They fell upon each other, championing the knowledge and wisdom of [[Vector Sigma]] against the raw evil of [[Unicron]] and the corrupted Angolmois Energy. Unfortunately, in the end Abominus proved victorious. {{storylink|Abominus comic 2}}

===''TV Magazine'' comic continuity===
====''The Great Transformer War''====
[[File:Greattfwar rodimus.jpg|thumb|You can ask Computron for the answer, but it'll take a while.]]
Once the Autobots rescued the scientist [[Dalton]] from Decepticon clutches, he immediately began building upgrades in Computron so he could fend off the already-upgraded Decepticon combiners.{{storylink|The Great Transformer War issue 1|The Great Transformer War #1}} Computron initially mopped the floor with [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]], but a squirt of [[Cohesive Control Liquid]] brainwashed him into working for the Decepticons. Luckily, [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike]] retaliated with a "defense spray" that neutralized the liquid. With his mind restored, Computron made short work of Abominus. {{storylink|The Great Transformer War issue 2|The Great Transformer War #2}}

====''Super-God Masterforce'' comic====
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Battle Begins! The Earth-Space Alliance Army}}}}
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===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' cartoons===
{{voiceactor|[[Ricky Hayberg]] (''Combiner Wars'', English), [[Matthew Patrick]] (''Titans Return'', English)}}
[[File:TF-CW-EP1-Computron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Probability of appearing in a better series: 0.01%]]
Computron fought in the [[Combiner Wars (event)|Combiner Wars]], and as such was in the crosshairs of the vengeful Camien [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]]. {{storylink|Prelude to Transformers: Combiner Wars - Windblade|Prelude - Windblade}} One of the Combiners loyal to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s ruling council, {{storylink|The Council}} Computron was dispatched by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] to apprehend Menasor. {{storylink|Homecoming (CW)|Homecoming}} The subsequent battle saw the two Combiners tumble through a [[space bridge]] to planet [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]]'s orbit, and their fight continued as they fell to the surface. By the time they landed, Menasor had prevailed, and Computron got stomped in the face and called a nerd. Such is life. {{storylink|The Fall}} In his final moments, the Autobot Combiner transmitted footage of Windblade heading to Cybertron to the exiled [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. {{storylink|The Duel}} His remains were brought back to Cybertron for examination, {{storylink|Homecoming (IDW)|Homecoming}} where they were subsequently absorbed by Starscream as he unleashed the power of the [[Enigma of Combination]]. {{storylink|A War of Giants}} When Starscream was defeated, Computron was brought back to life by the Enigma's power along with Menasor. Once Windblade gave [[Victorion]] the Engima, the Combiners left peacefully. {{storylink|Destruction's Dawn}}

Computron assisted in the reconstruction efforts following the end of the Combiner Wars. {{storylink|Aftermath and Rebirth}} When [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] attacked, [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] suggested Computron might have access to historical battle records showing where [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] might be found, so he and the other Combiners were recruited by the [[Mistress of Flame]] to investigate. {{storylink|Our Heroes Respond}} They eventually reached Fortress Maximus, {{storylink|The Fight Begins}} where Computron deduced the [[Titan (group)|Titan]]'s [[transformation cog]] was damaged, but the weapons systems were intact. Victorion ordered Computron to take control of Fortress Maximus's weapon systems and fire everything they had at [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. {{storylink|Overlord and Emissary}} When [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] arrived at Fortress Maximus and revealed the Mistress of Flame had perished, Computron and the other Combiners assumed him responsible and attacked. Once Windblade arrived and the fight stopped long enough for Megatron to explain, Computron fused with the other Combiners using the Enigma of Combination, turning Victorion into a super-Combiner. {{storylink|Desperate Actions}}

[[File:POTP-Ep2-Volcanicus-Computron-dies.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]
Unfortunately, the empowered Victorion proved no match for Trypticon and the Combiners were forced to separate again, though Computron was quick to jump back into the fray. He directed Menasor towards a weak spot in Trypticon's foot in an attempt to knock him off balance and later joined the others in attacking Trypticon's fortress mode from all sides. {{storylink|In Good Hands}} When Trypticon swallowed Victorion and the Enigma, he used its power to take control of Computron and the other Combiners, forcing them to attack Fortress Maximus, Windblade and Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Consumed}} Computron was freed form Trypticon's control after the Titan expelled the Enigma, and he bore witness to the return of [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] and the death of Optimus. Though still mourning his former leader's loss, he agreed to join Megatron's quest to stop Megatronus. {{storylink|All Things Must Pass}} While the others went searching for the [[Requiem Blaster (Megatronus)|Requiem Blaster]], Computron and his team were cornered by [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Cron]], who promptly killed him with a single shot through the torso. His spark floated away {{storylink|Volcanicus (episode)|Volcanicus}} to the [[Well of All Sparks|Well of Sparks]]. {{storylink|Without Warning}}
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===''Of Masters and Mayhem''===
During the war, the Technobots were approached by the genius designer [[Ironclad]], who had an idea to improve their combined form, with him helping to form a special arm. His idea was rejected, but the team used the idea to add [[Scrounge (G1)|Scrounge]] and [[Boltax (G1)|Cybaxx]], also known as [[Boltax (G1)|Boltax]], to Computron. They hoped Cybaxx's [[Underbase]]-fuelled knowledge and power would help them defeat the unstoppable [[Mayhem Attack Squad]]. It didn't. {{storylink|Lively Pursuit}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Light/Star|''Transformers Annual 2021'']]}}
[[File:LightStar-Computron.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66|Probability of damages being covered by insurance plan: 5.24%]]
In a confrontation with [[Airachnid (G1)|Airachnid]] within the asteroid colony of [[Hexagon]], Scattershot and his Technical Solutions Team were sent falling into the scientist's experimental [[Combination Core]], a facsimile of the [[Enigma of Combination]]. By absorbing the energies of this arcane device, Scattershot and his team merged into a [[combiner]] that dubbed itself "Computron". The process left Computron disoriented, and [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] took advantage of this by ejecting a portion of the [[Hexagon]] asteroid colony before he could gain his bearings. {{storylink|Light/Star}}

[[File:FateOfCybertron UltraComputron.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Probability of defeating a Balrog: 98.01%]]

Upon returning to Cybertron aboard [[Lodestar (Titan)|Lodestar]], a distress signal from the Autobots in [[Crystal City]] was detected, and Computron deployed onto the battlefield there. While Lodestar was enough to scare off most of the attacking Decepticons, [[Strika's Heavies]] stood their ground and engaged Computron who managed to fend them off until [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] arrived and demanded a ceasefire of [[Strika (BM)|Strika]]. With the battle over, Computron disengaged and Scattershot explained to Optimus what had happened to them. {{storylink|The Landscape of Fear}} Too drained of energon to combine again, they were sent ahead to [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]], leaving the Autobots unable to turn Computron against the [[rust worm]]s or [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]]. {{storylink|End of Time}}

By the time that the [[Decepticon]]s were using an [[imploder]] to bar Optimus Prime's path to Darkmount, the Technical Solutions Team had been refuelled, the sight of the advancing Computron breaking [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]]'s concentration and allowing [[Jumpstream]] to teleport him and the imploder away. Unwilling to engage the combiner, Megatron allowed the Autobots to press forward, Computron escorting them to safety.

When the Decepticons finally attacked Darkmount, Computron fought alongside [[Leviathan (G1)|Leviathan]], facing off against [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. After a mighty punch from the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]] combiner broke Computron back into his components, Scattershot called for volunteers. When [[Pipes (G1)|Pipes]], [[Flareup (G1)|Flareup]], [[Backstreet (G1)|Backstreet]], [[Javelin]], and [[Groove (G1)|Groove]] stepped forward, Computron was reborn as a ten-bot combiner. Buying time for the Autobots to escape Cybertron, Computron managed to overpower Devastator, though failed to kill him, before he was fired upon by the totality of the Decepticon force. Overwhelmed, Computron broke back into his components, having bought enough time for the Autobots to launch. {{storylink|Transformers: Fate of Cybertron|Fate of Cybertron}}

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==Commercial appearances==
[[File:Computron animated.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Probability of having been created by Grimlock: 33.635%]]

On an alien world, the Technobots faced the new Decepticon [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] base, [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]. They combined into Computron in response to Scorponok assuming its beast mode. Mr. Smart Guy then strode forward confidently, only to get wholloped with a huge boulder thrown by his opponent. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Computron and Scorponok|Technobots and Scorponok commercial}}

{{note|A portion of this animation was re-used for the [[title sequence]] of "[[The Rebirth]]".}}

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==Games==
===The Transformers (PS2)===
[[File:Computron-TransformersPS2.jpg|left|thumb|200px]]
{{voiceactor|[[Strings Kozisek]] (English)}}
====Decepticon story====
Computron was first encountered in the desert when the Decepticons investigated a drill bit made of a mysterious meteorite. He later defended the [[Enormous Laser Transmission Array]] when the Decepticons invaded ELTA looking for the [[Zel Quartz]]. {{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}
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===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Computron.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Effectiveness in battle: 30%]]
[[File:Computron-BattleTactics.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Probability of obtaining me: 0.046%]]
Computron participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He could be recruited if all five of his component members were at max level.
{{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
{{charstubgame|{{storylink|Transformers: Frontiers}}}}

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==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1-toy Computron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Probability of finding pants off the rack that fit: 0.003%]]
*'''Scattershot''' (Boxed Technobot, [[1987]])
*'''Afterburner''' (Carded Technobot, 1987)
*'''Lightspeed''' (Carded Technobot, 1987)
*'''Nosecone''' (Carded Technobot, 1987)
*'''Strafe''' (Carded Technobot, 1987)

: Computron is formed out of all five Technobots. As a "[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1986 (Scramble City and Transformers 2010)|Scramble City]]" style combiner, each smaller Technobot attaches as a limb into the central body, Scattershot. He is completed by attaching fists, feet, a large chestplate, and head and is armed with Scattershot's rifle. Like [[Bruticus (G1)#Generation 1|Bruticus]], one can leave most of the smaller toys' vehicle mode weapons attached.

: According to the instructions, he was ''supposed'' to come with two different foot-plates: one with a centered peg, and one with the peg offset to Computron's right in order to accommodate Nosecone's dual post-holes in limb mode. However, the final product just has two of the same center-peg footplate, thus Nosecone in leg mode will always have an off-center foot. When attached as his legs, Nosecone and Lightspeed are two of the very few Scramble City-style limbs who face backwards, Lightspeed in particular due to clearance issues with his feet and Computron's footplate.

: Nominally, each component was sold individually; the smaller carded limb-bots could also come with a randomly-packed [[Decoy]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1987/Autobot/Computron/computron.htm More information on Computron at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.botchthecrab.com/archive/instructions/autobot/1987/instr_computron.jpg Instructions for Computron at Botchthecrab.com]''

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*'''Computron''' ([[1987]])
**''Takara ID number:'' '''C-91'''
**''Accessories'': All individual-release toys' accessories

: The entire Technobot team was also sold in a large box set. All of the toys within are identical to their individual-packaged releases.

: This box set was the only place to get Computron's clip-out bio and [[Tech Spec]]s.

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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-Toy Computron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|Probability of replacing the limbs [[Sunstreaker (G1)|with]] [[Ironhide (Kre-O)|different]] [[Mirage (G1)|bots]] (well, except for [[Prowl (Kre-O)|one]]) to form a different [[Betatron|gestalt]]: 50%]]
*'''Computron''' (Micro-Changer Combiner, [[2013]])
**''Set number'': '''A7030'''
**''Pieces'': '''75'''

:Part of the third wave of ''[[Kre-O]]'' [[Kreon]] [[Micro-Changer]] combiner sets, Computron comes as a set of four component Kreons: Afterburst, Lightstorm, Scattershot, and Strafe. The Kreons can be built into their robot modes or their vehicle modes, or they can be built into Computron by taking them apart and combining their pieces.

:Like the entire Micro Changer combiner sets, Computron comes with only one ''Kre-O'' display brick, and a sticker sheet composed of his leg detailing and a ''Kre-O'' logo. Due to the leg stickers being slightly transparent, applying them into the black-colored leg parts can render the details being semi-transparent. The instructions do not mention where the ''Kre-O'' logo sticker should be applied. Computron's combined mode's waist part is prone to falling off from the assembly while posing, and he has a problem standing straight due to how the legs are constructed.

:As Kreon combiners only involve four components, ''Kre-O'' [[Nosecone (G1)#Kre-O|Nosecone]] instead ended up as a Series 3 blind-bagged figure.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/Kre-OComputron/computron.htm More information on Computron at TFU.info]''
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===''Combiner Wars''===
[[File:TF-Generations-Computron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Probability of being able to do the Mashed Potato: 87.5%]]
*'''Computron''' (Collection Pack, [[2016]])
**''Accessories'': Scattershot's rifle & shield, Afterbreaker's two rifles, Lightsteed's gun, Nosecone's drill-gun, Computron hands and feet, Cybaxx Targetmaster

:''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]] [[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Computron is composed of the entire Technobot team, including Scrounge. While Scattershot is redecoed from his individual Voyager Class figure, "Lightsteed" (renamed due to [[trademark]] issues) and Nosecone are redecoed from Deluxe Class [[Streetwise (G1)#Generations|Protectobot Streetwise]] and [[Brawl (G1)#CombinerWars|Brawl]] respectively (with Nosecone using the [[BotCon 2016]] exclusive [[Ram Horn#Generations|General Ramhorn]] figure's drill accessory), whereas "Afterbreaker" (also renamed), Strafe and Scrounge are retooled from ''Combiner Wars'' Deluxe Class [[Groove (G1)#MayMayhemDeluxe|Protectobot Groove]], [[Air Raid (G1)#Generations|Air Raid]] and ''Thrilling 30'' Legends Class [[Cosmos (G1)#Generations|Autobot Cosmos]], respectively. Scrounge can attach to Strafe (thanks to an added peg that's part of the retool), who forms Computron's left arm in the official configuration. The five Technobots are ''generally'' decoed to match their original 1987 figures, but have some occasional hue differences and callouts to details from the cartoon.

:Like [[Victorion#Toys|Victorion]], Computron features new pairs of hands and feet, resembling the cartoon model versions and the original toys'. The hands can be stored underneath the feet's cavity when Computron is not formed, and were later reused as ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' [[Ruination (RID)#Unite Warriors|Baldigus]]'s hands and feet.

:Computron was only available as part of a box set, including a poster and a collector card based on his packaging art. The set was one of several so-called "Collection Packs" that were "online exclusives" in the United States, available from online retailers such as [[Hasbro Toy Shop]], [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] and [[BigBadToyStore]] as well as the online stores of "big box" retailers such as [[Toys"R"Us]], [[Walmart]], [[Target]], and [[Kmart]]. In Hasbro's Asian markets such as Singapore and Taiwan, the set was available at general retail. In Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom, it was sold at Toys"R"Us stores, whereas in Spain, it was available via the Spanish subsidiaries of [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] and Carrefour, as well as the department store chain El Corte Inglés, supposedly also only available online.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2016/Autobot/CWComputron/computron.htm More information on Computron at TFU.info]''
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===''Unite Warriors''===
[[File:UW-toy Computron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Probability of pulling off a Superhero Landing: 0.54%]]
*'''Computicon''' (giftset, [[August 27]], [[2016]])
**''ID number:'' '''UW-08'''
**''English name:'' '''Computron'''
**''Accessories:'' Individual component weapons (combine to form a larger gun for Computicon), four Techbot hand/foot/guns

:Released as part of the ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' lineup, Takara's take on "Computicon" is very different from Hasbro's version. Only two of the figures (Scattershot and Afterburner) actually use the same base sculpts, and both sport tooling changes, with Scattershot even sporting a different combiner chest and head sculpt more closely resembling Generation 1 Computicon. Strafe, Lightspeed, and Nosecone are retooled from ''Unite Warriors'' Blast Off, ''Combiner Wars'' Wheeljack, and Rook, respectively. All five figures are retooled and decoed to much more closely match their G1 cartoon appearances.

:Strangely, he does not include the same dedicated hands and feet as the Hasbro version. Instead he opts to use the standard ''Combiner Wars'' hand/foot guns. The packaging and instructions also assign the "wrong" HFG to each Techbot, though only Lightspeed is actually affected by this since his HFG has unique tooling left over from [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#Generations|Sunstreaker]]. Like previous ''Unite Warriors'' releases, his box gives his Western name, Computron, in English alongside his Japanese moniker, Computicon, in katakana.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2016/Autobot/UWComputron/computron.htm More information on Computicon at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
[[File:Machinima-CW-Computron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3]]
*All of the Technobots' pre-final rear-view [[robot mode]] models were seemingly drawn based on the isometric view of their front models. While at least two members of the team were left uneffected by this, [[Scattershot (G1)|Scattershot]], [[Afterburner (G1)|Afterburner]], and Computron's models all ended up with horribly drawn rear-views. In Computron's case, Afterburner's arm is misinterpreted as part of the torso with another arm drawn right next to it. His thigh [[kibble]] (Scattershot's folded up legs) is also drawn completely different on either leg, and the backs of his feet are different from one another too. One of the largest oddities of Computron's rear-view model is the fact that the entire back of his torso is actually just a widened version of [[Lightspeed (G1 Technobot)|Lightspeed]]'s chest!
**Unfortunately, most of this comes down to how badly drawn and colored Computron's front view is. Strafe's nose cones/guns are drawn differently from one another; having the one at the front missing its fin, while the back fin is plainly visible. The aforementioned issue with Afterburner's arms is also present (even down to the part being colored the same as his chest plate). These issues appear to be a fault of the toy photo references the designer/s would've used. They were likely shot on a similar angle, skewing the perspective, leading to parts being placed in weird places on the body.
**As with just about every episode animated by [[AKOM]], the pre-final models of the Technobots were used, leading to several episodes using these rear-views.
**There is evidence of a revised set of rear-view models existing for all of the Technobots in the [[Toei Animation|Toei]]-animated episodes, however, those models appear to have been lost after season 3, as Toei ended up using the pre-final versions for ''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|The Headmasters]]'' cartoon.
*Since the Japanese name for the Decepticons is "Destrons", any Destron subgroup names, such as "[[Combaticon (G1)|Combatron]]" or "[[Stunticon (G1)|Stuntron]]", also ended with "-tron". The association was further enforced by the presence of the individual Transformer names "Megatron" and "Galvatron". Thus Computron's name was changed to "Computicon" for the Japanese market. Oddly, this makes his name match the general pattern for Decepticon subgroup names in English-speaking markets.
*The mid-development revisions of the [[Machinima]] [[Transformers: Combiner Wars (cartoon)|''Combiner Wars'' cartoon]] meant that Computron's animation model (at right) ultimately wound up having the [[#Toys|Generation 1 toy]] as a base with bits of the [[#Generations|''Combiner Wars'' figure]] Frankenstein-ed on.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Computicon''' (コンピューティコン ''Konpyūtikon'')
*''French:'' '''Ordinatron''' (France, from "Ordinateur", "Computer")
*''Korean:'' '''Compudrone''' (컴퓨드론 ''Keompyudeuron'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Diànnǎo Jīngāng''' (Taiwan, 電腦金剛, "Computer {{w|Vajra}}"), '''Jìsuàn Wáng''' (China, 计算王, "Computing King")

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Burn Out (Diaclone)

2022-10-18T13:33:09Z

Lorcan Wooster: /* Masterpiece */

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{{disambig3|Burnout}}
:''Burn Out is a [[Diaclone (faction)|Diaclone]] vehicle from [[Diaclone]] or a [[Velocitron]]ian [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Diaclone Burn Out.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|I'm the original [[Skids (disambiguation)|Skids]].]]

Though she's not the fastest or biggest bot around, '''Burn Out''' (also '''Burnout''') is a warrior known for her determination and stoicism. Unfortunately, she's also known for her ''stubbornness'', which frequently leads her to argue with allies like her partner, the [[Diaclone (faction)|Diaclone project]] pilot [[Dia]].

Fortunately, Burn Out is heavily armed with an array of weapons from [[pulse rifle]]s to [[concussion leveler]]s, which surely helps in venting any frustration caused by butting heads.

==Fiction==
===''Timelines''===
[[File:Burn Out Cybertron's Most Wanted.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|right|"Yup."]]
Burn Out was a mech created as part of the [[Diaclone (faction)|Diaclone project]], partnered with the ambitious and dedicated [[Dia]]. To aid in targeting the mech's extensive weapons array while maintaining balance and maneuverability, Burn Out's central computer was equipped with an artificial intelligence based on Dia's personality. Unfortunately, as both Dia and the AI were incredibly stubborn, the two ended up arguing enough that Dia preferred to turn off the voice command function and pilot the mech herself, despite the physical exertion required to do so. {{storylink|#Toys|''Timelines'' Burn Out profile}}

Crossing dimensions in pursuit of the [[Waruder]]s, [[Lift-Ticket (Diaclone)|Lift-Ticket]]/[[Cline]] and Burn Out/Dia found themselves stranded on [[Axiom Nexus]]. Following a Waruder signal underground, the Diaclone team bumped into a group of Cybertron's most wanted criminals. Startled, they fled the scene. The groups reconvened as they both wound up within the Waruder hive. Joining forces with [[Megatron (Movie)#TransTech|C-81]]'s group, as well as [[Optimus Prime (G1)#General Optimus|General Optimus Prime]] and [[Hound (G1)#TransTech|Sergeant Hound]], they did their best to hold the insectoid invaders at bay. During the battle, Dia used her mech to great effectiveness, but begun to become overwhelmed when there appeared to be no end to the Waruder soldiers. Things took a turn for the worse when the Lift-Ticket mech took a serious blow, forcing Dia to use Burn Out to protect her now vulnerable teammate. Thankfully, the Waruders were led off-planet thanks to the collaborative efforts of everyone involved. {{storylink|Cybertron's Most Wanted}}
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===2019 IDW continuity===
[[File:Burn Out Treads Circuits.jpg|thumb|upright|Burn, baby, burn!]]
A resident of [[Velocitron]], Burn Out was one of the many participants in the [[Speedia 500]], the race to determine the next leader of the planet. {{storylink|Tread & Circuits Part 2}} She evaded [[Mayhem Attack Squad|Mayhem]]'s onslaught, taunting the participants of the ensuing brawl as she did so. Unfortunately she did not win. Didn't even come close, if we're honest. But she didn't die, either! Maybe next time, Burn Out. {{storylink|Tread & Circuits Part 3}}
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===Velocitron Speedia 500===
[[File:Velocitron Speedia 500 1-1.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1|Eat our 109 horsepower engine! That's good, right?]]
The AI robot partner to the human [[Dia]], Burnout competed in the [[Speedia 500]] (with Dia riding aboard) for the chance to become leader of [[Velocitron]]. In the race, the two scaled a steep cliff to create a shortcut for themselves. [[Road Rocket (G2)|Road Rocket]] called it "cheating", but race official/announcer [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] didn't seem to have a problem with it. {{Storylink|Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 1}} The duo of Dia Burnout would ultimately lose to former champion [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]]. {{Storylink|Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 2}}
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==Toys==
===''Timelines''===
[[File:TL-toy BurnOut.jpg|thumb|300px|Yup.]]
*'''Burn Out''' (Souvenir set, 2015)
**''Accessories:'' Small gun, large gun

: ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' Burn Out is a [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations: Thrilling 30]]'' Deluxe Class [[Skids (G1)#Generations|Skids]], transforming into a compact hatchback car of made-up model. She comes with a rifle and a pistol that can combine into a larger rifle, and can be held or peg onto her vehicle sides via [[5 mm post|5 mm post]]. Her robot-mode shoulders have hidden non-firing multi-missile launchers revealed by rotating part of the wheel hub up. The double-blasters attached to her forearms can split up and spread out for a wider firing angle. She has visible light-piping on the back of her head, but her eyes are painted yellow, rendering it useless.

: She was available only in an at-show "Diaclone 2-pack" souvenir set with [[Lift-Ticket (Diaclone)#Toys|Lift-Ticket]] at [[BotCon 2015]].

:This toy was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as [[Skids (SG)|''Shattered Glass'' Skids]]. This mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)|Age of Extinction]]'' [[Rollbar (AOE)#Toys|Rollbar]], and was [[retool]]ed into ''Generations'' [[Crosscut (Autobot)#Generations|Crosscut]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Diaclone/BurnOut/burnout.htm More information on Burn Out at TFU.info]''
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:TF-Legacy-Velocitron-Speedia-500-Burn-Out.jpg|thumb|300px|They're [[Lift-Ticket (Diaclone)#Generations Selects|together]] [[BotCon 2015|again!]]]]
*'''Diaclone Universe Burn Out''' (Deluxe Class, [[2022]])
**''TakaraTomy name'': '''Dia Burnout'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TL EX-02'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[January]], [[2023]]
**''Accessories'': [[Energon]] axe/rifle, liquid nitrogen rifle, twin electron blaster
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro)}}

: Part of the first wave of the ''Velocitron Speedia 500 Collection'' sub-series of ''[[Transformers: Legacy]]'', "[[Diaclone]] Universe Burn Out" is a redeco and [[retool]]ing of the main-line ''Legacy'' Deluxe Class [[Skids (G1)#Legacy|Skids]], with a new "battle mask" head that closely resembles [[Crosscut (Autobot)|Crosscut]]. She transforms into a legally-distinct approximation of a Honda City Turbo, based on the black version of the Diaclone "No. 9 Honda City Turbo" toy.

: Both of her modes modes have multiple [[5 mm post]] holes to mount these accessories, as well as making her compatible with the many "take apart to turn into weapons and armor for other bots" figures released in the prior years (first introduced as the "[[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]]" in ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege| Siege]]''). Her two silver blasters are designed to combine into a triple-blaster by plugging the double-blaster upside-down into the bottom of the single-barrel one. You can even turn it into a quad-barrel weapon by adding the axe to the top; the silver single-barrel gun nestles neatly into the space behind the axe's handle-grip.

: The ''Velocitron Speedia 500 Collection'' was exclusive to [[Walmart]] in the US, with [[Hasbro Pulse]] receiving limited quantities of the figure. The series went up for pre-order on [[July 21]], 2022, and started arriving in stores by [[August 1]].
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===''Masterpiece''===
[[File:TF-Masterpiece-MP-53-B-Dia-Burnout.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|So with [[Crosscut (Autobot)#Masterpiece|Senatorcrosscut]] and now Dia Burnout, what's next? [[Screech (Generations)|Quantumoperativescreech?]] (Yes please)]]
*'''Dia Burnout''' ([[March]] ??, [[2023]])
**''Hasbro name'': '''Autobot Burn Out'''
**''ID number'': '''MP-53+B'''
**''Accessories'': "Turbo Cannon", "Concussion Leveler", "Pulse Rifle", "Double Laser Caster", Motocomp attaché drone, "ghost pilot" figure

: ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece| Masterpiece]]'' MP-53+B "Dia Burnout" is a new-head retool and redeco of MP-53 [[Skids (G1)#Masterpiece|Skids]]. She transforms into a {{w|Honda City (AA)|Honda City Turbo}} featuring opening front doors, an opening hood with engine detailing underneath, an openable rear trunk that can store her Motocomp drone or some of her guns, and a basic interior capable of fitting the included "ghost pilot" figurine (a translucent yellow/orange redeco of [[Optimus_Prime_(G1)/toys#35th|MP-44]]'s [[Carly#Masterpiece|Carly]] figurine), which can also pilot the aforementioned drone. The new head is based on the box art of the original black Honda City Turbo Diaclone toy.

: She comes with the blaster accessories from both the Skids and [[Reboost#Masterpiece|Reboost]] versions of the mold. In robot mode, the weapons can either peg into the top of the forearms like the original Skids toy, or on the side of the forearms via dedicated slots.

: Dia Burnout was revealed on [[August 9]], [[2022]], with pre-orders opening the next day.
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==Notes==
[[File:DiacloneSkids.jpg|thumb|250px|]]
* Burn Out is based on the black coloration of Honda City Turbo (ホンダ・シティ・ターボ), the ''[[Diaclone]]'' toy whose blue version was used to create [[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]] [[Skids (G1)#Toys|Skids]].
* The black version of the Honda City Turbo was considered for inclusion in the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1 line]] long enough to be used by Takara in a preliminary 1985 packaging mural.<ref>[https://twitter.com/tfwiki/status/1131664542986133504 Close-up look by @tfwiki on Twitter]</ref> (Said mural featured other oddities, such as the red Honda City R which would eventually inspire [[Reboost]].)
* The name "Burn Out" comes from a [[Cobra]]-allied [[Dreadnok]], as [[Fun Publications]] also held the ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' Club license at time of development.
* The official product description for ''Legacy'' Burn Out reads "He may not be the fastest, but Burn Out is determined to win the Speedia 500." The use of "he" is obviously an error, as Burn Out was explicitly referred to as female by the Hasbro team throughout the [[Hasbro Pulse]] livestream revealing her new figure, rather straightforwardly mirroring the original ''Timelines'' mech's female pilot.<ref>[[June 23]], [[2022]]'s [https://youtu.be/u-vNMsLdhXo?t=1468 Hasbro Pulse | Transformers Fanstream] on YouTube, with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Isabella Weiss]], and [[Mark Maher]].</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Burnout''' (バーンアウト ''Bān'auto'')

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:BotCon2015 BurnOut CardArt.jpg|''Timelines'' robot mode
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==References==
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==External links==
*[http://tfsquareone.blogspot.com/2014/03/diaclone-black-skids-quickie.html Blog post] by TFSquareOne about ''Diaclone'' "Black Skids"

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Zigzag

2022-10-02T13:19:17Z

Lorcan Wooster: /* Legacy */

{{factions|decepticon}}
{{disambig3|Zigzag}}
:''Zigzag is a [[Decepticon]]-allied [[Nebulan]] [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Zigzag dt.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|Who cares if I turn into a gun? I have a BIG KNIFE.]]
'''Zigzag''' (aka '''Zputty''') is a [[Nebulan]] hovercraft mechanic whose incompetence left vehicles in worse shape than when he started on them, making him the object of derision among his co-workers. He joined the [[Decepticon]]s in order to get revenge on his tormentors. Now partnered with [[Sunbeam (G1)|Sunbeam]] and the [[Decepticon]] [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]], he's still the object of ridicule, but at least now he has something more convincing as a retort than just profanity.

Zigzag's nature varies. In some universes he's an organic Nebulan; in others he's a robotic Cybertronian.

==Fiction==
===''Classics''===
Needlenose (apparently) became a Targetmaster at some point and carried Zigzag into the fight with [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] and his allies as part of the [[Mayhem Attack Squad]]. {{storylink|Cheap Shots}}

===''TransTech''===
Zigzag, a [[Cyberdroid]] from his home reality's planet [[Master (planet)|Master]], was an assistant to [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] in [[Axiom Nexus]]. {{storylink|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News Reporter|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News, 2015/05/19}}

==Commercial appearances==
[[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] wielded both Zigzag and [[Sunbeam (G1)|Sunbeam]] in a battle against the three Autobot Double [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmasters]], firing them both wildly in their gun modes while chasing down his targets. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Double Targetmasters|Double Targetmasters commercial}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1-toy Zigzag.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|Puzzler? Never heard of him.]]
*'''Needlenose''' (Targetmaster, 1988)

:Part of the fifth year of ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' product, Zigzag transforms into a "twin elecrtostatic overloader rifle" in basically one and a half steps. As a Targetmaster, his handle is a [[5 mm post]], making him compatible with a '''''lot''''' of toys throughout the entire franchise. His base also features a 5mm post-hole, nominally used to combine him with his pack-in partner [[Sunbeam (G1)#Toys|Sunbeam]] to form a super-rifle.

: Zigzag and Sunbeam were only available with the Decepticon Targetmaster [[Needlenose (G1)#Toys|Needlenose]] in 1988. No version of this character or mold was released in Japan.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Decepticon/Zigzag/zigzag.htm More information on Zigzag at TFU.info]''
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===''Combiner Wars''===
[[File:TFSS_Needlenose_Zputty.JPG|right|thumb|300px|Have no fear! Zigzag the Grand Vizier is here!]]
*'''Needlenose''' (TFSS 4.0, 2016)

: ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' "Zputty" (likely renamed for [[trademark]] reasons) is a [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Generations#T30|Generations:]] [[Thrilling 30]]'' [[Holepunch (G1)#Generations|Holepunch]], transforming into a double-barreled blaster. He also has the ability to combine with the included [[Sunbeam (G1)#Generations|Sunbeam]] toy to form a super-rifle, with either one forming the "front" part.

: He was only available as an accessory with [[Needlenose (G1)#Combiner Wars|Needlenose]], the first figure released in the [[Transformers Figure Subscription Service#Series 4.0 (2016)|Figure Subscription Service 4.0]].

:This mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Cline]], and ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' [[Hairsplitter#Combiner Wars|Shrute]].
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:TF-Legacy-Deluxe-Class-Needlenose.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|]]
*'''Needlenose''' (Deluxe Class, [[2023]])
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Ittoku Kuwazu]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[https://youtu.be/vuZHDR3ZBd8 Transformers Panel] at [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2022]] Day 1 on the [[Hasbro Pulse]] YouTube channel.</ref>

: Included with ''[[Transformers: Legacy#Evolution (2023)|Legacy: Evolution]]'' Needlenose, Zigzag (he got his name back!) has no articulation and functions just like his original figure. He can transform into a blaster for Needlenose to wield, and can also combine with Sunbeam to form a larger blaster.
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==Notes==
*According to [[The Transformers Universe|Needlenose's ''Universe'' profile]], "Zigzag" is a code name he chose for himself.
*Zigzag's Fun Publications ''Combiner Wars'' name, Zputty, is based on David Puddy, a mechanic from ''{{w|Seinfeld}}'' played by {{w|Patrick Warburton}}.

==References==
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[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
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[[Category:Nebulans]]
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Commercial/Generation 1

2022-09-30T15:20:47Z

Lorcan Wooster: /* 1986 */

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[[File:Hasbrooldlogo.jpg|left|75px|thumb|And if I had a hammer....]]
[[File:OptimusMagnusCommercialChange.JPG|right|upright=1.4|thumb|The Halloween masks were weak this year.]]
[[File:Kid to Galvatron.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|Transforms from child to robot and back!]]
Generation 1's stylized and somewhat dated '''commercials''' played a huge part in propelling the [[Transformers brand]] to household name status (after all, they reached audiences who weren't actively looking for robots). As the [[theme song]] played over many of them, they are also responsible for the jingle's status as a mid-80s icon.
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Generation 1 commercials would commonly start with a short sequence of original cel animation, then cut to two or more boys in the 7 to 10-year-old range playing with the toys. [[Victor Caroli]] and another narrator (here referred to as "The Other Guy") provided voice-overs to describe just how exciting the incredible new toys were. New voice acting from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon]] cast became incorporated into the animation featured in the commercials in 1985, and across 1986-87, the narration was partially replaced with various show characters narrating the adverts "in-universe" (Optimus Prime and Megatron in 1986, Ultra Magnus, Rodimus Prime, and Galvatron in 1987), but Caroli and The Other Guy were usually there at the end to affirm that the toys were "each sold separately", and Caroli returning to more full-length narration from 1988 onwards. Background music would feature the show's [[theme song]], but often with new lyrics about the toys in question. The lyrics had to stretch to fit the cadence of the song; sometimes they were jammed into a different melody altogether. Later background music would be completely new creations that still retained the feel of the show themes. Most of the early commercials had an animated segment at the end with Hasbro's logo being "hammered" by animated human hands onto the screen, often having Caroli saying "The Transformers. From Hasbro.".

[[File:Freaky Green Glowing Eyes.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|]]
The animated segments often featured high-quality art and animation. Some of the 1986 and 1987 animation was combined into a [[title sequence]] for "[[The Rebirth]]", the final three-part episode of the Generation 1 cartoon (they contrasted painfully with the lower-quality segments produced by [[AKOM]].) The short length of television commercials meant the animated sections were fast-paced, with characters speaking their lines very rapidly; within the context of the fictional world they portray, this could lead to some hilarious results, such as Jazz taking about 1/4th of a second to decide to become an Action Master. The animated segments would sometimes feature the voice actors from the cartoon; however, some such as Blaster had not been assigned a voice actor yet. Later segments required soundalikes for characters whose voice actors had died (Jazz) or were unavailable (Megatron). These spots were the only American animation produced for dozens of characters from the toyline's later years, and in [[Micromaster Combiner|a few cases]], remain their only fictional appearance ''ever''.

Toy segments would typically consist of jump cut filled sequences of the kids transforming the figures, followed by a big group battle. The transformation steps would be accompanied by loud clicking noises to emphasize the parts shifting into place. The kids would be shown playing with the figures in a variety of dioramas over the course of the line. From 1984 to 1986, the dioramas were rocky desert areas to reflect the areas of earth that most of the cartoon and some of the comic took place in. As both the comic series and cartoon moved away from stories on Earth into being more of a space opera, the dioramas after 1987 reflected more alien looking worlds with bizarre terrain and sky colors.

Perhaps the most memorable aspect of the commercials featured one of the young actors staring very seriously into the camera, mouthing "Robots in disguise!" as his eyes glowed and/or his face transformed into that of a robot (based on Galvatron or Ultra Magnus.) Variants on the "kidmation" clip continued throughout Generation 1, most of these provided by [[Charlex]] in their visually distinct style. ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark Almanac]]'' dubbed this process "[[reverse-pretender technology]]."

Some of these commercials, along with some Takara Transformers ads, are available on the Sony DVD release of [[The Transformers: The Movie]]. Because of legal issues, the young actors' faces have now been blurred. A greater number of the commercials (of varying quality) were also available on the earlier [[Madman Entertainment]] release of The Transformers: The Movie in Australia, and their final collection of the Generation 1 cartoon complete with unblurred children. [[Shout! Factory]]'s "Matrix of Leadership" complete series collection of the Generation 1 cartoon, as well as some of their individual season sets, contains several Generation 1 commercials and the ad for Generation 2 Optimus Prime. Like Sony, the ads on the Shout! Factory set have blurred faces. The first season set's "Triple Changer: The Origins of the Transformers" featurette contains clips of the commercial for the ''The Transformers'' #1 comic.

{{note|Each commercial entry includes a transcript of its narration. There are a number of different conventions used to denote different types of speech. ''Italics'' are used to indicate when the narrator is speaking. "Quotes" denote non-narrative speech such as a character or actor talking in-universe, a sound effect from a toy, or an excerpt from a cartoon. {Curly braces} denote singing or rapping. [Square braces] indicate on-screen text narration.}}


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==1984==
First year toy commercials were structured a bit differently from what would become the norm for ''The Transformers''. With the exception of the re-worked Optimus Prime ad, they all started with stop motion animation of the featured toys with streaking effects added. This would then be followed by animation featuring early [[character model]]s, some of which would be revised for the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon itself]], most notably [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. The commercials were evidently produced before names for the toys had been finalized; no characters are ever referred to by name, and only Optimus Prime, Megatron, and Soundwave are specifically identified, being referred to as "the Autobot Commander," "the Decepticon leader," and "the Decepticon Communicator" respectively. The animation would be followed by jump cut sequences of the toys being transformed, a Kidmation clip and finally a scene showing four kids battling with the toys. The toy footage was filmed on a set that consisted of large mounds of red dirt in front of the porch of a house, with a dusky sky backdrop behind it. The sky, the color of the dirt and the architectural style of the house would seem to place it in the southwestern [[United States of America|United States]], no doubt related to that being the type of environment the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] was frequently depicted as having crashed into. Closeups of the toys tended to be filmed from lower angles/positions in order to use the dirt mounds as backdrops.

===Comic===
{{anchor|The Transformers #1}}
[[File:Earlymegatron.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|You've got to get up preeeetty early in 1984 to catch Megs with a black head.]]
*'''''The Transformers'' #1''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQCCO792xuw 30 sec]
:Production code: MP 1058, spot 177
:Animation: Fast pan-ins take us from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to [[Earth]], with a Decepticon ship attacking the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and forcing it to crash on Earth. The three [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] fly in, transform and attack a power plant. Three cars drive out to meet them, transforming into [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]]. [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] joins the counter-attack, prompting the Autobots to take off into the sky. [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] arrives out of an explosion cloud, transforming and firing. An image of [[The Transformers (issue)|the first issue]] cross-fades into view.
:Narration: Victor Caroli.
:Notes: Almost every element is an early production model. [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] have strangely colored faces; Megatron is in his pre-animation black helmeted design; the Ark is a green-colored model with X-shaped wings; and the Decepticon ship resembles a flying aircraft carrier. In addition, the cover shown at the end differs greatly from the final one, notably with a more on-model Optimus Prime. This ad is, to date, the first known piece of Transformers television advertising. One recording shows that it aired at least as early as [[April 21]]st of 1984.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xx_CDy43Ftg] - Ignore the title, the commercials for ''The Easter Parade'' and the Yankees' games place this ad break squarely on the day before Easter.</ref>
: ''It is a world transformed, where things are not what they seem. It is the world of the Transformers.'' {The Transformers! More than meets the eye! Autobots wage their battle to destroy the evil forces of the Decepticons. The Transformers! Robots in disguise. The Transformers! More than meets the eye.} ''The Transformers from Marvel Comics.''

===Toys===
{{anchor|Optimus Prime and Megatron}}
[[File:Megatron_G1_Commercial transformation.gif|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]
*'''Optimus Prime and Megatron''' [http://youtu.be/26r6RrCkXGE&t=60 30 sec]
:Animation: Prowl, Sideswipe and Jazz transform to robot mode and launch into the air, flying past a cliff face. Optimus Prime rolls up to the edge of the cliff in vehicle mode then transforms to robot mode and jumps off. Megatron descends out of the glare of the sun, and opens fire.
:Narration: "The Transformers, from Hasbro", by The Other Guy.
:Kidmation: Buck-toothed kid mouths robotic "Robots in disguise!"
:Toy segment: Some very early 80s streaking effects as Optimus Prime is shown driving past a plateau and transforming with Starscream flying overhead. Toy segment proper starts with a jumpcut sequence of a buck-toothed kid transforming Optimus Prime before doing his Kidmation bit. Three other kids holding Starscream, Thundercracker and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] watch as the buck-toothed kid, holding Optimus Prime, rises up from behind a dirt mound situated between the three of them. More early 80's streaking effects as we see Megatron instantly transform on top of a plateau.
:{The Transformers! More than meets the eye! Autobots wage their battle to destroy the evil forces of the Decepticons. The Transformers! More than meets the eye. The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} "Attack the Autobot Commander!" "Call in the Decepticon leader!" {The Transformers! More than meets the eye.} ''The Transformers. From Hasbro.''

{{anchor|Decepticon jets & Autobot cars}}
[[File:Starscreamg1early.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Starscream in his Ramjet suit.]]
*'''Autobot Cars and Decepticon Planes''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26r6RrCkXGE&t=90 30 sec]
:Animation: In the desert, the Seekers strafe Prowl, Sideswipe and Jazz, who transform and fire back; the three jets transform, land, and grapple with the Autobots, while three more Seekers fly past in [[robot mode]].
:Narration: "The Transformers, from Hasbro", by The Other Guy.
:Kidmation: Bowl haircut kid mouths robotic "Robots in disguise!"
:Toy segment: More streaking effects as the toys are shown instantly changing from vehicle to robot. At the beginning, Starscream transforming and landing on a plateau. At the end of the ad, Jazz and Sideswipe drive along a curving and descending road before transforming, the same road Optimus is seen driving past in the previous ad. Toy segment proper starts with a jumpcut sequence of...something. It's probably intended to be his transformation to plane mode, but the last step shows his wings being positioned for robot mode. Anyhoo, this is followed by Starscream and Thundercracker being flown side by side and a jumpcut sequence of Sideswipe being transformed to robot mode. Following the Kidmation we have a four kid battle scene with two of them swooping the two Seekers down as the other two holding Sideswipe and Jazz turn their figures to face the attack.
:Notes: The Starscream stop motion segment can arguably be interpreted as what happened after he flew out of frame in the Optimus Prime and Megatron ad.
:{The Transformers! More than meets the eye! Autobots wage their battle to destroy the evil forces of the Decepticons. The Transformers! More than meets the eye. The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} "We're under attack!" "[[To sell toys|Get more Autobots!]]" {The Transformers! More than meets the eye.} ''The Transformers. From Hasbro.''

{{anchor|Soundwave}}
[[File:Soundwavecommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]
*'''Soundwave''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtWufB1vOnM 30 sec]
:Animation: Prowl, Jazz, and Sideswipe transform, as well as a light blue [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], who fires twice, opens his cassette door, and tosses out [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], who transforms and fires upon the three Autobots, who fire back.
:Narration: The Other Guy.
:Kidmation: Bowl haircut kid #2 mouths robotic "Robots in disguise!"
:Toy segment: Streaking effects as [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] drops into Soundwave's tape compartment. This triggers Soundwave to instantly transform to robot mode and then Buzzsaw flies out of his chest in bird mode. The toy segment proper starts with a jumpcut transformation of Soundwave, removal of Buzzsaw from his chest compartment and Buzzsaw's transformation. After the Kidmation we get a four kid battle scene with two of them flying Soundwave and Laserbeak and the other two holding [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] and [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] and turning them to face the oncoming Decepticons.
:Notes: The animation depicts Laserbeak as Soundwave's partner but the toy segment uses [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] who was actually the one packaged with Soundwave. Granted, it would take a keen eye to tell which it was so, most kids probably assumed it to be Laserbeak.
:{The Transformers! More than meets the eye! Autobots wage their battle to destroy the evil forces of the Decepticons. The Transformers! More than meets the eye. The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} "It's the Decepticon Communicator!" "Get more Autobots!" {The Transformers! More than meets the eye.} ''The Transformers. From Hasbro.''

{{anchor|Optimus Prime}}
[[File:Optimus_Prime_G1_Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26r6RrCkXGE&t=29 30 sec]
:Animation: Recycled from the ''Transformers #1'' and "Optimus Prime and Megatron" commercial, as well as footage from the first season cartoon opening. This results in the two very different Megatron character models appearing in two consecutive clips.
:Narration: Victor Caroli.
:Kidmation: Buck-toothed kid mouths robotic "Robots in disguise!"
:Notes: This ad is a reworked version of the earlier Optimus Prime and Megatron ad. The footage of Megatron transforming with streaking effects is replaced by footage of the Optimus Prime toy being "flown" in front of a mountain. The introductory stop-motion animation has also been dropped, the ad now starting with the early animation, followed by the excerpt of Prime and Megatron leading their troops from the cartoon intro. The change to introductory animation sequences appears to be where the transition from using stop-motion and animation from the Marvel #1 ad to using original animation segments began. The reason for Megatron's removal is unknown, but likely due to legal and/or ethical issues with advertising a toy that turns into a realistic looking gun. Given that it would've taken some time to re-do the ad after it was identified as needing a change, this ad would have first aired in very late 1984 at the earliest. It's possible it didn't air until 1985.
:*'''Optimus Prime''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSouGUP_71s 30 sec] - A resoundtracked version of the ad, this time using the season two theme song. Obviously this version didn't air until 1985. Buck-toothed kid is replaced by buck-tooth kid #3, with freaky glowing green eyes. As you can probably tell, the video here has an issue with the left audio channel not working.

===Cartoon===
*'''More than Meets the Eye promo''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyuFcjP0Dyo 30 sec]
: Animation: The season one intro sequence.
: Narration: Victor Caroli, rather laid back and various local announcers providing the station ID at the end.
: Notes: The date listed in the above copy of the ad is [[December 17]]th, [[1984]] which is several months after the miniseries would have premiered in most markets on [[September 17]]th. The mention of "The Transformers, now a three day mini series" however, heavily suggests that this is indeed promoting [[More than Meets the Eye (mini-series)|More Than Meets The Eye]] and that the series simply didn't start airing on this particular network affiliate until December.
: ''It's the most incredible robot story ever told. The Transformers. The Transformers, now a three day mini-series. Unlike anything you've ever seen before. '''Don't''' miss it.''

*'''30 second cartoon promo''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzBHik7i6ZQ&t=1m30s 30 sec]
: Animation: Various excerpts from season one of the cartoon.
: Narration: [[Victor Caroli]] on {{w|Xanax}}. ''"The Transformers, the world's most exciting robot adventure, continues."'' - Victor Caroli, in a decidedly '''un'''-excited intonation.
: ''The Transformers, the world's most exciting robot adventure, continues.'' Megatron: "The universe is mine to control!" ''The Transformers, '''watch''' it!''

===Other===
{{anchor|Power Cycle}}
[[File:Powercycle-ad.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Homeland security falls to a kid on a Big Wheel. You know, it must be said that NSA really is failing here.]]

*'''Transformers [[Power Cycle]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAwJWsLbpUo 30 sec]
: Animation: Recycled from the first Transformers commercial. Black helmet Megatron and the Decepticons attack a power plant and the Autobots arrive to stop them. The animated segements are interwoven with the live action footage to create a strangely slanted narrative (see below).
: Narration: Some wussy dude.
: Toy segment: A kid on a big wheel rides up to a playground and points at some wooden playground equipment shouting that "they're attacking the power plant!". The scene disolves into an animation segment with Megatron and the Decepticons arriving in front of a power plant and shooting. The kid decides it's time to transform his Power Cycle. After, the scene switches to another animation segment, this time Optimus Prime arriving and taking a shot. This translates back to the real world as just missing ''the kid'' as he rides. The kid declares "Missed! But ''I'' won't!" Another switch to animation to show Jazz, Prowl and Sideswipe running and firing, presumably towards the kid. Switching back, the kid decides to return fire with his missiles. This translates to the next few seconds of the previous animation clip of the three Autobots, with them diverting in different directions to avoid an explosion. The [[Autobot#Shattered_Glass|evil Autobots]] now defeated, the kid returns the Power Cycle back to cycle mode. Another kid shows up and asks him what kind of wheels he has: "More than meets the eye."
: Notes: This commercial advertises a [[Coleco]]-made {{w|Big Wheel}} tricycle. The cuts between the live-action and animated footage make the kid look like a [[Doctor Arkeville|Decepticon sympathizer]] by having the kid blasting some Autobots. Of course that's only fair since the cuts also make it look like Prime fired first and the Decepticons are the ones defending the plant. Oops.
:''Introducing the Transformers Power Cycle. You can imagine a world of adventures.'' "Look they're attacking the power plant!" "Time to transform into a robot." "Missed! But ''I'' won't!" "Missiles away! Pew! Pew!" "Back to cycle mode." "Hey, what kind of wheels you got?" "More than meets the eye."
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==1985==
1985 brought some changes to Transformers advertising, both in quantity and style. While in 1984 Hasbro had just five known ads produced, one of which was a reworking of one the first four, they expanded to thirteen in 1985. This was natural as the toyline itself expanded dramatically due to its huge popularity. This increased popularity led to more commercials for tie-in merchandise. There was even a primetime commercial spot that was run during the holiday season and featured a celebrity in the form of [[Alex Karras]] in order to appeal to parents directly. Stylistically, the most notable change was the use of original animated segments. Every ad got its own brand new animation clip featuring the highlighted toys with the exception of the Jumpstarters. Some clips even featured new dialogue provided by the same actors used in [[The Transformers (cartoon)|the cartoon]]. Another element brought over from the cartoon was the faction symbol flip, used in the ads as the transition from animation to the live action footage.

This year's toy commercials would be re-edited a number of times to update them for different reasons. Pretty much every ad got resoundtracked with the season two cartoon theme (the Jumpstarters and the Mini-spies ads are the only two ads for which a season two version hasn't been found). The Optimus Prime ad from the previous year also got a season two update. These resoundtrackings also came with updates to the Kidmation, frequently replacing the Kidmation segment with one from another ad. Whether or not the Kidmation was replaced, the Kidmation was always enhanced by giving the kids freaky glowing green eyes. Some ads received additional edits to add a plug for [[Action Cards]] and/or a stinger to notify consumers that the toys would be available "While supplies last!". The latter type of edit also came with yet another Kidmation change, this time swapping the Kidmation for an entirely unique clip of a kid saying "I know what I want!" before his eyes turned green and he mouthed along to the "Robots in disguise" lyric.

Toy segments kept the same structure and while they started using some different sets, the sets still retained the general look of the 1984 set. Most were just mounds of dirt with unidentifiable backdrops, though the Omega Supreme and Jumpstarters ad utilized a futuristic black floor with white grid pattern in front of a dusky silhouetted mountain backdrop.

===Toys===
{{anchor|Grimlock}}
[[File:Grimlock_G1_Commercial_End_Shot.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]
*'''Grimlock''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTQ-oo5yvVw 30 sec]
: Animation: Amid a raging thunderstorm on Earth, [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] and [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] take on [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]].
: Narration: The Other Guy.
: Kidmation: None.
: Toy segment: Three kids positioned around a mound of dirt. Two have the Dinobots standing on the mound while the third flies Thundercracker overhead. Segment ends with a jumpcut sequence of Grimlock being transformed to robot mode.
: Notes: Very similar to the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] commercial, using the same toy scenes (albeit in a different order, and with a different soundtrack) and animation. There are several characteristics, that most Generation 1 commercials share, but this one does not:

:*There is no Kidmation, but the voice is present in the audio.
:*The ending still shot is not taken in front of the diorama used in the toy segment. Instead a blue backdrop with a "Dinobot Grimlock" text overlay is employed.
:*The toy segment starts with the multi-kid battle instead of ending with it.

: Due to these oddities, it was previously thought this might be a test version. However, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64UwP0WUdAA footage has since surfaced on YouTube which proves this ad made it to air]. A recently found version of the Dinobots ad that also has a blue backdrop for the end shot (see below), suggests that this ad was reworked to create the Dinobots ad. It is possible though, that the opposite is true. Given that G.I. Joe ads of the time ''also'' used blue backdrops for their end shots (although there wasn't any text beyond the G.I.Joe logo), this may have been an experiment before settling on a new format for 1985 (or a quick throw together while they were figuring it out). See the Dinobots ad for additional notes on the toy segment.
: ''To help them battle the evil Decepticons, you can imagine the Autobots create: Dinobots.'' {Dinobots wage their battle to destroy the evil forces of the Decepticons.} "The Decepticons are attacking!" "Dinobooots!" "Grimlock and Slag will stop Thundercracker!" {The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} ''Each sold separately.'' {The Transformers! More than meets the eye.} ''Transformers Dinobot Grimlock. Other Transformers sold separately. From Hasbro.''

{{anchor|Dinobots}}
[[File:Dinobots_G1_Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|"Thunderbolt and lightning very very frightening me Grimlock!"]]
*'''Dinobots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3C7ebWaFaVI 30 sec]
:Animation: Amid a raging thunderstorm on Earth, [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] and [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] take on [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]]. Same as Grimlock.
:Narration: The Other Guy.
:Kidmation: Buck-toothed kid #3 mouths robotic "Robots in disguise!"
:Toy segment: A lot of the same footage from the Grimlock ad but rearranged and with some additions. Starts with a shot of Grimlock in robot mode atop a mound of dirt, before cutting to a jumpcut transformation sequence. Only the head flipping segment is used though, and in reverse order as this transformation is robot to Dinosaur rather than the reverse. After Kidmation, we cut to a brief snippet of the multi-kid battle scene from the Grimlock ad before moving to new closeup footage of Grimlock munching on and releasing Thundercracker's wing. The ad ends with another jumpcut sequence of Grimlock from dinosaur to robot, reusing footage from the Grimlock ad.
:Notes: Soundtracked with a minor variation on the Season One cartoon opening theme: "Dinobots wage their battle to destroy the evil forces of the Decepticons!" The Dinobot toys used appear to be prototypes as Grimlock has a chromed sword and Slag has chromed horns.
:''To help them in their never ending battle against the Decepticons, the Autobots create a new breed of robot: Dinahbots.'' {The Transformers! More than meets the eye. Dinobots wage their battle to destroy the evil forces of the Decepticons. The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} "The Decepticons are attacking!" "Dinobots'll get em!" "Can't beat the Dinobots!" {The Transformers!} ''From Hasbro.''
:*'''Dinobots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQScZap63b0 30 sec] - A transitional version between the Grimlock ad and the regular season one theme Dinobots ad. The narration is the same as the Grimlock ad, except for not calling out Grimlock by name at the end. Toy segment is yet a different shuffling of the footage, being mostly similar to the Grimlock with the exception of having more footage of Thundercracker flying around. This includes the clip from the regular Dinobots ad of Grimlock munching on Thundercracker's wing. Much like the Grimlock ad, the toy segment also ends with a jumpcut transformation, albeit a shorter one. The end shot is against a blue background, but no "Dinobot Grimlock" text this time. Despite the toy segment otherwise being pretty similar to the Grimlock ad, the audio of the kids matches the Dinobots ad.
:*'''Dinobots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSouGUP_71s&t=29 30 sec] - A re-soundtracked version of the previous commercial using the season two theme song (still with "Dinobots" replacing "Autobots".) Kidmation spot uses the same footage of buck-tooth kid #3, but ''with freaky glowing green eyes''.
:*'''Dinobots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POn9eeH0ntA 30 sec] - A modified re-soundtracked version, slightly shortened to squeeze in a plug for [[Action Cards]].
:*'''Dinobots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6jMmN1RD84 30 sec] - Another re-soundtracked version of the Dinobots commercial, this time using the season three theme (still with modified lyrics). Narrated by Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime and Victor Caroli. The Kidmation has been replaced with the standard 1986 "kid face to Ultra Magnus face" Kidmation. The end shot has been edited to match the 1986 "flipping panels" and starburst transition aesthetics.
::Optimus Prime: ''To help us in our neverending battle against the evil Decepticons, we create the incredibllllle Dinobots!''

{{anchor|Mini-Spies}}
[[File:Rubsign.gif|right|upright=1.1|thumb|"Congratulations, Cliffjumper. It's a Decepticon!"]]
*'''Mini-Spies''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=df5GGZ3we68 30 sec]
:Animation: [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] and [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] allow a yellow FX1-type [[Mini-spy]] to enter Autobot Headquarters. The little robot starts messing with the computer; Huffer and Cliffjumper come racing in and check his faction symbol. "It's a Decepticon! After him!"
:Narration: I Wish I Was Victor Caroli
:Kidmation: Kid points urgently at the camera: "It's an Autobot!"
:Toy segment: A hand pulls back and lets go of a buggy-type mini-spy to demonstrate its motorized action on a black table. A hand is then showing pulling a carded Gears with buggy mini-spy from a rack of store pegs. The min-spy is shown zooming along the table again before being transformed to robot mode. The mini-spy is then instantly back in vehicle mode so his [[rubsign]] can be demonstrated. After Kidmation, we get another look at the mini-spy zooming along the table. We end on a closeup of the yellow promotional burst in the upper right hand corner of a package toy, that upon a pan-out we can see is a
:Notes: [[Casey Kasem]] provides the voice for Cliffjumper's single line. Visible among the packaged Mini-Bots on the store pegs are a red Bumblebee and a (red) Cliffjumper with a yellow [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] pictured on the package.
: ''In the world of the Transformers, it used to be easy to tell the Autobots from the Decepticons. But now, the Mini-spies are on the loose. They look like Autobots, but '''are''' they?'' "It's a Decepticon! After him!" ''Transformer Mini-spies. You get one with each of the six Autobot mini-car packages. Motorized Transformers. You can't tell if they're Autobots or Decepticons until you rub up their symbols.'' "It's an Autobot!" ''Transformers Mini-spies. Get 'em while supplies last.''

{{anchor|Jetfire and Shockwave}}
[[File:Jetfireg1commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Transforms from robot to lawsuit right before your eyes!]]
*'''Jetfire''' and '''Shockwave''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OEEncGeu8s 30 sec]
:Animation: [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] strafe [[Hound (G1)|Hound]], [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]]. As the three transform and retreat, [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] steps out of a mountain and takes on the Decepticon jets; [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] transforms halfway and fires, then transforms the rest of the way and fires again.
: Narration: An incredibly mellow Victor Caroli.
: Kidmation: A grim-faced buck-toothed kid mouths the robotic "Robots in disguise!"
: Toy segment: Starts with a close-up of Shockwave's gun barrel, lights flashing as his electronic sounds squeal. Cut to a jumpcut sequence of a kid transforming Shockwave. After doing his Kidmation bit, the buck-toothed kid flies in Jetfire to take on Shockwave. The segment ends with a jumpcut sequence of the buck-toothed kid transforming Jetfire in completely random fashion.
: Notes: Jetfire here is in his original, toy-based animation model. The toy shown is a Pre-TF Macross VF-1S Valkyrie, albeit with red Jetfire armor. The set is once again mounds of dirt in front of a house somewhere in the Southwestern US. A white picket fence with a plant growing along it is visible in the background of the wideshots. The closeup of Jetfire flying appears to be in front a rocky area with a few tufts of prarie grass strewn about.
: ''Tired of losing battle after battle in the sky, the Autobots create the ultimate robot jet: Jetfire.'' {The Transformers! More than meets the eye.} ''But the evil Decepticons have a secret new weapon: Shockwave.'' {The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} "Jetfire to the rescue!" "Shockwave will stop him!" {The Transformers!} ''From Hasbro.''
:*'''Jetfire''' and '''Shockwave''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvmkJpIi1tI 30 sec] - Resoundtracked with the season two theme song and a much more energentic Victor Caroli. The Kidmation has been replaced by the "freaky green glowing eyes" enhanced version of the Jumpstarters ad Kidmation.

{{anchor|Insecticons}}
[[File:Insecticons_G1_Commercial_Farmer_And_Son.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]
*'''Insecticons''' plus '''Swoop''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fi_xnRCGY8A 30 sec]
: Animation: A boy and his father are working on their farm when a horde of [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] attacks.
: Narration: The Other Guy.
: Kidmation: Blond-haired kid.
: Toy segment: Jump cut transformation sequences for Kickback and Shrapnel are followed by the Kidmation. Afterwards, the Kidmation kid brings in [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] to attack the Insecticons being brandished by another kid. The segment ends with a jumpcut sequence of Kidmation kid transforming Swoop.
: Notes: While there are already Insecticons chewing on the farmhouse by the time we see it, the fact that the farmhouse shows damage in areas not being munched on suggests the farmer hasn't been doing proper upkeep. The set this time is largely obscured by closeups and motion, but we can see dirt mounds/platforms and a backdrop that seems to imply the kids are in ''really'' tall grass.
: "Pa, look!" "What is it?" "It's the Insec-ti-cons, an ''evil'', new menace in the world of the Transformers!" {The Transformers! More than meets the eye. The Transformers! Robots in Disguise.} "Decepticons!" "Transform the Dinobots!" {The Transformers! More than meets the eye.} ''The Transformers. From Hasbro.''
:* '''Insecticons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9r0LmghevY 30 sec] - Resoundtracked using the season two theme song. Kidmation has been switched to a "freaky green eyes" enhanced version of the one from the Jumpstarters ad.
 

{{anchor|Constructicons}}
[[File:G1commercial devastator.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]
*'''Constructicons/Devastator''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDinalIn228 30 sec]
:Animation: A construction crew works on a building site in the desert. The crew flees when their vehicles suddenly transform, revealing that they are the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]]. [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] touches his fists together over his head and is [[Commercial bumper|enveloped with energy]].
: Narration: The Other Guy.
: Kidmation: Blond-haired kid again in a different shirt.
: Toy segment: The Constructicons sit in a circle in vehicle mode on top of a mound of dirt. Two jumpcut transformation sequences are shown. Long Haul's results in him having Devastator's crotch plate positioned behind his head. Scrapper's on the other hand, is more impressive. He not only turns into a robot, but a ''whole other'' Constructicon as a shot of his vehicle mode is followed by a jumpcut sequence of ''Bonecrusher's'' transformation. After the Kidmation, we get a jumpcut sequence of the Constructicons forming Devastator, popping into view one by one. Devastator then swoops in to attack [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] and [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] who turn around to watch him bear down on them.
: Notes: The construction worker yelling "Run!" sounds like [[Corey Burton]] doing a voice similar to adult [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]]. The toys appear to be prototypes, based on Mixmaster having a lavender mixer barrel and Hook having a lavender crane boom, rather than the yellow-green of the final releases. Speaking of Mixmaster, he is mistransformed in the end shot with his cab not being swung up to form his feet. This results in him towering over the other Constructicons. Long Haul is mistransformed in the initial vehicle modes shot, his head being flipped up.
: ''In the world of the Transformers, nothing is what it seems.'' "Run!" ''Meet the Constructicons, six evil robots that transform into one mechanical giant.'' {The Transformers! More than meets the eye. The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} "It's Devastator — six ''Constructicons'' in one!" {The Transformers!} ''Each sold separately.'' "Devastator's attacking!" {More than meets the eye.} ''Sold separately. From Hasbro.''
:*'''Constructicons/Devastator Giftset''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSouGUP_71s&t=90 30 sec] - Resoundstracked with the season two theme and has a tweaked ending showing the Constructicon giftset. The Kidmation has been changed to the freaky glowing green eyes enhanced version of the Kidmation from the "Autobot Cars plus Thrust and Dirge" ad. The tweaked narration switches "Sold separately." to the oxymoronic "Constructicons giftset sold separately."
:*'''Constructicons/Devastator''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3hzPZ0fdmY 30 sec] - Resoundtracked and slightly re-edited for a 1986 re-use with the introductory narration now provided by [[Frank Welker]] as Megatron. Kidmation segment is the standard 1986 segment featuring a kid's face fold-morphing into an Ultra Magnus-like generic robot. The ending shot has also been edited to match the aesthetic of the 1986 ads.
::Megatron: "In the world of the Transformers, nothing IS what it seems. Meet my Constructicons, six evil robots that transform into one mechanical giant."

{{anchor|Jumpstarters}}
[[File:Jumpstarters G1 Commercial.gif|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]
*'''Jumpstarters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1arJdZShoxY 30 sec]
: Animation: None.
: Toy segment: Repeated shots of the [[Jumpstarter]] toys doing their thing on a futuristic smooth black floor surface (with custom early-80s sound effects), while shaggy-haired kids turn their heads to watch at whiplash-inducing speeds. At the end two kids fly Starscream and Thundercracker towards two others rolling Topspin and Twin Twist in front of a mountain at dusk backdrop.
: Narration: The Other Guy
: Kidmation: Buck tooth kid mouths "Robots in Disguise"
: Notes: An unusual set this time between the white grid on black floor pattern and the mountain backdrop framed by white lattice and having colored dots on the dark colored mountain's lower half. The shots of the Jumpstarters zooming along appear to be framed by zooming in on the floor at the base of the mountain. The resulting effect is that they appear to zipping through outer space.
: ''Introducing Jumpstarters. Jumpstarters. In the world of the Transformers, no Autobots can jump into battle faster than the Jumpstarters!'' {The Transformers! More than meets the eye. The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} "Decepticons!" "Jumpstarters attack!" {The Transformers! More than meets the eye.} ''The Transformers. From Hasbro.''

{{anchor|Thrust and Dirge}}
[[File:Thrust and Dirge G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]
*'''Autobot cars plus Thrust and Dirge''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkMJMGVsD_4&t=180 30 sec]
:Animation: As [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] fight a battle in the desert, [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]], [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] and [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] drive up and transform, prompting Megatron to summon [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] and [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]].
: Production code: (animation) MP 1080, Spot 220
: Narration: You're Gonna Get It
: Kidmation: Beatles haircut kid mouths robotic "Robots in disguise!"
: Toy segment: One by one panels featuring an Autobot car being rolled are zoomed in, flip over to reveal the same Autobot being flown in robot mode and then zoom out to their final location on-screen. After Kidmation, we see Thrust's nosecone and cockpit flipped up without the arms in place, then a cut to last step of flipping the left wing up. Thrust and Dirge are flown side by side and then we get a jump cut sequence of Inferno's transformation. Inferno, Red Alert and Hoist all whip around just in time for Hoist to get a face full of Thrust. Hey, that's [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]]'s schtick!
: Notes: Smokescreen and Grapple appear in the animation segment and are called out by name in the narration but do not appear in the toy segment. The first step shown of Inferno's transformation is incorrect. Instead of the cab being rotated down, it's rotated up either due to being the wrong clip or the clip being run in reverse.
: ''NEW Autobots join Optimus Prime. Smokescreen, Tracks, Hoist, Red Alert and Grapple. And joining the evil Decepticons, Thrust and Dirge.'' {The Transformers! More than meets the eye. The Transformers! Robots in disguise. The Transformers!} "Decepticon attack!" "Autobots'll stop 'em!" {The Transformers!} ''The Transformers. From Hasbro.''
:*'''Autobot cars plus Thrust and Dirge''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSouGUP_71s 30 sec] - Resoundtracked with the season two theme. In a change of pace, the original Kidmation is retained and enhanced with freaky green glowing eyes, rather than being replaced.
:*'''Autobot cars plus Thrust and Dirge''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sxMlvn3Dsw 30 sec] - Same as the season two resoundtracking with an Action Cards plug squeezed in at the end.

{{anchor|Triple Changers and Perceptor}}
[[File:Triple Changers and Perceptor G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]
*'''Triple Changers and Perceptor''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCRKHaIiJxQ&t=250 30 sec]
: Animation: [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] grapples with Optimus Prime, then escapes on some train tracks. The Autobots blast a trestle out from under him; he transforms and flies away. Optimus Prime uses [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] to examine some Decepticon debris.
: Narration: The Other Guy
: Kidmation: Bowl haircut kid #2.
: Toy segment: A blond haired kid uses Perceptor's microscope mode to examine a leaf before changing him to robot mode. Bowl haircut kid rolls Blitzwing in tank mode before changing him to plane and robot, flying each. The two kids engage in battle over a mound of dirt and are joined by third kid wielding Astrotrain.
: Notes: Cameo animation appearances from Sunstreaker, [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]. Perceptor is portrayed as significantly shorter than Optimus, perhaps the same size as Bumblebee. The Astrotrain figure shown is a prototype figure in his [[Character model|animation colors]]). While Astrotrain appears in the animation and in the toy footage, he is never identified by name.
:''And as the battle between the Autobots and the Decepticons rages on, Megatron creates Triple Changers, the most eeeeevil Decepticons of all! But the Autobot scientist Perceptor is ready for anything. Introducing Perceptor. From a working microscope he changes into a robot.'' {The Transformers!} ''And Triple Changer Blitzwing changes from tank to plane and from plane to robot.'' {Robots in disguise.} "Tri-ple-Changers!" "Autobots'll stop em!" {The Transformers!} ''Sold separately. From Hasbro.''
:*'''Triple Changers and Perceptor''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpADNDtB9DE 30 sec] - Resoundtracked with the season two theme. The Kidmation has been replaced with a freaky green eyes enhanced clip of the bowl hair cut kid from the "Autobot Cars and Decepticon Planes" ad.
:*'''Triple Changers and Perceptor''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Crn_8VIxaOk 30 sec] - Similar to the re-sountracked version, but with a "While Supplies Last" stinger added to the end. The Kidmation has been swapped out yet again, this time for a clip of a kid with a bowl cut and heavy eyebrows saying "I know what I want!" then mouthing along to the music. In contrast to other enhanced Kidmations, this time around we get to see the kid's eyes turn green instead of just starting at that point.

{{anchor|Blaster}}
[[File:RumbleBlasterCommercial1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Rumble repeats [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 2|Spike's mistake]] in spectacular fashion.]]
*'''Blaster''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkLdJtLeKg0 30 sec]
: Animation: [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] merrily walks into a Decepticon base carrying Blaster in boom box mode; [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] transforms, prompting Soundwave to send Laserbeak and Ravage at him.
: Narration: The Other Guy.
: Kidmation: Bucktooth kid.
: Toy segment: Blaster is shown sitting on some dirt in boombox mode before being picked by a kid who holds Blaster to his ear. This is followed by a jumpcut transformation sequence. Then we see a different kid rolling Optimus Prime through a dirt road diorama before seing Soundwave and Buzzsaw flying by a rock wall. After the Kidmation we go back to Soundwave and Buzzsaw briefly before jumping to Prime in robot mode joining Blaster. Another quick cut to flying Soundwave and Buzzsaw before seeing them come around the wall and clash with Prime and Blaster.
: Notes: Soundwave and Rumble's voices are provided by Frank Welker as usual. Blaster's single word of dialogue seems to be provided by Welker (as opposed to his normal actor, [[Buster Jones]]) as well, sounding much like his Trailbreaker voice.
: "Hey look at this radio I found!" Soundwave: "Autobot intruder!" Rumble: "Where?!?" Blaster: "Here!" Soundwave: "Laserbeak, Ravage, attack!" [Not a working radio] ''Introducing Blaster! He looks like an innocent radio but transforms into a powerful Autobot Communicator.'' "Optimus Prime to Blaster, watch out for Soundwave!" {Robots in disguise} "It's Soundwave and Buzzsaw!" "Blaster and Prime will stop them!" ''The Transformers. Sold separately. From Hasbro.''
:*'''Blaster''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IR-_6G8yqHY 30 sec] - 2nd variant with re-modulated Soundwave's lines and a unique ending.
:*'''Blaster''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIdK1JjRFc8 30 sec] - Resoundtracked with the season two theme. Another rare case of the Kidmation simply being enhanced with "freaky green glowing" eyes instead of being replaced.

{{anchor|Omega Supreme}}
[[File:Omega Supreme G1 commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|The original [[dull surprise]].]]
*'''Omega Supreme''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RE7piFzyCQ8 30 sec]
: Animation: In the desert, Starscream and Thrust attack the new Autobot defense base, not realizing it's [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. Omega transforms and attacks.
:Narration: I Wish I Was Victor Caroli
:Kidmation: Shaggy haired kid.
:Toy segment: Two kids play with Omega Supreme's base mode on futuristic black floor. One kid places the tank on the tracks to roll around while the other picks up the rocket for a liftoff. This is followed by closeup the of the tank rolling along on its own as the narrator points out the motorization and lights. Two other kids join the action by swooping down Ramjet and Dirge. Cut to a modified jumpcut transformation sequence where instead of straight jumps, the frame becomes a panel and flips around to the next clip. Closeup on Omega Supreme's motorized walking before and after the Kidmation. The segement ends with a wideshot of the second two kids swooping Ramjet and Dirge towards Omega Supreme leading to one last closeup of Omega Supreme walking.
:Notes: Starscream and Thrust have their normal cartoon voices. Except for Starscream's last line, "It's Omega Supreme!" which sounds like [[Chris Latta]] inhaled helium. The set is the same one from the Jumpstarters commercial.
:"It's the Autobot defense base!" "But where are the Autobots?" "Who cares? Decepticons, attack!" "Oh no, look!" "It's Omega Supreme!" ''Introducing the Autobots' Omega Supreme defense base. It comes with a motorized tank with flashing turret lights.'' "Decepticons!" "Counterattack Omega Supreme!" {The Transformers!} "Omega Supreme'll stop them!" {Robots in disguise.} "Omega Supreme is invincible!" {The Transformers!} ''The Transformers. Sold separately, batteries not included. From Hasbro.''
:*'''Omega Supreme''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbcwV818LuA 30 sec] - Resountracked with the season two theme song. Kidmation has been replaced with the enhanced version of the Kidmation from the Blaster commercial.
:*'''Omega Supreme''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lq3VhggqfmM 30 sec] - Modified version of the 1985 resoundtracking with the same unique Kidmation and "While Supplies Last!" stinger as the variant Triple Changers and Perceptor ad.
:*'''Omega Supreme''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEq_h5MyIDc&t=119 30 sec] - Resoundtracked with an Optimus Prime intro narration and the season three theme song. The Kidmation has been replaced with the standard 1986 Kidmation and the end shot has been edited to match the 1986 aesthetic.
::Optimus Prime: "There it is, the Omega Supreme defense center! And that's its fantastic motorized tank!''
:*'''Omega Supreme''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEq_h5MyIDc&t=241 30 sec] - The 1986 version slightly shortened to be able to include a [[The Transformers: The Movie]] stinger. 

{{anchor|Primetime}}
[[File:Alex Karras Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|"I've lowered myself to ''this''?"]]
*'''Prime time spot''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eRDVymB4SU 30 sec]
: Toy segment:[[Alex Karras]], along with two unidentified boys, calmly promotes the virtues of Perceptor (a working microscope!) and Blitzwing (what a great tank!) and urges you to shop ''now'' if you want one for your kid for Christmas.
: In addition to Alex and his child assistants demonstrating the toys, footage from the Dinobots commercial is reused.
: <s>Kid</s> KARRAS-mation: Alex Karras mouths along to the "robots in disguise" line and then continues his spiel without missing a beat. Sadly, his eyes do not glow green.
: Notes: This ad aired between [[Halloween]] and Thanksgiving in order to get a head start in promoting the toys for Christmas. Amongst the many boxed Transformers sitting on the table (in various shots) are Blaster, Snarl, Swoop, Soundwave, Ratchet, Megatron, Jazz, Astrotrain, Grimlock, Wheeljack, Jetfire and Optimus Prime. Three Blitzwings, Jetfire, two Perceptors, Optimus Prime, Smokescreen, Red Alert, and Astrotrain are all shown loose.
: ''These are the Transformers, one of the hottest selling toys in America. If you want one for your kid this Christmas, go now while stores have a good sel-ec-tion.''

{{anchor|Rubsign}}
*'''[[Rubsign]]s''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ylwlh_UbTs 30 sec]
: Animation: A mixture of clips from various 1984 and 1985 commercials, plus the ''The Transformers'' logo coming out from behind a volcano taken from the season one cartoon intro.
: Narration: [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], Optimus Prime and [[Victor Caroli]].
: Kidmation: Reused from Autobot cars plus Thrust and Dirge.
: Toy segment: A brief clip of a finger rubbing the rubsign on the roof of Smokescreen, with the rubsign then becoming the [[scene transition]] symbol flip. Later in the ad we get reused clips of the Hoist and Red Alert turning around from the Aubot cars ad, Grimlock's dino head being flipped down from the Dinobots ad, Twin Twist jumping up to his feet from the Jumpstarters ad, and Soundwave's jump cut transformation sequence from his ad. The ad ends with a repeat of the Smokescreen clip.
: Notes: This ad was created to help inform consumers that ''real'' Transformers toys now had rubsigns to distinguish them from [[Knockoff|bootlegs]] and other brands such as [[Tonka]]'s ''[[GoBots]]''.
: Megatron: "We are conquerors." Optimus Prime: "No one is like us." Megatron: "Only we have the right to be called by the name." Optimus Prime: "Only we have the right to wear this symbol." Megatron: "Or THIS symbol." Optimus Prime: "Only WE are Autobots and Decepticons." Megatron: "Good versus evil." Optimus Prime: "And only WE have the right to be called the Transformers!" ''Only the Transformers are REAL Transformers!''
:*'''Rubsigns''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjvgH3ueXkg 30 sec] - Resountracked with the season two theme. The Kidmation is yet another case of the original clip being enhanced rather than replaced.

===Cartoon===
*'''Five Days A Week promo A''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tj1Sdl4ou6M 30 sec]
: Animation: Assorted clips from the series, mainly the first three episodes of season two - The seekers landing and shooting; Mirage, Wheeljack and Bumblebee transforming and running (intro sequence); Hound, [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]], Prowl and Optimus Prime in a shoot out with fake Starscream ([[A Prime Problem]]), panels of the Autobots driving over a large gap ([[Changing Gears]]), Optimus Prime being shot by Laserbeak (A Prime Problem), the Prime clone transforming with Trailbreaker and Jazz (A Prime Problem), [[:File:G1_ChangingGears_Ratchet_karate.jpg|Ratchet fly kicking Thundercracker]] (Changing Gears), and Starscream clearing out Sideswipe and [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] ([[Autobot Spike]]); Megatron transforming so Soundwave can use him to fire behind (Autobot Spike); Gears falling into a pit (Changing Gears); Bumblebee dodging a tree (Autobot Spike); Optimus Prime and the Autobots arriving and transforming in Washington D.C. ([[Atlantis, Arise!]]). The panels are animated with the first four flipping into place in their respective quadrants and the fifth laid overtop as Victor Caroli does the day of the week roll call.
: Narration: Victor Caroli, various local TV station announcers.
: Notes: The Season Two theme is played in the background as Victor Caroli informs us that we can "''Watch the heroic Autobots battle the evil Decepticons five days a week.''" The Caroli narrated segment was sent to the various local TV stations who then added narration and a screen with the station logo and slogan to the end of the spot. This type of customized promo would continue until [[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Transformers]] [[Cartoon Network|left]] terrestrial television. While the ways in which the spot was customized varied from station to station, it seems as though each station ran some version (A, B or a shorter version thereof) of the "Five Days A Week" promo where the station ID consisted of a clip of Optimus Prime speaking resoundtracked with new [[Peter Cullen]] narration telling the viewer when they could watch the ad: "Weekdays at four on WUAB!" "We'll see how tough the Decepticons are, weekday afternoons here on TV22!". Assuming he did indeed record voiceovers for every syndication affiliate station (around 100 or so), that must have been a long day at the office for Mr. Cullen!
: Megatron: "Decepticons, attack!" Optimus Prime: "Take care Autobots!" '''''Now''', you can watch the incredible adventures of the Transformers as heroic Autobots battle evil Decepticons five days a week. Monday. Tuesday. Wednesday. Thursday. And Friday. The Transformers are like nothing you've seen before. Don't miss a single day!'' {The Transformers! Robots in disguise!}
:*'''Five Days A Week promo B''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUYryiY2_jU 30 sec Cleveland], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvDyMjWeW2Q 30 sec Chicago], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGDsr1GqYag 10 sec Cleveland]
: Animation: Various cartoon excerpts. Megatron yelling (Traitor); the Seekers attacking the Autobots underwater (Atlantis, Arise!); Wheeljack, Mirage and Bumblebee transforming and running, Prime and Megatron leading thwir teams into battle, Thundercarcker vs Ratchet and Skywarp vs Jazz (season one intro); Cliffjumper fighting Mirage ([[Traitor (episode)|Traitor]]); panels of Grimlock taking on Megatron in Washington D.C. (Atlantis, Arise!), the Sub-Atlantican General firing at the Autobots (Atlantis, Arise!); Laserbeak being shot down by Hound (Atlantis, Arise!); Megatron busting through a wall ([[Enter the Nightbird]]), and Megatron and Prime battling (Enter the Nightbird); A fire blast hitting a metal surface (Traitor); the Insectioncs flying and transforming (Traitor); Sideswipe tackling Starscream mid-air (The Immobilizer); Optimus Prime and the Autobots arriving and transforming in Washington D.C. (Atlantis, Arise!); Laserbeak flying into the screen (Traitor); the Autobots fleeing the [[ Experimental Energy Research Laboratory]] (Traitor);
: Narration: Victor Caroli, various local TV station announcers.
: Notes: Exactly the same soundtrack as the above ad but with different clips and a differently animated panel segment. The panels are in a grid with three still frames in the top row and two on the bottom and they start animating when their day is called. A heavily edited down 10 second version was also created wherein the panels were done as screen flip transitions instead of a grid. In the 30 second version, the "heroic Autobots battle evil Decepticons" line is played over the fight of Cliffjumper and Mirage; ''heroic Autobots'' indeed, Cliff.

===Other===
{{anchor|FHE}}
*'''[[Family Home Entertainment|F.H.E.]] ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'' Video Tapes''' [http://www.retrojunk.com/details_commercial/5898/ 30 sec]

: Animation: Excerpts from "[[More than Meets the Eye (mini-series)|More than Meets the Eye]]".
: Narration: The Other Guy
: Notes: Despite the animation being taken from "More than Meets the Eye", that tape is not actually among those pictured. The pictured tapes are (from left to right): [[Divide and Conquer]], [[Transport to Oblivion (episode)|Transport to Oblivion]] and [[Roll for It]]. It is stated that the tapes are available on VHS or Beta.

{{anchor|Electric Train Set}}
[[File:Transformers Tyco Electric Train Set Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]

*'''Tyco [[Electric Train and Battle Set]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jH7PCd32-E 30 sec]
: Animation: Two unbelievably generic Decepticons invade a command post by storming the power station, vastly outnumbered by the unbelievably generic Autobots defending it. Despite the advantage in the numbers game, the train races in to help the Autobots counterattack with "a new secret weapon '''[[you]]''' control".
: Narration: Unknown.
: Toy segment: The various features of the train cars are demonstrated, followed by two kids watching the train go around and around. At the end, two robotic shadows appear over the tracks.
: Notes: This spot is soundtracked by a new version of the Season 1&2 outro. The generic Autobots have suprisingly drab color palletes, being mostly gray, white and black with some highlights of either yellow, grean or teal. It's even more surprising in contrast to the two Decepticons, who are mostly light blue and golden yellow. The animation models for generics are actually based on the designs of the robot figures which come with the train set. As well, the two shadows at the end appear to be those of two of the robot figures, though not the same two figures upon which the animated Decepticons are based on.
: ''The Decepticons are invading the command post. As they storm the power station, we counterattack. With a new secret weapon you control. A speeding Transformers train. It's more than just a train, as every car transforms into a Hawk Fighter, Weapons Center, Proton Laser. Search mode equipped.'' "And ready for action!" "Find a new? position and cut off the enemy's escape." {Transformers! More than meets the eye.} ''The Hawk Fighter attacks with supersonic speed and saves the power station. You've won today, but will you be ready tomorrow?"

{{anchor|Electric Racing Set}}
[[File:Transformers Tyco Electric Racing Nightglow.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|They shouldn't race so close to the nuclear power plant.]]

*'''Tyco Transformers [[Electric Racing Set]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCm5bOiI2R8 30 sec]
: Animation: None.
: Narration: Unknown.
: Toy segment: Shots of the racers speeding along the track in normal lighting and then "into a whole new universe of night-glow" are featured.
: Notes: Features the same version of the Season 1&2 outro as the train set commercial for background music. This is the only time [[Natron]] and [[Freezon]] are given names.
: ''Natron, the Autobot, on alert for Freezon, the Decepticon.'' {Transformers! More than meets the eye.} ''Up ahead, is that the enemy in disguise? If it is, two can play this game. And the chase is on, between Natron and Freezon, in one form or another.'' {Transformers! More than meets the eye.} ''In Transformers Racing. Now, turn off the lights and your Transformers race into a whole new universe of night-glow. Transformers Electric Racing. By Tyco, of course.''

{{anchor|View-Master Show Beam Projector}}
[[File:ViewMaster Projector Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|"Put your hands in the air!"]]
*'''[[View-Master]] Show Beam Projector with Transformers cartridge''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t781lHy-CV0 30 sec]
: Toy segment: A brother and sister talk their mom into letting them stay up to play with the projector. After she leaves, they are suddenly pulled into the images and the battle they depict. Mom walks back in to see what the ruckus is about. The boy responds "Just our Show Beam Projectors Mom." and displays the projector on her shirt to everyone's amusement.
: Kids: "Wow!" Mom: "Bedtime!" Boy: "Aw Mom." Girl: "We wanna play the Show Beam Projectors." Mom: "Ok." Boy: "Let's show the Transformers!" Girl: "Yeah!" Both: "Wow!" Girl: "Look out! Decept-E-cons!" Boy: "Take that Megatron!" Mom: "Kids?" Boy: "Just our Show Beam Projectors Mom." ''Show-Beam Projector comes with a cartridge containing a 30 scene Transformers story. Other Show Beam cartridges each sold separately. From View-Master.''

* '''{{w|Colorforms}} Lazer Blazers''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIzntdzs1Ko 10 sec]
: Narration: Unknown.
: Toy segment: Examples of the holographic stickers for {{w|Masters of the Universe}}, [[My Little Pony]] and ''The Transformers'' are shown being shot into space via a laser burst as the narrator names the franchises.
: Notes The artwork for ''The Transformers'' depicts Megatron standing in front of two [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]s with a spaceship ([the [[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]?) overhead, what looks like a cloud in the upper right and what appears to be the arm and foot of another Transformer off panel to the right. The background is black while the characters and objects are shades of brown, green, yellow and blue, with some colorshifting to simulate the look of a hologram.
: ''Lazer Blazers. 3D Holographic stickers. See Masters of the Universe, My Little Pony and Transformers come alive. Laser Blazers, by Colorforms.''

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* '''Pioneer Chicken Universal Studios promotion''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtq3Xja0NVs&t=523 30 sec]
: Notes: {{w|O.J. Simpson}} (yes, ''that'' O.J. Simpson) talks about the joys of summertime and Pioneer Chicken's Summer Fun special. He goes on to talk about the discounts available from Pioneer Chicken on [[Universal|Universal Studios]] admission and all the exciting attractions, incluing the [[The_Transformers_Universal_Studios_Tour|Transformers Base Camp]]. [[Frankenstein's monster]], an astronaut and {{w|Conan the Barbarian}} stop by at the end to share his chicken.
: "Ah, summertime. Great for relaxing with friends and enjoying Pioneer's Summer Fun special. You get eight large pieces of golden Pioneer chicken, mashed potatoes, gravy and coleslaw for just $6.99. And Pioneer's even got free coupons for Universal Studios' tour, with the biggest discounts including a free admission. There's exciting attractions like Transformers Base Camp, 2010 Space Walk, and much more! Of course Pioneer Chicken's Summer Fun special for $6.99 is a great way to make new friends. Right fellas?"
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==1986==
''The Transformers'' reached the height of its popularity in 1986 and along with that came an advertising campaign for the first ever Transformers feature film, ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. With the brand having only been around for two years, a feature film was not as sure an investment as it would [[Transformers (film)|come to be in later years thanks to fan nostalgia]]. As such a pitch reel was put together to sell the film to investors. This pitch reel would later be edited into a teaser trailer for theaters. Counting the pitch reel, a total of four trailers would be produced for the US audience. The TV advertising strategy for the film was also ambitious, featuring three different campaigns: One aimed at teens and two others aimed at kids. While each campaign got only one thirty second commercial (except the teen campaign which also got a sixty second ad), those ads would be updated several times to reflect the movie being closer to release ("Opens in four days!", etc.) as well as the day of release ("Now playing.") and after ("Now in theaters everywhere."). While many kids and parents were shocked by the death of Optimus Prime, and to a lesser extent Megatron's, in hindsight this should have come as no suprise. The commercials and trailers were very up front about Prime's demise, to the point of using it as a selling point for the action. Nearly every ad either implied one of them would die ("Does Prime die?", "And, the final confrontation between Megatron and Optimus Prime.") or flat out stated they would die: "A monster planet destroys everything in its path, while Megatron and Prime fight to the death." Stingers plugging the movie were added to the end of a number of toy commercials, receiving the same time frame updates as the main ads. In addition to directly advertising the film, several giveaway contests were held. "[[The Ultimate Transformers Sweepstakes]]" was held by various local affiliate stations, each with the same prizes that could be won if you mialed in a postcard. [[Nickelodeon]] ran the "[[Transformers: The Movie contest]]" while USA Network ran the "[[Mystery Transformer contest]]", the latter of which actually required you to solve a word scramble in addtion to sending a postcard. All three contests had movie related prizes, with the cable network giveaways having some nicer onces and grand prizes of electronics. Curiously, these prizes did not include actual movie tickets.

Toy advertising stayed plentiful with the number of ads going up from 12 to 13 (from 10 to 12 if you don't count the ads for the Mini-spy and reflective patch pack-in promotions or the rubsign ad). The style and approach of the ads remained generally consistent. The biggest change was the switch to "standard" Kidmation segments featuring a blond kid transforming via animation into a rather generic looking [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] or [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. There's seemingly no rhyme or reason behind which ads got the Ultra Magnus version and which ones got the Galvatron one. The sets were still mostly dirt and rocks, but this time instead of being random piles of dirt in the front yard of a house, they were rocky areas out in the middle of the desert. The Aerialbots/Stunticons and Battlecharger ads are exceptions to this rule, the former taking place in front of house like the 1984 ads and the latter using the same set as the Jumpstarters and Omega Supreme ads. Much like the year before where some of the earlier 1985 ads with first season music were retooled with the season two theme,ads from 1985 were retooled this year with the season three theme. This resulted in a few ads having versions with all three themes! These retooled ads are listed under their original versions above. New theme music wasn't the only audio change. Victor Caroli became the sole narrator on the ads, at least the only one who wasn't a Transformers character. Along with the standard narration, each ad featured some narration from either [[Peter Cullen]] or [[Frank Welker]], reprising their roles as Optimus Prime and Megatron respectively. Prime would describe the Autobot characters and Megatron naturally did the same for the Decepticons. This led to some weird [[micro-continuity|micro-continuities]] where in the world of the commercials, Wreck-Gar and the Junkions are apparently Decepticons and Galvatron and Megatron are not the same bot. These changes were obviously to avoid spoiling the movie, but the toy commercials (and well, pretty much all of the movie advertising) had no such reservations about hinting at Optimus Prime being replaced with Victor Caroli narrrating: "But soon a new Autobot leader will arrive. Introducing Rodimus Prime. '''No one''' can take on the Decepticons like Rrrrrodimus Prime!"

===Movie===
[[File:DiacloneMagnusAnime1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"We're the Dandy Highwaymen, and here's our invitation."]]
*'''[[The Transformers: The Movie promo|The Transformers: The Movie promo trailer]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVR2S-F6BAM 4:25] / [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XNuPXieIcs 4:17] (Japanese Subtitles)
:Animation: A number of scenes from the movie including Unicron's devouring of [[Lithone (planet)|Lithone]], [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] telling stories to the Dinobots, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] and [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] transforming [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], and [[Unicron]]'s transformation.
:Narration: [[Victor Caroli]] tells us how awesome the movie will be by giving away some fairly hefty plot spoilers.
:Notes: Created for the purpose of getting potential investors to buy into the movie, this trailer features LOTS of unfinished or ultimately unused animation. Also features several placeholder items including a temp music track featuring cues taken from ''Star Trek III: The Search for Spock'', the voicework for Kup and the Autobot City computer (the latter of which was dropped in the final film), and an early movie logo featuring the word "Movie" in plain red text under the standard ''The Transformers'' logo. The subtitled version omits a large portion of Caroli's introductory narration and begins at him naming the movie.
: ''A new motion picture will transform the summer of 1986 into an incredible adventure. Transformers: The Movie. It is the year 2005, and a mysterious planet threatens to devour the galaxy...'' Kup: "This gigantic igyak came stomping at us out of nowhere." ''Conceived in the epic tradition of Star Wars, this spectacular animated adventure stars Leonard Nimoy as Galvatron, Robert Stack as Ultra Magnus, Judd Nelson as Hot Rod, and Eric Idle as the Junkion warrior Wreck-Gar.'' "Battle stations! Battle stations!" ''And at film's end, when the monstrous planet Unicron, played by Orson Welles, reveals its long held secret by transforming into the most gigantic robot ever, you'll know you've been watching a movie that is destined to bring back audiences again and again. In the summer of 1986, the most exciting adventure in the universe is on planet Earth. Transformers: The Movie.''
:*'''The Transformers: The Movie teaser trailer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKSS-qOC4aY 1:28] - Edited down from the promo trailer and re-soundtracked with some new Victor Caroli narration and proper [[Vince DiCola]] music to be sent out to cinemas. The edit removes the hefty spoilers.
: ''A new motion picture will transform the summer of 1986 into an incredible adventure. Transformers: The Movie. An epic story of good versus evil, this spectacular animated adventure stars Leonard Nimoy as Galvatron, Robert Stack as Ultra Magnus, Judd Nelson as Hot Rod, and Eric Idle as the Junkion warrior Wreck-Gar. In the summer of 1986, the most exciting adventure in the universe is on planet Earth. Transformers: The Movie. Coming this summer to a theater near you.''

*'''The Transformers: The Movie theatrical trailer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_25RK5GbJIc 1:30]
: Animation: Clips from the movie, starting with the Autobot shuttle launching and the Sharkticon guard pulling the feed-them-to-the-Sharkticons lever. [[The Touch|"The Touch"]] plays across the first half, then [[Lion|Lion's]] rendition of the [[theme song]] covers the second half.
: Narration: Victor Caroli introduces the characters and expounds on how great the movie is. [[Robert Stack]] and [[Eric Idle]] have been dropped from the list of featured performers.
: {You've got the touch!} ''Hold on tight. The most incredible rock and roll adventure ever is here!'' Quintesson: "Feed him to the Sharkticons." ''Starring: Judd Nelson as Hot Rod, Leonard Nimoy as'' Galvatron: "Galvatron." ''and Orson Welles.'' Unicron: "I am Unicron." {You've got the motion. You know that when things get too tough, you've got the touch!} ''Beyond good. Beyond evil. Beyond your wildest imagination.'' {Transformers!} ''Transformers: The Movie.'' {Their battle to destroy the evil forces of...the Decepticons. Transformers! Robots in disguise! Transformers! Transformers! Transformers! More than meets the eye!} ''Transformers: The Movie.'' {Transformers!} ''Coming to a theater near you this August.''
:* '''The Transformers: The Movie theatrical trailer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1c3sY1EKkTA&t=24 1:25] - An alternate version not only has Caroli dropping the hefty spoilers again during the musical interlude, but actually presenting them as a selling point. This version of the trailer was included on the Japanese promotional VHS tape ''[[The Transformers: The Movie - Apocalypse: Be Eternal, Matrix]]''.
:: {You've got the touch!} ''Hold on tight. The most incredible rock and roll adventure ever is here!'' Quintesson: "Feed him to the Sharkticons." ''Starring: Judd Nelson as Hot Rod, Leonard Nimoy as'' Galvatron: "Galvatron." ''and Orson Welles.'' Unicron: "I am Unicron." {You've got the motion.} ''It's the ultimate battle between Autobots and Decepticons.'' {You've got the touch!} ''Beyond good. Beyond evil. Beyond your wildest imagination.'' {Transformers!} ''Transformers: The Movie.'' {Their battle to destroy the evil forces of...the Decepticons.} ''New heroes, new villans, in the ultimate Transformer experience! And, the final confrontation between Megatron and Optimus Prime.'' Transformers! Transformers! ''The battle between good and evil rages to a new level!'' {More than meets the eye!} ''Transformers: The Movie.'' {Transformers!}

*'''The Transformers: The Movie TV spots'''

: Animation: Varies depending on length and which campaign it is. The one minute version of the teen campaign starts with "The Touch" playing over the Autobot shuttle launch, Unicron devouring [[Lithone (planet)|Lithone]], and Optimus Prime having The Touch. After this we get the film logo and a switch to Lion's theme playing over excerpts of Unicron's interior, a different angle of Unicron attacking Lithone, a close up of Arbulus and Kranix looking at Unicron in awe, a brief snippet of the end of the tunnel animation from the intro,Megatron transforming to gun mode aboard the Autobot shuttle, Lithonians watching Unicron approach, Jazz and Cliffjumper fleeing on Moonbase 1, Megatron and Optimus Prime's showdown, Ultra Magnus shooting during the [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] battle,Wreck-Gar running toward the camera, Hot Rod punching a Sharkticon, Kranix backing away from a Sharkticon, Galvatron arriving at Coronation Starscream, Hot Rod having Daniel ride in style, a Junkion wielding a chain while riding another Junkion, Devastator pulling apart a building, Hot Rod attacking a robosquid and some of Unicron's transformation sequence. The 30 sec teen version retains almost the entire The Touch portion with the Prime portion shortened. The theme half of the ad is drastically shorter, being whittled down to just a shot of Unicron's closed maw, Jazz and Cliffjumper fleeing, bits of the Megatron/Prime battle, Mangus shooting, Galvatron's arrival now placed before Hot Rod and [[Kranix (G1)|Kranix]] with the Sharkticons, and ending with Hot Rod picking up Daniel. The first of the two thirty second kid versions is identical to the teen version with the closed maw excerpt replaced by one of the Lithonians running from Unicron. The second of the kid versions, by contrast, changes things up quite a bit more. It starts off with an array of excerpts of Unicron attacking Lithone and the end of the tunnel animation. From there we get the shorted Prime/Touch sequence, "It's over, Prime" and Prime falling, Ultra Magnus shooting, Wreck-Gar running, Hot Rod punching a Sharkticon, part of Unicron's transformation, and Daniel hoverboarding before being picked up by Hot Rod. This one does not have two halves, instead being soundtracked only with the movie theme.
: Narration: Depending on the version, [[The Other Guy: The Movie]] or Victor Caroli with The Other Guy: The Movie tacked onto the end ("You'll have to see it twice to take it all in! Transformers: The Movie. In theaters...")
: Notes: There were three TV advertising campaigns for the movie. One was aimed at teens using a non-Victor Caroli narrator who talked about the "startlingly original story" that would "shock and amaze even the most [[fandom|diehard Transformer fans]]" and highlighted the celebrity talent involved. The other two were aimed at kids, one being nearly the same as the teen version except the highlighting of the celebrity talent was swapped for emphasizing the scope of the movie: "It's ''so'' big, ''so'' exciting, you'll have to see it twice to take it all in!"; the other was narrated by Victor Caroli (with the "you'll have to see it twice" claim from the other ad tacked to the end) and focused on selling the intrigue of the movie's various plot points. Several different versions of each campaign's TV spot were produced, updating the amount of time to go until the movie's release. While recordings of every combination of length, "campaign" and "days to go" have not been found, we've listed everything that has been found in the table below:
{| border="1" style="margin-left: 2em" class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
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|Version||Length||Link
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|Opens August 8 Teen||0:60||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYt28T7n1Mc
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|Opens August 8 Teen||0:30||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyw0Yn6ttpk
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|Opens in four days Kid 1||0:30||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ES2XjRhQ_eY
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|Opens in four days Kid 2||0:30||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XSgsgDjZt0
|-
|Opens in three days Kid 1||0:30||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYt28T7n1Mc&t=235
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|Opens in three days Kid 2||0:30||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYt28T7n1Mc&t=143
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|Opens tomorrow Teen||0:60||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IbpFqBXKxg
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|Opens tomorrow Teen||0:30||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2jn1SCYKY0
|-
|Opens tomorrow Kid 1||0:30||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lszfvuRcG68
|-
|Opens today Kid 1||0:30||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYt28T7n1Mc&t=69
|-
|Now playing Teen||0:60||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdR5fKht5LY
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|Now playing Teen||0:30||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoCH1L7vE5Q
|-
|Now playing Kid 2||0:30||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYt28T7n1Mc&t=107
|-
|}

{{anchor|Ultimate TF Sweepstakes}}
*'''[[The Ultimate Transformers Sweepstakes]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtsO0cT_y8o Los Angeles], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYt28T7n1Mc&t=266 Cleveland]
: Animation: Excerpts from ''The Transformers: The Movie''.
: Narration: Victor Caroli and various local announcers.
: Notes: Victor Caroli promotes the movie and tells us all about the prizes we can win by sending a self addressed stamped envelope to the address given by the local announcer.
: ''Byeond good, beyond evil, beyond your wildest imagination! Transformers: The Movie. A new evil threatens the galaxy in the hottest summer adventure ever! Be part of it! Enter our "Ultimate Transformers Sweepstakes". Grand prize is this stereo cassette player plus movie souveneirs! Over a hundered winners get movie soundtracks or the hit single "[[The Touch]]". Get this bumper sticker just for entering. Send a self addressed stamped envelope to <local TV station's P.O. Box address>. Transformers: The Movie, opens everywhere August 8th, rated PG.''

{{anchor|TFTM Sweepstakes}}
*'''[[Transformers: The Movie Sweepstakes]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6i0DkvD2fc 45 sec]
: Animation: Excerpts from ''The Transformers: The Movie''.
: Narration: Unknown.
: Notes: A narrator tells us about the prizes we could win if we enter the Transformers: The Movie Sweepstakes and how to enter the contest. This contest was sponsored by [[Hasbro]] and [[Nickelodeon]].
:''The battle between the Autobots and Decepticons reaches its ultimate climax this summer on the big screen and when it's all over...'' Optimus Prime: "One shall stand, one shall fall" ''A new Transformer will become the chosen one and you can be the chosen one too when you enter and win the 'Transformers: The Movie' Sweepstakes. Grand prize is a complete home entertainment system featuring color TV, stereo component system and more! Plus an album collection from [[Scotti Bros. Records]] and Tapes featuring the [[The_Transformers:_The_Movie_-_Original_Motion_Picture_Soundtrack|soundtrack to the Transformers movie]]. And an actual drawing right from the movie! All it takes to win is a postcard with your name, address, age and phone. Send it to the Transformers: The Movie Sweepstakes P.O. Box 1286 New York, New York, 10116 and get it here by August 21st. Five first prize winners get a Transformers: The Movie collection of robots from Hasbro. Fifty second prize winners get a one year subscription to the Transformers comic book from Marvel. Enter and win the Transformers: The Movie Sweepstakes from Hasbro and Nickelodeon, the place where only kids win!''

{{anchor|Mystery Transformer Contest}}
[[File:Mystery Transformer Contest puzzle.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Oooh, oooh, I know the answer! It's Unicorn!]]
* '''[[Mystery Transformer contest]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLpOYT__UvY 30 sec]
: Animation: Excerpts from ''The Transformers: The Movie''.
: Narration: Unknown child.
: Notes: A word scramble of a Transformer name is shown on the screen with several letters shown in their correct place below it. A kid tells us that if you send a postcard with the correct answer on it, you can win various prizes. The prize pool seems to be a combination of the first and second place prizes from the "Transformers: The Movie Sweepstakes and the grand prize Transformers party from the "[[Prizes in Disguise]]" contest, along with a television, VCR and a collection of [[Family Home Entertainment|Transformers videotapes]]. The ad features an ''incredibly'' laid back easy listening tune that is in sharp contrast to the dynamic animation shown from the movie and removing any sense of urgency for getting one's contest entry in.
: ''To enter, just spell the name of the movie's big mystery Transformer. Here are some clues. ONce you've figured out the name, write it down on a postcard along with your name, age, address and home phone number and send it to "Mystery Transformer", P.O. Box 797, New York, New York, 10185. You could win the grand prize of your very own Tranformers party with live Transformers as the guests of honor. You'll also get a video entertainment system with a TV, a VCR and Transformers videocassettes. Five first prize winners get their very own collection of twelve Transformers robots and fifty second place winners get a year's subscription to the Transformers comic book. Keep your eyes open for more clues here on the USA Network Kid's Club!''

===Toys===
{{anchor|Hot Rod, Kup, Blurr, Cyclonus, Scourge, Rodimus Prime}}
[[File:1986 Comm Skywarp and Cyclonus.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|So does this mean [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] [[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Who is Cyclonus?|became Cyclonus]]?]]
*'''Hot Rod''', '''Kup''', and '''Blurr'''; '''Cyclonus''' and '''Scourge'''; and '''Rrrrrodimus Prime'''. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9yerQ_sW3U&t=60 30 sec]
: Animation: A running battle in the desert with each character charging in and quipping as the narrator identifies him.
: Narration: Victor Caroli.
: Kidmation: Kid face to generic Galvatron face.
: Toy segment: Rodimus Prime drives along a dirt road in front of a dirt wall. A starburst transition leads us to Rodimus in robot mode standing on a mound of dirt. Next is a jumpcut sequence of Rodimus' trailer being transformed to base mode and then Rodimus is placed behind the gun mount. Cut to a side by side of Cylconus and Scourge being flown in robot mode front of a rock wall before a transition into Rodimus being flown in robot mode from the other direction. The segment ends with the Kidmation.
: ''Notes'': Cameos by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], making this bit of animation yet another one of the pre-TF:TM ancillary stories that contradicts the movie itself. Additionally features an older Hot Rod animation model placing his Autobot symbol above his fire emblem, as it also appears in the movie promo trailer. [[Frank Welker]] voices Hot Rod for his single line. Kup and Blurr's voices are provided by [[John Stephenson]] and [[John Moschitta]]; and while Scourge is voiced by his usual actor [[Stan Jones]], Cyclonus's voice for this spot is unknown.
: ''And new Autobots join Optimus Prime. Kup,'' "Reminds me of the battle of Beta Four." ''Hot Rod,'' "Watch my smoke." ''And Blurr.'' "Nowyouseeme. Nowyoudon't." ''And these are the new Decepticons, the evil Cyclonus'' "I'm spoiling for a fight." ''and Scourge.'' "No one escapes the Sweeps." ''But soon a new Autobot leader will arrive. Introducing Rodimus Prime. '''No one''' can take on the Decepticons like Rrrrrodimus Prime!'' {Transformers! Robots in disguise.} ''The Transformers. Each sold separately. From Hasbro.''

{{anchor|Ultra Magnus}}
[[File:Ultra Magnus G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|You've heard of Elf on a Shelf, now get ready for Tape Player Man on a Teletraan!]]
*'''Ultra Magnus''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTVK024J5aY 30 sec]
: Animation: Decepticons are attacking the Autobot launch site. With Optimus on Cybertron, it's up to [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]! Magnus loads up some 'bots in Autobot City, then rolls out into the desert to fight the Decepticons, plowing through the Combaticons en route.
: Narration: Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime and Victor Caroli.
: Kidmation: Kid face to generic Ultra Magnus face.
: Toy segment: Hot Rod, Smokescreen, Tracks, and Red Alert are loaded in order top to bottom onto Magnus' carrier mode, with a zoom in on the lower level. A close up on Magnus rolling fully loaded past a rockwall is followed by a different angle showing that Magnus is being rolled along an unpaved cliffside road. Mimicking the animation, he runs into the Combaticons (this time it's Swindle, Brawl and Vortex) and knocks them off the edge. The segment ends with a jumpcut sequence of Ultra Magnus' transformation to robot mode and a very short repeat of Ultra Magnus barrelling through the Combaticons.
: Notes: [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] gets his [[Buster Jones|normal voice actor]] this time around. Ultra Magnus' voice is provided by his season three voice actor, [[Jack Angel]]. Cameo appearances by Starscream, Skywarp, [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]], [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]]; [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]], [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]]; [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]], [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]], [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]]; [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]].
: "Decepticons are attacking our launch site. Where's Prime?" Blaster: "He's on Cybertron. It's up to you, Ultra Magnus." Ultra Magnus: "Autobots, transform and mount up." {When Ultra Magnus rolls - into action - he takes on Decepticons - like no one else can.} Optimus Prime: "Meet Ultra Magnus. As car carrier he can transport four Autobots into battle, but once there he tranforms into my powerful Autobot commander." {The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} ''The Transformers. Each sold separately. From Hasbro.''
:*'''Ultra Magnus''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEq_h5MyIDc&t=150 30 sec] - Slightly shortened to squeeze in a plug for ''The Transformers: The Movie'' narrated by Victor Caroli and Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime. :''And coming this summer, Transformers: The Movie.'' Optimus Prime: "You've never seen anything like it."

{{anchor|Ultra Magnus and Galvatron}}
[[File:Ultra Magnus and Galvatron G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]
*'''Ultra Magnus''' and '''Galvatron''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d99MHJ-UD-U 30 sec]
: Animation: Magnus and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], along with others, do battle on a highway. Starscream and Skywarp can be glimpsed flying into battle alongside Galvatron!
: Narration: [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]].
: Kidmation: Kid face to Galvatron face.
: Toy segment: A jumpcut transformation sequence of Galvatron going from cannon to robot is followed by a zoom in on his head as his electronic lights and sounds are demonstrated. A clip of Ultra Magnus' loaded carrier mode (re-used from the previous ad) rolls into a ball before expanding into a clip of Ultra Magnus being flown in robot mode (also re-used from the previous ad). Cut to two boys battling with Galvatron's electronics activated and the toys held awakardly above and behind them. Back to the reused loaded Magnus carrier mode clip which does a confetti like transiton to a still shot of Magnus in robot mode standing on a dirt plateau. Galvatron's light and sounds are demoed again, this time in cannon mode before ending with a bordered spray transition to a still shot of Galvatron's robot mode in front of a rock wall.
: Notes: Cameos by Jazz, Red Alert, Smokescreen, Tracks (could this be in continuity with the previous commercial?!); Skywarp and Starscream. Galvatron's voice appears to be Frank Welker doing a less-gravely Megatron-like voice. Ultra Magnus' voice is again provided by Jack Angel. Megatron and Galvatron are treated as separate characters to avoid spoiling the fact that Galvatron IS Megatron. For whatever reason, Galvatron firing at Magnus in cannon mode is repeated twice.
: {Ultra Magnus!} Optimus Prime: "The courageous Ultra Magnus is a born leader." Ultra Magnus: "We meet at last Galvatron." Galvatron: "And it will be the last time we meet." Megatron: "And Galvatron is Ultra Magnus's sworn enemy." {The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} Megatron: "Galvatron transforms from laser cannon to fighting robot." Optimus Prime: "And Ultra Magnus transforms from huge car carrier to Autobot Commander." {The Transformers! More than meets the eye.} ''The Transformers. Each sold separately. From Hasbro.''
: *'''Ultra Magnus''' and '''Galvatron''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEq_h5MyIDc&t=210 30 sec] - A shortened version of the previous ad which uses a more generic version of the 1986 theme music and includes a tail-end ad for ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', narration by The Other Movie Guy. ''Does Prime die?!''

{{anchor|Springer and Wreck-Gar}}
[[File:SpringerWreckGarCommercial1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|It sorta happened like this in the movie. A little.]]
*'''Springer''' and '''Wreck-Gar''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqSDxJxcYOM 30 sec]
: Animation: Original animation, but the plot draws heavily from ''The Transformers: The Movie''. [[Springer (G1)|Springer's]] shuttle is destroyed by the ''[[Revenge (G1)|Revenge]]''; he flies to the surface of [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]] and battles [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] and another Junkion.
: Narration: Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime describing Springer, Frank Welker as Megatron gleefully describing Wreck-Gar as though he were a Decepticon (and the toy shown has a Decepticon symbol) and [[Victor Caroli]].
: Kidmation: Kid face to generic Magnus face.
: Toy segment: Wreck-Gar is rolled up a dirt incline in front of a rock wall, leading into his jumpcut transformation sequence. Similarly, Springer arrives in car mode on a dirt platform before going through a jumpcut transformation sequence. The segment ends with two kids battling it out with the toys, standing over a dirt platform.
: Notes: Wreck-Gar is voiced by [[Frank Welker]] for this commercial, not sounding particularly distinct from Megatron aside from affecting a British accent; his lines are rearranged snippets taken from his lines in the movie. Wreck-Gar's treatment as a Decepticon may have been another attempt to avoid spoiling the plot of the movie à la treating Galvatron as a separate character from Megatron.
: Optimus Prime: "His spaceship destroyed by Decepticon fire, Springer, the toughest of the Autobot Triplechangers, crash lands on planet Junkion." Wreck-Gar: "Hurry, hurry, operators are standing by. No welcome wagons. Hello Stranger!" {The Transformers! More than meets the eye.} Megatron: "Junkion Wreck-Gar transforms from motorcycle to robot." Optimus Prime: "And triplechanger Springer transforms from car to helicopter to robot." {The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} ''The Transformers. Each sold separately. From Hasbro.''

{{anchor|Sharkticon}}
[[File:Sharkticon G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|If Wheelie's friends you harm, farewell you say to arm!]]
*'''Sharkticons''', '''Kup''', '''Hot Rod''' and '''Wheelie''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55nfsUkXpUc 30 sec]
: Animation: Like the previous commercial, heavily based on the movie. Hot Rod and Kup battle a group of [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]], and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] (who sounds so much like Scrappy-Doo despite [[Frank Welker]] still voicing him) arrives to help.
: Narration: Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime, Frank Welker as Megatron and Victor Caroli.
: Kidmation: Kid face to Galvatron face.
: Toy segment: Starts with two kids shoving their Sharkticons into the camera. Hot Rod and Kup drive through a rocky diorama meeting up on pile of dirt from which they are uncerimoniously shoved off by the Sharkticons. The segment ends with a jumpcut transformation sequence.
: Notes: Once again, the Hot Rod toy is the prototype magenta color. The toys are consistently referred to as "Sharkticons" and the individual name "[[Gnaw (G1)|Gnaw]]" is never used.
: Optimus Prime: "What could be more terrifying than being Kup and Hot Rod stranded on an alien planet battling the merciless Sharkticons?" "Wheelie say, find friends today!" {The Transformers! More than meets the eye.} Megatron: "Meet the Sharkticons!" {Autobots never faced an evil force worse than the terror of - the Sharkticons! The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} ''The Transformers. Each sold separately. From Hasbro.''
:*'''Sharkticons''', '''Kup''', '''Hot Rod''' and '''Wheelie''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNUDoRsDb54&t=7 Opens in three days],[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNUDoRsDb54&t=46 Opens in two days],[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNUDoRsDb54&t=85 Opens today],[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNUDoRsDb54&t=124 Now playing] - A shortened version of the previous ad with Wheelie and Megatron's lines omitted to make space for a movie plug.

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[[File:G1commercial menasor vs superion.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]
*'''Aerialbots''' and '''Stunticons giftsets''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQiEEJx7PCM 30 sec]
: Animation: The two teams both arrive in the desert and transform; both combine, and [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] bashes [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] into a cliff. Menasor's legs are on backwards.
: Production code: (animation) MP 1115, Spot 250
: Narration: Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime, Frank Welker as Megatron and Victor Caroli.
: Kidmation: Bucktooth kid with "freaky green glowing" eyes. Re-used from the third version of the Blaster commercial
: Toy segment: Still frames of each of the Aerialbots' alt modes flip around and zoom out into place in a collage of Aerialbot robot modes. This is followed by a jumpcut assembly of Superion and Superion flying in front of a wall. After the Kidmation, a kid pops up from behind a rock holding Menasor and engages in battle with a second kid holding Superion.
: Notes: This ad was filmed on a "rocks and dirt in front of a house in the Southwestern US" set but a different one from any of the previous ones. Megatron's dialogue is rather strange switching from narration to ordering the Stunticons to attack as though they can hear him. Megatron's dialogue also includes one hell of a sentence fragment: "Only the Stunticons!" ...only the Stunticons ''what?''
: Optimus Prime: "Look, the Aerialbots!" Megatron: "Look, the Stunticons!" Megatron: "Only the Stunticons!" Optimus Prime: "Only the Aerialbots have this kind of teamwork." Megatron: "Stunticons attack!" {Aerialbots wage their battle to destroy the evil forces of the Decepticons. The Transformers! More than meets the eye. The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} Kid 1: "Nobody can stop Menasor!" Kid 2: "Except Superion!" ''Stunticon and Aerialbot giftsets sold separately. From Hasbro.''
:* '''Aerialbots''' and '''Stunticons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2YyQowyjZI 30 sec] - Similar to the previous commercial except that the music has been changed from the Season 2 intro theme to the Season 3 intro and instead of advertising the giftsets at the end, it advertises the individual toys. Like with the 1986 versions of the previous year's Dinobots and Constructicons/Devastator ads, the Kidmation is changed to the 1986 one with a kid's face fold morphing into an Ultra Magnus-like generic robot.
:* '''Aerialbots''' and '''Stunticons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWaG1QPOpF0 30 sec] - A shortened version of the ad with a [[Decoy]] stinger added to the end. This version would have run in 1987.

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[[File:Bruticus and Metroplex G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]
*'''Combaticons/Bruticus''' and '''Metroplex''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5M125dfwquM 30 sec]
: Production code: (animation) MP 1115, Spot 257
: Animation: The [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] fly through a canyon, combine, and attack [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], who transforms to his enormous robot mode and fires at them.
:Narration: Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime, Frank Welker as Megatron and Victor Caroli.
:Kidmation: Kid face to Galvatron face.
:Toy segment: Rocks pull away and the camera zooms in (with jumpcuts halfway through) to reveal Metroplex sitting in base mode on a small rock platform. As Prime describes Metroplex's modes we jump to a shot of his battlestation mode, a jumpcut transformation sequence and Metroplex flying by the ol' rock wall in robot mode. The Combaticons get the bum's rush by comparison. Their portion consists of a close up of Onslaught that zooms out to show all five Combaticons in vehicle mode on a dirt area then a very quick jumpcut assembly of Bruticus. After the Kidmation, we get a closeup of Bruticus flying that leads to two kids transforming Metroplex from city to battle station to robot in another very quick jumpcut sequence. The segment ends with a brief shot of the two kids battling with Metroplex and Bruticus.
:Notes: Once again, Megatron switches between narration and giving orders, this time doing it mid-speech. The Combaticon toys used have the same early sticker set that appeared in their original stock photos with a square black sticker in the middle of the Bruticus chestplate, round stickers on the upper "wings" of the chestplate, white stickers on the lower wings, Onslaught's thigh stickers having different colors and Swindle's chest stickers having yellow rectangles instead of blue. The jumpcut assembly of Bruticus appears to have been cutoff early (or perhaps they just missed a step) as his head is never placed over Onslaught's.
: Megatron: "Only ''we'' have a military attack group like the Combaticons. Transform Combaticons and attack the new Autobot city!" {The Transformers! More than meets the eye.} Optimus Prime: "Autobots, this is our new city Metroplex! It can transform into a battle station and then transform again into the giagantic Metroplex himself." Megatron: "But the ''Combaticons'' can combine to form ''Bruticus!''" {Robots in disguise.} Kid 1: "Decepticons attack!" Kid 2: "Transform Metroplex!" {The Transformers!} ''Each sold separately. From Hasbro.''
:*'''Combaticons/Bruticus''' and '''Metroplex''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeFLnk9TO2s 30 sec] - Slightly shortened to include a plug for the movie.

{{anchor|Defensor and Trypticon}}
[[File:Protectobots and Trypticon G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]
*'''Protectobots/Defensor''' and '''Trypticon''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9yerQ_sW3U&t=212 30 sec]
: Production code: (animation) MP 1139, Spot 309
: Animation: The Protectobots drive down a road towards the Decepticons' massive new base, transform and attack. [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]'s voice commands the base to transform into battle station mode; the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] become [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] and fire back. [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] changes to dinosaur mode and blasts fire-breath at Defensor.
: Narration: Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime, Frank Welker as Megatron and Victor Caroli.
: Kidmation: Kid face to Galvatron face.
: Toy segment: Starts with a zoom in on Trypticon's city mode on a platform in a rocky area, similar to the Metroplex one but sans revealing rocks and jumpcuts. Afer a jumpcut transformation sequence to Trypticon's battlestation mode, a collage of the Protectobots flying in robot mode warps into a ball and then unwarps into Defensor flying. After a brief snippet of animated Defensor firing, we see Trypticon's head rotate around to complete his transformation to dinosaur mode and a clip of Trypticon breathing fire. After the last bit of animation, two kids playing with the toys are ''very'' affected by the sight of toy Trypticon knocking over Defensor via his motorized walk.
: Notes: The area where Trypticon's toy is shown in city mode is more desolate than the one in the Metroplex ad, with what looks to be several "stumps" of trees cut down at the three foot/one meter height range in the background.
: Optimus Prime: "That's it, Trypticon, the new Decepticon city." Hot Spot: "It's enormous!" First Aid: "That never stopped the Protectobots before!" Astrotrain: "Transform Trypticon!" Megatron: "The awesome new Decepticon city Trypticon can transform into an incredible battle station." Kid: "Transform the Protectobots!" Optimus Prime: "But the Protectobots can transform into Defensor!" Megatron: "''But'', Trypticon can transform again into a dinosaur!" {The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} ''The Transformers. Batteries not included. From Hasbro.''

{{anchor|Predacons}}
[[File:Predacons G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]
*'''Predacons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lD9CXVN59pw 30 sec]
: Production code: (animation) MP 1138, Spot 296
: Animation: The [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] barrel over Skywarp, [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] and Starscream; the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] charge in to counter the Dinobots, transforming into robot mode and then combining into [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] before flying fist first into the camera.
: Narration: Frank Welker as Megatron and Victor Caroli.
: Kidmation: Kid face to generic Magnus face.
: Toy segment: Headstrong, Tantrum and Divebomb each get a jumpcut sequence where a shot of them flying in robot mode peels back from the center to reveal their alternate mode shoved into the camera. The last alternate mode still, Divebomb's, pans back to become the center of a collage of Predacon alternate modes. The collage rolls into a spinning cylinder before unrolling into Predaking flying in front of a rock wall. After the Kidmation, Snarl (at an angle reminiscent of Jazzy Jeff being physically tossed out of the house on ''{{w|The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air}}'') and Grimlock are shown flying in front of rock wall in separate shots. Predaking flies in from the other direction and the kid holding him clashes with another kid holding Swoop. The remaining four Dinobots sit idly below on a dirt platform.
: Notes: [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] is missing from the animated Dinobots. He was also missing from previous commercials featuring the Dinobots. He did make it into the toy footage though. Sludge also gets his first toy segment appearance.
: Megatron: "Few Decepticons can stand up to the Dinobots, but the Predacons can! The Predacons not only transform into robots but into one gigantic robot! Predaking!" {The Transformers! More than meets the eye.} Kid 1: "Transform the Predacons!" {The Transformers! Robots in disguise} Kid 1: "It's the Dinobots!" Kid 2: "Can't stop Predaking!" ''The Transformers. Each sold separately. From Hasbro.''

{{anchor|Sky Lynx}}
[[File:Sky Lynx G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]
*'''Sky Lynx''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUGVqoAnISI 30 sec]
: Animation: Predaking smashes through a mountain to attack the Dinobots. [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] notices Predaking and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] thinks they're in trouble, but then [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] swoops in to save the day.
:Narration: Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime and Victor Caroli.
:Kidmation: Kid face to generic Magnus face.
:Toy segment: Sky Lynx's shuttle component flies through the air before a jumpcut docks it on his transporter half. We then get a jumpcut transformation sequence showing the shuttle converted to bird, the Lynx mode of the transporter half, and finally the combined form. After Kidmation, a kid swoops down Predaking onto the dirt platform where Sky Lynx's combined from stands. After Predaking lands, Sky Lynx "stops" him by slowly walking into him.
:Notes: Impressively, in the clip of the shuttle being docked onto the crawler transporter, the transporter is moving the entire time. Like the Ultra Magnus commercials, this one could actually be in continuity with the Predacon commercial, which ended with the Predacons combining. [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] ([[Neil Ross]]) and Grimlock ([[Gregg Berger]]) both have their cartoon voices (well, the higher-pitched voice that Slag had in Season 3.)
: Slag: "Look, it's Predaking!" Grimlock: "Me Grimlock think we in big trouble!" Slag: "Not to worry, here comes Sky Lynx!" {The Transformers! More than meets the eye.} Optimus Prime: "Meet Skylynx. This ferocious motorized Autobot triple changes from space shuttle...to bird and lynx and then combines to form Sky Lynx." Kid 1: "Predaking's attacking." Kid 2: "Sky Lynx'll stop him!" ''The Transformers. Batteries not included. From Hasbro.''

{{anchor|Sandstorm, Broadside, Octane}}
[[File:Autobot Triple Changers G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|It's a flying car! Be impressed damn it!]]
*'''Triple Changers''' - '''Sandstorm''', '''Broadside''' and '''Octane''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLdaJE0wZ24 30 sec]
: Production code: (animation) MP 1138, Spot 295
: Animation: [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] and Astrotrain attack [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] and [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]]; [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] and [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] change repeatedly as they travel over water and land. This ends with Sandstorm driving off a ramp-like cliff and transforming into a helicopter to take on Astrotrain and Blitzwing alongside Broadside in jet mode.
: Narration: [[Victor Caroli]]
: Kidmation: Kid face to generic Magnus face.
: Toy segment: Sandstorm's buggy mode rolls along a ridge as the narrator starts naming off his modes and we get jumpcuts to his other two modes flying. Broadside's aircraft carrier mode rests on the same ridge as his transformations are named and shown flying. We then get a transition to a scene of two kids swooping the Autobot triple changers in robot mode down on Octane in tanker mode as third kid drives him along the same ridge we saw earlier. A jumpcut shows a close up on Octane's tanker mode rolling on the ridge followed by cuts to shots of his other two modes flying while Caroli names them. The last Octane shot gets sucked into the center of the screen to transition to another battle scene with the three kids.
: Notes: The commercial uses the alternate character model for Broadside, also used in [[Carnage in C-Minor]].
:''Pinned down one time too many by Astrotrain and Blitzwing, the Autobots build their own triple changers.'' {Autobot - triple changers battling - the triple changers of - the Decepticons!} ''Triple changer Sandstorm transforms from dune buggy to copter to robot and Broadside transforms from carrier to jet to robot, to fight Decepticon triple changer Octane who transforms from tanker to jumbo jet to robot.'' {The Tranformers! Robots in disguise.} ''The Transformers. From Hasbro.''
:*'''Triple Changers''' - '''Sandstorm''', '''Broadside''' and '''Octane''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjyz7sQE1yU 30 sec] - An edited version of the previous spot with the animated segment shorted in order to fit in a tail-end plug for the movie.

{{anchor|Battlechargers}}
[[File:Battlechargers G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]
*'''Battlechargers''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=angd3rL-X1M 30 sec]
: Animation: Amid a field of erupting volcanoes, Ultra Magnus and his usual team of Autobots (Jazz, Smokescreen, Red Alert and Tracks) transform and march forward in lock-step, prompting Megatron to order the Battlechargers to attack. [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]] and [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] drive off a cliff; Runabout transforms with a green grid effect and fires.
: Narration: Frank Welker as Megatron and Victor Caroli.
: Kidmation: Kid face to Galvatron face.
: Toy segment: The Battlechargers and pulled back and released. This causes a kid to whip his head around to follow them as they zoom along and transform upon a black floor with a futuristic white grid pattern. The transformation is immediately repeated with streaking effects comprised of a trail of the toys' upper torsos. This is followed by Runamuck being released to zoom and transform on his own. We then get a different clip of both toys being pulled back and released, with a longer lengthwise look at the toys' vehicle modes rolling along before cutting to the front end angle for the transformation. Again the transformation is repeated with the trailing effect but instead of the kid whipping his head around, he's merely follows with his eyes. We then see Runabout pulled back with highlighting and smoking effects added to his wheels. The kid whips his head around again to see Runabout transforming with the trailing effect. We then get a sequence of jumpcuts starting with a closeup of Runabout's head before switching to shots of Runamuck's gun being equipped and then Runabout's. The last cut is to a shot of Runabout being converted to car mode. Hot Rod flashes across the screen as we see two kids rolling the Battlechargers. One of them yells "It's the Autobots!" as we see two kids approach holding the aforementioned Hot Rod and...Scourge? "Battlechargers attack!"
: Notes: The set from the Jumpstarters and Omega Supreme ads is back.
: Megatron: "Look! It's Ultra Magnus and the Autobots. Battlechargers attack!" {Nobody jumps into action - faster than - Battlechargers!} Megatron: "My Battlechargers will crush the Autobots!" {Nobody jumps into action - faster than - Battlechargers! More than meets the eye. The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} Kid 1: "It's the Autobots!" Kid 2: "Battlechargers, attack!" ''The Transformers. Sold separately. From Hasbro.''

===Cartoon===
*'''Cartoon promo 1''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6G_iHzhgFA 30 sec]
: Animation: Various Season One and Two excerpts.
: Narration: Victor Caroli, various local TV station announcers.
: Notes: Uses the season three/season four theme.
: Megatron: "I have a plan to finish all the Autobots!" {The Transformers! More than meets the eye. The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} ''The incredible story of the Transformers continues as heroic Autobots battle evil Decepticons every Monday through Friday.'' Megatron: "We'll be waiting!" {The Transformers! More than meets the eye.}

*'''Cartoon promo 2''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wc8UH4nDY3k 30 sec], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-8aub2UX1k 10 sec]
: Animation: Various Season Two excerpts.
: Narration: Victor Caroli, various local TV station announcers.
: Notes: Uses the season three/season four theme.
: Onslaught: "Annhilate the Aerialbots!" Optimus Prime: "Not if we can help it!" {The Transformers! More than meets the eye. The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} ''It's the incredible adventures of the Transformers. '''Watch''' as heroic Autobots bravely battle evil Decepticons every Monday through Friday. Don't miss a single day!'' {The Transformers! More than meets the eye.}

=== Other ===
[[File:Patches g1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Spike, if you don't put the patch on your skin, you won't get the nicotine.]]
[[File:1986 Comm Jazz and Thundercracker Party.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|This socially awkward scene could be all yours!]]
{{anchor|Reflective patches}}
*'''[[Prizes in Disguise]] contest/[[Iron-on patch|reflective patches]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UUwi2uSUQE 30 sec]
: Animation: Jazz and Cosmos land on a plateau and request that the dark blobs moving below identify themselves. Spike replies that it's him and some friends. Jazz, Cosmos, Tracks and Smokescreen shine their lights to reveal that it is in "Spike and friends" and they are wearing Transformers reflective patches. Spike and his friends subsequently follow Cosmos into the Autobot base.
: Narration: Victor Caroli.
: Kidmation: Kid face to generic Magnus face; also, a kid saying "Robots in Disguise" through the Voice Changer.
: Notes: The appearance of Tracks and Smokescreen is a bit more than the cameo in the background of a single shot it would initially appear to be. The shot of Spike and friends being illuminated has beams of light coming from five different directions which means that Tracks and Smokescreen must be joining in. But that's only four Autobots which means a fifth unidentified Autobot must be there as well. Between the animation and the Ultra Magnus Kidmation we get a quick shot of a kid turning to face the camera (and a spotlight) while wearing a sweatshirt covered in relective patches while standing in front of a white picket fence. The lighting is dim outside of the spotlight, presumably to highlight the patches and echo the nighttime setting of the animated segment. After the Kidmation, we see two other kids (one in a solid red shirt the other in a white shirt with red sleeves) standing in front of a peg wall of 1985 and 1986 Minibots. One of them grabs a [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] and turns to look at the back, alongside his friend looking at the back of [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]]. When he turns it is revealed that behind them is a set of shelves containing larger Transformers. The top shelf has [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] along with a number of each of the four [[Insecticon (G1)|Deluxe Insecticons]]. The middle shelf is full of Jetfires while the bottom shelf has Omega Supreme. Standard cartoon voices for [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]], Jazz and [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]]. Background cameos by Tracks and Smokescreen. Next we see a kid wearing a blue sweatshirt over a dress shirt (different kid from the first segment) run into a room holding carded Swerve and [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]] to announce to the kid in the red shirt from the previous segment: "I got a free reflective patch!". Cut to the night time fence scene from the first segment and the second blue shirted kid and the other kid from the store segment show off their Superion and Omega Supreme patches on their shoulders while yelling out the character names. After this we get a demonstration of a Blitzwing patch being ironed onto some sort of black fabric. As the narration goes on to talk about the prizes, we see scenes of a kid's birthday party in a wooded area with performers in Thundercracker and Jazz costumes (similar if not identical to those from the [[The Transformers Universal Studios Tour|Universal Studios Tour]]), a kid talking into the [[Enemy (G1)|Electronic Voice Changer]], and the same [[stock footage]] of the Action Cards from the 1985 ad stingers. The ad ends with a scene of kids running up to the peg wall to grab Transformers. This wider shot reveals that in addition to Minibot pegs there is also a column of Stunticon and Aerialbot limbs. This ad is INCREDIBLY consistent in featuring the patches. EVERY single kid visible in the ad, animated and live action, has at least one patch on their shirt. This even includes the party scene and the kid using the voice changer! While Spike and the friend to his left have Autobot patches (Ultra Magnus and Omega Supreme, respectively), the friend on the other side has a Blitzwing patch! Since all three follow Cosmos into the base, the Autobots must not have held it against him.
: Cosmos: "Who goes there?" Spike: "Spike and friends!" Jazz: "Shine a light on them, they're wearing Transformers reflective patches." Cosmos: "Okay!" {The Transformers. Robots in Disguise!} ''In the Transformers Prizes in Disguise game everyone's a winner!'' "I got a free reflective patch!" "Superion!" "Omega Supreme!" ''And eight more. And your patch may disguise an instant prize, like a party with life-sized Transformers or electronic voice changers.'' "Robots in disguise." ''Or Transformers Action cards. Get Transformers reflective patches and game details '''free''' in specially marked packages. From Hasbro.''

*'''Funpals [[Underoos]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yfAVsrwY7M 30 sec]
: Kidmation: Three different kids turn into animated versions of the lead good guy from the toyline that corresponds to their underwear while growling that line's catchphrase and the name of the good guy. The last of the three is Freddy, who pulls on his Transformers Underoos and turns into Optimus Prime while growling "MORE than meets the eye! The Transformers!".
: Notes: The animation model used for Optimus Prime has design simplifications which make it very similar to the animation model used in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|actual cartoons]]. The coloring of the model however, is based off Prime's [[package art]]. It oddly deviates by coloring the upper legs blue, and having a white line just under his forehead crest.
: "Freddy, what are you doing up there?"

{{anchor|CookieCrisp}}
[[File:Cookie Crisp Jazz Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]
*'''Cookie Crisp "Transformer Game" giveaway''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJ4_yzDH98Q 30 sec]
: Notes: A standard mid-80's [[Cookie Crisp]] ad with a stinger promoting the giveaway of [[Jazz (G1)/toys|Jazz]] action figures. The figure shown in the ad appears to be the same as the figure that would be sent out, having modified door stickers and lacking the other Martini Racing decals. The stinger features a kid in a featureless room playing with his Jazz figure, racing it down the middle of a large table on what looks to be a paper mockup of a white road with yellow and red stripes in the center. After racing it, he transforms Jazz and moves him around in various ways. The kid stops in the middle of playing with Jazz to look surprised as he pulls out a game piece from a box of Cookie Crisp.
: Kids: "The Cookie Crook!" Cookie Crook: "Just checking the traffic." Cookie Cop: "Cookie Crook! This scheme to get Cookie Crisp isn't taking off!" Cookie Crook: "Can you blame me? It looks like little chocolate chip cookies!" Cookie Cop: "And it's part of this complete breakfast." {If you like cookies, you'll love Cookie Crisp!} ''You could be an instant winner of a Jazz Transformer. Millions will enter, twenty-five thousand may win. There's a free game card in specially marked boxes of Cookie Crisp cereal. Or write to post office box eighty-five twelve Westport, Connecticut, O-five-six-eight-eight-eight.

==1987==
Even with the cartoon being limited to just [[The Rebirth|three new episodes]] 1987 did not see a significant drop in new toy commercials, boasting eleven ads of its own. While evidence of 1986 ads being continued into 1987 is scant, there is known to be a decoy stinger version of the [[#Aerialbots and Stunticons|Aerialbots and Stunticons ad]]. As a result of the cartoon's cancellation, the animated segments from 1987 to the line's end in 1990 pretty much all depict seperate microcontinuities or, if you prefer, one large one. Concepts exclusive to the 1987 ads include: The Autobot and Decepticon Headmasters having entirely different heads before becoming Headmasters, Galvatron being the creator of the Horrorcons, Punch seemingly playing both the Autobots and the Decepticons (as opposed to being an Autobot spy), and the Monsterbots having been created as the result of an Autobot lab accident. Many of the live-action segments for the 1987 toy commercials showed kids playing with the toys in a rocky, doom-laden environment, replete with constant flashes of lightning illuminating the toys. It is possible this is meant to be [[Nebulos]], given the way that planet is portrayed in the animated segments. The ads moved away from showing the kids on screen, instead opting to show only their hands holding the toys more often than not. The Kidmation has changed again, this time all ads used the same segment of a kid jumping in the air and flipping, turning into a stop-motion Ultra Magnus as he does so. The animation for these ads also start becoming more and more anime-like in their designs and animation style from here on out (think [[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|the Headmasters anime, but with better and more expensive animation]]). Likely due to animator influence from series regular [[Satoshi Urushihara]] and his partner Kinji Yoshimoto, who by this point were both working with another Japanese animation house, AIC (Though whether or not the studio also assisted with the ads is currently unknown).

[[File:Weirdwolfweirdhead.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|I think pulling my head off is a pretty good idear.]]
Appropriately, given the events of [[The Transformers: The Movie]], no longer are Optimus Prime and Megatron narrating the ads and describing the new characters/toys. Instead, those descriptions were now mostly given via discussions between Ultra Magnus and Rodimus Prime or ranting by Galvatron (either explicitly to Cyclonus or to an implied unseen and unheard Decepticon underling). Existing major characters continued to have speaking lines in the animation, but new, more minor ones like Hun-Grr, Punch and even unnamed generics began to get some speaking lines. Either due to budget limitations or the fact that most of these characters had few, if any, appearances in the cartoon thanks to the truncation of Season Four, they were not reprised by their series actors. Who the other actors were is largely unknown, but at least a handful of lines over the remainder of the line's run were recorded by voice director [[Wally Burr]]. This year would also mark the departure from using the cartoon theme song for the jingle. Again this likely related to the truncation of Season 4, with it re-using the Season 3 theme song. Instead, a brand new jingle was created that still utilized the taglines and feel of the earlier songs but put its own spin on it: "The Transformers! More much more than meets the eye! The Transformers! Robots in disguise!". The beginning would be modified for the year's two major subgroups, the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] (Head. Mas. ter. Trans. Formers!) and the [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmasters]] (Target-master Transformers!). The Targetmaster version even had its own completely unique universe describing the gimmick: "Two Transformers out of one! The vehicle transforms and so does the gun!".

Cartoon advertising seems to have been limited to promoting the episode [[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1|The Return of Optimus Prime]] as nothing has turned up so far for the Rebrith. This is unusual for the original series as no other episode got a dedicated promo, suggesting that Hasbro ''really'' wanted to get the word out after the backlash from [[The many deaths of Optimus Prime|Prime's death]]. Commercials were run for both the actual two days of airing as well as the entire week of airing. They even went so far as to have a stinger at the end of several episodes promoting the impending "surprise" return of Optimus Prime.

===Comics===
{{anchor|Headmaster comic book}}

[[File:Brainstormweirdhead.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Brainstorm was actually pretty happy to get rid of his bizarre zombie vampire head.]]
*'''''[[The Transformers: Headmasters|Headmasters]]''' comic book'' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbD3lRa5YVY 30 sec]
: Production code: MP 1163, Spot 346
: Animation: The post-Movie Autobots and Decepticons shoot it out on Cybertron: Galvatron and Scourge fire on Blurr and Rodimus; [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] grapples with [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]; Ultra Magnus...stands there. Two teams "blast" their way to Nebulos. The Autobots detach their heads, which are replaced by "the intelligent Nebulons". The Decepticons do the same. Scorponok and Fortress Maximus slug it out; the [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmasters]] charge at each other and transform.
: Narration: Victor Caroli.
: Notes: Features completely random, made-up heads for the pre-Headmaster robots.
: ''In the midst of the Cybertronian war, special mission teams of Autobots and Decepticons blasted their way to planet Nebulon. There, the powerful Transformers let the intelligent Nebulons become the heads of their robots.'' {Head. Mas. ter. Trans. Formers! More, much more than meets the eye!} ''But the Headmasters were still Autobots and Decepticons and fierce new battles erupted. Follow the adventures of the Headmaster Transformers and the equally incredible Targetmaster Transformers in Marvel Comics.''

=== Toys ===
{{anchor|Headmaster Autobots}}
[[File:Autobot Headmasters G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|"Let's search that planet, Magnus! We've got to find them! With their help, we can defeat the Decepticons!" Keep hoping, Rodimus. Keep hoping.]]
*'''Headmasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDlcUdHUyn4 30 sec]
: Animation: The four Autobot [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] [[Nebulan]]s climb into their respective partners, who are parked in vehicle mode in a base; they roll out and clash with the three Headmaster Decepticons. Includes particularly nice closeups of [[Monzo]] and [[Stylor]].
: Narration: Victor Caroli, [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] narrate. (well, Rodimus actually spews out a series of nearly incomprehensible lines.)
: Kidmation: A kid leaps and flips, turning into a stop-motion version of Ultra Magnus's toy.
: Toy segment: With "lightning" flashing, [[Arcana]] is removed from Brainstorm's cockpit, transformed to head mode and plugged in, revealing the readout of his power. Two halves of the next scene flip up to reveal a top down view of Highbrow and Brainstorm flying. The center pulls out to all four corners for the next transition, this time we have Brainstorm and Highbrow landning on a rocky step above Hardhead and Chromedome. A lightning animation is used to suddenly reveal the Autobots' robot modes. Kidmation is next followed by a replay of Arcana being plugged into Brainstorm. The ad ends with Highbrow and Hardhead knocking down Weirdwolf and Skullcruncher.
: Notes: Ultra Magnus and Rodimus Prime's voices are provided by their usual series actors [[Jack Angel]] and [[Dick Gautier]]. The ad starts with a practical effects asteroid, which has a hole in the middle of it, flipping over and over as it zooms past the camera to reveal a burning CGI sun behind it.
: "Let's search that planet, Magnus! We've got to find them! With their help, we can defeat the Decepticons!" Ultra Magnus: "Look, it's the Headmaster Autobots!" Rodimus: "Incredible!" Ultra Magnus: "Yes, the driver of the vehicle actually becomes the head of the robot." {Head. Mas. ter. Trans. Formers! More, much more than meets the eye! The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} ''Each Headmaster Autobot displays a readout of its power. Nothing's better than going into battle with Headmaster Transformers. Sold separately. From Hasbro.''

{{anchor|Headmaster Decepticons}}
[[File:Headmaster Decepticons G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]
*'''Decepticon Headmasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64oJkiN7bdM 30 sec]
: Animation: At the secret base of the Headmaster Decepticons, the "trainers" are putting [[Skullcruncher (G1)|Skullcrucher]], [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]] and [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] through their paces, having them jump through hoops and smash through rock statues of the Autobot Headmasters, Hot Rod and Blurr. Yes, the "trainer" concept actually made it into animation. They are referred to as trainers by the narration and even carry whips!
: Narration: [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], [[Victor Caroli]].
: Kidmation: Kid to stop-motion Magnus toy.
: Toy segment: [[Grax]] is removed from Skullcruncher's mouth and plugged into his chest to reveal his readout. Jumpcut to Midwipe flying before the frame slides over to show Weirdwolf flying...in wolf mode. Both land on the upper level of the same rock Skullcruncher is sitting on. Once again a lightning animation is used to jumpcut to the robot modes in the same location. After the Kidmation, we get a replay of the readout reveal followed by Weirdwolf and Mindwipe taking down Chromedome and Brainstorm.
: Notes: Once again the ad opens with the asteroid bit. The Skullcruncher toy is a prototype version with striped readout bars instead of solid purple.
: Galavtron: "There it is! The secret base of the Headmaster Decepticons! Only with their help can we destroy the Autobots! Look! Yes, the trainer of the beast becomes the head of the robot." {Head. Mas. ter. Trans. Formers! More, much more than meets the eye! The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} ''And each Headmaster Decepticon displays a readout of its power! Nothing's better than going into battle with '''these''' Transformers! Headmaster Decepticons sold separately. From Hasbro.''

{{anchor|Horrorcons}}
[[File:Commercial horrorcons.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]
*'''Headmaster Horrorcons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzU5VJJAy4s 30 sec]
: Production code: (animation) MP 1179, Spot 371
: Animation: [[Apeface]] and [[Snapdragon (G1)|Snapdragon]] fly into a canyon and transform to robot mode, then change to [[beast mode]] and charge, spewing fire and swinging rocks around.
: Narration: Victor Caroli.
: Kidmation: Extreme closeup of a kid's eye, with a camera pull-out emerging from the pupil. This is mainly a scene transition with no "Robots in disguise!" voice or other distinct audio.
: Toy segment: In side by side comparisons, Apeface and Snapdragon land on a rocky area in their flying altmodes, then stand in robot mode and then in beast mode. The Kidmation transitions us to [[Krunk]] being removed from Snapdragon's dragon mode. Krunk is transformed to robot mode then, following a top down shot of Snapdragon's plane mode flying, is removed from the cockpit. Krunk is transformed to head mode and plugged into Snapdragon's chest to reveal the readout of his "Decepticon power". The ad ends with a close up as two kids pit the Horrorcons against Hardhead and Brainstorm in <s>a slapfight</s> battle.
: Notes: In another example of microcontinuity, Galvatron is credited with the creation of the Horrorcons, whereas other media has them sharing the same origins as the other Headmasters. The Snapdragon toy used is a early version, sporting the same striped readout bars as Skullcruncher did in the Decepticon Headmaster ad.
: ''Deep in the canyons of Nebulon, Galvatron creates Headmaster Horrorcons. Fiercest Decepticons of them all.'' {Head. Mas. ter. Trans. Formers! More, much more than meets the eye!} ''With Headmaster Horrorcons, the jaws of the beast become the pilot of the plane, and the pilot of the plane becomes the head of the robot! And when the head enters the robot's body you get a readout of its Decepticon power.'' Kid 1: "Destroy the Autobots!" Kid 2: "Never!" {Head. Mas. ter. Trans. Formers!} '''''Now''' with Horrorcons! From Hasbro.''

{{anchor|Targetmasters}}
[[File:Targetmasters.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]
*'''Targetmasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNXc6PbcaxA 30 sec]
: Production code: (animation) MP 1163, Spot 344
: Animation: Live-action set of a rocky planet with something crashing into it and causing an explosion. We see more explosions on the planet's surface. Cel: on Cybertron(?), [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]] and [[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]] get strafed by [[Triggerhappy (G1)|Triggerhappy]], who transforms and grapples with Sureshot, while their guns do the same. Crosshairs drives forward; he and [[Pinpointer (G1)|Pinpointer]] transform and run, then both get tackled by [[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]] and [[Aimless]].
: Narration: Galvatron, Ultra Magnus, and Victor Caroli.
: Kidmation: Kid flips and becomes stop-motion Ultra Magnus toy.
: Toy segment: As "lightning" flashes, Crosshairs sits on a rocky platform with Pinpointer plugged into his roof. This leads into a jumpcut sequence of first Pinpointer then Crosshairs transforming. Slugslinger and [[Caliburst (G1)|Caliburst]] get the same treatment. We then get a quick battle scene of Slugslinger and Misfire knocking down Crosshairs and Sureshot. The ad ends with [[Spoilsport]] being removed from Sureshot's hood and transformed.
: Notes: While Slugslinger and Caliburst get a brief animated appearance in alt mode as they swoop through between the two sets of Targetmaster/partner battles, Pointblank and Peacemaker get left out completely. Part of the animated footage from this commercial would end up being used in the opening sequences of [[The Rebirth]] three-part mini-series.
: Galvatron: "Surrender Magnus or be destroyed!" Ultra Magnus: "No Galvatron! We too have Targetmaster Transformers!" {Tar-get-master Transformers! Two Trans-for-mers, out of one! The vehicle transforms and so does the guuuun! Tar-get-master Transformers! More much more than meets the eye!} ''That's right, each one becomes two.'' {Robots in disguise.} ''Targetmaster Autobots '''and''' Decepticons sold separately. From Hasbro.''

{{anchor|Sixshot}}
[[File:Sixshot commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Galvatron got six!]]
*'''Sixshot''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcyPXIKa5Bg 30 sec]
: Production code: (animation) MP 1167, Spot 353
: Animation: Rodimus Prime and Galvatron lead their teams in battle; [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] attacks and runs through his various modes, as Galvatron describes them and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] counts them off.
: Narration: Victor Caroli.
: Kidmation: None.
: Toy segment: A jumpcut montage of the final step of the transformation for each of Sixshot's modes. This is followed by three kids talking about how many modes they figured out as the toy spontaneously switches (via jump cutting) between modes on their outstreched hands. A counter is shown in the upper right hand corner as each mode the kids figured out is shown.
: Notes: Cameos by [[Kup (G1)|Kup]], [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]. Galvatron has his usual cartoon voice, but Cyclonus does not. A deeper version of the substitute Cyclonus voice is also used for Sixshot (while not confirmed, Cyclonus sounds like [[Neil Ross]], and Sixshot like [[Wally Burr]]). Also, atypically for animators Toei, Cyclonus' earlier pre-production character model as most often seen in AKOM-animated episodes is used. Surprisingly, the kid who got three was able to work out the tank, winged wolf and laser pistol modes but ''not'' the ''robot'' mode.
: Cyclonus: "Autobot attack!" Galvatron: "Sixshot'll stop them. Sixshot's a one robot army! He's a jet fighter." Cyclonus: "That's one." Galvatron: "A rocket car." Cyclonus: "That's two." Galvatron: "He's a tank!" Cyclonus: "Three!" Galvatron: "A winged wolf." Cyclonus: "Four!" Galvatron: "A laser pistol!!" Cyclonus: "Five!" Galvatron: "And a robot." Cyclonus: "That's six!" Sixshot: "Sixshot's my name!" ''There's never been a Transformer like him.'' {The Transformers! More muchmore than meets the eye!} Kid 1: "I can do four." Kid 2: "I got three!" Kid 3: "I figured out five!" ''Sixshot, the most challenging Transformer of them all! From Hasbro.''

{{anchor|Computron and Scorponok}}
[[File:Technobots.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Hi-Tech Sentai Nerdranger]]
[[File:Scorponok G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]
*'''Scorponok''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNPdxlcgTxQ 30 sec]
: Production code: (animation) MP 1180, Spot 373
: Animation: Galvatron runs (with comical sped up animation and rapid patter sound effects) down a ramp as [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] transforms from base to scorpion to repulse the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]]; the Technobots combine, and get hit with a rock thrown by Scorponok.
: Narration: [[Victor Caroli]].
: Kidmation: None.
: Toy segment: Scorponok sits in base mode atop a rocky platform (not unlike Metroplex and Trypticon) as lighting flashes and the platform rotates. The center pulls out to the four corners to reveal a sequence showing off the various features of the base and the intial view of the scorpion mode. The camera never stops rotating through the sequence, even when there's a jumpcut. After all the spinning we see a demonstration of his scorpion legs moving as he rolls along the ground and his capture claws grabbing [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]]. We then see [[Zarak (G1)|Zarak]] transformed and plugged into the robot mode, showing off his readout. We end on a brief battle scene with a kid walking Scorponok in robot mode towards Computron.
: Notes: Naturally, Zarak is visible running around as Scorponok transforms. It's not clear who's meant to be speaking the first line in the animation. The voice is same one used for one of the Technobots (presumably [[Scattershot (G1)|Scattershot]]) later in the ad, but the wording of the line makes more sense if it's spoken by someone other than a Technobot. On the subject of voices, Galvatron's is provided by Frank Welker as usual but Scattershot's is not quite the same as his normal voice. It is very close though and based upon this and the logical conclusion that the group's leader would be the one to instruct them to combine, Scattershot is most likely the intended speaker. Like the toys used in the other Decepticon Headmaster commercials, Scorponok is an early version with striped bars in his read out. In a nice touch of continuity with the Decepticon Headmasters commercial, Zarak is referred to as Scorponok's trainer by the narration.
:Scattershot(?): "Technobots approaching!" Galvatron: "Transform Scorponok! My triple changer Headmaster base will stop them!" Scattershot: "Form Computron!" Galvatron: "Transform again and destroy Computron!" {Head. Mas. ter. Trans. Formers! More, muchmore than meets the eye!} ''The base has twin towers and ramps to launch cars!'' Galvatron: "Transform!" ''And now it's a beast with capture claws and a trainer who becomes...'' Galvatron: "TRANSFORM!" ''the HEAD of its robot!'' {Head. Mas. ter. Trans. Formers!} ''The Transformers. From Hasbro.''

{{anchor|Technobots and Terrorcons}}
[[File:Technobots and Terrorcons G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]
*'''Technobots''' and '''Terrorcons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zyc4GgumQA 30 sec]
: Production code: (animation) MP 1167, Spot 352
: Animation: The [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] are on the move on what looks like prehistoric Earth with multiple smoking volcanos in the distance. [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Gurrr]] falls into a pit trap, causing Scattershot to approach and transform but he's interrupted by [[Rippersnapper (G1)|Rippersnapper]] throwing rocks. [[Nosecone (G1)|Nosecone]], [[Lightspeed (G1 Technobot)|Lightspeed]] and [[Afterburner (G1)|Afterburner]] race to the scene and transform, then put up a force field to deflect one of the rocks. [[Sinnertwin (G1)|Sinnertwin]] steps into a snare trap tethered to Strafe. Rippersnapper and [[Blot (G1)|Blot]] back the Technobots up to a nearby base, in front of which appears to be Hun-Gurrr inside a cage. Strafe flies overhead with Sinnertwin still tethered.
: Narration: Victor Caroli.
: Kidmation: Kid to stop-motion Ultra Magnus.
: Toy segment: The segment starts with Hun-Gurrr flying in dragon mode in front of a rock wall and then Scattershot flying in jet mode from the opposite direction. Scattershot's weapon is deployed before a jumpcut to two kids playing with one of them swooping Scattershot down on Hun-Gurr. The center pulls out to the four corners to reveal a sequence of close ups of each of the Terrorcon limbs' alt modes. Cutthroat is last, with his panel being zoomed out on as it flips around into place in a grid of the four limbs in robot mode with Hun-Gurr's robot mode super imposed in the middle. The grid turns into a ball and then re-expands to show Abominus flying. A static transition shows us the five Technobot alt modes in the same grid style as the Terrorcons were. The grid rolls into a cylinder then unrolls to reveal a shot of Computron flying. We then end on a very brief snippet of two kids battling with the combined robots in a very out of place and sterile looking set with a light colored background and a set of white platforms.
: Notes: Cutthroat is present in the opening scene of the animation, but isn't seen after that. The Autobot base bears some similarities to Fortress Maximus but is completely grey/silver, appears to not have armaments, and may be missing the ramp on the left side (though the angles we get make it difficult to tell for sure). It's similar enough that it's probably safe to say it's at least using Fort Max's animation model, albeit possibly misdrawn. Rodimus and Ultra Magnus's voices are provided by their regular series actors, Dick Gautier and Jack Angel respectively.
: Rodimus Prime: "Magnus look!" Ultra Magnus: "I've never seen Decepticons as vicious as those monstrous Terrorcons." Rodimus Prime: "Lucky we have the Technobots!" Ultra Magnus: "Yeah, but those hi-tech heroes are in for one horrific battle!" {The Transformers! More much more than meets the eye!} ''Out of monstrous Terrorcon beasts comes the incredible Abominus, to battle the fearless and futuristic Computron.'' {The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} ''The Transformers. Sold separately. From Hasbro.''
:*'''Technobots''' and '''Terrorcons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oX0UtS2J4ZQ 30 sec] - A slightly shortened version of the regular ad in order to fit a plug for [[Decoy]]s at the end.

{{anchor|Punch and Clones}}
[[File:DecepticonClones-commercialanimation.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]
[[File:AutobotClones-commercialanimation.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]
*'''Punch/Counterpunch''' and '''Clones''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzTP4kavCrk 30 sec]
: Production code: (animation) MP 1167, Spot 354
: Animation: [[Punch (G1)|Punch]] informs Rodimus that he can trust him, transforms to car mode, rolls out of the base and promptly transforms to Counterpunch and tells the waiting Galvatron that he can trust ''him''. The Decepticon [[Clone (subgroup)|Clones]] run through a rocky landscape in perfect step and open fire on the Autobot clones, then both groups transform.
: Narration: Victor Caroli.
: Kidmation: None.
: Toy segment: The double spy rolls down a dirt hill in car mode. Sliding in from left, we see his transformation. First to Punch then, after a frame flip, to Counterpunch. After the clone animation segment runs, we see Pounce and Wingspan in their alt modes flying down the previous hill. At the bottom they smack into Fastlane and Cloudraker in robot mode. A panel of the twins in robot mode flips to the screen then slides away to reveal a panel of Cloudraker being transformed to jet mode. That panel also slides away to reveal Cloudraker flying over Fastlane, who is rolling along. This pulls away to a jumpcut sequence of Counterpunch, and both sets of clones flying in robot mode.
: Notes: Cameos by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Goldbug]] and Cyclonus. Punch/Counterpunch is not voiced by his series voice actor.
:{Double spy!...double spy!} Punch: "You can trust me Rodimus!" {The Transformers! More much more than meets the eye!} Counterpunch: "You can trust me Galvatron!" ''Introducing the Transformers Double Spy. From a supercar he can transform into a heroic Autobot or an evil Decepticon. '''Now''', discover the clones. Decepticon clones look identical but one transforms into a puma, the other into a hawk to fight Autobot clones. One of these twins transforms into a dragster, the other a jet.'' {The Transformers!} ''Double spy sold separately, clones sold together. From Hasbro.''
:*'''Punch/Counterpunch''' and '''Clones''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oX0UtS2J4ZQ&t=60 30 sec] - A slightly shortened version with sped up narration in order to fit a plug for Decoys at the end.

{{anchor|Monsterbots}}
[[File:Monsterbots G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]
*'''Monsterbots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIy-eSK4hqA 30 sec]
: Animation: Blurr and Rodimus Prime arrive; Kup tells them that there's been an accident, and the new Autobots are monsters! The [[Monsterbot (G1)|Monsterbot]]s trash a lab, as Kup notices Scourge, Cyclonus and Octane attacking. Rodimus orders the Monsterbots to attack. They respond by bursting through a wall and taking on the Decepticon trio.
: Narration: [[Victor Caroli]].
: Kidmation: Kid to stop-motion Ultra Magnus.
: Toy segment: Starts with stop motion jumpcut transformation sequences for [[Doublecross]], [[Repugnus (G1)|Repugnus]] and [[Grotusque]]. This is followed by jumpcuts of the three flying in beast mode with the unseen kid or kids holding them furiously pumping their spark triggers. The sparks that come out are not the actual sparks from the toys but effects layered over the top, in order to make the spark volume and distance look more impressive than it actually is. The jumpcuts lead into the three Monsterbots sitting on a rocky platform, with one set of kid hands firing off sparks from Repugnus and Grotesque. This is in response to another kid, whose hand comes into view holding Razorclaw. The ad ends with a replay of Doublecross's sparking.
: Notes: Cameos by Scourge, [[Octane]], and Cyclonus. Rodimus Prime is voiced by his series actor, Dick Gautier. Kup is also voiced by his series actor, [[John Stephenson]], albeit with a higher pitch than usual.
: Kup: "Rodimus, quick! There's been an accident. The new Autobots are Monsterbots!" Rodimus Prime: "They're monsters alright." Kup: "Decepticons!" Rodimus Prime: "Monsterbots attack! Glad those monsters are on our side." {The Transformers! More much more than meets the eye!} ''And they've even got sparks, BLASTING out of them!'' Kid: "You can't stop the Monsterbots!" {The Transformers! Robots in disguise.} ''Transformers Monsterbots. Sold separately. From Hasbro.''

[[File:FlywheelsCommercialAndSeason4Intro.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.1]]
{{anchor|Duocons and Throttlebots}}
*'''Duocons/Throttlebots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRzvccVI9MU 30 sec]
: Production code: (animation) MP 1175, Spot 363
: Animation: [[Flywheels|Flywheels’s]] jet portion swoops down out of the sky and links up with his tank, transforming to robot mode before being jumped on by Rodimus Prime.
: Narration: Victor Caroli.
: Kidmation: Kid to stop-motion Ultra Magnus.
: Toy segment: Starts with a jumpcut montage of [[Battletrap (G1)|Battletrap]]'s two halves and transformation from the side and then continues with the same for Flywheels and a clip of both transforming, shot from the front. Next we get a Throttlebot montage with Chase and Freeway being released to zoom across the floor, then a jump to Chase's backend being flipped down to reveal his face. We get the same for Wideload and Rollbar (with Rollbar getting the transformation) and Goldbug and Searchlight (Searchlight transforms). The last scene prior to Kidmation and the end shots is a battle scene with two kids (Yes, there are two. You can just barely catch a glimpse of the hand, arm and side of head of a kid wearing a red shirt on the right side of the screen.) laying on a floor to release Chase, Rollbar and Searchlight in robot mode as they zoom off into the Duocons. There's a very quick close up afterward of the more visible kid's exclaiming "Wow!" as his eyes bug out.
: Notes: The Decepticon alerting Galvatron is not shown nor identified, but since his voice is the same as the one used for Cyclonus in the Sixshot ad he is identified as such in the below transcript. The animation in this ad was also used in the intro for [[The Rebirth]] three-parter.
:*'''Duocons/Throttlebots''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oX0UtS2J4ZQ&t=121 30 sec] - A slightly shortened version in order to fit a plug for Decoys at the end.
: Cyclonus: "Galvatron, our jet's gonna crash into a tank!" Galvatron: "No, it's not. They're going to transform into one robot!" ''Introducing Duocons. Decepticon two-in-ones. They think they’re twice as tough as any Autobot—and MAYBE THEY ARE.'' {The Transformers!} ''But they haven't met the Throttlebots yet!'' {More much more than meets the eye. The Transformers!} Kid: "Wow!" {Robots in disguise.} ''The Transformers Duocons come together. Throttlebots sold separately. From Hasbro.''

{{anchor|Fortress Maximus}}
[[File:Fort Max G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]
*'''Fortress Maximus''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qW_PTqKbsC8 30 sec]
: Animation: [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] transforms to base mode and blows away the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]], who combine into [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] and attack him.
: Narration: Victor Caroli, Rodimus Prime, Ultra Magnus.
: Kidmation: None.
: Toy segment: Fortress Maximus sits in base mode on a stone platform that rotates as the camera zooms in. Cut to a kid using the left side ramp launcher to send [[Cog (G1)|Cog]] down the ramp. Cut back to a front view of the base mode before switching to a closer view of the tower with the Headmaster pilot compartment open. The camera zooms in as [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] is placed in the compartment and the lid closed. Cut to Rippersnapper and Sinnertwin flying in from the left to represent the Terrorcons. Cut again to the last few steps of Fort Max's transformation to battle station mode, then a jump back to base mode that phases out to show the battle station mode again. After the animated segment, we see a stunned kid holding Abominus. Cut to show that the kid is looking at Cerebros standing between Fort Max's legs. The camera pans up Fort Max and as it does so, there's an inlay of Cerebros in robot mode that phases out into an inlay of Cerebros in head mode, disappearing just in time for Cerebros to be attached to complete Fort Max's robot mode. Cut to Abominus being moved along a rocky platform with the kid holding him off camera. The camera swings around to reveal Fortress Maxmius at the other end of the platform with a second kid crouched behind him, holding his legs.
: Notes: [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Gurrr]]'s single line in this commercial ("Terrorcons, form Abominus and destroy Fortress Maximus!") is provided by [[Wally Burr]].
: ''It's Fortress Maximus!'' {FOR-TRESS MAX-I-MUHUUUS!} ''The colossal Headmaster Autobot City.'' Kid: "Look!" Rodimus Prime: "The Terrorcons are attacking!" Ultra Magnus: "Transform Fortress Maximus!" {Head. Mas. ter. Trans. Formers!} Ultra Magnus: "From city to battlestation!" {More much more than meets the eye!} Hun-Gurrr: "Terrorcons form Abominus and destroy Fortress Maximus!" ''But Fortress Maximus transforms again, this time into a robot so '''humongous''', a separate robot becomes its head!'' Kid: "Its power's awesome!" {The Transformers!} ''From Hasbro.''

=== Cartoon ===
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*'''[[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1|The Return of Optimus Prime]] promo''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-V_h7dEbm0 30 sec]
: Animation: Excerpts of the Optimus Prime death scene and Prime vs. Megatron from ''The Transformers: The Movie''.
: Narration: Victor Caroli and various local TV announcers.
: Notes: Many TV stations shrank or otherwise manipulated it at the end, but New York's WPIX simply overlaid a graphic on the bottom saying, with a red line between them, "4:30 PM" on top, and "Tues. & Wed." on the bottom, with their classic "Circle 11" logo on the far right.
:"It's over, Prime." "Never!" ''Hang on, Autobots, it's not over! Optimus Prime returns, February 24th and 25th on ''The Transformers''.''
:*'''Optimus Prime week''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmXHb2SN9rc 30 sec] – Same as above commercial but re-narrated with the removal of "Never!" and changed to speak of a whole Optimus Prime week.
::"It's over, Prime." ''Wrong, Megatron! It's just the beginning!''
:*'''EMERGENCY AUTOBOT ALERT''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2_vaeTp1qQ 10 sec] – Excerpts of Optimus Prime at Moonbase 1 and Prime vs. Megatron, soundtracked with a Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime narration that is uncharacteristically arrogant.
::"Heroes never die. I, Optimus Prime, can never be conquered!" ''Catch the surprise return of Optimus Prime. Coming soon to The Transformers.''

==1988==
Similar to the Dinobot ads of 1985, the Pretender ad suggests that Hasbro or [[Griffin Bacal]] were changing their minds about the theming of this year's ads. The Pretender ad went through three different iterations with three different jingles, though two of them were fairly similar. They eventually settled on having the commercials begin with a still shot of several animation frames, arranged as if in a comic book. This would be accompanied by narrator Victor Caroli saying "NEW <blank> are/is here!" with heavy emphasis on "NEW". The camera would zoom in on one of the panels to transition into the animated segment. Sometimes there would be a second such transition later in the ad. The main jingle for 1988 was "They've got the power to surprise!" with the first word being held out a comically long time. As was done in 1987, the jingle was customized based on the subgroup (Pretenders, Powermasters, etc.) being advertised and often both the beginning and the verses were specific to a subgroup or even just a single character. Kidmation was also subroup specific, featuring a kid turning into a crude 2D CGI robot with varying appearances. For Pretenders the robot resembled the inner robot of [[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]]; For Powermasters it was Powermaster Optimus Prime and the Targetmasters got a generic Targetmaster robot made of wood and animated through stop motion. This would, unfortunately, be effectively the last year for Kidmation until ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]''. The one toy that did not belong to any subgroup, [[Quickswitch]], was also the only toy not get a custom jingle. In fact, Quickswitch's ad had no jingle in it at all. Conversely, it appears the [[Triggerbot]]s and [[Triggercon]]s ad was the only one not to receive new animation. Another one-off oddity is the fifteen second version of [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]] ad which is the first and only Transformers toy commercial since 1985 and before Beast Wars that did not feature Victor Caroli as the narrator. Instead [[Stephen Keener]] provided the narration. The toy dioramas became much more varied this year. While they all used some form of an alien planet, different subgroups had their own variation on it: The Pretenders were in a snowy, mountain like environment; The Powermasters, Sparkabots and Flamecons were seemingly in a rocky area with a green gradient sky; Quickswitch, the Triggerbots and Triggercons were also in a rocky area but with a pink sky; The Seacons were, appropriately enough, underwater; And finally the Small Headmasters and Targetmasters kept continuity with their larger counterparts by being in the same rocky, doom-laden environment with the latter even having the same lightning effects.

Animation-wise, the style for the 2D segments shift again, as does the team handing the animation starting this year going forward. Switching from Toei themselves due to working on ''[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (cartoon)|Masterforce]]'' (and later on, ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (cartoon)|Victory]]'') by this time, to a third party working under Toei (presumed to be either [[Nakamura Production]] or [[Ashi Productions]] based off of the art style, though it's unconfirmed). As a result, the quality of the animation starts becoming more uneven. Some segments like the Seacons and Doubledealer keep the overall appearance of the 1987 commercials, while most of the other commercials attempt a more detailed appearance with little to no complex shading and some instances (like the segment featuring Sparkabots & Firecons) where the animation itself becomes choppy. This style would go on to be used for both 1989 and 1990's ads. The animation models for the characters shared between the commercials and their ''Masterforce'' counterparts also differ greatly; with oddities like Quickswitch being a near-direct translation of his toy, [[Skullgrin]] having long horns that go off to the sides (matching that of his Marvel comic appearance), and Piranacon's head switching between a toy-accurate head to one more organic and fish-like. Additionally, the franchise's first full use of 3D [[CGI]] animation would be utilized in one of the Pretenders commercials' Kidmation sequences, provided by Rhythm & Hues.

Following up on Optimus Prime and Bumblebee (as Goldbug)'s re-introduction to the cartoon and the Goldbug toy, a response to the backlash to the legacy character deaths in the movie, Hasbro returned Optimus Prime to the line as Powermaster Optimus Prime. The commercials for the Powermasters heavily featured Prime in the animation and his return was heralded in a grandiose fashion. In the commercial for Optimus Prime, Victor Caroli informed us that "A '''NEW''' Optimus Prime is here!" while the jingle for Prime's ad referred to him as "Powermaster Optimus Prime, greatest leader of our time!". Peter Cullen even reprised his role in the animation, with Prime telling us that "It's great to be back!". This is all in sharp contrast to Goldbug, whom you would never know was Bumblebee just by the [[#Throttlebots|toy commercial]]. This focus on Prime extended to the cartoon and its advertising as the new wrap around segments featuring a puppet Powermaster Prime (try saying ''that'' three times fast!) were one of the main selling points. 1988 is the only year known thus far to have multiple advertisements for the comics as both the Pretender and Powermaster sagas were promoted. The Pretender ad was one of two providing new microcontinuities as Powermaseters Darkwing and Dreadwind are shown attacking a generic Autobot lab where the Autobot Pretenders are being created. The other is perhaps the most notorious example of microcontinuity in all of Transformers advertising. In Quickswitch's ad, he is described as Sixshot's ''son'', and while it is not the first time two Transformers were described as being [[relatives]] it is easily one of the most bizarre. 
===Comics===
{{anchor|Pretenders}}
[[File:Pretenders comic G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]
*'''Pretenders comic''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nO9VYnPkAtMc 30 sec]
: Animation: [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]] and [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] battle [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] and [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]]. Three Autobot [[Pretender]]s are created (in their skivvies!) inside an Autobot research facility. [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] and [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] attack and the now armored Pretenders split to reveal their robots, forcing the Decepticons to flee. The Decepticon Pretenders burst through the wall and both groups split. A battle ensues.
: Narration: Victor Caroli
: Notes: Includes tail-end spot for the relevant [[Pretender to the Throne!|Marvel Comics issue]]. The Decepticon Pretenders are shown coming from the direction of a volcano. Might this be where they were created? In the battle at the end, the order of events implies that the Pretenders' shells are fighting independently of the Pretenders themselves. It is not at all clear who is supposed to speaking the two non-narration lines. The animation shows a closeup on Landmine's eye that fades into Dreadwind and Darkwing flying towards the Autobot lab. Since the Decepticons haven't seen the Pretenders yet at that point in the animation it probably isn't them (their voice actors also unknown). However, no other Autobots are seen in the lab either.
:''After a series of startling defeats at the hands of the Decepticons, the Autobots create a new breed of Transformer.'' Transformer 1: "They look human!" Transformer 2: "They look human, but they're Pretenders!" {Pre-ten-der Trans-for-mers! Preeetenders '''hide''' the Transformers inside!} ''The Decepticons have their own Pretenders, strange and terrifying.'' {Pre-ten-der Trans-for-mers! THEYYY"VE got the power to surprise!} ''Battle of the Pretenders. New from Marvel Comics.''

{{anchor|Powermasters}}
[[File:Slapdashcommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Why are you here, again?]]
*'''Powermasters comic''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jk1RykO3Pi4 30 sec]
: Animation: Amid desert canyons, the various Powermaster partners transform to engine form and combine with their partners, including [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] transforming his trailer to base mode. This is followed by the Autobot [[Powermaster]]s shooting at Darkwing and Dreadwind who, now that they've accomplished their [[To sell toys|goal]], are once again in their plane modes.
:Narration: Victor Caroli.
:Notes: Features [[Getaway]] / [[Rev]], [[Slapdash (G1)|Slapdash]] / [[Lube]], and [[Joyride (G1)|Joyride]] / [[Hotwire (G1)|Hotwire]]; [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] / [[Throttle (G1)|Throttle]] and [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] / [[Hi-Test (G1)|Hi-Test]]; and [[Hi-Q]]. Includes a tail-end shot of the relevant [[People Power!|Marvel Comics issue]]. Two Autobot Powermasters are heard talking in the ad, but it's unclear which of the Powermasters they are. The first one to speak is voiced by Michael Bell, while the second is voiced by Gregg Berger.
: ''To defeat the evil Decepticons, Nebulons team up with Autobots to become Powermasters!'' {Their ennnngine’s the key that un-locks their Trans-for-mer en-er-geeee!} Autobot Powermaster #1: "We're under attack!" Autobot Powermaster #2: "Oh no, Decepticons have Powermasters too!" Autobot Powermaster #1: "Transform Optimus Prime!" {Powermaster Transformers! THEEEEEEY've got the power to surprise!} Autobot Powermaster #2: "Look Optimus is becoming a super Powermaster!" ''Who will win? Find out in Marvel Comics.''

===Toys===
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*'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbG-5o9y2t0&t=29 30 sec]
[[File:AutobotPretenderCommercial.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]
: Animation: Clips re-used from the comic commercial.
:Narration: [[Victor Caroli]].
: Toy segment: Starts with closeups of the shells of Autobot Pretenders, [[Cloudburst]], [[Waverider]], and [[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]]. After the Darkwing/Dreadwing section of the animation, the Decepticon Pretenders [[Skullgrin]], [[Bomb-Burst (G1)|Bomb-Burst]], and [[Submarauder (G1)|Submarauder]] get their closeups. After the final animation segment, there's a brief sequence where an engery burst flips the screen from Pretender shell and inner robot, to Pretender shell and inner robot in vehicle mode. This done first for Cloudburst and then Skullgrin.
:Notes: Features only the first wave of large Pretenders. No advertisement featuring the second wave is known to exist.
:''After a series of startling defeats at the hands of the Decepticons, the Autobots create a new breed of Transformer.'' "They look human!" "They look human, but they're Pretenders!" {Pre-ten-der Trans-for-mers! Preeetenders '''hide''' the Transformers inside!} ''The Decepticons have their own Pretenders, strange and terrifying.'' {Pre-ten-der Trans-for-mers! THEYYY"VE got the power to surprise!} ''NEW Pretender Transformers. Get 'em while they last!''

{{anchor|PretendersToys2}}
[[File:Pretender Commercial CGI Robot.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]
*'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rzuw7k1iQE 30 sec]
: Animation: The Autobot Pretenders splitting, re-used from the comic commercial.
: Narration: Victor Caroli.
: Kidmation: A bizarre segment of a kid proclaiming what they "are" while being shown doing it ("I’m a video gamer!" "I’m a skateboarder!"), only for the kid as skateboarder to split Pretender-style, revealing a generic teal and silver CGI robot (in the first use of proper 3D animation in the franchise) who announces "I’m a Transformer!" After the announcement, the robot shoots lightning from its fingers and shifts its skateboard to face screen left/its right. At the end of the commercial, the robot fires some more lightning before shifting the skateboard to face center and take off towards the camera.
: Toy segment: Landmine is shown sitting on top of a rocky platform with the kid from the intro segmen hovering nearby. The kid pulls off the front of Landmine's shell, allowing his inner robot to tumble out and somehow land on its feet at the base of the platform. The kid picks up the inner robot and converts it to vehicle mode and then drives it up next to the shell. Cut to closeup of someone holding Cloudburst and removing the front half of the shell to reveal the robot. The footage then rewverses to put the shell back on, then plays forward again to remove it and then the inner robot is removed. This is followed by a similar sequence for Bomb-Burst except the footage just plays straight through without reversing. We then get the energy burst transition between Cloudburst's modes and the closeups of the Decepticon Pretenders, both reused from the previous ad. After that we get the Bomb-Burst shell reveal again and then a reuse of ''his'' energy burst transition. The toy segment ends with a battle scene where Landmine and Skullgrin's shells and inner robots are standing on their own in a faceoff before two sets of hands come in front battling with Waverider and Submarauder's shells and robots. The battle is emphasized with a "KERUNCH" text effect.
:Kid: "I'm a video gamer! I'm a skateboarder!" Robot voice: "I'm a Transformer!" ''NEW Pretender Transformers are here!'' {Master the power! The POOOOOWER, of Pretender Transformers!} ''Pretender Transformers split apart to reveal a powerful robot.'' {Pretenders - they hide - the Transformer inside!} ''And look there are evil Decepticon Pretenders too!'' Kid: "Transform the Pretenders!" ''Pretenders sold separately.''
::*'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uUG5VjWcpM 15 sec] - Edited down version of the previous commercial.

{{anchor|PretendersToys3}}
*'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6VSMYUclRQ 30 sec]
: Animation: The Autobot Pretenders splitting, reused from the previous commmercials. This time though, it's preceded by a still of Landmine with "NEW!" plastered on it and a comic book page. The comic page is made up of stills from the previous Pretender animation. The camera zooms in on the top panel to transition into the animation proper.
: Narration: Victor Caroli
: Kidmation: Kid's face splits apart to reveal his 'inner' robot face, that of a crudely animated Landmine with red eyes.
: Toy segment: The energy burst from the previous ads zigzags through a very white and spiky alien environment to reveal Cloudburst fully equipped. We then get a bunch of reused footage; Closeups of the Autobot Pretenders, Cloudburst's shell removal with replay, Bomb-Burst's shell reveal, the inital frame of the Cloudburst enery ball transition, a shorter version of the clash between Waverider and Submarauder, a slightly longer/slower version of the Cloudburst energy ball transition, the Decepticon Pretender closeups, Bomb-Burst's shell reveal a second time, Bomb-Burst's energy ball transition, and finally the full cut of the Waverider/Submarauder clash.
: '''''NEW''' Pretenders are here!'' {Pre-ten-der Trans-for-mers! THEYYY"VE got the power to surprise!} ''Autobot Pretenders look human, '''but''''' {Pre-ten-der Trans-for-mers! Preeetenders '''hide''' the Transformers inside!} ''Pretenders split apart to reveal a powerful robot inside, then reassemble to fight alongside their transformable robot. '''But''', Decepticons have Pretenders too!'' {Pre-ten-der Trans-for-mers! THEYYY"VE got the power to surprise!}
::*'''Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYK9lP9yYis 15 sec] - Edited down version of the previous commercial.
[[File:Snarlercommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|If it's a Beast War you want...]]

{{anchor|Pretender Beasts and Vehicles}}
[[File:GunrunnerG1-commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|If it's a Machine War you want...]]
*'''Pretender Beasts/Pretender Vehicles''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFUicyvMLuk 30 sec], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEYsICtTHQE&t=24s 15 sec]
: Animation: [[Snarler]] and [[Catilla (G1)|Catilla]] battle in beast mode... then... are suddenly in their shells... and then come out of their shells...? [[Gunrunner (G1)|Gunrunner]] emerges from his vehicle and transforms to jet mode; [[Roadgrabber]] emerges and transforms his vehicle to battle mode, opening fire on the flying Gunrunner.
:Narration: Victor Caroli.
:Kidmation: Pretender Kid.
:Toy segment: Starts with closeups of Carnivac's shell, Chainclaw and Catilla together, and then Snarler's shell. Carnivac gets the shell reveal with rewind treatment before a cut to Snarler's closeup again. Carnivac's inner robot is shown being removed from its shell and we get another cut to the shell standing on a snowy platform and the inner robot is placed next to it wolf mode. An organge diamond shaped static burst appears over the inner robot and fades to reveal the inner robot in robot mode. Cut to Gunrunner driving along with a "KA BOOM" text effect coming from his gun turret. This followed by a very brief snippet of Road Grabber driving along. After the Pretender Vehicle animation, the toy segment ends with Road Grabber's jumpcut transformation and an awkward clash between Catilla and his shell and Roadgrabber riding his shell's chariot mode. The Kidmation comes in at the very end.
:''Now, in the world of Pretenders, there are Pretender Beasts; Strange and terrifying.'' {Preeetenders '''hide''' the Transformers inside!} ''Introducing Pretender Beasts. Inside's a beast that transforms into a fighting robot. And there are Autobot and Decepticon vehicles too. They split to reveal a transformable robot then reassemble as a fighting machine.'' {Pre-ten-der Trans-for-mers! Pre-ten-der Trans-for-mers! THEYYY"VE got the power to surprise!}

{{anchor|PowermasterToys}}
[[File:HiQCommercial1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Truck? What truck?]]
*'''Powermasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6CaDVzY2_4 30 sec]
: Animation: Dreadwind and Darkwing chase Getaway and Joyride around the rim of a crater. Dreadwind and Darkwing transform. Includes segments recycled from the first Powermaster commercial. Like the last Pretender ad, this ad has a comic book page intro. In fact it has two, one for the Autobot segment at the beginning and a second for the Decepticon segment that starts at the halfway point
: Narration: [[Victor Caroli]].
: Kidmation: A kid crackles with energy, which surrounds and replaces his head with a ''very'', and we mean ''very'', crude CGI Powermaster Optimus Prime head.
: Toy segment: Two kids play with the Powermasters on a rocky mountain diorama in front of an alien green sky. The kid to the left with a red shirt rolls Joyride down an incline while the kid on the right with a blue shirt rolls Slapdash down a different incline and they meet Getaway in the middle. The ad then cuts to a closeup of Getaway in robot mode flying in front of a rock wall and crashing through a "BLLAAMM" text effect, followed by aa jumpcut sequence of Rev and Getaway being transformed. Following Kidmation and the second animation sequence, we get Darkwing landing on some gravel. As he lands the screen scrolls up to be a horizontal split screen with Dreadwind flying by a plain green background. Cut to a jumpcut sequence of Hi-Test and Dreadwing being transformed. The segment ends with the blue shirt kid using Slapdash and Joyride to battle the red shirt kid's Darkwing and Dreadwind on top of a rock. A "KERUNCH" text effect is added to emphasize the magnitude of clash.
: Notes: The unidentified Decepticon who commands Darkwing and Dreadwind to transform is voiced by [[Wally Burr]], using more or less the same voice as he used for Hun-Grrr in the Fort Max ad.
: '''''NEW''' Powermasters are here! Amazing new Transformers called Powermasters!'' {Their ennnngine’s the key that un-locks their Trans-for-mer en-er-geeee!} ''Incredible Powemasters, they only transform when their Nebulon becomes their engine.'' {Powermaster Transformers!} Decepticon: "Decepticon Powermasters transform!" ''And the Decepticons unlock their Transformer energy.'' {Powermaster Transformers! THEEEEEEY've got the power to surprise!}

{{anchor|PowermasterOptimusPrime}}
[[File:Toycommercial-PowermasterOptimusPrime.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]
*'''Powermaster Optimus Prime''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wiInSQq7yU 30 sec]
: Animation: Recycled footage of Prime transforming from the Powermasters commercial; Powermaster Optimus Prime firing [[Quickswitch]].
: Narration: Victor Caroli.
: Kidmation: Kid to Powermaster Optimus Prime.
: Toy segment: Optimus Prime crashes through the sound effect "BLAAMM!" as he drives along a rock wall. A closeup of Prime driving up to Hi-Q leads to a jumpcut transformation sequence to the normal robot mode and base. After a brief animation snippet of Prime transforming to super robot mode, we get a very brief clip of the folded up Prime cab being inserted into his super robot body. Kidmation, and then we end with Prime driving along with the text "KA BOOM" overlaid, a still frame of normal Prime next to the base, and super robot Prime flying.
: Notes: Not only is Prime back, but so is his voice actor, [[Peter Cullen]]. While Prime ''says'' it's good to be back, he doesn't sound very enthused about it. [[Charlie Adler]] voices Hi-Q, sounding a lot like a subdued Silverbolt.
: ''A '''new''' Optimus Prime is here.'' Hi-Q: "I'll transform Optimus!" {POW-er-master Optimus Prime! Greatest leader of his time!} Optimus Prime: "It's great to be back." ''Now Optimus Prime is back as a Powermaster. He only transforms when his Nebulon becomes his engine.'' {POW-er-master Optimus Prime!} Hi-Q: "Look! Optimus is transforming into a super robot!" {Powermaster Transformers! THEEEEEEY've got the power to surprise!}
:*'''Powermaster Optimus Prime''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9CiMqlPZR4&t=90 15 sec] - edited down from the previous commercial.

{{anchor|Doubledealer}}
[[File:Doubledealercommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]
*'''Powermaster Prime''' and '''Doubledealer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDsvaO8NYVM 30 sec]
: Animation: Footage of Prime reused from other commercials featuring him, then a new segment with [[Doubledealer]] in robot mode standing with Prime. Doubledealer transforms to vehicle mode, then [[Skar (G1)|Skar]] flies out of [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]]'s hand and locks into place, transforming Doubledealer to falcon mode.
: Narration: Victor Caroli.
: Kidmation: Kid to Powermaster Optimus Prime.
: Toy segment: Starts by reusing the Optimus Prime jumpcut transformation sequence from the Powermaster Optimus Prime ad. After Kidmation and the second segment of animation, we get some new footage of Doubledealer driving through a "KA BOOM" effect as he drives along a rocky path to his Powermaster engines. We then get jumpcuts to each engine and then to the mode it unlocks, first, Skar second. The segment ends with more reused Optimus Prime footage. In particular his super robot conversion and the super robot flying. The super robot conversion is a longer cut that pans out to reveal the kid doing the transformation and his amazement at it.
: Notes: Once again we have unidentified Transformers providing commentary. The first is voiced by Wally Burr and the second by Jack Angel. The narrator says "Only the Powermaster mercenary can become an Autobot or Decepticon" which is not true as there was another Transformer still on shelves at the time that could do this. We hear he's nearby. [[Punch (G1)|REAL nearby.]]
: ''A NEW Optimus Prime is here. More powerful than ever, Powermaster Optimus Prime.'' {Powermaster Transformers! THEEEEEEY've got the power to surprise!} Transformer 1: "Who’s that new Transformer with Optimus Prime?" Transformer 2: "Doubledealer, the Powermaster mercenary!" ''Only the Powermaster mercenary can become an Autobot or a Decepticon. But in a flash, Optimus Prime becomes a super robot!'' {Powermaster Transformers!} ''Pwermaster Transformers sold separately.''

[[File:NightbeatTV.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Look at my chest.]]
[[File:Fangrycommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|HOOKA chaka HOOKA chaka HOOKA HOOKA HOOKA chaka]]
{{anchor|Small Headmasters}}
*'''Small Headmasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxHU63O9ApQ 30 sec]
: Animation: The small Autobot Headmasters ([[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]], [[Siren (G1)|Siren]], [[Hosehead (G1)|Hosehead]]) drive on a rocky world; Nightbeat and [[Muzzle]] transform. The small Decepticon Headmasters burst through a wall in beast mode; [[Fangry (G1)|Fangry]] and [[Brisko]] transform.
: Narration: Victor Caroli, and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], who's obviously never met Fangry, [[Squeezeplay (G1)|Squeezeplay]] or [[Horri-Bull]]: "Our new Decepticon Headmasters will give us more brainpower than ever!"
: Kidmation: A kid flips through the air, converting to a robot and folding up to become the head of a larger (stop motion?) gray robot whose head resembles Brainstorm. The robot's body, on the other hand, looks more like the inner robot of a Pretender with a power readout painted in the center.
: Toy segment: Siren skids to halt through the text effect "BLLAAMM". Brief jumpcut transformation for Siren is followed by a picture in picture of Nightbeat driving along with Muzzle being transformed in the inset. This leads to a shot of Muzzle in headmode being plugged into Nightbeat's body. After the Decepticon part of the animation, the Decepticon Headmasters sit on a rotating, multi-tiered rock platform. Quick cut to Squeezeplay's head being plugged in, folled by another quick cut to a kid wielding Squeezeplay and Horri-Bull. He proceeds to clash with another kid (whose hands are the only part of him we see) using Hosehead and Nightbeat.
: Notes: Galvatron's voice is provided, as usual, by Frank Welker.
: ''NEW Transformers are here! Incredible new Headmasters and the driver of the vehicle becomes the head of the robot.'' {Head-mas-ter Trans-for-mers! THEYYY"VE got the power to surprise!} ''And when the '''head''' enters the robot's body you get a '''readout''' of its power!'' Galvatron: "And our new Decepticon Headmasters will give us more brainpower than ever! Transform you monsters and prepare to attack!" {Head-mas-ter Trans-for-mers! THEYYY"VE got the power to surprise!} ''Each sold separately.''

{{anchor|Quickswitch}}
[[File:Quickswitch commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]
*'''Quickswitch'''. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QV6g8DlBQRI 30 sec]
: Animation: In the midst of a moon battle, Getaway spots [[Quickswitch]] incoming and mistakes him for a Decepticon, urging the others to destroy him, until someone says he's an Autobot. Quickswitch runs through his modes, beating up Horri-Bull and [[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]], then goes to gun mode and lands in Powermaster Optimus Prime's hand. Optimus proceeds to start blasting.
: Narration: Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime and [[Victor Caroli]].
: Kidmation: A kid holding the toy mouths a synthesized "How quick can you all six?" [''sic''], while his head flops around disturbingly.
: Toy segment: The toy segement is very short consisting of a montage of Quickswitch's six modes by themselves, the six modes appearing in succession in the kid's hand and a still frame of his robot mode.
: Notes: The tail end part of the animation where Optimus grabs Sixshot and starts blasting was reused for nearly all the Powermaster ads. This ad has what may be the best known example of a microontinuity in a toy ad, Quickswitch being Sixshot's son. Getaway is unusually bloodthirsty here, yelling "Destroy them!". Wally Burr voices Getaway and [[Jim Cummings]] voices the unseen Autobot having to convince him of Quickswitch's allegiance, while Prime is voiced by Peter Cullen as usual.
: ''NEW Transformers are here!'' Getaway: "The Decepticons are attacking! Destroy them!" Autobot: "No, wait, it's Quickswitch, Sixshot's son! And he's on our side!" ''Determined to make good where his Decepticon father went bad, Quickswitch joins the Autobots!'' Optimus Prime: "Quickswitch is faster and tougher!" Kid: "It's a tank, a plane, a cruiser, a gun, a puma and a robot. (Robot voice) How quick can you all six?" ''Quickswitch, the '''new''' ultimate challenge!''

{{anchor|Double Targetmasters}}
[[File:Autobot Double Targetmasters G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]
[[File:Decepticon Double Targetmasters G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]
*'''Double Targetmasters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIWQNTiBuv4 30 sec], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jHNNAwFONU Revised 30 sec]
: Animation: [[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]] and [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] chase the Autobot small Targetmaster Nebulans (most prominently [[Boomer]] and [[Ricochet (G1)|Ricochet]]) across a rocky landscape. The Nebulans transform to gun modes and link up with their vehicle mode Autobot partners, [[Quickmix (G1)|Quickmix]], [[Landfill (G1)|Landfill]] and [[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]], who then transform and fire. [[Holepunch (G1)|Holepunch]] and [[Tracer (Targetmaster)|Tracer]] fly out of Scoop's hand and combine into their double weapon form. Scoop fires at a strafing Spinister and Needlenose, who transform, land and charge into battle.
: Narration: Victor Caroli.
: Kidmation:A kid leaps over the top of a generic wooden model robot and transforms into his gun, which he fires.
: Toy segment: Quickmix drives towards the camera and through the word "BLLAMM", coming to a stop by skidding sideways. As he skids, Boomer is removed. This leads to a jumpcut to Boomer being placed on top of Ricochet to form a superweapon. ''That'' leads to another jumpcut to the superweapon being plugged into the right arm of...Scoop? After the second animation sequence we get a series of cuts between driving vehicle mode and flying in robot mode for Scoop then Quickmix. After the third, Decepticon focused animation sequence, we get a three-way split screen with Needlenose on the left, Spinister in the top right and Quake in the bottom right. This splitscreen cuts to the same splitscreen but with the three now transformed to robot mode. The segment ends on a battle between two kids, one wielding Quake and Needlenose and the other holding Quickmix and Landfill, whose toy ''finally'' gets some screen time.
: Notes: This ad appears to have gotten a revision at some point. An extremely obviously added line of narration by someone other than Victor Caroli is placed at the end of the kid battle segment and over the end of the jingle: "Each set sold separately.". Additionally, a disclaimer is now placed over the end shot of the toys, stating: "Each Targetmaster comes with two transformable Nebulon figures. Each set sold separately." This was presumably done as a reaction to confusion over whether the Nebulons were included.
: ''NEW Transformers are here! NOW twin Nebulons transform into weapons that new Targetmaster Autobots need.'' {Target-mas-ter Trans-for-mers! THEYYY"VE got the power to surprise!} ''And the twin Nebulons can also form a super weapon.'' {Target-mas-ter Trans-for-mers! THEYYY"VE got the power to surprise!} ''But the Decepticons have new Targetmasters too.'' {Target-mas-ter Trans-for-mers! THEYYY"VE got the power to surprise!} ''Each Targetmaster comes with two transformable Nebulon figures.''

{{anchor|Triggerbots and Triggercons}}
*'''Triggerbots/Triggercons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgSb2x9ZzZ8 15 sec]
: Animation: Recycled Dreadwind and Darkwing chasing Getaway and Joyride, from the Powermasters commercial.
: Narration: Victor Caroli.
: Toy segment: Starts with a jumpcut sequence of the toys' weapons being deployed, emphasized with loud clicks: [[Dogfight (G1)|Dogfight]] flying, [[Override (G1)|Override]] in robot mode, [[Windsweeper]] flying, and [[Backstreet (G1)|Backstreet]] in robot mode. We then cut to a battle with Backstreet and Override colliding with [[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]] and [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]]. The collision is emphasized with a "KERUNCH" text effect. Cut to Backstreet;s guns being deployed in car mode followed by the same for Crankcase. Finally we get another collision between the Autobot and Decepticon ground vehicles with a "BLLAMM" text effect masking the transition to the bots clashing in robot mode.
: Notes: No thirty second ad featuring the Triggerbots/Triggercons has surfaced. Even the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5g1zl3-h_4I&t=346s 1988 Hasbro Boys toys 3rd/4th Quarter ad master tape] doesn't have it (though to be fair, it's also missing the ads for Quickswitch, Sparkbots/Firecons, Seacons/Sparkbots/Firecons, and some of the early Pretender ads).
: ''NEW Transformers are here! Now Triggerbots are battling Triggercons!'' {And when the Triggerbots battle the Triggercons, there's no doubt there'll be a real shoot-out! Trans-for-mers! THEYYY"VE got the power to surprise!}

{{anchor|Seacons}}
[[File:PiranaconCommercial1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Sadly, Dreamwave never learned that what works in animation doesn't always go over so well as a still image.]][[File:FireconCommercial1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Now auditioning for Gamera vs. The Firecons]]
*'''Seacons / Sparkabots / Firecons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=migQwhuwEQQ 30 sec]
: Production code: (animation) MP 1203, Spot 412
: Animation: Beneath the ocean, the beast mode [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]] take bites out of a [[M.A.R.S.|M.A.R.S. Industries]] submarine. Piranacon switches out his left arm and gun. The [[Firecon]]s march forward in beast mode, spewing flames; the [[Sparkabot]]s drive forward and transform; the Firecons transform and grapple with the Sparkabots ([[Cindersaur (G1)|Cindersaur]] vs. [[Sizzle (G1)|Sizzle]] being most prominent.)
: Narration: Victor Caroli.
: Kidmation: Targetmaster Kid
: Toy segment: An upward rush of bubbles leads us to a montage of [[Skalor]], [[Tentakil (G1)|Tentakil]], [[Overbite (G1)|Overbite]], [[Nautilator]], [[Seawing (G1)|Seawing]] and [[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]] standing/being placed into various areas of an underwater diorama. The montage ends with a closeup of Snaptrap's moving backcannons and a "KA BOOM" text effect. This is followed by a jumpcut combination sequence. As each limb is added, it also appears in alt mode to the left. Overbite is used as the gun. Following the Piranacon animation, the Kidmation and the Sparkabot/Firecon animation, we get the Sparkabot/Firecon toy segment. It starts with Cindersuar sparking and rolling in from the left. [[Guzzle (G1)|Guzzle]] rolls in from the right, causing a kid to whip his head around to follow the action. Cut to closeups of sparks coming out of Guzzle, [[Fizzle]], and [[Flamefeather (G1)|Flamefeather]]. The segment ends with Guzzle barreling into [[Sparkstalker]] with a sparking effect and then a cut to the two battling in robot mode with a "KERUNCH" effect.
: Notes: The Seacon toy footage has air bubble effects added to it to enhance the underwater appearance. Sizzle's toy is only seen in the end shot. Tentakill's squid mode in the animated portion has a jarringly bishonen looking face compared to the rest of his teammates, which is in stark contrast to the toy, while Piranacon's head is heavily altered from the toy or his appearance in the Doubledealer commercial.
: ''NEW Transformers are here! Now from the bottom of the sea come the monsters of the deep, the Targetmaster Seacons!" {Target-mas-ter Trans-for-mers! THEYYY"VE got the power to surprise!} ''And when they join with their leader to form Piranacon, any one can become the gun.'' {Target-mas-ter Trans-for-mers!} ''And here come the Sparkabots!'' {When they're '''fightin'''' mad you see Sparkabots fly as the Firecons battle the Sparkabots!} ''Each sold separately.'' {Trans-for-mers! THEYYY"VE got the power to surprise!}
:* '''Seacons''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__goRbwv7KY 15 sec] - The Seacons portion of the above ad (everything before the second animation segment) with new narration by someone who is neither Victor Caroli nor [[The Other Guy]].
::''NEW Transformers are here! From the bottom of the sea come the monsters of the deep, the Targetmaster Seacons!" {Target-mas-ter Trans-for-mers! THEYYY"VE got the power to surprise!} ''And the Seacons form Piranacon!'' {Trans-for-mers!}




=== Cartoon ===
*'''Season 5 upcoming cartoon promo''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwTAPiSY-Og 30 sec]
: Animation: A set of excerpts from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' plus excerpts from puppet Optimus Prime segments.
: Narration: Overly excited Victor Caroli talking about how AMAZING this new season will be.
: Notes: "You've got to see it to believe it! '''NEW''' episodes! And Optimus Prime '''LIVE'''!" Well, only one of those ended up being true. Features a brand new piece of background music incorporating the Transformers theme. Similar in sound to the music [[Vince DiCola]] composed for The Transformers: The Movie.
:''It's unBEELLLLiiiiievable! See Optimus Prime as you've never seen him before. Optimus Prime LIVE! Tune in this fall for new action packed episodes of the Transformers, every weekend. Hosted '''LIVE''' by Optimus Prime! You've got to see it to believe it! '''NEW''' episodes! And Optimus Prime '''LIVE''' The Transformers!''

*'''Season 5 cartoon promo''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xU8FD5yd8zE 30 sec], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kja8RSRq21g 30 sec]
: Animation: A set of excerpts from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' almost identical to those used for the Return of Optimus Prime and Optimus Prime week spots.
: Narration: Victor Caroli, trying to exclaim every line more dramatically than the last and various local TV station announcers.
: Notes: Features the same background music as the previous ad.
:'' The Transformers. Autobot versus Decepticon. '''Good''' against '''evil'''. '''Metal against metal!''' Titans clash with Earth's fate hanging in the balance! Awesome heroes!'' Optimus Prime: "Megatron must be stopped." '''''SPECTACULAR SHOWDOWNS!''''' Megatron: "It's over, Prime." '''''The bat-tle rages on!''' The Transformers.''

[[File:G1 Season 4 promo.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]
*'''Season 5 cartoon promo #2''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPwM2381O7E 30 sec]
: Animation: Excerpts from ''The Transformers: The Movie'' and several 1987 toy commercials/the Season 3 [[title sequence]]. A scene from the movie of Hot Rod and Kup watching Decepticon missiles come back towards their shuttle has the view from the shuttle's “windshield” replaced with crude CGI to make it look like they're flying through a...a...well, we're not really sure what it's supposed to be. It kind of looks like a base, though it has both Autobot and Decepticon logos in different areas. A shot of a crude CGI Optimus Prime closes out the commercial.
: Narration: Victor Caroli, various local TV station announcers.
: Notes: Features the same new music used in the previous commercials.
:''They're more, much more than you've ever imagined! The Transformers. Watch as the battle between the Autobots and Decepticons reaches an incredible new level.'' Optimus Prime: "Autobots, transform and roll out!" ''More energy. More excitement than ever before! The Transformers.''

==1989==
Keeping in line with the toyline's makeup and reflecting the layout of the catalog for 1989, the TV advertising was similarly split between Pretender and Micromaster themes. The Pretender theme used the jingle "Beyond! Beyond anything you've ever seen before!" while continuing to depict the toys in snowy looking mountain environments. The Micromasters, on the other hand, used desert environments and had a jingle that pointedly claimed their superiority over {{w|Micro Machines|the competition}}: "Micro-master Trans-formers! The most incredible Micros of all! They're not just small; they're ''Tranzzforrrmerrzzz''!" The Micromaster ads were further unique in their use of stop-motion animation to depict hordes of Micromasters swarming all over. Every Micromaster ad started with an animation segment showing Optimus Prime opening his hand to reveal a Micromaster city. This extreme size difference creates a bit of a microcontinuity as the Marvel comics had them closer in sixe. The Pretenders have their own microcontinuity as the ad for the [[Pretender Monster]]s has them being created by Starscream in a lab.

As with the previous year, the animated segments takes a visible hit in quality for the most part (again due to Toei not animating them in-house and using the same team as before instead). With much choppier (though often ambitious) animation and very bizarre design choices in some cases. As Takara would not adapt most of the characters over to the concurrently airing ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (cartoon)|Victory]]'' in Japan, these commercials serve as the only animated representation for some of the characters, the Mega and Ultra Pretenders in particular.

1989 continued Hasbro's trend of levereging their popular chaaracters from the beginning of the line. They continued to have Peter Cullen voice Optimus Prime in the animated segments, but also brought in [[Dan Gilvezan]] to reprise [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] in a couple spots and Gregg Berger to reprise [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] in the Classic Pretenders commercial. Despite this move, this would be the first year not to have new cartoon episodes and thus no advertisements for the cartoon. While the Marvel Comic was still in production, it too appears to have had its last advertisement in 1988. The only advertisement for Transformers media that has been found are variant toy ads that included a stinger for a $1.00 copy of ''The Transformers: The Movie'' on VHS if you bought two Transformers toys. Am interesting change in this year's approach to the shorter, 15 second versions of ads is that they aren't simply edited down. They take a 30 second ad that featured two groups of toys, pare it down to the content for one of the groups and then add new narration and often a new clip or two of toy footage. This would continue in 1990 for Micromaster ads but would ultimately be permanently abandonded from G2 on.

===Toys===
[[File:Micromaster Patrols G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb]]
{{anchor|Micromaster Patrols}}
*'''Micromaster Patrols''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2x7wxEiv9lY 30 sec]
: Animation: From Optimus Prime's glowing fist, the [[Race Car Patrol]] and [[Off Road Patrol]] charge forth. They infiltrate a Decepticon base, driving right past Piranacon, [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] and [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]], who wonder why they don't have those things. Later, the Micromasters swarm around Dreadwind's head as Darkwing tries to shoot at others in the background. [[Powertrain]], [[Tote]], [[Roadhandler (G1)|Roadhandler]], [[Tailspin]] and [[Swindler]] emerge from various openings in a rock wall to watch four Micromasters driving below them: [[Highjump (G1)|Highjump]], [[Free Wheeler]], and Tailspin and Roadhandler again. The latter four split into two pairs (Roadhandler/Free Wheeler and Tailspin/Highjump) and drive up the legs of a large Decepticon standing next to a rock wall. At the top, Tote, Tailspin and Free Wheeler jump from the wall to the robot's shoulders. They stand there as Roadhandler, Free Wheeler, Tailspin, Highjump and Tote somehow manage to drive vertically up the robot's torso. After the second animation segment, the large robot raises its right hand only to fall over backwards from the swarm of Micromasters. Roadhandler transforms on the fallen robot's chest to add insult to injury.
: Narration: [[Victor Caroli]].
: Kidmation: Kid scoops up the Micromasters and opens his palm to show them off.
: Toy segment: A closeup of [[Storm Cloud (G1)|Storm Cloud]] flying is followed by a closeup of Storm Cloud being held by the kid in front of his face. A jumpcut sequence ensues, first Storm Cloud is transformed, then a closeup of [[Free Wheeler]] driving, and Mudslinger being transformed. Another cut shows Tote zooming between Scorponok's feet, causing a second kid to whip his head around. A fizzle effect transitions us to a stop motion sequence.
: Notes: Dreadwind and Darkwing are given voices. While it's not entirely clear which voice is which, since Dreadwind sees them first in the animation, we've decided to label him as the first voice and Darkwing the second. The large Decepticon robot is a Scorponok figure that raplaces the standard green and purple colors by dark blue and grey or white, though the legs of a correctly-colored Scorponok are seen as well for a brief moment. His antenna and the outline of the rectangle in the middle of his chest are still orange and his face is still tan. In the end shot of the Micromaster Race Car Patrol members appearing in their places on the card back, Roadhandler appears to have grey windows instead of black. The ad mostly features the [[Race Car Patrol]] and the [[Off Road Patrol]], with Storm Cloud from the [[Air Strike Patrol]] being the lone exception. The [[Rescue Patrol (G1)|Rescue]], [[Battle Patrol|Battle]] and [[Sports Car Patrol|Sports Car]] patrols are not seen.
: ''New Transformers are here. Micromaster Transformers!'' Optimus Prime: "Our new commandos, can go where no other Transformers can go!" Dreadwind: "What are they?" Darkwing: "Micromasters!" Dreadwind: "Why don't we have them?" ''Now Autobots, and Decepticons have Micromasters!'' {Micromasters, they're smaller and faster, Transformer commandos that go where nobody else goes! Micro-mas-ter Trans-form-mers! THEEEY'VE got the power to surprise!} ''New Micromasters in patrols of four. Collect them all!''
:*'''Micromaster Patrols''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEBAHaXoByU 30 sec], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mvmt8oCPAUU 15 sec] - Similar to the previous ad but resoundtracked with the standard 1989 Micromaster jingle and a new first line of narration. The fifteen second version has yet another new first line of narration: "Micromaster Transformers are here and both Autobots and Decepticons have 'em!"
:: ''They're here! The incredible Micromaster Transformers!'' Optimus Prime: "Our new commandos, can go where no other Transformers can go!" Dreadwind: "What are they?" Darkwing: "Micromasters!" Dreadwind: "Why don't we have them?" ''Now Autobots, and Decepticons have Micromasters!'' {Micro-master Trans-formers! The most incredible Micros of all! They're not just small; they're ''Tranzzforrrmerrzzz''! Micro-master Trans-formers!} ''New Micromasters in patrols of four. Collect them all!'' {Micro-master Trans-formers!}

{{anchor|Micromaster transports}}
[[File:Destronsoldier micromasters.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|You came to the wrong neighborhood, mother-slagger!]]
*'''Micromaster transports and battle stations''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ipqTyKtHQc 30 sec]
: Animation: A horde of Micromasters swarms over an attacking [[Zarak Maximus]]; Prime opens his palm to reveal a Micromaster city; [[Red Hot]] transforms and flies at the camera. Stop-motion spots show a fleet of Micromaster vehicles driving around the combined playsets.
: Narration: Victor Caroli.
: Toy segment: [[Erector (G1)|Erector]] pulls in next to the other Micromaster Transports sitting at the edge of an extremely flat cliff. Erector then gets a jumpcut transformation sequence. As toy Groundshaker flies over the city in animated Optimus Prime's palm, it becomes the actual toys. A ramp is connected from the [[Ironworks (facility)|construction station]] to the [[Airwave (facility)|Airport]] and [[Ironworks (Micromaster)|Ironworks]] drives over it. A kid slams (but without much force) the [[Hot House (facility)|fire station]] with [[Hot House (Micromaster)|Hot House]] down amongst the other Battle Stations, the proceeds to play with the crane on the construction station. The kid then rolls Hot House up the ramp of the airport as all four bases are revealed as being connected in a square formation. A closeup of [[Stakeout (G1)|Stakeout]] having his hood flipped back for his transformation before being rotated to face the camera is followed by a shot of [[Red Hot]] being driven down the ramp of the [[Greasepit (facility)|gas station]]. The ad ends with a stop motion sequence of Micromasters popping into view all over a rocky, stepped area.
: ''In the world of micros, the only micros that transform are the amazing Micromaster Transformers! And now the Micromasters have Micromaster Transports.'' {Micro-master Trans-formers!} ''And here in the palm of Optimus Prime's hand are Micromaster battle stations that connect to form micro cities.'' {Micro-master Trans-formers! The most incredible Micros of all! They're not just small; they're ''Tranzzforrrmerrzzz''!} ''Micromasters, collect them all!''
:*'''Micromaster transports and battle stations''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1l3udPFCWs 30 sec] - Slightly edited version of the previous ad to fit in a stinger promoting a $1.00 copy of [[The Transformers: The Movie]] if you bought two Transformers toys.
:*'''Micromaster battle stations''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGF4ww1fGOc 15 sec] - Edited down from the previous commercial with a new bit of toy footage that shows the construction station being transformed.
:*'''Micromaster transports''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ofx3hd0Ti3s 15 sec] - Edited down from the previous commercial with added jumpcuts between modes for [[Overload (G1)|Overload]], [[Flattop (Decepticon)|Flattop]] and [[Roughstuff]]

[[File:Micromasterbasescommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|That's the second time Spike's mistake has been repeated!]]
[[File:SkystalkerCommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Go ahead. Make my day.]]
{{anchor|Micromaster micro bases}}
*'''Micromaster micro bases''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tT2xWTm_QI4 30 sec], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDIfpwsmLaI 15 sec]
: Animation: [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] drag two captured Decepticon vehicles (the [[Thunder Arrow|interstellar shuttle]] and the [[Helicopter]]) up to Optimus Prime in an Autobot base, only to have them transform and attack, with the guns manned by the [[Sports Car Patrol]] and [[Skystalker (G1)|Skystalker]].
: Narration: Victor Caroli.
: Toy segment: Starts with a jumpcut sequence of the [[Thunder Arrow|interstellar shuttle]] landing and transforming to base mode. Cut to a shot of rear right side of the interstellar shuttle with the gas station and helicopter in the background and the Air Strike patrol hanging around in front and inside. [[Detour (G1)|Detour]] stands atop a wall in the shuttle, overlooking one of the ramps as it's lowered to reveal his patrol mate [[Hyperdrive (Micromaster)|Hyperdrive]] standing behind Skystalker, the latter of which is in car mode. We then cut to a view of the middle of the shuttle, where a ramp is overlapped on one of the helicopters' ramps to "connect" the two. Skystalker is literally beside himself as his [[alternate mode]] drives over from the helicopter to sit next to him. The scene briefly pans out at the end to reveal the gas station connected to the helicopter on the left, a second gas station and the airport just partially visible in the upper right and whole mess of Decepticon Micromasters scattered about. Cut to a kid driving the [[Rocket Base]] up and over a dirt hill. Cut again to a fast motion sequence of the same kid unfolding the base. We then get a closer view of the right side of the base and the ramp being folded down from the rocket tower to allow [[Flak (G1)|Flak]] to cross over from the helipad. The segment ends with a closeup of Flak's front end being flipped back and Flak being rotated to face the camera. It is basically the same shot as the Stakeout one from the previous ad, except Flak is positioned diagonally across the screen with his legs in the lower left corner.
: Notes: [[Dan Gilvezan]] returns to voice Bumblebee and [[Peter Cullen]] is still voicing Optimus Prime. An unidentified voice presumably belongs to Skystalker. The [[ATV]] is never shown. The fifteen second version of the ad only refers to the "Autobot Rocket base and Decepticon space shuttle" in its narration, though the helicopter is still visible in the background of some parts of the shuttle toy footage.
: Bumblebee: "Optimus, we captured two of the Decepticons' vehicles!" Optimus Prime: "Look out, they're transforming into bases!" Skystalker(?): "Decepticon Micromasters attack!" {Mic-ro-mas-ters Mic-ro-bases! Become the most in-cred-ible places!} ''Now the Autobots and Decepticons have Micromasters bases and you can connect them to form whole cities!'' {Micro-master Trans-formers! The most incredible Micros of all! They're not just small; they're ''Tranzzforrrmerrzzz''! Micro-master Trans-formers!} ''Micromaster bases, collect them all!''

[[File:Classic Pretenders G1 Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]
{{anchor|Classic Pretenders}}
*'''Classic Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btWBJ4HvzoA 30 sec], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkWpTABuMoI 15 sec]
: Animation: As Prime transforms and comes under attack in a nighttime city, the Autobot Classic Pretenders arrive to help out.
: Narration: [[Victor Caroli]].
: Toy segment: A jumpcut sequence of Bumblebee's shell being opened, his inner robot being removed and transformed to car mode, and car mode Bumblebee driving over gravel to start. This followed by closeups on each of the four shells, Jazz, Bumblebee, Starscream and Grimlock. Cut to a kid opening Grimlock's shell and Grimlock's inner robot being transformed to dinosaur mode. After a montage of the four driving/flying in alt mode with the upper body of their shells inset in the upper right corner (same order as the previous montage and yes, Grimlock is shown flying despite being a Tyrannosaurus Rex), the ad ends with the kid wiggling Grimlock and impersonating Gregg Berger: "Me Grimlock attack!"
: Notes: Mini ''The Transformers'' cast reunion as Peter Cullen voices Oprimus Prime, Dan Gilvezan voices Bumblebee and Gregg Berger is back as [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]. Optimus has ''fingernails'' in the opening shot!
: ''Optimus Prime is under attack! He needs the greatest Transformers ever!'' Bumblebee: "Optimus, we're here! As Pretenders!" Optimus Prime: "Jazz, Bumblebee, you're back!" Grimlock: "And me Grimlock!" ''And the '''eeeevil''' Starscream is here too!'' {BEYOND! Beyond anything you've EVER SEEN before! Transformer Classic Pretenders!} ''The greats are '''here''' as Pretenders! Classic Pretender Transformers! Jazz, Bumblebee, Starscream and Grimlock.'' Kid: "Me Grimlock attack!" {Transformers!}
:*'''Classic Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8I7Ka6hzG0 30 sec] - Slightly edited version of the previous ad to fit in a stinger promoting a $1.00 copy of [[The Transformers: The Movie]] if you bought two Transformers toys.

[[File:SkyhammerRoadblock-commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]
{{anchor|Mega and Ultra Pretenders}}
*'''Mega and Ultra Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SONVlqfK958 30 sec]
: Animation: [[Crossblades (G1)|Crossblades]] and [[Vroom (G1)|Vroom]] slowly drift out of their shells and transform; [[Roadblock (G1)|Roadblock]] avoids a strafing run from [[Skyhammer (G1)|Skyhammer]], then his two robot forms both pop out of his vehicle shell and fire.
: Narration: Victor Caroli.
: Toy segment: Vroom is slammed down on the raised middle platform of a snowy looking area with Crossblades on the left and Thunderwing on the right. This is folled by a jumpcut sequence of Vroom and his inner robot being converted to motorcycle and sidecar and then driving along. Switching over to the Ultra Pretenders, a shatter effect transitions to Roadblock plowing through some snow. We then see the kid who was pushing Roadblock flying Crossblades over Roadblock who's being pushed by...some hand. After the Ultra Pretender animation, there's a closeup of Skyhammer and his inner robot flying. The ad ends with a sequence of Roadblock scenes: driving along, a top down view of the vehicle shell being opened, the inner shell being turned around and open to reveal the inner robot, the shell turning to face the camera again, the shell being transformed to vehicle mode and the inner robot being inserted to pilot, and the inner shell flying above the rolling vehicle shell.
: Notes: Rather curiously, the inner shell for Roadblock is drawn with indents identical to the placement of the toy's screw holes while Roadblock himself does not.
: {Who's more than they pretend to be? Mega Pretender Transformers, Mega Pretenders! Inside one, there's the other then they both transform and combine to form another!} ''And beyond '''Mega'''...there's Ultra! Ultra Pretenders!'' {BEYOND! Beyond anything you've EVER SEEN before! Transformer Ultra Pretenders!} ''Inside each Ultra Pretender vehicle hides another transformable Pretender. New Ultra Pretenders, the ultimate Transformer experience!'' {Trans-for-mers!}
:*'''Mega Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LY6jYSK1ZR0 15 sec] - The Mega Pretender portion of the previous ad with new end shots to show both modes of all three figures.
:*'''Ultra Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ooXi161INc 15 sec] - The Ultra Pretender portion of the previous ad with the animation at the start, the toy footage re-ordered and some new Victor Caroli intro narration: "They're here! New Ultra Pretenders! Inside each vehicle is another incredible Pretender!" The jingle and the "The ultimate Transformer experience" tagline from the previous ad make up the rest of the soundtrack.

{{anchor|Monster Pretenders}}
[[File:Pretendermonstercommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Decades later, their [[Pretender Monster#Toys|melting shells]] let you re-enact this scene.]]
*'''Monster Pretenders''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6IPhK29lvk 15 sec]
: Animation: [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] dunks [[Wildfly]], [[Icepick (G1)|Icepick]] and [[Scowl (G1)|Scowl]] into colorful vats; they and the others emerge as Pretenders and charge at the camera with Icepick being the central focus.
: Narration: Victor Caroli, sounding especially growly.
: Toy segment: Closeups of the shells of Icepick, [[Slog (G1)|Slog]], and Wildfly. Wildfly is turned around to reveal his inner robot, leading to a jumpcut transformation sequence. The ad ends with a jumpcut combination sequence of [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]] with each component spontaneously appearing in place.
: '''''Now''', the Decepticons have '''MONster Pretenders'''! Monster Pretenders with '''rubbery skin!''''' {BEYOND! Beyond anything you've EVER SEEN before! Transformer Monster Pretenders!} ''And their robots form a MONster Pretender!'' {Transformers!}

==1990==
The thematic split between Micromasters and Pretenders from the previous year was reused this year with [[Action Master]]s replacing the Pretenders. The Action Master commercials began and ended with a metal fist bursting through a wall, with "ACTION MASTERS" emblazoned across its knuckles. Some of the animation was screened against real-world backgrounds, with poorly animated characters morphing into the real toys (accomplished by the animators tracing over Stop-motion footage). The toy segments featured the toys being played with inside of what is presumably a Cybertronian cityscape with lots of elevated roadways and a background featuring a starry sky and futuristic looking buildings. The Action Masters provided a few last bita of microcontinuity with the initial commercial featuring Optimus Prime asking his fellow Autobots to join him in giving up the power to transform to become stronger, faster and more alive. Other commercials featured the characters utilizing their vehicles, something they've never done in any other fiction. The Micromster commercials looked and felt pretty similar to the previous year's commercials with the exception of an updated jingle: "They're not just micros; They're Micromazzters! The only micros, that transform."

This year featured an even heavier focus on the characters from the cartoon's peak with half of the Action Master line being pre-existing characters. As such, those characters were also the ones most heavily featured in the advertising. The initial ad gave no spotlight to the new characters at all, while the first of the two vehicle ads was more focused on [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] than [[Over-Run (G1)|Over-Run]]. Even the animated segments of the Micromaster ads were done from the point of view of Optimus Prime, Jazz and Megatron witnessing the mayhem of the Micromasters. To be fair though, they were advertising the whole of the Micromaster line in just two spots so there wasn't much time to explain their characters anyway. In a nice touch of visual continuity, the Micromaster commercials used the Action Master forms of Optimus Prime, Jazz and Megatron. While Peter Cullen continued voicing Optimus Prime, neither Jazz nor Megatron had their original voice actors. For Jazz it was due to [[Scatman Crothers]] having passed away. Why they were unable to have [[Frank Welker]] voice Megatron is unknown, but either a limited budget or scheduling conflicts are the likely culprits.

===Toys===
[[File:Hotrodpatrolcommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Micromasters melt in your mouth, not in your hand.]]
[[File:Bigdaddycommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Hey, daddy-o, where's the drive thru at?]]
{{anchor|Hot Rod and Construction Patrol}}
*'''Hot Rod Patrol / Construction Patrol''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgGxUwIQ1T8 30 sec]
: Animation: Cel: Jazz and Prime pick up the [[Hot Rod Patrol]] and examine them. Stop-motion toys: The [[Construction Patrol]] destroys a bridge, making Scorponok fall into a ravine. Rawr!
: Narration: Victor Caroli.
: Toy segment: A glowing green energy effect turns the cel shaded Hot Rod Patrol sitting in the palm of an unseen kid's hand into the actual toys as two other kids look on. [[Hubs]] is pushed into frame by a finger, then the segment cuts to the same scene with [[Roller Force]]. This leads to a jumpcut sequence showing Roller Force's transformation. After the stop-motion segment, [[Trip-Up]] gets the finger push treatment. This is followed by [[Neutro]] and [[Groundpounder (G1)|Groundpounder]] pushing dirt around as they pull up in front of [[Crumble]] and [[Takedown]]. The ad ends with a second, much brief stop-motion sequence with the Hot Rod Patrol, [[Race Track Patrol]], [[Monster Trucks Patrol|Monster Truck Patrol]], [[Military Patrol]], [[Air Patrol]], and Construction Patrol parking in order in front of a ravine. After every one is parked, the Hot Rod Patrol transforms.
: Notes: Jazz is voiced by a sound-alike, [[Scatman Crothers]] having passed away. Optimus Prime's voice is provided by Peter Cullen. An undetermined Micromaster (presumably Big Daddy as he's the central focus of the group), is voiced by [[Neil Ross]].
: Jazz: "Optimus, check out the new Hot Rod Patrol." Optimus Prime: "Sharp looking bunch but can they transform?" Big Daddy(?): "You bet we can, we're Micromasters!" {They're not just micros; They're Micromazzters! The only micros, that transform.} Big Daddy(?): "Decepticons attacking! Autobot Construction Patrol transform and destroy the bridge!" {Micromaster Transformers!} ''New Micromaster patrols, sold in packs of four. Collect them all!'' {Transformers!}
:*'''Hot Rod Patrol / Construction Patrol''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AM0i1v54R44 15 sec] - Abbreviated (and accelerated) version of the previous commercial. Jazz is not heard but Peter Cullen and Neil Ross jibber their lines at hilariously high speed: "CheckoutmynewMicromasterHotRodPatrol!" "Micromasterconstructionpatroldestroythebridge!"

{{anchor|Micromaster Combiners}}
[[File:Micromastercombiners-commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]
*'''Micromaster Combiners/Combiner Transports''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6f467-z6Lg 30 sec]
: Animation: Megatron grabs at a couple of combiner vehicles ([[Roadburner]]/[[Wheel Blaze]] and [[Missile Master]]/[[Moonrock]]), only to have them split apart, reconnect, and shoot him in the face. [[Cement-Head]] and [[Terror-Tread]], along with their transport, transform from vehicle to robot/base. Stop motion: The camera pans down a line of mixed and match Combiners combining.
: Narration: Victor Caroli.
: Toy segment: After the stop motion segment, the combined vehicle modes of Roadburner/Wheel Blaze and Oiler/Slide pull up next to the combined vehicle mode of [[Sledge (G1)|Sledge]] and [[Hammer (G1)|Hammer]]. Wheel Blaze and Roadburner are then separated and recombined with Hammer and Oiler, respectively. Cut to a closeup of Oiler being transformed and being set down next to a transformed Slide. Closeups of the combined vehicle modes of Missle Master/Moonrock and [[Stonecruncher (G1)|Stonecruncher]]/[[Excavator (G1)|Excavator]] driving are followed by a greatly extended version of the stop motion combinations from earlier. After that, [[Missile Launcher]] is shown rolling along, then [[Cannon Transport]] from the other direction. Two kids are then shown driving the two transports up along each side of [[Tanker Truck]], albeit from directions opposite the ones they were previously shown to be coming from. Tanker Truck gets a stop motion transformation sequence. This is followed by the Combiner Transports animation sequence and the a still shot of the Roadburner/Wheel Blaze, Oiler/Slide and Sledge/Hammer vehicles lined up next to each other, taken from the earlier sequence. The segment ends with Tanker Truck driving to screen right followed by a cut to Missile Launcher driving to screen left.
:Notes: Victor Caroli voices [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (and sounds like a wussy Frank Welker), with the design based on his Action Master form; Neil Ross voices the indeterminable Micromaster. Roadburner somehow fires a laser from the short end of his cherry picker crane. Rather jarringly, this segment has worse looking animation compared to the second.
: Megatron: "This place is crawling with Micromasters!" Micromaster: "Micromaster Combiners, reconnect!" Megatron: "WHAT?!?" ''Amazing new Micromaster Combiners, split in two and reconnect to form new vehicles. And each half transforms into a robot.'' {Micromazzter Combinerz! (Connect in hundreds of combinations!)} '''''AND''' there are incredible new Micromaster Combiner Transports, that transform into robots '''AND''' battle stations!'' {It's the ultimate transformation!} ''Combiner and Combiner Transports sold separately.'' {Transformers!}
:*'''Micromaster Combiners''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cM40pTMSgHU 15 sec] - Edited down from the previous commercial to only feature the Combiners and not the Transports.

{{anchor|Action Masters}}
[[File:Sprocketoverruncommercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|"Sure, Prime, I'll give up the [[alternate mode]] that I never had."]]
*'''Action Masters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goCOVt5-Tfs 45 sec]
: Animation: Inside a base, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] invites a circle of Autobots ([[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], [[Rad (G1)|Rad]], [[Over-Run (G1)|Over-Run]] and [[Sprocket (G1)|Sprocket]]) to join him. Prime, Jazz and Rad dash before the animation morphs to show their respective toys. [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], [[Treadshot (G1)|Treadshot]] and [[Krok (G1)|Krok]] blast through a wall before they too morph from animation to toys.
: Narration: [[Victor Caroli]].
: Toy segment: Starting after the first morph from animation, we get a closeups of Optimus Prime taking a knee, his gun and his gun being placed into [[City of Steel (episode)#Quotes|the hand at the end of that arm]]. A kid shoves Prime (his legs now straight) into the camera before a cut to a view from behind Megatron of Prime kicking Megatron's leg out from under him. A closeup pan across a large group of Action Masters and their partners is followed by an extreme closeup of Blaster flying from bottom right to top left. This cuts to Optimus Prime dropping Soundwave with an upper cut and then another cut to Over-Run throwing a...much less effective one. After the second morph, we get a closeup of Megatron turning his head one direction as his torso and the camera turn other directions. Starscream decks [[Rollout (G1)|Rollout]] and the we get a sequence highlighting the Autobots: Optimus Prime dropping Starscream with a kick to the groin, Jazz just rolling along on his skateboard and Bumblebee taking off with his helicopter. Rad holds Treadshot over his head before tossing him. [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] mounts up on the [[Turbo Cycle (G1)|Turbo Cycle]] and zooms along. Two kids swing Action Master vehicles through the air. One of them holding the [[Stratotronic Jet]] and the other the [[Attack Cruiser]] and [[Turbo Racer]] in their flight modes. A closeup of Rad and Lionizer on a turntable is followed by closeups of [[Wingthing (G1)|Wingthing]], [[Push-Button]] and [[Anti-tank cannon]]'s spring loaded transfomations being activated. Anti-tank cannon (in gun mode) is then slammed into Grimlock's fist. The segment ends with a wide shot of pretty much every US release Action Master toy sitting on the various levels of the Cybertron cityscape diorama with extra copies of Prowl and Inferno just in front of the camera facing away from it.
: Notes: Jazz is voiced by the same sound-alike from the Micromaster Hot Rod Patrol commercial. Rad is given a voice by [[Michael Bell]]. Optimus Prime is once again voiced by [[Peter Cullen]]. In the morphing shots, some of the Action Masters have the wrong guns. The first shot has Jazz holding Rollout's gun, while Prime is brandishing [[Devastator (G1)/toys#ActionMaster|Devastator]]'s. In the second shot, Megatron is holding Grimlock's gun. Considering that Prime is shown being equipped with the correct gun immediately after the first morph, the toy footage probably used the wrong guns to match the animation. This ad has an unusual length, clocking in at 45 seconds. This ad not only heavily features the existing popular Transformers characters from the first few years of the line, but never names and gives little screen time to any of the new characters. Even the featured vehicles are piloted mostly by existing characters. This, along with the morphs from animation to real toys, shows how heavily Hasbro was betting on the recognizable characters from the cartoon to sell the line. Jazz, for some reason, also has a thumbnail in the cel animation.
: {Action Masters!} Optimus Prime: "Who will join me? Who will give up the power to transform to become stronger faster more alive?" [''sic''] Jazz: "I will!" Rad: "Count me in!" ''And so, Action Masters are born! Transformers Action Masters are incredibly detailed action figures!'' {Action Masters! The action, is alive! (Alive!) Action Masters!} ''But the '''eeevil''' Decepticons steal [[Nucleon (substance)|the power]] and become Action Masters too. Led by Megatron, and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], they battle Optimus Prime, Jazz, and Bumblebee like you've never seen them battle before! Action Masters ride into battle in sleek transforming vehicles and fight alongside vicious transforming animals and battle droids.'' {Transformers. Action Masters!} ''Get in on the action!'' {Action Masters!}

{{anchor|Action Master vehicles}}
[[File:Starscream Attack Jet vs Over-Run Attack Copter.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]
*'''Action Master Vehicles — Starscream, Prowl''', and '''Overrun''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDXgTz504KI 30 sec]
: Animation: A short battle sequence (on Cybertron?) with the three featured characters. Animated Starscream with the Turbo Jet morphs into the actual toys.
: Narration: Victor Caroli.
: Toy segment: Starts with a reuse of all the scenes of figures hitting each other from the previous ad. The Starscream morph leads into Starscream flying the jet alongside [[Axer (G1)|Axer]] and the [[Off-Road Cycle]]. Prowl hops on the Turbo Cycle and races alongside Over-Run in the Attack Copter. The segment ends with jumpcut transformation sequences for the Turbo Jet and Turbo Cycle.
: {Action Masters!} '''''NEW''' Action Masters are here! Incredibly detailed action figures that battle like never before!'' {Transformers! Action Masters! The action, is alive! (Alive!)} ''The '''eeeevil''' Starscream attacks in the Turbo Jet. But the Autobots are ready with Prowl's Turbo Cycle and Over-Run's Attack Copter. And '''look!''' The Action Master vehicles transform into powerful '''battle stations!''''' {Transformers! Action Masters!} '''''New''' Action Masters figures and vehicles.''

{{anchor|Gutcruncher}}
[[File:Commercial Gutcruncher in Stratotronic Jet.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]
*'''Action Master Vehicles — Wheeljack, Sprocket''', and '''Gutcruncher''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ly8MQxS5tJE 30 sec]
: Animation: [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]] takes to the sky in the [[Stratotronic Jet|Strato Jet]]; Wheeljack and Sprocket drive out of a tunnel.
: Narration: Victor Caroli.
: Toy segment: Starts with the same reused battle scenes as the previous commercial. It then cuts to interleaved jumpcut sequences of the transformations for the Attack Cruiser and Turbo Racer. This is followed by more reused footage from the first ad. This time it's the two kids swinging the vehicles around. Gutcruncher is placed into the Stratotronic Jet before being shown flying it. The toy segment ends with a jumpcut transformation sequence for the Stratotronic Jet.
: Notes: Gutcruncher speaks! His voice is provided by [[Wally Burr]]. Some unused animation with Wheeljack and Sprocket's vehicles would be used in the corresponding UK comercial.
: {Action Masters!} '''''NEW''' Action Masters, incredible detailed action figures that battle like never before! Check out Wheeljack's Turbo Racer and Sprocket's attack cruiser!'' {Transformers! Action Masters! The action, is alive! (Alive!) (Alive!)} ''But look out Prime, here comes Gutcruncher in the Strato Jet! It's a flying menace that transforms into a terrifying tank and laser canon.'' "Destroy them!" {Transformers! Action Masters!} '''''New''' Action Masters figures and vehicles.'' {Action Masters!}
:*'''Action Master Vehicles''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-nlyKJ7UJU 15 sec] - Edited down from the previous commercial with new narration: ''The Autobot Action Masters transform the Turbo Racer and the Attack Cruiser. But the Decepticons battle back with Gutcruncher in the Strato Jet, transforming it into a tank and laser cannon. Action Master figures and vehicles.''

==1999==
Advertising for products associated with ''The Transformers'' resumed with the onset of Hasbro and other comapnies leveraging the nostalgia fans have for the franchise. As such, a number of trailers and commercials for home video releases, video games, and televised airings of the cartoon series have been put out in recent years.

*'''Kid Rhino Video Trailer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdI6u0t0yFw 1:22]
: Scenes from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', ''G.I. Joe: The Movie'' and ''Jem'' are shown with their corresponding theme songs followed by text narration asking you to turn your home into a "big smelly zoo" by buying Kid Rhino's home video releases.
: Notes: The Transformers scenes are of [[Unicron]] demolishing [[Lithone (planet)|Lithone]] and Springer transforming to helicopter mode before following [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] and the other Autobots through Unicron's right eye.
: [What do you get when you cross a kid with a RHINO?] [1.A wild beast that loves to skateboard.] [2. A child with a big horn on its forehead] [3. Totally awesome home video fun!] [Transformers] [G.I.Joe] [JEM!] [Let Kid Rhino Home Video turn your home into a big smelly zoo!] [Unleash a wild Rhino, born and bred to bust-up the TV and entertain the kids!] [(Just don't let the Rhino sit on your new sofa)] [<Kid Rhino Home Video logo> Just as wild and untamed as the kids who love it!]

==2006==
*'''[[Sony]] ''The Transformers: The Movie'' 20th Anniversary Edition DVD Preview''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dU2TiL7Vgs 1:12]
: Notes: Scenes from ''The Transformers: The Movie'' and Lion's theme song play as text narration overlays promote the features of the DVD. This preview was shown at the Transformers panel at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2006.
: Narrator: "It is the year 2005. The treacherous Decepticons have conqured the Autobots home planet of Cybertron." [Transformers] [The Movie] [20th Anniversary Special Edition DVD] [Brilliantly Remastered and Color-Corrected] [DVD Features Include:] [Never-Before-Released 16x9 Widescreen Version] [All New Interviews] [Exclusive Commentaries] [...And More!]

* '''''The Transformers: The Movie'' 20th Anniversary Edition DVD''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1RB9iMNRMQ 30 sec]
: Narration: [[Victor Caroli]]
: Notes Victor Caroli tells us all about the features of the 20th anniversary DVD release of ''The Transformers: The Movie'' in his first and only Transformers-related work since [[Commercial/Beast Wars|Beast Wars]].
: {Transformers!} ''The movie phenomenon is back. On DVD. In an all new special edition two disc set featuring collectible artwork. '''Now''' brilliantly remastered and color corrected plus all new featurettes, exclusive commentaries, deleted footage and much more! Own Transformers: The Movie 20th Anniversary special edition on DVD today.''

==2009==
[[File:G1Awakening Trailer1.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|"Hey, look at the pretty numbers..."]]
*'''[[Transformers G1: Awakening]] trailer 1''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mI6iigTuyNk 55 sec]
: Notes: Composed of sound-less excerpts of actual game footage highlighting some aspects of the control interface, in-game bios and battle mechanics.
:[Coming on iPhone/iPod Touch end of February 2010]

*'''Transformers G1 Awakening trailer 2''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CetyyOfxFK8 30 sec]
: Notes: Excerpts from the Season 1 intro to the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]] are interspersed with shots of a CGI cellphone displaying actual game footage. The cartoon animation is taken from [[Rhino Entertainment|Kid Rhino]]'s Season 1 DVD boxset, complete with the "remastered" 5.1 surround sound audio track.
:[Defeat the Decepticons in turn-based battles] [More Than Meets The Eye]

* '''Shout! Factory ''The Transformers: The Complete First Season'' trailer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrWtbv03BKM 1:12]
: Narration: Unknown.
: Notes: Animation excerpts from the first season of ''The Transformers'' play as the narrator introduces the set and tells us about the special features. Also features excerpts from the set's special features including one of the [[Public Service Announcement|PSA]]s. To [[Shout! Factory]]'s credit, the animation clips used are actually limited to the first season and the special features.
: ''For twenty-five years, the war between the Autobots and the Decepticons has captivated children and adults alike.'' Optimus Prime: "Hello again, Megatron!" ''Now, return to where the phenomenon began.'' Optimus Prime: "Autobots, transform and roll!" ''All sixteen episodes of the groundbreaking first season in a three DVD set.'' Starscream: "It's time for action, not words!" Optimus Prime: "Fire!" Soundwave: "We have been detected." Jazz: "Autobots, transform!" Megatron: "The universe is mine!" Optimus Prime: "It's just you and me now, Megatron." ''Bonus features include: The History of the Transformers...'' [[Wayne Luther]]: "It became visually distinct to be able to set them aside as Decepticons fly, Autobots are on the ground." ''...classic Hasbro toy commercials, a rare PSA, and more.'' Bumblebee: "This happiest day of my life!" ''Own the series that helped define a generation.'' Optimus Prime: "Thanks!" ''Transformers: Season One. Now on DVD.'' Megatron: "We shall rise again!"

* '''Shout! Factory ''The Transformers: The Complete Second Season, Volume 1'' trailer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyHlsve6iYg 1:12]
: Narration: Unknown, same as previous trailer.
: Notes: Nearly the same as the previous ad with minor modifications to the narration and DVD set photos, along with inserting some season two excerpts in place of some of the season one excerpts.
: ''For twenty-five years, the war between the Autobots and the Decepticons has captivated children and adults alike.'' Optimus Prime: "Hello again, Megatron!" ''Now, return to where the phenomenon began.'' Optimus Prime: "Autobots, transform and roll!" ''The original groundbreaking series is now on DVD.'' Starscream: "It's time for action, not words!" Optimus Prime: "Fire!" Soundwave: "We have been detected." Jazz: "Autobots, transform!" Megatron: "The universe is mine!" Optimus Prime: "It's just you and me now, Megatron." ''Bonus features include: All new interviews...'' Wayne Luther: "It became visually distinct to be able to set them aside as Decepticons fly, Autobots are on the ground." ''...classic Hasbro toy commercials, rare PSAs, and more.'' Bumblebee: "This happiest day of my life!" ''Own the series that helped define a generation.'' Optimus Prime: "Thanks!" ''Trans-formers. The original series. Now on DVD.'' Megatron: "We shall rise again!"

==2010==
* '''Shout! Factory ''The Transformers: The Complete Third and Fourth Season'' trailer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUjE4qoySWE 1:12]
: Narration: Unknown, same as previous trailer.
: Notes: Nearly the same as the previous ad with minor modifications to the narration and DVD set photos, along with inserting some season three excerpts in place of some of the season one excerpts. This trailer is also effectively the trailer for the Second Season Volume 2 as no trailer was produced specifically for it. Shout! Factory's [http://www.shoutfactory.com/product/the-transformers-season-two-vol-2-30th-anniversary-edition?product_id=3185 product listing for Season Two Volume Two] links to this trailer.
: ''For twenty-five years, the war between the Autobots and the Decepticons has captivated children and adults alike.'' Optimus Prime: "Hello again, Megatron!" ''Now, return to where the phenomenon began.'' Optimus Prime: "Autobots, transform and roll!" ''The original groundbreaking series is now on DVD.'' Starscream: "It's time for action, not words!" Optimus Prime: "Fire!" Soundwave: "We have been detected." Jazz: "Autobots, transform!" Megatron: "The universe is mine!" Optimus Prime: "It's just you and me now, Megatron." ''Bonus features include: All new interviews...'' Wayne Luther: "It became visually distinct to be able to set them aside as Decepticons fly, Autobots are on the ground." ''...classic Hasbro toy commercials, rare PSAs, and more.'' Bumblebee: "This happiest day of my life!" ''Own the series that helped define a generation.'' Optimus Prime: "Thanks!" ''Trans-formers. The original series. Now on DVD.'' Megatron: "We shall rise again!"

==2011==
[[File:Hub-CobraPaloozaMegatronAThon.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Say, you sound familiar. You wouldn't happen to be related to a certain [[Starscream (G1)|treacherous second-in-command]] of mine would you?]]
*'''Cobra-palooza Megatron-A-Thon''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7oU1C9Vtqs 30 sec]
: Narration: Unknown.
: Notes: [[Cobra Commander]] and Megatron have an argument related to a New Year's Day marathon of ''G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' and the Generation 1 cartoon. The argument uses edited footage from ''The Transformers'' and the Sunbow G.I. Joe cartoon. The initial shot of Cobra Commander coming on Megatron's view screen actually has the Cobra Commander footage pasted over a shot of ''Optimus Prime'' activating Teletraan-1's console. Cobra Commander's voice is provided by an unkown [[Chris Latta]] soundalike. Megatron appears to be voiced by Frank Welker, albeit with more growl and without the up pitching of the original show's voice processing.
:Cobra Commander: "Cobra Commander here." Megatron: "New Year's Day, first one to world domination takes it." Cobra Commander: "You're on, I've got an epic" {COBRA PALOOZA!} Megatron: "Easily outdone by my" {MEGATRON-ATHON!} Cobra Commander: "Yeah Megatrona-wannabe!" Megatron: "Take off that mask and say that to my face you Cobrapalooza!" Cobra Commander: "Megatron a blah blah" Megatron: "Why you, I..." ''Five episodes of G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero is followed by five episodes of Transformers. It's the Cobrapalooza Megatron-athon. Check you local listings. Only on the Hub.''

* '''[[Shout!_Factory#Japanese_Collection|Transfomers The Japanese Collection: Headmasters]] trailer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-lWj1T3lxQ 49 sec]
: Animation: Excerpts from ''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|Transformers: The Headmasters]]''.
: Narration: Unknown.
: Notes: As excerpts of ''The Headmasters'' play, the narrator gives us a description of the DVD set.
: ''Enter the world of the Headmasters. Transformers The Japanese Collection: Headmasters!'' {Head on! Head on! Head on!} ''For the first time on DVD. This four disc set contains all thirty-five episodes of the action packed, animated series. Including the original Japanese audio with all new English subtitles. And an art gallery. Transformers The Japanese Collection: Headmasters. Now available on DVD.''

==2014==
*'''Transformers 4 July Marathon''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dzb56jIR7RI 30 sec]
: ''Friday, July 4th. Celebrate the Transformers' 30th Anniversary with the Hub Network. "Lock and load." ''Featuring three decades of Transformers action-- "Roll out." ''All. Day. Long.'' "Let's go for it." "Brace yourselves." ''There's fireworks a plenty--'' "Boom." ''with the 4th of July Transformers Marathon. Friday, July 4th, starting at 11:00 AM Eastern, 10:00 AM Central. Only on the Hub Network.''
: Notes: this was a marathon featuring the re-titled ''[[The Transformers: The Movie|Transformers: The Animated Movie]]'', ''[[Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising]]'', and various ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Rescue Bots]]'' episodes.

==2016==
*'''The Transformers: The Movie 30th Anniversary Edition''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6d6brmcVDs 1:16]
: Animation: Excerpts from The Transformers: The Movie.
: Narration: Ubknown.
: Notes: Excerpts from the movie are shown with Lion's version of the [[theme song]] and then [[Stan Bush]]'s ''[[Dare]]'' playing in the background as the narration tells us about this new release of the movie. An excerpt of an interview with [[Neil Ross]] where he describes his astonishment at fan reverence is used as an example of the special features.
: ''Transformers: The Movie The Thirtieth Anniversary Edition is now on DVD and, for the first time, on Blu-ray!'' {Transformers! Transformers!} Unicron: "I...am Unicron." Hot Rod: "Who's Unicron?" Kranix: "A plaent that devours everything in its path." Galvatron: "Die Autobots!" Optimus Prime: "Megatron must be stopped, no matter the cost." Megatron: "Such heroic nonsense." ''The Thirtieth Anniversary Edition is remastered from a stunning new 4K transfer. Plus brand new bonus features.'' [[Neil Ross]]: "When I did this one line that fans seem to remember and like, there was this eruption of cheers and applause. And I went: <jaw drops>". ''Transformers: The Movie The Thirtieth Anniversary Edition.'' Optimus Prime: "One shall stand, one shall fall." ''Now available on Blu-ray, DVD, and digital download.''

== 2018 ==
*'''The Transformers: The Movie Fathom Events trailer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqd591Lhomk 30 sec], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJn_775l2Uw 20 sec]
: Animation: Excerpts from The Transformers: The Movie.
: Narration: Unknown.
: Notes: An advertisement for Fathom Events; one day return of [[The Transformers: The Movie]] to theaters on [[September 27]]th, [[2018]] along with a look at the then upcoming ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]''. Soundtracked by Lion's version of the theme song and ''Dare''.
: ''Back in theaters for a one day nationwide event on September 27th. Transformers: The Movie.'' Optimus Prime: "One shall stand, one shall fall." [Relive The Adventure] ''Including a look behind the scenes of the new Bumblebee movie. Transformers: The Movie. Get tickets at FathomEvents.com.''

== 2021 ==
* '''The Transformers: The Movie 35th Anniversary Fathom Events trailer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXM1KsrGV7U 20 sec]
: Animation: Excerpts from The Transformers: The Movie.
: Narration: None.
: Notes: An advertisement for Fathom Events' two day return of [[The Transformers: The Movie]] to theaters on [[September 26]]th and [[September 28]]th, [[2021]] in honor of its thirty-fifth anniversary. Soundtracked by Lion's version of the theme song and ''Dare''.
: [Back In Theaters] [2 Days Only September 26 & 28] [1986-2021 35 Years The Transformers: The Movie] Optimus Prime: "One shall stand, one shall fall." [1986-2021 35 Years The Transformers: The Movie] [Tickets On Sale FathomEvents.com]
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==References==
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==External links==
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Breakdown (G1)

2022-09-29T09:12:46Z

Lorcan Wooster: /* Legacy */

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:''Breakdown is a [[Decepticon]] [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:MTMTEBreakdown.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Ever since the invention of [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmasters]], Breakdown has been convinced his pistol is out to kill him... (It really is!)]]
'''Breakdown''' has an acute case of paranoia. (What was that!?) He genuinely believes that things, both living and inanimate, are ''watching'' him. (They're all over me!) Breakdown doesn't like to stand out in a crowd. (Did you hear ''that''!?) He dreads being different and garnering attention. (Stop staring at me!) At times, he almost wishes he was a [[human]] so he could just disappear and no one would notice. (Get them off meeeee!) Needless to say, he and [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] (He's one of THEM!!) would be energon drinking buddies if each wasn't likely to be convinced the other was trying to poison him.

In vehicle mode, Breakdown's engine has got the shakes so hard that it can actually cause mechanical failures in other vehicles. (They're faking!) He can also rely (Ha! As if!) on his [[concussion weapon|concussion rifle]] if he gets cornered in an alley. As you'd expect, his paranoia is his worst weakness. It's such a problem that the stress can trigger mechanical problems, and it does, constantly. (Oh, yeah, I bet you'd ''love'' to claim this was "self-inflicted"!)

Breakdown can also combine (They'll never take me alive!!) with his fellow [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] to form [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]. As if the combiner wasn't unstable enough (It's not paranoia if they're really out to get you!!!), he's forced into working together with [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] (Oh god, I have to run together with HIM?) when they form Menasor's legs. In some universes, he is paired with [[Offroad (CW)|Offroad]] instead. (Don't believe his lies!) In others, he is part of [[Galvatronus (CW)|Galvatronus]] or [[Grand Scourge]] (Eek! They're even worse than Menasor!).

{{quote|They're gawking at us! How mortifrying!|Breakdown makes a spelling mistake|"[[Masquerade]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Jack Angel]] (English, "The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1"), [[Alan Oppenheimer]] (English), [[Keiichi Nanba]] (Japanese), [[Takurō Kitagawa]] (Japanese, "The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1"), [[Show Hayami]] (Japanese, "Cosmic Rust", "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1")|[[Reinhard Brock]] (German, "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1"), [[Hans-Rainer Müller]] (German, "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2"), [[Ulrich Bernsdorff]] (German, "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3"), [[Albert Augier]] (European French), [[François Leccia]] (European French, "Masquerade"), [[Serge Bourrier]] (European French, "Five Faces of Darkness, Parts 1 & 3"), [[Júlio César]] (Portuguese), [[Carlos Marques]] (Portuguese, "Cosmic Rust"), [[Ricardo Schnetzer]] (Portuguese, "Masquerade"), [[Júlio Chaves]] (Portuguese, "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3")}}

[[File:Ktvs1 megs builds breakdown.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.2|These Snap-Tite kits are awesome!]]
After a failed attempt to steal experimental rocket fuel from [[United States military]], [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] realized that while the Decepticons controlled the skies, the Autobots had supremacy on the ground, and so they needed new ground-based warriors who could out-drive and out-fight the Autobots on their terms. [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] was sent to steal various [[human]] vehicles that would be rebuilt to become the new Stunticons. Breakdown was given [[Spark|life]] by [[Vector Sigma]] along with the rest of the Stunticons. He agreed to obey Megatron, but there was a certain reluctance in his voice. He probably thought Megatron was out to get him, or something. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}}

[[File:Breakdown.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb|I'm Breakdown and... what the $*#@! are you looking at?!]]
Whilst the Autobots were trapped on Cybertron, the Decepticons returned to [[Earth]] with the newly awakened Stunticons who began wreaking havoc and damaging the Autobots' good name by attacking the US military base containing the experimental rocket fuel. Eventually, the Autobots returned with the newly built [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] whose combined form Superion defeated the Stunticon combiner Menasor. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}}

Despite this defeat, the Stunticons were the key component in Megatron's elaborate scheme to hold a [[Europa 2000|fake charity race]] from Paris to Istanbul so he could steal US driver [[Auggie Cahnay (G1)|Auggie Cahnay]]'s car which would be melted down to house the powerful [[Pearl of Bahoudin]]. One by one, the Stunticons disabled the Autobot participants assigned to protect Cahnay. Afterwards, the Stunticons were defeated when Cahnay rammed his car into Menasor's face. {{storylink|Trans-Europe Express}}

[[File:Cosmicrust taking over this boat.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.2|Oh, God, People!, get away from me!]]
When Megatron was infected with [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]] after a trip to the lost Autobot colony of [[Antilla]], the Stunticons were assigned to capture the Autobot scientist [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], who had developed the powerful anti-corrosion [[Corrostop]]. Arriving incognito on a ferry, Breakdown transformed and nervously informed the human passengers that this was a mutiny...no, no a hijack! Anyway, they were taking over the boat! Breakdown forced the humans into the captain's cabin, though he actually locked them in the garage. After Megatron cured himself and infected the Autobots with the Cosmic Rust, Menasor attacked the Statue of Liberty in [[New York City]] with the ancient [[Lightning Bug]] heat ray, intent on stopping the Autobots from [[Matter duplicator|matter-duplicating]] more Corrostop from the layer they sprayed on the statue. Superion defeated Menasor and destroyed the Lightning Bug. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}}

After [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] was banished for yet another failed coup, he returned with a powerful new Decepticon team called the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]], who were able to outfight Autobot and Decepticon alike. With Megatron needing a trump card, [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] attempted to call on the Stunticons to help, but they refused as they were having a demolition derby with various human-owned cars. However, the Stunticons belatedly arrived after the Combaticons' combined form of [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] defeated [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] and forced Megatron to acknowledge Starscream as the new Decepticon leader. Realizing that Starscream would not stop at Megatron, the Stunticons merged into Menasor and disabled Bruticus in one mighty punch. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}}

[[File:Masquerade as i preducted.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Shouldn't the [[Red Alert (G1)|insanely paranoid]] Lambo Autobot have taken his place?]]
While assembling a new weapon capable of destroying any target by creating a chain reaction in its molecules, Megatron found himself short a few key components to finish the device. He sent the Stunticons out to retrieve those components by any means necessary. Breakdown and [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] assaulted a local optics laboratory to gather new focusing lenses for the cannon's beam. On their way to the weapon's construction site, they were intercepted by a troop of Autobots. It was [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] who brought down Breakdown, setting him on fire with his arc-welder rifle by using a trail of fuel as a fuse. The Stunticons were dragged back to Autobot Headquarters for imprisonment, an experience that Breakdown considered thoroughly "mortifrying". Once brought in, the Stunticons' radios were disabled and they were trapped in vehicle mode behind energized bars. The Autobots then used camouflage paint to alter their appearances and mimic the Stunticons, hoping to get close enough to Megatron to catch him unawares. Autobot warrior [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] assumed Breakdown's appearance for the mission. After they left, however, Breakdown tried using his unique vibratory pulses to disrupt his bars and break free, and just as he "preducted", it worked! He caught his Autobot captors by surprise and blasted several of them before they could react, giving him enough time to free his fellow Stunticons and form Menasor. After a brief but memorable conflict, Menasor escaped the Ark and returned to Megatron. The cannon was rendered unusable by the Autobots' intervention, though, and Megatron's plan failed. {{storylink|Masquerade}}

[[File:Ffod3 squalor on chaar.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|Breakdown never did like sitting around the campfire with the other Decepticons.]]
In the wake of [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]'s attack on Cybertron in the year [[2005]] and the subsequent Decepticon exile to [[Chaar]] in 2006, the Stunticons were reduced to being scavengers, fighting like [[slaarg]]s with their fellow Decepticons over the few scraps of energon they had. Motormaster determined that the Decepticons needed strong leadership to survive, and hope came when [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] brought news of [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]'s survival and asked for the Decepticons to donate their remaining energon to revive their leader. While Dead End was pessimistic about their survival, Breakdown said they were doomed anyway without a leader and focus. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}} However, while Cyclonus and the [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]]s were resurrecting Galvatron, the [[Quintesson]]s arrived on Chaar with an offer of energon in exchange for attacking the Autobots. The Stunticons were instrumental in convincing the other Decepticons to ally themselves with the Quintessons. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}} After Galvatron returned to seize control of the Decepticons, the Stunticons were part of the Decepticon team attacking the Autobots on Earth. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}
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====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' story pages=====
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=====Scramble City=====
[[File:Scramblecity breakdown forms an arm.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb|Arm? Leg? He's the guy with the gun!]]
Breakdown and the Stunticons were summoned by Megatron to put an end to the [[Metroplex (G1)|Scramble City]] project, and succeeded where [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] had failed. Their first strike was impressive, holding back [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and a cadre of Autobots and shooting the Aerialbots out of the skies. When the Aerialbots formed Superion, Breakdown and his teammates followed suit and merged into Menasor. During the battle, the Stunticons tried mixing it up by swapping around their usual configuration, and Breakdown became Menasor's left arm. {{storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
[[File:Hmep3 breakdown and dragstrip.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
Breakdown and the Stunticons participated in Galvatron's siege on Cybertron. They managed to gain the high ground against the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] and [[Throttlebot]]s, and rained laser fire down on their opponents. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} Breakdown and his team formed Menasor to fight their Autobot counterparts, but were steamrolled by the might and firepower of the [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Battleship Maximus]]. Transporting back to Earth, they attempted to interfere with [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]]'s quest for the Matrix. Breakdown and the Stunticons were confronted by the Aerialbots in the desert, but the battle of their combiner forms eventually led them to the Arctic. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}}

When [[Vector Sigma]] began perfecting the new super-metal [[Cybertonuron]] on Cybertron, Galvatron ordered another all-out attack on the planet to seize the metal for the Decepticons before the Autobots could make use of it. Breakdown and the Stunticons journeyed to Cybertron with the strike force, and confronted their old enemies, the Aerialbots. The Aerialbots got the drop on Breakdown's group by forming Superion and lashing out before the Stunticons could form Menasor as well. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} Breakdown and the Stunticons were still in a firefight sometime later, as [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] passed by looking for [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] and the Decepticon [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]]. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2}} In [[San Francisco]], Breakdown and the Stunticons assisted Bruticus in using [[buridanka|a carnivorous plant]] to distract the Autobots from [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s plans on [[Zarak (planet)|Zarak]]. They fought against the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] and [[Computron (G1)|Computron]]. {{storylink|Head On!! Fortress Maximus}}

Sometime later, Breakdown and the Stunticons gathered in the desert as their Ninja Commander [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] began issuing orders. They assembled as Menasor, and took part in the escalating Decepticon war effort as five separate Autobot outposts were attacked simultaneously at Sixshot's command. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}} The Stunticons remained on Earth while Scorponok took the bulk of the Decepticon forces to planet [[Master (planet)|Master]], hiding from the Autobots in the sunken continent of [[Lemuria (myth)|Lemuria]] where they mined [[crysmagnetal]]. When Scorponok returned, the Stunticons, combined as Menasor, joined in the final battle between the Autobot and Decepticons at the North Pole. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

=====''Zone'' cartoon, manga, and story pages=====
Seeking to create a [[Decepticon Zone]] to counter the [[Micro|Autobot Zone]], [[Emperor of Destruction|Decepticon Emperor]] [[Violengiguar]] gathered together the Nine Great Demon Generals, upgrading them with powerful new armor and weaponry, then sent them forth to conquer planets. Breakdown was among those summoned, but only as a part of Menasor. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}} {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (manga)|Zone}} {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}}

=====e-HOBBY comics=====
[[Grand Scourge]] dropped in through a tear in space-time during a fight between the Autobots and Decepticons, and used his [[Matrix Breaker]] sword to disassemble Menasor with a single blow. After grappling Dead End, the dimensional intruder realized he could forcefully combine with the Stunticons. Though Breakdown attempted to flee, Grand Scourge managed to have him form the left leg of his gestalt mode. {{storylink|Decepticon Dark Commander Grand Scourge}}

=====''Unite Warriors''=====
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====''TV Magazine'' comic continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic=====
[[File:Srlf manga breakdown.jpg|thumb|It's nice to see him happy once in a while!]]
Breakdown listened to Megatron boast about how [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] would trounce [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] once its construction was complete. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 3|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #3}}

Breakdown and the Stunticons decided to have a little fun and tear up a baseball stadium in Japan. Luckily, the Autobots' plucky young ally [[Kenji]] was present to radio for assistance. All the combiner teams assembled, and it was Menasor and Bruticus against Superion and Defensor! Defensor was forced to break apart by the combined Decepticon attack, but Superion and Kenji got the idea to shoot out the Decepticons' leg components. [[Groove (G1)|Groove]] and [[Blades (G1)|Blades]] took advantage of the empty combiner ports and took over as Menasor's legs while [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] and [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] took over as Bruticus' lower limbs. All four Protectobots immediately launched Menasor and Bruticus into the ocean. Breakdown was last seen chasing his "possessed" teammates into the distance. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 5|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #5}}

While posing as Autobots, Breakdown, [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] and the Stunticons rampaged through the city streets, smearing the good name of their adversaries. Later, [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] and [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] posed as humans to rally people against the Autobots, and Motormaster's brigade staged an attack on the rally to drive the point home. The Autobot fire engines [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] and [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] arrived, however, and used their water hoses to wash off the Decepticons' fake insignia. Enraged, Motormaster planned to combine into Menasor...only to see Breakdown and the others were already retreating into the distance. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 7|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #7}}

Breakdown was one of the Decepticons that oversaw the conversion of a [[Battle Dog|dog]] into a Decepticon weapon. The awesome energy within the animal allowed it to escape, and Megatron was forced to send out the Combaticons in order to retrieve it. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 8|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #8}}

=====''The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers''=====
In the year [[2010]], Breakdown participated in a Decepticon attack on the planet Feminia. He and his team merged into Menasor in order to battle alongside Bruticus and Devastator against their Autobot counterparts Superion, Defensor and Omega Supreme. The fight was fairly evenly matched until Galvatron called up his ace-in-the-hole, [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]], whose power was unmatched by any of the Autobots... except for the [[Omnibot (G1)|Omnibots]], who essentially tied Predaking's shoelaces together until he fell over, straight into Menasor and his chums, sending them all toppling to the ground and knocking them to bits. {{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 5|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #5}}
{{note|Breakdown only appears as a component of Menasor}}

=====''The Great Transformer War''=====
Galvatron kidnapped Doctor [[Dalton]] of [[Eran]] to upgrade the might of his combiner warriors. When the Autobot combiners arrived to save Dalton, Breakdown and his teammates were deployed at high speeds from Motormaster's launcher mode. They met Superion in mid-air, and the force of their deployment enabled the combiner teams to tear him apart. The Stunticons then merged into Menasor to move in for the kill. They were ultimately outwitted by the Autobots, however, who rescued Dalton and safely returned to Metroplex. {{storylink|The Great Transformer War issue 1|The Great Transformer War #1}}

====Full Throttle Scramble Power!====
The Decepticons constructed a new weapon to pursue their energy-plundering campaign on Earth, the [[Omega Wave Cannon]]. With the device at the ready, the Stunticons headed out to retrieve some energy from a power plant. They were met with the Aerialbots, and both teams combined into the gestalt forms. As they battled, Menasor made great use of his modular nature, having his Stunticon components swap between being arms and legs. Atop of this, Superion was crippled by the Omega Wave Cannon, giving the Decepticons the advantage. But the Autobots turned the tide of the battle by sending out massive amounts of reinforcements into the field, and the Decepticons were sent packing. {{storylink|Full Throttle Scramble Power!}}

====''Wings Universe''====
{{Wingsnote}}
[[File:G2Redux-Breakdownlongwayforrevenge.jpg|thumb|upright=0.75]]
Some time after the return of Cybertron's Golden Age, Breakdown was the only remaining [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]]. The others were all placed in stasis after a brutal fight with [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]. Breakdown left [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]'s army. His self-esteem had decreased considerably without [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] to prove his value, and he feared it was only a matter of time before the volatile Decepticon leader simply did away with him. Breakdown traveled back to Earth in hopes of tracking down the last [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobot]] [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] for revenge, and eventually joined [[Clench (G1)|Clench]]’s Decepticon Syndicate.

In 2010, Breakdown helped Clench take control of the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland, where the Decepticons and the [[Quintesson]] agent [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] hoped to harness the potential of the chemical [[forestonite]]. Breakdown expressed his distrust of Sky-Byte, but his views were ignored by Clench who nominated both soldiers as test subjects for the refined forestonite. Luckily for them, the new fuel worked as intended. Breakdown's vibration ability was enhanced considerably, allowing him to fire sonic booms at his enemies.

He got to try out his new powers and try for vengeance when Streetwise and his fellow Generation 2 Autobots broke in, attempting to stop Clench's plan. After throttling Streetwise for a while, Breakdown had his enemy in his grip, but when he saw the Autobot commander [[Pyro (G1)|Spark]] making a grab for the forestonite, he blasted the supply, hoping to blow it and Spark up.

Instead, the shattered canisters released forestonite gas, and exposed the Autobots to the same mutations as the Decepticons. Now granted the capability to phase through objects, Streetwise vanished from sight, psyching out the increasingly paranoid Breakdown. Eventually, he was able to sneak right up on the Decepticon. Breakdown would’ve been taken prisoner, but an explosion from outside startled Streetwise just long enough for Breakdown to transform and speed off in escape. {{storylink|Generation 2: Redux}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}
Many years ago on Cybertron, Breakdown existed before he was born and had joined [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] and [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] in shooting at [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]]. {{storylink|Spacehikers!}}

[[File:Stunticonsmarvelg1.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Breakdown is the blue guy in the background.]]
''Though [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]] had given the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] back to [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], its influence was still present in his mind. He and Prime had their minds connected to a machine, where they shared a vision of a "Second Generation" of Transformers. Breakdown was the member of the Stunticons, one of four [[Special Teams]]. In this vision, Breakdown and his fellow Stunticons combined into Menasor and fought the Autobots Superion and Defensor. But [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] and [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] were listening in on this vision, and both sides planned to make it reality.'' {{storylink|The Special Teams Have Arrived}} {{storylink|Second Generation!}}

[[File:Breakdown raat compression cannon heavy traffic.jpg|thumb|upright=0.8]]
Upon learning that the [[cerebro-shell]] implanted in Optimus Prime had also granted them access to the powers of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]], Megatron and Soundwave immediately built a team of Decepticons. The new Stunticons, which included Breakdown, were sent to find the Autobot [[Skids (G1)|Skids]], who had earned new trust from the Autobots by publicly saving a [[human]]. After Breakdown and the others knocked over every car in their way to get to Skids, they turned to "protect" him from the new [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], hoping to confuse the public and discredit the Autobots. Breakdown combined with his fellow Stunticons to form [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]], and they fought the Aerialbots' [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]. {{storylink|Heavy Traffic!}}

''The other Stunticons watched as Megatron raged at the accidentally insolent Motormaster. Breakdown looked especially concerned as Megatron seemed to have crushed Motormaster under a boulder, but Megatron had purposefully missed to teach him a lesson.'' {{storylink|Prey!}}

Breakdown had traveled early with some other Decepticons to their [[Club Con|new island headquarters]], where he helped construct an energy transfer pipeline that led from the island through the [[space bridge]] to Cybertron. Megatron, meanwhile, had been attacked by [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] under secret orders from [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]]. When Predaking was defeated, (possibly) Breakdown found a "[[laser disk]]" inside Predaking that proved Shockwave's treachery. And then Megatron went nuts and apparently blew up himself and the Space Bridge before their eyes. {{storylink|Gone but Not Forgotten!}}

[[File:Clubconresort.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|left|Breakdown is responsible for the mints on pillows.]]
Breakdown was seen among the Decepticons on board Shockwave's island base. When it was attacked by [[Fortress Maximus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Fortress Maximus]], Breakdown and the others traveled with the space-faring island headquarters into Earth's orbit, though Shockwave was seemingly killed in the process. {{storylink|The Desert Island of Space!}} [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]], who had assumed command, organized Breakdown and the other Decepticons in a battle against the Autobots on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]]. [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]] defended himself by throwing a moon rock at his head. But when their island ship was damaged, Ratbat called for a retreat. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

Ratbat moved their space-traveling island base back to Earth's seas, where it became a human travel resort to smokescreen the Decepticons' efforts to locate a key to finding the powerful [[Underbase]]. Breakdown was advertised on television as part of the island's smiling welcoming party. {{storylink|Club Con!}} Shortly thereafter, Ratbat's Decepticons met with [[Scorponok (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Scorponok]]'s Decepticons, and tempers and suspicions came to a head between the two groups as Breakdown was helping move fuel to the island base's fission tubes. {{storylink|Cold War!}}

=====Earthforce=====
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[[File:Jazz end of the road.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb]]
Breakdown was briefly seen at the [[Enclave]], rubbing shoulders with the various troops from Megatron and [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]]'s factions. {{storylink|The Bad Guy's Ball!}} Later, after the factions merged, he drove into battle alongside the Stunticons and [[Battlecharger]]s when [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] led an attack on Autobot [[Earthbase]]. Although the Autobot defense systems were down at the time, Breakdown and his comrades were still ultimately driven off. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer!}} On another occasion, Starscream and Soundwave learned the Autobots had a [[Irwin Spoon|human reporter]] writing a positive story about them. Fearing that good publicity among the humans would give Earthforce an edge, they sent the Stunticons to kidnap the human. {{storylink|Front Line! (issue)|Front Line!}} As Motormaster made off with the reporter, Breakdown and the Stunticons ran interference against the Autobot cars following him. After [[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]] transformed and got off a quick shot at their leader, Breakdown rear-ended him in the legs. The Autobot was knocked out of the fight, but so was Breakdown as he had caved in his own hood in the effort. {{storylink|End of the Road! (UK)|End of the Road!}}
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=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
[[File:Ravage stunticons ark duty.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.8|Lucky Draw Orange Stunticons]]
Breakdown and the Stunticons attacked [[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Kup]] on the road in [[2003]], making an attempt to steal the plans for the upcoming [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]. They were successful, but the plans were a set of fakes, so they ultimately didn't gain anything. {{storylink|Ark Duty}}

In [[2008]], [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], and [[Death's Head (G1)|Death's Head]] were compelled by [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] to make an assassination attempt on the Decepticon leader, Shockwave. They sealed the door to the audience chamber during the attack, and so Soundwave summoned the Stunticons as Menasor to break through the door. They eventually did so, and Breakdown and Dead End were about to execute the Decepticon traitors when Death's Head returned with news of Shockwave's demise. Using a series of explosives built into his hover platform as an incentive, the bounty hunter forced Soundwave and the other Decepticons to submit to their leadership. {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}}

====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
Breakdown and the Stunticons battled the Autobots over possession of an oil refinery and its resources. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 11|He Who Laughs Last...}}

====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
[[File:NewDawn-Breakdown.jpg|thumb|100px|Sneering because they forgot about his snazzy new colors.]]
Breakdown was among the Decepticons rallied for war against the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronians]] after [[Skullgrin]]'s death. {{storylink|New Dawn}}
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===The Special Teams===
Breakdown and the rest of the Stunticons were being kept a secret from the Autobots until Megatron was ready to dispatch them on a raid on the [[Pullen Power Plant]]. Once in position, the Stunticons raced forward, ready to take whatever Autobots might be guarding the location by surprise. Breakdown drove ahead of the rest of the group, scouting for an open road to their destination. Encountering the Protectobots en route, Motormaster ordered Breakdown and the other Stunticons to combine into Menasor to do battle. Dead End and Breakdown received the most damage during the fight, prompting them to send signals to their gestalt form to flee the battle. The fight soon began to weigh in the Autobots’ favour, prompting Menasor to split up into individual robots once more, who dispersed away from the battlefield. {{storylink|The Special Teams}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
The Stunticons were deemed psychotic and too dangerous to function in society, and as a result were placed into perpetual stasis lock inside of a [[Detention Banks|prison facility]]. Later, in an attempt to create a diversion while he set his final plans in motion, [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] arranged for the release of the Stunticons. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}} They formed into Menasor and ran amok for a while, until [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] arrived and began insulting them. Unable to reconcile with this, the five Stunticons began to bicker with each other over whose fault it was that they were failing, temporarily stopping Menasor and allowing Ultra Magnus to ram the combiner in the chest, forcing him to separate into his component parts and disabling the Stunticons. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:GIJoevsTFII 2 Breakdown.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"I learned ''this'' from [[Scrounge (G1)|Scrounge]]!"]]
It must've been Breakdown's lucky day when [[Teletran 3]] went haywire and transported him and the Stunticons to 1930s [[Chicago]], as unlike his comrades, he stayed conscious the whole time instead of getting locked in a new vehicle mode. Breakdown decided to stay quiet, however, and let himself be used by a human criminal gang until he and the others were found by a group of [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joes]] and [[Cobra]] members sent to bring the lost Cybertronians back to the future. After overhearing [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] explaining what would happen to Earth if the Stunticons weren't retrieved, Breakdown revealed himself and stole [[Beachhead]]'s [[disruption unit]]s, using them to awaken Dead End, Wildrider and Drag Strip. With Motormaster absent, Breakdown led the others in a car chase across Chicago, which ended when Prime and the humans found Motormaster and sent everyone back to present-day Cybertron. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #2}}

[[File:ArtofWar4 Breakdown shoots Nautilator.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|WESSIDE!]]
The Stunticons were later recruited into [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]]'s army, and Breakdown both helped capture some Autobots and G.I. Joes and attack an Autobot peace ceremony in the form of Menasor. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}} Following the battle, he and [[Nautilator]] were assigned to guard the imprisoned Joes, and Breakdown told his fellow Decepticon how freaky it was to be on Earth and have all those fleshlings stare at you. He then decided to check up on the [[Snake-Eyes|prisoner in black]], only to hypnotized by the human's [[Arashikage]] ninja techniques and forced to gun down Nautilator. After then freeing the humans, Breakdown was released from Snake-Eyes's control and fell unconscious. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}} After coming to his senses, Breakdown joined his fellow Decepticons in repelling a joint Autobot/G.I. Joe assault. Despite being backed up by powerful 'bots such as [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], the Decepticons were defeated and Cybertron remained in the Autobots' control. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 5|The Art of War #5}}
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===''The Beast Within''===
During a particularly violent battle between the Autobots and the Decepticons, Breakdown joined with the other Stunticons to form Menasor and do battle with [[Beast (G1)|The Beast]], the Dinobots’ combined form. {{storylink|The Beast Within}}
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===''Mystery of Convoy'' strategy guide manga===
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The five Stunticons confronted Ultra Magnus as he reached the end of the [[Floating City]], combining into Menasor and opening fire on the Autobot. {{storylink|Transformers (Mystery of Convoy)#Menasor's Weak Point is His Forehead!|Menasor's Weak Point is His Forehead!}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
:*''First Appearance:'' [[...For All Mankind|Transformers vol. 1 #1]]
[[File:Broadcast-BreakdownWildrider.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1]]
Early in the war, Breakdown and Wildrider tried to take out the anti-Decepticon pirate news broadcaster, [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], after [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]] had revealed his location. They attacked Blaster only to be taken out by the arriving [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]]. {{storylink|Broadcast}}

After Megatron fell in battle and the powerful but unreliable Scorponok took over the cause, many Decepticons scattered rather than serve under him. Breakdown and the Stunticons became highwaymen on [[Magmara Nine]] until [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]] arrived and told them Megatron was back in charge. {{storylink|Primacy issue 2|Primacy #2}} Breakdown and the Stunticons participated in a massive strike on Autobot-controlled Cybertron under Megatron's command, launching the modern incarnation of the Autobot/Decepticon War. {{storylink|Primacy issue 4|Primacy #4}}

[[File:ForAllMankind-Breakdown.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"I hated that show!"]]
Breakdown was among the Decepticons abandoned on Earth after the fall of [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]. Two years later, he was so desperate for energon that he attacked a human solar power planet, looking to somehow recharge. [[Skywatch]] was dispatched to the scene, and they overpowered the Stunticon using armored [[Crash suit]]s. By attaching a mode-lock device, the Skywatch agents forcibly reverted Breakdown to vehicle mode, leaving him trapped and unable to operate himself. [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Spike Witwicky]] took possession of Breakdown's car mode himself after the battle. {{storylink|...For All Mankind}}

Breakdown was then been relegated to Spike's pimpmobile, although the human did repair the battle damage first before taking the Decepticon out on the town. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 1: "New Arrivals, Old Encounters"|New Arrivals, Old Encounters}} Witwicky drove Breakdown to Skywatches' headquarters to interrogate Optimus Prime, who had surrendered himself. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 2: "A Rude Awakening"|A Rude Awakening}}

After an enlightening conversation with Optimus, Spike left to drive Breakdown around to help clear his head. He asked Breakdown rhetorical questions about his feelings on the war, knowing that the [[Suppressor (device)|suppressor]] kept the captive Decepticon from being able to listen, but Spike's one-sided chat was suddenly interrupted. The other [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] had surrounded Breakdown on the road, hoping to rescue him. Reclaiming Breakdown wouldn't be easy, as Spike began unloading gunfire at them through his busted window. Despite these countermeasures, Spike was forced to abandon Breakdown by leaping out his window into a body of water when he saw the much bigger [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] heading towards him in a game of chicken.

Breakdown was returned to the construction site of a spaceship, built by an alliance between some Decepticons and a group of Autobots led by [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hot Rod]]. [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] spent three hours doing mysterious repairs on Breakdown, cutting into time needed to build the spaceship, a decision that had begun to rub the Autobots the wrong way. But when [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]] and a group of deputized Autobots under [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]]'s command arrived to arrest everyone for their illegal actions, Swindle's gambit was revealed. Breakdown had been rebuilt, like the other Stunticons, to combine into the massive [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]. Surprise! {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 4: "Enemies of the System"|Enemies of the System}}

[[File:PoliceAction1-Breakdown.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|Breakdown teaches Spike an important lesson in helmet safety.]]
Despite their new physical power, however, the Stunticons' combiner process was imperfect. The individual robots' personalities did not properly blend into one another to create the Menasor gestalt mind, leaving them mentally disorganized. Breakdown was heard complaining that he couldn't see anything from his position as one of the legs. The Autobots took advantage of this weakness, targeting the individual Stunticon components in sequence. Breakdown was seen surrendering to Skywatch in the aftermath. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 5: "Earthworks"|Earthworks}}

[[File:Stunticons The Question.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3]]
Months later, the Stunticons were freed from their captivity when Decepticons under Megatron's command returned to Earth and attacked the Skywatch facility where they were held. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 1: The Demolished Man|The Demolished Man}} Around six weeks later, Breakdown ran Spike off his motorbike and attempted to kill him. Unfortunately, [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] and [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] were observing Spike as part of the Autobots' investigation into him, and they gave Breakdown a bit of a beating. {{storylink|Police Action: Part 1|Police Action #1}} He returned to the other Decepticons, who were planning on joining Megatron on Cybertron via [[space bridge]], but ended up staying behind alongside the other Stunticons to destroy an intruding Bumblebee. However, Bumblebee was able to capture all five of them by sabotaging the bridge, causing a power surge that knocked them out. {{storylink|The Question}}

Losing to Bumblebee was a major blow to the Stunticons' egos and reputation. They mostly stayed off the radar when Cybertron was repopulated following the Chaos event, congregating in the Decepticon ghetto outside of New Iacon. When Swindle arrived with the [[Enigma of Combination]] to restore Menasor, however, Breakdown and the Stunticons jumped at the chance to reclaim their fame. Swindle and the Stunticons travelled through Metroplex's space bridge and stormed Caminus. {{storylink|First Contact (IDW)|First Contact}}

Things quickly went downhill for the Stunticons and Menasor was summarily trounced by the similarly rebuilt Superion. The Stunticons were disassembled, sent back to Cybertron, and imprisoned. {{storylink|The Sum and Its Parts}} Swindle sprang the Stunticons as part of a diversion; they formed Menasor and incited a Decepticon riot at Metroplex's space bridge. {{storylink|You, Me, and the Universe}} The Stunticons fared poorly in their second fight against the Autobot combiners, and after Menasor fell the Stunticons were put away for good. {{storylink|All That Remains}}
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===''TransTech''===
[[File:InvasionEpilogue-cardtable.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Aw dang we hoped they'd bump into the teal and pink one!]]
A Breakdown (in a forestonite-enhanced body) was among the many Offworlders in [[Axiom Nexus]]. {{storylink|Transcendent: Part 4}}

Another Breakdown, hailing from a [[The War Against the Destructons, Chapter 1 of 3|universe]] where an Autobot-Decepticon alliance was fighting a group of violent techno-organic aliens known as [[Destructon]]s, was tasked by Galvatron to find the Destuctons' ancient structure known as the [[Maelstrom Fracture Obelisk]]. Eventually finding it, Breakdown was about to report its location when the Destructon known as [[Psychokhan]] attacked, piercing him with a Psychospear. The spear's mental assault combined with the power of the obelisk's [[Disentanglement Field]] to send Breakdown flinging through the multiverse. Years later, the [[Transcendent Technomorph]]s found his energy signature in [[unspace|transwarp]] and brought him into [[Axiom Nexus]]. The advanced Cybertronians quickly fitted him with an [[identification bolt]] and left him under constant surveillance. {{storylink|Breakdown (G1)#Timelines|TFSS Breakdown bio card}}

Breakdown was playing cards with a number of other bots in Axiom Nexus when [[Optimus Prime (G1)#Hero Prime|Hero Prime]] and [[Optimus Prime (Armada)#Beast Prime|Beast Prime]] turned up looking for [[Depth Charge (BW)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Depth Charge]]. {{storylink|Invasion: Epilogue}}
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===Ask Vector Prime===
Breakdown was presumably present as part of Menasor during the Battle for [[Sherman Dam]] in [[Primax 096.0 Beta]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/06}}

==Commercial appearances==
[[File:BotCon2010Promo-Breakdown.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4|For some reason he has a thing about [[BotCon]].]]
*Breakdown and the rest of the Stunticons drove over a barren, rocky terrain to meet against the Aerialbots. Both teams combined, and their gestalt forms engaged in a no-holds-barred slug-fest. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Aerialbots and Stunticons|Aerialbots and Stunticons commercial}}
*[[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] called Breakdown and [[Punch (G1)|Counterpunch]] to him to help him brainstorm ideas for more ultimate weapons. Breakdown suggested they visit [[BotCon]] again, as it was the destination for everything Transformers-related. Also, there would be exclusive toys, special guests, and various functions and events! Little did Breakdown know that Counterpunch was a double agent, and that the Decepticons' designs for BotCon would soon be relayed to the Autobots. {{storylink|BotCon 2010 Promo}}
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==Games==
===''Bot Shots Battle Game!''===
[[File:BotShots Breakdown.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Okay, Breakdown, just keep it together and smile...OH GOD SOMEONE'S BEEN PLAYING ME ALL ALONG!]]
Breakdown participated in numerous one-on-one matches against other Autobots and Decepticons, using his fists, his sword, or his gun to defeat his opponents. Sometimes, he even faced off against himself! {{storylink|Bot Shots Battle Game!}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
Breakdown and the rest of the Stunticons were created in response to the failure of a Decepticon campaign to acquire Autobot superfuel. Realizing they needed a strong ground force, Breakdown and his kin were created by modifying Earth vehicles with Cybertronian technology, and then bringing them before Vector Sigma to be imbued with the spark of life. The Autobots brought the Aerialbots to life at the same time, and the Decepticons found themselves on the losing side until the Stunticons merged into Menasor. The Decepticons lost nonetheless, though they acquired the key to Vector Sigma as a consolation prize. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1 (Legends)|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}} Later, Breakdown participated in a fight on Earth as the Decepticons attempted to use the power of the key to transform Earth into a new Cybertron. Even though he and his fellow Stunticons merged into Menasor, the battle was still lost to the Autobots, and the Decepticons fled. {{storylink|Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}}

Even [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] had trouble controlling the Stunticons. The team went on a crime spree in the back alleys of human cities until they were tracked down and stopped by [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and his team. {{storylink|The Thin Blue Line}}

Breakdown was among [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]'s Decepticon troops who attacked a small group of Autobots, forcing them into hiding in the [[Autobot Mausoleum]]. {{storylink|Dark Awakening (Legends)|Dark Awakening}}

Wildrider and Breakdown were sent to stop a convoy of Autobots from delivering a vital component to a power station to prevent it exploding. Possibly because they were the only ones crazy enough not to realize they'd be in danger if they were near the station when it exploded. They failed anyway. {{storylink|Rushdown Road}}

===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
{{main|Chef Pig#As Breakdown}}
Breakdown appears as a character unlockable in Challenge Events. He is portrayed by Chef Pig. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsBreakdown.jpg|thumb|400px|Oh no...everyone is out to get me! I WAS RIGHT ALL ALONG! I gotta get out. I GOTTA GET OUT OF THIS GAME!!]]
Breakdown participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was an Uncommon character who could be recruited by collecting 45 units of Cybermetal, and 20 units of Transmetal. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Devastation''===
As [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] was about to repair the ''[[Proudstar]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s damaged [[Plasma Core]], Breakdown and the other Stunticons arrived and formed Menasor in an attempt to stop the Autobots. {{storylink|Transformers: Devastation}}
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===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[file:breakdownEarthwars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75| OH GOD!!! I WAS RIGHT!!!! MY CONSPIRACY WAS RIGHT!!!! [[Motormaster (G1)|HE'S]] COMING!!!!!! RUN FOR YOUR LIVEEEEES!!!!!!]]

Breakdown showed up through the Space Bridge sometime during the battle for the Fractal Map, but was too afraid to take part.

He had a nice "talk" with [[Octopunch (G1)|Octopunch]] when Octopunch was sulking about his loss on Aquatron. Breakdown avoided having a conversation by saying he had more important things to do, like getting his servos realigned.
{{storylink| Transformers: Earth Wars|Octopunch Research}}

Breakdown wasn't too pleased when the bragging Dragstrip arrived on Earth, but Bludgeon welcomed him, and then told Breakdown to show his "friend" where the Autobots are on the race track. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events| Race Day Mayhem}}

*'''Class:''' Gunner
*'''Lowest Star Rating:''' 2 star
*'''Weapons''': Breakdown uses a standard issue [[grenade launcher]].
*'''Ability: EMP Rocket Barrage''' - Breakdown fires off 5 rockets that disables enemy buildings for a few seconds.
*'''Cost:''' 4 ability points (was 5) +2 for reuses.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:breakdown Breakdown at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]
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===''Transformers: Bumblebee Overdrive''===
Breakdown was among the Decepticons defending their multiple bases against Autobot invasors. {{storylink|Transformers: Bumblebee Overdrive}}
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==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}[[File:G1Breakdown toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Wahoo reaction, now a gucci cola sale]]
*'''Breakdown''' (Stunticon, [[1986]]/[[1987]])
**''Team ID number'': '''S2'''
**''Japanese ID number'': '''D-51'''
**''Accessories'': [[Concussion weapon|concussion rifle]], [[plasma-energy blaster]], connector
:The original Breakdown toy transforms into an off white [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes#Lamborghini Countach|Lamborghini Countach]]. He comes with a blue double-barreled plasma-energy blaster that attaches to the back of his vehicle mode. In robot mode, he is armed with a small blue laser pistol. As he was designed with the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1986 (Scramble City and 2010)|Scramble City]]-style of combination, he can form the arm or leg to any similarly-constructed super robot. Although the 1986 Stunticon gift set shows Breakdown as the left arm of Menasor, Breakdown's nominal placement is as Menasor's right leg.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Breakdown/breakdown.htm More information on Breakdown at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.botchthecrab.com/archive/instructions/decepticon/1986/instr_breakdown.jpg Instructions for Breakdown at Botchthecrab.com]''

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*'''Menasor''' (Giftset, 1986)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''D-55'''
**''Accessories'': concussion rifle, plasma-energy blaster, connector
:Breakdown was also available as part of the Menasor giftset in numerous markets, along with his teammates [[Motormaster (G1)#G1Menasor|Motormaster]], [[Dead End (G1)#G1Menasor|Dead End]], [[Drag Strip (G1)#G1Menasor|Drag Strip]], and [[Wildrider (G1)#G1Menasor|Wildrider]]. All of the toys in the set are identical to their individual releases.

::*''[http://tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Menasor/menasor.htm More information on Menasor at TFU.info]''

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*'''Breakdown''' ([[1990]])
**''Accessories'': concussion rifle, plasma-energy blaster, connector
:Breakdown was rereleased without changes in 1990 as part of the [[Europe]]an/[[Australia]]n ''[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]]'' reissue line.

===''Generation 2''===
[[File:G2-toy Breakdown.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean you aren't teal.]]
*'''Breakdown''' (Stunticon, [[1994]])
**''Team ID number:'' '''S3'''
**''Accessories'': concussion rifle, plasma-energy blaster, connector
:''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' Breakdown was released as an [[exclusive]] at [[BotCon 1994]]. Its confirmed production run numbers a mere 300 specimens: 204 were available at BotCon '94, an additional 48 were given official release the following January at the 1995 Florida Extravaganza Collectibles Show, and the rest initially remained in Hasbro's possession and over the years have probably made their way into private collections. Originally, Hasbro had planned to mass-release a complete set of ''Generation 2'' Stunticons, but ultimately only Breakdown saw official release in any form. The "collect them all!" [[cross-sell]] on the back of the packaging featuring the other Stunticons was covered by a BotCon 1994 sticker.

:The toy is, of course, a [[redeco]] of the original Breakdown toy, and has the distinction of being the first [[BotCon]] toy ever.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1994/Decepticon/Breakdown/breakdown.htm More information on ''Generation 2'' Breakdown at TFU.info]''
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===''Timelines''===
[[File:BreakdownBotcon.JPG|upright=1.66|thumb|Cue the Miami Vice [[theme song|theme]].]]
*'''Generation 2: Redux''' (BotCon 2010 box set)
**''Accessories'': pistol, engine block
:A [[redeco]] and new-head [[retool]]ing of the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Sideswipe]]/[[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Sunstreaker]] mold, Breakdown transforms into a heavily-modified-for-legal-purposes {{w|Lamborghini Gallardo}} in his ''Generation 2'' color scheme. He uses the "Sideswipe" robot mode with the hood-chest. His pistol can be mounted in either of the holes on his shoulders, as well as combined with the removable engine assembly to form a beefier-looking weapon. The engine can also be mounted on his back as his [[jet pack]]. His [[license plate]] reads "BCFW94", as in "BotCon Fort Wayne '94", the [[BotCon 1994|very first BotCon ever]].

:Breakdown features the hole where the light bar would screw in on ''Henkei! Henkei!'' Red Alert on the top of his car mode roof. In order to match the original release, his headlights are painted over rather than being transparent pieces like in previous uses of this mold.

:He is part of a ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]''-themed five-figure box set available [[exclusive]]ly at [[BotCon 2010]], alongside [[Clench (G1)#Timelines|Clench]], [[Pyro (G1)#Timelines|Autobot Spark]], [[Streetwise (G1)#Timelines|Streetwise]], and [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]].

:This mold was also used to make ''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei!]]''/''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' [[Red Alert (G1)/toys#Henkei! Henkei!|Red Alert]] and the [[Transformers Collectors' Club|Club]]-exclusive [[Punch (G1)#Timelines|Punch/Counterpunch]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2010/Decepticon/BCBreakdown/breakdown.htm More information on ''Timelines'' G2 Breakdown at TFU.info]''
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[[File:TFSS Preview Breakdown.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Breakdown''' (Deluxe, [[2013]])
**''TFSS1 number'': '''4'''
**''Accessories'': concussion cannon, vibro-projection engine
:By popular demand, a [[redeco]] of BotCon 2010 Breakdown in his pre-[[Forestonite]] Generation 1 colors. He was the fourth figure sent out as part of the [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] [[Transformers Figure Subscription Service]] 1.0 in 2013.

:This version of the figure seems to suffer from mold degradation; the "dramatic head reveal" function doesn't stay in place, the gun and supercharger can't stay clipped together, it's difficult for the gun to peg into the holes near Breakdown's shoulders, and his balljoints are rather loose. Just like the previous figure, his headlights are painted over.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/TFSSBreakdown/breakdown.htm More information on ''Timelines'' Subscription Service Breakdown at TFU.info]''
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===''Bot Shots''===
[[File:BSToy-Breakdown.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Stunticons''' (Multi-pack, 2013)
**''Number'': '''T010'''
***''Fist strength'': '''685'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''570'''
***''Sword strength'': '''355'''
:A redeco of the [[Roadbuster (DOTM)#Bot Shots|Roadbuster]] Bot Shot in white and blue, Breakdown automatically transforms between car and robot mode, when a sharp impact is applied to his front end. He was sold in a five-pack with [[Motormaster (G1)#Bot Shots|Motorbreath]], [[Dead End (G1)#Bot Shots|Dead End]], [[Drag Strip (G1)#Bot Shots|Decepticon Dragstrip]], and [[Wildrider (G1)#Bot Shots|Brake-Neck]].
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/BSBreakdown/breakdown.htm More information on Breakdown at TFU.info]''
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-Toy Breakdown.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Wait, I can get eaten?! AHHHHHHHH!!!!]]
*'''Menasor''' (Micro-Changer Combiner, 2014)
**''Set number'': '''A7308'''
**''Pieces'': '''90'''
**''Accessories'': pistol
:"Decepticon Breakdown" is a [[Kreon]] included with the [[Menasor (G1)#Kre-O|Menasor]] [[Micro-Changer]] combiner set, and can be rebuilt from robot to either sports car or Menasor's right leg. His deco is based on the [[#Generation 1|Generation 1 Breakdown toy]], and he wears a blue [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Starscream]] helmet.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Decepticon/Kre-OBreakdown/breakdown.htm More information on Breakdown at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Kreon Breakdown.JPG|thumb|300px| AND NOW I LOOK LIKE CANDY!!!! RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!!!!]]
*'''Kreon Breakdown''' (Kreon Souvenir Figure Set, 2014)
**''Accessories'': small pistol, double-barreled pistol
:"Kreon Breakdown" uses the same body tampograph pattern and [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] build as the retail version, but his colors and [[insignia|faction symbol]] are from the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' [[#Generation 2|version of Breakdown]], plus he has a different face with a Constructicon helmet. His vehicle mode build also uses tampographs for extra detailing as opposed to the decals of the retail version.

:He was only available as part of a [[BotCon 2014]] ''Kre-O'' six-pack, including [[Fractyl#Kre-O|Fractyl]], [[Overlord (G1)#Kre-O|Gigatron]], [[Landshark (G1)#Kre-O|Landshark]], [[Rattrap (BW)/toys#Kre-O|Rattrap]], and [[Rodimus (SG)#Kre-O|Shattered Glass Rodimus]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Decepticon/BCKre-OBreakdown/breakdown.htm More information on BotCon Breakdown at TFU.info]''

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*'''Combiner Robot Mega Pack''' (3-pack, 2016)
**''Set number'': '''???'''
**''Pieces'': '''245'''
:3 years later, the 3 Micro-Changer combiners, Superion, Bruticus, and Menasor, were reissued and released as a 3-pack. The toys were unchanged from their individual releases.
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===''Combiner Wars''===
[[File:Generationstoy-Breakdown.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Back to my old self! (But what's in it for [[Hasbro|THEM?!?]])]]
*'''Breakdown''' (Deluxe Class, [[2015]])
**'''4 of 5: [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]'''
**''Accessories:'' sword/gun, gun/fist/foot
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

:Part of the second wave of ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Deluxe Class toys, Breakdown is a new-mold figure which transforms from a supercar resembling a Lamborghini Diablo crossed with a Kode 0 to robot and back. As a ''Combiner Wars'' Deluxe, he is able to form a limb for any ''Combiner Wars''-style Voyager figure but is, of course, intended to be combined with [[Motormaster (G1)#Combiner Wars|Motormaster]], [[Drag Strip (G1)#Generations|Drag Strip]], [[Dead End (G1)#Combiner Wars|Dead End]], [[Offroad (CW)#Toys|Offroad]], and [[Blackjack (G1)#Generations|Blackjack]] to create [[Menasor (G1)#Generations|Menasor]]. He is also officially associated with [[Galvatronus (CW)#Toys|Galvatronus]].

:The limb piece can connect on the vehicle mode's top in two different ways: either by using the 5mm peghole arrangement most of the other Stunticons use, or through a system of tabs which incorporate the weapon closer to the vehicle, evoking the custom engines [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] had [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#Generations|''for some reason'']]. The limb piece can also be stored on the robot's back, a feature also shown in the figure's [[package art]], also evoking the custom engines Sunstreaker had [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#Unite Warriors|''for some reason'']] (this can either be achieved by using the 5 mm peg, or by folding back the limb piece's palm and thumb, and using the guide-rails located on the sides of the limb piece). Breakdown's sword/gun can tab into either of the slots on the car mode's sides.

:Strangely, unlike the other Stunticons, Breakdown's limb piece is not molded in purple plastic, but instead molded in black and painted a more blue-ish shade of purple, causing it to stand out among the other Stunticon hands and feet.

:Breakdown comes with a copy of ''Combiner Wars'' #5 (actually [[The Verge|''Robots in Disguise'' #13]]). In non-U.S. releases, he comes with a collector card featuring art from the episode "[[The Thin Blue Line]]" of ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]''.

:As a part of the first and second wave promotion in Hasbro's Asian markets, a free sticker sheet for the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]]s and [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]]s was given out when purchasing any four Deluxe Class toys from those waves. As such, Breakdown was given Generation 1 toy-esque stickers for the owner to apply if they wanted.<ref>[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/transformers-generations-combiner-wars-free-g1-sticker-sheet-with-tru-singapore/32469/ Aerialbot and Stunticon sticker promotion on Seibertron.com]</ref>

:This mold was differently [[retool]]ed each time to make [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#Generations|Sunstreaker]], [[Jumpstream#Toys|Jumpstream]], [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Wheeljack]], [[Ravage (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Ravage]], and [[Punch (G1)#Generations|Wrecker Counterpunch]]. It also served as the model for the non-toy ''[[Of Masters and Mayhem]]'' incarnation of [[Sideswipe (G1)#Of Masters and Mayhem|Sideswipe]] and the ''[[Spatiotemporal Challengers]]'' incarnation of [[Turbo (GoBots)#Timelines|Turbo]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Decepticon/CWBreakdown/breakdown.htm More information on ''Combiner Wars'' Breakdown at TFU.info]''
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[[File:Generations_g2_breakdown.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|right|[[#Generation 2|This]] [[#Timelines|again...]]]]
*'''Menasor''' (Collection Pack, 2016)
**''Accessories:'' sword, Stunticon weapons/extremities
:Breaking the cycle of being a BotCon exclusive, this Breakdown is a [[redeco]] of his ''Combiner Wars'' toy in his ''Generation 2'' color-scheme. Well, okay, technically, his color scheme is based on [http://air-hammer.deviantart.com/art/G2-Stunticons-Digibash-471989649 somebody's digibash] based on [http://cybertron.ca/boards/showthread.php?p=76573 somebody's hand-painted recreation] of the cancelled ''Generation 2'' toys, including an erroneous purple and silver Breakdown instead of the proper pink and gold. The tampograph on his windscreen now reads "94 RACING" as a reference to the intended 1994 release of the G2 Stunticon toys.

:This Breakdown is only available in a ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]''-themed gift set of [[Menasor (G1)#CWG2|Menasor]] with [[Motormaster (G1)#CWG2|Motormaster]], [[Drag Strip (G1)#CWG2|Dragstrip]], [[Wildrider (G1)#CWG2|Brake-Neck]], [[Dead End (G1)#GenerationsG2|Dead End]] and [[Blackjack (G1)#CWG2|Blackjack]]

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Decepticon/CWBreakdown/breakdown.htm More information on ''Combiner Wars'' Generation 2 Breakdown at TFU.info]''
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===''Unite Warriors''===
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[[File:TF-Unite-Warriors-UW-02-Breakdown.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Ah! I look slightly more obvious! Get [[Fandom|them]] away from me!]]
*'''Menasor''' (giftset, [[August 22]], [[2015]])
**''ID number:'' '''UW-02'''
**''Accessories:'' sword, hand/foot/gun
{{toydesigner|[[Hisao Nishimoto]] (TakaraTomy)}}
:The ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' release of Breakdown is sold in a [[Menasor (G1)#Unite Warriors|Menasor]] gift set that includes the five original "Stuntrons". He has numerous changes in deco to better match his look in the Generation 1 cartoon. Oddly, the Takara version of Breakdown substitutes his regular hand/foot weapon for one identical to Drag Strip's. Whilst this means that the hands and feet can be symmetrical in combined mode (with two of the Drag Strip type and two of the Dead End type), this does mean that it doesn't clip onto his car roof like the original did, nor can it slide into the specially-molded groove in the back of his robot mode.

:This toy is also officially associated with [[Grand Scourge#Toys|Scourge Grand Prime]].
{{CWBreakdownMold}}
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===''Legacy''===
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*'''Breakdown''' (Deluxe Class, [[2022]])
**'''4 of 5: [[Menasor (G1)#Legacy|Menasor]]'''
:The final member of the ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' Stunticons to be revealed, Breakdown is a retool of his teammate [[Wildrider (G1)#Legacy|Wild Rider]], with the back half of his car mode, chest and head retooled, resulting in him able to transform into a close approximation of his Lamborghini Countach mode (albeit with the front end of the close approximation of the Ferrari 308 GTB, due to it not being retooled to become a Lambo-like front).

:This figure is not compatible with any prior systems of combination. As ''Legacy'' Menasor is designed with a specific limb configuration in mind, Breakdown is limited to being one of Menasor's legs, but unlike Drag Strip and Dead End as the arms, he can be used for either the left or right leg.

:This figure was revealed at the Japanese [[TakaraTomy|Takara Tomy]] Hobby Expo convention, prior to any official reveal from Hasbro.<ref>[https://news.tfw2005.com/2022/09/23/takara-tomy-hobby-expo-round-up-first-look-at-legacy-wildrider-haslab-victory-saber-and-more-465825 ''Takara Tomy Hobby Expo Round Up – First Look At Legacy Wildrider, Haslab Victory Saber, Masterpiece and More!'' - TFW2005</ref>
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==Merchandise==
===Transformers Trading Card Game===
[[File:W2Breakdown.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Breakdown, Paranoid Scout''' (2019)
**'''Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners'''
**''Rarity: '''''CT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T13/T46'''
**''Stars: ''5
:Breakdown, Paranoid Scout was released as part of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]] Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners. Like all other members of [[combiner]] teams released in the set, Breakdown, Paranoid Scout is a folding card, with the Bot and Alt modes being depicted when the card is folded in half, and a holofoil portion of the the combined mode depicted when unfolded. The reverse of Breakdown, Paranoid Scout depicts [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor's]] left arm, which is formed by Breakdown in the artwork.

:The artwork for Bot and Alt Mode is reused from the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile game, and is based on the 2013 [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] [[Transformers Figure Subscription Service]] 1.0 Breakdown figure.

:Breakdown, Paranoid Scout can be used to form Menasor, Menacing Colossus with the use of the Action card [[Enigma of Combination|Stunticon Enigma]] while he and the other Wave 2 Stunticons are in Bot mode on the battlefield or KO area.
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==Notes==
[[File:G2Breakdown toy.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|So what if he can't transform? He doesn't have to link up to that jerk Motormaster ever again!]]
*An ''unofficial'' [[Action Master]] ''Generation 2'' Breakdown was an exclusive at [[BotCon 2004]], created from bootlegged Action Master [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] parts. Though this wiki does not normally list unofficial items, this one is put here simply to reinforce that even though it is a [[BotCon]] toy, it was from the one year that BotCon was unofficial, and the toy is not [[Hasbro]]-approved either. Thank you, won't we?
*In the ''[[Transformers Autobots/Decepticons|Transformers Decepticons]]'' game based on the [[Transformers (film)|2007 movie]], an unlocked alternate mode called "Scout" is a [[homage]] to Breakdown.
*''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Runamuck (ROTF)|Runamuck]]'s vehicle mode deco homages Breakdown's Generation 1 form.
**Also, ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Brakedown (ROTF)|Brakedown]] homages G1 Breakdown in form, color, ''and'' name.
*Breakdown's depiction in [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[The Transformers (IDW)|The Transformers]]'' comic is based upon ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]]'s design sans roof. Since you can remove that mold's roof without tools, you can mistransform the Subscription Service figure mentioned above to match this portrayal.
*Breakdown is one of only two characters to have ''three'' BotCon exclusive toys, although one of them is the previously-mentioned unofficial bootleg. (The other one is [[Apelinq (BM)|Apelinq]].)
*In ''Earth Wars'', in addition to sharing some elements in design & transformation with [[Jumpstream#Transformers: Earth Wars|Jumpstream]] & [[Sunstreaker_(G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sunstreaker]] (the latter of whom is also Gunner class), Breakdown looks around in confusion after transforming from alternate to robot mode. This is likely a hint of his paranoia. Poor guy.
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Breakdown''' (ブレークダウン ''Burēkudaun'', ブレイクダウン ''Bureikudaun'')
*''French:'' '''Panicon''' (Canada, 1986 release), '''Optique''' (Canada, 1990 "Classic" version)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Vibrátor''' ("Vibrator")
*''Italian:'' '''Caimano''' ("Caiman")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Phāo-máo''' (Taiwan, 拋錨, "Reject Anchor"), '''Dǎjí''' (China, 打击, "Strike")
*''Russian:'' '''Krushitel''' (Крушитель, "Crasher")

==References==
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[[Category:Bot Shots Decepticons]]
[[Category:Combiner Wars Decepticons]]
[[Category:Convention exclusives]]
[[Category:Generation 1 cartoon Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 combiners]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 2 Decepticons]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Decepticons]]
[[Category:Kre-O Decepticons]]
[[Category:Kreons]]
[[Category:Scouts]]
[[Category:Stunticons]]
[[Category:The Headmasters Decepticons]]
[[Category:Timelines characters]]
[[Category:TransTech Decepticons]]
[[Category:Unite Warriors Decepticons]]
[[Category:Wings Universe Decepticons]]