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==Wireless Microphone==
[[File:MegsMicrophone.jpg|thumb|]]
* '''Megatron''' (Nasta, 1984)
:One of the earliest pieces of Megatron merchandise is also one of the strangest. Taking the form of Megatron's Walther P-38 gun mode — itself quite controversial and anachronistic due to [[For safety reasons|recent safety regulations]] — the microphone allows children to broadcast their voices to a nearby AM radio by pointing the gun at their mouth (at the rear sight, not the ''barrel muzzle'' at least) and speaking into it.

:'''''Seriously'''''.
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==Collegeville Costumes==
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[[File:Megatron collegeville costume.jpg|thumb|<insert questionable joke about package description here>]]
*'''Megatron''' (1984)
:Although [[Collegeville Costumes]] only released a small number of Transformers [[Halloween]] costumes, and made some odd choices for characters to depict in the process, Megatron was an obvious choice as one of their first releases. The costume consists of a thin plastic facemask based directly on the original Megatron toy's head, and a red and white plastic smock decorated not with the details of Megatron's body, but with his [[package art]] and the Transformers logo.
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==Spindex Corporation==
[[File:Spindex megatron stationery.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Megatron''' (eraser set, 1985)
:This two-pack of erasers from [[Spindex Corporation]] depicted Megatron in his robot and gun modes.
*'''Megatron''' (Character eraser, 1985)
:One of three different "character erasers" produced by Spindex, this small Megatron figurine came on either a red or purple blister card.
*'''Optimus Prime and Megatron''' (Pencil Toppers and Pencil, 1985)
:Small rubber figurines of Megatron and Optimus Prime came packaged with a pencil they could perch on the end of.
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==Transformers Milk Caramel==
[[File:TFcaramel megatron.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Megatron''' (1985)
:A soft rubber figurine—known in Japan as a ''keshigomu''— of Megatron was released as part of the second wave of [[Kabaya]]'s ''[[Transformers Milk Caramel]]'' [[candy toy]] range. He came packaged with chocolate-covered caramel candies, and was available in red, blue and yellow.
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==Transformers Gum==
[[File:TFGum megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Megatron''' (1985)
**''Accessories:'' High-density infra-red laser cannon
:A snap-together transformable model kit of Megatron was available as part of the second wave of Kabaya's ''[[Transformers Gum]]'' line. Essentially a downsized version of his original toy, the kit was made out of grey and black plastic, featuring stickers for detail, and came with a stick of gum. Like the original Japanese release of his toy, Megatron lacks his fusion cannon, armed merely with his infra-red laser cannon accessory.
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==Hero Set==
[[File:HeroSet megatron keshi.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Megatron''' (1985)
**''ID number:'' '''16'''
**''Accessories:'' Sword, high-density infra-red laser cannon
:A large ''keshigomu'' of Megatron was produced by TakaraTomy licensee [[Maruka Toys]]. Packaged on a blister card, the static, unposeable Megatron figure came with removable laser cannon and sword accessories, and featured a few small stickers for colour and detail. Maruka also produced an Optimus Prime figure in the same scale, and both Megatron and he were available in red, yellow or green.
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==Decoy==
*'''Defeat Dinosaurer Strategy Game''' (board game, 1986)
*'''Destron Hero Collection 22''' (multi-pack, 1986)[[File:Decoy megatron.jpg|thumb]]

:Megatron was among the many characters rendered by [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] as part of their series of 1.5" ''keshigomu'' figurines. Like all the Decepticons in the series, Megatron was molded in soft purple 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. As the figure is a Japanese creation, it's particularly notable for the fact that it lacks Megatron's signature fusion cannon, just as his original Japanese toy release did, instead sculpting him with his hand-held laser cannon and Japanese-exclusive sword.

:Megatron was available as part of a 22-piece box set of Decepticon figures, as well as being included as one of several possible random Decepticon figures included as playing tokens with the "Defeat Dinosaurer Strategy Game", and in a variety of different colours via "gachapon" capsule machines. Later, [[Seven]] made him available in a peach coloration, randomly included in a variety of multi-packs.

*'''Megatron''' (1987)
**''Decoy number:'' '''32'''

: The 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 (32, in Megatron's case). Like all Decepticon Decoys, he was a randomly-chosen pack-in available with the carded [[Throttlebot]]s, [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] and [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]], and was, very early on in the promotion, available in an alternate red coloration that was only packed in with the Throttlebots. Unsurprisingly, this red figurine is much rarer.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Decoys/Megatron/megatron.htm More information on Decoy Megatron at TFU.info]''

==Parody Deformed==
[[File:PDtype megatron.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Megatron''' (1990)

:A small non-transforming [[super deformed]] model kit of Megatron was available as part of Kabaya's "[[Parody Deformed]]" line of candy toys. The third figure in the series, Megatron was part of the larger class of kits, and as such is made from three colors of plastic (white, grey and blue) with eye and Decepticon symbol stickers for detail. He came with a "[[PDTF Comic]]" comic about himself—"Don't Cry! Megatron!!"—and a stick of chewing gum.
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==''Generation 2''==
[[File:G2Megatron watch.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Megatron Watch''' (Watch, 1995)

: A non-transforming digital wristwatch of Megatron's tank mode manufactured by [[Ostrum International]] was released during ''Generation 2'', in the same green and purple coloration as his first ''Generation 2'' toy.
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===LALA===
*'''Megatron''' (1997)
:Released by [[ToonTown]] licensee LALA, this eraser also doubles as a small simple model kit, with his large colored bits being the "eraser" portion and the remainder of the toy being constituted of grey plastic parts that are assembled together. He transforms from robot to vehicle and back by [[Partformer|partforming]] his individual components.

:Although the promotional material for these releases feature his eraser bits in pink, it is possible that he might have also been released in bright green, as other LILA erasers that also show up as pink in promotional images have been found with this color instead.
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==Choro-Q==
[[File:ChoroQ megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Megatron''' (2000)

:''[[Choro-Q]]'' Megatron is a ''Generation 2''-themed [[redeco]] of the Camouflage Tank toy from Takara's ''Choro-Q'' toyline of non-transforming super deformed vehicles. He was an [[exclusive]] at [[BotCon]] Japan 2000, and features a [[pull-back motor]] and a rear license plate that reads "BotCon Japan 2000".

:Along with ''Choro-Q'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise|Optimus Prime]] and [[Mirage (G1)|Ligier]], Megatron was given out randomly to convention attendees. Each toy was limited to 1000 pieces.
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==Super Collection Figure==
[[File:SCF Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Megatron''' (2000)
**''Act'': '''1'''
**''Accessories'': Stand

: A three-inch tall [[plastic|PVC]] figurine of Megatron was available as part of the first wave of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''[[Heroes of Cybertron (toyline)|Super Collection Figure]]'' line. Like all the figures in the wave, it was available as both a standard full color figure and a clear plastic version, one of each of which was available in a standard case of twelve [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] figures.

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[[File:SCF Megatron chase mace.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Megatron with Chain Weight''' (2000)
**''Act'': '''1'''
**''Accessories'': Stand

:Also available in the first ''Super Collection Figure'' wave was a rare "[[Chase figure|chase]]" version of the Megatron (分銅付きメガトロン, ''fundō-tsuki megatoron''), decorated in metallic paint and replacing his right hand with his energon flail.

: It was ''presumably'' released at a ratio of one per every ten cases; while this has not been officially confirmed, later waves gave these odds for Secret Figures. It is also ''presumed'' to have replaced the regular Megatron in the lucky case (color or clear, well, that's less certain).

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[[File:SCF Optimus chase jetpack.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Megatron & Convoy''' (2000)
**''Act'': '''2'''
**''Accessories'': Stand

: The second ''Super Collection Figure'' wave featured an Optimus Prime chase figure wielding Megatron in gun mode and wearing [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]]'s [[jet pack|rocket pack]] (the latter seen in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]] episode "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 3]]").

: It was ''presumably'' released at a ratio of one per every ten cases. It is unknown what figure it replaced in the lucky case.

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[[File:SCF Megatron Reincarnation.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Reincarnation Megatron''' (2001)
**''Act'': '''3'''
**''Accessories'': Stand

:Megatron got another chase figure in the third ''Super Collection Figure'' Act. Based on the scene in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' where Megatron is reincarnated as [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], "Reincarnation Megatron" (転生メガトロン ''tensei megatoron'') is cast in transparent plastic with a light purple hue and gold sparkles inside, and given grid patterns on his lower body. It was presumably packed at a ratio of one per ten cases.

:It needs to be noted that there are a significant number of [[knockoff|bootlegs]] of this figure. Thankfully, most have a very obvious tell: the real figure has a white Decepticon symbol, while the knockoffs have a purple symbol.

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[[File:SCF Megatron Laserbeak.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Megatron (B)''' (2001)
**''Act'': '''4'''
**''Accessories'': Stand

:For the fourth ''Super Collection Figure'' wave, Megatron's left arm was changed to feature [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] perching on it. His feet have also been painted bright white rather than the body-matching light gray of the original. Like all the figures in the fourth wave, Megatron was available in both standard full color and metallic silver "pewter" versions, one of each of which was available in a standard case of twelve [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] figures.

:The pewter version of the figure has a potential problem with connector peg breakage, due to said pegs often getting a layer of pewter paint before being forced into a socket, leading to sticking and tearing. Care should be used when moving or removing the arms; shaving down the socket interior with a thin hobby knife is usually sufficient to fix the issue. This holds true for pretty much every pewter figure in the entire line.

:In eight out of every ten cases, the pewter version of Megatron came packaged with the right arm of the collectible [[Metroplex (G1)#Super Collection Figure|Metroplex]] build-a-figure.

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[[File:SCF Optimus Act6.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Convoy (C) with Megatron Gun Mode''' (2002)
**''Act'': '''6'''
**''Accessories'': Right fist, stand

:The sixth ''Super Collection Figure'' wave featured a [[retool]]ed version of Prime wielding Megatron's gun mode, now sold at mass-retail rather than being a chase figure. Unlike the chase one, Prime also came with an interchangeable empty fist, so he doesn't ''have'' to wield Megatron. His right arm has also been tooled to be straight-elbowed, and his left hand is now clenched. The figure was available in both full color and pewter versions in a 1:1 ratio per case.

:In eight out of every ten cases, the pewter version came with the head for the wave's [[Grand Maximus#Super Collection Figure|Grand Maximus]] build-a-figure.

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[[File:SCF Optimus Earth Obliteration.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Special "The Earth Obliteration Plan": Exclusive Convoy Set''' (2002)
**''Accessories'': Stand

: Available exclusively at the Wonder Festival convention, this set includes two metallic-paint versions of Convoy figures from Act 2: the "Convoy w/ Megatron Gun" chase figure (minus the jetpack), and the truck-mode "figure".

: The set was limited to only 1000 units.

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[[File:SCF Megatron Confrontation.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''TF Confrontation Set 01: Convoy vs Megatron''' (2002)
**''Accessories:'' Energon mace

: Exclusive to the Tokyo Game Show 2002, this special set includes a new version of the original first-Act Megatron figure, along with a new version of the first-Act Optimus. Both are cast in transparent plastic and completely painted over in a grimy, battle-damaged look. Both also come with the interchangeable energon-axe and mace weapons from their first-wave chase figures. Completing the theme of the set is the backdrop of the packaging interior, which depicts [[Sherman Dam]].

: As with the Wonder Festival set, this set was also limited to 1000 units.
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==Mega Super Collection Figure==
[[File:MegaSCF megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Megatron''' (2002)
**''ID number:'' '''03'''
**''Accessories:'' Fusion cannon, energon mace, Laserbeak, two clenched fists, two open hands
{{toydesigner|[[Kazutami Abiko]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:A five-inch tall, non-transforming highly-articulated PVC figure of Megatron was the third entry in Takara's ''Mega Super Collection Figure'' series. He comes with a small PVC of Laserbeak that can perch on his arm, and his fists can be swapped out for alternate splayed-palm hands, or his energon mace, as seen in the Generation 1 cartoon.

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*'''Megatron Metallic Ver.''' (Exclusive, 2002)
**''ID number:'' '''03-X1'''
**''Accessories:'' Fusion cannon, energon mace, [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]], two clenched fists, two open hands
{{toydesigner|[[Kazutami Abiko]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:A metallic redeco of ''Mega SCF'' Megatron was offered as an exclusive at the 2002 Japanese conventions, Hobby Expo and Wonderfest. He comes with all the same accessories as his standard release, except for this exclusive, Laserbeak has been redecoed into Buzzsaw.
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*'''Convoy Metallic Ver.''' (2002)
**''ID number:'' '''01'''
{{toydesigner|[[Kazutami Abiko]] (TakaraTomy)}}
:A gun mode Megatron came as an accessory with the metallic redeco of the Optimus Prime ''Mega SFC'' figurine, taking the place of the [[energon-axe]] weapon included with the original Prime figure. Prime's hand is permanently sculpted around Megatron's handle, and can be swapped out for Prime's other hands.

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*'''Starscream''' (2002)
**''ID number:'' '''07'''
{{toydesigner|[[Kazutami Abiko]] (TakaraTomy)}}
:Optimus Prime's Megatron gun accessory was redecoed for inclusion with ''Mega SCF'' Starscream; while Megatron himself remained the same, the fist was repainted from Prime's metallic dark blue to Starscream's lighter shade.
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==Heroes of Cybertron==
[[File:HOC Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Megatron''' (2002)

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Heroes of Cybertron (toyline)#Heroes of Cybertron|Heroes of Cybertron]]'', this figure is functionally the same as the first ''Super Collection Figure'' Megatron. Like all the standard ''Heroes'' figures, he is cast in transparent plastic, then painted over, save for the eyes and a small patch on the back of his head, giving him a [[light-piping]] gimmick. However, there are a few other tiny deco differences, most importantly (and noticeable) being the addition of a black circle on the muzzle of his back-mounted gun barrel, and the back of his midsection is painted light gray rather than red like the ''SCF''. He's also a cooler super-light-gray than the ''SCF'' figure.

: There is a [[variant|running change variant]] of this figure, which adds a bit of red paint to the raised bit on the back of Megatron's fusion cannon, a detail from the animation model missing from the ''SCF'' Megatrons.

: Megatron was re-released in 2006 as part of a short-lived ''Heroes of Cybertron'' revival, celebrating the 2006 DVD release of the original ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. This version was cast in opaque off-white plastic and is virtually identical to the original ''SCF'' Megatron, with the unpainted back-barrel and red-painted mid-back. At best, in certain lights the 2006 ''Heroes'' version is an ever so slightly warmer light gray plastic than the ''SCF''.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Decepticon/HoCMegatron/megatron.htm More information on ''Heroes of Cybertron'' Megatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:HOC Megatron Mace.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|All flail Megatron]]
* '''Megatron''' (2002)

: Released in the second wave, this version of Megatron is a mass-release variation of the chase figure from the first ''SCF'' Act, replacing his right hand with a clear-plastic energy flail. His left hand is the clenched fist of the later "Laserbeak" version of Megatron, instead of the open-hand the chase figure had. This version also keeps the paint additions from the previous version of the figure, always having the red-dotted cannon.

: Oddly, he comes with the same collector card as the first version, and the packaging does not call out the energy weapon in any way. The card-back cross-sell even shows only the original Megatron. (The same happened to this wave's energy-weapon-wielding [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Heroes of Cybertron|Optimus Prime]].)

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Decepticon/HoCMaceMegatron/megatron.htm More information on ''Heroes of Cybertron'' Megatron (with mace) at TFU.info]''

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[[File:HOC Megatron Laserbeak.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Give us a kiss.]]
* '''Megatron with Laserbeak''' (2003)

: The fifth-wave Megatron figure is a release of the Megatron/[[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#Heroes of Cybertron)|Laserbeak]] figure from the fourth ''SCF'' Act. He keeps the paint alterations of the energy-mace Megatron, though his black paint is much glossier this time around. Laserbeak's grays are also much lighter than on the SCF, matching Megatron's main body coloring.

: The collector card does not list Laserbeak on the front, but does mention him at the end of a severely truncated version of the first card's [[bio]].

: This release came with the right arm for the wave's collectible [[Metroplex (G1)#Heroes of Cybertron|Metroplex]] build-a-figure.
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==Hard Hero==
[[File:HardHero Megatron bust.JPG|thumb|Englishmen, you're all so f@#$ing pompous. None of you have got any balls...[[Edmund Burton|wait a minute.]]]]
*'''Megatron''' (2002)
:The second of [[Hard Hero]]'s series of ''Transformers'' products, Megatron is a six-inch tall bust sculpted from cold-cast porcelain.
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[[File:HHero MegatronStatue.jpg|thumb|People can pay retail for a [[Thrust (G1)#Generations|Thrust]] now!?!]]
*'''Megatron''' (2003)
:A 12.5-inch tall Megatron statue sculpted aiming his fusion cannon while screaming in rage.
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==MyClone==
[[File:Myclone megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
* '''Megatron''' (MyClone, 2003)
**''ID number:'' '''MTF002'''
**''Accessories:'' Grey display base
{{toydesigner|[[Kazutami Abiko]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:Released in the first wave of the ''[[MyClone]]'' line of Transformers PVC figures, this super deformed Megatron comes with a hexagonal grey display stand, which can link up with the identical stands included with other MyClone figures. His modular design allows his parts to be mixed and matched with those of any other MyClone figure.

* '''Megatron''' (MyClone, 2003)
**''Accessories:'' Clear display base, energon mace
{{toydesigner|[[Kazutami Abiko]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: A [[chase figure|chase]] variant of ''MyClone'' Megatron was also available in the same wave. Cast entirely in colorless clear plastic, this version of Megatron also came with an energon mace, which could be exchanged for his fist. Thanks to the modular MyClone design, the mace can easily attach to the standard Megatron figure as well.
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==Q-Robo Collection==
[[File:Qrobo megatron.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Megatron''' (2003)

:A super-deformed PVC of Megatron was released as part of the ''[[Q-Robo Collection]]''. Like all the figures in the series, Megatron was sold blindpacked in a plastic capsule, featured articulation in the neck and shoulders, and was also available in a translucent colored plastic: as a Decepticon, Megatron came in translucent purple.

::*''[http://snakas.web.fc2.com/figure/q_robo1.htm More information on the Q-Robo Collection at Autobase Aichi]''
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==Generation 1 Figure-Collection==

[[File:Bottlecap megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]

*'''Megatron''' (2003)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-1'''
**''Accessories:'' Display base

:At only one inch in height, this Megatron "bottlecap" figurine (so named because its display base is the size of a bottlecap) was one of fourteen blindpacked figures available in Kabaya's Transformers [[Generation 1 Figure-Collection]]. The figure was available in both a "retro" black and white color scheme and a rare full-color [[chase figure|chase]] version, and came with a leaflet, personalized with cartoon screen captures.
::*''[http://snakas.web.fc2.com/misc_item/kabaya_bottle.htm More information on the Generation 1 collection at Autobase Aichi]''
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==History Collection==
[[File:History collection megatron.jpg|thumb|100px]]
*'''Megatron''' (2004)
**''Accessories:'' Display base

:A second "bottlecap" figurine of Megatron was produced by Takara as part of their blindpacked [[History Collection]] line of PVCs. Despite its diminutive size, this two-piece full-color figure features articulated shoulders.

::*''[http://tfkenkon.com/collection/act234/ More information on the History Collection at TFKenkon.com]''
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==Palisades Toys==
[[File:Palisades Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Megatron after getting pushed down a flight of stairs by [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]].]]
*'''Megatron''' (statue, 2004)
:A twelve-inch tall polystone statue of Megatron was produced by [[Palisades Toys]] as the logical second entry in their line of Transformers statues. Standing on a thick base formed from a silver Decepticon insignia, Megatron is decorated with dirt to simulate battle damage, and features articulation at and his neck and shoulders, allowing owners to position him with fusion cannon ready to fire. Megatron was limited to 1000 pieces worldwide.
::*''[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-images/toys/Non-Transforming+Transformers/Misc/Transformers+Busts+and+Statues/Palisades+12+Megatron+Statue/ Megatron statue gallery at TFW2005.com]''

* '''Megatron''' (mini-statue, 2005)

:A downscaled version of the Megatron statue, essentially identical to the larger one but for the fact that it's only six inches tall, was produced as an [[exclusive]] for [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2005. With only 500 units produced, the statue sold out in two days, setting a new record for Palisades at the show.
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==First 4 Figures==
[[File:First 4 Figures Battlefield Optimus vs Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Optimus Prime vs Megatron''' (2006)
**''Accessories:'' extra head for Megatron (with detachable helmet), extra hand for Optimus Prime
{{toydesigner|[[Little IroN]] (concept artist), [["Mad" Alterton]] (sculptor), [[Leandro Sivori]] (painter)}}

:The first entry in the ''Transformers Battlefield'' line by model company [[First 4 Figures]], this 13-inch tall diorama depicts Optimus Prime slugging it out with Megatron. Megatron comes with a "REP" (Replaceable Exterior Part) of a battle damaged version of his head, which features a detachable "helmet" to show off his exposed robo-brain. Optimus is posed as though doing a shoulder shove while holding his ion blaster, but a provided REP hand allows buyers to instead recontexualise the pose as a spinning backhand slap.

:The model was limited to 1,850 pieces worldwide, and came with a numbered certificate of authenticity, which allowed buyers to reserve the same number on their next purchase in the series. It also came with an A4 mini-poster depicting the same fight between Optimus and Megatron by artist [[Little IroN]], which was also sold separately as a limited edition A2 poster.

:As a ''Transformers Battlefield'' release, this model featured a detailed base designed to interlock with others in the same range to create a massive battle diorama. Unfortunately, a general discontinuation of First 4 Figures' ''Transformers''-related output put the kibosh on any further ''Battlefield'' models.
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==Diamond Select==

* '''Decepticon Motion Globe''' (Snow globe, 2007)
[[File:Diamond select megatron products.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
:Megatron is featured in [[Diamond Select Toys]]' Decepticon-themed snow globe, sitting on a throne inside the globe whilst pointing with one hand and holding an [[energon cube]] in the other. The globe's base is based on [[Decepticon Headquarters (G1 Earth)|Decepticon Headquarters]] from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]]. It was sculpted by [[Art Asylum]], and limited to 1000 pieces.

* '''Megatron Mini Head Replica''' (Bust, 2007)
:This small statue of Megatron's head designed by Art Asylum stands at roughly five inches tall, and was limited to 2500 pieces.

* '''Megatron Wall Statue''' (2007)
:Standing at nine inches tall and limited to 1000 pieces, this statue of Megatron is a free-standing diorama that attaches to the owner's wall, complimenting Art Asylum's Optimus Prime wall statue.
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[[File:Diamond select megatron busts.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Wonder if they used his legs to make another [[Alligaticon]]?]]
* '''Megatron Bust''' (2008)

:Released by Diamond Select Toys in 2008, this Megatron mini-bust was sculpted by Mark Wong of Art Asylum and limited to 1,500 pieces. The sculpt features a Megatron, looking regal in metallic silver, perched above a raised Decepticon symbol while the front of the bust showcases the [[Heart of Cybertron]] as seen in the Generation 1 episode "[[Microbots]]".

* '''Megatron Reformatted Bust''' (Action Figure Xpress exclusive, 2008)

:The Megatron bust was retooled for its second release as "Megatron Reformatted", exclusively availably through Action Figure Xpress, depicting the Decepticon leader in the beginning stages of his reformation into Galvatron as featured in ''The Transformers: The Movie''. In addition to his new partially-translucent appearance and battle-damage paint detail, this version of the bust features a new head and a new base in the shape of [[Unicron]].

* '''G1 Animated Megatron Bust''' (San Diego Comic Con exclusive, 2009)
:Mark Wong's Megatron bust was retooled a third time to create "G1 Animated Megatron", available exclusively at the 2009 San Diego Comic Con. In addition to his reinstated Heart of Cybertron base, Megatron features a new head and a more matte color scheme to better match the cartoon's palette.
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[[File:DiamondSelect Megatron bustbank.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Megatron Bust Bank''' (Diamond Select, 2010)

:This 6-inch hollow Megatron bust would have featured plenty of space for coins along with articulation in its shoulders and neck, but was sadly canceled.
 
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==Attacktix==
*'''Megatron''' (Booster, 2007)
[[File:Attacktix Megatron.jpg|thumb|How am I supposed to aim with this thing in the way?]]
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|ID=TF2-20
|faction=Decepticon
|class=Leader
|special=Recover - 16/26 (61%) success ratio
|cost=40
|speed=6
|attacktype=Shooter (Force Blast)
}}
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:Based on his G1 cartoon appearance, this Megatron toy is a killer. He was available only in the Series 2 Starter Set along with ''[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Attacktix|Optimus Prime]], ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'' [[Landquake (Energon)#Attacktix|Landquake]] and ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' [[Skywarp (Armada)#Attacktix|Skywarp]].

:Megatron has an incredibly powerful translucent missile (don't fire it at children or small dogs if you value their lives) and a ''Recover'' Special Power that allows the figure to stand back up if there's another Decepticon in play. Two Megatrons are a dangerous combination, feeding each other's recover powers and making them very hard to kill off. Plus you can pretend one of them is [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]].

:As an added bonus, because of the way it is worded, you can use the ''Cybertron'' [[Megatron (Armada)/merchandise#Attacktix|Megatron]] vehicle mode figure's ''Transform'' power to bring Megatron into play from your back-ups.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Decepticon/AttacktixMegatron/megatron.htm More information on ''Attacktix'' Megatron at TFU.info]''
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==''Robot Heroes''==
[[File:Robot heroes megatrons.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Cuteness through tyranny!]]
*'''Ultra Magnus & Megatron''' (Two-pack, 2007)
{{toydesigner|[[Bill Rawley]] (Hasbro)|Marcelo Matere]] (concept artist)}}

:''[[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'' Megatron is an adorably super-deformed figurine depicting the Decepticon leader aiming his fusion cannon with a great big smile on his mouth. Megatron has swivel articulation in his shoulders and was sold in a two-pack with [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/merchandise#Robot Heroes|Ultra Magnus]].
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Decepticon/RHMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Robot Heroes Megatron at TFU.info]''

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*'''Megatron''' (Single-pack, 2008)

: In some countries outside of North America, Megatron was released individually in a blindpack with no notable changes.

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*'''Decepticon Sneak Attack''' (Multi-pack, 2007)

: "Megatron with Supermetal Finish" is a redeco of the standard ''Robot Heroes'' Megatron, colored a shiny silver instead of off-white.

: He was only available in a [[Walmart]] exclusive five-pack alongside [[Mirage (G1)/toys#RH5pack|Hologram Mirage]], [[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#Robot Heroes|Cliffjumper]], "Supermetal Finish" [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#RH5pack|Optimus Prime]], and [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Robot Heroes|Skywarp]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Decepticon/RHWMMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Supermetal Finish Megatron at TFU.info]''
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==Sota Toys==
*'''Transformers Chess Set''' (<s>2007</s>)
:A Megatron piece was to be the Decepticon-side King on a [[Chess#Sota Toys|chess set]] based on Generation 1, but the set apparently never saw release.
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==''Titanium Series''==
[[File:Titanium cancelled figure checklist.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''War Within Megatron''' (unreleased)
:*''Accessories:'' Decepticon 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 "War Within Megatron", which was presumably supposed to be a new 3" Robot Masters mold based on the character's appearance in the ''[[War Within (comic)|War Within]]'' comics, probably including a stand in the shape of a Decepticon badge.
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==Revoltech==
[[File:Revoltech Megatron.jpg|thumb|Action Masters? Eat your Spark out!]]
*'''Megatron''' (2007)
**''Yamaguchi Series number:'' '''025'''
**''Accessories:'' Alternate head, 3 alternate hands (left & right open palms, right gun-holding hand)

:A non-transforming but ''highly'' articulated Megatron action figure(ine), ''[[Revoltech]]'' Megatron uses the ''Revoltech'' "revolver joints" (appropriate, if you think about it...) for maximum poseability. Megatron includes a non-removable fusion cannon and a few alternate hands, as well as an alternate head with its mouth open in either a smirk, growl or sneer, [[Dull surprise|depending on how you read it]]. His sculpting is explicitly in the style of [[Pat Lee|Pat "serfdom" Lee]]'s interpretation of Megatron.

:This figure uses specialized gray revolver joints in order to better blend with the surrounding sculpted parts.

:He includes a hand obviously meant for holding a gun... but has no gun to use it with. Though if you buy ''Revoltech'' Starscream as well, you can always make him wield himself.
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[[File:Revoltech Megatron gun.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Starscream''' (2008)
**''Yamaguchi Series number:'' '''046'''

:The [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Revoltech|''Revoltech'' Starscream]] toy included a Megatron accessory in his Walther P-38 altmode. While the silencer and scope are molded on, the stock is removable (necessary in order to plug it into a hand). The gun can be held by any ''Revoltech'' toy with a standardized gun-wielding hand, which includes all five Transformers characters in the line.
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==Boss Coffee==
[[File:Boss coffee megatron.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Megatron''' (2008)

:A non-transforming PVC figure of Megatron was released as part of a promotion by [[Boss Coffee]]. The small figure was randomly included with single cans of the company's "Rainbow Mountain Blend" coffee, contained in a plastic capsule affixed to the top of the can which then became a display base for the figurine once removed. Megatron features articulation at the shoulders and waist and came with a small catalog leaflet that could be folded up and attached to the lid/base to form a diorama background of Decepticon Headquarters for added display value.

:Due to his size, Megatron hypothetically scales with ''Encore'' [[Metroplex (G1)#Encore|Metroplex]].

*'''Megatron''' (2008)

:A larger, metallic gold version of Megatron was also part of the promotion. Nearly twice as tall as the smaller figure, it was not merely an upsized version, but an entirely different sculpt. This Megatron was randomly included with two-packs of Rainbow Mountain Blend coffee cans, which featured a double-wide plastic capsule to hold him.
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==''Mighty Muggs''==
[[File:MightyMuggs Megatron.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Megatron''' (2009)
**''Accessories:'' Fusion cannon

: This super-deformed, non-transformable Megatron figure uses the standard ''[[Mighty Muggs]]'' body template, with swivel joints in his neck and limbs. He comes with a similarly super-deformed version of his fusion cannon that fits into a hole on his right arm.
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[[File:MightyMuggs 2018 Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.44]]
*'''Megatron''' (2018)
**''ID number:'' '''02'''

: Part of the first year of the ''Mighty Muggs'' relaunch, Megatron features the new line-wide face-changing [[gimmick]]. Pressing down on his bucket helmet will switch his face to one of three options: neutral, angry, and [[The Transformers: The Movie|"I still function!"]] The toy is based on Megatron's [[evergreen]] design, and includes a matching fusion cannon molded onto his right arm.
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==Transformers Wacky Wobblers==
[[File:WackyWobblers Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85]]
*'''Megatron''' (2009)

: This Megatron {{w|bobblehead}} is part of the popular ''[[Wacky Wobblers]]'' line produced by {{w|Funko}}. Aside from the standard-issue big wobbling head, he features a teeny-tiny fusion cannon and arms that swivel at the shoulders. Megatron is affixed to a base with his name on it.
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==Transformers x Mimobot==
[[File:Mimobot megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Peace through Storage!]]
*'''Megatron Mimobot''' (Mimoco, 2011)
:Produced by [[Mimoco]] as part of their multi-brand line of designer USB "Mimobot" flash drives, this Megatron memory stick comes in 2GB, 4GB, 8GB and 16GB sizes, and comes pre-loaded with "digital editions of classic comics, videos, and scripts", as well as a suite of screensavers, avatars, and more standard to all Mimobots.
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==Cuponk==
[[Image:NYCC2011 Cuponk.jpg|thumb|250px|Not for use with liquid, so you can't get [[Microbots|get drunk on Energon]].]]
*'''Transformers Cuponk''' (2011)
:A New York Comicon exclusive, this set includes two Cuponk cups and 6 ping pong balls. Megatron is featured on one cup and one ping pong ball. The same cup also features [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], and the [[Autoscout]].
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==Titan Warriors==
[[File:TitanWarriors Megatron.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Titan Warrior 5-Pack''' (2013)
:Available at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2013, this Megatron is a 6" PVC ''[[Titan Heroes|Titan Warriors]]'' figure (similar to Bandai's ''Ultra/Sentai/Rider Hero, Movie Monster Series'') with articulated arms. He was packed with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Titan Warriors|Optimus Prime]], [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Titan Warriors|Grimlock]], [[Starscream (G1)/merchandise#Titan Warriors|Starscream]] and [[Soundwave (G1)/merchandise#Titan Warriors|Soundwave]].

*'''Megatron''' (Titan Warrior, 2014)
:The ''Titan Warriors'' Megatron toy was released individually, under the ''[[Beast Hunters (toyline)|Beast Hunters]] Titan Heroes'' subline.
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==''The Loyal Subjects''==
*'''Megatron''' (2013)
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*'''Cybertron Megatron''' (2013)
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*'''Metallic Megatron''' (2013)
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*'''Midnight Cybertron Megatron''' (2013)
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==Mecha Nations==
[[File:Mn02-blackconvoy-megs.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Black Convoy''' (2014)
**''ID Number:'' '''MN02'''
**''Accessories:'' Ion Blaster, Energon Axe, Removable Armor, Megatron gun, alternate hands.

:A small gun mode version of Megatron, similar to [[Megatron (G1)/toys#20th Anniversary/Masterpiece|those included with]] ''Masterpiece'' Soundwave and the original ''Masterpiece'' Optimus Prime/Convoy mold, was added to [[Kids Logic]]'s [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Mecha Nations|Black Convoy]] redeco (and insignia-remold) of Mecha Nations [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Mecha Nations|Optimus Prime]]. It includes light up effects, gun barrel that can be replaced with a barrel extension, and removable stock. To hold the gun, Black Convoy includes an additional specifically molded right hand, however the stock must be removed to allow him to do so.

:The Megatron gun was also included with Mecha Nations Starscream (below). Mecha Nations [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/merchandise#Mecha Nations|Ultra Magnus]], like Optimus Prime before him, does not include the Megatron gun, keeping this a Decepticon-only accessory.

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[[File:Mn03-megatron.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Megatron''' (2014)
**''ID Number:'' '''MN03'''
**''Accessories:'' Energy flail, alternate face, alternate hands, alternate right forearm, display stand.

:Created by [[Kids Logic]], this [[super deformed]] G1 Megatron stands 6" tall and is articulated, featuring a shiny metallic color scheme, removable armor and replacement hands. He also features LED light up eyes, Decepticon chest insignia, and fusion cannon. The set includes an alternate right forearm piece allowing the fusion cannon and the forearm to which it's attached to be removed.

:This figure was redecoed into Mecha Nations Megatron 2014 Toy Soul Exclusive Edition (below).

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[[File:Mn03g-goldmegatron.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Megatron (2014 Toy Soul Exclusive Edition)''' (2014)
**''ID Number:'' '''MN03G'''
**''Accessories:'' Energy flail, alternate face, alternate hands, alternate right forearm, display stand.

:Created by [[Kids Logic]], this [[super deformed]] G1 Megatron is a redeco of their previous Megatron figure (above), based on the color scheme of ''Masterpiece'' [[Megatron (G1)/toys#MasterpieceGoldMegs|Megatron Gold Ver]]. He stands 6" tall and is articulated, featuring a shiny metallic color scheme, removable armor and replacement hands. He also features LED light up eyes, Decepticon chest insignia, and fusion cannon. The set includes an alternate right forearm piece allowing the fusion cannon and the forearm to which it's attached to be removed.

:This figure was exclusive to 2014's Toy Soul expo, an event run annually in Hong Kong.

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[[File:Mn05-starscream-megs.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Starscream''' (2015)
**''ID Number:'' '''MN05'''
**''Accessories:'' Megatron gun, alternate hands, display stand.

:Mecha Nations [[Starscream (G1)/merchandise#Mecha Nations|Starscream]] includes the same gun mode Megatron (above) as introduced with Black Convoy. A specially molded hand allows Starscream to hold Megatron for posing.

:Starscream was subsequently redecoed with new faces into Mecha Nations [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Mecha Nations|Skywarp]] and [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Mecha Nations|Thundercracker]], but neither of the later figures included the Megatron gun.

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==''Thrilling 30''==
*'''Megatron''' (Collectible Figurine, 2014)
**''Series / Number:'' '''1 / #2'''
**''Accessories:'' Collector's base
:A super-deformed Megatron was released among the blindpacked [[Thrilling 30#Collectible Figurines|''Thrilling 30'' Collectible Figurines]] by [[Goldie Marketing]]. He comes with a base to help him stand, a collector's card that doubles as a puzzle piece, and a checklist.

*'''Collectible Figurines''' (5-pack, 2014)
**''Series:'' '''1'''
**''Accessories:'' 5 collector's bases
:The same Megatron figurine was also available in a 5-pack alongside [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Thrilling 30|Optimus Prime]], [[Ratchet (G1)/toys#Thrilling 30|Ratchet]], [[Starscream (G1)/merchandise#Thrilling 30|Starscream]] and [[Soundwave (G1)/merchandise#Thrilling 30|Soundwave]].

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==Leg Avenue==
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[[File:Leg Avenue Megatron.jpg|right|upright=.75|thumb|]]
:Costume and lingerie manufacturer Leg Avenue released an officially licenced Bumblebee costume along side ones for [[Bumblebee (G1)/merchandise#LegAvenue|Bumblebee]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#LegAvenue|Optimus Prime]].

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==D-Style==
[[File:D-Style-Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Multiple faces to convey the various forms of tyranny.]]

*'''Megatron''' (2015)
**''ID number:'' '''44'''
**''Accessories:'' Scowling face, smirking face, shouting face, energon mace, Megatron gun

:A super deformed Megatron model kit was produced by [[Kotobukiya]] as part of their franchise-spanning ''[[D-Style]]'' line. His accessories include three interchangeable face plates, an energon mace and a representation of his gun mode that can be wielded by ''D-Style'' figures.

:There are a fewer paint apps than [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#D-Style|Optimus Prime]]. The eyebrows, two of the mouths and the silencer on the gun all require painting in black. In a change from the promotional photos opposite, Megatron's feet come in metallic, with the box images showing the center section on the feet highlighted with black.

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==D-Collection==
[[File:D-Collection Megatron.jpg|thumb|250px]]
*'''Megatron''' (2015)
**''Accessories:'' Fusion cannon, laser dagger

:[[Kabaya]]'s ''D-Collection'' Megatron is a small super-deformed figure, and comes with an attachable fusion cannon and the laser dagger. He has single-peg articulation in the head, arms, and waist. His hands and lower legs are molded on sprues, requiring the buyer to trim them off (cleanly) to assemble them.

:Megatron is available as both a standard full-color figure and a rare clear plastic version, packaged in the same box that features the stock render of the regular variant, and like his ''D-Collection'' wavemates, he comes with a piece of chewing gum. Unlike the regular variant, the clear color version loses most of the paint operations aside from his eyes.

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[[File:D-Collection Starscream.jpg|thumb|250px]]
*'''Starscream''' (2015)
**''Accessories:'' 2 null-ray blasters, Megatron gun

:A gun mode Megatron is included with the ''D-Collection'' [[Starscream (G1)/merchandise#D-Collection|Starscream]] figure as an accessory. The default Starscream comes with a fully painted Megatron, while the one included with the clear plastic version is completely black.

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==''Metal Earth''==
[[File:Metal Earth Megatron.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Megatron''' (2015)
**''ID number:'' '''MMS303'''
:''[[Metal Earth]]'' Megatron is a DIY 3D Metal Model kit. The kit's difficulty rating is given as "expert".
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[[File:Metal Earth Legends Megatron.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Megatron''' (Legends, 2019)
**''ID number:'' '''MEM054'''
:''Metal Earth Legends'' Megatron is a DIY 3D steel model kit in the shape of a super deformed version of the [[evergreen]] Megatron design. The kit's difficulty rating is given as "moderate".
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==Hallmark Keepsake Ornaments==
[[File:Hasbro-transformers-megatron-ornament.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|It's toy accurate.]]
*'''Megatron''' (July 11, 2015)
:Produced by Hallmark for the 2015 Christmas season, this ornament is sculpted based on the original Megatron toy in robot mode.

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==Block Wars==
*'''Megatron''' (2016)
**''Number:'' '''3'''

:Part of [[Kabaya]]'s ''[[Transformers Block Wars]]'' candy toy line, this Megatron kit is based on his [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Cyber Series|Cyber Series Battalion toy]]. Molded in blue and grey plastic with detailing from stickers, he transforms into a tank when finished. He can also be taken apart and combined with ''Block Wars'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Block Wars|Optimus Prime]], [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Block Wars|Bumblebee]] and [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Block Wars|Starscream]] in various configurations, the ones involving Megatron shown on the packaging being:

:*Giving Megatron's cannon and Starscream's wings to Optimus Prime.
:*Placing Megatron's turret on Prime's truck mode.
:*Giving Bumblebee Megatron's arms and Starscream's wings and arming him with Optimus Prime's spear.
:*Attaching Megatron's cannon and Starscream's wings to Bumblebee's vehicle mode, making him a flying death car.
:*Arming Megatron with Starscream's weapons and transforming him into a base/turret mode.
:*Attaching Prime and Starscream's legs to Megatron's vehicle mode to create a walking tank.
:*Combining Megatron and Starscream's vehicle modes into a jet-tank.
:*Combining all four into an unnamed combiner, with Megatron forming the right leg and providing his cannon as a handgun.

==Bitfig==
[[File:Bitfig-Part-1.jpg|thumb|]]
*'''Megatron''' (12–2016)
:Part of the first wave of Transformers Bitfig capsule toys by [[TakaraTomy A.R.T.S.]], Megatron's design is inspired by his appearance in the G1 cartoon, and is articulated at the neck and shoulders. Bitfig toys were packaged in capsules color coded to the toy they contained.
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==Prime 1 Studio==
===''Premium Masterline''===
[[File:TF-Premium-Masterline-PMTF-02-Megatron.jpg|upright=1.55|thumb|"As Prime said, this design would've shut [[GEEWUN|you]] [[True fan|people]] up if [[Paramount Pictures|th]][[Michael Bay|ey]] decided to use this design."]]
*'''Megatron''' (2017)
**''ID Number'': '''PMTF-02''' / '''02EX''' (exclusive)
**''Accessories'': Base, Energon sword (exclusive), Energon mace (exclusive)

:[[Prime 1 Studio]] ''Premium Masterline'' Megatron is a ''massive'' non-transforming statue based on his Generation 1 appearance with a blend of live-action film aesthetic, with LED light on his eyes and fusion cannon. The statue was also designed by [[Josh Nizzi]] himself. If customers had purchased the statue at [https://www.sideshowtoy.com/collectibles/transformers-megatron-transformers-generation-1-prime-1-studio-9028261/ Sideshow's website], they would receive exclusive sword and mace accessories, which can be attached to Megatron's left hand.

:The standard version was limited to 1000 pieces, while the exclusive version was limited to 500 pieces.

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[[File:TF-Premium-Masterline-PMTF-02GL-Megatron-Gold-Edition.jpg||upright=1.55|thumb]]
*'''Megatron Gold Version''' (2018)
**''ID Number'': '''PMTF-02GL'''
**''Accessories'': Base, sword

:Limited to 350 pieces, Megatron Gold Version is a redeco of the statue above, evoking his Electrum-coated appearance in the Generation 1 episode "[[The Golden Lagoon (episode)|The Golden Lagoon]]". He also comes with a sword accessory.
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===''Age of Time''===
[[File:Prime1StudioSuperiorMegatron.jpg|upright=1.55|thumb]]
*'''Superior Megatron''' (<s>201?</s>)

:''Age of Time'' Superior Megatron was designed to be the "ultimate amalgamation" between G1 and movie [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatrons]], specifically taking cues from Megatron's appearance in ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''.

:For reasons unknown, this figure was silently canceled.
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===''Cutie1''===
[[File:Cutie1 Megatron Figure.jpg|upright=1.11|thumb]]
*'''Megatron''' (2022)
**''ID Number'': '''No:056'''
**''Accessories'': Stand

:A striking departure from previous Prime 1 Studio offerings, ''Cutie1'' Megatron is a lovable (if not somewhat scary looking) soft vinyl figure stylized as a button-eyed doll with chibi proportions.

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*'''Megatron''' (Keychain, 2021)
**''Accessories'': Stand, chain

:Part of a marketing push following the announcement of the figure above, an acrylic keychain of ''Cutie1'' Megatron was released, along with other products such as stickers, T-shirts, hand towels and totebags using the design. The keychain comes with a small stand so that you can display it when not carrying it around with your keys.

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*'''Nemesis Prime & TR Silver Megatron Set''' (2-pack, 2023)
**''Accessories'': Stand

:''Cutie1'' "TR Silver Megatron" is a metallic silver redeco of the regular figure with yellow eyes instead of red. He comes in a set with [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Cutie1|Nemesis Prime]].

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===''War for Cybertron Trilogy''===
[[File:Prime-1-Studio-WFC-Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Megatron''' (<s>2022</s>)
**''ID Number'': '''PMTF-06''' / '''06UT''' (Ultimate Version)
**''Accessories'': Base (standard), base with Omega Supreme (Utimate Version)

:A statue based on Megatron's appearance in the ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' cartoon. The exclusive version includes a defeated [[Omega Supreme (G1)#Prime 1 Studio|Omega Supreme]] as part of the statue's base.

:This item was canceled due to the combination of rising production costs and insufficient preorders.
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==My Busy Books==
[[File:TF-My-Busy-Books-Transformers-Megatron-figurine.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|At least one of your nerd parents would complain that I'm not a <s>gun</s> upside down Submarine on this one.]]
*'''Transformers: My Busy Book''' (2017)
:Available with the [[Transformers: My Busy Book|10-page board book]] and a box filled with 12 figurines & a playmat depicting a destructed city & Cybertron, this Megatron is a pair of small, PVC non-transforming figurines consists of his robot and his tank alternate mode, which was based on his [[evergreen]] design. Like most of the land-based vehicle figurines, his treads do not roll.

:Since his tank turret is made out of softer plastic, it tends to droop down occasionally.
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==Kidrobot==
[[File:Kidrobot GIJoe Enamel Pin Series.jpg|thumb|250px]]
===Enamel Pin Series===
*'''Megatron''' ([[November 3]], [[2017]])
:*''Rarity:'' 1 in 20
:Released by [[Kidrobot]] in their Enamel Pin Series, this is a flat, enamel pin badge of Megatron inspired by the art of [[Tom Scioli]]'s ''[[Transformers vs. G.I. Joe]]'', albeit with [[Super deformed|cutesy proportions]]. Megatron's design throughout Kidrobot's merchandise features his [[Energon mace]] coming out of the end of his [[fusion cannon]]. The pin series was [[Blindpacking|blindboxed]], with some pins being rarer than others.
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===Vinyl Mini Series===
[[File:Kidrobot GI Joe Megatron mini.jpg|thumb|upright=1]]
*'''Megatron''' ([[November 14]], [[2017]])
:*''Rarity:'' 2 in 24
:*''Accessories'': [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]'s head
:The same character design was reused for the Vinyl Mini Series, with Megatron receiving a three-inch tall, blindboxed figurine retaining the vibrant colours and exaggerated proportions. Megatron featured articulation in each shoulder, and even included the macabre accessory that is Grimlock's severed beast mode head, as claimed by Megatron in "[[Everybody Hates Metroplex]]".
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===Medium Figure Series===
[[File:Kidrobot GI Joe Megatron medium.jpg|thumb|upright=1]]
*'''Megatron''' ([[November 14]], [[2017]])
:*''Accessories'': Grimlock's head
:This "art figure" of Megatron, released in the Medium Figure Series, followed the same design, now blown up to seven inches; some painted-on details of its smaller incarnation were now rendered as part of the sculpt. In addition to articulated shoulders, Megatron now also featured a turning head. Grimlock's severed head was also included as an accessory, and his Energon mace, previously molded in a static position, was now made with a linked chain.

:Unlike the rest of Kidrobot's ''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe'' line, the Medium Figure Series were sold in open-faced boxes.
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[[File:Kidrobot GI Joe Megatron medium exclusive.jpg|thumb|upright=1]]
*'''Megatron''' ([[November 14]], [[2017]])
:*''Accessories'': Grimlock's head
:Released at the same time as the standard version, this variant of Megatron was limited to 200 pieces and exclusive to the Kidrobot online store. Megatron is now decoed in a lighter grey, replacing most of his charcoal paint with purple. It's not a particularly comic accurate colour scheme—it could match the banquet scene in "[[Earth: R.I.P.]]" if you really squint—but then neither was [[Cobra Commander#kidrobotblack|Cobra Commander's exclusive variant]], so it's probably fine.
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===Vinyl Keychain Series===
[[File:Kidrobot GI Joe Megatron keychain.jpg|thumb|upright=1]]
*'''Megatron''' ([[December 1]], [[2017]])
:*''Rarity:'' 3 in 24
:Megatron was also released as part of the once again blindboxed Vinyl Keychain Series, now standing at about one to two inches. He included a keychain molded into his head and, due to his small scale, did not feature any articulation. Like the enamel pin, there's no Grimlock head in sight.
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==Threezero==
===Premium===
*'''Megatron - Classic Edition''' (<s>2017</s>)

:A Premium Scale Collectible Figure of Megatron was revealed by [[3A]] alongside their [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Threezero|Optimus Prime]], but never saw release.
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===DLX===
====''War for Cybertron Trilogy''====
*'''Megatron''' (DLX Scale, 2021)
**''Accessories:'' TBA
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===MDLX===
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*'''Megatron''' (2023)
**''Known designers:'' Kelvin Sau
**''Accessories:'' one fusion cannon, one back-mounted cannon, three pairs of hands (closed, relaxed, pointing right & open left)
:[[Threezero]]'s third original MDLX figure, this version of Megatron is an original design taking inspiration from the original cartoon but with the aesthetics in the vein of the live-action movies. Megatron is a smaller scaled non-transforming action figure in the vein of contemporary collector-oriented lines like Figma and S.H. Figuarts. Like those lines, the figure is extremely well-articulated and detailed, features interchangeable hands and accessories, namely his fusion and back cannons. The three pairs of hands he comes with are closed fists, relaxed splayed-open hands, and a pointing right & open left hands. The fusion cannon barrel can either swap out for the back one or be combined together for maximum fusion.

::*''[https://www.threezerohk.com/product/mdlx-megatron/ More information on MDLX Megatron at Threezero]''
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*'''Megatron (Comic Book Edition)''' (2023)
**''Known designers:'' Kelvin Sau
**''Accessories:'' one fusion cannon, one back-mounted cannon, three pairs of hands (closed, relaxed, pointing right & open left)
:A redeco of the above MDLX figure in a deco inspired by his [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|appearance in the old Marvel comics]]. Accessories, functionality and the like are all otherwise identical. Furthering the homage, his package art is loosely based off of [[Power Play!|the cover for ''Power Play!'']].

::*''[https://www.threezerohk.com/product/mdlx-megatron-comic-book-edition/ More information on MDLX Megatron (Comic Book Edition) at Threezero]''
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*'''Megatron''' (2023)
**''Known designers:'' Kelvin Sau
**''Accessories:'' one fusion cannon, one back-mounted cannon, three pairs of hands (closed, relaxed, pointing right & open left)

:Another redeco of Megatron in his [[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|''Generation 2'']] [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Generation 2|attire]], neon camouflage and all. As such, all the aforementioned accessories and features carry over to this release.

:In a cute touch, his all of his product photos provided by Threezero are styled after the packaging of the G2 toyline.

::*''[https://www.threezerohk.com/product/mdlx-megatron-g2-universe/ More information on MDLX Megatron (G2 Universe) at Threezero]''
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*'''Megatron''' (2024)
**''Known designers:'' Kelvin Sau
**''Accessories:'' one fusion cannon, one back-mounted cannon, three pairs of hands (closed, relaxed, pointing right & open left)

:Yet another redeco of Megatron, this time in brighter colors to mimic the cel-shading of the original cartoon. All previous accessories and functionality carry over from before.

:Vintage Animation Edition Megatron, [[Bumblebee (G1)/merchandise#MDLXVintage|Bumblebee]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#MDLXVintage|Optimus Prime]] were revealed in a [https://newsroom.hasbro.com/news-releases/news-release-details/40-years-one-legacy-hasbro-celebrates-transformers-40th press release] from Hasbro about the brand's 40th anniversary marketing bonanza, with pictures of the trio being unveiled a few weeks after. Threezero also announced these figures would make a limited debut at TFCon LA the following month, with a wide release sometime later in the spring.

::*''[https://www.threezerohk.com/product/mdlx-megatron-vintage-animation-edition/ More information on Megatron (Vintage Animation Edition) at Threezero]''
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==Bouncing Ball Heads==
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*'''Megatron''' (2017)
:"Bouncing Ball Head" Megatron is a small, super deformed figurine with a removable head that doubles as a bouncy ball. A Decepticon logo is tampographed on the back of his head and his name is written under his feet.

:He is (apparently) available in both gacha-style machines and in an 8-pack with the whole collection, and comes inside a spherical capsule with a unique light gray color.

:Despite clearly representing Generation 1 characters, the collection is advertised as a 2015 ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'' product.
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==Forever Clever==
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*'''4 Pack Jumbo Chalk Set''' (2018)
:Released by [[Forever Clever]], the 4 Pack Jumbo Chalk Set includes a chalk holder featuring Megatron. He's bundled with chalk holders of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Jumbochalk|Optimus Prime]], [[Bumblebee (G1)/merchandise#Jumbochalk|Bumblebee]] and [[Soundwave (G1)/merchandise#Jumbochalk|Soundwave]], and 4 pieces of appropriately colored chalk.
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*'''5 Pack Shaped Chalk''' (2019)
:A piece of gray chalk formed into the shape of Megatron. Bundled with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#shapechalk|Optimus Prime]], [[Bumblebee (G1)/merchandise#shapechalk|Bumblebee]], [[Starscream (G1)/merchandise#shapechalk|Starscream]] and [[Windblade (G1)#shapechalk|Windblade]].
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*'''Wall Walkers Megatron''' (2018)
:Exclusively released in [[Blindpacking|blind bags]], ''Wall Walkers'' Megatron has suction cups on its hands and feet so it can stick to walls. All its details are printed on, and besides its colors and printing, it is identical to the other Wall Walkers toys.
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*'''Mystery Mini Walkers Megatron''' (2021)
:Also a blind bag exclusive, ''Mystery Mini Walkers'' Megatron is an eraser-like figure with movable arms and legs and printed-on details.
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*'''Clip Charms Megatron''' (2024)
:Released in blind bags, ''Clip Charms'' features a keychain of Megatron's face, with his name above.
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*'''Key Blasters''' (2024)
:A toy car released as part of the ''Key Blasters'' series features Megatron on its side and hood. A key is included. When it is inserted into the car, pushing the button on the key will propel the car forward. It was sold in a two-pack with a [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#KeyBlasters|Grimlock]] themed car.
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===Squeezelings===
*'''Megatron''' (Series 1, 2022)
:''[[Squeezelings]]'' Megatron is a [[super deformed]], non-posable figure made of soft plastic, released by [[Forever Clever]]. He was released in [[blindpacking|blind bags]] and in boxed giftsets. One of these sets included a 'Blackout Color Mode' redeco.

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*'''Blackout Color Mode Megatron''' (2022)
:A [[black redeco]] of the previous Megatron figure. It was exclusive to an 8-figure gift set, featuring [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Squeezelings|Optimus Prime]], [[Bumblebee (G1)/merchandise#Squeezelings|Bumblebee]], [[Starscream (G1)/merchandise#Squeezelings|Starscream]], [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#Squeezelings|Megatron]], and Blackout Color Mode versions of the three other characters.

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*'''Megatron''' (Series 2, 2023)

:A figure of Megatron in soft plastic, like the above. Unlike the above, this one is not in super deformed style. He was released in a gift set alongside [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Squeezelings2|Optimus Prime]], [[Bumblebee (G1)/merchandise#Squeezelings2|Bumblebee]] and [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Squeezelings|Optimus Primal]], in blind bags, or on blister card individually. He was later rereleased as a part of Squeezelings Sidekicks, with a pack-in comic.

==Imaginarium Art==
[[File:ImaginariumMegatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"When we slip this credit card charge for a $1300 statue into the Autobots' account, the Autobots will be overdrawn forever!" "NOOOOOOO--!"]]
*'''Megatron''' (2018)
**''Accessories'': Energy flail

:[[Imaginarium Art]]'s Megatron statue stands 25 inches tall atop a base of [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]]'s dead body. The eyes and fusion cannon can light up. Only 500 were produced.
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*'''Megatron''' (2019)

:"Legacy of Cybertron" Megatron stands a mere 20 inches tall and is posed holding an energon cube above his head. The base of the statue can combine with others in the LoC series to produce a larger battle scene. 500 were produced.

*'''Starscream''' (2022)

:This 29-inch-tall statue is a [[BigBadToyStore]] exclusive, and features Starscream (with light-up eyes) standing on Megatron's deactivated head. Only 130 were produced.
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==McDonald's==
[[File:2018-McD-Authentics-Bumblebee-Megatron.jpg|upright=1.22|thumb]]
*'''Megatron''' (Happy Meal Toy, 2018)
:Released as part of the [[McDonald's]] June 2018 Happy Meal Toys along with [[My Little Pony]], this Megatron is a [[super deformed]] toy. He has a wind-up walking [[gimmick]].

:This toy was rereleased in the US as [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#McDonald's 2|Megatron]] for the ''[[Bumblebee (franchise)|Bumblebee]]'' promotion.
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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 (G1)|decoys]]. These [[blind-packed]] figures were sold individually or in cases depicting only their faction. Megatron was available in red, orange, blue, and purple and included a foil trading sticker.
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==Transformers Trading Card Game==
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*'''Megatron, Decepticon Leader''' (2018)
**'''Wave 1'''
**''Rarity: '''''CT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T26/T40'''
**''Stars: ''10
:Megatron, Decepticon Leader is one of forty double-sided character cards available in Wave 1 of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]].

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*'''Megatron, Living Weapon''' (2018)
**'''Wave 1'''
**''Rarity: '''''RT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T27/T40'''
**''Stars: ''13
:Megatron, Living Weapon is one of forty double-sided character cards available in Wave 1 of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]].

:The artwork for the card is reused from the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile game.
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*'''Megatron, Arrogant Ruler''' (2019)
**'''Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners'''
**''Rarity: '''''CT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T29/T46'''
**''Stars: ''10
:Megatron, Arrogant Ruler is one of forty-six character cards released in Wave 2 of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]], Rise of the Combiners.

:Line-art for both Bot and Alt Mode was drawn by [[Dan Khanna]]. The Alt Mode artwork is based on the [[Combiner Wars (franchise)|Combiner Wars]] Leader Class Megatron toy.

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*'''Megatron, Cybertronian Tyrant''' (2019)
**'''Wave 2S: Bumblebee vs. Megatron Starter Set'''
**''Rarity: '''''RT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T02/T04'''
**''Stars: ''7

:Megatron, Cybertronian Tyrant was released as part of the Transformers Trading Card Game's Bumblebee vs. Megatron Starter Set. The card was packaged alongside [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], Least Likely, Most Dangerous, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], Decepticon Lieutenant, [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]], Defender of Truth, and a 40 card ready-to-play deck of Battle Cards.

:The cards Alt Mode artwork is based on the [[Combiner Wars (franchise)|Combiner Wars]] Leader-Class Megatron toy. Line-art for both Alt and Bot Mode was drawn by [[Dan Khanna]].
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*'''General Megatron, Infantry-Leader''' (2019)
**'''Wave 3: War for Cybertron: Siege I'''
**''Rarity: '''''SRT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T06/T48'''
**''Stars: ''13

:General Megatron, Infantry-Leader 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]]'' Voyager-class Megatron toy, with the Bot Mode artwork being reused from the toy's packaging art.
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*'''Lord Megatron, Conqueror of Cybertron''' (2019)
**'''Wave 4: War for Cybertron: Siege II'''
**''Rarity: '''''SRT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T08/T52'''
**''Stars: ''12

:Lord Megatron, Conqueror of Cybertron is one of 52 character cards released in Wave 4 of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]], War for Cybertron: Siege II.

:The card's artwork is based on the ''Siege'' Megatron toy. The Alt Mode artwork is was drawn by [[Marcelo Matere]] with colors by [[Volta]]
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*'''Megatron, Living Weapon''' (2019)
**'''Wave 1: Energon Edition'''
**''Rarity: '''''SRT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T03/T06'''
**''Stars: ''13

:Released as part of the TCG's Wave 1: Energon Edition, this card is a reprint of Wave 1's Megatron, Living Weapon. Printed on semi-transparent plastic instead of a normal Character Card, this version features new art by [[Marcelo Matere]].
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*'''Megatron, Fallen Hero''' (2020)
**'''Wave 5: Titan Masters Attack'''
**''Rarity: '''''UT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T27/T46'''
**''Stars: ''11

:Megatron, Fallen Hero is one of forty-six double sided character cards released as part of Wave 5 of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]], Titans Masters Attack. As a character with a body mode, Megatron begins the game with a Titan Master attached in head mode. Once Megatron is KO'd, said Titan Master is deployed.

:The card's artwork is based on the ''[[Titans Return (franchise)|Titans Return]]'' Megatron toy, with the body mode artwork being reused from the toy's packaging art and original alt mode artwork based on the toy's tank mode (line art by [[Ken Christiansen]]).

:This card's set was originally set for an April 2020 release, however due to the global COVID-19 pandemic the release was pushed back to May 29, 2020.

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==''Super Cyborg''==
[[File:SuperCyborgMegatron.jpg|thumb|"Megatron has a clear chestplate? I, STARSCREAM, AM NOW THE LEADER!"]]
*'''Megatron''' (2019)
**''Accessories'': Torso plate

:Produced by [[Super7]], ''Super Cyborg'' Megatron is an 11-inch-tall non-transforming figure with 7 points of articulation. Its main distinguishing feature is that the entire front of the robot torso is removable, exposing sculpted mechanical details within his body.

*'''Megatron (clear)''' (2019)
**''Accessories'': Torso plate

:The transparent plastic version of this figure was exclusive to [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2019.

*'''Megatron (Purple Grid)''' (2019)
**''Accessories'': Torso plate

:This [[New York Comic Con]] 2019 exclusive redeco features translucent purple to represent Megatron's reformatting in the animated movie.

*'''Good Bye Megatron''' (2023)
**''Accessories'': Torso plate

:This San Diego Comic-Con 2023 exclusive is a particularly deep cut, though a slightly misguided one. Meant to evoke the uncommon [[:File:G1toy gb megatron.jpg|"Good Bye" version of the original Megatron toy as released only in Japan]], it now features darker grey base plastic with new interior blue highlights. However, those blue highlights were ''not'' on the original "Good Bye Megatron" toy at all - they were only on its [[package art|box art]], which had been left over from the earlier standard release of the Japanese Megatron toy.

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==ReAction==
*'''Megatron''' (2020, 2024)

: Released in the first wave of [[Super7]]'s line of multi-property 3.75-inch "retro" action figures, ''[[ReAction]]'' Megatron 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. Where most ''ReAction'' figures come with a separate accessory, Megatron's [[fusion cannon]] is permanently affixed to his right arm.

: As with all releases in the ''ReAction'' toyline, Megatron 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.

: In late 2024, this figure was reissued with no obvious changes, now in a [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] box assortment (''see more on this below'').

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*'''Cyberchrome Megatron''' (2020)

: This version of Megatron features a shiny metallic paint job. Whee.

: This figure was a [[Target]] exclusive in the US, released alongside the "[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#ReActionCyberchrome|Cyberchrome Optimus Prime]]" figure.

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*'''MC-12 GunRobo P-38''' (2020)

: As a special "[[Black Friday (event)|Black Friday]]" exclusive, ''ReAction'' Megatron got a [[black repaint]] meant to represent his [[Micro Change|pre-Transformer "GunRobo" body]]... albeit with a standard Decepticon symbol.

: This figure was only available through Super7's website.

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*'''Chrome Commander Megatron''' (2021)

: The second Target-exclusive Megatron figure has a deco based on the [[Megatron (G1)/toys#The Transformers|original 1984 Megatron toy]], featuring shiny metallic paint on the "chrome" parts, red inner boots and the "swirly" chestplate markings.

: This figure was released alongside the first "[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#ReActionFallenTarget|Fallen Leader Optimus Prime]]" Target-exclusive figure. The gray one.

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*'''Megatron (Golden Lagoon)''' (2022)

: The third [[Target]]-exclusive Megatron figure, this one has a head-to-toe golden deco, depicting his appearance in "[[The Golden Lagoon (episode)|The Golden Lagoon]]".

: This figure was released alongside the similarly-decoed [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#ReActionGolden|"Golden Lagoon" Optimus Prime]] figure.

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*'''Fallen Evolution Megatron''' (2022)

: The ''fourth'' Target-exclusive version of Megatron, this version is done in translucent purple plastic to represent the beginning of his reformatting scan in the ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.

: This figure was released alongside the thematically-similar full-color/open-chest [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#ReActionFallenTargetColor|"Fallen Leader" Optimus Prime]] figure.
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*'''Transformers''' (2024)

: Several of the wave 1 ''ReAction'' figures were reissued in 2024 in [[blindpacking|blind box]] packaging. The only new figure in the assortment was a [[chase figure]] of Megatron now cast in translucent pink.

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*'''Ark Base''' (Playset, 2024)

: The ''ReAction'' Ark Base playset included a Megatron figure seemingly identical to the very first release listed above.
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==Flame Toys==
===Furai Model===
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*'''Megatron (IDW Autobot ver.)''' (July [[2019]])
**''Number:'' '''06'''
** Accessories: 2 sets of alternative hands
:''Furai Model'' Megatron is a highly articulated snap-together model kit (no glue required!) by [[Flame Toys]], based on the [[:File:RageRage-Megatronappears.jpg|IDW Autobot design]] by Alex Milne, as seen in ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]''. Molded in PS and ABS plastic with polycaps for the joints, Megatron features a number of stickers for detailing but doesn't require much in the way of paint for a complete look, being molded in all the appropriate colors straight out of the box. The finished kit is Voyager-sized in height.

:If one chooses, the kit can be panel-lined and touched-up with several panel-lining and paint markers (water/acrylic-based markers are recommended, as alcohol-based markers like ''Gundam Markers'' can potentially damage the ABS plastic). If one desires; the kit's pieces, aside from the translucent parts, can be fully coated with spray paints to recreate the finished sample seen in the stock photos.
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*'''Megatron (IDW Decepticon ver.)''' (May [[2020]])
**''Number:'' '''14'''
** Accessories: 2 sets of alternative hands
:A redeco/retool of Megatron (IDW Autobot ver.). The key differences are a Decepticon insignia sticker and a slightly more dour face sculpt. Well, that's about it.
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*'''Megatron (G1 ver.)''' (December [[2024]])
** Accessories: 2 additional pairs of alternative hands, 1 pair of forearm covers

:A third snap-together model kit by [[Flame Toys]] of Megatron, based on his appearance in the G1 cartoon. Aside from his hands, Megatron also comes with a pair of forearm cover panels that allow him to be displayed without the Fusion Cannon, or mount onto the left arm.

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===Kuro Kara Kuri===
[[File:FlameToys-KuroKaraKuri-05-Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Megatron''' (January, 2021)
**''Number:'' '''05'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 faces, 3 rifles, weapon case (exclusive), roaring face (exclusive)
**''Sculptor'': Yuki Onoda
**''Painting by'': Decomas Lab (Hiroyuki Hirose)

:Released by [[Flame Toys]] as part of their Kuro Kara Kuri line, A high-end non-transforming figure based on the [[:File:IDWongoing15 megatrons new body.jpg|IDW stealth bomber design]] by Don Figueroa featuring die-cast parts and 7 LEDs. He comes with two interchangeable faces and three different rifles which combine into one long rifle. If purchased via D4toys.com, SEN-TI-DEN Hong Kong, or events attended by Flame Toys, he also includes a weapons case and additional roaring face.
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==Daiki Kougyou==
[[File:Daiki-Kougyou-Megatron-Water-Gun.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Raining Pain.]]
*'''Megatron Water Gun''' (2021)
**''Accessories'': Silencer, stock, telescopic sight

:Manufactured by Daiki Kougyou, this Megatron water gun (yes, really) is based on his show-accurate pistol alt-mode, complete with silencer and stock. The prototype is sculpted by ''Model Works Grenade''. The gun's size is slightly larger than the original G1 toy. Unlike the said toy, the gun's muzzle must be removed first to attach the silencer.

:Megatron was available as a limited order item, where Japanese customers had until November 27, 2020 to reserve their copy. The item was shipped for buyers on February 2, 2021.

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==''R.E.D. [Robot Enhanced Design]''==
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*'''Megatron''' (2020)
**''Accessories'': Fusion Cannon, Energon Mace, 4 additional hands
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:Released as part of the first wave of the ''[[Transformers R.E.D.]]'' line, Megatron is a non-transforming 6-inch action figure akin to the ones from Hasbro's ''[[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] Legends'' and ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]] The Black Series'' lines. He features 23 points of articulation and extensive paint operations for [[show-accuracy]].

:Megatron comes with a whopping ''five'' interchangeable left hands: a closed fist, a hand to hold weapons or accessories (not included), a pointing hand, an open hand for gesturing, and a hand permanently molded to an [[Energon cube]]. His right fist is also removable; both wrists are compatible with his [[Energon mace]] accessory. His Fusion Cannon however cannot be removed from his right forearm.

:Unfortunately, Megatron's harder, unpaintable joints are prone to photodegradation.

:As with all ''R.E.D.'' toys, Megatron was a Walmart exclusive in Canada and the United States, and was later made available on [[Hasbro Pulse]] in limited quantities.

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*'''Reformatting Megatron''' (2021)
**''Accessories'': Fusion Cannon, Energon Mace, 4 additional hands

:The fourth wave of ''R.E.D.'' saw a redeco of Megatron, now cast mostly in translucent purple plastics and with a gridline deco to represent his [[reformatting]] into [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] by [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. He retains all of his previous points of articulation and accessories.

:Like his previous ''R.E.D.'' toy, Megatron was a Walmart exclusive, with limited quantities available on Hasbro Pulse.

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*'''Shockwave''' (2022)

:The [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#R.E.D. .5BRobot Enhanced Design.5D|Shockwave]] figure included in the sixth wave of ''R.E.D.'' includes a handheld accessory of Megatron in pistol mode, complete with scope, silencer, and stock. Shockwave also comes with a pair of [[Fire Blast effect]]s that are compatible with this Megatron.
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==Jada Toys==
===''Metalfigs''===
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*'''Diorama Scene''' (2 3/4" Die Cast Figure 4-pack, 2020)
**''Accessories'': Display backdrop
:Released by [[Jada Toys]], a static die-cast figurine of Megatron measuring approximately 2 3/4 inches tall is available as part of a "Diorama Scene" 4-pack alongside [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#DioramaScene|Optimus Prime]], [[Bumblebee (G1)/merchandise#DioramaScene|Bumblebee]] and [[Starscream (G1)/merchandise#Jada Toys|Starscream]].

:The packaging backdrop can be used as an additional display piece for the set.

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[[File:JadaMetalfigsG1Megatron.jpg|upright=1.44|thumb]]
*'''Megatron''' (4" Die Cast Figure, <s>2021</s>)
**''Accessories'': Fusion cannon, Energon mace
:''Metalfigs'' Megatron is a 4 inches tall non-transforming super deformed die-cast figure with three points of articulation and light-up eyes. He comes with his signature fusion cannon and Energon mace weapons as accessories.

:Originally scheduled for a July 2021 release, it ended up being silently canceled.
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*'''Optimus Prime / Bumblebee / Optimus Primal / Megatron''' (2 3/4" Die Cast Figure 4-pack, 2022)
:This static Megatron figurine is directly designed after the unreleased 4" figure above, but measures half the size and lacks the accessories. He is available in a 4-pack alongside [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Metalfigs4pack|Optimus Prime]], [[Bumblebee (G1)/merchandise#Metalfigs4pack|Bumblebee]] and [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Metalfigs|Optimus Primal]].

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*'''Megatron''' (2 3/4" Die Cast Figure, 2023)
:The same super deformed Megatron from the 4-pack above is also available in individual packaging.

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===''Nano Metalfigs''===
[[File:JadaNanoMetalfigsG1-18pack.jpg|upright=1.44|thumb]]
*'''Transformers Series 1 18-pack''' (4 cm Die Cast Figure Multipack, 2022)
:''Nano Metalfigs'' Series 1 Megatron is an incredibly small die-cast figurine molded doing an action pose. 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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*'''Transformers Series 3 18-pack''' (4 cm Die Cast Figure Multipack, 2023)
:''Nano Metalfigs'' Megatron was re-released with no noticeable changes in ''another'' impressive multipack with [[Jada Toys#Nano Metalfigs|seventeen other figurines]].

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==Figural Bag Clip==
[[File:FiguralBagClip Megatron.jpg|upright=1.22|thumb]]
*'''Megatron''' (2020)
:Released by [[Monogram]], this 2.5" 3D foam bag clip takes the form of a chibi evergreen Megatron.

:It was available only as part of a [[Blindpacking|mystery blind bag]] collection.
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[[File:FiguralBagClip 2021 Megatron.JPG|thumb]]
*'''Megatron''' (2021)
:A non-articulated, non-transforming 3" figure of Megatron with an attached clip, also released by Monogram.

:Unlike the previous year's release it was sold on a standard cardback.

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==''Pop!''==
[[File:Funko Pop Megatron G1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.44]]
*'''Megatron''' (2021)
**''ID number:'' '''24'''

:Released as part of the ''Pop! Retro Toys'' segment, [[Funko Pop!|Funko]]'s ''Pop!'' Megatron is a super deformed vinyl figure based on his original Generation 1 toy, though the head is much more cartoon-accurate.

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[[File:Funko Pop Mystery Box Megatron Duke GI Joe.jpg|thumb|upright=1.44]]
*'''Funko Mystery Box: Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''' (Giftset, 2021)
**''ID number:'' '''45'''

:Available only as part of a GameStop exclusive giftset, this retooled Megatron comes with his Energon mace attached to his right arm instead of his fusion cannon and comes [[Blindpacking|blindpacked]] inside a ''Transformers vs. [[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]''-themed lunch box alongside a ''Pop!'' [[Duke (G.I. Joe)#Pop!|Duke]] figure, a ''G.I. Joe'' logo decal, an Autobot logo keychain, and a set of four pins of Megatron, Duke, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Pop!|Optimus Prime]] and [[Cobra Commander#Pop!|Cobra Commander]].

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[[File:Funko Pocket Pop Keychain Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.11]]
*'''Megatron''' (Pocket ''Pop!'' Keychain, 2021)

:A smaller version of the regular ''Pop!'' Megatron with a keychain attached to his head.

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*'''Megatron''' ([[Funko Pop!#Digital Pop! NFTs|Digital ''Pop!'']], 2022)
**''Rarity:''
***''Monochrome:'' '''Common'''
***''Static:'' '''Common'''
***''Glowing:'' '''Uncommon'''
***''Chrome:'' '''Rare'''
***''Original:'' '''Epic'''
:{{W|Non-fungible token|NFT}}s depicting Megatron in the Funko style. Megatron also appears in gun mode in all of [[Starscream (G1)/merchandise#Digital Pop!|Starscream's NFTs]].
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[[File:Funko-Pop-Pin-Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.44]]
*'''Megatron''' (''Pop!'' Pin, 2022)
**''ID number:'' '''15'''
**''Accessories:'' Display stand
:A metallic enamel pin based on Megatron's vinyl figure measuring 4-inches tall, approximately the same as a regular vinyl.

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*'''Freddy Funko as Megatron''' (2023)
**''ID number:'' '''SE'''

:Exclusive to a Funko-oriented event called Fundays 2023, this regular-sized vinyl figure portrays [[Freddy Funko]] cosplaying as Megatron. The body of this figure is the same as the regular Megatron, while the head has been modified to incorporate Freddy's face. This figure features a metallic finish and was limited to 500 pieces.

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*'''Megatron''' (2024)
**''ID number:'' '''132'''

:Released in celebration of the 40 years of the franchise, this regular sized ''Pop! Retro Toys'' Megatron is a similar mold to the original release, but is doing a different pose.

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*'''Optimus Prime & Megatron''' (2-pack, 2024)

:A Hot Topic exclusive release of the 40th anniversary [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Pop40Years2Pack|Optimus Prime]] and Megatron vinyls with a metallic finish to their paintings.
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==Modern Icons==
[[File:Modern_Icons_Megatron_helmet.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|We'll let this image speak for itself.]]
*'''Megatron Modern Icons Replica Helmet''' (December 27, 2021)
:A collaboration between Hasbro and statue and replica brand Modern Icons, this is a wearable helmet for adult collectors, based on Megatron's head. It features light-up eyes and authentic sounds and phrases.

:Originally due for release on August 13, 2021, the Megatron helmet was delayed until December 27 (as was [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Modern Icons|its Optimus Prime counterpart]]). The helmet is a GameStop exclusive in the United States.
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==''Zōteki''==
[[File:ZOTEKI-025-Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Megatron''' ([[2021]])
**''ID number'': '''025'''

:A collaboration between [[Hasbro]] and statue/replica brand [[Jazware]], ''[[The Transformers (franchise)|The Transformers]]'' was added as a part of the ''[[Zōteki]]'' line alongside other iconic brands such as [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]], to recreate some of the main "Generation 1" characters. The 25th figure of the ''Zōteki'' line; Megatron wields his iconic [[Fusion cannon]].

:Each statue of the line features a connection point for it to be connected to the others, in order to form a battle scene.
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==Eaglemoss==
[[File:EaglemossChess Megatron.jpg|upright=1.11|thumb]]
* '''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 Megatron was slated to be the standard King piece 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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==e-HOBBY==

===''Transformers Character Card''===
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[[File:Transformers Character Card G1 Optimus and Megatron.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]
*'''Convoy & Megatron Set''' ([[January 25]], [[2022]])
**''ID number:'' '''01 & 02'''
{{toydesigner|[[Shin Sasaki]] (illustration)}}

:Released as part of the first wave of the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive ''[[Transformers Character Card]]'' series, this pair of holographic trading cards depict super-deformed art of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (with [[Roller (G1)|Roller]]) and Megatron (with [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]]) along with [[bio|character profiles]] and [[Tech Spec|tech specs]].
::*''[[Source:Transformers Character Card#02|Translation of G1 Megatron's Transformers Character Card]]''
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[[File:Transformers Character Card G2 Optimus and Megatron.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]
*'''Battle Convoy & Megatron Set''' ([[March 14]], 2022)
**''ID number:'' '''11 & 12'''

:Released as part of the second wave of the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive ''[[Transformers Character Card]]'' series, this pair of holographic trading cards depict super-deformed art of Optimus Prime and Megatron in their ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'' bodies along with [[bio|character profiles]] and [[Tech Spec|tech specs]]. Megatron is specifically depicted as the [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Hero|Hero Megatron]] toy.
::*''[[Source:Transformers Character Card#12|Translation of G2 Megatron's Transformers Character Card]]''
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[[File:Transformers Character Card Megatron Black and Convoy Black.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]
*'''Transformers Card Binder (includes 2 special cards)''' ([[November 1]], 2022)
**''ID number:'' '''EX'''

:Released in its fifth wave as something of a "season one finale" to the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive ''[[Transformers Character Card]]'' series, this 40-slot binder intended to contain the entire ''Character Card'' series thus far is packed with a pair of holographic trading cards depicting super-deformed art of Optimus Prime and Megatron in the forms of their first e-HOBBY exclusive toys along with [[bio|character profiles]] and [[Tech Spec|tech specs]]. Megatron is specifically depicted as ''the'' first e-HOBBY exclusive toy, ''[[The Transformers: Collector's Edition|Collector's Edition]]'' "[[Megatron (G1)/toys#Collector's Edition|Megatron Black Version]]."
::*''[[Source:Transformers Character Card#EXM|Translation of Megatron Black Version's Transformers Character Card]]''
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[[File:Transformers Character Card Action Master Megatron and OP.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]
*'''Convoy (Action Master) & Megatron (Action Master) Set''' ([[December 28]], [[2024]])
**''ID number:'' '''93 & 94'''

:Released as part of the thirteenth wave of the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive ''[[Transformers Character Card]]'' series, this pair of holographic trading cards depict super-deformed art of Optimus Prime (with [[Armored Convoy]]) and Megatron (with [[Neutro-Fusion Tank]]) in their [[Action Master]] forms along with [[bio|character profiles]] and [[Tech Spec|tech specs]].
::*''[[Source:Transformers Character Card#94|Translation of Action Master Megatron's Transformers Character Card]]''

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[[File:Transformers Character Card Unicron and Decepticons.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]
*'''Destron Army and Unicron Set''' (December 28, 2024)
**''ID number:'' '''99 & 100'''

:Released as part of the thirteenth wave of the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive ''[[Transformers Character Card]]'' series, this pair of holographic trading cards depict super-deformed art of the Generation 1 [[Decepticon]]s (as represented by Megatron, [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], [[Stranglehold]], and [[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzai-Tron]]) and [[Unicron]] along with [[bio|character profiles]] and [[Tech Spec|tech specs]].
::*''[[Source:Transformers Character Card#99|Translation of the Decepticons' Transformers Character Card]]''

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===Acrylic keychain series===
[[File:E-Hobby Megatron and Starscream keychains.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]
*'''Megatron & Starscream''' ([[October]], [[2022]])

:Released as part of the first wave of an [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive series, this pair of keychains depicts character art and assets re-used from Megatron and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream's]] [[The Transformers: Masterpiece|''Masterpiece'']] releases, namely [[Megatron (G1)/toys#MP36|MP-36 Megatron]] and [[Starscream (G1)/toys#MP52|MP-52 Starscream Ver. 2.0]] respectively.

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==ULTIMATES!==
[[File:Super7 Ultimates Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.44]]
*'''Megatron''' (2023)
**''Accessories'': Regular head, control helmet head, Energon-drinking head, antimatter chest, laser sword, blaster, Kremzeek, 6 hands, hand with Energon cube, chemical flask, [[Pearl of Bahoudin]], 2 energy maces

: Part of the second wave of ''[[Transformers ULTIMATES!]]'' from [[Super7]], Megatron is an 8-inch-tall non-transforming figure. Despite his retro look, he has ''way'' more articulation than the original, including multi-directional joints at the neck, shoulders, wrists, hips, and ankles; plus swivel biceps, elbows, knees, and a bit of ab crunch. He even has an opening chest with pictures of antimatter cubes behind it, as seen in the end of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original cartoon]] episode "[[Roll for It]]". His hands pop out at the wrists so they can be replaced with his additional spare hands or other accessories.

: Among said accessories are some that have by now been included frequently with Megatron figures, such as his energy mace (here provided with both straight and curved chain versions), the blaster and laser sword from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', as well as [[Kremzeek]]. More innovative accessories include an alternate head with the control helmet from "[[Prime Target (episode)|Prime Target]]", a half-empty energon cube and drunkenly-grinning alternate head meant to represent the drinking scene in "[[Microbots]]", the Pearl of Bahoudin from "[[Trans-Europe Express]]", and the chemical flask that Megatron is shown throwing at [[Gregory Swofford]] in "[[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1]]" (deep cut!).

: Preorders for Megatron (and the rest of Wave 2) opened on [[July 29]] 2021, and closed on [[August 27]], with the toys slated for shipping in summer 2022... a vague date Super7 missed by a full year.

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[[File:Ultimates_G2_Megatron.jpg|upright=1.44|thumb|Voice of Doom and [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]] Action Figure not included.]]
*'''Megatron (G2)''' (2023)
**''Accessories'': Sword, fusion cannon (toy), fusion cannon (comic), gun (toy), 2 guns (comic), alternate head (toy), alternate head (comic), alternate head (G1 design), 2 fists, 2 sword-holding hands, 2 gun-holding hands, 2 trigger hands, bullet bandolier

: The second ULTIMATES! Megatron figure, released in the line's third wave, "Megatron (G2)" naturally depicts him in his ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'' tank body. Aside from the toy-accurate tank-cannon and handgun and standard suite of alternate hands, he comes with a number of accessories and alternate parts based on his appearances in the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel)|''Generation 2'' comic]]: a "G1"-styled alternate head and purple "G1" fusion cannon (as he was almost invariably drawn with those rather than a toy-accurate head and cannon), a screaming blue-faced version of the "G1" head to replicate [[:File:Final_Transformations_Megatron_kills_Override.jpg|the panel]] where he kills [[Override (G1)|Override]] from [[Final Transformations|''G.I. Joe'' #142]], the massive gun he holds on the cover of [[All or Nothing!|issue #2]], his sword from the cover of [[Escalation!|issue #8]], the pistol he used in the "Because I'm an '''idiot''', that's why!" panel from [[Total War!|issue #10]], and a bullet bandolier because why not.

: Preorders for Megatron (G2) (originally rendered as "Megatron G2", without the parentheses) and the rest of Wave 3 opened on [[December 1]], 2021, with the toys projected to ship in fall 2022... and ''actually'' shipping in November 202''3''.

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*'''Starscream''' (2023)
**''Accessories'': 2 arm cannons, 2 alternate heads, 2 fists, 2 gripping hands, open palm right hand, grasping left hand, claw, energon cube, Megatron gun, blaster rifle

: The wave-4 non-ghost ''ULTIMATES!'' [[Starscream (G1)/merchandise#ULTIMATES!|Starscream]] includes multiple accessories, among them a Megatron in classic gun mode.

: Preorders opened on [[June 8]] 2022, with toys purportedly shipping the following May.

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[[File:Super7 Ultimates Megatron (G1 Reformatting).jpg|thumb|upright=1.44]]
*'''Reformatting Megatron''' (2023)
**''Accessories'': Normal reformatting head, damaged reformatting head, 2 fists, 2 open hands, 2 trigger hands, 2 expressive hands

: ''ULTIMATES!'' "Reformatting Megatron" depicts him during his scanning process from [[The Transformers: The Movie|the animated movie]], now in purple plastic with extensive wireframe deco. He has an alternate head depicting its battle-damaged appearance while still being in purple "scan" mode - an appearance Megatron never actually had in the film.

: He comes with a ''lot'' fewer accessories than most other figures in the line. Granted, the sequence in question was not exactly one where he really had any, but still.

: Preorders for Reformatting Megatron (originally rendered as "Megatron (G1 Reformatting)") and the rest of his wave were open until [[January 13]], 2023, with the toys purportedly shipping the following Fall, which turned out to mean March 2024.
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[[File:Super7 Ultimates Deluxe Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.44]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron''' (2024)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Fusion cannon

: The original ''ULTIMATES!'' Megatron was repackaged as a "Transformers Deluxe" figure, physically identical to the first release but now lacking all accessories except the fusion cannon. Its new packaging resembles a VHS clamshell box; specifically, the colors and trade dress strongly resemble the [[Video Gems]] tapes, while the character artwork and subtitle are taken directly from the [[The Original Transformers|Kid Rhino]] tapes.
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==Nendoroid==
[[File:Nendoroid G1 Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Gokuuuu!]]
*'''Megatron''' ([[2022]])
**''Nendoroid ID Number'': '''1793'''
**''Accessories'': Angry face plate

:The second ''G1''-styled [[Nendoroid]] release after his arch-nemesis Optimus, Megatron is a [[super deformed]] fusion of cute and evil. Mostly the latter.

:Megatron comes with an optional "angry face" accessory to replace his regular facial expression, can interchange body parts with compatible figures, and is well-articulated despite his small size.

:Unusually for a Nendoroid figure, this sculpt is produced by Toyhouse with Nendoron's supervision.

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==''Minimates''==
*'''Megatron''' (Series 2, 2022)
**''Accessories'': Fusion cannon, energy mace, stand

:Part of the second wave of Transformers [[Minimates]] from [[Diamond Select Toys|Diamond Select]], this Megatron is a 2-inch-tall figurine featuring metallic paint, 12-14 points of articulation, and accessories and body parts interchangeable with other Minimates. Due to their small size, all 4 figures in each series are sold in the same blister card.

*'''VHS Minimates Box Set''' (2022)

:''Minimates'' Megatron was rereleased as part of a [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2022 exclusive 4-pack, featuring more cartoon-accurate matte painted deco. The packaging for this set resembles a [[Family Home Entertainment]] VHS tape. Only 2500 of this set were produced.
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==Icon Heroes==
*'''Megatron X Soundwave Retro Pin Set''' (2022)
: A hard enamel pin based on Megatron's original G1 package art made by Icon Heroes. It comes carded with a [[Soundwave (G1)/merchandise#Icon Heroes|Soundwave]] pin.
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==''Ultimetal''==
[[File:UltimetalMegatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Four million years later, it finally came out.]]
*'''Megatron''' (2022)
**''ID number:'' '''UM-03'''
**''Accessories:''

: ''Ultimetal'' Megatron is a large non-transforming figure produced by [[Art Storm]], standing at an impressive 17" and made from extensive [[die-cast]] metal. The figure is highly articulated and features [[LED]]s on the eyes and fusion cannon. Its most conspicuous features are the numerous magnetically attached armor panels that, when removed, reveal Megatron's internal anatomy, including functional pistons. It is also the first Transformers-related item ever released to include voice clips from [[Frank Welker]].

: This piece was first solicited in 2014 but suffered multiple delays, only at last being released in June 2022.
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==Kotobukiya Bishoujo Series==
[[File:Bishoujo-Series-Megatron.jpg|thumb|Applications to join the Decepticons have since ''skyrocketed''.]]
*'''Bishoujo Series Transformers Megatron''' (February 2023)
**''Known designers:'' [[Shunya Yamashita]] (artist)
:''[[Kotobukiya]] [[Bishoujo Series]]'' Megatron is a 1/7 scale PVC figure that reimagines the Decepticon leader as a cute anime girl (formally termed as a ''{{w|Bishōjo}}''). This version of the character translates various elements of the robot design into fashion and style choices, such as her haircut being roughly shaped like Megatron's helmet, as well as converting the fusion cannon into an ''enormous'' handheld weapon. The figure is attached to a purple display base designed after the Decepticon insignia.

:A Deluxe Edition release also included a B5 sized acrylic board for display, featuring Yamashita's original artwork of the character.
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==Transformers: Kindergarten Series==
[[File:Kindergarten-MegatronG1.jpg|thumb|300px|He can't transform until he turns 18.]]
*'''Megatron''' (2023)
:A childlike nontransformable figurine of Megatron was available as part of ''[[Transformers: Kindergarten Series]]'', a crowdfunded [[Blindpacking|blindpackaged]] toyline available exclusively in China. Megatron's figure was one of the commonly-occurring characters, and depicted him cradling a [[Kremzeek]] and holding an [[Energon]] drink. The figurine included a translucent plastic stand and a small character card.

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==Super Shogun==
*'''Megatron''' (2023)
**''Accessories'':

:Produced by [[Super7]], this giant-sized representation of Megatron is supposed to harken back to the 1970s ''{{w|Shogun Warriors}}'' franchise. Megatron stands 24" tall and is made of hollow vinyl, with 3 points of articulation and wheels on his feet.
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==''Magic: The Gathering''==
[[File:MTG-Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Megatron, Tyrant / Megatron, Destructive Force''' (2022)
**''ID number:'' '''012/015'''
**''Set code:'' '''BOT'''
**''Color identity:'' '''Red/White/Black'''
**''Casting cost:'' '''{3}{R}{W}{B}''' (front), '''{1}{R}{W}{B}''' (back)

:"Megatron, Tyrant" is part of the 2022 ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' ''[[mtg:Universes Beyond|Universes Beyond]]'' ''[[mtg:Transformers|Transformers]]'' card set, found in Set Booster and Collector Booster packs of ''Magic''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> ''[[mtg:The Brothers' War|The Brothers' War]]'' set. It can be reversed to become "Megatron, Destructive Force", representing Megatron in vehicle mode.
:A variant of this card was available solely in Collector Booster packs, depicting [[Megatron (SG)#Magic: The Gathering|''Shattered Glass'' Megatron]].
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[[File:MTG-SLD-Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|''But O, Phyrexia With your blood still warm on the ground'']]
*'''Megatron''' ''(Blightsteel Colossus)'' (2022)
**''ID number:'' '''1079'''
**''Set code:'' '''SLD'''
**''Color identity:'' '''Colorless'''
**''Casting cost:'' '''{12}'''

:"Megatron" is part of the ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' card pack ''Transformers: Optimus Prime vs. Megatron'', part of the ''[[mtg:Secret Lair|Secret Lair Drop Series]]'' ''[[mtg:Secret Lair Drop Series: December Superdrop 2022|December Superdrop 2022]]'' set. It was available exclusively from [https://secretlair.wizards.com secretlair.wizards.com] from [[December 5]], [[2022]] through [[January 6]], [[2023]].
:Megatron is a [[mtg:Skinned card|reskin]] of the existing ''Magic'' card [https://scryfall.com/card/2xm/235/blightsteel-colossus Blightsteel Colossus], using the same rules and counting as it for all gameplay purposes. Similar to his [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#MTGSLD|eternal rival]], Megatron is both powerful and nigh-indestructible, with a very high casting cost—but at the cost of one extra mana compared to Optimus, Megatron has the incredibly potent [[mtg:infect|infect]] mechanic, which combines with his power of 11 to let him kill a player in ''one hit'' if he isn't blocked. While the card has printing on both faces, depicting Megatron in robot mode and vehicle mode respectively, both have the same printed abilities and count as a single card for rules purposes—just choose which side you want to display when he enters the battlefield.
: The ''Optimus Prime vs. Megatron'' set also includes [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#MTGSLD|Optimus Prime]], [[AllSpark#Magic: The Gathering|The AllSpark]], and the bonus card [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]].

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==XM Studios==
*'''Starscream''' (2022)

:[[XM Studios]]' statue of Starscream is 32" tall, made of hand-painted porcelain. Starscream has different head and arm sculpts to allow owners to pose him in his "coronation" regalia and also holding a gun-mode Megatron. The set also includes a sculpted representation of Starscream's jet mode that can be displayed next to the robot.

:350 pieces were produced, with a suggested price of about $1,500 US.

*'''Soundwave''' (2022)

:Gun-mode Megatron was also one of the alternate hand-weapon options for the XM Studios statue of Soundwave.

*'''Megatron''' (2022)

:This painted porcelain Megatron statue stands 26" tall, and features alternate heads to provide different facial expressions and multiple arms for choices in posing. His accessories include not just the expected spiked flail but also a cross-continuity visitor, the [[Dark Star Saber]]. The set also includes a sculpted representation of Megatron's gun mode to be displayed next to the robot.

:258 pieces were produced, with a suggested price of about $1,600 US.

*'''Megatron Bust''' (2023)
[[File:XMStudiosMegatronBust.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|[[Unicron/toys#Haslab|HasLab Unicron]] was for casuals!]]
:Just look at it. LOOK at it. It's a ''4-foot-tall'' bust of Megatron. 150 were made with a suggested retail of $4,000.
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==Just Play==
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[[File:PodpalsMiniMegatron.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]

*'''Podpals Megatron''' (2023)

Made by [[Just Play]], ''Podpals'' Megatron is a rounded plush. It has tiny flaps of fabric for its legs, while other details are printed on. There are two versions, an 8 inch version and a 3 inch version. They are identical besides their size.

<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron''' (2022)}}</ul>
:This Megatron is a small, soft plastic figure, 2" tall, with no articulation. It's overall based on his appearance in the original cartoon.
:The packaging is G1-styled with the classic black-red gradient and the G1 Optimus Prime toy in the top right corner.

[[File:JustPlay_G1_Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron''' (2024)}}</ul>
:This figure is identical to the original release. Unlike the original release, however, he also comes with a foil sticker on a card with a sort of profile picture on the back and text underneath it saying "MEGATRON IS THE LEADER OF THE DECEPTIONS." The foil sticker part of the card has a few miscolorations, as well as not having his iconic fusion cannon. The packaging is also different as it no longer features Optimus Prime (having been replaced with a block advertising the new card) and it has a purple gradient instead of red.
:There's a variant of this found at stores like Dollar Tree where the block advertising the card is moved to the top left with a red circle that says "$1.25" in it in the top right instead.

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==''Transformers × Mini World''==
[[File:MiniWorldMegatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Megatron''' (2023)
**''Accessories'': Transforming base, gun, sword, machine part, crane arm, 2 connectors

:''[[Transformers × Mini World]]'' Megatron is a tie-in to the popular [[China|Chinese]] game ''[[Mini World]]''. It comes with a display base with rolling wheels that can fold up into a cube-shaped thing that is a very rough interpretation of a tank. The figure can transform into a storage mode and store fully inside the cube, or you can remove the head and replace it with the folded up cube. The unfurled base mode has some machinery inside, as well as a weapons rack to store the included gun and sword accessories.

:Each set includes [[Build a Figure]]-like machinery components which can be combined with parts from other sets to make new structures.

:It is exclusively available at TMall, a subsidiary of Alibaba. This figure was released both individually and as part of a giftset with the rest of the "Mini World" Transformers.
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==Fools Paradise==
[[File:LOWFOOL League of Steel Megatron.jpeg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Megatron''' (2023)
**''Accessories'': Football

:Part of a collaboration between Hasbro and [[Hong Kong]]-based online store ZCWO, Megatron joins the "League of Steel" subline of [[Fools Paradise]]'s LOWFOOL range, rendered as a hulking American football player alongside similar vinyl statues of [[Evangelion]]s and {{w|Gundam}}s. He is depicted as a human man wearing heavily Megatron-inspired body armour and sports equipment, including a colour coordinated football, and is designed with the characteristic LOWFOOL facial features of a strong brow, squinting eyes, and moustache.

:Preorders for Megatron opened in September 2023, with a projected release date of December.
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==McFarlane Toys==
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*'''Optimus Prime and Megatron''' (2024)
: ''[[Page Punchers]]'' Megatron is 3-inch non-transformable action figure based on his [[:File:RageRage-Megatronappears.jpg|IDW Autobot design]] by [[Alex Milne]], though sporting a Decepticon insignia rather than an Autobot one.

: He comes in a two-pack with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#PAGEPUNCH|Optimus Prime]], packaged with [[New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen|''Optimus Prime'' #1]] and [[Dissolution Part 6: This Machine Kills Fascists|''Lost Light'' #6]].

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==Yolopark==
===AMK Pro===
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[[File:YoloparkAMKProMegatron.jpeg|thumb|250px]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron''' (AMK Pro, 2023)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Stand, [[Fusion cannon]], [[Energon mace]], Laser Sword, [[Key to Vector Sigma]], Laser Pistol, 2 alternate faces, alternate chest

:Released as the first figure Yolopark's AMK Pro line, Megatron comes in pre-assembled modules as opposed to traditional model kit runners. This allows him to be assembled quickly and easily without tools. Unlike Yolopark's regular AMK line, the AMK Pro line features diecast parts and light-up features. In Megatron's case, his eyes will light up when tapping his head with a magnet, and his Fusion cannon will light up with the press of a button. His eyes require 1 CR927 battery, and his fusion cannon requires 3 AG1 batteries, neither of which is included.

:The figure was originally part of a Kickstarter campaign before reaching full release later in the year. Curiously, the prototype pictured at the time and even early review copies sent out had a different head sculpt which was refined for the final product. An "angry" alternate face was also swapped out in favor of a more detailed "neutral" face.

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron Golden Colors Version''' (AMK Pro, 2023)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Stand, [[Fusion cannon]], [[Energon mace]], Laser Sword, [[Key to Vector Sigma]], Laser Pistol, 2 alternate faces, alternate chest

: Available exclusively at the Shanghai Wonder Festival 2023, held on October 2-3, 2023, this Megatron is a gold redeco of the ''AMK Pro'' kit above, representing his Electrum-coated appearance.

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[[File:Yolopark-TF-SGCC-2023-Yolopark-AMK-Pro-Megatron-Purple-Version.jpg|thumb|250px]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron Purple Version''' (AMK Pro, 2023)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Stand, [[Fusion cannon]], [[Energon mace]], Laser Sword, [[Key to Vector Sigma]], Laser Pistol, 2 alternate faces, alternate chest

:Released exclusvely at the Singapore Comic Con 2023, held on December 9-10, 2023, this Megatron is another redeco of the ''AMK Pro'' kit is mostly translucent purple to represent the moment of him being reformatted into Galvatron.

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[[File:TF-Yolopark-AMK-Pro-20cm-Megatron-(Hasbro-Edition).jpg|thumb|250px]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron''' (AMK Hasbro Edition, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': [[Fusion cannon]], [[Energon mace]], Laser Sword, Laser Pistol, Stand with Ark Backdrop

:The AMK Pro Megatron kit is re-released under the "Hasbro Edition" branding. In this release, the diecast parts have been replaced with plastic, while the light-up feature, alternate faceplate, chest accessories, and Key to Vector Sigma are no longer included. In addition, Megatron's display stand also comes with an additional Ark backdrop for the arm unit. Unlike the similarly released Optimus, Megatron features painted red eyes.

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[[File:TF-Yolopark-AMK-Pro-20cm-Optimus-Prime-and-Megatron-Combo-Set-(Hasbro-Edition).jpg|thumb|250px]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Megatron and Optimus Prime Combo Set''' (AMK 2-pack, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': [[Ion blaster]], [[Energon-axe]], [[Matrix of Leadership]], Energy Mace, Light Sword, Laser Pistol, Two display stands (Teletraan-1 Backdrop, Ark Backdrop)

:The "Hasbro Edition" of the AMK Pro Megatron kit is also sold as a two-pack with the same line's Optimus Prime. The 2-pack also comes with a unique pin.

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[[File:Yolopark-TF-AMK-Pro-Megatron-(2025).jpg|thumb|250px]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron''' (AMK Hasbro Edition, 2025)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': [[Fusion cannon]]

: This release of the ''AMK'' Megatron is largely identical to the "Hasbro Edition" kit, but he only includes his Fusion Cannon. The only minor change from the previous ''AMK'' release is the eyes being unpainted and translucent red.
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===AMK Mini Series===
[[File:TF-Yolopark-AMK-Mini-Series-Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron''' (2024)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': 2 additional pairs of hands (Splayed, Pointing)

:The ''AMK Mini Series'' Megatron is a smaller version of the character and features swappable hand parts. While he already had his fusion cannon, Megatron's default fists/item-holding hands still can accommodate some of the weapons from the same line.

:Note that the connection between the waist peg and the torso can feel slightly too tight, which gives the impression that it ''might'' potentially break when turned. If anyone is concerned, you can lightly sand the peg to alleviate the issue.

:Megatron is sold as either an individually marked single, a 2-pack with the same line's Optimus Prime in a single box, or as a blind box figure.

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===BMK===
[[File:Yolopark-BMK-Megatron.jpg|thumb|250px]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron''' (2025)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Fusion Cannon
:Marketed as a starter figure for the 2020s young lads, the ''BMK'' (Which stands for "Beginner Model Kit") Megatron is a 16cm version of the character, with his design based on the ''AMK/Pro'' release. As with other ''BMK''s, Megatron features similarly basic articulation, consisting of a ball-jointed head, ball-jointed shoulders, single-axis 90-degree elbows, a rotating waist, and slightly swiveling ankles...that's it.

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==''Beyblade X''==
[[File:Beyblade_X_Transformers_Megatron.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Optimus Prime and Megatron Multipack Set''' (2024)

:'''Megatron 4-80B''' was available in a two-pack with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Beyblade X|Optimus Prime 4-60P]], which was exclusive to Amazon in Hasbro territories, and exclusive B4-sponsored stores in Takara-Tomy territories. It consists of three pieces that can be interchanged with those of [[Beyblade#BEYBLADE X|other ''Beyblade X'' tops]]; an attacking "Blade" primarily made of metal, a "Ratchet" that locks parts together and determines height, and a "Bit" that touches the ground and determines movement.

:The "Megatron" Blade features evergreen art of Megatron on its central Gear Chip and is partial of the mainline ''Beyblade X'' Blade "Scythe Incendio". The Ratchet (4-80) and Bit (Ball) are recolored parts from other ''Beyblade X'' tops.

:In Hasbro territories, a QR Code sticker hidden underneath the Blade can be scanned into the ''Beyblade X'' companion app. In Takara-Tomy territories, the QR Code stickers are omitted in favor of a Beycode Card packed with the instructions. However, scanning any of these QR codes only awards the player with in-app points, and will not unlock the Beyblade for in-game use like it would for any mainline ''Beyblade X'' tops.

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==''Hot Wheels''==
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[[File:Hot Wheels Skate Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron''' (Skate, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Finger sneakers
:Part of the ''[[Hot Wheels (franchise)|Hot Wheels]] Skate'' subset made by [[Mattel]], this is a Megatron-themed finger skateboard that comes with a pair of purple finger sneakers. The shape and packaging use Dreamwave-era artwork of Megatron.

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==''Authentics''==
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[[File:Authentics Cyber Battlers Megatron.jpeg|upright=1|thumb]]
*'''Cybertron Battlers Megatron''' ([[2022]])
:Released in the ''Cybertron Battlers'' subline of ''Authentics'', this vinyl figure is a non-transforming, 5.5 inch rendition of Megatron in his evergreen design with limited points of articulation. In tradition, he has his trademark fusion cannon molded into his right arm.

:He comes packaged either individually with a tag, or in twos in a box together with [[Bumblebee (G1)/merchandise#Authentics|Bumblebee]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Authentics|Optimus Prime]].
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[[File:Reversible_Megatron_Teeturtle.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]
*'''Reversible Plushie Megatron''' (2025)

:Released by [[TeeTurtle]], ''Reversible Plushie'' Megatron is a round, [[super deformed]] plush, that can be turned inside out to reveal a tank alternate mode. It is 3 inches tall and exclusively available from blind boxes. It appears to be based on Megatron's [[evergreen]] design.
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==Blokees==
===Galaxy Version===
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[[File:Blokees-TF-Galaxy-Ver-01-Megatron.jpg|thumb|300px|Peace Through Blindbox Buying!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron''' (2023)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Galaxy Version 01 - Roll Out'''
:*''Accessories:'' 2 pairs of hands (Weapon-holding/fists, open-palm), pointing left hand, Blast Effect, 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, this Megatron is a four-inch-tall, articulated, and non-transforming snap-on model kit of the Decepticon Leader. Like many other ''Blokees'' figures, Megatron uses a "Standard Body" as a skeleton, in which pieces are attached to make it look like different characters.

:Like many other ''Galaxy Version'' kits, Megatron has a figure stand with either four studs (China release/Chinese logo) or two studs (Global release/English logo) on top, which he can plug into and connect to similar stands.

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[[File:Blokees-TF-Galaxy-Version-06-IDW-Megatron.jpg|thumb|300px]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''IDW Megatron''' (2025)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Galaxy Version 06 - Parallel Universe'''
:*''Accessories:'' Spare balljoint piece, figure stand, 2 open hands, blast effect

:The sixth wave of the ''Galaxy Version'' blind boxes features an all-new kit of Megatron based on [[Alex Milne]]'s design in IDW's "''More Than Meets The Eye''" comics, In addition to the new hand runner introduced in the 4th wave, Megatron comes with a purple version of the newly-tooled blast effect. Like the other 'Galaxy Version' kits since Wave 5, Megatron features a slightly upgraded suite of standard body parts, notably the sturdier, pre-assembled hinge joints and the multi-colored head with color-coded eyes. As advertised in the box, he has a pull rate of 1 in every 9 boxes.

: Unlike the other figures in the ''Galaxy Version'' Transformers line, this Megatron features a unique pair of comic-accurate forearm parts. These parts are not designed to interact with other accessories of the same peg size, except for the Fusion Cannon, which is exclusive to the right forearm. Speaking of the Fusion Cannon, exercise some caution while posing the right arm, as you may easily slide down and pop off the cannon from the forearm.

:If you're a speed builder, be mindful when attaching the pre-assembled joints; Unlike the symmetrical joints from earlier waves, the pegs on both ends of these joints are designed to connect to specific pieces; The tabs with slightly smaller holes are intended for the upper arms and thighs, while the regular tabs are meant for the forearms and lower legs. While an incorrect knee joint assembly may cause it to very slightly lean when standing straight or in an A-stance, an incorrect elbow assembly won't be noticeably affected unless you're looking very closely.

:The product website mislabels his alternate mode as a sports car instead of a tank, which is copied and pasted from Sunstreaker's profile.

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[[File:Blokees-TF-TRU-PH-Campaign-Megatron-White-Prototype.jpg|thumb|250px]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Megatron (White Prototype)''' (2025)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' Spare balljoint piece, figure stand, 2 open hands, blast effect

:TThis Megatron kit is an all-white redeco of the sixth wave's Galaxy Version kit, although its blast effect retains its original color. It can only be purchased through a campaign at Toys"R"Us in Rockwell, Power Plant Mall in the Philippines. During the campaign, customers must spend 999 Philippine Pesos on Blokees products to have a chance to obtain this figure. The campaign is valid until the end of 2025.

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[[File:Blokees-TF-GV09-Megatron.jpg|thumb|300px|Why throw away your luck so recklessly?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron''' (2025)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Galaxy Version 09 - Darkest Hour'''
:*''Accessories:'' 2 pairs of hands (fists/weapon-holding, open-palm), energy sword

:The ninth wave of the ''Galaxy Version'' blind boxes features a new redo of Megatron (also the main headline figure of this wave), and he also comes with an energy sword he used in ''The Transformers: The Movie''. In addition to the ball-jointed waist from the previous entry, Megatron also features updated articulation, including a slide-down hip joint axis, rotating upper thigh joints, and improved double-jointed knee articulation, similar to his wave mates.

:Because the newly designed knee joints are made to fit the narrow gaps in the thighs and lower legs, they are incompatible with joints from previous releases, including those used for the elbows.

:Along with Bombshell, Megatron is first revealed at Blokees' booth at the China Toy Expo 2025 event.
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[[File:Blokees-TF-GV09-Megatron-Secret.jpg|thumb|250px|Your chances of obtaining this are highly dubious.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron Special Scan Version''' (2025)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Galaxy Version 09 - Darkest Hour'''
:*''Accessories:'' 2 pairs of hands (fists/weapon-holding, open-palm), energy sword

:The chase figure of Galaxy Version 09, with the standard chase odds of 1 in every 36 boxes, this kit of Megatron is a redeco of the regular kit above in metallic paint and molded opaque and translucent plastic, featuring a "half battle damaged, half reformatted" appearance.

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===Shining Version===
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[[File:Blokees-TF-Shining-Version-01-Megatron.jpg|thumb|250px]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron''' (2024)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Shining Version 01 - Shining Roll Out'''
:*''Accessories:'' Spare balljoint piece, figure stand, 2 pairs of hands (Weapon-holding/fists, open-palm), pair of Autobot/Decepticon symbols, Energon Mace

:Released in the first wave of Blokees' ''Shining Version'' line, this edition of the original ''Galaxy Version'' mold now features painted translucent face parts to accommodate with a torso frame that lights up upon shaking (or at least just ''lightly'' tap some areas on the torso), causing the eyes to glow for a limited time. In addition to his identical accessories from the ''Galaxy Version'' release, Megatron also comes with an Energon Mace, a single Energon Cube, and a new, larger figure stand.

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[[File:Blokees-TF-Shining-Version-01-Secret-Megatron.jpg|thumb|250px]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Metallic Megatron''' (2024)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Shining Version 01 - Shining Roll Out'''
:*''Accessories:'' Spare balljoint piece, figure stand, 2 pairs of hands (Weapon-holding/fists, open-palm), pair of Autobot/Decepticon symbols, Energon Mace

:The chase figure of the first ''Shining Version'' line with a much slimmer pull rate of 1 in every 36 boxes, i.e. once in four cases, this Megatron is redecoed in a metallic sheen save for the joint pieces along with some additional deco patterns such as the burnt Fusion Cannon barrel, and he comes with the same accessories as his regular ''Shining Version'' counterpart.
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[[File:Blokees-TF-SV-03-Miner-Megatron.jpg|thumb|300px]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Miner Megatron''' ([[2025]])}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Shining Version 03 - Shattered Universe'''
:*''Accessories:'' 2 pairs of hands (fists/accessory-holding, splayed open-palm), Pickaxe, Drill, figure stand

:The third wave of Blokees' ''Shining Version'' line features a new kit of Megatron, modeled after his Miner body in IDW's "Chaos Theory" comic. He also comes with two accessories: A drill and a pickaxe.

:As advertised on the product's page, the drill accessory can also combine with the chase variant's larger drill to create a larger accessory.

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[[File:Blokees-TF-SV-03-Gladiator-Megatron.jpg|thumb|250px]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Gladiator Megatron''' ([[2025]])}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Shining Version 03 - Shattered Universe'''
:*''Accessories:'' 2 pairs of hands (fists/accessory-holding, splayed open-palm), Pickaxe, Drill, figure stand

:The chase figure of the third ''Shining Version'' line with a much slimmer pull rate of 1 in every 36 boxes, this Megatron is a redeco/retool of the Miner Megatron kit to resemble his Gladiator self in "Megatron Origin". In addition to the reused pickaxe, Megatron comes with a different drill accessory.
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===Action Edition===
[[File:Blokees-TF-Action-Edition-Megatron.jpg|thumb|300px]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron''' (2024)}}</ul>
:*Accessories: 4 faceplates, Fusion Cannon, Energon Mace, Energy Sword, Energon Pistol, Laserbeak, Reflector Camera, Kremzeek figurine, display stand (with two adapters), Nemesis Throne, magnet-powered faction symbol block

:The "Action Edition" Megatron is a 7-inch (approx 18cm) model kit with a slightly more complex build and features an inner frame (equivalent to the ones used for ''Bandai'''s "Master/Perfect/Real Grade" kits) with greater articulation points than his other ''Galaxy Version'' toys. In addition to his signature weapons from both the cartoon and the 1986 movie, Megatron also comes with 3 additional faceplates to swap with, a Reflector camera, a Laserbeak figure, a Kremzeek figurine, a Nemesis Throne, and a display stand with two adapters for either Megatron or Laserbeak. A magnetic component in his faction symbol block activates the light-up features that illuminate his eyes. Unlike Action Edition Optimus, Megatron utilizes fully articulated fingers.
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===Defender Version===
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[[File:Blokees-TF-Defender-Ver-01-Megatron.jpg|thumb|250px]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron''' (2024)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Defender Version 01 - Galaxy Shining'''

:Released as part of the first wave (and one of the headline figures) of the ''Defender Version'' line of blind boxes, this Megatron is a 2.2-inch (5.5cm) figure, a few inches smaller than the ''Galaxy Version'' kits, but still articulated. Unlike his ''Galaxy Version'' kit, Megatron only comes with his signature Fusion Cannon.

:As with all robot mode kits from this line, Megatron features color-coded eye parts, which double as the neck's socket joint.

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[[File:Blokees-TF-GV-Defender-01-Special-Galaxy-Type-Megatron.jpg|thumb|250px]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Special Galaxy Type Megatron''' (2024)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Defender Version 01 - Galaxy Shining'''

:One of the two chase figures of the line, the "Special Galaxy Type" Megatron is a metallic redeco of the figure above, and he also features thoroughly painted details to make him more accurate to the show. Like Optimus, he has a much slimmer pull rate of 5 in every 144 boxes.

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[[File:Blokees-TF-Galaxy-Version-Defender-01-Megatron-Fully-Armed.jpg|thumb|250px|He is the storm that is approaching.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Special Armor Type Megatron''' (2024)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Defender Version 01 - Galaxy Shining'''
:*''Accessories'': Left Fusion Cannon, Wing Pack

:The "Special Armor Type" version of the Megatron kit is an alternate version of the Special Galaxy Type chase figure, decked out in metallic paint, and comes with additional armaments such as the backpack based on his appearance in IDW 2005's [[The Transformers: Stormbringer|''Stormbringer'']] limited series, and the newly-tooled left forearm to accommodate the extra cannon. Unlike the chase variant above, this Megatron has an '''''even''''' slimmer pull rate of '''1''' in every 144 boxes.

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[[File:Blokees-TF-Defender-Version-03-Brilliant-Megatron.jpg|thumb|250px|Who needs the Fusion Cannon when you have a pair of Shining Fingers, Kicks, and...thighs. Huh.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Brilliant Megatron''' (2025)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Defender Version 03 - Heavy Metal War'''

:The third wave of the ''Defender'' kits features a redeco of the first wave's Megatron in his "Brilliant"-themed coloration, in opaque gold, and translucent yellow for the fists, thighs, and feet. In addition, Brilliant Megatron also utilizes the front crotch and shin tampographs from the first wave's Special Galaxy Type kit.

:The translucent yellow parts can light up when exposed to a UV blacklight.
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===X Yearly Version===
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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Exclusive Yearly Version - Golden Lagoon · Defence''' (2025)}}</ul>
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===Blokees Wheels===
[[File:Blokees-Wheels-TF-C01-Megatron.jpg|thumb|300px]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron''' (2025)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Blokees Wheels Transformers 01 - Roll Out!'''
:*''Pull rate:'' 1/12

:Part of the first wave of the Blokees Wheels series of blind-boxed 1/64-scale vehicles, this Megatron model kit is based on his Cybertronian tank mode designed by [[Don Figueroa]] for [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[The Transformers: Stormbringer]]''. His turret rotates with a wonderful clicky ratchet, and the gun barrel goes up and down. Presumably due to the kit's large size and parts count, Megatron is the only toy in the wave not to have a Solidex piece. He uses the same universal Chassis Connector as the rest of the lineup, and his turret can be removed to allow the chase kits' driver figures to sit inside.

<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron Transparent Version''' (2026)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Blokees Figure Club exclusive'''

:The award for collecting 12 different Blokees Wheels C-02 figures and scanning the QR Code to unlock their profile in Blokees Figure Club on WeChat and later the global Blokees App, this Megatron model kit is a Transparent purple redeco of the previous kit.

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==Auldey==

[[File:Auldey-TF-AAE-Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron''' (Alpha Action Elite, 2025)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Attack on Earth'''
:*''ID Number'': '''AAE-010'''
:*''Accessories:'' 4 pairs of hands, trading card
{{toydesigner|[[Lam Ahtek]]}}

:Sold as part of [[Auldey]]'s "Alpha Action Elite (AAE)" series of blindboxes, this Megatron is a 5-inch non-transforming but highly articulated action figure. In an interesting attention to detail, his back cannon can be twisted under his arm to replicate his original G1 toy. Oddly he comes with a spare pair of hip joints.

:As advertised in the box, the lineup had a 11/72 probability of getting Megatron.

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[[File:Auldey-TF-AAE-MegatronMetallic.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron (Metallic Color)''' (Alpha Action Elite, 2025)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Attack on Earth'''
:*''ID Number'': '''AAE-009'''
:*''Accessories:'' 4 pairs of hands, large sword, trading card
{{toydesigner|[[Lam Ahtek]]}}

:One of the chase figures of this wave, this Megatron is a toy-based redeco and retool of the standard figure, with metallic paint and tampographed sticker details along with a toy-based head sculpt. In addition to the spare hands, he comes with a large sword which is loosely based on the [[Star Saber (Prima)#Aligned_novels|Star Saber]] from ''[[Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus]]''.
:As advertised in the box, the lineup had a 1/72 probability of getting this variant.

:The sword was also used for [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Auldey|Nemesis Prime]].
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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron (Reformatting version)''' (Alpha Action Elite, 2025)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''The Demon Star Approaches'''
:*''ID Number'': '''AAE-020'''
:*''Accessories:'': 4 pairs of hands, trading card
{{toydesigner|[[Lam Ahtek]]}}

:Once again being one of the chase figures in the third wave, this Megatron is now sculpted ''entirely'' from translucent pink plastic and features tampographed grid details based on the scene of his reformatting into Galvatron from ''The Transformers: The Movie''.

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==Ty==
* '''Beanie Bouncer Megatron''' (2025)
[[File:bouncer-mt.jpg|thumb|200px|]]

:A bouncing ball covered in fur produced by Ty, creator of the more famous Beanie Babies and Beanie Boos. The bottom of Megatron's helmet is represented by additoinal pieces of felt material coming out of the ball. Opposite the face is an Decepticon symbol.

:Megatron is also available in a three set alongside Optimus Prime and Bumblebee.

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==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Attacktix]]
[[Category:Bitfig]]
[[Category:Combiners]]
[[Category:Decoys]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:MyClone]]
[[Category:Robot Heroes]]
[[Category:Transformers Character Card Decepticons]]

Blokees

2026-03-19T11:05:51Z

Mr Camhed: /* Blokees Figures Club */ Added The second wave Blokees wheels redeem figure

[[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 (franchise)|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==
===Classic Class===
Designed as easy-to-build entry-level model kits, ''Classic Class'' (sometimes mistakenly called "Champion Class", which only applies to human/oid characters from other franchises) 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 30, 2025, at least three kits from "Rise of the Beasts" were discontinued in Mainland China, while global versions of the products continue to be released.

{| 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'')}}
|
|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'')}}
|
|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|Shockwave (''Transformers One'' version)]]]]

|}

===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)''}}
|
|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)''}}
|
|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>
|
|width="25%" valign="top" rowspan=11|[[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:Blokees-TF-GV03-Slag-Dino.jpg|upright=0.66|thumb|[[Slag (G1)/toys#Blokees dino|Slug (Dino Mode)]]]]
[[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)]]]]
[[File:Blokees-TF-GV09-Arcee.jpg|upright=0.66|thumb|[[Arcee (G1)/toys#Blokees|Arcee]]]]
|-
|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)''}}
|
|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)''}}
|
|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>
|
|-
|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|Slug (Dino Mode)]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slag (G1)/toys#Blokees bot|Slug (Robot Mode)]] ''(1/9)''}}
|
|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)''}}
|
|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)''}}
|
|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)''}}
|
|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>
|
|-
|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)''}}
|
|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)/toys#Blokees|Dirge]] ''(1/9)''}}
|
|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 (Alternate 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)''}}
|
|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)''}}
|
|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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|-
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''GV 09 - Darkest Hour'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#GV09|Megatron]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Springer (G1)/toys#Blokees|Springer]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Arcee (G1)/toys#Blokees|Arcee]] ''(1/9)''}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Mirage (G1)/toys#Galaxy Version|Mirage]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (G1)/toys#Galaxy Version|Jetfire]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thrust (G1)/toys#Blokees|Thrust]] ''(1/9)''}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Trypticon (G1)#Blokees|Trypticon]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Bombshell (G1)#GV09|Bombshell]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-multi|[[Unicron/toys#BlokeesPlanet|Unicron-Planet]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#GV09Hidden|Megatron (Hidden Style)]] ''(1/36)''}}
</ul>
|
|}

===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>
|
|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>
|
|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#ShiningStormbringer|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"|
|
|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>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2026'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Tarn_(G1)#Action Edition|Tarn (G1)]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''TBA'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/merchandise#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}}
{{-}}

===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#SpecialArmorType|Coronation Starscream]] ''(1/144)''}}
</ul>
|
|width="25%" valign="top" rowspan=10|[[File:Blokees-TF-Galaxy-Defender-02-Coronation-Starscream.jpg|upright=0.66|thumb|[[Starscream (G1)/merchandise#SpecialArmorType|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_(G1)/merchandise#Blokees|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_(G1)#Blokees|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]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#Defender Version|Sunstreaker]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (G1)/toys#Defender Version|Jetfire]] ''(1/24)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#DV05Brilliant|Brilliant Optimus Prime]] ''(1/12)''}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-sd|[[Soundwave_(SG)#Blokees|SG Soundwave]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Galvatron (G1)/toys#Blokees|Galvatron]] ''(1/24)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus_(G1)/toys#Blokees|Cyclonus]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Viewfinder#Blokees|Viewfinder]] ''(1/12)''}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Roller (G1)#Blokees|Roller]] & [[Combat Deck (G1)#Blokees|Optimus Trailer]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (G1)/toys#DefenderVehicle|Jetfire Vehicle]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Swindle_(G1)#Blokees|Swindle Vehicle]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Onslaught (G1)#Blokees|Onslaught Vehicle]] ''(1/12)''}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-sa|[[Jetfire (SG)#Blokees|SG Jetfire]] ''(5/144)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Galvatron (G1)/toys#SpecialGalaxyType|Special Galaxy Type Galvatron]] ''(5/144)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Jetfire (G1)/toys#SpecialArmorTypeJetfire|Special Armor Type Jetfire]] ''(1/144)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Galvatron (G1)/toys#SpecialArmorType|Special Armor Type Galvatron]] ''(1/144)''}}
</ul>
|
|width="25%" valign="top" rowspan=10|[[File:Blokees-TF-DV05-SG-Soundwave.jpg|upright=0.66|thumb|[[Soundwave_(SG)#Blokees|SG Soundwave]]]]
|-

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''DV 06 - Brutal Fang'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Perceptor_(G1)/toys#Blokees|Perceptor]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/merchandise#DV06|Ultra Magnus]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Cheetor (BW)/toys#Blokees|Cheetor]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Blokees|Optimus Primal]] ''(1/24)''}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Astrotrain_(G1)/toys#Blokees|Astrotrain]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-sa|[[Rodimus (SG)#Blokees|SG Rodimus]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Megatron_(BW)/toys#Blokees|BW Megatron]] ''(1/24)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Snarl (G1)#DefenderStego|Snarl - Stegosaurus]] ''(1/12)''}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Primal_(BW)/toys#DefenderBeast|Optimus Primal - Gorilla]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Vortex_(G1)#Blokees|Vortex Vehicle]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Blast Off (G1)#Blokees|Blast Off Vehicle]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Megatron_(BW)/toys#DefenderBeast|BW Megatron - Tyrannosaurus rex]] ''(1/12)''}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Primal_(BW)/toys#DefenderGalaxyType|Special Galaxy Type Optimus Primal]] ''(5/144)''}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Megatron_(BW)/toys#DefenderGalaxyType|Special Galaxy Type BW Megatron]] ''(5/144)''}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Primal_(BW)/toys#DefenderArmorType|Special Armor Type Optimus Primal]] ''(1/144)''}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Megatron_(BW)/toys#DefenderArmorType|Special Armor Type BW Megatron]] ''(1/144)''}}
</ul>
|
|width="25%" valign="top" rowspan=10|[[File:Blokees-TF-Defender-06-Optimus-Primal-Gorilla.jpg|upright=0.66|thumb|[[Optimus Primal_(BW)/toys#DefenderBeast|Optimus Primal - Gorilla]]]]
|-
</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, mainly [[IDW Publishing]]'s long-running [[2005 IDW continuity|''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, so many of them have opening roofs.

The cars are marketed as being partially constructed from Solidex, a magnetic "2.5x density new-generation compound"<ref>{{citesocial|quote=High-Density Materials — solid and substantial, crafted with precision and rich in detail!|link=https://x.com/BlokeesOfficial/status/1987331808086679980|name=Blokees|site=Twitter|year=2025|month=11|day=09}}</ref> to evoke the feeling of die-cast cars like [[Hot Wheels]]. Some of them also come with extra accessories. The small instruction card included with each kit lists their [[Tech Spec]]s as "HP", "ATT", "SPD" and "INT".

{| 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-a1|[[Swerve_(G1)#Blokees|Swerve]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Gears (G1)#Blokees|Gears]] ''(1/12)''}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Drag Strip (G1)#Blokees|Dragstrip]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Runabout (G1)#Blokees|Runabout]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#Blokees Wheels|Megatron]] ''(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>
|width="25%" valign="top" rowspan=10|[[File:Blokees-Wheels-TF-C01-Prowl.jpg|upright=0.66|thumb|[[Prowl (G1)/toys#Blokees Wheels|Prowl]]]]
|}
{{-}}
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''C02 - Wreck & Rule'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Springer_(G1)/toys#Blokees_Wheels|Springer]] ''(1/24)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Roadbuster (G1)#Blokees Wheels|Roadbuster]] ''(1/24)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironfist (G1)#Blokees|Ironfist]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Huffer_(G1)#Blokees|Huffer]] ''(1/12)''}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Scoop_(G1)#Blokees|Scoop]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Pipes (G1)#Blokees|Pipes]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Cosmos (G1)#Blokees|Cosmos]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-sd|[[Sideswipe_(SG)#Blokees Wheels|Sideswipe]] ''(1/12)''}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Overlord (G1)#Blokees|Overlord (Plane)]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Runamuck_(G1)#Blokees|Runamuck]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Overlord (G1)#BlokeesTank|Overlord (Tank)]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Breakdown_(G1)#Blokees|Breakdown]] ''(1/12)''}}
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{{Bp-a1|[[Roadbuster (G1)#TitaniumEdition|Roadbuster Titanium Edition]] ''(1/144)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Springer_(G1)/toys#TitaniumEdition|Springer Titanium Edition]] ''(1/144)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Roadbuster (Cloud)#Blokees|Roadbuster Radiant Edition]] ''(5/144)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Springer_(G1)/toys#HologramEdition|Springer Hologram Edition]] ''(5/144)''}}
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{{Bp-a1| CT01 - [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#CT01TrailerSet|Optimus Prime Trailer Set]] (w/ [[Roller (G1)#Blokees Wheels|Roller]])}}
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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%"
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{{Bp-a1|'''[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#BlokeesPink|Optimus Prime (Pink)]]''' (999 pieces)}}
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{{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 (G1)/merchandise#BlokeesPink|Optimus Prime (Pink)]]|upright=0.66|thumb]]
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===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 (G1)/toys#Blokees|Defender Version - 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)}}
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: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|'''[[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Blokees Wheels|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.

<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|'''[[Bruticus (G1)#Blokees|Defender Version - Bruticus Combining Accessory]]''' (2025)}}
</ul>
:A special set of parts for combining the five Combaticon vehicles from ''DV 04'', ''05'', and ''06'', this set requires QR scans of those five specific toys to redeem.

<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|'''[[Megatron (G1)#Blokees Wheels|Blokees Wheels - Megatron Transparent Version]]''' (2025)}}
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:A Transparent redeco of the Megatron vehicle, this kit requires QR scans of twelve different figures from ''CV 02'' to redeem.

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===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!

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{{Bp-d1|'''[[Starscream (G1)/merchandise#BlokeesScanning|Scanning Color - Starscream]]''' (2000 pcs)}}
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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. 2026's Dinobot Desertion set bucked the trend a bit by instead featuring a mix of ''Galaxy Version'' and ''Defender Version'' figures in a combination of metallic gold and silver, loosely based on the iconic deco of the Dinobots.

The first set was known to suffer from [[Gold Plastic Syndrome]] in the joints. This was remedied in subsequent sets by changing the hinges to a mustardy plastic rather than gold.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2024 - The Golden Lagoon'''
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{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#2024 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]]}}
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{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#2025 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]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2026 - Dinobot Desertion'''
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{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Exclusive Yearly Version|Grimlock (Galaxy Ver.)]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slag (G1)/toys#Exclusive Yearly Version|Slug (Galaxy Ver.)]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sludge (G1)#Exclusive Yearly Version|Sludge (Galaxy Ver.)]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Snarl (G1)#Exclusive Yearly Version|Snarl (Galaxy Ver.)]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Swoop (G1)/toys#Exclusive Yearly Version|Swoop (Galaxy Ver.)]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#2026 Yearly Version|Optimus Prime (Defender Ver.)]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Exclusive Yearly Version|Wheeljack (Defender Ver.)]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Exclusive Yearly Version|Skywarp vehicle (Defender Ver.)]]}}
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==Gift with purchase items==
===Product-specific items===
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{{Bp-d1|'''[[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Action Edition|Action Edition - Shockwave Alt Mode Accessory Pack]]''' (2025)}}
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: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.
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===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.

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{{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]]
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==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.
* In addition to the class types listed above, Blokees also released the "Starlight Edition" (or "Warrior Version") lineup, featuring characters that are half the size of the Galaxy/Shining Version kits and released exclusively for other franchises such as the ''Herospire'' and ''Kamen Rider'' line. To date, Blokees' ''Transformers'' line has yet to introduce this class type.
* Since the Defender Version kits included instructions on collectible cards starting with the third wave, it can be difficult to identify the correct parts due to the small image size. Fortunately, the official Blokees website provides separate, higher-quality instructions for each product.

==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]]

Kickback (G1)

2026-01-02T15:23:00Z

Mr Camhed: /* Blokees */ Added the other depiction of this figure

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{{disambig3|Kickback}}
:''Kickback is a [[Decepticon]] [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:GenesisKickback.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|So Bombshell controls minds, Shrapnel controls electricity, and... I kick things? I call do-over!]]
'''Kickback''' is one of the most charming, likable beings you're ever likely to meet. He collects friends the way others do [[energon cube]]s. Scratch the surface, though, and you find a manipulative blackmailer that loves digging up dirt on his new "pals" to force them to work for him. Humans are particularly likely to fall prey to his honeyed words. In [[beast mode|insect mode]] his super-charged legs allow him to jump great distances and kick through solid steel, though he's vulnerable in that mode when attempting to fly through high winds.

{{quote|Friend is another word for fool.|Kickback's [[bio]] quote.}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Clive Revill]] (English), [[Toshiro Ishii]] (Japanese), [[Yū Shimaka]] (Japanese, "Traitor" & "The Insecticon Syndrome"), [[Masashi Ebara]] (Japanese, "The Revenge of Bruticus"), [[Yoku Shioya]] (Japanese, "The Movie") |[[Gu Guoyi]] (Chinese), [[Edgar Wald]] (Latin American), [[Thomas Albus]] (German, "The Movie" TV dub), [[Ulf-Jürgen Wagner]] (German, ''Generation 2'' dub), [[Jacques Ferrière]] (European French), [[Francis Lax]] (European French, "Traitor"), [[François Leccia]] (European French, "The Revenge of Bruticus"), Unknown (European French, "Quest for Survival"), [[Carlos Seidl]] (Portuguese, "A Plague of Insecticons" & "Traitor"), [[Hélio Ribeiro]] (Portuguese, "The Insecticon Syndrome"), [[Márcio Simões]] (Portuguese, "Quest for Survival"), [[Roberto Pirillo]] (Portuguese, "The Revenge of Bruticus"), [[Dario Lourenço]] (Portuguese, "The Movie" TV dub), [[Jorge Pires]] (Portuguese, "The Movie" Fox Kids dub), [[Zoltán F. Nagy]] (Hungarian, "The Movie", 2nd dub), [[Sin Heung-chul]] (Korean, "The Movie" , KBS dub)}}
[[File:PlagueInsecticons Kickback harvester.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|GRASSHOPPER KICK!]]
Kickback, [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]], and [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] landed on [[Earth]] in an escape pod jettisoned from the [[Nemesis (G1)|Decepticon ship]] before it crashed on the planet. They pod found themselves in the region of [[Bali]] that would become known as "[[Demon Swamp]]" and their [[idento-computer]]s adapted them to transform into giant robot insects and eat organic food to survive.

The existence of the "Insecticons" became known to both the Autobots and Decepticons after they began attacking villagers rowing though, and Megatron formed an alliance with them. The Insecticons’ unique powers proved an asset. Kickback, in particular was able to disable [[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]]'s transform circuit with a well-placed blow, and knock both [[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Wheeljack]] and [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] back down when they tried aerial assaults (he also made short work of a combine, though that was more about goofing off). Later, the three rejoined Megatron at a nearby refinery, dining on the tasty oil. They aided the Decepticons in trying to drive off the attacking Autobots, but when the tide turned in the Autobot's favor, Kickback and the others decided instead to simply eat all the [[energon cube]]s the Decepticons had been harvesting and scram, with Megatron angrily in pursuit. {{storylink|A Plague of Insecticons}}

[[File:KickbackLavaIntro.JPG|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Kickback emerges from the Tang.]]
Megatron didn't hold his grudge against the Insecticons for long. When the Autobots invaded the canyon when Megatron was working with stolen electro-cells, he had the trio summoned to provide additional support in return for a reward. Kickback even scored a successful, though ultimately non-fatal, shot against Optimus Prime. Kickback thought the two energon cubes given as payment was pretty good though his companions disagreed, calling it "measly" when compared to the haul Megatron was pulling in. The trio only grew more agitated when the cubes went missing with a Decepticon insignia in its place. The Insecticons went back to the canyon, confronting the Decepticons, but Megatron was able to calm them when he figured out it was [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] framing him. The threesome partook in a Decepticon trap using Mirage. However, they retreated once the electro-cells were destroyed in the battle which knocked the Decepticons out. {{storylink|Traitor (episode)|Traitor}}

[[File:InsecticonsCaveInsectionSyndrome.JPG|upright=1.1|thumb|"Don't worry, buddy, buddy. If Blackarachnia doesn't want to go out with you, that's her loss, loss."]]
On one occasion, the Insecticons were chowing down on redwoods in a national forest when [[Hound (G1)|Hound]], [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]], and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] arrived on the scene and attempted to stop them. Despite the equal odds, the Insecticons managed to overpower their Autobot opponents and send them into retreat after launching a massive fallen tree trunk at the heroes (naturally, Kickback used his legs to push the tree instead of his arms like the others). Megatron then arrived and offered a deal: if he led the Insecticons to a fresh new source of energy, they would aid him in acquiring some useful data from the heavily guarded [[Iron Mountain]] installation. Agreeing, the Insecticons accompanied the Decepticons to the [[Nova Power Core]], an energy source of considerable power. Consuming it, the Insecticons found themselves more than doubling in size and strength.

Naturally, both groups of 'Cons planned to eliminate each other at the most opportune opportunity, but the Insecticons got the upper hand by secretly placing all of Megatron's troops under the control of Bombshell's [[cerebro-shell]]s. Kickback and the others planned to use [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] to acquire Iron Mountain's data for themselves, but little did they know that the Nova Power in their systems was explosively unstable. With the help of the Megatron, the Autobots attempted to forcibly administer an antidote to the Insecticons which would reverse their invincibility and self-destruct cycles. Kickback tried to escape with Soundwave, but was felled with a blast of antidote. With Shrapnel and Bombshell also returned to normal, the three fled to fight another day. {{storylink|The Insecticon Syndrome}}

[[File:QuestForSurvival Insecticons.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Kicking it old school.]]
Again, the Decepticons and the Insecticons buried the hatchet. The Insecticons built up a massive [[Insecticon clone|clone army]], and were using them to provide energy to the Decepticons. Again, Megatron was shortchanging them on their reward. Their clone forces allowed them to easily repel Autobot attacks and made them too threatening to the world's food supply. When [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] had crashed in a valley, carrying a batch of new [[robotic insecticide]], [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] was sent to warn the Insecticons to stay clear of that area. Not surprisingly, they didn't believe the sincerity of the warning. And, yes, Kickback gave Thrust a good kick for some laughs. After dodging some missiles from the angry [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]], they went straight to the crash site to investigate. There, Insecticons found a field of [[Morphobot]]s, plants that eat robotic matter. Not realizing the danger, they took their clone army right into the field to feed and instead had their entire group devoured with only Kickback, Bombshell, and Shrapnel escaping.{{storylink|Quest for Survival}}

Eventually, Kickback and company built up another clone army and went back to their usual tricks, now ravaging cities for energy, with the Autobots rushing to drive them out. When there was trouble on Cybertron, Optimus Prime tried to highjack the Decepticon [[space bridge]], but The Insecticons ran off with the bridge's control panel. They apparently couldn't resist nibbling on the thing, because when Megatron later found them in a parking garage they had chewed it up. They dropped the panel and ran before they were chewed out themselves. {{storylink|The Revenge of Bruticus}}

[[File:TFTM SquashedKickback.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Well, it was inevitable that he of all people would kick the bucket.]]
When the Decepticons invaded [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] on Earth in [[2005]], a keen-eyed [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] spotted their hijacked shuttle before they were able to penetrate the city's defenses. As a result, the Autobots had time to activate the base's heavily armored transformation sequence, and the Decepticons were forced to physically breach the defenses. Kickback and Shrapnel attempted to eat their way into the city, but kept their eyes on their stomachs and were caught off guard by the returning Hot Rod and [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]]. Kup used Kickback's head as a ramp to jump his way into the closing city, flattening the Insecticon's head in the process.

Heavily damaged, Kickback was carried by [[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]] back to [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] as the Decepticons bolted. He proved too weak to resist when the 'Cons tossed him and several other weakened warriors out of the shuttle to lighten the load. His body was then used by [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] to create a [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]] drone, to serve under [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}
{{note|Kickback’s involvement in these events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the comic mini-series "[[Transformers: The Animated Movie]]."}}

[[File:KickbackShrapnelFFOD1.JPG|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Still kickin'?]]
Either he got better or that was an identical clone, because when the Decepticons were running extremely low on energon, he and Shrapnel were with the others on [[Chaar]] to scrap over what little energon the Decepticons had left. They were shot at by [[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]] and the Sweeps before flying away. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}} Kickback watched as Cyclonus and the Sweeps departed to rescue Galvatron. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2}}

All three Insecticons, along with the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] and Soundwave, were then seen on Earth trying to stop [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], [[Marissa Faireborn]], and [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] from delivering the [[Transformation cog (biology)|transformation cog]] to [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. They were trampled by Sky Lynx. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}
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====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic====
[[File:Manga3 Outback Kickback.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Punch back, Kickback!]]
Along with the other Insecticons, Kickback took part in an attack on [[Kyushu]]. 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 Combination Scrumbuster" attack. The blast of energy was so powerful that it sent the Insecticons fleeing in terror (also, Kickback got decked in the jaw by [[Outback (G1)|Outback]]). {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 3|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #3}}

====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' cartoon=====
The Insecticons arrived on [[Earth]] via their vessel long before the other Decepticons and the Autobots arrived. {{storylink|A Plague of Insecticons|The Mystery of the Insectrons}}<ref>The Japanese dub confuses Megatron's poorly phrased line of "This is a Decepticon escape module launched before our own starship crashed on Earth four million years ago" as meaning that the Insecticons took off and arrived on Earth long before the other Decepticons crashed on Earth.</ref>

=====''Legacy VS500 Collection Special Comic''=====
Kickback was a spectator of the second week of the [[Speedia 500]] on [[Velocitron]]. {{storylink|Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 3}}

=====Metrowars=====
In the mid-2030s, Kickback piloted the ''[[Thunder Arrow]]'' to extract [[Metrobomb]] after he'd stolen vital secrets from [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. Before he and Metrobomb could escape, however, a manipulator arm from Metroplex caught the ship and used an energy surge to fry the stolen data. {{storylink|Metrowars 2}}

=====Train Wars=====
On a later attempt, Kickback managed to get a hold of another copy of the data and was about to rendezvous with the ''[[Thunder Arrow]]'' when it was revealed to be actually [[Shouki]] in disguise! With his partner [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]]'s electric bow mode, Shouki was able to destroy the data and send Kickback blasting away. {{storylink|Train Wars}}

=====''Legends'' comic=====
At one time the Insecticons attempted to use their clones to eat their way across the universe, but they were foiled by [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] and the clones were destroyed. Kickback later learned that [[Blowpipe (G1)|Blowpipe]] had the ability to mass-produce clones and, deciding to try again, traveled to the [[Legends World]] and stole away the Targetmaster. Blowpipe let him create miniature clones of himself as well as convert other people into clones, granting him a clone army that he set loose upon the Legends World to devour materials and convert them into energon for him. He was defeated by [[Clouder]], who froze him with an [[Wheeljack Instant Immobilizer|Immobilizer]] before taking care of the clones. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 47|Bonus Edition Vol. 47}}

====''Mars Attacks: The Transformers''====
[[File:Mars attacks the insecticons.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]
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 an unstable amalgam universe created by the machinations of [[Sideways (AVP)|Sideways]] and [[Gong (GoBots)|Gong]], Kickback 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 Renegades, the Kickback and Shrapnel aboard 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]], Kickback 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" Kickback was still around to witness [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]]'s coronation and the approach of Unicron. {{Storylink|Transformers: Deviations|Deviations}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}
[[File:Straxusholdscourt.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
Kickback was one of Lord [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]]'s warriors operating out of [[Polyhex]]. Along with his fellow Insecticons and the [[conehead]]s, he pursued another sextet of Autobots who had just carried out some sort of raid on the [[smelting pool]], only to be forced to retreat by a torrent of liquid metal that had just been siphoned off of it. {{storylink|The Smelting Pool!}} Later, he was present for the testing of the testing of the new [[space bridge]] and when an [[Cybertron Seven|Autobot resistance cell]] destroyed [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]], he was sent flying in the subsequent explosion. {{Storylink|The Bridge to Nowhere!}}

[[File:Kickback target 2006.jpg|thumb|left]]
''Identified as one of the Decepticons' [[Ten Deadliest Killers]], Kickback was targeted by the [[Wreckers]] in [[Operation: Volcano]] and they trained against a [[facsimile construct]] of him. Scouting ahead of the rest of the Decepticons on information [[Autobot traitor|acquired]] by Shrapnel, he was fooled into believing that [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron]] was meeting with the [[Autobot resistance chief]]s at the [[Imperial Amphitheatre]], though in reality these too were facsimile constructs. Just as Kickback and the other Decepticons were about to walk into the trap, they were inadvertently saved by [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]], who called them to Earth.'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}}

[[File:Kickback aerialbots over america.jpg|thumb|Kickback gets to use his special power!]]
Upon arriving on Earth, Kickback and his fellow Insecticons infiltrated [[Hoover Dam]] alongside Megatron, with Kickback using his special power to kick down a door. They summoned the [[Conehead]]s and an enormous drill across the space bridge in an attempt to drain the dam, using the [[water]] to drive massive turbines on Cybertron and when the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] arrived to stop them, Kickback again used his special power to kick [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] off the dam. Ultimately their plan was foiled when the human [[Ricky Vasquez]] broke Megatron's mental control over him and the Insecticons helped their leader to retreat. {{storylink|Aerialbots over America!}}

''Kickback, [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], and [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] took control of a [[NASA]] space monitoring facility near [[Mount St. Hilary]]. [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]], [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], and [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] engaged the Decepticons but Jetfire made the mistake of going after Kickback, who promptly transformed, shrinking to insect size and effectively disappearing. This gave Dirge the opportunity to knock Trailbreaker down and escape with Soundwave.'' {{storylink|The Gift}}

Under [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]]'s command, Kickback participated in a raid on an [[oil tanker]] alongside the [[conehead]]s and his fellow Insecticons. Though he was eager to put his "legendary" talent of persuasion to use on the ship's crew, Bombshell instead used one of his cerebro-shells to locate the vessel's control room, as they were pressed for time. Though the Decepticons were successful in securing the ship, they discovered after the fact that it 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. Kickback was standing at the ready within the ship's control room as this took place. {{storylink|The Desert Island of Space!}} After [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] took command of Earth's Decepticons, Kickback followed as [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] led a massed assault on the Autobots on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]]. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

=====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 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, Kickback making his presence known by gunning down a jeep upon arrival. The Insecticons then proclaimed themselves to be Autobots, and began to attack the humans, leading them to believe Optimus had always planned on betraying them. Having put on enough of a show for the President himself, Kickback and his teammates then zoomed off to unleash their firepower on downtown [[Washington, D.C.]]. Warpath and Prowl both tried to put an end to the Insecticons' rampage, and the latter managed to bring Kickback down first, temporarily removing him from the conflict. When he came to again, Kickback trained his sights on Optimus's [[Roller (G1)|Roller]] drone and destroyed it... unwittingly bringing about the Decepticons' defeat; Roller's destruction caused Optimus to keel over in pain at the exact right moment, causing a [[cerebro-shell]] launched by Bombshell to miss its intended target, and instead lodge itself into Ravage. The cat was left unable to continue issuing orders, leaving the Insecticons directionless. {{storylink|Plague of the Insecticons!}}

=====Movie future timeline=====
When Megatron ordered a massive offensive against [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] in the year [[2005]], Kickback was among the troops who besieged the fortress. Megatron was badly wounded during a showdown with Optimus Prime, forcing the Decepticons to retreat aboard of [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]. Kickback himself had sustained several injuries in battle, and so when Astrotrain called on his passengers to alleviate his load, Kickback was cast out into the void of space. He and the other wounded were then drawn to [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]], who remade the Decepticons into his heralds. {{storylink|The Planet-Eater!}}

=====Earthforce=====
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Kickback and the Insecticons worked under Megatron's command during the [[Decepticon Civil War]]. When Megatron and Shockwave called for an [[Enclave]], a traditional Decepticon peace-talk, Kickback was seen talking to [[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]] during the festivities. The Autobots sabotaged the event by faking an assassination attempt on Megatron, and the in-fighting among the Decepticons was renewed with added fervor. {{storylink|The Bad Guy's Ball!}} Later, he joined his fellow Insecticons in infiltrating [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]]'s base to spy on their activities. They ate their way through the wall next to the war room, and planned to pick a nice, cozy spot for eavesdropping, but [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] caught the little pests in a [[rustbug hoop]]. He then fed them false information to lead Megatron and Shockwave into a confrontation with each other, giving him a chance to consolidate control over the Decepticons. {{storylink|Bugged!}} After the coup, Kickback was part of the attack on Autobot Earthbase led by Soundwave. Though the base's defenses being offline at the time, the Decepticons were nonetheless driven off in short order. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer!}}

====''Transformers '84''====
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Near the start of the [[Great War (G1)|war]] on Cybertron, Kickback was a member of [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]]'s forces that assaulted an Autobot fort in the [[Border Regions]] of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. 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]], Kickback was allowed to join Straxus in watching those same Autobot prisoners being tortured to death in the [[smelting pool]]. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 3|Secrets & Lies #3}}

===Kid Stuff Talking Story Books===
Kickback and the rest of the Insecticons had enslaved the people of the island of [[Buru]] when the Decepticons had discovered that within the island was a plentiful supply of oil. He and the other Insecticons were eventually beaten back by the Dinobots. {{storylink|Slaves of the Insecticons}}

===Marvel coloring books===
Under Shockwave's orders, Kickback, Laserbeak, Ravage, and the Constructicons attacked a human village, planning to raze the town and build a new fuel plant in its place. Little did they suspect that Cosmos was spying down on them from orbit, and called the rest of the Autobots to intervene. When the Autobots' attack started, Shockwave sent Kickback and Ravage to sneak up on their opponents and catch them off-guard. Once more, Cosmos spotted them, and warned Grapple and Gears of the Decepticons' intentions. The Autobots beat up the Decepticons, threw them into a pit, and held them there by pouring some quick-drying cement atop of them. {{storylink|The Autobot Spy in the Sky}}

===''Big Looker'' storybooks===
Kickback and [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] went brainstorming ways to help [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] seize power and become his right-hand Decepticon when they chanced upon the Autobot architect, [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]]. Kickback told Bombshell Grapple would be a useful tool for Megatron's quest for power. Somehow he talked Bombshell into staying behind to do the work while Kickback flew ahead to take credit for the idea with Megatron. Well done, Kickback. {{storylink|Insecticon Attack!}}

===Find Your Fate Junior===
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====Dinobots Strike Back====
Kickback accompanied Bombshell on a mission to [[Hidden Valley]], where the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s were lax in their lookout duty, failing to see the two Insecticons approach. After Bombshell knocked out and planted [[cerebro-shell]]s on four of them, Kickback reported their triumph back to Megatron. Since this occurs before [[you]] have to make even the first decision in this multipath adventure, Kickback is the one character whose actions are constant throughout this entire micro-continuity-nexus. {{storylink|Dinobots Strike Back}}

====Attack of the Insecticons====
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Discovering an underground cave filled with Autobots, Kickback spied on what he discovered to be the testing site for the Sun-Pak, a device invented by the Autobots' human ally Sparkplug. Recognizing how valuable to the Decepticon cause the device would be, Kickback radioed Decepticon headquarters, gleeful at the notion of being rewarded by Megatron for his findings. When answered by Starscream instead of Megatron, Kickback reluctantly informed the Seeker of his discovery nonetheless. Kickback was then lead alongside a number of other Decepticons into the underground cavern by Starscream in order to seize the Sun-Pak by force.

If the Autobots flee the battle and accidentally travel farther underground by confusing their escape route with another tunnel, they become prey to the Electro-Disrupter located at the Insecticons' nest, and must decide whether to secretly send one Autobot away to recharge the Sun-Pak or use the device as a bargaining chip. If Beachcomber is sent away with the Sun-Pak and chooses an underwater route to the surface, he is met with Kickback who easily overpowers the Autobot. But Kickback is in turn defeated by a shot from a blaster courtesy of the humans Sparkplug and Buster, who were unaffected by the Electro-Disrupter, and found a quicker road to the surface than their Autobot comrade. {{storylink|Attack of the Insecticons}}

===Frito-Lay posters===
Kickback took part in a battle near a dam using his "mind control abilities". Uh, okay. {{storylink|The Power Struggle}}

===Toy pack-in material===
Kickback participated in a tumultuous battle on a moon base, battling alongside the likes of [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] against the Autobots. {{storylink|Decipher the Decepticon}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
{{note|Kickback makes a [[:File:4 blitzwing prime directive.jpg|cameo]] in [[Prime Directive|''Transformers: Generation 1'' vol. 1: Prime Directive]] issue [[Prime Directive issue 1|#1]] as a prisoner aboard the ''[[Ark II]]''. His appearance there would be [[retcon]]ned by later stories, though as always with the Insecticons, [[Personal canon|one could make the case]] that it is just a [[Shothole|clone]].}}
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Sporting a Cybertronian dragster mode, Kickback and the pre-Insecticons joined [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] in making an assassination attempt on the recently-risen [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], hoping to extract the power of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] from the green Autobot leader. {{storylink|The War Within issue 2|The War Within #2}} Optimus turned out to be more formidable than any of the Decepticons initially thought, and they quickly lost track of him in Cybertron's labyrinthine underground. Using the environment to his advantage, Optimus took out his pursuers one-by-one. He grappled Kickback, and forced him to blast Ravage before slamming him into a nearby wall, knocking him out. {{storylink|The War Within issue 3|The War Within #3}}

During the Dark Ages after Megatron's disappearance, Kickback and his fellow Decepticons served in the main Decepticon forces under [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. They assaulted a base in [[Altihex]] to stop [[The Fallen]] unleashing chaos on the planet. {{storylink|Conflagration}}

At some point after the disappearance of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'', Shockwave managed to track the ships to the planet Earth, and dispatched Kickback, [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]], and [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] to the planet as part of some longterm machinations which were never made clear. Shortly after landing, they were confronted by the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dynobots]] who followed them to the planet, but somehow managed to give them the slip. {{storylink|Unreleased Dreamwave issues#Rules of Extinction|Rules of Extinction}}

{{note|Kickback 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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The Insecticons were supposed to remain in hiding on Earth until an unknown time, and managed to keep their presence on the planet secret even after the Autobot and Decepticon spaceship crews awoke and began regularly battling it out on Earth. However, Bombshell began instituting plans of his own, mutilating cattle, kidnapping fleshlings, and growing techno-organic "Insecticlones", among other things. Kickback noticed a minor power struggle between Shrapnel and Bombshell, and enjoyed stirring things up between his partners. Bombshell's antics drew the attention of the Autobots and [[Earth Defense Command]], and the Insecticons were forced into the spotlight to do battle. Kickback was personally taken down in combat with [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]]. {{storylink|Extermination}}

The Insecticons were taken into custody by [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] and his Autobots after the encounter. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
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Kickback was part of [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s army as it waited for [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]'s force field around [[Teletran 3]] to expire so that they could run in and capture the Autobots. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #2}}

In a dark alternate future in which the Decepticons had conquered Earth, Kickback-type Insecticons were a common sight as part of Insecticon swarms. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #3}}

===The Beast Within===
During an all-out Decepticon offensive against the Autobots, Kickback was one of the first victims to fall to [[Beast (G1)|The Beast]], the Dinobots’ monstrous combined form. {{storylink|The Beast Within}} His corpse would later be one of many that littered the battlefield as Autobot survivors tried to escape the Beast. {{storylink|The Beast Within Part 2, Consequences}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Megatron Origin issue 4|''Megatron Origin'' #4]]}}

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Kickback was among the newly formed Decepticons as they left [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]]'s jail and began laying waste to the city-state. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 4|Megatron Origin #4}}

Millions of years later, Kickback was newly created by [[Deluge (G2)|Deluge]] alongside Shrapnel, Bombshell and [[Insecticon swarm|three thousand mindless monsters]]. He soon joined [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]'s forces on Earth, and helped defeat the local Autobots after they were led into a trap. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}} As the Decepticons started conquering the mostly defenseless planet, Kickback listened to Megatron hold a speech in the ruins of [[New York City]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 4|All Hail Megatron #4}} The Insecticons later traveled to [[China]] and wrecked [[Beijing]], where [[Skywarp (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Skywarp]] started picking a fight with Bombshell. Kickback and Shrapnel came to his aid, but found themselves outclassed by Skywarp's [[teleportation]] skills and fled the scene. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 6|All Hail Megatron #6}}

[[File:Needlenose kickback shrapnel all his engines.jpg|thumb|Cold.]]

After returning to New York, the Insecticons were approached by [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]], who apologized for Skywarp's behavior and told them about his ambitions for the future. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 8|All Hail Megatron #8}} When Starscream rebelled against Megatron shortly afterwards, the Insecticons joined him in attacking their former leader. Kickback attempted to jump-kick Megatron, who simply grabbed him out of mid-air and tossed him at Bombshell. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10|All Hail Megatron #10}} The revolt was cut short by the arrival of European jets and the return of the exiled Autobots. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 11|All Hail Megatron #11}} In the ensuing battle, Kickback was swatted aside by [[Sideswipe (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sideswipe]] wielding a broken streetlight, and the Decepticons were eventually defeated. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 12|All Hail Megatron #12}} Kickback and the others fled Earth aboard [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]. {{storylink|Uneasy Lies the Head}}

Several years later, the Decepticons found themselves living on a resourceless asteroid under their great leader, Starscream. The troops were restless, and Kickback was seen picking fights with [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] before learning that [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] had been taking more fuel rations than he was entitled to. Alongside Shrapnel and [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]], Kickback hunted the criminal down, executed him on the spot, and scavenged his body for parts. {{storylink|All His Engines}} [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]] observed their killing of Dreadwind from a nearby building. {{storylink|Shockpoint}} Unsurprisingly, the run-down Decepticons were quick to abandon Starscream when Megatron returned to lead them. {{storylink|Spotlight: Megatron}}

Megatron would later use [[space bridge]] technology built into in his new body to summon Kickback and the rest of the Decepticons to him on Cybertron. At first they did battle with the Autobots, but were soon mind-controlled by [[D-Void]] into combining with [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]]'s [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]] army and forming a huge monster. {{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings|Kings}}
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===''Hearts of Steel''===
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Along with many other Decepticons, Kickback awoke in the late 19th century when a sunken human submarine crashed onto their submerged ship. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 1|Hearts of Steel #1}} After [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] allied himself with [[Tobias Muldoon]], he learned that the humans required money to work, and sent Kickback, Bombshell and Shrapnel to retrieve some. The trio took on the form of an "[[Insectrain]]", with Kickback forming the piledriver-equipped front of the train. Using these piledrivers, the Insecticons attacked and robbed a train carrying cash and bullion from the Denver Mint, although Kickback sneered at the concept of "sheets of inert plant matter" being valuable. The following morning, the Insecticons delivered the stolen property to Starscream and Tobias Muldoon. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 2|Hearts of Steel #2}} Kickback 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}}

{{IDW HOS}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
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Kickback, Shrapnel, and Bombshell 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}} 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}}
{{--}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Constructicons Rising, Part 2|''Galaxies'' #2]]}}
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Kickback emerged from the [[Forge Pyramid]] as part of a trio of new sparks, alongside Skrapnel and Bombshell. These three were born with a unique appetite, and eventually discovered a gift for material hyper-metabolization. Kickback and his comrades could consume raw materials and refine it to produce an ultra-powerful energon as waste product of their actions. They became a living waste recycling station, producing a viable power source from nothing but scrap, and were highly sought after and praised by the people of Cybertron.

When the [[War of the Threefold Spark]] began, battlefields were filled with fallen soldiers. Kickback and the others began to devour the bodies of the dead, and they developed a taste for it. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 2}} Eventually, the trio cut a deal with [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], who had begun researching [[cloning]] technology: in exchange for supplies of ultra-energon, Shockwave would create a clone army for ''them'', as well. {{storylink|Escape Part Three}} While the Insecticons upheld their end of the bargain, Shockwave deliberately withheld the results of his preliminary investigations into their physiology: while they were suitable for the cloning process, he privately feared what would happen if they ever learned the full capacity of their destructive powers. {{storylink|Escape Part Two}} After the end of the war, Bombshell and his compatriots were banished from Cybertron; according to him, the Cybertronian government had grown wary of what would happen if they ever began hungering for living beings and rebranded the three as "Insecticons". After the end of the war, the Insecticons were exiled from Cybertron along with many other Transformers who'd collaborated with the Threefold Spark. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 2}}

Around two kilocycles after the war, they were contacted by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], who was running a terrorist cell known as [[The Rise]]. Shockwave made a deal with the Insecticons to prime a group known as the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s for eventual recruitment into The Rise. The Constructicons had the unique ability to combine into a massive, singular form. Fear of their power led them to be unofficially exiled from Cybertron after the war as well. On the colony [[Mayalx]], Bombshell worked his magic convincing them to rebel against the government's control. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 2}} Kickback and the Insecticons consumed several colonists to produce enough energon to fully recharge the Constructicons. After that, they went wild as their Combiner form, [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], destroying the colony and leaving plenty of scraps for the Insecticons. Shockwave sent his [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]]s to Mayalx and—in exchange for the energon they metabolized from consuming the colony—the Insecticons secured a ride home to Cybertron. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 4}}

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On Cybertron, Shockwave's patron Megatron soon led the Ascenticon faction in overthrowing the seated government, claiming the world for his Decepticon army. One of the casualties of the fighting was the [[A'ovan]] biosphere, a sanctuary for the alien people who had nearly been wiped out ninety kilocycles ago. The Insecticons saw weakened prey and tried to feed off of the organics, but were driven back by [[Hound (G1)|Hound]], [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]], and [[Road Rage (G1)|Road Rage]]. They developed a taste for organic life, though, and they vowed to taste it again. {{storylink|Escape Part One}}

They tried to barter with Shockwave, offering him the chance to finally make the clone army he once intended to forge from them during the war. Shockwave rejected them, as the Insecticons were unaware he already had what he needed to produce his clones without them. Left to their own devices, the Insecticons injected [[Skystalker (G1)|Skystalker]] with a cerebro-shell, turning him into their spy. Skystalker was left at the Rise with instructions to gather Shockwave's cloning machines for them, while Kickback and the Insecticons left to gather raw materials for the energon they would need. They attack Hound's convoy of organic refugees being led out of Iacon towards [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]]. {{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}}

[[File:EndOfTime BombshellSmaksKickback.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|"Agh, my one weakness- frontpunching!"]]
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 worm]]s, two major threats to Cybertron repurposed to eliminate each other. {{storylink|End of Time}}

===''My Little Pony/Transformers''===
Kickback was among the many Transformers transported to [[Equestria]] through a malfunctioning [[space bridge|spacebridge]]. {{storylink|Transformation Is Magic}} The Insecticons set about [[Insecticon clone|cloning]] themselves, and the combined swarm attacked the [[Sweet Apple Acres]] farm and began devouring everything in sight. A horrified [[Applejack]] managed to oust the invaders from her farm with the assistance of [[Discord (MLP)|Discord]] and her extended family. {{storylink|Strength in Numbers}} Kickback joined the attack on the [[Crystal Empire]] but was eventually banished back to Cybertron with the other Decepticons. {{storylink|Finale (Friendship in Disguise!)|Finale}}

===Velocitron Speedia 500===
Kickback was one of many spectators for the [[Speedia 500]] race on [[Velocitron]]. {{Storylink|Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 2}}

==Commercial appearances==
Kickback, Bombshell, and Shrapnel led an enormous swarm of Insecticons to attack a farm. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Insecticons|Insecticons commercial}}

==Games==
===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
{{Note|Kickback is a non-playable character. He appears among the legion of Decepticon duplicates in the Autobot campaign.}}
{{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)}}

===Sector Seven alternate reality game===
[[File:NBE 125.JPG|thumb|125px|NBE 125]]
Video footage was taken of a small mechanical grasshopper on a tree branch. The grasshopper then flew towards the camera changing into a robot and proceeded to attack the camera, breaking the lens. It was sightings like this and others that prompted the secret government organization known as [[Sector Seven]] to launch a disinformation campaign called [[Hungry Dragon]]. A key part of this was the Takara Agreement, a collaboration with a Japanese toy manufacturer [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]. The goal of the agreement was to portray non-biological extraterrestrials as kids' toys, cartoons, and fiction. Any claims of actual sightings of giant robots would be seen as fanciful nonsense.

It was a great success. You don't believe alien robots actually visited the Earth, do you?

The original footage of the grasshopper was eventually leaked to the public through [http://www.sectorseven.org/ the internet]. {{storylink|Sector Seven (game)}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
Kickback and [[Shrapnel (G1)|Sharpshot]] helped [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] defeat [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]]. {{storylink|The War Within}}

Chafing under Megatron's rule, Kickback 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}} After [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] crashed into a movie set, Kickback, [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]], and [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] were sent to retrieve him and the weapon he was transporting. Unfortunately they got into an altercation with the Autobots and failed to destroy the film evidence of the crash, which subsequently made it into a blockbuster film. {{storylink|Hoist Goes Hollywood (Legends)|Hoist Goes Hollywood}}

Kickback took part in the battle of Autobot City, but was forced to retreat after Megatron's defeat at the hands of Optimus Prime. {{storylink|The Battle for Autobot City}} At some point he was reformatted into a [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]]. {{storylink|The Coronation of Starscream}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsKickback.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|Delicious, eh?]]
Kickback participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was a Rare character who could be recruited by collecting 160 units of Cybermetal, 95 units of Transmetal, and 20 event cores. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Devastation''===
{{charstubgames|{{storylink|Transformers: Devastation}}}}

===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[file:KickbackEarthwars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75|Now not only do I kick, I kick with PUNCH!!!]]
Kickback wants to be your friend.
Not that he covets social interaction, it's purely to dig up your most embarrassing and exploitable secrets, so that he can make his new 'friend' do his bidding.
The only thing Kickback enjoys more than the recruiting process is destroying his reluctant double agents after they've exhausted their usefulness.
A small kick from Kickback's powerful feet can punch a hole in plate steel. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Kickback bio}}

Kickback was summoned to Earth along with the other Insecticons, and at the same time with [[Cliffjumper (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Cliffjumper]]. He didn't really do much in the final battle for the Codex Key, but he did get to witness the almighty power of Devastator. {{storylink| Transformers: Earth Wars| Combiner Wars Campaign}}

*'''Class''': Gunner
*'''Lowest star rating''': 2 star
*'''Weapons''': He uses a standard issue [[grenade launcher]].
*'''Ability: Glass Gas Rockets:''' Shoot 4 rockets at the designated area dealing damage and layering Glass gas around the area. All buildings affected take 40% more damage for 6 seconds.
**'''Cost''': 4 ability points + 3 for reuses.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:kickback Kickback at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]
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===''Transformers: Forged to Fight''===
[[File:ForgedToFight-Kickback.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4| THE HUNGER. AHHHH THE HUNGER. THE HUNGER NEVER STOPS. MUST KEEP EATING. MUST CONSUME.]]
Kickback was one of many bots pulled from his universe to fight for or against the Quintessons. There are at least a few of him running around-round! As a power-hungry Scout, he inflicts Power Leaks on every critical hit, and in locust mode he consumes Power debuffs on him and Power buffs on enemies, sometimes clogging their T-Cog.
{{charstubgames|{{storylink|Transformers: Forged to Fight}}}}
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===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Kickback was one of the original Insecticons, an “alpha copy” capable of controlling his [[Insecticon clone|clones]]. {{storylink|Transformers Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook|Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1-toy Kickback.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I'll transform into a giant mechanical grasshopper and no one will notice me.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Kickback''' (Insecticon, [[1985]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara ID number'': '''40'''
:*''Accessories'': "[[Electrothermic blast tube|Electrothermic Blast Tube]]"
{{toydesigner|[[Takashi Matsuda]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Released early in the second year of [[Hasbro]]'s ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' toyline (first year in the European line), Kickback is a [[redeco]] and slight [[retool]]ing of the ''[[Diaclone]]'' [[Waruder]] "Insecter Robo Battas" toy, transforming into a robotic grasshopper. 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. His wings were given rounded-off tips [[for safety reasons]], plus has a new indent for a [[rubsign]].

: The mold has a couple of variations in the chromed-silver wings. Original versions only had a single rubsign indent, on the outer right-[[robot mode]] wing. Later versions not only added indents to all four faces of the wings (for symmetry, apparently, but still only one rubsign), but ''shortened'' the wings as well, for reasons unknown, possibly to [[for safety reasons|minimize breakage issues]].

: In Japan, Kickback and the other "Insectrons" were part of the first year of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]'' series, using the original one-indent Hasbro-retooled wings. The trio were subsequently "re-released" as mail-order items from 1987 through 1990, a the cost of 880 yen (their normal retail price) and two [[Robot Point]]s; it seems (but has not been confirmed) that the Insecticons offered through mail-away offers were Hasbro-packaged releases, thus it's possible the later four-indent-shorter-wings version might have been made available in Japan that way.

: This mold was used to make the [[Shothole#Toys|Shothole]] drones.

::*''[http://www.transformerland.com/wiki/toy-info/transformers-insecticons-kickback/867/ Patent info, price guide, and further reading on Kickback at Transformerland.com]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1985/Decepticon/Kickback/kickback.htm More information on Kickback at TFU.info.]''
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===''The Transformers Collection''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Insectrons''' (Multi-pack, 2004)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''16'''
:*''Accessories'': "Electrothermic Blast Tube"
{{toydesigner|[[Pat Lee]] (packaging artist)}}

:Kickback was re-released as part of the Japanese ''[[The Transformers Collection|Transformers Collection]]'' series in a set with [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] and [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]]. This set also included three [[energon cube]] accessories that fit inside their chest compartments.

:The Kickback in this set has ''another'' change to the wings; this time, the "[[For safety reasons|safety circles]]" at the wing-tips added by [[Hasbro]] back in the day are no longer present, giving them pointed tips. The wings also go back to having a single rubsign indent.
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===''Universe'' (2008)===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Insecticons''' (Multi-pack, 2009)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "Electrothermic Blast Tube"

: Kickback was released as part of the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' line, as a [[Toys"R"Us]] [[exclusive]], in a set with his Insecticon pals. Unlike his teammates, Kickback keeps his original name, although Shrapnel is mistakenly identified as "Kickback" on the [[instructions|instruction manual]].

: Surprisingly, Kickback keeps the pointy wings of the ''Transformers Collection'' reissue.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/CSKickback/kickback.htm More information on ''Universe'' Kickback at tfu.info.]''
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===''Generations''===
[[File:Kickback foc toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|''(Hasbro version pictured)'']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Kickback''' (Deluxe Class, 2012)}}</ul>
:*''Series / number'': '''01 / #009'''
:*''Accessories'': "Disc launcher", disc projectile, insect wings/twin battle blades

{{note|''Fall of Cybertron'' [[Kickback (FOC)|Kickback]] was repurposed as Generation 1 Kickback by ''Transformers Legends''.}}
: Part of the third wave of 2012 ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' Deluxe Class toys, ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' Kickback transforms into a Cybertronian insect. His wings are attached in insect mode via [[C joint]], and can be removed and used as "battle blades" that are held by his hands via [[5 mm post|5mm post]]. He also comes with a disc launcher that fires its disc via pressure-launch, and is based on the [[Gear Shredder]] from ''Fall of Cybertron''. The wing-blades can peg into any of the launcher's four 5mm ports, although the [[instructions]] nominally peg them on the front sides, making the launcher look a bit like a crossbow. Aside from his hands, Kickback features additional 5mm ports for mounting, such as on his thighs, legs, and clawed appendages.

:In an undocumented feature, the launcher can mount/store on his back in either mode by sliding it into grooves found on top of each of the clawed appendages that hold his wing-blades, and pegging the wing-blades in this configuration while in robot mode will give him a spiffy winged backpack. His [[instructions]] also forget to mention that his gold-and-purple chest panels have to be angled up for robot mode.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/FOCKickback/kickback.htm More information on Kickback at TFU.info]''
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-Toy KickbackKreon.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Kickback''' (Kreon Micro-Changer, 2013)}}</ul>
:*''Collection'': '''Collection 3'''
:*''Bag number'': '''***** 55'''
:*''Accessories'': Logo brick, buildable rifle
{{toydesigner|[[Ed Masiello]] (Hasbro)}}

:As part of the third wave of [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] ''[[Kre-O]]'' [[Micro-Changer]]s, Kickback is a [[Kreon]] that can be "rebuilt" into a grasshopper... though really all you're doing is laying him face-down and attaching the bits that build up his gun to his legs. He reuses [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]]'s helmet.

: This Micro-Changer assortment was the last one to appear at [[Target]], with later waves showing up only at [[Toys"R"Us]] or drug/discount stores.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/Kre-OKickback/kickback.htm More information on Kickback at TFU.info]''

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Kreon Class of 1985''' (Kreon figure set, [[2015]])}}</ul>
:*''Set number'': '''B5152'''
:*''Voted'': Best Break Dancer
:*''Accessories'': Small pistol

:[[Kreon Class of '85]] Kickback's deco is more detailed than the Micro-Changer, plus he uses the [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Sideswipe]] helmet to give him head-antennae. Like the rest of the set, he uses the almost-totally-[[retool]]ed 2015 style of Kreon body (making most parts incompatible with older Kreons).

:This box set of thirty Kreons was a [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2015 [[exclusive]], with leftovers being sold on [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] online after the show.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Decepticon/SDCCKre-OKickback/kickback.htm More information on Class of '85 Kickback at TFU.info]''

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Kickback''' (Kreon Micro-Changer, [[2017]])}}</ul>
:*''Collection'': '''Collection 3'''
:*''Accessories'': Logo plate, buildable rifle

:In 2017, the Collection 3 Micro-Changers were re-released in a whole new production run, first appearing at [[Walgreens]] stores in the US. These releases use the almost-entirely-retooled 2015 Kreon, with slightly-differently-hued plastics than the originals. Kickback's [[tampograph]]s are slightly altered, changing the lower part of his leg tampos to red, and adding a white highlight to his chest.

:Sadly, this release has no individual-identification code on the bag, requiring you to use the feel-through-the-bag method or just buy blind and hope.
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===''Platinum Edition''===
[[File:TF-Platinum-Edition-Kickback.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Insecticons''' (Multi-pack, 2015)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "Electrothermic Blast Tube", Energon cube

:Part of the ''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' Insecticon three-pack along with [[Shrapnel (G1)#Platinum Edition|Shrapnel]] and [[Bombshell (G1)#Platinum Edition|Bombshell]], this Kickback figure is yet another reissue of the Generation 1 toy, once again retaining the pointy wings. He also includes an Energon cube accessory from ''The Transformers Collection'' release.

:This set was released 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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===''Titans Return''===
[[File:TF-Generations-Titans-Return-Legends-Kickback.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Kickback''' (Legends Class, 2016)}}</ul>
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

:''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' Kickback is a Legends Class mold based on the G1 toy that transforms from robot to mechanical grasshopper. [[Titan Master]]s can ride in a seat on his back in grasshopper mode, emulating his ''Diaclone'' origins. He features 5 mm hand holes, allowing him to wield compatible accessories such as the vehicle weapons used by the single-pack Titan Master figures. The antennas on his head are molded with softer plastic [[for safety reasons]]. Due to the small printing size of the images used for his [[instructions]], combined with the dark background, the steps for transforming his arms end up rather unclear, making the tab-to-body procedure difficult to figure out.

:Like most figures in the ''Titans Return'' toyline, Kickback has a peg hole on the back of his pelvis that is compatible with a number of generic action figure stands.
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===''Legends''===
[[File:LG47-Kickback.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Over time, the wings will [[Photodegradation|yellow]] and become the Titans Return version.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Kickback & Clouder (Kickback & Double-Dealer)''' ([[2017]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''LG47'''
:*''Release date'': [[October 28]], 2017

:''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' Kickback is a redeco of [[#Titans Return|''Titans Return'' Legends Class Kickback]] with black upper arms and clear plastic wings and chest piece (with the latter being smoked yellow), as well as some new paint details such as toy-inspired red stripes on his feet and a cartoon-inspired red visor. His Decepticon insignia has been moved to the center of his chest, and he has an additional one on his grasshopper head. Kickback was sold in a two-pack with [[Clouder#Legends|Clouder]], and comes with the pack-in mini-comic [[Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 47|''Legends'' Bonus Edition Vol. 47]].

:The toy's instruction manual, despite using the same line-art or renders as the Hasbro version's, is printed in a considerably larger format and uses a white rather than dark gray background, resulting in a much clearer depiction of the transformation steps for his robot arms. (Then again, ''Legends'' Kickback is packaged in insect rather than robot mode, which means the owner starts out with a properly transformed insect mode to begin with. As a result, the instructions only depict the transformation into robot mode.)
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:TF-Legacy-Deluxe-Class-Kickback.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|A jump to the sky turns to a Rider Kick... back.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Kickback''' (Deluxe Class, [[2022]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TL-04'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[August 27]], [[2022]]
:*''Accessories'': 2 [[Energon]] blades, "Electrothermic Blast Tube"
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Takashi Kunihiro]] and [[Shuhei Umezu]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Ken Christiansen]] and [[Emiliano Santalucia]] (concept art)}}<ref>Transformers Panel at [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2021]]</ref>

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' Deluxe Class toys, Kickback is a cartoon-accurate version of the character which transforms into a robotic grasshopper in 14 steps, in a nearly identical fashion to his Generation 1 toy. His accessories include an "Electrothermic Blast Tube" gun, compatible with [[Fire Blast effect]] pieces, which can mount under his beast mode, and two Energon blades that resemble those included with the toy of [[Kickback (FOC)#Generations|another Kickback]]. The blades can either mount on the wings or, in an undocumented feature, combine together and peg into a normally unused [[5 mm post|5 mm hole]] between the insect mode's rear legs, forming an approximation of a real-life grasshopper's abdomen. Designer Mark Maher [https://www.instagram.com/p/Ci-_nEROYXk/ later revealed] that this "secret feature" was included for Kickback's future retool Ransack (see below).

: His instructions omit bending his legs forward at the knees for insect mode.

: Similar to ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Kingdom]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s more realistic beast modes, the inner surfaces of Kickback's wings have an organic texture.

: While his transparent yellow chest panel may look like it can open to reveal a compartment like his Generation 1 and ''Titans Return'' predecessors, and ''has a hinge'', the panel is sealed shut by tabs that are permanently locked in place due to how the torso is assembled. If one ''does'' break it open, however, it reveals a whole lot of Generation 1 toy-accurate... nothing.

: This figure was retooled into ''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'' [[Ransack (G1)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Ransack]].
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===''Buzzworthy Bumblebee''===
[[File:Buzzworthy Creatures Collide Kickback head.JPG|upright=0.8|thumb|(Sold separately.)]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Creatures Collide''' (Multi-pack, [[2022]])}}</ul>
:*''Series'': '''''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'''''

:''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'' [[Ransack (G1)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Ransack]] includes a copy of ''Legacy'' Kickback's head painted to resemble the original [[1985]] Kickback toy. This head is not actually mentioned in Ransack's instructions, implying the intent is that it can be swapped onto ''Legacy'' Kickback to give him a more toy-accurate look.
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===''Transformers Retro''===
[[File:TF-Retro-Kickback.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|''Happy day ume tsukushite'' ''Rest in peace made ikou ze'']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Kickback''' (2023)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "Electrothermic Blast Tube", 6 Energon cubes

: The original Kickback toy was reissued by once again in 2023, this time in the third wave of the [[Walmart]] exclusive ''[[Transformers Retro]]'' reissue line. This time around the deco is ''extremely'' [[show-accuracy|based on]] his original cartoon [[character model]], with metallic wings instead of silver [[Vacuum metallizing|chrome]], an opaque yellow chest, red robot eyes, and minimal color detailing. He has two [[tampograph|tampographed]] Decepticon [[insignia]]s, to match the placement on both his robot and insect mode character models: this means that they end up right next to each other in grasshopper mode, which looks a bit silly. As usual with reissues, the mold retains the pointy wing variant, with the [[rubsign]] square left empty.

:Like the ''Transformers Retro'' reissue of [[Shrapnel (G1)#Transformers Retro|Sharpnel]], he also comes with ''six'' energon cubes this time around—guess he's been busy!
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===''Dramatic Capture Series''===
[[File:DCSKickback.jpeg|upright=1.66|thumb|[[Pokeformers|Lokix]] used ''Axe Kick!'']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{bp-d1|'''Decepticons Part 2''' (Multi-pack, 2026)}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': [[February 28]], 2026
:*''Accessories'': "Electrothermic blast tube"
{{toydesigner|}}

: The TakaraTomy ''[[Dramatic Capture Series]]'' representation of Kickback is a redeco of the ''[[Kickback (G1)#Legacy|Legacy]]'' version above aiming for greater show-accuracy... by ''removing'' much of the older toy's paint, and its abdominal weapon-parts. The wings are now painted metallic silver.

: He is only available in a giftset with [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Dramatic Capture Series|Skywarp]], [[Shrapnel (G1)#Dramatic Capture Series|Shrapnel]], and [[Bombshell (G1)#Dramatic Capture Series|Bombshell]], as well as handheld accessory versions of [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Dramatic Capture Series|Megatron]], [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Dramatic Capture Series|Shockwave]], [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Dramatic Capture Series|Soundwave]], and [[Reflector (G1)#Dramatic Capture Series|Reflector]].
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==Merchandise==
===Decoy===
*'''Kickback''' (Decoy, 1987)
:Kickback was one of the Decepticon [[Decoy]]s packed in with smaller carded ''Transformers'' toys. While the normal purple version could come on 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/Kickback/kickback.htm More information on Decoy Kickback 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 Kickback statue.JPG|thumb|upright=0.66|You have learned well, young grasshopper.]]
*'''Kickback''' (2003)
:The first of [[Hard Hero]]'s "Insecticon Series", Kickback is a 9-inch cold-cast porcelain statue sculpted by [[Jason Ray]]. Only 1000 pieces of the statue were produced.
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===Sota Toys===
*'''Transformers Chess Set''' (<s>2007</s>)
:Eight identical Kickback pieces were to be the Decepticon-side Pawns on a [[Chess#Sota Toys|chess set]] based on Generation 1, but the set apparently never saw release.
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===''Robot Heroes''===
[[File:Robotheroesironhidekickback.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|They're taking this show on the road!]]
*'''Ironhide & Kickback''' (Two-pack, 2008)
{{toydesigner|[[Bill Rawley]] (Hasbro)|[[Marcelo Matere]] (concept artist)}}

:Part of the "Generation 1 Series" of the ''Universe''-branded ''[[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'', Kickback is a small [[super deformed]] figurine with swivel joints in his neck and shoulders. His colors are based on those of his toy rather than his less detailed cartoon [[character model]]. Kickback was only available in a two-pack with [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Robot Heroes|Ironhide]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/RHKickback/kickback.htm More information on ''Robot Heroes'' Kickback at tfu.info.]''
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===''Tiny Titans''===
[[File:TinyTitans Kickback.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Close, but [[Kickback (RID)|not quite]]....]]
*'''Kickback''' (Tiny Titans, 2015)
**''Series'': '''4'''
**''Number'': '''12/12'''

: Part of the fourth assortment of ''[[Tiny Titans]]'' [[blindpacking|blindpacks]], this version of Kickback is a very small, soft-plastic figure of him in robot mode.

: He includes a collectible card that renders him in the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|2015 ''Robots in Disguise'']] styling. The card includes a scan-badge for the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game]], which unlocks a random amount of Energon "currency" and a randomized bonus power-up item.

: This wave saw fairly minimal release at "big box" retailers, but unlike other waves, was ''not'' picked up by drug stores and the like later, making them particularly hard to find.
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===Transformers Trading Card Game===
[[File:W1Kickback.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Kickback, Cunning Insecticon''' (2018)
**'''Wave 1'''
**''Rarity: '''''UT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T25/T40'''
**''Stars: ''5
:'''Kickback, Cunning Insecticon''' 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.
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[[File:W4RaiderKickback.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Raider Kickback, Infantry-Soldier''' (2019)
**'''Wave 4: War for Cybertron: Siege II'''
**''Rarity: '''''UT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T33/T52'''
**''Stars: ''6

:Raider Kickback, Infantry-Soldier is one of 52 character cards released in Wave 4 of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]], War for Cybertron: Siege II.

:The card features original artwork for both modes, with line-art drawn by [[Sara Pitre-Durocher]] and colors by [[Alex Tarca]].

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===Auldey===
[[File:Auldey-TF-AAE-Kickback.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Kickback + Cliffjumper''' (Alpha Action Elite, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Defend Iacon!'''
:*''ID Number'': '''AAE-006'''
:*''Accessories:'' 2 pairs of hands (1 pair for each), Kickback's blaster, Cliffjumper's Bazooka, Laserbeak, Energon Cubes
{{toydesigner|[[Lam Ahtek]]}}

:Sold as part of [[Auldey]]'s "Alpha Action Elite (AAE)" series of blindboxes, this Kickback is a roughly 2-inch non-transforming but highly articulated action figure. Aside from the extra pairs of open-palm hands, Kickback comes with his signature pistol and a back piece that must be assembled by the buyer.

:Kickback is released as a 2-pack with [[Cliffjumper_(G1)/toys#Auldey|Cliffjumper]] and [[Laserbeak_(G1)/toys#Auldey|Laserbeak]] while coming with his trading card. As advertised in the box, the lineup had a 12/72 probability of getting the pack.
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===Blokees===
[[File:Blokees-TF-GV06-Kickback.jpg|thumb|250px]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Kickback''' (Galaxy Version, 2025)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Galaxy Version 06 - Parallel Universe'''
:*''Accessories:'' Spare balljoint piece, figure stand, 2 pairs of hands (holding, splayed), Electrothermic blast tube, Shrapnel kit

:Released in the sixth wave of ''Galaxy Version'' line of blind boxes, [[Blokees]] Kickback is a roughly 4-inch tall, highly-articulated, and non-transforming snap-on model kit of the Insecticon grasshopper. He is built on a "Standard Body" skeleton shared with other Blokees figures in the line, but with different body pieces to make them distinct. As advertised in the box, Kickback has a pull rate of 1 in every 9 boxes, or three times across four cases. He comes with a pair of closed weapon-holding and open splayed hands, and his Electrothermic blast tube. The barrel of the weapon is compatible with the blast effects included with other kits. Kickback also comes with a mini-kit of Shrapnel in his alternate mode.

:Like the other ''Galaxy Version'' kits since Wave 2, Kickback features a slightly upgraded suite of standard body parts, notably the multi-colored head piece with color-coded eyes, and he also features two pairs of sturdier pre-assembled hinge joints introduced in the fifth wave.

:If you're a speed builder, be mindful when attaching the pre-assembled joints; Unlike the symmetrical joints from earlier waves, the pegs on both ends of these joints are designed to connect to specific pieces; The tabs with slightly smaller holes are intended for the upper arms and thighs, while the regular tabs are meant for the forearms and lower legs. While an incorrect knee joint assembly may cause it to very slightly lean when standing straight or in an A-stance, an incorrect elbow assembly won't be noticeably affected unless you're looking very closely.

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Bombshell''' (2025)}}</ul>
:The Bombshell kit from the ninth wave of [[Blokees]]' ''Galaxy Version'' blindbox kits comes with an additional small kit of Kickback in his alternate mode.

==Notes==
*During [[Hasbro PulseCon 2021]], ''[[Transformers: Legacy (toyline)|Legacy]]'' [[Kickback (G1)#Legacy|Kickback]] was described as the leader of the Insecticons. [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] is often portrayed as the leader of the Insecticons, but because of Kickback's higher Tech Spec number for "rank" than his teammates, it's more fitting in a technical sense for him to lead.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Kickback''' (キックバック ''Kikkubakku'')
*''French:'' '''La Ruade''' (Canada, "The Kick")
*''Italian:'' '''Atrox'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Fǎnchōng''' (反冲, "Kickback")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Maquia''' (Portugal comic), '''Pula-Pula''' (Brazil comic)
*''Russian:'' '''Prygun''' (Прыгун, "Jumper")
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Stusan''' (ICTV, Стусан, "Punch")

==Gallery==
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Bombshell (G1)

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Mr Camhed: /* Blokees */ Added its second accessory

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{{Disambigm|Bombshell (disambiguation)|Hardshell}}
:''Bombshell is a [[Decepticon]] [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:GenesisBombshell.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Not a hot blonde like the name implies.]]
A master of mind-controlling "[[cerebro-shell]]s", the twisted '''Bombshell''' (aka '''Hardshell''') plays with the minds of others as a child would a new toy, enthusiastically and recklessly. But there is nothing childlike about the gleeful malice he exposes in forcing his victims into more and more humiliating and destructive acts. Bombshell takes such sadistic joy in the destruction of his victims that even the other Decepticons can be put off, wondering if he wouldn't be just as pleased to play those same "games" with them...

{{bigquote|I love warping minds for you, Megatron...love it!|Bombshell|"[[Enter the Nightbird]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Michael Bell]] (English), [[Ken Shiroyama]] (Japanese)|[[Gu Guoyi]] (Chinese), [[Edgar Wald]] (American Spanish), [[Gianluca Crisafi]] (Italian, second dub), [[Georges Atlas]] (European French, "A Plague of Insecticons"), [[Henry Djanik]] (European French, "Enter the Nightbird"), [[Francis Lax]] (European French, "The Insecticon Syndrome"), Unknown (European French, "Quest for Survival"), [[Carlos Marques]] (Portuguese), [[Paulo Flores]] (Portuguese, "Enter the Nightbird"), [[Francisco José]] (Portuguese, "The Insecticon Syndrome"), [[Hélio Ribeiro]] (Portuguese, "Quest for Survival")}}
[[File:G1 PlagueofInsecticons Bombshell blast.jpg|left|upright=0.95|thumb|Whoa, that usually doesn't happen to me, I swear.]]
Bombshell and the rest of the Insecticons jettisoned themselves out the [[Nemesis (G1)|Decepticon cruiser]] when it and the [[Ark (G1)|Autobot ship]] crashed on [[Earth|Prehistoric Earth]]. Landing in what would become modern [[Bali]] off of [[Indonesia]], the Insecticons were altered by their [[idento-computer]]s to possess insectoid [[beast mode]]s, and had the ability to convert organic matter into [[energon]].

Reactivating around the same time as those aboard the Ark, the Insecticons formed a small nest for themselves in [[Demon Swamp]] before being tracked down by [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] and the Decepticons. They formed an alliance for the purpose of collecting energon and vanquishing the Autobots. In their first encounter with the enemy, Bombshell demonstrated one of the most unique of the trio's abilities—after firing an "insecti-shell" at a farming machine to blow it into pieces, he and the other Insecticons used "clone beams" to somehow convert those fragments of metal into [[Insecticon clone|duplicates of the Insecticons]] in their insect modes, a virtual swarm of Insecticlones created nearly out of thin air.

The initial alliance between Decepticons and Insecticons broke down after the greedy insects attempted to gorge themselves on the cache of energon cubes Megatron had created, and then abandoned the Decepticons to the Autobots. After that, the two groups operated independently, only joining forces as a matter on convenience on rare occasions. {{storylink|A Plague of Insecticons}}

[[File:G1 Traitor Bombshell captures Mirage.jpg|upright=0.95|thumb|Bombshell approaching with something long and pointy. Mirage's exhaust port was sore for a month after they did this scene.]]
Bombshell and the Insecticons next hired out their services to Megatron during his experimentation with the [[electro-cell]]s as on-call guards, in exchange for a share of the profits. The Autobot [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] attempted to turn them against each other, however, by stealing the Insecticons' reward and framing the Decepticons for it. Bombshell and the others staged an assault on the electro cell station and their Decepticon "comrades". During a spray of one of Shrapnel's grenades, Mirage was inadvertently caught in the blast while invisible. Bombshell seized upon the opportunity to implant one of his cerebro-shells in the fallen Autobot and turn him into a slave. What he DIDN'T do, however, is question what an Autobot counter-intelligence agent was doing sneaking around Decepticon camp just then. Megatron had to force Bombshell to think at gunpoint before he realized that Megatron wouldn't rob them while [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and the Autobots still lived. Maybe after, but not before. The united Decepticons then attempted to set a trap for the Autobots using Mirage, but ultimately Mirage was set free and the electro-cells were destroyed. {{storylink|Traitor (episode)|Traitor}}

[[File:G1 EntertheNightbird Bombshell Nightbird.jpg|left|upright=0.95|thumb|Bombshell is disappointed with Nightbird's neck articulation.]]
Next, Bombshell's aid was commissioned to upgrade the human-built female ninja robot known as [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]] for Megatron, converting her into a functional assassin. His engineering skills shown here were rather remarkable for someone with no table manners. {{storylink|Enter the Nightbird}}

On their next joint venture, Megatron arranged for Bombshell and the Insecticons to have access to the [[Nova Power Core]], a meal that filled them with raw energy and caused them to increase in size dramatically. In exchange, they aided the Decepticons in raiding the armored installation known as [[Iron Mountain]] to gain control of the defense computer being housed there. Their new power went to their heads, however, and the Insecticons were overheard plotting against Megatron by his spy [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]]. Soundwave didn't get far, however, before Bombshell captured the Decepticon and turned him with the help of a cerebro-shell.

[[File:G1 InsecticonSyndrome Bombshell Soundwave.jpg|upright=0.95|thumb|A communications officer with a stethoscope... and he didn't hear THAT!?!?]]
He then systematically "bugged" the rest of Megatron's troops; by the time Iron Mountain was successfully infiltrated, Megatron was the only Decepticon left. The nova power proved to be too unstable for the Insecticons to synthesize, however, and an antidote was administered to rob Bombshell and Kickback of their additional mass and power. Shrapnel, however, exploded into pieces before the antidote could be properly administered. Somehow, though, Bombshell was able to completely reconstruct his fallen comrade in a matter of seconds, using a special shell to reunify the pieces and the Insecticons fled the scene with the Decepticons in hot pursuit. {{storylink|The Insecticon Syndrome}} They eventually patched things up, as Bombshell marched in the "[[Decepticon Day]]" parade. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2}}

[[File:G1 QuestforSurvival Bombshell Kickback.jpg|left|upright=0.95|thumb|Seriously, tell me what isn't wrong with this picture.]]
In another scheme, Megatron convinced the Insecticons that he had a new energon processing system that could draw power from their organic-conversion process far more efficiently than their bodies normally could. The Insecticons would gather vast amounts of power through their clone armies, and then return to Decepticon headquarters to refine their amassed energies into energon cubes. Little did they know that the refinement process was far more effective than Megatron presented—Bombshell and the others were given scraps while dozens of cubes were being produced by their efforts. They slowly began to wise up to Megatron's duplicity and, when his henchman [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] attempted to warn them away from a certain valley, the Insecticons took it as a sign there was something valuable there. In fact there was: a can of [[robotic insecticide]] the Autobots had planned to use against the Insecticlones, and an ever-growing number of [[Morphobot]]s, techno-organic plants that fed on robot insects. Bombshell and the Insecticons attempted to feed on the plants, only to have their food "bite back" and their entire clone army destroyed in a matter of minutes. {{storylink|Quest for Survival}}

During the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]]' attempt at destroying Earth by sending it into the sun, the Insecticons were seen in large numbers again and were responsible for taking apart the [[space bridge|Space Bridge]] controls. They would later be tracked by the combined Autobots and Decepticons after which they relinquished the controls. {{storylink|The Revenge of Bruticus}}

Bombshell would ultimately be mortally wounded during the battle of [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] and was ejected alongside many other fallen Decepticon warriors (Megatron included) into deep space. This would not be the final note of Bombshell's story, however; his body was used by [[Unicron]] to create either [[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]] or [[Cyclonus's Armada|the other guy]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}
{{note|Bombshell’s involvement in these events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the comic mini-series "[[Transformers: The Animated Movie]]."}}

Either he got better or that was an identical clone, because all three Insecticons, along with the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] and [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]], were later seen on Earth trying to stop [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], [[Marissa Faireborn]] and [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] from delivering the [[Transformation cog (biology)|transformation cog]] to [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. They were trampled by Sky Lynx. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

====Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' cartoon=====
The Insecticons arrived on [[Earth]] via their vessel long before the other Decepticons and the Autobots arrived. {{storylink|A Plague of Insecticons|The Mystery of the Insectrons}}<ref>The Japanese dub confuses Megatron's poorly phrased line of "This is a Decepticon escape module launched before our own starship crashed on Earth four million years ago" as meaning that the Insecticons took off and arrived on Earth long before the other Decepticons crashed on Earth.</ref>

=====''Story of Binaltech''=====
Bombshell's cerebro-shell technology was combined with [[Doctor Arkeville]]'s [[hypno-chip]] to create a new form of brainwashing. Using this technique, Starscream's Decepticons and their human allies the [[Concurrence]] infiltrated the Binaltech Project to steal the advanced bodies planned for the Autobots for themselves. {{storylink|Arise! Evil Binaltechs}}

====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic====
Bombshell 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}}

====''Mars Attacks: The Transformers''====
[[File:Mars attacks the insecticons.jpg|thumb|It takes a bug to catch a bug.]]
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 [[Iocus]] reality engineered by the machinations of [[Sideways (AVP)|Sideways]] and [[Gong (GoBots)|Gong]], Bombshell and Skywarp were replaced by [[Crasher (GoBots)|Crasher]] and [[Slicks]] as the villains thrown out of Astrotrain and reformatted by Unicron into [[Fracture (Movie)|a warrior]] and [[Cyclonus's Armada#Ask Vector Prime|her armada]]. {{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]], Bombshell 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]]. {{Storylink|Transformers: Deviations|Deviations}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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[[File:Straxusholdscourt.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|left]]
Bombshell was one of Lord [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]]'s warriors operating out of [[Polyhex]]. {{storylink|The Smelting Pool!}} At some point during the war, he encountered [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] in battle, but he was unable to get the better of his opponent. {{storylink|Spacehikers!}} Along with his fellow Insecticons and the [[conehead]]s, he pursued another sextet of Autobots who had just carried out some sort of raid on the [[smelting pool]], only to be forced to retreat by a torrent of liquid metal that had just been siphoned off of it. {{storylink|The Smelting Pool!}} He later attended Straxus's trial run of his newly constructed Space Bridge. {{storylink|The Bridge to Nowhere!}}

''Bombshell was one of the [[Ten Deadliest Killers|Decepticon warriors]] targeted for termination by the [[Wreckers]] in [[Operation: Volcano]]. A last minute change in orders prevented Bombshell and his cronies from walking into the Autobot trap, though.'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}} After Straxus began an alliance with [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] and the Decepticons of Earth, Bombshell was transported to our solar system by way of the [[space bridge]]. He, Kickback, and Shrapnel were then reformatted into the Insecticons, and granted impressive [[Size changing|mass shifting]] powers that enabled them to shrink down to the size of actual insects when transforming.

[[File:Bombshell marvel-21.jpg|upright=0.95|thumb|All he's missing is a leather halter top and a whip.]]
The Insecticons' first mission on Earth was to set up a conduit between Cybertron and Hoover Dam, stealing the hydro-electrical power. Bombshell tracked down the assistant chief engineer, [[Ricky Vasquez]], and implanted him with a cerebro-shell so that the Decepticons could infiltrate the plant clandestinely. With Megatron and the Insecticons riding shotgun, Vasquez snuck them into the control room where Shrapnel was able to take electronic control of the dam. Vasquez eventually managed to reassert his free will however and, with the interference of the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], the Decepticon operation proved ineffective.

Still, Bombshell took advantage of the opportunity to infiltrate the Ark by riding atop Silverbolt back to the Autobot base. {{storylink|Aerialbots over America!}} While inside, he seized a chance to fire one of his cerebro-shell inside [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] during a medical exam where Ratchet was cleaning a recent wound. He was unable to actually control Prime, but managed something almost as good—by piping in a radio connection to Megatron through Soundwave, Bombshell's implant was able to divert some of the Creation Matrix to the Decepticons, bringing life to the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] just as Prime was finalizing the life-sparks of the Aerialbots. Bombshell's implant was eventually discovered, but the damage was done. {{storylink|Heavy Traffic!}}

''Just before [[Christmas]] [[1986]], Bombshell accompanied [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] in a raid on a [[Blackrock Enterprises|Blackrock]] [[Blackrock's chemical plant|chemical plant]] as [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] and [[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]] were taking delivery of a consignment of [[Transformer fuel|fuel]]. Though Bombshell managed to incapacitate Jazz easily, Thrust did not do such a good job with Jetfire as the Autobot quickly recovered and shot Bombshell down. Only the threat of an impending explosion allowed the Decepticons to retreat.'' {{storylink|The Gift}}

{{GIJoeTransformersfiction}}
[[File:Bombshell marvel-41.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|left|Bombshell learns that you don't have to be in the background to be block-colored by Nel Yomtov.]]
Later, Megatron commissioned Bombshell and [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] to take control of the human creation known as [[Power Station Alpha]]. Sighting [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] casing the installation, Bombshell blasted a human boy with a cerebro-shell as a distraction, sending him off into danger while the Decepticon infiltrated Alpha and placed a specially-modified shell inside. {{storylink|Blood on the Tracks}} Things were too hot to retrieve it then, with the [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] team taking hostile action against Bumblebee and then being confronted themselves by [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], but later that night the remote control was triggered and Power Station Alpha sprung to life. Surprisingly for the Decepticons, though, it did NOT come to their base as programmed—[[Doctor Mindbender]] of [[Cobra]] was able to lock onto the electronic frequency of Bombshell's shell and bring Alpha to [[Cobra Island]] instead. Dirge and Bombshell were therefore forced into the position of emissaries for the Decepticon cause, proposing an alliance between them and Cobra in order to share Power Station Alpha's potential. {{storylink|Power Struggle}}

Bombshell was privy to Shockwave's plan of using Command Station Alpha to syphon tremendous amount of energy from the Earth, effectively destroying the planet in the process. When Serpentor and his troops arrived at the Decepticon base to deliver the device, Bombshell and his fellow Cybertronians maintained a facade of camaraderie with their human "allies." While Mindbender was acting as Cobra's "ambassador", he uncovered the severity of their plans for Alpha, and the devastating effect it would have on the Earth. As Bombshell was giving the doctor a tour of the Decepticons' base, the Decepticon suddenly began to convulse and transform involuntarily... the result of one of his Cerebro-Shells being probed elsewhere. Bombshell excused himself to check his systems over. {{storylink|Ashes, Ashes...}}

[[File:Insecticons carwash of doom.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3]]
Once Cobra switched sides and joined in an alliance with the Joes and the Autobots, Mindbender was deemed "surplus parts" and Bombshell attempted to execute him. Instead, the Insecticon was disabled by a blast from one of the [[Baroness]]'s cannon weapons. As the two Cobra agents left to join [[Serpentor]] in conference with their new "friends", Mindbender scooped up the unconscious Bombshell (who had reverted to his tiny insect mode) in the hopes of dissecting his circuitry later. Only after arriving at the Joe base did they discover the connection between Bombshell and his cerebro-shells, as the Joe technical expert [[Mainframe (G.I. Joe)|Mainframe]] prodded the shell which had been surgically retrieved from the boy Bombshell blasted days earlier, causing the still-inactive Insecticon to spontaneously transform out of his own control. {{storylink|...All Fall Down!}}

How Bombshell eventually regained control of his systems and returned to the Decepticons is unknown, but he did and was later seen participating in a raid on an [[oil tanker]]. He used his cerebro-shells to quickly locate the vessel's control room. Unfortunately, the tanker turned out to be dry. {{storylink|Buster Witwicky and the Car Wash of Doom}} When Decepticon leadership eventually passed to [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]], Bombshell was seen among his troops, and participated on an attack against the crews of both the ''[[Steelhaven (G1)|Steelhaven]]'' and the Ark, at the time parked on Earth's [[Moon (moon)|moon]]. Bombshell was blasted by [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] early in the assault. {{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.}}
[[File:Plague of the insecticons.jpg|thumb|left]]
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 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, Bombshell making his presence known by ordering his teammates to "'''KILL THE HUMANS!'''" The Insecticons then proclaimed themselves to be Autobots working under Optimus, and blasted their surroundings with abandon, leading the humans to believe the Autobots had always planned on betraying them. Having put on enough of a show for the President himself, Bombshell and his teammates then zoomed off to unleash further firepower on downtown [[Washington, D.C.]]. Warpath and Prowl both tried to put an end to the Insecticons' rampage, but found it difficult to get a bead on their flying opponents. Optimus, however, had deduced that the Insecticons were being controlled by someone else, and tracked down Ravage in short order. The cat ordered Bombshell to double back and come to his aid. Bombshell launched a [[cerebro-shell]] towards the Autobot leader, just as [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] destroyed his [[Roller (G1)|Roller]] drone. The drone's destruction caused Optimus to keel over in pain at just the right moment, making the cerebro-shell miss its mark and imbed itself into Ravage instead. Bombshell gained control of Ravage mind, but since Ravage was already in control of Bombshell's mind, the result was two Decepticons left mindless and immobile. {{storylink|Plague of the Insecticons!}}

=====Movie future timeline=====
When Megatron launched a major offensive against [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] in the year [[2005]], Bombshell was among the troops who attacked the fortress. {{storylink|The Planet-Eater!}}

=====Earthforce=====
{{earthforcefiction}}
[[File:Earthforce insecticons.jpg|upright=0.95|thumb|Dinner and a show, huh?]]
Bombshell and the Insecticons were allied with Megatron during the [[Decepticon Civil War]] against Shockwave. He attended the [[Enclave]] held by the two factions, but it didn't go well and Bombshell was later seen among the massive melee between the Decepticon armies. {{storylink|The Bad Guy's Ball!}} Bombshell and the Insecticons were later tasked by Megatron to infiltrate Shockwave's base and spy on his war room to gain secret intelligence. Bombshell had tapped into the room with a listening prong right before [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] arrived, and caught the tiny intruders with a [[rustbug hoop]]. Forced to submit, the Insecticons were surprised that Starscream wasn't going to torture or kill them: instead, he offered them a juicy bit of gossip that Shockwave would be off alone on a mission soon. Bombshell realized that Starscream was setting his leader up for a fall, arranging for both Megatron and Shockwave to be disposed of in one felt swoop. He seemed okay with it. {{storylink|Bugged!}}

[[File:End of the Road! Bombshell report.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2]]
Sure enough, Megatron and Shockwave were soon excommunicated from their respective armies, and the Decepticons united under the command of Starscream and [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]]. Bombshell was present at the latter two's public announcement of their takeover, {{storylink|Internal Affairs!}} and for the united Decepticons' first major military action, an attack on Autobot Earthbase. The Decepticons' goal was to kill some Autobots, while also distracting them as Starscream looted a human oil tanker in the [[Gulf of Mexico]]. Both goals proved fruitless, and the Decepticons were driven off. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer!}}

Soon, however, Bombshell turned his talents to less overt and more deceitful activities. At his leaders' request, Bombshell implanted the mighty warrior [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] with one of his cerebro-shells, turning the giant against the human populace in order to smear the Autobots' image. A human reporter named [[Irwin Spoon]] managed to get inside Superion at the Autobots' request, however, and remove the shell before any permanent damage was done. {{storylink|Inside Story!}} Bombshell's follow-up surveillance revealed that the Autobots had offered the reporter an exclusive interview in exchange for his assistance. Such a positive "puff-piece" would go a long way towards improving the Autobots' image among the humans, and could not be allowed by the Decepticons. So, Soundwave and Starscream arranged for the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] to kidnap Spoon. {{storylink|Front Line! (issue)|Front Line!}} Trapping him inside [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]]'s cabin, the Stunticons led the Autobots on a merry chase through the highways until they finally forced Motormaster off the road and recovered Spoon. The damage had been done, however; unknown to the Autobots, Bombshell had been hiding inside Motormaster's cab, and implanted the reporter with a cerebro-shell before losing custody of the human. Irwin Spoon therefore wrote exactly the piece the Decepticons wanted, painting the Autobots as evil kidnappers set to destroy mankind. {{storylink|End of the Road! (UK)|End of the Road!}}

====''Transformers '84''====
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In the early days of the [[Great War (G1)|war]] on Cybertron, Bombshell was part of [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]]'s forces who assaulted 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]], Bombshell was privileged to join Straxus as he watched those Autobot prisoners being tortured to death in the [[smelting pool]]. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 3|Secrets & Lies #3}}

===Kid Stuff Talking Story Books===
Bombshell and the rest of the Insecticons had enslaved the people of the island of [[Buru]] when the Decepticons had discovered that within the island was a plentiful supply of oil. He and the other Insecticons were eventually beaten back by the Dinobots. {{storylink|Slaves of the Insecticons}}

===Marvel coloring books===
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Bombshell implanted a cerebro-shell in [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] and made him cause havoc in [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]. Bombshell gloated about his achievement to his fellow Decepticons but was bashed by Galvatron for drawing the Autobots' attention to them. In the ensuing battle, [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] trapped Bombshell in a [[giant super-strong trash bag]] and the Autobots forced him to remove the shell from Springer. {{storylink|The Invasion of the Decepticon Camp}}

===''Big Looker'' storybooks===
Megatron's plan to steal an oil truck involved Bombshell using cerebro-shells on the drivers. However, the Autobots interrupted the plan, foiling the theft. {{storylink|Decepticon Hijack}}

[[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] and Bombshell were looking for a way to gain favor with [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] when they came across [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]], the Autobots' architect. Bombshell infected him with a cerebro-shell to use the Autobots for his own evil deeds. After the mind-controlled Grapple chased off his friend [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]], Bombshell brought his new toy back to Megatron. When the Autobots attacked Decepticon headquarters to get Grapple back, the diminutive Bombshell was too frazzled by the explosions to keep focus on Grapple, and the Autobots managed to rescue him. {{storylink|Insecticon Attack!}}

===Listen 'n Play audiobooks continuity===
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Bombshell aided Starscream in enacting Megatron's plan to abduct humans for ransom. When they reached [[Phoenix International]], they found the airport deserted, so instead went to check on the already-obtained hostages. Unfortunately the Autobots had found the warehouse already and liberated the prisoners, so Starscream's squad instead found an Autobot welcoming committee. With Starscream unable to transform and Bombshell injured, the Decepticons retreated. {{storylink|Sun Raid (Listen 'n Play)}}

===Peril from the Stars===
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Bombshell was recruited by Starscream, behind the backs of the other Decepticons, to help him capture the [[Los Palmos observatory]] and its staff [[Jack Richards|Jack]] and [[Sue Richards]] in order to track a weapons pod that had been launched from Cybertron. After implanting Sue Richards with a cerebro-shell and tangling with [[you]] and the Autobot [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], Bombshell ultimately retreated after Starscream left him to face Jazz alone. {{storylink|Peril from the Stars}}

{{note|As "Peril from the Stars" is a [[multipath adventure]], Bombshell doesn't necessarily implant Sue with a cerebro-shell. Depending on the choices you make, at that point in the book he could be blowing you and Jazz to pieces with an explosive shell instead.}}

===Find Your Fate Junior===
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====Dinobots Strike Back====
With his buddy Kickback, Bombshell snuck into [[Hidden Valley]], where the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] were supposed to be on lookout duty. Seeing their inattentiveness, he was able to get close enough to launch a [[Mortar cannon|mortar]] which knocked them all out except Swoop, who dodged but got a wing injured in the explosion. Bombshell quickly transformed into insect mode and injected the four unconscious Dinobots with cerebro-shells, ordered them to transform, and sent Kickback back to Megatron to report his triumph. {{note|The preceding actions hold true for every path of this micro-continuity-nexus.}}

What happened next depended on Swoop's actions: if Swoop stayed and fought Bombshell, the Insecticon responded by hovering over the other Dinobots, making it too risky for him to take a shot from his position. If Swoop flew below him, it opened up two paths with basically the same result for Bombshell: hit with a missile, then threatened until he removed the four cerebro-shells. He flew off in defeat, apparently not damaged too badly in either outcome.

If Swoop tried to lure him higher, Bombshell ordered the other Dinobots to attack the Ark and level everything in their path, raising a dust cloud that obscured Swoop's vision. Bombshell saw his opportunity to sneak up on Swoop, and injected him with a poison that shrank him down to the size of a hummingbird, then flew off and left the Dinobot bombardier to his fate. The poison eventually wore off, allowing Swoop to go down the same path as if he'd just flown back to the Ark instead of trying to fight Bombshell in the first place.

Either way, Bombshell never figured back into this micro-continuity-nexus save for one path in which Windcharger popped the cerebro-shells off with his magnetism, allowing [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] to remember picking up a careless thought from Bombshell about his actions merely being a distraction from Operation Black Coral, spurring the Autobots to investigate [[Dolphin's Bay]]. One possible subsequent outcome involved the Dinobots foiling this plan by pretending to still be under the cerebro-shells' influence, indicating that Bombshell wasn't actively controlling their actions at all after giving the initial order, and that the mind-link with his victims is only one-way. {{storylink|Dinobots Strike Back}}

====Battle Drive====
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In one possible scenario, when Starscream believed himself ambushed by a whole squadron of Autobots, he radioed Bombshell for back-up. Upon his arrival, the Decepticons realized they were only up against Bumblebee, and the pair ganged up on the little Autobot. If Bumblebee attempted to flee from this battle through a nearby cornfield, Bombshell would put the little Autobot out of commission by puncturing his tires after Starscream used his [[null-ray]]s on Bumblebee. In another possible sequence of events, Bumblebee is able to lose Bombshell through a smokescreen produced by a nearby burning field.

In another possible version of these events, Bombshell was amongst a squadron of Decepticons attacking Sparkplug as the human attempted to hide in a cave in the mountains. Bombshell and the rest of the Decepticons were defeated if Swoop managed to take out Megatron subsequently. Otherwise, he was amongst the Decepticons who stayed at the cave entrance after Swoop headed back to Autobot headquarters after the Dinobot's initial assault. In one of the possible following events, Bombshell has his wings blasted off when Prowl makes a mad dash back for Autobot headquarters, leaving him unable to pursue.

In a completely different version of these events, Bombshell is amongst the fleet of Decepticons who attack Optimus Prime and his small squad of Autobots when they are lured out in the open farmland. Whether or not the Decepticons triumphed depended on which decisions Optimus Prime made from that point on. In one possible scenario, Bombshell was scorched by Jazz's flamethrower after he and at least nine other Decepticons attempted to gang up on Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Battle Drive}}

====Attack of the Insecticons====
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In one possible adventure, Bombshell was complicit in one of Starscream's schemes of overthrowing Megatron. Holding the recently kidnapped Sparkplug in his custody for the Seeker, Bombshell was instructed to use his Cerebro-Shells on the human in order to force him into creating a Sun-Pak for them, a device that would provide them with great energy reserves. Unknown to the duo, Buster and Blaster were hiding nearby.

If the two of them decided to contact Megatron, two possible outcomes were possible. First, if Buster provided Megatron proof that Starscream was planning to usurp the Decepticon leader, Megatron would arrive shortly and threaten Starscream for his duplicity. Not wanting to share Starscream's fate, Bombshell refused to collaborate Starscream's lies to Megatron. Though Bombshell managed to avoid punishment, this came at the cost of having to release Sparkplug, and keeping the existence of the Sun-Pak a secret. Second, if Buster refused to provide Megatron with proof of Starscream's treachery, Megatron turned up anyways, but allowed Bombshell to use his mind control device on Sparkplug. Unfrotunately for the Decepticons, the device caused memory damage in the human, rendering Sparkplug unable to create more Sun-Paks for the Decepticons.

If Blaster and Buster decided to seek Bumblebee's aid in confronting the Decepticons, the three of them would hatch a plan, which ultimately led to Bombshell accidentally hitting Starscream with his Cerebro-Shell in-lieu of Sparkplug. A fuming Bombshell was then forced to deal with the Seeker who was convinced by the Autobots that they were his masters, and was prevented from stopping both humans and both Autobots from escaping by the newly brainwashed Starscream.

In another possible adventure, the Autobots had become Bombshell and Shrapnel's prisoners, thanks to the Insecticons' Electro-Disrupter. While the Autobots are paralyzed by the device, Bombshell prepared Cerebro-Shell to make slaves of all do-gooders present. Little did the Decepticons know that the disrupter left the humans unaffected, giving them the opportunity to turn the device on the Insecticons, allowing the Autobots to escape.

In yet another possible adventure, Bombshell and Kickback were present when Shrapnel, in possession of the Sun-Pak, gloated that using the device's power they would overthrow Megatron as leader of the Decepticons. However, nearby hid Buster and Mirage spying on the trio. If Buster and Mirage decided to confront the Insecticons themselves, Mirage used his holographic powers to disorient the Insecticons, allowing Buster the opening to steal the device from the Insecticons. If Buster and Mirage decided to call for reinforcements, Bombshell and the other two Insecticons would be around long enough for Megatron, himself having found out about Shrapnel's ploy, to arrive in the rotting forest where the Insecticons were hiding, and blast Shrapnel for his treachery, warning the other two Insecticons that a similar punish would await them should they try to betray him as well. Bombshell was subsequently sprayed by [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]]'s acid spray, alongside the other Decepticons, when Megatron's plan to ambush the Autobot reinforcements backfired. {{storylink|Attack of the Insecticons}}

====The Invisibility Factor====
Bombshell was stationed in the Decepticons' secret desert base. In one possible scenario, the Decepticons captured [[Sarah Sanders]], a scientist who had discovered a way to make machinery invisible with her [[Invisibility Device]]. When she would not give up her secrets willingly, Galvatron ordered Bombshell to use his Cerebro-Shells to control her mind. Bombshell stepped forth from the shadows and greedily anticipated taking over a fresh mind. In one possible scenario, Bombshell succeeded despite the Autobots’ brief interference, and the Decepticons conquered the Earth. In another possible scenario, Bombshell was dazzled at the last second by a series of holographic projections, giving the Autobots the time to scoop up Sarah and run. Whether Bombshell recaptured Sarah or if she escaped the Insecticon's clutches was a matter of chance from this point forward. {{storylink|The Invisibility Factor}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
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Bombshell, sporting a spiffy tank mode, was on Cybertron millions of years ago as part of a commando group being directed by Soundwave, sent to track down Optimus while the bulk of the Decepticon forces participated in a raid on [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. {{storylink|The War Within issue 2|The War Within #2}} But the newly inaugurated Prime proved to be more trouble that Bombshell's team initially anticipated. The Autobot leader lost his pursuers in Cybertron's labyrinthine underground, and then ambushed them by using the environment to his advantage. Optimus knocked out Bombshell after delivering a solid right-hook to his face. {{storylink|The War Within issue 3|The War Within #3}} [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] came across Bombshell's sputtering, sparking body while on his own search for the Prime. {{storylink|The War Within issue 5|The War Within #5}}

During the Dark Ages, Bombshell and his fellow future Insecticons served under [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] as part of the primary Decepticon faction. At one point, they assaulted [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] and the [[Chaos Trinity]] in [[Altihex]] to stop the chaos unleashed by [[the Fallen]]. {{storylink|Conflagration}} Bombshell 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}} After Megatron took control of the planet, Bombshell got to guard Autobot prisoners within [[Internment Camp Pi]]. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.2|The Age of Wrath #2}}

Prior to the [[Great Shutdown]], Shockwave uncovered the crash location of the missing ships the Ark and ''Nemesis'': Earth. He sent Kickback, Shrapnel and Bombshell to the planet as part of some vast, incomprehensible scheme he'd been perfecting for millennia. They initially encountered resistance from the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dynobots]], but gave them the slip and went undercover on Earth for 48 thousand [[Units of time|vorns]]. {{storylink|Unreleased Dreamwave issues|The Rules of Extinction}} {{storylink|Extermination}}

{{note|Bombshell 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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In modern times, however, Bombshell seemed to have developed a few loose screws and begun operating outside his mission parameters. Having taken over a small town in rural America, Bombshell had begun mass production of techno-organic Insecticlones being grown from special pods. {{storylink|Infestation (Dreamwave)|Infestation}} He also went about abducting cattle and their human handlers in order to feed his larvae and build a mind-controlled army. His actions drew the attention of [[Earth Defense Command]] and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]]'s Autobot faction, leading to an investigation of the town. Shockwave contacted the Insecticons, berating them for allowing to be found out, though Bombshell thought the Autobots to be of little concern; he had already captured one of them, [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]], and begun tinkering about with the Autobot's head. He ended Shockwave's call, and his experiment, to go feed his hatchlings... only to find Sunstreaker and Sideswipe already running amok in the hatchery. These two were captured as well, only for Bumper to turn up missing by the time the brothers were brought back to Bombshell's lab. Heading up to the surface in the hopes of finding him, Bombshell observed from a distance as the rest of his squad took on Jazz and his troops. As the Autobots gained the advantage on the battlefield, Bombshell sent the mind-controlled townspeople against them, knowing they would hesitate to harm the fleshlings. While his attentions was focused on this, Bumper managed to sneak up on Bombshell and took him out, signaling an Autobot victory... though this victory seemed to have come about easily. Perhaps, too much so...? {{storylink|Extermination}} In any case, Bombshell was taken into Autobot custody after his defeat. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
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Bombshell-type Insecticons were part of the dreaded Insecticon swarms on an alternate future Earth ruled by the Decepticons. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #3}}

===The Beast Within===
Bombshell participated in a savage all-out Decepticon offensive against the Autobots. With the Decepticons maintaining the advantage throughout the battle, Bombshell was amongst those who approached a crippled Optimus Prime, ready to dispatch the Autobot leader. Before they could deliver the finishing blow, the Dinobots combined into [[Beast (G1)|The Beast]], shifting the Decepticons’ priorities. {{storylink|The Beast Within}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
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Shortly after [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]]'s apocalyptic assault across Cybertron, a tiny mechanoid insect called Bombshell injected a cerebro-shell into [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]] on [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]]'s behalf. The shell enabled Soundwave to make Beachcomber into an assassin, sending him after [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], the inspirational broadcaster for the Autobots. {{storylink|Spotlight: Blaster}}

Several hundred years later, Bombshell was created on Cybertron as the first [[Insecticon swarm|non-insane]] Insecticon. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}} Soundwave would later refer to him as a "different Bombshell", separate from the one he had used against Blaster. One of this new Bombshell's first tasks was to finish [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]]'s research on [[combiner]]s, resulting in the creation of [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. {{storylink|Shockpoint}} {{storylink|Before the Dawn}} After Devastator had defeated the Autobots on [[Earth]], Bombshell constructed a [[space bridge]] between Cybertron and Earth, which the Decepticons used to dump their defeated enemies in. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}} After using the bridge to get rid of the Autobots on Earth, the Decepticons attacked [[New York City]]. During the assault, Bombshell tore apart [[United States Air Force|Air Force]] jets in his giant beetle mode. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 1|All Hail Megatron #1}} [[Marissa Faireborn]] watched this in horror. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 2: Detonation Boulevard|Detonation Boulevard}} He later attended [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]'s glorious victory speech in the ruins of the city, but the line about the Decepticons being "united in our cause" clearly wasn't quite true. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 3|All Hail Megatron #3}} {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 4|All Hail Megatron #4}}

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Battle lines started being drawn between the Insecticons and the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]]. In [[Beijing]], Bombshell began openly mocking [[Skywarp (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Skywarp]] and the Seekers as "Yesterday's news", ignored by their flight commander and cast aside by Megatron in favor of the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]]. Despite his mind games, though, Bombshell and the united Insecticons quickly scurried off when both Skywarp and [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]] stood up against them. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 6|All Hail Megatron #6}} After returning to New York, Bombshell was approached by [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]], who apologized for the behavior of his fellow Seekers, and told the Insecticons about how he envisioned the future of the Decepticon Empire—a vision which incidentally included Starscream as the leader. At some point during the conquest of Earth, Bombshell also captured former [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] [[Hunter O'Nion]] and started performing twisted experiments on him. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 8|All Hail Megatron #8}}

Bombshell would go on to create another space bridge in New York and use Hunter to create a "hub" of some sort, which the Decepticons used to find Autobots all across the galaxy and deactivate their defenses. When Megatron complimented his work, Bombshell explained that human minds intrigued him, and that he found experimenting on them to be quite "delicious". He then promptly betrayed Megatron, as he had been sucked in by Starscream's words earlier and took the Seeker's side in his rebellion. In response, Megatron threw Kickback at him. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10|All Hail Megatron #10}} Not long afterwards, the Autobots returned to Earth, and a massive battle broke out in New York. Bombshell jumped [[Sideswipe (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sideswipe]] and taunted the Autobot by claiming to have toyed with [[Sunstreaker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|his brother]]'s mind with information he had extracted from Hunter. He was punched out by [[Kup (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Kup]] before he could kill Sideswipe, however, and the Decepticons soon found themselves defeated. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 12|All Hail Megatron #12}} As the Decepticons fled the planet aboard [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]], Bombshell cheered for Starscream when he revealed that he was in possession of the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. {{storylink|Uneasy Lies the Head}}

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Despite Starscream's "ascension", however, the Decepticon army began to crumble without clear direction. Bombshell and the rest of Starscream's followers eventually retreated to a lifeless planetoid in a distant solar system. Refugees from the broken Decepticon war machine began to trickle in over the next three years until nearly 100 were cowering together in the dark. Starscream ordered Bombshell to find some way to strengthen their meager energon reserves and keep what remained of the army properly fueled. Bombshell regarded this as a fool's errand, and left the Decepticons to reach "population saturation" on their own, as the strong cannibalized the weak for resources. Instead, he chose to work on perfecting cerebro-shell technology, and cobbled together a prototype to present to Starscream. It proved highly effective against the dissident [[Quake (G1)|Quake]], who attacked Starscream at that moment for reasons of his own. Bombshell's little toy incapacitated Quake long enough for Starscream to eliminate the mutineer. Intrigued, Starscream requested Bombshell begin production of ''more'' cerebro-shells. {{storylink|All His Engines}} Later, Bombshell reported to an uninterested Starscream that an approaching Autobot ship had crashed into their defenses. Tempted by the Matrix, he made an offer to take care of the relic, but Starscream violently repulsed him. Together with Shrapnel and [[Acid Storm (G1)|Acid Storm]], he went to scavenge the ship's wreckage for anything useful, only to be attacked by the pilot, [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]]. Bombshell tried to fire one of his new cerebro-shells at the intruder, who blocked it with a piece of metal and defeated him. {{storylink|Heart Like a Wheel}}

Megatron would later use space bridge technology built into in his new body to summon Bombshell and the rest of the Decepticons to him on Cybertron. At first they did battle with the Autobots, but were soon mind-controlled by [[D-Void]] into combining with [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]]'s [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]] army and forming a [[Deceptigod|huge monster]]. {{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings|Kings}} Once this monster was defeated, all Decepticons but Megatron were left weakened and easily captured by the Autobots, but Bombshell, Soundwave and Shockwave secretly remained in contact with their leader in preparation for his return. Bombshell's task was to perfect combiner technology, granting Megatron a warrior powerful enough to conquer the newly restored Cybertron. {{storylink|Shockpoint}} After three weeks in captivity, the Decepticons were released to help the Autobots beat down a [[NAIL]] riot, though with [[Inhibitor/deterrence chip|I/D chip]] implants to keep them from going overboard. {{storylink|Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|The Death of Optimus Prime}}

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[[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]], unaware of their machinations and fed up with working as an enforcer for the Autobots, accused Bombshell, Soundwave and Shockwave of just sitting around instead of doing something about the Decepticons' situation. {{storylink|The Autonomy Lesson (issue)|The Autonomy Lesson}} The three aided [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s plan to take control of the I/D chips, assassinate the [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Autobot leader]] and rise up against their captors, but only because it served as a good distraction from their own activities. {{storylink|Shockpoint}} {{storylink|The World & Everything in It}} When Ratbat was then mysteriously found dead, the Autobots claimed it was suicide, but Bombshell and the other Decepticons didn't believe them. {{storylink|Stick Together}}

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Following Ratbat's death, Bombshell began experimenting with using cerebro-shells to repress the wills of individuals and turn them into components of the perfect combiner, a concept he referred to as "[['Til all are one|all-who-are-one]]". Among his test subjects were [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]] and [[Skydive (Predator)|Skydive]], but he was forced to murder the latter after he proved "divisive" and unsuitable for the experiments. As [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] found the body, Bombshell placed another cerebro-shell on him to prevent him from telling anyone he was responsible, but [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] found the device and tracked him back to his lair. Ordering Sunstorm to keep Prowl and [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] busy, he fled into the [[reclamation tunnel]]s and recruited the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]]' help, but it was all in vain as Prowl eventually cornered him and demanded to know what he was doing and who he was working with. When Bombshell refused to answer, Prowl prepared to execute him on the spot by shooting him in the head. {{storylink|Devisive}} However, using a tiny cerebro-shell masked by the larger one Prowl had found, Bombshell took control of his mind and made him miss at the last second. {{storylink|Before the Dawn}}

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Now believed dead, Bombshell was able to go into hiding and use Prowl to manipulate events in anticipation of Megatron's return. This way, he was able to spirit away the Constructicons and modify them into a new Devastator, as well as take out [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], the only Autobot capable of defeating a combiner. {{storylink|Before the Dawn}} Starscream expressed great shock at seeing Bombshell and other believed dead Decepticons alive when he was taken into the [[Black Room]]. {{storylink|The Verge}} When Megatron finally returned, they enacted the final part of their plan by having Prowl form Devastator's head, causing the giant to be completely under Bombshell's control. {{storylink|Before the Dawn}} However, the Decepticons were betrayed by Arcee who, knowing the only way of defeating the new Devastator would be to take out one controlling him, killed Bombshell by stabbing him in the head. {{storylink|Plan for Everything}}
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===''Hearts of Steel''===
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Along with several other Decepticons, Bombshell awoke in the late 19th century when a sunken human submarine crashed onto their submerged ship. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 1|Hearts of Steel #1}} He spent some time helping his comrades construct things underwater before being ordered by [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] to obtain "money" for their human ally, [[Tobias Muldoon]]. Taking on a new [[alternate mode]] alongside Kickback and Shrapnel, Bombshell transformed into the middle portion of the "[[Insectrain]]", which used his head-mounted cannon as a turret. The Insecticons attacked a train carrying money and gold from the Denver Mint, shrugging off the primitive weaponry of its human guards. Although he didn't see the value in tiny sheets of paper, Bombshell followed orders and delivered the loot to Starscream and Muldoon by the next morning. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 2|Hearts of Steel #2}} He 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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===''Lil Formers''===
Bombshell was interviewed and claimed, to put all debates to rest, that it was indeed him who became Cyclonus after being reformatted by Unicron. Skywarp made exactly the same claim. {{storylink|Lil Formers}}

===''Mini Mayhem!''===
Bombshell asked [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] what was the point of his [[Pretender]] shell, since he couldn't blend in human society as a skeleton. Bludgeon explained that his Pretender shell once looked human, but its face was melted off after witnessing [[w:Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade|the opening of the Ark of the Covenant]]. {{storylink|Mini Mayhem!}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
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Bombshell, Shrapnel, 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}} 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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===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Constructicons Rising, Part 1|''Galaxies'' #1]]}}
[[File:ConstructiconsRisingPart2-Bombshell.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Allow me to introduce myself. I'm a bug of wealth and taste.]]

Bombshell, Kickback, and Skrapnel emerged from the [[Forge Pyramid]] in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] at the same time. The trio were born with a ravenous, nigh-insatiable hunger; when they consumed raw materials, they found that they could metabolize whatever they consumed into a particularly powerful form of "ultra-[[energon]]". Scientists at the time tried to understand this strange mutation, but when they proved unable to crack the secret behind this miraculous ability the three were turned loose on Cybertron's waste processing industry to recycle garbage and industrial waste into cheap, efficient fuel. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 2}}

When the [[War of the Threefold Spark]] swept the planet, the war forced the [[Autobot]] government to focus on other priorities, leaving Bombshell and his compatriots without any oversight. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 2}} Bombshell and the other Insecticons approached [[Exarchon]]'s minion [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], who had begun a series of [[cloning]] experiments, and cut a deal with the scientist: in exchange for producing the volatile energon required to fuel his cloning machines, Shockwave would clone them as well. {{storylink|Escape Part Three}} Shockwave ran some preliminary tests and discovered that the three were well-suited for the rigorous cloning process, but ultimately withheld this information from them, for fear that the Insecticons had only just begun testing the limits of their destructive potential. {{storylink|Escape Part Two}} After the end of the war, the trio were banished from Cybertron and eventually wound up on the planet [[Mayalx]]. Bombshell claimed that the Cybertronian government had grown wary of their powers and wondered if they would ever develop a taste for living Cybertronians; because of this, the government rebranded them as the lowly "Insecticons" and put them to work far from Cybertron. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 2}}

[[File:ConstructiconsRisingPart4-cerebroshells.jpg|thumb|250px]]

In the years before the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], the Insecticons joined [[The Rise]], a radical splinter group led by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], and worked to recruit disaffected Cybertronians from the colonies to the [[Decepticon|Ascenticon]] movement. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 2}} Bombshell eventually discovered the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s, and realized that they 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, Bombshell and the other three Insecticons confronted the builders during one of [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]]'s regular sparring matches; Bombshell explained their own history and encouraged [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] and his friends to embrace their full potential by taking revenge on the society that had scorned their talents. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 2}}

The Constructicons eventually agreed to attack, using their [[Devastator (G1)|combined form]]; to overcharge the Constructicons, the Insecticons killed and ate three workers, their living [[spark]]s giving the Insecticons the extra juice to produce a particularly volatile variety of energon. Once the Constructicons had over-fuelled on their energon cubes and ravaged the colony as the newly christened Devastator, Bombshell delivered a grisly, ironic toast to Nominus Prime: the bot who'd made this all possible. Many cycles later, after the Insecticons had devoured and processed everything—and ''everyone''—Devastator had destroyed, [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]]'s unit arrived to take them and their harvest back to Cybertron. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 4}} While Bombshell and the others were in exile, Shockwave began working on a legion of [[cloning|clones]] in their image. {{storylink|Storm Horizon Part 3}} {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust I|Sea of Rust I}}

[[File:EscapePartOne-Insecticons.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]

At some point during their exile, the three Insecticons had developed a taste for organic life, and not long after Megatron finally staged a coup instituted martial law across [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], the three got the chance to sate their hunger by rampaging through the city's [[Xeno-Quarter]] and attacking the [[A'ovan habitat]]. The three killed many of the endangered animals inside the facility before [[Hound (G1)|Hound]], [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]], and [[Road Rage (G1)|Road Rage]] arrived and successfully chased them off. As the three retreated back to Shockwave's base, Bombshell told his subordinates it was time to make Shockwave deliver on his promises. {{storylink|Escape Part One}} Upon arriving, however, Shockwave informed them that the cloning process would take more time before dismissing them. Unwilling to wait, Bombshell used his cerebro-shells to enthrall his fellow Riser [[Skystalker (G1)|Skystalker]], then set out with his fellows to ambush a refugee convoy heading to [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]]. {{storylink|Escape Part Two}}

In the ensuing battle, the Insecticons made off with a pair of [[A'ovan]] refugees and the Autobot [[Scrambler]]; after they'd eaten their victims, they reunited with their mind-controlled minion Skystalker as he flew the stolen shuttle ''[[Thunder Arrow]]'' and a load of Shockwave's stolen equipment to a remote location in the [[Cybertronian Mountains]]. The three soon set up a crude cloning lab and powered Shockwave's stolen machinery with their own energon. Using the Cybertronian strata as raw material, the trio began mass-producing an army of mindless, sparkless [[Insecticon clone|clones]]; {{storylink|Escape Part Four}} after Shockwave unsuccessfully tried to assassinate the three, their clones swarmed over the city of Darkmount and caused mass destruction before they were finally repelled. {{storylink|Escape Part Four}} As the wounded remnants of the swarm returned to Darkmount, Bombshell explained the glorious simplicity of his plan: by "harvesting" the swarm and turning them into energon, they could power up the machine to create even more clones. {{storylink|Escape Part Five}}

[[File:EndOfTime BombshellSmaksKickback.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|right]]
Over the next forty cycles, Bombshell and the other Insecticons agreed to a truce with Shockwave under the stipulation that they would cooperate with the new Decepticon regime and send their soldiers when needed. As such, Shockwave contacted Bombshell and ordered him to send his clones to eliminate [[Termagax]]'s [[House (building)|House]]. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: 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 worm]]s, two major threats to Cybertron repurposed to eliminate each other. {{storylink|End of Time}}
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===''Transformers vs. The Terminator''===
[[File:EnemyOfMyEnemyPart2-Bombshell.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]
Bombshell and the other two Insecticons awoke aboard the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' in 1984 once Megatron had killed the still-dormant Optimus Prime; without the Autobots to stop them, the Decepticons began a destructive campaign against humanity that ended with mankind's extinction and the apparent subjugation of their [[Skynet]] defense network. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Two}} In the year [[2029]], the Insecticons joined [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]s in an attack on Skynet's [[Omega Base]] and emerged triumphant, failing to notice that their enemy had sent a [[T-800|T-800 Terminator]] back in time to stop this future from ever coming to pass. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part One}}

In the altered timeline created as a result of the Terminator's interference, the remaining Decepticons reactivated the Insecticons moments before Optimus himself awoke, and fled with Megatron once [[Sarah Connor]] brought [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] back online. While the villains regrouped on the Oregon coastline, Megatron sent [[Reflector (G1)|Refraktor]] and the Insecticons to search for potential energy sources. The group returned shortly afterwards, bringing news of a robotics company with an apparent connection to their mysterious cybernetic attacker. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Two}} After successfully invading the headquarters of [[Cyberdyne Systems]], Megatron ordered the three Insecticons to tear the building apart to find any information relating to the Terminator, but they didn't get far before Optimus Prime and the other Autobots intervened. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Three}} In the ensuing battle, the Insecticons teamed up against Bumblebee, [[Velocity (G1)|Velocity]], and [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]]; the pink Autobot killed Kickback, however, and the remaining pair found themselves outmaneuvered and incapacitated by their foes. The battle ended with the deaths of both Megatron and the T-800, but when the Autobots took their new prisoners back to the ''Ark'' they discovered that the time-travelling cyborg had double-crossed the aliens by destroying [[Mount St. Hilary]] and their only way home. With no clear way back to Cybertron, Prime suggested a truce, one which Bombshell and the other remaining Decepticons agreed to. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Four}}

===''My Little Pony/Transformers''===
[[File:StrengthInNumbers-Bombshell.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.3|Rock 'n' roll pest control!]]

Bombshell was among the many Transformers transported to [[Equestria]] through a malfunctioning [[space bridge|spacebridge]]. {{storylink|Transformation Is Magic}} The Insecticons set about [[Insecticon clone|cloning]] themselves, and the combined swarm attacked the [[Sweet Apple Acres]] farm and began devouring everything in sight. A horrified [[Applejack]] managed to oust the invaders from her farm with the assistance of [[Discord (MLP)|Discord]] and her extended family. {{storylink|Strength in Numbers}} Bombshell joined the attack on the [[Crystal Empire]] but was eventually banished back to Cybertron with the other Decepticons. {{storylink|Finale (Friendship in Disguise!)|Finale}}

Later, Bombshell was one of the many Cybertronians mind-controlled by [[King Sombra]], and helped excavate [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] before Optimus Prime and his Autobots attacked. After Sombra's defeat, Bombshell and the others were returned to normal. {{storylink|Finale (The Magic of Cybertron)|Finale}}
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===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material===
Bombshell, [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], both, or [[Life Spark|neither]] of them were reformatted into the [[Herald of Unicron]] [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]]. {{storylink|Cyclonus_(G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|''Kingdom'' Cyclonus product description}}<ref>[[Hasbro Pulse]] [https://hasbropulse.com/products/transformers-generations-war-for-cybertron-kingdom-voyager-wfc-k9-cyclonus product description] states "Cyclonus, a Herald of Unicron, first appears in the 1986 movie when Bombshell/Skywarp/both/neither was reformatted into the second-in-command of Galvatron."</ref>

==Commercial appearances==
Bombshell, Shrapnel, and Kickback led an enormous swarm of Insecticons to attack a farm. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Insecticons|Insecticons commercial}}

==Games==
===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
{{Note|Bombshell is a non-playable character. He appears among the legion of Decepticon duplicates in the Autobot campaign.}}
{{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
Hardshell and his Insecticons once captured [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] and [[Slag (G1)|Slug]] of the Lightning Strike Coalition, and delivered the prisoners to [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s lab, for the Decepticon scientist to experiment on them. {{storylink|Rescue the King}}

Chafing under Megatron's rule, Hardshell 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}} The Decepticons managed to steal [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]], and Megatron had Hardshell reprogram her to serve the Decepticon cause. Though she succeeded in stealing the [[World Energy Chip]] from Autobot HQ, the Decepticons were forced to come to her aid and failed to prevent her falling back into Autobot hands. {{storylink|Enter the Nightbird (Legends)|Enter the Nightbird}} Bombshell was among the Decepticons who attacked Cybertron during an alliance with the Quintessons. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness: Part 3}}

At some point he was reformatted into [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]]. {{storylink|The Coronation of Starscream}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsBombshell.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.8]]
Bombshell 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 acquired as a reward in the "Insecticons HUNGER!" event. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Devastation''===
{{charstubgames|{{storylink|Transformers: Devastation}}}}

===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:BombshellEarthWars.jpg|thumb|upright=2|OBEEEYYY THE OVERMIIINND]]
Bombshell is one of the more elite warriors that arrived on Earth at the same time with [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Transformers: Earth Wars}}

*'''Class:''' Special
*'''Lowest Star Rating:''' 2 star (was 3 star)
* '''Weapons:''' Bombshell dual wields plasma-emitting pistols. Like Skrapnel, he can also dodge cannon and mortar fire.
*'''Ability: Defense Attack'''- Bombshell can hack enemy defense for a given amount of time (depending on upgraded ability) making it attack other defenses at double speed but at 75% damage.
**'''Cost:'''4 ability points +3 reuses.
**'''Range:''' 16

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com:character:bombshell Bombshell at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]
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===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Bombshell was a sadistic Insecticon with the power to control minds. {{storylink|Decepticon Directive}} He and his Targetmaster partner [[Needler (G1)|Needler]] once attempted to study the origin of [[combiner]] technology; Bombshell came to the dark conclusion that the secrets of combination likely predated Cybertron itself, and that Cybertronian combiners were tapping dark forces beyond their comprehension. {{storylink|The Enigma of Combination}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1-toy Bombshell.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|One not-so-big, bad, beetle 'borg]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Bombshell ''' (Insecticon, [[1985]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara ID number'': '''41'''
:*''Accessories'': "[[Ion impulse blaster|Twin ion impulse blaster]]"
{{toydesigner|[[Takashi Matsuda]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Released early in the second year of [[Hasbro]]'s ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' toyline (and in the first year of the [[The Transformers (European toyline)|European toyline]] and Takara's ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]'' line), Bombshell is a redeco of the ''[[Diaclone]]'' Waruder Insecter Robo "Kabutron" toy, transforming into a robotic rhinoceros 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.

: There is a variation on the mold's insect mode horn; some versions have a rounded indent on the chromed part near the base-joint, allowing it to fold down further in [[robot mode]] (pictured at right).

: In Japan, Bombshell and the other "Insectrons" were part of the first year of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]'' series. The trio were subsequently "re-released" as mail-order items from 1987 through 1990, a the cost of 880 yen (their normal retail price) and two [[Robot Point]]s; it seems (but has not been confirmed) that the Insecticons offered through mail-away offers were Hasbro-packaged releases, thus it's possible the later indented-horn version might have been made available in Japan that way.

: This mold was used to make the [[Salvo (G1)#Toys|Salvo]] drones.

::*''[http://www.transformerland.com/wiki/toy-info/transformers-insecticons-bombshell/856/ Patent info, price guide, and further reading on Bombshell at Transformerland.com]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1985/Decepticon/Bombshell/bombshell.htm More information on Bombshell at TFU.info]''

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[[File:G1-toy BombshellAM.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"We don't rent, we don't borrow, we don't share—we TAKE the mind."]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Bombshell with Needler''' ([[Action Master]], [[1991]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "Needler" partner, "[[Stinger rifle|short burst stinger rifle]]"
{{toydesigner|[[Andy Couzens]] (Hasbro), [[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

: Released in the seventh year of the [[The Transformers (European toyline)|European-market ''Transformers'' toyline]] (the first year following the end of the US line), [[Action Master]] Bombshell is a non-transforming 3¾-inch action figure that combines the cartoon model with a few toy-based elements, feauturing a swivel neck, shoulders, knees and steel-ball-jointed hips. Interestingly enough, his distinctive head-cannon is no longer on his skull, but his hand-held blaster bears a similar design. He is designed to be compatible with any other Action Master vehicle or accessory.

: He comes with his robot scarab [[Action Master partner|partner]] [[Needler (G1)#Toys|Needler]], who forms a backpack/battle helmet for Bombshell.

: Bombshell was part of the fourth assortment of individually-carded Action Masters, which was only available in European markets. As such, he commands a pretty hefty price tag on the secondary market (as do all the European-exclusive Action Masters).

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1991/Decepticon/Bombshell/bombshell.htm More information on Action Master Bombshell at tfu.info.]''
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===''The Transformers Collection''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Insectrons''' (multi-pack, [[2004]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''16'''
:*''Accessories'': "[[Ion impulse blaster|Twin ion impulse blaster]]"
{{toydesigner|[[Pat Lee]] (packaging artist)}}

: The original Bombshell toy was released as part of Takara's ''[[The Transformers Collection]]'', in a set with [[Kickback (G1)#The Transformers Collection|Kickback]] and [[Shrapnel (G1)#The Transformers Collection|Shrapnel]]. This set also included three soft-plastic [[energon cube]] accessories that fit inside their chest compartments.

: The Bombshell in this set not only lacks the horn-indent of later variations, but has a couple other minor mold-differences to boot, with the horn lacking the "bumps" near the tip and base.
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===''Universe'' (2008)===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Insecticons''' (Multi-pack, [[2009]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "[[Ion impulse blaster|Twin ion impulse blaster]]"

: The original Bombshell was also released in Hasbro's markets as part of the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' line, as a [[Toys"R"Us]] [[exclusive]], in a set with his Insecticon pals. Like with his 2008 ''[[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'' incarnation ([[#Robot Heroes|see below]]), Bombshell has been renamed "'''Hardshell'''" for [[trademark]] reasons.

: This Bombshell uses the slightly [[retool]]ed ''Transformers Collection'' version of the horn. The tiny insect mode legs on the middle of his arms have also been retooled to be detachable, owing to breakage issues.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/CSHardshell/hardshell.htm More information on Hardshell at TFU.info.]''
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-Toy HardshellKreon.jpg|upright=1.6|thumb|Maybe a [[cerebro-shell]] from him will turn you into the ''Kre-O'' maniac.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Hardshell''' (Kreon Micro-Changer, [[2013]])}}</ul>
:*''Collection'': '''2'''
:*''Bag number'': '''***** 67'''
:*''Accessories'': Logo brick (or plate), large rifle
{{toydesigner|[[Ed Masiello]] (Hasbro)}}

: As part of the second Collection of [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] ''[[Kre-O]]'' [[Micro-Changer]]s, Hardshell is a [[Kreon]] that can be rebuilt from robot mode into a rhinoceros beetle of some sort. He uses the [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]] style helmet.

: This Collection was still in circulation at "dollar" stores and drug stores up through 2015. They eventually lost the individual-identifying bag codes, but other changes were hidden inside the bag. The 2015 releases replaced the 2x4 logo stand-brick with a new 3x4 logo plate. The Kreon was also given the slight [[retool]]ing to the arm seen in the 2014 Kreons, making the "cuff" parts more sharp-cornered and better adapted to being used as studs. Some of the add-on pieces may also be slightly off-color, possibly due to a change in factories in mid-production.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/Kre-OHardshell/hardshell.htm More information on Hardshell at TFU.info]''

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Kreon Class of 1985''' (Kreon figure set, [[2015]])}}</ul>
:*''Set number'': '''B5152'''
:*''Voted'': Best at Convincing Someone Else to Do His Homework
:*''Accessories'': Blaster

: The [[Kreon Class of '85]] "Insecticon Bombshell" Kreon has a deco much more heavily based on the [[#Toys|original Bombshell toy]]. Like the rest of the set, he uses the almost-totally-[[retool]]ed 2015 style of Kreon body.

: This box set of thirty Kreons was a [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2015 [[exclusive]], with leftovers being sold on [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] online after the show.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Decepticon/SDCCKre-OBombshell/bombshell.htm More information on Class of 1985 Bombshell at TFU.info]''

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Hardshell''' (Kreon Micro-Changer, [[2016]])}}</ul>
:*''Collection'': '''2'''
:*''Accessories'': Logo plate, large rifle

: In 2016, Collection 2 was re-released in a whole new production run for Dollar General stores in the U.S. as part of a large collection of re-released ''Kre-O'' sets. But where most of the re-releases are nigh-identical to the originals, the re-released Micro-Changer blind-bags use the almost-entirely-retooled 2015 Kreon, with slightly-differently-hued plastics than the originals. (It is possible for some of the add-on pieces to be in the older hues.) Hardshell's [[tampograph]]s are almost totally unchanged, basically his Decepticon symbol now has a white outline and that's it.

:Sadly, this release has no individual-identification code on the bag, requiring you to use the feel-through-the-bag method or just buy blind and hope.
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===''Combiner Wars''===
[[File:TF-Generations-Combiner-Wars-Legends-Class-Bombshell.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Well, The Mind Taker, it seems that you have me tied up!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Bombshell''' (Legends Class, [[2015]])}}</ul>
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

: Released in the first wave of ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Legends Class toys, this version of Bombshell (he finally got his name back!) is based once more on his cartoon character model, still transforming into a robotic rhinoceros beetle. His hand holes are sized for 5 mm accessories. The lower pair of arthropod legs mounted on his robot-mode legs can fold in further than the upper pair, but this causes them to interfere and prevents him from standing fully.

: Bombshell was ''probably'' meant to have a third "weapon" mode like the rest of the new-mold ''Combiner Wars'' Legends Class figures, as his forearms end in blaster/thruster details, and his knees/beetle-butt have [[5 mm post]]s on them. However, instructions for this mode have never been released. There's nothing stopping you from working it out for yourself—a stable configuration probably involves pegging his arms together to form the barrels of the gun, then rotating his waist and flipping one of his knee pegs to form a handle.

: Bombshell includes a collector card featuring art from the "[[Junkion Reunion]]" episode of ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]''.

: This mold was redecoed into ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)|Adventure]]'' [[Bombshell (RID)#Adventure|Bombshell]], and served as the model for [[Bombshell (SG)|''Shattered Glass'' Bombshell]] in "[[Epilogue Two]]".

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Decepticon/CWLegBombshell/bombshell.htm More information on ''Generations'' Bombshell at TFU.info]''
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===''Platinum Edition''===
[[File:TF-Platinum-Edition-Bombshell.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Insecticons''' (Platinum Edition 3-pack, 2015)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "Twin ion impulse blaster", Energon cube

: Part of the ''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' Insecticon 3-pack along with Shrapnel and Kickback, this Bombshell figure is yet another reissue of the original toy. He also includes an Energon cube accessory from ''The Transformers Collection'' release. It is uncertain if there are any physical differences between this release and the prior one.

: This set was released 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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===''Legacy''===
[[File:TF-Legacy-Deluxe-Bombshell.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|[[Pokeformers|Paradox Heracross]] looks ''weird''.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Insecticon Bombshell''' (Deluxe Class, [[2023]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "[[Ion impulse blaster|Twin ion impulse blaster]]", 2 insect back legs/blasters
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Shuhei Umezu]] (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>

: Released in the seventh wave of ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' Deluxes, under the ''Evolution'' [[subline imprint]], "Insecticon Bombshell" is an ''extensive'' [[retool]]ing of the line's [[Shrapnel (G1)#Legacy|Shrapnel]], utilizing previously unused tabs from him, (though curiously, not the square holes in his shin panels which he didn't use either) and with everything from the waist up being totally new, except the forearms and hands. Once again he turns into a rhinoceros beetle, and in a fit of cartoon-accuracy, his horn is ridiculously short, as is his gun. This weapon can store on the back of his insect mode with no choice but to go off on one side in one of the two ports on top of his abdomen. Unlike Kickback and Shrapnel, the weapon cannot be alternatively stored away on his underside in bug mode. Unmentioned by the instructions, the beast mode has an articulated jaw on a hinge.

: While any vestigial engineering in his lower body can be attributed to the simultaneous design of both his and Shrapnel's legs, his newly tooled back also sports additional unused features. Instead of a 5 mm port in the center of his back like most ''Legacy'' toys have, there is only a shallow rectangular slot which would be used later for [[Barrage (Insecticon)#Legacy|Barrage]]'s chest to peg into place.

: While ''Legacy'' generally strives for cartoon accuracy as much as possible in its "G1" offerings, Bombshell's torso going from purple in bug mode to gray in robot mode was pretty much impossible to replicate, thus it's purple in both modes. Promo images such as the one featured here show the bug mode's "eyes" painted in a pearlescent yellow, while the actual figure instead features flat yellow paint.

: Bombshell's head-scoop is painted silver, and in insect mode it pegs snugly inside a purple-painted slot on his collar. Beware of scraping the paint off during transformation.

: He includes his impulse blaster, and his rear insect legs are removable to serve as hand-held guns. The three can combine into a triple-barreled blaster accessory with the unbridled power of [[Evo-Fusion]].

: Bombshell would be further retooled into both [[Barrage (Insecticon)#Legacy|Barrage]] and [[Chop Shop (G1)#Legacy|Chop Shop]].
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===''Transformers Retro''===
[[File:Retro_Bombshell_Ramhorn.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|My horn is bigger than yours.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Bombshell & Ramhorn''' ([[2024]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Twin ion impulse blaster; six energon cubes

:Released as part of the ''[[Transformers Retro]]'' line, exclusive to [[Walmart]], this reissue of G1 Bombshell has a more cartoon-accurate paint scheme (in robot mode, at least), and all of the formerly chromed parts and accessories now feature metallic paint instead. It is packaged in a reproduction of the original Bombshell box which, as it happens, was big enough to include a similarly cartoon-deco reissue of G1 [[Ramhorn (G1)#Transformers Retro|Ramhorn]].

:Oddly, the instruction sheet shows the final robot mode for Bombshell as having his blaster inserted into the wheel on his forearm - this is impossible as there's no actual hole there and you cannot make one without, presumably, breaking the toy.
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===''Dramatic Capture Series''===
[[File:DCSBombshell.jpeg|upright=1.66|thumb|Unfortunately, Takara still hasn't found a way to make Bombshell's chest change colour]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{bp-d1|'''Decepticons Part 2''' (Multi-pack, 2026)}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': [[February 28]], 2026
:*''Accessories'': "Twin ion impulse blaster", 2 insect back legs/blasters
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Shuhei Umezu]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: The TakaraTomy ''[[Dramatic Capture Series]]'' representation of Bombshell is a redeco of the ''[[Bombshell (G1)#Legacy|Legacy]]'' version above, aiming for greater show-accuracy. Primarily, this means he has a grey robot torso like in the cartoon (which results in a grey beetle thorax he ''didn't'' have in the cartoon, oh well), but also means he loses his sticker-style detail paint, and his arms are now solid black.

: He is only available in a giftset with [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Dramatic Capture Series|Skywarp]], [[Kickback (G1)#Dramatic Capture Series|Kickback]], and [[Shrapnel (G1)#Dramatic Capture Series|Shrapnel]], as well as handheld accessory versions of [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Dramatic Capture Series|Megatron]], [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Dramatic Capture Series|Shockwave]], [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Dramatic Capture Series|Soundwave]], and [[Reflector (G1)#Dramatic Capture Series|Reflector]].
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==Merchandise==
===Decoy===
*'''Bombshell''' (Decoy, [[1987]])
:Bombshell was one of the Decepticon [[Decoy]]s packed in with smaller carded ''Transformers'' toys. While the normal purple version could come on 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/Bombshell/bombshell.htm More information on Decoy Bombshell 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 Bombshell statue.JPG|upright=0.85|thumb]]
*'''Bombshell''' (Hard Hero statue, [[2003]])
:Number 3 in [[Hard Hero]]'s "Insecticon Series", Bombshell is a 9-inch cold-cast porcelain statue sculpted by [[Jason Ray]]. Only a thousand pieces of the statue were produced.
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===''Robot Heroes''===
*'''Perceptor & Hardshell''' (Two-pack, [[2008]])
{{toydesigner|[[Bill Rawley]] (Hasbro)|[[Marcelo Matere]] (concept artist)}}
[[File:Robotheroesperceptorhardshell.jpg|upright=1.22|thumb]]
:Another victim of trademark losses, Bombshell's ''[[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'' figurine goes by the name "Hardshell". Part of the fourth wave of ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]] Robot Heroes'', he's packed versus [[Perceptor (G1)/toys#Robot Heroes|Perceptor]] as part of the "Generation 1 Series". His sculpt and colors are based mostly on his [[character model]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/RHHardshell/hardshell.htm More information on Robot Heroes Hardshell at tfu.info.]''
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===Transformers Trading Card Game===
[[File:W1Bombshell.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Bombshell, Insecticon Mind-Controller''' (2018)
**'''Wave 1'''
**''Rarity: '''''CT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T07/T40'''
**''Stars: ''8
:Bombshell, Insecticon Mind-Controller is one of forty double-sided character cards available in Wave 1 of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]].

:The artwork for the card is reused from the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile game.
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[[File:W2Bombshell.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Bombshell, Decepticon Psy Ops''' (2019)
**'''Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners'''
**''Rarity: '''''RT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T12/T46'''
**''Stars: ''11
:Bombshell, Decepticon Psy Ops is one of forty-six 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.
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===ULTIMATES!===
*'''Bombshell''' (ULTIMATES!, 2021)
**''Accessories'': "Twin ion impulse blaster", "short burst stinger rifle", Needler partner, closed fists (L & R), gripping hands (L & R), open hands (L & R)

:Part of the first wave of ''[[Super7#Transformers ULTIMATES!|Transformers ULTIMATES!]]'' from [[Super7]], Bombshell is a 7-inch-tall action figure based on his Action Master toy. Despite his retro look, he has ''way'' more articulation than the original, including multi-directional joints at the neck, shoulders (though the outward swivel is heavily restricted by the shoulder armor), wrists, hips, and ankles; plus swivel biceps, elbows, knees, and a bit of ab crunch. His hands pop out at the wrists so they can be replaced with his additional spare hands in different poses; however, the "gripping" hands are actually too small to hold either of his blasters (one based on the Action Master's accessory, one based on the original toy's) by their very thick, cylindrical handles, leaving that job to the open hands, which are not the most secure grip.

:He also comes with his Action Master partner [[Needler (G1)#ULTIMATES!|Needler]]. Needler's "head" can pop off and replace Bombshell's, emulating the Action Master's "mask" gimmick.

:Preorders for Bombshell (and the rest of Wave 1) opened on [[January 29]] 2021, and closed on [[February 28]]. The wave was originally scheduled for shipping in winter of that year, but due to ongoing worldwide shipping delays, did not reach US shores until May of 2022, properly reaching buyers in early June.
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===Blokees===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Shrapnel''' (2025)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Galaxy Version 08 - One Shall Fall'''

:The Shrapnel kit from the eighth wave of [[Blokees]]' ''Galaxy Version'' blindbox kits comes with an additional small kit of Bombshell in his alternate mode.
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{{anchor|GV09}}
[[File:Blokees-TF-GV09-Bombshell.jpg|thumb|250px]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Bombshell''' (2025)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Galaxy Version 09 - Darkest Hour'''
:*''Accessories'': Twin ion impulse blaster, kickback(alternate mode)

: First teased on the ''Blokees'' official site's listing of the eighth ''Galaxy Version'' kits and fully revealed at the China Toy Expo 2025, Bombshell is one of the last three major Insecticons confirmed for release in the ninth wave. He is a roughly 4-inch-tall, highly articulated, and non-transforming snap-on model kit of the Insecticon's Psychological Warfare. He is built on a "Standard Body" skeleton shared with other ''Blokees'' figures in the line, but with different body pieces to make them distinct. As advertised in the box, Bombshell has a pull rate of 1 in every 9 boxes, or three times across four cases. Aside from the 2 pairs of hands, he comes with his Twin ion impulse blaster. Bombshell features numerous upgraded parts since the line's 5th wave, including pre-assembled single-hinge elbow joints and double-jointed knees, along with updated articulation such as ball-jointed wrists, a slide-down hip joint axis, and rotating upper thigh joints, similar to his wavemates. He also comes with a small depiction of his fellow Insecticon Kickback in its Grasshopper mode, complete with Robot mode details on its belly.

:Because the newly designed knee joints are made to fit the narrow gaps in the thighs and lower legs, they are incompatible with joints from previous releases, including those used for the elbows. If you're a speed builder, be careful when attaching the pre-assembled joints; Unlike the symmetrical joints from earlier waves, the pegs on both ends of these joints are designed to connect to specific pieces; The tabs with slightly smaller holes are meant for the upper arms and thighs, while the regular tabs are intended for the forearms and lower legs. However, doing it incorrectly still won't affect the articulation.

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===Auldey===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Bombshell''' (Alpha Action Elite, 2025)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''The Demon Star Approaches'''
:*''ID Number'':
:*''Accessories:'':
{{toydesigner|[[Lam Ahtek]]}}

:Sold as part of [[Auldey]]'s "Alpha Action Elite (AAE)" series of blindboxes, this Bombshell is a roughly 2-inch non-transforming but highly articulated action figure.

:With [[Kickback_(G1)#Auldey|Kickback]] and [[Shrapnel_(G1)#Auldey|Shrapnel]] released in previous waves, the Insecticons are as the first complete subgroup in the AAE series.

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==Notes==
[[File:Bombshell_ambushed.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|I'll be back!]]
*Bombshell was initially to have been shot from behind by Mirage in the Battle of Autobot City, and would have been shown as dead before being thrown out of the shuttle in the movie; early storyboards show Thundercracker carrying Bombshell's corpse into Astrotrain, explaining why Bombshell was one of the ones thrown out of Astrotrain.
*A proposed [[Fun Publications]] [[BotCon]] [[exclusive]] was a redeco of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' Deluxe Class [[Straxus (G1)#Generations|Darkmount]] into Generation 1 Bombshell/Hardshell.<ref>[http://www.toycollectors.com.au/bc14/bc14br.html BotCon 2014 attendee report by griffin]</ref>
*''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Legends Class [[#Combiner Wars|Bombshell]] had an alternate "pretooled" head designed by Hasbro for [[Venom (G1)|Venom]] (presumably for the trademark-friendly modern name "Venin"), but this tooling was never used.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Bombshell''' (ボンブシェル ''Bonbusheru'', ボムシェル ''Bomusheru'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Szilánk''' (Marvel Comics, "Shard")
*''French:'' '''Obus''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Prudox'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Zhàdàn''' (炸弹, "Bomb")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Granada''' (Portugal comic), '''Bomba''' (Brazil comic)
*''Russian:'' '''Bombomjot''' (cartoon, Бомбомёт, "Bomber")
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Hranata''' (ICTV, Граната, "Grenade")

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Action Masters]]
[[Category:Alternators Decepticons]]
[[Category:Combiner Wars Decepticons]]
[[Category:Decoys]]
[[Category:Dreamwave Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Earth Wars Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 cartoon Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 combiners]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Insecticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 toy Decepticons]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Decepticons]]
[[Category:IDW (2019) Decepticons]]
[[Category:Kre-O Decepticons]]
[[Category:Kreons]]
[[Category:Legacy Decepticons]]
[[Category:Mail order items]]
[[Category:Marvel Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Platinum Edition]]
[[Category:Robot Heroes]]
[[Category:Scientists]]
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[[Category:Transformers Roleplaying Game Decepticons]]
[[Category:ULTIMATES!]]
[[Category:Universe (2008)]]

Combat Deck (G1)

2026-01-01T07:33:30Z

Mr Camhed: /* Blokees Wheels */ I hope this fixes the layout

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{{disambig2|the heroic Autobot trailer|its evil mirror universe counterpart|Combat Deck (SG)}}
:''Combat Deck is a component of [[Autobot]] leader [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:CombatDeckVisualWorks.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|The Combat Deck as it flies through space and attacks Devastator's hand. Hubba-jubba-wha?!]]
When transforming out of [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]], Optimus Prime splits into three components:

*His primary [[robot mode]], occasionally called the [[Brain Center]].<ref>Don't look at me, this is what the 1986 Marvel UK annual called it!</ref>
*A wheeled drone module known as [[Roller (G1)|Roller]].
*A '''Combat Deck''', the transformed form of his trailer.

Although Optimus Prime can function as three independent modules, injury to any one module is felt by the other two.

Prime can operate by remote-control his Combat Deck module up to a distance of 1500 feet. The '''Auto-Launcher''' mounted on the deck can use a variety of artillery and radiation beam weapons, including most of those used by his fellow Autobots. The launcher also includes a highly dexterous grapple-arm which allows it to load itself and change its weaponry. The communications disk antenna mounted on the launcher provides a link between Optimus and all his fellow Autobots within a radius of 50 miles. It can be adapted to a satellite hook-up that increases its effective range tenfold. (Occasionally, though, the antenna can be replaced by a second claw, as indicated in the photo to the right.)

Unlike Roller, the Combat Deck does not possess autonomous intelligence, but it has shown several times the strange ability to come and go out of nowhere. Spooky...

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}
[[File:Combat deck marvel 1.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Marvel decided to go with the [[Lucky Draw figure|lucky draw]] version.]]
When the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'s [[Aunty|computer]] was awakened by the eruption of [[Mount St. Hilary]] in [[1984]], it dispatched "revival drones" to reanimate the Autobots and [[Decepticon]]s on board. Two of these drones bore a striking resemblance to the Combat Deck, and they were the ones that reactivated most, if not all of the Ark's passengers. {{storylink|The Transformers (issue)|The Transformers}}

Later, a drone assisted [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] in repairing the Ark. {{storylink|Prisoner of War!}}

{{note|While the revival drones were modelled after the Combat Deck's toy (right down to the wheels and platform) they were never suggested in-story to be the transformed [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s trailer - in "[[Prisoner of War!]]" we see a drone with Ratchet while Prime drives up in truck mode. However, since there was more than one drone, it's possible Prime appropriated one to use as his trailer.}}

''As part of a plan to fake his own death, Optimus Prime stored a [[facsimile construct]] of himself in his trailer and went off alone. He was ambushed by [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] and the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacon]]s and thrown clear of his trailer. Showing uncommon sportsmanship, Megatron gave Optimus a ten minute head start before he sent the Predacons to hunt for him. Thinking he lost them, Optimus Prime doubled back to his trailer and started to remove the facsimile. Megatron was waiting for him and fired his [[fusion cannon]]. He missed [[Brain Center|Prime's robot component]] but hit his trailer component, causing Prime pain. The Predacons returned and betrayed Megatron, stealing his fusion cannon and leaving him alone to fight Prime. Prime got the upper hand and Megatron opened up a space bridge to flee. Both Prime and Megatron went through, with Prime leaving behind his trailer.'' {{storylink|Prey!}} {{storylink|...The Harder They Die!}}

''On [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Prime transformed without his trailer, confirming that he left it on Earth.'' {{storylink|Under Fire!}} ''In the meantime, the Autobots had discovered the deactivated facsimile construct and buried it, thinking it was really Optimus Prime. No mention was made of the trailer and whether or not they buried that component as well.'' {{storylink|Resurrection!}}

Optimus Prime (and his trailer) drove to [[Energy Futures Industries]]. Prime transformed and left his trailer off-panel. After losing a video game, Optimus Prime's [[Brain Center|robot component]] was destroyed and carried away. It was not clear where the Combat Deck was at the time or what happened to it. {{storylink|Afterdeath!}}

====Generation 2====
Optimus Prime was back in his original body, except his trailer was black and had more weapons. {{storylink|Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel)|Transformers: Generation 2}}

===''The Transformers'' cartoon===
[[File:G1 cartoon Optimus Prime Combat Deck.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|right|Combat Deck, the alternate mode of Optimus Prime's trailer, exists within Optimus Prime's trailer. ...Wait, what?]]

The Combat Deck was used by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] during a battle with [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]; the two fired at each other at the same time. While the Combat Deck's blasts knocked Megatron's [[fusion cannon]] off his arm, Megatron's blast blew the Combat Deck cannon to pieces. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 3}}

Optimus Prime later used the Combat Deck to help the Autobots with a battle in the Arctic. The Combat Deck managed to damage [[Skywarp (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Skywarp]]'s stabilizers, causing him to crash into [[Thundercracker (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Thundercracker]] in midair and taking out both [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]]. {{storylink|Fire in the Sky}}

When Optimus Prime was briefly turned evil, he activated the Combat Deck and Roller to attack his fellow Autobots when they tried to help him. It didn't hit anything, and stopped firing at them as soon as it was hit with an [[attitude exchanger]]. {{storylink|Attack of the Autobots (episode)|Attack of the Autobots}}

The Combat Deck's arm lifted the body of the ailing [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]] into Prime's Trailer. {{storylink|The Search for Alpha Trion}}
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===Coloring book continuity===
[[File:Forestrescuemission-combatdeck.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|The Combat Deck, taking care of Starscream.]]
Optimus Prime used the Combat Deck in defense of a forest in danger of being cleared by the Decepticons to make way for a Decepticon factory. It looks [[:File:Optimusprimeg1marvelfirst.jpg|somewhat familiar]]. {{storylink|Forest Rescue Mission}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:Escalation4 Combatdeck.jpg|left|thumb]]
When the Autobots arrived in the former [[Russia]]n state of [[Brasnya]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] deployed the Combat Deck for remote tactical assistance. {{storylink|Escalation issue 3|Escalation #3}} It detected the optically camouflaged [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]], enabling Roller to take the Decepticon out of commission. {{storylink|Escalation issue 4|Escalation #4}}

After being savagely beaten by [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]], Optimus Prime funneled his consciousness into the memory buffers of the Combat Deck and commanded the Autobots through [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] from there. After Megatron assumed victory, Optimus moved his higher functions back into his body and showed Megatron the error of his ways. {{storylink|Escalation issue 6|Escalation #6}}
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===Energon Universe===
[[File:TF2023 – Combat Deck.jpg|right|upright=1.25|thumb]]
As [[Optimus Prime (G1)#Energon Universe|Optimus Prime]] was rebuilt and revived in the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', his "'''Tactical Trailer'''" was likewise rebuilt into a trailer based on Earth designs. When caught in a battle against the Decepticons shortly after being revived, Optimus realized that the Autobots would soon be outnumbered, so he ordered [[Ratchet (G1)#Energon Universe|Ratchet]] to load as many dormant Autobots as he could into his trailer so they could retreat. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 1|Transformers #1}}

Once the Autobots had taken refuge in an abandoned quarry, Ratchet used the Trailer's [[energon]] supply, as well as metals from the quarry, to revive [[Cliffjumper (G1)#Energon Universe|Cliffjumper]]. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 2|Transformers #2}}
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==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}
[[File:G1 OptimusPrime toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Combat Deck. Also, some guy who pulls it around.]]
* '''Optimus Prime''' ([[1984]])
**''Takara ID number:'' '''01'''
**''Accessories:'' 4 missiles, hose, nozzle, fuel pump
{{toydesigner|[[Shōji Kawamori]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:The trailer portion of Optimus Prime's vehicle mode opens up into his Combat Deck, splitting down the middle and unfolding into a symmetrical battlefield headquarters for Prime and the Autobots, wide enough to accommodate one vehicle-mode Autobot car in each of its three bays. The central feature of the Combat Deck is the "Auto-Launcher" artillery/repair drone mounted upon a boom lift arm, which features a rotating radar dish, an articulated claw arm, and two missiles. Situated at the base of this boom arm is a spring-loaded launcher that can be used to deploy either [[Roller (G1)|Roller]] or any Autobot car out of the Combat Deck via the ramp formed from the trailer's tailgate. The Combat Deck includes three small peg holes moulded into its walls and floor, scaled to accommodate Optimus Prime's laser rifle (storing it while the figure is in vehicle mode) and the handle of the fuel pump accessory.

:In trailer mode, the Combat Deck can accommodate one Autobot car (if you remove Roller), and the launcher still functions. The Auto-Launcher can still be used in this mode, as it fits through either of the two square holes in the trailer's roof and front. The ''Transformers'' release of the figure does not mention the Combat Deck's rudimentary "third" mode, a "repair bay" of sorts, which involves standing the open trailer upright while Prime stands in the middle, so the Auto-Launcher can "tend" to him. The Prime figure can also fit within the closed trailer.

:As a former ''[[Diaclone]]'' toy, the Combat Deck features several vestigial features associated with that toyline, including two small, dark blue consoles on its floor, and an opening cockpit on the Auto-Launcher, which can each seat one Diaclone pilot figure. Instead of stickers, the floor of the Combat Deck originally featured large metal plates, to which the Diaclone pilots' magnetic feet could attach. These plates were included on some of the earliest releases of the ''Transformers'' version of the toy, but were soon done away with.

:The Auto-Launcher is also the subject of several significant variations. Its missiles were customarily black, but slightly smaller grey versions were available. The original ''Transformers'' release of the figure did not feature spring-loaded launchers for these missiles, but subsequent Japanese editions of the toy included the feature.

:When the Optimus Prime mold is recolored or reissued (see [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Notes|this list]] for all those times), the Combat Deck is almost always included with it. Significant changes in the appearance of the Combat Deck included its being decorated with Pepsi stickers for a limited promotional edition, and being recolored black for ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' in [[1993]] and JAFCON in [[2000]].

===''Generation 2''===
[[File:G2Prime toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (1993, [[1994]])
**''Accessories:'' 4 missiles, hose, nozzle, fuel pump, 2 missile launchers, 2 missiles, sound and lights module

:The first ''Generation 2'' Optimus Prime toy was largely identical in sculpt to the original Generation 1 figure release. While his cab robot retained his original red and blue color scheme, his trailer was recast in black, with the original blue and silver striped sticker replaced with a red and silver one displaying Optimus's name. The traditionally dark blue internal components of the trailer are a lighter blue. He comes with an electronic "sound and lights module" that can plug into the front of the trailer.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1993/Autobot/OptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on ''Generation 2'' Combat Deck (with Optimus Prime) at TFU.info]''
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===''Commemorative Series''===
[[File:Commemorative series optimus prime modifications.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2002/2012)
**''Accessories:'' 4 missiles, hose, nozzle, fuel pump

:The first reissue of the original Optimus Prime toy in North America since the Generation 1 toyline reached its end, this "[[The Transformers: Generation One Commemorative Series|Commemorative Series]]" edition of the figure was a Toys"R"Us exclusive. For this release, the Combat Deck's ability to fire missiles was restored; this required them to be elongated to prevent potential choking, as was the case with all other Commemorative Series figures' firing missiles. In addition, the missiles now plug into the Combat Deck via a "keyed" locking tab mechanism that reissues of the original figure continue to use to this day. This release also had the trailer's launching feature removed.

:In 2012, a reissue of the Commemorative Series toy was released. Though the "Commemorative Series" label was not printed anywhere on the packaging, the included instructions retained the name. The toy itself is a mix of different versions. The cab has the safety modifications of the original ''Commemorative Series'' release, including the shortened smokestacks and longer missiles (and thicker rifle), but also has the modified hitch of the 2011 ''Chronicle'' two-pack. Meanwhile, the trailer features the lighter gray plastic colors used for the 2008 ''Universe'' release, and the Autobot insignias on the robot's shoulders are tampographed (like on Takara's ''Encore'' version and Hasbro's ''Universe'' 25th Anniversary release). This version also seems to suffer from [[Mold#Deterioration|mold deterioration]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1984/Autobot/OptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Commemorative Series Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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===''Smallest Transforming Transformers''===
[[File:WSTF Convoy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Honey, I shrunk the Combat Deck]]
*'''G1 Convoy Trailer''' ([[2003]])
**''ID Number:'' '''GTF-01B (trailer)'''

:The Combat Deck was available separately from the Optimus cab toy as a [[Shortpacking|shortpacked]] figure. It is a tiny, simplified replica of the Generation 1 Combat Deck.

:In wave 2.5, Optimus was available in cartoon colors, with the chase figure being the trailer painted in cartoon colors.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Cybertron/SmallestCombatDeck/combatdeck.htm More information ''Smallest Transforming'' Combat Deck at TFU.info]''
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===''Masterpiece''===
[[File:MP04Convoy2.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|You just paid $170 for a big box on wheels.]]
*'''Convoy Perfect Edition''' ([[2006]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-4'''
{{toydesigner|[[Hisashi Yuki]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:For the re-release of ''Masterpiece'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MP4|Convoy]], Takara packed him with a proper, full-size, fully transforming, plastic and die-cast metal trailer. The trailer can open up to reveal his Combat Deck, with storage for his accessories and a functional Auto-Launcher. The interior has enough room to accommodate one ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' toy in vehicle mode.

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*'''Convoy''' ([[September 24]], [[2011]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-10'''
{{toydesigner|[[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Junichi Akutsu]] (concept artist)}}

:[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MP10|MP-10 Convoy]] is an entirely new, smaller tooling of Generation 1 Optimus Prime, and comes with a new version of his trailer/Combat Deck. It now features a pull-out ramp and opening doors, can mount and be towed by either Optimus Prime or Roller, and the trailer has two flip-down supports underneath, allowing it to stand alone. The interior has enough room to accommodate one ''[[Transformers: Alternity|Alternity]]'' toy in vehicle mode.

:As usual, the trailer can open up into the Combat Deck, with the lower portions of the trailer splitting open and to the side to function as supports, and with the ramp being deployed. In this mode, he features the standard Auto-Launcher with a flip-up rotating radar dish and articulated repair arm, as well as a floor-mounted console on each side, all of which can be manned by the included [[Spike Witwicky (G1)#Masterpiece|Spike Witwicky]] figurine. The trailer can also be configured to stand upright for Prime to use in robot mode, with his [[Ion blaster#MP10|Ion blaster]] and [[Energon-axe#MP10|energon-axe]] being stored near the consoles.

:Finally, the Combat Deck also features small panels on its sides that can be folded in, forming a small gap that's just the right size for the Auto-Launcher's neck, allowing the Auto-Launcher to be mounted on top and used in trailer mode. Awesome.

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[[File:Eva-optimus.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67]]
*'''Convoy Mode "Eva"''' ([[November 28]], [[2014]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-10'''

:''[[Transformers × Evangelion]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#eva|Convoy Mode "Eva"]] is a redeco of MP-10 Convoy complete with Combat Deck, which is decoed in white with [[Nerv]] insignias as a Nerv"Project Evangelion Movable Base". This toy was limited to 1,000 pieces.

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[[File:Masterpiece-MP44-Convoy-V3.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|All this for the low, low price of an arm, a leg, and your firstborn son!]]
*'''Convoy''' ([[August 24]], [[2019]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-44'''

:An entirely new mold, this Combat Deck is included with the third ''Masterpiece'' Convoy, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MP44|MP-44]]. Designed to resemble the animation model more closely than previous MP depictions, it can be towed in trailer mode by Optimus Prime in his truck mode, works in repair bay mode when positioned vertically, and has cutaways in the top enabling the drone arm to be extended out of the interior when in trailer mode for lots of Decepticon-shooting action. The Auto-Launcher can also separate from the Combat Deck and deploy wheels to replicate [[:File:Combat_deck.jpg|an animation error]], in this mode it can also be towed by Roller. The drone arm additionally doubles as a flight-stand for when Optimus Prime dons his included jetpack.
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===''Hybrid Style''===
[[File:THS02 CombatDeck.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Also stores fishing tackle.]]
*'''G1 Convoy''' (2006)
**''ID number:'' '''THS-02'''
{{toydesigner|[[Shōji Kawamori]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:This version of Optimus comes with a highly detailed Combat Deck, featuring all the familiar trappings of the original toy, including the Auto-Launcher, Roller, and storage space for Prime's gun and fuel pump. The toy lacks the spring-loaded launcher for Roller or the firing missiles for the Auto-Launcher, and the vestigal Diaclone cockpits are naturally removed, but in their place are storage compartments for Prime's numerous fists and energon axe, and numerous other extra features: the Auto-Launcher now features two handles that Prime can grip onto in order to aim its cannons; instead of merely flipping downward, the trailer's tailgate splits in two and swings open, and a spring-loaded ramp pops out from under the doorway to allow Roller to roll into action; the fuel pump and nozzle are connected by a poseable wire, instead of a rubber tube; when the trailer is opened, the support struts swing out automatically; and the front of the trailer has two little holes to attach Sideswipe's [[jet pack]].
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===''Transformers'' (2010)===
[[File:Transformers2010toy-HasbroMP10OptimusPrime-Trailer.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Masterpiece Optimus Prime''' ([[2012]])

:The Hasbro [[Toys"R"Us]]-[[exclusive]] ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)|Transformers]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#mp10hasbro|release]] of MP-10 Convoy also redecoes the trailer, giving it brighter blue plastic and paint, and removing the silver paint of its interior. It retains all of the functionality and [[gimmick]]ry from the previous release.
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===''Platinum Edition''===
[[File:PlatinumEditiontoy-Year of the horse Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|(Almost) invisible.]]
*'''Year of the Horse Optimus Prime''' (2014)
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (deco artist)}}

:Released to celebrate the Lunar 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. The Combat Deck is now almost completely transparent. The Autobot logos on the side are now red and gold. The Auto-Launcher is cast in transparent blue plastic. Because of the transparency, one has to look closely when the toy is in its packaging to see the actual trailer body.
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===''War for Cybertron: Earthrise''===
[[File:TF-Generations-WFC-E-Optimus-Prime-Trailer.jpg|upright=2|thumb]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, [[2020]])
**''ID number:'' '''WFC-E11'''
**''TakaraTomy name'': '''Optimus Prime with Trailer'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''ER-02'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': '''[[April 25]], 2020'''
{{toydesigner|[[Yūya Ōnishi]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Optimus Prime]] comes with a new version of Combat Deck. In trailer mode, it can hold small Deluxe Class figures. In battle station mode it features numerous [[5 mm post|5 mm ports]], a ramp with an [[A.I.R. Lock System|A.I.R. Lock]] connector on its end, and an articulated Auto-Launcher. The center of the ramp can be removed and used as a shield and the Auto-Launcher (now fully grey in color) can be detached and pegged onto a 5 mm port as a backpack or weapon. When towed by either the ''Siege'' or ''Earthrise'' Optimus Prime molds, the trailer cannot turn if the landing gear is facing forward.

:In a cute reference to [[Heavy Metal War]], ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Kingdom]]'' [[Huffer (G1)#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Huffer]] can tow the Combat Deck in his truck mode.

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*'''Alternate Universe Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, 2020)

:Like Optimus, the Combat Deck also gets a "sleep mode" redeco.
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===''War for Cybertron Trilogy''===
[[File:WFC-Netflix-Nemesis-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=2]]
*'''Nemesis Prime Spoiler Pack''' (Leader Unboxing, 2020)

:This ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' Leader Unboxing set contains a Combat Deck redecoed from ''Earthrise'' Optimus Prime's trailer, although the Nemesis Prime figure itself is actually a redeco of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|''Siege'' Optimus]]. The Combat Deck can connect with the included [[Fangtron#Toys|Fangtron]] to form a ramp.
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===''War for Cybertron: Kingdom''===
[[File:WFC-K11 Optimus Prime Packaging Stock.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, 2020)
**''ID number:'' '''WFC-K11'''

:''Earthrise'' Optimus Prime was re-released in the first wave of the ''Kingdom'' Leader Class toys, including the Combat Deck. It featured no notable changes.
{{WFCEarthriseOptimusPrimeMold}}
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===''Robosen Collector's Edition''===
*'''Optimus Prime Auto-Converting Trailer and Roller''' (2022)

:This version of the Combat Deck is a companion piece to the earlier [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Robosen Collector's Edition|Robosen Optimus Prime programmable robot]]. It forms a ''3-foot-long'' trailer with internal and external lighting, and upon voice command or app control it uses 60 microchips and 18 motors to [[battery-powered motor|move]] some of its 2,000 individual parts, self-transform and rise into its interactive battle station / repair tower mode, move its various doors and ramps, and deploy a remote-controlled Roller. It costs $750 - as much as Robosen Prime himself - but what price is the pain of not having one?

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===''Holiday Optimus Prime''===
[[File:Gen-toy OptimusPrime Holiday.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Repair drone elf costume not included.]]
*'''Holiday Optimus Prime''' (December 2022)
{{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>

:This festive incarnation of the Combat Deck 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. The Auto-Launcher is cast in pure white.

:The figure was made available for sale exclusively at [[Hasbro Pulse]] on November 1, 2022 and is slated for a December 2022 release.
::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/Ckepd4SOlPs/ Designer commentary on Holiday Optimus Prime from Mark Maher on Instagram]''
{{WFCEarthriseOptimusPrimeMold}}
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===''Collaborative''===
{{anchor|VNR}}
[[File:VNR-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''VNR Optimus Prime''' (2023)
**''Accessories:'' Ion blaster, [[Matrix of Leadership]], trailer, artillery robot, ramp/shield, trailer hitch
{{toydesigner|[[Sam Smith]] (Hasbro)}}<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>

: ''Volvo VNR 300 Optimus Prime'' includes yet another redeco of the ''Earthrise'' Combat Deck, now packed with the above Holiday Optimus Prime figure in traditional Optimus Prime colors. The trailer features a more full-throated version of Optimus Prime's traditional blue stripe, now with white backing, and the Auto-Launcher is finally, ''FINALLY'' cast in multiple plastic colors with the "head" and base rendered in black while the arms remain in gray.

: 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.

{{WFCEarthriseOptimusPrimeMold}}
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:LegacyEvo CoreClass2PackOptimusPrime.jpg|upright=2.0|thumb|The Masterpiece for $400, or this for $40. It's up to you.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime & Bumblebee''' (Multi-pack, [[2023]])}}</ul>
:*''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>[[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>

:A [[Hasbro Pulse]] exclusive, this adorable Core Class-scaled Combat Deck takes center stage in this [[Transformers: Legacy|''Legacy'']] combo pack with repaints of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#LegacyEvolutionCore2pack|Core Class Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Legacy|Core Class Bumblebee]]. This cutesy, vaguely [[super deformed|SD]] offering was somehow the most comprehensive ''Generations'' update to the Generation 1 trailer upon its release, featuring an immaculate, at last color-accurate Auto-Launcher with the original antenna and longer multi-jointed repair arm which nonetheless retains the modular features of the ''Earthrise'' version. Accompanying the Command Deck is a teeny inhalable [[Roller (G1)#Legacy|Roller]] also able to tow the entire trailer(!) as well as carry around the Auto-Launcher on its own [[#MP44|MP-44]] style. The trailer was noted by designer [[Evan Brooks]] to be proportionally rightfully huge in contrast to the infamously undersized ''Earthrise'' version, and is scaled to fit the included Bumblebee, though it isn't quite long enough to fit Bumblebee, Roller, and the repair drone all at once. The set also includes Prime's signature [[ion blaster]] and [[Energon-axe]], Generation 1-style "stinger blaster" for Bumblebee, and a shield/hitch panel to allow Prime to tow the trailer, all of which have places to stow inside the trailer. While Roller fits inside, it has no secure tabbing point.

:The set was revealed and put up for preorder on the [[June 20]] Hasbro Pulse [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjLY0uamTKM Fanstream].
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===''Missing Link''===
[[File:TF-Missing-Link-C-01-Convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|]]
*'''Convoy''' (2024)
**''ID Number'': '''C-01'''
**Accessories: Laser Rifle, Energy Axe, [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]], [[Trailer|Container]]/[[Combat Deck (G1)#Toys|Combat Deck]], [[Roller (G1)#Toys|Roller]], 4 Missiles, Fuel Pump, Nozzle and Hose
{{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> [[Yuki Ohshima]] (concept artist), [[Shin Ueda]] (packaging artist)}}<ref name = "Missing Link">Article on Missing Link Convoy in [[Figure King]] issue 308 (September 2023), p109</ref>

:Released to celebrate the 40th anniversary of ''The Transformers'' brand, ''[[Missing Link]]'' (styled ''MISSINGLINK'') Convoy's appearance is a direct recreation of the original ''The Transformers'' toy—but with the benefit of forty years of advances in toy engineering. It retains almost all of the original toy's [[gimmick]]s, and adds a bunch more.

:All of the original accessories are included with this revamped release, plus some extras. The Combat Deck's launching mechanism has been nixed, in favor of allowing the repair drone to detach from the trailer and roll around on its own wheels. Roller's wheels and the toy's missiles are packed still attached to their [[sprue]] just like in the old days, complete with an extravagant spare set of missiles. The fuel pump, hose and nozzle are included basically unchanged as three separate parts but are in fact new tooling.

:Since the trailers are nearly identical in shape, the sound effect module from the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Generation 2|''Generation 2'' Optimus Prime toy]] is compatible with the trailer of this release, though the module can't connect to Convoy's robot mode back.

:Although entirely a [[TakaraTomy]] initiative, the ''Missing Link'' toys were made available directly to Western fans via [[Hasbro Pulse]], sold under the name Optimus Prime. The toy kept its longer smokestacks and fully-functional firing missiles, which Hasbro had shortened [[for safety reasons]] in prior releases.

:This toy was also redecoed to make the "[[Zeta Module]]" of [[Sentinel Prime (G1)#Missing Link|Sentinel Prime]] and the "[[Wheelhouse]]" of [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Missing Link|Nemesis Prime]].

:*[https://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/tf_missinglink/c-01 Official TakaraTomy website of ''Missing Link'' Convoy]

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===''Transformers Retro''===
[[File:RetroOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime''' (2024)}}</ul>
*''Accessories'': "Laser Blaster", left & right fists, trailer/"Combat Deck", "Roller", 4 rockets, hose, nozzle, fuel pump
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro)}}<ref name="Interview"/>

:''[[Transformers Retro]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Transformers Retro|Optimus Prime]] is yet another reissue of the original Optimus Prime toy in yet another attempt to get slightly even more cartoon-accurate. This version has a noticeably retooled trailer, with an artillery drone that no longer has triggers for the missile launchers and can no longer fit a Diaclone pilot.

:As with the rest of the line, Optimus is exclusive to Walmart.
{{G1OptimusPrimeMold}}

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===''Studio Series''===
[[File:StudioSeries86CommanderOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|The $90 upgrade kit ''Free robot included!'']]
<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, [[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]] (packaging), [[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>}}

:''[[Studio Series]]'' '86 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Studio Series|Optimus Prime]] includes a new trailer based on its cartoon appearance along with Roller and the Auto-Launcher repair drone, finally bringing the side stabilizers to ''Generations''. It is designed to store all of Prime's accessories with enough space left to fit store one [[Autobot Cars|Deluxe Class car]]. Of course, the trailer can transform into its <s>Combat Deck</s> 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 configurations. The interior of the trailer is based on the [[#MP-44|MP-44 trailer]]’s sculpt, itself inspired by the [[#The Transformers|original trailer’s]] stickers, along with some [[#MP10|MP-10]] influence on the bottom side. 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 [[#MP44|MP-44]] style, who can also tow the trailer.
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===''Supreme''===
[[File:SupremeOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Optimus Supreme: the leftovers from building [[Omega Prime]].]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime''' (2025)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Two blasters, left & right fists, trailer/"Combat Deck", "Roller", fuel hose, missile runner

:High-end designer clothing and apparel brand {{w|Supreme (brand)|Supreme}} released its own licensed version of the G1 Optimus Prime mold, now head-to-toe red and dripping with multiple Supreme logos.

{{G1OptimusPrimeMold}}
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==Merchandise==
===Imaginarium Art===
[[File:ImaginariumOptimusPrime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2017)

:[[Imaginarium Art]]'s first statue of Optimus Prime stands 24 inches tall and features multiple LEDs, two varieties of his laser rifle, and his energy axe. The statue's chestplate can open, revealing the Matrix of Leadership. The sculpted base for this figure also features the Combat Deck and Roller. Only 500 of this item were produced.
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===''Blokees''===
[[File:Blokees-TF-DV05-Roller-and-Combat-Deck.jpg|thumb|350px]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime - Trailer + Roller''' (2025)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Defender Version 05 - Traitor to Tyranny'''
:*''Accessories'': Hitch extension for Optimus Prime vehicle

: Sold as part of the fifth wave of Blokees' ''Defender Version'' blindbox kits, this kit includes both the Combat Deck/Trailer and Roller, which also serves as an extension kit for the first wave's Optimus Prime truck. The Combat Deck's two halves can be opened, allowing Roller to be mounted. Additionally, the Combat Deck also comes with a hitch extension for the first wave's Optimus Prime vehicle, and the trailer includes a molded bar that is compatible with the truck's Auto-Launcher. The insides of the Combat Deck also feature two socket joints for the Brilliant Optimus's fist(s) and/or the Energon Axe accessory, though the Ion Blaster can sorta attach onto it by using its peg handle. In trailer mode, the Combat Deck is designed to accommodate only Roller; other vehicles of a different size will not fit. When the Auto-Launcher is installed, ensure Roller is facing forward, as it will not fit correctly if positioned backward.
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====Blokees Wheels====
{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime Trailer Set''' (2025)}}
:*''Series:'' ''CT-01''
:*''Accessories'': Roller, smokestack replacement part

:The Blokees Wheels [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Blokees Wheels|Optimus Prime Trailer Set]] kit is a non-blind-box re-release of the original truck kit and includes two options for Wind Vanes/Smokestacks from the Titanium Edition and remodeled dually wheels for the trailer's wheels and the cab's rear wheels. Additionally, this kit comes with a trailer that can transform into a Combat Deck, featuring a removable drone pod. It also includes a Roller that can be mounted with the drone. When opened, the trailer can store up to three vehicles from the same line, as long as they are not slightly wider.

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==Notes==

*In the cartoon, when Optimus Prime [[Transformation|transforms]] into [[robot mode]], the combat deck disappears, only to reattach itself to Prime whenever he goes into vehicle mode. According to an early Japanese catalog circa [[1985]], after Optimus Prime transforms into robot mode, the trailer is teleported to the base via a special signal.<ref>Page 69, ''[[Transformers Generations 2011 Volume 1]]''</ref> IDW's ''[[The Transformers: Escalation]]'' uses a similar idea, by having the trailer arrive at Prime's location using [[orbital jump]].
*Marvel's G1 comics generally kept better track of Prime's trailer. If he didn't bring it with him, he would transform without it. It seemed to pop in and out in the G2 comic, though.
*The Combat Deck was referred to as '''Autobot Headquarters''' in [[Commercial/International#United Kingdom|several]] [[Transformers: Generation 2 (Fleetway)|different]] [http://www.botchthecrab.com/galleryImage.asp?gallery=10&image=268 sources].
*Among the sticker displays in the original Combat Deck toy is a map of the [[memoryalpha:Romulan Neutral Zone|Romulan Neutral Zone]] from ''[[Star Trek]]''. Really!

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Combat Container''' (コンバットコンテナ ''Konbatto Kontena'')

==See also==
* [[Star Trailer]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1984/Autobot/OptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm Combat Deck (with Optimus Prime) at TFU.info].

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[[Category:Generation 1 cartoon Autobots]]
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Combat Deck (G1)

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Mr Camhed: /* Blokees Wheels */

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{{disambig2|the heroic Autobot trailer|its evil mirror universe counterpart|Combat Deck (SG)}}
:''Combat Deck is a component of [[Autobot]] leader [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:CombatDeckVisualWorks.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|The Combat Deck as it flies through space and attacks Devastator's hand. Hubba-jubba-wha?!]]
When transforming out of [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]], Optimus Prime splits into three components:

*His primary [[robot mode]], occasionally called the [[Brain Center]].<ref>Don't look at me, this is what the 1986 Marvel UK annual called it!</ref>
*A wheeled drone module known as [[Roller (G1)|Roller]].
*A '''Combat Deck''', the transformed form of his trailer.

Although Optimus Prime can function as three independent modules, injury to any one module is felt by the other two.

Prime can operate by remote-control his Combat Deck module up to a distance of 1500 feet. The '''Auto-Launcher''' mounted on the deck can use a variety of artillery and radiation beam weapons, including most of those used by his fellow Autobots. The launcher also includes a highly dexterous grapple-arm which allows it to load itself and change its weaponry. The communications disk antenna mounted on the launcher provides a link between Optimus and all his fellow Autobots within a radius of 50 miles. It can be adapted to a satellite hook-up that increases its effective range tenfold. (Occasionally, though, the antenna can be replaced by a second claw, as indicated in the photo to the right.)

Unlike Roller, the Combat Deck does not possess autonomous intelligence, but it has shown several times the strange ability to come and go out of nowhere. Spooky...

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}
[[File:Combat deck marvel 1.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Marvel decided to go with the [[Lucky Draw figure|lucky draw]] version.]]
When the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'s [[Aunty|computer]] was awakened by the eruption of [[Mount St. Hilary]] in [[1984]], it dispatched "revival drones" to reanimate the Autobots and [[Decepticon]]s on board. Two of these drones bore a striking resemblance to the Combat Deck, and they were the ones that reactivated most, if not all of the Ark's passengers. {{storylink|The Transformers (issue)|The Transformers}}

Later, a drone assisted [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] in repairing the Ark. {{storylink|Prisoner of War!}}

{{note|While the revival drones were modelled after the Combat Deck's toy (right down to the wheels and platform) they were never suggested in-story to be the transformed [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s trailer - in "[[Prisoner of War!]]" we see a drone with Ratchet while Prime drives up in truck mode. However, since there was more than one drone, it's possible Prime appropriated one to use as his trailer.}}

''As part of a plan to fake his own death, Optimus Prime stored a [[facsimile construct]] of himself in his trailer and went off alone. He was ambushed by [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] and the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacon]]s and thrown clear of his trailer. Showing uncommon sportsmanship, Megatron gave Optimus a ten minute head start before he sent the Predacons to hunt for him. Thinking he lost them, Optimus Prime doubled back to his trailer and started to remove the facsimile. Megatron was waiting for him and fired his [[fusion cannon]]. He missed [[Brain Center|Prime's robot component]] but hit his trailer component, causing Prime pain. The Predacons returned and betrayed Megatron, stealing his fusion cannon and leaving him alone to fight Prime. Prime got the upper hand and Megatron opened up a space bridge to flee. Both Prime and Megatron went through, with Prime leaving behind his trailer.'' {{storylink|Prey!}} {{storylink|...The Harder They Die!}}

''On [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Prime transformed without his trailer, confirming that he left it on Earth.'' {{storylink|Under Fire!}} ''In the meantime, the Autobots had discovered the deactivated facsimile construct and buried it, thinking it was really Optimus Prime. No mention was made of the trailer and whether or not they buried that component as well.'' {{storylink|Resurrection!}}

Optimus Prime (and his trailer) drove to [[Energy Futures Industries]]. Prime transformed and left his trailer off-panel. After losing a video game, Optimus Prime's [[Brain Center|robot component]] was destroyed and carried away. It was not clear where the Combat Deck was at the time or what happened to it. {{storylink|Afterdeath!}}

====Generation 2====
Optimus Prime was back in his original body, except his trailer was black and had more weapons. {{storylink|Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel)|Transformers: Generation 2}}

===''The Transformers'' cartoon===
[[File:G1 cartoon Optimus Prime Combat Deck.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|right|Combat Deck, the alternate mode of Optimus Prime's trailer, exists within Optimus Prime's trailer. ...Wait, what?]]

The Combat Deck was used by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] during a battle with [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]; the two fired at each other at the same time. While the Combat Deck's blasts knocked Megatron's [[fusion cannon]] off his arm, Megatron's blast blew the Combat Deck cannon to pieces. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 3}}

Optimus Prime later used the Combat Deck to help the Autobots with a battle in the Arctic. The Combat Deck managed to damage [[Skywarp (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Skywarp]]'s stabilizers, causing him to crash into [[Thundercracker (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Thundercracker]] in midair and taking out both [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]]. {{storylink|Fire in the Sky}}

When Optimus Prime was briefly turned evil, he activated the Combat Deck and Roller to attack his fellow Autobots when they tried to help him. It didn't hit anything, and stopped firing at them as soon as it was hit with an [[attitude exchanger]]. {{storylink|Attack of the Autobots (episode)|Attack of the Autobots}}

The Combat Deck's arm lifted the body of the ailing [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]] into Prime's Trailer. {{storylink|The Search for Alpha Trion}}
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===Coloring book continuity===
[[File:Forestrescuemission-combatdeck.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|The Combat Deck, taking care of Starscream.]]
Optimus Prime used the Combat Deck in defense of a forest in danger of being cleared by the Decepticons to make way for a Decepticon factory. It looks [[:File:Optimusprimeg1marvelfirst.jpg|somewhat familiar]]. {{storylink|Forest Rescue Mission}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:Escalation4 Combatdeck.jpg|left|thumb]]
When the Autobots arrived in the former [[Russia]]n state of [[Brasnya]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] deployed the Combat Deck for remote tactical assistance. {{storylink|Escalation issue 3|Escalation #3}} It detected the optically camouflaged [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]], enabling Roller to take the Decepticon out of commission. {{storylink|Escalation issue 4|Escalation #4}}

After being savagely beaten by [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]], Optimus Prime funneled his consciousness into the memory buffers of the Combat Deck and commanded the Autobots through [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] from there. After Megatron assumed victory, Optimus moved his higher functions back into his body and showed Megatron the error of his ways. {{storylink|Escalation issue 6|Escalation #6}}
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===Energon Universe===
[[File:TF2023 – Combat Deck.jpg|right|upright=1.25|thumb]]
As [[Optimus Prime (G1)#Energon Universe|Optimus Prime]] was rebuilt and revived in the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', his "'''Tactical Trailer'''" was likewise rebuilt into a trailer based on Earth designs. When caught in a battle against the Decepticons shortly after being revived, Optimus realized that the Autobots would soon be outnumbered, so he ordered [[Ratchet (G1)#Energon Universe|Ratchet]] to load as many dormant Autobots as he could into his trailer so they could retreat. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 1|Transformers #1}}

Once the Autobots had taken refuge in an abandoned quarry, Ratchet used the Trailer's [[energon]] supply, as well as metals from the quarry, to revive [[Cliffjumper (G1)#Energon Universe|Cliffjumper]]. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 2|Transformers #2}}
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==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
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[[File:G1 OptimusPrime toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Combat Deck. Also, some guy who pulls it around.]]
* '''Optimus Prime''' ([[1984]])
**''Takara ID number:'' '''01'''
**''Accessories:'' 4 missiles, hose, nozzle, fuel pump
{{toydesigner|[[Shōji Kawamori]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:The trailer portion of Optimus Prime's vehicle mode opens up into his Combat Deck, splitting down the middle and unfolding into a symmetrical battlefield headquarters for Prime and the Autobots, wide enough to accommodate one vehicle-mode Autobot car in each of its three bays. The central feature of the Combat Deck is the "Auto-Launcher" artillery/repair drone mounted upon a boom lift arm, which features a rotating radar dish, an articulated claw arm, and two missiles. Situated at the base of this boom arm is a spring-loaded launcher that can be used to deploy either [[Roller (G1)|Roller]] or any Autobot car out of the Combat Deck via the ramp formed from the trailer's tailgate. The Combat Deck includes three small peg holes moulded into its walls and floor, scaled to accommodate Optimus Prime's laser rifle (storing it while the figure is in vehicle mode) and the handle of the fuel pump accessory.

:In trailer mode, the Combat Deck can accommodate one Autobot car (if you remove Roller), and the launcher still functions. The Auto-Launcher can still be used in this mode, as it fits through either of the two square holes in the trailer's roof and front. The ''Transformers'' release of the figure does not mention the Combat Deck's rudimentary "third" mode, a "repair bay" of sorts, which involves standing the open trailer upright while Prime stands in the middle, so the Auto-Launcher can "tend" to him. The Prime figure can also fit within the closed trailer.

:As a former ''[[Diaclone]]'' toy, the Combat Deck features several vestigial features associated with that toyline, including two small, dark blue consoles on its floor, and an opening cockpit on the Auto-Launcher, which can each seat one Diaclone pilot figure. Instead of stickers, the floor of the Combat Deck originally featured large metal plates, to which the Diaclone pilots' magnetic feet could attach. These plates were included on some of the earliest releases of the ''Transformers'' version of the toy, but were soon done away with.

:The Auto-Launcher is also the subject of several significant variations. Its missiles were customarily black, but slightly smaller grey versions were available. The original ''Transformers'' release of the figure did not feature spring-loaded launchers for these missiles, but subsequent Japanese editions of the toy included the feature.

:When the Optimus Prime mold is recolored or reissued (see [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Notes|this list]] for all those times), the Combat Deck is almost always included with it. Significant changes in the appearance of the Combat Deck included its being decorated with Pepsi stickers for a limited promotional edition, and being recolored black for ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' in [[1993]] and JAFCON in [[2000]].

===''Generation 2''===
[[File:G2Prime toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (1993, [[1994]])
**''Accessories:'' 4 missiles, hose, nozzle, fuel pump, 2 missile launchers, 2 missiles, sound and lights module

:The first ''Generation 2'' Optimus Prime toy was largely identical in sculpt to the original Generation 1 figure release. While his cab robot retained his original red and blue color scheme, his trailer was recast in black, with the original blue and silver striped sticker replaced with a red and silver one displaying Optimus's name. The traditionally dark blue internal components of the trailer are a lighter blue. He comes with an electronic "sound and lights module" that can plug into the front of the trailer.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1993/Autobot/OptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on ''Generation 2'' Combat Deck (with Optimus Prime) at TFU.info]''
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===''Commemorative Series''===
[[File:Commemorative series optimus prime modifications.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2002/2012)
**''Accessories:'' 4 missiles, hose, nozzle, fuel pump

:The first reissue of the original Optimus Prime toy in North America since the Generation 1 toyline reached its end, this "[[The Transformers: Generation One Commemorative Series|Commemorative Series]]" edition of the figure was a Toys"R"Us exclusive. For this release, the Combat Deck's ability to fire missiles was restored; this required them to be elongated to prevent potential choking, as was the case with all other Commemorative Series figures' firing missiles. In addition, the missiles now plug into the Combat Deck via a "keyed" locking tab mechanism that reissues of the original figure continue to use to this day. This release also had the trailer's launching feature removed.

:In 2012, a reissue of the Commemorative Series toy was released. Though the "Commemorative Series" label was not printed anywhere on the packaging, the included instructions retained the name. The toy itself is a mix of different versions. The cab has the safety modifications of the original ''Commemorative Series'' release, including the shortened smokestacks and longer missiles (and thicker rifle), but also has the modified hitch of the 2011 ''Chronicle'' two-pack. Meanwhile, the trailer features the lighter gray plastic colors used for the 2008 ''Universe'' release, and the Autobot insignias on the robot's shoulders are tampographed (like on Takara's ''Encore'' version and Hasbro's ''Universe'' 25th Anniversary release). This version also seems to suffer from [[Mold#Deterioration|mold deterioration]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1984/Autobot/OptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Commemorative Series Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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===''Smallest Transforming Transformers''===
[[File:WSTF Convoy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Honey, I shrunk the Combat Deck]]
*'''G1 Convoy Trailer''' ([[2003]])
**''ID Number:'' '''GTF-01B (trailer)'''

:The Combat Deck was available separately from the Optimus cab toy as a [[Shortpacking|shortpacked]] figure. It is a tiny, simplified replica of the Generation 1 Combat Deck.

:In wave 2.5, Optimus was available in cartoon colors, with the chase figure being the trailer painted in cartoon colors.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Cybertron/SmallestCombatDeck/combatdeck.htm More information ''Smallest Transforming'' Combat Deck at TFU.info]''
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===''Masterpiece''===
[[File:MP04Convoy2.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|You just paid $170 for a big box on wheels.]]
*'''Convoy Perfect Edition''' ([[2006]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-4'''
{{toydesigner|[[Hisashi Yuki]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:For the re-release of ''Masterpiece'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MP4|Convoy]], Takara packed him with a proper, full-size, fully transforming, plastic and die-cast metal trailer. The trailer can open up to reveal his Combat Deck, with storage for his accessories and a functional Auto-Launcher. The interior has enough room to accommodate one ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' toy in vehicle mode.

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*'''Convoy''' ([[September 24]], [[2011]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-10'''
{{toydesigner|[[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Junichi Akutsu]] (concept artist)}}

:[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MP10|MP-10 Convoy]] is an entirely new, smaller tooling of Generation 1 Optimus Prime, and comes with a new version of his trailer/Combat Deck. It now features a pull-out ramp and opening doors, can mount and be towed by either Optimus Prime or Roller, and the trailer has two flip-down supports underneath, allowing it to stand alone. The interior has enough room to accommodate one ''[[Transformers: Alternity|Alternity]]'' toy in vehicle mode.

:As usual, the trailer can open up into the Combat Deck, with the lower portions of the trailer splitting open and to the side to function as supports, and with the ramp being deployed. In this mode, he features the standard Auto-Launcher with a flip-up rotating radar dish and articulated repair arm, as well as a floor-mounted console on each side, all of which can be manned by the included [[Spike Witwicky (G1)#Masterpiece|Spike Witwicky]] figurine. The trailer can also be configured to stand upright for Prime to use in robot mode, with his [[Ion blaster#MP10|Ion blaster]] and [[Energon-axe#MP10|energon-axe]] being stored near the consoles.

:Finally, the Combat Deck also features small panels on its sides that can be folded in, forming a small gap that's just the right size for the Auto-Launcher's neck, allowing the Auto-Launcher to be mounted on top and used in trailer mode. Awesome.

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[[File:Eva-optimus.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67]]
*'''Convoy Mode "Eva"''' ([[November 28]], [[2014]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-10'''

:''[[Transformers × Evangelion]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#eva|Convoy Mode "Eva"]] is a redeco of MP-10 Convoy complete with Combat Deck, which is decoed in white with [[Nerv]] insignias as a Nerv"Project Evangelion Movable Base". This toy was limited to 1,000 pieces.

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[[File:Masterpiece-MP44-Convoy-V3.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|All this for the low, low price of an arm, a leg, and your firstborn son!]]
*'''Convoy''' ([[August 24]], [[2019]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-44'''

:An entirely new mold, this Combat Deck is included with the third ''Masterpiece'' Convoy, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MP44|MP-44]]. Designed to resemble the animation model more closely than previous MP depictions, it can be towed in trailer mode by Optimus Prime in his truck mode, works in repair bay mode when positioned vertically, and has cutaways in the top enabling the drone arm to be extended out of the interior when in trailer mode for lots of Decepticon-shooting action. The Auto-Launcher can also separate from the Combat Deck and deploy wheels to replicate [[:File:Combat_deck.jpg|an animation error]], in this mode it can also be towed by Roller. The drone arm additionally doubles as a flight-stand for when Optimus Prime dons his included jetpack.
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===''Hybrid Style''===
[[File:THS02 CombatDeck.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Also stores fishing tackle.]]
*'''G1 Convoy''' (2006)
**''ID number:'' '''THS-02'''
{{toydesigner|[[Shōji Kawamori]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:This version of Optimus comes with a highly detailed Combat Deck, featuring all the familiar trappings of the original toy, including the Auto-Launcher, Roller, and storage space for Prime's gun and fuel pump. The toy lacks the spring-loaded launcher for Roller or the firing missiles for the Auto-Launcher, and the vestigal Diaclone cockpits are naturally removed, but in their place are storage compartments for Prime's numerous fists and energon axe, and numerous other extra features: the Auto-Launcher now features two handles that Prime can grip onto in order to aim its cannons; instead of merely flipping downward, the trailer's tailgate splits in two and swings open, and a spring-loaded ramp pops out from under the doorway to allow Roller to roll into action; the fuel pump and nozzle are connected by a poseable wire, instead of a rubber tube; when the trailer is opened, the support struts swing out automatically; and the front of the trailer has two little holes to attach Sideswipe's [[jet pack]].
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===''Transformers'' (2010)===
[[File:Transformers2010toy-HasbroMP10OptimusPrime-Trailer.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Masterpiece Optimus Prime''' ([[2012]])

:The Hasbro [[Toys"R"Us]]-[[exclusive]] ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)|Transformers]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#mp10hasbro|release]] of MP-10 Convoy also redecoes the trailer, giving it brighter blue plastic and paint, and removing the silver paint of its interior. It retains all of the functionality and [[gimmick]]ry from the previous release.
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===''Platinum Edition''===
[[File:PlatinumEditiontoy-Year of the horse Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|(Almost) invisible.]]
*'''Year of the Horse Optimus Prime''' (2014)
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (deco artist)}}

:Released to celebrate the Lunar 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. The Combat Deck is now almost completely transparent. The Autobot logos on the side are now red and gold. The Auto-Launcher is cast in transparent blue plastic. Because of the transparency, one has to look closely when the toy is in its packaging to see the actual trailer body.
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===''War for Cybertron: Earthrise''===
[[File:TF-Generations-WFC-E-Optimus-Prime-Trailer.jpg|upright=2|thumb]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, [[2020]])
**''ID number:'' '''WFC-E11'''
**''TakaraTomy name'': '''Optimus Prime with Trailer'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''ER-02'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': '''[[April 25]], 2020'''
{{toydesigner|[[Yūya Ōnishi]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Optimus Prime]] comes with a new version of Combat Deck. In trailer mode, it can hold small Deluxe Class figures. In battle station mode it features numerous [[5 mm post|5 mm ports]], a ramp with an [[A.I.R. Lock System|A.I.R. Lock]] connector on its end, and an articulated Auto-Launcher. The center of the ramp can be removed and used as a shield and the Auto-Launcher (now fully grey in color) can be detached and pegged onto a 5 mm port as a backpack or weapon. When towed by either the ''Siege'' or ''Earthrise'' Optimus Prime molds, the trailer cannot turn if the landing gear is facing forward.

:In a cute reference to [[Heavy Metal War]], ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Kingdom]]'' [[Huffer (G1)#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Huffer]] can tow the Combat Deck in his truck mode.

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*'''Alternate Universe Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, 2020)

:Like Optimus, the Combat Deck also gets a "sleep mode" redeco.
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===''War for Cybertron Trilogy''===
[[File:WFC-Netflix-Nemesis-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=2]]
*'''Nemesis Prime Spoiler Pack''' (Leader Unboxing, 2020)

:This ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' Leader Unboxing set contains a Combat Deck redecoed from ''Earthrise'' Optimus Prime's trailer, although the Nemesis Prime figure itself is actually a redeco of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|''Siege'' Optimus]]. The Combat Deck can connect with the included [[Fangtron#Toys|Fangtron]] to form a ramp.
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{{Anchor|Kingdom}}
===''War for Cybertron: Kingdom''===
[[File:WFC-K11 Optimus Prime Packaging Stock.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, 2020)
**''ID number:'' '''WFC-K11'''

:''Earthrise'' Optimus Prime was re-released in the first wave of the ''Kingdom'' Leader Class toys, including the Combat Deck. It featured no notable changes.
{{WFCEarthriseOptimusPrimeMold}}
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===''Robosen Collector's Edition''===
*'''Optimus Prime Auto-Converting Trailer and Roller''' (2022)

:This version of the Combat Deck is a companion piece to the earlier [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Robosen Collector's Edition|Robosen Optimus Prime programmable robot]]. It forms a ''3-foot-long'' trailer with internal and external lighting, and upon voice command or app control it uses 60 microchips and 18 motors to [[battery-powered motor|move]] some of its 2,000 individual parts, self-transform and rise into its interactive battle station / repair tower mode, move its various doors and ramps, and deploy a remote-controlled Roller. It costs $750 - as much as Robosen Prime himself - but what price is the pain of not having one?

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===''Holiday Optimus Prime''===
[[File:Gen-toy OptimusPrime Holiday.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Repair drone elf costume not included.]]
*'''Holiday Optimus Prime''' (December 2022)
{{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>

:This festive incarnation of the Combat Deck 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. The Auto-Launcher is cast in pure white.

:The figure was made available for sale exclusively at [[Hasbro Pulse]] on November 1, 2022 and is slated for a December 2022 release.
::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/Ckepd4SOlPs/ Designer commentary on Holiday Optimus Prime from Mark Maher on Instagram]''
{{WFCEarthriseOptimusPrimeMold}}
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===''Collaborative''===
{{anchor|VNR}}
[[File:VNR-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''VNR Optimus Prime''' (2023)
**''Accessories:'' Ion blaster, [[Matrix of Leadership]], trailer, artillery robot, ramp/shield, trailer hitch
{{toydesigner|[[Sam Smith]] (Hasbro)}}<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>

: ''Volvo VNR 300 Optimus Prime'' includes yet another redeco of the ''Earthrise'' Combat Deck, now packed with the above Holiday Optimus Prime figure in traditional Optimus Prime colors. The trailer features a more full-throated version of Optimus Prime's traditional blue stripe, now with white backing, and the Auto-Launcher is finally, ''FINALLY'' cast in multiple plastic colors with the "head" and base rendered in black while the arms remain in gray.

: 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.

{{WFCEarthriseOptimusPrimeMold}}
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:LegacyEvo CoreClass2PackOptimusPrime.jpg|upright=2.0|thumb|The Masterpiece for $400, or this for $40. It's up to you.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime & Bumblebee''' (Multi-pack, [[2023]])}}</ul>
:*''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>[[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>

:A [[Hasbro Pulse]] exclusive, this adorable Core Class-scaled Combat Deck takes center stage in this [[Transformers: Legacy|''Legacy'']] combo pack with repaints of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#LegacyEvolutionCore2pack|Core Class Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Legacy|Core Class Bumblebee]]. This cutesy, vaguely [[super deformed|SD]] offering was somehow the most comprehensive ''Generations'' update to the Generation 1 trailer upon its release, featuring an immaculate, at last color-accurate Auto-Launcher with the original antenna and longer multi-jointed repair arm which nonetheless retains the modular features of the ''Earthrise'' version. Accompanying the Command Deck is a teeny inhalable [[Roller (G1)#Legacy|Roller]] also able to tow the entire trailer(!) as well as carry around the Auto-Launcher on its own [[#MP44|MP-44]] style. The trailer was noted by designer [[Evan Brooks]] to be proportionally rightfully huge in contrast to the infamously undersized ''Earthrise'' version, and is scaled to fit the included Bumblebee, though it isn't quite long enough to fit Bumblebee, Roller, and the repair drone all at once. The set also includes Prime's signature [[ion blaster]] and [[Energon-axe]], Generation 1-style "stinger blaster" for Bumblebee, and a shield/hitch panel to allow Prime to tow the trailer, all of which have places to stow inside the trailer. While Roller fits inside, it has no secure tabbing point.

:The set was revealed and put up for preorder on the [[June 20]] Hasbro Pulse [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjLY0uamTKM Fanstream].
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===''Missing Link''===
[[File:TF-Missing-Link-C-01-Convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|]]
*'''Convoy''' (2024)
**''ID Number'': '''C-01'''
**Accessories: Laser Rifle, Energy Axe, [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]], [[Trailer|Container]]/[[Combat Deck (G1)#Toys|Combat Deck]], [[Roller (G1)#Toys|Roller]], 4 Missiles, Fuel Pump, Nozzle and Hose
{{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> [[Yuki Ohshima]] (concept artist), [[Shin Ueda]] (packaging artist)}}<ref name = "Missing Link">Article on Missing Link Convoy in [[Figure King]] issue 308 (September 2023), p109</ref>

:Released to celebrate the 40th anniversary of ''The Transformers'' brand, ''[[Missing Link]]'' (styled ''MISSINGLINK'') Convoy's appearance is a direct recreation of the original ''The Transformers'' toy—but with the benefit of forty years of advances in toy engineering. It retains almost all of the original toy's [[gimmick]]s, and adds a bunch more.

:All of the original accessories are included with this revamped release, plus some extras. The Combat Deck's launching mechanism has been nixed, in favor of allowing the repair drone to detach from the trailer and roll around on its own wheels. Roller's wheels and the toy's missiles are packed still attached to their [[sprue]] just like in the old days, complete with an extravagant spare set of missiles. The fuel pump, hose and nozzle are included basically unchanged as three separate parts but are in fact new tooling.

:Since the trailers are nearly identical in shape, the sound effect module from the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Generation 2|''Generation 2'' Optimus Prime toy]] is compatible with the trailer of this release, though the module can't connect to Convoy's robot mode back.

:Although entirely a [[TakaraTomy]] initiative, the ''Missing Link'' toys were made available directly to Western fans via [[Hasbro Pulse]], sold under the name Optimus Prime. The toy kept its longer smokestacks and fully-functional firing missiles, which Hasbro had shortened [[for safety reasons]] in prior releases.

:This toy was also redecoed to make the "[[Zeta Module]]" of [[Sentinel Prime (G1)#Missing Link|Sentinel Prime]] and the "[[Wheelhouse]]" of [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Missing Link|Nemesis Prime]].

:*[https://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/tf_missinglink/c-01 Official TakaraTomy website of ''Missing Link'' Convoy]

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===''Transformers Retro''===
[[File:RetroOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime''' (2024)}}</ul>
*''Accessories'': "Laser Blaster", left & right fists, trailer/"Combat Deck", "Roller", 4 rockets, hose, nozzle, fuel pump
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro)}}<ref name="Interview"/>

:''[[Transformers Retro]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Transformers Retro|Optimus Prime]] is yet another reissue of the original Optimus Prime toy in yet another attempt to get slightly even more cartoon-accurate. This version has a noticeably retooled trailer, with an artillery drone that no longer has triggers for the missile launchers and can no longer fit a Diaclone pilot.

:As with the rest of the line, Optimus is exclusive to Walmart.
{{G1OptimusPrimeMold}}

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===''Studio Series''===
[[File:StudioSeries86CommanderOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|The $90 upgrade kit ''Free robot included!'']]
<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, [[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]] (packaging), [[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>}}

:''[[Studio Series]]'' '86 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Studio Series|Optimus Prime]] includes a new trailer based on its cartoon appearance along with Roller and the Auto-Launcher repair drone, finally bringing the side stabilizers to ''Generations''. It is designed to store all of Prime's accessories with enough space left to fit store one [[Autobot Cars|Deluxe Class car]]. Of course, the trailer can transform into its <s>Combat Deck</s> 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 configurations. The interior of the trailer is based on the [[#MP-44|MP-44 trailer]]’s sculpt, itself inspired by the [[#The Transformers|original trailer’s]] stickers, along with some [[#MP10|MP-10]] influence on the bottom side. 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 [[#MP44|MP-44]] style, who can also tow the trailer.
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===''Supreme''===
[[File:SupremeOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Optimus Supreme: the leftovers from building [[Omega Prime]].]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime''' (2025)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Two blasters, left & right fists, trailer/"Combat Deck", "Roller", fuel hose, missile runner

:High-end designer clothing and apparel brand {{w|Supreme (brand)|Supreme}} released its own licensed version of the G1 Optimus Prime mold, now head-to-toe red and dripping with multiple Supreme logos.

{{G1OptimusPrimeMold}}
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==Merchandise==
===Imaginarium Art===
[[File:ImaginariumOptimusPrime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2017)

:[[Imaginarium Art]]'s first statue of Optimus Prime stands 24 inches tall and features multiple LEDs, two varieties of his laser rifle, and his energy axe. The statue's chestplate can open, revealing the Matrix of Leadership. The sculpted base for this figure also features the Combat Deck and Roller. Only 500 of this item were produced.
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===''Blokees''===
[[File:Blokees-TF-DV05-Roller-and-Combat-Deck.jpg|thumb|350px]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime - Trailer + Roller''' (2025)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Defender Version 05 - Traitor to Tyranny'''
:*''Accessories'': Hitch extension for Optimus Prime vehicle

: Sold as part of the fifth wave of Blokees' ''Defender Version'' blindbox kits, this kit includes both the Combat Deck/Trailer and Roller, which also serves as an extension kit for the first wave's Optimus Prime truck. The Combat Deck's two halves can be opened, allowing Roller to be mounted. Additionally, the Combat Deck also comes with a hitch extension for the first wave's Optimus Prime vehicle, and the trailer includes a molded bar that is compatible with the truck's Auto-Launcher. The insides of the Combat Deck also feature two socket joints for the Brilliant Optimus's fist(s) and/or the Energon Axe accessory, though the Ion Blaster can sorta attach onto it by using its peg handle. In trailer mode, the Combat Deck is designed to accommodate only Roller; other vehicles of a different size will not fit. When the Auto-Launcher is installed, ensure Roller is facing forward, as it will not fit correctly if positioned backward.
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====Blokees Wheels====
<'''ul''' class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime Trailer Set''' (2025)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' ''CT-01''
:*''Accessories'': Roller, smokestack replacement part

:The Blokees Wheels [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Blokees Wheels|Optimus Prime Trailer Set]] kit is a non-blind-box re-release of the original truck kit and includes two options for Wind Vanes/Smokestacks from the Titanium Edition and remodeled dually wheels for the trailer's wheels and the cab's rear wheels. Additionally, this kit comes with a trailer that can transform into a Combat Deck, featuring a removable drone pod. It also includes a Roller that can be mounted with the drone. When opened, the trailer can store up to three vehicles from the same line, as long as they are not slightly wider.

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==Notes==

*In the cartoon, when Optimus Prime [[Transformation|transforms]] into [[robot mode]], the combat deck disappears, only to reattach itself to Prime whenever he goes into vehicle mode. According to an early Japanese catalog circa [[1985]], after Optimus Prime transforms into robot mode, the trailer is teleported to the base via a special signal.<ref>Page 69, ''[[Transformers Generations 2011 Volume 1]]''</ref> IDW's ''[[The Transformers: Escalation]]'' uses a similar idea, by having the trailer arrive at Prime's location using [[orbital jump]].
*Marvel's G1 comics generally kept better track of Prime's trailer. If he didn't bring it with him, he would transform without it. It seemed to pop in and out in the G2 comic, though.
*The Combat Deck was referred to as '''Autobot Headquarters''' in [[Commercial/International#United Kingdom|several]] [[Transformers: Generation 2 (Fleetway)|different]] [http://www.botchthecrab.com/galleryImage.asp?gallery=10&image=268 sources].
*Among the sticker displays in the original Combat Deck toy is a map of the [[memoryalpha:Romulan Neutral Zone|Romulan Neutral Zone]] from ''[[Star Trek]]''. Really!

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Combat Container''' (コンバットコンテナ ''Konbatto Kontena'')

==See also==
* [[Star Trailer]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1984/Autobot/OptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm Combat Deck (with Optimus Prime) at TFU.info].

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Combat Deck (G1)

2025-12-31T04:52:17Z

Mr Camhed: /* Blokees */ Added Blokee wheels figure

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{{disambig2|the heroic Autobot trailer|its evil mirror universe counterpart|Combat Deck (SG)}}
:''Combat Deck is a component of [[Autobot]] leader [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:CombatDeckVisualWorks.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|The Combat Deck as it flies through space and attacks Devastator's hand. Hubba-jubba-wha?!]]
When transforming out of [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]], Optimus Prime splits into three components:

*His primary [[robot mode]], occasionally called the [[Brain Center]].<ref>Don't look at me, this is what the 1986 Marvel UK annual called it!</ref>
*A wheeled drone module known as [[Roller (G1)|Roller]].
*A '''Combat Deck''', the transformed form of his trailer.

Although Optimus Prime can function as three independent modules, injury to any one module is felt by the other two.

Prime can operate by remote-control his Combat Deck module up to a distance of 1500 feet. The '''Auto-Launcher''' mounted on the deck can use a variety of artillery and radiation beam weapons, including most of those used by his fellow Autobots. The launcher also includes a highly dexterous grapple-arm which allows it to load itself and change its weaponry. The communications disk antenna mounted on the launcher provides a link between Optimus and all his fellow Autobots within a radius of 50 miles. It can be adapted to a satellite hook-up that increases its effective range tenfold. (Occasionally, though, the antenna can be replaced by a second claw, as indicated in the photo to the right.)

Unlike Roller, the Combat Deck does not possess autonomous intelligence, but it has shown several times the strange ability to come and go out of nowhere. Spooky...

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}
[[File:Combat deck marvel 1.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Marvel decided to go with the [[Lucky Draw figure|lucky draw]] version.]]
When the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'s [[Aunty|computer]] was awakened by the eruption of [[Mount St. Hilary]] in [[1984]], it dispatched "revival drones" to reanimate the Autobots and [[Decepticon]]s on board. Two of these drones bore a striking resemblance to the Combat Deck, and they were the ones that reactivated most, if not all of the Ark's passengers. {{storylink|The Transformers (issue)|The Transformers}}

Later, a drone assisted [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] in repairing the Ark. {{storylink|Prisoner of War!}}

{{note|While the revival drones were modelled after the Combat Deck's toy (right down to the wheels and platform) they were never suggested in-story to be the transformed [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s trailer - in "[[Prisoner of War!]]" we see a drone with Ratchet while Prime drives up in truck mode. However, since there was more than one drone, it's possible Prime appropriated one to use as his trailer.}}

''As part of a plan to fake his own death, Optimus Prime stored a [[facsimile construct]] of himself in his trailer and went off alone. He was ambushed by [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] and the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacon]]s and thrown clear of his trailer. Showing uncommon sportsmanship, Megatron gave Optimus a ten minute head start before he sent the Predacons to hunt for him. Thinking he lost them, Optimus Prime doubled back to his trailer and started to remove the facsimile. Megatron was waiting for him and fired his [[fusion cannon]]. He missed [[Brain Center|Prime's robot component]] but hit his trailer component, causing Prime pain. The Predacons returned and betrayed Megatron, stealing his fusion cannon and leaving him alone to fight Prime. Prime got the upper hand and Megatron opened up a space bridge to flee. Both Prime and Megatron went through, with Prime leaving behind his trailer.'' {{storylink|Prey!}} {{storylink|...The Harder They Die!}}

''On [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Prime transformed without his trailer, confirming that he left it on Earth.'' {{storylink|Under Fire!}} ''In the meantime, the Autobots had discovered the deactivated facsimile construct and buried it, thinking it was really Optimus Prime. No mention was made of the trailer and whether or not they buried that component as well.'' {{storylink|Resurrection!}}

Optimus Prime (and his trailer) drove to [[Energy Futures Industries]]. Prime transformed and left his trailer off-panel. After losing a video game, Optimus Prime's [[Brain Center|robot component]] was destroyed and carried away. It was not clear where the Combat Deck was at the time or what happened to it. {{storylink|Afterdeath!}}

====Generation 2====
Optimus Prime was back in his original body, except his trailer was black and had more weapons. {{storylink|Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel)|Transformers: Generation 2}}

===''The Transformers'' cartoon===
[[File:G1 cartoon Optimus Prime Combat Deck.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|right|Combat Deck, the alternate mode of Optimus Prime's trailer, exists within Optimus Prime's trailer. ...Wait, what?]]

The Combat Deck was used by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] during a battle with [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]; the two fired at each other at the same time. While the Combat Deck's blasts knocked Megatron's [[fusion cannon]] off his arm, Megatron's blast blew the Combat Deck cannon to pieces. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 3}}

Optimus Prime later used the Combat Deck to help the Autobots with a battle in the Arctic. The Combat Deck managed to damage [[Skywarp (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Skywarp]]'s stabilizers, causing him to crash into [[Thundercracker (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Thundercracker]] in midair and taking out both [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]]. {{storylink|Fire in the Sky}}

When Optimus Prime was briefly turned evil, he activated the Combat Deck and Roller to attack his fellow Autobots when they tried to help him. It didn't hit anything, and stopped firing at them as soon as it was hit with an [[attitude exchanger]]. {{storylink|Attack of the Autobots (episode)|Attack of the Autobots}}

The Combat Deck's arm lifted the body of the ailing [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]] into Prime's Trailer. {{storylink|The Search for Alpha Trion}}
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===Coloring book continuity===
[[File:Forestrescuemission-combatdeck.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|The Combat Deck, taking care of Starscream.]]
Optimus Prime used the Combat Deck in defense of a forest in danger of being cleared by the Decepticons to make way for a Decepticon factory. It looks [[:File:Optimusprimeg1marvelfirst.jpg|somewhat familiar]]. {{storylink|Forest Rescue Mission}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:Escalation4 Combatdeck.jpg|left|thumb]]
When the Autobots arrived in the former [[Russia]]n state of [[Brasnya]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] deployed the Combat Deck for remote tactical assistance. {{storylink|Escalation issue 3|Escalation #3}} It detected the optically camouflaged [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]], enabling Roller to take the Decepticon out of commission. {{storylink|Escalation issue 4|Escalation #4}}

After being savagely beaten by [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]], Optimus Prime funneled his consciousness into the memory buffers of the Combat Deck and commanded the Autobots through [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] from there. After Megatron assumed victory, Optimus moved his higher functions back into his body and showed Megatron the error of his ways. {{storylink|Escalation issue 6|Escalation #6}}
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===Energon Universe===
[[File:TF2023 – Combat Deck.jpg|right|upright=1.25|thumb]]
As [[Optimus Prime (G1)#Energon Universe|Optimus Prime]] was rebuilt and revived in the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', his "'''Tactical Trailer'''" was likewise rebuilt into a trailer based on Earth designs. When caught in a battle against the Decepticons shortly after being revived, Optimus realized that the Autobots would soon be outnumbered, so he ordered [[Ratchet (G1)#Energon Universe|Ratchet]] to load as many dormant Autobots as he could into his trailer so they could retreat. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 1|Transformers #1}}

Once the Autobots had taken refuge in an abandoned quarry, Ratchet used the Trailer's [[energon]] supply, as well as metals from the quarry, to revive [[Cliffjumper (G1)#Energon Universe|Cliffjumper]]. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 2|Transformers #2}}
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==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}
[[File:G1 OptimusPrime toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Combat Deck. Also, some guy who pulls it around.]]
* '''Optimus Prime''' ([[1984]])
**''Takara ID number:'' '''01'''
**''Accessories:'' 4 missiles, hose, nozzle, fuel pump
{{toydesigner|[[Shōji Kawamori]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:The trailer portion of Optimus Prime's vehicle mode opens up into his Combat Deck, splitting down the middle and unfolding into a symmetrical battlefield headquarters for Prime and the Autobots, wide enough to accommodate one vehicle-mode Autobot car in each of its three bays. The central feature of the Combat Deck is the "Auto-Launcher" artillery/repair drone mounted upon a boom lift arm, which features a rotating radar dish, an articulated claw arm, and two missiles. Situated at the base of this boom arm is a spring-loaded launcher that can be used to deploy either [[Roller (G1)|Roller]] or any Autobot car out of the Combat Deck via the ramp formed from the trailer's tailgate. The Combat Deck includes three small peg holes moulded into its walls and floor, scaled to accommodate Optimus Prime's laser rifle (storing it while the figure is in vehicle mode) and the handle of the fuel pump accessory.

:In trailer mode, the Combat Deck can accommodate one Autobot car (if you remove Roller), and the launcher still functions. The Auto-Launcher can still be used in this mode, as it fits through either of the two square holes in the trailer's roof and front. The ''Transformers'' release of the figure does not mention the Combat Deck's rudimentary "third" mode, a "repair bay" of sorts, which involves standing the open trailer upright while Prime stands in the middle, so the Auto-Launcher can "tend" to him. The Prime figure can also fit within the closed trailer.

:As a former ''[[Diaclone]]'' toy, the Combat Deck features several vestigial features associated with that toyline, including two small, dark blue consoles on its floor, and an opening cockpit on the Auto-Launcher, which can each seat one Diaclone pilot figure. Instead of stickers, the floor of the Combat Deck originally featured large metal plates, to which the Diaclone pilots' magnetic feet could attach. These plates were included on some of the earliest releases of the ''Transformers'' version of the toy, but were soon done away with.

:The Auto-Launcher is also the subject of several significant variations. Its missiles were customarily black, but slightly smaller grey versions were available. The original ''Transformers'' release of the figure did not feature spring-loaded launchers for these missiles, but subsequent Japanese editions of the toy included the feature.

:When the Optimus Prime mold is recolored or reissued (see [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Notes|this list]] for all those times), the Combat Deck is almost always included with it. Significant changes in the appearance of the Combat Deck included its being decorated with Pepsi stickers for a limited promotional edition, and being recolored black for ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' in [[1993]] and JAFCON in [[2000]].

===''Generation 2''===
[[File:G2Prime toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (1993, [[1994]])
**''Accessories:'' 4 missiles, hose, nozzle, fuel pump, 2 missile launchers, 2 missiles, sound and lights module

:The first ''Generation 2'' Optimus Prime toy was largely identical in sculpt to the original Generation 1 figure release. While his cab robot retained his original red and blue color scheme, his trailer was recast in black, with the original blue and silver striped sticker replaced with a red and silver one displaying Optimus's name. The traditionally dark blue internal components of the trailer are a lighter blue. He comes with an electronic "sound and lights module" that can plug into the front of the trailer.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1993/Autobot/OptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on ''Generation 2'' Combat Deck (with Optimus Prime) at TFU.info]''
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===''Commemorative Series''===
[[File:Commemorative series optimus prime modifications.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2002/2012)
**''Accessories:'' 4 missiles, hose, nozzle, fuel pump

:The first reissue of the original Optimus Prime toy in North America since the Generation 1 toyline reached its end, this "[[The Transformers: Generation One Commemorative Series|Commemorative Series]]" edition of the figure was a Toys"R"Us exclusive. For this release, the Combat Deck's ability to fire missiles was restored; this required them to be elongated to prevent potential choking, as was the case with all other Commemorative Series figures' firing missiles. In addition, the missiles now plug into the Combat Deck via a "keyed" locking tab mechanism that reissues of the original figure continue to use to this day. This release also had the trailer's launching feature removed.

:In 2012, a reissue of the Commemorative Series toy was released. Though the "Commemorative Series" label was not printed anywhere on the packaging, the included instructions retained the name. The toy itself is a mix of different versions. The cab has the safety modifications of the original ''Commemorative Series'' release, including the shortened smokestacks and longer missiles (and thicker rifle), but also has the modified hitch of the 2011 ''Chronicle'' two-pack. Meanwhile, the trailer features the lighter gray plastic colors used for the 2008 ''Universe'' release, and the Autobot insignias on the robot's shoulders are tampographed (like on Takara's ''Encore'' version and Hasbro's ''Universe'' 25th Anniversary release). This version also seems to suffer from [[Mold#Deterioration|mold deterioration]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1984/Autobot/OptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Commemorative Series Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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===''Smallest Transforming Transformers''===
[[File:WSTF Convoy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Honey, I shrunk the Combat Deck]]
*'''G1 Convoy Trailer''' ([[2003]])
**''ID Number:'' '''GTF-01B (trailer)'''

:The Combat Deck was available separately from the Optimus cab toy as a [[Shortpacking|shortpacked]] figure. It is a tiny, simplified replica of the Generation 1 Combat Deck.

:In wave 2.5, Optimus was available in cartoon colors, with the chase figure being the trailer painted in cartoon colors.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Cybertron/SmallestCombatDeck/combatdeck.htm More information ''Smallest Transforming'' Combat Deck at TFU.info]''
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===''Masterpiece''===
[[File:MP04Convoy2.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|You just paid $170 for a big box on wheels.]]
*'''Convoy Perfect Edition''' ([[2006]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-4'''
{{toydesigner|[[Hisashi Yuki]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:For the re-release of ''Masterpiece'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MP4|Convoy]], Takara packed him with a proper, full-size, fully transforming, plastic and die-cast metal trailer. The trailer can open up to reveal his Combat Deck, with storage for his accessories and a functional Auto-Launcher. The interior has enough room to accommodate one ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' toy in vehicle mode.

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*'''Convoy''' ([[September 24]], [[2011]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-10'''
{{toydesigner|[[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Junichi Akutsu]] (concept artist)}}

:[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MP10|MP-10 Convoy]] is an entirely new, smaller tooling of Generation 1 Optimus Prime, and comes with a new version of his trailer/Combat Deck. It now features a pull-out ramp and opening doors, can mount and be towed by either Optimus Prime or Roller, and the trailer has two flip-down supports underneath, allowing it to stand alone. The interior has enough room to accommodate one ''[[Transformers: Alternity|Alternity]]'' toy in vehicle mode.

:As usual, the trailer can open up into the Combat Deck, with the lower portions of the trailer splitting open and to the side to function as supports, and with the ramp being deployed. In this mode, he features the standard Auto-Launcher with a flip-up rotating radar dish and articulated repair arm, as well as a floor-mounted console on each side, all of which can be manned by the included [[Spike Witwicky (G1)#Masterpiece|Spike Witwicky]] figurine. The trailer can also be configured to stand upright for Prime to use in robot mode, with his [[Ion blaster#MP10|Ion blaster]] and [[Energon-axe#MP10|energon-axe]] being stored near the consoles.

:Finally, the Combat Deck also features small panels on its sides that can be folded in, forming a small gap that's just the right size for the Auto-Launcher's neck, allowing the Auto-Launcher to be mounted on top and used in trailer mode. Awesome.

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[[File:Eva-optimus.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67]]
*'''Convoy Mode "Eva"''' ([[November 28]], [[2014]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-10'''

:''[[Transformers × Evangelion]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#eva|Convoy Mode "Eva"]] is a redeco of MP-10 Convoy complete with Combat Deck, which is decoed in white with [[Nerv]] insignias as a Nerv"Project Evangelion Movable Base". This toy was limited to 1,000 pieces.

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[[File:Masterpiece-MP44-Convoy-V3.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|All this for the low, low price of an arm, a leg, and your firstborn son!]]
*'''Convoy''' ([[August 24]], [[2019]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-44'''

:An entirely new mold, this Combat Deck is included with the third ''Masterpiece'' Convoy, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MP44|MP-44]]. Designed to resemble the animation model more closely than previous MP depictions, it can be towed in trailer mode by Optimus Prime in his truck mode, works in repair bay mode when positioned vertically, and has cutaways in the top enabling the drone arm to be extended out of the interior when in trailer mode for lots of Decepticon-shooting action. The Auto-Launcher can also separate from the Combat Deck and deploy wheels to replicate [[:File:Combat_deck.jpg|an animation error]], in this mode it can also be towed by Roller. The drone arm additionally doubles as a flight-stand for when Optimus Prime dons his included jetpack.
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===''Hybrid Style''===
[[File:THS02 CombatDeck.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Also stores fishing tackle.]]
*'''G1 Convoy''' (2006)
**''ID number:'' '''THS-02'''
{{toydesigner|[[Shōji Kawamori]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:This version of Optimus comes with a highly detailed Combat Deck, featuring all the familiar trappings of the original toy, including the Auto-Launcher, Roller, and storage space for Prime's gun and fuel pump. The toy lacks the spring-loaded launcher for Roller or the firing missiles for the Auto-Launcher, and the vestigal Diaclone cockpits are naturally removed, but in their place are storage compartments for Prime's numerous fists and energon axe, and numerous other extra features: the Auto-Launcher now features two handles that Prime can grip onto in order to aim its cannons; instead of merely flipping downward, the trailer's tailgate splits in two and swings open, and a spring-loaded ramp pops out from under the doorway to allow Roller to roll into action; the fuel pump and nozzle are connected by a poseable wire, instead of a rubber tube; when the trailer is opened, the support struts swing out automatically; and the front of the trailer has two little holes to attach Sideswipe's [[jet pack]].
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===''Transformers'' (2010)===
[[File:Transformers2010toy-HasbroMP10OptimusPrime-Trailer.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Masterpiece Optimus Prime''' ([[2012]])

:The Hasbro [[Toys"R"Us]]-[[exclusive]] ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)|Transformers]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#mp10hasbro|release]] of MP-10 Convoy also redecoes the trailer, giving it brighter blue plastic and paint, and removing the silver paint of its interior. It retains all of the functionality and [[gimmick]]ry from the previous release.
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===''Platinum Edition''===
[[File:PlatinumEditiontoy-Year of the horse Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|(Almost) invisible.]]
*'''Year of the Horse Optimus Prime''' (2014)
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (deco artist)}}

:Released to celebrate the Lunar 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. The Combat Deck is now almost completely transparent. The Autobot logos on the side are now red and gold. The Auto-Launcher is cast in transparent blue plastic. Because of the transparency, one has to look closely when the toy is in its packaging to see the actual trailer body.
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===''War for Cybertron: Earthrise''===
[[File:TF-Generations-WFC-E-Optimus-Prime-Trailer.jpg|upright=2|thumb]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, [[2020]])
**''ID number:'' '''WFC-E11'''
**''TakaraTomy name'': '''Optimus Prime with Trailer'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''ER-02'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': '''[[April 25]], 2020'''
{{toydesigner|[[Yūya Ōnishi]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Optimus Prime]] comes with a new version of Combat Deck. In trailer mode, it can hold small Deluxe Class figures. In battle station mode it features numerous [[5 mm post|5 mm ports]], a ramp with an [[A.I.R. Lock System|A.I.R. Lock]] connector on its end, and an articulated Auto-Launcher. The center of the ramp can be removed and used as a shield and the Auto-Launcher (now fully grey in color) can be detached and pegged onto a 5 mm port as a backpack or weapon. When towed by either the ''Siege'' or ''Earthrise'' Optimus Prime molds, the trailer cannot turn if the landing gear is facing forward.

:In a cute reference to [[Heavy Metal War]], ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Kingdom]]'' [[Huffer (G1)#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Huffer]] can tow the Combat Deck in his truck mode.

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*'''Alternate Universe Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, 2020)

:Like Optimus, the Combat Deck also gets a "sleep mode" redeco.
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===''War for Cybertron Trilogy''===
[[File:WFC-Netflix-Nemesis-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=2]]
*'''Nemesis Prime Spoiler Pack''' (Leader Unboxing, 2020)

:This ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' Leader Unboxing set contains a Combat Deck redecoed from ''Earthrise'' Optimus Prime's trailer, although the Nemesis Prime figure itself is actually a redeco of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|''Siege'' Optimus]]. The Combat Deck can connect with the included [[Fangtron#Toys|Fangtron]] to form a ramp.
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{{Anchor|Kingdom}}
===''War for Cybertron: Kingdom''===
[[File:WFC-K11 Optimus Prime Packaging Stock.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Leader Class, 2020)
**''ID number:'' '''WFC-K11'''

:''Earthrise'' Optimus Prime was re-released in the first wave of the ''Kingdom'' Leader Class toys, including the Combat Deck. It featured no notable changes.
{{WFCEarthriseOptimusPrimeMold}}
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===''Robosen Collector's Edition''===
*'''Optimus Prime Auto-Converting Trailer and Roller''' (2022)

:This version of the Combat Deck is a companion piece to the earlier [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Robosen Collector's Edition|Robosen Optimus Prime programmable robot]]. It forms a ''3-foot-long'' trailer with internal and external lighting, and upon voice command or app control it uses 60 microchips and 18 motors to [[battery-powered motor|move]] some of its 2,000 individual parts, self-transform and rise into its interactive battle station / repair tower mode, move its various doors and ramps, and deploy a remote-controlled Roller. It costs $750 - as much as Robosen Prime himself - but what price is the pain of not having one?

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===''Holiday Optimus Prime''===
[[File:Gen-toy OptimusPrime Holiday.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Repair drone elf costume not included.]]
*'''Holiday Optimus Prime''' (December 2022)
{{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>

:This festive incarnation of the Combat Deck 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. The Auto-Launcher is cast in pure white.

:The figure was made available for sale exclusively at [[Hasbro Pulse]] on November 1, 2022 and is slated for a December 2022 release.
::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/Ckepd4SOlPs/ Designer commentary on Holiday Optimus Prime from Mark Maher on Instagram]''
{{WFCEarthriseOptimusPrimeMold}}
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===''Collaborative''===
{{anchor|VNR}}
[[File:VNR-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''VNR Optimus Prime''' (2023)
**''Accessories:'' Ion blaster, [[Matrix of Leadership]], trailer, artillery robot, ramp/shield, trailer hitch
{{toydesigner|[[Sam Smith]] (Hasbro)}}<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>

: ''Volvo VNR 300 Optimus Prime'' includes yet another redeco of the ''Earthrise'' Combat Deck, now packed with the above Holiday Optimus Prime figure in traditional Optimus Prime colors. The trailer features a more full-throated version of Optimus Prime's traditional blue stripe, now with white backing, and the Auto-Launcher is finally, ''FINALLY'' cast in multiple plastic colors with the "head" and base rendered in black while the arms remain in gray.

: 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.

{{WFCEarthriseOptimusPrimeMold}}
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:LegacyEvo CoreClass2PackOptimusPrime.jpg|upright=2.0|thumb|The Masterpiece for $400, or this for $40. It's up to you.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime & Bumblebee''' (Multi-pack, [[2023]])}}</ul>
:*''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>[[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>

:A [[Hasbro Pulse]] exclusive, this adorable Core Class-scaled Combat Deck takes center stage in this [[Transformers: Legacy|''Legacy'']] combo pack with repaints of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#LegacyEvolutionCore2pack|Core Class Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Legacy|Core Class Bumblebee]]. This cutesy, vaguely [[super deformed|SD]] offering was somehow the most comprehensive ''Generations'' update to the Generation 1 trailer upon its release, featuring an immaculate, at last color-accurate Auto-Launcher with the original antenna and longer multi-jointed repair arm which nonetheless retains the modular features of the ''Earthrise'' version. Accompanying the Command Deck is a teeny inhalable [[Roller (G1)#Legacy|Roller]] also able to tow the entire trailer(!) as well as carry around the Auto-Launcher on its own [[#MP44|MP-44]] style. The trailer was noted by designer [[Evan Brooks]] to be proportionally rightfully huge in contrast to the infamously undersized ''Earthrise'' version, and is scaled to fit the included Bumblebee, though it isn't quite long enough to fit Bumblebee, Roller, and the repair drone all at once. The set also includes Prime's signature [[ion blaster]] and [[Energon-axe]], Generation 1-style "stinger blaster" for Bumblebee, and a shield/hitch panel to allow Prime to tow the trailer, all of which have places to stow inside the trailer. While Roller fits inside, it has no secure tabbing point.

:The set was revealed and put up for preorder on the [[June 20]] Hasbro Pulse [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjLY0uamTKM Fanstream].
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===''Missing Link''===
[[File:TF-Missing-Link-C-01-Convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|]]
*'''Convoy''' (2024)
**''ID Number'': '''C-01'''
**Accessories: Laser Rifle, Energy Axe, [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]], [[Trailer|Container]]/[[Combat Deck (G1)#Toys|Combat Deck]], [[Roller (G1)#Toys|Roller]], 4 Missiles, Fuel Pump, Nozzle and Hose
{{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> [[Yuki Ohshima]] (concept artist), [[Shin Ueda]] (packaging artist)}}<ref name = "Missing Link">Article on Missing Link Convoy in [[Figure King]] issue 308 (September 2023), p109</ref>

:Released to celebrate the 40th anniversary of ''The Transformers'' brand, ''[[Missing Link]]'' (styled ''MISSINGLINK'') Convoy's appearance is a direct recreation of the original ''The Transformers'' toy—but with the benefit of forty years of advances in toy engineering. It retains almost all of the original toy's [[gimmick]]s, and adds a bunch more.

:All of the original accessories are included with this revamped release, plus some extras. The Combat Deck's launching mechanism has been nixed, in favor of allowing the repair drone to detach from the trailer and roll around on its own wheels. Roller's wheels and the toy's missiles are packed still attached to their [[sprue]] just like in the old days, complete with an extravagant spare set of missiles. The fuel pump, hose and nozzle are included basically unchanged as three separate parts but are in fact new tooling.

:Since the trailers are nearly identical in shape, the sound effect module from the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Generation 2|''Generation 2'' Optimus Prime toy]] is compatible with the trailer of this release, though the module can't connect to Convoy's robot mode back.

:Although entirely a [[TakaraTomy]] initiative, the ''Missing Link'' toys were made available directly to Western fans via [[Hasbro Pulse]], sold under the name Optimus Prime. The toy kept its longer smokestacks and fully-functional firing missiles, which Hasbro had shortened [[for safety reasons]] in prior releases.

:This toy was also redecoed to make the "[[Zeta Module]]" of [[Sentinel Prime (G1)#Missing Link|Sentinel Prime]] and the "[[Wheelhouse]]" of [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Missing Link|Nemesis Prime]].

:*[https://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/tf_missinglink/c-01 Official TakaraTomy website of ''Missing Link'' Convoy]

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===''Transformers Retro''===
[[File:RetroOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime''' (2024)}}</ul>
*''Accessories'': "Laser Blaster", left & right fists, trailer/"Combat Deck", "Roller", 4 rockets, hose, nozzle, fuel pump
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro)}}<ref name="Interview"/>

:''[[Transformers Retro]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Transformers Retro|Optimus Prime]] is yet another reissue of the original Optimus Prime toy in yet another attempt to get slightly even more cartoon-accurate. This version has a noticeably retooled trailer, with an artillery drone that no longer has triggers for the missile launchers and can no longer fit a Diaclone pilot.

:As with the rest of the line, Optimus is exclusive to Walmart.
{{G1OptimusPrimeMold}}

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===''Studio Series''===
[[File:StudioSeries86CommanderOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|The $90 upgrade kit ''Free robot included!'']]
<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, [[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]] (packaging), [[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>}}

:''[[Studio Series]]'' '86 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Studio Series|Optimus Prime]] includes a new trailer based on its cartoon appearance along with Roller and the Auto-Launcher repair drone, finally bringing the side stabilizers to ''Generations''. It is designed to store all of Prime's accessories with enough space left to fit store one [[Autobot Cars|Deluxe Class car]]. Of course, the trailer can transform into its <s>Combat Deck</s> 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 configurations. The interior of the trailer is based on the [[#MP-44|MP-44 trailer]]’s sculpt, itself inspired by the [[#The Transformers|original trailer’s]] stickers, along with some [[#MP10|MP-10]] influence on the bottom side. 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 [[#MP44|MP-44]] style, who can also tow the trailer.
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===''Supreme''===
[[File:SupremeOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Optimus Supreme: the leftovers from building [[Omega Prime]].]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime''' (2025)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Two blasters, left & right fists, trailer/"Combat Deck", "Roller", fuel hose, missile runner

:High-end designer clothing and apparel brand {{w|Supreme (brand)|Supreme}} released its own licensed version of the G1 Optimus Prime mold, now head-to-toe red and dripping with multiple Supreme logos.

{{G1OptimusPrimeMold}}
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==Merchandise==
===Imaginarium Art===
[[File:ImaginariumOptimusPrime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2017)

:[[Imaginarium Art]]'s first statue of Optimus Prime stands 24 inches tall and features multiple LEDs, two varieties of his laser rifle, and his energy axe. The statue's chestplate can open, revealing the Matrix of Leadership. The sculpted base for this figure also features the Combat Deck and Roller. Only 500 of this item were produced.
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===''Blokees''===
[[File:Blokees-TF-DV05-Roller-and-Combat-Deck.jpg|thumb|350px]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime - Trailer + Roller''' (2025)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Defender Version 05 - Traitor to Tyranny'''
:*''Accessories'': Hitch extension for Optimus Prime vehicle

: Sold as part of the fifth wave of Blokees' ''Defender Version'' blindbox kits, this kit includes both the Combat Deck/Trailer and Roller, which also serves as an extension kit for the first wave's Optimus Prime truck. The Combat Deck's two halves can be opened, allowing Roller to be mounted. Additionally, the Combat Deck also comes with a hitch extension for the first wave's Optimus Prime vehicle, and the trailer includes a molded bar that is compatible with the truck's Auto-Launcher. The insides of the Combat Deck also feature two socket joints for the Brilliant Optimus's fist(s) and/or the Energon Axe accessory, though the Ion Blaster can sorta attach onto it by using its peg handle. In trailer mode, the Combat Deck is designed to accommodate only Roller; other vehicles of a different size will not fit. When the Auto-Launcher is installed, ensure Roller is facing forward, as it will not fit correctly if positioned backward.
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====Blokees Wheels====
<'''ul''' class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime Trailer Set''' (2025)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' ''CT-01''
:*''Accessories'': Roller, smokestack replacement part

:The Blokees Wheels [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Blokees Wheels|Optimus Prime Trailer Set]] kit is a non-blind-box re-release of the original truck kit and includes two options for Wind Vanes/Smokestacks from the Titanium Edition and remodeled dually wheels for the trailer's wheels and the cab's rear wheels. Additionally, this kit comes with a trailer that can transform into a Combat Deck, featuring a removable drone pod. It also includes a Roller that can be mounted with the drone. When opened, the trailer can store up to three vehicles from the same line, as long as they are not slightly wider.

==Notes==

*In the cartoon, when Optimus Prime [[Transformation|transforms]] into [[robot mode]], the combat deck disappears, only to reattach itself to Prime whenever he goes into vehicle mode. According to an early Japanese catalog circa [[1985]], after Optimus Prime transforms into robot mode, the trailer is teleported to the base via a special signal.<ref>Page 69, ''[[Transformers Generations 2011 Volume 1]]''</ref> IDW's ''[[The Transformers: Escalation]]'' uses a similar idea, by having the trailer arrive at Prime's location using [[orbital jump]].
*Marvel's G1 comics generally kept better track of Prime's trailer. If he didn't bring it with him, he would transform without it. It seemed to pop in and out in the G2 comic, though.
*The Combat Deck was referred to as '''Autobot Headquarters''' in [[Commercial/International#United Kingdom|several]] [[Transformers: Generation 2 (Fleetway)|different]] [http://www.botchthecrab.com/galleryImage.asp?gallery=10&image=268 sources].
*Among the sticker displays in the original Combat Deck toy is a map of the [[memoryalpha:Romulan Neutral Zone|Romulan Neutral Zone]] from ''[[Star Trek]]''. Really!

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Combat Container''' (コンバットコンテナ ''Konbatto Kontena'')

==See also==
* [[Star Trailer]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1984/Autobot/OptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm Combat Deck (with Optimus Prime) at TFU.info].

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Nemesis Prime (G1)

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{{disambig3.5|the evil clones of Optimus Prime|the corrupted Dead Universe version of Nova Prime from the [[2005 IDW continuity]]|Nova Prime|Nemesis Prime}}
:''Nemesis Prime is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:All Spark chpt 06 black optimus.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"I could feel all my bad parts being drawn away into this thing. All my nasty habits, my filthy desires... they were now the stuff of this Anti-Me."]]

'''Nemesis Prime''' is the dark mirror of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], striking terror into his victims' hearts while wearing the face of their hero. He is imbued with many of the [[Autobot]] leader's abilities, but lacks all moral restraint. His nature varies between universes: sometimes he is a [[Cloning|clone]] built by Decepticons or [[Doctor Arkeville|human mad scientists]], in others he's a twisted future incarnation of [[Nova Prime]] or even Optimus Prime himself, corrupted by sources of evil like [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] or the [[Dead Universe]]. Regardless, there is one thing that never changes: Nemesis brings dread and destruction wherever he goes. His only friends are the [[Battle Master]]s [[Giza (POTP)|Giza]] and [[Fangtron]].

He also hates [[Christmas]].

{{bigquote|A warrior finds honor only in the total destruction of his enemies.|Nemesis Prime's [[bio]] quote.}}

==Fiction==
===''Alternators'' toy bio===
[[File:AltNemesisPrimeArt.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|[[Serpentor|THIS, I COMMAND]]!]]

[[Doctor Arkeville]] spent years personally constructing Nemesis Prime piece by stolen piece, hiding his handiwork from both [[Concurrence]] agents and the Decepticons. Designed to be the ultimate military commander, he had arguably the mightiest [[Binaltech (technology)|Binaltech]] Transformer body ever constructed, but it remained without a life-force. Dr. Arkeville planned to acquire one by tapping into an amazingly powerful extra-spatial source that the Autobot Translink Project had uncovered.<ref>[http://tformers.com/article.php?sid=6142 Nemesis Prime's ''Alternators'' bio.] This was not on the toy's packaging, but rather distributed online to Transformers news sites to promote the figure's availability at San Diego Comic-Con. It was later confirmed to be the work of [[Hasbro]] copywriter Forest Lee.{{fact}}</ref>

===''Story of Binaltech''===
Dr. Arkeville, seeking to create an evil leader greater than [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]], used a subspace impulse cloner to duplicate Optimus Prime (with a snazzy black-and-teal paint job). To this end, Arkeville twisted Prime's imported essence to evil with a rewriting program, but the clone still lacked life. He experimented with a subspace linkup to channel a life force, but the operation was interrupted: A time warp suddenly appeared and produced a [[Spark|mysterious orb]] which touched the clone body, causing the clone to both activate and vanish.

Meanwhile, on [[Dinobot Island (G1)|Dinobot Island]], the Autobots were enacting [[Operation: Distant Thunder]] to undo the changes that [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] had wrought upon the timeline. The Autobots had just sent a drone into the past with the intent of restoring the correct timeline, expecting reality to change around them, returning to its proper state. Instead, the successful restoration of the correct flow of history caused their alternate timeline to become undone, as all of their reality was torn apart by warp holes. At that moment, Arkeville's clone appeared before them, extending his hands as an orb of light engulfed first the island, then the entire world. The warp holes were extinguished, and the clone announced that it had used the power of the spark that now inhabited it to preserve the "Binal-Time" that the Autobots inhabited. The Autobots continued questioning this "Black Optimus", who explained that he was a spark who had been sent back in time from the distant future, referring to himself only as "the [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Protector]]". His mission was to preserve the Binaltechs, as their existence would, in the future, bring about the [[Alternity (species)|Alternity]], a "great existence" involving beings who would ensure prosperity and protection across the multiverse.

When these explanations were done, the clone's core AI suddenly asserted itself, and he began taunting the Autobots, even manifesting a Decepticon symbol on his body. Using what remained of the Protector's power, the clone rejected his foreign spark and formed a warp portal back to Arkeville's lab. Reduced to an automated state, the clone still was able to leap through the portal to its creator. There, the doctor initiated another subspace translink experiment, this one succeeding in connecting the clone to an ancient, evil, greedy life force. At last, Arkeville's creation became Nemesis Prime. {{storylink|Binal Time}}

What happened to Dr. Arkeville after that is unknown, but soon after activation, Nemesis Prime began to make his move. When Megatron's forces attacked the [[Earth Defense Command]] base on [[Mars (planet)|Mars]], Nemesis Prime appeared to block any further progress by the Decepticon leader, refusing to let him dominate Earth's solar system, which Nemesis Prime desired for himself. Megatron was disgusted that an Earth-born machine would wear the Decepticon [[insignia]], but just as they were about to battle, across the galaxy, on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] accomplished his mission to activate the [[Quintesson]]-created [[Large switch|killswitch]], deactivating all non-Binaltech Transformers. Megatron was frozen, and Nemesis Prime calmly seized the opportunity to take power, ordering Shockwave to gather as many Decepticon bodies as possible. Seeing the logic in this order, Shockwave complied. Nemesis Prime sat on Megatron's throne and plotted future moves. {{storylink|Kill Switch}}

Seeking to make himself a true match for Optimus Prime, Nemesis Prime schemed to create an artificial [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] by using a device to wrench minds from their bodies and combine them in a crystalline storage unit. Attempting a test run in a human settlement in [[Australia]], Nemesis Prime was thwarted by a contingent of Autobots led by Optimus Prime and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]. The two Primes went one-on-one during the ensuing battle, but when Optimus was sent tumbling into a riverbank, the Protector's spark flew to his aid and fused with him, lending Prime its power. Supercharged by the power of the Protector's spark, Optimus absorbed Nemesis Prime's next attack and redirected it upon his dark twin, who was engulfed and finally destroyed as his body exploded into shards. {{storylink|Unfinished Business, Part 4}}

===''Universe'' toy bio===
[[File:NemesisPrimebox.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|"They'll never guess I'm evil."]]
Nemesis Prime was the product of a mad plan by [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]], who put a lowly, unknown warrior through an excruciating rebuilding process, tortuously reforging him into the very image of Optimus Prime. Through forcible data uploads and brainwashing, the Decepticon was imbued with memories and skills culled from many sources, giving him much of Optimus Prime's knowledge and combat algorithms. This, however, cost him not just his sense of identity, but also any framework with which to process this knowledge. His creator having since perished, Nemesis Prime became a threat to all, skulking in the dark parts of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and targeting both Autobots and Decepticons in his murderous insanity.<ref>[http://www.hasbrotoyshop.com/ProductsByBrand.htm?BR=496&ST=SO&ID=22380&PG=1 ''Universe Classic Series'' Nemesis Prime's on-package bio]</ref>

===''Lil Formers''===
Upon learning about [[Optimus Prime (SG)|the negative-polarity version]] of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], Nemesis Prime accused him of "biting his style." {{storylink|Lil Formers}}
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===''Transformers: All Spark''===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Revenge (All Spark)|Revenge}} {{storylink|The False Power}}}}

===''Masterpiece'' toy bios===
After spotting a fragment of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s body floating in space, the bodiless [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] swallowed it and used material from his head in combination with the fragment to create an evil clone of the Autobot leader. The new herald was sent to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], where he joined the [[Decepticon]] ranks after killing many Autobots and acquired the "Nemesis Prime" moniker. When Unicron's head neared Cybertron, Nemesis Prime barged into [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]'s [[Energy Dock]] and slaughtered the Decepticons stationed there while absorbing the energy into his [[Dead Matrix]] to bring about Unicron's resurrection. The Autobots were alerted to the battle, and Nemesis Prime faced off against Optimus Prime himself. {{storylink|Story of Black Convoy}}

===Loyal Subjects figure bio===
Nemesis Prime took the form of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] and went on a rampage bent on destroying whole worlds. It had no thoughts or allegiance to either Autobot or Decepticon and merely craved destruction. Its rampage threatened to upset the balance of power.

At one point shortly before [[Christmas]] it attacked [[Santa Claus]]'s village, utterly destroying it and incinerating the reindeer. It was challenged by {{w|The Elf on the Shelf|a teleporting elf}} who fought valiantly but was twisted into a scratch-back. Nemesis Prime was in the process of choking Saint Nick himself when it was transported away on December 14 by [[You|one who wished to wield his awesome power for their own]]...<ref>No seriously, this is the long bio of the Loyal Subjects 8" vinyl figure. [https://web.archive.org/web/20171115171953/https://theloyalsubjects.com/blog/nemsis-prime]</ref>

===Renegade Rhetoric===
The [[Optimus Prime (G1)#The Battle for Planet Earth|Optimus Prime]] of [[Primax 085.0 Eta]] was abducted by [[Megatron (G1)#The Battle for Planet Earth|Megatron]]'s [[Renegade Decepticon]]s to another reality and subjected to a stolen [[Brainwave Scanner]] stolen from Professor [[Peter Anthony Morris|Morris]]. The Decepticons used it to turn Optimus Prime into Nemesis Prime, who turned the defense systems of the [[Spychanger|Spy Changer]]s' base against them. {{storylink|Transformers: Renegade Rhetoric|Renegade Rhetoric (2), 2016/05/12}} Subsequently, however, Nemesis Prime made a play for leadership of the Decepticons, gaining the loyalty of [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] and [[Crash Test (G2)|Crash Test]]. [[Wheeljack (G1)#The Battle for Planet Earth|Wheeljack]] mused that turning Optimus evil may not have been the Decepticons' best idea. {{storylink|Transformers: Renegade Rhetoric|Renegade Rhetoric (2), 2016/05/19}}

===''Power of the Primes'' marketing material===
An evil clone of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], Nemesis Prime was fueled by the [[Dark Matrix of Leadership]], driven to annihilate all in his path. Nemesis Prime could further augment himself by bonding with [[Prime Master]]s. {{storylink|#Power of the Primes|''Power of the Primes'' Evolution Nemesis Prime packaging bio}}

===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' continuity===
====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor| [[Jake Foushee]] (English), [[Taitem Kusunoki]] (Japanese)|[[Reiner Schöne]] (German), [[Rody Benghezala]] (French), [[Víctor Hugo Aguilar]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Raja Sevak]] (Hindi), [[Guilherme Briggs]] (Portuguese)}}
[[File:WFC-Kingdom-Ep6-Nemesis-Prime-sees-Allspark-spirits.jpg|thumb|left|300px|...and all I got was this lousy [[black repaint|edgelord color scheme]].]]
After a nearly endless war that resulted in the [[AllSpark]] parting from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] for good, {{storylink|Kingdom episode 1}} [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] killed [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], lamenting that they should have worked together. Afraid of the possibility of this occurring in the past, {{storylink|Kingdom episode 5}} [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] resurrected and enslaved Optimus as Nemesis Prime. As the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s died out, Unicron and his minions were a constant threat to the [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] {{storylink|Kingdom episode 6}} that emerged from the uninhabitable Cybertron. Both groups eventually time-traveled to the prehistoric [[Earth]], with the Predacons seeking to change the future. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 1}}

While the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' was stranded in the [[Dead Universe]], a humbled [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] showed Optimus Prime a vision of a possible future where he died and fell down a dark path, becoming Nemesis Prime. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 5}} When the ''Ark'' crashed on prehistoric Earth, [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] led an attack on its crew, believing Prime to be Nemesis Prime. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 1}} Prime recognized the fear in the Primal's eyes when he saw him as the same reason he called the Autobot leader "Nemesis". {{storylink|Kingdom episode 3}} While stranded on Earth, the Allspark, as a projection of [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], recognized Optimus Prime as its "nemesis" and attacked him. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 4}} [[Megatron (BW)|Predacon Megatron]] would also recognize Prime as Nemesis Prime, believing he could be using Primal just as much as the original Megatron was using the Predacon leader. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 5}}

[[File:WFC-Kingdom-Ep6-Unicron-punishes-Galvatron-Nemesis.jpg|thumb|300px|Pretty much what happens when you don't live in a society.]]

Nemesis Prime eventually conspired with [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] to rebel against their master and used the Dead Universe to travel through time, intending to coerce Megatron to use the Allspark and destroy Unicron at the cost of Cybertron. After the ''Ark'' returned to Cybertron, Optimus Prime's vision in the Dead Universe came true, and Nemesis Prime tracked down the AllSpark and battled both Optimus and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]. As he was joined by Galvatron and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], the former explained their plan and revealed that their existence was the result of Prime's removal of the Allspark and subsequent failure to return it.

But before Galvatron could make a move, a four-way alliance of Autobots, Decepticons, Maximals, and Predacons arrived, all standing in solidarity against the forces of Unicron. Galvatron mocked the prospect of Megatron being a part of the united factions until the latter actually turned on him thanks to Optimus and Starscream. Nemesis Prime initiated the battle by blasting Megatron and stood his ground against the factions. Just as Nemesis received orders to take the Allspark, the very relic soon deployed a defense of its own: the sparks of Transformers who died throughout the war. Nemesis Prime and Galvatron charged at the spirits only to be struck down by the spirit of [[Elita One (G1)|Elita-1]].

Having survived the attack, Nemesis Prime and Galvatron were left stranded in space only to be found by Unicron once more. After scolding his minions and musing that their journey through the Dead Universe had given him "ideas", Unicron drew the two towards him to initiate the reformatting process as they screamed in agony. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 6}}

====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material====
Closer than ever to reaching the [[AllSpark]], the Decepticons awakened after crash-landing on pre-[[Ice Age]] [[Earth]]. While battling the Autobots, both sides were joined by the [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]], their epic battle changing their combined destinies. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Kingdom|''Kingdom'' webpage}}<ref name="kingdom">[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/kingdom ''Kingdom'' webpage]</ref>

Nemesis Prime was a [[Cybertronian military insignia|Ground Command Infantry General]], {{storylink|#War for Cybertron: Siege|''Siege'' toy packaging}} whose function was the dark future of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], and [[trans-scan]]ned into an Earth truck. His [[Dark Matrix of Leadership|Dark Matrix]] and dark [[ion blaster]] were his powers and weapons, and his core traits were his maliciousness, brutality, desperation, and single-mindedness. Nemesis Prime's message from the future was that his existence will be threatened when Optimus Prime fights his dark future. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Kingdom|''Kingdom'' webpage}}<ref name="kingdom" />

===''Legacy VS500 Collection Special Comic''===
Nemesis Prime was a spectator of the second week of the [[Speedia 500]] on [[Velocitron]]. {{storylink|Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 3}}

==Games==
===''Bot Shots Battle Game!''===
[[File:Bsbg-nemesis-prime.jpg|upright=1.25|thumb|Evil Clone in Mukky's colors.]]
Nemesis Prime 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!}}
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===''Transformers Legends''===
[[File:TFLegends-NemesisPrime.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|left|No amount of trimming will ''ever'' make those smokestacks [[For safety reasons|safe]].]]
Nemesis Prime was constructed from scrap and stolen parts by [[Doctor Arkeville]] in an attempt to create a robot rivaling Optimus Prime. The uncontrolled fury of the creation resulted in it getting loose and going on a rampage that was only stopped by the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]]. Nemesis Prime was forced into a retreat. {{storylink|Nemesis Rising}}

A different, but identical looking, Nemesis Prime was the future version of [[Nova Prime]], who travelled back in time to attack the Autobots, including his own younger self. Along with [[Axer (G1)|Axer]], [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]], and [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]], Nemesis Prime was transported back to threaten Cybertron. His younger counterpart, Nova Prime, teamed up with [[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]] and [[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]] in an attempt to curb his threat, while [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] watched the battle from afar. Nemesis Prime ultimately succeeded in his task, overcoming both Nova Prime and (somehow) Galvatron, claiming the oncoming darkness for his own. {{storylink|Prime Evil}}
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===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
{{main|Red (AB)#As Nemesis Prime}}
Nemesis Prime appears as a character unlockable in Challenge Events. He is portrayed by Red. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsNemesisPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|With this cannon on my roof, they'll never know I'm not a real truck!]]
Nemesis Prime 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 35 units of Cybermetal and 16 units of Transmetal. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Devastation''===
{{Note|A Nemesis Prime costume for Optimus Prime appears as downloadable content.}}

[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] could don Nemesis Prime's colors during the Autobots' battle to stop the Decepticons from cyberforming Earth. When wearing the paintjob, he would comment that it "felt odd" and that it made him a real "robot in disguise". {{storylink|Transformers: Devastation}}

===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
{{charstubgame|{{storylink|Transformers: Frontiers}}}}

===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[file: TransformersEarthWarsNemesisPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75|JACK IS BACK IN BLACK!!!!]]

The result of forbidden [[Cloning|cyber-cloning]] experiments, Nemesis Prime is the anti-thesis to Optimus Prime, his polar opposite. Everything Optimus stands for, Nemesis exists to tear down/take apart.

Though programmed with some of Optimus' memories and skills, Nemesis lacked the experience necessary to process the data, and - bereft of guidance - became dark and twisted. Now Nemesis skulks in the shadows of Cybertron, sowing chaos in his wake. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Nemesis Prime bio}}

When Nemesis first arrived on earth, he promptly proclaimed who he was to [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. He then tracked down Optimus Prime's location with the help of [[Luca]], and went to destroy the Autobot outpost, only to be thwarted by Hot Rod. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars| Light Our Darkest Hour event}}

*'''Class''': Special
*'''Lowest star rating''': 2 star
*'''Weapons''' Nemesis Prime has an Ion blaster the same make as Optimus Prime, and a Flame thrower. He uses the Ion cannon to blast the target a few times, then gets closer and burns it with his flame thrower.
*'''Ability: Power of the Darkness''': Make a friendly bot invulnerable to damage, knockback, and stun effects for 6 seconds! Upgrading this ability will increase duration
**'''Cost''': 6 ability points +2 for reuses.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:nemesis-prime Nemesis Prime at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

===''Transformers: Forged to Fight''===
[[File:FTFNemesis Prime.JPG|thumb|350px|Not even Kabam is above redecos.]]

Nemesis Prime was a clone of Optimus Prime created using a [[subspace impulse cloner]]. Although he wore the Decepticon mark, his true allegiances were unclear. {{storylink|Transformers: Forged to Fight}}
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===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Nemesis Prime was constructed on [[Lucifer]]. {{storylink|Decepticon Directive}}
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===''Transformers: Galactic Trials''===
{{voiceactor|[[Jordan Reynolds]]}}
Aligned with neither faction, Nemesis Prime stole the [[Artifacts of the Primes]] in order to become more powerful. However during his escape from Cybertron with the artifacts his ship was shot down by the planet's defenses, causing the artifacts to be scattered across space. Damaged from the failed heist, Nemesis went into hiding in order to repair himself. His actions lead to the Autobots and Decepticons competing in race like battles known as the Galactic Trials in order to locate the artifacts. Eventually the Autobots were successfully able to retrieve all of them before Nemesis Prime could finish repairing himself. Though victorious, the threat of Nemesis' return was far from over. {{storylink|Transformers: Galactic Trials}}

==Toys==
===''Robots in Disguise'' (2001)===
[[File:RID-toy ScourgeSpyChanger.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|"I'm gonna put some dirt in your eye."]]
*'''X-Brawn / Scourge''' (Basic, 2002)
{{note|The [[Spychanger]] version of [[Scourge (RID)|''Robots in Disguise'' Scourge]] was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as Generation 1 Nemesis Prime in [[Transformers: Renegade Rhetoric|Renegade Rhetoric]].}}

: Released in the fourth wave of ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' Basic figures, Scourge is a simplified [[Spychanger]]-styled version of his larger toy. Aside from being the only all-new tooling toy of the character, he features high speed axles and can roll very well across smooth surfaces, but lacks the weight to propel him quickly. He was only available in a 2-pack with a similarly-styled version of [[X-Brawn#Spychanger|X-Brawn]].

: As with most of the new ''Robots in Disguise'' releases, the X-Brawn / Scourge pack was available in Japan as a "USA Edition" mass-released toy.

: This mold was later redecoed ''both'' as Generation 1 "Spy Changer" [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Universe (2003)|Optimus Prime]] in the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' toyline, and as "Movie" [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Optimus Prime Figure|Optimus Prime]] for a Japanese pack-in DVD exclusive.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Decepticon/ScourgeGobot/scourge.htm More information on Spychanger Scourge at TFU.info]''
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===''Alternators''===
[[File:AltNemesisPrime toy.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|In Australia, I'm a shelfwarmer.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Dodge Ram SRT-10 Nemesis Prime''' (Alternator, 2006)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''24'''
:*''Accessories'': Engine/blaster
{{toydesigner|[[Steve Bono]] (Hasbro)|[[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

: Nemesis Prime is a [[Black redeco|black]] [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]/[[Transformers: Kiss Players (toyline)|Kiss Players]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Alternators/Binaltech|Optimus Prime]] with red translucent windows and blue paint detail. Like Optimus, he transforms into a Dodge Ram SRT-10 at 1:24 scale, with opening doors, hood, and tailgate, plus an open passenger compartment. His engine transforms into a handgun.

: He was initially sold [[exclusive]]ly at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2006 and for a limited time at [[Hasbro Toy Shop]], selling out roughly an hour after its 2pm sales debut. Prior to that, he was released in large quantities at regular retail in various Asian countries, becoming a [[shelfwarmer]] there, ironically.

: Later, he was offered in Australia through online stores. A few weeks later he showed up in massive numbers in the Australian retail store Toyworld for half the price.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Decepticon/NemesisPrime/nemesisprime.htm More information on Nemesis Prime at TFU.info]''
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===''Binaltech Asterisk''===
*'''Black Convoy meets Melissa''' (2006?)
**''ID number:'' '''BTA-04'''
**''Accessories:'' Engine/blaster

:A planned release of the ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Alternators|Optimus Prime]] in Japanese markets, ''[[The Transformers: Binaltech Asterisk|Binaltech Asterisk]]'' Black Convoy was solicited to retailers in 2005, in a set with [[Marissa Faireborn|Melissa Faireborn]]. However, those solicitations were withdrawn and the toy quietly cancelled by the end of the year, with the mold and Melissa instead being released as ''[[Transformers: Kiss Players (toyline)|Kiss Players]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Kiss Players|Convoy]] × [[Marissa Faireborn#Kiss Players 2|Melissa]] in [[2006]].

:Black Convoy was solicited at the same time as ''Binaltech'' [[Ginrai (human)#Binaltech |BT-17 Ginrai]], which was also cancelled and would have used the same mold.
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===''Binaltech''===
[[File:BTBlackConvoy toy.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|I am the evil clone of an evil clone! How do you beat this?]]
*'''Black Convoy''' (2007)
**''ID number:'' '''BT-17'''
**''Accessories:'' Engine/blaster

: Black Convoy is the first ''Binaltech'' release since [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] in early 2006, and was available exclusively in Japan at the winter Wonder Festival in 2007. His plastic colors are different from Nemesis Prime's, with grey plastic replacing the black on his shins, waist, shoulders and forearms. In addition, Nemesis Prime's windows are tinted red, but Black Convoy's windows are completely clear. His paint deco is based upon ''Kiss Players'' Convoy's, arranged in the same patterns but using teal, and he has vacuum-metallized wheels and front grill. The paint deco on his head is meant to evoke that of Car Robots [[Scourge (RID)|Black Convoy]]. Perhaps the most important differences are that he has die-cast metal parts, and most of his truck body panels are coated in gloss black paint.

: Perhaps due to cost-cutting, this toy was released in the large bubble-on-a-tray packaging also used in the ''Alternators'' line. However, he came with no character or packaging art.

: This figure was later [[repurposing|repurposed]] into a new body for [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] in the ''[[Transformers: Alternity|Alternity]]'' fiction.
::*[[Source:Transformers Binaltech bios#17|Archive of ''Binaltech'' Black Convoy's bio and tech specs]]
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===''Universe'' (2008)===
[[File:Nemesisprimesdcc08.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Straxus died before he could finish my trailer.]]
*'''Nemesis Prime''' (Voyager Class, 2008)
**''Series:'' Classic Series
**''Accessories:'' 2 smokestacks/"Stellar Converter Cannon", wind vane/"Disruptor Cannon"
{{toydesigner|[[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

:Nemesis Prime is a redeco of ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Classics|Optimus Prime]], transforming into a modern cab-over style truck of made up model, dominated by a large aero fairing on his roof. Premiering as a [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2008 [[exclusive]], it later saw wider release via [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] as part of the Classics Series of the 2008 ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' toyline. The figure largely follows the same paint application map as the original figure, with some minor omissions as well as new paint applications. As well, it features metallic purple and silver [[tampograph]]s of the Decepticon symbol on its forearm and shoulder, as well as red paint blocking the [[light-piping]] feature in the figure's head.

:In robot mode, his aero fairing transforms into a large "Disruptor Cannon", and his smokestacks transform into a smaller "Stellar Converter Cannon". Additionally, both can combine together to form a back-mounted shoulder weapon.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/SDCCNemesisPrime/nemesisprime.htm More information on ''Universe'' Nemesis Prime at tfu.info.]''
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===''Bot Shots''===
[[File:Bot Shots S1 BP005 Nemesis Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|For the last time, I am NOT Primal!]]
*'''Nemesis Prime / Megatron / Acid Storm''' (Multi-pack, 2012)
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Number'': '''BP005'''
***''Fist strength'': '''855'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''555'''
***''Sword strength'': '''215'''

: A [[redeco]] of ''[[Bot Shots (toyline)|Bot Shots]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Optimus Prime]], Nemesis Prime is a teeny little long-nosed semi truck with "trailer", with a 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. Despite being a Decepticon, he still has Optimus Prime's [[Autobot]] hood ornament. He was only available in a three-pack with a black version of [[Megatron (G1)/toys|Megatron]] and [[Acid Storm (G1)|Acid Storm]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Decepticon/BSNemesisPrime/nemesisprime.htm More information on Nemesis Prime at TFU.info]''
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===''Masterpiece''===
[[File:MP10 Black Convoy Official.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Do you know what 'nemesis' means...?]]
*'''Black Convoy''' ([[March 30]], [[2013]] / [[December 28]], [[2017]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-10B'''
**''Accessories:'' Laser blaster, battle axe, [[Dead Matrix#Masterpiece|Dead Matrix]]

: ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' MP-10B Black Convoy is a black redeco and minor [[retool]] of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MP10|MP-10 Convoy]], in the typical black/grey/teal color scheme with red windows, and with a tampoed Decepticon [[insignia]] shoulder panel instead of the molded [[Autobot]] one, but lacking the [[Combat Deck (G1)#MP10|trailer]], [[Roller (G1)#Masterpiece|Roller]], and the [[Spike Witwicky (G1)#Masterpiece|Spike Witwicky figure]].

:He transforms into a Freightliner FL86, and comes with a hand-held laser blaster which can collapse and store inside a compartment on his back in either mode, as well as a battle axe that slips over Black Convoy's right hand. His chest opens up to reveal the removable Dead Matrix, which is made of [[die-cast]] metal, and can be held by one of Black Convoy's hands.

:When purchased from sellers supplied by Hasbro Asia, Black Convoy came with a [[collector coin]], in a unique black metallic finish. The coin is mounted on a card resembling a dark-tinted Matrix which slides open laterally, like the Matrix itself, to reveal the coin inside.

:TakaraTomy reissued this figure in December 2017.
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[[File:TF-Masterpiece-MP-49-Black-Convoy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"If you want the shots, I'll take the staff job. Double the money."]]
*'''Black Convoy''' ([[July 25]], [[2020]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-49'''
**''Hasbro release name:'' '''Black Convoy (Nemesis Prime)'''
**''Accessories:'' Alternate head, Ion Blaster, Beam effect part, Dark Matrix of Leadership, Energon axe
: MP-49 Black Convoy is a [[Black repaint|black redeco]] and slight [[retool]] of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MP44|MP-44 Convoy]], cast in the typical black/grey/teal color scheme with red windows, plus some more toy-based paint apps absent on Convoy. He omits many of the original figure's accessories (as well as the soundbox gimmick), keeping only the alternate character model head, Dark Matrix and Ion Blaster alongside the Energon axe and blast effects (which are now molded in clear teal plastic). The knee joints are different compared to the original release, modified in order to move smoothly, preventing the original knee breaking issue. Since this release has no voice chip, there’s a new piece with no holes in the backpack and the sound button parts have also been removed. This Black Convoy is the first ''Masterpiece'' figure of the character with its own ID number rather than that of the mold's original release with "B" appended.
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-Toy NemesisPrimeKreon.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|[[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Imagine being able to turn into this]].]]
*'''Nemesis Prime''' (Kreon Micro-Changer, 2013)
**''Collection'': '''Collection 3'''
**''Bag number'': '''***** 52'''
**''Accessories'': Stand brick, Optimus rifle
{{toydesigner|[[Ed Masiello]] (Hasbro)}}

:As part of the third wave of [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] [[Micro-Changer]]s, Nemesis Prime is a Kreon that can be rebuilt into a cabover-style semi truck. He unsurprisingly reuses all of [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]]'s parts, including his helmet, gun, and smokestacks, but comes with extra parts to turn him into a truck.

: This Micro-Changer assortment was the last one to appear at [[Target]], with later waves showing up only at [[Toys"R"Us]] or drug/discount stores.

: Nemesis can't seem to catch a break in the [[stock photography]] department. His promotional online shots show him with his headpiece turned around inside his helmet, showing only flat gray plastic instead of red eyes. Meanwhile, his truck-mode picture on the front page of his [[instructions]] is lacking the red windscreen [[paint operation]]s. In both photo sets, his helmet is missing all of its silver paint.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/Kre-ONemesisPrime/nemesisprime.htm More information on Nemesis Prime at TFU.info]''

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*'''Nemesis Prime''' (Kreon Micro-Changer, [[2017]])
**''Collection'': '''Collection 3'''
**''Accessories'': Logo plate, Optimus rifle

:In 2017, the Collection 3 Micro-Changers were re-released in a whole new production run, first appearing at [[Walgreens]] stores in the US. These releases use the almost-entirely-[[retool]]ed 2015 Kreon (making most parts incompatible with older Kreons), with slightly-differently-hued plastics than the originals. Nemesis Prime's [[tampograph]]s are slightly altered, changing the flat light gray to metallic silver... and losing all of the silver on his helmet, ''and'' the cab-brick's windows.

:This release has no individual-identification code on the bag, requiring you to use the feel-through-the-bag method or just buy blind and hope.
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===''Generations''===
[[File:TF-Generations-Thrilling-30-Nemesis-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"... a righteous infliction of retribution manifested by an appropriate agent...]]
*'''Nemesis Prime & Spinister''' (Legends Class, [[2014]])
**''Series / Number'': '''02 / 018'''
**''Accessories'': Rotors
:A redeco of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#GenerationsLegends|''Thrilling 30'' Legends Class Optimus Prime]], ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' Nemesis Prime is about the size of a ''[[Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' Commander Class toy. He transforms from a generic cab-over truck into a robot based on Optimus Prime's appearance in [[IDW Publishing|IDW]]'s [[The Transformers (IDW)|2009-2011 ongoing series]], and features [[5 mm post|5 mm-compatible]] hands and roof. He features teal paint on his hands, feet, knees, forehead, and even his mouthplate.

: He comes with [[Spinister (G1)#Generations|Spinister]], who can transform into a helicopter, a robot with [[C joint|3 mm-compatible]] hands, and a weapon with a 5mm handle.

:Hasbro's original [[Stock photography|stock photo]] for the figure depicting a hand-painted prototype shows Nemesis with Optimus Prime's ion cannon, which the final toy does not include. That weapon is instead included with the [[wave]]-mate [[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#Suppressor|Cliffjumper]]/[[Suppressor (Generations)|Suppressor]] two-pack. The version of the photo featured on the back of the toy's packaging is massively edited (in addition to being shown as mirrored), with the weapon edited out and the rotor piece moved from Spinister's back to the hand that originally held the weapon. The stock photos also show a Decepticon insignia tampographed on his vehicle mode, which the final product didn't have.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Decepticon/GenNemesisPrime/nemesisprime.htm More information on ''Generations'' Nemesis Prime at TFU.info]''
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===Black Convoy Pen===
[[File:BlackConvoyPen.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Personified in this case by a horrible 'bot...]]
*'''Transformers Black Convoy Pen''' (2014)
**''Accessories:'' Blaster, cap

: A redeco of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Optimus Prime Pen|Optimus Prime Pen]] produced by [[Sentinel (company)|Sentinel]] as part of the 30th anniversary of ''Transformers'', Black Convoy Pen is a well-articulated little robot that folds into the shape of a rather chunky, but functional ballpoint pen. The tip of the pen is formed from his blaster, with the barrel acting as a cap.

: This mold was also used to make [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Ultra Magnus Pen|Ultra Magnus Pen]].
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===''Bearbrick''===
[[File:Bearbrick NemesisPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"...me."]]
*'''Nemesis Prime''' (June [[2015]])

:A redeco of the [[Bearbrick]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Bearbrick|Optimus Prime]] figure, Nemesis Prime transforms into a cuddly Bearbrick bear and back. He has no accessories, but holes in his robot mode hands can accommodate other toys' weapons. This figure is an exclusive release shared by the online retailer [http://www.hmv.co.jp/ hmv.co.jp] and Lawson convenience stores in Japan.

: This mold was also used to make Bearbrick ''Age of Extinction'' [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Bearbrick|Optimus Prime]] and retooled into [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Bearbrick|Megatron]], [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Bearbrick|Bumblebee]], and [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Bearbrick|Starscream]].
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===''Q-Transformers''===
[[File:QTransformers BlackConvoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"So what if I don't come with an evil Spike-clone guy or a slaghead Roller! You'll still buy me anyway because I have a trailer!"]]
*'''Black Convoy''' ([[November 14]], [[2015]])
**''ID number:'' '''QT-33'''

:A redeco of ''[[Q-Transformers]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Q-Transformers|Convoy]], Black Convoy transforms from a [[super deformed]] truck with integrated trailer to a cute little robot. On the package card, his English name is given as "Black Optimus Prime," but with a Decepticon logo, similar to ''[[Transformers United|United]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#UnitedBlack|Black Optimus Prime]].

:This mold was retooled into ''Q-Transformers'' [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Q-Transformers|Ultra Magnus]].

:Although usually sold in Japanese markets, some department stores in Asia had sold the figure as well.
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===''Alt-Modes''===
[[File:Alt-Modes NemesisPrime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|*''laughs''* "This is something else."]]
*'''Nemesis Prime''' (Alt-Modes, [[2016]])
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Collection'': '''1, 2'''

:A redeco and minor (yet still fairly substantial) retool of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Alt-Modes|Optimus Prime]] from the ''[[Alt-Modes]]'' portion of ''Generations'', Nemesis Prime is a super deformed toy whose body transforms into a truck when the Decepticon faction symbol on his head is flipped. He was [[Blindpacking|blind-boxed]] and available in two of the cases from the first collection.

:This mold was retooled into [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Alt-Modes|Ultra Magnus]].
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===''Power of the Primes''===
[[File:POTP-Leader-Evolved-Nemesis-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=2.5|''Dashing through the snow'' ''In a one-box open sleigh'' ''O'er the shelves we go'' ''Not selling all the way!'']]
*'''Evolution Nemesis Prime''' (Leader Class, [[2018]])
**''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''PP-42'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': '''[[December 29]], 2018'''
**''Accesories'': trailer/evolution armor, ion-blaster (formed by two blasters), [[Dark Matrix of Leadership#Toys|Dark Matrix of Leadership]] frame, Matrix core, two forearm blasters, [[Dark Saber#Toys|Dark Saber]], [[Giza (POTP)#Toys|Decepticon Giza]]
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro)<ref>[[October 29]], [[2025]] "[https://tfwikicommunity.wordpress.com/2025/10/29/a-stampede-of-hooves-and-tires-my-saturday-with-the-hasbro-team-mcm-comic-con-25/ A Stampede of Hooves & Tires: My Saturday with the Hasbro Team @ MCM Comic Con ’25]" interview with [[Evan Brooks]] and [[Emily Bader]] (and [[Lenny Panzica]] and [[Joe Kyde]]) at the TFWiki Community blog</ref>, [[Ken Christiansen]] (concept artist)}}

:''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' "Evolution Nemesis Prime" is an [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]]-exclusive retool of ''Power of the Primes'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Power of the Primes|Optimus Prime]] with two new heads—the evolution one based on ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' [[Toxitron (G1)#Generations|Toxitron]]'s (originally intended to be a "Nemesis Prime")—as well as new weapons. He transforms from a truck with a trailer into a robot and back. The individual truck transforms into '''Nemesis Pax''' and is able to form the core of Nemesis Prime's robot mode, while the trailer forms Nemesis Prime's entire body. His [[ion blaster]] can be split into two weapons, or plug into Nemesis Pax's hand as shown in stock photography to serve as a shoulder-mounted cannon. He includes the Dark Matrix of Leadership, which can store in his chest in the 'Evolved' form. The center of his Matrix can be replaced with any [[Prime Master]].

:He includes a pair of blasters that can be mounted on his forearms ([[Homage|homaging]] ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' [[Nemesis Prime (Armada)#Toys|Nemesis Prime]]) or on his trailer (in the fashion of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#PMOP|Powermaster Optimus Prime]]) by flipping out a panel on each side of the trailer. He also comes with the Dark Saber and Giza, a robotic bird who transforms into a sword (in reference to the [[Giza (Prime)|Arms Micron partner]] of [[Nemesis Prime (Prime)|''Prime'' Nemesis Prime]]).

:Unlike other ''Power of the Primes'' figures, Nemesis Prime does not include a collector card featuring a [[Prime Master/Combinations|Prime Master power description]].

:Like his moldmate Optimus, Nemesis Prime is prone to having a small number of [[quality control]] issues. Depending on the individual copy, Nemesis Prime may have two left/right arms and/or legs/feet on the evolution armor, an unpainted face in Nemesis Pax mode, a missing Nemesis Pax head, or missing stickers on the trailer. It is also known for many copies to have weak or floppy ankles in combined robot mode, making standing difficult even on a properly assembled specimen.

:This toy was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as one of the [[Three Musketeers]] in the ''[[Generations Selects Special Comic]]''.
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===''War for Cybertron: Siege''===
[[File:TF-Generations-WFC-S-Voyager-Nemesis-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"You remember [[Alpha Trion]]? The bot you murdered in cold blood?" "What does it matter to you anyway?" "'''EVERYTHING!!!'''"]]
*'''Nemesis Prime''' ([[March 28]], [[2020]])
**''Accessories:'' Ancient Sword, "W-M3 RF Ion Blaster"

:''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' Nemesis Prime is (inevitably) a [[black repaint]] of the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Voyager Class Optimus Prime mold]], transforming from robot to short-smokestacked Cybertronian armored truck and back. He also comes with the [[Ion blaster]] (the only weapon for this release) compatible with the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]], and the "Ancient Sword", redecoed from the ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' [[Alpha Trion/toys#Titans Return|Alpha Trion]] figure. Unlike most of the ''Siege'' brethren, Nemesis Prime is practically spotless, but retains 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 [[Dark Matrix of Leadership|Dark Matrix]] molded into the plastic behind the windows (of course, it was the [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Matrix of Leadership]] on the original Optimus Prime toy). Due to the transformation, the Matrix doesn't end up in the chest in robot mode. 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.

:The Ancient Sword can also be mounted onto one of the peg holes on Nemesis' back. Depending on the individual copy, the painted socket may or may not cause stress marks.

:Nemesis Prime was released as a TakaraTomy Mall exclusive in Japan. He was also sold online through [[EB Games]] and [[Zing]] in Australia.

:Peculiarly, his packaging labels him as an Autobot and he reuses an unaltered version of Optimus Prime's artwork. In addition, the figure comes with ''Siege'' Optimus Prime's instructions, which predictably, reference the W-50 Dual-Mech Energon Strikeshield included with that figure, and does not mention this figure's Ancient Sword.

:This toy was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as one of the [[Three Musketeers]] in the ''[[Generations Selects Special Comic]]''.
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===''War for Cybertron Trilogy''===
[[File:WFC-Netflix-Nemesis-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|''All I Want For Christmas Is For Everyone Who Recorded A Cover Of All I Want For Christmas Is You To Be Kicked In The Robonads For An Hour.'']]
*'''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]], [[Fangtron#Toys|Fangtron]] [[Battle Master]], [[Fire Blast effect]], 3 [[energon cube#War for Cybertron Trilogy|energon cubes]], [[Play-Doh|compound]]
{{toydesigner|[[AJ Piejko-Brown]] (packaging)}}

: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 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#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") and various rehashed extras, in an attempt to justify the price. These include: a redecoed trailer from ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Optimus Prime]]; the Dark Saber, [[Giza (POTP)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Giza]], and oversized 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 [[Play-Doh]]-like compound through which a buyer can dig to reveal energon cubes, rereleased from those included with ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Ultra Magnus's]] Spoiler Pack. Fangtron and the 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. The toy also features a different deco to the above TakaraTomy Mall exclusive: he is molded in charcoal-colored plastic instead of black, and the vehicle stripes, bumper guns, and wheel rims are silver instead of teal.

: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>

:The Hasbro stock photography for the truck mode is also ''laughably'' mistransformed, with the robot mode crotch being plainly visible, an error that requires 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.

:Like the same line's [[Soundwave_(G1)/toys#2020Netflix|Soundwave]] and [[Megatron_(G1)/Generations_toys#War_for_Cybertron_Trilogy|Megatron]], this Nemesis is prone to [[photodegradation]]. Over time, his unpaintable POM joints become yellowed.

: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 the artwork of Nemesis Prime, edited from the art of ''Earthrise'' Optimus Prime. Compared to the previous Spoiler Pack, the packaging itself has no plastic insert.

:This set is 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.

:Within the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|''War for Cybertron Trilogy'']] animated series, this figure [[repurposing|represents]] an Optimus Prime fallen to darkness, not an evil clone.
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:TF-Legacy-Core-Class-Nemesis-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Nemesmall Prime.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Nemesis Prime''' (Core Class, 2023)}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TL-37'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[September 30]], 2023
:*''Accessories'': Energon Axe
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] and [[Evan Brooks]]<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> (Hasbro), [[Ittoku Kuwazu]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Released as part of the fifth wave of the ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: Evolution]]'' Core Class toys, Nemesis Prime is a [[black redeco]] of ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Kingdom]]'' Core Class [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Optimus Prime]]. His transformation shares engineering with the [[#Thrilling 30|''Thrilling 30'' Legends figure]], but with sculpted detailing directly based on the ''Earthrise'' Optimus Prime mold, down to details like the ''vestigial knee flaps'' from the ''Siege'' mold. Rather than the Ion Blaster, Nemesis Prime comes with an Energon Axe (previously depicted on Prime's instructions) that can mount onto one of his forearms if his hands are folded away.

: Oddly enough, Nemesis Prime's package art features a trailer, which the toy does not include. This is because the art is recolored from ''Kingdom'' WFC-K11 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#K11|Optimus Prime]]'s packaging. He's also towing said trailer backward.

: As a redeco of the Core Class mold, Nemesis Prime can hitch the trailer (with the trailer hitch/shield panel on) from the Hasbro Pulse exclusive Optimus Prime & Bumblebee 2-pack.
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===''Swapticons''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Clench / Nemesis Prime''' (Two-pack, [[2025]])}}</ul>
:*''Swapticons number'': '''1'''
:''[[Swapticons]]'' Nemesis Prime is a recolor of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Swapticons|Optimus Prime]] and transforms into the front half of a truck. Using a coupling mechanism with the head, he can be combined with the packed in [[Clench (G1)#Swapticons|Clench]], though it's compatible with every other figure in the line for a multitude of combinations. His smokestacks/arms are on a pivot, allowing them to be raised and lowered while his head can swivel. His face is a sticker that wraps all the way around his head.
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===''Hot Wheels''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1| '''Nemesis Prime''' (2025)}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': [[September 16]], 2025
:*''Accessories'': Ion blaster, left & right fists
{{toydesigner|Manson Cheung, Dwayne Vance and Matt Gabe (Mattel)}}

:The second ''Transformers'' release produced under the "Mattel Creations" line, Nemesis Prime is a repaint of the previous [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Hot Wheels|Optimus Prime]] figure and retains all of the functionality of that toy. Nemesis is priced slightly lower, attributed to the use of standard paint as opposed to the glossy "Spectraflame" paint used on Optimus.

:The order page for the figure went live on September 16, 2025, and it sold out in less than 20 minutes.

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===''Missing Link''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Nemesis Prime''' ([[2026]])}}</ul>
:*''ID Number'': '''C-01N'''
:*Accessories: "[[Fusion Cannon]]" rifle, [[Executioner Axe]], "[[Heart of Cybertron]]" matrix, "[[Trailer|Wheelhouse]]" trailer/"[[Proton Scourger]]" anti-aircraft gun, [[Giza (POTP)#Missing Link|Giza]], 4 Missiles, Fuel Pump, Nozzle and Hose

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==Merchandise==
===''Titanium Series''===
[[File:Titanium Series Nemesis Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.11]]
*'''Nemesis Prime''' (3" Robot Masters)
**''Accessories:'' Ion Blaster, display stand

:Had it been released, this toy would have been a redeco of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Titanium Series|''War Within'' Optimus Prime]]. His unpublished bio described a character much like the ''Universe'' version mentioned above, but without reference to Straxus or any type of origin story. As a redeco of a ''War Within'' toy, this Nemesis would presumably—but not necessarily—have been part of the [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] [[Dreamwave Generation One continuity|comics continuity]].

:When on display at [[BotCon 2006]], Nemesis was stood on a Decepticon display stand, but his stock photo in the late-wave ''Titanium Series'' [[Pack-in material|pack-in leaflet]] made use of an Autobot stand. Weird.

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===''The Loyal Subjects''===
[[File:Loyalsubjects-nemesisprime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"You killed Santa"! "No, ''I'' am Santa"!]]
*'''Nemesis Prime''' (8" Figure, 2013)
: A [[redeco]] of the 8" [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Loyal Subjects|Optimus Prime]] vinyl figure, Nemesis Prime features shoulder and neck articulation and comes with a large gun. The figure was limited to a series of 500.

: This mold was also used for the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#The Loyal Subjects|8" Optimus Prime, "Dead Prime", and DIY Optimus Prime]] figures.

::*''[https://www.theloyalsubjects.com/blog/nemsis-prime Nemesis Prime figure announcement (with bio) from the ''Loyal Subjects'' blog]''
::*[https://www.theloyalsubjects.com/store/nemesis-prime Nemesis Prime's other bio from the Loyal Subjects' web-store.]
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===''D-Style''===
[[File:D-Style-NemesisPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Next time, I'll see if [[Deep Cover]] has a jet pack I can borrow, instead.]]
*'''Black Convoy''' (2015)
**''ID number:'' 46
**''Accessories:'' Two fists, two pointing hands, laser blaster, battle axe, Dead Matrix, "Trailer" vehicle mode, jet pack

:''[[D-Style]]'' Black Convoy is a redeco of ''D-Style'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#D-Style|Convoy]], a super deformed model kit produced by [[Kotobukiya]]. He comes with redecoes of Convoy's accessories—assorted hands, a blaster, an axe, a [[Dead Matrix]] that stores in his chest, a tiny representation of his truck mode which can carry his blaster—plus a new one: [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]]'s jet pack, which can be plugged into Convoy's back to replicate his use of it in "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 3]]". Moving Black Convoy's antennae causes his mouthplate to move up and down.
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===Mecha Nations===
[[File:Mn002-blackconvoy.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Black Convoy''' (2014)
**''ID Number:'' '''MN02'''
**''Accessories:'' Ion Blaster, Energon Axe, Removable Armor, Megatron gun, alternate hands.

:Created by [[Kids Logic]], this [[super deformed]] G1 Black Convoy is, naturally, a redeco of their [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Mecha Nations|previous Optimus Prime figure]] in traditional Black Convoy/Nemesis Prime colors.

:He stands 6" tall and is articulated, featuring a metallic color scheme, removable armor and replacement hands. He also features LED light up eyes, lights, weapons and [[Dead Matrix]].

:This figure was also redecoed into Mecha Nations [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/merchandise#Mecha Nations|Ultra Magnus]].
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===Bitfig===
[[File:Bitfig-Black-Convoy.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Black Convoy''' (06-2017)
:Part of the second wave of Transformers Bitfig capsule toys by [[TakaraTomy A.R.T.S.]], Black Convoy is a redeco of Convoy whose design is inspired by his appearance in the G1 cartoon. Black Convoy is articulated at the neck and shoulders. Bitfig toys were packaged in capsules color coded to the toy they contained.
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===Prime 1 Studio===
====''Premium Masterline''====
[[File:Prime 1 Studio Premium Masterline Nemesis Prime.jpg|upright=1.11|thumb]]
*'''Nemesis Prime''' (2017)
**''ID Number'': '''PMTF-03'''
**''Accessories'': Base, Fusion axe

:[[Prime 1 Studio]] ''Premium Masterline'' Nemesis Prime is a black redeco of the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Prime 1 Studio|Optimus Prime]] statue from the same series. He comes with a Fusion axe that can replace his Ion Blaster-holding hand and features LED lights on his eyes.

:This release was limited to 250 pieces. The statue was also redecoed as [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/merchandise#Prime 1 Studio|Ultra Magnus]].
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====''Cutie1''====
*'''Nemesis Prime & TR Silver Megatron Set''' (2-pack, 2023)
**''Accessories'': Stand

:A striking departure from previous Prime 1 Studio offerings, ''Cutie1'' Nemesis Prime is a lovable yet scary looking soft vinyl figure stylized as a button-eyed doll with chibi proportions. Unsurprisingly, he's a redeco of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Cutie1|Optimus Prime]] and comes in a set with [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#Cutie1Set|TR Silver Megatron]].

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===''Transformers Trading Card Game''===
[[File:W1NemesisPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Nemesis Prime, Dark Clone''' (2018)
**'''Wave 1'''
**''Rarity: '''''SRT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T28/T40'''
**''Stars: ''12
:'''Nemesis Prime, Dark Clone''' 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.

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[[File:EENemesisPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9]]
*'''Nemesis Prime, Dark Clone''' (2019)
**'''Wave 1: Energon Edition'''
**''Rarity: '''''SRT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T04/T06'''
**''Stars: ''12
:Released as part of the TCG's Wave 1: Energon Edition, this card is a reprint of Wave 1's '''Nemesis Prime, Dark Clone'''. Printed on semi-transparent plastic instead of a normal Character Card, this version features new art based on the [[Power of the Primes]] Nemesis Prime toy by [[Ken Christiansen]].
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===Flame Toys===
[[File:Flame-Toys-Model-Kit-Nemesis-Prime-Attack-Mode.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Nemesis Prime (Attack Mode)''' ([[October 4]], 2018)
**''Accessories:'' Ion cannon, axe, 4 hands

:Debuted as an exclusive item for [[New York Comic Con|NYCC]] 2018, "Nemesis Prime (Attack Mode)" is an articulated, non-transforming, Voyager Class-sized {{w|Gunpla}}-style model kit redecoed from the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Furai Model|Optimus Prime (Attack Mode) model kit]] mold. Using parts made of hard ABS plastic and some polycaps, Optimus Prime (Attack Mode) is an original design created by Flame Toys in collaboration with [[Akira Amemiya]] of [[Studio Trigger]].

:For straight-assembly builders, Nemesis Prime features a sheet of foil stickers for detail (notably the shoulder insignias), though the kit can be panel-lined and touched-up with several panel-lining and paint markers (water/acrylic-based markers are recommended, as alcohol-based markers like ''Gundam Markers'' can potentially damage the ABS plastic). If one desires; the kit's pieces, aside from the translucent parts, can be fully coated with spray paints to recreate the finished sample seen in the stock photos.

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[[File:Flame-Toys-Model-Kit-Nemesis-Prime-IDW.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Nemesis Prime (IDW ver.)''' ([[July 18]], 2019)
**''Number:'' '''08'''
**''Accessories:'' Ion cannon, 4 hands

:Debuted at [[San Diego Comic-Con|SDCC]] 2019, and then sold as a Barnes & Noble exclusive, the second Nemesis Prime model kit is a redeco of the second [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Furai03|Optimus Prime]] model kit, patterned on [[Don Figueroa]]'s [[:File:Ongoing Issue 1-Optimus Surrenders.jpg|2009 comic design]] for Optimus in [[The Transformers (IDW)|''The Transformers'' vol. 1]]. As with the Attack Mode kit, the finished IDW-style kit is Voyager-sized.

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*'''Nemesis Prime G1mode''' ([[July]], 2021)
**''Number:'' '''24'''
**''Accessories:'' Ion cannon, 10 hands, axe
The third Nemesis Prime model kit is a redeco of the third [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Furai12|Optimus Prime]] model kit, based on his appearance in the G1 cartoon.

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===''Mighty Muggs''===
[[File:MightyMuggs 2018 Nemesis.jpg|thumb|upright=1.44]]
*'''Nemesis Prime''' ([[2019]])
**''ID number:'' '''05'''

:Nemesis was released in the second wave of the 2018 [[Mighty Muggs]] relaunch, redecoed from [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#2018mightymugg|Optimus Prime]]. As with his heroic counterpart, his helmet can be bopped to alter his mood. He features three different faces: [[Mouthplate|classic]], distressingly happy, and moderately smug. For some reason, his eyes are blue, rather than their usual red.
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===''Pop!''===
[[File:Funko Pop Nemesis Prime G1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.44]]
*'''Nemesis Prime''' (2021)
**''ID number:'' '''36'''

:A redeco of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Pop!|Optimus Prime]] released as part of the ''Pop! Retro Toys'' segment and exclusive to Funko Shop, [[Funko Pop!|Funko]]'s ''Pop!'' Nemesis Prime is a super deformed vinyl figure based on Optimus' original Generation 1 toy.

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*'''Nemesis Prime''' ([[Funko Pop!#Digital Pop! NFTs|Digital ''Pop!'']], 2022)
**''Rarity:''
***''Monochrome:'' '''Common'''
***''Static:'' '''Common'''
***''Glowing:'' '''Uncommon'''
***''Chrome:'' '''Uncommon'''
***''Original:'' '''Rare'''
:{{W|Non-fungible token|NFT}}s depicting Nemesis Prime in the Funko style.
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File:TRANSFORMERS_COMMON_NEMESIS-PRIME_MONOCHROME.gif
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File:TRANSFORMERS_UNCOMMON_NEMESIS-PRIME_GLOW.gif|If it weren't for the overlay you'd think this was Optimus.
File:TRANSFORMERS_UNCOMMON_NEMESIS-PRIME_PURPLECHROME.gif
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[[File:Funko-Pop-Pin-Nemesis-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.44]]
*'''Nemesis Prime''' (''Pop!'' Pin, 2022)
**''ID number:'' '''18'''
**''Accessories:'' Display stand
:A metallic enamel pin based on Nemesis Prime's vinyl figure measuring 4-inches tall, approximately the same as a regular vinyl.

:Nemesis was released as a limited edition chase variant of the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Pop! Pin|Optimus Prime]] pin.
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===Threezero===
====DLX====
*'''Nemesis Prime''' (2021)
**''Accessories:'' TBA
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====MDLX====
[[File:Threezero-MDLX-Nemesis-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright]]
*'''Nemesis Prime''' (2022)
**''Known designers:'' Kelvin Sau
**''Accessories:'' one ion blaster, one energon axe, Dark Matrix, five pairs of hands (relaxed, closed, rifle- axe- and Matrix-holding)
:A redeco of [[Threezero]]'s [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#MDLX|MDLX Optimus Prime]], Nemesis Prime is an original design taking inspiration from the original cartoon but with the aesthetics in the vein of the live-action movies. Nemesis Prime is a smaller scaled non-transforming action figure in the vein of contemporary collector-oriented lines like Figma and S.H. Figuarts. Like those lines, the figure is extremely well-articulated and detailed, features interchangeable hands and accessories, namely his ion blaster, energon axe and Dark Matrix. He comes with a suite of hands in pairs: closed fists, splayed-out relaxed hands, and three different pairs meant to specifically hold each one of the aforementioned accessories. His window chest is magnetically attached and as such can be removed to store the Matrix when not in use. His instructions erroneously call the Dark Matrix the [[Creation Matrix]] in one of its two callouts.

:Like [[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#Threezero|Cliffjumper]] before him, Nemesis was released in the United States as a ''PX Previews'' exclusive.

:He was also redecoed into [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Threezero|Ultra Magnus]]. Nemesis is also compatible with [[Starscream (G1)/merchandise#MDLX|Starscream]]'s wing assembly and head sculpt, which can be plugged into his back and swapped with, respectively.

::*''[https://www.threezerohk.com/product/transformers-mdlx-nemesis-prime/ More information on MDLX Nemesis Prime at Threezero]

===Nendoroid===
[[File:Nendoroid G1 Nemesis Prime.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Baby. Baby boy. Evil.]]
*'''Nemesis Prime''' ([[2022]])
**''Nendoroid ID Number'': '''1814'''
**''Accessories'': Ion blaster, Energon-axe, pointing hand

:[[Nendoroid]] Nemesis Prime is a [[super deformed]], non-converting figure redecoed from [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Nendoroid|Optimus Prime]].

:As with most Nendoroids, Nemesis Prime can interchange body parts with compatible figures, and comes with an alternative "pointing hand" accessory to aid with specific posing. The figure is packed with an Ion blaster and an Energon-axe, the latter of which replaces Nemesis's hand when wielded. He also features articulation at the head, knees, shoulders, elbows, and even his chest.

:This sculpt was produced by Toyhouse with Nendoron's supervision.
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===Icon Heroes===
*'''Nemesis Prime X Soundblaster Retro Pin Set''' (2022)
: A hard enamel pin based on Optimus Prime's original G1 package art but in Nemesis Prime colors made by Icon Heroes. It comes carded with a [[Soundwave (G1)/merchandise#Icon Heroes|Soundblaster]] pin.

: This pin was also available in traditional [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Icon Heroes|Optimus Prime]] colors.
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===Jada Toys===
[[File:JadaMetalsDieCastG1NemesisPrime1-24.jpg|upright=1.44|thumb|It's really just a matter of time until all other Jada Optimuses are also redecoed anyway.]]
*'''Nemesis Prime''' (Scale 1/24 Die Cast Vehicle, 2022)
:Released by [[Jada Toys]], this 1/24 scaled non-transforming die-cast truck with rubber tires is a redeco of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Jada Toys|Optimus Prime]] and features opening doors to reveal a highly detailed interior. The truck also features a sculpted robot mode underneath its chassis.

:The artwork for Nemesis' robot mode depicts him being a recolor of ''Prime Wars Trilogy'''s Optimus.

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[[File:JadaNanoMetalfigsSeries2G1BW-18pack.jpg|upright=1.44|thumb]]
*'''Transformers Series 2 18-pack''' (4cm Die Cast Figure Multipack, 2022)
:''Nano Metalfigs'' Series 2 Nemesis Prime is a redeco of Series 1 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Nano Metalfigs|Optimus Prime]], an incredibly small die-cast figurine molded doing an action pose. 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]]. This mold was later redecoed as a golden [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#NanoMetalfigs3|Optimus Prime]] in the Series 3 18-pack.
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===XM Studios===
*'''Nemesis Prime''' (2022)

:This hand-painted porcelain statue is, interestingly, ''not'' a redeco of [[XM Studios]]' earlier such statue of Optimus Prime, but rather is an entirely new sculpt. Nemesis Prime has [[LED|light-up eyes]] and alternate arms to allow for different poses or the use of his rifle and energon axe. The set also includes a sculpted version of Nemesis' truck mode to be displayed alongside the robot.

:Standing 27" tall, 399 were produced, with a suggested retail of about $1,600 US.
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===Kotobukiya Bishoujo Series===
[[File:Bishoujo Nemesis Prime.jpg|thumb|Live fast, die young Bad girls do it well]]
*'''Bishoujo Series Transformers Black Convoy/Nemesis Prime''' (July 2023)
**''Accessories'': Alternate masked face
**''Known designers:'' [[Shunya Yamashita]] (artist)

:''[[Kotobukiya]] [[Bishoujo Series]]'' Black Convoy/Nemesis Prime is a repaint and slight retool of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Kotobukiya Bishoujo Series|Optimus Prime]] from the same line of PVC figures. In addition to being recolored in the usual Nemesis black and teal, she has been given a new face sculpt, and the Optimus figure's trailer briefcase has been swapped out for a bright red energy sword.

:Like Optimus, ''Bishoujo Series'' Nemesis Prime also comes with an alternate [[Mouthplate|masked]] head piece, and is attached to a purple display base designed after the Decepticon insignia.

:The figure was a limited release, only available via Kotobukiya's website and at specific events, such as the 2023 Anime Expo convention.
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===Yolopark===
====AMK Pro====
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Nemesis Prime''' (2024)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Stand, [[Ion blaster]], [[Energon-axe]], [[Matrix of Leadership]], Megatron gun mode.

:Released as part of Yolopark's AMK Pro line, this "Limited Edition" Nemesis Prime is a [[black redeco]] of the Optimus Prime kit, coming in pre-assembled modules as opposed to traditional model kit runners. This allows him to be assembled quickly and easily without tools. Unlike Yolopark's regular AMK line, the AMK Pro line features diecast parts as well as light-up features. In Prime's case, his eyes will light up when tapping his head with a magnet. The feature requires one CR927 battery which is not included.

:The fully assembled figure bears a striking resemblance to the ''Masterpiece'' Black Convoy 3.0 and features an opening Matrix chamber and fully articulated hands, eliminating the need for alternate hands. Both the ion blaster and Megatron gun can tab into his hands, though removing the stalk from the Megatron gun makes this much easier.

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====AMK Mini Series====
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Nemesis Prime''' (2024)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': 2 additional pairs of hands (Splayed, Pointing), [[Ion blaster]]

:First released for the ''AMK Mini Series'' blind box, this Nemesis Prime is a smaller version of the character, being a redeco of Optimus. Like the original mold, Nemesis features swappable hand parts and his usual Ion Blaster.

: As a blind-boxed figure, the line-up had a 1/60 probability of obtaining Nemesis Prime, which was 30 times more than Skywarp. However, Nemesis Prime has also been released individually in a single box, with initial sightings in the Filipino market in July 2025.

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===Blokees===
====Galaxy Version====
[[File:Blokees-TF-Galaxy-Version-04-Nemesis-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Nemesis Prime''' (2024)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Galaxy Version 04 - Fractured Space-Time'''
:*''Accessories:'' Spare balljoint piece, figure stand, 2 open hands, 2 forearm blasters, Dark Saber, holdable Autobot/Decepticon insignias

:Released in the fourth wave of the ''Galaxy Version'' line of blind boxes, ''[[Blokees]]'' Nemesis is a roughly 4-inch-tall, highly-articulated, and non-transforming snap-on model kit of the Decepticon clone, redecoed from parts of the first wave's Optimus Prime. He is built on a "Standard Body" skeleton shared with other Blokees figures in the line, but with different body pieces to make them distinct. As advertised in the box, Nemesis has a pull rate of 1 in every 9 boxes, or three times across four cases. Despite what the instructions depict regarding the retooled secure joint, Nemesis still utilizes the circular hinge connection for his head and faceplate construction.

:As a redeco of the ''Galaxy Version'' Optimus Prime kit, Nemesis retains the peg holes for the jetpack from the ''Shining Version'' Sideswipe kit.

:In addition to the 2 pairs of closed and open hands, Nemesis also comes with a new set of weapons replacing the original mold's Ion Blaster and Energon Axe, namely the twin forearm blasters and the [[Dark Saber]] modeled after his accessories from the [[Nemesis_Prime_(G1)#Power_of_the_Primes|''Power of the Primes'']] toy.
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====Blokees Wheels====
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Nemesis Prime''' (2025)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Blokees Figure Club exclusive'''
:The award for collecting 12 different Blokees Wheels C-01 figures and scanning the QR Code to unlock their profile in Blokees Figure Club on WeChat, this Nemesis Prime model kit is a redeco of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Blokees Wheels|Optimus Prime]] based on his Earth truck mode designed by [[Don Figueroa]] for [[IDW Publishing]]'s 2009-2011 ''[[The Transformers (IDW)|The Transformers]]'' series in Nemesis Prime's iconic evergreen paint scheme. While everything else is molded in ABS plastic, the cab section is made out of "2.5x density" Solidex to evoke the feeling of die-cast cars like [[Hot Wheels]]. He uses the same universal Chassis Connector as the rest of the lineup, and his front section can be opened to allow the chase kits' driver figures to sit inside; the seats can also accomodate the [[Matrix of Leadership]] included with his wavemate [[Scamper#Blokees Wheels|Scamper]]. The truck bed has a standard-size port which serves as a trailer hitch, used by the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Blokees Wheels|''CT 01'']] individual-release version of this kit which includes the trailer.
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===Auldey===
[[File:Auldey-TF-AAE-Nemesis.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Nemesis''' (Alpha Action Elite, 2025)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Attack on Earth'''
:*''ID Number'': '''AAE-012'''
:*''Accessories:'' 4 pairs of hands, Sword, pauldrons (left and right), cape, trading card
{{toydesigner|[[Lam Ahtek]]}}

:Sold as part of [[Auldey]]'s "Alpha Action Elite (AAE)" series of blindboxes, this Nemesis Prime is a 5-inch non-transforming but highly articulated action figure, redecoed from the [[Optimus_Prime_(G1)/merchandise#Auldey|first ''AAE'' Optimus Prime mold]]. Aside from his additional pairs of hands. Nemesis also comes with a sword instead of an Ion Blaster, and a black redeco of ''AAE-S'' Starscream's coronation cape and shoulder pauldrons. Nemesis also features a removable chest window piece, which reveals an empty cavity for a Matrix of Leadership-shaped accessory from this line. Unlike the original mold, Nemesis uses the improved neck joint used for the ''AAE Select'''s release of Optimus.

:As advertised in the box, the lineup had a 12/72 probability of getting Nemesis.
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==Notes==
*[[Forest Lee|The author of Nemesis Prime's ''Alternators'' bio]] has said that the "extra-spatial source" that Arkeville tapped into was actually a pocket dimension that served as [[Unicron]]'s power battery—and that Unicron gave Arkeville exactly what he wanted, in the form of a [[spark]] fragment from Unicron's [[Nemesis Prime (Universe)|own attempt at cloning an Optimus Prime]].{{fact}}
*Nemesis Prime's ''Universe'' bio seems directly inspired by the Marvel UK "[[Two Megatrons!]]" storyline, which revealed that Straxus had rebuilt a "[[Archforce|hapless trooper]]" into a Megatron clone, complete with copied brain patterns. Unlike Nemesis Prime, however, this clone became a repository for Straxus's consciousness after Straxus's botched attempt to invade the original Megatron's mind.
*According to [[Hasbro]] copy writer [[Forest Lee]], the reference to Straxus was included in Comic-Con 2008 Nemesis Prime's bio entirely to make [[David Willis]] happy.
*Stellar Converter Cannons are also weapons found on the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Primus]] toy.
*The Loyal Subjects figure had 2 bios: a short version copied verbatim from the ''Armada'' [[Nemesis Prime (Armada)|Nemesis Prime]] article and a longer original write-up that includes a bizarre Christmas-themed rampage.
*The ''Masterpiece'' Black Convoy toy is used to represent a Decepticon truck transporting [[Megatron (G1)|GT-R Megatron]] to a race in the [[Transformers GT: Mission GT-R (story page)|''Transformers GT'' story pages]], though there is no indication it's actually him.
*[[Fun Publications]] scrapped preliminary plans to do a ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Nemesis Prime toy from [[Motormaster (G1)#Combiner Wars|Motormaster]] because TakaraTomy effectively did so with [[Grand Scourge#Toys|''Unite Warriors'' Grand Scourge]] from [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Combiner Wars|Optimus Prime]]. Thus the Club release of Motormaster's alternate "pretooled" head went to [[Toxitron (G1)#Combiner Wars|Toxitron]] instead.<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/127659-future-of-unite-warriors-from-figure-king/page-2#entry3212769 Post by Powered Convoy on The Allspark Forums, 2016/04/22]</ref>
*Meanwhile, Nemesis Prime's design in ''Forged to Fight'' is a straight recoloring of Optimus Prime in parallel with Grand Scourge.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Black Convoy''' (ブラックコンボイ ''Burakku Konboi''), '''Nemesis Prime''' (ネメシスプライム ''Nemeshisu Puraimu''), '''Nemesis Pax''' (''Power of the Primes'', ネメシスパックス ''Nemeshisu Pakkusu'')
*''Cantonese:'' '''Am Hak O Baak Man''' (暗黑柯柏文, "Dark Optimus Prime")
*''Hungarian'' '''Nemezis fővezér'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Ànhēi Qíng Tiān Zhù''' (暗黑擎天柱, "Dark Optimus Prime")

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Alternators Decepticons]]
[[Category:Amazon exclusives]]
[[Category:Bitfig]]
[[Category:Bot Shots Decepticons]]
[[Category:Classics Decepticons]]
[[Category:Earth Wars Decepticons]]
[[Category:Evil clones]]
[[Category:Exclusives]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generations]]
[[Category:Kre-O Decepticons]]
[[Category:Kreons]]
[[Category:Legacy Decepticons]]
[[Category:Man-made Transformers]]
[[Category:Masterpiece]]
[[Category:Power of the Primes Decepticons]]
[[Category:Q-Transformers characters]]
[[Category:Repurposed toys]]
[[Category:SDCC exclusives]]
[[Category:TakaraTomy Mall exclusives]]
[[Category:Transformers Roleplaying Game Decepticons]]
[[Category:Unicron-related characters]]
[[Category:Universe (2008)]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron: Earthrise Decepticons]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron: Kingdom Decepticons]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron: Siege Decepticons]]

Blokees

2025-12-28T14:24:33Z

Mr Camhed: /* Blokees Wheels */

[[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'')}}
|
|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)]]]]

|}

===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)]]]]
|-
|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)''}}
|
|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)''}}
|
|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>
|
|-
|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)''}}
|
|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)''}}
|
|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>
|-
|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)''}}
|
|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)''}}
|
|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>
|
|-
|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)''}}
|
|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)''}}
|
|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>
|
|-
|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)''}}
|
|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)''}}
|
|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>
|
|-
|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)''}}
|
|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)''}}
|
|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>
|
|-
|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)''}}
|
|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>
|
|-
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''GV 09 - Darkest Hour'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#GV09|Megatron]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Springer (G1)/toys#Blokees|Springer]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Arcee (G1)/toys#Blokees|Arcee]] ''(1/9)''}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Mirage (G1)/toys#Galaxy Version|Mirage]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (G1)/toys#Galaxy Version|Jetfire]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thrust (G1)/toys#Blokees|Thrust]] ''(1/9)''}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Trypticon (G1)#Blokees|Trypticon]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Bombshell (G1)#GV09|Bombshell]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-multi|[[Unicron/toys#BlokeesPlanet|Unicron-Planet]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#GV09Hidden|Megatron (Hidden Style)]] ''(1/36)''}}
</ul>
|
|}

===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>
|
|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>
|
|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"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:BlokeesRatchetShiningVersion.png|upright=0.8|thumb|[[Ratchet (G1)/toys#Shining Version|''Shining Version'' Ratchet]]]]
|}
{{-}}

===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>
|
|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}}
{{-}}

===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#SpecialArmorType|Coronation Starscream]] ''(1/144)''}}
</ul>
|
|width="25%" valign="top" rowspan=10|[[File:Blokees-TF-Galaxy-Defender-02-Coronation-Starscream.jpg|upright=0.66|thumb|[[Starscream (G1)/merchandise#SpecialArmorType|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)''}}
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<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>
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|width="25%" valign="top" rowspan=10|[[File:Blokees-TF-GV-Defender-03-Hot-Rod.jpg|upright=0.66|thumb|[[Hot_Rod_(G1)/merchandise#Blokees|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_(G1)#Blokees|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]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#Defender Version|Sunstreaker]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (G1)/toys#Defender Version|Jetfire]] ''(1/24)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#DV05Brilliant|Brilliant Optimus Prime]] ''(1/12)''}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-sd|[[Soundwave_(SG)#Blokees|SG Soundwave]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Galvatron (G1)/toys#Blokees|Galvatron]] ''(1/24)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus_(G1)/toys#Blokees|Cyclonus]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Viewfinder#Blokees|Viewfinder]] ''(1/12)''}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Roller (G1)#Blokees|Roller]] & [[Combat Deck (G1)#Blokees|Optimus Trailer]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (G1)/toys#DefenderVehicle|Jetfire Vehicle]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Swindle_(G1)#Blokees|Swindle Vehicle]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Onslaught (G1)#Blokees|Onslaught Vehicle]] ''(1/12)''}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-sa|[[Jetfire (SG)#Blokees|SG Jetfire]] ''(5/144)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Galvatron (G1)/toys#SpecialGalaxyType|Special Galaxy Type Galvatron]] ''(5/144)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Jetfire (G1)/toys#SpecialArmorTypeJetfire|Special Armor Type Jetfire]] ''(1/144)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Galvatron (G1)/toys#SpecialArmorType|Special Armor Type Galvatron]] ''(1/144)''}}
</ul>
|
|width="25%" valign="top" rowspan=10|[[File:Blokees-TF-DV05-SG-Soundwave.jpg|upright=0.66|thumb|[[Soundwave_(SG)#Blokees|SG Soundwave]]]]
|-

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''DV 06 - Brutal Fang'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Perceptor_(G1)/toys#Blokees|Perceptor]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/merchandise#DV06|Ultra Magnus]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Cheetor (BW)/toys#Blokees|Cheetor]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Blokees|Optimus Primal]] ''(1/24)''}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Astrotrain_(G1)/toys#Blokees|Astrotrain]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-sa|[[Rodimus (SG)#Blokees|SG Rodimus]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Megatron_(BW)/toys#Blokees|BW Megatron]] ''(1/24)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Snarl (G1)#DefenderStego|Snarl - Stegosaurus]] ''(1/12)''}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Primal_(BW)#DefenderBeast|Optimus Primal - Gorilla]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Vortex_(G1)#Blokees|Vortex Vehicle]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Blast Off (G1)#Blokees|Blast Off Vehicle]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Megatron_(BW)/toys#DefenderBeast|BW Megatron - Tyrannosaurus rex]] ''(1/12)''}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Primal_(BW)#DefenderGalaxyType|Special Galaxy Type Optimus Primal]] ''(5/144)''}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Megatron_(BW)/toys#DefenderGalaxyType|Special Galaxy Type BW Megatron]] ''(5/144)''}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Primal_(BW)#DefenderArmorType|Special Armor Type Optimus Primal]] ''(1/144)''}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Megatron_(BW)/toys#DefenderArmorType|Special Armor Type BW Megatron]] ''(1/144)''}}
</ul>
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|width="25%" valign="top" rowspan=10|
|-
</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, mainly [[IDW Publishing]]'s long-running [[2005 IDW continuity|''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, so many of them have opening roofs.

The cars are marketed as being partially constructed from Solidex, a magnetic "2.5x density new-generation compound"<ref>{{citesocial|quote=High-Density Materials — solid and substantial, crafted with precision and rich in detail!|link=https://x.com/BlokeesOfficial/status/1987331808086679980|name=Blokees|site=Twitter|year=2025|month=11|day=09}}</ref> to evoke the feeling of die-cast cars like [[Hot Wheels]]. Some of them also come with extra accessories. The small instruction card included with each kit lists their [[Tech Spec]]s as "HP", "ATT", "SPD" and "INT".

{| 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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{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''CT01'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Blokees Wheels|Optimus Prime Trailer Set]] ''

==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 (G1)/merchandise#BlokeesPink|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 (G1)/toys#Blokees|Defender Version - 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|'''[[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Blokees Wheels|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. 2026's Dinobot Desertion set bucked the trend a bit by instead featuring a mix of ''Galaxy Version'' and ''Defender Version'' figures in a combination of metallic gold and silver, loosely based on the iconic deco of the Dinobots.

The first set was known to suffer from [[Gold Plastic Syndrome]] in the joints. This was remedied in subsequent sets by changing the hinges to a mustardy plastic rather than gold.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2024 - The Golden Lagoon'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#2024 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#2025 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"|'''2026 - Dinobot Desertion'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Exclusive Yearly Version|Grimlock (Galaxy Ver.)]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slag (G1)/toys#Exclusive Yearly Version|Slug (Galaxy Ver.)]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sludge (G1)#Exclusive Yearly Version|Sludge (Galaxy Ver.)]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Snarl (G1)#Exclusive Yearly Version|Snarl (Galaxy Ver.)]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Swoop (G1)/toys#Exclusive Yearly Version|Swoop (Galaxy Ver.)]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#2026 Yearly Version|Optimus Prime (Defender Ver.)]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Exclusive Yearly Version|Wheeljack (Defender Ver.)]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Exclusive Yearly Version|Skywarp vehicle (Defender Ver.)]]}}
</ul>
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|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.
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===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]]

Roller (G1)

2025-12-28T14:19:31Z

Mr Camhed: /* Blokees */ Adde the Blokees wheels version of this figure

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{{picsneeded|Toys, including color variations of the original toy.}}
{{disambig3.5|G1 Optimus Prime's drone unit|the pre-war policeman Autobot|Roller (IDW)|Roller}}
:''Roller is <s>target practice</s> a component of [[Autobot]] leader [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Roller.jpg|upright=1.95|thumb|Roller should not look this cool.]]

'''Roller''' is a small, cart-shaped device that Optimus Prime uses to slip unobtrusively behind enemy lines. He can maintain radio control over Roller at distances up to 1200 miles. Having Roller present somewhere is like being there himself.

Roller is a droid, able to function autonomously without Optimus's active oversight. But without Optimus, by far the most important of the three modules, Roller would not survive. Optimus shows great attachment and concern for Roller, who is left particularly vulnerable by the behind-the-scenes situations in which it specializes.

At least in one alternate reality, Roller combines with [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] to form [[Grand Galvatron]].

Roller's nature varies: in some realities, he is a drone component of Optimus Prime, while in others he is a sentient individual. Sometimes he is previously known as '''Barrelroller''' (バレルローラー ''Barerurōrā'') and later becomes known as the '''Micro Carrier''' (マイクロキャリア ''Maikuro Kyaria'') or '''Apex Bomber'''.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
[[File:Roller deploy.jpg|left|thumb|Roller's one tough little Autobot.]]
When [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] and [[Sparkplug Witwicky]] were caught by [[Decepticon]]s, and with the clock ticking on the bomb they planted, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] sent Roller into the mine. When the bomb exploded, Optimus was nearly destroyed, {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 2}} but Roller emerged cheekily unscathed, prompting [[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]] to observe "Roller's one tough little Autobot!" {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 3}}

[[File:Roller outsmart.jpg|thumb|Roller exploits a tactical opening.]]

Another of [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s schemes involved sabotaging the Autobots' recharging chamber with a personality destabilizer device, turning a good number of them, including Optimus Prime, "evil". When the unaffected Autobots attempted to restore Prime back to normal, he split into his three components. Both Roller and the Combat Deck attempted to take the Autobots out, but [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] was able to nail them both with attitude exchangers and stop their attacks. {{storylink|Attack of the Autobots (episode)|Attack of the Autobots}}

The Autobots were stuck in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] by the [[Transfixatron]]. With [[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]] in the claws of Megatron's car-crushing machine, only Roller could save the day! Roller led the Decepticons on a merry chase, allowing Optimus to rescue Ironhide from the jaws of undignified death! {{storylink|The Autobot Run}}
{{l-}}

====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''Collector's Edition'' toy bio=====
Several million years ago on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], when Optimus Prime was a mere transport and delivery worker known as Orion Pax, Roller was an industrial droid known as Barrelroller.<ref name="Barrelroller">The character is referred to as simply "Roller" (ローラー) in the materials that come with e-HOBBY's Orion Pax, but the toy's expanded bio found on e-HOBBY's website refers to the droid as "Barrelroller" (バレルローラー).</ref> He transformed into an electromagnetic lift handle that helped Orion in his warehouse work moving heavy cargo. When Orion was fatally wounded by Megatron and rebuilt by [[Alpha Trion]] as Optimus Prime, Barrelroller was rebuilt into Roller. {{storylink|#Collector's Edition|''Collector's Edition'' Orion Pax toy bio}}

=====''Unite Warriors''/''Legends''=====
{{Note|In this portion of the [[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]], Roller the buggy drone is the same individual as [[Roller (IDW)|Roller the full-size Transformer]]. See the other Roller's page for more on his exploits in continuities where he is a separate individual.}}
{{:Roller/UW}}
=====''The Battlestars''=====
When Optimus Prime was restored to life as Star Convoy, he was equipped with an upgraded version of Roller known as the Micro Carrier.

The Micro Carrier would be instrumental in the Autobots' victory over the [[Novaroid|Great Novaroids]]. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Battlestars (story page)|The Battlestars story page #7}}

=====''Generations Selects Special Comic''=====
By [[2050]], Roller had been restored to his more traditional design and accompanied Optimus Prime to [[Neo Scramble City]]. {{storylink|Volcanicus comic 1}}

====''Wings Universe''====
{{Wingsnote}}
Nine million years ago, Barrelroller was carried around by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Orion Pax]], who worked at [[storage yard 67]] along with his friends [[Elita One (G1)|Ariel]] and [[Dion (G1)|Dion]]. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 1}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
[[File:Roller g2.jpg|thumb|upright=0.55|Roller's extreme phase in the '90s.]]

====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}
''[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] used his Roller unit to command a battle in [[Washington, D.C.]] while actually sneaking away from the action to find [[Ravage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ravage]]. [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] swooped in and destroyed Roller, causing Optimus Prime to double over in pain, and ironically saving him from the Insecticon [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]]'s [[cerebro-shell]].'' {{storylink|Plague of the Insecticons!}}

====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
Roller provided covering fire for Optimus Prime and [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] as they fled the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian]] army. {{storylink|Total War!}}

===Ladybird Books continuity===
[[File:MegatronsFightforPower Roller.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|left|They see me rollin', they hatin'.]]
[[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]]'s sally to sneakily sabotage the Solar Station was stymied by a sealed storage-door. Roller to the Rescue! Sent scuttling through the sage, secreted from [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s sight, to supply a Cybertronian [[sonic multi-tool]]. Roller had saved the day!

''Spike's subsequent sabotage of the solar station and ensuing detonation of the [[energon cube]]s in it could be construed (in some small way) to save the day as well.''
{{storylink|Megatron's Fight for Power}}

===Highway Clash===
{{notemultipath}}
Optimus and [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] secretly guarded a shipment of microchips that could be used to imbue sentience onto robots. While on this mission, Optimus had brought along Roller for extra protection against possible Decepticon threats. {{storylink|Highway Clash}}

===''Q-Robo Transformer''===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Q-Robo Transformer}}}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:Escalation5 Roller.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|You feelin' lucky, punk?]]

At [[Brasnya]], [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] ordered [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] to wait for Optimus Prime to come into range before firing on him. Optimus discreetly sent Roller ahead to intercept Blitzwing, and at the last moment, Roller blew him up good. {{storylink|Escalation issue 4|Escalation #4}} Unfortunately, the same trick didn't work on Megatron, who buried the poor guy under a pile of rocks. However, this bought Optimus Prime the time to transfer his consciousness to his trailer section. {{storylink|Escalation issue 5|Escalation #5}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
[[Vector Prime]] clarified that in some universes, Roller would indeed be upgraded into [[Apex Bomber]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/27}}
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==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}
[[File:Roller g1 toy.jpg|thumb|Many colors: Roller has been released in dark blue, light blue, purple, dark purple, silver, and black.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (1984)
**''Takara ID number:'' '''C-01'''
{{toydesigner|[[Shōji Kawamori]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' Roller was included with the original [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Optimus Prime]] toy (as well as its many rereleases). Roller is a small, six-wheeled vehicle resembling an {{w|Amphicat}} that is stored in the trailer portion. The seats are scaled to allow Roller to carry ''[[Diaclone]]'' figures, due to its use in the prior toyline. The [[trailer]]/[[Combat Deck (G1)|Combat Deck]] features a spring-loaded device that is capable of launching Roller out of the combat deck. Roller has a hole on top to hold the included oil pump or Optimus's gun. As a result of the original Optimus Prime's production variants (prior to rerelease), Roller was alternatively molded in silver plastic (the trailer's exterior color), or in various shades of blue, indigo and purple (mold colors of the corresponding Optimus's fists/legs/Combat Deck unit).
: As an homage to the silver Roller pictured in the G1 cartoon, some 2000s re-issues of Optimus Prime/Convoy have included Roller molded in that Prime's blue color, only ''painted'' silver. (Only the New Year Special and 25th Anniversary Rollers have been left blue, and unpainted.)

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1984/Autobot/Roller/roller.htm More information on Roller at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Jafcon convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Convoy Black Version''' (2000)
**''ID number:'' '''01'''

:Along with Prime, Roller received a [[black redeco|black repaint]] as a exclusive for the Japanese convention JAFCON.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2000/Cybertron/JAFRoller/jafroller.htm More information on Black Roller at TFU.info]''
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====''Return of Convoy''====
[[File:StarConvoy toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Star Convoy''' (Powered Master, 1991, 2005)
**''ID number:'' '''C-372'''

: This [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Return of Convoy|toy]] from the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (franchise)#Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Return of Convoy|Return of Convoy]]'' line included an upgraded Roller named the Micro Carrier, patterned after a tracked ballistic missile carrier.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1991/Cybertron/MicroCarrier/microcarrier.htm More information on the Micro Carrier at TFU.info]''
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===''Commemorative Series''===
[[File:GodGinrai toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Powermaster Optimus Prime with Apex Armor''' (2003)
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Ban Magami]] (concept artist)}}

:When Hasbro [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#ApexArmorPrime|re-released]] Optimus Prime's [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#PMOP|Powermaster toy]] in the ''[[The Transformers: Generation One Commemorative Series|Generation One Commemorative Series]]'', it was simply a repackaging of Takara's earlier [[Ginrai (human)|God Ginrai]] [[Ginrai (human)#GodGinrai|re-release]], including [[Godbomber]], which had only been sold in the Japanese market. In adapting the toy's presentation for an English-speaking audience, Hasbro was adding a whole new element to Prime's fiction, as Ginrai and Godbomber had nothing to do with [[Convoy (rank)|Convoy]]. Thus did Godbomber become "Apex Bomber," which merged with Prime as "Apex Armor."

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Autobot/ApexBomber/apexbomber.htm More info on Apex Bomber at TFU.info]''
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===''Collector's Edition''===
[[File:G1-toy Barrelroller.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The joke "do a barrel roll" has been used so many times now it's lost meaning.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Orion Pax''' (Multi-pack, 2005)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''67'''

: Meant to represent a pre-rebuilding-by-[[Alpha Trion|Alpha-Trion]] version of the character, Roller<ref name="Barrelroller"/> is a redeco of the [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] [[Recoil (G1)#Toys1|Recoil]], transforming into an "electromagnetic lift handle". His handle is a [[5 mm post]], allowing him to be held by a ''lot'' of ''Transformers'' toys.

: He was only available as part of an [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive ''[[The Transformers: Collector's Edition|Collector's Edition]]'' set, packed in with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Collector's Edition|Orion Pax]] and [[Dion (G1)#Toys|Dion]]. This set shipped to buyers in September 2005.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Cybertron/Barrellroller/barrellroller.htm More information on Roller at TFU.info]''
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===''Generation 2''===
[[File:G2Prime toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (1993, 1994)

: A [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Generation 2|slightly altered version]] of the original Generation 1 Optimus Prime, it included Roller.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1993/Autobot/Roller/roller.htm More information on ''Generation 2'' Roller at TFU.info]''
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===''Smallest Transforming Transformers''===
[[File:WSTF Convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''G1 Convoy Trailer''' (2003)
**''ID Number:'' '''GTF-01B (trailer)'''

: [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Smallest Transforming Transformers|Optimus Prime]]'s Combat Deck was available separately as a shortpacked figure. Included was a tiiiiny Roller. Awww!

: In wave 2.5, it was again available in cartoon colors as a [[chase figure]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Cybertron/SmallestCombatDeck/combatdeck.htm More information on ''Smallest'' Roller (with Combat Deck) at TFU.info]''
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===''Hybrid Style''===
[[File:THS02Convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''G1 Convoy''' (2006)
**''ID number:'' '''THS-02'''
{{toydesigner|[[Shōji Kawamori]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Hybrid Style|THS-02 G1 Convoy]] is a finely detailed, partially die-cast metal transforming toy of G1 Optimus Prime. It comes with a fully transforming and highly detailed trailer that opens up into its Combat Deck/repair bay, as well as Roller, who features four-wheel steering.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Cybertron/HybridRoller/roller.htm More information on ''Hybrid Style'' Roller at TFU.info]''
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===''Encore''===
*'''Convoy''' (September 2007)
**''ID number:'' '''01'''

: ''[[Transformers Encore|Encore]]'' Roller is included in this [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Encore|reissue of the original Optimus Prime toy]], painted in "anime" colors (light gray).

===''Universe'' (2008)===
[[File:Universetoy 25th anniversary optimus prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Optimus Prime 25th Anniversary Pack'''

:Roller is reissued with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Optimus]] in blue, as Hasbro wanted the unit to match Prime's fists. It was originally intended to be grey.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/25thOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on 25 Anniversary Roller (with Optimus Prime) at TFU.info]''
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===''Masterpiece''===
[[File:MP-10 toy photo.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Convoy''' ([[September 24]], [[2011]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-10'''

:[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MP10|MP-10 Convoy]] is an entirely new, smaller tooling (Compared to the original MP-01 Optimus) of Generation 1 Optimus Prime, and comes with a new version of Roller. Roller is silver, is capable of towing Prime's [[Combat Deck (G1)#MP10|trailer]], can be ridden by the included [[Spike Witwicky (G1)#Masterpiece|Spike Witwicky]] figurine, and the included [[Ion blaster#MP10|Ion blaster]] can mount on its back.

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[[File:Eva-optimus.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66]]
*'''Convoy Mode "Eva"''' ([[November 28]], [[2014]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-10'''
{{toydesigner|[[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Junichi Akutsu]] (concept artist)}}

:''[[Transformers × Evangelion]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#eva|Convoy Mode "Eva"]] is a redeco of MP-10 Convoy complete with Roller, who is decoed in a military olive color and emblazoned with the [[Nerv]] insignia. This toy was limited to 1,000 pieces.

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[[File:MP711-Convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Convoy (7-Eleven ver.)''' ([[February 28]], [[2018]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-711'''

:Available exclusively from Japanese 7-11 stores, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MP711|MP-711]] is a [[7-Eleven]]-themed Optimus Prime, with an accordingly colored Roller.

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[[File:Masterpiece-MP44-Convoy-V3.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|All this for the low, low price of an arm, a leg, and your firstborn son!]]
*'''Convoy''' ([[August 24]], [[2019]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-44'''

:This version of Roller is an entirely new mold included with the third ''Masterpiece'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MP44|MP-44 Convoy]]. Gray in color, he can interact with many of the included components and accessories: storing in the trailer, as expected, seating the included Spike, Sparkplug, and/or Carly figures, and towing the repair drone, which can now separate from the trailer, has its own wheels, and also doubles as a flight-stand for when Optimus Prime wears his backpack.
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===''Transformers'' (2010)===
[[File:Transformers2010toy-HasbroMP10OptimusPrime-Roller.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Masterpiece Optimus Prime''' (2012)

:The Hasbro ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)|Transformers]]'' [[Toys"R"Us]]-[[exclusive]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#mp10hasbro|release]] of MP-10 Convoy also redecoes Roller, this time in blue. It retains all of the functionality and [[gimmick]]ry from the previous release.

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===''Generations''===
[[File:Generationstoy-T30-LegendsOptimusPrimeRoller.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Lookit me, I'm a person! Eat it, [[Roller (IDW)|Roller]].]]
*'''Optimus Prime with Autobot Roller''' (Legends Class, 2013)
**''Series / Number'': '''02 / #001'''
**''Accessories'': Ion Blaster
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (Hasbro)}}

: Part of the third wave of 2012-onwards ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' Legends Class toys, ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Legends|Optimus Prime]] comes with "Autobot Roller", who transforms into a six-wheeled SUV, a robot with [[C joint|3 mm-compatible]] hands, and a weapon with a [[5 mm post|5 mm handle]]. He has a 5 mm hole in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] and a 3 mm hole in weapon mode for mounting the Ion Blaster.

:Not depicted in the [[instructions]] or [[Stock photography|stock photo]]s, Roller can also 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.

:This mold was redecoed into ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)#Movie Advanced Series|Movie Advanced Series]]'' [[#Transformers|Silver Roller]] and ''Generations'' [[Suppressor (Generations)#Toys|Suppressor]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/GenRoller/roller.htm More information on ''Generations'' Roller at TFU.info]''
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===''Generations'' (Japan)===
{{anchor|TG24}}{{anchor|OPandBee}}
[[File:TTGenerationsTG24OptimusRoller.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Optimus Prime & Bumblebee''' ([[September 28]], 2013)
**''ID number:'' '''TG24'''
**''Accessories'': Ion Blaster

: The Japanese [[Transformers: Generations (Japan)|''Generations'']] release of ''Thrilling 30'' Legends Class Roller redecoes him in metallic blue. He comes in a [[TakaraTomy]] four-pack with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#TG24|Optimus Prime]], as well as [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#TG24|Bumblebee]] and [[Blaze Master#TG24|Blazemaster]]. His bio describes him as a [[Roller (IDW)|partner]] of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Orion Pax]] in the Cybertron police force.
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===''Transformers'' (campaign item)===
[[File:AOE-toy SilverRoller.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I'm the accurate one! Or the inaccurate one, depending on your point of view.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Silver Roller''' (Micron, 2014)}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': [[May 17]] 2014

: Silver Roller (シルバーローラー ''Shirubā Rōrā'') is a (what else?) redeco of the above ''Generations'' [[Roller (G1)#Generations|Roller]], cast in sparkly-colorless-clear, smoky-clear and black plastic. He of course still transforms into a six-wheeled SUV, a robot with [[C joint|3mm-compatible]] hands, and a double-barreled blaster weapon with a [[5 mm post|5 mm handle]]. He also has a 5 mm hole in vehicle mode and a 3 mm hole in weapon mode for mounting other accessories.

: He was part of the "Clear Micron Campaign", [[exclusive]] to Japanese [[Toys"R"Us]] stores, free with the purchase of 3000 yen worth of [[Transformers: Age of Extinction (franchise)|''Lost Age'']] product.

: This mold was also used to make ''Generations'' [[Suppressor (Generations)|Suppressor]].
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===''Unite Warriors''===
{{anchor|UW06}}
[[File:TF-Unite-Warriors-UW06-Roller.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Today I have become something I have always wanted to be... an only child!"]]
*'''Grand Galvatron''' (giftset, [[April 30]], [[2016]])
**''ID number:'' '''UW-06'''

:A [[redeco]] of ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' [[Rook (CW)#Generations|Rook]], "Wandering Roller" transforms into an {{w|Reconnaissance vehicle|armored reconnaissance}} vehicle; reminiscent to a {{w|Type 87 ARV}}. In [[robot mode]], Roller features a color scheme based on [[Roller (IDW)|IDW Roller]], while his vehicle mode is colored like the original silver version of Roller.

:As a Deluxe Class ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors]]'' figure, he can combine to form the leg or arm of any combiner from Hasbro's ''Combiner Wars'' subline or any ''Unite Warriors'' figure or into one of [[Transformers Legends (franchise)|''Legends'']] [[Godbomber#Legends|Godbomber]]'s legs, but would usually be associated with [[Grand Galvatron#Toys|Grand Galvatron]].

:He was released as part of a Grand Galvatron giftset along with [[Cyclonus (G1)/toys#Unite Warriors|Tactician Cyclonus]], [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Unite Warriors|Ghost Starscream]], [[Thrust (Armada)#Unite Warriors|Curse Armada Thrust]], and [[Breakdown (WFC)#Unite Warriors|Zombie War Breakdown]].
{{CWRookMold}}
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===''War for Cybertron Trilogy''===
[[File:WarForCybertronCenturionDroneWeaponizerPack.jpeg|300px|thumb]]
*'''Deluxe Centurion Drone''' (Deluxe Class with accessories pack, [[2020]])
**''ID number'': '''WFC-E33'''

:A Roller car accessory is included as part of the ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' [[Centurion droid#Toys|Deluxe Centurion Drone Weaponizer Pack]], and it's meant to go with ''Earthrise'' Leader Class [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Optimus Prime]] to complete the set, with a 5mm post on its underside to tab into a dedicated bay in Optimus's trailer. There is also a raised 5mm connector hole on the rear-most block of Roller, presumably to mount either ''Earthrise'' Optimus's Ion Cannon or the classic rifle version included in the pack, and 3mm posts are on the rear as exhaust pipes, to use with the ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' range of effects pieces. Roller's 5mm port is also the perfect height to tow ''Earthrise'' Optimus Prime's trailer.
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===''Collaborative''===
[[File:Collaborative-MP10G-Ghostbusters-GhostTrap-Roller.jpg|thumb|300px]]
*'''Optimus Prime Ecto-35 Edition''' ([[July 19]], [[2019]])

:The [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#CollabGB|Ecto-35 Edition]] redeco of ''Masterpiece'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MP10|Optimus Prime]] includes Roller, and adds an extra accessory to make it resemble a wheeled [[ghost trap]]. A small peg allows the included [[Slimer]] figurine to ride on top.
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===''Robosen Collector's Edition''===
*'''Optimus Prime Auto-Converting Trailer and Roller''' (2022)

:The grandiose, CES-showroom-conversation-piece [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Robosen Collector's Edition|Robosen Optimus Prime programmable robot]] would later receive a similarly ultra-high-end [[Combat Deck (G1)#Robosen Collector's Edition|fully automated trailer]]. Behind its self-moving doors and ramps is a Roller that users can control through app interface. This Roller can drive on its own and can also be hitched up to tow the trailer.

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===''Legacy''===
[[File:LegacyEvo CoreClass2PackOptimusPrime.jpg|upright=2.0|thumb|Roller Junior]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime & Bumblebee''' (Multi-pack, [[2023]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Ion blaster, axe, stinger blaster, trailer, Roller, repair drone, trailer hitch/shield panel
{{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>

:This [[Hasbro Pulse]] exclusive combo pack of [[Transformers: Legacy|''Legacy'']] [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#LegacyEvolutionCore2pack|Core Class Optimus Prime]], [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Legacy|Core Class Bumblebee]], and a decked out Core Class scale [[Combat Deck (G1)#Legacy|Combat Deck]] includes a teeny tiny [[Roller (G1)#Legacy|Roller]], able to tow the entire trailer as well as carry around the repair drone on its own, [[#MP44|MP-44]] style. He can fit inside the trailer but doesn't tab in anywhere, leaving him to be jostled around.

:The set was revealed and put up for preorder on the [[June 20]] Hasbro Pulse [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjLY0uamTKM Fanstream].
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===''Missing Link''===
[[File:TF-Missing-Link-C-01-Convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|]]
*'''Convoy''' (2024)
**''ID Number'': '''C-01'''
**Accessories: Fuel Pump, Nozzle and Hose
{{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> [[Yuki Ohshima]] (concept artist), [[Shin Ueda]] (packaging artist)}}<ref name = "Missing Link">Article on Missing Link Convoy in [[Figure King]] issue 308 (September 2023), p109</ref>

:Released to celebrate the 40th anniversary of ''The Transformers'' brand, ''[[Missing Link]]'' Convoy comes with Roller (colored silver, not blue). Roller's wheels (and the toy's missiles) come attached to their [[sprue]] and require assembly just like in the old days. The fuel pump, nozzle, and hose accessories are also included and can still interact with Roller in the same fashion as the original, though now Roller has a new hinge to allow the port for the [[ion blaster]] to rotate out of sight, being replaced with a painted red light detail (harkening back to its appearance in "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 2]]").

:This toy was redecoed to make ''Missing Link'' [[Dillo#Missing Link|Dillo]] and [[Giza (POTP)#Missing Link|Giza]].
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===''Studio Series''===
[[File:StudioSeries86CommanderOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Look how fast he's grown!]]
<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, 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]] (packaging), [[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>}}

:''[[Studio Series]]'' Roller is included with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Studio Series|Optimus Prime]] once more. Roller sports a cartoon-based silver deco and is scaled to seat 4 [[Titan Master]]s. As per usual, he can tow the trailer as well as carry the repair drone like the [[#MP44|MP-44 version]]. He can also carry the ion blaster using his rear port, though there is minimal clearance between the two which can cause paint chipping on both of them. Roller stores in the trailer by tabbing onto the drone, facing away from the door unlike usual.
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===''Supreme''===
[[File:SupremeOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime''' (2025)}}</ul>

:High-end designer clothing and apparel brand {{w|Supreme (brand)|Supreme}} released its own licensed version of the G1 Optimus Prime mold, now head-to-toe red and dripping with multiple Supreme logos.

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===''Age of the Primes''===
[[File:AOTPTitanStarConvoy.jpg|thumb|300px]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-pr13|'''Star Optimus Prime''' (Titan Class, [[2025]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''AOTP-10'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date:'' [[2025]] [[August 30]]
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Shuhei Umezu]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1Zhi6Y6EkU/ ''Age of the Primes'' panel] with [[Hasbro]] designer [[Mark Maher]] at [[Cybertron Con 2024]] Day 1, recorded at the "Giant Peng Peng" (巨大化鹏鹏) BilliBilli channel.</ref>

:Released as the year one Titan Class figure for [[Transformers: Age of the Primes|''Age of the Primes'']], the blockbuster [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Return of Convoy|Star Convoy]] update "[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Age of the Primes|Star Optimus Prime]]" naturally includes a matching update of [[#Return of Convoy|Micro Carrier]]. It is referred to as "tread unit", based on an old arbitrary name by the Western fandom for Micro Carrier.

::*''Designer commentary on ''Age of the Primes'' Star Optimus Prime from Mark Maher on Instagram:''
::**''[https://www.instagram.com/p/DFElvtSsqoe/ Part I]''
::**''[https://www.instagram.com/p/DFOshCXs2gV/ Part II]''
::*''[[Source:Transformers Age of the Primes bios#AOTP10|Machine translation of Star Optimus Prime's TakaraTomy bio]]''

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==Merchandise==
===''Heroes of Cybertron''===
{{See|Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Heroes of Cybertron}}
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[[File:HOC Optimus Apex.jpg|upright=1.66|right|thumb]]
*'''Powermaster Optimus Prime Apex Armor''' (2002)

:Part of the first wave of [[Hasbro]]'s [[Heroes of Cybertron (toyline)#Heroes of Cybertron|Heroes of Cybertron]] toyline, "Apex Armor" Optimus is a [[redeco]] of the [[Heroes of Cybertron (toyline)#Super Collection Figure|Super Collection Figure]] [[Ginrai (robot)#Super Collection Figure|God Ginrai]] figurine.

:The figurine is meant to represent the combined form of the Powermaster Optimus and the "[[Apex Bomber|armored roller drone]]".

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Autobot/HoCPMOptimusPrimeApexArmor/optimusprime.htm More information on ''Heroes of Cybertron'' Powermaster Optimus Prime Apex Armor at TFU.info]''

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[[File:HOC Optimus Spark Attack.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Powermaster Optimus Prime Spark Attack''' (2002)

:This second-wave figurine is a redeco of the first God Ginrai/Powermaster Prime Apex Armor PVC figure, cast in translucent orange plastic with red gradients and flame detailing, depicting a "spark attack" mode.

:This is a variant of the Super Collection Figure "God Fire Guts" God Ginrai chase figure, which had been rendered entirely in solid metallic gold paint.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Autobot/HoCPMOptimusPrimeSparkAttack/optimusprime.htm More information on ''Heroes of Cybertron'' Optimus Prime Spark Attack at TFU.info]''
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===Imaginarium Art===
[[File:ImaginariumOptimusPrime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2017)

:[[Imaginarium Art]]'s first statue of Optimus Prime stands 24 inches tall and features multiple LEDs, two varieties of his laser rifle, and his energy axe. The statue's chestplate can open, revealing the Matrix of Leadership. The sculpted base for this figure also features the Combat Deck and Roller. Only 500 of this item were produced.
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===''Transformers Character Card''===
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[[File:Transformers Character Card G1 Optimus and Megatron.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]
*'''Convoy & Megatron Set''' ([[January 25]], [[2022]])
**''ID number:'' '''01 & 02'''
{{toydesigner|[[Shin Sasaki]] (illustration)}}

:Released as part of the first wave of the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive ''[[Transformers Character Card]]'' series, this pair of holographic trading cards depict super-deformed art of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (with Roller) and Megatron (with [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]]) along with [[bio|character profiles]] and [[Tech Spec|tech specs]].
::*''[[Source:Transformers Character Card#01|Translation of G1 Convoy's Transformers Character Card]]''
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[[File:Transformers Character Card Tarn and Wandering Roller.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]
*'''Wandering Roller & Tarn Set''' ([[March 19]], [[2024]])
**''ID number:'' '''79 & 80'''

:Released as part of the eleventh wave of the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive ''[[Transformers Character Card]]'' series, this pair of holographic trading cards depict super-deformed art of Roller in his [[#Unite Warriors|''Unite Warriors'' body]] and [[Tarn (G1)|Tarn]] along with [[bio|character profiles]] and [[Tech Spec|tech specs]].
::*''[[Source:Transformers Character Card#79|Translation of Wandering Roller's Transformers Character Card]]''
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===''Blokees''===
[[File:Blokees-TF-Defender-05-Roller.jpg|thumb|300px]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime - Trailer + Roller''' (2025)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Defender Version 05 - Traitor to Tyranny'''
:*''Accessories'': Hitch extension for Optimus Prime vehicle

:The fifth wave of Blokees' ''Defender Version'' blindbox kits comes with not just Optimus Prime's Combat Deck, but Roller as well. The vehicle can carry the Combat Deck/Trailer, or enter the trailer's compartment. When the Auto-Launcher is installed, ensure Roller is facing forward, as it will not fit correctly if positioned backward.

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===Blokees Wheels===

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime Trailer Set''' (2025)}}</ul>

Like the aforementioned blind box Trailer, This standalone release of Prime's Trailer also includes a Roller which is Capable of both towing the Trailer and carrying the combat deck with the 3.4mm port on its back, which is also compatible with weapon accessories of other Blokees figure such as the [[My First Blaster]] from the Blokees Wheels CT01 Blindbox's Swerve figure.

==Notes==
*Optimus Prime's original character description, as seen in the ''[[The Transformers Universe (Marvel)|Transformers Universe]]'' profile comic, names the robot module "Optimus" and the drone module "Prime", noting that the Prime module is also known as Roller. In practice, this nomenclature is never used. The robot module is always treated as if named "Optimus Prime", with "Prime" even being his most common nickname.
*A reference to this "Prime module" is retained in ''Universe''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[Powermaster]] Optimus Prime profile, so the little guy must still be around, despite not being included with the Powermaster toy.
*Early [[:File:EarlyPMPrime3.jpg|concept drawings]] for Powermaster Prime, as seen in ''[[Transformers Generations (guidebook)|Transformers Generations]]'', makes him a [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]]/Powermaster, with a four-wheeled Roller forming the head.
*When the Powermaster Optimus Prime toy was released, it did not include Roller. Despite this, the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel comic]] and other contemporary fiction still presented Roller as his familiar cart-shaped self in Prime's trailer.<ref>[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Optimus_Prime_PM Powermaster Optimus Prime's ''Universe'' bio]</ref> When the toy was rereleased in 2003 as part of the ''Commemorative Series'', it included [[Apex Bomber]] (renamed from [[Godbomber]]), who is described on package as a "roller drone".
*Roller is simply referred to as "scout car" on the back of the packaging of Optimus Prime's ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' toy. While the [[bio]] featured on the North American packaging of the toy refers to him as "Roller, the Autobot scout car", the bio featured on the back of his [[multilingual packaging|multilingual]] ''European'' packaging omits the name "Roller" and explicitly capitalizes him as "Scout Car". This is subsequently repeated in a profile featured in [[War Without End (issue)|issue #1]] of the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (Fleetway)|UK ''Generation 2'' comic]].
*Roller was supposed to have a minor role in [[Ginrai (human)|Ginrai]]'s ''[[Transformers: Alternators#Binaltech|Binaltech]]'' toy bio (written by [[Hirofumi Ichikawa]]), but the toy was ultimately used as [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Optimus Prime]] and so the bio went unused. In this storyline, a new Dodge Ram Binaltech body was built for Roller, but was instead possessed by Ginrai as he travelled through time to save his own future.
*The [[#Generations|''Thrilling 30'' toy]] of Roller has a [[robot mode]] based on [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|''Hunt for the Decepticons'']] [[Breacher (TF 2010)#Toys|Breacher]], while his [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] is based on an APC vehicle accessory that was originally going to come with ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime]]'' [[Optimus Maximus (Prime)#Toys|Optimus Maximus]].<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/96686-generations-legends-targetmaster-moulds/#entry2423893 Kyde's response on an Allspark Forums thread about the ''Thrilling 30'' Legends partners]</ref>
*The 2005 IDW continuity also includes another character named "[[Roller (IDW)|Roller]]". His relation to Optimus Prime's Roller [[authorial intent|was explained]] by [[James Roberts]] as the drone being named after Optimus's old friend.<ref>[http://theunderbase.libsyn.com/the-underbase-deconstructs-shadowplay "The Underbase Podcast Deconstructs Shadowplay"], 39:43 - 41:54</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Buggy''' (バギー ''Bagī''), '''Roller''' (ローラー ''Rōrā'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Xiǎo Gǔn Zhū''' (China, 小滚珠, "Little Rolling Bead")

==References==
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[[Category:Age of Extinction Mini-Cons]]
[[Category:Collaborative Autobots]]
[[Category:Combiners]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 cartoon Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 drones]]
[[Category:Generation 1 toy Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 2 Autobots]]
[[Category:Generations]]
[[Category:Generations Selects Autobots]]
[[Category:Japanese promotion exclusives]]
[[Category:Marvel Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Missing Link]]
[[Category:Return of Convoy Autobots]]
[[Category:Second Cybertron Alliance]]
[[Category:TakaraTomy Mall exclusives]]
[[Category:Transformers Character Card Autobots]]
[[Category:Unite Warriors Autobots]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron: Earthrise Autobots]]
[[Category:Wings Universe Autobots]]

Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise

2025-12-28T14:14:47Z

Mr Camhed: /* Blokees Wheels */ Added the extra difference of this release

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'''Optimus Prime''' is a bit of a shill.
==Stamp Bot==
[[File:OptimusPrime-StampBot-1984.JPG|thumb|Truck stamp is cool!]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (1984)
:Made by [[HG Toys]], Stamp Bot Optimus Prime is a small, non-poseable figurine of Optimus Prime based on his toy with a rubber stamp on the base, and a cap with a felt "floor" that was soaked in ink. The stamp made an image of Optimus Prime's cab mode.
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==The Transformers Cookie Jar==
*'''The Transformers Cookie Jar''' (1984?)
:A ceramic cookie jar in the likeness of Optimus Prime's head. The top of Prime's head lifts off for the storage of delicious baked goods or Energon or what-have-you. The cookie jar was manufactured by [[Great American Housewares]] under license from [[Hasbro]].
::*''[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-toy-discussion/179468-optimus-prime-cookie-jar-price-check.html Images of The Transformers Cookie Jar at TFW2005]''
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==Collegeville Costumes==
{{anchor|CollegevilleG1}}
*'''Optimus Prime''' (1984)
:Although [[Collegeville Costumes]] only released a small number of Transformers [[Halloween]] costumes, and made some odd choices for characters to depict in the process, Optimus Prime was an obvious choice as one of their first releases. The costume consists of a thin plastic facemask based directly on the Optimus toy's head complete with yellow eyes, and an orange and yellow plastic smock decorated not with the details of Optimus' body, but with his package art and the Transformers logo.

*'''Optimus Prime''' (1993)
{{anchor|CollegevilleG2}}
:Optimus Prime recieved a second costume from Collegeville for their line of ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Transformers: Generation 2]]'' line. As with the 1984 Collegeville costume, it consists of a thin plastic mask held on by elastic. Unlike the previous costume, the plastic smock is now decorated with the details of Optimus' G2 body, as well as having his name and the G2 logo on it.
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==Vehicle Play Tent==
[[File:Vehicleplaytent.jpg|thumb|Both a big truck ''and'' a series of tubes.]]
*'''ERO''' (1984?)
:The Vehicle Play Tent was part of the deluge of Transformers merchandise in the 80s. The tent was constructed by means of a series of plastic tubes that fit into sockets on corner pieces (similar to the "k'nex" building system that arrived a few years later), then a vinyl cover was slipped over this PVC skeleton to make the tent.
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==Oral Care Station==
*'''Optimus Prime Oral Care Station''' (1984/85?)
:An electric toothbrush in the likeness of Optimus Prime. A battery-operated feature causes the toothbrush (attached at Prime's left wrist) to move back and forth. The set also included a cup for [[water]], an extra brush head, and a stand to hold the various accoutrements.
::*''[https://www.flickr.com/photos/14985789@N07/3207711517/?rb=1 Image at Flickr.com]
::*''[http://fredsworkshop.com/oral.html Images of the Oral Care Station in-box at FredsWorkshop.com]''
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==Transformers Milk Caramel==
[[File:Tfcaramel optimus prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Note: Do not eat! ... the candy. The toys taste better.]]
*'''Convoy''' (1985)
**''ID number:'' '''1'''
:A small soft-rubber figurine (known as a ''keshigomu'' in Japan) of Optimus Prime was released as part of [[Kabaya]]'s line of ''[[Transformers Milk Caramel]]'' [[candy toy]]s. Like all the figures from the 1985 range, Prime came blindpacked, and was available in a variety of colors including white, blue, yellow, green and orange. As the name of the series suggests, he came with a piece of caramel candy.

*'''Convoy''' (1985)
**''ID number:'' '''1'''
:A second Optimus Prime ''keshigomu'' was included in the second wave of ''Milk Caramel'' figures, sporting some broader proportions and more toy-based design cues like visible wheels, holding its gun in its left hand, rather than its right. This figure was available in red, yellow and blue variations; a baffling variant is known to exist with a ''Decepticon'' symbol on its left shoulder!

*'''Convoy''' (1985)
**''ID number:'' '''2'''
:The second ''Milk Caramel'' wave also contained a third Optimus Prime figure, largely identical to the second, except with its gun in its right hand, and holding its left arm aloft. Again, this figure was available in red, yellow and blue variations.
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==Transformers Choco==
[[File:Tfchoco optimusprime.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Convoy''' (1985)
:A small solid-color snap-together model kit of Optimus Prime was released by Kabaya as part of their ''[[Transformers Choco]]'' line, coming packaged with small chocolate candies similar to [[M&M's]] called "Chocolate Dots". The kit can transform from robot to vehicle mode, though this version of Prime doesn't have any hands.

*'''Convoy''' (1985)
**''Accessories:'' Two fists
:A second ''Choco'' version of Prime was upsized from the first a little, and was given a pair of removable fists, the right one clutching Prime's [[ion blaster]].
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==Transformers Gum==
[[File:Tfgum optimusprime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Convoy''' (1985, 1997)
**''Accessories:'' Two fists, ion blaster
:In addition to the small ''Choco'' model kit, Kabaya also released a larger version of Prime under their ''[[Transformers Gum]]'' line. Essentially a downsized version of the original Prime toy (sans trailer), the kit is sculpted from black, red, and grey plastic, features stickers rather than paint applications for details, and came with a stick of gum.

:This kit was reissued in 1997 by might-or-might-not-be official Transformers licensee [[ToonTown]] in [[South Korea]] (possibly, in a 2-pack with a reissue of ''Transformers Gum'' [[Soundwave (G1)/merchandise#Transformers Gum|Soundwave]] <ref>[http://fuwakudou.web.fc2.com/prisoners06.html One source] mentions obtaining two boxes of the ToonTown ''Transformers Gum'' releases with each containing two kits - the one numbered #1 featuring Optimus Prime and Soundwave and the one numbered #2 featuring Sideswipe and Starscream - but considering that none of the other (albeit admittedly very few) sources that discuss these kits mention a similar arrangement, it is possible that this was either a packing mistake or simply already-opened boxes being sold on the secondary market with two loose kits stuffed into them (the article does not specify whether or not the boxes they obtained were sealed, although they do look new-ish in the provided pictures). Still, considering how very little information exists regarding these releases in general, it will nonetheless be noted here that these kits ''might'' have been released as 2-packs at some point.</ref>), looking mostly identical save for a set of cheaper-looking paper decals.
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[[File:Tfgum2010 g1prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|My limbs need to be horribly mutilated and rearranged to change forms!]]
*'''Convoy''' (2010)
**''Accessories:'' Ion blaster
:The first wave of 2010's revival of the ''Transformers Gum'' series served up a double dose of Prime, beginning with this new model kit of the original Generation 1 version of the character. Sculpted from white, red, and blue plastic, the kit features a positively ''ungodly'' amount of stickers to make it look presentable and comes with Prime's traditional ion blaster weapon, which stores on the rear of his cab in vehicle mode.

:In terms of transformation, Convoy partially [[partformer|partforms]], as the forearms are needed to be removed and attach it back during conversion.
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[[File:Tfgum2010 henkei prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|So do mine!]]
*'''Convoy''' (2010)
**''Accessories:'' Smokestacks/laser cannon
{{toydesigner|[[Naoto Tsushima]] (packaging artist)}}

:The second Prime figure in the 2010 ''Gum'' line was this kit of his ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]''/''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (franchise)|Henkei! Henkei!]]'' body. As with the Generation 1 model, this figure is made from white, red and blue plastic and uses ''lots'' of stickers. It comes with the ''Classics''' figure's transforming smokestack/laser cannon weapon.

:Much like his aforementioned G1 self, his arms also need to be partformed into robot mode.
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[[File:Tfgum2014_g1starconvoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|But not mine!]]
*'''Star Convoy''' (2014)
**''Accessories:'' Cannon, Roller/ treads, car mode Hot Rodimus

:Released as part of the 8th wave of Kabaya's 2009 series of standard model kits, Star Convoy is a snap-together model kit that can transform into a futuristic big rig. Like the full-sized Star Convoy toy, this model kit can assume a battle station mode and also includes a diminutive and non-transformable Hot Rodimus in car mode that can interact with the base mode ramps. Like most other Kabaya model kits, Star Convoy has no paint applications and relies on stickers for added details.

:Owing to the original toy's simple engineering, Star Convoy does not require any disassembly to transform into robot mode, making him one of the few non-partforming Kabaya figures. He does, however, need to have his Microcarrier wheel base detached (which was also an option on the original toy) to fully access a significant improvement over his older self: some newly-added leg articulation! The Microcarrier also doubles as a shield that can be attached to the robot's left arm.
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==Hero Set==
*'''Convoy''' (1985)
**''ID number:'' '''01'''
**''Accessories:'' Laser rifle
:A large ''keshigomu'' of Optimus Prime was produced by TakaraTomy licensee [[Maruka Toys]]. Packaged on a blister card, the static, unposeable Prime figure came with a removable laser rifle, and featured a few small stickers for colour and detail. Maruka also produced a Megatron figure in the same scale, and both Prime and he were available in red, yellow or green.
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==Decoy==
[[File:Decoy optimus prime.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Cybertron Hero Collection 22''' (multi-pack, 1986)
*'''Defeat Trypticon Strategy Game''' (board game, 1986)
:Optimus Prime 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, Prime 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. Prime was available as part of a 22-piece box set of Autobot figures, as a playing piece in the Defeat Trypticon Strategy Game, and later, in a peach coloration randomly packed as part of various other box sets.

*'''Optimus Prime''' (1987)
**''Checklist number:'' '''31'''
:The Prime figurine was later brought over to [[Hasbro]] markets as part of the "[[Decoy (G1)|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 (31, in Prime's case). 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/OptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Decoy Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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==Knitting Pattern==
[[File:Transformers-knitting-pattern.JPG|thumb|Here to transform your sweater into something that will get your ass kicked.]]
*'''Wendy DK 3015''' (1986)
: Produced by U.K. company [[Wendy DK]] and designed by [[Joy Gammon]], this pamphlet contained patterns for two ''Transformers''-themed sweaters, one featuring Optimus Prime in robot mode, one featuring Optimus Prime in vehicle mode. The patterns were sized as Children's Large, so you're going to have to upscale it quite a bit if you want your <s>girlfriend</s> mom to knit you one.
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==Vinyl figurine==
[[File:Optimus Prime Vinyl Figure set.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Vinyl Prime leads his decoys into battle [[Action Master|before the great storm]].]]
*'''Scramble Gun Set''' (1986)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''Part.1'''
:Optimus Prime was one of several characters released by [[Seven]] and Takara as large vinyl figurines in a variety of different novelty sets. Prime came packaged with a roleplay pistol (the titular "Scramble Gun"), an Autobot badge, and four randomly assigned peach-colored decoy figures. In [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/merchandise#Vinyl figurine|"Part.2"]] of the set Prime is replaced by a vinyl Ultra Magnus.{{-}}

==Gold Convoy Trophy==
[[File:Gold Convoy Trophy.jpg|thumb|Thou will worship this golden convoy. Or Perish!]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (trophy, 1988)
:A gold chrome trophy in the likeness of Optimus Prime was given as an award to an unknown number of distinguished [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] employees and as a [[Lucky Draw figure|Lucky Draw]] (alongside the [[Chromedome (G1)|Silver Chromedome Trophy]]) in [[TV Magazine]] in 1988. The two different releases have different plaques but appear to be otherwise identical. If you're an Optimus Prime merchandise completist, good bloody luck finding this one.
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==''Generation 2''==
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Dairy Queen promotion, 1994)
[[File:DairyQueen Optimus.jpg|thumb|Rare, in a raw chicken sort of way.]]
:Released in Dairy Queen's 'Kid's Pick-Nic!' meals in 1994, this hunk of red and blue plastic is the first known Optimus Prime kids' meal toy and also probably the worst, sporting no transformation and zero articulation of any sort, with an included sticker sheet for detailing that doesn't particularly resemble any iteration of the character.

:These can be pretty hard to find, owing to their limited distribution compared to the average fast food promotion. Being pretty forgettable as toys probably didn't help either, if we're being honest.
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*'''Optimus Prime Inflatable Bop Bag'''
[[File:OptimusPrime_G2_Inflatable_Bop_Bag.jpg|thumb|At last, merchandise for Decepticons!]]
:Released in 1993 by Kid Dimension, a subsidiary of Hasbro,<ref>[http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/hasbro-inc-history/]</ref> this 3 foot tall Inflatable Bop Bag featured the likeness of Optimus Prime above the Transformers Generation 2 logo. Supposedly to encourage kids to punch out Optimus Prime?
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===ToonTown===
{{note|There's a longstanding debate on whether the obscure Korean-exclusive [[ToonTown]] figures and merchandise, allegedly released under official Hasbro licensing according to their packaging, are actually legitimate Transformers products or just bootlegs with fraudulent copyright information. Although there isn't a clear consensus from collectors and no statement from Hasbro on this matter as of {{CURRENTYEAR}}, we have nonetheless chosen to cover them here for the sake of archival and posterity.}}

[[File:Midam-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Maybe a licensed product, maybe a bootleg. Maybe it's in our definition of "toy," maybe it's "merchandise." ToonTown needs a {{w|Eddie Valiant|detective}}!]]
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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a2|'''Optimus Prime''' (Model kit, 1997)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Blaster, left & right fists
: Notoriously odd [[South Korea]]n company ToonTown licensed the ''Transformers'' brand to model kit manufacturer [[ToonTown#Items released by Midam Industry|Midam Industry]], which in turn put out this surprisingly detailed and robust kit of the original Generation 1 Optimus Prime figure. It is fully transformable and about 3/4ths the size of the original toy. He does not feature his trailer, and his weapon design is substantially different from either of his classic blasters.

: Three color morphs have been found so far: original red arms and torso with blue head and legs, a mirrored version with red head and legs and a blue torso and arms, and one with all the aforementioned parts in blue.<ref>Reviews for a [https://m.blog.naver.com/eoiipp/130144214329 "standard"-colored Midam Optimus kit], an [https://blog.naver.com/parang16/20041871808 "inverted"-colored Midam Optimus kit], and an [https://blog.naver.com/nckim/70101680088 all-blue-colored Midam Optimus kit] on blog.naver.com</ref> This suggests that the colors which make up the two batch of parts might be randomized between blue and red, and as such; an as-of-now undocumented all-red version might also exist. All of his versions also have their chrome parts painted in metallic gold, a common oddity across ToonTown Primes as seen in the previous LALA figure.

: The figure comes with a batch of rather weird stickers, with text on his license plate and the sides of his truck mode that refers to him as "[[gbwiki:Dump Robo|Dump Robo]]".
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[[File:LALA-PrimePencilCase.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Pope Leo XIV might have been selected on the
day that this image was uploaded, but pencil case Optimus might be the holiest thing that I've seen all day, hahaha... I'm going to hell, aren't I?]]
*'''LALA Pencil Case''' (1997)
:Possibly one of the most majestically quirky pieces of merchandise to have graced any Transformers character ever, this incredible pencil case from ToonTown licensee [[ToonTown#Items released by LALA|LALA]] is generally based around the design and transformation of the original Generation 1 Optimus Prime toy, but with ''a lot'' more than meets the eye to it: on top of being fully transformable from his robot mode to (an albeit rather flat) truck mode, he folds open to reveal space for the storage of several pencils and/or pens of your choosing, as well as including printed stickers for a time table and an address book, a drawer for the storage of extra school supplies, and a hidden thermometer that's revealed by lowering his head!

:Pencils can be attached to his shoulders to imitate his smokestacks, and his fists, which are removable for the transformation like in the original toy? They're erasers! Gah, how can an obscure, maybe even potentially fake piece of merchandise from 1990s South Korea have this much soul and creativity put into it! The fists can even be stored below the truck's front portion in vehicle mode, guaranteeing that you never lose them.

:He also includes a sticker sheet and a small 20cm ruler, featuring packaging art of himself plus ''Generation 2'' [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], and [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]], as well as pictures of their respective LALA eraser versions (the one for Optimus coming right up).
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*'''Eraser''' (1997)
:Another piece of merchandise from ToonTown licensee LALA, this eraser also doubles as a small simple model kit, with his large colored bits being the "eraser" portion and the remainder of the toy being constituted of grey plastic parts that are assembled together. He transforms from robot to vehicle and back by [[Partformer|partforming]] his individual components.

:Although the advertisements and aforementioned ruler (as well as the few copies that we know of) feature his eraser bits in pink, it is possible that he might have also been released in bright green, as other LILA erasers that also show up as pink in promotional images have been found with this color instead.
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*'''Watch''' (1997)
:Yet another LALA product, this Optimus Prime watch "transforms" by folding out of its compressed half-form and standing up as a simple fully-fledged little robot. His chest opens to reveal the titular watch. Said chest, along with his head, have an unusual gold chrome deco (a commonality across a handful of ToonTown products), and the box art is painted accordingly to reflect this.
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==''Metalforce''==
[[File:MetalforceConvoy.jpg|thumb|I'm expensive! ''(Metallic Version Pictured)'']]
*'''Convoy''' (1999/2000)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''MFC-01'''
**''Accessories:'' Ion Blaster, Autobot Matrix of Leadership, alternate hand, unpainted rifle, Matrix, helmet and hand

:''Metalforce'' Convoy is a large vinyl figurine produced by [[Time House]] sculpted to very closely resemble Optimus Prime as he appeared in the original television series, and at the time was the most accurate product depiction of Optimus Prime's cartoon appearance.

:The figure has useful swivel joints at the shoulders and neck, and not-so-useful ones at the wrists and knees. It comes fully painted and pre-assembled, but true to his garage figure origins his Ion blaster must be cut free using a hobby knife, then assembled. His clear blue chest window piece is removable to allow the installation of his [[Matrix of Leadership/toys|Matrix of Leadership]], as is a ''[[The Transformers: The Movie|Movie]]''-style Matrix cover (not pictured). He also comes with an alternate hand that allows him to hold his accessories, as well as unpainted and uncut duplicates of his Matrix, hands, and helmet, which probably meant for those who wanted to duplicate them with resin and/or wish to modify/paint them...you know how garage kit modellers do.

:Metalforce Prime was available in both a matte-paint "anime" version that more precisely echoed the colors of the actual series, and a metallic-paint version (pictured), which is less [[show-accuracy|show-accurate]] but more shiny. The plain-colors version was the first release and have an Autobot symbol tampograph on his shoulder as per [[The Transformers (cartoon)|the cartoon]], while the later metallic-finish version instead came with a decal sheet.

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==''Choro-Q''==
*'''Convoy''' (2000)

:''[[Choro-Q]]'' Convoy is a [[redeco]] of the Domra Truck toy from Takara's ''Choro-Q'' toyline of non-transforming [[super deformed]] vehicles. He was an [[exclusive]] at [[BotCon]] Japan 2000, and features a [[pull-back motor]] and a rear license plate that reads "BotCon Japan 2000".

:Along with ''Choro-Q'' [[Mirage (G1)|Ligier]] and [[Megatron (G1)/toys|Megatron]], Convoy was given out randomly to convention attendees. Each toy was limited to 1000 pieces.

==Super Collection Figure==
[[File:SCF Optimus.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|#IGotPrimeOnIt]]
*'''Convoy''' (2000)
**''Act'': '''1'''
**''Accessories'': Stand

: A three-inch tall [[plastic|PVC]] figurine of Optimus Prime was available as part of the first wave of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''[[Heroes of Cybertron (toyline)|Super Collection Figure]]'' line. Like all the figures in the wave, it was available as both a standard full color figure and a clear plastic version, one of each of which was available in a standard case of twelve [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] figures.

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[[File:SCF Optimus chase axe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Convoy with Ax''' (2000)
**''Act'': '''1'''
**''Accessories'': Stand

:Also available in the first ''Super Collection Figure'' wave was a rare "Secret Figure" version of Optimus (斧付きコンボイ, ''ono-tsuki konboi''), decorated in metallic paint and replacing his gun-wielding right hand with his [[energon-axe]].

: It was ''presumably'' released at a ratio of one per every ten cases; while this has not been officially confirmed, later waves gave these odds for Secret Figures.

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[[File:SCF Optimus Truck.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|We're just as confused as you are, folks.]]
*'''Convoy (Trailer Mode)''' (2000)
**''Act'': '''2'''

:Part of the second ''Super Collection Figure'' act, this is the only ''SCF'' figure of a vehicle mode Transformer. As with the previous non-chase Prime figure, it was available as both a standard full color figure and a clear plastic version, one of each of which was available in a standard case of twelve blindpacked figures.

: Unlike every other figure in the line (excluding build-a-figures), this one does ''not'' come with a figure stand, because... well, what would be the point?

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[[File:SCF Optimus chase jetpack.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Megatron & Convoy''' (2000)
**''Act'': '''2'''
**''Accessories'': Stand

:The second ''Super Collection Figure'' wave, like the first, also had its own Optimus Prime chase figure, this one wielding Megatron in gun mode and wearing [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]]'s [[jet pack|rocket pack]], as seen in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]] episode "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 3]]".

: This was presumably also released at a ratio of one per every ten cases.

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[[File:SCF Optimus chase damage.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"pull... my... finger..."]]
*'''Damaged Convoy''' (2001)
**''Act'': '''3'''
**''Accessories'': Stand

:There was no mass-release Optimus Prime figure for the third ''Super Collection Figure'' act, but there was another rare chase figure, this time a battle-damaged version of the original figure from the first act, referencing his injuries from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.

: Again, it was ''probably'' released in one out of every ten cases. He replaced the clear version of [[Bumblebee (G1)/merchandise#Super Collection Figure|Bumblebee]] in the case.

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[[File:SCF Optimus Comm.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|He's actually checking his makeup.]]
*'''Convoy (B)''' (2001)
**''Act'': '''4'''
**''Accessories'': Stand

:For the fourth ''Super Collection Figure'' wave, Prime was rendered weaponless, speaking into the open communication panel on his left arm. Like all the figures in the fourth wave, Prime was available in both standard full color and metallic silver "pewter" versions, one of each of which was available in a standard case of twelve blindpacked figures.

: Care should be taken when moving the joints of the pewter version, as is not uncommon for the connector pegs to have gotten painted as well, resulting in stuck limbs and tearing joints. Shaving the interior of the socket slightly with a hobby knife is usually sufficient to relieve the issue. (This holds true for all other pewter figures on this list, and in fact the entire dang line from here on.)

: In eight out of every ten cases, the pewter version of Prime came packaged with the left arm of the collectible [[Metroplex (G1)#Super Collection Figure|Metroplex]] build-a-figure; these parts were either in full color or clear-plastic, packed at an equal ratio of four out of eight cases.

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[[File:SCF Optimus chase silver.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Convoy''' (2001)
**''Act'': '''5'''
**''Accessories'': Stand

:This version of Prime was a chase figure in the fifth ''Super Collection Figure'' act, and depicts the Autobot leader, rendered in metallic silver, opening the Matrix, referencing the end of "[[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2]]". This figure was packed in at a ''confirmed'' ratio of one per every ten cases.

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[[File:SCF Optimus Act6.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Shadow the Convoy, ow the edge.]]
*'''Convoy (C) with Megatron Gun Mode''' (2002)
**''Act'': '''6'''
**''Accessories'': Extra right fist, stand

:The sixth ''Super Collection Figure'' wave featured yet another mass-release version of Optimus. While this Optimus is wielding Megatron (using the same mold as the chase figure from the second Act), he has entirely new-mold arms, plus an interchangeable empty right fist. On top of that he was extensively redecoed: he's actually cast in different shades of light salmon plastic and heavily painted over in an overall darker, less saturated scheme, his normally-white parts now in medium-gray. His pec-windows are painted with a weird shiny dark blue that gives them a translucent look. The figure was available in both full color and pewter versions in an equal ratio.

: In eight out of every ten cases, the pewter version came with the head for the wave's [[Grand Maximus#Super Collection Figure|Grand Maximus]] build-a-figure, packed at a ratio of six color parts to two pewter per case.

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[[File:SCF Optimus Star Convoy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Chonktimus Prime.]]
*'''Star Convoy''' (2002)
**''Act'': '''8'''
**''Accessories'': Stand

:After taking a break for the seventh wave, Prime returned for the eighth ''Super Collection Figure'' wave, which would prove to be the final Generation 1-themed set of figures. This figure of Prime in his Star Convoy body was available in both full color and pewter versions in an equal ratio.

:In eight out of every ten cases, the colored version came with the right arm for the wave's [[Scorponok (G1)#Super Collection Figure|Scorponok]] build-a-figure; this part could be in either full color or pewter, at a 4:4 ratio.

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[[File:SCF Optimus Earth Obliteration.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Special "The Earth Obliteration Plan": Exclusive Convoy Set''' ([[February 3|Feb 3]] 2002)
**''Accessories'': Stand

:Available exclusively at the Wonder Festival convention, this set includes two metallic-paint versions of Convoy figures from Act 2: the "Convoy w/ Megatron Gun" chase figure (minus the jetpack), and the truck-mode "figure".

: The set was limited to only 1000 units.

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[[File:SCF Optimus Confrontation.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''TF Confrontation Set 01: Convoy vs Megatron''' ([[September 20|Sept 20]]-[[September 22|22]], 2002)
**''Accessories:'' Energon-axe

: Exclusive to the Tokyo Game Show 2002, this special set includes a new version of the original first-Act Optimus Prime figure, along with a new version of the first-Act Megatron. Both are cast in transparent plastic and completely painted over in a grimy, battle-damaged look. Both also come with the interchangeable energon-axe and mace weapons from their first-wave chase figures. Completing the theme of the set is the backdrop of the packaging interior, which depicts [[Sherman Dam]].

: Curiously, Optimus features the larger, rounded-off antennae of the [[Hasbro]] ''Heroes of Cybertron'' version of the mold, which was in production/circulation about the same time.

: As with the above Wonder Festival set, this set was also limited to 1000 units.
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==Mega Super Collection Figure==
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*'''Convoy TV Version''' (February 2002)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''01'''
{{toydesigner|[[Kazutami Abiko]] (TakaraTomy)}}
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*'''Convoy Metallic Version''' (February 2002)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''01'''
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==''Heroes of Cybertron''==
[[File:HOC Optimus.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Hey Spike, pull my finger.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2002/2006)

: Part of the first wave of Hasbro's ''[[Heroes of Cybertron (toyline)#Heroes of Cybertron|Heroes of Cybertron]]'' series, Optimus is a [[redeco]] of the standard ''Super Collection Figure'' Optimus mold, with a ''slight'' [[retool]]ing to give him longer, thicker, rounded-off helmet antennae [[for safety reasons]]. Like all the standard ''Heroes'' figures, he is cast in transparent plastic, then painted over, save for the eyes and a small patch on the back of his head, giving him a [[light-piping]] gimmick. There are a few other small deco differences to the ''Heroes'' version, such as his helmet crest changing from white to gray.

: Optimus was re-released in 2006 as part of a short-lived ''Heroes of Cybertron'' revival, celebrating the 2006 DVD release of the original ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. Cast in solid-white plastic rather than translucent blue, this makes him ''very'' similar to the original ''SCF'' toy, but he retained the thicker antennae, plus got some very minor paint changes on the head: his crest-vent went back to white, and oddly his eyes are white too, rather than the ''SCF'' version's chest-window light blue.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Autobot/HoCOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on ''Heroes of Cybertron'' Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:HOC Optimus Apex.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Don't tell anyone, but this crap is HEAVY!]]
*'''Powermaster Optimus Prime Apex Armor''' (2002)

: An unexpected addition to the line, especially in the first wave next to another Optimus (see above), "Apex Armor" Optimus is a [[redeco]] of [[Ginrai (robot)#Super Collection Figure|God Ginrai]], the double-armored-up form of Optimus's ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (franchise)|Super-God Masterforce]]'' lookalike [[Ginrai (robot)|Ginrai]]. There are a few small paint differences between God Ginrai and Apex Armor Prime (beyond the obvious "opaque vs clear-plastic base figure" thing, we mean), most notably that the many parts on God Ginrai that are darker unpainted gray plastic, like the thighs and side-panels/guns on the lower legs, have been painted the same light gray as the chest on Optimus.

: This is the first Hasbro-release depiction of Optimus in this mode, later backed up with the release of the full-fledged toy of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#PMOP|Powermaster Optimus Prime]] with [[Apex Bomber]] the following year.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Autobot/HoCPMOptimusPrimeApexArmor/optimusprime.htm More information on ''Heroes of Cybertron'' Powermaster Optimus Prime Apex Armor at TFU.info]''

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[[File:HOC Optimus Axe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Energon Axe: Only used in [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 2|one episode]]. Ever.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2002)

:This second-wave ''Heroes of Cybertron'' release is a variation of the chase figure from the first ''Super Collection Figure'' wave, depicting Prime with his right hand replaced with his energy axe. This figure is a little different from its Japanese progenitor (beyond the "clear-plastic painted over" deal, of course), being painted in normal matte/gloss rather than metallic paint, and replacing the left "pointing" hand with the clenched fist of the later "communicator" version of Optimus. It also retains the ''Heroes'' molding alterations to Optimus's helmet.

: Oddly, he comes with the same collector card as the first version, and the packaging does not call out the energy weapon in any way. The card-back cross-sell even shows only the original Optimus. (The same happened to this wave's energy-weapon-wielding [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#Heroes of Cybertron|Megatron]].)

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Autobot/HoCAxeOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on ''Heroes of Cybertron'' Optimus Prime with Plasma Weapon at TFU.info]''

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[[File:HOC Optimus Spark Attack.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|This can't be [[Spark attack|Spark Attack]]! His is so energetic that... he BURNS.]]
*'''Powermaster Optimus Prime Spark Attack''' (2002)

: In a yet another unusual choice for the line, this second-wave figurine is a redeco of the first God Ginrai/Powermaster Prime Apex Armor PVC figure, cast in translucent orange plastic with red gradients and flame detailing, depicting a "spark attack" mode.

: This is a variant of the ''Super Collection Figure'' "God Fire Guts" God Ginrai chase figure, which had been rendered entirely in solid metallic gold paint.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Autobot/HoCPMOptimusPrimeSparkAttack/optimusprime.htm More information on ''Heroes of Cybertron'' Optimus Prime Spark Attack at TFU.info]''

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[[File:HOC Optimus Comm.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|You won't believe where I'm calling you from!]]
*''' Optimus Prime with Communicator''' (2003)

:This fifth-wave ''Heroes of Cybertron'' figure is a release of the Prime figure from the fourth ''Super Collection Figure'' wave, depicting a weaponless Prime talking into the communicator in his left arm. He retains the helmet alterations of the previous versions of the figure.

: This toy also came with the head and weapons for the wave's collectible [[Metroplex (G1)#Heroes of Cybertron|Metroplex]] build-a-figure.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Autobot/HoCCommunicatorOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on ''Heroes of Cybertron'' Optimus Prime with Communicator at TFU.info]''

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==Hard Hero==
[[File:HardHero OptimusPrime bust.JPG|thumb|upright=0.85]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Bust, 2002)

: Optimus Prime was the first ''Transformers'' bust released by [[Hard Hero]]. He is approximately six inches tall at the head (8.5 at the gun) and is made out of cold-cast porcelain. There were also a version of the bust signed by the sculptor, limited to 100 samples.

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[[File:HHero OptimusStatue.jpg|thumb|Not there. There!]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Full figure statue, 2003)

:Hard Hero also created a 13-inch tall Optimus Prime statue. It is sculpted pointing with his left hand while holding his ion rifle in his right.

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==MyClone==
[[File:Prime-Myclone.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb]]
*'''Optimus Prime (2003)'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''MFT001''' and '''MFT006'''
**''Accessories:'' Display base
{{toydesigner|[[Kazutami Abiko]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Optimus Prime was released three times in the [[MyClone]] line, all in the first wave of toys. He was released in both robot and truck mode, while a clear Optimus in robot mode was one of two chase figures along with a clear Megatron.
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==Generation 1 Figure-Collection==

[[File:Bottlecap prime gun.JPG|thumb]]

*'''Convoy (gun)''' (2003)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-1'''
**''Accessories:'' Display base

:At only one inch in height, this Optimus "bottlecap" figurine (so named because its display base is the size of a bottlecap) was one of fourteen blindpacked figures available in Kabaya's Transformers [[Generation 1 Figure-Collection]]. The figure was rendered in both a standard "retro" black and white color scheme, and [[:File:Bottlecap chase prime.jpg|a rare full-color]] [[chase figure|chase]] version, and came with a leaflet, personalized with cartoon screen captures.
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[[File:Bottlecap prime pointing.JPG|thumb]]
*'''Convoy (pointing)''' (2003)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-2'''
**''Accessories:'' Display base

:The second Prime figure in the Generation 1 collection was much like the first, only sculpted with an empty hand, pointing off into the distance like a lot of Optimus Prime figures are wont to do.
::*''[http://snakas.web.fc2.com/misc_item/kabaya_bottle.htm More information on the Bottlecap Collection at Autobase Aichi]''

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==KT Figure Collection==
[[File:Optimus_Prime_KT.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Thanks for helping me... [[City of Steel (episode)|pull myself together.]]]]
*'''Convoy''' (KT Figure Collection, 2004)
: This figure was designed by [[Yuki Ohshima]] and produced by [[KT Figure Collection]]. The figure is actually a mini bust of Optimus Prime, which includes the head and the upper body without arms. The chest design comes with translucent blue windows and a grill on the midsection. There is also a button in the back. Pushing the button will open the chest and cause the Matrix to emerge, similar to the scene in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.

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[[File:Optimus_Prime_ex_KT.jpg|upright=1.44|thumb|No, I am [[redeco|NOT]] [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]! I'm silver, not [[:File:Magnuslongshot.jpg|white]]]]
*'''Convoy "Revival version"''' (''[[Figure Ō]]'' exclusive, 2004)
: The 82nd issue of the hobby magazine ''[[Figure Ō]]'' came with a [[redeco]] version of Optimus Prime's mini bust. It is painted completely silver, making him appear to be coated with the special alloy from "[[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2]]".

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==Palisades==
[[File:Palisades WarWithinPrime.jpg|thumb]]
*'''The War Within Optimus Prime''' ([[Palisades Toys|Palisades]], 2005)

:'''The War Within'' Optimus Prime is a six-inch-tall polystone mini statue based on his appearance in the popular [[War Within (franchise)|''War Within'' comic book series]]. Prime stands on a silver Autobot-insignia stand, is decorated with dirt to simulate battle damage, and has articulation in his head and arms. The statue was limited to 1500 pieces worldwide.

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==''Titanium Series''==
[[File:TitaniumRMWWPrime.jpg|thumb|Descend, Squattimus Prime.]]
*'''War Within Optimus Prime''' (3" Robot Masters, 2006)
**''Accessories:'' Ion Blaster, display stand

: ''War Within'' Optimus Prime is the second toy representation of Optimus Prime as he appears in ''War Within''. Constructed partially of die-cast metal, this three inch version cannot transform and has some articulation, limited to his shoulders, head and waist.

: He is squat. Very squat.

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[[File:TitaniumRMG1Prime.jpg|thumb|Drop and give me twenty, soldier!]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (3" Robot Master, 2006)
**''Accessories:'' Ion Blaster, display stand

: The first Titanium representation of G1 Optimus Prime has a well-proportioned sculpt based on his 20th Anniversary toy. Constructed partially of die-cast metal, this three inch version cannot transform and has some articulation, limited to his shoulders, head and waist.

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[[File:TF-Titanium-Series-3-inch-Robot-Masters-Battle-Damaged-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|"Drop dead and give me 20!"]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (3" Robot Master, 2006)
**''Accessories:'' Ion Blaster, display stand
: This is a repaint of the 3" G1 Optimus Prime titanium figurine, with a 'battle-damaged' deco.
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[[File:Titanium-Series-Optimus-Prime-and-Bumblebee-2pack.jpg|thumb|"You! YOU STOLE MY LAST CESIUM SALAMI!"]]
*'''Optimus Prime & Bumblebee''' (2-pack, 2007)
**''Accessories:'' Ion Blaster, display stand
: A Toys 'R' Us [[exclusive]] two-pack, this set features "Supermetal Finish" (read: shiny) versions of the "Robot Master" ''Titaniums'' Optimus Prime and Bumblebee.

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==First 4 Figures==
[[File:First 4 Figures Battlefield Optimus vs Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Optimus Prime vs Megatron''' (2006)
**''Accessories:'' extra head for Megatron (with detachable helmet), extra hand for Optimus Prime
{{toydesigner|[[Little IroN]] (concept artist), [["Mad" Alterton]] (sculptor), [[Leandro Sivori]] (painter)}}

:The first entry in the ''Transformers Battlefield'' line by model company [[First 4 Figures]], this 13-inch tall diorama depicts Optimus Prime slugging it out with Megatron. Optimus is posed as though doing a shoulder shove while holding his ion blaster, but a provided "REP" (Replaceable Exterior Part) hand allows buyers to instead recontexualise the pose as a spinning backhand slap. Megatron comes with a REP of a battle damaged version of his head, which features a detachable "helmet" to show off his exposed robo-brain.

:The model was limited to 1,850 pieces worldwide, and came with a numbered certificate of authenticity, which allowed buyers to reserve the same number on their next purchase in the series. It also came with an A4 mini-poster depicting the same fight between Optimus and Megatron by artist [[Little IroN]], which was also sold separately as a limited edition A2 poster.

:As a ''Transformers Battlefield'' release, this model featured a detailed base designed to interlock with others in the same range to create a massive battle diorama. Unfortunately, a general discontinuation of First 4 Figures' ''Transformers''-related output put the kibosh on any further ''Battlefield'' models.

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[[File:SnakeEyes OptimusPrime statue.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Get with the program.]]
*'''Optimus Prime and Snake Eyes''' (<s>2006</s> unreleased)

:Initially announced at UK Toy Fair in 2006<ref>[https://news.tfw2005.com/2006/01/25/first4figures-beast-wars-and-transformers-vs-g-i-joe-statuesbusts-4267 "First4Figures Beast Wars and Transformers VS. G.I. Joe Statues/Busts"] at TFW2005.com</ref> with a second showing at New York [[Toy Fair]] the following month,<ref>[https://tformers.com/transformers-/5568/news.html "Toy Fair 2006 - First4Figures TF & GI Joe Statues& Busts"] at tformers.com</ref> "Optimus Prime and Snake Eyes" was intended to be one of the first releases in First 4 Figures' ''[[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers]]'' comic tie-in subline. This 8-inch tall bust depicted a one-armed Optimus Prime in the [[Cobra]] [[H.I.S.S. tank|HISS tank]] body he used in that series holding a battle-ready [[Snake-Eyes#First 4 Figures|Snake Eyes]], directly recreating the cover to the [[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 1|first issue]] of the comic (originally drawn by [[Mike S. Miller]]).

:Unfortunately, this statue was a casualty of F4F's discontinuation of ''Transformers'' product, the result of a challenging marketplace and lack of retailer interest.
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[[File:StormShadow OptimusPrime statue.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|Hey, Private Haircut! I might have taken a bit too much off...YOUR HEAD!]]
*'''Optimus Prime vs Storm Shadow''' (2007)
{{toydesigner | [[Siamak Roshani]], [[Joel Chen]] (sculptors)}}
:The third reveal in the ''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers'' series, this statue is 7.5 inches tall and depicts [[Storm Shadow#First 4 Figures|Storm Shadow]] in a victorious stance on Prime's damaged, disembodied head, based on the cover of [[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 5|''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers'' issue 5]] (also by Miller). Storm Shadow is only a mite bigger than your standard 3.75" ''G.I. Joe'' figure, making this statue roughly in scale with the rest of your collection!

:After being revealed at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] in 2006,<ref>[https://tformers.com/ig.php?mode=album&album=6265&dispsize=800&start=0 Tformers.com's SDCC 2006 gallery]</ref> "Optimus Prime vs Storm Shadow" was released in January 2007, holding the dubious honour of being the only one of First 4 Figures' ''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers'' range to see release. The statue was limited to 250 pieces in the U.S., and 250 pieces in the UK.

::*''[https://www.yojoe.com/archive/statuary/stormshadowprime/ More information on Optimus Prime vs Storm Shadow at YoJoe.com]''

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==Diamond Select==
[[File:Optimus Prime Mini-bust.jpg|thumb|"I can't roll out without my legs installed!"]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Diamond Select, 2007)
:A mini-bust of Optimus Prime based on his appearance in the comic was released by [[Diamond Select Toys|Diamond Select]] in 2007. The figure includes the upper body of Optimus Prime, carrying his laser rifle and posed as if preparing to charge. The Matrix of Leadership is sculpted into the base of the statue.

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[[File:Ark Globe.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Autobot Snow Globe''' (Diamond Select, 2007)

:Optimus Prime is also featured in Diamond Select's Autobot-themed snow globe, posing above a [[Mount St. Hilary]] base which also features the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' and [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. The globe was sculpted by [[Art Asylum]].

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[[File:DST08 FinalBattlePrimeBust.jpg|thumb|Hold this for a moment won't you.]]
*'''Final Battle Optimus Prime''' (Diamond Select, 2008)
:Final Battle Optimus Prime was exclusive to the online retailer Action Figure Xpress. He was sculpted by [[Mark Wong]] of [[Art Asylum]] and limited to 1000 pieces. Optimus Prime is shown after his climactic battle with Megatron during Transformers: The Movie; shortly before he passed the Matrix of Leadership (which is also removable here) to Ultra Magnus. His base features the life support readout that monitored both his declining health and eventual death.

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[[File:DST SDCCToonPrimeBust.jpg|thumb]]
*'''G1 Animated Optimus Prime''' (Diamond Select, 2008)
:G1 Animated Optimus Prime was exclusive to the 2008 San Diego Comic Con. He was sculpted by [[Mark Wong]] of [[Art Asylum]] and features a more matte color scheme to better match the cartoon's palette.

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[[File:DiamondSelect PowermasterOptimus.jpg|thumb|"It's not great to be back."]]
*'''Powermaster Optimus Prime''' (Diamond Select, 2010)

:This fourth Optimus Prime bust was to be based on his [[Powermaster]] incarnation, but appears to have been canceled.

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[[File:DiamondSelect OptimusPrime bustbank.jpg|thumb|"Saving Money is the right to all Sentient Beings".]]
*'''Optimus Prime Bust Bank''' (Diamond Select, 2010)

:A 6-inch hollow Optimus Prime bust to keep your spare change safe! It would've featured articulation in its shoulders and neck, but like the Powermaster bust, it never saw release.

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==''Transformers'' (2007)==
*'''Optimash Prime''' (2007)
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[[File:Softimus Prime.jpg|thumb|Freedom is the right of all sentient beings... in bed.]]
*'''Softimus Prime''' (2007)

:Softimus Prime is, as his name suggests, a plush G1 Optimus Prime toy. Obviously, he has no problems with articulation and passes the drop test with flying colors. His main draw is the ability to "transform" into his Freightliner FL86 vehicle mode by turning the plush toy inside out, his transformation roughly similar to the Powermaster cab Prime's. He features Movie-style faction symbols on his right arm and both sides of his cab mode. He is love.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/SoftimusPrime/softimusprime.htm More information on Softimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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==''Robot Heroes''==
[[File:RH Optimus vs Ravage.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Mini-Me!]]
*'''Optimus Prime & Ravage''' (Two-pack, 2007)
{{toydesigner|[[Bill Rawley]] (Hasbro)|[[Marcelo Matere]] (concept artist)}}

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'' 2-packs (sold under the [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|2007 live-action-movie line]] branding), Optimus Prime is a simple, yet well-detailed two-inch tall figurine with exaggerated, cartoony proportions, with swivel articulation at the neck and shoulders. He is sculpted holding his Ion Blaster rifle in his right fist and his left arm in a pointing pose. He is also love, and demands that you pull his [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 3#Notes|Finger of Doom]].

: He was sold in a two-pack with [[Ravage (G1)/toys#Robot Heroes|Ravage]], positioned in a way that gives an impression of [http://orig12.deviantart.net/b22b/f/2008/216/7/1/optimus_prime_vs_ravage_by_cobaltkitty.jpg him freaking out to Ravage's size].

: This version of Optimus was later also released as part of a set with a 100-piece [[jigsaw puzzle]] with no apparent changes.

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*'''Optimus Prime''' (Single-pack, 2008)

: In some countries outside of North America, Optimus Prime was released individually in a blindpack with no notable changes.

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[[File:Robot Hero Supermetal Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=0.99|Cuteness is the right of all sentient beings.]]
*'''Decepticon Sneak Attack''' (Multi-pack, 2007)

: "Optimus Prime with Supermetal Finish" is a slightly-shinier [[redeco]] of the previous ''Robot Heroes'' figure; this is the most noticeable with his blue parts, which are now in a much brighter, richer gloss-blue paint rather than the unpainted darker-blue matte plastic of the two-pack version.

: He came in a [[Walmart]] exclusive multipack, alogn with [[Mirage (G1)/toys#RH5pack|Hologram Mirage]], [[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#Robot Heroes|Cliffjumper]], "Supermetal Finish" [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#RH5pack|Megatron]], and [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Robot Heroes|Skywarp]].

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*'''Optimus Prime with Supermetal Finish''' (Single-pack, 2008)

: "Supermetal Finish" Optimus Prime also saw release in a blindpack outside of North America.

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[[File:RH Prime vs Unicron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|'Til all are cute.]]
*'''Optimus Prime & Unicron''' (Two-pack, 2007)
{{toydesigner|[[Bill Rawley]] (Hasbro)|[[Marcelo Matere]] (concept artist)}}

: Sold in the third wave of ''Robot Heroes'', this version of Optimus is posed opening the [[Matrix of Leadership]], complete with clear-plastic shine.

: He was packed with a very small [[Unicron/toys#Robot Heroes|Unicron]].

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*'''Optimus Prime''' (Single-pack, 2008)

: Just like the previous figures, the Matrix-bearing Prime also received a blindpacked release.
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==''Attacktix''==

*'''Optimus Prime''' (Starter Set, 2007)
[[File:Attacktix Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|He shoots sideways. The direction, not [[Sideways (Armada)|the character]].]]
{{attacktix
|ID=TF2-19
|faction=Autobot
|class=Leader
|special=Last Stand - 13/26 (50%) success ratio
|cost=40
|speed=6
|attacktype=Shooter (Force Blast)
}}
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:Optimus Prime will shoot you down. He was released as part of the 2007 Starter Set along with ''[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]'' [[Megatron (G1)/toys|Megatron]], ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'' [[Landquake (Energon)|Landquake]] and ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' [[Skywarp (Armada)|Skywarp]].

:Optimus' Last Stand special allows him to stand up if he's the only figure in your team left in play. If you're down to two men you might even be tempted to shoot your own man just to keep Optimus Prime in play. Don't though. [[Peter Cullen]] wouldn't approve.

:Sadly you can't bring him into play with the ''Cybertron'' [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys|Super Optimus Prime]] vehicle mode because he's not ''Super'' Optimus Prime.
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==''Revoltech''==
[[File:Revoltech Convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Windowbra! ''(2007 Version pictured)'']]
*'''Convoy''' (2007/2014)
**''Series number:'' '''019'''
**''Legacy of Revoltech ID number'': '''LR-008'''
**''Accessories:'' Ion blaster, Autobot Matrix of Leadership, two clenched fists, gun-wielding right hand, pointing right hand, open left hand

:A non-transforming but ''highly'' articulated Optimus Prime action figure, ''[[Revoltech]]'' Convoy uses the ''Revoltech'' "revolver joints" for maximum poseability. Prime comes with his now-standard ion blaster and Matrix of Leadership accessories, as well as a few alternate hands; while one of the hands is specifically designed to grip the ion blaster, he can't really do anything dramatic with the Matrix, and it just sort of sits in his open-palmed left hand. His sculpting is explicitly in the style of [[Pat Lee|Pat "serfdom" Lee]]'s interpretation of Prime, but due to physical constraints has no lack of perspective.

:Unsurprisingly, this mold was redecoed to create ''Revoltech'' [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/merchandise#Revoltech|Ultra Magnus]]. Magnus comes with a new hand mold that can be used to connect him and Prime together in a handshake.

:The initial reveal of the figure (sculpted by Yamaguchi) features swiveling cut joints instead of "revolver joints" (notably the hip parts), with a rather jarring angled joint on the waist (which results in a "sliced" appearance if swiveled).

:Unfortunately, ''Revoltech'' Convoy cannot be distributed to the US due to licensing restrictions, so fans must rely on online hobby shops to import him.

:In 2014, ''Revoltech'' Convoy was reissued as part of the ''Legacy of Revoltech'' line, with an increased price of 3900 yen. This rerelease uses revised Revoltech joints, which come in matte black instead of glossy and have more ratcheting points than previous releases.
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===''Amazing Yamaguchi''===
[[File:Tf-Yamaguchi-Revoltech-014-Convoy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Convoy''' (2019)
**''Series number:'' 014
**''Accessories:'' Ion Blaster, Energon Axe, 1 pair of splayed hands, 1 pair of trigger hands, left clawed hand, right pointing hand, interlocked hand

:''Amazing Yamaguchi'' Convoy is an all-new take to the Revoltech figure above, but more poseable. Apart from the Ion Blaster, this figure comes with an Energon Axe accessory, and an interlocked hand accessory that is designed to resemble the haymaker that took down Megatron in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.

:Unlike the first Revoltech figure, Convoy features painted-details-on-colored-plastic rather than fully coating them. The plastic is noted to have a hollow feel compared to the first figure.

:Due to production delays, the release date was rescheduled from September 29 to October 24.
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==Sota Toys==
*'''Transformers Chess Set''' (<s>2007</s>)
:An Optimus Prime piece was to be the Autobot-side King on a [[Chess#Sota Toys|chess set]] based on Generation 1, but the set apparently never saw release.
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==Ornaments==
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2007)
[[File:OptimusPrimeG1Ornament.jpg|thumb|100px|''(American Greetings version pictured)'']]

:Manufactured by [[American Greetings]] as part of their Heirloom ornament collection, this hanging sculpt of Optimus Prime is based upon the 20th Anniversary toy release.
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*'''Optimus Prime''' (2014)
[[File:Optimus-prime-keepsake-Hallmark.jpg|thumb|''(Hallmark version pictured)'']]
:Manufactured by [[Hallmark]] as part of their Keepsake ornament collection as part of the Hasbro series which includes ornaments based on [[My Little Pony]] G1, the electronic game Simon, and the board game Sorry, this hanging sculpt of Optimus Prime is based upon the original G1 toy cab in robot mode posed like 1984 box art.
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==''Mighty Muggs''==
[[File:MightyMuggs OptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|Optimus lost his ears in the rock tumbler.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2009)
**''Accessories:'' Ion rifle

: This [[super deformed]], non-transformable Optimus Prime figure uses the standard [[Mighty Muggs]] body template, with swivel joints in his neck and limbs. He comes with a similarly super-deformed version of his ion rifle.
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[[File:MightyMuggs MetallicOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|Optimus, did you polish your head in the Shine-O Ball-O?]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2009)
**''Accessories:'' Ion rifle

: An [[exclusive]] to the 2009 [[San Diego Comic-Con]], this Optimus Prime Mugg has a shiny metallic finish.
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[[File:MightyMuggs 2018 Optimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.44|You ever get so mad you sprout new ears?]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' ([[2018]])
**''ID number:'' '''01'''

: Based on his [[evergreen]] design, this Optimus is part of the 2018 ''Mighty Muggs'' relaunch. As part of the new line, he has a helmet that can be pressed down to change his expression. He features three different faces: [[Mouthplate|classic]], angry, and angrier.
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==Transformers Wacky Wobblers==
[[File:WackyWobblers G1OptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2009)

: This Optimus Prime {{w|bobblehead}} is part of the popular ''[[Wacky Wobblers]]'' line produced by {{w|Funko}}. Aside from the standard-issue big wobbling head, he features an ion rifle molded onto his right hand and his arms swivel at the shoulders. Optimus is affixed to a base with his name on it.
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==USB-Powered Speaker Head==
*'''Optimus Prime USB-Powered Speaker Head'''
[[File:G1-optimusprime-merc-speaker.jpg|thumb]]
: As a 6.5" figure, Optimus Prime's head contains twin {{w|Universal Serial Bus|USB}}-powered speakers. There are two speakers inside each side of his head. The control panel, USB port, and earphone port are located in the back of the head. Under the neck, there is a display to support the head.
: The speaker was redecoed to create Ultra Magnus Speaker.
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==Transformers Backpacks==
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2009)

:Made by [[F*A*B Starpoint]], these backpacks are allegedly "engineered for style, safety, comfort... and saving the Universe!" The Generation 1 Optimus Prime design features a stock silhouette of Optimus Prime surrounded by stars, like the [[Paramount Pictures]] logo, while on the lower compartment there is a gigantic Autobot sigil.

==Universal Studios==
*'''Optimus Prime plushie''' (2011)

:Created for the [[Transformers: The Ride – 3D|Transformers ride at Universal Orlando]], a [[super deformed]] plush toy of Optimus was made available at the Supply Vault gift shop near the opening of the ride.

==Tomica==
[[File:TF-Tomica-Wrapping-Trailer.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Transformers Wrapping Trailer''' (2011)
:''[[Tomica]]'' "Transformers Wrapping Trailer" is a die-cast, non-transforming semi tractor-trailer. A redeco of the 2008 "[[wikia:tomica|Tomica Hero: Rescue Force Trailer]]" toy, "Transformers Wrapping Trailer" renders the cab in Generation 1 Optimus Prime colors, while the trailer is decked out with pictures of [[live-action film series]] [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] and [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]. Like all Tomica toys & all [[Go-Bot (G2)#Toys|''Generation 2'' Go-Bots]] and [[Spychanger]]s, Wrapping Trailer features smooth-rolling axle/wheel construction that lets the toys be quickly zipped along smooth surfaces.
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==Transformers x Mimobot==
[[File:Mimobot OptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Why the long face?]]
*'''Optimus Prime Mimobot''' (Mimoco, 2011)
:Produced by [[Mimoco]] as part of their multi-brand line of designer USB "Mimobot" flash drives, this Optimus Prime memory stick comes in 2GB, 4GB, 8GB and 16GB sizes, and comes pre-loaded with "digital editions of classic comics, videos, and scripts", as well as a suite of screensavers, avatars, and more standard to all Mimobots.
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==Cuponk==
[[Image:NYCC2011 Cuponk.jpg|thumb|250px|The real contest is whether Prime's medal or Megatron's belt is cooler.]]
*'''Transformers Cuponk''' (2011)
:A New York Comicon exclusive, this set includes two Cuponk cups and 6 ping pong balls. Prime is featured on one cup and one ping pong ball. The same cup also features [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], and [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]].
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==Titan Warriors==
[[File:Titan-Warrior-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.11|thumb|Sofubi Hero figures are the right to all young sentient beings.]]
*'''Titan Warrior 5-Pack''' (2013)
:Available at San Diego Comic Con 2013, This Optimus Prime is a 6" PVC Titan Warrior figure (similar to Bandai's ''Ultra/Sentai/Rider Hero, Movie Monster Series'') representing his Generation 1 character. He was packed with [[Grimlock (G1)/toys|Grimlock]], [[Megatron (G1)/toys|Megatron]], [[Starscream (G1)/toys|Starscream]] and [[Soundwave (G1)/toys|Soundwave]].

*'''Optimus Prime''' (Titan Warrior, 2014)
:The Titan Warriors Optimus Prime toy was released individually, under the Beast Hunters Titan Heroes subline.

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==''The Loyal Subjects''==
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2013)
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*'''Talking Optimus Prime w/ Energon Axe''' (2014)
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*'''Talking 5.5" Optimus Prime''' (2014)
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*'''8" Blank/DIY Optimus Prime''' (2014)
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*'''8" OG Optimus Prime''' (2014)
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*'''4' Fiberglass Optimus Prime''' (2014)
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*'''Talking 5.5" Optimus Prime w/ Energon Axe''' (2014)
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*'''8" Dead Optimus Prime''' (2013)
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*'''8" Silver Bullethole Optimus Prime''' (2013)
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*'''8" Gold Bullethole Optimus Prime''' (2014)
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*'''8" Black Gloss Bullethole Optimus Prime''' (2014)
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*'''Talking Optimus Prime''' (2014)
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==''Mecha Nations''==
[[File:klog tfop 003.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Prime, not the shrink wrap!]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2014)
**''ID Number:'' '''MN01'''
**''Accessories:'' Ion Blaster, Energon Axe, Removable Armor.

:Created by [[Kids Logic]], this [[super deformed]] G1 Optimus Prime stands 6" tall and is articulated. He features a metallic color scheme, removable armor and replacement hands. He also features LED light up eyes, lights, weapons and [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]].

:This figure was also redecoed into Mecha Nations [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Mecha Nations|Black Convoy]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/merchandise#Mecha Nations|Ultra Magnus]].

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==''Ultimetal''==
[[File:Ultimetal-UM01-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Why waste your money so easily Prime?"]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2014)
**''ID number:'' '''UM-01'''
**''Accessories:'' Ion blaster, energon-axe, small Matrix, 24 armor pieces, 2 smokestacks, large Matrix, display stand, 8 display stand parts, remote control

: ''Ultimetal'' Optimus Prime is a large non-transforming figure produced by [[Art Storm]], standing at an impressive 1 foot 4 inches/43 cm and made from extensive [[die-cast]] metal. Packaged in four different boxes, he features plenty of articulation and detail, including an opening chest and numerous magnetically attached armor panels that, when removed, reveal Prime's internal anatomy. He also has electronic light-up eyes and roof lights as well as 20 spoken English phrases, all activated via remote control. His [[mouthplate]] even moves when he talks, just like in the cartoon!

: Prime comes with an ion blaster which can also be opened to reveal technical detail, an energon-axe, and two Matrices of Leadership of different sizes. The smaller one fits into his chest, where it can be lit up by an LED, while the larger one lights up on its own and can be held in his hands or placed on display. Prime's display stand has smaller stands for the Matrix and ion blaster and also has light-up parts.

: Optimus Prime was recolored into the inner robot of ''Ultimetal'' [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/merchandise#Ultimetal|Ultra Magnus]].

::*''[http://artstorm.co.jp/ultimetal_optimusprime.html More information on ''Ultimetal'' Optimus Prime at Art Storm's official site]''

*'''Optimus Prime - Battle Damaged''' (2018?)
**''ID number:'' '''UM-01BD'''

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==''EX Gōkin''==
[[File:EXGokin Convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Convoy''' (2014)
**''Accessories:'' Two fists, two open hands, two gripping hands, right pointing hand, ion blaster, energon-axe, display stand

: A 6.6-inch tall non-transforming Optimus Prime action figure was produced by Art Storm as part of their ''EX Gōkin Transformers Series'' line. He comes with his trademark blaster and energon-axe as well a number of extra hands, and his chest opens to reveal a non-removable Matrix.

::*''[http://artstorm.co.jp/exgokin_transformersseries_convoy.html More information on ''EX Gōkin'' Convoy at Art Storm's official site]''
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==Hikari==
[[File:HikariLimitedEditionMetallicOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright|150px]]
*'''Metallic Optimus Prime''' (2014)

:A non-transforming vinyl Optimus Prime with a metallic finish. This figure is a limited edition, and limited to 2,000 pieces.

:This mold was also used to make the other limited edition Optimus Primes seen below.

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[[File:HikariLimitedEditionClearGlitterOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright|150px]]
*'''Optimus Prime Clear Glitter''' (2014)

:A non-transforming vinyl Optimus Prime figure. While retaining the classic, original colors, this mold is redone to be clear plastic, with glitter bits put into the figure. This vinyl is a limited edition, and limited to 3,000 pieces.

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[[File:HikariLimitedEditionBattleReadyOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright|150px]]
*'''Battle Ready Optimus Prime''' (2014)

:A non-transforming vinyl Optimus Prime. The mold is Redon again, this time in a battle-damaged look, while he retains the classic Optimus Prime colors. This figure is a limited edition, and limited to 1,000 pieces.

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[[File:HikariLimitedEditionGreySkullOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright|150px|By the power of Grayskull... '''''I HAVE THE POWER!''''']]
*'''Grey Skull Optimus Prime''' (2014)

:A non-transforming vinyl Optimus Prime. This vinyl takes the colors in a different way, which is mostly white with some dark grey areas. The colors to kinda look skeleton-ish. This figure is a limited edition, and limited to 1,000 pieces.

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[[File:HikariLimitedEditionDistressedOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright|150px]]
*'''Distressed Optimus Prime''' (2014)

:A non-transforming vinyl Optimus Prime. The colors take on an [[Optimus Prime (Movie)#''Age of Extinction'' film|Age of Extinction Optimus Prime]], in his flat-nose truck mode. This figure is a limited edition, and limited to 1,000 pieces.

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[[File:HikariLimitedEditionFireOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright|150px]]
*'''Fire Optimus Prime''' (2014)

:A non-transforming vinyl Optimus Prime, cast in clear plastic. The colors seem to homage the Generation 1 [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]].,This figure is a limited edition, and limited to 1,000 pieces.

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[[File:HikariLimitedEditionDangerousOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright|150px]]
*'''Dangerous Optimus Prime''' (2014)

:A non-transforming vinyl Optimus Prime, done in a camouflage style. This figure is a limited edition, and limited to only 600 pieces.

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[[File:HikariLimitedEdition24KOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright|150px]]
*'''24K Optimus Prime''' (2014)

:A non-transforming vinyl Optimus Prime, cast in gold plastic. This figure is a limited edition, and only limited to 600 pieces.

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==''Thrilling 30''==
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Collectible Figurine, 2014)
**''Series / Number:'' '''1 / #1'''
**''Accessories:'' Collector's base
:A super-deformed Optimus Prime was released among the blindpacked [[Thrilling 30#Collectible Figurines|''Thrilling 30'' Collectible Figurines]] by [[Goldie Marketing]]. He comes with a base to help him stand, a collector's card that doubles as a puzzle piece, and a checklist.

*'''Collectible Figurines''' (5-pack, 2014)
**''Series:'' '''1'''
**''Accessories:'' 5 Collector's bases
:The same Optimus Prime figurine was also available in a 5-pack alongside [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#Thrilling 30|Megatron]], [[Ratchet (G1)/toys#Thrilling 30|Ratchet]], [[Starscream (G1)/merchandise#Thrilling 30|Starscream]] and [[Soundwave (G1)/merchandise#Thrilling 30|Soundwave]].

*'''Optimus Prime 3-pack''' (3-pack, 2014)
**''Series:'' '''1'''
**''Accessories:'' 3 Collector's bases
:The same Optimus Prime figurine was ''also'' available in a 3-pack alongside [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/merchandise#Thrilling 30|''Prime'' Optimus Prime]] and [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#Thrilling 30|Movie Optimus Prime]].
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==Leg Avenue==
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[[File:Leg Avenue Optimus Prime.jpg|right|upright=.75|thumb|]]
:Costume and lingerie manufacturer Leg Avenue released an officially licenced Bumblebee costume along side ones for [[Bumblebee (G1)/merchandise#LegAvenue|Bumblebee]] and [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#LegAvenue|Megatron]].

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==''Tiny Titans''==
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Tiny Titans, 2015)
**''Series'': '''2'''
**''Number'': '''10/12'''

: Part of the third assortment of ''[[Tiny Titans]]'' [[blindpacking|blindpacks]], this version of Optimus Prime is a very small, soft-plastic figure of him in robot mode, brandishing both his rifle and his energy-axe weapon in a running battle pose.

: He includes a collectible card that renders him in the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|2015 ''Robots in Disguise'']] styling. The card includes a scan-badge for the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game]], which unlocks a random amount of Energon "currency" and a randomized bonus power-up item.

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[[File:TinyTitans OptimusG1S5.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Tiny Titans, 2016)
**''Series'': '''5'''
**''Number'': '''11/12'''

: Part of the fifth assortment of ''Tiny Titans'', this version of Optimus is in a more neutral pose, this time only carrying his rifle.

: As per usual, he includes a collectible card that includes a scan-badge for the ''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game, which unlocks a random amount of Energon "currency" and a randomized bonus power-up item.
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==''D-Style''==
[[File:D-Style-OptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|You got D-touch. You got D-power]]
*'''Convoy''' (2015)
**''ID number:'' '''43'''
**''Accessories:'' Two fists, pointing right hand, Ion blaster, energon-axe, Autobot Matrix of Leadership, Convoy cab with trailer

:An Optimus Prime was produced by [[Kotobukiya]] as part of ''[[D-Style]]'', their franchise-spanning line of super deformed model kits. His accessories include an ion blaster, an energon-axe, a Matrix that can store in his chest, and a tiny super deformed representation of his truck mode which can carry the ion blaster. Moving his antennae causes his mouthplate to move up and down.

:For a small figure it includes a large amount of articulation, including ankle tilts and top of legs tilting away from the yellow codpiece.

: The Convoy Trailer, ion blaster and the gold part of the Matrix all require painting. In addition, on promotional images ''all'' the black details and lines (for example on the front thighs and round the edge of the yellow codpiece) are painted and the eyes have been painted blue instead of left as clear plastic.

: Amusingly, the head has the [http://www.1999.co.jp/itbig29/10294593z.jpg mouth-less face] underneath Optimus' mouthplate, as a either a reference to the error from [[The Search for Alpha Trion]] or limitation in the model kit (or both).

:This mold was also used to make ''D-Style'' [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#D-Style|Black Convoy]].
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==''ES Gōkin''==
*'''Convoy''' (2015)
**''Accessories:'' Ion blaster, energon-axe, Matrix, left & right gripping hands, left & right open hands, left & right pointing hands, display stand

:Optimus Prime was also released as part of Art Storm's ''ES Gōkin'' series, a line of posable super deformed figures. He comes with his trademark gun which he can hold in either hand, an energon-axe that plugs into his wrist sockets, and a Matrix he can hold but not store in his chest.

::*''[http://artstorm.co.jp/esgokin_convoy.html More information on ''ES Gōkin'' Convoy at Art Storm's official site]''
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==''D-Collection''==
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*'''Convoy''' (2015)
**''Accessories:'' Ion blaster, energon-axe

:[[Kabaya]]'s ''D-Collection'' Optimus Prime is a small super deformed figure that requires some assembly and features articulation limited to his shoulders. He comes with his trademark blaster and axe accessories. Sold blindpacked, Prime is available as both a standard full color figure and a rare clear plastic version. He comes with chewing gum.
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==''Metal Earth''==
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*'''Optimus Prime''' (2015)
**''ID number:'' '''MMS300'''
:''[[Metal Earth]]'' Optimus Prime is a DIY 3D Metal Model kit. The kit's difficulty rating is given as "expert".
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[[File:Metal Earth Legends Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|[[Minecraft|Minecraft x Transformers]] before ''Minecraft x Transformers'' was a thing]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Legends, 2019)
**''ID number:'' '''MEM055'''
:''Metal Earth Legends'' Optimus Prime is a DIY 3D steel model kit in the shape of a super deformed version of the [[evergreen]] Optimus design. The kit's difficulty rating is given as "moderate".
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==Hot Toys==
*'''Optimus Prime (Starscream Version)'''
**''Accessories'': Two articulated hands, two gripping hands, Ion Blaster, two wings, two wing mounts, two null-rays, Matrix of Leadership, Base, Starscream's head (Sideshow Collectable's exclusive)

:Released by [[Hot Toys]] this high end collector figure stands approximately 30 cm tall. It features LED light up eyes and it's chest can open to reveal a LED light up, removable Matrix of Leadership. This version comes with a pair of wings and two [[null-ray]]s from Starscream that Optimus can attach. The Sideshow exclusive version of this comes with Starscream's severed head.

*'''Optimus Prime (Megatron Version)'''
**''Accessories'': Two articulated hands, two gripping hands, Fusion cannon, Ion Blaster, gun with stock, set of wheels, two cannon mounting accessories, shoulder mount, Matrix of Leadership, Base

:This version of the figure has accessories themed from Megatron. These include Megatron's [[fusion cannon]], and a long rifle that passingly resembles Megatron's original gun mode. Both can be combined into a large two handed cannon.

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==''Block Wars''==
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2016)
**''Number:'' '''1'''

:Part of [[Kabaya]]'s ''[[Transformers Block Wars]]'' candy toy line, this Optimus Prime kit is surprisingly, based on his [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Cyber Series|Cyber Series Commander toy]]. Molded in red, blue, and yellow plastic with detailing from stickers, he transforms into a truck when finished and is armed with a two-pronged spear. He can also be taken apart and combined with ''Block Wars'' [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Block Wars|Bumblebee]], [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#Block Wars|Megatron]] and [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Block Wars|Starscream]] in various configurations, the ones involving Prime shown on the packaging being:

:*Giving Prime Starscream's wings as a jetpack and arming him with Megatron's cannon.
:*Placing Megatron's turret on Prime's truck mode.
:*Giving Bumblebee Prime's spear, Megatron's arms and Starscream's wings.
:*Attaching Prime and Starscream's legs to Megatron's vehicle mode to create a walking tank.
:*Powering Starscream up by attaching Prime's spear to his back and giving him Bumblebee's weapons.
:*Combining all four into an unnamed combiner, with Optimus Prime forming the torso and upper legs.

==''Transformers Figure Collection''==
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*'''Convoy''' (01-2016)

:Standing 42mm tall, ''Transformers Figure Collection'' Optimus Prime is a non-poseable soft-rubber figure greatly based on a [[Decoy (G1)|Decoy]] figure.

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==''Hero of Steel''==
[[File:HeroofSteel Convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.11]]
*'''Convoy''' (2016)
**''Accessories:'' Ion blaster

:Produced by Alpha Max, ''Hero of Steel'' Convoy is a stylized, non-transforming figure standing at 9 inches/23 cm tall. He comes with his ion blaster.

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==Bitfig==
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*'''Convoy''' (12-2016)
Part of the first wave of Transformers Bitfig capsule toys by [[TakaraTomy A.R.T.S]],
Convoy's design is inspired by his appearance in the G1 cartoon, and is articulated at the neck and shoulders.
Bitfig toys were packaged in capsules color coded to the toy they contained.
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==Prime 1 Studio==
===''Premium Masterline''===
[[File:TF-Premium-Masterline-PMTF-01-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.55|thumb|"Just in case you want to say "''I should've looked like this in the movies''", yes, I heard you."]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2017)
**''ID Number'': '''PMTF-01''' / '''01EX''' (exclusive)
**''Accessories'': Base, Fusion axe (exclusive), Energy axe (exclusive)

:One of the very first releases of the ''Premium Masterline'' series by [[Prime 1 Studio]], this Optimus Prime is a ''massive'' non-transforming statue based on his Generation 1 appearance with a blend of live-action film aesthetic, and features light-up LED eyes. The statue was also designed by [[Josh Nizzi]] himself. If customers had purchased the statue at [https://www.sideshowtoy.com/collectibles/transformers-optimus-prime-transformers-generation-1-prime-1-studio-9027641/ Sideshow's website], they would receive exclusive Energy and Fusion axes, which can be used to replace Prime's Ion Blaster-holding hand. The standard version was limited to 1500 pieces, while the exclusive version was limited to 750 pieces.

:This statue was later redecoed as [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Prime 1 Studio|Nemesis Prime]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/merchandise#Prime 1 Studio|Ultra Magnus]]. The statue's model also served as an inspiration to [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Movie Optimus Prime]]'s appearance in the ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]'' film.

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*'''Optimus Prime Gold Version''' (2018)
**''ID Number'': '''PMTF-01GL'''
**''Accessories'': Base, Fusion axe

:Limited to 500 pieces, Optimus Prime Gold Version is a redeco of the statue above, evoking his Electrum-coated appearance in the Generation 1 episode "[[The Golden Lagoon (episode)|The Golden Lagoon]]". He also comes with a Fusion axe accessory that can replace his Ion Blaster hand.

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===''Age of Time''===
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*'''Superior Optimus Prime''' (<s>201?</s>)

:''Age of Time'' Superior Optimus Prime was designed to be the "ultimate amalgamation" between G1 and movie Optimus Primes. He would have come with two blasters and a huge jetpack, specifically taking cues from Prime's combined form with [[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]] in ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''.

:For reasons unknown, this figure was silently canceled.
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===''Cutie1''===
[[File:Cutie1 Optimus Prime Figure.jpg|upright=1.11|thumb|''Transformers X Coraline'', directed by [[Travis Knight]].]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2022)
**''ID Number'': '''No:055'''
**''Accessories'': Stand

:A striking departure from previous Prime 1 Studio offerings, ''Cutie1'' Optimus Prime is a lovable (if not somewhat scary looking) soft vinyl figure stylized as a button-eyed doll with chibi proportions.

:He was later redecoed as ''Cutie1'' [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Cutie1|Nemesis Prime]].

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*'''Optimus Prime''' (Keychain, 2021)
**''Accessories'': Stand, chain

:Part of a marketing push following the announcement of the figure above, an acrylic keychain of ''Cutie1'' Prime was released, along with other products such as stickers, T-shirts, hand towels and totebags using the design. The keychain comes with a small stand so that you can display it when not carrying it around with your keys.

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===''War for Cybertron Trilogy''===
[[File:Prime-1-Studio-WFC-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Why... have I... been... canceled?"]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (<s>2022</s>)
**''ID Number'': '''PMTF-05''' / '''05UT''' (Ultimate Version)
**''Accessories'': Base (standard), base with Shockwave (Ultimate Version)

:A statue based on Optimus Prime's appearance in the ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' cartoon. The exclusive version includes a defeated [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Prime 1 Studio|Shockwave]] as part of the statue's base.

:This item was canceled due to the combination of rising production costs and insufficient preorders.
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==My Busy Books==
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*'''Transformers: My Busy Book''' (2017)

:Included with the [[Transformers: My Busy Book|10-page board book]], 12 figurines, and a playmat, Optimus Prime is represented by a pair of small, PVC non-transforming figurines of his robot and his semi-truck alternate mode, based on his [[evergreen]] design. Like most of the land-based vehicle figurines, his wheels do not roll.

:In terms of quality control, the figurines' paint applications can be... shoddy. If you're a collector who prefers to display them, you should resign yourself from buying it or try to [[customizing|customize]] the figures with better paint applications if you have the skills.
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==Rubik's Crew==
[[File:Rubiks Crew Optimus.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Rubik's Crew Game: Transformers Optimus Prime Edition'''<ref>[https://www.hasbro.com/en-us/product/rubik-s-crew-game-transformers-optimus-prime-edition:70976F4B-5056-9047-F52F-5BB6105031BB Rubik's Crew Game: Transformers Optimus Prime at hasbro.com]</ref> (2017)
This [[super deformed]] version of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s robot mode has a detachable "Puzzlehead" that functions like the [https://www.rubiks.com/store/puzzles/rubiks-2x2 2x2] [[Rubik's Cube]].
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==Fidget Its==
[[File:TF-Fidget-Its-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Before time began, there was...the Cube.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Fidget Its, 2017)

:''Fidget Its'' Optimus Prime is a non-transforming cube-shaped figurine, built for for your fidgeting needs! His pair of eyes & his forehead can be pushed like buttons, his right arm can swivel, his rear section can be fiddled like a combination lock dial, and his left arm can be moved up, down, up, and down.

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==Hauck==
[[File:Hauck Go Kart Optimus.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Everyone wants to ride Optimus.]]
*'''Optimus Prime Go Kart''' (2017)
:Manufactured by [[Hauck toys]], the Optimus Prime go-kart is a small, pedal-operated vehicle for kids aged 4-8 years old. Cast in the image of Optimus (even featuring his head sculpted on the front), the kart features an adjustable seat as well as a brake.
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==Colorcasa==
[[File:Gen-Colorcasa Optimus Prime Spoon Fork.jpg|upright=1|thumb|Eating is the right of... yeah you know the gist.]]
*'''3D Children Tableware''' (2017)
:Chinese company Colorcasa released a pair of children-sized cutlery in the form of a cute (though angry-looking) Optimus Prime, one as a spoon and another as a fork. They were branded as ''Generations'' products.
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==Threezero==
===Premium===
*'''Optimus Prime - Classic Edition''' (Premium Scale, 2017)
**''Accessories:'' TBA
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===DLX===
*'''''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' Optimus Prime''' (DLX Scale, 2021)
**''Accessories:'' Ion Blaster, Energon Axe, Energon Shield, 5 pairs of hands, Action Stand
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===MDLX===
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*'''Optimus Prime''' (2022)
**''Known designers:'' Kelvin Sau
**''Accessories:'' one ion blaster, one energon axe, Matrix of Leadership, five pairs of hands (relaxed, closed, rifle- axe- and Matrix-holding)
:[[Threezero]]'s second figure for the MDLX line, this version of Optimus Prime is an original design taking inspiration from the original cartoon but with the aesthetics in the vein of the live-action movies. Optimus Prime is a smaller scaled non-transforming action figure in the vein of contemporary collector-oriented lines like Figma and S.H. Figuarts. Like those lines, the figure is extremely well-articulated and detailed, features interchangeable hands and accessories, namely his ion blaster, energon axe and Matrix of Leadership. He comes with a suite of hands in pairs: closed fists, splayed-out relaxed hands, and three different pairs meant to specifically hold each one of the aforementioned accessories. His chest is magnetically attached and as such can store the Matrix when not in use. Optimus also comes with his backpack piece disassembled in package.

:He was redecoed into [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Threezero|Nemesis Prime]], [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Threezero|Ultra Magnus]], as well as his [[Optimus Prime (SG)#MDLX|''Shattered Glass'' self]].

:Optimus is [https://www.threezerohk.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/MDLX_Transformers_Starscream_17-768x512.jpg compatible] with [[Starscream (G1)/merchandise#Threezero|Starscream]] by way of the latter's wing assembly and head, in reference to "[[Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1]]".

::*''[https://www.threezerohk.com/product/transformers-mdlx-optimus-prime/ More information on MDLX Optimus Prime at Threezero]''
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*'''Optimus Prime (Year of the Dragon Edition)''' (2024)
**''Known designers:'' Kelvin Sau
**''Accessories:'' one ion blaster, one energon axe, Matrix of Leadership, five pairs of hands (relaxed, closed, rifle- axe- and Matrix-holding)

:An all-gold {{W|Chinese New Year}} themed redeco of the above figure, featuring dragon patterns across his chest and left arm. According to the product description from Threezero, the right shoulder features the character for "Year of the Dragon" (龍), while his left shoulder features the fifth character (辰) of "Earthly Branches" in traditional Chinese sequencing (地支). Optimus features all the same accessories and functionality as before.

:This figure was limited to 1398 pieces worldwide, revealed in late 2023 and released in February 2024.

::*''[https://www.threezerohk.com/product/mdlx-optimus-prime-year-of-the-dragon-edition/ More information on MDLX Optimus Prime (Year of the Dragon Edition) at Threezero]''
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*'''Optimus Prime (Vintage Animation Edition)''' (2024)
**''Known designers:'' Kelvin Sau
**''Accessories:'' one ion blaster, one energon axe, Matrix of Leadership, five pairs of hands (relaxed, closed, rifle- axe- and Matrix-holding)

:Yet another redeco of Prime, this time in brighter colors to mimic the cel-shading of the original cartoon. All previous accessories and functionality carry over from before.

:Vintage Animation Edition Prime, [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#MDLXVintage|Megatron]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/merchandise#MDLXVintage|Bumblebee]] were revealed in a [https://newsroom.hasbro.com/news-releases/news-release-details/40-years-one-legacy-hasbro-celebrates-transformers-40th press release] from Hasbro about the brand's 40th anniversary marketing bonanza, with pictures of the trio being unveiled a few weeks after. Threezero also announced these figures would make a limited debut at TFCon LA the following month, with a wide release sometime later in the spring.

::*''[https://www.threezerohk.com/product/mdlx-optimus-prime-vintage-animation-edition/ More information on MDLX Optimus Prime (Vintage Animation Edition) at Threezero]
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*'''Optimus Prime (Sleep Mode)''' (2025)
**''Known designers:'' Kelvin Sau
**''Accessories:'' one ion blaster, one energon axe, Matrix of Leadership, five pairs of hands (relaxed, closed, rifle- axe- and Matrix-holding)

:A redeco of Prime in various shades of grey as a callback to his death in [[The Transformers: The Movie]]. All previous accessories and functionality carry over from before.

:This figure was revealed on Threezero's official website on February 2025.

::*''[https://www.threezerohk.com/product/mdlx-optimus-prime-sleep-mode// More information on MDLX Optimus Prime (Sleep Mode) at Threezero]
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==Kidrobot==
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===Enamel Pin Series===
*'''Optimus Prime''' ([[November 3]], [[2017]])
:*''Rarity:'' 1 in 20
:Released by [[Kidrobot]] in their Enamel Pin Series, this is a flat, enamel pin badge of Optimus Prime inspired by the art of [[Tom Scioli]]'s ''[[Transformers vs. G.I. Joe]]'', albeit with [[Super deformed|cutesy proportions]]. The pin series was [[Blindpacking|blindboxed]], with some pins being rarer than others.
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===Vinyl Mini Series===
[[File:Kidrobot GI Joe Optimus Prime mini.jpg|thumb|upright=1]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' ([[November 14]], [[2017]])
:*''Rarity:'' 2 in 24
:*''Accessories'': Sword
:The same character design was reused for the Vinyl Mini Series, with Optimus receiving a three-inch tall, blindboxed figurine retaining the vibrant colours and exaggerated proportions. Optimus featured articulation in each shoulder, and also included his [[Minecraft]] voxel sword as first seen in "[[Everybody Hates Metroplex]]".
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[[File:Kidrobot GI Joe Optimus Prime GID mini.jpg|thumb|upright=1]]
*'''Optimus Prime GID''' ([[November 14]], [[2017]])
:*''Rarity:'' 1 in 48
:*''Accessories'': Sword
:Optimus's Vinyl Mini figure was redecoed into "Optimus Prime GID", sharing many of the same paint applications, but now cast entirely out of glow in the dark plastic, more closely representing his apparition to [[Scarlett]] in "[[Headmasters (issue)|Headmasters]]" or his resurrection in "[[The War Never Ends]]". He was one of the rarer, but not the rarest, of the Vinyl Mini Series. His sword is still included.
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===Vinyl Keychain Series===
[[File:Kidrobot GI Joe Optimus Prime keychain.jpg|thumb|upright=1]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' ([[December 1]], [[2017]])
:*''Rarity:'' 3 in 24
:Optimus was also released as part of the once again blindboxed Vinyl Keychain Series, now standing at about one to two inches. He included a keychain molded into his head and, due to his small scale, did not feature any articulation. His sword is also absent.
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==Bouncing Ball Heads==
[[File:BouncingBallHead OptimusPrime.jpg|upright=1.22|thumb]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2017)
:"Bouncing Ball Head" Optimus Prime is a small, super deformed figurine with a removable head that doubles as a bouncy ball. An Autobot logo is tampographed on the back of his head and his name is written under his feet.

:He is (apparently) available in both gacha-style machines and in an 8-pack with the whole collection, and comes inside a spherical capsule with a unique red color.

:Despite clearly representing Generation 1 characters, the collection is advertised as a 2015 ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'' product.
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==Imaginarium Art==
[[File:ImaginariumOptimusPrime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Brings new meaning to "no matter the cost."]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2017)

:[[Imaginarium Art]]'s first statue of Optimus Prime stands 24 inches tall and features multiple [[Light-emitting diode|LED]]s, two varieties of his laser rifle, and his energy axe. The statue's chestplate can open, revealing the Matrix of Leadership.

:The sculpted base for this figure also features the Combat Deck and Roller. Only 500 of this item were produced.
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*'''Optimus Prime''' (2018)

:The "Legacy of Cybertron" statue is 12 inches tall, and its base can be connected to other statues in that series to produce a larger battle scene. 600 were produced.
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==''Keshi Surprise''==
*'''Autobots''' (2018)

:The ''[[Keshi Surprise]]'' series by [[Super7]] consisted of 1.75" soft rubber figures in a style deliberately resembling the 1980s [[Decoy (G1)|Decoy]]s. These [[blindpacking|blind-packed]] figures were sold individually or in cases depicting only their faction. Optimus Prime was available in red, yellow, blue, and purple, and included a foil trading card / sticker.
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==Forever Clever==
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*'''4 Pack Jumbo Chalk Set''' (2018)
:Released by [[Forever Clever]], the 4 Pack Jumbo Chalk Set includes a chalk holder featuring Optimus Prime. He's bundled with chalk holders of [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#Jumbochalk|Megatron]], [[Bumblebee (G1)/merchandise#Jumbochalk|Bumblebee]] and [[Soundwave (G1)/merchandise#Jumbochalk|Soundwave]], and 4 pieces of appropriately colored chalk.
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*'''5 Pack Shaped Chalk''' (2019)
:A piece of blue chalk formed into the shape of Optimus Prime. Bundled with [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#shapechalk|Megatron]], [[Bumblebee (G1)/merchandise#shapechalk|Bumblebee]], [[Starscream (G1)/merchandise#shapechalk|Starscream]] and [[Windblade (G1)#shapechalk|Windblade]].
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*'''Wall Walkers Optimus Prime''' (2018)
:Exclusively released in [[Blindpacking|blind bags]], ''Wall Walkers'' Optimus Prime has suction cups on its hands and feet so it can stick to walls. All its details are printed on, and besides its colors and printing, it is identical to the other Wall Walkers toys.
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*'''Mystery Mini Walkers Optimus Prime''' (2021)
:Also a blind bag exclusive, ''Mystery Mini Walkers'' Optimus Prime is an eraser-like figure with movable arms and legs and printed-on details.
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[[File:TF Authentics 2023 Pull-Back Racers Optimus Prime.jpg|upright=1|thumb|Up top!]]
*'''Pull-Back Racers Optimus Prime''' ([[2023]])
:This toy is a non-transforming rendition of Optimus Prime in a super-deformed rendition of his vehicle mode, albeit with his robot mode head and left arm sticking out of it. As the title suggests, this toy has a pull-back motor that will propel the toy forwards after being pulled back considerably enough.
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*'''Clip Charms Optimus Prime''' (2024)
:Released in blind bags, ''Clip Charms'' features a keychain of Optimus Prime's face with his name written beside it.
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*'''Key Blasters''' (2024)
:A toy car released as part of the ''Key Blasters'' series prominently features Optimus Prime on its side and hood, with his name written on top in [[Alphabet#Autobot_script|Ancient Autobot]] script. A key is included. When it is inserted into the car, pushing the button on the key will propel the car forward. It was sold in a two-pack with a [[Starscream (G1)/merchandise#KeyBlasters|Starscream]] themed car.

===Squeezelings===
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Series 1, 2022)
:''[[Squeezelings]]'' Optimus Prime is a [[super deformed]], non-posable figure made of soft plastic and holding his ion blaster, released by [[Forever Clever]]. He was released in [[blindpacking|blind bags]] and in boxed giftsets. One of these sets included a 'Blackout Color Mode' redeco.

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*'''Blackout Color Mode Optimus Prime''' (2022)
:A [[black redeco]] of the previous Optimus Prime figure. It was exclusive to an 8-figure gift set, featuring [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Squeezelings|Optimus Prime]], [[Bumblebee (G1)/merchandise#Squeezelings|Bumblebee]], [[Starscream (G1)/merchandise#Squeezelings|Starscream]], [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#Squeezelings|Megatron]], and Blackout Color Mode versions of the three other characters.

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*'''Optimus Prime''' (Series 2, 2023)

:A figure of Optimus Prime in soft plastic, like the above. Unlike the above, this one is not in super deformed style. He was released in a gift set alongside [[Bumblebee (G1)/merchandise#Squeezelings2|Bumblebee]], [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#Squeezelings2|Megatron]] and [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Squeezelings|Optimus Primal]], in blind bags, or on blister card individually. It was later rereleased as part of the Squeezelings Sidekicks line, bundled with a comic book.

==''Transformers Trading Card Game''==
[[File:W1SOptimusPrimeAL.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Optimus Prime, Autobot Leader''' (2018)
**'''Wave 1S: Starter Set'''
**''Rarity: '''''RT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T03/T04'''
**''Stars: ''7
:Optimus Prime, Autobot Leader is one of four double-sided character cards available in the ''[[Transformers Trading Card Game]]'' Starter Set.

:The artwork for the card is reused from the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile card game.
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*'''Optimus Prime, Battlefield Legend''' (2018)
**'''Wave 1'''
**''Rarity: '''''RT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T29/T40'''
**''Stars: ''13
:Optimus Prime, Battlefield Legend is one of forty double-sided character cards available in Wave 1 of the ''[[Transformers Trading Card Game]]''.

:The card's Bot Mode line-art was done by [[Guido Guidi]], and Alt Mode line-art by [[Marcelo Matere]] and Alt Mode colors by [[Sara Pitre-Durocher]].

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*'''Optimus Prime, Freedom Fighter''' (2018)
**'''Wave 1'''
**''Rarity: '''''CT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T30/T40'''
**''Stars: ''12
:Optimus Prime, Freedom Fighter is one of forty double-sided character cards available in Wave 1 of the ''[[Transformers Trading Card Game]]''.

:The Alt Mode artwork on the card is reused from the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile game, while the Bot-mode features line-art by [[Marcelo Matere]] and colors by [[Sara Pitre-Durocher]].
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*'''Optimus Prime, Gleaming Commander''' (2019)
**'''Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners'''
**''Rarity: '''''UT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T32/T46'''
**''Stars: ''11

:Optimus Prime, Gleaming Commander 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, This version of Optimus Prime 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 Optimus Prime, Gleaming Commander depicts the center right portion of [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|Optimus Maximus']], of whom Optimus Prime forms the torso and head.

:The artwork for Bot Mode is reused from the [[Combiner Wars (franchise)|Combiner Wars]] Battle Core Optimus Prime toy's packaging art.

:Optimus Prime, Gleaming Commander can be used to form Optimus Maximus, Ultimate Defender with the use of the Action card [[Enigma of Combination|Sentinel Enigma]] while he and the other Wave 2 Sentinels are in Bot mode on the battlefield and/or KO area.
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*'''General Optimus Prime, Infantry-Leader''' (2019)
**'''Wave 3: War for Cybertron: Siege I'''
**''Rarity: '''''RT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T07/T48'''
**''Stars: ''11
:General Optimus Prime, Infantry-Leader 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]]'' Voyager-class Optimus Prime toy, with the Bot Mode artwork being reused from the toy's packaging art.
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*'''General Optimus Prime, Galactic Commander''' (2019)
**'''Wave 4: War for Cybertron: Siege II'''
**''Rarity: '''''SRT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T06/T52'''
**''Stars: ''15

:General Optimus Prime, Galactic Commander is one of fifty-two double-sided character cards available in Wave 3 of the ''[[Transformers Trading Card Game]]'', War for Cybertron: Siege II.

:The card's artwork is based on the ''Siege'' Leader-class Galaxy Upgrade Optimus Prime toy, which in turn is based on the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' version of Optimus Prime. The Bot Mode artwork is reused from said toy's packaging art, while Alt Mode received new art (lines by [[Marcelo Matere]] and colors by [[Volta]]).
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*'''Optimus Prime, Battlefield Legend''' (2019)
**'''Wave 1: Energon Edition'''
**''Rarity: '''''SRT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T205/T06'''
**''Stars: ''13

:Released as part of the TCG's Wave 1: Energon Edition, this card is a reprint of Wave 1's Optimus Prime, Battlefield Legend. Printed on semi-transparent plastic instead of a normal Character Card, this version features new art by [[Marcelo Matere]]
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*'''Optimus Prime, Legendary Warrior''' (2020)
**'''Wave 5: Titan Masters Attack'''
**''Rarity: '''''UT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T32/T46'''
**''Stars: ''12

:Optimus Prime, Legendary Warrior is one of forty-six double sided character cards released as part of Wave 5 of the ''[[Transformers Trading Card Game]]'', Titans Masters Attack. As a character with a body mode, Optimus Prime begins the game with a Titan Master attached in head mode. Once Optimus Prime is KO'd, said Titan Master is deployed.

:The card's artwork is based on the ''Titans Return'' Leader-class Powermaster Optimus Prime toy, with the body mode artwork being reused from the toy's packaging art.

:This card's set was originally set for an April 2020 release, however due to the global COVID-19 pandemic the release was pushed back to May 29, 2020.
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==''Magic: The Gathering''==
[[File:MTG-Optimus-Inspiring-Leader.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Go ahead, turn me to my other face, see the rules nightmare that happens.]]
*'''Optimus Prime, Inspiring Leader''' (2018)
**''ID number:'' '''002/004'''
**''Set code:'' '''H18'''
**''Color identity:'' '''Red/White'''
**''Casting cost:'' '''{3}{R}{W}'''
**''Artist:'' [[Steve Argyle]]
:Part of the ''[[mtg:Heroes of the Realm|Heroes of the Realm]]'' series of commemorative cards, made by Wizards of the Coast for their employees as rewards for work on specific projects,<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WNBRWoHq9E Gavin Verhey from Wizards of the Coast explains Heroes of the Realm]</ref> the 2018 "Optimus Prime, Inspiring Leader" card was given to the team behind the ''[[Transformers Trading Card Game]]''. Uniquely, Optimus Prime is "triple-faced" card: a ''Magic'' card on the front side, a ''Transformers Trading Card Game'' card representing Optimus in his alternate mode on the opposite side, and an oversized ''Transformers Trading Card Game'' card representing Optimus in robot mode found by unfolding the card.
:Optimus has the ability to change any permanent (card on the battlefield) to its other face, though sadly that doesn't mean he could convert ''himself'' into a ''Transformers Trading Card Game'' card during a ''Magic: The Gathering'' game.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/e5ovx5/heroes_of_the_realm_promo_optimus_prime_inspiring/ Post by u/Wizards_Drew] on [https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/ r/magicTCG] on Reddit</ref>
:As with all ''Heroes of the Realm'' cards, "Optimus Prime, Inspiring Leader" is not legal to play in any format beyond a specific Commander rule; the cards are novelties designed to be read, rather than played.<ref>[https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/189543247703/hi-mark-i-have-2-questions-1-what-are-the Mark Rosewater on Tumblr]: "There’s no plans to release the Heroes of the Realm. The cards aren’t designed to be played. They’re designed to be read."</ref>
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[[File:MTG-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Transform and tap out!]]
*'''Optimus Prime, Hero / Optimus Prime, Autobot Leader''' (2022)
**''ID number:'' '''013/015'''
**''Set code:'' '''BOT'''
**''Color identity:'' '''Blue/Red/White'''
**''Casting cost:'' '''{3}{U}{R}{W}''' (front), '''{2}{R}{W}{B}''' (back with "More Than Meets the Eye")

:"Optimus Prime, Hero" is part of the 2022 ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' ''[[mtg:Universes Beyond|Universes Beyond]]'' ''[[mtg:Transformers|Transformers]]'' card set, found in Set Booster and Collector Booster packs of ''Magic''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> ''[[mtg:The Brothers' War|The Brothers' War]]'' set. It can be reversed to become "Optimus Prime, Autobot Leader", representing Optimus in vehicle mode. True to his character, he supports his allies with the "Bolster" mechanic and can return to the battlefield should he [[The many deaths of Optimus Prime|die]] in his Artifact Creature form.
:A variant of this card was available solely in Collector Booster packs, depicting [[Optimus Prime (SG)#Magic: The Gathering|''Shattered Glass'' Optimus Prime]].
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[[File:MTG-SLD-Optimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|[[w:Golem|On sale just in time for Hanukkah]].]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' ''(Darksteel Colossus)'' (2022)
**''ID number:'' '''1081'''
**''Set code:'' '''SLD'''
**''Color identity:'' '''Colorless'''
**''Casting cost:'' '''{11}'''

:"Optimus Prime" is part of the ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' card pack ''Transformers: Optimus Prime vs. Megatron'', part of the ''[[mtg:Secret Lair|Secret Lair Drop Series]]'' ''[[mtg:Secret Lair Drop Series: December Superdrop 2022|December Superdrop 2022]]'' set. It was available exclusively from [https://secretlair.wizards.com secretlair.wizards.com] from [[December 5]], [[2022]] through [[January 6]], [[2023]].
:Optimus Prime is a [[mtg:Skinned card|reskin]] of the existing ''Magic'' card [https://scryfall.com/card/dst/109/darksteel-colossus Darksteel Colossus], using the same rules and counting as it for all gameplay purposes. Befitting the mighty leader of the Autobots, Optimus is incredibly powerful and impossible to destroy normally, but consequently has a very high casting cost. While the card has printing on both faces, depicting Optimus in robot mode and vehicle mode respectively, both have the same printed abilities and count as a single card for rules purposes—just choose which side you want to display when he enters the battlefield.
: The ''Optimus Prime vs. Megatron'' set also includes [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#MTGSLD|Megatron]], [[AllSpark#Magic: The Gathering|The AllSpark]], and the bonus card [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]].

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==Flame Toys==

===Kuro Kara Kuri===
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*'''Optimus Prime''' (December 2019)
**''Number:'' '''04'''
**''Accessories:'' Large sword, stone, Swords (2), Large axe, Small axe (2), Ion cannon, pairs of hands (5), additional faces (2), Big Turbo Jet Axe with set of hands (exclusive),
**''Sculptor'': Chemical Attack
**''Painting'': Decomas Lab (Hiroyuki Hirose]

:Part of [[Flame Toys]]' ''Kuro Kara Kuri'' line of high-end, non-transforming action figures, Optimus Prime is an original design, though one that bears many similarities to the Don Figueroa design from [[IDW Publishing|IDW's]] ''The Transformers'' vol. 1. He has lots of die cast and LEDs in his head, chest matrix chamber, and both knees. He comes with a multitude of accessories, including a very large sword that can be plugged into a stone, two smaller swords resembling handheld versions of those used by the [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|live-action movie Optimus Prime]], a pair of hatchets resembling those of [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|''Animated'' Optimus Prime]], and of course G1 Optimus Prime's iconic Ion cannon. He also comes with an Orion Pax visorless alternative face, a battle damaged addition face, and five alternative pairs of hands in different poses.
:If purchased via D4toys.com, SEN-TI-DEN Hong Kong, or events attended by Flame Toys, he also includes a very large Turbo Jet Axe.
:The reissue (which is labelled as such on the box) uses a slightly different red paint and is the recommended release for use with the Jet Power Armor (see below) due to the paint's extra durability.

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[[File:FlameToys-KuroKaraKuri-OptimusPrimeJetPowerArmor.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|And you thought the previous figure was expensive...]]

*'''Optimus Prime Jet Power Armor''' (January [[2024]])
**''Number:'' '''13'''
**''Accessories:'' ''everything...'', Blaster Cannon (exclusive)
**''Sculptor'': Chemical Attack
**''Coloring'': Masashi Watanabe

:Optimus Prime Jet Power Armor is a collection of 23 armour pieces that combine with the previously released ''Kuro Kara Kuri'' Optimus Prime similar to how he combined with [[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]] in ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' which doubles the size of the figure. If purchased via D4toys.com, SEN-TI-DEN Hong Kong, or events attended by Flame Toys, he also includes a blaster cannon.
:As mentioned above, due to addition paint durability, it is recommended to use the re-release of Optimus Prime.

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===Furai Model===
[[File:FlameToys-FuraiModel-01-OptimusPrimeAttackMode.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|'''''X-treme!''''']]
*'''Optimus Prime (Attack Mode)''' (September 2018)
**''Number:'' '''01'''
**''Accessories:'' Ion cannon, axe, 4 hands
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:Released as part of the ''Furai Model'' line by [[Flame Toys]], "Optimus Prime (Attack Mode)" is an articulated, non-transforming, Voyager Class-sized {{w|Gunpla}}-style model kit. Using parts made of hard ABS plastic and some polycaps, Optimus Prime (Attack Mode) is an original design created by Flame Toys in collaboration with [[Akira Amemiya]] of [[Studio Trigger]].

:For straight-assembly builders, Optimus Prime features a sheet of foil stickers for detail (notably the shoulder insignias), though the kit can be panel-lined and touched-up with several panel-lining and paint markers (water/acrylic-based markers are recommended, as alcohol-based markers like ''Gundam Markers'' can potentially damage the ABS plastic). If one desires; the kit's pieces, aside from the translucent parts, can be fully coated with spray paints to recreate the finished sample seen in the stock photos.

:This model kit was later [[redeco]]ed as [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Flame Toys|Nemesis Prime (Attack Mode)]] and [[Optimus Prime (SG)#Flame Toys|Shattered Glass Optimus Prime (Attack Mode)]].

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*'''Optimus Prime (IDW ver.)''' (March 2019)
**''Number:'' '''03'''
**''Accessories:'' Ion cannon, 4 hands
:Optimus Prime (IDW) is a plastic model kit based off of the Optimus Prime design created by [[Don Figueroa]] for [[IDW Publishing]]'s [[The Transformers (IDW)|2009-2011 ''The Transformers'' comic series]]. Similarly to the previous model kit, IDW Optimus is also Voyager-sized.
:This model kit was later redecoed as [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Furai08|Nemesis Prime (IDW ver.)]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/merchandise#Flame Toys|Ultra Magnus (IDW ver.)]], and it's also used to make the pre-built Furai Action figure (see below.)

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*'''Optimus Prime (G1 ver.)''' (April 2020)
**''Number:'' '''12'''
**''Accessories:'' Ion cannon, 10 hands, axe
:Optimus Prime (G1) is another plastic model kit, this time a heavily stylized rendition of his cartoon appearance. Like the previous releases, he stands at an approximate Voyager height. He features opening chest windows which reveal sculpted detail of the [[Matrix of Leadership]].

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*'''Optimus Prime IDW (Clear ver.)''' (August 2020)
**''Number:'' '''16'''
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*'''Optimus Prime''' (20??)
:Part of the ''"Deformer Model Kit"'' subline of the ''Furai Model'' line, this Optimus Prime model is a cutesy, "[[super deformed]]" take on the Autobot leader.
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===Furai Action===
[[File:FlameToys-FuraiAction-OptimusPrimeIDW.jpg|thumb|Just like one of those second-hand pre-built Gunplas you've seen in Akibahara!]]
*'''Optimus Prime (IDW ver.)''' (January 2020)
**''Accessories'': Ion cannon, 4 hands

:''Furai Action'' Optimus Prime is a pre-assembled redeco of the second ''Furai Model'' kit, with the weathering effects painted on.

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==''Playskool Friends''==
[[File:Playskool-Friends-TF-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.88|thumb|A mouth on his mouthplate? That's a new one.]]
*'''Transformers Collector Pack''' (Canceled)

:Intended to be released as part of the 7-pack for the Playskool Friends lineup, this Optimus Prime is a very adorable non-transforming figurine. He was to come packed with Bumblebee, Arcee, and 4 Rescue Bots: Heatwave, Chase, Boulder and Blades.

:Given the inclusion of the four Rescue Bots, it was ''probably'' unclear if this Optimus Prime is meant to represent his ''Generation 1'' counterpart or his ''[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Aligned]]'' counterpart.

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==''Uglydolls''==
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*'''Ox as Optimus Prime''' (2018)
:A collaboration with ''[[Uglydolls]]'' for the 2018 San Diego Comic-Con, the character Ox is dressed as Optimus Prime. He is a limited run exclusive plush, along with Ice-Bat as [[Bumblebee (G1)/merchandise|Bumblebee]].
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==McDonald's==
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*'''Optimus Prime with a sword'''{{sic}} (Happy Meal Toy, 2018)
:Released as part of the [[McDonald's]] June 2018 Happy Meal Toys along with [[My Little Pony]], this Optimus Prime is a super-deformed figurine, and he features a gimmick on his left arm, which can be swung down to reveal a pop-out sword with the press of a button on his back. The sword can be retracted manually by raising the arm.

:The toy was available in South Korea, Italy, Russia, and Malaysia. This toy was rereleased in the US as [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#McDonald's 2|Optimus Prime]] for the ''[[Bumblebee (franchise)|Bumblebee]]'' promotion. In Malaysia, this toy is one of the few items that can be found in several hobby toy shops.

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==Jada Toys==
===''Metals Die Cast / Hollywood Rides''===
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*'''Optimus Prime''' (Scale 1/24 Die Cast Vehicle, 2018)
:Released by [[Jada Toys]], this 1/24 scaled non-transforming die-cast truck with rubber tires is based on Optimus Prime's original form and features opening doors to reveal a highly detailed interior with a chromed steering wheel. Similar to the ''[[Robot Powered Machines#Mini-Vehicles|Robot Powered Machines]]'', the truck features a sculpted robot mode underneath. His smokestacks are ''insanely'' long.

:This mold was later redecoed as [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Jada Toys|Nemesis Prime]].

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*'''Optimus Prime''' (Scale 1/32 Die Cast Vehicle, 2018)
:A medium-sized replica of Optimus Prime much similar to the version above, but with shortened smokestacks. Unlike most other 1/32 vehicles, Optimus does not feature any opening doors, but still retains the sculpted robot mode on his chassis.

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*'''Western Star 5700XE Optimus Prime / Optimus Prime / Autobot Optimus Prime''' (Scale 1/32 Die Cast Vehicle 3‑pack, 2022)
:The 1/32 version of Generation 1 Optimus Prime was rereleased in a 3-pack alongside his [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#JadaOP3pack|2007 and ''The Last Knight'']] counterparts, neither featuring any notable changes.

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*'''Optimus Prime''' (Scale 1/24 Die Cast Vehicle, 2024)
:A redeco of the 1/24 scaled replica above, this Optimus Prime was released in a crossover with the ''[[Ghostbusters]]'' franchise and is mostly based on the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Collaborative|MP-10G Optimus Prime Ecto-35 Edition]] figure from the ''[[Transformers Collaborative|Collaborative]]'' toyline, itself based on the original [[Ecto-1]] color scheme, with the addition of some green ghost splatter between the front bumper and the left wheel. Instead of Autobot insignias, this version features the Ghostbusters logo on both sides and the back of the cab, as well as under the chassis right above his robot mode sculpture.

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*'''Optimus Prime''' (Scale 1/32 Die Cast Vehicle, 2024)
:This version of Optimus Prime is a redeco of the 1/32 scaled replica in the same Ghostbusters-inspired deco of the 1/24 version above. The only noticeable difference in colors is the lack of green on its headlights.

===''Metalfigs''===
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*'''Optimus Prime''' (4" Die Cast Figure, 2020)
**''Accessories'': Ion blaster, Energon-axe
:''Metalfigs'' Optimus Prime is a 4-inch tall non-transforming super deformed die-cast figure with three points of articulation and light-up eyes.

:He comes with his signature ion blaster and Energon-axe weapons as accessories.

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*'''Diorama Scene''' (2 3/4" Die Cast Figure 4-pack, 2020)
**''Accessories'': Display backdrop
:A static die-cast figurine of Optimus Prime measuring approximately 2 3/4 inches tall is available as part of a "Diorama Scene" 4-pack alongside [[Bumblebee (G1)/merchandise#DioramaScene|Bumblebee]], [[Starscream (G1)/merchandise#Jada Toys|Starscream]] and [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#Jada Toys|Megatron]].

:The packaging backdrop can be used as an additional display piece for the set.

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*'''Optimus Prime / Bumblebee / Optimus Primal / Megatron''' (2 3/4" Die Cast Figure 4-pack, 2022)
:This static Optimus Prime figurine is directly designed after the 4" figure above, but measures half the size and lacks the accessories. He is available in a 4-pack alongside [[Bumblebee (G1)/merchandise#Metalfigs4pack|Bumblebee]], [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Metalfigs|Optimus Primal]] and [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#Metalfigs4pack|Megatron]].

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:The same super deformed Optimus Prime from the 4-pack above is also available in individual packaging.
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===''Nano Hollywood Rides''===
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*'''Starscream / Volkswagen Beetle Bumblebee / Optimus Prime''' (1.65" Die Cast Vehicle 3-pack, 2020)
:''Nano Hollywood Rides'' Optimus Prime is a small non-transforming die-cast truck measuring approximately 1.65 inches long. He was released in a 3-pack alongside [[Starscream (G1)/merchandise#Nano Hollywood Rides|Starscream]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/merchandise#Nano Hollywood Rides|Bumblebee]]. Unfortunately, he doesn't feature a sculpted robot mode underneath like most other Jada vehicles do.
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===''Nano Metalfigs''===
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*'''Transformers Series 1 18-pack''' (4 cm Die Cast Figure Multipack, 2022)
:''Nano Metalfigs'' Series 1 Optimus Prime 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]]. This mold was later redecoed as [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Nano Metalfigs|Nemesis Prime]] in the Series 2 18-pack.

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*'''Transformers Series 2 18-pack''' (4 cm Die Cast Figure Multipack, 2022)
:A second ''Nano Metalfigs'' Optimus Prime was released in Series 2, now wielding his Energon axe instead of his blaster and doing a bit more of an action pose.

:He comes in ''another'' impressive multipack with [[Jada Toys#Nano Metalfigs|seventeen other figurines]].

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*'''Transformers Series 3 18-pack''' (4 cm Die Cast Figure Multipack, 2023)
:For the [[Jada Toys#Nano Metalfigs|third ''Nano Metalfigs'' multipack]], two Optimus Primes were made available at once. One is a re-release of the axe-wielding Series 2 figurine with no noticeable changes, and the other is a golden redeco of the blaster-holding Series 1 figurine.
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===Converting RC Vehicle===
[[File:JadaConvertingOptimusPrime.jpg|upright=1.44|thumb|"We have [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Robosen Collector's Edition|Robosen's Optimus Prime]] at home."]]
*'''Optimus Prime Converting R/C''' (2022)
**''Accessories:'' Remote controller
:This Optimus Prime is a remote controlled figure capable of automatically converting between robot mode and truck mode on command.

:He measures approximately 13 inches tall in robot mode and 12 inches long in truck mode, and features lights, sounds and voices.

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==''ReAction''==
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime''' (2020, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Ion Blaster

: Released in [[Super7]]'s line of multi-property 3.75-inch action figures, ''[[Super7#ReAction|ReAction]]'' Optimus Prime was naturally part of the first wave of ''Transformers'' figures. It is a non-converting action figure with 5 points of articulation (simple swivel shoulders, legs, and neck) and an [[Ion blaster]] accessory he can only hold in his right hand.

: It should be noted that despite being a "retro-styled" figure, the hard-plastic points on his helmet are very accurate to the animation model and therefore ''incredibly'' pointy, like, "would not be allowed on a toy for the 5-13 set" pointy.

: As with all releases in the ''ReAction'' toyline, Optimus comes packaged in a small cardback that emulates the nostalgic packaging style of [[Kenner]] ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'' action figures of the late 1970s to early '80s.

: In late 2024, this figure was reissued with no obvious changes, now in a [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] box assortment.

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:*''Accessories'': Ion Blaster

: This version of the Optimus ''ReAction'' figure features glossy metallic paint. That's about it. Whee.

: This figure was a [[Target]] exclusive in the US, released alongside the "[[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#ReActionCyberchrome|Cyberchrome Megatron]]" figure.

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:*''Accessories'': Ion Blaster

: Released in the fourth wave of ''ReAction'', this all-gray version of Optimus features a new torso tooling with open chest panels revealing a (non-removable) Matrix of Leadership.

: This is the first of ''three'' different figures of the same concept to be sold under the name "Fallen Leader Optimus Prime"; the other two (below) are [[Target]] exclusives.

: This figure was initially solicited to retailers as "Dead Optimus Prime" before the slightly gentler name change... but "Dead Optimus Prime" is still what the figure is labeled on the cardback checklist as of wave 6.

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime''' (2021)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Ion Blaster

: A [[Christmas]]-themed redeco, "Optimus Santa" features a red and green color scheme, a tufted Santa cap, and his ion blaster is striped to resemble a candy cane.

: This figure is a "shared exclusive" between, multiple online outlets. The card still refers to him as just "Optimus Prime" (albeit in cursive on a gift tag), but the toy is listed as "Optimus Santa" on Super7's website, and "Optimus Prime Santa" on other sites.

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:*''Accessories'': Ion Blaster

: This Target-exclusive version of the "Fallen Leader" concept is just the normal Optimus figure with the closed-up chest done in the grays of the initial "Fallen Leader" figure. Exciting! And clearance fodder!

: This figure was released alongside the "[[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#ReActionChromeCommander|Chrome Commander Megatron]]" figure.

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:*''Accessories'': Ion Blaster

: The third [[Target]]-exclusive Optimus Prime figure, this one has a head-to-toe gold redeco, depicting his appearance in the end of "[[The Golden Lagoon (episode)|The Golden Lagoon]]".

: This figure was released alongside the similarly-decoed [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#ReActionGolden|"Golden Lagoon" Megatron]] figure.

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:*''Accessories'': Ion Blaster

: The second Target-exclusive "Fallen Leader" version of Optimus, and the third "Fallen Leader" overall (kinda morbid, y'all), and ''fourth'' Target-exclusive Optimus (overkill much?), this is the open-chest version of Optimus in his normal "living" color scheme, now better depicting the Matrix transfer moment when Prime was still (barely) alive.

: This figure was released alongside the thematically-similar [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#ReActionFallenEvolution|"Fallen Evolution" Megatron]] figure.

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime''' (2023)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Ion Blaster

: A [[Halloween]]-themed redeco of the standard Optimus figure, in orange and black. Pumpkinmus Prime.

: This figure was a "shared exclusive", sold through multiple online retailers. Online listings call it "Optimus Prime (Halloween)", but the actual card simply says "Optimus Prime".

<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Nucleon Quest Optimus Prime''' (2024)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Ion blaster

: Wave eight of ''ReAction'' saw this black redeco of Optimus Prime, inspired by the 2001 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#NucleonQuest|Nucleon Quest Super Convoy]] figure.

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*'''Ark Base''' (Playset, 2024)

:*''Accessories'': Ion blaster

: The ''ReAction'' Ark Base playset included a version of Optimus Prime with his chest windows painted to add simulated reflective detail.
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==''R.E.D. [Robot Enhanced Design]''==
[[File:TF-R.E.D.-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Armored Convoy not included.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2020)
**''Accessories'': Ion Blaster, Energon Axe, [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#R.E.D. .5BRobot Enhanced Design.5D|Matrix of Leadership]], 4 alternate hands
{{toydesigner|[[Emiliano Santalucia]] (concept artist)}}

:Released as part of the first wave of the ''[[Transformers R.E.D.]]'' line, Optimus Prime is a non-transforming 6-inch action figure akin to the ones from Hasbro's ''[[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] Legends'' and ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]] The Black Series'' lines. He is highly articulated and features extensive paint operations for [[show-accuracy]].

:Optimus comes with six hands altogether: a pair of closed fists, a pair of gently beckoning hands, a right hand for his included [[Ion blaster|Ion Blaster]] accessory, and a right hand with the index finger extended. He also features an [[Energon-axe|Energon Axe]], compatible with either wrist in place of his hand. Lastly, he includes a Matrix of Leadership, which can store in his chest thanks to his opening windows.

:As with all ''R.E.D.'' toys, Optimus Prime was a Walmart exclusive in Canada and the United States, and was later made available on [[Hasbro Pulse]] in limited quantities.

: This mold was used to make ''R.E.D.'' [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/merchandise#R.E.D. .5BRobot Enhanced Design.5D|Ultra Magnus]].
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==''Super Cyborg''==
[[File:SuperCyborgOptimusPrime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2018)
**''Accessories'': Ion blaster, torso plate

:''Super Cyborg'' Optimus Prime is an 11-inch-tall non-transforming figure with 7 points of articulation. Its main distinguishing feature is that the entire front of the robot torso is removable, exposing not just the expected Matrix of Leadership but also many other sculpted mechanical details within Prime's body.

*'''Optimus Prime (clear)''' (2018)
**''Accessories'': Ion blaster, torso plate

:The transparent plastic version of this figure was exclusive to [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2018.

*'''Optimus Prime (Dead)''' (2018)
**''Accessories'': Ion blaster, torso plate

:This dark grey version was exclusive to [[New York Comic Con]] 2018.

*'''Optimus Prime (Clear Red / Blue)''' (2023)
**''Accessories'': Ion blaster, torso plate

:This translucent version was exclusive to New York Comic Con 2023.
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==Figural Bag Clip==
[[File:FiguralBagClip OptimusPrime.jpg|upright=1.22|thumb]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2020)
:Released by [[Monogram]], this 2.5" 3D foam bag clip takes the form of a chibi Optimus Prime.

:It was available only as part of a [[Blindpacking|mystery blind bag]] collection.
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[[File:FiguralBagClip 2021 Optimus.JPG|thumb]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2021)
:A non-articulated, non-transforming 3" figure of Optimus Prime with an attached clip, also released by Monogram.

:Unlike the previous year's release it was sold on a standard cardback.

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==D'elicce==
{{note|All Easter eggs listed below were exclusive to Lojas Americanas, a popular Brazilian chain store.}}
[[File:Brazilian Transformers Easter Eggs 2021.jpg|250px|thumb]]
*'''Transformers Easter egg''' (90g, 2021)
:In 2021, [[Brazil]]ian chocolate manufacturer Top Cau, under its kid-focused branch D'elicce, released a pair of ''Transformers''-themed [[Easter]] eggs that included a popcorn bucket of [[super deformed|cutesy proportions]] based on either Optimus Prime or Bumblebee.

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[[File:Brazilian Optimus Prime Easter Egg 2025.jpg|thumb|250px]]
*'''''Transformers'' Easter egg''' (90g, 2025)
:In 2025, D'elicce (or rather "Delice" as its spelled in some parts of this product) released an Optimus Prime-themed egg that came with a single piece of red plastic molded after the character's evergreen truck mode with trailer attached, inside of which the egg comes stored. Unfortunately, it means that not even his wheels can roll.

:The toy comes with a stickersheet that must be applied manually and is not packaged with pre-applied stickers as shown in the official stock photos.

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==''Minimates''==
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Series 1, 2021)
**''Accessories'': Laser rifle, energy axe, stand

:Part of the first wave of Transformers [[Minimates]] from Diamond Select, this Optimus Prime is a 2-inch-tall figurine featuring metallic paint, 12-14 points of articulation, and accessories and body parts interchangeable with other Minimates. The Matrix of Leadership is printed on the Minimate figure's chest and is visible through the windows on the chest covering. Due to their small size, all 4 figures in each series are sold in the same blister card.

*'''VHS Minimates Box Set''' (2022)

:''Minimates'' Optimus Prime was rereleased as part of a [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2022 exclusive 4-pack, featuring more cartoon-accurate matte painted deco. The packaging for this set resembles a [[Family Home Entertainment]] VHS tape. Only 2500 of this set were produced.
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*'''Stasis Lock Optimus Prime''' (2023)
:Another San Diego Comic-Con brought another VHS-cassette-themed ''Minimates'' 4-pack exclusive, with another redeco of Optimus Prime - this time depicting him in "stasis lock" (meaning his grey dead color scheme, now with an opening empty chest compartment). Only 1500 of this set were produced.
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==''ULTIMATES!''==
[[File:Super7 Ultimates Optimus Prime (G1).jpg|thumb|upright=1.44]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime''' (2021)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Ion blaster, energon axe, Matrix of Leadership, surfboard, jetpack, basketball, energy restraints, left & right fists, 2 open hands, right gripping hand, left pointing hand, alternate head

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Super7#Transformers ULTIMATES!|Transformers ULTIMATES!]]'' from [[Super7]], Optimus Prime is a 7-inch-tall action figure based on his cartoon model. He features multi-directional joints at the neck, shoulders, wrists, hips, and ankles; plus swivel biceps, elbows, knees, and a bit of ab crunch. His hands pop out at the wrists so they can be replaced with his additional spare hands in different poses (or the obligatory Energon Axe), and his head can be replaced with an alternate based on the original Optimus toy.

: He also features a ''lot'' of accessories, more than any other toy in the wave, including a number of episode-specific ones: [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe's]] jetpack from "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 3]]", a ridable surfboard from "[[The Ultimate Doom, Part 3]]", energy restraints from "[[S.O.S. Dinobots]]", and his giant basketball from "[[The Master Builders (episode)|The Master Builders]]". He also includes a miniature [[Spike Witwicky (G1)#ULTIMATES!|Spike Witwicky]] figurine.

: Preorders for Optimus Prime (and the rest of Wave 1) opened on [[January 29]] 2021, and closed on [[February 28]], with the toys purportedly shipping in winter of that year but not actually arriving until May 2022.

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[[File:Ultimates Alligaticon.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Alligaticon''' (2022)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Optimus Prime head; Optimus Prime rifle; Decepticon tower tip w/ arm; [[Battle taxi]]

: Part of the third wave of ''ULTIMATES!'', the [[Alligaticon#Merchandise|Alligaticon]] is a 10-inch-long non-transforming figure made to emulate the the Optimus-parts creature's cartoon model to pretty exacting detail (including the ''lack'' of detail on most of its flat surfaces). It makes ample use of multi-swivel joints to give its limbs a relatively wide range of motion, plus extensive tail jointing, a mid-body bend, some neck waggle, and an opening jaw.

: It comes with multiple "[[City of Steel (episode)|City of Steel]]"-themed accessories, including a tower with Optimus's arm attached to it. The arm is permanently attached, but the hand uses the same wrist-joint as the individual Optimus figure, and can be popped off and replaced with his other hands if you like (Optimus's wrist-pegs are larger than many other figures', so sadly cross-compatibility is limited at best). Curiously, while the arm appears to be identical to the prior figure's arm, the gun is not, having a trigger guard the original version lacks.

: It also comes with Optimus's disembodied head on a ball-jointed "neck" with trailing wires. Like the arm, the head is the same mold as the original Optimus, but this time cast in clear-blue plastic painted over, with a small gap in the back of the head to attempt [[light-piping]]... but depending on the strength of the light, it might just shine through the paint. Since it's the same mold, one could theoretically swap it out, but trying to push that wire-mass back into the socket seems like it'd be a bit of a pain in the neck (wocka wocka!).

: Preorders for the Alligaticon (and the rest of Wave 3) opened on [[December 1]], 2021, with the toys projected to ship in fall 2022... and ''actually'' shipping in November 202''3''.

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[[File:Super7 Ultimates Optimus Prime (Fallen Leader).jpg|thumb|upright=1.44]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime (Fallen Leader)''' (2023)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': 2 fists, 2 open hands, 2 Matrix-grip hands, trigger-grip right hand, Matrix of Leadership, Matrix cover, ion blaster

: This retool and redeco of ''ULTIMATES!'' Optimus Prime is the latest of several representations of his dead body from "[[The Transformers: The Movie]]," now with a greyscale paint scheme, a heavily damaged left torso section, and cracks all over him (and on his rifle too for good measure). His chest is redesigned to allow it to open and reveal the Matrix.

: Preorders opened in June 2022, with the expectation that of figures shipping in May 2023.... but actually January 2024
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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime''' (2024)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': ion blaster

: The original ''ULTIMATES!'' Optimus Prime was repackaged as a "Transformers Deluxe" figure, physically identical to the first release but now lacking all accessories except the gun. Its new packaging resembles a VHS clamshell box; specifically, the colors and trade dress strongly resemble the [[Video Gems]] tapes, while the character artwork and subtitle are taken directly from the [[The Original Transformers|Kid Rhino]] tapes.

: This piece was exclusive to, of all things, Macy's.

==''Pop!''==
[[File:Funko Pop Optimus Prime G1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.44]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2021)
**''ID number:'' '''22'''

:Released as part of the ''Pop! Retro Toys'' segment, [[Funko Pop!|Funko]]'s ''Pop!'' Optimus Prime is a super deformed vinyl figure based on his original Generation 1 toy, though his eyes are painted blue like in the cartoon.

:This mold was later redecoed as [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Pop!|Nemesis Prime]].

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[[File:Funko Pop Amazon Metallic Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.44]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2021)
**''ID number:'' '''22'''

:An [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] exclusive redeco of the figure above, this version of Optimus Prime features a more metallic paintjob.

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[[File:Funko Pop Mystery Box Optimus Prime Cobra Commander.jpg|thumb|upright=1.44]]
*'''Funko Mystery Box: Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''' (Giftset, 2021)
**''ID number:'' '''44'''

:Available only as part of a GameStop exclusive giftset, this retooled Optimus Prime comes with his Energon axe attached to his right hand instead of his ion blaster and comes [[Blindpacking|blindpacked]] inside a ''Transformers vs. [[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]''-themed lunch box alongside a ''Pop!'' [[Cobra Commander#Pop!|Cobra Commander]] figure, a Decepticon logo decal, a Cobra logo keychain, and a set of four pins of Optimus Prime, Cobra Commander, [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#Pop!|Megatron]] and [[Duke (G.I. Joe)#Pop!|Duke]].

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[[File:Funko Pop Jumbo 10-inch Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.44]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Jumbo size, 2021)
**''ID number:'' '''71'''

:A larger version of the regular ''Pop!'' Optimus Prime measuring 10-inches tall.

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[[File:Funko Pocket Pop Keychain Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.11]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Pocket ''Pop!'' Keychain, 2021)

:A smaller version of the regular ''Pop!'' Optimus Prime with a keychain attached to his head.

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*'''Optimus Prime''' ([[Funko Pop!#Digital Pop! NFTs|Digital ''Pop!'']], 2022)
**''Rarity:''
***''Monochrome:'' '''Common'''
***''Static:'' '''Common'''
***''Glowing:'' '''Uncommon'''
***''Chrome:'' '''Rare'''
***''Original:'' '''Epic'''
***''Monochrome, Matrix-opening:'' '''Epic'''
***''Gold, Matrix-opening:'' '''Grail'''
:{{W|Non-fungible token|NFT}}s depicting Optimus Prime in the Funko style. Some variants are depicted opening the Matrix over Cybertron, one of which (the Grail one) could be redeemed for a chance to get a physical version of the depicted figure. Said variant was limited to 999 pieces.
<center><gallery heights=200>
File:TRANSFORMERS_COMMON_OPTIMUS-PRIME_MONOCHROME.gif|Remember [[The many deaths of Optimus Prime#The Transformers: The Movie|this one?]]
File:TRANSFORMERS_COMMON_OPTIMUS-PRIME_STATIC.gif|Not gray, but still may as well be dead.
File:TRANSFORMERS_UNCOMMON_OPTIMUS-PRIME_GLOW.gif
File:TRANSFORMERS_RARE_OPTIMUS-PRIME_REDCHROME.gif|[[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1|Oops.]]
File:TRANSFORMERS_EPIC_OPTIMUS-PRIME_ORIGINAL.gif
File:TRANSFORMERS_EPIC_OPTIMUS-PRIME-GOLDVARIANT_MONOCHROME.gif
File:TRANSFORMERS_GRAIL_OPTIMUS-PRIME-GOLDVARIANT_ORIGINAL.gif
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[[File:Funko Pop Digital Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.44|Stealing NFTs is the right of all sentient beings.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2022)
**''ID number:'' '''49'''

:Part of the ''Pop! Digital'' segment, this regular-sized vinyl figure portrays Optimus opening the Matrix of Leadership and is entirely painted gold. It could only be acquired by redeeming the Grail NFT above.

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[[File:Funko-Pop-Pin-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.44]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (''Pop!'' Pin, 2022)
**''ID number:'' '''18'''
**''Accessories:'' Display stand
:A metallic enamel pin based on Optimus Prime's vinyl figure measuring 4-inches tall, approximately the same as a regular vinyl.

:A "redeco" of this pin as [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Pop! Pin|Nemesis Prime]] was also released as a limited edition chase variant.

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[[File:Funko Pop mask Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (''Pop!'' Masks, 2022)
:Released by Disguise Costumes in collaboration with Funko and exclusive to Walmart, ''Pop!'' Masks Optimus Prime is a large half face mask based on the head of the vinyl figure.

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*'''Optimus Prime''' (Christmas tree ornament, 2022)
:Released by [[Hallmark]] and also exclusive to Walmart, this Optimus Prime Christmas tree ornament is virtually identical to the vinyl figure in appearance.

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*'''Freddy Funko as Optimus Prime''' (2022)
**''ID number:'' '''SE'''

:Exclusive to a Funko-oriented event called Fundays, this regular-sized vinyl figure portrays [[Freddy Funko]] cosplaying as Optimus Prime. The body of this figure is the same as the regular Optimus, while the head has been modified to incorporate Freddy's face. This regular version was limited to 1500 pieces.

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*'''Freddy Funko as Optimus Prime''' (2022)
**''ID number:'' '''SE'''

:A metallic version of the Freddy Funko as Optimus Prime figure was also available, now limited to only 500 pieces.

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*'''Freddy Funko as Optimus Prime''' (2022)
**''ID number:'' '''SE'''

:Also available and limited to 500 pieces was a version of Freddy Funko as Optimus Prime that glows in the dark.

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*'''Mr. Potato Head Optimus Prime''' (''Pop! Digital Retro Toys'', 2022)
**''Rarity:'' '''Grail'''
**''ID number:'' '''127'''
:Similar in concept to other [[Mr. Potato Head]] toys, this vinyl figure is a representation of said character taking the appearance of Optimus Prime, except it can't be taken apart piece by piece.

:This figure is limited to 1550 units and can only be acquired redeeming an NFT representing this version of the character.

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*'''Optimus Prime''' (Lights and Sounds, 2023)
**''ID number:'' '''120'''
**''Accessories:'' Base
:A standard-sized figure released in the ''Retro Toys'' line, "Lights and Sounds" Optimus Prime features... well, lights and sounds. He also includes a display base, and is posed with his left arm pointing forward and his right hand holding his blaster.

:This figure is exclusive to the Funko Shop online store.

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*'''Optimus Prime Tee''' (T-shirt, 2023)
:A T-shirt available on Funko's online store, it features artwork of ''Pop!'' Optimus Prime in the same pose and style as the original Generation 1 Optimus Prime packaging art.

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*'''Optimus Prime''' (2024)
**''ID number:'' '''131'''

:Released in celebration of the 40 years of the franchise, this regular sized ''Pop! Retro Toys'' Optimus Prime is a similar mold to the original release, but is doing a different pose and features toy-accurate yellow eyes.

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*'''Optimus Prime & Megatron''' (2-pack, 2024)

:A Hot Topic exclusive release of the 40th anniversary Optimus Prime and [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#Pop40Years2Pack|Megatron]] vinyls with a metallic finish to their paintings.
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==Modern Icons==
[[File:Modern_Icons_Optimus_Prime_helmet.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|GIVE ME MY FACE.]]
*'''Optimus Prime Modern Icons Replica Helmet''' (December 27, 2021)
:A collaboration between Hasbro and statue and replica brand Modern Icons, this is a wearable helmet for adult collectors, based on Optimus Prime's head. It features light-up eyes and authentic sounds and phrases.

:Originally due for release on August 16, 2021, the Optimus Prime helmet was delayed until December 27 (as was [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#Modern Icons|its Megatron counterpart]]). The helmet is a GameStop exclusive in the United States.
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==''Super Shogun''==
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2021)
**''Accessories'': Ion blaster, Matrix of Leadership, left fist

:Another "retro-styled" non-transforming figure by [[Super7]], ''Super Shogun'' Optimus Prime is meant to be an homage to the 1970s "{{w|Shogun Warriors (toys)|Shogun Warriors}}" toyline. To match the famous features of those older toys, this Optimus stands 24" tall and is mostly made of hollow plastic, with 3 points of articulation, wheels on his feet, and a spring-loaded firing left fist. His chest doors open to reveal a removable Matrix of Leadership. Suggested retail price was $350 - hopefully if you're old enough to remember "Shogun Warriors" you've gotten a good job by now.

*'''Optimus Prime (Fallen Leader)''' (2022)
**''Accessories'': Ion blaster, Matrix of Leadership, left fist

:Continuing the trend from their ''ReAction'' and ''ULTIMATES!'' Optimus Prime figures above, Super7 also produced a grey redeco of ''Super Shogun'' Optimus Prime representing his dead body. {{-}}

==''Zōteki''==
[[File:ZOTEKI-024-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I farted.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' ([[2021]])
**''ID number'': '''024'''

:A collaboration between [[Hasbro]] and statue/replica brand [[Jazware]], ''[[The Transformers (franchise)|The Transformers]]'' was added as a part of the ''[[Zōteki]]'' line alongside other iconic brands such as [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]], to recreate some of the main "Generation 1" characters. The 24th figure of the ''Zōteki'' line; Optimus Prime wields his iconic [[Ion blaster]].

:Each statue of the line features a connection point for it to be connected to the others, in order to form a battle scene.
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==Eaglemoss==
[[File:EaglemossChess OptimusPrime.jpg|upright=1.11|thumb]]
* '''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 Optimus Prime was slated to be the standard King piece 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. The Optimus Prime piece managed to technically get a very limited release, however, as some online influencers in the ''Transformers'' fandom received copies gifted to them by Eaglemoss during the Kickstarter campaign.
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==e-HOBBY==
===''Transformers Character Card''===
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[[File:Transformers Character Card G1 Optimus and Megatron.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]
*'''Convoy & Megatron Set''' ([[January 25]], [[2022]])
**''ID number:'' '''01 & 02'''
{{toydesigner|[[Shin Sasaki]] (illustration)}}

:Released as part of the first wave of the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive ''[[Transformers Character Card]]'' series, this pair of holographic trading cards depict super-deformed art of Optimus Prime (with [[Roller (G1)|Roller]]) and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (with [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]]) along with [[bio|character profiles]] and [[Tech Spec|tech specs]].
::*''[[Source:Transformers Character Card#01|Translation of G1 Optimus Prime's Transformers Character Card]]''
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[[File:Transformers Character Card G2 Optimus and Megatron.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]
*'''Battle Convoy & Megatron Set''' ([[March 14]], 2022)
**''ID number:'' '''11 & 12'''

:Released as part of the second wave of the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive ''[[Transformers Character Card]]'' series, this pair of holographic trading cards depict super-deformed art of Optimus Prime and Megatron in their ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'' bodies along with [[bio|character profiles]] and [[Tech Spec|tech specs]]. Optimus is specifically depicted as the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#LaserOptimusPrime|Laser Optimus Prime]]" toy.
::*''[[Source:Transformers Character Card#11|Translation of G2 Optimus Prime's Transformers Character Card]]''
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[[File:Transformers Character Card Megatron Black and Convoy Black.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]
*'''Transformers Card Binder (includes 2 special cards)''' ([[November 1]], 2022)
**''ID number:'' '''EX'''

:Released in its fifth wave as something of a "season one finale" to the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive ''[[Transformers Character Card]]'' series, this 40-slot binder intended to contain the entire ''Character Card'' series thus far is packed with a pair of holographic trading cards depicting super-deformed art of Optimus Prime and Megatron in the forms of their first e-HOBBY exclusive toys along with [[bio|character profiles]] and [[Tech Spec|tech specs]]. Optimus is specifically depicted as the ''[[Hybrid Style]]'' "[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#THS02B|Convoy Black Version]]" toy.
::*''[[Source:Transformers Character Card#EXOP|Translation of Optimus Prime Black Version's Transformers Character Card]]''
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[[File:Transformers Character Card Jhiaxus and Hero OP.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]
*'''Jhiaxus & Convoy Missile Trailer Set''' ([[February 6]], [[2023]])
**''ID number:'' '''41 & 42'''

:Released as part of the sixth wave of the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive ''[[Transformers Character Card]]'' series, this pair of holographic trading cards depict super-deformed art of [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] and ''Generation 2'' Optimus Prime along with [[bio|character profiles]] and [[Tech Spec|tech specs]]. Optimus is specifically depicted as the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#HeroOptimusPrime|Hero Optimus Prime]] toy.
::*''[[Source:Transformers Character Card#42|Translation of Hero Optimus Prime's Transformers Character Card]]''

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[[File:Transformers Character Card Matrix and Alpha Trion.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]
*'''Alpha Trin & Convoy Set''' ([[April 22]], 2023)
**''ID number:'' '''49 & 50'''

:Released as part of the seventh wave of the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive ''[[Transformers Character Card]]'' series, this pair of holographic trading cards depict super-deformed art of "[[Alpha Trion|Alpha Trin]]" and Optimus Prime touting the [[Matrix of Leadership]] along with [[bio|character profiles]] and [[Tech Spec|tech specs]]. Optimus's card notably eschews the line's usual [[Power Plans]]-inspired motif for a reproduction of the original 1984 [[Package art#Hasbro|toy packaging mural]] in celebration of the line's 50th release.
::*''[[Source:Transformers Character Card#50|Translation of Optimus Prime (with Matrix)'s Transformers Character Card]]''

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[[File:Transformers Character Card Hot Rod and Orion Pax.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]
*'''Orion Pax & Hot Rodimus Set''' ([[August 14]], 2023)
**''ID number:'' '''59 & 60'''

:Released as part of the eighth wave of the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive ''[[Transformers Character Card]]'' series, this pair of holographic trading cards depict super-deformed art of Orion Pax and "[[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rodimus]]" along with [[bio|character profiles]] and [[Tech Spec|tech specs]].
::*''[[Source:Transformers Character Card#59|Translation of Orion Pax's Transformers Character Card]]''

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[[File:Transformers Character Card Action Master Megatron and OP.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]
*'''Convoy (Action Master) & Megatron (Action Master) Set''' ([[December 28]], [[2024]])
**''ID number:'' '''93 & 94'''

:Released as part of the thirteenth wave of the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive ''[[Transformers Character Card]]'' series, this pair of holographic trading cards depict super-deformed art of Optimus Prime (with [[Armored Convoy]]) and Megatron (with [[Neutro-Fusion Tank]]) in their [[Action Master]] forms along with [[bio|character profiles]] and [[Tech Spec|tech specs]].
::*''[[Source:Transformers Character Card#93|Translation of Action Master Optimus Prime's Transformers Character Card]]''

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[[File:Transformers Character Card Autobots and Primus.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]
*'''Primus and Cybertron Army Set''' ([[February]], [[2025]])
**''ID number:'' '''101 & 102'''

:Released as part of the fourteenth wave of the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive ''[[Transformers Character Card]]'' series, this pair of holographic trading cards depict super-deformed art of [[Primus]] in the form of his [[Primus#2010|"Creator" toy]] and the Generation 1 [[Autobot]]s (as represented by Optimus Prime, [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], [[Eject (G1)|Eject]], [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], [[Crossblades (G1)|Crossblades]], [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] and [[Turbo Board]]) along with [[bio|character profiles]] and [[Tech Spec|tech specs]].
::*''[[Source:Transformers Character Card#102|Translation of the Autobots' Transformers Character Card]]''

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===Acrylic keychain series===
[[File:E-Hobby Optimus Prime and Bumblebee keychains.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]
*'''Convoy & Bumble''' ([[October]], [[2022]])

:Released as part of the first wave of an [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive series, this pair of keychains depicts character art and assets re-used from Optimus Prime and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee's]] [[The Transformers: Masterpiece|''Masterpiece'']] releases, namely [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MP44|MP-44 Convoy]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#MP45|MP-45 Bumble and Spike 2.0]] respectively.

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==''Authentics''==
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*'''Optimus Prime''' (2018)

:''Clip Bots'' Optimus Prime is a small [[super deformed]] plush that can be "transformed" into a little tractor trailer by flipping it inside out. It features a plastic clip so it can dangle from whatever you clip it to.
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[[File:Authentics Optimus Prime Mask 2022.jpg|upright=1|thumb|Unlike some Optimus Primes, he'll [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)#Quotes|give you his face]] instead.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2022)

:Modeled after Optimus Prime's evergreen design, this [[roleplay toy]] mask was released along side an [[Bumblebee (G1)/merchandise#22Mask|Bumblebee]] version.
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[[File:AquaPalsLargeOptimus.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2023)

''Aqua Pals'' Optimus Prime was released by [[WAHU]]. It is a plush made out of material designed to dry quickly, allowing it to be played with in water. The large plush is 24 inches tall.
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[[File:CrunchandsqueakOptimusPrime.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]

*'''Crunch & Squeak Optimus Prime''' (2023)

Manufactured by [[Gramercy Products]], ''Crunch and Squeak'' Optimus Prime is a simple dog toy, with a water bottle inside to be crunched. Because of this, its legs are fully attatched to each other. The embroidery color for the outline of the eyes varies, coming in gray or blue.
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*'''Squeak & Tug Optimus Prime''' (2023)

''Squeak & Tug'' Optimus Prime is another dog toy by Gramercy Products. It has two rope knots connected from the bottom of each of its legs, for tugging purposes. It also has a mouth ''on top'' of its faceplate.

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*'''Optimus Prime Mask''' ([[2024]])

:Manufactured by [[Peachtree Playthings]], this mask is a completely new mold based on Optimus Prime's evergreen design, though it's a bit more stylized then the 2022 version. It was found at discount stores such as Dollar Tree with no prior announcement. As with the previous mask, it was released along side an [[Bumblebee (G1)/merchandise#24Mask|Bumblebee]] version.
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[[File:Authentics Cyber Battlers Optimus.jpeg|upright=1|thumb]]
*'''Cybertron Battlers Optimus Prime''' ([[2022]])
:Released in the ''Cybertron Battlers'' subline of ''Authentics'', this vinyl figure is a non-transforming, 5.5 inch rendition of Optimus Prime in his evergreen design with limited points of articulation. He has an Energon Axe molded into his right hand.

:He comes packaged either individually with a tag, or in twos in a box together with [[Bumblebee (G1)/merchandise#Authentics|Bumblebee]] and [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#Authentics|Megatron]].
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[[File:Small_Reversible_OptimusPrime_Teeturtle.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]
*'''Reversible Plushie Optimus Prime''' (2025)

:Released by [[TeeTurtle]], ''Reversible Plushie'' Optimus Prime is a round, [[super deformed]] plush, that can be turned inside out to reveal a truck alternate mode. A 3 inch version was released in blind boxes, while a 6 inch version was made available exclusively at [[Walmart]]. It appears to be based on Optimus Prime's [[evergreen]] design, with a license plate that reads 'ROLL OUT'.
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[[File:Cloudheads_OptimusPrime_Teeturtle.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]
*'''Cloudheads Optimus Prime''' (2025)

:Also released by [[TeeTurtle]], ''Cloudheads'' Optimus Prime is another [[super deformed]] plush based off of Optimus's [[evergreen]] design. It is 5 inches tall. It has a large head, and its body is weighted with glass beads.
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==Nendoroid==
[[File:Nendoroid G1 Optimus Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Nendoroid Optimus Prime (G1 Ver.)''' ([[2022]])
**''Nendoroid ID Number'': '''1765'''
**''Accessories'': Ion blaster, Energon-axe, pointing hand

:[[Nendoroid]] Optimus Prime is a [[super deformed]], adorable rendition of the original Autobot commander. It is the first Nendoroid figure released for a "Generation 1" character, as the first Nendoroid figures for ''Transformers'' were for the ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]'' movie.

:As with most Nendoroids, Optimus Prime can interchange body parts with compatible figures, and comes with an alternative "pointing hand" accessory to aid with specific posing. The figure is packed with Optimus's trademark Ion blaster and Energon-axe weapons (generically referred to as a gun and an energy axe by the Good Smile Company website), the latter of which replaces Optimus's hand when wielded. He also features articulation at the head, knees, shoulders, elbows, and even his chest.

:This mold was later redecoed as [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Nendoroid|Nemesis Prime]].
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==Icon Heroes==
*'''Optimus Prime X Bumblebee Retro Pin Set''' (2022)
: A hard enamel pin based on Optimus Prime's original G1 package art made by Icon Heroes. It comes carded with a [[Bumblebee (G1)/merchandise#Icon Heroes|Bumblebee]] pin.

: This pin was also available in [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Icon Heroes|Nemesis Prime]] colors.
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[[File:Icon-Heroes-Optimus-Prime-Action-Statue.jpg|upright=1.11|thumb|''Of course'' we need another superdeformed Optimus Prime statue, why do you ask?]]
*'''Optimus Prime Action Statue''' ([[2023]])
: A 12" tall polystone statue of Optimus Prime holding his ion blaster and standing over an Autobot insignia base. The statue is slighty superdeformed with an unusually large head and features some neck articulation.

: Each sample is going to be individually numbered and come with a certificate of authenticity.
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==Just Play==
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[[File:PodpalsOptimusLarge.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]

*'''Podpals Optimus Prime''' (2023)

:Made by [[Just Play]], ''Podpals'' Optimus Prime is a rounded plush. It has tiny flaps of fabric for its legs and head details, while other details are printed on. There are two versions, an 8 inch version and a 3 inch version. They are identical besides their size.

<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime''' (2022)}}</ul>

:Optimus Prime is a small, soft plastic figure, 2" tall, with no articulation. It's overall based on his appearance in the G1 cartoon. He does have a noticable lack of paint apps; most notably the windows on his chest not being painted at all.

:The packaging is G1-styled with the classic black-red gradient and the G1 Optimus Prime toy in the top right corner.

[[File:JustPlay_G1_Optimus_Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime''' (2024)}}</ul>

:This figure is identical to the original release. Unlike the original release, however, he also comes with a foil sticker depicting his G1 design on a card with a sort of profile picture on the back and text underneath it saying "OPTIMUS PRIME IS THE LEADER OF THE AUTOBOTS." The packaging is also different as it no longer features Optimus Prime (having been replaced with a block advertising the new card).
: There's a variant of this found at stores like Dollar Tree where the block advertising the card is moved to the top left with a red circle that says "$1.25" in it in the top right instead.

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*'''Duckalooz Optimus Prime''' (2025)

:''Duckalooz'' Optimus Prime has the face and general body shape of a normal rubber ducky, with a helmet and body details based on Optimus Prime.
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==Kotobukiya==
===Bishoujo Series===
[[File:Bishoujo-Series-OptimusPrime.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|Looking this good is the right of all sentient beings.]]
*'''Bishoujo Series Transformers Convoy/Optimus Prime''' (January 2023)
**''Accessories'': Alternate masked face
**''Known designers:'' [[Shunya Yamashita]] (artist)

:''[[Kotobukiya]] [[Bishoujo Series]]'' Convoy/Optimus Prime renders the classic Autobot commander as a cute anime girl (formally termed as a ''{{w|Bishōjo}}''). Bishoujo Optimus's necklace represents the [[Matrix of Leadership]], while Prime's trailer and wheels are represented as her suitcase and boots respectively.

:''Bishoujo Series'' Optimus Prime also comes with an alternate [[Mouthplate|masked]] headpiece, and a red display base designed after the Autobot insignia. A Deluxe Edition release also included a B5-sized acrylic board for display, featuring Yamashita's original artwork of the character.

:This statue was later recolored and retooled to create ''Bishoujo Series'' [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Kotobukiya Bishoujo Series|Nemesis Prime]].
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===Frame Arms Girl===
[[File:Kotobukiya-TF-Optimus-Prime-Fumikada-Shimane-Ver-kit.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Minerva's <s>Ginrai</s> Optimus Prime cosplay.]]
*'''Convoy/Optimus Prime Humikane{{sic}} Shimada Ver.''' (June 2025)
**''Accessories'': 5 pairs of hand parts, 2x2 Faceplates (Android, Human), Front hair/helmet parts for human face config, Ion Blaster, Energon Axe
**''Known designers:'' [[Fumikane Shimada]] (artist)

:Designed by Humikane (actually "Fumikane") Shimada of ''Frame Arm Girls'' and ''30 Minutes Sisters'' fame, this 135mm articulated ''FA Girl'' model kit (though technically not referred to as such on the box, she is listed as part of the ''FA Girl'' product line on Kotobukiya's website) of Optimus Prime/Convoy is another personified take of the character compared to the ''Bishoujo Series'' statue above. Aside from her hand parts and the two signature weapons, Optimus also comes with two types of faceplates, with two expressions for each, and a few front hair/helmet parts for each configuration. The rear truck wheels on her legs can be flipped down to form a pair of support skates.
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==Micro Machines==
[[File:MMMPrime&Tracks.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Optimus Prime Hauler Playset''' (2022)
**''Accessories'': [[Tracks (G1)/toys#Micro Machines|Tracks]] vehicle, decoder
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==XM Studios==
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2022)

:This hand-painted porcelain statue of Optimus Prime stands over 26" tall and features alternate arms to allow owners to display him in different poses or switching out his signature laser rifle for his energon axe. His chest-mounted Matrix of Leadership lights up, and the set also includes a sculpted version of the truck mode to display next to the robot. Suggested retail was about $1,700.

*'''Optimus Prime Bust''' (2023)

:A four-foot-tall bust of Optimus Prime, with hand-burnished metallic features and a $4,000 price tag.
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==''Transformers × Mini World''==
[[File:MiniWorldOptimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2023)
**''Accessories'': Transforming base, gun, axe, 2 smokestacks, machine part, crane arm, 2 connectors

:''[[Transformers × Mini World]]'' Optimus Prime is a tie-in to the popular [[China|Chinese]] game ''[[Mini World]]''. It comes with a display base which can fold up into a cube-shaped representation of Prime's truck mode, complete with rolling wheels. The figure can transform into a storage mode and store fully inside the cube, or you can remove his head and replace it with the folded up cube. The unfurled base mode has some machinery inside, as well as a weapons rack to store the included gun and axe accessories. The set includes two smokestacks that can be pegged onto the truck-cube mode.

:Each set includes [[Build a Figure]]-like machinery components which can be combined with parts from other sets to make new structures.

:It is exclusively available at TMall, a subsidiary of Alibaba. This figure was released both individually and as part of a giftset with the rest of the "Mini World" Transformers.
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==Mochibots Transformers Plush==
[[File:MochibotsPrime.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|It was either this or a banana to show how tall I am. And I'm ''NOT'' Primal!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Mochibots "Transformers" Plush Convoy''' (2023)}}</ul>
:Apart of the line of cute, cuddly Transformers Plushies, [[Mochibots Transformers Plush|Mochibots]] Convoy (otherwise known as ''Optimus Prime'') is a 5.5 CM tall variation of the character, with Sunbow cartoon-accurate white pants and all! This Convoy is given a "Fumo" stylization, making the robotic detailing more rounded and soft, with stubby limbs and a cute, somewhat stern expression. Every detail is sewn-in, leading to him and the rest of the Mochibots line having a premium feel, with added texture and depth added to each detail. In addition to all this cute Convoy's offerings, he has a block of stuffed material in the back to represent his "Backpack", and a stitched-on Autobot logo! Though, much like [[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#Mochibots Transformers Plush|Cliff]], the Autobot logo seems to have a squinting expression, likely a limitation of how far the detail can go with this process. Like many other Mochibots, Convoy also features a special, reflective material in his eyes and windows, with light giving it a special shimmer effect whenever it hits it.

:Convoy was released in the Summer of 2023 in "Volume 1" of the Mochibots line, alongside Cliff, Bumble, and Convoy's Shattered Glass counterpart. This line was exclusive to China and Japan, with almost all of them being locked to Asia via [[amiami|amiami's]] digital storefront.

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==Fools Paradise==
{{anchor|LOWFOOL}}[[File:LOWFOOL League of Steel Optimus Prime.jpeg|upright=1.66|thumb|Some contrast to the bishoujo, huh?]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2023)
**''Accessories'': Football

:Part of a collaboration between Hasbro and [[Hong Kong]]-based online store ZCWO, Optimus Prime joins the "League of Steel" subline of [[Fools Paradise]]'s LOWFOOL range, rendered as a hulking American football player alongside similar vinyl statues of [[Neon Genesis Evangelion|Evangelion]]s and {{w|Gundam}}s. He is depicted as a human man wearing heavily Optimus Prime-inspired body armour and sports equipment, including a colour coordinated football, and is designed with the characteristic LOWFOOL facial features of a strong brow, squinting eyes, and moustache (not, as you might surmise, as a reference to [[Peter Cullen]]'s own face fuzz).

:Preorders for Prime opened in June 2023, with a projected release date of November.

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*'''Optimus Prime''' (2024)

:A second statue of Optimus Prime by Fools Paradise portrays Optimus Prime in a much more conventional (if heavily stylised) design. This vinyl statue of Prime stands approximately 60cm tall, and features light up LED eyes and apparently boasts a full range of articulation. It also features a somewhat weathered paint job.

:Preorders opened in November 2023, with a projected release date of March 2024.
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==McFarlane Toys==
{{anchor|PagePunch}}[[File:Page Punchers Optimus Prime and Megatron.jpeg|upright=1.66|thumb|If you squint, you can just ''barely'' make out the lack of a waist swivel.]]
*'''Optimus Prime and Megatron''' (2024)
: ''[[Page Punchers]]'' Optimus Prime is 3-inch non-transformable action figure based off his [[IDW Publishing|IDW]] design.

: He comes in a two-pack with [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#PAGEPUNCH|Megatron]], packaged with [[New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen|''Optimus Prime'' #1]] and [[Dissolution Part 6: This Machine Kills Fascists|''Lost Light'' #6]].

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==''Hot Wheels''==
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[[File:Hot Wheels Track Fleet Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1| '''Optimus Prime''' (Track Fleet, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Trailer (detachable)
{{toydesigner|[[Charlie Angulo]] ([[Mattel]])}}
:''[[Hot Wheels (franchise)|Hot Wheels]]'' Track Fleet Optimus Prime is a non-transforming truck at 1/64 scale based on a Freightliner FL86 Class 8 truck, sized to be compatible with ''Hot Wheels'' tracks.

:Unlike the concurrently released [[Bumblebee (G1)/merchandise#HWScreenTime|''HW Screen Time'' Bumblebee]], Optimus does ''not'' have a sculpted robot face on his undercarriage.

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[[File:Hot Wheels Skate Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime''' (Skate, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Finger sneakers
:Part of the ''Hot Wheels Skate'' subset, this is an Optimus Prime-themed finger skateboard that comes with a pair of red finger sneakers. The shape and packaging use Dreamwave-era artwork of Optimus Prime.

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime''' (HW Screen Time, 2025)}}</ul>
:*''Mainline ID number:'' 104/250
:*''HW Screen Time ID number:'' 6/10
{{toydesigner|[[Manson Cheung]] and Leeway Chang ([[Mattel]])}}
:''Hot Wheels'' HW Screen Time Optimus Prime is a non-transforming truck at 1/64 scale based on a Freightliner FL86 Class 8 truck, sized to be compatible with ''Hot Wheels'' tracks.

:Compared to the ''Track Fleet'' version, this version of Optimus ''has'' a sculpted robot face on his undercarriage, is larger and does not feature a trailer. It is largely based on the transforming ''Mattel Creations'' version of Optimus but with some modifications for cost reasons.

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==''Beyblade X''==
[[File:Beyblade_X_Transformers_OptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|Not pictured: Optimus Prime using this to part the Red Sea.]]
*'''Optimus Prime and Megatron Multipack Set''' (2024)

:'''Optimus Prime 4-60P''' was available in a two-pack with [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#Beyblade X|Megatron 4-80B]], which was exclusive to Amazon in Hasbro territories, and exclusive B4-sponsored stores in Takara-Tomy territories. It consists of three pieces that can be interchanged with those of [[Beyblade#BEYBLADE X|other ''Beyblade X'' tops]]; an attacking "Blade" primarily made of metal, a "Ratchet" that locks parts together and determines height, and a "Bit" that touches the ground and determines movement.

:The "Optimus Prime" Blade features evergreen art of Optimus Prime on its central Gear Chip and is partial of the mainline ''Beyblade X'' Blade "Helm Knight". The Ratchet (4-60) and Bit (Point) are recolored parts from other ''Beyblade X'' tops.

:In Hasbro territories, a QR Code sticker hidden underneath the Blade can be scanned into the ''Beyblade X'' companion app. In Takara-Tomy territories, the QR Code stickers are omitted in favor of a Beycode Card packed with the instructions. However, scanning any of these QR codes only awards the player with in-app points, and will not unlock the Beyblade for in-game use like it would for any mainline ''Beyblade X'' tops.

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==Yolopark==
===AMK===
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[[File:YoloparkAMKProG1OptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|250px]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime''' (AMK Pro, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Stand, [[Ion blaster]], [[Energon-axe]], [[Matrix of Leadership]], Megatron gun mode

:Released as part of Yolopark's AMK Pro line, Optimus Prime comes in pre-assembled modules as opposed to traditional model kit runners. This allows him to be assembled quickly and easily without tools. Unlike Yolopark's regular AMK line, the AMK Pro line features diecast parts as well as light-up features. In Prime's case, his eyes will light up when tapping his head with a magnet. The feature requires one CR927 battery which is not included.

:The fully assembled figure resembles the ''Masterpiece'' Convoy 3.0 and features an opening Matrix chamber and fully articulated hands, eliminating the need for alternate hands. Both the ion blaster and Megatron gun can be wielded by his hands, though removing the stalk from the Megatron gun makes this much easier.

:The figure was redecoed into Nemesis Prime.

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[[File:TF-Yolopark-AMK-Pro-20cm-Optimus-Prime-(Hasbro-Edition).jpg|thumb|250px]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime''' (Hasbro Edition, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': [[Ion blaster]], [[Energon-axe]], [[Matrix of Leadership]], Stand with Teletraan-1 Backdrop

:The AMK Pro Optimus Prime kit is re-released under the "Hasbro Edition" branding. In this release, the die-cast parts have been replaced with plastic, and the light-up feature and the Megatron gun accessory are no longer included. In addition, Prime's display stand also comes with an additional Teletraan-1 backdrop for the arm unit.

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[[File:TF-Yolopark-AMK-Pro-20cm-Optimus-Prime-and-Megatron-Combo-Set-(Hasbro-Edition).jpg|thumb|250px]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Megatron and Optimus Prime Combo Set''' (2024)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': [[Ion blaster]], [[Energon-axe]], [[Matrix of Leadership]], Energy Mace, Light Sword, Laser Pistol, Two display stands (Teletraan-1 Backdrop, Ark Backdrop)

:The "Hasbro Edition" of the AMK Pro Optimus Prime kit is also sold as a two-pack with the same line's Megatron. The 2-pack also comes with a unique pin.

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime (Clear Color)''' (AMK Pro, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Stand, [[Ion blaster]], [[Energon-axe]], [[Matrix of Leadership]], Megatron gun mode

:Released exclusively for the Cybertron Con 2024 in Shanghai (and later in the Yolopark online store), this Optimus Prime is a translucent redeco of the AMK Pro kit.

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[[File:Yolopark-TF-AMK-Optimus-Prime-(2025).jpg|thumb|250px]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime''' (AMK, 2025)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': [[Ion blaster]], [[Matrix of Leadership]]

:This AMK Optimus Prime only comes with his Ion Blaster and the Matrix of Leadership. In addition, He also features cartoon-based colors, complete with opaque chest windows. As the original mold's joints were meant to be molded in die-cast or metallic gray plastic, these areas were also molded in the same white plastic.
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===AMK Mini Series===
[[File:TF-Yolopark-AMK-Mini-Series-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Swap my right arm with Megatron's so I could go to the offensive!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime''' (2024)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': 2 additional pairs of hands (Splayed, Pointing), [[Ion blaster]]

:The ''AMK Mini Series'' Optimus Prime is a smaller version of the character, featuring swappable hand parts and his usual Ion Blaster.

:Initial images of the kit's hand-painted prototypes showed Prime utilizing a desaturated blue and red. His white parts are slightly darker, while his grill and abs are flat grey, and the chest windows are white. Unlike the prototype, the blue paint on the crotch is missing in the final product.

:Optimus Prime is sold as either an individually marked single, a 2-pack with the same line's Megatron in a single box, or as a blind-box figure. This mold was also used to make [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]] for the blind-box line, and [[Delta Magnus]] for the Agabyss-organized ''[[BotCon]] 2024'' exclusive House of Magnus BotCon VS Set.

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Orion Pax (IDW)''' (2025)}}</ul>

:This ''AMK Mini Series'' kit is based on Orion Pax's appearance in the 2005 ''IDW'' comics.

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===BMK===
[[File:Yolopark-BMK-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|250px]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime''' (2025)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': [[Ion blaster]]

:The ''BMK'' (Which stands for "Beginner Model Kit") Optimus Prime is a larger version of the ''AMK Mini'', with the design being based on the ''AMK/Pro'' release. As with other ''BMK''s, Optimus features similarly basic articulation, consisting of a ball-jointed head, ball-jointed shoulders, single-axis 90-degree elbows, a rotating waist and lower legs, and slightly swiveling ankles...that's it.

:The kit has an unfortunate packaging quality control issue: the thin head antennas are likely to be bent or even broken off in most packages.
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==Blokees==
===Galaxy Version===
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[[File:Blokees-TF-Galaxy-Version-01-Roll-Out-Optimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Blokees kits are ''truly'' the right of all Sentient Beings.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime''' (2023)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Galaxy Version 01 - Roll Out'''
:*''Accessories:'' Spare balljoint piece, figure stand, 2 pairs of hands (fists/weapon-holding, open-palm), pointing left hand, ion blaster, Energon Axe, holdable Autobot/Decepticon insignias

:Released in the first wave of ''Galaxy Version'' line of blind boxes, [[Blokees]] Optimus Prime is a roughly 4-inch tall, highly-articulated, and non-transforming snap-on model kit of the Autobot leader. He is built on a "Standard Body" skeleton shared with other Blokees figures in the line, but with different body pieces to make them distinct. As advertised in the box, Prime has a pull rate of 1 in every 12 boxes, or three times across four cases.

:Prime comes with a pair of closed and open hands, along with a left hand molded in a pointing position exclusive to this figure. He also comes with his trademark Ion Blaster and Energon axe weapons—the former can be plugged into the closed hands, and the latter can be plugged into either wrist. The barrel of the Ion Blaster is compatible with the blast effects included with Ironhide, Megatron, and Skywarp. He also has a figure stand with either four studs (China release/Chinese logo) or two studs (Global release/English logo) on top, which he can plug into and connect to similar stands. Optimus can also accommodate the jetpack included with Sideswipe, which was released as part of the ''Shining Version'' lineup.

:If one chooses, Prime's inner shoulder parts and elbow joints can be swapped with the red-colored pieces from the same lineup to create a more cartoon-accurate coloration.

:His body parts are redecoed to make ''Galaxy Version'' [[Optimus Prime (SG)#Blokees|Shattered Glass Optimus Prime (IDW)]], [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/merchandise#Blokees|Ultra Magnus (DW)]], and [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Blokees|Nemesis Prime]].

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime Secret Figure''' (2023)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Galaxy Version 01 - Roll Out'''
:*''Accessories:'' Spare balljoint piece, figure stand, 2 pairs of hands (fists/weapon-holding, open-palm), pointing left hand, ion blaster, Energon Axe, holdable Autobot and Decepticon insignias

:The chase figure of ''Galaxy Version'' 01, with a much slimmer pull rate of 1 in every 36 boxes, i.e. once in four cases. Prime is redecoed in a metallic sheen, save for the joint pieces, along with more show-accurate deco on the crotch, thighs, back, and shins. He comes with the same accessories as his regular counterpart.

:The metallic blue plastic on this kit can degrade when exposed to direct sunlight, turning a greenish/teal color.

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[[File:Blokees Cybertron Con 2024 Pink OP.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Not the kind of [[fandom:gundam:Trans-Am_System|Trans Am]] you'd expect Optimus Prime to turn into.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime (Pink)''' (Galaxy Version, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' Pair of open hands, one pointing left hand, Energon Axe, Ion Blaster, Matrix of Leadership with support stand

:Released exclusively for the Cybertron Con 2024 event, this Optimus Prime kit is sold as a pre-assembled redeco of the first Galaxy/Shining Version kit, featuring opaque and translucent <s>[[energon]]</s> pink livery, and omits the light-up feature. He comes with all weapons and hand accessories from the original Galaxy Version release and the Matrix/support stand from the Shining Version.

:This Optimus Prime is limited to 999 units, with 400...no, 100<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Dear Fans, We sincerely regret to inform you that the on-site sales of the exclusive item - Optimus Prime (Pink) at the 2024 Transformers Cybertron Con have been temporarily canceled. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause! As of today (December 6), we have sold 100 units, 300 remaining units would be sold through other sales channels, please stay tuned for our further announcements. Thank you for your understanding and support!|link=https://twitter.com/BlokeesOfficial/status/1864925074991780214|name=BLOKEES.OFFICIAL|site=Site Formerly Known as Twitter|year=2024|month=12|day=06}}</ref> sold at the convention, and the rest distributed through online and physical stores across mainland China.

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''IDW Optimus Prime''' (2025)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Galaxy Version 06 - Parallel Universe'''
:*''Accessories:'' Spare balljoint piece, figure stand, 2 pairs of hands (fists/weapon-holding, open-palm), blaster, blast effect

:The sixth wave of the ''Galaxy Version'' blind boxes features an Optimus Prime based on his design and coloration from the IDW story [[The Transformers: Stormbringer|''Stormbringer'']]. In addition to the new hand runner introduced in the 4th wave, Optimus comes with his twin cannons and blaster accessory, complete with its blast effect. Like the other ''Galaxy Version'' kits since Wave 5, Optimus features a slightly upgraded suite of standard body parts, notably the sturdier pre-assembled hinge joints and the multi-colored head piece with color-coded eyes.

:As advertised in the box, he has a pull rate of 1 in every 12 boxes.

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''IDW Orion Pax''' (2025)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Galaxy Version 06 - Parallel Universe'''
:*''Accessories:'' Spare balljoint piece, figure stand, 2 pairs of hands (fists/weapon-holding, open-palm), blaster, blast effect

:The chase figure of ''Galaxy Version'' 06, with 1:36 odds, this Optimus Prime (now called "Orion Pax") kit is a redeco of the kit above, representing the force field-equipped coloration activated by Trailbreaker in "[[Elegant Chaos Part 1: All Our Parlous Yesterdays]]".

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''IDW-Optimus Prime (Transparent Edition)''' (2025)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' Pair of open hands, pair of wrist blasters, Ion Blaster

:A translucent redeco of ''GV 06'' Optimus Prime with an iridescent finish, coming pre-assembled in blister packaging. This figure had a run of 999 units, with the first 61 distributed at an event in Chengdu Station, China on June 1, 2025.

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime''' (2025)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Galaxy Version 08 - One Shall Fall'''
:*''Accessories:'' Spare balljoint piece, 2 pairs of hands (fists/weapon-holding, open-palm), ion blaster

:The eighth wave of the ''Galaxy Version'' blind boxes features another new mold of Optimus Prime in a Generation 1-inspired look, but with a new set of ''Classics''-inspired (or some of ''IDW'') outward forearm armor, and he only comes with his Ion Blaster. In addition to the ball-jointed waist from the previous entry, Optimus also features updated articulation, including a slide-down hip joint axis, rotating upper thigh joints, and improved double-jointed knee articulation, similar to his wave mates. This Optimus can also accommodate Sideswipe's backpack from the ''Shining Version'' line.

:Because the newly designed knee joints are made to fit the narrow gaps in the thighs and lower legs, they are incompatible with joints from previous releases, including those used for the elbows.

:If one chooses, Optimus' forearm armors can be omitted for greater accuracy.

:Along with the rest of the wavemates, Optimus is first revealed at Blokees' booth at the IBTE 2025 (Indonesia International Baby Products & Toys Expo) event.

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[[File:Blokees-TF-GV08-Optimus-Prime-Hidden.jpg|thumb|250px|Thanks for helping me... pull myself together...''I guess.'']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime (Hidden Style)''' (2025)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Galaxy Version 08 - One Shall Fall'''
:*''Accessories:'' Spare balljoint piece, 2 pairs of hands (fists/weapon-holding, open-palm), ion blaster, half-dead chest plate, metal splinter

:The chase figure of ''Galaxy Version'' 08, with the standard chase odds of 1 in every 36 boxes, this kit of Optimus Prime is a redeco of the regular kit above in metallic paint and molded plastic, featuring a "half-alive, half-dead" appearance. In addition to his identical accessories, Prime features an alternate front chest block with a gash that is compatible with the included metal splinter (referred to as an "Energon Axe"...okay.).

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Metroplex''' (Galaxy Version, 2025)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Galaxy Version 08 - One Shall Fall'''

:The ''Galaxy Version'' Metroplex kit comes with a non-poseable figurine (and obviously out of scale) of Optimus Prime, and he can be pegged onto one of his open-palm hands. As he was molded from merely dark gray plastic, he can be painted in full color (or onto any of the other characters that share his appearance) if you wish.
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===X Yearly Version===
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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Exclusive Yearly Version - The Golden Lagoon''' (2024)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' 2 pairs of hands (open, closed/weapon-holding), ion blaster, Energon Axe, Matrix of Leadership with support stand, figure stand, 2 impact effects, holdable Autobot and Decepticon insignias, five Energon Cubes

:This special edition box set included [[Electrum]]-inspired gold redecoes of the ''Galaxy Version'' Optimus Prime kit as well as [[Prowl (G1)/toys#Exclusive Yearly Version|Prowl]], [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Exclusive Yearly Version|Ironhide]], [[Long Haul (G1)/toys#Exclusive Yearly Version|Long Haul]], and [[Starscream (G1)/merchandise#Exclusive Yearly Version|Starscream]], where they also receive translucent redecoes of face and chest parts painted on. In addition to his identical accessories from the Galaxy Version release, Optimus also comes with a single Energon Cube, a separate Matrix with a support stand, and a new, larger figure stand with additional impact effect parts. As with other kits in this set, Optimus also features painted translucent face and chest parts, and a torso frame that lights up upon shaking (or at least just lightly tapping some areas on the torso), causing the eyes and the Matrix pattern tampographed on his chest window to glow for a limited time. The Matrix features a pair of tabs on each handle, compatible with most ''Galaxy/Shining Version'' kits that include open-palm hands, not just Prime.

:As with the rest of his pack-in mates in this set, Optimus suffers from a case of [[Gold Plastic Syndrome]], as his molded gold hinge joints can potentially snap off due to the swirly plastic.
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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Exclusive Yearly Version - The Golden Lagoon · Defence''' (2025)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' 2 pairs of hands (open, closed/weapon-holding), ion blaster, figure stand, blast effect, 2 impact effects, holdable Autobot and Decepticon insignias, five Energon Cubes

:The 2025 Yearly Version box set now features an Electrum-inspired redeco of the toy-based ''Shining Version'' Optimus Prime kit. In addition to the identical accessories, he also comes with two additional impact effects for the figure stand, and he features pre-assembled elbow and knee hinge joints from the fifth wave of the Galaxy Version line.

:Like the rest of this box set's kits, Optimus' hinge joints are now molded in a more mustard yellow-ish plastic, reducing the Gold Plastic Syndrome-related issue plaguing the previous release.

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Exclusive Yearly Version - Dinobot Desertion''' (2026)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' Ion Blaster, Energon Axe

:Released as part of the Dinobot-themed 2026 Yearly Box Set, this kit of Optimus Prime is a redeco of the regular individual ''Defender Version'' kit in shiny gold and silver paint and plastic, loosely inspired by the iconic color scheme of the Dinobots. This differs from previous ''X Yearly Version'' sets that were all-gold redecoes of exclusively ''Galaxy Version'' kits.

:Optimus comes with both the Ion Blaster of the regular release, decoed in gold with an orange fade on the tip, and the Energon Axe that came with the Traitor to Tyranny variant of the kit in translucent orange.

:Optimus also comes with redecoes of ''Galaxy Version'' beast mode [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Exclusive Yearly Version|Grimlock]], [[Slag (G1)#Exclusive Yearly Version|Slug]], [[Sludge (G1)#Exclusive Yearly Version|Sludge]], [[Snarl (G1)#Exclusive Yearly Version|Snarl]], and [[Swoop (G1)/toys#Exclusive Yearly Version|Swoop]], as well as ''Defender Version'' [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Exclusive Yearly Version|Wheeljack]] and jet mode [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Exclusive Yearly Version|Skywarp]]. The combination of differently sized kits is presumably to represent the Dinobots' typically large sizes.

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===Shining Version===
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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime''' (2024)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Shining Version 01 - Shining Roll Out'''
:*''Accessories:'' Spare balljoint piece, figure stand, 2 pairs of hands (weapon-holding, splayed), ion blaster, Energon Axe, Matrix of Leadership with support stand, holdable Autobot and Decepticon insignias

:Released in the first wave of Blokees' ''Shining Version'' line, this version of the Optimus kit is a redeco of the kit included in the first X Yearly Version box set, now in traditional colors. In addition, Optimus also features most of the (now opaque) deco patterns from the chase figure included in the first ''Galaxy Version'' wave, and the front waist section of the LED torso frame has a slightly different pattern.

: This release incorporates more secure tooling for the head and face parts, as demonstrated in the instructions for subsequent re-releases of the Galaxy Version kit.

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime''' (2024)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Shining Version 02 - Shining 1985'''
:*''Accessories:'' Spare balljoint piece, figure stand, 2 pairs of hands (fists/weapon-holding, open-palm), ion blaster, [[Energon]] cube, holdable Autobot and Decepticon insignias

:The second wave of the ''Shining Version'' series introduced a second Optimus Prime mold styled after his [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#The Transformers|original Generation 1 toy]], complete with an ion blaster modeled after it. As with the first ''Galaxy Version'' kit, this Optimus can accommodate Sideswipe's backpack from the ''Shining Version'' line.

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime Secret Figure''' (Shining Version, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Shining Version 02 - Shining 1985'''
:*''Accessories:'' Spare balljoint piece, figure stand, 2 open hands, ion blaster, [[Energon]] cube, holdable Autobot and Decepticon insignias

:This chase variant of the above toy-style mold is, like the ''Galaxy Version'', redecoed into metallic colors along with more toy-accurate tampographs and retains the same accessories. The eye and window pieces are now molded with orange-ish red translucent plastic instead of blue.

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''IDW Orion Pax''' ([[2025]])}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Shining Version 03 - Shattered Universe'''
:*''Accessories:'' 2 pairs of hands (fists/accessory-holding, splayed open-palm), Gun, figure stand

:The third wave of the ''Shining Version'' series introduced a new mold styled after his Orion Pax appearance in ''IDW Publishing'''s "Spotlight Orion Pax" comic. As with later Galaxy Version kits since Wave 5, Orion features sturdier pre-assembled hinge joints.

:Since Orion's chin is slightly too long, fully inserting the ball joint may cause his head to ''slightly'' look upwards. To prevent this, insert the ball joint into Orion's head socket first, and then attach it to the torso frame's peg hole until you feel the friction between the joint and the hole without fully inserting it.

:If you're a speed builder, be mindful when attaching the pre-assembled joints; Unlike the symmetrical joints from earlier waves, the pegs on both ends of these joints are designed to connect to specific pieces; The tabs with slightly smaller holes are intended for the upper arms and thighs, while the regular tabs are meant for the forearms and lower legs. While an incorrect knee joint assembly may cause it to very slightly lean when standing straight or in an A-stance, an incorrect elbow assembly won't be noticeably affected unless you're looking very closely.

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''IDW Optimus Prime''' (2025)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Shining Version 04 - Spark of Deception'''
:*''Accessories'': Spare balljoint piece, figure stand, 2 pairs of hands (fists/weapon-holding, open-palm), 2 blasters, 2 blast effects

: The fourth wave of the ''Shining Version'' series includes a re-release of the Stormbringer Optimus Prime kit from the 6th ''Galaxy Version'' wave, featuring a reworked torso for the pivoting rear cannons, as well as an additional Ion Blaster and blast effect. He also features updated articulation from the 7th and 8th ''Galaxy Version'' line, along with waves, including a double-sided ball-and-socket neck joint, a ball jointed waist, slide-down hip joint axis, rotating upper thigh joints, and improved double-jointed knee articulation.

: The promo images erroneously depict the Ion Blaster from the 8th Galaxy Version wave's Optimus Prime kit.
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===Action Edition===
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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime''' (Action Edition, 2024)}}</ul>
:*Accessories: Ion Blaster, Energon-Axe, Jetpack, Wrist Communicator, Holomatter avatar, Matrix of Leadership, Index finger parts (Fist, Pointing, Trigger-finger), display stand with magnet-powered faction symbol block

:The "Action Edition" Optimus Prime is a 7-inch (approx 18cm) model kit with a slightly more complex build and features an inner frame (equivalent to the ones used for ''Bandai'''s "Master/Perfect/Real Grade" kits) with greater articulation points than his other ''Galaxy Version'' toys. In addition to his two signature weapons, the removable Matrix of Leadership, and the jetpack, Optimus also comes with a hologram readout and wrist comm pieces to attach to the left forearm, with each of those parts featuring two different types of stickers. The articulated hands also feature two additional index fingers, a straight pointing piece, and a slightly curved piece for the Ion Blaster's trigger. A magnetic component in his display stand's faction symbol activates the light-up features that illuminate his eyes and the Matrix. An additional sticker sheet and extra yellow-colored eye parts can be used to create a toy-accurate version of this kit.

:If one chooses, the middle-to-pinky fingers ''can'' be (carefully) sliced into individual pieces as they also feature individual ball joints for each finger.

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===Defender Version===
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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime Vehicle''' (2024)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Defender Version 01 - Galaxy Shining'''

:Released as part of the first ''Defender Version'' line of blind boxes, this ''Blokees'' kit of Optimus Prime is molded in his truck mode. The trailer hitch also comes with the Auto-Launcher from the Combat Deck, where it can be extended and wielded by other figures from the same line, allowing them to ride Optimus like an adorable little scooter. The Auto-Launcher can be detached from the bar, allowing the figure to be displayed as a regular-looking truck.

:The Combat Deck/Trailer and the Roller from the 5th wave can accommodate this kit, with the Auto-Launcher able to be mounted inside the trailer.

:This mold was also used to make [[Optimus_Prime_(SG)#SGDefenderVehicle|his Shattered Glass counterpart]].

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime''' (2024)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Defender Version 01 - Galaxy Shining'''
:*''Accessories'': Ion Blaster

:This ''Defender Version'' kit of Optimus Prime is a 2.2-inch (5.5cm) figure, a few inches smaller than the ''Galaxy Version'' kits, but still articulated. Unlike his ''Galaxy Version'' kit, Optimus only comes with an Ion Blaster.

:Like most of the larger Galaxy Version kits, Optimus features a simple neck joint that is colored to match his optics, allowing it to be see-through from his head's eye holes. This mold was also used to make [[Ultra_Magnus_(G1)/merchandise#Defender_Version|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Optimus_Prime_(SG)#Defender_Version|Prime's Shattered Glass counterpart]].

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Special Galaxy Type Optimus Prime''' (2024)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Defender Version 01 - Galaxy Shining'''
:*''Accessories'': Ion Blaster

:One of the four chase figures of the line, the "Special Galaxy Type" Optimus Prime is a metallic redeco of the figure above, and he also features additional details to make him more accurate to the show. One chase variant is guaranteed per case, meaning this Optimus appears in five out of every twelve cases.

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Special Armor Type Optimus Prime''' (2024)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Defender Version 01 - Galaxy Shining'''
:*''Accessories'': Ion Blaster, Forearm cannon, Wing pack

:The "Special Armor Type" version of the Optimus Prime kit is an alternate version of the Special Galaxy Type chase figure, decked out in metallic paint, and comes with additional armaments such as the forearm cannon and a wing pack that is based on the one used by his ''Cybertron'' namesake. Unlike the chase variant above, this Optimus has an '''''even''''' slimmer pull rate of '''1''' in every 144 boxes, or once per twelve cases.

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Brilliant Optimus Prime''' (2024)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Defender Version 05 - Traitor to Tyranny'''
:*''Accessories'': Energon Axe

:The fifth wave for the Defender Version kit comes with a translucent redeco of Optimus Prime, whose Ion Blaster is replaced with an Energon Axe. Additionally, he comes with one of the three random plastic commemorative coins (featuring etchings of Jetfire's head, Galvatron's head, and Jetfire's vehicle mode) in every case that contains the kit. Each coin is molded from translucent plastic and features a gradient pattern painted with gold.

:As with other clear-colored Brilliant/Glittering kits, the translucent plastic-molded ball-and-socket joints tend to be somewhat loose even when it's built out of the box, compared to the opaque and metallic kits.

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===Blokees Wheels===
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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime''' (2025)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''01 - Roll Out!'''
:*''Pull rate:'' 1/24

:Part of the first wave of the Blokees Wheels series of blind-boxed 1/64-scale vehicles, this Optimus Prime model kit is based on his Earth truck mode designed by [[Don Figueroa]] for [[IDW Publishing]]'s 2009-2011 ''[[The Transformers (IDW)|The Transformers]]'' series. While everything else is molded in ABS plastic, the front section is made out of "2.5x density" Solidex to evoke the feeling of die-cast cars like [[Hot Wheels]]. He uses the same universal Chassis Connector as the rest of the lineup, and his front section can be opened to allow the chase kits' driver figures to sit inside; the seats can also accomodate the [[Matrix of Leadership]] included with his wavemate [[Scamper#Blokees Wheels|Scamper]]. The truck bed has a standard-size port which serves as a trailer hitch, used by the CT 01 individual-release version of this kit which includes the trailer.
:This kit was first distributed at the Indonesia Diecast Expo 2025, where attendees could obtain it (as one of the randomized items) by scanning a provided QR code with the Blokees App.

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime (Hologram Edition)''' (2025)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''01 - Roll Out!'''
:*''Accessories:'' Driver figure

:One of the two chase kits with a slim pull rate of 5/144, the "Hologram Edition" Optimus Prime is a translucent redeco of the kit above. It includes an additional translucent blue "Blokees Driver" minifigure, which also fits in the other vehicle kits.

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime (Titanium Edition)''' (2025)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''01 - Roll Out!'''
:*''Accessories:'' Driver figure

:One of the two chase kits with the slimmest pull rate of 1/144, the "Titanium Edition" Optimus Prime is a metallic redeco of the original kit. In addition to the same Blokees Driver minifigure, this Optimus Prime also comes with both the Cybertronian-style wind deflector and a pair of smokestacks, allowing buyers to create either of his two distinct forms.

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime Trailer Set''' (2025)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' Trailer/Combat Deck, repair drone pod, Roller

:The Blokees Wheels Optimus Prime kit is a non-blind-box re-release of the original truck kit and includes two options for Wind Vanes/Smokestacks from the Titanium Edition and remodeled dually wheels for the trailer's wheels and the cab's rear wheels. Additionally, this kit comes with a trailer that can transform into a Combat Deck, featuring a removable drone pod. It also includes a Roller that can be mounted with the drone. When opened, the trailer can store up to three vehicles from the same line, as long as they are not slightly wider.

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==Combot==
[[File:Unix-Square-Combot-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|300px|Autobots, Transf-I mean, Partsform and roll out!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime''' (2024)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' 5 pairs of hands, Ion Blaster, Energon Axe, Energon Sword/Blaster Bayonet, Vehicle mode frame

:Produced by [[Unix Square]], a toy company based in Hong Kong, [[Combot]] Optimus Prime is an action figure approximately the size of a Voyager Class figure, and he features an impressive 50 points of articulation and includes a hefty amount of die-cast metal for a weighty premium feel, and light-up features for both the eyes and the Matrix of Leadership. In addition to his iconic Ion Blaster, Optimus also comes with a handheld Energon Axe and a live-action movie-inspired Energon Sword. The sword can also combine with the Ion Blaster to create a Bayonet.

:As the LED unit is wired on the neck, Optimus's head cannot swivel in a full 360 degrees.

:Unlike most non-Hasbro/Takara merchandise of the character on this page, Combot Optimus Prime can transform—albeit loosely defined due to licensing restrictions—into a stylized cab-over using full partsforming, while requiring the included vehicle mode frame.

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==Auldey==
{{Note|All releases come with their respective trading cards.}}
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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime''' (Alpha Action Elite, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Defend Iacon!'''
:*''ID Number'': '''AAE-001'''
:*''Accessories:'' 4 pairs of hands, Ion Blaster
{{toydesigner|[[Lam Ahtek]]}}

:Sold as part of [[Auldey]]'s "Alpha Action Elite (AAE)" series of blindboxes, this Optimus Prime is a 5-inch non-transforming but highly articulated action figure, and he comes with his additional pairs of hands and his signature ion blaster. Prime also features a removable chest window piece, which reveals an empty cavity for a future Matrix of Leadership accessory.

:As advertised in the box, the lineup had an 11/70 probability of getting Prime. This mold was also used to make [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Auldey|Nemesis Prime]].

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime (Metallic Color)''' (Alpha Action Elite, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Defend Iacon!'''
:*''ID Number'': '''AAE-000'''
:*''Accessories:'' 4 pairs of hands, Ion Blaster
{{toydesigner|[[Lam Ahtek]]}}

:The chase figure of the first lineup with a much slimmer 1/72 probability, this Optimus Prime is a redeco and retool of the figure above, featuring a toy-based deco and parts such as the head and legs. In addition, Prime also comes with a sheet of customer-applied stickers to complete the rest of his toy-accurate details, which include the chrome yellow-gold areas on his front hip.

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[[File:Auldey-TF-AAE-Select-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|250px]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime Optimal Set''' (Alpha Action Elite Select, 2025)}}</ul>
:*''ID Number'': '''AAE-S 001'''
:*''Accessories:'' 16 pairs of hands, Ion Blaster, Energon Axe, Matrix of Leadership, Jet pack (with Blast effects), 2 pairs of alternate communication panels, display stand
{{toydesigner|[[Lam Ahtek]]}}

:Sold as part of Auldey's non-blindboxed "''Alpha Action Elite Select (AAE-S)''", a subline that also features re-releases of previous figures with more accessories and premium details, ''AAE-S'' Optimus Prime is a redeco and retool of the original AAE blindboxed figure. Deco-wise, Optimus features metallic paint on the red and blue plastic, along with some metallic silver details. He also comes with additional accessories, such as the Energon Axe, Megatron's pistol form, a jetpack with two Blast effects (also compatible with the Ion Blaster), an additional pair of interchangeable communication panels, and four extra pairs of hands that need trimming from their runners. Additionally, Optimus includes retooled areas and newly molded parts, such as a new neck joint that allows him to look up further, an opening chest window that grants access to his Matrix Chamber, and a display stand with an adjustable posing arm that plugs into multiple holes on his back and the soles of his feet for midair action poses.

:Optimus is also compatible with the Seeker-based back and the head from the same entry's Starscream, recreating the latter's disguise in [[Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1]].

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==Ty==
* '''Beanie Bouncer Optimus Prime ''' (2025)
[[File:Bouncer-op.jpg|thumb|200px|If we want to get technical, this is actually [[Diac]].]]

:A bouncing ball covered in fur produced by Ty, creator of the more famous Beanie Babies and Beanie Boos. Optimus Prime's head crests are represented by additoinal pieces of felt material coming out of the ball. Opposite the face is an autobot symbol.

:Opitmus Prime is also available in a three set alongside Megatron and Bumblebee.

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==Spin Master==
[[File:Op-spin-master-youth-puzzle.jpg|thumb|200px]]
* '''Optimus Prime''' (3D Plastic Puzzle, 2024)
:* Accessories: punch tool
:Part of Spin Master's "Puzzle Builders" line, this 4.8 inch tall 3D puzzle of Optimus Prime is made for younger fans. It is assembled from 54 plastic pieces across 4 sheets and includes a tool to help punch out the pieces. This kit uses the [[evergreen]] Optimus Prime design, with red and white ''[[Transformers Authentics|Authentics]]''-style packaging.

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[[File:Op-spin-master-4d.jpg|thumb|200px|''Disclaimer: Does not enter the fourth dimension'']]
* '''Optimus Prime''' (3D Puzzle Model Kit, 2024)
:* Accessories: 4 LED lights, 5V-USB Type A cable, punch tool

:Part of the Spin Master's 4D Build ''Innovation Series'', this 21.1 inch tall 3D puzzle depicts Optimus Prime holding his ion blaster and staring off into the distance. It is assembled from 321 pieces across 18 EPS foam sheets and and includes a tool to help punch out the pieces. The model kit features 4 yellow LED lights in his head, chest lights, and ion blaster, powered with an included USB cable.

:The stock image of the box and the product description mention the kit having 5 lights, but the actual box correctly mentions 4 lights.

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[[File:4D Build Optimus Prime Vehicle & Robot.jpg|thumb|200px|]]
* '''Optimus Prime: Vehicle Mode & Robot Mode''' (3D Puzzle Model Kit, 2025)
:* Accessories: 4 LED lights, 5V-USB Type A cable, punch tool
:This 4D Build ''Innovation Series'' 3D puzzle depicts Optimus Prime in both his truck mode and robot mode on top of a large base. The silver portions of the model sport a metallic finish. It is assembled from 420 pieces across 18 EPS foam sheets and and includes a tool to help punch out the pieces. The model kit features 4 yellow LED lights in his truck headlights, head, and ion blaster, powered with an included USB cable.

:This kit was distributed by [[Costco]] in fall of 2025.

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==Premium Collectibles Studio==
[[File:PCS_OptimusPrime Statue.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Museum Scale Optimus Prime Deluxe''' (2025)

:This is an enormous 28"-tall non-transforming statue of Optimus Prime, designed in a more "realistic" aesthetic. His left arm can optionally be fitted with either his energon axe or an energon blade attached to his wrist; while his right arm holds his blaster, or can be swapped out for Megatron's arm and fusion cannon in a nod to [[Skybound Entertainment]]'s [[Energon Universe]] comics. It was revealed in April 2025 with a release estimate of Q4 2025.

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[[File:PCS_JetOptimusPrime Statue.jpg|thumb|"And Icarus laughed as he fell, for he knew to fall means to once have soared."]]
*'''Museum Scale Optimus Prime Jet Convoy Edition''' (<s>2025</s>)
:An even-more-premium version of the above statue, which also included a massive set of 40"-wide wings and thrusters based on his trailer. Unfortunately, it also had an even-more-premium price tag nearly double that of the base statue, and in November 2025 it was cancelled due to low preorder volume.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Dear Customer, We regret to inform you that PCS has made the difficult decision to cancel the Optimus Prime - Jet Convoy Edition project. Unfortunately, with low demand and interest, we have made the difficult decision to cease production and development for this project.|link=https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=25643633385241393&set=gm.1914798322448092&idorvanity=100300063897936|name=PCS Collectors' Group|site=Facebook|year=2025|month=11|day=27}}</ref>
{{canceledtoy}}
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==References==
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Blokees

2025-12-28T14:11:51Z

Mr Camhed: /* Blokees Wheels */ Added the Existence of the standalone retail release figure

[[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)]]]]

|}

===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)''}}
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|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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|width="25%" valign="top"|'''GV 09 - Darkest Hour'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#GV09|Megatron]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Springer (G1)/toys#Blokees|Springer]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Arcee (G1)/toys#Blokees|Arcee]] ''(1/9)''}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Mirage (G1)/toys#Galaxy Version|Mirage]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (G1)/toys#Galaxy Version|Jetfire]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thrust (G1)/toys#Blokees|Thrust]] ''(1/9)''}}
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|width="25%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Trypticon (G1)#Blokees|Trypticon]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Bombshell (G1)#GV09|Bombshell]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-multi|[[Unicron/toys#BlokeesPlanet|Unicron-Planet]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#GV09Hidden|Megatron (Hidden Style)]] ''(1/36)''}}
</ul>
|
|}

===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>
|
|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>
|
|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>
|
|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>
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|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}}
{{-}}

===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#SpecialArmorType|Coronation Starscream]] ''(1/144)''}}
</ul>
|
|width="25%" valign="top" rowspan=10|[[File:Blokees-TF-Galaxy-Defender-02-Coronation-Starscream.jpg|upright=0.66|thumb|[[Starscream (G1)/merchandise#SpecialArmorType|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_(G1)/merchandise#Blokees|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_(G1)#Blokees|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]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#Defender Version|Sunstreaker]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (G1)/toys#Defender Version|Jetfire]] ''(1/24)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#DV05Brilliant|Brilliant Optimus Prime]] ''(1/12)''}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-sd|[[Soundwave_(SG)#Blokees|SG Soundwave]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Galvatron (G1)/toys#Blokees|Galvatron]] ''(1/24)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus_(G1)/toys#Blokees|Cyclonus]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Viewfinder#Blokees|Viewfinder]] ''(1/12)''}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Roller (G1)#Blokees|Roller]] & [[Combat Deck (G1)#Blokees|Optimus Trailer]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (G1)/toys#DefenderVehicle|Jetfire Vehicle]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Swindle_(G1)#Blokees|Swindle Vehicle]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Onslaught (G1)#Blokees|Onslaught Vehicle]] ''(1/12)''}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-sa|[[Jetfire (SG)#Blokees|SG Jetfire]] ''(5/144)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Galvatron (G1)/toys#SpecialGalaxyType|Special Galaxy Type Galvatron]] ''(5/144)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Jetfire (G1)/toys#SpecialArmorTypeJetfire|Special Armor Type Jetfire]] ''(1/144)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Galvatron (G1)/toys#SpecialArmorType|Special Armor Type Galvatron]] ''(1/144)''}}
</ul>
|
|width="25%" valign="top" rowspan=10|[[File:Blokees-TF-DV05-SG-Soundwave.jpg|upright=0.66|thumb|[[Soundwave_(SG)#Blokees|SG Soundwave]]]]
|-

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''DV 06 - Brutal Fang'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Perceptor_(G1)/toys#Blokees|Perceptor]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/merchandise#DV06|Ultra Magnus]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Cheetor (BW)/toys#Blokees|Cheetor]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Blokees|Optimus Primal]] ''(1/24)''}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Astrotrain_(G1)/toys#Blokees|Astrotrain]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-sa|[[Rodimus (SG)#Blokees|SG Rodimus]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Megatron_(BW)/toys#Blokees|BW Megatron]] ''(1/24)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Snarl (G1)#DefenderStego|Snarl - Stegosaurus]] ''(1/12)''}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Primal_(BW)#DefenderBeast|Optimus Primal - Gorilla]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Vortex_(G1)#Blokees|Vortex Vehicle]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Blast Off (G1)#Blokees|Blast Off Vehicle]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Megatron_(BW)/toys#DefenderBeast|BW Megatron - Tyrannosaurus rex]] ''(1/12)''}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Primal_(BW)#DefenderGalaxyType|Special Galaxy Type Optimus Primal]] ''(5/144)''}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Megatron_(BW)/toys#DefenderGalaxyType|Special Galaxy Type BW Megatron]] ''(5/144)''}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Primal_(BW)#DefenderArmorType|Special Armor Type Optimus Primal]] ''(1/144)''}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Megatron_(BW)/toys#DefenderArmorType|Special Armor Type BW Megatron]] ''(1/144)''}}
</ul>
|
|width="25%" valign="top" rowspan=10|
|-
</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, mainly [[IDW Publishing]]'s long-running [[2005 IDW continuity|''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, so many of them have opening roofs.

The cars are marketed as being partially constructed from Solidex, a magnetic "2.5x density new-generation compound"<ref>{{citesocial|quote=High-Density Materials — solid and substantial, crafted with precision and rich in detail!|link=https://x.com/BlokeesOfficial/status/1987331808086679980|name=Blokees|site=Twitter|year=2025|month=11|day=09}}</ref> to evoke the feeling of die-cast cars like [[Hot Wheels]]. Some of them also come with extra accessories. The small instruction card included with each kit lists their [[Tech Spec]]s as "HP", "ATT", "SPD" and "INT".

{| 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>
|}
{{-}}

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''CT01'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Blokees Wheels|Optimus Prime with Trailer]] ''

==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 (G1)/merchandise#BlokeesPink|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 (G1)/toys#Blokees|Defender Version - 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|'''[[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Blokees Wheels|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>
{{-}}

===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. 2026's Dinobot Desertion set bucked the trend a bit by instead featuring a mix of ''Galaxy Version'' and ''Defender Version'' figures in a combination of metallic gold and silver, loosely based on the iconic deco of the Dinobots.

The first set was known to suffer from [[Gold Plastic Syndrome]] in the joints. This was remedied in subsequent sets by changing the hinges to a mustardy plastic rather than gold.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2024 - The Golden Lagoon'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#2024 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#2025 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"|'''2026 - Dinobot Desertion'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Exclusive Yearly Version|Grimlock (Galaxy Ver.)]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slag (G1)/toys#Exclusive Yearly Version|Slug (Galaxy Ver.)]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sludge (G1)#Exclusive Yearly Version|Sludge (Galaxy Ver.)]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Snarl (G1)#Exclusive Yearly Version|Snarl (Galaxy Ver.)]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Swoop (G1)/toys#Exclusive Yearly Version|Swoop (Galaxy Ver.)]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#2026 Yearly Version|Optimus Prime (Defender Ver.)]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Exclusive Yearly Version|Wheeljack (Defender Ver.)]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Exclusive Yearly Version|Skywarp vehicle (Defender Ver.)]]}}
</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]]

Blokees

2025-12-28T13:58:55Z

Mr Camhed: /* Blokees Wheels */ the fact that solidex is magnetic is Added

[[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'')}}
|
|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>
|
|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'')}}
|
|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>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:BlokeesChampionClassTFOneShockwave.jpg|upright=0.88|thumb|[[Shockwave (One)#Blokees/toys#Blokees|Shockwave (''Transformers One'' version)]]]]

|}

===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)''}}
|
|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)''}}
|
|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>
|
|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)]]]]
|-
|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)''}}
|
|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)''}}
|
|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>
|
|-
|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)''}}
|
|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)''}}
|
|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>
|-
|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)''}}
|
|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)''}}
|
|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>
|
|-
|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)''}}
|
|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)''}}
|
|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>
|
|-
|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)''}}
|
|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)''}}
|
|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>
|
|-
|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)''}}
|
|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)''}}
|
|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>
|
|-
|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)''}}
|
|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>
|
|-
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''GV 09 - Darkest Hour'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#GV09|Megatron]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Springer (G1)/toys#Blokees|Springer]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Arcee (G1)/toys#Blokees|Arcee]] ''(1/9)''}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Mirage (G1)/toys#Galaxy Version|Mirage]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (G1)/toys#Galaxy Version|Jetfire]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thrust (G1)/toys#Blokees|Thrust]] ''(1/9)''}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Trypticon (G1)#Blokees|Trypticon]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Bombshell (G1)#GV09|Bombshell]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-multi|[[Unicron/toys#BlokeesPlanet|Unicron-Planet]] ''(1/9)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#GV09Hidden|Megatron (Hidden Style)]] ''(1/36)''}}
</ul>
|
|}

===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>
|
|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>
|
|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"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:BlokeesRatchetShiningVersion.png|upright=0.8|thumb|[[Ratchet (G1)/toys#Shining Version|''Shining Version'' Ratchet]]]]
|}
{{-}}

===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>
|
|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}}
{{-}}

===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#SpecialArmorType|Coronation Starscream]] ''(1/144)''}}
</ul>
|
|width="25%" valign="top" rowspan=10|[[File:Blokees-TF-Galaxy-Defender-02-Coronation-Starscream.jpg|upright=0.66|thumb|[[Starscream (G1)/merchandise#SpecialArmorType|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_(G1)/merchandise#Blokees|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_(G1)#Blokees|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]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#Defender Version|Sunstreaker]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (G1)/toys#Defender Version|Jetfire]] ''(1/24)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#DV05Brilliant|Brilliant Optimus Prime]] ''(1/12)''}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-sd|[[Soundwave_(SG)#Blokees|SG Soundwave]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Galvatron (G1)/toys#Blokees|Galvatron]] ''(1/24)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus_(G1)/toys#Blokees|Cyclonus]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Viewfinder#Blokees|Viewfinder]] ''(1/12)''}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Roller (G1)#Blokees|Roller]] & [[Combat Deck (G1)#Blokees|Optimus Trailer]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (G1)/toys#DefenderVehicle|Jetfire Vehicle]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Swindle_(G1)#Blokees|Swindle Vehicle]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Onslaught (G1)#Blokees|Onslaught Vehicle]] ''(1/12)''}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-sa|[[Jetfire (SG)#Blokees|SG Jetfire]] ''(5/144)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Galvatron (G1)/toys#SpecialGalaxyType|Special Galaxy Type Galvatron]] ''(5/144)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Jetfire (G1)/toys#SpecialArmorTypeJetfire|Special Armor Type Jetfire]] ''(1/144)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Galvatron (G1)/toys#SpecialArmorType|Special Armor Type Galvatron]] ''(1/144)''}}
</ul>
|
|width="25%" valign="top" rowspan=10|[[File:Blokees-TF-DV05-SG-Soundwave.jpg|upright=0.66|thumb|[[Soundwave_(SG)#Blokees|SG Soundwave]]]]
|-

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''DV 06 - Brutal Fang'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Perceptor_(G1)/toys#Blokees|Perceptor]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/merchandise#DV06|Ultra Magnus]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Cheetor (BW)/toys#Blokees|Cheetor]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Blokees|Optimus Primal]] ''(1/24)''}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Astrotrain_(G1)/toys#Blokees|Astrotrain]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-sa|[[Rodimus (SG)#Blokees|SG Rodimus]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Megatron_(BW)/toys#Blokees|BW Megatron]] ''(1/24)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Snarl (G1)#DefenderStego|Snarl - Stegosaurus]] ''(1/12)''}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Primal_(BW)#DefenderBeast|Optimus Primal - Gorilla]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Vortex_(G1)#Blokees|Vortex Vehicle]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Blast Off (G1)#Blokees|Blast Off Vehicle]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Megatron_(BW)/toys#DefenderBeast|BW Megatron - Tyrannosaurus rex]] ''(1/12)''}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Primal_(BW)#DefenderGalaxyType|Special Galaxy Type Optimus Primal]] ''(5/144)''}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Megatron_(BW)/toys#DefenderGalaxyType|Special Galaxy Type BW Megatron]] ''(5/144)''}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Primal_(BW)#DefenderArmorType|Special Armor Type Optimus Primal]] ''(1/144)''}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Megatron_(BW)/toys#DefenderArmorType|Special Armor Type BW Megatron]] ''(1/144)''}}
</ul>
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</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, mainly [[IDW Publishing]]'s long-running [[2005 IDW continuity|''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, so many of them have opening roofs.

The cars are marketed as being partially constructed from Solidex, a magnetic "2.5x density new-generation compound"<ref>{{citesocial|quote=High-Density Materials — solid and substantial, crafted with precision and rich in detail!|link=https://x.com/BlokeesOfficial/status/1987331808086679980|name=Blokees|site=Twitter|year=2025|month=11|day=09}}</ref> to evoke the feeling of die-cast cars like [[Hot Wheels]]. Some of them also come with extra accessories. The small instruction card included with each kit lists their [[Tech Spec]]s as "HP", "ATT", "SPD" and "INT".

{| 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)''}}
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|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 (G1)/merchandise#BlokeesPink|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 (G1)/toys#Blokees|Defender Version - 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|'''[[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Blokees Wheels|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>
{{-}}

===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. 2026's Dinobot Desertion set bucked the trend a bit by instead featuring a mix of ''Galaxy Version'' and ''Defender Version'' figures in a combination of metallic gold and silver, loosely based on the iconic deco of the Dinobots.

The first set was known to suffer from [[Gold Plastic Syndrome]] in the joints. This was remedied in subsequent sets by changing the hinges to a mustardy plastic rather than gold.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2024 - The Golden Lagoon'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#2024 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#2025 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"|'''2026 - Dinobot Desertion'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Exclusive Yearly Version|Grimlock (Galaxy Ver.)]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slag (G1)/toys#Exclusive Yearly Version|Slug (Galaxy Ver.)]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sludge (G1)#Exclusive Yearly Version|Sludge (Galaxy Ver.)]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Snarl (G1)#Exclusive Yearly Version|Snarl (Galaxy Ver.)]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Swoop (G1)/toys#Exclusive Yearly Version|Swoop (Galaxy Ver.)]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#2026 Yearly Version|Optimus Prime (Defender Ver.)]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Exclusive Yearly Version|Wheeljack (Defender Ver.)]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Exclusive Yearly Version|Skywarp vehicle (Defender Ver.)]]}}
</ul>
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|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.
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===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]]

Talk:Blokees

2025-12-28T12:14:27Z

Mr Camhed: Added discussion regarding the other blokees wheel retail release version of Optimus Prime

Blokees Wheels Wave 1 Roll Out

Optimus Prime (1/24)

Rodimus Prime (1/24)

Scamper (1/12)

Hound (1/12)

Mirage (1/12)

Prowl (1/12)

Dragstrip (1/12)

Runabout (1/12)

Megatron (1/12, tank)

Swerve (1/12, with My First Blaster)

Gears (1/12)

Swindle (1/12)

Optimus Prime Titanium Edition (1/144, with pilot, metallic finishing?)

Rodimus Prime Titanium Edition (1/144, with pilot, metallic finishing?)

Optimus Prime Hologram Edition (5/144, with pilot, clear?)

Rodimus Prime Radiant Edition (5/144, with pilot, Lost Light deco)

The standard formatting needed is too complex for me so perhaps a veteran should add these onto the page properly
[[User:FishpopUK|FishpopUK]] ([[User talk:FishpopUK|talk]]) 19:19, 18 November 2025 (EST)

Okay so i tried adding the wave 1 Blokees Wheels but did/missed out something that made the page wonky so i reverted the page and will post what i did here.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''C01 - Roll Out'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime]] ''(1/24)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rodimus]] ''(1/24)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Scamper]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hound ]] ''(1/12)''}}
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|width="25%" valign="top"| 
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{{Bp-a1|[[Mirage]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Dragstrip]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Runabout]] ''(1/12)''}}
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<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Swerve]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Gears]] ''(1/12)''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Swindle]] ''(1/12)''}}
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|width="25%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime Titanium Edition]] ''(1/144)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rodimus Titanium Edition]] ''(1/144)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime Hologram Edition]] ''(5/144)''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rodimus Radiant Edition]] ''(5/144)''}}
</ul>
|}
This is why i don't trust myself to edit this wiki...

[[User:FishpopUK|FishpopUK]] ([[User talk:FishpopUK|talk]]) 19:49, 18 November 2025 (EST)

How do we include the standalone release of Optimus Prime with Trailer?

[[User:MrCamhed|MrCamhed]] ([[User talk:MrCamhed|talk]]) 7:12, 28 December 2025(EST)

Swerve (G1)

2025-12-19T09:41:54Z

Mr Camhed: /* Blokees Wheels */ just like Gears', Swerve's windshield canopy opens up actually, and It's a very clever design that looks cool in the end result.

{{factions|autobot}}
{{disambig3|Swerve}}
:''Swerve is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]]. He is sometimes known as "Shut the Hell Up".''
[[File:Swerve.toy.boxart.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Comes with ''[[My First Blaster]]''™ accessory!]]
Gregarious would be a good word to describe '''Swerve'''. So would outgoing, enthusiastic, upbeat, joyfully irreverent, flippant, sarcastic, wise ass, troll, or "total pain in the aft", depending on which side of his weapons-grade mouth you happen to fall on and how long you've been listening to him use it. Swerve has a sense of fun and even whimsy that stands out from your run of the mill Autobots fairly dramatically, but this constant running commentary stems at least partially from Swerve's low self-esteem, a coping mechanism that helps to cover up some of his own insecurities. The little fellow may get on their nerves... he'll ''probably'' get on their nerves... but it'll always be with a smile, a laugh, and an epic level quip, making him a good [[Swerve's|bartender]].

He is, however, also a menace to everyone within range of a gun in his hand - including himself - given his legendarily bad aim, as well as to anyone driving nearby because he's ''so'' easily distracted by just about anything that catches his attention. Despite this, he's quite intelligent and skilled as a metallurgist, analysing the properties of a material with unique sensors in his hands. When he gets caught up in a problem, he becomes almost laser-like in focus and intensity, going on quest after quest, both major and [[Thumb Quest|minor]]. Unfortunately, this generally leaves him just as distracted from any other tasks at hand and just as accident-prone as ever. He's almost always in need of some repairs, major or minor, because of it.

Now if only [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Prime]] could get him to not get easily distracted when receiving his orders too...

{{bigquote|People ''don't'' like me—they just laugh at my jokes. There's a difference.|Swerve|"[[Cybertronian Homesick Blues]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Minoru Inaba]] (Japanese)}}

[[File:FFOD Part5 Swerve.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|Now we know why he refuses to play in the sand.]]
Swerve participated in the defense of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] in [[2006]], but was trod upon by [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}} Later, after the [[Quintesson]] scientist [[Inquirata (G1)|Inquirata]] attempted to change history by removing the Autobot resistance leader known as [[Alpha Trion|A-3]] from the past, a race Swerve was participating in repeated itself in an endless loop due to the ripples in the timestream. {{storylink|Forever Is a Long Time Coming (episode)|Forever Is a Long Time Coming}}
{{--}}

====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''Legends'' comic=====
[[File:Transformers Legends LG08 Tailgate and Swerve.jpg|thumb|]]
In [[2015]], Tailgate and Swerve fought [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] in a battle that went poorly, with Tailgate being easily kicked aside and Swerve stomped into the ground. As he was being dug up by Tailgate, the two Minibots were questioned by the [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] of [[Legends World|another universe]] as to why they'd even taken on such a huge enemy. Swerve responded that size had nothing to do with it, claiming that as long as you've got guts and smarts, you can win against anyone. He and Tailgate then introduced Rattrap to their Mini-Con allies, [[Phaser (G1)|Phaser]] and [[Groundshaker (Legends)|Groundshaker]], explaining that even though they were tiny, they were still valuable allies. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 8|Bonus Edition Vol. 8}}

Rattrap then asked Swerve about why he barely appeared in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original cartoon]] and why his name [[#Foreign names|wasn't Werve anymore]], to which he grinned and responded that stuff like attention and names weren't important to him: as long as he got his work done, he didn't care about being noticed or what people called him. Rattrap swooned at how cool his answers were. When Swerve shrugged aside a similar question about his marksmanship, however, claiming it wasn't important if he hit or not, Phaser protested. The Mini-Con then displayed the usefulness of his [[My First Blaster]] mode by having Swerve attack Trypticon with it, but unfortunately his helpful advice on where to aim only served to let the Decepticon dodge their blasts anyway. {{storylink|2015's Swerve}} Eventually, Swerve and Tailgate successfully defeated Trypticon {{storylink|LG-43 Trypticon Project Chapter}} by exploiting a weak spot they discovered on the sole of his foot.

Given Swerve's achievement, [[Alpha Trion]] brought him to the Legends World to help defeat a revived Trypticon. Swerve put on a bomb belt and let himself get trampled by Trypticon once more, at which point he detonated the explosives right on the weak spot, stunning Trypticon and allowing [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] to defeat him. He survived the explosion unscathed by again ending up stomped into the ground. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 43|Bonus Edition Vol. 43}}

=====Train Wars=====
Swerve was present on Cybertron after the various [[Trainbot]]s and inter-dimensional warriors defeated [[The Fallen]]. {{storylink|Train Wars 2}}

====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic====
[[File:4WheeldriveBrigade1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
Swerve appeared on Earth as a member of the [[Four-Wheel Drive Corps]]. Led by [[Hound (G1)|Hound]], the Corps confronted the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] out in the desert, only to be caught in an explosive mine trap and fall into a pit. Working together, Swerve and the others combined their Scramble Power and worked their way free of the pit. A concentrated Scrumbuster attack drove off the Decepticons, and the Autobots won the day. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 3|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #3}}

===Ladybird Books continuity===
Swerve helped with the assembly of a special radio transmitter to interfere with Decepticon surveillance space stations. {{storylink|Galvatron's Air Attack}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:BlackSunshine Autobot training failures.jpg|left|thumb]]
Swerve was on Cybertron observing the anti-Prime propaganda that [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] pumped through the data-net after retrieving the Ark's crew from [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}} Later, he was among the group of new recruits seen failing to take on the [[auto-combatant]] training drones on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] after Shockwave's rule was toppled. {{storylink|Black Sunshine}}
{{--}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Stormbringer issue 1|''Stormbringer'' #1]]}}

[[File:Swerve blurr cybertronian homesick blues.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4|It's actually [[Joe Kyde]]'s number.]]

'''Swerve of [[Helex (polity)|Helex]]'''<ref>[https://www.idwpublishing.com/product/transformers-more-than-meets-the-eye-42/ ''The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye'' #42 solicitation]</ref> was [[Reproduction#2005 IDW continuity|forged]], {{storylink|Remain in Light 5 of 5: This Calamitous Life|This Calamitous Life}} and a practicing "Adaptican" who worshipped [[Adaptus]] of the [[Guiding Hand]]. {{storylink|Twenty Plus One}} While Swerve was a trained metallurgist, his ''real'' dream was to open his own bar; in the years before the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], he received an autograph from his favorite athlete [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], who mentioned that he'd wanted to run a bar as well after retiring from racing. Swerve thought Blurr might want to run it with ''him'', but Blurr escaped by giving Swerve a fake phone number. {{storylink|Cybertronian Homesick Blues}} Forever after, Swerve insisted that he and Blurr had a plan to run a bar after the war. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things|The Chaos of Warm Things}}

When war broke out, Swerve joined the Autobots. At the academy, he received the unflattering nickname "Shut the Hell Up."<ref>''More than Meets the Eye'' roll call</ref> During one early battle, Swerve was in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], and helped guard the civilian population. {{storylink|Primacy issue 4|Primacy #4}} Throughout the war, Swerve had multiple adventures, which he called "quests"—these included a "[[Titan (group)|Titan]] Quest", a "[[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] Quest", a "[[Prime (rank)|Prime]] Quest", and a legendarily awful "[[Thumb Quest]]". {{storylink|Cybertronian Homesick Blues}} Swerve's last quest before the end of the war would be the "Moon Quest", in which he and [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hot Rod]] unsuccessfully searched for [[Moonbase One|Luna One]]. {{storylink|Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations}} Five hundred years ago, the Decepticon scientist [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] contacted multiple scientists from both factions to discuss Cybertron's dwindling energy reserves. Swerve, like the rest, disregarded his warnings. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 1|Stormbringer #1}}

After the fall of Cybertron, Swerve was stationed at the [[Kimia Facility]]. He was a fan of the ''[[Wreckers: Declassified]]'' datalogs, although he thought [[Fisitron (G1)|Fisitron]] was a bit of a hagiographer {{storylink|Bullets}}, and was unaware that "Fisitron" was really a pseudonym for his colleague [[Ironfist (G1)|Ironfist]]. {{storylink|The One Where They Go to Earth}} While away from Kimia, Swerve encountered the [[Decepticon Justice Division]] members [[Tarn (G1)|Tarn]] and [[Dominus Ambus|Vos]] force-feeding a [[Genericon]] his own innards. {{storylink|The Not Knowing}} While trying to get away, Vos shot him in the shoulder; unbeknownst to Swerve, "Vos" was in reality the undercover Autobot [[Dominus Ambus]], who communicated with his handlers by firing data slugs in the right eye of the [[Autobot]] insignia. {{storylink|The One Where They Go to Earth}} The experience left him speechless for six months. {{storylink|Life After the Big Bang}} Unaware that he'd been shot with a solid bullet, Swerve didn't get his injury properly treated, and the hastily patched wound bothered him for centuries. {{storylink|The One Where They Go to Earth}}

[[File:LiarsAtoD1-SwerveRedAlert.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66|Questquestquestquestquestquestquest.]]

Swerve was present when [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Cyclonus]] and the [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]]s invaded Kimia. {{storylink|Chaos Part One: Lamentations|Lamentations}} He survived the massacre by piling into an escape pod with [[Chromedome (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Chromedome]] and [[Brainstorm (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Brainstorm]]. When [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] came to rescue them, everyone reminded the motor-mouthed Swerve not to say something tactless that might set her off. {{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings|Kings}} Swerve listened with the others to [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] and Arcee's explanation of the situation with [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]], the [[Darkness (G1)|Heart of Darkness]] and [[D-Void]], although his immediate understanding of the complex scenario clashed with his naïve optimism at the prospect of saving the universe. However, once they arrived in Cybertron's atmosphere, Arcee ordered the shuttle to fly directly at the planet's surface and Swerve was among the first to bail. {{storylink|Chaos Part Four: Genesis|Genesis}}

Following the end of the war and the revitalization of Cybertron, Swerve chose to accompany [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]] on his search for the [[Knights of Cybertron]]—an adventure he immediately dubbed the "Knight Quest". [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] reluctantly allowed Swerve to board the ''[[Lost Light]]'' if he'd stop talking. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}} He was in the medibay when [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] recovered consciousness, and got to be the one who broke the news that Tailgate had been trapped underground for six million years and missed the entire war. He and Tailgate went out for some fresh air and, along with [[Chromedome (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Chromedome]] and [[Rewind (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rewind]], encountered [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] and watched him fight the [[Legislator]]s. Skids wasn't keen on Swerve's suggestion they should team up. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|Hangers On}}

[[File:Swerves bar life after the big bang.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4|Sometimes you've got to go where everybody knows your name.]]

During the incident with the [[Sparkeater (creature)|Sparkeater]], Swerve and Skids stumbled on an abandoned canteen, which reminded Swerve of his earlier plans to run a bar. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things|The Chaos of Warm Things}} To celebrate the Sparkeater's demise, Swerve refurbished the facility and dubbed it "[[Swerve's]]"—although he hid its existence from the uptight [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]]. As a subscriber to Fisitron's ''Wreckers: Declassified'', he received a strange new datalog and discussed it with [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]], prompting the latter's trip to [[Delphi]]. {{storylink|Life After the Big Bang}} Shortly after that, Swerve saw [[Ambulon]] talking with First Aid, and curious about his [[alternate mode]], threw a ball at his [[neural cluster]] and triggered an involuntary transformation. Ever the understanding sort, Swerve proceeded to make bad puns about his leg mode. {{storylink|No Guns, No Swords, No Briefcases}}

Swerve attended a celebration following the ''Lost Light''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s collision with a discarded thumb from Metroplex and its subsequent repair. There, he cheered when Highbrow, Chromedome, and Brainstorm were awarded a [[Rodimus Star]] for their part in saving the ship. He was at some point put on "sponsored silence," in return for a coveted Rodimus Star of his own if he followed through with it. Swerve found that remaining silent was exceedingly difficult for him, and so contacted Trailcutter, asking him to project a forcefield into his mouth to seal off his vocal synthesizer. Trailcutter refused. Swerve was then frozen in place, along with nearly everyone else aboard the ''Lost Light'', when one of Brainstorm's experimental weapons accidentally went off. When he eventually recovered, he was awarded a Rodimus Star after all, though it was "for exceptional endurance in the face of adversity." {{storylink|The Reluctant Specialist}}

Swerve accompanied [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] and [[Perceptor (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Perceptor]] on a mission to scrounge [[energon]] from a deserted Decepticon outpost but their pilot, [[Sunstreaker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sunstreaker]], was distracted by his own reflection in the radar screen and crashed their shuttle into a planet. With the ship upside down and Perceptor half-melted into the ceiling Swerve kept up his usual banter as they found themselves under attack by [[Tarn (G1)|Tarn]], which happened to be one of his worst fears. With the shuttle cloaked, Swerve passed the time by teasing Sunstreaker and talking about his other worst fears—[[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]], [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]], [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]], [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]], and [[Overmegasixwave|some nightmare combination of all four]]. However, it was soon revealed that this bluster was merely an attempt to disguise the fact that his [[spark]] casing had cracked during the crash; without immediate medical attention, he would die. Hoist and Sunstreaker left him to take the fight to Tarn but the [[Decepticon Justice Division|D.J.D.]] leader quickly took down Sunstreaker and Hoist found himself under attack by Megatron, Overlord, Sixshot, and Shockwave—who then combined before disappearing at the same time Swerve fell unconscious. After Perceptor deduced that the planet was protected by a [[phobia shield]], Hoist managed to defeat it by rendering Perceptor and Bob unconscious and facing his own worst fear—being alone. {{storylink|The Waiting Game}}

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Swerve recovered from the experience and eventually returned to waiting tables. However, when Ultra Magnus finally found out about his bar, he led Swerve away in handcuffs and assigned him to punishment detail with Rewind, replacing rivets on the ''Lost Light''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s hull. However, their vantage point gave them an advantage when [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] instigated a hostage crisis. While Rewind distracted Maximus with a recording of [[Garrus-9]], Swerve fired his rivet gun through the window, but his poor aim blew Rung's head off instead of merely wounding Maximus as he'd hoped. {{storylink|Interiors}} Though Rung survived, Swerve was horrified to learn that his actions had left the psychiatrist in a coma. He visited Rung with Skids, and left one of Rung's model ships at his bedside. {{storylink|Rules of Disengagement (issue)|Rules of Disengagement}} At one point, he sat and talked to Rung for 147 hours straight, until the patient finally moved for the first time since the shooting... to make a "shush" gesture. {{storylink|Signal to Noise}}

Swerve intended to attend Tailgate's [[Act of Affiliation]] ceremony but got sidetracked when he discovered [[Ore]], who'd been involved in a [[quantum generator]] accident, had been recently revived. He was assigned by Rodimus to distract the blinded Ore from realizing what had happened to him, which would cause the engine he was stuck on to activate and quantum jump the whole ship. Swerve began a conversation with Ore under the false identity of [[Pipes (G1)|Pipes]], since the [[Duobot]] had been chatting with Pipes before the incident.

[[File:Mtmte10-p17-swerve-wholeotherstory.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4|Swerve vs. Swindle in a fingergun fight to the death!]]

Swerve used the conversation as an excuse to (surreptitiously) discuss the guilt he was experiencing after shooting Rung, his inability to disobey Rodimus for fear of losing his bar, as well as the confusion he was undergoing about the difference between peace and happiness. Ore allowed Swerve to realize that his ability to regret his actions made him a decent person, and Swerve considered whether or not he really wanted the reputation he'd earned. Moments later, Swerve was contacted by Rodimus to tell Ore the truth about what happened, as his death or mental breakdown would jump them away from the aggressive [[Galactic Council]]. Swerve responded by saying he would rather save Ore than hurt him, orders or no. Fortunately, the nearby [[Metrotitan (G1)|Metrotitan]] quantum-jumped the ship and teleported Ore away as an extra convenience. {{storylink|Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations|You, Me, and Other Revelations}}

[[File:CybertronianHomesickBlues-holomatterswerve.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|''Voice actor:'' Rich Evans (English)]]

A few days later, Swerve joined a few other Autobots to watch "[[Proteus's Promise]]" in Rewind's hab-suite. {{storylink| Scavengers (Part 2): Who's Afraid of the DJD?|Who's Afraid of the DJD?}} Swerve and Rewind arranged a series of storytelling sessions in the bar to try and help Rung's mental recovery. {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}} They made little progress and eventually had a third session with Chromedome, [[Drift (G1)|Drift]], Ratchet, Whirl, and others. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc|Post Hoc}} Swerve was unable to stop himself occasionally interjecting into the story. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|Patternism}} Unable to get into his own quarters to fetch refreshments, Swerve raided [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]]'s stash of [[Nightmare Fuel]]. Following the story, the shipwide alarm sounded and Swerve speculated that someone had trodden dirt into Ultra Magnus's office. {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}}

The alarm turned out to be a call to take part in a mission to [[Temptoria]] to find the [[Circle of Light]]. Swerve kept himself calm during the trip in the ''[[Leading Light]]'' by using Rungian re-experience therapy, and took part in the battle against a Decepticon holdout on Temptoria until his gun ran out of ammunition. Whirl threw him the enormous "[[Shoomer]]", and as he struggled to lift the weapon he wound up accidentally shooting himself in the face. Despite the damage, he survived and was taken back to the ''Lost Light''. {{storylink|Before & After}}

While on shore leave on the planet [[Hedonia]], Rodimus told Swerve to bring Ultra Magnus along and help him relax. However, when Magnus began hitting the [[Nucleon (substance)|nucleon]] and passed out, Swerve was left to provide a shoulder for the drunken Magnus to cry on. He tried to buck the enforcer up, reassuring him that people did like him; when Magnus fell unconscious again, Swerve quietly admitted that people didn't like ''him'' either, just his jokes. After an intense effort, Swerve and the gang got Ultra Magnus back to the ''Lost Light''—after deciding that this particular "quest" was in his top three, he used a prototype broadcast system to call Blurr and tell him all about it, and refused to admit that the number was a fake. Sensing a new relationship with Magnus, Swerve asked him (next in a long line) if he'd like to share his room: Magnus, like everyone else, turned it down. {{storylink|Cybertronian Homesick Blues}}

Swerve and Tailgate bet 100 [[shanix]] that each would be the first to discover what Rung transformed into without asking him directly. Swerve's initial attempts involved striking the psychiatrist in the [[neural cluster]] to induce an involuntary transformation, but he was unsuccessful. He then tried to bribe Rung by getting him [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]]'s autograph, but soon found themselves in the middle of a hostage situation as the Autobot [[Paddox]] revealed he was actually a deep-cover group of [[Ammonite]]s and demanded the ''Lost Light's'' quantum engines in exchange for Thunderclash's life. Swerve bemoaned the fact that they were unarmed, but Rung responded that wasn't necessarily the case—Swerve ultimately wound up using Rung's unusual alternate mode as a weapon and knocked "Paddox" back into his component robots. {{storylink|Little Victories}}

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Swerve accompanied Rewind to Brainstorm's laboratory in the hopes of finding Chromedome. While the other two Autobots talked, Swerve began playing with one of Brainstorm's inventions and accidentally triggered a "[[metafictional bomb]]" that caused Swerve to act like a character in a comic book. Just then, a ship wide alarm sounded—the notorious [[Decepticon]] psychopath Overlord had appeared on the ship and begun a rampage! Swerve wound up sitting by an injured Drift; still under the influence of the meta bomb, he began a detached monologue about their dire situation. {{storylink|Under Cold Blue Stars}} After Rewind sacrificed himself to kill Overlord, Swerve and Tailgate visited the ship's medbay as Ratchet tried to save the mortally wounded Ultra Magnus. Swerve played ''[[The Empyrean Suite]]'', one of Magnus's favorite tunes, but Ratchet reminded him that his comatose patient couldn't hear the music.Shortly afterwards, at the memorial service for those killed during Overlord's rampage, Swerve decided to begin a "quest" to learn the contents of Brainstorm's briefcase to take his mind off the recent tragedies. {{storylink|The Gloaming}} Swerve succeeded in opening the briefcase; unbeknownst to Swerve, however, the reiterative nature of Brainstorm's time machine had a unique effect on his systems that allowed him to perpetually loop holomatter energy through his systems again and again. {{storylink|The One Where They Go to Earth}}

[[File:MyFirstBlaster DirectHit.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mOdroOjLWM "Da-da-da-da dum-dum da-da-da!'']]]

After the service, Ultra Magnus spontaneously revived and fled the ship aboard a shuttlecraft. A they pursued the ship, the ''Lost Light'' arrived at a vast portal hanging in space—Swerve enthused wildly about this latest development to Tailgate, ignorant that the Autobot-in-training had just been diagnosed with a fatal case of [[cybercrosis]]. Through the portal, the ship found the long lost [[Moonbase One|Luna 1]]; despite his enthusiasm, Rodimus forbade Swerve from joining the landing party, as he'd done nothing useful with his metallurgical skills the past few months beside running his bar. A forlorn Swerve decided to shut down the bar for good... moments before the first [[Legislator]] attacked his bar. {{storylink|Remain in Light 1 of 5: The Fecund Moon|The Fecund Moon}}

The mechanoid promptly shredded the room to bits, but Swerve was able to get behind the bar and trigger Brainstorm's automated security protocol. Despite taking fire from scores of automated turrets, the Legislator remained standing, so the bartender went for another gift from Brainstorm, ''[[My First Blaster]]''™. Despite his infamously poor marksmanship, the chunky weapon allowed Swerve to put a hole through his assailant and kill it. Swerve rushed to the oil reservoir just in time to find his friend Skids, before [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]] teleported in behind him and ran Skids through. Swerve frantically opened fire, but missed every shot and was knocked unconscious. {{storylink|Remain in Light 2 of 5: House of Ambus|House of Ambus}}

The two Autobots were teleported into a cell on Luna 1 where they found the other captured members of the ''Lost Light''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s landing party and [[Getaway]], {{storylink|Remain in Light 3 of 5: The Divided Self|The Divided Self}} who explained that the insane [[Chief Justice]] [[Solomus|Tyrest]] was behind their imprisonment. After escaping, the group rushed to confront Tyrest, only for the mad lawman to incapacitate the Autobots and activate his [[universal killswitch]]. {{storylink|Remain in Light 4 of 5: Arm the Lonely|Arm the Lonely}} Swerve finally got to put his metallurgy skills to good use when he and his team raided [[Pharma (G1)|Pharma]]'s medbay, where he helped discover a cure for cybercrosis and save Tailgate's life. {{storylink|Remain in Light 5 of 5: This Calamitous Life|This Calamitous Life}} Swerve was still congratulating himself when he was approached by Brainstorm, who suspected that someone had opened his briefcase. {{storylink|The Sound of Breaking Glass}}

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After returning to the ''Lost Light'', Swerve began cleaning up his bar, only to find several crewmembers promising to help clean up if he'd re-open it. At Swerve's suggestion, [[Jackpot (G1)|Jackpot]] found a damaged Legislator; Swerve rebuilt it, hacked its "bruised brain", and put the newly christened "[[Ten]]" to work as a doorman. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 2: Words Hang in the Air|Words Hang in the Air}} After the ''Lost Light'' left Luna 1, Swerve held a grand reopening of his bar. {{storylink|Remain in Light 5 of 5: This Calamitous Life|This Calamitous Life}}

While on their way to make contact with Thunderclash, the ''Lost Light'' received a dire warning from Orion Pax regarding the destruction of [[Gorlam Prime]]. Demonstrating a keen awareness of the severity of the situation, Swerve turned the warning into the ringtone for his comm unit. {{storylink|Dark Dawn: Dark Cybertron Chapter 1|Dark Dawn}} After they rescued Pax and his crew, Swerve held a welcoming celebration at his bar. As Rodimus, Ultra Magnus, and "Optimus Prime" shared a drink together at his bar, Swerve couldn't contain himself and started taking pictures for the wall until they shooed him away. {{storylink|Black Metal: Dark Cybertron Chapter 2|Black Metal}}

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The ''Lost Light'' quantum jumped to the planet [[Hydrophena]] in search of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], but were attacked by thousands of Ammonites. Swerve joined the crew in taking the fight to the [[Stentarian]] army hand-to-hand while Ultra Magnus, Ratchet, and several others went for Metroplex himself. {{storylink|Into the Abyss: Dark Cybertron Chapter 4|Into the Abyss}} During the battle, Swerve saved famous [[Crosscut (G1)|Crosscut]], and protested that he was one of the "main cast" when Crosscut admitted he didn't know who he was. Inside Metroplex, Swerve's comrades located traces of [[admium]] in the water running through the Titan, and contacted him for his metallurgic expertise. Swerve warned that Metroplex might have contracted an [[alchemical virus]] and told them to retreat as the Ammonite horde swarmed into Metroplex's cranium. {{storylink|The Dead Are Not Enough: Dark Cybertron Chapter 7|The Dead Are Not Enough}} Swerve and the crew got back aboard the ''Lost Light'' before Metroplex linked with the ship and triggered his internal [[space bridge|spacebridge]], bringing them back to Cybertron in time for Metroplex to defeat the [[Quintessa (IDW)|Necrotitan]]. {{storylink|Finis Temporis: Dark Cybertron Chapter 9|Finis Temporis}}

After the dark Titan fell, Swerve opened up Swerve's for Autobot and Decepticon alike to relax in. His innermost energon nearly boiled over, though, when a dream came true: Blurr. ''In his bar.'' Swerve played it as cool as he could, meaning he left Blurr feeling unnerved and very annoyed at "that three-fingered guy". {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}} As the Ammonites returned to invade Cybertron by the billions, Swerve held the ground with the other Cybertronians. {{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}} They kept the planet from falling until the leadership of the Autobots and Decepticons succeeded in stopping Shockwave's mad schemes. {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}}

As the ''Lost Light'' prepared to leave Cybertron for the second time, Swerve, [[Crosscut (G1)|Crosscut]], and [[Riptide (G1)|Riptide]] hosted a series of "crewditions", during which he rejected [[Groove (G1)|Groove]], [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]], and [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]] for spurious reasons before [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] revealed the whole exercise to be one of Swerve's elaborate pranks. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}} While showing the some of the new crew around, he and Bluestreak had a chat about Earth culture. {{storylink|No Guns, No Swords, No Briefcases}} Once the mission was once again underway, Swerve chafed under its new co-captain, Megatron. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 2: Words Hang in the Air|Words Hang in the Air}}

[[File:PREVIOUSLY, ON SWERVE.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66|"Hey folks, did you know if you act all wacky and tell jokes, it doesn't make the pain inside go away but does mean everyone assumes you're happy? It's true!"]]

When things aboard the ''Lost Light''—and ultimately the ship itself—started to disappear, Swerve abandoned the ship along with the rest of the crew. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 3: Predestination: A Beginner's Guide|Predestination: A Beginner's Guide}} While trying to make sense of the situation aboard the [[Rodpod]] along with Megatron and a collection of other Autobots, Swerve himself then vanished. {{storylink|Twenty Plus One}} The remaining Autobots discovered a quantum duplicate ''Lost Light'' on which all aboard had been slaughtered by the Decepticon Justice Division. The duplicate Swerve had his skull crushed by Tarn himself. {{storylink|slaughterhouse}} When the duplicate ship's quantum engines were shut down, it disappeared and the other ship and crew reappeared, Swerve included. {{storylink|slaughterhouse Part 2: The Road Not Taken|The Road Not Taken}}

During the second leg of their voyage, Swerve—feeling increasingly out of place now that the "cast" had changed—fell into a deep depression. He stopped coming out of his room entirely, and used a holomatter avatar of himself to run the bar. {{storylink|The One Where They Go to Earth}} Swerve spent weeks consuming every piece of Earth media he could find, to the point where Bluestreak came to regret ever installing intergalactic wi-fi. {{storylink|The Sensuous Frame}} He developed a penchant for Earth sitcoms: wacky stories with happy endings, starring "losers and screwups" who became friends. The lingering effects of Brainstorm's meta bomb caused Swerve to act increasingly erratically, to the point where he'd begin recapping events on the ''Lost Light'' to an imaginary group of "readers". His old bullet wound gave him a creeping, untreated rust infection which, unnoticed by anyone nor himself, gradually shut his systems down. However, because Swerve maintained his wisecracking persona, nobody ever realized that Swerve was putting himself through severe neglect. {{storylink|The One Where They Go to Earth}}

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Swerve was serving drinks at his bar during a movie screening and joined in a singalong of "The Power of Love". {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 3: Predestination: An Expert's Guide|Predestination: An Expert's Guide}} The "bad batch of [[engex]]" hurt Swerve's reputation as a bartender, as such most people frequented [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]]'s new bar [["Visages"]]. His only customers were Ratchet and Tailgate. Needing an outlet, he took his anger out on Ten. Swerve later found himself called in for a bogus medical inspection regarding "Super Scraplets". The real reason was so that Ratchet could talk to him. The CMO suggested that Swerve invite Megatron to do a poetry reading, hoping it would revive the bar and help the former Decepticon out of his brooding. Swerve, however, invited Megatron to "Visages", and put the bar out of business before he even finished his second verse. [[Minimus Ambus]] later came into Swerve's with Ten as his guest and overruled Swerve's abuse of the Legislator. {{storylink|Our Steps Will Always Rhyme}}

While conversing with [[Ravage (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ravage]], Swerve remarked that he learned three great things from Earth TV, but was cut off by Rodimus's gong. {{storylink|The Sensuous Frame}} Afterwards, Swerve held an "Indie Disco" featuring Earth music, shortly before his holomatter avatar abruptly cut out as his body began to die. {{storylink|The Frail Gaze}} It was only ''then'' that Skids, to his shame, actually visited his friend's room and found his comatose form. However, Swerve's consciousness survived—peeking into Brainstorm's briefcase had given him the ability to re-route energy indefinitely through his holomatter generator; combined with the lingering effects of meta-bomb radiation, Swerve's mind took refuge on a life-sized holomatter replica of Earth, a "happy place", constructed from his good memories of watching Earth sitcoms. However, the strain of maintaining "[[Swearth]]" began killing his body that much faster. With no time to waste, the ''Lost Light'' crew began searching the 'planet' for him, even at the risk to their own selves.

[[File:Father Ted's Big Bang Community.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66|''Three little holomatters, one, two, three'' ''Without a home or a Spotlight story'' ''Once they were lost but now they're found'' ''And now we're all just'' ''Swerving Around'']]

After a bewildering trek through background laughter and impractical rooms, a team of Autobots found three bickering roommates in a simulated [[New York City]]: "Ted" the priest, "Sheldon" the dermatologist, and "Jerry" the stand-up comedian—each a fragment of Swerve's mind, fractured along different aspects of his personality. The crew realised what was going on when Tailgate found the recap pages in a [[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|comic]], where "Swerve" explained everything. This allowed everyone to realise the three :humans" were Swerve; after merging them back into a single avatar, Cyclonus revealed that everyone on the ''Lost Light'' cared enough to search for him. A touched Swerve dissolved the illusion, and [[Velocity (G1)|Velocity]] was able to identify and fix his shoulder wound. {{storylink|The One Where They Go to Earth}}

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Swerve quickly got over the experience; when he learned his wound had been a data slug by Autobot spy Agent 113, he created a 'Shot in the Shoulder' drink costing 1.13 [[shanix]]. After his recovery, he joined Team Rodimus in journeying to the [[Mortilus|Necrobot]]'s home. As a memory of the experience, he took a photo of himself with the 'bot. {{storylink|The Not Knowing}} Several days later, a moodier-than-usual Cyclonus came into Swerve's, Swerve determining he was looking for Tailgate, and told him where he was, though not before giving Cyclonus a drink as repayment for what he did on "Swearth". {{storylink|The Lopsided Triangle}}

At some point, Swerve compiled a range of music for Ultra Magnus, which contained a large amount of crooning. In late December that year, the ship began to pass into [[Mauler]] territory, and in order to protect the crew from the vicious robophobes, the entire crew was told to hide their spark signatures by entering Biometric Envelopment Devices. However, Swerve, Whirl, and Nautica decided to hang out and get plastered on subspace-filtered engex, utterly unafraid of any potential trouble this would get him into, until they discovered what appeared to be a newborn [[protoform]] inside a crate of engex. Realizing they couldn't keep "her", the three went looking for the subspace hatch, which had been moved to Ultra Magnus's office. Ignoring Swerve's attempts at distraction, Magnus entered his office and found that his armor had apparently come to life. A panicked Nautica knocked Magnus out with her [[Nautica's wrench|wrench]], and the supposed protoform made off with the armor. Taking action, Swerve told Nautica and Whirl to find the armor while he put Minimus in a B.E.D., before presumably putting himself in one too. {{storylink|Silent Light}}

Swerve was one of several crew-members who took advantage of the "time fissures" present in his bar to look back on past events, before joining everyone else in a toast to "surprises". {{storylink|No Guns, No Swords, No Briefcases}} During another movie night, Swerve was one of the Autobots who watched a documentary regarding [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]]'s death. Swerve explained that Sentinel had faked Matrix affinity and was never a true Prime before trying to placate an annoyed Megatron with energon nibbles. {{storylink|The Last Autobot}}

Swerve was one of several Autobots who took part in a battle against some [[Rust Giants]] on [[Millarium]], and in the aftermath was swarmed by the grateful locals. Once back aboard the ship, Swerve was one of several members of the crew who were subjected to a strange psychic attack {{storylink|The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|How Bright Their Frail Deeds}} —in his case, an auditory hallucination of Ten berating Swerve for his poor treatment. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 2: The Sun in Flight|The Sun in Flight}} which left a bad enough effect on Swerve he was still recovering even when he joined the team going to find it.The Rodpod wound up first inside, then on the [[Necroworld|Necrobot's planet]], but before they could wonder about that, they came under attack.

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Swerve helpfully made a list of who it was that could've wanted them dead ("everyone"). As they tried fleeing to the Necrobot's fortress, their only ship was blown to pieces; inside, they found the Necrobot dead. Getting in contact with the ship revealed that Getaway had been set free by the rest of the crew, who were past fed up with Megatron and his entourage. Swerve was quick to call Getaway out on saying he supported Megatron, only for the 'bot to reveal he'd been going through the crew, determining who would support a mutiny and who wouldn't, then shooting them with a [[nudge gun]] afterwards to cover his tracks. Worse yet, the Decepticon Justice Division was on their way to kill Megatron and the rest of them, and Swerve took the news about as well as could be expected. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|How Bright Their Frail Deeds}}

Fortunately, the D.J.D. kept to their own script, retreating after their initial attack to give everyone time to sweat. As Rodimus told everyone to use the eight-hour window to find an out, Velocity asked Swerve to check Censere's corpse, which had dissolved into [[Living metal|sentio metallico]] and left only a key behind. As they searched for a lock, Swerve explained to Velocity that he'd brought Ten along because of the nature of the psychic attack, before finally finding what the key opened: a room filled with at least sixty bodies inside strange pods. As the Autobots debated whether or to flee or defend the people inside, Swerve suggested stealing the D.J.D.'s starship, smuggling the pods aboard, and legging it. Despite Whirl pointing out the plan was fairly terrible, Ravage said he could probably track it down. Ten left to follow him, though not before leaving a general outline for his own plan of using the residual spark energy in the flowers surrounding the fortress to power up some storm shields. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 2: The Sun in Flight|The Sun in Flight}}

[[File:RageRage-roomyshoulders.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]

When Ten returned, much worse for wear, alongside Ratchet and Drift, Swerve tried talking to him, only for Magnus to tell him to give Ten some space. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 3: Your Fierce Tears|Your Fierce Tears}} After that, the gravity of the situation caught up to Swerve, and he felt the need to take a time out with Skids. Six hours later, just before the D.J.D. were about to strike, Swerve summed up the situation and declared it couldn't get worse. Swerve then took part in the group hug before going out to fight. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 4: At Close of Day|At Close of Day}} Temporarily empowered into [[Outlier (group)|Outlier]]s through Skids' self-sacrifice, Swerve and Rewind fought alongside Ultra Magnus using the turrets built into his new "Maximum Ambus" upgrade. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 5: Rage, Rage|Rage, Rage}} By the time that their temporary spark surge had worn off, the three had retreated back to the Necrobot's fortress with the other stranded Autobots. There, Swerve came up with the idea of weaponizing the Necrobot's psychic beacon, forcing Deathsaurus and his Decepticons into a retreat and leaving Megatron to face the DJD alone. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 6: Do Not Go Gentle|Do Not Go Gentle}}

In the immediate aftermath, Swerve adopted a black Autobrand to mark Skids' death, and turned to multiple hits of numbing [[mood suppressant]]. When the "organics" turned out to be shielded Transformers that the Necrobot had rescued from past deaths, Swerve got up to his old tricks fast and started "background checks" on them for a laugh. When new arrival [[Anode]] said Swerve didn't seem too upset about his friend's death, he snapped at her and stormed off. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 1: Some Other Cybertron|Some Other Cybertron}} Later, he volunteered to check the pods for any others waking up like Anode. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 2: Anomie|Anomie}}
Down below, Swerve and Ten discovered a massive unopened pod. He wanted Cyclonus and Whirl around in case the occupant was dodgy, but Whirl popped the pod before Cyclonus arrived. Inside was his ultimate nemesis, the bio-locational weapons engineer and [[Warriors Elite]] member known as [[Killmaster]]. The nemeses locked into combat with each other, but Whirl's laser fire only seemed to make him stronger! Swerve was distraught when Ten was blasted by Killmaster's wand and seemingly atomized, only for the next blast to zap ''him'' as well. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 3: A World Misplaced|A World Misplaced}}

[[File:Sardines-sprinklers.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]

Fortunately, Cyclonus and Whirl defeated Killmaster and Brainstorm worked out how to use the wand to recover Swerve and Ten from their extra-dimensional displacement. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 5: Modes of Production|Modes of Production}} Having realized that the [[Galactic Council]] had previously shunted the entire Necroworld into [[Functionist Universe|an alternate timeline]], Brainstorm used the wand-tech to restore them to their original reality. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 6: This Machine Kills Fascists|This Machine Kills Fascists}} By [[Size changing|mass-displacing]] the body of [[Skip]], a small Decepticon who turned into a spaceship, Swerve and the crew, sans Megatron, made ready to continue their quest aboard their jury-rigged vessel. {{storylink|After Megatron (A Dissolution Epilogue)|After Megatron}}

Boredom and frustration from being in a confined space for an extended period of time led to a prank war breaking out between Swerve and Anode. When Anode painted up [[Lug (IDW)|Lug]] in Swerve's colors and had her proclaim to be his biggest fan, Swerve retaliated by having Velocity call Anode in for a medical exam and inform her that she had a "second head" in her rear armature. Anode got back at him by having Whirl plant a fake bomb in Swerve's head before waking him up to make it seem like she was using [[magnetizing spray]] to fuse him to his recharge slab. Unaware of the fake bomb, Swerve used Skip's sprinkler system to coat Anode with magnetizing spray before going to see Ratchet, where he discovered that the "bomb" was counting down each word he spoke. To make matters worse, Ratchet suddenly lost his colors, making him appear dead. Swerve then used what he believed to be his "last words" to trick Anode into getting fused to Ultra Magnus. When this resulted in chaos breaking out among the crew, Swerve uses his final words to warn Anode of a furious Cyclonus as he was about to slice her with his [[Great Sword]], only to wound Rewind instead. As chaos continued to unfold around them, Anode revealed to Swerve that the "bomb" in his head had been her doing and declared herself victor of the prank war. Suddenly, as Skip's mass displacement wore off, the shrinking ship threatened to crush them all, until Ten unexpectedly spoke up and ordered everyone to listen to him. {{storylink|Sardines}}

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Acting on Ten's instructions, Swerve and the others modified Skip to travel through compressed space and make it to the nearest [[Mederi]] facility. However, when Skip began to shrink in on the crew, they were forced to abandon ship and were seemingly killed by the ravages of compressed space. Upon awakening, the crew converged on Rodimus's position, where he was standing over Ten's deactivated body. After mourning over his departed friend, Swerve professed that they had ended up in the [[Transformer afterlife|Afterspark]]. When Ratchet met this idea with skepticism, Swerve was seemingly proved correct when the deceased Trailcutter and Pipes suddenly appeared before them. {{storylink|The Everlasting Voices (1): Metastasis|Metastasis}}

Overjoyed by being reunited with their departed friends, {{storylink|The Everlasting Voices (2): The God War|The God War}} Swerve and the others eventually gathered under the giant Matrix that loomed over the Afterspark and prepared to ascend. However, when the Matrix, along with Trailcutter and Pipes, suddenly faded away, the crew realized that the "Afterspark" had in fact been an illusion generated by the Mederi program intended to euthanize them. Moreover, Mederi was in fact "Cyberutopia" itself, therefore bringing the Knight Quest to a conclusion. Before Swerve and the others could enjoy their happy ending, they were attacked by the mutineers of the ''Lost Light'', whom Getaway had mutated into ravenous sparkeaters. {{storylink|The Everlasting Voices (3): You Are Here|You Are Here}}

Forced to team up with the misfit Decepticon [[Scavengers (G1)|Scavengers]], Swerve and [[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]] quickly bonded over their love of wordplay as they barricaded themselves in Mederi's medical center. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 1): A Dance Before Dying|A Dance Before Dying}} Inside the med center, [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] discovered a concussive treatment that would return the afflicted Autobots to their old selves. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 2): Lūstrāre|Lūstrāre}} As everyone regrouped on the recovered ''Lost Light'', the [[Adaptus|Grand Architect]] opened a rift in space and drew the ship back into the [[Benzene Cluster]]. Swerve and Anode confirmed that the Grand Architect had used a mold to forge ''five'' duplicate Cybertrons relatively recently. Once the Grand Architect himself brought Rodimus and the others aboard his ship, the God Gun blasted open a hole in reality... allowing the inhabitants of [[Functionist Universe|another dimension]] to invade their own. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 3): Farsickness|Farsickness}}

[[File:ASparkAmongEmbers SwerveMisfireOpenMatrix.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]

Help arrived in the form of Megatron, who'd returned from the Functionist Universe in the ''[[Last Light (ship)|Last Light]]'', but he was pursued by that reality's [[Functionist Council]], who'd reformatted their own Cybertron into an enormous transforming robot. On the ''Last Light'', Swerve caught up with Megatron and criticized his taste in decor. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 4): The Return of the King|The Return of the King}} Once everyone reunited aboard the original ''Lost Light'', Swerve was present as everyone as Rung—now revealed as [[Primus]] himself, the original Transformer—announced a plan to incapacitate the false Primus by creating twelve Matrices and firing them at different [[hot spot (phenomenon)|hot spot]]s, moments before the false Primus robot annihilated the last of the five Cybertrons. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 5): The Unremembering|The Unremembering}}

As reinforcements from Luna One arrived and forced Primus back into his planet mode by striking his neural cluster, Swerve, Misfire, and Grimlock travelled to [[Warrior's Gate]]—however, Swerve couldn't bypass the Matrix's [[morality lock]] alone, but after losing an arm to the onrushing [[Functionary|Functionaries]], an encouraging transmission from Rodimus allowed him and Misfire to successfully open the artifact together. Despite having saved the universe, after they regrouped on the ''Lost Light'', Swerve pointed out that they weren't quite done yet. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 6): A Spark Among Embers|A Spark Among Embers}}

After bargaining with [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]], Rodimus reached a deal: after one last cruise around the neighboring system, the ''Lost Light'' would be decommissioned and its engines removed to provide for a fresh wave of sparks birthed by the Matrix pulse. On the way, Rodimus hit upon the idea of recreating the quantum jump that had originally duplicated their ship when they first set out; against all odds, they created a copy of themselves in some new universe, who set out to continue their quest indefinitely. Although they'd never know if their experiment had been successful, the crew held one last party in Swerve's bar... but, even as a despairing Swerve swore that their quest couldn't end like this, automated cranes began stripping the ship down to its components. As the Scavengers left, Swerve lamented that he'd forgotten to get Misfire's number.

In the years that followed, Swerve reopened his bar on New Cybertron and eventually tried to turn his business into a franchise. Although at one point he owned [[113 (disambiguation)#James Roberts, 2005 IDW continuity|113 locations]] across the planet, the chain went bust; by the time that [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]] had passed away, Swerve had been reduced back to just one bar. {{storylink|How To Say Goodbye And Mean It: Part 2}}

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===Velocitron Speedia 500===
[[File:VelocitronSpeedia1-SwerveNightbird.jpg|left|thumb|150px|How does Swerve keep finding Blurr when Blurr keeps giving him wrong phone numbers?]]
Swerve was one of the spectators for the [[Speedia 500]], {{Storylink|Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 1}} and cheered as the race neared its end. {{storylink|Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 2}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
[[File:TFLegends-Swerve.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
Swerve was assigned to [[Pipes (G1)|Pipes]]'s team, guarding some researchers at a coastal town when they were attacked by [[Overbite (G1)|Overbite]] and [[Nautilator]]. {{storylink|The B-Team Part Deux}}
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===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsSwerve.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|If we can't equip him with a "My First Blaster", we can just move on.]]
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Swerve-(Gen).jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|He's smiling because...]]
Swerve participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He appeared in two different bodies:
*''Swerve''—This Common character could be recruited by collecting 20 units of Cybermetal.
*''Swerve (Gen)''—This Epic character first appeared in the "Transform and Roll Out!" event, and could be recruited by collecting 650 units of Cybermetal, 350 Units of Transmetal, 150 exclusive cores, and 50 cores of this character.
{{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Swerve was a fun-loving, irreverent ‘bot; in his role as a public relations specialist, he helped keep battlefield morale high wherever he went. {{storylink|Transformers Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook|Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}
[[File:G1-toy Swerve.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Elbows. I no has them!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Swerve''' (Mini-Vehicle, [[1986]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Werve'''
:*''Takara ID number:'' '''C-58'''
{{toydesigner|[[Hideaki Yoke]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Part of the third year of [[Hasbro]]'s ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' [[Mini Vehicle]] assortment, Swerve is a [[retool]] of the ''[[Micro Change]]'' toy originally used to make [[Gears (G1)#Toys|Gears]], transforming into a pickup truck of indeterminable model with robot kludge in the cargo bed. He is largely maroon and white, with squarer legs and a more elaborate face than Gears.

: The initial releases of all Mini Vehicles and [[Special Teams]] in 1986 were part of a promotional campaign that featured reflective [[iron-on patch]]es as part of a contest. Later in the year, packages without bonus patches were released.

: In Japan, "Werve" was sold in the second year of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1986 (Scramble City and 2010)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]'' line, packaged in a small box with a collector's card rather than the Hasbro version's bubble-card.

::*''[http://www.transformerland.com/wiki/toy-info/transformers-g1-mini-vehicles-swerve/1175/ Patent info, price guide, and further reading on Swerve at Transformerland.com]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Swerve/swerve.htm More information on Swerve at TFU.info]''
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[[File:Mexican IGA Swerve.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Soy demasiado sexy para mi cabeza.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Swerve''' (Mini Vehicle, [[1987]])}}</ul>

: In the Mexican ''Transformers'' line produced by [[IGA]], Swerve was released as a straight [[redeco]] of Gears, sold on Swerve cards. He was cast in metallic-maroon with white robot parts, which is pretty close to the Hasbro/Takara Swerve colors. Unlike most of the second-series IGA Mini Vehicles, he does not appear to have been sold in a second color scheme (at least, that we know of so far).

: IGA appears to have done this old-mold-new-colors move with the other third-year retools ([[Hubcap (G1)#IGA|Hubcap]], [[Outback (G1)#IGA|Outback]], [[Pipes (G1)#IGA|Pipes]], and [[Tailgate (G1)#IGA|Tailgate]]), though so far Tailgate and Swerve are the only ones that have been confirmed with carded samples.

: IGA Transformers also eventually made their way to a variety of European markets, slightly decreasing their rarity.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/MexicanSwerve/swerve.htm More information on IGA Swerve at TFU.info]''
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===''Alternators''===
[[File:Alternator Swerve Toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|A new head. We were so spoiled...]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Swerve''' (Alternator, [[2004]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''15'''
:*''Accessories:'' Engine/blaster

: Released in the thirteenth wave of Hasbro's ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' line (and the only new item in said wave), Swerve is a new-head retooling of [[Tracks (G1)/toys#Alternators|Tracks]], and transforms into a red {{w|Chevrolet Corvette C5|Corvette Z06}} featuring opening doors and hood, as well as a realistic interior. Swerve is armed with a double-barreled engine gun formed from his engine, two pairs of double-barreled slide-out wrist blasters, and two shoulder-mounted (non-firing) rocket launchers, making him one of the most heavily armed ''Alternators'' toys.

: Even though the head sculpt is directly based on his Generation 1 version, the deco designer apparently only knew about the original toy (which had sported an entirely red head and face) and wasn't aware of the more diverse colors for the head from Swerve's appearance in the cartoon episode "[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5]]", so the ''Alternators'' toy was given a completely original color scheme for the head.

: He also came with an optional customer-applied flame hood decal reminiscent of the flames on the [[Tracks (G1)/toys#The Transformers|original Tracks toy]], which was originally available with the Takara ''Binaltech'' Tracks release (and obviously intended by Hasbro for that toy). Applying this to Swerve really makes him resemble [[Road Rage (G1)|Road Rage]] in vehicle mode.

: Swerve's golden-colored joints have the tendency to snap off, which occasionally leads to him being labelled as a [[Gold Plastic Syndrome|gold plastic syndrome]] sufferer — however, given the lack of swirly plastic, the issue here is most likely not with the plastic but rather with the construction of the joints themselves, which appear to have been assembled in an excessively tight manner. In either case, it is advisable to be careful when handling him.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Autobot/AltSwerve/swerve.htm More information on Alternators Swerve at TFU.info]''
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===''Encore''===
[[File:Encore Swerve toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Weird—I crashed into a paint-sprayer, and for some reason, I can see better.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Bumble & Minibots''' (Multi-pack, [[2008]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''10'''

:In 2008, "Werve" was reissued in Takara's ''[[Transformers Encore|Encore]]'' line, bundled with [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Encore|Bumblebee]], [[Pipes (G1)#Encore|Pipes]], [[Tailgate (G1)#Encore|Tailgate]], and [[Outback (G1)#Encore|Outback]]. As with his pack-mates, his face paint was given more detailing to better resemble his cartoon model.
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===''Generations''===
====GDO====
[[File:Generations china import deluxe swerve.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|He's scowling because he still doesn't have his own mold.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Swerve''' (Deluxe Class, [[2012]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Rifle

:''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' Swerve is a [[Retool#Gang-molded alternate parts|pretool]] and [[redeco]] of [[Kup (G1)/toys#Generations|Sergeant Kup]], using the planned-in alternate head for the mold.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-generations-classics-30-35/transformers-generations--movie-series-asia-exclusives-174569/ Transformers Generations & Movie Series Asia Exclusives]</ref> He transforms into a pseudo-retro-styled pickup truck of indeterminate, probably-made-up model, and is covered in 3mm rungs that are compatible with [[C joint]] clip-on weapons. There are two rungs on his backpack, plus two rungs each on his forearm [[kibble]], and two on his lower back. The blaster can either be hand-held or plugged into the underside of the truck to form a second exhaust pipe or clip onto the roof via a C joint. Interestingly, due to his transformation, Swerve's truck mode features a working tailgate.

:While the instructions correctly advise facing the forearm panels sideways or outwards and rotating the truck panels in robot mode. You can rotate them backward to make the forearms look more presentable, and the doors can remain untransformed for a better appearance. Although not mentioned in the instructions or the prototype/stock photos, Swerve's windshield and front hood can be pushed down further (as long as the hood is folded correctly) for a cleaner silhouette. Be aware that the joints holding the wheel may bump against the panels due to their somewhat limited clearance.

:Swerve was originally only to be released as part of a big block of toys developed [[exclusive]]ly for release in China and other Hasbro Asia markets. However, [[Toys"R"Us]] picked up Swerve as part of a ''massive'' group of ''Transformers'' exclusives for US market release, just in time for the 2012 holiday shopping season.

:This mold was retooled into ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Hoist (G1)/toys#Timelines|Hoist]] and [[Electro#Timelines|Autobot Electrons]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/GDOSwerve/swerve.htm More information on ''Generations'' Swerve at TFU.info]''
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====''Thrilling 30''====
[[File:Generationstoy-Swerve.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Sound chip not included. World breathes sigh of relief.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Swerve & Flanker''' (Legends Class, [[2014]])}}</ul>
:*''Series / Number'': '''2 / 005'''
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (Hasbro)}}

:Part of the fifth wave of [[2012]]-onwards ''Generations'' [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]] toys, ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' Swerve is roughly the size of a ''[[Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' Commander Class toy. His [[robot mode]] is styled after his appearance in ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye]]'', but transforms into a mostly red, modernized four-wheel drive pickup truck of made-up model. He comes with <s>a tray of drinks</s> <s>a ''My First Blaster''™</s> [[Sky High (Micromaster)#Generations|Flanker]], a small bot who transforms into either a blue jet or a weapon for Swerve to wield via its 5mm handle.

:The package art for Swerve mistakenly depicts him with ''five'' fingers on each hand instead of the usual four.

:Swerve was retooled into ''Generations'' [[Gears (G1)#Generations|Gears]] and redecoed and given a shell as [[BotCon 2015]] [[Oilmaster#Timelines|Oilmaster]]. In turn, that was retooled into [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#TFSS|Double Pretender Optimus Prime]].

:This tooling also served as the basis of the non-toy ''Shattered Glass'' incarnation of [[Swerve (SG)|Swerve]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/GenSwerve/swerve.htm More information on ''Thrilling 30'' Swerve at TFU.info]''
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===''Legends''===
[[File:TF-Legends-LG-08-Swerve.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Why is the bartender packed with the ''baby'', again?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Swerve & Tailgate''' (Multi-pack, [[2015]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''LG08'''
:*''Release date'': [[January 24]] 2015

: Released in the fourth wave of TakaraTomy's ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' line, Swerve is a redeco of the above ''Generations'' Legends Class Swerve, made to closer resemble his original toy. Changes including a darker shade of red plastic, additional white paint on his legs/truck bed and a black square on his hood.

: He now comes with [[Phaser (G1)#Legends|Phaser]], a redeco of Flanker who is colored to resemble Swerve's [[My First Blaster]] in gun mode.

: Swerve and Phaser were only available in a multi-pack with [[Tailgate (G1)#Legends|Tailgate]] and [[Groundshaker (Legends)#Toys|Groundshaker]].
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===''Vintage G1''===
[[File:VG1-toy Serve.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Suave.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Swerve''' ("Legion Class" reissue, [[2018]])}}</ul>

: Part of the first wave of the ''[[Vintage|Vintage G1]]'' line, Swerve's first US re-release is very similar to his ''Encore'' "Werve" release, complete with a multicolored face, but there are a few small but significant differences. His chest sticker has been applied upside-down, his [[rubsign]] is an all-new type with a mirror-level reflective silver border and a symbol that only turns red rather than the mood-ring multicolor of older rubsigns, plus he has production information tampographed onto his inner right foot.

: Like all ''Vintage G1'' figures, Swerve was [[exclusive]] to [[Walmart]] in the United States and Canada; he debuted on the Walmart website in the US months before hitting retail in December of 2018. 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 [[Tech Spec]] card is omitted, replaced by parental warnings in ''twenty-four'' languages about the possibility of breakage due to excessive force, and that parts are not designed to reattach.

: Although originating from the 1986 range of Mini-Vehicles, ''Vintage G1'' Swerve's [[package art#Back of the box art|back-of-card artwork]] features the original 1984 mural, rather than the 1986 "Metroplex" mural present on ''Vintage G1'' [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Vintage G1|Hot Rod]]'s box.
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==Merchandise==
===Blokees===
====Blokees Wheels====
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Swerve''' (Blokees Wheels, 2025)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Blokees Wheels Transformers 01 - Roll Out!'''
:*''Pull rate:'' 1/12
:*''Accessories'': My First Blaster

:Part of the first wave of the [[Blokees]] Wheels series of blind-boxed 1/64-scale vehicles, this Swerve model kit is based on his Cybertronian car mode designed by [[Alex Milne]] for [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye]]'' comic series, and also comes with "[[My First Blaster]]"; a piece at the rear of the vehicle can be removed to allow the gun to be mounted instead, but the weapon is also compatible with most other Blokees kits that use the same 3.4 mm connection. While everything else is molded in ABS plastic, the rear vehicle shell is made out of "2.5x density" Solidex to evoke the feeling of die-cast cars like [[Hot Wheels]]. He uses the same universal Chassis Connector as the rest of the lineup. There is space for chase kits' driver figures to sit in the driver's seat, and the windshield pivots up backwards to allow access.
:Swerve was retooled into his wavemate [[Gears (G1)#Blokees Wheels|Gears]].
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==Notes==
[[File:G1-Swerve-model-comparison.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|'''Left:''' Poorly drawn Swerve from the cartoon. '''Center:''' Made up character model found in ''The Ark''. '''Right:''' ''Actual'' finalized model found among original cartoon production material.]]
* Swerve's [[robot mode]] [[character model]] used in [[The Ark series|''The Ark'' series]] books is actually not a model at all, rather it is a poorly traced episode screencap of the character from the episode "[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5]]"—which itself, was a poorly drawn attempt at a [[Character model#Model sheet poses used in fiction|model sheet pose insert in a fictional setting]]. His vehicle mode on the other hand, is a photoshopped tracing of [[Gears (G1)|Gears]]'s final vehicle mode model flipped 180° degrees. Gears's finalized vehicle mode model is more of a rough sketch, with not many solid lines, so what this photoshop job did was make the lines somewhat crisper for Swerve, and also adds additional details that didn't exist on the original model, like the "M" on the hood, which is present on the ''real'' Swerve model, but not on Gears's. Needless to say, Swerve's ''actual'' models look pretty different in comparison.
* Swerve and [[Hubcap (G1)|Hubcap]] are curiously absent from 1986's ''[[The Transformers Universe (Marvel)|The Transformers Universe]]'' profile book. The only other missing characters were the two [[Deluxe Vehicle]]s and the four [[Insecticon (G1)|Deluxe Insecticons]], whose absence might be explained by their toys' origins with companies in competition with [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]. Swerve and Hubcap's omissions, however, appear to be errors; all the other toys in their wave and subgroup were included. The extended, unused TFU entry was eventually revealed by [[Jim Sorenson]] on [http://boltax.blogspot.com/2010/12/extended-bios.html his blog "Disciples of Boltax".]
* Given the lack of appearance in any [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] fiction, including the profile books, it appears that the comic department at Marvel never received the model sheets for Swerve at all.
* According to [[James Roberts]]'s notes in his ''MTMTE Notebooks'', IDW Swerve's personality is based on Guy Gardner, but 'less of an ass'.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Werve''' (ウェーブ ''Wēbu'', ウエーブ ''Uēbu''), '''Swerve''' (スワーブ ''Suwābu'')
*''French:'' '''Embardo''' (Canada)
*''Mandarin:'' '''Bèi Lí''' (China, 背离, "Swerve")

==References==
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[[Category:Generation 1 cartoon Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 toy Autobots]]
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[[Category:IDW (2005) Autobots]]
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Hot Rod (G1)/merchandise

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Mr Camhed: /* Blokees Wheels */ Added a little tip on accessories in the line

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'''Hot Rod''' has a lot of merchandise!

==''The Transformers''==
* '''Decipher the Decepticons Sweepstakes prize''' (1986)
:5 motorized Hot Rod go-carts were advertised as the grand prizes for the [[Decipher the Decepticon]] promotional contest. Sadly, no images of these rarities have surfaced on the Internet to date. If you know where we can find one ''we will give you a baby.'' A '''real''' baby.

==Transformers Choco==
[[File:Tfchoco rodimuses.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Hot Rodimus''' (1986)

:Released as part of [[Kabaya]]'s line of ''[[Transformers Choco]]'' [[candy toy]]s, this version of Hot Rod is a small, transformable model kit, cast in solid red plastic. As with all the ''Transformers Choco'' figures, he came with "Chocolate Dots", small candies similar to M&Ms.

*'''Rodimus Convoy''' (1986)

:''Transformers Choco'' Rodimus Prime was also a small, solid-red transforming model kit packaged with Chocolate Dots. Its trailer, however, was a solid removable piece, which did not open into a battle station like the larger figure.
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==Transformers Gum==
[[File:Tfgum rodimus convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|His attempt to fight Medusa failed spectacularly.]]

*'''Rodimus Convoy''' (1986)
**''Accessories:'' Trailer/Mobile Defense Bay, Photon Eliminator, spoiler, left and right blast shields

:Rodimus Prime also had a presence in Kabaya's line of larger ''[[Transformers Gum]]'' model kits. Released as part of the line's fifth wave, Rodimus is molded in red, silver and black plastic, lacking in paint applications but featuring stickers for detail. Like many other ''Transformers Gum'' model kits, Rodimus is very much a downsized version of the regular toy, featuring all its accessories, features and (lack of) articulation. As the name suggests, rather than chocolate, Rodimus came with a stick of gum.
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[[File:TFGum2011 hotrod.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Hot Rodimus''' (2011)
**''ID number:'' '''1'''
:Released in the fourth wave of the revived ''Transformers Gum'' series in 2011, this transforming model kit of Hot Rod is made from red, orange and black plastic, and decorated with quite a few stickers to add his familiar details. Taking its cues from [[#masterpiece|''Masterpiece'' Rodimus Convoy]], the figure features an alternate Rodimus Prime head (well, a head with an alternate ''sticker''), and can combine with his fully-transformable Mobile Defense Bay to form Rodimus's vehicle mode. The Defense Bay is assembled by collecting several additional parts available with the three different kits in the wave; its base comes with [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], its sides and Rodimus's Photon Eliminator come with Hot Rod himself, and its central turret comes with [[Ginrai (robot)|Victory Leo]]. The vehicle mode replicates the approach used by the ''Masterpiece'' figure, with Hot Rod slotting into the trailer backwards, and an alternate piece featuring Rodimus's shorter hood flips up from underneath the trailer and clips over the car's rear end.
[[File:Kabaya-Rodimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Rodimus Convoy''' (2011)
:This is the pieced together Rodimus Prime from the ''Transformers Gum'' series in 2011, with its parts from across the wave.
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==Transformers Milk Caramel==
[[File:Caramel rodimus.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Rodimus Convoy''' (1986)

:A small [[glow-in-the-dark]] rubber figurine of Rodimus—known in Japan as a ''keshigomu''—was released as part of Kabaya's ''Transformers 2010''-themed assortment of ''[[Transformers Milk Caramel]]'' candy toys. Rodimus came with chocolate-covered caramel candies, and was available in red, yellow, blue and green.
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==Transformers Ramune==
[[File:Rodimus keshigomu.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Rodimus Convoy''' (1986)

:Another ''keshigomu'' of Rodimus Prime was available in the ''[[Transformers Ramune]]'' line by [[Kabaya]], scaled to be reminiscent of the earlier line of figures that had been imported by [[Hasbro]] as [[Decoy (G1)|Decoys]]. Like the other figures in this series, Rodimus came with fizzy "Ramune" candy, and was available in red, blue and yellow.
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==Forms Robo==
*'''Rodimus Convoy''' (1987)

:Rodimus was also part of the small Japanese-exclusive ''[[Forms Robo]]'' collection of larger "Decoy"-style figures, with this version of the character standing at around twice the height of a regular Decoy. Like the other figures in this wave, Rodimus was packaged in an individual baggie and was available in red, blue, green and yellow.
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==Seven==
[[File:Tfjr rodimus vinyl figure.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]

*'''Rodimus Convoy vs Galvatron''' (multi-pack, 1986)

:One of several vinyl action figures produced by the Takara subsidiary [[Seven]], Rodimus Prime was sold in a two-pack with a similar figure of [[Galvatron (G1)/toys|Galvatron]] on a blister card. He featured articulation in his shoulders.

::*''[http://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/yagyujaguar10/29049366.html More information on Rodimus Convoy vs Galvatron at a Japanese fan-blog]''

*'''Cybertron Leader Set''' (multi-pack, 1987)

:The Rodimus Prime figurine was also later made available in a two-pack with the ''Transform Jr'' [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] figure. The set also came with a small die-cast metal figurine of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]].

::*''[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/featured-ebay-auctions-32/featured-ebay-auction---tf-junior-rodimus-convoy-and-chromedome-170935/ More information on the Cybertron Leader Set at TFW2005]''
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==Talkformers==
[[File:Talkformers rodimus.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Rodimus Convoy''' (1986)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''T-01'''
:This vinyl figurine of Rodimus Prime was one of two entries in the ''[[Talkformers]]'' line. Featuring only two points of articulation in the shoulders, it spoke four pullstring-activated Japanese phrases, spoken by Rodimus's Japanese voice actor, [[Hiroya Ishimaru]].
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==Super High-Breed Model==
[[File:Hybrid model rodimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Rodimus Convoy''' (1987)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''H-01'''

:Rodimus Convoy was one of three non-transforming ''[[Super High-Breed Model]]'' vinyl figurines created in 1987 by Takara. Standing at about eight inches tall and featuring articulation in the shoulders and neck, Rodimus and his fellows ([[Galvatron (G1)/toys|Galvatron]] and [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]]) were based on their [[Studio OX]] character models, featuring much more anime-styled proportions and detailing.

:For reasons unknown, the retail release of Rodimus and the other ''Super High-Breed Model'' figures was canceled. While Galvatron was eventually released as an exclusive at [[BotCon Japan 1997]], Rodimus and Arcee have never been officially released, though they do occasionally pop up on the secondary market, commanding prices in excess of $600.
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==Parody Deformed==
*'''Rodimus Convoy''' (1990)
**''Accessories:'' Photon Eliminator
[[File:Pdtype rodimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
:A small white and red, non-transforming super deformed model kit of Rodimus Prime was available as part of Kabaya's "[[Parody Deformed]]" line of candy toys. The first figure of the third wave (the eleventh figure overall), he came with a "[[PDTF Comic]]" comic about himself, "Take A Stand!! Rodimus Convoy", and more gum.

*'''Rodimus Convoy's Photon Eliminator''' (1990)

: The first toy released in the fifth and final wave of the ''Parody Deformed'' line (and the twenty-first toy overall), this model kit replica of Rodimus's Photon Eliminator comes with a number of small plastic BBs, which it can shoot via a spring-loaded firing mechanism. It came with a "PD Type" comic centering on it, and yet more gum.
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==MC Axis==
[[File:Mcaxis hot rod.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Hot Rod''' (model kit, 1996)
**''Accessories:'' Matrix of Leadership, buzzsaw, welding torch, alternate head, alternate hands-holding-Matrix

:This Japanese "garage kit", an unpainted resin model, was made by MC Axis and came with a [[The Transformers (MC Axis manga)|comic strip]] starring Hot Rod. It includes several interchangeable parts based on Hot Rod's antics in ''The Transformers: The Movie'', including an alternate head featuring the telescopic visor from the [[Lookout Mountain]] scene, the welding torch he used to repair [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and the buzzsaw from his battles on [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]], and two versions of the Matrix of Leadership—one standard, fairly useless one, since his clenched fists are unable to hold it, and one sculpted with a pair of alternate hands holding its handles, allowing Hot Rod to hoist it aloft.

:The kit is not known for its exceptional quality control—numerous unsightly air bubbles in the plastic are not an uncommon thing to encounter.

:The resin parts needs to be washed first to prevent the paint from smearing off.

:* ''[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/4512c7fd76f8e8ee Fan review of the Hot Rod and Elita One model kits]''
:*''[http://heroicdecepticon.blogspot.com/2012/02/takara-mc-axis-hot-rod-resin-model-kit.html Photos and review of unpainted and unused complete Hot Rod kit at HeroicDecepticon.com]
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==Super Collection Figure==
[[File:SCF Rodimus.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Rodimus Convoy''' (2002)
**''Act'': '''2'''
**''Accessories'': Stand

: A three-inch tall [[plastic|PVC]] figurine of Rodimus Prime was available in the second "Act" of Takara's ''[[Heroes of Cybertron|Super Collection Figure]]'' line. Like all the figures in the "act", it was available as both a standard full color figure and a colorless translucent version, one of each of which was available in a standard case of twelve [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] figures.

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[[File:SCF Rodimus chase.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Matrix & Rodimus''' (2002)
**''Act'': '''2'''
**''Accessories'': Stand

:A rare "[[chase figure|Secret Figure]]" of Rodimus Prime was also available in the second ''SCF'' act, molded in translucent colored plastic and holding the Matrix of Leadership in both hands, in the process of opening it.

: He was ''presumably'' released at a ratio of one in every ten cases (this has not been officially confirmed, but later Acts would give those odds of finding Secret Figures). It is unknown which -if any specific- toy he replaced in the lucky case, though it's a safe guess it replaced the normal Rodimus figure.

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[[File:SCF Rodimus B.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Rodimus Convoy (B)''' (2003)
**''Act'': '''4'''
**''Accessories'': Stand

: The Matrix-bearing Rodimus chase figure was re-released as a standard figure for the fourth ''Super Collection Figure'' wave, this time as both a standard, solid-color figure and a metallic silver "pewter" version, both available at one each per standard case of twelve.

: In eight out of every ten cases, the pewter version of the figure came with the right leg of the wave's collectible [[Metroplex (G1)#Super Collection Figure|Metroplex]] "build-a-figure"; this part could be either full-color or clear, at an equal ratio of 4:4.

: The pewter version of the figure has a potential problem with connector peg breakage, due to said pegs often getting a layer of pewter paint before being forced into a socket, leading to sticking and tearing. Care should be used when moving or removing the arms; shaving down the socket interior with a thin hobby knife is usually sufficient to fix the issue.

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[[File:SCF HotRod.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Surprisingly extensively retooled.]]
*'''Hot Rodimus''' (2003)
**''Act'': '''6'''
**''Accessories'': Stand

:Regular old Hot Rod made his ''Super Collection Figure'' debut in the sixth wave of the series. This version has a new torso piece sporting a non-removable head with the telescopic visor he employed on [[Lookout Mountain]] in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', and clenched-fist hands to replicate his "gun down the shuttle" pose. Hot Rod was available in both full-color and pewter versions at one each per case. The color version sports a number of minor deco differences from his Rodimus iterations, most notably a more peach-colored orange base plastic and gloss-black boots rather than matte. Sadly, they did not change the burgundy to a more screen-accurate magenta.

: In eight out of every ten cases, the pewter Hot Rod came with the torso of the wave's [[Grand Maximus#Super Collection figure|Grand Maximus]] collectible figure. This part could be in either full color or pewter, at a ''severely'' unequal ratio of six color parts to every two pewters.

: The pewter version of the figure has a potential problem with connector peg breakage, due to said pegs often getting a layer of pewter paint before being forced into a socket, leading to sticking and tearing. Care should be used when moving or removing the arms; shaving down the socket interior with a thin hobby knife is usually sufficient to fix the issue.
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==Heroes of Cybertron==

*'''Rodimus Prime''' (2003/2006)

: When Hasbro released the ''Super Collection Figure'' line as ''[[Heroes of Cybertron]]'', the original Rodimus Prime figure was released as part of the fourth wave, now featuring a [[light-piping]] gimmick in the character's eyes, accomplished by casting the figure in translucent blue plastic and then painting over it.

: Rather than come blindpacked like the ''SCF'' figure, Rodimus came on a blister card with a profile card included.

: Rodimus was re-released in 2006 as part of a short-lived ''Heroes of Cybertron'' revival, celebrating the 2006 DVD release of the original ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', this time cast in solid rather than translucent plastic. Rodimus has a number of minor paint differences between this and his prior ''Heroes'' release as well: he only has a single shade of bright red, most of his light gray paint has been replaced with white, and his arm-pipes are now metallic silver.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Autobot/HoCRodimusPrime/rodimusprime.htm More information on ''Heroes of Cybertron'' Rodimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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==Mega Super Collection Figure==
*'''Hot Rodimus''' (2002) [[File:MegaSCFRodimus.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
** ''Japanese ID number:'' '''Mega SCF-04'''
{{toydesigner|[[Kazutami Abiko]] (TakaraTomy)}}
** ''Accessories:'' Left and right open hands, left and right fists, head w/ visor, Matrix of Leadership, buzzsaw, welding torch
:A five-inch tall, non-transforming highly-articulated PVC figure of Hot Rod was the fourth entry in Takara's ''Mega Super Collection Figure''. Based closely on Hot Rod's cartoon character model (albeit sporting the character's red and orange toy color scheme, rather than the cartoon's magenta), Hot Rod came with numerous interchangeable accessories. In addition to the Matrix of Leadership and two sets of hands—two clenched fists and two open palms—he includes several gadgets seen in ''The Transformers: The Movie'': the buzzsaw used in battle on [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]], the welding torch he used to repair [[Kup (G1)|Kup]], and an alternate head featuring an open-mouthed expression and the telescopic visor he used on Lookout Mountain.

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*'''Rodimus Convoy''' (2002)
** ''Japanese ID number:'' '''Mega SCF-06'''
{{toydesigner|[[Kazutami Abiko]] (TakaraTomy)}}
** ''Accessories:'' Left and right open hands, left and right fists, pointing left hand, right hand w/ Photon Eliminator, Matrix of Leadership

:Rodimus Prime also made an appearance in the ''Mega Super Collection Figure'' line, standing a little taller than Hot Rod. He too features his red and orange toy-based coloration, instead of the burgundy shade featured in the cartoon. He shares both the Matrix and two sets of hands with Hot Rod, but rather than Hot Rod's other tools, comes instead with a third set of hands, one pointing, and one clutching his Photon Eliminator rifle.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Cybertron/MegaSCFRodimusConvoy/rodimusconvoy.htm More information on ''Mega Super Collection Figure'' Rodimus Convoy at TFU.info]''

==MyClone==
[[File:Myclone rodimus.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Rodimus Convoy''' (2003)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''MTF007'''
**''Accessories:'' Orange display stand
{{toydesigner|[[Kazutami Abiko]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:Released in the second wave of the ''[[MyClone]]'' line of Transformers PVC figures, this adorable widdle Wodimus Pwime comes with a hexagonal orange display stand, which can link up with the identical stands included with other MyClone figures. His modular design allows his parts to be mixed and matched with those of any other MyClone figure.
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==Hard Hero==
[[File:HardHero HotRod bust.JPG|thumb]]
* '''Hotrod''' (2003)

:Number 7 in [[Hard Hero]]'s main ''Transformers'' series, "Hotrod" is a six inches tall cold-cast porcelain bust. The bust was limited to 4000 pieces, with an additional 100 being specially signed by sculptor [[Jason Ray]], and is a vanishingly rare example of a piece of Hot Rod merchandise that actually colors the character in his original magenta hue.

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==Generation 1 Figure-Collection==

[[File:Bottlecap rodimus.JPG|thumb]]

*'''Rodimus Convoy''' (2003)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-6'''
**''Accessories:'' Display base

:At only one inch in height, this Rodimus "bottlecap" figurine (so named because its display base is the size of a bottlecap) was one of fourteen blindpacked figures available in Kabaya's Transformers [[Generation 1 Figure-Collection]]. The figure was rendered in a "retro" black and white color scheme, and came with a leaflet, personalized with cartoon screen captures.

::*''[http://snakas.web.fc2.com/misc_item/kabaya_bottle.htm More information on the Bottlecap Collection at Autobase Aichi]''
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==Titanium Series==
[[File:TitaniumRM Rodimus.jpg|thumb|"Three-inch Rod" is its own joke.]]
*'''Rodimus''' (3-inch Robot Masters, 2006)
**''Accessories:'' Firebolt gun, Autobot insignia display base

: ''Titanium'' Rodimus is a 3 inch tall, non-transforming, die-cast metal figurine. He has limited articulation, localized in his head, shoulders and waist. His gun (which looks an ''awful'' lot like Firebolt) is also removable. Excitement! Like all the figures in the line, he came packaged with a clear plastic display base, sculpted in the shape of, and decorated with, his faction's insignia.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Autobot/TitRodimus/rodimus.htm More information on Titanium Robot Heroes Rodimus at TFU.info]''

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==First 4 Figures==
*'''Hot Rod vs Ravage & Rumble''' (<s>2006</s> unreleased)
{{toydesigner|[[Lam Ahtek|Little IroN]] (concept artist), [["Mad" Alterton]] (sculptor)}}

:Intended for release in the ''Transformers Battlefield'' line by model company [[First 4 Figures]], this was to be 13-inch-ish tall diorama depicting Hot Rod fighting against [[Ravage (G1)/toys#First 4 Figures|Ravage]] and [[Rumble (G1)/toys#First 4 Figures|Rumble]]. As a ''Battlefield'' release, this model would have featured a detailed base designed to interlock with others in the same range to create a massive battle diorama. Unfortunately, a general discontinuation of First 4 Figures' ''Transformers''-related output meant only the first model, "[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#First 4 Figures|Optimus Prime]] vs [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#First 4 Figures|Megatron]]", was released.

:All models in the ''Battlefield'' line were advertised as being sculpted by [["Mad" Alterton]], with a corresponding set of art posters by [[Little IroN]], implying he had produced the concept art for each release. The digital sculpt for Hot Rod was reportedly shown to the toy news press at New York [[Toy Fair]] in 2006.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070806062058/http://toyfair06.asmzine.com/first4figures/report.html "First4Figures Limited Transformers Statues and Busts Info!"] at ASMzine.com (archived)</ref> The set was likely intended to be limited to 1,850 pieces worldwide, given that the certificate of authenticity for the previous set allowed buyers to reserve the same numbered release on their next purchase in the series.

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==Metalverse Collection==
[[File:Hot Rod mv.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I'm a little bit expensive.]]

*'''Hot Rodimus''' (Metalverse Collection MVC-01, 2007)

:Large, rather expensive PVC statue with a sculpted base released by [http://www4.big.or.jp/~cyclone/DAIKI/index.html Daiki Industry]. Designed by [[Hirofumi Ichikawa]] and sculpted by Yuho Koike, it was originally conceived as a clock-statue (the clock would have gone in the nameplate/sigil section of the base) and proposed as a [[BotCon]] exclusive by Mr. Koike and [[Fumihiko Akiyama]].

::*''[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_frm/thread/2faa2eeb4000724f/48a6e4867e425257?lnk=st&q=#48a6e4867e425257 More details on Metalverse Collection Hot Rodimus at alt.toys.transformers]
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==Art Asylum==
[[File:AAUnicron statue.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|“He’s right behind me, isn’t he?”]]
* '''Unicron Movie Statue''' (Diamond Select, 2007)

: This [[Diamond Select Toys|Diamond Select]] statue of Hot Rod and [[Unicron/toys|Unicron]] stands 8 ½” tall and was limited to 1,986 pieces (as in 1986, the year the original animated ''[[The Transformers: The Movie|Transformers]]'' movie was released). Hot Rod stands in the center of the piece, holding the [[Matrix of Leadership]] aloft, as Unicron looms behind him. Despite this scene being based on the movie, Hot Rod is colored red like his toy instead of magenta.
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[[File:Diamond rodimus bust.jpg|thumb|"[[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]]... you must help me... you are... the Autobots'... last hope..."]]
*'''Rodimus Prime head bust''' (Diamond Select, 2008)

:After the Unicron diorama, Rodimus got a statue all to himself with this Art Asylum mini-bust. It was roughly five inches tall and limited to 1500 pieces.
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==''Robot Heroes''==
[[File:G1 RobotHeroes RodimusVsInsecticon.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Light our cutest hour.]]
*'''Rodimus & Insecticon''' (Two-pack, 2007)
{{toydesigner|[[Bill Rawley]] (Hasbro)|[[Marcelo Matere]] (concept artist)}}

:''[[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'' Rodimus is a two inch tall figure sculpted in [[super deformed]] style with articulation at the shoulders. Sporting the color scheme of, and details based on the stickers of, the original Generation 1 Hot Rod toy, he came in a two-pack with "[[Shrapnel (G1)#Robot Heroes|Insecticon]]".

:Rodimus was also one of the ''Robot Heroes'' figures released in single-packed, blindpacked form in other countries such as Malaysia and the United Kingdom. Notably, for this release, the character card included with the figure actually used his original name, Hot Rod!

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/RHRodimus/rodimus.htm More information on ''Robot Heroes'' Rodimus at TFU.info]''

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*'''Hot Rod''' (Single-pack, 2008)

: In some countries outside of North America, Rodimus (renamed to Hot Rod) was released individually in a blindpack with no notable changes.
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==3D Battle-Card Game==
[[File:3dbattlecardgame hotrod.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Hot Rod''' (2007)

: A 28-point "uncommon" character in the [[3D Battle-Card Game]]'s "Energon Wars" expansion, Hot Rod "transforms" into a red sports car that vaguely resembles a Ford GT 40. He uses the same parts layout as [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|Movie]] [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]], [[Smokescreen (Movie)|Smokescreen]] and [[Cliffjumper (Movie)|Cliffjumper]], along with fellow "Energon Wars" addition ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' [[Blurr (Armada)|Blurr]].
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==Sota Toys==
*'''Transformers Chess Set''' (<s>2007</s>)
:A Rodimus piece opening the Matrix of Leadership was to be the Autobot-side Queen on a [[Chess#Sota Toys|chess set]] based on Generation 1, but the set apparently never saw release.
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==Revoltech==
[[File:Revoltech Rodimus toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Bang Bang... I shot you down, Bang Bang..."]]
* '''Hot Rodimus''' (2008)
** ''Yamaguchi Series number:'' '''047'''
** ''Accessories:'' Photon laser 1, Photon laser 2, 4 x hands (left & right gun holding hands, right pointing hand and thumbs-up right hand)

:A non-transforming but ''highly'' articulated Hot Rod action figure, ''[[Revoltech]]'' Hot Rodimus uses the ''Revoltech'' "revolver joints" for maximum poseability. It comes with his twin handguns, an extra head with deployed visor and a more neutral expression, a posing stand, and four extra hands (two hands for holding the guns, a pointing right hand, and a thumbs-up left hand).<ref>[http://bakaneko.way-nifty.com/revoltech/2008/01/post_909a.html Photos of the set contents at Revoltech's official blog site.]</ref><ref>[http://www.amiami.com/shop/?vgForm=ProductInfo&sku=TOY-RBT-0149&template=review.html Large images of the figure and its accessories at the online store Amiami.]</ref>
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==''Thrilling 30''==
*'''Rodimus''' (Collectible Figurine, 2014)
**''Series / Number:'' '''2 / #20'''
**''Accessories:'' Collector's base
:A super-deformed Rodimus was released among the blindpacked [[Thrilling 30#Collectible Figurines|''Thrilling 30'' Collectible Figurines]] by [[Goldie Marketing]]. He comes with a base to help him stand, a collector's card that doubles as a puzzle piece, and a checklist.

*'''Collectible Figurines''' (5-pack, 2014)
**''Series:'' '''2'''
**''Accessories:'' 5 collector's bases
:The same Rodimus figurine was also available in a 5-pack alongside [[Bumblebee (G1)/merchandise#Thrilling 30|Bumblebee]], [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Thrilling 30|Shockwave]], [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/merchandise#Thrilling 30|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Thrilling 30|Grimlock]].
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==ES Gōkin==
*'''Rodimus Convoy''' (2015)
**''Accessories:'' Photon eliminator, display stand

:[[Art Storm]] produced a posable super-deformed Rodimus Prime figure as part of their ''ES Gōkin'' series. He comes with his photon eliminator weapon and can hold the Matrix accessory that comes with ''ES Gōkin'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#ES Gōkin|Optimus Prime]].

::*''[http://artstorm.co.jp/esgokin_rodimusconvoy.html More information on ''ES Gōkin'' Rodimus Convoy at Art Storm's official site]''
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==My Busy Books==
[[File:TF-My-Busy-Books-Transformers-Hot-Rod-figurine.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Transformers: My Busy Book''' (2017)

:This Hot Rod is a pair of small, PVC non-transforming figurines consists of his robot mode (in his [[evergreen]] design) and his race car alternate mode. Like most of the land-based vehicle figurines from this line, his wheels do not roll. These figures were available with a [[Transformers: My Busy Book|10-page board book]], a box of 12 figurines, and a playmat with depictions of a destroyed city and Cybertron.

:In terms of quality control, the figurines' paint applications can be...well, ''almost not entirely'' shoddy (especially the flame decal/insignia combination on his vehicle hood).

:For whatever reason, Hot Rod's alt mode figurine is not included with the Brazilian edition of the book.

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==Soldier Story==
[[File:Soldier-Story-Unicron-lamp.jpeg|thumb|Hot Rod Not God.]]
*'''Unicron''' (2017)
**''Accessories:'' Unicron with base, Hot Rod with clear stand, remote control, USB power cable

:[[Soldier Story Toys]] released a table lamp of Unicron and Hot Rod. Equipped with the Matrix of Leadership, Hot Rod stands approximately 6" tall, positively dwarfed by the 26" Unicron standing right behind him. The set is bedecked with over 70 LEDs of various colors and also projects the Decepticon [[insignia]] above it.

::*''[http://www.soldierstory-toys.com/products_show.asp?id=193 More information on the Unicron table lamp at Soldier Story's website]''
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==Forever Clever==
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*'''Wall Walkers Hotrod{{sic}}''' (2018)
:Exclusively released in [[Blindpacking|blind bags]] by [[Forever Clever]], ''Wall Walkers'' Hot Rod has suction cups on its hands and feet so it can stick to walls. All its details are printed on, and besides its colors and printing, it is identical to the other Wall Walkers toys. Hot Rod's name is spelled on the packaging as one word.

==Imaginarium Art==
[[File:ImaginariumRodimus.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|This is getting ''expensive''!]]
*'''Rodimus Prime''' (2018)

:[[Imaginarium Art]]'s statue of Rodimus Prime stands 31 inches tall, featuring 2 different heads for alternate facial expressions, as well as two different sets of arms - one pointing while holding his rifle, the other grasping the Matrix of Leadership. Only 400 were produced.

:The design seems to have been based off [[IP infringement|the unlicensed "Carry" figure]]... oops.
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==''Authentics''==
[[File:ClipBotsHotRod.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]
*'''Autobot Hot Rod''' (2018)
:''Clip Bots'' Hot Rod is a small [[super deformed]] plush that can be "transformed" into a little sports car by flipping it inside out. It features a plastic clip so it can dangle from whatever you clip it to.
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==Transformers Trading Card Game==
[[File:W2HotRod.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Autobot Hot Rod, Impulsive Fighter''' (2019)
**'''Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners'''
**''Rarity: '''''UT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T04/T46'''
**''Stars: ''7

:Autobot Hot Rod, Impulsive Fighter 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, this Hot Rod 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 Autobot Hot Rod, Impulsive Fighter depicts the upper left portion of [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|Optimus Maximus']], of whom Hot Rod forms the chest piece.

:The artwork for Bot Mode is reused from the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile game.

:Autobot Hot Rod, Impulsive Fighter can be used to form Optimus Maximus, Ultimate Defender with the use of the Action card [[Enigma of Combination|Sentinel Enigma]] while he and the other Wave 2 Sentinels are in Bot mode on the battlefield and/or KO area.
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[[File:W4PrivateHotRod.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Private Hot Rod, Infantry-Soldier''' (2019)
**'''Wave 4: War for Cybertron: Siege II'''
**''Rarity: '''''RT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T20/T52'''
**''Stars: ''9

:Private Hot Rod, Infantry-Soldier is one of 52 character cards released in Wave 4 of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]], War for Cybertron: Siege II.

:The card features original artwork for both modes, with line-art by [[Andrew Griffith]] and colors by [[Alex Tarca]].
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==Flame Toys==
===Kuro Kara Kuri===
[[File:Kuro-Kara-Kuri-Rodimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|“I have the power of [[Primus]] ''and'' anime on my side!”]]
*'''Rodimus (IDW ver.)''' (January [[2023]])
**''Accessories:'' Photon Eliminator Rifle, Rod / sword, Drill Hook with Wire, Beam Effect, 5 hand sets, 4 faces, Lightning Bow (exclusive)
**''Sculptor'': Yuki Onoda
**''Coloring'': rando. (OVERSTAND)

:''Kuro Kara Kuri'' Rodimus is a high-end collectible action figure from [[Flame Toys]]. Owners build up Rodimus' body ornamentation around a relatively simple "interior" to build one of two figures. The first is based on the design by [[Alex Milne]] as seen in [[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]], similar to the ''Furai Model'' version (see below). The second is based on the design by [[Don Figueroa]] from the ongoing [[The Transformers (IDW)]]. There are LEDs in his eyes, chest, and shoulders.
:The set includes a huge sword accessory that doubles as a fishing rod, as well as a rifle and four alternate faces with different expressions (calm, grimacing, shouting, smirking).
:If purchased via D4toys.com, SEN-TI-DEN Hong Kong, or events attended by Flame Toys, he also includes a Powered Lightning Bow.
:Takara, working directly with Flame Toys, based the transforming [[T-SPARK#Adamas Machina|Adamas Machina]] [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Adamas Machina|Rodimus]] very closely on this figure.

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*'''Rodimus (Lost Light Ver.)'''
**''Accessories:'' ?
**''Sculptor'': Yuki Onoda
**''Coloring'': ?
:The ''Kuro Kara Kuri'' Lost Light version of Rodimus is a limited edition repaint of ''Rodimus (IDW ver.)'' in the black, purple and blue colours of [[Black Rodimus Convoy]], that he sported in most of the issues of [[The Transformers: Lost Light]],

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===Furai Model===
[[File:Furai-Model-Rodimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Rodimus (IDW ver.)''' (July 2021)
**''Number'': '''17'''
**''Additional accessories'': 2 pairs of hands (gun-holding, open-palm), 2 "Photon Lasers", 1 pair of exhaust pipes

:Released as part of the ''Furai Model'' line by [[Flame Toys]] and based on the design by [[Alex Milne]], as seen in [[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]], Rodimus is an articulated, non-transforming, Voyager Class-sized {{w|Gunpla}}-style model kit that uses hard ABS plastic and some polycaps.

:For straight-assembly builders, Rodimus features a sheet of foil stickers for detail (notably the chest insignia), though the kit can be panel-lined and touched-up with several panel-lining and paint markers (water/acrylic-based markers are recommended, as alcohol-based markers like ''Gundam Markers'' can potentially damage the ABS plastic). If one desires; the kit's pieces, aside from the translucent parts, can be fully coated with spray paints to recreate the finished sample seen in the stock photos.

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==''ReAction''==
*'''Hot Rod''' (2021)
**''Accessories'': 2 guns

: Released in the fourth wave of [[Super7]]'s line of multi-property 3.75-inch "retro" action figures, ''[[ReAction]]'' Hot Rod 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 two weapons, based on the ones from his original 1986 toy.

: As with all releases in the ''ReAction'' toyline, Hot Rod 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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==Icon Heroes==
*'''Hot Rod x Ultra Magnus Retro Pin Set''' (2021)
: A hard enamel pin based on Hot Rod's original G1 package art made by Icon Heroes. It comes carded with an [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/merchandise#Icon Heroes|Ultra Magnus]] pin.

: This set was originally a [[San Diego Comic-Con]] exclusive in celebration of the 35th anniversary of ''The Transformers: The Movie'', but was also made available later through Icon Heroes' online store.
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==Eaglemoss==
[[File:EaglemossChess HotRod RodimusPrime.jpg|upright=1.11|thumb|"[[Grimlock (G1)|Him Rodimus not King, him bozo!]]"]]
* '''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 Hot Rod was slated to be one of the standard Knight pieces on the Autobot side.

:A separate piece, this time portraying Rodimus Prime opening the Matrix of Leadership, was also going to be included as a replacement King piece for higher-paying backers.

: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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==e-HOBBY==

===''Transformers Character Card''===
[[File:Transformers Character Card Rodimus and Galvatron.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]
*'''Rodimus Convoy & Galvatron Set''' ([[March 14]], [[2022]])
**''ID number:'' '''05 & 06'''

:Released as part of the second wave of the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive ''[[Transformers Character Card]]'' series, this pair of holographic trading cards depict super-deformed art of "Rodimus Convoy" and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] along with [[bio|character profiles]] and [[Tech Spec|tech specs]].
::*''[[Source:Transformers Character Card#05|Translation of Rodimus Prime's Transformers Character Card]]''
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[[File:Transformers Character Card Hot Rod and Orion Pax.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]
*'''Orion Pax & Hot Rodimus Set''' ([[August 14]], [[2023]])
**''ID number:'' '''59 & 60'''

:Released as part of the eighth wave of the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive ''[[Transformers Character Card]]'' series, this pair of holographic trading cards depict super-deformed art of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Orion Pax]] and "Hot Rodimus" along with [[bio|character profiles]] and [[Tech Spec|tech specs]].
::*''[[Source:Transformers Character Card#60|Translation of Hot Rod's Transformers Character Card]]''

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===Acrylic keychain series===
[[File:E-Hobby Hot Rod and Ultra Magnus keychains.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]
*'''Hot Rodimus & Ultra Magnus''' ([[October]], [[2022]])

:Released as part of the first wave of an [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive series, this pair of keychains depicts character art and assets re-used from Hot Rod and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus's]] [[The Transformers: Masterpiece|''Masterpiece'']] releases, namely [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#MP28|MP-28 Hot Rodimus]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#MP22|MP-22 Ultra Magnus]] respectively.

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==''Pop!''==
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*'''Hot Rod''' ([[Funko Pop!#Digital Pop! NFTs|Digital ''Pop!'']], 2022)
**''Rarity:''
***''Monochrome:'' '''Common'''
***''Static:'' '''Common'''
***''Glowing:'' '''Uncommon'''
***''Chrome:'' '''Uncommon'''
***''Original:'' '''Legendary'''

:{{W|Non-fungible token|NFT}}s depicting Hot Rod in the Funko style. The legendary variant could be redeemed for a chance to get a physical version of the depicted figure. Said variant was limited to 1,550 pieces.

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[[File:Funko Pop Digital Hot Rod.jpg|thumb|200px]]
*'''Hot Rod''' (2022)
**''ID number:'' '''48'''

:Part of the ''Pop! Digital'' segment, Hot Rod is a super deformed vinyl figure based on his original Generation 1 toy. It could only be acquired by redeeming the Legendary variant of the NFT above.

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[[File:SDCCFunkoRodimus.jpg||thumb|Destiny has chosen you--to stand in line at SDCC and wait your turn to maybe buy this.]]
*'''Rodimus & Galvatron''' (2-pack, 2023)

:Available in a 2-pack with [[Galvatron (G1)/toys#Pop!|Galvatron]] at [[San Diego Comic-Con|San Diego Comic-Con 2023]] and also the Funko website, this "Rodimus" vinyl figure is based on Rodimus Prime's original Generation 1 toy, complete with a molded photon eliminator on his right hand. Despite that, the pack is branded as ''Pop! Television'' instead of ''Retro Toys'', which would've made more sense for it. The pack also doesn't feature an ID number, which is a rarity among Funko ''Pop!'' vinyls.
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[[File:FunkoPopHotRodMatrix.jpg|thumb|upright=1]]
*'''Hot Rod With Matrix''' (2025)
**''ID number:'' '''147'''

:Part of the ''Pop! Retro Toys'' segment, this Hot Rod is a repaint and retool of the ''Digital'' figure above, now posed with an energy-crackling Matrix.
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==Jada Toys==
===''Nano Metalfigs''===
[[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'' Hot Rod is an incredibly small die-cast figurine molded doing an action pose. 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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===''Nano Hollywood Rides''===
*'''Sideswipe / <s>Jazz</s> Hot Rod / Jetfire''' (1.65" Die Cast Vehicle 3-pack, <s>2022</s>)
:''Nano Hollywood Rides'' Hot Rod is a small non-transforming die-cast car measuring approximately 1.65 inches long.

:[[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Nano Hollywood Rides|Sideswipe]] and [[Jetfire (G1)/toys#Jada Toys|Jetfire]] were originally announced in 2020 as part of a 3-pack alongside [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Nano Hollywood Rides|Jazz]], but the pack got delayed and by 2022 Jazz got replaced by Hot Rod. As of 2023, however, it's unclear if the pack will ever get to see an official release in any form.
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==''Ultimetal''==
[[File:UltimetalRodimusPrime.jpg|thumb|With exciting not-get-carded-anymore action!]]
*'''Rodimus Prime''' (2022)
**ID Number: '''S-01'''
**''Accessories'': Alternate head, alternate spoiler, alternate shoulders (2), guns (2), Matrix of Leadership (2), stand

:First revealed at the [[Animation-Comic-Game Hong Kong 2021]] expo, ''[[Art Storm|Ultimetal]]'' Rodimus Prime is a highly articulated 12" figure made largely from [[die-cast]] metal. It is sculpted to resemble his anime-styled [[Studio OX]] character model. The figure can be modified to depict both Hot Rod and Rodimus Prime: it includes two heads, two quite different spoiler designs, different shoulder builds, two Hot Rod handguns that can merge into Rodimus' photon eliminator, and extending legs that change its overall height by about 1 centimeter. It also has two Matrix-es of Leadership: a large one meant for the robot to hold, with an opening gem housing lit by an internal [[LED]], and a small one that when inserted into Hot Rod's chest causes his shoulders to broaden for the Rodimus form.

:The package write-up repeats the "Range: 4 miles" error from [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys|the original G1 toy's]] [[Bio|box]].
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==XM Studios==
[[File:XMStudiosRodimusStatue.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Did you forget which car mode you came in? Give me your keys.]]
*'''Rodimus Prime''' (2022)

:[[XM Studios]]' statue of Rodimus Prime is 36" tall, made of hand-painted porcelain. Rodimus has [[LED|light-up eyes]] and two different versions of each arm, allowing owners to pose him alternately holding his two small guns, large rifle, and Matrix of Leadership. The set also includes a sculpted representation of Hot Rod's car mode that can be displayed next to the robot.

:300 pieces were produced, with a suggested price of about $1,700 US.
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==Threezero==
[[File:Threezero-MDLX-Rodimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright]]
*'''Rodimus Prime''' (MDLX, 2023)
**''Known designers:'' Kelvin Sau
**''Accessories:'' one "Laser Blaster", one "Blaster Rifle", eight pairs of hands
:[[Threezero]]'s fourth figure for their MDLX lineup, this version of Rodimus Prime is an original design taking inspiration from the original cartoon but with the aesthetics in the vein of the live-action movies. Rodimus is a smaller scaled, non-transforming action figure in the vein of contemporary collector-oriented lines like Figma and S.H. Figuarts. Like those lines, the figure is extremely well-articulated and detailed, features accessories interchangeable hands. He comes with a whopping ''eight'' pairs of hands: two closed fists, two blaster-holding hands, two open hands, two Matrix- (and rifle-) holding hands, thumbs-up & pointing left hands, and two right handshake hands (one for him, the other for [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#MDLX|Optimus Prime]]). While he does not include the Matrix of Leadership, he does have his two photon eliminators ("Laser Blaster" and "Blaster Rifle") which can combine into a very long rifle.

::*''[https://www.threezerohk.com/product/mdlx-rodimus-prime/ More information on MDLX Rodimus Prime at Threezero]
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==''Minimates''==
*'''Hot Rod''' (2023)
**''Accessories'': gun, Matrix
:Produced by [[Diamond Select]], ''[[Minimates]]'' Hot Rod is a 2-inch-tall figurine featuring metallic paint, 12-14 points of articulation, and accessories and body parts interchangeable with other Minimates. Hot Rod was released as part of a [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2023 [[exclusive]] 4-pack meant to commemorate ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', with packaging resembling a VHS cassette. Only 1,500 were produced.
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==''Transformers × Mini World''==
[[File:MiniWorldRodimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Hot Rod''' (2023)
**''Accessories'': Transforming base, gun, circular saw, machine part, crane arm, 2 connectors

:''[[Transformers × Mini World]]'' Hot Rod is a tie-in to the popular [[China|Chinese]] game ''[[Mini World]]''. It comes with a display base which can fold up into a cube-shaped representation of Rodimus Prime's space-Winnebago mode, complete with rolling wheels. The figure can transform into a storage mode and store fully inside the cube, or you can remove his head and replace it with the cube. The unfurled base mode has some machinery inside, as well as a weapons rack to store the included gun and saw blade accessories.

:Each set includes [[Build a Figure]]-like machinery components which can be combined with parts from other sets to make new structures.

:It is exclusively available at TMall, a subsidiary of Alibaba. This figure was released both individually and as part of a giftset with the rest of the "Mini World" Transformers.
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==''Blokees''==
===Defender Version===
[[File:Blokees-TF-GV-Defender-03-Hot-Rod.jpg|thumb|300px]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Hot Rod''' (2025)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Defender Version 03 - Heavy Metal War'''
:*''Accessories'': Blaster

:Released in the third wave of [[Blokees]]' ''Galaxy Version Defender'' line of blind boxes, this Hot Rod is a 2.2-inch (5.5cm) figure, a few inches smaller than the ''Galaxy Version'' kits, but still articulated. In addition to the blaster accessory, Hot Rod also features a buzzsaw on his left arm instead of a regular hand part (a [[Rodimus (SG)|possible future redeco]], perhaps?). If one chooses, one can find a color-matched left-hand elsewhere (such as Brilliant Bumblebee) in this line for the good old Roddy. If you're also itching for show accuracy, the exhaust pipe-equipped forearms from the next wave's Rodimus can also be used on this kit, though there is a very slight shading differences between the two parts.

:Like most of the larger Galaxy Version kits, Hot Rod features a simple neck joint that is colored to match his optics, allowing it to be see-through from his head's eye holes.

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[[File:Blokees-TF-Defender-04-Rodimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|250px]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Rodimus Prime''' (2025)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Defender Version 04 - Tyrant's Fury'''

:One of the six headline figures for the fourth ''Galaxy Version Defender'' line, this kit of Hot Rod is molded in his Rodimus Prime form. Unlike the other Defender robot kits, Rodimus features differently molded shoulder ball joints, which were meant to accommodate his upwards Matrix-holding pose.

: Although likely due to the somewhat loose socket joint, the neck joint/eye parts would be stuck inside the helmet/head unless the socket or ball joint is thickened with floor polish or super glue for a slightly tighter grip, allowing the neck joint to be easily pulled out.
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[[File:Blokees-TF-Galaxy-Version-Defender-04-Rodimus-Prime-Vehicle.jpg|thumb|300px]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Rodimus Prime (Vehicle)''' (2025)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Defender Version 04 - Tyrant's Fury'''

:This ''Defender'' kit of Rodimus Prime is molded in his futuristic truck mode. Like the first wave's Optimus Prime vehicle, the truck can convert into a Mobile Defense Bay, where the turret can be extended and wielded by other robot kits from the same line, allowing them to ride it.

:Due to its single small peg and peg hole, the two halves of the Mobile Defense Bay will leave a slight gap after a few repeated transformations.

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[[File:Blokees-TF-Defender-04-Special-Galaxy-Rodimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|300px]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Special Galaxy Type Rodimus Prime''' (2025)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Defender Version 04 - Tyrant's Fury'''
:*''Accessories'': Matrix of Leadership (w/effect)

:One of the four chase figures in the line, the "Special Galaxy Type" Rodimus Prime is a metallic redeco of the robot kit above, featuring additional tampos to make him more accurate to the show, and he comes with a Matrix of Leadership accessory. One chase variant is guaranteed per case, meaning this Rodimus appears in five out of every twelve cases.

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[[File:Blokees-TF-Galaxy-Version-Defender-04-Special-Armor-Type-Rodimus.jpg|thumb|250px]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Special Armor Type Rodimus Prime''' (2025)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Defender Version 04 - Tyrant's Fury'''
:*''Accessories'': Energy Sword, Matrix of Leadership (w/effect)

:The "Special Armor Type" version of the Rodimus Prime kit is an alternate version of the Special Galaxy Type chase figure, decked out in metallic plastic and paint. In addition, Rodimus also features translucent (and gradient-painted) forearms/hands and lower legs/feet, a fiery back spoiler, and an Energy Sword (inspired by the sword he used in [[The War to End All Wars, Part 5|''Regeneration One'']]) to recreate his fiery form featured in the cover of the [[Last Bot Standing issue 4|4th issue]] of [[Transformers: Last Bot Standing|''Last Bot Standing'']], and the Matrix of Leadership is now applied with extra gold details to make it more accurate. Unlike the chase variant above, this Rodimus has an even slimmer pull rate of 1 in every 144 boxes, or once per twelve cases.

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===Galaxy Version===
[[File:Blokees-TF-GV-08-Hot-Rod.jpg|thumb|300px]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Hot Rod''' (2025)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Galaxy Version 08 - One Shall Fall'''
:*''Accessories'': 2 pairs of hands (Item-holding, splayed open-palm), Fishing rod, Buzzsaw, spare ball joint

:Part of the eighth wave of Blokees' Galaxy Version blindbox kits, this Hot Rod is a roughly 4-inch-tall, highly-articulated, and non-transforming snap-on model kit of the Autobot <s>punk</s> Cavalier. He is built on a "Standard Body" skeleton shared with other Blokees figures in the line, but with different body pieces to make them distinct. As advertised in the box, Hot Rod has a pull rate of 1 in every 9 boxes, or three times across four cases. Aside from the 2 pairs of hands, Hot Rod comes with a fishing rod (with a molded Sharkticon on the fish hook) and a circular buzzsaw accessory that can replace his left hand. In addition to the ball-jointed waist from the previous entry, Hot Rod also features updated articulation, including a slide-down hip joint axis, rotating upper thigh joints, and improved double-jointed knee articulation, similar to his wave mates.

:Because the newly designed knee joints are made to fit the narrow gaps in the thighs and lower legs, they are incompatible with joints from previous releases, including those used for the elbows.

:If you're a speed builder, be careful when attaching the pre-assembled joints; Unlike the symmetrical joints from earlier waves, the pegs on both ends of the elbow joints are designed to connect to specific pieces; The tabs with slightly smaller holes are meant for the upper arms, while the regular tabs are intended for the forearms. However, doing it incorrectly still won't affect the articulation.

:Along with the rest of the wavemates, Hot Rod is first revealed at Blokees' booth at the IBTE 2025 (Indonesia International Baby Products & Toys Expo) event.
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===Blokees Wheels===
[[File:Blokees-Wheels-TF-C01-Rodimus.jpg|thumb|250px]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Rodimus Prime''' (2025)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Blokees Wheels Transformers 01 - Roll Out!'''
:*''Pull rate:'' 1/24

:Part of the first wave of the Blokees Wheels series of blind-boxed 1/64-scale vehicles, this Rodimus Prime model kit is based on his Cybertronian hot rod mode designed by [[Alex Milne]] for [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye]]'' comic series. While everything else is molded in ABS plastic, the main vehicle shell is made out of "2.5x density" Solidex to evoke the feeling of die-cast cars like [[Hot Wheels]]. He uses the same universal Chassis Connector as the rest of the lineup, and his canopy can be opened to allow the chase kits' driver figures to sit inside. The figure of Rodimus and its chase kit repaint is the only one in the line with the universal connectors exposed in finished state and thus can be compatible with Gears' blast effect part without disassembling anything.

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[[File:Blokees-Wheels-TF-C01-Radiant-Rodimus.jpg|thumb|250px]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Rodimus Prime -Radiant Edition-''' (2025)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Blokees Wheels Transformers 01 - Roll Out!'''
:*''Accessories'': Driver figure

:One of the two chase kits with a slim pull rate of 5/144, the "Radiant Edition" Rodimus Prime is a primarily metallic purple redeco of the kit above, representing his Lost Light paint job. He also includes an additional translucent blue driver minifigure, which also fits in the other vehicle kits.

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Rodimus Prime -Titanium Edition-''' (2025)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Blokees Wheels Transformers 01 - Roll Out!'''
:*''Accessories'': Driver figure

:One of the two chase kits with the slimmest pull rate of 1/144, the "Titanium Edition" Rodimus Prime is a metallic redeco of the original kit in his base colors in a delicious metallic paint job, and he comes with the same driver figure from the Radiant Edition release of the kit.
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==Yolopark==
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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Rodimus Prime''' (AMK Mini, 2025)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': 2 pairs of hands (Fists/item-holding, splayed open-palm), 2 photon lasers

:Sold as part of the second wave of [[Yolopark]]'s AMK ''(Advanced Model Kit)'' Mini Series, this kit of Rodimus Prime can only be completed by snapping the pre-painted pieces together. Aside from an extra pair of splayed open hand parts, Rodimus comes with his signature pair of photon lasers. As with the rest of the kits starting from this wave, he also features new articulation points (the only kit in this wave to have them), particularly the upwards-raising joints, the ball-and-socket jointed waist-to-torso, double-jointed elbows, near 100-degree knees, and forward-pivoting ball-jointed ankles. Unlike the first wave, the hand parts are smaller, and the pointing finger parts are omitted.

:While the stock photos and final product display the rather inaccurate dark gray hand parts, the stock renders used for the packaging and card depict his arms in a show-accurate, lighter shade of gray.

:Rodimus is sold as either an individually marked single or a blind box figure.

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-sa|'''Rodimus Unicronus'''/'''Rodimus (Shattered Glass)''' (AMK Mini, 2025)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': 2 pairs of hands (Fists/item-holding, splayed open-palm), 2 photon lasers

:One of the two secret figures for the blind-box release of the 2nd ''AMK Mini'' line, this Rodimus is a redeco of the kit above, labelling as both his ''Shattered Glass'' and his "Rodimus Unicronus" identity, with the former's insignia.

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==Auldey==
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Hot Rod''' (Alpha Action Elite, 2025)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''The Demon Star Approaches'''
:*''ID Number'':
:*''Accessories:'':
{{toydesigner|[[Lam Ahtek]]}}

:Sold as part of [[Auldey]]'s "Alpha Action Elite (AAE)" series of blindboxes, this Hot Rod is a 5-inch non-transforming but highly articulated action figure.

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==References==
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[[Category:3D Battle-Cards]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:MyClone]]
[[Category:Robot Heroes]]
[[Category:Titanium Series]]
[[Category:Transformers Character Card Autobots]]

Gears (G1)

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Mr Camhed: /* Blokees Wheels */ Gears' windshield canopy opens up actually, and It's a very clever design that looks cool in the end result.

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:''Gears is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Gearsg1.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Gears, ironically, hates [[Neon|bright colors]].]]
'''Gears''' hates [[Earth]], a lush, green planet practically as unlike his cozy, gray, metallic [[Cybertron (planet)|homeworld]] as possible. He grumbles and complains about being shipwrecked on it—complains and grumbles to a ridiculous extent, until he becomes a source of amusement, rather than negativity. This is usually his intent—unlike his fellow [[Mini Vehicle]] [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]], Gears has a desire to help his fellow Autobots see good in a bad situation. Still, he does get depressed from time to time.

Gears is strong and tough, not so much in lifting but in endurance, and carrying heavy loads with little effort, be they energon cubes, disabled Autobots, or potatoes for the farmers' market. He is fitted with infrared vision sensors.

In [[robot mode]], Gears can release controlled bursts of compressed air from his feet, launching himself to altitudes over 100,000 feet, and floating back down. In doing so, he must be careful not to lose air pressure before coming close enough to the ground for a safe landing.

{{bigquote|What did you do to Gears, you monster? You turned him...''nice!''|[[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]]|"[[Changing Gears]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}
[[File:Gearsg1firstappearance.jpg|left|upright=1.5|thumb|Wish we saw more of the design on the right. Yikes!]]
{{quote|The only thing '''Gears''' wants to learn about this planet is how to get off it. I hate this place already. I just know you're going to use me as a mobile transport unit again, once we have to set up. Nuts. Let's go home.|The worst words out of his mouth.}}

''Gears was one of Cybertron's great warriors and fought alongside [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] during [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]'s assault on [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], placing [[shatter bomb]]s on the support struts of the last bridge into the [[Polities of Cybertron|city-state]].'' {{storylink|And There Shall Come...a Leader!}} Later, he was chosen to join the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] mission to save Cybertron from an asteroid belt—a mission that saw him stranded on [[Earth]] for four million years. Once he woke up in [[1984]] and was rebuilt as an Earthen truck, he immediately began complaining. {{storylink|The Transformers (issue)|The Transformers}}

[[File:Spider-man.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|Spider-Man's amazing friend.]]
Gears participated in the battle outside of [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]]'s house and while driving away from the battle scared a cop by yelling at him to get out of his way, leaving the man stunned. Shortly after, Gears teamed up with [[Spider-Man]], using his ability to launch himself upward using compressed air and fly alongside the superhero in an attempt to reach the mountaintop [[Decepticon]] fortress. When Gears ran low on power, he began to fall before Spidey caught him in webbing. Although Spider-Man's webbing was extremely strong, the Autobot's weight threatened to break it. Thankfully they had little left to climb, and Spider-Man completed Gears' ascent using the webbing for assistance. After a fight with [[Ravage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ravage]], blind-siding [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]], and knocking out [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]], they came face to face with Megatron, who blasted a hole under Gears, causing him (and human [[Sparkplug Witwicky]]) to fall from the fortress. Although Spidey was able to rescue Sparkplug, and attempted to catch Gears as he had done before, the added momentum of the fall proved too much strain on the webbing, and Gears crashed to the ground. Gears was quickly patched up enough to tell the Autobots that Megatron had gotten what he wanted (a fuel conversion process) from Sparkplug. {{storylink|Prisoner of War!}} His complete restoration was seemingly interrupted when, following recriminations, [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] needed to drive Sparkplug to the hospital to treat his sudden heart attack. {{storylink|The Last Stand}}

''Nonetheless back on his feet soon afterwards, Gears helped restrain [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] after his teammate had gone haywire, following him suffering an electrical feedback while repairing the Ark. But the mighty Brawn escaped from his grasp, and began rampaging in a nearby town. Gears and the others quickly caught up to the renegade Autobot, and returned him to his senses with another electrical shock.'' {{storylink|The Enemy Within!}} ''Soon afterwards, the Decepticons launched a full-on siege on the Ark. Gears faced off against [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] during the scuffle, until the Ark's computer, [[Aunty|Auntie]], was awakened by Optimus Prime. Deranged due to a circuit malfunction, Auntie put an end to the clash by magnetizing all combatants onto the Ark's walls. While Gears was so incapacitated, Auntie was deactivated once more thanks to the efforts of [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] and Ravage. The Decepticons retreated afterwards, and Gears was happy for the victory, but Optimus warned him they had gained only a brief reprieve, as the Decepticons had sworn to return and take vengeance.'' {{storylink|Raiders of the Last Ark}}

[[File:Buzzsawyikes2.jpg|left|upright=0.8|thumb|Ow ow ow.]]
During the Decepticons' next assault on the Ark, [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] managed to incapacitate nearly all of the Autobots. Gears' deactivated form was strung up from the Ark's ceiling, alongside most of his teammates. {{storylink|The New Order}} {{storylink|Repeat Performance!}} By teaming up with the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], Ratchet managed to retake control of the Ark, and went about putting his comrades back in working order. Subsequently, to make sure all of the Autobots were back in fighting shape, Ratchet had Gears and the others go on a diagnostics run through the open plains. {{storylink|DIS-Integrated Circuits!}}

When the Autobots overheard Shockwave's plans to dispose of the captured head of their leader, Optimus Prime, Gears accompanied a convoy out to rescue him. {{storylink|Brainstorm!}} He and the others arrived at a nearby swamp, where the Decepticons had dumped the head, with Optimus's body in tow. However, the head was actually a decoy head, which, when attached to the body, caused it to go on a murderous rampage. Several Decepticons then arrived to help the false Prime batter the Autobots, and [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] shot Gears right in the face! {{storylink|Prime Time!}}

''Though in time Optimus was restored and retook command of the Autobots, he had been left troubled by his ordeal. At this time, [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]] suggested the Autobots use the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] to create a breed of Autobot [[Ultimate Autobot|super warriors]], which could swiftly end the war for them. Gears was among the Autobots who argued against this course of action, seeing it as a perversion of the Matrix's purpose. Following an encounter with Ravage, Bumblebee shortly thereafter went missing. Upon detecting his signal returning towards the Ark, Gears ran out to welcome the scout, only to be met with Bumblebee's severed arm; the Decepticons had challenged Optimus Prime to retrieve their prisoner alone. The ensuing rescue only served to snap Prime out of a funk however, and he returned to announce his decision against building the "Ultimate Autobots."'' {{storylink|Crisis of Command!}}

[[File:Cliffjumperuk.jpg|thumb|upright=1.7|right]]
''Gears joined [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] and Windcharger in searching for [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] during the Dinobot Hunt. Their mission was suddenly cut short by the arrival of Soundwave and the Decepticons, who shot the Minibots in the back and took them prisoner. [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] soon rescued his disabled comrades from the captured [[Ark shuttlecraft]].'' {{storylink|Dinobot Hunt!}} However, the injuries Gears suffered were grave. Alongside many other Autobots, he was brought to Ratchet's repair bay to be patched up. Due to a lack of supplies, Ratchet only had faint hopes of reviving all of the damaged troops. {{storylink|Rock and Roll-Out!}}

''Gears was witness to Optimus, Ratchet, and Prowl suddenly de-materializing within the Ark. Though at the time they had assumed that the Decepticons had somehow managed to slay the trio, the Autobots soon learned otherwise. Optimus and the others had been transported to [[Limbo|another dimension]] as part of a [[Mass substitution|mass displacement]] effect, triggered by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] traveling to their present from twenty years in the future. A first strike against the time-traveling tyrant and his cronies ended in [[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]]'s capture, and Gears participated in the subsequent effort to free his fellow Autobot but the future-Decepticons wielded unimaginable power, and Gears was brought low by [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]].'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}}

''Gears was repaired in time to help his fellow Autobots gather up what they believed were Optimus Prime's remains; the Autobot leader had apparently been slain in combat against the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]]. Little did they know that the body they had found was a [[facsimile construct]], planted by Prime to fake his own death.'' {{storylink|...The Harder They Die!}}

[[File:Newyorkunderbase.jpg|upright=0.7|thumb|left|Barely snuck into the margins during his own death scene.]]
Though Gears was left inoperative ''once more'', Ratchet began gathering the necessary parts to fix him and the other severely damaged Autobots. {{storylink|Funeral for a Friend!}}

He was back on his feet by the time the Ark was launched into the Earth's orbit. At this time, Optimus was gone and [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] had taken control of the Autobot forces, though his leadership proved unpopular among the troops. Gears begged the deserter [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] to usurp the Dinobot alongside the bulk of the Autobot forces. {{storylink|Spacehikers!}} This led into Gears witnessing a battle between Grimlock and Blaster for Autobot leadership on [[Earth]]'s [[Moon (moon)|moon]]. While Autobots around him cheered vehemently for either combatant, Gears chose to watch in stoic silence. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

Gears was among the Autobots who answered Buster Witwicky's distress call from just outside the Decepticons' [[Club Con|headquarters]] in the Arctic. Shortly thereafter, when an [[Underbase]]-powered [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] announced that he would "destroy the cities of [[New York City|New York]], [[Tokyo]], and [[Buenos Aires]]", Gears was among the allied Autobot/Decepticon teams sent ahead to New York City. As Starscream approached, [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]] led a team of Autobots which included Gears, and the entire team was destroyed with a "single wave of <s>[[To sell toys|a market executive]]'s</s> Starscream's hand"! Oops. {{storylink|Dark Star}}

Gears' torso, head, and right arm were shown in the midst of attempted repairs while Optimus Prime explained the bleak condition of their fallen to [[Cloudburst]] and [[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]]. {{storylink|Guess Who the Mecannibals Are Having for Dinner?}}

====''Transformers '84''====
Gears was among the Autobots preparing to leave Cybertron aboard the ''Ark''. {{storylink|Transformers '84 issue 0|'84 #0}} He was thrown by an explosion when the Decepticons boarded the ''Ark'' in flight. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 2}}
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===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Don Messick]] (English), [[Toshiro Ishii]] (Japanese), [[Ken Shiroyama]] (Japanese, "Transport to Oblivion", "Fire in the Sky")|[[Yao Huang]] (Chinese), [[Roberto Alexander]] (Latin American), [[Peter Bertram]] (German, "Transport To Oblivion"), [[Henry Djanik]] (European French), [[Jacques Ferrière]] (European French, "Fire in the Sky"), [[Serge Lhorca]] (European French, "The Core"), [[Georges Atlas]] (European French, "B.O.T."), [[Francesco De Santis]] (Italian, ''40th Anniversary Event'' dub), [[Nelson Batista]] (Portuguese), [[Orlando Prado]] (Portuguese, "The Core"), [[Přemysl Přichystal]] (Czech)}}
[[File:Hufferg1animated.jpg|left|upright=1.34|thumb|A competition of who complains the most!]]

Gears was one of the original crew of Autobots on the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] spaceship when it crash-landed on Earth millions of years ago. When he awoke in 1984, he was reformatted by [[Teletraan I]] so that his [[alternate mode]] was an Earth-based pickup truck. Not a true combatant by nature, he didn't participate in many of the Autobots' more famous battles against the Decepticons, but he did his part despite his complaints. Gears first saw action on Earth at an off-shore oil rig, fighting one of the Seekers with his partner, [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]]. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}} Gears' infrared sensors were useful in capturing [[Ravage (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ravage]] when the Decepticon was caught trespassing at the Autobot headquarters. By modifying his searchlight wavelength, Gears could illuminate Ravage's heat traces and neutralize the jaguar's ability to hide in shadows. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 2}} When Prime was injured in an explosion outside the [[ruby crystal mines of Burma]], Gears discarded the complaining facade he often wore, in order to encourage [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] to push himself into returning to [[robot mode]]. He later donned a lab coat to help sell [[Hound (G1)|Hound]]'s holographic rocket base idea, although it didn't do much good. In the final battle to stop the launch of the Decepticon space cruiser, Gears and [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] were engaged in battling [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]] until [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] called for a retreat. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 3}}

[[File:FireintheSky Gears crashes through ice.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"The animators can't even decide what to do with my headlights!"]]

Gears was part of the Team of Autobots who fought the Decepticons at a hydroelectric dam, though a thrown piece of equipment blew up the Decepticons Energon cache and had to retreat. {{storylink|Roll for It}} Gears assembled for battle when the Decepticons returned to attack a solar power plant, and chastised [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] for missing roll call. At the plant, Gears and [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] attempted to stop the Seekers from taking off with the energon cubes, but [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] knocked them aside with a concussion blast. Later, after Bumblebee led the Autobots to the supposed site of the new [[space bridge]], only to find a deserted cave, Gears offered to electrocute Bumblebee in order to juice up his memory circuits. {{storylink|Transport to Oblivion (episode)|Transport to Oblivion}} When Optimus Prime was heavily damaged in battle, Gears returned from patrol with [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] and Windcharger to check on his condition. None of them, however, was sharp-eyed enough to spot [[Laserbeak (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Laserbeak]] swoop down and land on Brawn's shoulder as they entered the base. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer}}

After it started snowing, in July, in the middle of the desert, Optimus Prime got suspicious and consulted Teletraan I for a weather report. Gears, who was performing reconnaissance scans on the now-frozen tropical region of the planet, concurred with Teletraan I's conclusions, that Megatron and the Decepticons must somehow be draining heat energy right out of the [[Earth's core]]. In the Arctic, as the Autobots prepared to enter the Decepticons' cavernous base of operations, Gears stalled outside the entrance on the sneaking suspicion the Autobots were falling into a trap. Talk about a self-fulfilling prophecy—by lingering too long on the ice, the combined weight of Gears, Hound, [[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]] and [[Ratchet (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ratchet]] caused the tunnel to collapse beneath them. Gears and his buddies were briefly captured by the Decepticons, but escaped thanks to Hound's holograms. {{storylink|Fire in the Sky}}

[[File:SOSDinobots Soundwave shoots Gears.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|"Hey! Being shot in the face plays havoc with my sinuses."]]
Gears attended the unveiling of [[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Wheeljack]]'s latest science project, the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], and managed to stay out of the way after they ran amok. He joined Optimus Prime and the other Autobots on a mission to the [[Great Falls]]. Being one of the few Autobots who can fly (usually), Gears took to the air to fight [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] face-to-face, but was quickly shot down by the more experienced Decepticon. {{storylink|S.O.S. Dinobots}} On one mission, Gears travelled to Peru to help the Autobots remove the [[Crystal of Power]] from Megatron's control. {{storylink|Fire on the Mountain (episode)|Fire on the Mountain}} He was also involved in the dino-design project that created [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] and [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]]. {{storylink|War of the Dinobots}}

Following a Decepticon attack on the Ark, Gears was briefly seen cleaning up the deadly fire extinguisher foam which drove them away. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 1}} In the aftermath of Cybertron's orbit around Earth, Gears worked on the massive repairs necessary to rebuild human society. He also participated in the raid on [[Doctor Arkeville]]'s laboratory. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (episode)|Countdown to Extinction}}

[[File:ChangingGears Gears Bee acrobatics.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Bumblebee and Gears - [[Powerlinx]]!!]]
During an Autobot Alert, the Ark's crew all leapt into action at high speed...well, except for Gears. The alarm interrupted his plan to "lube his cables", making the cranky Gears slow to respond to the call of duty. He might have trudged even slower if he knew the entire alert was a ruse by Megatron, designed solely for the purpose of capturing Gears. It seemed that Megatron's newest toy, the [[Solar Needle]], required a specific circuit board in order to be properly completed, and Gears contained just such a circuit board in his chest. A curious side effect of removing the circuit board was that it negated Gears' inclination towards squawking and complaining. He was now a compulsively good-natured people-pleaser, unable to refuse requests by anyone, even Megatron. With the solar needle activated, the Decepticons put Gears to work harvesting energon cubes, filled by the sun's mighty power.

Despite the alterations to his personality, Gears tried to remain true to himself. Even while helping Megatron's energy pilfering, he still managed to toss an insult or two at the Decepticon leader. In a good-natured way, of course. And, after the Autobots arrived to destroy the solar needle and drew the Decepticons' attention, Gears made a break for the control panel to retrieve his circuit board and restore his real personality. He was interrupted by [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]], who had been looking for an excuse to blast Gears all day, but Bumblebee knocked the Seeker aside before he could eliminate the tiny Autobot. Also, when Megatron hurled Prime out of control into the solar needle's incinerating energy grid, Gears used the holdout blaster in his sleeve to disrupt the grid and save Optimus. Still, once Megatron got the drop on the Autobots, he was able to exploit Gears' new personality glitch to make him repair the solar needle while the Decepticons held his teammates at gunpoint. Megatron gloated too much about the nature of Gears' problem, though, allowing Optimus Prime to circumvent his control over Gears. Tricking Megatron into agreeing to honor his last request "as a condemned mechanism", Prime turned the tables on Megatron by asking Gears for a favor of his own. Gears was all too happy to oblige...and destroy the solar needle for Optimus.

[[File:ChangingGears got a bang out of that.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.55|In the uncut version, Gears farts.]]
With the fight back on, Gears happily got in on the action and tossed Starscream for a loop. The Decepticons abandoned the field of battle, leaving the Autobots behind to clean up the mess caused by their solar needle. As the needle was being dismantled, Prime was ready to return Gears' circuit board to him when [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] stepped in. Seems the Autobots took a vote, and they would rather not restore Gears' talent for complaining, and whining, and hypochondria, and...well. After a quick joke, though, they did return the circuit board, and Gears showed his gratitude by going "whine, whine, whine" all the way home. {{storylink|Changing Gears}}

Gears was seen awaiting his turn at the [[recharging chamber]]s, but did not appear later on rampaging with the other Autobots afflicted by the [[personality destabilizer device]]. {{storylink|Attack of the Autobots (episode)|Attack of the Autobots}} He attended Wheeljack's demonstration of the [[Wheeljack Instant Immobilizer|Immobilizer]]. When the Decepticons got their metal mitts on the device, Gears was trapped in mid-transformation by the device's rays. He was restored to normal after [[Carly]] fiddled with the controls to reverse its effects. {{storylink|The Immobilizer}}

[[File:AutobotRun Gears lifts ground.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|Stupid Mother Earth!!!]]
Like most of the Autobots, Gears was temporarily trapped in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] after Megatron unleashed his [[Transfixatron]] on them during a car rally for charity. Wheeljack came up with an [[anti-transfixation grenade]] to reverse the process (even his cures explode!), but that only revived the Autobots in time to deal with Plan B: [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. While he isn't in Brawn or Prime's class, Gears is still one strong little Autobot, and demonstrated his strength by ripping out huge chunks of rock to hurl at the massive Decepticon. {{storylink|The Autobot Run}} Sometime later, Gears helped install [[detection plate]]s around the Ark as an early warning system against any intruders. {{storylink|Enter the Nightbird}} He was also briefly seen gawking at the two Optimus Primes who showed up in the dirt. After a sharpshooting contest and car race failed to uncover the imposter, the Autobots rode into battle anyway with both Primes at their side. Gears didn't have much fun in the following melee: first he got sent face-first into the dirt by one of the opening salvos, and was later overmatched in single combat against [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]]. He was saved only by the continuation of Megatron and Starscream's cockeyed, overly-elaborate scheme of clones killing clones. {{storylink|A Prime Problem}}

Gears was on patrol with the team when they suddenly came across an empty riverbed. After a quick mud massage from Jazz's spinning tires, Gears and the others decided to follow the river's trail to see where it had been diverted. What they found was trouble: [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]]. The Autobots barely escaped battle with Devastator to report on Megatron's activities to Prime. {{storylink|The Core}}

Gears attended Wheeljack's demonstration of how he had taught [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] "finesse". The resulting chaos and destruction was predictable, but memorable. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 1}} Despite not being seen in the battle at all, Gears was injured fighting Megatron and the [[Heart of Cybertron]] in [[South America]]. All the repairs and none of the glory. Boy, he must have been ''craaaanky''... {{storylink|Microbots}}

[[File:MMP2 Seaspray and Gears shooting.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
Gears and many of his fellow Autobots showed up in [[Central City (Earth)|Central City]] for the Autobot Day parade and celebration. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1}} The city soon turned on the Autobots, thanks to Megatron's machinations, but they returned to help drive the Decepticons away once the humans were temporarily enslaved. Gears was seen among the horde of Autobots that overwhelmed the Decepticon slave-drivers. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2}} He was also one of the Autobots cheering for the Dinobots when they returned from Cybertron with a fresh supply of [[cybertonium]]. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2}} Gears was part of the third wave of Autobots to confront the invulnerable Decepticons, but fared no better than his predecessors against their [[electrum]] coating. {{storylink|The Golden Lagoon (episode)|The Golden Lagoon}} Gears stood by as [[Chip Chase]] and Teletraan I tried to locate the Autobots lost aboard the Space Bridge. {{storylink|Child's Play (episode)|Child's Play}} He was also seen applying [[Corrostop]] to the Statue of Liberty. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}}

When Megatron and the Decepticons attacked the Ark looking for the [[Combaticon (G1)|renegade Decepticons]], Gears joined Optimus Prime in fending off their assault. Megatron soon retreated once he realized Prime had no slaggin' idea what he was talking about. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}}

Gears, Ironhide and Bumblebee responded to an S.O.S. from [[Benjamin Franklin Pierce High School]] and found themselves chasing [[B.O.T. (G1)|B.O.T.]] around the city. They were beaten to it by [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]], who needed to get back [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]]'s personality component, and Gears later found himself defending Autobot Headquarters from [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. {{storylink|B.O.T. (episode)|B.O.T.}}
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====''Legends'' comic====
[[File:Legends Jumpstarters Chapter Gears annoyed.jpg|thumb]]
Gears watched Megatron depart in the wake of the battle over the [[Transform Super Cog]]. {{storylink|Slugslinger's Ambition}} Like most Autobots, he was annoyed by [[Twin Twist (G1)|Twin Twist]] and [[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]]'s antics, commenting that the two were hopeless. {{storylink|Jumpstarter Chapter}}

====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic====
Gears was amongst the Autobots who defended [[Ark (G1)|Autobot headquarters]] in [[Arizona]] from a Decepticon attack. Although the Autobots won the day, the attack was actually just a distraction so that [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] could go do evil in Japan or something unspecified. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 2|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #2}}

====Full Throttle Scramble Power!====
Gears accompanied the massive Autobot reinforcements called in to counter Megatron's nefarious [[Omega Wave Cannon]]. {{storylink|Full Throttle Scramble Power!}}

====''Wings Universe''====
{{Wingsnote}}
To alleviate the Transformers' energy woes, a team of Autobots including Gears was formed to crew the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], which soon departed. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 6}}

====''Cloud''====
The Gears of "OG001 Spacetime" was caught up in the tussle between the [[Optimus Prime (Cloud)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (Cloud)|Megatron]] of [[Cloud World]] when they came to his spacetime. {{storylink|TFC-A01}}

===Sticker Adventures books===
In the aftermath of a battle with the Decepticons, the Autobots found that Decepticon activities had seemingly stopped altogether. Taking advantage of the situation, Optimus went on a trip. Once he had left, Gears found out, to his horror, that the Autobots’ entire fuel supply had been stolen. Gears and the others tried to fend off the Decepticons nonetheless when they attacked once more. Thankfully, Optimus returned just in time with a new shipment of fuel. Re-energized, the Autobots forced the Decepticons to flee once again. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons}}
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===Marvel Storybooks continuity===
Gears was one of the thirty-five active Autobots stationed on Earth. He participated in the battle against the Decepticons that ensued after Megatron put into motion his plan to take hostage millions of humans to gain the Earth's unconditional surrender. After the Autobots had emerged victorious from the conflict, Gears drove away with the rest of his comrades back to Autobot headquarters. {{storylink|Battle for Earth}}

Gears was present when the Decepticons sent a communication to Autobot headquarters, informing them that not only was [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] their captive hostage, but that the rescue party that tried to liberate him had been captured as well. Gears was shaken by the message, and the Autobots questioned their next move. Thankfully, Optimus Prime renewed morale by coming up with a clever plan to trick the Decepticons. The Autobots hid within a false peace-offering, a life-size statue of Devastator. When the Decepticons approached the statue with their guard down, the Autobots burst forth, taking them by surprise. The Autobots were ultimately victorious that day. {{storylink|The Autobots' Secret Weapon}}
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===Marvel coloring books===
[[File:G1 GearsPotatoes AutobotSmasher.jpg|upright=0.95|thumb|Steve Ditko is noted for his superb use of shading, his handling of facial expressions, and his ability to do cosmic vistas of mystery. Here he was asked to do a line drawing of a truck carrying potatoes.]]
Gears and Optimus were attacked by Rumble, who used his Earthquake-inducing abilities to bury the two Autobots in a landslide. Though they managed to dig their way out of the rubble, Gears was ws rendered immobile when Soundwave snuck up on him and unplugged a cable inside his back. Gears was brought to Megatron's newly constructed prison and incarcerated within. Thankfully, Bumblebee had evaded capture, and managed to free the rest of his teammates. Upon release, Gears and the other Autobots gave Bumblebee three cheers! {{storylink|Bumblebee to the Rescue!}}

Gears was one of the many Autobots who stopped the Decepticons from harming Sparkplug and Buster Witwicky. Later, he helped the Autobots in protecting Hoover Dam from the evil robots. {{storylink|The Deadly Fuel Shortage}} On a rainy day, Gears read a book inside the Ark. {{storylink|A Message From Outer Space}} Gears was counting how many gasoline barrels the Autobots had in storage when Bumblebee asked if he could help. When Bumblebee admitted he couldn't reach the higher stacks of barrels, Gears dismissed him and grumbled he'd do the job himself. {{storylink|Bumblebee's Dangerous Mission}}

Gears was hauling a load of potatoes, with plans to sell them for oil and gas money. (Really.) He was tricked by the Decepticons into taking a detour, which led him to their "[[Autobot Rest Stop]]"—a car crusher disguised with pillows and a set of curtains. Gears rolled into the Rest Stop and was enjoying himself when [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] activated the machine, crushing Gears flat.

Gears was later restored by [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], with no ill effects. {{storylink|The Autobot Smasher!}}

When the Autobots on Earth received word from [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] that the Decepticons were razing a human village to build a fuel plant in its place, they assumed their vehicle forms to sneak upon their enemies as they were working. Once they were in close enough proximity to the Decepticons, the Autobots transformed and launched a surprise attack. Cosmos continued to observe the battlefield from his post in orbit, and warned Gears and [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] when [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] and [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] attempted to flank the Autobots to attack them from behind. Gears restrained Kickback, spoiling the bug's attempt to catch [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] and [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] off-guard. The Autobots then beat up the rest of the Decepticons, shoved them down a pit, and covered them with quick-drying cement to keep them out of further trouble. {{storylink|The Autobot Spy in the Sky}}

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===Big Looker storybooks continuity===
When the Cybertronian civil war had yet to leave the planet, Optimus asked his Autobots to join him in leaving their home world behind and travel out into space. When Bumblebee volunteered to join Optimus, Gears and the rest of the Autobots jumped in as well. After crash-landing on Earth and being offline for about 65 million years, Gears and the rest of the Autobots met Sparkplug and his son Spike. With the Decepticons still not in the know of what forms the Autobots had taken, Gears was one of the troops that Optimus led into the desert in order to ambush their enemies. Though they successfully took by surprise a squadron of Decepticons, the Autobots had not anticipated a second group flying in from the opposite direction. Thanks to a warning from Spike and Sparkplug, the Autobots managed to fend off the Decepticons, and came to accept Earth as their new home. {{storylink|Battle for Cybertron}}

===Ladybird Books continuity===
[[File:Miscolored minibots.jpg|thumb|left|Crazy [[Estrela]] colors?]]
When Optimus Prime hoped to harness the power of lightning as an energy source, [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] was commissioned to do the design. Huffer requested Gears to assist him with the work, and together the pair worked diligently while trying to out-complain each other. {{storylink|Autobots' Lightning Strike}}

Gears assisted his fellow Autobots in the construction of their space cruiser. {{storylink|Megatron's Fight for Power}}

===The Battle for Planet Earth===
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Marinker]] (English)}}
Gears was one of a group of Autobots who traveled to [[South America]] in search of energy. When they spotted [[Mount Sheelah]], Gears was put to work clearing rocks so they could ascend it for a closer look, though he grumbled almost as much as [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] while doing so. He helped repel a subsequent Decepticon attack and retreated before the volcano erupted. {{storylink|Terror of Mount Sheelah}} After a hard day spent making repairs on the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] he and the other Autobots relaxed by watching [[television]], and were alerted by a news bulletin to the fact that the Decepticons were kidnapping humans. {{storylink|Bumblebee to the Rescue (G1)|Bumblebee to the Rescue}} After [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] pretended to defect and the Autobots tricked him, allowing them to destroy the Decepticon base, Gears wondered if they were going to keep Starscream prisoner indefinitely. [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus]] opted to let Starscream go. {{storylink|Espionage!!!!!}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
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When [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] vanished in a space bridge during the war on Cybertron, their respective factions were split into several smaller groups. Gears remained in the main Autobot faction, now under the command of [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]. {{storylink|Fragmentation (G1)|Fragmentation}} He was part of a team who scouted out the [[Praetorus Wharf]] in search of the Decepticons' new mobile command base. Unfortunately, it was a bit [[Trypticon (G1)|''too'' mobile]] for them to handle. {{storylink|Devastation (issue)|Devastation}} Trypticon proceeded to shrug off everything the Autobots threw at it, forcing the Autobots to try and outrun it instead. This too proved ineffectual. Even assistance from the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dynobots]] helped little against the giant Decepticon. In the end, the Autobots were spared when their target just left in response to other orders it received. {{storylink|Revelation (The Dark Ages)|Revelation}} Later, when [[The Fallen]] broke into [[Autobase]], Gears was eager to get out there and do something about it. Prowl opted for trying to contain the villain instead, but he turned out to be unstoppable anyway. {{storylink|Confrontation (issue)|Confrontation}}

Gears was part of the Ark's original crew, crash-landing on Earth four million years ago and awakening in 1984. Like all the Transformers of Earth, he was believed dead for many years after the mid-air explosion of the ''[[Ark II]]''. In fact, Gears was one of many robots who were salvaged by the mercenary known as [[Lazarus]], who began the time-consuming process of installing remote control programming into his inert Cybertronian captives. Lazarus was doomed to failure, however, for Megatron regained control of his own body shortly after the human reactivated him. With the Decepticons back in action thanks to Megatron, Gears and the other Autobots held captive by Lazarus were left at their mercy. Although a small group of Autobots were free under Optimus Prime's command to combat the Decepticons, most of the 'bots recovered by Lazarus (including Gears) were too badly damaged to be reactivated for that first battle. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 3|Prime Directive #3}}

[[File:PassiveAggression GearsGrumble.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|left]]
Gears and the other deactivated Autobots were recovered, though, and were back to full functionality by the time [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] arrived from Cybertron, denouncing all Earthbound Transformers as war criminals. {{storylink|New World Order}} As the Autobot forces split in two, Gears went with Optimus Prime and his contingent back to Cybertron aboard [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]], peacefully surrendering to Magnus, while another secret team would be left to move freely and uncover the truth behind this turn of events. Despite them being treated as prisoners on the trip home, Gears remained optimistic that the war was finally over, and they could say goodbye to Earth permanently. {{storylink|Brothers' Burden}} But the Autobots were treated no better on Cybertron. Gears and the rest of his group were locked up in cages, while footage of the Autobots and Decepticons' battles on Earth were broadcast around the planet to turn public opinion against them. Thankfully, there were dissidents in Shockwave's regime, and the Autobots were sprung from their cells. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}} While [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] took Prime through the [[Old Slave Trails]] to see [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]]'s rebel team, Gears and the others were taken by Broadside to meet with the Autobots rebels [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] was aligned with. En route, Bluestreak tried to have Gears fess up that it had been foolish to trust Shockwave in the first place. Bitter over where events had taken them, Gears replied that Bluestreak should "blow it out of [his] waste regulator!" {{storylink|Passive Aggression}} Afterwards, Gears participated in the insurrection by Autobot dissidents against the rule of Shockwave. After an Autobot victory, Gears cuffed several Decepticons, and led them away from the battlefield. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}

Much to his dismay, Gears was soon put in the position of having to return to Earth. {{storylink|Original Sin}} With Prime temporarily out of action due to injuries, [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] had assumed command of the Ark's crew on Cybertron, and made the decision that a new base of operations needed to be constructed on Earth, to fortify Autobot interests there. Gears griped throughout the meeting discussing this, {{storylink|Atonement}} but eventually agreed to leave his beloved homeworld behind to return to Earth. His mood wasn't much improved by A) having to work with Bluestreak and B) Bluestreak dropping boxes on his feet during the loading of the shuttle. {{storylink|Lost and Found (issue)|Lost and Found}} Once they arrived, Gears and the others began work on the construction of [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:GIJoevsTF4 Gears Brawn FlightPods.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Cobra Commander finds out about the "Trouble" part of the "Trouble Bubble"]]
Gears was among the dormant Transformers found by the terrorist organization [[Cobra]] and reprogrammed to be under the humans' control. In the process, he and [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] were rebuilt to transform into Cobra [[Flight Pod]]s. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #4}} The two may have participated in an attack on the [[SPS Research Facility]], or it may have just been two regular Flight Pods. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #3}} When [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] hacked Cobra's computers and undid his comrades' reprogramming, Gears and Brawn hunted down [[Cobra Commander]] and blew up the ship he was going to escape from [[Cobra Island]] with. However, before the Autobots could capture the commander, they were taken out by [[Storm Shadow]]'s [[S.N.A.K.E.]] mech. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #4}}

Gears didn't give up so easily, however, as he joined several other Autobots and located Cobra Commander and his S.N.A.K.E. guards again. Storm Shadow fought back and killed [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]], sending Gears and the others into a berserker rage as they ripped his S.N.A.K.E. apart. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 5|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #5}}

===''The Beast Within''===
After a brutal battle during which [[Beast (G1)|The Beast]], a monstrous gestalt of unimaginable power, was released, Gears's butchered form lay smoldering in a mass grave of both Autobot and Decepticon corpses. {{storylink|The Beast Within Part 2, Consequences}}

===''Henkei! Henkei! Transformers -Visualize-''===
Gears stood behind Optimus Prime with his fellow Autobots, ready to fight. {{storylink|Visualize Shot 1}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Megatron Origin issue 3|''Megatron Origin'' #3]]}}

Gears was [[Reproduction#2005 IDW continuity|constructed cold]] during the first wave, presumably as part of the [[Silver Harvest]]. {{storylink|Twenty Plus One}} Millions of years ago, Gears was one of several mourners seen at the funeral of [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]] and [[Fastback (G1)|Fastback]], after [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] killed them. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}}

[[File:WokenFuries GearsIsHurt.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.5|"There will be only half as much complaining if we leave him behind!"]]
At some point after [[Surge (event)|a widespread Decepticon attack]], Gears made it to Earth, where he was captured by [[Skywatch]], along with [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] and later, [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]]. {{storylink|...For All Mankind}} He was eventually released once Skywatch realized their misgivings in regards to the Autobots. After a Decepticon attack on their base, Gears and the other Autobots tried to flee and regroup at [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], but were attacked by armed civilians with a grudge against the Transformers. Gears was injured and had to be carried inside [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]]'s trailer. Before they could reach safety, the Autobots were attacked again, this time by Megatron. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 3: Woken Furies|Woken Furies}}

The Decepticon leader scattered the Autobots with extreme firepower, then left them beaten and bruised on a school playground inside Albuquerque city limits. Gears and his comrades were held hostage by two humans carrying Megatron-based handguns, unable to fight back or defend themselves without risking human lives. The dilemma was ultimately taken out of their hands by [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], whose special ops training kicked in and led to him blasting one of the humans. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 4: Burning Chrome|Burning Chrome}} {{storylink|Earthfall Part 4: Full Fathom Five|Full Fathom Five}}

Like most Autobots, Gears left Earth a few months later, intending to return to Cybertron. On board Omega Supreme's rocket mode, he gathered with a few others who sought to witness a conversation between Optimus Prime and Megatron. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1}} Once the Autobots arrived at Cybertron, they battled [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]]'s [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]] army. {{storylink|Chaos Part Two: Numbers|Numbers}}

[[File:FecundMoon-Impressive.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|He's the red and blue guy who's basically Swerve.]]
After the Chaos War ended, Gears joined [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]] and the crew of the ''[[Lost Light]]'' in their search for the [[Knights of Cybertron]]. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|Hangers On}} He was one of the crew members invited to [[Rewind (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rewind]]'s first story session meant to cure [[Rung (G1)|Rung]] {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}} and later watched ships land in Shuttle Bay 3. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|Patternism}} When [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]] was let loose on the ship, Gears rushed into action only to be beaten down. {{storylink|Under Cold Blue Stars}} After recovering, he and many others gathered on the observation deck to witness the discovery of a mysterious portal just hanging in space. {{storylink|Remain in Light 1 of 5: The Fecund Moon|The Fecund Moon}} Gears battled the [[Legislator]]s alongside [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] and [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] when they suddenly teleported on board. {{storylink|Remain in Light 2 of 5: House of Ambus|House of Ambus}} After the Legislators were defeated, he was one of a group of Autobots who helped repair [[Swerve's]]. {{storylink|No Guns, No Swords, No Briefcases}} When the ''Lost Light'' finally returned to Cybertron, Gears participated in the celebrations. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}}

Gears continued to serve aboard the ''Lost Light'' as it searched for the Knights of Cybertron, and was present on the [[Rodpod]] when the quantum duplicates of the ship and its crew began to cancel out. {{storylink|Twenty Plus One}}

Gears and many other members of the ''Lost Light'' crew were present when Rodimus gave his speech about [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]]'s pre-wake. {{storylink|The Sensuous Frame}}

Gears was willingly complicit in [[Getaway]]'s mutiny against the ''Lost Light''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s command team. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 2): Filling in the Blanks|Filling in the Blanks}} He was seen socializing with Siren (...perhaps unwillingly) at [["Visages"]] once the search was underway again under Getaway. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 1): Full Circle|Full Circle}} When Cyberutopia turned out to be a hoax, Getaway sold out his crew to the [[Adaptus|Grand Architect]] and [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], turning them into [[Sparkeater (creature)|Sparkeaters]]. Gears was subjected to concussive medicine by [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]], apparently clearing him of the Sparkeater virus. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 2): Lūstrāre|Lūstrāre}} Gears later attended the ''Lost Light'' farewell party. {{storylink|How To Say Goodbye And Mean It: Part 2}}
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===''Hearts of Steel''===
[[File:GearsVictorianEra-HOS4.jpg|thumb|left]]
Gears and his fellow Autobots battled the Decepticons in Earth's distant past, until an ice age came around and forced them to go underground and wait it out. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 1|Hearts of Steel #1}} They eventually woke up in the mid-19th century, and learned that the Decepticons were up and going as well. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 2|Hearts of Steel #2}} In order to pursue the [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]], Gears took on the form of what appeared to be a coal car and linked up with his friends to form an Autobot train. During the chase, much of the train was trapped when the Decepticons collapsed a tunnel on it, although Gears made it out safe and sound. He was hammered by Decepticon fire as he helped clear away rubble, but survived and went back to sleep underground after the Decepticons were defeated. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 4|Hearts of Steel #4}}

{{IDW HOS}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
During the final showdown between the Autobot/[[G.I. Joe (team)|Joe]] and Decepticon/[[Cobra]] alliances, [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] punched into [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]'s chest and unleashed several soldiers into the Decepticon base's interior, Gears among them. {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}}
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===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[The World In Your Eyes Part Two|''Transformers'' #2]]}}

[[File:TheChangeInYourNaturePartFive-Gears.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]

Gears was forged in the years leading up to the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] and worked with his [[mentor]] [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] on the [[Tether]], the great space elevator that linked [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to the [[Winged Moon]]. While most other newly forged Cybertronians found their calling and went their own ways a little more than two kilocycles after their creation, Gears chose to stay with his mentor longer than was usual—more than ten thousand cycles. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Five}} Overenthusiastic, and more than a little accident-prone, Gears would frequently lose his footing on the Tether and drift off into space, necessitating frequent rescues from Chief of Space Security [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]]. {{storylink|Open Comms}} {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Five}} During one workshift on the Tether, Gears spent some time helping another new Cybertronian, [[Rubble]], understand the basics of engineering alongside Wheeljack. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Two}} At the end of Rubble's second trial shift, one of Gears' coworkers sprayed him with a hose. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Five}}

Wheeljack brought Gears with him when he and his engineering team investigated the Winged Moon for signs of sabotage, and discovered that a member of [[The Rise]] had planted an [[energon siphon]] on the moon with the intent of redirecting it to their former headquarters underneath the [[Memorial Crater]] outside of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. Gears unsuccessful attempted to dismantle the device; the resulting explosion knocked him into space again and necessitated another impromptu rescue from Wheeljack. When the rogue Titan [[Vigilem]] attacked the Tether, Gears fled with the other workers into the deepest parts of the Winged Moon, where they remained even after Vigilem severed the Tether itself. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Five}}

[[File:WheeljackOrbitalDecay-WheeljackGears.jpg|thumb|left|200px|I am effectively the 23 year-old guy still living in his parent's basement.]]

Ripped free from its orbit, the Winged Moon's new trajectory put it on a direct path towarsd Cybertron's sun; while most of the other workers evacuated the moon, Gears stayed behind with his mentor and a small team of engineers to see if they could save the moon within seven cycles before it plummeted into the sun. After first attempting to overpressurize the moon's [[energon]] reserves, then unsuccessfully trying to manually reactivate the moon's rotational jets, the team had to take shelter as the moon drifted through the [[Croaton (G1)|Croaton]] cloud, then discovered and interrogated [[Enemy (G1)|Enemy]], the culprit responsible for sabotaging the moon in the first place. Finally, however, the team hit upon a last-ditch solution to manually detonate the moon's wings, giving them enough delta-vee to push them out onto a wider orbit—while Cosmos carried out the actual demolitions work, Wheeljack taught Gears how to manually keep the moon's panels correctly aligned and later laid into Huffer when he suggested that Wheeljack was too nice to his mentee. The plan went off without a hitch, and the team celebrated their victory... only for a [[Slipstream (G1)|Slipstream]] and her team of Decepticons to invade the moon at that moment. {{storylink|Wheeljack: Orbital Decay}}

While Wheeljack went to get help, Gears and the other stayed behind on the moon and did what they could to make the central control room inaccessible to the invaders, including rigging the corridors with booby-traps and other annoyances. The team successfully kept the Decepticons out long enough for [[Firestar (G1)|Novastar]] and her Autobots to rescue them, and the engineers made the desperate decision to keep the Winged Moon and its energon stores out of Decepticon hands by creating a miniature singularity that destroyed most of the moon's energon reserves. With the moon now all but lost, Gears and the other engineers returned to Cybertron aboard [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]]. {{storylink|War World: Moon|Moon}}

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Gears joined up with a refugee convoy made up of organic aliens and neutral Cybertronians, and reunited with his mentor, who had helped organize the exodus from Iacon, soon after they arrived at the city of [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]]. {{storylink|Escape Part Three}} Later, [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] tried to keep him entertained by showing him some of the flora and fauna they'd recovered from Iacon's destroyed [[A'ovan habitat]], but Gears eventually ran off to see if he could help [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] repair [[Leviathan (G1)|Leviathan]]. {{storylink|Escape Part Four}} When a swarm of [[Insecticon clone]]s invaded the city, Wheeljack and Gears used some jury-rigged alien technology to rescue a fallen Leviathan from the monsters, but over-energized their weapons and collapsed from fuel depletion. The pair awoke just in time to see an exploding ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]''-class ship take out the majority of the swarm. {{storylink|Escape Part Five}}

Gears remained at Darkmount, helping to defend against the frequent Insecticlone raids. {{storylink|The Landscape of Fear}} Eventually, he joined the rest of the Autobots aboard the last ''Ark'' as they left Cybertron behind. {{storylink|Transformers: Fate of Cybertron|Fate of Cybertron}}

===''Transformers vs. The Terminator''===
In a post-apocalyptic [[2029]] where [[Skynet]] waged war against the [[Decepticon]]s, Gears's shattered remains lay in a ruined [[Los Angeles]] overpass alongside many other Cybertronian casualties. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part One}}
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==Games==
===''Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons''===
Gears, along with several other Autobots, was abducted and held captive by the Decepticons. Optimus Prime undertook a rescue operation to free his friends from Megatron's clutches, entering the Decepticons' labyrinthine base in order to do so. {{storylink|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons packaging blurb and game}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
Bumblebee recruited Gears to join the [[Bee Team (G1)|Bee Team]], a secret strike force. {{storylink|The Bee Team}} [[Bluestreak (G1)|Silverstreak]], [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]], and Gears were sent to [[South America]] where the Decepticons were attempting to build a cannon to harness the energy of the [[Crystal of Power]]. Even joined by [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], the Autobots were unable to prevent the cannon's completion, but later destroyed it and capped the shaft on which the crystal had stood. {{storylink|Fire on the Mountain (Legends)|Fire on the Mountain}} After [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]] was inflicted on the Autobots, Gears and Beachcomber managed to sneak past the Decepticons and get a sample of [[corrostop]] from the [[Statue of Liberty]]. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (Legends)|Cosmic Rust}}
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===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsGears.jpg|thumb|I'm just a starter character that everyone soon forgets. ''grumble'']]
Gears participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was a Common character that could be recruited for 8 units of Cybermetal. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
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==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1-toy Gears.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Grumble... I suppose they want me to supply my own penny..." (''Rubsign variant not pictured'')]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Gears''' (Mini Vehicle, [[1984]]/[[1985]])}}</ul>
{{toydesigner|[[Masaki Maruyama]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Mark Watts]] (packaging artist)}}

: Gears was part of the first assortment of ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' Autobot [[Mini Vehicle]]s released in 1984, transforming into a red and blue pickup truck of indeterminable model (though some details resemble an old Dodge Power Wagon or Kaiser Jeep M715), with some likewise indeterminable ''stuff'' in the truck bed.

: In 1984, Gears and the other Mini Vehicles came packaged in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]]. In 1985, they were switched to come in [[robot mode]], a change preceded by the addition of a picture of their vehicle modes to the front of their cards. The same year, the Autobot [[insignia]] on Gears's hood was replaced with a heat-activated [[rubsign]] placed on his roof, plus the re-released first-year Mini-Vehicles came packaged with [[Mini-spy#Toys|Mini-spies]]: Gears (and [[Brawn (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Brawn]]) always came with a yellow one.

: For reasons unknown, Gears was the only Mini Vehicle not made available as part of Takara's original retail line in any capacity (while [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] and [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] were not available at normal retail, both were offered as mail-away toys).

: The mold was first released in 1983 as part of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''[[Micro Change]]'' line with a slightly darker blue coloration as the "Micro Robot 04 4WD Off-Road," but evidence exists to suggest it was originally designed by defunct American toy company Knickerbocker for the cancelled toyline, ''[[Mysterians]]''.

: This mold was used to make the [[Malignus (G1)|Malignus]] [[Pick-Up (Malignus)#Toys|Pick-Up]], the Autobot [[Small Foot#Toys|Small Foot]] and was [[retool]]ed to make [[Swerve (G1)#Toys|Swerve]] (except in Mexico, where Swerve was a straight redeco of Gears).

::*''[http://www.transformerland.com/wiki/toy-info/transformers-g1-mini-vehicles-gears/47/ Patent info, price guide, and further reading on Gears at Transformerland.com]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1984/Autobot/Gears/gears.htm More information on G1 Gears at TFU.info]''
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[[File:Estrela-RobocarPickUp.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Ohhh, so *I* came first, but of course that everyone calls *[[Small Foot|her]]* the 'orange Gears'. Always the same with you people..." (''Stickers missing in orange version'')]]
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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Pick-Up''' (Robocar, 1985)}}</ul>

: Released by [[Estrela]] in Brazil, "Pick-Up" was available in two different colorations: the original toy's blue-and-red, or orange-and-lighter-orange.

: This release lacks the Autobot symbols, instead having a variation of the original ''Micro Change'' groin-sticker in robot mode. This sticker is of considerably cheaper quality and is rarely left on loose samples, and unfortunately; since repro sticker manufacturers usually do not feature these decals on their Mini-Vehicle sheets, finding a replacement isn't easy.

: Oddly, Pick-Up would also be clumsily repackaged and re-released by an unknown distributor across [[Argentina|Argentinian]] toy stores in 1985 under new packaging featuring the logo "[[Invasion Galactica]]" and art of a UFO blasting his cut-out Estrela bubble. Little to no information exists on these releases, with the most commonly-accepted explanation being that the repackaging was done to try and pass off the imported toys as nationally-made products to avoid protectionist taxation.

: Whether or not he is the same character as either the [[Bat-Robô]] [[Pick-Up (Bat-Robô)|Pick-Up]] or the [[Malignus (G1)|Malignus]] [[Pick-Up (Malignus)#Toys|Pick-Up]] is unknown.

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[[File:Lynsa-Gears.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Look, they can't even decide what my colors are!" (''Orange/yellow and blue/yellow versions pictured'')]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Gears''' (Mini Vehicle, 1986)}}</ul>

: Manufactured by [[Peru|Peruvian]] company [[Lynsa]] and sold in Peru and [[Chile]], these releases of Gears lacked paint, stickers or [[vacuum metallizing|chrome]]. Yes, plural releases. So far, three different colorations have been confirmed: the original blue-and-red, dark-blue-and-yellow, and orange-and-yellow. It is claimed that there may be ''six'' different versions of Peruvian Gears 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.

: As with the other Lynsa Minicars, this Gears is incredibly fragile, with his arms in particular being very prone to breakage. As such, given the rarity of this toy, whatever few copies of it still exist should be handled with ''exceptional'' care.

{{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.}}
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===''The Transformers Collection''===
[[File:G1Gears toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"20 years without a new toy... ''grumble.''"]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Minibots Team''' (Multi-pack, [[2004]])}}</ul>
:*''Set ID number'': '''12'''
:*''Individual ID number'': '''85'''
{{toydesigner|[[Pat Lee]] (packaging artist)}}

: Gears was ''finally'' put out at Japanese retail in 2004, as part of ''[[The Transformers Collection]]'' "Minibots Team" set. Despite looking identical to his original release, this version is an entirely new tooling, distinguishable by a few minor traits like his upper leg detailing being thicker and the ridges on his chest being more pronounced. His truck mode has ''both'' the Autobot sigil sticker on his hood and the [[rubsign]] sticker on top of his roof.

: This set also includes a retooled [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#The Transformers Collection|Bumble]], [[Cosmos (G1)#The Transformers Collection|Adams]], [[Huffer (G1)#The Transformers Collection|Drag]], [[Powerglide (G1)/toys#The Transformers Collection|Powerglide]], and [[Warpath (G1)#The Transformers Collection|Warpath]].

: This set was later [[redeco]]ed to make the [[e-HOBBY]] [[exclusive]] [[G1 GoBots]] team.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Cybertron/ReGears/gears.htm More information on ''The Transformers Collection'' Gears at TFU.info]''
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===''Generations''===
[[File:Generationstoy-Gears with Eclipse.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Oh sure, I should be 'happy' that I'm getting my first new toy in 30 years, even though Swerve used to be ''my'' retool... ''grumble.''"]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Gears & Autobot Eclipse''' (Legends, [[2014]])}}</ul>
:*''Series / Number'': '''02 / #010'''
{{toydesigner|[[Andrew Scribner]] (deco artist)}}

:''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]] Gears is a retool of ''Generations Thrilling 30'' [[Swerve (G1)#Thrilling 30|Swerve]] with a new head based on his fictional appearances rather than his original faceless toy. He transforms into a modernized 4-wheel-drive pickup truck of a made-up model and comes with [[Eagle Eye (G1)#Generations|Eclipse]], who transforms into either a jet or a weapon for Gears to wield via its 5mm handle.

:Gears and Eclipse's [[Hasbro]] product number, A6686, was originally occupied by a '[[Brawn (G1)/toys|Brawn]] & [[Mudslinger (G1)|Mudslinger]]' pack, leading [[Amazon]] to erroneously list them under those names.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160329075047/http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/96540-monzos-mega-hasbro-customer-service-listing-breakdown/ Hasbro customer service database 'leak' on The Allspark (via the Internet Archive)]</ref>

:The original version of this mold was redecoed and given a shell to make [[BotCon 2015]] [[Oilmaster#Timelines|Oilmaster]]. It also served as the basis of the non-toy ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' incarnation of [[Swerve (SG)|Swerve]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/GenGears/gears.htm More information on ''Generations'' Gears at TFU.info]''
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-Toy Gears.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"I'm still going to end up amidst a debris field of building blocks anyway."]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Gears''' (Kreon Micro-Changer, 2014)}}</ul>
:*''Collection'': '''''Age of Extinction'' Collection 2'''
:*''Accessories'': Logo brick, blaster

: Part of the sixth regular assortment of [[blindpacking|blind-bagged]] ''[[Kre-O]]'' [[Micro-Changer]]s, Gears can be rebuilt into a teeny pickup truck. He sports [[Mirage (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Mirage]]'s helmet.

:Unlike prior Micro-Changer assortments, this series does not have any sort identification code for the bags' actual contents, meaning you'd best be good at the feel-though-the-bag method.

:This assortment was originally slated to be a [[Toys"R"Us]] [[exclusive]], but US stores dropped the line before its release. It was still available in Canada, Australia and Chinese/Asian markets. In 2015, the Collection appeared in US Dollar Tree stores, with a price tag of a whopping $1 a pop. They didn't last long.

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[[File:Kreon-Class-of-1984-Gears.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"And I'm still going to be trapped in a display case, never to be free."]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Kreon Class of 1984''' (Kreon figure set, 2014)}}</ul>
:*''Set number'': '''B0090'''
:*''Voted'': Class Grouch
:*''Accessories'': Double-barreled pistol

: This version of Gears has more extensive [[tampograph]]s than his prior version, including a masked-and-visored face, and silver paint on his helmet.

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

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/SDCCKre-OGears/gears.htm More information on Class of 1984 Gears at TFU.info]''
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===''Vintage G1''===
[[File:VG1-toy Gears.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|"Second again... ''grumble''"]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Gears''' ("Legion Class" reissue, 2019)}}</ul>

:Part of the second wave "Legion Class" figures in the ''[[Vintage|Vintage G1]]'' line, Gears is a reissue of his [[#Generation 1|Generation 1 figure]]. Like his prior ''[[The Transformers Collection]]'' release, he has both a [[rubsign]] and a normal foil Autobot insignia sticker in vehicle mode. The rubsign is an all-new type used on all of the ''Vintage G1'' toys; the insignia only turns red rather than the mood-ring multicolor of older rubsigns, plus the silver border is mirror-level reflective. This version also has production information tampographed onto his inner right foot.

:Like all ''Vintage G1'' figures, Gears was [[exclusive]] to [[Walmart]] in the United States and Canada.

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===''Legacy''===
[[File:TF-Legacy-G1-Universe-Autobot-Gears.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|"Took ''how many years'' for Hasbro to remember me? Grumble..."]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''G1 Universe Autobot Gears''' (Deluxe Class, [[2024]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TL-75'''
:*''Accessories:'' Blaster
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[[March 21]], 2024's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPkQZZ4zasE Hasbro Pulse | Transformers 40th Anniversary Fanstream | March 21, 2024] on YouTube, with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Mark Maher]] and [[Evan Brooks]].</ref>

:Released in the second wave of ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: United]]'' Deluxe Class toys, "G1 Universe Autobot Gears" is an animation-accurate version of the character, turning into a pick-up truck in 12 steps. His only accessory is a blaster pistol.

:As an homage to "[[Changing Gears]]", his chest can be opened to reveal inner machinery. Gears' entire chest plate is detached from his body in the packaging, included inside alongside the blaster—a move likely done to prevent theft from the exposed, plastic-free packaging. The Japanese release of the toy, however, has his chest plate attached by default. The instructions were not reprinted to reflect this.

:The back of his head also features a large molded "M"—a subtle homage to ''[[Mysterians]],'' the toyline from which Gears' original toy originated.

: This figure was officially revealed by EB Games Australia.

:This mold was also used to make ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' Go-Bots Guardians [[Small Foot]].

::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/C5UfnVzMSBW/ Designer commentary on ''Legacy'' Gears from Mark Maher on Instagram]''
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===''Transformers Retro''===
[[File:RetroG1Gears.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|"They wheel me out again instead of the Swerve we all know is coming? Typical, I tell you..."]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Gears''' (Deluxe Class, [[2025]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' blaster

:Unusually for the [[Transformers Retro|''Transformers Retro'']] line, Gears is not a reissue of his original toy, but a retool of his ''Legacy'' figure in G1-toy accurate colours, with a new face to match! He is now packaged on a cardback depicting his original toy’s boxart (and, of course, replacing the alt-mode stock photo of that toy with one of this one).

:Hilariously, Gears' chest plate is ''still'' detached as a seperate accessory in the bubble.

:The figure went up for pre-order on the Walmart website on [[October 10]], [[2024]], and released in March 2025.

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==Merchandise==
===McDonald's===
*'''Gears''' (St. Louis McDonald's promotion, 1985)
{{charstubtoys}}

===''Transformers Trading Card Game''===
[[File:W5AutobotGears.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Autobot Gears, Transport & Reconnaissance''' (2020)
**'''Wave 5: Titan Masters Attack'''
**''Rarity: '''''CT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T02/T46'''
**''Stars: ''7

:Autobot Gears, Transport & Reconnaissance is one of forty-six double-sided character cards released as part of Wave 5 of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]], Titan Masters Attack.

:The card's artwork is based on the ''Generations'' Legends-class Gears toy, with line-art by [[Sara Pitre-Durocher]] and colors by [[Alex Tarca]] for both modes.

:This card's set was originally set for an April 2020 release, however due to the global COVID-19 pandemic the release was pushed back to May 29, 2020.
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===Blokees===
====Blokees Wheels====
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Gears''' (Blokees Wheels, 2025)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Blokees Wheels Transformers 01 - Roll Out!'''
:*''Pull rate:'' 1/12
:*''Accessories'': Blast effect

:Part of the first wave of the [[Blokees]] Wheels series of blind-boxed 1/64-scale vehicles, this Gears model kit is a retool of the [[Swerve (G1)#Blokees Wheels|Swerve]] kit from the same wave. His rear bumper can be removed and replaced with his engine exhaust, and he also differs in that he has a different roll cage and spare tire at the rear. While everything else is molded in ABS plastic, the rear vehicle shell is made out of "2.5x density" Solidex to evoke the feeling of die-cast cars like [[Hot Wheels]]. He uses the same universal Chassis Connector as the rest of the lineup. There is space for chase kits' driver figures to sit in the driver's seat, and the windshield pivots up backwards to allow access.
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==Notes==
[[File:TFTM-MaybeGears.jpg|thumb|I sign on to a major movie, and all I get is a lousy cameo appearance?!]]

*Early bio material gives his (unused) nicknames as '''Ox''' and '''Sourball'''.<ref>Nicknames found in early ''[[The Transformers Universe|Universe]]''-style profiles published in [[The Transformers Comics Magazine]]</ref>
*In his first Marvel Comics appearance, Gears sported a more humanoid [[character model]] that looked less like his toy than his final animation model. He would also use this model in the UK annual story "[[And There Shall Come...a Leader!]]", while ''[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]]'' was inexplicably drawn with this model in the earlier UK story "[[The Enemy Within!]]".
*The dialogue script for ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' reveals that Gears was supposed to appear in the film during the [[Battle of Autobot City]], speaking a single line in horrified reaction to the formation of Devastator ("We're finished! Aaaaahh!"). He was cut from the finished feature, but actor Don Messick recorded the line and remains listed in the film's credits as Gears (but not, oddly enough, as [[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]], who ''does'' speak). A 'bot with Gears's color scheme appears on Moonbase One, but is probably not supposed to be him.
**The script provides no context for Gears's scream, so it might be intended to imply that Devastator proceeded to kill him in some fashion. This would fit with the earliest draft of the film, which also saw Gears killed off, albeit in a different way: blown to pieces in a carpet-bombing run by [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] during [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]'s attack on the city.<ref>http://boltax.blogspot.com/2010/12/heritaage-auctions-transformers-movie.html</ref>
*Gears appeared in a [[:File:PulseCon-Kingdom-promo-art.jpg|concept poster]] for ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom]]'', suggesting a new toy of him was considered for inclusion in the toyline, but such toy never materialized. Three years later, Gears would ultimately receive a [[Gears (G1)#Legacy|new ''Generations''-styled toy]] in the ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: United]]'' line.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Gears''' (ギアーズ ''Giāzu'')
*''Czech:'' '''Převodovka'''
*''French:'' '''Rollo''' (Canada)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Fuvaros''' ("Hauler")
*''Italian:'' '''Mulo'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Biànsùxiāng''' (变速箱, "Transmission")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Mecano''' (Portugal comics), '''Engrenagem''' (Brazil comics), '''Pick-Up''' (Brazil toys)
*''Russian:'' '''Privod''' (Привод, "Drive")
*''South American:'' '''Pick-Up'''

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Cloud Autobots]]
[[Category:Dreamwave Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Earth Wars Autobots]]
[[Category:Earth Wars Earthforce]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 cartoon Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 toy Autobots]]
[[Category:Generations]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Autobots]]
[[Category:IDW (2019) Transformers]]
[[Category:Kre-O Autobots]]
[[Category:Kreons]]
[[Category:Legacy Autobots]]
[[Category:Legends Autobots]]
[[Category:Lost Light crew]]
[[Category:Marvel Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Mini Vehicles]]
[[Category:Reconnaissance specialists]]
[[Category:Wings Universe Autobots]]

Bandai

2025-12-13T15:31:13Z

Mr Camhed: /* Overview */ i think this should fix the link

[[Image:Bandai.png|right|300px|thumb|LO GO]]
'''Bandai Co., Ltd.''' (株式会社バンダイ ''Kabushiki-gaisha Bandai'') is [[Japan]]'s largest toy company, founded on [[July 5]], [[1950]], headquartered in {{w|Taitō, Tokyo|Taitō}}, [[Tokyo]], and [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s biggest rival. Currently, Bandai is a subsidiary under {{w|Bandai Namco Holdings}} after the main company bought/merged with {{w|Namco}} in [[September 29]], [[2005]], and later formed its video game division, [[Bandai Namco Entertainment]]. They're the holders of some of the most popular intellectual properties in Japan like ''Mobile Suit Gundam'', ''[[Macross]]'', and the ''Tamashii Nations'' series of high-quality anime-based figures, as well as having the license to produce merchandise for other popular mass-media franchises like ''[[Star Wars]]'' and ''[[Naruto]]''.

Bandai's main interaction with the Transformers brand stems from a multitude of their then recently-acquired mecha franchises serving as the original [[Pre-Transformers|pre-''Transformers'']] figures for various characters, the most popular by far and away being the ''Macross'' 1/55 VF-1S Super Valkyrie which would then become [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]]. Bandai Namco Entertainment has also served as a distributor for ''Transformers'' videogames in Europe during the 2020s.
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==Overview==
[[Image:G1Roadbuster_toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Generation 1 Roadbuster, originally released by [[Takatoku Toys]] as the ''{{w|Special Armored Battalion Dorvack|Dorvack}}'' 1/55 Mugen Calibur]]
During the 1980s, when Bandai had very little direct presence in the North American market, they not only licensed their ''{{Gb|Machine Robo (toyline)|Machine Robo}}'' toyline to [[Tonka]] as ''[[GoBots]]'', but also licensed several other molds to [[Hasbro]] for the ''Transformers'' line that they obtained when they bought out another Japanese company, [[Takatoku Toys]]. These figures were:
* [[Jetfire (G1)/toys#Toys|Jetfire]] (''Macross'' 1/55 VF-1S Super Valkyrie)
* [[Roadbuster (G1)#Toys|Roadbuster]] (''Dorvack'' 1/55 Mugen Calibur)
* [[Whirl (G1)#Toys|Whirl]] (''Dorvack'' 1/55 Ovelon Gazzette)
* [[Barrage (Insecticon)#Toys|Barrage]] (''Beetras'' Beet-Gadol)
* [[Chop Shop (G1)#Toys|Chop Shop]] (''Beetras'' Beet-Gugal)
* [[Ransack (G1)#Toys|Ransack]] (''Beetras'' Beet-Vadam, originally unreleased)
* [[Venom (G1)#Toys|Venom]] (''Beetras'' Beet-Zeguna)

Since the ''Transformers'' cartoon would air in Japan, these toys were dropped from the animated lineup to avoid giving Takara's rival free publicity... with the exception of Jetfire, who instead got a name-tweak and extensively-changed animation model, probably due to Hasbro wanting ''some'' form of advertising for a very expensive item. More can be read about the whole kerfuffle in this wiki's dedicated ''[[Super Dimension Fortress Macross]]'' page.

About four decades later, the ''Transformers'' and ''Macross'' franchises would again unexpectedly interact in 2024 with the announcement of a ''Transformers × Macross 7'' toy that is to be released as part of [[TakaraTomy]]'s ''[[T-SPARK#Synergenex|Synergenex]]'' toyline, later revealed to be "[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Transformers × Macross 7|Basara Prime]]".

==Notes==
* Former Hasbro Chief Executive Officer [[Brian Goldner]] was an executive at Bandai's American division before joining Hasbro in [[2000]].
* Japanese Voice Actor [[Volcano Ōta]] was also a former production manager at Bandai's Japanese division before he retired in [[2015]] to pursue a voice acting career.
* Another small interaction between Hasbro and Bandai has also occurred in the 2010s: the Japanese company had originally partnered with [[Toei Animation|Toei]] to create the ''Super Sentai'' toyline in Japan, whilst in America and other countries, Bandai had partnered with [[Saban Entertainment|Saban]] to produce the ''[[Power Rangers (franchise)|Power Rangers]]'' toyline since its inception in [[1993]]. After twenty-five years of producing ''Power Rangers'' toys, Saban and Bandai parted ways in early [[2018]], making way for news at [[Toy Fair 2018]] that Hasbro would be producing ''Power Rangers'' toys starting in [[2019]]. ''Power Rangers'' would later be acquired from Saban by Hasbro for a whopping estimate of $522 million on [[May 1]], [[2018]].<ref>[https://newsroom.hasbro.com/news-releases/news-release-details/hasbro-acquire-saban-brands-power-rangers-and-other Hasbro to Acquire Saban Brands’ Power Rangers and Other Entertainment Assets]</ref> The deal was finalized a month later on [[June 12]], [[2018]], making ''Power Rangers'' a fully-owned property of Hasbro.<ref>[http://news.tokunation.com/2018/06/12/its-a-done-deal-power-rangers-officially-part-of-hasbro-inc-53396 It’s a Done Deal – Power Rangers Officially Part of Hasbro Inc.]</ref> The ''Super Sentai'' toyline is not affected and will continue to be produced through Bandai.
* The design of [[Walkie Talkie Robot]] - a toy originally made by Hong Kong company Artlight and later repackaged by Argentinian company [[Comando Toys]] as an official ''The Transformers'' product in 1987 - is very clearly ripped off from Godmars, the titular lead mecha of ''[[wikipedia:God Mars|Rokushin Gattai Godmars]]'', a property owned by Bandai. Surprisingly, it does not seem that Bandai raised any legal objections to this... Probably owing to the Walkie Talkie Robots being an obscure enough release (it did not even have a page on this wiki until 2025!) that they simply never noticed its existence.
* Rather than Bandai, Harmony Gold USA is the [[Macross#Attempted interference by a terrible company|highly controversial]] American holder for the ''Macross / Robotech'' license in the US. They attempted to throw a failed SLAPP suit against [[Hasbro]] in 2013 over the [[Jetfire (G1)/toys#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|''G.I. Joe and the Transformers'' jet-mode Jetfire toy]], and ironically, they would also release a version of the VF-1S mold in its original Hasbro-created Jetfire color scheme (as well as a second variant in white and purple presumably cashing in on ''[[Jetfire (SG)|Shattered Glass]]'') during 2023.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==See also==
[[Takatoku Toys]]

==External links==
{{GBwiki|Bandai}}
* {{w|Bandai|Bandai at Wikipedia}}
* {{w|lang=ja|バンダイ|Bandai at Japanese Wikipedia}}
* [http://www.bandai.co.jp/ Bandai Japan]
* [http://www.bandai.com/ Bandai US]
* [http://www.bandai.co.uk/ Bandai UK]
* [http://www.bandaieurope.eu/ Bandai Europe]
* [http://www.bandai-asia.com/ Bandai Asia]

[[Category:Companies]]

Runabout (G1)

2025-12-03T03:27:33Z

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{{Disambigm|Runabout (disambiguation)|Over-Run (disambiguation)}}
:''Runabout is a [[Decepticon]] [[Battlecharger]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Runaboutg1.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|You treat your stepmother with respect, Pantera!]]
'''Runabout''' is not the brains of the [[Battlecharger]]s (they're both pretty much dim-bulbs), but he is much calmer and certainly more articulate<ref>But not more [[Articulation|articulated]].</ref> than [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]], and his presence helps keep the latter's cross-wired mind on task. That said, Runabout usually joins in with whatever mad ideas Runamuck comes up with, just to keep from being bored. Runabout is very susceptible to boredom.

Besides, Runabout loves a good wreck just as well as his crazy comrade, but it's not because he craves to create wreckage—he simply wishes to destroy, and enjoys the spectacle of chaos and big fiery explosions. To help create these he has a [[particle beam rifle]] that shoots a stream of heavy and energetic neutrons. Unfortunately, he craves destruction so much that it continually distracts him from his assigned duties.

Runabout is a little faster than Runamuck, with a 185 MPH top speed, but can only go about 550 miles. He is equally able to transform quickly, taking about .4 seconds to do so. Also like his partner, he is not averse to breaking windows or draping cylinder-wiping paper over the enemy base, or other puerile acts of vandalism. But he uses bigger words when doing so.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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[[File:Battlechargersperchance.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|"Heh heh heh." "Huh huh huh."]]
The Battlechargers were summoned to [[Earth]] from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] by [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]], who wanted a dramatic way to announce his challenge to [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] for a fight to the death. The two reckless Decepticons left and promptly ignored their orders, and instead began to raise a bit of random highway havoc. ''Encountering [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]], the two dropped firetraps and wrecked piles of cars behind them. Unable to stop them quietly on his own terms, Prowl grew angry and... was halted by Optimus Prime, who was dismayed with his recklessness.''<ref>This story may not have happened in the Marvel continuity proper, as it occurs in a dream sequence within a story that leads into the incompatible [[Earthforce]] storyline.</ref> {{storylink|...Perchance to Dream}} During a break in the mayhem, they rested in a parking lot and saw a [[Noah Acton|defiant youngster]] expressing his disgust of family vacations through graffiti. His dad angrily escorted him back to the station wagon, and their holiday trip resumed. The Battlechargers, impressed by the boy's disregard for authority, began following the family on a road trip through the [[United States of America|U.S.]], defacing any monuments they happened upon (such as [[Mount Rushmore]], the [[Gateway Arch]] in [[St. Louis]], and the [[Washington Monument]]). They wrote insults and jokes in a Cybertronian language, thus attracting the attention of [[Rapid Anti-robot Assault Team|RAAT]], which had already captured thirteen Autobots.

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RAAT caught up with them in [[Philadelphia]], where [[Circuit Breaker (G1)|Circuit Breaker]] engaged them in a battle that nearly killed the graffiti-inclined boy. They escaped, and took a break to learn English (not ''well'', mind you) for their next stop, the [[Statue of Liberty]]. There they engaged Circuit Breaker once again, only this time, having been stripped of her command for her actions in their last encounter, she faced them in [[Circuit Breaker's Autobot suit|a giant machine]] jury-rigged from the Autobots RAAT had captured previously. The two hooligans met quick defeat at the hands of her makeshift gestalt, their charred bodies sent plunging into the harbor. {{storylink|Decepticon Graffiti!}} ''Optimus, worried, watched multiple screens showing the latest attacks by Decepticon arrivals from Cybertron, and saw that Runamuck and Runabout were only the most recent to endanger human life.'' {{storylink|Prey!}}

[[File:MarvelUS75 Runabout Demon.JPG|left|upright=1.4|thumb|Well, I guess it's kind of sad that they're dead and all. But it's [[Night of the Combaticons|not]] like they had [[Devastation issue 6|bright futures]] ahead of them.]]
When [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] wanted to wrest control of the Earth-based Decepticons from [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], the Battlechargers joined his motley band of rebels. {{storylink|Surrender!}} They attacked Scorponok's [[New Jersey (Earth)|New Jersey]] [[New Jersey base|base]], collapsing it onto itself. Starscream then urged his comrades to help him dig out whatever survivors there might be to offer them a choice; join them or be destroyed. Unfortunately, the first to be excavated was Scorponok. Runabout, [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]], Runamuck, and [[Triggerhappy (G1)|Triggerhappy]] tried to gun him down together, but their laser fire proved ineffective against Scorponok's ultra-dense armor. The enemy leader easily tackled all four of them at once, taking them out of the ensuing battle. {{storylink|...All This and Civil War 2}} Just as said battle ended, the combatants were transported to Cybertron by [[Primus]], who was gathering his Transformer children to stand against the demigod [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]. The pair were in attendance as Primus spoke to the assembled Transformers through the body of [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron]], though Runamuck was more concerned about some Autobots they'd recently angered as Runabout screwed his [[kibble]] back on. {{storylink|The Void! (US)|The Void!}} Runamuck was killed during the planet-rending battle, but Runabout survived and was strolling with [[Battletrap (G1)|Battletrap]] the next day when he was attacked and devoured by a Cybertronian [[Demon]]. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}
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=====Earthforce=====
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[[File:Runabout grimlock neutron cannon two steps back.jpg|thumb]]
As the [[Decepticon Civil War]] took a different path, Runabout and Runamuck were still working on the side of Shockwave and [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]]. In a fight with the Dinobots, Runabout got his hand stamped on by [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] while reaching for his weapon—very painful. He stayed behind after the battle in order to get revenge, and pulled a [[neutron cannon]] on Grimlock at close range. Grimlock seemed suitably impressed by the weapon, and suggested the Battlecharger take a step or two back for his own safety because of the recoil. Seemed like a sound suggestion to Runabout so he backed himself up... right over a cliff. Dumb 'Con. {{storylink|Two Steps Back!}}

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The conflict between Megatron's and Shockwave's forces reached a height neither faction leader was comfortable with, so the two Decepticon leader called for an [[Enclave]] to negotiate an alliance. Runabout attended the festivities, only for some Autobot saboteurs to fake an assassination attempt on Megatron. A giant brawl ensued, and Runabout got the stuffing beat out of him. {{storylink|The Bad Guy's Ball!}}

When Megatron lost a [[global warming satellite]] to the Autobots, along with its poison gas canisters, Shockwave sent the Battlechargers out to retrieve it for his own purposes. They ran into [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] and [[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]] at the crash site, and got into a fight over who would take possession of the rocket and its contents. Little did they know the Autobot [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]] had already removed and neutralized the rocket's contents, making their tussle utterly pointless. {{storylink|Life in the Slow Lane}} Later, after the Decepticon factions unified, Runabout and Runamuck were seen attacking the Autobot [[Earthbase]] with the full Decepticon force, but they ultimately failed to gain any ground and retreated. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer!}}

{{note|Runabout and Runamuck are mistakenly named as Megatron's troops in "[[Life in the Slow Lane]]", just as the Stunticons are mistakenly identified as working for Shockwave.}}

=====Rhythms of Darkness!=====
In an alternate future in [[2009]], Runabout was among the warriors defending the [[Decepticon Powerbase]] against a desperate assault launched by the last seven remaining Autobots. {{storylink|Rhythms of Darkness!}}

====''Regeneration One''====
[[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]] and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] discovered Runabout's remains in the [[Primus]] chamber deep beneath the surface of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Three}} Later in [[Zero Space]], the [[Dark Matrix]] entity revealed to Rodimus Prime that it had sent the Demon to abduct Runabout so that it could feast upon his [[spark]] energy. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 5}}

====''Transformers '84''====
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Early in the [[Great War (G1)|war]] on Cybertron, Runabout was part of a Decepticon assault alongside [[Chop Shop (G1)|Chop Shop]], [[Barrage (Insecticon)|Barrage]], [[Ransack (G1)|Ransack]], [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]], [[Octane]], [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]], [[Venom (G1)|Venom]], and the Autobot double agent [[Punch (G1)|Counterpunch]]. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 1|Secrets & Lies #1}}
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===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Roger Behr]] (English), [[Yoku Shioya]] (Japanese)|[[Hans-Rainer Müller]] (German), [[Willy Schäfer]] (German, Generation 2 Dub)}}
[[File:GhostMachine PossessedRunabout.jpg|left|thumb|GAH! Sparkles everywhere! Must shoot!]]
In [[2006]], Runabout was guarding [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]'s city mode on [[Chaar]] with Runamuck. They were attacked by [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and the ghost of [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]], who wanted to steal one of Trypticon's eyes for Unicron. Starscream possessed Runabout, shot Runamuck, then ran into a wall, knocking Runabout unconscious. Runamuck, however, was able to sound an alarm, and [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]], and [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] arrived to help. Scourge got Trypticon's eye, and Starscream possessed Astrotrain and escaped. Later, under Unicron's orders, Starscream returned to Chaar and took control of Trypticon, not knowing that Dirge, Thrust, and the Battlechargers were inside. Starscream used Trypticon to bring Unicron's head down Cybertron's surface, but Thrust sabotaged Trypticon from within before Starscream could connect Unicron to the planet. Starscream came out of Trypticon and demanded that Unicron give him a corporeal form so he could complete the connections. Just as Unicron did so, Autobot-planted explosives detonated and sent Unicron's head back into orbit. Starscream was also flung into outer space, where [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] began pursuing him. Trypticon (and the Decepticons inside him) were probably thrown into space as well. Although the Battlechargers never appeared again, Trypticon and the others did, so they most likely did survive. {{storylink|Ghost in the Machine (G1)|Ghost in the Machine}}
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====''Legends'' comic====
Runabout and Runamuck were among the Decepticons who attacked the [[Ark (G1)|Autobot base]] in the 1980s to steal the [[Transform Super Cog]]. Using their car modes, the duo barreled through the Autobot defenders, entered the base and seized the cog only to be defeated by [[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]] and [[Twin Twist]]. {{storylink|Slugslinger's Ambition}}

====''Wings Universe''====
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[[File:ComingStorm1-Battlechargers.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
Runabout and Runamuck were present during the battle that led to the destruction of [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] and [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]. {{storylink|Generation 2: Redux}} At some other time, the pair were hanging out with the equally-delinquent pair of [[Jetstorm (G2)|Jetstorm]] and [[Deluge (G2)|Deluge]] when a [[Nexus Prime|giant Autobot]] and his [[Aquarius (SG)|Quintesson cohort]] wandered into their territory. While Jetstorm and Deluge jumped the Autobot, Runabout and Runamuck tortured the Quintesson. The Decepticons misjudged the strength of their victims, and a short moment later all four Decepticons were defeated, left brutally embarrassed. {{storylink|The Coming Storm: Part 1}}

At some point between various upgrades, both Battlechargers were offered a flight mode but turned it down. Runamuck often forgot this detail, and Runabout had to constantly remind him that he couldn't take to the air. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 43|Runamuck's profile in Club magazine #43}}

After having been absent from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] for a very long time, [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] made a secret return. He enlisted Runabout and Runamuck in filling him in on what he had missed, and the pair gave him a very amusing, yet sufficiently informative, recollection of the events of the [[Battle of Autobot City]] and [[The Rebirth]]. The information convinced Jhiaxus that this would be the perfect time to rebuild his [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian Empire]]. {{storylink|A Flash Forward}}

The two Battlechargers were dispatched to find some [[personality component]]s, and in the process discovered a [[stasis hibernation pod]] which opened to reveal [[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]]. {{storylink|A Flash Forward, Part 2}} They took the amnesiac Side Burn him back to Jhiaxus, after which they all headed to [[Nebulos]], where Jhiaxus had Runabout and Runamuck kidnap [[Hi-Q]]. {{storylink|A Flash Forward, Part 3}} After they arrived on [[Qre]], the pair engaged in some racing with Side Burn. {{storylink|A Flash Forward, Part 4}} When Side Burn's advances were rebuffed by [[Nightracer (G2)|Nightracer]], Runabout told him to go after her, and the Battlechargers followed. {{storylink|A Flash Forward, Part 5}} Following Jhiaxus's defeat, Side Burn promised the pair leniency, and indeed after the pair returned to Earth with the Autobots, Hi-Q said he wouldn't press charges. {{storylink|A Flash Forward, Part 6}}
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===Battle Beneath the Ice===
[[File:BBTI-RunaboutandRodimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.0|>>TO BE CONTINUED]]
During a mission to destroy the [[Golden Gate Bridge]] in [[San Francisco]], the Battlechargers were faced with the Autobots [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]], [[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]], and [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]]. While Runamuck, who was terrified of heights, stopped at the start of the bridge, Runabout chased after Hot Rod while shooting wildly. Unfortunately, the Autobot outmanoeuvred him, and Runabout was sent careening off the bridge and into the San Francisco Bay. The battle was televised on the news and recorded by the human [[Jeff Grey]], who later ran into Hot Rod and discussed it with him. {{storylink|Battle Beneath the Ice}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:Predaconstww.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|"So, uh, since you're the president and in charge of the army and stuff, does that mean you can invade a country and, like, set it on fire?"]]
In the early days of the war, while Optimus Prime and Megatron had their first confrontation, the Runabout and Runamuck duo joined [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] and [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] in forcibly extracting data from [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], and helped [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] assume control over Megatron's plans. {{storylink|The War Within issue 4|The War Within #4}} About a million years later, Megatron was lost in a [[space bridge]] accident, and the Decepticons split into several splinter factions. The Battlechargers joined Starscream's faction of [[Predacon (War Within)|Predacons]] during this time, but were defeated at [[Tyger Pax]] by the united Autobot, Decepticon and [[Ultracon]] forces. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath}}

In modern times, the Battlechargers were working for [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] as assassins. In the [[Old Slave Trails]], Runabout caught the double agent [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] leading Optimus Prime to safety with the Autobot revolutionaries, and blasted a hole through the [[Triple Changer]]'s chest. Moving in to eliminate Prime as well, Runabout was caught off-guard by [[Gnaw (G1)|Gnaw]] and was... gnawed on for a while. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}}

Somehow he pulled himself back together, and hooked up with Runamuck again after Shockwave's fall. Dodging Autobot patrols while looking for a working [[CR chamber]] to fully repair themselves, the Battlechargers found one of Shockwave's abandoned laboratories, and accidentally unleashed the [[electrum]]-enhanced clone warrior, [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]]. The clone's ambient radiation considerably weakened Runabout. Then he incinerated Runabout's head. That didn't help either. {{storylink|Night of the Combaticons}}

Runabout was later found, offline but alive, by the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]]. [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] started repairing him and Runamuck as they were taken into custody. {{storylink|Black Sunshine}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Infiltration issue 0|''Infiltration'' #0]]}}

[[File:Megs Origins Battlechargers.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]

Runabout was one of many bots to come from distant regions of Cybertron to attend Megatron's speeches and demonstrations of power as the Decepticon faction begun to take shape. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}} In the early days of the war, Runabout, Runamuck, and [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]] tried and failed to stop some captured Autobots from escaping the [[Citadel]]. {{storylink|Rise}} They were later present in [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]] when [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] announced he was the new leader of the Decepticons. {{storylink|Wreckage (issue)|Wreckage}}

[[File:Infiltration1-gimme.jpg|thumb|left|200px|"''Hey'', [[Verity Carlo|babeh]]. ''Come'' to Runabout."]]

Four million years later, Runabout was part of a Decepticon insurgent cell that had operated covertly on Earth for at least four years, working to destabilise Earth's governing organisations and create global anarchy. He, [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]], and [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]] were assigned by [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] to intercept the human [[Stoker]] and retrieve his [[SM-40]] palmtop PC, containing data on their [[Nebraska]] operation. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 0|Infiltration #0}} The team caught up with and killed Stoker outside Phoenix, AZ, by which time [[Verity Carlo]] had already stolen the SM-40. The Battlechargers' attempts to retrieve it from Verity and [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]] blew their cover: they appeared in full public view both in primary mode and in a secondary [[alternate mode]], where the panels of their sports-car disguises split apart to reveal weapons and ram-plates. While pursuing Ratchet, both Battlechargers were run off the road by a semi-trailer. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 1|Infiltration #1}}
{{storylink|Infiltration issue 2|Infiltration #2}} {{storylink|Infiltration issue 3|Infiltration #3}}

Runabout bore witness to Megatron disciplining Starscream. He chose not to rebel against his leader further, under the threat of death. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 6|Infiltration #6}} Despite his part in Starscream's mutiny, Runabout was quickly forgiven and returned to active duty. {{storylink|Escalation issue 1|Escalation #1}} {{storylink|Escalation issue 2|Escalation #2}}

Runabout moved to [[Latveria]] with the rest of the Decepticons to spark a war between the nations of [[Latveria]] and [[Symkaria]] using the [[Psycho-Prism]]. When the [[Avengers]] infiltrated [[Array|their base]], Runabout abducted one of their number, [[Spider-Man]]. {{storylink|Man and Machine, Part One}} Runabout and his teammates, turbocharged by Spider-Man's radioactive blood, attacked the allied Autobots and Avengers in [[mirror response mode]]. {{storylink|Man and Machine, Part Two}} Runabout was subsequently blasted by the newly arrived [[Iron Man]] and sliced up by [[Wolverine (Marvel)|Wolverine]]. {{storylink|Man and Machine, Part Three}} The badly-damaged Runabout subsequently fled via an [[emergency warp-out]]. {{storylink|Man and Machine, Part Four}}

[[File:Devastation6 Runaboutdies.jpg|thumb|right|250px|My life is, like, flashing in front of me... ''Whoa.'' My life was ''cool.'']]

Runabout was cowering in a nearby room while Megatron and Sixshot were arguing in the Decepticon's base on Earth. {{storylink|Devastation issue 1|Devastation #1}} Unfortunately, Runabout was brutally off-lined when the [[Reaper]]s attacked the Decepticon command bunker in Oregon. He was electrocuted until he exploded, upsetting Runamuck, who was soon decapitated and then had his errant head crushed by a large boulder. Their fellow Decepticons cared little for the Battlechargers' demise; [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] wrote them off as "acceptable losses." {{storylink|Devastation issue 5|Devastation #5}} {{storylink|Devastation issue 6|Devastation #6}}

In [[2017]] when [[Joe Colton (Dire Wraith)|Joe Colton]] and [[Scarlett]] discussed the Cybertronian influence on Earth, they reviewed Ratchet's initial fight with the Battlechargers. {{storylink|Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude|Secret Raiders}}
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===''Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe''===
Runabout followed [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] to [[Earth]] in his quest for the [[AllSpark]]. There, he encountered [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]]. Not much of a match against the Autobot titan, Runabout crawled away from the battle as Omega occupied himself with [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]]. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe|The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Rise of the Decepticons: All Fall Down|''Transformers'' #19]]}}

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When [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] increased recruitment in the [[Ascenticon Guard]], Runabout was among the new members. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: All Fall Down|All Fall Down}} Runabout as part of a coordinated terrorist attack on the [[Senate]] itself and easily overpowered [[Senate Guard]] members [[Pipes (G1)|Pipes]] and [[Chainclaw (G1)|Chainclaw]]. After the Senate Guardsmen were taken care of by [[Clench (G1)|Clench]]'s [[Mini-Cassette|infiltration troopers]], [[Strika (BM)|Strika]] ordered Runabout and Runamuck to watch over them. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: We Have Deceived You|We Have Deceived You}}

Runabout and Runamuck went to [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] came across [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and question his allegiance when he admitted he doesn't know about the Decepticon faction. The duo attacked him before [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] and [[Slapdash (G1)|Slapdash]] arrived and force them to retreat. {{storylink|War World: Prime|Prime}} Runabout was part of a crowd of Decepticons who watched [[Termagax]] denounce them (and Megatron in particular) for twisting her ideals. {{storylink|War World: Awakenings|Awakenings}}

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Runabout and Runamuck joined a cadre of Decepticons in assuming control of the Iacon energy stores. {{storylink|War World: Hunt|Hunt}} Next, they assisted [[Strika's Heavies]] when they attacked the [[Forge Pyramid]] looking for Titansparks. {{storylink|War World: Titans|Titans}} Later, the two were scouting near the Deep Wastes when they heard a howling sound. Fearing old ghost stories, they fled back to Iacon and gave a quivering report to the incredulous [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. {{storylink|I Have No Mouth And I Must Starscream}}

The duo briefly appeared again as [[Jumpstream]]'s out-of-control teleporting abilities carried her all over Cybertron. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Test Flight I|Test Flight I}} When the Decepticons learned the location of Termagax and the [[Enigma of Combination]], Runabout and Runamuck were part of the battalion [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] assembled to claim their prizes. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust II|Sea of Rust II}} Despite fierce fighting on both sides, though, the Enigma was lost to the Sea of Rust. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Enigmatic|Enigmatic}}

Runabout and Runamuck assembled with Strika's army of Decepticons to invade the Autobot-occupied [[Crystal City]]. The siege went well at first until the unexpected return of [[Lodestar (Titan)|Lodestar]], the last Titan. {{storylink|A Dust of Crystals}} Fearing the Titan's power, much of the Decepticon army except for the very brave or foolhardy fled from Lodestar. {{storylink|The Landscape of Fear}}

Runabout was later seen in the final battle at [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]] as the Decepticons attempted to topple [[Computron (G1)|Computron]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Fate of Cybertron|Fate of Cybertron}}
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===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material===
With Cybertron's fate sealed and the Autobots gone, the Decepticons followed them closely through space aboard the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' in pursuit of the [[AllSpark]]. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Earthrise|''Earthrise'' webpage}}<ref>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/earthrise ''Earthrise'' website]</ref> Runabout was a [[Cybertronian military insignia|Ground Force Black Ops Raider]]. {{storylink|#Generations|''Earthrise'' toy packaging}}
While on a mission to infiltrate the Autobot ship, the ''[[Ark (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy marketing material|Ark]]'', Runabout and his brother Runamuck were separated. Runabout was left behind while Runamuck hid in the ''Ark’s'' cargo hold. He could only speak in half sentences without his brother to finish them for him.
{{charfictionstub|{{Storylink|Hasbro Pulse#Fan First Friday|Fan First Friday}}<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkJOmYkcMtY October 16th Fan First Friday]</ref>}}
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==Commercials==
[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] ordered Runabout and [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] to attack [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] and his Autobots as they spoiled an Energon-gathering mission. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Battlechargers|Battlechargers commercial}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
Runabout was part of a convoy led by [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] which attempted to deliver the final component for a super weapon to Decepticon HQ. The [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] successfully intercepted them right as they neared their goal, and the four Decepticons had to destroy the weapon to keep it out of Autobot hands. {{storylink|Eagle Eyes}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsOverRun.jpg|thumb|400px]]
Over-Run participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was a Rare character who could be recruited after collecting 160 units of Cybermetal, and 95 units of Transmetal. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Runabout-Earth Wars.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|]]
Runabout joined the Earth Wars at the same time as [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]]. {{storylink|Burning Rubber}}
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==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}
[[File:G1 Runabout toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I'll steal it! And no one will ever know!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Runabout''' (Battlecharger, [[1986]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "[[Particle beam rifle|High-energy particle beam rifle]]"
{{toydesigner|[[Hideaki Yoke]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Takashi Matsuda]] (initial concept)}}

: One of the two [[Battlecharger]] toys released in 1986, ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' Runabout transforms into a accurate replica of a Lotus Turbo Esprit sports car. An autotransformer, he uses a pull-back motor to propel him forward in both car and [[robot mode]]s, though starting in car mode triggers his transformation to robot after he rolls forward a short distance. Due to the autotransformation engineering, Runabout is a [[brick (term)|brick]]. His weapon can only be plugged into the shoulder of his (non-articulated) arm.

:Though this mold is ''very'' similar to his partner [[Runamuck (G1)#Toys|Runamuck]], it is highly unlikely one is actually a [[retool]] of the other since they had simultaneous production.

:For reasons unknown, the Battlechargers were not released in the [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|Transformers]]'' toyline, rare for a Takara-engineered toy at the time.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Runabout/runabout.htm More information on Runabout at TFU.info]''
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===''Timelines''===
[[File:Timelinestoy-RunaboutClub.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I'll run-you-over!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Over-Run''' (Deluxe Class, [[2012]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Pistol, 2 side-pipes/shoulder-cannons

:''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' "Over-Run" (new name for trademark reasons) is a [[retool]] of [[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|''Generations'']] [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Generations|Wheeljack]] (itself a retool of ''Reveal the Shield'' [[Tracks (G1)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Turbo Tracks]]) with a new head designed by [[Dan Khanna]] to amalgamate Runabout and Runamuck's original headsculpts.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CIUI4nVAYo6/ Dan Khanna on Instagram]</ref> He transforms into a sports car of made-up model, though it kind of resembles a [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes#Chevy Corvette|Chevy Corvette]] with a heavily-modified front end. He can also assume a third "flying car" mode by folding down the car doors and flipping out wing extensions. his pistol can be hand-held, or become a shoulder-mounted gun through the use of the [[c joint]] clip on its back. His two side-pipes can attach to the c joint bars on his upper body as well to form shoulder-mounted cannons, or be held in his hands by the barrels as wrenches.

:Over-Run is one of two [[2012]] [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] [[exclusive]] figures (the other being ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (toyline)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Drift (SG)#Toys|Drift]]).

:This mold (with the new head) was also used to make the Club's 2012 "membership freebie" [[Runamuck (G1)#Timelines|Runamuck]], for whom extra space is provided in Over-Run's display box!

:Over-Run sold out within a day of being available (taking into account problems with the store's ordering process).

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Decepticon/TFCCOver-Run/over-run.htm More information on Over-Run at TFU.info]''
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===''War for Cybertron: Earthrise''===
[[File:TF-WFC-E-Runabout.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|You can hear Mike Judge laughing.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Decepticon Runabout''' (Deluxe Class, [[2020]])}}</ul>
:*''Hasbro ID number:'' '''WFC-E41'''
:*''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''ER EX-23'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[April 24]], [[2021]]
:*''Accessories:'' 2 blasters

:''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' "Decepticon Runabout" is, astonishingly, a redeco and new-head retool of his compadre [[Runamuck (G1)#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Runamuck]], being one of the final figures revealed for the ''Earthrise'' toyline. Runabout transforms into an 80's sportscar that theoretically resembles a Lotus Esprit X180 with red striping. Like most ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' toys, Runabout has 3 mm posts and [[5 mm post|5 mm]] holes for the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]]. In order to be accurate to the original toy, there are 5 mm holes at the top of each shoulder to mount his gun, as well as faux wheels at the back of his feet, albeit unpainted. To achieve a proportional chest with the rest of his body, his robot mode chest uses a faux car roof. Unlike Runamuck, only Runabout's faux chest, car roof and backside are painted in his primary color, reducing the risk of paint chipping.

:Replicating a switcheroo from the Battlechargers' original character models, Runabout includes a gun based on Runamuck's [[friction rifle]]. Unlike ''Earthrise'' Runamuck, however, Runabout ''also'' includes a second gun for a toy-accurate option, based on his own high-energy particle beam rifle. Either gun can be plugged into the top of his vehicle form, any of his 5 mm ports, or combine into a larger rifle. Due to the way each blaster can stack on the other, you can further elongate the weapon by attaching Runamuck's gun too.

:Runabout was exclusive to [[Target]] stores in the United States and a [[TakaraTomy Mall]] exclusive in Japan.

:Like all ''Earthrise'' figures, Runabout's package includes a clip-and-save piece of a larger collectable space map. This piece is unusually empty and featureless, but does depict a small unlabeled sphere that may be a satellite of [[Botropolis]]. It also shows the earliest point in the ''[[Fool's Fortune]]'' path, which enters this piece from an edge that turns out to be an upper boundary of the entire map.

:This mold was also used to make the ''[[Studio Series]]'' [[Ground Soldier#Toys|Ground Soldier]].

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==Merchandise==
===''Transformers Trading Card Game''===
[[File:W3RaiderRunabout.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Raider Runabout, Infantry-Soldier''' ([[2019]])
**'''Wave 3: War for Cybertron: Siege I'''
**''Rarity: '''''CT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T36/T48'''
**''Stars: ''10
:Raider Runabout, 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 line-art for the card is reused from the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile game, with updated colors to match the style used in the ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege]]'' toyline packaging art.

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*'''Raider Runabout, Infantry-Soldier''' (2019)
**'''Wave 3P'''
**''Rarity: '''''CT'''
**''Card Number: '''''P9/2019'''
**''Stars: ''10
:A reprint of '''Raider Runabout, Infantry-Soldier''' was made available as an in-store play promo card for the release of Wave 4: War for Cybertron: Siege II. The card is identical to the original release, printed with gold-foil on the Robot Mode side.
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===''Blokees''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Runabout''' (Blokees Wheels, 2025)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Blokees Wheels Transformers 01 - Roll Out!'''

: Part of the first wave of [[Blokees]] Wheels series of blind-boxed 1/64-scale vehicles, this Runabout kit is molded in his Cybertronian sports car mode, with the stylization of the 2005 ''IDW'' comics. While Runabout features die-cast metal on its inner body, it also features a universal Chassis Connector, used by all vehicle mode kits in the lineup, and the vehicle has the most openable parts in the line, with an opening hood and opening doors, and the rooftop canopy can be opened to allow the chase kits' driver figures to interact.
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==Notes==
[[File:ToyFair1986-TFpage06a.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Everybody wants to be Runabout.]]
*In Hasbro's 1986 pre-Toy Fair catalog, a Runabout toy in robot mode (minus arm decals) is used to represent Runamuck's robot mode. The toy, however, is holding Runamuck's gun. Hmm....
*Runabout's original character model gives him Runamuck's weapon (and ''vice versa''), which would later influence the Battlechargers' ''Earthrise'' toys ([[#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|see above]]).
*Throughout the 2000s and 2010s, Hasbro's loss of the "Runabout" trademark led to some interesting names for new toys.
**In [[2005]], Runabout became the inspiration for the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' [[homage]] toy "[[Runamuck (Cybertron)|Runamuck]]", which was still mainly black-hued despite the trademark-mandated name shift.
**In [[2012]], [[Fun Publications]] used "Over-Run" for a [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] exclusive ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' toy representing a pseudo-Generation 1 cartoon incarnation of the character. In [[2016]], this name would be carried over to the ''[[Transformers: Battle Tactics|Battle Tactics]]'' mobile game.
**The [[2015]] ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' [[Blackjack (G1)#Combiner Wars|Blackjack]] figure was originally designed as a new Runabout toy.<ref>[[Toy Fair 2015#Notes|TFWiki.net's Toy Fair 2015 report]]</ref> TakaraTomy would later release the toy as [[Runabout (RID)|Runabout]] and [[Runamuck (RID)|Runamuck]] for their [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)#Japanese toylines|''Adventure'' toyline]].
**Finally, Hasbro got back the trademark for the [[2020]] ''Earthrise'' toy. Whew!

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Runabout''' (ラナバウト ''Ranabauto'')
*''French:'' '''Rôdo''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Diablo'''
*''Russian:'' '''Podryvnik''' (Подрывник, "Bomber")
*''Hungarian:'' '''Futkosó''' (Person who runs around)
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==Gallery==
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==References==
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Runabout (G1)

2025-12-03T03:26:48Z

Mr Camhed: /* Blokees */ I got an Example of the toy and doing Corrections.

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{{Disambigm|Runabout (disambiguation)|Over-Run (disambiguation)}}
:''Runabout is a [[Decepticon]] [[Battlecharger]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Runaboutg1.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|You treat your stepmother with respect, Pantera!]]
'''Runabout''' is not the brains of the [[Battlecharger]]s (they're both pretty much dim-bulbs), but he is much calmer and certainly more articulate<ref>But not more [[Articulation|articulated]].</ref> than [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]], and his presence helps keep the latter's cross-wired mind on task. That said, Runabout usually joins in with whatever mad ideas Runamuck comes up with, just to keep from being bored. Runabout is very susceptible to boredom.

Besides, Runabout loves a good wreck just as well as his crazy comrade, but it's not because he craves to create wreckage—he simply wishes to destroy, and enjoys the spectacle of chaos and big fiery explosions. To help create these he has a [[particle beam rifle]] that shoots a stream of heavy and energetic neutrons. Unfortunately, he craves destruction so much that it continually distracts him from his assigned duties.

Runabout is a little faster than Runamuck, with a 185 MPH top speed, but can only go about 550 miles. He is equally able to transform quickly, taking about .4 seconds to do so. Also like his partner, he is not averse to breaking windows or draping cylinder-wiping paper over the enemy base, or other puerile acts of vandalism. But he uses bigger words when doing so.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}
[[File:Battlechargersperchance.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|"Heh heh heh." "Huh huh huh."]]
The Battlechargers were summoned to [[Earth]] from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] by [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]], who wanted a dramatic way to announce his challenge to [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] for a fight to the death. The two reckless Decepticons left and promptly ignored their orders, and instead began to raise a bit of random highway havoc. ''Encountering [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]], the two dropped firetraps and wrecked piles of cars behind them. Unable to stop them quietly on his own terms, Prowl grew angry and... was halted by Optimus Prime, who was dismayed with his recklessness.''<ref>This story may not have happened in the Marvel continuity proper, as it occurs in a dream sequence within a story that leads into the incompatible [[Earthforce]] storyline.</ref> {{storylink|...Perchance to Dream}} During a break in the mayhem, they rested in a parking lot and saw a [[Noah Acton|defiant youngster]] expressing his disgust of family vacations through graffiti. His dad angrily escorted him back to the station wagon, and their holiday trip resumed. The Battlechargers, impressed by the boy's disregard for authority, began following the family on a road trip through the [[United States of America|U.S.]], defacing any monuments they happened upon (such as [[Mount Rushmore]], the [[Gateway Arch]] in [[St. Louis]], and the [[Washington Monument]]). They wrote insults and jokes in a Cybertronian language, thus attracting the attention of [[Rapid Anti-robot Assault Team|RAAT]], which had already captured thirteen Autobots.

[[File:Battlechargers-marvel23a.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
RAAT caught up with them in [[Philadelphia]], where [[Circuit Breaker (G1)|Circuit Breaker]] engaged them in a battle that nearly killed the graffiti-inclined boy. They escaped, and took a break to learn English (not ''well'', mind you) for their next stop, the [[Statue of Liberty]]. There they engaged Circuit Breaker once again, only this time, having been stripped of her command for her actions in their last encounter, she faced them in [[Circuit Breaker's Autobot suit|a giant machine]] jury-rigged from the Autobots RAAT had captured previously. The two hooligans met quick defeat at the hands of her makeshift gestalt, their charred bodies sent plunging into the harbor. {{storylink|Decepticon Graffiti!}} ''Optimus, worried, watched multiple screens showing the latest attacks by Decepticon arrivals from Cybertron, and saw that Runamuck and Runabout were only the most recent to endanger human life.'' {{storylink|Prey!}}

[[File:MarvelUS75 Runabout Demon.JPG|left|upright=1.4|thumb|Well, I guess it's kind of sad that they're dead and all. But it's [[Night of the Combaticons|not]] like they had [[Devastation issue 6|bright futures]] ahead of them.]]
When [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] wanted to wrest control of the Earth-based Decepticons from [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], the Battlechargers joined his motley band of rebels. {{storylink|Surrender!}} They attacked Scorponok's [[New Jersey (Earth)|New Jersey]] [[New Jersey base|base]], collapsing it onto itself. Starscream then urged his comrades to help him dig out whatever survivors there might be to offer them a choice; join them or be destroyed. Unfortunately, the first to be excavated was Scorponok. Runabout, [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]], Runamuck, and [[Triggerhappy (G1)|Triggerhappy]] tried to gun him down together, but their laser fire proved ineffective against Scorponok's ultra-dense armor. The enemy leader easily tackled all four of them at once, taking them out of the ensuing battle. {{storylink|...All This and Civil War 2}} Just as said battle ended, the combatants were transported to Cybertron by [[Primus]], who was gathering his Transformer children to stand against the demigod [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]. The pair were in attendance as Primus spoke to the assembled Transformers through the body of [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron]], though Runamuck was more concerned about some Autobots they'd recently angered as Runabout screwed his [[kibble]] back on. {{storylink|The Void! (US)|The Void!}} Runamuck was killed during the planet-rending battle, but Runabout survived and was strolling with [[Battletrap (G1)|Battletrap]] the next day when he was attacked and devoured by a Cybertronian [[Demon]]. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}
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=====Earthforce=====
{{earthforcefiction}}
[[File:Runabout grimlock neutron cannon two steps back.jpg|thumb]]
As the [[Decepticon Civil War]] took a different path, Runabout and Runamuck were still working on the side of Shockwave and [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]]. In a fight with the Dinobots, Runabout got his hand stamped on by [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] while reaching for his weapon—very painful. He stayed behind after the battle in order to get revenge, and pulled a [[neutron cannon]] on Grimlock at close range. Grimlock seemed suitably impressed by the weapon, and suggested the Battlecharger take a step or two back for his own safety because of the recoil. Seemed like a sound suggestion to Runabout so he backed himself up... right over a cliff. Dumb 'Con. {{storylink|Two Steps Back!}}

[[File:Battlechargers stunticons life in the slow lane.jpg|thumb|left]]
The conflict between Megatron's and Shockwave's forces reached a height neither faction leader was comfortable with, so the two Decepticon leader called for an [[Enclave]] to negotiate an alliance. Runabout attended the festivities, only for some Autobot saboteurs to fake an assassination attempt on Megatron. A giant brawl ensued, and Runabout got the stuffing beat out of him. {{storylink|The Bad Guy's Ball!}}

When Megatron lost a [[global warming satellite]] to the Autobots, along with its poison gas canisters, Shockwave sent the Battlechargers out to retrieve it for his own purposes. They ran into [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] and [[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]] at the crash site, and got into a fight over who would take possession of the rocket and its contents. Little did they know the Autobot [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]] had already removed and neutralized the rocket's contents, making their tussle utterly pointless. {{storylink|Life in the Slow Lane}} Later, after the Decepticon factions unified, Runabout and Runamuck were seen attacking the Autobot [[Earthbase]] with the full Decepticon force, but they ultimately failed to gain any ground and retreated. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer!}}

{{note|Runabout and Runamuck are mistakenly named as Megatron's troops in "[[Life in the Slow Lane]]", just as the Stunticons are mistakenly identified as working for Shockwave.}}

=====Rhythms of Darkness!=====
In an alternate future in [[2009]], Runabout was among the warriors defending the [[Decepticon Powerbase]] against a desperate assault launched by the last seven remaining Autobots. {{storylink|Rhythms of Darkness!}}

====''Regeneration One''====
[[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]] and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] discovered Runabout's remains in the [[Primus]] chamber deep beneath the surface of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Three}} Later in [[Zero Space]], the [[Dark Matrix]] entity revealed to Rodimus Prime that it had sent the Demon to abduct Runabout so that it could feast upon his [[spark]] energy. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 5}}

====''Transformers '84''====
[[File:Decepticons purge secrets and lies 1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6]]
Early in the [[Great War (G1)|war]] on Cybertron, Runabout was part of a Decepticon assault alongside [[Chop Shop (G1)|Chop Shop]], [[Barrage (Insecticon)|Barrage]], [[Ransack (G1)|Ransack]], [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]], [[Octane]], [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]], [[Venom (G1)|Venom]], and the Autobot double agent [[Punch (G1)|Counterpunch]]. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 1|Secrets & Lies #1}}
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===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Roger Behr]] (English), [[Yoku Shioya]] (Japanese)|[[Hans-Rainer Müller]] (German), [[Willy Schäfer]] (German, Generation 2 Dub)}}
[[File:GhostMachine PossessedRunabout.jpg|left|thumb|GAH! Sparkles everywhere! Must shoot!]]
In [[2006]], Runabout was guarding [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]'s city mode on [[Chaar]] with Runamuck. They were attacked by [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and the ghost of [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]], who wanted to steal one of Trypticon's eyes for Unicron. Starscream possessed Runabout, shot Runamuck, then ran into a wall, knocking Runabout unconscious. Runamuck, however, was able to sound an alarm, and [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]], and [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] arrived to help. Scourge got Trypticon's eye, and Starscream possessed Astrotrain and escaped. Later, under Unicron's orders, Starscream returned to Chaar and took control of Trypticon, not knowing that Dirge, Thrust, and the Battlechargers were inside. Starscream used Trypticon to bring Unicron's head down Cybertron's surface, but Thrust sabotaged Trypticon from within before Starscream could connect Unicron to the planet. Starscream came out of Trypticon and demanded that Unicron give him a corporeal form so he could complete the connections. Just as Unicron did so, Autobot-planted explosives detonated and sent Unicron's head back into orbit. Starscream was also flung into outer space, where [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] began pursuing him. Trypticon (and the Decepticons inside him) were probably thrown into space as well. Although the Battlechargers never appeared again, Trypticon and the others did, so they most likely did survive. {{storylink|Ghost in the Machine (G1)|Ghost in the Machine}}
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====''Legends'' comic====
Runabout and Runamuck were among the Decepticons who attacked the [[Ark (G1)|Autobot base]] in the 1980s to steal the [[Transform Super Cog]]. Using their car modes, the duo barreled through the Autobot defenders, entered the base and seized the cog only to be defeated by [[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]] and [[Twin Twist]]. {{storylink|Slugslinger's Ambition}}

====''Wings Universe''====
{{Wingsnote}}
[[File:ComingStorm1-Battlechargers.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
Runabout and Runamuck were present during the battle that led to the destruction of [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] and [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]. {{storylink|Generation 2: Redux}} At some other time, the pair were hanging out with the equally-delinquent pair of [[Jetstorm (G2)|Jetstorm]] and [[Deluge (G2)|Deluge]] when a [[Nexus Prime|giant Autobot]] and his [[Aquarius (SG)|Quintesson cohort]] wandered into their territory. While Jetstorm and Deluge jumped the Autobot, Runabout and Runamuck tortured the Quintesson. The Decepticons misjudged the strength of their victims, and a short moment later all four Decepticons were defeated, left brutally embarrassed. {{storylink|The Coming Storm: Part 1}}

At some point between various upgrades, both Battlechargers were offered a flight mode but turned it down. Runamuck often forgot this detail, and Runabout had to constantly remind him that he couldn't take to the air. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 43|Runamuck's profile in Club magazine #43}}

After having been absent from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] for a very long time, [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] made a secret return. He enlisted Runabout and Runamuck in filling him in on what he had missed, and the pair gave him a very amusing, yet sufficiently informative, recollection of the events of the [[Battle of Autobot City]] and [[The Rebirth]]. The information convinced Jhiaxus that this would be the perfect time to rebuild his [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian Empire]]. {{storylink|A Flash Forward}}

The two Battlechargers were dispatched to find some [[personality component]]s, and in the process discovered a [[stasis hibernation pod]] which opened to reveal [[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]]. {{storylink|A Flash Forward, Part 2}} They took the amnesiac Side Burn him back to Jhiaxus, after which they all headed to [[Nebulos]], where Jhiaxus had Runabout and Runamuck kidnap [[Hi-Q]]. {{storylink|A Flash Forward, Part 3}} After they arrived on [[Qre]], the pair engaged in some racing with Side Burn. {{storylink|A Flash Forward, Part 4}} When Side Burn's advances were rebuffed by [[Nightracer (G2)|Nightracer]], Runabout told him to go after her, and the Battlechargers followed. {{storylink|A Flash Forward, Part 5}} Following Jhiaxus's defeat, Side Burn promised the pair leniency, and indeed after the pair returned to Earth with the Autobots, Hi-Q said he wouldn't press charges. {{storylink|A Flash Forward, Part 6}}
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===Battle Beneath the Ice===
[[File:BBTI-RunaboutandRodimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.0|>>TO BE CONTINUED]]
During a mission to destroy the [[Golden Gate Bridge]] in [[San Francisco]], the Battlechargers were faced with the Autobots [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]], [[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]], and [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]]. While Runamuck, who was terrified of heights, stopped at the start of the bridge, Runabout chased after Hot Rod while shooting wildly. Unfortunately, the Autobot outmanoeuvred him, and Runabout was sent careening off the bridge and into the San Francisco Bay. The battle was televised on the news and recorded by the human [[Jeff Grey]], who later ran into Hot Rod and discussed it with him. {{storylink|Battle Beneath the Ice}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:Predaconstww.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|"So, uh, since you're the president and in charge of the army and stuff, does that mean you can invade a country and, like, set it on fire?"]]
In the early days of the war, while Optimus Prime and Megatron had their first confrontation, the Runabout and Runamuck duo joined [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] and [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] in forcibly extracting data from [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], and helped [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] assume control over Megatron's plans. {{storylink|The War Within issue 4|The War Within #4}} About a million years later, Megatron was lost in a [[space bridge]] accident, and the Decepticons split into several splinter factions. The Battlechargers joined Starscream's faction of [[Predacon (War Within)|Predacons]] during this time, but were defeated at [[Tyger Pax]] by the united Autobot, Decepticon and [[Ultracon]] forces. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath}}

In modern times, the Battlechargers were working for [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] as assassins. In the [[Old Slave Trails]], Runabout caught the double agent [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] leading Optimus Prime to safety with the Autobot revolutionaries, and blasted a hole through the [[Triple Changer]]'s chest. Moving in to eliminate Prime as well, Runabout was caught off-guard by [[Gnaw (G1)|Gnaw]] and was... gnawed on for a while. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}}

Somehow he pulled himself back together, and hooked up with Runamuck again after Shockwave's fall. Dodging Autobot patrols while looking for a working [[CR chamber]] to fully repair themselves, the Battlechargers found one of Shockwave's abandoned laboratories, and accidentally unleashed the [[electrum]]-enhanced clone warrior, [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]]. The clone's ambient radiation considerably weakened Runabout. Then he incinerated Runabout's head. That didn't help either. {{storylink|Night of the Combaticons}}

Runabout was later found, offline but alive, by the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]]. [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] started repairing him and Runamuck as they were taken into custody. {{storylink|Black Sunshine}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Infiltration issue 0|''Infiltration'' #0]]}}

[[File:Megs Origins Battlechargers.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]

Runabout was one of many bots to come from distant regions of Cybertron to attend Megatron's speeches and demonstrations of power as the Decepticon faction begun to take shape. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}} In the early days of the war, Runabout, Runamuck, and [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]] tried and failed to stop some captured Autobots from escaping the [[Citadel]]. {{storylink|Rise}} They were later present in [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]] when [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] announced he was the new leader of the Decepticons. {{storylink|Wreckage (issue)|Wreckage}}

[[File:Infiltration1-gimme.jpg|thumb|left|200px|"''Hey'', [[Verity Carlo|babeh]]. ''Come'' to Runabout."]]

Four million years later, Runabout was part of a Decepticon insurgent cell that had operated covertly on Earth for at least four years, working to destabilise Earth's governing organisations and create global anarchy. He, [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]], and [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]] were assigned by [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] to intercept the human [[Stoker]] and retrieve his [[SM-40]] palmtop PC, containing data on their [[Nebraska]] operation. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 0|Infiltration #0}} The team caught up with and killed Stoker outside Phoenix, AZ, by which time [[Verity Carlo]] had already stolen the SM-40. The Battlechargers' attempts to retrieve it from Verity and [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]] blew their cover: they appeared in full public view both in primary mode and in a secondary [[alternate mode]], where the panels of their sports-car disguises split apart to reveal weapons and ram-plates. While pursuing Ratchet, both Battlechargers were run off the road by a semi-trailer. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 1|Infiltration #1}}
{{storylink|Infiltration issue 2|Infiltration #2}} {{storylink|Infiltration issue 3|Infiltration #3}}

Runabout bore witness to Megatron disciplining Starscream. He chose not to rebel against his leader further, under the threat of death. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 6|Infiltration #6}} Despite his part in Starscream's mutiny, Runabout was quickly forgiven and returned to active duty. {{storylink|Escalation issue 1|Escalation #1}} {{storylink|Escalation issue 2|Escalation #2}}

Runabout moved to [[Latveria]] with the rest of the Decepticons to spark a war between the nations of [[Latveria]] and [[Symkaria]] using the [[Psycho-Prism]]. When the [[Avengers]] infiltrated [[Array|their base]], Runabout abducted one of their number, [[Spider-Man]]. {{storylink|Man and Machine, Part One}} Runabout and his teammates, turbocharged by Spider-Man's radioactive blood, attacked the allied Autobots and Avengers in [[mirror response mode]]. {{storylink|Man and Machine, Part Two}} Runabout was subsequently blasted by the newly arrived [[Iron Man]] and sliced up by [[Wolverine (Marvel)|Wolverine]]. {{storylink|Man and Machine, Part Three}} The badly-damaged Runabout subsequently fled via an [[emergency warp-out]]. {{storylink|Man and Machine, Part Four}}

[[File:Devastation6 Runaboutdies.jpg|thumb|right|250px|My life is, like, flashing in front of me... ''Whoa.'' My life was ''cool.'']]

Runabout was cowering in a nearby room while Megatron and Sixshot were arguing in the Decepticon's base on Earth. {{storylink|Devastation issue 1|Devastation #1}} Unfortunately, Runabout was brutally off-lined when the [[Reaper]]s attacked the Decepticon command bunker in Oregon. He was electrocuted until he exploded, upsetting Runamuck, who was soon decapitated and then had his errant head crushed by a large boulder. Their fellow Decepticons cared little for the Battlechargers' demise; [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] wrote them off as "acceptable losses." {{storylink|Devastation issue 5|Devastation #5}} {{storylink|Devastation issue 6|Devastation #6}}

In [[2017]] when [[Joe Colton (Dire Wraith)|Joe Colton]] and [[Scarlett]] discussed the Cybertronian influence on Earth, they reviewed Ratchet's initial fight with the Battlechargers. {{storylink|Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude|Secret Raiders}}
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===''Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe''===
Runabout followed [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] to [[Earth]] in his quest for the [[AllSpark]]. There, he encountered [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]]. Not much of a match against the Autobot titan, Runabout crawled away from the battle as Omega occupied himself with [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]]. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe|The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Rise of the Decepticons: All Fall Down|''Transformers'' #19]]}}

[[File:AllFallDown-NewRecruits.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]

When [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] increased recruitment in the [[Ascenticon Guard]], Runabout was among the new members. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: All Fall Down|All Fall Down}} Runabout as part of a coordinated terrorist attack on the [[Senate]] itself and easily overpowered [[Senate Guard]] members [[Pipes (G1)|Pipes]] and [[Chainclaw (G1)|Chainclaw]]. After the Senate Guardsmen were taken care of by [[Clench (G1)|Clench]]'s [[Mini-Cassette|infiltration troopers]], [[Strika (BM)|Strika]] ordered Runabout and Runamuck to watch over them. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: We Have Deceived You|We Have Deceived You}}

Runabout and Runamuck went to [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] came across [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and question his allegiance when he admitted he doesn't know about the Decepticon faction. The duo attacked him before [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] and [[Slapdash (G1)|Slapdash]] arrived and force them to retreat. {{storylink|War World: Prime|Prime}} Runabout was part of a crowd of Decepticons who watched [[Termagax]] denounce them (and Megatron in particular) for twisting her ideals. {{storylink|War World: Awakenings|Awakenings}}

[[File:SeaOfRustII SixshotLeadsGuard.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]

Runabout and Runamuck joined a cadre of Decepticons in assuming control of the Iacon energy stores. {{storylink|War World: Hunt|Hunt}} Next, they assisted [[Strika's Heavies]] when they attacked the [[Forge Pyramid]] looking for Titansparks. {{storylink|War World: Titans|Titans}} Later, the two were scouting near the Deep Wastes when they heard a howling sound. Fearing old ghost stories, they fled back to Iacon and gave a quivering report to the incredulous [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. {{storylink|I Have No Mouth And I Must Starscream}}

The duo briefly appeared again as [[Jumpstream]]'s out-of-control teleporting abilities carried her all over Cybertron. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Test Flight I|Test Flight I}} When the Decepticons learned the location of Termagax and the [[Enigma of Combination]], Runabout and Runamuck were part of the battalion [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] assembled to claim their prizes. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust II|Sea of Rust II}} Despite fierce fighting on both sides, though, the Enigma was lost to the Sea of Rust. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Enigmatic|Enigmatic}}

Runabout and Runamuck assembled with Strika's army of Decepticons to invade the Autobot-occupied [[Crystal City]]. The siege went well at first until the unexpected return of [[Lodestar (Titan)|Lodestar]], the last Titan. {{storylink|A Dust of Crystals}} Fearing the Titan's power, much of the Decepticon army except for the very brave or foolhardy fled from Lodestar. {{storylink|The Landscape of Fear}}

Runabout was later seen in the final battle at [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]] as the Decepticons attempted to topple [[Computron (G1)|Computron]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Fate of Cybertron|Fate of Cybertron}}
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===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material===
With Cybertron's fate sealed and the Autobots gone, the Decepticons followed them closely through space aboard the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' in pursuit of the [[AllSpark]]. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Earthrise|''Earthrise'' webpage}}<ref>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/earthrise ''Earthrise'' website]</ref> Runabout was a [[Cybertronian military insignia|Ground Force Black Ops Raider]]. {{storylink|#Generations|''Earthrise'' toy packaging}}
While on a mission to infiltrate the Autobot ship, the ''[[Ark (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy marketing material|Ark]]'', Runabout and his brother Runamuck were separated. Runabout was left behind while Runamuck hid in the ''Ark’s'' cargo hold. He could only speak in half sentences without his brother to finish them for him.
{{charfictionstub|{{Storylink|Hasbro Pulse#Fan First Friday|Fan First Friday}}<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkJOmYkcMtY October 16th Fan First Friday]</ref>}}
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==Commercials==
[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] ordered Runabout and [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] to attack [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] and his Autobots as they spoiled an Energon-gathering mission. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Battlechargers|Battlechargers commercial}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
Runabout was part of a convoy led by [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] which attempted to deliver the final component for a super weapon to Decepticon HQ. The [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] successfully intercepted them right as they neared their goal, and the four Decepticons had to destroy the weapon to keep it out of Autobot hands. {{storylink|Eagle Eyes}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsOverRun.jpg|thumb|400px]]
Over-Run participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was a Rare character who could be recruited after collecting 160 units of Cybermetal, and 95 units of Transmetal. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Runabout-Earth Wars.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|]]
Runabout joined the Earth Wars at the same time as [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]]. {{storylink|Burning Rubber}}
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==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}
[[File:G1 Runabout toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I'll steal it! And no one will ever know!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Runabout''' (Battlecharger, [[1986]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "[[Particle beam rifle|High-energy particle beam rifle]]"
{{toydesigner|[[Hideaki Yoke]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Takashi Matsuda]] (initial concept)}}

: One of the two [[Battlecharger]] toys released in 1986, ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' Runabout transforms into a accurate replica of a Lotus Turbo Esprit sports car. An autotransformer, he uses a pull-back motor to propel him forward in both car and [[robot mode]]s, though starting in car mode triggers his transformation to robot after he rolls forward a short distance. Due to the autotransformation engineering, Runabout is a [[brick (term)|brick]]. His weapon can only be plugged into the shoulder of his (non-articulated) arm.

:Though this mold is ''very'' similar to his partner [[Runamuck (G1)#Toys|Runamuck]], it is highly unlikely one is actually a [[retool]] of the other since they had simultaneous production.

:For reasons unknown, the Battlechargers were not released in the [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|Transformers]]'' toyline, rare for a Takara-engineered toy at the time.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Runabout/runabout.htm More information on Runabout at TFU.info]''
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===''Timelines''===
[[File:Timelinestoy-RunaboutClub.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I'll run-you-over!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Over-Run''' (Deluxe Class, [[2012]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Pistol, 2 side-pipes/shoulder-cannons

:''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' "Over-Run" (new name for trademark reasons) is a [[retool]] of [[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|''Generations'']] [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Generations|Wheeljack]] (itself a retool of ''Reveal the Shield'' [[Tracks (G1)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Turbo Tracks]]) with a new head designed by [[Dan Khanna]] to amalgamate Runabout and Runamuck's original headsculpts.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CIUI4nVAYo6/ Dan Khanna on Instagram]</ref> He transforms into a sports car of made-up model, though it kind of resembles a [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes#Chevy Corvette|Chevy Corvette]] with a heavily-modified front end. He can also assume a third "flying car" mode by folding down the car doors and flipping out wing extensions. his pistol can be hand-held, or become a shoulder-mounted gun through the use of the [[c joint]] clip on its back. His two side-pipes can attach to the c joint bars on his upper body as well to form shoulder-mounted cannons, or be held in his hands by the barrels as wrenches.

:Over-Run is one of two [[2012]] [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] [[exclusive]] figures (the other being ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (toyline)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Drift (SG)#Toys|Drift]]).

:This mold (with the new head) was also used to make the Club's 2012 "membership freebie" [[Runamuck (G1)#Timelines|Runamuck]], for whom extra space is provided in Over-Run's display box!

:Over-Run sold out within a day of being available (taking into account problems with the store's ordering process).

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Decepticon/TFCCOver-Run/over-run.htm More information on Over-Run at TFU.info]''
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===''War for Cybertron: Earthrise''===
[[File:TF-WFC-E-Runabout.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|You can hear Mike Judge laughing.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Decepticon Runabout''' (Deluxe Class, [[2020]])}}</ul>
:*''Hasbro ID number:'' '''WFC-E41'''
:*''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''ER EX-23'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[April 24]], [[2021]]
:*''Accessories:'' 2 blasters

:''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' "Decepticon Runabout" is, astonishingly, a redeco and new-head retool of his compadre [[Runamuck (G1)#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Runamuck]], being one of the final figures revealed for the ''Earthrise'' toyline. Runabout transforms into an 80's sportscar that theoretically resembles a Lotus Esprit X180 with red striping. Like most ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' toys, Runabout has 3 mm posts and [[5 mm post|5 mm]] holes for the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]]. In order to be accurate to the original toy, there are 5 mm holes at the top of each shoulder to mount his gun, as well as faux wheels at the back of his feet, albeit unpainted. To achieve a proportional chest with the rest of his body, his robot mode chest uses a faux car roof. Unlike Runamuck, only Runabout's faux chest, car roof and backside are painted in his primary color, reducing the risk of paint chipping.

:Replicating a switcheroo from the Battlechargers' original character models, Runabout includes a gun based on Runamuck's [[friction rifle]]. Unlike ''Earthrise'' Runamuck, however, Runabout ''also'' includes a second gun for a toy-accurate option, based on his own high-energy particle beam rifle. Either gun can be plugged into the top of his vehicle form, any of his 5 mm ports, or combine into a larger rifle. Due to the way each blaster can stack on the other, you can further elongate the weapon by attaching Runamuck's gun too.

:Runabout was exclusive to [[Target]] stores in the United States and a [[TakaraTomy Mall]] exclusive in Japan.

:Like all ''Earthrise'' figures, Runabout's package includes a clip-and-save piece of a larger collectable space map. This piece is unusually empty and featureless, but does depict a small unlabeled sphere that may be a satellite of [[Botropolis]]. It also shows the earliest point in the ''[[Fool's Fortune]]'' path, which enters this piece from an edge that turns out to be an upper boundary of the entire map.

:This mold was also used to make the ''[[Studio Series]]'' [[Ground Soldier#Toys|Ground Soldier]].

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==Merchandise==
===''Transformers Trading Card Game''===
[[File:W3RaiderRunabout.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Raider Runabout, Infantry-Soldier''' ([[2019]])
**'''Wave 3: War for Cybertron: Siege I'''
**''Rarity: '''''CT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T36/T48'''
**''Stars: ''10
:Raider Runabout, 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 line-art for the card is reused from the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile game, with updated colors to match the style used in the ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege]]'' toyline packaging art.

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*'''Raider Runabout, Infantry-Soldier''' (2019)
**'''Wave 3P'''
**''Rarity: '''''CT'''
**''Card Number: '''''P9/2019'''
**''Stars: ''10
:A reprint of '''Raider Runabout, Infantry-Soldier''' was made available as an in-store play promo card for the release of Wave 4: War for Cybertron: Siege II. The card is identical to the original release, printed with gold-foil on the Robot Mode side.
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===''Blokees''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Runabout''' (Blokees Wheels, 2025)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Blokees Wheels Transformers 01 - Roll Out!'''

: Part of the first wave of [[Blokees]] Wheels series of blind-boxed 1/64-scale vehicles, this Runabout kit is molded in his Cybertronian sports car mode, with the stylization of the 2005 ''IDW'' comics. While Runabout features die-cast metal on its inner body, it also features a universal Chassis Connector, used by all vehicle mode kits in the lineup, and the vehicle has the most openable parts in the line, with an opening hood andopening doors, and the rooftop canopy can be opened to allow the chase kits' driver figures to interact.
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==Notes==
[[File:ToyFair1986-TFpage06a.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Everybody wants to be Runabout.]]
*In Hasbro's 1986 pre-Toy Fair catalog, a Runabout toy in robot mode (minus arm decals) is used to represent Runamuck's robot mode. The toy, however, is holding Runamuck's gun. Hmm....
*Runabout's original character model gives him Runamuck's weapon (and ''vice versa''), which would later influence the Battlechargers' ''Earthrise'' toys ([[#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|see above]]).
*Throughout the 2000s and 2010s, Hasbro's loss of the "Runabout" trademark led to some interesting names for new toys.
**In [[2005]], Runabout became the inspiration for the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' [[homage]] toy "[[Runamuck (Cybertron)|Runamuck]]", which was still mainly black-hued despite the trademark-mandated name shift.
**In [[2012]], [[Fun Publications]] used "Over-Run" for a [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] exclusive ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' toy representing a pseudo-Generation 1 cartoon incarnation of the character. In [[2016]], this name would be carried over to the ''[[Transformers: Battle Tactics|Battle Tactics]]'' mobile game.
**The [[2015]] ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' [[Blackjack (G1)#Combiner Wars|Blackjack]] figure was originally designed as a new Runabout toy.<ref>[[Toy Fair 2015#Notes|TFWiki.net's Toy Fair 2015 report]]</ref> TakaraTomy would later release the toy as [[Runabout (RID)|Runabout]] and [[Runamuck (RID)|Runamuck]] for their [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)#Japanese toylines|''Adventure'' toyline]].
**Finally, Hasbro got back the trademark for the [[2020]] ''Earthrise'' toy. Whew!

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Runabout''' (ラナバウト ''Ranabauto'')
*''French:'' '''Rôdo''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Diablo'''
*''Russian:'' '''Podryvnik''' (Подрывник, "Bomber")
*''Hungarian:'' '''Futkosó''' (Person who runs around)
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==Gallery==
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==References==
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[[Category:Generation 1 cartoon Decepticons]]
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[[Category:Generation 2 Decepticons]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Decepticons]]
[[Category:IDW (2019) Decepticons]]
[[Category:Legends Decepticons]]
[[Category:Marvel Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Regeneration One Decepticons]]
[[Category:TakaraTomy Mall exclusives]]
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Gears (G1)

2025-11-27T15:06:40Z

Mr Camhed: /* Blokees */ Corrections

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{{disambig3|Gears}}
:''Gears is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Gearsg1.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Gears, ironically, hates [[Neon|bright colors]].]]
'''Gears''' hates [[Earth]], a lush, green planet practically as unlike his cozy, gray, metallic [[Cybertron (planet)|homeworld]] as possible. He grumbles and complains about being shipwrecked on it—complains and grumbles to a ridiculous extent, until he becomes a source of amusement, rather than negativity. This is usually his intent—unlike his fellow [[Mini Vehicle]] [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]], Gears has a desire to help his fellow Autobots see good in a bad situation. Still, he does get depressed from time to time.

Gears is strong and tough, not so much in lifting but in endurance, and carrying heavy loads with little effort, be they energon cubes, disabled Autobots, or potatoes for the farmers' market. He is fitted with infrared vision sensors.

In [[robot mode]], Gears can release controlled bursts of compressed air from his feet, launching himself to altitudes over 100,000 feet, and floating back down. In doing so, he must be careful not to lose air pressure before coming close enough to the ground for a safe landing.

{{bigquote|What did you do to Gears, you monster? You turned him...''nice!''|[[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]]|"[[Changing Gears]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}
[[File:Gearsg1firstappearance.jpg|left|upright=1.5|thumb|Wish we saw more of the design on the right. Yikes!]]
{{quote|The only thing '''Gears''' wants to learn about this planet is how to get off it. I hate this place already. I just know you're going to use me as a mobile transport unit again, once we have to set up. Nuts. Let's go home.|The worst words out of his mouth.}}

''Gears was one of Cybertron's great warriors and fought alongside [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] during [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]'s assault on [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], placing [[shatter bomb]]s on the support struts of the last bridge into the [[Polities of Cybertron|city-state]].'' {{storylink|And There Shall Come...a Leader!}} Later, he was chosen to join the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] mission to save Cybertron from an asteroid belt—a mission that saw him stranded on [[Earth]] for four million years. Once he woke up in [[1984]] and was rebuilt as an Earthen truck, he immediately began complaining. {{storylink|The Transformers (issue)|The Transformers}}

[[File:Spider-man.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|Spider-Man's amazing friend.]]
Gears participated in the battle outside of [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]]'s house and while driving away from the battle scared a cop by yelling at him to get out of his way, leaving the man stunned. Shortly after, Gears teamed up with [[Spider-Man]], using his ability to launch himself upward using compressed air and fly alongside the superhero in an attempt to reach the mountaintop [[Decepticon]] fortress. When Gears ran low on power, he began to fall before Spidey caught him in webbing. Although Spider-Man's webbing was extremely strong, the Autobot's weight threatened to break it. Thankfully they had little left to climb, and Spider-Man completed Gears' ascent using the webbing for assistance. After a fight with [[Ravage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ravage]], blind-siding [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]], and knocking out [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]], they came face to face with Megatron, who blasted a hole under Gears, causing him (and human [[Sparkplug Witwicky]]) to fall from the fortress. Although Spidey was able to rescue Sparkplug, and attempted to catch Gears as he had done before, the added momentum of the fall proved too much strain on the webbing, and Gears crashed to the ground. Gears was quickly patched up enough to tell the Autobots that Megatron had gotten what he wanted (a fuel conversion process) from Sparkplug. {{storylink|Prisoner of War!}} His complete restoration was seemingly interrupted when, following recriminations, [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] needed to drive Sparkplug to the hospital to treat his sudden heart attack. {{storylink|The Last Stand}}

''Nonetheless back on his feet soon afterwards, Gears helped restrain [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] after his teammate had gone haywire, following him suffering an electrical feedback while repairing the Ark. But the mighty Brawn escaped from his grasp, and began rampaging in a nearby town. Gears and the others quickly caught up to the renegade Autobot, and returned him to his senses with another electrical shock.'' {{storylink|The Enemy Within!}} ''Soon afterwards, the Decepticons launched a full-on siege on the Ark. Gears faced off against [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] during the scuffle, until the Ark's computer, [[Aunty|Auntie]], was awakened by Optimus Prime. Deranged due to a circuit malfunction, Auntie put an end to the clash by magnetizing all combatants onto the Ark's walls. While Gears was so incapacitated, Auntie was deactivated once more thanks to the efforts of [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] and Ravage. The Decepticons retreated afterwards, and Gears was happy for the victory, but Optimus warned him they had gained only a brief reprieve, as the Decepticons had sworn to return and take vengeance.'' {{storylink|Raiders of the Last Ark}}

[[File:Buzzsawyikes2.jpg|left|upright=0.8|thumb|Ow ow ow.]]
During the Decepticons' next assault on the Ark, [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] managed to incapacitate nearly all of the Autobots. Gears' deactivated form was strung up from the Ark's ceiling, alongside most of his teammates. {{storylink|The New Order}} {{storylink|Repeat Performance!}} By teaming up with the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], Ratchet managed to retake control of the Ark, and went about putting his comrades back in working order. Subsequently, to make sure all of the Autobots were back in fighting shape, Ratchet had Gears and the others go on a diagnostics run through the open plains. {{storylink|DIS-Integrated Circuits!}}

When the Autobots overheard Shockwave's plans to dispose of the captured head of their leader, Optimus Prime, Gears accompanied a convoy out to rescue him. {{storylink|Brainstorm!}} He and the others arrived at a nearby swamp, where the Decepticons had dumped the head, with Optimus's body in tow. However, the head was actually a decoy head, which, when attached to the body, caused it to go on a murderous rampage. Several Decepticons then arrived to help the false Prime batter the Autobots, and [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] shot Gears right in the face! {{storylink|Prime Time!}}

''Though in time Optimus was restored and retook command of the Autobots, he had been left troubled by his ordeal. At this time, [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]] suggested the Autobots use the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] to create a breed of Autobot [[Ultimate Autobot|super warriors]], which could swiftly end the war for them. Gears was among the Autobots who argued against this course of action, seeing it as a perversion of the Matrix's purpose. Following an encounter with Ravage, Bumblebee shortly thereafter went missing. Upon detecting his signal returning towards the Ark, Gears ran out to welcome the scout, only to be met with Bumblebee's severed arm; the Decepticons had challenged Optimus Prime to retrieve their prisoner alone. The ensuing rescue only served to snap Prime out of a funk however, and he returned to announce his decision against building the "Ultimate Autobots."'' {{storylink|Crisis of Command!}}

[[File:Cliffjumperuk.jpg|thumb|upright=1.7|right]]
''Gears joined [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] and Windcharger in searching for [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] during the Dinobot Hunt. Their mission was suddenly cut short by the arrival of Soundwave and the Decepticons, who shot the Minibots in the back and took them prisoner. [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] soon rescued his disabled comrades from the captured [[Ark shuttlecraft]].'' {{storylink|Dinobot Hunt!}} However, the injuries Gears suffered were grave. Alongside many other Autobots, he was brought to Ratchet's repair bay to be patched up. Due to a lack of supplies, Ratchet only had faint hopes of reviving all of the damaged troops. {{storylink|Rock and Roll-Out!}}

''Gears was witness to Optimus, Ratchet, and Prowl suddenly de-materializing within the Ark. Though at the time they had assumed that the Decepticons had somehow managed to slay the trio, the Autobots soon learned otherwise. Optimus and the others had been transported to [[Limbo|another dimension]] as part of a [[Mass substitution|mass displacement]] effect, triggered by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] traveling to their present from twenty years in the future. A first strike against the time-traveling tyrant and his cronies ended in [[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]]'s capture, and Gears participated in the subsequent effort to free his fellow Autobot but the future-Decepticons wielded unimaginable power, and Gears was brought low by [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]].'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}}

''Gears was repaired in time to help his fellow Autobots gather up what they believed were Optimus Prime's remains; the Autobot leader had apparently been slain in combat against the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]]. Little did they know that the body they had found was a [[facsimile construct]], planted by Prime to fake his own death.'' {{storylink|...The Harder They Die!}}

[[File:Newyorkunderbase.jpg|upright=0.7|thumb|left|Barely snuck into the margins during his own death scene.]]
Though Gears was left inoperative ''once more'', Ratchet began gathering the necessary parts to fix him and the other severely damaged Autobots. {{storylink|Funeral for a Friend!}}

He was back on his feet by the time the Ark was launched into the Earth's orbit. At this time, Optimus was gone and [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] had taken control of the Autobot forces, though his leadership proved unpopular among the troops. Gears begged the deserter [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] to usurp the Dinobot alongside the bulk of the Autobot forces. {{storylink|Spacehikers!}} This led into Gears witnessing a battle between Grimlock and Blaster for Autobot leadership on [[Earth]]'s [[Moon (moon)|moon]]. While Autobots around him cheered vehemently for either combatant, Gears chose to watch in stoic silence. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

Gears was among the Autobots who answered Buster Witwicky's distress call from just outside the Decepticons' [[Club Con|headquarters]] in the Arctic. Shortly thereafter, when an [[Underbase]]-powered [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] announced that he would "destroy the cities of [[New York City|New York]], [[Tokyo]], and [[Buenos Aires]]", Gears was among the allied Autobot/Decepticon teams sent ahead to New York City. As Starscream approached, [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]] led a team of Autobots which included Gears, and the entire team was destroyed with a "single wave of <s>[[To sell toys|a market executive]]'s</s> Starscream's hand"! Oops. {{storylink|Dark Star}}

Gears' torso, head, and right arm were shown in the midst of attempted repairs while Optimus Prime explained the bleak condition of their fallen to [[Cloudburst]] and [[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]]. {{storylink|Guess Who the Mecannibals Are Having for Dinner?}}

====''Transformers '84''====
Gears was among the Autobots preparing to leave Cybertron aboard the ''Ark''. {{storylink|Transformers '84 issue 0|'84 #0}} He was thrown by an explosion when the Decepticons boarded the ''Ark'' in flight. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 2}}
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===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Don Messick]] (English), [[Toshiro Ishii]] (Japanese), [[Ken Shiroyama]] (Japanese, "Transport to Oblivion", "Fire in the Sky")|[[Yao Huang]] (Chinese), [[Roberto Alexander]] (Latin American), [[Peter Bertram]] (German, "Transport To Oblivion"), [[Henry Djanik]] (European French), [[Jacques Ferrière]] (European French, "Fire in the Sky"), [[Serge Lhorca]] (European French, "The Core"), [[Georges Atlas]] (European French, "B.O.T."), [[Francesco De Santis]] (Italian, ''40th Anniversary Event'' dub), [[Nelson Batista]] (Portuguese), [[Orlando Prado]] (Portuguese, "The Core"), [[Přemysl Přichystal]] (Czech)}}
[[File:Hufferg1animated.jpg|left|upright=1.34|thumb|A competition of who complains the most!]]

Gears was one of the original crew of Autobots on the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] spaceship when it crash-landed on Earth millions of years ago. When he awoke in 1984, he was reformatted by [[Teletraan I]] so that his [[alternate mode]] was an Earth-based pickup truck. Not a true combatant by nature, he didn't participate in many of the Autobots' more famous battles against the Decepticons, but he did his part despite his complaints. Gears first saw action on Earth at an off-shore oil rig, fighting one of the Seekers with his partner, [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]]. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}} Gears' infrared sensors were useful in capturing [[Ravage (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ravage]] when the Decepticon was caught trespassing at the Autobot headquarters. By modifying his searchlight wavelength, Gears could illuminate Ravage's heat traces and neutralize the jaguar's ability to hide in shadows. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 2}} When Prime was injured in an explosion outside the [[ruby crystal mines of Burma]], Gears discarded the complaining facade he often wore, in order to encourage [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] to push himself into returning to [[robot mode]]. He later donned a lab coat to help sell [[Hound (G1)|Hound]]'s holographic rocket base idea, although it didn't do much good. In the final battle to stop the launch of the Decepticon space cruiser, Gears and [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] were engaged in battling [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]] until [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] called for a retreat. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 3}}

[[File:FireintheSky Gears crashes through ice.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"The animators can't even decide what to do with my headlights!"]]

Gears was part of the Team of Autobots who fought the Decepticons at a hydroelectric dam, though a thrown piece of equipment blew up the Decepticons Energon cache and had to retreat. {{storylink|Roll for It}} Gears assembled for battle when the Decepticons returned to attack a solar power plant, and chastised [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] for missing roll call. At the plant, Gears and [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] attempted to stop the Seekers from taking off with the energon cubes, but [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] knocked them aside with a concussion blast. Later, after Bumblebee led the Autobots to the supposed site of the new [[space bridge]], only to find a deserted cave, Gears offered to electrocute Bumblebee in order to juice up his memory circuits. {{storylink|Transport to Oblivion (episode)|Transport to Oblivion}} When Optimus Prime was heavily damaged in battle, Gears returned from patrol with [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] and Windcharger to check on his condition. None of them, however, was sharp-eyed enough to spot [[Laserbeak (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Laserbeak]] swoop down and land on Brawn's shoulder as they entered the base. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer}}

After it started snowing, in July, in the middle of the desert, Optimus Prime got suspicious and consulted Teletraan I for a weather report. Gears, who was performing reconnaissance scans on the now-frozen tropical region of the planet, concurred with Teletraan I's conclusions, that Megatron and the Decepticons must somehow be draining heat energy right out of the [[Earth's core]]. In the Arctic, as the Autobots prepared to enter the Decepticons' cavernous base of operations, Gears stalled outside the entrance on the sneaking suspicion the Autobots were falling into a trap. Talk about a self-fulfilling prophecy—by lingering too long on the ice, the combined weight of Gears, Hound, [[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]] and [[Ratchet (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ratchet]] caused the tunnel to collapse beneath them. Gears and his buddies were briefly captured by the Decepticons, but escaped thanks to Hound's holograms. {{storylink|Fire in the Sky}}

[[File:SOSDinobots Soundwave shoots Gears.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|"Hey! Being shot in the face plays havoc with my sinuses."]]
Gears attended the unveiling of [[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Wheeljack]]'s latest science project, the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], and managed to stay out of the way after they ran amok. He joined Optimus Prime and the other Autobots on a mission to the [[Great Falls]]. Being one of the few Autobots who can fly (usually), Gears took to the air to fight [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] face-to-face, but was quickly shot down by the more experienced Decepticon. {{storylink|S.O.S. Dinobots}} On one mission, Gears travelled to Peru to help the Autobots remove the [[Crystal of Power]] from Megatron's control. {{storylink|Fire on the Mountain (episode)|Fire on the Mountain}} He was also involved in the dino-design project that created [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] and [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]]. {{storylink|War of the Dinobots}}

Following a Decepticon attack on the Ark, Gears was briefly seen cleaning up the deadly fire extinguisher foam which drove them away. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 1}} In the aftermath of Cybertron's orbit around Earth, Gears worked on the massive repairs necessary to rebuild human society. He also participated in the raid on [[Doctor Arkeville]]'s laboratory. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (episode)|Countdown to Extinction}}

[[File:ChangingGears Gears Bee acrobatics.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Bumblebee and Gears - [[Powerlinx]]!!]]
During an Autobot Alert, the Ark's crew all leapt into action at high speed...well, except for Gears. The alarm interrupted his plan to "lube his cables", making the cranky Gears slow to respond to the call of duty. He might have trudged even slower if he knew the entire alert was a ruse by Megatron, designed solely for the purpose of capturing Gears. It seemed that Megatron's newest toy, the [[Solar Needle]], required a specific circuit board in order to be properly completed, and Gears contained just such a circuit board in his chest. A curious side effect of removing the circuit board was that it negated Gears' inclination towards squawking and complaining. He was now a compulsively good-natured people-pleaser, unable to refuse requests by anyone, even Megatron. With the solar needle activated, the Decepticons put Gears to work harvesting energon cubes, filled by the sun's mighty power.

Despite the alterations to his personality, Gears tried to remain true to himself. Even while helping Megatron's energy pilfering, he still managed to toss an insult or two at the Decepticon leader. In a good-natured way, of course. And, after the Autobots arrived to destroy the solar needle and drew the Decepticons' attention, Gears made a break for the control panel to retrieve his circuit board and restore his real personality. He was interrupted by [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]], who had been looking for an excuse to blast Gears all day, but Bumblebee knocked the Seeker aside before he could eliminate the tiny Autobot. Also, when Megatron hurled Prime out of control into the solar needle's incinerating energy grid, Gears used the holdout blaster in his sleeve to disrupt the grid and save Optimus. Still, once Megatron got the drop on the Autobots, he was able to exploit Gears' new personality glitch to make him repair the solar needle while the Decepticons held his teammates at gunpoint. Megatron gloated too much about the nature of Gears' problem, though, allowing Optimus Prime to circumvent his control over Gears. Tricking Megatron into agreeing to honor his last request "as a condemned mechanism", Prime turned the tables on Megatron by asking Gears for a favor of his own. Gears was all too happy to oblige...and destroy the solar needle for Optimus.

[[File:ChangingGears got a bang out of that.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.55|In the uncut version, Gears farts.]]
With the fight back on, Gears happily got in on the action and tossed Starscream for a loop. The Decepticons abandoned the field of battle, leaving the Autobots behind to clean up the mess caused by their solar needle. As the needle was being dismantled, Prime was ready to return Gears' circuit board to him when [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] stepped in. Seems the Autobots took a vote, and they would rather not restore Gears' talent for complaining, and whining, and hypochondria, and...well. After a quick joke, though, they did return the circuit board, and Gears showed his gratitude by going "whine, whine, whine" all the way home. {{storylink|Changing Gears}}

Gears was seen awaiting his turn at the [[recharging chamber]]s, but did not appear later on rampaging with the other Autobots afflicted by the [[personality destabilizer device]]. {{storylink|Attack of the Autobots (episode)|Attack of the Autobots}} He attended Wheeljack's demonstration of the [[Wheeljack Instant Immobilizer|Immobilizer]]. When the Decepticons got their metal mitts on the device, Gears was trapped in mid-transformation by the device's rays. He was restored to normal after [[Carly]] fiddled with the controls to reverse its effects. {{storylink|The Immobilizer}}

[[File:AutobotRun Gears lifts ground.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|Stupid Mother Earth!!!]]
Like most of the Autobots, Gears was temporarily trapped in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] after Megatron unleashed his [[Transfixatron]] on them during a car rally for charity. Wheeljack came up with an [[anti-transfixation grenade]] to reverse the process (even his cures explode!), but that only revived the Autobots in time to deal with Plan B: [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. While he isn't in Brawn or Prime's class, Gears is still one strong little Autobot, and demonstrated his strength by ripping out huge chunks of rock to hurl at the massive Decepticon. {{storylink|The Autobot Run}} Sometime later, Gears helped install [[detection plate]]s around the Ark as an early warning system against any intruders. {{storylink|Enter the Nightbird}} He was also briefly seen gawking at the two Optimus Primes who showed up in the dirt. After a sharpshooting contest and car race failed to uncover the imposter, the Autobots rode into battle anyway with both Primes at their side. Gears didn't have much fun in the following melee: first he got sent face-first into the dirt by one of the opening salvos, and was later overmatched in single combat against [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]]. He was saved only by the continuation of Megatron and Starscream's cockeyed, overly-elaborate scheme of clones killing clones. {{storylink|A Prime Problem}}

Gears was on patrol with the team when they suddenly came across an empty riverbed. After a quick mud massage from Jazz's spinning tires, Gears and the others decided to follow the river's trail to see where it had been diverted. What they found was trouble: [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]]. The Autobots barely escaped battle with Devastator to report on Megatron's activities to Prime. {{storylink|The Core}}

Gears attended Wheeljack's demonstration of how he had taught [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] "finesse". The resulting chaos and destruction was predictable, but memorable. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 1}} Despite not being seen in the battle at all, Gears was injured fighting Megatron and the [[Heart of Cybertron]] in [[South America]]. All the repairs and none of the glory. Boy, he must have been ''craaaanky''... {{storylink|Microbots}}

[[File:MMP2 Seaspray and Gears shooting.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
Gears and many of his fellow Autobots showed up in [[Central City (Earth)|Central City]] for the Autobot Day parade and celebration. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1}} The city soon turned on the Autobots, thanks to Megatron's machinations, but they returned to help drive the Decepticons away once the humans were temporarily enslaved. Gears was seen among the horde of Autobots that overwhelmed the Decepticon slave-drivers. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2}} He was also one of the Autobots cheering for the Dinobots when they returned from Cybertron with a fresh supply of [[cybertonium]]. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2}} Gears was part of the third wave of Autobots to confront the invulnerable Decepticons, but fared no better than his predecessors against their [[electrum]] coating. {{storylink|The Golden Lagoon (episode)|The Golden Lagoon}} Gears stood by as [[Chip Chase]] and Teletraan I tried to locate the Autobots lost aboard the Space Bridge. {{storylink|Child's Play (episode)|Child's Play}} He was also seen applying [[Corrostop]] to the Statue of Liberty. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}}

When Megatron and the Decepticons attacked the Ark looking for the [[Combaticon (G1)|renegade Decepticons]], Gears joined Optimus Prime in fending off their assault. Megatron soon retreated once he realized Prime had no slaggin' idea what he was talking about. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}}

Gears, Ironhide and Bumblebee responded to an S.O.S. from [[Benjamin Franklin Pierce High School]] and found themselves chasing [[B.O.T. (G1)|B.O.T.]] around the city. They were beaten to it by [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]], who needed to get back [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]]'s personality component, and Gears later found himself defending Autobot Headquarters from [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. {{storylink|B.O.T. (episode)|B.O.T.}}
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====''Legends'' comic====
[[File:Legends Jumpstarters Chapter Gears annoyed.jpg|thumb]]
Gears watched Megatron depart in the wake of the battle over the [[Transform Super Cog]]. {{storylink|Slugslinger's Ambition}} Like most Autobots, he was annoyed by [[Twin Twist (G1)|Twin Twist]] and [[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]]'s antics, commenting that the two were hopeless. {{storylink|Jumpstarter Chapter}}

====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic====
Gears was amongst the Autobots who defended [[Ark (G1)|Autobot headquarters]] in [[Arizona]] from a Decepticon attack. Although the Autobots won the day, the attack was actually just a distraction so that [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] could go do evil in Japan or something unspecified. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 2|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #2}}

====Full Throttle Scramble Power!====
Gears accompanied the massive Autobot reinforcements called in to counter Megatron's nefarious [[Omega Wave Cannon]]. {{storylink|Full Throttle Scramble Power!}}

====''Wings Universe''====
{{Wingsnote}}
To alleviate the Transformers' energy woes, a team of Autobots including Gears was formed to crew the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], which soon departed. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 6}}

====''Cloud''====
The Gears of "OG001 Spacetime" was caught up in the tussle between the [[Optimus Prime (Cloud)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (Cloud)|Megatron]] of [[Cloud World]] when they came to his spacetime. {{storylink|TFC-A01}}

===Sticker Adventures books===
In the aftermath of a battle with the Decepticons, the Autobots found that Decepticon activities had seemingly stopped altogether. Taking advantage of the situation, Optimus went on a trip. Once he had left, Gears found out, to his horror, that the Autobots’ entire fuel supply had been stolen. Gears and the others tried to fend off the Decepticons nonetheless when they attacked once more. Thankfully, Optimus returned just in time with a new shipment of fuel. Re-energized, the Autobots forced the Decepticons to flee once again. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons}}
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===Marvel Storybooks continuity===
Gears was one of the thirty-five active Autobots stationed on Earth. He participated in the battle against the Decepticons that ensued after Megatron put into motion his plan to take hostage millions of humans to gain the Earth's unconditional surrender. After the Autobots had emerged victorious from the conflict, Gears drove away with the rest of his comrades back to Autobot headquarters. {{storylink|Battle for Earth}}

Gears was present when the Decepticons sent a communication to Autobot headquarters, informing them that not only was [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] their captive hostage, but that the rescue party that tried to liberate him had been captured as well. Gears was shaken by the message, and the Autobots questioned their next move. Thankfully, Optimus Prime renewed morale by coming up with a clever plan to trick the Decepticons. The Autobots hid within a false peace-offering, a life-size statue of Devastator. When the Decepticons approached the statue with their guard down, the Autobots burst forth, taking them by surprise. The Autobots were ultimately victorious that day. {{storylink|The Autobots' Secret Weapon}}
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===Marvel coloring books===
[[File:G1 GearsPotatoes AutobotSmasher.jpg|upright=0.95|thumb|Steve Ditko is noted for his superb use of shading, his handling of facial expressions, and his ability to do cosmic vistas of mystery. Here he was asked to do a line drawing of a truck carrying potatoes.]]
Gears and Optimus were attacked by Rumble, who used his Earthquake-inducing abilities to bury the two Autobots in a landslide. Though they managed to dig their way out of the rubble, Gears was ws rendered immobile when Soundwave snuck up on him and unplugged a cable inside his back. Gears was brought to Megatron's newly constructed prison and incarcerated within. Thankfully, Bumblebee had evaded capture, and managed to free the rest of his teammates. Upon release, Gears and the other Autobots gave Bumblebee three cheers! {{storylink|Bumblebee to the Rescue!}}

Gears was one of the many Autobots who stopped the Decepticons from harming Sparkplug and Buster Witwicky. Later, he helped the Autobots in protecting Hoover Dam from the evil robots. {{storylink|The Deadly Fuel Shortage}} On a rainy day, Gears read a book inside the Ark. {{storylink|A Message From Outer Space}} Gears was counting how many gasoline barrels the Autobots had in storage when Bumblebee asked if he could help. When Bumblebee admitted he couldn't reach the higher stacks of barrels, Gears dismissed him and grumbled he'd do the job himself. {{storylink|Bumblebee's Dangerous Mission}}

Gears was hauling a load of potatoes, with plans to sell them for oil and gas money. (Really.) He was tricked by the Decepticons into taking a detour, which led him to their "[[Autobot Rest Stop]]"—a car crusher disguised with pillows and a set of curtains. Gears rolled into the Rest Stop and was enjoying himself when [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] activated the machine, crushing Gears flat.

Gears was later restored by [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], with no ill effects. {{storylink|The Autobot Smasher!}}

When the Autobots on Earth received word from [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] that the Decepticons were razing a human village to build a fuel plant in its place, they assumed their vehicle forms to sneak upon their enemies as they were working. Once they were in close enough proximity to the Decepticons, the Autobots transformed and launched a surprise attack. Cosmos continued to observe the battlefield from his post in orbit, and warned Gears and [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] when [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] and [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] attempted to flank the Autobots to attack them from behind. Gears restrained Kickback, spoiling the bug's attempt to catch [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] and [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] off-guard. The Autobots then beat up the rest of the Decepticons, shoved them down a pit, and covered them with quick-drying cement to keep them out of further trouble. {{storylink|The Autobot Spy in the Sky}}

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===Big Looker storybooks continuity===
When the Cybertronian civil war had yet to leave the planet, Optimus asked his Autobots to join him in leaving their home world behind and travel out into space. When Bumblebee volunteered to join Optimus, Gears and the rest of the Autobots jumped in as well. After crash-landing on Earth and being offline for about 65 million years, Gears and the rest of the Autobots met Sparkplug and his son Spike. With the Decepticons still not in the know of what forms the Autobots had taken, Gears was one of the troops that Optimus led into the desert in order to ambush their enemies. Though they successfully took by surprise a squadron of Decepticons, the Autobots had not anticipated a second group flying in from the opposite direction. Thanks to a warning from Spike and Sparkplug, the Autobots managed to fend off the Decepticons, and came to accept Earth as their new home. {{storylink|Battle for Cybertron}}

===Ladybird Books continuity===
[[File:Miscolored minibots.jpg|thumb|left|Crazy [[Estrela]] colors?]]
When Optimus Prime hoped to harness the power of lightning as an energy source, [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] was commissioned to do the design. Huffer requested Gears to assist him with the work, and together the pair worked diligently while trying to out-complain each other. {{storylink|Autobots' Lightning Strike}}

Gears assisted his fellow Autobots in the construction of their space cruiser. {{storylink|Megatron's Fight for Power}}

===The Battle for Planet Earth===
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Marinker]] (English)}}
Gears was one of a group of Autobots who traveled to [[South America]] in search of energy. When they spotted [[Mount Sheelah]], Gears was put to work clearing rocks so they could ascend it for a closer look, though he grumbled almost as much as [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] while doing so. He helped repel a subsequent Decepticon attack and retreated before the volcano erupted. {{storylink|Terror of Mount Sheelah}} After a hard day spent making repairs on the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] he and the other Autobots relaxed by watching [[television]], and were alerted by a news bulletin to the fact that the Decepticons were kidnapping humans. {{storylink|Bumblebee to the Rescue (G1)|Bumblebee to the Rescue}} After [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] pretended to defect and the Autobots tricked him, allowing them to destroy the Decepticon base, Gears wondered if they were going to keep Starscream prisoner indefinitely. [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus]] opted to let Starscream go. {{storylink|Espionage!!!!!}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
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When [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] vanished in a space bridge during the war on Cybertron, their respective factions were split into several smaller groups. Gears remained in the main Autobot faction, now under the command of [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]. {{storylink|Fragmentation (G1)|Fragmentation}} He was part of a team who scouted out the [[Praetorus Wharf]] in search of the Decepticons' new mobile command base. Unfortunately, it was a bit [[Trypticon (G1)|''too'' mobile]] for them to handle. {{storylink|Devastation (issue)|Devastation}} Trypticon proceeded to shrug off everything the Autobots threw at it, forcing the Autobots to try and outrun it instead. This too proved ineffectual. Even assistance from the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dynobots]] helped little against the giant Decepticon. In the end, the Autobots were spared when their target just left in response to other orders it received. {{storylink|Revelation (The Dark Ages)|Revelation}} Later, when [[The Fallen]] broke into [[Autobase]], Gears was eager to get out there and do something about it. Prowl opted for trying to contain the villain instead, but he turned out to be unstoppable anyway. {{storylink|Confrontation (issue)|Confrontation}}

Gears was part of the Ark's original crew, crash-landing on Earth four million years ago and awakening in 1984. Like all the Transformers of Earth, he was believed dead for many years after the mid-air explosion of the ''[[Ark II]]''. In fact, Gears was one of many robots who were salvaged by the mercenary known as [[Lazarus]], who began the time-consuming process of installing remote control programming into his inert Cybertronian captives. Lazarus was doomed to failure, however, for Megatron regained control of his own body shortly after the human reactivated him. With the Decepticons back in action thanks to Megatron, Gears and the other Autobots held captive by Lazarus were left at their mercy. Although a small group of Autobots were free under Optimus Prime's command to combat the Decepticons, most of the 'bots recovered by Lazarus (including Gears) were too badly damaged to be reactivated for that first battle. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 3|Prime Directive #3}}

[[File:PassiveAggression GearsGrumble.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|left]]
Gears and the other deactivated Autobots were recovered, though, and were back to full functionality by the time [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] arrived from Cybertron, denouncing all Earthbound Transformers as war criminals. {{storylink|New World Order}} As the Autobot forces split in two, Gears went with Optimus Prime and his contingent back to Cybertron aboard [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]], peacefully surrendering to Magnus, while another secret team would be left to move freely and uncover the truth behind this turn of events. Despite them being treated as prisoners on the trip home, Gears remained optimistic that the war was finally over, and they could say goodbye to Earth permanently. {{storylink|Brothers' Burden}} But the Autobots were treated no better on Cybertron. Gears and the rest of his group were locked up in cages, while footage of the Autobots and Decepticons' battles on Earth were broadcast around the planet to turn public opinion against them. Thankfully, there were dissidents in Shockwave's regime, and the Autobots were sprung from their cells. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}} While [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] took Prime through the [[Old Slave Trails]] to see [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]]'s rebel team, Gears and the others were taken by Broadside to meet with the Autobots rebels [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] was aligned with. En route, Bluestreak tried to have Gears fess up that it had been foolish to trust Shockwave in the first place. Bitter over where events had taken them, Gears replied that Bluestreak should "blow it out of [his] waste regulator!" {{storylink|Passive Aggression}} Afterwards, Gears participated in the insurrection by Autobot dissidents against the rule of Shockwave. After an Autobot victory, Gears cuffed several Decepticons, and led them away from the battlefield. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}

Much to his dismay, Gears was soon put in the position of having to return to Earth. {{storylink|Original Sin}} With Prime temporarily out of action due to injuries, [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] had assumed command of the Ark's crew on Cybertron, and made the decision that a new base of operations needed to be constructed on Earth, to fortify Autobot interests there. Gears griped throughout the meeting discussing this, {{storylink|Atonement}} but eventually agreed to leave his beloved homeworld behind to return to Earth. His mood wasn't much improved by A) having to work with Bluestreak and B) Bluestreak dropping boxes on his feet during the loading of the shuttle. {{storylink|Lost and Found (issue)|Lost and Found}} Once they arrived, Gears and the others began work on the construction of [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:GIJoevsTF4 Gears Brawn FlightPods.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Cobra Commander finds out about the "Trouble" part of the "Trouble Bubble"]]
Gears was among the dormant Transformers found by the terrorist organization [[Cobra]] and reprogrammed to be under the humans' control. In the process, he and [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] were rebuilt to transform into Cobra [[Flight Pod]]s. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #4}} The two may have participated in an attack on the [[SPS Research Facility]], or it may have just been two regular Flight Pods. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #3}} When [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] hacked Cobra's computers and undid his comrades' reprogramming, Gears and Brawn hunted down [[Cobra Commander]] and blew up the ship he was going to escape from [[Cobra Island]] with. However, before the Autobots could capture the commander, they were taken out by [[Storm Shadow]]'s [[S.N.A.K.E.]] mech. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #4}}

Gears didn't give up so easily, however, as he joined several other Autobots and located Cobra Commander and his S.N.A.K.E. guards again. Storm Shadow fought back and killed [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]], sending Gears and the others into a berserker rage as they ripped his S.N.A.K.E. apart. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 5|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #5}}

===''The Beast Within''===
After a brutal battle during which [[Beast (G1)|The Beast]], a monstrous gestalt of unimaginable power, was released, Gears's butchered form lay smoldering in a mass grave of both Autobot and Decepticon corpses. {{storylink|The Beast Within Part 2, Consequences}}

===''Henkei! Henkei! Transformers -Visualize-''===
Gears stood behind Optimus Prime with his fellow Autobots, ready to fight. {{storylink|Visualize Shot 1}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Megatron Origin issue 3|''Megatron Origin'' #3]]}}

Gears was [[Reproduction#2005 IDW continuity|constructed cold]] during the first wave, presumably as part of the [[Silver Harvest]]. {{storylink|Twenty Plus One}} Millions of years ago, Gears was one of several mourners seen at the funeral of [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]] and [[Fastback (G1)|Fastback]], after [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] killed them. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}}

[[File:WokenFuries GearsIsHurt.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.5|"There will be only half as much complaining if we leave him behind!"]]
At some point after [[Surge (event)|a widespread Decepticon attack]], Gears made it to Earth, where he was captured by [[Skywatch]], along with [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] and later, [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]]. {{storylink|...For All Mankind}} He was eventually released once Skywatch realized their misgivings in regards to the Autobots. After a Decepticon attack on their base, Gears and the other Autobots tried to flee and regroup at [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], but were attacked by armed civilians with a grudge against the Transformers. Gears was injured and had to be carried inside [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]]'s trailer. Before they could reach safety, the Autobots were attacked again, this time by Megatron. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 3: Woken Furies|Woken Furies}}

The Decepticon leader scattered the Autobots with extreme firepower, then left them beaten and bruised on a school playground inside Albuquerque city limits. Gears and his comrades were held hostage by two humans carrying Megatron-based handguns, unable to fight back or defend themselves without risking human lives. The dilemma was ultimately taken out of their hands by [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], whose special ops training kicked in and led to him blasting one of the humans. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 4: Burning Chrome|Burning Chrome}} {{storylink|Earthfall Part 4: Full Fathom Five|Full Fathom Five}}

Like most Autobots, Gears left Earth a few months later, intending to return to Cybertron. On board Omega Supreme's rocket mode, he gathered with a few others who sought to witness a conversation between Optimus Prime and Megatron. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1}} Once the Autobots arrived at Cybertron, they battled [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]]'s [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]] army. {{storylink|Chaos Part Two: Numbers|Numbers}}

[[File:FecundMoon-Impressive.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|He's the red and blue guy who's basically Swerve.]]
After the Chaos War ended, Gears joined [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]] and the crew of the ''[[Lost Light]]'' in their search for the [[Knights of Cybertron]]. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|Hangers On}} He was one of the crew members invited to [[Rewind (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rewind]]'s first story session meant to cure [[Rung (G1)|Rung]] {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}} and later watched ships land in Shuttle Bay 3. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|Patternism}} When [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]] was let loose on the ship, Gears rushed into action only to be beaten down. {{storylink|Under Cold Blue Stars}} After recovering, he and many others gathered on the observation deck to witness the discovery of a mysterious portal just hanging in space. {{storylink|Remain in Light 1 of 5: The Fecund Moon|The Fecund Moon}} Gears battled the [[Legislator]]s alongside [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] and [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] when they suddenly teleported on board. {{storylink|Remain in Light 2 of 5: House of Ambus|House of Ambus}} After the Legislators were defeated, he was one of a group of Autobots who helped repair [[Swerve's]]. {{storylink|No Guns, No Swords, No Briefcases}} When the ''Lost Light'' finally returned to Cybertron, Gears participated in the celebrations. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}}

Gears continued to serve aboard the ''Lost Light'' as it searched for the Knights of Cybertron, and was present on the [[Rodpod]] when the quantum duplicates of the ship and its crew began to cancel out. {{storylink|Twenty Plus One}}

Gears and many other members of the ''Lost Light'' crew were present when Rodimus gave his speech about [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]]'s pre-wake. {{storylink|The Sensuous Frame}}

Gears was willingly complicit in [[Getaway]]'s mutiny against the ''Lost Light''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s command team. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 2): Filling in the Blanks|Filling in the Blanks}} He was seen socializing with Siren (...perhaps unwillingly) at [["Visages"]] once the search was underway again under Getaway. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 1): Full Circle|Full Circle}} When Cyberutopia turned out to be a hoax, Getaway sold out his crew to the [[Adaptus|Grand Architect]] and [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], turning them into [[Sparkeater (creature)|Sparkeaters]]. Gears was subjected to concussive medicine by [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]], apparently clearing him of the Sparkeater virus. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 2): Lūstrāre|Lūstrāre}} Gears later attended the ''Lost Light'' farewell party. {{storylink|How To Say Goodbye And Mean It: Part 2}}
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===''Hearts of Steel''===
[[File:GearsVictorianEra-HOS4.jpg|thumb|left]]
Gears and his fellow Autobots battled the Decepticons in Earth's distant past, until an ice age came around and forced them to go underground and wait it out. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 1|Hearts of Steel #1}} They eventually woke up in the mid-19th century, and learned that the Decepticons were up and going as well. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 2|Hearts of Steel #2}} In order to pursue the [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]], Gears took on the form of what appeared to be a coal car and linked up with his friends to form an Autobot train. During the chase, much of the train was trapped when the Decepticons collapsed a tunnel on it, although Gears made it out safe and sound. He was hammered by Decepticon fire as he helped clear away rubble, but survived and went back to sleep underground after the Decepticons were defeated. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 4|Hearts of Steel #4}}

{{IDW HOS}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
During the final showdown between the Autobot/[[G.I. Joe (team)|Joe]] and Decepticon/[[Cobra]] alliances, [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] punched into [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]'s chest and unleashed several soldiers into the Decepticon base's interior, Gears among them. {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}}
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===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[The World In Your Eyes Part Two|''Transformers'' #2]]}}

[[File:TheChangeInYourNaturePartFive-Gears.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]

Gears was forged in the years leading up to the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] and worked with his [[mentor]] [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] on the [[Tether]], the great space elevator that linked [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to the [[Winged Moon]]. While most other newly forged Cybertronians found their calling and went their own ways a little more than two kilocycles after their creation, Gears chose to stay with his mentor longer than was usual—more than ten thousand cycles. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Five}} Overenthusiastic, and more than a little accident-prone, Gears would frequently lose his footing on the Tether and drift off into space, necessitating frequent rescues from Chief of Space Security [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]]. {{storylink|Open Comms}} {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Five}} During one workshift on the Tether, Gears spent some time helping another new Cybertronian, [[Rubble]], understand the basics of engineering alongside Wheeljack. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Two}} At the end of Rubble's second trial shift, one of Gears' coworkers sprayed him with a hose. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Five}}

Wheeljack brought Gears with him when he and his engineering team investigated the Winged Moon for signs of sabotage, and discovered that a member of [[The Rise]] had planted an [[energon siphon]] on the moon with the intent of redirecting it to their former headquarters underneath the [[Memorial Crater]] outside of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. Gears unsuccessful attempted to dismantle the device; the resulting explosion knocked him into space again and necessitated another impromptu rescue from Wheeljack. When the rogue Titan [[Vigilem]] attacked the Tether, Gears fled with the other workers into the deepest parts of the Winged Moon, where they remained even after Vigilem severed the Tether itself. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Five}}

[[File:WheeljackOrbitalDecay-WheeljackGears.jpg|thumb|left|200px|I am effectively the 23 year-old guy still living in his parent's basement.]]

Ripped free from its orbit, the Winged Moon's new trajectory put it on a direct path towarsd Cybertron's sun; while most of the other workers evacuated the moon, Gears stayed behind with his mentor and a small team of engineers to see if they could save the moon within seven cycles before it plummeted into the sun. After first attempting to overpressurize the moon's [[energon]] reserves, then unsuccessfully trying to manually reactivate the moon's rotational jets, the team had to take shelter as the moon drifted through the [[Croaton (G1)|Croaton]] cloud, then discovered and interrogated [[Enemy (G1)|Enemy]], the culprit responsible for sabotaging the moon in the first place. Finally, however, the team hit upon a last-ditch solution to manually detonate the moon's wings, giving them enough delta-vee to push them out onto a wider orbit—while Cosmos carried out the actual demolitions work, Wheeljack taught Gears how to manually keep the moon's panels correctly aligned and later laid into Huffer when he suggested that Wheeljack was too nice to his mentee. The plan went off without a hitch, and the team celebrated their victory... only for a [[Slipstream (G1)|Slipstream]] and her team of Decepticons to invade the moon at that moment. {{storylink|Wheeljack: Orbital Decay}}

While Wheeljack went to get help, Gears and the other stayed behind on the moon and did what they could to make the central control room inaccessible to the invaders, including rigging the corridors with booby-traps and other annoyances. The team successfully kept the Decepticons out long enough for [[Firestar (G1)|Novastar]] and her Autobots to rescue them, and the engineers made the desperate decision to keep the Winged Moon and its energon stores out of Decepticon hands by creating a miniature singularity that destroyed most of the moon's energon reserves. With the moon now all but lost, Gears and the other engineers returned to Cybertron aboard [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]]. {{storylink|War World: Moon|Moon}}

[[File:EscapePartFive-WheeljackGears.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|right]]
Gears joined up with a refugee convoy made up of organic aliens and neutral Cybertronians, and reunited with his mentor, who had helped organize the exodus from Iacon, soon after they arrived at the city of [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]]. {{storylink|Escape Part Three}} Later, [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] tried to keep him entertained by showing him some of the flora and fauna they'd recovered from Iacon's destroyed [[A'ovan habitat]], but Gears eventually ran off to see if he could help [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] repair [[Leviathan (G1)|Leviathan]]. {{storylink|Escape Part Four}} When a swarm of [[Insecticon clone]]s invaded the city, Wheeljack and Gears used some jury-rigged alien technology to rescue a fallen Leviathan from the monsters, but over-energized their weapons and collapsed from fuel depletion. The pair awoke just in time to see an exploding ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]''-class ship take out the majority of the swarm. {{storylink|Escape Part Five}}

Gears remained at Darkmount, helping to defend against the frequent Insecticlone raids. {{storylink|The Landscape of Fear}} Eventually, he joined the rest of the Autobots aboard the last ''Ark'' as they left Cybertron behind. {{storylink|Transformers: Fate of Cybertron|Fate of Cybertron}}

===''Transformers vs. The Terminator''===
In a post-apocalyptic [[2029]] where [[Skynet]] waged war against the [[Decepticon]]s, Gears's shattered remains lay in a ruined [[Los Angeles]] overpass alongside many other Cybertronian casualties. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part One}}
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==Games==
===''Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons''===
Gears, along with several other Autobots, was abducted and held captive by the Decepticons. Optimus Prime undertook a rescue operation to free his friends from Megatron's clutches, entering the Decepticons' labyrinthine base in order to do so. {{storylink|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons packaging blurb and game}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
Bumblebee recruited Gears to join the [[Bee Team (G1)|Bee Team]], a secret strike force. {{storylink|The Bee Team}} [[Bluestreak (G1)|Silverstreak]], [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]], and Gears were sent to [[South America]] where the Decepticons were attempting to build a cannon to harness the energy of the [[Crystal of Power]]. Even joined by [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], the Autobots were unable to prevent the cannon's completion, but later destroyed it and capped the shaft on which the crystal had stood. {{storylink|Fire on the Mountain (Legends)|Fire on the Mountain}} After [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]] was inflicted on the Autobots, Gears and Beachcomber managed to sneak past the Decepticons and get a sample of [[corrostop]] from the [[Statue of Liberty]]. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (Legends)|Cosmic Rust}}
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===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsGears.jpg|thumb|I'm just a starter character that everyone soon forgets. ''grumble'']]
Gears participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was a Common character that could be recruited for 8 units of Cybermetal. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Earth Wars Gears.jpg|thumb|right|300px|]]
{{chargamestub|{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars}}}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1-toy Gears.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Grumble... I suppose they want me to supply my own penny..." (''Rubsign variant not pictured'')]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Gears''' (Mini Vehicle, [[1984]]/[[1985]])}}</ul>
{{toydesigner|[[Masaki Maruyama]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Mark Watts]] (packaging artist)}}

: Gears was part of the first assortment of ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' Autobot [[Mini Vehicle]]s released in 1984, transforming into a red and blue pickup truck of indeterminable model (though some details resemble an old Dodge Power Wagon or Kaiser Jeep M715), with some likewise indeterminable ''stuff'' in the truck bed.

: In 1984, Gears and the other Mini Vehicles came packaged in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]]. In 1985, they were switched to come in [[robot mode]], a change preceded by the addition of a picture of their vehicle modes to the front of their cards. The same year, the Autobot [[insignia]] on Gears's hood was replaced with a heat-activated [[rubsign]] placed on his roof, plus the re-released first-year Mini-Vehicles came packaged with [[Mini-spy#Toys|Mini-spies]]: Gears (and [[Brawn (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Brawn]]) always came with a yellow one.

: For reasons unknown, Gears was the only Mini Vehicle not made available as part of Takara's original retail line in any capacity (while [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] and [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] were not available at normal retail, both were offered as mail-away toys).

: The mold was first released in 1983 as part of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''[[Micro Change]]'' line with a slightly darker blue coloration as the "Micro Robot 04 4WD Off-Road," but evidence exists to suggest it was originally designed by defunct American toy company Knickerbocker for the cancelled toyline, ''[[Mysterians]]''.

: This mold was used to make the [[Malignus (G1)|Malignus]] [[Pick-Up (Malignus)#Toys|Pick-Up]], the Autobot [[Small Foot#Toys|Small Foot]] and was [[retool]]ed to make [[Swerve (G1)#Toys|Swerve]] (except in Mexico, where Swerve was a straight redeco of Gears).

::*''[http://www.transformerland.com/wiki/toy-info/transformers-g1-mini-vehicles-gears/47/ Patent info, price guide, and further reading on Gears at Transformerland.com]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1984/Autobot/Gears/gears.htm More information on G1 Gears at TFU.info]''
{{G1GearsMold}}

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[[File:Estrela-RobocarPickUp.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Ohhh, so *I* came first, but of course that everyone calls *[[Small Foot|her]]* the 'orange Gears'. Always the same with you people..." (''Stickers missing in orange version'')]]
{{anchor|Estrela}}
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Pick-Up''' (Robocar, 1985)}}</ul>

: Released by [[Estrela]] in Brazil, "Pick-Up" was available in two different colorations: the original toy's blue-and-red, or orange-and-lighter-orange.

: This release lacks the Autobot symbols, instead having a variation of the original ''Micro Change'' groin-sticker in robot mode. This sticker is of considerably cheaper quality and is rarely left on loose samples, and unfortunately; since repro sticker manufacturers usually do not feature these decals on their Mini-Vehicle sheets, finding a replacement isn't easy.

: Oddly, Pick-Up would also be clumsily repackaged and re-released by an unknown distributor across [[Argentina|Argentinian]] toy stores in 1985 under new packaging featuring the logo "[[Invasion Galactica]]" and art of a UFO blasting his cut-out Estrela bubble. Little to no information exists on these releases, with the most commonly-accepted explanation being that the repackaging was done to try and pass off the imported toys as nationally-made products to avoid protectionist taxation.

: Whether or not he is the same character as either the [[Bat-Robô]] [[Pick-Up (Bat-Robô)|Pick-Up]] or the [[Malignus (G1)|Malignus]] [[Pick-Up (Malignus)#Toys|Pick-Up]] is unknown.

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[[File:Lynsa-Gears.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Look, they can't even decide what my colors are!" (''Orange/yellow and blue/yellow versions pictured'')]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Gears''' (Mini Vehicle, 1986)}}</ul>

: Manufactured by [[Peru|Peruvian]] company [[Lynsa]] and sold in Peru and [[Chile]], these releases of Gears lacked paint, stickers or [[vacuum metallizing|chrome]]. Yes, plural releases. So far, three different colorations have been confirmed: the original blue-and-red, dark-blue-and-yellow, and orange-and-yellow. It is claimed that there may be ''six'' different versions of Peruvian Gears 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.

: As with the other Lynsa Minicars, this Gears is incredibly fragile, with his arms in particular being very prone to breakage. As such, given the rarity of this toy, whatever few copies of it still exist should be handled with ''exceptional'' care.

{{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.}}
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===''The Transformers Collection''===
[[File:G1Gears toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"20 years without a new toy... ''grumble.''"]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Minibots Team''' (Multi-pack, [[2004]])}}</ul>
:*''Set ID number'': '''12'''
:*''Individual ID number'': '''85'''
{{toydesigner|[[Pat Lee]] (packaging artist)}}

: Gears was ''finally'' put out at Japanese retail in 2004, as part of ''[[The Transformers Collection]]'' "Minibots Team" set. Despite looking identical to his original release, this version is an entirely new tooling, distinguishable by a few minor traits like his upper leg detailing being thicker and the ridges on his chest being more pronounced. His truck mode has ''both'' the Autobot sigil sticker on his hood and the [[rubsign]] sticker on top of his roof.

: This set also includes a retooled [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#The Transformers Collection|Bumble]], [[Cosmos (G1)#The Transformers Collection|Adams]], [[Huffer (G1)#The Transformers Collection|Drag]], [[Powerglide (G1)/toys#The Transformers Collection|Powerglide]], and [[Warpath (G1)#The Transformers Collection|Warpath]].

: This set was later [[redeco]]ed to make the [[e-HOBBY]] [[exclusive]] [[G1 GoBots]] team.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Cybertron/ReGears/gears.htm More information on ''The Transformers Collection'' Gears at TFU.info]''
{{G1GearsMold}}
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===''Generations''===
[[File:Generationstoy-Gears with Eclipse.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Oh sure, I should be 'happy' that I'm getting my first new toy in 30 years, even though Swerve used to be ''my'' retool... ''grumble.''"]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Gears & Autobot Eclipse''' (Legends, [[2014]])}}</ul>
:*''Series / Number'': '''02 / #010'''
{{toydesigner|[[Andrew Scribner]] (deco artist)}}

:''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]] Gears is a retool of ''Generations Thrilling 30'' [[Swerve (G1)#Thrilling 30|Swerve]] with a new head based on his fictional appearances rather than his original faceless toy. He transforms into a modernized 4-wheel-drive pickup truck of a made-up model and comes with [[Eagle Eye (G1)#Generations|Eclipse]], who transforms into either a jet or a weapon for Gears to wield via its 5mm handle.

:Gears and Eclipse's [[Hasbro]] product number, A6686, was originally occupied by a '[[Brawn (G1)/toys|Brawn]] & [[Mudslinger (G1)|Mudslinger]]' pack, leading [[Amazon]] to erroneously list them under those names.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160329075047/http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/96540-monzos-mega-hasbro-customer-service-listing-breakdown/ Hasbro customer service database 'leak' on The Allspark (via the Internet Archive)]</ref>

:The original version of this mold was redecoed and given a shell to make [[BotCon 2015]] [[Oilmaster#Timelines|Oilmaster]]. It also served as the basis of the non-toy ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' incarnation of [[Swerve (SG)|Swerve]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/GenGears/gears.htm More information on ''Generations'' Gears at TFU.info]''
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-Toy Gears.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"I'm still going to end up amidst a debris field of building blocks anyway."]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Gears''' (Kreon Micro-Changer, 2014)}}</ul>
:*''Collection'': '''''Age of Extinction'' Collection 2'''
:*''Accessories'': Logo brick, blaster

: Part of the sixth regular assortment of [[blindpacking|blind-bagged]] ''[[Kre-O]]'' [[Micro-Changer]]s, Gears can be rebuilt into a teeny pickup truck. He sports [[Mirage (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Mirage]]'s helmet.

:Unlike prior Micro-Changer assortments, this series does not have any sort identification code for the bags' actual contents, meaning you'd best be good at the feel-though-the-bag method.

:This assortment was originally slated to be a [[Toys"R"Us]] [[exclusive]], but US stores dropped the line before its release. It was still available in Canada, Australia and Chinese/Asian markets. In 2015, the Collection appeared in US Dollar Tree stores, with a price tag of a whopping $1 a pop. They didn't last long.

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[[File:Kreon-Class-of-1984-Gears.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"And I'm still going to be trapped in a display case, never to be free."]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Kreon Class of 1984''' (Kreon figure set, 2014)}}</ul>
:*''Set number'': '''B0090'''
:*''Voted'': Class Grouch
:*''Accessories'': Double-barreled pistol

: This version of Gears has more extensive [[tampograph]]s than his prior version, including a masked-and-visored face, and silver paint on his helmet.

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

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/SDCCKre-OGears/gears.htm More information on Class of 1984 Gears at TFU.info]''
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===''Vintage G1''===
[[File:VG1-toy Gears.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|"Second again... ''grumble''"]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Gears''' ("Legion Class" reissue, 2019)}}</ul>

:Part of the second wave "Legion Class" figures in the ''[[Vintage|Vintage G1]]'' line, Gears is a reissue of his [[#Generation 1|Generation 1 figure]]. Like his prior ''[[The Transformers Collection]]'' release, he has both a [[rubsign]] and a normal foil Autobot insignia sticker in vehicle mode. The rubsign is an all-new type used on all of the ''Vintage G1'' toys; the insignia only turns red rather than the mood-ring multicolor of older rubsigns, plus the silver border is mirror-level reflective. This version also has production information tampographed onto his inner right foot.

:Like all ''Vintage G1'' figures, Gears was [[exclusive]] to [[Walmart]] in the United States and Canada.

{{G1GearsMold}}
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:TF-Legacy-G1-Universe-Autobot-Gears.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|"Took ''how many years'' for Hasbro to remember me? Grumble..."]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''G1 Universe Autobot Gears''' (Deluxe Class, [[2024]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TL-75'''
:*''Accessories:'' Blaster
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[[March 21]], 2024's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPkQZZ4zasE Hasbro Pulse | Transformers 40th Anniversary Fanstream | March 21, 2024] on YouTube, with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Mark Maher]] and [[Evan Brooks]].</ref>

:Released in the second wave of ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: United]]'' Deluxe Class toys, "G1 Universe Autobot Gears" is an animation-accurate version of the character, turning into a pick-up truck in 12 steps. His only accessory is a blaster pistol.

:As an homage to "[[Changing Gears]]", his chest can be opened to reveal inner machinery. Gears' entire chest plate is detached from his body in the packaging, included inside alongside the blaster—a move likely done to prevent theft from the exposed, plastic-free packaging. The Japanese release of the toy, however, has his chest plate attached by default. The instructions were not reprinted to reflect this.

:The back of his head also features a large molded "M"—a subtle homage to ''[[Mysterians]],'' the toyline from which Gears' original toy originated.

: This figure was officially revealed by EB Games Australia.

:This mold was also used to make ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' Go-Bots Guardians [[Small Foot]].

::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/C5UfnVzMSBW/ Designer commentary on ''Legacy'' Gears from Mark Maher on Instagram]''
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===''Transformers Retro''===
[[File:RetroG1Gears.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|"They wheel me out again instead of the Swerve we all know is coming? Typical, I tell you..."]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Gears''' (Deluxe Class, [[2025]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' blaster

:Unusually for the [[Transformers Retro|''Transformers Retro'']] line, Gears is not a reissue of his original toy, but a retool of his ''Legacy'' figure in G1-toy accurate colours, with a new face to match! He is now packaged on a cardback depicting his original toy’s boxart (and, of course, replacing the alt-mode stock photo of that toy with one of this one).

:Hilariously, Gears' chest plate is ''still'' detached as a seperate accessory in the bubble.

:The figure went up for pre-order on the Walmart website on [[October 10]], [[2024]], and released in March 2025.

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==Merchandise==
===McDonald's===
*'''Gears''' (St. Louis McDonald's promotion, 1985)
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===''Transformers Trading Card Game''===
[[File:W5AutobotGears.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Autobot Gears, Transport & Reconnaissance''' (2020)
**'''Wave 5: Titan Masters Attack'''
**''Rarity: '''''CT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T02/T46'''
**''Stars: ''7

:Autobot Gears, Transport & Reconnaissance is one of forty-six double-sided character cards released as part of Wave 5 of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]], Titan Masters Attack.

:The card's artwork is based on the ''Generations'' Legends-class Gears toy, with line-art by [[Sara Pitre-Durocher]] and colors by [[Alex Tarca]] for both modes.

:This card's set was originally set for an April 2020 release, however due to the global COVID-19 pandemic the release was pushed back to May 29, 2020.
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===''Blokees''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Gears''' (Blokees Wheels, 2025)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Blokees Wheels Transformers 01 - Roll Out!'''
:*''Accessories'': Blast effect
:Part of the first wave of Blokees Wheels series of blind-boxed 1/64-scale vehicles, this kit of Gears' Cybertronian vehicle (sharing a similar mold with the same entry's Swerve) is modeled after his appearance in IDW Publishing's ''Transformers'' comic book series. While everything else is molded in ABS plastic, the rear vehicle shell is made out of painted die-cast. Additionally, Swerve features a universal Chassis Connector, used by all vehicle mode kits in the lineup, and the vehicle shell can be opened to allow the chase kits' driver figures to interact. Gears also comes with a Blast effect part, which can be mounted after removing his rear Bumper.

:This Gears has a pull rate of 1/12.
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==Notes==
[[File:TFTM-MaybeGears.jpg|thumb|I sign on to a major movie, and all I get is a lousy cameo appearance?!]]

*Early bio material gives his (unused) nicknames as '''Ox''' and '''Sourball'''.<ref>Nicknames found in early ''[[The Transformers Universe|Universe]]''-style profiles published in [[The Transformers Comics Magazine]]</ref>
*In his first Marvel Comics appearance, Gears sported a more humanoid [[character model]] that looked less like his toy than his final animation model. He would also use this model in the UK annual story "[[And There Shall Come...a Leader!]]", while ''[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]]'' was inexplicably drawn with this model in the earlier UK story "[[The Enemy Within!]]".
*The dialogue script for ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' reveals that Gears was supposed to appear in the film during the [[Battle of Autobot City]], speaking a single line in horrified reaction to the formation of Devastator ("We're finished! Aaaaahh!"). He was cut from the finished feature, but actor Don Messick recorded the line and remains listed in the film's credits as Gears (but not, oddly enough, as [[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]], who ''does'' speak). A 'bot with Gears's color scheme appears on Moonbase One, but is probably not supposed to be him.
**The script provides no context for Gears's scream, so it might be intended to imply that Devastator proceeded to kill him in some fashion. This would fit with the earliest draft of the film, which also saw Gears killed off, albeit in a different way: blown to pieces in a carpet-bombing run by [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] during [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]'s attack on the city.<ref>http://boltax.blogspot.com/2010/12/heritaage-auctions-transformers-movie.html</ref>
*Gears appeared in a [[:File:PulseCon-Kingdom-promo-art.jpg|concept poster]] for ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom]]'', suggesting a new toy of him was considered for inclusion in the toyline, but such toy never materialized. Three years later, Gears would ultimately receive a [[Gears (G1)#Legacy|new ''Generations''-styled toy]] in the ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: United]]'' line.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Gears''' (ギアーズ ''Giāzu'')
*''Czech:'' '''Převodovka'''
*''French:'' '''Rollo''' (Canada)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Fuvaros''' ("Hauler")
*''Italian:'' '''Mulo'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Biànsùxiāng''' (变速箱, "Transmission")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Mecano''' (Portugal comics), '''Engrenagem''' (Brazil comics), '''Pick-Up''' (Brazil toys)
*''Russian:'' '''Privod''' (Привод, "Drive")
*''South American:'' '''Pick-Up'''

==References==
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Gears (G1)

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Mr Camhed: /* Merchandise */ Blokees wheels

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{{disambig3|Gears}}
:''Gears is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Gearsg1.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Gears, ironically, hates [[Neon|bright colors]].]]
'''Gears''' hates [[Earth]], a lush, green planet practically as unlike his cozy, gray, metallic [[Cybertron (planet)|homeworld]] as possible. He grumbles and complains about being shipwrecked on it—complains and grumbles to a ridiculous extent, until he becomes a source of amusement, rather than negativity. This is usually his intent—unlike his fellow [[Mini Vehicle]] [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]], Gears has a desire to help his fellow Autobots see good in a bad situation. Still, he does get depressed from time to time.

Gears is strong and tough, not so much in lifting but in endurance, and carrying heavy loads with little effort, be they energon cubes, disabled Autobots, or potatoes for the farmers' market. He is fitted with infrared vision sensors.

In [[robot mode]], Gears can release controlled bursts of compressed air from his feet, launching himself to altitudes over 100,000 feet, and floating back down. In doing so, he must be careful not to lose air pressure before coming close enough to the ground for a safe landing.

{{bigquote|What did you do to Gears, you monster? You turned him...''nice!''|[[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]]|"[[Changing Gears]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}
[[File:Gearsg1firstappearance.jpg|left|upright=1.5|thumb|Wish we saw more of the design on the right. Yikes!]]
{{quote|The only thing '''Gears''' wants to learn about this planet is how to get off it. I hate this place already. I just know you're going to use me as a mobile transport unit again, once we have to set up. Nuts. Let's go home.|The worst words out of his mouth.}}

''Gears was one of Cybertron's great warriors and fought alongside [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] during [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]'s assault on [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], placing [[shatter bomb]]s on the support struts of the last bridge into the [[Polities of Cybertron|city-state]].'' {{storylink|And There Shall Come...a Leader!}} Later, he was chosen to join the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] mission to save Cybertron from an asteroid belt—a mission that saw him stranded on [[Earth]] for four million years. Once he woke up in [[1984]] and was rebuilt as an Earthen truck, he immediately began complaining. {{storylink|The Transformers (issue)|The Transformers}}

[[File:Spider-man.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|Spider-Man's amazing friend.]]
Gears participated in the battle outside of [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]]'s house and while driving away from the battle scared a cop by yelling at him to get out of his way, leaving the man stunned. Shortly after, Gears teamed up with [[Spider-Man]], using his ability to launch himself upward using compressed air and fly alongside the superhero in an attempt to reach the mountaintop [[Decepticon]] fortress. When Gears ran low on power, he began to fall before Spidey caught him in webbing. Although Spider-Man's webbing was extremely strong, the Autobot's weight threatened to break it. Thankfully they had little left to climb, and Spider-Man completed Gears' ascent using the webbing for assistance. After a fight with [[Ravage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ravage]], blind-siding [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]], and knocking out [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]], they came face to face with Megatron, who blasted a hole under Gears, causing him (and human [[Sparkplug Witwicky]]) to fall from the fortress. Although Spidey was able to rescue Sparkplug, and attempted to catch Gears as he had done before, the added momentum of the fall proved too much strain on the webbing, and Gears crashed to the ground. Gears was quickly patched up enough to tell the Autobots that Megatron had gotten what he wanted (a fuel conversion process) from Sparkplug. {{storylink|Prisoner of War!}} His complete restoration was seemingly interrupted when, following recriminations, [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] needed to drive Sparkplug to the hospital to treat his sudden heart attack. {{storylink|The Last Stand}}

''Nonetheless back on his feet soon afterwards, Gears helped restrain [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] after his teammate had gone haywire, following him suffering an electrical feedback while repairing the Ark. But the mighty Brawn escaped from his grasp, and began rampaging in a nearby town. Gears and the others quickly caught up to the renegade Autobot, and returned him to his senses with another electrical shock.'' {{storylink|The Enemy Within!}} ''Soon afterwards, the Decepticons launched a full-on siege on the Ark. Gears faced off against [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] during the scuffle, until the Ark's computer, [[Aunty|Auntie]], was awakened by Optimus Prime. Deranged due to a circuit malfunction, Auntie put an end to the clash by magnetizing all combatants onto the Ark's walls. While Gears was so incapacitated, Auntie was deactivated once more thanks to the efforts of [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] and Ravage. The Decepticons retreated afterwards, and Gears was happy for the victory, but Optimus warned him they had gained only a brief reprieve, as the Decepticons had sworn to return and take vengeance.'' {{storylink|Raiders of the Last Ark}}

[[File:Buzzsawyikes2.jpg|left|upright=0.8|thumb|Ow ow ow.]]
During the Decepticons' next assault on the Ark, [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] managed to incapacitate nearly all of the Autobots. Gears' deactivated form was strung up from the Ark's ceiling, alongside most of his teammates. {{storylink|The New Order}} {{storylink|Repeat Performance!}} By teaming up with the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], Ratchet managed to retake control of the Ark, and went about putting his comrades back in working order. Subsequently, to make sure all of the Autobots were back in fighting shape, Ratchet had Gears and the others go on a diagnostics run through the open plains. {{storylink|DIS-Integrated Circuits!}}

When the Autobots overheard Shockwave's plans to dispose of the captured head of their leader, Optimus Prime, Gears accompanied a convoy out to rescue him. {{storylink|Brainstorm!}} He and the others arrived at a nearby swamp, where the Decepticons had dumped the head, with Optimus's body in tow. However, the head was actually a decoy head, which, when attached to the body, caused it to go on a murderous rampage. Several Decepticons then arrived to help the false Prime batter the Autobots, and [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] shot Gears right in the face! {{storylink|Prime Time!}}

''Though in time Optimus was restored and retook command of the Autobots, he had been left troubled by his ordeal. At this time, [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]] suggested the Autobots use the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] to create a breed of Autobot [[Ultimate Autobot|super warriors]], which could swiftly end the war for them. Gears was among the Autobots who argued against this course of action, seeing it as a perversion of the Matrix's purpose. Following an encounter with Ravage, Bumblebee shortly thereafter went missing. Upon detecting his signal returning towards the Ark, Gears ran out to welcome the scout, only to be met with Bumblebee's severed arm; the Decepticons had challenged Optimus Prime to retrieve their prisoner alone. The ensuing rescue only served to snap Prime out of a funk however, and he returned to announce his decision against building the "Ultimate Autobots."'' {{storylink|Crisis of Command!}}

[[File:Cliffjumperuk.jpg|thumb|upright=1.7|right]]
''Gears joined [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] and Windcharger in searching for [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] during the Dinobot Hunt. Their mission was suddenly cut short by the arrival of Soundwave and the Decepticons, who shot the Minibots in the back and took them prisoner. [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] soon rescued his disabled comrades from the captured [[Ark shuttlecraft]].'' {{storylink|Dinobot Hunt!}} However, the injuries Gears suffered were grave. Alongside many other Autobots, he was brought to Ratchet's repair bay to be patched up. Due to a lack of supplies, Ratchet only had faint hopes of reviving all of the damaged troops. {{storylink|Rock and Roll-Out!}}

''Gears was witness to Optimus, Ratchet, and Prowl suddenly de-materializing within the Ark. Though at the time they had assumed that the Decepticons had somehow managed to slay the trio, the Autobots soon learned otherwise. Optimus and the others had been transported to [[Limbo|another dimension]] as part of a [[Mass substitution|mass displacement]] effect, triggered by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] traveling to their present from twenty years in the future. A first strike against the time-traveling tyrant and his cronies ended in [[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]]'s capture, and Gears participated in the subsequent effort to free his fellow Autobot but the future-Decepticons wielded unimaginable power, and Gears was brought low by [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]].'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}}

''Gears was repaired in time to help his fellow Autobots gather up what they believed were Optimus Prime's remains; the Autobot leader had apparently been slain in combat against the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]]. Little did they know that the body they had found was a [[facsimile construct]], planted by Prime to fake his own death.'' {{storylink|...The Harder They Die!}}

[[File:Newyorkunderbase.jpg|upright=0.7|thumb|left|Barely snuck into the margins during his own death scene.]]
Though Gears was left inoperative ''once more'', Ratchet began gathering the necessary parts to fix him and the other severely damaged Autobots. {{storylink|Funeral for a Friend!}}

He was back on his feet by the time the Ark was launched into the Earth's orbit. At this time, Optimus was gone and [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] had taken control of the Autobot forces, though his leadership proved unpopular among the troops. Gears begged the deserter [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] to usurp the Dinobot alongside the bulk of the Autobot forces. {{storylink|Spacehikers!}} This led into Gears witnessing a battle between Grimlock and Blaster for Autobot leadership on [[Earth]]'s [[Moon (moon)|moon]]. While Autobots around him cheered vehemently for either combatant, Gears chose to watch in stoic silence. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

Gears was among the Autobots who answered Buster Witwicky's distress call from just outside the Decepticons' [[Club Con|headquarters]] in the Arctic. Shortly thereafter, when an [[Underbase]]-powered [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] announced that he would "destroy the cities of [[New York City|New York]], [[Tokyo]], and [[Buenos Aires]]", Gears was among the allied Autobot/Decepticon teams sent ahead to New York City. As Starscream approached, [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]] led a team of Autobots which included Gears, and the entire team was destroyed with a "single wave of <s>[[To sell toys|a market executive]]'s</s> Starscream's hand"! Oops. {{storylink|Dark Star}}

Gears' torso, head, and right arm were shown in the midst of attempted repairs while Optimus Prime explained the bleak condition of their fallen to [[Cloudburst]] and [[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]]. {{storylink|Guess Who the Mecannibals Are Having for Dinner?}}

====''Transformers '84''====
Gears was among the Autobots preparing to leave Cybertron aboard the ''Ark''. {{storylink|Transformers '84 issue 0|'84 #0}} He was thrown by an explosion when the Decepticons boarded the ''Ark'' in flight. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 2}}
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===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Don Messick]] (English), [[Toshiro Ishii]] (Japanese), [[Ken Shiroyama]] (Japanese, "Transport to Oblivion", "Fire in the Sky")|[[Yao Huang]] (Chinese), [[Roberto Alexander]] (Latin American), [[Peter Bertram]] (German, "Transport To Oblivion"), [[Henry Djanik]] (European French), [[Jacques Ferrière]] (European French, "Fire in the Sky"), [[Serge Lhorca]] (European French, "The Core"), [[Georges Atlas]] (European French, "B.O.T."), [[Francesco De Santis]] (Italian, ''40th Anniversary Event'' dub), [[Nelson Batista]] (Portuguese), [[Orlando Prado]] (Portuguese, "The Core"), [[Přemysl Přichystal]] (Czech)}}
[[File:Hufferg1animated.jpg|left|upright=1.34|thumb|A competition of who complains the most!]]

Gears was one of the original crew of Autobots on the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] spaceship when it crash-landed on Earth millions of years ago. When he awoke in 1984, he was reformatted by [[Teletraan I]] so that his [[alternate mode]] was an Earth-based pickup truck. Not a true combatant by nature, he didn't participate in many of the Autobots' more famous battles against the Decepticons, but he did his part despite his complaints. Gears first saw action on Earth at an off-shore oil rig, fighting one of the Seekers with his partner, [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]]. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}} Gears' infrared sensors were useful in capturing [[Ravage (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ravage]] when the Decepticon was caught trespassing at the Autobot headquarters. By modifying his searchlight wavelength, Gears could illuminate Ravage's heat traces and neutralize the jaguar's ability to hide in shadows. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 2}} When Prime was injured in an explosion outside the [[ruby crystal mines of Burma]], Gears discarded the complaining facade he often wore, in order to encourage [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] to push himself into returning to [[robot mode]]. He later donned a lab coat to help sell [[Hound (G1)|Hound]]'s holographic rocket base idea, although it didn't do much good. In the final battle to stop the launch of the Decepticon space cruiser, Gears and [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] were engaged in battling [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]] until [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] called for a retreat. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 3}}

[[File:FireintheSky Gears crashes through ice.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"The animators can't even decide what to do with my headlights!"]]

Gears was part of the Team of Autobots who fought the Decepticons at a hydroelectric dam, though a thrown piece of equipment blew up the Decepticons Energon cache and had to retreat. {{storylink|Roll for It}} Gears assembled for battle when the Decepticons returned to attack a solar power plant, and chastised [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] for missing roll call. At the plant, Gears and [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] attempted to stop the Seekers from taking off with the energon cubes, but [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] knocked them aside with a concussion blast. Later, after Bumblebee led the Autobots to the supposed site of the new [[space bridge]], only to find a deserted cave, Gears offered to electrocute Bumblebee in order to juice up his memory circuits. {{storylink|Transport to Oblivion (episode)|Transport to Oblivion}} When Optimus Prime was heavily damaged in battle, Gears returned from patrol with [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] and Windcharger to check on his condition. None of them, however, was sharp-eyed enough to spot [[Laserbeak (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Laserbeak]] swoop down and land on Brawn's shoulder as they entered the base. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer}}

After it started snowing, in July, in the middle of the desert, Optimus Prime got suspicious and consulted Teletraan I for a weather report. Gears, who was performing reconnaissance scans on the now-frozen tropical region of the planet, concurred with Teletraan I's conclusions, that Megatron and the Decepticons must somehow be draining heat energy right out of the [[Earth's core]]. In the Arctic, as the Autobots prepared to enter the Decepticons' cavernous base of operations, Gears stalled outside the entrance on the sneaking suspicion the Autobots were falling into a trap. Talk about a self-fulfilling prophecy—by lingering too long on the ice, the combined weight of Gears, Hound, [[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]] and [[Ratchet (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ratchet]] caused the tunnel to collapse beneath them. Gears and his buddies were briefly captured by the Decepticons, but escaped thanks to Hound's holograms. {{storylink|Fire in the Sky}}

[[File:SOSDinobots Soundwave shoots Gears.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|"Hey! Being shot in the face plays havoc with my sinuses."]]
Gears attended the unveiling of [[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Wheeljack]]'s latest science project, the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], and managed to stay out of the way after they ran amok. He joined Optimus Prime and the other Autobots on a mission to the [[Great Falls]]. Being one of the few Autobots who can fly (usually), Gears took to the air to fight [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] face-to-face, but was quickly shot down by the more experienced Decepticon. {{storylink|S.O.S. Dinobots}} On one mission, Gears travelled to Peru to help the Autobots remove the [[Crystal of Power]] from Megatron's control. {{storylink|Fire on the Mountain (episode)|Fire on the Mountain}} He was also involved in the dino-design project that created [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] and [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]]. {{storylink|War of the Dinobots}}

Following a Decepticon attack on the Ark, Gears was briefly seen cleaning up the deadly fire extinguisher foam which drove them away. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 1}} In the aftermath of Cybertron's orbit around Earth, Gears worked on the massive repairs necessary to rebuild human society. He also participated in the raid on [[Doctor Arkeville]]'s laboratory. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (episode)|Countdown to Extinction}}

[[File:ChangingGears Gears Bee acrobatics.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Bumblebee and Gears - [[Powerlinx]]!!]]
During an Autobot Alert, the Ark's crew all leapt into action at high speed...well, except for Gears. The alarm interrupted his plan to "lube his cables", making the cranky Gears slow to respond to the call of duty. He might have trudged even slower if he knew the entire alert was a ruse by Megatron, designed solely for the purpose of capturing Gears. It seemed that Megatron's newest toy, the [[Solar Needle]], required a specific circuit board in order to be properly completed, and Gears contained just such a circuit board in his chest. A curious side effect of removing the circuit board was that it negated Gears' inclination towards squawking and complaining. He was now a compulsively good-natured people-pleaser, unable to refuse requests by anyone, even Megatron. With the solar needle activated, the Decepticons put Gears to work harvesting energon cubes, filled by the sun's mighty power.

Despite the alterations to his personality, Gears tried to remain true to himself. Even while helping Megatron's energy pilfering, he still managed to toss an insult or two at the Decepticon leader. In a good-natured way, of course. And, after the Autobots arrived to destroy the solar needle and drew the Decepticons' attention, Gears made a break for the control panel to retrieve his circuit board and restore his real personality. He was interrupted by [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]], who had been looking for an excuse to blast Gears all day, but Bumblebee knocked the Seeker aside before he could eliminate the tiny Autobot. Also, when Megatron hurled Prime out of control into the solar needle's incinerating energy grid, Gears used the holdout blaster in his sleeve to disrupt the grid and save Optimus. Still, once Megatron got the drop on the Autobots, he was able to exploit Gears' new personality glitch to make him repair the solar needle while the Decepticons held his teammates at gunpoint. Megatron gloated too much about the nature of Gears' problem, though, allowing Optimus Prime to circumvent his control over Gears. Tricking Megatron into agreeing to honor his last request "as a condemned mechanism", Prime turned the tables on Megatron by asking Gears for a favor of his own. Gears was all too happy to oblige...and destroy the solar needle for Optimus.

[[File:ChangingGears got a bang out of that.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.55|In the uncut version, Gears farts.]]
With the fight back on, Gears happily got in on the action and tossed Starscream for a loop. The Decepticons abandoned the field of battle, leaving the Autobots behind to clean up the mess caused by their solar needle. As the needle was being dismantled, Prime was ready to return Gears' circuit board to him when [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] stepped in. Seems the Autobots took a vote, and they would rather not restore Gears' talent for complaining, and whining, and hypochondria, and...well. After a quick joke, though, they did return the circuit board, and Gears showed his gratitude by going "whine, whine, whine" all the way home. {{storylink|Changing Gears}}

Gears was seen awaiting his turn at the [[recharging chamber]]s, but did not appear later on rampaging with the other Autobots afflicted by the [[personality destabilizer device]]. {{storylink|Attack of the Autobots (episode)|Attack of the Autobots}} He attended Wheeljack's demonstration of the [[Wheeljack Instant Immobilizer|Immobilizer]]. When the Decepticons got their metal mitts on the device, Gears was trapped in mid-transformation by the device's rays. He was restored to normal after [[Carly]] fiddled with the controls to reverse its effects. {{storylink|The Immobilizer}}

[[File:AutobotRun Gears lifts ground.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|Stupid Mother Earth!!!]]
Like most of the Autobots, Gears was temporarily trapped in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] after Megatron unleashed his [[Transfixatron]] on them during a car rally for charity. Wheeljack came up with an [[anti-transfixation grenade]] to reverse the process (even his cures explode!), but that only revived the Autobots in time to deal with Plan B: [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. While he isn't in Brawn or Prime's class, Gears is still one strong little Autobot, and demonstrated his strength by ripping out huge chunks of rock to hurl at the massive Decepticon. {{storylink|The Autobot Run}} Sometime later, Gears helped install [[detection plate]]s around the Ark as an early warning system against any intruders. {{storylink|Enter the Nightbird}} He was also briefly seen gawking at the two Optimus Primes who showed up in the dirt. After a sharpshooting contest and car race failed to uncover the imposter, the Autobots rode into battle anyway with both Primes at their side. Gears didn't have much fun in the following melee: first he got sent face-first into the dirt by one of the opening salvos, and was later overmatched in single combat against [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]]. He was saved only by the continuation of Megatron and Starscream's cockeyed, overly-elaborate scheme of clones killing clones. {{storylink|A Prime Problem}}

Gears was on patrol with the team when they suddenly came across an empty riverbed. After a quick mud massage from Jazz's spinning tires, Gears and the others decided to follow the river's trail to see where it had been diverted. What they found was trouble: [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]]. The Autobots barely escaped battle with Devastator to report on Megatron's activities to Prime. {{storylink|The Core}}

Gears attended Wheeljack's demonstration of how he had taught [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] "finesse". The resulting chaos and destruction was predictable, but memorable. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 1}} Despite not being seen in the battle at all, Gears was injured fighting Megatron and the [[Heart of Cybertron]] in [[South America]]. All the repairs and none of the glory. Boy, he must have been ''craaaanky''... {{storylink|Microbots}}

[[File:MMP2 Seaspray and Gears shooting.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
Gears and many of his fellow Autobots showed up in [[Central City (Earth)|Central City]] for the Autobot Day parade and celebration. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1}} The city soon turned on the Autobots, thanks to Megatron's machinations, but they returned to help drive the Decepticons away once the humans were temporarily enslaved. Gears was seen among the horde of Autobots that overwhelmed the Decepticon slave-drivers. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2}} He was also one of the Autobots cheering for the Dinobots when they returned from Cybertron with a fresh supply of [[cybertonium]]. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2}} Gears was part of the third wave of Autobots to confront the invulnerable Decepticons, but fared no better than his predecessors against their [[electrum]] coating. {{storylink|The Golden Lagoon (episode)|The Golden Lagoon}} Gears stood by as [[Chip Chase]] and Teletraan I tried to locate the Autobots lost aboard the Space Bridge. {{storylink|Child's Play (episode)|Child's Play}} He was also seen applying [[Corrostop]] to the Statue of Liberty. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}}

When Megatron and the Decepticons attacked the Ark looking for the [[Combaticon (G1)|renegade Decepticons]], Gears joined Optimus Prime in fending off their assault. Megatron soon retreated once he realized Prime had no slaggin' idea what he was talking about. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}}

Gears, Ironhide and Bumblebee responded to an S.O.S. from [[Benjamin Franklin Pierce High School]] and found themselves chasing [[B.O.T. (G1)|B.O.T.]] around the city. They were beaten to it by [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]], who needed to get back [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]]'s personality component, and Gears later found himself defending Autobot Headquarters from [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. {{storylink|B.O.T. (episode)|B.O.T.}}
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====''Legends'' comic====
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Gears watched Megatron depart in the wake of the battle over the [[Transform Super Cog]]. {{storylink|Slugslinger's Ambition}} Like most Autobots, he was annoyed by [[Twin Twist (G1)|Twin Twist]] and [[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]]'s antics, commenting that the two were hopeless. {{storylink|Jumpstarter Chapter}}

====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic====
Gears was amongst the Autobots who defended [[Ark (G1)|Autobot headquarters]] in [[Arizona]] from a Decepticon attack. Although the Autobots won the day, the attack was actually just a distraction so that [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] could go do evil in Japan or something unspecified. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 2|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #2}}

====Full Throttle Scramble Power!====
Gears accompanied the massive Autobot reinforcements called in to counter Megatron's nefarious [[Omega Wave Cannon]]. {{storylink|Full Throttle Scramble Power!}}

====''Wings Universe''====
{{Wingsnote}}
To alleviate the Transformers' energy woes, a team of Autobots including Gears was formed to crew the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], which soon departed. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 6}}

====''Cloud''====
The Gears of "OG001 Spacetime" was caught up in the tussle between the [[Optimus Prime (Cloud)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (Cloud)|Megatron]] of [[Cloud World]] when they came to his spacetime. {{storylink|TFC-A01}}

===Sticker Adventures books===
In the aftermath of a battle with the Decepticons, the Autobots found that Decepticon activities had seemingly stopped altogether. Taking advantage of the situation, Optimus went on a trip. Once he had left, Gears found out, to his horror, that the Autobots’ entire fuel supply had been stolen. Gears and the others tried to fend off the Decepticons nonetheless when they attacked once more. Thankfully, Optimus returned just in time with a new shipment of fuel. Re-energized, the Autobots forced the Decepticons to flee once again. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons}}
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===Marvel Storybooks continuity===
Gears was one of the thirty-five active Autobots stationed on Earth. He participated in the battle against the Decepticons that ensued after Megatron put into motion his plan to take hostage millions of humans to gain the Earth's unconditional surrender. After the Autobots had emerged victorious from the conflict, Gears drove away with the rest of his comrades back to Autobot headquarters. {{storylink|Battle for Earth}}

Gears was present when the Decepticons sent a communication to Autobot headquarters, informing them that not only was [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] their captive hostage, but that the rescue party that tried to liberate him had been captured as well. Gears was shaken by the message, and the Autobots questioned their next move. Thankfully, Optimus Prime renewed morale by coming up with a clever plan to trick the Decepticons. The Autobots hid within a false peace-offering, a life-size statue of Devastator. When the Decepticons approached the statue with their guard down, the Autobots burst forth, taking them by surprise. The Autobots were ultimately victorious that day. {{storylink|The Autobots' Secret Weapon}}
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===Marvel coloring books===
[[File:G1 GearsPotatoes AutobotSmasher.jpg|upright=0.95|thumb|Steve Ditko is noted for his superb use of shading, his handling of facial expressions, and his ability to do cosmic vistas of mystery. Here he was asked to do a line drawing of a truck carrying potatoes.]]
Gears and Optimus were attacked by Rumble, who used his Earthquake-inducing abilities to bury the two Autobots in a landslide. Though they managed to dig their way out of the rubble, Gears was ws rendered immobile when Soundwave snuck up on him and unplugged a cable inside his back. Gears was brought to Megatron's newly constructed prison and incarcerated within. Thankfully, Bumblebee had evaded capture, and managed to free the rest of his teammates. Upon release, Gears and the other Autobots gave Bumblebee three cheers! {{storylink|Bumblebee to the Rescue!}}

Gears was one of the many Autobots who stopped the Decepticons from harming Sparkplug and Buster Witwicky. Later, he helped the Autobots in protecting Hoover Dam from the evil robots. {{storylink|The Deadly Fuel Shortage}} On a rainy day, Gears read a book inside the Ark. {{storylink|A Message From Outer Space}} Gears was counting how many gasoline barrels the Autobots had in storage when Bumblebee asked if he could help. When Bumblebee admitted he couldn't reach the higher stacks of barrels, Gears dismissed him and grumbled he'd do the job himself. {{storylink|Bumblebee's Dangerous Mission}}

Gears was hauling a load of potatoes, with plans to sell them for oil and gas money. (Really.) He was tricked by the Decepticons into taking a detour, which led him to their "[[Autobot Rest Stop]]"—a car crusher disguised with pillows and a set of curtains. Gears rolled into the Rest Stop and was enjoying himself when [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] activated the machine, crushing Gears flat.

Gears was later restored by [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], with no ill effects. {{storylink|The Autobot Smasher!}}

When the Autobots on Earth received word from [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] that the Decepticons were razing a human village to build a fuel plant in its place, they assumed their vehicle forms to sneak upon their enemies as they were working. Once they were in close enough proximity to the Decepticons, the Autobots transformed and launched a surprise attack. Cosmos continued to observe the battlefield from his post in orbit, and warned Gears and [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] when [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] and [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] attempted to flank the Autobots to attack them from behind. Gears restrained Kickback, spoiling the bug's attempt to catch [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] and [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] off-guard. The Autobots then beat up the rest of the Decepticons, shoved them down a pit, and covered them with quick-drying cement to keep them out of further trouble. {{storylink|The Autobot Spy in the Sky}}

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===Big Looker storybooks continuity===
When the Cybertronian civil war had yet to leave the planet, Optimus asked his Autobots to join him in leaving their home world behind and travel out into space. When Bumblebee volunteered to join Optimus, Gears and the rest of the Autobots jumped in as well. After crash-landing on Earth and being offline for about 65 million years, Gears and the rest of the Autobots met Sparkplug and his son Spike. With the Decepticons still not in the know of what forms the Autobots had taken, Gears was one of the troops that Optimus led into the desert in order to ambush their enemies. Though they successfully took by surprise a squadron of Decepticons, the Autobots had not anticipated a second group flying in from the opposite direction. Thanks to a warning from Spike and Sparkplug, the Autobots managed to fend off the Decepticons, and came to accept Earth as their new home. {{storylink|Battle for Cybertron}}

===Ladybird Books continuity===
[[File:Miscolored minibots.jpg|thumb|left|Crazy [[Estrela]] colors?]]
When Optimus Prime hoped to harness the power of lightning as an energy source, [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] was commissioned to do the design. Huffer requested Gears to assist him with the work, and together the pair worked diligently while trying to out-complain each other. {{storylink|Autobots' Lightning Strike}}

Gears assisted his fellow Autobots in the construction of their space cruiser. {{storylink|Megatron's Fight for Power}}

===The Battle for Planet Earth===
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Marinker]] (English)}}
Gears was one of a group of Autobots who traveled to [[South America]] in search of energy. When they spotted [[Mount Sheelah]], Gears was put to work clearing rocks so they could ascend it for a closer look, though he grumbled almost as much as [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] while doing so. He helped repel a subsequent Decepticon attack and retreated before the volcano erupted. {{storylink|Terror of Mount Sheelah}} After a hard day spent making repairs on the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] he and the other Autobots relaxed by watching [[television]], and were alerted by a news bulletin to the fact that the Decepticons were kidnapping humans. {{storylink|Bumblebee to the Rescue (G1)|Bumblebee to the Rescue}} After [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] pretended to defect and the Autobots tricked him, allowing them to destroy the Decepticon base, Gears wondered if they were going to keep Starscream prisoner indefinitely. [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus]] opted to let Starscream go. {{storylink|Espionage!!!!!}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
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When [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] vanished in a space bridge during the war on Cybertron, their respective factions were split into several smaller groups. Gears remained in the main Autobot faction, now under the command of [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]. {{storylink|Fragmentation (G1)|Fragmentation}} He was part of a team who scouted out the [[Praetorus Wharf]] in search of the Decepticons' new mobile command base. Unfortunately, it was a bit [[Trypticon (G1)|''too'' mobile]] for them to handle. {{storylink|Devastation (issue)|Devastation}} Trypticon proceeded to shrug off everything the Autobots threw at it, forcing the Autobots to try and outrun it instead. This too proved ineffectual. Even assistance from the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dynobots]] helped little against the giant Decepticon. In the end, the Autobots were spared when their target just left in response to other orders it received. {{storylink|Revelation (The Dark Ages)|Revelation}} Later, when [[The Fallen]] broke into [[Autobase]], Gears was eager to get out there and do something about it. Prowl opted for trying to contain the villain instead, but he turned out to be unstoppable anyway. {{storylink|Confrontation (issue)|Confrontation}}

Gears was part of the Ark's original crew, crash-landing on Earth four million years ago and awakening in 1984. Like all the Transformers of Earth, he was believed dead for many years after the mid-air explosion of the ''[[Ark II]]''. In fact, Gears was one of many robots who were salvaged by the mercenary known as [[Lazarus]], who began the time-consuming process of installing remote control programming into his inert Cybertronian captives. Lazarus was doomed to failure, however, for Megatron regained control of his own body shortly after the human reactivated him. With the Decepticons back in action thanks to Megatron, Gears and the other Autobots held captive by Lazarus were left at their mercy. Although a small group of Autobots were free under Optimus Prime's command to combat the Decepticons, most of the 'bots recovered by Lazarus (including Gears) were too badly damaged to be reactivated for that first battle. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 3|Prime Directive #3}}

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Gears and the other deactivated Autobots were recovered, though, and were back to full functionality by the time [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] arrived from Cybertron, denouncing all Earthbound Transformers as war criminals. {{storylink|New World Order}} As the Autobot forces split in two, Gears went with Optimus Prime and his contingent back to Cybertron aboard [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]], peacefully surrendering to Magnus, while another secret team would be left to move freely and uncover the truth behind this turn of events. Despite them being treated as prisoners on the trip home, Gears remained optimistic that the war was finally over, and they could say goodbye to Earth permanently. {{storylink|Brothers' Burden}} But the Autobots were treated no better on Cybertron. Gears and the rest of his group were locked up in cages, while footage of the Autobots and Decepticons' battles on Earth were broadcast around the planet to turn public opinion against them. Thankfully, there were dissidents in Shockwave's regime, and the Autobots were sprung from their cells. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}} While [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] took Prime through the [[Old Slave Trails]] to see [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]]'s rebel team, Gears and the others were taken by Broadside to meet with the Autobots rebels [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] was aligned with. En route, Bluestreak tried to have Gears fess up that it had been foolish to trust Shockwave in the first place. Bitter over where events had taken them, Gears replied that Bluestreak should "blow it out of [his] waste regulator!" {{storylink|Passive Aggression}} Afterwards, Gears participated in the insurrection by Autobot dissidents against the rule of Shockwave. After an Autobot victory, Gears cuffed several Decepticons, and led them away from the battlefield. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}

Much to his dismay, Gears was soon put in the position of having to return to Earth. {{storylink|Original Sin}} With Prime temporarily out of action due to injuries, [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] had assumed command of the Ark's crew on Cybertron, and made the decision that a new base of operations needed to be constructed on Earth, to fortify Autobot interests there. Gears griped throughout the meeting discussing this, {{storylink|Atonement}} but eventually agreed to leave his beloved homeworld behind to return to Earth. His mood wasn't much improved by A) having to work with Bluestreak and B) Bluestreak dropping boxes on his feet during the loading of the shuttle. {{storylink|Lost and Found (issue)|Lost and Found}} Once they arrived, Gears and the others began work on the construction of [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:GIJoevsTF4 Gears Brawn FlightPods.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Cobra Commander finds out about the "Trouble" part of the "Trouble Bubble"]]
Gears was among the dormant Transformers found by the terrorist organization [[Cobra]] and reprogrammed to be under the humans' control. In the process, he and [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] were rebuilt to transform into Cobra [[Flight Pod]]s. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #4}} The two may have participated in an attack on the [[SPS Research Facility]], or it may have just been two regular Flight Pods. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #3}} When [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] hacked Cobra's computers and undid his comrades' reprogramming, Gears and Brawn hunted down [[Cobra Commander]] and blew up the ship he was going to escape from [[Cobra Island]] with. However, before the Autobots could capture the commander, they were taken out by [[Storm Shadow]]'s [[S.N.A.K.E.]] mech. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #4}}

Gears didn't give up so easily, however, as he joined several other Autobots and located Cobra Commander and his S.N.A.K.E. guards again. Storm Shadow fought back and killed [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]], sending Gears and the others into a berserker rage as they ripped his S.N.A.K.E. apart. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 5|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #5}}

===''The Beast Within''===
After a brutal battle during which [[Beast (G1)|The Beast]], a monstrous gestalt of unimaginable power, was released, Gears's butchered form lay smoldering in a mass grave of both Autobot and Decepticon corpses. {{storylink|The Beast Within Part 2, Consequences}}

===''Henkei! Henkei! Transformers -Visualize-''===
Gears stood behind Optimus Prime with his fellow Autobots, ready to fight. {{storylink|Visualize Shot 1}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Megatron Origin issue 3|''Megatron Origin'' #3]]}}

Gears was [[Reproduction#2005 IDW continuity|constructed cold]] during the first wave, presumably as part of the [[Silver Harvest]]. {{storylink|Twenty Plus One}} Millions of years ago, Gears was one of several mourners seen at the funeral of [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]] and [[Fastback (G1)|Fastback]], after [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] killed them. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}}

[[File:WokenFuries GearsIsHurt.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.5|"There will be only half as much complaining if we leave him behind!"]]
At some point after [[Surge (event)|a widespread Decepticon attack]], Gears made it to Earth, where he was captured by [[Skywatch]], along with [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] and later, [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]]. {{storylink|...For All Mankind}} He was eventually released once Skywatch realized their misgivings in regards to the Autobots. After a Decepticon attack on their base, Gears and the other Autobots tried to flee and regroup at [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], but were attacked by armed civilians with a grudge against the Transformers. Gears was injured and had to be carried inside [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]]'s trailer. Before they could reach safety, the Autobots were attacked again, this time by Megatron. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 3: Woken Furies|Woken Furies}}

The Decepticon leader scattered the Autobots with extreme firepower, then left them beaten and bruised on a school playground inside Albuquerque city limits. Gears and his comrades were held hostage by two humans carrying Megatron-based handguns, unable to fight back or defend themselves without risking human lives. The dilemma was ultimately taken out of their hands by [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], whose special ops training kicked in and led to him blasting one of the humans. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 4: Burning Chrome|Burning Chrome}} {{storylink|Earthfall Part 4: Full Fathom Five|Full Fathom Five}}

Like most Autobots, Gears left Earth a few months later, intending to return to Cybertron. On board Omega Supreme's rocket mode, he gathered with a few others who sought to witness a conversation between Optimus Prime and Megatron. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1}} Once the Autobots arrived at Cybertron, they battled [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]]'s [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]] army. {{storylink|Chaos Part Two: Numbers|Numbers}}

[[File:FecundMoon-Impressive.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|He's the red and blue guy who's basically Swerve.]]
After the Chaos War ended, Gears joined [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]] and the crew of the ''[[Lost Light]]'' in their search for the [[Knights of Cybertron]]. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|Hangers On}} He was one of the crew members invited to [[Rewind (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rewind]]'s first story session meant to cure [[Rung (G1)|Rung]] {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}} and later watched ships land in Shuttle Bay 3. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|Patternism}} When [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]] was let loose on the ship, Gears rushed into action only to be beaten down. {{storylink|Under Cold Blue Stars}} After recovering, he and many others gathered on the observation deck to witness the discovery of a mysterious portal just hanging in space. {{storylink|Remain in Light 1 of 5: The Fecund Moon|The Fecund Moon}} Gears battled the [[Legislator]]s alongside [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] and [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] when they suddenly teleported on board. {{storylink|Remain in Light 2 of 5: House of Ambus|House of Ambus}} After the Legislators were defeated, he was one of a group of Autobots who helped repair [[Swerve's]]. {{storylink|No Guns, No Swords, No Briefcases}} When the ''Lost Light'' finally returned to Cybertron, Gears participated in the celebrations. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}}

Gears continued to serve aboard the ''Lost Light'' as it searched for the Knights of Cybertron, and was present on the [[Rodpod]] when the quantum duplicates of the ship and its crew began to cancel out. {{storylink|Twenty Plus One}}

Gears and many other members of the ''Lost Light'' crew were present when Rodimus gave his speech about [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]]'s pre-wake. {{storylink|The Sensuous Frame}}

Gears was willingly complicit in [[Getaway]]'s mutiny against the ''Lost Light''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s command team. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 2): Filling in the Blanks|Filling in the Blanks}} He was seen socializing with Siren (...perhaps unwillingly) at [["Visages"]] once the search was underway again under Getaway. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 1): Full Circle|Full Circle}} When Cyberutopia turned out to be a hoax, Getaway sold out his crew to the [[Adaptus|Grand Architect]] and [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], turning them into [[Sparkeater (creature)|Sparkeaters]]. Gears was subjected to concussive medicine by [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]], apparently clearing him of the Sparkeater virus. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 2): Lūstrāre|Lūstrāre}} Gears later attended the ''Lost Light'' farewell party. {{storylink|How To Say Goodbye And Mean It: Part 2}}
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===''Hearts of Steel''===
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Gears and his fellow Autobots battled the Decepticons in Earth's distant past, until an ice age came around and forced them to go underground and wait it out. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 1|Hearts of Steel #1}} They eventually woke up in the mid-19th century, and learned that the Decepticons were up and going as well. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 2|Hearts of Steel #2}} In order to pursue the [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]], Gears took on the form of what appeared to be a coal car and linked up with his friends to form an Autobot train. During the chase, much of the train was trapped when the Decepticons collapsed a tunnel on it, although Gears made it out safe and sound. He was hammered by Decepticon fire as he helped clear away rubble, but survived and went back to sleep underground after the Decepticons were defeated. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 4|Hearts of Steel #4}}

{{IDW HOS}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
During the final showdown between the Autobot/[[G.I. Joe (team)|Joe]] and Decepticon/[[Cobra]] alliances, [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] punched into [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]'s chest and unleashed several soldiers into the Decepticon base's interior, Gears among them. {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}}
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===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[The World In Your Eyes Part Two|''Transformers'' #2]]}}

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Gears was forged in the years leading up to the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] and worked with his [[mentor]] [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] on the [[Tether]], the great space elevator that linked [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to the [[Winged Moon]]. While most other newly forged Cybertronians found their calling and went their own ways a little more than two kilocycles after their creation, Gears chose to stay with his mentor longer than was usual—more than ten thousand cycles. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Five}} Overenthusiastic, and more than a little accident-prone, Gears would frequently lose his footing on the Tether and drift off into space, necessitating frequent rescues from Chief of Space Security [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]]. {{storylink|Open Comms}} {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Five}} During one workshift on the Tether, Gears spent some time helping another new Cybertronian, [[Rubble]], understand the basics of engineering alongside Wheeljack. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Two}} At the end of Rubble's second trial shift, one of Gears' coworkers sprayed him with a hose. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Five}}

Wheeljack brought Gears with him when he and his engineering team investigated the Winged Moon for signs of sabotage, and discovered that a member of [[The Rise]] had planted an [[energon siphon]] on the moon with the intent of redirecting it to their former headquarters underneath the [[Memorial Crater]] outside of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. Gears unsuccessful attempted to dismantle the device; the resulting explosion knocked him into space again and necessitated another impromptu rescue from Wheeljack. When the rogue Titan [[Vigilem]] attacked the Tether, Gears fled with the other workers into the deepest parts of the Winged Moon, where they remained even after Vigilem severed the Tether itself. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Five}}

[[File:WheeljackOrbitalDecay-WheeljackGears.jpg|thumb|left|200px|I am effectively the 23 year-old guy still living in his parent's basement.]]

Ripped free from its orbit, the Winged Moon's new trajectory put it on a direct path towarsd Cybertron's sun; while most of the other workers evacuated the moon, Gears stayed behind with his mentor and a small team of engineers to see if they could save the moon within seven cycles before it plummeted into the sun. After first attempting to overpressurize the moon's [[energon]] reserves, then unsuccessfully trying to manually reactivate the moon's rotational jets, the team had to take shelter as the moon drifted through the [[Croaton (G1)|Croaton]] cloud, then discovered and interrogated [[Enemy (G1)|Enemy]], the culprit responsible for sabotaging the moon in the first place. Finally, however, the team hit upon a last-ditch solution to manually detonate the moon's wings, giving them enough delta-vee to push them out onto a wider orbit—while Cosmos carried out the actual demolitions work, Wheeljack taught Gears how to manually keep the moon's panels correctly aligned and later laid into Huffer when he suggested that Wheeljack was too nice to his mentee. The plan went off without a hitch, and the team celebrated their victory... only for a [[Slipstream (G1)|Slipstream]] and her team of Decepticons to invade the moon at that moment. {{storylink|Wheeljack: Orbital Decay}}

While Wheeljack went to get help, Gears and the other stayed behind on the moon and did what they could to make the central control room inaccessible to the invaders, including rigging the corridors with booby-traps and other annoyances. The team successfully kept the Decepticons out long enough for [[Firestar (G1)|Novastar]] and her Autobots to rescue them, and the engineers made the desperate decision to keep the Winged Moon and its energon stores out of Decepticon hands by creating a miniature singularity that destroyed most of the moon's energon reserves. With the moon now all but lost, Gears and the other engineers returned to Cybertron aboard [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]]. {{storylink|War World: Moon|Moon}}

[[File:EscapePartFive-WheeljackGears.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|right]]
Gears joined up with a refugee convoy made up of organic aliens and neutral Cybertronians, and reunited with his mentor, who had helped organize the exodus from Iacon, soon after they arrived at the city of [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]]. {{storylink|Escape Part Three}} Later, [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] tried to keep him entertained by showing him some of the flora and fauna they'd recovered from Iacon's destroyed [[A'ovan habitat]], but Gears eventually ran off to see if he could help [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] repair [[Leviathan (G1)|Leviathan]]. {{storylink|Escape Part Four}} When a swarm of [[Insecticon clone]]s invaded the city, Wheeljack and Gears used some jury-rigged alien technology to rescue a fallen Leviathan from the monsters, but over-energized their weapons and collapsed from fuel depletion. The pair awoke just in time to see an exploding ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]''-class ship take out the majority of the swarm. {{storylink|Escape Part Five}}

Gears remained at Darkmount, helping to defend against the frequent Insecticlone raids. {{storylink|The Landscape of Fear}} Eventually, he joined the rest of the Autobots aboard the last ''Ark'' as they left Cybertron behind. {{storylink|Transformers: Fate of Cybertron|Fate of Cybertron}}

===''Transformers vs. The Terminator''===
In a post-apocalyptic [[2029]] where [[Skynet]] waged war against the [[Decepticon]]s, Gears's shattered remains lay in a ruined [[Los Angeles]] overpass alongside many other Cybertronian casualties. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part One}}
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==Games==
===''Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons''===
Gears, along with several other Autobots, was abducted and held captive by the Decepticons. Optimus Prime undertook a rescue operation to free his friends from Megatron's clutches, entering the Decepticons' labyrinthine base in order to do so. {{storylink|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons packaging blurb and game}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
Bumblebee recruited Gears to join the [[Bee Team (G1)|Bee Team]], a secret strike force. {{storylink|The Bee Team}} [[Bluestreak (G1)|Silverstreak]], [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]], and Gears were sent to [[South America]] where the Decepticons were attempting to build a cannon to harness the energy of the [[Crystal of Power]]. Even joined by [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], the Autobots were unable to prevent the cannon's completion, but later destroyed it and capped the shaft on which the crystal had stood. {{storylink|Fire on the Mountain (Legends)|Fire on the Mountain}} After [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]] was inflicted on the Autobots, Gears and Beachcomber managed to sneak past the Decepticons and get a sample of [[corrostop]] from the [[Statue of Liberty]]. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (Legends)|Cosmic Rust}}
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===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsGears.jpg|thumb|I'm just a starter character that everyone soon forgets. ''grumble'']]
Gears participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was a Common character that could be recruited for 8 units of Cybermetal. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Earth Wars Gears.jpg|thumb|right|300px|]]
{{chargamestub|{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars}}}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1-toy Gears.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Grumble... I suppose they want me to supply my own penny..." (''Rubsign variant not pictured'')]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Gears''' (Mini Vehicle, [[1984]]/[[1985]])}}</ul>
{{toydesigner|[[Masaki Maruyama]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Mark Watts]] (packaging artist)}}

: Gears was part of the first assortment of ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' Autobot [[Mini Vehicle]]s released in 1984, transforming into a red and blue pickup truck of indeterminable model (though some details resemble an old Dodge Power Wagon or Kaiser Jeep M715), with some likewise indeterminable ''stuff'' in the truck bed.

: In 1984, Gears and the other Mini Vehicles came packaged in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]]. In 1985, they were switched to come in [[robot mode]], a change preceded by the addition of a picture of their vehicle modes to the front of their cards. The same year, the Autobot [[insignia]] on Gears's hood was replaced with a heat-activated [[rubsign]] placed on his roof, plus the re-released first-year Mini-Vehicles came packaged with [[Mini-spy#Toys|Mini-spies]]: Gears (and [[Brawn (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Brawn]]) always came with a yellow one.

: For reasons unknown, Gears was the only Mini Vehicle not made available as part of Takara's original retail line in any capacity (while [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] and [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] were not available at normal retail, both were offered as mail-away toys).

: The mold was first released in 1983 as part of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''[[Micro Change]]'' line with a slightly darker blue coloration as the "Micro Robot 04 4WD Off-Road," but evidence exists to suggest it was originally designed by defunct American toy company Knickerbocker for the cancelled toyline, ''[[Mysterians]]''.

: This mold was used to make the [[Malignus (G1)|Malignus]] [[Pick-Up (Malignus)#Toys|Pick-Up]], the Autobot [[Small Foot#Toys|Small Foot]] and was [[retool]]ed to make [[Swerve (G1)#Toys|Swerve]] (except in Mexico, where Swerve was a straight redeco of Gears).

::*''[http://www.transformerland.com/wiki/toy-info/transformers-g1-mini-vehicles-gears/47/ Patent info, price guide, and further reading on Gears at Transformerland.com]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1984/Autobot/Gears/gears.htm More information on G1 Gears at TFU.info]''
{{G1GearsMold}}

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[[File:Estrela-RobocarPickUp.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Ohhh, so *I* came first, but of course that everyone calls *[[Small Foot|her]]* the 'orange Gears'. Always the same with you people..." (''Stickers missing in orange version'')]]
{{anchor|Estrela}}
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Pick-Up''' (Robocar, 1985)}}</ul>

: Released by [[Estrela]] in Brazil, "Pick-Up" was available in two different colorations: the original toy's blue-and-red, or orange-and-lighter-orange.

: This release lacks the Autobot symbols, instead having a variation of the original ''Micro Change'' groin-sticker in robot mode. This sticker is of considerably cheaper quality and is rarely left on loose samples, and unfortunately; since repro sticker manufacturers usually do not feature these decals on their Mini-Vehicle sheets, finding a replacement isn't easy.

: Oddly, Pick-Up would also be clumsily repackaged and re-released by an unknown distributor across [[Argentina|Argentinian]] toy stores in 1985 under new packaging featuring the logo "[[Invasion Galactica]]" and art of a UFO blasting his cut-out Estrela bubble. Little to no information exists on these releases, with the most commonly-accepted explanation being that the repackaging was done to try and pass off the imported toys as nationally-made products to avoid protectionist taxation.

: Whether or not he is the same character as either the [[Bat-Robô]] [[Pick-Up (Bat-Robô)|Pick-Up]] or the [[Malignus (G1)|Malignus]] [[Pick-Up (Malignus)#Toys|Pick-Up]] is unknown.

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[[File:Lynsa-Gears.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Look, they can't even decide what my colors are!" (''Orange/yellow and blue/yellow versions pictured'')]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Gears''' (Mini Vehicle, 1986)}}</ul>

: Manufactured by [[Peru|Peruvian]] company [[Lynsa]] and sold in Peru and [[Chile]], these releases of Gears lacked paint, stickers or [[vacuum metallizing|chrome]]. Yes, plural releases. So far, three different colorations have been confirmed: the original blue-and-red, dark-blue-and-yellow, and orange-and-yellow. It is claimed that there may be ''six'' different versions of Peruvian Gears 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.

: As with the other Lynsa Minicars, this Gears is incredibly fragile, with his arms in particular being very prone to breakage. As such, given the rarity of this toy, whatever few copies of it still exist should be handled with ''exceptional'' care.

{{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.}}
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===''The Transformers Collection''===
[[File:G1Gears toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"20 years without a new toy... ''grumble.''"]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Minibots Team''' (Multi-pack, [[2004]])}}</ul>
:*''Set ID number'': '''12'''
:*''Individual ID number'': '''85'''
{{toydesigner|[[Pat Lee]] (packaging artist)}}

: Gears was ''finally'' put out at Japanese retail in 2004, as part of ''[[The Transformers Collection]]'' "Minibots Team" set. Despite looking identical to his original release, this version is an entirely new tooling, distinguishable by a few minor traits like his upper leg detailing being thicker and the ridges on his chest being more pronounced. His truck mode has ''both'' the Autobot sigil sticker on his hood and the [[rubsign]] sticker on top of his roof.

: This set also includes a retooled [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#The Transformers Collection|Bumble]], [[Cosmos (G1)#The Transformers Collection|Adams]], [[Huffer (G1)#The Transformers Collection|Drag]], [[Powerglide (G1)/toys#The Transformers Collection|Powerglide]], and [[Warpath (G1)#The Transformers Collection|Warpath]].

: This set was later [[redeco]]ed to make the [[e-HOBBY]] [[exclusive]] [[G1 GoBots]] team.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Cybertron/ReGears/gears.htm More information on ''The Transformers Collection'' Gears at TFU.info]''
{{G1GearsMold}}
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===''Generations''===
[[File:Generationstoy-Gears with Eclipse.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Oh sure, I should be 'happy' that I'm getting my first new toy in 30 years, even though Swerve used to be ''my'' retool... ''grumble.''"]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Gears & Autobot Eclipse''' (Legends, [[2014]])}}</ul>
:*''Series / Number'': '''02 / #010'''
{{toydesigner|[[Andrew Scribner]] (deco artist)}}

:''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]] Gears is a retool of ''Generations Thrilling 30'' [[Swerve (G1)#Thrilling 30|Swerve]] with a new head based on his fictional appearances rather than his original faceless toy. He transforms into a modernized 4-wheel-drive pickup truck of a made-up model and comes with [[Eagle Eye (G1)#Generations|Eclipse]], who transforms into either a jet or a weapon for Gears to wield via its 5mm handle.

:Gears and Eclipse's [[Hasbro]] product number, A6686, was originally occupied by a '[[Brawn (G1)/toys|Brawn]] & [[Mudslinger (G1)|Mudslinger]]' pack, leading [[Amazon]] to erroneously list them under those names.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160329075047/http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/96540-monzos-mega-hasbro-customer-service-listing-breakdown/ Hasbro customer service database 'leak' on The Allspark (via the Internet Archive)]</ref>

:The original version of this mold was redecoed and given a shell to make [[BotCon 2015]] [[Oilmaster#Timelines|Oilmaster]]. It also served as the basis of the non-toy ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' incarnation of [[Swerve (SG)|Swerve]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/GenGears/gears.htm More information on ''Generations'' Gears at TFU.info]''
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-Toy Gears.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"I'm still going to end up amidst a debris field of building blocks anyway."]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Gears''' (Kreon Micro-Changer, 2014)}}</ul>
:*''Collection'': '''''Age of Extinction'' Collection 2'''
:*''Accessories'': Logo brick, blaster

: Part of the sixth regular assortment of [[blindpacking|blind-bagged]] ''[[Kre-O]]'' [[Micro-Changer]]s, Gears can be rebuilt into a teeny pickup truck. He sports [[Mirage (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Mirage]]'s helmet.

:Unlike prior Micro-Changer assortments, this series does not have any sort identification code for the bags' actual contents, meaning you'd best be good at the feel-though-the-bag method.

:This assortment was originally slated to be a [[Toys"R"Us]] [[exclusive]], but US stores dropped the line before its release. It was still available in Canada, Australia and Chinese/Asian markets. In 2015, the Collection appeared in US Dollar Tree stores, with a price tag of a whopping $1 a pop. They didn't last long.

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[[File:Kreon-Class-of-1984-Gears.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"And I'm still going to be trapped in a display case, never to be free."]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Kreon Class of 1984''' (Kreon figure set, 2014)}}</ul>
:*''Set number'': '''B0090'''
:*''Voted'': Class Grouch
:*''Accessories'': Double-barreled pistol

: This version of Gears has more extensive [[tampograph]]s than his prior version, including a masked-and-visored face, and silver paint on his helmet.

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

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/SDCCKre-OGears/gears.htm More information on Class of 1984 Gears at TFU.info]''
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===''Vintage G1''===
[[File:VG1-toy Gears.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|"Second again... ''grumble''"]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Gears''' ("Legion Class" reissue, 2019)}}</ul>

:Part of the second wave "Legion Class" figures in the ''[[Vintage|Vintage G1]]'' line, Gears is a reissue of his [[#Generation 1|Generation 1 figure]]. Like his prior ''[[The Transformers Collection]]'' release, he has both a [[rubsign]] and a normal foil Autobot insignia sticker in vehicle mode. The rubsign is an all-new type used on all of the ''Vintage G1'' toys; the insignia only turns red rather than the mood-ring multicolor of older rubsigns, plus the silver border is mirror-level reflective. This version also has production information tampographed onto his inner right foot.

:Like all ''Vintage G1'' figures, Gears was [[exclusive]] to [[Walmart]] in the United States and Canada.

{{G1GearsMold}}
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:TF-Legacy-G1-Universe-Autobot-Gears.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|"Took ''how many years'' for Hasbro to remember me? Grumble..."]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''G1 Universe Autobot Gears''' (Deluxe Class, [[2024]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TL-75'''
:*''Accessories:'' Blaster
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[[March 21]], 2024's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPkQZZ4zasE Hasbro Pulse | Transformers 40th Anniversary Fanstream | March 21, 2024] on YouTube, with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Mark Maher]] and [[Evan Brooks]].</ref>

:Released in the second wave of ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: United]]'' Deluxe Class toys, "G1 Universe Autobot Gears" is an animation-accurate version of the character, turning into a pick-up truck in 12 steps. His only accessory is a blaster pistol.

:As an homage to "[[Changing Gears]]", his chest can be opened to reveal inner machinery. Gears' entire chest plate is detached from his body in the packaging, included inside alongside the blaster—a move likely done to prevent theft from the exposed, plastic-free packaging. The Japanese release of the toy, however, has his chest plate attached by default. The instructions were not reprinted to reflect this.

:The back of his head also features a large molded "M"—a subtle homage to ''[[Mysterians]],'' the toyline from which Gears' original toy originated.

: This figure was officially revealed by EB Games Australia.

:This mold was also used to make ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' Go-Bots Guardians [[Small Foot]].

::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/C5UfnVzMSBW/ Designer commentary on ''Legacy'' Gears from Mark Maher on Instagram]''
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===''Transformers Retro''===
[[File:RetroG1Gears.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|"They wheel me out again instead of the Swerve we all know is coming? Typical, I tell you..."]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Gears''' (Deluxe Class, [[2025]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' blaster

:Unusually for the [[Transformers Retro|''Transformers Retro'']] line, Gears is not a reissue of his original toy, but a retool of his ''Legacy'' figure in G1-toy accurate colours, with a new face to match! He is now packaged on a cardback depicting his original toy’s boxart (and, of course, replacing the alt-mode stock photo of that toy with one of this one).

:Hilariously, Gears' chest plate is ''still'' detached as a seperate accessory in the bubble.

:The figure went up for pre-order on the Walmart website on [[October 10]], [[2024]], and released in March 2025.

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==Merchandise==
===McDonald's===
*'''Gears''' (St. Louis McDonald's promotion, 1985)
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===''Transformers Trading Card Game''===
[[File:W5AutobotGears.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Autobot Gears, Transport & Reconnaissance''' (2020)
**'''Wave 5: Titan Masters Attack'''
**''Rarity: '''''CT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T02/T46'''
**''Stars: ''7

:Autobot Gears, Transport & Reconnaissance is one of forty-six double-sided character cards released as part of Wave 5 of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]], Titan Masters Attack.

:The card's artwork is based on the ''Generations'' Legends-class Gears toy, with line-art by [[Sara Pitre-Durocher]] and colors by [[Alex Tarca]] for both modes.

:This card's set was originally set for an April 2020 release, however due to the global COVID-19 pandemic the release was pushed back to May 29, 2020.
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===''Blokees''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Gears''' (Blokees Wheels, 2025)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Blokees Wheels Transformers 01 - Roll Out!'''
:*''Accessories'': Blast effect
:Part of the first wave of Blokees Wheels series of blind-boxed 1/64-scale vehicles, this kit of Gears' Cybertronian vehicle (sharing a similar mold with the same entry's Swerve) is modeled after his appearance in IDW Publishing's ''Transformers'' comic book series. While everything else is molded in ABS plastic, the rear vehicle shell is made out of painted die-cast. Additionally, Swerve features a universal Chassis Connector, used by all vehicle mode kits in the lineup, and the vehicle shell can be opened to allow the chase kits' driver figures to interact. Swerve also comes with a Blast effect part, which can be mounted after removing his rear Bumper.

:This Gears has a pull rate of 1/12.
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==Notes==
[[File:TFTM-MaybeGears.jpg|thumb|I sign on to a major movie, and all I get is a lousy cameo appearance?!]]

*Early bio material gives his (unused) nicknames as '''Ox''' and '''Sourball'''.<ref>Nicknames found in early ''[[The Transformers Universe|Universe]]''-style profiles published in [[The Transformers Comics Magazine]]</ref>
*In his first Marvel Comics appearance, Gears sported a more humanoid [[character model]] that looked less like his toy than his final animation model. He would also use this model in the UK annual story "[[And There Shall Come...a Leader!]]", while ''[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]]'' was inexplicably drawn with this model in the earlier UK story "[[The Enemy Within!]]".
*The dialogue script for ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' reveals that Gears was supposed to appear in the film during the [[Battle of Autobot City]], speaking a single line in horrified reaction to the formation of Devastator ("We're finished! Aaaaahh!"). He was cut from the finished feature, but actor Don Messick recorded the line and remains listed in the film's credits as Gears (but not, oddly enough, as [[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]], who ''does'' speak). A 'bot with Gears's color scheme appears on Moonbase One, but is probably not supposed to be him.
**The script provides no context for Gears's scream, so it might be intended to imply that Devastator proceeded to kill him in some fashion. This would fit with the earliest draft of the film, which also saw Gears killed off, albeit in a different way: blown to pieces in a carpet-bombing run by [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] during [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]'s attack on the city.<ref>http://boltax.blogspot.com/2010/12/heritaage-auctions-transformers-movie.html</ref>
*Gears appeared in a [[:File:PulseCon-Kingdom-promo-art.jpg|concept poster]] for ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom]]'', suggesting a new toy of him was considered for inclusion in the toyline, but such toy never materialized. Three years later, Gears would ultimately receive a [[Gears (G1)#Legacy|new ''Generations''-styled toy]] in the ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: United]]'' line.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Gears''' (ギアーズ ''Giāzu'')
*''Czech:'' '''Převodovka'''
*''French:'' '''Rollo''' (Canada)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Fuvaros''' ("Hauler")
*''Italian:'' '''Mulo'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Biànsùxiāng''' (变速箱, "Transmission")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Mecano''' (Portugal comics), '''Engrenagem''' (Brazil comics), '''Pick-Up''' (Brazil toys)
*''Russian:'' '''Privod''' (Привод, "Drive")
*''South American:'' '''Pick-Up'''

==References==
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[[Category:Cloud Autobots]]
[[Category:Dreamwave Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Earth Wars Autobots]]
[[Category:Earth Wars Earthforce]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 cartoon Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 toy Autobots]]
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[[Category:IDW (2005) Autobots]]
[[Category:IDW (2019) Transformers]]
[[Category:Kre-O Autobots]]
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[[Category:Legacy Autobots]]
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Drag Strip (G1)

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{{disambig3|Drag Strip}}
:''Drag Strip is a [[Decepticon]] [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:MTMTEDragstrip.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|One more word out of you, and I'll stomp my alt-mode.]]

'''Drag Strip''' (aka '''Dragstrip''') has never heard of the term "graceful in victory". He doesn't just like to win, he ''loves'' it. Drag Strip would sooner die a miserable death than ever sacrifice a victory, as he thrives on the bragging rights which accompany first place. He just loves to bite more than he can chew and can't keep himself from stroking his own ego and bragging about his accomplishments in ''excruciating'' detail.

The other Decepticons, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] included, hate his metal guts and would gladly pummel him to scrap for being plain obnoxious if it weren't for the fact that his insatiable lust for victory makes him a formidable foe against the [[Autobot]]s. Not that he cares; they're just jealous.

Drag Strip combines with his fellow Stunticons to form [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]].

{{bigquote|See you junk-hunks at the finish line... '''''if''''' you make it.|Drag Strip|"[[Tread & Circuits Part 3]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{Voiceactor|[[Ron Gans]] (English), [[Kōki Kataoka]] (Japanese), [[Show Hayami]] (Japanese, "The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1"), [[Yū Shimaka]] (Japanese, "Masquerade"), [[Kenyū Horiuchi]] (Japanese, ''2010'')|[[Willi Röbke]] (German, ''Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2''), [[Tonio von der Meden]] (German, Generation 2 Dub of ''Starscreams Brigade''), [[Willy Schäfer]] (German, Generation 2 Dub of ''Masquerade''), [[Francis Lax]] (European French), [[Albert Augier]] (European French, "Trans-Europe Express"), [[François Leccia]] (European French, "Masquerade")}}

[[File:KeytoVectorSigmaPt1 stealing DragStrip.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Long before fans, Rumble was inventing his own Toilet-modes for Transformers.]]
After a failed attempt to steal experimental [[superfuel]] 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 into the new Stunticons. In Drag Strip's case, Rumble targeted the winner of a Formula 1 race on national television, which was a bad idea really, as it alerted the Autobots to Megatron's scheme. The Decepticons journeyed to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], beat the [[Key to Vector Sigma]] out of [[Alpha Trion]]'s possession and ordered the [[Vector Sigma|ancient supercomputer]] to give life to the Stunticons. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}} 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 (G1)|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 [[Europa 2000|a fake charity race]] from Paris to Istanbul so he could steal U.S. driver [[Auggie Cahnay (G1)|Auggie Cahnay]]'s experimental 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, but the downfall of Megatron's plan came when he ordered the Stunticons to stop going after the remaining Autobots. Together, Cahnay, [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]], [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]], and [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] defeated Menasor and destroyed the Pearl of Bahoudin. {{storylink|Trans-Europe Express}}

[[File:Dragstripcartoon.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Where'd he get this head from, anyway?]]
When Megatron needed additional equipment for his latest secret weapon, he sent the Stunticons out to steal it for him. Drag Strip and [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] stormed a U.S. military base and scooped up a new experimental generator for their leader. On the way back, Drag Strip kept trying to taunt the disinterested Dead End into racing with him back to base. Their racing was interrupted, though, by the Autobots [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] and [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]]. Drag Strip was knocked for a loop by Warpath's rapid-fire shells from his turret gun. Brought in to Autobot custody, the Stunticons were held prisoner while [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and the Autobots used camouflage paint to disguise themselves as the Stunticons in order to enter Megatron's good graces and learn the purpose of the stolen equipment. [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]], the Autobots' spy, took Drag Strip's place. The Stunticons did manage to break loose, though, and smashed their way out of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] as Menasor and made their rendezvous with Megatron, only to find themselves confronted with a faux Menasor, created by a combination of Mirage's illusions and [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]]'s magnetism. The real Menasor easily broke the delicately bonded "Menasor", but the Autobots had also sabotaged the equipment before handing it over to Megatron. After the super-cannon exploded, the Stunticons fled the battle. {{storylink|Masquerade}}

[[File:CosmicRust DragStrip waterskiing.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|left|Come to Cuba, and let loose your wild side.]]
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]]. Drag Strip water skiied behind a speedboat driven by [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]], allowing him to force Perceptor to back into the waiting [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]]. 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 Drag Strip said to tell Megatron to blow it out his exhaust pipe. 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}}

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. This changed when [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] brought news of [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]'s survival, and the Stunticons were among the first to donate their few remaining energon supplies to help revive their leader and give the Decepticons purpose. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}} Drag Strip joined in on the attack when the Decepticons noticed [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] and [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] spying on them. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2}} However, while Cyclonus and the [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]] were recovering Galvatron, the [[Quintesson]]s arrived on Chaar with an offer of energon in exchange for attacking the Autobots. Drag Strip was among those who were incredulous at their offer... but the Stunticons were instrumental in convincing the other Decepticons to go along with the Quintessons. Drag Strip was the very first Decepticon to board the Quintesson ship when ordered. {{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}}

[[File:G1 UltimateWeapon Stunticons.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
When the Decepticons took up arms in Europe, Drag Strip and the Stunticons were part of the troops Galvatron maintained out of their mobile headquarters, [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. They joined forces to battle Defensor as Menasor. Later, the Stunticons were diverted away from Trypticon by Rodimus Prime and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]], allowing the Witwickys to sneak inside and steal the city-bot's transforming cog. As diversions go, it was a good one—the Stunticons were beaten senseless by the two Autobot leaders, and were in no position to pursue the thieves. Galvatron expressed his disgust with their performance by punting Drag Strip into a tree. {{storylink|The Ultimate Weapon}}

Drag Strip made a very brief appearance on Chaar when [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] used the power of the Matrix to temporarily wrest control of the Decepticons from Galvatron. {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}} Drag Strip and the Stunticons were also among the first Decepticons to be infected by the [[Hate Plague]]. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}}

====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' story pages=====
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=====Scramble City=====
Drag Strip and the Stunticons are summoned by Megatron to put an end to the [[Metroplex (G1)|Scramble City]] project, and succeed where [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] had failed. Their first strike was impressive, holding back Optimus Prime and a cadre of Autobots and shooting the Aerialbots out of the skies. When the Aerialbots formed Superion, Drag Strip and his teammates followed suit and merged into Menasor. {{storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
[[File:Hm9 Drag Strip Motormaster.jpg|thumb|200px]]
Drag Strip 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}} Drag Strip 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. Drag Strip 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}}

[[File:Hm13 Stunticons vs Technobots.jpg|left|thumb|200px]]
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. Drag Strip and the Stunticons journeyed to Cybertron with the strike force, and confronted their old enemies, the Aerialbots. The Aerialbots got the drop on Drag Strip's group by forming Superion and lashing out before the Stunticons could form Menasor as well. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} Drag Strip 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]], Drag Strip 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)|Technobot]]s and [[Computron (G1)|Computron]]. {{storylink|Head On!! Fortress Maximus}}

Sometime later, Drag Strip 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}} Drag Strip was also among the Decepticons who assembled to welcome Scorponok as their new Emperor of Terror following Galvatron's fall. {{storylink|I Risk My Life for Earth}}

=====''Zone''=====
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. Drag Strip was among those summoned, but only as a part of Menasor. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}} {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}}

=====''Unite Warriors''/''Legends''=====
The Stunticons took some time off to enjoy their personal annual event: stealing human cars and having a violent race with them. {{storylink|Today Is Us Stunticons' Annual Holiday Demolition Race!}}

Soon afterwards, Menasor was involved in a fight against the Autobots when both sides were interrupted by the dimensional intruder [[Grand Scourge]], who 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. Before Drag Strip could react, he was grabbed by Grand Scourge and forced to serve as the left arm of the rogue Decepticon's gestalt mode. {{storylink|Decepticon Dark Commander Grand Scourge}} The Stunticons were saved when [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] arrived and defeated Grand Scourge, and Drag Strip fled while complaining that he just wanted to go back to demolition racing. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 53|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 53}}

=====''Legacy VS500 Collection Special Comic''=====
Drag Strip was one of many spectators for the [[Speedia 500]] race on [[Velocitron]]. {{Storylink|Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 2}} He remained for the second week, although the mysterious new racer known as [[Shadowstrip]] seemed awfully familiar... {{storylink|Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 3}}

====''TV Magazine'' comic continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic=====
Drag Strip 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}}

Drag Strip 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' legs. [[Groove (G1)|Groove]] and [[Blades (G1)|Blades]] took advantage of the empty combiner ports and took over as Menasor's legs, launching him into the ocean. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 5|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #5}}

While posing as Autobots, Drag Strip, [[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 his men were already retreating into the distance. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 7|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #7}}

=====''The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers''=====
In the year [[2010]], Drag Strip 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|Drag Strip 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, Drag Strip 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}}

=====''Zone'' comic=====
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. Drag Strip 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}}

====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!}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}
''Drag Strip and the Stunticons, along with the other [[Special Teams]], were first conceived within [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]]'s mind shortly after the human had relinquished control of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] to [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]. Together, they shared a vision of the Stunticons and [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] fighting the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] and [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] at the [[Pullen Power Plant]].'' {{storylink|The Special Teams Have Arrived}} ''[[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] was able to view this data remotely and prepare for their development.'' {{storylink|Second Generation!}}

[[File:Stunticonsmarvelg1.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|And thus Drag Strip was born! Oh, and all those blue guys, too, we guess.]]
Upon learning that the [[cerebro-shell]] implanted in Optimus Prime had also granted them access to the powers of the Creation Matrix, [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] and [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] immediately built a team of Decepticons. The new Stunticons, which included Drag Strip, were sent to find the Autobot [[Skids (G1)|Skids]], who had earned new trust for the Autobots by publicly saving a [[human]]. After Drag Strip and the others knocked over every car in their way to get to Skids, they turned to "protect" him from the new Aerialbots, hoping to confuse the public and discredit the Autobots. Drag Strip combined with his fellow Stunticons to form Menasor, and they fought the Aerialbots' Superion. {{storylink|Heavy Traffic!}}

''Drag Strip and the other Stunticons watched in horror as Megatron bludgeoned [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] with a boulder for suggesting that he might need their assistance in defeating Optimus Prime.'' {{storylink|Prey!}}

Megatron gathered Drag Strip and the rest of the Stunticons before him to escort him in gun mode to Florida, where they would be air-lifted to the Decepticons' [[Club Con|new island headquarters]]. In the wake of the death of Optimus Prime, Megatron's paranoia had grown so great that Drag Strip and the others left their leader behind to deal with a random human truck. {{storylink|Gone but Not Forgotten!}} After Megatron's apparent demise, Drag Strip stood by while his new commander, Shockwave, spoke to [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] about the temporary use of [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] on [[Earth]]. {{storylink|King of the Hill!}}

[[File:Decepticons enemy action.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|"I was the first one to know your plan sucked, Shockwave!"]]
''Drag Strip was at Shockwave's side when the Decepticon leader ordered his warriors to try and gun down [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] as he breached the defenses of their [[Club Con|underwater base]]. However, upon his arrival, Galvatron told the Decepticons that he had only wished to talk, and that Shockwave's decision to meet him with violence had only served to assure they had made a powerful enemy. Drag Strip turned to his leader, utterly unimpressed over how Shockwave had handled the situation.'' {{storylink|Enemy Action!}}

During a battle on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] between [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] for command of the combined Earth/[[Nebulos]] Autobot forces, recently promoted Decepticon commander Ratbat orchestrated a surprise assault on both groups. Motormaster led Drag Strip and the entire Earth-based Decepticon army from their space-faring Decepticon headquarters. But when Blaster and Grimlock noticed the ambush, they teamed up and turned the tide against the Decepticons. Drag Strip was defeated by a shot from Grimlock's missile launchers, and after many casualties, the Decepticons were forced to retreat. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

[[File:Vortex drag strip wildrider thrust starscream club con.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|left|Drag Strip will quickly take your bags up to your room.]]
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]]. Drag Strip was advertised on television as part of the island's smiling welcoming party. The Autobots sent Blaster and [[Jesse (G1)|Jessie]] to rescue [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]], and Jessie was able to sneak into the Decepticons' base and past Drag Strip and [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]] (who were telling jokes to each other) to find Buster. Though the infiltrators were found out, both were able to escape the Decepticons. The attempt to subdue Blaster resulted in a firefight with him however, spooking many of the human vacationers. Drag Strip saw many of them off the island afterwards. {{storylink|Club Con!}} After the Decepticons found what they were looking for, Drag Strip was seen escorting Buster Witwicky back to his cell so that Starscream and Ratbat could review the data they had acquired privately. {{storylink|The Flames of Boltax!}}
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=====Earthforce=====
{{earthforcefiction}}
[[File:Battlechargers stunticons life in the slow lane.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"It doesn't matter if we all got here at the same time. All ties go to me."]]
Back in action on Earth, Drag Strip and his Stunticon partner Dead End began working for a faction of Decepticons led by Megatron. Megatron had created an [[Global warming satellite|ozone-warping rocket]], designed to trap heat in the atmosphere which could be tapped for a new source of energy, even though it would virtually destroy all life on Earth. Their plan was interrupted by two Autobots, [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]]. {{storylink|Starting Over!}} While Wheeljack kept the Stunticons busy, Prowl leapt onto the rocket itself, his weight knocking it off course and causing it to crash before it reached the apex point in the atmosphere it was meant to travel to. Drag Strip and Dead End raced to the crashsite, hoping to retrieve the atmospheric poisons Megatron had loaded it with. At the fallen rocket, however, they ran into [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]] and [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]], who were interested in securing the equipment for their commander, [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]]. The four Decepticons began to tussle, little realizing Prowl had already snuck away and neutralized the canisters. {{storylink|Life in the Slow Lane}}

Drag Strip attended an [[Enclave]] in an attempt to unite the disparate Decepticon factions, but Autobot sabotage ensured that it was unsuccessful by faking an assassination attempt on Megatron. Drag Strip was afterwards swept into a giant brawl between Megatron and Shockwave's troops. {{storylink|The Bad Guy's Ball!}}

Later on, when the united Decepticon forces attacked the Autobot [[Earthbase]], Drag Strip was seen charging into battle in robot mode for some reason, even though the [[Battlecharger]]s and his fellow Stunticons were all racing forward in vehicle mode. Their goal was to kill some Autobots, while also distracting them as [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] looted a human [[oil tanker]] in the [[Gulf of Mexico]]. Both goals proved fruitless, and the Decepticons were driven off. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer!}} When the Decepticons needed to kidnap the Autobots' human ally, [[Irwin Spoon]], Drag Strip and the Stunticons ran interference for Motormaster so that he could get away with the human stored inside his cab. {{storylink|Front Line! (issue)|Front Line!}} After Breakdown took himself out of action, though, only Drag Strip and Dead End were left to stop [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] and [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] from catching up with their leader. The two Stunticons raced up onto the rear bumpers of their foes, only to be caught off guard when the Autobots suddenly broke away, sending the Decepticon cars hurtling into the back wheels of their own boss, Motormaster, knocking all of them off the road. {{storylink|End of the Road! (UK)|End of the Road!}}

{{note|Drag Strip and Dead End are mistakenly named as Shockwave's troops in "[[Life in the Slow Lane]]", just as the Battlechargers are mistakenly identified as working for Megatron.}}

=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
[[File:Stunticons ark duty.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|"Ha!! I punched the old fart first! I win!"]]
In [[2003]], [[Ravage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ravage]] uncovered information about a new city the Autobots were planning to build, and sent the Stunticons out to intercept [[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Kup]], who was carrying the schematics to their human allies. Demonstrating patented bullying skills, Drag Strip and the Stunticons ganged up on the wily old Autobot and demanded <s>his lunch money</s> the data disk. Kup was relatively willing to give it up (the disk was, after all, a fake), but Drag Strip still had two of his buddies grab the Autobot's arms so's he could get in a few gutshots for good measure. And, to make a good day even better, a few minutes later Drag Strip and his cronies got to beat up [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]] when he tried to stop them! {{storylink|Ark Duty}}

[[File:Menasor legacy of unicron.jpg|thumb|"First arm to punch through the wall wins! You on, Dead End??"]]
In [[2008]] Drag Strip was serving under Shockwave on Cybertron. When the renegade Decepticons [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] teamed up with the freelance peacekeeping agent [[Death's Head (G1)|Death's Head]] to assassinate the [[Decepticon leader]], [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] summoned the Stunticons to form Menasor and Drag Strip helped punch through the blast doors that cut them off from the battle. They succeeded but were too late, as Shockwave was already dead and rather than execute them for treason, the Decepticons were forced to accept Cyclonus and Scourge's leadership. {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}}
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====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 11|Transformers in Action: He Who Laughs Last ...}}}}

====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
[[File:Dragstripnewdawn.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|left|"Which is mostly all of him, turns out."]]
Drag Strip participated in the Decepticons' first battle with the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronians]]. It, uh... didn't go too well, with his team getting outright massacred by the enemy. Any fight you can walk away from may be a good one, but any fight that leaves you scouring a planet for the impact crater [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|your leader]] made after he was knocked out of space can't have been ''that'' good. Find him Drag Strip did however, and despite his grievous wounds, Megatron proved to still be functional. {{storylink|New Dawn}}
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====''Classics''====
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[[File:AtFightsEnd-OverkillDragstripAcidStorm.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|I look like Mirage now!]]
After the war officially ended on [[Klo]], Drag Strip was one of the handful of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s Decepticons who scattered to the far corners of the universe. He, [[Overkill (G1)|Overkill]], and [[Acid Storm (G1)|Acid Storm]] were waiting on a dusty planet when [[Springer (G1)|Springer]]'s rogue team of Autobots attempted to hunt them down. {{storylink|At Fight's End}}

===The Special Teams===
Drag Strip 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. Encountering the Protectobots en route, Motormaster ordered Drag Strip and the other Stunticons to combine into Menasor to do 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===
At some point in Cybertron's recent history, 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 [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] to release 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:Stunticons GIJoevsTFsII2.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8]]
Along with many other Transformers, the Stunticons were transported into Earth's past when [[Teletran 3]] went wild. Ending up in 1930's [[Chicago]], Drag Strip was deactivated and locked into the form of a '30s car, which was fairly sporty for the time but not nearly as fast as his usual race car mode. He and the other Stunticons were briefly used for organized crime by a group of humans, until a group of [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]s and [[Cobra]] members showed up to bring them back to the future. As soon as Drag Strip was awakened from his car mode, however, he and his comrades starting chasing after the humans and their [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Autobot friend]]. The chase ended when the humans found and activated the lost Motormaster, which allowed all the time-travelers to return to the future. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #2}}

The Stunticons later joined [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]]'s Decepticon army and helped him capture a team of Autobots and G.I. Joes. As Menasor, they then participated in an attack on an Autobot peace ceremony. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}} Drag Strip was later seen preparing to defend the Decepticon headquarters from a combined Autobot G.I./Joe assault. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}}

===''The Beast Within''===
Drag Strip participated in a savage all-out Decepticon offensive against the Autobots. With the Decepticons maintaining the advantage throughout the battle, Drag Strip was amongst those who approached a crippled Optimus Prime, ready to dispatch the Autobot leader. Before they could deliver the finishing blow, the Dinobots combined into The Beast, shifting the Decepticons’ priorities. Drag Strip then joined with the other Stunticons to form Menasor and do battle with [[Beast (G1)|The Beast]]. {{storylink|The Beast Within}}

===''Mystery of Convoy'' strategy guide manga===
{{see|#Games}}
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:'' [[Megatron Origin issue 4|''Megatron Origin'' #4]]; [[Things Fall Apart, Part 1: "New Arrivals, Old Encounters"|''Transformers vol. 1'' #2]] (modern era)
[[File:IronInTheBlood-DragStrip.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|"So [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], you entered this race just to let me beat you? Great! Always happy to meet a fan!"]]
Before the war, Drag Strip was a professional [[Cybertronian sport#Races|racer]], with over six thousand victories under his belt thanks to his ruthless nature. He got involved with [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] when the miner-turned-gladiator began to make a name for himself, and as a result, the Autobot [[Outback (G1)|Outback]] tried to assassinate him prior to a race against [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]]. Drag Strip's life was saved by [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]], a race track security guard. {{storylink|Iron in the Blood}}

[[File:MegatronOrigin4 Stunticons.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|"Well...there goes the neighborhood...again."]]
When Megatron launched his brutal rebellion, Drag Strip participated in the battle of [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]] alongside [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]], defending themselves against [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] and his [[Apex Armor (G1)|Apex Armor]]. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 4|Megatron Origin #4}} The Stunticons were among the Decepticons that deserted rather than serve under Megatron usurper, [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], becoming robbers on [[Magmara Nine]] instead. One day while robbing [[Strongbox]] they found their victim wasn't carrying valuables, but rather [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]], sent to tell them Megatron was back. {{storylink|Primacy issue 2|Primacy #2}} The team subsequently returned to the fold and participated in the battle of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], during which they were blown away by [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] when they tried to stop [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] from reaching Megatron. {{storylink|Primacy issue 4|Primacy #4}} During the war for Cybertron, Drag Strip killed [[Hot Shot (G1)|a yellow Autobot]] on the front lines. {{storylink|Drift issue 2|Drift #2}}

Centuries later, Drag Strip was among the Decepticons who had been left behind following the Decepticon retreat from Earth. Along with several other Decepticons, he helped rescue Thundercracker, who referred to him as an "idiotic Stunticon" in return. Jerk. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 3: "Seasons in Flight"|Seasons in Flight}} Led by [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]], Drag Strip and the other abandoned Decepticons attacked [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], until Swindle suggested that they team up with the Autobots with the goal of getting off the planet instead. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 1: "New Arrivals, Old Encounters"|New Arrivals, Old Encounters}}

A while later, Drag Strip and [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] were sent to retrieve [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]], the only Stunticon missing from the group. They found him in the hands of [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Spike Witwicky]] and began attacking him (after all, he could always be repaired after the human was squished). Spike fought back, puncturing one of Drag Strip's tires, but the Stunticons eventually won and took Breakdown back to their starship-building site. There, they revealed that Swindle had modified them into combiners, and attacked their former Autobot allies in the form of [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 4: "Enemies of the System"|Enemies of the System}}

[[File:NewArrivalsOldEncounters-evasiveaction.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"What do you mean I didn't come in first in this crowd shot?! [[Swindle (G1)|You]] [[Spyglass|two]] cheated!"]]
Swindle's hasty application of the combiner technology did not properly integrate the personalities of the Stunticons, leaving them arguing amongst themselves while combined. The Autobots managed to distract and overwhelm Menasor by targeting his components individually, bringing the gestalt down. Drag Strip and many of his comrades were taken into custody by Skywatch. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 5: "Earthworks"|Earthworks}}

After a few months in captivity, the Stunticons were broken out by the main Decepticon force once they returned to Earth. Drag Strip watched as Optimus Prime confronted Megatron near the Decepticon base, and was caught in an explosion when Prime suddenly had a satellite dropped on his nemesis. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 5: Enemy Mine|Enemy Mine}} Megatron then allowed himself to be captured and taken to Cybertron so that his army could follow him using a [[space bridge]], but [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]] infiltrated them in an attempt to sabotage the bridge. The Stunticons stayed behind on Earth to kill the little Autobot, only to be knocked out by an electric surge when Bumblebee interrupted the space bridge's power flow, allowing the Autobots to recapture them. {{storylink|The Question}}

Once the war had ended and the Stunticons had returned to Cybertron, they took up residence in the growing Decepticon ghetto outside of Metroplex. Unwitting pawns in Starscream's scheme, Swindle convinced them that a better life was right around the corner... if they attacked the planet [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]] and pillaged the place. The [[Enigma of Combination]] reunited them into a new and improved Menasor; 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}} Along with the other Stunticons, Drag Strip was soon liberated by Swindle, forming Menasor and inciting a Decepticon riot at Metroplex's space bridge. {{storylink|You, Me, and the Universe}} The Stunticons fared poorly in this fight as well, and after Menasor fell the Stunticons were put away for good. {{storylink|All That Remains}}
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===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' marketing material===
The [[Stunticon (G1)#Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material|Stunticons]] were created by [[Megatron (G1)#Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material|Megatron]] as an infiltration unit {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Decepticon Dragstrip's bio}} to challenge the Autobots' dominance of Earth's streets and highways, {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Dead End's bio}} with the Decepticon leader hand-picking their alternate modes. {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Breakdown's bio}} The team were largely so enamored with their Earth-based vehicle forms that they chose to retain them upon returning to Cybertron. {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Decepticon Dragstrip's bio}}

Dragstrip's Formula One race car alternate mode made him the fastest Stunticon and ideal for serving as the team's "tip of the spear", but this came with significant tradeoffs. In addition to overheating, his vehicle form was notably fragile. {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Decepticon Dragstrip's bio}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
Drag Strip 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}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
[[File:Tread&Circuits3 HotShotDragStripRicochet.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|]]
Drag Strip was a famous racer, known for pulling underhanded tricks during his races. He raced in the [[Speedia 500]] on [[Velocitron]]. {{storylink|Tread & Circuits Part 2}} Drag Strip demonstrated poor sportsmanship by mocking the participating [[Wreckers]], but then cried foul when [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]] used him as a springboard to catch up to the lead racers. {{storylink|Tread & Circuits Part 3}}
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==Commercial appearances==
Drag Strip 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}}

==Games==
===''Bot Shots Battle Game!''===
[[File:BotShots Dragstrip.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
Drag Strip 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''===
Drag Strip 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, Drag Strip 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, Drag Strip 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}} Drag Strip later aided [[Unicron]] when the planet-eater attacked [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|'Til All Are One (Legends)|'Til All Are One}} After Megatron and his men, including Drag Strip, found a [[Lightning Bug]] on an old Autobot colony world, they found they'd contracted [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]]. Back on Earth, they stole [[corrostop]] and cured themselves, before inflicting the disease on the Autobots. The Decepticons were unable to stop the Autobots getting a sample of corrostop from the [[Statue of Liberty]] and curing themselves, however. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (Legends)|Cosmic Rust}}

===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
{{main|Corporal Pig#As Drag Strip}}
Drag Strip appears as a character unlockable in Challenge Events. He is portrayed by Corporal Pig. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsDragstrip.jpg|thumb|right|300px|"This game is pointless. You know I'm going to win every time, right?"]]
Drag Strip 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 105 units of Cybermetal and 48 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]], Drag Strip and the other Stunticons arrived and formed Menasor in an attempt to stop the Autobots. {{storylink|Transformers: Devastation}}

===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
{{charstubgame|{{storylink|Transformers: Frontiers}}}}

===''Transformers Online'' (2017 video game)===
[[File:Drag Strip TFO.jpg|thumb|upright=1]]
{{bigquote|Only those who crossed the finish line first survive.}}

Many find the self proclaimed Drag Strip to be a distasteful individual. It's as if his vocal circuits were designed to incessantly irk everyone. Whether it be fighting, racing, or flat out robbery, Drag Strip would deceive his opponent by any means to prevail. Because of his trickery, everyone avoided him. Drag Strip's personality may be perceived as a defect, but to Megatron, this is the type of Decepticon he requires. Of course, other dishonest Cybertronians would seize the opportunity to demonstrate their superiority for trickery, only to cause Drag Strip to go on a rampage.

In battle, Drag Strip wielded a pair of "[[Shadow Daggers]]" and the "[[Lightspeed Cutting Torch]]". His active skill was "Blademarang":
*'''Blademarang'''—Drag Strip throws a dagger that strikes all opponents within the vicinity. Each target receives a DoT tick, which starts off with 260 points of damage, with a 20% increase to every successive tick. If there is more than one opponent, then Drag Strip can throw up to 2 blademarangs. An additional 20% damage will be contributed onto every additional enemy over 5 seconds. {{storylink|Transformers Online (2017 video game)|Transformers Online}} <ref>[http://tfol.qq.com/act/a20160726data/hero14.shtml Drag Strip on the Transformers Online website]</ref>
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:DragstripEarthWars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75|I lose, I slag you. I win, I slag you AND rub it in your face, AND get to kick your tailpipe. Eat it Autobots!]]
Dragstrip secretly arrived on Earth to race some of the local humans. When Hound found out, Dragstrip challenged the Autobots to a race. If they didn't race him, he would kill all the humans on the track at the current moment. Optimus reluctantly accepted the challenge, and sent Mirage and some other Autobot racers. Unfortunately, this left a large number of Autobots missing in the ranks, and Megatron saw this as an opportunity to hit the Autobots hard. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars| Race Day Mayhem Event}}

Dragstrip meets up with the rest of the Stunticons during the race requesting some backup. [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]] asked who the new black and red truck who stole his colors was, to which Breakdown replies it was their new recruit. Dragstrip took both Offroad and Breakdown to the track to race. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars}}

When Dragstrip finally joined the rest of the Stunticons, he started bragging about how he could take on all the Autobots alone and win! Starscream commented on how Dragstrip had more of an ego than he did, while Bludgeon just said he was glad to have Dragstrip on the team, even if he had to tolerate the egomaniac. Dragstrip, Offroad, and Breakdown then planned on how they would get the rest of their team to earth, starting with [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]]. {{storylink|transformers: Earth Wars| Dragstrip Research}}

*'''Class''': Gunner
*'''Lowest Star rating''': 2 star
*'''Weapons''': Dragstrip uses a standard issue [[grenade launcher]] with custom paint applications.
*'''Ability: Holo Assault''': Send out 5 holographic drones of Dragstrip to hit 5 targets around the target area, dealing 70 damage to buildings (Level 1) Deals ''DOUBLE'' damage to resource buildings.
**'''Cost''': 7 Ability points +2 for extra usage

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:drag-strip Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki Dragstrip Page]

===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Drag Strip was a member of the Stunticons. {{storylink|Decepticon Directive}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}[[File:G1Dragstrip toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I think my cannon might be affecting my racing profile.]]
*'''Drag Strip''' (Stunticon, [[1986]]/[[1987]]/[[1990]])
**''US Team ID number:'' '''S4'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-52'''
**''Accessories:'' [[gravito-gun]], [[plasma-energy blaster]], connector
{{toydesigner|[[Kaoru Matsumoto]] (TakaraTomy)<ref>[https://patents.google.com/patent/USD297039 Menasor's patent] at Google Patents.</ref>|[[Mark Watts]] (packaging artist)}}

:''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' Drag Strip transforms into a {{w|Tyrrell P34}} Six-Wheeler race car. He comes with a purple double-barreled plasma-energy blaster that attaches to the back of his vehicle mode. In robot mode he is armed with a small purple gravito-gun. His fists do not have peg holes, allowing them to be less obvious in vehicle mode. Because of this, his weapon plugs into the top of his wrist. Since he was designed with the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1986 (Scramble City and 2010)|Scramble City]]-style combination, he can form the arm or leg to any similarly-constructed robot combination, though his nominal placement is as the right arm to [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]. Due to the difference in his frame construction, Drag Strip is the only Stunticon whose car body faces forwards rather than backwards when used as a combiner leg.

:The picture on the right shows his vehicle mistransformed as the silver-chromed piece is supposed to be flipped back to form the engine block part and cover the Decepticon sigil, as shown [http://toys.tfw2005.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2007/10/transformers-g1-0308_1191473381.jpg here].

:Drag Strip's [[sticker]]s are asymmetrical and visibly different from those shown on packaging photos, and several stickers' worth of art are left un-cut and unusable on the sticker sheet. This is believed to be a result of a late-stage change in the placement of his [[rubsign]]. It seems that the rubsign was intended to be placed on the left side of the vehicle, with smaller stripe stickers on either side to make space for it, while the longer stripe stickers are used on the right side and the spoiler. Meanwhile, the space for the rubsign was originally covered by a wider stripe sticker.<ref>{{citesocial|link=https://tfsquareone.blogspot.com/2019/08/hasbro-g1-drag-strip-hidden-stickers.html|name=Maz|site=Transformers Square One|title=Hasbro G1 Drag Strip - The Hidden Stickers|year=2019|month=08|day=22}}</reF> By carefully repositioning the rubsign and manually cutting the shapes into the unused printed sections of the sticker sheet, you can recreate this original layout if you so wish.

:In 1990 Drag Strip was offered as a mail away by the Weetabix Breakfast Cereal in the UK. [[Aerialbot (G1)#Toys|Aerialbot]] [[Fireflight (G1)#Toys|Fireflight]] was available in the same offer.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/DragStrip/dragstrip.htm More information on Drag Strip at TFU.info]''
::*''[https://tfsquareone.blogspot.com/2019/08/hasbro-g1-drag-strip-hidden-stickers.html?m=1 Analysis of Drag Strip's sticker sheet changes at TF-1]

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*'''Menasor''' (Giftset, 1986)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-55'''
**''Accessories:'' gravito-gun, plasma-energy blaster, connector
:Drag Strip was also available as part of the Menasor giftset. All of the toys in the set are identical to their individually-packaged versions.

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*'''Drag Strip''' (1990)
**''Accessories:'' gravito-gun, plasma-energy blaster, connector
:Drag Strip and his fellow Stunticons were rereleased without changes as part of the European "gold-box" [[Classics (Europe)|Classics]] reissue line in 1990.

===''Generation 2''===
[[File:StuntsDragStripProtoMOSC2a.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Yeah, G2 sure was nothing but neon.]]
*'''Drag Strip''' (Stunticon)
**''Team ID number:'' '''S4'''
**''Accessories:'' gravito-gun, plasma-energy blaster, connector
:For the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' line, Hasbro intended to release [[redeco]]es of the Stunticons in 1994, with Drag Strip being cast in primarily black plastic, with blue accents. Ultimately, however, the toys never went into mass production and remained officially unreleased. Only the four limbs are known to have made it to the sample packaging stage, having turned up in very limited numbers over the years (with the exception of ''Generation 2'' [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]], who was available at [[BotCon 1994]] in somewhat larger quantities). All the ''Generation 2'' Stunticons are known to catch high prices on the secondary market.<ref>[http://www.toyarchive.com/Transformers/Prototypes/Generation2/StuntsDragstripProtoMOSC1.html Photos of Generation 2 Drag Strip in sample packaging at Toyarchive.com]</ref><ref>[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content.php?/transformers-toys/toy-gallery/1532/Generation+2/Dragstrip.html Mirrored photos of Generation 2 Drag Strip in sample packaging at Transformers @ The Moon]</ref><ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-toy-discussion/111393-pics-g2-stunticon-s4-drag-strip-mosc-pics.html Transfan2's photos of Drag Strip in sample packaging at TFW2005]</ref>
{{canceledtoy}}
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===''Universe'' (2008)===
[[File:Universe2008 DragStrip.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|He's got a bit of a yellow streak.]]
*'''Decepticon Drag Strip''' ("Special Edition" Deluxe, [[2008]])
**''Accessories:'' front spoiler/gun
:''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' Decepticon Drag Strip is a redeco of ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' [[Mirage (G1)/toys#Classics|Mirage]]. He transforms into a closed-canopy Formula racer concept car. The front "wing" of the car mode detaches to become a handheld weapon. In spite of having clear red plastic in his light piping segment, Drag Strip's light piping gimmick was neutered... with red paint.

:Drag Strip suffers from sticky paint around the red cockpit similar to the sticky paint found on most [[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]] [[Prowl (G1)/toys#Universe .282008.29|Prowl]]s.

:Like the other "Special Edition" figures, Drag Strip comes in a black book box-style packaging with monochrome art. Though initially an Asian/Australian-market [[exclusive]], Drag Strip was made available for purchase in the United States via [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] and, bizarrely, at Marshalls stores.

:This mold was also used to make the [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|2007 movie toyline]]'s [[Fracture (Movie)#Toys|Fracture]], [[BotCon 2007]]'s [[Mirage (G1)#Timelines|Hologram Mirage]] and [[BotCon 2013]]'s [[Mirage (G1)#BotCon2013|''Machine Wars'' Mirage]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/HTSDragStrip/dragstrip.htm More information on ''Universe'' Drag Strip at TFU.info.]''
{{ClassicsMirageMold}}
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===''Construct-Bots''===
[[File:ConstructBots Dragstrip.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Dragstrip''' (Elite Class, [[2013]])
{{toydesigner|[[Andrew Scribner]] (deco artist)}}

:''[[Construct-Bots]]'' "Decepticon Dragstrip" transforms into a formula 1 racecar. He has one of the more convincing alternate modes of the 2013-era Construct-Bots. His front bumper becomes a hand-held blaster.

:He is one of the few original series Construct-Bots that doesn't reuse other's parts, nor were his parts used on other figures making him one of the more unique sets.
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===''Bot Shots''===
[[File:BSToy-Dragstrip.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|Surprisingly not a Mirage repaint.]]
*'''Stunticons''' (Multi-pack, 2013)
**''Number'': '''T008'''
***''Fist strength'': '''245'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''880'''
***''Sword strength'': '''495'''
:A redeco of the [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Bot Shots|Jazz]] Bot Shot in yellow with red stripes, "Decepticon Dragstrip" 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)|Motorbreath]], [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]], [[Wildrider (G1)|Brake-Neck]], and [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]].
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/BSDragstrip/dragstrip.htm More information on Dragstrip at TFU.info]''
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-Toy DragStripKreon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|This smaller more Aerodynamic design improves my chance of winning! Oh yeah!]]
*'''Menasor''' (Micro-Changer Combiner, [[2014]])
**''Set number'': '''A7308'''
**''Pieces'': '''90'''
**''Accessories'': pistol
{{toydesigner|[[Ed Masiello]] (Hasbro)}}

:"Decepticon Dragstrip" is a [[Kreon]] included with the [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] [[Micro-Changer]] combiner set, and can be rebuilt from robot to either sports car or Menasor's right arm and part of the torso. His deco is based on the Generation 1 Drag Strip toy, and he wears a grey [[Hound (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Hound]] helmet.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Decepticon/Kre-ODragstrip/dragstrip.htm More information on Drag Strip at TFU.info]''

{{anchor|Combiner3pack}}
*'''Combiner Robot Mega Pack''' (3-pack, [[2016]])
**''Set number'': '''B6425'''
**''Pieces'': '''245'''
**''Accessories'': pistol
:In 2016, Dollar General stores in the US got a three-pack of [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], and Menasor that sold for a mere $14. Given the original kits retailed at $10 apiece, wow. While a couple of the Kreons inside had small changes, "Decepticon Dragstrip" was one of the ones identical to his original release.
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===''Combiner Wars''===
[[File:Generationstoy-Dragstrip.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|What, not a redeco of [[Drag Strip (Animated)|''Generations'' Arcee?]]]]
*'''Decepticon Dragstrip''' (Deluxe Class, [[2015]])
**'''1 of 5: [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]'''
**''Accessories:'' sword, gun/fist/foot
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

:"Decepticon Dragstrip" is part of wave one of the ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Deluxe Class toys and transforms from an Indianapolis-style Dallara DW12 to robot and back! He can also transform into a limb for any Voyager Class toys from the ''Combiner Wars'' line or [[Combiner Wars (toyline)#Compatible toys in other lines|other compatible toys]], but is, of course, intended to be combined with [[Motormaster (G1)#Combiner Wars|Motormaster]], [[Breakdown (G1)#Combiner Wars|Breakdown]], [[Dead End (G1)#Combiner Wars|Dead End]], [[Offroad (CW)#Combiner Wars|Offroad]], and [[Blackjack (G1)#Combiner Wars|Blackjack]] to create [[Menasor (G1)#Combiner Wars|Menasor]]. He is also officially associated with [[Galvatronus (CW)#Combiner Wars|Galvatronus]] and [[Ultra Prime#Toys|Ultra Prime]], as well as [[Superion (G1)#Combiner Wars|Superion]] by virtue of advertising the combination gimmick in a wave without [[Air Raid (G1)#Combiner Wars|Air Raid]].

:Dragstrip's instructions omit the step that pivots the spoiler up into its proper position for leg mode; missing this step (as pictured at right, alas) can result in a Combiner with uneven legs. Also, a 5 mm peg jutting out diagonally towards the handle of his sword accessory has caused confusion among fans, as there are few places it can peg in without its actual handle colliding with other parts of the toy.

:Dragstrip was intended to be packed in with [[Combiner Wars (comic)|''Combiner Wars'']] issue 4 ("[[City on Fire]]") in the U.S., Australian, and Asian markets, and a collector card in other markets (using artwork from the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' episode "[[The Thin Blue Line]]"). However, due to production schedule problems, the entire first wave of Deluxes shipped with collector cards worldwide.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150317182353/http://bwtf.com/events/toyfair2015/interview-part1 Interview with Jerry Jivoin at BWTF.com] (archived)</ref> Eventually, Drapstrip was reshipped as part of a revision to wave two, with the comic included.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20210613145050/http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/115096-combiner-wars-deluxe-wave-1-re-releases-with-pack-in-comics%3B-current-status-dragstrip-released-rest-possibly-canceled/ "Combiner Wars Deluxe wave 1 re-releases with pack-in comics; Current status: Dragstrip released, rest possibly canceled" thread at The Allspark] (archived)</ref> Additionally, 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, Dragstrip 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 retooled into [[Mirage (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Mirage]]. Two years later, the mold's wheels and Combiner joint would be reused for [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Power of the Primes|''Power of the Primes'' Jazz]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Decepticon/CWDragstrip/dragstrip.htm More information on ''Combiner Wars'' Dragstrip at TFU.info]''

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[[File:TF-Combiner-Wars-G2-Dragstrip.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Dragstrip tries to increase his "emo" level by wearing a black leather jacket over a tacky yellow shirt. Should've just stuck with the bleeding optics.]]
*'''Menasor''' (Collection Pack, 2015)
**''Accessories:'' Sword, Stunticon weapons/extremities
:A [[redeco]] of the above ''Combiner Wars'' mold, this Drag Strip is based on [[#Generation 2|his cancelled ''Generation 2'' toy]]. Well, okay, technically, this set 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 his cancelled ''Generation 2'' toy, including an erroneous purple and silver [[Breakdown (G1)#CWG2|Breakdown]] and some other errors. Barring mold issues, the correct G2 deco should've removed the blue stripes down his arms and have them be straight black, the blue stripe on the front of the vehicle mode should be smaller, the spoiler details should have been more visible and the combiner port should have been black.
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===''Unite Warriors''===
[[File:TF-Unite-Warriors-UW-02-Dragstrip.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I won a better looking remold from those [[Mirage (G1)/toys|OTHER]] Remolds. [[Hasbro|IN YOUR FACE]]!!!!]]
*'''Menasor''' (giftset, [[August 22]], [[2015]])
**''ID number:'' '''UW-02'''
**''Accessories:'' Sword, hand/foot/gun
{{toydesigner|[[Hisao Nishimoto]] (TakaraTomy)}}
:Takara's ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' version of "Drag Stripe" is sold in a [[Menasor (G1)#Unite Warriors|Menasor]] gift set which includes the five original "Stuntrons". He has numerous changes in deco to better match his look in the Generation 1 cartoon. Most obviously, he is predominantly bright yellow, has black shoulders to evoke his second set of wheels, has fewer details than the Hasbro version, and the little that remain are red instead of purple. This toy is also officially associated with [[Grand Scourge#Toys|Grand Scourge]].
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===''Legacy''===
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[[File:TF-Legacy-Deluxe-Class-Drag-Strip.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Hang on, how am I supposed to combine with the rest of my team? Wait, what are you- [[Jazz (Movie)|SHEEAAAGH]]!!!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Decepticon Dragstrip''' (Deluxe Class, [[2022]])}}</ul>
:*'''1 of 5: [[Menasor (G1)#Legacy|Menasor]]'''
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TL-02'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[July 30]], [[2022]]
:*''Accessories'': 2 [[Gravito-gun|Gravito-blasters]]<ref>https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/bios/drqrinld</ref>
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Dan Khanna]] (concept artist)}}

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Legacy]]'' Deluxe Class toys, "Decepticon Dragstrip" is a mostly cartoon-accurate version of the character, except for the shoulder pylons that are formed from the the car's front air dam. He transforms into a close approximation of his Tyrrell P34 Six-Wheeler race car mode in 17 steps. His accessories include two blasters, which can mount on his race car mode or combine side-by-side into a dual-barrel blaster. Dragstrip is also the only wave 1 Deluxe of the ''Legacy'' line to not use any translucent plastic in his construction.

: Dragstrip combines with his fellow ''Legacy'' Stunticon toys to form Menasor. When Dragstrip is attached to Menasor's right arm, a hidden button on his underside is depressed, releasing a spring-locked latch that allows the figure to split in two at the waist, thereby giving Menasor a full range of elbow motion. As ''Legacy'' Menasor is designed with a specific limb configuration in mind, Dragstrip is limited to being Menasor's right arm, as he's incompatible with the tabbing system on the left arm intended for Dead End. Due to this design, Drag Strip is also not compatible with any prior systems of combination.

:Concept art depicts Dragstrip with the radar dish that would ultimately be included with ''Legacy'' Core Shockwave.

::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/CefEjqbMojG/ Design notes on ''Legacy'' Drag Strip from Hasbro designer Mark Maher on Instagram.]''

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[[File:TF-Legacy-Velocitron-Speedia-500-Shadowstrip.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Looks like you're going to the Shadowstrip, Jimbo.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d2|'''G2 Universe Shadowstrip''' (Deluxe Class, [[2022]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': 2 Gravito-blasters
{{toydesigner|[[Sam Smith]] (Hasbro)}}

: ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Velocitron Speedia 500 Collection]]'' "G2 Universe [[Shadowstrip]]" is a redeco of the retail Drag Strip release, done in the colors of [[Drag Strip (G1)#Generation 2|the cancelled ''Generation 2'' figure from 1994]]. The differences between the ''Generation 2'' toy and Shadowstrip are the increased usage of gold paint, less usage of blue paint, and golden flag tampographs on his sides. Shadowstrip comes with two blasters, like Dragstrip. Despite not being called out in the instructions, Shadowstrip can still be used for the right arm of [[Menasor (G1)#Legacy|Menasor]].

: While the ''Transformers'' team considers Shadowstrip a new character,<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Shadowstrip has a new name for a new character.|link=https://tformers.com/transformers-legacy-evolution-studio-series-media-roundtable-qa-report/47655/news.html|site=Tformers|year=2022|month=10|day=20}}</ref> Shadowstrip's designer acknowledges that the toy also works as the ''Generation 2'' version of Drag Strip.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Okay, let’s talk G2 Shadowstrip! If this character doesn’t look or sound familiar, it is likely due to the fact that he is based on an unreleased G2 toy redeco of Dragstrip. [...] What do you think of Shadowstrip? Do you enjoy his as an entirely new character? Or do you just think of him as being G2 Dragstrip?|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/Ck1PzYKOmcD/|name=Sam Smith|site=Instagram|title=VELOCITRON SPEEDIA 500 G2 Universe Shadowstrip|year=2022|month=11|day=11}}</ref>

: The ''Velocitron Speedia 500 Collection'' was exclusive to [[Walmart]] in the US, with [[Hasbro Pulse]] receiving limited quantities of the figure. The series was a [[TakaraTomy Mall]] exclusive in Japan, a Smyths exclusive in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Germany, and a Farmers department store exclusive in New Zealand.

::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/Ck1PzYKOmcD/ Design notes on Shadowstrip from Hasbro designer Sam Smith on Instragram.]''

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[[File:TF-Legacy-ToyDeco-Dragstrip.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Stunticon Menasor''' (Giftset, [[2023]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name:'' '''Stunticon Menastor''' (スタンティコンメナソー)
:*''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''TL-90'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date:'' [[2025]] [[March 29]]
:*''Accessories'': 2 [[Gravito-gun|Gravito-blasters]]
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro)}}<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBqMyy6HYxE San Diego Comic-Con 2023 Generations panel recording] at the "Memo's collection" YouTube channel</ref>

: A redeco of the above standard-release ''Legacy'' figure, "Decepticon Dragstrip" is based on the original 1986 Generation 1 toy's deco and decals.

: Dragstrip was released in a giftset with the other ''Legacy'' Stunticons, each done in a toy-accurate deco. This set was revealed at San Diego Comic Con 2023, and went up for preorder as a [[Hasbro Pulse]] exclusive on [[August 1]]st.
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==Merchandise==
===Transformers Trading Card Game===
[[File:W2DecepticonDragStrip.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Decepticon Drag Strip, Cutthroat Warrior''' ([[2019]])
**'''Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners'''
**''Rarity: '''''CT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T16/T46'''
**''Stars: ''5
:Decepticon Drag Strip, Cutthroat Warrior 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, Decepticon Drag Strip, Cutthroat Warrior 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 Decepticon Drag Strip, Cutthroat Warrior depicts [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor's]] right leg, which is formed by Drag Strip in the artwork.

:The artwork for Bot and Alt Mode is reused from the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile game.

:Decepticon Drag Strip, Cutthroat Warrior 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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===''Transformers Character Card''===
[[File:Transformers Character Card Superion and Menasor.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]
*'''Superion & Menasor Set''' ([[February 6]], [[2023]])
**''ID number:'' '''37 & 38'''

:Released as part of the sixth wave of the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive ''[[Transformers Character Card]]'' series, this pair of holographic trading cards depict super-deformed art of [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] (with his components [[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]], [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]], [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]], [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] and [[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]]) and [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] (with ''his'' components [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]], [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]], [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]], [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] and Drag Strip) along with [[bio|character profiles]] and [[Tech Spec|tech specs]].
::*''[[Source:Transformers Character Card#38|Translation of Menasor's Transformers Character Card]]''

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===''Blokees''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Dragstrip''' (Blokees Wheels, 2025)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Blokees Wheels Transformers 01 - Roll Out!'''

: Part of the first wave of [[Blokees]] Wheels series of blind-boxed 1/64-scale vehicles, this Dragstrip kit is based on his Cybertronian 6-wheeled open wheel race car stylized after the IDW's ''The Transformers'' series. While Dragstrip features die-cast metal on his vehicle shell, he also features a universal Chassis Connector, used by all vehicle mode kits in the lineup, and the vehicle's opencockpit also allow the chase kits' driver figures to interact.
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===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Drag Stripe''' (ドラッグストライプ ''Doraggu Sutoraipu''), '''Drag Strip''' (ドラッグストリップ ''Doraggu Sutorippu'')
*''French:'' '''Démarro''' (Canada, "Start-Up", 1986 release), '''Broyeur''' (Canada, 1990 "Classic" version)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Kolonc''' ("Drag")
*''Italian:'' '''Iguana'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Bēnchí''' (Taiwan, 奔馳, "Gallop"), '''Qǐangjíe''' (China, 抢劫, "Robbery")
*''Polish:'' '''Renegat''' ("Renegade", in "Masquerade")
*''Russian:'' '''Ruchnik''' (Ручник, "Hand-Brake")

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:G2DragStripArt.jpg|Unused ''Generation 2'' packaging art
File:CW Drag Strip cvr.jpg|''Combiner Wars'' comic packaging art
</gallery>

==References==
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[[Category:Athletes]]
[[Category:Bot Shots Decepticons]]
[[Category:Combiner Wars Decepticons]]
[[Category:Construct-Bots Decepticons]]
[[Category:Earth Wars Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 cartoon Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 combiners]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 toy Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 2 Decepticons]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Decepticons]]
[[Category:IDW (2019) Transformers]]
[[Category:Kre-O Decepticons]]
[[Category:Kreons]]
[[Category:Legacy Decepticons]]
[[Category:Marvel Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Stunticons]]
[[Category:The Headmasters Decepticons]]
[[Category:Transformers Character Card Decepticons]]
[[Category:Transformers Roleplaying Game Decepticons]]
[[Category:Unite Warriors Decepticons]]
[[Category:Universe (2008)]]
[[Category:Velocitron]]

Mirage (G1)/toys

2025-11-27T14:56:45Z

Mr Camhed: /* Merchandise */ Blokees wheels

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[[File:Mirage g1boxart.jpg|upright=2|thumb|"The shelf was... full."]]

'''Mirage''' will need more than a four-car garage to hold all his toys!

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}
[[File:G1Mirage toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I don't need to be street-legal; I'm rich.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Mirage''' (Autobot Car, [[1984]]-[[1988]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara ID number'': '''07'''
:*''Accessories'': "[[Liquid fuel dart|Rocket-dart]] [[hunting rifle]]", missile launcher, 3 [[missile]]s
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy), [[Shōji Kawamori]] ([[Studio Nue]])|[[Jeffrey Mangiat]] (packaging artist)}}

: Originally released in the ''[[Diaclone]]: Car Robot'' line, ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' Mirage was part of the original 1984 Autobot Cars assortment, transforming into a F-1 {{w|Ligier JS11}} racer. His vehicle mode was specifically designed to work with the launcher mechanism contained in the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Optimus Prime]] / ''Diaclone'' Battle Convoy trailer. He includes a spring-loaded missile launcher for use in robot mode; the launcher's spring was severely weakened for the [[Hasbro]] releases [[for safety reasons]], while the later [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] release kept the mechanism fully-functional.

: This toy is ''incredibly'' easily broken at the waist pivot, being just a thin metal rod (or sometimes even plastic post) connecting his rather weighty upper and lower halves.

: In 1984, Mirage was the most common figure of his price point, since he was packaged two per [[case]] for the better part of the year. (There were originally only eleven different Autobot Cars figures in a case of twelve, with the extra Mirage used to fill up the case. Near the end of the year, the extra Mirage was replaced by [[Skids (G1)#The Transformers|Skids]].) Like all his 1984 brethren, Mirage received a heat-activated [[rubsign]] in 1985, added to his spoiler; this version was the one released in Japan and various European markets. He was discontinued at retail in 1986, but continued to be available as a [[Pack-in material#Mail-order flyers|mail-away item]] for years, costing $8 and two [[Robot Point]]s. The last of these offers, 1988's "[[The Autobots Are Under Attack!]]," marked the final release of the toy; the figure's mold was subsequently [[Mold#Issues with Reissues|either lost or damaged]], making him one of only two regular-retail 1984 toys to never be reissued in any capacity (the other being the enigmatic "[[Bumper (G1)#Toys|Bumper]]"). He has, however, been [[knockoff|knocked off]] to high heaven in a variety of colors.

: The labels on the toy are references to several real-world companies. The largest name, Citanes, is a deliberate corruption of Gitanes, a French cigarette company. (Quite unusual for a child's toy, but not the only [[Exhaust|cigarette reference in ''Diaclone'']].) The toy included Gitanes' logo of a dancing woman on what ends up as Mirage's belt in robot form. "Ligier" is the name of the company that manufactured the JS11 chassis and fielded the team, Équipe Ligier, traditionally wearing 25 and 26 on the F1 grid, while "elf" is a reference to a French oil company that has since merged with TotalFina to become TotalFinaElf.

: The Italian version of Mirage (called "Mistero") released by [[GiG]] covered the "Citanes" tampographs with [http://www.fredsworkshop.com/vmirage.html factory-applied "Ligier" decals], and later outright replaced the "Citanes" tampos with actual "Ligier" tampos.

::*''[http://www.transformerland.com/wiki/toy-info/transformers-g1-autobot-cars-mirage/137/ Patent info, price guide, and further reading on Mirage at Transformerland.com]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1984/Autobot/Mirage/mirage.htm More information on Mirage at TFU.info]

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[[File:Goodbye convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1|The box set was... full.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Good Bye Convoy''' (Multi-pack, [[1986]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "Rocket-dart hunting rifle", missile launcher, 3 missiles

: Commemorating the death of Optimus Prime in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', this set contains a special version of the original Optimus Prime figure with show-inspired translucent blue windows, packaged with unchanged versions of Mirage ("Ligier" in Japan) and [[Red Alert (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Red Alert]] ("Alert"). It seems this was done in an apparent homage to the similar ''Diaclone'' "Powered Convoy DX" giftset, which packaged the "Powered Convoy" version of the Optimus mold with the ''Diaclone'' versions of the other two Autobots.
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===''Generation 2''===
[[File:G2-toy Mirage.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|When is a Mirage [[:File:RID-toy_MirageGT.jpg|not]] [[Mirage (BM)|a]] [[Mirage (Armada)|Mirage]]? When is a [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bot]] not a [http://tfu.info/Gobots/Renegades/Slicks/slicks.htm GoBot?] ]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a2|'''Mirage''' (Go-Bot, [[1995]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Rifle
{{toydesigner|[[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

: Part of the third wave of ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bots]], Mirage is a black and yellow [[redeco]] of wave 1's [[Double Clutch (G2)#Toys|Double Clutch]], transforming into a 1:64-scale Lola T94 Indy car. He features through-axle construction allowing for super-fast zipping along smooth surfaces, and his 1:64 scale makes him compatible with racing sets from the ''[[Hot Wheels (franchise)|Hot Wheels]]'' and ''Matchbox'' toylines.

: This mold was also used to make [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'']] [[Mirage (RID)#Toys|Mirage]]. The toy was later [[repurposing|repurposed]] to be a [[Mirage (G2)|"next-generation" clone of Mirage]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/1995/Autobot/Mirage/mirage.htm More information on Go-Bots Mirage at TFU.info]
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[[File:UnmadeG2SMirageMockup.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Watermelon maaaaaan]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a2|'''Mirage''' (Autobot Car, <s>[[1995]]</s>?)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Presumably rifle, missile launcher, 3 missiles

:[[:File:G2MirageVaultArt.jpg|Concept art for a green and pink redeco]] of Mirage's original toy (with alligator decals!) meant for the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' toyline surfaced in the [[2011]] ''[[Transformers Vault]]'' collector's book by [[Pablo Hidalgo]]. In an unusual coincidence, ''Transformers'' fan and rarities-hunter [[Maziar Shahsafdari]] unveiled a pictorial review of the mock-up done for this redeco on his website TF-1.com shortly after the book came out, entirely unaware of its inclusion in the tome. Of note is a new hole in his... uh... frontular region... which in vehicle mode would allow him to mount a weapon, presumably a giant ridiculous spring-loaded missile launcher.

:Given that the previous ''Generation 2'' [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Jazz]] and [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Sideswipe]] toys were released with two fellow ''Diaclone''-based wavemates, this Mirage figure would probably have been released alongside [[Jazz (G1)/toys#G2DiacloneUnreleased|orange Jazz]] and [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#G2DiacloneUnreleased|yellow Sideswipe]]. Of the three, Mirage is the only one whose identity is unambiguous as [[:File:G2MirageVaultArt.jpg|the physical art piece]] uncovered by Pablo Hidalgo had "Mirage" handwritten at the bottom in black marker, similar to the artwork which revealed names for [[Sandstorm (G2)|Sandstorm]] and [[Blackout (G2)|Blackout]].

: The color scheme went on to creep up in a few pieces of referential fiction, described [[Mirage (G1)#TransTech|here on the main Mirage page]]. Nearly three decades later, it would finally be released on an [[#Legacy|actual Mirage toy]] in the ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: Evolution]]'' line.

::''[http://www.tf-1.com/articles/other/g2mirage_template.html TFSquareOne article about pink and green G2 Mirage]''
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===''Machine Wars''===
[[File:MW-toy Mirage.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Gah! I'm teal! Somebody recolor me, please!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a2|'''Mirage''' (Basic Class, [[1997]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': 2-part rifle
{{toydesigner|[[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy), [[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

:''[[Machine Wars: Transformers|Machine Wars]]'' Mirage was [[Lightspeed (G2)|originally designed]] for release during the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' toyline, but the line's cancellation resulted in the figure being held back. Unlike most of the ''Machine Wars'' toys, his head looks very similar to his Generation 1 form. He transforms into a blue and white Penske PC-18 Indycar, and like the other ''Machine Wars'' Basic-class figures, the toy is a "flipchanger" with a one-step, spring-loaded transformation. His rifle splits into two pieces, which store inside his legs while he is in vehicle mode.

:This toy is [[gang-molding|gang-molded]] with the other three Basic molds in the line. Specifically, his shoulders and spine share plastic with [[Megaplex#Toys|Megaplex]]'s inner robot parts, his head shares plastic with [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Machine Wars|Skywarp]]'s jet parts, his seat shares plastic with [[Hoist (G1)/toys#Machine Wars|Hoist]]'s truck parts, plus he shares the pearlescent-gray optics plastic with, well, everyone.

:A redeco of the rifle (both pieces) was included in the ''[[Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#TargetCyberverseVs|Bumblebee]] vs [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#TargetCyberverseVs|Megatron]] two-pack.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1997/Autobot/Mirage/mirage.htm More information on ''Machine Wars'' Mirage at TFU.info]
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===''Robotmasters''===
[[File:RM-toy Mirage.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Phew. Thanks.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Rijie''' ([[2004]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''RM-03'''
:*''Release date'': [[July 15]], 2004
:*''Accessories'': 2-part "Molecular Bonding Gun", "JS Laser Gun"

: Part of the first wave of Takara's ''[[Robotmasters (franchise)|Robotmasters]]'' toys, "Rijie" uses the ''[[Machine Wars: Transformers|Machine Wars]]'' Basic Class [[#Machine Wars|Mirage mold]], but in a much more [[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]]-based coloration and deco. He also came with an extra chrome-silver "JS Laser Gun" (like the other bonus weapons of ''Robotmasters'', it is suspected to be a mold originally developed yet ultimately unused by the cut-short ''[[Microman]] LED Powers'' line; "JS" is a reference to the naming scheme Ligier uses for its race cars, standing for Jo Schlesser, a Formula One driver who was a friend of Guy Ligier and was killed at the 1968 French Grand Prix).

: Because of legal reasons, "Ligier" could not be used for the name of the ''Robotmasters'' toy, so "Rijie", which has the same pronunciation in Japan, was used instead. Curiously, the toy's instructions still identify it as "Ligier".

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Cybertron/Ligier/ligier.htm More information on ''Robotmasters'' Rijie at TFU.info]
{{MWMirageMold}}
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===''Alternators''===
[[File:AlternatorsMirage toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|This toy is clearly black, red, and silver. You're just deluding yourself.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Ford GT Mirage''' (Alternator, [[2006]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''22'''
:*''Accessories'': Engine/tonfa weapons
{{toydesigner|[[Steve Bono]] (Hasbro)|[[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

: ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' Mirage, released in the fourth wave of "round 2" of the line (with the bubble-style packaging), transforms into a finely-detailed 1:24-scale replica of a Ford GT, featuring opening doors, engine bay, and trunk, with a realistic interior. As with most Alternators, his car body is mostly unpainted, but the metallic-flake deep blue plastic makes this hard to see.

:Featuring an innovative, different [[robot mode]], Mirage is not a straight re-interpretation of the original Mirage's robot mode, due to the completely different types of vehicles. But coincidentally the Ford GT's hood features a shape that echoes an F1-type racing car's nose and front spoiler. His removable engine supercharger splits in two, becoming either a pair of small pistols or a pair of tonfa weapons.

:There is [[Gold Plastic Syndrome|an extensive amount of swirly plastic throughout the figure's entire car mode]], however, no cases of traditional gold plastic syndrome-like crumbling have been reported so far. Some have documented frequent "hairline cracks" showing up in this figure, however, these are usually concentrated on one specific portion of the car mode (they often show up as lines between the windshield and the front wheelwell) <ref>https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/alternators-binaltech-fandom-unite-lets-see-some-pics.235171/page-165#post-20719899</ref>, so it is possible that this could be chalked up to some stress applied on those specific portions of the plastic rather than the plastic itself.

:Mirage was retooled into [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Kiss Players|Hot Rodimus]] for the ''[[Transformers: Kiss Players (toyline)|Kiss Players]]'' line, which was further redecoed into ''Alternators'' Rodimus. Later in 2007, he was redecoed in clear plastic colors to represent his 'invisibility mode' as an [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive in the ''[[Transformers: Alternators#Binaltech|Binaltech]]'' line (see below).

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Autobot/AltMirage/mirage.htm More information on Alternators Mirage at TFU.info]

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[[File:Binaltechtoy rijie.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Let me make myself clear.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Rijie feat. Ford GT Electro-Disrupter Mode''' {{sic}} (Binaltech, 2007)}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''BT-18'''
:*''Accessories'': Engine/tonfa weapons

: Rijie is a redeco of ''Alternators'' Mirage, using mostly transparent plastics.

: Even though Takara had briefly contemplated releasing a [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Kiss Players|Hot Rodimus]] (Hot Rod) retool of ''Alternators'' Mirage as the next ''Binaltech'' toy after [[Ginrai (human)|Ginrai]] (both toys would ultimately come out as part of the ''[[Transformers: Kiss Players (toyline)|Kiss Players]]'' line instead), they apparently never created any [[die-cast]] molds for the Ford GT sculpt. To justify the absence of diecast parts from a ''Binaltech'' toy, Takara decided to use clear plastic parts to represent an "invisible" mode, officially called an "Electro-Disrupter Mode" {{sic}} on the packaging.

: The toy was [[exclusive]]ly available from [[e-HOBBY]] in September 2007.

::*[[Source:Transformers Binaltech bios#18|Archive of ''Binaltech'' Rijie's bio and tech specs]]
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Cybertron/Rijie/rijie.htm More information on ''Binaltech'' Rijie at TFU.info]
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===''Universe'' (2003)===
[[File:RID-toy Mirage-KBclear2.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I fail to see the point of this.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Mirage''' ([[Spychanger|Spy Changer]], [[2006]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Rifle

: Released in the [[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|2003 ''Universe'' toyline]], "Spy Changer" Mirage is a re-release of the [[KB Toys]] [[exclusive]] redeco of [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'']] [[Mirage (RID)#KBclear2|Mirage]], transforming into a translucent green Lola Indy car.

: He was available only on an individual card from discount chains like The Dollar Store.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Autobot/Mirage/mirage.htm More information on ''Universe'' Mirage at TFU.info]
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===''Classics''===
[[File:Classics Mirage toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Applied to [[Revoltech]] club; rejected for lacking thigh joints.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Mirage''' (Deluxe Class, 2006)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Gun/front spoiler
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro), [[Alex Kubalsky]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Joe Kyde]] (deco artist)}}
:''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' Mirage was released in November 2006 in wave 2, along with the [[shortpacking|shortpacked]] [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Classics|Grimlock]]. He transforms into a closed-canopy Formula racer concept car. Mirage's paint details contain a few ''Transformers'' in-jokes in the form of sponsor logos such as "[[Sparkplug Witwicky|Witwicky Sparkplugs]]" and "[[Lithone (planet)|Lithonian]] Drivetrain". Additionally, his racing number is still 26, as it was on the original toy. Other logos, which include "Plasma Injection Energy" and "F.P. Racing", refer to "pie" and the initials of [[Joe Kyde|the deco artist]]'s super-secret friendship cult, respectively.

:The front detaches to become a handheld electro-disruptor weapon which is said to be able to create illusions and allow him to appear invisible. According to some of his production art, the weapon was partially styled after a crossbow. He is ''extremely'' poseable for his time, featuring double-jointed elbows and knees, ball-jointed spoiler "toes", and waist articulation, among others.

:His stock photography (pictured at right) depicts almost all of his unpainted grey plastic as blue.

:This mold was also used to make 2007 [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|''Transformers'']] [[Fracture (Movie)#Toys|Fracture]] and ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Drag Strip (G1)#Universe (2008)|Drag Strip]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Autobot/ClassicsMirage/mirage.htm More information on Classics Mirage at TFU.info]
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===''Timelines''===
[[File:BotCon2007freeMirage.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I leave your toilets fresh and blue every time you flush!]]
*'''Hologram Mirage''' (BotCon attendee freebie, [[2007]])
**''Accessories:'' Gun/front spoiler
:A redeco of ''Classics'' Mirage in translucent and opaque blue, Mirage was available only as a "freebie" gift to attendees at [[BotCon 2007]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/BCMirage/mirage.htm More information on ''Timelines'' Mirage at TFU.info]
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[[File:Timelinestoy MWMirage.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|GaaaAAhhHHHH, not again!!]]
*'''Mirage / Thundercracker''' (Souvenir pack, [[BotCon 2013]])
**''Accessories:'' Gun/front spoiler
:This redeco of ''Classics'' Mirage renders him in his ''[[Machine Wars: Transformers|Machine Wars]]'' color scheme. He was only available in a two-pack with [[Thundercracker (MW)#Toys|''Machine Wars'' Thundercracker]] at [[BotCon 2013]].

:This toy almost became [[Prowl (MW)|''Machine Wars'' Prowl]] before Mirage was ultimately decided on.<ref>[http://www.toycollectors.com.au/bc14/bc14br.html BotCon 2014 attendee report]</ref> This souvenir set was a particularly poor seller, ending up on deep clearance online after the convention. 

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/BCMirage/mirage.htm More information on ''Machine Wars'' Mirage on TFU.info]''
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===''Henkei! Henkei!''===
[[File:Henkei Mirage toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Sculpted in 2006. Decoed in the late 70s.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Ligier''' (Deluxe, [[2008]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''C-04'''
:*''Release date'': [[March 13]], 2008
:*''Accessories'': Gun/front spoiler

:''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]] Transformers'' Ligier is a redeco of ''Classics'' Deluxe Class Mirage. In an effort to make him appear more accurate to Mirage's cartoon appearances, Ligier lacks most of the sponsorship tampographs that appeared on ''Classics'' Mirage. As with all ''Henkei'' toys, he lacks the heat-sensitive rubsign seen on the ''Classics'' version, but features [[Vacuum metallizing|vacuum-metallized]] parts: his rear spoiler and his front spoiler.
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[[File:HenkeiElectroDisruptorLigier.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Clear, black, '''and''' chrome? It's like he's a living embodiment of Takara itself!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Electro Disruptor Ligier''' (Deluxe, [[2009]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Gun/front spoiler

: "Electro Disruptor Ligier" is a translucent plastic version of ''Henkei'' Ligier, based on his noticeably transparent invisibilities in [[The Ultimate Doom, Part 3]], offered as a mail-away exclusive to those who bought the book ''[[Transformers Generations 2009 Volume 1]]''.

: This toy was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (toyline)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Mirage (SG)|Mirage]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Cybertron/EDLigier/ligier.htm More information on Electro Disruptor Ligier at TFU.info]
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO toy Mirage.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|''Humongous Interactive'' Presents "Mirage goes to the Races".]]
*'''Mirage''' (2011)
**''Set number'': '''31145'''
**''Pieces'': '''119'''
**''Kreons'': Mirage, Race Driver
**''Accessories'': Small pistol
:The Mirage kit can be rebuilt from a robot to a formula racing car, and has a head sculpt clearly based on ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' [[#Classics|Mirage]]'s head. It includes a Mirage and Race Driver Kreon to ride the car.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2011/Autobot/Kre-OMirage/mirage.htm More information on ''Kre-O'' Mirage at TFU.info]''
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*'''Kreon Figure Pack''' (2013)
**''Set number'': '''A4642'''
**''Kreons'': Bumblebee, Jazz, Mirage, Red Alert, Skywarp
**''Accessories'': Small pistol
:A boxed set of five Kreons, with [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Bumblebee]], [[Red Alert (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Red Alert]], Mirage, [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Jazz]] and a fifth "mystery" Kreon (actually [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Skywarp]]). These toys are all identical to their prior releases.

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[[File:KreO-Toy MirageC84.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Kreon Class of 1984''' (Kreon figure set, 2014)
**''Set number'': '''B0090'''
**''Voted'': Best Dressed
**''Accessories'': Blaster
:This version of Mirage, part of the [[Kreon Class of 1984]], has much more detailed toy-based [[tampograph]]s than his prior version, including a half-blue face.

: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-OMirage/mirage.htm More information on ''Class of 1984'' Mirage at TFU.info]''
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===''Bot Shots''===
[[File:Bot Shots Mirage.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|What do you mean "not accurate"?I've always turned into this!]]
*'''Mirage''' (Bot Shot, 2012)
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Number'': '''B005'''
***''Fist strength'': '''210'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''840'''
***''Sword strength'': '''580'''
:Part of the second wave of ''[[Bot Shots (toyline)|Bot Shots]]'' single-packs, Mirage is a teeny little sports car with a 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. His head is based on the [[#Classics|''Classics'' version]] of Generation 1 Mirage but with a vehicle mode and chest reminiscent of his [[Dino|''Dark of the Moon'' counterpart]].

:Mirage's main car body, arms, and legs are also used by [[Barricade (Movie)/toys|Barricade]], [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys|Bumblebee]], [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]], [[Prowl (G1)/toys|Prowl]], and [[Topspin (DOTM)|Topspin]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/BSMirage/mirage.htm More information on Mirage at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BotShots PolarAssault Mirage.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|It makes your whites whiter and your brights brighter!]]
*'''Polar Assault Team''' (Multi-pack, 2013)
**''Series'': '''2'''
**''Number'': '''T003'''
***''Fist strength'': '''670'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''190'''
***''Sword strength'': '''760'''
:A [[redeco]] of the original Mirage mold in a darker blue with white windows. This version of Mirage was available in a five pack with new redecos of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#BotShotPolarAssaultTeam|Optimus Prime]], [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#BotShotPolarAssaultTeam|Bumblebee]], [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#BotShotPolarAssaultTeam|Ironhide]], and [[Jetfire (G1)#BotShotPolarAssaultTeam|Jetfire]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/BSPAMirage/mirage.htm More information on Polar Assault Mirage at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BStoy-3packMirage.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Mirage forgot to turn off his hologram's cheese wheel filter.]]
*'''Red Alert / Ultra Magnus / Mirage''' (Multi-pack, 2013)
**''Series'': '''2'''
**''Number'': '''Super Bot 009'''
***''Fist strength'': '''181'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''845'''
***''Sword strength'': '''594'''
:Part of the third wave of ''Bot Shots'' Series 2 three-packs, Super Bot Mirage is a redeco of the original Mirage mold in translucent teal with yellow wheels. He comes in a three-pack with [[Red Alert (G1)/toys|Jump Shot Red Alert]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys|Jump Shot Ultra Magnus]].
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===''BeCool''===
[[File:BeCool RedSportsCar.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Better red than dead.]]
*'''Red Sports Car (Mirage)''' (2012)
**''ID number'': '''B08'''
:''[[Bot Shots (toyline)#BeCool|BeCool]]'' "Red Sports Car" is a red redeco of the ''Bot Shots'' Mirage toy (presumably in homage to [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (franchise)|''Dark of the Moon'']] [[Dino|Dino/Mirage]]) with the power level stickers replaced by little drawings related to sports cars: a speedometer, a car with its hood open and... a {{w|Onigiri|rice ball}}. Don't ask us. It might be a joke about its similarity to the speedometer.
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===''Generations''===
[[File:Generationstoy specialist mirage.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Specialist: Autobots''' (Multi-pack, [[March 25]], 2014)
**''Accessories:'' Gun/front spoiler
:''Classics'' Mirage was re-released in a three-pack with ''Universe'' [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Generations|Ironhide]] and [[Hound (G1)/toys#Generations|Hound]], available from Hasbro Asia and [[TakaraTomy Mall]]. All three Autobots feature new metallic paint decos, and the set's [[package art]] links up to the contemporaneously-released "Specialist: Decepticons" set to form a complete image. At selected stores in Asia, the set was available with a free Autobot insignia dangler.
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===''Combiner Wars''===
[[File:CWDlxMirage.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Are you sure I'm holding this right?]]
*'''Mirage''' (Deluxe Class, 2015)
**''Accessories:'' Sword, double-barreled "rocket dart launcher"/fist/foot
:Part of the fourth wave of ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Deluxe Class toys, Mirage is a [[retool]] of ''Combiner Wars'' [[Drag Strip (G1)#Combiner Wars|Decepticon Dragstrip]], sporting a brand new head sculpt. The hand-foot-gun can be stored on top of his [[alternate mode|alt mode]] via [[5 mm post]]s. Being a ''Combiner Wars'' figure, Mirage can transform into a limb for any ''Combiner Wars''-style Voyager Class toy or into one of [[Godbomber#Legends|''Legends'' Godbomber]]'s legs, although he would usually be associated with [[Optimus Maximus (G1)#Generations|Optimus Maximus]] or [[Betatron (CW)#Toys|Betatron]].

:Mirage comes packaged with the comic book "[[The Sum and Its Parts]]". In Canada, Latin America, and Europe, he was available in different types of [[multilingual packaging]] including a character card featuring his comic book cover/[[package art]] instead. He and the last three waves of ''Combiner Wars'' Deluxe and Voyager figures later showed up at TJ Maxx in the U.S. at reduced prices with the collector card.

: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, Mirage 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>

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Autobot/CWMirage/mirage.htm More information on Combiner Wars Mirage at TFU.info]''
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===''Unite Warriors''===
[[File:TF-UW05-Mirage.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|If you squint, it ''kinda'' looks like my rocket launcher.]]
*'''Convoy Grand Prime''' (giftset, [[February 27]], [[2016]])
**''ID number:'' '''UW-05'''
**''Accessories'': Weapons, 4 Gun/Fist/Foots
:Released as part of the TakaraTomy Mall exclusive [[Optimus Maximus (G1)#Unite Warriors|Convoy Grand Prime]] set, Takara's iteration of ''Combiner Wars'' Optimus Maximus is sold in a gift set including all five Autobots (minus the Rodimus mold).

:Compared to the ''Combiner Wars'' release, "Ligier" has numerous changes in deco to better match his look in the Generation 1 cartoon: his light blue plastic is now a darker shade, additional paint operations on the chest and his pair of fists, some omitted details on the legs, the "cheeks" on the head, and the Autobot insignia on his robot chest. The red paint details on the arms are swapped with white, and the patterns on the arms/side fairings are now replaced with a white border that surrounds the marking. His unpaintable combiner joint is now white.
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===''War for Cybertron: Siege''===
[[File:WFC-Siege-WFCS43-Deluxe-Mirage.jpg|thumb|300px|"The voting polls were... full."]]
*'''Autobot Mirage''' (Deluxe Class, [[2019]])
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''WFC-S43'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''SG-38'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[December 26]], 2019
**''Hidden message code'': '''TURBOFOX'''
**''Accessories'': "C-20 Electro-Disruptor Cannon," "Distortion Missile," "W-15 Armor-Piercing Rocket-Dart Launcher"
{{toydesigner|[[Michael DiTullo]] (vehicle mode concept), [[Robby Musso]] (robot mode concept) <ref>{{citesocial|quote=With the new Countach announced today I thought it would be fun to show some concepts for Transformers character alt modes I worked on a few years back. Sideswipe and Sunstreaker.|link=https://web.archive.org/web/20210812202951/https://twitter.com/Michael_DiTullo/status/1425915361266868224|name=Michael DiTullo|site=Twitter|year=2021|month=08|day=12|(defunct=)}}</ref>|[[AJ Piejko-Brown]] (packaging)}}

:In accordance with his victory in the 2018 ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' [[Fan polls#2018|Hasbro fan poll]], Mirage got a new figure in ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'', released concurrently with [[Impactor (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Impactor]]. The figure is styled after Mirage's cartoon model, and transfoms into an F1 racer (a distinctly different model from his original toy) with Cybertronian elements—including a visual "26" written in [[Alphabet|Cybertronian numbers]] (however, the rest of the writing is in an unknown font, that likely spells "Citanes" or something to a similar effect). Mirage features extensive [[Kibble#"Faux-parts"|faux parts]]; the vehicle nose making up his chest actually stores in the back of his vehicle mode, while the actual nose of the vehicle folds into the back of his shins. He comes with 3 weapons compatible with the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]], and features multiple 5 mm hardpoints to work with it. Unlike most ''Siege'' figures, Mirage is practically spotless, as no visible sign of battle damage paint applications can be seen anywhere on his body.

:While the stock render shows his arms with black shoulders, grey biceps and white forearms, the final toy has grey forearms. The render also depicts him with opaque blue plastic, with a clear cockpit, while the final toy has the entire hood molded in unpainted translucent blue plastic. The hood pieces use small tabs to connect to the rear end of the alt mode, but many copies of the figure have the tabs sized slightly too large, necessitating a bit of effort to tab them into place. As these tabs are made of more brittle translucent plastic, care should be taken when dealing with them, although the tabs breaking off does not drastically hinder the stability of the car mode should it happen.
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[[File:TF-Generations-WFC-S-Fan-Vote-Battle-3-Pack-Mirage.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I'm no longer a freebie, but you still want me.]]
*'''Fan Vote Battle 3-Pack''' (Multi-pack)
**''ID number'': '''WFC-S55'''
**''Accessories'': "C-20 Electro-Disruptor Cannon," "W-15 Armor-Piercing Rocket-Dart Launcher," missile
{{toydesigner|[[AJ Piejko-Brown]] (packaging)}}

:Released as part of a three-pack with [[Aragon#War for Cybertron: Siege|Powerdasher Aragon]] and [[Impactor (G1)#S56|Decepticon Impactor]], "Holo Mirage" is a translucent redeco and retool of the figure above, featuring a new toy-accurate head and clear blue plastics that evokes [[#Timelines|his BotCon 2007 freebie toy]]. A few of the figure's parts are still molded in opaque plastic, such as the biceps inner armatures. The figure has a number of unique clear blue paint applications including the number "26", a reference to [["Visages"]], and, of all things, the insignia of the [[Zarak Consortium]].

:Due to now being made almost entirely out of translucent plastic, Holo Mirage is susceptible to stress fractures at all points of articulation and tab-based transformation areas. Caution is suggested when handling the figure.

:Oddly, his missile is not called out in the instructions.

:The head of this version of Mirage was used with Mirage's ''Kingdom'' body to make ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Velocitron Speedia 500 Collection]]'' [[Crasher (G1)#Legacy|Decepticon Crasher]].

:This set was an [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] exclusive in the United States and Europe, but was available at general retail in Hasbro's Asian markets such as Hong Kong.
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===''War for Cybertron Trilogy''===
[[File:TF-Generations-Netflix-WFC-Decepticon-Mirage.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Cliffjumper was right all along.]]
*'''Decepticon Mirage''' (Deluxe Class, 2020)
**''TakaraTomy name'': '''Mirage'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''WFC-01'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[September 26]], [[2020]]
**''Accessories:'' "C-20 Electro-Disruptor Cannon," "W-15 Armor-Piercing Rocket-Dart Launcher," missile

:Promoting the ''Siege'' season of the [[Netflix]]-original [[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon]], this redeco of ''Siege'' Mirage outfits the Autobot in a deco that matches his holographic Decepticon disguise as shown in the cartoon, along with an ''extensive'' paint wash coating to represent accumulated grime and battle scars. Mirage also sports base color differences, such as purple instead of blue and yellow eyes. Unlike his original ''Siege'' release, Decepticon Mirage does not use translucent plastic in any of his parts, greatly increasing his durability. This contained a portion of a cardstock background of [[Teletraan I]]. Mirage's part has slots G, I, J, and N.

:As the ''Siege'' cartoon depicts numerous [[generic]] Decepticons with Mirage's [[body-type]] in this color scheme, Decepticon Mirage can be used as an easy [[Army-building|army-builder]] for the Decepticon ranks if one chooses. Although rather coincidental, Mirage's color scheme and design also bear a striking resemblance to [[Barricade (IDW)|Barricade]]'s in the original IDW comic series.

:This release was exclusive to Walmart in the U.S. and Canada, and in Japan as a [[TakaraTomy]] Mall exclusive.
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===''War for Cybertron: Kingdom''===
[[File:WFC-Kingdom Deluxe Mirage.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Forgive me on not being this opaque before... didn't feel like spending enough to get it at that point in time.]]
*'''Autobot Mirage & Maximal Grimlock''' (2-pack, [[2021]])
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''WFC-K40'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''KD EX-13'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[January 29]], [[2022]]
**''Accessories:'' Cannon, shoulder-mounted launcher, missile
{{toydesigner|[[Ken Christiansen]] (concept artist), [[AJ Piejko-Brown]] (packaging)}}

:''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Kingdom]]'' Autobot Mirage is a significant retool of his ''Siege'' toy, with newly-molded robot and alternate mode parts as well as a tweaked upper-body transformation to better facilitate an earthen Formula One racecar vehicle mode, though still a different model from his animation design. Mirage's head, feet, waist, hands, wheels, accessories, and various structural parts are carried over from the ''Siege'' mold. His torso transformation joint can work as an ab-crunch. The new deco is missing most of the racing sponsor decals, but the "elf" decal from G1 has been replaced by "orc".

:Unfortunately, this version of Mirage has lost the C.O.M.B.A.T. System ports on his shoulders and has therefore lost the ability to mount his missile launcher on either shoulder in a "natural" firing position. Many have taken to utilizing the shallow 5 mm ports on the backs of his shoulder armor to mount the missile launcher pointed upwards. He also now has a new set of 3 mm posts on the forearms, just behind his fists. The 5 mm port on his back is also too large to accommodate 5 mm pegs, causing items placed in it to fall out easily. This issue would be corrected when the mold was reused for Leadfoot (see below).

:Revealed on [https://www.instagram.com/p/COvYKODJgGf/ #TransformersTuesday], Mirage was released with [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Maximal Grimlock]] 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. Initially set for a [[January 29]], [[2022]] release by TakaraTomy, the 2-pack was delayed to March 2022.

:This figure was retooled into ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' ''[[Transformers: Legacy#Store exclusives|Wreck N' Rule Collection]]'' [[Leadfoot (G2)#Legacy|Leadfoot]], and then redecoed into ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Velocitron Speedia 500 Collection]]'' [[Crasher (G1)#Legacy|Decepticon Crasher]] using the head of the ''Siege'' Holo Mirage.
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:TF-Legacy-G2-Mirage.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''I had no friends'' ''No girls would hug me'' ''’Til I got radioactive ugly!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a2|'''G2 Universe Mirage''' (Deluxe Class, [[2023]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Cannon, shoulder-mounted launcher, missile
{{toydesigner|[[Ken Christiansen]] (concept artist)}}

: ''[[Transformers: Legacy#Evolution|Legacy: Evolution]]'' ''Toxitron Collection'' "G2 Universe Mirage" is a redeco of ''Kingdom'' Mirage, based on the conceptual ''Generation 2'' pink/green deco, albeit with a silver face not present on the original art.

: The ''Toxitron Collection'' was exclusive to [[Walmart]] in the United States.
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===''Authentics''===
[[File:TF Authentics Alpha Mirage.jpg|right|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Autobot Mirage''' (Alpha, 2024)

:Part of the seventh wave of ''[[Transformers Authentics|Authentics]]'' Alpha Class line up, "Autobot Mirage" is a Voyager Class-sized figure based on his [[evergreen]] design, transforming into a race car in 7 steps.
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==Merchandise==
===Decoy===
[[File:Mirage decoy.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Defeat Trypticon Strategy Game''' (board game, 1986)
*'''Cybertron Hero Collection 22''' (Decoy multi-pack, 1986)
:Mirage 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, Mirage 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 one of the six red-rubber Autobot playing pieces included in the [[Defeat Trypticon Strategy Game]], and was also available as part of a 22-piece box set of Autobot figures. He could be purchased 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.

*'''Mirage''' (Decoy, 1987)
**''Decoy number'': 20

: The Mirage figurine was later brought over to [[Hasbro]] markets as part of the [[Decoy]] promotion, largely identical to the Japanese release except 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)|Technobot]]s.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Decoys/Mirage/mirage.htm More information on Decoy Mirage at TFU.info]''
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===''Choro-Q''===
[[File:ChoroQ mirage.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Ligier''' ([[2000]])
:''[[Choro-Q]]'' Ligier is a mostly translucent [[redeco]] of the Honda Jordan F1 toy from Takara's ''Choro-Q'' toyline of non-transforming [[Super deformed|super-deformed]] vehicles. He was an [[exclusive]] at [[BotCon]] Japan 2000, and features a [[pull-back motor]] and a rear license plate that reads "[[BotCon Japan 2000]]".

:Along with ''Choro-Q'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Choro-Q|Convoy]] and [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#Choro-Q|Megatron]], Ligier was given out randomly to convention attendees. Each toy was limited to 1000 pieces.
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===''Attacktix''===
[[File:Mirage-atx.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9]]
*'''Mirage''' (Booster, <s>2007</s>)
:Mirage was likely to have been one of several ''Transformers [[Attacktix]]'' Booster pieces. He was to be a 20-point Specialist-class piece. Though displayed as part of the ''Attacktix'' display at the [[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]] "Celebration IV" convention, Mirage was ultimately never released as the ''Attacktix'' line was put on ice.

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===''Robot Heroes''===
[[File:RH Mirage vs Starscream.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I'm too rich to be cute.]]
*'''Mirage & Starscream''' (Two-pack, 2007)
{{toydesigner|[[Bill Rawley]] (Hasbro)|[[Marcelo Matere]] (concept artist)}}

:Part of the first wave of ''[[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'' two-packs (sold under the [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|live-action movie toyline]] branding), Mirage is a two-inch-tall robot sculpted in super deformed style, with swivel articulation at the head and shoulders.

:He was only available in a two-pack with [[Starscream (G1)/merchandise#Robot Heroes|Starscream]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/RHMirage/mirage.htm More information on ''Robot Heroes'' Mirage at TFU.info]''

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*'''Mirage''' (Single-pack, 2008)

:In some countries outside of North America, Mirage was released individually in a blindpack with no notable changes.

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[[File:Hologram Robot Hero Mirage.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|What he said.]]
*'''Decepticon Sneak Attack''' (Multi-pack, 2007)
:"Hologram Mirage" is a recolor of the two-pack Mirage, cast in transparent blue with slightly different paint details. Most notably, the Autobot symbols on his arms have been replaced with part of the word "Citanes", to evoke the original toy.

:He was only available in a [[Walmart]] exclusive multi-pack, along with [[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#Robot Heroes|Cliffjumper]], [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Robot Heroes|Skywarp]], and "Supermetal Finish" versions of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#RH5pack|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#RH5pack|Megatron]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/RHWMMirage/mirage.htm More information on ''Robot Heroes'' Hologram Mirage at TFU.info]''

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*'''Hologram Mirage''' (Single-pack, 2008)
:Hologram Mirage also saw release in a blindpack outside of North America.
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===''The Loyal Subjects''===
[[File:Tlsmirage.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Doesn't have to turn invisible to hide.]]
*'''Mirage''' (2014)
:[[The Loyal Subjects]] Mirage is a Wave 2 figure with standard articulation. He is based on the original toy and features a few references that replace his normal racing sponsor details. Mirage's right foot reads "The Loyal" and his left reads "Subjects". On both sides of his chest, "Pawtucket" can be seen, a reference to Hasbro's headquarters. Under the 26 on his chest, the name "les" is shown, a reference to the designer of The Loyal Subjects figures. For every 16 figures, there is 1 Mirage.

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*'''Mirage "Red" Ed.''' (2014)
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*'''Transparent Black Mirage''' (2014)
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*'''Autobots 3-Pack''' (2014)
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===''Transformers Figure Collection''===
[[File:TF-Transformers-Figure-Collection-Mirage-Decoy.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|Not G1 [[Dino]].]]
*'''Ligier''' (01-2016)
:Standing 42mm tall, ''Transformers Figure Collection'' Ligier is a non-poseable soft-rubber figure greatly based on a [[Decoy]] figure.
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===''Transformers Trading Card Game''===
[[File:W1AutobotMirage.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Autobot Mirage, Lone Wolf''' (2018)
**'''Wave 1'''
**''Rarity: '''''UT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T05/T40'''
**''Stars: ''9
:'''Autobot Mirage, Lone Wolf''' 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, and is based on the ''[[Classics|Transformers: Classics]]'' Mirage toy.

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[[File:W2Mirage.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Autobot Mirage, Counterintelligence''' (2019)
**'''Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners'''
**''Rarity: '''''UT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T05/T46'''
**''Stars: ''7
:Autobot Mirage, Counterintelligence 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, Autobot Mirage, Counterintelligence 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 Autobot Mirage, Counterintelligence depicts the middle left portion of [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|Optimus Maximus']], of whom Mirage forms the left arm.

:The artwork for Alt Mode is reused from the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile game, and is based on the ''[[Classics|Transformers: Classics]]'' Mirage toy, while the Bot Mode artwork uses the [[Combiner Wars (franchise)|Combiner Wars]] Mirage figure's packaging art.

:Autobot Mirage, Counterintelligence can be used to form Optimus Maximus, Ultimate Defender with the use of the Action card [[Enigma of Combination|Sentinel Enigma]] while he and the other Wave 2 Sentinels are in Bot mode on the battlefield and/or KO area.
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[[File:W4SergeantMirage.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Sergeant Mirage, Special Ops-Spy''' (2019)
**'''Wave 4: War for Cybertron: Siege II'''
**''Rarity: '''''CT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T44/T52'''
**''Stars: ''7
:Sergeant Mirage, Special Ops-Spy is one of 52 character cards released in Wave 4 of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]], War for Cybertron: Siege II.

:The card's artwork is based on the ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' Mirage toy, with the Bot Mode art being reused from the toy's packaging art, and with original Alt Mode artwork (lines by [[Ken Christiansen]]).
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===''ReAction''===
*'''Mirage''' (2020)
**''Accessories'': Ion blaster

: Released in the second wave of [[Super7]]'s line of multi-property 3.75-inch "retro" action figures, ''[[Super7#ReAction|ReAction]]'' Mirage 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. Unlike the first-wave figures, both of his hands are open and can grip his included "ion blaster" accessory; his shoulder-mounted missile launcher is permanently attached so no dual-wielding with that.

: As with all releases in the ''ReAction'' toyline, Mirage 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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===Jada Toys===
[[File:JadaNanoMetalfigsSeries2G1BW-18pack.jpg|upright=1.44|thumb]]
*'''Transformers Series 2 18-pack''' (4 cm Die Cast Figure Multipack, 2022)
:Released by [[Jada Toys]], ''Nano Metalfigs'' Mirage 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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===''Transformers Character Card''===
[[File:Transformers Character Card Reflector and Mirage.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb]]
*'''Rijie & Refraktor Set''' ([[December]], [[2023]])
**''ID number:'' '''75 & 76'''

:Released as part of the tenth wave of the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive ''[[Transformers Character Card]]'' series, this pair of holographic trading cards depict super-deformed art of "Rijie" and "[[Reflector (G1)|Refraktor]]" (in his traditional form of [[Spectro]], [[Spyglass]] and [[Viewfinder]]) along with [[bio|character profiles]] and [[Tech Spec|tech specs]].
::*''[[Source:Transformers Character Card#75|Translation of Mirage's Transformers Character Card]]''

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===''Blokees''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Mirage''' (Blokees Wheels, 2025)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Blokees Wheels Transformers 01 - Roll Out!'''

: Part of the first wave of [[Blokees]] Wheels series of blind-boxed 1/64-scale vehicles, this Mirage kit is based on his Cybertronian open wheel race car from his depiction in IDW's ''The Transformers'' series. While Mirage features die-cast metal on his vehicle shell, he also features a universal Chassis Connector, used by all vehicle mode kits in the lineup, and an open cockpit which allows the chase kits' driver figures to interact.
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Swindle (G1)

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{{disambig3|Swindle}}
:''Swindle is a [[Decepticon]] [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Swindleg1.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|He'd sell you for a nickel, that schemer.]]

Capitalist first, Decepticon second, '''Swindle''' is a con-man, an opportunist, a hustler—or as he would put it, an entrepreneur. Unlike his fellow Combaticons, he considers the Autobot-Decepticon war to be merely an opportunity for networking, cutting deals, and making profit. He's an expert on all manner of weaponry and their market prices, and he prides himself on being able to sell anything to pretty much anybody.

Despite being a weaselly, opportunistic sneak, Swindle is one of the few Decepticons who could adapt to a post-war Cybertron. After all, there will always be demand for a black market, regardless of whoever wins. He knows all he has to do is keep his chin up, and he'll always have a customer. All he needs is a smile.

Swindle can combine with the other Combaticons to form [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]].

{{bigquote|It's not my fault, [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]! This greed is built into my [[personality component]]!|Swindle|"[[B.O.T. (episode)|B.O.T.]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Johnny Haymer]] (English), [[Osamu Saka]] (Japanese), [[Kōki Kataoka]] (Japanese, "Aerial Assault"), [[Ken Shiroyama]] (Japanese, ''2010''), [[Yoku Shioya]] (Japanese, "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2"), [[Minoru Inaba]] (Japanese, "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3"), [[Takurō Kitagawa]] (Japanese, "Webworld")|[[Xia Zhiqing]] (Chinese), [[Alejandro Abdalah]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Bernd Simon]] (German, "Five Faces of Darknes, Part 2 - 4" & "The Rebirth, Part 3"), [[Gerhard Acktun]] (German, "Webworld"), [[Imo Heite]] (German, "The Ultimate Weapon"), [[Ulf-Jürgen Wagner]] (German, ''Generation 2'' dub of "Starscream's Brigade"), [[Peter Zilles]] (German, ''Generation 2'' dub of "The Ultimate Weapon"), [[Georges Atlas]] (European French), [[Albert Augier]] (European French, "The Revenge of Bruticus"), [[Michel Barbey]] (European French, "Five Faces of Darkness", Parts 2 & 4), Unknown (European French, "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3"), [[François Leccia]] (European French, "Webworld"), [[Júlio César]] (Portuguese), [[Marcos Miranda]] (Portuguese, "The Revenge of Bruticus"), [[Carlos Marques]] (Portuguese, "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2"), [[André Filho]] (Portuguese, "The Ultimate Weapon")}}

[[File:StarscreamsBrigade CombaticonsMegs.jpg|left|thumb|Step right up! Step right up! Everyone's a winner; bargains galore!]]
Swindle was one of the five [[renegade Decepticon]]s liberated by [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] in the Air Commander's latest attempt to unseat [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]. As an element of their imprisonment, they had been reduced to mere [[personality component]]s, so Starscream installed them into abandoned [[World War II]] military vehicles. Swindle in particular was put in a {{w|Willys Jeep}},<ref>"Starscream's Brigade" shooting script</ref> and unlike his teammates, he didn't immediately reconfigure himself into a different vehicle form. Starscream called them "Combaticons" and announced their names as they transformed, but they didn't recognize him. Nor did they feel particularly indebted to him for their release; in the end, Starscream only guaranteed their loyalty though having given them bodies bereft of [[energy absorber]]s, so they would be dependent upon him to refuel. While their first missions for Starscream were initially successful, the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]]' intervention meant the brigade's defeat, and Megatron exiled all six to a remote asteroid. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}}

[[File:AerialAssault Swindle Ali.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb|It picks up the kids from school; it gets rid of unwanted facial hair; it gets rid of embarrassing ink spots; it delivers a pizza!]]
The Combaticons later escaped the asteroid and attacked Cybertron together as Bruticus. After being defeated again, Swindle and the Combaticons were reprogrammed to be loyal to Megatron. It's debatable how well that reprogramming took with Swindle. {{storylink|The Revenge of Bruticus}}

Megatron next ordered the Combaticons to steal fighter planes by using Middle-Eastern criminals as go-betweens. Swindle was the personal ride of [[Ali (Sunbow)|Ali]], the thief leader, and led the caravans with parts to Megatron. He later merged with the others to form Bruticus, who was defeated by the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] as [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]. {{storylink|Aerial Assault}}

[[File:BOT Swindle grabbed.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|Act now! Act now! And receive as our gift to you, they come in all colors, one size fits all!]]
Bruticus was next defeated by [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]], and Swindle was the sole survivor of the team. He proceeded to sell the parts of his comrades to various [[El Presidente|people]] for a sweet finder's fee. Megatron was less than happy with this, however, as he had just constructed a giant death-ray for Bruticus to wield for him. No Combaticons, no Bruticus. Swindle tried to plead off his greed as a programming flaw, but Megatron wasn't having any of it. He installed a bomb in Swindle's head and gave him 15 hours to rebuild his fellow Combaticons or suffer their fate. The most elusive piece was [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]]'s personality component, which had been raided from a junkyard by [[Elise Presser|some]] [[Martin and Roland|high school kids]] building a [[B.O.T. (G1)|homemade robot]]. Swindle had to fight through a trio of Autobots in order to recover the personality component, but succeeded in time to have the bomb removed. {{storylink|B.O.T. (episode)|B.O.T.}}

Swindle is plainly a team player.

[[File:FiveFaces2 Scourge and Swindle.jpg|thumb|upright=1.34|Fifty percent off original retail price, skip the middle man!]]
After the Decepticons were exiled to a burnt-out husk of a planet called [[Chaar]] in 2006, they dropped dangerously low on energon. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}} When they spotted [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] and [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] spying on them, Swindle and the other Decepticons charged, only to find that their weapons were next to useless through lack of energon. The two Autobots were picked up by a [[Skuxxoid]] spaceship, and Swindle commented that the Skuxxoids would sell out to anyone, unaware that the ship had been commandeered by Autobots. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2}} When the [[Quintesson]]s arrived on Chaar, [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] went out to meet them, and when they announced they wanted to make a deal, Dead End deferred to Swindle's negotiating skills. After determining that the energon the Quintessons were offering was good, Swindle talked to the Quintessons about a deal, and when it turned out they wanted the Decepticons to help them destroy the Autobots, the Decepticons were happy to volunteer their services. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}}

The Decepticons were taken to [[Goo Number 8739-B|Goo]] to attack the Autobots, only for [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] to arrive partway through the battle and demand the Decepticons return to him. Swindle, perhaps foolishly, asked what Galvatron would provide for them that the Quintessons hadn't. After some more "negotiations", Galvatron entered into an alliance with the Quintessons too. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}} As part of a two-pronged attack, Swindle was part of the Decepticon forces who went to Earth. They were unable to prevent [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] gaining a new [[Transformation cog (biology)|transformation cog]] however. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

[[File:WebWorld Swindle and Cyclonus.jpg|thumb|left|Get away from me, kid; ya bother me.]]
Swindle and the other Combaticons accompanied Galvatron to [[Paradron]], where at one point they were assigned to guard the Paradronian prisoners and failed to fend off an Autobot assault. {{storylink|Fight or Flee (episode)|Fight or Flee}} When the Autobots threw a surprise party for [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]], the Combaticons threw a surprise attack on the Autobots, however [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] proved too much for them and they retreated in Blast Off. {{storylink|Surprise Party}}

Later, Swindle, along with [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], finally became so dissatisfied with Galvatron leadership that he openly grumbled that the Autobots would be doing the Decepticons a favor by killing Galvatron. [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] interpreted this as treason, but Swindle brushed him off. Both he and Motormaster warned Cyclonus that if Galvatron's madness wasn't cured, the Unicron-forged pair would face rebellion. {{storylink|Webworld}}

[[File:UltimateWeapon FirstAid Swindle.jpg|thumb|You got it buddy; the large print giveth, and the small print taketh away!]]
On another occasion, Swindle singlehandedly infiltrated [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] for Galvatron and miraculously managed to fend off a lone Autobot pacifist like [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] to steal the [[Titan (group)|Titan]]'s transformation cog. After returning from his mission, though, Swindle's greed got the best of him, and he attempted to make Galvatron bid for the cog. After Megatron put a bomb in his head, why Swindle thought bargaining with the even less stable Galvatron was a good idea is anyone's guess. Lucky for Swindle, Galvatron was in one of his less manic phases at the time and only blasted the greedy Combaticon a few times instead of ripping out his primary fuel pump with his [[teeth]]. {{storylink|The Ultimate Weapon}}

In their combined Bruticus form, the Combaticons fought Defensor but had to split up and flee when Rodimus Prime and Sky-Lynx arrived to provide backup. {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}} Also as part of Bruticus, Swindle was one of the victims of the [[Hate Plague]]. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}}

Swindle took part in a major assault on Cybertron, when the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] and [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]]s arrived, resulting in an Autobot defeat. The Combaticons were then put to work building a rocket engine to move Cybertron to Earth's solar system. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 3}}
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====Japanese cartoon continuity====

=====Scramble City=====
When the Stunticons were dispatched to hinder the Autobots from constructing [[Metroplex (G1)|Scramble City]], they were held up by the Aerialbots, so the Combaticons were sent to aid them. Swindle combined with the others to form Bruticus, who teamed up with Menasor to defeat Superion. Unfortunately, Scramble City was finished in the meantime, and soon arrived on the scene and defeated Bruticus. {{storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}}

=====''Story of Binaltech''=====
[[File:Swindleart.jpg|left|thumb|Nice to meet you! Please disregard the gun.]]
In 2003, Swindle used his contacts to reverse-engineer the [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]] virus and ensure a large percentage of the Autobot force on Earth was incapacitated. {{storylink|Binaltech Is... (Chapter 1)|Binaltech Is...}} When the Autobots joined forces with Earth's manufacturing industries to create the Binaltech project, Swindle worked with Starscream and his Decepticon faction to infiltrate the project for their own ends. Using modified [[cerebro-shell]] technology to turn human workers into sleeper agents, the Decepticons managed to sneak some of their own personality components into the facilities and replace them with those of the Autobots planned for the new bodies. {{storylink|Arise! Evil Binaltechs}}

Thanks to the Decepticons' efforts, the Central City Institute of Technology thought they were upgrading the Autobot [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]], only to have Swindle come online instead. Swindle's bait-and-switch wasn't totally effective, though—the Binaltech warriors only had their weaponry fully equipped and activated after coming online and arriving at Autobot City, so Swindle was not equipped with functioning versions of Trailbreaker's [[force field]] and other abilities, having to instead outfit himself with armaments from his own munitions depots. He was also banned from the Binaltech [[electro-cell]] recharging centers after his ruse was uncovered, and therefore had to rely on the [[Exponential Generator]] technology provided by Starscream's human ally, [[Doctor Arkeville]]. Though upgraded since its inception, the generators were historically unstable (like, "might blow up an entire planet" unstable). {{storylink|Expose All of Evil's Designs!}}

======BT World======
A team of Autobots zeroed-in on a base of operation of the [[Concurrence]], finding Swindle working alongside the humans. Together, Swindle and the Concurrence had built an enormous artificial transformer, powered by the energies of Prowl's Spark, currently lost across dimensions. After the giant's defeat, Swindle was taken into custody. He pleaded his innocence, stating that building the artificial transformer was the humans' idea, and that he had merely advised them throughout the process. {{storylink|Unfinished Business, Part 2}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
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Swindle and the Combaticons were among Galvatron's troops when he ordered an all-out Decepticon invasion of Cybertron, {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} but even the power of Bruticus couldn't stand up to the newly arrived [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} The Combaticons were subsequently sent to Earth to stop [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] from bringing the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to Optimus Prime, but were ambushed by the Protectobots and buried in a rockfall. {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}} They were next seen defending [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]'s city mode from [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|an Autobot spy]], but were distracted by the Aerialbots. {{storylink|The Great Cassette Operation}}

Galvatron eventually managed to invade Cybertron once more, and Swindle and the others were again part of the attack. They soon encountered those pesky Protectobots again, {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} and were taken out of action by Defensor. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2}} As Galvatron was thought lost in the battle, [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] took control of the Decepticon forces and ordered the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] and [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] to protect a giant carnivorous plant he had planted in [[San Francisco]]. When the Autobots arrived to kill it, Bruticus dueled with the [[Trainbot]] combiner [[Raiden]]. {{storylink|Head On!! Fortress Maximus}} The Combaticons later fell under [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]]'s command, and he ordered them, along with the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] and [[Horrorcon (G1)|Horrorcons]], to attack an Autobot energy facility in [[Florida|Miami]]. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus Dies!!}} They unleashed Bruticus as Sixshot continued his reign of terror over the Autobots on Earth. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}}

Swindle was later present at Scorponok's inauguration as [[Decepticon leader]] after Galvatron had died for real. {{storylink|I Risk My Life for Earth}} The Combaticons were then stationed at the planet [[Master (planet)|Master]], where they failed to lure Fortress Maximus away from their base. {{storylink|The Zarak Shield Turns the Tide}} As Scorponok's plan to destroy Earth came close to fruition, Swindle was part of Bruticus as the combiner sunk the luxury liner ''[[Queen World]]'' and defended a [[Death Tower]] in [[Australia]] from Defensor. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 1)}} As Bruticus, the Combaticons participated in the final battle with the Autobots at the [[Arctic|North Pole]], and retreated into space when Scorponok's energy-absorbing satellite started tearing the Earth apart. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

=====''Unite Warriors''=====
[[Trickdiamond]] was rumored to have dealings with Swindle. {{storylink|Trickdiamond#Unite Warriors 2|''Unite Warriors'' Trickdiamond bio}} During an illegal arms trading market hosted by the Combaticons, Swindle decided to sell some home-made missiles... as well as Brawl's weapons. He was seen trying to explain his actions after his angry comrade noticed what was going on. {{storylink|Shopping at the Dark Bazaar!}}

=====''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. Swindle was of those summoned, but only as part of Bruticus. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}} {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (manga)|Transformers: Zone}} {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}}
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====''TV Magazine'' comic continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' story pages=====
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=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic=====
Swindle and the rest of the Combaticon team came to assist [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] when he got into trouble with [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] and [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]. As Bruticus, the team broke Defensor apart easily enough, but fell victims to Superion's [[electrostatic discharger rifle]]. The weapon hit Swindle and [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]], who disconnected from Bruticus, allowing two [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] to steal their positions as Bruticus's legs. Swindle was left chasing after Bruticus as the Autobots took control of the combiner's flight systems and flew away with him. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 5|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #5}}

Megatron later ordered the Combaticons to capture an escaped [[Battle Dog]] which he had imbued with energy. [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] eventually arrived to stop them, leading to the dog using its energy to give the Autobot [[Scramble Power]]. Swindle combined with his teammates to destroy Powerglide, but he and his [[Mini-Vehicle|Minibot]] friends used Scramble Power to [[Minibot combiner|combine]] and drill a hole straight through Bruticus, forcing him to retreat. {{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]], Swindle participated in a Decepticon attack on the planet Feminia. He and his team merged into Bruticus in order to battle alongside Menasor 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 Bruticus 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|Swindle only appears as a component of Bruticus}}

=====''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, Swindle and his teammates were deployed at high speeds from Onslaught's launcher mode. They met Superion in mid-air, and the force of their deployment enabled the combiner teams to tear him apart. The Combaticons then merged into Bruticus 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}}

====''Wings Universe''====
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[[File:EliteGuardCombaticons TheComingStorm2.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|Roll up! Roll up! Buy ten packets of Energon for only E999.99! Contents may have settled during transit...]]
Swindle was part of a [[Elite Guard|Cybertron Elite Guard]] special ops unit created by [[Magnum]] to take out the various [[Decepticon leader|leaders]] of the new Decepticon faction, in the hopes of ending the war quickly. {{storylink|The Coming Storm: Part 2}} During introductions, Swindle admired [[Dion (G1)|Dion]]'s [[Nitronium launcher]]s and offered him an [[Ajax P-9000 Grade-B Jump Launch Accelerator]] (Swindle had named his own "[[Thunderblast (G1)|Thunderblast]]" after an old flame). The Combaticons were teamed with [[Metalhawk (G1)|Metalhawk]]'s Strike Team for a mission to an archeological dig in [[Median]]. The dig had uncovered the [[Heart of the Dragon]], a powerful artifact coveted by the Decepticon [[Rage (G1)|Rage]] and his [[Stormtrooper (G1)|Stormtrooper]]s. When the teams arrived and discovered that the archaeologists were all females, he announced the odds were high that they would all score.

They began to fortify the site, though Onslaught had to remind Swindle that he wasn't there to sell them the fortifications. He still managed to organize a trade with [[Over-Run (G1)|Over-Run]], providing the Autobot with a drone. He also lent [[Lancer]] his [[Gyro gun|Gyro-Gun]] and a dose of sexual harassment. The Decepticons still managed to break in to steal the urn, and even Swindle's idea of having the autoturrets shoot anyone trying to escape the city failed when the autoturrets apparently malfunctioned.

Tracking the Stormtroopers back to their mobile base, the [[Metrotitan (G1)|Metrotitan]], Swindle and the others were confronted by Rage's bizarre creations, the [[Minotoron]]s. Dion suggested that Swindle use a device he'd removed from Over-Run's drone to produce a high-pitched noise and subdue the beasts. Seeing an opportunity to sneak inside, [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]], Swindle and Dion mounted the creatures when they were summoned back inside the Metrotitan.

The teams reassembled inside the base, only to be confronted by [[Brimstone (G1 Decepticon)|Brimstone]], a small but powerful Transformer with atom-smashing breath, brought to life by the Heart of the Dragon. In the face of this new threat, they were forced to retreat while attempting to find a way to destroy it. Even [[Ironfist (G1)|Ironfist]]'s explosives weren't enough to stop the creature, but the small frame proved to be insufficient to contain Brimstone's energies, and it soon exploded, destroying the Metrotitan. Swindle and the Elite Guard managed to escape the blast radius, and reported back to Magnum about a job well done. Swindle's report apparently read like a romance holo-pulp. {{storylink|Flames of Yesterday}}

[[File:ComingStorm3 Swindle looks for loot.jpg|thumb|upright=0.95|Come on, buddy. [[Swindle (Animated)|This should be a no processor...er]] for you.]]
The Combaticons and Strike Team continued to be teamed up for missions. They tracked down the Decepticon [[Shadowcaster]]'s base and Swindle was given the task of dropping a [[fog grenade]] in to drive the officers out into the open. He hoped there was something he could loot, but Onslaught reminded him he was on a mission. He still managed to enlist Vortex's help in looting a particularly large piece of machinery, once the mission was completed. While the Strike Team went back to base, the Constructicons stuck around to investigate the area, and were captured by Decepticons. {{storylink|The Coming Storm: Part 3}}

Swindle was mostly impressed by the energy bars on their cell, as he knew someone who'd pay a small fortune for the technology. The Combaticons were brought before [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]], though Swindle was unable to take his eyes off the mountains of gold the Decepticon possessed. Deathsaurus persuaded the team to join his group of Decepticons. {{storylink|The Coming Storm: Part 4}} He bestowed on the team new armor, and the ability to merge into [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. A week later, the Combaticons took part in an attack on Elite Guard HQ, and when confronted by [[Sentinel Major]], showed off their new [[Combiner]] mode. {{storylink|The Coming Storm: Part 5}} Bruticus managed to slaughter pretty much all of the Guard before Dion blinded the giant, forcing them to separate. They headed back to Deathsaurus's base for repairs. {{storylink|The Coming Storm: Part 6}}

Repairs proceeded, but the Combaticons were startled to learn that Deathsaurus could force them to combine into Bruticus at will. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 1}} {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 2}} They still turned out to help defend the base against the remnants of the Elite Guard. In mid battle, Swindle tried to interest Dion in a supply of quasar weapons, much to the Autobot's surprise. As the Combaticons gained the upper hand, they attempted to merge, only to be blasted mid-combination. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 3}} They picked themselves up only to find that Blast Off was missing, so they couldn't make another try at forming Bruticus. Swindle was almost attacked by Dion, but another Decepticon surprised the Autobot from behind. At the end of the fight, the Combaticons failed to retreat fast enough and were subsequently taken into Elite Guard custody. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 4}}

In the hands of the compromised [[Gyronian Sentry|Gyronian Sentry Team]], the Combaticons were whisked away to Deathsaurus's fortress, now under Megatron's control. Though Megatron gave them the option, none of them cared to help Deathsaurus, and they were imprisoned and their personality components subsequently interred in the Decepticon Detention Center. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 5}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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[[File:Buster combaticons second generation.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.7]]
''Thanks to his brief time housing the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] in his mind, [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]] experienced a series of dreams outlining the future of Cybertronian technology: the [[Special Teams]]. These dreams were random and chaotic at first, as he was chased through his dreamscape by [[Combiner]] robots and witnessed the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] merge into [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. After [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] joined Buster in his dreams, the information became more linear, and the Autobot and human beheld a future scenario in which Swindle and the Combaticons joined forces with the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] against the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] and the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]]. Working off this information, [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] began to conceive a way to reverse-engineer and improve upon [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]'s combination technology. Unfortunately for the Autobots, [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] had managed to tap into Buster's dream frequency, and the Decepticons received the same information to build their own Special Teams.'' {{storylink|The Special Teams Have Arrived}} {{storylink|Second Generation!}}

[[File:Swindle brawl afterdeath.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2]]
On his first mission on Earth, Swindle joined the Combaticons and [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] on a mission to invade the company Energy Futures Industries in order to steal a [[hydrothermocline]], which the Decepticons wanted to take for their own energy resources. When they arrived, they were met by Optimus Prime and the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]], laying in wait for them. Swindle combined with his team to form Bruticus, but before the giant got a chance to brawl with [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]], [[Ethan Zachary|a human]] suggested that they'd play a [[Multi-World|video game]] over the plant instead. Optimus Prime and Megatron both agreed, and Swindle was sent into the video game along with the other Combaticons, Protectobots, and faction leaders. Swindle teamed up with [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] to destroy [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] and [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] in the "Vineland" area of the game. However, they were tripped up by a bunch of vine creatures, [[Decrystallizer cannon|crystallized]], and [[Compressed air cannon|blown to smithereens]]. Game over. {{storylink|Afterdeath!}} ''These events were observed by the [[time travel]]ling [[Dicet Alpha-zero]].'' {{storylink|The Quest!}}

[[File:Swindle marvel uk 137.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|This is all kinds of wrong.]]
Swindle was idling about in Megatron's throne room, where he witnessed the now mentally unhinged faction leader lash out erratically to all those around him. He soon accompanied his fellow Decepticons to a new base in the [[Caribbean Sea|Caribbean]], during which time Megatron disappeared and Shockwave assumed command of the Earth-bound Decepticons. {{storylink|Gone but Not Forgotten!}} ''Shortly afterwards, Shockwave dispatched Swindle and the other Combaticons to assassinate [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], who had been buried under cooled lava at [[Mount Verona]]. The Combaticons made short work of the human military camped around the site, then proceeded to set up explosive charges to eliminate the potential usurper once and for all. As Swindle was setting his share of the charges, he was struck down by the combined efforts of [[Joy Meadows|three]] [[Susan Hoffman|human]] [[Cindy Newell|women]], out to save [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]], also buried within the volcano. The rest of the Combaticons were driven off with the additional help of the [[Throttlebot]]s, earning them the ire of Swindle and his teammates.'' {{storylink|Ladies' Night (issue)|Ladies' Night}}

[[File:Swindle marvel uk 138.jpg|thumb|Lamb bhuna last night?]]
Swindle and his team tracked the Throttlebots to a used car lot, finding their prey immobilized in their vehicle modes. But to get to them, the Combaticons had to contend with both the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] and a squadron of [[Rapid Anti-robot Assault Team|RAAT]] operatives. In order to avoid wholesale destruction of his lot, the proprietor of the dealership suggested each faction put in a bid for the Throttlebots, and all present accepted. Onslaught had nothing to bargain with however, and zero intention of actually following through with the agreement. He instructed Swindle to simply terminate the auctioneer, [[Big Steve Ludwig (G1)|Big Steve Ludwig]], only for Blaster to leap forth from a hiding spot and toss Swindle away before he got his shot in. This triggered an all-out brawl to start, ending with the Combaticons retreating and the Throttlebots in RAAT custody. {{storylink|Used Autobots}} The Combaticons decided to ambush the Protectobots once more, this time meeting them in a sprawling train yard. The group was forced to regroup and combine into Bruticus early in the fight, the combiner's brute strength securing them a victory over the similarly merged [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]. But the dim-witted Bruticus was then tricked by Blaster into lowering his guard, and the Autobot collapsed an electrical tower onto his opponent, knocking his components into unconsciousness. {{storylink|Child's Play (issue)|Child's Play}}

Swindle had better success during the Decepticon ambush of the Autobots on the [[Moon (moon)|moon]], where the Autobots had gathered to resolve a leadership dispute. Swindle attacked [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] with his Scatter Blaster and commented that although Brawn was not a great Autobot warrior, he would have a bright future as spare parts (presumably to be sold at a premium by Swindle himself). When the combined forces of [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] managed to pierce the ship's protective force field, [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] commanded all Decepticons on the surface of the Moon to return to the ship and retreat. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

Swindle also served as part of the "friendly" staff on the beach of the Decepticons' Caribbean island when the Decepticons used the base as a human vacation resort. Swindle was there to serve every need that the humans might require. {{storylink|Club Con!}}
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''Eventually, the Combaticons fell under the command of [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]. On his orders, Swindle's team staged a raid on the [[Rutter U.S. Military Base]]. There, they secured two armed warheads and components from an advanced guidance computer. The Protectobots intervened part-way through the theft, but once Blast Off cleared the area with the loot, the rest of the team used hit-and-run tactics to fend their rivals off, eventually managing their own getaway.''

''Afterwards, the remaining Combaticons went to check on [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] and [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]]'s progress at [[Alternate Reality, Inc.]], where Scorponok had likewise tasked them to steal a [[floppy disk]] containing a back-up copy of Optimus Prime's mind. They found [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] about to shoot the jets out of the sky, and blasted the Combiner in the back, crippling him before he could pull the trigger. With the mission a success, Swindle's group then made themselves scarce.'' {{storylink|Prime Bomb!}}

====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
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====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
[[File:TheGatheringDarkness-Swindle.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|The skull of the former Decepticon leader is always the highlight of Swindle's tour of their headquarters.]]
Swindle gave [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] a tour of the [[Warworld]] when the Decepticon leader forcibly took command of the Decepticons back from [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]. This ultimately led to a chamber where many [[Bludgeon's new army|new Decepticon bodies]] awaited, needing the Matrix to give them life. {{storylink|The Gathering Darkness|Tales of Earth Part Three}}

He was later seen briefly as part of the first wave of defenders when the Warworld was attacked by the next-generation Cybertronians commanded by [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] after the Autobots and Decepticons had forged an alliance of necessity against said forces. Swindle's fate was not revealed, but considering the Cybertronian troops—led by the traitor [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]]—killed several Decepticons and ultimately overtook the battleship, it didn't look too good for Swindle. {{storylink|Total War!}}
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===The Special Teams===
Swindle and the rest of the Combaticons were created by Starscream on a remote Pacific island, by combining military vehicles with Energon cubes. They then drove to the [[Pullen Power Plant]], passing Optimus Prime en route, though the Autobot leader was none-the-wiser to the Decepticons in disguise. Onslaught, Brawl and Swindle arrived first on the battlefield, coming upon Menasor already engaged in battle with Defensor. Onslaught then ordered to rest of his team to merge with him to form Bruticus. {{storylink|The Special Teams}}
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===Ladybird Books continuity===
Swindle was among the Decepticons under [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]'s leadership who set up a secret base in a [[human]] industrial estate within striking distance of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. When [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] came snooping around, Swindle spotted him and gave chase, but Bumblebee hid among the wrecked cars in a wreckers yard. Apparently Swindle never told anyone their base had been found, as it was a complete surprise when the Autobots later attacked and drove the Decepticons off. {{storylink|Decepticon Hideout}}

===St. Michael ''The Transformers'' Sticker Book===
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Swindle and the rest of the Combaticons served under [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] on a Decepticon ship, when they managed to shoot down the ship being captained by Ultra Magnus. After the Autobots crash-landed on planet [[Barrenikon]], the Decepticons landed their ship nearby to finish off their enemies. In the many possible adventures that followed, Swindle and the other Decepticons often underestimated you, which often led to them losing to the Autobots, leaving them either stranded on Barrenikon, or fleeing after they received too much damage. That is, if you somehow didn't get yourself killed at their hands. {{storylink|The Transformers Sticker Book (St. Michael)|The Transformers Sticker Book}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:WarWithin4 Swindle.jpg|thumb|upright=0.8|Want to see more of me? Well, you can't.]]
Swindle sided with Starscream when the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]] briefly usurped command of the Decepticons from Megatron, shortly after the onset of the Cybertronian civil war. He assisted in forcibly extracting data from [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] so that Starscream could uncover the full extent of Megatron's plans before his supplanting. {{storylink|The War Within issue 4|The War Within #4}}

Millions of years later, Swindle, along with his fellow Combaticons, was imprisoned by Shockwave, presumably as war criminals under the terms of the new peace treaty with the Autobots. {{Storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}} He was sprung by Starscream after the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'''s crew returned to Cybertron, though, in a bid to plunder Earth of its ressources while the Autobots were too busy overthrowing Shockwave's regime. {{Storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}

Returning to the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' via an uncooperative [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]], Starscream realized he needed to take parts from the Autobots' [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] if he ever hoped to get the ''Nemesis'' flying again, and for that he needed considerable firepower. Fortunately, there was a nearby abandoned military testing ground from which the Combaticons could scan Earth-based alternate modes. {{storylink|Black Sunshine}} When the attack on the ''Ark'' was launched, the Autobots had little problem defending against the first wave, successfully capturing [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], but several of the Autobots were soundly beaten when the Combaticons showed up and combined into the mighty Bruticus. The behemoth attacked the ''Ark'' freeing his Decepticon compatriots before going after [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]. Unfortunately, the Autobots activated their ship's self-destruct before escaping, damaging the Combaticons in the resulting explosion. {{storylink|Night of the Combaticons}}

Damaged or not, the Combaticons soon had to face a powerful enemy when the crazed zealot [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]] appeared on Earth, but before they could attack him, Bruticus' head was blown apart by [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] in the Autobot supply ship ''[[Orion]]''. In the aftermath, Bruticus's barely-conscious body was battered upon by an angry Brawn. {{storylink|Black Sunshine}}

[[File:G1 DWSwindle deal routetoallevil.jpg|left|upright=1.5|thumb|Who wouldn't trust a bot named "Swindle"?]]
The repaired Combaticons were brought to Guadalcanal, where they could hone their somewhat lackluster combat skills and listen to Starscream's long-winded aspirations of glory. When Swindle commented on Starscream's mental state, Brawl agreed, stating that he'd like to pull the Air Commander's cerebro circuits straight out of his faceplate so they could get a better look at them, to which Swindle suggested a "deal" for this to happen. Starscream overheard their conversation and informed the smaller Decepticon that the only "deal" he needed to worry about was how Starscream would deal with Swindle for his scheming. Starscream nevertheless let it pass for the moment in order for the Combaticons to test themselves against the magnificent Autobot [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]]. Unfortunately, the Combaticons did not fare well when the crafty Autobot split into his two forms, with Swindle, Brawl and Onslaught nearly getting crushed by the Lynx's right paw.

This was the least of their troubles, however, as [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] showed up as soon as Sky Lynx was deactivated. As the Combaticons closed in on the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacon]] [[combiner]], Swindle had trouble keeping up with the rest of the group before they formed Bruticus. This encounter also did not end well. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}
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===''The Beast Within''===
During a particularly violent battle between the Autobots and the Decepticons, Swindle combined with his fellow Combaticons in order to square off against [[Beast (G1)|The Beast]]. It didn't go well, to say the least. {{storylink|The Beast Within}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
:*''First Appearance:'' [[Spotlight: Ultra Magnus]]

[[File:LawAndDisorder-Swindle.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|"Honest Swindle seems nice enough, but there's something about him I don't trust." "Maybe it's the fact his office is an SUV with the engine running."]]
Shortly prior to the formation of the Decepticons, Swindle was working as a lackey for [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] during the height of his gladiator period. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}} During the tenure of [[Zeta Prime (G1)|Zeta Prime]], Swindle was busted by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Orion Pax]]'s officers for peddling [[simultronic]]s. {{storylink|Post}} He was soon back on the street, now running a weapons-manufacturing warehouse and creating weapons that were later used to kill forty-three citizens of [[Peptex]]. His operations were soon busted by Orion Pax's officers again.{{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 5: Endless Forever|Endless Forever}}

Later, Swindle was once again the target of Orion Pax's team in the streets of [[Nyon]], where he was selling stolen Autobot materials to some sleepers. He fought against Orion Pax, who quickly overpowered him and ordered him to give more details about Megatron. However, Swindle preferred to explain how the Decepticons were about to bring Cybertron to a new era, freed from oppression and corruption, and how, by using uncontrolled violence, Orion Pax was proving him right. The latter, about to shoot Swindle in the head, was stopped by Bumblebee, and Swindle was captured alive. {{storylink|Law and Disorder}} When he failed to provide any useful intel on the Decepticons during interrogation, [[Zeta Prime (G1)|Zeta Prime]] decided to use Swindle as an example of the [[vamparc ribbon]]'s power. He was taken to the [[Primacy Auditorium]], where Zeta used a vamparc unit to drain his energy in order to demonstrate its powers to the [[Senate]]. {{storylink|Parasites}}

Establishing the [[Raw Deal]] pawn broker, Swindle began selling information gathered from other Decepticons, though his sources dried up after Megatron's first defeat. This got him into trouble with [[Grimlock (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Grimlock]], who was using his info to plan heists, but luckily the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dynobot]] thought he might come in handy later and opted not to send the Autobots after him. {{storylink|Derelicts}} Swindle was present when [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] declared himself the new Decepticon leader, but doubted his claim to have exiled Megatron to the mythical planet [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]]. {{storylink|Wreckage (issue)|Wreckage}} He and the other Combaticons opposed Scorponok's ruthless reign and left Cybertron, making their way to the [[Presidium (planet)|Presidium]], the location of an old armory Swindle had bought access codes to. Within they found [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]], who had leaked the codes to Swindle for a chance to meet the Combaticons and let them know Megatron was back. {{storylink|Primacy issue 2|Primacy #2}}

[[File:SpotlightUltraMagnusSwindle.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Swindle: Master salespitcher.]]
As the war began in earnest between the Autobots and Decepticons, Swindle, [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]], and the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] were stationed on [[Varas Centralus]]. The Constructicons committed some atrocity that was enough to cause Sky-Byte to abandon the Decepticon cause. {{storylink|A Better Tomorrow}}

In modern times, Swindle was an arms dealer being hunted down by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]] for violating the [[Tyrest Accord]]. After failing to hide from Magnus on the planet [[Zull]] 29 solar cycles in the past, he managed to deal for his freedom by selling Magnus information on the whereabouts of [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]. Magnus later caught Swindle again, but it would seem he managed to bargain for his freedom once again. {{storylink|Spotlight: Ultra Magnus}}

Quite some time later, Swindle was one of several Decepticons who were stranded on Earth after Megatron's defeat in [[New York City]]. Ever the opportunist, he saw a market open to him in the chaos that had followed, and made contact with [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Spike Witwicky]] of [[Skywatch]] to secretly supply the human organization with Cybertronian weaponry. {{storylink|Police Action Part 3: A Second Chance at Eden|A Second Chance at Eden}}

[[File:TF Ongoing issue 3 Swindle.jpg|left|thumb|Cool story, bro.]]
Swindle then joined a small band of other stranded Decepticons. At first, the group tried to follow the high-ranking [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]], but his disenchantment with the Decepticons and the war led them to fall in behind Swindle, the fast-talking cheat, the one who could always survive against all odds. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 3: "Seasons in Flight"|Seasons in Flight}} For three months Swindle led them into a canyon where they stalked the mighty Autobot [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], waiting for a chance to strike. However, when they observed a group of Autobots led by [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hot Rod]] in discussions with Omega, Swindle realized he could fool the hot-headed and naive Autobot for his own designs. Launching a seemingly ill-conceived attack on the Autobots, Swindle quickly manipulated Hot Rod by asking the very question that had been on the Autobot's mind: What were they fighting about? What reason was there to continue fighting? Posing these questions to all the assembled transformers, Swindle proposed an alliance between the two groups with the aim of getting off-planet. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 1: "New Arrivals, Old Encounters"|New Arrivals, Old Encounters}} After the alliance was made, while Hot Rod tried to enlist the assistance of [[Jetfire (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Jetfire]] to help them build their starship, [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] and [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] had their doubts about working with the Decepticons, and Swindle grinning at them didn't improve their mood any. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 2: "A Rude Awakening"|A Rude Awakening}}

While their ship was under construction, Swindle attempted to pressure Hot Rod into allowing the Decepticons to retrieve the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] who had been imprisoned by [[Skywatch]], but Hot Rod wisely refused. Seeing this path going nowhere, Swindle instead suggested the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] rescue [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]], and before Hot Rod was able to voice opposition, Swindle smoothly massaged Hot Rod's ego, claiming the Autobot was the "architect of a new age", that the others admired him, and that these "followers" had given him a new moniker: "Rodimus Prime". With Hot Rod distracted by these praised and accolades, Swindle was given the go-ahead to rescue Breakdown. Unfortunately, as he was discussing his plans with the Stunticons, Ultra Magnus showed up, forcing Swindle to hide. When Magnus discovered and tried to arrest the Decepticon criminal, "Rodimus Prime" stepped in and refused to allow his fellow Autobot to capture Swindle. The Decepticon was seemingly grateful to Rodimus, but Thundercracker knew he was up to something, but wasn't sure what. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 3: "Seasons in Flight"|Seasons in Flight}}

[[File:Enemies of the System Swindle combiner tech.jpg|thumb|right|"Remember, no refunds!"]]
Soon afterwards, the Stunticons successfully rescued Breakdown from the clutches of Spike Witwicky, an officer in Skywatch. Bringing him back to base, Swindle worked on Breakdown for over three hours, under the pretense that the battered Decepticon needed significant repairs, much to the ire of the Autobots, bar the ever-naive Hot Rod. Ultra Magnus returned, this time with [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]] and several of his Autobots. When the Autobots started arguing, Swindle stepped in, revealing that the Decepticons had always planned to steal the space ship after killing as many Autobots as they could. When Ultra Magnus countered that the Autobots had them outnumbered, Swindle unveiled his latest creation—the Stunticons [[combiner|combined]] into the powerful gestalt [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]. As the Autobots gaped, Swindle ordered Menasor to kill Magnus first. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 4: "Enemies of the System"|Enemies of the System}}

[[File:PoliceAction3-Swindle.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|left|Swindle's disarming smile backfires.]]
Swindle gloated in triumph as Menasor tore through the assembled Autobots. He was so enamored with this that he failed to notice Optimus Prime being air-dropped by Skywatch until he had landed on him. Heavily damaged, Swindle climbed from the impact crater and watched in horror as Prime led the Autobots against Menasor, resulting in the destruction of the escape ship. Despite his damages, Swindle was able to slip away before Skywatch seized control of the area, much to Ultra Magnus's chagrin. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 5: "Earthworks"|Earthworks}}

In need of energy, Swindle traveled to [[North Korea]] and struck a deal with local ruler [[Kim Jong Du]], offering him the Combaticons as an invasion force in exchange for energon. He then got out of there as soon as he got what he needed, leaving the other Combaticons behind. {{storylink|Police Action Part 3: A Second Chance at Eden|A Second Chance at Eden}}

Returning to America, Swindle created [[Ben Simpson]], a [[facsimile construct]] who would act as a spokesman of the anti-Transformer group [[Earth's Children]]. Using Simpson, he fanned the flames of human hatred against Autobots, allowing him to sell them powerful and mind-corrupting weapons built from Megatron's parts. {{storylink|Police Action Part 3: A Second Chance at Eden|A Second Chance at Eden}} When [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] began investigating Spike Witwicky, Swindle had [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] try to kill him, but the attempt failed. He had, however, planted a failsafe in Brawl's body that shut him down when Prowl tried to find out who sent him. {{storylink|Police Action Part 2: Only Forward|Only Forward}} Soon afterwards, Ultra Magnus decided that the Autobots had had enough of Ben Simpson's campaign against them, and went with Skywatch to his home to detain him. Swindle, based nearby, tried to make his escape, but was beaten down by Ultra Magnus, had his arm ripped off and was dragged back to Autobot HQ. During interrogation he revealed everything about his schemes, including the fact that Witwicky had been playing both sides, causing the Autobots to sever their connections with Skywatch. {{storylink|Police Action Part 3: A Second Chance at Eden|A Second Chance at Eden}}

[[File:HowToSayGoodbyeAndMeanIt-Swindle.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.2|"I don't want to sell you death sticks. I want to go home and rethink my life."]] When the Autobots returned to Cybertron, they brought Swindle with them and imprisoned him alongside the other Decepticons. He tried to strike a deal with Optimus Prime to get out, but was unsuccessful. {{storylink|Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime}} It wasn't long before he got back in business, however, selling [[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]] [[Golden Disk (disambiguation)|golden discs]] containing footage of Cybertronians dying. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}} {{storylink|Interiors}} Swindle was later working with cleaning trash out of the reclamation tunnels and annoyed [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] by rambling nonstop about how Starscream was making things better for the Decepticons by getting them jobs and such. {{storylink|Devisive}} After witnessing Prowl's murder of [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] and the Constructicons, Dirge shared his story with Swindle who in turn shared it with Sky-Byte when he came looking for information on Cybertron's post-war society. Swindle took him to meet Dirge and Needlenose only to be discovered by Prowl's Autobots, though he and Dirge managed to escape during the confusion of the ensuing fight. {{storylink|A Better Tomorrow}}

Believing that Starscream was getting too friendly with the Autobots to represent Decepticon interests, Swindle instead brought Dirge and his witness testimony to [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]] in hopes that ''he'' would become Decepticon leader. {{storylink|Dinobot Hunt (IDW)|Dinobot Hunt}} Following a bombing on [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], Dirge began to worry that Shockwave had orchestrated the attack after hearing what he had to say, making him indirectly responsible. Swindle advised him to just let things happen and not try to make things about him, a lesson he himself had learned after his experiences on Earth, but Dirge couldn't just stand by and spilled the beans to Starscream, who in turn help hide him and Swindle from Prowl ''and'' Shockwave. {{storylink|The End of the Beginning of the World}}

[[File:BeforeTheDawn AstrotrainSkracratssh.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|left|"Astrotrain, you're costing me an arm and a leg!"]]
When the return of Megatron was causing the other Decepticons to riot in the streets, the two were plucked out of their hiding place by [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] and brought to [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]]. There, Dirge announced that he was willing to testify against Prowl directly to Autobot leader Bumblebee, against Swindle's protests that it was a terrible idea. {{storylink|The Verge}} Convinced that something was up with Prowl, Bumblebee took Dirge, Swindle and several others with him to investigate, but as the group was attacked by Decepticons as they approached Prowl's quarters. Run down by [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]], Swindle lost an arm and leg and was left behind as the others were taken away to see Megatron. {{storylink|Before the Dawn}}

Having survived only thanks to [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] pushing him out of the train's way, a grateful Swindle brought him and several other injured Autobots to safety away from the Decepticon riots. In the process he was discovered by [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]], who was unimpressed by his empathy and prepared to execute the Autobots, only to be chased away by some neutrals. {{storylink|Heavy Is the Head}} Having had enough of all the fighting, Swindle renounced his faction and remained in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] when Starscream, now leader of the neutrals, had all Autobots and Decepticons banished from the city. {{storylink|Second Exodus}} He was among those who helped Blurr rebuild Maccadam's Old Oil House after it was burned down during the riots, {{storylink|Three Monologues}} and was standing guard at the city walls when the light of the [[Necrotitan]]'s arrival lit up Iacon. {{storylink|Dark Dawn: Dark Cybertron Chapter 1|Dark Dawn}}

Several months later, Swindle was at Blurr's bar when [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] stopped by looking for information on Starscream, and let her know that even ''he'' was disgusted by the Seeker's way of selling people out. {{storylink|A 'Bot and Her City}} When Windblade's snooping got her, Blurr and others imprisoned by Starscream, Swindle helped [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] bust them out. {{storylink|Windblade issue 3|Windblade #3}} He continued to visit Maccadam's and seemed to be becoming very good friends with Blurr. {{storylink|The World of Tomorrow}} During an investigation into several murders in the Decepticon ghetto, Swindle provided intel on where to find the [[Firecon]]s, the main suspects. {{storylink|Quest for Fire}}

[[File:FirstContact SwindleEnigma.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|right|"It surges, it merges. It turns a quintet into a boxset!"]]
After an enjoyable day watching the Stunticons try and fail to take on Optimus Prime, he was approached by Starscream who offered him use of the [[Enigma of Combination]] in robbing the colony world [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]] of its riches. Despite having told himself he had put his glory days behind him, Swindle was blinded by greed and accepted, using the Enigma to turn the Stunticons back into Menasor and bringing him to Caminus. {{storylink|First Contact (IDW)|First Contact}} Finding none of the promised riches, however, he quickly realized Starscream had tricked him. Failing to convince the raging Menasor to return to Cybertron, he tried to sneak away by himself only to be captured by one of Starscream's [[Badgeless]]. {{storylink|The Sum and Its Parts}} His pleas that it was all Starscream's idea were, of course, in vain, and he was spirited away to Starscream's secret prison. {{storylink|The Possible Light}}

Before long, Swindle was broken out by [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]], who told him to cause a diversion while he stole the Enigma. Agreeing to the deal, he took Menasor and set out to occupy the city's [[space bridge]] chamber, recruiting all manner of unhappy Decepticons with the promise that they could start a new life on Caminus. {{storylink|You, Me, and the Universe}} During their stand-off with the bridge's guards, Windblade and [[Wheeljack (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Wheeljack]], Starscream arrived and shot Swindle in the back, mortally wounding him. He whispered to Rattrap that there was proof of his deal with Starscream, then seemingly expired. {{storylink|All That Remains}} Rattrap and Wheeljack secretly moved his body into the depths of Metroplex, where Wheeljack tried his best to save Swindle's life so that they might learn what evidence Swindle had against Starscream. He did, sorta: Swindle was alive, but brain dead. {{storylink|Things We Said We'd Never Do}}

[[File:ThingsWeSaidWedNeverDo SwindleBrainDead.jpg|thumb|left|''zzzzzzzzz...no refunds...zzzzzzzzz'']]
The other Combaticons would later begin spray-painting the phrase "Swindle Lives" on walls as a symbol of their resistance against the [[Council of Worlds]] {{storylink|The Will of the Few}} because a mysterious informant known as "[[Rattrap (BW)|DC-357]]" sent Onslaught a message regarding Swindle's possession of information against Starscream. {{storylink|07:00:00}} Later, Rattrap and Wheeljack were forced by the Combaticons to lead them to Swindle. Unperturbed by his brain-dead status, Onslaught had Rattrap retrieve the Enigma of Combination, {{storylink|Things We Said We'd Never Do}} which he used on his team so that they might find Swindle's evidence. Swindle became the left leg of their combined form, [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], but his brain dead mind wreaked havoc on the combiner's psyche. After rampaging through Iacon, Bruticus was eventually brought down. {{storylink|The Line Between Us}}

Starscream, wanting another combiner on his side, had the [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Eukarian]] [[Mnemosurgery|mnemosurgeon]] [[Airachnid (G1)|Airachnid]] repair Swindle's body, and try to manipulate the Combaticons' minds so that he would have Bruticus under control. Because the Combaticons minds had imprinted on each other during their combination, Airachnid found them more susceptible to the process, and she and Starscream bribed the aware-of-the-manipulation Blast Off into covering any holes in the story. As a result, Swindle would believe that he and the other Combaticons were Starscream's secret bodyguards, and that he had been blasted in the line of duty with some angles making it appear that Starscream had shot him, with the Combaticons forming of Bruticus having been a last-ditch attempt to save Swindle's life. {{storylink|The Price of You}} After a few days, Blast Off demanded to see Swindle himself. As Airachnid was finishing up on manipulating and repairing him, Swindle greeted his teammate, thanking Blast Off for how far he and the others had apparently gone to save him. {{storylink|If I Know You}}

During the final debate before the election to decide the new leader of Cybertron, Starscream revealed all of his crimes to the public, including the manipulation of the Combaticons. As a result, Swindle and the other Combaticons were imprisoned for their rampage as Bruticus. {{storylink|The Chosen One}}

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===''Transformers Legends'' anthology===
Swindle stumbled onto a goldmine—selling off the Decepticon arsenal to the [[human]]s. Unfortunately one of his clients, [[Abdul Fakkadi (G1)|Faghadi]], was pushy and demanded his weapons ''now'', at length, while Swindle was trying to work. Swindle realized there was a way he could turn even this to his advantage. With the help of one of his [[Sato Noriko|other clients]], he was able to set Faghadi up to be captured by [[NATO]], demonstrating the weapons in the process, and making an even bigger sale to the Japanese into the bargain. Everything went perfectly, except Megatron found out where the Decepticon weapons had been disappearing to, and dispatched [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] to bring Swindle in. {{storylink|Two for the Price of One}}

===''TransTech''===
[[File:Swindleswindleandswindle.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Perhaps you'd be interested in something every homeowner cannot be without: volcano insurance!"]]
There are three Swindles running the pawn shop "[[Swindle, Swindle and Swindle]]". The jingle says it all. As does the image of three grinning Swindle heads on their sign.
<blockquote>"Three times the Swindle means three times the deal.
Come on down, it's a total steal!"</blockquote>

*Swindle the first: He's red!
*Swindle the second: He's tan but purple-chested.
*Swindle the third: He's tan but gray-chested.

[[Bad Boy]] and [[Treds]] stumbled on Swindle, Swindle and Swindle while looking for a bodyshop [[Bug Bite (GoBots)|Bug Bite]] had visited. They managed to persuade one of the Swindles that it would be in his best interest if he told them about Bug Bite's visit. Swindle showed them to the repair bay where they discovered Bug Bite had adopted a new [[C1186-P0019]] body. Before the pair left, Swindle raised the matter of Bug Bite's outstanding account, and they reluctantly paid it. {{storylink|Withered Hope}}

Finding himself trapped in a lowtech body, [[Bulletbike (TransTech)|Bulletbike]] dropped in to Swindle, Swindle and Swindle for an examination to prove he'd been [[spark]] transplanted. Though the Swindles didn't seem to quite believe his story, they conducted the tests and found nothing. After getting the trio to make some repairs to himself, Bulletbike continued on his quest. {{storylink|I, Lowtech}}

During his time as a columnist for [[Axiom Nexus News]], [[Vector Prime]] bought a [[hyper-frame]] [[Anatomic euphemism#Manifold|manifold]] from Swindle, Swindle and Swindle on one day, {{storylink|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#August 2, 2015|Ask Vector Prime, 02/08/2015}} and a [[Cyber-forcep|cyberforcep]] on another day. {{storylink|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#August 24, 2015|Ask Vector Prime, 24/08/2015}} After Vector Prime abdicated the position {{storylink|Source:Axiom Nexus News Editor#October 1, 2015|Axiom Nexus News Editor, 01/10/2015}} and Grimlock's tenure was abruptly cut short {{storylink|Source:Axiom Nexus News Editor#October 3, 2015|Axiom Nexus News Editor, 03/10/2015}}, one of (or perhaps all of) the Swindles took the post, answering questions while advertising the many products available at Swindle, Swindle & Swindle. {{storylink|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Guest column#Swindle's Spiel|Swindle's Spiel}} After a few days, Swindle was fired from the column due to subverting the terms of his paid contract, which specified that he would only answer questions. {{storylink|Source:Axiom Nexus News Editor#October 6, 2015|Axiom Nexus News Editor, 06/10/2015}}
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===''Transformers: All Spark''===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Another Episode, Part 1}} {{storylink|Another Episode, Part 2}}}}

===Starscream's New Power===
[[File:Starscream's New Power Combaticons.jpg|thumb|100px|left]]
Swindle attempted to apprehend Starscream, only to be driven back when the latter got his hands on weapons from [[Shockwave's Tower|Shockwave's lab]]. {{storylink|Starscream's New Power}}
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===''Kre-O'' online comic===
[[File:KreoComic7 swindle hydra oldsnake.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66]]
Summoned by Starscream to act as his elite squad (whose first mission, of course, was to overthrow [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]]), Swindle rolled onto the scene alongside [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]], [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]], and a repainted [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]]. When Onslaught and Brawl declared their specialties (strategy and destruction respectively), Swindle proudly offered to sell-off any blocks they recovered. Like Onslaught and Brawl, Swindle was irritated when Vortex offered to stay behind and guard the base. Even though the Combaticons combined into Bruticus, Vortex constant worry for the base's safety compelled the team to withdraw. When Starscream, under imminent threat of a beating from Megatron, contacted the team to demand to know where they were, Swindle joined his teammates in happily informing their illustrious leader they were all protecting the base together. Aww. {{Storylink|New Military Unit Combaticon! Bruticus, Combine!}}

Swindle was able to steal [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s [[Transformation cog (biology)|transformation cog]], but his looking forward to being rewarded was interrupted when the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] tracked him down to take back his loot. He combined with his team to form Bruticus, but was defeated by the Protectobots' own combined form, [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]], and taken back to the Autobot base to have his injuries treated by the gentle [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]]. {{storylink|Bad at Fighting? Rescue Team Protectobots, Dispatch!}}
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===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
The Combaticons infiltrated [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] disguised as their vehicles, with Swindle taking on the form of an APC. During the Decepticon-[[Cobra]] attack on the [[United Nations]], the Combaticons revealed themselves and combined into Bruticus to fight [[GIJONIN]]. {{storylink|Expelled from the Garden}}
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===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' marketing material===

Swindle was following [[Megatron (G1)#Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material|Megatron]] before the Decepticon movement even existed, and was one of few Decepticons to survive every second of the Great War. {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Swindle's bio}}

The [[Combaticon (G1)#Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material|Combaticons]] fought multiple tours together. It's likely that the first one of these was when they all changed their alternate modes to Earth-based ones. {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Decepticon Blast Off's bio}}

The team often needled and frustrated [[Brawl (G1)#Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material|Brawl]] in order to make better use of his focused battlefield fury. {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Brawl's bio}}

Swindle had a real reputation for being the most famous con-man on Cybertron, to the point where the Combaticons only get along with him because they knew better than to trust him with ''anything''. He also had a bad habit of trading Cybertronian technology with other species, which put him on the wrong side of the [[Tyrest Accord]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)#Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material|Ultra Magnus]]. As a result, he stuck close to his teammates. {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Swindle's bio}}

Bruticus as a combined form was created by [[Shockwave (G1)#Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material|Shockwave]] for the express purpose of pummeling Autobots. {{storylink|Shockwave (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Decepticon Shockwave's bio}}

[[Blast Off (G1)#Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material|Blast Off]] was captured at one point, leaving the team unable to form Bruticus. Eventually, they were reunited. {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Decepticon Blast Off's bio}}

The Combaticons were posted on Cybertron during the [[Combiner Wars (event)|Combiner Wars]]. {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Swindle's bio}}{{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Decepticon Blast Off's bio}}{{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Vortex's bio}}{{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Brawl's bio}}

===''Combiner Wars'' cartoon===
Swindle was among the Decepticon troops who bore witness to a pivotal duel between Optimus Prime and Megatron, one meant to end the war before the never-ending arms race between the two factions spiralled further out of control. {{storylink|Prelude to Transformers: Combiner Wars - Optimus Prime}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
Swindle served as the defense lawyer for [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], and their [[binary bonding|binary bond]] partners at their trial following the disastrous [[Great Push]]. Thanks to his efforts, the defendants were acquitted of some of the charges, but Galvatron and Scourge were ultimately sentenced to execution. {{storylink|A Brush With Infamy–Prologue}}

===''Bumblebee'' graphic novels===
[[File:WinIfYouDare-Swindle.jpg|thumb|right|250px|PEPE SILVIA!]]
Although he'd been kicked out of the Decepticons, Swindle remained in touch with his Combaticon allies and sought to get himself back into Megatron's good graces by stealing [[human]] military secrets, a mission that led him to stake out a small [[California]]n town where the United States Air Force prepared to test their new [[B-2 stealth bomber]], a secret anti-Decepticon weapon, at the [[Sierra Station]] airbase. Swindle and the other Combaticons moved into an [[Herman's Military Surplus and Museum|abandoned airfield]] on the outskirts of town by strongarming the owner [[Herman]] into complying, and turned the run-down facility into a makeshift base while the team planned their heist—stealing and applying the plane's stealth technology would make them invisible to human and Autobot sensors.

In between spying on the military, Swindle blew off steam by participating in illegal street races in [[Yosemite National Park]]. During one such race, Swindle nearly ran his competitor [[Mateo Cruz]] off the road, and the teenager likely would've died if not for the surprise intervention of [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]. The next morning, Swindle spied on project director [[Angela Cruz]] as she prepared to unveil the project the next day, unaware that his target was also Mateo's mother. Later that day, Bumblebee and Mateo headed into town to find the "mystery Jeep" from the previous night for a rematch, and a tipoff from Mateo's friend [[Nicole]] led the duo to Herman's museum. Mateo confronted Herman and accidentally uncovered evidence of the Combaticon plot; momentarily fearing that the Autobots had caught onto his plan, Swindle fled the base, successfully outmaneuvered his foe at a railroad crossing, and warned the little yellow Autobot to stay out of his way.

[[File:WinifYouDare-SwindleAltMode.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"Dude, those animals are so slagging funny they make me wanna merge without looking! YEAH, RUMSFELD!!"]]

That night, Swindle sabotaged the road to Sierra Station to blow Angela Cruz's tires, then masqueraded as a military police vehicle to lure her inside his [[alternate mode]]. Once she took the bait, Swindle captured her and took her back to Herman's museum, where he and three of the Combaticons intended to intimidate Angela into handing over the secrets behind the human stealth process. However, while Swindle was momentarily distracted by footage of Vortex battling Bumblebee, Angela momentarily distracted the Decepticon jeep long enough to make her escape and commandeer one of the decommissioned planes to make a daring escape. Swindle and the other Combaticons gave chase and confronted Bee outside of Sierra Station; with the compound now on high alert and their careful plan falling apart, the Combaticons decided to throw caution to the wind, form Bruticus, and simply smash the base to take what they wanted. Agile as ever, Bumblebee proved able to outwit the combiner, and a second barrage from the human military reduced the combiner back into his components. Onslaught advised simply stealing the aircraft and reverse-engineering the process later, but Swindle refused, shouting that he ''needed'' this win to prove himself to Megatron. Amidst the chaos, the Combaticons didn't notice Bumblebee and his human friends piloting the bomber they sought to steal, and a subsequent barrage of electromagnetic pulse bombs knocked the five out cold. The next morning, Optimus Prime and the other Autobots arrived to take the incapacitated Decepticons into custody. {{storylink|Transformers: Bumblebee - Win If You Dare|Win If You Dare}}
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===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Open Comms|''Transformers'' Valentine's Day Special]] (cameo); [[Rise of the Decepticons: Swindle's|''Transformers'' #20]] (full)}}

[[File:Swindles-SwindleTeam.jpg|thumb|right|350px|"Trademark "''Team Swindle''", I want a [[shanix]] every time someone says it!"]]

At some point, Swindle posed in a group photo with many Cybertronians, including [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]]. {{Storylink|Open Comms}} Swindle owned and operated [[Swindle's]], an illicit entertainment venue where patrons could bet on [[skitter]] races and enjoy under-the-table [[energon]]. As the proprietor, Swindle employed a variety of like-minded 'bots to help run numbers, work the crowd, and procure black market goods; these included [[Trickdiamond]], [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]], [[Headlock (G1)|Headlock]], and [[Singe]]. Swindle's various business ventures made him known to [[Security Operations]], and [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] enjoyed a particularly contentious relationship with him; despite Swindle's borderline criminal activities, Prowl was never able to nail him on concrete charges. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: Swindle's|Swindle's}} In fact, some in Security Operations even found Swindle useful. Back when [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] was running Sec-Ops, [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] went to work for Swindle, using him to eliminate the more dangerous criminal, [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]]. Smokescreen learned a good deal about Swindle's operation during this "seconding". {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part Two}}

Forever seeking new avenues of profit, Swindle began stealing and selling energon to the terrorist group known as [[The Rise]]; when the [[Tether]] fell, Singe and Gutcruncher were outsourcing some stolen energon for their new client [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]]. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: Swindle's|Swindle's}} However, Singe ran afoul of [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] and wound up in police custody; {{storylink|Arcee/Greenlight: Run}} when Mindwipe arrived at Swindle's to pick up his shipment, Swindle informed him that his agents had been intercepted during the heist. Furious, Mindwipe shouted that Security would have already traced them back to Swindle. When Prowl's team ''did'' arrive, Swindle feigned innocence during the scuffle, but Prowl had Swindle taken into custody regardless. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: Swindle's|Swindle's}}

[[File:WarWorldHunt-jailbreak.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]

As Swindle was cooling his heels in jail, however, the sitting government fell before the Rise and the Ascenticon party, forming the Decepticons in its wake. Trickdiamond and Headlock haggled with Swindle to free him from lock-up, blowing out his bars and the wall of his cell. Hearing that his muscle Gutcruncher had run off to join the revolution, Swindle decided to do some quick shopping before they left. Surveying the other cells, Swindle decided there was no profit left in Singe, and [[Storm Cloud (G1)|Storm Cloud]] was a zealot who wouldn't play ball. [[Roughstuff]], however, was a scorned ex-member of the Rise, and a nice source of muscle. Finally, Swindle was impressed with [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]'s story, killing a veteran soldier like the Rise's [[Quake (G1)|Quake]]. In exchange for getting Bumblebee next to his new target, [[Barricade (IDW)|Barricade]], Swindle negotiated for the little yellow bot's services. {{storylink|War World: Hunt}}

As Iacon quickly became a city for Decepticons only, Swindle negotiated with [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] of the Decepticon Guard to stay open. Once their license for business was secured, Swindle had Trickdiamond prep their favorite game of pumping loud-mouthed customers for information they could sell or otherwise profit from. [[Twirl (G1)|Twirl]], [[Nautilator]] and [[Reflector (G1)|Refraktor]] were three inebriated Decepticon ripe for the questioning. Swindle learned that [[Elita One (G1)|Elita-1]] (Bumblebee's sympathetic former boss from the [[Ascenticon Guard]]) was being moved through Decepticon custody. In exchange for further debt, Swindle arranged for [[Charger]] and [[Fire Beast]] to help Bumblebee spring her. Bumblebee was surprised to find Barricade guarding Elita-1. While he let go of his vendetta and didn't kill Barricade given the chance, he was suspicious of Swindle setting him up. Swindle denied it when confronted, pointing out he would have made Bumblebee pay more if he knew Barricade was involved. When Swindle mentioned his "targeted questioning" had uncovered information about the [[Enigma of Combination]], Bumblebee convinced him to expand his list of contacts. By selling this information to Optimus Prime and the Autobots, Swindle would be able to hedge his bets against either side winning the war. Seeing the appeal, Swindle allowed Bumblebee to use tech to pass the intelligence on to Prime. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Swindle's II|Swindle's II}}

[[File:DarknessOnceGazedUponPartTwo-Swindle.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]

Swindle kept his business running, although martial law under the Decepticons gave him new, sterner overlords that cut back on his illegal activities. Roughstuff wasn't doing his job as bouncer once, forcing Swindle to step in directly and escort the non-aligned Cyclonus from his bar. {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part One}}

Another nasty surprise came when Smokescreen got back in touch with Swindle through the old tunnels. The charming former Sec-Ops agent offered to pay Swindle for a speedy and discreet exit from Iacon, after he acquired a "bulky package". Swindle needed the profit, and working under the Decepticons meant his bar was practically a charity, so he closed down for the rest of the cycle. Trickdiamond couldn't believe it, though, and when she heard about the side deal with Smokescreen, she passed on the info to Decepticon Intelligence. As it happened, Smokescreen was less than forthcoming too—he arrived at the door with armed Autobots and the prisoner, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], escaping from Megatron's dungeons. {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part Two}} Swindle was caught redhanded dealing with Autobots when Sixshot blew in his wall with a squad of Decepticons. Roughstuff saw an opportunity and "detained" Swindle for Sixshot, switching sides to get back in his old Rise lieutenant's good graces. Swindle was allowed to remain useful for the Decepticons as a supplier, but his days of independence seemed to be numbered. {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part Three}}

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===''My Little Pony/Transformers''===
[[File:StuntFlying-net.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|A literal green-eyed monster.]]

Swindle was one of the many Decepticons brainwashed by [[King Sombra]] during his invasion of Cybertron. Along with Sombra's other slaves, he fired on the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]s and [[Wonderbolts]] until [[Rainbow Dash]]'s powerful "Sonic Rainboom" manoeuvre disoriented him and the others long enough for the Seekers to entangle him with net missiles. {{storylink|Stunt Flying}}

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===Energon Universe===
Swindle and the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] chased down [[Elita One (G1)#Energon Universe|Elita One]], cornering her. Before he could follow [[Onslaught (G1)#Energon Universe|Onslaught]] and [[Brawl (G1)#Energon Universe|Brawl]], the [[Autobot]] shot the [[Space bridge|spacebridge]] severing the connection between the two worlds. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 9}}

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==Commercial appearances==
*Swindle, [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]], and [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] were part of a Decepticon attack force that assaulted the Autobots' launch site. All three were rammed by Ultra Magnus in his vehicle mode as he entered the fray. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Ultra Magnus|Ultra Magnus commercial}}
*Swindle and the rest of the Combaticons charged down a ravine to face-off against [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. As they neared him, the Combaticons combined into Bruticus and took to the skies. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Bruticus and Metroplex|Bruticus and Metroplex commercial}}
*Swindle was part of a massive battle between Kreons. After being knocked around by the Autobots some, he and the Combaticons combined into Bruticus. They then chased the Autobots off alongside [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]]. {{storylink|Commercial#Kre-O|KRE-O Transformers Micro Changers and Combiners Construction Sets commercial}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
When a team of Autobots led by [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] went on the offensive, Blast Off, Swindle, and Vortex used superior military tactics to fight them off. {{storylink|War Dawn (Legends)|War Dawn}} Swindle was among the Decepticons who joined with the Quintessons in an attempt to destroy the Autobots. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness: Part 2}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsSwindle.jpg|thumb|400px|If you order now, I'll throw in a second beating absolutely free!]]
Swindle participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was a Rare character who could be recruited by collecting 160 units of Cybermetal, and 95 units of Transmetal. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers Online'' (2017 video game)===
[[File:Swindle TFO.jpg|thumb|upright=.66|[insert random Wolverine reference here]]]
{{bigquote|Let's make a deal without starting a war.}}

Looks can be deceiving, as one may perceive when dealing with Swindle. If it's anything Swindle desired the most, it would be Megatron's right hand firearm, Carnage. However, the key question is whether Swindle can deal for Megatron's bazooka without batting an eye. In comparison to his comrades, Swindle is not a devoted militant. Rather, he prefers to never miss an opportunity to profit, even if it means dealing with the Autobots... so long as Swindle, himself, is confident enough to take action.

In battle, Swindle wielded a pair of "[[Nether Claws]]" and the "[[Saboteur]]" [[grenade launcher]]. His active skill was "Spider Mine":
*'''Spider Mine'''—Swindle dispatches a Spider Mine unit. When this unit comes in contact with enemy targets, the Spider Mine wreaks havoc by jettisoning into the air and showering Swindle's opponents with a flurry of projectiles that deal 110 points of damage every 0.2 seconds. {{storylink|Transformers Online (2017 video game)|Transformers Online}} <ref>[http://tfol.qq.com/act/a20160726data/hero6.shtml Swindle on the Transformers Online website]</ref>
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Swindle-Earth-Wars.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.75| What's the point of me having a fusion cannon if I am never going to use it? Oh right I was gonna sell it! One fusion cannon for 150000 cyber coins!]]
With Swindle, it's always deal - never no deal. He'd trade Megatron's right arm for a toaster if he saw both opportunity and profit.

Swindle is the first Combaticon to make it to Earth. Starscream wanted the location of a fragment of the [[Fractal Map]], and Swindle found it for him, but there was an Autobot outpost in the way, so he took care of the short-range Laser Turrets. After the battle, Swindle traded insults with some of the Autobots posted there, and then reminded Starscream that he owes him. Big time. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Power Play Campaign}}

When Swindle caught wind that the Autobots were on the move towards a signal in the arctic first discovered by [[Cyclonus (G1)|that one guy that still hates him]], Swindle was ready to leave. But Brawl didn't help though because he attracted the attention of Starscream. Starscream took direct control of Swindle's operation and took them to the Arctic, but not before Swindle offered him a de-icer for sale. But unknown to him, Swindle had an arrangement with Megatron, so he let him in on their plan so Megatron could get there first and tell them what they found was a [[Planet-Destroying Fortress]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events| Arctic Signal}}

When Shockwave selected the next candidates for the Decepticons' next combiner, Swindle asked what was in it for him. Megatron responded by threatening to strangle the energon from his inner spark if he didn't comply. As they were slowly making progress on the combining process, Swindle made a deal: If the Combaticons successfully combined at maximum strength before the Autobots, he'll give back everything he had taken from everyone (including his angry comrades), or else pay him equivalent value.

Megatron decides to push the Combaticons to their limits and combines the Combaticons prematurely. The result is Bruticus, the Combaticons highly mentally unstable combined form. Megatron honestly doesn't care anymore what the other Combaticons say, he just wants them to stay in their combined form. Unfortunately, the celebrations are cut short when Megatron receives word Optimus has perfected his own second combiner, and so sends out Bruticus to fight against this new combiner. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events|Countdown to Combination}}

When Shockwave announced his plan to recruit allies from alternate realities, Swindle saw a profitable, glowing opportunity. He contacted Hot Rod to meet on neutral ground for the location and encryption key for the Decepticon's Space Bridge project in exchange for pure unaltered Energon. He was dismayed that Hot Rod brought Dinobot muscle along just as the Combaticons, who have been tracking Swindle, ambushed them. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events|Rogue Trader}}
Amidst the fighting between the Dinobots and Combaticons, Hot Rod made the exchange with Swindle. Starscream, who had been following Swindle the whole time, offered him a lift out, which he gladly accepted.
{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events|Event Horizon}}

Swindle offered Soundwave a deal. Optimus Prime and Megatron were stuck in the past, with [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]] gaining power, something Swindle knew Soundwave didn't want. He offered the cassette tape player a way to accomplish his goals. He knew of a way to get the [[Dark Star Saber]] away from [[Bomb-Burst (G1)|Bomb-Burst]]. Soundwave accepted Swindle's offer. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events|Target: 1984}}

Swindle stole the Dark Star Saber away from Deathsaurus by whistling. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events|The Dark Ages}}

*'''Class:''' Gunner
*'''Lowest Star Rating:''' 1 star
*'''Weapons:''' Swindle uses a standard grenade launcher to damage defenses from a long distance.
*'''Ability:''' '''Incendiary Barrage''' - Shoots 6 rockets that engulf a large area in flames dealing damage over time.
**'''Cost:''' 7 ability points +2 cost increase.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:swindle Swindle at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]
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===''Transformers: Bumblebee Overdrive''===
[[File:BBOSwindle.jpg|thumb|100px]]
Swindle was in command of the eleventh Decepticon base attacked and destroyed by the Autobots during a series of raids. He pursued the invaders in jeep 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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===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Swindle was a member of the Combaticons. {{storylink|Decepticon Directive}}

On Earth, Swindle and the other Combaticons acted as a liaison between the Decepticons and the forces of Cobra, offering them advanced alien technology in exchange for their full cooperation. While meeting with [[Chameleon (G.I. Joe)|Chameleon]] in southern [[France]], the Autobots attacked; in the ensuing fight, Swindle and Chameleon fled, leaving the other Combaticons unable to form Bruticus. The pair retreated to the small town of [[Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges]], which had been acquired by Cobra and turned into a covert staging ground for future operations. Ultimately, however, a joint Autobot-[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] taskforce entered the city and successfully captured the two villains as they tried to flee. {{storylink|Cobra/Con Fusion}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}
[[File:G1-toy Swindle.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Eh, I'd rather have elbows than shoulders anyway.]]
*'''Swindle''' (Combaticon, [[1986]]/[[1987]])
**''Team ID number'': '''C2'''
**''Takara/GiG ID number'': '''D-68'''
**''Accessories'': Large "[[Scatter blaster]]" gun, small "Gyro-Gun" pistol

:''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' Swindle transforms into a tan {{w|FMC XR311}} combat support vehicle. He features a large, back-mounted cannon with a small pistol attached to its side. In robot mode, he is armed with both weapons, which are used as hand-held artillery. Swindle normally operates as Bruticus's right leg, but as a [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1986 (Scramble City and Transformers 2010)|Scramble City]]-style combiner toy, he can also be used in any other available limb slot with any torso-robot.

:There are two different versions of the original release. The initial version uses purple-painted [[die-cast]] metal for his chestplate. This was later replaced with gray plastic.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Swindle/swindle.htm More information on Swindle at TFU.info]''
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*'''Bruticus''' (Gift set, [[1985]])
**''Takara ID number'': '''D-69'''

:In addition to his single release, Swindle was also sold in a "Bruticus" [[giftset]] alongside the other Combaticons. The gift set was never available in the USA or Canada, but only in [[Japan]] and [[Italy]].

: In 1988, [[GiG]] also re-released the Bruticus set in Italy, with five random "Exogini Transformers" ([[Decoy (G1)|Decoy]]s) added.

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*'''Decepticon Swindle''' ([[1991]])
**''Accessories'': Large "[[Scatter blaster]]" gun, small "Gyro-Gun" pistol

:Swindle was re-released in 1991 as part of the [[Europe]]an-market ''[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]]'' line. This version (which uses the plastic chestplate) was [[retool]]ed to remove the [[rubsign]] indent from his vehicle mode hood, a change made to a lot of the toys in this series.
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===''Generation 2''===
[[File:G2-toy Swindle.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Red Dead Redemption 3]]
*'''Swindle''' ([[1994]])
**''Team ID number'': '''C2'''
**''Accessories'': Large "[[Scatter blaster]]" cannon, small "Gyro-Gun" pistol

: For the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|''Generation 2'' toyline]], Swindle had all of his tan parts redecoed to bright red with purple camouflage paint and his windshield painted black. (This latter color was a sticker on the original release.) In robot mode, he has a bright purple torso, making this release quite garish.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1994/Decepticon/Swindle/swindle.htm More information on ''Generation 2'' Swindle at TFU.info]''
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[[File:G2toy-SwindleAmazon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|So yeah, don't expect a [[Leyland]] homage from this mold anytime soon.]]
*'''Bruticus''' (Box set, [[2012]])
**''Accessories'': Blaster
{{toydesigner|[[Andrew Franks]] (deco artist)}}

:Part of a giftset [[exclusive]] to [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] and [[BigBadToyStore]], this version of Swindle is a redeco of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Fall of Cybertron (2012–2013)|Generations]] [[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron (video game)|Fall of Cybertron]]'' [[Swindle (FOC)#Generations|Swindle]] in ''Generation 2'' colors. Swindle transforms into a Cybertronic jeep-like vehicle. He can form any arm or leg of Bruticus, but his nominal placement is as the right leg, as usual. Some of the purple camo was lost between the stages of [[:File:Generationstoy-G2Swindle.jpg|stock photography]] and final production.

:This mold was later retooled into [[Roadbuster (Prime)#Generations|Roadbuster]].
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===''Alternators''===
{{anchor|Alternators/Binaltech}}
[[File:Alternators Swindle toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|If you buy from this Jeep, it won't be cheap.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Jeep Wrangler Swindle''' (Alternator, [[2004]])}}</ul>
:*''Alternator ID number'': '''8'''
:*''Binaltech ID number'': '''BT-09'''
:*''Binaltech release date'': [[November 11]], 2004
:*''Accessories'': Handgun
{{toydesigner|[[Mark McCall]] (Hasbro)|[[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

:''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' Swindle is a retool of [[Hound (G1)/toys#Alternators/Binaltech|Hound]] from the same line, with his [[alternate mode]] being a [[licensed vehicle alternate modes|licensed]] 1:24 scale yellow {{w|Jeep Wrangler}} Sport. Changes from Hound include larger [[rubber tires]] and a modified front bumper with an added bullbar, plus a new head sculpt in robot mode. In vehicle mode, Swindle's doors open to reveal a realistic interior, his hood opens to reveal a fake (and inaccurate) engine bay, and his tailgate opens by hinging up at one end. As with Hound, he lacks the steering feature common in other ''Alternators'' toys but has spring-loaded suspension instead.

:In robot mode, Swindle is armed with a small laser pistol that can be stored in his spare tire. He is otherwise mostly identical to Hound except for the changed parts and color. The new head sculpt head is actually based on a cross between Generation 1 [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]]'s original toy head and his [[character model|cartoon model]]'s head, since this retool was originally intended for an ''Alternators'' version of Trailbreaker, which was canceled due to [[trademark]] issues, among other things.

:The main difference between Hasbro's ''Alternators'' version and the Japanese ''Binaltech'' version is that the latter features parts made of [[die-cast]] metal for some of its vehicle mode shell, and has the entire vehicle shell painted.

:Swindle was later redecoed into the ''Alternators''-only [[Rollbar (G1)#Alternators|Rollbar]].

::*[[Source:Transformers Binaltech bios#9|Archive of ''Binaltech'' Swindle's bio and tech specs]]
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Decepticon/AltSwindle/swindle.htm More information on ''Alternators'' Swindle at TFU.info]''
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===''Universe'' (2008)===
[[File:Universe-ROTF-toy Swindle.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Dolla dolla bill y'all]]
*'''Bruticus Maximus''' ([[2008]])
**''Series'': '''G1 Series'''
**''Accessories:'' Quad blaster (hand/foot), Decepticon-type [[energon star]]

:''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' Swindle is a redeco of the ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Blackout (combiner)#Toys|Blackout]]/[[Stormcloud (Energon)#Toys|Stormcloud]] sculpt, transforming into a tan assault helicopter somewhat similar to an AH-1 Cobra. Appropriately enough, his markings include dollar signs ($) on the air intake housings flanking his cockpit. When combined with the other Combaticons, Swindle is nominally [[Bruticus (G1)#Universe (2008)|Bruticus Maximus]]'s right leg, though he can be used in any other limb position.

:He was only available as part of the ''Universe'' Bruticus Maximus [[giftset]], which also contains [[Vortex (G1)#Universe (2008)|Vortex]], another redeco of the same sculpt used for Swindle. The ''Universe'' version of the giftset was initially intended to be released as a [[Target]] exclusive in the United States, but ultimately ended up being only available in some non-American markets such as Australia and Singapore. Instead, American markets eventually received a [[rebranding|rebranded]] version of this giftset (with no changes to the toys themselves) in ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' packaging (thereby creating new [[live-action film series]] [[Swindle (ROTF)|Swindle]] and [[Vortex (Movie)|Vortex]] characters), exclusively available at Target stores in the United States and at Zellers stores in Canada.

:This sculpt was also used to make ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Topspin (Classics)#Toys|Topspin]], as well as the ''[[Transformers United|United]]'' versions of Swindle (see [[#United|below]]) and [[Vortex (G1)#United|Vortex]]. Another planned redeco, ''[[Transformers (2007 toyline)|Movie]]'' [[Reverb (Movie)#Toys|Reverb]], was canceled.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/TargetSwindle/swindle.htm More information on ''Universe'' Swindle at TFU.info]''
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===''Henkei! Henkei!''===
[[File:TF-Henkei-Deluxe-Detritus.jpg|upright=.66|thumb|Hey, [[Shortround (Cybertron)|you!]] Can I interest you in an unreleased Transformers toy?]]
*'''Swindle'''? (Deluxe Class, <s>200?</s>)
:*''Accessories'': Missile launcher

:A redeco of ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' Deluxe Class [[Hound (G1)/toys#Univ2008Dx|Autobot Hound]] in Swindle colors (with a deco layout based on [[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|''Henkei! Henkei!'']] [[Hound (G1)/toys#Henkei! Henkei!|Hound]]), with a Decepticon insignia, was displayed as part of an exhibit at [[Transformers Expo]] in 2014, including a seemingly unchanged [[Ravage (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Ravage]].<ref name="tfexpo1">[https://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">[https://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">[https://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''===
*'''Bruticus''' ([[2009]])
**''ID number:'' '''16'''

:A reissue of the original G1 Swindle toy at first sight, this toy is actually a redeco of the ''Robots in Disguise'' Rollbar retool of the sculpt. This version of Swindle was only available as part of a Bruticus gift set released under [[TakaraTomy]]'s ''[[Transformers Encore|Encore]]'' line of reissues.
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===''Generations''===
[[File:Generationstoy-RetailSwindle.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|(''Hasbro Version Pictured'')]]
[[File:TF-Generations-JP-TG06-Swindle.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Remember folks, always stay gold. With a bang. (''TakaraTomy Version Pictured'')]]
*'''Swindle''' (Deluxe, 2012)
**''Series/number'': '''01/#005'''
**'''PART 4 OF 5!'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''TG06'''
**''TakaraTomy release date:'' [[January 26]], [[2013]]
**''Accessories'': Blaster
{{repurposed|as=versions of Generation 1 Swindle|toy=''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' toys of "[[Aligned continuity family|Aligned continuity]]" [[Swindle (FOC)#FOCDeluxe|Swindle]]|plural|by=various sources beginning|year=2013}}

:A [[redeco]] of Swindle from the [[Bruticus (WFC)#FOCDeluxe|Decepticon Bruticus]] gift set was available individually alongside his fellow Combaticons as part of the second [[wave]] of the ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron (video game)|Fall of Cybertron]]''-themed 2012-onwards Deluxe Class ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' assortment. These versions of the Combaticons replace the [[show-accuracy|game-accurate]], [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]-inspired decos with more "flashy" colors apparently homaging the color scheme of [[Bruticus Maximus (Energon)|Bruticus Maximus]]. Swindle replaces the ocher from his gift set release with a bright shade of yellow.

:Aside from the colors, mass retail Swindle is identical to the version from the Decepticon Bruticus gift set.

:The Takara release of Swindle has the yellow plastic from Hasbro's release covered in a gold paint. He features more game-accurate colors, including a painted purple visor, more detailed shoulderpads, and silver feet.

:Unsurprisingly for an Aligned toy inspired by Generation 1, ''Fall of Cybertron'' Swindle was used in multiple Generation 1-based stories, with the Hasbro deco [[Swindle (G1)#Starscream's New Power|appearing]] in the short comic "[[Starscream's New Power]]" and the TakaraTomy deco [[Swindle (G1)#Transformers: All Spark|appearing]] in the ''[[Transformers: All Spark]]'' manga series and the ''[[Transformers Cloud]]'' stories.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Decepticon/Swindle/swindle.htm More information on retail Swindle at TFU.info]''
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===''United''===
[[File:United Bruticus Maximus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5]]
*'''Bruticus''' ([[November 7]], [[2012]])
**''Accessories:'' Quad blaster (hand/foot), Decepticon-type [[energon star]]

:Released exclusively by TakaraTomy in non-Japanese Asian markets, this redeco of the ''Energon'' Bruticus Maximus set has colours similar to the previous ''Universe'' (2008)/''Revenge of the Fallen'' release, but with a greater emphasis on G1-accuracy. Swindle is monochromatic compared to the previous release, replacing the sand and brown plastic with a uniform tan colour scheme. Additionally, the quad blaster/combined mode foot/hand previously cast in translucent coloured plastic is now opaque grey, though his energon star remains red.
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===''Bot Shots''===
[[Image:BotShots Swindle.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]
*'''Combaticons''' (Multi-pack, 2013?)
**''Number'': '''T0??'''
{{toydesigner|[[Andrew Scribner]] (deco artist)}}
***''Fist strength'':
***''Blaster strength'':
***''Sword strength'': '''537'''

:A redeco of ''[[Bot Shots (toyline)|Bot Shots]]'' [[Ironhide (Movie)/toys#Bot Shots|Ironhide]], Swindle automatically transforms from spoiler-equipped pickup truck to robot when a sharp impact is applied to his front end. He was to be sold in a five-pack with [[Onslaught (G1)#Bot Shots|Onslaught]], [[Brawl (Movie)#5Pack|Decepticon Brawl]], [[Blast Off (G1)#Bot Shots|Blast Off]], and [[Vortex (G1)#Bot Shots|Vortex]], but this never saw release.

:This mold was also used to make [[Dirt Boss (Cybertron)#Bot Shots|Super Bot Dirt Boss]] and [[Hound (G1)/toys#Bot Shots|Blitz Shot Autobot Hound]].

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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-toy SwindleKreon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Sneaky little bastard. He probably rips open blind-packs at the store and sells the contents for double the price.]]
*'''Decepticon Bruticus''' (Micro-Changer Combiner, [[2013]])
**''Set number'': '''A2225'''
**''Pieces'': '''79'''
**''Accessories'': Pistol
{{toydesigner|[[Ed Masiello]] (Hasbro)}}

:[[Kreon]] Swindle can be rebuilt from his robot mode into a jeep. He can also contribute his bricks to form [[Bruticus (G1)#Kre-O|Bruticus]]. He was only available as part of the Bruticus [[Micro-Changer]] combiner set, part of the first assortment of Combiners available.

:Interestingly, he is the only one in the set to be based on his original [[Character model|animation model]], with his fellow Kreon Combaticons painted to resemble their original toys instead.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/Kre-OSwindle/swindle.htm More information on Swindle at TFU.info]''

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*'''Combiner Robot Mega Pack''' (3-pack, 2016)
**''Set number'': '''B6425'''
**''Pieces'': '''245'''
**''Accessories'': Pistol

:In 2016, Dollar General stores in the US got a three-pack of [[Superion (G1)#Kre-O|Superion]], Bruticus, and [[Menasor (G1)#Kre-O|Menasor]] that sold for a mere $14. Given the original kits retailed at $10 apiece, wow. While a couple of the Kreons inside had small changes, Swindle was one of the ones identical to his original release.
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===''Combiner Wars''===
[[File:CW-toy Swindle.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Hey, a swindler remolded from a rook! Geddit? Geddit?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Swindle''' (Deluxe Class, [[2016]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Gun, double-barreled gun/fist/foot
{{toydesigner|[[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:Released as part of wave 5 of the ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Deluxe Class figures, Swindle is a heavy [[retool]] of ''Combiner Wars'' [[Rook (CW)#Toys|Rook]], featuring a significant alternate mode alteration to look like a teched-out military SUV. He comes with a three-barreled minigun-rifle and a hand/foot/gun for limb mode. Later versions of Swindle featured a [[variant#Running changes|running change]] in the form of a slight retool to his smaller weapon, adding nubs to its end allowing it to attach over his shoulder (for [[Hound (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Hound]], his later retool). If the seat and steering wheel visible in his alt-mode are intended for humans, his jeep is supposed to be [[scale#|the same size]] as Brawl's tank.

:Being a ''Combiner Wars'' figure, Swindle can combine with his fellow [[Combaticon (G1)#Combiner Wars|Combaticons]] to form [[Bruticus (G1)#Combiner Wars|Bruticus]] as either an arm or a leg. He can also combine with any ''Combiner Wars''-style Voyager Class figure or even form one of [[Godbomber#Legends|''Legends'' Godbomber's]] legs. He has a 5mm post accessible in his combiner leg mode that allows a ''Combiner Wars'' [[Scrounge (G1)#Combiner Wars|Scrounge]] or a ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' [[Cosmos (G1)#Titans Return|Cosmos]] to attach as a shin guard.

:Unfortunately, due to the internal molding of his shins, repeatedly transforming Swindle will eventually create horizontal scratch marks across the hip joints. Swindle also has a hard time holding together solidly; when squeezing his legs together for vehicle mode, the vehicle mode front angles down. When tabbing the hood section into the legs, it pops the legs apart, but straightens up the front of the vehicle. The details between the arms, the hood section, and the legs also never line up completely in vehicle mode. It is entirely likely that this is all caused by the aforementioned internal molding of the shins.

[[File:UWSwindlePrototype.jpg|thumb|upright=1.0|left|Don't worry, I know where I can get a better gun.]]

:An early "gray model" resin [[prototype]] of Swindle featured a different version of his handheld weapon with a single, large barrel. Images of this appeared in both the Japanese ''[[Figure Ō]]'' magazine,<ref name="figureoh216">[https://web.archive.org/web/20180611031701/https://www.allspark.com/2016/01/figure-king-215-216-hi-res-transformers-scans-unite-warriors-blast-off-mp-primal/ Figure Oh! 216 scans] at The Allspark (via the Internet Archive).</ref> and the behind-the-design "On Deck Genesis" section in the back of ''Combiner Wars'' Swindle's pack-in comic, which also featured early sketches of the figure wielding the same weapon. Very early solicitations of ''Unite Warriors'' Bruticus also displayed Swindle with this weapon. These are the only instances this version of his weapon have ever been used, as the gray model prototype on display at [[Wonder Festival]] 2016 Winter, the official promotional Hasbro CG render for the ''Combiner Wars'' figure and all [[stock photography|stock photo]]s for both the ''Combiner Wars'' and the ''Unite Warriors'' version depict the regular weapon.

:In the United States, Australia, New Zealand, and Asia, Swindle came in English-only packaging including a copy of "''Combiner Wars'' #4" (actually [[City on Fire|''Robots in Disguise'' #12]]). In Canada, Latin America, and Europe, he was available in different types of [[multilingual packaging]] including a character card featuring his comic book cover/[[package art]] instead. He and the last three waves of Combiner Wars Deluxe and Voyager figures later showed up at TJ Maxx at reduced prices with the collector card.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Decepticon/CWSwindle/swindle.htm More information on ''Combiner Wars'' Swindle at TFU.info]''
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[[File:CW-toy Swindle G2.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Bruticus''' (Collection Pack, 2016)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Gun, double-barreled gun/fist/foot

: The entire ''Combiner Wars'' Combaticon team was redecoed into close approximations of their ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' colors; Swindle turned out more a reddish-orange than the more pure-red of the "original", plus his optics are red rather than his normal spiffy purple. Unfortunately, he still has the original Decepticon faction symbol, not the ''Generation 2'' style one.

: This version of the team was only available as a large boxed set, which also included a ''Generation 2''-ish version of [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#CWG2|Shockwave]]. This was the fourth of five different combiner "Collection Pack" box sets, which were "shared exclusives" sold by numerous online retailers... though many ultimately ended up at US discounters like Ross and TJ Maxx.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Decepticon/CWG2Swindle/swindle.htm More information on ''Combiner Wars'' Generation 2 Swindle at TFU.info]''
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===''Unite Warriors''===
[[File:TF-Unite-Warriors-UW07-Swindle.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Bruticus''' (Giftset, [[June 25]], [[2016]])
**''ID number:'' '''UW-07'''
**''Accessories'': Gun, double-barreled gun/fist/foot

:''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' Swindle is a redeco of the ''Combiner Wars'' mold in a color scheme based on his cartoon appearance, most obviously by painting his lower torso and hood purple and his face silver. He also features additional paint details on places like his hands and rims, and his hand-foot-gun is cast in the same yellow as his body. Swindle was sold only in a multi-pack with the other Combatrons. As with the G2 Bruticus set, Swindle does not use the retooled blaster from the later releases of the mold.

:As a Deluxe Class ''Unite Warriors'' figure, he can combine to form the leg or arm of any combiner from Hasbro's ''Combiner Wars'' subline or any ''Unite Warriors'' figure, but would usually be associated with [[Bruticus (G1)#Unite Warriors|Bruticus]].
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==Merchandise==
===''Transformers Character Card''===
[[File:Transformers Character Card Bruticus and Defensor.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb]]
*'''Guardian & Bruticus Set''' ([[December]], [[2023]])
**''ID number:'' '''71 & 72'''

:Released as part of the tenth wave of the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive ''[[Transformers Character Card]]'' series, this pair of holographic trading cards depict super-deformed art of "[[Defensor (G1)|Guardian]]" (with his components [[Blades (G1)|Blades]], [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]], [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]], [[Groove (G1)|Groove]], and [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]]) and [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] (with ''his'' components [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]], [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]], [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]], Swindle and [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]]) along with [[bio|character profiles]] and [[Tech Spec|tech specs]].
::*''[[Source:Transformers Character Card#71|Translation of Defensor's Transformers Character Card]]''

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===''Blokees''===
[[File:Blokees-TF-DV05-Swindle-vehicle.jpg|thumb|250px|On his way to sell Special Armor Types with the highest possible prices!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Swindle (Vehicle)''' (2025)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Defender Version 05 - Traitor to Tyranny'''

:Released as part of the fifth wave of the ''Defender Version'' line of blind boxes, this ''Blokees'' kit of Swindle is molded in his jeep form. Like the Constructicon vehicles, Swindle features two combiner hardpoints for [[Bruticus_(G1)#Blokees|Bruticus]].
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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Swindle''' (Blokees Wheels, 2025)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Blokees Wheels Transformers 01 - Roll Out!'''

: Part of the first wave of [[Blokees]] Wheels series of blind-boxed 1/64-scale vehicles, this Swindle kit is based on his Military Jeep alt mode in his depiction in IDW's ''The Transformers'' series. While Swindle features die-cast metal on his vehicle shell, he also features a universal Chassis Connector, used by all vehicle mode kits in the lineup, and the vehicle features rotatable turret, foldable windshield and the open cab allow the chase kits' driver figures and similar small size driver figure to interact. It also shares the mold with the line's [[Hound (G1)#Blokees Wheels|Hound]] figure.
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==Notes==
*The [[character model]]s of the Combaticons are kinda... okay, heavily made-up. Swindle is particularly glaring, as his original 1986 toy was based on an {{w|FMC XR311|XR311}} combat vehicle (a predecessor to the {{w|High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle|AM General Humvee}}), whereas his character model was a much smaller Jeep, including a Jeep front on his robot chest, which the fiction has stuck with ever since. [[:File:G1OddCombat.jpg|Early models of the team]] which were a bit more accurate to the toys—except for the heads, oddly enough—have shown up in various sourcebooks, though Swindle's is still off in some very odd ways.
*Swindle is the only Combaticon that doesn't have a faceplate or visor. Perhaps he sold it?
*In the Wings of Honor continuity the Combaticons are swayed to the Decepticon side by Deathsaurus appealing to their darker natures, represented by one of the Seven Deadly Sins. Swindle's vice is, predictably enough, his Greed.
*Unlike his fellow Combaticons, Swindle [[:File:A better tomorrow Swindle Sky Byte.jpg|did not notably sport]] a redesign in "season 1" of the 2012 ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|Robots in Disguise]]'' comic series based on [[Swindle (FOC)|his Aligned counterpart]]'s [[:File:FOC-Swindlecap.jpg|video game model]] in [[High Moon Studios]]' ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron (video game)|Fall of Cybertron]]''.
*The packaging of the 1990 European [[Classics (Europe)|Classics]] release of the original [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] toy depicted the Combaticons in new color schemes, despite the fact that the actual toys looked identical to their original releases. While it may never be known for certain, it has been theorized that these colors originated from a packaging printing error rather than a legitimate attempt to [[redeco]] the Combaticons.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Swindle''' (スィンドル ''Swindoru'')
*''French:'' '''Filou''' (Canada, "Swindler")
*''Hungarian:'' '''Svindli''' ("Spoof")
*''Italian:'' '''Crasher'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Zhàpiàn''' (诈骗, "Swindle")
*''Russian:'' '''Fingal''' (Фингал, "Black Eye")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Vígaro'''

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:G1OddCombat.jpg
File:EuroClassicsCombaticons.jpg
File:CW Swindle cvr.jpg|''Combiner Wars'' comic packaging art
File:EW-skin-Swindle-G2.jpg|''Earth Wars'' ''Generation 2''-themed skin
File:Transformers 2023 14 2nd Ptg Cover B.jpg
</gallery>

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Alternators Decepticons]]
[[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising Decepticons]]
[[Category:Combaticons]]
[[Category:Combiner Wars Decepticons]]
[[Category:Dreamwave Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Earth Wars Decepticons]]
[[Category:Elite Guard]]
[[Category:Energon Universe Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 cartoon Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 2 Decepticons]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Decepticons]]
[[Category:IDW (2019) Transformers]]
[[Category:Kre-O Decepticons]]
[[Category:Kreons]]
[[Category:Marvel Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Merchants]]
[[Category:The Headmasters Decepticons]]
[[Category:Transformers Character Card Decepticons]]
[[Category:Transformers Roleplaying Game Autobots]]
[[Category:TransTech Decepticons]]
[[Category:Turncoats]]
[[Category:Unite Warriors Decepticons]]
[[Category:United Decepticons]]
[[Category:Wings Universe Autobots]]
[[Category:Wings Universe Decepticons]]

Runabout (G1)

2025-11-24T13:21:05Z

Mr Camhed: /* Blokees */ Corrections

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{{Disambigm|Runabout (disambiguation)|Over-Run (disambiguation)}}
:''Runabout is a [[Decepticon]] [[Battlecharger]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Runaboutg1.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|You treat your stepmother with respect, Pantera!]]
'''Runabout''' is not the brains of the [[Battlecharger]]s (they're both pretty much dim-bulbs), but he is much calmer and certainly more articulate<ref>But not more [[Articulation|articulated]].</ref> than [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]], and his presence helps keep the latter's cross-wired mind on task. That said, Runabout usually joins in with whatever mad ideas Runamuck comes up with, just to keep from being bored. Runabout is very susceptible to boredom.

Besides, Runabout loves a good wreck just as well as his crazy comrade, but it's not because he craves to create wreckage—he simply wishes to destroy, and enjoys the spectacle of chaos and big fiery explosions. To help create these he has a [[particle beam rifle]] that shoots a stream of heavy and energetic neutrons. Unfortunately, he craves destruction so much that it continually distracts him from his assigned duties.

Runabout is a little faster than Runamuck, with a 185 MPH top speed, but can only go about 550 miles. He is equally able to transform quickly, taking about .4 seconds to do so. Also like his partner, he is not averse to breaking windows or draping cylinder-wiping paper over the enemy base, or other puerile acts of vandalism. But he uses bigger words when doing so.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}
[[File:Battlechargersperchance.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|"Heh heh heh." "Huh huh huh."]]
The Battlechargers were summoned to [[Earth]] from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] by [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]], who wanted a dramatic way to announce his challenge to [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] for a fight to the death. The two reckless Decepticons left and promptly ignored their orders, and instead began to raise a bit of random highway havoc. ''Encountering [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]], the two dropped firetraps and wrecked piles of cars behind them. Unable to stop them quietly on his own terms, Prowl grew angry and... was halted by Optimus Prime, who was dismayed with his recklessness.''<ref>This story may not have happened in the Marvel continuity proper, as it occurs in a dream sequence within a story that leads into the incompatible [[Earthforce]] storyline.</ref> {{storylink|...Perchance to Dream}} During a break in the mayhem, they rested in a parking lot and saw a [[Noah Acton|defiant youngster]] expressing his disgust of family vacations through graffiti. His dad angrily escorted him back to the station wagon, and their holiday trip resumed. The Battlechargers, impressed by the boy's disregard for authority, began following the family on a road trip through the [[United States of America|U.S.]], defacing any monuments they happened upon (such as [[Mount Rushmore]], the [[Gateway Arch]] in [[St. Louis]], and the [[Washington Monument]]). They wrote insults and jokes in a Cybertronian language, thus attracting the attention of [[Rapid Anti-robot Assault Team|RAAT]], which had already captured thirteen Autobots.

[[File:Battlechargers-marvel23a.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
RAAT caught up with them in [[Philadelphia]], where [[Circuit Breaker (G1)|Circuit Breaker]] engaged them in a battle that nearly killed the graffiti-inclined boy. They escaped, and took a break to learn English (not ''well'', mind you) for their next stop, the [[Statue of Liberty]]. There they engaged Circuit Breaker once again, only this time, having been stripped of her command for her actions in their last encounter, she faced them in [[Circuit Breaker's Autobot suit|a giant machine]] jury-rigged from the Autobots RAAT had captured previously. The two hooligans met quick defeat at the hands of her makeshift gestalt, their charred bodies sent plunging into the harbor. {{storylink|Decepticon Graffiti!}} ''Optimus, worried, watched multiple screens showing the latest attacks by Decepticon arrivals from Cybertron, and saw that Runamuck and Runabout were only the most recent to endanger human life.'' {{storylink|Prey!}}

[[File:MarvelUS75 Runabout Demon.JPG|left|upright=1.4|thumb|Well, I guess it's kind of sad that they're dead and all. But it's [[Night of the Combaticons|not]] like they had [[Devastation issue 6|bright futures]] ahead of them.]]
When [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] wanted to wrest control of the Earth-based Decepticons from [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], the Battlechargers joined his motley band of rebels. {{storylink|Surrender!}} They attacked Scorponok's [[New Jersey (Earth)|New Jersey]] [[New Jersey base|base]], collapsing it onto itself. Starscream then urged his comrades to help him dig out whatever survivors there might be to offer them a choice; join them or be destroyed. Unfortunately, the first to be excavated was Scorponok. Runabout, [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]], Runamuck, and [[Triggerhappy (G1)|Triggerhappy]] tried to gun him down together, but their laser fire proved ineffective against Scorponok's ultra-dense armor. The enemy leader easily tackled all four of them at once, taking them out of the ensuing battle. {{storylink|...All This and Civil War 2}} Just as said battle ended, the combatants were transported to Cybertron by [[Primus]], who was gathering his Transformer children to stand against the demigod [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]. The pair were in attendance as Primus spoke to the assembled Transformers through the body of [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron]], though Runamuck was more concerned about some Autobots they'd recently angered as Runabout screwed his [[kibble]] back on. {{storylink|The Void! (US)|The Void!}} Runamuck was killed during the planet-rending battle, but Runabout survived and was strolling with [[Battletrap (G1)|Battletrap]] the next day when he was attacked and devoured by a Cybertronian [[Demon]]. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}
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=====Earthforce=====
{{earthforcefiction}}
[[File:Runabout grimlock neutron cannon two steps back.jpg|thumb]]
As the [[Decepticon Civil War]] took a different path, Runabout and Runamuck were still working on the side of Shockwave and [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]]. In a fight with the Dinobots, Runabout got his hand stamped on by [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] while reaching for his weapon—very painful. He stayed behind after the battle in order to get revenge, and pulled a [[neutron cannon]] on Grimlock at close range. Grimlock seemed suitably impressed by the weapon, and suggested the Battlecharger take a step or two back for his own safety because of the recoil. Seemed like a sound suggestion to Runabout so he backed himself up... right over a cliff. Dumb 'Con. {{storylink|Two Steps Back!}}

[[File:Battlechargers stunticons life in the slow lane.jpg|thumb|left]]
The conflict between Megatron's and Shockwave's forces reached a height neither faction leader was comfortable with, so the two Decepticon leader called for an [[Enclave]] to negotiate an alliance. Runabout attended the festivities, only for some Autobot saboteurs to fake an assassination attempt on Megatron. A giant brawl ensued, and Runabout got the stuffing beat out of him. {{storylink|The Bad Guy's Ball!}}

When Megatron lost a [[global warming satellite]] to the Autobots, along with its poison gas canisters, Shockwave sent the Battlechargers out to retrieve it for his own purposes. They ran into [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] and [[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]] at the crash site, and got into a fight over who would take possession of the rocket and its contents. Little did they know the Autobot [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]] had already removed and neutralized the rocket's contents, making their tussle utterly pointless. {{storylink|Life in the Slow Lane}} Later, after the Decepticon factions unified, Runabout and Runamuck were seen attacking the Autobot [[Earthbase]] with the full Decepticon force, but they ultimately failed to gain any ground and retreated. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer!}}

{{note|Runabout and Runamuck are mistakenly named as Megatron's troops in "[[Life in the Slow Lane]]", just as the Stunticons are mistakenly identified as working for Shockwave.}}

=====Rhythms of Darkness!=====
In an alternate future in [[2009]], Runabout was among the warriors defending the [[Decepticon Powerbase]] against a desperate assault launched by the last seven remaining Autobots. {{storylink|Rhythms of Darkness!}}

====''Regeneration One''====
[[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]] and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] discovered Runabout's remains in the [[Primus]] chamber deep beneath the surface of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Three}} Later in [[Zero Space]], the [[Dark Matrix]] entity revealed to Rodimus Prime that it had sent the Demon to abduct Runabout so that it could feast upon his [[spark]] energy. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 5}}

====''Transformers '84''====
[[File:Decepticons purge secrets and lies 1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6]]
Early in the [[Great War (G1)|war]] on Cybertron, Runabout was part of a Decepticon assault alongside [[Chop Shop (G1)|Chop Shop]], [[Barrage (Insecticon)|Barrage]], [[Ransack (G1)|Ransack]], [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]], [[Octane]], [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]], [[Venom (G1)|Venom]], and the Autobot double agent [[Punch (G1)|Counterpunch]]. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 1|Secrets & Lies #1}}
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===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Roger Behr]] (English), [[Yoku Shioya]] (Japanese)|[[Hans-Rainer Müller]] (German), [[Willy Schäfer]] (German, Generation 2 Dub)}}
[[File:GhostMachine PossessedRunabout.jpg|left|thumb|GAH! Sparkles everywhere! Must shoot!]]
In [[2006]], Runabout was guarding [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]'s city mode on [[Chaar]] with Runamuck. They were attacked by [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and the ghost of [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]], who wanted to steal one of Trypticon's eyes for Unicron. Starscream possessed Runabout, shot Runamuck, then ran into a wall, knocking Runabout unconscious. Runamuck, however, was able to sound an alarm, and [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]], and [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] arrived to help. Scourge got Trypticon's eye, and Starscream possessed Astrotrain and escaped. Later, under Unicron's orders, Starscream returned to Chaar and took control of Trypticon, not knowing that Dirge, Thrust, and the Battlechargers were inside. Starscream used Trypticon to bring Unicron's head down Cybertron's surface, but Thrust sabotaged Trypticon from within before Starscream could connect Unicron to the planet. Starscream came out of Trypticon and demanded that Unicron give him a corporeal form so he could complete the connections. Just as Unicron did so, Autobot-planted explosives detonated and sent Unicron's head back into orbit. Starscream was also flung into outer space, where [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] began pursuing him. Trypticon (and the Decepticons inside him) were probably thrown into space as well. Although the Battlechargers never appeared again, Trypticon and the others did, so they most likely did survive. {{storylink|Ghost in the Machine (G1)|Ghost in the Machine}}
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====''Legends'' comic====
Runabout and Runamuck were among the Decepticons who attacked the [[Ark (G1)|Autobot base]] in the 1980s to steal the [[Transform Super Cog]]. Using their car modes, the duo barreled through the Autobot defenders, entered the base and seized the cog only to be defeated by [[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]] and [[Twin Twist]]. {{storylink|Slugslinger's Ambition}}

====''Wings Universe''====
{{Wingsnote}}
[[File:ComingStorm1-Battlechargers.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
Runabout and Runamuck were present during the battle that led to the destruction of [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] and [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]. {{storylink|Generation 2: Redux}} At some other time, the pair were hanging out with the equally-delinquent pair of [[Jetstorm (G2)|Jetstorm]] and [[Deluge (G2)|Deluge]] when a [[Nexus Prime|giant Autobot]] and his [[Aquarius (SG)|Quintesson cohort]] wandered into their territory. While Jetstorm and Deluge jumped the Autobot, Runabout and Runamuck tortured the Quintesson. The Decepticons misjudged the strength of their victims, and a short moment later all four Decepticons were defeated, left brutally embarrassed. {{storylink|The Coming Storm: Part 1}}

At some point between various upgrades, both Battlechargers were offered a flight mode but turned it down. Runamuck often forgot this detail, and Runabout had to constantly remind him that he couldn't take to the air. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 43|Runamuck's profile in Club magazine #43}}

After having been absent from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] for a very long time, [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] made a secret return. He enlisted Runabout and Runamuck in filling him in on what he had missed, and the pair gave him a very amusing, yet sufficiently informative, recollection of the events of the [[Battle of Autobot City]] and [[The Rebirth]]. The information convinced Jhiaxus that this would be the perfect time to rebuild his [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian Empire]]. {{storylink|A Flash Forward}}

The two Battlechargers were dispatched to find some [[personality component]]s, and in the process discovered a [[stasis hibernation pod]] which opened to reveal [[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]]. {{storylink|A Flash Forward, Part 2}} They took the amnesiac Side Burn him back to Jhiaxus, after which they all headed to [[Nebulos]], where Jhiaxus had Runabout and Runamuck kidnap [[Hi-Q]]. {{storylink|A Flash Forward, Part 3}} After they arrived on [[Qre]], the pair engaged in some racing with Side Burn. {{storylink|A Flash Forward, Part 4}} When Side Burn's advances were rebuffed by [[Nightracer (G2)|Nightracer]], Runabout told him to go after her, and the Battlechargers followed. {{storylink|A Flash Forward, Part 5}} Following Jhiaxus's defeat, Side Burn promised the pair leniency, and indeed after the pair returned to Earth with the Autobots, Hi-Q said he wouldn't press charges. {{storylink|A Flash Forward, Part 6}}
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===Battle Beneath the Ice===
[[File:BBTI-RunaboutandRodimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.0|>>TO BE CONTINUED]]
During a mission to destroy the [[Golden Gate Bridge]] in [[San Francisco]], the Battlechargers were faced with the Autobots [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]], [[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]], and [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]]. While Runamuck, who was terrified of heights, stopped at the start of the bridge, Runabout chased after Hot Rod while shooting wildly. Unfortunately, the Autobot outmanoeuvred him, and Runabout was sent careening off the bridge and into the San Francisco Bay. The battle was televised on the news and recorded by the human [[Jeff Grey]], who later ran into Hot Rod and discussed it with him. {{storylink|Battle Beneath the Ice}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:Predaconstww.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|"So, uh, since you're the president and in charge of the army and stuff, does that mean you can invade a country and, like, set it on fire?"]]
In the early days of the war, while Optimus Prime and Megatron had their first confrontation, the Runabout and Runamuck duo joined [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] and [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] in forcibly extracting data from [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], and helped [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] assume control over Megatron's plans. {{storylink|The War Within issue 4|The War Within #4}} About a million years later, Megatron was lost in a [[space bridge]] accident, and the Decepticons split into several splinter factions. The Battlechargers joined Starscream's faction of [[Predacon (War Within)|Predacons]] during this time, but were defeated at [[Tyger Pax]] by the united Autobot, Decepticon and [[Ultracon]] forces. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath}}

In modern times, the Battlechargers were working for [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] as assassins. In the [[Old Slave Trails]], Runabout caught the double agent [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] leading Optimus Prime to safety with the Autobot revolutionaries, and blasted a hole through the [[Triple Changer]]'s chest. Moving in to eliminate Prime as well, Runabout was caught off-guard by [[Gnaw (G1)|Gnaw]] and was... gnawed on for a while. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}}

Somehow he pulled himself back together, and hooked up with Runamuck again after Shockwave's fall. Dodging Autobot patrols while looking for a working [[CR chamber]] to fully repair themselves, the Battlechargers found one of Shockwave's abandoned laboratories, and accidentally unleashed the [[electrum]]-enhanced clone warrior, [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]]. The clone's ambient radiation considerably weakened Runabout. Then he incinerated Runabout's head. That didn't help either. {{storylink|Night of the Combaticons}}

Runabout was later found, offline but alive, by the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]]. [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] started repairing him and Runamuck as they were taken into custody. {{storylink|Black Sunshine}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Infiltration issue 0|''Infiltration'' #0]]}}

[[File:Megs Origins Battlechargers.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]

Runabout was one of many bots to come from distant regions of Cybertron to attend Megatron's speeches and demonstrations of power as the Decepticon faction begun to take shape. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}} In the early days of the war, Runabout, Runamuck, and [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]] tried and failed to stop some captured Autobots from escaping the [[Citadel]]. {{storylink|Rise}} They were later present in [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]] when [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] announced he was the new leader of the Decepticons. {{storylink|Wreckage (issue)|Wreckage}}

[[File:Infiltration1-gimme.jpg|thumb|left|200px|"''Hey'', [[Verity Carlo|babeh]]. ''Come'' to Runabout."]]

Four million years later, Runabout was part of a Decepticon insurgent cell that had operated covertly on Earth for at least four years, working to destabilise Earth's governing organisations and create global anarchy. He, [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]], and [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]] were assigned by [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] to intercept the human [[Stoker]] and retrieve his [[SM-40]] palmtop PC, containing data on their [[Nebraska]] operation. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 0|Infiltration #0}} The team caught up with and killed Stoker outside Phoenix, AZ, by which time [[Verity Carlo]] had already stolen the SM-40. The Battlechargers' attempts to retrieve it from Verity and [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]] blew their cover: they appeared in full public view both in primary mode and in a secondary [[alternate mode]], where the panels of their sports-car disguises split apart to reveal weapons and ram-plates. While pursuing Ratchet, both Battlechargers were run off the road by a semi-trailer. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 1|Infiltration #1}}
{{storylink|Infiltration issue 2|Infiltration #2}} {{storylink|Infiltration issue 3|Infiltration #3}}

Runabout bore witness to Megatron disciplining Starscream. He chose not to rebel against his leader further, under the threat of death. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 6|Infiltration #6}} Despite his part in Starscream's mutiny, Runabout was quickly forgiven and returned to active duty. {{storylink|Escalation issue 1|Escalation #1}} {{storylink|Escalation issue 2|Escalation #2}}

Runabout moved to [[Latveria]] with the rest of the Decepticons to spark a war between the nations of [[Latveria]] and [[Symkaria]] using the [[Psycho-Prism]]. When the [[Avengers]] infiltrated [[Array|their base]], Runabout abducted one of their number, [[Spider-Man]]. {{storylink|Man and Machine, Part One}} Runabout and his teammates, turbocharged by Spider-Man's radioactive blood, attacked the allied Autobots and Avengers in [[mirror response mode]]. {{storylink|Man and Machine, Part Two}} Runabout was subsequently blasted by the newly arrived [[Iron Man]] and sliced up by [[Wolverine (Marvel)|Wolverine]]. {{storylink|Man and Machine, Part Three}} The badly-damaged Runabout subsequently fled via an [[emergency warp-out]]. {{storylink|Man and Machine, Part Four}}

[[File:Devastation6 Runaboutdies.jpg|thumb|right|250px|My life is, like, flashing in front of me... ''Whoa.'' My life was ''cool.'']]

Runabout was cowering in a nearby room while Megatron and Sixshot were arguing in the Decepticon's base on Earth. {{storylink|Devastation issue 1|Devastation #1}} Unfortunately, Runabout was brutally off-lined when the [[Reaper]]s attacked the Decepticon command bunker in Oregon. He was electrocuted until he exploded, upsetting Runamuck, who was soon decapitated and then had his errant head crushed by a large boulder. Their fellow Decepticons cared little for the Battlechargers' demise; [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] wrote them off as "acceptable losses." {{storylink|Devastation issue 5|Devastation #5}} {{storylink|Devastation issue 6|Devastation #6}}

In [[2017]] when [[Joe Colton (Dire Wraith)|Joe Colton]] and [[Scarlett]] discussed the Cybertronian influence on Earth, they reviewed Ratchet's initial fight with the Battlechargers. {{storylink|Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude|Secret Raiders}}
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===''Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe''===
Runabout followed [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] to [[Earth]] in his quest for the [[AllSpark]]. There, he encountered [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]]. Not much of a match against the Autobot titan, Runabout crawled away from the battle as Omega occupied himself with [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]]. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe|The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Rise of the Decepticons: All Fall Down|''Transformers'' #19]]}}

[[File:AllFallDown-NewRecruits.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]

When [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] increased recruitment in the [[Ascenticon Guard]], Runabout was among the new members. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: All Fall Down|All Fall Down}} Runabout as part of a coordinated terrorist attack on the [[Senate]] itself and easily overpowered [[Senate Guard]] members [[Pipes (G1)|Pipes]] and [[Chainclaw (G1)|Chainclaw]]. After the Senate Guardsmen were taken care of by [[Clench (G1)|Clench]]'s [[Mini-Cassette|infiltration troopers]], [[Strika (BM)|Strika]] ordered Runabout and Runamuck to watch over them. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: We Have Deceived You|We Have Deceived You}}

Runabout and Runamuck went to [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] came across [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and question his allegiance when he admitted he doesn't know about the Decepticon faction. The duo attacked him before [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] and [[Slapdash (G1)|Slapdash]] arrived and force them to retreat. {{storylink|War World: Prime|Prime}} Runabout was part of a crowd of Decepticons who watched [[Termagax]] denounce them (and Megatron in particular) for twisting her ideals. {{storylink|War World: Awakenings|Awakenings}}

[[File:SeaOfRustII SixshotLeadsGuard.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]

Runabout and Runamuck joined a cadre of Decepticons in assuming control of the Iacon energy stores. {{storylink|War World: Hunt|Hunt}} Next, they assisted [[Strika's Heavies]] when they attacked the [[Forge Pyramid]] looking for Titansparks. {{storylink|War World: Titans|Titans}} Later, the two were scouting near the Deep Wastes when they heard a howling sound. Fearing old ghost stories, they fled back to Iacon and gave a quivering report to the incredulous [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. {{storylink|I Have No Mouth And I Must Starscream}}

The duo briefly appeared again as [[Jumpstream]]'s out-of-control teleporting abilities carried her all over Cybertron. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Test Flight I|Test Flight I}} When the Decepticons learned the location of Termagax and the [[Enigma of Combination]], Runabout and Runamuck were part of the battalion [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] assembled to claim their prizes. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust II|Sea of Rust II}} Despite fierce fighting on both sides, though, the Enigma was lost to the Sea of Rust. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Enigmatic|Enigmatic}}

Runabout and Runamuck assembled with Strika's army of Decepticons to invade the Autobot-occupied [[Crystal City]]. The siege went well at first until the unexpected return of [[Lodestar (Titan)|Lodestar]], the last Titan. {{storylink|A Dust of Crystals}} Fearing the Titan's power, much of the Decepticon army except for the very brave or foolhardy fled from Lodestar. {{storylink|The Landscape of Fear}}

Runabout was later seen in the final battle at [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]] as the Decepticons attempted to topple [[Computron (G1)|Computron]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Fate of Cybertron|Fate of Cybertron}}
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===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material===
With Cybertron's fate sealed and the Autobots gone, the Decepticons followed them closely through space aboard the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' in pursuit of the [[AllSpark]]. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Earthrise|''Earthrise'' webpage}}<ref>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/earthrise ''Earthrise'' website]</ref> Runabout was a [[Cybertronian military insignia|Ground Force Black Ops Raider]]. {{storylink|#Generations|''Earthrise'' toy packaging}}
While on a mission to infiltrate the Autobot ship, the ''[[Ark (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy marketing material|Ark]]'', Runabout and his brother Runamuck were separated. Runabout was left behind while Runamuck hid in the ''Ark’s'' cargo hold. He could only speak in half sentences without his brother to finish them for him.
{{charfictionstub|{{Storylink|Hasbro Pulse#Fan First Friday|Fan First Friday}}<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkJOmYkcMtY October 16th Fan First Friday]</ref>}}
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==Commercials==
[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] ordered Runabout and [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] to attack [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] and his Autobots as they spoiled an Energon-gathering mission. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Battlechargers|Battlechargers commercial}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
Runabout was part of a convoy led by [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] which attempted to deliver the final component for a super weapon to Decepticon HQ. The [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] successfully intercepted them right as they neared their goal, and the four Decepticons had to destroy the weapon to keep it out of Autobot hands. {{storylink|Eagle Eyes}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsOverRun.jpg|thumb|400px]]
Over-Run participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was a Rare character who could be recruited after collecting 160 units of Cybermetal, and 95 units of Transmetal. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Runabout-Earth Wars.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|]]
Runabout joined the Earth Wars at the same time as [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]]. {{storylink|Burning Rubber}}
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==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}
[[File:G1 Runabout toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I'll steal it! And no one will ever know!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Runabout''' (Battlecharger, [[1986]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "[[Particle beam rifle|High-energy particle beam rifle]]"
{{toydesigner|[[Hideaki Yoke]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Takashi Matsuda]] (initial concept)}}

: One of the two [[Battlecharger]] toys released in 1986, ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' Runabout transforms into a accurate replica of a Lotus Turbo Esprit sports car. An autotransformer, he uses a pull-back motor to propel him forward in both car and [[robot mode]]s, though starting in car mode triggers his transformation to robot after he rolls forward a short distance. Due to the autotransformation engineering, Runabout is a [[brick (term)|brick]]. His weapon can only be plugged into the shoulder of his (non-articulated) arm.

:Though this mold is ''very'' similar to his partner [[Runamuck (G1)#Toys|Runamuck]], it is highly unlikely one is actually a [[retool]] of the other since they had simultaneous production.

:For reasons unknown, the Battlechargers were not released in the [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|Transformers]]'' toyline, rare for a Takara-engineered toy at the time.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Runabout/runabout.htm More information on Runabout at TFU.info]''
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===''Timelines''===
[[File:Timelinestoy-RunaboutClub.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I'll run-you-over!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Over-Run''' (Deluxe Class, [[2012]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Pistol, 2 side-pipes/shoulder-cannons

:''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' "Over-Run" (new name for trademark reasons) is a [[retool]] of [[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|''Generations'']] [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Generations|Wheeljack]] (itself a retool of ''Reveal the Shield'' [[Tracks (G1)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Turbo Tracks]]) with a new head designed by [[Dan Khanna]] to amalgamate Runabout and Runamuck's original headsculpts.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CIUI4nVAYo6/ Dan Khanna on Instagram]</ref> He transforms into a sports car of made-up model, though it kind of resembles a [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes#Chevy Corvette|Chevy Corvette]] with a heavily-modified front end. He can also assume a third "flying car" mode by folding down the car doors and flipping out wing extensions. his pistol can be hand-held, or become a shoulder-mounted gun through the use of the [[c joint]] clip on its back. His two side-pipes can attach to the c joint bars on his upper body as well to form shoulder-mounted cannons, or be held in his hands by the barrels as wrenches.

:Over-Run is one of two [[2012]] [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] [[exclusive]] figures (the other being ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (toyline)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Drift (SG)#Toys|Drift]]).

:This mold (with the new head) was also used to make the Club's 2012 "membership freebie" [[Runamuck (G1)#Timelines|Runamuck]], for whom extra space is provided in Over-Run's display box!

:Over-Run sold out within a day of being available (taking into account problems with the store's ordering process).

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Decepticon/TFCCOver-Run/over-run.htm More information on Over-Run at TFU.info]''
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===''War for Cybertron: Earthrise''===
[[File:TF-WFC-E-Runabout.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|You can hear Mike Judge laughing.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Decepticon Runabout''' (Deluxe Class, [[2020]])}}</ul>
:*''Hasbro ID number:'' '''WFC-E41'''
:*''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''ER EX-23'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[April 24]], [[2021]]
:*''Accessories:'' 2 blasters

:''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' "Decepticon Runabout" is, astonishingly, a redeco and new-head retool of his compadre [[Runamuck (G1)#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Runamuck]], being one of the final figures revealed for the ''Earthrise'' toyline. Runabout transforms into an 80's sportscar that theoretically resembles a Lotus Esprit X180 with red striping. Like most ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' toys, Runabout has 3 mm posts and [[5 mm post|5 mm]] holes for the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]]. In order to be accurate to the original toy, there are 5 mm holes at the top of each shoulder to mount his gun, as well as faux wheels at the back of his feet, albeit unpainted. To achieve a proportional chest with the rest of his body, his robot mode chest uses a faux car roof. Unlike Runamuck, only Runabout's faux chest, car roof and backside are painted in his primary color, reducing the risk of paint chipping.

:Replicating a switcheroo from the Battlechargers' original character models, Runabout includes a gun based on Runamuck's [[friction rifle]]. Unlike ''Earthrise'' Runamuck, however, Runabout ''also'' includes a second gun for a toy-accurate option, based on his own high-energy particle beam rifle. Either gun can be plugged into the top of his vehicle form, any of his 5 mm ports, or combine into a larger rifle. Due to the way each blaster can stack on the other, you can further elongate the weapon by attaching Runamuck's gun too.

:Runabout was exclusive to [[Target]] stores in the United States and a [[TakaraTomy Mall]] exclusive in Japan.

:Like all ''Earthrise'' figures, Runabout's package includes a clip-and-save piece of a larger collectable space map. This piece is unusually empty and featureless, but does depict a small unlabeled sphere that may be a satellite of [[Botropolis]]. It also shows the earliest point in the ''[[Fool's Fortune]]'' path, which enters this piece from an edge that turns out to be an upper boundary of the entire map.

:This mold was also used to make the ''[[Studio Series]]'' [[Ground Soldier#Toys|Ground Soldier]].

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==Merchandise==
===''Transformers Trading Card Game''===
[[File:W3RaiderRunabout.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Raider Runabout, Infantry-Soldier''' ([[2019]])
**'''Wave 3: War for Cybertron: Siege I'''
**''Rarity: '''''CT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T36/T48'''
**''Stars: ''10
:Raider Runabout, 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 line-art for the card is reused from the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile game, with updated colors to match the style used in the ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege]]'' toyline packaging art.

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*'''Raider Runabout, Infantry-Soldier''' (2019)
**'''Wave 3P'''
**''Rarity: '''''CT'''
**''Card Number: '''''P9/2019'''
**''Stars: ''10
:A reprint of '''Raider Runabout, Infantry-Soldier''' was made available as an in-store play promo card for the release of Wave 4: War for Cybertron: Siege II. The card is identical to the original release, printed with gold-foil on the Robot Mode side.
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===''Blokees''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Rubabout''' (Blokees Wheels, 2025)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Blokees Wheels Transformers 01 - Roll Out!'''

: Part of the first wave of [[Blokees]] Wheels series of blind-boxed 1/64-scale vehicles, this Runabout kit is based on his Cybertronian sports car from his depiction in IDW's ''The Transformers'' series. While Runabout features die-cast metal on his vehicle shell, he also features a universal Chassis Connector, used by all vehicle mode kits in the lineup, and the vehicle has the most openable parts in the line, with openable hood, and both doors and rooftop canopy can be opened to allow the chase kits' driver figures to interact.
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==Notes==
[[File:ToyFair1986-TFpage06a.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Everybody wants to be Runabout.]]
*In Hasbro's 1986 pre-Toy Fair catalog, a Runabout toy in robot mode (minus arm decals) is used to represent Runamuck's robot mode. The toy, however, is holding Runamuck's gun. Hmm....
*Runabout's original character model gives him Runamuck's weapon (and ''vice versa''), which would later influence the Battlechargers' ''Earthrise'' toys ([[#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|see above]]).
*Throughout the 2000s and 2010s, Hasbro's loss of the "Runabout" trademark led to some interesting names for new toys.
**In [[2005]], Runabout became the inspiration for the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' [[homage]] toy "[[Runamuck (Cybertron)|Runamuck]]", which was still mainly black-hued despite the trademark-mandated name shift.
**In [[2012]], [[Fun Publications]] used "Over-Run" for a [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] exclusive ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' toy representing a pseudo-Generation 1 cartoon incarnation of the character. In [[2016]], this name would be carried over to the ''[[Transformers: Battle Tactics|Battle Tactics]]'' mobile game.
**The [[2015]] ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' [[Blackjack (G1)#Combiner Wars|Blackjack]] figure was originally designed as a new Runabout toy.<ref>[[Toy Fair 2015#Notes|TFWiki.net's Toy Fair 2015 report]]</ref> TakaraTomy would later release the toy as [[Runabout (RID)|Runabout]] and [[Runamuck (RID)|Runamuck]] for their [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)#Japanese toylines|''Adventure'' toyline]].
**Finally, Hasbro got back the trademark for the [[2020]] ''Earthrise'' toy. Whew!

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Runabout''' (ラナバウト ''Ranabauto'')
*''French:'' '''Rôdo''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Diablo'''
*''Russian:'' '''Podryvnik''' (Подрывник, "Bomber")
*''Hungarian:'' '''Futkosó''' (Person who runs around)
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==Gallery==
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==References==
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Runabout (G1)

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{{Disambigm|Runabout (disambiguation)|Over-Run (disambiguation)}}
:''Runabout is a [[Decepticon]] [[Battlecharger]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Runaboutg1.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|You treat your stepmother with respect, Pantera!]]
'''Runabout''' is not the brains of the [[Battlecharger]]s (they're both pretty much dim-bulbs), but he is much calmer and certainly more articulate<ref>But not more [[Articulation|articulated]].</ref> than [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]], and his presence helps keep the latter's cross-wired mind on task. That said, Runabout usually joins in with whatever mad ideas Runamuck comes up with, just to keep from being bored. Runabout is very susceptible to boredom.

Besides, Runabout loves a good wreck just as well as his crazy comrade, but it's not because he craves to create wreckage—he simply wishes to destroy, and enjoys the spectacle of chaos and big fiery explosions. To help create these he has a [[particle beam rifle]] that shoots a stream of heavy and energetic neutrons. Unfortunately, he craves destruction so much that it continually distracts him from his assigned duties.

Runabout is a little faster than Runamuck, with a 185 MPH top speed, but can only go about 550 miles. He is equally able to transform quickly, taking about .4 seconds to do so. Also like his partner, he is not averse to breaking windows or draping cylinder-wiping paper over the enemy base, or other puerile acts of vandalism. But he uses bigger words when doing so.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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[[File:Battlechargersperchance.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|"Heh heh heh." "Huh huh huh."]]
The Battlechargers were summoned to [[Earth]] from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] by [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]], who wanted a dramatic way to announce his challenge to [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] for a fight to the death. The two reckless Decepticons left and promptly ignored their orders, and instead began to raise a bit of random highway havoc. ''Encountering [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]], the two dropped firetraps and wrecked piles of cars behind them. Unable to stop them quietly on his own terms, Prowl grew angry and... was halted by Optimus Prime, who was dismayed with his recklessness.''<ref>This story may not have happened in the Marvel continuity proper, as it occurs in a dream sequence within a story that leads into the incompatible [[Earthforce]] storyline.</ref> {{storylink|...Perchance to Dream}} During a break in the mayhem, they rested in a parking lot and saw a [[Noah Acton|defiant youngster]] expressing his disgust of family vacations through graffiti. His dad angrily escorted him back to the station wagon, and their holiday trip resumed. The Battlechargers, impressed by the boy's disregard for authority, began following the family on a road trip through the [[United States of America|U.S.]], defacing any monuments they happened upon (such as [[Mount Rushmore]], the [[Gateway Arch]] in [[St. Louis]], and the [[Washington Monument]]). They wrote insults and jokes in a Cybertronian language, thus attracting the attention of [[Rapid Anti-robot Assault Team|RAAT]], which had already captured thirteen Autobots.

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RAAT caught up with them in [[Philadelphia]], where [[Circuit Breaker (G1)|Circuit Breaker]] engaged them in a battle that nearly killed the graffiti-inclined boy. They escaped, and took a break to learn English (not ''well'', mind you) for their next stop, the [[Statue of Liberty]]. There they engaged Circuit Breaker once again, only this time, having been stripped of her command for her actions in their last encounter, she faced them in [[Circuit Breaker's Autobot suit|a giant machine]] jury-rigged from the Autobots RAAT had captured previously. The two hooligans met quick defeat at the hands of her makeshift gestalt, their charred bodies sent plunging into the harbor. {{storylink|Decepticon Graffiti!}} ''Optimus, worried, watched multiple screens showing the latest attacks by Decepticon arrivals from Cybertron, and saw that Runamuck and Runabout were only the most recent to endanger human life.'' {{storylink|Prey!}}

[[File:MarvelUS75 Runabout Demon.JPG|left|upright=1.4|thumb|Well, I guess it's kind of sad that they're dead and all. But it's [[Night of the Combaticons|not]] like they had [[Devastation issue 6|bright futures]] ahead of them.]]
When [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] wanted to wrest control of the Earth-based Decepticons from [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], the Battlechargers joined his motley band of rebels. {{storylink|Surrender!}} They attacked Scorponok's [[New Jersey (Earth)|New Jersey]] [[New Jersey base|base]], collapsing it onto itself. Starscream then urged his comrades to help him dig out whatever survivors there might be to offer them a choice; join them or be destroyed. Unfortunately, the first to be excavated was Scorponok. Runabout, [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]], Runamuck, and [[Triggerhappy (G1)|Triggerhappy]] tried to gun him down together, but their laser fire proved ineffective against Scorponok's ultra-dense armor. The enemy leader easily tackled all four of them at once, taking them out of the ensuing battle. {{storylink|...All This and Civil War 2}} Just as said battle ended, the combatants were transported to Cybertron by [[Primus]], who was gathering his Transformer children to stand against the demigod [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]. The pair were in attendance as Primus spoke to the assembled Transformers through the body of [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron]], though Runamuck was more concerned about some Autobots they'd recently angered as Runabout screwed his [[kibble]] back on. {{storylink|The Void! (US)|The Void!}} Runamuck was killed during the planet-rending battle, but Runabout survived and was strolling with [[Battletrap (G1)|Battletrap]] the next day when he was attacked and devoured by a Cybertronian [[Demon]]. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}
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=====Earthforce=====
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As the [[Decepticon Civil War]] took a different path, Runabout and Runamuck were still working on the side of Shockwave and [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]]. In a fight with the Dinobots, Runabout got his hand stamped on by [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] while reaching for his weapon—very painful. He stayed behind after the battle in order to get revenge, and pulled a [[neutron cannon]] on Grimlock at close range. Grimlock seemed suitably impressed by the weapon, and suggested the Battlecharger take a step or two back for his own safety because of the recoil. Seemed like a sound suggestion to Runabout so he backed himself up... right over a cliff. Dumb 'Con. {{storylink|Two Steps Back!}}

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The conflict between Megatron's and Shockwave's forces reached a height neither faction leader was comfortable with, so the two Decepticon leader called for an [[Enclave]] to negotiate an alliance. Runabout attended the festivities, only for some Autobot saboteurs to fake an assassination attempt on Megatron. A giant brawl ensued, and Runabout got the stuffing beat out of him. {{storylink|The Bad Guy's Ball!}}

When Megatron lost a [[global warming satellite]] to the Autobots, along with its poison gas canisters, Shockwave sent the Battlechargers out to retrieve it for his own purposes. They ran into [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] and [[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]] at the crash site, and got into a fight over who would take possession of the rocket and its contents. Little did they know the Autobot [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]] had already removed and neutralized the rocket's contents, making their tussle utterly pointless. {{storylink|Life in the Slow Lane}} Later, after the Decepticon factions unified, Runabout and Runamuck were seen attacking the Autobot [[Earthbase]] with the full Decepticon force, but they ultimately failed to gain any ground and retreated. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer!}}

{{note|Runabout and Runamuck are mistakenly named as Megatron's troops in "[[Life in the Slow Lane]]", just as the Stunticons are mistakenly identified as working for Shockwave.}}

=====Rhythms of Darkness!=====
In an alternate future in [[2009]], Runabout was among the warriors defending the [[Decepticon Powerbase]] against a desperate assault launched by the last seven remaining Autobots. {{storylink|Rhythms of Darkness!}}

====''Regeneration One''====
[[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]] and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] discovered Runabout's remains in the [[Primus]] chamber deep beneath the surface of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Three}} Later in [[Zero Space]], the [[Dark Matrix]] entity revealed to Rodimus Prime that it had sent the Demon to abduct Runabout so that it could feast upon his [[spark]] energy. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 5}}

====''Transformers '84''====
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Early in the [[Great War (G1)|war]] on Cybertron, Runabout was part of a Decepticon assault alongside [[Chop Shop (G1)|Chop Shop]], [[Barrage (Insecticon)|Barrage]], [[Ransack (G1)|Ransack]], [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]], [[Octane]], [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]], [[Venom (G1)|Venom]], and the Autobot double agent [[Punch (G1)|Counterpunch]]. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 1|Secrets & Lies #1}}
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===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Roger Behr]] (English), [[Yoku Shioya]] (Japanese)|[[Hans-Rainer Müller]] (German), [[Willy Schäfer]] (German, Generation 2 Dub)}}
[[File:GhostMachine PossessedRunabout.jpg|left|thumb|GAH! Sparkles everywhere! Must shoot!]]
In [[2006]], Runabout was guarding [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]'s city mode on [[Chaar]] with Runamuck. They were attacked by [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and the ghost of [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]], who wanted to steal one of Trypticon's eyes for Unicron. Starscream possessed Runabout, shot Runamuck, then ran into a wall, knocking Runabout unconscious. Runamuck, however, was able to sound an alarm, and [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]], and [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] arrived to help. Scourge got Trypticon's eye, and Starscream possessed Astrotrain and escaped. Later, under Unicron's orders, Starscream returned to Chaar and took control of Trypticon, not knowing that Dirge, Thrust, and the Battlechargers were inside. Starscream used Trypticon to bring Unicron's head down Cybertron's surface, but Thrust sabotaged Trypticon from within before Starscream could connect Unicron to the planet. Starscream came out of Trypticon and demanded that Unicron give him a corporeal form so he could complete the connections. Just as Unicron did so, Autobot-planted explosives detonated and sent Unicron's head back into orbit. Starscream was also flung into outer space, where [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] began pursuing him. Trypticon (and the Decepticons inside him) were probably thrown into space as well. Although the Battlechargers never appeared again, Trypticon and the others did, so they most likely did survive. {{storylink|Ghost in the Machine (G1)|Ghost in the Machine}}
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====''Legends'' comic====
Runabout and Runamuck were among the Decepticons who attacked the [[Ark (G1)|Autobot base]] in the 1980s to steal the [[Transform Super Cog]]. Using their car modes, the duo barreled through the Autobot defenders, entered the base and seized the cog only to be defeated by [[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]] and [[Twin Twist]]. {{storylink|Slugslinger's Ambition}}

====''Wings Universe''====
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Runabout and Runamuck were present during the battle that led to the destruction of [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] and [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]. {{storylink|Generation 2: Redux}} At some other time, the pair were hanging out with the equally-delinquent pair of [[Jetstorm (G2)|Jetstorm]] and [[Deluge (G2)|Deluge]] when a [[Nexus Prime|giant Autobot]] and his [[Aquarius (SG)|Quintesson cohort]] wandered into their territory. While Jetstorm and Deluge jumped the Autobot, Runabout and Runamuck tortured the Quintesson. The Decepticons misjudged the strength of their victims, and a short moment later all four Decepticons were defeated, left brutally embarrassed. {{storylink|The Coming Storm: Part 1}}

At some point between various upgrades, both Battlechargers were offered a flight mode but turned it down. Runamuck often forgot this detail, and Runabout had to constantly remind him that he couldn't take to the air. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 43|Runamuck's profile in Club magazine #43}}

After having been absent from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] for a very long time, [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] made a secret return. He enlisted Runabout and Runamuck in filling him in on what he had missed, and the pair gave him a very amusing, yet sufficiently informative, recollection of the events of the [[Battle of Autobot City]] and [[The Rebirth]]. The information convinced Jhiaxus that this would be the perfect time to rebuild his [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian Empire]]. {{storylink|A Flash Forward}}

The two Battlechargers were dispatched to find some [[personality component]]s, and in the process discovered a [[stasis hibernation pod]] which opened to reveal [[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]]. {{storylink|A Flash Forward, Part 2}} They took the amnesiac Side Burn him back to Jhiaxus, after which they all headed to [[Nebulos]], where Jhiaxus had Runabout and Runamuck kidnap [[Hi-Q]]. {{storylink|A Flash Forward, Part 3}} After they arrived on [[Qre]], the pair engaged in some racing with Side Burn. {{storylink|A Flash Forward, Part 4}} When Side Burn's advances were rebuffed by [[Nightracer (G2)|Nightracer]], Runabout told him to go after her, and the Battlechargers followed. {{storylink|A Flash Forward, Part 5}} Following Jhiaxus's defeat, Side Burn promised the pair leniency, and indeed after the pair returned to Earth with the Autobots, Hi-Q said he wouldn't press charges. {{storylink|A Flash Forward, Part 6}}
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===Battle Beneath the Ice===
[[File:BBTI-RunaboutandRodimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.0|>>TO BE CONTINUED]]
During a mission to destroy the [[Golden Gate Bridge]] in [[San Francisco]], the Battlechargers were faced with the Autobots [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]], [[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]], and [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]]. While Runamuck, who was terrified of heights, stopped at the start of the bridge, Runabout chased after Hot Rod while shooting wildly. Unfortunately, the Autobot outmanoeuvred him, and Runabout was sent careening off the bridge and into the San Francisco Bay. The battle was televised on the news and recorded by the human [[Jeff Grey]], who later ran into Hot Rod and discussed it with him. {{storylink|Battle Beneath the Ice}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:Predaconstww.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|"So, uh, since you're the president and in charge of the army and stuff, does that mean you can invade a country and, like, set it on fire?"]]
In the early days of the war, while Optimus Prime and Megatron had their first confrontation, the Runabout and Runamuck duo joined [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] and [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] in forcibly extracting data from [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], and helped [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] assume control over Megatron's plans. {{storylink|The War Within issue 4|The War Within #4}} About a million years later, Megatron was lost in a [[space bridge]] accident, and the Decepticons split into several splinter factions. The Battlechargers joined Starscream's faction of [[Predacon (War Within)|Predacons]] during this time, but were defeated at [[Tyger Pax]] by the united Autobot, Decepticon and [[Ultracon]] forces. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath}}

In modern times, the Battlechargers were working for [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] as assassins. In the [[Old Slave Trails]], Runabout caught the double agent [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] leading Optimus Prime to safety with the Autobot revolutionaries, and blasted a hole through the [[Triple Changer]]'s chest. Moving in to eliminate Prime as well, Runabout was caught off-guard by [[Gnaw (G1)|Gnaw]] and was... gnawed on for a while. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}}

Somehow he pulled himself back together, and hooked up with Runamuck again after Shockwave's fall. Dodging Autobot patrols while looking for a working [[CR chamber]] to fully repair themselves, the Battlechargers found one of Shockwave's abandoned laboratories, and accidentally unleashed the [[electrum]]-enhanced clone warrior, [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]]. The clone's ambient radiation considerably weakened Runabout. Then he incinerated Runabout's head. That didn't help either. {{storylink|Night of the Combaticons}}

Runabout was later found, offline but alive, by the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]]. [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] started repairing him and Runamuck as they were taken into custody. {{storylink|Black Sunshine}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Infiltration issue 0|''Infiltration'' #0]]}}

[[File:Megs Origins Battlechargers.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]

Runabout was one of many bots to come from distant regions of Cybertron to attend Megatron's speeches and demonstrations of power as the Decepticon faction begun to take shape. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}} In the early days of the war, Runabout, Runamuck, and [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]] tried and failed to stop some captured Autobots from escaping the [[Citadel]]. {{storylink|Rise}} They were later present in [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]] when [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] announced he was the new leader of the Decepticons. {{storylink|Wreckage (issue)|Wreckage}}

[[File:Infiltration1-gimme.jpg|thumb|left|200px|"''Hey'', [[Verity Carlo|babeh]]. ''Come'' to Runabout."]]

Four million years later, Runabout was part of a Decepticon insurgent cell that had operated covertly on Earth for at least four years, working to destabilise Earth's governing organisations and create global anarchy. He, [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]], and [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]] were assigned by [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] to intercept the human [[Stoker]] and retrieve his [[SM-40]] palmtop PC, containing data on their [[Nebraska]] operation. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 0|Infiltration #0}} The team caught up with and killed Stoker outside Phoenix, AZ, by which time [[Verity Carlo]] had already stolen the SM-40. The Battlechargers' attempts to retrieve it from Verity and [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]] blew their cover: they appeared in full public view both in primary mode and in a secondary [[alternate mode]], where the panels of their sports-car disguises split apart to reveal weapons and ram-plates. While pursuing Ratchet, both Battlechargers were run off the road by a semi-trailer. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 1|Infiltration #1}}
{{storylink|Infiltration issue 2|Infiltration #2}} {{storylink|Infiltration issue 3|Infiltration #3}}

Runabout bore witness to Megatron disciplining Starscream. He chose not to rebel against his leader further, under the threat of death. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 6|Infiltration #6}} Despite his part in Starscream's mutiny, Runabout was quickly forgiven and returned to active duty. {{storylink|Escalation issue 1|Escalation #1}} {{storylink|Escalation issue 2|Escalation #2}}

Runabout moved to [[Latveria]] with the rest of the Decepticons to spark a war between the nations of [[Latveria]] and [[Symkaria]] using the [[Psycho-Prism]]. When the [[Avengers]] infiltrated [[Array|their base]], Runabout abducted one of their number, [[Spider-Man]]. {{storylink|Man and Machine, Part One}} Runabout and his teammates, turbocharged by Spider-Man's radioactive blood, attacked the allied Autobots and Avengers in [[mirror response mode]]. {{storylink|Man and Machine, Part Two}} Runabout was subsequently blasted by the newly arrived [[Iron Man]] and sliced up by [[Wolverine (Marvel)|Wolverine]]. {{storylink|Man and Machine, Part Three}} The badly-damaged Runabout subsequently fled via an [[emergency warp-out]]. {{storylink|Man and Machine, Part Four}}

[[File:Devastation6 Runaboutdies.jpg|thumb|right|250px|My life is, like, flashing in front of me... ''Whoa.'' My life was ''cool.'']]

Runabout was cowering in a nearby room while Megatron and Sixshot were arguing in the Decepticon's base on Earth. {{storylink|Devastation issue 1|Devastation #1}} Unfortunately, Runabout was brutally off-lined when the [[Reaper]]s attacked the Decepticon command bunker in Oregon. He was electrocuted until he exploded, upsetting Runamuck, who was soon decapitated and then had his errant head crushed by a large boulder. Their fellow Decepticons cared little for the Battlechargers' demise; [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] wrote them off as "acceptable losses." {{storylink|Devastation issue 5|Devastation #5}} {{storylink|Devastation issue 6|Devastation #6}}

In [[2017]] when [[Joe Colton (Dire Wraith)|Joe Colton]] and [[Scarlett]] discussed the Cybertronian influence on Earth, they reviewed Ratchet's initial fight with the Battlechargers. {{storylink|Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude|Secret Raiders}}
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===''Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe''===
Runabout followed [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] to [[Earth]] in his quest for the [[AllSpark]]. There, he encountered [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]]. Not much of a match against the Autobot titan, Runabout crawled away from the battle as Omega occupied himself with [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]]. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe|The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Rise of the Decepticons: All Fall Down|''Transformers'' #19]]}}

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When [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] increased recruitment in the [[Ascenticon Guard]], Runabout was among the new members. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: All Fall Down|All Fall Down}} Runabout as part of a coordinated terrorist attack on the [[Senate]] itself and easily overpowered [[Senate Guard]] members [[Pipes (G1)|Pipes]] and [[Chainclaw (G1)|Chainclaw]]. After the Senate Guardsmen were taken care of by [[Clench (G1)|Clench]]'s [[Mini-Cassette|infiltration troopers]], [[Strika (BM)|Strika]] ordered Runabout and Runamuck to watch over them. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: We Have Deceived You|We Have Deceived You}}

Runabout and Runamuck went to [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] came across [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and question his allegiance when he admitted he doesn't know about the Decepticon faction. The duo attacked him before [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] and [[Slapdash (G1)|Slapdash]] arrived and force them to retreat. {{storylink|War World: Prime|Prime}} Runabout was part of a crowd of Decepticons who watched [[Termagax]] denounce them (and Megatron in particular) for twisting her ideals. {{storylink|War World: Awakenings|Awakenings}}

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Runabout and Runamuck joined a cadre of Decepticons in assuming control of the Iacon energy stores. {{storylink|War World: Hunt|Hunt}} Next, they assisted [[Strika's Heavies]] when they attacked the [[Forge Pyramid]] looking for Titansparks. {{storylink|War World: Titans|Titans}} Later, the two were scouting near the Deep Wastes when they heard a howling sound. Fearing old ghost stories, they fled back to Iacon and gave a quivering report to the incredulous [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. {{storylink|I Have No Mouth And I Must Starscream}}

The duo briefly appeared again as [[Jumpstream]]'s out-of-control teleporting abilities carried her all over Cybertron. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Test Flight I|Test Flight I}} When the Decepticons learned the location of Termagax and the [[Enigma of Combination]], Runabout and Runamuck were part of the battalion [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] assembled to claim their prizes. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust II|Sea of Rust II}} Despite fierce fighting on both sides, though, the Enigma was lost to the Sea of Rust. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Enigmatic|Enigmatic}}

Runabout and Runamuck assembled with Strika's army of Decepticons to invade the Autobot-occupied [[Crystal City]]. The siege went well at first until the unexpected return of [[Lodestar (Titan)|Lodestar]], the last Titan. {{storylink|A Dust of Crystals}} Fearing the Titan's power, much of the Decepticon army except for the very brave or foolhardy fled from Lodestar. {{storylink|The Landscape of Fear}}

Runabout was later seen in the final battle at [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]] as the Decepticons attempted to topple [[Computron (G1)|Computron]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Fate of Cybertron|Fate of Cybertron}}
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===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material===
With Cybertron's fate sealed and the Autobots gone, the Decepticons followed them closely through space aboard the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' in pursuit of the [[AllSpark]]. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Earthrise|''Earthrise'' webpage}}<ref>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/earthrise ''Earthrise'' website]</ref> Runabout was a [[Cybertronian military insignia|Ground Force Black Ops Raider]]. {{storylink|#Generations|''Earthrise'' toy packaging}}
While on a mission to infiltrate the Autobot ship, the ''[[Ark (G1)#War for Cybertron Trilogy marketing material|Ark]]'', Runabout and his brother Runamuck were separated. Runabout was left behind while Runamuck hid in the ''Ark’s'' cargo hold. He could only speak in half sentences without his brother to finish them for him.
{{charfictionstub|{{Storylink|Hasbro Pulse#Fan First Friday|Fan First Friday}}<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkJOmYkcMtY October 16th Fan First Friday]</ref>}}
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==Commercials==
[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] ordered Runabout and [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] to attack [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] and his Autobots as they spoiled an Energon-gathering mission. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Battlechargers|Battlechargers commercial}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
Runabout was part of a convoy led by [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] which attempted to deliver the final component for a super weapon to Decepticon HQ. The [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] successfully intercepted them right as they neared their goal, and the four Decepticons had to destroy the weapon to keep it out of Autobot hands. {{storylink|Eagle Eyes}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
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Over-Run participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was a Rare character who could be recruited after collecting 160 units of Cybermetal, and 95 units of Transmetal. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
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Runabout joined the Earth Wars at the same time as [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]]. {{storylink|Burning Rubber}}
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==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
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[[File:G1 Runabout toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I'll steal it! And no one will ever know!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Runabout''' (Battlecharger, [[1986]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "[[Particle beam rifle|High-energy particle beam rifle]]"
{{toydesigner|[[Hideaki Yoke]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Takashi Matsuda]] (initial concept)}}

: One of the two [[Battlecharger]] toys released in 1986, ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' Runabout transforms into a accurate replica of a Lotus Turbo Esprit sports car. An autotransformer, he uses a pull-back motor to propel him forward in both car and [[robot mode]]s, though starting in car mode triggers his transformation to robot after he rolls forward a short distance. Due to the autotransformation engineering, Runabout is a [[brick (term)|brick]]. His weapon can only be plugged into the shoulder of his (non-articulated) arm.

:Though this mold is ''very'' similar to his partner [[Runamuck (G1)#Toys|Runamuck]], it is highly unlikely one is actually a [[retool]] of the other since they had simultaneous production.

:For reasons unknown, the Battlechargers were not released in the [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|Transformers]]'' toyline, rare for a Takara-engineered toy at the time.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Runabout/runabout.htm More information on Runabout at TFU.info]''
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===''Timelines''===
[[File:Timelinestoy-RunaboutClub.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I'll run-you-over!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Over-Run''' (Deluxe Class, [[2012]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Pistol, 2 side-pipes/shoulder-cannons

:''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' "Over-Run" (new name for trademark reasons) is a [[retool]] of [[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|''Generations'']] [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Generations|Wheeljack]] (itself a retool of ''Reveal the Shield'' [[Tracks (G1)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Turbo Tracks]]) with a new head designed by [[Dan Khanna]] to amalgamate Runabout and Runamuck's original headsculpts.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CIUI4nVAYo6/ Dan Khanna on Instagram]</ref> He transforms into a sports car of made-up model, though it kind of resembles a [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes#Chevy Corvette|Chevy Corvette]] with a heavily-modified front end. He can also assume a third "flying car" mode by folding down the car doors and flipping out wing extensions. his pistol can be hand-held, or become a shoulder-mounted gun through the use of the [[c joint]] clip on its back. His two side-pipes can attach to the c joint bars on his upper body as well to form shoulder-mounted cannons, or be held in his hands by the barrels as wrenches.

:Over-Run is one of two [[2012]] [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] [[exclusive]] figures (the other being ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (toyline)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Drift (SG)#Toys|Drift]]).

:This mold (with the new head) was also used to make the Club's 2012 "membership freebie" [[Runamuck (G1)#Timelines|Runamuck]], for whom extra space is provided in Over-Run's display box!

:Over-Run sold out within a day of being available (taking into account problems with the store's ordering process).

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Decepticon/TFCCOver-Run/over-run.htm More information on Over-Run at TFU.info]''
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===''War for Cybertron: Earthrise''===
[[File:TF-WFC-E-Runabout.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|You can hear Mike Judge laughing.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Decepticon Runabout''' (Deluxe Class, [[2020]])}}</ul>
:*''Hasbro ID number:'' '''WFC-E41'''
:*''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''ER EX-23'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[April 24]], [[2021]]
:*''Accessories:'' 2 blasters

:''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' "Decepticon Runabout" is, astonishingly, a redeco and new-head retool of his compadre [[Runamuck (G1)#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Runamuck]], being one of the final figures revealed for the ''Earthrise'' toyline. Runabout transforms into an 80's sportscar that theoretically resembles a Lotus Esprit X180 with red striping. Like most ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' toys, Runabout has 3 mm posts and [[5 mm post|5 mm]] holes for the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]]. In order to be accurate to the original toy, there are 5 mm holes at the top of each shoulder to mount his gun, as well as faux wheels at the back of his feet, albeit unpainted. To achieve a proportional chest with the rest of his body, his robot mode chest uses a faux car roof. Unlike Runamuck, only Runabout's faux chest, car roof and backside are painted in his primary color, reducing the risk of paint chipping.

:Replicating a switcheroo from the Battlechargers' original character models, Runabout includes a gun based on Runamuck's [[friction rifle]]. Unlike ''Earthrise'' Runamuck, however, Runabout ''also'' includes a second gun for a toy-accurate option, based on his own high-energy particle beam rifle. Either gun can be plugged into the top of his vehicle form, any of his 5 mm ports, or combine into a larger rifle. Due to the way each blaster can stack on the other, you can further elongate the weapon by attaching Runamuck's gun too.

:Runabout was exclusive to [[Target]] stores in the United States and a [[TakaraTomy Mall]] exclusive in Japan.

:Like all ''Earthrise'' figures, Runabout's package includes a clip-and-save piece of a larger collectable space map. This piece is unusually empty and featureless, but does depict a small unlabeled sphere that may be a satellite of [[Botropolis]]. It also shows the earliest point in the ''[[Fool's Fortune]]'' path, which enters this piece from an edge that turns out to be an upper boundary of the entire map.

:This mold was also used to make the ''[[Studio Series]]'' [[Ground Soldier#Toys|Ground Soldier]].

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==Merchandise==
===''Transformers Trading Card Game''===
[[File:W3RaiderRunabout.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Raider Runabout, Infantry-Soldier''' ([[2019]])
**'''Wave 3: War for Cybertron: Siege I'''
**''Rarity: '''''CT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T36/T48'''
**''Stars: ''10
:Raider Runabout, 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 line-art for the card is reused from the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile game, with updated colors to match the style used in the ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege]]'' toyline packaging art.

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*'''Raider Runabout, Infantry-Soldier''' (2019)
**'''Wave 3P'''
**''Rarity: '''''CT'''
**''Card Number: '''''P9/2019'''
**''Stars: ''10
:A reprint of '''Raider Runabout, Infantry-Soldier''' was made available as an in-store play promo card for the release of Wave 4: War for Cybertron: Siege II. The card is identical to the original release, printed with gold-foil on the Robot Mode side.
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===''Blokees''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a2|'''Rubabout''' (Blokees Wheels, 2025)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Blokees Wheels Transformers 01 - Roll Out!'''

: Part of the first wave of [[Blokees]] Wheels series of blind-boxed 1/64-scale vehicles, this Runabout kit is based on his Cybertronian sports car from his depiction in IDW's ''The Transformers'' series. While Runabout features die-cast metal on his vehicle shell, he also features a universal Chassis Connector, used by all vehicle mode kits in the lineup, and the vehicle has the most openable parts, with openable hood, and both doors and rooftop canopy can be opened to allow the chase kits' driver figures to interact.
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==Notes==
[[File:ToyFair1986-TFpage06a.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Everybody wants to be Runabout.]]
*In Hasbro's 1986 pre-Toy Fair catalog, a Runabout toy in robot mode (minus arm decals) is used to represent Runamuck's robot mode. The toy, however, is holding Runamuck's gun. Hmm....
*Runabout's original character model gives him Runamuck's weapon (and ''vice versa''), which would later influence the Battlechargers' ''Earthrise'' toys ([[#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|see above]]).
*Throughout the 2000s and 2010s, Hasbro's loss of the "Runabout" trademark led to some interesting names for new toys.
**In [[2005]], Runabout became the inspiration for the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' [[homage]] toy "[[Runamuck (Cybertron)|Runamuck]]", which was still mainly black-hued despite the trademark-mandated name shift.
**In [[2012]], [[Fun Publications]] used "Over-Run" for a [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] exclusive ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' toy representing a pseudo-Generation 1 cartoon incarnation of the character. In [[2016]], this name would be carried over to the ''[[Transformers: Battle Tactics|Battle Tactics]]'' mobile game.
**The [[2015]] ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' [[Blackjack (G1)#Combiner Wars|Blackjack]] figure was originally designed as a new Runabout toy.<ref>[[Toy Fair 2015#Notes|TFWiki.net's Toy Fair 2015 report]]</ref> TakaraTomy would later release the toy as [[Runabout (RID)|Runabout]] and [[Runamuck (RID)|Runamuck]] for their [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)#Japanese toylines|''Adventure'' toyline]].
**Finally, Hasbro got back the trademark for the [[2020]] ''Earthrise'' toy. Whew!

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Runabout''' (ラナバウト ''Ranabauto'')
*''French:'' '''Rôdo''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Diablo'''
*''Russian:'' '''Podryvnik''' (Подрывник, "Bomber")
*''Hungarian:'' '''Futkosó''' (Person who runs around)
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==Gallery==
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==References==
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[[Category:Generation 1 cartoon Decepticons]]
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[[Category:Generation 2 Decepticons]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Decepticons]]
[[Category:IDW (2019) Decepticons]]
[[Category:Legends Decepticons]]
[[Category:Marvel Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Regeneration One Decepticons]]
[[Category:TakaraTomy Mall exclusives]]
[[Category:Timelines characters]]
[[Category:War Within Predacons]]
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Hound (G1)/toys

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Mr Camhed: /* Blokees */ Added Blokee wheels figure

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[[File:G1 packageart Hound.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
Just because '''Hound''' wasn't yellow enough to be a [[kid-appeal character]] doesn't mean that he doesn't have a lot of toys.

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}
[[File:G1Hound toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Short but sweet.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Hound''' (Autobot, [[1984]]/[[1985]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara ID number'': '''02'''
:*''Accessories'': "[[Hologram gun]]", poseable [[machine gun]], missile launcher, 3 [[missile]]s, spare tire, gas can
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' Hound was released as part of the initial Autobot assortment in 1984, transforming into a [https://www.automobile-catalog.com/car/1983/2019845/mitsubishi_jeep_j59.html Mitsubishi Jeep J59]. Mounted on the back of the [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] is a large, [[Vacuum metallizing|vacuum metallized]] silver machine gun turret which doesn't really go anywhere in [[robot mode]]. Other vehicle accessories include a spare tire and a fuel canister which also don't really go anywhere in robot mode.

: In robot mode, Hound is armed with a large, silver "holographic rifle" and a shoulder-mounted, spring-loaded, firing rocket launcher with three silver projectiles. The US version of this launcher had severely weakened springs [[for safety reasons]]. Due to his transformation, he ends up considerably smaller than the rest of the [[Autobot Cars]] in this mode.

: The strip sticker numbered #10 on Hound's [[sticker]] sheet is supposed to be two stickers, which belong on either side of the waist. As the sticker is a single strip, and this placement isn't shown in the instructions, one often comes across Hound sticker sheets on the secondary market with solely #10 left unapplied!<ref>{{citesocial|quote=If you look at Hound’s sticker application map, there is no mention of #10. Hilariously, looking on Google and eBay, I found used Hound stickersheets with only sticker #10 remaining on the sheet! I was clearly not the first person to have this problem. Looking more closely at the instruction book seen above, I noticed in the transformation images, sticker #10 could be seen applied to Hound! There they were, on the sides of his waist…|name=Maz|site=TFsource|title=News to Me – 2018 Edition|year=2018|month=05|day=13}}</ref> To recreate the intended placement, one must cut the sticker in half, placing the halves with the red sections at the back of Hound's waist. The instructions also incorrectly swap stickers #14 and #15 across the arms, so they don't fit properly.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=My incorrect assumption was that it was just an error for the Detritus stickersheet, but I see now on this reissue TFC Hound that it too has a single piece sticker for #10, it too was left unsplit! I don't believe the vintage Hound sticker #10 is split either, which once more explains why so many vintage Hounds simply do not have that correctly applied, or applied at all! But, sticker #10 on the Diaclone stickersheet... is split! [...] The sticker on the side of the waist is hard to see at the best of times, but it consists of 4 yellow/black rectangles and a red capsule shape, all in a row. The Transformers instructions show the red capsule being placed nearest the front of the waist, but all the Diaclone literature and art show it being the 4 rectangles that are closer to the front of the waist, and the red capsule shape being towards the back of the waist. [...] Stickers #14 and #15 go on Hound's forearms/wrists, but both the vintage and reissue Transformers instructions tell you to put #14 on his right forearm, and #15 on the left. This is incorrect, and will end up causing those L-shaped stickers to sit in a way that does not cover the length of the forearm, as well as causing an ill fit around the wrist. Detritus has the same issue, too, by the way.|link=https://tfsquareone.blogspot.com/2023/03/the-mysterious-g1-hound-stickers.html|name=Maz|site=TFsquareone|title=The Mysterious G1 Hound Stickers|year=2023|month=03|day=11}}</ref>

: This mold was originally released in 1982 in Takara's ''[[Diaclone]]'' line as the "J59 Jeep", coming with a blue-and-white pilot figure and several IP-infringing decals. This mold was also used to make the [[e-HOBBY]] [[exclusive]] [[Detritus (G1)#Toys|Detritus]].

::*''[http://www.transformerland.com/wiki/toy-info/transformers-g1-autobot-cars-hound/51/ Patent info, price guide, and further reading on Hound at Transformerland.com]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1984/Autobot/Hound/hound.htm More information on Generation 1 Hound at TFU.info]''
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===''Generation 2''===
[[File:Un autorollers.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Sgt. Hound. Starring Steve Martin. (Hound is the white payloader.)]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a2|'''Sgt. Hound''' (Auto Roller, <s>1995</s>)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': 4 missiles

:A [[redeco]] of the [[Auto Roller (G2)|Auto Roller]] [[Roadblock (G2)#Toys|Roadblock]] was planned for release in 1995 as "Sgt. Hound", but was one of several redecos and molds that were canceled with the end of the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|''Generation 2'' line]]. He would have transformed into a payloader. As an Auto Roller, a switch on his vehicle mode back end connects a gearing mechanism attached to his rear axle, which makes him [[autotransformation|autotransform]] from vehicle to robot mode when pushed forward, and back when pulled in reverse. His right arm ends in a spring-loaded missile launcher, while his left features a spring-gear-activated spinning circular saw. All four of his missiles can be stowed on his rear wheel wells. No known samples of the toy have surfaced.

:This mold was also used to make [[Autocrusher#Toys|Autocrusher]] from ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars (Japanese toyline)#1998 (Beast Wars II)|Beast Wars II]]''.
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[[File:G2GoBotsUnmadeJeepAndCar.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|We don't even exist among stuff that doesn't exist.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a2|'''Hound''' (Go-Bot, <s>1995</s>)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Rifle
{{toydesigner|[[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

: Part of the canceled fourth wave of ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bots]], Hound's [[alternate mode]] would have been a green military SUV with [[tampograph]]ed "U.S. Army" and "19HOUND960" markings. In robot mode, he would have featured magenta parts. Sadly, he was one of the two unreleased G2 Go-Bot sculpts (alongside a [[Purple Mercedes Go-Bot|purple Mercedes-Benz character]]) whose [[mold]]s were apparently lost; therefore the Hound sculpt was not even included with a later release of the other four unreleased molds as part of the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'']] line.

:While unpainted [[prototype]]s of the sculpt had found their way into collectors' hands and the name "Hound" had even been rumored in association with the toy, it wasn't until 2014 that a fully painted sample surfaced, confirming the name for the first time. Shortly afterwards, the (repeatedly delayed) book ''[[Legacy: The Art of Transformers Packaging]]'' was released, which featured the [[package art]] that would have been used [[:File:GoBotHoundArt.jpg|for Hound]] had he been released, alongside those of [[Rumble (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Rumble]], "[[Crash Test (G2)#Toys|4X]]", and "[[911#Toys|911]]". (Art for the [[Black Viper Go-Bot|black Dodge Viper]] surfaced too late to be included while art for the [[Purple Mercedes Go-Bot|purple Mercedes-Benz]] has never been uncovered.)
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===''Alternators''===
{{anchor|Alternators/Binaltech}}
[[File:Alternators Hound toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Wrangling our hearts.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Jeep Wrangler Autobot Hound''' (Alternator, [[2004]])}}</ul>
:*''Alternators ID number'': '''3'''
:*''Binaltech ID number'': '''BT-04'''
:*''Binaltech release date'': [[March 25]], 2004
:*''Accessories'': Pistol
{{toydesigner|[[Mark McCall]] (Hasbro), [[Hironori Kobayashi]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

: For the ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' line, Hound's vehicle mode was updated to a ([[licensed vehicle alternate modes|licensed]]) 1:24 scale {{w|Jeep Wrangler}}, with opening doors, hood (with mock engine bay) and tailgate, and a detailed interior. Hound also features [[rubber tires]] and a working, spring-loaded suspension system, similar to [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#20th Anniversary/Masterpiece|20th Anniversary Optimus Prime]], but lacks steering. In robot mode, he greatly resembles both the original toy in detail and the Generation 1 [[character model|cartoon model]] in proportions and personality. In this form, Hound is armed with a holographic projector gun stored inside his spare tire.

: The Japanese ''Binaltech'' version of the toy, released in the third wave of the line, is largely identical to the [[Hasbro]] version, except for the use of painted [[die-cast]] metal for numerous vehicle mode panels.

: This sculpt was [[retool]]ed into ''Alternators/Binaltech'' [[Swindle (G1)#Alternators|Swindle]], who was then [[redeco]]ed into ''Alternators'' [[Rollbar (G1)|Rollbar]].

::*[[Source:Transformers Binaltech bios#4|Archive of ''Binaltech'' Hound's bio and tech specs]]
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Autobot/AltHound/hound.htm More info on Alternators Hound at TFU.info]''
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===''The Transformers Collection''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Hound''' (Cybertron, 2004)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''14'''
:*''Accessories'': "[[Hologram gun]]", poseable [[machine gun]], missile launcher, 3 [[missile]]s, spare tire, gas can

: In 2004, the original Hound toy was [[Generation 1 reissues|reissued]] by [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] as part of their their ''[[The Transformers Collection|Transformers Collection]]'' "bookbox" reissue series. Apparently, Takara had to repair (or even recast) the [[mold]]; the reissue features several sculpting differences compared to a vintage specimen: The top end of the Jeep grille bars is now straight instead of rounded off, the headlights have sculpted detail added, the windshield hinges are more rounded off, and the formerly sharp facial details look very washed out.<ref name="reissuecomp">[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers-toys/gallery/g1-1984/hound/1670/2/ Seibertron gallery of the Transformers Collection Hound reissue], including comparisons with a vintage G1 Hound.</ref>
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===''Universe'' (2008)===
{{anchor|2008legend}}
[[File:Hounduniverselegends.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Hound''' (Legends, [[2008]])}}</ul>
:*''Series'': Classic Series
{{toydesigner|[[Bill Rawley]] (Hasbro)}}

: Part of the second wave of ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]] figures (but the first wave to feature new-mold items, not simply ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]''-series [[redeco]]es), the first ''Universe'' Hound toy is sculpted to closely resemble his Generation 1 design, particularly in the way his vehicle mode resembles a somewhat outdated, old-fashioned army Jeep. For legal reasons, the vehicle mode has been slightly tweaked, such as sporting squared headlights and horizontal vents in the front grille, as compared to the characteristic round headlights/vertical grille vents design of a real-life Jeep. Due to his small size and [[size class|price point]], he has no weapon in either mode.

:This mold was also used to make [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 ''Hunt for the Decepticons'']] [[Hound (Movie)#Transformers .282010.29|Tracker Hound]]. It is also the basis for the non-toy character [[Mito Prime]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/LegendsHound/hound.htm More information on Universe Legends Hound at TFU.info]''

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[[File:TFU08-toy HoundDeluxe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Cats and dogs. Geddit? ''Do you get it?'']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Hound''' (Deluxe Class, 2008)}}</ul>
:*''Series'': Generation 1 Series
:*''Accessories'': Missile launcher
{{toydesigner|[[Bill Rawley]] (Hasbro), [[Alex Kubalsky]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Don Figueroa]] (concept artist)}}

: Part of the fourth wave of ''Universe'' Deluxe Class toys, this version of Hound is more of an evolution of the character rather than the reproduction the Legends class toy represents. His vehicle mode resembles a {{w|Jeep Hurricane}} concept car, once again with a modified front section that avoids the [[trademark]] Jeep look with round headlights and vertical grille vents. Hound features his familiar (non-firing) rocket launcher, which clips to the back of his seats in vehicle mode, and can be either hand-held or shoulder-mounted in robot mode (Although the latter is by no means a secure fit, and will fall off with the slightest touch.) In the area of "undocumented features", the soles of Hound's feet can pivot inwards, providing more stability for wide-stanced poses.

:Hound's vehicle-mode back-end has a pair of flip-up tabs, which are used to secure the [[Ravage (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Ravage figure]] included with Hound, when Ravage is put into his "capture mode" (aka "oversized audio cassette" form). Other [[Mini-Cassette]] Transformers can fit there too, though not as well as the new Ravage.

:Hasbro's initial "hand-painted digitally touched-up prototype" [[stock photography|stock photos]] featured a slightly different color layout for Hound, with a black bullbar (painted silver on the final toy) and entirely reversed arm colors: the original stock photos feature green shoulders, black forearms with three yellow stripes and green fists, whereas the final toy has the entire arm cast out of black plastic and the ''forearms'' painted over in green, with only one thick yellow stripe per arm.

:This mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Scorch (G1)#Timelines|Turbomaster]] and served as the basis of the non-toy [[Hound (SG)|''Shattered Glass'' incarnation of Hound]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/TFUHound/hound.htm More information on Universe Deluxe Hound at TFU.info]''
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===''Henkei! Henkei!''===
[[File:Henkei houndravage.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|A friend to all the animals.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Hound''' (Deluxe, 2008)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''C-13'''
:*''Release date'': [[December 27]], 2008
:*''Accessories'': Missile launcher
{{toydesigner|[[Alex Kubalsky]] (TakaraTomy), [[Naoto Tsushima]] (packaging artist)}}

: Released in the eighth wave of Takara's ''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]]'' toyline, this redeco of ''Universe'' Deluxe Class Hound is primarily cast in a darker shade of green plastic for a better match to his original toy and appearances in fiction. Where ''Universe'' Hound had white plastic, ''Henkei'' Hound replaces it with grey, and overall has more elaborate paint applications, such as the toy-homaging yellow stripe around the edges of his hood and silver paint on his hubcaps. As with all ''Henkei! Henkei!'' toys, Hound has [[Vacuum metallizing|vacuum-metallized]] plastic, specifically his grill guard, albeit in an unusually dark color to make it resemble dark polished metal.

: And yes, he comes with [[Ravage (G1)/toys#Henkei! Henkei!|Ravage]] again.
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===''Chronicle''===
[[File:EZCollectionHoundToy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Hound''' (EZ Collection, [[2011]])}}</ul>

: Released in the second assortment of Takara's ''[[Transformers Chronicle (toyline)|Chronicle]]'' "EZ Collection" releases, this iteration of Hound is a very slight redeco of the ''Universe'' [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]] Autobot Hound toy, with the front windshield's black paint replaced with the same gunmetal paint used for the legs.

: Like other ''Chronicle'' Legends toys, he is sold in a blindpacked box.
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===''EZ Collection'' (2013)===
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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Hound''' (EZ Collection, [[2013]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''EG05'''

: Hound was released again in the 2013 ''[[EZ Collection]]'' series. The paint is the same as the ''Chronicle'' release, but the plastic is now a lighter "apple green" color.
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===''Bot Shots''===
[[File:BStoy-Hound.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Hound''' (Single-pack, [[2013]])}}</ul>
:*''Series'': '''2'''
:*''Number'': '''B012'''
:**''Fist strength'': '''730'''
:**''Blaster strength'': '''609'''
:**''Sword strength'': '''277'''

:Part of the third wave of ''[[Bot Shots (toyline)|Bot Shots]]'' Series 2 single-packs, Blitz Shot "Autobot Hound" is a [[redeco]] of [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Bot Shots|Series 1 Ironhide]], transforming into a teeny pickup truck (with spoiler) with an [[Autotransformation|automatic, spring-loaded 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.

:This mold was also used to make [[Dirt Boss (Cybertron)#Bot Shots|Super Bot Dirt Boss]] and [[Swindle (G1)#Bot Shots|Swindle]].
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-Toy HoundKreon unreleased.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Where did you come from, where did you go?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''???''' (???, <s>2011</s>)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Large rifle

: A [[Kreon]] version of Hound was shown at numerous conventions in 2011 as part of a large ''[[Kre-O]]'' display; early appearances had him with shoddy stickers instead of [[tampograph]]s (but he was far from the only one), but later appearances used production samples. Samples of release-ready Hounds in sealed bags (as he would have appeared in sets) have since surfaced.

: However, it is still unknown just how Hound was originally planned to be released. It seems most likely he was going to be packed in with another character's large-build set, but ''who'' that was is unknown.
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[[File:Hound (Kre-O).jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Hound''' (Custom Kreon, [[2014]])}}</ul>
:*''Set number'': '''A7317'''
:*''Pieces'': '''42'''
:*''Accessories'': Rack, buildable gatling gun, bazooka, jetpack, door-wing backpack

: Part of the second assortment of "Custom Kreons", Hound comes with a buildable parts rack on which to hang/store his many many extra pieces. The plastics of his torso, arms and legs have a metal-flake sheen, and his similarly-shiny [[tampograph]]s are based on the [[#Generation 1|original Hound toy]]. His "normal" helmet and bazooka are [[Vacuum metallizing|chromed]], 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 gatling gun, a buildable jetpack, and the door-wing backpack.

:Though widely solicited, this wave of Custom Kreons ultimately never saw release outside of the [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] online store and Chinese-market distribution circles.

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[[File:KreO-Toy HoundC84.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Kreon Class of 1984''' (Kreon figure set, 2014)}}</ul>
:*''Set number'': '''B0090'''
:*''Voted'': "Friendliest"
:*''Accessories'': Heavy machine gun

: This version of Hound, part of the [[Kreon Class of 1984]], is based once again on the original Hound toy, with much more detailing based ''heavily'' on the original toy. He uses the Hound-style helmet as expected. He also has a new hip-piece with considerably larger balljoints for extra stability.

: He was only available in a pack of 30 Kreons dubbed "Class of 1984". This set was made for sale at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2014. Remaining stock would have been sold at the [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] website, but the set sold out at the show.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/SDCCKre-OHound/hound.htm More information on Class of 1984 Hound at TFU.info]''

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[[File:KreO-toy Hound BattleChanger.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Hound''' (Battle Changer, [[2015]])}}</ul>
:*''Set number'': '''B2691'''
:*''Pieces'': '''87'''
:*''Accessories'': Long rifle, rocket launcher
{{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 second wave of Battle Changers, Hound has a Kreon core, but the limbs and body are all built up using bricks, resulting in a toy that can change from robot to jeep-like vehicle without disassembly/reassembly.

: 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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===''Construct-Bots''===
[[File:ConstructBots Elite Hound.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Hound''' (Elite Class, 2013)}}</ul>
{{toydesigner|[[Andrew Scribner]] (deco artist)}}

: Released in the second wave of Elite-Class ''[[Construct-Bots]]'' toys, Hound is a buildable robot skeleton that can be augmented with armor, weapons and vehicle parts, with the nominal parts allowing him to transform into a jeep-like Cybertronian vehicle. He includes a small hand-held blaster as well as a shoulder mounted piece that evokes the hologram projector. As his parts are cross-compatible with all other toys in the line, they can be mixed-and-matched to make some ''interesting'' creations.

: Most of his parts were also used to make [[Breakdown (WFC)#Construct-Bots|Breakdown]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/CBHound/hound.htm More information on Hound at TFU.info]''
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===''Q-Transformers''===
[[File:QTransformers Hound.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Perfect for going camping in.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Hound''' ( [[2015]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''QT-15'''
:*''Release date'': [[March 21]], 2015

: Released in the fourth wave of Takara's ''[[Q-Transformers]]'' toyline (under the initial "QT Series"), Hound transforms from a [[super deformed]] Suzuki Hustler to a cute little robot. He comes with a code for unlocking Hound as a playable character in the ''[[Q-Transformers: Mystery of Convoy Returns]]'' game.

:This mold was [[retool]]ed into ''Q-Transformers'' [[Skids (G1)#Q-Transformers|Skids]].
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===''Timelines''===
[[File:BotCon2015toy-Sgt Hound.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a2|'''Generaton 2 Souvenir 2-Pack''' (Souvenir Set, 2015)}}</ul>

: ''[[Transformers Timelines (franchise)|Timelines]]'' "Sgt. Hound" is a redeco and retooling of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' [[Scoop (G1)#Generations|Scoop]], based on the cancelled [[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]] [[#Generation 2|Sgt. Hound]] toy, transforming into a payloader. He comes with [[Dia Cinders (Diaclone)#Toys|Dia]] and [[Darius Cline#Toys|Cline]], who transform into guns that can be held by Hound or plugged into peg-holes in his arms and legs.

: His left leg has "W.A.L.T." tampographed on it, possibly a reference to Walter Sobchak from ''{{w|The Big Lebowski}}'', performed by [[John Goodman]], who also played a [[Hound (Movie)|Hound]] in the [[live-action film series]].

: He was only available as part of a [[BotCon 2015]] at-show souvenir set, packaged with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Timelines|General Optimus Prime]].

:This mold was also redecoed, sans one Targetmaster, into ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)#Japanese toyline|Adventure]]'' [[Roadblock (RID)#Toys|Roadblock]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Autobot/BCSgtHound/hound.htm More information on ''Timelines'' Sgt. Hound at TFU.info]''
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===''Generations''===
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[[File:TF-Specialist-Autobots-Hound.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Specialist: Autobots''' (Multi-pack, 2014)}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': [[March 25]], 2014
:*''Accessories:'' Missile launcher, Ravage figure

: ''Universe'' Deluxe Hound was re-released in a three-pack with ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' [[Mirage (G1)/toys#Generations|Mirage]] and ''Universe'' [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Generations|Ironhide]], available from Hasbro Asia and [[TakaraTomy Mall]]. All three Autobots feature new metallic paint decos, and the set's [[package art]] links up to the contemporaneously-released "Specialist: Decepticons" set to form a complete image.

: At select stores in Asia, the set was available with a free Autobot insignia earphone cap plug.
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===''Combiner Wars''===
[[File:CWDlxHound.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Giving combiners the power of Afterimages.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Hound''' (Deluxe Class, [[2016]])}}</ul>
:*'''2 OF 5: [[Sky Reign]]'''
:*''Accessories:'' Gun, double-barreled gun/fist/foot

: Part of the sixth wave of ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Deluxe Class toys, "Autobot Hound" is a [[retool]] of ''Combiner Wars'' [[Swindle (G1)#Combiner Wars|Swindle]] (himself an extensive retooling of [[Rook (CW)#Toys|Rook]]), transforming into a militarized jeep of indeterminable, likely-made-up model. In addition to a new head, his toy benefits from a [[Variant|running change]] from Swindle that adds two small nubs onto the rear of his smaller weapon, which allows it to be attached to his backpack as an over-shoulder blaster.

:As a ''Combiner Wars'' Deluxe figure, Hound can combine with any compatible Voyager-class mold as either an arm or a leg, but his nominal placement is as [[Sky Reign]]'s left arm. He can also combine with [[Godbomber#Legends|''Legends'' Godbomber]] as a leg. He has a 5mm post accessible in his leg mode that allows a ''Combiner Wars'' [[Scrounge (G1)#Combiner Wars|Scrounge]] or a ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' [[Cosmos (G1)#Titans Return|Cosmos]] to attach as a shin guard/leg shield.

:Unfortunately, due to the internal molding of his shins, repeatedly transforming Hound will eventually create horizontal scratch marks across the hip parts of his thighs.

:Hound comes with a copy of ''The Transformers'' #41 (''Combiner Wars'' Part 4), "[[You, Me, and the Universe]]". In Canada, Latin America, and Europe, he was available in different types of [[multilingual packaging]] including a character card featuring his comic book cover/[[package art]] instead. He and the last three waves of ''Combiner Wars'' Deluxe and Voyager figures later showed up at TJ Maxx at reduced prices with the collector card.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Autobot/CWHound/hound.htm More information on ''Combiner Wars'' Hound at TFU.info]''
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===''Unite Warriors''===
[[File:TF-Unite-Warriors-UW-EX-Hound.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Lynxmaster''' (Multi-pack, [[2016]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''UW-EX'''
:*''Release date'': [[October 29]], 2016
:*''Accessories'': Gun, axe, double-barreled gun/fist/foot

: ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' Hound is a redeco of his ''Combiner Wars'' toy with new and different paint details based on his cartoon appearance, including various yellow stripes, a star on his shoulder, and the replacement of the star on his hood with an Autobot insignia. Aside from the mold's established accessories, Hound includes an axe from the Offroad mold.

: He was only available in a [[Sky Reign#Unite Warriors 2|Lynxmaster]] multi-pack, the fourth of six [[TakaraTomy Mall]] exclusive sets. The set also includes [[Ratchet (G1)/toys#Unite Warriors|Ratchet]], [[Sky Lynx (G1)#Unite Warriors|Sky Lynx]], [[Trailbreaker (G1)/toys#Unite Warriors|Trailbreaker]], and [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Unite Warriors|Wheeljack]].
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===''Alt-Modes''===
[[File:Alt-Modes-toy Hound.jpg|upright=1.22|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Hound''' (Alt-Modes, 2017)}}</ul>
:*''Series'': '''2'''
:*''Collection'': '''1'''

:''[[Alt-Modes]]'' Hound is a super deformed toy whose body transforms into a jeep 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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===''War for Cybertron: Siege''===
[[File:War-for-Cybertron-Siege-Deluxe-Hound.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Hound''' (Deluxe Class, [[2019]])}}</ul>
:*''Hasbro ID number'': '''WFC-S9'''
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''SG-12'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[March 30]], [[2019]]
:*''Hidden message code'': '''MACCADAMS'''
:*''Accessories'': "W-5 Holo-Beam Refraction Blaster," "RT-10 IR Electro-Scope Launcher," ammo clip (combine to form "HD Vector-Beam Mega-Blaster")
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]]<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Evan didn't work on Siege. The Hound thing was just something John Warden showed him at the time.|link=https://discord.com/channels/656241088826441729/656248887534944265/1072287364543688754|name=Matthew Karpowich|site=the TFWiki Discord server, reporting on the day's Fan Q&A|year=2023|month=02|day=06}}</ref> and [[Aaron Gray]] (Hasbro)|[[AJ Piejko-Brown]] (packaging)}}

:Part of the first wave of ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' Deluxe Class figures, Hound transforms from robot to Cybertronian jeep and back. He includes the "W-5 Holo-Beam Refraction Blaster" and "RT-10 IR Electro-Scope Launcher," which are compatible with the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]], and can combine to form the "HD Vector-Beam Mega-Blaster," or can be mounted onto his shoulder. The Refraction Blaster comes with a detachable ammo clip, which can be stored in the bed of the jeep. Hound's colors are more subdued than his other figures, and he also features "battle damage" paint applications on his bullbar and shins, 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.

:His vehicle mode has a sculpted winch, in the center of which is a hole. If some thread is fed through, this makes his winch somewhat functional.

:This mold was redecoed into ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)#Netflix|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' Hound (below), and retooled into ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' [[Hot Shot (G1)#Generations Selects|Hot Shot]], and then further retooled seperately into [[Transformers: Legacy|''Legacy Evolution'']] [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#HumbleOrigins|Data Clerk Orion Pax]] and his Jeep mode as both [[Detritus (G1)#Legacy|Detritus]] & ''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'' [[Hound (G1)/toys#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Autobot Hound]]. In an artistic error, Hound was depicted with Hot Shot's head on his [[:File:Siege-Hound-art.jpg|package art]], long before the latter retool was officially revealed. Additionally, Hound's [https://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/images2/archive/c/cf/20181011015637%21War-for-Cybertron-Siege-Deluxe-Hound.jpg earliest computer-generated stock images] depicted him with an opaque green windshield, rather than the translucent windshield of the final product.

::*''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O09YJahH8Lg Official conversion video at the TRANSFORMERS OFFICIAL YouTube channel]''
::*''[http://www.transformers-universe.com/include.php?path=content/content.php&contentid=3551 More information on Siege Hound at Transformers-Universe.com]''
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===''Masterpiece''===
[[File:MP-47 Hound.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Unfortunately, does not come with [[Halonix Maximus]] accessory.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Hound''' ([[2019]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''MP-47'''
:*''Release date'': [[December 26]], 2019
:*''Accessories'': 2 side mirrors, Hologram gun, machine gun, spare tire, gas can, key, roof cover/shield, [[Spike Witwicky (G1)#Masterpiece|Spike Witwicky]] figure, hologram effect, hologram pilot. smiling face, screaming face
{{toydesigner|[[Yuki Ohshima]] (concept artist)}}

:''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' Hound transforms from a licensed Jeep CJ-3B to a show-accurate robot, down to the [[Kibble#"Faux-parts"|shrunken]] back wheels on the sides of his feet.

:Accessories for this figure include two alternate faces, his hologram gun (with a hologram shooting effect part), the car-mounted machine gun, a spare tire and gas can, plus a bunch of specific episode-related accessories: a figure of Spike Witwicky to represent their relation in the original 3-parter, plus the hologram driver he briefly showcased in "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 2]]" and the key for [[Ravage (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ravage]]'s cage from "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 3]]". His final accessory deviates from the usual bunch of toy and cartoon-related accessories and it's entirely new: a roof cover that turns into a shield, apparently inspired by the one found on [[Hound (Movie)#Movie The Best|his live action counterpart's ''Movie The Best'' toy]] or perhaps by the folding roof that he deploys briefly in "[[Atlantis, Arise!]]". As an additional note, his head features a flip-out face shield, representing the one he used in the underwater scenes from "More than Meets the Eye, Part 2".

:Due to the engineering, the spare tire, the gas can, and the machine gun can fold up inside his feet in robot mode without the need for [[partsformer|partsforming]], but they can still be stored inside the roof cover, along with the cage key and the alternate face accessories, with the pipe and handle parts of the hologram gun being stored under the unfoldable panels in each of his lower legs.

:His jeep mode features an opening hood, and while it mainly just reveals his arms and head, there is an engine piece put in to hide his face. As an unfortunate side effect, there is a risk of the engine block piece chipping the paint on his face. He can be left faceless for the transformation, although the third face piece doesn't have room for storing it anywhere.

:The lower end of the painted thighs can also easily chip, due to friction between the piece and the lower legs. Probably due to tolerance or design failure (or both), the panels that cover the rear section of the lower legs are prone to breaking. There have also been many reports of this figure's parts developing cracks with minimal or even ''no'' handling, prompting speculation about an unstable plastic mix.

:Per the brand unification of TakaraTomy and Hasbro, Hound was directly released with no changes by [[Hasbro Pulse]] in the United States and Canada.
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===''War for Cybertron Trilogy''===
[[File:TF-Generations-Netflix-WFC-Series-Deluxe-Hound.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Hound''' (Deluxe Class, [[2020]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''WFC-02'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[September 26]], 2020
:*''Accessories:'' "W-5 Holo-Beam Refraction Blaster," "RT-10 IR Electro-Scope Launcher," ammo clip (combine to form "HD Vector-Beam Mega-Blaster")

:Promoting the ''Siege'' season of the [[Netflix]] [[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon]], this redeco of ''Siege'' Hound slathers the Autobot in an ''extensive'' paint wash coating to represent accumulated grime and battle scars. This contained a portion of a cardstock background of [[Teletraan I]]. Hound's part has tabs C and K, and slot D.

:Unfortunately, there have been several reports of Hound's neck stem being too stiff and snapping right off.

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===''Transformers Retro''===
[[File:TFRetro-Hound.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|If I had a nickel for every time a retailer exclusive 1986 movie-branded Hound figure was made, I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Hound''' (Walmart exclusive reissue/redeco, [[2023]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "[[Hologram gun]]", poseable [[machine gun]], missile launcher, 3 [[missile]]s, spare tire, gas can
{{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>

: The original Hound toy was reissued by Hasbro for western markets for the very first time in 2023 in the ''[[Transformers Retro]]'' line. This release, which was given specific ''The Transformers: The Movie'' branding, gives the mold a redeco with colors based on his original cartoon character model. All of Hound's chromed details are now cast in very light silver plastic, and instead of using stickers for detailing he has tampographs and paint applications. He retains his die-cast metal and rubber tires though. While his missiles were not modified [[for safety reasons]], his launcher's firing ability has been neutered.

:Of note is the fact Hound is now a licensed Jeep product, which may explain how this version sports a new 2023 date stamp, pointing to the likelihood of a repaired or "resurrected" mold for this release. Hey, it's been nineteen years since the [[The Transformers Collection|''Transformers Collection'']] reissue, which was also repaired compared to the 1984 original. This mold features all the changes made for that release.

:Hound's design on the packaging appears to be based on the [[Studio Series|''Studio Series'' {{'}}86]] figure with modified proportions more in line with the G1 character model. Also note that its release predates ''Studio Series'' Hound and even has details from the alt-mode exclusive to that figure. An alt-mode of which, at the time of its release, had not been revealed or leaked in any capacity, making it the first time it had been seen by the general public.

:''Transformers Retro'' Hound was released as a [[Walmart]] exclusive in the United States.
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===''Buzzworthy Bumblebee''===
[[File:TF-Buzzworthy-Bumblebee-Deluxe-Hound.jpg|thumb|upright=1|Buzzkilled.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Hound''' (Deluxe Class, <s>2022</s>)}}</ul>
:*''Movie'': ''The Transformers: The Movie''
:*''Accessories'': Rocket launcher, rocket, hologram gun

:''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]''/''[[Studio Series|Studio Series 86]]'' Hound is a heavy retool of the above ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' figure, transforming into an unlicensed approximation of a Jeep. He comes with his rocket launcher (which does not secure tightly in the 5 mm peghole in his shoulders) and hologram gun.

:A stock image of Hound was uploaded by legit wholesaler NDA Toys before being removed from the listing less than 24 hours after everyone had noticed.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20221014081733/https://www.nda-toys.com/product/16333/transformers-buzzworthy-bumblebee-studio-series-asst-wholesale The NDA Toys listing], archived. The images were reported on at [https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/earth-mode-hound-and-movie-hatchet.1238525/ TFW2005] at 12:37pm GMT on October 13, 2022. They had gone by 9:44am on October 14: {{citesocial|quote=Aaaaand NDA Toys removed the images. That was quick.|link=https://discord.com/channels/656241088826441729/656248887534944265/1030400782043979797|name=[[User:Nevermore|Nevermore]]|site=the TFWiki Discord server|year=2022|month=10|day=14}}</ref> Hasbro would eventually acknowledge the mold with their promotion and release of a ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: Evolution]]'' [[Detritus (G1)#Legacy|Detritus]] using the mold before Hound was ever announced. Hound's two handheld accessories were first used even earlier with ''Legacy: Evolution Toxitron Collection'' "[[Jazz (G1)/toys#Legacy|G2 Universe Autobot Jazz]]".

:As of January 2024, it has been reported that [[Target]] opted to cancel their release of Hound due to poor sales of their previous 2022 assortment of ''Buzzworthy'' Deluxe Class figures, leaving Hasbro with no other place available to release the toy at the time.<ref>[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/original-plans-for-individual-releases-of-hatchet-and-earth-mode-hound-were-cancelled/48011/ "Original Plans for Individual Releases of Hatchet and Earth Mode Hound were Cancelled"] at Seibertron.</ref> He would eventually be released in the ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' toyline, as noted below.
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===''Generations Selects''===
[[File:TF_Gen_Selects_Hound.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|''Now'' you may whisper your complaints very quietly into the mouth of the CareHound.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobots Stand United''' (Multi-pack, [[2024]])}}</ul>
:*''Series'': ''[[Transformers: Legacy#Legacy: United|Legacy United]]''
:*''Accessories'': Rocket launcher, rocket, hologram gun
{{toydesigner|[[Matthew Cohen]] (photography)<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Here's my photos of the Transformers Generations Selects Legacy United Autobots Stand United 5-Pack. Up for pre order right not on Hasbro Pulse! I've been getting my hands on more and more transformers now. Hoping to keep it going and b|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/C33FPq-Ol91/|site=Instagram|name=Matthew Cohen|year=2024|month=2|day=27}}</ref>}}

:''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' "Autobot Hound" is a slight redeco of the above unreleased ''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' toy (an extensive retooling of the above ''Siege'' Hound toy), transforming into an unlicensed approximation of a Jeep. This Hound's deco is even more cartoon-based, using pale light green plastic and paint instead of light gray, and having extra paint detailing on his arms and the lights on his front wheel hubs. His windshield piece is opaque plastic painted light blue, matching the other toys in the set. Due to the nature of the 5-Pack's packaging, it is not uncommon for the paint on Hound's chest/grill-mounted winch to be scuffed out of the box.

: He was only available as part of a five-pack, alongside cartoon-style redecos of ''[[Studio Series|Studio Series 86]]'' [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Generations Selects|Jazz]], and ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#Generations Selects|Sunstreaker]], [[Trailbreaker (G1)/toys#Generations Selects|Trailbreaker]], and [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Generations Selects|Wheeljack]].

: The "Autobots Stand United 5-pack" was officially revealed on [[February 27]], and went up for pre-order the same day for a July 2024 release.
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===''Swapticons''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Desert Dunes Mission''' (Five-pack, [[2025]])}}</ul>

: Part of the ''[[Swapticons]]'' "Desert Dunes Mission" five-pack, Autobot Hound is a recolor of [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Swapticons|Ultra Magnus]], transforming into a trailer unit. He is intended to be combined with the packed in [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Swapticons|Optimus Prime]], though he's compatible with every other figure in the line for a multitude of weird combinations.

: This set also includes [[Ramjet (G1)/toys#Swapticons|Ramjet]], [[Sandstorm (G2)#Swapticons|Decepticon Sandstorm]], and [[Scorponok (G1)#Swapticons|Scorponok]].
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==Merchandise==
===''Transformers Milk Caramel''===
[[File:Tfcaramel hound.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|Stick him right in your trail mix.]]
*'''Hound''' (1985)
:A soft rubber figurine—known in Japan as a ''keshigomu''— of Hound was released as part of the second wave of [[Kabaya]]'s ''[[Transformers Milk Caramel]]'' [[candy toy]] range. He came packaged with chocolate-covered caramel candies, and was available in red, blue, and yellow.
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===Decoy===
[[File:Decoy hound.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9]]
*'''Cybertron Hero Collection 22''' (multi-pack, 1986)
:Hound 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, Hound 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. Hound was available as part of a 22-piece box set of Autobot figures, and later, in a peach coloration randomly packed as part of various other box sets.

*'''Hound''' ([[1987]])
**''Decoy number:'' '''17'''
:The 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/Hound/hound.htm More information on Decoy Hound at TFU.info]''
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===''Robot Heroes''===
[[File:Robotheroeshoundblitzwing.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Not included: Awkwardly-positioned Spike.]]
*'''Autobot Hound & Blitzwing''' (Two-pack, [[2008]])
{{toydesigner|[[Bill Rawley]] (Hasbro)|[[Marcelo Matere]] (concept artist)}}

:Released in the first wave of ''Universe''-branded ''[[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'', Hound is posed, like many ''Robot Heroes'', in a squat crouching pose. However, he has a few noteworthy aspects: he's one of the few Generation 1 characters to be sculpted with a handheld weapon. More surprising than that, Hound is the ''most'' articulated Generation 1 Robot Hero, having swivel joints at his head, shoulders and ''waist''.

:Hound was only available in a two-pack with [[Blitzwing (G1)/toys#Robot Heroes|Blitzwing]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/RHHound/hound.htm More information on ''Robot Heroes'' Hound at TFU.info]''
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===''Speed Stars''===
====''Stealth Force''====
[[File:StealthForce Hound toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Missile launcher converts to missile launcher and back!]]
*'''Autobot Hound''' (Basic, [[2010]])
:''[[Speed Stars]]'' "Autobot Hound" is part of the "Stealth Force" sub-line, consisting of vehicles without robot modes, but with plenty of flip-out panels with hidden weapons. The toy is a Jeep Hurricane approximation that's nearly identical to Hound's ''Universe'' Deluxe Class toy, about 5% larger in length and height and about 10% larger in width. The similarities with ''Universe'' Hound aren't limited to the general vehicle design, but extend to almost absurdly faithfully recreated details such as the design of the rims, the tire patterns and even the prongs in the back that were used to attach [[Ravage (G1)/toys|Ravage]] on ''Universe'' Hound (sculpted in their retracted state on "Stealth Force" Hound). The biggest liberties, oddly enough, have been taken with the design of the dashboard.

:Hound's "Stealth Force" gimmick is triggered either by pulling out the front bumper or any medium amount of impact, which activates an auto-transformation mechanism that extracts all four wheels sideways and reveals non-firing weapons in the vehicle's hood, fenders, doors and trunk, and an extracting (non-concealed) missile launcher above the co-driver's seat.

:His [[package art]] is directly recycled from ''Universe'' Autobot Hound.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2010/Autobot/SFHound/hound.htm More information on Stealth Force Hound at TFU.info]''
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===''G.I. Joe and the Transformers''===
[[File:SDCC2013Hound.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|And don't forget the new ''G.I. Joe'' vehicles and playsets! There's the Troop Carrier, the Troop Transport, and the Action Figure Storage Truck!]]
*'''''The Epic Conclusion!'' box set''' (2013)
**''Accessories:'' two gas canisters, portable gear pack, utility shovel
:A [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] [[exclusive]], first available at the Hasbro Toy Shop booth at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2013 and later made available via the Hasbro Toy Shop website, this is a [[redeco]] of the 2008 [[mold|sculpt]] of the ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' [[VAMP]] as "Autobot Hound". Hound seats two figures, and features an opening hood to reveal engine detailing, as well as a tilting and rotating machine gun emplacement. A utility shovel clipped on the hood and two gas cannisters stowed in the back can be removed and held by compatible Joes.

:The set also comes with a retooled [[Skystriker (vehicle)|Sky Striker]] representing [[Jetfire (G1)/toys#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Jetfire]], a new [[Snake-Eyes#G.I. Joe and the Transformers 2|Snake-Eyes]] figure bearing an Autobot symbol, a [[Baroness#G.I. Joe and the Transformers 2|Baroness]] figure with [[Ravage (G1)/toys#Baroness|Ravage]] on a leash, a [[Bludgeon (G1)#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Bludgeon]] figure, and a [[Blaster (G1)/toys#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Blaster]] boombox with cassette pieces representing [[Steeljaw (G1)#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Steeljaw]], [[Ramhorn (G1)#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Ramhorn]], and [[Eject (G1)#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Eject]].

:The box set was announced via a ''USA Today'' [https://www.usatoday.com/picture-gallery/life/2013/06/05/hasbro-2013-comic-con-exclusives/2392295/ article] on June 5, 2013, along with Hasbro's other Comic-Con exclusives.

::*''[https://www.yojoe.com/vehicles/13/autobothound/ More information on Autobot Hound at YoJoe.com]''
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===''The Loyal Subjects''===
[[File:Houndtls.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|A card-carrying member of the FOC Sideswipe club.]]
*'''Hound''' (2014)
:[[The Loyal Subjects]] Hound is a wave 3 chase figure, with standard articulation. He does not have any special gimmicks, and appears to be based on the original toy. For every 48 figures, there is one Hound.
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*'''Hound "G2" Ed.''' (2014)
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===Bouncing Ball Heads===
[[File:BouncingBallHead Hound.jpg|upright=1.22|thumb]]
*'''Hound''' (2017)
:"Bouncing Ball Head" Hound is a small, super deformed figurine with a removable head that doubles as a bouncy ball. An Autobot logo is tampographed on the back of his head and his name is written under his feet.

:He is (apparently) available in both gacha-style machines and in an 8-pack with the whole collection, and comes inside a spherical capsule with a unique baby blue color.

:Despite clearly representing Generation 1 characters, the collection is advertised as a 2015 ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'' product.

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===Forever Clever===
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*'''Wall Walkers Hound''' (2018)
:Exclusively released in [[Blindpacking|blind bags]] by [[Forever Clever]], ''Wall Walkers'' Hound has suction cups on its hands and feet so it can stick to walls. All its details are printed on, and besides its colors and printing, it is identical to the other Wall Walkers toys.
===''Transformers Trading Card Game''===
[[File:W1AutobotHound.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Autobot Hound, Long-Range Scout''' (2018)
**'''Wave 1'''
**''Rarity: '''''CT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T03/T40'''
**''Stars: ''8
:Autobot Hound, Long-Range Scout 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 game, and is based on the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Transformers: Universe]]'' Hound toy. The line-art for the Bot Mode was drawn by [[Dan Khanna]].
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[[File:W3SergeantHound.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Sergeant Hound, Infantry-Recon''' (2019)
**'''Wave 3: War for Cybertron: Siege I'''
**''Rarity: '''''CT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T43/T48'''
**''Stars: ''9
:Sergeant Hound, Infantry-Recon 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]]'' Hound toy, with the Bot Mode artwork being reused from the toy's packaging art (including the pretooled [[Hot Shot (Henkei!)|Hot Shot]] head), and with original Alt Mode artwork (line-art by [[Dan Khanna]], colors by [[Volta]]).
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===Flame Toys===
[[File:FlameToysHound.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb]]
*'''Hound''' (January, 2024)
**''Number:'' '''37'''
**''Accessories'': Additional Open-palm and trigger-finger hands, gatling gun, large and small rocket launchers, gun, knife, mace
{{toydesigner|[[Akira Amemiya]] (concept artist)}}

:Released as part of the ''Furai Model'' line by [[Flame Toys]], Hound is an articulated, non-transforming/combining, roughly-Voyager Class-sized {{w|Gunpla}}-style model kit. He is molded in green, yellow, light gray, and dark gray plastic, and translucent blue for the eyes and translucent red for the visor.
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===''Pop!''===
*'''Hound''' ([[Funko Pop!#Digital Pop! NFTs|Digital ''Pop!'']], 2022)
**''Rarity:''
***''Monochrome:'' '''Common'''
***''Static:'' '''Common'''
***''Glowing:'' '''Uncommon'''
***''Chrome:'' '''Rare'''
***''Original'': '''Rare'''
:{{W|Non-fungible token|NFT}}s depicting Hound in the [[Funko Pop!|Funko]] Style.
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File:TRANSFORMERS_COMMON_HOUND_MONOCHROME.gif
File:TRANSFORMERS_COMMON_HOUND_STATIC.gif
File:TRANSFORMERS_UNCOMMON_HOUND_GLOW.gif
File:TRANSFORMERS_RARE_HOUND_REDCHROME.gif|Red is sus.
File:TRANSFORMERS_RARE_HOUND_ORIGINAL.gif
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===''Blokees''===
[[File:Blokees-TF-Defender-04-Brilliant-Hound.jpg|thumb|200px]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Hound (Brilliant)''' (Galaxy Version Defender, 2025)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Defender Version 04 - Tyrant's Fury'''
:*''Accessories'': Blaster

:Part of the fourth wave of [[Blokees]]' ''Galaxy Version Defender'' series of blind-boxes, "Brilliant" Hound (in his translucent "pre-deco" coloration) is a 2.2-inch (5.5cm) figure, a few inches smaller than the ''Galaxy Version'' kits, but still articulated. He only comes with his blaster.

:Like most of the robot mode kits from this line, Hound features color-coded eye parts, which double as the neck's socket joint.

:As with other clear-colored Brilliant/Glittering kits, the translucent plastic-molded ball-and-socket joints tend to be somewhat loose even when it's built out of the box, compared to the opaque and metallic kits.
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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Hound''' (Blokees Wheels, 2025)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Blokees Wheels Transformers 01 - Roll Out!'''

: Part of the first wave of [[Blokees]] Wheels series of blind-boxed 1/64-scale vehicles, this Hound kit is based on his Military Jeep alt mode in his depiction in IDW's ''The Transformers'' series. While Hound features die-cast metal on his vehicle shell, he also features a universal Chassis Connector, used by all vehicle mode kits in the lineup, and the vehicle features rotatable turret, foldable windshield and the open cab allow the chase kits' driver figures and similar small size driver figure to interact. It also shares the mold with the line's [[Swindle]] figure.
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===''Yolopark''===
[[File:Yolopark-AMK-Mini-Wave-2-Hound.jpg|thumb|250px]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Hound''' (AMK Mini Series, 2025)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': 2 pairs of hands (fists/weapon-holding), Hologram gun

:Sold as part of the second wave of [[Yolopark]]'s AMK ''(Advanced Model Kit)'' Mini Series, this kit of Hound can only be completed by snapping the pre-painted pieces together. Aside from an extra pair of splayed open hand parts, Hound comes with his signature Hologram gun. As with the rest of the kits starting from this wave, he also features a small amount of new articulation points, particularly the double-sided ball-and-socket joint at the waist.

:Hound is sold as either an individually marked single or a blind box figure. The latter lineup had a 19/120 probability of getting him.

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[[File:Yolopark-AMK-Mini-Wave-2-Clear-Hound.jpg|thumb|250px]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Hound (Clear)''' (AMK Mini Series, 2025)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': 2 pairs of hands (fists/weapon-holding), Hologram gun

:This Hound is a translucent redeco of the ''AMK Mini'' kit above, and he can only be obtained if the customers preordered the entire case for Wave 2 from their website.

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==Notes==
[[File:Universe Hound concept.jpg|thumb]]
*Perhaps as a complement to the unreleased [[#Generation 2|''Generation 2'' Auto Roller front loader toy]] of Hound, Hasbro's early plans for ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' included a [[McDonald's]] vehicular [[Auto Roller (G2)|Auto Roller]] toy of Hound as a steam shovel.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=The last proposed Happy Meal Transformers were not the familiar Beast Wars animals, and would have included Prowl, Starscream, Hound and Rumble as Vehicle Auto Rollers, functionally similar to the Creature Auto Rollers.|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/CJIcRo5Aqym/|name=@roboticplanettoys|site=Instagram|year=2020|month=12|day=23}}</ref>
*The ''Alternators'' version of Hound was originally planned as a Jeep Rubicon, sporting a slightly different transformation that would have somewhat reduced the back kibble. Presumably, the change from the Rubicon to the Wrangler was due to Jeep wanting their more common model featured.
*The Japanese book [[Transformers Generations 2009 Volume 1|''Transformers Generations 2009'' Vol. 1]] contains concept art (by [[Don Figueroa]]) for an earlier version of ''Universe'' Hound, resembling a Humvee instead of the Jeep form of the final figure.
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==References==
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[[Category:Alternators Autobots]]
[[Category:Bot Shots Autobots]]
[[Category:Classics Autobots]]
[[Category:Combiner Wars Autobots]]
[[Category:Construct-Bots Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 combiners]]
[[Category:Generation 1 toy Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 2 Autobots]]
[[Category:Henkei! Henkei! Autobots]]
[[Category:Kreons]]
[[Category:Kre-O Autobots]]
[[Category:Legacy Autobots]]
[[Category:Masterpiece]]
[[Category:Robot Heroes]]
[[Category:TakaraTomy Mall exclusives]]
[[Category:Target exclusives]]
[[Category:Timelines characters]]
[[Category:SDCC exclusives]]
[[Category:Studio Series Autobots]]
[[Category:Unite Warriors Autobots]]
[[Category:Universe (2008)]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron: Siege Autobots]]

Talk:Hiroshima Prime

2025-09-29T05:16:04Z

Mr Camhed: Is this how to edit talks? I hope It's not anything wrong

I feel like we need to preemptively add a warning to this page not to make any tasteless captions. --[[User:KilMichaelMcC|KilMichaelMcC]] 09:29, 2 May 2013 (EDT)

Me, I just want to know what distinctive characteristic of Hiroshima he's supposed to embody. That note is utterly useless. [[User:Hooper X|-hx]] ([[User talk:Hooper X|talk]]) 09:30, 30 May 2014 (EDT)
:What're the kanji in his occupation/chest say?[[User:KrytenKoro|KrytenKoro]] ([[User talk:KrytenKoro|talk]]) 10:39, 30 May 2014 (EDT)
It's basically the Kanji of Hiroshima "広島" stacked together to resemble a single Kanji Character
[[User:Mr Camhed|Mr Camhed]]([[User talk:Mr Camhed|talk]])

Faxian

2025-07-31T16:13:52Z

Mr Camhed: /* Notes */

[[File:Upgrades Faxian.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Griffin Rock East.]]
'''Faxian''' is a high-tech city in [[Hong Kong]], [[China]]. The residents there are all in on the [[Rescue Bot]]s' secret, that they are actually aliens. Dr [[Meili Szeto]] and her laboratory there are working as part of the [[Scrubmite|Scrubber Initiative]].

==Fiction==
===''Rescue Bots'' cartoon===
Three Scrubbers went out of control and were released on the city, resulting in the [[Griffin Rock]] rescue team having to [[GroundBridge]] there to subdue them. To protect the project, [[Blades (RB)|Blades]], [[Dani Burns|Dani]], [[Quickshadow]], and [[High Tide]] were assigned to Faxian. The [[Morocco virus]] got wind of the project and arrived via the GroundBridge, managing to evade Blades's team and make off with the technology from the lab. {{storylink|Upgrades}} With the GroundBridge down, Blades and Dani were able to borrow a rocket booster so they could fly back to the US to help out when it turned out Morocco was not down for the count. {{storylink|Transformations}}

==Notes==
*The city's name may be a reference to the Buddhist monk {{w|Faxian|Fǎxiǎn}} (法顯/法显) or the Mandarin word for "find"/"discover", ''fāxiàn'' (發現/发现).
* Of course, Hong Kong is a city by itself, and Mandarin is not the native language of most Hongkongers who speaks English and Cantonese. Faxian thus might be an homage to the neighboring tech hub of {{w|Shenzhen}}.

[[Category:Asian cities]]
[[Category:Rescue Bots locations]]

Optimus Prime (G1)/toys

2025-07-23T11:06:18Z

Mr Camhed: /* Hot Wheels */

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[[File:G1 OptimusPrime boxart.jpg|thumb|upright=1.95|Awwwwww yeah......]]
Since 1984, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Generation 1 '''Optimus Prime''']] has received the largest number of toys for any single ''[[Transformers brand|Transformers]]'' character, a testament to the character's enduring popularity and status as a hero to many fans.

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 Optimus Prime's ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' toys into a separate article which can be found '''[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys|here]]'''.

==''The Transformers''==
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[[File:G1 OptimusPrime toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|From the ''Diaclone'' Battle Convoy came Optimus Prime and all his subsequent incarnations.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime''' (Autobot Commander, 1984-1986)}}</ul>
:*''Takara ID number'': '''01'''
:*''Accessories'': "Laser Blaster", left & right fists, trailer/"Combat Deck", "Roller", 4 rockets, hose, nozzle, fuel pump
{{toydesigner|[[Hiroyuki Obara]] (TakaraTomy), [[Shōji Kawamori]] ([[Studio Nue]])|[[Jeffrey Mangiat]] (packaging art, Hasbro), [[Shin Ueda]] (packaging art, TakaraTomy)}}

: Released in the first year of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|original ''Transformers'' toyline]], Optimus Prime transforms into a White Freightliner WFT-8664T cabover semi-trailer truck with an additional trailer unit. In robot mode, his fists are separate accessories that must plug into his wrists; the fists do not store securely anywhere in vehicle mode, but can fit easily in Prime's chest/drivers' compartment. He is armed with a black laser rifle that, by design, he cannot hold straight. His articulation is relatively high for the era due to his transformation, and even has functioning knees, though their use is restricted by his lack of forward hip movement. His smokestacks can rotate, but are seemingly a form of [[for safety reasons|anti-breakage move]].

: Prime's [[trailer]] opens up into his [[Combat Deck (G1)#Toys|Combat Deck]], containing the scout drone, [[Roller (G1)#Toys|Roller]]. The interior of the Combat Deck features three raised holes that can accommodate Prime's laser rifle, fuel pump and nozzle accessories. The Combat Deck's central feature is a missile-armed repair drone pod mounted upon a boom lift arm, which can be extended through square holes in the trailer's roof and front end when it is closed. While the drone has spring-loaded missile launchers, the springs have been severely weakened in the Hasbro release. Situated in the base of the boom arm is a spring-loaded launcher that can launch Roller out of the Combat Deck and into action. Roller features a port that can accommodate either Prime's rifle or the fuel pump. The interior space of the trailer allows storage room for one standard [[Autobot Cars|Autobot Car]], which can also be shot forward by the launcher.

: The toy started life as the Takara ''[[Diaclone]]'' "Battle Convoy" toy, a piloted mecha, thus the numerous spots across the toy's components with little seats for Diaclone pilots that Optimus did not come with.

: [[File:G1toy optimus prime variants and running changes.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66|Most people would be happy with just ''one'' Optimus Prime, but noooooo...]]

: Optimus was subject to several molding and color variations in his early days. The earliest release of the figure featured large rounded fists, a hefty rifle with a large rounded barrel, a thick fuel pump with a detailed nozzle, silver rockets, silver Roller, silver Combat Deck launcher, and metal plates in the floor of the Combat Deck (a holdover from the ''Diaclone'' version of the toy, to which the magnetic feet of the pilots could cling). In short order, new-yet-almost-identical [[mold]]s were created, presumably to refresh the tooling as the original had already been heavily used for ''Diaclone'' and so a wider range of factories (going from only Japan to Japan, China, Macau, and more) could produce more units to meet demand quickly, a common practice at the time. Prime's fists were resculpted to be smaller and more angular, the gun's silhouette was heavily revised, the fuel pump and nozzle were simplified, the rockets and launcher recast in black plastic, the Combat Deck's metal plates (and their clips) were removed, and the outer trailer detailing and door hinges were altered. Roller and the Combat Deck's drone pod color was swapped to a light blue, though a third running change soon followed that saw them restored to their original darker blue. The revised mold would be used by subsequent reissues of the Optimus toy, though Roller still fluctuates back and forth between grey and dark blue, depending on how [[show-accuracy|show-accurate]] each reissue wants to be.

: The Japanese 1985 release of the figure also underwent the accessory changes, but never featured a silver Roller. Instead, Takara's original release of Prime featured a ''Diaclone''-style Roller without the two rear pegs, and the differently-shaped launcher that accommodated him, before a running change switched over to the Hasbro version. It also had fully-functional missile launchers on the drone.

: Finally, in some European countries, Prime sported red feet, as opposed to his traditional blue; this version of the figure is also known in some cases to feature a differently-painted forehead crest which leaves the three central indentations unpainted blue. For the mainland Europe [[Milton Bradley]] release, there were two [[variant]]s of Optimus Prime available: the first version, manufactured by Takara, sported blue feet like most other versions; the second version, manufactured by [[Joustra]]'s parent company [[Ceji]], sported red feet instead.<ref name="3mb" /> On top of that, the Italian release of "Commander" by [[GiG]] eventually featured a [http://www.fredsworkshop.com/vprime6.html later variant] that replaced the rubber tires and [[die-cast]] feet with plastic parts, similar to the US [[KB Toys]] variant of [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Toys|Ultra Magnus]].

: Having been removed from toy store shelves after 1985, Optimus Prime was made available as a mail-away toy in the "[[Digital Doom on the Highway to Destruction (G1)|Digital Doom on the Highway to Destruction]]" offer in the US in 1986 to coincide with the [[The Transformers: The Movie|''Transformers'' movie]] premiering that year. He cost $21.50 and 5 [[Robot Point]]s. 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 edition of the toy is considered ''particularly'' rare.

: Over forty-plus years, there have been a ''bajillion'' releases of this mold, some identical to the original toy, and some featuring significant variants with notably different paint jobs, color schemes, accessories and other pack-ins. We have striven to list all these variants on this page under their respective series; for a quick-reference list of all variants and releases [[#Notes|check here]]. The cab robot has also been used sparingly to represent different characters; outfitted with different trailers, it has become Generation 1 [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Pepsi Convoy]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1984/Autobot/OptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Generation 1 Optimus Prime at TFU.info]
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[[File:G1-toy OptimusPepsi.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Pepsibots, roll out!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime''' (Autobot Commander, 1985)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "Laser blaster", left & right fists, trailer/"Combat Deck", "Roller" (dark blue), 4 rockets, hose, nozzle, fuel pump

: A limited edition version of the Optimus Prime toy was sold as a mail-away exclusive by [[Pepsi|PepsiCo]] in North America in 1985. This version of the figure came with a small fold-out leaflet glued to the top-right of the packaging, which contained two Pepsi logo stickers for the buyer to attach to Prime, mid-way through the traditional silver-and-blue stripe on his trailer. [[Canada]] also got a version of this promotional figure, but with much larger stickers that were the full length and height of the trailer.

: This promotion would go on to serve as the inspiration for the Japanese character of [[Pepsi Convoy]], who would in turn be released by Hasbro as a new "[[#PepsiPrime2007|Pepsi Optimus Prime]]" in 2007.

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[[File:Convoy megatron vsx.jpg|thumb|upright=1|Megatron, what are we doing in the same box?!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Convoy vs. Megatron''' (Multi-pack, 1985)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''VSX'''
:*''Accessories'': "Laser blaster", left & right fists, trailer/"Combat Deck", "Roller", 4 rockets, hose, nozzle, fuel pump

: This Japanese-[[exclusive]] release of Optimus Prime came with the Japanese release of [[Megatron (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Megatron]]. There are no differences between this release of Convoy and the individually-released toy.

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[[File:Goodbye convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1|He's not leaving! He's right behind you!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Good Bye Convoy''' (Multi-pack, 1986)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "Laser blaster", left & right fists, trailer/"Combat Deck", "Roller" (dark blue), 4 rockets, hose, nozzle, fuel pump

: Commemorating the death of Optimus Prime in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', this set contains a special version of the original Optimus Prime figure with show-inspired translucent blue windows.

: It was packaged with [[Mirage (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Ligier]] and [[Red Alert (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Alert]], in an apparent homage to the similar ''Diaclone'' "Powered Convoy DX" giftset that packaged the "Powered Convoy" version of the Optimus mold with figures using the molds of Ligier and Alert.

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[[File:Ultramagnusg1toy.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Honkimus Prime.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Ultra Magnus''' (City Commander, 1986)}}</ul>
:*''Takara ID number'': '''C-69'''
:*''Accessories'': Large robot head, rifle, chest plate, 2 trailer connectors/waist plates, left & right small robot fists, left & right large robot fists, 2 missile launchers, 4 missiles
{{toydesigner|[[Hiroyuki Obara]] (Takara), [[Shōji Kawamori]] ([[Studio Nue]])}}
{{note|''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Ultra Magnus]]' inner white Optimus Prime redeco was [[repurposing|repurposed]] as Optimus Prime in the ''[[Transformers vs. G.I. Joe]]'' issue "[[The War Never Ends]]".}}

: Ultra Magnus is a [[redeco]] of the ''[[Diaclone]]'' "Powered Convoy" figure, itself a redeco and slight retool of "Battle Convoy", the toy that became the original Optimus Prime figure, sporting a new trailer. One of the last few ''Diaclone'' toys to be released in the ''Transformers'' toyline, Magnus was recolored from the original toy's dark blue, red and black color scheme into a more patriotic red, white and blue, though his chestplate, which was rendered white in his package art followed a more the blue color scheme of his shoulders. He transforms into a Freightliner COE, towing a car-carrier trailer capable of transporting up to four normal-sized Autobot cars. As with Optimus Prime, his cab transforms into a small robot, which can then combine with the trailer to form a "super robot", although all original Generation 1 fiction prior to the 21st century ignored this and simply rendered the super robot as Magnus's default robot form. To facilitate this combination, Magnus sports a slightly longer front axle than Prime, thereby creating tabs on either side of the cab that slide into grooves in the trailer to help lock the small robot into place. He is armed with a rifle sporting two handles that allow either of his [[robot mode]]s to hold it, and two shoulder-mounted missile launchers, whose spring-loaded firing mechanism was removed for the Hasbro release of the figure.

: The ''Diaclone'' Powered Convoy figure had several additional features and modes which were mostly excised or left unmentioned for the ''Transformers'' release of Ultra Magnus. Principally, Powered Convoy came packaged with "Powered Buggy", who was left out of Magnus's release (see [[#Notes|notes below]] for further details). Omitted from Magnus's instructions is the ability of his chestplate and super robot head to combine to form a small vehicle; the Powered Convoy version of the figure included small rolling wheels on the underside of the chestplate which were removed for Ultra Magnus. Additionally, three additional modes were included in the ''Diaclone'' instructions that Hasbro left out: a "preparation base" mode and an "Autobot base" mode were excluded entirely, while the third, a "catapult launcher" mode originally intended and proportioned to accommodate the ''Diaclone'' Jet Robo figure that became [[Starscream (G1)/toys|Starscream]], was shown only on the front of his packaging, interacting with [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]]. The Japanese release of Ultra Magnus—released as part of the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#Toys 2|Scramble City]]'' sub-line—''did'' include instructions for the preparation base and catapult launcher modes, but replaced the original Autobot base mode with a new configuration.

:The original Ultra Magnus figure has been reissued and redecoed several times down the years, and this article strives to list each edition of the figure under its own heading. The first alteration to Magnus, however, was a [[variant|running change]] made while he was still on shelves: Originally, his tires were made of [[rubber tires|rubber]] and he sported paint on both his small and large robot heads, but this version was soon replaced with one featuring plastic tires and no paint on either head. In addition, the clear yellow plastic that formed his windows was removed from the cab, leaving just holes instead; and his thighs and fuel tanks were left white, as opposed to the vacuum metalized chrome ones of the original release.

:The small robot component, as well as being part of Optimus Prime, was also released with a different trailer as [[Pepsi Convoy]].
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/UltraMagnus/ultramagnus.htm More information on Ultra Magnus at TFU.info]''
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[[File:PowermasterOptimusPrime toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|My Japanese release has a lot more bling. And shorter stacks.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime''' (Powermaster, 1988)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' Hi-Q Powermaster unit, 2 [[laser rifle]]s, 2 twin [[particle beam cannon]]s, super robot head
{{toydesigner|[[Richard Marcej]] (packaging)}}

: Sold in the fifth year of the Hasbro US ''Transformers'' line (fourth in European markets), Powermaster Optimus Prime was the first new toy of the Autobot leader since the original toy's release in 1984. He is an all-new design, featuring the [[Powermaster]] gimmick: His partner figure, [[Hi-Q#Toys|Hi-Q]], must be transformed into an engine and attached to Prime's vehicle mode in order to enable the transformation into robot mode.

: Like the original figure, Powermaster Prime is composed of two major components: his truck cab, which transforms into Prime himself, and his trailer, which is essentially a heavily-armed version of the original. The trailer has a fold-down ramp to allow the storage of a smaller Transformer, or perhaps spare accessories. The trailer transforms into a battle station armed with two long black rifles and two grey double-barreled cannons (featuring seating for Powermaster engine figures), all of which Optimus Prime can also wield in his fists.

: Aside from the Powermaster feature itself, the main [[gimmick]] of the toy is the ability of the truck cab to combine with the trailer to form the larger "Super Optimus Prime" figure. This is essentially accomplished by standing the trailer up, folding the cab in half and inserting it into the empty cavity in the trailer's torso, forming an imposing—if almost entirely unposeable—robot form armed with all four weapons. The head of this super robot form is a separate piece which can be stored in the rear of Prime's trailer when not in use. While Hi-Q was always shown plugged into Prime's chest in artwork of this mode (as seen in the picture here), this was actually entirely unnecessary as transforming into Super Optimus Prime didn't require the standard Prime toy's legs to be unlocked.

:The Japanese release of Powermaster Optimus Prime actually represented a new character named [[Ginrai (human)|Ginrai]], and featured several retools: the cab featured die-cast metal, shortened smokestacks, vacuum-metalized plastic and clear blue windows, while the trailer was given retractable super robot fists. This Japanese version was eventually issued by Hasbro in 2003 as part of the [[The Transformers: Generation One Commemorative Series|Commemorative Series]] collection ([[#Commemorative Series|see below]]).

:This toy was later redecoed into the Japanese-exclusive Super Convoy.

:There were several different prototypes made for this toy. [[#Powermaster Optimus Prime design history|See a list here]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Autobot/OptimusPrime/optmiusprime.htm More information on Powermaster Optimus Prime on TFU.info]''

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[[File:ActionMasterPrime toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Eastbound and Down.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Armored Convoy with Optimus Prime''' (Action Master, 1990)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' trailer, 2 laser guns, 4 blaster cannons, 2 Energon exhaust stacks, [[photon bazooka]]
{{toydesigner|[[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

: Sold in the seventh and final year of the original line (sixth and not-final in Europe), [[Action Master#Toys|Action Master]] Optimus Prime is a non-transforming 3¾-inch action figure closely based on his [[character model]], albeit with a coloration that seems to have been based largely on the cab robot of his Powermaster body. 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 limited 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. Curiously, Optimus also has a 3mm hole directly above the 5mm one, an extra feature only found on [[Shockwave (G1)|one other]] Action Master. In Optimus' case, it's likely [[:File:AM Helmet Weapons.jpg|a leftover from an aborted gimmick]] for which the figure was a test case.

: The toy shown in the Action Masters commercial shows gray paint operations on Prime's upper legs that the final toy lacks.

: He was only available with the "[[Armored Convoy#Toys|Armored Convoy]]", a large, heavily armed tractor trailer, and the largest Action Master vehicle set offered.

: The Action Master Optimus Prime figure was later redecoed with a more [[Show-accuracy|show-accurate]] color scheme and included in the Japanese-exclusive "New Year" reissue of the original Optimus Prime toy in 2002. The Armored Convoy was later redecoed in white and transparent green as the ''[[Microman]]: [[Microman#Micro Millennium (1998-2000)|LED Powers]]'' toy [[Microman#MicroTrailer|Micro Trailer]] – sans Optimus Prime, natch – which also received two separate [[Lucky Draw figure|Lucky Draw]] toys as the transparent black [[Microman#DarkTrailer|Dark Trailer]] and transparent red [[Microman#FlameTrailer|Flame Trailer]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1990/Autobot/OptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Action Master Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Euro classics optimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Original Optimus Prime''' (Original Autobot Leader, 1990)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': laser blaster, left & right fists, trailer/"Combat Deck", "Roller", 4 rockets, hose, nozzle, fuel pump

:This straight reissue of the original Optimus Prime figure was released in Hasbro's European markets in the early 1990s, at the same time as many other Generation 1 figures were being re-released as "[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]]". Oddly, although he shares their golden packaging, Prime is not actually ''identified'' as a "Classics" figure anywhere on his box, but is generally considered to be part of the sub-line for simplicity's sake.

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*'''Convoy''' (reissue, 2000)[[File:2000 japanese prime reissue.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
**''ID number:'' '''01'''
**''Accessories:'' laser blaster, 2 fists (left & right), trailer/Combat Deck, Roller (grey), 4 rockets, hose, nozzle, fuel pump
:The first in what would be a deluge of reissues of the original Generation 1 Optimus Prime figure in the 21st century, this Japanese release sported a golden sticker on his packaging announcing the celebration of the Transformers' 15th anniversary in the country. This version of the mold was retooled to have the same longer front axle introduced on Ultra Magnus. It also featured slightly modified fists to help hold the gun better.

:Simultaneously, this figure was available as a black convention-exclusive redeco, and a golden-chromed "[[Lucky Draw figure]]" (see below).

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[[File:Jafcon convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Not the first [[Black Lio Convoy|black Convoy]], but the first that wasn't a clone.]]
*'''Convoy Black Version''' (2000)
**''ID number:'' '''01'''
**''Accessories:'' laser blaster, 2 fists (left & right), trailer/Combat Deck, Roller (black), 4 rockets, hose, nozzle, fuel pum
:Released concurrently with the 2000 reissue of the original Generation 1 Optimus Prime toy, this [[black repaint|black redeco]] of the original Prime was available exclusively at the Japanese convention JAFCON. ''Everything'' about it is black, including all of the Combat Deck and Roller.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2000/Cybertron/JAFConvoy/jafconvoy.htm More information on JAFCON Convoy at TFU.info]''

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[[File:G1toy convoy gold version.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Prime's a gold digger/way over Cybertron.]]
*'''Convoy Gold Version''' (2000)
**''ID number:'' '''01'''
**''Accessories:'' laser blaster, 2 fists (left & right), trailer/Combat Deck, Roller (gold), 4 rockets, hose, nozzle, fuel pump
:Released concurrently with the 2000 reissue of the original Generation 1 Optimus Prime toy, this "[[Lucky Draw figure|Lucky Draw]]" redeco of the original Prime replaced all of the figure's silver chromed parts and stickers with golden ones, and even included a blinged-out Roller. The figure is extremely rare; apparently only 25 are known to exist.

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[[File:Nucleon quest convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Epic Black repaints are the right of all toy collecting beings.]]
*'''Super Convoy''' (2001)
**''ID number:'' '''C-307X'''
**''Accessories:'' Hi-Q Powermaster unit, 2 laser rifles, 2 twin particle beam cannons, super robot head
{{toydesigner|[[Hirofumi Ichikawa]] (deco artist)}}
:This redeco of the Ginrai tooling of the Powermaster Optimus Prime figure (released concurrently with the 2001 reissue of the Ginrai figure) was a Toys ''R'' Us Japan [[exclusive]] black repaint, made to represent the original Optimus Prime equipped for a special mission. All of his red and blue plastics were changed to black, his clear blue windows were now tinted red, making his overall colour scheme very reminiscent of the now-familiar '[[Black Convoy (disambiguation)|Black Convoy]]' color schemes.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Autobot/NucleonQuestConvoy/nqconvoy.htm More information on Super Convoy at TFU.info]''

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*'''Convoy (Tokubetsu Shiyō)''' (2002)
**''ID number:'' '''01'''[[File:New year convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
**''Accessories:'' 2 laser blasters, 2 fists (left & right), trailer/Combat Deck, Roller (dark blue), 4 rockets, hose, nozzle, fuel pump, Action Master Optimus Prime figure, [[Matrix of Leadership/toys|Matrix of Leadership]], chain, Autobot sticker sheet, mouse pad
:Labeled "2002 New Year Special", this Japanese-exclusive "Special Specification" (特別仕様 ''Tokubetsu Shiyō'') of the original Generation 1 Optimus Prime figure featured tinted blue windows, like those sported by the "Goodbye Convoy" edition of the toy, as well as show-accurate blue eyes. Prime came with all his original accessories, including ''both'' versions of his rifle, as well as a new die-cast metal Matrix of Leadership accessory, which can be tabbed into his chest. Additionally, the set included a show-accurate redeco of the Action Master Optimus Prime figure, a sheet of Autobot [[insignia]] stickers of varying sizes, and a mouse pad decorated with the Autobot symbol.

:The Matrix accessory was later recolored in gold chrome for inclusion with the 2005 [[Galvatron (G1)/toys|Galvatron reissue toy]], and in green chrome as the [[Matrix of Leadership/toys|Creation Matrix]] for the [[e-HOBBY]]-exclusive [[Galvatron II#Toys|Galvatron II]] toy. It returned to its original silver coloration when it was included, sans chain, in the 2010 ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)|Transformers: Reveal the Shield]]'' "Battle in Space" 2-pack.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Cybertron/NewYearsConvoy/nyconvoy.htm More information on New Year Special Convoy at TFU.info]''

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[[File:G1toy BAPE convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|[[Trukk not munky|TRUKK...''AND'' MUNKY?]]]]
*'''Convoy Reissue BAPE Ver.''' (A Bathing Ape exclusive, 2011)
**''ID number:'' '''01'''
**''Accessories:'' laser blaster, 2 fists (left & right), Trailer/Combat Deck, Roller, 4 rockets, hose, nozzle, fuel pump
:Available exclusively from Japanese clothing company [[A Bathing Ape]] in July 2011, concurrently with a range of exclusive Transformers t-shirts, "Convoy Reissue BAPE Ver." (コンボイ復刻版 BAPE® Ver.) is a redeco of the original Optimus Prime toy sporting a unique new green color scheme, along with a tan trailer decorated with a camouflage pattern. Both trailer and Prime himself feature the A Bathing Ape logo in place of an Autobot symbol, while the floor of the trailer's Combat Deck mode features new Bathing Ape-themed labels. The figure comes in a recolored version of the original Japanese Optimus Prime packaging.
::*''[http://bape.com/transformer Convoy Reissue BAPE Ver. on BAPE.com]''

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[[File:G1toy BAPE ConvoyBlack.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Prime at his audition for ''The Artist''.]]
*'''Convoy Reissue BAPE Ver. BLACK'''<ref>Or "Ver. Black Camo," in ''[[Transformers Generations 2012]]''.</ref> (A Bathing Ape exclusive, 2012)
**''ID number:'' '''01'''
**''Accessories:'' laser blaster, 2 fists (left & right), Trailer/Combat Deck, Roller, 4 rockets, hose, nozzle, fuel pump
:Available exclusively from Japanese clothing company [[A Bathing Ape]] in April 2012, "Convoy Reissue BAPE Ver. BLACK" (コンボイ復刻版 BAPE® Ver. BLACK) is a redeco of the original Optimus Prime toy sporting a unique new grey color scheme, along with a grey trailer decorated with a camouflage pattern. Both trailer and Prime himself feature the A Bathing Ape logo in place of an Autobot symbol, while the floor of the trailer's Combat Deck mode features new Bathing Ape-themed labels. The figure comes in a recolored version of the original Japanese packaging.

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[[File:G1toy BAPE ConvoyRed.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Three times faster than the original BAPE version.]]
*'''Convoy Reissue BAPE VERSION RED CAMO'''<ref>Japanese listing on the BAPE website. The accompanying English text reads "01 CONVOY BAPE VERSION RED CAMO".</ref> (A Bathing Ape exclusive, 2013)
**''ID number:'' '''01'''
**''Accessories:'' laser blaster, 2 fists (left & right), Trailer/Combat Deck, Roller, 4 rockets, hose, nozzle, fuel pump
:Available exclusively from Japanese clothing company [[A Bathing Ape]] in March 2013, "Convoy Reissue BAPE VERSION RED CAMO" (コンボイ復刻版 BAPE® VERSION RED CAMO) is a redeco of the original Optimus Prime toy sporting a unique new red color scheme, along with a red trailer decorated with a camouflage pattern. Both trailer and Prime himself feature the A Bathing Ape logo in place of an Autobot symbol, while the floor of the trailer's Combat Deck mode features new Bathing Ape-themed labels. The figure comes in a recolored version of the original Japanese packaging.

::*''[http://www.bape.com/transformers_3 Convoy Reissue BAPE VERSION RED CAMO on BAPE.com]''

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[[File:TF-Commander-Convoy-Box-Gold-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|For the people who wanted this for the S.T.A.R.S. kit, I have bad news for you.]]
*'''Transformers 35th Anniversary Commander Convoy''' (<s>2019</s>)
**''Accessories:'' laser blaster, 2 fists (left & right)

:Released as part of the "Transformers 35th Anniversary Commander Convoy Box Crowdfunding Project" kickstarted by TakaraTomy and ''[[TV-Kun]]'', this Convoy is a gold-chrome-and-redeco of the ''Generation 1'' Optimus Prime figure, featuring a more balanced deco compared to the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Gold Convoy Trophy|Gold Convoy Trophy]] (at least until [https://twitter.com/Televi_Kun/status/1152244044598132742 the second prototype reveals that the entire body is chromed]). Despite being etched on a trophy stand, Convoy is able to transform into truck mode, albeit facing upwards.

:In addition, the set also comes with a replica of the [[S.T.A.R.S.]] supply kit, a S.T.A.R.S. badge, a Transformers Fan Club card, a poster, and a Transformers Mook.

:Crowdfunding began on [[July 1]]fst until [[August 31]]st, with a total of 2000 backers needed. Unfortunately, it only reached 840 backers with a total of 16,650,000 yen out of 33,600,000 yen needed.

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===''Transform Jr''===
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[[File:Convoy Junior toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Prime's kid brother.]]
*'''Convoy''' (1985)
**''ID number:'' '''01'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 fists (left and right), head, laser blaster, cardboard trailer
:As one of the first ''[[Transform Jr]]'' toys, this version of Optimus Prime was released under the early name for the series, ''Transform Gōkin''. As a smaller, simplified version of the original Generation 1 Prime figure intended as a low-cost alternative for younger children, Prime features a similar transformation, with a removable head in addition to fists, but lacks rubber tires and translucent windows. As with most other ''Transform Jr'' figures, he lacked any of his major accessories, coming only with his rifle and a cardboard replacement for his trailer that had to be assembled by the buyer.

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[[File:Transformjr hero set.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|The true Heroes of Cybertron]]
*'''3 Heroes Set''' (multipack, 1987)
**''Accessories:'' 2 fists (left and right), head, laser blaster, cardboard trailer
:The ''Transform Jr'' version of Prime was re-released a few years later in a "Hero" set alongside the ''Jr'' versions of [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]], and [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]].

*'''5 Years of Leaders Set''' (multipack, 1989)
**''Accessories:'' 2 fists (left and right), head, Laser Blaster, cardboard trailer

:Prime was again re-released several years later in a lucky Draw "5 Years of Leaders" set alongside the ''Jr'' versions of Rodimus Convoy, [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]], God Ginrai, and Star Saber.
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===''Return of Convoy''===
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[[File:StarConvoy toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|The most badass [[Brick (term)|brick]].]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Star Convoy''' (Cybertron, 1991)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''C-372'''
:*''Accessories'': "Galaxy bomber" rifle, [[Micro Trailer]], Microcarrier, small cannon, cannon turret stand, radar, connector, 2 ramps
{{toydesigner|[[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Released in the Japanese ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1991 (Return of Convoy)|Return of Convoy]]'' part of the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|original Takara ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' toyline]], and the final new-design Optimus Prime toy from the original Generation 1 era, Star Convoy was a significant departure from previous versions. This incarnation of Prime transforms into an extended-hood cab truck of made-up model pulling an implausibly large trailer, incorporating the motorized "Microcarrier". [[Motorized movement|Powered by four AA batteries]], the Microcarrier drives Star Convoy either forward or backward, spinning a radar dish mounted on the rear of his trailer as he rolls along. Prime's teammate in the [[Battlestars]], [[Grandus (G1)|Grandus]], can link up to the rear of Star Convoy's vehicle mode and be pulled along behind him; [[Sky Garry (G1)|Sky Garry]] can then land atop Grandus, forming a giant vehicle.

: Unlike previous Optimus Prime toys, the cab section does not separate from the trailer for transformation, instead forming the arms of his imposing 12-inch tall robot mode. He lacks any sort of leg articulation in this mode, but the Microcarrier comes into play again, allowing Prime to roll either forward or backward into action.

: Additionally, Star Convoy transforms into a large battle station that interacts with the [[Micromaster]]s that made up the vast majority of the ''Transformer'' toyline at the time. His chest contains a peg that allows Micromaster figures to stand inside it in either robot or base modes, and he comes with a unique Micromaster version of [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Return of Convoy|Hot Rod]] not available on its own. He features storage space in his legs for two spring-loaded figure-launching [[Micro Trailer]]s, and comes with one of his own, decorated in a unique black and orange color scheme. In this mode, two ramps are connected to the Microcarrier; when the carrier's treads are set rolling, they do not move the base, but instead act as conveyor belts that carry Micromaster figures down the ramps. The Microcarrier also spins a gun turret mounted between the conveyors, on which Micromaster figures can stand. Finally, a special connector packaged with Star Convoy allows the Microcarrier to be connected up to Grandus's base mode, powering his moving elevator.

: On an odd note, despite being best known as a Japanese exclusive, Star Convoy was also released across several stores in [[Portugal]] during the early nineties: most notably amongst these being Jumbo (now rebranded into Auchan since the 2010s), one of the country's largest hypermarket chains.<ref>[https://imgur.com/a/heIhoys Translated screenshot of a 2021 thread] from Facebook group ''Transformers Portugal'' (link to original thread [https://www.facebook.com/groups/256309611187146?multi_permalinks=1808935782591180 here]) where multiple users discuss having found Star Convoy on Portuguese retail during the 90s.</ref> Weirdly, he came in his original Takara packaging - thus retaining all the Japanese text that was eventually illegible to most Portuguese consumers - which suggests that he was most likely a direct import from the original batch of figures rather than a localized version like [[GiG]]'s [[Galaxy Shuttle]]. It is unknown exactly what circumstances led to this one Japanese figure reaching widespread retail in a single European country, but as a result, he tends to pop up surprisingly often on the Portuguese secondary market.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1991/Cybertron/StarConvoy/starconvoy.htm More information on Star Convoy at TFU.info]''

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[[File:StarConvoy reissue.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|The most badass brick, now with shinier bits.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Star Convoy''' (Cybertron, 2005)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''C-372'''
:*''Accessories'': "Galaxy bomber" rifle, [[Micro Trailer]], Microcarrier, small cannon, cannon turret stand, radar, connector, 2 ramps

:Star Convoy was reissued by Takara in 2005, with some notable alterations to his deco: his white plastic was replaced with metallic silver, and the yellow star on his chest was chromed golden. Star Convoy himself retained some of his original decals, but most notably his "simulated head lights" and "wind shield panels" were tampographed on him; similarly, [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#StarConvoyReissue|Hot Rod]]'s stickers were all replaced with tampograph deco. Additionally, where the original toy had been packaged in robot mode in a tall box decorated with the standard Japanese package art of the time, the reissue was packaged in vehicle mode, in a long, wide box more reminiscent of the original Generation 1 toys.

: The stickers for this reissue have been found to deteriorate over time, with the silver portions showing a prominent fading effect. This was even present in a [[MISB|sealed]] copy.<ref>[https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/encore-star-convoy-stickers.1236170/ Encore Star Convoy sticker issue]</ref>

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Cybertron/StarConvoy/starconvoy.htm More information on reissue Star Convoy at TFU.info]''
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==''Generation 2''==
[[File:G2Prime toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I AM OPTIMUS PRIME.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a2|'''Optimus Prime''' (Leader, [[1992]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "Laser blaster", left & right fists, light & sound module, 2 rocket launchers, 4 rockets, "Roller" scout car, hose, nozzle, fuel pump, trailer, 4 missiles

: Part of the very first assortment of ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' product released just in time for the 1992 holiday season, this Optimus Prime is a [[redeco]] of the original figure release with some notable new additions to catch him up to the radical 1990s. While his cab robot retained his original red and dark blue color scheme, his trailer was recast in black, with the original blue and silver striped sticker replaced with a red and silver one displaying Optimus's name. On the first release of the trailer, the internal components and Roller matched the blue of the cab robot. Later, the internal components and Roller were changed to a lighter blue. Another ''second'' running change followed, making the dark blue of the cab robot match this lighter shade. A bright yellow "Autobot" [[tampograph]] was also added to the back of his right leg, present in all versions of the toy.

: ''Generation 2'' Optimus Prime comes with all his original accessories and play features... yes, even the [[for safety reasons|severely-weakened]] missile launchers on the Combat Deck, the only recycled toy in ''Generation 2'' to retain the old launching mechanisms. But Optimus also has two major new play features. To increase his arsenal, Optimus is now armed with a pair of large, black handheld missile launchers that fire red missiles. These launchers were retooled from the 1992 ''[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]'' figure [http://www.yojoe.com/action/92/barricade.shtml Barricade].

: Second, he comes with an electronic "sound and lights module" that can either plug into the front of the trailer (where it resembles a trailer refrigeration unit), or hook onto Optimus's back in [[robot mode]] via a new slot retooled into the cab robot. Unfortunately, the soundbox is heavy enough that doing so can often overpower Prime's hip joints, causing him to topple backward. The soundbox features a large, [[vacuum metallizing|vacuum metalized]] Autobot symbol on its front, and three grey buttons which trigger two flashing red LEDs on either side of the module, and [https://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/images2/c/c6/G2OptimusNoises.ogg a trio of sound effects]: a truck engine noise, a laser gun sound effect, and a very loud "I am Optimus Prime!". The module also features ports on either side into which the missile launchers can peg. How the sound module handles batteries is an oddity among Transformers before or since: as Optimus came out during a transitional period where button cell batteries were still fairly expensive, the module uses AA batteries by default, but was originally packed with a small bracket for included LR44 batteries that overrides the AA compartment completely to support the "Try Me!" feature in the box. The original intent is to discard the bracket once the LR44s run out and switch to several AA batteries, but if one were to keep it, the electronics can work equally well solely off far fewer button cell batteries.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1993/Autobot/OptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Generation 2 Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:CombatheroPrime toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|BE A HEEEERO]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a2|'''Optimus Prime''' (Hero, 1994)}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Convoy Missile Trailer''' (コンボイミサイルトレーラー)
:*''Takara ID number'': '''TRF-1'''
:*''Accessories'': Rifle, 2 rockets
{{toydesigner|[[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

: Released in the second year of ''Generation 2'', [[Hero (G2)|Hero]] Optimus Prime was the first new-mold Optimus Prime toy created for the ''Generation 2'' line. He transforms into a long-nose truck and trailer of unknown, potentially made-up model. The trailer has a permanently-attached massive rocket launcher powered by an air bellows: slide one of his rockets over the barrel, then slam down on the bellows to launch the rocket. The launcher also features a [[5 mm post]] to attach a smaller rifle. The rockets and bellows all clip neatly onto the trailer as well.

: In robot mode, the launcher remains permanently affixed to Optimus's right arm, and retains its functionality. The air bellows and rockets mount on his back. This was also one of the first ''Transformers'' toys to feature expanded [[articulation]] in robot mode, though they hadn't really perfected the formula so soon and he ends up fairly back-heavy and heel-strut-needing.

: A similar air-launching system with identical missiles was used by the simultaneously-released [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Hero|Hero Megatron]], and by Laser Optimus Prime the following year (see below).

: This mold was also used to create [[Sureshot (G2)#Toys|Sureshot]] and the [[KB Toys]]-exclusive [[Destructicon (RID)|Destructicon]] [[Scourge (RID)#Destructicon|Scourge]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1994/Autobot/OptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Hero Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:G2toy laser optimus prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|What was that about shoulder-speakers, Jazz?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a2|'''Laser Optimus Prime''' (Leader, [[1995]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Battle Convoy''' (バトルコンボイ)
:*''Takara ID number'': '''TRF-13'''
:*''Accessories'': "Laser cannon", "[[Laser Rod (weapon)|saber weapon]]", missile launcher, 10 missiles, 5 discs, 2 rockets
{{toydesigner|[[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

: Released in the final year of ''Generation 2'', Laser Optimus Prime (released in Europe under the name "Laser Rod Optimus Prime") transforms into a mid-1990s Western Star 4964EX, pulling a grey and black fuel tank trailer. The sides of the trailer are decorated with a sticker depicting Prime using a flamethrower to burn down a banner with the words "Optimus Prime Octane" on it. The truck is armed with a disc launcher on the roof of its trailer, which launches five blue discs bearing the ''Generation 2'' Autobot insignia as a knob is turned. Like the other "[[Laser Rod|Laser]]" toys released this year, Prime features electronics powered by two button-cell batteries; in truck mode, pressing the button on the cab's roof causes his headlight to light up with yellow LEDs.

: In the grand Optimus tradition, the cab of Laser Optimus Prime disconnects to become the highly poseable robot mode of Prime himself. Like Powermaster Prime and Hero Prime, the toy features the iconic windshield pecs and grill abs, despite not actually being formed from the actual truck components they emulate. In robot mode, pressing the button on Prime's cab (now on his back) activates a red LED in his right fist which illuminates his clear-plastic sword (which stores beneath his legs in truck mode).

: Prime's trailer unfolds via a spring-loaded transformation mechanism in a battle station that is positively ''bristling'' with varied weaponry. In addition to the disc launcher, it is armed with a "ripple-fire" missile launcher that fires five missiles, an air-powered rocket launcher like the one previously seen on Hero Optimus Prime, and a small laser cannon that mounts on the base's main tower. Both the missile launcher and laser cannon can disconnect and be held by Prime; his LED-fist will illuminate the laser cannon like it does his sword. Additional missiles and a second rocket are stored in grooves inside the sides of the trailer.

: This mold was redecoed by Takara in 2000 as ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|Car Robots]]'' [[Scourge (RID)#Toys|Black Convoy]], and later by Hasbro as Black Convoy's [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' franchise]] counterpart Scourge. It was also used to make the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#G-2|Laser Ultra Magnus]]. It was planned to be used to make ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Toxitron (Universe)#Toys|Toxitron]], but that was canceled.

: In addition to being possibly the most popular ''Generation 2'' figure, Laser Optimus Prime was, prior to 2003, a regular contender for most popular ''Transformers'' toy ''ever'', back in the days of the annual [[alt.toys.transformers]] fan awards; the toy won twice, and actually lost once to his redeco, Scourge.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1995/Autobot/OptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Laser Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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[[File:G2-toy OptimusPrime GoBot.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Sweet ride, Prime. (''Hasbro release'')]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a2|'''Optimus Prime''' (Go-Bot, 1995)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Gun
{{toydesigner|[[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

: Part of the second wave of [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bot]]s, this Optimus is a redeco of [[Firecracker#Toys|Firecracker]], transforming into a ''[[Hot Wheels (franchise)|Hot Wheels]]''-sized 1:64-scale Lamborghini Diablo. Like most Go-Bots, he features high speed axles and can roll very well across smooth surfaces, but lacks the weight to propel him quickly, and is broadly compatible with ''Hot Wheels'' and ''Matchbox'' style tracks and playsets.

: The plastic colors are a "solid" version of Firecracker's color layout, substituting opaque red for transparent red plastic, but also adding blue paint to his helmet for that little extra touch of Optimus. (All of the toys from the first wave that had transparent plastics were released in this wave with opaques instead; [[Blowout#Toys|Blowout]] and Firecracker became new versions of [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Go-Bot|Megatron]] and Optimus Prime respectively, while [[Gearhead#Toys|Gearhead]] and [[Motormouth#Toys|Motormouth]] stayed themselves.)

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

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

: Optimus was one of only three Go-Bots sold in the Takara ''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 [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Go-Bot|Megatron]]. On top of that, his yellow plastics are now the same bright fluorescent yellow as found on Soundwave, thanks to the [[gang-molding]] process used to make this batch. He keeps the blue helmet though. 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; these toys do not appear on the normal ''G-2'' catalogs either. Even more oddly, the Optimus shown on the cross-sell is actually a [[Sideswipe (G1)#Go-Bot|Sideswipe]] with the car panels hand-painted red, and lacks the "T" on the hood... and yes, he's labeled "Optimus Prime" in Japanese as well, making this the first instance of the character ''not'' being named "Convoy" in Japan.

: The sculpt was later redecoed again for the third wave of Go-Bots to become [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Go-Bot|Sideswipe]], and later still into the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'']] [[Spychanger]] [[R.E.V.]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1995/Autobot/OptimusPrimeGobot/optimusprime.htm More information on Go-Bot Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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[[File:CombatHeroPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|[[Delta Magnus]] fans still haven't recovered from this cancellation.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a2|'''Optimus Prime''' (Hero, <s>1995</s>)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Gun, 2 rockets

: This Optimus Prime was to be a redeco of Hero Optimus Prime (above) in dark blue and red. Packaged samples of this toy were produced, but it was ultimately never released. The packaged samples feature a "traditional" color scheme for the head, with a silver [[mouthplate]]; the prototype depicted in the official catalog image seen on the right sports an unusual ''red'' mouthplate, which inspired several later toys.

: Since much of the advertising for the ultimately-unreleased redeco used an older, outdated name for the "Heroes" assortment, "Combat Heroes", Optimus and an equally unreleased redeco of "Hero" Megatron 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 [[variant]]s. 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 Optimus Prime's name above the (otherwise unchanged) UPC barcode.

: A finished sample of the Hero Optimus Prime redeco was among the rare toys auctioned off for charity at [[BotCon 1996]], along with several other unreleased ''Generation 2'' items.

::*''[http://www.toyarchive.com/Transformers/Prototypes/Generation2/HeroOptimusPrimeProtoMOSC.html "Combat Hero" Optimus Prime in packaging at Super Toy Archive]''
::*''[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/resources/review/generation+2/blue+optimus+prime/3654 "Combat Hero" Optimus Prime in packaging at Transformers @ The Moon]''
::*''[http://www.seibertron.com/transformers-toys/gallery/g2/combat-hero-optimus-prime/3429/1/ "Combat Hero" Optimus Prime in and out of packaging at Seibertron]
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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a2|'''General Optimus Prime''' (Auto Roller, <s>1995</s>)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Four missiles
[[File:Un autorollers.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]

: "General" Optimus Prime would have been a redeco of the Decepticon [[Auto Roller (G2)|Auto Roller]] [[Dirtbag#Toys|Dirtbag]], transforming into an "earth mover" mining dumper/haul truck in green camo, ironically bearing a closer resemblance to [[Hound (G1)/toys|Hound]]'s color scheme than the also-unreleased [[Hound (G1)/toys#Generation 2|"Sgt. Hound"]] Auto Roller.

: the mold has an [[autotransformation|auto-transforming]] [[gimmick]] activated by rolling his rear wheels; roll forward to go to [[robot mode]], and back to dump truck. A switch on his back end separates the gears of the gimmick, allowing him to roll freely in either mode. In robot mode, he has a twin spring-loaded missile launcher in his right arm, and a clamping "stun gun" claw on the left. In vehicle mode, his missiles can peg onto the front end of the dump-bed for storage.

: This mold was also used to make [[Autostinger#Toys|Autostinger]].
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[[File:LaserPrime reissue.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Daddy's back.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a2|'''Battle Convoy''' (reissue, [[2006]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''TRF-13'''
:*''Accessories'': "Laser cannon", "saber weapon", missile launcher, 10 missiles, 5 discs, 2 rockets

: This reissue of the original ''Generation 2'' Laser Optimus Prime figure was made using the modified version of the mold created for ''Robots in Disguise'' Scourge, lacking the sculpted ''Generation 2'' Autobot insignias on the disks featured on the original. It sports a modified deco, with the flat grey plastic on both the trailer and Prime's chest now replaced with silver chrome; additionally, new Autobot symbol tampographs were added to the doors of Prime's cab mode and the front end of his trailer, and a pair of new chest-window stickers featuring an illustration of the Matrix of Leadership replaced the original decals.

: This version of the mold was used to create the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#G-2|Laser Ultra Magnus]], and somewhat more perplexingly, was briefly [[repurposing|repurposed]] by the [[Master of the Game|second]] ''[[Beast Wars Reborn]]'' text story as a temporary body for [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity#Beast Wars Reborn|Optimus Primal]]!
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===ToonTown===
[[File:ToonTown-DiaclonePrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Hi, I'm originally a bootleg who might or might also not be a bootleg still! [[Completist|Buy me!]]]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a2|'''Battle Supplier''' (1997)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Rifle, left & right fists, Roller

: An oddball South Korean-exclusive provided by company [[ToonTown]] with the ''presumably'' legitimate copyright of Hasbro International, under licensing from another company called "3D Licensing International", the 'Battle Supplier' - per his packaging description - is actually nothing less than a repackaging of an old, likely Taiwanese-made [[knockoff]] of ''[[Diaclone]]'' Battle Convoy. Copies of these bootlegs have been reported since the mid-80s (a handful of [[Italy|Italian]] companies like Globo distributed them as back as far as 1987 <ref>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/247808869499189/?multi_permalinks=374158430197565 A listing for the Globo-branded Generation 1 Optimus Prime knockoff, with the (Italy-based) seller explicitly referring to it as an import]</ref>), but if his copyright date is correct then it would only be in 1997 when this specific release would land on Korean stores.

: This figure features quite a few alterations from its original Diaclone tooling; like the truck windshield not being split in half, the left smokestack being replaced by a ladder, and the rifle being based on that of ''Dorvack'' Jeeps (AKA the later Generation 1 [[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]]). He also lacks the Auto-Launcher in his Combat Deck, as well as his other accessories. His color scheme is also a bit odd, with his red being less vibrant than the original and his legs and feet having two very obviously distinct shades of blue. A similar version to this release with nearly-identical packaging but translated into English also showed up in Canada during 1998, but this time bearing the name "Battle Supbot" without the Transformers logo and without any mention of Hasbro licensing.<ref>[https://www.toyarchive.com/Transformers/Knockoffs/G2/OptimusPrime1.html "Battle Supbot"] on toyarchive.com</ref> Some traits for his packaging design have also been seen on other bootlegs of Taiwanese origin.

: Considering the amount of times we've mentioned "bootleg" on this entry, it should go without saying that the authenticity of this mold as a genuine ''Transformers'' product is often disputed: more about this conundrum [[ToonTown|can be read on ToonTown's page]], but in short; despite his knockoff origins, this release is one of many toys distributed by the aforementioned company presumably under the licensing of Hasbro, and to this day there still isn't a consensus as to whether they ''actually'' legitimately did or did not have that license. Surprisingly, it isn't unseen in the ''Transformers'' brand [[Best Join|for a bootleg]] to be sold as an [[Radio AM Robot|official toy]], but this "Battle Supplier", more than any other ToonTown release, is on such a blatant level of sketchiness that it invites extra skepticism. Maybe not a red flag, but dark orange.

: Despite the fact that we might never know for sure how authentic the ''Transformers'' and Hasbro branding on this toy's packaging is, we have nonetheless chosen to catalogue it under this page, given how it seems pertinent to the public interest to have a record of such an unusual and mysterious release. Perhaps someday Hasbro will provide us with answers!

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[[File:ToonTown-LALAPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I might or might not also be a bootleg, but I'm bigger and prettier, so buy me too!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a2|'''Optimus Prime''' (1997)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Laser blaster, left & right fists, light & sound module, 2 rocket launchers, 4 rockets, "Roller" scout car, hose, nozzle, fuel pump, trailer, 4 missiles

: Another South Korean ToonTown release with presumably official Hasbro co-branding, albeit one that oozes a more legitimate aura compared to the previous entry, this version of Optimus Prime - now adequately named - was actually manufactured under ToonTown's licensing by a different company called LALA Industry Co., which also produced a handful of ''Generation 2'' merchandise during this time. He's a fairly high-quality and accurate copy of his first 1992 ''Generation 2'' toy, bearing an all-new deco in black and white with red accents (that's surprisingly similar to [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#CollabGB|a later Optimus Prime release]]), with his trailer and Roller also receiving a new dose of yellow to boot. His soundbox works, but now makes laser gun sounds rather than the infamous "I am Optimus Prime" voiceline - perhaps a change for the better, all things considered. And... He's also massively upscaled, with estimates suggesting that he's about 50% bigger than the original toy.

: As with the previous release, it is still up in the air whether or not this is an official toy. Considering that LALA seemed to be a more reputable company in general (they even had enough of a budget to run toy commercials advertising their ''Transformers'' merchandise during the 90s!) and that he features markings on the packaging seemingly promoting a national TV run of the ''Generation 2'' cartoon, the legitimacy of this Optimus Prime seems significantly more believable, but for lack of official Hasbro comment we cannot know with absolute certainty.

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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 Optimus Primal was presented as being the same character as Optimus Prime.}}

*'''Optimus Primal vs Megatron!''' (Basic versus two-pack, 1996)
**''Takara ID number:'' '''C-6'''[[File:BWtoy-Primalbat.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I'm Batman, and I can breathe in space.]]
**''Accessories:'' 2 swords
{{toydesigner|[[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy), [[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

:The first ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys|Optimus Primal]] is a Basic size class blue bat which could autotransform into a robot by pulling the tail. Two swords were removable from under its wings for use as weaponry in [[robot mode]]. It was packaged along with an alligator version of Megatron and a ''Beast Wars'' mini-comic.

:This figure was released during the short-lived period when Hasbro was treating the Beast Wars as an extension of the Autobot/Decepticon war, and Optimus Primal was presented as being the same character as Optimus Prime. This was soon relegated to the realms of [[micro-continuity]] when the ''Beast Wars'' animated series began and clearly established that the two Optimuses were different characters, but the toy remains one that was officially branded as Prime, and is consequently listed here.

:This mold was also used to make the less ambiguous [[#AmazonConvobat|Optimus Prime-recolored Convobat]], the separate individual [[Convobat#Toys|Convobat]], [[Onyx Primal#Toys|Onyx Primal]] as well as inspire the comic character [[Nyx]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1996/Maximal/OptimusPrimalBat/optimusprimal.htm More information on Optimus Primal at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Optimusprimaltoyultraape.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Well, that's just Prime.]]
*'''Optimus Primal''' (Ultra, 1996/1997/1998)
**''Takara ID number:'' '''C-1'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 "spinal swords", 4 "mega-blast missiles", "mace whip"
{{toydesigner|[[Yuichiro Hira]] (TakaraTomy), [[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

: The second Optimus Primal toy was an ape in the Ultra size class. Though the transformation from primate to humanoid was a relatively simplistic one, the toy compensated with more than a fair share of weaponry and action features. A compartment on his right forearm opened to reveal a skull-shaped "mace whip" he could hold in his fist. His left forearm could open into a double-barreled "mega-blast missile" launcher. On his back were two more spring-loaded "mega-blast missile cannons"/launchers which auto-flipped over each shoulder. By pulling a lever in the center of his back, both arms would either spin at the bicep or bend in and out at the elbow, depending on the placement of notch-buttons located on either bicep. This gimmick was shown to be an effort to simulate a gorilla beating its chest while Optimus was in [[beast mode]], but could also be used in robot mode, making him swing his weapons wildly before himself. And finally, like many first-year ''Beast Wars'' toys, a battle mask/"[[mutant head]]" could be deployed over his robot head.

:Takara released the toy as part of their ''Beast Wars'' line in July of 1997, nearly identical to the Hasbro version. The missiles for the Takara version are thinner and simpler than the original Hasbro version, and would be used in all subsequent releases of the mold.

:Just like Optimus Primal's basic bat toy, this figure was released during the short-lived period when the Beast Wars was still considered to be an extension of the Autobot/Decepticon war, and Optimus Primal was the same character as Optimus Prime. This was soon relegated to the realms of [[micro-continuity]] when the ''Beast Wars'' animated series began and clearly established that the two Optimuses were different characters, but the toy remains one that was officially branded as Prime, and is consequently listed here.

:This mold was [[redeco]]ed into ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' Optimus Primal and [[Transformers: Beast Wars Telemocha Series|Beast Wars Telemocha Series]] DX Convoy, and [[retool]]ed into ''Beast Wars Reborn''/''Beast Wars Tenth Anniversary'' versus pack Optimus Primal. Takara also created multiple special variants, including all-gold (from ''[[TV Magazine]]'', only ten awarded), red and gray (''TV Magazine'' again, but only ''one'' awarded), and blue-fur (a ''[[Comic BomBom]]'' design-contest prize, only five awarded).

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1996/Maximal/OptimusPrimal/optimusprimal.htm More information on ape Optimus Primal at TFU.info]''
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[[File:BW-toy OptimusPrimalCDROM.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Freedom is the right of all superstitious, cowardly lots. Wait, no, that's not right...]]
*'''Amazon Showdown Special Version''' (1997)
**''ID number:'' '''VS-S1'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 swords
: Available only in a special CD-ROM two-pack with a [[Megatron (G1)/toys#VSS1|purple redeco of "Megaligator"]], this redeco of "Convobat" takes his colors from [[#HeroOptimusPrime|the first ''G-2'' Convoy toy released in Japan]] and retains his previous gimmickry. His back features a silver Maximal [[Insignia|faction symbol]] plus "C-ROM", as in "Cybertron", get it? Huh? And Megatron has the "D-ROM"? See what they did there?

:The toy's [[bio]] clarifies that this Convobat is Optimus Prime, having had a trailer truck alternate mode and later scanning a bat to fight Megatron.

:The included CD-ROM includes the bios from wave 1 of the ''Beast Wars'' toyline, the [[Commercial/Beast Wars#Wave 1 Deluxe|first ''Beast Wars'' commercial]], and a coloring game.

: This mold was also used to make [[Onyx Primal]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1997/Cybertron/ConvoyBat/convoybat.htm More information on CD-ROM Convobat 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 OptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Most Autobots [[Primus apotheosis|aspire]] to be Optimus Prime, Optimus Prime aspires to be [[Thunder Clash]].]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Ultra, 1997)
**''Accessories:'' Laser rifle, 2 missiles

: Available only at [[KB Toys]], ''[[Machine Wars: Transformers|Machine Wars]]'' Optimus Prime is a [[redeco]] and slight [[retool]] of the European Generation 1 exclusive [[Turbomaster]] leader [[Thunder Clash#Toys|Thunder Clash]]. It's easy to see why Thunder Clash was chosen to become the new Optimus Prime, given his adherence to Prime tradition: the truck cab disconnects to become the robot, while the trailer unfolds to become an assault tower with twin missile racks. On the original Thunder Clash version of the mold, the racks operated on a gravity-feed system where a new missile drops into the launcher from above each time one was fired, allowing for twelve to be fired in rapid succession using a pinball launcher style mechanism.
:For ''Machine Wars'' Prime, this feature had to be retooled [[for safety reasons]], sealing the gravity feed slot and cutting the original launcher plungers down to just the handles, which do not move. The small missiles were replaced with much larger new molds to prevent choking hazards and triggers were added to the sides of the launchers, becoming regular spring loaded (and unusually powerful) single-firing weapons. There seems to have been some disconnect between the deco artist and whoever handled the redone Thunder Clash [[sticker]]s, as some stickers replicate details already handled by paint on the figure. Not noted in the instructions is that the handgun is meant to serve as the drive shaft for the cab, storing between the legs on the backside. On a minor note, the redeco eliminates all [[Gold Plastic Syndrome|gold plastic]] from the toy, making it much more durable than Thunder Clash's original release.

: The [[package art]] for this toy is a retouched version of the art for ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' Laser Optimus Prime (see above), but now positioned so one robot arm is always "off the edge" of the box and unseen - conveniently hiding the sword this toy has never had, yet leaving the Laser Prime faceplate intact.

: This version of the mold was planned to be [[redeco]]ed into [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] for the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' line, but the release was canceled.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1997/Autobot/OptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on ''Machine Wars'' Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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==''Choro-Q Robo''==
[[File:ChoroQOptimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Convoy TV Version''' (2001)
**''ID Number:'' '''Q/01'''
**''Accessories:'' Laser rifle
{{toydesigner|[[Kazutami Abiko]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:''[[Choro-Q|Choro-Q Robo]]'' Convoy is a small, cutesified transforming figure of Optimus Prime that changes from trailer-pulling truck directly to [[robot mode]]. The toy features a working pull-back motor, and is decorated in a color scheme based on Prime's appearance in the original Generation 1 cartoon, with blue eyes and windows and a grey stripe on the trailer.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Cybertron/ChoroQConvoyTV/convoy.htm Move information on Convoy TV Version at TFU.info]''

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*'''Convoy Metallic Version''' (2001)
**''ID Number:'' '''Q/02'''
**''Accessories:'' Laser rifle

:This version of ''Choro-Q Robo'' Convoy is a redeco of the first, featuring glittering metallic plastic, and a deco based upon the original toy, with yellow eyes, black windows, and a silver-and-blue stripe on the trailer.
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==''Commemorative Series''==
[[File:Commemorative series optimus prime modifications.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|The snip that launched a thousand snits.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2002/2012)
**''Accessories:'' Laser Blaster, 2 fists (left & right), trailer/Combat Deck, Roller (grey), 4 rockets, hose, nozzle, fuel pump

:The first reissue of the original Optimus Prime toy in North America since the Generation 1 toyline reached its end, this "[[The Transformers: Generation One Commemorative Series|Commemorative Series]]" edition of the figure was a Toys"R"Us exclusive. It was ''mostly'' identical to the original figure, save for some necessary modifications made [[for safety reasons]]: In the first instance of what would become a recognizable alteration to the mold, the toy's smokestacks were shortened, while the Combat Deck's firing missiles were elongated to prevent potential choking, as was the case with all other Commemorative Series figures' firing missiles. This release also had the trailer's launching feature removed.

:In 2012, a reissue of the Commemorative Series toy was released. Though the "Commemorative Series" label was not printed anywhere on the packaging, the included instructions retained the name. The toy itself is a mix of different versions. The cab has the safety modifications of the original ''Commemorative Series'' release, including the shortened smokestacks and longer missiles (and thicker rifle), but also has the modified hitch of the 2011 ''Chronicle'' two-pack (see below). Meanwhile, the trailer features the lighter gray plastic colors used for the 2008 ''Universe'' release, and the Autobot insignias on the robot's shoulders are tampographed (like on Takara's ''Encore'' version and Hasbro's ''Universe'' 25th Anniversary release). This version also seems to suffer from [[Mold#Deterioration|mold deterioration]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1984/Autobot/OptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Commemorative Series Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:GodGinrai toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|The real one has a longer missile]]
*'''Powermaster Optimus Prime with Apex Armor''' (2003, 2012)
**''Accessories:'' Hi-Q Powermaster unit, 2 Laser Rifles, 2 Twin Particle Beam Cannons, Super Robot head, missile launcher, 2 missiles, [[Apex Bomber]] chest/trailer top, 2 legs (left & right), 2 arms (left and right), Armor chest/trailer front, 2 wings (left & right)
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Ban Magami]] (concept artist)}}

:Marketed as a reissue of Powermaster Optimus Prime, this Toys"R"Us-exclusive Commemorative Series figure is in truth based on the Ginrai tooling on the toy that had previously been exclusive to Japan. It features a die-cast metal cab with translucent blue windows, and shortened, chrome smokestacks, and comes packaged with the drone [[Apex Bomber]] (formerly Ginrai's partner [[Godbomber]]), who splits into several components and combines with Prime to form "Apex Armor". As with all other Commemorative Series figures, Prime's new spring-loaded missile launcher featured an elongated missile.

:The figure was re-released in Hasbro's Asian markets in 2012, with no known changes to the figure itself but several modifications to the packaging that makes it easy to tell the two releases apart: The flap containing the [[package art]] is omitted entirely, the "Commemorative Series II" label is missing, the age recommendation and safety warning labels, the "Changes from double tractor trailer to battle station to super robot!" call-out and the name of the toy have all been shuffled around (with the words "battle" and "super" being omitted in the process), and most notably, the toy is no longer named "Powermaster Optimus Prime with Apex Armor", but simply "Optimus Prime", with Apex Bomber's existence no longer acknowledged anywhere on the packaging.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Autobot/ApexPrime/apexprime.htm More information on Powermaster Prime with Apex Armor at TFU.info]''
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==''The Transformers Collection''==
[[File:Tf collection 0 convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Convoy''' (2002)
**''ID Number:'' '''0'''
**''Accessories:'' Laser Blaster, 2 fists (left & right), trailer/Combat Deck, Roller (dark blue), 4 rockets, hose, nozzle, fuel pump, [[energon-axe]]
{{toydesigner|[[Pat Lee]] (packaging artist)}}

:As yet another in an increasingly large number of reissues of the original Generation 1 Optimus Prime toy, this entry in the Japanese-exclusive ''[[The Transformers Collection]]'' line of reissues added a few extra goodies to spice things up. Chiefly, the figure was armed with a new [[energon-axe]], based on the weapon used by Prime in the Generation 1 cartoon episode, "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 2]]", which plugs into either of the headlight-holes that normally accommodate Prime's fists. Additionally, Prime came packaged with a ring binder folder designed to hold the pull-out character file sheets that were included with all the other ''Transformers Collection'' reissues. Notably, this figure reinstated the original, thick version of Prime's rifle as the standard for all future Japanese reissues.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1984/Autobot/OptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Transformers Collection Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Tfcollection prime fist.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Starscream''' (2003)
**''ID Number:'' '''9'''

:This redeco of the original Generation 1 [[Starscream (G1)/toys|Starscream]] [[Starscream (G1)/toys|toy]] came packaged with a remolded right fist for Optimus Prime. This fist featured additional pegs that allowed it to hold [[Megatron (G1)/toys#TFCStarscream|the pistol mode Megatron accessory]] which was also included with Starscream.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Destron/AnimeStarscream/starscream.htm More information on Transformers Collection Starscream at TFU.info]''
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==''Smallest Transforming Transformers''==
[[File:WSTF Convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|You didn't find my trailer, did you? Haw haw.]]
*'''Convoy''' (2003)
**''ID Number:'' '''GTF 01A'''
**''Accessories:'' Laser Blaster

:Standing only two-and-a-quarter inches tall, ''[[Smallest Transforming Transformers]]'' Optimus Prime was the smallest fully transforming G1 Optimus toy. He features an accurate transformation sequence based on the original full-sized toy, replacing the detachable hands with actual sculpted fists, and even including a tiny version of his laser rifle. Unsurprisingly, he also has little articulation and is only capable of moving his arms and legs.

:His trailer and Roller were also available as a separate set in the same wave, as a rare [[shortpacking|shortpacked]] figure with the ID number "GTF-01B". It is a simplified version of the original Combat Deck, lacking features like the interior deco and the lift arm of the artillery robot, but still nonetheless looking fairly accurate to the original toy.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Cybertron/SmallestPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Smallest Transforming Convoy at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Wstf anime convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Convoy (Anime Version)''' (2004)
**''ID Number:'' '''GTF 06'''
**''Accessories:'' Laser Blaster
:''Smallest Transforming'' Prime was redecoed the following year for the second wave of the line, into a color scheme based on his Generation 1 cartoon appearance featuring brighter reds and blues, white thighs, yellow details on his bumper, and blue eyes and windows. This version of the figure was made available for a second time in the next wave ("Wave 2.5"), with a new anime-decorated version of the Combat Deck now available as a rare "chase" figure.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Cybertron/SmallestAnimePrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Convoy (Anime Version) at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Wstf white convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Convoy (White)''' (2004)
**''ID Number:'' '''GTF X-4'''
**''Accessories:'' Laser Blaster
:Another version of Prime was also available in the second wave of the ''Smallest Transforming Transformers'' series as a chase figure. This almost entirely white version of the figure is clearly based on the version of the original Prime cab robot used in the Generation 1 Ultra Magnus figure, but was nonetheless sold as Optimus Prime for the ''Smallest'' line.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Cybertron/SmallestConvoyWhiteMode/convoy.htm More information on Convoy (White) at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Wstf vsx.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Can't you guys ever get along?]]
*'''Convoy vs Megatron''' (multipack, 2004)
**''ID Number:'' '''VSX'''
**''Accessories:'' Laser Blaster
: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.
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==''Mini Toy Shop Collection''==
[[File:G1toy mini toy shop convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|'Cause we got a li'l ol' convoy, rockin' through the night...]]
*'''Convoy''' (2004)
**''ID Number:'' '''01'''

:At about 2/3 the size of the ''Smallest Transforming Transformers'', this diminutive version of the original Generation 1 Optimus Prime toy is the smallest figure of the Autobot leader made to date. It was sold as part of Takara's blindpacked ''[[Mini Toy Shop Collection]]'' line, a series of miniaturized figures from numerous classic Takara toylines, including ''Transformers'', ''[[Microman]]'', ''[[Licca Kayama|Licca-chan]]'', ''[[Choro-Q]]'' and others. Both of Prime's modes are represented by non-transforming individual figures, which come together in a two-pack. In-box, his truck form is even packed in a miniature recreation of his original Japanese packaging, which also includes a shrunken version of his sticker sheet. A tiny version of the original Takara Transformers catalog completes the set.
::*''[http://tformers.com/article.php?sid=3541&mode=flat More information on Mini Collection Convoy at tformers.com]''
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==''Masterpiece''==
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[[File:TF-Masterpiece-MP-1-Convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|And the fandom rejoiced. ''(Takara Masterpiece Version Pictured)'']]
[[File:TF-MP-20th-Anniversary-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|''(20th Anniversary Version Pictured)'']]
*'''Optimus Prime'''/'''Convoy''' ([[December 11]], [[2003]]/2004)
**''ID number:'' '''MP-1'''
**''Accessories:'' Ion blaster, Autobot Matrix of Leadership, gun mode Megatron, Megatron's scope, stock and silencer, energon-axe, cardboard trailer (Japanese release only)
{{toydesigner|[[Aaron Archer]] (Hasbro), [[Hironori Kobayashi]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Don Figueroa]] (concept artist)}}

:''20th Anniversary'' Optimus Prime was produced for the stated milestone of the ''Transformers'' brand. So successful was the figure that ''ToyFare'' magazine ultimately ranked it #1 in their quest for "Best Toy Ever".<ref>[http://www.wizarduniverse.com/magazine/toyfare/000054376.cfm ToyFare Magazine Best Toys Ever]</ref>

:Created with the specific purpose of producing an Optimus Prime as accurate to the original animated series as possible, the toy is exceptionally poseable compared to toys prior, partially constructed from die-cast metal, features rubber tires and vacuum-metalized plastic and is heavily detailed, with sliding pistons in its joints and working spring-loaded suspension in vehicle mode. The figure also contains multiple non-intrusive gimmicks, such as a moving [[mouthplate]] to emulate Prime's traditional method of speech, flip-up communications panels on the forearms depicting images of [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys|Bumblebee]] and [[Starscream (G1)/toys|Starscream]], and an opening, light-up Matrix chamber in the chest, which contains a removable vacuum-metalized Matrix of Leadership that can also be pulled open. The Matrix is housed within a removable gray battery box which can light up the matrix core when activated.

:Optimus Prime comes with many accessories in addition to the aforementioned Matrix, including the character's traditional laser rifle, now termed (and henceforth known as) an [[ion blaster]]. The initial release of the figure cast the ion blaster in grey plastic, but later assortments recast it in its more familiar black coloration. Other accessories include a transparent orange energon-axe that plugs into either wrist when Prime's fist is retracted, and even a non-transforming gun mode Megatron weapon, with removable stock, silencer, and scope accessories, in homage to [[Countdown to Extinction (episode)|several]] [[The Insecticon Syndrome|instances]] in the Generation 1 cartoon when Prime was forced to wield his enemy. Pack-in bonuses that came with the figure included an inner cardboard tray illustrated to resemble the interior of Prime's Combat Deck, and in later releases, a small poster drawn by [[Pat Lee]].

:Optimus has a hidden sculpted mouth underneath his face mask, though attempts at removing the mask from the head may entirely damage the action feature.

:Takara's version of the figure was released in their markets slightly earlier, as the first of their long-running ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' line. In addition to coming with a cardboard trailer that the buyer could assemble to "complete" Prime's truck mode, Takara's release differed from Hasbro's by featuring longer smokestacks (kept short on the Hasbro version [[for safety reasons]]), and lacking the black scorch-marked "battle damage" paint applications Hasbro included on the figure's shoulders, wrists, and abdomen. In Western markets, the figure was intended to complement the ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' line.<ref>[http://www.camphortree.net/tf/tidbits/otfcc2004.txt Steve-o's OTFCC 2004 notes]</ref>

:This sculpt was redecoed by Takara into a golden Lucky Draw figure and later released in its original coloration with a trailer as a "Perfect Edition" (see below for both), while Hasbro would later redeco it into their ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]''-branded "[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Classics 20th DVD Anniversary Collection|20th Anniversary DVD Edition]]". The mold was also used to make ''Masterpiece'' [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys|Ultra Magnus]] and "[[Eldedroid|Convoy Black Version]]", representing one of many drones built in Prime's image, rather than Prime himself.

:In ''[[Transformers History Collection]]'', a [[Blindpacking|blind-packed]] Transformers trading figure line, Takara released an add-on hand for ''Masterpiece'' Convoy as a [[Chase figure]]. The hand holds a [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] figure and clips on to the end of Optimus Prime's arm, making the arm slightly longer than normal.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Autobot/20thPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on 20th Anniversary Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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[[File:Gold masterpiece prime.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|We salute the brave soul who transformed this thing in order to photograph it.]]
*'''Convoy''' (Lucky Draw figure, [[2004]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-1'''
**''Accessories:'' Ion blaster, Autobot Matrix of Leadership, gun mode Megatron, Megatron's scope, stock and silencer, energon-axe, cardboard trailer

:Offered as part of a Lucky Draw campaign in August 2004, this extremely rare version of ''Masterpiece'' Convoy is almost entirely vacuum-metalized gold, lacking any other painted detail or stickers. The parts which are not viable are molded in a flat golden plastic; the only exceptions are its rubber tires, the core of the Matrix and the energon-axe, which remain black, blue and orange, respectively. Whether or not the figure was intended to evoke Optimus Prime's [[:File:Goldenlagoon prime perceptor.jpg|entirely-golden appearance]] in the cartoon episode "[[The Golden Lagoon (episode)|The Golden Lagoon]]", when he was coated with [[electrum]], is unknown; given that entirely chroming a figure gold is a fairly standard deco for Lucky Draw figures, it may just be happy coincidence more than anything else.

:The figure comes packaged in the standard ''Masterpiece'' Convoy box, with the only telltale sign of its fabled contents being the replacement of the traditionally silver foil lettering on the box with gold. It's not clear how many were made, but it is thought to be no more than 10 or 20.

::*''[https://web.archive.org/web/20080501195324/http://www.goldoptimusprime.com/?show=Gold-Optimus-Prime More information on gold ''Masterpiece'' Convoy at GoldOptimusPrime.com (via Internet Wayback Machine)]''

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[[File:MP04Convoy2.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|You just paid $170 for a big box on wheels.]]
*'''Convoy Perfect Edition''' ([[September 28]], 2006/2009)
**''ID number:'' '''MP-4'''
**''Accessories:'' Trailer/Combat Deck, ion Blaster, Autobot Matrix of Leadership, gun mode Megatron, Megatron's scope, stock and silencer, energon-axe, cardboard trailer
{{toydesigner|[[Hisashi Yuki]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:For this re-release of ''Masterpiece'' Convoy, Takara submitted to the biggest desire fans had for the figure and produced a full-size, fully transforming plastic and die-cast metal trailer. The trailer opens up into Convoy's Combat Deck, with storage for its accessories and a functional repair drone, though Roller is conspicuous by its absence. Like the original Combat Deck, the drone can extend through holes in the roof and front of the closed trailer, and the interior has enough room to accommodate one ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' figure in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]]. Some reports suggest that the paint on this figure's chest chips more easily than past editions. The red paint on the cab is also a slightly lighter color than on MP01.

:This version of Convoy, and Hasbro's 20th Anniversary DVD version of the toy depicts [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] on its communicators rather than Bumblebee and Starscream.

:Continuating the trend begun by their previous release of ''Masterpiece'' Ultra Magnus in 2005, Hasbro [[Australia]] released Convoy Perfect Edition as a Target Australia [[exclusive]] in 2008. Takara themselves then made the figure available for a second time in October 2009.

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[[File:MP4Sconvoysleepmode.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|Remember that scene from the movie that made you cry and traumatised you as a kid? Well now you can display me doing just that!]]
*'''Convoy Sleep Mode''' (2010)
**''ID number:'' '''MP-4S'''
**''Accessories:'' Trailer/Combat Deck, ion Blaster, Autobot Matrix of Leadership, gun mode Megatron, Megatron's scope, stock and silencer, energon-axe

:Released by TakaraTomy as part of their ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)#TakaraTomy Welcome to Transformers 2010 campaign|Welcome to Transformers 2010]]'' anniversary line honoring the "future era" of the original cartoon (which was set in 2010 in Japanese continuity, you see!), this exceptionally morbid re-release of the ''Masterpiece'' Convoy figure recolors the Autobot leader in <s>blacks and greys</s> ''very'' low-saturated reds and blues, representing ''his dead body'' from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''—but don't worry, kids, it's actually a "sleep mode", according to the figure's name! Limited to 2010 pieces in Japan (see what they did there?), it comes with all its customary accessories, including the Perfect Edition trailer, redecoed where appropriate: the trailer itself has become translucent, its energon-axe is now transparent grey, and Megatron, in another movie homage, is rendered in translucent purple, evoking the scene depicting his transformation into [[Galvatron (G1)/toys|Galvatron]]. The figure was also released in other parts of Asia as a limited edition of 2010 as well, combined with the Japanese edition for 4020 total. The Japanese version denotes "Serial Number in Japan: ####/2010" on its bio card with the number out of 2010, while the Asian version denotes "C1 - ####/2010" with the number out of 2010 on its bio card.

:This version of Convoy depicts [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys|Hot Rod]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys|Ultra Magnus]] on its communicators.

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[[File:MPtoy last shot convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|Well, it had to end ''some'' day...]]
*'''Convoy Last Production''' ([[March 26]], [[2011]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-1L'''
**''Accessories:'' Ion blaster, Autobot Matrix of Leadership, gun mode Megatron, Megatron's scope, stock and silencer, energon-axe, sound stage

:"Convoy Last Production" was the final re-use of the ''Masterpiece'' toy mold before it was at last retired after numerous re-releases and redecos. The figure is essentially identical to the original Japanese MP-1 release, aside from a slightly brighter red, and the addition of the words "LAST SHOT" in Transformers typeface molded into the small of Convoy's back, hidden beneath its headlight-flaps in [[robot mode]]. Lacking the trailer of MP-4, the figure instead comes with a redecoed version of the electronic base included with Hasbro's "[[#20thDVD|DVD Edition]]" of the figure from five years prior, which now features a collection of sixteen soundbytes of Convoy delivering famous lines from the Japanese version of the Generation 1 cartoon, recited by the character's original Japanese voice actor [[Tesshō Genda]]. The base was promoted as containing a hint as to the identity of the next ''Masterpiece'' toy; as it would turn out, this was a new version of Convoy himself (see below), foreshadowed by a sound clip on the base which played only intermittently, and which had Convoy announce that he would "soon be reborn".

:For its release in Korea, Hasbro Asia provided a [[collector coin]] featuring truck-mode Optimus Prime on one side and "MP-01L" on the other. The coin came mounted on a card featuring lineart of the Autobot leader's head, the stark black design of which could be mistaken for promoting the earlier "Sleep Mode" release. The limited release (and general lack of enthusiasm for the collector coins in Korea) makes this one of the more difficult Masterpiece coins to find.

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[[File:MP-10 toy photo.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|Here we go again...]]
*'''Convoy''' ([[September 24]], 2011, 2016)
**''ID number:'' '''MP-10'''
**''Accessories:'' [[Ion blaster#mp10|Ion blaster]], [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#mp10|Matrix of Leadership]], [[Energon-axe#mp10|energon-axe]], [[Combat Deck (G1)#mp10|trailer/Combat Deck]], [[Roller (G1)#Masterpiece|Roller]], [[Spike Witwicky (G1)#Masterpiece|Spike Witwicky figurine]]
{{toydesigner|[[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Junichi Akutsu]] (concept artist)}}

:MP-10 Convoy, advertised as a "perfect new model" on its packaging, is an entirely new tooling of Generation 1 Optimus Prime. Convoy is now smaller, making him more in-scale with other recent ''Masterpiece'' toys, such as [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Rodimus]], and comes with a trailer and various accessories. While the front of the vehicle mode's cab is an accurate depiction of a mid-to-late-1980s Freightliner FLT cabover, the back half, (which is, as usual, made out of Convoy's legs) is much larger and robot-leggier in proportion. (So much that they sculpt a ladder on each side.)

:Many of the small features and electronics of the original ''Masterpiece'' mold are left out. Instead, this Convoy features better overall cartoon accuracy (chest interior, head, etc.), an extensive red paint job that covers much of his red plastic, corrected robot mode proportions, improved articulation, and its gun can now collapse and store inside a compartment on its back in either mode. In addition to Convoy's trailer, which can transform into Combat Deck, it also comes with Roller, a small Spike Witwicky figurine, a die-cast metal Matrix of Leadership (with a clear blue plastic center), and an energy axe that slips over Convoy's right hand. Spike can fit inside the cab in vehicle mode, ride in Roller's seat, or fit into any of the seating compartments inside Convoy's trailer. Roller has options to plug in Convoy's gun or pull Convoy's trailer, and the trailer itself can store Convoy's weapons in any mode. Although not easily breakable, care must be taken for posing the index fingers; extending the finger even far would cause it to pop off.

:MP-10 immediately became the gold standard in terms of scale for the Masterpiece line, with all subsequent releases being sized to best match him for nearly a decade.

:This figure was re-released in 2016, with the packaging now advertising the "Long Life Design" award which the ''Masterpiece'' line won that same year.<ref name="lldaward">[https://www.g-mark.org/award/describe/44648 Good Design Long Life Award: Transformers Masterpiece]</ref> This mold was also used to make [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Masterpiece|MP-10B Black Convoy]].

:''See also: [[#mp10hasbro|MP-10 Hasbro]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Masterpiece|Hasbro Masterpiece]].''
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[[File:Bape-mp-optimus.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|In the jungle / the mighty jungle / the Convoy sleeps tonight]]
*'''Convoy (BAPE ver.)''' ([[2014]]-[[August 19|07-19]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-10A'''
**''Accessories:'' [[Ion blaster#mpbape|Ion Blaster]], [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#mpbape|Matrix of Leadership]], [[Energon-axe#mpbape|Energon axe]]

:Available exclusively from Japanese clothing company [[A Bathing Ape]] in 2014, Convoy (BAPE Ver.) is a trailer-less redeco of the MP-10 mold sporting a green color scheme matching the [[#bape|Convoy Reissue BAPE Ver.]] of the original G1 toy, with "BAPE's famous camouflage pattern" and an ape head print on the shoulder replacing the usual faction symbol.

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[[File:Eva-optimus.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|Unlike Shinji, this guy won't go strangling his girlfriend or dating his mother's clone, if he even has a mother...]]
*'''Convoy Mode "Eva"''' (2014-[[November 28|11-28]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-10'''
**''Accessories:'' [[Ion blaster#eva|Ion Blaster]], [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#eva|Matrix of Leadership]], [[Energon-axe#eva|Energon axe]], [[Combat Deck (G1)#eva|trailer/Battle Station]], [[Roller (G1)#eva|Roller]], [[Spike Witwicky (G1)#eva|Spike Witwicky figurine]]

:Exclusive to the [[TakaraTomy Mall]] and limited to 1,000 pieces, this figure was released as part of the ''[[Transformers × Evangelion]]'' crossover. It uses the MP-10 mold with all the same accessories, decoed in the green and purple color scheme of [[Evangelion Unit-01|Eva-01]]. The trailer, Roller, and Spike figure are done up in [[Nerv]]-themed colors.

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[[File:Bape2-mp-optimus.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|Because one overpriced clothing store exclusive MP10 repaint wasn't enough. Anyone like to give the odds for a BAPE Ver. BLACK in 2017 then?]]
*'''Convoy (BAPE REDCAMO ver.)''' (2015-11)
**''ID number:'' '''MP-10R'''
**''Accessories:'' Ion Blaster, Matrix of Leadership, Energon axe

:Available exclusively from Japanese clothing company [[A Bathing Ape]] in 2015, Convoy (BAPE REDCAMO Ver.) is a trailer-less redeco of the MP-10 mold sporting a unique deep red color scheme matching the [[#bapered|Convoy Reissue BAPE Ver. Red]] of the original G1 toy, with "BAPE's famous camouflage pattern" and an ape head print on the shoulder replacing the usual faction symbol.

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* '''Optimus Prime''' Mini Die-Cast figure (2016-[[November 26|11-26]])
**''ID number:'' '''1'''
**Included with '''[[Inferno (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|MP-33 Inferno]]'''

:Replacing the collector coins in previous releases, the Asia release of ''Masterpiece'' Inferno comes with a mini Optimus Prime figure, the first in a range of non transformable collectables made from <s>lost art</s> Die-Cast metal and based on the corresponding Masterpiece figure (MP10).

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[[File:Bapeblack-mp-optimus.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|As predicted. What's the chances of a new BAPE color scheme? Teal Blue or Burnt Gold would be nice if you're reading this, BAPE.]]
*'''Convoy (BAPE BLACKCAMO ver.)''' (2017)
**''ID number:'' '''MP-10K'''
**''Accessories:'' Ion Blaster, Matrix of Leadership, Energon axe

:Available exclusively from Japanese clothing company [[A Bathing Ape]] in 2017, MP Convoy BAPE BLACKCAMO Ver. is a trailer-less redeco of the MP-10 mold sporting a unique black color scheme matching the [[#bapeblack|Convoy Reissue BAPE Ver. BLACK]] of the original G1 toy, with "BAPE's famous camouflage pattern" and an ape head print on the shoulder replacing the usual faction symbol.
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[[File:MP711-Convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|At your 7-Eleven, freedom's waiting for you.]]
*'''Convoy (7-Eleven ver.)''' ([[February 28]], [[2018]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-711'''
**''Accessories:'' Ion blaster, Matrix of Leadership, energon-axe, trailer, Roller, Spike Witwicky figurine

:Available exclusively from Japanese 7-11 stores, MP-711 is an [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys|Ultra Magnus]]-decoed Convoy—white with green and blue highlighting—themed with [[7-Eleven]] logos. Unlike most MP-10 redecos, he comes with a trailer, Roller, and Spike figure, who is sporting a 7-Eleven uniform. Roller and the combat deck come with 7-Eleven logos, however Convoy's shoulder logos are stickers with the option of a green 7-Eleven logo or the standard Autobot logo on either shoulder.

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[[File:MP-10ASL.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|Anyone up for a game of [[basketrek]]?]]
*'''Convoy (atmos safari LeBron Ver.)''' ([[March 15]], [[2019]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-10ASL'''
**''Accessories:'' Ion Blaster, Matrix of Leadership, Energon axe

:Exclusive to Japanese Atmos stores, this deco of Optimus matches Atmos Safari LeBron James sneakers, in a fetching scheme of vibrant orange plus black and gray with extra details and logos. Unfortunately he does not come with a [[ballobot]] accessory.

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[[File:Masterpiece-MP44-Convoy-V3.jpg|upright=3|thumb|All this for the low, low price of an arm, a leg, and your firstborn son! (Note: [[The Master Builders (episode)|Basketball accessory]] not included.)]]
*'''Convoy Ver.3.0''' ([[August 31]], [[2019]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-44'''
**''Accessories:'' Ion Blaster, 2 beam effect parts, Matrix of Leadership, Energon axe, damaged head, alternate head, Starscream head, Starscream shoulder intakes, damaged chestpiece, jetpack, trailer, Roller, [[Spike Witwicky (G1)#Masterpiece|Spike Witwicky figurine]], [[Sparkplug Witwicky#Masterpiece|Sparkplug Witwicky figurine]], [[Carly (G1)#Masterpiece|Carly figurine]]

:An entirely new mold released to commemorate the brand's 35th anniversary, ''Masterpiece'' "Convoy Ver.3.0" is a much more complex and cartoon-accurate figure than previous releases. At 50,000 yen (approximately $450 USD), this Convoy had the highest MSRP of any mass-market ''Transformers'' toy until ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|War for Cybertron]]'' [[Unicron/toys#War for Cybertron|Unicron]]'s $575 price tag was announced.

:Alongside the Trailer (which retains the same function and can hold 4 standard-sized Autobot cars at a time when open), Roller, the Ion Blaster, Matrix of Leadership, and Energon Axe, the Combat Deck's base can be removed and with the new flip-out wheels, Roller (now cast in stark grey with silver rims) can tow it around. The cannon and arm section can also be removed so it can function as a flight stand, while an adapter for [[Dinobot (BW)#Masterpiece|MP-41 Dinobot]]'s display stand is also included, and the Ion Blaster now has 2 effect parts, which can simulate blaster fire and when used with the Sideswipe rocket pack included, can be used as booster flames. He also comes with a fuel hose like that on the original figure, as well as a soundbox feature that can be switched between recorded lines by the character's original Japanese ([[Tesshō Genda]]) and English ([[Peter Cullen]]) voice actors, with transformation effects (though the ascending and descending transformation sounds are spliced together in his English voice) and Douglas Walsh music to boot! As to note, Cullen's clips are closer to the recent [[Aligned]] portrayals.

:Like [[Megatron (G1)/toys#MP36|MP-36 Megatron]], Convoy includes a battle-damaged head and an abdomen cover to replicate the war wounds in the climatic battle in the movie, and alongside a newly designed figure of Spike, he comes with two of Sparkplug and Carly, any of them capable of riding inside via 2 small doors on the side of the cab. A second alternate head is based on his head's rounder design seen in the first season of the cartoon and the Marvel Comics. His accessories can be stored in the trailer's removable undercarriage.

:This figure, with the included intakes and alternate head in place, also doubles as [[Starscream (G1)/toys#MP44|Starscream]] from "[[Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1]]".

:Unfortunately, Convoy has been known to suffer from differing quality control issues. Because of a design flaw, certain plastic parts in his lower ratcheted knee joints tend to build stress during movement and eventually break. Furthermore, grey and yellow paint in parts that tend to get scratched and bumped during transformation have been prone to paint chipping. Some units have come with their [[For safety reasons|soft plastic]] ear antennas on different heads warped in-package. The human minifigures can have their ball-jointed limbs rather easily popping out of their sockets and misassembled (in this case, Carly with her groin part in reverse from the front).

:Unlike MP-01 and MP-10, this version of Convoy did not get a fully localized Hasbro release for English-speaking markets. However, it is being imported by Hasbro through numerous retail outlets with additional branding using the localized Optimus Prime name and presumably with the same Hasbro-branded slipcover and English safety sheet given to other contemporary ''Masterpiece'' releases. In Canada, the figure is being released as an EB Games exclusive, where he'll cost even more than the game consoles sold there! Hasbro's online product description neglects to mention the voice box gimmick, possibly due to English-speaking audiences' unfamiliarity with Japanese ''Transformers'' media and the fairly late reveal of his English-language voice clips.

:This mold was redecoed as [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Black Convoy]], with the sound gimmick removed, and without the trailer, battle damaged, and Starscream parts.

:The trailer from this mold can be towed by [[Optimus Prime (One)#BraveCommander|Brave Commander Optimus Prime]] from the [[Transformers One (toyline)|Transformers One toyline]], though this feature is undocumented.

:As reported by TakaraTomy's employees at [[Cybertron Con]] 2024, this Optimus has [[Shelfwarmer|sold poorly during its debut]], which stems from his complex transformation and possibly design flaws.
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*'''Convoy (atmos duckcamo Ver.)''' ([[March 26]], [[2020]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-10DC'''
**''Accessories:'' Ion Blaster, Matrix of Leadership, Energon axe
:Exclusive to Japanese Atmos stores, this deco of Optimus matches Atmos Safari Duck sneakers, in a fetching scheme of greens plus vibrant orange.
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*'''Convoy (atmos ELEPHANT CAMO Ver.)''' (black plus vibrant teal)
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*'''Convoy (atmos VIOTECH CAMO Ver.)'''(light grey plus light gold)
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*'''Convoy (atmos TIGER CAMO BLACK Ver.)''' (black plus shocking green and gold)
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*'''Convoy (atmos TIGER CAMO YELLOW Ver.)''' (yellow and black tiger stripes plus white)

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[[File:Transformers-Masterpiece-MP-57-Skyfire.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Optimus Prall, Masterpiece flavored!]]
*'''Skyfire''' ([[2023]])
**''ID number'': '''MP-57'''
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Yuki Ohshima]] (concept artist)}}

:Included with the massive [[Jetfire (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|''Masterpiece'' Skyfire]] is an articulated, [[show-accuracy|cartoon-accurate]] figurine of "Convoy", made to scale with Skyfire's jet mode.

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[[File:TF-MP-44S-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|[[:File:FightSuperRobotLifeTransformersManga.JPG|You know, Optimus Prime, the superhero from America.]]]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' ([[February]] [[2024]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-44S'''
**''Accessories:'' Ion Blaster, beam effect part, Matrix of Leadership, Energon axe, alternate head
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[https://www.soundwavesoblivion.com/techspecs/interviewkojinono6.html Interview on the 40th Anniversary of the ''Transformers'' brand] with [[Kōjin Ōno]] in ''[[Transformers Generations 2024]]'', translated at Soundwaves Oblivion</ref>

:Released in conjunction with the 40th anniversary of the ''Transformers'' brand, ''Masterpiece'' MP-44S Optimus Prime is a redeco of "[[#MP44|Convoy Ver.3.0]]", featuring colors based on the [[#The Transformers|original ''The Transformers'' toy]]. Among the heaps of accessories included with the original release of Convoy, Optimus retains only his Ion Blaster (with its beam effect), Energon Axe, and the more rounded head styled after season 1 of the cartoon (here passing the squint test for the toy head). These accessories are the same as MP-49, but now includes the Transformers power base stand adapter. New for this release is a sheet of stickers to reproduce the, erm, sheet of stickers, included with ''The Transformers'' Optimus Prime. As with the previous trailer-less [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#MP49|MP-49 Black Convoy]], the soundbox has been neutered for this release.

:This redeco has noticeably different tolerance changes, with the joints being much tighter than both MP-44 and MP-49. Also unlike MP-49, the entire figure is painted albeit in a lighter, more resistive coat compared to MP-44. The "round head" was given blue eyes (a change from the promotional photos). With the adjusted tolerances in mind, the clips that hook the leg-stored cab panels into the gas tanks have been removed.

:Instead of the standard "Convoy" of Japanese releases based on older media, this toy uses the "Optimus Prime" name. It is explained as a name made popular by Hollywood movies—referring to the [[live-action film series]], which does not change character names in Japanese localization.
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==''Robotmasters''==
[[File:RMConvoy toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|My vehicle mode is dangerous and unroadworthy!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''G1 Convoy''' (2004)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''RM-01'''
:*''Release date'': [[July 15]], 2004
:*''Accessories'': "Convoy Gun", missile launcher, missile, energon-axe, 4 fists (2 left, 2 right)

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Robotmasters (franchise)|Robotmasters]]'' toys, "G1 Convoy" (as he is amusingly referred to even in fiction) visibly takes some design cues from ''20th Anniversary'' Optimus Prime, featuring a similar sculpt, but sharing few to none of the larger toy's other attributes.

: G1 Convoy comes with two sets of fists, each pair featuring differently-shaped fist holes: one pair with square holes to hold the figure's "Convoy Gun" (as his ion blaster is called), and the other with round 3 mm-compatible holes to hold the spring-loaded translucent blue missile launcher (a generic accessory also available with ''Robotmasters'' [[Megatron (BW)/toys|Beast Megatron]] and [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys|Beast Convoy]]). The fists are swapped out by simply popping them out of the wrist-hinge that holds them in place; the figure also includes an energon-axe that can be inserted into the wrist instead of a fist.

: Due to being molded in translucent plastic, the waist section is prone to breakage, so exercise some caution.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Cybertron/Convoy/convoy.htm More information on G1 Convoy at TFU.info]''

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[[File:RM DVDConvoy toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I'm shiny!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''G1 Convoy + DVD''' (2004)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''RM-10'''
:*''Release date'': [[July 15]], 2004
:*''Accessories'': "Convoy Gun", missile launcher, missile, energon-axe, 4 fists (2 left, 2 right)

: Also in the first wave of ''Robotmasters'', this special edition release of G1 Convoy is decked out in metallic paint and a tint of yellow for his eyes, with an extra Autobot insignia tampographed onto his right shoulder, and a black Convoy Gun. The figure comes packed with a DVD containing the first episode of the ''Robotmasters'' cartoon, "[[Fight! The Group of the Strongest Commanders!]]".

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Cybertron/DVDConvoy/convoy.htm More information on G1 Convoy + DVD at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Rmblackconvoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I'm blacky!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''G1 Convoy Limited Black Version''' (2005)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''RM-01'''
:*''Accessories'': "Convoy Gun", missile launcher, missile, energon-axe, 4 fists (2 left, 2 right), Calamity Defenser

: Available only via mail-order through ''Dengeki Hobby'' magazine, the "Limited Black Version" of G1 Convoy is just that: a straight [[black redeco]] of the G1 Convoy toy. He comes with all his original accessories, appropriately redecoed (including a silver version of his axe), as well as a gold-chromed version of the "Calamity Defenser" [[solitarium]] weapon that came with [[Psycho-Orb]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Cybertron/HHG1Convoy/convoy.htm More information on G1 Convoy Limited Black Version at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Crayola convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|The third one is totally ''Shattered Glass'' Prime!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''G1 Convoy''' (Lucky Draw figure, 2005)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''RM-01'''
:*''Accessories'': "Convoy Gun", missile launcher, missile, energon-axe, 4 fists (2 left, 2 right)

: When ''Robotmasters'' G1 Convoy was turned into a Lucky Draw figure, the color scheme into which he was redecoed was chosen through a children's coloring contest held in the pages of the December 2004 issue of ''[[TV Magazine]]''. The winning entry was a... ''startling'' mixture of blue, orange and two shades of green, earning the toy the [[fandom|fan]]-appointed nickname of "Crayola Convoy". As with all Lucky Draws, it is extremely rare, with only ten units produced.

::*''[https://web.archive.org/web/20210920023820/http://www.luckydrawtransformers.com/toy/gallery/review/transformers+robot+masters+-+lucky+draw+custom+colour+g1+convoy/1594/transformers+robot+masters+-+lucky+draw+custom+colour+g1+convoy.html More information on "Crayola Convoy" at LuckyDrawTransformers.com (via Internet Wayback Machine)]''
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==''Universe'' (2003)==
[[File:TFU03-toy Optimus Spychanger.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Why won't they repaint my full-size toy in these colours?!?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime''' (Spy Changer, 2004)}}</ul>

: ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' "Spy Changer" Optimus Prime is a [[redeco]] of the ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Spychanger]] [[Scourge (RID)#Spychanger|Scourge]] toy, transforming into a Western Star 4964EX truck. He replaces most of the black plastic with predominantly red and blue, with silver for detailing. Like most Spy Changers, he features high speed axles and can roll very well across smooth surfaces, but lacks the weight to propel him quickly.

: Originally a [[KB Toys]] exclusive, the first release of this toy (and the others in the assortment) did not have any sub-line designation at all, but later releases for other chains, most notably "budget" chains like Family Dollar, marked them as ''Universe'' product.

: This mold was also redecoed into [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Optimus Prime Figure|a Spy Changer version of the live-action movie Optimus Prime]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Autobot/SpyPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Universe Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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==''Collector's Edition''==
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[[File:G1-toy OrionPax.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Welcome to The Past!"]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Orion Pax''' (2-pack, 2005)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''67'''
:*''Accessories'': "Barrelroller" robot/"electromagnetic lift handle", "laser rifle"

: This ''[[The Transformers: Collector's Edition|Collector's Edition]]'' Japanese [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive is a [[redeco]] of [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] [[Kup (G1)/toys#Targetmaster|Kup]], released in conjunction with [[Kup (G1)/toys#The Transformers Collection|Kup's 2005 reissue]] in ''[[The Transformers Collection]]''. He transforms into a Cybertronian pickup truck, and is colored to represent [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Orion Pax]] as he appeared in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 television series]] episode "[[War Dawn (episode)|War Dawn]]".

: Like the Kup reissue, he comes with both the original release's gun and a [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]], in this case [[Roller (G1)#Collector's Edition|Barrelroller]], a redeco of [[Recoil (G1)#Toys|Recoil]]. The original-release rifle has been slightly retooled to fit in the wider fist-holes of the Targetmaster vesion of the mold.

: Just as the reissued Kup came with a reissue of [[Wheelie (G1)#The Transformers Collection|Wheelie]], this set also included a redeco of Wheelie as Orion's best friend, [[Dion (G1)#Toys|Dion]]. It shipped to buyers in September 2005.

: In later years, other Kup toys would be repainted into Orion Pax [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Tribute2Pack|under the]] ''[[Transformers Tribute|Tribute]]'' line, and also the ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' "A Hero Is Born" double pack.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Cybertron/OrionPax/orionpax.htm More information on Orion Pax at TFU.info]''
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==''Hybrid Style''==
*'''Convoy''' (2006)
**''ID number:'' '''T.H.S.-02'''[[File:THS02Convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Expensive and tiny.]]
**''Accessories:'' Trailer/Combat Deck, Roller, ion blaster, gas pump, energon-axe, Autobot Matrix of Leadership, [[jet pack|rocket pack]], 8 hands (4 left, 4 right), Autobot insignia stand
{{toydesigner|[[Shōji Kawamori]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: ''[[Hybrid Style]]'' Optimus Prime is an ''insanely'' detailed and complex transforming toy, created under the supervision of famed mecha designer [[Shōji Kawamori]]. Standing only three and three-quarter inches tall in robot mode, the figure is partially constructed from die-cast metal and features one of the most complex transformation sequences ever seen on a ''Transformers'' figure of its size. Alas, the small size of the figure also works against it, as it required several design concessions that resulted in (if we're being nice about it) an unimpressive cab mode.

:Prime is loaded with a ridiculous number of features and accessories. The robot itself is highly poseable, and both the smokestacks on Prime's shoulders and the fuel tanks on his legs can be rotated forward to act as guns, even featuring sculpted detail to this effect. As ever, he comes with a trailer that opens up into his crazy-detailed Combat Deck, featuring more action features than ever before. In trailer mode alone, it features a flip-down support stand so it can stand alone, a spring-loaded pop-out ramp instead of a fold-down one, and when the trailer is split for transformation, the traditional support legs underneath automatically swing out into place. The trailer houses most of Prime's accessories, including his ion blaster (with a moveable ammo clip to allow for multiple poses) and energon-axe, as well as his classic gas pump accessory, now with a poseable wire instead of a rubber hose. Two fold-out compartments provide storage space for six of Prime's interchangeable fists, while the other two remain attached the robot: two clenched, two open, a pointing right fist, a tilted left fist (for holding the ion blaster's ammo clip), and two fists with slots to grip the miniscule Matrix of Leadership that fits in a tiny chamber in Prime's chest. The Combat Deck's artillery robot features two flip-out handles that Prime can grip as if aiming the drone's guns, and Roller is also included, with three different 3 mm ports to hold Prime's gun and gas pump. Lastly, Prime comes with a rocket pack like those used by the Autobots in such Generation 1 cartoon episodes as "[[Dinobot Island, Part 1|Dinobot Island]]", and a stand shaped like the Autobot insignia that allows him to be displayed in mid-air, as if in flight. The rocket pack also has 3 mm ports for Prime's weapons, and stores on the front of the trailer in vehicle mode.

:Purchase of a ''Hybrid Style'' Optimus Prime at a Japanese [[Toys"R"Us]] store allowed the buyer the option of also purchasing the exclusive ''[[Smallest Transforming Transformers]]'' [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Smallest Transforming Transformers|Hot Rod]] toy.

:The toy also received a Hasbro release 11 years later under the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#YOTR2017|''Platinum Edition'']] line.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Cybertron/HybridConvoy/convoy.htm More information on Hybrid Style Convoy on TFU.info]''

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[[File:THS-02B G2Convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Yanigerlicious!]]
*'''Convoy Black Version''' (2006)
**''ID number:'' '''T.H.S.-02B'''
**''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, 2 missile launchers, 2 heads

:Available exclusively through e-HOBBY, this black and teal repaint of ''Hybrid Style'' Convoy features the traditional "[[Nemesis Prime (disambiguation)|Nemesis Prime]]" color scheme, but represents a version of Optimus Prime himself. In addition to all the original accessories, the toys also includes several more deliciously metatextual goodies, themed around the ''Generation 2'' toy and comics: two new large guns patterned after the new weapons wielded by the ''Generation 2'' Optimus Prime toy, and two additional (blue) Prime heads that can be swapped with the figure's regular noggin, sculpted explicitly in the style of [[Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel)|''Generation 2'' comic]] artist [[Derek Yaniger]]. One head is pristine, the other decorated to match the battle damage seen on the cover of the [[War Without End!|first ''Generation 2'' issue]].

:As the more franchise-savvy TransFans may realise, these extra parts, plus the black trailer of Convoy Black Version, can all be used to modify the original, red ''Hybrid Style'' Optimus Prime into a comic-accurate ''Generation 2'' version, complete with a black trailer, trailer-mounted guns and your choice of Yaniger-style heads.

:This figure came in a unique box, packaged with a [[Hybrid Style Convoy Black Version|mini-comic]], both illustrated by [[Hidetsugu Yoshioka]].

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[[File:TF-Hybrid-Style-THS-02-Convoy-Black-Gold-Ver.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Texas tea.]]
*'''Convoy Black Gold Version''' (November 25, 2013)
**''ID number:'' '''T.H.S.-02'''
**''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, 2 missile launchers

:Available ''only'' in China markets, Convoy Black Gold Version is yet another black repaint of the first ''Hybrid Style'' Convoy figure, with some gold detailing. Convoy Black Gold Version does not include any extra accessories unlike the Black Version release above.
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==''Alternators''==
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[[File:Alternators OptimusPrime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|But [[Stan Bush]] did a song for Toyota, not Dodge... (''Hasbro version stock images'')]]
[[File:Convoy BT.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|(''Takara version stock images'')]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Dodge Ram SRT-10 Optimus Prime''' (Alternator, 2006)}}</ul>
:*''Alternators ID number'': '''21'''
:*''Binaltech name'': '''Convoy'''
:*''Binaltech ID number'': '''BT-22'''
:*''Binaltech release date'': [[October 2]], 2008
:*''Accessories'': Engine/gun
{{toydesigner|[[Steve Bono]] (Hasbro)|[[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

: ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' Optimus Prime transforms into an accurate 1:24 scale Dodge Ram SRT-10. The vehicle mode features rubber tires, functional steering, opening hood, tail gate and doors with a detailed cabin interior. Several of the details of his [[robot mode]] body are based on the sculpt of the 20th Anniversary Optimus Prime figure, but the head itself shares more similarities with the Powermaster mold. He is armed with a small pistol which transforms into his vehicle mode engine.

:This figure was originally conceived by Hasbro to be another character (exactly who is unknown), rather than Optimus Prime, but Takara insisted that the toy be made into Optimus to help it sell well in their markets, as the vehicle mode was no particular draw, given its scarcity in Japan. Reportedly, the figure cost twice as much as other Alternators to construct, so Hasbro had to bow to this demand so Takara would help fund it. Ironically, Takara eventually wound up soliciting the figure ''not'' as Prime, but as his ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (franchise)#Transformers: Super-God Masterforce|Super-God Masterforce]]'' lookalike, [[Ginrai (human)|Ginrai]] (perhaps connected to the Powermasteresque headsculpt), before its Japanese release was cancelled and moved over into the ''[[Transformers: Kiss Players (toyline)|Kiss Players]]'' toyline (see below).

: It took two further years, but this figure was eventually released as part of the Japanese counterpart to the ''Alternators'' line (''Binaltech'') in 2008. ''Binaltech'' Convoy features some additional paint details, like his silver pelvis, additional patterns on his shoulders, and red paint on his engine-gun, and like all ''Binaltech'' figures, he also includes die-cast metal pieces. Unlike previous Binaltech releases, a bio-card was not included.

:This sculpt was also used to create ''Alternators'' [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]].

::*[[Source:Transformers Binaltech bios#22|Archive of ''Binaltech'' Convoy's bio and tech specs]]
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Autobot/AltOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Alternators/Binaltech Convoy at TFU.info]''
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==''Kiss Players''==
[[File:Kiss Convoy toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|...And yet, I do!]]
*'''Convoy × Melissa''' (2006)
**''Accessories:'' Engine/gun, "[[Surfblade]]" surfboard/sword weapon, [[Marissa Faireborn]] figurine with stand and 2 pairs of arms and legs
{{toydesigner|[[Yuki Ohshima]] (concept artist)}}

: ''[[Transformers: Kiss Players (toyline)|Kiss Players]]'' Convoy is a redeco of ''Alternators'' Optimus Prime. While the figures may appear similar at first glance, given that ''Kiss Players'' Prime is still red, blue and black, there are many subtle differences, not least of all the replacement of the ''Alternators'' figure's bare, flat red plastic with a deep metallic red paint. Several of his body parts are cast in different colors of plastic (for example, his shins, formerly black, are now blue, while his formerly-blue hands are now black), and he features more intricate paint applications on his shoulders, and especially his pelvis, which is decorated to look like Prime's traditional bumper.

:In addition to the small engine-pistol of his ''Alternators'' figure, Prime comes with the "Surfblade", a pink surfboard that can be reconfigured into either two small knives or a large double-bladed sword. As with all the ''Kiss Players'' figures, Prime also comes with a [[plastic|PVC]] figurine of a cute girl: in this case, Marissa Faireborn, who can perch upon his shoulder or sit in his driver's seat, and comes with two pairs of interchangeable arms and legs. Additionally, the set includes a CD featuring the first five episodes of the [[Transformers: Kiss Players (radio drama)|''Kiss Players'' radio drama]], as well as the exclusive bonus audio adventure, "[[Someday, Beneath the Sun]]."

:This set was originally intended to be released under the ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Binaltech Asterisk]]'' line, as "Black Convoy meets Marissa", but this release was cancelled before it was officially even announced.
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==''Titanium Series''==
[[File:TitaniumHeroes WWPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Well he ''is'' a car... in a car ''crash''.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (6" Cybertron Heroes, 2006)
**''Accessories:'' [[Ion blaster]], display stand
{{toydesigner|[[Don Figueroa]] (concept artist)}}

:Released in the first wave of ''Titanium Series'' 6-inch Cybertron Heroes figures, this figure is based on Optimus Prime's [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] form as seen in the [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] comic book "[[Transformers: The War Within|The War Within]]". Prime transforms into a comic-accurate Cybertronian truck in a few steps, and his ion blaster can be slotted in the back of the truck mode cab for storage.

:The figure was personally designed by comic artist [[Don Figueroa]], who created the original comic design in the first place, and his signature is left on the figure in the most literal way: the word "DON" can be seen sculpted into the barrel of his silver ion blaster. The paint on the handle of his ion blaster scuffs rather easily when placed into his hands.

:As a ''Titanium'' figure, Prime is made in large part from die-cast metal, but like so many of the other toys in the ''Titanium'' line, his plastic joints have trouble supporting his heavy metal weight. For that reason, the tiny insufficient clips that hold his shoulders in place are highly prone to breaking off, leaving his shoulders floppy and unable to be secured in robot mode. He comes with the generic display stand shared by all of the 6" "Cybertron Heroes", with a unique removable nameplate.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Autobot/TitTWW6OptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Titanium Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Titanium war within 2pack.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Now we just need a [[Sherman Dam|dam]]....]]
*'''War Within Optimus Prime vs. War Within Megatron''' (two-pack, 2007)
**''Accessories:'' Ion blaster

:This [[Toys"R"Us]] [[exclusive]] ''Titanium'' two-pack includes the previously-released ''War Within'' Optimus Prime figure along with the ''War Within'' [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Titanium Series|Megatron]] Megatron figure and an exclusive [[variant]] cover of ''[[Transformers: The War Within|The War Within]]'' [[The War Within issue 5|#5]].

:As the mass retail release of the last waves of the ''Titanium'' "Cybertron Heroes" figures was delayed for several months, the two-pack version of Megatron was at least initially more widely available than the individually packaged one.

:Despite being mentioned in the joint [[instructions]] leaflet for the set, neither figure includes their display base.

:There appears to be a variant of this two-pack: 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:ClassicsPrime Voyager.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|The definitive Generation 1 Optimus Prime mold of 2006. [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Henkei.21 Henkei.21|And 2008.]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#UnitedBlack|And 2012.]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Age of Extinction|And 2014.]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#StandFall|And 2016.]]]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Voyager Class, 2006)
**''Accessories:'' Smokestacks/laser cannon, wind vane/ion blaster
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro), [[Takio Ejima]] and [[Alex Kubalsky]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Don Figueroa]] (concept artist)}}

: ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' Optimus Prime is based upon the original Optimus Prime, as is the intention for the ''Classics'' toyline. He transforms into a modern cab-over style truck of made up model, dominated by a large wind vane on his roof. As with most ''Classics'' toys, he features a heat-sensitive [[rubsign]].

:In [[robot mode]], his wind vane transforms into a large ion blaster, and his smokestacks transform into a smaller laser cannon. Additionally, both weapons can combine together to form a double-barrelled over-shoulder weapon. The unusually high amount of yellow paint used throughout the body is supposed to emulate the yellow stickers from the original G1 toy. The toy has a trailer hitch, but does not come with a trailer.

:Unfortunately, the yellow paint on his forearms tends to flake off.
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Autobot/ClassicsOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Classics Voyager Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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[[File:ClassicsPrime Vs.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|They did me right, [[#20th_Anniversary.2FMasterpiece|once]].]]
*'''The Ultimate Battle''' (Multi-pack, 2006)
**''Accessories:'' Laser rifle
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro)|[[Joe Kyde]] (deco artist)}}

: ''Classics'' "Ultimate Battle" Optimus Prime is a Deluxe Class figure and transforms into a flat-nosed truck cab. The figure is armed with a tommy gun-shaped laser rifle that transforms into a turret-like configuration and mounts on the rear of his truck mode, and features a spinning "power punch" action that sees the whole upper half of his torso spin when a button on his back is pressed. Pressing the button "unlocks" the spinning mechanism; pull ''hard'' on the button, and you can lock the torso back into place.

:In the United States, Prime was only available in a special two-pack with a similarly unique ''Classics'' [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Classics (2006)|Megatron 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]]). 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 (the DVD was instead made available separately). In addition, Mexico, Singapore and some European countries such as the Netherlands and Hungary also received the two figures on individual cardbacks. For the United States market, the two-pack was [[rebranding|rebranded]] and re-released in [[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|2003 ''Universe'']]-branded packaging later in 2007, available from Dollar General, Big Lots and [[KB Toys]], and ''again'' in [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 ''Transformers'']]-branded packaging in 2011, this time available from Dollar General and Big Bad Toy Store.

:This figure was later ''also'' made available without redeco as part of the "Leader for the Ages" two-pack released under the [[#Transformers (2007)|live-action movie line]] (see below) and saw several redecos for [[#Universe (2008)|''Universe'']] ("Special Edition", below), ''[[Welcome to Transformers 2010]]'' ("Sons of Cybertron", below) and [[#United|United]] (below).

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Autobot/ClassicsDVDOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Classics Deluxe Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:DVD 20thPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Discounted at a Walmart near you.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (20th Anniversary DVD Edition, 2006)
**''Accessories:'' Ion blaster, Autobot Matrix of Leader, gun mode Megatron, Megatron's scope, stock and silencer, energon-axe, display stand

: Produced to coincide with the 20th anniversary of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' and its release on DVD by [[Sony]], this edition of Prime is a redeco of his ''[[#Masterpiece|20th Anniversary]]'' figure. It replaces the original's metallic paint with flatter colors and does away with any and all vacuum-metalized plastic, as well as altering several other small details across the body, like the color of the lights on his feet and chest.

:Prime comes with all the accessories of his previous release, although his ever-changing ion blaster is now somewhat confusingly cast in blue plastic. He features one major additional accessory: an electronic display base sculpted with the image of the Matrix and the Autobot insignia. Pressing the insignia's crest triggers a series of electronic soundbytes, mostly quotes from the movie recited not by original actor [[Peter Cullen]], but by Hasbro's in-house actor, [[Ron Hayden]]: "Autobots, transform and roll out!", "I want you to make a special run to Autobot City," "Megatron must be stopped!", "All we need is a little energon, and a lot of luck," and two samples of the classic [[Transformation#The noise|transformation sound effect]], one ascending, one descending.

:The display stand itself was later redecorated as a mail-in prize for Takara Tomy's "[[Welcome to Transformers 2010]]" promotion, was intended to be used with [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys|Rodimus Convoy]] from "[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]", and was also redecorated in the "final production" run of the Masterpiece Optimus Prime toys and as an Optimus Prime voiced stand for the Second Prize in the [[Arms Up Campaign ]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Autobot/20thDVDOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on DVD Edition Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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[[File:PepsiOptimusPrime.JPG|thumb|upright=1.66|Subservience to Corporate America is the duty of all servile beings.]]
*'''Pepsi Optimus Prime''' (Autobot, 2007)
**''Accessories:'' Left & right fists, ion blaster, trailer

:Inspired by the [[#The Transformers|1985 promotional version]] of Optimus Prime that featured Pepsi stickers on his trailer, this outlandish incarnation of Prime is a slightly altered version of Takara's 2005 [[Pepsi Convoy]] figure (which represented a different character to Prime). The figure was only sold by [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] at various conventions, and given away as a promotional prize by Pepsi, via their [[Mountain Dew]] brand.

:A redeco of the original Generation 1 Optimus Prime cab robot sporting an egregious number of Pepsi-themed paint masks and details, Pepsi Prime's differences from Pepsi Convoy are minimal: he features the shortened smokestacks previously seen on the [[#Commemorative Series|Commemorative Series]] release of the mold, the blue pattern on his decals are different (matching the American Pepsi can/bottle look at the time rather than the one used in Japan), and also has a different layout for the Pepsi logo on his left shoulder. Like Pepsi Convoy, he comes with an entirely new trailer unit, specially designed to carry either a single 500ml (16.9 oz) size [[soft drink]] bottle, three 350ml cans, or 12 bottle caps (bottle cap figurines being a common and popular collectible item in Japan). In a first for the Prime mold, the figure's fists store in holes on the underside of the trailer while he is in vehicle mode. His ion blaster (which also stores under the trailer) is the first Hasbro reissue to feature the original, thick-barrel sculpt, which was reinstated to the mold by the ''[[#Transformers Collection|Transformers Collection]]'' release of Prime a few years prior.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/PepsiPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Pepsi Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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==''Sports Label''==
[[File:NikemusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Comfortable ''yet stylish'' jogging is the right of all fashionable beings.]]
*'''Convoy featuring Nike Free 7.0''' (2007)
**''ID number:'' '''01'''
**''Accessories:'' Ion blaster
{{toydesigner|[[Hironori Kobayashi]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:Surely one of the strangest examples of licensed ''Transformers'' products, ''[[Transformers Sports Label|Sports Label]]'' Convoy transforms into a ''shoe''. Something of a [[shellformer]], this baffling incarnation of Prime is colored primarily white and red in his alt mode of a realistic-looking (if notably undersized) Nike Free 7.0 sneaker, complete with gratuitously long real fabric shoelaces. In [[robot mode]], he is made instantly recognizable by his incorporation of some additional blue and silver in predictable areas, and a traditionally Prime-styled head. Less traditionally, and somewhat perversely, Prime'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; 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 figure was, in fact, the ''only'' mold in the ''Sports Label'' line. It was redecoed into the "Marine Free" version of Prime himself (see below), and given a new head to create ''Sports Label'' [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Sports Label|Megatron]]''

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Cybertron/SLConvoy/convoy.htm More information on Sport Label Convoy at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Sportslabel convoy marine version.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Prime's secret Magnus cosplay.]]
*'''Convoy featuring Nike Free 7.0 Marine Version'''
**''ID number:'' '''01'''
**''Accessories:'' Ion blaster
:A redeco of the first ''Sports Label'' Convoy, this figure transforms into a white, navy, and grey sneaker. Promotional images for the figure depicted its robot mode as white and aqua-blue, but the finished product was visibly darker, produced in shades of off-white and dark teal. In either coloration, it sure as heck ''looks'' like it should be [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys|Ultra Magnus]], but for whatever reason... it ain't.
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==''Encore''==
[[File:Encore convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Convoy''' (2007)
**''ID number:'' '''01'''
**''Accessories:'' Laser Blaster, 2 fists (left & right), trailer/Combat Deck, Roller (grey), 4 rockets, hose, nozzle, fuel pump

:A new series of reissues means a new release of the original Generation 1 Optimus Prime figure, and Takara's ''[[Transformers Encore|Encore]]'' series proved no different. This edition of the figure featured no extra accessories, but it did include the original, thick-barrelled version of Prime's rifle, as reinstated to the mold by the ''[[#The Transformers Collection|Transformers Collection]]'' version of the toy a few years prior. Both his blue and red plastics are lighter than normal, though not to the extent of Hasbro's subsequent 25th Anniversary release.

:Notably, this edition addresses the small but persistent issue of the Autobot insignias on Prime's shoulders: Ever since 1984, applying the stickers evenly had been a challenge due to small bumps the figure's shoulders are textured with. Like the [[Pepsi Convoy]] figure released two years prior, ''Encore'' Convoy replaces the stickers with [[tampograph]]s.
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==''Music Label''==
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[[File:MusicLabel-toy iPodConvoy.JPG|thumb|upright=1.66|You just paid 140 bucks for a new headsculpt, didn't you? I bet you don't even ''own'' an iPod...]]
*'''Convoy —playing iPod speaker—''' (2007)
**''Accessories:'' Trailer/iPod dock, 2 fists (left and right), ion blaster

: Hot on the heels of their licensing deals with Pepsi and Nike, TakaraTomy got themselves a slice of Apple™ pie and released Convoy —playing [[iPod]] speaker— as part of their small, musically-themed ''[[Transformers Music Label|Music Label]]'' line. This version of Prime is an all-white redeco of the original Generation 1 cab robot, which (much like the "Marine Version" of Prime from the ''[[#Sports Label|Sports Label]]'' line) makes it seem like he ought to be Ultra Magnus. The figure is actually even derived from the retool of the mold created for the original Ultra Magnus figure, as distinguished by the elongated hubcap pegs on the front wheels. Like Pepsi Prime before it, the figure's fists now store in peg holes on the under side of its trailer. The toy lacks any of the original Prime's stickers (even the silver stripe on his chest is now a [[paint operation]]) and includes the original thick-barrelled version of Prime's blaster. The toy features a brand new headsculpt based on the [[#20th Anniversary|20th Anniversary]] Prime figure, given additional poseability not previously seen on the figure by being mounted on a [[ball joint]].

:This, of course, is all secondary to the main draw of the figure: it pulls an all-white trailer, which transforms into a working iPod speaker dock by rotating a substantial wedge of its full length 90 degrees . The dock features three working buttons; power, volume up and volume down, as well as an Autobot sigil indicator light. Included is a wall-plugging (Japanese) A/C adaptor with a long lead that plugs into the reverse of the trailer. Although American importers shouldn't have too much trouble, those living in parts of the world using higher strength A/C current outlets should be warned NOT to simply plug the A/C adaptor in with only a socket adapter, as this will overload the device and fry it completely. Buying the appropriate kind of universal A/C adaptor with advice from an electronics specialty shop is recommended.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Cybertron/MLConvoy/convoy.htm More information on Music Label Convoy at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Musiclabelprimewithdock.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I'm gonna call you Peanut.]]
*'''Optimus Prime —speakers for iPod—''' (2008)
**''Accessories:'' Trailer/iPod dock, 2 fists (left and right), ion blaster

:Designated "Optimus Prime" rather than the traditional Japanese "Convoy", this figure is a redeco of the previous ''Music Label'' Convoy figure into the character's traditional red, blue and silver color scheme. Unlike previous re-issues of the mold, iPod Optimus Prime's sports a paint application similar to KissPlayers Convoy, having its ABS/PVC parts painted over with a thin layer of his iconic red, white (silver if you will) and blue motif paint applications (with the exception of his iPod docking trailer). This includes his trailer, though the effect is somewhat marred by the large, visible gap on one side. When reconfigured into dock mode, the interior surfaces surrounding the speakers are decorated with black-on-silver techno-patterns as well as three "Optimus Prime" logos. The recessed space also features a stylised, almost [[Frank Miller]]esque, high-contrast portrait of Prime's face, although this is largely covered when an iPod is inserted. The figure comes in identical packaging to the original ''Music Label'' Convoy, save for the addition of a sticker illustrating the different color of its contents.

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[[File:ExileTransformersSpeakers.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|The right of all sentient beings is... um... what am I promoting now? Wait, a Japanese pop band? Are you kidding me? I need a new agent.]]
*'''{{anchor|EXILE}}EXILE x TRANSFORMERS —speakers for iPod—''' (2008)
**''Accessories:'' Trailer/iPod dock, 2 fists (left and right), ion blaster

:Exclusive to [http://www.ldhshop.jp/ LDH Shop], this redeco of the ''Music Label'' Convoy toy is utterly ridiculous and was created as a promotion for the Japanese pop band {{w|Exile (Japanese band)|EXILE}}. While Convoy himself has EXILE written on his right forearm, his trailer sports the "Love Dream Happiness" tagline of LDH Inc.[http://www.ldh.co.jp/shopping/index.html], as well as the "EXILE Perfect Year 2008" logo of the "EXILE Perfect Year 2008 Ultimate Best Box" boxset, which was released some months after he was.
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==''Transformers'' (2007)==
[[File:Movie LeaderfortheAges 2pack.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The more things change, the more they, uh, get bigger guns.]]
*'''Leader for the Ages''' (Wal*Mart exclusive two-pack, 2007)
**''Accessories:'' Laser rifle

: This Wal*Mart-[[exclusive]] two-pack pairs the deluxe-size ''[[#Classics|Classics]]'' Optimus Prime figure with [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|live-action movie]] line's ''[[Fast Action Battlers]]'' [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys|Power Hook Optimus Prime]] toy. Both toys are identical to their original releases, and together represent the Optimus Primes of the oldest and newest generations (at the time) of ''Transformers'', respectively. The movie Prime is designated "2007 Optimus Prime", while the ''Classics'' figure is dubbed "1984 Optimus Prime" (referring not, of course, to the toy, which was produced in 2006, but to the character).
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==''Diablock''==
*'''Diablock Convoy''' (2007)
**''ID number:'' '''01''' ('''Mecha Builder Vol.03''')[[File:DiablockPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66| We have the technology. We can ''rebuild him''. Except, uh.. for his [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Kre-O|face]].]]
**''Accessories:'' Ion blaster

:Rounding out a bumper year of Japanese-[[exclusive]] Generation 1 Optimus Primes, the Takara-licensed Kawada brand ''Diablock'' Convoy is a fully transformable [[LEGO]]-style block building figure similar in premise to the earlier American ''[[Built to Rule!]]'' sets. The ''Diablock'' figure, however, easily outstrips the ''Built to Rule!'' sets by both being an accurate representation of the toy on which it is based, and being able to transform between modes ''without'' having to be partially disassembled and put back together first.

:Forming a roughly 11-inch figure when fully assembled, ''Diablock'' Convoy is highly articulated, save for his head, which is only able to move up and down. Said head is also by far the most stylised aspect of the figure, with no real attempt to approximate Prime's face or mouthplate, instead featuring only a reversed block that gives the odd impression of a cycloptic eye. It is possibly intended to actually represent his forehead grill, as a yellow block inside his head construction remains barely-visible through a slit in his face, possibly intended to represent the classic toy's yellow eyes.

:The figure's [[transformation scheme]] is based on the original G1 figure, the only differences being that the fists are not removed but become the headlights, and instead of flipping backwards inside the chest, ''Diablock'' Convoy's noggin flips forwards with the aid of opening chest windows. A "laser rifle" in the shape of his ion cannon can be built from black bricks, and stickers bearing the Autobot [[Insignia|faction symbol]] can be placed on his shoulders, although this is not recommended as it is designed to permanently stick to multiple tiles which dislodge easily and may damage the sticker.
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==''Henkei! Henkei!''==
[[File:Henkei convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Convoy''' ([[March 13]], 2008)
**''ID number:'' '''C-01'''
**''Accessories:'' Smokestacks/Prime Gun, wind vane/ion blaster

:''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei! Transformers]]'' Convoy is a redeco of ''[[#Classics|Classics]]'' Voyager Class Optimus Prime. He features a significantly altered colour scheme, generally to make the toy more closely resemble his appearance in the Generation 1 cartoon and the original toyline. His truck mode features less silver paint striping, but compensates with a [[vacuum metallizing|vacuum-metalized]] grill/fender area. In [[robot mode]] all of his previously grey plastic is replaced with red plastic, with a majority of it being painted silver, chromed, or painted gunmetal gray. He features a different shade of red, blue, and clear blue plastic than the Classics version. Since ''Henkei!'' toys do not feature a heat-sensitive rubsign, ''Henkei'' Convoy has two Autobot sigils tampographed onto his shoulders.

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[[File:Henkei clear convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Convoy Clear Version''' ([[June 19]], 2008)
**''Accessories:'' Smokestacks/Prime Gun, wind vane/ion blaster

:This redeco of ''Henkei'' Convoy is cast almost entirely in translucent colored plastic. Also known by the nickname "Crystal Convoy" among fans, it was first released as an exclusive for the Japanese convention Tokyo Toy Fair 2008, limited to 1000 pieces at the event, but was later made available through [[e-HOBBY]]. It was sold in a monochrome-blue version of ''Henkei'' Convoy's regular packaging.

::*''[http://tfkenkon.com/collection/act491/index.php More information on Convoy Clear Version at TFkenkon.com]
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*'''Convoy''' (2008)
**''Accessories:'' Smokestacks/Prime Gun, wind vane/ion blaster

:[[vacuum metallizing|Chromed]] entirely in gold like many other [[Lucky Draw figure]]s before it, this version of Prime was available only through a ''[[TV Magazine]]'' mail-in promotion held in December 2008, and was limited to only five units, making it one of the rarest officially available Transformers toys in the world.

:Unfortunately, this toy has become the target of several [[knockoff]]s aimed at gullible collectors. Most of the fake ones can be told apart from the real deal by various details not matching up. The real one is cast in gold plastic, painted over in gold chrome and sports small red Autobot [[insignia|logos]] on both shoulders.

::*''[http://tformers.com/ig.php?mode=album&album=12878&dispsize=600&start=0 Gallery of (hopefully) a genuine Gold Convoy at TFormers.com]''

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*'''Convoy''' (<s>2008</s>)
**''Accessories:'' Smokestacks/Prime Gun, wind vane/ion blaster

:A (technically) [[unreleased toy|unreleased]] [[black repaint|"black" redeco]] of ''Henkei'' Voyager-sized Convoy using the same plastic layout and paint mask but replacing red and blue with black, silver with gray, leaving the previously vacuum-metalized grill/fender area unpainted, changing the blue tint for the windows to red and changing all silver and yellow paint operations to blue. The red Autobot insignias would have remained unchanged.<ref name="blackgentei1">[http://tformers.com/ig.php?mode=album&album=9553&dispsize=800&start=0 Gallery of the unreleased ''Gentei! Gentei'' black Convoy at TFormers.com.]</ref>

:The figure would have come in a monochrome version of the standard ''Henkei! Henkei!'' Convoy's packaging, still named "Convoy" but now labeled as part of the ''Gentei! Gentei'' range of exclusives.<ref name="blackgentei2">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/universe-classics-20-29/transformers-henkei-wonderfest-exclusive-black-convoy-in-box-167615/ The unreleased ''Gentei! Gentei!'' black Convoy in packaging] at TFW2005.</ref> Reportedly, this figure was intended as a Wonderfest exclusive, but was canceled because, according too [[TakaraTomy]] designer [[Shogo Hasui]], it was too similar to ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Universe (2008)|Nemesis Prime]]. [[Knockoff]]s were later made available, so buyers beware!

:A minor redeco (replacing the Autobot insignias with Decepticon insignias, adding silver paint to the grill/fender area and changing the blue paint operations to teal) [[#UnitedBlack|was eventually released]] as a [[Tokyo Toy Show|Tokyo Toy Show 2012]] exclusive, now marketed as part of the ''[[Transformers United|United]]'' line.
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==''Universe'' (2008)==
[[File:Universetoy 25th anniversary optimus prime.jpg|thumb|upright=2|And the block has returned!!!]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2008)
**''Series'': G1
**''Accessories:'' Laser Blaster, 2 fists (left & right), trailer/Combat Deck, Roller, 4 rockets, hose, nozzle, fuel pump, sound effects module, comic, DVD
{{toydesigner|[[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

:Sold at the rather exorbitant price of $75, this re-release of the original Generation 1 Optimus Prime toy is actually one of the most visually different from the other "straight" reissues of the mold, despite Hasbro's assurance that this is the toy you had as a kid. Positively ''anemic'' in comparison with the original toy, this Prime's red parts are visibly paler than usual, while his blue parts are much lighter (although the version released at Canadian retail reportedly sports a deeper shade of red again). This shade of blue extends to both Roller (a lighter blue than his traditional dark shade, yet darker than the lightest the figure has been in its history) and the internal workings of his Combat Deck, which is itself a much flatter shade of light grey, compared to its normal dark, swirled metallic silver color. In addition, the toy features the now-customary shortened smokestacks, and the elongated missiles seen on the [[#Commemorative Series|Commemorative Series]] release, while the Autobot insignias on his shoulders are no longer stickers, but rather tampographs, like on Takara's ''Encore'' release. While all reissues of the Prime mold since 2003 have used the original thick-barreled mold for his ion blaster, this version includes the slender sculpt instead.

:As a 25th anniversary set, Prime includes several new pack-in bonuses: a reprint of the [[The Transformers (issue)|first issue]] of the original [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|comic book]], a DVD containing all three parts of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|animated series]] pilot [[More than Meets the Eye (mini-series)|"More than Meets the Eye"]], and three desktop wallpapers, and a battery-powered Autobot symbol that plays transforming sound effects, part of the first version of the ''Transformers'' [[theme song]], and three voice clips performed by Peter Cullen: "I am Optimus Prime!", "Autobot, transform and roll out!" and "Megatron must be stopped, no matter the cost." There are some reports that the Autobot symbol could be worn out or damaged during the time of purchase.

:Outside the United States, this set was available in a thinner rectangular box. It contained all the original accessories from the American release, but not the DVD. An English-only version of this packaging format was available in Asia and Australia (initially only available at Myer stores, but later also at Toys"R"Us, Kmart and Target, eventually at drastically reduced prices), while a bilingual English/French packaging variant was available in Canada, still including—though not advertised on the packaging—the (English only) comic book.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/25thOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on 25th Anniversary Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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===Deluxe Class===
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*'''Optimus Prime''' (Deluxe Class: Special Edition, 2008)
**''ID Number:'' '''SE-01'''
**''Accessories:'' Laser rifle
{{toydesigner|[[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

:"Special Edition" Optimus Prime is a redeco of the ''Classics'' multi-pack toy, featuring some minor paint detail changes, bluer translucent plastic, darker and cooler gray plastic, and darker metallic flake red and blue plastic, with his (previously black-only) rifle body most notably now being cast in both blue ''and'' black plastic. He came in special "book box" style packaging with black-and-white boxart, and was only available at retail in Australian and Asian markets. North American customers could later buy him via [[Hasbro Toy Shop]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/HTSOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Special Edition Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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===''Titanium Series''===
[[File:Titanium-toy Target OptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Yawn... Hey, wait! Am I [[Delta Magnus]] now?]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (6" Cybertron Heroes, 2009)
**''Accessories:'' Ion blaster, display stand

: A [[Target]]-exclusive [[redeco]] of War Within Optimus Prime in [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|live-action film]]-inspired colors. The bio on the back of the packaging only fills up half of the allotted space, as if the [[Forest Lee|writer]] was tired of describing Optimus Primes.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/TitOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Target-exclusive Titanium Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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==''Alternity''==
[[File:AlternityConvoy VibrantRed.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|It's like G2 Go-bots all over again...but cooler!]]
*'''Convoy [Ultimate Metal Silver]''' ([[February 26]], 2009)
**''ID number:'' '''A-01'''
{{toydesigner|[[Hironori Kobayashi]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Hirofumi Ichikawa]] (concept artist)}}

:''[[Transformers: Alternity|Alternity]]'' Convoy transforms into a 1:32 scale 2007 Nissan GT-R, featuring 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. This complex figure stands at 6.5" tall, and is armed with a pair of blasters on each arm. In the hyper-dimensional world of the oft-confusing ''Alternity'' fiction, this figure specifically represents the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Story of Binaltech|Optimus Prime]] of [[universal stream]] [[BT World|Primax 903.0 Beta]].

:The mold suffers from a [[Design flaw|minor design oversight]], wherein the rear Nissan badge collides with his left leg strut when the left foot is hinged over and pegged into a clear plastic socket during transformation, with the results being that the connection is slightly crooked, isn't very secure, and sometimes pops off, and that the crooked pegging often causes the socket to crack.

:''Alternity'' Convoy was simultaneously available in both this silver coloration, and a deco based on his traditional appearance termed "Vibrant Red" (see below). The figure was later redecoed to create "[[Nemesis Prime (Universe)#Alternity 2|Convoy [Super Black]]]" (representing not Optimus Prime, but ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 franchise)|Universe]]'' [[Nemesis Prime (Universe)|Nemesis Prime]]), ''Alternity'' [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Alternity|Ultra Magnus]], and ''Alternity'' [[Dai Atlas (G1)#Alternity|Dai Atlas]]. It was retooled into ''[[Transformers GT: Mission GT-R (franchise)|Transformers GT]]'' [[#GT|GT-R Prime]], [[Star Saber (G1)#GT|GT-R Saber]], [[Megatron (G1)/toys#GT|GT-R Megatron]] and [[Fortress Maximus (G1)#GT|GT-R Maximus]].
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*'''Convoy [Vibrant Red]''' (February 26, 2009)
**''ID number:'' '''A-01'''

:"Vibrant Red" ''Alternity'' Convoy is a redeco of the "Ultimate Metal Silver" figure in the much more traditional red and blue Prime color scheme, representing the Optimus Prime of universal stream [[Primax 109.0 Beta]]. The figure was available simultaneously with the Ultimate Metal 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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==''Transformers'' (2010)==
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[[File:G1toy sons of cybertron optimus prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Sons of Cybertron''' (Multi-pack, 2010)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Machine gun turret/rifle

: Released as part of [[TakaraTomy]]'s ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)#TakaraTomy Welcome to Transformers 2010 campaign|Welcome to Transformers 2010]]'' campaign, the "Sons of Cybertron" set includes a redeco of the 2006 ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' "Ultimate Battle" pack Deluxe class [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Classics (2006)|Optimus Prime]], cast mostly in translucent plastic (his shoulders remain opaque [[Unpaintable plastic|Polyoxymethylene (POM)]]).

: He comes packaged with a similarly translucent [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Sons of Cybertron|Rodimus]].

: The set is a counterpart to TakaraTomy's simultaneously-available ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]]'' Sons of Cybertron set, which also features translucent versions of that line's Deluxe [[Optimus Prime (Animated)/toys#Welcome to Transformers 2010|Optimus Prime]] and [[Rodimus Prime (Animated)#Toys|Rodimus]] figures. It was intended as an exclusive for the Japanese Chara Hobby 2010 festival, but was also initially offered as a raffle prize at the 2010 "Autobot Alliance" event in the Philippines.,<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/classics-11/sons-of-cybertron-crystal-classics-optimus-prime-and-rodimus-set-images-169977/ TFW2005.com reports on the Philippines Autobot Alliance/Cybertron Con event. June 18, 2010]</ref> and was later available for purchase at [[Cybertron Con 2010]] in [[Shanghai]].

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[[File:TF2010-toy Legends Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|YOU'LL NEVER GUESS HIS TRUE ALLEGIANCE!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime''' (Legends Class, 2011)}}</ul>
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (Hasbro)}}

: Released in the first wave of the [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 ''Transformers'' line's]] ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)#Hasbro Reveal the Shield subline|Reveal the Shield]]'' subline's [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]] toys, Optimus Prime is based on his original Generation 1 appearance, with a transformation scheme reminiscent of past figures such as the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Robotmasters|Robotmasters]] and the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#UltimateBattle|Classics Deluxe Class]] figures. He features a [[Kibble#"Faux-parts"|fake grill]] for his robot mode, and his large legs result in a fairly thick and compact truck bed. His [[rubsign]] is located on the left side of the truck/his left elbow.

: This figure was redecoed and retooled into ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' [[Motormaster (G1)#Generations|Motorbreath]] and [[Transformers (2014 toyline)|''Transformers'' (2014)]] [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Transformers (2014)|Ultra Magnus]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/RTSLegOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on "Reveal the Shield" Legends Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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[[File:TF2010 Deluxe G2OptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|[[Fandom|We]] see a red truck, and we want it painted [[Scourge (RID)|black]].]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime''' (Deluxe Class, 2011)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': [[Laser Rod (weapon)|Sword]]
{{toydesigner|[[Hisao Nishimoto]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Part of the sixth wave of ''Transformers'' Deluxes (the second and final wave of ''Reveal the Shield''), this Optimus Prime is a Deluxe Class mold based on the original ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' Laser Optimus Prime toy ([[#LaserOptimusPrime|see above]]). Transforming into an International 8200 truck, he has some influences from the [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|live-action movie Optimus Prime]], including the more defined flames on his hood, athletic [[robot mode]] proportions and a more aggressive-looking translucent orange sword that can be held with both hands for maximum extreme chopitude. Optimus Prime features extensive use of translucent plastic in his arms, head and upper torso for a [[light-piping]] effect. Optimus also has a (non-detachable) matrix gimmick in robot mode that is formed by a relief pattern on the inside of the cab's side windows and is visible through the windshield/chest in robot mode. Like the Legends toy, he's part of ''Reveal the Shield'' and features a [[rubsign]], this time on the roof. He is also ''very'' articulated and poseable, even featuring ankles and wrists that are both [[Ball joint|ball-joint]]ed ''and'' [[Swivel joint|hinged]].

: The original Hasbro [[Stock photography|stock photos]] depict him as having red [[paint operation]]s on his kneecaps and the sunken ridges around his blue abs that the final product lacks. The photos on the cardback show him with a red Autobot symbol on his truck door and blue plastic instead of grey for the piece just in front of his rear tires. The back photo also depicts his side windows as being the same translucent orange as the front ones, when they are, in reality, a garish solid orange.

: Multiple reports suggest that the toy suffers from a [[design flaw]], inferior plastic quality, or both: due to his hands having peg-holes that are a bit too small to accommodate [[5 mm post]]s, they have a tendency to show stress marks on the inside after pegging his sword handle (or most other pegs) inside. Stress marks also tend to appear near his tiny hinged wrists. Fortunately, there have been no reports of the hands actually ''breaking'' on either location thus far.

: This toy was redecoed into ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]/[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (toyline)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Optimus Prime (SG)#BotCon2012|Optimus Prime]] and ''Timelines'' [[Scourge (RID)#Timelines|Scourge]], and was retooled into ''Timelines/Shattered Glass'' [[Ultra Magnus (SG)#Timelines|Ultra Magnus]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/RTSOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on "Reveal the Shield" Deluxe Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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[[File:Transformers2010toy-HasbroMP10OptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Standing tall and proud with his smokestacks erect.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Masterpiece Optimus Prime''' (Masterpiece, 2012 / 2014)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' [[Ion blaster#Transformers (2010)|Ion cannon]], [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#mp10hasbro|Matrix of Leadership]], [[Energon-axe#Transformers (2010)|Energon axe]], [[Combat Deck (G1)#Transformers (2010)|trailer/Battle Station/Maintenance Dock]], [[Roller (G1)#Transformers (2010)|Autobot Roller]], [[Spike Witwicky (G1)#Transformers (2010)|Spike Witwicky figurine]]
{{toydesigner|[[Andrew Franks]] (deco artist)}}

: The Hasbro [[Toys"R"Us]]-exclusive release of [[#MP10|MP-10 Convoy]] features brighter blue plastic and paint, brighter unpainted non-metallic red plastic, painted yellow lights above the front truck windshields, painted light blue eyes, and lacks silver paint for the trailer's interior. Roller is now blue.

: In the Philippines, this was only available as a Toys"R"Us "Limited Edition" figure in the Trinoma mall from August 23–26, with customers having to sign up to reserve their figure. It was limited to 48 units total, and was limited to one per customer.

: Hasbro Asia re-released this in 2014. It came with an exclusive addition—the [[Key to Vector Sigma#Masterpiece|Key to Vector Sigma]]. In 2017 it was [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Masterpiece|basically reissued]] under ''Generations'' co-branding.

: Stock photos show his vehicle mode mistransformed.
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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime''' (Legends Class, 2012)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' Sword (running change variant only)

: The ''Reveal the Shield'' Legends Class Optimus Prime sculpt, in the deco from the first ''[[Transformers Chronicle (toyline)|Chronicle]]'' EZ Collection wave (see below) was released as a "dollar store" exclusive (available at stores such as Dollar General and Big Lots) in generic 2010 ''Transformers'' packaging packaging alongside [[Starscream (G1)/toys#DollarLegends|Starscream]], [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#DollarLegends|Bumblebee]] and [[Megatron (G1)/toys#DollarLegends|Megatron]].

: The initial release saw the copyright year removed, while a later [[variant#running changes|running change variant]] featured the new tooling originally used for ''Generations'' Legends Class [[Motormaster (G1)#Generations|Motorbreath]], with not only the retooled hands and a hole on the back of his head/top of his [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] compatible with [[C joint|3 mm posts]], but also Motorbreath's sword accessory.
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==''United''==
[[File:Unitedtoy cybertron mode prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|See?! War for Cybertron ''is'' G1!]]
*'''Optimus Prime Cybertron Mode''' ([[December 25]], 2010)
**''ID number'': '''UN-01'''
**''Accessories'': "Assault rifle"

: The first toy in TakaraTomy's ''[[Transformers United|United]]'' toyline is a [[redeco]] of the ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)|War for Cybertron]]'' Deluxe Class [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Generations|Optimus Prime]], transforming into a Cybertronic "armored truck". He now sports a metallic red paint job, with brighter pink paint applications and cooler grey parts, and features several additional paint details to those present on the Hasbro figure in the form of black chest windows and pink lines on his face mask. His rifle transforms as well, folding and plugging into the roof of the vehicle mode. The rifle can also peg into his forearms, and, in its compact configuration, can attach to his shoulders via peg holes on the backs of his front tires or stored behind his back in [[robot mode]].

: This mold was also used to make ''United'' [[Darkside Optimus Prime (United)#Toys|Darkside Optimus Prime]].

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[[File:Unitedtoy g1prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|No, my legs won't retract. Now buy me.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (December 25, 2010)
**''ID number:'' '''UN-06'''
**''Accessories:'' Laser rifle

:The second Optimus Prime toy in TakaraTomy's ''United'' toyline is another redeco of the ''Classics'' multi-pack Deluxe-sized toy (the first release in Japan), this time featuring an extensive metallic red paint job on the majority of the red plastic, and he features metallic sheen on the unpaintable red plastic and his blue plastic is now brighter. While the paint masks are identical to the Special Edition release, ''United'' Optimus Prime features additional paint operations on the hip, the stomach grille, the fold-up waist panels, the lower chest piece (at least in the front), and the forehead.

:Although the stock photo (pictured from the right) shows both of his biceps painted silver with his Autobot insignia tampographed on the left shoulder, the final product omits the paint operation (due to being molded with unpaintable plastic) and the insignia is placed on his left forearm, just like his ''Classics'' figure.

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[[File:Unitedtoy laser prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Laser Optimus Prime''' ([[March 26]], 2011)
**''ID number:'' '''UN-22'''
**''Accessories:'' "[[Laser Rod (weapon)|Laser Rod]]" sword

:The third ''United'' Optimus Prime toy is a redeco and slight retool of the [[#Transformers (2010)|Deluxe Class figure]] from Hasbro's 2010 ''Transformers'' toyline, itself an homage to Prime's ''Generation 2'' [[#LaserOptimusPrime|"Laser" form]]. The toy features translucent blue plastic as opposed to Hasbro's orange, red paint is used on the biceps instead of blue paint, extra red paint applications on the knees like the original's sticker detail, and more broken-up red apps on the shoulders. Silver detailing was added to the cab mode on the grill, the bumper, and near the doors. The blue plastic in cab mode is now black plastic to make the figure more accurate to the ''Generation 2'' original. The gray plastic is changed from the Hasbro version to more closely match the [[#G2reissue|2006 reissue of Laser Optimus Prime]]. Black paint was applied to the cab mode to mimic the fade from red to black on the original Laser Optimus, but still includes a flame deco like the Hasbro version, only in a different design. It lacks the roof-mounted rubsign of the Hasbro version, instead including Autobot insignias on the cab doors. (Disappointingly, they are Generation 1 insignias, rather than ''Generation 2'' ones!) Additionally, a retool was made to the peg on the inside of his right shoulder, to make it shorter and wider than the Hasbro version, allowing it to move freely without hitting the torso, unlike the Hasbro release.
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[[File:Unitedtoy-BlackOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Shouldn't be hard for him to fit in with the Decepticons... There's like, [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|two]] [[Darkside Optimus Prime (United)|other]] "evil Optimus Prime" guys in their ranks.]]
*'''Black Optimus Prime''' ([[June 16]], 2012)
**''Accessories:'' Smokestacks/blaster, wind vane/cannon

:Available [[exclusive]]ly at the [[Tokyo Toy Show]] 2012 (along with [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Shining|''Prime'' Shining Optimus Prime]]), Black Optimus Prime is a very minor redeco of the previously unreleased [[#GenteiBlack|''Gentei! Gentei!'']] black version of [[#Henkei! Henkei!|''Henkei! Henkei!'' Convoy]], itself a redeco of the [[#Classics (2006)|''Classics'' Voyager Class toy]]. As such, Black Optimus Prime is mostly cast in black plastic, with some gray parts, translucent red windows and teal paint operations.

:The only differences with the unreleased version, aside from the packaging, are that silver paint has been added to the previously unpainted grill/fender area, the blue paint operations have been changed to teal, and the red Autobot insignias have been replaced by purple Decepticon ones. Prime's [[bio]] apparently explains that he took on this new color scheme in order to infiltrate the Decepticon ranks, in response to recent attacks by some new Decepticon forces pretending to be Autobots.

::*''[http://higekumatoytoy.blog60.fc2.com/blog-entry-1579.html Black Optimus Prime at Alfes's Toy Blog (part 1)]''
::*''[http://higekumatoytoy.blog60.fc2.com/blog-entry-1580.html Black Optimus Prime at Alfes's Toy Blog (part 2)]''
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==''Chronicle''==
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[[File:TF-Chronicle-CH01-G1-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''G1 & Movie Sōshireikan Set''' (multi-pack, 2011)
**''ID number:'' '''CH01'''
**''Accessories:'' [[Ion blaster|Laser rifle]], trailer

:This reissue of the original Generation 1 Optimus Prime figure comes in a two-pack with the Deluxe-Class ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Chronicle|Optimus Prime figure]]. Prime himself is almost identical to the ''Encore'' release, save for his trailer hitch which was retooled to allow a peg to be inserted within it while still being able to be inserted into the trailer itself (making it compatible with his G1 trailer and the new trailer included). Like the Encore release, he features lighter colors and tampographed shoulder symbols (which vary slightly from the Encore release).

:His original trailer is not included with the set; instead, he comes with [[Armored Weapons Platform#Chronicle|a new deluxe-scaled trailer]], not available with any other figure, based on the one towed by Prime in ''Dark of the Moon''. The trailer is compatible with both figures, and sports [[5 mm post|5 mm post]]-holes that will hold (among many other things) G1 Prime's laser rifle and the [[MechTech]] weapon Movie Prime is armed with.

:Oddly, for their official [[stock photography|promotional photography]], Takara took an existing photo of Optimus Prime's robot mode that was at least a decade old, having previously been used as a very early (and inaccurate) illustration for Hasbro's then upcoming ''[[The Transformers: Generation One Commemorative Series|Commemorative Series]]'' reissue of the figure.

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*'''Convoy''' (EZ Collection, 2011)
:A ''veeery'' slight [[repaint]] of the [[#2010legend|2010 Reveal the Shield]] Legends figure, the first ''[[Transformers Chronicle|Chronicle]]'' Prime replaces that figure's rubsign with a tiny tampographed Autobot symbol on his left bicep. He was one of eight figures available in the first wave of "EZ Collection" blindpacked figures.
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[[File:Chronicletoy ez g2 prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Not a [[Gilthor]] deco.]]
*'''Convoy''' (EZ Collection, 2011)
:The '''Reveal the Shield''' Legends Prime mold was redecoed again for the second EZ Collection wave. This version of the figure replaces the blue on the head with black, and the blue paint on the legs is stripped off, revealing the black plastic underneath. and like the Megatron redeco in the same wave, features a ''Generation 2'' Autobot symbol instead of a Generation 1 insignia.
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==''Kre-O''==
{{Note|This section only lists Generation 1-inspired Optimus Prime ''Kre-O'' toys.}}
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[[File:KreO-Toy OptimusMatrixKreon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|If you even ''thought'' about Transformers in 2011, you probably have two of me.]]
*'''Matrix Optimus Prime''' (2011)
**''Pieces'': '''10'''
**''Accessories'': Optimus rifle

: Intended to be [[exclusive]] to [[BotCon 2011]], this redeco of the regular Optimus Prime Kreon has an open chest showing the [[Matrix of Leadership]] within. He comes with a G1 inspired gun and a black brick display stand.

: We say "intended", because in actuality, the thing appears to have been produced in such huge quantities that it's wound up being made available in ''loads'' of other places—it was handed out at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2011, offered as a free giveaway with any order that included Transformers toys on [[Hasbro Toy Shop]]), as a free gift on the cover of the ''[[Awesome Autobots Activity Book]]'', and came as a free gift attached to, of all things, issue #240 of the [[United Kingdom|UK]] children's comic, ''[[Doctor Who]] Adventures'' (but not the UK's [[Transformers (Titan Magazine)|Transformers comic]], you'll note!).

:A supposed factory error even caused this version (minus display stand) to be included in the larger Optimus Prime kit (see below). This problem has (presumably) been fixed, but it was awesome while it lasted.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/Kre-OMatrixOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Matrix Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:KreO-Toy Optimus542pc.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Nigh-infinite configuration possibilities, and somehow a WORSE base mode than pretty much every other Optimus's trailer-bases. Wow.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2011)
**''Set number'': '''30689'''
**''Pieces'': '''542'''
**''Kreons'': Optimus Prime, Bluestreak, Skywarp, two Stunt Drivers
**''Accessories'': Optimus rifle, weapons sprue (sniper rifle, pistol, submachinegun, handcuffs, radio, ammo box), large tool sprue (shovel, hammer, electric drill, clamp), small tool sprue (socket wrench, screwdriver, wrench, hatchet), 2 traffic cones

: Naturally, Optimus Prime got the biggest of the sets in the first year of ''Kre-O''. The set can be built into a large long-nose tractor-trailer rig with a removable "sleeper" cab that hides a computer station, and a trailer that can carry the set's two motorcycles or open up to carry larger car builds. The robot mode build includes a huge Optimus, based largely on the [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|live-action movie Optimus]], though with a head based almost directly on the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Classics|''Classics'' Voyager Optimus]]. He is armed with a distressingly plain brick that fires pressure-launched missiles (aka his smokestacks). Most of the leftover parts in robot mode become a "headquarters" which is mostly just a random assemblage of mismatched-color panels and a pair of barricades. Both main builds leave numerous parts unused if you go expressly by the instructions, but hey, it's a building kit, surely you can find ''someplace'' to apply most of them.

: The set comes with a bevy of [[Kreon]]s, including Optimus Prime (this one based heavily on Generation 1 Optimus), [[Bluestreak (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Bluestreak]], [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Skywarp]], and a pair of human [[Stunt Driver]]s. A packaging error resulted in some releases of this set to come with the promotional "Matrix chest" Optimus (see above) rather than the normal version pictured here.

:Speaking of errors, the instruction manuals (he has two) both have errors in their parts listings, showing numerous pieces in the wrong colors or not making it clear that some parts are, well, clear. Making things more confusing, not all of these miscolors are reflected in the step-by-step instructions, while a couple new ones are added there.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/Kre-OOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:KreO-Toy Optimus-90pc.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Kneedom is the right of all sentient beings.]]
* '''Optimus Prime''' (2011)
**''Set number'': '''31143'''
**''Pieces'': '''90'''

: The smaller of the two Optimus Prime kits in year one, this version is based more on the [[Optimus Prime (G1)|original Optimus Prime]]. The small cabover-style tractor-trailer truck build is solid, unable to seat any Kreons inside. The robot mode is heavily restricted in its articulation, with no knees, and only single-direction-swivel elbows and shoulders.

:This is one of the few ''Kre-O Transformers'' sets to not come with any Kreons whatsoever, the other being the similarly-sized [[Bumblebee (Kre-O)#74pc|Bumblebee]] kit.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/Kre-OSmallOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on "small" Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:KreO-Toy OptimusCustomKreon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Custom Kreon, 2013)
**''Set number'': '''A6085'''
**''Pieces'': '''41'''
**''Accessories'': Rack, large rifle, ray pistol, robot sword, wing-backpack, rocket-backpack

: Part of the first assortment of "Custom Kreons", this version of Optimus Prime 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 Kreons, based on the [[#The Transformers|original Optimus Prime toy]]. His "normal" helmet (and small sword) are [[Vacuum metallizing|chromed]], 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 large rifle, a buildable wing-pack, and a ray pistol (originally an [[Andorian]] blaster from ''Kre-O Star Trek'').

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[[File:KreO-Toy OrionPax.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Orion Pax''' (2014)
**''Pieces'': '''10'''
**''Accessories'': Optimus rifle, transparent block, brick display stand

:Available only with the ''[[Transformers: Kre-O Character Encyclopedia]]'', Orion Pax is a Kreon version of Orion Pax from "[[War Dawn (episode)|War Dawn]]". He uses the [[Ironhide (Kre-O)|Ironhide]] helmet and the original Optimus Prime Kreon's gun. The transparent block which he can hold has "KREO" written on it in [[Cybertronian language#Notes|Autobot text]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/Kre-OOrionPax/orionpax.htm More information on Orion Pax at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Kre-o-Elite-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Give [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Diablock|me]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Kre-O|your]] face?]]
*'''Elite Optimus Prime''' (2014)
**''Pieces'': '''43'''
**''Acessories'': Optimus rifle

:A polybag with buildable Optimus Prime with larger hands and legs on a Kreon sized torso, much like the Galvatron in the Factory Battle set. His helmet is completely unpainted.

:This figure was a freebie given away at Canadian Toys"R"Us stores during a build-a-figure event, and also available at the "Transformers Exhibition" event in Taipei, Taiwan from [[June 27]] to [[July 6]].

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[[File:KreO-toy OptimusClass84.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Voted Most Likely to <s>[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Diablock|GIVE ME]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Kre-O|YOUR FACE]]</s> Succeed]]
*'''Kreon Class of 1984''' (Kreon figure set, 2014)
**''Set number'': '''B0090'''
**''Voted'': Most Likely To Succeed
**''Accessories'': Optimus rifle

: This version of Optimus, part of the [[Kreon Class of 1984]], lays heavy on the toy-based tampographs (though they are completely different from the other iterations), and like the others in the set, has a more animation-model-inspired face deco, what with having a nose and all.

:He was only available in a pack of 30 Kreons dubbed "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 after the convention, but as the set sold out at the show, that never happened.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/SDCCKre-OOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Class of 1984 Optimue Prime at TFU.info]

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*'''Total Commander Optimus Prime (Convoy)''' (Gacha capsule Kreon, 2014)
**''Accessories'': Ray 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 Optimus Prime is basically the base [[#Custom|Custom Kreon Optimus]] using his clear-plastic helmet and carrying the small ray pistol, lacking his leg-wheels, smokestacks and backpack (and of course all those other parts and accessories).

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[[File:KreO-toy Optimus-G1 BrickBox.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb]]
*'''Brick Box''' (2016)
**''Set Number'': '''B2963'''
**''Pieces'': '''82'''
**''Accessories'': Optimus Rifle

: Released in the third wave of "Brick Box" sets, and found only at Dollar General stores, this version of Optimus Prime 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 and torso tampographs are new.

: The set comes with two bags of Kre-O parts, one coming from the first-year Sideswipe set (mostly all the small bits and the now-useless neck joint), 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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===Battle Changers===
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[[File:KreO-toy Optimus-G1 BattleChanger.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|It remains to be seen if Optimus' pieces can be rebuilt [[Alligaticon|into an alligator]].]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Battle Changers, 2015)
**''Set Number'': '''B0715'''
**''Pieces'': ''89''
**''Accessories'': Optimus rifle
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro)}}<ref name="Interview">[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 first wave of "Battle Changers", this version of Optimus Prime is a ''severely'' built-up Kreon that transforms from truck into a robot and back without removing any parts! However, the sheer chunkiness of his limbs hanging off a Kreon torso make for awkward positioning and questionable balljoint grip strength.

: Like the rest of the Battle Changers, he was available in selected Asian countries in December 2014. These sets only appeared in the US through closeout chains like Ross and TJ Maxx in 2015.

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[[File:KreO-toy Optimus-G1 BattleChangerVs.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Optimus Prime VS Megatron''' (Battle Changers 2-pack, 2015)
**''Set Number'': '''B1506'''
**''Pieces'': ''198''
**''Accessories'': Optimus rifle, trailer
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro)}}<ref name="Interview"/>

:This version of Battle Changers Optimus was only available in a two pack set with [[Megatron (Kre-O)#Battle Changers|Battle Changer Megatron]]. He is ''largely'' the same construction as as the single release, but has numerous small differences. He uses a new "double harness" piece on his torso instead of using two harnesses, leaving more space for his head to grip the neck-post, and his chest/windshield parts are each a single clipped "flag" part rather than the multi-part assembly of the single-pack. And of course there's the additional trailer, which doesn't have any official robot mode rebuild, and only loosely "connects" to the truck-mode Optimus by being lightly hooked to a single short bar on the back of Optimus's right leg.

:This set, like the one above, was only available in the US through closeout chains like Ross and TJ Maxx in 2015.
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===Mini-Con Combiners===
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*'''Optimus Prime''' (Mini-Con Combiners, unreleased)
**''Accessories'': Bazooka, [[Phaser (weapon)|phaser]], Uzi, scoped pistol, [[Klingon]] blaster
:"Mini-Con Combiner"' Optimus 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 main torso-bot is based on Generation 1 Optimus's original body. Two of his limbs are based on ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]]; one "normal" (Inferno helmet), one pre-[[Earth]]-body (Knock Out helmet). Another is based on [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|live-action Optimus]] (Soundwave helmet), and the remaining one (Ironhide helmet)... actually looks to be based on the Optimus-like-but-not-Optimus [[Micromaster]] [[Overload (G1)|Overload]]! The heck?

:[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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==''EZ Collection Gum''==
[[File:EZC-toy Optimus Gum.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Convoy''' (Candy toy, [[2012]])
**''ID number'': '''1'''
**''Release Date'': [[July 30]] 2012

: Released as a [[candy toy]], [[EZ Collection#Transformers: EZ Collection Gum|''EZ Collection Gum'']] Convoy is another redeco of ''Generations'' Legends Class [[Motormaster (G1)#Generations|Motorbreath]], featuring the retooled parts for accessories he does not come with. He is decoed once again in his ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]''-ish color scheme with the black legs and Generation 2 Autobot symbol, but this time he is cast out of "metallic" (aka "slightly glittery/glossy") plastics, and is absolutely ''coated'' in metallic red paint for most of his cab section. His head is now painted metallic dark blue rather than the prior deco's black.

: As per the toyline's name, he comes with a yellow candy-shelled piece of lemony-flavored gum.
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==''Generations''==
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==''Bot Shots''==
[[File:BotShotstoy-OptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Before time began, I was... a cube.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2012)
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Number'': '''B003'''
{{toydesigner|[[Hisao Nishimoto]] (TakaraTomy)}}
::*''Fist strength'': '''410'''
::*''Blaster strength'': '''850'''
::*''Sword strength'': '''370'''
:Part of the first wave of ''[[Bot Shots (toyline)|Bot Shots]]'' Series 1 single-packs, Optimus Prime is a teeny little long-nosed semi truck with "trailer", with a spring-loaded [[Autotransformation|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. His truck mode and robot body are influenced by the [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|live-action Optimus Prime]], while his head is taken from the [[Optimus Prime (G1)|original]]. His blue paint is light and sparkly-metallic, his red paint is dull matte, and his optics are yellow.

:This toy was given away free to attendees of Hasbro's "[[Toy Fair 2012|Collector-Fan Media Day" 2012]], slightly altered by a "Toy Fair 2012" sticker applied to the cardback.

:This mold was also [[redeco]]ed to make [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]]. He shares parts with [[Megatron (G1)/toys#BotShotSuperBot|Super Bot Megatron]] and [[Motormaster (G1)|Motorbreath]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/BSOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on ''Bot Shots'' Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BStoy-OptimusPrimeLauncher.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Optimus Prime Launcher''' (Launcher, 2012)
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Number'': '''BL001'''
***''Fist strength'': '''920'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''450'''
***''Sword strength'': '''280'''
:Part of the first wave of ''Bot Shots'' Series 1 launchers, this [[repaint]] of Optimus Prime comes with a large trailer that pops open to form a battle station with a spring-loaded launching platform. He appears to have the same plastic colors as the single release, and the same set of [[paint operation]]s, but his paint is done in different shades, having glossy dark blue paint and glossy bright red paint. The black part of his launcher is sculpted to look vaguely like the repair done that is part of Generation 1 Optimus Prime's repair bay.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/BSLOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Launcher Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BStoy-BattlefortheMatrix-LauncherOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Battle for the Matrix''' (Multi-pack, 2012)
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Number'': '''UB001'''
***''Fist strength'': '''835'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''505'''
***''Sword strength'': '''275'''
:This minor [[redeco]] of the Optimus Prime Launcher features grey wheels, blue optics, and added red paint on its upper arms, while the launcher has grey plastic in place of black, smaller Autobot symbols on its sides, and gold paint on its interior instead of silver. The [[stock photography]] on the [[packaging]] depicts Optimus with a blue stripe on his built-in "trailer", which was omitted in the final product.

:The set also comes with [[Megatron (G1)/toys#BotShotBattleForMatrix|Megatron with his launcher]], [[Brawl (Movie)#BotShotBattleForMatrix|Decepticon Brawl]], [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#BotShotBattleForMatrix|Bumblebee]], and a cardboard token representing the [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Bot Shots|Matrix]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/BSBFTMOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on "Battle for the Matrix" Launcher Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BotShots_SuperBotOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2012)
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Number'': '''Super Bot 004'''
***''Fist strength'': '''330'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''315'''
***''Sword strength'': '''995'''
:Part of the fourth wave of ''Bot Shots'' Series 1 single-packs, Super Bot Optimus Prime is a redeco of his toy in translucent blue plastic. As a Super Bot, he was [[Shortpacking|packed one per case]], and has higher, more lopsided stats than normal Bot Shots. He has a really, ''really'' good Sword stat.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/BSSBOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Super Bot Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BStoy-SpinShotOptimusPrimeLauncher.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Optimus Prime Launcher''' (Launcher, 2013)
**''Series'': '''2'''
**''Number'': '''BL001'''
**''Accessories'': Launcher, 4 [[Energon cube|Energon Cube]] targets
***''Fist strength'': '''820'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''405'''
***''Sword strength'': '''390'''
:Part of the first wave of ''Bot Shots'' Series 2 launchers, this Optimus Prime transforms into a very boxy ''Generation 1''-styled truck with trailer. 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. He comes with a launcher used to propel him to great speeds, as well as four cube targets for him to knock over.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/BSLOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Spin Shot Launcher Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BotShots PolarAssault Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Polar Assault Team''' (Multi-pack, 2013)
**''Series'': '''2'''
**''Number'': '''T001'''
***''Fist strength'': '''370'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''945'''
***''Sword strength'': '''310'''
:Part of the first wave of ''Bot Shots'' Series 2 five-packs, this redeco of the original Optimus Prime toy is cast in translucent blue plastic, with his cab painted white. Despite possessing translucent plastic and more lopsided stats than a regular Bot Shot, he is apparently not labeled as a Super Bot. This version of Optimus comes with similarly-themed with new redecos of [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#BotShotPolarAssaultTeam|Bumblebee]], [[Mirage (G1)#BotShotPolarAssaultTeam|Mirage]], [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#BotShotPolarAssaultTeam|Ironhide]], and [[Jetfire (G1)#BotShotPolarAssaultTeam|Jetfire]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/BSPAOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on "Polar Assault Team" Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BotShots Dragon Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Dragon Track''' (Playset, 2013)
**''Series'': '''2'''
**''Number'': '''UB001'''
**''Accessories'': Launcher
***''Fist strength'': '''565'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''325'''
***''Sword strength'': '''725'''
:Available only with the ''Bot Shots'' [[Dragon Track]] set, this version of Optimus Prime changes from a robot form resembling ''Generation 1'' Optimus Prime, into a truck with a rocket exhaust molded into the back of its trailer. As a Flip Shot, he, er, flips up when auto-transforming. He comes with a launcher that can be connected to the track, as well as [[Megatron (G1)/toys#DragonTrack|Flip Shot Megatron and his launcher]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/BSDTOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on "Dragon Track" Flip Shot Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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==''BeCool''==
[[File:BeCool-B03-Trailer.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Trailer (Optimus Prime)''' (2012)
**''ID number'': '''B03'''
:''[[Bot Shots (toyline)#BeCool|BeCool]]'' "Trailer" is practically identical to the ''Bot Shots'' "Battle for the Matrix" Optimus Prime toy with the blue eyes and red arms, the only difference being that the game stats stickers in his chest spinner have been replaced with pictures of his vehicle mode, two people holding hands and the letters "Zzz..."

:[[TakaraTomy]]'s [[stock photography]] of Trailer, including the pictures used on the box, uses the original ''Bot Shots'' Optimus toy with the yellow eyes as a base.

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[[File:BeCool-B12-Garbage-Truck.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Garbage Truck (Clean Optimus)''' (2013)
**''ID number'': '''B12'''
:"Garbage Truck" is a redeco of the same Optimus Prime toy in blue and white, a common coloration for Japanese garbage trucks, that ends up bearing a coincidental resemblance to the ''Bot Shots'' Polar Assault Team Optimus. His stickers now picture his truck mode being loaded with garbage, his truck mode driving around, and the word "cleaning" in both English and Japanese.

:The B12 ID number was previously used for [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys|Special Sports Car]], a limited toy which was only on shelves for three months before being replaced by Garbage Truck.

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[[File:BS02-BeCool-Trailer-and-Trailer-Base.jpg|upright=1.33|thumb|I just passed a "jimmy" and a White, I've been passing everything in sight]]
*'''Trailer and Trailer Base (Optimus Prime)''' (2013)
**''ID number'': '''BS02'''
:This Trailer is identical to the original ''BeCool'' Trailer other than the stickers, and now comes with the trailer/launcher accessory from ''Bot Shots'' redecoed in blue with red stripes. While the vehicle mode sticker in his chest remains, the hand-holding and sleeping ones have been replaced by pictures of the launcher: one in base mode and one in trailer mode. He also comes with a sticker sheet for decorating the Trailer Base.
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==''GT''==
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[[File:GT-R-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|From Nissan to nii-san.]]
*'''GT-R Prime''' ([[May 25]], 2013)
**''ID number:'' '''GT-01'''
**''Accessories:'' "Impact Wrench Gun", [[Misaki]] race queen figure
:''[[Transformers GT: Mission GT-R (franchise)|Transformers GT]]'' "GT-R Prime" is a heavy retool of ''Alternity'' [[#Alternity|Convoy]], transforming into a 1:32 replica of the Motul Autech GT-R race car used by the {{w|Nismo}} team in the {{w|Super GT}} racing championship series. He retains the flip-out blasters of the ''Alternity'' toy and can also wield his new Impact Wrench Gun accessory (also called the "Optimus Rifle" on the ''Transformers GT'' website), a weapon based on the impact wrenches used in car repairs. Like all ''GT'' toys, Prime also comes with a [[GT Sister]], poseable human figures themed after {{w|race queens}}, his partner being a lady named Misaki.

:GT-R Prime's packaging points out that he can be fitted into ''Masterpiece'' Optimus Prime's trailer to replicate the way actual race cars are transported.

:This mold was also used, with different heads and accessories, to make the other ''Transformers GT'' toys: [[Star Saber (G1)#GT|GT-R Saber]], [[Megatron (G1)/toys#GT|GT-R Megatron]], and [[Fortress Maximus (G1)#GT|GT-R Maximus]].
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==''FJ Cruiser × Transformers''==
[[File:TF-FJ-Cruiser-Transformers-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=3|thumb]]
*'''FJ Optimus Prime''' (2013)
**''Accessories:'' spare tire/axe
:Part of a cross-promotion between {{w|Toyota}} and TakaraTomy, the deluxe-sized FJ Optimus Prime transforms into an {{w|Toyota FJ Cruiser|FJ Cruiser}}, with his axe weapon becoming the vehicle's spare tire. The vehicle mode's body panels come packaged on the sprue, and can then be clipped onto the core figure. The mass retail release of FJ Optimus includes yellow and white panels, while the red variant was available when purchasing an FJ Cruiser at Japanese Toyota dealerships. As is typical of TakaraTomy exclusives, these variants came in grayscale packaging.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/FJOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on FJ Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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==''Construct-Bots''==
[[File:Construct-Bots-Elite-Class-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Elite Class, 2013)
{{toydesigner|[[Andrew Scribner]] (deco artist)}}

:Optimus Prime transforms into a truck-like vehicle. This version is a retool to the Ultimate Class two-pack listed below, as his head design is slightly different. Additionally this version features transparent plastic for his body armor amongst other plastic changes. He includes a blue version of one of the Ultimate Class version's guns, specifically the one recycled from Wheeljack.

:As with all [[Construct-Bots]], Optimus Prime's rubber ball joints on the shoulder and feet can harden over time, which makes it difficult to pose smoothly.
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*'''Optimus Prime vs Megatron''' (Ultimate Class, 2013)
{{toydesigner|[[Andrew Scribner]] (deco artist), [[Emiliano Santalucia]] (concept artist)}}
:Optimus Prime transforms into a truck-like vehicle, packed alongside his eternal nemesis [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Construct-Bots|Megatron]]. This version has opaque colors and a more traditional Optimus color scheme. He includes a projectile weapon along with a variety of melee weapons, as well as a swathe of extra parts for additional configurations.

:Optimus' sword was later redecoed/reused for [[Silverbolt (G1)#Construct-Bots|Silverbolt]] and one of ''Timelines'' [[Oilmaster#Timelines|Oilmaster]]'s weapons.
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==''Hero Mashers''==
[[File:HM-toy Optimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Modular building is the right of all sentient beings.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Battle Upgrade, 2014)
**''Pieces'': '''18'''
**''Accessories'': Missile-launching rifle, missile, energy axe, cannon, left & right rocket pods, "Ultra Magnus" right forearm & fist
:Part of the first wave of "Battle Upgrade" ''[[Hero Mashers]]'' toys, Optimus is a non-transforming action figure with ratchet-joints, about six inches tall. 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 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 iconic "energy axe". His rifle is a spring-loaded missile launcher. He also comes with [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Hero Mashers|Ultra Magnus]]'s right arm, which is a [[redeco]] of ''Hero Mashers'' [[Bulkhead (Prime)#Hero Mashers|Bulkhead]]'s, only molded to remove that toy's missile-launching gimmick.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/HMOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on ''Hero Mashers'' Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:HM-toy Optimus Electronic.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Mom said it's ''my'' turn on the [[Xbox 360|Xbox]]."]]
*'''Electronic Optimus Prime''' (Electronic Action, 2014)
**''Pieces'': '''22'''
**''Accessories'': Missile launching cannon, missile, sword, shield, bladed shield, electronic left forearm, bladed left fist, torso armor, left & right winged "launchers", left & right armor boots
:Part of the first (and only) wave of larger electronic ''Hero Mashers Transformers'' toys, the base Optimus Prime figure in this set is ''almost'' identical to the above "Battle Upgrade" toy; this version has a closed right fist that can hold accessories rather than the Battle Upgrade version's finger-pointy one.

:However, this set comes with a completely different (and much larger) pile of accessories to turn Optimus (or any other ''Hero Mashers'' figure) into a hulking armored warrior. He comes with an extra left forearm with an electronic light, used to light up clear-plastic accessories when they're plugged into his wrist socket. Several of these accessories take inspiration from the [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|live-action Optimus]]'s gear, notably a very ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]''-esque shield.

:Oddly, the big stompy boots accessories are designed in a way that Optimus is really far back in them, leaving a huge gap between his shins and the boots' "knee" guards. Presumably this is to accommodate other ''Hero Mashers'' toys with much larger footprints.
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==''EZ Collection'' (2013)==
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[[File:TF-EZ-Collection-2014-EG01-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=0.99|thumb|I'm the one you actually want. Except that you're gonna import it.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (EZ Collection, [[April 27]], 2013)
**''ID number'': '''EG01'''
:This ''EZ Collection'' Optimus Prime is ''yet'' another release of the ''Reveal the Shield'' redeco with the Motorbreath retooling, but this time he features light blue paint applications in place of the original dark blue. Like the rest of his brethren on the same line, Optimus features a movie version of the Autobot insignia.
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==''Bearbrick''==
[[File:Bearbrick OptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Honey is the right of all sentient beings.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' ([[July 17]], 2014)
:A special edition [[Bearbrick]] released in celebration of the ''Transformers'' 30th anniversary, Optimus Prime transforms 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.

:This mold, with a different head sculpt, was also used for the simultaneously released Bearbrick [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Bearbrick|Megatron]], and also redecoed into [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]] and ''Age of Extinction'' [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Bearbrick|Optimus Prime]]. It was further retooled into Bearbrick [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Bearbrick|Bumblebee]] and [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Bearbrick|Starscream]].
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==''Transformers'' (campaign item)==
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[[File:AOE-toy Convoy AnniversaryClear.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Convoy [Anniversary Clear Ver.]''' (EZ Collection, 2014)
:A [[redeco]] of the ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)#Hasbro Reveal the Shield subline|Reveal the Shield]]'' Legends Class [[#Legends_Class|Optimus Prime]] toy with the ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' [[Motormaster (G1)#GDO|Motorbreath]] [[retool]]ing (for accessories he does not come with), Convoy is cast in red and black clear plastic. He has been retooled to include a magnet in his right foot, allowing him to interact with ''Lost Age'' [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Lost Age|Battle Command Optimus Prime]] and ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)|Age of Extinction]]'' [[Grimlock (AOE)#Stomp&Chomp|Stomp & Chomp Grimlock]].

:Convoy was available at a variety of 2014 events, including on [[May 3]] at a "Kids Walk" event at {{w|Fuji Speedway}}, in special packaging on [[May 16]] at the "Transformers Celebration 2014" midnight event at the Sunshine City [[Toys"R"Us]] store in {{w|Ikebukuro}}, on [[June 15]] at Tokyo Toy Show 2014, at the Aeon Mall in {{w|Kasukabe}} on [[July 19]], and at the "Transformers Expo" event in {{w|Yokohama}} on [[August 9]]; at the Expo's preview night, attendees could also acquire a sticker sheet designed to turn the toy into Nemesis Prime. Convoy was also available as one of three preorder bonuses for ''[[Transformers Cloud|Cloud]]'' [[Roadbuster (G1)#Cloud|Roadbuster]].

:This toy was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as [[Yokohama Convoy|Nemesis Prime/Yokohama Convoy]].
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==''Legend Commander Collection''==
[[File:Legend-Commander-Collection-LC-01-Convoy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Convoy (Jodai)''' (2014)
**''ID number:'' '''LC-01'''
**''Accessories'': Ion Blaster, Energon Axe
:Part of the ''[[Legend Commander Collection]]'' sold at [[Transformers Expo]], "Convoy (Jodai)"—''jodai'' (初代) meaning "first generation"—is a redeco of ''Robotmasters'' G1 Convoy. While most of the paint masks are identical to the original mold, other changes include replacing the translucent parts into clear blue plastic, and the panel-lining on the grill is stripped off. Unlike the first toy, he does not include a pair of swappable 3 mm fists, his missile launcher, or his Calamity Defenser weapon.

:Remaining stock was sold through [[TakaraTomy Mall]].
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==Optimus Prime Pen==
[[File:OptimusPrimePen.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Hand cramps are the right of all sentient writers and artists.]]
*'''Transformers Optimus Prime Pen''' (2014)
**''Accessories:'' Ion blaster, cap/barrel
:Released in Japan by [[Sentinel (company)|Sentinel]] as part of the 30th anniversary, Optimus Prime Pen is a well-articulated robot that folds into the shape of a rather chunky, but functional ballpoint pen. The tip of the pen is formed from his ion blaster, with the barrel acting as a cap.

:This mold was also used to make [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Black Convoy Pen|Black Convoy Pen]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Ultra Magnus Pen|Ultra Magnus Pen]].
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==''Transformers'' (2014)==
[[File:Transformers-2014-Legion-Optimus-Prime-(black-insignia).jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Black insignia version pictured.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Legion Class, 2014/2015/2017)
**<s>''Accessories'': Sword</s>
:Another release of the ''Reveal the Shield'' Legends Class sculpt, the deco for its initial release is ''almost'' identical to the ''Transformers'' release from 2012, having silver chest-windows instead of light-metallic-blue, plus a large "CE" mark and number on the backs of its legs, declaring the toy meets European product safety requirements. The tooling is identical to the 2012 release's running change variant, with the retooled hands and a hole on the back of his head/top compatible with [[Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]] [[C joint|3 mm]] pegs.

:Bizarrely, the [[package art]] is lifted directly from the ''Generations'' Legends Class Optimus Prime/Autobot Roller two-pack's packaging, whereas the [[stock photography|stock photos]] depicted on the back of the packaging are taken from ''Reveal the Shield'' Optimus Prime's packaging and only slightly altered, 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 toy with the sword that came with the running change variant of the sculpt's 2012 release, even though the actual toy doesn't include the sword.

:Legion Class Optimus Prime has been found at Family Dollar and Dollar General stores in the United States. A later [[variant]] repleaced the red Autobot insignia with a black version. This later version was also released at general retail in Australia, New Zealand, Europe, and Russia. In Singapore it was released together with [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Transformers (2014)|Bumblebee]] and [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Transformers (2014)|Starscream]] as part of the promotion for ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]'' in selected cinemas.
:This figure was made available again, without any changes, in 2015, this time in new packaging resembling the then-concurrent packaging design for the ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' line, 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, 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 [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Transformers (2014)|Bumblebee]] and [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Transformers (2014)|Starscream]], the Black Insignia variant of the toy 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.
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==''Nanoblock Motion Choro-Q''==
[[File:NanoblockChoroQConvoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Not ''[[Minecraft]]''.]]
*'''Convoy''' ([[December 11]], 2014)
:Produced as a collaboration between toylines ''[[Diablock|Nanoblock]]'' and ''[[Choro-Q]]'', this Optimus Prime is a building block toy providing pieces to build both Optimus Prime's super deformed robot mode and, separately, his truck mode (or something else, if you want). His truck 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 Convoy kit, and the smartphone app's controls adopt a blue and red theme to match, complete with Autobot logo on the steering wheel hub.
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==''Q-Transformers''==
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[[File:QTransformers Optimus Prime GT.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Ohhh! Boo hoo! Let me play a sad song for you on the world's smallest Optimus Prime!"]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' ([[January 24]], [[2015]])
**''ID number:'' '''QT-09'''
:''[[Q-Transformers]]'' Optimus Prime is a tiny [[super deformed]] toy based on the [[#Alternity|''Alternity'' Convoy]] design, transforming into a Nissan GT-R R35, though his legs retain the traditional blue truck bed motif. The English name on the packaging refers to him as just "Optimus". He comes with a code for unlocking "GTR Optimus Prime" as a playable character in the ''[[Q-Transformers: Mystery of Convoy Returns]]'' game.

:Optimus Prime was retooled into ''Q-Transformers'' [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Q-Transformers|Soundwave]].

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[[File:QTransformers Convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Convoy''' ([[April 25]], 2015 / [[January 30]], 2016)
**''ID numbers:'' '''QT-19''', '''QTF-04'''
:''Q-Transformers'' Convoy is based on his traditional design, transforming into a flat-nose truck with an integrated, non-removable trailer. He comes with a code for unlocking Generation 1 Optimus Prime, under the name "Convoy", in ''Mystery of Convoy Returns''. This toy was re-released with a new ID number as part of the second ''Q-Transformers'' series.

:Convoy was redecoed into ''Q-Transformers'' [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Q-Transformers|Black Convoy]] and retooled into [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Q-Transformers|Ultra Magnus]].

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[[File:QTM Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2015)
**''ID number:'' '''QT-M'''
:QT-M Optimus Prime is a redeco of the GT-R Optimus Prime mold in the colors of the Transformers-sponsored [http://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/tf30th/teammach/ Nissan GT-R] used by the Team Mach racing team (a vehicle previously used as the base for the non-toy character [[Mach Five Racing Prime]]). Like ''[[Transformers GT: Mission GT-R (franchise)|Transformers GT]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[Safety Prime]], this toy was a collaboration with the [[w:Super GT|Super GT]] racing series and was given away free to young children who attended TakaraTomy-sponsored "Kids' Walk" events held by Super GT in the fall season of 2015.
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==Optimus Prime featuring Original PlayStation==
[[File:OptimusPrimeOriginalPlaystation.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|U R NOT E]]
*'''Optimus Prime featuring Original PlayStation''' (02/2015)
**''Accessories:'' Controller/ blasters, memory card, ''Everybody's Golf'' disc, Playstation Club Vol. 1 disc
:Released alongside a [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Mega Drive Megatron|Sega Mega Drive version of Megatron]] and outside of any other toyline, "Optimus Prime featuring Original PlayStation" transforms from robot to a scaled-down non-functional [[Sony]] [[PlayStation]] video game console. He features an opening disc compartment as well as two small thin plastic game discs (''Everybody's Golf'', and Playstation Club Pre-Play Vol. 1) which can store inside his disc compartment. Also included is a memory card that can slot into its dedicated port, as well as a corded controller that splits in half and attaches to his lower arms. The controller's four shoulder buttons flip out into ''very'' tiny blasters.
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==''Timelines''==
[[File:BotCon-2015-General-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''General Optimus Prime''' (BotCon 2015 two-pack)
**''Accessories:'' Launcher, missile, missile pod, pistol, rifle, cannon/rifle stock, cannon/rifle scope
:Available in the ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' "Generation 2" 2-pack alongside [[Hound (G1)/toys#Timelines|Sgt. Hound]] at [[BotCon 2015]], General Optimus Prime is a redeco of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' Voyager Class [[Roadbuster (G1)#Generations|Roadbuster]] based on the cancelled ''Generation 2'' [[#G2General|General Optimus Prime toy]]. He transforms into an off-road vehicle and comes with numerous weapons, all of which peg via 5 mm post onto his vehicle rear/legs, shoulders, upper & lower arms, and hands: a spring-loaded, missile-firing launcher, a pistol, a rifle, and two small cannons that respectively form the scope and stock of the rifle. All of his weapons can combine to form an unwieldy superweapon. The flaws from the original mold are likely to be retained from this release.

:This mold also served as the basis of the non-toy ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' incarnations of [[Guiledart#Beast Wars: Uprising|Guiledart]] and [[Killer Punch#Beast Wars: Uprising|Killer Punch]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Autobot/BCGeneralOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on ''Timelines'' General 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

:''Timelines'' 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 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Thrilling 30|''Thrilling 30'' Legends Class and Deluxe Class Orion Pax figures]].

:He also comes with [[Hi-Q#Timelines|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 ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#TFSS|Double Pretender Megatron]].
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==''Unite Warriors''==
[[File:TF-UW05-Convoy.jpg|upright=2.66|thumb]]
*'''Convoy Grand Prime''' (giftset, [[February 27]], [[2016]])
**''ID number:'' '''UW-05'''
**''Accessories'': Weapons, 4 Gun/Fist/Foots
:Takara's iteration of ''Combiner Wars'' Optimus Maximus is sold in a gift set including all five Autobots (minus the Rodimus mold). This version of Convoy has numerous changes in deco to better match his look in the Generation 1 cartoon. Like ''Unite Warriors'' [[Menasor (G1)#Unite Warriors|Menasor]], the set also features some minor improvements to the original sculpts, such as improved hip-ratchets for Convoy for increased stability. He also had the slightly modified pegs that Legends Class Rodimus (or Blackjack, Runabout, and Runamuck) can securely attach to, which was previously used for Battle Core Optimus Prime. The tampographed Autobot insignia on the roof/flip-out head joint is now re-positioned to his side truck panels.

:Compared to the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Combiner Wars|''Combiner Wars'' release]] of the mold, Convoy features additional paint operations on the thighs, truck bumpers, the details on the inner legs, the gestalt chest halves (which are now painted over due to being molded in grey plastic), and the gestalt torso's lower section. The stomach's deco is also minimized, and the silver paint operations on the lower legs are now replaced with gunmetal while the mute metallic blue is now shiny metallic. When it comes to unpaintable plastic; his knee joints and feet are blue while the majority of the shoulder joints are now red. In addition, his gestalt skirt flap is now molded in the same grey color, and the leg panels and thighs are now molded in black, with the latter being painted in silver with some yellow details. As the thighs are painted, care must be taken while transforming him in both modes, as they're somewhat prone to paint scraping. To minimize the damage, the two rear halves must be opened first to transform the legs.

:Despite the ratchet fix, however, Convoy is also the weakest link of the gestalt combination, due to several 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 number 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.
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==''Xiaomi / Transformers''==
[[File:Optimus Prime Power Bank.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Transforms from robot to the Monolith from 2001 and back!]]
*'''Optimus Prime Power Bank''' (2017)
**''Accessories'' Shield/Power Bank Shell, wings, sword, USB cord
:Available as a [[HasCon 2017]] exclusive, Optimus Prime transforms from robot into a functional power bank that supports 6500 mAh of battery power. The figure is the second collaborative effort between [[Hasbro]] and Chinese consumer electronics company {{w|Xiaomi}}, though this figure is the first one to have actual electronic functions of any kind. As a throwback to the ''Generation 2''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> [[Laser Rod]] gimmick, the USB cord can also plug on his sword to light-up, so long as Optimus is charged up.
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==''au x Transformers''==
[[File:INFOBAR-OptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|right=1.66|Cell service is the right of all sentient beings.]]
*'''INFOBAR Optimus Prime (NISHIKIGOI)''' (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 Optimus Prime celebrates 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 crowd-funded through Japanese crowd-funding 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> For 5,400 yen, contributors received an INFOBAR Optimus Prime, or for 16,200 yen, received INFOBAR Optimus Prime, INFOBAR Megatron and INFOBAR Bumblebee, the only way to obtain the last two items. The project received one million yen in the first 24 hours, ultimately topping out at over 32 million yen.

:This figure was redecoed into INFOBAR Optimus Prime (ANNIN) (below) and slightly retooled with new heads and redecoed into [[Megatron (G1)/toys#au x Transformers|INFOBAR Megatron (BUILDING)]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#au x Transformers|INFOBAR Bumblebee (ICHIMATSU)]].

::*''[https://web.archive.org/web/20180313050340/https://time-space.kddi.com/au-transformers/ More information on au x Transformers website (Japanese)]'' (archived)
::*''[https://www.makuake.com/project/au-transformers/ More information on INFOBAR Optimus Prime at Makuake crowd-funding site (Japanese)]''
::*''[http://chohenken.com/2017/10/08/INFOBARtf_optimusprime-nishikigoi/ Pictorial review of INFOBAR Optimus Prime at Chohenken (Japanese)]''
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[[File:INFOBAR-OptimusPrime-ANNIN.jpg|thumb|right=1.66|White knight vs [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Music Label|white noise]].]]
*'''INFOBAR Optimus Prime (ANNIN)''' (2017)
**''Accessories:'' Mini flip-phone, display stand, swappable display cards
{{toydesigner|[[Yūya Ōnishi]] (TakaraTomy)}}
:INFOBAR Optimus Prime (ANNIN) is a redeco of INFOBAR Optimus Prime (NISHIKIGOI), transforming into a recreation of the ANNIN edition of the INFOBAR cellphone. All-white in cellphone mode, he sports additional blue and red detailing in robot mode. Surprisingly, this white repaint of Optimus is not based on Ultra Magnus, but rather his [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|movie incarnation]]. Like the other figures in this line, he is not a working cellphone but 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 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. The figure also includes a display stand.

:This figure was also retooled into [[Megatron (G1)/toys#au x Transformers|INFOBAR Megatron (BUILDING)]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#au x Transformers|INFOBAR Bumblebee (ICHIMATSU)]].

::*''[https://time-space.kddi.com/feature/news-sp/20170713/2041 More information on INFOBAR Optimus Prime (ANNIN) (Japanese)]''
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==''Authentics''==
[[File:Authentics 5inch Optimus.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|For the budget collector who refuses to give in to [[knockoff]]s.]]
*'''Autobot Optimus Prime''' (Bravo, 2017)
{{toydesigner|[[Emiliano Santalucia]] (concept artist)}}
:Released in the first wave of the [[Transformers Authentics|''Authentics'']] toyline, "Autobot Optimus Prime" is 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 more G1-based truck in just four steps. His instructions are incorrect; for truck mode, his legs must be folded in before the arms, otherwise the locking tabs on the arms will get in the way. Due to his transformation, he ends up with no elbows and a fake chest. He also has problems standing up due to hollow legs.
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[[File:Authentics 7inch Optimus.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|For the budget collector who wants their cheap figures to be ''slightly'' stylish.]]
*'''Autobot Optimus Prime''' (Alpha, 2017)
:Standing at the height of a Voyager figure, "Autobot Optimus Prime" is nearly identical to his smaller counterpart. He retains the four-step transformation while gaining the (sideways) elbows that the little guy lacks. Like his wavemate [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Authentics|Grimlock]], Optimus comes with kibble detached in-package.
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[[File:TF-Authentics-Titan-Changer-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Titan Changer, 2019)
:This Optimus Prime scales with the rest of the Titan Hero/Guardian/Changer figures, utilizing a different transformation scheme compared to his previous ''Authentics'' figures. Due to the said transformation scheme, and unusual for an Optimus Prime toy; his shoulders end up sticking out from the cab's rear.
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[[File:RBA Mini Bot Racers Optimus.jpg|thumb|300px]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Mini Bot Racers, 2022)
:''Authentics'' Mini Bot Racers Optimus Prime is a [[package refresh]] of the ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy (toyline)|Rescue Bots Academy]]'' [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#MBR|Mini Bot Racers Optimus Prime toy]]. He features no changes from his original release.

: He comes packaged with similarly unchanged rerelases of Mini Bot Racers [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Authentics|Bumblebee]] and [[Hoist (G1)/toys#Authentics|Hoist]], along with new characters [[Arcee (G1)/toys#Authentics|Arcee]] and [[Trailbreaker (G1)/toys#Authentics|Trailbreaker]].
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[[File:TF Authentics 2023 Battle Call Optimus Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Battle Call, 2023)
**''Accessories'': Sword, Shield
:The 2020 [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)#Battle Call|''Cyberverse'' Battle Call Officer Class Optimus Prime]] figure was reissued under ''Authentics'' branding with no changes apart from the packaging.
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[[File:TF-Authentics-Bravo-2024-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Hey, everybody check me out! I'm a metal chicken! Beep beep gobble boop!]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Bravo, 2024)
:Part of the seventh wave of ''Authentics'' Bravo figures, Optimus Prime features simplified engineering and changes into a truck in 6 steps. This figure shares a similar transformation scheme with most of the truck-based ''Rescue Bots'' figures. He features no useful articulation. Bizarrely, his calves are mostly unpainted ''except'' for his vents which are painted blue, in an apparent inversion of the usual color scheme.

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==''Tribute''==
*'''Optimus Prime & Orion Pax''' (Evolution Pack, 2017)
[[File:TF-Tribute-2-pack-Orion-Pax.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"I don't know why, but I'm feeling [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|the urge]] to take Titan Masters' faces..."]]
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:The ''[[Transformers Tribute]]'' "Optimus Prime & Orion Pax" two-pack includes an Orion Pax figure redecoed from ''Titans Return'' [[Kup (G1)/toys#Titans Return|Sergeant Kup]], with a retooled [[Titan Master]] face based on the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#T30Deluxe|''Thrilling 30'' Orion Pax toy]].

:While its release in the live-action film–focused ''Tribute'' line technically makes this a toy of [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|a different Optimus Prime]], it has been included here for infomational purposes.
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==''Street Fighter II × Transformers''==
[[File:Collab-toy SF2 Ryu.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|The pipes are broken!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Convoy [Ryu] vs Megatron [Vega]''' (Two-pack, [[2018]])}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': [[May 26]], 2018
:*''Accessories'': sword, double-barreled rifle, Headmaster

:Available as part of the exclusive ''[[Street Fighter II × Transformers]]'' toyline, "Convoy" is a redeco of ''Titans Return'' Voyager Class [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#TRVoyager|Optimus Prime]] in [[Ryu]]'s traditional colors, fleshtones and all. His vehicle modes are both adorned with the "''fūrinkazan''" kanji from Ryu's belt: 風林火山 ("as fast as the wind, as quiet as the forest, as daring as fire, and immovable as the mountain"). He transforms from robot to tanker truck to plane and back. Both vehicle modes have "cockpit" areas to seat any [[Titan Master]] (or compatible) figure. Like all ''Titans Return'' Voyager class figures, he has built-in mechanisms to "bulk up" his noggin. In his case, these are spring-loaded pylons. The smaller Headmaster's robot mode is also painted to resemble Ryu.

:Convoy was only available in a two-pack with [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Street Fighter II × Transformers|Megatron]] <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[M. Bison#Toys|Vega]]<nowiki>]</nowiki>. This set was available for pre-order on [[TakaraTomy Mall]] from [[November 22]] to [[November 27|27]], 2017, with orders fulfilled in late May 2018. A pre-order goal was also set: if at least 3000 units were pre-ordered, 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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==''Golden Lagoon''==
[[File:TF 35th Golden Lagoon Convoy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|No luck required... until you transform him.]]
*'''Convoy''' ([[July 29]], 2018)
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''GL-01'''
**''Accessories'': Ion blaster, energon axe, Matrix of Leadership
:''[[The Transformers Golden Lagoon|Golden Lagoon]]'' Convoy is a gold and gold chrome redeco of MP-10 in homage of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original cartoon]] [[The Golden Lagoon (episode)|episode of the same name]]. He does not include the trailer, Roller or Spike, but retains his energon axe, ion blaster, and Matrix of Leadership.

:Part of TakaraTomy's 35th anniversary celebration, he was initially released at Summer [[Wonder Festival]] 2018, then later through [[Cybertron Satellite]] stores across Japan and [[TakaraTomy Mall]] on [[September 9]], 2018. Along with the rest of the ''Golden Lagoon'' toys, he was later rereleased through [[Hasbro Pulse]] in January 2021.

:This toy was used to represent '''[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Generations Selects comic .281.29|Gold Primus Convoy]]''' in the ''[[Generations Selects Special Comic|Generations Selects]]'' comic.
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==''G-Shock × Transformers''==
[[File:G-Shock X Transformers Master Optimus Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|<big>'''''STAR PLATINUM!'''''</big>]]
*'''Master Optimus Prime''' ([[December 8]], [[2018]])
**''Accessories'': 2 [[Star Drive Cannon]], [[Chrono Matrix]]
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy) and [[Hirofumi Ichikawa]] (Robot parts and accessory)}}
:Released to celebrate the 35th anniversary of ''Transformers'' and G-Shock, Master Optimus Prime transforms into a "Pedestal Prime Mode" that can hold the included Chrono Matrix accessory or a G-Shock watch. In particular, it is able to hold G-Shock DW-5600 series and DW-6900 series watches. The included Star Drive Cannons can be held in the hands in robot mode, or attached to its Pedestal Prime Mode.

:This mold was retooled to make [[G3 Prime#G-Shock × Transformers 2|Master Nemesis Prime]].

*'''Master Optimus Prime Resonant Mode [With G-Shock]''' (December 8, 2018)
**''Accessories'': 2 Star Drive Cannon, Chrono Matrix

:Essentially the same release as above, but includes a compatible DW-6900TF-4 watch.
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==''Vintage G1''==
[[File:VintageG1-OptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Aren't you over [[Bumblebee (film)|trailers]] by now?]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2019)
**''Accessories'': 2 laser blasters, 2 fists (left & right)
:Sold at a ''Generations'' Leader-price point, ''[[Vintage|Vintage G1]]'' Optimus Prime is a [[Walmart]]-exclusive reissue of the [[#The Transformers|Generation 1 toy]] without the trailer. It includes the two versions of his blaster rifle that had not been packaged together since the [[#NewYearConvoy|New Year Special release]], and his smokestacks are now restored to their long, untrimmed glory not seen in the U.S. since the [[#Generation 2|''Generation 2'' toy]]. The silver stripes on his chest and arms are now painted, replacing the factory-applied stickers. In addition, this release comes with a new sticker sheet that features more symmetrical designs.

:Like all ''Vintage G1'' figures, Optimus Prime was [[exclusive]] to [[Walmart]] in the United States and Canada and general release in Asia, notably Toys"R"Us.
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==35th Anniversary==
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*'''Convoy & Optimus Prime Set''' (2-pack, 2019)
**''Release Date'': [[December]] [[2019]]
**''Accessories'': 2 laser blasters, 2 fists (left & right)
:Released as a TakaraTomy Mall exclusive, Convoy is basically a TakaraTomy release of the ''Vintage G1'' toy above, complete with an additional laser blaster. It does not however come with the modified sticker sheet from the ''Vintage G1'' release.

:Convoy was only sold as a set with (but packaged separately from) [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#35th Anniversary|Optimus Prime]].
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==''Crossover Collection''==
[[File:MyLittlePrime.jpg|200px|thumb|"Friendship is the right of all sentient beings."]]
* '''My Little Prime''' ([[2020]])
:Part of a series featuring crossovers between ''[[My Little Pony]]'' and other properties including ''[[Ghostbusters]]'', ''[[Power Rangers]]'', and ''Dungeons & Dragons'', My Little Prime is a pony representation of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] using a mold inspired by Generation 1 of the equine property. He has an Autobot [[insignia]] as his cutie mark. The figure has no articulation aside from a ball-jointed tail.
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==Transformers Fan Book==
[[File:Kodansha-TF-Fanbook-2021-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Optimus Prime & Bumblebee''' (オプティマスプライム&バンブルビー, 2021)
**''Release Date'': [[2021]] [[July 28]]
:Released as one of the freebies (along with a stealth-colored Bumblebee) for ''[[Transformers Fan Book 2021]]'', this Optimus Prime is yet another redeco of the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Legends Class|''Reveal the Shield'' Legends Class mold]]. Deco changes include the silver paint being stripped from the smokestacks, while the rest of the body parts, such as the lower waist and the upper thighs/tanks, are painted in black instead. This release uses the Motorbreath retooling.
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*'''Optimus Prime Red Clear ver.''' (オプティマスプライムレッドクリアver., 2023)
**''Release Date'': [[2023]] [[August 22]]

:''[[Transformers Fan Book 2023]]'' comes with the "Optimus Prime Red Clear ver." toy, redecoed from the [[War for Cybertron: Kingdom|''Kingdom'']] Core Class [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|mold]]. with the deco once again based on the ''Generation 2''-inspired colors used for the ''Chronicle'' EZ Collection figure.

:His transformation shares engineering with the ''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.

:As a redeco of the Core Class mold, Optimus Prime (Red Clear Version) can hitch the trailer (with the trailer hitch/shield panel on) from the Hasbro Pulse exclusive Optimus Prime & Bumblebee 2-pack.
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==Robosen Collector's Edition==
[[File:Robosen_Optimus_Prime_stock.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|This isn't your slightly older brother's [[Automorph Technology|automorph.]]]]
*'''Optimus Prime Auto-Converting Robot''' (2021)
**''Accessories'': carrying case, laser rifle, energy axe, non-removable exhaust pipes, wall charger, micro USB to USB 2.0 cable

:[[Robosen]]'s Optimus Prime is a highly interactive, programmable transforming robot. With over 5,000 pieces, 60 microchips, 27 servo motors, 6 high-intensity [[light-emitting diode|LED]]s, 80 different sound effects including voice clips from Peter Cullen, a dedicated iOS/Android bluetooth app interface, and a pricetag of $750 USD, it blurs the line between "toy" and "high-end showroom electronics." Users can choose between multiple ways to control its robotic movements: including pre-programmed voice commands, pre-programmed app controls, or user-created movement scripts. In truck mode, it can drive as directed or honk its horn. In its [[#MP10|MP-10 Convoy]]-influenced 19"-tall robot mode, it can execute a long list of included scripted actions featuring voice and sound effects, plus an infinite variety of user-programmed poses and user-scripted movement sequences. It has distinct attack movements and sounds to be used with its weapons, and has flip-out wrist communicators featuring sticker images of Megatron and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]].

:The main power source is an internal rechargeable lithium ion [[battery-powered motor|battery]]. The truck's front bumper flips down to expose the charging port and the separate micro USB interface port. A replaceable CR 1220 3V battery powers the "laser rifle's" LED; it's not really a laser, but it's bright. The instructions say don't look straight at it.

:In voice command mode, the spoken user command for conversion between truck and robot modes is officially supposed to be "[[Trademark#Genericized trademarks|convert]]," but secretly the toy will respond the same if you say "transform." It also responds to more than 30 other simple words and phrases which trigger other animations and basic functions: such as: "turn left" to turn left, "move right" to step to the right, or "hero" to strike a superheroic ground-punching pose. 6 months after launch, the Robosen software developers were still releasing new movement animations and firmware updates via channels that can be found in the official app, with no announced end date for their continuing improvements.

:27 servo motors might sound like a lot, but compared to contemporary 1st-party figures costing hundreds and hundreds (''and hundreds!'') of dollars less, this item does lack some some pretty standard joints: such as neck rotation, wrist rotation, and the type of leg rotation that would have allowed the feet to point in different directions.

:Although this Optimus Prime does mostly transform on its own, there are some additional manual adjustments required to make each mode look the way it's advertised. In robot mode, one red panel can be removed from the back of the head, and the gas tanks can be moved into a lower position on the legs. If the gas tanks are not lowered, they can protrude enough to obstruct animation. For vehicle mode, the removable red panel should be reattached, gas tanks moved back so they don't cover the wheels, and the side-view mirrors can be flipped out.

:In truck mode, especially via app control, Optimus is a fully functional remote control vehicle that can move forward, backward, and turn. Its steering does not happen the way real trucks do when they tilt the axles of the front wheels within their wheel wells; Instead, Optimus turns by throwing both legs simultaneously to one side or the other, which gives the appearance that the entire cab is pivoting around a central axis.

:In robot mode, Optimus' default idle behavior is not to stand perfectly still. Instead, he will slowly "breathe" with a subtle inhaling/exhaling motion like a human would have after aerobic exercise. From there, he will occasionally shift into other statuesque poses.

:When asked to turn right or left in robot mode, Optimus is not able to perform that action in two or three normal steps with ankle and hip rotation like a human would. He lacks any leg joints that rotate around a vertical axis, so for him to rotate his body to the right, he must perform a startling stutter shuffle move. He pushes one foot out slightly forward, the other foot slightly backward, and maintains that orientation while rapidly sliding his legs together and apart more than once per second until the asymmetrical rapid sliding friction of his feet against the floor eventually scoots him into facing a different direction. This movement can wear out the paint on his inner soles pretty fast, even on smoother surfaces.

:None of the toy's motorized joints are capable of supporting substantial weight without electricity. This means that when powered off, the robot cannot stand upright without external support. If the toy is in robot mode and senses its batteries are getting low, then to prevent a damaging fall, it will automatically shift into a droopy squatting pose that it can safely sustain while powered off. The average operating time from a full battery charge is approximately 40 minutes. The charging port is not accessible while the robot is standing up. Plugging in the charger while the toy is powered on might endanger fragile components.

:Yes, the above means that this toy in effect cannot be displayed in robot mode when not in active use. It can't really be displayed in the proper truck mode either, as the robot legs need battery power to stay rigidly locked into truck configuration and will droop when turned off. It is rather clearly intended to remain in its protective carrying case most of the time.

:Aside from the laser rifle, none of the LED lights in the eyes, headlights, or tail lights can be deactivated while the toy is powered on. In robot mode, the brake lights shine brightly from the backs of the feet, and the headlights shine from within the forearms. Some of the pre-programmed actions exploit this deliberately, by having Optimus brandish his bright headlights as flip-out weapons. The laser rifle's LED turns on and off with its own physical switch.

:Many of the pre-loaded animations assume Optimus is holding his gun in his right hand and/or that he is holding his axe in his left hand. The toy has no sensors to detect whether those accessories are in place, and the app does not consistently label which animations use accessories. It also does not label the many animations that might damage the toy if attempted while accessories are attached, but <s>transforming</s> converting him or punching the ground would be a bad idea. So don't activate any animations while the accessories are attached unless you're sure you know what will happen.

:In addition to action/fighting/greetings animations, there are also many silly animations available from the official download page, including: Air Guitar with the G1 cartoon theme song, air drumming, a gyrating silent "Christmas" dance, doing push-ups then getting exhausted and passing out, and the {{w|Dab_(dance)|Dab}}.

:The app-controlled motion programming interface is extremely complex. The position of each joint at each step in an animation can be dictated either with numerical parameters, or by sensing the positions of the joints on the toy during programming. Many poses can be strung together to form long action sequences. The app uses long gamified sequences of tutorials to teach programming techniques and unlock more sound clips for use in more animations. Despite that available complexity though, there are some actions used by official animations that cannot be performed in customized sequences: such as a head nod, a full mode conversion, or vehicle driving commands.

:Given this piece's fragility, complexity, and high cost, it is appropriate that it is packaged in a heavy duty foam-padded carrying case, complete with clasps and a handle. But the case can't protect from paint wear issues that arise quickly via actual use. Prime's knuckles and feet will instantly get severe scrape marks if he transforms on a rough surface like concrete, but even smooth unvarnished wood can wear the gloss off the paint before long. Even soft carpeting might not be safe, as some users report toppling issues due to a ''lack'' of traction.

:The sound effect for Prime's gun is of a distinctly "realistic" machine gun, and Hasbro has stated this effect may be changed.<ref>[https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/22623017/optimus-prime-transformer-auto-converting-programmable-robot-hasbro-robosen Review of Robosen Optimus Prime] mentioning the sound effect choice</ref>

:Accurate 3-D images of this Robosen toy appear throughout its app interface, but the app also decorates prominent buttons with drawings of ''[[Evergreen]]'' Optimus. The app and manual also contain many mistakes in spelling, grammar, typography, labeling transposition, etc.

:This item was revealed on [[Hasbro Pulse]] in April 2021, and began shipping to purchasers in October 2021. The TakaraTomy release of the figure is unchanged, though the dialogue is swapped from English to Japanese with [[Tesshō Genda]] reprising his role.

:A ''massive'' (and similarly pricy) [[Combat Deck (G1)#Robosen Collector's Edition|auto-converting trailer]] with [[Roller (G1)#Robosen Collector's Edition|Roller]] was later released to pair with this Optimus, as well the powered [[Flight stand#Robosen|Robosen AI Base]] which allows for prolonged display in robot mode.

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*'''Flagship Optimus Prime''' (2022)
**''Accessories'': carrying case, laser rifle, energy axe, non-removable exhaust pipes, wall charger, micro USB to USB 2.0 cable

:One year after the release of the original Robosen Optimus Prime, the figure was re-labeled as "Flagship Optimus Prime" and rereleased with no changes.... except the price tag, now $999.

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*'''Elite Optimus Prime''' (2022)
**''Accessories'': carrying case, laser rifle, energy axe, non-removable exhaust pipes, wall charger, micro USB to USB 2.0 cable

:"Elite Optimus Prime" is a downsized version of the original (and now "Flagship") Robosen Optimus Prime, standing a mere 16" instead of 19" and costing $699. The different proportions result in a few noticeable but minor visual changes, such as the fuel tanks on his legs being a different shape and elevation compared to the original toy. The folding side mirrors and flip-out wrist communicators have been omitted. It retains all the accessories and programmable functions as the original. It is also compatible with the [[Flight stand#Robosen|Robosen AI Base]].
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==''Classic Heroes Team''==
[[File:Classic Heroes Team Rescan Optimus Prime toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (All Star Rescan, [[2022]])
{{toydesigner|[[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

:A redeco of the ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (toyline)|Rescue Bots]]'' [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#RacingTrailer|Optimus Prime Racing Trailer set]] minus the trailer, ''[[Transformers: Classic Heroes Team|Classic Heroes Team]]'' Optimus Prime converts from robot mode to truck mode in a single step and features a slightly different deco from the original release, including blue windows instead of black, yellow highlights in place of the light blue and greens, new silver and black paint applications on the legs, and a new Autobot insignia over the chest area.

:This toy was also released in a ''Rescue Bots Academy'' packaging with the ''Classic Heroes Team'' branding as a subline, arguably making it into [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#CHT|another incarnation of the character]].
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==''LEGO''==
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[[File:Lego-toy OptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"[[Avengers|Autobots, assemble]]… my body."]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (''Icons'', [[2022]])
**''Release date'': [[June 1]], 2022
**''Set Number'': '''10302'''
**''Pieces'': '''1,508'''
**''Accessories'': "[[Ion blaster]]", "[[Energon-axe|Energon axe]]", "[[Energon cube]]", "[[Matrix of Leadership|Autobot Matrix of Leadership]]", [[Jet pack|jetpack]], display plaque, optional waist panel, brick separator
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] ([[LEGO]])}}

:The first ever collaboration between [[Hasbro]] and one of its main competitors, [[LEGO]], 10302 Optimus Prime is a fully brick-built model of the Autobot leader standing 13.5 inches tall, released under LEGO's ''[[fandom:Brickipedia:Icons|Icons]]'' theme. Unlike (most of) Hasbro's ''[[Kre-O]]'' sets that preceded it, this ''LEGO'' Optimus Prime set is fully transformable from robot to truck mode without having to disassemble any parts.

:A tall, top-heavy model, stability concerns mean he is not as articulated as a normal action figure, notably lacking bending knees. He includes an optional waist piece for fans to either display him with the Generation 1 toy-accurate truck bumper or the cartoon-accurate yellow block-shaped detail. He also includes a (then) brand-new piece for his [[mouthplate]] (named the ''Slope, Curved 33 2 x 2 Double / Inverted'' on BrickLink, with the item number being #1762), which has since gone on to be used in plenty of other Lego sets.

:Prime comes with a plethora of brick-built accessories. He includes his ion blaster, his "Energon axe" (which can plug into either wrist once you remove the fist), a pink "Energon cube", the "Autobot Matrix of Leadership" (which can be stored inside his chest), and a jetpack based on the one he borrowed from [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] in "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 3]]" (which can be attached to his back). Aside from the Matrix, only the ion blaster has dedicated storage when Prime is in truck mode, fitting between his legs to form the truck's trailer hitch; according to a small trivia blurb in the instructions, this is because the ion blaster was the only accessory in the set that was also included with the original Generation 1 Optimus Prime toy. Of course, this is LEGO we're talkin' about, so if you want, you can store the rest of the stuff on him anywhere you see some exposed studs!

:To round things out, an ''[[fandom:Brickipedia:Ultimate Collector's Series|Ultimate Collector's Series]]''-styled display plaque featuring Optimus Prime's name (in both English and Ancient Autobot), function, motto, and [[Tech Spec]]s is included.

:Optimus Prime's [[Instructions|instruction booklet]] contains a short segment written by none other than LEGO Senior Designer [[Joe Kyde]], which showcases the history of the ''Transformers'' brand and the character of Optimus Prime. Unfortunately, said instructions also contain an assembly error: the stickered details on Prime's thighs are applied upside down compared to the Generation 1 [[character model]]. This error is also present on the [[stock photography]] on the packaging. Fortunately, the panels can be removed easily and reinstalled in the correct orientation for a more accurate robot mode. The aforementioned blurb also contains an amusing compromise—giving up on any attempt to reconcile Optimus's famous catchphrase and the need to protect Hasbro's ''Transformers'' [[trademark]], it renders the iconic command as [[:File:Convert and roll out.jpg|"Autobots, ''convert'' and roll out!"]]

::*''[https://brickset.com/sets/10302-1/Optimus-Prime More information on 10302 Optimus Prime at Brickset]''

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[[File:LegoBrickheadzOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Being a cute little blocky guy is the right of all sentient beings.]]
*'''Optimus Prime Robot & Vehicle''' (''Brickheadz'', [[2025]])
**''Release date'': [[March 1]], 2025
**''Set Number'': '''40803'''
**''Brickheadz ID number'': '''260 Optimus Prime''' / '''261 Optimus Prime Truck'''
**''Pieces'': '''237'''

:Released as part of LEGO's ''BrickHeadz'' theme of [[super deformed]] characters (a line launched by the Danish brand in 2016 as a competitor of sorts to [[Funko Pop!|Funko Pops]]), this set includes two builds of Optimus Prime, one in his robot mode and another in his vehicle mode, both of which can be built and displayed separately. Unlike LEGO's previous Prime, this model features a color scheme closer to the cartoon design rather than the toy. Like the rest of the ''BrickHeadz'' toyline, he features no stickers, with all of his details being printed onto the pieces instead, which comes in rather handy for Lego MOC designers who might want to reuse the many little windows and insignia included in this set. The sides of his head feature a pair of 2x2 round tiles with Autobot insignia, something that did not appear on said cartoon design but, again, certainly helps with MOCs.

:Optimus has no accessories and, as customary with ''BrickHeadz'' toys, no articulation to speak of, but is very proficient at just standing cutely! The truck on the other hand, can be popped off the base and rolled around!

:A common gag across BrickHeadz toys is the inclusion of pink bricks within the structure of their heads, suggesting the characters' brains. Prime and his wave-mate [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#BrickHeadz|Bumblebee]], however; actually have transparent pink bricks inside their heads, representing Energon cubes instead!

::*''[https://brickset.com/sets/40803-1/Optimus-Prime-Robot-Vehicle More information on 40803 Optimus Prime Robot & Vehicle at Brickset]''

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==''Anti-Gravity Pedestal Tenseg Base''==
[[File:Anti-Gravity-Pedestal-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Optimus Prime Set'''
**''Release Date'': June 30, 2022
**''Accessories'': Blaster, "[[Flight stand#Official Transformers flight stands|Tenseg Base]]"
:This uniquely branded ''Anti-Gravity Pedestal Tenseg Base'' release of Optimus Prime is a redeco of ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Kingdom]]'' [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Ultra Magnus]]'s inner robot. Optimus Prime comes with a silver "Tenseg Base" which he can attach to, simulating a "floating" pose. Optimus Prime retains ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]''/''Kingdom'' Ultra Magnus's blaster accessory, colored in a darker metallic gray in a possible attempt to emulate Prime's usual [[ion blaster]].

:Unusually for TakaraTomy, the vehicle mode stock photos are slightly mistransformed - the upper body isn't slid all the way forward, which makes the truck grille appear misaligned. Also, the Hasbro Pulse listing of the figure labels it as a "[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|''Masterpiece'']]" figure, likely because the figure's box comes sheathed in a ''Masterpiece'' branded sleeve.

:Sold separately are two alternately colored bases; one in heroic Autobot red and the other in '''EVIL''' Decepticon purple. Initially due for release in March 2022, Prime and the bases were eventually released on June 30.

:In a happy accident of cross-compatibility, Tenseg Base Optimus Prime can be equipped with the armor and alternate head included with ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Shattered Glass Collection|Shattered Glass Collection]]'' [[Ultra Magnus (SG)#Shattered Glass Collection|Ultra Magnus]] to replicate the [[:File:RedCabPoweredConvoy.jpeg|red cab variant]] of ''[[Diaclone]]'' Powered Convoy released in [[GiG]]'s short-lived ''[[Trasformer]]'' {{sic}} toyline, minus Super Buggy.
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==''Canon/Transformers''==
[[File:TF-Canon-Transformers-Optimus-Prime-R5.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Canon is the right of all sentient photographers.]]
*'''Optimus Prime R5''' ([[2023]])
**Accessories: Camera Cap/Shield, small camera accessory, Matrix of Leadership
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy) and [[Hirofumi Ichikawa]] (Robot parts and accessory)}}

:''[[Canon/Transformers]]'' Optimus Prime is a roughly Leader Class-sized figure that transforms into a fully licensed Canon [[EOS R5]] digital camera. The toy is 80% the size of the genuine article and features a removable lens attachment, though it must be reattached to him before he can transform to robot mode since it forms his head and arms. The lens cap is removable and is used as a shield in robot mode. His included [[Matrix of Leadership]] can be pegged onto his lens, just behind the front element. He also comes with a small version of his own camera mode.

:Both his Matrix and small camera accessory can be pegged into his palms. His hands feature a range of movement, with the thumb and index finger being articulated and the remaining fingers joined together.

:This mold was also used to make the concurrently released [[TakaraTomy Mall]] exclusive [[Reflector (G1)#Canon/Transformers 2|Decepticon Refraktor R5]], and retooled into [[Nemesis Prime R5]].
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==''Lunar Cruiser Prime''==
[[File:Lunar Cruiser OP.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|It's space time! Let's settle this one on one!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Lunar Cruiser Prime''' (ルナクルーザープライム, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': February [[2024]] (Campfire), March 2024 (general release)
:*''Accessories'': Solar panel/shield, antenna
{{toydesigner|[[Yūya Ōnishi]]<ref>[https://camp-fire.jp/projects/673441/activities/484717#main "Designer's Voice Vol.1"] development update at the Lunar Cruiser Prime Campfire campaign</ref> and [[Ittoku Kuwazu]]<ref>[https://camp-fire.jp/projects/673441/activities/485779#main "Designer's Voice Vol.2"] development update at the Lunar Cruiser Prime Campfire campaign</ref> (TakaraTomy)}}

: Produced in collaboration with Japanese space agency {{w|JAXA}} and {{w|Toyota}}, Lunar Cruiser Prime is a roughly Voyager-sized figure that transforms into the as-of-2023 current version of Toyota's "Lunar Cruiser" concept for an enclosed lunar rover, in part to promote TakaraTomy's own unmanned "SORA-Q" rover, which successfully deployed on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] in January 2024 (after some delays). The large solar panel can tab onto the tube on the left side of the vehicle, or be folded in half and tucked away inside the vehicle's back end. The round roof-mounted antenna is on an adjustable armature.

: In robot mode, Prime can hold the solar panel like a shield. Both the shield and radar dish can attach to the adjustable "smokestack"-like assemblies on each of his shoulders, leaving his hands free. A [[Matrix of Leadership]] can also be spotted molded into the drivers' compartment.

:The figure was made available one month ahead of its general release on Japanese crowdfunding site Campfire in four tiers:
::* A version identical to the general release.
::* A package including a modular ''Masterpiece'' style stand.
::* A package with a thank you message on the TakaraTomy website, available to 40 people.
::* A package with a personal thank you message from [[Tesshō Genda]], the iconic original Japanese voice of Optimus Prime available to 10 people.

: The campaign opened at 10 AM on [[June 8]], 2023 and ran through midnight on [[July 17]]. Within the first 24 hours it blew past 300% of its initial 1 million JPY (approx. $7200 USD) goal. This toy was also available through [[Hasbro Pulse]], due to ship on [[June 30]] 2024... but other US-based outlets began shipping them in early March of 2024.

:*''[https://camp-fire.jp/projects/view/673441 The Lunar Cruiser Prime crowdfunding campaign on Campfire (Japanese)]''
:*''[https://global.toyota/en/mobility/technology/lunarcruiser/ The Lunar Cruiser rover at the Toyota website]''
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==''Missing Link''==
[[File:TF-Missing-Link-C-01-Convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|How you remember your Optimus Prime toy working as a kid.]]
*'''Convoy''' (2024)
**''ID Number'': '''C-01'''
**Accessories: Laser Rifle, Energy Axe, [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]], [[Trailer|Container]]/[[Combat Deck (G1)#Toys|Combat Deck]], [[Roller (G1)#Toys|Roller]], 4 Missiles, Fuel Pump, Nozzle and Hose
{{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> [[Yuki Ohshima]] (concept artist), [[Shin Ueda]] (packaging artist)}}<ref name = "Missing Link">Article on Missing Link Convoy in [[Figure King]] issue 308 (September 2023), p109</ref>

:Released to celebrate the 40th anniversary of ''The Transformers'' brand, ''[[Missing Link]]'' Convoy's appearance is a direct recreation of the original ''The Transformers'' toy—but with the benefit of forty years of advances in toy engineering. It retains almost all of the original toy's [[gimmick]]s, and adds a bunch more.

:Although superficially identical to the vintage figure, its engineering has received a total overhaul to add a load of new points of [[articulation]]. Compared to the original, the toy boasts [[ratchet (mechanism)|ratchet]]ed elbows and knees, hinged knuckles, wrist curls, ankle tilts, a deeper forward bend for the feet, double-jointed outward shoulder motion, universal joints at the hips (with the wheels now folding out on skirts to accommodate outward leg motion), along with a neck [[Swivel joint|swivel]], a limited waist swivel and even an ab crunch! Unusually, the toy's [[instructions]] specifically demonstrate how to make use of all these new points of articulation. Where the original toy famously had [[Partformer|detachable]], easy-to-lose fists, this isn't the case with this modern update; the new, slightly smaller fists tuck neatly behind the grille (as with many other modern takes on this basic transformation scheme), revealing a pair of headlights — instead of holes — in the process. To facilitate the vast improvements to the lower body articulation and to help support the legs in truck mode, the toy foregoes one of the most iconic steps in the original transformation — where swinging the truck bed down causes it to separate into the legs — instead mounting the hips on individual [[slide joint]]s that must be carefully wiggled apart past a bracket in the middle first. These intricate plastic components are surrounded by heavy die-cast parts, and the thigh swivels in particular are extraordinarily tight, which makes posing the legs feel ''precarious'' to say the least! We would advise maintaining a firm grip on the red sliding brackets and die-cast hips, as close to the joint being moved as possible, to prevent any excessive leverage being applied.

:All of the original accessories are included with this revamped release, plus some extras. The [[Combat Deck (G1)|Combat Deck]]'s launching mechanism has been nixed, in favor of allowing the repair drone to detach from the trailer and roll around on its own wheels. [[Roller (G1)|Roller]] (colored silver, not blue) has a new hinge to allow the port for the [[ion blaster]] to rotate out of sight, being replaced with a painted red light detail (harkening back to its appearance in "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 2]]") . Roller's wheels and the toy's missiles are packed still attached to their [[sprue]] just like in the old days, complete with an extravagant spare set of missiles. The fuel pump, hose and nozzle are included basically unchanged as three separate parts but are in fact new tooling. In addition to these classic parts, the toy also comes with brand new accessories [[show-accuracy|inspired by the character's animation appearances]]: a chrome-gold [[Matrix of Leadership]] (which fits in his chest, like the similar accessory included with the older "[[#NewYearConvoy|Special Specification]]" release), and a transparent [[energon-axe]] which clasps shut over either hand. The ion blaster now features two [[5 mm post]]s to allow him to grip it normally, or even hold it with both hands thanks to his new articulation, and features a revamped sculpt based on the vintage accessory's earlier "thick" barrel variant (which informed the gun's animated depiction). A special chrome-silver mounting piece for the Matrix sits behind the truck windows, but can be removed to reveal the classic seats for smaller ''[[Diaclone]]'' figures.

:The toy has the classic Autobot [[rubsign]], [[rubber tires]] (with the classic real-world "[http://www.ewillys.com/2021/03/16/desert-dog-history-and-ads/ Desert Dog Formula]" brand), [[die-cast]] parts, and features all the same [[Vacuum metallizing|vacuum metallized]] surfaces as the vintage toy. The details of the original [[sticker]]s (on the arms, knees, and toes) have been fully molded into the plastic and picked out with paint—but the toy ''also'' comes with a direct recreation of the original sticker sheet anyway. The toy also comes with a marketing insert, a collector's [[card]] (with, oddly enough, a small hole punched through the top), and a [[Tech Spec]] decoder for reading the graph printed on the back of the [[packaging]] alongside the classic back-of-the-box mural. Everything is neatly presented using a polystyrene tray. For this release, the illustrator of the toy's original Japanese [[package art]], [[Shin Ueda]] (credited in English right on the new box!), was commissioned to produce a brand-new piece based on the iconic transformation-into-midair-leap pose from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. Ironically, though the toy is finally capable of reproducing the ''original'' boxart pose, the engineering of its waist rotation means the ''new'' pose is impossible!

:Since the trailers are nearly identical in shape, the sound effect module from the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Generation 2|''Generation 2'' Optimus Prime toy]] is compatible with the trailer of this release, though the module can't connect to Convoy's robot mode back.

:Although entirely a [[TakaraTomy]] initiative, the ''Missing Link'' toys were made available directly to Western fans via [[Hasbro Pulse]], sold under the name Optimus Prime. The toy kept its longer smokestacks and fully-functional firing missiles, which Hasbro had shortened [[for safety reasons]] in prior releases.

:In addition to the anime edition Convoy below, this toy was also redecoed to make ''Missing Link'' [[Sentinel Prime (G1)#Missing Link|Sentinel Prime]].

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[[File:TF-Missing-Link-C-02-Convoy-Anime-Color.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|In an undocumented feature, this toy also includes its trailer, updated to be cartoon-accurate by having it vanish entirely into [[unspace|subspace]].]]
*'''Convoy (Anime Edition)''' (2024)
**''ID Number'': '''C-02'''
**Accessories: Laser Rifle, Energy Axe, Matrix
{{toydesigner|[[Hironori Kobayashi]] (TakaraTomy),<ref name=Gens24/> [[Yuki Ohshima]] (concept artist), [[Shin Ueda]] (packaging artist)}}<ref name = "Missing Link"/>

:A more affordable release of the ''Missing Link'' Convoy toy was sold without the trailer. This version of the toy goes for [[show-accuracy]], omitting the various paint applications intended to replicate [[sticker]] detailing, painting the toy's eyes blue instead of yellow, swapping the blue plastic for a slightly brighter shade, and picking out an [[Autobot]] [[insignia]] in fine white outlines solely on the left shoulder. Unlike Hasbro's contemporaneous ''[[Transformers Retro]]'' reissues, which similarly aim to use clever deco work to bring the original G1 toys closer to their animation depictions, this release keeps the chrome, instead of using a dull silver plastic.

:The toy still comes with its ion blaster (with a gunmetal paint application on its vent), energon-axe, and Matrix (now painted in animation-accurate metallic orange and silver); the Matrix housing is left as bare black plastic. A smaller sticker sheet is also included for [[customizing]] options—much like the one for the full release, but omitting all the trailer stickers. Three small yellow stickers are provided to replicate the waist/bumper details from the cartoon character model. The paperwork included is similar to the full release.
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==''Reactivate''==
[[File:ReactivateOptimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Welcome to the apocalypse, Mr. Prime. I hope you like leather.]]

<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1| '''Optimus Prime & Soundwave''' (2024)}}</ul>

:*''Accessories'': Axe, blaster, Matrix of Leadership

: ''Reactivate'' Optimus Prime transforms from a robot into a post-apocalyptic armoured truck, based on his appearance in the cancelled ''[[Transformers: Reactivate]]'' video game. Optimus was only available with [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Reactivate|Soundwave]]. He comes with the usual Optimus accessories; an ion blaster, an energon axe that can fit over either fist, and a removable Matrix of Leadership (a repaint of the Matrix included with ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' Optimus Prime).

: Optimus suffers from a [[design flaw]]- the handle on his ion blaster is far too short, resulting in an extremely loose grip. His torso can sometimes be tough to tab in properly because of tolerance issues, resulting in a conspicuous gap between his chest and abdomen; leaving the folded truck roof parts on his back untabbed will allow the rest of the torso to fit correctly while not affecting the toy's general articulation and functionality.
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==''Hot Wheels''==
[[File:Hot Wheels Mattel Creations Optimus Prime.jpeg|thumb|upright=1.67|Load this bad boy into your [https://hotwheels.fandom.com/wiki/Criss_Cross_Crash Criss Cross Crash] playset and smash him into a billion pieces.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1| '''Optimus Prime''' (2024)}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': [[May 21]], 2024
:*''Accessories'': Ion blaster, left & right fists
{{toydesigner|Manson Cheung,<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/C69OaQpJSE0/?img_index=1 Manson Cheung on Instagram "Oh yeah, you may have heard…I made a thing. Hot Wheels Transformers Optimus Prime" May 14, 2024]</ref> Dwayne Vance and Julian Koiles (Mattel)}}

:A very surprising addition to this page, ''[[Hot Wheels (franchise)|Hot Wheels]]'' Optimus Prime represents [[Hasbro]] licensing one of its direct rival toy companies, [[Mattel]], to sell a "proper" transforming Transformers action figure. Available exclusively through the Mattel Creations direct-to-consumer website (essentially their version of [[Hasbro Pulse]]), this is a diminutive recreation of the cab/robot portion of the original Generation 1 Optimus Prime at the traditional ''Hot Wheels'' scale of 1:64 in truck mode, and standing 3.5" tall in robot mode. Prime is constructed from [[die-cast|die-cast metal]] covered with special glossy paint known as "spectraflame",<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/C7FadZ4S9_5/?img_index=1 John Lambert on Instagram "Spectraflame, heavy, and rad." May 17, 2024]</ref> and features bespoke [[rubber tires]]. The figure comes in an elaborate box, partially based on the original toy's packaging design, that can be oriented to display it in either truck cab or robot mode.

:The order page for the figure went live on May 21, 2024, and it sold out in less than 30 minutes.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/C69OaQpJSE0/?img_index=1 Manson Cheung on Instagram "Update: Sold out in 27 minutes." May 21, 2024]</ref>

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==''Dramatic Capture Series''==
[[File:TF-DCS-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I am ''definitely'' not bait for a newer version of myself!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{bp-a1|'''Autobot Headquarters''' (Multi-pack, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': [[November 30]], 2024
:*''Accessories'': Rifle, "Matrix of Leadership"
{{toydesigner|[[Hisashi Yuki]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Released as part of TakaraTomy's ''[[Dramatic Capture Series]]'' multi-pack line, this Optimus Prime (called so on the packaging, not by his original Japanese-market name "Convoy") is a redeco of his ''[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|War for Cybertron: Earthrise]]'' mold (sans the Trailer/Combat Deck) in cartoon-accurate colors, with white hips/thighs, a gray-painted face, a white-outline Autobot symbol on only his left shoulder, and ''much'' less color detail on his legs. Even the [[unpaintable plastic]] areas in his calves, inner hips, and biceps now match the surrounding body colors to further line up with the animation model. For unknown reasons, this figure uses the wheels originally made for Earthrise Optimus' Trailer on the back of the cab.

: He was only available in the "Autobot Headquarters" set along with [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Dramatic Capture Series|Jazz]] and [[Mainframe (G1)#Dramatic Capture Series|Mainframe]], the second set released in the series.
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==''Transformers Retro ''==
[[File:RetroOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime''' (2024)}}</ul>
*''Accessories'': "Laser Blaster", left & right fists, trailer/"Combat Deck", "Roller", 4 rockets, hose, nozzle, fuel pump
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro)}}<ref name="Interview"/>

:Revealed at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2024, ''[[Transformers Retro]]'' Optimus Prime is yet another reissue of the original Optimus Prime toy, though it's now done in cartoon accurate colors, with a white pelvis and thighs. Notably, the need to reconcile the gray stripes on either side of Prime's robot mode abdomen and an animation-accurate stripe-less truck mode has resulted in truck mode stripes that abruptly end halfway down the cab. The truck cab has the long smokestacks, though the [[stock photography|toy photographs]] on the box depict short smokestacks.

:For the first time [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Universe .282008.29|since the 2008 ''Universe'' toy mentioned above]], this reissue also includes the trailer. This trailer has been noticeably modified from all prior releases in that the artillery drone no longer has triggers for the missile launchers, and no longer fits vintage Diaclone pilots.

:As with the rest of the line, Optimus is exclusive to Walmart.
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==''Synergenex''==
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===''Transformers × Zoids × Diaclone''===
[[File:T-SPARK Synergenex Shield-D-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Shield-D-Prime''' (シールドディープライム, 2026)}}</ul>
:*''Release date:'' [[2026]]
:*''Accessories:'' drone, bike
{{toydesigner|[[Yūya Ōnishi]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:Announced as the flagship release in TakaraTomy's [[Transformers Collaborative|''Collaborative'']]-adjacent licensed crossover line ''[[T-SPARK#Synergenex|Synergenex]]'', "Shield-D-Prime" combines [[T-SPARK]]'s three pillar brands of ''Transformers'', ''[[Zoids]]'', and ''[[Diaclone]]''. This exotic variant of Optimus Prime turns into a 1/60 scale iteration of ''Zoids'' mascot [[Shield Liger]], and includes a working cockpit for the included ''Diaclone'' "[[dianaut]]" pilot. Accessories include a removable flying drone type thing formed from Optimus's back and tail and an adorable teeny tiny motorcycle for the dianaut.
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===''Transformers × Godzilla''===
[[File:TF T-SPARK Synergenex Optimus Prime Type MFS-3 Kiryu.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|A Laser Prime redeco to a character from an external Japanese multimedia franchise? Close enough, welcome back [[Ryu#Street Fighter II .C3.97 Transformers|''Street Fighter II × Transformers'' Convoy]]!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Optimus Prime Type MFS-3 Mechagodzilla''' {{Sic}} (オプティマスプライム Type3式機龍, 2025)}}</ul>
:*''Release date:'' [[2025]] [[May 31]]
:*''Accessories:'' sword, axe, Matrix, blaster, trailer/battle station

:Part of [[T-SPARK]]'s ''[[Synergenex]]'' line of collector-targeted crossover toys, "Optimus Prime Type MFS-3 Kiryu" is a redeco of ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Legacy|Laser Optimus Prime]] inspired by "[https://wikizilla.org/wiki/Kiryu Kiryu]", the version of ''[[Godzilla]]'' foe [https://wikizilla.org/wiki/Mechagodzilla Mechagodzilla] seen in the films ''[https://wikizilla.org/wiki/Godzilla_Against_Mechagodzilla Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla]'' and ''[https://wikizilla.org/wiki/Godzilla:_Tokyo_SOS Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.]''. This casts nearly all of Optimus's robot mode parts in metallic gray, the sword and axe in bright yellow (inspired by Kiryu's yellow eyes and firepower), the truck cab and blaster in dark blue (with white cybernetic spots on the hood), and the trailer in olive green. The windows on Prime's chest are now opaque, with the right "pec" now displaying a "Godzilla Transformers" logo and the left Kiryu's designation of "MFS-3". Laser Prime's distinctive shoulder tower launchers resemble Kiryu's blue backpack weapons unit, and blaster evokes one of the mechanical kaiju's arm-mounted railguns.

:Optimus Prime Type MFS-3 Kiryu was unveiled as part of the ''Synergenex'' line's reveal on [[August 25]], 2024.
::*[https://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/tsparkofficial/synergenex/godzilla Official TakaraTomy website of ''Synergenex'' Optimus Prime Type MFS-3 Kiryu]

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{{anchor|Liolaeus}}
{{anchor|Monster Hunter × Transformers}}

===''Transformers × Monster Hunter''===
[[File:T-SPARK Synergenex Liolaeus Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Now featuring real [https://automaton-media.com/en/news/20220526-12851/ clawgripping] action!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{bp-a1|'''Rathalos Prime''' (2025)}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name:'' '''Liolaeus Prime''' (リオレウスプライム)
:*''Release date:'' [[2025]] [[July 26]]
:*''Accessories:'' "Flame Hatchet Energy Axe" sword, "Flame Hatchet Energy Axe" shield, "Firedrake Matrix"/Collaboration Matrix

:"Rathalos Prime" is a heavy retool of ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Kingdom]]'' [[Airazor (BW)#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Airazor]] inspired by [[fandom:monsterhunter:Rathalos|Rathalos]] (known as Liolaeus in Japan, hence the figure's Japanese name), the dragon-like poster monster of Capcom's ''Monster Hunter'' franchise, commemorating that series' 20th anniversary. He transforms from a Rathalos itself into a robot mode designed to resemble a hunter geared up in a full set of Rathalos Armor.

:Prime wields a "[[fandom:monsterhunter:Charge Blade|Flame Hatchet Energy Axe]]" (specifically based on the [https://mhworld.kiranico.com/en/weapons/ONT6Sp/axelion-blade Axelion Blade]), a sword-and-shield combo that, after building up enough energy, can be combined together into a large axe. This is achieved in toy form by splitting the shield open and having the sword slot into it. He also comes with a "Firedrake Matrix" (or Collaboration Matrix according to Hasbro) bearing the insignia of a [https://mhworld.kiranico.com/en/items/rM2Al/rathalos-ruby Rathalos Ruby].

:Rathalos Prime was initially teased as part of the Synergenex line's reveal on 2024 August 25, and was eventually revealed proper on 2024 [[September 26]] in {{w|Capcom}}'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlnKUs3A7bQ&t=46m17s Online Program] during {{w|Tokyo Game Show}}.

::*[https://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/tsparkofficial/synergenex/monsterhunter Official TakaraTomy website of ''Synergenex'' Liolaeus Prime]

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[[File:T-SPARK Synergenex Silver Rathalos Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{bp-a1|'''Silver Rathalos Prime''' (2025)}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name:'' '''Silver Liolaeus Prime''' (シルバーリオレウスプライム)
:*''Release date:'' 2025 [[September 27]]
:*''Accessories:'' "Hellfire Hatchet Energy Axe" sword, "Hellfire Hatchet Energy Axe" shield, "Silver Firedrake Matrix"/silver Collaboration Matrix

:"Silver Liolaeus Prime" is a silver repaint of the above Rathalos Prime figure, has he transforms into a [[fandom:monsterhunter:Silver Rathalos|Silver Rathalos]]. Much of him is molded in white with more silver paint, the blue paint on him is much darker with purple eyes in both modes.

:His "Hellfire Hatchet Energy Axe" is based on the [https://mhworld.kiranico.com/en/weapons/v4TzS8P/hellsire-blade Hellsire Blade], with the sword having a pink to blue gradient.

::*[https://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/tsparkofficial/synergenex/silverliolaeusprime Official TakaraTomy website of ''Synergenex'' Silver Liolaeus Prime]

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{{anchor|Basara}}
{{anchor|Macross 7 × Transformers}}
===''Transformers × Macross 7''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Basara Prime''' (バサラプライム, 2026)}}</ul>
:*''Release date:'' 2026
:*''Accessories:'' "Stoic" face, "singing" face, trailer/"Live Stage", guitar, blaster
{{toydesigner|[[Yūya Ōnishi]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:Commemorating the 30th anniversary of ''[[fandom:macross:Macross 7|Macross 7]]'', the second full-length TV anime in the ''[[Macross]]'' franchise, "Basara Prime" is a ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]''-style figure inspired by the series' lead mecha, the [[fandom:macross:VF-19 Excalibur Custom|Fire Valkyrie]], as well as its pilot, [[fandom:macross:Basara Nekki|Basara Nekki]].

:Unique among most modern ''Transformers'' figures, Basara Prime possesses ''four'' modes: a robot that blends elements of Optimus and the Valkyrie together, a fighter jet, "GERWALK Mode", a staple ''Macross'' mode that sees the robot mode's arms and legs deploy from the jet; and a crumpled-up "Vehicle Mode" inspired by Optimus' usual truck mode, complete with a ''very'' [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]]-y trailer for him to haul. In robot mode, the trailer unfurls to assume "Live Stage Mode", essentially a mini-rock concert stage, complete with speakers and a microphone.

:In addition to the trailer, Prime also comes with a blaster, a Transformer-sized version of Basara's guitar, complete with a strap that can be slung over Prime's shoulder, and two faceplate-less alternate faces (one stoic, the other belting out tunes).

:Basara Prime went up for pre-order on [[July 3]], 2025, with a release window currently set for Spring 2026.

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==''Bump of Chicken''==
[[File:BumpOfChickenBassConvoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.50|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8I6d2Axu7c Taste the rainbow.]]]

<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Convoy''' (2024)}}</ul>
:*''Release date:'' [[2024]] [[December 7]]
:*''Accessories:'' Matrix, blaster
{{toydesigner|[[Chama]] (deco)}}
: Released as the second collaboration between the ''Transformers'' franchise and the rock group [[Bump of Chicken]], Convoy is a redeco of ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Optimus Prime]] toy, minus the [[Combat Deck (G1)#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|trailer]]. The toy's limbs are colored based on each band member's [https://twitter.com/awasyuwa/status/1829203383607243084 instruments], including Motoo Fujiwara's yellow guitar for the head, Hiroaki Masukawa's orange guitar for the left arm, Chama's blue bass guitar for the right arm, and Hideo Masu's green drums as the legs. The ion blaster is painted in silver, while the Matrix is cast in transparent blue. Like the contemporary ''[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Dramatic Capture Series|Dramatic Capture Series]]'' use of this mold, the wheels on the back of the truck cab are lifted from the trailer instead of using the original set. The figure featured briefly in [[Studio Trigger]]'s [[Transformers 40th Anniversary Special Movie]], which was set to the band's song "[[Mayday (song)|Mayday]]".

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==''MPG''==
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Nucleon Quest Super Convoy''' (2025)}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''MPG-16'''
:*''Release date:'' 2025 [[November 29]]
:*''Accessories:'' Container, [[Hi-Q|Powermaster]], angry replacement head, boarding figure, 2 Convoy Superconductor Rifles, 2 Super Convoy Superconductor Rifles, 2 Particle Beam Cannons, 2 shooting [[Blast effect|effect parts]], 2 cartoon version shoulder parts, stand adapter

:''[[The Transformers: MPG|MPG]]'' Nucleon Quest Super Convoy is a [[black redeco]] of [[Ginrai (human)#MPG|Super Ginrai]] based after the Japanese exclusive [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#NucleonQuest|Super Convoy]].

:He was first revealed at the [[T-SPARK]] ZONE 2025 exhibition in mid-January.

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{{anchor|MPGStyleGen}}
[[File:TF-MPG-17-Optimus Prime Style Gen.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Come on, you all knew this would happen ''eventually.'']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime Style Gen.''' ([[2026]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''MPG-17'''
:*''Accessories:'' Laser Rifle, Energy Axe, Matrix of Leadership, Energy Blades, "Strike shield"/battle axe, shoulder mount adapter
{{toydesigner|[[Yūya Ōnishi]] (TakaraTomy)}}
:''MPG'' "Optimus Prime Style Gen." is the fourth version of the character to be released in the ''Masterpiece'' franchise. This time, the focus is less on screen-accuracy and more on transformation, proportions, poseability, and vehicle and weapon play.<ref>{{citesocial|quote= トランスフォーマー次世代最高峰シリーズの「MPG」内に変形難易度/プロポーション＆ディテール/可動＆ポージング/ビークル遊び/武器遊びなどに新解釈を施した「Style Gen.」その第1弾が登場！ (The first release of “Style Gen.”, a new interpretation of the transformation difficulty, proportions and details, movement and posing, vehicle play, and weapon play in the “MPG” series, the next generation of the highest-end Transformers series, is here!)|link=|name=TF_pr|site=Twitter|year=2025|month=3|day=27}}</ref> In addition to his signature ion blaster, Energon axe, and Matrix of Leadership, Optimus also comes with additional armaments such as the live-action film-inspired [[Dual Energon Swords|Battle Blades]], a ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege]]''-based [[Energon Strikeshield|"Strikeshield"/battle axe]], and an adapter to mount his ion blaster onto his right shoulder (meant to reference a piece of concept art for ''Diaclone'' Battle Convoy).

:He was first revealed on [[March 27]]th, 2025 on Takara's official Twitter account.

::*[https://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/tf_mpg/mpg-17 Official TakaraTomy website of ''MPG'' Optimus Prime Style Gen.]

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==''MixMashers''==
[[File:TF-MixMashers-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime''' (Deluxe Figure, 2025)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Left arm/Energon Axe, arm and leg armor, missile pods for leg armor, 2 pistols, mega cannon

:''[[MixMashers]]'' Optimus Prime 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. Optimus also comes with his signature Energon Axe that can only be mounted onto his left arm due to the forearm panel, and a set of orange/blue armor add-ons for his arms and legs, with removable missile pods for the leg pieces. He is further packaged with a pair of purple pistols and a gray "mega cannon" intended to match with his wavemate [[Megatron (G1)/toys#MixMashers|Megatron]], while that figure in turn comes with an orange/blue jetpack and black pistols meant for Optimus.
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==''Swapticons''==
[[File:Magswap.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime''' (2025)}}</ul>

:''[[Swapticons]]'' Optimus Prime is a small, rectangular figure that transforms into the front half of a truck, using a coupling mechanism with the head, he can be combined with the packed in [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Swapticons|Ultra Magnus]], though it's compatible with every other figure in the line for a multitude of combinations. His smokestacks/arms are on a pivot, allowing them to be raised and lowered while his head can swivel. His face is a sticker that wraps all the way around his head, and has a weird, smooshed expression.
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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Desert Dunes Mission''' (Five-pack, [[2025]])}}</ul>
:Part of the ''[[Swapticons]]'' Desert Dunes Mission five-pack, Optimus Prime is a desert-themed recolor of the toy listed above and retains all of its gimmickry. He is intended to be combined with the packed in [[Hound (G1)/toys#Swapticons|Autobot Hound]], though he's compatible with every other figure in the line for a multitude of combinations.
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==''Supreme''==
[[File:SupremeOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Optimus Supreme: the leftovers from building [[Omega Prime]].]]
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:*''Accessories'': Two blasters, left & right fists, trailer/"Combat Deck", "Roller", fuel hose, missile runner

:High-end designer clothing and apparel brand {{w|Supreme (brand)|Supreme}} released its own licensed version of the G1 Optimus Prime mold, now head-to-toe red and dripping with multiple Supreme logos.... subtle.

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==Manju Netsuke==
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==Notes==
===Before he became Optimus Prime===
[[File:PrototypeTHB.jpg|thumb|Not so Optimus Prime.]]
*The first prototype for Battle Convoy, the ''[[Diaclone]]'' originator of Optimus Prime, was vastly different from the final version, complete with an entirely different transformation and a car carrying trailer. The head lacked the faceplate.
*A later prototype/mock-up was much closer to the final product but still has some noticeable differences, such as a head with much larger antennae, longer smokestacks and a front grille section that includes the rectangular section that would sport the "Freightliner" logo on the real-life truck (on the final toy, the rectangular section is part of the hinged upper section that includes the windows). It would have also been possible to attach the [[ion blaster]] to either of his shoulders.<ref name="diaclonecatalogs">[https://web.archive.org/web/20151017201739/http://1501bc.com/pretf/pictures/tfdiac6b.jpg Diaclone catalog scans] at 1501bc.com.</ref>
*The toy that would ultimately end up as the original Optimus Prime toy was originally released in August [[1983]] as No.17 Battle Convoy from Takara's Diaclone Car Robo toyline in Japan. In [[1984]], [[Joustra]] released their own version (still with ''Diaclone'' sticker on the trailer) as part of their Diaclone line in Europe, either simply called ''Truck'' (according to the pack-in catalog) or ''Diaclone'' (in the pack-in comic). It's possible that [[GiG]] also released a version called ''Camion Convoy'' as part of their ''[[Trasformer]]'' line in Italy, but to this day no packaged sample has surfaced.
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===The many releases of Optimus Prime===
[[File:SeveralG1Convoy.jpg|thumb|Too much Prime on my hands.]]
Over the years, the [[#The_Transformers|original Optimus Prime]] has been repackaged and reissued multiple times:
*In the US and Canada, limited edition promotional versions were available sporting Pepsi stickers; the Canadian version has large Pepsi stickers that cover the entire trailer, while the US version only has small Pepsi stickers that partially obscure the lines running across the trailer;
*In addition to the standard Japanese 01 Convoy release, Takara also released the toy as part of the [[#VSX|VSX Convoy vs. Megatron]] two-pack in [[1985]];
*Takara released a variant sporting clear blue windows and as part of the "[[#goodbye|Good Bye Convoy]]" set (packaged with [[Red Alert (G1)#Toys|Alert/Red Alert]] and [[Mirage (G1)#Toys|Ligier/Mirage]]) in [[1986]];
*Hasbro's subsidiary [[Milton Bradley]] (MB) released the toy in Europe in late 1985, following a slight delay due to licensing issues;<ref name="mbtfs">[http://20thcenturytoycollector.com/mb-transformers-part-5/ "The Jetfire vs Optimus Prime mixup"] at 20th Century Toy Collector</ref> there are no less than ''three'' variants of MB-packaged Optimus Prime, one of them manufactured by Takara and sporting blue feet, the other two manufactured by [[Joustra]] as part of a deal with Hasbro/MB, one of them with blue and the other one with red feet;<ref name="3mb">[http://20thcenturytoycollector.com/the-three-mb-optimus-primes/ "The Three MB Optimus Primes"] at 20th Century Toy Collector</ref>
*After Hasbro's European division had changed the packaging from "MB" to "Hasbro", the toy continued to be available in 1986, including more of the Joustra-manufactured red and blue feeted versions, which were apparently also available in the UK in English-only packaging;<ref name="3mb"/>
*[[GiG]] released the toy as ''Commander'' as part of their ''Transformers'' line in Italy in 1985, including an all-plastic variant in 1986;
*[[IGA]] released their version in Mexico in 1985; unsold stock was later imported to a plethora of European countries, including the UK, with Optimus Prime having the yellow paint scraped off his eyes and then having them painted over in red;
*Hasbro reissued the "Original Autobot Leader" toy as part of their European ''[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]]'' line of reissues in [[1991]];
*Hasbro released a [[#Generation_2|redecoed version with additional accessories]] as part of their [[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|''Generation 2'' line]] in [[1993]];
*Takara reissued the original toy in its original 1985 Japanese packaging in [[2000]], with an all-black recolor being available from assorted Japanese conventions and another variant with gold instead of silver parts, stickers, and paint as a [[Lucky Draw figure|lucky draw]] prize;
*Takara reissued the toy again as ''New Year Special'' version in January 2002, sporting clear blue windows (similar to Good Bye Convoy) and featuring additional accessories such as a Matrix necklace and a [[Show-accuracy|show accurate]] recolor of the Action Master Optimus Prime figure;
*Hasbro reissued the toy in the US and the UK as part of their ''[[The Transformers: Generation One Commemorative Series|Generation One Commemorative Series]]'' line of reissues in [[2002]], sporting shortened down smokestacks [[for safety reasons]];
*Takara reissued the toy once again in [[2003]], as part of their ''[[The Transformers Collection]]'' line of reissues, numbered 00 and featuring additional accessories such as an energon axe;
*Takara released a recolored version featuring a new trailer in December [[2005]], called ''[[Pepsi Convoy]]''.
*Hasbro released their own version of Pepsi Convoy, named "[[#PepsiPrime|Pepsi Optimus Prime]]", as a [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] exclusive in [[2007]], featuring the familiar [[For safety reasons|safety]]-shortened smokestacks of the Commemorative Series reissue.
*In August 2007 TakaraTomy yet again did a rerelease similar to the 2000 Convoy rerelease, this time as part of the "[[Transformers Encore]]" line. This version has a new rifle with a longer handle so Optimus can finally hold it straight.
*TakaraTomy released [https://web.archive.org/web/20080329084648/http://seibertron.com/advertisement.php?id=8 "Convoy iPod Docking Bay with Speakers"] in September 2007. It is an iPod speaker/dock in the shape of a truck, featuring an all-white version of Convoy with a new head sculpt reminiscent of Masterpiece Convoy as the cab, and a trailer housing a pair of speakers and a docking point for an iPod.
*In March [[2008]], TakaraTomy released a G1-colored version of the iPod Convoy set.
*Hasbro released the ''25th Anniversary'' gift set edition detailed above in 2008, as part of the 2008 ''Universe'' line, once again with [[For safety reasons|shortened smokestacks]].
*TakaraTomy released another reissue based on the ''Encore'' version as part of their ''[[Transformers Chronicle|Chronicle]]'' line in 2011, lacking the original Generation 1 trailer. Instead, the ''Chronicle'' version was available in a two-pack with ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' Deluxe Class [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Chronicle|Optimus Prime]] and a new trailer that could be used by both Optimuses, thanks to a retooled trailer hitch on the Generation 1 Optimus Prime figure.
*In 2012, Hasbro reissued Optimus Prime again for their Asian markets, this time mixing the 25th Anniversary version of the toy itself with the older ''Commemorative Series'' packaging.<ref name="25thcomm">[http://www.cybertron.ca/boards/showthread.php?t=44388 "Bad news RE: new Commemorative Prime"] at Cybertron.ca.</ref>
*In 2019, Optimus was rereleased once again, this time without his trailer and with his original long smokestacks (something he hasn't had in America since Generation 2), in Hasbro's Vintage G1 line of reissues exclusive to Walmart stores in US and Canada.
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===Powermaster Optimus Prime design history===
[[File:EarlyPMPrime1.jpg|upright=1.5|thumb|Overcompensating.]]
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[[Powermaster]] Optimus Prime, being the grand toy rebirth of Optimus Prime post-movie, apparently received a lot of thought during the design process. Prime went through an inordinate number of design changes from concept to final with at least three very major revisions:

*The earliest version, as shown in the first patent application for the toy, was to have the Prime cab be a triplechanger, turning from truck cab to jet or robot.<ref>[http://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/biblio?DB=EPODOC&II=0&ND=3&adjacent=true&locale=en_EP&FT=D&date=19880604&CC=JP&NR=S63132686A&KC=A Patent #JP63-132686]</ref> The nosecone of the jet and robot legs were released by the Powermaster lock in the same fashion as the legs in the final version. Optimus would have had winged arms in non-super [[robot mode]]. The super robot mode's head was also integrated into the trailer's hitch... and lacked a faceplate.

*The second known version <ref>''[[Transformers Generations (guidebook)|Transformers Generations]]'', p22, p106</ref> ditched the triplechanging gimmick on the cab and simplified things a good bit. This Powermaster Prime has several distinct characteristics only seen in the second design, such as the wider "block head" and two faux smokestacks on top of either shoulder as opposed to one. Also, in a rather odd twist, this design features a black head and fists for both super and regular modes rather than the traditional blue. It also had yellow eyes in either mode a la the original Optimus Prime.

*The third version <ref>''[[Transformers Generations (guidebook)|Transformers Generations]]'', p106</ref> would quite possibly have been the most gimmick loaded Transformer in the history of the line, simultaneously being a Powermaster, [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]], and [[Triple Changer]]. The Headmaster also would have been a Triple Changer, turning into a sort of armored four-wheeled rover (Roller II?) and robot as well as a rather silly looking Optimus Prime head with four vertically aligned wheels jutting off the sides. It seems that when the extra Headmaster gimmick was scrapped, the super mode head remained separate rather than being reintegrated into the trailer hitch such as on the earliest design. Notably, the body of this design is extremely close to the final design.
*A fourth version is shown in the 1987-88 Transformers product catalog that has several minor differences from both Powermaster Prime and [[Ginrai (human)|God Ginrai]], such as having God Ginrai's sliding fists but in red, a completely different trailer hitch assembly partially based on the third design, an offset Autobot symbol in base mode, extended feet also based on third design, far more detailed super mode outer leg panels, completely different front bumper, and the first instance of single faux shoulder smokestacks rather than two. It is still unknown as to why Powermaster Prime has completely different arms from God Ginrai or all earlier concept versions.

Powermaster Prime's animation model as used in the commercials and as a character guide for the Marvel comics is a composite of the second and third designs. The body of the model is actually a straight tracing of the concept lineart for the third version (including its different rifles and twin faux shoulder stacks), with a slightly simplified drawing of the second version's head drawn on top.
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===Miscellaneous Primes===
[[File:EarlyActionMasterOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=.5]]
[[File:Early Star Convoy Planning Stage.jpg‎|thumb|left|I am the prototype of the toy of the future!]]
[[File:PMHeroTrace.jpg|thumb|Stealing purses across the ages.]]
*The preproduction version of Action Master Optimus Prime (featured in catalogs and on his [[Power Plans]]) used a darker blue closer to the 1984 toy and had upper legs painted grey. Amusingly, the mold also originally had longer smokestacks that were presumably trimmed down for safety or breakage issues, which would become something of a running theme with Optimus Prime toys.
*The ''Return of Convoy'' pack-in catalogs show Star Convoy as originally having silver paint on his vehicle mode and robot thighs, mirroring the similarly-colored parts of the original Optimus Prime design. However, the Star Convoy released at retail instead used bare white plastic, possibly as a cost-saving measure (as ''Transformers'' was rapidly losing popularity in Japan at the time). When Takara reissued the toy years later, it restored the originally-intended silver of the prototype.
*''Return of Convoy'' catalogs reveal the planning process behind Star Convoy's evolution from gimmick-rich illustration to prototype before reaching final production.
*The pose used for ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' [[#HeroOptimusPrime|Hero Optimus Prime]]'s [[package art]] is rather blatantly swiped from [[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]] [[Powermaster]] [[#PMOP|Optimus Prime]]'s package art.
*On a similar note, ''[[Machine Wars: Transformers|Machine Wars]]'' [[#Machine Wars|Optimus Prime]]'s package art is merely edited from ''Generation 2'' [[#LaserOptimusPrime|Laser Optimus Prime]]'s card art, keeping it mostly intact save for the removal of shoulder kibble and the addition of a non-windowed chestplate.
*The Masterpiece Optimus Prime toy was featured in a [[:File:Optimus prime nokia 6820.JPG|print ad]] for [[Nokia]] {{w|Nokia 68xx series#Nokia 6820|6820}} phones in December 2004.<ref name="nokia">[http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/20th-anniversary-optimus-prime-featured-in-nokia-a/4374/ "20th Anniversary Optimus Prime Featured in Nokia Ad"]</ref> He is posed bent over to look at the phone and scratching his head. Pleasantly, ''most'' of the pose pictured is perfectly possible with an un-[[Customizing|kitbash]]ed, un-Photoshopped version of the toy. (The real toy can't bend forward at the waist like that, alas.)
*''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' [[#Classics (2006)|Optimus Prime]] was initially intended to be Deluxe-sized. An alleged list of the tentative ''Classics'' line-up<ref name="classicslineup">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/classics-11/possible-transformers-classic-line-up-4336/ Rumor] about the ''Classics'' lineup that turned out to be spot on aside from Voyager [[Soundwave (G1)/toys|Soundwave]] and Deluxe Optimus Prime.</ref> included a Deluxe-sized Optimus Prime without a trailer and a version ''with'' a trailer at the Voyager [[size class|price point]]; however, it appears the decision was eventually made to upscale Optimus to Voyager size instead.<ref name="sage">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/classics-11/cybertron-crosswise-redeco-and-transformers-classics-info-4683/ "Cybertron Crosswise Redeco and Transformers Classics Info"] (via [[Joe Kyde]]'s proxy "SAGE2764")</ref> Don Figueroa's [[control drawing]]s for the Deluxe version were leaked before the ''Classics'' line was even released at retail.<ref name="primecontrol">Leaked ''Classics'' Deluxe Optimus Prime control drawings: [http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/classics-11/transformers-classics-optimus-prime-design-sketch-4691/ Vehicle mode], [http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/classics-11/transformers-classics-optimus-prime-robot-mode-design-sketches-4692/ robot mode]</ref> A gray model [[prototype]] was later shown as part of an interview with [[TakaraTomy]]'s staff in ''[[Transformers Generations 2009 Volume 1|Transformers Generations 2009 vol. 1]]''.<ref name="ttinterview">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/general-articles-25/translated-version-of-the-takara-tomy-transformers-henkei--classics-staff-interview-167073/ Translated TakaraTomy Henkei/Classics staff interview]</ref> It's unclear whether the trailer ever made it past the early planning stage before the size of the figure was changed.
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