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File:TLK-history-Shockwave.jpg

2025-09-29T12:59:21Z

Sharpshet:

'''Left:''' [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] (or someone who looks like him) and another 'bot (possible Megatron in TLK back design) in a painting around the 1560s (from the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNa9GQXGqIM&ab_channel=Seibertron.com "Secret Past" TV Spot).]]

*(''{{w|File:The Triumph of Death by Pieter Bruegel the Elder.jpg|The Triumph of Death}}'' was painted in 1562 by artist {{w|Pieter Bruegel the Elder}}, as his artistic interpretation of the {{w|Black Death}}).

'''Right:''' Shockwave (or someone who looks like him) on the "National allied bazaar Mechanics Bldg. Boston December 9 to 20" [[World War I]] poster.

*(The [https://www.loc.gov/item/2002699389/ real-world poster] was published in 1917).

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File:TLK-history-Shockwave.jpg

2025-09-29T12:58:36Z

Sharpshet:

'''Left:''' [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] (or someone who looks like him) and another 'bot (possible Megatron in TLK back desig) in a painting around the 1560s (from the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNa9GQXGqIM&ab_channel=Seibertron.com "Secret Past" TV Spot).]]

*(''{{w|File:The Triumph of Death by Pieter Bruegel the Elder.jpg|The Triumph of Death}}'' was painted in 1562 by artist {{w|Pieter Bruegel the Elder}}, as his artistic interpretation of the {{w|Black Death}}).

'''Right:''' Shockwave (or someone who looks like him) on the "National allied bazaar Mechanics Bldg. Boston December 9 to 20" [[World War I]] poster.

*(The [https://www.loc.gov/item/2002699389/ real-world poster] was published in 1917).

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File:TLK-history-Shockwave.jpg

2025-09-29T12:56:46Z

Sharpshet:

'''Left:''' [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] (or someone who looks like him) and another 'bot (possible Megatron in TLK [[design]]) in a painting around the 1560s (from the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNa9GQXGqIM&ab_channel=Seibertron.com "Secret Past" TV Spot).]

*(''{{w|File:The Triumph of Death by Pieter Bruegel the Elder.jpg|The Triumph of Death}}'' was painted in 1562 by artist {{w|Pieter Bruegel the Elder}}, as his artistic interpretation of the {{w|Black Death}}).

'''Right:''' Shockwave (or someone who looks like him) on the "National allied bazaar Mechanics Bldg. Boston December 9 to 20" [[World War I]] poster.

*(The [https://www.loc.gov/item/2002699389/ real-world poster] was published in 1917).

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File:TLK-history-Shockwave.jpg

2025-09-29T12:53:44Z

Sharpshet:

'''Left:''' [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] (or someone who looks like him) and another 'bot (possible Megatron in TLK design) in a painting around the 1560s (from the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNa9GQXGqIM&ab_channel=Seibertron.com "Secret Past" TV Spot).]

*(''{{w|File:The Triumph of Death by Pieter Bruegel the Elder.jpg|The Triumph of Death}}'' was painted in 1562 by artist {{w|Pieter Bruegel the Elder}}, as his artistic interpretation of the {{w|Black Death}}).

'''Right:''' Shockwave (or someone who looks like him) on the "National allied bazaar Mechanics Bldg. Boston December 9 to 20" [[World War I]] poster.

*(The [https://www.loc.gov/item/2002699389/ real-world poster] was published in 1917).

{{TLKcap|<nowiki></nowiki>}}

File:TLK-history-Shockwave.jpg

2025-09-29T12:52:51Z

Sharpshet:

'''Left:''' [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] (or someone who looks like him) and another 'bot (possible Megatron) in a painting around the 1560s (from the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNa9GQXGqIM&ab_channel=Seibertron.com "Secret Past" TV Spot).]

*(''{{w|File:The Triumph of Death by Pieter Bruegel the Elder.jpg|The Triumph of Death}}'' was painted in 1562 by artist {{w|Pieter Bruegel the Elder}}, as his artistic interpretation of the {{w|Black Death}}).

'''Right:''' Shockwave (or someone who looks like him) on the "National allied bazaar Mechanics Bldg. Boston December 9 to 20" [[World War I]] poster.

*(The [https://www.loc.gov/item/2002699389/ real-world poster] was published in 1917).

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Optimus Prime (Movie)

2025-09-23T22:56:36Z

Sharpshet: /* The Last Knight film */

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{{disambigm|Optimus Prime (disambiguation)|Nemesis Prime (disambiguation)}}
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:''Optimus Prime is the [[Autobot]] leader from the [[Movie continuity family]].''
[[File:Movieprime meettheautobots.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Hello, pretty bird. GIVE ME YOUR FACE.]]
'''Optimus Prime''' is the leader of the [[Autobot]]s. Long ago, he was the humble leader of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s science division, which studied the [[AllSpark]], and were protected by [[Lord High Protector]] [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]'s military. When Megatron was corrupted by [[The Fallen]], Optimus discovered that he was the last of the [[Dynasty of Primes]], hidden away when The Fallen destroyed their lineage. In response to Megatron's attempts to seize the AllSpark and conquer other worlds, Optimus assumed his proper [[Prime (rank)|title]] and rallied the Autobots to stand against the [[Decepticon]]s.

As obsessively as Megatron strives to achieve his objective, Optimus is equally as dedicated to stopping him, even at the cost of his life, his world, and—if necessary—his own people. It was on his order that the AllSpark was jettisoned into space, dooming Cybertron to a slow death and his people to a nomadic life. The sacrifices he has made weigh heavily on his [[spark]], but they must be done, for there is no other choice. He knows the ambitions that lurk in Megatron's spark, and they must never see the light of day. Lives must be kept free from the threat of Megatron's tyranny, no matter the cost. This obsession with the defeat of Megatron has robbed Optimus of some of his early idealism. This has created a certain ruthlessness beneath his otherwise honest and caring personality. Prime is not one for second chances and is willing to consider any action that might lead to victory, short of directly sacrificing those he cares about.

{{bigquote|You just wanna die for the guy! That's leadership… or brainwashin', or somethin'.}}
{{bigquote|No… that's ''Optimus Prime.''|[[Crosshairs (AOE)|Crosshairs]] and [[Drift (AOE)|Drift]] on their leader|''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]''}}

==Fiction==
===Movies===
{{note|The seven movies are the primary component of the live-action movie continuity family. Their events should be taken as canon for all other pieces of fiction listed below, unless otherwise specified.}}
====''Transformers'' film====
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]] (English), [[David Kaye]] (English, ABC Television Broadcast Promo), [[Tesshō Genda]] (Japanese)|[[Wang Kai]] (Chinese), [[Andrei Yaroslavtsev]] (Russian), [[Guilherme Briggs]] (Portuguese), [[Jacques Frantz]] (European French), [[Guy Nadon]] (Canadian French), [[Reiner Schöne]] (German), [[Alessandro Rossi]] (Italian), [[Jung Goo Lee]] (Korean), [[Blas Garcia]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Jordi Boixaderas]] (Spain-Spanish), [[Zdeněk Maryška]] (Czech), [[Shailendra Pandey]] (Hindi), [[Tibor Kristóf]] (Hungarian), [[Thongchai Chanchamni]] (Thai), [[Ayhan Kahya]] (Turkish, theatrical and home media), [[Payidar Tüfekçioğlu]] (Turkish, VOD)}}

[[File:TF2007 optimus meets sam.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.85|"I will peer into your spark..." Wait wait wrong line. CUT, TAKE 4, ACTION... 
"I will peer into your aplahds" sorry sorry. CUT, read the script, you're supposed to say "I am Optimus Prime" "Okay okay I got it"...]]
Optimus Prime and his Autobots were forced to depart their homeworld of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] thousands of years ago, after the life-giving [[AllSpark]] was lost to the far reaches of space. In the year 2007, having received word from [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] that the AllSpark was on the planet [[Earth]], Optimus brought his troops to the small, blue world. After descending through Earth's atmosphere in his [[transition form]], Optimus [[Trans-scan|scanned]] a passing truck, then quickly learned the planet's languages via the [[internet]]. Meeting up with Bumblebee, Prime and his men were introduced to [[Sam Witwicky]] and [[Mikaela Banes]], with whom Prime shared their history and their reason for being on Earth.

[[File:TF2007 optimus truckmode.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|Like a Boss.]]
Prime and the Autobots returned with Sam to his house, so that he could obtain for them [[Archibald Witwicky's glasses|a family heirloom]]: a pair of [[glasses]] belonging to his ancestor [[Archibald Witwicky]], which contained the location of the AllSpark encoded across its lenses. Prime had his troops wait outside while Sam and Mikaela searched for the glasses, but the Autobot leader's thunderous footsteps, clumsy attempts to hide, and general impatience made the whole experience quite a trial. Nevertheless, the Autobots managed to keep themselves hidden from Sam's parents long enough for Sam to find the glasses—at which point, the forces of [[Sector Seven]] arrived to take Sam and Mikaela into custody. Prime intercepted the S7 convoy, tearing the roof off the SUV containing the two kids and demanding that the organization's director [[Seymour Simmons]] release them. Sector Seven back-up soon arrived, however, forcing Prime to hide beneath a bridge, carrying Sam and Mikaela on his shoulders. When the humans slipped, Bumblebee was forced to break cover to rescue them, which resulted in all three of them being captured by S7. Now in possession of the glasses which could tell him the location of the AllSpark, Optimus remorsefully left Bumblebee in Sector Seven's hands despite protestations from [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] and [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]; Prime was unwilling to employ the deadly force he knew would be required to save their teammate, as he knew humanity held the potential to be something great.

[[File:Movie2007 Prime sword.jpg|left|upright=1.85|thumb|Swiss army Prime.]]
Using the glasses to trace the AllSpark to the [[Hoover Dam]], Prime led his men there, but while they were en route, the [[Decepticon]]s who were also in hiding on the planet launched an attack on the facility. Sam, Mikaela, Bumblebee and the forces of Sector Seven met up with Prime and his team on the road, and they all headed for nearby [[Mission City]] to hide the AllSpark. On the way, Prime was attacked by [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]]; a brief but brutal struggle followed, concluding when Prime succeeded in decapitating the hate-filled Decepticon. Joining his men in the streets of Mission City, Prime was met in battle by his ancient enemy Megatron, who quickly proved to be superior both in physical strength and in terms of firepower. [[File:TF2007 optimus vs megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.85|"You, Kakarot. I choose you to be the first of my victims."]] Realizing that there was only one way to end the fighting, Optimus instructed Sam to push the AllSpark into his chest if all hope seemed lost, which would merge the cube with his own [[spark]], destroying both it and himself. As it turned out, Sam did just the opposite, instead thrusting it into ''Megatron's'' chest, killing the Decepticon leader and destroying the AllSpark. Prime regretted the necessity of the action, but knew there had been no other choice.

Though the Decepticons were defeated and their bodies dumped in the [[Laurentian Abyss]] by the military, the loss of the AllSpark meant the Autobots were unable to use its power to restore their homeworld. Electing to remain on Earth, Prime sent a message into deep space to any surviving Autobots in the galaxy to come to join them there. {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}}

{{note|Optimus Prime's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novels "[[Transformers (novel)|Transformers]]," "[[Transformers: The Junior Novel]]" and "[[The Quest for the AllSpark]]";
the "[[Transformers: Movie Adaptation]]" and "[[Movie Trilogy]]" comics; the activity book "[[Look and Find Transformers]]"; and the storybooks "[[Optimus Prime Versus Megatron]]," "[[Sam's New Car]]," "[[Transformers (interactive Play-a-Sound Storybook)|Transformers Play-a-Sound]]," "[[Transformers Mix & Match]]," "[[Meet the Autobots]]," "[[Meet the Decepticons]]," and "[[Transformers: The Movie Storybook]]." In the comic book and novel adaptations of the film, Prime also kills [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] after his altercation with Bonecrusher.}}
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====''Revenge of the Fallen'' film====
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]] (English), [[Tesshō Genda]] (Japanese)|[[Wang Kai]] (Chinese), [[Guilherme Briggs]] (Portuguese), [[Jacques Frantz]] (European French), [[Guy Nadon]] (Canadian French), [[Reiner Schöne]] (German), [[Alessandro Rossi]] (Italian), [[Jung Goo Lee]] (Korean), [[Andrei Yaroslavtsev]] (Russian), [[Blas Garcia]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Jordi Boixaderas]] (Spain-Spanish), [[Zdeněk Maryška]] (Czech), [[Shailendra Pandey]] (Hindi), [[Imre Szélyes]] (Hungarian), [[Thongchai Chanchamni]] (Thai), [[Ayhan Kahya]] (Turkish, theatrical and home media), [[Volkan Ateş Akyılmaz]] (Turkish, VOD)}}

[[File:ROTF optimus takes aim.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.8|''My OptiPrime don't want none Unless he's got GUNS Hun'']]
In the two years which followed the events in Mission City, Optimus Prime and the Autobots—including a group of new arrivals who had responded to Prime's message—became part of a Transformer/human military group called [[NEST]]. Together, they hunted down the remaining Decepticons in hiding across Earth. After a destructive clash with [[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]] in [[Shanghai]] went awry, Optimus was air-dropped onto a highway and crippled the Decepticon. Demolishor taunted Optimus about the mysterious force known as "[[The Fallen]]", who would rise again. Prime ensured that Demolishor would not be around to see it, as he unceremoniously executed him.

Optimus returned with NEST to [[Diego Garcia]], where he then took part in an an emergency debriefing with [[Morshower|General Morshower]] regarding last night's warning in Shanghai. [[Theodore Galloway]], who had recently been appointed NEST liaison, interjected himself to air the [[Barack Obama|President]]'s concerns, while also airing his own complaints over the Autobots' refusal to share weapons technology. Optimus explained that sharing their weapons with humanity would bring more harm than good, given what they've witnessed of humanity's capitacy to wage war. Galloway countered this, by coldly stating that the Autobots were in no place to determine what was best for humanity given what happened to their own planet. Galloway then boldy claimed that since no one could determine why there was continued Decepticon activity on earth, there was one clear conclusion: the Decepticons were on Earth to hunt the Autobots. He asked if the Autobots would leave peacefully if they were requested to. Optimus said that they would, but Optimus posed a question of his own that he requested Galloway ask the President before he decides: what if they leave, and Galloway was wrong?

[[File:ROTF Prime blades.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Optimus' rampage through the Hundred Acre Wood left no survivors.]]
When the Decepticon [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] stole the remaining shard of the AllSpark from NEST's Diego Garcia base, Optimus Prime arranged a meeting with Sam Witwicky, who had since left home to go to college, hoping for the boy's help. Sam, unfortunately, was presently focused on having some semblance of a normal life, and was not receptive Optimus's pleas, but Optimus feared that the choice to be involved would soon be taken out of Sam's hands. This soon proved true when Megatron—resurrected by the AllSpark shard—abducted Sam to draw out the wisdom of the AllSpark that was hidden within the human's mind. Optimus and Bumblebee ambushed the Decepticons in the [[Broadwater Metal Works|abandoned industrial complex]] where Sam was being held and managed to whisk the boy away, but Megatron, [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] and [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]] gave chase, resulting in a ferocious three-on-one battle between Prime and the Decepticons in the depths of the nearby forest. Prime held his own, even managing to kill Grindor, but the underhanded Megatron was able to impale him on his pincer-blade and blast him open with point-blank shot. Although the rest of the Autobots soon arrived and drove off Megatron and Starscream, Optimus Prime was [[The many deaths of Optimus Prime|dead]].

[[File:ROTF optimus dead body.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.8|This is what happens when you get close to [[Stephanie Sheh|Nui Harime]].]]
Prime's body was ordered to be brought back to Diego Garcia, but was soon covertly transported to [[Egypt]] by [[William Lennox]] and [[Robert Epps]] when they got word from Sam that he had discovered a possible means of restoring the Autobot leader to life: the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. In the midst of a battle between the Autobots and The Fallen's Decepticons in the Egyptian desert, Sam plunged the Matrix into Optimus's chest, and his gamble proved successful, as Optimus Prime lived again. To help Prime defeat The Fallen and destroy his [[Star Harvester|sun-harvesting weapon]] hidden within the [[Great Pyramid of Giza]], the turncoat Decepticon [[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]] sacrificed his life, entreating Prime to use his parts to gain "a power he had never known". [[File:ROTF movie Powered-Up Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|I'm bringing sexy back.]] [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] and [[Jolt (ROTF)|Jolt]] transplanted Jetfire's remains onto Prime's body, upgrading him into a heavily armed, flight-capable powerhouse. Prime immediately took flight and disabled the harvester, after which he engaged The Fallen in battle. Megatron attempted to intervene, but Optimus overpowered his old enemy and used his own fusion cannon to shoot half his face off. Resuming his fight with The Fallen, Optimus tore the ancient Decepticon's face off, and when the villain attempted to flee, Prime punched through his abdomen and crushed his spark, finally killing him.

On the return voyage home, Optimus thanked Sam for saving his life, as the boy thanked the Autobot leader for believing in him. Following this, Optimus Prime sent another transmission into space, detailing recent events so that the pasts of both races would be remembered, and also declaring that Humanity and the Autobots would face the future together. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

{{note|Optimus Prime's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novels "[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]," "[[Revenge of the Fallen: The Junior Novel]]" and "[[The Last Prime]]"; the "[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Official Movie Adaptation]]" and "[[Movie Trilogy]]" comics; and the storybooks "[[I Am Optimus Prime (ROTF)|I Am Optimus Prime]]," "[[Operation Autobot]]," "[[Rise of the Decepticons]]," "[[When Robots Attack!]]," "[[Ratchet to the Rescue]]," "[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Electronic Voice Changer]]" and "[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Mix & Match]]." The publications targeted at younger readers tending to downplay Optimus's ferocity—in several, he defeats The Fallen not by killing him, but by [[:File:TheFallen-thrownintospace.jpg|hurling him into space]]. In the [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|novelization]] of the film, Prime is not killed by Megatron's attack, but rather sent into [[stasis lock]], and would have stayed that way for years if not for Sam's intervention.}}

====''Dark of the Moon'' film====
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]] (English), [[Tesshō Genda]] (Japanese)|[[Wang Kai]] (Chinese), [[Reiner Schöne]] (German), [[Alessandro Rossi]] (Italian), [[Jacques Frantz]] (European French), [[Guy Nadon]] (Canadian French), [[Andrei Yaroslavtsev]] (Russian), [[Blas Garcia]] (Latin American-Spanish), [[Arturo Casanova]] (Latin American-Spanish, one line error), [[Jordi Boixaderas]] (Spain-Spanish), [[Zdeněk Maryška]] (Czech), [[Akshay Kumar]] (Hindi), [[Imre Szélyes]] (Hungarian), [[Guilherme Briggs]] (Portuguese), [[Srinivasa Moorthy]] (Telugu), [[Thongchai Chanchamni]] (Thai), [[Ayhan Kahya]] (Turkish, theatrical and home media), [[Volkan Ateş Akyılmaz]] (Turkish, VOD)}}
[[File:DOTM optimus armored weapons platform.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.8|Chevron seven locked.]]
Three years after the defeat of The Fallen, the Autobots and NEST took to dealing with human conflicts in the absence of the Decepticons. Optimus's vehicle mode was now complemented by a [[Armored Weapons Platform|large transformable trailer]], containing an armory of various weapons and flight equipment. While investigating a tip that a piece of Cybertronian technology could be found in the ruins of the [[Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant]], Optimus and his NEST allies were attacked by [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] and his pet [[Driller]], who attempted to steal the component. Optimus drove off Shockwave and his monstrous "pet", but was perturbed to discover that the recovered Cybertronian tech was a piece of the ancient Autobot spacecraft known as the ''[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]''—flagship of his mentor and predecessor, [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]], and believed destroyed during the war on Cybertron millennia beforehand.
[[File:DOTM optimus with trailer.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|"Callin' all trucks, this here's the duck. We're about to go a-huntin' bear."]]
Demanding an explanation from National Intelligence Director [[Charlotte Mearing]], Prime learned from both her and astronaut [[Buzz Aldrin]] that humanity had discovered the ruins of the ''Ark'' on Earth's [[Moon (moon)|moon]] in the 1960s. Travelling to the moon with Ratchet aboard the ''[[Xantium (DOTM)|Xantium]]'', Prime discovered the comatose form of Sentinel within the ''Ark''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s crash vault, along with a small fraction of the special cargo the ''Ark'' had been carrying—five [[pillar]]s capable of opening a [[space bridge]]. Optimus brought his old mentor back to Earth and used the Matrix of Leadership to reactivate him; showing him the peace and beauty of Earth, Optimus expressed his willingness to cede leadership back to Sentinel once more, but Sentinel refused.

[[File:DOTMSentinelOptimus.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.8|Sentinel, can you put that sword somewhere else so we can talk?]]
Unfortunately, it would soon transpire that Sentinel was in league with Megatron, when he murdered Ironhide and brought the pillars to [[Washington, D.C.]]. A shocked Optimus confronted his mentor at the National Mall reflecting pool, pleading with him to stop, but Sentinel was unmoved, and opened a space bridge through which at 200 Decepticon troops launched a vicious assault on the city. In the chaos that followed, Optimus tried to fight Sentinel; Sentinel defeated him, but spared his life in the belief he would come around to his side eventually. Naturally, Optimus refused, which led to Sentinel publicly denouncing him and his Autobots as rebels, falsely leading humanity to believe that their planet would be spared if they exiled Optimus's team into space aboard the ''Xantium''. Appearing to willingly comply, Optimus suspected Decepticon treachery—and he was right, as Starscream fired upon the ''Xantium'' soon after launch, destroying it. To all watching, it appeared Optimus and the Autobots had been destroyed, but in actuality, Prime had had his men hide within one of the ship's booster rockets, which had detached before the vessel's destruction.
[[File:DOTM optimus with flight tech.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|"That's my secret, Captain. I ''always'' want faces."]]
Optimus's team headed for [[Chicago]], which had been conquered by the Decepticons in their absence, and arrived just in time to rescue Sam, Epps and a team of former NEST soldiers from a Decepticon [[Orbital Assault Carrier|fighter ship]]. Venturing into the heart of the city, the Autobots were ambushed by Shockwave and the Driller, and Prime was separated from his trailer in the brawl. Leaving his Autobots to battle on without him, Prime quickly recovered the trailer and donned the flight tech within, which he used to slay the Driller. Unfortunately, he was then blasted by Shockwave and wound up tangled in the cables of a construction crane, temporarily taking him out of the fight.

By the time the [[Wreckers]] cut Optimus free, Sentinel had activated his space bridge and begun teleporting Cybertron itself into Earth's [[Solar System]]. Prime went on a rampage, scything through the Decepticons on the main battlefield on his way to a final confrontation with Shockwave; after killing the cyclopean Decepticon, he used Shockwave's own cannon to blast the space bridge's control pillar, stalling Cybertron's transportation. [[File:DOTM optimus executes sentinel.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.8|Hey, you guys remember when Optimus Prime used to crack jokes and play basketball? Good times.]] Optimus then demanded that Sentinel face him; his one-time mentor complied, and the pair engaged one another in a battle which Optimus initially dominated, but in which Sentinel eventually got the upper hand when he sliced off Prime's right arm. Before Sentinel could deliver a killing blow, however, Megatron himself intervened, attacking the elder Prime from behind and heavily damaging him. Megatron proposed a truce to Optimus, wishing only to be in charge of the Decepticons again; Optimus's response was to plunge his energon axe into Megatron's head and tear it from his shoulders, killing his eternal foe once more. The damaged and helpless Sentinel begged for mercy, claiming that all he ever wanted was their race's survival, but Optimus refused, claiming Sentinel didn't betray the Autobots, but rather ''himself.'' With bitter regret, Optimus executed his treacherous master with Megatron's shotgun. With Cybertron now apparently destroyed by the deactivation of the space bridge, Prime and the Autobots accepted Earth as their new home, and Optimus declared that the Autobots would never forsake the defense of the planet or its people. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}

{{note|Optimus Prime's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novels "[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (novel)|Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]" and "[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon: The Junior Novel]]"; the "[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon Movie Adaptation]]" and "[[Movie Trilogy]]" comics; and the storybooks "[[Autobots Versus Decepticons]]," "[[The Lost Autobot]]," "[[Optimus Prime's Friends and Foes]]," "[[Bumblebee's Best Friend]]," "[[Dark of the Moon: Action Pop-ups!]]" and "[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon Mix & Match]]." Numerous adaptations targeted at younger readers scaled back the film's violence. In the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon Movie Adaptation|comic book]] and [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (novel)|novel]] adaptations of the film, Optimus accepts Megatron's truce and allows him to leave, and he kills Sentinel not with Megatron's gun, but with Sentinel's own [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]] cannon.}}
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====''Age of Extinction'' film====
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]] (English), [[Tesshō Genda]] (Japanese)|[[Wang Kai]] (Chinese), [[Andrei Yaroslavtsev]] (Russian), [[Reiner Schöne]] (German), [[Alessandro Rossi]] (Italian), [[Jacques Frantz]] (European French), [[Guy Nadon]] (Canadian French), [[Alfonso Ramírez]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Jordi Boixaderas]] (Spain - Spanish), [[Zdeněk Maryška]] (Czech), [[Shailendra Pandey]] (Hindi), [[Imre Szélyes]] (Hungarian), [[Bebi Romeo]] (Indonesian), [[Sławomir Pacek]] (Polish), [[Guilherme Briggs]] (Portuguese), [[Arun Alexander]] (Tamil), [[Srinivasa Moorthy]] (Telugu), [[Thongchai Chanchamni]] (Thai), [[Ayhan Kahya]] (Turkish)}}
[[File:AoE-junkeroptimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|Optimus' years of hard drinking and wild partying had finally caught up with him.]]
At some point in the distant past, Optimus was a member of an order of Cybertronian knights dedicated to exploring the universe. When he left the order to focus on becoming a Prime, he left his [[Sword of Judgement|sword]] and shield in the Knights' Temenos.

Following the battle in Chicago and the dissolution of NEST, the US government continued granting Optimus and the other Autobots asylum on Earth, in spite of the negative reputation the Autobots had gained. The White House believed that [[Harold Attinger]] was working alongside Optimus Prime to hunt down the last of the Decepticon fugitives; what the President didn't know was that Attinger's [[Cemetery Wind]] taskforce had began hunting down Autobots and terminating them. Learning of the betrayal, Optimus broadcast an urgent message to the Autobots on Earth, ordering his troops to cut off all contact with humans and go into hiding. Optimus successfully evaded Cemetery Wind for several years, but was eventually pinned down in [[Mexico]], caught in an ambush set by Attinger's lieutenant [[James Savoy]] and their Cybertronian ally, the bounty hunter [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]]. Though badly wounded, Prime threw off his pursuers by scanning a dilapidated cab-over truck, and fled north to Paris, [[Texas]], where he hid in an abandoned movie theater and succumbed to stasis lock induced by his grievous injuries.

[[File:AOE-injuredoptimus.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.8|Cade Yeager was able to rebuild Optimus in a BARN! [[Iron Man|With a BOX OF SCRAPS!]]]]
Prime remained inert until aspiring roboticist [[Cade Yeager]] visited the theater for salvage. Hoping to strip the seemingly ordinary truck and sell the parts, he purchased Optimus and towed him home to his workshop, whereupon his examination of the truck's unusual inner workings led him to realize he had discovered a Transformer. Though Cade's daughter [[Tessa Yeager|Tessa]] and partner [[Lucas Flannery|Lucas]] wanted to turn Optimus in for a cash reward, Cade argued against it, wanting to increase his technical expertise by studying Optimus's systems further. To prove that the Transformer was "dead" and unable to retaliate, Cade opened the truck up and discovered a live missile from the truck's inner workings. When the missile was removed, Optimus suddenly awoke and transformed into robot mode. Confused and disoriented, Optimus threatened the humans, but Cade was able to calm him down, and offered to help repair him as best he could. Before he could get very far, Savoy's forces stormed the farm, forcing Optimus to hide underneath the barn, but when Savoy threatened Tessa's life, Optimus burst from concealment to aid his new human friends. A running battle with Lockdown ensued, culminating in an abandoned factory, where Prime regrouped with the Yeagers and Tessa's boyfriend [[Shane Dyson]] and escaped.

[[File:AOE optimus new altmode.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|Cemetery Wind would never think to go after a red and blue truck covered in flames!]]
After confirming that they had shaken their pursuers, Optimus summoned the surviving Autobots to a rendezvous point in the desert, scanning a passing truck on the way to adopt a new alternate mode and repair his injuries. Reuniting with Bumblebee, [[Drift (AOE)|Drift]], [[Crosshairs (AOE)|Crosshairs]], and [[Hound (Movie)|Hound]], an angry and embittered Prime announced his intent to break his long-held vow and kill the humans responsible for the Autobots' suffering. With Cade's help, the Autobots learned that the bodies of their fallen comrades were being taken to [[Kinetic Solutions Incorporated]] in [[Chicago]], where they were being melted down for [[Living metal|raw material]] to produce KSI's own Transformers. Enraged to learn that Ratchet had recently suffered this gruesome fate, Optimus led the Autobots in a furious attack on KSI, but stopped short of killing company head [[Joshua Joyce]] when the human shamed him by declaring that mankind had advanced past the Transformers. [[File:AOE optimus reformatted.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.6|I need a face. '''AND I'M LOOKIN' AT YOURS!''']] The Autobots pulled out, but Attinger ordered KSI creations "Galvatron" and [[Stinger (AOE)|Stinger]] to be sent after them; Optimus faced off against Galvatron, but before the battle could conclude, Lockdown shot down Optimus and dragged him away.

Imprisoned aboard Lockdown's ship, the very same one once used by the order of knights Optimus had been a part of, Optimus learned that the bounty hunter had been hired by the Transformers' mysterious [[Creator]]s to round up their renegade creations, starting with the ancient knights to whom the ship had once belonged. Optimus was soon rescued by his fellow Autobots, and they escaped by detaching the section of the ship they were in from the main body without Lockdown's notice. After the team regrouped, [[Brains]] revealed that Galvatron was, in fact, a rebuilt Megatron, and was planning to detonate a cyberforming [[seed]]—given to Attinger by Lockdown—in [[Hong Kong]]. Though Prime lacked a strong reason to defend humankind after his recent experiences, Cade petitioned him to have faith, in if not humanity itself, then in their potential to be better.

[[File:AOEOptimusRidingGrimlock.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|I have a giant robot dinosaur. Your argument is invalid.]]
Arriving in Hong Kong, the Autobots' stolen ship was shot down by Galvatron's forces and crashed in the Wulong Valley. In need of reinforcements, Optimus reclaimed his sword and shield from the ship's armory and freed the other captive knights aboard the ship, the [[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobots]], and proposed that they let him lead them into battle. Their leader [[Grimlock (AOE)|Grimlock]] was not receptive to this idea, and challenged Optimus, but the Autobot leader triumphed over him, and offered Grimlock freedom under his leadership, or death under his foot. Grimlock conceded defeat, and allowed Optimus to ride him into battle in his massive ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' mode. The Autobot-Dinobot alliance decimated Galvatron's army, forcing the Decepticon to retreat, but just when it seemed the day was won, Lockdown returned. Optimus disabled Lockdown's ship's tractor beam in order to allow his comrades to pull back while he faced the bounty hunter alone; during the course of their one-on-one fight, Optimus was forced to briefly break away to save Cade's life by shooting Attinger. [[File:OptimusPrimeleavesAOE.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.8| ''So if you care to find me'' ''Look to the western sky!'' ''As someone told me lately'' ''Everyone deserves a chance to fly!'']] Unfortunately, this distraction allowed Lockdown to impale Optimus on his own sword, immobilizing him, but Bumblebee and Cade intervened to hold off Lockdown while Shane and Tessa freed Optimus, enabling him to finally kill Lockdown. Optimus set off one of Lockdown's grenades to finish off Galvatron's remaining drones, and flew the humans to safety as it detonated.

After releasing the Dinobots from his command, Optimus prepared to depart into space, to both remove the seed from Earth, and to investigate the mystery of his creators, who still had a price on his head. His innate faith in humanity reignited by Cade and his family and friends, Optimus entreated the humans to think of one of the stars as his soul, and instructed the Autobots to guard the Yeagers, their allies, and all the humans they could.

As he left the planet, Optimus sent a message to the creators: leave Earth alone, because he was coming for them... {{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction}}
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====''The Last Knight'' film====
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]] (English), [[Tesshō Genda]] (Japanese)|[[Wang Kai]] (Chinese), [[Andrei Yaroslavtsev]] (Russian), [[Reiner Schöne]] (German), [[Alessandro Rossi]] (Italian), [[Jacques Frantz]] (European French), [[Guy Nadon]] (Canadian French), [[Blas Garcia]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Jordi Boixaderas]] (Spain - Spanish), [[Zdeněk Maryška]] (Czech), [[Shailendra Pandey]] (Hindi), [[Imre Szélyes]] (Hungarian), [[Sławomir Pacek]] (Polish), [[Guilherme Briggs]] (Portuguese), [[Thongchai Chanchamni]] (Thai), [[Ayhan Kahya]] (Turkish)}}

[[File:TLK-history-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|If Prime was a redcoat in 1815, he probably didn't like Americans very much...]]
In 1815, Optimus Prime participated in the {{w|Battle of Waterloo}} during the {{w|Napoleonic Wars}}. His early presence on Earth was covered up by the [[Order of the Witwiccans]].

After the battle of Hong Kong, Optimus exhausted his Energon in the vicinity of [[Jupiter]] and fell into [[stasis lock]], drifting through space. When [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] entered the Sol system, its gravitational pull affected Optimus and caused him to crash land on his homeworld, its atmosphere reviving him. Optimus awoke and despaired at the state of Cybertron. It was at this point that [[Quintessa (TLK)|Quintessa]] made herself known to Optimus, claiming to be his creator. Optimus cared very little for that and demanded to know what she'd done to Cybertron, trying to attack her when she refused to answer him, only to be overwhelmed by her powers and her [[Infernocon]]s. Quintessa accused Optimus of destroying Cybertron, but Optimus protested that Megatron had started the Great War. Quintessa however, retorted Optimus was responsible for Cybertron's state as he had been the one to launch the [[AllSpark]].

[[File:TLK Optimus chained.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Such folly and futility in the grand design.]]
With the Prime in chains, Quintessa explained her plan to him and why she needed him. She revealed to him that the Earth had formed around the body of [[Unicron]] and that she wanted Optimus to retrieve [[Staff of Merlin|her staff]] from the [[Guardian Knight|Knights of Iacon]] on Earth. With the staff, Quintessa would drain the life out of Unicron and use his energy to revive Cybertron. Brainwashing Optimus into Decepticon "'''Nemesis Prime'''", she sent him back to Earth to complete the task.

[[File:TLK Optimus confronts Viviane.jpg|thumb|300px|Happy birthday, Kryptonian. I give you oblivion.]]
Nemesis Prime arrived back on Earth in the Knights' ship and slew two of their number before demanding that [[Viviane Wembly]] hand over the staff. His former ally Cade Yeager tried to reason with Optimus but Nemesis Prime reasserted his identity and claimed to fight only for Cybertron and its people. Once Viviane had handed over the staff, [[Santos]] (futilely) opened fire on Nemesis, who swatted the [[Transformers Reaction Force|TRF]] aside with his [[Quad Barrel Shotgun|shotgun]] and exited the ship. On the surface, Nemesis was assaulted by Bumblebee, whom the Prime easily bested in combat before the sound of Bumblebee's true voice allowed Optimus Prime to return.

[[File:TLKOptimusVsBumblebee.jpg|thumb|left|300px|It was at this point that Optimus' obsession with faces went too far.]]
The moment was short lived, as [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] flew in to steal the staff and the Knights arrived to slay Optimus for serving "Quintessa the Deceiver". While Optimus offered no resistance, viewing his execution as proper atonement, Cade managed to activate the [[Talisman (TLK)|Talisman]] and call off the Knights. Optimus then allied with the Knights and they flew off in the [[Knight Ship]] to confront Megatron and Quintessa on Cybertron. Arriving on [[Dragonstorm]], Optimus finally destroyed Infernocus by [[decapitation|decapitating]] all six Infernocons in a single mighty swing of his sword, reminding them that he is Optimus Prime. [[File:TLK Optimus decapitates Infernocons.jpg|thumb|300px|"Yeeart!"]]

In the [[ignition chamber]], Optimus engaged his old foe once again who tried to reignite their old friendship and offered Optimus the chance to stand beside them as they restored Cybertron. Optimus rebuked him, and was forced on the defensive before his fellow Autobots intervened and the Prime kicked Megatron out the side of the chamber.. Optimus then distracted Quintessa so Bumblebee could slay her when her defences were down as Vivian removed the staff, stopping Cybertron's destruction of Earth but leaving the two planets connected to one another. Optimus saved Cade and Vivian from falling to their death and, to the relief of their human allies, emerged from the destruction of the ignition chamber in his alternate mode with the two humans in his cab.

Despite the destruction of Earth being stopped, enough of Unicron's life force had been transmitted to Cybertron that it could again support its people. Optimus reflected that both humans and Cybertronians would have to work together to rebuild both their worlds before he sent out a call for all Autobots across the galaxy to return to Cybertron so they could begin rebuilding.
{{storylink|Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight}}
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====''Bumblebee'' film====
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]] (English), [[Jon Bailey]] (English international trailers), [[Tesshō Genda]] (Japanese)|[[Wang Kai]] (Chinese), [[Jacques Frantz]] (European French), [[Guy Nadon]] (Canadian French), [[Alessandro Rossi]] (Italian), [[Jordi Boixaderas]] (Spain-Spanish), [[Blas Garcia]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Reiner Schöne]] (German), [[Zdeněk Maryška]] (Czech), [[Shailendra Pandey]] (Hindi), [[Imre Szélyes]] (Hungarian), [[Sławomir Pacek]] (Polish), [[Guilherme Briggs]] (Portuguese), [[Andrei Yaroslavtsev]] (Russian), [[Thongchai Chanchamni]] (Thai), [[Ahyan Kahya]] (Turkish), [[Choi Nak-yoon]] (Korean, in-flight dub)}}
[[File:BBfilm-Optimus-Bumblebee-Earth.jpg|left|thumb|300px|"Wanna take our war here? Seems like it'd be fun."]]
Leader of the Autobot rebels during the war for [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Optimus Prime took part in the final battle for Cybertron against the Decepticons. Though he dispatched numerous [[Seeker (Movie)|Seeker]]s in the fight, he soon concluded that the Autobots were on the brink of being overrun by the Decepticon advance. As the Autobot rearguard battled [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]], [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], and [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]], Optimus explained to his troops that they would need to abandon Cybertron and regroup elsewhere in the galaxy, and as they headed to a nearby launchpad. Prime explained to his scout, [[Bumblebee (Movie)|B-127]], that he had selected [[Earth]] as the site of a new Autobot base, instructing him to reconnoiter the planet while he and the other refugees gathered Autobots throughout the galaxy to rendezvous at Earth.

As the other Autobots evacuated via escape pods, Optimus Prime stayed behind to delay any pursuit, leaping from the launchpad just as the Decepticons brought it down and fighting on alone. Soundwave confronted him, forcing Optimus to struggle briefly against Ravage. Though Optimus fought Ravage off, the distraction cost him his gun and allowed the Decepticons to surround him. Together, they advanced on the outnumbered and defenseless Autobot leader.

[[File:TF-BB-Optimus-Prime-and-Bumblebee-Earth-modes.jpg|thumb|300px|"Good work Bumblebee, I'm sure this mission won't result in a continuity nightmare."]]
Prime was somehow able to escape the Decepticons and leave Cybertron; at some point afterward, the Decepticons [[Shatter]] and [[Dropkick (Movie)|Dropkick]] fruitlessly attempted to interrogate [[Cliffjumper (Movie)|Cliffjumper]] about Prime's whereabouts. A memory-hazy B-127, while being repaired by [[Charlie Watson]] in a forest, unintentionally played a glitched hologram message from Optimus Prime, triggering a memory in the yellow soldier. Later the message played clearly, once again unintentionally by B-127 when he was beaten by Dropkick at [[Sector Seven]]. The message revealed to Shatter and Dropkick that Optimus and the Autobots were coming to join B-127 on Earth, prompting them to attempt to summon the larger Decepticon armada to Earth and destroy the planet before Optimus could arrive.

Prime arrived on Earth and adopted a cab-over truck mode as a terrestrial disguise, then met up with B-127—now calling himself "Bumblebee"—on the [[Golden Gate Bridge]] after Bumblebee and [[Charlie Watson]] parted ways. That night, Prime and Bumblebee took refuge in a nearby forest, with Optimus thanking the scout for his efforts and commending his bravery as they watched more Autobot escape crafts descend to Earth. {{storylink|Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee}}
{{note|Optimus Prime's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novel "[[Transformers: Bumblebee: The Junior Novel]]".}}

====''Rise of the Beasts'' film====
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]] (English), [[Tesshō Genda]] (Japanese)|[[Patrick Messe]] (European French), [[Guy Nadon]] (Canadian French), [[Reiner Schöne]] (German, Main Voice), [[Klaus-Dieter Klebsch]] (German, Second Trailer), [[Zdeněk Maryška]] (Czech), [[László Horányi]] (Hungarian), [[Blas Garcia]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Jordi Boixaderas]] (Spain-Spanish), [[Víctor Hugo Aguilar]] (Latin American Spanish, Second Trailer), [[Guilherme Briggs]] (Brazilian Portuguese), [[Sławomir Pacek]] (Polish), [[Thongchai Chanchamni]] (Thai), [[Zeki Atli]] (Turkish)}}

[[File:TF-ROTB-Optimus-Sees-Transwarp-Signal.jpg|thumb|left|300px|"Is this for that ''{{w|Stargate (film)|Stargate}}'' movie I heard Bumblebee was excited to see?"]]
Seven years after his arrival on Earth, Optimus Prime, stranded on Earth after his arrival, updated his alternate mode to have a bulbar and sun visors. He became mentally worn down from being unable to leave and laid low in New York for the time being, up until the [[Transwarp Key]] activated, sending a transmission into the sky. Optimus Prime immediately signaled for Bumblebee, [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]], and [[Mirage (Movie)|Mirage]] to rendezvous at a warehouse to make plans to retrieve the key and finally return home to Cybertron. Arriving last at the location, he noticed that Mirage had brought a human, revealed by Arcee to be [[Noah Díaz]], to their location. Optimus initially dismissed Noah and talked with the other Autobots to come up with a plan in order to retrieve the Transwarp Key. Mirage offered the idea of Noah to retrieve the key for them, as he was the ideal size in order for them to be able to sneak around into the location. Initially against the idea, Optimus eventually agreed to the plan.

[[File:TF-ROTB-Optimus-Prime-Confronts-Noah.jpg|thumb|300px|"Are you John Laurens in the place to be, two pints of Sam Adams, but working on three?"]]
Optimus waited on standby alongside Bumblebee and Arcee, the Autobot Leader still untrusting of Noah's capability to assist them. Bumblebee tried to say that the human race was not that bad, and while Optimus acknowledged that Bumblebee was treated kindly by [[Charlie Watson|another human]], he stood firm with his belief, and grew annoyed while waiting. The wait was shortened, however, as the [[Terrorcon (ROTB)|Terrorcons]] arrived on the scene, and Optimus headed into the battlefield with the other Autobots by his side. Optimus was overpowered by the Terrorcon leader, [[Scourge (ROTB)|Scourge]], and pinned to the floor via [[Battletrap (ROTB)|Battletrap]]. Before Scourge could deal the finishing blow to Optimus, Scourge redirected his attack towards Bumblebee, and Optimus had to watch his old friend be blasted by the Terrorcon leader, and was forced to retreat with Noah and another human, [[Elena Wallace]], after being rescued by the [[Maximal]] [[Airazor (ROTB)|Airazor]].

Wounded emotionally by the loss of Bumblebee, Optimus tried to pin the blame of the situation onto Noah, with the human placing the blame back on Optimus. Initially believing for all hope to be lost with Scourge holding the Transwarp Key and being able to summon [[Unicron]], Airazor clarified that Scourge had only half of the Transwarp Key, with Elena stating that the remaining half is in Peru. Optimus then changed their objective to getting both halves of the Transwarp Key and to kill Scourge. Realizing that the entire Autobot Team and the humans would need a means to travel to Peru, Optimus enlisted the help of [[Stratosphere]] to fly the team, remaining mostly silent in the flight to Peru, while hoping that Bumblebee could be revived with an Energon transfusion.

Upon arrival in Peru, Optimus and his team were guided by [[Wheeljack (ROTB)|Wheeljack]] to the city of [[Cusco]] in order to reach the location of the remaining half of the Transwarp Key, though they would not be able to traverse due to there being a festival held in the city at the time. Optimus reluctantly accepted the assistance of Noah and Elena to reach the temple while he and the other Autobots laid low in vehicle mode throughout the city for reinforcement. Upon the transmission received by Noah, Optimus and the other Autobots moved out towards their location to the jungle, with Scourge and the other Terrorcons following suit. Optimus transformed once out the city, telling Mirage he would get the half of the key from Scourge, as well as remove his head. Optimus shot at the Terrorcon leader, but Scourge tackled Optimus down the cliffside. Their fight was cut short by Airazor, Optimus then moved ahead towards the other Autobots and humans. Optimus then jumped into a standoff between the Autobots and humans against the other Maximals in the area. Airazor broke the tension between him and [[Optimus Primal (ROTB)|Optimus Primal]], the latter revealing to Optimus he was his namesake.

Resting in a nearby village that was aware of the existence of the Maximals, Optimus looked over the lifeless body of Bumblebee once more, with Primal stating that there was raw Energon in the area, but it was inert and would not be able to restore Bumblebee in the state it was in. Optimus then discussed the matter of the humans with Optimus Primal, the Maximal leader stating that all life mattered to them, while also finding that the humans are able to be trusted.

The day after this conversation, however, Airazor, corrupted by an attack from Scourge, stole both the Transwarp Key and Elena, and while ready to shoot down the infected Maximal, Primal stopped him from doing so. Optimus arrived to the location of both Elena and Noah, and noticed the latter was ready to destroy the half of the Transwarp Key with his blaster, but Optimus pleaded with Noah to not destroy it, the Key being his only way to get himself and the Autobots home. The Transwarp Key however was stolen once more and placed into the hand of Scourge, Optimus coming in shortly after Primal was forced to kill Airazor.

Left with little options, but also weighing Primal's belief in the humans alongside the efforts of Elena and Noah willing to not destroy the Key, Optimus made a plan to directly go after Scourge with the Maximals and Autobots, deciding to fight for Earth, and if necessary, die fighting to protect the planet no matter the cost. He joined in the plan to get the attention of the Terrorcons and Scourge while Elena and Noah sneaked up to the control panel of the Transwarp Drive and Elena could use the shutdown code in order to prevent Unicron's arrival. Optimus then partook in the final battle, taking on the Terrorcon [[Sweep (ROTB)|Sweep]]s as well as Battletrap, both him and Primal working together to dismantle the Terrorcon, with Optimus expressing annoyance with Primal doing the finishing blow.

Optimus soon made his way to the bridge in order to take on Scourge and assisted in the effort to stop the arrival of Unicron and protect Noah, but Optimus was soon be overwhelmed by the Terrorcon leader once more as well as an army of Sweeps. Optimus was saved however, by Bumblebee, who was revived via the Energon pulse given off by the Energon being ignited through the Transwarp Tower's activation. Upon being freed, Optimus gained the upper hand against Scourge. Though Scourge ended up destroying the control panel to the Transwarp Drive, Optimus emerged victorious in their final fight, removing Scourge's head from his body, and took back the Autobot insignia Scourge had taken from Bumblebee in their first encounter.

Left with no options to stop Unicron, Optimus was forced to take another action and planned to destroy the Transwarp Key. Optimus ordered the other Autobots to leave immediately, giving Bumblebee his insignia back, before readying himself. Unicron tried to bargain with the Autobot leader in order to preserve the Key, but Optimus refused to listen, destroying the Key and causing the platform to explode. Optimus tried to save himself from the transwarp vortex sucking him into the closing portal, only to be helped by Noah grabbing his axe. The human refused to let Optimus die, and then they were rescued by Optimus Primal, the Maximal Leader throwing him towards a road for him to drive both himself and Noah to safety, the latter giving him a boost while in vehicle mode.

Optimus then returned to America in Stratosphere with the other Autobots and the humans, having found the ability to trust in them should they face any future threats.
{{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)|Rise of the Beasts}}
{{note|Optimus Prime's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the books "[[Mission at the Museum]]" and "[[The Search Is On]]".}}

===Novels===
====''Ghosts of Yesterday''====
Before coming to Earth, Optimus Prime led the search for the AllSpark in the transport vessel, the ''[[Ark (Movie)|Ark]]''. In 1969, Earth-time, in an abandoned solar system, Prime and the crew discovered [[Ghost 1|a vessel]] of strangely Cybertronian design, which they pursued to a nearby planet. Prime dispatched Bumblebee to the surface to investigate the ship while he and the other Autobots battled Decepticons from the ''[[Nemesis (Movie)|Nemesis]]''; Prime personally took on and defeated [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]], [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]], and [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]]. Contact having been lost with Bumblebee during the fight, Prime headed down to the planet to join him, where a joint attack by Starscream and the alien ship sent the two Autobots tumbling into a subterranean cavern network.

Fleeing an attack by [[Worm-thing|indigenous worm-creatures]], Optimus Prime and Bumblebee came across the alien vessel, which Prime deduced was trying to surrender. Lines of communication were opened, and Prime realized that Starscream had duped the little aliens into attacking him. However, the creatures, who called themselves "[[human]]s", explained that they held Megatron, whom they called the Ice Man, on their home world, [[Earth]]. Realizing the destruction Megatron would wreak upon the defenseless humans if he escaped, Prime vowed to see them return to their world to warn it.

Prime blasted a way out of the caverns, but on the way back to the ''Ark'', the Decepticons attacked again, and Prime found himself in the difficult position of fighting Starscream and protecting the human ship. Speared by Bonecrusher's tail, Optimus seemed doomed to perish at Starscream's hand until the humans interceded, opening fire on Starscream. The Decepticon destroyed the humans and their ship in retaliation, but Optimus Prime, inspired by their courage and sacrifice, resolved to locate Earth—and the AllSpark which he speculated had come to rest there—before the Decepticons did... and hopefully before Megatron came back online. {{storylink|Transformers: Ghosts of Yesterday|Ghosts of Yesterday}}

====''The Veiled Threat''====
{{bigquote|I know Megatron. I know all of you. You would not have taken the AllSpark and left this world in peace. You would have subdued it and made slaves of its people. Even in the absence of the AllSpark, my conscience and that of my friends could not have allowed that.|Optimus Prime to [[Macerator (ROTF)|Macerator]]}}
Following the battle for the AllSpark in Mission City and the formation of NEST, Optimus and Lennox led a team of Autobots to investigate a Decepticon sighting in [[Zambia]]. They found a trap waiting for them, which resulted in Optimus being dragged over [[Victoria Falls]] by the Decepticon [[Macerator (ROTF)|Macerator]]; Prime saved himself by grabbing an outcropping and was hauled to safety by rookie Autobot [[Beachbreak]]'s tow line, but Starscream then killed Beachbreak in retaliation. Prime took the Autobot's death personally, regarding it as a failure of his leadership. The team proceeded to hunt down their Decepticons prey, and after a lengthy fight at the [[Kariba dam]], Optimus decapitated Macerator. The other Decepticons escaped however, and Optimus prevented Ironhide from firing after [[Dropkick (Movie)|Dropkick]] for fear of harming nearby humans.

Another mission to [[Australia]] saw Optimus and his team spend days searching the outback for Decepticons, during which they discussed the possibility that the Decepticons might be hunting for energy to resurrect Megatron. Optimus doubted there was an energy source on the planet that could do so. They eventually encountered [[Kickback (ROTF)|Kickback]], [[Trample]] and [[Tread]], three [[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicon]]s mining for minerals. Optimus found Kickback's sonic charge weapon to be a challenge, but with some help from Lennox, killed the Decepticon.

The narrow streets of [[Rome]] proved a challenge for Optimus's truck mode to navigate when NEST travelled there to hunt down [[Jolt (Movie)|Deadend]] and [[Swindle (Movie)|Swindle]]. After [[Knock Out (ROTF)|Knockout]] dealt to the two Decepticons, a furious Starscream challenged Optimus to one-on-one combat in the nearby [[Colosseum]]. Naturally it was a trap — Starscream had allied himself with a human, [[Bruno Carrera]], and together they trapped Optimus in a pit and set Barricade on him. With the help of four humans, Optimus broke free, threw Barricade into the pit and sealed him there. He then had only to show his face outside to where Starscream was fighting Ironhide, Ratchet and [[Salvage (Movie)|Salvage]], and the would-be Decepticon leader fled. {{storylink|Transformers: The Veiled Threat|The Veiled Threat}}

====''Classified''====
[[File:Tfc-battlemountain.jpg|thumb|upright=1]]
After the massive battle in Egypt and the defeat of The Fallen, NEST continued to hunt Decepticons around the Earth. When a trio of Decepticons
attacked the [[United States Air Force]] [[Nevada Test and Training Range]], Optimus Prime and Ironhide responded; Optimus attempted to talk [[Dropshot (Classified)|Dropshot]] into abandoning the Decepticon cause, but was forced to kill him when he attempted to kill some human soldiers. Likewise, when [[Bombshock (PCC)|Bombshock]] threatened to blow up some humans, Optimus and Ironhide took him down with a pincer movement they had practised during the war back on Cybertron, in the [[Battle of Polyhex]]. Returning to base, Optimus took part in a meeting of some generals, though he had to talk his way into doing so, as they were initially reluctant to include the aliens. Optimus disagreed that the Decepticons' target was [[Area 51]] and correctly deduced it to be [[Hawthorne Army Depot]]. When he arrived there with Ironhide, Bumblebee and Ratchet were already engaged in a battle with [[Reverb (ROTF)|Reverb]], however the Decepticon's personal [[force field]] made him impossible to hit and he did substantial damage to Prime. Once the shield was eliminated, Optimus defeated Reverb. Though Reverb asked Optimus to finish him off, Optimus instead took him prisoner. He also talked [[Marcus|General Marcus]] into allowing [[Kevin Bowman]] to join NEST. {{storylink|Transformers Classified: Switching Gears|Switching Gears}}

After supervising a test of a prototype [[Hyperdynamix]] tank, Optimus returned to the [[NEST Rapid Response Base]] for a briefing on a new Cybertronian storehouse detected at [[Battle Mountain]]. Before they had a chance to investigate, Optimus was forced to go defend Hyperdynamix against Decepticon attackers and was kept busy there trying to find the three aggressors. {{storylink|Transformers Classified: Battle Mountain|Battle Mountain}}

During a visit to Hyperdynamix Aerospace to learn about the [[Hyperdynamix Orbital Debris Disposal Initiative Station|HODDIS]] station intended to track incoming Cybertronians, and the satellite with which [[Alexander Porter|Dr. Porter]] intended to wipe out the Decepticons, incoming meteoroids were detected. Optimus and his team went to the crash site in [[Idaho]], and found themselves having to fight the giant [[robo-pede|robot centipedes]] which came out of the meteoroids. Despite suffering major damage, Optimus was able to dispatch two of them on his own. {{storylink|Transformers Classified: Satellite of Doom|Satellite of Doom}}
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===IDW movie comics===
[[File:Foundation1 optimus and sentinel.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.5|'''Optimus:''' Hey Sentinel! Wouldn't it be funny if you died on a ship, came back to life using the Matrix, betrayed your own kin, aided Megatron and killed my right-hand man? '''Sentinel:''' Heh, heh, heh. That'll never happen!]]
Optimus Prime was the last surviving descendant of the [[Dynasty of Primes]], orphaned and hidden away to protect him from the evil of The Fallen. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen issue 3|Revenge of the Fallen #3}} Optimus grew up with no knowledge of who he was, and was eventually found by Sentinel Prime, who claimed to be descended from [[Primus]] himself. Joining Sentinel's tribe of "Autobots", Optimus worked with his teacher and other pupils Megatron and [[Elita-One (Movie)|Elita-One]] to restore order to an energy-starved Cybertron by helping to locate the lost AllSpark, buried far beneath Cybertron's surface. Re-energized by a star harnessed by the science of [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Wheeljack]], the AllSpark restored life and energy to Cybertron, unifying the planet once more, but the old and weary Sentinel Prime had no desire to lead this new, united populace. At last, he revealed to Optimus the secret of his heritage, and that he, as "Optimus Prime", ought to succeed him as leader. {{storylink|Foundation issue 1|Foundation #1}} Unable to believe that he was a [[Prime (rank)|Prime]], Optimus turned the role down, proposing instead that he investigate Cybertron's history, in an attempt to bring some of the good the Primes created back to the world. Accordingly, Sentinel redrew his plans for Cybertron, having Optimus lead the archaeological [[Science Division]], while placing Megatron in charge of Cybertron's [[Defense Force]]. {{storylink|Foundation issue 2|Foundation #2}} Alas, neither Sentinel nor Optimus realized that Megatron had eavesdropped on their conversation. {{storylink|Foundation issue 1|Foundation #1}} Megatron was consumed with anger and jealousy at the knowledge that he was Sentinel's second choice, and further lost all respect for Prime because he had turned down an incredible birthright. {{storylink|Foundation issue 2|Foundation #2}} Nevertheless, the pair were able to govern Cybertron together for two generations, their two personalities creating a balance; Prime was fair while Megatron was firm. {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 1|Movie Prequel #1}} When [[Malcontent]] activity opposing Sentinel's order began escalating, however, Megatron intimidated Optimus into giving him supreme power in defense of the planet. {{storylink|Foundation issue 2|Foundation #2}}

[[File:Defiance1 Megs Prime argument.jpg|upright=2|thumb|"Hey, I wanted a mouthplate!"]]
When ''Lord'' High Protector Megatron toured a Science Division excavation site near the AllSpark [[Simfur Temple|temple]] at [[Simfur]], he and Optimus clashed over several issues; all Megatron cared about was whether the site contained power similar to the AllSpark, while Optimus insisted on taking things slowly with the reminder that it was ''his'' division was in charge of the proceedings. Subsequently, after the dig uncovered a mysterious [[sarcophagus|relic]], Optimus and Megatron's argument over what should be done with it was interrupted by an attack from [[Ejoornian|aliens]] from the neighbouring [[Eshems Nebula]]. Megatron ordered that the relic be taken to his personal quarters for protection during the battle, and Optimus could not argue. {{storylink|Defiance issue 1|Defiance #1}} After the aliens were repelled, Optimus ordered his science teams to help the survivors of the attack while he went to confer with Megatron, only to nearly come to blows with the High Protector when he demanded that Optimus marshal the Science Division for war against the aliens. Fear that Megatron sought to divide Cybertron, Optimus called a meeting of the Science Division and appealed to all those who served under him not to join Megatron on his crusade, asking them instead to stay by his side and continue on with their mission of peaceful research. {{storylink|Defiance issue 2|Defiance #2}} With help from closest confidants [[Prowl (Movie)|Prowl]] and [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]], Optimus broke into Megatron's quarters in search of some clue to his brother-in-arms' sudden compulsion towards war, but only had time to observe that the enigmatic relic had somehow been restored to pristine condition before he was forced to leave to avoid detection. {{storylink|Defiance issue 3|Defiance #3}}

[[File:Defiance3 optimus cybertron alt mode.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.8|Guys, stop look'n at me! I'm transforming here!]]
Returning to Science Division headquarters, Optimus was greeted with a stunning discovery: Ratchet, Elita-One and Arcee had uncovered other ancient artefacts, each of which bore a symbol that matched one on Optimus's helmet: a symbol that proved Optimus was indeed a descendant of the Dynasty of Primes. Prime went with Arcee and Ratchet to the excavation site, where they discussed the ramifications of this new information, only for the group to be apprehended for treason by an unwilling Prowl, forced to do so on the orders of Megatron. This turned out to be a trap, however: while they were being escorted to the city of [[Metrotitan (ROTF)|Metrotitan]], Megatron's forces ambushed them with intent to kill. Optimus bested Starscream and collapsed [[Metrotitan (ROTF)|Metrotitan]] on top of the attackers, {{storylink|Defiance issue 3|Defiance #3}} then raced back to the embattled excavation site to usher Elita-One, Sentinel Prime and Wheeljack to safety, with a little help from Elita's sister [[Chromia (ROTF)|Chromia]]. Optimus informed Sentinel of the marking on his head that proved his mentor had been right all along: now, he was Optimus ''Prime''. {{storylink|Foundation issue 3|Foundation #3}} All those loyal to Optimus regrouped at [[Burthov]], where Optimus was recognized as the leader of the group, with Prowl serving as his lieutenant. [[File:Foundation1 optimus is mad.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3| If I had a face everytime I got angry, I'd be rich.]] Captain Ironhide—a former member of Megatron's Defense Force, who had now christened themselves the "Decepticons"—informed Optimus of the huge starship ''[[Nemesis (ROTF)|Nemesis]]'' that Megatron was building, and the newly christened Prime began working toward equipping his own side with similar vessels. Though the Autobots found themselves at an advantage when the ''Nemesis'' left Cybertron with the balance of the Decepticon forces, it was then that ''true'' war finally broke out between Optimus's and Megatron's forces. {{storylink|Defiance issue 4|Defiance #4}}

The war raged for thousands of years, with no end in sight until Sentinel came up with a solution: a "torch" that could bring the conflict to an end without the mass murder of the Decepticons. Contact with the AllSpark was required to activate it, so the Autobots made for Simfur Temple, {{storylink|Foundation issue 3|Foundation #3}} where Optimus held off Megatron so that Elita-One could activate the torch and deliver it to Sentinel. Sentinel loaded the torch aboard the Autobots' ship, the ''[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]'', but to Optimus and Megatron's disbelief, Starscream blew the ship out of the air. Consumed with grief and rage at the apparent death of his mentor, Optimus ordered Wheeljack to use the second, remaining ''[[Ark (Movie)|Ark]]'' to transport the AllSpark away Simfur, then declared he would be going on a suicide mission to kill Megatron. {{storylink|Foundation issue 4|Foundation #4}} Concerned for their friend, Ironhide and Elita-One stayed by Prime's side as he made his way through the soldiers guarding Megatron's [[Lord High Protector citadel|citadel]]. {{storylink|Foundation issue 1|Foundation #1}} {{storylink|Foundation issue 2|Foundation #2}} Optimus demanded Megatron face him, but the Decepticon leader responded by dropping the [[smelting pool]] on him. Ironhide saved Prime from the fiery rain, and Optimus then entered Megatron's chamber alone, to discover his former ally surrounded by hungry [[hatchling]]s, confident that the "weak" Optimus would not harm the infants to get to him. {{storylink|Foundation issue 3|Foundation #3}} At that point, Wheeljack's team removed the AllSpark from its temple, plunging Cybertron into darkness. Optimus escaped, leaving Megatron to fend off his ravenous hatchlings, and joined Ironhide in fending off Starscream and Shockwave. Returning to oversee the AllSpark's transportation, Optimus recognized that the drastic actions he had taken had forever fractured his relationship with Elita-One, and observed he still had a long way to go to being a great leader. {{storylink|Foundation issue 4|Foundation #4}}

[[File:Ark Bridge Defiance4.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.5|"Who ''are'' all you people?"]]
To put the AllSpark's power beyond Megatron's reach, Optimus Prime made preparations to send it off-planet. Allowing word to reach the Decepticons that the cube was being held at Simfur, Prime and the main force of his Autobots occupied their enemies in battle there, while a small team led by Bumblebee guarded the AllSpark's true hiding place, [[Tyger Pax]]. The cube was launched into space, and Megatron immediately gave chase. {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 1|Movie Prequel #1}} {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 2|Movie Prequel #2}} Optimus was immediately regretful of his decision, feeling that in buying the Autobots some time in the war, he had sentenced their world to death, but Prowl insisted he had made the right choice, and that he had turned death into a fighting chance to live. Bolstered by Prowl's words, Prime and his Autobots took off after the AllSpark and Megatron aboard the ''Ark'', hopeful that they could defeat the Decepticon leader while he was alone, and bring the cube back to heal their homeworld. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 1|The Reign of Starscream #1}}

[[File:AllianceOptimusHoloDriver.jpg|upright=1.8|thumb|[[Peter Cullen|Optimus Prime]] driving Optimus Prime! Sheer awesomeness!]]
Following Optimus and the Autobots' arrival on Earth, and the subsequent battle of [[Mission City]] and the destruction of Megatron and the AllSpark, {{storylink|Transformers: Movie Adaptation}} Optimus Prime helped eliminate the remaining [[AllSpark Mutation]]s skittering around the city, then requested the help of William Lennox and his men in getting the Autobots out of the city before other, less trustworthy humans could arrive. They located a trailer that Prime could use to transport the deceased body of his first lieutenant [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]], and, equipped with a hologrammatic driver to avoid suspicion on the road, Prime led his Autobots in rolling out. Sector Seven's Seymour Simmons would later exploit this friendship between Prime and Lennox when, a month later, he convinced Lennox to request assistance from Prime and the Autobots in transporting the Decepticons' remains. {{storylink|Alliance issue 1|Alliance #1}} Prime's team was to escort a Sector Seven convoy from their Nevada base to a naval base at [[California|San Diego, California]], from whence the Decepticons and Jazz's remains would be buried at sea. Before departing Nevada, he entrusted the remaining AllSpark fragment to [[Vine|Professor Vine]] for safekeeping, but had second thoughts soon after leaving, and ordered Bumblebee and Ironhide to turn around and retrieve it. {{storylink|Alliance issue 2|Alliance #2}} The two returned to discover that the base had been attacked in their absence by Decepticons [[Wreckage (Movie)|Wreckage]] and Starscream; Prime soon arrived back to retake ownership of the shard. {{storylink|Alliance issue 3|Alliance #3}}

[[File:Alliance4 angryLennox Prime.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.8| Did I ever tell you about my unhealthy addiction?]]
Weeks later, following the aquatic interment of Jazz and the Decepticons, Optimus and Lennox agreed to a formal [[NEST|alliance between the Autobots and humans]] as the first line of offense and defense against the Decepticons. The team trained on the island of Diego Garcia, their mutual respect for one another growing, and soon word came in of new Decepticon sightings around Earth. {{storylink|Alliance issue 3|Alliance #3}} For their first mission, NEST was deployed to [[San Francisco]] to take out the Decepticons Deadend and Swindle, the former of whom was quickly dispatched by Prime via a head-on collision. Swindle's last words caused Prime concern, as they suggested more Decepticons would soon be coming to search the Earth for something; Lennox feared it might be Sam Witwicky, and Prime, sadly convinced the boy was destined to be a part of the conflict, decided to send Bumblebee to resume his role as Sam's guardian. {{storylink|Alliance issue 4|Alliance #4}}

[[File:Alliance4 Prime killingspree.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|Freedom is the right of all '''non-Decepticon''' sentient beings.]]
Knowing that Lennox's superiors held little trust in the Autobots, Optimus Prime dedicated himself and his Autobots to working harder to prove their goodwill through continued success. NEST proceeded to hunt for Decepticons around the world over the next year, with Optimus Prime personally destroying [[Jetstorm (Movie)|Jetstorm]], [[Dropkick (Movie)|Dropkick]] and [[Incinerator (Movie)|Incinerator]]. NEST's ranks continued to grow, with Autobot refugees even arriving on Earth in response to the message Optimus had sent into space, including Prime's old friend Elita-One. {{storylink|Alliance issue 4|Alliance #4}} One particular new arrival proved a little troublesome, however: in November 2008, [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] caused chaos in [[Uruguay]] when he recklessly pursued his old Decepticon foe [[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]] towards [[Buenos Aires]]. Prime assured [[Morshower|Admiral Morshower]] that they would forcibly bring Sideswipe in if necessary, but fortunately, Ironhide was able to calm the rampaging Autobot down. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 2|Tales of the Fallen #2}} Demolishor escaped, but was tracked to Shanghai by NEST the following year, and Prime's team headed out to finally take the giant Decepticon down. {{storylink|Alliance issue 4|Alliance #4}}

[[File:Nefarious2 Prime on Soundwave.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.95|Ass-whooping. Noun. To have your posterior presented to you with overwhelming force.]]
After Optimus's death and rebirth during the conflict with The Fallen, {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Official Movie Adaptation|Revenge of the Fallen movie adaptation}} NEST resumed its day-to-day business of hunting down rogue Decepticons. Optimus was dissatisfied with their present reactive state, however, insisting that they begin proactively rooting out Decepticons before they struck. With NEST low on resources, Optimus deployed several new Autobot arrivals to deal with a Decepticon attack on [[Kingdom Petrochemicals]]. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 1|Nefarious #1}} The presence of [[Initiative|unknown humans]] at the petrochemical plant gave Prime and Lennox something to puzzle over, and soon after, when NEST was tipped off to Decepticon activity in [[Utah]], the pair believed things to be connected. Optimus went to Ironhide and Sideswipe's aid in Utah, besting [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] and taking him into Autobot custody in order to learn everything he knew about the enigmatic human organization. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 2|Nefarious #2}} Optimus oversaw the preparations of the facilities for holding Soundwave, rather than face having to tell Major Lennox what they'd done, but this proved the wrong choice: when the plane carrying Soundwave was shot down by [[Buzzsaw (ROTF)|Buzzsaw]], Prime's off-the-record actions meant that Lennox was unable to call in any help. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 3|Nefarious #3}}

[[File:Nefarious6 Optimus must feed allspark.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|I hope [[Rubik's Cube#Revenge of the Fallen|this cube]] isn't like the ones you find in [[Walgreens]].]]
When [[Theodore Galloway]] got too close to discovering the actions of the [[Initiative]], the mysterious human group, they sent the mind-controlled Decepticon [[Ransack (ROTF)|Ransack]] to eliminate him. Optimus sent [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] to help him, after which Soundwave returned and proposed an alliance between himself and the Autobots to stop the Initiative for good. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 4|Nefarious #4}} Soundwave led the Autobots to the location of the [[Initiative base]] in [[California]], but the mobile headquarters had moved on by the time they arrived. Following its trail to Utah, Optimus sensed the power of something very like the [[AllSpark]] upon approach, and began to realize what they were up against—though he did not expect that the Autobots would then find themselves facing brainwashed Transformers, including [[Armorhide (Movie)|some]] [[Blazemaster|of]] [[Brawn (ROTF)|their]] [[Smokescreen (Movie)|own]] comrades! {{storylink|Nefarious issue 5|Nefarious #5}}

During the battle, Optimus demanded their foe surrender the [[Project Nefarious|artificial AllSpark]] they possessed, but [[Carter Newell]], head of the Initiative, responded by trying to use the artifact to terminate all Cybertronian life. An injury courtesy of [[Reedman]] aborted the attempt, and Newell tried to flee, forcing Optimus to ram the truck he was in. From the wreck, Optimus pulled the rapidly-destabilizing faux-AllSpark, and was ready to feed it his own [[spark]] to stop the deadly chain reaction building within it. Luckily that turned out to be unnecessary, as [[Fortress (ROTF)|Fortress]]—a [[Seeker (ROTF)|Seeker]] who had long been the Initiative's captive—took the AllSpark from him and carried it into space, where it exploded safely. In the aftermath, Optimus noted that the Initiative databanks had been picked clean by Soundwave, and feared the possibility that anyone else might attempt to recreate the AllSpark. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 6|Nefarious #6}}

[[File:RisingStorm1 ElitaandOptimus.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.5|Optimus, you don't wanna know.]]
The Autobot refugees rescued from the Initiative were eager to get back in the field, but Optimus encouraged them to take more time to recuperate, as they were clearly not fully healed. The havoc the Initiative wrought had convinced Optimus that the Autobots had to refocus their efforts on a new objective: ensuring that no other humans could exploit Cybertronian technology. A team inducing Elita-One and her sisters was deployed to recover Cybertronian weapons from an arms dealer; upon their return to Diego Garcia, Prime shared a quiet moment with Elita, learning more about the new symbiotic bond that had recently been forged between her and her sisters, and growing fearful of the violent streak she had developed. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 1|Rising Storm #1}}

When word reached NEST that Sam Witwicky had come under attack from Decepticons in [[Philadelphia]], Optimus mobilized the Autobots to respond. With Arcee having been injured on the previous mission, he initially wanted her and her sisters to stay behind, but they insisted on going. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 2|Rising Storm #2}}

During the flight to Philadelphia, Optimus tried once more to have Arcee sit out of the mission, but Elita reinforced her need for revenge—a sentiment that only opened old wounds between her and Prime, reminding both of the time in the past when Prime let his rage get the better of him. Elita's anger over Prime's abandonment of her on Cybertron, and the fact that her death and reunion with him had only led to more fighting and killing, boiled over, and she and her sisters angrily departed on their own mission: to infiltrate what the Autobots believe to be the Decepticons' base of operations in upstate New York. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 3|Rising Storm #3}}

[[File:RisingStorm4 shockers vs prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|Shockwave threatens his face collection.]]
Optimus and the rest of the team proceeded on to Philadelphia, where they engaged and contained the Decepticons, but after a while, Elita reappeared, attempting to warn them that the whole thing was a trap laid by Shockwave. No sooner had she spoken his name, the cyclopean Decepticon himself rocketed down out of the air and crushed the life out of her. Driven into a rage by her death, Optimus Prime took Shockwave on one-on-one, and would have killed him had Shockwave's pet [[Driller]] not came to save his master. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 4|Rising Storm #4}}

Shockwave had also ravaged the Diego Garcia base and killed all the Autobots stationed there, requiring it to be shut down and NEST operations moved to Washington, D.C. Optimus oversaw the decommissioning of the facility, {{storylink|Dark of the Moon issue 1|Dark of the Moon #1}} which was soon followed by the return and betrayal of Sentinel Prime. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon Movie Adaptation|Dark of the Moon adaptation}}
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====''Transformers: Beginnings''====
[[File:Optimusprimemovieprequel.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Black and white is edgy and cool, so we use it Bumbles.]]
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]] (English)}}
Bumblebee remembered Optimus Prime's orders that they must launch the AllSpark into space, for it was better to lose it to the depths of space than allow Lord Megatron to corrupt it with his evil. For wherever there is hope, there is life. {{storylink|Transformers: Beginnings (Movie)|Transformers: Beginnings}}

{{note|Transformers: Beginnings is a condensed, flash-animated retelling of the events of the [[Transformers: Movie Prequel|Movie Prequel]], described in the above section.}}
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====''Schick Hydrobot and the Transformers''====
[[File:OptimusMegatronSchickComic.jpeg|thumb|300px|No Megatron! '''THAT FACE IS MINE!''']]
While searching for Decepticons, who had plans to build an Energon converter to create a massive army and enslave the Earth, Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, and Hound came across [[Hydrobot (TLK)|Hydrobot]] and mistook him for a [[Decepticon]]. Before they could catch him, Hydrobot escaped from the Autobots' clutches. The trio started to realize that they might have judged the small 'bot wrongly when Hound found out that the [[H-Boostium|substance]] Hydrobot left behind was nothing like something a Decepticon would use. Optimus requested Hound to trace its source, which led the Autobots to a [[Schick]] R&D department. They gained access into it in vehicle mode by fooling the guard into believing that the vehicles modes they were using was ordered by the scientist Dr. [[Hiroshi Benson]] himself. Upon gaining access to the laboratory, they confronted Hiroshi in robot mode, which left the human scientist baffled.

Shortly after the scientist finished explaining the origin of the substance and Hydrobot, a squadron of Decepticons led by Megatron suddenly bursted through the wall, explaining their intent to use the devices inside Hiroshi's laboratory to build the Energon converter. Luckily, Hydrobot arrived at the scene to help the Autobots. Just before Megatron and Optimus could dish it out, Megatron grabbed a hold of Hiroshi but failed to stop the human from explaining how to use the [[Energy-field razor|control set]] against Decepticons. A surprise punch from Optimus staggered Megatron and gave Hydrobot enough time to snitch the device away and use it to release a shock burst through Bumblebee towards the Decepticons, prompting them to retreat. After all was said and done, Optimus apologised to Hydrobot for the misunderstanding. The trio and Hiroshi later realised that Hydrobot had forged a new life for himself. The trio then gave Hydrobot a lift and bid their farewells. {{storylink|A New Friend|A New Friend}}
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===Titan movie comics===
[[File:OptimusMovie GeoffSenior.JPG|upright=1.4|left|thumb|Starting as he means to go on.]]
When war broke out, Optimus Prime studied the entire history of intergalactic warfare from any datatrack he could find—he studied whole campaigns to desperate last stands, gaining a focused "playbook" of warfare strategy. He understands warfare on a practical and psychological level, and in desperate battles knows to show no mercy to opponents beyond a swift death. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4|Autobot VS Decepticon Smackdown!}}

While preparing to launch the AllSpark into space, Optimus hesitated before pressing the fateful button, fearful that he was condemning his world to a slow death. Before he could reach a conclusion, Prime came under attack from a drone sent by Megatron to kill him, and instructed his assistant [[Arctus]] to launch the AllSpark if he had not returned from the fight within ten cycles. When Prime's battle with the drone carried them both into the AllSpark chamber, the drone attempted to alert Megatron to the cube's location, forcing a desperate Prime to transform into his cometary protoform and cannonball directly into his opponent. The drone was successfully blown it pieces, but Prime was knocked out by the impact, and experienced a prophetic vision of [[Mission City|a battle on another world]]. Realizing that the AllSpark's ejection could spread the Transformers' war to other planets, Prime awoke too late to change the course of fate, and could only watch as the AllSpark rocketed off into the sky... {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 1|Prelude: Optimus Prime}}

Prime and his Autobots pursued the AllSpark to Earth and battled the Decepticons for it. Almost immediately after triumphing over their foes, however, Optimus and his men had to face them ''again'' when they somehow rose as [[zombie]]s. Despite having no idea how they could be stopped and having had his power drained by fighting Megatron, Optimus continued to fight the monsters rather than let them run amok. Fortunately, Ratchet deduced that they had been reanimated by energies scavenged from the AllSpark by Starscream, enabling the Autobots to target their power sources and slay them once more. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 7|Starscream's Militia}}

[[File:Titan5 Optimustwins.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|"Your slang is bad and you should ''feel'' bad!"]]
With the formation of NEST, Optimus found he had to strive daily to gain credibility with the human powers-that-be. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.5|Reversal of Fortune}} Working diligently to root out Decepticon threats around the globe, Prime was too busy to meet with new Autobot arrivals Skids and Mudflap, who claimed to have important information for him, though Ironhide noted that the twins had cried wolf so many times, even Optimus had trouble believing their stories these days. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.3|Learning Curve}} While in [[Australia]] on NEST business, Prime went into action alongside Arcee to apprehend [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]]; the two Autobots found the terrain down under to be a challenge, while Sideways was in his element, so Prime elect to just ''blow up'' the terrain instead. Taking the captive Sideways back to Diego Garcia, Prime was greeted on arrival with the sight of Skids and Mudflap brawling on the runway. He bawled them out over improper conduct, but before he could go further, Scorponok made an attack. In the firefight that followed, Optimus tripped over Skids, and by the time he had righted himself, Scorponok and Sideways had both escaped. Knowing that the enemy could ''not'' have got this close without NEST security being compromised, Optimus was convinced by Sideswipe's argument that the twins had turned traitor and had them taken away for questioning. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.5|Reversal of Fortune}}

When the twins were sprung by Decepticons, Prime agreed with Theodore Galloway that the Autobots would make finding the twins a number one priority. However, Optimus was left suspicious when a [[Soundwave (ROTF)|mysterious "friend"]] tipped the Autobots off about the twins. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.6|Outlaw Blues}} [[File:Titan10 Optimusgetsout.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.8|Never had a human face before. GIVE ME IT ANYWAY!]] Soon, it came out that the twins were being framed and by tracking the two, Optimus and his men found out about a Decepticon base near [[Mars (planet)|Mars]]. Optimus led a raid on it, taking down the [[Purple generic drone|drone army]] stationed there. But he never did get to hear Skids and Mudflap's intel, about a mysterious threat known as The Fallen... {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.8|Back-to-Back}}

Following The Fallen's attack on Earth, Optimus continued operations against the Decepticons. [[Jolt (ROTF)|Jolt's]] over-enthusiasm began to muck that up, causing damage and getting NEST into trouble, despite Optimus's attempts to point this out to him. Optimus had to confine him to base. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.9|Culture Shock}} Soon after that, he was drawn out into a trap by [[Trophy White]] and the [[Free Men]], who wanted to take his head as a trophy. Optimus worked out their plan and allowed himself to be captured by the deranged hunter, in order to keep the fight away from civilians. He pretended to be securely chained down and listened to White's sociopathic ravings, before (at the moment he considered funniest) breaking free and taking White prisoner. Shockingly, he found keeping the severed heads of animals as trophies to be ''bad'', and destroyed Trophy's trophies. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.10| Bring Me the Head of Optimus Prime}}

[[File:DividedLoyalties prime striketeam.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8]]
When several Decepticons escaped from NEST's [[Bloemfontein]], [[South Africa]] holding facility, Optimus ordered his men to let the prisoners flee: a battle outside [[World Cup|a major sports event]] would cause unacceptable civilian casualties. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.13|Inside Out!}} This led to a major collapse in Autobot popularity, and open battles with Decepticons in cities were just risking further alienation. In response, Prime created a secret covert unit (even under NEST's radar) that would monitor the Decepticons, wait for windows of opportunity out of the public eye, and then hit hard and fast. While this worked, Optimus was left disquieted: the tactics he was using were too akin to the Decepticons, and a fine line was being walked. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.18|Shadow War}} Tracking the Decepticons, led by [[Bludgeon (ROTF)|Bludgeon]], to a base in [[Russia]], Optimus led a strike team in, unaware that [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] had sold them all out to Bludgeon and that they were walking into an ambush. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.20|Divided Loyalties}} "Luckily," Megatron arrived to destroy Bludgeon in punishment for running a rival faction; rather than engage Optimus, Megatron departed with the ominous warning that a day of reckoning was coming soon. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.21|A Short, Sharp Lesson!}}

[[File:Titan3-3 OpSoundwavefaceoff.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.8|"Sorry Soundwave, you're going to need braces."]]
When a relic of [[Ark (DOTM)|an unknown UFO]] was discovered in Fiesole, [[Italy]], Optimus led a NEST team to secure the find. Starscream launched a surprise attack to claim it: Optimus ordered the human archaeologist to keep digging and fought the Decepticon, taking two blows before overpowering and thrashing him. But Starscream kept fighting, asking Optimus if there were things worth dying for. Optimus agreed and said he was willing to die to save Earth from Decepticons... at which point Starscream suckerpunched him and stole the artifact. Optimus was left concerned about what the 'cons were up to {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 3.1|Fight for Fiesole}} but found himself distract by other plots hatched by Soundwave. After intel from Bumblebee led NEST to the Laguna De Guatavita, Optimus and Ratchet tracked down Soundwave working alongside the [[Tanto Gang]]. After the Decepticon and his allies had uncovered [[El Dorado]], Soundwave turned on the Tanto Gang, and the Autobots swooped in the middle of the carnage. Optimus beat down the Decepticon, and forced him to explain his motives: using El Dorado's gold, Soundwave planned on crashing the Earth's economy. Though the Autobots foiled the plot, both Soundwave and the Tanto Gang escaped when the latter triggered a bomb to cover their retreat. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 3.2|Blood And Gold}} Optimus then encountered Soundwave in [[Spain]] after he'd drawn [[Robert Epps]] and Bumblebee into an ambush. With Bumblebee near death, Optimus agreed to fight Soundwave without weapons if it would mean his comrade's survived, and he was nearly sent plummeting off the mountaintop in the resulting fight. However, he managed to use Soundwave's sonic blasts and the local environment against his foe; by locating a fissure, he snuck behind Soundwave, and shoved him into an avalanche triggered by the Decepticon's attacks. Soundwave was swept away and Optimus emerged victorious. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 3.3|Dealing with the Devil}}

When Ratchet contacted NEST to let them know there was trouble at the [[Tech Museum of Innovation]], Optimus himself turned out to help chase off Starscream and Barricade. He later tried to convince the anti-[[Transformer|Cybertronian]] protesters that the Autobots were here to help, but Ratchet and Ironhide's actions during the fight had already convinced them of that, and their leader, [[Marcus Castor]], was already producing anti-Decepticon T-shirts. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 3.4|Automatic for the People}}

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In the aftermath of the battle for Chicago, Optimus and Decepticon defector [[Drift (AOE)|Drift]] were cleaning up ''Ark'' debris on the Moon. Optimus was bemused that Drift would rather be hunting down Decepticons instead, asking if he really wanted to fight his former allies, and pointing out this was necessary work. Soon after, Drift was horrified to find the corpse of his old comrade [[Knucklehead]]. He recounted a story involving them and the murderer, [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]], and Prime said he was sorry for the loss. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 5.1|Adrift in Space and Time}}

A while later, Optimus, Bumblebee, and [[Crosshairs (AOE)|Crosshairs]] engaged a trio of Decepticon survivors in [[Jakarta]], [[Indonesia]]. When their charges retreated, Optimus suggested that the three Autobots follow together, but Crosshairs insisted that he go it alone. After giving permission for this action, Prime commanded Bumblebee to keep a watchful eye on the new arrival and relay any findings back to him. With the three Decepticons located and single-handedly defeated by Crosshairs on the island of [[Pulau Bidadari]], Optimus informed Crosshairs that he was more than combat ready, but he had the feeling that they may have missed [[Lockdown (ROTF)|something...]] {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 5.2|Thousand Island Fight}}

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When [[Stinger (AOE)|Stinger]] impersonated Bumblebee, Optimus found himself training his weapons on both of the 'bots, confident that the true Bumblebee would be able to prove his identity. He did not have long to wait, as Bumblebee saved a human who had fallen from a nearby burning building, and Optimus quickly overpowered Stinger and ordered him to get out of his sight, repulsed by his artificial nature. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 5.3|Accept No Substitutes!}}

Hearing a news report suggesting a potential Transformer threat in the town of [[Cullum]], Optimus Prime investigated alongside Crosshairs, and discovered that the area was being menaced by a powerful [[turbofox]]. Crosshairs had once lost an entire platoon to a pack of turbofoxes and struggled to overcome his fears in order to help Prime battle the creature, but fortunately, just as Prime was about to become fox-food, Crosshairs got his head in order and blasted the beast. Optimus congratulated him on conquering his fear, and hoped that humankind would be able to do the same and become allies of the Autobots' once again. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 5.5|Creature of Chaos}}
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====Alternate timeline====
[[File:TitanUK9 frozen prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|The Prime Who Came In From The Cold]]
In a parallel universe, the battle of Mission City turned out very differently—Optimus was defeated and captured by Megatron, and the AllSpark fell into Decepticon hands. The Decepticons proceeded to conquer North America, and by the start of 2008, had begun a plan to cyberform the Earth using the AllSpark's energies. Working with Mikaela Banes and [[Tom Banachek]], the Autobots staged a plan to rescue Prime, who they knew was being held in Sector Seven's old Hoover Dam base, repurposed by the Decepticons as their new headquarters... but when Bumblebee and Mikaela infiltrated the base, they did not expect to find Prime frozen solid by the liquid nitrogen cooling system previously used to imprison Megatron. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 9|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 1}} While Bumblebee distracted Megatron, Mikaela began her attempt to deactivate the system, {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 10|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 2}} but soon came under attack herself by [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 10|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 3}} Fortunately, she was able to dupe Frenzy into rupturing the liquid nitrogen tanks with his blades, damaging the system to the point where Prime began to thaw out. The revived Prime challenged Megatron to a duel, {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 12|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 4}} but as they fought, Optimus learned that Megatron's link to the AllSpark allowed his old enemy to instantly heal any damage Prime managed to inflict. Luckily, Bumblebee and Mikaela saved the day, hitting the distracted Megatron with an old [[Sector Seven]] nanovirus, which destroyed him from within. Simultaneously, Autobots elsewhere destroyed the AllSpark to halt its cyberforming of Earth, but despite this success and the death of Megatron, Prime could take no satisfaction in victory: this battle was won, but the war remained... {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 13|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 5}}

[[File:Aftermathpt2 prime attacked by NATO.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.5|Proportions? Never heard of it!]]
Surveying the damage done to Earth, Prime became resigned to the fact that Humanity, battered by Decepticon occupation, would view both Autobot and Decepticon as hostile invaders. Worse yet, although a fragment of the AllSpark had survived the cube's destruction, Optimus feared its contact with Megatron had corrupted it beyond all hope. In spite of these concerns, Prime was quick to order his men to protect a human shelter against Decepticon attack, but the Autobots' defense was misinterpreted as hostile action, and they came under attack from a [[NATO]] unit. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 14|Aftermath, Part 1}} Optimus refused to allow his men to return fire, but fortunately, the crisis soon passed when the human who had ordered the attack was freed from the Decepticon mind-control that had guided his actions. Optimus surrendered to the humans, beginning an alliance between the Autobots and the United States government. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 15|Aftermath Part 2}}

After examining a particularly volatile spot of geological flux brought on by the AllSpark's energy in [[Okeechobee]], [[Florida]] alongside Tom Banachek and recently appointed [[Theodore Allen|President Theodore Allen]], Optimus Prime returned to the Autobots' base in [[Savannah]], [[Georgia]], where he was shocked to discover that Ratchet had used the AllSpark fragment that Prime had entrusted to him to resurrect Jazz. Prime assigned Ratchet and Jazz to monitor the Okeechobee situation, but warned Ratchet to keep a close eye on Jazz, fearing what the potentially-tainted AllSpark had done to him. Unfortunately, Prime's fears proved true, and Jazz soon revealed himself to have been left corrupted and amoral by the shard's power. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 16|Dark Spark}}

[[File:ReturntoCybertron optimus allies with stockade.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|"Don't worry, readers, I'll just leave him to starve to death in #25." "What was that?" "I SAID I'M GONNA KILL YA"]]
Optimus Prime soon worked out that while the AllSpark's transformation of Earth had been halted, the damage had been done: the infection had reached [[Earth's core|the planet's core]], and the organic Earth and the technological transformation were now fighting for supremacy, killing the planet in the process. While he arranged for a specialist team to investigate and limit the damage, Prime reported his findings to President Allen, but refrained from telling him of the back-up plan he was putting into action lest humanity's hopes be unduly raised: a team led by Ironhide was to retrieve [[Nucleon (substance)|Nucleon]] from the dead Cybertron in the hope it could be used to save Earth. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 17|Return to Cybertron, Part 1}} Planetary surveyor [[Camshaft (Movie)|Camshaft]] was appalled when Prime revealed the plan to him, knowing how unstable Nucleon could be, {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 18|Return to Cybertron, Part 2}} and the bad news continued to pour in when a distress call from Ironhide's team reported that a band of Decepticons led by [[Stockade (Movie)|Stockade's]] already had control of Cybertron's Nucleon. Optimus led the entirety of the Earth-bound Autobots (save Camshaft's team) to Cybertron as back-up, but was surprised to see Cybertron coming to ''them'', possessed by the evil entity [[Unicron]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 19|Return to Cybertron, Part 3}} Shot down by Unicron, Prime's team abandoned ship and made it to Cybertron using their cometary protoforms. Forming an alliance with Stockade, Prime formed a plan to drain off the Nucleon so Unicron couldn't use it as a power source, while the bulk of the Transformers provided a distraction by going underground and shooting up Unicron's body. The plan worked, Nucleon was secured for Earth, and Optimus extended an offer for Stockade to join them on Earth whenever he wished. Optimus was left optimistic that Autobots and Decepticons had come together in a common cause. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 20|Return to Cybertron: Part 4}}

[[File:Optimus Titan22.JPG|upright=1.6|left|thumb|Freedom is not dispensed here, sentient fools, only DEATH!]]
On returning to Earth, Prime found the Decepticons had seized the Autobot base and surrounding area; he made the decision to withdraw to [[Washington, D.C.]], knowing that this meant leaving Mikaela in Decepticon hands. Upon landing at an air base, the Decepticon-controlled President Allen lured him into a trap, and he found himself fighting Jazz, now a Decepticon hired gun. Optimus lured him away from humans and prepared to engage him, but when a second assassin named [[Kullt]] turned up, Jazz gunned it down out of annoyance. Optimus had viewed Jazz as a lost cause but now stated there was still some Autobot in him: he ''could'' have let Kullt do the work for him and then killed him, but he saved Prime instead. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 21|Hard Target}} Prime then took the Autobots to rescue Mikaela; he himself went first, launching himself in protoform mode to land in Savannah like a bomb and tearing his way through [[Swindle (Movie)|drone hordes]]. He was quickly gunned down by aerial units and about to be killed by Starscream, but this whole flashy attack had been a diversion—allowing other Autobots a chance to hit the distracted air forces and nab Mikaela. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 22|The Decepticon Who Haunted Himself}}

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Optimus seemed to quickly bond with [[Seward|General Seward]], his military liaison at Andrews Air Base, but that didn't help when the mind-controlled President Allen had the government order the Autobots out of America. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 23|Revolution, Part One}} However, having deduced that Allen was under Decepticon control following his clash with Jazz, Prime had anticipated this. As expected, Allen attempted to [[Nuclear weapon|nuke]] the Autobots' ship as it departed, but he only succeeded in blowing up a decoy ship Prime had had Ironhide and Bumblebee prepare. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 25|Revolution, Part Three}} Believed dead, the Autobots went undercover on Cybertron, making another deal with Stockade to have his team protect Earth in their absence, kicking off a [[Decepticon Civil War]]. Optimus didn't trust Stockade to not renege on the deal and just take control of Earth for himself, {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 24|Revolution, Part Two}} but he ensured the Decepticons were set up for the Autobot's final strike: forcibly teleporting all of the enemy to Cybertron via Unicron's leftover teleportational engines, then stranding Cybertron in a remote solar system. Optimus led the troops to Earth and witnessed Megatron's return from the dead, but this proved no impediment to the Autobots' plan: Prime briefly distracted Megatron so he could be tagged with a teleporter like the other Decepticons, and the next minute, both Megatron, Stockade, and their entire armies were all teleported away. This left the Autobots stranded on Earth and with a lot of clean-up to do... but at long last, Optimus Prime had finally brought the war to an end. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 25|Revolution, Part Three}}

===Toy bios===
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Orion Pax used to be a humble data scientist, however, he would eventually receive the Matrix of Leadership and become the universe's greatest protector Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Tribute|Evolution Pack Optimus Prime & Orion Pax}}

The truck Optimus Prime [[trans-scan]]ned upon arrival on Earth was ''the coolest thing he ever saw''. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys|Robo-Vision Optimus Prime}}

When the AllSpark was destroyed in Mission City, Optimus was bathed in its power and became a living receptacle: he could destroy or heal with the merest thought. He still remained dedicated to peace and altered his exterior decorations to match the ones he bore as a young leader, before the beginning of the war. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys|First Strike Optimus Prime}} When Starscream came out of hiding, Prime teamed with Arcee to hunt him down. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys|Arcee, Starscream & Optimus Prime}}

However, as more Decepticons under Starscream's command began appearing on Earth, Prime had to use the AllSpark power within him to alter his body into a new sensor-transparent, super-silent form for stealth missions. Prime considered it dishonorable but knew had to be done. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys|Nightwatch Optimus Prime}} Unfortunately, Starscream followed his lead and also modified himself for stealth so he could target Prime personally. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Legends Class toys|Nightwatch Optimus Prime vs. Stealth Starscream}}

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Once the Decepticons were beaten on Earth, Optimus was provided with intelligence by [[Sector Seven]] about Decepticon bases on Mars. After assuming new colors, he headed to the red planet. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Fast Action Battlers|Fire Blast Optimus Prime}} As it turned out, though, the Decepticons would soon strike at Earth again; Prime upgraded his sensor suite and trained with Ironhide to better track their enemies. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#ROTFvoyager|''Revenge of the Fallen'' Voyager Optimus Prime}}

Following the battle with The Fallen in Egypt, Optimus made a particular point of tracking down Starscream, {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#HFTDleader|''Hunt for the Decepticons'' Leader Optimus Prime}} and enhanced his arsenal with weapons designed to take on airborne Decepticons. Unfortunately, these new weapons were not a great help in battling hypnotic Decepticon [[Mindwipe (ROTF)|Mindwipe]], who prevented Prime from opening fire by attacking him with mind-controlled humans. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#VoyagerDefender|Defender Optimus Prime}}

Prime had more luck against [[Banzaitron (TF 2010)|Banzaitron]], who mistakenly believed that Optimus won his fights through raw power. In actuality, Prime's decades of training made him one of Cybertron's most skilled fighters, and Banzaitron held little of a challenge for him. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#BattleBlades|Battle Blades Optimus Prime}}

Optimus was known to team up with [[Comettor (DOTM)|Comettor]] for lunar missions. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#OptimusComettor|Optimus Prime & Comettor}} It was on the lunar surface that lost Autobot leader Sentinel Prime was found, and the team-up of these two Primes meant the Decepticons didn't stand a chance! {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#walmartdlx|Walmart Deluxe Optimus Prime}}

Optimus continued to combat threats to the Autobots with various new upgrades like armor reinforced with [[Cybertanium]] {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Lunarfire|Lunarfire Optimus Prime}} and [[Tritanium]]. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#TritaniumPrime|Tritanium Optimus Prime}} He also got to use a variety of [[MechTech]] weapons, including a powerful Cybertanium battle axe {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#DOTMVoyFireburst|Fireburst Optimus Prime}} and the combining [[Mega Striker]] cannon, {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#StrikerOptimus|Striker Optimus}} and the incredible [[Omega Combat Armor]]. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#UltimatePrime|Ultimate Optimus Prime}}

Following the battle of Chicago, Optimus Prime was faced with a new kind of war, as once-strong alliances now stand in doubt. As Earth still needed him, Optimus altered his form so he could move around unrecognized and commit covert strikes on Decepticons. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys 5|Evasion Mode Optimus Prime}}

As the sense of justice within Optimus Prime grew stronger, "Black Knight Optimus Prime", the reversed being that lived deep within him, also grew stronger. Optimus Prime was forced to face this being, whenever he tried to have a dialogue with his inner self. With the Nemesis Sword that could reverse time of substances with its antimatter energy and the Sphere Shield, a transfer device, Black Knight Optimus Prime revealed itself as darkness in a world filled with light. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#BlackKnightLeader|Black Knight Optimus Prime}}

===''Beast Wars Diorama Story''===
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Under mysterious circumstances, Optimus Prime, Ironhide, Jazz, Ratchet, and Starscream were transported through a warp in space and time and deposited on the prehistoric Earth of another universe, smack into the middle of the [[Beast Wars (event)|"Beast Wars"]] between [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]]'s [[Maximal]]s and [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]. Prime made fast friends with Primal; they joined their forces and double-teamed the injured [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], who had just taken a blast to the face from [[Tigatron]]. The two Optimuses commemorated their accomplishment of teamwork by shaking hands, while the Maximals and Ratchet looked on in approval. {{storylink|Tigatron Chapter}}

Starscream allied with the Predacons, and was soon joined by Blackout, his own Megatron, {{storylink|Gimlet Chapter}} and [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]] who all also travelled through the warp. The two Megatrons combined their troops into a fearsome force against the Autobots and Maximals. Fortunately for the Autobots and Maximals, [[Motorarm (BW)|Motorarm]] arrived to assist. The two factions then took formation against each other with the intention of combining their energies to attack the opposing side. With [[Motorarm (BW)|Motorarm]] leading the charge, the Maximals and the Autobots attacked first. {{storylink|Motorarm Chapter}}
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===''The Real Effing Deal'' website===
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During the Mission City "incident", a huge robot with flames on it was photographed by an anonymous person, and the photograph was sent to the [[The Real Effing Deal]] website by a mysterious [[Agent X|X]] with a short message stating that the photo was taken on [[July]], [[2007]] and that it was legitimate.

On [[July 4]], [[2008]], [[Leo Spitz]] made a post on it titled "''PROOF!!!! EXCLUSIVE IMAGE EXPOSES THE LIES OF MISSION CITY!!!!''" proclaiming that it was indeed legit and that this was the proof for the alien robots' existence on Earth. He concluded that the robot was an intelligent being based on its position and/or motion in the picture (especially noting that "the ball thing" on top of the robot's head was looking right at the camera person) and held its flame deco as proof that it was alien instead of manmade, saying that the government wouldn't put flames on a robot. [http://web.archive.org/web/20111019021624/http://www.therealeffingdeal.com/blog/proof/] {{storylink|The Real Effing Deal}}

===''Cyber Missions''===
{{voiceactor|[[Eric Edwards]] (English)|[[Blas Garcia]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Sérgio Fortuna]] (Brazilian Portuguese)}}
[[File:CyberMissions1 Optimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|Yes, I know, I'm scary.]]
During NEST's ongoing hunt for the Decepticons after the death of The Fallen, Optimus Prime recorded some information on the Autobot-Decepticon war for preservation in [[Vector Sigma]]. Bumblebee and Ironhide were reviewing the data when Bludgeon and Soundwave launched an attack on NEST command. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 1}} The next morning, Optimus had been informed of the attack and Soundwave's capture, and he ordered Ironhide to wait for reinforcements to assist in pursuing Bludgeon. Bludgeon made that difficult for Ironhide. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 2}} Later, Optimus contacted Ratchet to inform him that [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]] was causing chaos in [[Mission City]], and he reminded the Autobot medic to be careful. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 3}}

Optimus and Sideswipe tracked Megatron to a disused factory, but the Decepticon leader eluded them by cloaking his spark signature. The hidden Megatron ambushed the two Autobots, and Optimus brought his swords to bear in battle, though he tried appealing to Megatron to surrender. Megatron's response came in the form of a blast that brought the fatory's roof down on the two Autobots, and though Megatron escaped, Optimus promised that he would no longer be able to hide. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 4}}

When Ironhide went missing after the incident with Bludgeon, Optimus searched for him, following directions from Bumblebee to a cave loaded with [[Energon]]. That cave turned out to be the hiding place of Decepticon hypnotist Mindwipe, who had Ironhide in his thrall, and tried to do the same to Optimus. The Autobot leader was able to resist Mindwipe's mesmerizing powers with a little help from his blaring truck horns, and defeated him, leaving a confused Ironhide to wonder what was going on. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 5}}

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Reports of [[Smolder (PCC)|Smolder]] attacking a building in [[Scramble City (city)|Scramble City]] resulted in Optimus dispatching Bumblebee and Ratchet to investigate. He filled them in on the situation en route. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 9}} During another mission, Optimus warned Sideswipe and Ratchet that they were being tracked, moments before the pair were attacked by Starscream and Mindwipe. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 10}}

Bumblebee reported to Optimus that he'd managed to pinpoint the location where Megatron and Starscream were meeting, leading Optimus to confront the two Decepticons in an Arctic region. When Megatron expressed surprise that he'd come to fight them without backup, Optimus assured him that the Autobots were never far from their leader's side. While Starscream went to attack the others, Optimus and Megatron continued to fight, with Optimus emerging the eventual victor. As Megatron tried to goad him into finishing the fight, Optimus announced that the Autobots protected all sentient life, and that included the Decepticons. He subsequently allowed Megatron to flee. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 12}}

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{{quote|By showing even one such as him the power of mercy, Megatron might realize that we'll never give up, no matter the cost.|Optimus Prime|''Cyber Missions'' #12}}

Prime set up an elaborate trap involving a hologram of Soundwave to lure the Decepticons to a spot in the wilderness. The ploy worked, and Optimus attacked Megatron while his men attacked Megatron's troops. At one point during the battle, Megatron threw a train car at him, and he simply somersaulted along its length. Though Megatron boasted that the Decepticons would win through sheer determination, Optimus knocked him to the ground and gave a speech about building alliances, which was the cue for the [[human]]s to turn up in force and surround the Decepticons. Optimus informed Megatron that he could either leave the planet peacefully or be destroyed. Once the rest of the Decepticons fled, Megatron delivered a final threat before taking off. Prime celebrated with another speech, before admiring the huge Autobot [[insignia]] Bumblebee had stomped into the ground. {{storylink|Decepticons Attack}}
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===Transformers Annual 2011===
During NEST's global hunt for Decepticons in the time period between the battle of Mission City and The Fallen's attack on Earth, an alert of Decepticon activity in [[Tokyo]] sent Optimus, Ironhide, Ratchet and Sideswipe to investigate. Prime intervened in Sideswipe and Barricade's battle to lift the Decepticon into the air, only to find himself under attack by Grindor. Ordering Sideswipe and Ratchet to cover him, Optimus scaled the side of a nearby office block so he could punch the helicopter out of the air. Standing over the two Decepticons, Optimus was surprised when they informed him that they were simply providing a diversion. Optimus realised that Sam was in danger, and rushed back to America in time to find Starscream attempting to abduct the boy. He jumped on Starscream's back, causing the Decepticon to flee and saving Sam from a kidnapping. {{storylink|Sam in Danger}}

===''I Can Read!'' books===
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Optimus met up with Ironhide, Sideswipe and Bumblebee in a desert to train. He and Ironhide tackled a rough off-road trail, only for their training to be interrupted by a nearby dam bursting open. The two Autobots sealed up the dam using rocks from a nearby quarry. They met back up with Bumblebee and Sideswipe afterwards, who admitted to have encountered their own "natural disaster." The source of the disturbances soon revealed itself to be Megatron and Starscream tunneling underground. Though the two Decepticons attempted to ambush the Autobots, Optimus and the others were able to send them running thanks to the training they had gone through that day. {{storylink|Training Day (book)|Training Day}}

[[File:OptimusKOsStarscream-BuddyBrawl.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|And that's terrible]]
Optimus came upon Starscream attacking Sam and Mikaela, while Bumblebee and Wheelie argued with one another nearby on how to defeat the Decepticon. Optimus knocked out Starscream with a single punch before chastising both his subordinates for allowing their feelings get in the way of their mission to protect the humans. Sam and Mikaela attempted to have Wheelie and Bumblebee reconcile, but the two Autobots were too stubborn to apologize to one another. Optimus suggested that the humans give Bumblebee and Wheelie time to work things out. But Starscream suddenly regained consciousness, prompting Optimus to order Wheelie and Bumblebee to work together to defeat him while he protected the humans. The two Autobots managed to put their differences aside and accomplished their task. Optimus looked on with pride as the two friends thanked each other afterwards. {{storylink|Buddy Brawl}}
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===''Hunt for the Decepticons'' storybooks===
[[File:OptimusgetsSamsmessage-PrimeTarget.jpg|thumb|Optimus "likes" Sam's status before going back to looking at cat videos.]]
Optimus had assigned Skids and Mudflap to watch over Sam while Bumblebee was away on a mission. When he asked the Twins for their report on the situation, they informed him that they suspected the [[new lab assistant]] working at Sam's university to be a Decepticon spy. Optimus ordered the two Autobots to continue their vigil over Sam. The Twins' hunch turned out to be correct, and the Decepticon spy sent Optimus a false distress signal through Sam's computer. Optimus sped to meet Sam at his university, where he encountered Megatron. Using a supermagnet within the university lab, Megatron was able to lock Optimus in his vehicle mode. Megatron would have destroyed Optimus if not for Sam's timely intervention. Sam used the supermagnet on Megatron, allowing Optimus to escape, and get repaired by Ratchet. {{storylink|Prime Target (book)|Prime Target}}

[[File:AutobotsthankSam-SatelliteMeltdown.jpeg|thumb|left|May I ''please'' take your face?]]
Optimus received word from human authorities that [[Buzzsaw (ROTF)|Buzzsaw]] and [[Ratbat (ROTF)|Ratbat]] were causing trouble. But thanks to Soundwave's tampering with communications, he and his Autobots wound up driving to an empty warehouse miles away instead of the location of the conflict. Upon arriving at the warehouse, Optimus and his troops quickly realized that they had been tricked. Thankfully, Sam and Bumblebee met them there, and led them to the correct location. Optimus took care of both Decepticons by himself, sending them fleeing. Optimus then met with the human military, and informed them of Soundwave in Earth orbit. Together, they managed to have the satellite to which Soundwave was attached to self-destruct, sending the Decepticon tumbling off into outer space. Sam later thanked Sam for his help in the mission. {{storylink|Satellite Meltdown}}
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===''Spot the 'Bots''===
While on a mission to find Decepticons, Optimus found Megatron hiding behind a tree. Megatron tried to scamper away, but Optimus and his Autobots gave chase. A small group of both factions then met at an old warehouse, and they began to duke it out for the fate of the Earth! {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Spot the 'Bots}}
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===''Unite for the Universe''===
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In the wake of The Fallen's defeat, NEST initiated [[Project Unite]] to find a way of modifying Jetfire's parts so that Optimus could use them again. Unaware of the project's objective, but knowing that it held a great power, Starscream attacked the Unite facility to try stealing its fruits for himself, only to find a successfully powered-up Optimus Prime ready and waiting to take him on. {{storylink|Unite for the Universe issue 1|The Secret of Project: Unite}} Starscream fled, but immediately began plotting on how he could take Optimus's new power for himself. {{storylink|Unite for the Universe issue 1|Ambition Instigated}}

When word came in of another Starscream sighting on the [[Greece|Greek]] island of Delos, Optimus used his new abilities to fly there personally, where Sideswipe briefed him on what the Autobots had deduced: Starscream had managed to replicate the Unite process using the bodies of dead Decepticons, and was making a play for power. Knowing that Starscream did not have the necessary neural interface protocols to handle the Unite upgrade and would soon be driven mad, Optimus led the Autobots in tracking him to [[Taipei]], [[Taiwan]] for a confrontation... only for Megatron himself to show up, also dedicated to bring Starscream to heel! {{storylink|Unite for the Universe issue 2|On the Road of Destruction}} Tempting as it was to stand back and watch Megatron and Starscream duke it out, Optimus could not risk the Unite technology falling into Megatron's hands, and soon interceded in the Decepticons' battle. While Optimus kept Megatron busy, Ratchet hit Starscream with a scrambler weapon that burned out Starscream's new cyber-genetic sequencing, rending the Unite tech useless; Megatron departed, vowing vengeance. Optimus sadly reflected that in striving to create new and better weapons, the Autobots had almost handed the Decepticons victory, and swore that fortitude and valour would be the only weapons he relied on henceforth. {{storylink|The Strongest Weapon}}
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===The Creation Revoltech!===
[[File:The Creation Revoltech.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.8|From about this point on, things get progressively sillier. You've been warned.]]
At the mercy of Megatron and the powerful [[Revocube]], Optimus Prime, at Ratchet's urging, called upon the power of the [[Revoltech]] universal joint. As the Wreckers watched, Prime surged with energy—and guns!—and prepared to renew the fight. {{storylink|The Creation Revoltech!}}
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===''How to Ride Your Dinobot''===
====Cartoon====
[[File:Htryd-chapter-2-optimus-grimlock.jpg|upright=1.8|thumb|We all did this with our toys as kids. Now Optimus hates us for it.]]
Optimus found trying to ride [[Grimlock (AOE)|Grimlock]] was far from an easy task, which wasn't helped by his notably impatient attitude. First, Grimlock flung him into a wall when he first tried to get him to move. After [[Humanization|receiving a cast on his leg]] following the incident, he again lost his patience when trying to get his steed to move. However, it was all for naught, as now it was time for Grimlock to ride on Optimus's shoulders. Optimus could only groan in pain as he carried the massive Dinobot around, who was having a much better day than he was. {{storylink|How to Ride Your Dinobot Chapter 2: How to Ride|How to Ride}}

====Comic====
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Intending to teach his Autobots the fine art of Dinobot-riding, Optimus Prime led his men through a Chinese forest to the Dinobots' stomping ground—though he refrained from ''telling'' the Autobots where he was taking them, so they couldn't say no! Hound and Bumblebee had little luck taming [[Slash (AOE)|Slash]] and [[Strafe (AOE)|Strafe]], but when Drift and Crosshairs managed to saddle up atop [[Slug (AOE)|Slug]] and [[Scorn]], Optimus cautioned them against overconfidence, but suggested they try practising combat scenario. It did not go well. Bruised and tired, Hound pointed out that Optimus hadn't done any riding, but Optimus professed that he didn't ''need'' to, since he was already an expert. Grimlock evidently didn't get the message, as he flipped the unsuspecting Optimus onto his back, then took off running. Optimus called to the Autobots that Grimlock had picked up the scent of Decepticons, and instructed them all to RIDE OUT! {{storylink|How to Ride a Dinobot!}}
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===Yokohama Decepticon Secret Base===
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''Two'' versions of Optimus Prime were hanging out at the [[Transformers Expo]] in [[Yokohama]] at the same time—one in his original Earth body, the other in his ''Age of Extinction'' form—when the evil clone of a ''different'' Optimus Prime, [[Yokohama Convoy|Nemesis Prime]], came crashing into the building. The Primes attacked him alongside Bumblebee, at which point Nemesis was backed up by some of the other Expo attendees: a ''second'' [[Nemesis Prime (AOE)|Nemesis Prime]] (this one Optimus's ''own'' evil duplicate) and [[Nemesis Grimlock]]! They glared at each other a bit, until suddenly, the combined energies of the AllSpark, the Matrix of Leadership and the [[seed]]—all on display at the Expo, naturally—began reacting with the [[Dark Energon]] within the first Nemesis Prime. This was all part of a complicated plot by [[Unicron]], but fortunately, Nemesis resisted the dark urges within himself, and channelled all the Dark Energon into the stickers his creator [[Doctor Arkeville]] had used to make him evil. Nemesis ripped the stickers off and hurled them into the air, where all the Autobots and Decepticons—and even the Expo's human attendees, using their cell phones—blasted them and stopped the chain reaction.

It was a ''super'' weird day. {{storylink|Yokohama Decepticon Secret Base}}
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===''Cheetos/Age of Extinction'' comic===
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Discovering that the Decepticons were increasing their strength through artifacts from the [[Cheetos (galaxy)|Cheetos galaxy]], Optimus Prime and the Autobots recruited [[you]]r help to acquire the power-enhancing objects. {{storylink|Cheetos/Transformers: Age of Extinction}}
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===''Q-Transformers'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Yoshimasa Hosoya]] (Japanese)}}
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In this world, Optimus Prime, Bumblebee and Lockdown were aware that they were toys: specifically, ''Q-Transformers'', a new line of cute-looking ''Transformers'' merchandise produced to tie-in with the 30th anniversary of the [[Transformers brand|''Transformers'' brand]]. Optimus sometimes changed his look to match other Optimus Prime toys, but his "default" form was that of a toy based on his ''Age of Extinction'' look. They hanged out at different famous service areas on Japanese expressways, and talked about the ''[[Transformers: Mystery of Convoy|Mystery of Convoy]]'' video game, and the remake produced as a tie-in with their toyline, ''[[Q-Transformers: Mystery of Convoy Returns|Mystery of Convoy Returns]]''.

Discussing the ins and outs of their cute designs, Optimus and his pals explained that they were created for the purpose of appealing to non-Transformers fans; Optimus suggested plush Transformers could be another way of tapping that market. {{storylink|Mystery of the 30th Anniversary Merchandise}} When the trio talked about and how terrible ''Mystery of Convoy'' was, Optimus huffed, insisting that, at the very least, it wasn't ''unbeatable''. Discussing traits that they thought made games bad, Optimus voiced a dislike for games without different difficulty settings. {{storylink|Mystery of Reliably Crappy Games}}

[[File:Qtransformers optimus on underwear.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.8|See? We weren't lying.]]
Lockdown suggested that re-releasing such a terrible game was like rubbing salt in a wound; Bumblebee didn't understand the expression, since, as Optimus pointed out, they were robots, and it didn't mean anything to them. While trying to come up with situations the phrase was applicable to, Lockdown suggested "accidentally sending your father an "I love you" text instead of your boyfriend or girlfriend"; the trio joked about what sort of response the father would send, and Optimus silenced everyone with the thoughtful answer: "I know". {{storylink|Mystery of Smearing Salt in the Open Wound}} The group then talked about the rubbish stage bosses in ''Mystery of Convoy'', particularly the [[Destron Mark|floating Decepticon insignia]], and wondered what sort of fictional scenarios it could be used in. {{storylink|Mystery of the Stage Bosses}}

[[File:Qtransformers optimus on psychics.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8]]
Prime and company began being joined by their friends to discuss facets of the game. [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] participated in a talk about the differences between the original and the remake, {{storylink|Mystery of the Wittily Similar Circumstances}} while [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] highlighted the tonal "gap" between the cute character designs and the very ''un''-cute action in the game. Everyone tried to think of examples of similar "gaps": Optimus suggested a stylish young dude wearing unfashionable underwear, and started sweating when everyone laughed. {{storylink|Mystery of the Gap of Unpopular Men}} [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] joined them to talk about classic terrible games, which turned into a discussion about adventure and exploring, and the comforts an explorer might like to have with them on such a journey. {{storylink|Mystery of a Certain Explorer}} [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] and [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] also talked about some famously awful old games, seguing into a discussion about psychokinetic powers; Optimus remembered seeing a guy on TV who had the power to magnetize cutlery to his body. {{storylink|Mystery of a Certain Psychic}}

[[File:Qtransformers gtoptimus copenbee.jpg|left|thumb|upright=2]]
When [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] came along to share his thoughts on points of commonality among famously awful games, the group talked about the technical advancements of video games, but when Optimus wanted to talk about motion capture technology, he got confused and mixed it up with a CAT scan! {{storylink|Mystery of Game Balance}} [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] also had some opinions on the common themes of bad games, but Bumblebee and Optimus's willingness to settle for less frustrated Lockdown. {{storylink|Mystery of the Lowest Possible Standards}}

[[File:Qtransformers g1 convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|Only you, could prevent wild fires.]]
Optimus had changed his look to match that of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#GTR|his ''Transformers GT'' incarnation]] when [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] dropped in. They talked about the changing faces of Optimus Prime through history, and how he used to be called "Convoy" in Japan, then Lockdown compared "Optimus Prime" and "Convoy" to the Mario Brothers. Everyone had a good chuckle when Jazz specified that Optimus would be the "Luigi" of the pair. {{storylink|Mystery of Convoy}} Bumblebee later told [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] about Optimus's fondness for ''Mystery of Convoy''. {{storylink|Mystery of Mystery of Convoy}}

When [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] turned up to join the argument over just how bad ''Mystery of Convoy'' was, the shocked Optimus quickly switched bodies, taking on the form of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|his Generation 1 self]]. They argued back and forth for a bit, discussing other ways the game could have been remade, until Optimus proposed the most drastic rebranding he could think of: calling it "Mysteryvoy of Con". {{storylink|Mystery of Return of Convoy}}

Tiring of talking about ''Mystery of Convoy'', Optimus noted the unexpected popularity of ''Q-Transformers'' itself and steered the towards other ways to reach a wider audience for ''Transformers''. His own suggestion was to make the franchise more like ''[[w:Mito Kōmon|Mito Kōmon]]''. {{storylink|The Road to Winning a New Fanbase}} The three decided to go over previous ''Transformers'' series to make sure they'd stay within established rules, but Optimus and Bumblebee immediately ran into an argument with Lockdown when they refused to acknowledge anything bad about [[The Transformers (cartoon)|the original cartoon]]. Lockdown argued that it was hard to tell the difference between Autobots and Decepticons, so the three discussed ways of making it more obvious. {{storylink|The Road to Easy Identification}}

[[File:QTransformers18-Sweaty Prime.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
Introducing a new "Q-Transformers Radio" segment, the trio invited Tracks to talk about popularity, and he brought along [[Yukimura Sanada]] from ''[[Sengoku Basara]]''. After interviewing their guest on his franchise of origin, they struck upon the idea of having Transformers appear in ''Basara'' games, and Optimus failed to impress by imagining his in-game super move would be a car horn. {{storylink|The Road to Borrowing Popularity from Sengoku Basara}} Optimus brought in Rodimus to explain the events of ''Transformers 2010'', however Lockdown's confusion over the changes due to the then-unreleased ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' resulted in them discussing ways to explain the gap better. Optimus's idea of an abridged version with the three of them providing commentary only created confusion and sweating. {{storylink|The Road to Smoothly Conveying the Content of the Movie}}

Optimus next brought in [[Drift (G1)|Drift]] to cover the later Japanese Generation 1 series, only for him and Bumblebee to have to field a series of complaints from Lockdown. He decided they should come up with a new type of Transformer, much as those shows did, only to be momentarily worried when Bumblebee menaced him by way of demonstration of a concept they were discussing. {{storylink|The Road to Newer Transformers}} For the second installment of Q-Transformers Radio, Optimus invited [[Kazumi Araiwa]] to appear, though he noted feeling a lot of pressure due to the prestige of their guest and had to put up with Bumblebee calling him unreliable. {{storylink|The Road to Borrowing Popularity from Cooking Papa}} For the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' and associated cartoons, Optimus brought [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] in to provide explanations, with him and Bumblebee providing context. This led to a discussion about ideas for a dark but funny ''Transformers'' show. {{storylink|The Road to Dark and Comical Transformers}}

While [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] described more ''Transformers'' cartoons, Optimus and Bumblebee found themselves defending the changes in the various shows to Lockdown. {{storylink|The Road to These Definitely Failed Sequels}} Still seeking ways to increase their popularity, Optimus dragged Bumblebee along to [[Sanrio Puroland]] to get ideas, only to run into [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] and have an enlightening discussion about the Decepticons' idea of a theme park. {{storylink|The Road to Q-Transformers Land Which Won't Lose to Puroland}} Optimus and Bumblebee reflected that they hadn't actually learned much from a season's worth of discussion. Picking up on [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]]'s suggestion of making ''Q-Transformers: The Movie'', Optimus suggested they discuss what should be in the movie, though he himself had no idea and broke out in a sweat when asked. {{storylink|The Road to Q-Transformers: The Movie}}
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===Legends World===
[[File:TFLegends optimus rides grimlock.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.2]]
In the [[Legends World]], Optimus Prime was just a fictional character featured in a series of popular movies and toylines. When the newest film, ''Age of Extinction'' came out, [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] and the other employees of the [[Axalon Trading Company]] went crazy for the new toys. [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]] got the Leader-class figure, {{storylink|TF4 Toy Party#Part 1|TF4 Toy Party Part 1}} while [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]], being more of a fan of the Generation 1 series, instead opted for the "Evasion Mode" figure, with its Generation 1-inspired alternate mode. He was disgusted to discover that such a classic, '80s-looking toy transformed into Optimus's movie-based robot mode design, and was even more put out when Silverbolt had the figure ride the new Grimlock toy. {{storylink|TF4 Toy Party#Part 2|TF4 Toy Party Part 2}}

A new Optimus Prime toy was on show when the Axalon gang went to the 2014 Tokyo Toy Show during the summer. {{storylink|Tokyo Toy Show 2014 Report#Part 2|Tokyo Toy Show 2014 Report Part 2}} Six months later, [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] spent [[Christmas]] enjoying Prime's exploits in the new ''Age of Extinction'' DVD. {{storylink|Merry X'mas!!}} When Rhinox turned into [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]] and tried to revert the world back to how it was in the '80s, Rattrap attempted to stop him by singing the praises of modern-day Transformers, including the movie incarnation of Optimus. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 5|Bonus Edition Vol. 5}}

When [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Gelshark]] arrived in the Legends World and found that "Optimus Prime" was the English name of his enemy, [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Fire Convoy]], he sought to ruin his reputation by dressing up as the ''Age of Extinction'' version of the character. The masses of adoring young fans that showed up made Gelshark unable to bring himself to crush their dreams. {{Storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 6|Bonus Edition Vol. 6}}

At [[Tokyo Toy Show|Tokyo Toy Show 2015]], [[Scourge (RID)|Black Convoy]] appeared and took down somebody in an Optimus Prime costume. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Black Convoy)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}}
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===Bot on the Street===
Optimus was asked if Frenzy was red or blue, but as far as he was concerned, [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] was silver. {{storylink|Bot on the Street}}

===''Timelines''===
In one reality, Megatron suddenly shifted position during the Battle of Chicago and thus took advantage of his mysteriously good luck to kill both Optimus Prime and Sentinel Prime. Eventually, though, a new Prime arose, [[Hot Rod (DOTM)|Rodimus Prime]]. {{storylink|Megatron (Movie)/toys#Timelines|BotCon 2015 Megatron profile card}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
In [[Tyran 609.23-PX Kappa]], Megatron defeated [[The Fallen]] and returned to space to gather the Decepticon army, beginning new engagements which sent the Autobots on the defensive. Optimus Prime rose to the bait planted by Soundwave for Sam Witwicky and took the ''[[Xantium (DOTM)|Xantium]]'' to the Moon to revive [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]]. Backed into a corner by the Decepticon offensive, Optimus revived Sentinel on the lunar surface, and Sentinel helped Megatron capture Optimus. The Decepticons gained control of Earth and brought Cybertron to Earth orbit. Sentinel spent time unsuccessfully trying to turn Optimus over to his way of thinking.

Everything changed with the arrival of [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]] to Decepticon-controlled Earth. The bounty hunter demanded that Optimus be handed over to him; Megatron refused out of pride while Sentinel refused out of loyalty. While Sentinel debated over Lockdown's offer of a protomatter [[seed]], Optimus used the opportunity to reignite Sentinel's cold spark. Sentinel thus tricked Lockdown to seize control of [[Knight Ship|Lockdown's ship]]. Allying themselves with the [[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobot]]s, Optimus and Sentinel waged a long guerrilla war against the Decepticons. After the long struggle, they managed to liberate Earth and revitalize Cybertron with the seed. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/22}}

In [[Tyran 511.0 Kappa]], once [[Cade Yeager]] had revived Optimus Prime, Optimus put out the call to all surviving Autobots. Bumblebee, [[Bulkhead (DOTM)|Bulkhead]], and [[Backtrack (Movie)|Backtrack]] joined...and so did the desperate Decepticons [[Axor|Axel]] and [[Wild Rider]]! The Autobots were initially skeptical of them but learned to appreciate Wild Rider, who remained loyal even in the face of Megatron's return as Galvatron. Axel on the other hand attempted to sell out the Autobots to Lockdown only to be killed by Lockdown. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/16}}

===''Age of Time''===
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Like at least some of the other Transformers of his dimension, Optimus Prime was somehow amalgamated with his [[Optimus Prime (G1)#Age of Time|counterpart]] from an [[The Transformers (franchise)|alternate dimension]], who came to this dimension through a wormhole; together, they formed a superior version of themselves.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1395741837139121.1073741971.371066602939988 TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF TIME - SUPERIOR OPTIMUS PRIME] by [[Prime 1 Studio]] on Facebook: "The story began when the Ark carrying G1 Optimus Prime and his fellow Autobots was attacked on their route to Earth from Cybertron by Megatron and his evil Decepticons. Both spaceships were sucked into a wormhole and ended up in an alternate dimension. This dimension is the cinematic Transformers universe. Different yet the same, both transformers from the different dimension amalgamated and formed the Superior version of their old self. Hence the New Generation Transformers was formed. To be continued..."</ref> {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#Prime 1 Studio|Transformers: Age of Time statue bios}}

===''Mission to Cybertron'' comic===
While searching for the Creator, Optimus arrived on [[Paradron]] to refuel on Energon, but was denied by a [[Gyronian Sentry]] and his pet Guard Cats. Optimus explained his past to the Sentry, who was not impressed, demanding a passcode. The passcode was written in Old Cybertronian, but the gate didn't open even with a decoder. Prime and Sentry's egos clashed, causing a fight to break out. Optimus tried directly inserting the decoder into the door, with the passcode: "In Primus We Trust". The door opened, allowing Optimus to drink half of the Energon, giving the other half to Sentry. Optimus told Sentry he did a good job, relieved him of his guard duties, and flew off into space.
{{storylink|Mission to Cybertron}}
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===Gathering of the Strongest Robots DVD===
{{storylink|Gathering of the Strongest Robots}}

===''Bumblebee's First Life on Earth''===
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A hologram of Optimus Prime made a brief appearance when [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] was learning how to transform, prompting Bumblebee's human friend [[Charlie Watson|Charlie]] to wonder who he was. {{storylink|Hiding in the Park!}}
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==Games==
{{main|Optimus Prime (Movie)/games}}

==Commercial appearances==
*As part of the hype buildup to the first movie's release, Optimus Prime made a brief cameo at the {{w|2007 MTV Movie Awards}}, interacting with host Sarah Silverman. The scene spliced Silverman into pre-existing movie footage, but featured new dialogue recorded for the event by Peter Cullen. Prime heavily hinted that he wanted to present an award, but was rejected for a regular MTV fan.
*According to a tie-in advertisement for [[Burger King]], Prime likes his Whoppers with no onions, no cheese, extra pickles, with a side of ????. However, due to a cruel twist of fate, he can never enjoy the sweet taste of beefy victory (and all because he needed a driver for him to receive his order). He saved the world from the Decepticons, and still he can't even have it his way? Where's the justice? {{storylink|Commercial/Transformers (2007)#Burger King|Transformers Burger King tie-in commercial}}
*Optimus fell on some guy's car, smashing it to scrap. The car's owner was rather upset about this development, but Optimus could only respond with "My bad..." {{storylink|Commercial/Transformers (2007)#General Motors|Transformers Chevy tie-in commercial}}
*Optimus Prime (in truck mode) made an appearance at [[BotCon 2007]], alongside the [[Sector Seven Mobile Command Unit]]. He was available for pictures all weekend. He made a second appearance at [[BotCon 2009]].
*Optimus was convinced that a man's new LG Versa was really a Decepticon in disguise. The phone's owner vehemently denied this, despite the phone demonstrating transformation capabilities. He laughed off Optimus's apparent fixation with Decepticons...until one dropped down behind him, sending him running. {{storylink|Commercial/Revenge of the Fallen#LG Versa|Revenge of the Fallen LG Versa tie-in commercial}}
*Optimus was tasked with delivering trailers of Strawberry and Peanut Butter [[M&M's]]. Instead of hauling them in his truck mode, he picked one up and threw it into the distance, clipping some power lines in the process. This earned him some sarcastic clapping from [[Red (M&M)|Red]]. {{storylink|Commercial/Revenge of the Fallen#M&Ms|Revenge of the Fallen M&Ms tie-in commercial}}
*Optimus was seen sporting an [[Robot Powered Machines|RPMs]] logo as a grill ornament. {{storylink|Commercial/Revenge of the Fallen#RPMs|Robot Powered Machines toy commercial}}
*During the 2009 NBA Finals, a commercial aired where [[The Master Builders (episode)|Optimus made a slam dunk]] and shattered the backboard.
*On [[July 6]], 2009, Optimus appeared on ''The {{w|Late Show With David Letterman}}'' to declare the "Top Ten Things That Sound Cool When Said By A Giant Robot". Optimus said it was nice to be there, although David was ''clearly'' concerned with having a 28-foot tall robot in the studio because of a bad history of robots messing up the place, and during the presentation Letterman decided there was something about Prime he didn't like. Anyway, the top ten was:
<ol>
<li value="10">"Jergens lotion leaves my hands silky smooth."</li>
<li value="9">"Do you have these khakis in a Size 114?"</li>
<li value="8">"My perfect night involves a pint of Häagen-Dazs and season three of ''Sex and the City''."</li>
<li value="7">"Man, do I love me some 'taters."</li>
<li value="6">"It was so hot in Central Park today, I saw a squirrel rubbing sunblock on his nuts."</li>
<li value="5">"You seemed a little pitchy, dawg."</li>
<li value="4">"Brody Jenner has added you as a friend on Facebook."</li>
<li value="3">"Live from New York...it's Saturday night!"</li>
<li value="2">"My parents wanted me to be a Rabbi."</li>
<li value="1">"All the slammin' shorties in the house say 'Yeah'!"<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4v-P5x1Mp00 Archive video of Optimus's guest spot.]</ref></li>
</ol>
*To promote the DVD and Blu-ray release of ''Revenge of the Fallen'', Paramount set up a website where US fans could request Optimus call up their friends, warning them of Starscream's attempts to recruit human civilian allies.
*In the Discovery Channel promo, "The World Is Just Awesome," Optimus made a brief cameo, singing the words "boom-de-ya-da, boom-de-ya-da."<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0jZzBEKIMc Discovery commercial] on YouTube.</ref>
*Prime (voiced by Cullen, but not animated by ILM) appeared to promote a NASA competition to vote for videos made by children about NASA's impact on commonplace technology.<ref>[http://ipp.gsfc.nasa.gov/optimus/ NASA Optimus Prime]</ref>
*Optimus appeared in truck mode at [[Toy Fair 2011]]. He got a $115 parking ticket.<ref>[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1357327/Transformers-truck-gets-parking-ticket-toy-fair.html ''Daily Mail'' article on Prime's fine.]</ref>
*Optimus duked it out with [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] in front of a [[Burger King]] restaurant, while some of the patrons inside were too enraptured with savoring their Bacon Cheddar Ranch Tendercrisp sandwiches to notice. {{storylink|Commercial/Dark of the Moon#Burger King|Dark of the Moon Burger King tie-in commercial}}
*Optimus was seen firing a [[basketball]] from his blaster in an ESPN commercial with [[Mark Cuban]]. {{storylink|Commercial/Dark of the Moon#Burger King|Dark of the Moon ESPN commercial}}
*Optimus Prime joined Bumblebee on the road as part of the "[[Win A Ride To School With The Autobots]]" contest. He also delivered $1000 worth of Transformers toys to a lucky winner. {{storylink|Commercial/Dark of the Moon#Win A Ride|Win A Ride To School With The Autobots contest and commercial}}
*To promote Age Of Extinction, Optimus appeared on screen during the 2014 [[Nickelodeon]] Kids Choice Awards to warn Mark Wahlberg that he was in danger of being slimed.
*Both Optimus and Bumblebee could be seen driving around the [[Speed Stars]] logo in vehicle mode. {{storylink|Commercial#Speed Stars|Speed Stars commercials}}
*Optimus acted as goalkeeper as Diego Poyet, Gor Grigoryan and Patrick Otte practiced for the World Cup. After stopping a goal, he deflated the ball with his hand and commented that Diego was "Not bad... for a human." {{storylink|Commercial/Age of Extinction#ESPN|"The Future of Soccer" Age of Extinction tie-in commercial}}
*After Optimus was injured by a shot, a little boy come over to him and offered him an Oreo cookie. The generous act somehow gave Optimus the strength to go on, and he thanked the child before running off to do whatever heroic thing he was in the middle of. {{storylink|Commercial/Age of Extinction#Oreo|Age of Extinction Oreo tie-in commercial}}
*Optimus happened upon an excavation site, where several children were unearthing Grimlock. Soon after his arrival, Grimlock awakened, prompting Prime to hop on his back and order his mount to "Roll Out!" {{storylink|Commercial/Age of Extinction#Mega|Mega 1-Step Bumblebee toy commercial}}
*After helping some guy shave, Hydrobot immediately transformed to robot mode to fist bump Optimus, who destroyed the wall of the man's bathroom while trying to do so. Optimus then accidentally destroyed the man's daughter's personal playground, trying to use it as a stand. {{storylink|Commercial/The Last Knight#Schick|The Last Knight Schick commercial}}
*Optimus Prime's voice also narrated some commercials:
**A Revenge of the Fallen toy commercial for the figures of the main cast. {{storylink|Commercial/Revenge of the Fallen#Movie Characters|Revenge of the Fallen movie characters toy commercial}}
**A [[Power Bots]] and [[Gravity Bot]]s toy commercial. {{storylink|Commercial/Revenge of the Fallen#Power Bots and Gravity Bots|Power Bots and Gravity Bots toy commercial}}
**The Bumblebee Voice Mixer and Plasma Cannon toy commercial. {{storylink|Commercial/Revenge of the Fallen#Voice Mixer and Plasma Cannon|Bumblebee Voice Mixer and Plasma Cannon commercial}}
**An ad for the Supreme [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]] set. {{storylink|Commercial/Revenge of the Fallen#Supreme Devastator|Supreme Devastator commercial}}
**The N.E.S.T. Global Alliance figures. {{storylink|Commercial/Revenge of the Fallen#Global Alliance|N.E.S.T. Global Alliance toy commercial}}
**The Double Your Action Giveaway ad. {{storylink|Commercial/Revenge of the Fallen#Double|Double Your Action Giveaway commercial}}
*During his time off, Optimus went on a road trip across the UK with a hitchhiker. {{storylink|Commercial/International#Live Action Movie Era|Direct Line commercial}}

==Toys==
{{main|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys}}

==Merchandise==
{{Main|Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise}}

==Notes==
===''Transformers''===
[[File:Movie Primetruck before.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|8:30 pm: "Trick My Truck". Tonight's guest: [[Alpha Trion]].]]
[[File:Movie OptimusPrime truckrear.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb]]
[[File:Movie Prime Trucklogomistake.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|In the darkness, a PA will misread "Truck A" as "Truck B", and there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth — Revelation 11:7.]]
[[File:MBMovieOptimusAttacks.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85]]
*When Optimus's design was first revealed, [[GEEWUN|many fans of the Generation 1 series objected to the flames seen on Prime's body]]. When asked in an interview why he put the flames on, [[Michael Bay]] claimed he liked them because it was "cool". It was later revealed on a special featurette on the DVD that the flames were added because, apparently, red is not very good to film on camera, so Bay chose a blue truck but used the flames so that when Optimus transformed, the layout would result in maintaining his iconic red chest.
*In the director's commentary of the 2007 Transformers DVD, Michael Bay said that he had told the animators to seek inspiration from Liam Neeson in creating Optimus Prime's body language. ''Awesome.''
*Optimus Prime's truck mode is apparently intended to haul a flatbed trailer, based on the presence of the large silver "headache rack", a piece of optional equipment that protects the driver in case a flatbed load breaks free during braking. It is generally not installed on trucks hauling enclosed container trailers.
*[[TakaraTomy]] officially recognizes Optimus Prime's [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] as a Kenworth W900 truck, even though the vehicle used for filming was a modified Peterbilt 379, a different model from a different brand, although both are made by the PACCAR company.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20070809065140/http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Features/articleId=121424 Article at Edmunds.com on some of the vehicles used in the movie]</ref>
*When Optimus Prime scans a truck for his new body, the passing truck has what appears to be an Autobot sigil on its grill, but the actual truck that Prime turns into at the end of the scene has a much wider, flatter symbol on the grill, which looks rather more like that of Peterbilt. Then, Prime has an Autobot sigil on his grill while driving to meet the other Autobots.
*According to the free trading cards from the Boston Globe, Optimus is 28 feet tall, weighs 4.3 metric tons, and his primary weapon is an [[ion blaster]]. (Considering Optimus's height, however, this weight would seem implausible. It's also roughly half of the actual weight of the truck he's based on.)
*The [[Milton Bradley]] [[Transformers Battling Card Game]] depicts Prime with a unique magnetic grapple attack, fired from the side of his arm. It also declares his forearm gun to be a chain gun (it's an ion blaster in other sources), and has him using a "judo kick", which... while it may not be out of the realm of plausibility for Prime to have learned an Earth martial art, judo does not actually '''use''' kicks, being focused on throwing moves. Oops.
*The Optimus Prime computer generated model consisted of 10,108 individual parts, 1,830,898 polygons, 27,744 rig nodes, and 2336 texture maps. The volume of all pieces combined came to 5445 cubic feet.<ref>Robertson, Barbara (2007). Heavy Metal. ''Computer Graphics, 30''(7), 12-17.</ref>
*The [[Transformers Autobots/Decepticons|''Autobots'' DS game]] notes that Megatron killed Optimus's father. Considering several pieces of movie tie-in fiction treat Optimus and Megatron as brothers, it's entirely possible that he killed his ''own'' father too. ''Dark of the Moon'' may have unintentionally (given the obscurity of the four-year-old tie-in game) retconned this, as Optimus believed [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]], the mentor figure to both of them, had perished during a Decepticon attack as he tried to escape from Cybertron.
*During Optimus Prime's transformation from vehicle into robot in Mission City, a piece of Chevrolet intake manifold can be seen on Optimus Prime's left collar.
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===''Revenge of the Fallen''===
[[File:ROTF Optimus trailer super mode.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"One shall be scrawny...One shall be brawny"]]
*Optimus was supposed to combine with a trailer for ''Revenge of the Fallen'', something for which [[Ben Procter]] and [[Josh Nizzi]] drew up designs. In the end, Nizzi designed the combination with Jetfire. However, the idea of Optimus combining with his trailer was not forgotten, and showed up on screen in ''Dark of the Moon''.
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===''Dark of the Moon''===
*In ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]'', Optimus has ''[[Kibble#.22Faux-parts.22|Faux-parts]]'', when he transforms inside of the NEST base facing [[Charlotte Mearing|Mearing]] and [[William Lennox|Lennox]]. It is noticeable that the Optimus robot truck parts are not the same as that of the actual truck mode body parts (or at least not all of them). Notice the red chest panels are in fact hidden under the truck nose panels and his arm appears (God knows from where) already with its red/blue flames parts; meanwhile the rest of the front of the vehicle fragments and hides into the robot. This is the only Optimus transformation that occurs this way. In the other in-movie conversions some of his alternate mode's appearances seem to be absorbed into his body or outright disappear.
* After he left the screen following ''Dark of the Moon'' and returned with a new form, the truck was sold at the Barret Jackson Auction in 2016 for $110,000. Another prop was kept around for attraction purposes, while another sold prop was converted into a tow truck.
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===''Age of Extinction''===
[[File:AOEOptimusComparison.jpg|thumb|upright=1.95|Fear is freedom! Subjugation is liberation! Contradiction is truth! Those are the facts of this world, and you will all surrender to them. You pigs in human clothing!|left]]
*The overwhelming majority of ''Age of Extinction'' toys and promotional images for Optimus, not to mention his RotDS in-game model, are based on a preliminary design for the character, not used in the final film. The differences are most noticeable on the chest, although there are minor design variations across pretty much the entire body. [[TakaraTomy]]'s later release schedule for their version of the line allowed them to somewhat remedy this situation – their Battle Command Optimus Prime toy appears to have had its chest and feet retooled before release to match the newer design, and their 'Armor Knight' re-release of the Leader Class toy features extensive retooling to similar effect.
*Optimus's "evasion mode" body possesses one of the more cheatsy transformation schemes in the series. Not only does Optimus manage to turn into a fairly small truck while retaining his normal [[robot mode]] height and mass, his windows and grille rather conspicuously change size whenever he transforms. The paint job is still Optimus Prime as in the first three films, but heavily saturated in brown rust.
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===''The Last Knight''===
*The red "scar" on Optimus/Nemesis Prime's face in ''The Last Knight'' came about one day when Michael Bay went into [[Industrial Light & Magic|ILM]] and asked the animators to add red markings to Optimus Prime and Megatron's faces and come up with an explanation for them. Visual effects artist Chris Zammit came up with the idea that the markings were the use of [[Dark Energon]] due to its mind-control abilities and the presence of Unicron in the film.<ref name="MegatronScar">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mke7biooPA4&ab_channel=TFcon The Explanation for Megatron's Red Face Paint in Transformers The Last Knight Discussion at TFcon]</ref>
**In an early version of the fight between Nemesis Prime and Bumblebee, a canister filled with normal [[Energon]] (much like the jars Izabella used on the TRF Sentinels) could have been tossed onto Nemesis Prime to release him from Quintessa's control.<ref name="MegatronScar" /> The idea was scrapped, leaving the red markings as some kind of "paint" and Bumblebee's voice used as the device to restore Optimus Prime.
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===''Bumblebee''===
[[File:BBfilm-Optimus-Prime-model.jpg|thumb|200px|Boxy and blocky is the new sexy.]]
*Optimus Prime's design in ''Bumblebee'' is heavily influenced by his Generation 1 [[Optimus Prime (G1)|namesake]], which is especially seen with his Earth-mode body. The truck used as Prime was actually a rental, but given a new coat of G1-influenced paint for the role.
*Optimus Prime was to have an extended role in the opening scene of ''Bumblebee'', having a Cybertronian vehicle mode, though it was cut for time. Concept art for a more Cybertronian robot mode and vehicle mode was created by [[Alex Jaeger]], though the film ultimately uses a model closer to his Earthen robot form.<ref>[https://www.ilm.com/art-department/bumblebee-developing-an-epic-set-piece/ BUMBLEBEE: DEVELOPING AN EPIC SET PIECE] at ILM</ref>
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===''Rise of the Beasts''===
*Optimus Prime's right leg from the then yet-to-be-released ''Rise of the Beasts'' was featured in a Hasbro-sanctioned cameo in the 2022 direct-to-streaming film ''{{w|Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (film)|Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers}}''.<ref>[https://news.tfw2005.com/2022/05/20/possible-transformers-rise-of-the-beasts-cameo-on-the-new-chip-n-dale-rescue-rangers-movie-456697]</ref>
*According to VFX artist Rassoul Edji, Optimus Prime's head was redesigned to look like a cross between his appearance in ''Bumblebee'' and the 2007 film. In particular, he keeps the helmet design from ''Bumblebee'' while retaining the same facial features from the original Michael Bay trilogy, albeit widened to fit the newer helmet. His eyes were also simplified to evoke his 2007 look.
**Prime's mouthplate was modeled after a Roman centurion's helmet when retracted.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=I modelled the head, face, and battle mask for Optimus Prime for #Transformers ROTB. I also designed his new "centurion" open battle mask look along with it's animation. The director wanted the face to resemble the face from the 2007 Transformers film as ROTB was a soft-prequel to it but also wanted it to be tweaked to fit the new design and for us to give it some new unique features. This is where we came up with the new mask design which doesn't get entirely hidden when open. Instead, it gets stored on the side of his cheeks, like a Roman centurions helmet. The head design is derived from his model from the 2018 Bumblebee film to keep some consistency with that film too as ROTB was also a soft-sequel to Bumblebee. There are new pieces, adjusted proportions, and reworks to detailing in ROTBs version. The face proportions are modified from the 2007 face to be a lot wider and beefier, matching his new head shape and look. I redesigned and built the eyes from scratch using our kitbash pieces like I did for all the Maximals and Mirage. The studio decided against going for the holographic eyes look from the 2018 Bumblebee film but rather wanted a more simple look in between the 2007 and the 2018 eyes. I added a lot of small mechanical details to his battle mask animation which we unfortunately never get to see in the film. For example, I designed a fully functional mechanism which pushes his chin piece back when his mask closes. This was very cool when it was visible, our Animation Director and VFX Supervisors were super excited about it, but unfortunately no shot showed it off in the final film. It was a lot of fun to help model and design Optimus Prime for this film. I'm happy I got to contribute to such an iconic character. CREDITS: Video: Paramount, MPC, WetaFX; Ruairidh MacNeill modelled the body for Optimus|link=https://twitter.com/rassouledji/status/1857438415303639337|name=Rassoul Edji|site=Twitter|year=2024|month=11|day=15}}</ref>
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===Other notes===
*According to [[TakaraTomy]] marketing director [[Masahiko Yamazaki]], for the Japanese dub of ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]'', the [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus]] featured in that show would become a young version of this one. Ultimately, this didn't make it into the end product as the show went largely unchanged.
*On [[September 30]], [[2014]], Optimus Prime was immortalized on the Hollywood Walk of Fame with a cement printing ceremony outside [[Grauman's Chinese Theatre]]. In lieu of hand prints, Optimus provided tire prints. [[Peter Cullen]] was also in attendance and provided handprints alongside his alter ego.
*Despite [[Steven Caple Jr.]] stating that Optimus' face was modeled to look like [[Peter Cullen]], [[Rassoul Edji]] the VFX lead on the film and CG modeler for Optimus confirmed this was not the case.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CrneeTgsvb4/]</ref><ref>{{citesocial|quote=Despite what the director has said online, we never got that note from the studio or from him. The official note we received from Paramount was "make it look like Optimus from 2007" Perhaps the 2007 design was inspired by Peter Cullens face and that's what he meant.|link=https://twitter.com/RassoulEdji/status/1857521990535717212|name=Rassoul Edji|site=Twitter|year=2024|month=11|day=15}}</ref>
*Japanese Transformers fans refer to this Optimus with the title "Emperor of Face Destruction" (顔面破壊大帝), in reference to the Japanese Decepticon leader title [[Emperor of Destruction]], and Optimus' penchant for beheading and maiming the faces of other Transformers.<ref>[https://dic.pixiv.net/a/%E9%A1%94%E9%9D%A2%E7%A0%B4%E5%A3%8A%E5%A4%A7%E5%B8%9D Emperor of Face Destruction]</ref>
*An audio waveform can be seen within Optimus Prime's mouth when he speaks.
*Despite the filmmakers' efforts in making the transformers have a roughly 1:1 scale with their vehicle forms, Optimus's official height at 28 feet tall actually makes him undersized, with his truck kibble being closest in size to an actual Peterbilt 379 when he's scaled at 35 feet tall.<ref>[https://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/images2/e/e3/TF07_OptimusScale.jpeg ILM production notes on Optimus Prime's scale.]</ref>
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===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Optimus Prime''' (オプティマスプライム ''Oputimasu Puraimu''), '''Nemesis Prime''' (ネメシスプライム ''Nemeshisu Puraimu''), '''Orion Pax''' (''Tribute'', オライオンパックス ''Oraion Pakkusu'')
*''Cantonese:'' '''O Baak Man''' (Hong Kong, 柯柏文)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Optimusz Fővezér''' ("Prime Leader Optimus"), '''Nemezis Fővezér'''
*''Indonesian:'' '''Optimus Prime''', '''Sang Ketujuh''' ("The Seventh", since in Indonesian Optimus is known as the seventh Prime) or '''Pemimpin Para Autobot''' ("The Leader of the Autobots")
*''Korean:'' '''Optimus Prime''' (옵티머스 프라임 ''Obtimeoseu Peulaim''), '''Nemesis Prime''' (네메시스프라임 ''Nemesisu Peulaim'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Kēbówén''' (Taiwan, 柯博文), '''Qíngtīanzhù''' (China, 擎天柱, "Pillar that Supports the Sky")
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Optimus Naikrashchiy''' (Оптимус Найкращий, "Optimus the Best")
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Transformers: The Last Knight (film)

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{{movie|
|seriess=[[Live-action film series]]
|prev=Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)
|next=Bumblebee (film)
|title=''Transformers: The Last Knight''
|image=TLK Poster.JPG
|caption=So forget any ideas you've got about lost cities, exotic travel, and digging up the world. We do not follow maps to buried treasure, and "X" never, ever marks the spot.
|production companies=[[Allspark (company)|Hasbro Films]] [[Lorenzo di Bonaventura|di Bonaventura Pictures]] [[Bagboyent Media]] [[Weying Galaxy]] [[The H Collective]]
|distributor=[[Paramount Pictures]]
|executive producer=[[Steven Spielberg]]
|producer=[[Lorenzo di Bonaventura]] [[Tom DeSanto]] [[Don Murphy]] [[Ian Bryce]]
|screenplay by=[[Art Marcum]] [[Matt Holloway]] [[Ken Nolan]]
|story by=[[Akiva Goldsman]] [[Art Marcum]] [[Matt Holloway]] [[Ken Nolan]]
|directed by=[[Michael Bay]]
|cinematography by=[[Jonathan Sela]]
|edited by=[[Mark Sanger]] [[John Refoua]] [[Debra Neil-Fisher]] [[Roger Barton]] [[Adam Gerstel]] [[Calvin Wimmer]]
|music by=[[Steve Jablonsky]]
|release date=[[June 21]], [[2017]]
|continuity=[[Live-action film series]]
|runtime=149 minutes
|budget=$217–260 million
|box office=$605.4 million
}}
'''''Transformers: The Last Knight''''' is the fifth film in the [[live-action film series]], serving as a sequel to ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Transformers: Age of Extinction]]'', and was released on [[June 21]], [[2017]].

When he is gifted a [[Talisman (TLK)|Talisman]] by a [[Talisman Knight|dying Transformer knight]], [[Cade Yeager]] finds himself pursued by both the [[Decepticon]]s and the [[Transformers Reaction Force]]. He is soon recruited along with [[Viviane Wembly]] by [[Edmund Burton|Sir Edmund Burton]], last of the [[Order of the Witwiccans]], to once again save the world from a new impending threat.

{{quote|The question is, why? Why do we tell ourselves these stories? Other than the fact that dragons are wicked. It's because we want to believe. Believe that we can be heroes in our own lives. When all seems lost, a few brave souls, us, can save everything we've ever known. Or is it just the dragons?|[[Viviane Wembly]]|''Transformers: The Last Knight''}}

==Synopsis==
[[File:TLK Knight gives staff.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Eternal life, Doctor Jones! The gift of youth to whoever drinks from the Grail.]]
It is the year [[484]] in [[United Kingdom|England]]. A medieval battle rages. [[King Arthur]] and his [[Knights of the Round Table|knight]]s are looking down the barrel of defeat at the hands of the [[Saxon]]s, and their only hope lies with the magician [[Merlin]]. Elsewhere, Merlin (in reality merely a drunkard), rides up to a [[Guardian Knights' ship|long-crashed alien ship]] and beseeches [[Guardian Knight|the occupants]] for help. He has kept their secret, but now needs their help. The other knights are losing hope, but Arthur believes Merlin will come through. Merlin manages to convince [[Stormreign|a giant metal red-armored knight]] at the ship to help, and it presents him with a [[Staff of Merlin|staff]], allowing him to return to the battle with a [[Dragonstorm|giant metal dragon]]. The battle is won in favor of Camelot.

Present day: five years have passed since the battle of [[Hong Kong]]. [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] drifts apparently lifeless in space. Both he and [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] have vanished from [[Earth]], and in spite of the atrocities caused by the [[CIA]]'s [[Cemetery Wind]], the vast majority of Earth's governments agreed that all Transformers should be considered illegal out of fear for more of the devastation that had already occurred in the past, with the [[Transformers Reaction Force]] set up to track them down, though they've found refuge in some places such as [[Cuba]], where [[Seymour Simmons]] is hanging out with some displaced Autobots. Meanwhile, Transformers continue to arrive in waves while [[NASA]]'s [[Jet Propulsion Laboratory]] detects something large incoming.

[[File:TLK Canopy downed.jpg|thumb|right|300px|He speaks a dozen languages and knows every local custom. He'll blend in, disappear and you'll never see him again.]]

Four kids, craving adventure, breach a fence and enter a section of [[Chicago]] ruined by a previous Transformer battle. They stumble on a [[Talisman Knight's ship|crashed Transformer ship]] containing a still-living occupant. TRF [[Sentinel (TLK)|Sentinels]] close in on them and warn them that they're trespassing; however [[Izabella]] appears out of nowhere to help, slinging bottles of [[Energon]] which result in one of the Sentinels shooting the another. Izabella's tiny robot [[Sqweeks]] wraps a cable around the legs of the remaining Sentinel and it topples over, allowing the kids time to get away. Pursued by another Sentinel, Izabella takes the kids to shelter — a Transformer named [[Canopy]] whose back is a hollow mound of rubble. They're joined by Sqweeks, who's lost his arm in the battle. Canopy and the kids start moving, unaware the TRF has spotted them. Unable to determine what faction Canopy is and with kids possibly in danger, TRF commander [[Santos]] orders an air strike. The missile takes out Canopy, who thanks a tearful Izabella before dying. The kids are soon rescued by [[Cade Yeager]] and [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] who destroy another Sentinel.

Cade drives the kids to the border of the no-go zone and drops them off before returning to the crashed ship. Despite his efforts, the pilot within dies, but not before attempting to present Cade with the [[Talisman (TLK)|Talisman]]. Cade does not take it. He reports the pilot's death to Bumblebee shortly before [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] appears and Cade is suddenly surrounded by TRF forces. Meanwhile, the Talisman sprouts legs and crawls away from the ship. Cade refuses to divulge where the other Transformers are. Bumblebee arrives, only to be blown to pieces by the TRF. Moments later, the parts start reconnecting as Bumblebee reassembles himself, sending the TRF forces into disarray as he does so. He and Cade take Santos hostage, but the standoff is interrupted by the arrival of [[William Lennox|Lennox]] who tries to talk Cade and Bee into standing down. [[Hound (Movie)|Hound]]'s appearance settles things however, and Cade, Bee, and Hound leave, though the TRF manages to surreptitiously attach a tracking device onto Bumblebee.

Lennox reports to [[Morshower|General Morshower]] who plays a recording of Barricade reporting back to Megatron. Megatron is disappointed Barricade failed to secure the Talisman as it is the object they need to lead them to the staff, but Barricade believes the TRF will lead them to it. Morshower orders Lennox to return to his covert infiltration of the TRF.

[[File:TLK Optimus chained.jpg|thumb|left|300px|My soul is prepared. How's yours?]]

Optimus's voyage through space comes to an end as he crashes on the ravaged surface of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], which has been mysteriously disassembled into many pieces. He encounters and attacks [[Quintessa (TLK)|Quintessa]], who claims to be his creator and the "Prime of Life," but she easily restrains him.

As he returns to the [[Junkyard (TLK)|junkyard]] he calls home, Cade realizes that the Talisman has somehow ended up in his vehicle. In England, [[Cogman]] alerts [[Edmund Burton|Sir Edmund Burton]] to the arrival of the Talisman. Elsewhere in England, [[Viviane Wembly]] wins a game of polo for her team before returning to the [[University of Oxford]]. She lectures her class on King Arthur, someone she believes to be a made-up legend, unaware she's being watched by Burton. Burton gives instructions to a nearby parked car.

Quintessa tells Optimus that he must retrieve her staff, stolen by her knight guardians and hidden on Earth.

[[Drift (AOE)|Drift]] and [[Crosshairs (AOE)|Crosshairs]] are hanging out in the junkyard. Cade, Hound, and Bumblebee stop off on their way back so Cade can banter with the local authority, Chief [[Sherman]], who complains that his cruiser has been stolen. The trio continue to the junkyard where [[Jimmy (TLK)|Jimmy]] and [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] are looking at online photos of custom cars. They are unaware Izabella and Sqweeks have stowed away on Hound. While Bumblebee and Crosshairs come to blows, Cade persuades [[Grimlock (AOE)|Grimlock]] to cough up Sherman's cruiser, or what's left of it. [[Daytrader]] arrives, bringing [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]'s head and a new voicebox for Bumblebee. He's interested in Cade's Talisman, and says it's a sign of the impending apocalypse. Izabella fronts up to Cade and attempts to persuade him to let her stay. They return to Cade's trailer for antics with the [[Mini Dinobot|Baby Dinobot]]s and trade stories of lost family members. Izabella manages to impress Cade with her knowledge of Cybertronian physiology and he's convinced to let her stay.

In [[Namibia]], scientists arrive at a location to find a giant metal horn poking out of the ground. News of the horn, and five more like it, get back to Simmons and Burton. Meanwhile, the NASA scientists meet with [[President of the United States|presidential]] staff to report they have detected an approaching planet, which they say will arrive in three days.

Helped by Hound, Cade makes an untraceable satellite phone call to [[Tessa Yeager|his daughter]] at college, but is unable to speak to her for fear that his voice will be recognized by the [[CIA]], and can only listen as she tries to convince him to get a girlfriend.

Lennox meets Morshower at the [[Pentagon]] for a briefing on the horns — Megatron has been spotted visiting them and has snatched up two CIA operatives as hostages. Lennox and some lawyers meet with Megatron to negotiate the return of some of his men. They agree to release [[Mohawk]], [[Dreadbot]], and [[Nitro Zeus]]; [[Berserker]], however, turns out to be a step too far, and Megatron is forced to select [[Onslaught (ROTF)|Onslaught]] instead. Morshower believes they can use Megatron so they can get hold of Cade's Talisman themselves.

[[File:TLKIzzyAndDecepticons.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The Grail is mine, and you're going to get it for me.]]

As morning breaks over the junkyard, the Decepticons prepare to move in, observed by the TRF. Izabella attaches a new arm to Sqweeks, before helping Cade fit Bumblebee's new voicebox. Bee is not happy with the result, which sounds like a GPS. Sherman gives the group advanced warning of the impending Decepticon assault, and the Autobots and humans scramble to get ready to escape. Megatron's group arrives to find the junkyard deserted, at least until Hound pops up and starts shooting. Megatron returns fire. The Autobot group heads into the nearby town, where Drift swiftly disables the tracking device on Bee. Grimlock and [[Slug (AOE)|Slug]] ambush the TRF forces en route to the town. Santos has a swarm of unmanned drones sent in. The Decepticons arrive in the middle of town and immediately spot Sqweeks, which draws Izabella out in an attempt to save the tiny Autobot. Cade detonates the explosives hidden around town and flees with Izabella, pursued by Barricade. The 'Con is knocked aside by Grimlock, who also devours Dreadbot. As the battle rapidly turns against the Decepticons, with Onslaught being killed by Drift and Crosshairs, Megatron calls a retreat. Mohawk, however, is left behind and is subsequently reduced to a head by Bumblebee. Cade, Izabella, and Jimmy take cover in a disused church as the TRF drones move in, however the drones continue to pursue them through the church. Cade and Izabella take two of them out, but Jimmy tries to bluff a third, banking on the idea it's using facial recognition. He gets shot anyway, but fortunately it was only a beanbag.

The trio head into another disused building and enter a lift where they encounter Cogman, who announces he's come to collect Cade. The discussion ends when a drone arrives, and Cade ends up clinging to it as it flies wildly around the street. Cogman phones Sir Burton to report the bad news, but fortunately Cade survives his impromptu flight, partly thanks to the Talisman protecting him from bullets. He manages to ride another drone to the ground and is met by Cogman who explains that he's important because of the Talisman. Crosshairs attempts to prevent Cogman from doing anything, only for the smaller robot to break his finger. Cogman convinces Cade to go with him and leave the others. Cade and Bee accompany Cogman on a plane to England.

Morshower and Lennox track the flight, and note that Megatron's group is giving pursuit. Lennox is ordered to take the TRF team to the UK as well.

Simmons calls Sir Burton to let him know a book has been tracked down. NASA continues tracking the incoming planet, now identified as Cybertron. Quintessa reveals to Optimus that Earth is actually [[Unicron]] and that they're going to kill him with the staff, an act which will destroy Earth and restore Cybertron. Optimus's optics turn purple as Quintessa addresses him as "Nemesis Prime". Optimus swears to fight anyone who interferes with his new mission.

[[File:TLKWW2Flashback.jpg|left|upright=1.6|thumb|Nazis. I hate those guys.]]
Viviane and her family watch a news report on the giant horns. Conversation turns to her dead father, and her mother suggests she check her father's study in case there's anything useful for her work. Disinterested, she instead gets into her car where an invitation falls out of the glove compartment. The car takes off of its own accord and starts driving her through the streets of [[London]]. When she smashes a window, the car complains in a French accent and throws her into the trunk. She calls for help, having realized she's in a Transformer, and the car [[scanning|scans]] a passing Lamborghini, reconfiguring itself into a copy of the other vehicle.

Cade's plane lands at Sir Burton's castle, where he and Bumblebee are shot at by [[Bulldog (TLK)|a tank Transformer]]. Sir Burton apologizes and takes a look at the Talisman. [[Hot Rod (DOTM)|Hot Rod]] arrives carrying Viviane, who is unhappy at being kidnapped. Once things calm down, Sir Burton explains he's the last of the [[Order of the Witwiccans]]. Cade's boorish behavior towards Viviane results in him being assaulted by Cogman. Sir Burton shows off portraits of his family tree and the Witwiccans, and relates how the Transformers have been helping humans for centuries, such as when Bumblebee and Hot Rod took part in [[World War II]]. They head to another building which houses the original [[Round Table]] used by King Arthur and his knights when they teamed up with the twelve [[Guardian Knight]]s. Further there is a legend that a last knight would be found and thanks to possessing the Talisman, that's Cade. Only Merlin's DNA can unlock the power of the staff, which is where Viviane comes in as a direct descendant of Merlin. She has no idea where the staff might be though. Further discussion is halted as [[Secret Intelligence Service|MI6]] and TRF forces arrive to assault the castle. Despite [[Lieutenant|one of the elderly Autobots]] attempting to defend the castle only to power down as a result of his aging, Hot Rod's time stopper weapon gives the group enough time to escape.

[[File:TLK Bumblebee car attack.jpg|thumb|right|300px|How does one get off this thing?!]]
Simmons makes an irate call to Sir Burton, who is currently being pursued through London and is late for the appointment at [[Trinity Library]]. Bumblebee arrives at Viviane's house with her and Cade, and the pair start rifling through her father's study in search of a clue. Sir Burton's dropped off at the library, but Simmons demands to be inducted into the Order of Witwiccans before he'll point Sir Burton to the [[Book of Cyber-Kells]], which reveals Earth is Unicron and points them to [[Stonehenge]]. After experiencing flashbacks to her childhood whilst touching a [[three-headed dragon pendant|pendant]] in a matching [[three-headed dragon urn|urn]], Cade and Viviane find a clue in an old popup book which points them to the [[HMS Alliance|HMS ''Alliance'']] at a {{w|Royal Navy Submarine Museum|naval museum}}. The TRF arrive at the house. Meanwhile, Sir Burton and Cogman switch cars and a high-speed chase through the streets of London ensues. Cade and Viviane, now also making a getaway in Bumblebee, let them know about the navy museum. Cogman manages to shake his pursuers while Bumblebee manages to shake Barricade by blasting the Decepticon.

Bumblebee reaches the naval museum at the same time as Cogman and Sir Burton, and they have the HMS ''Alliance'' evacuated. Sir Burton leaves the others to it, explaining that the submarine, in reality a Transformer, knows the way to the staff. The sub launches, with Bumblebee clinging to the exterior so he cam come along for the ride. The sub's departure is noted by TRF and they track it as it heads away from England. The TRF scramble their own submersibles to give chase. A nuclear sub fires missiles at the ''Alliance'' which responds by ramming the other sub and diving deeper into the ocean. Cogman fires himself out through a torpedo tube.

Sir Burton arrives at Number 10 to see the [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]], but is turned away. Cogman returns to the sub with a couple of fish he's caught. Viviane and Cade share clumsy sexual chemistry until Cogman reveals he's made sushi as a "last meal". Sir Burton takes a secret back entrance into Number 10 to talk to the PM, holding off security by threatening to release the [[watch that killed Hitler]]. Sir Burton tells the PM to mobilize the military to Stonehenge. The ''Alliance'' zeros in on a vast undersea Transformer ship, which lights up as they approach. The pursuing TRF subs also spot the ship, but have to make their own way in after the airlock doors close behind the ''Alliance''. The ''Alliance'' surfaces beyond the airlock, and the group starts exploring.

[[File:TLKOptimusVsBumblebee.jpg|left|upright=1.6|thumb|Two selfless martyrs. Jesus Christ!]]
Back at the junkyard, Izabella, Sqweeks, and Crosshairs look up at the approaching Cybertron. Elsewhere, NASA and [[European Space Agency|ESA]] scientists give a briefing as the approaching planet scrapes the surface of the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]]. The doomsday news is broadcast on [[television]] around the world. The subs carrying the TRF teams led by Lennox and Santos emerge into an air pocket, and they move out. Daytrader arrives back at the junkyard with the [[Knight Ship|Autobots' ship]], and the group there prepares to head to England to help out. Cade and Viviane find a chamber holding motionless Guardian Knights. Cybertron moves into Earth's atmosphere, passing the [[International Space Station]]. Viviane touches a Celtic engraving which reveals [[Merlin's sarcophagus]], inside which they find a wooden staff. As the TRF moves through the same chamber, [[Skullitron|one of the knights]] springs to life. Cade keeps it distracted as the TRF attacks it, eventually bringing it down. Viviane grabs the wooden staff which transforms into metal in her hands. Lennox and Santos attempt to get her to hand it over, but she reveals only she can use it. More knights revive and attack, however a short time later, Optimus kills them and forces Viviane to turn the staff over to him. Sending the others back to the sub, Cade, Lennox, and Bumblebee go after Optimus.

[[File:TLK-Cade wields Excalibur.jpg|right|thumb|300px|You're strangely dressed... for a knight.]]
Bumblebee fights with Optimus atop the vast ship as it comes to the surface. Bumblebee manages to get the better of his former leader, and Cade attempts to persuade Optimus to stop fighting. As the ship rises out of the water, Optimus is able to get the upper hand and is prepared to end Bumblebee when Bee manages to talk in his own voice. Shaking Quintessa's influence, Optimus drops his sword, just in time for Megatron and Nitro to swoop in and claim the staff. After the Decepticons leave, the remaining Guardian Knights emerge from the ship and are ready to execute Optimus for aiding Quintessa's cause. The Talisman transforms into a sword which Cade uses to block the killing strike, and the Knights recognize Cade as a knight. Though Prime is ready to die, Cade talks him out of sacrificing himself, and Optimus announces they have to destroy Quintessa with the other Autobots show up in their ship.

[[File:TLK-Knightstogether.jpg|thumb|left|300px|He chose...''poorly''.]]

Cybertron makes touchdown on Earth, causing untold destruction. Megatron arrives at Stonehenge with the staff. Lennox contacts Morshower with the coordinates for the "end game", an [[ignition chamber]] which is part of one of the dangling pieces of Cybertron and military forces move in. Cade comes up with a plan to load Ospreys onto the Autobot ship so they can get close enough to the ignition chamber to land. NASA thinks this is a bad plan and works on an alternate idea. The massive ship continues towards Stonehenge where the Decepticons, along with Sir Burton and the military forces, are waiting. At Sir Burton's signal, the military opens fire on the Decepticons as the massive ship arrives directly overhead. The Autobots regroup with Cade and the TRF, and Optimus Prime gives a stirring speech before blasting off. Cogman manages to find Sir Burton, who had been blasted by Megatron sometime prior to the Autobots' arrival, shortly before he expires.

Megatron returns to the Ignition Chamber where Quintessa is waiting. She plugs the staff into the floor, and lightning starts arcing about. The pieces of Cybertron start moving about and joining, causing those on the ground to run for their lives. Massive worldwide destruction ensues. As the Autobot ship carries Autobots, knights and humans up to their fates, Cade asks Viviane out on a date. Jets soften up the defenses around the ignition chamber while the humans all board the Ospreys, and Cade has it out with Santos. Shamed, the TRF troops all rip off their insignias. The Ospreys launch, and Izabella and Sqweeks reveal they've stowed away on the one carrying Cade and Viviane. Covered by the jets and the giant three-headed dragon, the Ospreys head to the ignition chamber, and crash-land on the surface. The landing site is immediately a war zone as Megatron and his Decepticons stand in their way. Lennox spots the entrance to the chamber, but the team is pinned down by a gun emplacement. Izabella instructs Sqweeks to go blow the gun emplacement up. [[Infernocus]] forms under Megatron's orders and knocks Bumblebee and company out of the air.

[[File:TLKEnding.jpg|right|upright=1.6|thumb|May we go home now, please?]]
Meanwhile, the NASA scientists have come up with a plan to use [[Nuclear weapon|nukes]] to cause a nearby chunk of Cybertron to destroy the ignition chamber. Morshower contacts Lennox to let him know the new plan, and the TRF forces start withdrawing. Sqweeks succeeds in blowing up the gun emplacement. Optimus arrives aboard the dragon and takes out Infernocus. As the TRF troops parachute off the platform, the jets nuke the neighbouring chunk of Cybertron. Viviane drops her parachute and heads back towards the chamber, followed by Cade. The chunk hits the platform containing the chamber, however despite the devastating impact, the chamber continues to function.

[[File:Transformers_5_Unicron.jpg|left|upright=1.6|thumb|Trust no one.]]
The chamber tumbles down until it comes to rest on another part of Cybertron. Inside, chaos reigns as the Autobots and Decepticons fight and Viviane grabs the staff. Optimus kicks Megatron through a wall shortly before another impact sends the chamber tumbling out of the sky. Bumblebee kills Nitro Zeus and blasts Quintessa as Optimus manages to distract her. Quintessa vanishes in a flash of blue light. Viviane finally pulls the staff free, shutting down the Ignition Chamber just before it crashes to the ground. Optimus dramatically drives out of the cloud of debris raised by its impact, carrying Cade and Viviane. As everyone reunites, Optimus gives another stirring speech about how Earth and Cybertron are now joined as one before the Autobots depart for Cybertron alongside the guardian knights.

Meanwhile, back in Namibia, Quintessa, now in a human form, walks up to one of the scientists studying the giant metal horn and offers to tell him how to kill Unicron.
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==Main cast==
{{featuredcharacters|
h1=[[Autobot]]s|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] ([[Erik Aadahl]])
*[[Hot Rod (DOTM)|Hot Rod]] ([[Omar Sy]])<ref name="scratch">Certain lines from these characters are not delivered by their credited actors, but the fill-in actors who performed the "scratch track" for the movie, whose recordings have survived into the finished film.</ref>
*[[Hound (Movie)|Hound]] ([[John Goodman]])
*[[Drift (AOE)|Drift]] ([[Ken Watanabe]])
*[[Crosshairs (AOE)|Crosshairs]] ([[John DiMaggio]])
*[[Cogman]] ([[Jim Carter]])<ref name="scratch"/>
*[[Sqweeks]] ([[Reno Wilson]])
*[[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] ([[Tom Kenny]])
*[[Daytrader]] ([[Steve Buscemi]])
*[[Topspin (DOTM)|Topspin/"Volleybot"]] ([[Steven Barr]])
*[[Canopy]]<ref name="uncredited">Denotes a character who speaks, but has no credited voice actor. The internet has popularly attributed these roles to DiMaggio, Barr, and Welker, variously, but often incorrectly, and with no proof; more likely, at least some are performed by scratch track actors and were not replaced for the finished film.</ref>
*[[Bulldog (TLK)|Bulldog]] ([[Mark Ryan]])
*[[Lieutenant]] (Mark Ryan)
*[[Trench]]
*[[HMS Alliance|HMS ''Alliance'' Autobot]]
'''[[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobots]]'''
*[[Grimlock (AOE)|Grimlock]]
*[[Slug (AOE)|Slug]]
*[[Mini Dinobot|Baby Dinobots]]
**[[Sharp-T]]
**[['Tops]]
**[[Pterry]]

|h2=[[Decepticon]]s|c2=
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] ([[Frank Welker]])
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Nemesis Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] ([[Jess Harnell]])<ref name="scratch"/>
*[[Nitro Zeus]] (John DiMaggio/Steven Barr)<ref>Nitro Zeus' voice actor varies depending on the version of the film (see "[[#Other versions|Other versions]]," below). The "finished" version shown in English-speaking countries features John DiMaggio, and the other, shown internationally, features Steven Barr. Both the home video and digital releases of the film credit both actors.</ref>
*[[Mohawk]] (Reno Wilson)
*[[Onslaught (ROTF)|Onslaught]]<ref name="uncredited"/>
*[[Dreadbot]]
*[[Berserker]]<ref name="uncredited"/>
*[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]'s head
*[[Protoform]]s
*[[Junkheap (AOE)|Junkheap]]-type Decepticons

|h3=[[Human]]s|c3=
*[[Cade Yeager]] ([[Mark Wahlberg]])
*[[Viviane Wembly]] ([[Laura Haddock]])
*[[Izabella]] ([[Isabela Merced]])
*[[Edmund Burton|Sir Edmund Burton]] ([[Anthony Hopkins]])<ref name="scratch"/>
*[[Seymour Simmons]] ([[John Turturro]])
*[[Jimmy (TLK)|Jimmy]] ([[Jerrod Carmichael]])
*[[Merlin]] ([[Stanley Tucci]])
*[[King Arthur]] ([[Liam Garrigan]])
*[[JPL Engineer]] ([[Tony Hale]])
'''[[Transformers Reaction Force]]'''
*[[Santos]] ([[Santiago Cabrera]])
*[[William Lennox]] ([[Josh Duhamel]])
*[[Morshower]] ([[Glenn Morshower]])

|h4=Others|c4=
*[[Quintessa (TLK)|Quintessa]] ([[Gemma Chan]])
*[[Infernocus]]
**[[Infernocon]]s
*[[Unicron]]
*[[Watch that killed Hitler]]
*[[Vatti Bot]]

'''[[Guardian Knight]]s'''
*[[Dragonstorm]]
**[[Stormreign]]<ref name="uncredited"/>
**[[Dragonicus]]
**[[Steelbane]]
**[[Executioner Knight]]
*[[Skullitron]]<ref name="uncredited"/>
*[[Talisman Knight]]<ref name="uncredited"/>

|nonumbering=true
}}
{{reflist|close=1}}

==Quotes==
"All right, I am what they say. I'm a liar, a charlatan. I've deceived my whole life, but if I could, for one moment, change this world for the better, I would give up everything! Everything! I'd give up drink! Money! Wom- ...Drink and money!"
:—'''Merlin'''

"You dare to strike your ''God?!'' Your war ''doomed'' Cybertron!" 
"Megatron started the war-" 
"''You'' destroyed your world, you fool!"
:—'''Quintessa''' shows '''Optimus''' who's boss after slapping him.

[In a Siri-type voice] 
"Daytrader is a punk-ass bitch."
:—'''Bumblebee''' isn't happy.

"There is a way to heal your world. My power of creation, the staff, was stolen from me by my twelve Guardian Knights. They betrayed me, and hid it on Earth. Gave it to your ''precious'' humans...the staff is the only way to bring life back to Cybertron. You are going to find it for me. Do you seek redemption, Prime? ''Do'' you?" 
"My maker, I ''do''." 
:—'''Quintessa''' coaxes a half-brainwashed '''Optimus''' to her side.

"The end is near, my old treacherous friend... what a shame you'll be unable to see it."
:—'''Megatron''' musing to the decapitated head of Starscream

"Go to hell!" 
"'This planet ''is'' hell!"
:—'''Izabella''' and '''Megatron''' exchange smack talk

"Don't kill the messenger... or the messenger will kill ''you''."
:—'''Cogman'''

"You are needed, sir. Urgently. My master is fond of saying that all the important decisions in life often come down to just one moment."
:—'''Cogman''' impresses on Cade the gravity of the situation.

"Introductions. Miss Viviane Wembly: Master of History, Oxford; Doctor of Philosophy, also Oxford; and Doctor of Letters, Oxford again, I think. Anything else? Anyway, meet Cade." 
"...''Yeager''. Cade Yeager. I'm an inventor."
:—'''Sir Edmund Burton''' and '''Cade Yeager'''

'''Hot Rod:''' "Bonjour, chérie! Je m'appelle Hot Rôd." 
'''Viviane:''' "Ut what?" 
'''Hot Rod:''' "Hot ''Rôd.''" 
'''Viviane''' "Hut Rud?" 
'''Hot Rod:''' "''Hot Rôd!''" 
'''Sir Edmund Burton:''' "Hot. Rod." 
'''Hot Rod:''' "Mhmm." 
'''Sir Edmund Burton:''' "It's his French accent." 
'''Viviane:''' "Is he French?" 
'''Sir Edmund Burton:''' "No, he just likes the accent." 
'''Hot Rod:''' "Non! No no no, I ''HATE'' the accent! But I can't get rid of it! I'm ''stuck'' with the accent!"
:—Everybody loves '''Hot Rod'''.

"Bee?" 
"Yes." 
"But he's so nice." 
"Behind the lines during the war they called him many things... nice was never one of them." 
:—'''Cade''' and '''Sir Edmund''' on Bumblebee's past.

[Cogman is playing the organ] 
"You ruined the moment again." 
"I was trying to make the moment more epic"
:—'''Cogman''' annoying '''Sir Edmond Burton''' and practicing for Britain's Got Talent.

"Optimus... it is time you knew the truth. The place you call Earth has another name: Unicron." 
"Earth... Unicron? Cybertron's ancient enemy?" 
"Yes. You are going to kill him. With my staff, we will drain the very life from Unicron. Earth ''will die''." 
"Yes..." 
"And your world will be reborn... ''Nemesis Prime.''" 
"I will fight anyone who stands in my way."
:—'''Quintessa''' coaxes a completely brainwashed <s>'''Optimus'''</s> '''Nemesis Prime''' to her side.

"I-I am Bumblebee... Your oldest friend! Optimus... I would lay down my life for you."
:—'''Bumblebee''' regains his voice, and Optimus regains his mind.

"You blew your chance to kill Unicron!" 
"I knew you couldn't do it! Your time is over, Prime. You ''FAILED''! You turned your back on Cybertron, now you will watch Earth ''DIE''!"
:—'''Nitro Zeus''' and '''Megatron''' denounce Optimus after his redemption.

"Knights, Autobots - this cannot and will not be the end. To save Earth and her people, we are going to steal Quintessa's staff. Only you, Viviane, can take it back. I will lead the way into her chamber, and when the account of the ages is etched into the cosmos, let those who exist long after us know that this was our finest hour!"
:—'''Optimus''' rallies his new and old allies before the final battle.

"Did you forget who I am? ''I AM OPTIMUS PRIME!''"
:—'''Optimus''' as he effortlessly kills the Infernocons. [[Commercial/Generation 2|They should've run for cover]], or at least DUCKED.

"We were brothers once!" 
"''Once.''"
:—'''Megatron''' and '''Optimus Prime'''

"At the heart of every legend, there is truth: a few brave souls unite to save the world. We can be heroes in our own lives, every one of us, if we only have the courage to try. Our fates were always intertwined, but now our worlds are joined as one. We need to repair our planets, work together, if we wish to survive. A dangerous secret is buried deep inside the Earth. There is more to this planet than meets the eye. I am Optimus Prime, calling all Autobots... It is time to come ''home''."
:—'''Optimus Prime'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s closing narration.

==Continuity notes==
*Optimus left Earth at the end of [[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|the last movie]], to look for the mysterious [[Creator]]s. The [[Seed]] he was carrying is absent and its fate is unmentioned, but he ''did'' say he was going to take it where "it could never be found," so perhaps he accomplished that first. As for the Creators, they are left ambiguous; Quintessa professes to have created the [[Transformer|Cybertronian]] race, but no attempt is made to connect or reconcile her with the biomechanical alien arm seen in ''Age of Extinction'', and she is labelled "the great deceiver" by the knights, throwing anything she claims into question.
*It seemed as though Cybertron was disintegrated at the end of ''Dark of the Moon'', but it was unclear if what we were seeing was literal, or just an exaggerated visual of the space bridge collapsing and the planet disappearing with it (this was a film in which a planet could be "half-teleported" and be absolutely fine, after all). Here, it appears partially broken-apart, chunks of the planet tethered to the rest by cables.
*Merlin mentions that Cybertron was "destroyed"; he's not referring to ''Dark of the Moon'' (which, obviously, hadn't happened yet at that time), but to the planet being ravaged by the war, and left barren and lifeless by the loss of the [[AllSpark]] prior to the [[Transformers (film)|first movie]].
*As per the end of ''Age of Extinction'', Drift has only one of his two longswords, having evidently never recovered the other after he hurled it into a [[KSI Sentry]] during the final act of the film. However, see "[[#Errors|Errors]]".
*Wheelie and Topspin reappear following their absence from the previous film, both revealed to have survived [[Cemetery Wind]]'s Autobot hunt. Given that [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] was indicated to have been killed by Cemetery Wind in ''Age of Extinction'' tie-in material, the only Autobots that survived the end of ''Dark of the Moon'' whose current status (i.e. around the timeframe of this film) are unknown are [[Roadbuster (DOTM)|Roadbuster]] and [[Dino]], who were listed by [[Harold Attinger]]'s deck of dead-or-alive Transformers cards as not being "eliminated".
*The Dinobots were "set free" by Optimus at the end of the last movie, though at least some of them have since joined up with the main Autobot team in hiding, presumably for pragmatic reasons. Unnamed in dialogue in the previous film, Grimlock is here called by name (by Cade), the only Dinobot named on-screen.
*Izabella mentions that her parents were killed during the Decepticon invasion of Chicago in ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]''.
*Morshower says that America has made deals with the devil before to get while they want. While there's certainly a lot of real-world basis for this claim that is beyond the scope of discussion for this wiki, in the context of the films, mention could be made of the [[United Nations]] agreeing to [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]]'s demands for the Earth Autobots to be evicted from the planet only to backfire horribly for humanity.
*Cade's daughter Tessa was a soon to graduate high school student in ''Age of Extinction'', and she has since gone on to college.
*Starscream was killed by a [[NEST]] boomstick at the climax of ''Dark of the Moon''. ''Age of Extinction'' established that scavengers had salvaged many objects from the Battle of Chicago, explaining why Daytrader found his head in Buffalo.
*The T.R.F.'s prison facility is labeled "[[Non-Biological Extraterrestrial|N.B.E.]] Supermax", in reference to [[Sector Seven]]'s acronym for the Transformers.
*The dagger gun used by Cade in ''Age of Extinction'' can be seen when he and Jimmy are gathering weapons as the TRF are approaching the junkyard.
*Megatron addresses Starscream's disembodied head as "my treacherous old friend". Back in ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'', Megatron accused Starscream of abandoning him to die in the [[Transformers (film)|first movie]]. We wouldn't call that a justified accusation, but what can we do? It's the word of a dead skull against that of the universe's greatest warlord.
*When Viviane is abducted by Hot Rod, she asks if her captor is a famous Transformer such as [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] or [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]], unaware that they both died in ''Dark of the Moon''.
*Pictures of [[Sam Witwicky]] and [[Archibald Witwicky]] are briefly visible in Burton's mansion. Burton's claim that he is the last living member of the Witwiccans indirectly implies that either Sam died off-screen after his last appearance in ''Dark of the Moon'', or simply being a Witwicky wasn't enough to count as membership.
*Multiple photographs, newspaper clippings, and other memorabilia in Burton's mansion depict Megatron, Starscream, Optimus Prime, Shockwave, Drift, Hound, [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]], Bumblebee, and ''The Last Knight''-introduced characters, Hot Rod, Bulldog, four Guardian Knights, and more generic 'bots: [[Samurai Knight]], [[WWII Plane Transformer]], and [[Da Vinci Bot]] as part of human history. However, see "[[#Errors|Errors]]".
*A [[Pillar]] and the ''Ark'' fuel cell are briefly visible as a part of the many historical artifacts in Burton's mansion.
*Daytrader gives the Autobots [[Knight Ship|Lockdown's ship]], which was last seen being attacked by [[People's Liberation Army|Chinese military]] jets in Hong Kong.
*The ''Ark'' is briefly seen on the Moon, where it was revealed to be back in ''Dark of the Moon'', having been left there untouched in the years since, along with the site of the [[Apollo 11]] moon landing.
*Among the landmarks trashed by the hanging chunks of Cybertron is the [[Great Pyramid of Giza]], where the climax of ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' took place. The top of the pyramid is still missing following the events of that movie, in which it was torn open to reveal the [[Star Harvester]].
*Optimus remarks that he has not heard Bumblebee's voice "since Cybertron fell". This is actually foreshadowing to the prequel film ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]'', which features Bee talking to Optimus in his normal voice in the Cybertron prologue. However, see "[[#Errors|Errors]]".
*The Autobots and Decepticons are seen using [[Orbital Assault Carrier]]s, which have been featured in the movie series since ''Dark of the Moon''.
*The Baby Dinobots appear without any form of explanation as to where they come from or what exactly they are.

==Transformers references==
*The jars of green goo that Izabella tosses to distract the TRF Sentinels have [[Energon]] in them.<ref name="MegatronScar">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mke7biooPA4&ab_channel=TFcon The Explanation for Megatron's Red Face Paint in Transformers The Last Knight Discussion at TFcon]</ref>
*Cade and the Autobots use a [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|junkyard as a base]].
*[[Hot Rod (DOTM)|Hot Rod]] and [[Onslaught (ROTF)|Onslaught]] take their names from Generation 1 characters, but they have little relevance to their progenitors as far as appearance, personality, or role in the story goes.
*At some point in the movie, the [[Guardian Knight]]s are also referred as "Knights of [[Iacon]]", a name that is usually associated to Autobot-controlled cities and/or military headquarters on Cybertron in other continuities.
*Quintessa is inspired by the [[Quintesson]]s, the extraterrestrials antagonists from season 3 of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original 1980's cartoon]]. In the cartoon continuity, the Quintessons were the creators of the Transformers, in the same way that Quintessa claims to be in the film.
*[[Unicron]] is the ancient enemy of [[Primus]]/Cybertron, who was introduced in ''The Transformers: The Movie''. The idea of Unicron being Earth is derived from the ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' cartoon, in which the planet formed around his dormant body. Whether or not these particulars hold true for the movie's incarnation of Unicron remains to be seen.
* When Optimus Prime falls under Quintessa's control, he is dubbed "[[Nemesis Prime (disambiguation)|Nemesis Prime]]", an obvious reference to the evil clone/alternate version/corrupted future of Optimus Prime that has appeared in many continuities.
* Several Transformers introduced in this film have altered designs from past films, yet are entirely new characters nevertheless. Onslaught and [[Canopy]] are both altered versions of [[Long Haul (ROTF)|Long Haul]], [[Nitro Zeus]] employs the same body design as the [[KSI Boss]]es but has a head modified from [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]]'s, [[Dreadbot]] is an altered version of [[Crowbar]], [[Berserker]] reuses [[Crankcase (DOTM)|Crankcase]], [[Trench]] is the same body-type as [[Scrapper (ROTF)|Scrapper]] and [[Scrapmetal (ROTF)|Scrapmetal]], and [[Lieutenant]] is a much smaller modified model of [[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]]. Also, despite being based off Constructicons, Canopy and Trench are both Autobots.
* Edmund Burton claims Cogman is a [[Headmaster (technology)|"headmaster"]], which is typically a human-sized bot that transforms into the head of a larger bot. While this reference ''is'' borne out by his [[Cogman#Toys|Deluxe Class toy]], which features a larger vehicle body and a detachable head, indicating it was ''supposed'' to be part of the film, it didn't happen on-screen.
* Burton's walking stick makes the classic transformation sound when it turns into a gun.

==Real-life references==
*King Arthur, Merlin and the associated knights are from British legend. The battle depicted at the beginning of the movie is the {{w|Battle of Badon}}.
*The TRF Sentinel that attacks Bumblebee and the kids bears resemblance to the ED-209 from ''Robocop'', with a nearly identical leg design.
*Jimmy says that when Cade is away from the junkyard, the Autobots are so rowdy that it becomes the ''{{w|Wild Kingdom}}''.
*When Bumblebee calls Izabella over to have his voice box replaced, he states "Doc, come in, Doc", using a voice quote by [[Marty McFly]] in ''[[Back to the Future]] Part II''.
*The bogus voice box Bumblebee gets from Daytrader has the voice of {{w|Siri}}, the AI assistant found in most iPhones.
*Crosshairs calls Cogman a "[[C-3PO]] ripoff".
*Sir Edmund Burton quotes the song ''{{w|It's a Long Way to Tipperary}}'' in reference to World War I.
*While evading the constabulary in London, Cogman breaks into an impromptu rendition of Ludacris's 2002 hit "{{w|Move Bitch}}", though he incorrectly sings "get out of my way" rather than "get out the way".
*Optimus' speech before the final battle begins ends with the line "let those who exist long after us know that this was our finest hour", paraphrasing one of [[Winston Churchill]]'s most {{w|This was their finest hour|famous speeches}}.
*Optimus saying "Say hello to my friend, Bumblebee!" is loosely based on the line "Say hello to my little friend!" from ''Scarface''.

==Other editions==
==="International" version===
Two versions of the film were released to theaters: one screened in English-speaking countries, which seems to be the "finished" version, and another shown internationally, with foreign language subtitles, which appears to be an earlier version. There are numerous differences in dialogue between the two versions, with some lines being dropped, added, or changed completely for the finished version, including ones that even help to make the film make more sense!
*When Hound shows up when TRF are talking to Bee and Cade, in the finished version he says, "Sorry I'm late! My invitation to this ass-kicking must have gotten lost in the mail." The alternate version has him say "Mornin', fellas! I like showing up to a gun fight! This round mound's gonna mow you down. Translation: Sayonara, suckers!"
*When Barricade meets Megatron to report about the Staff. In the finished version, Barricade replies to Megatron, "I know who can lead us to them", however in the alternate version, he states, "But I know who can lead us to them."
*When Crosshairs sits on the orbital assault carrier in the junkyard, in the finished version he says, "Losing our heads sitting around here, So tired of hiding.", while in the alternate version, he says "Ughhhhh, so bored on this forsaken rock.". Take note that his lip syncing is supposed to pair up with the alternate version's dialogue.
*When Hound arrives in the junkyard, he tosses aside a weapons cache that explodes on impact behind him. For some reason, the film plays this as a "flatulence" gag, though it differs between versions; in the finished version, Hound says "I shouldn't have eaten all of that Tijuana street machinery!" while in the alternate version, he says "Woah, been holding that one in for a while!"
*When Daytrader says "You always resort to violence, right off the bat!", in the finished version Hound replies "I love violence!". Hound does not reply in the alternate version.
*Hound has an extra line about wanting to "deep-six" Daytrader in the alternate cut right before the Vatti Bot appears, whereas he remains silent in the final edition.
*Izabella laughs at Cade's attempts to make Grimlock spit out the cruiser in the alternate cut. She smiles, but remains silent in the final version.
*When Jimmy and Wheelie argue, the finished version has Wheelie back down a bit when Jimmy threatens and grabs him, with Wheelie adding that Jimmy is the worst "senior vice president ever". In the alternate cut, Wheelie continues to berate him, threatening "I'll have my Autobot brethren kick your ass!". Oddly, he still flails his hands around when he's not saying anything in the latter version, meaning his animation is meant to be paired with the "finished" audio.
*In the "earlier" version, all of Nitro Zeus's dialogue is provided by Steven Barr, and the actor receives an on-screen credit for the role. For the "finished" version, it was all re-recorded by John DiMaggio (with the credits altered to reflect the change), with some differences. During his introduction, for instance, the finished version has him say: "I know where you live, Enrique, say hello to your wife for me!" while the other, he says: "By the way, Enrique, Chet's sleeping with your wife!" Though in the international version, after said dialogue, DiMaggio's laughter can be heard.
*When arriving at the Junkyard, DiMaggio-Nitro remarks "Aw man, I kicked more ass in prison!" upon learning that Cade and co. have left, while in the alternate version Barr-Nitro says "Unfortunate, because I was looking to knock some heads!".
*While Megatron is musing to the head of Starscream, as he says "The end is near", DiMaggio-Nitro cuts in with "Oh, she's coming!" while Barr-Nitro remains silent.
*When the Decepticons arrive in the abandoned town, Barr-Nitro says: "I know they're close!" while DiMaggio-Nitro says: "Oh, I feel a fight comin'!"
*In the final film, when the Autobots discover the tracker planted on Bumblebee, Crosshairs remarks "The tracker led 'em right to us! When are you gonna grow up?" but in the alternate version, he says "What's this? You brought 'em right to us!"
*In the final film, after Drift kills Onslaught ("and his fat head!"), Crosshairs remarks, "Don't get any deader than that!" In the alternate version, Crosshairs is silent, and Drift instead says "Fantastic!" after his quip about Onslaught's head. In the final film, Drift's lips are still visibly moving at the point when he says "Fantastic!" in the alternate cut.
**Also, note that Crosshairs' gun's sound effect fires faster in the international version than the finished version's.
*After the town battle, Crosshairs calls the TRF drones "gnats" as he shoots them down in the finished version. He remains silent in the alternate version.
*In the finished version, when Crosshairs is talking about Cogman he says, "Hey Cade, what's with the C-3PO ripoff?", but in the alternate version he says, "I'll swat this metal cockroach for you Cade."
*Crosshairs whines that his finger is broken in the background when Cogman is speaking to Cade in the finished version. He remains silent in the alternate version.
*As the WWII flashback begins, a closeup of the Nazi stronghold's entrance is added in the international version, while the final version has the clip omitted.
*Before the end of the WWII flashback, Hot Rod screams a French language version of "Take that!" in the finished version. He screams it twice in the alternate version.
*When Megatron steals the staff from Optimus, the "finished" film features Nitro Zeus saying: "You blew your chance to kill Unicron!" followed by Megatron saying: "I knew you couldn't do it. Your time is over, Prime! You failed!" The other has no Nitro Zeus dialogue, and instead features Megatron saying: "Quintessa, the most ruthless of our Gods, knew you couldn't do it. She knows I'm strong and you're weak."
*When the Guardian Knights attack Optimus, in the alternate version one of the Knights tells Prime "She put you under a spell!". In the finished version, that line was removed.
*After Cade saves Optimus, there is an extra shot of him dropping the Excalibur sword to the ground.
*Barricade has an extra line at Stonehenge in the alternate version, where he says "Yes! Drain Unicron! He will be powerless!"
*When Hot Rod flies to attack Infernocus, he responds "I got him!" in the finished version. In the international version, the original line is "I got him, Hound!".
*The finished version adds an extra line between Cade and Lennox on Cybertron about Optimus never having made it to the Ignition Chamber, while the alternate version never acknowledges his absence.
*After Cade says "Just grab my hand!", he shoots his gun to propel himself and Viviane closer to the staff.
*When Optimus Prime attacks Quintessa, In the finished version she says, "You traitor!", and Optimus retracts his faceplate. In the alternate version she says, "Nemesis! You traitor!", and Optimus's faceplate does not retract.
*The final version has Quintessa scream as Bumblebee blasts her, while Bumblebee quips "Sting like a bee!"—but in the other version, Quintessa is silent, and Bumblebee's dialogue is very slightly different, with him saying "''I'' sting like a bee."
*In the finished version, after the final battle, before the Autobots depart, Bumblebee crouches down and states, "You saved Prime." In the alternate version, Bumblebee is silent.

===Digital release===
[[File:TLK_BlueHound_vs_RedHound.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Hound was feeling a little ''blue.'']]
The home video release of the film on DVD and Blu-Ray uses the theatrical version, but with Hound's Red Cross symbols digitally recolored blue. The official digital release, however, changes a few other things:
*The scene of Wheelie checking the used car website has been removed.
*Hound's "Tijuana street machinery" line is replaced with his "been holding that one in" from the alternate version.
*A scene where Daytrader rummages through his backpack and accidentally pulls out a small [[Vatti Bot]] which Bumblebee angrily squashes, has been cut.
*Nitro Zeus' line "Unfortunate, because I was looking to knock some heads!" line from the alternate version is used in place of DiMaggio's "I kicked more ass in prison!", despite DiMaggio providing the voice for Nitro Zeus in every other scene. Both actors are credited for the role in the film's credits; this extends to the physical home video release as well, even though none of Barr's line are in those versions.

==Errors==
===Continuity errors===
*Sir Edmund says the battle depicted at the start of the movie took place in 484 AD, while a caption over the first present day scene says it takes place 1600 years later, which would result in the rest of the film taking place in 2084.
*Cybertron appears as smaller than Earth, when in ''Dark of the Moon'', it was significantly larger than it.
*Megatron has undergone some drastic changes since we last saw him in ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]''; he has changed his name back from "Galvatron," and he has acquired a new body that transforms normally as opposed to bursting into a cloud of [[Living metal#Live-action film series|Transformium]]. He has replaced his semi-truck alt mode with a Cybertronic jet. These changes are neither explained nor even ''acknowledged'' by the film, nor is it explained how he came to be in the service of Quintessa (aside from the suggestive presence of a red "scar" on his face like the one Quintessa inflicts on Prime when she brainwashes him).
**However, the fact that Lennox recognizes his voice despite a change in actor from [[Hugo Weaving]] to [[Frank Welker]] isn't an error; it just means that within the fictional world of the film, Megatron's voice hasn't changed.
*Cade blows up the cockpit of the dying knight's ship, yet as he walks away from it the cockpit is intact.
*After Cade says "I don't sell out friends", he looks to his right, but in the next shot he's looking to his left.
*When Barricade is speaking to Megatron, he has his left forearm weapon equipped in one shot, where shots before and after he does not.
*When Barricade throws the truck door, several fiery papers are strewn across the ground. Yet when the door hits the ground, none of the papers are there, nor is the area illuminated by flames.
*During the scene where Bumblebee reassembles his body, Cade hits Santos over the head with his door and shatters the glass. When Bumblebee later transforms and drives off, both windows are intact.
*Speaking of, how Bumblebee gained the ability to reassemble himself is completely unexplained.
*The removal of the Vatti Bot sequence in the digital version introduces a continuity error: Cade can be seen falling over when parts fall off Daytrader's back, but is suddenly standing up in the next shot.
*Absent for the rest of the film, Drift suddenly has his second longsword for one scene, using the two blades to raise himself into a meditation pose on the morning of the Decepticons' attack on the junkyard.
*Bumblebee tears out the "defective" voicebox yet is able to talk to Optimus later. Presumably he must have put his old one back in offscreen?
*Sqweeks is missing his scavenged Decepticon arm when the Decepticons invade the junkyard, his original arm appearing back in its place. It returns in all subsequent scenes with the character.
*The abandoned town the Autobots and humans seek refuge in has buildings which are a few stories tall at most, then Jimmy, Cade and Izabella are abruptly in a multi-story building with janitorial staff and an external lift when they encounter Cogman. After Cade's ride on a drone, they're suddenly back in the area with no tall buildings in sight.
*When the Decepticons arrive at the abandoned town, Nitro Zeus transforms and lands in front of the group, on the right side of the screen. However, when Izabella begins approaching the Decepticons, Nitro Zeus is now in the back and on the left of the screen.
*Brief shots of the Witwiccans and some of their artifacts depict various Transformers such as Hot Rod and Optimus Prime with their "modern" forms, years before they would take on such bodies, or arrive on Earth at all. It's possible these are intended to be generics who share more famous body types.
*When leaving Burton's mansion, the order of the vehicles are (from front to back) Bumblebee, Hot Rod and the Aston Martin. However, several shots later, Hot Rod and the Aston Martin have switched places.
*Bumblebee actually spoke with his real voice briefly at the end of the [[Transformers (film)|first film]], albeit with a different voice actor.
*When the knights charge at Optimus, at least eleven can be seen running across the ship. This excludes [[Skullitron]] and the [[Talisman Knight]], who died by this point—however, Quintessa confirms there are "twelve guardian knights"—not thirteen.
*When Optimus shouts, "Viviane! Get in here!", he and the Autobots are shooting at Megatron and Nitro Zeus from a distance, as the Decepticons guard the entrance to the ignition chamber. However, two shots later, they're both gone and the Autobots have moved all the way to the chamber's entrance.
*In ''Dark of the Moon'', Sam Witwicky thrusts a boomstick into Starscream's left eye, which causes Starscream's head to explode. Yet in this film Daytrader presents Starscream's head completely intact, somehow.
*Megatron refers to Starscream's decapitated head as his "treacherous friend", but this incarnation of Starscream never showed any disloyalty to Megatron.

===Technical/animation errors===
[[File:TLK-Mark-Yang-Hound-concept comparison.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*A shot of two horsemen being hit by arrows and fireballs during the opening battle is "reused" five minutes later; the same scene was shot but from a different angle/camera.
*Hound's CGI vehicle mode model that was used for his transformation animations was based on [[Mark Yang]]'s concept artwork and wasn't altered to match [[:File:TLK-Mark-Yang-Hound-concept.jpg|the alternate version]] that the actual vehicle prop was based on.
*Before crashing on Cybertron, Optimus's sword was attached to his back—yet when he crash-lands, he's kneeling in a crater holding his sword. In the same scene, he audibly groans, but his mouth does not move.
*When Optimus meets Quintessa and tosses his shield away, it reappears on his arm in the very next shot before disappearing again, not being seen even on the floor next to him.
*When Cade and Izzy are fitting a new voice box into Bumblebee, it is clear that they are using a prop on set, with no sign of Bumblebee's body.
**A similar scene occurs later in the film: after Cade produces the Excalibur sword, he's standing on Optimus's back—which is obviously a prop as Optimus isn't moving at all.
*Onslaught is shown to have a redesigned head in his intro scene, one which resembles Brawl's, to showcase exaggerated speech. Yet it strangely reverts to Long Haul's head for the remainder of his screentime.
*Despite transforming into a larger vehicle, Dreadbot is visibly shorter than Barricade.
*When Megatron picks up Sqweeks, the handle to his ikakalaka sword is constantly flipping around between shots, before the sword itself disappears after Cade sets off the explosives, and reappearing as he shoots at Cade and Izabella before Grimlock arrives.
*After Cade sets off the explosions, Megatron can be heard shouting, "Get those vile beings!" When he rises from the smoke, his mouth opens as if he shouts something, but no words are heard.
*When Mohawk jumps on top of the car, Onslaught's head is shown leaning against the vehicle's left door. However, when Drift decapitated Onslaught, his head fell behind the car.
**And for some reason, two different cars are used for the shots. The doors of the car were also open when Drift decapitated Onslaught, but are closed when Mohawk jumps onto the car.
*In a handful of scenes, Hot Rod, Cogman, and Barricade's voices are not provided by their credited actors. The performers delivering these lines appear to be the fill-in actors who performed the "scratch track" for the movie, whose recordings survived into the finished film.
**When Cogman calls Burton after Cade falls out of the elevator, his line "I don't know, he just flew!" is not delivered by Jim Carter.
**Hot Rod's anomalous line—"She's very difficult!"—comes when he and Viviane arrive at Burton's estate. We can tell this is the scratch track because a promotional clip of the scene released before the film featured ''all'' of Hot Rod's dialogue being delivered by this actor, before Omar Sy recorded over it; his first line in the clip ("Leetle lady, non!") is replaced in the film (with "Non non non, leetle lady, why do you have to be zat way? Pour quoi?") but "She's very difficult!" remains unchanged.
**Barricade's non-Jess Harnell dialogue can be heard when the Decepticons arrive at Stonehenge ("I've lived for this! I've lived to kill a planet!" and "Drain Unicron! He will be powerless.").
*In the European French dub of the film, around half of Hound's lines are provided by [[Patrick Raynal]] instead of [[Benoît Allemane]], for unknown reasons. The voices are pretty similar, and the two actors relay each other all film long at random moments, sometimes even in two successive phrases.
*In the London car chase, the physical Mustang used for Barricade is missing the "'to punish and enslave...'", except in shots that presumably use the CGI model, where it has "'Keep calm and Hail Megatron'" instead. This phrase was part of the redesign, and at least one physical Mustang has it<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyzuKderOxE Unofficial upload] of behind-the-scenes material for ''The Last Knight''</ref>, but Barricade's appearance in the rest of the film uses "'to punish and enslave...'".
*When Cade, Viviane, and Cogman are aboard HMS ''Alliance'', there is a camera shot of Cade looking through the periscope with Cogman to the right of screen. The camera angle then changes and shows Viviane in another part of the chamber. The camera returns to Cade, Cogman has vanished. The camera pans back to Viviane again, then returns to Cade, with Cogman back in the shot.
*When the HMS ''Alliance'' Transformer crashes into the submarine, a similar scene, the shot of Megatron crashing into a submarine in ''Revenge of the Fallen'', is reused. This wouldn't be nearly as bad had Megatron not been removed from the shot—he can be seen flying towards the ocean's surface. A few of the clips and dialogue inside the sub are also reused from the aforementioned scene in ''Revenge of the Fallen''.
*After Bumblebee speaks and says "Optimus.", the subsequent shot of Optimus staring lasts too long, as his wristblade can briefly be seen retracting—however, this happens two shots later.
*When the Autobots are commenting on the Guardian Knights, Hound's mouth is animated to be saying something too soon before he actually begins speaking.
*When the group begins advancing on the ignition chamber, Hound is missing from his previous position behind them. He returns in the very next shot.
*As Optimus shouts, "Viviane! Get in here!", the ignition chamber can be seen in the background. However, the lightning Quintessa is producing between the giant knights is absent.
*When Optimus attacks Quintessa in the final battle, his faceplate is on, yet it disappears in the subsequent shot when he's being electrocuted. Then, after Quintessa is vanquished, it is put on again.
**Oddly, in the film's special edition, Optimus has the faceplate on throughout this scene—fixing the error.

===Geographic discontinuities===
*A road trip from the outskirts of Chicago to the Badlands of South Dakota takes about twelve hours, but Cade, Bumblebee, and Hound make the commute to and from Chicago all in the same day and are back by mid-afternoon.
*When the authorities arrive at Burton's mansion, it is noted that "TRF and MI6" are in pursuit. In real life, MI6 is the UK's ''external'' intelligence agency; it is more likely that {{w|MI5}}, the UK's domestic intelligence agency, would be the British central government's agency present.
*American street signs of the hanging green-coloured variety can be seen during the chase scene in London.
*Viviane leads her class from a large, expansive archaeological museum into the Oxford University Museum of Natural History. While there is an archaeological museum attached to the Natural History Museum, it looks nothing like the one featured in the film.
*The Royal Navy's submarine museum is nowhere near London as the movie depicts; it is actually in Gosport, Hampshire.
*Stonehenge is not as isolated in open countryside and from main roads as portrayed—the A303 among other roads runs past the monument. Also, the town of Amesbury is across said main road, less than two miles away.

==Tie-in material==
Two tie-in comics were published for the film: "[[A New Friend]]" by IDW Publishing as the promotion for both the film and Schick's Hydro line of electric razors, and "[[Mission to Cybertron]]" released exclusively for the Toys"R"Us exclusive Transformers: The Last Knight Blu-Ray Combo Pack.

==Music==
===Score===
{{main|The Last Knight (Music From the Motion Picture)}}
Continuing the tradition of the previous films, the music is once again composed by [[Steve Jablonsky]]. The ending theme of the movie is Torches by [[X Ambassadors]].

==Home video releases==
{{main|Transformers: The Last Knight (film)/home video}}

==Theatrical posters==
<center><gallery>
File:TLK Poster wide Dragonstorm.jpg|The big dragon is advertised as the big bad fighting Optimus. Now Dragonstorm knows how [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]] felt!
File:TLK Poster Rethink Heroes.jpg
File:TLK Poster.JPG|Divided We Fall.
File:TLK Poster Stonehenge.jpg|It's time for the Jedi to end.
File:TLK Poster Legend Secret.jpg|Yeah, this is like a 40-second scene in the film, so...
File:TLK Poster Here Forever.jpg
File:TLK Poster IMAX 3D.jpg|Dragonstorm, you forgot to wear clothes today!
File:TLK Poster char Optimus Prime.jpg|Optimus "Barely Appearing in this Movie" Prime
File:TLK Poster char Megatron.jpg|It took ten years, but we finally got [[Frank Welker|the king]] on the big screen, baby!
File:TLK Poster char Bumblebee.jpg
File:TLK Poster char Hound.jpg
File:TLK Poster char Hot Rod.jpg|''Watch me engagin' em, escapin' em, enragin' em!''
File:TLK Poster char Cogman.jpg
File:TLK Poster char Burton.jpg
File:TLK Poster char Lennox.jpg
File:TLK Poster char Yeager.jpg
File:TLK Poster char Izabella.jpg
File:TLK Poster char Jimmy.jpg
File:TLK Poster char Wembly.jpg
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==Reception==

{{quote|[sighs] Here we go again.|[[BBC]] Radio 5 critic Mark Kermode on ''The Last Knight''<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ee6xh5AmQo Mark Kermode review]</ref>}}

''The Last Knight''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s critical reception was as poor as had come to be expected for the film franchise, even managing to set a new low record for Rotten Tomatoes score with 16%.<ref>[https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/transformers_the_last_knight_2017 Transformers: The Last Knight (2017) - Rotten Tomatoes]</ref> However, after four films where critics hated it but the audience nonetheless showered it with money, ''The Last Knight'' broke the trend by ''not'' being showered with money. It had been projected to make $70–75m in its first days in North America, itself the lowest opening,<ref>[http://deadline.com/2017/06/spider-man-homecoming-hoping-to-catch-opening-in-the-100m-vicinity-1202114641/ Deadline, June 15th 20917: "‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ Hoping To Catch Opening In The $100M Vicinit"]</ref> but that was downgraded to $63m after the first few days were even lower than the lowest expected.<ref>[http://deadline.com/2017/06/transformers-the-last-knight-opening-weekend-box-office-1202118976/ "Deadline: ‘Transformers’ Still Rusty At $63M+"]</ref> In the end it made almost $70m over the first five days, better than the revised projection but lower than all of the previous films.<ref name="deadline.com">[http://deadline.com/2017/06/transformers-the-last-knight-opening-weekend-box-office-1202118976/ Deadline: "Why ‘Transformers’ Is Screaming For Reboot After $69M Start; ‘Wonder Woman’ & ‘Cars 3’ Fight Over 2nd Place"], 25th June 2017</ref> By mid-July, after over three weeks, the film had grossed $122.1m in North America against a $217m budget (not counting marketing costs). This meant a lot of critics began to zero in on the sluggish profit, taking the view that American audiences were just getting bored of Bay's version of the franchise.

Internationally the film did $196.2m in the same first five days, of which $123.4m came from [[China]] alone<ref name="deadline.com"/> (which loves the franchise so much delaying ''The Last Knight'' reduced 2016 cinema growth to 3%, down from 48% in 2015!)<ref>[https://www.forbes.com/sites/robcain/2017/06/11/transformers-gears-up-for-another-1-billion-box-office-bounty/#659ff09e2325 Forbes: "'Transformers' Gears Up For Another $1 Billion Box Office Bounty"]</ref> The Chinese had been expected to spend up to $290m on the film's run.<ref>[http://variety.com/2017/film/asia/chinas-weying-boards-paramounts-transformers-the-last-knight-1202465635/ Variety:"China’s Weying Boards Paramount’s ‘Transformers: The Last Knight’"]</ref> However, in its second week in China takings dropped by a harsh 75% and after 10 days it had only grossed $198 million, which was seen as a disappointment—some pundits had expected $400m from China—and left it unlikely the film would perform as well as ''Age of Extinction'' had.<ref>[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/china-box-office-transformers-5-crashes-back-earth-75-percent-slide-second-weekend-1018449]</ref> ''The Hollywood Reporter'' visited a [[Shanghai]] screening and reported "walkouts, general disinterest and plenty of snickering over a conspicuous abundance of [Chinese] product placement" despite a truly massive PR campaign and the fourth film's mega-popularity. Chinese social media made it clear the plot was too complicated and the product placement, all products the Chinese knew weren't in America, was too dumb; the audience found it ''very'' funny when Wheelie looked up a Chinese used car website.<ref>[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/transformers-last-knight-has-pandering-chinese-audiences-hurt-transformers-5-1016926 The Hollywood Reporter: "Has Pandering to Chinese Audiences Hurt 'Transformers 5'?", July 2 2017]</ref>

On January 22, 2018, it was announced that ''Transformers: The Last Knight'' was nominated for ten {{w|Golden Raspberry Award}}s.<ref>[http://news.tfw2005.com/2018/01/22/transformers-last-knight-nominated-razzie-awards-2018-357141]</ref> After ''Dark of the Moon'', ''The Last Knight'' has the honor of being the second Transformers film to be Razzie free with the most nominations, losing to the animated feature, ''{{w|The Emoji Movie}}'' for Worst Picture, Worst Director, Worst Screenplay and ''Worst Screen Combo''.<ref>[http://news.tfw2005.com/2018/03/02/transformers-last-knight-wins-zero-awards-golden-raspberry-awards-2018-360330]</ref>

While the next film in the franchise, 2018's, ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]],'' was initially billed as a prequel to the franchise as a whole—bridging the gap between Bumblebee's World War II adventures and his appearance in the 2007 ''Transformers'' film—the movie would be hastily retooled relatively late in production to drop many of these elements entirely. Subsequent reshoots would instead set up this ostensible prequel as its own, standalone movie. It seems likely that the poor commercial reception to ''The Last Knight'' may have been a contributing factor in this last-minute change and positive reception to ''Bumblebee''.

Final box office numbers were $605 million worldwide, over a hundred million less than [[Transformers (film)|the original ''Transformers'']].<ref>[https://www.boxofficemojo.com/releasegroup/gr438653445/?ref_=bo_ydw_table_16 Box Office Mojo]</ref> This also made ''The Last Knight'' the first ''Transformers'' movie not to end among the ten highest-grossing movies of the year, when ''Age of Extinction'' was downright #1!<ref>[https://www.boxofficemojo.com/year/world/2017/ Highest-grossing films of 2017]</ref> In January 2019 in an interview with the CEO of Viacom on the ''Bumblebee'' movie, ScreenRant revealed that ''The Last Knight'' had lost its investors $100 million.<ref>[https://screenrant.com/bumblebee-movie-profit-sequel]</ref>

==Production staff==
The film was directed by [[Michael Bay]], and was written by [[Art Marcum]], [[Matt Holloway]], and [[Ken Nolan]]. Visual effects duties where like the previous entries, handled by [[Industrial Light & Magic]] with assistance by [[Moving Picture Company]].

==Development details==
[[File:Transformers 5 provisional logo.png|thumb|right|143px|Transfivemers doesn't have the same ring to it.]]
*December 18, 2014 — [[Mark Wahlberg]] confirms to MTV that he is signed on for the next two Transformers films.<ref>[http://www.mtv.com/news/2030612/mark-wahlberg-transformers-5/ Mark Wahlberg Just Found A 'Transformers' Sequel] on MTV.com</ref>
*March 27, 2015 — [[Paramount Pictures]] negotiates with [[Akiva Goldsman]], hiring him to create a "writer's room" with the intention of building a cinematic universe.<ref name="goldsman">[http://deadline.com/2015/03/transformers-akiva-goldsman-paramount-sequels-spinoffs-1201400027/ Paramount Enlisting Akiva Goldsman To Ramp Up 'Transformers' Output] on deadline.com</ref> Goldsman goes on to hire a number of writers over the next few months: [[Steven DeKnight]] (''Daredevil''),<ref>[http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/transformers-cinematic-universe/35696/transformers-cinematic-details-more-writers-over-10-films Transformers cinematic details]</ref> [[Robert Kirkman]] (''The Walking Dead''),<ref name="deadlinewritersroom">[http://deadline.com/2015/05/transformers-writers-robert-kirkman-zak-penn-art-marcum-matt-holloway-jeff-pinkner-1201430601/ 'Transformers' Spinoff & Sequel Scribes Set] on Deadline.com</ref> [[Art Marcum]] and [[Matt Holloway]] (''Iron Man''),<ref name="deadlinewritersroom" /> [[Christina Hodson]] (''Shut In'', ''The Fugitive''),<ref name="hodsonbeer">[http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/446175-christina-hodson-and-lindsey-beer-join-transformers-writing-team Christina Hodson and Lindsey Beer Join the Transformers Writing Team]</ref> [[Lindsey Beer]] (''Dig''),<ref name="hodsonbeer" /> [[Zak Penn]] (''Pacific Rim 2''),<ref name="deadlinewritersroom" /> [[Jeff Pinkner]] (''The Amazing Spider-Man 2'', ''Lost''),<ref name="deadlinewritersroom" /> [[Andrew Barrer]] and [[Gabriel Ferrari]] (''Ant-Man''),<ref name="barrerferrari">[http://deadline.com/2015/05/transformers-ant-man-andrew-barrer-gabriel-ferrari-cybertron-1201433402/ 'Ant-Man' Scribes Andrew Barrer & Gabriel Ferrari Join 'Transformers' Writers Room] on Deadline</ref> [[Ken Nolan]] (''Black Hawk Down''), and [[Geneva Robertson-Dworet]].<ref name="nolandworet">[http://www.slashfilm.com/transformers-writers-room/ Akiva Goldsman Teases 'Transformers' Franchise Plans]</ref> Involved in the pitching process are [[Steven Spielberg]], [[Michael Bay]], [[Brian Goldner]], [[Lorenzo di Bonaventura]], [[Mark Vahradian]], and [[Don Murphy]].<ref name="deadlinereveal">[http://deadline.com/2015/09/transformers-writers-room-akiva-goldsman-transformers-5-1201531918/ 'Transformers' Writers Room Wraps] on Deadline</ref>
*May 27, 2015 — As part of the news surrounding Barrer and Ferrari joining the room, it's revealed that another pitch is an animated prequel movie set on Cybertron, titled ''[[Transformers One (film)|Transformers One]]''.<ref name="barrerferrari" />
*June 8, 2015 — The writers meet on the Paramount lot for the writer's room.<ref name="nolandworet" /> The writers work for the next three months to plot out the next ten years of ''Transformers'' films.<ref name="stephendaviskeynote">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_P2fw_DlS4&t=812 Stephen Davis's keynote speech] at MIPJunior.</ref>
*July 28, 2015 — DeKnight reports that as a result of the gathering of writers, Goldsman and Pinkner will be co-writing Transformers 5.<ref name="deknightreveals">[https://www.ign.com/articles/2015/07/28/daredevils-steven-deknight-on-the-transformers-writers-room-and-planning-ahead Daredevil's Steven DeKnight on the Transformers Writers Room and Planning Ahead] on IGN</ref>
*September 17, 2015 — Deadline reveals more about the writer's room process and reports that Barrer and Ferrari will write the animated feature, with Pinkner and Beer writing later films.<ref name="deadlinereveal" /> Bay remains uncommitted to directing.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Re: directing TF5. No, it's not official. I have not committed to any idea as of yet. Just met with Steven and we are discussing.|link=https://twitter.com/michaelbay/status/644622092110032896|name=Michael Bay|site=Twitter|year=2015|month=09|day=17|(defunct=)}}</ref>
*October 3, 2015 — [[Allspark (company)|Hasbro Studios]]'s [[Stephen J. Davis]] relates more details of the writing process in a keynote speech at the MIP Junior Conference.<ref name="stephendaviskeynote" />
*November 20, 2015 — With Goldsman now enlisted to create a writer's room for ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' and ''[[Microman|Micronauts]]'', Paramount begins negotiating with Marcum, Holloway and Nolan to write the film.<ref>[http://deadline.com/2015/11/transformers-g-i-joe-micronauts-akiva-goldsman-paramount-hasbro-1201632388/ Akiva Goldsman 'Transformers' Writers Room Leads Paramount & Hasbro To Set One For 'G.I. Joe', 'Micronauts'] on Deadline</ref>
*December 14, 2015 — Wahlberg re-confirms in an interview with CinePop that he'll be back in Transformers 5.<ref>[http://cinepop.com.br/exclusivo-mark-wahlberg-confirma-ao-cinepop-que-estara-em-transformers-5-109295 Mark Wahlberg interview with CinePop]</ref>
*January 4, 2016 — Bay confirms he will be returning to direct.<ref name="rollingstone">[http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/features/13-hours-can-michael-bay-pull-off-a-gritty-movie-about-benghazi-20160104 '13 Hours': Can Michael Bay Pull Off a Gritty Movie About Benghazi?] on Rolling Stone</ref>
*January 12, 2016 — It's totally definitely the last ''Transformers'' film for him this time though.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yn9bkPNV4JA?t=472 Michael Bay interview with Collider]</ref>
*February 12, 2016 — Transformers 5 is now being released on June 23, 2017. In addition, [[Bumblebee (film)|Transformers 6]], acting as a [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] spin-off, and [[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)|Transformers 7]] are set to be released respectively on [[June 8]], 2018 and [[June 28]], 2019.<ref name="toyfairreveal">[http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/02/12/transformers-5-transformers-6-bumblebee-spin-off-movie-revealed-309503 Transformers 5, Transformers 6 And Bumblebee Spin-Off Movie Revealed] ToyFair news at TFW2005</ref><ref>[http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/02/12/transformers-6-tentative-title-revealed-bumblebee-movie-309597 Transformers 6 Tentative Title Revealed – The Bumblebee Movie] at TFW2005</ref>
*February 18, 2016 — Casting calls go out for June filming in [[London]] and [[Detroit]], also confirming [[Peter Cullen]]'s return as [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]].<ref>[http://www.acting-auditions.org/2016/02/transformers-5-casting-calls-for-new-lead-roles.html Transformers 5 casting call for new lead roles] on acting-auditions.org</ref>
*February 26, 2016 — After negotiations, it's announced that Michigan will provide $21 million in incentives towards the film.<ref>[http://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MIEDC/bulletins/138dd29 'Transformers 5' lands in Detroit] from the Michigan Film & Digital Media Office</ref>
[[File:TLK Optiface Prime.jpg|thumb|right|300px|5 movies in and [[Michael Bay]] is still finding ways to make my face even more ridiculously detailed.]]
*April 6, 2016 — Cinematographer [[Jonathan Sela]] is reported as being booked to work on the film.<ref>[http://variety.com/2016/artisans/news/agencies-book-artisans-on-fast-8-transformers-5-to-the-bone-macgyver-and-altered-carbon-1201747892/ Agencies Book Artisans on 'Fast 8,' 'Transformers 5,' 'To the Bone,' 'MacGyver' and 'Altered Carbon'] on Variety</ref>
*April 13, 2016 — Filming dates are revealed via a casting call on acting-auditions.org.<ref>[http://www.acting-auditions.org/2016/04/transformers-5-casting-calls-auditions-information.html 'Transformers 5' Casting Calls and Auditions Information] on acting-auditions.org</ref>
*May 12, 2016 — [[Isabela Merced]] tweets that she's been cast in the movie.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=I'm gonna be in some movie franchise called #Transformers5 or something? 😕 @ParamountMovies robots? 😊 https://t.co/FU6KI4dXKG|link=https://twitter.com/isabelamoner/status/730835465163530241|name=isabelamerced|site=Twitter|year=2016|month=05|day=12|(defunct=)}}</ref>
*May 14, 2016 — Bay suggests [[Tyrese Gibson]] is under consideration to return.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/BFXbTA2IWpr/]</ref>
*May 16, 2016 — The film's title is officially revealed to be ''Transformers: The Last Knight'' in [https://www.instagram.com/p/BFfCGhRoMmW/?taken-by=transformersmoviea teaser trailer] posted on a newly launched Transformers Movie Instagram.
*May 17, 2016 — [[Josh Duhamel]] announced to be returning for ''Transformers: The Last Knight''.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/BFg6ffIoMvx/]</ref>
*May 25, 2016 — Michael Bay posts a [https://www.instagram.com/p/BF1sPamoWtc/?taken-by=michaelbay photo] as production begins in Cuba.
*May 27, 2016 — A [https://twitter.com/transformers/status/736286302870605824 teaser] is posted containing morse code which translates to "I'm coming for you May 31st."
*May 31, 2016 — Michael Bay posts [https://www.instagram.com/p/BGFEZ9vIWv1/a video] of [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] and announces production is about to start.
*June 3, 2016 — [[Anthony Hopkins]] joins the cast.<ref>[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/anthony-hopkins-joins-transformers-5-899343]</ref>
*June 4, 2016 — [https://www.instagram.com/p/BGPsjYZoMpq/?taken-by=transformersmovie&hl=en First look] at [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]'s vehicle mode, which is a 2016 Chevrolet Camaro.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/BGPsjYZoMpq/?taken-by=transformersmovie&hl=en Bumblebee vehicle mode reveal]</ref>
*June 4, 2016 — The [[Freya|World's Loneliest Dog]] is cast.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2016/06/04/freya/ MichaelBay.com - Freya]</ref>
*June 10, 2016 — [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] is confirmed to return as a 2016 Ford Mustang.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/BGes1IfoMqf/?taken-by=transformersmovie&hl=en]</ref>
*June 18, 2016 — [[Mitch Pileggi]] reveals he has a role.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Had the extreme pleasure of working on the new Transformers movie with @michaelbay. It's fascinating watching this cat work.|link=https://archive.is/zP0vs|name=Mitch Pileggi|site=Twitter|year=2016|month=06|day=16|(defunct=)}}</ref>
[[File:TLK Bumblebee profile.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Back to the basics.]]
*June 20, 2016 — [[Laura Haddock]] joins the cast.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=VERY EXCITED to tell you guys..... #transformers|link=https://web.archive.org/web/20210503011356/https://twitter.com/laurajhaddock/status/744915023299026944|name=Laura J Haddock|site=Twitter|year=2016|month=06|day=20|(defunct=)}}</ref>
*June 22, 2016 — New robot character [[Sqweeks]] is revealed.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/BG-IEBroWgA/ Michael Bay on Instagram]</ref>
*June 28, 2016 — Tyrese Gibson is confirmed to return.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/BHLBipSDqcO/ Tyrese on Instagram]</ref>
*June 30, 2016 — [[Santiago Cabrera]] joins the cast.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/BHSfP9EAIi_/ Official movie Instagram reveal of Santiago Cabrera]</ref>
*July 1, 2016 — [[Drift (AOE)|Drift]] is confirmed to return with a new Mercedes alt-mode.<ref>[http://michaelbay.com/2016/07/01/drift/ Drift - MichaelBay.com]</ref>
*July 27, 2016 — [[Onslaught (ROTF)|Onslaught]] is confirmed to appear in the film.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/transformersmovie/photos/a.196236317078490.37515.180774635291325/1112021768833269/?type=3&theater Onslaught photo] on the official Transformers movie Facebook page.</ref>
*August 4–13, 2016 — A series of character profiles are released on the official movie Facebook. New character [[Hot Rod (DOTM)|Hot Rod]]<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/transformersmovie/photos/a.196236317078490.37515.180774635291325/1116775651691214/?type=3&theater Hot Rod Facebook reveal]</ref> is first to be revealed, and [[Crosshairs (AOE)|Crosshairs]]<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/transformersmovie/photos/a.196236317078490.37515.180774635291325/1119387291430050/?type=3&theater Crosshairs Facebook reveal]</ref> and [[Hound (Movie)|Hound]]<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/transformersmovie/photos/a.196236317078490.37515.180774635291325/1120161021352677/?type=3&theater Hound Facebook reveal]</ref> are confirmed to return. Also shown are profiles for Drift,<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/transformersmovie/photos/a.196236317078490.37515.180774635291325/1117988908236555/?type=3&theater Drift Facebook reveal]</ref> Sqweeks,<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/transformersmovie/photos/a.196236317078490.37515.180774635291325/1118574891511290/?type=3&theater Sqweeks Facebook reveal]</ref> Barricade,<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/transformersmovie/photos/a.196236317078490.37515.180774635291325/1120871694614943/?type=3&theater Barricade Facebook reveal]</ref> Megatron,<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/transformersmovie/photos/a.196236317078490.37515.180774635291325/1121491451219634/?type=3&theater Megatron Facebook reveal]</ref> and Bumblebee.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/transformersmovie/photos/a.196236317078490.37515.180774635291325/1122785391090240/?type=3&theaterBumblebee Facebook reveal]</ref>
*August 9, 2016 — Members of a number of ''Transformers'' fan sites, including TFWiki, are treated to [[Transformers 5 set visit|a set visit]].
*September 4, 2016 — [[Stanley Tucci]] is back as [[Joshua Joyce]] (He later turned out to be playing Merlin, but it's unclear from the article where the confusion originated).<ref>[http://variety.com/2016/film/global/stanley-tucci-to-reprise-transformers-role-in-the-last-knight-1201852108/ Stanley Tucci to Reprise 'Transformers' Role in 'The Last Knight'] on Variety</ref>
[[File:TLK Izabella trailer speech.jpg|thumb|right|250px|True fact: Isabela had to beat Megatron in an arm wrestling contest to get this part.]]
*September 24, 2016 — Location shooting at Blenheim Palace in England proved controversial as [[Winston Churchill]]'s birthplace became draped in Nazi banners. Bay told BBC News that veterans shouldn't be too upset as Churchill is a "big hero" in the film.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-37453284 Transformers' Blenheim Palace 'Nazi' scenes defended] from the BBC</ref>
*October 14, 2016 — Bay announces via Facebook that [[John Turturro]] will be back as [[Seymour Simmons]] and that [[John Goodman]] will be back to voice [[Hound (Movie)|Hound]]<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/transformersmovie/videos/1174984035870375/ Michael Bay video on Facebook]</ref>
*December 5, 2016 — The [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyVKK87hYYM teaser trailer] is released.
*December 6, 2016 — Vague details regarding the film's story and characters are revealed in a plot roundup made from various media sources regarding any little tidbits they heard from the movie set visit.<ref>http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/12/06/transformers-last-knight-plot-roundup-329777</ref>
*February 3, 2017 — The [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npaVgxxtKxQ "Big Game Spot"] is released on YouTube.
*March 12, 2017 — The [https://twitter.com/transformers/status/840751026693062656 Kid's Choice Award Clip] is revealed.
*March 17, 2017 — The [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVYSyiL4iis "Izzy Stays and Fights" preview], a family-aimed trailer attached to ''{{w|Beauty and the Beast (2017 film)|Beauty and the Beast}}'', is released.
*March 21, 2017 — Members of fan-media sites from across the globe arrive in Hollywood for the "[[Transformers: The Last Knight Super Fan Event]]", including a representative from {{SITENAME_SHORT}}.
*March 22, 2017 — Eight [http://ew.com/movies/2017/03/22/transformers-last-knight-motion-posters/ "motion posters"] for the film's robot cast are released.
*April 12, 2017 — Another [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FIH1TeIS9Q trailer] is released.
*April 24, 2017 — As part of the "[[Reveal Your Shield]]" promotion, Hasbro releases [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWXj0JSZQjE a video] featuring [[Peter Cullen]] and [[Frank Welker]] credited as the voices of Optimus and Megatron.
*May 5, 2017 — Variety reports that the film's release is being moved forward two days to June 21.<ref name="datemove">[http://variety.com/2017/film/news/mark-wahlberg-transformers-the-last-knight-1202410380/ 'Transformers: The Last Knight' Moves Forward Two Days]</ref>
*May 7, 2017 — The [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7toS4s_79ZA "Optimus Prime Dialog Coach" teaser] is released.
*May 9, 2017 — The [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVZhsL3vV8M "Secret Past" TV spot] is released.
*May 15, 2017 — A preview of an Empire Magazine feature on the film includes the news that [[Jim Carter]] has been cast as Cogman.<ref>[http://www.empireonline.com/movies/transformers-last-knight/exclusive-explosive-new-look-bumblebee-transformers-last-knight/ Exclusive, Explosive New Look At Bumblebee In Transformers: The Last Knight] on Empire Online</ref>
*May 17, 2017 — The [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ue7cNNfjCyc International Trailer] is released.
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=== Changes before, during and after production ===
*Tyrese Gibson was intended to return as [[Robert Epps]], but the logistics of filming in Europe and a scheduling conflict with ''{{w|The Fate of the Furious}}'' resulted in him being unable to take part.<ref>[http://www.ok.co.uk/celebrity-news/1104536/tyrese-gibson-transformers-the-last-knight-robert-epps-josh-duhamel-mark-wahlberg-michael-bay Tyrese Gibson exclusively admits he was 'p****d' to miss out on filming Transformers: The Last Knight alongside original co-star Josh Josh Duhamel] on OK! Online</ref>
[[File:TLK Primal concept.jpg|upright=1.55|thumb|This would ''probably'' start another era of [[Trukk not munky]].]]
*Concept art was made for [[Optimus Primal (ROTB)|Optimus Primal]], [[Cheetor (ROTB)|Cheetor]], and a Cybertronian snake that never made into the final film.<ref>[http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/07/26/optimus-primal-concept-art-last-knight-345543]</ref><ref>[http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/08/02/transformers-last-knight-new-unused-snake-concept-art-furio-tedeschi-346195]</ref>
*An alternate death for Nitro Zeus was scripted in an early cut but ultimately went unfilmed; he would get his head tore off from his body by Cogman, who could commandeer the headless body like a [[transtector]].{{fact}}
*The first trailers featured Hound with Red Cross insignias, which were removed in subsequent trailers yet retained with muted colors in the finished film.
*Barricade was either supposed to have a mask/helmet for his redesigned head or [http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/attachments/22580549_156168284980549_4064834079172853760_n-jpg.27831803/ retain his old head mold yet gain a pair of police shades.]
*Sqweeks was planned to be slightly taller and to move around with a single wheel in [[:File:TF5-CanopyConceptArt.jpg|concept art]].
*Daytrader was depicted in concept art with a head directly based on his voice actor [[Steve Buscemi]].
*Canopy was originally conceived as either a rather terrifying 'bot with a subway train alternate mode or [[:File:Canopy concept 2.jpg|a modified version of Optimus' first rusty body]] from the previous film in concept art. Regardless, he went by the working name "Ruins Bot".
*According to [[Josh Nizzi]]'s Instagram account,<ref name="tlkdreads">[https://www.instagram.com/p/BZW_tHdjF_g/?taken-by=joshnizzi.art] at Josh Nizzi's Instagram.</ref> [[:File:TF-TLK-Dread-Alternate-Concept-Art-03.jpg|a Decepticon]] sharing the same body-type as [[Hatchet (DOTM)|Hatchet]] was supposed to have appeared alongside Dreadbot and Berserker before ultimately getting cut from the final robot cast.
*The red "scars" on Optimus/Nemesis Prime and Megatron's faces came about one day when Michael Bay went into [[Industrial Light & Magic|ILM]] and asked the animators to add red markings to their faces and come up with an explanation for them. Visual effects artist Chris Zammit came up with the idea that the markings were the use of [[Dark Energon]] due to its mind-control abilities and the presence of Unicron in the film.<ref name="MegatronScar" />
**In an early version of the fight between Nemesis Prime and Bumblebee, a canister filled with normal [[Energon]] (much like the jars Izabella used on the TRF Sentinels) could have been tossed onto Nemesis Prime to release him from Quintessa's control.<ref name="MegatronScar" /> The idea was scrapped, leaving the red markings as some kind of "paint" and Bumblebee's voice used as the device to restore Optimus Prime.
*Megatron was originally planned to transform into a Cybertronian [[dragon]], with his ''ikakalaka'' sword forming his tail. Likewise, the Cybertronian jet that he turns into in the final cut was originally designed as a fighter jet for the [[Guardian Knight]]s.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CEccCgvDAXl/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Josh Nizzi reveals Megatron dragon design] on Instagram.com</ref>

==Notes==
*Topspin, seen in Cuba with Simmons, is credited as "Volleybot", initially leaving it unclear whether or not he was meant to actually be Topspin, especially since he's sporting [[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]]'s head. A later Transformers Fan Favorite poll held on the Transformers Movie web site credited Topspin as appearing in both ''Dark of the Moon'' and ''The Last Knight'', along with using a picture of Volleybot as his mug shot, confirming that Volleybot is Topspin.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/official-confirmation-that-volleybot-is-topspin.1122432/]</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers/Saigo no Kishiō''''' (トランスフォーマー/最後の騎士王, "Transformers: The Last Knight-King")
*''Czech:'' '''''Transformers: Poslední Rytíř''''' ("Transformers: The Last Knight")
*''Finnish:'' '''''Transformers: Viimeinen Ritari''''' ("Transformers: The Last Knight")
*''French:'' '''''Transformers: The Last Knight''''' (France), '''''Transformers : Le Dernier Chevalier''''' (Canada, "Transformers: The Last Knight")
*''Italian:'' '''''Transformers - L'ultimo cavaliere''''' ("Transformers: The Last Knight")
*''Korean:'' '''''Transformers: Choehuui Gisa''''' (트랜스포머: 최후의 기사, "Transformers: The Last Knight")
*''Mandarin:'' '''''Biànxíng Jīngāng 5: Zuìhòu de Qíshì''''' (變形金剛5：最後的騎士, 变形金刚5：最后的骑士, "Transformers 5: The Last Knight")
*''Portuguese:'' '''''Transformers: O Último Cavaleiro''''' (Brazil, "Transformers: The Last Knight"), '''''Transformers 5''''' (Portugal)
*''Russian:'' '''''Transformery: Posledniy rytsar' ''''' (Трансформеры: Последний рыцарь, "Transformers: The Last Knight")
*''Spanish:'' '''''Transformers: El último caballero''''' ("Transformers: The Last Knight")
*''Ukrainian:'' '''''Трансформери - Останній лицар''''' ("Transformers: The Last Knight")
*''Turkish:'' '''''Transformers: Son Şövalye''''' ("Transformers: The Last Knight")

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

==External links==
* [http://www.transformersmovie.com/ Transformersmovie.com]
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3371366/?ref_=nv_sr_1 ''The Last Knight'' at IMDB.com]
* {{w|Transformers: The Last Knight|''The Last Knight'' film on Wikipedia}}
* [https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/transformers_the_last_knight/ ''The Last Knight'' on RottenTomatoes.com]

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Optimus Prime (Movie)

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:''Optimus Prime is the [[Autobot]] leader (and Decepticon as Nemesis Prime) from the [[Movie continuity family]].''
[[File:Movieprime meettheautobots.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Hello, pretty bird. GIVE ME YOUR FACE.]]
'''Optimus Prime''' is the leader of the [[Autobot]]s. Long ago, he was the humble leader of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s science division, which studied the [[AllSpark]], and were protected by [[Lord High Protector]] [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]'s military. When Megatron was corrupted by [[The Fallen]], Optimus discovered that he was the last of the [[Dynasty of Primes]], hidden away when The Fallen destroyed their lineage. In response to Megatron's attempts to seize the AllSpark and conquer other worlds, Optimus assumed his proper [[Prime (rank)|title]] and rallied the Autobots to stand against the [[Decepticon]]s.

As obsessively as Megatron strives to achieve his objective, Optimus is equally as dedicated to stopping him, even at the cost of his life, his world, and—if necessary—his own people. It was on his order that the AllSpark was jettisoned into space, dooming Cybertron to a slow death and his people to a nomadic life. The sacrifices he has made weigh heavily on his [[spark]], but they must be done, for there is no other choice. He knows the ambitions that lurk in Megatron's spark, and they must never see the light of day. Lives must be kept free from the threat of Megatron's tyranny, no matter the cost. This obsession with the defeat of Megatron has robbed Optimus of some of his early idealism. This has created a certain ruthlessness beneath his otherwise honest and caring personality. Prime is not one for second chances and is willing to consider any action that might lead to victory, short of directly sacrificing those he cares about.

{{bigquote|You just wanna die for the guy! That's leadership… or brainwashin', or somethin'.}}
{{bigquote|No… that's ''Optimus Prime.''|[[Crosshairs (AOE)|Crosshairs]] and [[Drift (AOE)|Drift]] on their leader|''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]''}}

==Fiction==
===Movies===
{{note|The seven movies are the primary component of the live-action movie continuity family. Their events should be taken as canon for all other pieces of fiction listed below, unless otherwise specified.}}
====''Transformers'' film====
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]] (English), [[David Kaye]] (English, ABC Television Broadcast Promo), [[Tesshō Genda]] (Japanese)|[[Wang Kai]] (Chinese), [[Andrei Yaroslavtsev]] (Russian), [[Guilherme Briggs]] (Portuguese), [[Jacques Frantz]] (European French), [[Guy Nadon]] (Canadian French), [[Reiner Schöne]] (German), [[Alessandro Rossi]] (Italian), [[Jung Goo Lee]] (Korean), [[Blas Garcia]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Jordi Boixaderas]] (Spain-Spanish), [[Zdeněk Maryška]] (Czech), [[Shailendra Pandey]] (Hindi), [[Tibor Kristóf]] (Hungarian), [[Thongchai Chanchamni]] (Thai), [[Ayhan Kahya]] (Turkish, theatrical and home media), [[Payidar Tüfekçioğlu]] (Turkish, VOD)}}

[[File:TF2007 optimus meets sam.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.85|"I will peer into your spark..." Wait wait wrong line. CUT, TAKE 4, ACTION... 
"I will peer into your aplahds" sorry sorry. CUT, read the script, you're supposed to say "I am Optimus Prime" "Okay okay I got it"...]]
Optimus Prime and his Autobots were forced to depart their homeworld of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] thousands of years ago, after the life-giving [[AllSpark]] was lost to the far reaches of space. In the year 2007, having received word from [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] that the AllSpark was on the planet [[Earth]], Optimus brought his troops to the small, blue world. After descending through Earth's atmosphere in his [[transition form]], Optimus [[Trans-scan|scanned]] a passing truck, then quickly learned the planet's languages via the [[internet]]. Meeting up with Bumblebee, Prime and his men were introduced to [[Sam Witwicky]] and [[Mikaela Banes]], with whom Prime shared their history and their reason for being on Earth.

[[File:TF2007 optimus truckmode.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|Like a Boss.]]
Prime and the Autobots returned with Sam to his house, so that he could obtain for them [[Archibald Witwicky's glasses|a family heirloom]]: a pair of [[glasses]] belonging to his ancestor [[Archibald Witwicky]], which contained the location of the AllSpark encoded across its lenses. Prime had his troops wait outside while Sam and Mikaela searched for the glasses, but the Autobot leader's thunderous footsteps, clumsy attempts to hide, and general impatience made the whole experience quite a trial. Nevertheless, the Autobots managed to keep themselves hidden from Sam's parents long enough for Sam to find the glasses—at which point, the forces of [[Sector Seven]] arrived to take Sam and Mikaela into custody. Prime intercepted the S7 convoy, tearing the roof off the SUV containing the two kids and demanding that the organization's director [[Seymour Simmons]] release them. Sector Seven back-up soon arrived, however, forcing Prime to hide beneath a bridge, carrying Sam and Mikaela on his shoulders. When the humans slipped, Bumblebee was forced to break cover to rescue them, which resulted in all three of them being captured by S7. Now in possession of the glasses which could tell him the location of the AllSpark, Optimus remorsefully left Bumblebee in Sector Seven's hands despite protestations from [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] and [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]; Prime was unwilling to employ the deadly force he knew would be required to save their teammate, as he knew humanity held the potential to be something great.

[[File:Movie2007 Prime sword.jpg|left|upright=1.85|thumb|Swiss army Prime.]]
Using the glasses to trace the AllSpark to the [[Hoover Dam]], Prime led his men there, but while they were en route, the [[Decepticon]]s who were also in hiding on the planet launched an attack on the facility. Sam, Mikaela, Bumblebee and the forces of Sector Seven met up with Prime and his team on the road, and they all headed for nearby [[Mission City]] to hide the AllSpark. On the way, Prime was attacked by [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]]; a brief but brutal struggle followed, concluding when Prime succeeded in decapitating the hate-filled Decepticon. Joining his men in the streets of Mission City, Prime was met in battle by his ancient enemy Megatron, who quickly proved to be superior both in physical strength and in terms of firepower. [[File:TF2007 optimus vs megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.85|"You, Kakarot. I choose you to be the first of my victims."]] Realizing that there was only one way to end the fighting, Optimus instructed Sam to push the AllSpark into his chest if all hope seemed lost, which would merge the cube with his own [[spark]], destroying both it and himself. As it turned out, Sam did just the opposite, instead thrusting it into ''Megatron's'' chest, killing the Decepticon leader and destroying the AllSpark. Prime regretted the necessity of the action, but knew there had been no other choice.

Though the Decepticons were defeated and their bodies dumped in the [[Laurentian Abyss]] by the military, the loss of the AllSpark meant the Autobots were unable to use its power to restore their homeworld. Electing to remain on Earth, Prime sent a message into deep space to any surviving Autobots in the galaxy to come to join them there. {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}}

{{note|Optimus Prime's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novels "[[Transformers (novel)|Transformers]]," "[[Transformers: The Junior Novel]]" and "[[The Quest for the AllSpark]]";
the "[[Transformers: Movie Adaptation]]" and "[[Movie Trilogy]]" comics; the activity book "[[Look and Find Transformers]]"; and the storybooks "[[Optimus Prime Versus Megatron]]," "[[Sam's New Car]]," "[[Transformers (interactive Play-a-Sound Storybook)|Transformers Play-a-Sound]]," "[[Transformers Mix & Match]]," "[[Meet the Autobots]]," "[[Meet the Decepticons]]," and "[[Transformers: The Movie Storybook]]." In the comic book and novel adaptations of the film, Prime also kills [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] after his altercation with Bonecrusher.}}
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====''Revenge of the Fallen'' film====
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]] (English), [[Tesshō Genda]] (Japanese)|[[Wang Kai]] (Chinese), [[Guilherme Briggs]] (Portuguese), [[Jacques Frantz]] (European French), [[Guy Nadon]] (Canadian French), [[Reiner Schöne]] (German), [[Alessandro Rossi]] (Italian), [[Jung Goo Lee]] (Korean), [[Andrei Yaroslavtsev]] (Russian), [[Blas Garcia]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Jordi Boixaderas]] (Spain-Spanish), [[Zdeněk Maryška]] (Czech), [[Shailendra Pandey]] (Hindi), [[Imre Szélyes]] (Hungarian), [[Thongchai Chanchamni]] (Thai), [[Ayhan Kahya]] (Turkish, theatrical and home media), [[Volkan Ateş Akyılmaz]] (Turkish, VOD)}}

[[File:ROTF optimus takes aim.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.8|''My OptiPrime don't want none Unless he's got GUNS Hun'']]
In the two years which followed the events in Mission City, Optimus Prime and the Autobots—including a group of new arrivals who had responded to Prime's message—became part of a Transformer/human military group called [[NEST]]. Together, they hunted down the remaining Decepticons in hiding across Earth. After a destructive clash with [[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]] in [[Shanghai]] went awry, Optimus was air-dropped onto a highway and crippled the Decepticon. Demolishor taunted Optimus about the mysterious force known as "[[The Fallen]]", who would rise again. Prime ensured that Demolishor would not be around to see it, as he unceremoniously executed him.

Optimus returned with NEST to [[Diego Garcia]], where he then took part in an an emergency debriefing with [[Morshower|General Morshower]] regarding last night's warning in Shanghai. [[Theodore Galloway]], who had recently been appointed NEST liaison, interjected himself to air the [[Barack Obama|President]]'s concerns, while also airing his own complaints over the Autobots' refusal to share weapons technology. Optimus explained that sharing their weapons with humanity would bring more harm than good, given what they've witnessed of humanity's capitacy to wage war. Galloway countered this, by coldly stating that the Autobots were in no place to determine what was best for humanity given what happened to their own planet. Galloway then boldy claimed that since no one could determine why there was continued Decepticon activity on earth, there was one clear conclusion: the Decepticons were on Earth to hunt the Autobots. He asked if the Autobots would leave peacefully if they were requested to. Optimus said that they would, but Optimus posed a question of his own that he requested Galloway ask the President before he decides: what if they leave, and Galloway was wrong?

[[File:ROTF Prime blades.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Optimus' rampage through the Hundred Acre Wood left no survivors.]]
When the Decepticon [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] stole the remaining shard of the AllSpark from NEST's Diego Garcia base, Optimus Prime arranged a meeting with Sam Witwicky, who had since left home to go to college, hoping for the boy's help. Sam, unfortunately, was presently focused on having some semblance of a normal life, and was not receptive Optimus's pleas, but Optimus feared that the choice to be involved would soon be taken out of Sam's hands. This soon proved true when Megatron—resurrected by the AllSpark shard—abducted Sam to draw out the wisdom of the AllSpark that was hidden within the human's mind. Optimus and Bumblebee ambushed the Decepticons in the [[Broadwater Metal Works|abandoned industrial complex]] where Sam was being held and managed to whisk the boy away, but Megatron, [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] and [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]] gave chase, resulting in a ferocious three-on-one battle between Prime and the Decepticons in the depths of the nearby forest. Prime held his own, even managing to kill Grindor, but the underhanded Megatron was able to impale him on his pincer-blade and blast him open with point-blank shot. Although the rest of the Autobots soon arrived and drove off Megatron and Starscream, Optimus Prime was [[The many deaths of Optimus Prime|dead]].

[[File:ROTF optimus dead body.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.8|This is what happens when you get close to [[Stephanie Sheh|Nui Harime]].]]
Prime's body was ordered to be brought back to Diego Garcia, but was soon covertly transported to [[Egypt]] by [[William Lennox]] and [[Robert Epps]] when they got word from Sam that he had discovered a possible means of restoring the Autobot leader to life: the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. In the midst of a battle between the Autobots and The Fallen's Decepticons in the Egyptian desert, Sam plunged the Matrix into Optimus's chest, and his gamble proved successful, as Optimus Prime lived again. To help Prime defeat The Fallen and destroy his [[Star Harvester|sun-harvesting weapon]] hidden within the [[Great Pyramid of Giza]], the turncoat Decepticon [[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]] sacrificed his life, entreating Prime to use his parts to gain "a power he had never known". [[File:ROTF movie Powered-Up Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|I'm bringing sexy back.]] [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] and [[Jolt (ROTF)|Jolt]] transplanted Jetfire's remains onto Prime's body, upgrading him into a heavily armed, flight-capable powerhouse. Prime immediately took flight and disabled the harvester, after which he engaged The Fallen in battle. Megatron attempted to intervene, but Optimus overpowered his old enemy and used his own fusion cannon to shoot half his face off. Resuming his fight with The Fallen, Optimus tore the ancient Decepticon's face off, and when the villain attempted to flee, Prime punched through his abdomen and crushed his spark, finally killing him.

On the return voyage home, Optimus thanked Sam for saving his life, as the boy thanked the Autobot leader for believing in him. Following this, Optimus Prime sent another transmission into space, detailing recent events so that the pasts of both races would be remembered, and also declaring that Humanity and the Autobots would face the future together. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

{{note|Optimus Prime's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novels "[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]," "[[Revenge of the Fallen: The Junior Novel]]" and "[[The Last Prime]]"; the "[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Official Movie Adaptation]]" and "[[Movie Trilogy]]" comics; and the storybooks "[[I Am Optimus Prime (ROTF)|I Am Optimus Prime]]," "[[Operation Autobot]]," "[[Rise of the Decepticons]]," "[[When Robots Attack!]]," "[[Ratchet to the Rescue]]," "[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Electronic Voice Changer]]" and "[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Mix & Match]]." The publications targeted at younger readers tending to downplay Optimus's ferocity—in several, he defeats The Fallen not by killing him, but by [[:File:TheFallen-thrownintospace.jpg|hurling him into space]]. In the [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|novelization]] of the film, Prime is not killed by Megatron's attack, but rather sent into [[stasis lock]], and would have stayed that way for years if not for Sam's intervention.}}

====''Dark of the Moon'' film====
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]] (English), [[Tesshō Genda]] (Japanese)|[[Wang Kai]] (Chinese), [[Reiner Schöne]] (German), [[Alessandro Rossi]] (Italian), [[Jacques Frantz]] (European French), [[Guy Nadon]] (Canadian French), [[Andrei Yaroslavtsev]] (Russian), [[Blas Garcia]] (Latin American-Spanish), [[Arturo Casanova]] (Latin American-Spanish, one line error), [[Jordi Boixaderas]] (Spain-Spanish), [[Zdeněk Maryška]] (Czech), [[Akshay Kumar]] (Hindi), [[Imre Szélyes]] (Hungarian), [[Guilherme Briggs]] (Portuguese), [[Srinivasa Moorthy]] (Telugu), [[Thongchai Chanchamni]] (Thai), [[Ayhan Kahya]] (Turkish, theatrical and home media), [[Volkan Ateş Akyılmaz]] (Turkish, VOD)}}
[[File:DOTM optimus armored weapons platform.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.8|Chevron seven locked.]]
Three years after the defeat of The Fallen, the Autobots and NEST took to dealing with human conflicts in the absence of the Decepticons. Optimus's vehicle mode was now complemented by a [[Armored Weapons Platform|large transformable trailer]], containing an armory of various weapons and flight equipment. While investigating a tip that a piece of Cybertronian technology could be found in the ruins of the [[Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant]], Optimus and his NEST allies were attacked by [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] and his pet [[Driller]], who attempted to steal the component. Optimus drove off Shockwave and his monstrous "pet", but was perturbed to discover that the recovered Cybertronian tech was a piece of the ancient Autobot spacecraft known as the ''[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]''—flagship of his mentor and predecessor, [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]], and believed destroyed during the war on Cybertron millennia beforehand.
[[File:DOTM optimus with trailer.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|"Callin' all trucks, this here's the duck. We're about to go a-huntin' bear."]]
Demanding an explanation from National Intelligence Director [[Charlotte Mearing]], Prime learned from both her and astronaut [[Buzz Aldrin]] that humanity had discovered the ruins of the ''Ark'' on Earth's [[Moon (moon)|moon]] in the 1960s. Travelling to the moon with Ratchet aboard the ''[[Xantium (DOTM)|Xantium]]'', Prime discovered the comatose form of Sentinel within the ''Ark''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s crash vault, along with a small fraction of the special cargo the ''Ark'' had been carrying—five [[pillar]]s capable of opening a [[space bridge]]. Optimus brought his old mentor back to Earth and used the Matrix of Leadership to reactivate him; showing him the peace and beauty of Earth, Optimus expressed his willingness to cede leadership back to Sentinel once more, but Sentinel refused.

[[File:DOTMSentinelOptimus.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.8|Sentinel, can you put that sword somewhere else so we can talk?]]
Unfortunately, it would soon transpire that Sentinel was in league with Megatron, when he murdered Ironhide and brought the pillars to [[Washington, D.C.]]. A shocked Optimus confronted his mentor at the National Mall reflecting pool, pleading with him to stop, but Sentinel was unmoved, and opened a space bridge through which at 200 Decepticon troops launched a vicious assault on the city. In the chaos that followed, Optimus tried to fight Sentinel; Sentinel defeated him, but spared his life in the belief he would come around to his side eventually. Naturally, Optimus refused, which led to Sentinel publicly denouncing him and his Autobots as rebels, falsely leading humanity to believe that their planet would be spared if they exiled Optimus's team into space aboard the ''Xantium''. Appearing to willingly comply, Optimus suspected Decepticon treachery—and he was right, as Starscream fired upon the ''Xantium'' soon after launch, destroying it. To all watching, it appeared Optimus and the Autobots had been destroyed, but in actuality, Prime had had his men hide within one of the ship's booster rockets, which had detached before the vessel's destruction.
[[File:DOTM optimus with flight tech.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|"That's my secret, Captain. I ''always'' want faces."]]
Optimus's team headed for [[Chicago]], which had been conquered by the Decepticons in their absence, and arrived just in time to rescue Sam, Epps and a team of former NEST soldiers from a Decepticon [[Orbital Assault Carrier|fighter ship]]. Venturing into the heart of the city, the Autobots were ambushed by Shockwave and the Driller, and Prime was separated from his trailer in the brawl. Leaving his Autobots to battle on without him, Prime quickly recovered the trailer and donned the flight tech within, which he used to slay the Driller. Unfortunately, he was then blasted by Shockwave and wound up tangled in the cables of a construction crane, temporarily taking him out of the fight.

By the time the [[Wreckers]] cut Optimus free, Sentinel had activated his space bridge and begun teleporting Cybertron itself into Earth's [[Solar System]]. Prime went on a rampage, scything through the Decepticons on the main battlefield on his way to a final confrontation with Shockwave; after killing the cyclopean Decepticon, he used Shockwave's own cannon to blast the space bridge's control pillar, stalling Cybertron's transportation. [[File:DOTM optimus executes sentinel.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.8|Hey, you guys remember when Optimus Prime used to crack jokes and play basketball? Good times.]] Optimus then demanded that Sentinel face him; his one-time mentor complied, and the pair engaged one another in a battle which Optimus initially dominated, but in which Sentinel eventually got the upper hand when he sliced off Prime's right arm. Before Sentinel could deliver a killing blow, however, Megatron himself intervened, attacking the elder Prime from behind and heavily damaging him. Megatron proposed a truce to Optimus, wishing only to be in charge of the Decepticons again; Optimus's response was to plunge his energon axe into Megatron's head and tear it from his shoulders, killing his eternal foe once more. The damaged and helpless Sentinel begged for mercy, claiming that all he ever wanted was their race's survival, but Optimus refused, claiming Sentinel didn't betray the Autobots, but rather ''himself.'' With bitter regret, Optimus executed his treacherous master with Megatron's shotgun. With Cybertron now apparently destroyed by the deactivation of the space bridge, Prime and the Autobots accepted Earth as their new home, and Optimus declared that the Autobots would never forsake the defense of the planet or its people. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}

{{note|Optimus Prime's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novels "[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (novel)|Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]" and "[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon: The Junior Novel]]"; the "[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon Movie Adaptation]]" and "[[Movie Trilogy]]" comics; and the storybooks "[[Autobots Versus Decepticons]]," "[[The Lost Autobot]]," "[[Optimus Prime's Friends and Foes]]," "[[Bumblebee's Best Friend]]," "[[Dark of the Moon: Action Pop-ups!]]" and "[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon Mix & Match]]." Numerous adaptations targeted at younger readers scaled back the film's violence. In the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon Movie Adaptation|comic book]] and [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (novel)|novel]] adaptations of the film, Optimus accepts Megatron's truce and allows him to leave, and he kills Sentinel not with Megatron's gun, but with Sentinel's own [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]] cannon.}}
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====''Age of Extinction'' film====
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]] (English), [[Tesshō Genda]] (Japanese)|[[Wang Kai]] (Chinese), [[Andrei Yaroslavtsev]] (Russian), [[Reiner Schöne]] (German), [[Alessandro Rossi]] (Italian), [[Jacques Frantz]] (European French), [[Guy Nadon]] (Canadian French), [[Alfonso Ramírez]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Jordi Boixaderas]] (Spain - Spanish), [[Zdeněk Maryška]] (Czech), [[Shailendra Pandey]] (Hindi), [[Imre Szélyes]] (Hungarian), [[Bebi Romeo]] (Indonesian), [[Sławomir Pacek]] (Polish), [[Guilherme Briggs]] (Portuguese), [[Arun Alexander]] (Tamil), [[Srinivasa Moorthy]] (Telugu), [[Thongchai Chanchamni]] (Thai), [[Ayhan Kahya]] (Turkish)}}
[[File:AoE-junkeroptimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|Optimus' years of hard drinking and wild partying had finally caught up with him.]]
At some point in the distant past, Optimus was a member of an order of Cybertronian knights dedicated to exploring the universe. When he left the order to focus on becoming a Prime, he left his [[Sword of Judgement|sword]] and shield in the Knights' Temenos.

Following the battle in Chicago and the dissolution of NEST, the US government continued granting Optimus and the other Autobots asylum on Earth, in spite of the negative reputation the Autobots had gained. The White House believed that [[Harold Attinger]] was working alongside Optimus Prime to hunt down the last of the Decepticon fugitives; what the President didn't know was that Attinger's [[Cemetery Wind]] taskforce had began hunting down Autobots and terminating them. Learning of the betrayal, Optimus broadcast an urgent message to the Autobots on Earth, ordering his troops to cut off all contact with humans and go into hiding. Optimus successfully evaded Cemetery Wind for several years, but was eventually pinned down in [[Mexico]], caught in an ambush set by Attinger's lieutenant [[James Savoy]] and their Cybertronian ally, the bounty hunter [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]]. Though badly wounded, Prime threw off his pursuers by scanning a dilapidated cab-over truck, and fled north to Paris, [[Texas]], where he hid in an abandoned movie theater and succumbed to stasis lock induced by his grievous injuries.

[[File:AOE-injuredoptimus.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.8|Cade Yeager was able to rebuild Optimus in a BARN! [[Iron Man|With a BOX OF SCRAPS!]]]]
Prime remained inert until aspiring roboticist [[Cade Yeager]] visited the theater for salvage. Hoping to strip the seemingly ordinary truck and sell the parts, he purchased Optimus and towed him home to his workshop, whereupon his examination of the truck's unusual inner workings led him to realize he had discovered a Transformer. Though Cade's daughter [[Tessa Yeager|Tessa]] and partner [[Lucas Flannery|Lucas]] wanted to turn Optimus in for a cash reward, Cade argued against it, wanting to increase his technical expertise by studying Optimus's systems further. To prove that the Transformer was "dead" and unable to retaliate, Cade opened the truck up and discovered a live missile from the truck's inner workings. When the missile was removed, Optimus suddenly awoke and transformed into robot mode. Confused and disoriented, Optimus threatened the humans, but Cade was able to calm him down, and offered to help repair him as best he could. Before he could get very far, Savoy's forces stormed the farm, forcing Optimus to hide underneath the barn, but when Savoy threatened Tessa's life, Optimus burst from concealment to aid his new human friends. A running battle with Lockdown ensued, culminating in an abandoned factory, where Prime regrouped with the Yeagers and Tessa's boyfriend [[Shane Dyson]] and escaped.

[[File:AOE optimus new altmode.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|Cemetery Wind would never think to go after a red and blue truck covered in flames!]]
After confirming that they had shaken their pursuers, Optimus summoned the surviving Autobots to a rendezvous point in the desert, scanning a passing truck on the way to adopt a new alternate mode and repair his injuries. Reuniting with Bumblebee, [[Drift (AOE)|Drift]], [[Crosshairs (AOE)|Crosshairs]], and [[Hound (Movie)|Hound]], an angry and embittered Prime announced his intent to break his long-held vow and kill the humans responsible for the Autobots' suffering. With Cade's help, the Autobots learned that the bodies of their fallen comrades were being taken to [[Kinetic Solutions Incorporated]] in [[Chicago]], where they were being melted down for [[Living metal|raw material]] to produce KSI's own Transformers. Enraged to learn that Ratchet had recently suffered this gruesome fate, Optimus led the Autobots in a furious attack on KSI, but stopped short of killing company head [[Joshua Joyce]] when the human shamed him by declaring that mankind had advanced past the Transformers. [[File:AOE optimus reformatted.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.6|I need a face. '''AND I'M LOOKIN' AT YOURS!''']] The Autobots pulled out, but Attinger ordered KSI creations "Galvatron" and [[Stinger (AOE)|Stinger]] to be sent after them; Optimus faced off against Galvatron, but before the battle could conclude, Lockdown shot down Optimus and dragged him away.

Imprisoned aboard Lockdown's ship, the very same one once used by the order of knights Optimus had been a part of, Optimus learned that the bounty hunter had been hired by the Transformers' mysterious [[Creator]]s to round up their renegade creations, starting with the ancient knights to whom the ship had once belonged. Optimus was soon rescued by his fellow Autobots, and they escaped by detaching the section of the ship they were in from the main body without Lockdown's notice. After the team regrouped, [[Brains]] revealed that Galvatron was, in fact, a rebuilt Megatron, and was planning to detonate a cyberforming [[seed]]—given to Attinger by Lockdown—in [[Hong Kong]]. Though Prime lacked a strong reason to defend humankind after his recent experiences, Cade petitioned him to have faith, in if not humanity itself, then in their potential to be better.

[[File:AOEOptimusRidingGrimlock.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|I have a giant robot dinosaur. Your argument is invalid.]]
Arriving in Hong Kong, the Autobots' stolen ship was shot down by Galvatron's forces and crashed in the Wulong Valley. In need of reinforcements, Optimus reclaimed his sword and shield from the ship's armory and freed the other captive knights aboard the ship, the [[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobots]], and proposed that they let him lead them into battle. Their leader [[Grimlock (AOE)|Grimlock]] was not receptive to this idea, and challenged Optimus, but the Autobot leader triumphed over him, and offered Grimlock freedom under his leadership, or death under his foot. Grimlock conceded defeat, and allowed Optimus to ride him into battle in his massive ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' mode. The Autobot-Dinobot alliance decimated Galvatron's army, forcing the Decepticon to retreat, but just when it seemed the day was won, Lockdown returned. Optimus disabled Lockdown's ship's tractor beam in order to allow his comrades to pull back while he faced the bounty hunter alone; during the course of their one-on-one fight, Optimus was forced to briefly break away to save Cade's life by shooting Attinger. [[File:OptimusPrimeleavesAOE.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.8| ''So if you care to find me'' ''Look to the western sky!'' ''As someone told me lately'' ''Everyone deserves a chance to fly!'']] Unfortunately, this distraction allowed Lockdown to impale Optimus on his own sword, immobilizing him, but Bumblebee and Cade intervened to hold off Lockdown while Shane and Tessa freed Optimus, enabling him to finally kill Lockdown. Optimus set off one of Lockdown's grenades to finish off Galvatron's remaining drones, and flew the humans to safety as it detonated.

After releasing the Dinobots from his command, Optimus prepared to depart into space, to both remove the seed from Earth, and to investigate the mystery of his creators, who still had a price on his head. His innate faith in humanity reignited by Cade and his family and friends, Optimus entreated the humans to think of one of the stars as his soul, and instructed the Autobots to guard the Yeagers, their allies, and all the humans they could.

As he left the planet, Optimus sent a message to the creators: leave Earth alone, because he was coming for them... {{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction}}
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====''The Last Knight'' film====
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]] (English), [[Tesshō Genda]] (Japanese)|[[Wang Kai]] (Chinese), [[Andrei Yaroslavtsev]] (Russian), [[Reiner Schöne]] (German), [[Alessandro Rossi]] (Italian), [[Jacques Frantz]] (European French), [[Guy Nadon]] (Canadian French), [[Blas Garcia]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Jordi Boixaderas]] (Spain - Spanish), [[Zdeněk Maryška]] (Czech), [[Shailendra Pandey]] (Hindi), [[Imre Szélyes]] (Hungarian), [[Sławomir Pacek]] (Polish), [[Guilherme Briggs]] (Portuguese), [[Thongchai Chanchamni]] (Thai), [[Ayhan Kahya]] (Turkish)}}

[[File:TLK-history-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|If Prime was a redcoat in 1815, he probably didn't like Americans very much...]]
In 1815, Optimus Prime participated in the {{w|Battle of Waterloo}} during the {{w|Napoleonic Wars}}. His early presence on Earth was covered up by the [[Order of the Witwiccans]].

After the battle of Hong Kong, Optimus exhausted his Energon in the vicinity of [[Jupiter]] and fell into [[stasis lock]], drifting through space. When [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] entered the Sol system, its gravitational pull affected Optimus and caused him to crash land on his homeworld, its atmosphere reviving him. Optimus awoke and despaired at the state of Cybertron. It was at this point that [[Quintessa (TLK)|Quintessa]] made herself known to Optimus, claiming to be his creator. Optimus cared very little for that and demanded to know what she'd done to Cybertron, trying to attack her when she refused to answer him, only to be overwhelmed by her powers and her [[Infernocon]]s. Quintessa accused Optimus of destroying Cybertron, but Optimus protested that Megatron had started the Great War. Quintessa however, retorted Optimus was responsible for Cybertron's state as he had been the one to launch the [[AllSpark]].

[[File:TLK Optimus chained.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Such folly and futility in the grand design.]]
With the Prime in chains, Quintessa explained her plan to him and why she needed him. She revealed to him that the Earth had formed around the body of [[Unicron]] and that she wanted Optimus to retrieve [[Staff of Merlin|her staff]] from the [[Guardian Knight|Knights of Iacon]] on Earth. With the staff, Quintessa would drain the life out of Unicron and use his energy to revive Cybertron. Brainwashing Optimus into "'''Nemesis Prime'''", she sent him back to Earth to complete the task.

[[File:TLK Optimus confronts Viviane.jpg|thumb|300px|Happy birthday, Kryptonian. I give you oblivion.]]
Nemesis Prime arrived back on Earth in the Knights' ship and slew two of their number before demanding that [[Viviane Wembly]] hand over the staff. His former ally Cade Yeager tried to reason with Optimus but Nemesis Prime reasserted his identity and claimed to fight only for Cybertron and its people. Once Viviane had handed over the staff, [[Santos]] (futilely) opened fire on Nemesis, who swatted the [[Transformers Reaction Force|TRF]] aside with his [[Quad Barrel Shotgun|shotgun]] and exited the ship. On the surface, Nemesis was assaulted by Bumblebee, whom the Prime easily bested in combat before the sound of Bumblebee's true voice allowed Optimus Prime to return.

[[File:TLKOptimusVsBumblebee.jpg|thumb|left|300px|It was at this point that Optimus' obsession with faces went too far.]]
The moment was short lived, as [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] flew in to steal the staff and the Knights arrived to slay Optimus for serving "Quintessa the Deceiver". While Optimus offered no resistance, viewing his execution as proper atonement, Cade managed to activate the [[Talisman (TLK)|Talisman]] and call off the Knights. Optimus then allied with the Knights and they flew off in the [[Knight Ship]] to confront Megatron and Quintessa on Cybertron. Arriving on [[Dragonstorm]], Optimus finally destroyed Infernocus by [[decapitation|decapitating]] all six Infernocons in a single mighty swing of his sword, reminding them that he is Optimus Prime. [[File:TLK Optimus decapitates Infernocons.jpg|thumb|300px|"Yeeart!"]]

In the [[ignition chamber]], Optimus engaged his old foe once again who tried to reignite their old friendship and offered Optimus the chance to stand beside them as they restored Cybertron. Optimus rebuked him, and was forced on the defensive before his fellow Autobots intervened and the Prime kicked Megatron out the side of the chamber.. Optimus then distracted Quintessa so Bumblebee could slay her when her defences were down as Vivian removed the staff, stopping Cybertron's destruction of Earth but leaving the two planets connected to one another. Optimus saved Cade and Vivian from falling to their death and, to the relief of their human allies, emerged from the destruction of the ignition chamber in his alternate mode with the two humans in his cab.

Despite the destruction of Earth being stopped, enough of Unicron's life force had been transmitted to Cybertron that it could again support its people. Optimus reflected that both humans and Cybertronians would have to work together to rebuild both their worlds before he sent out a call for all Autobots across the galaxy to return to Cybertron so they could begin rebuilding.
{{storylink|Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight}}
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====''Bumblebee'' film====
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]] (English), [[Jon Bailey]] (English international trailers), [[Tesshō Genda]] (Japanese)|[[Wang Kai]] (Chinese), [[Jacques Frantz]] (European French), [[Guy Nadon]] (Canadian French), [[Alessandro Rossi]] (Italian), [[Jordi Boixaderas]] (Spain-Spanish), [[Blas Garcia]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Reiner Schöne]] (German), [[Zdeněk Maryška]] (Czech), [[Shailendra Pandey]] (Hindi), [[Imre Szélyes]] (Hungarian), [[Sławomir Pacek]] (Polish), [[Guilherme Briggs]] (Portuguese), [[Andrei Yaroslavtsev]] (Russian), [[Thongchai Chanchamni]] (Thai), [[Ahyan Kahya]] (Turkish), [[Choi Nak-yoon]] (Korean, in-flight dub)}}
[[File:BBfilm-Optimus-Bumblebee-Earth.jpg|left|thumb|300px|"Wanna take our war here? Seems like it'd be fun."]]
Leader of the Autobot rebels during the war for [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Optimus Prime took part in the final battle for Cybertron against the Decepticons. Though he dispatched numerous [[Seeker (Movie)|Seeker]]s in the fight, he soon concluded that the Autobots were on the brink of being overrun by the Decepticon advance. As the Autobot rearguard battled [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]], [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], and [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]], Optimus explained to his troops that they would need to abandon Cybertron and regroup elsewhere in the galaxy, and as they headed to a nearby launchpad. Prime explained to his scout, [[Bumblebee (Movie)|B-127]], that he had selected [[Earth]] as the site of a new Autobot base, instructing him to reconnoiter the planet while he and the other refugees gathered Autobots throughout the galaxy to rendezvous at Earth.

As the other Autobots evacuated via escape pods, Optimus Prime stayed behind to delay any pursuit, leaping from the launchpad just as the Decepticons brought it down and fighting on alone. Soundwave confronted him, forcing Optimus to struggle briefly against Ravage. Though Optimus fought Ravage off, the distraction cost him his gun and allowed the Decepticons to surround him. Together, they advanced on the outnumbered and defenseless Autobot leader.

[[File:TF-BB-Optimus-Prime-and-Bumblebee-Earth-modes.jpg|thumb|300px|"Good work Bumblebee, I'm sure this mission won't result in a continuity nightmare."]]
Prime was somehow able to escape the Decepticons and leave Cybertron; at some point afterward, the Decepticons [[Shatter]] and [[Dropkick (Movie)|Dropkick]] fruitlessly attempted to interrogate [[Cliffjumper (Movie)|Cliffjumper]] about Prime's whereabouts. A memory-hazy B-127, while being repaired by [[Charlie Watson]] in a forest, unintentionally played a glitched hologram message from Optimus Prime, triggering a memory in the yellow soldier. Later the message played clearly, once again unintentionally by B-127 when he was beaten by Dropkick at [[Sector Seven]]. The message revealed to Shatter and Dropkick that Optimus and the Autobots were coming to join B-127 on Earth, prompting them to attempt to summon the larger Decepticon armada to Earth and destroy the planet before Optimus could arrive.

Prime arrived on Earth and adopted a cab-over truck mode as a terrestrial disguise, then met up with B-127—now calling himself "Bumblebee"—on the [[Golden Gate Bridge]] after Bumblebee and [[Charlie Watson]] parted ways. That night, Prime and Bumblebee took refuge in a nearby forest, with Optimus thanking the scout for his efforts and commending his bravery as they watched more Autobot escape crafts descend to Earth. {{storylink|Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee}}
{{note|Optimus Prime's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novel "[[Transformers: Bumblebee: The Junior Novel]]".}}

====''Rise of the Beasts'' film====
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]] (English), [[Tesshō Genda]] (Japanese)|[[Patrick Messe]] (European French), [[Guy Nadon]] (Canadian French), [[Reiner Schöne]] (German, Main Voice), [[Klaus-Dieter Klebsch]] (German, Second Trailer), [[Zdeněk Maryška]] (Czech), [[László Horányi]] (Hungarian), [[Blas Garcia]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Jordi Boixaderas]] (Spain-Spanish), [[Víctor Hugo Aguilar]] (Latin American Spanish, Second Trailer), [[Guilherme Briggs]] (Brazilian Portuguese), [[Sławomir Pacek]] (Polish), [[Thongchai Chanchamni]] (Thai), [[Zeki Atli]] (Turkish)}}

[[File:TF-ROTB-Optimus-Sees-Transwarp-Signal.jpg|thumb|left|300px|"Is this for that ''{{w|Stargate (film)|Stargate}}'' movie I heard Bumblebee was excited to see?"]]
Seven years after his arrival on Earth, Optimus Prime, stranded on Earth after his arrival, updated his alternate mode to have a bulbar and sun visors. He became mentally worn down from being unable to leave and laid low in New York for the time being, up until the [[Transwarp Key]] activated, sending a transmission into the sky. Optimus Prime immediately signaled for Bumblebee, [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]], and [[Mirage (Movie)|Mirage]] to rendezvous at a warehouse to make plans to retrieve the key and finally return home to Cybertron. Arriving last at the location, he noticed that Mirage had brought a human, revealed by Arcee to be [[Noah Díaz]], to their location. Optimus initially dismissed Noah and talked with the other Autobots to come up with a plan in order to retrieve the Transwarp Key. Mirage offered the idea of Noah to retrieve the key for them, as he was the ideal size in order for them to be able to sneak around into the location. Initially against the idea, Optimus eventually agreed to the plan.

[[File:TF-ROTB-Optimus-Prime-Confronts-Noah.jpg|thumb|300px|"Are you John Laurens in the place to be, two pints of Sam Adams, but working on three?"]]
Optimus waited on standby alongside Bumblebee and Arcee, the Autobot Leader still untrusting of Noah's capability to assist them. Bumblebee tried to say that the human race was not that bad, and while Optimus acknowledged that Bumblebee was treated kindly by [[Charlie Watson|another human]], he stood firm with his belief, and grew annoyed while waiting. The wait was shortened, however, as the [[Terrorcon (ROTB)|Terrorcons]] arrived on the scene, and Optimus headed into the battlefield with the other Autobots by his side. Optimus was overpowered by the Terrorcon leader, [[Scourge (ROTB)|Scourge]], and pinned to the floor via [[Battletrap (ROTB)|Battletrap]]. Before Scourge could deal the finishing blow to Optimus, Scourge redirected his attack towards Bumblebee, and Optimus had to watch his old friend be blasted by the Terrorcon leader, and was forced to retreat with Noah and another human, [[Elena Wallace]], after being rescued by the [[Maximal]] [[Airazor (ROTB)|Airazor]].

Wounded emotionally by the loss of Bumblebee, Optimus tried to pin the blame of the situation onto Noah, with the human placing the blame back on Optimus. Initially believing for all hope to be lost with Scourge holding the Transwarp Key and being able to summon [[Unicron]], Airazor clarified that Scourge had only half of the Transwarp Key, with Elena stating that the remaining half is in Peru. Optimus then changed their objective to getting both halves of the Transwarp Key and to kill Scourge. Realizing that the entire Autobot Team and the humans would need a means to travel to Peru, Optimus enlisted the help of [[Stratosphere]] to fly the team, remaining mostly silent in the flight to Peru, while hoping that Bumblebee could be revived with an Energon transfusion.

Upon arrival in Peru, Optimus and his team were guided by [[Wheeljack (ROTB)|Wheeljack]] to the city of [[Cusco]] in order to reach the location of the remaining half of the Transwarp Key, though they would not be able to traverse due to there being a festival held in the city at the time. Optimus reluctantly accepted the assistance of Noah and Elena to reach the temple while he and the other Autobots laid low in vehicle mode throughout the city for reinforcement. Upon the transmission received by Noah, Optimus and the other Autobots moved out towards their location to the jungle, with Scourge and the other Terrorcons following suit. Optimus transformed once out the city, telling Mirage he would get the half of the key from Scourge, as well as remove his head. Optimus shot at the Terrorcon leader, but Scourge tackled Optimus down the cliffside. Their fight was cut short by Airazor, Optimus then moved ahead towards the other Autobots and humans. Optimus then jumped into a standoff between the Autobots and humans against the other Maximals in the area. Airazor broke the tension between him and [[Optimus Primal (ROTB)|Optimus Primal]], the latter revealing to Optimus he was his namesake.

Resting in a nearby village that was aware of the existence of the Maximals, Optimus looked over the lifeless body of Bumblebee once more, with Primal stating that there was raw Energon in the area, but it was inert and would not be able to restore Bumblebee in the state it was in. Optimus then discussed the matter of the humans with Optimus Primal, the Maximal leader stating that all life mattered to them, while also finding that the humans are able to be trusted.

The day after this conversation, however, Airazor, corrupted by an attack from Scourge, stole both the Transwarp Key and Elena, and while ready to shoot down the infected Maximal, Primal stopped him from doing so. Optimus arrived to the location of both Elena and Noah, and noticed the latter was ready to destroy the half of the Transwarp Key with his blaster, but Optimus pleaded with Noah to not destroy it, the Key being his only way to get himself and the Autobots home. The Transwarp Key however was stolen once more and placed into the hand of Scourge, Optimus coming in shortly after Primal was forced to kill Airazor.

Left with little options, but also weighing Primal's belief in the humans alongside the efforts of Elena and Noah willing to not destroy the Key, Optimus made a plan to directly go after Scourge with the Maximals and Autobots, deciding to fight for Earth, and if necessary, die fighting to protect the planet no matter the cost. He joined in the plan to get the attention of the Terrorcons and Scourge while Elena and Noah sneaked up to the control panel of the Transwarp Drive and Elena could use the shutdown code in order to prevent Unicron's arrival. Optimus then partook in the final battle, taking on the Terrorcon [[Sweep (ROTB)|Sweep]]s as well as Battletrap, both him and Primal working together to dismantle the Terrorcon, with Optimus expressing annoyance with Primal doing the finishing blow.

Optimus soon made his way to the bridge in order to take on Scourge and assisted in the effort to stop the arrival of Unicron and protect Noah, but Optimus was soon be overwhelmed by the Terrorcon leader once more as well as an army of Sweeps. Optimus was saved however, by Bumblebee, who was revived via the Energon pulse given off by the Energon being ignited through the Transwarp Tower's activation. Upon being freed, Optimus gained the upper hand against Scourge. Though Scourge ended up destroying the control panel to the Transwarp Drive, Optimus emerged victorious in their final fight, removing Scourge's head from his body, and took back the Autobot insignia Scourge had taken from Bumblebee in their first encounter.

Left with no options to stop Unicron, Optimus was forced to take another action and planned to destroy the Transwarp Key. Optimus ordered the other Autobots to leave immediately, giving Bumblebee his insignia back, before readying himself. Unicron tried to bargain with the Autobot leader in order to preserve the Key, but Optimus refused to listen, destroying the Key and causing the platform to explode. Optimus tried to save himself from the transwarp vortex sucking him into the closing portal, only to be helped by Noah grabbing his axe. The human refused to let Optimus die, and then they were rescued by Optimus Primal, the Maximal Leader throwing him towards a road for him to drive both himself and Noah to safety, the latter giving him a boost while in vehicle mode.

Optimus then returned to America in Stratosphere with the other Autobots and the humans, having found the ability to trust in them should they face any future threats.
{{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)|Rise of the Beasts}}
{{note|Optimus Prime's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the books "[[Mission at the Museum]]" and "[[The Search Is On]]".}}

===Novels===
====''Ghosts of Yesterday''====
Before coming to Earth, Optimus Prime led the search for the AllSpark in the transport vessel, the ''[[Ark (Movie)|Ark]]''. In 1969, Earth-time, in an abandoned solar system, Prime and the crew discovered [[Ghost 1|a vessel]] of strangely Cybertronian design, which they pursued to a nearby planet. Prime dispatched Bumblebee to the surface to investigate the ship while he and the other Autobots battled Decepticons from the ''[[Nemesis (Movie)|Nemesis]]''; Prime personally took on and defeated [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]], [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]], and [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]]. Contact having been lost with Bumblebee during the fight, Prime headed down to the planet to join him, where a joint attack by Starscream and the alien ship sent the two Autobots tumbling into a subterranean cavern network.

Fleeing an attack by [[Worm-thing|indigenous worm-creatures]], Optimus Prime and Bumblebee came across the alien vessel, which Prime deduced was trying to surrender. Lines of communication were opened, and Prime realized that Starscream had duped the little aliens into attacking him. However, the creatures, who called themselves "[[human]]s", explained that they held Megatron, whom they called the Ice Man, on their home world, [[Earth]]. Realizing the destruction Megatron would wreak upon the defenseless humans if he escaped, Prime vowed to see them return to their world to warn it.

Prime blasted a way out of the caverns, but on the way back to the ''Ark'', the Decepticons attacked again, and Prime found himself in the difficult position of fighting Starscream and protecting the human ship. Speared by Bonecrusher's tail, Optimus seemed doomed to perish at Starscream's hand until the humans interceded, opening fire on Starscream. The Decepticon destroyed the humans and their ship in retaliation, but Optimus Prime, inspired by their courage and sacrifice, resolved to locate Earth—and the AllSpark which he speculated had come to rest there—before the Decepticons did... and hopefully before Megatron came back online. {{storylink|Transformers: Ghosts of Yesterday|Ghosts of Yesterday}}

====''The Veiled Threat''====
{{bigquote|I know Megatron. I know all of you. You would not have taken the AllSpark and left this world in peace. You would have subdued it and made slaves of its people. Even in the absence of the AllSpark, my conscience and that of my friends could not have allowed that.|Optimus Prime to [[Macerator (ROTF)|Macerator]]}}
Following the battle for the AllSpark in Mission City and the formation of NEST, Optimus and Lennox led a team of Autobots to investigate a Decepticon sighting in [[Zambia]]. They found a trap waiting for them, which resulted in Optimus being dragged over [[Victoria Falls]] by the Decepticon [[Macerator (ROTF)|Macerator]]; Prime saved himself by grabbing an outcropping and was hauled to safety by rookie Autobot [[Beachbreak]]'s tow line, but Starscream then killed Beachbreak in retaliation. Prime took the Autobot's death personally, regarding it as a failure of his leadership. The team proceeded to hunt down their Decepticons prey, and after a lengthy fight at the [[Kariba dam]], Optimus decapitated Macerator. The other Decepticons escaped however, and Optimus prevented Ironhide from firing after [[Dropkick (Movie)|Dropkick]] for fear of harming nearby humans.

Another mission to [[Australia]] saw Optimus and his team spend days searching the outback for Decepticons, during which they discussed the possibility that the Decepticons might be hunting for energy to resurrect Megatron. Optimus doubted there was an energy source on the planet that could do so. They eventually encountered [[Kickback (ROTF)|Kickback]], [[Trample]] and [[Tread]], three [[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicon]]s mining for minerals. Optimus found Kickback's sonic charge weapon to be a challenge, but with some help from Lennox, killed the Decepticon.

The narrow streets of [[Rome]] proved a challenge for Optimus's truck mode to navigate when NEST travelled there to hunt down [[Jolt (Movie)|Deadend]] and [[Swindle (Movie)|Swindle]]. After [[Knock Out (ROTF)|Knockout]] dealt to the two Decepticons, a furious Starscream challenged Optimus to one-on-one combat in the nearby [[Colosseum]]. Naturally it was a trap — Starscream had allied himself with a human, [[Bruno Carrera]], and together they trapped Optimus in a pit and set Barricade on him. With the help of four humans, Optimus broke free, threw Barricade into the pit and sealed him there. He then had only to show his face outside to where Starscream was fighting Ironhide, Ratchet and [[Salvage (Movie)|Salvage]], and the would-be Decepticon leader fled. {{storylink|Transformers: The Veiled Threat|The Veiled Threat}}

====''Classified''====
[[File:Tfc-battlemountain.jpg|thumb|upright=1]]
After the massive battle in Egypt and the defeat of The Fallen, NEST continued to hunt Decepticons around the Earth. When a trio of Decepticons
attacked the [[United States Air Force]] [[Nevada Test and Training Range]], Optimus Prime and Ironhide responded; Optimus attempted to talk [[Dropshot (Classified)|Dropshot]] into abandoning the Decepticon cause, but was forced to kill him when he attempted to kill some human soldiers. Likewise, when [[Bombshock (PCC)|Bombshock]] threatened to blow up some humans, Optimus and Ironhide took him down with a pincer movement they had practised during the war back on Cybertron, in the [[Battle of Polyhex]]. Returning to base, Optimus took part in a meeting of some generals, though he had to talk his way into doing so, as they were initially reluctant to include the aliens. Optimus disagreed that the Decepticons' target was [[Area 51]] and correctly deduced it to be [[Hawthorne Army Depot]]. When he arrived there with Ironhide, Bumblebee and Ratchet were already engaged in a battle with [[Reverb (ROTF)|Reverb]], however the Decepticon's personal [[force field]] made him impossible to hit and he did substantial damage to Prime. Once the shield was eliminated, Optimus defeated Reverb. Though Reverb asked Optimus to finish him off, Optimus instead took him prisoner. He also talked [[Marcus|General Marcus]] into allowing [[Kevin Bowman]] to join NEST. {{storylink|Transformers Classified: Switching Gears|Switching Gears}}

After supervising a test of a prototype [[Hyperdynamix]] tank, Optimus returned to the [[NEST Rapid Response Base]] for a briefing on a new Cybertronian storehouse detected at [[Battle Mountain]]. Before they had a chance to investigate, Optimus was forced to go defend Hyperdynamix against Decepticon attackers and was kept busy there trying to find the three aggressors. {{storylink|Transformers Classified: Battle Mountain|Battle Mountain}}

During a visit to Hyperdynamix Aerospace to learn about the [[Hyperdynamix Orbital Debris Disposal Initiative Station|HODDIS]] station intended to track incoming Cybertronians, and the satellite with which [[Alexander Porter|Dr. Porter]] intended to wipe out the Decepticons, incoming meteoroids were detected. Optimus and his team went to the crash site in [[Idaho]], and found themselves having to fight the giant [[robo-pede|robot centipedes]] which came out of the meteoroids. Despite suffering major damage, Optimus was able to dispatch two of them on his own. {{storylink|Transformers Classified: Satellite of Doom|Satellite of Doom}}
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===IDW movie comics===
[[File:Foundation1 optimus and sentinel.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.5|'''Optimus:''' Hey Sentinel! Wouldn't it be funny if you died on a ship, came back to life using the Matrix, betrayed your own kin, aided Megatron and killed my right-hand man? '''Sentinel:''' Heh, heh, heh. That'll never happen!]]
Optimus Prime was the last surviving descendant of the [[Dynasty of Primes]], orphaned and hidden away to protect him from the evil of The Fallen. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen issue 3|Revenge of the Fallen #3}} Optimus grew up with no knowledge of who he was, and was eventually found by Sentinel Prime, who claimed to be descended from [[Primus]] himself. Joining Sentinel's tribe of "Autobots", Optimus worked with his teacher and other pupils Megatron and [[Elita-One (Movie)|Elita-One]] to restore order to an energy-starved Cybertron by helping to locate the lost AllSpark, buried far beneath Cybertron's surface. Re-energized by a star harnessed by the science of [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Wheeljack]], the AllSpark restored life and energy to Cybertron, unifying the planet once more, but the old and weary Sentinel Prime had no desire to lead this new, united populace. At last, he revealed to Optimus the secret of his heritage, and that he, as "Optimus Prime", ought to succeed him as leader. {{storylink|Foundation issue 1|Foundation #1}} Unable to believe that he was a [[Prime (rank)|Prime]], Optimus turned the role down, proposing instead that he investigate Cybertron's history, in an attempt to bring some of the good the Primes created back to the world. Accordingly, Sentinel redrew his plans for Cybertron, having Optimus lead the archaeological [[Science Division]], while placing Megatron in charge of Cybertron's [[Defense Force]]. {{storylink|Foundation issue 2|Foundation #2}} Alas, neither Sentinel nor Optimus realized that Megatron had eavesdropped on their conversation. {{storylink|Foundation issue 1|Foundation #1}} Megatron was consumed with anger and jealousy at the knowledge that he was Sentinel's second choice, and further lost all respect for Prime because he had turned down an incredible birthright. {{storylink|Foundation issue 2|Foundation #2}} Nevertheless, the pair were able to govern Cybertron together for two generations, their two personalities creating a balance; Prime was fair while Megatron was firm. {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 1|Movie Prequel #1}} When [[Malcontent]] activity opposing Sentinel's order began escalating, however, Megatron intimidated Optimus into giving him supreme power in defense of the planet. {{storylink|Foundation issue 2|Foundation #2}}

[[File:Defiance1 Megs Prime argument.jpg|upright=2|thumb|"Hey, I wanted a mouthplate!"]]
When ''Lord'' High Protector Megatron toured a Science Division excavation site near the AllSpark [[Simfur Temple|temple]] at [[Simfur]], he and Optimus clashed over several issues; all Megatron cared about was whether the site contained power similar to the AllSpark, while Optimus insisted on taking things slowly with the reminder that it was ''his'' division was in charge of the proceedings. Subsequently, after the dig uncovered a mysterious [[sarcophagus|relic]], Optimus and Megatron's argument over what should be done with it was interrupted by an attack from [[Ejoornian|aliens]] from the neighbouring [[Eshems Nebula]]. Megatron ordered that the relic be taken to his personal quarters for protection during the battle, and Optimus could not argue. {{storylink|Defiance issue 1|Defiance #1}} After the aliens were repelled, Optimus ordered his science teams to help the survivors of the attack while he went to confer with Megatron, only to nearly come to blows with the High Protector when he demanded that Optimus marshal the Science Division for war against the aliens. Fear that Megatron sought to divide Cybertron, Optimus called a meeting of the Science Division and appealed to all those who served under him not to join Megatron on his crusade, asking them instead to stay by his side and continue on with their mission of peaceful research. {{storylink|Defiance issue 2|Defiance #2}} With help from closest confidants [[Prowl (Movie)|Prowl]] and [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]], Optimus broke into Megatron's quarters in search of some clue to his brother-in-arms' sudden compulsion towards war, but only had time to observe that the enigmatic relic had somehow been restored to pristine condition before he was forced to leave to avoid detection. {{storylink|Defiance issue 3|Defiance #3}}

[[File:Defiance3 optimus cybertron alt mode.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.8|Guys, stop look'n at me! I'm transforming here!]]
Returning to Science Division headquarters, Optimus was greeted with a stunning discovery: Ratchet, Elita-One and Arcee had uncovered other ancient artefacts, each of which bore a symbol that matched one on Optimus's helmet: a symbol that proved Optimus was indeed a descendant of the Dynasty of Primes. Prime went with Arcee and Ratchet to the excavation site, where they discussed the ramifications of this new information, only for the group to be apprehended for treason by an unwilling Prowl, forced to do so on the orders of Megatron. This turned out to be a trap, however: while they were being escorted to the city of [[Metrotitan (ROTF)|Metrotitan]], Megatron's forces ambushed them with intent to kill. Optimus bested Starscream and collapsed [[Metrotitan (ROTF)|Metrotitan]] on top of the attackers, {{storylink|Defiance issue 3|Defiance #3}} then raced back to the embattled excavation site to usher Elita-One, Sentinel Prime and Wheeljack to safety, with a little help from Elita's sister [[Chromia (ROTF)|Chromia]]. Optimus informed Sentinel of the marking on his head that proved his mentor had been right all along: now, he was Optimus ''Prime''. {{storylink|Foundation issue 3|Foundation #3}} All those loyal to Optimus regrouped at [[Burthov]], where Optimus was recognized as the leader of the group, with Prowl serving as his lieutenant. [[File:Foundation1 optimus is mad.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3| If I had a face everytime I got angry, I'd be rich.]] Captain Ironhide—a former member of Megatron's Defense Force, who had now christened themselves the "Decepticons"—informed Optimus of the huge starship ''[[Nemesis (ROTF)|Nemesis]]'' that Megatron was building, and the newly christened Prime began working toward equipping his own side with similar vessels. Though the Autobots found themselves at an advantage when the ''Nemesis'' left Cybertron with the balance of the Decepticon forces, it was then that ''true'' war finally broke out between Optimus's and Megatron's forces. {{storylink|Defiance issue 4|Defiance #4}}

The war raged for thousands of years, with no end in sight until Sentinel came up with a solution: a "torch" that could bring the conflict to an end without the mass murder of the Decepticons. Contact with the AllSpark was required to activate it, so the Autobots made for Simfur Temple, {{storylink|Foundation issue 3|Foundation #3}} where Optimus held off Megatron so that Elita-One could activate the torch and deliver it to Sentinel. Sentinel loaded the torch aboard the Autobots' ship, the ''[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]'', but to Optimus and Megatron's disbelief, Starscream blew the ship out of the air. Consumed with grief and rage at the apparent death of his mentor, Optimus ordered Wheeljack to use the second, remaining ''[[Ark (Movie)|Ark]]'' to transport the AllSpark away Simfur, then declared he would be going on a suicide mission to kill Megatron. {{storylink|Foundation issue 4|Foundation #4}} Concerned for their friend, Ironhide and Elita-One stayed by Prime's side as he made his way through the soldiers guarding Megatron's [[Lord High Protector citadel|citadel]]. {{storylink|Foundation issue 1|Foundation #1}} {{storylink|Foundation issue 2|Foundation #2}} Optimus demanded Megatron face him, but the Decepticon leader responded by dropping the [[smelting pool]] on him. Ironhide saved Prime from the fiery rain, and Optimus then entered Megatron's chamber alone, to discover his former ally surrounded by hungry [[hatchling]]s, confident that the "weak" Optimus would not harm the infants to get to him. {{storylink|Foundation issue 3|Foundation #3}} At that point, Wheeljack's team removed the AllSpark from its temple, plunging Cybertron into darkness. Optimus escaped, leaving Megatron to fend off his ravenous hatchlings, and joined Ironhide in fending off Starscream and Shockwave. Returning to oversee the AllSpark's transportation, Optimus recognized that the drastic actions he had taken had forever fractured his relationship with Elita-One, and observed he still had a long way to go to being a great leader. {{storylink|Foundation issue 4|Foundation #4}}

[[File:Ark Bridge Defiance4.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.5|"Who ''are'' all you people?"]]
To put the AllSpark's power beyond Megatron's reach, Optimus Prime made preparations to send it off-planet. Allowing word to reach the Decepticons that the cube was being held at Simfur, Prime and the main force of his Autobots occupied their enemies in battle there, while a small team led by Bumblebee guarded the AllSpark's true hiding place, [[Tyger Pax]]. The cube was launched into space, and Megatron immediately gave chase. {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 1|Movie Prequel #1}} {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 2|Movie Prequel #2}} Optimus was immediately regretful of his decision, feeling that in buying the Autobots some time in the war, he had sentenced their world to death, but Prowl insisted he had made the right choice, and that he had turned death into a fighting chance to live. Bolstered by Prowl's words, Prime and his Autobots took off after the AllSpark and Megatron aboard the ''Ark'', hopeful that they could defeat the Decepticon leader while he was alone, and bring the cube back to heal their homeworld. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 1|The Reign of Starscream #1}}

[[File:AllianceOptimusHoloDriver.jpg|upright=1.8|thumb|[[Peter Cullen|Optimus Prime]] driving Optimus Prime! Sheer awesomeness!]]
Following Optimus and the Autobots' arrival on Earth, and the subsequent battle of [[Mission City]] and the destruction of Megatron and the AllSpark, {{storylink|Transformers: Movie Adaptation}} Optimus Prime helped eliminate the remaining [[AllSpark Mutation]]s skittering around the city, then requested the help of William Lennox and his men in getting the Autobots out of the city before other, less trustworthy humans could arrive. They located a trailer that Prime could use to transport the deceased body of his first lieutenant [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]], and, equipped with a hologrammatic driver to avoid suspicion on the road, Prime led his Autobots in rolling out. Sector Seven's Seymour Simmons would later exploit this friendship between Prime and Lennox when, a month later, he convinced Lennox to request assistance from Prime and the Autobots in transporting the Decepticons' remains. {{storylink|Alliance issue 1|Alliance #1}} Prime's team was to escort a Sector Seven convoy from their Nevada base to a naval base at [[California|San Diego, California]], from whence the Decepticons and Jazz's remains would be buried at sea. Before departing Nevada, he entrusted the remaining AllSpark fragment to [[Vine|Professor Vine]] for safekeeping, but had second thoughts soon after leaving, and ordered Bumblebee and Ironhide to turn around and retrieve it. {{storylink|Alliance issue 2|Alliance #2}} The two returned to discover that the base had been attacked in their absence by Decepticons [[Wreckage (Movie)|Wreckage]] and Starscream; Prime soon arrived back to retake ownership of the shard. {{storylink|Alliance issue 3|Alliance #3}}

[[File:Alliance4 angryLennox Prime.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.8| Did I ever tell you about my unhealthy addiction?]]
Weeks later, following the aquatic interment of Jazz and the Decepticons, Optimus and Lennox agreed to a formal [[NEST|alliance between the Autobots and humans]] as the first line of offense and defense against the Decepticons. The team trained on the island of Diego Garcia, their mutual respect for one another growing, and soon word came in of new Decepticon sightings around Earth. {{storylink|Alliance issue 3|Alliance #3}} For their first mission, NEST was deployed to [[San Francisco]] to take out the Decepticons Deadend and Swindle, the former of whom was quickly dispatched by Prime via a head-on collision. Swindle's last words caused Prime concern, as they suggested more Decepticons would soon be coming to search the Earth for something; Lennox feared it might be Sam Witwicky, and Prime, sadly convinced the boy was destined to be a part of the conflict, decided to send Bumblebee to resume his role as Sam's guardian. {{storylink|Alliance issue 4|Alliance #4}}

[[File:Alliance4 Prime killingspree.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|Freedom is the right of all '''non-Decepticon''' sentient beings.]]
Knowing that Lennox's superiors held little trust in the Autobots, Optimus Prime dedicated himself and his Autobots to working harder to prove their goodwill through continued success. NEST proceeded to hunt for Decepticons around the world over the next year, with Optimus Prime personally destroying [[Jetstorm (Movie)|Jetstorm]], [[Dropkick (Movie)|Dropkick]] and [[Incinerator (Movie)|Incinerator]]. NEST's ranks continued to grow, with Autobot refugees even arriving on Earth in response to the message Optimus had sent into space, including Prime's old friend Elita-One. {{storylink|Alliance issue 4|Alliance #4}} One particular new arrival proved a little troublesome, however: in November 2008, [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] caused chaos in [[Uruguay]] when he recklessly pursued his old Decepticon foe [[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]] towards [[Buenos Aires]]. Prime assured [[Morshower|Admiral Morshower]] that they would forcibly bring Sideswipe in if necessary, but fortunately, Ironhide was able to calm the rampaging Autobot down. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 2|Tales of the Fallen #2}} Demolishor escaped, but was tracked to Shanghai by NEST the following year, and Prime's team headed out to finally take the giant Decepticon down. {{storylink|Alliance issue 4|Alliance #4}}

[[File:Nefarious2 Prime on Soundwave.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.95|Ass-whooping. Noun. To have your posterior presented to you with overwhelming force.]]
After Optimus's death and rebirth during the conflict with The Fallen, {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Official Movie Adaptation|Revenge of the Fallen movie adaptation}} NEST resumed its day-to-day business of hunting down rogue Decepticons. Optimus was dissatisfied with their present reactive state, however, insisting that they begin proactively rooting out Decepticons before they struck. With NEST low on resources, Optimus deployed several new Autobot arrivals to deal with a Decepticon attack on [[Kingdom Petrochemicals]]. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 1|Nefarious #1}} The presence of [[Initiative|unknown humans]] at the petrochemical plant gave Prime and Lennox something to puzzle over, and soon after, when NEST was tipped off to Decepticon activity in [[Utah]], the pair believed things to be connected. Optimus went to Ironhide and Sideswipe's aid in Utah, besting [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] and taking him into Autobot custody in order to learn everything he knew about the enigmatic human organization. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 2|Nefarious #2}} Optimus oversaw the preparations of the facilities for holding Soundwave, rather than face having to tell Major Lennox what they'd done, but this proved the wrong choice: when the plane carrying Soundwave was shot down by [[Buzzsaw (ROTF)|Buzzsaw]], Prime's off-the-record actions meant that Lennox was unable to call in any help. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 3|Nefarious #3}}

[[File:Nefarious6 Optimus must feed allspark.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|I hope [[Rubik's Cube#Revenge of the Fallen|this cube]] isn't like the ones you find in [[Walgreens]].]]
When [[Theodore Galloway]] got too close to discovering the actions of the [[Initiative]], the mysterious human group, they sent the mind-controlled Decepticon [[Ransack (ROTF)|Ransack]] to eliminate him. Optimus sent [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] to help him, after which Soundwave returned and proposed an alliance between himself and the Autobots to stop the Initiative for good. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 4|Nefarious #4}} Soundwave led the Autobots to the location of the [[Initiative base]] in [[California]], but the mobile headquarters had moved on by the time they arrived. Following its trail to Utah, Optimus sensed the power of something very like the [[AllSpark]] upon approach, and began to realize what they were up against—though he did not expect that the Autobots would then find themselves facing brainwashed Transformers, including [[Armorhide (Movie)|some]] [[Blazemaster|of]] [[Brawn (ROTF)|their]] [[Smokescreen (Movie)|own]] comrades! {{storylink|Nefarious issue 5|Nefarious #5}}

During the battle, Optimus demanded their foe surrender the [[Project Nefarious|artificial AllSpark]] they possessed, but [[Carter Newell]], head of the Initiative, responded by trying to use the artifact to terminate all Cybertronian life. An injury courtesy of [[Reedman]] aborted the attempt, and Newell tried to flee, forcing Optimus to ram the truck he was in. From the wreck, Optimus pulled the rapidly-destabilizing faux-AllSpark, and was ready to feed it his own [[spark]] to stop the deadly chain reaction building within it. Luckily that turned out to be unnecessary, as [[Fortress (ROTF)|Fortress]]—a [[Seeker (ROTF)|Seeker]] who had long been the Initiative's captive—took the AllSpark from him and carried it into space, where it exploded safely. In the aftermath, Optimus noted that the Initiative databanks had been picked clean by Soundwave, and feared the possibility that anyone else might attempt to recreate the AllSpark. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 6|Nefarious #6}}

[[File:RisingStorm1 ElitaandOptimus.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.5|Optimus, you don't wanna know.]]
The Autobot refugees rescued from the Initiative were eager to get back in the field, but Optimus encouraged them to take more time to recuperate, as they were clearly not fully healed. The havoc the Initiative wrought had convinced Optimus that the Autobots had to refocus their efforts on a new objective: ensuring that no other humans could exploit Cybertronian technology. A team inducing Elita-One and her sisters was deployed to recover Cybertronian weapons from an arms dealer; upon their return to Diego Garcia, Prime shared a quiet moment with Elita, learning more about the new symbiotic bond that had recently been forged between her and her sisters, and growing fearful of the violent streak she had developed. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 1|Rising Storm #1}}

When word reached NEST that Sam Witwicky had come under attack from Decepticons in [[Philadelphia]], Optimus mobilized the Autobots to respond. With Arcee having been injured on the previous mission, he initially wanted her and her sisters to stay behind, but they insisted on going. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 2|Rising Storm #2}}

During the flight to Philadelphia, Optimus tried once more to have Arcee sit out of the mission, but Elita reinforced her need for revenge—a sentiment that only opened old wounds between her and Prime, reminding both of the time in the past when Prime let his rage get the better of him. Elita's anger over Prime's abandonment of her on Cybertron, and the fact that her death and reunion with him had only led to more fighting and killing, boiled over, and she and her sisters angrily departed on their own mission: to infiltrate what the Autobots believe to be the Decepticons' base of operations in upstate New York. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 3|Rising Storm #3}}

[[File:RisingStorm4 shockers vs prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|Shockwave threatens his face collection.]]
Optimus and the rest of the team proceeded on to Philadelphia, where they engaged and contained the Decepticons, but after a while, Elita reappeared, attempting to warn them that the whole thing was a trap laid by Shockwave. No sooner had she spoken his name, the cyclopean Decepticon himself rocketed down out of the air and crushed the life out of her. Driven into a rage by her death, Optimus Prime took Shockwave on one-on-one, and would have killed him had Shockwave's pet [[Driller]] not came to save his master. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 4|Rising Storm #4}}

Shockwave had also ravaged the Diego Garcia base and killed all the Autobots stationed there, requiring it to be shut down and NEST operations moved to Washington, D.C. Optimus oversaw the decommissioning of the facility, {{storylink|Dark of the Moon issue 1|Dark of the Moon #1}} which was soon followed by the return and betrayal of Sentinel Prime. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon Movie Adaptation|Dark of the Moon adaptation}}
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====''Transformers: Beginnings''====
[[File:Optimusprimemovieprequel.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Black and white is edgy and cool, so we use it Bumbles.]]
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]] (English)}}
Bumblebee remembered Optimus Prime's orders that they must launch the AllSpark into space, for it was better to lose it to the depths of space than allow Lord Megatron to corrupt it with his evil. For wherever there is hope, there is life. {{storylink|Transformers: Beginnings (Movie)|Transformers: Beginnings}}

{{note|Transformers: Beginnings is a condensed, flash-animated retelling of the events of the [[Transformers: Movie Prequel|Movie Prequel]], described in the above section.}}
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====''Schick Hydrobot and the Transformers''====
[[File:OptimusMegatronSchickComic.jpeg|thumb|300px|No Megatron! '''THAT FACE IS MINE!''']]
While searching for Decepticons, who had plans to build an Energon converter to create a massive army and enslave the Earth, Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, and Hound came across [[Hydrobot (TLK)|Hydrobot]] and mistook him for a [[Decepticon]]. Before they could catch him, Hydrobot escaped from the Autobots' clutches. The trio started to realize that they might have judged the small 'bot wrongly when Hound found out that the [[H-Boostium|substance]] Hydrobot left behind was nothing like something a Decepticon would use. Optimus requested Hound to trace its source, which led the Autobots to a [[Schick]] R&D department. They gained access into it in vehicle mode by fooling the guard into believing that the vehicles modes they were using was ordered by the scientist Dr. [[Hiroshi Benson]] himself. Upon gaining access to the laboratory, they confronted Hiroshi in robot mode, which left the human scientist baffled.

Shortly after the scientist finished explaining the origin of the substance and Hydrobot, a squadron of Decepticons led by Megatron suddenly bursted through the wall, explaining their intent to use the devices inside Hiroshi's laboratory to build the Energon converter. Luckily, Hydrobot arrived at the scene to help the Autobots. Just before Megatron and Optimus could dish it out, Megatron grabbed a hold of Hiroshi but failed to stop the human from explaining how to use the [[Energy-field razor|control set]] against Decepticons. A surprise punch from Optimus staggered Megatron and gave Hydrobot enough time to snitch the device away and use it to release a shock burst through Bumblebee towards the Decepticons, prompting them to retreat. After all was said and done, Optimus apologised to Hydrobot for the misunderstanding. The trio and Hiroshi later realised that Hydrobot had forged a new life for himself. The trio then gave Hydrobot a lift and bid their farewells. {{storylink|A New Friend|A New Friend}}
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===Titan movie comics===
[[File:OptimusMovie GeoffSenior.JPG|upright=1.4|left|thumb|Starting as he means to go on.]]
When war broke out, Optimus Prime studied the entire history of intergalactic warfare from any datatrack he could find—he studied whole campaigns to desperate last stands, gaining a focused "playbook" of warfare strategy. He understands warfare on a practical and psychological level, and in desperate battles knows to show no mercy to opponents beyond a swift death. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4|Autobot VS Decepticon Smackdown!}}

While preparing to launch the AllSpark into space, Optimus hesitated before pressing the fateful button, fearful that he was condemning his world to a slow death. Before he could reach a conclusion, Prime came under attack from a drone sent by Megatron to kill him, and instructed his assistant [[Arctus]] to launch the AllSpark if he had not returned from the fight within ten cycles. When Prime's battle with the drone carried them both into the AllSpark chamber, the drone attempted to alert Megatron to the cube's location, forcing a desperate Prime to transform into his cometary protoform and cannonball directly into his opponent. The drone was successfully blown it pieces, but Prime was knocked out by the impact, and experienced a prophetic vision of [[Mission City|a battle on another world]]. Realizing that the AllSpark's ejection could spread the Transformers' war to other planets, Prime awoke too late to change the course of fate, and could only watch as the AllSpark rocketed off into the sky... {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 1|Prelude: Optimus Prime}}

Prime and his Autobots pursued the AllSpark to Earth and battled the Decepticons for it. Almost immediately after triumphing over their foes, however, Optimus and his men had to face them ''again'' when they somehow rose as [[zombie]]s. Despite having no idea how they could be stopped and having had his power drained by fighting Megatron, Optimus continued to fight the monsters rather than let them run amok. Fortunately, Ratchet deduced that they had been reanimated by energies scavenged from the AllSpark by Starscream, enabling the Autobots to target their power sources and slay them once more. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 7|Starscream's Militia}}

[[File:Titan5 Optimustwins.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|"Your slang is bad and you should ''feel'' bad!"]]
With the formation of NEST, Optimus found he had to strive daily to gain credibility with the human powers-that-be. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.5|Reversal of Fortune}} Working diligently to root out Decepticon threats around the globe, Prime was too busy to meet with new Autobot arrivals Skids and Mudflap, who claimed to have important information for him, though Ironhide noted that the twins had cried wolf so many times, even Optimus had trouble believing their stories these days. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.3|Learning Curve}} While in [[Australia]] on NEST business, Prime went into action alongside Arcee to apprehend [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]]; the two Autobots found the terrain down under to be a challenge, while Sideways was in his element, so Prime elect to just ''blow up'' the terrain instead. Taking the captive Sideways back to Diego Garcia, Prime was greeted on arrival with the sight of Skids and Mudflap brawling on the runway. He bawled them out over improper conduct, but before he could go further, Scorponok made an attack. In the firefight that followed, Optimus tripped over Skids, and by the time he had righted himself, Scorponok and Sideways had both escaped. Knowing that the enemy could ''not'' have got this close without NEST security being compromised, Optimus was convinced by Sideswipe's argument that the twins had turned traitor and had them taken away for questioning. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.5|Reversal of Fortune}}

When the twins were sprung by Decepticons, Prime agreed with Theodore Galloway that the Autobots would make finding the twins a number one priority. However, Optimus was left suspicious when a [[Soundwave (ROTF)|mysterious "friend"]] tipped the Autobots off about the twins. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.6|Outlaw Blues}} [[File:Titan10 Optimusgetsout.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.8|Never had a human face before. GIVE ME IT ANYWAY!]] Soon, it came out that the twins were being framed and by tracking the two, Optimus and his men found out about a Decepticon base near [[Mars (planet)|Mars]]. Optimus led a raid on it, taking down the [[Purple generic drone|drone army]] stationed there. But he never did get to hear Skids and Mudflap's intel, about a mysterious threat known as The Fallen... {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.8|Back-to-Back}}

Following The Fallen's attack on Earth, Optimus continued operations against the Decepticons. [[Jolt (ROTF)|Jolt's]] over-enthusiasm began to muck that up, causing damage and getting NEST into trouble, despite Optimus's attempts to point this out to him. Optimus had to confine him to base. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.9|Culture Shock}} Soon after that, he was drawn out into a trap by [[Trophy White]] and the [[Free Men]], who wanted to take his head as a trophy. Optimus worked out their plan and allowed himself to be captured by the deranged hunter, in order to keep the fight away from civilians. He pretended to be securely chained down and listened to White's sociopathic ravings, before (at the moment he considered funniest) breaking free and taking White prisoner. Shockingly, he found keeping the severed heads of animals as trophies to be ''bad'', and destroyed Trophy's trophies. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.10| Bring Me the Head of Optimus Prime}}

[[File:DividedLoyalties prime striketeam.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8]]
When several Decepticons escaped from NEST's [[Bloemfontein]], [[South Africa]] holding facility, Optimus ordered his men to let the prisoners flee: a battle outside [[World Cup|a major sports event]] would cause unacceptable civilian casualties. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.13|Inside Out!}} This led to a major collapse in Autobot popularity, and open battles with Decepticons in cities were just risking further alienation. In response, Prime created a secret covert unit (even under NEST's radar) that would monitor the Decepticons, wait for windows of opportunity out of the public eye, and then hit hard and fast. While this worked, Optimus was left disquieted: the tactics he was using were too akin to the Decepticons, and a fine line was being walked. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.18|Shadow War}} Tracking the Decepticons, led by [[Bludgeon (ROTF)|Bludgeon]], to a base in [[Russia]], Optimus led a strike team in, unaware that [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] had sold them all out to Bludgeon and that they were walking into an ambush. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.20|Divided Loyalties}} "Luckily," Megatron arrived to destroy Bludgeon in punishment for running a rival faction; rather than engage Optimus, Megatron departed with the ominous warning that a day of reckoning was coming soon. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.21|A Short, Sharp Lesson!}}

[[File:Titan3-3 OpSoundwavefaceoff.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.8|"Sorry Soundwave, you're going to need braces."]]
When a relic of [[Ark (DOTM)|an unknown UFO]] was discovered in Fiesole, [[Italy]], Optimus led a NEST team to secure the find. Starscream launched a surprise attack to claim it: Optimus ordered the human archaeologist to keep digging and fought the Decepticon, taking two blows before overpowering and thrashing him. But Starscream kept fighting, asking Optimus if there were things worth dying for. Optimus agreed and said he was willing to die to save Earth from Decepticons... at which point Starscream suckerpunched him and stole the artifact. Optimus was left concerned about what the 'cons were up to {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 3.1|Fight for Fiesole}} but found himself distract by other plots hatched by Soundwave. After intel from Bumblebee led NEST to the Laguna De Guatavita, Optimus and Ratchet tracked down Soundwave working alongside the [[Tanto Gang]]. After the Decepticon and his allies had uncovered [[El Dorado]], Soundwave turned on the Tanto Gang, and the Autobots swooped in the middle of the carnage. Optimus beat down the Decepticon, and forced him to explain his motives: using El Dorado's gold, Soundwave planned on crashing the Earth's economy. Though the Autobots foiled the plot, both Soundwave and the Tanto Gang escaped when the latter triggered a bomb to cover their retreat. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 3.2|Blood And Gold}} Optimus then encountered Soundwave in [[Spain]] after he'd drawn [[Robert Epps]] and Bumblebee into an ambush. With Bumblebee near death, Optimus agreed to fight Soundwave without weapons if it would mean his comrade's survived, and he was nearly sent plummeting off the mountaintop in the resulting fight. However, he managed to use Soundwave's sonic blasts and the local environment against his foe; by locating a fissure, he snuck behind Soundwave, and shoved him into an avalanche triggered by the Decepticon's attacks. Soundwave was swept away and Optimus emerged victorious. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 3.3|Dealing with the Devil}}

When Ratchet contacted NEST to let them know there was trouble at the [[Tech Museum of Innovation]], Optimus himself turned out to help chase off Starscream and Barricade. He later tried to convince the anti-[[Transformer|Cybertronian]] protesters that the Autobots were here to help, but Ratchet and Ironhide's actions during the fight had already convinced them of that, and their leader, [[Marcus Castor]], was already producing anti-Decepticon T-shirts. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 3.4|Automatic for the People}}

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In the aftermath of the battle for Chicago, Optimus and Decepticon defector [[Drift (AOE)|Drift]] were cleaning up ''Ark'' debris on the Moon. Optimus was bemused that Drift would rather be hunting down Decepticons instead, asking if he really wanted to fight his former allies, and pointing out this was necessary work. Soon after, Drift was horrified to find the corpse of his old comrade [[Knucklehead]]. He recounted a story involving them and the murderer, [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]], and Prime said he was sorry for the loss. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 5.1|Adrift in Space and Time}}

A while later, Optimus, Bumblebee, and [[Crosshairs (AOE)|Crosshairs]] engaged a trio of Decepticon survivors in [[Jakarta]], [[Indonesia]]. When their charges retreated, Optimus suggested that the three Autobots follow together, but Crosshairs insisted that he go it alone. After giving permission for this action, Prime commanded Bumblebee to keep a watchful eye on the new arrival and relay any findings back to him. With the three Decepticons located and single-handedly defeated by Crosshairs on the island of [[Pulau Bidadari]], Optimus informed Crosshairs that he was more than combat ready, but he had the feeling that they may have missed [[Lockdown (ROTF)|something...]] {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 5.2|Thousand Island Fight}}

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When [[Stinger (AOE)|Stinger]] impersonated Bumblebee, Optimus found himself training his weapons on both of the 'bots, confident that the true Bumblebee would be able to prove his identity. He did not have long to wait, as Bumblebee saved a human who had fallen from a nearby burning building, and Optimus quickly overpowered Stinger and ordered him to get out of his sight, repulsed by his artificial nature. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 5.3|Accept No Substitutes!}}

Hearing a news report suggesting a potential Transformer threat in the town of [[Cullum]], Optimus Prime investigated alongside Crosshairs, and discovered that the area was being menaced by a powerful [[turbofox]]. Crosshairs had once lost an entire platoon to a pack of turbofoxes and struggled to overcome his fears in order to help Prime battle the creature, but fortunately, just as Prime was about to become fox-food, Crosshairs got his head in order and blasted the beast. Optimus congratulated him on conquering his fear, and hoped that humankind would be able to do the same and become allies of the Autobots' once again. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 5.5|Creature of Chaos}}
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====Alternate timeline====
[[File:TitanUK9 frozen prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|The Prime Who Came In From The Cold]]
In a parallel universe, the battle of Mission City turned out very differently—Optimus was defeated and captured by Megatron, and the AllSpark fell into Decepticon hands. The Decepticons proceeded to conquer North America, and by the start of 2008, had begun a plan to cyberform the Earth using the AllSpark's energies. Working with Mikaela Banes and [[Tom Banachek]], the Autobots staged a plan to rescue Prime, who they knew was being held in Sector Seven's old Hoover Dam base, repurposed by the Decepticons as their new headquarters... but when Bumblebee and Mikaela infiltrated the base, they did not expect to find Prime frozen solid by the liquid nitrogen cooling system previously used to imprison Megatron. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 9|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 1}} While Bumblebee distracted Megatron, Mikaela began her attempt to deactivate the system, {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 10|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 2}} but soon came under attack herself by [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 10|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 3}} Fortunately, she was able to dupe Frenzy into rupturing the liquid nitrogen tanks with his blades, damaging the system to the point where Prime began to thaw out. The revived Prime challenged Megatron to a duel, {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 12|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 4}} but as they fought, Optimus learned that Megatron's link to the AllSpark allowed his old enemy to instantly heal any damage Prime managed to inflict. Luckily, Bumblebee and Mikaela saved the day, hitting the distracted Megatron with an old [[Sector Seven]] nanovirus, which destroyed him from within. Simultaneously, Autobots elsewhere destroyed the AllSpark to halt its cyberforming of Earth, but despite this success and the death of Megatron, Prime could take no satisfaction in victory: this battle was won, but the war remained... {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 13|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 5}}

[[File:Aftermathpt2 prime attacked by NATO.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.5|Proportions? Never heard of it!]]
Surveying the damage done to Earth, Prime became resigned to the fact that Humanity, battered by Decepticon occupation, would view both Autobot and Decepticon as hostile invaders. Worse yet, although a fragment of the AllSpark had survived the cube's destruction, Optimus feared its contact with Megatron had corrupted it beyond all hope. In spite of these concerns, Prime was quick to order his men to protect a human shelter against Decepticon attack, but the Autobots' defense was misinterpreted as hostile action, and they came under attack from a [[NATO]] unit. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 14|Aftermath, Part 1}} Optimus refused to allow his men to return fire, but fortunately, the crisis soon passed when the human who had ordered the attack was freed from the Decepticon mind-control that had guided his actions. Optimus surrendered to the humans, beginning an alliance between the Autobots and the United States government. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 15|Aftermath Part 2}}

After examining a particularly volatile spot of geological flux brought on by the AllSpark's energy in [[Okeechobee]], [[Florida]] alongside Tom Banachek and recently appointed [[Theodore Allen|President Theodore Allen]], Optimus Prime returned to the Autobots' base in [[Savannah]], [[Georgia]], where he was shocked to discover that Ratchet had used the AllSpark fragment that Prime had entrusted to him to resurrect Jazz. Prime assigned Ratchet and Jazz to monitor the Okeechobee situation, but warned Ratchet to keep a close eye on Jazz, fearing what the potentially-tainted AllSpark had done to him. Unfortunately, Prime's fears proved true, and Jazz soon revealed himself to have been left corrupted and amoral by the shard's power. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 16|Dark Spark}}

[[File:ReturntoCybertron optimus allies with stockade.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|"Don't worry, readers, I'll just leave him to starve to death in #25." "What was that?" "I SAID I'M GONNA KILL YA"]]
Optimus Prime soon worked out that while the AllSpark's transformation of Earth had been halted, the damage had been done: the infection had reached [[Earth's core|the planet's core]], and the organic Earth and the technological transformation were now fighting for supremacy, killing the planet in the process. While he arranged for a specialist team to investigate and limit the damage, Prime reported his findings to President Allen, but refrained from telling him of the back-up plan he was putting into action lest humanity's hopes be unduly raised: a team led by Ironhide was to retrieve [[Nucleon (substance)|Nucleon]] from the dead Cybertron in the hope it could be used to save Earth. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 17|Return to Cybertron, Part 1}} Planetary surveyor [[Camshaft (Movie)|Camshaft]] was appalled when Prime revealed the plan to him, knowing how unstable Nucleon could be, {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 18|Return to Cybertron, Part 2}} and the bad news continued to pour in when a distress call from Ironhide's team reported that a band of Decepticons led by [[Stockade (Movie)|Stockade's]] already had control of Cybertron's Nucleon. Optimus led the entirety of the Earth-bound Autobots (save Camshaft's team) to Cybertron as back-up, but was surprised to see Cybertron coming to ''them'', possessed by the evil entity [[Unicron]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 19|Return to Cybertron, Part 3}} Shot down by Unicron, Prime's team abandoned ship and made it to Cybertron using their cometary protoforms. Forming an alliance with Stockade, Prime formed a plan to drain off the Nucleon so Unicron couldn't use it as a power source, while the bulk of the Transformers provided a distraction by going underground and shooting up Unicron's body. The plan worked, Nucleon was secured for Earth, and Optimus extended an offer for Stockade to join them on Earth whenever he wished. Optimus was left optimistic that Autobots and Decepticons had come together in a common cause. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 20|Return to Cybertron: Part 4}}

[[File:Optimus Titan22.JPG|upright=1.6|left|thumb|Freedom is not dispensed here, sentient fools, only DEATH!]]
On returning to Earth, Prime found the Decepticons had seized the Autobot base and surrounding area; he made the decision to withdraw to [[Washington, D.C.]], knowing that this meant leaving Mikaela in Decepticon hands. Upon landing at an air base, the Decepticon-controlled President Allen lured him into a trap, and he found himself fighting Jazz, now a Decepticon hired gun. Optimus lured him away from humans and prepared to engage him, but when a second assassin named [[Kullt]] turned up, Jazz gunned it down out of annoyance. Optimus had viewed Jazz as a lost cause but now stated there was still some Autobot in him: he ''could'' have let Kullt do the work for him and then killed him, but he saved Prime instead. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 21|Hard Target}} Prime then took the Autobots to rescue Mikaela; he himself went first, launching himself in protoform mode to land in Savannah like a bomb and tearing his way through [[Swindle (Movie)|drone hordes]]. He was quickly gunned down by aerial units and about to be killed by Starscream, but this whole flashy attack had been a diversion—allowing other Autobots a chance to hit the distracted air forces and nab Mikaela. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 22|The Decepticon Who Haunted Himself}}

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Optimus seemed to quickly bond with [[Seward|General Seward]], his military liaison at Andrews Air Base, but that didn't help when the mind-controlled President Allen had the government order the Autobots out of America. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 23|Revolution, Part One}} However, having deduced that Allen was under Decepticon control following his clash with Jazz, Prime had anticipated this. As expected, Allen attempted to [[Nuclear weapon|nuke]] the Autobots' ship as it departed, but he only succeeded in blowing up a decoy ship Prime had had Ironhide and Bumblebee prepare. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 25|Revolution, Part Three}} Believed dead, the Autobots went undercover on Cybertron, making another deal with Stockade to have his team protect Earth in their absence, kicking off a [[Decepticon Civil War]]. Optimus didn't trust Stockade to not renege on the deal and just take control of Earth for himself, {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 24|Revolution, Part Two}} but he ensured the Decepticons were set up for the Autobot's final strike: forcibly teleporting all of the enemy to Cybertron via Unicron's leftover teleportational engines, then stranding Cybertron in a remote solar system. Optimus led the troops to Earth and witnessed Megatron's return from the dead, but this proved no impediment to the Autobots' plan: Prime briefly distracted Megatron so he could be tagged with a teleporter like the other Decepticons, and the next minute, both Megatron, Stockade, and their entire armies were all teleported away. This left the Autobots stranded on Earth and with a lot of clean-up to do... but at long last, Optimus Prime had finally brought the war to an end. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 25|Revolution, Part Three}}

===Toy bios===
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Orion Pax used to be a humble data scientist, however, he would eventually receive the Matrix of Leadership and become the universe's greatest protector Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Tribute|Evolution Pack Optimus Prime & Orion Pax}}

The truck Optimus Prime [[trans-scan]]ned upon arrival on Earth was ''the coolest thing he ever saw''. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys|Robo-Vision Optimus Prime}}

When the AllSpark was destroyed in Mission City, Optimus was bathed in its power and became a living receptacle: he could destroy or heal with the merest thought. He still remained dedicated to peace and altered his exterior decorations to match the ones he bore as a young leader, before the beginning of the war. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys|First Strike Optimus Prime}} When Starscream came out of hiding, Prime teamed with Arcee to hunt him down. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys|Arcee, Starscream & Optimus Prime}}

However, as more Decepticons under Starscream's command began appearing on Earth, Prime had to use the AllSpark power within him to alter his body into a new sensor-transparent, super-silent form for stealth missions. Prime considered it dishonorable but knew had to be done. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys|Nightwatch Optimus Prime}} Unfortunately, Starscream followed his lead and also modified himself for stealth so he could target Prime personally. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Legends Class toys|Nightwatch Optimus Prime vs. Stealth Starscream}}

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Once the Decepticons were beaten on Earth, Optimus was provided with intelligence by [[Sector Seven]] about Decepticon bases on Mars. After assuming new colors, he headed to the red planet. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Fast Action Battlers|Fire Blast Optimus Prime}} As it turned out, though, the Decepticons would soon strike at Earth again; Prime upgraded his sensor suite and trained with Ironhide to better track their enemies. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#ROTFvoyager|''Revenge of the Fallen'' Voyager Optimus Prime}}

Following the battle with The Fallen in Egypt, Optimus made a particular point of tracking down Starscream, {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#HFTDleader|''Hunt for the Decepticons'' Leader Optimus Prime}} and enhanced his arsenal with weapons designed to take on airborne Decepticons. Unfortunately, these new weapons were not a great help in battling hypnotic Decepticon [[Mindwipe (ROTF)|Mindwipe]], who prevented Prime from opening fire by attacking him with mind-controlled humans. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#VoyagerDefender|Defender Optimus Prime}}

Prime had more luck against [[Banzaitron (TF 2010)|Banzaitron]], who mistakenly believed that Optimus won his fights through raw power. In actuality, Prime's decades of training made him one of Cybertron's most skilled fighters, and Banzaitron held little of a challenge for him. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#BattleBlades|Battle Blades Optimus Prime}}

Optimus was known to team up with [[Comettor (DOTM)|Comettor]] for lunar missions. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#OptimusComettor|Optimus Prime & Comettor}} It was on the lunar surface that lost Autobot leader Sentinel Prime was found, and the team-up of these two Primes meant the Decepticons didn't stand a chance! {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#walmartdlx|Walmart Deluxe Optimus Prime}}

Optimus continued to combat threats to the Autobots with various new upgrades like armor reinforced with [[Cybertanium]] {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Lunarfire|Lunarfire Optimus Prime}} and [[Tritanium]]. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#TritaniumPrime|Tritanium Optimus Prime}} He also got to use a variety of [[MechTech]] weapons, including a powerful Cybertanium battle axe {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#DOTMVoyFireburst|Fireburst Optimus Prime}} and the combining [[Mega Striker]] cannon, {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#StrikerOptimus|Striker Optimus}} and the incredible [[Omega Combat Armor]]. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#UltimatePrime|Ultimate Optimus Prime}}

Following the battle of Chicago, Optimus Prime was faced with a new kind of war, as once-strong alliances now stand in doubt. As Earth still needed him, Optimus altered his form so he could move around unrecognized and commit covert strikes on Decepticons. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys 5|Evasion Mode Optimus Prime}}

As the sense of justice within Optimus Prime grew stronger, "Black Knight Optimus Prime", the reversed being that lived deep within him, also grew stronger. Optimus Prime was forced to face this being, whenever he tried to have a dialogue with his inner self. With the Nemesis Sword that could reverse time of substances with its antimatter energy and the Sphere Shield, a transfer device, Black Knight Optimus Prime revealed itself as darkness in a world filled with light. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#BlackKnightLeader|Black Knight Optimus Prime}}

===''Beast Wars Diorama Story''===
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Under mysterious circumstances, Optimus Prime, Ironhide, Jazz, Ratchet, and Starscream were transported through a warp in space and time and deposited on the prehistoric Earth of another universe, smack into the middle of the [[Beast Wars (event)|"Beast Wars"]] between [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]]'s [[Maximal]]s and [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]. Prime made fast friends with Primal; they joined their forces and double-teamed the injured [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], who had just taken a blast to the face from [[Tigatron]]. The two Optimuses commemorated their accomplishment of teamwork by shaking hands, while the Maximals and Ratchet looked on in approval. {{storylink|Tigatron Chapter}}

Starscream allied with the Predacons, and was soon joined by Blackout, his own Megatron, {{storylink|Gimlet Chapter}} and [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]] who all also travelled through the warp. The two Megatrons combined their troops into a fearsome force against the Autobots and Maximals. Fortunately for the Autobots and Maximals, [[Motorarm (BW)|Motorarm]] arrived to assist. The two factions then took formation against each other with the intention of combining their energies to attack the opposing side. With [[Motorarm (BW)|Motorarm]] leading the charge, the Maximals and the Autobots attacked first. {{storylink|Motorarm Chapter}}
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===''The Real Effing Deal'' website===
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During the Mission City "incident", a huge robot with flames on it was photographed by an anonymous person, and the photograph was sent to the [[The Real Effing Deal]] website by a mysterious [[Agent X|X]] with a short message stating that the photo was taken on [[July]], [[2007]] and that it was legitimate.

On [[July 4]], [[2008]], [[Leo Spitz]] made a post on it titled "''PROOF!!!! EXCLUSIVE IMAGE EXPOSES THE LIES OF MISSION CITY!!!!''" proclaiming that it was indeed legit and that this was the proof for the alien robots' existence on Earth. He concluded that the robot was an intelligent being based on its position and/or motion in the picture (especially noting that "the ball thing" on top of the robot's head was looking right at the camera person) and held its flame deco as proof that it was alien instead of manmade, saying that the government wouldn't put flames on a robot. [http://web.archive.org/web/20111019021624/http://www.therealeffingdeal.com/blog/proof/] {{storylink|The Real Effing Deal}}

===''Cyber Missions''===
{{voiceactor|[[Eric Edwards]] (English)|[[Blas Garcia]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Sérgio Fortuna]] (Brazilian Portuguese)}}
[[File:CyberMissions1 Optimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|Yes, I know, I'm scary.]]
During NEST's ongoing hunt for the Decepticons after the death of The Fallen, Optimus Prime recorded some information on the Autobot-Decepticon war for preservation in [[Vector Sigma]]. Bumblebee and Ironhide were reviewing the data when Bludgeon and Soundwave launched an attack on NEST command. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 1}} The next morning, Optimus had been informed of the attack and Soundwave's capture, and he ordered Ironhide to wait for reinforcements to assist in pursuing Bludgeon. Bludgeon made that difficult for Ironhide. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 2}} Later, Optimus contacted Ratchet to inform him that [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]] was causing chaos in [[Mission City]], and he reminded the Autobot medic to be careful. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 3}}

Optimus and Sideswipe tracked Megatron to a disused factory, but the Decepticon leader eluded them by cloaking his spark signature. The hidden Megatron ambushed the two Autobots, and Optimus brought his swords to bear in battle, though he tried appealing to Megatron to surrender. Megatron's response came in the form of a blast that brought the fatory's roof down on the two Autobots, and though Megatron escaped, Optimus promised that he would no longer be able to hide. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 4}}

When Ironhide went missing after the incident with Bludgeon, Optimus searched for him, following directions from Bumblebee to a cave loaded with [[Energon]]. That cave turned out to be the hiding place of Decepticon hypnotist Mindwipe, who had Ironhide in his thrall, and tried to do the same to Optimus. The Autobot leader was able to resist Mindwipe's mesmerizing powers with a little help from his blaring truck horns, and defeated him, leaving a confused Ironhide to wonder what was going on. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 5}}

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Reports of [[Smolder (PCC)|Smolder]] attacking a building in [[Scramble City (city)|Scramble City]] resulted in Optimus dispatching Bumblebee and Ratchet to investigate. He filled them in on the situation en route. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 9}} During another mission, Optimus warned Sideswipe and Ratchet that they were being tracked, moments before the pair were attacked by Starscream and Mindwipe. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 10}}

Bumblebee reported to Optimus that he'd managed to pinpoint the location where Megatron and Starscream were meeting, leading Optimus to confront the two Decepticons in an Arctic region. When Megatron expressed surprise that he'd come to fight them without backup, Optimus assured him that the Autobots were never far from their leader's side. While Starscream went to attack the others, Optimus and Megatron continued to fight, with Optimus emerging the eventual victor. As Megatron tried to goad him into finishing the fight, Optimus announced that the Autobots protected all sentient life, and that included the Decepticons. He subsequently allowed Megatron to flee. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 12}}

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{{quote|By showing even one such as him the power of mercy, Megatron might realize that we'll never give up, no matter the cost.|Optimus Prime|''Cyber Missions'' #12}}

Prime set up an elaborate trap involving a hologram of Soundwave to lure the Decepticons to a spot in the wilderness. The ploy worked, and Optimus attacked Megatron while his men attacked Megatron's troops. At one point during the battle, Megatron threw a train car at him, and he simply somersaulted along its length. Though Megatron boasted that the Decepticons would win through sheer determination, Optimus knocked him to the ground and gave a speech about building alliances, which was the cue for the [[human]]s to turn up in force and surround the Decepticons. Optimus informed Megatron that he could either leave the planet peacefully or be destroyed. Once the rest of the Decepticons fled, Megatron delivered a final threat before taking off. Prime celebrated with another speech, before admiring the huge Autobot [[insignia]] Bumblebee had stomped into the ground. {{storylink|Decepticons Attack}}
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===Transformers Annual 2011===
During NEST's global hunt for Decepticons in the time period between the battle of Mission City and The Fallen's attack on Earth, an alert of Decepticon activity in [[Tokyo]] sent Optimus, Ironhide, Ratchet and Sideswipe to investigate. Prime intervened in Sideswipe and Barricade's battle to lift the Decepticon into the air, only to find himself under attack by Grindor. Ordering Sideswipe and Ratchet to cover him, Optimus scaled the side of a nearby office block so he could punch the helicopter out of the air. Standing over the two Decepticons, Optimus was surprised when they informed him that they were simply providing a diversion. Optimus realised that Sam was in danger, and rushed back to America in time to find Starscream attempting to abduct the boy. He jumped on Starscream's back, causing the Decepticon to flee and saving Sam from a kidnapping. {{storylink|Sam in Danger}}

===''I Can Read!'' books===
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Optimus met up with Ironhide, Sideswipe and Bumblebee in a desert to train. He and Ironhide tackled a rough off-road trail, only for their training to be interrupted by a nearby dam bursting open. The two Autobots sealed up the dam using rocks from a nearby quarry. They met back up with Bumblebee and Sideswipe afterwards, who admitted to have encountered their own "natural disaster." The source of the disturbances soon revealed itself to be Megatron and Starscream tunneling underground. Though the two Decepticons attempted to ambush the Autobots, Optimus and the others were able to send them running thanks to the training they had gone through that day. {{storylink|Training Day (book)|Training Day}}

[[File:OptimusKOsStarscream-BuddyBrawl.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|And that's terrible]]
Optimus came upon Starscream attacking Sam and Mikaela, while Bumblebee and Wheelie argued with one another nearby on how to defeat the Decepticon. Optimus knocked out Starscream with a single punch before chastising both his subordinates for allowing their feelings get in the way of their mission to protect the humans. Sam and Mikaela attempted to have Wheelie and Bumblebee reconcile, but the two Autobots were too stubborn to apologize to one another. Optimus suggested that the humans give Bumblebee and Wheelie time to work things out. But Starscream suddenly regained consciousness, prompting Optimus to order Wheelie and Bumblebee to work together to defeat him while he protected the humans. The two Autobots managed to put their differences aside and accomplished their task. Optimus looked on with pride as the two friends thanked each other afterwards. {{storylink|Buddy Brawl}}
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===''Hunt for the Decepticons'' storybooks===
[[File:OptimusgetsSamsmessage-PrimeTarget.jpg|thumb|Optimus "likes" Sam's status before going back to looking at cat videos.]]
Optimus had assigned Skids and Mudflap to watch over Sam while Bumblebee was away on a mission. When he asked the Twins for their report on the situation, they informed him that they suspected the [[new lab assistant]] working at Sam's university to be a Decepticon spy. Optimus ordered the two Autobots to continue their vigil over Sam. The Twins' hunch turned out to be correct, and the Decepticon spy sent Optimus a false distress signal through Sam's computer. Optimus sped to meet Sam at his university, where he encountered Megatron. Using a supermagnet within the university lab, Megatron was able to lock Optimus in his vehicle mode. Megatron would have destroyed Optimus if not for Sam's timely intervention. Sam used the supermagnet on Megatron, allowing Optimus to escape, and get repaired by Ratchet. {{storylink|Prime Target (book)|Prime Target}}

[[File:AutobotsthankSam-SatelliteMeltdown.jpeg|thumb|left|May I ''please'' take your face?]]
Optimus received word from human authorities that [[Buzzsaw (ROTF)|Buzzsaw]] and [[Ratbat (ROTF)|Ratbat]] were causing trouble. But thanks to Soundwave's tampering with communications, he and his Autobots wound up driving to an empty warehouse miles away instead of the location of the conflict. Upon arriving at the warehouse, Optimus and his troops quickly realized that they had been tricked. Thankfully, Sam and Bumblebee met them there, and led them to the correct location. Optimus took care of both Decepticons by himself, sending them fleeing. Optimus then met with the human military, and informed them of Soundwave in Earth orbit. Together, they managed to have the satellite to which Soundwave was attached to self-destruct, sending the Decepticon tumbling off into outer space. Sam later thanked Sam for his help in the mission. {{storylink|Satellite Meltdown}}
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===''Spot the 'Bots''===
While on a mission to find Decepticons, Optimus found Megatron hiding behind a tree. Megatron tried to scamper away, but Optimus and his Autobots gave chase. A small group of both factions then met at an old warehouse, and they began to duke it out for the fate of the Earth! {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Spot the 'Bots}}
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===''Unite for the Universe''===
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In the wake of The Fallen's defeat, NEST initiated [[Project Unite]] to find a way of modifying Jetfire's parts so that Optimus could use them again. Unaware of the project's objective, but knowing that it held a great power, Starscream attacked the Unite facility to try stealing its fruits for himself, only to find a successfully powered-up Optimus Prime ready and waiting to take him on. {{storylink|Unite for the Universe issue 1|The Secret of Project: Unite}} Starscream fled, but immediately began plotting on how he could take Optimus's new power for himself. {{storylink|Unite for the Universe issue 1|Ambition Instigated}}

When word came in of another Starscream sighting on the [[Greece|Greek]] island of Delos, Optimus used his new abilities to fly there personally, where Sideswipe briefed him on what the Autobots had deduced: Starscream had managed to replicate the Unite process using the bodies of dead Decepticons, and was making a play for power. Knowing that Starscream did not have the necessary neural interface protocols to handle the Unite upgrade and would soon be driven mad, Optimus led the Autobots in tracking him to [[Taipei]], [[Taiwan]] for a confrontation... only for Megatron himself to show up, also dedicated to bring Starscream to heel! {{storylink|Unite for the Universe issue 2|On the Road of Destruction}} Tempting as it was to stand back and watch Megatron and Starscream duke it out, Optimus could not risk the Unite technology falling into Megatron's hands, and soon interceded in the Decepticons' battle. While Optimus kept Megatron busy, Ratchet hit Starscream with a scrambler weapon that burned out Starscream's new cyber-genetic sequencing, rending the Unite tech useless; Megatron departed, vowing vengeance. Optimus sadly reflected that in striving to create new and better weapons, the Autobots had almost handed the Decepticons victory, and swore that fortitude and valour would be the only weapons he relied on henceforth. {{storylink|The Strongest Weapon}}
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===The Creation Revoltech!===
[[File:The Creation Revoltech.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.8|From about this point on, things get progressively sillier. You've been warned.]]
At the mercy of Megatron and the powerful [[Revocube]], Optimus Prime, at Ratchet's urging, called upon the power of the [[Revoltech]] universal joint. As the Wreckers watched, Prime surged with energy—and guns!—and prepared to renew the fight. {{storylink|The Creation Revoltech!}}
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===''How to Ride Your Dinobot''===
====Cartoon====
[[File:Htryd-chapter-2-optimus-grimlock.jpg|upright=1.8|thumb|We all did this with our toys as kids. Now Optimus hates us for it.]]
Optimus found trying to ride [[Grimlock (AOE)|Grimlock]] was far from an easy task, which wasn't helped by his notably impatient attitude. First, Grimlock flung him into a wall when he first tried to get him to move. After [[Humanization|receiving a cast on his leg]] following the incident, he again lost his patience when trying to get his steed to move. However, it was all for naught, as now it was time for Grimlock to ride on Optimus's shoulders. Optimus could only groan in pain as he carried the massive Dinobot around, who was having a much better day than he was. {{storylink|How to Ride Your Dinobot Chapter 2: How to Ride|How to Ride}}

====Comic====
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Intending to teach his Autobots the fine art of Dinobot-riding, Optimus Prime led his men through a Chinese forest to the Dinobots' stomping ground—though he refrained from ''telling'' the Autobots where he was taking them, so they couldn't say no! Hound and Bumblebee had little luck taming [[Slash (AOE)|Slash]] and [[Strafe (AOE)|Strafe]], but when Drift and Crosshairs managed to saddle up atop [[Slug (AOE)|Slug]] and [[Scorn]], Optimus cautioned them against overconfidence, but suggested they try practising combat scenario. It did not go well. Bruised and tired, Hound pointed out that Optimus hadn't done any riding, but Optimus professed that he didn't ''need'' to, since he was already an expert. Grimlock evidently didn't get the message, as he flipped the unsuspecting Optimus onto his back, then took off running. Optimus called to the Autobots that Grimlock had picked up the scent of Decepticons, and instructed them all to RIDE OUT! {{storylink|How to Ride a Dinobot!}}
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===Yokohama Decepticon Secret Base===
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''Two'' versions of Optimus Prime were hanging out at the [[Transformers Expo]] in [[Yokohama]] at the same time—one in his original Earth body, the other in his ''Age of Extinction'' form—when the evil clone of a ''different'' Optimus Prime, [[Yokohama Convoy|Nemesis Prime]], came crashing into the building. The Primes attacked him alongside Bumblebee, at which point Nemesis was backed up by some of the other Expo attendees: a ''second'' [[Nemesis Prime (AOE)|Nemesis Prime]] (this one Optimus's ''own'' evil duplicate) and [[Nemesis Grimlock]]! They glared at each other a bit, until suddenly, the combined energies of the AllSpark, the Matrix of Leadership and the [[seed]]—all on display at the Expo, naturally—began reacting with the [[Dark Energon]] within the first Nemesis Prime. This was all part of a complicated plot by [[Unicron]], but fortunately, Nemesis resisted the dark urges within himself, and channelled all the Dark Energon into the stickers his creator [[Doctor Arkeville]] had used to make him evil. Nemesis ripped the stickers off and hurled them into the air, where all the Autobots and Decepticons—and even the Expo's human attendees, using their cell phones—blasted them and stopped the chain reaction.

It was a ''super'' weird day. {{storylink|Yokohama Decepticon Secret Base}}
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===''Cheetos/Age of Extinction'' comic===
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Discovering that the Decepticons were increasing their strength through artifacts from the [[Cheetos (galaxy)|Cheetos galaxy]], Optimus Prime and the Autobots recruited [[you]]r help to acquire the power-enhancing objects. {{storylink|Cheetos/Transformers: Age of Extinction}}
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===''Q-Transformers'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Yoshimasa Hosoya]] (Japanese)}}
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In this world, Optimus Prime, Bumblebee and Lockdown were aware that they were toys: specifically, ''Q-Transformers'', a new line of cute-looking ''Transformers'' merchandise produced to tie-in with the 30th anniversary of the [[Transformers brand|''Transformers'' brand]]. Optimus sometimes changed his look to match other Optimus Prime toys, but his "default" form was that of a toy based on his ''Age of Extinction'' look. They hanged out at different famous service areas on Japanese expressways, and talked about the ''[[Transformers: Mystery of Convoy|Mystery of Convoy]]'' video game, and the remake produced as a tie-in with their toyline, ''[[Q-Transformers: Mystery of Convoy Returns|Mystery of Convoy Returns]]''.

Discussing the ins and outs of their cute designs, Optimus and his pals explained that they were created for the purpose of appealing to non-Transformers fans; Optimus suggested plush Transformers could be another way of tapping that market. {{storylink|Mystery of the 30th Anniversary Merchandise}} When the trio talked about and how terrible ''Mystery of Convoy'' was, Optimus huffed, insisting that, at the very least, it wasn't ''unbeatable''. Discussing traits that they thought made games bad, Optimus voiced a dislike for games without different difficulty settings. {{storylink|Mystery of Reliably Crappy Games}}

[[File:Qtransformers optimus on underwear.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.8|See? We weren't lying.]]
Lockdown suggested that re-releasing such a terrible game was like rubbing salt in a wound; Bumblebee didn't understand the expression, since, as Optimus pointed out, they were robots, and it didn't mean anything to them. While trying to come up with situations the phrase was applicable to, Lockdown suggested "accidentally sending your father an "I love you" text instead of your boyfriend or girlfriend"; the trio joked about what sort of response the father would send, and Optimus silenced everyone with the thoughtful answer: "I know". {{storylink|Mystery of Smearing Salt in the Open Wound}} The group then talked about the rubbish stage bosses in ''Mystery of Convoy'', particularly the [[Destron Mark|floating Decepticon insignia]], and wondered what sort of fictional scenarios it could be used in. {{storylink|Mystery of the Stage Bosses}}

[[File:Qtransformers optimus on psychics.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8]]
Prime and company began being joined by their friends to discuss facets of the game. [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] participated in a talk about the differences between the original and the remake, {{storylink|Mystery of the Wittily Similar Circumstances}} while [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] highlighted the tonal "gap" between the cute character designs and the very ''un''-cute action in the game. Everyone tried to think of examples of similar "gaps": Optimus suggested a stylish young dude wearing unfashionable underwear, and started sweating when everyone laughed. {{storylink|Mystery of the Gap of Unpopular Men}} [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] joined them to talk about classic terrible games, which turned into a discussion about adventure and exploring, and the comforts an explorer might like to have with them on such a journey. {{storylink|Mystery of a Certain Explorer}} [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] and [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] also talked about some famously awful old games, seguing into a discussion about psychokinetic powers; Optimus remembered seeing a guy on TV who had the power to magnetize cutlery to his body. {{storylink|Mystery of a Certain Psychic}}

[[File:Qtransformers gtoptimus copenbee.jpg|left|thumb|upright=2]]
When [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] came along to share his thoughts on points of commonality among famously awful games, the group talked about the technical advancements of video games, but when Optimus wanted to talk about motion capture technology, he got confused and mixed it up with a CAT scan! {{storylink|Mystery of Game Balance}} [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] also had some opinions on the common themes of bad games, but Bumblebee and Optimus's willingness to settle for less frustrated Lockdown. {{storylink|Mystery of the Lowest Possible Standards}}

[[File:Qtransformers g1 convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|Only you, could prevent wild fires.]]
Optimus had changed his look to match that of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#GTR|his ''Transformers GT'' incarnation]] when [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] dropped in. They talked about the changing faces of Optimus Prime through history, and how he used to be called "Convoy" in Japan, then Lockdown compared "Optimus Prime" and "Convoy" to the Mario Brothers. Everyone had a good chuckle when Jazz specified that Optimus would be the "Luigi" of the pair. {{storylink|Mystery of Convoy}} Bumblebee later told [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] about Optimus's fondness for ''Mystery of Convoy''. {{storylink|Mystery of Mystery of Convoy}}

When [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] turned up to join the argument over just how bad ''Mystery of Convoy'' was, the shocked Optimus quickly switched bodies, taking on the form of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|his Generation 1 self]]. They argued back and forth for a bit, discussing other ways the game could have been remade, until Optimus proposed the most drastic rebranding he could think of: calling it "Mysteryvoy of Con". {{storylink|Mystery of Return of Convoy}}

Tiring of talking about ''Mystery of Convoy'', Optimus noted the unexpected popularity of ''Q-Transformers'' itself and steered the towards other ways to reach a wider audience for ''Transformers''. His own suggestion was to make the franchise more like ''[[w:Mito Kōmon|Mito Kōmon]]''. {{storylink|The Road to Winning a New Fanbase}} The three decided to go over previous ''Transformers'' series to make sure they'd stay within established rules, but Optimus and Bumblebee immediately ran into an argument with Lockdown when they refused to acknowledge anything bad about [[The Transformers (cartoon)|the original cartoon]]. Lockdown argued that it was hard to tell the difference between Autobots and Decepticons, so the three discussed ways of making it more obvious. {{storylink|The Road to Easy Identification}}

[[File:QTransformers18-Sweaty Prime.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
Introducing a new "Q-Transformers Radio" segment, the trio invited Tracks to talk about popularity, and he brought along [[Yukimura Sanada]] from ''[[Sengoku Basara]]''. After interviewing their guest on his franchise of origin, they struck upon the idea of having Transformers appear in ''Basara'' games, and Optimus failed to impress by imagining his in-game super move would be a car horn. {{storylink|The Road to Borrowing Popularity from Sengoku Basara}} Optimus brought in Rodimus to explain the events of ''Transformers 2010'', however Lockdown's confusion over the changes due to the then-unreleased ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' resulted in them discussing ways to explain the gap better. Optimus's idea of an abridged version with the three of them providing commentary only created confusion and sweating. {{storylink|The Road to Smoothly Conveying the Content of the Movie}}

Optimus next brought in [[Drift (G1)|Drift]] to cover the later Japanese Generation 1 series, only for him and Bumblebee to have to field a series of complaints from Lockdown. He decided they should come up with a new type of Transformer, much as those shows did, only to be momentarily worried when Bumblebee menaced him by way of demonstration of a concept they were discussing. {{storylink|The Road to Newer Transformers}} For the second installment of Q-Transformers Radio, Optimus invited [[Kazumi Araiwa]] to appear, though he noted feeling a lot of pressure due to the prestige of their guest and had to put up with Bumblebee calling him unreliable. {{storylink|The Road to Borrowing Popularity from Cooking Papa}} For the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' and associated cartoons, Optimus brought [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] in to provide explanations, with him and Bumblebee providing context. This led to a discussion about ideas for a dark but funny ''Transformers'' show. {{storylink|The Road to Dark and Comical Transformers}}

While [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] described more ''Transformers'' cartoons, Optimus and Bumblebee found themselves defending the changes in the various shows to Lockdown. {{storylink|The Road to These Definitely Failed Sequels}} Still seeking ways to increase their popularity, Optimus dragged Bumblebee along to [[Sanrio Puroland]] to get ideas, only to run into [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] and have an enlightening discussion about the Decepticons' idea of a theme park. {{storylink|The Road to Q-Transformers Land Which Won't Lose to Puroland}} Optimus and Bumblebee reflected that they hadn't actually learned much from a season's worth of discussion. Picking up on [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]]'s suggestion of making ''Q-Transformers: The Movie'', Optimus suggested they discuss what should be in the movie, though he himself had no idea and broke out in a sweat when asked. {{storylink|The Road to Q-Transformers: The Movie}}
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===Legends World===
[[File:TFLegends optimus rides grimlock.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.2]]
In the [[Legends World]], Optimus Prime was just a fictional character featured in a series of popular movies and toylines. When the newest film, ''Age of Extinction'' came out, [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] and the other employees of the [[Axalon Trading Company]] went crazy for the new toys. [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]] got the Leader-class figure, {{storylink|TF4 Toy Party#Part 1|TF4 Toy Party Part 1}} while [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]], being more of a fan of the Generation 1 series, instead opted for the "Evasion Mode" figure, with its Generation 1-inspired alternate mode. He was disgusted to discover that such a classic, '80s-looking toy transformed into Optimus's movie-based robot mode design, and was even more put out when Silverbolt had the figure ride the new Grimlock toy. {{storylink|TF4 Toy Party#Part 2|TF4 Toy Party Part 2}}

A new Optimus Prime toy was on show when the Axalon gang went to the 2014 Tokyo Toy Show during the summer. {{storylink|Tokyo Toy Show 2014 Report#Part 2|Tokyo Toy Show 2014 Report Part 2}} Six months later, [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] spent [[Christmas]] enjoying Prime's exploits in the new ''Age of Extinction'' DVD. {{storylink|Merry X'mas!!}} When Rhinox turned into [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]] and tried to revert the world back to how it was in the '80s, Rattrap attempted to stop him by singing the praises of modern-day Transformers, including the movie incarnation of Optimus. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 5|Bonus Edition Vol. 5}}

When [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Gelshark]] arrived in the Legends World and found that "Optimus Prime" was the English name of his enemy, [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Fire Convoy]], he sought to ruin his reputation by dressing up as the ''Age of Extinction'' version of the character. The masses of adoring young fans that showed up made Gelshark unable to bring himself to crush their dreams. {{Storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 6|Bonus Edition Vol. 6}}

At [[Tokyo Toy Show|Tokyo Toy Show 2015]], [[Scourge (RID)|Black Convoy]] appeared and took down somebody in an Optimus Prime costume. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Black Convoy)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}}
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===Bot on the Street===
Optimus was asked if Frenzy was red or blue, but as far as he was concerned, [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] was silver. {{storylink|Bot on the Street}}

===''Timelines''===
In one reality, Megatron suddenly shifted position during the Battle of Chicago and thus took advantage of his mysteriously good luck to kill both Optimus Prime and Sentinel Prime. Eventually, though, a new Prime arose, [[Hot Rod (DOTM)|Rodimus Prime]]. {{storylink|Megatron (Movie)/toys#Timelines|BotCon 2015 Megatron profile card}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
In [[Tyran 609.23-PX Kappa]], Megatron defeated [[The Fallen]] and returned to space to gather the Decepticon army, beginning new engagements which sent the Autobots on the defensive. Optimus Prime rose to the bait planted by Soundwave for Sam Witwicky and took the ''[[Xantium (DOTM)|Xantium]]'' to the Moon to revive [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]]. Backed into a corner by the Decepticon offensive, Optimus revived Sentinel on the lunar surface, and Sentinel helped Megatron capture Optimus. The Decepticons gained control of Earth and brought Cybertron to Earth orbit. Sentinel spent time unsuccessfully trying to turn Optimus over to his way of thinking.

Everything changed with the arrival of [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]] to Decepticon-controlled Earth. The bounty hunter demanded that Optimus be handed over to him; Megatron refused out of pride while Sentinel refused out of loyalty. While Sentinel debated over Lockdown's offer of a protomatter [[seed]], Optimus used the opportunity to reignite Sentinel's cold spark. Sentinel thus tricked Lockdown to seize control of [[Knight Ship|Lockdown's ship]]. Allying themselves with the [[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobot]]s, Optimus and Sentinel waged a long guerrilla war against the Decepticons. After the long struggle, they managed to liberate Earth and revitalize Cybertron with the seed. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/22}}

In [[Tyran 511.0 Kappa]], once [[Cade Yeager]] had revived Optimus Prime, Optimus put out the call to all surviving Autobots. Bumblebee, [[Bulkhead (DOTM)|Bulkhead]], and [[Backtrack (Movie)|Backtrack]] joined...and so did the desperate Decepticons [[Axor|Axel]] and [[Wild Rider]]! The Autobots were initially skeptical of them but learned to appreciate Wild Rider, who remained loyal even in the face of Megatron's return as Galvatron. Axel on the other hand attempted to sell out the Autobots to Lockdown only to be killed by Lockdown. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/16}}

===''Age of Time''===
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Like at least some of the other Transformers of his dimension, Optimus Prime was somehow amalgamated with his [[Optimus Prime (G1)#Age of Time|counterpart]] from an [[The Transformers (franchise)|alternate dimension]], who came to this dimension through a wormhole; together, they formed a superior version of themselves.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1395741837139121.1073741971.371066602939988 TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF TIME - SUPERIOR OPTIMUS PRIME] by [[Prime 1 Studio]] on Facebook: "The story began when the Ark carrying G1 Optimus Prime and his fellow Autobots was attacked on their route to Earth from Cybertron by Megatron and his evil Decepticons. Both spaceships were sucked into a wormhole and ended up in an alternate dimension. This dimension is the cinematic Transformers universe. Different yet the same, both transformers from the different dimension amalgamated and formed the Superior version of their old self. Hence the New Generation Transformers was formed. To be continued..."</ref> {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#Prime 1 Studio|Transformers: Age of Time statue bios}}

===''Mission to Cybertron'' comic===
While searching for the Creator, Optimus arrived on [[Paradron]] to refuel on Energon, but was denied by a [[Gyronian Sentry]] and his pet Guard Cats. Optimus explained his past to the Sentry, who was not impressed, demanding a passcode. The passcode was written in Old Cybertronian, but the gate didn't open even with a decoder. Prime and Sentry's egos clashed, causing a fight to break out. Optimus tried directly inserting the decoder into the door, with the passcode: "In Primus We Trust". The door opened, allowing Optimus to drink half of the Energon, giving the other half to Sentry. Optimus told Sentry he did a good job, relieved him of his guard duties, and flew off into space.
{{storylink|Mission to Cybertron}}
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===Gathering of the Strongest Robots DVD===
{{storylink|Gathering of the Strongest Robots}}

===''Bumblebee's First Life on Earth''===
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A hologram of Optimus Prime made a brief appearance when [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] was learning how to transform, prompting Bumblebee's human friend [[Charlie Watson|Charlie]] to wonder who he was. {{storylink|Hiding in the Park!}}
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==Games==
{{main|Optimus Prime (Movie)/games}}

==Commercial appearances==
*As part of the hype buildup to the first movie's release, Optimus Prime made a brief cameo at the {{w|2007 MTV Movie Awards}}, interacting with host Sarah Silverman. The scene spliced Silverman into pre-existing movie footage, but featured new dialogue recorded for the event by Peter Cullen. Prime heavily hinted that he wanted to present an award, but was rejected for a regular MTV fan.
*According to a tie-in advertisement for [[Burger King]], Prime likes his Whoppers with no onions, no cheese, extra pickles, with a side of ????. However, due to a cruel twist of fate, he can never enjoy the sweet taste of beefy victory (and all because he needed a driver for him to receive his order). He saved the world from the Decepticons, and still he can't even have it his way? Where's the justice? {{storylink|Commercial/Transformers (2007)#Burger King|Transformers Burger King tie-in commercial}}
*Optimus fell on some guy's car, smashing it to scrap. The car's owner was rather upset about this development, but Optimus could only respond with "My bad..." {{storylink|Commercial/Transformers (2007)#General Motors|Transformers Chevy tie-in commercial}}
*Optimus Prime (in truck mode) made an appearance at [[BotCon 2007]], alongside the [[Sector Seven Mobile Command Unit]]. He was available for pictures all weekend. He made a second appearance at [[BotCon 2009]].
*Optimus was convinced that a man's new LG Versa was really a Decepticon in disguise. The phone's owner vehemently denied this, despite the phone demonstrating transformation capabilities. He laughed off Optimus's apparent fixation with Decepticons...until one dropped down behind him, sending him running. {{storylink|Commercial/Revenge of the Fallen#LG Versa|Revenge of the Fallen LG Versa tie-in commercial}}
*Optimus was tasked with delivering trailers of Strawberry and Peanut Butter [[M&M's]]. Instead of hauling them in his truck mode, he picked one up and threw it into the distance, clipping some power lines in the process. This earned him some sarcastic clapping from [[Red (M&M)|Red]]. {{storylink|Commercial/Revenge of the Fallen#M&Ms|Revenge of the Fallen M&Ms tie-in commercial}}
*Optimus was seen sporting an [[Robot Powered Machines|RPMs]] logo as a grill ornament. {{storylink|Commercial/Revenge of the Fallen#RPMs|Robot Powered Machines toy commercial}}
*During the 2009 NBA Finals, a commercial aired where [[The Master Builders (episode)|Optimus made a slam dunk]] and shattered the backboard.
*On [[July 6]], 2009, Optimus appeared on ''The {{w|Late Show With David Letterman}}'' to declare the "Top Ten Things That Sound Cool When Said By A Giant Robot". Optimus said it was nice to be there, although David was ''clearly'' concerned with having a 28-foot tall robot in the studio because of a bad history of robots messing up the place, and during the presentation Letterman decided there was something about Prime he didn't like. Anyway, the top ten was:
<ol>
<li value="10">"Jergens lotion leaves my hands silky smooth."</li>
<li value="9">"Do you have these khakis in a Size 114?"</li>
<li value="8">"My perfect night involves a pint of Häagen-Dazs and season three of ''Sex and the City''."</li>
<li value="7">"Man, do I love me some 'taters."</li>
<li value="6">"It was so hot in Central Park today, I saw a squirrel rubbing sunblock on his nuts."</li>
<li value="5">"You seemed a little pitchy, dawg."</li>
<li value="4">"Brody Jenner has added you as a friend on Facebook."</li>
<li value="3">"Live from New York...it's Saturday night!"</li>
<li value="2">"My parents wanted me to be a Rabbi."</li>
<li value="1">"All the slammin' shorties in the house say 'Yeah'!"<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4v-P5x1Mp00 Archive video of Optimus's guest spot.]</ref></li>
</ol>
*To promote the DVD and Blu-ray release of ''Revenge of the Fallen'', Paramount set up a website where US fans could request Optimus call up their friends, warning them of Starscream's attempts to recruit human civilian allies.
*In the Discovery Channel promo, "The World Is Just Awesome," Optimus made a brief cameo, singing the words "boom-de-ya-da, boom-de-ya-da."<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0jZzBEKIMc Discovery commercial] on YouTube.</ref>
*Prime (voiced by Cullen, but not animated by ILM) appeared to promote a NASA competition to vote for videos made by children about NASA's impact on commonplace technology.<ref>[http://ipp.gsfc.nasa.gov/optimus/ NASA Optimus Prime]</ref>
*Optimus appeared in truck mode at [[Toy Fair 2011]]. He got a $115 parking ticket.<ref>[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1357327/Transformers-truck-gets-parking-ticket-toy-fair.html ''Daily Mail'' article on Prime's fine.]</ref>
*Optimus duked it out with [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] in front of a [[Burger King]] restaurant, while some of the patrons inside were too enraptured with savoring their Bacon Cheddar Ranch Tendercrisp sandwiches to notice. {{storylink|Commercial/Dark of the Moon#Burger King|Dark of the Moon Burger King tie-in commercial}}
*Optimus was seen firing a [[basketball]] from his blaster in an ESPN commercial with [[Mark Cuban]]. {{storylink|Commercial/Dark of the Moon#Burger King|Dark of the Moon ESPN commercial}}
*Optimus Prime joined Bumblebee on the road as part of the "[[Win A Ride To School With The Autobots]]" contest. He also delivered $1000 worth of Transformers toys to a lucky winner. {{storylink|Commercial/Dark of the Moon#Win A Ride|Win A Ride To School With The Autobots contest and commercial}}
*To promote Age Of Extinction, Optimus appeared on screen during the 2014 [[Nickelodeon]] Kids Choice Awards to warn Mark Wahlberg that he was in danger of being slimed.
*Both Optimus and Bumblebee could be seen driving around the [[Speed Stars]] logo in vehicle mode. {{storylink|Commercial#Speed Stars|Speed Stars commercials}}
*Optimus acted as goalkeeper as Diego Poyet, Gor Grigoryan and Patrick Otte practiced for the World Cup. After stopping a goal, he deflated the ball with his hand and commented that Diego was "Not bad... for a human." {{storylink|Commercial/Age of Extinction#ESPN|"The Future of Soccer" Age of Extinction tie-in commercial}}
*After Optimus was injured by a shot, a little boy come over to him and offered him an Oreo cookie. The generous act somehow gave Optimus the strength to go on, and he thanked the child before running off to do whatever heroic thing he was in the middle of. {{storylink|Commercial/Age of Extinction#Oreo|Age of Extinction Oreo tie-in commercial}}
*Optimus happened upon an excavation site, where several children were unearthing Grimlock. Soon after his arrival, Grimlock awakened, prompting Prime to hop on his back and order his mount to "Roll Out!" {{storylink|Commercial/Age of Extinction#Mega|Mega 1-Step Bumblebee toy commercial}}
*After helping some guy shave, Hydrobot immediately transformed to robot mode to fist bump Optimus, who destroyed the wall of the man's bathroom while trying to do so. Optimus then accidentally destroyed the man's daughter's personal playground, trying to use it as a stand. {{storylink|Commercial/The Last Knight#Schick|The Last Knight Schick commercial}}
*Optimus Prime's voice also narrated some commercials:
**A Revenge of the Fallen toy commercial for the figures of the main cast. {{storylink|Commercial/Revenge of the Fallen#Movie Characters|Revenge of the Fallen movie characters toy commercial}}
**A [[Power Bots]] and [[Gravity Bot]]s toy commercial. {{storylink|Commercial/Revenge of the Fallen#Power Bots and Gravity Bots|Power Bots and Gravity Bots toy commercial}}
**The Bumblebee Voice Mixer and Plasma Cannon toy commercial. {{storylink|Commercial/Revenge of the Fallen#Voice Mixer and Plasma Cannon|Bumblebee Voice Mixer and Plasma Cannon commercial}}
**An ad for the Supreme [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]] set. {{storylink|Commercial/Revenge of the Fallen#Supreme Devastator|Supreme Devastator commercial}}
**The N.E.S.T. Global Alliance figures. {{storylink|Commercial/Revenge of the Fallen#Global Alliance|N.E.S.T. Global Alliance toy commercial}}
**The Double Your Action Giveaway ad. {{storylink|Commercial/Revenge of the Fallen#Double|Double Your Action Giveaway commercial}}
*During his time off, Optimus went on a road trip across the UK with a hitchhiker. {{storylink|Commercial/International#Live Action Movie Era|Direct Line commercial}}

==Toys==
{{main|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys}}

==Merchandise==
{{Main|Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise}}

==Notes==
===''Transformers''===
[[File:Movie Primetruck before.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|8:30 pm: "Trick My Truck". Tonight's guest: [[Alpha Trion]].]]
[[File:Movie OptimusPrime truckrear.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb]]
[[File:Movie Prime Trucklogomistake.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|In the darkness, a PA will misread "Truck A" as "Truck B", and there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth — Revelation 11:7.]]
[[File:MBMovieOptimusAttacks.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85]]
*When Optimus's design was first revealed, [[GEEWUN|many fans of the Generation 1 series objected to the flames seen on Prime's body]]. When asked in an interview why he put the flames on, [[Michael Bay]] claimed he liked them because it was "cool". It was later revealed on a special featurette on the DVD that the flames were added because, apparently, red is not very good to film on camera, so Bay chose a blue truck but used the flames so that when Optimus transformed, the layout would result in maintaining his iconic red chest.
*In the director's commentary of the 2007 Transformers DVD, Michael Bay said that he had told the animators to seek inspiration from Liam Neeson in creating Optimus Prime's body language. ''Awesome.''
*Optimus Prime's truck mode is apparently intended to haul a flatbed trailer, based on the presence of the large silver "headache rack", a piece of optional equipment that protects the driver in case a flatbed load breaks free during braking. It is generally not installed on trucks hauling enclosed container trailers.
*[[TakaraTomy]] officially recognizes Optimus Prime's [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] as a Kenworth W900 truck, even though the vehicle used for filming was a modified Peterbilt 379, a different model from a different brand, although both are made by the PACCAR company.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20070809065140/http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Features/articleId=121424 Article at Edmunds.com on some of the vehicles used in the movie]</ref>
*When Optimus Prime scans a truck for his new body, the passing truck has what appears to be an Autobot sigil on its grill, but the actual truck that Prime turns into at the end of the scene has a much wider, flatter symbol on the grill, which looks rather more like that of Peterbilt. Then, Prime has an Autobot sigil on his grill while driving to meet the other Autobots.
*According to the free trading cards from the Boston Globe, Optimus is 28 feet tall, weighs 4.3 metric tons, and his primary weapon is an [[ion blaster]]. (Considering Optimus's height, however, this weight would seem implausible. It's also roughly half of the actual weight of the truck he's based on.)
*The [[Milton Bradley]] [[Transformers Battling Card Game]] depicts Prime with a unique magnetic grapple attack, fired from the side of his arm. It also declares his forearm gun to be a chain gun (it's an ion blaster in other sources), and has him using a "judo kick", which... while it may not be out of the realm of plausibility for Prime to have learned an Earth martial art, judo does not actually '''use''' kicks, being focused on throwing moves. Oops.
*The Optimus Prime computer generated model consisted of 10,108 individual parts, 1,830,898 polygons, 27,744 rig nodes, and 2336 texture maps. The volume of all pieces combined came to 5445 cubic feet.<ref>Robertson, Barbara (2007). Heavy Metal. ''Computer Graphics, 30''(7), 12-17.</ref>
*The [[Transformers Autobots/Decepticons|''Autobots'' DS game]] notes that Megatron killed Optimus's father. Considering several pieces of movie tie-in fiction treat Optimus and Megatron as brothers, it's entirely possible that he killed his ''own'' father too. ''Dark of the Moon'' may have unintentionally (given the obscurity of the four-year-old tie-in game) retconned this, as Optimus believed [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]], the mentor figure to both of them, had perished during a Decepticon attack as he tried to escape from Cybertron.
*During Optimus Prime's transformation from vehicle into robot in Mission City, a piece of Chevrolet intake manifold can be seen on Optimus Prime's left collar.
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===''Revenge of the Fallen''===
[[File:ROTF Optimus trailer super mode.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"One shall be scrawny...One shall be brawny"]]
*Optimus was supposed to combine with a trailer for ''Revenge of the Fallen'', something for which [[Ben Procter]] and [[Josh Nizzi]] drew up designs. In the end, Nizzi designed the combination with Jetfire. However, the idea of Optimus combining with his trailer was not forgotten, and showed up on screen in ''Dark of the Moon''.
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===''Dark of the Moon''===
*In ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]'', Optimus has ''[[Kibble#.22Faux-parts.22|Faux-parts]]'', when he transforms inside of the NEST base facing [[Charlotte Mearing|Mearing]] and [[William Lennox|Lennox]]. It is noticeable that the Optimus robot truck parts are not the same as that of the actual truck mode body parts (or at least not all of them). Notice the red chest panels are in fact hidden under the truck nose panels and his arm appears (God knows from where) already with its red/blue flames parts; meanwhile the rest of the front of the vehicle fragments and hides into the robot. This is the only Optimus transformation that occurs this way. In the other in-movie conversions some of his alternate mode's appearances seem to be absorbed into his body or outright disappear.
* After he left the screen following ''Dark of the Moon'' and returned with a new form, the truck was sold at the Barret Jackson Auction in 2016 for $110,000. Another prop was kept around for attraction purposes, while another sold prop was converted into a tow truck.
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===''Age of Extinction''===
[[File:AOEOptimusComparison.jpg|thumb|upright=1.95|Fear is freedom! Subjugation is liberation! Contradiction is truth! Those are the facts of this world, and you will all surrender to them. You pigs in human clothing!|left]]
*The overwhelming majority of ''Age of Extinction'' toys and promotional images for Optimus, not to mention his RotDS in-game model, are based on a preliminary design for the character, not used in the final film. The differences are most noticeable on the chest, although there are minor design variations across pretty much the entire body. [[TakaraTomy]]'s later release schedule for their version of the line allowed them to somewhat remedy this situation – their Battle Command Optimus Prime toy appears to have had its chest and feet retooled before release to match the newer design, and their 'Armor Knight' re-release of the Leader Class toy features extensive retooling to similar effect.
*Optimus's "evasion mode" body possesses one of the more cheatsy transformation schemes in the series. Not only does Optimus manage to turn into a fairly small truck while retaining his normal [[robot mode]] height and mass, his windows and grille rather conspicuously change size whenever he transforms. The paint job is still Optimus Prime as in the first three films, but heavily saturated in brown rust.
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===''The Last Knight''===
*The red "scar" on Optimus/Nemesis Prime's face in ''The Last Knight'' came about one day when Michael Bay went into [[Industrial Light & Magic|ILM]] and asked the animators to add red markings to Optimus Prime and Megatron's faces and come up with an explanation for them. Visual effects artist Chris Zammit came up with the idea that the markings were the use of [[Dark Energon]] due to its mind-control abilities and the presence of Unicron in the film.<ref name="MegatronScar">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mke7biooPA4&ab_channel=TFcon The Explanation for Megatron's Red Face Paint in Transformers The Last Knight Discussion at TFcon]</ref>
**In an early version of the fight between Nemesis Prime and Bumblebee, a canister filled with normal [[Energon]] (much like the jars Izabella used on the TRF Sentinels) could have been tossed onto Nemesis Prime to release him from Quintessa's control.<ref name="MegatronScar" /> The idea was scrapped, leaving the red markings as some kind of "paint" and Bumblebee's voice used as the device to restore Optimus Prime.
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===''Bumblebee''===
[[File:BBfilm-Optimus-Prime-model.jpg|thumb|200px|Boxy and blocky is the new sexy.]]
*Optimus Prime's design in ''Bumblebee'' is heavily influenced by his Generation 1 [[Optimus Prime (G1)|namesake]], which is especially seen with his Earth-mode body. The truck used as Prime was actually a rental, but given a new coat of G1-influenced paint for the role.
*Optimus Prime was to have an extended role in the opening scene of ''Bumblebee'', having a Cybertronian vehicle mode, though it was cut for time. Concept art for a more Cybertronian robot mode and vehicle mode was created by [[Alex Jaeger]], though the film ultimately uses a model closer to his Earthen robot form.<ref>[https://www.ilm.com/art-department/bumblebee-developing-an-epic-set-piece/ BUMBLEBEE: DEVELOPING AN EPIC SET PIECE] at ILM</ref>
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===''Rise of the Beasts''===
*Optimus Prime's right leg from the then yet-to-be-released ''Rise of the Beasts'' was featured in a Hasbro-sanctioned cameo in the 2022 direct-to-streaming film ''{{w|Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (film)|Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers}}''.<ref>[https://news.tfw2005.com/2022/05/20/possible-transformers-rise-of-the-beasts-cameo-on-the-new-chip-n-dale-rescue-rangers-movie-456697]</ref>
*According to VFX artist Rassoul Edji, Optimus Prime's head was redesigned to look like a cross between his appearance in ''Bumblebee'' and the 2007 film. In particular, he keeps the helmet design from ''Bumblebee'' while retaining the same facial features from the original Michael Bay trilogy, albeit widened to fit the newer helmet. His eyes were also simplified to evoke his 2007 look.
**Prime's mouthplate was modeled after a Roman centurion's helmet when retracted.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=I modelled the head, face, and battle mask for Optimus Prime for #Transformers ROTB. I also designed his new "centurion" open battle mask look along with it's animation. The director wanted the face to resemble the face from the 2007 Transformers film as ROTB was a soft-prequel to it but also wanted it to be tweaked to fit the new design and for us to give it some new unique features. This is where we came up with the new mask design which doesn't get entirely hidden when open. Instead, it gets stored on the side of his cheeks, like a Roman centurions helmet. The head design is derived from his model from the 2018 Bumblebee film to keep some consistency with that film too as ROTB was also a soft-sequel to Bumblebee. There are new pieces, adjusted proportions, and reworks to detailing in ROTBs version. The face proportions are modified from the 2007 face to be a lot wider and beefier, matching his new head shape and look. I redesigned and built the eyes from scratch using our kitbash pieces like I did for all the Maximals and Mirage. The studio decided against going for the holographic eyes look from the 2018 Bumblebee film but rather wanted a more simple look in between the 2007 and the 2018 eyes. I added a lot of small mechanical details to his battle mask animation which we unfortunately never get to see in the film. For example, I designed a fully functional mechanism which pushes his chin piece back when his mask closes. This was very cool when it was visible, our Animation Director and VFX Supervisors were super excited about it, but unfortunately no shot showed it off in the final film. It was a lot of fun to help model and design Optimus Prime for this film. I'm happy I got to contribute to such an iconic character. CREDITS: Video: Paramount, MPC, WetaFX; Ruairidh MacNeill modelled the body for Optimus|link=https://twitter.com/rassouledji/status/1857438415303639337|name=Rassoul Edji|site=Twitter|year=2024|month=11|day=15}}</ref>
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===Other notes===
*According to [[TakaraTomy]] marketing director [[Masahiko Yamazaki]], for the Japanese dub of ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]'', the [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus]] featured in that show would become a young version of this one. Ultimately, this didn't make it into the end product as the show went largely unchanged.
*On [[September 30]], [[2014]], Optimus Prime was immortalized on the Hollywood Walk of Fame with a cement printing ceremony outside [[Grauman's Chinese Theatre]]. In lieu of hand prints, Optimus provided tire prints. [[Peter Cullen]] was also in attendance and provided handprints alongside his alter ego.
*Despite [[Steven Caple Jr.]] stating that Optimus' face was modeled to look like [[Peter Cullen]], [[Rassoul Edji]] the VFX lead on the film and CG modeler for Optimus confirmed this was not the case.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CrneeTgsvb4/]</ref><ref>{{citesocial|quote=Despite what the director has said online, we never got that note from the studio or from him. The official note we received from Paramount was "make it look like Optimus from 2007" Perhaps the 2007 design was inspired by Peter Cullens face and that's what he meant.|link=https://twitter.com/RassoulEdji/status/1857521990535717212|name=Rassoul Edji|site=Twitter|year=2024|month=11|day=15}}</ref>
*Japanese Transformers fans refer to this Optimus with the title "Emperor of Face Destruction" (顔面破壊大帝), in reference to the Japanese Decepticon leader title [[Emperor of Destruction]], and Optimus' penchant for beheading and maiming the faces of other Transformers.<ref>[https://dic.pixiv.net/a/%E9%A1%94%E9%9D%A2%E7%A0%B4%E5%A3%8A%E5%A4%A7%E5%B8%9D Emperor of Face Destruction]</ref>
*An audio waveform can be seen within Optimus Prime's mouth when he speaks.
*Despite the filmmakers' efforts in making the transformers have a roughly 1:1 scale with their vehicle forms, Optimus's official height at 28 feet tall actually makes him undersized, with his truck kibble being closest in size to an actual Peterbilt 379 when he's scaled at 35 feet tall.<ref>[https://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/images2/e/e3/TF07_OptimusScale.jpeg ILM production notes on Optimus Prime's scale.]</ref>
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===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Optimus Prime''' (オプティマスプライム ''Oputimasu Puraimu''), '''Nemesis Prime''' (ネメシスプライム ''Nemeshisu Puraimu''), '''Orion Pax''' (''Tribute'', オライオンパックス ''Oraion Pakkusu'')
*''Cantonese:'' '''O Baak Man''' (Hong Kong, 柯柏文)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Optimusz Fővezér''' ("Prime Leader Optimus"), '''Nemezis Fővezér'''
*''Indonesian:'' '''Optimus Prime''', '''Sang Ketujuh''' ("The Seventh", since in Indonesian Optimus is known as the seventh Prime) or '''Pemimpin Para Autobot''' ("The Leader of the Autobots")
*''Korean:'' '''Optimus Prime''' (옵티머스 프라임 ''Obtimeoseu Peulaim''), '''Nemesis Prime''' (네메시스프라임 ''Nemesisu Peulaim'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Kēbówén''' (Taiwan, 柯博文), '''Qíngtīanzhù''' (China, 擎天柱, "Pillar that Supports the Sky")
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Optimus Naikrashchiy''' (Оптимус Найкращий, "Optimus the Best")
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==References==
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Optimus Prime (Movie)

2025-09-20T17:34:12Z

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:''Optimus Prime is the [[Autobot]] leader from the [[Movie continuity family]].''
[[File:Movieprime meettheautobots.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Hello, pretty bird. GIVE ME YOUR FACE.]]
'''Optimus Prime''' is the leader of the [[Autobot]]s. Long ago, he was the humble leader of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s science division, which studied the [[AllSpark]], and were protected by [[Lord High Protector]] [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]'s military. When Megatron was corrupted by [[The Fallen]], Optimus discovered that he was the last of the [[Dynasty of Primes]], hidden away when The Fallen destroyed their lineage. In response to Megatron's attempts to seize the AllSpark and conquer other worlds, Optimus assumed his proper [[Prime (rank)|title]] and rallied the Autobots to stand against the [[Decepticon]]s.

As obsessively as Megatron strives to achieve his objective, Optimus is equally as dedicated to stopping him, even at the cost of his life, his world, and—if necessary—his own people. It was on his order that the AllSpark was jettisoned into space, dooming Cybertron to a slow death and his people to a nomadic life. The sacrifices he has made weigh heavily on his [[spark]], but they must be done, for there is no other choice. He knows the ambitions that lurk in Megatron's spark, and they must never see the light of day. Lives must be kept free from the threat of Megatron's tyranny, no matter the cost. This obsession with the defeat of Megatron has robbed Optimus of some of his early idealism. This has created a certain ruthlessness beneath his otherwise honest and caring personality. Prime is not one for second chances and is willing to consider any action that might lead to victory, short of directly sacrificing those he cares about.

{{bigquote|You just wanna die for the guy! That's leadership… or brainwashin', or somethin'.}}
{{bigquote|No… that's ''Optimus Prime.''|[[Crosshairs (AOE)|Crosshairs]] and [[Drift (AOE)|Drift]] on their leader|''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]''}}

==Fiction==
===Movies===
{{note|The seven movies are the primary component of the live-action movie continuity family. Their events should be taken as canon for all other pieces of fiction listed below, unless otherwise specified.}}
====''Transformers'' film====
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]] (English), [[David Kaye]] (English, ABC Television Broadcast Promo), [[Tesshō Genda]] (Japanese)|[[Wang Kai]] (Chinese), [[Andrei Yaroslavtsev]] (Russian), [[Guilherme Briggs]] (Portuguese), [[Jacques Frantz]] (European French), [[Guy Nadon]] (Canadian French), [[Reiner Schöne]] (German), [[Alessandro Rossi]] (Italian), [[Jung Goo Lee]] (Korean), [[Blas Garcia]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Jordi Boixaderas]] (Spain-Spanish), [[Zdeněk Maryška]] (Czech), [[Shailendra Pandey]] (Hindi), [[Tibor Kristóf]] (Hungarian), [[Thongchai Chanchamni]] (Thai), [[Ayhan Kahya]] (Turkish, theatrical and home media), [[Payidar Tüfekçioğlu]] (Turkish, VOD)}}

[[File:TF2007 optimus meets sam.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.85|"I will peer into your spark..." Wait wait wrong line. CUT, TAKE 4, ACTION... 
"I will peer into your aplahds" sorry sorry. CUT, read the script, you're supposed to say "I am Optimus Prime" "Okay okay I got it"...]]
Optimus Prime and his Autobots were forced to depart their homeworld of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] thousands of years ago, after the life-giving [[AllSpark]] was lost to the far reaches of space. In the year 2007, having received word from [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] that the AllSpark was on the planet [[Earth]], Optimus brought his troops to the small, blue world. After descending through Earth's atmosphere in his [[transition form]], Optimus [[Trans-scan|scanned]] a passing truck, then quickly learned the planet's languages via the [[internet]]. Meeting up with Bumblebee, Prime and his men were introduced to [[Sam Witwicky]] and [[Mikaela Banes]], with whom Prime shared their history and their reason for being on Earth.

[[File:TF2007 optimus truckmode.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|Like a Boss.]]
Prime and the Autobots returned with Sam to his house, so that he could obtain for them [[Archibald Witwicky's glasses|a family heirloom]]: a pair of [[glasses]] belonging to his ancestor [[Archibald Witwicky]], which contained the location of the AllSpark encoded across its lenses. Prime had his troops wait outside while Sam and Mikaela searched for the glasses, but the Autobot leader's thunderous footsteps, clumsy attempts to hide, and general impatience made the whole experience quite a trial. Nevertheless, the Autobots managed to keep themselves hidden from Sam's parents long enough for Sam to find the glasses—at which point, the forces of [[Sector Seven]] arrived to take Sam and Mikaela into custody. Prime intercepted the S7 convoy, tearing the roof off the SUV containing the two kids and demanding that the organization's director [[Seymour Simmons]] release them. Sector Seven back-up soon arrived, however, forcing Prime to hide beneath a bridge, carrying Sam and Mikaela on his shoulders. When the humans slipped, Bumblebee was forced to break cover to rescue them, which resulted in all three of them being captured by S7. Now in possession of the glasses which could tell him the location of the AllSpark, Optimus remorsefully left Bumblebee in Sector Seven's hands despite protestations from [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] and [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]; Prime was unwilling to employ the deadly force he knew would be required to save their teammate, as he knew humanity held the potential to be something great.

[[File:Movie2007 Prime sword.jpg|left|upright=1.85|thumb|Swiss army Prime.]]
Using the glasses to trace the AllSpark to the [[Hoover Dam]], Prime led his men there, but while they were en route, the [[Decepticon]]s who were also in hiding on the planet launched an attack on the facility. Sam, Mikaela, Bumblebee and the forces of Sector Seven met up with Prime and his team on the road, and they all headed for nearby [[Mission City]] to hide the AllSpark. On the way, Prime was attacked by [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]]; a brief but brutal struggle followed, concluding when Prime succeeded in decapitating the hate-filled Decepticon. Joining his men in the streets of Mission City, Prime was met in battle by his ancient enemy Megatron, who quickly proved to be superior both in physical strength and in terms of firepower. [[File:TF2007 optimus vs megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.85|"You, Kakarot. I choose you to be the first of my victims."]] Realizing that there was only one way to end the fighting, Optimus instructed Sam to push the AllSpark into his chest if all hope seemed lost, which would merge the cube with his own [[spark]], destroying both it and himself. As it turned out, Sam did just the opposite, instead thrusting it into ''Megatron's'' chest, killing the Decepticon leader and destroying the AllSpark. Prime regretted the necessity of the action, but knew there had been no other choice.

Though the Decepticons were defeated and their bodies dumped in the [[Laurentian Abyss]] by the military, the loss of the AllSpark meant the Autobots were unable to use its power to restore their homeworld. Electing to remain on Earth, Prime sent a message into deep space to any surviving Autobots in the galaxy to come to join them there. {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}}

{{note|Optimus Prime's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novels "[[Transformers (novel)|Transformers]]," "[[Transformers: The Junior Novel]]" and "[[The Quest for the AllSpark]]";
the "[[Transformers: Movie Adaptation]]" and "[[Movie Trilogy]]" comics; the activity book "[[Look and Find Transformers]]"; and the storybooks "[[Optimus Prime Versus Megatron]]," "[[Sam's New Car]]," "[[Transformers (interactive Play-a-Sound Storybook)|Transformers Play-a-Sound]]," "[[Transformers Mix & Match]]," "[[Meet the Autobots]]," "[[Meet the Decepticons]]," and "[[Transformers: The Movie Storybook]]." In the comic book and novel adaptations of the film, Prime also kills [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] after his altercation with Bonecrusher.}}
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====''Revenge of the Fallen'' film====
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]] (English), [[Tesshō Genda]] (Japanese)|[[Wang Kai]] (Chinese), [[Guilherme Briggs]] (Portuguese), [[Jacques Frantz]] (European French), [[Guy Nadon]] (Canadian French), [[Reiner Schöne]] (German), [[Alessandro Rossi]] (Italian), [[Jung Goo Lee]] (Korean), [[Andrei Yaroslavtsev]] (Russian), [[Blas Garcia]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Jordi Boixaderas]] (Spain-Spanish), [[Zdeněk Maryška]] (Czech), [[Shailendra Pandey]] (Hindi), [[Imre Szélyes]] (Hungarian), [[Thongchai Chanchamni]] (Thai), [[Ayhan Kahya]] (Turkish, theatrical and home media), [[Volkan Ateş Akyılmaz]] (Turkish, VOD)}}

[[File:ROTF optimus takes aim.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.8|''My OptiPrime don't want none Unless he's got GUNS Hun'']]
In the two years which followed the events in Mission City, Optimus Prime and the Autobots—including a group of new arrivals who had responded to Prime's message—became part of a Transformer/human military group called [[NEST]]. Together, they hunted down the remaining Decepticons in hiding across Earth. After a destructive clash with [[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]] in [[Shanghai]] went awry, Optimus was air-dropped onto a highway and crippled the Decepticon. Demolishor taunted Optimus about the mysterious force known as "[[The Fallen]]", who would rise again. Prime ensured that Demolishor would not be around to see it, as he unceremoniously executed him.

Optimus returned with NEST to [[Diego Garcia]], where he then took part in an an emergency debriefing with [[Morshower|General Morshower]] regarding last night's warning in Shanghai. [[Theodore Galloway]], who had recently been appointed NEST liaison, interjected himself to air the [[Barack Obama|President]]'s concerns, while also airing his own complaints over the Autobots' refusal to share weapons technology. Optimus explained that sharing their weapons with humanity would bring more harm than good, given what they've witnessed of humanity's capitacy to wage war. Galloway countered this, by coldly stating that the Autobots were in no place to determine what was best for humanity given what happened to their own planet. Galloway then boldy claimed that since no one could determine why there was continued Decepticon activity on earth, there was one clear conclusion: the Decepticons were on Earth to hunt the Autobots. He asked if the Autobots would leave peacefully if they were requested to. Optimus said that they would, but Optimus posed a question of his own that he requested Galloway ask the President before he decides: what if they leave, and Galloway was wrong?

[[File:ROTF Prime blades.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Optimus' rampage through the Hundred Acre Wood left no survivors.]]
When the Decepticon [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] stole the remaining shard of the AllSpark from NEST's Diego Garcia base, Optimus Prime arranged a meeting with Sam Witwicky, who had since left home to go to college, hoping for the boy's help. Sam, unfortunately, was presently focused on having some semblance of a normal life, and was not receptive Optimus's pleas, but Optimus feared that the choice to be involved would soon be taken out of Sam's hands. This soon proved true when Megatron—resurrected by the AllSpark shard—abducted Sam to draw out the wisdom of the AllSpark that was hidden within the human's mind. Optimus and Bumblebee ambushed the Decepticons in the [[Broadwater Metal Works|abandoned industrial complex]] where Sam was being held and managed to whisk the boy away, but Megatron, [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] and [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]] gave chase, resulting in a ferocious three-on-one battle between Prime and the Decepticons in the depths of the nearby forest. Prime held his own, even managing to kill Grindor, but the underhanded Megatron was able to impale him on his pincer-blade and blast him open with point-blank shot. Although the rest of the Autobots soon arrived and drove off Megatron and Starscream, Optimus Prime was [[The many deaths of Optimus Prime|dead]].

[[File:ROTF optimus dead body.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.8|This is what happens when you get close to [[Stephanie Sheh|Nui Harime]].]]
Prime's body was ordered to be brought back to Diego Garcia, but was soon covertly transported to [[Egypt]] by [[William Lennox]] and [[Robert Epps]] when they got word from Sam that he had discovered a possible means of restoring the Autobot leader to life: the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. In the midst of a battle between the Autobots and The Fallen's Decepticons in the Egyptian desert, Sam plunged the Matrix into Optimus's chest, and his gamble proved successful, as Optimus Prime lived again. To help Prime defeat The Fallen and destroy his [[Star Harvester|sun-harvesting weapon]] hidden within the [[Great Pyramid of Giza]], the turncoat Decepticon [[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]] sacrificed his life, entreating Prime to use his parts to gain "a power he had never known". [[File:ROTF movie Powered-Up Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|I'm bringing sexy back.]] [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] and [[Jolt (ROTF)|Jolt]] transplanted Jetfire's remains onto Prime's body, upgrading him into a heavily armed, flight-capable powerhouse. Prime immediately took flight and disabled the harvester, after which he engaged The Fallen in battle. Megatron attempted to intervene, but Optimus overpowered his old enemy and used his own fusion cannon to shoot half his face off. Resuming his fight with The Fallen, Optimus tore the ancient Decepticon's face off, and when the villain attempted to flee, Prime punched through his abdomen and crushed his spark, finally killing him.

On the return voyage home, Optimus thanked Sam for saving his life, as the boy thanked the Autobot leader for believing in him. Following this, Optimus Prime sent another transmission into space, detailing recent events so that the pasts of both races would be remembered, and also declaring that Humanity and the Autobots would face the future together. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

{{note|Optimus Prime's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novels "[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]," "[[Revenge of the Fallen: The Junior Novel]]" and "[[The Last Prime]]"; the "[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Official Movie Adaptation]]" and "[[Movie Trilogy]]" comics; and the storybooks "[[I Am Optimus Prime (ROTF)|I Am Optimus Prime]]," "[[Operation Autobot]]," "[[Rise of the Decepticons]]," "[[When Robots Attack!]]," "[[Ratchet to the Rescue]]," "[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Electronic Voice Changer]]" and "[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Mix & Match]]." The publications targeted at younger readers tending to downplay Optimus's ferocity—in several, he defeats The Fallen not by killing him, but by [[:File:TheFallen-thrownintospace.jpg|hurling him into space]]. In the [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|novelization]] of the film, Prime is not killed by Megatron's attack, but rather sent into [[stasis lock]], and would have stayed that way for years if not for Sam's intervention.}}

====''Dark of the Moon'' film====
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]] (English), [[Tesshō Genda]] (Japanese)|[[Wang Kai]] (Chinese), [[Reiner Schöne]] (German), [[Alessandro Rossi]] (Italian), [[Jacques Frantz]] (European French), [[Guy Nadon]] (Canadian French), [[Andrei Yaroslavtsev]] (Russian), [[Blas Garcia]] (Latin American-Spanish), [[Arturo Casanova]] (Latin American-Spanish, one line error), [[Jordi Boixaderas]] (Spain-Spanish), [[Zdeněk Maryška]] (Czech), [[Akshay Kumar]] (Hindi), [[Imre Szélyes]] (Hungarian), [[Guilherme Briggs]] (Portuguese), [[Srinivasa Moorthy]] (Telugu), [[Thongchai Chanchamni]] (Thai), [[Ayhan Kahya]] (Turkish, theatrical and home media), [[Volkan Ateş Akyılmaz]] (Turkish, VOD)}}
[[File:DOTM optimus armored weapons platform.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.8|Chevron seven locked.]]
Three years after the defeat of The Fallen, the Autobots and NEST took to dealing with human conflicts in the absence of the Decepticons. Optimus's vehicle mode was now complemented by a [[Armored Weapons Platform|large transformable trailer]], containing an armory of various weapons and flight equipment. While investigating a tip that a piece of Cybertronian technology could be found in the ruins of the [[Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant]], Optimus and his NEST allies were attacked by [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] and his pet [[Driller]], who attempted to steal the component. Optimus drove off Shockwave and his monstrous "pet", but was perturbed to discover that the recovered Cybertronian tech was a piece of the ancient Autobot spacecraft known as the ''[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]''—flagship of his mentor and predecessor, [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]], and believed destroyed during the war on Cybertron millennia beforehand.
[[File:DOTM optimus with trailer.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|"Callin' all trucks, this here's the duck. We're about to go a-huntin' bear."]]
Demanding an explanation from National Intelligence Director [[Charlotte Mearing]], Prime learned from both her and astronaut [[Buzz Aldrin]] that humanity had discovered the ruins of the ''Ark'' on Earth's [[Moon (moon)|moon]] in the 1960s. Travelling to the moon with Ratchet aboard the ''[[Xantium (DOTM)|Xantium]]'', Prime discovered the comatose form of Sentinel within the ''Ark''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s crash vault, along with a small fraction of the special cargo the ''Ark'' had been carrying—five [[pillar]]s capable of opening a [[space bridge]]. Optimus brought his old mentor back to Earth and used the Matrix of Leadership to reactivate him; showing him the peace and beauty of Earth, Optimus expressed his willingness to cede leadership back to Sentinel once more, but Sentinel refused.

[[File:DOTMSentinelOptimus.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.8|Sentinel, can you put that sword somewhere else so we can talk?]]
Unfortunately, it would soon transpire that Sentinel was in league with Megatron, when he murdered Ironhide and brought the pillars to [[Washington, D.C.]]. A shocked Optimus confronted his mentor at the National Mall reflecting pool, pleading with him to stop, but Sentinel was unmoved, and opened a space bridge through which at 200 Decepticon troops launched a vicious assault on the city. In the chaos that followed, Optimus tried to fight Sentinel; Sentinel defeated him, but spared his life in the belief he would come around to his side eventually. Naturally, Optimus refused, which led to Sentinel publicly denouncing him and his Autobots as rebels, falsely leading humanity to believe that their planet would be spared if they exiled Optimus's team into space aboard the ''Xantium''. Appearing to willingly comply, Optimus suspected Decepticon treachery—and he was right, as Starscream fired upon the ''Xantium'' soon after launch, destroying it. To all watching, it appeared Optimus and the Autobots had been destroyed, but in actuality, Prime had had his men hide within one of the ship's booster rockets, which had detached before the vessel's destruction.
[[File:DOTM optimus with flight tech.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|"That's my secret, Captain. I ''always'' want faces."]]
Optimus's team headed for [[Chicago]], which had been conquered by the Decepticons in their absence, and arrived just in time to rescue Sam, Epps and a team of former NEST soldiers from a Decepticon [[Orbital Assault Carrier|fighter ship]]. Venturing into the heart of the city, the Autobots were ambushed by Shockwave and the Driller, and Prime was separated from his trailer in the brawl. Leaving his Autobots to battle on without him, Prime quickly recovered the trailer and donned the flight tech within, which he used to slay the Driller. Unfortunately, he was then blasted by Shockwave and wound up tangled in the cables of a construction crane, temporarily taking him out of the fight.

By the time the [[Wreckers]] cut Optimus free, Sentinel had activated his space bridge and begun teleporting Cybertron itself into Earth's [[Solar System]]. Prime went on a rampage, scything through the Decepticons on the main battlefield on his way to a final confrontation with Shockwave; after killing the cyclopean Decepticon, he used Shockwave's own cannon to blast the space bridge's control pillar, stalling Cybertron's transportation. [[File:DOTM optimus executes sentinel.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.8|Hey, you guys remember when Optimus Prime used to crack jokes and play basketball? Good times.]] Optimus then demanded that Sentinel face him; his one-time mentor complied, and the pair engaged one another in a battle which Optimus initially dominated, but in which Sentinel eventually got the upper hand when he sliced off Prime's right arm. Before Sentinel could deliver a killing blow, however, Megatron himself intervened, attacking the elder Prime from behind and heavily damaging him. Megatron proposed a truce to Optimus, wishing only to be in charge of the Decepticons again; Optimus's response was to plunge his energon axe into Megatron's head and tear it from his shoulders, killing his eternal foe once more. The damaged and helpless Sentinel begged for mercy, claiming that all he ever wanted was their race's survival, but Optimus refused, claiming Sentinel didn't betray the Autobots, but rather ''himself.'' With bitter regret, Optimus executed his treacherous master with Megatron's shotgun. With Cybertron now apparently destroyed by the deactivation of the space bridge, Prime and the Autobots accepted Earth as their new home, and Optimus declared that the Autobots would never forsake the defense of the planet or its people. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}

{{note|Optimus Prime's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novels "[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (novel)|Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]" and "[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon: The Junior Novel]]"; the "[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon Movie Adaptation]]" and "[[Movie Trilogy]]" comics; and the storybooks "[[Autobots Versus Decepticons]]," "[[The Lost Autobot]]," "[[Optimus Prime's Friends and Foes]]," "[[Bumblebee's Best Friend]]," "[[Dark of the Moon: Action Pop-ups!]]" and "[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon Mix & Match]]." Numerous adaptations targeted at younger readers scaled back the film's violence. In the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon Movie Adaptation|comic book]] and [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (novel)|novel]] adaptations of the film, Optimus accepts Megatron's truce and allows him to leave, and he kills Sentinel not with Megatron's gun, but with Sentinel's own [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]] cannon.}}
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====''Age of Extinction'' film====
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]] (English), [[Tesshō Genda]] (Japanese)|[[Wang Kai]] (Chinese), [[Andrei Yaroslavtsev]] (Russian), [[Reiner Schöne]] (German), [[Alessandro Rossi]] (Italian), [[Jacques Frantz]] (European French), [[Guy Nadon]] (Canadian French), [[Alfonso Ramírez]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Jordi Boixaderas]] (Spain - Spanish), [[Zdeněk Maryška]] (Czech), [[Shailendra Pandey]] (Hindi), [[Imre Szélyes]] (Hungarian), [[Bebi Romeo]] (Indonesian), [[Sławomir Pacek]] (Polish), [[Guilherme Briggs]] (Portuguese), [[Arun Alexander]] (Tamil), [[Srinivasa Moorthy]] (Telugu), [[Thongchai Chanchamni]] (Thai), [[Ayhan Kahya]] (Turkish)}}
[[File:AoE-junkeroptimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|Optimus' years of hard drinking and wild partying had finally caught up with him.]]
At some point in the distant past, Optimus was a member of an order of Cybertronian knights dedicated to exploring the universe. When he left the order to focus on becoming a Prime, he left his [[Sword of Judgement|sword]] and shield in the Knights' Temenos.

Following the battle in Chicago and the dissolution of NEST, the US government continued granting Optimus and the other Autobots asylum on Earth, in spite of the negative reputation the Autobots had gained. The White House believed that [[Harold Attinger]] was working alongside Optimus Prime to hunt down the last of the Decepticon fugitives; what the President didn't know was that Attinger's [[Cemetery Wind]] taskforce had began hunting down Autobots and terminating them. Learning of the betrayal, Optimus broadcast an urgent message to the Autobots on Earth, ordering his troops to cut off all contact with humans and go into hiding. Optimus successfully evaded Cemetery Wind for several years, but was eventually pinned down in [[Mexico]], caught in an ambush set by Attinger's lieutenant [[James Savoy]] and their Cybertronian ally, the bounty hunter [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]]. Though badly wounded, Prime threw off his pursuers by scanning a dilapidated cab-over truck, and fled north to Paris, [[Texas]], where he hid in an abandoned movie theater and succumbed to stasis lock induced by his grievous injuries.

[[File:AOE-injuredoptimus.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.8|Cade Yeager was able to rebuild Optimus in a BARN! [[Iron Man|With a BOX OF SCRAPS!]]]]
Prime remained inert until aspiring roboticist [[Cade Yeager]] visited the theater for salvage. Hoping to strip the seemingly ordinary truck and sell the parts, he purchased Optimus and towed him home to his workshop, whereupon his examination of the truck's unusual inner workings led him to realize he had discovered a Transformer. Though Cade's daughter [[Tessa Yeager|Tessa]] and partner [[Lucas Flannery|Lucas]] wanted to turn Optimus in for a cash reward, Cade argued against it, wanting to increase his technical expertise by studying Optimus's systems further. To prove that the Transformer was "dead" and unable to retaliate, Cade opened the truck up and discovered a live missile from the truck's inner workings. When the missile was removed, Optimus suddenly awoke and transformed into robot mode. Confused and disoriented, Optimus threatened the humans, but Cade was able to calm him down, and offered to help repair him as best he could. Before he could get very far, Savoy's forces stormed the farm, forcing Optimus to hide underneath the barn, but when Savoy threatened Tessa's life, Optimus burst from concealment to aid his new human friends. A running battle with Lockdown ensued, culminating in an abandoned factory, where Prime regrouped with the Yeagers and Tessa's boyfriend [[Shane Dyson]] and escaped.

[[File:AOE optimus new altmode.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|Cemetery Wind would never think to go after a red and blue truck covered in flames!]]
After confirming that they had shaken their pursuers, Optimus summoned the surviving Autobots to a rendezvous point in the desert, scanning a passing truck on the way to adopt a new alternate mode and repair his injuries. Reuniting with Bumblebee, [[Drift (AOE)|Drift]], [[Crosshairs (AOE)|Crosshairs]], and [[Hound (Movie)|Hound]], an angry and embittered Prime announced his intent to break his long-held vow and kill the humans responsible for the Autobots' suffering. With Cade's help, the Autobots learned that the bodies of their fallen comrades were being taken to [[Kinetic Solutions Incorporated]] in [[Chicago]], where they were being melted down for [[Living metal|raw material]] to produce KSI's own Transformers. Enraged to learn that Ratchet had recently suffered this gruesome fate, Optimus led the Autobots in a furious attack on KSI, but stopped short of killing company head [[Joshua Joyce]] when the human shamed him by declaring that mankind had advanced past the Transformers. [[File:AOE optimus reformatted.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.6|I need a face. '''AND I'M LOOKIN' AT YOURS!''']] The Autobots pulled out, but Attinger ordered KSI creations "Galvatron" and [[Stinger (AOE)|Stinger]] to be sent after them; Optimus faced off against Galvatron, but before the battle could conclude, Lockdown shot down Optimus and dragged him away.

Imprisoned aboard Lockdown's ship, the very same one once used by the order of knights Optimus had been a part of, Optimus learned that the bounty hunter had been hired by the Transformers' mysterious [[Creator]]s to round up their renegade creations, starting with the ancient knights to whom the ship had once belonged. Optimus was soon rescued by his fellow Autobots, and they escaped by detaching the section of the ship they were in from the main body without Lockdown's notice. After the team regrouped, [[Brains]] revealed that Galvatron was, in fact, a rebuilt Megatron, and was planning to detonate a cyberforming [[seed]]—given to Attinger by Lockdown—in [[Hong Kong]]. Though Prime lacked a strong reason to defend humankind after his recent experiences, Cade petitioned him to have faith, in if not humanity itself, then in their potential to be better.

[[File:AOEOptimusRidingGrimlock.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|I have a giant robot dinosaur. Your argument is invalid.]]
Arriving in Hong Kong, the Autobots' stolen ship was shot down by Galvatron's forces and crashed in the Wulong Valley. In need of reinforcements, Optimus reclaimed his sword and shield from the ship's armory and freed the other captive knights aboard the ship, the [[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobots]], and proposed that they let him lead them into battle. Their leader [[Grimlock (AOE)|Grimlock]] was not receptive to this idea, and challenged Optimus, but the Autobot leader triumphed over him, and offered Grimlock freedom under his leadership, or death under his foot. Grimlock conceded defeat, and allowed Optimus to ride him into battle in his massive ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' mode. The Autobot-Dinobot alliance decimated Galvatron's army, forcing the Decepticon to retreat, but just when it seemed the day was won, Lockdown returned. Optimus disabled Lockdown's ship's tractor beam in order to allow his comrades to pull back while he faced the bounty hunter alone; during the course of their one-on-one fight, Optimus was forced to briefly break away to save Cade's life by shooting Attinger. [[File:OptimusPrimeleavesAOE.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.8| ''So if you care to find me'' ''Look to the western sky!'' ''As someone told me lately'' ''Everyone deserves a chance to fly!'']] Unfortunately, this distraction allowed Lockdown to impale Optimus on his own sword, immobilizing him, but Bumblebee and Cade intervened to hold off Lockdown while Shane and Tessa freed Optimus, enabling him to finally kill Lockdown. Optimus set off one of Lockdown's grenades to finish off Galvatron's remaining drones, and flew the humans to safety as it detonated.

After releasing the Dinobots from his command, Optimus prepared to depart into space, to both remove the seed from Earth, and to investigate the mystery of his creators, who still had a price on his head. His innate faith in humanity reignited by Cade and his family and friends, Optimus entreated the humans to think of one of the stars as his soul, and instructed the Autobots to guard the Yeagers, their allies, and all the humans they could.

As he left the planet, Optimus sent a message to the creators: leave Earth alone, because he was coming for them... {{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction}}
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====''The Last Knight'' film====
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]] (English), [[Tesshō Genda]] (Japanese)|[[Wang Kai]] (Chinese), [[Andrei Yaroslavtsev]] (Russian), [[Reiner Schöne]] (German), [[Alessandro Rossi]] (Italian), [[Jacques Frantz]] (European French), [[Guy Nadon]] (Canadian French), [[Blas Garcia]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Jordi Boixaderas]] (Spain - Spanish), [[Zdeněk Maryška]] (Czech), [[Shailendra Pandey]] (Hindi), [[Imre Szélyes]] (Hungarian), [[Sławomir Pacek]] (Polish), [[Guilherme Briggs]] (Portuguese), [[Thongchai Chanchamni]] (Thai), [[Ayhan Kahya]] (Turkish)}}

[[File:TLK-history-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|If Prime was a redcoat in 1815, he probably didn't like Americans very much...]]
In 1815, Optimus Prime participated in the {{w|Battle of Waterloo}} during the {{w|Napoleonic Wars}}. His early presence on Earth was covered up by the [[Order of the Witwiccans]].

After the battle of Hong Kong, Optimus exhausted his Energon in the vicinity of [[Jupiter]] and fell into [[stasis lock]], drifting through space. When [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] entered the Sol system, its gravitational pull affected Optimus and caused him to crash land on his homeworld, its atmosphere reviving him. Optimus awoke and despaired at the state of Cybertron. It was at this point that [[Quintessa (TLK)|Quintessa]] made herself known to Optimus, claiming to be his creator. Optimus cared very little for that and demanded to know what she'd done to Cybertron, trying to attack her when she refused to answer him, only to be overwhelmed by her powers and her [[Infernocon]]s. Quintessa accused Optimus of destroying Cybertron, but Optimus protested that Megatron had started the Great War. Quintessa however, retorted Optimus was responsible for Cybertron's state as he had been the one to launch the [[AllSpark]].

[[File:TLK Optimus chained.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Such folly and futility in the grand design.]]
With the Prime in chains, Quintessa explained her plan to him and why she needed him. She revealed to him that the Earth had formed around the body of [[Unicron]] and that she wanted Optimus to retrieve [[Staff of Merlin|her staff]] from the [[Guardian Knight|Knights of Iacon]] on Earth. With the staff, Quintessa would drain the life out of Unicron and use his energy to revive Cybertron. Brainwashing Optimus into "'''Nemesis Prime'''", she sent him back to Earth to complete the task.

[[File:TLK Optimus confronts Viviane.jpg|thumb|300px|Happy birthday, Kryptonian. I give you oblivion.]]
Nemesis Prime arrived back on Earth in the Knights' ship and slew two of their number before demanding that [[Viviane Wembly]] hand over the staff. His former ally Cade Yeager tried to reason with Optimus but Nemesis Prime reasserted his identity and claimed to fight only for Cybertron and its people. Once Viviane had handed over the staff, [[Santos]] (futilely) opened fire on Nemesis, who swatted the [[Transformers Reaction Force|TRF]] aside with his [[Quad Barrel Shotgun|shotgun]] and exited the ship. On the surface, Nemesis was assaulted by Bumblebee, whom the Prime easily bested in combat before the sound of Bumblebee's true voice allowed Optimus Prime to return.

[[File:TLKOptimusVsBumblebee.jpg|thumb|left|300px|It was at this point that Optimus' obsession with faces went too far.]]
The moment was short lived, as [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] flew in to steal the staff and the Knights arrived to slay Optimus for serving "Quintessa the Deceiver". While Optimus offered no resistance, viewing his execution as proper atonement, Cade managed to activate the [[Talisman (TLK)|Talisman]] and call off the Knights. Optimus then allied with the Knights and they flew off in the [[Knight Ship]] to confront Megatron and Quintessa on Cybertron. Arriving on [[Dragonstorm]], Optimus finally destroyed Infernocus by [[decapitation|decapitating]] all six Infernocons in a single mighty swing of his sword, reminding them that he is Optimus Prime. [[File:TLK Optimus decapitates Infernocons.jpg|thumb|300px|"Yeeart!"]]

In the [[ignition chamber]], Optimus engaged his old foe once again who tried to reignite their old friendship and offered Optimus the chance to stand beside them as they restored Cybertron. Optimus rebuked him, and was forced on the defensive before his fellow Autobots intervened and the Prime kicked Megatron out the side of the chamber.. Optimus then distracted Quintessa so Bumblebee could slay her when her defences were down as Vivian removed the staff, stopping Cybertron's destruction of Earth but leaving the two planets connected to one another. Optimus saved Cade and Vivian from falling to their death and, to the relief of their human allies, emerged from the destruction of the ignition chamber in his alternate mode with the two humans in his cab.

Despite the destruction of Earth being stopped, enough of Unicron's life force had been transmitted to Cybertron that it could again support its people. Optimus reflected that both humans and Cybertronians would have to work together to rebuild both their worlds before he sent out a call for all Autobots across the galaxy to return to Cybertron so they could begin rebuilding.
{{storylink|Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight}}
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====''Bumblebee'' film====
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]] (English), [[Jon Bailey]] (English international trailers), [[Tesshō Genda]] (Japanese)|[[Wang Kai]] (Chinese), [[Jacques Frantz]] (European French), [[Guy Nadon]] (Canadian French), [[Alessandro Rossi]] (Italian), [[Jordi Boixaderas]] (Spain-Spanish), [[Blas Garcia]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Reiner Schöne]] (German), [[Zdeněk Maryška]] (Czech), [[Shailendra Pandey]] (Hindi), [[Imre Szélyes]] (Hungarian), [[Sławomir Pacek]] (Polish), [[Guilherme Briggs]] (Portuguese), [[Andrei Yaroslavtsev]] (Russian), [[Thongchai Chanchamni]] (Thai), [[Ahyan Kahya]] (Turkish), [[Choi Nak-yoon]] (Korean, in-flight dub)}}
[[File:BBfilm-Optimus-Bumblebee-Earth.jpg|left|thumb|300px|"Wanna take our war here? Seems like it'd be fun."]]
Leader of the Autobot rebels during the war for [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Optimus Prime took part in the final battle for Cybertron against the Decepticons. Though he dispatched numerous [[Seeker (Movie)|Seeker]]s in the fight, he soon concluded that the Autobots were on the brink of being overrun by the Decepticon advance. As the Autobot rearguard battled [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]], [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], and [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]], Optimus explained to his troops that they would need to abandon Cybertron and regroup elsewhere in the galaxy, and as they headed to a nearby launchpad. Prime explained to his scout, [[Bumblebee (Movie)|B-127]], that he had selected [[Earth]] as the site of a new Autobot base, instructing him to reconnoiter the planet while he and the other refugees gathered Autobots throughout the galaxy to rendezvous at Earth.

As the other Autobots evacuated via escape pods, Optimus Prime stayed behind to delay any pursuit, leaping from the launchpad just as the Decepticons brought it down and fighting on alone. Soundwave confronted him, forcing Optimus to struggle briefly against Ravage. Though Optimus fought Ravage off, the distraction cost him his gun and allowed the Decepticons to surround him. Together, they advanced on the outnumbered and defenseless Autobot leader.

[[File:TF-BB-Optimus-Prime-and-Bumblebee-Earth-modes.jpg|thumb|300px|"Good work Bumblebee, I'm sure this mission won't result in a continuity nightmare."]]
Prime was somehow able to escape the Decepticons and leave Cybertron; at some point afterward, the Decepticons [[Shatter]] and [[Dropkick (Movie)|Dropkick]] fruitlessly attempted to interrogate [[Cliffjumper (Movie)|Cliffjumper]] about Prime's whereabouts. A memory-hazy B-127, while being repaired by [[Charlie Watson]] in a forest, unintentionally played a glitched hologram message from Optimus Prime, triggering a memory in the yellow soldier. Later the message played clearly, once again unintentionally by B-127 when he was beaten by Dropkick at [[Sector Seven]]. The message revealed to Shatter and Dropkick that Optimus and the Autobots were coming to join B-127 on Earth, prompting them to attempt to summon the larger Decepticon armada to Earth and destroy the planet before Optimus could arrive.

Prime arrived on Earth and adopted a cab-over truck mode as a terrestrial disguise, then met up with B-127—now calling himself "Bumblebee"—on the [[Golden Gate Bridge]] after Bumblebee and [[Charlie Watson]] parted ways. That night, Prime and Bumblebee took refuge in a nearby forest, with Optimus thanking the scout for his efforts and commending his bravery as they watched more Autobot escape crafts descend to Earth. {{storylink|Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee}}
{{note|Optimus Prime's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novel "[[Transformers: Bumblebee: The Junior Novel]]".}}

====''Rise of the Beasts'' film====
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]] (English), [[Tesshō Genda]] (Japanese)|[[Patrick Messe]] (European French), [[Guy Nadon]] (Canadian French), [[Reiner Schöne]] (German, Main Voice), [[Klaus-Dieter Klebsch]] (German, Second Trailer), [[Zdeněk Maryška]] (Czech), [[László Horányi]] (Hungarian), [[Blas Garcia]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Jordi Boixaderas]] (Spain-Spanish), [[Víctor Hugo Aguilar]] (Latin American Spanish, Second Trailer), [[Guilherme Briggs]] (Brazilian Portuguese), [[Sławomir Pacek]] (Polish), [[Thongchai Chanchamni]] (Thai), [[Zeki Atli]] (Turkish)}}

[[File:TF-ROTB-Optimus-Sees-Transwarp-Signal.jpg|thumb|left|300px|"Is this for that ''{{w|Stargate (film)|Stargate}}'' movie I heard Bumblebee was excited to see?"]]
Seven years after his arrival on Earth, Optimus Prime, stranded on Earth after his arrival, updated his alternate mode to have a bulbar and sun visors. He became mentally worn down from being unable to leave and laid low in New York for the time being, up until the [[Transwarp Key]] activated, sending a transmission into the sky. Optimus Prime immediately signaled for Bumblebee, [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]], and [[Mirage (Movie)|Mirage]] to rendezvous at a warehouse to make plans to retrieve the key and finally return home to Cybertron. Arriving last at the location, he noticed that Mirage had brought a human, revealed by Arcee to be [[Noah Díaz]], to their location. Optimus initially dismissed Noah and talked with the other Autobots to come up with a plan in order to retrieve the Transwarp Key. Mirage offered the idea of Noah to retrieve the key for them, as he was the ideal size in order for them to be able to sneak around into the location. Initially against the idea, Optimus eventually agreed to the plan.

[[File:TF-ROTB-Optimus-Prime-Confronts-Noah.jpg|thumb|300px|"Are you John Laurens in the place to be, two pints of Sam Adams, but working on three?"]]
Optimus waited on standby alongside Bumblebee and Arcee, the Autobot Leader still untrusting of Noah's capability to assist them. Bumblebee tried to say that the human race was not that bad, and while Optimus acknowledged that Bumblebee was treated kindly by [[Charlie Watson|another human]], he stood firm with his belief, and grew annoyed while waiting. The wait was shortened, however, as the [[Terrorcon (ROTB)|Terrorcons]] arrived on the scene, and Optimus headed into the battlefield with the other Autobots by his side. Optimus was overpowered by the Terrorcon leader, [[Scourge (ROTB)|Scourge]], and pinned to the floor via [[Battletrap (ROTB)|Battletrap]]. Before Scourge could deal the finishing blow to Optimus, Scourge redirected his attack towards Bumblebee, and Optimus had to watch his old friend be blasted by the Terrorcon leader, and was forced to retreat with Noah and another human, [[Elena Wallace]], after being rescued by the [[Maximal]] [[Airazor (ROTB)|Airazor]].

Wounded emotionally by the loss of Bumblebee, Optimus tried to pin the blame of the situation onto Noah, with the human placing the blame back on Optimus. Initially believing for all hope to be lost with Scourge holding the Transwarp Key and being able to summon [[Unicron]], Airazor clarified that Scourge had only half of the Transwarp Key, with Elena stating that the remaining half is in Peru. Optimus then changed their objective to getting both halves of the Transwarp Key and to kill Scourge. Realizing that the entire Autobot Team and the humans would need a means to travel to Peru, Optimus enlisted the help of [[Stratosphere]] to fly the team, remaining mostly silent in the flight to Peru, while hoping that Bumblebee could be revived with an Energon transfusion.

Upon arrival in Peru, Optimus and his team were guided by [[Wheeljack (ROTB)|Wheeljack]] to the city of [[Cusco]] in order to reach the location of the remaining half of the Transwarp Key, though they would not be able to traverse due to there being a festival held in the city at the time. Optimus reluctantly accepted the assistance of Noah and Elena to reach the temple while he and the other Autobots laid low in vehicle mode throughout the city for reinforcement. Upon the transmission received by Noah, Optimus and the other Autobots moved out towards their location to the jungle, with Scourge and the other Terrorcons following suit. Optimus transformed once out the city, telling Mirage he would get the half of the key from Scourge, as well as remove his head. Optimus shot at the Terrorcon leader, but Scourge tackled Optimus down the cliffside. Their fight was cut short by Airazor, Optimus then moved ahead towards the other Autobots and humans. Optimus then jumped into a standoff between the Autobots and humans against the other Maximals in the area. Airazor broke the tension between him and [[Optimus Primal (ROTB)|Optimus Primal]], the latter revealing to Optimus he was his namesake.

Resting in a nearby village that was aware of the existence of the Maximals, Optimus looked over the lifeless body of Bumblebee once more, with Primal stating that there was raw Energon in the area, but it was inert and would not be able to restore Bumblebee in the state it was in. Optimus then discussed the matter of the humans with Optimus Primal, the Maximal leader stating that all life mattered to them, while also finding that the humans are able to be trusted.

The day after this conversation, however, Airazor, corrupted by an attack from Scourge, stole both the Transwarp Key and Elena, and while ready to shoot down the infected Maximal, Primal stopped him from doing so. Optimus arrived to the location of both Elena and Noah, and noticed the latter was ready to destroy the half of the Transwarp Key with his blaster, but Optimus pleaded with Noah to not destroy it, the Key being his only way to get himself and the Autobots home. The Transwarp Key however was stolen once more and placed into the hand of Scourge, Optimus coming in shortly after Primal was forced to kill Airazor.

Left with little options, but also weighing Primal's belief in the humans alongside the efforts of Elena and Noah willing to not destroy the Key, Optimus made a plan to directly go after Scourge with the Maximals and Autobots, deciding to fight for Earth, and if necessary, die fighting to protect the planet no matter the cost. He joined in the plan to get the attention of the Terrorcons and Scourge while Elena and Noah sneaked up to the control panel of the Transwarp Drive and Elena could use the shutdown code in order to prevent Unicron's arrival. Optimus then partook in the final battle, taking on the Terrorcon [[Sweep (ROTB)|Sweep]]s as well as Battletrap, both him and Primal working together to dismantle the Terrorcon, with Optimus expressing annoyance with Primal doing the finishing blow.

Optimus soon made his way to the bridge in order to take on Scourge and assisted in the effort to stop the arrival of Unicron and protect Noah, but Optimus was soon be overwhelmed by the Terrorcon leader once more as well as an army of Sweeps. Optimus was saved however, by Bumblebee, who was revived via the Energon pulse given off by the Energon being ignited through the Transwarp Tower's activation. Upon being freed, Optimus gained the upper hand against Scourge. Though Scourge ended up destroying the control panel to the Transwarp Drive, Optimus emerged victorious in their final fight, removing Scourge's head from his body, and took back the Autobot insignia Scourge had taken from Bumblebee in their first encounter.

Left with no options to stop Unicron, Optimus was forced to take another action and planned to destroy the Transwarp Key. Optimus ordered the other Autobots to leave immediately, giving Bumblebee his insignia back, before readying himself. Unicron tried to bargain with the Autobot leader in order to preserve the Key, but Optimus refused to listen, destroying the Key and causing the platform to explode. Optimus tried to save himself from the transwarp vortex sucking him into the closing portal, only to be helped by Noah grabbing his axe. The human refused to let Optimus die, and then they were rescued by Optimus Primal, the Maximal Leader throwing him towards a road for him to drive both himself and Noah to safety, the latter giving him a boost while in vehicle mode.

Optimus then returned to America in Stratosphere with the other Autobots and the humans, having found the ability to trust in them should they face any future threats.
{{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)|Rise of the Beasts}}
{{note|Optimus Prime's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the books "[[Mission at the Museum]]" and "[[The Search Is On]]".}}

===Novels===
====''Ghosts of Yesterday''====
Before coming to Earth, Optimus Prime led the search for the AllSpark in the transport vessel, the ''[[Ark (Movie)|Ark]]''. In 1969, Earth-time, in an abandoned solar system, Prime and the crew discovered [[Ghost 1|a vessel]] of strangely Cybertronian design, which they pursued to a nearby planet. Prime dispatched Bumblebee to the surface to investigate the ship while he and the other Autobots battled Decepticons from the ''[[Nemesis (Movie)|Nemesis]]''; Prime personally took on and defeated [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]], [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]], and [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]]. Contact having been lost with Bumblebee during the fight, Prime headed down to the planet to join him, where a joint attack by Starscream and the alien ship sent the two Autobots tumbling into a subterranean cavern network.

Fleeing an attack by [[Worm-thing|indigenous worm-creatures]], Optimus Prime and Bumblebee came across the alien vessel, which Prime deduced was trying to surrender. Lines of communication were opened, and Prime realized that Starscream had duped the little aliens into attacking him. However, the creatures, who called themselves "[[human]]s", explained that they held Megatron, whom they called the Ice Man, on their home world, [[Earth]]. Realizing the destruction Megatron would wreak upon the defenseless humans if he escaped, Prime vowed to see them return to their world to warn it.

Prime blasted a way out of the caverns, but on the way back to the ''Ark'', the Decepticons attacked again, and Prime found himself in the difficult position of fighting Starscream and protecting the human ship. Speared by Bonecrusher's tail, Optimus seemed doomed to perish at Starscream's hand until the humans interceded, opening fire on Starscream. The Decepticon destroyed the humans and their ship in retaliation, but Optimus Prime, inspired by their courage and sacrifice, resolved to locate Earth—and the AllSpark which he speculated had come to rest there—before the Decepticons did... and hopefully before Megatron came back online. {{storylink|Transformers: Ghosts of Yesterday|Ghosts of Yesterday}}

====''The Veiled Threat''====
{{bigquote|I know Megatron. I know all of you. You would not have taken the AllSpark and left this world in peace. You would have subdued it and made slaves of its people. Even in the absence of the AllSpark, my conscience and that of my friends could not have allowed that.|Optimus Prime to [[Macerator (ROTF)|Macerator]]}}
Following the battle for the AllSpark in Mission City and the formation of NEST, Optimus and Lennox led a team of Autobots to investigate a Decepticon sighting in [[Zambia]]. They found a trap waiting for them, which resulted in Optimus being dragged over [[Victoria Falls]] by the Decepticon [[Macerator (ROTF)|Macerator]]; Prime saved himself by grabbing an outcropping and was hauled to safety by rookie Autobot [[Beachbreak]]'s tow line, but Starscream then killed Beachbreak in retaliation. Prime took the Autobot's death personally, regarding it as a failure of his leadership. The team proceeded to hunt down their Decepticons prey, and after a lengthy fight at the [[Kariba dam]], Optimus decapitated Macerator. The other Decepticons escaped however, and Optimus prevented Ironhide from firing after [[Dropkick (Movie)|Dropkick]] for fear of harming nearby humans.

Another mission to [[Australia]] saw Optimus and his team spend days searching the outback for Decepticons, during which they discussed the possibility that the Decepticons might be hunting for energy to resurrect Megatron. Optimus doubted there was an energy source on the planet that could do so. They eventually encountered [[Kickback (ROTF)|Kickback]], [[Trample]] and [[Tread]], three [[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicon]]s mining for minerals. Optimus found Kickback's sonic charge weapon to be a challenge, but with some help from Lennox, killed the Decepticon.

The narrow streets of [[Rome]] proved a challenge for Optimus's truck mode to navigate when NEST travelled there to hunt down [[Jolt (Movie)|Deadend]] and [[Swindle (Movie)|Swindle]]. After [[Knock Out (ROTF)|Knockout]] dealt to the two Decepticons, a furious Starscream challenged Optimus to one-on-one combat in the nearby [[Colosseum]]. Naturally it was a trap — Starscream had allied himself with a human, [[Bruno Carrera]], and together they trapped Optimus in a pit and set Barricade on him. With the help of four humans, Optimus broke free, threw Barricade into the pit and sealed him there. He then had only to show his face outside to where Starscream was fighting Ironhide, Ratchet and [[Salvage (Movie)|Salvage]], and the would-be Decepticon leader fled. {{storylink|Transformers: The Veiled Threat|The Veiled Threat}}

====''Classified''====
[[File:Tfc-battlemountain.jpg|thumb|upright=1]]
After the massive battle in Egypt and the defeat of The Fallen, NEST continued to hunt Decepticons around the Earth. When a trio of Decepticons
attacked the [[United States Air Force]] [[Nevada Test and Training Range]], Optimus Prime and Ironhide responded; Optimus attempted to talk [[Dropshot (Classified)|Dropshot]] into abandoning the Decepticon cause, but was forced to kill him when he attempted to kill some human soldiers. Likewise, when [[Bombshock (PCC)|Bombshock]] threatened to blow up some humans, Optimus and Ironhide took him down with a pincer movement they had practised during the war back on Cybertron, in the [[Battle of Polyhex]]. Returning to base, Optimus took part in a meeting of some generals, though he had to talk his way into doing so, as they were initially reluctant to include the aliens. Optimus disagreed that the Decepticons' target was [[Area 51]] and correctly deduced it to be [[Hawthorne Army Depot]]. When he arrived there with Ironhide, Bumblebee and Ratchet were already engaged in a battle with [[Reverb (ROTF)|Reverb]], however the Decepticon's personal [[force field]] made him impossible to hit and he did substantial damage to Prime. Once the shield was eliminated, Optimus defeated Reverb. Though Reverb asked Optimus to finish him off, Optimus instead took him prisoner. He also talked [[Marcus|General Marcus]] into allowing [[Kevin Bowman]] to join NEST. {{storylink|Transformers Classified: Switching Gears|Switching Gears}}

After supervising a test of a prototype [[Hyperdynamix]] tank, Optimus returned to the [[NEST Rapid Response Base]] for a briefing on a new Cybertronian storehouse detected at [[Battle Mountain]]. Before they had a chance to investigate, Optimus was forced to go defend Hyperdynamix against Decepticon attackers and was kept busy there trying to find the three aggressors. {{storylink|Transformers Classified: Battle Mountain|Battle Mountain}}

During a visit to Hyperdynamix Aerospace to learn about the [[Hyperdynamix Orbital Debris Disposal Initiative Station|HODDIS]] station intended to track incoming Cybertronians, and the satellite with which [[Alexander Porter|Dr. Porter]] intended to wipe out the Decepticons, incoming meteoroids were detected. Optimus and his team went to the crash site in [[Idaho]], and found themselves having to fight the giant [[robo-pede|robot centipedes]] which came out of the meteoroids. Despite suffering major damage, Optimus was able to dispatch two of them on his own. {{storylink|Transformers Classified: Satellite of Doom|Satellite of Doom}}
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===IDW movie comics===
[[File:Foundation1 optimus and sentinel.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.5|'''Optimus:''' Hey Sentinel! Wouldn't it be funny if you died on a ship, came back to life using the Matrix, betrayed your own kin, aided Megatron and killed my right-hand man? '''Sentinel:''' Heh, heh, heh. That'll never happen!]]
Optimus Prime was the last surviving descendant of the [[Dynasty of Primes]], orphaned and hidden away to protect him from the evil of The Fallen. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen issue 3|Revenge of the Fallen #3}} Optimus grew up with no knowledge of who he was, and was eventually found by Sentinel Prime, who claimed to be descended from [[Primus]] himself. Joining Sentinel's tribe of "Autobots", Optimus worked with his teacher and other pupils Megatron and [[Elita-One (Movie)|Elita-One]] to restore order to an energy-starved Cybertron by helping to locate the lost AllSpark, buried far beneath Cybertron's surface. Re-energized by a star harnessed by the science of [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Wheeljack]], the AllSpark restored life and energy to Cybertron, unifying the planet once more, but the old and weary Sentinel Prime had no desire to lead this new, united populace. At last, he revealed to Optimus the secret of his heritage, and that he, as "Optimus Prime", ought to succeed him as leader. {{storylink|Foundation issue 1|Foundation #1}} Unable to believe that he was a [[Prime (rank)|Prime]], Optimus turned the role down, proposing instead that he investigate Cybertron's history, in an attempt to bring some of the good the Primes created back to the world. Accordingly, Sentinel redrew his plans for Cybertron, having Optimus lead the archaeological [[Science Division]], while placing Megatron in charge of Cybertron's [[Defense Force]]. {{storylink|Foundation issue 2|Foundation #2}} Alas, neither Sentinel nor Optimus realized that Megatron had eavesdropped on their conversation. {{storylink|Foundation issue 1|Foundation #1}} Megatron was consumed with anger and jealousy at the knowledge that he was Sentinel's second choice, and further lost all respect for Prime because he had turned down an incredible birthright. {{storylink|Foundation issue 2|Foundation #2}} Nevertheless, the pair were able to govern Cybertron together for two generations, their two personalities creating a balance; Prime was fair while Megatron was firm. {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 1|Movie Prequel #1}} When [[Malcontent]] activity opposing Sentinel's order began escalating, however, Megatron intimidated Optimus into giving him supreme power in defense of the planet. {{storylink|Foundation issue 2|Foundation #2}}

[[File:Defiance1 Megs Prime argument.jpg|upright=2|thumb|"Hey, I wanted a mouthplate!"]]
When ''Lord'' High Protector Megatron toured a Science Division excavation site near the AllSpark [[Simfur Temple|temple]] at [[Simfur]], he and Optimus clashed over several issues; all Megatron cared about was whether the site contained power similar to the AllSpark, while Optimus insisted on taking things slowly with the reminder that it was ''his'' division was in charge of the proceedings. Subsequently, after the dig uncovered a mysterious [[sarcophagus|relic]], Optimus and Megatron's argument over what should be done with it was interrupted by an attack from [[Ejoornian|aliens]] from the neighbouring [[Eshems Nebula]]. Megatron ordered that the relic be taken to his personal quarters for protection during the battle, and Optimus could not argue. {{storylink|Defiance issue 1|Defiance #1}} After the aliens were repelled, Optimus ordered his science teams to help the survivors of the attack while he went to confer with Megatron, only to nearly come to blows with the High Protector when he demanded that Optimus marshal the Science Division for war against the aliens. Fear that Megatron sought to divide Cybertron, Optimus called a meeting of the Science Division and appealed to all those who served under him not to join Megatron on his crusade, asking them instead to stay by his side and continue on with their mission of peaceful research. {{storylink|Defiance issue 2|Defiance #2}} With help from closest confidants [[Prowl (Movie)|Prowl]] and [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]], Optimus broke into Megatron's quarters in search of some clue to his brother-in-arms' sudden compulsion towards war, but only had time to observe that the enigmatic relic had somehow been restored to pristine condition before he was forced to leave to avoid detection. {{storylink|Defiance issue 3|Defiance #3}}

[[File:Defiance3 optimus cybertron alt mode.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.8|Guys, stop look'n at me! I'm transforming here!]]
Returning to Science Division headquarters, Optimus was greeted with a stunning discovery: Ratchet, Elita-One and Arcee had uncovered other ancient artefacts, each of which bore a symbol that matched one on Optimus's helmet: a symbol that proved Optimus was indeed a descendant of the Dynasty of Primes. Prime went with Arcee and Ratchet to the excavation site, where they discussed the ramifications of this new information, only for the group to be apprehended for treason by an unwilling Prowl, forced to do so on the orders of Megatron. This turned out to be a trap, however: while they were being escorted to the city of [[Metrotitan (ROTF)|Metrotitan]], Megatron's forces ambushed them with intent to kill. Optimus bested Starscream and collapsed [[Metrotitan (ROTF)|Metrotitan]] on top of the attackers, {{storylink|Defiance issue 3|Defiance #3}} then raced back to the embattled excavation site to usher Elita-One, Sentinel Prime and Wheeljack to safety, with a little help from Elita's sister [[Chromia (ROTF)|Chromia]]. Optimus informed Sentinel of the marking on his head that proved his mentor had been right all along: now, he was Optimus ''Prime''. {{storylink|Foundation issue 3|Foundation #3}} All those loyal to Optimus regrouped at [[Burthov]], where Optimus was recognized as the leader of the group, with Prowl serving as his lieutenant. [[File:Foundation1 optimus is mad.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3| If I had a face everytime I got angry, I'd be rich.]] Captain Ironhide—a former member of Megatron's Defense Force, who had now christened themselves the "Decepticons"—informed Optimus of the huge starship ''[[Nemesis (ROTF)|Nemesis]]'' that Megatron was building, and the newly christened Prime began working toward equipping his own side with similar vessels. Though the Autobots found themselves at an advantage when the ''Nemesis'' left Cybertron with the balance of the Decepticon forces, it was then that ''true'' war finally broke out between Optimus's and Megatron's forces. {{storylink|Defiance issue 4|Defiance #4}}

The war raged for thousands of years, with no end in sight until Sentinel came up with a solution: a "torch" that could bring the conflict to an end without the mass murder of the Decepticons. Contact with the AllSpark was required to activate it, so the Autobots made for Simfur Temple, {{storylink|Foundation issue 3|Foundation #3}} where Optimus held off Megatron so that Elita-One could activate the torch and deliver it to Sentinel. Sentinel loaded the torch aboard the Autobots' ship, the ''[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]'', but to Optimus and Megatron's disbelief, Starscream blew the ship out of the air. Consumed with grief and rage at the apparent death of his mentor, Optimus ordered Wheeljack to use the second, remaining ''[[Ark (Movie)|Ark]]'' to transport the AllSpark away Simfur, then declared he would be going on a suicide mission to kill Megatron. {{storylink|Foundation issue 4|Foundation #4}} Concerned for their friend, Ironhide and Elita-One stayed by Prime's side as he made his way through the soldiers guarding Megatron's [[Lord High Protector citadel|citadel]]. {{storylink|Foundation issue 1|Foundation #1}} {{storylink|Foundation issue 2|Foundation #2}} Optimus demanded Megatron face him, but the Decepticon leader responded by dropping the [[smelting pool]] on him. Ironhide saved Prime from the fiery rain, and Optimus then entered Megatron's chamber alone, to discover his former ally surrounded by hungry [[hatchling]]s, confident that the "weak" Optimus would not harm the infants to get to him. {{storylink|Foundation issue 3|Foundation #3}} At that point, Wheeljack's team removed the AllSpark from its temple, plunging Cybertron into darkness. Optimus escaped, leaving Megatron to fend off his ravenous hatchlings, and joined Ironhide in fending off Starscream and Shockwave. Returning to oversee the AllSpark's transportation, Optimus recognized that the drastic actions he had taken had forever fractured his relationship with Elita-One, and observed he still had a long way to go to being a great leader. {{storylink|Foundation issue 4|Foundation #4}}

[[File:Ark Bridge Defiance4.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.5|"Who ''are'' all you people?"]]
To put the AllSpark's power beyond Megatron's reach, Optimus Prime made preparations to send it off-planet. Allowing word to reach the Decepticons that the cube was being held at Simfur, Prime and the main force of his Autobots occupied their enemies in battle there, while a small team led by Bumblebee guarded the AllSpark's true hiding place, [[Tyger Pax]]. The cube was launched into space, and Megatron immediately gave chase. {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 1|Movie Prequel #1}} {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 2|Movie Prequel #2}} Optimus was immediately regretful of his decision, feeling that in buying the Autobots some time in the war, he had sentenced their world to death, but Prowl insisted he had made the right choice, and that he had turned death into a fighting chance to live. Bolstered by Prowl's words, Prime and his Autobots took off after the AllSpark and Megatron aboard the ''Ark'', hopeful that they could defeat the Decepticon leader while he was alone, and bring the cube back to heal their homeworld. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 1|The Reign of Starscream #1}}

[[File:AllianceOptimusHoloDriver.jpg|upright=1.8|thumb|[[Peter Cullen|Optimus Prime]] driving Optimus Prime! Sheer awesomeness!]]
Following Optimus and the Autobots' arrival on Earth, and the subsequent battle of [[Mission City]] and the destruction of Megatron and the AllSpark, {{storylink|Transformers: Movie Adaptation}} Optimus Prime helped eliminate the remaining [[AllSpark Mutation]]s skittering around the city, then requested the help of William Lennox and his men in getting the Autobots out of the city before other, less trustworthy humans could arrive. They located a trailer that Prime could use to transport the deceased body of his first lieutenant [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]], and, equipped with a hologrammatic driver to avoid suspicion on the road, Prime led his Autobots in rolling out. Sector Seven's Seymour Simmons would later exploit this friendship between Prime and Lennox when, a month later, he convinced Lennox to request assistance from Prime and the Autobots in transporting the Decepticons' remains. {{storylink|Alliance issue 1|Alliance #1}} Prime's team was to escort a Sector Seven convoy from their Nevada base to a naval base at [[California|San Diego, California]], from whence the Decepticons and Jazz's remains would be buried at sea. Before departing Nevada, he entrusted the remaining AllSpark fragment to [[Vine|Professor Vine]] for safekeeping, but had second thoughts soon after leaving, and ordered Bumblebee and Ironhide to turn around and retrieve it. {{storylink|Alliance issue 2|Alliance #2}} The two returned to discover that the base had been attacked in their absence by Decepticons [[Wreckage (Movie)|Wreckage]] and Starscream; Prime soon arrived back to retake ownership of the shard. {{storylink|Alliance issue 3|Alliance #3}}

[[File:Alliance4 angryLennox Prime.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.8| Did I ever tell you about my unhealthy addiction?]]
Weeks later, following the aquatic interment of Jazz and the Decepticons, Optimus and Lennox agreed to a formal [[NEST|alliance between the Autobots and humans]] as the first line of offense and defense against the Decepticons. The team trained on the island of Diego Garcia, their mutual respect for one another growing, and soon word came in of new Decepticon sightings around Earth. {{storylink|Alliance issue 3|Alliance #3}} For their first mission, NEST was deployed to [[San Francisco]] to take out the Decepticons Deadend and Swindle, the former of whom was quickly dispatched by Prime via a head-on collision. Swindle's last words caused Prime concern, as they suggested more Decepticons would soon be coming to search the Earth for something; Lennox feared it might be Sam Witwicky, and Prime, sadly convinced the boy was destined to be a part of the conflict, decided to send Bumblebee to resume his role as Sam's guardian. {{storylink|Alliance issue 4|Alliance #4}}

[[File:Alliance4 Prime killingspree.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|Freedom is the right of all '''non-Decepticon''' sentient beings.]]
Knowing that Lennox's superiors held little trust in the Autobots, Optimus Prime dedicated himself and his Autobots to working harder to prove their goodwill through continued success. NEST proceeded to hunt for Decepticons around the world over the next year, with Optimus Prime personally destroying [[Jetstorm (Movie)|Jetstorm]], [[Dropkick (Movie)|Dropkick]] and [[Incinerator (Movie)|Incinerator]]. NEST's ranks continued to grow, with Autobot refugees even arriving on Earth in response to the message Optimus had sent into space, including Prime's old friend Elita-One. {{storylink|Alliance issue 4|Alliance #4}} One particular new arrival proved a little troublesome, however: in November 2008, [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] caused chaos in [[Uruguay]] when he recklessly pursued his old Decepticon foe [[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]] towards [[Buenos Aires]]. Prime assured [[Morshower|Admiral Morshower]] that they would forcibly bring Sideswipe in if necessary, but fortunately, Ironhide was able to calm the rampaging Autobot down. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 2|Tales of the Fallen #2}} Demolishor escaped, but was tracked to Shanghai by NEST the following year, and Prime's team headed out to finally take the giant Decepticon down. {{storylink|Alliance issue 4|Alliance #4}}

[[File:Nefarious2 Prime on Soundwave.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.95|Ass-whooping. Noun. To have your posterior presented to you with overwhelming force.]]
After Optimus's death and rebirth during the conflict with The Fallen, {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Official Movie Adaptation|Revenge of the Fallen movie adaptation}} NEST resumed its day-to-day business of hunting down rogue Decepticons. Optimus was dissatisfied with their present reactive state, however, insisting that they begin proactively rooting out Decepticons before they struck. With NEST low on resources, Optimus deployed several new Autobot arrivals to deal with a Decepticon attack on [[Kingdom Petrochemicals]]. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 1|Nefarious #1}} The presence of [[Initiative|unknown humans]] at the petrochemical plant gave Prime and Lennox something to puzzle over, and soon after, when NEST was tipped off to Decepticon activity in [[Utah]], the pair believed things to be connected. Optimus went to Ironhide and Sideswipe's aid in Utah, besting [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] and taking him into Autobot custody in order to learn everything he knew about the enigmatic human organization. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 2|Nefarious #2}} Optimus oversaw the preparations of the facilities for holding Soundwave, rather than face having to tell Major Lennox what they'd done, but this proved the wrong choice: when the plane carrying Soundwave was shot down by [[Buzzsaw (ROTF)|Buzzsaw]], Prime's off-the-record actions meant that Lennox was unable to call in any help. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 3|Nefarious #3}}

[[File:Nefarious6 Optimus must feed allspark.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|I hope [[Rubik's Cube#Revenge of the Fallen|this cube]] isn't like the ones you find in [[Walgreens]].]]
When [[Theodore Galloway]] got too close to discovering the actions of the [[Initiative]], the mysterious human group, they sent the mind-controlled Decepticon [[Ransack (ROTF)|Ransack]] to eliminate him. Optimus sent [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] to help him, after which Soundwave returned and proposed an alliance between himself and the Autobots to stop the Initiative for good. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 4|Nefarious #4}} Soundwave led the Autobots to the location of the [[Initiative base]] in [[California]], but the mobile headquarters had moved on by the time they arrived. Following its trail to Utah, Optimus sensed the power of something very like the [[AllSpark]] upon approach, and began to realize what they were up against—though he did not expect that the Autobots would then find themselves facing brainwashed Transformers, including [[Armorhide (Movie)|some]] [[Blazemaster|of]] [[Brawn (ROTF)|their]] [[Smokescreen (Movie)|own]] comrades! {{storylink|Nefarious issue 5|Nefarious #5}}

During the battle, Optimus demanded their foe surrender the [[Project Nefarious|artificial AllSpark]] they possessed, but [[Carter Newell]], head of the Initiative, responded by trying to use the artifact to terminate all Cybertronian life. An injury courtesy of [[Reedman]] aborted the attempt, and Newell tried to flee, forcing Optimus to ram the truck he was in. From the wreck, Optimus pulled the rapidly-destabilizing faux-AllSpark, and was ready to feed it his own [[spark]] to stop the deadly chain reaction building within it. Luckily that turned out to be unnecessary, as [[Fortress (ROTF)|Fortress]]—a [[Seeker (ROTF)|Seeker]] who had long been the Initiative's captive—took the AllSpark from him and carried it into space, where it exploded safely. In the aftermath, Optimus noted that the Initiative databanks had been picked clean by Soundwave, and feared the possibility that anyone else might attempt to recreate the AllSpark. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 6|Nefarious #6}}

[[File:RisingStorm1 ElitaandOptimus.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.5|Optimus, you don't wanna know.]]
The Autobot refugees rescued from the Initiative were eager to get back in the field, but Optimus encouraged them to take more time to recuperate, as they were clearly not fully healed. The havoc the Initiative wrought had convinced Optimus that the Autobots had to refocus their efforts on a new objective: ensuring that no other humans could exploit Cybertronian technology. A team inducing Elita-One and her sisters was deployed to recover Cybertronian weapons from an arms dealer; upon their return to Diego Garcia, Prime shared a quiet moment with Elita, learning more about the new symbiotic bond that had recently been forged between her and her sisters, and growing fearful of the violent streak she had developed. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 1|Rising Storm #1}}

When word reached NEST that Sam Witwicky had come under attack from Decepticons in [[Philadelphia]], Optimus mobilized the Autobots to respond. With Arcee having been injured on the previous mission, he initially wanted her and her sisters to stay behind, but they insisted on going. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 2|Rising Storm #2}}

During the flight to Philadelphia, Optimus tried once more to have Arcee sit out of the mission, but Elita reinforced her need for revenge—a sentiment that only opened old wounds between her and Prime, reminding both of the time in the past when Prime let his rage get the better of him. Elita's anger over Prime's abandonment of her on Cybertron, and the fact that her death and reunion with him had only led to more fighting and killing, boiled over, and she and her sisters angrily departed on their own mission: to infiltrate what the Autobots believe to be the Decepticons' base of operations in upstate New York. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 3|Rising Storm #3}}

[[File:RisingStorm4 shockers vs prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|Shockwave threatens his face collection.]]
Optimus and the rest of the team proceeded on to Philadelphia, where they engaged and contained the Decepticons, but after a while, Elita reappeared, attempting to warn them that the whole thing was a trap laid by Shockwave. No sooner had she spoken his name, the cyclopean Decepticon himself rocketed down out of the air and crushed the life out of her. Driven into a rage by her death, Optimus Prime took Shockwave on one-on-one, and would have killed him had Shockwave's pet [[Driller]] not came to save his master. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 4|Rising Storm #4}}

Shockwave had also ravaged the Diego Garcia base and killed all the Autobots stationed there, requiring it to be shut down and NEST operations moved to Washington, D.C. Optimus oversaw the decommissioning of the facility, {{storylink|Dark of the Moon issue 1|Dark of the Moon #1}} which was soon followed by the return and betrayal of Sentinel Prime. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon Movie Adaptation|Dark of the Moon adaptation}}
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====''Transformers: Beginnings''====
[[File:Optimusprimemovieprequel.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Black and white is edgy and cool, so we use it Bumbles.]]
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]] (English)}}
Bumblebee remembered Optimus Prime's orders that they must launch the AllSpark into space, for it was better to lose it to the depths of space than allow Lord Megatron to corrupt it with his evil. For wherever there is hope, there is life. {{storylink|Transformers: Beginnings (Movie)|Transformers: Beginnings}}

{{note|Transformers: Beginnings is a condensed, flash-animated retelling of the events of the [[Transformers: Movie Prequel|Movie Prequel]], described in the above section.}}
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====''Schick Hydrobot and the Transformers''====
[[File:OptimusMegatronSchickComic.jpeg|thumb|300px|No Megatron! '''THAT FACE IS MINE!''']]
While searching for Decepticons, who had plans to build an Energon converter to create a massive army and enslave the Earth, Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, and Hound came across [[Hydrobot (TLK)|Hydrobot]] and mistook him for a [[Decepticon]]. Before they could catch him, Hydrobot escaped from the Autobots' clutches. The trio started to realize that they might have judged the small 'bot wrongly when Hound found out that the [[H-Boostium|substance]] Hydrobot left behind was nothing like something a Decepticon would use. Optimus requested Hound to trace its source, which led the Autobots to a [[Schick]] R&D department. They gained access into it in vehicle mode by fooling the guard into believing that the vehicles modes they were using was ordered by the scientist Dr. [[Hiroshi Benson]] himself. Upon gaining access to the laboratory, they confronted Hiroshi in robot mode, which left the human scientist baffled.

Shortly after the scientist finished explaining the origin of the substance and Hydrobot, a squadron of Decepticons led by Megatron suddenly bursted through the wall, explaining their intent to use the devices inside Hiroshi's laboratory to build the Energon converter. Luckily, Hydrobot arrived at the scene to help the Autobots. Just before Megatron and Optimus could dish it out, Megatron grabbed a hold of Hiroshi but failed to stop the human from explaining how to use the [[Energy-field razor|control set]] against Decepticons. A surprise punch from Optimus staggered Megatron and gave Hydrobot enough time to snitch the device away and use it to release a shock burst through Bumblebee towards the Decepticons, prompting them to retreat. After all was said and done, Optimus apologised to Hydrobot for the misunderstanding. The trio and Hiroshi later realised that Hydrobot had forged a new life for himself. The trio then gave Hydrobot a lift and bid their farewells. {{storylink|A New Friend|A New Friend}}
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===Titan movie comics===
[[File:OptimusMovie GeoffSenior.JPG|upright=1.4|left|thumb|Starting as he means to go on.]]
When war broke out, Optimus Prime studied the entire history of intergalactic warfare from any datatrack he could find—he studied whole campaigns to desperate last stands, gaining a focused "playbook" of warfare strategy. He understands warfare on a practical and psychological level, and in desperate battles knows to show no mercy to opponents beyond a swift death. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4|Autobot VS Decepticon Smackdown!}}

While preparing to launch the AllSpark into space, Optimus hesitated before pressing the fateful button, fearful that he was condemning his world to a slow death. Before he could reach a conclusion, Prime came under attack from a drone sent by Megatron to kill him, and instructed his assistant [[Arctus]] to launch the AllSpark if he had not returned from the fight within ten cycles. When Prime's battle with the drone carried them both into the AllSpark chamber, the drone attempted to alert Megatron to the cube's location, forcing a desperate Prime to transform into his cometary protoform and cannonball directly into his opponent. The drone was successfully blown it pieces, but Prime was knocked out by the impact, and experienced a prophetic vision of [[Mission City|a battle on another world]]. Realizing that the AllSpark's ejection could spread the Transformers' war to other planets, Prime awoke too late to change the course of fate, and could only watch as the AllSpark rocketed off into the sky... {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 1|Prelude: Optimus Prime}}

Prime and his Autobots pursued the AllSpark to Earth and battled the Decepticons for it. Almost immediately after triumphing over their foes, however, Optimus and his men had to face them ''again'' when they somehow rose as [[zombie]]s. Despite having no idea how they could be stopped and having had his power drained by fighting Megatron, Optimus continued to fight the monsters rather than let them run amok. Fortunately, Ratchet deduced that they had been reanimated by energies scavenged from the AllSpark by Starscream, enabling the Autobots to target their power sources and slay them once more. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 7|Starscream's Militia}}

[[File:Titan5 Optimustwins.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|"Your slang is bad and you should ''feel'' bad!"]]
With the formation of NEST, Optimus found he had to strive daily to gain credibility with the human powers-that-be. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.5|Reversal of Fortune}} Working diligently to root out Decepticon threats around the globe, Prime was too busy to meet with new Autobot arrivals Skids and Mudflap, who claimed to have important information for him, though Ironhide noted that the twins had cried wolf so many times, even Optimus had trouble believing their stories these days. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.3|Learning Curve}} While in [[Australia]] on NEST business, Prime went into action alongside Arcee to apprehend [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]]; the two Autobots found the terrain down under to be a challenge, while Sideways was in his element, so Prime elect to just ''blow up'' the terrain instead. Taking the captive Sideways back to Diego Garcia, Prime was greeted on arrival with the sight of Skids and Mudflap brawling on the runway. He bawled them out over improper conduct, but before he could go further, Scorponok made an attack. In the firefight that followed, Optimus tripped over Skids, and by the time he had righted himself, Scorponok and Sideways had both escaped. Knowing that the enemy could ''not'' have got this close without NEST security being compromised, Optimus was convinced by Sideswipe's argument that the twins had turned traitor and had them taken away for questioning. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.5|Reversal of Fortune}}

When the twins were sprung by Decepticons, Prime agreed with Theodore Galloway that the Autobots would make finding the twins a number one priority. However, Optimus was left suspicious when a [[Soundwave (ROTF)|mysterious "friend"]] tipped the Autobots off about the twins. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.6|Outlaw Blues}} [[File:Titan10 Optimusgetsout.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.8|Never had a human face before. GIVE ME IT ANYWAY!]] Soon, it came out that the twins were being framed and by tracking the two, Optimus and his men found out about a Decepticon base near [[Mars (planet)|Mars]]. Optimus led a raid on it, taking down the [[Purple generic drone|drone army]] stationed there. But he never did get to hear Skids and Mudflap's intel, about a mysterious threat known as The Fallen... {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.8|Back-to-Back}}

Following The Fallen's attack on Earth, Optimus continued operations against the Decepticons. [[Jolt (ROTF)|Jolt's]] over-enthusiasm began to muck that up, causing damage and getting NEST into trouble, despite Optimus's attempts to point this out to him. Optimus had to confine him to base. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.9|Culture Shock}} Soon after that, he was drawn out into a trap by [[Trophy White]] and the [[Free Men]], who wanted to take his head as a trophy. Optimus worked out their plan and allowed himself to be captured by the deranged hunter, in order to keep the fight away from civilians. He pretended to be securely chained down and listened to White's sociopathic ravings, before (at the moment he considered funniest) breaking free and taking White prisoner. Shockingly, he found keeping the severed heads of animals as trophies to be ''bad'', and destroyed Trophy's trophies. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.10| Bring Me the Head of Optimus Prime}}

[[File:DividedLoyalties prime striketeam.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8]]
When several Decepticons escaped from NEST's [[Bloemfontein]], [[South Africa]] holding facility, Optimus ordered his men to let the prisoners flee: a battle outside [[World Cup|a major sports event]] would cause unacceptable civilian casualties. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.13|Inside Out!}} This led to a major collapse in Autobot popularity, and open battles with Decepticons in cities were just risking further alienation. In response, Prime created a secret covert unit (even under NEST's radar) that would monitor the Decepticons, wait for windows of opportunity out of the public eye, and then hit hard and fast. While this worked, Optimus was left disquieted: the tactics he was using were too akin to the Decepticons, and a fine line was being walked. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.18|Shadow War}} Tracking the Decepticons, led by [[Bludgeon (ROTF)|Bludgeon]], to a base in [[Russia]], Optimus led a strike team in, unaware that [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] had sold them all out to Bludgeon and that they were walking into an ambush. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.20|Divided Loyalties}} "Luckily," Megatron arrived to destroy Bludgeon in punishment for running a rival faction; rather than engage Optimus, Megatron departed with the ominous warning that a day of reckoning was coming soon. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.21|A Short, Sharp Lesson!}}

[[File:Titan3-3 OpSoundwavefaceoff.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.8|"Sorry Soundwave, you're going to need braces."]]
When a relic of [[Ark (DOTM)|an unknown UFO]] was discovered in Fiesole, [[Italy]], Optimus led a NEST team to secure the find. Starscream launched a surprise attack to claim it: Optimus ordered the human archaeologist to keep digging and fought the Decepticon, taking two blows before overpowering and thrashing him. But Starscream kept fighting, asking Optimus if there were things worth dying for. Optimus agreed and said he was willing to die to save Earth from Decepticons... at which point Starscream suckerpunched him and stole the artifact. Optimus was left concerned about what the 'cons were up to {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 3.1|Fight for Fiesole}} but found himself distract by other plots hatched by Soundwave. After intel from Bumblebee led NEST to the Laguna De Guatavita, Optimus and Ratchet tracked down Soundwave working alongside the [[Tanto Gang]]. After the Decepticon and his allies had uncovered [[El Dorado]], Soundwave turned on the Tanto Gang, and the Autobots swooped in the middle of the carnage. Optimus beat down the Decepticon, and forced him to explain his motives: using El Dorado's gold, Soundwave planned on crashing the Earth's economy. Though the Autobots foiled the plot, both Soundwave and the Tanto Gang escaped when the latter triggered a bomb to cover their retreat. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 3.2|Blood And Gold}} Optimus then encountered Soundwave in [[Spain]] after he'd drawn [[Robert Epps]] and Bumblebee into an ambush. With Bumblebee near death, Optimus agreed to fight Soundwave without weapons if it would mean his comrade's survived, and he was nearly sent plummeting off the mountaintop in the resulting fight. However, he managed to use Soundwave's sonic blasts and the local environment against his foe; by locating a fissure, he snuck behind Soundwave, and shoved him into an avalanche triggered by the Decepticon's attacks. Soundwave was swept away and Optimus emerged victorious. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 3.3|Dealing with the Devil}}

When Ratchet contacted NEST to let them know there was trouble at the [[Tech Museum of Innovation]], Optimus himself turned out to help chase off Starscream and Barricade. He later tried to convince the anti-[[Transformer|Cybertronian]] protesters that the Autobots were here to help, but Ratchet and Ironhide's actions during the fight had already convinced them of that, and their leader, [[Marcus Castor]], was already producing anti-Decepticon T-shirts. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 3.4|Automatic for the People}}

[[File:ThousandIslandFight prime shield.jpg|thumb|upright=2]]
In the aftermath of the battle for Chicago, Optimus and Decepticon defector [[Drift (AOE)|Drift]] were cleaning up ''Ark'' debris on the Moon. Optimus was bemused that Drift would rather be hunting down Decepticons instead, asking if he really wanted to fight his former allies, and pointing out this was necessary work. Soon after, Drift was horrified to find the corpse of his old comrade [[Knucklehead]]. He recounted a story involving them and the murderer, [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]], and Prime said he was sorry for the loss. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 5.1|Adrift in Space and Time}}

A while later, Optimus, Bumblebee, and [[Crosshairs (AOE)|Crosshairs]] engaged a trio of Decepticon survivors in [[Jakarta]], [[Indonesia]]. When their charges retreated, Optimus suggested that the three Autobots follow together, but Crosshairs insisted that he go it alone. After giving permission for this action, Prime commanded Bumblebee to keep a watchful eye on the new arrival and relay any findings back to him. With the three Decepticons located and single-handedly defeated by Crosshairs on the island of [[Pulau Bidadari]], Optimus informed Crosshairs that he was more than combat ready, but he had the feeling that they may have missed [[Lockdown (ROTF)|something...]] {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 5.2|Thousand Island Fight}}

[[File:AcceptNoSubstitute prime vs stinger.jpg|left|thumb|upright=2]]
When [[Stinger (AOE)|Stinger]] impersonated Bumblebee, Optimus found himself training his weapons on both of the 'bots, confident that the true Bumblebee would be able to prove his identity. He did not have long to wait, as Bumblebee saved a human who had fallen from a nearby burning building, and Optimus quickly overpowered Stinger and ordered him to get out of his sight, repulsed by his artificial nature. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 5.3|Accept No Substitutes!}}

Hearing a news report suggesting a potential Transformer threat in the town of [[Cullum]], Optimus Prime investigated alongside Crosshairs, and discovered that the area was being menaced by a powerful [[turbofox]]. Crosshairs had once lost an entire platoon to a pack of turbofoxes and struggled to overcome his fears in order to help Prime battle the creature, but fortunately, just as Prime was about to become fox-food, Crosshairs got his head in order and blasted the beast. Optimus congratulated him on conquering his fear, and hoped that humankind would be able to do the same and become allies of the Autobots' once again. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 5.5|Creature of Chaos}}
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====Alternate timeline====
[[File:TitanUK9 frozen prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|The Prime Who Came In From The Cold]]
In a parallel universe, the battle of Mission City turned out very differently—Optimus was defeated and captured by Megatron, and the AllSpark fell into Decepticon hands. The Decepticons proceeded to conquer North America, and by the start of 2008, had begun a plan to cyberform the Earth using the AllSpark's energies. Working with Mikaela Banes and [[Tom Banachek]], the Autobots staged a plan to rescue Prime, who they knew was being held in Sector Seven's old Hoover Dam base, repurposed by the Decepticons as their new headquarters... but when Bumblebee and Mikaela infiltrated the base, they did not expect to find Prime frozen solid by the liquid nitrogen cooling system previously used to imprison Megatron. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 9|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 1}} While Bumblebee distracted Megatron, Mikaela began her attempt to deactivate the system, {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 10|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 2}} but soon came under attack herself by [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 10|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 3}} Fortunately, she was able to dupe Frenzy into rupturing the liquid nitrogen tanks with his blades, damaging the system to the point where Prime began to thaw out. The revived Prime challenged Megatron to a duel, {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 12|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 4}} but as they fought, Optimus learned that Megatron's link to the AllSpark allowed his old enemy to instantly heal any damage Prime managed to inflict. Luckily, Bumblebee and Mikaela saved the day, hitting the distracted Megatron with an old [[Sector Seven]] nanovirus, which destroyed him from within. Simultaneously, Autobots elsewhere destroyed the AllSpark to halt its cyberforming of Earth, but despite this success and the death of Megatron, Prime could take no satisfaction in victory: this battle was won, but the war remained... {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 13|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 5}}

[[File:Aftermathpt2 prime attacked by NATO.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.5|Proportions? Never heard of it!]]
Surveying the damage done to Earth, Prime became resigned to the fact that Humanity, battered by Decepticon occupation, would view both Autobot and Decepticon as hostile invaders. Worse yet, although a fragment of the AllSpark had survived the cube's destruction, Optimus feared its contact with Megatron had corrupted it beyond all hope. In spite of these concerns, Prime was quick to order his men to protect a human shelter against Decepticon attack, but the Autobots' defense was misinterpreted as hostile action, and they came under attack from a [[NATO]] unit. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 14|Aftermath, Part 1}} Optimus refused to allow his men to return fire, but fortunately, the crisis soon passed when the human who had ordered the attack was freed from the Decepticon mind-control that had guided his actions. Optimus surrendered to the humans, beginning an alliance between the Autobots and the United States government. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 15|Aftermath Part 2}}

After examining a particularly volatile spot of geological flux brought on by the AllSpark's energy in [[Okeechobee]], [[Florida]] alongside Tom Banachek and recently appointed [[Theodore Allen|President Theodore Allen]], Optimus Prime returned to the Autobots' base in [[Savannah]], [[Georgia]], where he was shocked to discover that Ratchet had used the AllSpark fragment that Prime had entrusted to him to resurrect Jazz. Prime assigned Ratchet and Jazz to monitor the Okeechobee situation, but warned Ratchet to keep a close eye on Jazz, fearing what the potentially-tainted AllSpark had done to him. Unfortunately, Prime's fears proved true, and Jazz soon revealed himself to have been left corrupted and amoral by the shard's power. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 16|Dark Spark}}

[[File:ReturntoCybertron optimus allies with stockade.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|"Don't worry, readers, I'll just leave him to starve to death in #25." "What was that?" "I SAID I'M GONNA KILL YA"]]
Optimus Prime soon worked out that while the AllSpark's transformation of Earth had been halted, the damage had been done: the infection had reached [[Earth's core|the planet's core]], and the organic Earth and the technological transformation were now fighting for supremacy, killing the planet in the process. While he arranged for a specialist team to investigate and limit the damage, Prime reported his findings to President Allen, but refrained from telling him of the back-up plan he was putting into action lest humanity's hopes be unduly raised: a team led by Ironhide was to retrieve [[Nucleon (substance)|Nucleon]] from the dead Cybertron in the hope it could be used to save Earth. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 17|Return to Cybertron, Part 1}} Planetary surveyor [[Camshaft (Movie)|Camshaft]] was appalled when Prime revealed the plan to him, knowing how unstable Nucleon could be, {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 18|Return to Cybertron, Part 2}} and the bad news continued to pour in when a distress call from Ironhide's team reported that a band of Decepticons led by [[Stockade (Movie)|Stockade's]] already had control of Cybertron's Nucleon. Optimus led the entirety of the Earth-bound Autobots (save Camshaft's team) to Cybertron as back-up, but was surprised to see Cybertron coming to ''them'', possessed by the evil entity [[Unicron]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 19|Return to Cybertron, Part 3}} Shot down by Unicron, Prime's team abandoned ship and made it to Cybertron using their cometary protoforms. Forming an alliance with Stockade, Prime formed a plan to drain off the Nucleon so Unicron couldn't use it as a power source, while the bulk of the Transformers provided a distraction by going underground and shooting up Unicron's body. The plan worked, Nucleon was secured for Earth, and Optimus extended an offer for Stockade to join them on Earth whenever he wished. Optimus was left optimistic that Autobots and Decepticons had come together in a common cause. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 20|Return to Cybertron: Part 4}}

[[File:Optimus Titan22.JPG|upright=1.6|left|thumb|Freedom is not dispensed here, sentient fools, only DEATH!]]
On returning to Earth, Prime found the Decepticons had seized the Autobot base and surrounding area; he made the decision to withdraw to [[Washington, D.C.]], knowing that this meant leaving Mikaela in Decepticon hands. Upon landing at an air base, the Decepticon-controlled President Allen lured him into a trap, and he found himself fighting Jazz, now a Decepticon hired gun. Optimus lured him away from humans and prepared to engage him, but when a second assassin named [[Kullt]] turned up, Jazz gunned it down out of annoyance. Optimus had viewed Jazz as a lost cause but now stated there was still some Autobot in him: he ''could'' have let Kullt do the work for him and then killed him, but he saved Prime instead. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 21|Hard Target}} Prime then took the Autobots to rescue Mikaela; he himself went first, launching himself in protoform mode to land in Savannah like a bomb and tearing his way through [[Swindle (Movie)|drone hordes]]. He was quickly gunned down by aerial units and about to be killed by Starscream, but this whole flashy attack had been a diversion—allowing other Autobots a chance to hit the distracted air forces and nab Mikaela. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 22|The Decepticon Who Haunted Himself}}

[[File:Revolutionpt3 optimus vs megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6]]
Optimus seemed to quickly bond with [[Seward|General Seward]], his military liaison at Andrews Air Base, but that didn't help when the mind-controlled President Allen had the government order the Autobots out of America. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 23|Revolution, Part One}} However, having deduced that Allen was under Decepticon control following his clash with Jazz, Prime had anticipated this. As expected, Allen attempted to [[Nuclear weapon|nuke]] the Autobots' ship as it departed, but he only succeeded in blowing up a decoy ship Prime had had Ironhide and Bumblebee prepare. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 25|Revolution, Part Three}} Believed dead, the Autobots went undercover on Cybertron, making another deal with Stockade to have his team protect Earth in their absence, kicking off a [[Decepticon Civil War]]. Optimus didn't trust Stockade to not renege on the deal and just take control of Earth for himself, {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 24|Revolution, Part Two}} but he ensured the Decepticons were set up for the Autobot's final strike: forcibly teleporting all of the enemy to Cybertron via Unicron's leftover teleportational engines, then stranding Cybertron in a remote solar system. Optimus led the troops to Earth and witnessed Megatron's return from the dead, but this proved no impediment to the Autobots' plan: Prime briefly distracted Megatron so he could be tagged with a teleporter like the other Decepticons, and the next minute, both Megatron, Stockade, and their entire armies were all teleported away. This left the Autobots stranded on Earth and with a lot of clean-up to do... but at long last, Optimus Prime had finally brought the war to an end. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 25|Revolution, Part Three}}

===Toy bios===
[[File:FireBlastOptimusart.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]
Orion Pax used to be a humble data scientist, however, he would eventually receive the Matrix of Leadership and become the universe's greatest protector Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Tribute|Evolution Pack Optimus Prime & Orion Pax}}

The truck Optimus Prime [[trans-scan]]ned upon arrival on Earth was ''the coolest thing he ever saw''. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys|Robo-Vision Optimus Prime}}

When the AllSpark was destroyed in Mission City, Optimus was bathed in its power and became a living receptacle: he could destroy or heal with the merest thought. He still remained dedicated to peace and altered his exterior decorations to match the ones he bore as a young leader, before the beginning of the war. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys|First Strike Optimus Prime}} When Starscream came out of hiding, Prime teamed with Arcee to hunt him down. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys|Arcee, Starscream & Optimus Prime}}

However, as more Decepticons under Starscream's command began appearing on Earth, Prime had to use the AllSpark power within him to alter his body into a new sensor-transparent, super-silent form for stealth missions. Prime considered it dishonorable but knew had to be done. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys|Nightwatch Optimus Prime}} Unfortunately, Starscream followed his lead and also modified himself for stealth so he could target Prime personally. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Legends Class toys|Nightwatch Optimus Prime vs. Stealth Starscream}}

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Once the Decepticons were beaten on Earth, Optimus was provided with intelligence by [[Sector Seven]] about Decepticon bases on Mars. After assuming new colors, he headed to the red planet. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Fast Action Battlers|Fire Blast Optimus Prime}} As it turned out, though, the Decepticons would soon strike at Earth again; Prime upgraded his sensor suite and trained with Ironhide to better track their enemies. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#ROTFvoyager|''Revenge of the Fallen'' Voyager Optimus Prime}}

Following the battle with The Fallen in Egypt, Optimus made a particular point of tracking down Starscream, {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#HFTDleader|''Hunt for the Decepticons'' Leader Optimus Prime}} and enhanced his arsenal with weapons designed to take on airborne Decepticons. Unfortunately, these new weapons were not a great help in battling hypnotic Decepticon [[Mindwipe (ROTF)|Mindwipe]], who prevented Prime from opening fire by attacking him with mind-controlled humans. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#VoyagerDefender|Defender Optimus Prime}}

Prime had more luck against [[Banzaitron (TF 2010)|Banzaitron]], who mistakenly believed that Optimus won his fights through raw power. In actuality, Prime's decades of training made him one of Cybertron's most skilled fighters, and Banzaitron held little of a challenge for him. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#BattleBlades|Battle Blades Optimus Prime}}

Optimus was known to team up with [[Comettor (DOTM)|Comettor]] for lunar missions. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#OptimusComettor|Optimus Prime & Comettor}} It was on the lunar surface that lost Autobot leader Sentinel Prime was found, and the team-up of these two Primes meant the Decepticons didn't stand a chance! {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#walmartdlx|Walmart Deluxe Optimus Prime}}

Optimus continued to combat threats to the Autobots with various new upgrades like armor reinforced with [[Cybertanium]] {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Lunarfire|Lunarfire Optimus Prime}} and [[Tritanium]]. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#TritaniumPrime|Tritanium Optimus Prime}} He also got to use a variety of [[MechTech]] weapons, including a powerful Cybertanium battle axe {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#DOTMVoyFireburst|Fireburst Optimus Prime}} and the combining [[Mega Striker]] cannon, {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#StrikerOptimus|Striker Optimus}} and the incredible [[Omega Combat Armor]]. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#UltimatePrime|Ultimate Optimus Prime}}

Following the battle of Chicago, Optimus Prime was faced with a new kind of war, as once-strong alliances now stand in doubt. As Earth still needed him, Optimus altered his form so he could move around unrecognized and commit covert strikes on Decepticons. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys 5|Evasion Mode Optimus Prime}}

As the sense of justice within Optimus Prime grew stronger, "Black Knight Optimus Prime", the reversed being that lived deep within him, also grew stronger. Optimus Prime was forced to face this being, whenever he tried to have a dialogue with his inner self. With the Nemesis Sword that could reverse time of substances with its antimatter energy and the Sphere Shield, a transfer device, Black Knight Optimus Prime revealed itself as darkness in a world filled with light. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#BlackKnightLeader|Black Knight Optimus Prime}}

===''Beast Wars Diorama Story''===
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Under mysterious circumstances, Optimus Prime, Ironhide, Jazz, Ratchet, and Starscream were transported through a warp in space and time and deposited on the prehistoric Earth of another universe, smack into the middle of the [[Beast Wars (event)|"Beast Wars"]] between [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]]'s [[Maximal]]s and [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]. Prime made fast friends with Primal; they joined their forces and double-teamed the injured [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], who had just taken a blast to the face from [[Tigatron]]. The two Optimuses commemorated their accomplishment of teamwork by shaking hands, while the Maximals and Ratchet looked on in approval. {{storylink|Tigatron Chapter}}

Starscream allied with the Predacons, and was soon joined by Blackout, his own Megatron, {{storylink|Gimlet Chapter}} and [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]] who all also travelled through the warp. The two Megatrons combined their troops into a fearsome force against the Autobots and Maximals. Fortunately for the Autobots and Maximals, [[Motorarm (BW)|Motorarm]] arrived to assist. The two factions then took formation against each other with the intention of combining their energies to attack the opposing side. With [[Motorarm (BW)|Motorarm]] leading the charge, the Maximals and the Autobots attacked first. {{storylink|Motorarm Chapter}}
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===''The Real Effing Deal'' website===
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During the Mission City "incident", a huge robot with flames on it was photographed by an anonymous person, and the photograph was sent to the [[The Real Effing Deal]] website by a mysterious [[Agent X|X]] with a short message stating that the photo was taken on [[July]], [[2007]] and that it was legitimate.

On [[July 4]], [[2008]], [[Leo Spitz]] made a post on it titled "''PROOF!!!! EXCLUSIVE IMAGE EXPOSES THE LIES OF MISSION CITY!!!!''" proclaiming that it was indeed legit and that this was the proof for the alien robots' existence on Earth. He concluded that the robot was an intelligent being based on its position and/or motion in the picture (especially noting that "the ball thing" on top of the robot's head was looking right at the camera person) and held its flame deco as proof that it was alien instead of manmade, saying that the government wouldn't put flames on a robot. [http://web.archive.org/web/20111019021624/http://www.therealeffingdeal.com/blog/proof/] {{storylink|The Real Effing Deal}}

===''Cyber Missions''===
{{voiceactor|[[Eric Edwards]] (English)|[[Blas Garcia]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Sérgio Fortuna]] (Brazilian Portuguese)}}
[[File:CyberMissions1 Optimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|Yes, I know, I'm scary.]]
During NEST's ongoing hunt for the Decepticons after the death of The Fallen, Optimus Prime recorded some information on the Autobot-Decepticon war for preservation in [[Vector Sigma]]. Bumblebee and Ironhide were reviewing the data when Bludgeon and Soundwave launched an attack on NEST command. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 1}} The next morning, Optimus had been informed of the attack and Soundwave's capture, and he ordered Ironhide to wait for reinforcements to assist in pursuing Bludgeon. Bludgeon made that difficult for Ironhide. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 2}} Later, Optimus contacted Ratchet to inform him that [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]] was causing chaos in [[Mission City]], and he reminded the Autobot medic to be careful. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 3}}

Optimus and Sideswipe tracked Megatron to a disused factory, but the Decepticon leader eluded them by cloaking his spark signature. The hidden Megatron ambushed the two Autobots, and Optimus brought his swords to bear in battle, though he tried appealing to Megatron to surrender. Megatron's response came in the form of a blast that brought the fatory's roof down on the two Autobots, and though Megatron escaped, Optimus promised that he would no longer be able to hide. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 4}}

When Ironhide went missing after the incident with Bludgeon, Optimus searched for him, following directions from Bumblebee to a cave loaded with [[Energon]]. That cave turned out to be the hiding place of Decepticon hypnotist Mindwipe, who had Ironhide in his thrall, and tried to do the same to Optimus. The Autobot leader was able to resist Mindwipe's mesmerizing powers with a little help from his blaring truck horns, and defeated him, leaving a confused Ironhide to wonder what was going on. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 5}}

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Reports of [[Smolder (PCC)|Smolder]] attacking a building in [[Scramble City (city)|Scramble City]] resulted in Optimus dispatching Bumblebee and Ratchet to investigate. He filled them in on the situation en route. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 9}} During another mission, Optimus warned Sideswipe and Ratchet that they were being tracked, moments before the pair were attacked by Starscream and Mindwipe. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 10}}

Bumblebee reported to Optimus that he'd managed to pinpoint the location where Megatron and Starscream were meeting, leading Optimus to confront the two Decepticons in an Arctic region. When Megatron expressed surprise that he'd come to fight them without backup, Optimus assured him that the Autobots were never far from their leader's side. While Starscream went to attack the others, Optimus and Megatron continued to fight, with Optimus emerging the eventual victor. As Megatron tried to goad him into finishing the fight, Optimus announced that the Autobots protected all sentient life, and that included the Decepticons. He subsequently allowed Megatron to flee. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 12}}

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{{quote|By showing even one such as him the power of mercy, Megatron might realize that we'll never give up, no matter the cost.|Optimus Prime|''Cyber Missions'' #12}}

Prime set up an elaborate trap involving a hologram of Soundwave to lure the Decepticons to a spot in the wilderness. The ploy worked, and Optimus attacked Megatron while his men attacked Megatron's troops. At one point during the battle, Megatron threw a train car at him, and he simply somersaulted along its length. Though Megatron boasted that the Decepticons would win through sheer determination, Optimus knocked him to the ground and gave a speech about building alliances, which was the cue for the [[human]]s to turn up in force and surround the Decepticons. Optimus informed Megatron that he could either leave the planet peacefully or be destroyed. Once the rest of the Decepticons fled, Megatron delivered a final threat before taking off. Prime celebrated with another speech, before admiring the huge Autobot [[insignia]] Bumblebee had stomped into the ground. {{storylink|Decepticons Attack}}
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===Transformers Annual 2011===
During NEST's global hunt for Decepticons in the time period between the battle of Mission City and The Fallen's attack on Earth, an alert of Decepticon activity in [[Tokyo]] sent Optimus, Ironhide, Ratchet and Sideswipe to investigate. Prime intervened in Sideswipe and Barricade's battle to lift the Decepticon into the air, only to find himself under attack by Grindor. Ordering Sideswipe and Ratchet to cover him, Optimus scaled the side of a nearby office block so he could punch the helicopter out of the air. Standing over the two Decepticons, Optimus was surprised when they informed him that they were simply providing a diversion. Optimus realised that Sam was in danger, and rushed back to America in time to find Starscream attempting to abduct the boy. He jumped on Starscream's back, causing the Decepticon to flee and saving Sam from a kidnapping. {{storylink|Sam in Danger}}

===''I Can Read!'' books===
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Optimus met up with Ironhide, Sideswipe and Bumblebee in a desert to train. He and Ironhide tackled a rough off-road trail, only for their training to be interrupted by a nearby dam bursting open. The two Autobots sealed up the dam using rocks from a nearby quarry. They met back up with Bumblebee and Sideswipe afterwards, who admitted to have encountered their own "natural disaster." The source of the disturbances soon revealed itself to be Megatron and Starscream tunneling underground. Though the two Decepticons attempted to ambush the Autobots, Optimus and the others were able to send them running thanks to the training they had gone through that day. {{storylink|Training Day (book)|Training Day}}

[[File:OptimusKOsStarscream-BuddyBrawl.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|And that's terrible]]
Optimus came upon Starscream attacking Sam and Mikaela, while Bumblebee and Wheelie argued with one another nearby on how to defeat the Decepticon. Optimus knocked out Starscream with a single punch before chastising both his subordinates for allowing their feelings get in the way of their mission to protect the humans. Sam and Mikaela attempted to have Wheelie and Bumblebee reconcile, but the two Autobots were too stubborn to apologize to one another. Optimus suggested that the humans give Bumblebee and Wheelie time to work things out. But Starscream suddenly regained consciousness, prompting Optimus to order Wheelie and Bumblebee to work together to defeat him while he protected the humans. The two Autobots managed to put their differences aside and accomplished their task. Optimus looked on with pride as the two friends thanked each other afterwards. {{storylink|Buddy Brawl}}
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===''Hunt for the Decepticons'' storybooks===
[[File:OptimusgetsSamsmessage-PrimeTarget.jpg|thumb|Optimus "likes" Sam's status before going back to looking at cat videos.]]
Optimus had assigned Skids and Mudflap to watch over Sam while Bumblebee was away on a mission. When he asked the Twins for their report on the situation, they informed him that they suspected the [[new lab assistant]] working at Sam's university to be a Decepticon spy. Optimus ordered the two Autobots to continue their vigil over Sam. The Twins' hunch turned out to be correct, and the Decepticon spy sent Optimus a false distress signal through Sam's computer. Optimus sped to meet Sam at his university, where he encountered Megatron. Using a supermagnet within the university lab, Megatron was able to lock Optimus in his vehicle mode. Megatron would have destroyed Optimus if not for Sam's timely intervention. Sam used the supermagnet on Megatron, allowing Optimus to escape, and get repaired by Ratchet. {{storylink|Prime Target (book)|Prime Target}}

[[File:AutobotsthankSam-SatelliteMeltdown.jpeg|thumb|left|May I ''please'' take your face?]]
Optimus received word from human authorities that [[Buzzsaw (ROTF)|Buzzsaw]] and [[Ratbat (ROTF)|Ratbat]] were causing trouble. But thanks to Soundwave's tampering with communications, he and his Autobots wound up driving to an empty warehouse miles away instead of the location of the conflict. Upon arriving at the warehouse, Optimus and his troops quickly realized that they had been tricked. Thankfully, Sam and Bumblebee met them there, and led them to the correct location. Optimus took care of both Decepticons by himself, sending them fleeing. Optimus then met with the human military, and informed them of Soundwave in Earth orbit. Together, they managed to have the satellite to which Soundwave was attached to self-destruct, sending the Decepticon tumbling off into outer space. Sam later thanked Sam for his help in the mission. {{storylink|Satellite Meltdown}}
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===''Spot the 'Bots''===
While on a mission to find Decepticons, Optimus found Megatron hiding behind a tree. Megatron tried to scamper away, but Optimus and his Autobots gave chase. A small group of both factions then met at an old warehouse, and they began to duke it out for the fate of the Earth! {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Spot the 'Bots}}
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===''Unite for the Universe''===
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In the wake of The Fallen's defeat, NEST initiated [[Project Unite]] to find a way of modifying Jetfire's parts so that Optimus could use them again. Unaware of the project's objective, but knowing that it held a great power, Starscream attacked the Unite facility to try stealing its fruits for himself, only to find a successfully powered-up Optimus Prime ready and waiting to take him on. {{storylink|Unite for the Universe issue 1|The Secret of Project: Unite}} Starscream fled, but immediately began plotting on how he could take Optimus's new power for himself. {{storylink|Unite for the Universe issue 1|Ambition Instigated}}

When word came in of another Starscream sighting on the [[Greece|Greek]] island of Delos, Optimus used his new abilities to fly there personally, where Sideswipe briefed him on what the Autobots had deduced: Starscream had managed to replicate the Unite process using the bodies of dead Decepticons, and was making a play for power. Knowing that Starscream did not have the necessary neural interface protocols to handle the Unite upgrade and would soon be driven mad, Optimus led the Autobots in tracking him to [[Taipei]], [[Taiwan]] for a confrontation... only for Megatron himself to show up, also dedicated to bring Starscream to heel! {{storylink|Unite for the Universe issue 2|On the Road of Destruction}} Tempting as it was to stand back and watch Megatron and Starscream duke it out, Optimus could not risk the Unite technology falling into Megatron's hands, and soon interceded in the Decepticons' battle. While Optimus kept Megatron busy, Ratchet hit Starscream with a scrambler weapon that burned out Starscream's new cyber-genetic sequencing, rending the Unite tech useless; Megatron departed, vowing vengeance. Optimus sadly reflected that in striving to create new and better weapons, the Autobots had almost handed the Decepticons victory, and swore that fortitude and valour would be the only weapons he relied on henceforth. {{storylink|The Strongest Weapon}}
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===The Creation Revoltech!===
[[File:The Creation Revoltech.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.8|From about this point on, things get progressively sillier. You've been warned.]]
At the mercy of Megatron and the powerful [[Revocube]], Optimus Prime, at Ratchet's urging, called upon the power of the [[Revoltech]] universal joint. As the Wreckers watched, Prime surged with energy—and guns!—and prepared to renew the fight. {{storylink|The Creation Revoltech!}}
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===''How to Ride Your Dinobot''===
====Cartoon====
[[File:Htryd-chapter-2-optimus-grimlock.jpg|upright=1.8|thumb|We all did this with our toys as kids. Now Optimus hates us for it.]]
Optimus found trying to ride [[Grimlock (AOE)|Grimlock]] was far from an easy task, which wasn't helped by his notably impatient attitude. First, Grimlock flung him into a wall when he first tried to get him to move. After [[Humanization|receiving a cast on his leg]] following the incident, he again lost his patience when trying to get his steed to move. However, it was all for naught, as now it was time for Grimlock to ride on Optimus's shoulders. Optimus could only groan in pain as he carried the massive Dinobot around, who was having a much better day than he was. {{storylink|How to Ride Your Dinobot Chapter 2: How to Ride|How to Ride}}

====Comic====
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Intending to teach his Autobots the fine art of Dinobot-riding, Optimus Prime led his men through a Chinese forest to the Dinobots' stomping ground—though he refrained from ''telling'' the Autobots where he was taking them, so they couldn't say no! Hound and Bumblebee had little luck taming [[Slash (AOE)|Slash]] and [[Strafe (AOE)|Strafe]], but when Drift and Crosshairs managed to saddle up atop [[Slug (AOE)|Slug]] and [[Scorn]], Optimus cautioned them against overconfidence, but suggested they try practising combat scenario. It did not go well. Bruised and tired, Hound pointed out that Optimus hadn't done any riding, but Optimus professed that he didn't ''need'' to, since he was already an expert. Grimlock evidently didn't get the message, as he flipped the unsuspecting Optimus onto his back, then took off running. Optimus called to the Autobots that Grimlock had picked up the scent of Decepticons, and instructed them all to RIDE OUT! {{storylink|How to Ride a Dinobot!}}
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===Yokohama Decepticon Secret Base===
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''Two'' versions of Optimus Prime were hanging out at the [[Transformers Expo]] in [[Yokohama]] at the same time—one in his original Earth body, the other in his ''Age of Extinction'' form—when the evil clone of a ''different'' Optimus Prime, [[Yokohama Convoy|Nemesis Prime]], came crashing into the building. The Primes attacked him alongside Bumblebee, at which point Nemesis was backed up by some of the other Expo attendees: a ''second'' [[Nemesis Prime (AOE)|Nemesis Prime]] (this one Optimus's ''own'' evil duplicate) and [[Nemesis Grimlock]]! They glared at each other a bit, until suddenly, the combined energies of the AllSpark, the Matrix of Leadership and the [[seed]]—all on display at the Expo, naturally—began reacting with the [[Dark Energon]] within the first Nemesis Prime. This was all part of a complicated plot by [[Unicron]], but fortunately, Nemesis resisted the dark urges within himself, and channelled all the Dark Energon into the stickers his creator [[Doctor Arkeville]] had used to make him evil. Nemesis ripped the stickers off and hurled them into the air, where all the Autobots and Decepticons—and even the Expo's human attendees, using their cell phones—blasted them and stopped the chain reaction.

It was a ''super'' weird day. {{storylink|Yokohama Decepticon Secret Base}}
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===''Cheetos/Age of Extinction'' comic===
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Discovering that the Decepticons were increasing their strength through artifacts from the [[Cheetos (galaxy)|Cheetos galaxy]], Optimus Prime and the Autobots recruited [[you]]r help to acquire the power-enhancing objects. {{storylink|Cheetos/Transformers: Age of Extinction}}
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===''Q-Transformers'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Yoshimasa Hosoya]] (Japanese)}}
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In this world, Optimus Prime, Bumblebee and Lockdown were aware that they were toys: specifically, ''Q-Transformers'', a new line of cute-looking ''Transformers'' merchandise produced to tie-in with the 30th anniversary of the [[Transformers brand|''Transformers'' brand]]. Optimus sometimes changed his look to match other Optimus Prime toys, but his "default" form was that of a toy based on his ''Age of Extinction'' look. They hanged out at different famous service areas on Japanese expressways, and talked about the ''[[Transformers: Mystery of Convoy|Mystery of Convoy]]'' video game, and the remake produced as a tie-in with their toyline, ''[[Q-Transformers: Mystery of Convoy Returns|Mystery of Convoy Returns]]''.

Discussing the ins and outs of their cute designs, Optimus and his pals explained that they were created for the purpose of appealing to non-Transformers fans; Optimus suggested plush Transformers could be another way of tapping that market. {{storylink|Mystery of the 30th Anniversary Merchandise}} When the trio talked about and how terrible ''Mystery of Convoy'' was, Optimus huffed, insisting that, at the very least, it wasn't ''unbeatable''. Discussing traits that they thought made games bad, Optimus voiced a dislike for games without different difficulty settings. {{storylink|Mystery of Reliably Crappy Games}}

[[File:Qtransformers optimus on underwear.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.8|See? We weren't lying.]]
Lockdown suggested that re-releasing such a terrible game was like rubbing salt in a wound; Bumblebee didn't understand the expression, since, as Optimus pointed out, they were robots, and it didn't mean anything to them. While trying to come up with situations the phrase was applicable to, Lockdown suggested "accidentally sending your father an "I love you" text instead of your boyfriend or girlfriend"; the trio joked about what sort of response the father would send, and Optimus silenced everyone with the thoughtful answer: "I know". {{storylink|Mystery of Smearing Salt in the Open Wound}} The group then talked about the rubbish stage bosses in ''Mystery of Convoy'', particularly the [[Destron Mark|floating Decepticon insignia]], and wondered what sort of fictional scenarios it could be used in. {{storylink|Mystery of the Stage Bosses}}

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Prime and company began being joined by their friends to discuss facets of the game. [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] participated in a talk about the differences between the original and the remake, {{storylink|Mystery of the Wittily Similar Circumstances}} while [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] highlighted the tonal "gap" between the cute character designs and the very ''un''-cute action in the game. Everyone tried to think of examples of similar "gaps": Optimus suggested a stylish young dude wearing unfashionable underwear, and started sweating when everyone laughed. {{storylink|Mystery of the Gap of Unpopular Men}} [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] joined them to talk about classic terrible games, which turned into a discussion about adventure and exploring, and the comforts an explorer might like to have with them on such a journey. {{storylink|Mystery of a Certain Explorer}} [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] and [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] also talked about some famously awful old games, seguing into a discussion about psychokinetic powers; Optimus remembered seeing a guy on TV who had the power to magnetize cutlery to his body. {{storylink|Mystery of a Certain Psychic}}

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When [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] came along to share his thoughts on points of commonality among famously awful games, the group talked about the technical advancements of video games, but when Optimus wanted to talk about motion capture technology, he got confused and mixed it up with a CAT scan! {{storylink|Mystery of Game Balance}} [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] also had some opinions on the common themes of bad games, but Bumblebee and Optimus's willingness to settle for less frustrated Lockdown. {{storylink|Mystery of the Lowest Possible Standards}}

[[File:Qtransformers g1 convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|Only you, could prevent wild fires.]]
Optimus had changed his look to match that of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#GTR|his ''Transformers GT'' incarnation]] when [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] dropped in. They talked about the changing faces of Optimus Prime through history, and how he used to be called "Convoy" in Japan, then Lockdown compared "Optimus Prime" and "Convoy" to the Mario Brothers. Everyone had a good chuckle when Jazz specified that Optimus would be the "Luigi" of the pair. {{storylink|Mystery of Convoy}} Bumblebee later told [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] about Optimus's fondness for ''Mystery of Convoy''. {{storylink|Mystery of Mystery of Convoy}}

When [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] turned up to join the argument over just how bad ''Mystery of Convoy'' was, the shocked Optimus quickly switched bodies, taking on the form of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|his Generation 1 self]]. They argued back and forth for a bit, discussing other ways the game could have been remade, until Optimus proposed the most drastic rebranding he could think of: calling it "Mysteryvoy of Con". {{storylink|Mystery of Return of Convoy}}

Tiring of talking about ''Mystery of Convoy'', Optimus noted the unexpected popularity of ''Q-Transformers'' itself and steered the towards other ways to reach a wider audience for ''Transformers''. His own suggestion was to make the franchise more like ''[[w:Mito Kōmon|Mito Kōmon]]''. {{storylink|The Road to Winning a New Fanbase}} The three decided to go over previous ''Transformers'' series to make sure they'd stay within established rules, but Optimus and Bumblebee immediately ran into an argument with Lockdown when they refused to acknowledge anything bad about [[The Transformers (cartoon)|the original cartoon]]. Lockdown argued that it was hard to tell the difference between Autobots and Decepticons, so the three discussed ways of making it more obvious. {{storylink|The Road to Easy Identification}}

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Introducing a new "Q-Transformers Radio" segment, the trio invited Tracks to talk about popularity, and he brought along [[Yukimura Sanada]] from ''[[Sengoku Basara]]''. After interviewing their guest on his franchise of origin, they struck upon the idea of having Transformers appear in ''Basara'' games, and Optimus failed to impress by imagining his in-game super move would be a car horn. {{storylink|The Road to Borrowing Popularity from Sengoku Basara}} Optimus brought in Rodimus to explain the events of ''Transformers 2010'', however Lockdown's confusion over the changes due to the then-unreleased ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' resulted in them discussing ways to explain the gap better. Optimus's idea of an abridged version with the three of them providing commentary only created confusion and sweating. {{storylink|The Road to Smoothly Conveying the Content of the Movie}}

Optimus next brought in [[Drift (G1)|Drift]] to cover the later Japanese Generation 1 series, only for him and Bumblebee to have to field a series of complaints from Lockdown. He decided they should come up with a new type of Transformer, much as those shows did, only to be momentarily worried when Bumblebee menaced him by way of demonstration of a concept they were discussing. {{storylink|The Road to Newer Transformers}} For the second installment of Q-Transformers Radio, Optimus invited [[Kazumi Araiwa]] to appear, though he noted feeling a lot of pressure due to the prestige of their guest and had to put up with Bumblebee calling him unreliable. {{storylink|The Road to Borrowing Popularity from Cooking Papa}} For the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' and associated cartoons, Optimus brought [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] in to provide explanations, with him and Bumblebee providing context. This led to a discussion about ideas for a dark but funny ''Transformers'' show. {{storylink|The Road to Dark and Comical Transformers}}

While [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] described more ''Transformers'' cartoons, Optimus and Bumblebee found themselves defending the changes in the various shows to Lockdown. {{storylink|The Road to These Definitely Failed Sequels}} Still seeking ways to increase their popularity, Optimus dragged Bumblebee along to [[Sanrio Puroland]] to get ideas, only to run into [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] and have an enlightening discussion about the Decepticons' idea of a theme park. {{storylink|The Road to Q-Transformers Land Which Won't Lose to Puroland}} Optimus and Bumblebee reflected that they hadn't actually learned much from a season's worth of discussion. Picking up on [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]]'s suggestion of making ''Q-Transformers: The Movie'', Optimus suggested they discuss what should be in the movie, though he himself had no idea and broke out in a sweat when asked. {{storylink|The Road to Q-Transformers: The Movie}}
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===Legends World===
[[File:TFLegends optimus rides grimlock.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.2]]
In the [[Legends World]], Optimus Prime was just a fictional character featured in a series of popular movies and toylines. When the newest film, ''Age of Extinction'' came out, [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] and the other employees of the [[Axalon Trading Company]] went crazy for the new toys. [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]] got the Leader-class figure, {{storylink|TF4 Toy Party#Part 1|TF4 Toy Party Part 1}} while [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]], being more of a fan of the Generation 1 series, instead opted for the "Evasion Mode" figure, with its Generation 1-inspired alternate mode. He was disgusted to discover that such a classic, '80s-looking toy transformed into Optimus's movie-based robot mode design, and was even more put out when Silverbolt had the figure ride the new Grimlock toy. {{storylink|TF4 Toy Party#Part 2|TF4 Toy Party Part 2}}

A new Optimus Prime toy was on show when the Axalon gang went to the 2014 Tokyo Toy Show during the summer. {{storylink|Tokyo Toy Show 2014 Report#Part 2|Tokyo Toy Show 2014 Report Part 2}} Six months later, [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] spent [[Christmas]] enjoying Prime's exploits in the new ''Age of Extinction'' DVD. {{storylink|Merry X'mas!!}} When Rhinox turned into [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]] and tried to revert the world back to how it was in the '80s, Rattrap attempted to stop him by singing the praises of modern-day Transformers, including the movie incarnation of Optimus. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 5|Bonus Edition Vol. 5}}

When [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Gelshark]] arrived in the Legends World and found that "Optimus Prime" was the English name of his enemy, [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Fire Convoy]], he sought to ruin his reputation by dressing up as the ''Age of Extinction'' version of the character. The masses of adoring young fans that showed up made Gelshark unable to bring himself to crush their dreams. {{Storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 6|Bonus Edition Vol. 6}}

At [[Tokyo Toy Show|Tokyo Toy Show 2015]], [[Scourge (RID)|Black Convoy]] appeared and took down somebody in an Optimus Prime costume. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Black Convoy)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}}
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===Bot on the Street===
Optimus was asked if Frenzy was red or blue, but as far as he was concerned, [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] was silver. {{storylink|Bot on the Street}}

===''Timelines''===
In one reality, Megatron suddenly shifted position during the Battle of Chicago and thus took advantage of his mysteriously good luck to kill both Optimus Prime and Sentinel Prime. Eventually, though, a new Prime arose, [[Hot Rod (DOTM)|Rodimus Prime]]. {{storylink|Megatron (Movie)/toys#Timelines|BotCon 2015 Megatron profile card}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
In [[Tyran 609.23-PX Kappa]], Megatron defeated [[The Fallen]] and returned to space to gather the Decepticon army, beginning new engagements which sent the Autobots on the defensive. Optimus Prime rose to the bait planted by Soundwave for Sam Witwicky and took the ''[[Xantium (DOTM)|Xantium]]'' to the Moon to revive [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]]. Backed into a corner by the Decepticon offensive, Optimus revived Sentinel on the lunar surface, and Sentinel helped Megatron capture Optimus. The Decepticons gained control of Earth and brought Cybertron to Earth orbit. Sentinel spent time unsuccessfully trying to turn Optimus over to his way of thinking.

Everything changed with the arrival of [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]] to Decepticon-controlled Earth. The bounty hunter demanded that Optimus be handed over to him; Megatron refused out of pride while Sentinel refused out of loyalty. While Sentinel debated over Lockdown's offer of a protomatter [[seed]], Optimus used the opportunity to reignite Sentinel's cold spark. Sentinel thus tricked Lockdown to seize control of [[Knight Ship|Lockdown's ship]]. Allying themselves with the [[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobot]]s, Optimus and Sentinel waged a long guerrilla war against the Decepticons. After the long struggle, they managed to liberate Earth and revitalize Cybertron with the seed. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/22}}

In [[Tyran 511.0 Kappa]], once [[Cade Yeager]] had revived Optimus Prime, Optimus put out the call to all surviving Autobots. Bumblebee, [[Bulkhead (DOTM)|Bulkhead]], and [[Backtrack (Movie)|Backtrack]] joined...and so did the desperate Decepticons [[Axor|Axel]] and [[Wild Rider]]! The Autobots were initially skeptical of them but learned to appreciate Wild Rider, who remained loyal even in the face of Megatron's return as Galvatron. Axel on the other hand attempted to sell out the Autobots to Lockdown only to be killed by Lockdown. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/16}}

===''Age of Time''===
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Like at least some of the other Transformers of his dimension, Optimus Prime was somehow amalgamated with his [[Optimus Prime (G1)#Age of Time|counterpart]] from an [[The Transformers (franchise)|alternate dimension]], who came to this dimension through a wormhole; together, they formed a superior version of themselves.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1395741837139121.1073741971.371066602939988 TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF TIME - SUPERIOR OPTIMUS PRIME] by [[Prime 1 Studio]] on Facebook: "The story began when the Ark carrying G1 Optimus Prime and his fellow Autobots was attacked on their route to Earth from Cybertron by Megatron and his evil Decepticons. Both spaceships were sucked into a wormhole and ended up in an alternate dimension. This dimension is the cinematic Transformers universe. Different yet the same, both transformers from the different dimension amalgamated and formed the Superior version of their old self. Hence the New Generation Transformers was formed. To be continued..."</ref> {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#Prime 1 Studio|Transformers: Age of Time statue bios}}

===''Mission to Cybertron'' comic===
While searching for the Creator, Optimus arrived on [[Paradron]] to refuel on Energon, but was denied by a [[Gyronian Sentry]] and his pet Guard Cats. Optimus explained his past to the Sentry, who was not impressed, demanding a passcode. The passcode was written in Old Cybertronian, but the gate didn't open even with a decoder. Prime and Sentry's egos clashed, causing a fight to break out. Optimus tried directly inserting the decoder into the door, with the passcode: "In Primus We Trust". The door opened, allowing Optimus to drink half of the Energon, giving the other half to Sentry. Optimus told Sentry he did a good job, relieved him of his guard duties, and flew off into space.
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===Gathering of the Strongest Robots DVD===
{{storylink|Gathering of the Strongest Robots}}

===''Bumblebee's First Life on Earth''===
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A hologram of Optimus Prime made a brief appearance when [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] was learning how to transform, prompting Bumblebee's human friend [[Charlie Watson|Charlie]] to wonder who he was. {{storylink|Hiding in the Park!}}
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==Games==
{{main|Optimus Prime (Movie)/games}}

==Commercial appearances==
*As part of the hype buildup to the first movie's release, Optimus Prime made a brief cameo at the {{w|2007 MTV Movie Awards}}, interacting with host Sarah Silverman. The scene spliced Silverman into pre-existing movie footage, but featured new dialogue recorded for the event by Peter Cullen. Prime heavily hinted that he wanted to present an award, but was rejected for a regular MTV fan.
*According to a tie-in advertisement for [[Burger King]], Prime likes his Whoppers with no onions, no cheese, extra pickles, with a side of ????. However, due to a cruel twist of fate, he can never enjoy the sweet taste of beefy victory (and all because he needed a driver for him to receive his order). He saved the world from the Decepticons, and still he can't even have it his way? Where's the justice? {{storylink|Commercial/Transformers (2007)#Burger King|Transformers Burger King tie-in commercial}}
*Optimus fell on some guy's car, smashing it to scrap. The car's owner was rather upset about this development, but Optimus could only respond with "My bad..." {{storylink|Commercial/Transformers (2007)#General Motors|Transformers Chevy tie-in commercial}}
*Optimus Prime (in truck mode) made an appearance at [[BotCon 2007]], alongside the [[Sector Seven Mobile Command Unit]]. He was available for pictures all weekend. He made a second appearance at [[BotCon 2009]].
*Optimus was convinced that a man's new LG Versa was really a Decepticon in disguise. The phone's owner vehemently denied this, despite the phone demonstrating transformation capabilities. He laughed off Optimus's apparent fixation with Decepticons...until one dropped down behind him, sending him running. {{storylink|Commercial/Revenge of the Fallen#LG Versa|Revenge of the Fallen LG Versa tie-in commercial}}
*Optimus was tasked with delivering trailers of Strawberry and Peanut Butter [[M&M's]]. Instead of hauling them in his truck mode, he picked one up and threw it into the distance, clipping some power lines in the process. This earned him some sarcastic clapping from [[Red (M&M)|Red]]. {{storylink|Commercial/Revenge of the Fallen#M&Ms|Revenge of the Fallen M&Ms tie-in commercial}}
*Optimus was seen sporting an [[Robot Powered Machines|RPMs]] logo as a grill ornament. {{storylink|Commercial/Revenge of the Fallen#RPMs|Robot Powered Machines toy commercial}}
*During the 2009 NBA Finals, a commercial aired where [[The Master Builders (episode)|Optimus made a slam dunk]] and shattered the backboard.
*On [[July 6]], 2009, Optimus appeared on ''The {{w|Late Show With David Letterman}}'' to declare the "Top Ten Things That Sound Cool When Said By A Giant Robot". Optimus said it was nice to be there, although David was ''clearly'' concerned with having a 28-foot tall robot in the studio because of a bad history of robots messing up the place, and during the presentation Letterman decided there was something about Prime he didn't like. Anyway, the top ten was:
<ol>
<li value="10">"Jergens lotion leaves my hands silky smooth."</li>
<li value="9">"Do you have these khakis in a Size 114?"</li>
<li value="8">"My perfect night involves a pint of Häagen-Dazs and season three of ''Sex and the City''."</li>
<li value="7">"Man, do I love me some 'taters."</li>
<li value="6">"It was so hot in Central Park today, I saw a squirrel rubbing sunblock on his nuts."</li>
<li value="5">"You seemed a little pitchy, dawg."</li>
<li value="4">"Brody Jenner has added you as a friend on Facebook."</li>
<li value="3">"Live from New York...it's Saturday night!"</li>
<li value="2">"My parents wanted me to be a Rabbi."</li>
<li value="1">"All the slammin' shorties in the house say 'Yeah'!"<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4v-P5x1Mp00 Archive video of Optimus's guest spot.]</ref></li>
</ol>
*To promote the DVD and Blu-ray release of ''Revenge of the Fallen'', Paramount set up a website where US fans could request Optimus call up their friends, warning them of Starscream's attempts to recruit human civilian allies.
*In the Discovery Channel promo, "The World Is Just Awesome," Optimus made a brief cameo, singing the words "boom-de-ya-da, boom-de-ya-da."<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0jZzBEKIMc Discovery commercial] on YouTube.</ref>
*Prime (voiced by Cullen, but not animated by ILM) appeared to promote a NASA competition to vote for videos made by children about NASA's impact on commonplace technology.<ref>[http://ipp.gsfc.nasa.gov/optimus/ NASA Optimus Prime]</ref>
*Optimus appeared in truck mode at [[Toy Fair 2011]]. He got a $115 parking ticket.<ref>[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1357327/Transformers-truck-gets-parking-ticket-toy-fair.html ''Daily Mail'' article on Prime's fine.]</ref>
*Optimus duked it out with [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] in front of a [[Burger King]] restaurant, while some of the patrons inside were too enraptured with savoring their Bacon Cheddar Ranch Tendercrisp sandwiches to notice. {{storylink|Commercial/Dark of the Moon#Burger King|Dark of the Moon Burger King tie-in commercial}}
*Optimus was seen firing a [[basketball]] from his blaster in an ESPN commercial with [[Mark Cuban]]. {{storylink|Commercial/Dark of the Moon#Burger King|Dark of the Moon ESPN commercial}}
*Optimus Prime joined Bumblebee on the road as part of the "[[Win A Ride To School With The Autobots]]" contest. He also delivered $1000 worth of Transformers toys to a lucky winner. {{storylink|Commercial/Dark of the Moon#Win A Ride|Win A Ride To School With The Autobots contest and commercial}}
*To promote Age Of Extinction, Optimus appeared on screen during the 2014 [[Nickelodeon]] Kids Choice Awards to warn Mark Wahlberg that he was in danger of being slimed.
*Both Optimus and Bumblebee could be seen driving around the [[Speed Stars]] logo in vehicle mode. {{storylink|Commercial#Speed Stars|Speed Stars commercials}}
*Optimus acted as goalkeeper as Diego Poyet, Gor Grigoryan and Patrick Otte practiced for the World Cup. After stopping a goal, he deflated the ball with his hand and commented that Diego was "Not bad... for a human." {{storylink|Commercial/Age of Extinction#ESPN|"The Future of Soccer" Age of Extinction tie-in commercial}}
*After Optimus was injured by a shot, a little boy come over to him and offered him an Oreo cookie. The generous act somehow gave Optimus the strength to go on, and he thanked the child before running off to do whatever heroic thing he was in the middle of. {{storylink|Commercial/Age of Extinction#Oreo|Age of Extinction Oreo tie-in commercial}}
*Optimus happened upon an excavation site, where several children were unearthing Grimlock. Soon after his arrival, Grimlock awakened, prompting Prime to hop on his back and order his mount to "Roll Out!" {{storylink|Commercial/Age of Extinction#Mega|Mega 1-Step Bumblebee toy commercial}}
*After helping some guy shave, Hydrobot immediately transformed to robot mode to fist bump Optimus, who destroyed the wall of the man's bathroom while trying to do so. Optimus then accidentally destroyed the man's daughter's personal playground, trying to use it as a stand. {{storylink|Commercial/The Last Knight#Schick|The Last Knight Schick commercial}}
*Optimus Prime's voice also narrated some commercials:
**A Revenge of the Fallen toy commercial for the figures of the main cast. {{storylink|Commercial/Revenge of the Fallen#Movie Characters|Revenge of the Fallen movie characters toy commercial}}
**A [[Power Bots]] and [[Gravity Bot]]s toy commercial. {{storylink|Commercial/Revenge of the Fallen#Power Bots and Gravity Bots|Power Bots and Gravity Bots toy commercial}}
**The Bumblebee Voice Mixer and Plasma Cannon toy commercial. {{storylink|Commercial/Revenge of the Fallen#Voice Mixer and Plasma Cannon|Bumblebee Voice Mixer and Plasma Cannon commercial}}
**An ad for the Supreme [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]] set. {{storylink|Commercial/Revenge of the Fallen#Supreme Devastator|Supreme Devastator commercial}}
**The N.E.S.T. Global Alliance figures. {{storylink|Commercial/Revenge of the Fallen#Global Alliance|N.E.S.T. Global Alliance toy commercial}}
**The Double Your Action Giveaway ad. {{storylink|Commercial/Revenge of the Fallen#Double|Double Your Action Giveaway commercial}}
*During his time off, Optimus went on a road trip across the UK with a hitchhiker. {{storylink|Commercial/International#Live Action Movie Era|Direct Line commercial}}

==Toys==
{{main|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys}}

==Merchandise==
{{Main|Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise}}

==Notes==
===''Transformers''===
[[File:Movie Primetruck before.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|8:30 pm: "Trick My Truck". Tonight's guest: [[Alpha Trion]].]]
[[File:Movie OptimusPrime truckrear.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb]]
[[File:Movie Prime Trucklogomistake.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|In the darkness, a PA will misread "Truck A" as "Truck B", and there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth — Revelation 11:7.]]
[[File:MBMovieOptimusAttacks.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85]]
*When Optimus's design was first revealed, [[GEEWUN|many fans of the Generation 1 series objected to the flames seen on Prime's body]]. When asked in an interview why he put the flames on, [[Michael Bay]] claimed he liked them because it was "cool". It was later revealed on a special featurette on the DVD that the flames were added because, apparently, red is not very good to film on camera, so Bay chose a blue truck but used the flames so that when Optimus transformed, the layout would result in maintaining his iconic red chest.
*In the director's commentary of the 2007 Transformers DVD, Michael Bay said that he had told the animators to seek inspiration from Liam Neeson in creating Optimus Prime's body language. ''Awesome.''
*Optimus Prime's truck mode is apparently intended to haul a flatbed trailer, based on the presence of the large silver "headache rack", a piece of optional equipment that protects the driver in case a flatbed load breaks free during braking. It is generally not installed on trucks hauling enclosed container trailers.
*[[TakaraTomy]] officially recognizes Optimus Prime's [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] as a Kenworth W900 truck, even though the vehicle used for filming was a modified Peterbilt 379, a different model from a different brand, although both are made by the PACCAR company.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20070809065140/http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Features/articleId=121424 Article at Edmunds.com on some of the vehicles used in the movie]</ref>
*When Optimus Prime scans a truck for his new body, the passing truck has what appears to be an Autobot sigil on its grill, but the actual truck that Prime turns into at the end of the scene has a much wider, flatter symbol on the grill, which looks rather more like that of Peterbilt. Then, Prime has an Autobot sigil on his grill while driving to meet the other Autobots.
*According to the free trading cards from the Boston Globe, Optimus is 28 feet tall, weighs 4.3 metric tons, and his primary weapon is an [[ion blaster]]. (Considering Optimus's height, however, this weight would seem implausible. It's also roughly half of the actual weight of the truck he's based on.)
*The [[Milton Bradley]] [[Transformers Battling Card Game]] depicts Prime with a unique magnetic grapple attack, fired from the side of his arm. It also declares his forearm gun to be a chain gun (it's an ion blaster in other sources), and has him using a "judo kick", which... while it may not be out of the realm of plausibility for Prime to have learned an Earth martial art, judo does not actually '''use''' kicks, being focused on throwing moves. Oops.
*The Optimus Prime computer generated model consisted of 10,108 individual parts, 1,830,898 polygons, 27,744 rig nodes, and 2336 texture maps. The volume of all pieces combined came to 5445 cubic feet.<ref>Robertson, Barbara (2007). Heavy Metal. ''Computer Graphics, 30''(7), 12-17.</ref>
*The [[Transformers Autobots/Decepticons|''Autobots'' DS game]] notes that Megatron killed Optimus's father. Considering several pieces of movie tie-in fiction treat Optimus and Megatron as brothers, it's entirely possible that he killed his ''own'' father too. ''Dark of the Moon'' may have unintentionally (given the obscurity of the four-year-old tie-in game) retconned this, as Optimus believed [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]], the mentor figure to both of them, had perished during a Decepticon attack as he tried to escape from Cybertron.
*During Optimus Prime's transformation from vehicle into robot in Mission City, a piece of Chevrolet intake manifold can be seen on Optimus Prime's left collar.
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===''Revenge of the Fallen''===
[[File:ROTF Optimus trailer super mode.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"One shall be scrawny...One shall be brawny"]]
*Optimus was supposed to combine with a trailer for ''Revenge of the Fallen'', something for which [[Ben Procter]] and [[Josh Nizzi]] drew up designs. In the end, Nizzi designed the combination with Jetfire. However, the idea of Optimus combining with his trailer was not forgotten, and showed up on screen in ''Dark of the Moon''.
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===''Dark of the Moon''===
*In ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]'', Optimus has ''[[Kibble#.22Faux-parts.22|Faux-parts]]'', when he transforms inside of the NEST base facing [[Charlotte Mearing|Mearing]] and [[William Lennox|Lennox]]. It is noticeable that the Optimus robot truck parts are not the same as that of the actual truck mode body parts (or at least not all of them). Notice the red chest panels are in fact hidden under the truck nose panels and his arm appears (God knows from where) already with its red/blue flames parts; meanwhile the rest of the front of the vehicle fragments and hides into the robot. This is the only Optimus transformation that occurs this way. In the other in-movie conversions some of his alternate mode's appearances seem to be absorbed into his body or outright disappear.
* After he left the screen following ''Dark of the Moon'' and returned with a new form, the truck was sold at the Barret Jackson Auction in 2016 for $110,000. Another prop was kept around for attraction purposes, while another sold prop was converted into a tow truck.
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===''Age of Extinction''===
[[File:AOEOptimusComparison.jpg|thumb|upright=1.95|Fear is freedom! Subjugation is liberation! Contradiction is truth! Those are the facts of this world, and you will all surrender to them. You pigs in human clothing!|left]]
*The overwhelming majority of ''Age of Extinction'' toys and promotional images for Optimus, not to mention his RotDS in-game model, are based on a preliminary design for the character, not used in the final film. The differences are most noticeable on the chest, although there are minor design variations across pretty much the entire body. [[TakaraTomy]]'s later release schedule for their version of the line allowed them to somewhat remedy this situation – their Battle Command Optimus Prime toy appears to have had its chest and feet retooled before release to match the newer design, and their 'Armor Knight' re-release of the Leader Class toy features extensive retooling to similar effect.
*Optimus's "evasion mode" body possesses one of the more cheatsy transformation schemes in the series. Not only does Optimus manage to turn into a fairly small truck while retaining his normal [[robot mode]] height and mass, his windows and grille rather conspicuously change size whenever he transforms. The paint job is still Optimus Prime as in the first three films, but heavily saturated in brown rust.
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===''The Last Knight''===
*The red "scar" on Optimus/Nemesis Prime's face in ''The Last Knight'' came about one day when Michael Bay went into [[Industrial Light & Magic|ILM]] and asked the animators to add red markings to Optimus Prime and Megatron's faces and come up with an explanation for them. Visual effects artist Chris Zammit came up with the idea that the markings were the use of [[Dark Energon]] due to its mind-control abilities and the presence of Unicron in the film.<ref name="MegatronScar">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mke7biooPA4&ab_channel=TFcon The Explanation for Megatron's Red Face Paint in Transformers The Last Knight Discussion at TFcon]</ref>
**In an early version of the fight between Nemesis Prime and Bumblebee, a canister filled with normal [[Energon]] (much like the jars Izabella used on the TRF Sentinels) could have been tossed onto Nemesis Prime to release him from Quintessa's control.<ref name="MegatronScar" /> The idea was scrapped, leaving the red markings as some kind of "paint" and Bumblebee's voice used as the device to restore Optimus Prime.
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===''Bumblebee''===
[[File:BBfilm-Optimus-Prime-model.jpg|thumb|200px|Boxy and blocky is the new sexy.]]
*Optimus Prime's design in ''Bumblebee'' is heavily influenced by his Generation 1 [[Optimus Prime (G1)|namesake]], which is especially seen with his Earth-mode body. The truck used as Prime was actually a rental, but given a new coat of G1-influenced paint for the role.
*Optimus Prime was to have an extended role in the opening scene of ''Bumblebee'', having a Cybertronian vehicle mode, though it was cut for time. Concept art for a more Cybertronian robot mode and vehicle mode was created by [[Alex Jaeger]], though the film ultimately uses a model closer to his Earthen robot form.<ref>[https://www.ilm.com/art-department/bumblebee-developing-an-epic-set-piece/ BUMBLEBEE: DEVELOPING AN EPIC SET PIECE] at ILM</ref>
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===''Rise of the Beasts''===
*Optimus Prime's right leg from the then yet-to-be-released ''Rise of the Beasts'' was featured in a Hasbro-sanctioned cameo in the 2022 direct-to-streaming film ''{{w|Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (film)|Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers}}''.<ref>[https://news.tfw2005.com/2022/05/20/possible-transformers-rise-of-the-beasts-cameo-on-the-new-chip-n-dale-rescue-rangers-movie-456697]</ref>
*According to VFX artist Rassoul Edji, Optimus Prime's head was redesigned to look like a cross between his appearance in ''Bumblebee'' and the 2007 film. In particular, he keeps the helmet design from ''Bumblebee'' while retaining the same facial features from the original Michael Bay trilogy, albeit widened to fit the newer helmet. His eyes were also simplified to evoke his 2007 look.
**Prime's mouthplate was modeled after a Roman centurion's helmet when retracted.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=I modelled the head, face, and battle mask for Optimus Prime for #Transformers ROTB. I also designed his new "centurion" open battle mask look along with it's animation. The director wanted the face to resemble the face from the 2007 Transformers film as ROTB was a soft-prequel to it but also wanted it to be tweaked to fit the new design and for us to give it some new unique features. This is where we came up with the new mask design which doesn't get entirely hidden when open. Instead, it gets stored on the side of his cheeks, like a Roman centurions helmet. The head design is derived from his model from the 2018 Bumblebee film to keep some consistency with that film too as ROTB was also a soft-sequel to Bumblebee. There are new pieces, adjusted proportions, and reworks to detailing in ROTBs version. The face proportions are modified from the 2007 face to be a lot wider and beefier, matching his new head shape and look. I redesigned and built the eyes from scratch using our kitbash pieces like I did for all the Maximals and Mirage. The studio decided against going for the holographic eyes look from the 2018 Bumblebee film but rather wanted a more simple look in between the 2007 and the 2018 eyes. I added a lot of small mechanical details to his battle mask animation which we unfortunately never get to see in the film. For example, I designed a fully functional mechanism which pushes his chin piece back when his mask closes. This was very cool when it was visible, our Animation Director and VFX Supervisors were super excited about it, but unfortunately no shot showed it off in the final film. It was a lot of fun to help model and design Optimus Prime for this film. I'm happy I got to contribute to such an iconic character. CREDITS: Video: Paramount, MPC, WetaFX; Ruairidh MacNeill modelled the body for Optimus|link=https://twitter.com/rassouledji/status/1857438415303639337|name=Rassoul Edji|site=Twitter|year=2024|month=11|day=15}}</ref>
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===Other notes===
*According to [[TakaraTomy]] marketing director [[Masahiko Yamazaki]], for the Japanese dub of ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]'', the [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus]] featured in that show would become a young version of this one. Ultimately, this didn't make it into the end product as the show went largely unchanged.
*On [[September 30]], [[2014]], Optimus Prime was immortalized on the Hollywood Walk of Fame with a cement printing ceremony outside [[Grauman's Chinese Theatre]]. In lieu of hand prints, Optimus provided tire prints. [[Peter Cullen]] was also in attendance and provided handprints alongside his alter ego.
*Despite [[Steven Caple Jr.]] stating that Optimus' face was modeled to look like [[Peter Cullen]], [[Rassoul Edji]] the VFX lead on the film and CG modeler for Optimus confirmed this was not the case.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CrneeTgsvb4/]</ref><ref>{{citesocial|quote=Despite what the director has said online, we never got that note from the studio or from him. The official note we received from Paramount was "make it look like Optimus from 2007" Perhaps the 2007 design was inspired by Peter Cullens face and that's what he meant.|link=https://twitter.com/RassoulEdji/status/1857521990535717212|name=Rassoul Edji|site=Twitter|year=2024|month=11|day=15}}</ref>
*Japanese Transformers fans refer to this Optimus with the title "Emperor of Face Destruction" (顔面破壊大帝), in reference to the Japanese Decepticon leader title [[Emperor of Destruction]], and Optimus' penchant for beheading and maiming the faces of other Transformers.<ref>[https://dic.pixiv.net/a/%E9%A1%94%E9%9D%A2%E7%A0%B4%E5%A3%8A%E5%A4%A7%E5%B8%9D Emperor of Face Destruction]</ref>
*An audio waveform can be seen within Optimus Prime's mouth when he speaks.
*Despite the filmmakers' efforts in making the transformers have a roughly 1:1 scale with their vehicle forms, Optimus's official height at 28 feet tall actually makes him undersized, with his truck kibble being closest in size to an actual Peterbilt 379 when he's scaled at 35 feet tall.<ref>[https://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/images2/e/e3/TF07_OptimusScale.jpeg ILM production notes on Optimus Prime's scale.]</ref>
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===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Optimus Prime''' (オプティマスプライム ''Oputimasu Puraimu''), '''Nemesis Prime''' (ネメシスプライム ''Nemeshisu Puraimu''), '''Orion Pax''' (''Tribute'', オライオンパックス ''Oraion Pakkusu'')
*''Cantonese:'' '''O Baak Man''' (Hong Kong, 柯柏文)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Optimusz Fővezér''' ("Prime Leader Optimus"), '''Nemezis Fővezér'''
*''Indonesian:'' '''Optimus Prime''', '''Sang Ketujuh''' ("The Seventh", since in Indonesian Optimus is known as the seventh Prime) or '''Pemimpin Para Autobot''' ("The Leader of the Autobots")
*''Korean:'' '''Optimus Prime''' (옵티머스 프라임 ''Obtimeoseu Peulaim''), '''Nemesis Prime''' (네메시스프라임 ''Nemesisu Peulaim'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Kēbówén''' (Taiwan, 柯博文), '''Qíngtīanzhù''' (China, 擎天柱, "Pillar that Supports the Sky")
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Optimus Naikrashchiy''' (Оптимус Найкращий, "Optimus the Best")
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==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Autobot leaders]]
[[Category:Age of Extinction Autobots]]
[[Category:Beast Wars Autobots]]
[[Category:Bumblebee Autobots]]
[[Category:Classified Autobots]]
[[Category:Convention guests]]
[[Category:Cyber Missions characters]]
[[Category:Dark of the Moon Autobots]]
[[Category:Hall of Fame characters]]
[[Category:Knights]]
[[Category:Legends Autobots]]
[[Category:Live-action film ARG characters]]
[[Category:Matrix bearers]]
[[Category:Movie Autobots]]
[[Category:NEST]]
[[Category:Primes]]
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen Autobots]]
[[Category:Rise of the Beasts Autobots]]
[[Category:Rulers of Cybertron]]
[[Category:The Last Knight Autobots]]

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (toyline)

2025-08-26T11:57:30Z

Sharpshet: /* Exclusives */

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The '''''Transformers: Rise of the Beasts''''' toyline coincides with the [[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)|seventh film]] in the [[live-action film series]]. Much like the merchandising for ''[[Transformers: Bumblebee (toyline)|Bumblebee]]'', the film's self-titled toyline is focused on kid-oriented products, with the collector-targeted figures released instead as part of the ongoing ''[[Studio Series]]'' line, co-branded with the film's title.

==Hasbro ''Rise of the Beasts'' toyline==
==="Core" figures===
Labeled by store listings as "Core Boys" products (not to be confused with the Core [[size class]] seen in other toylines), these figures use the traditional Deluxe and Voyager size classes but without the "premium collector product" approach of ''Studio Series'', akin to the Deluxe Class offerings in the recent ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' and ''[[Transformers: EarthSpark (toyline)|EarthSpark]]'' toylines, and were based on early film concept art due to time constraints.<ref>[https://news.tfw2005.com/2023/07/28/sdcc-2023-hasbro-show-floor-qa-legacy-studio-series-video-games-more-488215 SDCC 2023 Hasbro Show Floor Q&A – Legacy, Studio Series, Video Games, More!]</ref> The Core figures' distribution differed depending on country, with the USA getting the Deluxes exclusively in two [[Target]] box sets ([[#Exclusives|see below]]) and the Voyagers as [[Walmart]] exclusives, while everywhere else had normal distribution of individually packaged figures. Additionally, the Core line was not offered through the usual large online retailers such as [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] for reasons unknown.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxe Class wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Airazor (ROTB)#Rise of the Beasts|Airazor]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Rise of the Beasts 2|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Cheetor (ROTB)#Rise of the Beasts|Cheetor]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxe Class wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Mirage (Movie)#Rise of the Beasts|Autobot Mirage]]}}
{{Bp-ter|[[Nightbird (ROTB)#Rise of the Beasts|Nightbird]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wheeljack (ROTB)#Rise of the Beasts|Wheeljack]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Voyager Class wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Primal (ROTB)#Rise of the Beasts|Optimus Primal]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Rise of the Beasts|Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Voyager Class wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Rhinox (ROTB)#Rise of the Beasts|Rhinox]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:TF-ROTB-Mainline-Deluxe-Class-Airazor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|"Core" Deluxe Class Airazor]]
|}
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===Beast Alliance===
The "Beast Alliance" subline focuses on gearing up characters using beast partner figures that transform into weapons or armor. The Beast [[Battle Master]] and Battle Changer assortments offer individual beasts and allies, while the more expensive Beast Weaponizer and Beast Combiner pricepoints pack together a figure with a beast partner.

====Beast Battle Masters====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Cheetor (ROTB)#Beast Alliance|Cheetor]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Rhinox (ROTB)#Beast Alliance|Rhinox]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Skullcruncher (ROTB)#Toys|Skullcruncher]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Primal (ROTB)#Battlemaster|Optimus Primal]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Airazor (ROTB)#Battlemaster|Airazor]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:ROTBtoy-BattleMasterRhinox.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|''Beast Alliance'' Battle Master Rhinox]]
|}

====Battle Changers====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Beast Alliance|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Beast Alliance|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Rhinox (ROTB)#BattleChanger|Rhinox]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Mirage (Movie)#BattleChanger|Autobot Mirage]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-ter|[[Scourge (ROTB)#Rise of the Beasts|Scourge]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:TF-ROTB-Battle-Changers-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|''Beast Alliance'' Battle Changer Optimus Prime]]
|}

====Beast Weaponizers====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Primal (ROTB)#Beast Alliance|Optimus Primal]] & [[Arrowstripe#Toys|Arrowstripe]]}}
{{Bp-a1m1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#BeastWeaponizer|Optimus Prime]] & [[Chainclaw (ROTB)#Toys|Chainclaw]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1m1|[[Wheeljack (ROTB)#BeastWeaponizer|Wheeljack]] & [[Rhinox (ROTB)#BeastWeaponizer|Rhinox]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1m1|[[Arcee (Movie)#BeastWeaponizer|Arcee]] & [[Cheetor (ROTB)#BeastWeaponizer|Cheetor]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:ROTBtoy-BeastWeaponizersOptimusPrimalArrowstripe.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|''Beast Alliance'' Beast Weaponizer Optimus Primal & Arrowstripe]]
|}

====Beast Combiners====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1m1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BeastCombiner|Bumblebee]] & [[Snarlsaber#Toys|Snarlsaber]]}}
{{Bp-a1m1|[[Arcee (Movie)#Rise of the Beasts|Arcee]] & [[Silverfang#Toys|Silverfang]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Primal (ROTB)#BeastCombiner|Optimus Primal]] & [[Skullcruncher (ROTB)#BeastCombiner|Skullcruncher]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-ter|[[Scourge (ROTB)#BeastCombiner|Scourge]] & [[Scorponok (ROTB)#Rise of the Beasts|Predacon Scorponok]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1m1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#BeastCombiner|Optimus Prime]] & [[Lionblade#Toys|Lionblade]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:TF-ROTB-Beast-Combiners-Bumblebee-and-Snarlsaber.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|''Beast Alliance'' Beast Combiner Bumblebee & Snarlsaber]]
|}
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===Autobots Unite===
Drawing upon molds created for the [[Transformers: Bumblebee (toyline)#Energon Igniters|''Bumblebee'' Energon Igniters]] toyline, the "Autobots Unite" subline features vehicular characters who can be propelled in alt-mode by an "energon core" motor, packaged with the larger Power Plus and Nitro Series products. Much of the line is unchanged re-releases, with a few redecos. This subline was not carried by the major retailers Target and Walmart. The Speed Series and Power Plus Series toys were also referred to as "Spark Racers" and "Spark Chargers", respectively.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Speed Series/Spark Racers'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Barricade (Movie)/toys#Rise of the Beasts|Barricade]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Autobots Unite|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Autobots Unite|Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Power Plus Series/Spark Chargers'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-ter|[[Battletrap (ROTB)#Rise of the Beasts|Battletrap]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Autobots Unite|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Rise of the Beasts|Megatron]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Nitro Series'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#ROTBNitro|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Autobots Unite|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Movie)/toys#Rise of the Beasts|Starscream]]}}
</ul>
|
|[[File:ROTB-toy Battletrap PowerPlus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|''Autobots Unite'' Power Plus Series Battletrap]]
|}
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===Various toys===
The remainder of the ''Rise of the Beasts'' toyline comprises a variety of products not branded as part of any larger subline, including a number of robot-to-roleplay-accessory items, Flex and Smash Changers with transformation gimmicks, electronic Beast Mode figures, and the standard Titan Changers assortment. TakaraTomy's large Optimus Primal figure was imported via [[Hasbro Pulse]] and other online retailers. Towards the end of the line's run, more [[package refresh]]es of ''Bumblebee'' Energon Igniter figures were released under the returning "[[Legends Class (2005)|Legends of Cybertron]]" name.
====2-in-1 roleplay items====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Blaster'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Blaster|Optimus Prime Blaster]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Masks'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Mask|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Primal (ROTB)#2-in-1 roleplay|Optimus Primal]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:ROTBtoy-2in1maskOptimusPrimal.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|2-in-1 Mask Optimus Primal]]
|}

===="Novelty conversion" toys====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Flex Changers'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#FlexChangers|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Cheetor (ROTB)#FlexChangers|Cheetor]]}}
{{Bp-ter|[[Nightbird (ROTB)#FlexChangers|Nightbird]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Smash Changers wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Primal (ROTB)#SmashChangers|Optimus Primal]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SmashChangers|Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Smash Changers wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Rhinox (ROTB)#SmashChangers|Rhinox]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Command and Convert'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Primal (ROTB)#CommandAndConvert|Optimus Primal]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:ROTBtoy-SmashChangersOptimusPrimal.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|Smash Changers Optimus Primal]]
|}

====Other toys====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Beast Mode'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BeastMode|Beast Mode Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#BeastMode|Beast Mode Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Titan Changers wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Cheetor (ROTB)#TitanChanger|Cheetor]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#ROTBTitanChanger|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#ROTBTitanChanger|Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Titan Changers wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#ROTBTitanChanger|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-ter|[[Scourge (ROTB)#TitanChanger|Scourge]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Ultimate'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Primal (ROTB)#Ultimate|Optimus Primal]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:TF-Authentic-Titan-Changers-Cheetor.jpeg|thumb|upright=1.6|Titan Changer Cheetor]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Legends of Cybertron'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#LegendsofCybertron|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#LegendsofCybertron|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#LegendsofCybertron|Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
|}

===Exclusives===
Please note that the channels of release listed for toys below refer to the United States.
====''Buzzworthy Bumblebee''====
A number of ''Rise of the Beasts'' toys were released in the Target-exclusive ''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'' toyline. For those markets, this was the only way to get the Core Deluxe figures.
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Jungle Mission 3-Packs'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-multi|[[Cheetor (ROTB)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Cheetor]], [[Nightbird (ROTB)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Nightbird]], and [[Wheeljack (ROTB)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Wheeljack]]}}
{{Bp-a1m1|[[Airazor (ROTB)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Airazor]], [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#JM|Bumblebee]], and [[Mirage (Movie)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Autobot Mirage]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Beast Weaponizers'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p1|[[Scorponok (ROTB)#BuzzworthyBumblebee|Predacon Scorponok]] & [[Sandspear#BuzzworthyBumblebee|Sandspear]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Smash Changers'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-ter|[[Scourge (ROTB)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Scourge]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:ROTBtoy-BeastWeaponizersScorponok.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|Beast Weaponizers Predacon Scorponok & Sandspear]]
|}

==''Generations''==
===''Studio Series''===
{{nav-studio}}
Following the pattern established by its predecessor ''[[Transformers: Bumblebee (toyline)|Bumblebee]]'', the collector-focused toys in the ''Rise of the Beasts'' line were produced under the umbrella of the evergreen ''[[Studio Series]]'' collector toyline of movie product. All toys branded as ''Rise of the Beasts'' tie-ins are listed below.

;Core Class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Arcee (Movie)#SSCore|Arcee]]}}
{{Bp-ter|[[Freezer#Studio Series|Terrorcon Freezer]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Noah Díaz#Toys|Noah Díaz Exo-Suit]]}}
{{Bp-ter|[[Novakane#Toys|Terrorcon Novakane]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}

;Deluxe Class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 19'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|97 [[Airazor (ROTB)#Studio Series|Airazor]]}}
{{Bp-a1|100 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#SS100|Bumblebee]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 22'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-ter|104 [[Nightbird (ROTB)#SS104|Nightbird]]}}
{{Bp-a1|105 [[Mirage (Movie)#Studio Series|Mirage]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 23'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p1|107 [[Scorponok (ROTB)#Studio Series|Predacon Scorponok]]}}
{{Bp-a1|108 [[Wheeljack (ROTB)#Studio Series|Wheeljack]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 27'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p1|115 [[Double Punch (ROTB)#Studio Series|Double Punch]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}

;Voyager Class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 19'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|98 [[Cheetor (ROTB)#Studio Series|Cheetor]]}}
{{Bp-ter|99 [[Battletrap (ROTB)#Studio Series|Battletrap]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 20'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|103 [[Rhinox (ROTB)#Studio Series|Rhinox]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|102BB [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#BBROTB|Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 27'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|102 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SSROTB|Optimus Prime]] (package refresh)}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}

;Leader Class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 11'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-ter|101 [[Scourge (ROTB)#Studio Series|Scourge]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 13'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|106 [[Optimus Primal (ROTB)#Studio Series|Optimus Primal]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 17'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|118 [[Apelinq (ROTB)#Studio Series|Apelinq]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}

===Exclusives===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Transformers 40th Anniversary Expo'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|SS-EX [[Nemesis Prime (AOE)#SSROTB|Nemesis Prime (40th Anniversary Ver.)]]}}
</ul>
|}

==TakaraTomy==
===''Beast Kakusei''===

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'''Papapatto Change'''
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[April 15]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|BPC-01 [[Optimus Primal (ROTB)#SmashChangers|Papapatto Change Optimus Primal]]}}
{{Bp-a1|BPC-02 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SmashChangers|Papapatto Change Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[August 5]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|BPC-03 [[Rhinox (ROTB)#SmashChangers|Papapatto Change Rhinox]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
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'''Kakusei Weapon'''
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[April 15]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|BW-01 [[Cheetor (ROTB)#Beast Alliance|Kakusei Weapon Cheetor]]}}
{{Bp-m1|BW-02 [[Rhinox (ROTB)#Beast Alliance|Kakusei Weapon Rhinox]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[May 27]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|BW-03 [[Skullcruncher (ROTB)#Rise_of_the_Beasts|Kakusei Weapon Skullcruncher]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[July 15]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|BW-04 [[Optimus Primal (ROTB)#Battlemaster|Kakusei Weapon Optimus Primal]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[October 28]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|BW-05 [[Airazor (ROTB)#Battlemaster|Kakusei Weapon Airazor]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}
'''Kakusei Change'''
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[April 15]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|BC-01 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Beast Alliance|Kakusei Change Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-m1|BC-02 [[Rhinox (ROTB)#BattleChanger|Kakusei Change Rhinox]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[May 27]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|BC-03 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Beast Alliance|Kakusei Change Bumblebee]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[July 15]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|BC-04 [[Mirage (Movie)#BattleChanger|Kakusei Change Mirage]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[October 28]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-ter|BC-05 [[Scourge (ROTB)#Rise of the Beasts|Kakusei Change Scourge]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}
'''Kakusei Change Set'''
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[April 15]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|BCS-01 Kakusei Change Set [[Optimus Primal (ROTB)#Beast Alliance|Optimus Primal]] & [[Arrowstripe#Rise of the Beasts|Arrowstripe]]}}
{{Bp-a1m1|BCS-02 Kakusei Change Set [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#BeastWeaponizer|Optimus Prime]] & [[Chainclaw (ROTB)#Rise of the Beasts|Chainclaw]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[July 15]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1m1|BCS-03 Kakusei Change Set [[Wheeljack (ROTB)#BeastWeaponizer|Wheeljack]] & [[Rhinox (ROTB)#BeastWeaponizer|Rhinox]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[October 28]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1m1|BCS-04 Kakusei Change Set [[Arcee (Movie)#BeastWeaponizer|Arcee]] & [[Cheetor (ROTB)#BeastWeaponizer|Cheetor]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}
'''Kakusei Change Armor Set'''
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[April 15]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1m1|BCAS-01 Kakusei Change Armor Set [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BeastCombiner|Bumblebee]] & [[Snarlsaber#Rise of the Beasts|Snarlsaber]]}}
{{Bp-a1m1|BCAS-02 Kakusei Change Armor Set [[Arcee (Movie)#Rise of the Beasts|Arcee]] & [[Silverfang#Rise of the Beasts|Silverfang]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[June 24]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|BCAS-03 Kakusei Change Armor Set [[Optimus Primal (ROTB)#BeastCombiner|Optimus Primal]] & [[Skullcruncher (ROTB)#BeastCombiner|Skullcruncher]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[July 15]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-ter|BCAS-04 Kakusei Change Armor Set [[Scourge (ROTB)#BeastCombiner|Scourge]] & [[Scorponok (ROTB)#Rise of the Beasts|Scorponok]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[October 28]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1m1|BCAS-05 Kakusei Change Armor Set [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#BeastCombiner|Optimus Prime]] & [[Lionblade#Toys|Lionblade]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}
'''Kurutto Change'''
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[April 15]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|BKC-01 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#FlexChangers|Kurutto Change Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-ter|BKC-02 [[Nightbird (ROTB)#FlexChangers|Kurutto Change Nightbird]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[June 24]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|BKC-03 [[Cheetor (ROTB)#FlexChangers|Kurutto Change Cheetor]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}
'''Deluxe Class'''
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[April 15]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|BD-01 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Rise of the Beasts 2|Deluxe Class Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-m1|BD-02 [[Cheetor (ROTB)#Rise of the Beasts|Deluxe Class Cheetor]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[May 27]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|BD-03 [[Airazor (ROTB)#Rise of the Beasts|Deluxe Class Airazor]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[July 15]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-ter|BD-04 [[Nightbird (ROTB)#3packsingle|Deluxe Class Nightbird]]}}
{{Bp-a1|BD-05 [[Wheeljack (ROTB)#Rise of the Beasts|Deluxe Class Wheeljack]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[October 28]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|BD-06 [[Mirage (Movie)#Rise of the Beasts|Deluxe Class Mirage]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}
'''Voyager Class'''
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[June 24]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|BV-01 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Rise of the Beasts|Voyager Class Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-m1|BV-02 [[Optimus Primal (ROTB)#Rise of the Beasts|Voyager Class Optimus Primal]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[October 28]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|BV-03 [[Rhinox (ROTB)#Rise of the Beasts|Voyager Class Rhinox]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}
'''Beast Power'''
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[July 15]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|BP-01 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BeastMode|Beast Power Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|BP-02 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#BeastMode|Beast Power Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}

===Exclusives===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Toys"R"Us''' ([[April 15]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-ter|BPC-EX [[Scourge (ROTB)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Papapatto Change Scourge]]}}
{{Bp-p1|BCS-EX Kakusei Change Set [[Scorponok (ROTB)#BuzzworthyBumblebee|Scorponok]] & [[Sandspear#Rise of the Beasts|Sandspear]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|([[July 15]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Primal (ROTB)#Ultimate|Kakusei Optimus Primal]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Campaign item]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-multi|[[Burning Plasma Blaster]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Cheetor (ROTB)#Burning|Burning Cheetor]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Chainclaw (ROTB)#Burning|Burning Chainclaw]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}

===''Studio Series''===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 36''' ([[June]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|SS-103 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#SS100|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-ter|SS-104 [[Battletrap (ROTB)#Studio Series|Battletrap]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 37''' ([[July]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-ter|SS-105 [[Freezer#Studio Series|Terrorcon Freezer]] }}
{{bp-a1|SS-106 [[Arcee (Movie)#SSCore|Arcee]]}}
{{bp-m1|SS-107 [[Airazor (ROTB)#Studio Series|Airazor]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 38''' ([[August]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-m1|SS-108 [[Cheetor (ROTB)#Studio Series|Cheetor]]}}
{{bp-ter|SS-109 [[Scourge (ROTB)#Studio Series|Scourge]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 41''' ([[November]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-m1|SS-113 [[Rhinox (ROTB)#Studio Series|Rhinox]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 43''' ([[January]], 2024)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|SS-116 [[Noah Díaz#Studio Series|Noah Díaz Excel Suit]]}}
</ul>
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 44''' ([[February]], 2024)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|SS-118 [[Optimus Primal (ROTB)#Studio Series|Optimus Primal]]}}
{{Bp-ter|SS-120 [[Nightbird (ROTB)#Studio Series|Nightbird]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 45''' ([[March]], 2024)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-ter|SS-121 [[Novakane#Studio Series|Novakane]]}}
{{Bp-a1|SS-122 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SSROTB|Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 47''' ([[May]], 2024)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p1|SS-126 [[Scorponok (ROTB)#Studio Series|Scorponok]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 51''' ([[November]], 2024)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|SS-133 [[Wheeljack (ROTB)#Studio Series|Wheeljack]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 54''' ([[March]], 2025)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|SS-141 [[Mirage (Movie)#SS105|Mirage]]}}
</ul>
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 55''' ([[April]], 2025)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p1|SS-143 [[Double Punch (ROTB)#toys|Double Punch]]}}
{{Bp-m1|SS-146 [[Apelinq (ROTB)#toys|Apelinq]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}

==Merchandise==
===Jada Toys===
[[Jada Toys]] released replicas of the vehicle modes of multiple characters from ''Rise of the Beasts''. The 1/24 scale toys other than Optimus Prime came with a die-cast Autobot badge standee.
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''1/24 Scale'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#ROTB1-24|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/merchandise#ROTB1-24|1977 Chevrolet Camaro Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wheeljack (ROTB)#Hollywood Rides|Volkswagen Bus Wheeljack]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''1/32 Scale'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#ROTB1-32|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/merchandise#ROTB1-32|1977 Chevrolet Camaro Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wheeljack (ROTB)#Jada1-32|Volkswagen Bus Wheeljack]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''1/16 Scale'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/merchandise#ROTBRC|1977 Chevrolet Camaro Bumblebee R/C]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:TF-ROTB-Jada-1-24-Wheeljack.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|1/24 Scale Volkswagen Bus Wheeljack with Autobot badge]]
|}
{{--}}
==Notes==
*Much of the toyline, such as the "Core" toys and the entire ''Autobots Unite'' subline, was found at retail without a prior announcement from Hasbro.
*The first ''Rise of the Beasts'' toy was originally the ''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' "Energon Escape" [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BuzzEE|Bumblebee]] and [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Optimus Prime]] two-pack. The co-branding on the packaging was later changed to the ''Bumblebee'' film, presumably due to the one-year delay of ''Rise of the Beasts''.

===Foreign names===
* ''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers/Beast Kakusei''''' (トランスフォーマー/ビースト覚醒 ''Toransufōmā Bīsuto Kakusei'', "Transformers: Beast Awakening")
* ''Mandarin:'' '''''Biànxíng Jīngāng: Wàn Shòu Juéqǐ''''' (Taiwan, 變形金剛：萬獸崛起, "Transformers: Rise of the Beasts"), '''''Biànxíng Jīngāng: Chāonéng Yǒngshì Juéqǐ''''' (China, 变形金刚：超能勇士崛起, "Transformers: Rise of the Beast Wars")

==References==
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Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (toyline)

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The '''''Transformers: Rise of the Beasts''''' toyline coincides with the [[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)|seventh film]] in the [[live-action film series]]. Much like the merchandising for ''[[Transformers: Bumblebee (toyline)|Bumblebee]]'', the film's self-titled toyline is focused on kid-oriented products, with the collector-targeted figures released instead as part of the ongoing ''[[Studio Series]]'' line, co-branded with the film's title.

==Hasbro ''Rise of the Beasts'' toyline==
==="Core" figures===
Labeled by store listings as "Core Boys" products (not to be confused with the Core [[size class]] seen in other toylines), these figures use the traditional Deluxe and Voyager size classes but without the "premium collector product" approach of ''Studio Series'', akin to the Deluxe Class offerings in the recent ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' and ''[[Transformers: EarthSpark (toyline)|EarthSpark]]'' toylines, and were based on early film concept art due to time constraints.<ref>[https://news.tfw2005.com/2023/07/28/sdcc-2023-hasbro-show-floor-qa-legacy-studio-series-video-games-more-488215 SDCC 2023 Hasbro Show Floor Q&A – Legacy, Studio Series, Video Games, More!]</ref> The Core figures' distribution differed depending on country, with the USA getting the Deluxes exclusively in two [[Target]] box sets ([[#Exclusives|see below]]) and the Voyagers as [[Walmart]] exclusives, while everywhere else had normal distribution of individually packaged figures. Additionally, the Core line was not offered through the usual large online retailers such as [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] for reasons unknown.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxe Class wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Airazor (ROTB)#Rise of the Beasts|Airazor]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Rise of the Beasts 2|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Cheetor (ROTB)#Rise of the Beasts|Cheetor]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxe Class wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Mirage (Movie)#Rise of the Beasts|Autobot Mirage]]}}
{{Bp-ter|[[Nightbird (ROTB)#Rise of the Beasts|Nightbird]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wheeljack (ROTB)#Rise of the Beasts|Wheeljack]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Voyager Class wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Primal (ROTB)#Rise of the Beasts|Optimus Primal]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Rise of the Beasts|Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Voyager Class wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Rhinox (ROTB)#Rise of the Beasts|Rhinox]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:TF-ROTB-Mainline-Deluxe-Class-Airazor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|"Core" Deluxe Class Airazor]]
|}
{{-}}

===Beast Alliance===
The "Beast Alliance" subline focuses on gearing up characters using beast partner figures that transform into weapons or armor. The Beast [[Battle Master]] and Battle Changer assortments offer individual beasts and allies, while the more expensive Beast Weaponizer and Beast Combiner pricepoints pack together a figure with a beast partner.

====Beast Battle Masters====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Cheetor (ROTB)#Beast Alliance|Cheetor]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Rhinox (ROTB)#Beast Alliance|Rhinox]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Skullcruncher (ROTB)#Toys|Skullcruncher]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Primal (ROTB)#Battlemaster|Optimus Primal]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Airazor (ROTB)#Battlemaster|Airazor]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:ROTBtoy-BattleMasterRhinox.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|''Beast Alliance'' Battle Master Rhinox]]
|}

====Battle Changers====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Beast Alliance|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Beast Alliance|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Rhinox (ROTB)#BattleChanger|Rhinox]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Mirage (Movie)#BattleChanger|Autobot Mirage]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-ter|[[Scourge (ROTB)#Rise of the Beasts|Scourge]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:TF-ROTB-Battle-Changers-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|''Beast Alliance'' Battle Changer Optimus Prime]]
|}

====Beast Weaponizers====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Primal (ROTB)#Beast Alliance|Optimus Primal]] & [[Arrowstripe#Toys|Arrowstripe]]}}
{{Bp-a1m1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#BeastWeaponizer|Optimus Prime]] & [[Chainclaw (ROTB)#Toys|Chainclaw]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1m1|[[Wheeljack (ROTB)#BeastWeaponizer|Wheeljack]] & [[Rhinox (ROTB)#BeastWeaponizer|Rhinox]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1m1|[[Arcee (Movie)#BeastWeaponizer|Arcee]] & [[Cheetor (ROTB)#BeastWeaponizer|Cheetor]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:ROTBtoy-BeastWeaponizersOptimusPrimalArrowstripe.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|''Beast Alliance'' Beast Weaponizer Optimus Primal & Arrowstripe]]
|}

====Beast Combiners====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1m1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BeastCombiner|Bumblebee]] & [[Snarlsaber#Toys|Snarlsaber]]}}
{{Bp-a1m1|[[Arcee (Movie)#Rise of the Beasts|Arcee]] & [[Silverfang#Toys|Silverfang]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Primal (ROTB)#BeastCombiner|Optimus Primal]] & [[Skullcruncher (ROTB)#BeastCombiner|Skullcruncher]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-ter|[[Scourge (ROTB)#BeastCombiner|Scourge]] & [[Scorponok (ROTB)#Rise of the Beasts|Predacon Scorponok]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1m1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#BeastCombiner|Optimus Prime]] & [[Lionblade#Toys|Lionblade]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:TF-ROTB-Beast-Combiners-Bumblebee-and-Snarlsaber.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|''Beast Alliance'' Beast Combiner Bumblebee & Snarlsaber]]
|}
{{-}}

===Autobots Unite===
Drawing upon molds created for the [[Transformers: Bumblebee (toyline)#Energon Igniters|''Bumblebee'' Energon Igniters]] toyline, the "Autobots Unite" subline features vehicular characters who can be propelled in alt-mode by an "energon core" motor, packaged with the larger Power Plus and Nitro Series products. Much of the line is unchanged re-releases, with a few redecos. This subline was not carried by the major retailers Target and Walmart. The Speed Series and Power Plus Series toys were also referred to as "Spark Racers" and "Spark Chargers", respectively.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Speed Series/Spark Racers'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Barricade (Movie)/toys#Rise of the Beasts|Barricade]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Autobots Unite|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Autobots Unite|Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Power Plus Series/Spark Chargers'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-ter|[[Battletrap (ROTB)#Rise of the Beasts|Battletrap]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Autobots Unite|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Rise of the Beasts|Megatron]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Nitro Series'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#ROTBNitro|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Autobots Unite|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Movie)/toys#Rise of the Beasts|Starscream]]}}
</ul>
|
|[[File:ROTB-toy Battletrap PowerPlus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|''Autobots Unite'' Power Plus Series Battletrap]]
|}
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===Various toys===
The remainder of the ''Rise of the Beasts'' toyline comprises a variety of products not branded as part of any larger subline, including a number of robot-to-roleplay-accessory items, Flex and Smash Changers with transformation gimmicks, electronic Beast Mode figures, and the standard Titan Changers assortment. TakaraTomy's large Optimus Primal figure was imported via [[Hasbro Pulse]] and other online retailers. Towards the end of the line's run, more [[package refresh]]es of ''Bumblebee'' Energon Igniter figures were released under the returning "[[Legends Class (2005)|Legends of Cybertron]]" name.
====2-in-1 roleplay items====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Blaster'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Blaster|Optimus Prime Blaster]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Masks'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Mask|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Primal (ROTB)#2-in-1 roleplay|Optimus Primal]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
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|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:ROTBtoy-2in1maskOptimusPrimal.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|2-in-1 Mask Optimus Primal]]
|}

===="Novelty conversion" toys====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Flex Changers'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#FlexChangers|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Cheetor (ROTB)#FlexChangers|Cheetor]]}}
{{Bp-ter|[[Nightbird (ROTB)#FlexChangers|Nightbird]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Smash Changers wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Primal (ROTB)#SmashChangers|Optimus Primal]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SmashChangers|Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Smash Changers wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Rhinox (ROTB)#SmashChangers|Rhinox]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Command and Convert'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Primal (ROTB)#CommandAndConvert|Optimus Primal]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:ROTBtoy-SmashChangersOptimusPrimal.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|Smash Changers Optimus Primal]]
|}

====Other toys====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Beast Mode'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BeastMode|Beast Mode Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#BeastMode|Beast Mode Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Titan Changers wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Cheetor (ROTB)#TitanChanger|Cheetor]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#ROTBTitanChanger|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#ROTBTitanChanger|Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Titan Changers wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#ROTBTitanChanger|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-ter|[[Scourge (ROTB)#TitanChanger|Scourge]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Ultimate'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Primal (ROTB)#Ultimate|Optimus Primal]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:TF-Authentic-Titan-Changers-Cheetor.jpeg|thumb|upright=1.6|Titan Changer Cheetor]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Legends of Cybertron'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#LegendsofCybertron|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#LegendsofCybertron|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#LegendsofCybertron|Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
|}

===Exclusives===
Please note that the channels of release listed for toys below refer to the United States.
====''Buzzworthy Bumblebee''====
A number of ''Rise of the Beasts'' toys were released in the Target-exclusive ''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'' toyline. For those markets, this was the only way to get the Core Deluxe figures.
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Jungle Mission 3-Packs'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-multi|[[Cheetor (ROTB)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Cheetor]], [[Nightbird (ROTB)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Nightbird]], and [[Wheeljack (ROTB)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Wheeljack]]}}
{{Bp-a1m1|[[Airazor (ROTB)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Airazor]], [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#JM|Bumblebee]], and [[Mirage (Movie)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Autobot Mirage]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Beast Weaponizers'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p1|[[Scorponok (ROTB)#BuzzworthyBumblebee|Predacon Scorponok]] & [[Sandspear#BuzzworthyBumblebee|Sandspear]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Smash Changers'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-ter|[[Scourge (ROTB)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Scourge]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
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|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:ROTBtoy-BeastWeaponizersScorponok.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|Beast Weaponizers Predacon Scorponok & Sandspear]]
|}

==''Generations''==
===''Studio Series''===
{{nav-studio}}
Following the pattern established by its predecessor ''[[Transformers: Bumblebee (toyline)|Bumblebee]]'', the collector-focused toys in the ''Rise of the Beasts'' line were produced under the umbrella of the evergreen ''[[Studio Series]]'' collector toyline of movie product. All toys branded as ''Rise of the Beasts'' tie-ins are listed below.

;Core Class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Arcee (Movie)#SSCore|Arcee]]}}
{{Bp-ter|[[Freezer#Studio Series|Terrorcon Freezer]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Noah Díaz#Toys|Noah Díaz Exo-Suit]]}}
{{Bp-ter|[[Novakane#Toys|Terrorcon Novakane]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
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;Deluxe Class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 19'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|97 [[Airazor (ROTB)#Studio Series|Airazor]]}}
{{Bp-a1|100 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#SS100|Bumblebee]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 22'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-ter|104 [[Nightbird (ROTB)#SS104|Nightbird]]}}
{{Bp-a1|105 [[Mirage (Movie)#Studio Series|Mirage]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 23'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p1|107 [[Scorponok (ROTB)#Studio Series|Predacon Scorponok]]}}
{{Bp-a1|108 [[Wheeljack (ROTB)#Studio Series|Wheeljack]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 27'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p1|115 [[Double Punch (ROTB)#Studio Series|Double Punch]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}

;Voyager Class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 19'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|98 [[Cheetor (ROTB)#Studio Series|Cheetor]]}}
{{Bp-ter|99 [[Battletrap (ROTB)#Studio Series|Battletrap]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 20'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|103 [[Rhinox (ROTB)#Studio Series|Rhinox]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|102BB [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#BBROTB|Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 27'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|102 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SSROTB|Optimus Prime]] (package refresh)}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}

;Leader Class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 11'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-ter|101 [[Scourge (ROTB)#Studio Series|Scourge]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 13'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|106 [[Optimus Primal (ROTB)#Studio Series|Optimus Primal]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 17'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|118 [[Apelinq (ROTB)#Studio Series|Apelinq]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}

===Exclusives===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Transformers 40th Anniversary Expo'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|''SS-EX [[Nemesis Prime (AOE)#SSROTB|Nemesis Prime (40th Anniversary Ver.)]]''}}
</ul>
|}

==TakaraTomy==
===''Beast Kakusei''===

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'''Papapatto Change'''
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[April 15]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|BPC-01 [[Optimus Primal (ROTB)#SmashChangers|Papapatto Change Optimus Primal]]}}
{{Bp-a1|BPC-02 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SmashChangers|Papapatto Change Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[August 5]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|BPC-03 [[Rhinox (ROTB)#SmashChangers|Papapatto Change Rhinox]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
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'''Kakusei Weapon'''
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[April 15]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|BW-01 [[Cheetor (ROTB)#Beast Alliance|Kakusei Weapon Cheetor]]}}
{{Bp-m1|BW-02 [[Rhinox (ROTB)#Beast Alliance|Kakusei Weapon Rhinox]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[May 27]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|BW-03 [[Skullcruncher (ROTB)#Rise_of_the_Beasts|Kakusei Weapon Skullcruncher]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[July 15]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|BW-04 [[Optimus Primal (ROTB)#Battlemaster|Kakusei Weapon Optimus Primal]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[October 28]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|BW-05 [[Airazor (ROTB)#Battlemaster|Kakusei Weapon Airazor]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
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'''Kakusei Change'''
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[April 15]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|BC-01 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Beast Alliance|Kakusei Change Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-m1|BC-02 [[Rhinox (ROTB)#BattleChanger|Kakusei Change Rhinox]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[May 27]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|BC-03 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Beast Alliance|Kakusei Change Bumblebee]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[July 15]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|BC-04 [[Mirage (Movie)#BattleChanger|Kakusei Change Mirage]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[October 28]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-ter|BC-05 [[Scourge (ROTB)#Rise of the Beasts|Kakusei Change Scourge]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
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'''Kakusei Change Set'''
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[April 15]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|BCS-01 Kakusei Change Set [[Optimus Primal (ROTB)#Beast Alliance|Optimus Primal]] & [[Arrowstripe#Rise of the Beasts|Arrowstripe]]}}
{{Bp-a1m1|BCS-02 Kakusei Change Set [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#BeastWeaponizer|Optimus Prime]] & [[Chainclaw (ROTB)#Rise of the Beasts|Chainclaw]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[July 15]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1m1|BCS-03 Kakusei Change Set [[Wheeljack (ROTB)#BeastWeaponizer|Wheeljack]] & [[Rhinox (ROTB)#BeastWeaponizer|Rhinox]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[October 28]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1m1|BCS-04 Kakusei Change Set [[Arcee (Movie)#BeastWeaponizer|Arcee]] & [[Cheetor (ROTB)#BeastWeaponizer|Cheetor]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
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'''Kakusei Change Armor Set'''
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[April 15]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1m1|BCAS-01 Kakusei Change Armor Set [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BeastCombiner|Bumblebee]] & [[Snarlsaber#Rise of the Beasts|Snarlsaber]]}}
{{Bp-a1m1|BCAS-02 Kakusei Change Armor Set [[Arcee (Movie)#Rise of the Beasts|Arcee]] & [[Silverfang#Rise of the Beasts|Silverfang]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[June 24]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|BCAS-03 Kakusei Change Armor Set [[Optimus Primal (ROTB)#BeastCombiner|Optimus Primal]] & [[Skullcruncher (ROTB)#BeastCombiner|Skullcruncher]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[July 15]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-ter|BCAS-04 Kakusei Change Armor Set [[Scourge (ROTB)#BeastCombiner|Scourge]] & [[Scorponok (ROTB)#Rise of the Beasts|Scorponok]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[October 28]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1m1|BCAS-05 Kakusei Change Armor Set [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#BeastCombiner|Optimus Prime]] & [[Lionblade#Toys|Lionblade]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
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'''Kurutto Change'''
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[April 15]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|BKC-01 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#FlexChangers|Kurutto Change Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-ter|BKC-02 [[Nightbird (ROTB)#FlexChangers|Kurutto Change Nightbird]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[June 24]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|BKC-03 [[Cheetor (ROTB)#FlexChangers|Kurutto Change Cheetor]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
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'''Deluxe Class'''
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[April 15]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|BD-01 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Rise of the Beasts 2|Deluxe Class Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-m1|BD-02 [[Cheetor (ROTB)#Rise of the Beasts|Deluxe Class Cheetor]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[May 27]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|BD-03 [[Airazor (ROTB)#Rise of the Beasts|Deluxe Class Airazor]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[July 15]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-ter|BD-04 [[Nightbird (ROTB)#3packsingle|Deluxe Class Nightbird]]}}
{{Bp-a1|BD-05 [[Wheeljack (ROTB)#Rise of the Beasts|Deluxe Class Wheeljack]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[October 28]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|BD-06 [[Mirage (Movie)#Rise of the Beasts|Deluxe Class Mirage]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
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'''Voyager Class'''
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[June 24]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|BV-01 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Rise of the Beasts|Voyager Class Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-m1|BV-02 [[Optimus Primal (ROTB)#Rise of the Beasts|Voyager Class Optimus Primal]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[October 28]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|BV-03 [[Rhinox (ROTB)#Rise of the Beasts|Voyager Class Rhinox]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
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'''Beast Power'''
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[July 15]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|BP-01 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BeastMode|Beast Power Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|BP-02 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#BeastMode|Beast Power Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
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===Exclusives===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Toys"R"Us''' ([[April 15]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-ter|BPC-EX [[Scourge (ROTB)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Papapatto Change Scourge]]}}
{{Bp-p1|BCS-EX Kakusei Change Set [[Scorponok (ROTB)#BuzzworthyBumblebee|Scorponok]] & [[Sandspear#Rise of the Beasts|Sandspear]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|([[July 15]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Primal (ROTB)#Ultimate|Kakusei Optimus Primal]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Campaign item]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-multi|[[Burning Plasma Blaster]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Cheetor (ROTB)#Burning|Burning Cheetor]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Chainclaw (ROTB)#Burning|Burning Chainclaw]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
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===''Studio Series''===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 36''' ([[June]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|SS-103 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#SS100|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-ter|SS-104 [[Battletrap (ROTB)#Studio Series|Battletrap]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 37''' ([[July]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-ter|SS-105 [[Freezer#Studio Series|Terrorcon Freezer]] }}
{{bp-a1|SS-106 [[Arcee (Movie)#SSCore|Arcee]]}}
{{bp-m1|SS-107 [[Airazor (ROTB)#Studio Series|Airazor]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 38''' ([[August]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-m1|SS-108 [[Cheetor (ROTB)#Studio Series|Cheetor]]}}
{{bp-ter|SS-109 [[Scourge (ROTB)#Studio Series|Scourge]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 41''' ([[November]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-m1|SS-113 [[Rhinox (ROTB)#Studio Series|Rhinox]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 43''' ([[January]], 2024)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|SS-116 [[Noah Díaz#Studio Series|Noah Díaz Excel Suit]]}}
</ul>
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 44''' ([[February]], 2024)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|SS-118 [[Optimus Primal (ROTB)#Studio Series|Optimus Primal]]}}
{{Bp-ter|SS-120 [[Nightbird (ROTB)#Studio Series|Nightbird]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 45''' ([[March]], 2024)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-ter|SS-121 [[Novakane#Studio Series|Novakane]]}}
{{Bp-a1|SS-122 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SSROTB|Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 47''' ([[May]], 2024)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p1|SS-126 [[Scorponok (ROTB)#Studio Series|Scorponok]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 51''' ([[November]], 2024)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|SS-133 [[Wheeljack (ROTB)#Studio Series|Wheeljack]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 54''' ([[March]], 2025)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|SS-141 [[Mirage (Movie)#SS105|Mirage]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 55''' ([[April]], 2025)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p1|SS-143 [[Double Punch (ROTB)#toys|Double Punch]]}}
{{Bp-m1|SS-146 [[Apelinq (ROTB)#toys|Apelinq]]}}
</ul>
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==Merchandise==
===Jada Toys===
[[Jada Toys]] released replicas of the vehicle modes of multiple characters from ''Rise of the Beasts''. The 1/24 scale toys other than Optimus Prime came with a die-cast Autobot badge standee.
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''1/24 Scale'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#ROTB1-24|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/merchandise#ROTB1-24|1977 Chevrolet Camaro Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wheeljack (ROTB)#Hollywood Rides|Volkswagen Bus Wheeljack]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''1/32 Scale'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#ROTB1-32|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/merchandise#ROTB1-32|1977 Chevrolet Camaro Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wheeljack (ROTB)#Jada1-32|Volkswagen Bus Wheeljack]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''1/16 Scale'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/merchandise#ROTBRC|1977 Chevrolet Camaro Bumblebee R/C]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:TF-ROTB-Jada-1-24-Wheeljack.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|1/24 Scale Volkswagen Bus Wheeljack with Autobot badge]]
|}
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==Notes==
*Much of the toyline, such as the "Core" toys and the entire ''Autobots Unite'' subline, was found at retail without a prior announcement from Hasbro.
*The first ''Rise of the Beasts'' toy was originally the ''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' "Energon Escape" [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BuzzEE|Bumblebee]] and [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Optimus Prime]] two-pack. The co-branding on the packaging was later changed to the ''Bumblebee'' film, presumably due to the one-year delay of ''Rise of the Beasts''.

===Foreign names===
* ''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers/Beast Kakusei''''' (トランスフォーマー/ビースト覚醒 ''Toransufōmā Bīsuto Kakusei'', "Transformers: Beast Awakening")
* ''Mandarin:'' '''''Biànxíng Jīngāng: Wàn Shòu Juéqǐ''''' (Taiwan, 變形金剛：萬獸崛起, "Transformers: Rise of the Beasts"), '''''Biànxíng Jīngāng: Chāonéng Yǒngshì Juéqǐ''''' (China, 变形金刚：超能勇士崛起, "Transformers: Rise of the Beast Wars")

==References==
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[[Category:Live-action film series toylines]]

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (toyline)

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The '''''Transformers: Rise of the Beasts''''' toyline coincides with the [[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)|seventh film]] in the [[live-action film series]]. Much like the merchandising for ''[[Transformers: Bumblebee (toyline)|Bumblebee]]'', the film's self-titled toyline is focused on kid-oriented products, with the collector-targeted figures released instead as part of the ongoing ''[[Studio Series]]'' line, co-branded with the film's title.

==Hasbro ''Rise of the Beasts'' toyline==
==="Core" figures===
Labeled by store listings as "Core Boys" products (not to be confused with the Core [[size class]] seen in other toylines), these figures use the traditional Deluxe and Voyager size classes but without the "premium collector product" approach of ''Studio Series'', akin to the Deluxe Class offerings in the recent ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' and ''[[Transformers: EarthSpark (toyline)|EarthSpark]]'' toylines, and were based on early film concept art due to time constraints.<ref>[https://news.tfw2005.com/2023/07/28/sdcc-2023-hasbro-show-floor-qa-legacy-studio-series-video-games-more-488215 SDCC 2023 Hasbro Show Floor Q&A – Legacy, Studio Series, Video Games, More!]</ref> The Core figures' distribution differed depending on country, with the USA getting the Deluxes exclusively in two [[Target]] box sets ([[#Exclusives|see below]]) and the Voyagers as [[Walmart]] exclusives, while everywhere else had normal distribution of individually packaged figures. Additionally, the Core line was not offered through the usual large online retailers such as [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] for reasons unknown.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxe Class wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Airazor (ROTB)#Rise of the Beasts|Airazor]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Rise of the Beasts 2|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Cheetor (ROTB)#Rise of the Beasts|Cheetor]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxe Class wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Mirage (Movie)#Rise of the Beasts|Autobot Mirage]]}}
{{Bp-ter|[[Nightbird (ROTB)#Rise of the Beasts|Nightbird]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wheeljack (ROTB)#Rise of the Beasts|Wheeljack]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Voyager Class wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Primal (ROTB)#Rise of the Beasts|Optimus Primal]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Rise of the Beasts|Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Voyager Class wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Rhinox (ROTB)#Rise of the Beasts|Rhinox]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:TF-ROTB-Mainline-Deluxe-Class-Airazor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|"Core" Deluxe Class Airazor]]
|}
{{-}}

===Beast Alliance===
The "Beast Alliance" subline focuses on gearing up characters using beast partner figures that transform into weapons or armor. The Beast [[Battle Master]] and Battle Changer assortments offer individual beasts and allies, while the more expensive Beast Weaponizer and Beast Combiner pricepoints pack together a figure with a beast partner.

====Beast Battle Masters====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Cheetor (ROTB)#Beast Alliance|Cheetor]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Rhinox (ROTB)#Beast Alliance|Rhinox]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Skullcruncher (ROTB)#Toys|Skullcruncher]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Primal (ROTB)#Battlemaster|Optimus Primal]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Airazor (ROTB)#Battlemaster|Airazor]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:ROTBtoy-BattleMasterRhinox.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|''Beast Alliance'' Battle Master Rhinox]]
|}

====Battle Changers====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Beast Alliance|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Beast Alliance|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Rhinox (ROTB)#BattleChanger|Rhinox]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Mirage (Movie)#BattleChanger|Autobot Mirage]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-ter|[[Scourge (ROTB)#Rise of the Beasts|Scourge]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:TF-ROTB-Battle-Changers-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|''Beast Alliance'' Battle Changer Optimus Prime]]
|}

====Beast Weaponizers====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Primal (ROTB)#Beast Alliance|Optimus Primal]] & [[Arrowstripe#Toys|Arrowstripe]]}}
{{Bp-a1m1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#BeastWeaponizer|Optimus Prime]] & [[Chainclaw (ROTB)#Toys|Chainclaw]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1m1|[[Wheeljack (ROTB)#BeastWeaponizer|Wheeljack]] & [[Rhinox (ROTB)#BeastWeaponizer|Rhinox]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1m1|[[Arcee (Movie)#BeastWeaponizer|Arcee]] & [[Cheetor (ROTB)#BeastWeaponizer|Cheetor]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:ROTBtoy-BeastWeaponizersOptimusPrimalArrowstripe.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|''Beast Alliance'' Beast Weaponizer Optimus Primal & Arrowstripe]]
|}

====Beast Combiners====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1m1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BeastCombiner|Bumblebee]] & [[Snarlsaber#Toys|Snarlsaber]]}}
{{Bp-a1m1|[[Arcee (Movie)#Rise of the Beasts|Arcee]] & [[Silverfang#Toys|Silverfang]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Primal (ROTB)#BeastCombiner|Optimus Primal]] & [[Skullcruncher (ROTB)#BeastCombiner|Skullcruncher]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-ter|[[Scourge (ROTB)#BeastCombiner|Scourge]] & [[Scorponok (ROTB)#Rise of the Beasts|Predacon Scorponok]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1m1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#BeastCombiner|Optimus Prime]] & [[Lionblade#Toys|Lionblade]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:TF-ROTB-Beast-Combiners-Bumblebee-and-Snarlsaber.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|''Beast Alliance'' Beast Combiner Bumblebee & Snarlsaber]]
|}
{{-}}

===Autobots Unite===
Drawing upon molds created for the [[Transformers: Bumblebee (toyline)#Energon Igniters|''Bumblebee'' Energon Igniters]] toyline, the "Autobots Unite" subline features vehicular characters who can be propelled in alt-mode by an "energon core" motor, packaged with the larger Power Plus and Nitro Series products. Much of the line is unchanged re-releases, with a few redecos. This subline was not carried by the major retailers Target and Walmart. The Speed Series and Power Plus Series toys were also referred to as "Spark Racers" and "Spark Chargers", respectively.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Speed Series/Spark Racers'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Barricade (Movie)/toys#Rise of the Beasts|Barricade]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Autobots Unite|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Autobots Unite|Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Power Plus Series/Spark Chargers'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-ter|[[Battletrap (ROTB)#Rise of the Beasts|Battletrap]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Autobots Unite|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Rise of the Beasts|Megatron]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Nitro Series'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#ROTBNitro|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Autobots Unite|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Movie)/toys#Rise of the Beasts|Starscream]]}}
</ul>
|
|[[File:ROTB-toy Battletrap PowerPlus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|''Autobots Unite'' Power Plus Series Battletrap]]
|}
{{-}}

===Various toys===
The remainder of the ''Rise of the Beasts'' toyline comprises a variety of products not branded as part of any larger subline, including a number of robot-to-roleplay-accessory items, Flex and Smash Changers with transformation gimmicks, electronic Beast Mode figures, and the standard Titan Changers assortment. TakaraTomy's large Optimus Primal figure was imported via [[Hasbro Pulse]] and other online retailers. Towards the end of the line's run, more [[package refresh]]es of ''Bumblebee'' Energon Igniter figures were released under the returning "[[Legends Class (2005)|Legends of Cybertron]]" name.
====2-in-1 roleplay items====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Blaster'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Blaster|Optimus Prime Blaster]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Masks'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Mask|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Primal (ROTB)#2-in-1 roleplay|Optimus Primal]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:ROTBtoy-2in1maskOptimusPrimal.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|2-in-1 Mask Optimus Primal]]
|}

===="Novelty conversion" toys====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Flex Changers'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#FlexChangers|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Cheetor (ROTB)#FlexChangers|Cheetor]]}}
{{Bp-ter|[[Nightbird (ROTB)#FlexChangers|Nightbird]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Smash Changers wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Primal (ROTB)#SmashChangers|Optimus Primal]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SmashChangers|Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Smash Changers wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Rhinox (ROTB)#SmashChangers|Rhinox]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Command and Convert'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Primal (ROTB)#CommandAndConvert|Optimus Primal]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:ROTBtoy-SmashChangersOptimusPrimal.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|Smash Changers Optimus Primal]]
|}

====Other toys====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Beast Mode'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BeastMode|Beast Mode Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#BeastMode|Beast Mode Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Titan Changers wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Cheetor (ROTB)#TitanChanger|Cheetor]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#ROTBTitanChanger|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#ROTBTitanChanger|Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Titan Changers wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#ROTBTitanChanger|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-ter|[[Scourge (ROTB)#TitanChanger|Scourge]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Ultimate'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Primal (ROTB)#Ultimate|Optimus Primal]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:TF-Authentic-Titan-Changers-Cheetor.jpeg|thumb|upright=1.6|Titan Changer Cheetor]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Legends of Cybertron'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#LegendsofCybertron|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#LegendsofCybertron|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#LegendsofCybertron|Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
|}

===Exclusives===
Please note that the channels of release listed for toys below refer to the United States.
====''Buzzworthy Bumblebee''====
A number of ''Rise of the Beasts'' toys were released in the Target-exclusive ''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'' toyline. For those markets, this was the only way to get the Core Deluxe figures.
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Jungle Mission 3-Packs'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-multi|[[Cheetor (ROTB)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Cheetor]], [[Nightbird (ROTB)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Nightbird]], and [[Wheeljack (ROTB)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Wheeljack]]}}
{{Bp-a1m1|[[Airazor (ROTB)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Airazor]], [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#JM|Bumblebee]], and [[Mirage (Movie)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Autobot Mirage]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Beast Weaponizers'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p1|[[Scorponok (ROTB)#BuzzworthyBumblebee|Predacon Scorponok]] & [[Sandspear#BuzzworthyBumblebee|Sandspear]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Smash Changers'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-ter|[[Scourge (ROTB)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Scourge]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:ROTBtoy-BeastWeaponizersScorponok.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|Beast Weaponizers Predacon Scorponok & Sandspear]]
|}

==''Generations''==
===''Studio Series''===
{{nav-studio}}
Following the pattern established by its predecessor ''[[Transformers: Bumblebee (toyline)|Bumblebee]]'', the collector-focused toys in the ''Rise of the Beasts'' line were produced under the umbrella of the evergreen ''[[Studio Series]]'' collector toyline of movie product. All toys branded as ''Rise of the Beasts'' tie-ins are listed below.

;Core Class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Arcee (Movie)#SSCore|Arcee]]}}
{{Bp-ter|[[Freezer#Studio Series|Terrorcon Freezer]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Noah Díaz#Toys|Noah Díaz Exo-Suit]]}}
{{Bp-ter|[[Novakane#Toys|Terrorcon Novakane]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}

;Deluxe Class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 19'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|97 [[Airazor (ROTB)#Studio Series|Airazor]]}}
{{Bp-a1|100 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#SS100|Bumblebee]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 22'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-ter|104 [[Nightbird (ROTB)#SS104|Nightbird]]}}
{{Bp-a1|105 [[Mirage (Movie)#Studio Series|Mirage]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 23'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p1|107 [[Scorponok (ROTB)#Studio Series|Predacon Scorponok]]}}
{{Bp-a1|108 [[Wheeljack (ROTB)#Studio Series|Wheeljack]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 27'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p1|115 [[Double Punch (ROTB)#Studio Series|Double Punch]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}

;Voyager Class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 19'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|98 [[Cheetor (ROTB)#Studio Series|Cheetor]]}}
{{Bp-ter|99 [[Battletrap (ROTB)#Studio Series|Battletrap]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 20'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|103 [[Rhinox (ROTB)#Studio Series|Rhinox]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|102BB [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#BBROTB|Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 27'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|102 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SSROTB|Optimus Prime]] (package refresh)}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}

;Leader Class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 11'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-ter|101 [[Scourge (ROTB)#Studio Series|Scourge]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 13'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|106 [[Optimus Primal (ROTB)#Studio Series|Optimus Primal]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 17'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|118 [[Apelinq (ROTB)#Studio Series|Apelinq]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}

===Exclusives===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Transformers 40th Anniversary Expo'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|''SS-EX [[Nemesis Prime (AOE)#SSROTB|Nemesis Prime (40th Anniversary Ver.)]] (Rise of the Beasts)''}}
</ul>
|}

==TakaraTomy==
===''Beast Kakusei''===

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'''Papapatto Change'''
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[April 15]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|BPC-01 [[Optimus Primal (ROTB)#SmashChangers|Papapatto Change Optimus Primal]]}}
{{Bp-a1|BPC-02 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SmashChangers|Papapatto Change Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[August 5]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|BPC-03 [[Rhinox (ROTB)#SmashChangers|Papapatto Change Rhinox]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}
'''Kakusei Weapon'''
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[April 15]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|BW-01 [[Cheetor (ROTB)#Beast Alliance|Kakusei Weapon Cheetor]]}}
{{Bp-m1|BW-02 [[Rhinox (ROTB)#Beast Alliance|Kakusei Weapon Rhinox]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[May 27]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|BW-03 [[Skullcruncher (ROTB)#Rise_of_the_Beasts|Kakusei Weapon Skullcruncher]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[July 15]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|BW-04 [[Optimus Primal (ROTB)#Battlemaster|Kakusei Weapon Optimus Primal]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[October 28]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|BW-05 [[Airazor (ROTB)#Battlemaster|Kakusei Weapon Airazor]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}
'''Kakusei Change'''
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[April 15]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|BC-01 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Beast Alliance|Kakusei Change Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-m1|BC-02 [[Rhinox (ROTB)#BattleChanger|Kakusei Change Rhinox]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[May 27]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|BC-03 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Beast Alliance|Kakusei Change Bumblebee]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[July 15]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|BC-04 [[Mirage (Movie)#BattleChanger|Kakusei Change Mirage]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[October 28]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-ter|BC-05 [[Scourge (ROTB)#Rise of the Beasts|Kakusei Change Scourge]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}
'''Kakusei Change Set'''
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[April 15]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|BCS-01 Kakusei Change Set [[Optimus Primal (ROTB)#Beast Alliance|Optimus Primal]] & [[Arrowstripe#Rise of the Beasts|Arrowstripe]]}}
{{Bp-a1m1|BCS-02 Kakusei Change Set [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#BeastWeaponizer|Optimus Prime]] & [[Chainclaw (ROTB)#Rise of the Beasts|Chainclaw]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[July 15]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1m1|BCS-03 Kakusei Change Set [[Wheeljack (ROTB)#BeastWeaponizer|Wheeljack]] & [[Rhinox (ROTB)#BeastWeaponizer|Rhinox]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[October 28]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1m1|BCS-04 Kakusei Change Set [[Arcee (Movie)#BeastWeaponizer|Arcee]] & [[Cheetor (ROTB)#BeastWeaponizer|Cheetor]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}
'''Kakusei Change Armor Set'''
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[April 15]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1m1|BCAS-01 Kakusei Change Armor Set [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BeastCombiner|Bumblebee]] & [[Snarlsaber#Rise of the Beasts|Snarlsaber]]}}
{{Bp-a1m1|BCAS-02 Kakusei Change Armor Set [[Arcee (Movie)#Rise of the Beasts|Arcee]] & [[Silverfang#Rise of the Beasts|Silverfang]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[June 24]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|BCAS-03 Kakusei Change Armor Set [[Optimus Primal (ROTB)#BeastCombiner|Optimus Primal]] & [[Skullcruncher (ROTB)#BeastCombiner|Skullcruncher]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[July 15]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-ter|BCAS-04 Kakusei Change Armor Set [[Scourge (ROTB)#BeastCombiner|Scourge]] & [[Scorponok (ROTB)#Rise of the Beasts|Scorponok]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[October 28]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1m1|BCAS-05 Kakusei Change Armor Set [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#BeastCombiner|Optimus Prime]] & [[Lionblade#Toys|Lionblade]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}
'''Kurutto Change'''
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[April 15]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|BKC-01 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#FlexChangers|Kurutto Change Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-ter|BKC-02 [[Nightbird (ROTB)#FlexChangers|Kurutto Change Nightbird]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[June 24]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|BKC-03 [[Cheetor (ROTB)#FlexChangers|Kurutto Change Cheetor]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}
'''Deluxe Class'''
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[April 15]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|BD-01 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Rise of the Beasts 2|Deluxe Class Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-m1|BD-02 [[Cheetor (ROTB)#Rise of the Beasts|Deluxe Class Cheetor]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[May 27]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|BD-03 [[Airazor (ROTB)#Rise of the Beasts|Deluxe Class Airazor]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[July 15]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-ter|BD-04 [[Nightbird (ROTB)#3packsingle|Deluxe Class Nightbird]]}}
{{Bp-a1|BD-05 [[Wheeljack (ROTB)#Rise of the Beasts|Deluxe Class Wheeljack]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[October 28]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|BD-06 [[Mirage (Movie)#Rise of the Beasts|Deluxe Class Mirage]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}
'''Voyager Class'''
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[June 24]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|BV-01 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Rise of the Beasts|Voyager Class Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-m1|BV-02 [[Optimus Primal (ROTB)#Rise of the Beasts|Voyager Class Optimus Primal]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[October 28]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|BV-03 [[Rhinox (ROTB)#Rise of the Beasts|Voyager Class Rhinox]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}
'''Beast Power'''
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[July 15]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|BP-01 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BeastMode|Beast Power Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|BP-02 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#BeastMode|Beast Power Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
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===Exclusives===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Toys"R"Us''' ([[April 15]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-ter|BPC-EX [[Scourge (ROTB)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Papapatto Change Scourge]]}}
{{Bp-p1|BCS-EX Kakusei Change Set [[Scorponok (ROTB)#BuzzworthyBumblebee|Scorponok]] & [[Sandspear#Rise of the Beasts|Sandspear]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|([[July 15]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Primal (ROTB)#Ultimate|Kakusei Optimus Primal]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Campaign item]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-multi|[[Burning Plasma Blaster]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Cheetor (ROTB)#Burning|Burning Cheetor]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Chainclaw (ROTB)#Burning|Burning Chainclaw]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
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===''Studio Series''===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 36''' ([[June]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|SS-103 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#SS100|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-ter|SS-104 [[Battletrap (ROTB)#Studio Series|Battletrap]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 37''' ([[July]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-ter|SS-105 [[Freezer#Studio Series|Terrorcon Freezer]] }}
{{bp-a1|SS-106 [[Arcee (Movie)#SSCore|Arcee]]}}
{{bp-m1|SS-107 [[Airazor (ROTB)#Studio Series|Airazor]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 38''' ([[August]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-m1|SS-108 [[Cheetor (ROTB)#Studio Series|Cheetor]]}}
{{bp-ter|SS-109 [[Scourge (ROTB)#Studio Series|Scourge]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 41''' ([[November]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-m1|SS-113 [[Rhinox (ROTB)#Studio Series|Rhinox]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 43''' ([[January]], 2024)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|SS-116 [[Noah Díaz#Studio Series|Noah Díaz Excel Suit]]}}
</ul>
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 44''' ([[February]], 2024)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|SS-118 [[Optimus Primal (ROTB)#Studio Series|Optimus Primal]]}}
{{Bp-ter|SS-120 [[Nightbird (ROTB)#Studio Series|Nightbird]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 45''' ([[March]], 2024)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-ter|SS-121 [[Novakane#Studio Series|Novakane]]}}
{{Bp-a1|SS-122 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SSROTB|Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 47''' ([[May]], 2024)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p1|SS-126 [[Scorponok (ROTB)#Studio Series|Scorponok]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 51''' ([[November]], 2024)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|SS-133 [[Wheeljack (ROTB)#Studio Series|Wheeljack]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 54''' ([[March]], 2025)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|SS-141 [[Mirage (Movie)#SS105|Mirage]]}}
</ul>
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 55''' ([[April]], 2025)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p1|SS-143 [[Double Punch (ROTB)#toys|Double Punch]]}}
{{Bp-m1|SS-146 [[Apelinq (ROTB)#toys|Apelinq]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}

==Merchandise==
===Jada Toys===
[[Jada Toys]] released replicas of the vehicle modes of multiple characters from ''Rise of the Beasts''. The 1/24 scale toys other than Optimus Prime came with a die-cast Autobot badge standee.
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''1/24 Scale'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#ROTB1-24|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/merchandise#ROTB1-24|1977 Chevrolet Camaro Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wheeljack (ROTB)#Hollywood Rides|Volkswagen Bus Wheeljack]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''1/32 Scale'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#ROTB1-32|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/merchandise#ROTB1-32|1977 Chevrolet Camaro Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wheeljack (ROTB)#Jada1-32|Volkswagen Bus Wheeljack]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''1/16 Scale'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/merchandise#ROTBRC|1977 Chevrolet Camaro Bumblebee R/C]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:TF-ROTB-Jada-1-24-Wheeljack.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|1/24 Scale Volkswagen Bus Wheeljack with Autobot badge]]
|}
{{--}}
==Notes==
*Much of the toyline, such as the "Core" toys and the entire ''Autobots Unite'' subline, was found at retail without a prior announcement from Hasbro.
*The first ''Rise of the Beasts'' toy was originally the ''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' "Energon Escape" [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BuzzEE|Bumblebee]] and [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Optimus Prime]] two-pack. The co-branding on the packaging was later changed to the ''Bumblebee'' film, presumably due to the one-year delay of ''Rise of the Beasts''.

===Foreign names===
* ''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers/Beast Kakusei''''' (トランスフォーマー/ビースト覚醒 ''Toransufōmā Bīsuto Kakusei'', "Transformers: Beast Awakening")
* ''Mandarin:'' '''''Biànxíng Jīngāng: Wàn Shòu Juéqǐ''''' (Taiwan, 變形金剛：萬獸崛起, "Transformers: Rise of the Beasts"), '''''Biànxíng Jīngāng: Chāonéng Yǒngshì Juéqǐ''''' (China, 变形金刚：超能勇士崛起, "Transformers: Rise of the Beast Wars")

==References==
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Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (toyline)

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The '''''Transformers: Rise of the Beasts''''' toyline coincides with the [[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)|seventh film]] in the [[live-action film series]]. Much like the merchandising for ''[[Transformers: Bumblebee (toyline)|Bumblebee]]'', the film's self-titled toyline is focused on kid-oriented products, with the collector-targeted figures released instead as part of the ongoing ''[[Studio Series]]'' line, co-branded with the film's title.

==Hasbro ''Rise of the Beasts'' toyline==
==="Core" figures===
Labeled by store listings as "Core Boys" products (not to be confused with the Core [[size class]] seen in other toylines), these figures use the traditional Deluxe and Voyager size classes but without the "premium collector product" approach of ''Studio Series'', akin to the Deluxe Class offerings in the recent ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' and ''[[Transformers: EarthSpark (toyline)|EarthSpark]]'' toylines, and were based on early film concept art due to time constraints.<ref>[https://news.tfw2005.com/2023/07/28/sdcc-2023-hasbro-show-floor-qa-legacy-studio-series-video-games-more-488215 SDCC 2023 Hasbro Show Floor Q&A – Legacy, Studio Series, Video Games, More!]</ref> The Core figures' distribution differed depending on country, with the USA getting the Deluxes exclusively in two [[Target]] box sets ([[#Exclusives|see below]]) and the Voyagers as [[Walmart]] exclusives, while everywhere else had normal distribution of individually packaged figures. Additionally, the Core line was not offered through the usual large online retailers such as [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] for reasons unknown.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxe Class wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Airazor (ROTB)#Rise of the Beasts|Airazor]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Rise of the Beasts 2|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Cheetor (ROTB)#Rise of the Beasts|Cheetor]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxe Class wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Mirage (Movie)#Rise of the Beasts|Autobot Mirage]]}}
{{Bp-ter|[[Nightbird (ROTB)#Rise of the Beasts|Nightbird]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wheeljack (ROTB)#Rise of the Beasts|Wheeljack]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Voyager Class wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Primal (ROTB)#Rise of the Beasts|Optimus Primal]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Rise of the Beasts|Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Voyager Class wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Rhinox (ROTB)#Rise of the Beasts|Rhinox]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:TF-ROTB-Mainline-Deluxe-Class-Airazor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|"Core" Deluxe Class Airazor]]
|}
{{-}}

===Beast Alliance===
The "Beast Alliance" subline focuses on gearing up characters using beast partner figures that transform into weapons or armor. The Beast [[Battle Master]] and Battle Changer assortments offer individual beasts and allies, while the more expensive Beast Weaponizer and Beast Combiner pricepoints pack together a figure with a beast partner.

====Beast Battle Masters====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Cheetor (ROTB)#Beast Alliance|Cheetor]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Rhinox (ROTB)#Beast Alliance|Rhinox]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Skullcruncher (ROTB)#Toys|Skullcruncher]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Primal (ROTB)#Battlemaster|Optimus Primal]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Airazor (ROTB)#Battlemaster|Airazor]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:ROTBtoy-BattleMasterRhinox.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|''Beast Alliance'' Battle Master Rhinox]]
|}

====Battle Changers====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Beast Alliance|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Beast Alliance|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Rhinox (ROTB)#BattleChanger|Rhinox]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Mirage (Movie)#BattleChanger|Autobot Mirage]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-ter|[[Scourge (ROTB)#Rise of the Beasts|Scourge]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:TF-ROTB-Battle-Changers-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|''Beast Alliance'' Battle Changer Optimus Prime]]
|}

====Beast Weaponizers====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Primal (ROTB)#Beast Alliance|Optimus Primal]] & [[Arrowstripe#Toys|Arrowstripe]]}}
{{Bp-a1m1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#BeastWeaponizer|Optimus Prime]] & [[Chainclaw (ROTB)#Toys|Chainclaw]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1m1|[[Wheeljack (ROTB)#BeastWeaponizer|Wheeljack]] & [[Rhinox (ROTB)#BeastWeaponizer|Rhinox]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1m1|[[Arcee (Movie)#BeastWeaponizer|Arcee]] & [[Cheetor (ROTB)#BeastWeaponizer|Cheetor]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:ROTBtoy-BeastWeaponizersOptimusPrimalArrowstripe.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|''Beast Alliance'' Beast Weaponizer Optimus Primal & Arrowstripe]]
|}

====Beast Combiners====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1m1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BeastCombiner|Bumblebee]] & [[Snarlsaber#Toys|Snarlsaber]]}}
{{Bp-a1m1|[[Arcee (Movie)#Rise of the Beasts|Arcee]] & [[Silverfang#Toys|Silverfang]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Primal (ROTB)#BeastCombiner|Optimus Primal]] & [[Skullcruncher (ROTB)#BeastCombiner|Skullcruncher]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-ter|[[Scourge (ROTB)#BeastCombiner|Scourge]] & [[Scorponok (ROTB)#Rise of the Beasts|Predacon Scorponok]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1m1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#BeastCombiner|Optimus Prime]] & [[Lionblade#Toys|Lionblade]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:TF-ROTB-Beast-Combiners-Bumblebee-and-Snarlsaber.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|''Beast Alliance'' Beast Combiner Bumblebee & Snarlsaber]]
|}
{{-}}

===Autobots Unite===
Drawing upon molds created for the [[Transformers: Bumblebee (toyline)#Energon Igniters|''Bumblebee'' Energon Igniters]] toyline, the "Autobots Unite" subline features vehicular characters who can be propelled in alt-mode by an "energon core" motor, packaged with the larger Power Plus and Nitro Series products. Much of the line is unchanged re-releases, with a few redecos. This subline was not carried by the major retailers Target and Walmart. The Speed Series and Power Plus Series toys were also referred to as "Spark Racers" and "Spark Chargers", respectively.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Speed Series/Spark Racers'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Barricade (Movie)/toys#Rise of the Beasts|Barricade]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Autobots Unite|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Autobots Unite|Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Power Plus Series/Spark Chargers'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-ter|[[Battletrap (ROTB)#Rise of the Beasts|Battletrap]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Autobots Unite|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Rise of the Beasts|Megatron]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Nitro Series'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#ROTBNitro|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Autobots Unite|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Movie)/toys#Rise of the Beasts|Starscream]]}}
</ul>
|
|[[File:ROTB-toy Battletrap PowerPlus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|''Autobots Unite'' Power Plus Series Battletrap]]
|}
{{-}}

===Various toys===
The remainder of the ''Rise of the Beasts'' toyline comprises a variety of products not branded as part of any larger subline, including a number of robot-to-roleplay-accessory items, Flex and Smash Changers with transformation gimmicks, electronic Beast Mode figures, and the standard Titan Changers assortment. TakaraTomy's large Optimus Primal figure was imported via [[Hasbro Pulse]] and other online retailers. Towards the end of the line's run, more [[package refresh]]es of ''Bumblebee'' Energon Igniter figures were released under the returning "[[Legends Class (2005)|Legends of Cybertron]]" name.
====2-in-1 roleplay items====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Blaster'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Blaster|Optimus Prime Blaster]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Masks'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Mask|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Primal (ROTB)#2-in-1 roleplay|Optimus Primal]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:ROTBtoy-2in1maskOptimusPrimal.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|2-in-1 Mask Optimus Primal]]
|}

===="Novelty conversion" toys====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Flex Changers'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#FlexChangers|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Cheetor (ROTB)#FlexChangers|Cheetor]]}}
{{Bp-ter|[[Nightbird (ROTB)#FlexChangers|Nightbird]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Smash Changers wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Primal (ROTB)#SmashChangers|Optimus Primal]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SmashChangers|Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Smash Changers wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Rhinox (ROTB)#SmashChangers|Rhinox]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Command and Convert'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Primal (ROTB)#CommandAndConvert|Optimus Primal]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:ROTBtoy-SmashChangersOptimusPrimal.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|Smash Changers Optimus Primal]]
|}

====Other toys====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Beast Mode'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BeastMode|Beast Mode Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#BeastMode|Beast Mode Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Titan Changers wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Cheetor (ROTB)#TitanChanger|Cheetor]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#ROTBTitanChanger|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#ROTBTitanChanger|Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Titan Changers wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#ROTBTitanChanger|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-ter|[[Scourge (ROTB)#TitanChanger|Scourge]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Ultimate'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Primal (ROTB)#Ultimate|Optimus Primal]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:TF-Authentic-Titan-Changers-Cheetor.jpeg|thumb|upright=1.6|Titan Changer Cheetor]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Legends of Cybertron'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#LegendsofCybertron|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#LegendsofCybertron|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#LegendsofCybertron|Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
|}

===Exclusives===
Please note that the channels of release listed for toys below refer to the United States.
====''Buzzworthy Bumblebee''====
A number of ''Rise of the Beasts'' toys were released in the Target-exclusive ''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'' toyline. For those markets, this was the only way to get the Core Deluxe figures.
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Jungle Mission 3-Packs'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-multi|[[Cheetor (ROTB)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Cheetor]], [[Nightbird (ROTB)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Nightbird]], and [[Wheeljack (ROTB)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Wheeljack]]}}
{{Bp-a1m1|[[Airazor (ROTB)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Airazor]], [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#JM|Bumblebee]], and [[Mirage (Movie)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Autobot Mirage]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Beast Weaponizers'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p1|[[Scorponok (ROTB)#BuzzworthyBumblebee|Predacon Scorponok]] & [[Sandspear#BuzzworthyBumblebee|Sandspear]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Smash Changers'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-ter|[[Scourge (ROTB)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Scourge]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:ROTBtoy-BeastWeaponizersScorponok.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|Beast Weaponizers Predacon Scorponok & Sandspear]]
|}

==''Generations''==
===''Studio Series''===
{{nav-studio}}
Following the pattern established by its predecessor ''[[Transformers: Bumblebee (toyline)|Bumblebee]]'', the collector-focused toys in the ''Rise of the Beasts'' line were produced under the umbrella of the evergreen ''[[Studio Series]]'' collector toyline of movie product. All toys branded as ''Rise of the Beasts'' tie-ins are listed below.

;Core Class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Arcee (Movie)#SSCore|Arcee]]}}
{{Bp-ter|[[Freezer#Studio Series|Terrorcon Freezer]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Noah Díaz#Toys|Noah Díaz Exo-Suit]]}}
{{Bp-ter|[[Novakane#Toys|Terrorcon Novakane]]}}
</ul>
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;Deluxe Class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 19'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|97 [[Airazor (ROTB)#Studio Series|Airazor]]}}
{{Bp-a1|100 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#SS100|Bumblebee]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 22'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-ter|104 [[Nightbird (ROTB)#SS104|Nightbird]]}}
{{Bp-a1|105 [[Mirage (Movie)#Studio Series|Mirage]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 23'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p1|107 [[Scorponok (ROTB)#Studio Series|Predacon Scorponok]]}}
{{Bp-a1|108 [[Wheeljack (ROTB)#Studio Series|Wheeljack]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 27'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p1|115 [[Double Punch (ROTB)#Studio Series|Double Punch]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}

;Voyager Class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 19'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|98 [[Cheetor (ROTB)#Studio Series|Cheetor]]}}
{{Bp-ter|99 [[Battletrap (ROTB)#Studio Series|Battletrap]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 20'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|103 [[Rhinox (ROTB)#Studio Series|Rhinox]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|102BB [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#BBROTB|Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 27'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|102 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SSROTB|Optimus Prime]] (package refresh)}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}

;Leader Class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 11'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-ter|101 [[Scourge (ROTB)#Studio Series|Scourge]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 13'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|106 [[Optimus Primal (ROTB)#Studio Series|Optimus Primal]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 17'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|118 [[Apelinq (ROTB)#Studio Series|Apelinq]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}

;Exclusives
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 27'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|102 [[Nemesis Prime (AOE)/toys#SSROTB|Nemesis Prime]] (package refresh)}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}

==TakaraTomy==
===''Beast Kakusei''===

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'''Papapatto Change'''
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[April 15]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|BPC-01 [[Optimus Primal (ROTB)#SmashChangers|Papapatto Change Optimus Primal]]}}
{{Bp-a1|BPC-02 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SmashChangers|Papapatto Change Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[August 5]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|BPC-03 [[Rhinox (ROTB)#SmashChangers|Papapatto Change Rhinox]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
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'''Kakusei Weapon'''
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[April 15]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|BW-01 [[Cheetor (ROTB)#Beast Alliance|Kakusei Weapon Cheetor]]}}
{{Bp-m1|BW-02 [[Rhinox (ROTB)#Beast Alliance|Kakusei Weapon Rhinox]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[May 27]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|BW-03 [[Skullcruncher (ROTB)#Rise_of_the_Beasts|Kakusei Weapon Skullcruncher]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[July 15]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|BW-04 [[Optimus Primal (ROTB)#Battlemaster|Kakusei Weapon Optimus Primal]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[October 28]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|BW-05 [[Airazor (ROTB)#Battlemaster|Kakusei Weapon Airazor]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
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'''Kakusei Change'''
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[April 15]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|BC-01 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Beast Alliance|Kakusei Change Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-m1|BC-02 [[Rhinox (ROTB)#BattleChanger|Kakusei Change Rhinox]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[May 27]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|BC-03 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Beast Alliance|Kakusei Change Bumblebee]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[July 15]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|BC-04 [[Mirage (Movie)#BattleChanger|Kakusei Change Mirage]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[October 28]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-ter|BC-05 [[Scourge (ROTB)#Rise of the Beasts|Kakusei Change Scourge]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
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'''Kakusei Change Set'''
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[April 15]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|BCS-01 Kakusei Change Set [[Optimus Primal (ROTB)#Beast Alliance|Optimus Primal]] & [[Arrowstripe#Rise of the Beasts|Arrowstripe]]}}
{{Bp-a1m1|BCS-02 Kakusei Change Set [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#BeastWeaponizer|Optimus Prime]] & [[Chainclaw (ROTB)#Rise of the Beasts|Chainclaw]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[July 15]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1m1|BCS-03 Kakusei Change Set [[Wheeljack (ROTB)#BeastWeaponizer|Wheeljack]] & [[Rhinox (ROTB)#BeastWeaponizer|Rhinox]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[October 28]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1m1|BCS-04 Kakusei Change Set [[Arcee (Movie)#BeastWeaponizer|Arcee]] & [[Cheetor (ROTB)#BeastWeaponizer|Cheetor]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
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'''Kakusei Change Armor Set'''
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[April 15]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1m1|BCAS-01 Kakusei Change Armor Set [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BeastCombiner|Bumblebee]] & [[Snarlsaber#Rise of the Beasts|Snarlsaber]]}}
{{Bp-a1m1|BCAS-02 Kakusei Change Armor Set [[Arcee (Movie)#Rise of the Beasts|Arcee]] & [[Silverfang#Rise of the Beasts|Silverfang]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[June 24]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|BCAS-03 Kakusei Change Armor Set [[Optimus Primal (ROTB)#BeastCombiner|Optimus Primal]] & [[Skullcruncher (ROTB)#BeastCombiner|Skullcruncher]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[July 15]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-ter|BCAS-04 Kakusei Change Armor Set [[Scourge (ROTB)#BeastCombiner|Scourge]] & [[Scorponok (ROTB)#Rise of the Beasts|Scorponok]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[October 28]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1m1|BCAS-05 Kakusei Change Armor Set [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#BeastCombiner|Optimus Prime]] & [[Lionblade#Toys|Lionblade]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
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'''Kurutto Change'''
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[April 15]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|BKC-01 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#FlexChangers|Kurutto Change Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-ter|BKC-02 [[Nightbird (ROTB)#FlexChangers|Kurutto Change Nightbird]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[June 24]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|BKC-03 [[Cheetor (ROTB)#FlexChangers|Kurutto Change Cheetor]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
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'''Deluxe Class'''
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[April 15]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|BD-01 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Rise of the Beasts 2|Deluxe Class Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-m1|BD-02 [[Cheetor (ROTB)#Rise of the Beasts|Deluxe Class Cheetor]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[May 27]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|BD-03 [[Airazor (ROTB)#Rise of the Beasts|Deluxe Class Airazor]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[July 15]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-ter|BD-04 [[Nightbird (ROTB)#3packsingle|Deluxe Class Nightbird]]}}
{{Bp-a1|BD-05 [[Wheeljack (ROTB)#Rise of the Beasts|Deluxe Class Wheeljack]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[October 28]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|BD-06 [[Mirage (Movie)#Rise of the Beasts|Deluxe Class Mirage]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
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'''Voyager Class'''
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[June 24]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|BV-01 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Rise of the Beasts|Voyager Class Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-m1|BV-02 [[Optimus Primal (ROTB)#Rise of the Beasts|Voyager Class Optimus Primal]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[October 28]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|BV-03 [[Rhinox (ROTB)#Rise of the Beasts|Voyager Class Rhinox]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
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'''Beast Power'''
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[July 15]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|BP-01 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BeastMode|Beast Power Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|BP-02 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#BeastMode|Beast Power Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
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===Exclusives===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Toys"R"Us''' ([[April 15]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-ter|BPC-EX [[Scourge (ROTB)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Papapatto Change Scourge]]}}
{{Bp-p1|BCS-EX Kakusei Change Set [[Scorponok (ROTB)#BuzzworthyBumblebee|Scorponok]] & [[Sandspear#Rise of the Beasts|Sandspear]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|([[July 15]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Primal (ROTB)#Ultimate|Kakusei Optimus Primal]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Campaign item]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-multi|[[Burning Plasma Blaster]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Cheetor (ROTB)#Burning|Burning Cheetor]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Chainclaw (ROTB)#Burning|Burning Chainclaw]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
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===''Studio Series''===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 36''' ([[June]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|SS-103 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#SS100|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-ter|SS-104 [[Battletrap (ROTB)#Studio Series|Battletrap]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 37''' ([[July]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-ter|SS-105 [[Freezer#Studio Series|Terrorcon Freezer]] }}
{{bp-a1|SS-106 [[Arcee (Movie)#SSCore|Arcee]]}}
{{bp-m1|SS-107 [[Airazor (ROTB)#Studio Series|Airazor]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 38''' ([[August]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-m1|SS-108 [[Cheetor (ROTB)#Studio Series|Cheetor]]}}
{{bp-ter|SS-109 [[Scourge (ROTB)#Studio Series|Scourge]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 41''' ([[November]], 2023)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-m1|SS-113 [[Rhinox (ROTB)#Studio Series|Rhinox]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 43''' ([[January]], 2024)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|SS-116 [[Noah Díaz#Studio Series|Noah Díaz Excel Suit]]}}
</ul>
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 44''' ([[February]], 2024)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|SS-118 [[Optimus Primal (ROTB)#Studio Series|Optimus Primal]]}}
{{Bp-ter|SS-120 [[Nightbird (ROTB)#Studio Series|Nightbird]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 45''' ([[March]], 2024)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-ter|SS-121 [[Novakane#Studio Series|Novakane]]}}
{{Bp-a1|SS-122 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SSROTB|Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 47''' ([[May]], 2024)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p1|SS-126 [[Scorponok (ROTB)#Studio Series|Scorponok]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 51''' ([[November]], 2024)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|SS-133 [[Wheeljack (ROTB)#Studio Series|Wheeljack]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 54''' ([[March]], 2025)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|SS-141 [[Mirage (Movie)#SS105|Mirage]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 55''' ([[April]], 2025)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p1|SS-143 [[Double Punch (ROTB)#toys|Double Punch]]}}
{{Bp-m1|SS-146 [[Apelinq (ROTB)#toys|Apelinq]]}}
</ul>
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==Merchandise==
===Jada Toys===
[[Jada Toys]] released replicas of the vehicle modes of multiple characters from ''Rise of the Beasts''. The 1/24 scale toys other than Optimus Prime came with a die-cast Autobot badge standee.
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''1/24 Scale'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#ROTB1-24|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/merchandise#ROTB1-24|1977 Chevrolet Camaro Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wheeljack (ROTB)#Hollywood Rides|Volkswagen Bus Wheeljack]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''1/32 Scale'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#ROTB1-32|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/merchandise#ROTB1-32|1977 Chevrolet Camaro Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wheeljack (ROTB)#Jada1-32|Volkswagen Bus Wheeljack]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''1/16 Scale'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/merchandise#ROTBRC|1977 Chevrolet Camaro Bumblebee R/C]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
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|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:TF-ROTB-Jada-1-24-Wheeljack.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|1/24 Scale Volkswagen Bus Wheeljack with Autobot badge]]
|}
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==Notes==
*Much of the toyline, such as the "Core" toys and the entire ''Autobots Unite'' subline, was found at retail without a prior announcement from Hasbro.
*The first ''Rise of the Beasts'' toy was originally the ''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' "Energon Escape" [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BuzzEE|Bumblebee]] and [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Optimus Prime]] two-pack. The co-branding on the packaging was later changed to the ''Bumblebee'' film, presumably due to the one-year delay of ''Rise of the Beasts''.

===Foreign names===
* ''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers/Beast Kakusei''''' (トランスフォーマー/ビースト覚醒 ''Toransufōmā Bīsuto Kakusei'', "Transformers: Beast Awakening")
* ''Mandarin:'' '''''Biànxíng Jīngāng: Wàn Shòu Juéqǐ''''' (Taiwan, 變形金剛：萬獸崛起, "Transformers: Rise of the Beasts"), '''''Biànxíng Jīngāng: Chāonéng Yǒngshì Juéqǐ''''' (China, 变形金刚：超能勇士崛起, "Transformers: Rise of the Beast Wars")

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rise of the Beasts (toyline)}}
[[Category:Rise of the Beasts| (toyline)]]
[[Category:Live-action film series toylines]]

Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)

2025-08-26T11:09:28Z

Sharpshet: /* Post-Age of Extinction releases */

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The '''''Transformers: Age of Extinction''''' toyline coincides with the [[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|fourth film]] in [[Michael Bay]]'s [[live-action film series]].

Unlike the toy lines of the previous three films, this line is divided into two distinct series:
*"Robots in Disguise", a series of simpler, more [[gimmick]]y toys aimed towards younger children. Included in this series are the non-transforming [[Titan Heroes]] figures. In Japan, these were sold under the main "Lost Age Series" label.
*An ''Age of Extinction''-specific version of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'', featuring more complex and [[show-accuracy|movie-accurate]] toys aimed towards older children and adult collectors. In Japan, toys from this line were sold under the "Movie Advanced Series" subtitle.

==Hasbro ''Age of Extinction'' toylines==
===''Robots in Disguise''===
The "Robots in Disguise" line is primarily focused on simpler toys for the younger set.

====One-Step Changers====
One-Step Changers are smaller figures which, as the name suggests, can be transformed either direction in one step, more or less. Exactly how the transformation is accomplished varies from figure, ranging from [[Activators|Activator]]-style spring loading to [[Automorph Technology|Automorph]]-type gearing/levering.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#One Step Changers|Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#OneStep|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Lockdown (ROTF)#OneStepChangers|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#OneStepChanger|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Crosshairs (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Crosshairs]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hound (Movie)#OneStepChanger|Autobot Hound]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slash (AOE)#Toys|Dinobot Slash]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Stinger (AOE)#OneStep|Decepticon Stinger]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:AoE 1-step Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Optimus Prime]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#One Step Changer Heli|Autobot Drift]] (helicopter)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#OneStepChanger|Galvatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#OneStepHighOctane|High Octane Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Steeljaw (AOE)#Toys|Steeljaw]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Strafe (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Dinobot Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Age of Extinction|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (Movie)#Toys|Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rollbar (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Rollbar]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Mega One-Step'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Mega1Step|Mega 1-Step Bumblebee]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Electronic Stomp & Chomp'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#Stomp&Chomp|Grimlock]]}}
|}
{{Note|Wave 3's Decepticon Stinger toy was redefined as a Walmart exclusive ([[#Exclusives|see below]]) seemingly at the last minute. Judging by web retail listings,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140819052050/http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=HAS23777&mode=retail BigBadToyStore listing for One-Step Changers wave 3]</ref> the intent was for Stinger to be replaced in the wave 3 case by Lockdown, but multiple retail sightings indicate that some quantity of cases was mistakenly packed per the original plan, leading to Stinger toys with "Walmart Exclusive" stickers being found at Target stores.}}
{{-}}

====Power Battlers====
Spiritual successors to the [[Fast Action Battlers]], Power Battlers are Deluxe-sized figures with basic transformations and a 'battling' action feature in [[robot mode]]. They are also commonly referred to as "Power Attackers", presumably an older working name that got changed very late in the game so it appears just as frequently as the final name.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#PowerBattler|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Crosshairs (AOE)#PowerBattler|Crosshairs]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hound (Movie)#PowerBattler|Autobot Hound]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Strafe (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Dinobot Strafe]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#Power Battlers|Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Scorn#Robots in Disguise|Dinobot Scorn]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#PowerBattler|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (AOE)#PowerBattler|Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Snarl (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Dinobot Snarl]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#PowerBattler|Galvatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#PowerBattler|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Lockdown (ROTF)#PowerBattler|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:AoE Power Battler Grimlock.jpg|200px|thumb|Power Battler Grimlock]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#HighOctanePowerBattler|High Octane Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Junkheap (AOE)#Toys|Junkheap]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Vehicon (AOE)#PowerBattler|Vehicon]]}}
|}
{{-}}

====Dino Sparkers====
Dino Sparkers each include non-transforming static figures of a Dinobot and a rider. The Dinobot is cast in translucent plastic, and features a pull-back-and-go motor with a [[sparking gimmick]], a gimmick not seen in any ''Transformers'' line since the original G1 line in 1988.
[[File:AoE dino sparker Bumblebee and Strafe.jpg|thumb|200px|Bumblebee with Strafe]]
<ul class="iconlist">
:'''Wave 1'''
:{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Dino Sparkers|Optimus Prime]] & [[Grimlock (AOE)#Dino Sparkers|Grimlock]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Dino Sparkers|Bumblebee]] & [[Strafe (AOE)#Dino Sparkers|Strafe]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#Dino Sparkers|Autobot Drift]] & [[Slug (AOE)#Dino Sparkers|Dinobot Slug]]}}</ul>

{{note|Reports from [[Toy Fair 2014]] suggested the existence of a fourth Dino Sparkers toy featuring Lockdown, corroborated by a previously leaked<ref name="customerleak">[http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/96540-monzos-mega-hasbro-customer-service-listing-breakdown/ Hasbro customer service leak summary on The Allspark]</ref> listing for a 'Lockdown & [[Steeljaw (AOE)|Wolf]]' toy. Ultimately, this product was never officially revealed or solicited.}}

{{-}}

====Flip & Change/Smash & Change====
This assortment of larger figures focuses, like One-Step Changers, on simple transformations. All but the first wave's Optimus Prime use a form of autotransformation that has one flip the figure over itself.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Smash&Change|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Flip&Change|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Lockdown (ROTF)#Flip&Change|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#Flip & Change|Drift]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}

====Titan Heroes & Guardians====
Like previous toys under the 'Titan' branding, Titan Heroes are 12-inch tall, non-transforming action figures with a basic five points of articulation. The Titan Guardian assortment is basically the same thing, but with a larger 16-inch height.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Titan Heroes Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#TitanHero|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#Titan Heroes|Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#TitanHero|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Titan Heroes Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Lockdown (ROTF)#TitanHeroes|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Titan Guardians'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#TitanGuardian|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#TitanGuardian|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}

===''Generations (Series M4)''===
With Hasbro's renewed focus on simpler toys for children, the "traditional" Deluxe, Voyager and Leader Class assortments were explicitly split off under the ''Generations'' banner, receiving a much reduced focus in marketing and even being entirely store exclusive in the [[United Kingdom]] and Germany (Deluxe and Voyager at [[Toys"R"Us]], and Leader at [[Argos]] and Rossmann drug stores, respectively).

====Standard Retail====
;Deluxe Class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|001 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#HighOctaneDeluxe|High Octane Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|002 [[Crosshairs (AOE)#Generations|Crosshairs]]}}
{{Bp-a1|003 [[Slug (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|004 [[Scorn#Generations|Scorn]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|005 [[Strafe (AOE)#Generations|Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|006 [[Drift (AOE)#Generations|Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|007 [[Slash (AOE)#GenerationsDeluxe|Dinobot Slash]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|008 [[Lockdown (ROTF)#Generations|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|009 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#2014Deluxe|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|010 [[Snarl (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Snarl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|011 [[Hot Shot (AOE)#Toys|Hot Shot]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:AOEGenerationstoy-DeluxeDrift.jpg|200px|thumb|Drift]]
|}
{{-}}
;Voyager Class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|001 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys 5|Evasion Mode Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|002 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Voyager Class toys|Grimlock]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|003 [[Hound (Movie)#Generations|Autobot Hound]]}}
{{Bp-d1|004 [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Generations|Galvatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|005 [[Slog (AOE)#Generations|Slog]]}}
{{Bp-a1|006 [[Drift (AOE)#Voyager Class toys|Autobot Drift]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}
;Leader Class
:'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
:{{Bp-a1|001 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys 5|Optimus Prime]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|002 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Leader Class toys|Grimlock]]}}</ul>

{{-}}

===Exclusives===
All the usual suspects received exclusive product for the ''Age of Extinction'' toyline, with the "big three" of brick-and-mortar toy retail each receiving a set of themed releases: Target's capsule centred on "Silver Knight Optimus Prime", an upgrade ultimately deleted from the finished film, Toys"R"Us carried a range of "then & now"-type packs, and Walmart's offerings largely focused on the Legion size class, while also featuring the line's only toys of new character [[Stinger (AOE)|Stinger]].

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Amazon.com'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#FirstEd|First Edition Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|005 [[Slog (AOE)#Amazon|Slog]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''CostCo'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|003 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys 2|Bumblebee]] (Leader)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Kmart]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#TitanHeroElectronic|Grimlock]] (Electronic Titan)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#TitanHeroElectronic|Optimus Prime]] (Electronic Titan)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Kohl's'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Robots in Disguise .282014.29|Optimus Prime]] / [[Grimlock (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Grimlock]] (Smash/Flip & Change)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:AOEtoy-FirstEditionOptimusPrime.jpg|200px|thumb|First Edition Optimus Prime]][[File:AOEOneStepStinger.JPG|right|thumb|200px|The only semi-screen-accurate Stinger in the US... [[Studio Series|at the time.]]]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Target'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SKDeluxe|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]] & [[Grimlock (AOE)#Target2Pack|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SKSmash&Change|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]] (Smash & Change)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#Titan Heroes.2FGuardians|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]] (Titan Hero)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#PESilverKnight|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]] (First Edition)}}
{{Bp-a1d1|"''Transformers: Age of Extinction'' Collection" ([[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#OneStepCollection|Bumblebee]], [[Drift (AOE)#OneStepCollection|Autobot Drift]], [[Lockdown (ROTF)#OneStepCollection|Lockdown]], [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SKOneStep|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]], [[Grimlock (AOE)#OneStepCollection|Grimlock]], [[slug (AOE)#OneStepCollection|Dinobot Slug]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Bumblebee Evolution 2-pack ([[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#TRUEvolution|''AOE'' Bumblebee]] & [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|G1 Bumblebee]])}}
{{Bp-a1|Dinobot Slug Evolution 2-pack ([[Slug (AOE)#TRUEvolution|''AOE'' Slug]] & [[Slag (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|G1 Slug]])}}
{{Bp-a1|Strafe Evolution 2-pack ([[Strafe (AOE)#TRUEvolution|''AOE'' Strafe]] & [[Swoop (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|G1 "Strafe"]])}}
{{Bp-a1|Grimlock Evolution 2-pack ([[Grimlock (AOE)#TRUEvolution|''AOE'' Grimlock]] & [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|G1 Grimlock]])}}
{{bp-a1|Optimus Prime Evolution 2-pack ([[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#AOEEvolution|''AOE'' Optimus Prime]] & [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Age of Extinction|G1 Optimus Prime]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Walmart]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#WalmartLegion|Bumblebee]] (Legion)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#Legion Class toys|Grimlock]] (Legion)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SingleLegion|Optimus Prime]] (Legion)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Stinger (AOE)#Age of Extinction|Decepticon Stinger]] (Legion)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#WalmartBWmold|Bumblebee]] & [[Strafe (AOE)#WalmartBWmold|Dinobot Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#2PackLegion|Optimus Prime]] & [[Grimlock (AOE)#WalmartENmold|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Stinger (AOE)#WalmartVsSlug|Decepticon Stinger]] & [[Slug (AOE)#WalmartBWmold|Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#WalmartScenePack|Bumblebee]] vs. [[Stinger (AOE)#WalmartScenePack|Decepticon Stinger]] with [[Strafe (AOE)#WalmartScenePack|Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Walmart1StepBonus|Bumblebee]] (w/ "Bonus Value!" [[Stinger (AOE)#Walmart1StepBonus|Decepticon Stinger]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Stinger (AOE)#OneStep|Decepticon Stinger]] (One-Step Changer)}}
|}

====Platinum Edition====
{{main|Transformers: Platinum Edition#Age of Extinction}}

==TakaraTomy toylines==
===''Movie Advanced Series''===
[[TakaraTomy]]'s '''''Movie Advanced Series''''' (ムービーアドバンスドシリーズ) is something of an equivalent to [[Hasbro]]'s ''Age of Extinction Generations'' line, being made up of the mainline, older-kid/fan-aimed [[size class]]es. It does not limit itself to just toys and characters from ''Age of Extinction'' however, using older molds to bring back past characters (including a few surprises).

Numerous online retailers listed "AD18 Decepticon A" and "AD19 Autobot A" for preorder, but ultimately, nothing ever became of those listings. It can be assumed that whatever toys were planned ended up being canceled, leaving those ID numbers unused.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[May 17]] [[2014]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD01 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys 5|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD02 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys 5|Classic Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD03 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Voyager Class toys|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD04 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#HighOctaneDeluxe|Classic Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD05 [[Scorn#Generations|Dinobot Scorn]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD06 [[Crosshairs (AOE)#Generations|Crosshairs]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD07 [[Slug (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD08 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#MABattleBlade|Battle Blade Bumblebee]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD09 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Deluxe Class toys 3|Protoform Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD10 [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#Movie Advanced Series|Starscream]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD11 [[Dispensor#Movie Advanced Series|Dispensor]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD12 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#AOERevenge|Revenge Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD13 [[Devastator (ROTF)#Movie Advanced Series|Devastator]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD14 [[Jolt (ROTF)#Movie Advanced Series|Jolt]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD15 [[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#Movie Advanced Series|Ratchet]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[June 21]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD16 [[Dino#Movie Advanced Series|Autobot Dino]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD17 [[Soundwave (ROTF)/toys#Movie Advanced Series|Darkside Soundwave]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[July 19]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD20 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Leader Class toys|Black Knight Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD21 [[Hound (Movie)#Generations|Hound]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD22 [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Generations|Galvatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD23 [[Drift (AOE)#Generations|Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD24 [[Strafe (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD25 [[Slash (AOE)#GenerationsDeluxe|Dinobot Slash]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD26 [[Lockdown (ROTF)#Generations|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:MovieAdvanced-Dispensor.jpg|thumb|250px|Deluxe Dispensor (!)]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[August 10]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD27 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#2014Deluxe|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD28 [[Snarl (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Snarl]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' ([[September 20]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD29 [[Slog (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Slog]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD30 [[Drift (AOE)#Voyager Class toys|Sky Drift]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6''' ([[November 15]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD31 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#ArmorKnight|Armor Knight Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7''' ([[January 31]] [[2015]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|AD32 [[Stinger (AOE)#Movie Advanced Series|Decepticon Stinger]]}}
|}

===''Lost Age Series''===
The '''''Lost Age Series''''' is Takaratomy's version of the Hasbro ''Robots in Disguise'' subline, featuring the simpler, more kid-aimed toys, primarily the One-Step Changers and Power Battlers.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[July 19]] [[2014]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|LA-01 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Lost Age Series|Battle Command Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-02 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Big Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-03 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#OneStepChanger|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-04 [[Grimlock (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-05 [[Hound (Movie)#Robots in Disguise|Hound]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|LA-06 [[Drift (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-07 [[Crosshairs (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Crosshairs]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-08 [[Slash (AOE)#Age of Extinction|Dinobot Slash]]}}
{{Bp-d1|LA-09 [[Lockdown (ROTF)#Robots in Disguise (2014)|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[August 2]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|LA-10 [[Scorn#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Scorn]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-11 [[Strafe (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-d1|LA-12 [[Stinger (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Decepticon Stinger]]}}

|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[September 20]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|LA-13 [[Nemesis Prime (AOE)#Lost Age Series|Battle Attack Nemesis Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[October 18]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|LA-14 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Lost Age Series|Battle Command Optimus Prime]] & [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#OneStepHighOctane|Bumblebee]] Strongest Tag Set}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-15 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-16 [[Slug (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-17 [[Snarl (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Snarl]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|LA-18 [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Galvatron]]}}
|}

===Exclusives===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[AEON]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|EX [[Wheeljack (Movie)#Movie Advanced Series|Wheeljack]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jolt (Armada)#Transformers (2014)|Micron Jolt]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Paulie]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Trikera Mace]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Amazon.co.jp'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hound (Movie)#ArmyCamo|Hound Army Camo Ver.]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Bic Camera'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Buzz Saw (BW)#Transformers (2014)|Buzz Saw]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ptera Spear]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Scorn#BlackKnight|Black Knight Scorn]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Thunderlips]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Cybertron Satellite]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Strafe (AOE)#BlackKnight|Black Knight Strafe]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:MovieAdvancedtoy-GrimlockG1ColorVer.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Because G1 doesn't get enough callbacks apparently.]][[File:AOE-toy Carnivac.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Carnivac, in extra-fragile!]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Joshin Kids Land'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Buzz Saw (BW)#Transformers (2014)|Buzz Saw]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ptera Spear]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Thunderlips]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Lawson'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (AOE)#TFExpoG1|Dinobot Slug G1 Color Ver.]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#G1ColorVer|Grimlock G1 Color Ver.]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|EX [[Rollbar (AOE)#TakTom|Rollbar]]}}
{{Bp-a1|EX [[Sideswipe (Movie)/toys#MovieAdvancedEX|Sideswipe]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Carnivac (AOE)|Carnivac]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ivan]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#RustyEvasion|Optimus Prime Rusty ver.]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Astrotrain_(G1)/toys#Transformers_.28campaign_item.29|Astrotrain]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#BlackKnightLeader|Black Knight Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prime Axe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Roller (G1)#Transformers (2014)|Silver Roller]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sword of Judgment#Lost Age Series|Temenos Sword]]}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Transformers Expo]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Nemesis Prime (AOE)#Movie Advanced Series|Nemesis Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Nemesis Grimlock#Movie Advanced Series|Nemesis Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (AOE)#TFExpoG1|Dinobot Slug G1 Color Ver.]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Multiple outlets'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Beet-Chop]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Scorn#BlackKnight|Black Knight Scorn]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sling (AOE)|Sling]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (AOE)#BlackKnight|Black Knight Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Spino Hammer]]}}
|}

==Post-''Age of Extinction'' releases==
===''Studio Series''===
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;Deluxe Class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1 (2018)'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|02 [[Stinger (AOE)#Studio Series|Decepticon Stinger]] (''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|11 [[Lockdown (ROTF)#Studio Series|Lockdown]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|16 [[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#SS16|Autobot Ratchet]] (''Dark of the Moon'')}}
{{Bp-d1|17 [[Shadow Raider#Studio Series|Shadow Raider]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|23 [[KSI Sentry#Studio Series|KSI Sentry]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|45 [[Drift (AOE)#SS45|Autobot Drift]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 18'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|92 [[Crosshairs (AOE)#Studio Series|Crosshairs]] (''The Last Knight'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 29'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[KSI Widow#Studio Series|Concept Art KSI Widow]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
|}

;Voyager Class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 17'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|90 [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#SS90|Galvatron]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
|}

;Leader Class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|07 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Studio Series|Grimlock]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 18'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SSAOEKnight|Optimus Prime]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[file:StudioSeriesAOELeaderOptimusPrime.jpeg|thumb|200px|Leader Class [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SSAOEKnight|Optimus Prime]]]]
|
|}

;Titan Class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#SSTitan|Grimlock]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
|
|}

;Exclusives
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxe Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|68 [[Leadfoot (DOTM)#Studio Series|Leadfoot]] (''Dark of the Moon'' w/ [[Steeljaw (DOTM)#Studio Series|Steeljaw]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxe Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|79BB [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BW79|High Octane Bumblebee]] VS 02BB [[Stinger (AOE)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Decepticon Stinger]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
|
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'''''[[File:Buzzworthy-Bumblebee-High-Octane-Bumblebee-VS-Decepticon-Stinger.jpg|thumb|200px|79BB [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BW79|High Octane Bumblebee]] VS 02BB [[Stinger (AOE)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Decepticon Stinger]]]]
|
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' Leader Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|07BB [[Grimlock (AOE)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Grimlock]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
|}
{{-}}

==Notes==
* The Power Battlers toys themselves are not identified by that name on their packaging; however, the name "Power Battlers" ''is'' referenced (with a ™ [[trademark]] claim) on the back of Stomp & Chomp Grimlock's packaging. It also appeared on the placards at [[BotCon 2014]] and [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2014. Hasbro's public website, on the other hand, used the name "Power Attacker" for the individual toys' listings, as did the [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] website, which shares its database with Hasbro's main website. The name "Power Battlers" only appeared on the Hasbro website once, as part of a press release, and on the Hasbro Toy Shop website as the name of the category for the toys in question. Other online retailers, including international ones, were a mixed bag, with some picking one name and running with it and others using ''both'' names in different instances. Furthermore, German retailers identified them as "''Deluxe'' Attackers" across the board, while the gimmick name "Power ''Punch''" was also used as an assortment identifier by some retailers around the world. So basically, it's the same problem that previously affected the "[[Legends Class (2005)|Legends]] of [[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]" aka "Cybertron All Stars" aka "Cybertron Micro Series" figures and the "[[Construct-Bots]]" aka "Construct-A-Bots".
*All of the Age of Extinction Generations Deluxe, Voyager, and Leader class figures feature at least one small hexagonal port on the back of their torso or pelvis. While its function is not explicitly mentioned in either the instructions or packaging materials for the toy, it has been deduced that the purpose of these ports is to make the figure compatible with display stands such as the Bandai "Tamashii Stage" stands.<ref>http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-toy-discussion/990267-aoe-toys-whats-hexagonal-holes.html</ref>
*Various toys released concurrently with the ''Age of Extinction'' figures were available in packaging based on the general ''Age of Extinction'' design template, but lacking the ''Age of Extinction'' logo. See [[Transformers (2014 toyline)|''Transformers ''(2014 toyline)]] for more details.

==External links==
*[http://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/toy/search/movie_advanced/index.html Movie Advanced Series at TakaraTomy's Transformers hub]

==References==
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[[Category:Generations toylines]]
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Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)

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The '''''Transformers: Age of Extinction''''' toyline coincides with the [[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|fourth film]] in [[Michael Bay]]'s [[live-action film series]].

Unlike the toy lines of the previous three films, this line is divided into two distinct series:
*"Robots in Disguise", a series of simpler, more [[gimmick]]y toys aimed towards younger children. Included in this series are the non-transforming [[Titan Heroes]] figures. In Japan, these were sold under the main "Lost Age Series" label.
*An ''Age of Extinction''-specific version of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'', featuring more complex and [[show-accuracy|movie-accurate]] toys aimed towards older children and adult collectors. In Japan, toys from this line were sold under the "Movie Advanced Series" subtitle.

==Hasbro ''Age of Extinction'' toylines==
===''Robots in Disguise''===
The "Robots in Disguise" line is primarily focused on simpler toys for the younger set.

====One-Step Changers====
One-Step Changers are smaller figures which, as the name suggests, can be transformed either direction in one step, more or less. Exactly how the transformation is accomplished varies from figure, ranging from [[Activators|Activator]]-style spring loading to [[Automorph Technology|Automorph]]-type gearing/levering.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#One Step Changers|Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#OneStep|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Lockdown (ROTF)#OneStepChangers|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#OneStepChanger|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Crosshairs (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Crosshairs]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hound (Movie)#OneStepChanger|Autobot Hound]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slash (AOE)#Toys|Dinobot Slash]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Stinger (AOE)#OneStep|Decepticon Stinger]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:AoE 1-step Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Optimus Prime]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#One Step Changer Heli|Autobot Drift]] (helicopter)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#OneStepChanger|Galvatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#OneStepHighOctane|High Octane Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Steeljaw (AOE)#Toys|Steeljaw]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Strafe (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Dinobot Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Age of Extinction|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (Movie)#Toys|Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rollbar (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Rollbar]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Mega One-Step'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Mega1Step|Mega 1-Step Bumblebee]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Electronic Stomp & Chomp'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#Stomp&Chomp|Grimlock]]}}
|}
{{Note|Wave 3's Decepticon Stinger toy was redefined as a Walmart exclusive ([[#Exclusives|see below]]) seemingly at the last minute. Judging by web retail listings,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140819052050/http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=HAS23777&mode=retail BigBadToyStore listing for One-Step Changers wave 3]</ref> the intent was for Stinger to be replaced in the wave 3 case by Lockdown, but multiple retail sightings indicate that some quantity of cases was mistakenly packed per the original plan, leading to Stinger toys with "Walmart Exclusive" stickers being found at Target stores.}}
{{-}}

====Power Battlers====
Spiritual successors to the [[Fast Action Battlers]], Power Battlers are Deluxe-sized figures with basic transformations and a 'battling' action feature in [[robot mode]]. They are also commonly referred to as "Power Attackers", presumably an older working name that got changed very late in the game so it appears just as frequently as the final name.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#PowerBattler|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Crosshairs (AOE)#PowerBattler|Crosshairs]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hound (Movie)#PowerBattler|Autobot Hound]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Strafe (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Dinobot Strafe]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#Power Battlers|Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Scorn#Robots in Disguise|Dinobot Scorn]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#PowerBattler|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (AOE)#PowerBattler|Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Snarl (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Dinobot Snarl]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#PowerBattler|Galvatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#PowerBattler|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Lockdown (ROTF)#PowerBattler|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:AoE Power Battler Grimlock.jpg|200px|thumb|Power Battler Grimlock]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#HighOctanePowerBattler|High Octane Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Junkheap (AOE)#Toys|Junkheap]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Vehicon (AOE)#PowerBattler|Vehicon]]}}
|}
{{-}}

====Dino Sparkers====
Dino Sparkers each include non-transforming static figures of a Dinobot and a rider. The Dinobot is cast in translucent plastic, and features a pull-back-and-go motor with a [[sparking gimmick]], a gimmick not seen in any ''Transformers'' line since the original G1 line in 1988.
[[File:AoE dino sparker Bumblebee and Strafe.jpg|thumb|200px|Bumblebee with Strafe]]
<ul class="iconlist">
:'''Wave 1'''
:{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Dino Sparkers|Optimus Prime]] & [[Grimlock (AOE)#Dino Sparkers|Grimlock]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Dino Sparkers|Bumblebee]] & [[Strafe (AOE)#Dino Sparkers|Strafe]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#Dino Sparkers|Autobot Drift]] & [[Slug (AOE)#Dino Sparkers|Dinobot Slug]]}}</ul>

{{note|Reports from [[Toy Fair 2014]] suggested the existence of a fourth Dino Sparkers toy featuring Lockdown, corroborated by a previously leaked<ref name="customerleak">[http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/96540-monzos-mega-hasbro-customer-service-listing-breakdown/ Hasbro customer service leak summary on The Allspark]</ref> listing for a 'Lockdown & [[Steeljaw (AOE)|Wolf]]' toy. Ultimately, this product was never officially revealed or solicited.}}

{{-}}

====Flip & Change/Smash & Change====
This assortment of larger figures focuses, like One-Step Changers, on simple transformations. All but the first wave's Optimus Prime use a form of autotransformation that has one flip the figure over itself.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Smash&Change|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Flip&Change|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Lockdown (ROTF)#Flip&Change|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#Flip & Change|Drift]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}

====Titan Heroes & Guardians====
Like previous toys under the 'Titan' branding, Titan Heroes are 12-inch tall, non-transforming action figures with a basic five points of articulation. The Titan Guardian assortment is basically the same thing, but with a larger 16-inch height.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Titan Heroes Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#TitanHero|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#Titan Heroes|Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#TitanHero|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Titan Heroes Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Lockdown (ROTF)#TitanHeroes|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Titan Guardians'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#TitanGuardian|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#TitanGuardian|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}

===''Generations (Series M4)''===
With Hasbro's renewed focus on simpler toys for children, the "traditional" Deluxe, Voyager and Leader Class assortments were explicitly split off under the ''Generations'' banner, receiving a much reduced focus in marketing and even being entirely store exclusive in the [[United Kingdom]] and Germany (Deluxe and Voyager at [[Toys"R"Us]], and Leader at [[Argos]] and Rossmann drug stores, respectively).

====Standard Retail====
;Deluxe Class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|001 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#HighOctaneDeluxe|High Octane Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|002 [[Crosshairs (AOE)#Generations|Crosshairs]]}}
{{Bp-a1|003 [[Slug (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|004 [[Scorn#Generations|Scorn]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|005 [[Strafe (AOE)#Generations|Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|006 [[Drift (AOE)#Generations|Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|007 [[Slash (AOE)#GenerationsDeluxe|Dinobot Slash]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|008 [[Lockdown (ROTF)#Generations|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|009 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#2014Deluxe|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|010 [[Snarl (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Snarl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|011 [[Hot Shot (AOE)#Toys|Hot Shot]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:AOEGenerationstoy-DeluxeDrift.jpg|200px|thumb|Drift]]
|}
{{-}}
;Voyager Class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|001 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys 5|Evasion Mode Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|002 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Voyager Class toys|Grimlock]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|003 [[Hound (Movie)#Generations|Autobot Hound]]}}
{{Bp-d1|004 [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Generations|Galvatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|005 [[Slog (AOE)#Generations|Slog]]}}
{{Bp-a1|006 [[Drift (AOE)#Voyager Class toys|Autobot Drift]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}
;Leader Class
:'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
:{{Bp-a1|001 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys 5|Optimus Prime]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|002 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Leader Class toys|Grimlock]]}}</ul>

{{-}}

===Exclusives===
All the usual suspects received exclusive product for the ''Age of Extinction'' toyline, with the "big three" of brick-and-mortar toy retail each receiving a set of themed releases: Target's capsule centred on "Silver Knight Optimus Prime", an upgrade ultimately deleted from the finished film, Toys"R"Us carried a range of "then & now"-type packs, and Walmart's offerings largely focused on the Legion size class, while also featuring the line's only toys of new character [[Stinger (AOE)|Stinger]].

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Amazon.com'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#FirstEd|First Edition Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|005 [[Slog (AOE)#Amazon|Slog]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''CostCo'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|003 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys 2|Bumblebee]] (Leader)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Kmart]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#TitanHeroElectronic|Grimlock]] (Electronic Titan)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#TitanHeroElectronic|Optimus Prime]] (Electronic Titan)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Kohl's'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Robots in Disguise .282014.29|Optimus Prime]] / [[Grimlock (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Grimlock]] (Smash/Flip & Change)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:AOEtoy-FirstEditionOptimusPrime.jpg|200px|thumb|First Edition Optimus Prime]][[File:AOEOneStepStinger.JPG|right|thumb|200px|The only semi-screen-accurate Stinger in the US... [[Studio Series|at the time.]]]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Target'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SKDeluxe|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]] & [[Grimlock (AOE)#Target2Pack|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SKSmash&Change|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]] (Smash & Change)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#Titan Heroes.2FGuardians|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]] (Titan Hero)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#PESilverKnight|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]] (First Edition)}}
{{Bp-a1d1|"''Transformers: Age of Extinction'' Collection" ([[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#OneStepCollection|Bumblebee]], [[Drift (AOE)#OneStepCollection|Autobot Drift]], [[Lockdown (ROTF)#OneStepCollection|Lockdown]], [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SKOneStep|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]], [[Grimlock (AOE)#OneStepCollection|Grimlock]], [[slug (AOE)#OneStepCollection|Dinobot Slug]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Bumblebee Evolution 2-pack ([[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#TRUEvolution|''AOE'' Bumblebee]] & [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|G1 Bumblebee]])}}
{{Bp-a1|Dinobot Slug Evolution 2-pack ([[Slug (AOE)#TRUEvolution|''AOE'' Slug]] & [[Slag (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|G1 Slug]])}}
{{Bp-a1|Strafe Evolution 2-pack ([[Strafe (AOE)#TRUEvolution|''AOE'' Strafe]] & [[Swoop (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|G1 "Strafe"]])}}
{{Bp-a1|Grimlock Evolution 2-pack ([[Grimlock (AOE)#TRUEvolution|''AOE'' Grimlock]] & [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|G1 Grimlock]])}}
{{bp-a1|Optimus Prime Evolution 2-pack ([[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#AOEEvolution|''AOE'' Optimus Prime]] & [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Age of Extinction|G1 Optimus Prime]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Walmart]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#WalmartLegion|Bumblebee]] (Legion)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#Legion Class toys|Grimlock]] (Legion)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SingleLegion|Optimus Prime]] (Legion)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Stinger (AOE)#Age of Extinction|Decepticon Stinger]] (Legion)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#WalmartBWmold|Bumblebee]] & [[Strafe (AOE)#WalmartBWmold|Dinobot Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#2PackLegion|Optimus Prime]] & [[Grimlock (AOE)#WalmartENmold|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Stinger (AOE)#WalmartVsSlug|Decepticon Stinger]] & [[Slug (AOE)#WalmartBWmold|Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#WalmartScenePack|Bumblebee]] vs. [[Stinger (AOE)#WalmartScenePack|Decepticon Stinger]] with [[Strafe (AOE)#WalmartScenePack|Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Walmart1StepBonus|Bumblebee]] (w/ "Bonus Value!" [[Stinger (AOE)#Walmart1StepBonus|Decepticon Stinger]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Stinger (AOE)#OneStep|Decepticon Stinger]] (One-Step Changer)}}
|}

====Platinum Edition====
{{main|Transformers: Platinum Edition#Age of Extinction}}

==TakaraTomy toylines==
===''Movie Advanced Series''===
[[TakaraTomy]]'s '''''Movie Advanced Series''''' (ムービーアドバンスドシリーズ) is something of an equivalent to [[Hasbro]]'s ''Age of Extinction Generations'' line, being made up of the mainline, older-kid/fan-aimed [[size class]]es. It does not limit itself to just toys and characters from ''Age of Extinction'' however, using older molds to bring back past characters (including a few surprises).

Numerous online retailers listed "AD18 Decepticon A" and "AD19 Autobot A" for preorder, but ultimately, nothing ever became of those listings. It can be assumed that whatever toys were planned ended up being canceled, leaving those ID numbers unused.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[May 17]] [[2014]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD01 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys 5|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD02 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys 5|Classic Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD03 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Voyager Class toys|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD04 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#HighOctaneDeluxe|Classic Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD05 [[Scorn#Generations|Dinobot Scorn]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD06 [[Crosshairs (AOE)#Generations|Crosshairs]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD07 [[Slug (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD08 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#MABattleBlade|Battle Blade Bumblebee]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD09 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Deluxe Class toys 3|Protoform Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD10 [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#Movie Advanced Series|Starscream]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD11 [[Dispensor#Movie Advanced Series|Dispensor]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD12 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#AOERevenge|Revenge Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD13 [[Devastator (ROTF)#Movie Advanced Series|Devastator]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD14 [[Jolt (ROTF)#Movie Advanced Series|Jolt]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD15 [[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#Movie Advanced Series|Ratchet]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[June 21]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD16 [[Dino#Movie Advanced Series|Autobot Dino]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD17 [[Soundwave (ROTF)/toys#Movie Advanced Series|Darkside Soundwave]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[July 19]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD20 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Leader Class toys|Black Knight Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD21 [[Hound (Movie)#Generations|Hound]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD22 [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Generations|Galvatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD23 [[Drift (AOE)#Generations|Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD24 [[Strafe (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD25 [[Slash (AOE)#GenerationsDeluxe|Dinobot Slash]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD26 [[Lockdown (ROTF)#Generations|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:MovieAdvanced-Dispensor.jpg|thumb|250px|Deluxe Dispensor (!)]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[August 10]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD27 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#2014Deluxe|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD28 [[Snarl (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Snarl]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' ([[September 20]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD29 [[Slog (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Slog]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD30 [[Drift (AOE)#Voyager Class toys|Sky Drift]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6''' ([[November 15]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD31 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#ArmorKnight|Armor Knight Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7''' ([[January 31]] [[2015]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|AD32 [[Stinger (AOE)#Movie Advanced Series|Decepticon Stinger]]}}
|}

===''Lost Age Series''===
The '''''Lost Age Series''''' is Takaratomy's version of the Hasbro ''Robots in Disguise'' subline, featuring the simpler, more kid-aimed toys, primarily the One-Step Changers and Power Battlers.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[July 19]] [[2014]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|LA-01 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Lost Age Series|Battle Command Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-02 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Big Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-03 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#OneStepChanger|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-04 [[Grimlock (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-05 [[Hound (Movie)#Robots in Disguise|Hound]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|LA-06 [[Drift (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-07 [[Crosshairs (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Crosshairs]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-08 [[Slash (AOE)#Age of Extinction|Dinobot Slash]]}}
{{Bp-d1|LA-09 [[Lockdown (ROTF)#Robots in Disguise (2014)|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[August 2]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|LA-10 [[Scorn#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Scorn]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-11 [[Strafe (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-d1|LA-12 [[Stinger (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Decepticon Stinger]]}}

|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[September 20]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|LA-13 [[Nemesis Prime (AOE)#Lost Age Series|Battle Attack Nemesis Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[October 18]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|LA-14 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Lost Age Series|Battle Command Optimus Prime]] & [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#OneStepHighOctane|Bumblebee]] Strongest Tag Set}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-15 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-16 [[Slug (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-17 [[Snarl (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Snarl]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|LA-18 [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Galvatron]]}}
|}

===Exclusives===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[AEON]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|EX [[Wheeljack (Movie)#Movie Advanced Series|Wheeljack]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jolt (Armada)#Transformers (2014)|Micron Jolt]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Paulie]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Trikera Mace]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Amazon.co.jp'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hound (Movie)#ArmyCamo|Hound Army Camo Ver.]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Bic Camera'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Buzz Saw (BW)#Transformers (2014)|Buzz Saw]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ptera Spear]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Scorn#BlackKnight|Black Knight Scorn]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Thunderlips]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Cybertron Satellite]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Strafe (AOE)#BlackKnight|Black Knight Strafe]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:MovieAdvancedtoy-GrimlockG1ColorVer.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Because G1 doesn't get enough callbacks apparently.]][[File:AOE-toy Carnivac.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Carnivac, in extra-fragile!]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Joshin Kids Land'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Buzz Saw (BW)#Transformers (2014)|Buzz Saw]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ptera Spear]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Thunderlips]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Lawson'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (AOE)#TFExpoG1|Dinobot Slug G1 Color Ver.]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#G1ColorVer|Grimlock G1 Color Ver.]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|EX [[Rollbar (AOE)#TakTom|Rollbar]]}}
{{Bp-a1|EX [[Sideswipe (Movie)/toys#MovieAdvancedEX|Sideswipe]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Carnivac (AOE)|Carnivac]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ivan]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#RustyEvasion|Optimus Prime Rusty ver.]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Astrotrain_(G1)/toys#Transformers_.28campaign_item.29|Astrotrain]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#BlackKnightLeader|Black Knight Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prime Axe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Roller (G1)#Transformers (2014)|Silver Roller]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sword of Judgment#Lost Age Series|Temenos Sword]]}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Transformers Expo]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Nemesis Prime (AOE)#Movie Advanced Series|Nemesis Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Nemesis Grimlock#Movie Advanced Series|Nemesis Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (AOE)#TFExpoG1|Dinobot Slug G1 Color Ver.]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Multiple outlets'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Beet-Chop]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Scorn#BlackKnight|Black Knight Scorn]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sling (AOE)|Sling]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (AOE)#BlackKnight|Black Knight Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Spino Hammer]]}}
|}

==Post-''Age of Extinction'' releases==
===''Studio Series''===
{{nav-studio}}

;Deluxe Class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1 (2018)'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|02 [[Stinger (AOE)#Studio Series|Decepticon Stinger]] (''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|11 [[Lockdown (ROTF)#Studio Series|Lockdown]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|16 [[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#SS16|Autobot Ratchet]] (''Dark of the Moon'')}}
{{Bp-d1|17 [[Shadow Raider#Studio Series|Shadow Raider]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|23 [[KSI Sentry#Studio Series|KSI Sentry]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|45 [[Drift (AOE)#SS45|Autobot Drift]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 18'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|92 [[Crosshairs (AOE)#Studio Series|Crosshairs]] (''The Last Knight'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 29'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[KSI Widow#Studio Series|Concept Art KSI Widow]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
|}

;Voyager Class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 17'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|90 [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#SS90|Galvatron]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
|}

;Leader Class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|07 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Studio Series|Grimlock]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 18'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SSAOEKnight|Optimus Prime]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[file:StudioSeriesAOELeaderOptimusPrime.jpeg|thumb|200px|Leader Class [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SSAOEKnight|Optimus Prime]]]]
|
|}

;Titan Class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#SSTitan|Grimlock]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
|
|}

;Exclusives
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxe Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|68 [[Leadfoot (DOTM)#Studio Series|Leadfoot]] (''Dark of the Moon'' w/ [[Steeljaw (DOTM)#Studio Series|Steeljaw]])}}
|
{{Bp-a1d1|79BB [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BW79|High Octane Bumblebee]] VS 02BB [[Stinger (AOE)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Decepticon Stinger]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'''''[[File:Buzzworthy-Bumblebee-High-Octane-Bumblebee-VS-Decepticon-Stinger.jpg|thumb|200px|79BB [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BW79|High Octane Bumblebee]] VS 02BB [[Stinger (AOE)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Decepticon Stinger]]]]
|
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' Leader Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|07BB [[Grimlock (AOE)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Grimlock]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
|}
{{-}}

==Notes==
* The Power Battlers toys themselves are not identified by that name on their packaging; however, the name "Power Battlers" ''is'' referenced (with a ™ [[trademark]] claim) on the back of Stomp & Chomp Grimlock's packaging. It also appeared on the placards at [[BotCon 2014]] and [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2014. Hasbro's public website, on the other hand, used the name "Power Attacker" for the individual toys' listings, as did the [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] website, which shares its database with Hasbro's main website. The name "Power Battlers" only appeared on the Hasbro website once, as part of a press release, and on the Hasbro Toy Shop website as the name of the category for the toys in question. Other online retailers, including international ones, were a mixed bag, with some picking one name and running with it and others using ''both'' names in different instances. Furthermore, German retailers identified them as "''Deluxe'' Attackers" across the board, while the gimmick name "Power ''Punch''" was also used as an assortment identifier by some retailers around the world. So basically, it's the same problem that previously affected the "[[Legends Class (2005)|Legends]] of [[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]" aka "Cybertron All Stars" aka "Cybertron Micro Series" figures and the "[[Construct-Bots]]" aka "Construct-A-Bots".
*All of the Age of Extinction Generations Deluxe, Voyager, and Leader class figures feature at least one small hexagonal port on the back of their torso or pelvis. While its function is not explicitly mentioned in either the instructions or packaging materials for the toy, it has been deduced that the purpose of these ports is to make the figure compatible with display stands such as the Bandai "Tamashii Stage" stands.<ref>http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-toy-discussion/990267-aoe-toys-whats-hexagonal-holes.html</ref>
*Various toys released concurrently with the ''Age of Extinction'' figures were available in packaging based on the general ''Age of Extinction'' design template, but lacking the ''Age of Extinction'' logo. See [[Transformers (2014 toyline)|''Transformers ''(2014 toyline)]] for more details.

==External links==
*[http://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/toy/search/movie_advanced/index.html Movie Advanced Series at TakaraTomy's Transformers hub]

==References==
{{reflist}}

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[[Category:Age of Extinction| Age of Extinction (toyline)]]
[[Category:Generations toylines]]
[[Category:Live-action film series toylines]]

Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)

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{{Nav-aoe}}

The '''''Transformers: Age of Extinction''''' toyline coincides with the [[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|fourth film]] in [[Michael Bay]]'s [[live-action film series]].

Unlike the toy lines of the previous three films, this line is divided into two distinct series:
*"Robots in Disguise", a series of simpler, more [[gimmick]]y toys aimed towards younger children. Included in this series are the non-transforming [[Titan Heroes]] figures. In Japan, these were sold under the main "Lost Age Series" label.
*An ''Age of Extinction''-specific version of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'', featuring more complex and [[show-accuracy|movie-accurate]] toys aimed towards older children and adult collectors. In Japan, toys from this line were sold under the "Movie Advanced Series" subtitle.

==Hasbro ''Age of Extinction'' toylines==
===''Robots in Disguise''===
The "Robots in Disguise" line is primarily focused on simpler toys for the younger set.

====One-Step Changers====
One-Step Changers are smaller figures which, as the name suggests, can be transformed either direction in one step, more or less. Exactly how the transformation is accomplished varies from figure, ranging from [[Activators|Activator]]-style spring loading to [[Automorph Technology|Automorph]]-type gearing/levering.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#One Step Changers|Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#OneStep|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Lockdown (ROTF)#OneStepChangers|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#OneStepChanger|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Crosshairs (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Crosshairs]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hound (Movie)#OneStepChanger|Autobot Hound]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slash (AOE)#Toys|Dinobot Slash]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Stinger (AOE)#OneStep|Decepticon Stinger]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:AoE 1-step Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Optimus Prime]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#One Step Changer Heli|Autobot Drift]] (helicopter)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#OneStepChanger|Galvatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#OneStepHighOctane|High Octane Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Steeljaw (AOE)#Toys|Steeljaw]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Strafe (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Dinobot Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Age of Extinction|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (Movie)#Toys|Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rollbar (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Rollbar]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Mega One-Step'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Mega1Step|Mega 1-Step Bumblebee]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Electronic Stomp & Chomp'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#Stomp&Chomp|Grimlock]]}}
|}
{{Note|Wave 3's Decepticon Stinger toy was redefined as a Walmart exclusive ([[#Exclusives|see below]]) seemingly at the last minute. Judging by web retail listings,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140819052050/http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=HAS23777&mode=retail BigBadToyStore listing for One-Step Changers wave 3]</ref> the intent was for Stinger to be replaced in the wave 3 case by Lockdown, but multiple retail sightings indicate that some quantity of cases was mistakenly packed per the original plan, leading to Stinger toys with "Walmart Exclusive" stickers being found at Target stores.}}
{{-}}

====Power Battlers====
Spiritual successors to the [[Fast Action Battlers]], Power Battlers are Deluxe-sized figures with basic transformations and a 'battling' action feature in [[robot mode]]. They are also commonly referred to as "Power Attackers", presumably an older working name that got changed very late in the game so it appears just as frequently as the final name.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#PowerBattler|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Crosshairs (AOE)#PowerBattler|Crosshairs]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hound (Movie)#PowerBattler|Autobot Hound]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Strafe (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Dinobot Strafe]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#Power Battlers|Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Scorn#Robots in Disguise|Dinobot Scorn]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#PowerBattler|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (AOE)#PowerBattler|Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Snarl (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Dinobot Snarl]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#PowerBattler|Galvatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#PowerBattler|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Lockdown (ROTF)#PowerBattler|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:AoE Power Battler Grimlock.jpg|200px|thumb|Power Battler Grimlock]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#HighOctanePowerBattler|High Octane Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Junkheap (AOE)#Toys|Junkheap]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Vehicon (AOE)#PowerBattler|Vehicon]]}}
|}
{{-}}

====Dino Sparkers====
Dino Sparkers each include non-transforming static figures of a Dinobot and a rider. The Dinobot is cast in translucent plastic, and features a pull-back-and-go motor with a [[sparking gimmick]], a gimmick not seen in any ''Transformers'' line since the original G1 line in 1988.
[[File:AoE dino sparker Bumblebee and Strafe.jpg|thumb|200px|Bumblebee with Strafe]]
<ul class="iconlist">
:'''Wave 1'''
:{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Dino Sparkers|Optimus Prime]] & [[Grimlock (AOE)#Dino Sparkers|Grimlock]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Dino Sparkers|Bumblebee]] & [[Strafe (AOE)#Dino Sparkers|Strafe]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#Dino Sparkers|Autobot Drift]] & [[Slug (AOE)#Dino Sparkers|Dinobot Slug]]}}</ul>

{{note|Reports from [[Toy Fair 2014]] suggested the existence of a fourth Dino Sparkers toy featuring Lockdown, corroborated by a previously leaked<ref name="customerleak">[http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/96540-monzos-mega-hasbro-customer-service-listing-breakdown/ Hasbro customer service leak summary on The Allspark]</ref> listing for a 'Lockdown & [[Steeljaw (AOE)|Wolf]]' toy. Ultimately, this product was never officially revealed or solicited.}}

{{-}}

====Flip & Change/Smash & Change====
This assortment of larger figures focuses, like One-Step Changers, on simple transformations. All but the first wave's Optimus Prime use a form of autotransformation that has one flip the figure over itself.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Smash&Change|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Flip&Change|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Lockdown (ROTF)#Flip&Change|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#Flip & Change|Drift]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}

====Titan Heroes & Guardians====
Like previous toys under the 'Titan' branding, Titan Heroes are 12-inch tall, non-transforming action figures with a basic five points of articulation. The Titan Guardian assortment is basically the same thing, but with a larger 16-inch height.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Titan Heroes Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#TitanHero|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#Titan Heroes|Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#TitanHero|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Titan Heroes Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Lockdown (ROTF)#TitanHeroes|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Titan Guardians'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#TitanGuardian|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#TitanGuardian|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}

===''Generations (Series M4)''===
With Hasbro's renewed focus on simpler toys for children, the "traditional" Deluxe, Voyager and Leader Class assortments were explicitly split off under the ''Generations'' banner, receiving a much reduced focus in marketing and even being entirely store exclusive in the [[United Kingdom]] and Germany (Deluxe and Voyager at [[Toys"R"Us]], and Leader at [[Argos]] and Rossmann drug stores, respectively).

====Standard Retail====
;Deluxe Class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|001 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#HighOctaneDeluxe|High Octane Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|002 [[Crosshairs (AOE)#Generations|Crosshairs]]}}
{{Bp-a1|003 [[Slug (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|004 [[Scorn#Generations|Scorn]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|005 [[Strafe (AOE)#Generations|Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|006 [[Drift (AOE)#Generations|Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|007 [[Slash (AOE)#GenerationsDeluxe|Dinobot Slash]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|008 [[Lockdown (ROTF)#Generations|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|009 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#2014Deluxe|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|010 [[Snarl (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Snarl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|011 [[Hot Shot (AOE)#Toys|Hot Shot]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:AOEGenerationstoy-DeluxeDrift.jpg|200px|thumb|Drift]]
|}
{{-}}
;Voyager Class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|001 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys 5|Evasion Mode Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|002 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Voyager Class toys|Grimlock]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|003 [[Hound (Movie)#Generations|Autobot Hound]]}}
{{Bp-d1|004 [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Generations|Galvatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|005 [[Slog (AOE)#Generations|Slog]]}}
{{Bp-a1|006 [[Drift (AOE)#Voyager Class toys|Autobot Drift]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}
;Leader Class
:'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
:{{Bp-a1|001 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys 5|Optimus Prime]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|002 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Leader Class toys|Grimlock]]}}</ul>

{{-}}

===Exclusives===
All the usual suspects received exclusive product for the ''Age of Extinction'' toyline, with the "big three" of brick-and-mortar toy retail each receiving a set of themed releases: Target's capsule centred on "Silver Knight Optimus Prime", an upgrade ultimately deleted from the finished film, Toys"R"Us carried a range of "then & now"-type packs, and Walmart's offerings largely focused on the Legion size class, while also featuring the line's only toys of new character [[Stinger (AOE)|Stinger]].

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Amazon.com'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#FirstEd|First Edition Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|005 [[Slog (AOE)#Amazon|Slog]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''CostCo'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|003 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys 2|Bumblebee]] (Leader)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Kmart]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#TitanHeroElectronic|Grimlock]] (Electronic Titan)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#TitanHeroElectronic|Optimus Prime]] (Electronic Titan)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Kohl's'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Robots in Disguise .282014.29|Optimus Prime]] / [[Grimlock (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Grimlock]] (Smash/Flip & Change)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:AOEtoy-FirstEditionOptimusPrime.jpg|200px|thumb|First Edition Optimus Prime]][[File:AOEOneStepStinger.JPG|right|thumb|200px|The only semi-screen-accurate Stinger in the US... [[Studio Series|at the time.]]]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Target'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SKDeluxe|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]] & [[Grimlock (AOE)#Target2Pack|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SKSmash&Change|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]] (Smash & Change)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#Titan Heroes.2FGuardians|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]] (Titan Hero)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#PESilverKnight|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]] (First Edition)}}
{{Bp-a1d1|"''Transformers: Age of Extinction'' Collection" ([[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#OneStepCollection|Bumblebee]], [[Drift (AOE)#OneStepCollection|Autobot Drift]], [[Lockdown (ROTF)#OneStepCollection|Lockdown]], [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SKOneStep|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]], [[Grimlock (AOE)#OneStepCollection|Grimlock]], [[slug (AOE)#OneStepCollection|Dinobot Slug]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Bumblebee Evolution 2-pack ([[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#TRUEvolution|''AOE'' Bumblebee]] & [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|G1 Bumblebee]])}}
{{Bp-a1|Dinobot Slug Evolution 2-pack ([[Slug (AOE)#TRUEvolution|''AOE'' Slug]] & [[Slag (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|G1 Slug]])}}
{{Bp-a1|Strafe Evolution 2-pack ([[Strafe (AOE)#TRUEvolution|''AOE'' Strafe]] & [[Swoop (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|G1 "Strafe"]])}}
{{Bp-a1|Grimlock Evolution 2-pack ([[Grimlock (AOE)#TRUEvolution|''AOE'' Grimlock]] & [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|G1 Grimlock]])}}
{{bp-a1|Optimus Prime Evolution 2-pack ([[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#AOEEvolution|''AOE'' Optimus Prime]] & [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Age of Extinction|G1 Optimus Prime]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Walmart]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#WalmartLegion|Bumblebee]] (Legion)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#Legion Class toys|Grimlock]] (Legion)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SingleLegion|Optimus Prime]] (Legion)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Stinger (AOE)#Age of Extinction|Decepticon Stinger]] (Legion)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#WalmartBWmold|Bumblebee]] & [[Strafe (AOE)#WalmartBWmold|Dinobot Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#2PackLegion|Optimus Prime]] & [[Grimlock (AOE)#WalmartENmold|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Stinger (AOE)#WalmartVsSlug|Decepticon Stinger]] & [[Slug (AOE)#WalmartBWmold|Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#WalmartScenePack|Bumblebee]] vs. [[Stinger (AOE)#WalmartScenePack|Decepticon Stinger]] with [[Strafe (AOE)#WalmartScenePack|Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Walmart1StepBonus|Bumblebee]] (w/ "Bonus Value!" [[Stinger (AOE)#Walmart1StepBonus|Decepticon Stinger]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Stinger (AOE)#OneStep|Decepticon Stinger]] (One-Step Changer)}}
|}

====Platinum Edition====
{{main|Transformers: Platinum Edition#Age of Extinction}}

==TakaraTomy toylines==
===''Movie Advanced Series''===
[[TakaraTomy]]'s '''''Movie Advanced Series''''' (ムービーアドバンスドシリーズ) is something of an equivalent to [[Hasbro]]'s ''Age of Extinction Generations'' line, being made up of the mainline, older-kid/fan-aimed [[size class]]es. It does not limit itself to just toys and characters from ''Age of Extinction'' however, using older molds to bring back past characters (including a few surprises).

Numerous online retailers listed "AD18 Decepticon A" and "AD19 Autobot A" for preorder, but ultimately, nothing ever became of those listings. It can be assumed that whatever toys were planned ended up being canceled, leaving those ID numbers unused.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[May 17]] [[2014]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD01 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys 5|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD02 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys 5|Classic Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD03 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Voyager Class toys|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD04 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#HighOctaneDeluxe|Classic Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD05 [[Scorn#Generations|Dinobot Scorn]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD06 [[Crosshairs (AOE)#Generations|Crosshairs]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD07 [[Slug (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD08 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#MABattleBlade|Battle Blade Bumblebee]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD09 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Deluxe Class toys 3|Protoform Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD10 [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#Movie Advanced Series|Starscream]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD11 [[Dispensor#Movie Advanced Series|Dispensor]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD12 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#AOERevenge|Revenge Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD13 [[Devastator (ROTF)#Movie Advanced Series|Devastator]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD14 [[Jolt (ROTF)#Movie Advanced Series|Jolt]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD15 [[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#Movie Advanced Series|Ratchet]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[June 21]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD16 [[Dino#Movie Advanced Series|Autobot Dino]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD17 [[Soundwave (ROTF)/toys#Movie Advanced Series|Darkside Soundwave]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[July 19]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD20 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Leader Class toys|Black Knight Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD21 [[Hound (Movie)#Generations|Hound]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD22 [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Generations|Galvatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD23 [[Drift (AOE)#Generations|Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD24 [[Strafe (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD25 [[Slash (AOE)#GenerationsDeluxe|Dinobot Slash]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD26 [[Lockdown (ROTF)#Generations|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:MovieAdvanced-Dispensor.jpg|thumb|250px|Deluxe Dispensor (!)]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[August 10]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD27 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#2014Deluxe|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD28 [[Snarl (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Snarl]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' ([[September 20]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD29 [[Slog (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Slog]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD30 [[Drift (AOE)#Voyager Class toys|Sky Drift]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6''' ([[November 15]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD31 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#ArmorKnight|Armor Knight Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7''' ([[January 31]] [[2015]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|AD32 [[Stinger (AOE)#Movie Advanced Series|Decepticon Stinger]]}}
|}

===''Lost Age Series''===
The '''''Lost Age Series''''' is Takaratomy's version of the Hasbro ''Robots in Disguise'' subline, featuring the simpler, more kid-aimed toys, primarily the One-Step Changers and Power Battlers.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[July 19]] [[2014]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|LA-01 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Lost Age Series|Battle Command Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-02 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Big Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-03 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#OneStepChanger|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-04 [[Grimlock (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-05 [[Hound (Movie)#Robots in Disguise|Hound]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|LA-06 [[Drift (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-07 [[Crosshairs (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Crosshairs]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-08 [[Slash (AOE)#Age of Extinction|Dinobot Slash]]}}
{{Bp-d1|LA-09 [[Lockdown (ROTF)#Robots in Disguise (2014)|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[August 2]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|LA-10 [[Scorn#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Scorn]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-11 [[Strafe (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-d1|LA-12 [[Stinger (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Decepticon Stinger]]}}

|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[September 20]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|LA-13 [[Nemesis Prime (AOE)#Lost Age Series|Battle Attack Nemesis Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[October 18]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|LA-14 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Lost Age Series|Battle Command Optimus Prime]] & [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#OneStepHighOctane|Bumblebee]] Strongest Tag Set}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-15 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-16 [[Slug (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-17 [[Snarl (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Snarl]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|LA-18 [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Galvatron]]}}
|}

===Exclusives===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[AEON]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|EX [[Wheeljack (Movie)#Movie Advanced Series|Wheeljack]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jolt (Armada)#Transformers (2014)|Micron Jolt]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Paulie]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Trikera Mace]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Amazon.co.jp'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hound (Movie)#ArmyCamo|Hound Army Camo Ver.]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Bic Camera'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Buzz Saw (BW)#Transformers (2014)|Buzz Saw]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ptera Spear]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Scorn#BlackKnight|Black Knight Scorn]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Thunderlips]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Cybertron Satellite]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Strafe (AOE)#BlackKnight|Black Knight Strafe]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:MovieAdvancedtoy-GrimlockG1ColorVer.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Because G1 doesn't get enough callbacks apparently.]][[File:AOE-toy Carnivac.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Carnivac, in extra-fragile!]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Joshin Kids Land'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Buzz Saw (BW)#Transformers (2014)|Buzz Saw]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ptera Spear]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Thunderlips]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Lawson'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (AOE)#TFExpoG1|Dinobot Slug G1 Color Ver.]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#G1ColorVer|Grimlock G1 Color Ver.]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|EX [[Rollbar (AOE)#TakTom|Rollbar]]}}
{{Bp-a1|EX [[Sideswipe (Movie)/toys#MovieAdvancedEX|Sideswipe]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Carnivac (AOE)|Carnivac]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ivan]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#RustyEvasion|Optimus Prime Rusty ver.]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Astrotrain_(G1)/toys#Transformers_.28campaign_item.29|Astrotrain]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#BlackKnightLeader|Black Knight Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prime Axe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Roller (G1)#Transformers (2014)|Silver Roller]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sword of Judgment#Lost Age Series|Temenos Sword]]}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Transformers Expo]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Nemesis Prime (AOE)#Movie Advanced Series|Nemesis Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Nemesis Grimlock#Movie Advanced Series|Nemesis Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (AOE)#TFExpoG1|Dinobot Slug G1 Color Ver.]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Multiple outlets'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Beet-Chop]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Scorn#BlackKnight|Black Knight Scorn]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sling (AOE)|Sling]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (AOE)#BlackKnight|Black Knight Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Spino Hammer]]}}
|}

==Post-''Age of Extinction'' releases==
===''Studio Series''===
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;Deluxe Class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1 (2018)'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|02 [[Stinger (AOE)#Studio Series|Decepticon Stinger]] (''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|11 [[Lockdown (ROTF)#Studio Series|Lockdown]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|16 [[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#SS16|Autobot Ratchet]] (''Dark of the Moon'')}}
{{Bp-d1|17 [[Shadow Raider#Studio Series|Shadow Raider]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|23 [[KSI Sentry#Studio Series|KSI Sentry]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|45 [[Drift (AOE)#SS45|Autobot Drift]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 18'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|92 [[Crosshairs (AOE)#Studio Series|Crosshairs]] (''The Last Knight'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 29'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[KSI Widow#Studio Series|Concept Art KSI Widow]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
|}

;Voyager Class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 17'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|90 [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#SS90|Galvatron]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
|}

;Leader Class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|07 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Studio Series|Grimlock]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 18'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SSAOEKnight|Optimus Prime]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[file:StudioSeriesAOELeaderOptimusPrime.jpeg|thumb|200px|Leader Class [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SSAOEKnight|Optimus Prime]]]]
|
|}

;Titan Class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#SSTitan|Grimlock]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
|
|}
{{comingsoontoy|All 2026 product}}
{{--}}

;Exclusives
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxe Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|68 [[Leadfoot (DOTM)#Studio Series|Leadfoot]] (''Dark of the Moon'' w/ [[Steeljaw (DOTM)#Studio Series|Steeljaw]])}}
|
{{Bp-a1d1|79BB [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BW79|High Octane Bumblebee]] VS 02BB [[Stinger (AOE)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Decepticon Stinger]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'''''[[File:Buzzworthy-Bumblebee-High-Octane-Bumblebee-VS-Decepticon-Stinger.jpg|thumb|200px|79BB [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BW79|High Octane Bumblebee]] VS 02BB [[Stinger (AOE)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Decepticon Stinger]]]]
|
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' Leader Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|07BB [[Grimlock (AOE)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Grimlock]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
|}
{{-}}

==Notes==
* The Power Battlers toys themselves are not identified by that name on their packaging; however, the name "Power Battlers" ''is'' referenced (with a ™ [[trademark]] claim) on the back of Stomp & Chomp Grimlock's packaging. It also appeared on the placards at [[BotCon 2014]] and [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2014. Hasbro's public website, on the other hand, used the name "Power Attacker" for the individual toys' listings, as did the [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] website, which shares its database with Hasbro's main website. The name "Power Battlers" only appeared on the Hasbro website once, as part of a press release, and on the Hasbro Toy Shop website as the name of the category for the toys in question. Other online retailers, including international ones, were a mixed bag, with some picking one name and running with it and others using ''both'' names in different instances. Furthermore, German retailers identified them as "''Deluxe'' Attackers" across the board, while the gimmick name "Power ''Punch''" was also used as an assortment identifier by some retailers around the world. So basically, it's the same problem that previously affected the "[[Legends Class (2005)|Legends]] of [[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]" aka "Cybertron All Stars" aka "Cybertron Micro Series" figures and the "[[Construct-Bots]]" aka "Construct-A-Bots".
*All of the Age of Extinction Generations Deluxe, Voyager, and Leader class figures feature at least one small hexagonal port on the back of their torso or pelvis. While its function is not explicitly mentioned in either the instructions or packaging materials for the toy, it has been deduced that the purpose of these ports is to make the figure compatible with display stands such as the Bandai "Tamashii Stage" stands.<ref>http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-toy-discussion/990267-aoe-toys-whats-hexagonal-holes.html</ref>
*Various toys released concurrently with the ''Age of Extinction'' figures were available in packaging based on the general ''Age of Extinction'' design template, but lacking the ''Age of Extinction'' logo. See [[Transformers (2014 toyline)|''Transformers ''(2014 toyline)]] for more details.

==External links==
*[http://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/toy/search/movie_advanced/index.html Movie Advanced Series at TakaraTomy's Transformers hub]

==References==
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[[Category:Generations toylines]]
[[Category:Live-action film series toylines]]

Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)

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The '''''Transformers: Age of Extinction''''' toyline coincides with the [[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|fourth film]] in [[Michael Bay]]'s [[live-action film series]].

Unlike the toy lines of the previous three films, this line is divided into two distinct series:
*"Robots in Disguise", a series of simpler, more [[gimmick]]y toys aimed towards younger children. Included in this series are the non-transforming [[Titan Heroes]] figures. In Japan, these were sold under the main "Lost Age Series" label.
*An ''Age of Extinction''-specific version of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'', featuring more complex and [[show-accuracy|movie-accurate]] toys aimed towards older children and adult collectors. In Japan, toys from this line were sold under the "Movie Advanced Series" subtitle.

==Hasbro ''Age of Extinction'' toylines==
===''Robots in Disguise''===
The "Robots in Disguise" line is primarily focused on simpler toys for the younger set.

====One-Step Changers====
One-Step Changers are smaller figures which, as the name suggests, can be transformed either direction in one step, more or less. Exactly how the transformation is accomplished varies from figure, ranging from [[Activators|Activator]]-style spring loading to [[Automorph Technology|Automorph]]-type gearing/levering.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#One Step Changers|Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#OneStep|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Lockdown (ROTF)#OneStepChangers|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#OneStepChanger|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Crosshairs (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Crosshairs]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hound (Movie)#OneStepChanger|Autobot Hound]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slash (AOE)#Toys|Dinobot Slash]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Stinger (AOE)#OneStep|Decepticon Stinger]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:AoE 1-step Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Optimus Prime]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#One Step Changer Heli|Autobot Drift]] (helicopter)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#OneStepChanger|Galvatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#OneStepHighOctane|High Octane Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Steeljaw (AOE)#Toys|Steeljaw]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Strafe (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Dinobot Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Age of Extinction|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (Movie)#Toys|Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rollbar (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Rollbar]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Mega One-Step'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Mega1Step|Mega 1-Step Bumblebee]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Electronic Stomp & Chomp'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#Stomp&Chomp|Grimlock]]}}
|}
{{Note|Wave 3's Decepticon Stinger toy was redefined as a Walmart exclusive ([[#Exclusives|see below]]) seemingly at the last minute. Judging by web retail listings,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140819052050/http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=HAS23777&mode=retail BigBadToyStore listing for One-Step Changers wave 3]</ref> the intent was for Stinger to be replaced in the wave 3 case by Lockdown, but multiple retail sightings indicate that some quantity of cases was mistakenly packed per the original plan, leading to Stinger toys with "Walmart Exclusive" stickers being found at Target stores.}}
{{-}}

====Power Battlers====
Spiritual successors to the [[Fast Action Battlers]], Power Battlers are Deluxe-sized figures with basic transformations and a 'battling' action feature in [[robot mode]]. They are also commonly referred to as "Power Attackers", presumably an older working name that got changed very late in the game so it appears just as frequently as the final name.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#PowerBattler|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Crosshairs (AOE)#PowerBattler|Crosshairs]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hound (Movie)#PowerBattler|Autobot Hound]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Strafe (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Dinobot Strafe]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#Power Battlers|Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Scorn#Robots in Disguise|Dinobot Scorn]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#PowerBattler|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (AOE)#PowerBattler|Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Snarl (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Dinobot Snarl]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#PowerBattler|Galvatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#PowerBattler|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Lockdown (ROTF)#PowerBattler|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:AoE Power Battler Grimlock.jpg|200px|thumb|Power Battler Grimlock]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#HighOctanePowerBattler|High Octane Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Junkheap (AOE)#Toys|Junkheap]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Vehicon (AOE)#PowerBattler|Vehicon]]}}
|}
{{-}}

====Dino Sparkers====
Dino Sparkers each include non-transforming static figures of a Dinobot and a rider. The Dinobot is cast in translucent plastic, and features a pull-back-and-go motor with a [[sparking gimmick]], a gimmick not seen in any ''Transformers'' line since the original G1 line in 1988.
[[File:AoE dino sparker Bumblebee and Strafe.jpg|thumb|200px|Bumblebee with Strafe]]
<ul class="iconlist">
:'''Wave 1'''
:{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Dino Sparkers|Optimus Prime]] & [[Grimlock (AOE)#Dino Sparkers|Grimlock]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Dino Sparkers|Bumblebee]] & [[Strafe (AOE)#Dino Sparkers|Strafe]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#Dino Sparkers|Autobot Drift]] & [[Slug (AOE)#Dino Sparkers|Dinobot Slug]]}}</ul>

{{note|Reports from [[Toy Fair 2014]] suggested the existence of a fourth Dino Sparkers toy featuring Lockdown, corroborated by a previously leaked<ref name="customerleak">[http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/96540-monzos-mega-hasbro-customer-service-listing-breakdown/ Hasbro customer service leak summary on The Allspark]</ref> listing for a 'Lockdown & [[Steeljaw (AOE)|Wolf]]' toy. Ultimately, this product was never officially revealed or solicited.}}

{{-}}

====Flip & Change/Smash & Change====
This assortment of larger figures focuses, like One-Step Changers, on simple transformations. All but the first wave's Optimus Prime use a form of autotransformation that has one flip the figure over itself.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Smash&Change|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Flip&Change|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Lockdown (ROTF)#Flip&Change|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#Flip & Change|Drift]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}

====Titan Heroes & Guardians====
Like previous toys under the 'Titan' branding, Titan Heroes are 12-inch tall, non-transforming action figures with a basic five points of articulation. The Titan Guardian assortment is basically the same thing, but with a larger 16-inch height.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Titan Heroes Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#TitanHero|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#Titan Heroes|Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#TitanHero|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Titan Heroes Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Lockdown (ROTF)#TitanHeroes|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Titan Guardians'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#TitanGuardian|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#TitanGuardian|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}

===''Generations (Series M4)''===
With Hasbro's renewed focus on simpler toys for children, the "traditional" Deluxe, Voyager and Leader Class assortments were explicitly split off under the ''Generations'' banner, receiving a much reduced focus in marketing and even being entirely store exclusive in the [[United Kingdom]] and Germany (Deluxe and Voyager at [[Toys"R"Us]], and Leader at [[Argos]] and Rossmann drug stores, respectively).

====Standard Retail====
;Deluxe Class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|001 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#HighOctaneDeluxe|High Octane Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|002 [[Crosshairs (AOE)#Generations|Crosshairs]]}}
{{Bp-a1|003 [[Slug (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|004 [[Scorn#Generations|Scorn]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|005 [[Strafe (AOE)#Generations|Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|006 [[Drift (AOE)#Generations|Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|007 [[Slash (AOE)#GenerationsDeluxe|Dinobot Slash]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|008 [[Lockdown (ROTF)#Generations|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|009 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#2014Deluxe|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|010 [[Snarl (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Snarl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|011 [[Hot Shot (AOE)#Toys|Hot Shot]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:AOEGenerationstoy-DeluxeDrift.jpg|200px|thumb|Drift]]
|}
{{-}}
;Voyager Class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|001 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys 5|Evasion Mode Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|002 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Voyager Class toys|Grimlock]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|003 [[Hound (Movie)#Generations|Autobot Hound]]}}
{{Bp-d1|004 [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Generations|Galvatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|005 [[Slog (AOE)#Generations|Slog]]}}
{{Bp-a1|006 [[Drift (AOE)#Voyager Class toys|Autobot Drift]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}
;Leader Class
:'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
:{{Bp-a1|001 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys 5|Optimus Prime]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|002 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Leader Class toys|Grimlock]]}}</ul>

{{-}}

===Exclusives===
All the usual suspects received exclusive product for the ''Age of Extinction'' toyline, with the "big three" of brick-and-mortar toy retail each receiving a set of themed releases: Target's capsule centred on "Silver Knight Optimus Prime", an upgrade ultimately deleted from the finished film, Toys"R"Us carried a range of "then & now"-type packs, and Walmart's offerings largely focused on the Legion size class, while also featuring the line's only toys of new character [[Stinger (AOE)|Stinger]].

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Amazon.com'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#FirstEd|First Edition Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|005 [[Slog (AOE)#Amazon|Slog]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''CostCo'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|003 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys 2|Bumblebee]] (Leader)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Kmart]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#TitanHeroElectronic|Grimlock]] (Electronic Titan)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#TitanHeroElectronic|Optimus Prime]] (Electronic Titan)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Kohl's'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Robots in Disguise .282014.29|Optimus Prime]] / [[Grimlock (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Grimlock]] (Smash/Flip & Change)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:AOEtoy-FirstEditionOptimusPrime.jpg|200px|thumb|First Edition Optimus Prime]][[File:AOEOneStepStinger.JPG|right|thumb|200px|The only semi-screen-accurate Stinger in the US... [[Studio Series|at the time.]]]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Target'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SKDeluxe|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]] & [[Grimlock (AOE)#Target2Pack|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SKSmash&Change|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]] (Smash & Change)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#Titan Heroes.2FGuardians|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]] (Titan Hero)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#PESilverKnight|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]] (First Edition)}}
{{Bp-a1d1|"''Transformers: Age of Extinction'' Collection" ([[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#OneStepCollection|Bumblebee]], [[Drift (AOE)#OneStepCollection|Autobot Drift]], [[Lockdown (ROTF)#OneStepCollection|Lockdown]], [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SKOneStep|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]], [[Grimlock (AOE)#OneStepCollection|Grimlock]], [[slug (AOE)#OneStepCollection|Dinobot Slug]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Bumblebee Evolution 2-pack ([[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#TRUEvolution|''AOE'' Bumblebee]] & [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|G1 Bumblebee]])}}
{{Bp-a1|Dinobot Slug Evolution 2-pack ([[Slug (AOE)#TRUEvolution|''AOE'' Slug]] & [[Slag (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|G1 Slug]])}}
{{Bp-a1|Strafe Evolution 2-pack ([[Strafe (AOE)#TRUEvolution|''AOE'' Strafe]] & [[Swoop (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|G1 "Strafe"]])}}
{{Bp-a1|Grimlock Evolution 2-pack ([[Grimlock (AOE)#TRUEvolution|''AOE'' Grimlock]] & [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|G1 Grimlock]])}}
{{bp-a1|Optimus Prime Evolution 2-pack ([[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#AOEEvolution|''AOE'' Optimus Prime]] & [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Age of Extinction|G1 Optimus Prime]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Walmart]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#WalmartLegion|Bumblebee]] (Legion)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#Legion Class toys|Grimlock]] (Legion)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SingleLegion|Optimus Prime]] (Legion)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Stinger (AOE)#Age of Extinction|Decepticon Stinger]] (Legion)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#WalmartBWmold|Bumblebee]] & [[Strafe (AOE)#WalmartBWmold|Dinobot Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#2PackLegion|Optimus Prime]] & [[Grimlock (AOE)#WalmartENmold|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Stinger (AOE)#WalmartVsSlug|Decepticon Stinger]] & [[Slug (AOE)#WalmartBWmold|Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#WalmartScenePack|Bumblebee]] vs. [[Stinger (AOE)#WalmartScenePack|Decepticon Stinger]] with [[Strafe (AOE)#WalmartScenePack|Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Walmart1StepBonus|Bumblebee]] (w/ "Bonus Value!" [[Stinger (AOE)#Walmart1StepBonus|Decepticon Stinger]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Stinger (AOE)#OneStep|Decepticon Stinger]] (One-Step Changer)}}
|}

====Platinum Edition====
{{main|Transformers: Platinum Edition#Age of Extinction}}

==TakaraTomy toylines==
===''Movie Advanced Series''===
[[TakaraTomy]]'s '''''Movie Advanced Series''''' (ムービーアドバンスドシリーズ) is something of an equivalent to [[Hasbro]]'s ''Age of Extinction Generations'' line, being made up of the mainline, older-kid/fan-aimed [[size class]]es. It does not limit itself to just toys and characters from ''Age of Extinction'' however, using older molds to bring back past characters (including a few surprises).

Numerous online retailers listed "AD18 Decepticon A" and "AD19 Autobot A" for preorder, but ultimately, nothing ever became of those listings. It can be assumed that whatever toys were planned ended up being canceled, leaving those ID numbers unused.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[May 17]] [[2014]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD01 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys 5|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD02 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys 5|Classic Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD03 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Voyager Class toys|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD04 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#HighOctaneDeluxe|Classic Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD05 [[Scorn#Generations|Dinobot Scorn]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD06 [[Crosshairs (AOE)#Generations|Crosshairs]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD07 [[Slug (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD08 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#MABattleBlade|Battle Blade Bumblebee]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD09 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Deluxe Class toys 3|Protoform Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD10 [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#Movie Advanced Series|Starscream]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD11 [[Dispensor#Movie Advanced Series|Dispensor]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD12 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#AOERevenge|Revenge Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD13 [[Devastator (ROTF)#Movie Advanced Series|Devastator]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD14 [[Jolt (ROTF)#Movie Advanced Series|Jolt]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD15 [[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#Movie Advanced Series|Ratchet]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[June 21]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD16 [[Dino#Movie Advanced Series|Autobot Dino]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD17 [[Soundwave (ROTF)/toys#Movie Advanced Series|Darkside Soundwave]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[July 19]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD20 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Leader Class toys|Black Knight Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD21 [[Hound (Movie)#Generations|Hound]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD22 [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Generations|Galvatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD23 [[Drift (AOE)#Generations|Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD24 [[Strafe (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD25 [[Slash (AOE)#GenerationsDeluxe|Dinobot Slash]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD26 [[Lockdown (ROTF)#Generations|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:MovieAdvanced-Dispensor.jpg|thumb|250px|Deluxe Dispensor (!)]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[August 10]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD27 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#2014Deluxe|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD28 [[Snarl (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Snarl]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' ([[September 20]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD29 [[Slog (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Slog]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD30 [[Drift (AOE)#Voyager Class toys|Sky Drift]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6''' ([[November 15]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD31 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#ArmorKnight|Armor Knight Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7''' ([[January 31]] [[2015]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|AD32 [[Stinger (AOE)#Movie Advanced Series|Decepticon Stinger]]}}
|}

===''Lost Age Series''===
The '''''Lost Age Series''''' is Takaratomy's version of the Hasbro ''Robots in Disguise'' subline, featuring the simpler, more kid-aimed toys, primarily the One-Step Changers and Power Battlers.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[July 19]] [[2014]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|LA-01 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Lost Age Series|Battle Command Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-02 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Big Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-03 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#OneStepChanger|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-04 [[Grimlock (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-05 [[Hound (Movie)#Robots in Disguise|Hound]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|LA-06 [[Drift (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-07 [[Crosshairs (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Crosshairs]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-08 [[Slash (AOE)#Age of Extinction|Dinobot Slash]]}}
{{Bp-d1|LA-09 [[Lockdown (ROTF)#Robots in Disguise (2014)|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[August 2]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|LA-10 [[Scorn#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Scorn]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-11 [[Strafe (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-d1|LA-12 [[Stinger (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Decepticon Stinger]]}}

|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[September 20]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|LA-13 [[Nemesis Prime (AOE)#Lost Age Series|Battle Attack Nemesis Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[October 18]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|LA-14 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Lost Age Series|Battle Command Optimus Prime]] & [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#OneStepHighOctane|Bumblebee]] Strongest Tag Set}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-15 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-16 [[Slug (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-17 [[Snarl (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Snarl]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|LA-18 [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Galvatron]]}}
|}

===Exclusives===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[AEON]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|EX [[Wheeljack (Movie)#Movie Advanced Series|Wheeljack]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jolt (Armada)#Transformers (2014)|Micron Jolt]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Paulie]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Trikera Mace]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Amazon.co.jp'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hound (Movie)#ArmyCamo|Hound Army Camo Ver.]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Bic Camera'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Buzz Saw (BW)#Transformers (2014)|Buzz Saw]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ptera Spear]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Scorn#BlackKnight|Black Knight Scorn]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Thunderlips]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Cybertron Satellite]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Strafe (AOE)#BlackKnight|Black Knight Strafe]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:MovieAdvancedtoy-GrimlockG1ColorVer.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Because G1 doesn't get enough callbacks apparently.]][[File:AOE-toy Carnivac.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Carnivac, in extra-fragile!]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Joshin Kids Land'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Buzz Saw (BW)#Transformers (2014)|Buzz Saw]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ptera Spear]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Thunderlips]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Lawson'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (AOE)#TFExpoG1|Dinobot Slug G1 Color Ver.]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#G1ColorVer|Grimlock G1 Color Ver.]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|EX [[Rollbar (AOE)#TakTom|Rollbar]]}}
{{Bp-a1|EX [[Sideswipe (Movie)/toys#MovieAdvancedEX|Sideswipe]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Carnivac (AOE)|Carnivac]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ivan]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#RustyEvasion|Optimus Prime Rusty ver.]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Astrotrain_(G1)/toys#Transformers_.28campaign_item.29|Astrotrain]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#BlackKnightLeader|Black Knight Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prime Axe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Roller (G1)#Transformers (2014)|Silver Roller]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sword of Judgment#Lost Age Series|Temenos Sword]]}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Transformers Expo]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Nemesis Prime (AOE)#Movie Advanced Series|Nemesis Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Nemesis Grimlock#Movie Advanced Series|Nemesis Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (AOE)#TFExpoG1|Dinobot Slug G1 Color Ver.]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Multiple outlets'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Beet-Chop]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Scorn#BlackKnight|Black Knight Scorn]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sling (AOE)|Sling]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (AOE)#BlackKnight|Black Knight Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Spino Hammer]]}}
|}

==Post-''Age of Extinction'' releases==
===''Studio Series''===
{{nav-studio}}

;Deluxe Class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1 (2018)'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|02 [[Stinger (AOE)#Studio Series|Decepticon Stinger]] (''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|11 [[Lockdown (ROTF)#Studio Series|Lockdown]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|16 [[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#SS16|Autobot Ratchet]] (''Dark of the Moon'')}}
{{Bp-d1|17 [[Shadow Raider#Studio Series|Shadow Raider]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|23 [[KSI Sentry#Studio Series|KSI Sentry]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|45 [[Drift (AOE)#SS45|Autobot Drift]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 18'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|92 [[Crosshairs (AOE)#Studio Series|Crosshairs]] (''The Last Knight'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 29'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[KSI Widow#Studio Series|Concept Art KSI Widow]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
|}

;Voyager Class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 17'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|90 [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#SS90|Galvatron]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
|}

;Leader Class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|07 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Studio Series|Grimlock]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 18'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SSAOEKnight|Optimus Prime]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[file:StudioSeriesAOELeaderOptimusPrime.jpeg|thumb|200px|Leader Class [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SSAOEKnight|Optimus Prime]]]]
|
|}

;Titan Class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#SSTitan|Grimlock]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
|
|}
{{comingsoontoy|All 2026 product}}
{{--}}

;Exclusives
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxe Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|68 [[Leadfoot (DOTM)#Studio Series|Leadfoot]] (''Dark of the Moon'' w/ [[Steeljaw (DOTM)#Studio Series|Steeljaw]])}}
|
{{Bp-a1d1|79BB [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BW79|High Octane Bumblebee]] VS 02BB [[Stinger (AOE)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Decepticon Stinger]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'''''[[File:Buzzworthy-Bumblebee-High-Octane-Bumblebee-VS-Decepticon-Stinger.jpg|thumb|200px|79BB [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BW79|High Octane Bumblebee]] VS 02BB [[Stinger (AOE)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Decepticon Stinger]]]]
|
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' Leader Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|07BB [[Grimlock (AOE)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Grimlock]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
|}
{{-}}
----

==Notes==
* The Power Battlers toys themselves are not identified by that name on their packaging; however, the name "Power Battlers" ''is'' referenced (with a ™ [[trademark]] claim) on the back of Stomp & Chomp Grimlock's packaging. It also appeared on the placards at [[BotCon 2014]] and [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2014. Hasbro's public website, on the other hand, used the name "Power Attacker" for the individual toys' listings, as did the [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] website, which shares its database with Hasbro's main website. The name "Power Battlers" only appeared on the Hasbro website once, as part of a press release, and on the Hasbro Toy Shop website as the name of the category for the toys in question. Other online retailers, including international ones, were a mixed bag, with some picking one name and running with it and others using ''both'' names in different instances. Furthermore, German retailers identified them as "''Deluxe'' Attackers" across the board, while the gimmick name "Power ''Punch''" was also used as an assortment identifier by some retailers around the world. So basically, it's the same problem that previously affected the "[[Legends Class (2005)|Legends]] of [[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]" aka "Cybertron All Stars" aka "Cybertron Micro Series" figures and the "[[Construct-Bots]]" aka "Construct-A-Bots".
*All of the Age of Extinction Generations Deluxe, Voyager, and Leader class figures feature at least one small hexagonal port on the back of their torso or pelvis. While its function is not explicitly mentioned in either the instructions or packaging materials for the toy, it has been deduced that the purpose of these ports is to make the figure compatible with display stands such as the Bandai "Tamashii Stage" stands.<ref>http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-toy-discussion/990267-aoe-toys-whats-hexagonal-holes.html</ref>
*Various toys released concurrently with the ''Age of Extinction'' figures were available in packaging based on the general ''Age of Extinction'' design template, but lacking the ''Age of Extinction'' logo. See [[Transformers (2014 toyline)|''Transformers ''(2014 toyline)]] for more details.

==External links==
*[http://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/toy/search/movie_advanced/index.html Movie Advanced Series at TakaraTomy's Transformers hub]

==References==
{{reflist}}

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[[Category:Generations toylines]]
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Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)

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{{Nav-aoe}}

The '''''Transformers: Age of Extinction''''' toyline coincides with the [[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|fourth film]] in [[Michael Bay]]'s [[live-action film series]].

Unlike the toy lines of the previous three films, this line is divided into two distinct series:
*"Robots in Disguise", a series of simpler, more [[gimmick]]y toys aimed towards younger children. Included in this series are the non-transforming [[Titan Heroes]] figures. In Japan, these were sold under the main "Lost Age Series" label.
*An ''Age of Extinction''-specific version of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'', featuring more complex and [[show-accuracy|movie-accurate]] toys aimed towards older children and adult collectors. In Japan, toys from this line were sold under the "Movie Advanced Series" subtitle.

==Hasbro ''Age of Extinction'' toylines==
===''Robots in Disguise''===
The "Robots in Disguise" line is primarily focused on simpler toys for the younger set.

====One-Step Changers====
One-Step Changers are smaller figures which, as the name suggests, can be transformed either direction in one step, more or less. Exactly how the transformation is accomplished varies from figure, ranging from [[Activators|Activator]]-style spring loading to [[Automorph Technology|Automorph]]-type gearing/levering.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#One Step Changers|Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#OneStep|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Lockdown (ROTF)#OneStepChangers|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#OneStepChanger|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Crosshairs (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Crosshairs]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hound (Movie)#OneStepChanger|Autobot Hound]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slash (AOE)#Toys|Dinobot Slash]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Stinger (AOE)#OneStep|Decepticon Stinger]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:AoE 1-step Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Optimus Prime]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#One Step Changer Heli|Autobot Drift]] (helicopter)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#OneStepChanger|Galvatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#OneStepHighOctane|High Octane Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Steeljaw (AOE)#Toys|Steeljaw]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Strafe (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Dinobot Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Age of Extinction|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (Movie)#Toys|Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rollbar (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Rollbar]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Mega One-Step'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Mega1Step|Mega 1-Step Bumblebee]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Electronic Stomp & Chomp'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#Stomp&Chomp|Grimlock]]}}
|}
{{Note|Wave 3's Decepticon Stinger toy was redefined as a Walmart exclusive ([[#Exclusives|see below]]) seemingly at the last minute. Judging by web retail listings,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140819052050/http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=HAS23777&mode=retail BigBadToyStore listing for One-Step Changers wave 3]</ref> the intent was for Stinger to be replaced in the wave 3 case by Lockdown, but multiple retail sightings indicate that some quantity of cases was mistakenly packed per the original plan, leading to Stinger toys with "Walmart Exclusive" stickers being found at Target stores.}}
{{-}}

====Power Battlers====
Spiritual successors to the [[Fast Action Battlers]], Power Battlers are Deluxe-sized figures with basic transformations and a 'battling' action feature in [[robot mode]]. They are also commonly referred to as "Power Attackers", presumably an older working name that got changed very late in the game so it appears just as frequently as the final name.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#PowerBattler|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Crosshairs (AOE)#PowerBattler|Crosshairs]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hound (Movie)#PowerBattler|Autobot Hound]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Strafe (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Dinobot Strafe]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#Power Battlers|Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Scorn#Robots in Disguise|Dinobot Scorn]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#PowerBattler|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (AOE)#PowerBattler|Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Snarl (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Dinobot Snarl]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#PowerBattler|Galvatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#PowerBattler|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Lockdown (ROTF)#PowerBattler|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:AoE Power Battler Grimlock.jpg|200px|thumb|Power Battler Grimlock]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#HighOctanePowerBattler|High Octane Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Junkheap (AOE)#Toys|Junkheap]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Vehicon (AOE)#PowerBattler|Vehicon]]}}
|}
{{-}}

====Dino Sparkers====
Dino Sparkers each include non-transforming static figures of a Dinobot and a rider. The Dinobot is cast in translucent plastic, and features a pull-back-and-go motor with a [[sparking gimmick]], a gimmick not seen in any ''Transformers'' line since the original G1 line in 1988.
[[File:AoE dino sparker Bumblebee and Strafe.jpg|thumb|200px|Bumblebee with Strafe]]
<ul class="iconlist">
:'''Wave 1'''
:{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Dino Sparkers|Optimus Prime]] & [[Grimlock (AOE)#Dino Sparkers|Grimlock]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Dino Sparkers|Bumblebee]] & [[Strafe (AOE)#Dino Sparkers|Strafe]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#Dino Sparkers|Autobot Drift]] & [[Slug (AOE)#Dino Sparkers|Dinobot Slug]]}}</ul>

{{note|Reports from [[Toy Fair 2014]] suggested the existence of a fourth Dino Sparkers toy featuring Lockdown, corroborated by a previously leaked<ref name="customerleak">[http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/96540-monzos-mega-hasbro-customer-service-listing-breakdown/ Hasbro customer service leak summary on The Allspark]</ref> listing for a 'Lockdown & [[Steeljaw (AOE)|Wolf]]' toy. Ultimately, this product was never officially revealed or solicited.}}

{{-}}

====Flip & Change/Smash & Change====
This assortment of larger figures focuses, like One-Step Changers, on simple transformations. All but the first wave's Optimus Prime use a form of autotransformation that has one flip the figure over itself.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Smash&Change|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Flip&Change|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Lockdown (ROTF)#Flip&Change|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#Flip & Change|Drift]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}

====Titan Heroes & Guardians====
Like previous toys under the 'Titan' branding, Titan Heroes are 12-inch tall, non-transforming action figures with a basic five points of articulation. The Titan Guardian assortment is basically the same thing, but with a larger 16-inch height.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Titan Heroes Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#TitanHero|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#Titan Heroes|Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#TitanHero|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Titan Heroes Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Lockdown (ROTF)#TitanHeroes|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Titan Guardians'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#TitanGuardian|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#TitanGuardian|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}

===''Generations (Series M4)''===
With Hasbro's renewed focus on simpler toys for children, the "traditional" Deluxe, Voyager and Leader Class assortments were explicitly split off under the ''Generations'' banner, receiving a much reduced focus in marketing and even being entirely store exclusive in the [[United Kingdom]] and Germany (Deluxe and Voyager at [[Toys"R"Us]], and Leader at [[Argos]] and Rossmann drug stores, respectively).

====Standard Retail====
;Deluxe Class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|001 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#HighOctaneDeluxe|High Octane Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|002 [[Crosshairs (AOE)#Generations|Crosshairs]]}}
{{Bp-a1|003 [[Slug (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|004 [[Scorn#Generations|Scorn]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|005 [[Strafe (AOE)#Generations|Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|006 [[Drift (AOE)#Generations|Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|007 [[Slash (AOE)#GenerationsDeluxe|Dinobot Slash]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|008 [[Lockdown (ROTF)#Generations|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|009 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#2014Deluxe|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|010 [[Snarl (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Snarl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|011 [[Hot Shot (AOE)#Toys|Hot Shot]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:AOEGenerationstoy-DeluxeDrift.jpg|200px|thumb|Drift]]
|}
{{-}}
;Voyager Class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|001 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys 5|Evasion Mode Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|002 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Voyager Class toys|Grimlock]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|003 [[Hound (Movie)#Generations|Autobot Hound]]}}
{{Bp-d1|004 [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Generations|Galvatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|005 [[Slog (AOE)#Generations|Slog]]}}
{{Bp-a1|006 [[Drift (AOE)#Voyager Class toys|Autobot Drift]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}
;Leader Class
:'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
:{{Bp-a1|001 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys 5|Optimus Prime]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|002 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Leader Class toys|Grimlock]]}}</ul>

{{-}}

===Exclusives===
All the usual suspects received exclusive product for the ''Age of Extinction'' toyline, with the "big three" of brick-and-mortar toy retail each receiving a set of themed releases: Target's capsule centred on "Silver Knight Optimus Prime", an upgrade ultimately deleted from the finished film, Toys"R"Us carried a range of "then & now"-type packs, and Walmart's offerings largely focused on the Legion size class, while also featuring the line's only toys of new character [[Stinger (AOE)|Stinger]].

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Amazon.com'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#FirstEd|First Edition Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|005 [[Slog (AOE)#Amazon|Slog]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''CostCo'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|003 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys 2|Bumblebee]] (Leader)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Kmart]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#TitanHeroElectronic|Grimlock]] (Electronic Titan)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#TitanHeroElectronic|Optimus Prime]] (Electronic Titan)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Kohl's'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Robots in Disguise .282014.29|Optimus Prime]] / [[Grimlock (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Grimlock]] (Smash/Flip & Change)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:AOEtoy-FirstEditionOptimusPrime.jpg|200px|thumb|First Edition Optimus Prime]][[File:AOEOneStepStinger.JPG|right|thumb|200px|The only semi-screen-accurate Stinger in the US... [[Studio Series|at the time.]]]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Target'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SKDeluxe|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]] & [[Grimlock (AOE)#Target2Pack|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SKSmash&Change|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]] (Smash & Change)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#Titan Heroes.2FGuardians|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]] (Titan Hero)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#PESilverKnight|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]] (First Edition)}}
{{Bp-a1d1|"''Transformers: Age of Extinction'' Collection" ([[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#OneStepCollection|Bumblebee]], [[Drift (AOE)#OneStepCollection|Autobot Drift]], [[Lockdown (ROTF)#OneStepCollection|Lockdown]], [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SKOneStep|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]], [[Grimlock (AOE)#OneStepCollection|Grimlock]], [[slug (AOE)#OneStepCollection|Dinobot Slug]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Bumblebee Evolution 2-pack ([[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#TRUEvolution|''AOE'' Bumblebee]] & [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|G1 Bumblebee]])}}
{{Bp-a1|Dinobot Slug Evolution 2-pack ([[Slug (AOE)#TRUEvolution|''AOE'' Slug]] & [[Slag (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|G1 Slug]])}}
{{Bp-a1|Strafe Evolution 2-pack ([[Strafe (AOE)#TRUEvolution|''AOE'' Strafe]] & [[Swoop (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|G1 "Strafe"]])}}
{{Bp-a1|Grimlock Evolution 2-pack ([[Grimlock (AOE)#TRUEvolution|''AOE'' Grimlock]] & [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|G1 Grimlock]])}}
{{bp-a1|Optimus Prime Evolution 2-pack ([[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#AOEEvolution|''AOE'' Optimus Prime]] & [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Age of Extinction|G1 Optimus Prime]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Walmart]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#WalmartLegion|Bumblebee]] (Legion)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#Legion Class toys|Grimlock]] (Legion)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SingleLegion|Optimus Prime]] (Legion)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Stinger (AOE)#Age of Extinction|Decepticon Stinger]] (Legion)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#WalmartBWmold|Bumblebee]] & [[Strafe (AOE)#WalmartBWmold|Dinobot Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#2PackLegion|Optimus Prime]] & [[Grimlock (AOE)#WalmartENmold|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Stinger (AOE)#WalmartVsSlug|Decepticon Stinger]] & [[Slug (AOE)#WalmartBWmold|Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#WalmartScenePack|Bumblebee]] vs. [[Stinger (AOE)#WalmartScenePack|Decepticon Stinger]] with [[Strafe (AOE)#WalmartScenePack|Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Walmart1StepBonus|Bumblebee]] (w/ "Bonus Value!" [[Stinger (AOE)#Walmart1StepBonus|Decepticon Stinger]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Stinger (AOE)#OneStep|Decepticon Stinger]] (One-Step Changer)}}
|}

====Platinum Edition====
{{main|Transformers: Platinum Edition#Age of Extinction}}

==TakaraTomy toylines==
===''Movie Advanced Series''===
[[TakaraTomy]]'s '''''Movie Advanced Series''''' (ムービーアドバンスドシリーズ) is something of an equivalent to [[Hasbro]]'s ''Age of Extinction Generations'' line, being made up of the mainline, older-kid/fan-aimed [[size class]]es. It does not limit itself to just toys and characters from ''Age of Extinction'' however, using older molds to bring back past characters (including a few surprises).

Numerous online retailers listed "AD18 Decepticon A" and "AD19 Autobot A" for preorder, but ultimately, nothing ever became of those listings. It can be assumed that whatever toys were planned ended up being canceled, leaving those ID numbers unused.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[May 17]] [[2014]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD01 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys 5|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD02 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys 5|Classic Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD03 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Voyager Class toys|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD04 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#HighOctaneDeluxe|Classic Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD05 [[Scorn#Generations|Dinobot Scorn]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD06 [[Crosshairs (AOE)#Generations|Crosshairs]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD07 [[Slug (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD08 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#MABattleBlade|Battle Blade Bumblebee]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD09 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Deluxe Class toys 3|Protoform Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD10 [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#Movie Advanced Series|Starscream]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD11 [[Dispensor#Movie Advanced Series|Dispensor]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD12 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#AOERevenge|Revenge Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD13 [[Devastator (ROTF)#Movie Advanced Series|Devastator]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD14 [[Jolt (ROTF)#Movie Advanced Series|Jolt]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD15 [[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#Movie Advanced Series|Ratchet]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[June 21]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD16 [[Dino#Movie Advanced Series|Autobot Dino]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD17 [[Soundwave (ROTF)/toys#Movie Advanced Series|Darkside Soundwave]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[July 19]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD20 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Leader Class toys|Black Knight Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD21 [[Hound (Movie)#Generations|Hound]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD22 [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Generations|Galvatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD23 [[Drift (AOE)#Generations|Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD24 [[Strafe (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD25 [[Slash (AOE)#GenerationsDeluxe|Dinobot Slash]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD26 [[Lockdown (ROTF)#Generations|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:MovieAdvanced-Dispensor.jpg|thumb|250px|Deluxe Dispensor (!)]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[August 10]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD27 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#2014Deluxe|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD28 [[Snarl (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Snarl]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' ([[September 20]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD29 [[Slog (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Slog]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD30 [[Drift (AOE)#Voyager Class toys|Sky Drift]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6''' ([[November 15]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD31 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#ArmorKnight|Armor Knight Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7''' ([[January 31]] [[2015]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|AD32 [[Stinger (AOE)#Movie Advanced Series|Decepticon Stinger]]}}
|}

===''Lost Age Series''===
The '''''Lost Age Series''''' is Takaratomy's version of the Hasbro ''Robots in Disguise'' subline, featuring the simpler, more kid-aimed toys, primarily the One-Step Changers and Power Battlers.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[July 19]] [[2014]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|LA-01 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Lost Age Series|Battle Command Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-02 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Big Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-03 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#OneStepChanger|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-04 [[Grimlock (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-05 [[Hound (Movie)#Robots in Disguise|Hound]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|LA-06 [[Drift (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-07 [[Crosshairs (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Crosshairs]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-08 [[Slash (AOE)#Age of Extinction|Dinobot Slash]]}}
{{Bp-d1|LA-09 [[Lockdown (ROTF)#Robots in Disguise (2014)|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[August 2]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|LA-10 [[Scorn#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Scorn]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-11 [[Strafe (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-d1|LA-12 [[Stinger (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Decepticon Stinger]]}}

|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[September 20]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|LA-13 [[Nemesis Prime (AOE)#Lost Age Series|Battle Attack Nemesis Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[October 18]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|LA-14 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Lost Age Series|Battle Command Optimus Prime]] & [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#OneStepHighOctane|Bumblebee]] Strongest Tag Set}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-15 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-16 [[Slug (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-17 [[Snarl (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Snarl]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|LA-18 [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Galvatron]]}}
|}

===Exclusives===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[AEON]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|EX [[Wheeljack (Movie)#Movie Advanced Series|Wheeljack]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jolt (Armada)#Transformers (2014)|Micron Jolt]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Paulie]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Trikera Mace]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Amazon.co.jp'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hound (Movie)#ArmyCamo|Hound Army Camo Ver.]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Bic Camera'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Buzz Saw (BW)#Transformers (2014)|Buzz Saw]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ptera Spear]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Scorn#BlackKnight|Black Knight Scorn]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Thunderlips]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Cybertron Satellite]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Strafe (AOE)#BlackKnight|Black Knight Strafe]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:MovieAdvancedtoy-GrimlockG1ColorVer.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Because G1 doesn't get enough callbacks apparently.]][[File:AOE-toy Carnivac.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Carnivac, in extra-fragile!]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Joshin Kids Land'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Buzz Saw (BW)#Transformers (2014)|Buzz Saw]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ptera Spear]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Thunderlips]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Lawson'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (AOE)#TFExpoG1|Dinobot Slug G1 Color Ver.]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#G1ColorVer|Grimlock G1 Color Ver.]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|EX [[Rollbar (AOE)#TakTom|Rollbar]]}}
{{Bp-a1|EX [[Sideswipe (Movie)/toys#MovieAdvancedEX|Sideswipe]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Carnivac (AOE)|Carnivac]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ivan]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#RustyEvasion|Optimus Prime Rusty ver.]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Astrotrain_(G1)/toys#Transformers_.28campaign_item.29|Astrotrain]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#BlackKnightLeader|Black Knight Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prime Axe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Roller (G1)#Transformers (2014)|Silver Roller]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sword of Judgment#Lost Age Series|Temenos Sword]]}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Transformers Expo]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Nemesis Prime (AOE)#Movie Advanced Series|Nemesis Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Nemesis Grimlock#Movie Advanced Series|Nemesis Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (AOE)#TFExpoG1|Dinobot Slug G1 Color Ver.]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Multiple outlets'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Beet-Chop]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Scorn#BlackKnight|Black Knight Scorn]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sling (AOE)|Sling]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (AOE)#BlackKnight|Black Knight Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Spino Hammer]]}}
|}

==Post-''Age of Extinction'' releases==
===''Studio Series''===
{{nav-studio}}

;Deluxe Class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1 (2018)'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|02 [[Stinger (AOE)#Studio Series|Decepticon Stinger]] (''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|11 [[Lockdown (ROTF)#Studio Series|Lockdown]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|16 [[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#SS16|Autobot Ratchet]] (''Dark of the Moon'')}}
{{Bp-d1|17 [[Shadow Raider#Studio Series|Shadow Raider]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|23 [[KSI Sentry#Studio Series|KSI Sentry]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|45 [[Drift (AOE)#SS45|Autobot Drift]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 18'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|92 [[Crosshairs (AOE)#Studio Series|Crosshairs]] (''The Last Knight'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 29'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[KSI Widow#Studio Series|Concept Art KSI Widow]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
|}

;Voyager Class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 17'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|90 [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#SS90|Galvatron]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
|}

;Leader Class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|07 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Studio Series|Grimlock]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 18'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SSAOEKnight|Optimus Prime]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[file:StudioSeriesAOELeaderOptimusPrime.jpeg|thumb|200px|Leader Class [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SSAOEKnight|Optimus Prime]]]]
|
|}

;Titan Class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#SSTitan|Grimlock]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
|
|}
{{comingsoontoy|All 2026 product}}
{{--}}

;Exclusives
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxe Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|68 [[Leadfoot (DOTM)#Studio Series|Leadfoot]] (''Dark of the Moon'' w/ [[Steeljaw (DOTM)#Studio Series|Steeljaw]])}}
|
{{Bp-a1d1|79BB [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BW79|High Octane Bumblebee]] VS 02BB [[Stinger (AOE)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Decepticon Stinger]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'''''[[File:Buzzworthy-Bumblebee-High-Octane-Bumblebee-VS-Decepticon-Stinger.jpg|thumb|200px|79BB [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BW79|High Octane Bumblebee]] VS 02BB [[Stinger (AOE)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Decepticon Stinger]]]]
|
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' Leader Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|07BB [[Grimlock (AOE)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Grimlock]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
|}
{{-}}
----

==Notes==
* The Power Battlers toys themselves are not identified by that name on their packaging; however, the name "Power Battlers" ''is'' referenced (with a ™ [[trademark]] claim) on the back of Stomp & Chomp Grimlock's packaging. It also appeared on the placards at [[BotCon 2014]] and [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2014. Hasbro's public website, on the other hand, used the name "Power Attacker" for the individual toys' listings, as did the [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] website, which shares its database with Hasbro's main website. The name "Power Battlers" only appeared on the Hasbro website once, as part of a press release, and on the Hasbro Toy Shop website as the name of the category for the toys in question. Other online retailers, including international ones, were a mixed bag, with some picking one name and running with it and others using ''both'' names in different instances. Furthermore, German retailers identified them as "''Deluxe'' Attackers" across the board, while the gimmick name "Power ''Punch''" was also used as an assortment identifier by some retailers around the world. So basically, it's the same problem that previously affected the "[[Legends Class (2005)|Legends]] of [[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]" aka "Cybertron All Stars" aka "Cybertron Micro Series" figures and the "[[Construct-Bots]]" aka "Construct-A-Bots".
*All of the Age of Extinction Generations Deluxe, Voyager, and Leader class figures feature at least one small hexagonal port on the back of their torso or pelvis. While its function is not explicitly mentioned in either the instructions or packaging materials for the toy, it has been deduced that the purpose of these ports is to make the figure compatible with display stands such as the Bandai "Tamashii Stage" stands.<ref>http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-toy-discussion/990267-aoe-toys-whats-hexagonal-holes.html</ref>
*Various toys released concurrently with the ''Age of Extinction'' figures were available in packaging based on the general ''Age of Extinction'' design template, but lacking the ''Age of Extinction'' logo. See [[Transformers (2014 toyline)|''Transformers ''(2014 toyline)]] for more details.

==External links==
*[http://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/toy/search/movie_advanced/index.html Movie Advanced Series at TakaraTomy's Transformers hub]

==References==
{{reflist}}

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[[Category:Age of Extinction| Age of Extinction (toyline)]]
[[Category:Generations toylines]]
[[Category:Live-action film series toylines]]

Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)

2025-08-26T11:03:13Z

Sharpshet: /* Post-Age of Extinction releases */

{{Nav-aoe}}

The '''''Transformers: Age of Extinction''''' toyline coincides with the [[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|fourth film]] in [[Michael Bay]]'s [[live-action film series]].

Unlike the toy lines of the previous three films, this line is divided into two distinct series:
*"Robots in Disguise", a series of simpler, more [[gimmick]]y toys aimed towards younger children. Included in this series are the non-transforming [[Titan Heroes]] figures. In Japan, these were sold under the main "Lost Age Series" label.
*An ''Age of Extinction''-specific version of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'', featuring more complex and [[show-accuracy|movie-accurate]] toys aimed towards older children and adult collectors. In Japan, toys from this line were sold under the "Movie Advanced Series" subtitle.

==Hasbro ''Age of Extinction'' toylines==
===''Robots in Disguise''===
The "Robots in Disguise" line is primarily focused on simpler toys for the younger set.

====One-Step Changers====
One-Step Changers are smaller figures which, as the name suggests, can be transformed either direction in one step, more or less. Exactly how the transformation is accomplished varies from figure, ranging from [[Activators|Activator]]-style spring loading to [[Automorph Technology|Automorph]]-type gearing/levering.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#One Step Changers|Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#OneStep|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Lockdown (ROTF)#OneStepChangers|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#OneStepChanger|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Crosshairs (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Crosshairs]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hound (Movie)#OneStepChanger|Autobot Hound]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slash (AOE)#Toys|Dinobot Slash]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Stinger (AOE)#OneStep|Decepticon Stinger]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:AoE 1-step Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Optimus Prime]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#One Step Changer Heli|Autobot Drift]] (helicopter)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#OneStepChanger|Galvatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#OneStepHighOctane|High Octane Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Steeljaw (AOE)#Toys|Steeljaw]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Strafe (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Dinobot Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Age of Extinction|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (Movie)#Toys|Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rollbar (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Rollbar]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Mega One-Step'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Mega1Step|Mega 1-Step Bumblebee]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Electronic Stomp & Chomp'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#Stomp&Chomp|Grimlock]]}}
|}
{{Note|Wave 3's Decepticon Stinger toy was redefined as a Walmart exclusive ([[#Exclusives|see below]]) seemingly at the last minute. Judging by web retail listings,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140819052050/http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=HAS23777&mode=retail BigBadToyStore listing for One-Step Changers wave 3]</ref> the intent was for Stinger to be replaced in the wave 3 case by Lockdown, but multiple retail sightings indicate that some quantity of cases was mistakenly packed per the original plan, leading to Stinger toys with "Walmart Exclusive" stickers being found at Target stores.}}
{{-}}

====Power Battlers====
Spiritual successors to the [[Fast Action Battlers]], Power Battlers are Deluxe-sized figures with basic transformations and a 'battling' action feature in [[robot mode]]. They are also commonly referred to as "Power Attackers", presumably an older working name that got changed very late in the game so it appears just as frequently as the final name.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#PowerBattler|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Crosshairs (AOE)#PowerBattler|Crosshairs]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hound (Movie)#PowerBattler|Autobot Hound]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Strafe (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Dinobot Strafe]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#Power Battlers|Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Scorn#Robots in Disguise|Dinobot Scorn]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#PowerBattler|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (AOE)#PowerBattler|Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Snarl (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Dinobot Snarl]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#PowerBattler|Galvatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#PowerBattler|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Lockdown (ROTF)#PowerBattler|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:AoE Power Battler Grimlock.jpg|200px|thumb|Power Battler Grimlock]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#HighOctanePowerBattler|High Octane Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Junkheap (AOE)#Toys|Junkheap]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Vehicon (AOE)#PowerBattler|Vehicon]]}}
|}
{{-}}

====Dino Sparkers====
Dino Sparkers each include non-transforming static figures of a Dinobot and a rider. The Dinobot is cast in translucent plastic, and features a pull-back-and-go motor with a [[sparking gimmick]], a gimmick not seen in any ''Transformers'' line since the original G1 line in 1988.
[[File:AoE dino sparker Bumblebee and Strafe.jpg|thumb|200px|Bumblebee with Strafe]]
<ul class="iconlist">
:'''Wave 1'''
:{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Dino Sparkers|Optimus Prime]] & [[Grimlock (AOE)#Dino Sparkers|Grimlock]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Dino Sparkers|Bumblebee]] & [[Strafe (AOE)#Dino Sparkers|Strafe]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#Dino Sparkers|Autobot Drift]] & [[Slug (AOE)#Dino Sparkers|Dinobot Slug]]}}</ul>

{{note|Reports from [[Toy Fair 2014]] suggested the existence of a fourth Dino Sparkers toy featuring Lockdown, corroborated by a previously leaked<ref name="customerleak">[http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/96540-monzos-mega-hasbro-customer-service-listing-breakdown/ Hasbro customer service leak summary on The Allspark]</ref> listing for a 'Lockdown & [[Steeljaw (AOE)|Wolf]]' toy. Ultimately, this product was never officially revealed or solicited.}}

{{-}}

====Flip & Change/Smash & Change====
This assortment of larger figures focuses, like One-Step Changers, on simple transformations. All but the first wave's Optimus Prime use a form of autotransformation that has one flip the figure over itself.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Smash&Change|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Flip&Change|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Lockdown (ROTF)#Flip&Change|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#Flip & Change|Drift]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}

====Titan Heroes & Guardians====
Like previous toys under the 'Titan' branding, Titan Heroes are 12-inch tall, non-transforming action figures with a basic five points of articulation. The Titan Guardian assortment is basically the same thing, but with a larger 16-inch height.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Titan Heroes Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#TitanHero|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#Titan Heroes|Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#TitanHero|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Titan Heroes Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Lockdown (ROTF)#TitanHeroes|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Titan Guardians'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#TitanGuardian|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#TitanGuardian|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}

===''Generations (Series M4)''===
With Hasbro's renewed focus on simpler toys for children, the "traditional" Deluxe, Voyager and Leader Class assortments were explicitly split off under the ''Generations'' banner, receiving a much reduced focus in marketing and even being entirely store exclusive in the [[United Kingdom]] and Germany (Deluxe and Voyager at [[Toys"R"Us]], and Leader at [[Argos]] and Rossmann drug stores, respectively).

====Standard Retail====
;Deluxe Class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|001 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#HighOctaneDeluxe|High Octane Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|002 [[Crosshairs (AOE)#Generations|Crosshairs]]}}
{{Bp-a1|003 [[Slug (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|004 [[Scorn#Generations|Scorn]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|005 [[Strafe (AOE)#Generations|Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|006 [[Drift (AOE)#Generations|Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|007 [[Slash (AOE)#GenerationsDeluxe|Dinobot Slash]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|008 [[Lockdown (ROTF)#Generations|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|009 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#2014Deluxe|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|010 [[Snarl (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Snarl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|011 [[Hot Shot (AOE)#Toys|Hot Shot]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:AOEGenerationstoy-DeluxeDrift.jpg|200px|thumb|Drift]]
|}
{{-}}
;Voyager Class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|001 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys 5|Evasion Mode Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|002 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Voyager Class toys|Grimlock]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|003 [[Hound (Movie)#Generations|Autobot Hound]]}}
{{Bp-d1|004 [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Generations|Galvatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|005 [[Slog (AOE)#Generations|Slog]]}}
{{Bp-a1|006 [[Drift (AOE)#Voyager Class toys|Autobot Drift]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}
;Leader Class
:'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
:{{Bp-a1|001 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys 5|Optimus Prime]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|002 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Leader Class toys|Grimlock]]}}</ul>

{{-}}

===Exclusives===
All the usual suspects received exclusive product for the ''Age of Extinction'' toyline, with the "big three" of brick-and-mortar toy retail each receiving a set of themed releases: Target's capsule centred on "Silver Knight Optimus Prime", an upgrade ultimately deleted from the finished film, Toys"R"Us carried a range of "then & now"-type packs, and Walmart's offerings largely focused on the Legion size class, while also featuring the line's only toys of new character [[Stinger (AOE)|Stinger]].

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Amazon.com'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#FirstEd|First Edition Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|005 [[Slog (AOE)#Amazon|Slog]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''CostCo'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|003 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys 2|Bumblebee]] (Leader)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Kmart]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#TitanHeroElectronic|Grimlock]] (Electronic Titan)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#TitanHeroElectronic|Optimus Prime]] (Electronic Titan)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Kohl's'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Robots in Disguise .282014.29|Optimus Prime]] / [[Grimlock (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Grimlock]] (Smash/Flip & Change)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:AOEtoy-FirstEditionOptimusPrime.jpg|200px|thumb|First Edition Optimus Prime]][[File:AOEOneStepStinger.JPG|right|thumb|200px|The only semi-screen-accurate Stinger in the US... [[Studio Series|at the time.]]]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Target'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SKDeluxe|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]] & [[Grimlock (AOE)#Target2Pack|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SKSmash&Change|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]] (Smash & Change)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#Titan Heroes.2FGuardians|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]] (Titan Hero)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#PESilverKnight|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]] (First Edition)}}
{{Bp-a1d1|"''Transformers: Age of Extinction'' Collection" ([[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#OneStepCollection|Bumblebee]], [[Drift (AOE)#OneStepCollection|Autobot Drift]], [[Lockdown (ROTF)#OneStepCollection|Lockdown]], [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SKOneStep|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]], [[Grimlock (AOE)#OneStepCollection|Grimlock]], [[slug (AOE)#OneStepCollection|Dinobot Slug]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Bumblebee Evolution 2-pack ([[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#TRUEvolution|''AOE'' Bumblebee]] & [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|G1 Bumblebee]])}}
{{Bp-a1|Dinobot Slug Evolution 2-pack ([[Slug (AOE)#TRUEvolution|''AOE'' Slug]] & [[Slag (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|G1 Slug]])}}
{{Bp-a1|Strafe Evolution 2-pack ([[Strafe (AOE)#TRUEvolution|''AOE'' Strafe]] & [[Swoop (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|G1 "Strafe"]])}}
{{Bp-a1|Grimlock Evolution 2-pack ([[Grimlock (AOE)#TRUEvolution|''AOE'' Grimlock]] & [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|G1 Grimlock]])}}
{{bp-a1|Optimus Prime Evolution 2-pack ([[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#AOEEvolution|''AOE'' Optimus Prime]] & [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Age of Extinction|G1 Optimus Prime]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Walmart]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#WalmartLegion|Bumblebee]] (Legion)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#Legion Class toys|Grimlock]] (Legion)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SingleLegion|Optimus Prime]] (Legion)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Stinger (AOE)#Age of Extinction|Decepticon Stinger]] (Legion)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#WalmartBWmold|Bumblebee]] & [[Strafe (AOE)#WalmartBWmold|Dinobot Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#2PackLegion|Optimus Prime]] & [[Grimlock (AOE)#WalmartENmold|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Stinger (AOE)#WalmartVsSlug|Decepticon Stinger]] & [[Slug (AOE)#WalmartBWmold|Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#WalmartScenePack|Bumblebee]] vs. [[Stinger (AOE)#WalmartScenePack|Decepticon Stinger]] with [[Strafe (AOE)#WalmartScenePack|Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Walmart1StepBonus|Bumblebee]] (w/ "Bonus Value!" [[Stinger (AOE)#Walmart1StepBonus|Decepticon Stinger]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Stinger (AOE)#OneStep|Decepticon Stinger]] (One-Step Changer)}}
|}

====Platinum Edition====
{{main|Transformers: Platinum Edition#Age of Extinction}}

==TakaraTomy toylines==
===''Movie Advanced Series''===
[[TakaraTomy]]'s '''''Movie Advanced Series''''' (ムービーアドバンスドシリーズ) is something of an equivalent to [[Hasbro]]'s ''Age of Extinction Generations'' line, being made up of the mainline, older-kid/fan-aimed [[size class]]es. It does not limit itself to just toys and characters from ''Age of Extinction'' however, using older molds to bring back past characters (including a few surprises).

Numerous online retailers listed "AD18 Decepticon A" and "AD19 Autobot A" for preorder, but ultimately, nothing ever became of those listings. It can be assumed that whatever toys were planned ended up being canceled, leaving those ID numbers unused.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[May 17]] [[2014]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD01 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys 5|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD02 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys 5|Classic Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD03 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Voyager Class toys|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD04 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#HighOctaneDeluxe|Classic Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD05 [[Scorn#Generations|Dinobot Scorn]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD06 [[Crosshairs (AOE)#Generations|Crosshairs]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD07 [[Slug (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD08 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#MABattleBlade|Battle Blade Bumblebee]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD09 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Deluxe Class toys 3|Protoform Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD10 [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#Movie Advanced Series|Starscream]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD11 [[Dispensor#Movie Advanced Series|Dispensor]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD12 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#AOERevenge|Revenge Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD13 [[Devastator (ROTF)#Movie Advanced Series|Devastator]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD14 [[Jolt (ROTF)#Movie Advanced Series|Jolt]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD15 [[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#Movie Advanced Series|Ratchet]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[June 21]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD16 [[Dino#Movie Advanced Series|Autobot Dino]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD17 [[Soundwave (ROTF)/toys#Movie Advanced Series|Darkside Soundwave]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[July 19]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD20 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Leader Class toys|Black Knight Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD21 [[Hound (Movie)#Generations|Hound]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD22 [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Generations|Galvatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD23 [[Drift (AOE)#Generations|Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD24 [[Strafe (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD25 [[Slash (AOE)#GenerationsDeluxe|Dinobot Slash]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD26 [[Lockdown (ROTF)#Generations|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:MovieAdvanced-Dispensor.jpg|thumb|250px|Deluxe Dispensor (!)]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[August 10]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD27 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#2014Deluxe|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD28 [[Snarl (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Snarl]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' ([[September 20]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD29 [[Slog (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Slog]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD30 [[Drift (AOE)#Voyager Class toys|Sky Drift]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6''' ([[November 15]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD31 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#ArmorKnight|Armor Knight Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7''' ([[January 31]] [[2015]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|AD32 [[Stinger (AOE)#Movie Advanced Series|Decepticon Stinger]]}}
|}

===''Lost Age Series''===
The '''''Lost Age Series''''' is Takaratomy's version of the Hasbro ''Robots in Disguise'' subline, featuring the simpler, more kid-aimed toys, primarily the One-Step Changers and Power Battlers.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[July 19]] [[2014]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|LA-01 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Lost Age Series|Battle Command Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-02 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Big Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-03 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#OneStepChanger|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-04 [[Grimlock (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-05 [[Hound (Movie)#Robots in Disguise|Hound]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|LA-06 [[Drift (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-07 [[Crosshairs (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Crosshairs]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-08 [[Slash (AOE)#Age of Extinction|Dinobot Slash]]}}
{{Bp-d1|LA-09 [[Lockdown (ROTF)#Robots in Disguise (2014)|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[August 2]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|LA-10 [[Scorn#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Scorn]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-11 [[Strafe (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-d1|LA-12 [[Stinger (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Decepticon Stinger]]}}

|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[September 20]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|LA-13 [[Nemesis Prime (AOE)#Lost Age Series|Battle Attack Nemesis Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[October 18]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|LA-14 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Lost Age Series|Battle Command Optimus Prime]] & [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#OneStepHighOctane|Bumblebee]] Strongest Tag Set}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-15 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-16 [[Slug (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-17 [[Snarl (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Snarl]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|LA-18 [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Galvatron]]}}
|}

===Exclusives===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[AEON]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|EX [[Wheeljack (Movie)#Movie Advanced Series|Wheeljack]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jolt (Armada)#Transformers (2014)|Micron Jolt]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Paulie]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Trikera Mace]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Amazon.co.jp'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hound (Movie)#ArmyCamo|Hound Army Camo Ver.]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Bic Camera'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Buzz Saw (BW)#Transformers (2014)|Buzz Saw]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ptera Spear]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Scorn#BlackKnight|Black Knight Scorn]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Thunderlips]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Cybertron Satellite]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Strafe (AOE)#BlackKnight|Black Knight Strafe]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:MovieAdvancedtoy-GrimlockG1ColorVer.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Because G1 doesn't get enough callbacks apparently.]][[File:AOE-toy Carnivac.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Carnivac, in extra-fragile!]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Joshin Kids Land'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Buzz Saw (BW)#Transformers (2014)|Buzz Saw]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ptera Spear]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Thunderlips]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Lawson'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (AOE)#TFExpoG1|Dinobot Slug G1 Color Ver.]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#G1ColorVer|Grimlock G1 Color Ver.]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|EX [[Rollbar (AOE)#TakTom|Rollbar]]}}
{{Bp-a1|EX [[Sideswipe (Movie)/toys#MovieAdvancedEX|Sideswipe]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Carnivac (AOE)|Carnivac]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ivan]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#RustyEvasion|Optimus Prime Rusty ver.]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Astrotrain_(G1)/toys#Transformers_.28campaign_item.29|Astrotrain]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#BlackKnightLeader|Black Knight Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prime Axe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Roller (G1)#Transformers (2014)|Silver Roller]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sword of Judgment#Lost Age Series|Temenos Sword]]}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Transformers Expo]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Nemesis Prime (AOE)#Movie Advanced Series|Nemesis Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Nemesis Grimlock#Movie Advanced Series|Nemesis Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (AOE)#TFExpoG1|Dinobot Slug G1 Color Ver.]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Multiple outlets'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Beet-Chop]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Scorn#BlackKnight|Black Knight Scorn]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sling (AOE)|Sling]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (AOE)#BlackKnight|Black Knight Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Spino Hammer]]}}
|}

==Post-''Age of Extinction'' releases==
===''Studio Series''===
{{nav-studio}}

;Deluxe Class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1 (2018)'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|02 [[Stinger (AOE)#Studio Series|Decepticon Stinger]] (''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|11 [[Lockdown (ROTF)#Studio Series|Lockdown]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|16 [[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#SS16|Autobot Ratchet]] (''Dark of the Moon'')}}
{{Bp-d1|17 [[Shadow Raider#Studio Series|Shadow Raider]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|23 [[KSI Sentry#Studio Series|KSI Sentry]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|45 [[Drift (AOE)#SS45|Autobot Drift]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 18'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|92 [[Crosshairs (AOE)#Studio Series|Crosshairs]] (''The Last Knight'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 29'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[KSI Widow#Studio Series|Concept Art KSI Widow]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
|}

;Voyager Class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 17'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|90 [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#SS90|Galvatron]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
|}

;Leader Class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|07 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Studio Series|Grimlock]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 18'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SSAOEKnight|Optimus Prime]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[file:StudioSeriesAOELeaderOptimusPrime.jpeg|thumb|200px|Leader Class [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SSAOEKnight|Optimus Prime]]]]
|
|}

;Titan Class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#SSTitan|Grimlock]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
|
|}
{{comingsoontoy|All 2026 product}}
{{--}}

;Exclusives
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxe Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|68 [[Leadfoot (DOTM)#Studio Series|Leadfoot]] (''Dark of the Moon'' w/ [[Steeljaw (DOTM)#Studio Series|Steeljaw]])}}
|
{{Bp-a1d1|79BB [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BW79|High Octane Bumblebee]] VS 02BB [[Stinger (AOE)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Decepticon Stinger]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'''''[[File:Buzzworthy-Bumblebee-High-Octane-Bumblebee-VS-Decepticon-Stinger.jpg|thumb|200px|79BB [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BW79|High Octane Bumblebee]] VS 02BB [[Stinger (AOE)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Decepticon Stinger]]]]
|
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' Leader Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|07BB [[Grimlock (AOE)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Grimlock]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
|}
{{-}}
----

==Notes==
* The Power Battlers toys themselves are not identified by that name on their packaging; however, the name "Power Battlers" ''is'' referenced (with a ™ [[trademark]] claim) on the back of Stomp & Chomp Grimlock's packaging. It also appeared on the placards at [[BotCon 2014]] and [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2014. Hasbro's public website, on the other hand, used the name "Power Attacker" for the individual toys' listings, as did the [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] website, which shares its database with Hasbro's main website. The name "Power Battlers" only appeared on the Hasbro website once, as part of a press release, and on the Hasbro Toy Shop website as the name of the category for the toys in question. Other online retailers, including international ones, were a mixed bag, with some picking one name and running with it and others using ''both'' names in different instances. Furthermore, German retailers identified them as "''Deluxe'' Attackers" across the board, while the gimmick name "Power ''Punch''" was also used as an assortment identifier by some retailers around the world. So basically, it's the same problem that previously affected the "[[Legends Class (2005)|Legends]] of [[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]" aka "Cybertron All Stars" aka "Cybertron Micro Series" figures and the "[[Construct-Bots]]" aka "Construct-A-Bots".
*All of the Age of Extinction Generations Deluxe, Voyager, and Leader class figures feature at least one small hexagonal port on the back of their torso or pelvis. While its function is not explicitly mentioned in either the instructions or packaging materials for the toy, it has been deduced that the purpose of these ports is to make the figure compatible with display stands such as the Bandai "Tamashii Stage" stands.<ref>http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-toy-discussion/990267-aoe-toys-whats-hexagonal-holes.html</ref>
*Various toys released concurrently with the ''Age of Extinction'' figures were available in packaging based on the general ''Age of Extinction'' design template, but lacking the ''Age of Extinction'' logo. See [[Transformers (2014 toyline)|''Transformers ''(2014 toyline)]] for more details.

==External links==
*[http://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/toy/search/movie_advanced/index.html Movie Advanced Series at TakaraTomy's Transformers hub]

==References==
{{reflist}}

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[[Category:Generations toylines]]
[[Category:Live-action film series toylines]]

Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)

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{{Nav-aoe}}

The '''''Transformers: Age of Extinction''''' toyline coincides with the [[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|fourth film]] in [[Michael Bay]]'s [[live-action film series]].

Unlike the toy lines of the previous three films, this line is divided into two distinct series:
*"Robots in Disguise", a series of simpler, more [[gimmick]]y toys aimed towards younger children. Included in this series are the non-transforming [[Titan Heroes]] figures. In Japan, these were sold under the main "Lost Age Series" label.
*An ''Age of Extinction''-specific version of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'', featuring more complex and [[show-accuracy|movie-accurate]] toys aimed towards older children and adult collectors. In Japan, toys from this line were sold under the "Movie Advanced Series" subtitle.

==Hasbro ''Age of Extinction'' toylines==
===''Robots in Disguise''===
The "Robots in Disguise" line is primarily focused on simpler toys for the younger set.

====One-Step Changers====
One-Step Changers are smaller figures which, as the name suggests, can be transformed either direction in one step, more or less. Exactly how the transformation is accomplished varies from figure, ranging from [[Activators|Activator]]-style spring loading to [[Automorph Technology|Automorph]]-type gearing/levering.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#One Step Changers|Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#OneStep|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Lockdown (ROTF)#OneStepChangers|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#OneStepChanger|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Crosshairs (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Crosshairs]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hound (Movie)#OneStepChanger|Autobot Hound]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slash (AOE)#Toys|Dinobot Slash]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Stinger (AOE)#OneStep|Decepticon Stinger]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:AoE 1-step Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Optimus Prime]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#One Step Changer Heli|Autobot Drift]] (helicopter)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#OneStepChanger|Galvatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#OneStepHighOctane|High Octane Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Steeljaw (AOE)#Toys|Steeljaw]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Strafe (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Dinobot Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Age of Extinction|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (Movie)#Toys|Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rollbar (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Rollbar]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Mega One-Step'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Mega1Step|Mega 1-Step Bumblebee]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Electronic Stomp & Chomp'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#Stomp&Chomp|Grimlock]]}}
|}
{{Note|Wave 3's Decepticon Stinger toy was redefined as a Walmart exclusive ([[#Exclusives|see below]]) seemingly at the last minute. Judging by web retail listings,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140819052050/http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=HAS23777&mode=retail BigBadToyStore listing for One-Step Changers wave 3]</ref> the intent was for Stinger to be replaced in the wave 3 case by Lockdown, but multiple retail sightings indicate that some quantity of cases was mistakenly packed per the original plan, leading to Stinger toys with "Walmart Exclusive" stickers being found at Target stores.}}
{{-}}

====Power Battlers====
Spiritual successors to the [[Fast Action Battlers]], Power Battlers are Deluxe-sized figures with basic transformations and a 'battling' action feature in [[robot mode]]. They are also commonly referred to as "Power Attackers", presumably an older working name that got changed very late in the game so it appears just as frequently as the final name.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#PowerBattler|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Crosshairs (AOE)#PowerBattler|Crosshairs]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hound (Movie)#PowerBattler|Autobot Hound]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Strafe (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Dinobot Strafe]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#Power Battlers|Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Scorn#Robots in Disguise|Dinobot Scorn]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#PowerBattler|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (AOE)#PowerBattler|Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Snarl (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Dinobot Snarl]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#PowerBattler|Galvatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#PowerBattler|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Lockdown (ROTF)#PowerBattler|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:AoE Power Battler Grimlock.jpg|200px|thumb|Power Battler Grimlock]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#HighOctanePowerBattler|High Octane Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Junkheap (AOE)#Toys|Junkheap]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Vehicon (AOE)#PowerBattler|Vehicon]]}}
|}
{{-}}

====Dino Sparkers====
Dino Sparkers each include non-transforming static figures of a Dinobot and a rider. The Dinobot is cast in translucent plastic, and features a pull-back-and-go motor with a [[sparking gimmick]], a gimmick not seen in any ''Transformers'' line since the original G1 line in 1988.
[[File:AoE dino sparker Bumblebee and Strafe.jpg|thumb|200px|Bumblebee with Strafe]]
<ul class="iconlist">
:'''Wave 1'''
:{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Dino Sparkers|Optimus Prime]] & [[Grimlock (AOE)#Dino Sparkers|Grimlock]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Dino Sparkers|Bumblebee]] & [[Strafe (AOE)#Dino Sparkers|Strafe]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#Dino Sparkers|Autobot Drift]] & [[Slug (AOE)#Dino Sparkers|Dinobot Slug]]}}</ul>

{{note|Reports from [[Toy Fair 2014]] suggested the existence of a fourth Dino Sparkers toy featuring Lockdown, corroborated by a previously leaked<ref name="customerleak">[http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/96540-monzos-mega-hasbro-customer-service-listing-breakdown/ Hasbro customer service leak summary on The Allspark]</ref> listing for a 'Lockdown & [[Steeljaw (AOE)|Wolf]]' toy. Ultimately, this product was never officially revealed or solicited.}}

{{-}}

====Flip & Change/Smash & Change====
This assortment of larger figures focuses, like One-Step Changers, on simple transformations. All but the first wave's Optimus Prime use a form of autotransformation that has one flip the figure over itself.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Smash&Change|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Flip&Change|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Lockdown (ROTF)#Flip&Change|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#Flip & Change|Drift]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}

====Titan Heroes & Guardians====
Like previous toys under the 'Titan' branding, Titan Heroes are 12-inch tall, non-transforming action figures with a basic five points of articulation. The Titan Guardian assortment is basically the same thing, but with a larger 16-inch height.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Titan Heroes Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#TitanHero|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#Titan Heroes|Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#TitanHero|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Titan Heroes Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Lockdown (ROTF)#TitanHeroes|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Titan Guardians'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#TitanGuardian|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#TitanGuardian|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}

===''Generations (Series M4)''===
With Hasbro's renewed focus on simpler toys for children, the "traditional" Deluxe, Voyager and Leader Class assortments were explicitly split off under the ''Generations'' banner, receiving a much reduced focus in marketing and even being entirely store exclusive in the [[United Kingdom]] and Germany (Deluxe and Voyager at [[Toys"R"Us]], and Leader at [[Argos]] and Rossmann drug stores, respectively).

====Standard Retail====
;Deluxe Class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|001 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#HighOctaneDeluxe|High Octane Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|002 [[Crosshairs (AOE)#Generations|Crosshairs]]}}
{{Bp-a1|003 [[Slug (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|004 [[Scorn#Generations|Scorn]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|005 [[Strafe (AOE)#Generations|Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|006 [[Drift (AOE)#Generations|Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|007 [[Slash (AOE)#GenerationsDeluxe|Dinobot Slash]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|008 [[Lockdown (ROTF)#Generations|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|009 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#2014Deluxe|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|010 [[Snarl (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Snarl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|011 [[Hot Shot (AOE)#Toys|Hot Shot]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:AOEGenerationstoy-DeluxeDrift.jpg|200px|thumb|Drift]]
|}
{{-}}
;Voyager Class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|001 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys 5|Evasion Mode Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|002 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Voyager Class toys|Grimlock]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|003 [[Hound (Movie)#Generations|Autobot Hound]]}}
{{Bp-d1|004 [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Generations|Galvatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|005 [[Slog (AOE)#Generations|Slog]]}}
{{Bp-a1|006 [[Drift (AOE)#Voyager Class toys|Autobot Drift]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}
;Leader Class
:'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
:{{Bp-a1|001 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys 5|Optimus Prime]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|002 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Leader Class toys|Grimlock]]}}</ul>

{{-}}

===Exclusives===
All the usual suspects received exclusive product for the ''Age of Extinction'' toyline, with the "big three" of brick-and-mortar toy retail each receiving a set of themed releases: Target's capsule centred on "Silver Knight Optimus Prime", an upgrade ultimately deleted from the finished film, Toys"R"Us carried a range of "then & now"-type packs, and Walmart's offerings largely focused on the Legion size class, while also featuring the line's only toys of new character [[Stinger (AOE)|Stinger]].

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Amazon.com'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#FirstEd|First Edition Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|005 [[Slog (AOE)#Amazon|Slog]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''CostCo'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|003 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys 2|Bumblebee]] (Leader)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Kmart]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#TitanHeroElectronic|Grimlock]] (Electronic Titan)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#TitanHeroElectronic|Optimus Prime]] (Electronic Titan)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Kohl's'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Robots in Disguise .282014.29|Optimus Prime]] / [[Grimlock (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Grimlock]] (Smash/Flip & Change)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:AOEtoy-FirstEditionOptimusPrime.jpg|200px|thumb|First Edition Optimus Prime]][[File:AOEOneStepStinger.JPG|right|thumb|200px|The only semi-screen-accurate Stinger in the US... [[Studio Series|at the time.]]]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Target'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SKDeluxe|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]] & [[Grimlock (AOE)#Target2Pack|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SKSmash&Change|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]] (Smash & Change)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#Titan Heroes.2FGuardians|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]] (Titan Hero)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#PESilverKnight|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]] (First Edition)}}
{{Bp-a1d1|"''Transformers: Age of Extinction'' Collection" ([[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#OneStepCollection|Bumblebee]], [[Drift (AOE)#OneStepCollection|Autobot Drift]], [[Lockdown (ROTF)#OneStepCollection|Lockdown]], [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SKOneStep|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]], [[Grimlock (AOE)#OneStepCollection|Grimlock]], [[slug (AOE)#OneStepCollection|Dinobot Slug]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Bumblebee Evolution 2-pack ([[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#TRUEvolution|''AOE'' Bumblebee]] & [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|G1 Bumblebee]])}}
{{Bp-a1|Dinobot Slug Evolution 2-pack ([[Slug (AOE)#TRUEvolution|''AOE'' Slug]] & [[Slag (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|G1 Slug]])}}
{{Bp-a1|Strafe Evolution 2-pack ([[Strafe (AOE)#TRUEvolution|''AOE'' Strafe]] & [[Swoop (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|G1 "Strafe"]])}}
{{Bp-a1|Grimlock Evolution 2-pack ([[Grimlock (AOE)#TRUEvolution|''AOE'' Grimlock]] & [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|G1 Grimlock]])}}
{{bp-a1|Optimus Prime Evolution 2-pack ([[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#AOEEvolution|''AOE'' Optimus Prime]] & [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Age of Extinction|G1 Optimus Prime]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Walmart]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#WalmartLegion|Bumblebee]] (Legion)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#Legion Class toys|Grimlock]] (Legion)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SingleLegion|Optimus Prime]] (Legion)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Stinger (AOE)#Age of Extinction|Decepticon Stinger]] (Legion)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#WalmartBWmold|Bumblebee]] & [[Strafe (AOE)#WalmartBWmold|Dinobot Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#2PackLegion|Optimus Prime]] & [[Grimlock (AOE)#WalmartENmold|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Stinger (AOE)#WalmartVsSlug|Decepticon Stinger]] & [[Slug (AOE)#WalmartBWmold|Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#WalmartScenePack|Bumblebee]] vs. [[Stinger (AOE)#WalmartScenePack|Decepticon Stinger]] with [[Strafe (AOE)#WalmartScenePack|Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Walmart1StepBonus|Bumblebee]] (w/ "Bonus Value!" [[Stinger (AOE)#Walmart1StepBonus|Decepticon Stinger]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Stinger (AOE)#OneStep|Decepticon Stinger]] (One-Step Changer)}}
|}

====Platinum Edition====
{{main|Transformers: Platinum Edition#Age of Extinction}}

==TakaraTomy toylines==
===''Movie Advanced Series''===
[[TakaraTomy]]'s '''''Movie Advanced Series''''' (ムービーアドバンスドシリーズ) is something of an equivalent to [[Hasbro]]'s ''Age of Extinction Generations'' line, being made up of the mainline, older-kid/fan-aimed [[size class]]es. It does not limit itself to just toys and characters from ''Age of Extinction'' however, using older molds to bring back past characters (including a few surprises).

Numerous online retailers listed "AD18 Decepticon A" and "AD19 Autobot A" for preorder, but ultimately, nothing ever became of those listings. It can be assumed that whatever toys were planned ended up being canceled, leaving those ID numbers unused.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[May 17]] [[2014]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD01 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys 5|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD02 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys 5|Classic Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD03 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Voyager Class toys|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD04 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#HighOctaneDeluxe|Classic Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD05 [[Scorn#Generations|Dinobot Scorn]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD06 [[Crosshairs (AOE)#Generations|Crosshairs]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD07 [[Slug (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD08 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#MABattleBlade|Battle Blade Bumblebee]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD09 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Deluxe Class toys 3|Protoform Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD10 [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#Movie Advanced Series|Starscream]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD11 [[Dispensor#Movie Advanced Series|Dispensor]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD12 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#AOERevenge|Revenge Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD13 [[Devastator (ROTF)#Movie Advanced Series|Devastator]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD14 [[Jolt (ROTF)#Movie Advanced Series|Jolt]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD15 [[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#Movie Advanced Series|Ratchet]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[June 21]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD16 [[Dino#Movie Advanced Series|Autobot Dino]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD17 [[Soundwave (ROTF)/toys#Movie Advanced Series|Darkside Soundwave]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[July 19]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD20 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Leader Class toys|Black Knight Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD21 [[Hound (Movie)#Generations|Hound]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD22 [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Generations|Galvatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD23 [[Drift (AOE)#Generations|Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD24 [[Strafe (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD25 [[Slash (AOE)#GenerationsDeluxe|Dinobot Slash]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD26 [[Lockdown (ROTF)#Generations|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:MovieAdvanced-Dispensor.jpg|thumb|250px|Deluxe Dispensor (!)]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[August 10]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD27 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#2014Deluxe|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD28 [[Snarl (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Snarl]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' ([[September 20]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD29 [[Slog (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Slog]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD30 [[Drift (AOE)#Voyager Class toys|Sky Drift]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6''' ([[November 15]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD31 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#ArmorKnight|Armor Knight Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7''' ([[January 31]] [[2015]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|AD32 [[Stinger (AOE)#Movie Advanced Series|Decepticon Stinger]]}}
|}

===''Lost Age Series''===
The '''''Lost Age Series''''' is Takaratomy's version of the Hasbro ''Robots in Disguise'' subline, featuring the simpler, more kid-aimed toys, primarily the One-Step Changers and Power Battlers.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[July 19]] [[2014]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|LA-01 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Lost Age Series|Battle Command Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-02 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Big Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-03 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#OneStepChanger|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-04 [[Grimlock (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-05 [[Hound (Movie)#Robots in Disguise|Hound]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|LA-06 [[Drift (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-07 [[Crosshairs (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Crosshairs]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-08 [[Slash (AOE)#Age of Extinction|Dinobot Slash]]}}
{{Bp-d1|LA-09 [[Lockdown (ROTF)#Robots in Disguise (2014)|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[August 2]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|LA-10 [[Scorn#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Scorn]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-11 [[Strafe (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-d1|LA-12 [[Stinger (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Decepticon Stinger]]}}

|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[September 20]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|LA-13 [[Nemesis Prime (AOE)#Lost Age Series|Battle Attack Nemesis Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[October 18]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|LA-14 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Lost Age Series|Battle Command Optimus Prime]] & [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#OneStepHighOctane|Bumblebee]] Strongest Tag Set}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-15 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-16 [[Slug (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-17 [[Snarl (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Snarl]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|LA-18 [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Galvatron]]}}
|}

===Exclusives===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[AEON]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|EX [[Wheeljack (Movie)#Movie Advanced Series|Wheeljack]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jolt (Armada)#Transformers (2014)|Micron Jolt]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Paulie]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Trikera Mace]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Amazon.co.jp'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hound (Movie)#ArmyCamo|Hound Army Camo Ver.]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Bic Camera'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Buzz Saw (BW)#Transformers (2014)|Buzz Saw]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ptera Spear]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Scorn#BlackKnight|Black Knight Scorn]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Thunderlips]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Cybertron Satellite]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Strafe (AOE)#BlackKnight|Black Knight Strafe]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:MovieAdvancedtoy-GrimlockG1ColorVer.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Because G1 doesn't get enough callbacks apparently.]][[File:AOE-toy Carnivac.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Carnivac, in extra-fragile!]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Joshin Kids Land'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Buzz Saw (BW)#Transformers (2014)|Buzz Saw]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ptera Spear]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Thunderlips]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Lawson'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (AOE)#TFExpoG1|Dinobot Slug G1 Color Ver.]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#G1ColorVer|Grimlock G1 Color Ver.]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|EX [[Rollbar (AOE)#TakTom|Rollbar]]}}
{{Bp-a1|EX [[Sideswipe (Movie)/toys#MovieAdvancedEX|Sideswipe]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Carnivac (AOE)|Carnivac]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ivan]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#RustyEvasion|Optimus Prime Rusty ver.]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Astrotrain_(G1)/toys#Transformers_.28campaign_item.29|Astrotrain]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#BlackKnightLeader|Black Knight Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prime Axe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Roller (G1)#Transformers (2014)|Silver Roller]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sword of Judgment#Lost Age Series|Temenos Sword]]}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Transformers Expo]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Nemesis Prime (AOE)#Movie Advanced Series|Nemesis Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Nemesis Grimlock#Movie Advanced Series|Nemesis Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (AOE)#TFExpoG1|Dinobot Slug G1 Color Ver.]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Multiple outlets'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Beet-Chop]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Scorn#BlackKnight|Black Knight Scorn]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sling (AOE)|Sling]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (AOE)#BlackKnight|Black Knight Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Spino Hammer]]}}
|}

==Post-''Age of Extinction'' releases==
===''Studio Series''===
{{nav-studio}}

;Deluxe Class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1 (2018)'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|02 [[Stinger (AOE)#Studio Series|Decepticon Stinger]] (''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|11 [[Lockdown (ROTF)#Studio Series|Lockdown]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|16 [[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#SS16|Autobot Ratchet]] (''Dark of the Moon'')}}
{{Bp-d1|17 [[Shadow Raider#Studio Series|Shadow Raider]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|23 [[KSI Sentry#Studio Series|KSI Sentry]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|45 [[Drift (AOE)#SS45|Autobot Drift]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 18'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|92 [[Crosshairs (AOE)#Studio Series|Crosshairs]] (''The Last Knight'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 29'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[KSI Widow#Studio Series|Concept Art KSI Widow]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
|}

====Voyager Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 17'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|90 [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#SS90|Galvatron]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
|}

====Leader Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|07 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Studio Series|Grimlock]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 18'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SSAOEKnight|Optimus Prime]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[file:StudioSeriesAOELeaderOptimusPrime.jpeg|thumb|200px|Leader Class [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SSAOEKnight|Optimus Prime]]]]
|
|}

====Titan Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#SSTitan|Grimlock]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
|
|}
{{comingsoontoy|All 2026 product}}
{{--}}

;Exclusives
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxe Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|68 [[Leadfoot (DOTM)#Studio Series|Leadfoot]] (''Dark of the Moon'' w/ [[Steeljaw (DOTM)#Studio Series|Steeljaw]])}}
|
{{Bp-a1d1|79BB [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BW79|High Octane Bumblebee]] VS 02BB [[Stinger (AOE)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Decepticon Stinger]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'''''[[File:Buzzworthy-Bumblebee-High-Octane-Bumblebee-VS-Decepticon-Stinger.jpg|thumb|200px|79BB [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BW79|High Octane Bumblebee]] VS 02BB [[Stinger (AOE)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Decepticon Stinger]]]]
|
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' Leader Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|07BB [[Grimlock (AOE)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Grimlock]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
|}
{{-}}
----

==Notes==
* The Power Battlers toys themselves are not identified by that name on their packaging; however, the name "Power Battlers" ''is'' referenced (with a ™ [[trademark]] claim) on the back of Stomp & Chomp Grimlock's packaging. It also appeared on the placards at [[BotCon 2014]] and [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2014. Hasbro's public website, on the other hand, used the name "Power Attacker" for the individual toys' listings, as did the [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] website, which shares its database with Hasbro's main website. The name "Power Battlers" only appeared on the Hasbro website once, as part of a press release, and on the Hasbro Toy Shop website as the name of the category for the toys in question. Other online retailers, including international ones, were a mixed bag, with some picking one name and running with it and others using ''both'' names in different instances. Furthermore, German retailers identified them as "''Deluxe'' Attackers" across the board, while the gimmick name "Power ''Punch''" was also used as an assortment identifier by some retailers around the world. So basically, it's the same problem that previously affected the "[[Legends Class (2005)|Legends]] of [[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]" aka "Cybertron All Stars" aka "Cybertron Micro Series" figures and the "[[Construct-Bots]]" aka "Construct-A-Bots".
*All of the Age of Extinction Generations Deluxe, Voyager, and Leader class figures feature at least one small hexagonal port on the back of their torso or pelvis. While its function is not explicitly mentioned in either the instructions or packaging materials for the toy, it has been deduced that the purpose of these ports is to make the figure compatible with display stands such as the Bandai "Tamashii Stage" stands.<ref>http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-toy-discussion/990267-aoe-toys-whats-hexagonal-holes.html</ref>
*Various toys released concurrently with the ''Age of Extinction'' figures were available in packaging based on the general ''Age of Extinction'' design template, but lacking the ''Age of Extinction'' logo. See [[Transformers (2014 toyline)|''Transformers ''(2014 toyline)]] for more details.

==External links==
*[http://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/toy/search/movie_advanced/index.html Movie Advanced Series at TakaraTomy's Transformers hub]

==References==
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[[Category:Generations toylines]]
[[Category:Live-action film series toylines]]

Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)

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The '''''Transformers: Age of Extinction''''' toyline coincides with the [[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|fourth film]] in [[Michael Bay]]'s [[live-action film series]].

Unlike the toy lines of the previous three films, this line is divided into two distinct series:
*"Robots in Disguise", a series of simpler, more [[gimmick]]y toys aimed towards younger children. Included in this series are the non-transforming [[Titan Heroes]] figures. In Japan, these were sold under the main "Lost Age Series" label.
*An ''Age of Extinction''-specific version of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'', featuring more complex and [[show-accuracy|movie-accurate]] toys aimed towards older children and adult collectors. In Japan, toys from this line were sold under the "Movie Advanced Series" subtitle.

==Hasbro ''Age of Extinction'' toylines==
===''Robots in Disguise''===
The "Robots in Disguise" line is primarily focused on simpler toys for the younger set.

====One-Step Changers====
One-Step Changers are smaller figures which, as the name suggests, can be transformed either direction in one step, more or less. Exactly how the transformation is accomplished varies from figure, ranging from [[Activators|Activator]]-style spring loading to [[Automorph Technology|Automorph]]-type gearing/levering.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#One Step Changers|Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#OneStep|Optimus Prime]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Lockdown (ROTF)#OneStepChangers|Lockdown]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#OneStepChanger|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Crosshairs (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Crosshairs]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hound (Movie)#OneStepChanger|Autobot Hound]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slash (AOE)#Toys|Dinobot Slash]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Stinger (AOE)#OneStep|Decepticon Stinger]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:AoE 1-step Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Optimus Prime]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#One Step Changer Heli|Autobot Drift]] (helicopter)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#OneStepChanger|Galvatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#OneStepHighOctane|High Octane Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Steeljaw (AOE)#Toys|Steeljaw]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Strafe (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Dinobot Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Age of Extinction|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (Movie)#Toys|Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rollbar (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Rollbar]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Mega One-Step'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Mega1Step|Mega 1-Step Bumblebee]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Electronic Stomp & Chomp'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#Stomp&Chomp|Grimlock]]}}
|}
{{Note|Wave 3's Decepticon Stinger toy was redefined as a Walmart exclusive ([[#Exclusives|see below]]) seemingly at the last minute. Judging by web retail listings,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140819052050/http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=HAS23777&mode=retail BigBadToyStore listing for One-Step Changers wave 3]</ref> the intent was for Stinger to be replaced in the wave 3 case by Lockdown, but multiple retail sightings indicate that some quantity of cases was mistakenly packed per the original plan, leading to Stinger toys with "Walmart Exclusive" stickers being found at Target stores.}}
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====Power Battlers====
Spiritual successors to the [[Fast Action Battlers]], Power Battlers are Deluxe-sized figures with basic transformations and a 'battling' action feature in [[robot mode]]. They are also commonly referred to as "Power Attackers", presumably an older working name that got changed very late in the game so it appears just as frequently as the final name.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#PowerBattler|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Crosshairs (AOE)#PowerBattler|Crosshairs]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hound (Movie)#PowerBattler|Autobot Hound]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Strafe (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Dinobot Strafe]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#Power Battlers|Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Scorn#Robots in Disguise|Dinobot Scorn]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#PowerBattler|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (AOE)#PowerBattler|Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Snarl (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Dinobot Snarl]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#PowerBattler|Galvatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#PowerBattler|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Lockdown (ROTF)#PowerBattler|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:AoE Power Battler Grimlock.jpg|200px|thumb|Power Battler Grimlock]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#HighOctanePowerBattler|High Octane Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Junkheap (AOE)#Toys|Junkheap]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Vehicon (AOE)#PowerBattler|Vehicon]]}}
|}
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====Dino Sparkers====
Dino Sparkers each include non-transforming static figures of a Dinobot and a rider. The Dinobot is cast in translucent plastic, and features a pull-back-and-go motor with a [[sparking gimmick]], a gimmick not seen in any ''Transformers'' line since the original G1 line in 1988.
[[File:AoE dino sparker Bumblebee and Strafe.jpg|thumb|200px|Bumblebee with Strafe]]
<ul class="iconlist">
:'''Wave 1'''
:{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Dino Sparkers|Optimus Prime]] & [[Grimlock (AOE)#Dino Sparkers|Grimlock]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Dino Sparkers|Bumblebee]] & [[Strafe (AOE)#Dino Sparkers|Strafe]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#Dino Sparkers|Autobot Drift]] & [[Slug (AOE)#Dino Sparkers|Dinobot Slug]]}}</ul>

{{note|Reports from [[Toy Fair 2014]] suggested the existence of a fourth Dino Sparkers toy featuring Lockdown, corroborated by a previously leaked<ref name="customerleak">[http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/96540-monzos-mega-hasbro-customer-service-listing-breakdown/ Hasbro customer service leak summary on The Allspark]</ref> listing for a 'Lockdown & [[Steeljaw (AOE)|Wolf]]' toy. Ultimately, this product was never officially revealed or solicited.}}

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====Flip & Change/Smash & Change====
This assortment of larger figures focuses, like One-Step Changers, on simple transformations. All but the first wave's Optimus Prime use a form of autotransformation that has one flip the figure over itself.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Smash&Change|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Flip&Change|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Lockdown (ROTF)#Flip&Change|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#Flip & Change|Drift]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
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====Titan Heroes & Guardians====
Like previous toys under the 'Titan' branding, Titan Heroes are 12-inch tall, non-transforming action figures with a basic five points of articulation. The Titan Guardian assortment is basically the same thing, but with a larger 16-inch height.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Titan Heroes Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#TitanHero|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#Titan Heroes|Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#TitanHero|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Titan Heroes Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Lockdown (ROTF)#TitanHeroes|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Titan Guardians'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#TitanGuardian|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#TitanGuardian|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
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===''Generations (Series M4)''===
With Hasbro's renewed focus on simpler toys for children, the "traditional" Deluxe, Voyager and Leader Class assortments were explicitly split off under the ''Generations'' banner, receiving a much reduced focus in marketing and even being entirely store exclusive in the [[United Kingdom]] and Germany (Deluxe and Voyager at [[Toys"R"Us]], and Leader at [[Argos]] and Rossmann drug stores, respectively).

====Standard Retail====
;Deluxe Class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|001 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#HighOctaneDeluxe|High Octane Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|002 [[Crosshairs (AOE)#Generations|Crosshairs]]}}
{{Bp-a1|003 [[Slug (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|004 [[Scorn#Generations|Scorn]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|005 [[Strafe (AOE)#Generations|Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|006 [[Drift (AOE)#Generations|Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|007 [[Slash (AOE)#GenerationsDeluxe|Dinobot Slash]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|008 [[Lockdown (ROTF)#Generations|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|009 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#2014Deluxe|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|010 [[Snarl (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Snarl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|011 [[Hot Shot (AOE)#Toys|Hot Shot]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:AOEGenerationstoy-DeluxeDrift.jpg|200px|thumb|Drift]]
|}
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;Voyager Class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|001 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys 5|Evasion Mode Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|002 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Voyager Class toys|Grimlock]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|003 [[Hound (Movie)#Generations|Autobot Hound]]}}
{{Bp-d1|004 [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Generations|Galvatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|005 [[Slog (AOE)#Generations|Slog]]}}
{{Bp-a1|006 [[Drift (AOE)#Voyager Class toys|Autobot Drift]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}
;Leader Class
:'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
:{{Bp-a1|001 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys 5|Optimus Prime]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|002 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Leader Class toys|Grimlock]]}}</ul>

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===Exclusives===
All the usual suspects received exclusive product for the ''Age of Extinction'' toyline, with the "big three" of brick-and-mortar toy retail each receiving a set of themed releases: Target's capsule centred on "Silver Knight Optimus Prime", an upgrade ultimately deleted from the finished film, Toys"R"Us carried a range of "then & now"-type packs, and Walmart's offerings largely focused on the Legion size class, while also featuring the line's only toys of new character [[Stinger (AOE)|Stinger]].

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Amazon.com'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#FirstEd|First Edition Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|005 [[Slog (AOE)#Amazon|Slog]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''CostCo'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|003 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys 2|Bumblebee]] (Leader)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Kmart]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#TitanHeroElectronic|Grimlock]] (Electronic Titan)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#TitanHeroElectronic|Optimus Prime]] (Electronic Titan)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Kohl's'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Robots in Disguise .282014.29|Optimus Prime]] / [[Grimlock (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Grimlock]] (Smash/Flip & Change)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:AOEtoy-FirstEditionOptimusPrime.jpg|200px|thumb|First Edition Optimus Prime]][[File:AOEOneStepStinger.JPG|right|thumb|200px|The only semi-screen-accurate Stinger in the US... [[Studio Series|at the time.]]]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Target'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SKDeluxe|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]] & [[Grimlock (AOE)#Target2Pack|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SKSmash&Change|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]] (Smash & Change)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#Titan Heroes.2FGuardians|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]] (Titan Hero)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#PESilverKnight|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]] (First Edition)}}
{{Bp-a1d1|"''Transformers: Age of Extinction'' Collection" ([[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#OneStepCollection|Bumblebee]], [[Drift (AOE)#OneStepCollection|Autobot Drift]], [[Lockdown (ROTF)#OneStepCollection|Lockdown]], [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SKOneStep|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]], [[Grimlock (AOE)#OneStepCollection|Grimlock]], [[slug (AOE)#OneStepCollection|Dinobot Slug]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Bumblebee Evolution 2-pack ([[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#TRUEvolution|''AOE'' Bumblebee]] & [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|G1 Bumblebee]])}}
{{Bp-a1|Dinobot Slug Evolution 2-pack ([[Slug (AOE)#TRUEvolution|''AOE'' Slug]] & [[Slag (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|G1 Slug]])}}
{{Bp-a1|Strafe Evolution 2-pack ([[Strafe (AOE)#TRUEvolution|''AOE'' Strafe]] & [[Swoop (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|G1 "Strafe"]])}}
{{Bp-a1|Grimlock Evolution 2-pack ([[Grimlock (AOE)#TRUEvolution|''AOE'' Grimlock]] & [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|G1 Grimlock]])}}
{{bp-a1|Optimus Prime Evolution 2-pack ([[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#AOEEvolution|''AOE'' Optimus Prime]] & [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Age of Extinction|G1 Optimus Prime]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Walmart]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#WalmartLegion|Bumblebee]] (Legion)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#Legion Class toys|Grimlock]] (Legion)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SingleLegion|Optimus Prime]] (Legion)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Stinger (AOE)#Age of Extinction|Decepticon Stinger]] (Legion)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#WalmartBWmold|Bumblebee]] & [[Strafe (AOE)#WalmartBWmold|Dinobot Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#2PackLegion|Optimus Prime]] & [[Grimlock (AOE)#WalmartENmold|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Stinger (AOE)#WalmartVsSlug|Decepticon Stinger]] & [[Slug (AOE)#WalmartBWmold|Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#WalmartScenePack|Bumblebee]] vs. [[Stinger (AOE)#WalmartScenePack|Decepticon Stinger]] with [[Strafe (AOE)#WalmartScenePack|Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Walmart1StepBonus|Bumblebee]] (w/ "Bonus Value!" [[Stinger (AOE)#Walmart1StepBonus|Decepticon Stinger]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Stinger (AOE)#OneStep|Decepticon Stinger]] (One-Step Changer)}}
|}

====Platinum Edition====
{{main|Transformers: Platinum Edition#Age of Extinction}}

==TakaraTomy toylines==
===''Movie Advanced Series''===
[[TakaraTomy]]'s '''''Movie Advanced Series''''' (ムービーアドバンスドシリーズ) is something of an equivalent to [[Hasbro]]'s ''Age of Extinction Generations'' line, being made up of the mainline, older-kid/fan-aimed [[size class]]es. It does not limit itself to just toys and characters from ''Age of Extinction'' however, using older molds to bring back past characters (including a few surprises).

Numerous online retailers listed "AD18 Decepticon A" and "AD19 Autobot A" for preorder, but ultimately, nothing ever became of those listings. It can be assumed that whatever toys were planned ended up being canceled, leaving those ID numbers unused.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[May 17]] [[2014]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD01 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys 5|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD02 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys 5|Classic Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD03 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Voyager Class toys|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD04 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#HighOctaneDeluxe|Classic Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD05 [[Scorn#Generations|Dinobot Scorn]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD06 [[Crosshairs (AOE)#Generations|Crosshairs]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD07 [[Slug (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD08 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#MABattleBlade|Battle Blade Bumblebee]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD09 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Deluxe Class toys 3|Protoform Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD10 [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#Movie Advanced Series|Starscream]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD11 [[Dispensor#Movie Advanced Series|Dispensor]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD12 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#AOERevenge|Revenge Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD13 [[Devastator (ROTF)#Movie Advanced Series|Devastator]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD14 [[Jolt (ROTF)#Movie Advanced Series|Jolt]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD15 [[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#Movie Advanced Series|Ratchet]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[June 21]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD16 [[Dino#Movie Advanced Series|Autobot Dino]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD17 [[Soundwave (ROTF)/toys#Movie Advanced Series|Darkside Soundwave]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[July 19]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD20 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Leader Class toys|Black Knight Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD21 [[Hound (Movie)#Generations|Hound]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD22 [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Generations|Galvatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD23 [[Drift (AOE)#Generations|Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD24 [[Strafe (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD25 [[Slash (AOE)#GenerationsDeluxe|Dinobot Slash]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD26 [[Lockdown (ROTF)#Generations|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:MovieAdvanced-Dispensor.jpg|thumb|250px|Deluxe Dispensor (!)]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[August 10]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD27 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#2014Deluxe|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD28 [[Snarl (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Snarl]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' ([[September 20]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD29 [[Slog (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Slog]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD30 [[Drift (AOE)#Voyager Class toys|Sky Drift]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6''' ([[November 15]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD31 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#ArmorKnight|Armor Knight Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7''' ([[January 31]] [[2015]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|AD32 [[Stinger (AOE)#Movie Advanced Series|Decepticon Stinger]]}}
|}

===''Lost Age Series''===
The '''''Lost Age Series''''' is Takaratomy's version of the Hasbro ''Robots in Disguise'' subline, featuring the simpler, more kid-aimed toys, primarily the One-Step Changers and Power Battlers.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[July 19]] [[2014]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|LA-01 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Lost Age Series|Battle Command Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-02 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Big Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-03 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#OneStepChanger|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-04 [[Grimlock (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-05 [[Hound (Movie)#Robots in Disguise|Hound]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|LA-06 [[Drift (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-07 [[Crosshairs (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Crosshairs]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-08 [[Slash (AOE)#Age of Extinction|Dinobot Slash]]}}
{{Bp-d1|LA-09 [[Lockdown (ROTF)#Robots in Disguise (2014)|Lockdown]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[August 2]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|LA-10 [[Scorn#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Scorn]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-11 [[Strafe (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-d1|LA-12 [[Stinger (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Decepticon Stinger]]}}

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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[September 20]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|LA-13 [[Nemesis Prime (AOE)#Lost Age Series|Battle Attack Nemesis Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[October 18]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|LA-14 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Lost Age Series|Battle Command Optimus Prime]] & [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#OneStepHighOctane|Bumblebee]] Strongest Tag Set}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-15 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-16 [[Slug (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-17 [[Snarl (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Snarl]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|LA-18 [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Galvatron]]}}
|}

===Exclusives===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[AEON]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|EX [[Wheeljack (Movie)#Movie Advanced Series|Wheeljack]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jolt (Armada)#Transformers (2014)|Micron Jolt]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Paulie]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Trikera Mace]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Amazon.co.jp'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hound (Movie)#ArmyCamo|Hound Army Camo Ver.]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Bic Camera'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Buzz Saw (BW)#Transformers (2014)|Buzz Saw]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ptera Spear]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Scorn#BlackKnight|Black Knight Scorn]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Thunderlips]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Cybertron Satellite]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Strafe (AOE)#BlackKnight|Black Knight Strafe]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:MovieAdvancedtoy-GrimlockG1ColorVer.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Because G1 doesn't get enough callbacks apparently.]][[File:AOE-toy Carnivac.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Carnivac, in extra-fragile!]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Joshin Kids Land'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Buzz Saw (BW)#Transformers (2014)|Buzz Saw]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ptera Spear]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Thunderlips]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Lawson'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (AOE)#TFExpoG1|Dinobot Slug G1 Color Ver.]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#G1ColorVer|Grimlock G1 Color Ver.]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|EX [[Rollbar (AOE)#TakTom|Rollbar]]}}
{{Bp-a1|EX [[Sideswipe (Movie)/toys#MovieAdvancedEX|Sideswipe]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Carnivac (AOE)|Carnivac]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ivan]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#RustyEvasion|Optimus Prime Rusty ver.]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Astrotrain_(G1)/toys#Transformers_.28campaign_item.29|Astrotrain]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#BlackKnightLeader|Black Knight Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prime Axe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Roller (G1)#Transformers (2014)|Silver Roller]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sword of Judgment#Lost Age Series|Temenos Sword]]}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Transformers Expo]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Nemesis Prime (AOE)#Movie Advanced Series|Nemesis Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Nemesis Grimlock#Movie Advanced Series|Nemesis Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (AOE)#TFExpoG1|Dinobot Slug G1 Color Ver.]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Multiple outlets'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Beet-Chop]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Scorn#BlackKnight|Black Knight Scorn]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sling (AOE)|Sling]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (AOE)#BlackKnight|Black Knight Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Spino Hammer]]}}
|}

==Post-''Age of Extinction'' releases==
===''Studio Series''===
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;Deluxe Class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1 (2018)'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|02 [[Stinger (AOE)#Studio Series|Decepticon Stinger]] (''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|11 [[Lockdown (ROTF)#Studio Series|Lockdown]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|16 [[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#SS16|Autobot Ratchet]] (''Dark of the Moon'')}}
{{Bp-d1|17 [[Shadow Raider#Studio Series|Shadow Raider]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|23 [[KSI Sentry#Studio Series|KSI Sentry]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|45 [[Drift (AOE)#SS45|Autobot Drift]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 18'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|92 [[Crosshairs (AOE)#Studio Series|Crosshairs]] (''The Last Knight'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 29'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[KSI Widow#Studio Series|Concept Art KSI Widow]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
|}

====Voyager Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 17'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|90 [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#SS90|Galvatron]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
|}

====Leader Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|07 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Studio Series|Grimlock]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 18'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SSAOEKnight|Optimus Prime]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[file:StudioSeriesAOELeaderOptimusPrime.jpeg|thumb|200px|Leader Class [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SSAOEKnight|Optimus Prime]]]]
|
|}

====Titan Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#SSTitan|Grimlock]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|}
{{comingsoontoy|All 2026 product}}
{{--}}

;Exclusives
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxe Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|68 [[Leadfoot (DOTM)#Studio Series|Leadfoot]] (''Dark of the Moon'' w/ [[Steeljaw (DOTM)#Studio Series|Steeljaw]])}}
|
{{Bp-a1d1|79BB [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BW79|High Octane Bumblebee]] VS 02BB [[Stinger (AOE)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Decepticon Stinger]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'''''[[File:Buzzworthy-Bumblebee-High-Octane-Bumblebee-VS-Decepticon-Stinger.jpg|thumb|200px|79BB [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BW79|High Octane Bumblebee]] VS 02BB [[Stinger (AOE)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Decepticon Stinger]]]]
</ul
|
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' Leader Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|07BB [[Grimlock (AOE)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Grimlock]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
|}
{{-}}
----

==Notes==
* The Power Battlers toys themselves are not identified by that name on their packaging; however, the name "Power Battlers" ''is'' referenced (with a ™ [[trademark]] claim) on the back of Stomp & Chomp Grimlock's packaging. It also appeared on the placards at [[BotCon 2014]] and [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2014. Hasbro's public website, on the other hand, used the name "Power Attacker" for the individual toys' listings, as did the [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] website, which shares its database with Hasbro's main website. The name "Power Battlers" only appeared on the Hasbro website once, as part of a press release, and on the Hasbro Toy Shop website as the name of the category for the toys in question. Other online retailers, including international ones, were a mixed bag, with some picking one name and running with it and others using ''both'' names in different instances. Furthermore, German retailers identified them as "''Deluxe'' Attackers" across the board, while the gimmick name "Power ''Punch''" was also used as an assortment identifier by some retailers around the world. So basically, it's the same problem that previously affected the "[[Legends Class (2005)|Legends]] of [[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]" aka "Cybertron All Stars" aka "Cybertron Micro Series" figures and the "[[Construct-Bots]]" aka "Construct-A-Bots".
*All of the Age of Extinction Generations Deluxe, Voyager, and Leader class figures feature at least one small hexagonal port on the back of their torso or pelvis. While its function is not explicitly mentioned in either the instructions or packaging materials for the toy, it has been deduced that the purpose of these ports is to make the figure compatible with display stands such as the Bandai "Tamashii Stage" stands.<ref>http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-toy-discussion/990267-aoe-toys-whats-hexagonal-holes.html</ref>
*Various toys released concurrently with the ''Age of Extinction'' figures were available in packaging based on the general ''Age of Extinction'' design template, but lacking the ''Age of Extinction'' logo. See [[Transformers (2014 toyline)|''Transformers ''(2014 toyline)]] for more details.

==External links==
*[http://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/toy/search/movie_advanced/index.html Movie Advanced Series at TakaraTomy's Transformers hub]

==References==
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[[Category:Generations toylines]]
[[Category:Live-action film series toylines]]

Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)

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{{Nav-aoe}}

The '''''Transformers: Age of Extinction''''' toyline coincides with the [[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|fourth film]] in [[Michael Bay]]'s [[live-action film series]].

Unlike the toy lines of the previous three films, this line is divided into two distinct series:
*"Robots in Disguise", a series of simpler, more [[gimmick]]y toys aimed towards younger children. Included in this series are the non-transforming [[Titan Heroes]] figures. In Japan, these were sold under the main "Lost Age Series" label.
*An ''Age of Extinction''-specific version of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'', featuring more complex and [[show-accuracy|movie-accurate]] toys aimed towards older children and adult collectors. In Japan, toys from this line were sold under the "Movie Advanced Series" subtitle.

==Hasbro ''Age of Extinction'' toylines==
===''Robots in Disguise''===
The "Robots in Disguise" line is primarily focused on simpler toys for the younger set.

====One-Step Changers====
One-Step Changers are smaller figures which, as the name suggests, can be transformed either direction in one step, more or less. Exactly how the transformation is accomplished varies from figure, ranging from [[Activators|Activator]]-style spring loading to [[Automorph Technology|Automorph]]-type gearing/levering.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#One Step Changers|Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#OneStep|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Lockdown (ROTF)#OneStepChangers|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#OneStepChanger|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Crosshairs (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Crosshairs]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hound (Movie)#OneStepChanger|Autobot Hound]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slash (AOE)#Toys|Dinobot Slash]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Stinger (AOE)#OneStep|Decepticon Stinger]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:AoE 1-step Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Optimus Prime]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#One Step Changer Heli|Autobot Drift]] (helicopter)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#OneStepChanger|Galvatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#OneStepHighOctane|High Octane Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Steeljaw (AOE)#Toys|Steeljaw]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Strafe (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Dinobot Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Age of Extinction|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (Movie)#Toys|Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rollbar (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Rollbar]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Mega One-Step'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Mega1Step|Mega 1-Step Bumblebee]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Electronic Stomp & Chomp'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#Stomp&Chomp|Grimlock]]}}
|}
{{Note|Wave 3's Decepticon Stinger toy was redefined as a Walmart exclusive ([[#Exclusives|see below]]) seemingly at the last minute. Judging by web retail listings,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140819052050/http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=HAS23777&mode=retail BigBadToyStore listing for One-Step Changers wave 3]</ref> the intent was for Stinger to be replaced in the wave 3 case by Lockdown, but multiple retail sightings indicate that some quantity of cases was mistakenly packed per the original plan, leading to Stinger toys with "Walmart Exclusive" stickers being found at Target stores.}}
{{-}}

====Power Battlers====
Spiritual successors to the [[Fast Action Battlers]], Power Battlers are Deluxe-sized figures with basic transformations and a 'battling' action feature in [[robot mode]]. They are also commonly referred to as "Power Attackers", presumably an older working name that got changed very late in the game so it appears just as frequently as the final name.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#PowerBattler|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Crosshairs (AOE)#PowerBattler|Crosshairs]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hound (Movie)#PowerBattler|Autobot Hound]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Strafe (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Dinobot Strafe]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#Power Battlers|Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Scorn#Robots in Disguise|Dinobot Scorn]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#PowerBattler|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (AOE)#PowerBattler|Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Snarl (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Dinobot Snarl]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#PowerBattler|Galvatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#PowerBattler|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Lockdown (ROTF)#PowerBattler|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:AoE Power Battler Grimlock.jpg|200px|thumb|Power Battler Grimlock]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#HighOctanePowerBattler|High Octane Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Junkheap (AOE)#Toys|Junkheap]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Vehicon (AOE)#PowerBattler|Vehicon]]}}
|}
{{-}}

====Dino Sparkers====
Dino Sparkers each include non-transforming static figures of a Dinobot and a rider. The Dinobot is cast in translucent plastic, and features a pull-back-and-go motor with a [[sparking gimmick]], a gimmick not seen in any ''Transformers'' line since the original G1 line in 1988.
[[File:AoE dino sparker Bumblebee and Strafe.jpg|thumb|200px|Bumblebee with Strafe]]
<ul class="iconlist">
:'''Wave 1'''
:{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Dino Sparkers|Optimus Prime]] & [[Grimlock (AOE)#Dino Sparkers|Grimlock]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Dino Sparkers|Bumblebee]] & [[Strafe (AOE)#Dino Sparkers|Strafe]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#Dino Sparkers|Autobot Drift]] & [[Slug (AOE)#Dino Sparkers|Dinobot Slug]]}}</ul>

{{note|Reports from [[Toy Fair 2014]] suggested the existence of a fourth Dino Sparkers toy featuring Lockdown, corroborated by a previously leaked<ref name="customerleak">[http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/96540-monzos-mega-hasbro-customer-service-listing-breakdown/ Hasbro customer service leak summary on The Allspark]</ref> listing for a 'Lockdown & [[Steeljaw (AOE)|Wolf]]' toy. Ultimately, this product was never officially revealed or solicited.}}

{{-}}

====Flip & Change/Smash & Change====
This assortment of larger figures focuses, like One-Step Changers, on simple transformations. All but the first wave's Optimus Prime use a form of autotransformation that has one flip the figure over itself.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Smash&Change|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Flip&Change|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Lockdown (ROTF)#Flip&Change|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#Flip & Change|Drift]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}

====Titan Heroes & Guardians====
Like previous toys under the 'Titan' branding, Titan Heroes are 12-inch tall, non-transforming action figures with a basic five points of articulation. The Titan Guardian assortment is basically the same thing, but with a larger 16-inch height.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Titan Heroes Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#TitanHero|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#Titan Heroes|Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#TitanHero|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Titan Heroes Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Lockdown (ROTF)#TitanHeroes|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Titan Guardians'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#TitanGuardian|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#TitanGuardian|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}

===''Generations (Series M4)''===
With Hasbro's renewed focus on simpler toys for children, the "traditional" Deluxe, Voyager and Leader Class assortments were explicitly split off under the ''Generations'' banner, receiving a much reduced focus in marketing and even being entirely store exclusive in the [[United Kingdom]] and Germany (Deluxe and Voyager at [[Toys"R"Us]], and Leader at [[Argos]] and Rossmann drug stores, respectively).

====Standard Retail====
;Deluxe Class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|001 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#HighOctaneDeluxe|High Octane Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|002 [[Crosshairs (AOE)#Generations|Crosshairs]]}}
{{Bp-a1|003 [[Slug (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|004 [[Scorn#Generations|Scorn]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|005 [[Strafe (AOE)#Generations|Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|006 [[Drift (AOE)#Generations|Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|007 [[Slash (AOE)#GenerationsDeluxe|Dinobot Slash]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|008 [[Lockdown (ROTF)#Generations|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|009 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#2014Deluxe|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|010 [[Snarl (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Snarl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|011 [[Hot Shot (AOE)#Toys|Hot Shot]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:AOEGenerationstoy-DeluxeDrift.jpg|200px|thumb|Drift]]
|}
{{-}}
;Voyager Class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|001 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys 5|Evasion Mode Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|002 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Voyager Class toys|Grimlock]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|003 [[Hound (Movie)#Generations|Autobot Hound]]}}
{{Bp-d1|004 [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Generations|Galvatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|005 [[Slog (AOE)#Generations|Slog]]}}
{{Bp-a1|006 [[Drift (AOE)#Voyager Class toys|Autobot Drift]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}
;Leader Class
:'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
:{{Bp-a1|001 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys 5|Optimus Prime]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|002 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Leader Class toys|Grimlock]]}}</ul>

{{-}}

===Exclusives===
All the usual suspects received exclusive product for the ''Age of Extinction'' toyline, with the "big three" of brick-and-mortar toy retail each receiving a set of themed releases: Target's capsule centred on "Silver Knight Optimus Prime", an upgrade ultimately deleted from the finished film, Toys"R"Us carried a range of "then & now"-type packs, and Walmart's offerings largely focused on the Legion size class, while also featuring the line's only toys of new character [[Stinger (AOE)|Stinger]].

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Amazon.com'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#FirstEd|First Edition Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|005 [[Slog (AOE)#Amazon|Slog]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''CostCo'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|003 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys 2|Bumblebee]] (Leader)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Kmart]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#TitanHeroElectronic|Grimlock]] (Electronic Titan)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#TitanHeroElectronic|Optimus Prime]] (Electronic Titan)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Kohl's'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Robots in Disguise .282014.29|Optimus Prime]] / [[Grimlock (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Grimlock]] (Smash/Flip & Change)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:AOEtoy-FirstEditionOptimusPrime.jpg|200px|thumb|First Edition Optimus Prime]][[File:AOEOneStepStinger.JPG|right|thumb|200px|The only semi-screen-accurate Stinger in the US... [[Studio Series|at the time.]]]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Target'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SKDeluxe|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]] & [[Grimlock (AOE)#Target2Pack|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SKSmash&Change|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]] (Smash & Change)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#Titan Heroes.2FGuardians|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]] (Titan Hero)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#PESilverKnight|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]] (First Edition)}}
{{Bp-a1d1|"''Transformers: Age of Extinction'' Collection" ([[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#OneStepCollection|Bumblebee]], [[Drift (AOE)#OneStepCollection|Autobot Drift]], [[Lockdown (ROTF)#OneStepCollection|Lockdown]], [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SKOneStep|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]], [[Grimlock (AOE)#OneStepCollection|Grimlock]], [[slug (AOE)#OneStepCollection|Dinobot Slug]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Bumblebee Evolution 2-pack ([[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#TRUEvolution|''AOE'' Bumblebee]] & [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|G1 Bumblebee]])}}
{{Bp-a1|Dinobot Slug Evolution 2-pack ([[Slug (AOE)#TRUEvolution|''AOE'' Slug]] & [[Slag (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|G1 Slug]])}}
{{Bp-a1|Strafe Evolution 2-pack ([[Strafe (AOE)#TRUEvolution|''AOE'' Strafe]] & [[Swoop (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|G1 "Strafe"]])}}
{{Bp-a1|Grimlock Evolution 2-pack ([[Grimlock (AOE)#TRUEvolution|''AOE'' Grimlock]] & [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|G1 Grimlock]])}}
{{bp-a1|Optimus Prime Evolution 2-pack ([[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#AOEEvolution|''AOE'' Optimus Prime]] & [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Age of Extinction|G1 Optimus Prime]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Walmart]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#WalmartLegion|Bumblebee]] (Legion)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#Legion Class toys|Grimlock]] (Legion)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SingleLegion|Optimus Prime]] (Legion)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Stinger (AOE)#Age of Extinction|Decepticon Stinger]] (Legion)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#WalmartBWmold|Bumblebee]] & [[Strafe (AOE)#WalmartBWmold|Dinobot Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#2PackLegion|Optimus Prime]] & [[Grimlock (AOE)#WalmartENmold|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Stinger (AOE)#WalmartVsSlug|Decepticon Stinger]] & [[Slug (AOE)#WalmartBWmold|Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#WalmartScenePack|Bumblebee]] vs. [[Stinger (AOE)#WalmartScenePack|Decepticon Stinger]] with [[Strafe (AOE)#WalmartScenePack|Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Walmart1StepBonus|Bumblebee]] (w/ "Bonus Value!" [[Stinger (AOE)#Walmart1StepBonus|Decepticon Stinger]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Stinger (AOE)#OneStep|Decepticon Stinger]] (One-Step Changer)}}
|}

====Platinum Edition====
{{main|Transformers: Platinum Edition#Age of Extinction}}

==TakaraTomy toylines==
===''Movie Advanced Series''===
[[TakaraTomy]]'s '''''Movie Advanced Series''''' (ムービーアドバンスドシリーズ) is something of an equivalent to [[Hasbro]]'s ''Age of Extinction Generations'' line, being made up of the mainline, older-kid/fan-aimed [[size class]]es. It does not limit itself to just toys and characters from ''Age of Extinction'' however, using older molds to bring back past characters (including a few surprises).

Numerous online retailers listed "AD18 Decepticon A" and "AD19 Autobot A" for preorder, but ultimately, nothing ever became of those listings. It can be assumed that whatever toys were planned ended up being canceled, leaving those ID numbers unused.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[May 17]] [[2014]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD01 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys 5|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD02 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys 5|Classic Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD03 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Voyager Class toys|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD04 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#HighOctaneDeluxe|Classic Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD05 [[Scorn#Generations|Dinobot Scorn]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD06 [[Crosshairs (AOE)#Generations|Crosshairs]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD07 [[Slug (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD08 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#MABattleBlade|Battle Blade Bumblebee]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD09 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Deluxe Class toys 3|Protoform Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD10 [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#Movie Advanced Series|Starscream]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD11 [[Dispensor#Movie Advanced Series|Dispensor]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD12 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#AOERevenge|Revenge Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD13 [[Devastator (ROTF)#Movie Advanced Series|Devastator]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD14 [[Jolt (ROTF)#Movie Advanced Series|Jolt]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD15 [[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#Movie Advanced Series|Ratchet]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[June 21]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD16 [[Dino#Movie Advanced Series|Autobot Dino]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD17 [[Soundwave (ROTF)/toys#Movie Advanced Series|Darkside Soundwave]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[July 19]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD20 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Leader Class toys|Black Knight Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD21 [[Hound (Movie)#Generations|Hound]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD22 [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Generations|Galvatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD23 [[Drift (AOE)#Generations|Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD24 [[Strafe (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD25 [[Slash (AOE)#GenerationsDeluxe|Dinobot Slash]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD26 [[Lockdown (ROTF)#Generations|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:MovieAdvanced-Dispensor.jpg|thumb|250px|Deluxe Dispensor (!)]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[August 10]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD27 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#2014Deluxe|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD28 [[Snarl (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Snarl]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' ([[September 20]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD29 [[Slog (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Slog]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD30 [[Drift (AOE)#Voyager Class toys|Sky Drift]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6''' ([[November 15]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD31 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#ArmorKnight|Armor Knight Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7''' ([[January 31]] [[2015]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|AD32 [[Stinger (AOE)#Movie Advanced Series|Decepticon Stinger]]}}
|}

===''Lost Age Series''===
The '''''Lost Age Series''''' is Takaratomy's version of the Hasbro ''Robots in Disguise'' subline, featuring the simpler, more kid-aimed toys, primarily the One-Step Changers and Power Battlers.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[July 19]] [[2014]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|LA-01 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Lost Age Series|Battle Command Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-02 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Big Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-03 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#OneStepChanger|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-04 [[Grimlock (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-05 [[Hound (Movie)#Robots in Disguise|Hound]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|LA-06 [[Drift (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-07 [[Crosshairs (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Crosshairs]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-08 [[Slash (AOE)#Age of Extinction|Dinobot Slash]]}}
{{Bp-d1|LA-09 [[Lockdown (ROTF)#Robots in Disguise (2014)|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[August 2]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|LA-10 [[Scorn#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Scorn]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-11 [[Strafe (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-d1|LA-12 [[Stinger (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Decepticon Stinger]]}}

|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[September 20]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|LA-13 [[Nemesis Prime (AOE)#Lost Age Series|Battle Attack Nemesis Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[October 18]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|LA-14 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Lost Age Series|Battle Command Optimus Prime]] & [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#OneStepHighOctane|Bumblebee]] Strongest Tag Set}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-15 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-16 [[Slug (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-17 [[Snarl (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Snarl]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|LA-18 [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Galvatron]]}}
|}

===Exclusives===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[AEON]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|EX [[Wheeljack (Movie)#Movie Advanced Series|Wheeljack]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jolt (Armada)#Transformers (2014)|Micron Jolt]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Paulie]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Trikera Mace]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Amazon.co.jp'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hound (Movie)#ArmyCamo|Hound Army Camo Ver.]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Bic Camera'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Buzz Saw (BW)#Transformers (2014)|Buzz Saw]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ptera Spear]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Scorn#BlackKnight|Black Knight Scorn]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Thunderlips]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Cybertron Satellite]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Strafe (AOE)#BlackKnight|Black Knight Strafe]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:MovieAdvancedtoy-GrimlockG1ColorVer.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Because G1 doesn't get enough callbacks apparently.]][[File:AOE-toy Carnivac.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Carnivac, in extra-fragile!]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Joshin Kids Land'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Buzz Saw (BW)#Transformers (2014)|Buzz Saw]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ptera Spear]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Thunderlips]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Lawson'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (AOE)#TFExpoG1|Dinobot Slug G1 Color Ver.]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#G1ColorVer|Grimlock G1 Color Ver.]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|EX [[Rollbar (AOE)#TakTom|Rollbar]]}}
{{Bp-a1|EX [[Sideswipe (Movie)/toys#MovieAdvancedEX|Sideswipe]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Carnivac (AOE)|Carnivac]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ivan]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#RustyEvasion|Optimus Prime Rusty ver.]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Astrotrain_(G1)/toys#Transformers_.28campaign_item.29|Astrotrain]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#BlackKnightLeader|Black Knight Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prime Axe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Roller (G1)#Transformers (2014)|Silver Roller]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sword of Judgment#Lost Age Series|Temenos Sword]]}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Transformers Expo]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Nemesis Prime (AOE)#Movie Advanced Series|Nemesis Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Nemesis Grimlock#Movie Advanced Series|Nemesis Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (AOE)#TFExpoG1|Dinobot Slug G1 Color Ver.]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Multiple outlets'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Beet-Chop]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Scorn#BlackKnight|Black Knight Scorn]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sling (AOE)|Sling]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (AOE)#BlackKnight|Black Knight Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Spino Hammer]]}}
|}

==Post-''Age of Extinction'' releases==
===''Studio Series''===
{{nav-studio}}

;Deluxe Class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1 (2018)'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|02 [[Stinger (AOE)#Studio Series|Decepticon Stinger]] (''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|11 [[Lockdown (ROTF)#Studio Series|Lockdown]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|16 [[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#SS16|Autobot Ratchet]] (''Dark of the Moon'')}}
{{Bp-d1|17 [[Shadow Raider#Studio Series|Shadow Raider]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|23 [[KSI Sentry#Studio Series|KSI Sentry]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|45 [[Drift (AOE)#SS45|Autobot Drift]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 18'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|92 [[Crosshairs (AOE)#Studio Series|Crosshairs]] (''The Last Knight'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 29'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[KSI Widow#Studio Series|Concept Art KSI Widow]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
|}

====Voyager Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 17'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|90 [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#SS90|Galvatron]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
|}

====Leader Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|07 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Studio Series|Grimlock]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 18'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SSAOEKnight|Optimus Prime]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[file:StudioSeriesAOELeaderOptimusPrime.jpeg|thumb|200px|Leader Class [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SSAOEKnight|Optimus Prime]]]]
|
|}

====Titan Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#SSTitan|Grimlock]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|}
{{comingsoontoy|All 2026 product}}
{{--}}

====Exclusives====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxe Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|68 [[Leadfoot (DOTM)#Studio Series|Leadfoot]] (''Dark of the Moon'' w/ [[Steeljaw (DOTM)#Studio Series|Steeljaw]])}}
</ul>
|
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="25%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|79BB [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BW79|High Octane Bumblebee]] VS 02BB [[Stinger (AOE)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Decepticon Stinger]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Buzzworthy-Bumblebee-High-Octane-Bumblebee-VS-Decepticon-Stinger.jpg|thumb|200px|79BB [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BW79|High Octane Bumblebee]] VS 02BB [[Stinger (AOE)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Decepticon Stinger]]]]
</ul
|
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' Leader Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|07BB [[Grimlock (AOE)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Grimlock]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
|}
{{-}}
----

==Notes==
* The Power Battlers toys themselves are not identified by that name on their packaging; however, the name "Power Battlers" ''is'' referenced (with a ™ [[trademark]] claim) on the back of Stomp & Chomp Grimlock's packaging. It also appeared on the placards at [[BotCon 2014]] and [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2014. Hasbro's public website, on the other hand, used the name "Power Attacker" for the individual toys' listings, as did the [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] website, which shares its database with Hasbro's main website. The name "Power Battlers" only appeared on the Hasbro website once, as part of a press release, and on the Hasbro Toy Shop website as the name of the category for the toys in question. Other online retailers, including international ones, were a mixed bag, with some picking one name and running with it and others using ''both'' names in different instances. Furthermore, German retailers identified them as "''Deluxe'' Attackers" across the board, while the gimmick name "Power ''Punch''" was also used as an assortment identifier by some retailers around the world. So basically, it's the same problem that previously affected the "[[Legends Class (2005)|Legends]] of [[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]" aka "Cybertron All Stars" aka "Cybertron Micro Series" figures and the "[[Construct-Bots]]" aka "Construct-A-Bots".
*All of the Age of Extinction Generations Deluxe, Voyager, and Leader class figures feature at least one small hexagonal port on the back of their torso or pelvis. While its function is not explicitly mentioned in either the instructions or packaging materials for the toy, it has been deduced that the purpose of these ports is to make the figure compatible with display stands such as the Bandai "Tamashii Stage" stands.<ref>http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-toy-discussion/990267-aoe-toys-whats-hexagonal-holes.html</ref>
*Various toys released concurrently with the ''Age of Extinction'' figures were available in packaging based on the general ''Age of Extinction'' design template, but lacking the ''Age of Extinction'' logo. See [[Transformers (2014 toyline)|''Transformers ''(2014 toyline)]] for more details.

==External links==
*[http://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/toy/search/movie_advanced/index.html Movie Advanced Series at TakaraTomy's Transformers hub]

==References==
{{reflist}}

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[[Category:Age of Extinction| Age of Extinction (toyline)]]
[[Category:Generations toylines]]
[[Category:Live-action film series toylines]]

Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)

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{{Nav-aoe}}

The '''''Transformers: Age of Extinction''''' toyline coincides with the [[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|fourth film]] in [[Michael Bay]]'s [[live-action film series]].

Unlike the toy lines of the previous three films, this line is divided into two distinct series:
*"Robots in Disguise", a series of simpler, more [[gimmick]]y toys aimed towards younger children. Included in this series are the non-transforming [[Titan Heroes]] figures. In Japan, these were sold under the main "Lost Age Series" label.
*An ''Age of Extinction''-specific version of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'', featuring more complex and [[show-accuracy|movie-accurate]] toys aimed towards older children and adult collectors. In Japan, toys from this line were sold under the "Movie Advanced Series" subtitle.

==Hasbro ''Age of Extinction'' toylines==
===''Robots in Disguise''===
The "Robots in Disguise" line is primarily focused on simpler toys for the younger set.

====One-Step Changers====
One-Step Changers are smaller figures which, as the name suggests, can be transformed either direction in one step, more or less. Exactly how the transformation is accomplished varies from figure, ranging from [[Activators|Activator]]-style spring loading to [[Automorph Technology|Automorph]]-type gearing/levering.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#One Step Changers|Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#OneStep|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Lockdown (ROTF)#OneStepChangers|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#OneStepChanger|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Crosshairs (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Crosshairs]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hound (Movie)#OneStepChanger|Autobot Hound]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slash (AOE)#Toys|Dinobot Slash]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Stinger (AOE)#OneStep|Decepticon Stinger]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:AoE 1-step Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Optimus Prime]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#One Step Changer Heli|Autobot Drift]] (helicopter)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#OneStepChanger|Galvatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#OneStepHighOctane|High Octane Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Steeljaw (AOE)#Toys|Steeljaw]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Strafe (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Dinobot Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Age of Extinction|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (Movie)#Toys|Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rollbar (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Rollbar]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Mega One-Step'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Mega1Step|Mega 1-Step Bumblebee]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Electronic Stomp & Chomp'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#Stomp&Chomp|Grimlock]]}}
|}
{{Note|Wave 3's Decepticon Stinger toy was redefined as a Walmart exclusive ([[#Exclusives|see below]]) seemingly at the last minute. Judging by web retail listings,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140819052050/http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=HAS23777&mode=retail BigBadToyStore listing for One-Step Changers wave 3]</ref> the intent was for Stinger to be replaced in the wave 3 case by Lockdown, but multiple retail sightings indicate that some quantity of cases was mistakenly packed per the original plan, leading to Stinger toys with "Walmart Exclusive" stickers being found at Target stores.}}
{{-}}

====Power Battlers====
Spiritual successors to the [[Fast Action Battlers]], Power Battlers are Deluxe-sized figures with basic transformations and a 'battling' action feature in [[robot mode]]. They are also commonly referred to as "Power Attackers", presumably an older working name that got changed very late in the game so it appears just as frequently as the final name.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#PowerBattler|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Crosshairs (AOE)#PowerBattler|Crosshairs]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hound (Movie)#PowerBattler|Autobot Hound]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Strafe (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Dinobot Strafe]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#Power Battlers|Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Scorn#Robots in Disguise|Dinobot Scorn]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#PowerBattler|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (AOE)#PowerBattler|Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Snarl (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Dinobot Snarl]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#PowerBattler|Galvatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#PowerBattler|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Lockdown (ROTF)#PowerBattler|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:AoE Power Battler Grimlock.jpg|200px|thumb|Power Battler Grimlock]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#HighOctanePowerBattler|High Octane Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Junkheap (AOE)#Toys|Junkheap]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Vehicon (AOE)#PowerBattler|Vehicon]]}}
|}
{{-}}

====Dino Sparkers====
Dino Sparkers each include non-transforming static figures of a Dinobot and a rider. The Dinobot is cast in translucent plastic, and features a pull-back-and-go motor with a [[sparking gimmick]], a gimmick not seen in any ''Transformers'' line since the original G1 line in 1988.
[[File:AoE dino sparker Bumblebee and Strafe.jpg|thumb|200px|Bumblebee with Strafe]]
<ul class="iconlist">
:'''Wave 1'''
:{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Dino Sparkers|Optimus Prime]] & [[Grimlock (AOE)#Dino Sparkers|Grimlock]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Dino Sparkers|Bumblebee]] & [[Strafe (AOE)#Dino Sparkers|Strafe]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#Dino Sparkers|Autobot Drift]] & [[Slug (AOE)#Dino Sparkers|Dinobot Slug]]}}</ul>

{{note|Reports from [[Toy Fair 2014]] suggested the existence of a fourth Dino Sparkers toy featuring Lockdown, corroborated by a previously leaked<ref name="customerleak">[http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/96540-monzos-mega-hasbro-customer-service-listing-breakdown/ Hasbro customer service leak summary on The Allspark]</ref> listing for a 'Lockdown & [[Steeljaw (AOE)|Wolf]]' toy. Ultimately, this product was never officially revealed or solicited.}}

{{-}}

====Flip & Change/Smash & Change====
This assortment of larger figures focuses, like One-Step Changers, on simple transformations. All but the first wave's Optimus Prime use a form of autotransformation that has one flip the figure over itself.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Smash&Change|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Flip&Change|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Lockdown (ROTF)#Flip&Change|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#Flip & Change|Drift]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}

====Titan Heroes & Guardians====
Like previous toys under the 'Titan' branding, Titan Heroes are 12-inch tall, non-transforming action figures with a basic five points of articulation. The Titan Guardian assortment is basically the same thing, but with a larger 16-inch height.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Titan Heroes Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#TitanHero|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#Titan Heroes|Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#TitanHero|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Titan Heroes Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Lockdown (ROTF)#TitanHeroes|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Titan Guardians'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#TitanGuardian|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#TitanGuardian|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}

===''Generations (Series M4)''===
With Hasbro's renewed focus on simpler toys for children, the "traditional" Deluxe, Voyager and Leader Class assortments were explicitly split off under the ''Generations'' banner, receiving a much reduced focus in marketing and even being entirely store exclusive in the [[United Kingdom]] and Germany (Deluxe and Voyager at [[Toys"R"Us]], and Leader at [[Argos]] and Rossmann drug stores, respectively).

====Standard Retail====
;Deluxe Class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|001 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#HighOctaneDeluxe|High Octane Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|002 [[Crosshairs (AOE)#Generations|Crosshairs]]}}
{{Bp-a1|003 [[Slug (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|004 [[Scorn#Generations|Scorn]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|005 [[Strafe (AOE)#Generations|Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|006 [[Drift (AOE)#Generations|Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|007 [[Slash (AOE)#GenerationsDeluxe|Dinobot Slash]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|008 [[Lockdown (ROTF)#Generations|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|009 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#2014Deluxe|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|010 [[Snarl (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Snarl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|011 [[Hot Shot (AOE)#Toys|Hot Shot]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:AOEGenerationstoy-DeluxeDrift.jpg|200px|thumb|Drift]]
|}
{{-}}
;Voyager Class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|001 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys 5|Evasion Mode Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|002 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Voyager Class toys|Grimlock]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|003 [[Hound (Movie)#Generations|Autobot Hound]]}}
{{Bp-d1|004 [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Generations|Galvatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|005 [[Slog (AOE)#Generations|Slog]]}}
{{Bp-a1|006 [[Drift (AOE)#Voyager Class toys|Autobot Drift]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}
;Leader Class
:'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
:{{Bp-a1|001 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys 5|Optimus Prime]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|002 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Leader Class toys|Grimlock]]}}</ul>

{{-}}

===Exclusives===
All the usual suspects received exclusive product for the ''Age of Extinction'' toyline, with the "big three" of brick-and-mortar toy retail each receiving a set of themed releases: Target's capsule centred on "Silver Knight Optimus Prime", an upgrade ultimately deleted from the finished film, Toys"R"Us carried a range of "then & now"-type packs, and Walmart's offerings largely focused on the Legion size class, while also featuring the line's only toys of new character [[Stinger (AOE)|Stinger]].

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Amazon.com'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#FirstEd|First Edition Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|005 [[Slog (AOE)#Amazon|Slog]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''CostCo'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|003 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys 2|Bumblebee]] (Leader)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Kmart]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#TitanHeroElectronic|Grimlock]] (Electronic Titan)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#TitanHeroElectronic|Optimus Prime]] (Electronic Titan)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Kohl's'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Robots in Disguise .282014.29|Optimus Prime]] / [[Grimlock (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Grimlock]] (Smash/Flip & Change)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:AOEtoy-FirstEditionOptimusPrime.jpg|200px|thumb|First Edition Optimus Prime]][[File:AOEOneStepStinger.JPG|right|thumb|200px|The only semi-screen-accurate Stinger in the US... [[Studio Series|at the time.]]]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Target'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SKDeluxe|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]] & [[Grimlock (AOE)#Target2Pack|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SKSmash&Change|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]] (Smash & Change)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#Titan Heroes.2FGuardians|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]] (Titan Hero)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#PESilverKnight|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]] (First Edition)}}
{{Bp-a1d1|"''Transformers: Age of Extinction'' Collection" ([[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#OneStepCollection|Bumblebee]], [[Drift (AOE)#OneStepCollection|Autobot Drift]], [[Lockdown (ROTF)#OneStepCollection|Lockdown]], [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SKOneStep|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]], [[Grimlock (AOE)#OneStepCollection|Grimlock]], [[slug (AOE)#OneStepCollection|Dinobot Slug]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Bumblebee Evolution 2-pack ([[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#TRUEvolution|''AOE'' Bumblebee]] & [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|G1 Bumblebee]])}}
{{Bp-a1|Dinobot Slug Evolution 2-pack ([[Slug (AOE)#TRUEvolution|''AOE'' Slug]] & [[Slag (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|G1 Slug]])}}
{{Bp-a1|Strafe Evolution 2-pack ([[Strafe (AOE)#TRUEvolution|''AOE'' Strafe]] & [[Swoop (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|G1 "Strafe"]])}}
{{Bp-a1|Grimlock Evolution 2-pack ([[Grimlock (AOE)#TRUEvolution|''AOE'' Grimlock]] & [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|G1 Grimlock]])}}
{{bp-a1|Optimus Prime Evolution 2-pack ([[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#AOEEvolution|''AOE'' Optimus Prime]] & [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Age of Extinction|G1 Optimus Prime]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Walmart]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#WalmartLegion|Bumblebee]] (Legion)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#Legion Class toys|Grimlock]] (Legion)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SingleLegion|Optimus Prime]] (Legion)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Stinger (AOE)#Age of Extinction|Decepticon Stinger]] (Legion)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#WalmartBWmold|Bumblebee]] & [[Strafe (AOE)#WalmartBWmold|Dinobot Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#2PackLegion|Optimus Prime]] & [[Grimlock (AOE)#WalmartENmold|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Stinger (AOE)#WalmartVsSlug|Decepticon Stinger]] & [[Slug (AOE)#WalmartBWmold|Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#WalmartScenePack|Bumblebee]] vs. [[Stinger (AOE)#WalmartScenePack|Decepticon Stinger]] with [[Strafe (AOE)#WalmartScenePack|Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Walmart1StepBonus|Bumblebee]] (w/ "Bonus Value!" [[Stinger (AOE)#Walmart1StepBonus|Decepticon Stinger]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Stinger (AOE)#OneStep|Decepticon Stinger]] (One-Step Changer)}}
|}

====Platinum Edition====
{{main|Transformers: Platinum Edition#Age of Extinction}}

==TakaraTomy toylines==
===''Movie Advanced Series''===
[[TakaraTomy]]'s '''''Movie Advanced Series''''' (ムービーアドバンスドシリーズ) is something of an equivalent to [[Hasbro]]'s ''Age of Extinction Generations'' line, being made up of the mainline, older-kid/fan-aimed [[size class]]es. It does not limit itself to just toys and characters from ''Age of Extinction'' however, using older molds to bring back past characters (including a few surprises).

Numerous online retailers listed "AD18 Decepticon A" and "AD19 Autobot A" for preorder, but ultimately, nothing ever became of those listings. It can be assumed that whatever toys were planned ended up being canceled, leaving those ID numbers unused.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[May 17]] [[2014]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD01 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys 5|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD02 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys 5|Classic Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD03 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Voyager Class toys|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD04 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#HighOctaneDeluxe|Classic Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD05 [[Scorn#Generations|Dinobot Scorn]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD06 [[Crosshairs (AOE)#Generations|Crosshairs]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD07 [[Slug (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD08 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#MABattleBlade|Battle Blade Bumblebee]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD09 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Deluxe Class toys 3|Protoform Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD10 [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#Movie Advanced Series|Starscream]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD11 [[Dispensor#Movie Advanced Series|Dispensor]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD12 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#AOERevenge|Revenge Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD13 [[Devastator (ROTF)#Movie Advanced Series|Devastator]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD14 [[Jolt (ROTF)#Movie Advanced Series|Jolt]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD15 [[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#Movie Advanced Series|Ratchet]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[June 21]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD16 [[Dino#Movie Advanced Series|Autobot Dino]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD17 [[Soundwave (ROTF)/toys#Movie Advanced Series|Darkside Soundwave]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[July 19]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD20 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Leader Class toys|Black Knight Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD21 [[Hound (Movie)#Generations|Hound]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD22 [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Generations|Galvatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD23 [[Drift (AOE)#Generations|Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD24 [[Strafe (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD25 [[Slash (AOE)#GenerationsDeluxe|Dinobot Slash]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD26 [[Lockdown (ROTF)#Generations|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:MovieAdvanced-Dispensor.jpg|thumb|250px|Deluxe Dispensor (!)]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[August 10]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD27 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#2014Deluxe|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD28 [[Snarl (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Snarl]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' ([[September 20]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD29 [[Slog (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Slog]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD30 [[Drift (AOE)#Voyager Class toys|Sky Drift]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6''' ([[November 15]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD31 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#ArmorKnight|Armor Knight Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7''' ([[January 31]] [[2015]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|AD32 [[Stinger (AOE)#Movie Advanced Series|Decepticon Stinger]]}}
|}

===''Lost Age Series''===
The '''''Lost Age Series''''' is Takaratomy's version of the Hasbro ''Robots in Disguise'' subline, featuring the simpler, more kid-aimed toys, primarily the One-Step Changers and Power Battlers.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[July 19]] [[2014]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|LA-01 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Lost Age Series|Battle Command Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-02 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Big Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-03 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#OneStepChanger|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-04 [[Grimlock (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-05 [[Hound (Movie)#Robots in Disguise|Hound]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|LA-06 [[Drift (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-07 [[Crosshairs (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Crosshairs]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-08 [[Slash (AOE)#Age of Extinction|Dinobot Slash]]}}
{{Bp-d1|LA-09 [[Lockdown (ROTF)#Robots in Disguise (2014)|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[August 2]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|LA-10 [[Scorn#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Scorn]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-11 [[Strafe (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-d1|LA-12 [[Stinger (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Decepticon Stinger]]}}

|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[September 20]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|LA-13 [[Nemesis Prime (AOE)#Lost Age Series|Battle Attack Nemesis Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[October 18]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|LA-14 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Lost Age Series|Battle Command Optimus Prime]] & [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#OneStepHighOctane|Bumblebee]] Strongest Tag Set}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-15 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-16 [[Slug (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-17 [[Snarl (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Snarl]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|LA-18 [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Galvatron]]}}
|}

===Exclusives===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[AEON]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|EX [[Wheeljack (Movie)#Movie Advanced Series|Wheeljack]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jolt (Armada)#Transformers (2014)|Micron Jolt]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Paulie]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Trikera Mace]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Amazon.co.jp'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hound (Movie)#ArmyCamo|Hound Army Camo Ver.]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Bic Camera'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Buzz Saw (BW)#Transformers (2014)|Buzz Saw]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ptera Spear]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Scorn#BlackKnight|Black Knight Scorn]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Thunderlips]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Cybertron Satellite]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Strafe (AOE)#BlackKnight|Black Knight Strafe]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:MovieAdvancedtoy-GrimlockG1ColorVer.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Because G1 doesn't get enough callbacks apparently.]][[File:AOE-toy Carnivac.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Carnivac, in extra-fragile!]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Joshin Kids Land'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Buzz Saw (BW)#Transformers (2014)|Buzz Saw]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ptera Spear]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Thunderlips]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Lawson'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (AOE)#TFExpoG1|Dinobot Slug G1 Color Ver.]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#G1ColorVer|Grimlock G1 Color Ver.]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|EX [[Rollbar (AOE)#TakTom|Rollbar]]}}
{{Bp-a1|EX [[Sideswipe (Movie)/toys#MovieAdvancedEX|Sideswipe]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Carnivac (AOE)|Carnivac]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ivan]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#RustyEvasion|Optimus Prime Rusty ver.]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Astrotrain_(G1)/toys#Transformers_.28campaign_item.29|Astrotrain]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#BlackKnightLeader|Black Knight Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prime Axe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Roller (G1)#Transformers (2014)|Silver Roller]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sword of Judgment#Lost Age Series|Temenos Sword]]}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Transformers Expo]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Nemesis Prime (AOE)#Movie Advanced Series|Nemesis Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Nemesis Grimlock#Movie Advanced Series|Nemesis Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (AOE)#TFExpoG1|Dinobot Slug G1 Color Ver.]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Multiple outlets'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Beet-Chop]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Scorn#BlackKnight|Black Knight Scorn]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sling (AOE)|Sling]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (AOE)#BlackKnight|Black Knight Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Spino Hammer]]}}
|}

==Post-''Age of Extinction'' releases==
===''Studio Series''===
{{nav-studio}}

;Deluxe Class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1 (2018)'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|02 [[Stinger (AOE)#Studio Series|Decepticon Stinger]] (''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|11 [[Lockdown (ROTF)#Studio Series|Lockdown]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|16 [[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#SS16|Autobot Ratchet]] (''Dark of the Moon'')}}
{{Bp-d1|17 [[Shadow Raider#Studio Series|Shadow Raider]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|23 [[KSI Sentry#Studio Series|KSI Sentry]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|45 [[Drift (AOE)#SS45|Autobot Drift]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 18'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|92 [[Crosshairs (AOE)#Studio Series|Crosshairs]] (''The Last Knight'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 29'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[KSI Widow#Studio Series|Concept Art KSI Widow]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
|}

====Voyager Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 17'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|90 [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#SS90|Galvatron]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
|}

====Leader Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|07 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Studio Series|Grimlock]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 18'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SSAOEKnight|Optimus Prime]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[file:StudioSeriesAOELeaderOptimusPrime.jpeg|thumb|200px|Leader Class [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SSAOEKnight|Optimus Prime]]]]
|
|}

====Titan Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#SSTitan|Grimlock]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|}
{{comingsoontoy|All 2026 product}}
{{--}}

====Exclusives====
2020 saw the release of Leadfoot at Target, the enormous Devastator box set at multiple retailers, and the beginnings of the Target exclusive ''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'' line in celebration of everybody's favourite little yellow Autobot. Toys in the latter line are earmarked by the addition of "BB" to their ID numbers.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxe Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|68 [[Leadfoot (DOTM)#Studio Series|Leadfoot]] (''Dark of the Moon'' w/ [[Steeljaw (DOTM)#Studio Series|Steeljaw]])}}
</ul>
|
{{-}}
----

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="25%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|79BB [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BW79|High Octane Bumblebee]] VS 02BB [[Stinger (AOE)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Decepticon Stinger]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="15%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Buzzworthy-Bumblebee-High-Octane-Bumblebee-VS-Decepticon-Stinger.jpg|thumb|200px|79BB [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BW79|High Octane Bumblebee]] VS 02BB [[Stinger (AOE)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Decepticon Stinger]]]]
|}
{{-}}
----

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' Leader Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|07BB [[Grimlock (AOE)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Grimlock]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
|}
{{-}}
----

==Notes==
* The Power Battlers toys themselves are not identified by that name on their packaging; however, the name "Power Battlers" ''is'' referenced (with a ™ [[trademark]] claim) on the back of Stomp & Chomp Grimlock's packaging. It also appeared on the placards at [[BotCon 2014]] and [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2014. Hasbro's public website, on the other hand, used the name "Power Attacker" for the individual toys' listings, as did the [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] website, which shares its database with Hasbro's main website. The name "Power Battlers" only appeared on the Hasbro website once, as part of a press release, and on the Hasbro Toy Shop website as the name of the category for the toys in question. Other online retailers, including international ones, were a mixed bag, with some picking one name and running with it and others using ''both'' names in different instances. Furthermore, German retailers identified them as "''Deluxe'' Attackers" across the board, while the gimmick name "Power ''Punch''" was also used as an assortment identifier by some retailers around the world. So basically, it's the same problem that previously affected the "[[Legends Class (2005)|Legends]] of [[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]" aka "Cybertron All Stars" aka "Cybertron Micro Series" figures and the "[[Construct-Bots]]" aka "Construct-A-Bots".
*All of the Age of Extinction Generations Deluxe, Voyager, and Leader class figures feature at least one small hexagonal port on the back of their torso or pelvis. While its function is not explicitly mentioned in either the instructions or packaging materials for the toy, it has been deduced that the purpose of these ports is to make the figure compatible with display stands such as the Bandai "Tamashii Stage" stands.<ref>http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-toy-discussion/990267-aoe-toys-whats-hexagonal-holes.html</ref>
*Various toys released concurrently with the ''Age of Extinction'' figures were available in packaging based on the general ''Age of Extinction'' design template, but lacking the ''Age of Extinction'' logo. See [[Transformers (2014 toyline)|''Transformers ''(2014 toyline)]] for more details.

==External links==
*[http://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/toy/search/movie_advanced/index.html Movie Advanced Series at TakaraTomy's Transformers hub]

==References==
{{reflist}}

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[[Category:Generations toylines]]
[[Category:Live-action film series toylines]]

Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)

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{{Nav-aoe}}

The '''''Transformers: Age of Extinction''''' toyline coincides with the [[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|fourth film]] in [[Michael Bay]]'s [[live-action film series]].

Unlike the toy lines of the previous three films, this line is divided into two distinct series:
*"Robots in Disguise", a series of simpler, more [[gimmick]]y toys aimed towards younger children. Included in this series are the non-transforming [[Titan Heroes]] figures. In Japan, these were sold under the main "Lost Age Series" label.
*An ''Age of Extinction''-specific version of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'', featuring more complex and [[show-accuracy|movie-accurate]] toys aimed towards older children and adult collectors. In Japan, toys from this line were sold under the "Movie Advanced Series" subtitle.

==Hasbro ''Age of Extinction'' toylines==
===''Robots in Disguise''===
The "Robots in Disguise" line is primarily focused on simpler toys for the younger set.

====One-Step Changers====
One-Step Changers are smaller figures which, as the name suggests, can be transformed either direction in one step, more or less. Exactly how the transformation is accomplished varies from figure, ranging from [[Activators|Activator]]-style spring loading to [[Automorph Technology|Automorph]]-type gearing/levering.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#One Step Changers|Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#OneStep|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Lockdown (ROTF)#OneStepChangers|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#OneStepChanger|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Crosshairs (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Crosshairs]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hound (Movie)#OneStepChanger|Autobot Hound]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slash (AOE)#Toys|Dinobot Slash]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Stinger (AOE)#OneStep|Decepticon Stinger]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:AoE 1-step Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Optimus Prime]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#One Step Changer Heli|Autobot Drift]] (helicopter)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#OneStepChanger|Galvatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#OneStepHighOctane|High Octane Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Steeljaw (AOE)#Toys|Steeljaw]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Strafe (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Dinobot Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Age of Extinction|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (Movie)#Toys|Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rollbar (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Rollbar]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Mega One-Step'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Mega1Step|Mega 1-Step Bumblebee]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Electronic Stomp & Chomp'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#Stomp&Chomp|Grimlock]]}}
|}
{{Note|Wave 3's Decepticon Stinger toy was redefined as a Walmart exclusive ([[#Exclusives|see below]]) seemingly at the last minute. Judging by web retail listings,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140819052050/http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=HAS23777&mode=retail BigBadToyStore listing for One-Step Changers wave 3]</ref> the intent was for Stinger to be replaced in the wave 3 case by Lockdown, but multiple retail sightings indicate that some quantity of cases was mistakenly packed per the original plan, leading to Stinger toys with "Walmart Exclusive" stickers being found at Target stores.}}
{{-}}

====Power Battlers====
Spiritual successors to the [[Fast Action Battlers]], Power Battlers are Deluxe-sized figures with basic transformations and a 'battling' action feature in [[robot mode]]. They are also commonly referred to as "Power Attackers", presumably an older working name that got changed very late in the game so it appears just as frequently as the final name.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#PowerBattler|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Crosshairs (AOE)#PowerBattler|Crosshairs]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hound (Movie)#PowerBattler|Autobot Hound]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Strafe (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Dinobot Strafe]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#Power Battlers|Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Scorn#Robots in Disguise|Dinobot Scorn]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#PowerBattler|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (AOE)#PowerBattler|Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Snarl (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Dinobot Snarl]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#PowerBattler|Galvatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#PowerBattler|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Lockdown (ROTF)#PowerBattler|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:AoE Power Battler Grimlock.jpg|200px|thumb|Power Battler Grimlock]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#HighOctanePowerBattler|High Octane Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Junkheap (AOE)#Toys|Junkheap]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Vehicon (AOE)#PowerBattler|Vehicon]]}}
|}
{{-}}

====Dino Sparkers====
Dino Sparkers each include non-transforming static figures of a Dinobot and a rider. The Dinobot is cast in translucent plastic, and features a pull-back-and-go motor with a [[sparking gimmick]], a gimmick not seen in any ''Transformers'' line since the original G1 line in 1988.
[[File:AoE dino sparker Bumblebee and Strafe.jpg|thumb|200px|Bumblebee with Strafe]]
<ul class="iconlist">
:'''Wave 1'''
:{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Dino Sparkers|Optimus Prime]] & [[Grimlock (AOE)#Dino Sparkers|Grimlock]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Dino Sparkers|Bumblebee]] & [[Strafe (AOE)#Dino Sparkers|Strafe]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#Dino Sparkers|Autobot Drift]] & [[Slug (AOE)#Dino Sparkers|Dinobot Slug]]}}</ul>

{{note|Reports from [[Toy Fair 2014]] suggested the existence of a fourth Dino Sparkers toy featuring Lockdown, corroborated by a previously leaked<ref name="customerleak">[http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/96540-monzos-mega-hasbro-customer-service-listing-breakdown/ Hasbro customer service leak summary on The Allspark]</ref> listing for a 'Lockdown & [[Steeljaw (AOE)|Wolf]]' toy. Ultimately, this product was never officially revealed or solicited.}}

{{-}}

====Flip & Change/Smash & Change====
This assortment of larger figures focuses, like One-Step Changers, on simple transformations. All but the first wave's Optimus Prime use a form of autotransformation that has one flip the figure over itself.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Smash&Change|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Flip&Change|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Lockdown (ROTF)#Flip&Change|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#Flip & Change|Drift]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}

====Titan Heroes & Guardians====
Like previous toys under the 'Titan' branding, Titan Heroes are 12-inch tall, non-transforming action figures with a basic five points of articulation. The Titan Guardian assortment is basically the same thing, but with a larger 16-inch height.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Titan Heroes Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#TitanHero|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#Titan Heroes|Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#TitanHero|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Titan Heroes Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Lockdown (ROTF)#TitanHeroes|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Titan Guardians'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#TitanGuardian|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#TitanGuardian|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}

===''Generations (Series M4)''===
With Hasbro's renewed focus on simpler toys for children, the "traditional" Deluxe, Voyager and Leader Class assortments were explicitly split off under the ''Generations'' banner, receiving a much reduced focus in marketing and even being entirely store exclusive in the [[United Kingdom]] and Germany (Deluxe and Voyager at [[Toys"R"Us]], and Leader at [[Argos]] and Rossmann drug stores, respectively).

====Standard Retail====
;Deluxe Class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|001 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#HighOctaneDeluxe|High Octane Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|002 [[Crosshairs (AOE)#Generations|Crosshairs]]}}
{{Bp-a1|003 [[Slug (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|004 [[Scorn#Generations|Scorn]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|005 [[Strafe (AOE)#Generations|Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|006 [[Drift (AOE)#Generations|Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|007 [[Slash (AOE)#GenerationsDeluxe|Dinobot Slash]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|008 [[Lockdown (ROTF)#Generations|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|009 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#2014Deluxe|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|010 [[Snarl (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Snarl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|011 [[Hot Shot (AOE)#Toys|Hot Shot]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:AOEGenerationstoy-DeluxeDrift.jpg|200px|thumb|Drift]]
|}
{{-}}
;Voyager Class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|001 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys 5|Evasion Mode Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|002 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Voyager Class toys|Grimlock]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|003 [[Hound (Movie)#Generations|Autobot Hound]]}}
{{Bp-d1|004 [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Generations|Galvatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|005 [[Slog (AOE)#Generations|Slog]]}}
{{Bp-a1|006 [[Drift (AOE)#Voyager Class toys|Autobot Drift]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}
;Leader Class
:'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
:{{Bp-a1|001 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys 5|Optimus Prime]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|002 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Leader Class toys|Grimlock]]}}</ul>

{{-}}

===Exclusives===
All the usual suspects received exclusive product for the ''Age of Extinction'' toyline, with the "big three" of brick-and-mortar toy retail each receiving a set of themed releases: Target's capsule centred on "Silver Knight Optimus Prime", an upgrade ultimately deleted from the finished film, Toys"R"Us carried a range of "then & now"-type packs, and Walmart's offerings largely focused on the Legion size class, while also featuring the line's only toys of new character [[Stinger (AOE)|Stinger]].

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Amazon.com'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#FirstEd|First Edition Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|005 [[Slog (AOE)#Amazon|Slog]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''CostCo'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|003 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys 2|Bumblebee]] (Leader)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Kmart]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#TitanHeroElectronic|Grimlock]] (Electronic Titan)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#TitanHeroElectronic|Optimus Prime]] (Electronic Titan)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Kohl's'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Robots in Disguise .282014.29|Optimus Prime]] / [[Grimlock (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Grimlock]] (Smash/Flip & Change)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:AOEtoy-FirstEditionOptimusPrime.jpg|200px|thumb|First Edition Optimus Prime]][[File:AOEOneStepStinger.JPG|right|thumb|200px|The only semi-screen-accurate Stinger in the US... [[Studio Series|at the time.]]]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Target'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SKDeluxe|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]] & [[Grimlock (AOE)#Target2Pack|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SKSmash&Change|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]] (Smash & Change)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#Titan Heroes.2FGuardians|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]] (Titan Hero)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#PESilverKnight|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]] (First Edition)}}
{{Bp-a1d1|"''Transformers: Age of Extinction'' Collection" ([[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#OneStepCollection|Bumblebee]], [[Drift (AOE)#OneStepCollection|Autobot Drift]], [[Lockdown (ROTF)#OneStepCollection|Lockdown]], [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SKOneStep|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]], [[Grimlock (AOE)#OneStepCollection|Grimlock]], [[slug (AOE)#OneStepCollection|Dinobot Slug]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Bumblebee Evolution 2-pack ([[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#TRUEvolution|''AOE'' Bumblebee]] & [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|G1 Bumblebee]])}}
{{Bp-a1|Dinobot Slug Evolution 2-pack ([[Slug (AOE)#TRUEvolution|''AOE'' Slug]] & [[Slag (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|G1 Slug]])}}
{{Bp-a1|Strafe Evolution 2-pack ([[Strafe (AOE)#TRUEvolution|''AOE'' Strafe]] & [[Swoop (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|G1 "Strafe"]])}}
{{Bp-a1|Grimlock Evolution 2-pack ([[Grimlock (AOE)#TRUEvolution|''AOE'' Grimlock]] & [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|G1 Grimlock]])}}
{{bp-a1|Optimus Prime Evolution 2-pack ([[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#AOEEvolution|''AOE'' Optimus Prime]] & [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Age of Extinction|G1 Optimus Prime]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Walmart]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#WalmartLegion|Bumblebee]] (Legion)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#Legion Class toys|Grimlock]] (Legion)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SingleLegion|Optimus Prime]] (Legion)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Stinger (AOE)#Age of Extinction|Decepticon Stinger]] (Legion)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#WalmartBWmold|Bumblebee]] & [[Strafe (AOE)#WalmartBWmold|Dinobot Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#2PackLegion|Optimus Prime]] & [[Grimlock (AOE)#WalmartENmold|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Stinger (AOE)#WalmartVsSlug|Decepticon Stinger]] & [[Slug (AOE)#WalmartBWmold|Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#WalmartScenePack|Bumblebee]] vs. [[Stinger (AOE)#WalmartScenePack|Decepticon Stinger]] with [[Strafe (AOE)#WalmartScenePack|Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Walmart1StepBonus|Bumblebee]] (w/ "Bonus Value!" [[Stinger (AOE)#Walmart1StepBonus|Decepticon Stinger]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Stinger (AOE)#OneStep|Decepticon Stinger]] (One-Step Changer)}}
|}

====Platinum Edition====
{{main|Transformers: Platinum Edition#Age of Extinction}}

==TakaraTomy toylines==
===''Movie Advanced Series''===
[[TakaraTomy]]'s '''''Movie Advanced Series''''' (ムービーアドバンスドシリーズ) is something of an equivalent to [[Hasbro]]'s ''Age of Extinction Generations'' line, being made up of the mainline, older-kid/fan-aimed [[size class]]es. It does not limit itself to just toys and characters from ''Age of Extinction'' however, using older molds to bring back past characters (including a few surprises).

Numerous online retailers listed "AD18 Decepticon A" and "AD19 Autobot A" for preorder, but ultimately, nothing ever became of those listings. It can be assumed that whatever toys were planned ended up being canceled, leaving those ID numbers unused.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[May 17]] [[2014]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD01 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys 5|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD02 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys 5|Classic Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD03 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Voyager Class toys|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD04 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#HighOctaneDeluxe|Classic Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD05 [[Scorn#Generations|Dinobot Scorn]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD06 [[Crosshairs (AOE)#Generations|Crosshairs]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD07 [[Slug (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD08 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#MABattleBlade|Battle Blade Bumblebee]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD09 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Deluxe Class toys 3|Protoform Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD10 [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#Movie Advanced Series|Starscream]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD11 [[Dispensor#Movie Advanced Series|Dispensor]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD12 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#AOERevenge|Revenge Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD13 [[Devastator (ROTF)#Movie Advanced Series|Devastator]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD14 [[Jolt (ROTF)#Movie Advanced Series|Jolt]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD15 [[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#Movie Advanced Series|Ratchet]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[June 21]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD16 [[Dino#Movie Advanced Series|Autobot Dino]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD17 [[Soundwave (ROTF)/toys#Movie Advanced Series|Darkside Soundwave]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[July 19]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD20 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Leader Class toys|Black Knight Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD21 [[Hound (Movie)#Generations|Hound]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD22 [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Generations|Galvatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD23 [[Drift (AOE)#Generations|Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD24 [[Strafe (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD25 [[Slash (AOE)#GenerationsDeluxe|Dinobot Slash]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD26 [[Lockdown (ROTF)#Generations|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:MovieAdvanced-Dispensor.jpg|thumb|250px|Deluxe Dispensor (!)]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[August 10]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD27 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#2014Deluxe|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD28 [[Snarl (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Snarl]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' ([[September 20]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD29 [[Slog (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Slog]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD30 [[Drift (AOE)#Voyager Class toys|Sky Drift]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6''' ([[November 15]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD31 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#ArmorKnight|Armor Knight Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7''' ([[January 31]] [[2015]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|AD32 [[Stinger (AOE)#Movie Advanced Series|Decepticon Stinger]]}}
|}

===''Lost Age Series''===
The '''''Lost Age Series''''' is Takaratomy's version of the Hasbro ''Robots in Disguise'' subline, featuring the simpler, more kid-aimed toys, primarily the One-Step Changers and Power Battlers.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[July 19]] [[2014]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|LA-01 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Lost Age Series|Battle Command Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-02 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Big Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-03 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#OneStepChanger|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-04 [[Grimlock (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-05 [[Hound (Movie)#Robots in Disguise|Hound]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|LA-06 [[Drift (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-07 [[Crosshairs (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Crosshairs]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-08 [[Slash (AOE)#Age of Extinction|Dinobot Slash]]}}
{{Bp-d1|LA-09 [[Lockdown (ROTF)#Robots in Disguise (2014)|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[August 2]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|LA-10 [[Scorn#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Scorn]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-11 [[Strafe (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-d1|LA-12 [[Stinger (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Decepticon Stinger]]}}

|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[September 20]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|LA-13 [[Nemesis Prime (AOE)#Lost Age Series|Battle Attack Nemesis Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[October 18]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|LA-14 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Lost Age Series|Battle Command Optimus Prime]] & [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#OneStepHighOctane|Bumblebee]] Strongest Tag Set}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-15 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-16 [[Slug (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-17 [[Snarl (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Snarl]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|LA-18 [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Galvatron]]}}
|}

===Exclusives===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[AEON]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|EX [[Wheeljack (Movie)#Movie Advanced Series|Wheeljack]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jolt (Armada)#Transformers (2014)|Micron Jolt]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Paulie]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Trikera Mace]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Amazon.co.jp'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hound (Movie)#ArmyCamo|Hound Army Camo Ver.]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Bic Camera'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Buzz Saw (BW)#Transformers (2014)|Buzz Saw]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ptera Spear]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Scorn#BlackKnight|Black Knight Scorn]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Thunderlips]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Cybertron Satellite]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Strafe (AOE)#BlackKnight|Black Knight Strafe]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:MovieAdvancedtoy-GrimlockG1ColorVer.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Because G1 doesn't get enough callbacks apparently.]][[File:AOE-toy Carnivac.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Carnivac, in extra-fragile!]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Joshin Kids Land'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Buzz Saw (BW)#Transformers (2014)|Buzz Saw]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ptera Spear]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Thunderlips]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Lawson'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (AOE)#TFExpoG1|Dinobot Slug G1 Color Ver.]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#G1ColorVer|Grimlock G1 Color Ver.]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|EX [[Rollbar (AOE)#TakTom|Rollbar]]}}
{{Bp-a1|EX [[Sideswipe (Movie)/toys#MovieAdvancedEX|Sideswipe]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Carnivac (AOE)|Carnivac]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ivan]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#RustyEvasion|Optimus Prime Rusty ver.]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Astrotrain_(G1)/toys#Transformers_.28campaign_item.29|Astrotrain]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#BlackKnightLeader|Black Knight Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prime Axe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Roller (G1)#Transformers (2014)|Silver Roller]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sword of Judgment#Lost Age Series|Temenos Sword]]}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Transformers Expo]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Nemesis Prime (AOE)#Movie Advanced Series|Nemesis Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Nemesis Grimlock#Movie Advanced Series|Nemesis Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (AOE)#TFExpoG1|Dinobot Slug G1 Color Ver.]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Multiple outlets'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Beet-Chop]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Scorn#BlackKnight|Black Knight Scorn]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sling (AOE)|Sling]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (AOE)#BlackKnight|Black Knight Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Spino Hammer]]}}
|}

==Post-''Age of Extinction'' releases==
===''Studio Series''===
{{nav-studio}}

;Deluxe Class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1 (2018)'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|02 [[Stinger (AOE)#Studio Series|Decepticon Stinger]] (''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|11 [[Lockdown (ROTF)#Studio Series|Lockdown]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|16 [[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#SS16|Autobot Ratchet]] (''Dark of the Moon'')}}
{{Bp-d1|17 [[Shadow Raider#Studio Series|Shadow Raider]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|23 [[KSI Sentry#Studio Series|KSI Sentry]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|45 [[Drift (AOE)#SS45|Autobot Drift]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 18'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|92 [[Crosshairs (AOE)#Studio Series|Crosshairs]] (''The Last Knight'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 29'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[KSI Widow#Studio Series|Concept Art KSI Widow]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
|}

====Voyager Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 17'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|90 [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#SS90|Galvatron]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
|}

====Leader Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|07 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Studio Series|Grimlock]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 18'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SSAOEKnight|Optimus Prime]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[file:StudioSeriesAOELeaderOptimusPrime.jpeg|thumb|200px|Leader Class [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SSAOEKnight|Optimus Prime]]]]
|
|}

====Titan Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#SSTitan|Grimlock]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|}
{{comingsoontoy|All 2026 product}}
{{--}}

====Exclusives====
2020 saw the release of Leadfoot at Target, the enormous Devastator box set at multiple retailers, and the beginnings of the Target exclusive ''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'' line in celebration of everybody's favourite little yellow Autobot. Toys in the latter line are earmarked by the addition of "BB" to their ID numbers.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxe Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|68 [[Leadfoot (DOTM)#Studio Series|Leadfoot]] (''Dark of the Moon'' w/ [[Steeljaw (DOTM)#Studio Series|Steeljaw]])}}
</ul>
|
{{-}}
----

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="25%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|79BB [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BW79|High Octane Bumblebee]] VS 02BB [[Stinger (AOE)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Decepticon Stinger]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="15%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Buzzworthy-Bumblebee-High-Octane-Bumblebee-VS-Decepticon-Stinger.jpg|thumb|200px|79BB [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BW79|High Octane Bumblebee]] VS 02BB [[Stinger (AOE)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Decepticon Stinger]]]]
|}
{{-}}
----

====Exclusives====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' Leader Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|07BB [[Grimlock (AOE)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Grimlock]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
|}
{{-}}
----

==Notes==
* The Power Battlers toys themselves are not identified by that name on their packaging; however, the name "Power Battlers" ''is'' referenced (with a ™ [[trademark]] claim) on the back of Stomp & Chomp Grimlock's packaging. It also appeared on the placards at [[BotCon 2014]] and [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2014. Hasbro's public website, on the other hand, used the name "Power Attacker" for the individual toys' listings, as did the [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] website, which shares its database with Hasbro's main website. The name "Power Battlers" only appeared on the Hasbro website once, as part of a press release, and on the Hasbro Toy Shop website as the name of the category for the toys in question. Other online retailers, including international ones, were a mixed bag, with some picking one name and running with it and others using ''both'' names in different instances. Furthermore, German retailers identified them as "''Deluxe'' Attackers" across the board, while the gimmick name "Power ''Punch''" was also used as an assortment identifier by some retailers around the world. So basically, it's the same problem that previously affected the "[[Legends Class (2005)|Legends]] of [[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]" aka "Cybertron All Stars" aka "Cybertron Micro Series" figures and the "[[Construct-Bots]]" aka "Construct-A-Bots".
*All of the Age of Extinction Generations Deluxe, Voyager, and Leader class figures feature at least one small hexagonal port on the back of their torso or pelvis. While its function is not explicitly mentioned in either the instructions or packaging materials for the toy, it has been deduced that the purpose of these ports is to make the figure compatible with display stands such as the Bandai "Tamashii Stage" stands.<ref>http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-toy-discussion/990267-aoe-toys-whats-hexagonal-holes.html</ref>
*Various toys released concurrently with the ''Age of Extinction'' figures were available in packaging based on the general ''Age of Extinction'' design template, but lacking the ''Age of Extinction'' logo. See [[Transformers (2014 toyline)|''Transformers ''(2014 toyline)]] for more details.

==External links==
*[http://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/toy/search/movie_advanced/index.html Movie Advanced Series at TakaraTomy's Transformers hub]

==References==
{{reflist}}

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[[Category:Generations toylines]]
[[Category:Live-action film series toylines]]

Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)

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{{Nav-aoe}}

The '''''Transformers: Age of Extinction''''' toyline coincides with the [[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|fourth film]] in [[Michael Bay]]'s [[live-action film series]].

Unlike the toy lines of the previous three films, this line is divided into two distinct series:
*"Robots in Disguise", a series of simpler, more [[gimmick]]y toys aimed towards younger children. Included in this series are the non-transforming [[Titan Heroes]] figures. In Japan, these were sold under the main "Lost Age Series" label.
*An ''Age of Extinction''-specific version of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'', featuring more complex and [[show-accuracy|movie-accurate]] toys aimed towards older children and adult collectors. In Japan, toys from this line were sold under the "Movie Advanced Series" subtitle.

==Hasbro ''Age of Extinction'' toylines==
===''Robots in Disguise''===
The "Robots in Disguise" line is primarily focused on simpler toys for the younger set.

====One-Step Changers====
One-Step Changers are smaller figures which, as the name suggests, can be transformed either direction in one step, more or less. Exactly how the transformation is accomplished varies from figure, ranging from [[Activators|Activator]]-style spring loading to [[Automorph Technology|Automorph]]-type gearing/levering.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#One Step Changers|Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#OneStep|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Lockdown (ROTF)#OneStepChangers|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#OneStepChanger|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Crosshairs (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Crosshairs]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hound (Movie)#OneStepChanger|Autobot Hound]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slash (AOE)#Toys|Dinobot Slash]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Stinger (AOE)#OneStep|Decepticon Stinger]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:AoE 1-step Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Optimus Prime]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#One Step Changer Heli|Autobot Drift]] (helicopter)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#OneStepChanger|Galvatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#OneStepHighOctane|High Octane Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Steeljaw (AOE)#Toys|Steeljaw]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Strafe (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Dinobot Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Age of Extinction|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (Movie)#Toys|Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rollbar (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Rollbar]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Mega One-Step'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Mega1Step|Mega 1-Step Bumblebee]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Electronic Stomp & Chomp'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#Stomp&Chomp|Grimlock]]}}
|}
{{Note|Wave 3's Decepticon Stinger toy was redefined as a Walmart exclusive ([[#Exclusives|see below]]) seemingly at the last minute. Judging by web retail listings,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140819052050/http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=HAS23777&mode=retail BigBadToyStore listing for One-Step Changers wave 3]</ref> the intent was for Stinger to be replaced in the wave 3 case by Lockdown, but multiple retail sightings indicate that some quantity of cases was mistakenly packed per the original plan, leading to Stinger toys with "Walmart Exclusive" stickers being found at Target stores.}}
{{-}}

====Power Battlers====
Spiritual successors to the [[Fast Action Battlers]], Power Battlers are Deluxe-sized figures with basic transformations and a 'battling' action feature in [[robot mode]]. They are also commonly referred to as "Power Attackers", presumably an older working name that got changed very late in the game so it appears just as frequently as the final name.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#PowerBattler|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Crosshairs (AOE)#PowerBattler|Crosshairs]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hound (Movie)#PowerBattler|Autobot Hound]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Strafe (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Dinobot Strafe]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#Power Battlers|Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Scorn#Robots in Disguise|Dinobot Scorn]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#PowerBattler|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (AOE)#PowerBattler|Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Snarl (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Dinobot Snarl]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#PowerBattler|Galvatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#PowerBattler|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Lockdown (ROTF)#PowerBattler|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:AoE Power Battler Grimlock.jpg|200px|thumb|Power Battler Grimlock]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#HighOctanePowerBattler|High Octane Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Junkheap (AOE)#Toys|Junkheap]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Vehicon (AOE)#PowerBattler|Vehicon]]}}
|}
{{-}}

====Dino Sparkers====
Dino Sparkers each include non-transforming static figures of a Dinobot and a rider. The Dinobot is cast in translucent plastic, and features a pull-back-and-go motor with a [[sparking gimmick]], a gimmick not seen in any ''Transformers'' line since the original G1 line in 1988.
[[File:AoE dino sparker Bumblebee and Strafe.jpg|thumb|200px|Bumblebee with Strafe]]
<ul class="iconlist">
:'''Wave 1'''
:{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Dino Sparkers|Optimus Prime]] & [[Grimlock (AOE)#Dino Sparkers|Grimlock]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Dino Sparkers|Bumblebee]] & [[Strafe (AOE)#Dino Sparkers|Strafe]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#Dino Sparkers|Autobot Drift]] & [[Slug (AOE)#Dino Sparkers|Dinobot Slug]]}}</ul>

{{note|Reports from [[Toy Fair 2014]] suggested the existence of a fourth Dino Sparkers toy featuring Lockdown, corroborated by a previously leaked<ref name="customerleak">[http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/96540-monzos-mega-hasbro-customer-service-listing-breakdown/ Hasbro customer service leak summary on The Allspark]</ref> listing for a 'Lockdown & [[Steeljaw (AOE)|Wolf]]' toy. Ultimately, this product was never officially revealed or solicited.}}

{{-}}

====Flip & Change/Smash & Change====
This assortment of larger figures focuses, like One-Step Changers, on simple transformations. All but the first wave's Optimus Prime use a form of autotransformation that has one flip the figure over itself.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Smash&Change|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Flip&Change|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Lockdown (ROTF)#Flip&Change|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#Flip & Change|Drift]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}

====Titan Heroes & Guardians====
Like previous toys under the 'Titan' branding, Titan Heroes are 12-inch tall, non-transforming action figures with a basic five points of articulation. The Titan Guardian assortment is basically the same thing, but with a larger 16-inch height.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Titan Heroes Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#TitanHero|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#Titan Heroes|Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#TitanHero|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Titan Heroes Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Lockdown (ROTF)#TitanHeroes|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Titan Guardians'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#TitanGuardian|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#TitanGuardian|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}

===''Generations (Series M4)''===
With Hasbro's renewed focus on simpler toys for children, the "traditional" Deluxe, Voyager and Leader Class assortments were explicitly split off under the ''Generations'' banner, receiving a much reduced focus in marketing and even being entirely store exclusive in the [[United Kingdom]] and Germany (Deluxe and Voyager at [[Toys"R"Us]], and Leader at [[Argos]] and Rossmann drug stores, respectively).

====Standard Retail====
;Deluxe Class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|001 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#HighOctaneDeluxe|High Octane Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|002 [[Crosshairs (AOE)#Generations|Crosshairs]]}}
{{Bp-a1|003 [[Slug (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|004 [[Scorn#Generations|Scorn]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|005 [[Strafe (AOE)#Generations|Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|006 [[Drift (AOE)#Generations|Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|007 [[Slash (AOE)#GenerationsDeluxe|Dinobot Slash]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|008 [[Lockdown (ROTF)#Generations|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|009 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#2014Deluxe|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|010 [[Snarl (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Snarl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|011 [[Hot Shot (AOE)#Toys|Hot Shot]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:AOEGenerationstoy-DeluxeDrift.jpg|200px|thumb|Drift]]
|}
{{-}}
;Voyager Class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|001 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys 5|Evasion Mode Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|002 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Voyager Class toys|Grimlock]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|003 [[Hound (Movie)#Generations|Autobot Hound]]}}
{{Bp-d1|004 [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Generations|Galvatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|005 [[Slog (AOE)#Generations|Slog]]}}
{{Bp-a1|006 [[Drift (AOE)#Voyager Class toys|Autobot Drift]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}
;Leader Class
:'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
:{{Bp-a1|001 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys 5|Optimus Prime]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|002 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Leader Class toys|Grimlock]]}}</ul>

{{-}}

===Exclusives===
All the usual suspects received exclusive product for the ''Age of Extinction'' toyline, with the "big three" of brick-and-mortar toy retail each receiving a set of themed releases: Target's capsule centred on "Silver Knight Optimus Prime", an upgrade ultimately deleted from the finished film, Toys"R"Us carried a range of "then & now"-type packs, and Walmart's offerings largely focused on the Legion size class, while also featuring the line's only toys of new character [[Stinger (AOE)|Stinger]].

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Amazon.com'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#FirstEd|First Edition Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|005 [[Slog (AOE)#Amazon|Slog]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''CostCo'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|003 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys 2|Bumblebee]] (Leader)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Kmart]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#TitanHeroElectronic|Grimlock]] (Electronic Titan)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#TitanHeroElectronic|Optimus Prime]] (Electronic Titan)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Kohl's'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Robots in Disguise .282014.29|Optimus Prime]] / [[Grimlock (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Grimlock]] (Smash/Flip & Change)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:AOEtoy-FirstEditionOptimusPrime.jpg|200px|thumb|First Edition Optimus Prime]][[File:AOEOneStepStinger.JPG|right|thumb|200px|The only semi-screen-accurate Stinger in the US... [[Studio Series|at the time.]]]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Target'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SKDeluxe|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]] & [[Grimlock (AOE)#Target2Pack|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SKSmash&Change|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]] (Smash & Change)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#Titan Heroes.2FGuardians|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]] (Titan Hero)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#PESilverKnight|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]] (First Edition)}}
{{Bp-a1d1|"''Transformers: Age of Extinction'' Collection" ([[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#OneStepCollection|Bumblebee]], [[Drift (AOE)#OneStepCollection|Autobot Drift]], [[Lockdown (ROTF)#OneStepCollection|Lockdown]], [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SKOneStep|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]], [[Grimlock (AOE)#OneStepCollection|Grimlock]], [[slug (AOE)#OneStepCollection|Dinobot Slug]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Bumblebee Evolution 2-pack ([[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#TRUEvolution|''AOE'' Bumblebee]] & [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|G1 Bumblebee]])}}
{{Bp-a1|Dinobot Slug Evolution 2-pack ([[Slug (AOE)#TRUEvolution|''AOE'' Slug]] & [[Slag (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|G1 Slug]])}}
{{Bp-a1|Strafe Evolution 2-pack ([[Strafe (AOE)#TRUEvolution|''AOE'' Strafe]] & [[Swoop (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|G1 "Strafe"]])}}
{{Bp-a1|Grimlock Evolution 2-pack ([[Grimlock (AOE)#TRUEvolution|''AOE'' Grimlock]] & [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|G1 Grimlock]])}}
{{bp-a1|Optimus Prime Evolution 2-pack ([[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#AOEEvolution|''AOE'' Optimus Prime]] & [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Age of Extinction|G1 Optimus Prime]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Walmart]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#WalmartLegion|Bumblebee]] (Legion)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#Legion Class toys|Grimlock]] (Legion)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SingleLegion|Optimus Prime]] (Legion)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Stinger (AOE)#Age of Extinction|Decepticon Stinger]] (Legion)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#WalmartBWmold|Bumblebee]] & [[Strafe (AOE)#WalmartBWmold|Dinobot Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#2PackLegion|Optimus Prime]] & [[Grimlock (AOE)#WalmartENmold|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Stinger (AOE)#WalmartVsSlug|Decepticon Stinger]] & [[Slug (AOE)#WalmartBWmold|Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#WalmartScenePack|Bumblebee]] vs. [[Stinger (AOE)#WalmartScenePack|Decepticon Stinger]] with [[Strafe (AOE)#WalmartScenePack|Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Walmart1StepBonus|Bumblebee]] (w/ "Bonus Value!" [[Stinger (AOE)#Walmart1StepBonus|Decepticon Stinger]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Stinger (AOE)#OneStep|Decepticon Stinger]] (One-Step Changer)}}
|}

====Platinum Edition====
{{main|Transformers: Platinum Edition#Age of Extinction}}

==TakaraTomy toylines==
===''Movie Advanced Series''===
[[TakaraTomy]]'s '''''Movie Advanced Series''''' (ムービーアドバンスドシリーズ) is something of an equivalent to [[Hasbro]]'s ''Age of Extinction Generations'' line, being made up of the mainline, older-kid/fan-aimed [[size class]]es. It does not limit itself to just toys and characters from ''Age of Extinction'' however, using older molds to bring back past characters (including a few surprises).

Numerous online retailers listed "AD18 Decepticon A" and "AD19 Autobot A" for preorder, but ultimately, nothing ever became of those listings. It can be assumed that whatever toys were planned ended up being canceled, leaving those ID numbers unused.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[May 17]] [[2014]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD01 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys 5|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD02 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys 5|Classic Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD03 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Voyager Class toys|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD04 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#HighOctaneDeluxe|Classic Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD05 [[Scorn#Generations|Dinobot Scorn]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD06 [[Crosshairs (AOE)#Generations|Crosshairs]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD07 [[Slug (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD08 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#MABattleBlade|Battle Blade Bumblebee]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD09 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Deluxe Class toys 3|Protoform Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD10 [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#Movie Advanced Series|Starscream]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD11 [[Dispensor#Movie Advanced Series|Dispensor]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD12 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#AOERevenge|Revenge Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD13 [[Devastator (ROTF)#Movie Advanced Series|Devastator]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD14 [[Jolt (ROTF)#Movie Advanced Series|Jolt]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD15 [[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#Movie Advanced Series|Ratchet]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[June 21]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD16 [[Dino#Movie Advanced Series|Autobot Dino]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD17 [[Soundwave (ROTF)/toys#Movie Advanced Series|Darkside Soundwave]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[July 19]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD20 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Leader Class toys|Black Knight Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD21 [[Hound (Movie)#Generations|Hound]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD22 [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Generations|Galvatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD23 [[Drift (AOE)#Generations|Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD24 [[Strafe (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD25 [[Slash (AOE)#GenerationsDeluxe|Dinobot Slash]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD26 [[Lockdown (ROTF)#Generations|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:MovieAdvanced-Dispensor.jpg|thumb|250px|Deluxe Dispensor (!)]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[August 10]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD27 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#2014Deluxe|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD28 [[Snarl (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Snarl]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' ([[September 20]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD29 [[Slog (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Slog]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD30 [[Drift (AOE)#Voyager Class toys|Sky Drift]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6''' ([[November 15]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD31 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#ArmorKnight|Armor Knight Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7''' ([[January 31]] [[2015]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|AD32 [[Stinger (AOE)#Movie Advanced Series|Decepticon Stinger]]}}
|}

===''Lost Age Series''===
The '''''Lost Age Series''''' is Takaratomy's version of the Hasbro ''Robots in Disguise'' subline, featuring the simpler, more kid-aimed toys, primarily the One-Step Changers and Power Battlers.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[July 19]] [[2014]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|LA-01 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Lost Age Series|Battle Command Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-02 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Big Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-03 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#OneStepChanger|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-04 [[Grimlock (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-05 [[Hound (Movie)#Robots in Disguise|Hound]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|LA-06 [[Drift (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-07 [[Crosshairs (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Crosshairs]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-08 [[Slash (AOE)#Age of Extinction|Dinobot Slash]]}}
{{Bp-d1|LA-09 [[Lockdown (ROTF)#Robots in Disguise (2014)|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[August 2]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|LA-10 [[Scorn#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Scorn]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-11 [[Strafe (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-d1|LA-12 [[Stinger (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Decepticon Stinger]]}}

|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[September 20]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|LA-13 [[Nemesis Prime (AOE)#Lost Age Series|Battle Attack Nemesis Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[October 18]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|LA-14 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Lost Age Series|Battle Command Optimus Prime]] & [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#OneStepHighOctane|Bumblebee]] Strongest Tag Set}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-15 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-16 [[Slug (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-17 [[Snarl (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Snarl]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|LA-18 [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Galvatron]]}}
|}

===Exclusives===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[AEON]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|EX [[Wheeljack (Movie)#Movie Advanced Series|Wheeljack]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jolt (Armada)#Transformers (2014)|Micron Jolt]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Paulie]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Trikera Mace]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Amazon.co.jp'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hound (Movie)#ArmyCamo|Hound Army Camo Ver.]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Bic Camera'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Buzz Saw (BW)#Transformers (2014)|Buzz Saw]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ptera Spear]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Scorn#BlackKnight|Black Knight Scorn]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Thunderlips]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Cybertron Satellite]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Strafe (AOE)#BlackKnight|Black Knight Strafe]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:MovieAdvancedtoy-GrimlockG1ColorVer.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Because G1 doesn't get enough callbacks apparently.]][[File:AOE-toy Carnivac.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Carnivac, in extra-fragile!]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Joshin Kids Land'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Buzz Saw (BW)#Transformers (2014)|Buzz Saw]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ptera Spear]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Thunderlips]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Lawson'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (AOE)#TFExpoG1|Dinobot Slug G1 Color Ver.]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#G1ColorVer|Grimlock G1 Color Ver.]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|EX [[Rollbar (AOE)#TakTom|Rollbar]]}}
{{Bp-a1|EX [[Sideswipe (Movie)/toys#MovieAdvancedEX|Sideswipe]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Carnivac (AOE)|Carnivac]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ivan]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#RustyEvasion|Optimus Prime Rusty ver.]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Astrotrain_(G1)/toys#Transformers_.28campaign_item.29|Astrotrain]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#BlackKnightLeader|Black Knight Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prime Axe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Roller (G1)#Transformers (2014)|Silver Roller]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sword of Judgment#Lost Age Series|Temenos Sword]]}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Transformers Expo]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Nemesis Prime (AOE)#Movie Advanced Series|Nemesis Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Nemesis Grimlock#Movie Advanced Series|Nemesis Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (AOE)#TFExpoG1|Dinobot Slug G1 Color Ver.]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Multiple outlets'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Beet-Chop]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Scorn#BlackKnight|Black Knight Scorn]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sling (AOE)|Sling]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (AOE)#BlackKnight|Black Knight Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Spino Hammer]]}}
|}

==Post-''Age of Extinction'' releases==
===''Studio Series''===
{{nav-studio}}

;Deluxe Class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1 (2018)'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|02 [[Stinger (AOE)#Studio Series|Decepticon Stinger]] (''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|11 [[Lockdown (ROTF)#Studio Series|Lockdown]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|16 [[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#SS16|Autobot Ratchet]] (''Dark of the Moon'')}}
{{Bp-d1|17 [[Shadow Raider#Studio Series|Shadow Raider]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|23 [[KSI Sentry#Studio Series|KSI Sentry]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|45 [[Drift (AOE)#SS45|Autobot Drift]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 18'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|92 [[Crosshairs (AOE)#Studio Series|Crosshairs]] (''The Last Knight'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 29'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[KSI Widow#Studio Series|Concept Art KSI Widow]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
|}

====Voyager Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 17'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|90 [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#SS90|Galvatron]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
|}

====Leader Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|07 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Studio Series|Grimlock]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 18'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SSAOEKnight|Optimus Prime]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[file:StudioSeriesAOELeaderOptimusPrime.jpeg|thumb|200px|Leader Class [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SSAOEKnight|Optimus Prime]]]]
|
|}

====Titan Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#SSTitan|Grimlock]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|}
{{comingsoontoy|All 2026 product}}
{{--}}

====Exclusives====
2020 saw the release of Leadfoot at Target, the enormous Devastator box set at multiple retailers, and the beginnings of the Target exclusive ''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'' line in celebration of everybody's favourite little yellow Autobot. Toys in the latter line are earmarked by the addition of "BB" to their ID numbers.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxe Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|68 [[Leadfoot (DOTM)#Studio Series|Leadfoot]] (''Dark of the Moon'' w/ [[Steeljaw (DOTM)#Studio Series|Steeljaw]])}}
</ul>
|
{{-}}
----

====Exclusives====
The ''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' line further expanded in 2021 to include multi-packs. Target also received reissues of Battle Damaged Megatron and the Then & Now Two-Pack.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="25%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|79BB [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BW79|High Octane Bumblebee]] VS 02BB [[Stinger (AOE)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Decepticon Stinger]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="15%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Buzzworthy-Bumblebee-High-Octane-Bumblebee-VS-Decepticon-Stinger.jpg|thumb|200px|79BB [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BW79|High Octane Bumblebee]] VS 02BB [[Stinger (AOE)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Decepticon Stinger]]]]
|}
{{-}}
----

====Exclusives====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' Leader Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|07BB [[Grimlock (AOE)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Grimlock]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
|}
{{-}}
----

==Notes==
* The Power Battlers toys themselves are not identified by that name on their packaging; however, the name "Power Battlers" ''is'' referenced (with a ™ [[trademark]] claim) on the back of Stomp & Chomp Grimlock's packaging. It also appeared on the placards at [[BotCon 2014]] and [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2014. Hasbro's public website, on the other hand, used the name "Power Attacker" for the individual toys' listings, as did the [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] website, which shares its database with Hasbro's main website. The name "Power Battlers" only appeared on the Hasbro website once, as part of a press release, and on the Hasbro Toy Shop website as the name of the category for the toys in question. Other online retailers, including international ones, were a mixed bag, with some picking one name and running with it and others using ''both'' names in different instances. Furthermore, German retailers identified them as "''Deluxe'' Attackers" across the board, while the gimmick name "Power ''Punch''" was also used as an assortment identifier by some retailers around the world. So basically, it's the same problem that previously affected the "[[Legends Class (2005)|Legends]] of [[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]" aka "Cybertron All Stars" aka "Cybertron Micro Series" figures and the "[[Construct-Bots]]" aka "Construct-A-Bots".
*All of the Age of Extinction Generations Deluxe, Voyager, and Leader class figures feature at least one small hexagonal port on the back of their torso or pelvis. While its function is not explicitly mentioned in either the instructions or packaging materials for the toy, it has been deduced that the purpose of these ports is to make the figure compatible with display stands such as the Bandai "Tamashii Stage" stands.<ref>http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-toy-discussion/990267-aoe-toys-whats-hexagonal-holes.html</ref>
*Various toys released concurrently with the ''Age of Extinction'' figures were available in packaging based on the general ''Age of Extinction'' design template, but lacking the ''Age of Extinction'' logo. See [[Transformers (2014 toyline)|''Transformers ''(2014 toyline)]] for more details.

==External links==
*[http://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/toy/search/movie_advanced/index.html Movie Advanced Series at TakaraTomy's Transformers hub]

==References==
{{reflist}}

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[[Category:Generations toylines]]
[[Category:Live-action film series toylines]]

Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)

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The '''''Transformers: Age of Extinction''''' toyline coincides with the [[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|fourth film]] in [[Michael Bay]]'s [[live-action film series]].

Unlike the toy lines of the previous three films, this line is divided into two distinct series:
*"Robots in Disguise", a series of simpler, more [[gimmick]]y toys aimed towards younger children. Included in this series are the non-transforming [[Titan Heroes]] figures. In Japan, these were sold under the main "Lost Age Series" label.
*An ''Age of Extinction''-specific version of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'', featuring more complex and [[show-accuracy|movie-accurate]] toys aimed towards older children and adult collectors. In Japan, toys from this line were sold under the "Movie Advanced Series" subtitle.

==Hasbro ''Age of Extinction'' toylines==
===''Robots in Disguise''===
The "Robots in Disguise" line is primarily focused on simpler toys for the younger set.

====One-Step Changers====
One-Step Changers are smaller figures which, as the name suggests, can be transformed either direction in one step, more or less. Exactly how the transformation is accomplished varies from figure, ranging from [[Activators|Activator]]-style spring loading to [[Automorph Technology|Automorph]]-type gearing/levering.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#One Step Changers|Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#OneStep|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Lockdown (ROTF)#OneStepChangers|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#OneStepChanger|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Crosshairs (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Crosshairs]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hound (Movie)#OneStepChanger|Autobot Hound]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slash (AOE)#Toys|Dinobot Slash]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Stinger (AOE)#OneStep|Decepticon Stinger]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:AoE 1-step Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Optimus Prime]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#One Step Changer Heli|Autobot Drift]] (helicopter)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#OneStepChanger|Galvatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#OneStepHighOctane|High Octane Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Steeljaw (AOE)#Toys|Steeljaw]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Strafe (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Dinobot Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Age of Extinction|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (Movie)#Toys|Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rollbar (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Rollbar]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Mega One-Step'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Mega1Step|Mega 1-Step Bumblebee]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Electronic Stomp & Chomp'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#Stomp&Chomp|Grimlock]]}}
|}
{{Note|Wave 3's Decepticon Stinger toy was redefined as a Walmart exclusive ([[#Exclusives|see below]]) seemingly at the last minute. Judging by web retail listings,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140819052050/http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=HAS23777&mode=retail BigBadToyStore listing for One-Step Changers wave 3]</ref> the intent was for Stinger to be replaced in the wave 3 case by Lockdown, but multiple retail sightings indicate that some quantity of cases was mistakenly packed per the original plan, leading to Stinger toys with "Walmart Exclusive" stickers being found at Target stores.}}
{{-}}

====Power Battlers====
Spiritual successors to the [[Fast Action Battlers]], Power Battlers are Deluxe-sized figures with basic transformations and a 'battling' action feature in [[robot mode]]. They are also commonly referred to as "Power Attackers", presumably an older working name that got changed very late in the game so it appears just as frequently as the final name.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#PowerBattler|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Crosshairs (AOE)#PowerBattler|Crosshairs]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hound (Movie)#PowerBattler|Autobot Hound]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Strafe (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Dinobot Strafe]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#Power Battlers|Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Scorn#Robots in Disguise|Dinobot Scorn]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#PowerBattler|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (AOE)#PowerBattler|Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Snarl (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Dinobot Snarl]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#PowerBattler|Galvatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#PowerBattler|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Lockdown (ROTF)#PowerBattler|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:AoE Power Battler Grimlock.jpg|200px|thumb|Power Battler Grimlock]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#HighOctanePowerBattler|High Octane Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Junkheap (AOE)#Toys|Junkheap]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Vehicon (AOE)#PowerBattler|Vehicon]]}}
|}
{{-}}

====Dino Sparkers====
Dino Sparkers each include non-transforming static figures of a Dinobot and a rider. The Dinobot is cast in translucent plastic, and features a pull-back-and-go motor with a [[sparking gimmick]], a gimmick not seen in any ''Transformers'' line since the original G1 line in 1988.
[[File:AoE dino sparker Bumblebee and Strafe.jpg|thumb|200px|Bumblebee with Strafe]]
<ul class="iconlist">
:'''Wave 1'''
:{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Dino Sparkers|Optimus Prime]] & [[Grimlock (AOE)#Dino Sparkers|Grimlock]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Dino Sparkers|Bumblebee]] & [[Strafe (AOE)#Dino Sparkers|Strafe]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#Dino Sparkers|Autobot Drift]] & [[Slug (AOE)#Dino Sparkers|Dinobot Slug]]}}</ul>

{{note|Reports from [[Toy Fair 2014]] suggested the existence of a fourth Dino Sparkers toy featuring Lockdown, corroborated by a previously leaked<ref name="customerleak">[http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/96540-monzos-mega-hasbro-customer-service-listing-breakdown/ Hasbro customer service leak summary on The Allspark]</ref> listing for a 'Lockdown & [[Steeljaw (AOE)|Wolf]]' toy. Ultimately, this product was never officially revealed or solicited.}}

{{-}}

====Flip & Change/Smash & Change====
This assortment of larger figures focuses, like One-Step Changers, on simple transformations. All but the first wave's Optimus Prime use a form of autotransformation that has one flip the figure over itself.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Smash&Change|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Flip&Change|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Lockdown (ROTF)#Flip&Change|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#Flip & Change|Drift]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}

====Titan Heroes & Guardians====
Like previous toys under the 'Titan' branding, Titan Heroes are 12-inch tall, non-transforming action figures with a basic five points of articulation. The Titan Guardian assortment is basically the same thing, but with a larger 16-inch height.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Titan Heroes Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#TitanHero|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#Titan Heroes|Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#TitanHero|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Titan Heroes Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Lockdown (ROTF)#TitanHeroes|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Titan Guardians'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#TitanGuardian|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#TitanGuardian|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}

===''Generations (Series M4)''===
With Hasbro's renewed focus on simpler toys for children, the "traditional" Deluxe, Voyager and Leader Class assortments were explicitly split off under the ''Generations'' banner, receiving a much reduced focus in marketing and even being entirely store exclusive in the [[United Kingdom]] and Germany (Deluxe and Voyager at [[Toys"R"Us]], and Leader at [[Argos]] and Rossmann drug stores, respectively).

====Standard Retail====
;Deluxe Class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|001 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#HighOctaneDeluxe|High Octane Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|002 [[Crosshairs (AOE)#Generations|Crosshairs]]}}
{{Bp-a1|003 [[Slug (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|004 [[Scorn#Generations|Scorn]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|005 [[Strafe (AOE)#Generations|Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|006 [[Drift (AOE)#Generations|Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|007 [[Slash (AOE)#GenerationsDeluxe|Dinobot Slash]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|008 [[Lockdown (ROTF)#Generations|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|009 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#2014Deluxe|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|010 [[Snarl (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Snarl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|011 [[Hot Shot (AOE)#Toys|Hot Shot]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:AOEGenerationstoy-DeluxeDrift.jpg|200px|thumb|Drift]]
|}
{{-}}
;Voyager Class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|001 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys 5|Evasion Mode Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|002 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Voyager Class toys|Grimlock]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|003 [[Hound (Movie)#Generations|Autobot Hound]]}}
{{Bp-d1|004 [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Generations|Galvatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|005 [[Slog (AOE)#Generations|Slog]]}}
{{Bp-a1|006 [[Drift (AOE)#Voyager Class toys|Autobot Drift]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}
;Leader Class
:'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
:{{Bp-a1|001 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys 5|Optimus Prime]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|002 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Leader Class toys|Grimlock]]}}</ul>

{{-}}

===Exclusives===
All the usual suspects received exclusive product for the ''Age of Extinction'' toyline, with the "big three" of brick-and-mortar toy retail each receiving a set of themed releases: Target's capsule centred on "Silver Knight Optimus Prime", an upgrade ultimately deleted from the finished film, Toys"R"Us carried a range of "then & now"-type packs, and Walmart's offerings largely focused on the Legion size class, while also featuring the line's only toys of new character [[Stinger (AOE)|Stinger]].

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Amazon.com'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#FirstEd|First Edition Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|005 [[Slog (AOE)#Amazon|Slog]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''CostCo'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|003 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys 2|Bumblebee]] (Leader)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Kmart]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#TitanHeroElectronic|Grimlock]] (Electronic Titan)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#TitanHeroElectronic|Optimus Prime]] (Electronic Titan)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Kohl's'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Robots in Disguise .282014.29|Optimus Prime]] / [[Grimlock (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Grimlock]] (Smash/Flip & Change)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:AOEtoy-FirstEditionOptimusPrime.jpg|200px|thumb|First Edition Optimus Prime]][[File:AOEOneStepStinger.JPG|right|thumb|200px|The only semi-screen-accurate Stinger in the US... [[Studio Series|at the time.]]]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Target'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SKDeluxe|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]] & [[Grimlock (AOE)#Target2Pack|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SKSmash&Change|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]] (Smash & Change)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#Titan Heroes.2FGuardians|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]] (Titan Hero)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#PESilverKnight|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]] (First Edition)}}
{{Bp-a1d1|"''Transformers: Age of Extinction'' Collection" ([[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#OneStepCollection|Bumblebee]], [[Drift (AOE)#OneStepCollection|Autobot Drift]], [[Lockdown (ROTF)#OneStepCollection|Lockdown]], [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SKOneStep|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]], [[Grimlock (AOE)#OneStepCollection|Grimlock]], [[slug (AOE)#OneStepCollection|Dinobot Slug]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Bumblebee Evolution 2-pack ([[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#TRUEvolution|''AOE'' Bumblebee]] & [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|G1 Bumblebee]])}}
{{Bp-a1|Dinobot Slug Evolution 2-pack ([[Slug (AOE)#TRUEvolution|''AOE'' Slug]] & [[Slag (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|G1 Slug]])}}
{{Bp-a1|Strafe Evolution 2-pack ([[Strafe (AOE)#TRUEvolution|''AOE'' Strafe]] & [[Swoop (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|G1 "Strafe"]])}}
{{Bp-a1|Grimlock Evolution 2-pack ([[Grimlock (AOE)#TRUEvolution|''AOE'' Grimlock]] & [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|G1 Grimlock]])}}
{{bp-a1|Optimus Prime Evolution 2-pack ([[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#AOEEvolution|''AOE'' Optimus Prime]] & [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Age of Extinction|G1 Optimus Prime]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Walmart]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#WalmartLegion|Bumblebee]] (Legion)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#Legion Class toys|Grimlock]] (Legion)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SingleLegion|Optimus Prime]] (Legion)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Stinger (AOE)#Age of Extinction|Decepticon Stinger]] (Legion)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#WalmartBWmold|Bumblebee]] & [[Strafe (AOE)#WalmartBWmold|Dinobot Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#2PackLegion|Optimus Prime]] & [[Grimlock (AOE)#WalmartENmold|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Stinger (AOE)#WalmartVsSlug|Decepticon Stinger]] & [[Slug (AOE)#WalmartBWmold|Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#WalmartScenePack|Bumblebee]] vs. [[Stinger (AOE)#WalmartScenePack|Decepticon Stinger]] with [[Strafe (AOE)#WalmartScenePack|Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Walmart1StepBonus|Bumblebee]] (w/ "Bonus Value!" [[Stinger (AOE)#Walmart1StepBonus|Decepticon Stinger]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Stinger (AOE)#OneStep|Decepticon Stinger]] (One-Step Changer)}}
|}

====Platinum Edition====
{{main|Transformers: Platinum Edition#Age of Extinction}}

==TakaraTomy toylines==
===''Movie Advanced Series''===
[[TakaraTomy]]'s '''''Movie Advanced Series''''' (ムービーアドバンスドシリーズ) is something of an equivalent to [[Hasbro]]'s ''Age of Extinction Generations'' line, being made up of the mainline, older-kid/fan-aimed [[size class]]es. It does not limit itself to just toys and characters from ''Age of Extinction'' however, using older molds to bring back past characters (including a few surprises).

Numerous online retailers listed "AD18 Decepticon A" and "AD19 Autobot A" for preorder, but ultimately, nothing ever became of those listings. It can be assumed that whatever toys were planned ended up being canceled, leaving those ID numbers unused.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[May 17]] [[2014]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD01 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys 5|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD02 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys 5|Classic Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD03 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Voyager Class toys|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD04 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#HighOctaneDeluxe|Classic Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD05 [[Scorn#Generations|Dinobot Scorn]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD06 [[Crosshairs (AOE)#Generations|Crosshairs]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD07 [[Slug (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD08 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#MABattleBlade|Battle Blade Bumblebee]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD09 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Deluxe Class toys 3|Protoform Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD10 [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#Movie Advanced Series|Starscream]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD11 [[Dispensor#Movie Advanced Series|Dispensor]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD12 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#AOERevenge|Revenge Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD13 [[Devastator (ROTF)#Movie Advanced Series|Devastator]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD14 [[Jolt (ROTF)#Movie Advanced Series|Jolt]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD15 [[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#Movie Advanced Series|Ratchet]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[June 21]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD16 [[Dino#Movie Advanced Series|Autobot Dino]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD17 [[Soundwave (ROTF)/toys#Movie Advanced Series|Darkside Soundwave]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[July 19]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD20 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Leader Class toys|Black Knight Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD21 [[Hound (Movie)#Generations|Hound]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD22 [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Generations|Galvatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD23 [[Drift (AOE)#Generations|Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD24 [[Strafe (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD25 [[Slash (AOE)#GenerationsDeluxe|Dinobot Slash]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD26 [[Lockdown (ROTF)#Generations|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:MovieAdvanced-Dispensor.jpg|thumb|250px|Deluxe Dispensor (!)]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[August 10]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD27 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#2014Deluxe|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD28 [[Snarl (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Snarl]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' ([[September 20]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD29 [[Slog (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Slog]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD30 [[Drift (AOE)#Voyager Class toys|Sky Drift]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6''' ([[November 15]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD31 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#ArmorKnight|Armor Knight Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7''' ([[January 31]] [[2015]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|AD32 [[Stinger (AOE)#Movie Advanced Series|Decepticon Stinger]]}}
|}

===''Lost Age Series''===
The '''''Lost Age Series''''' is Takaratomy's version of the Hasbro ''Robots in Disguise'' subline, featuring the simpler, more kid-aimed toys, primarily the One-Step Changers and Power Battlers.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[July 19]] [[2014]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|LA-01 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Lost Age Series|Battle Command Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-02 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Big Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-03 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#OneStepChanger|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-04 [[Grimlock (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-05 [[Hound (Movie)#Robots in Disguise|Hound]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|LA-06 [[Drift (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-07 [[Crosshairs (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Crosshairs]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-08 [[Slash (AOE)#Age of Extinction|Dinobot Slash]]}}
{{Bp-d1|LA-09 [[Lockdown (ROTF)#Robots in Disguise (2014)|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[August 2]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|LA-10 [[Scorn#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Scorn]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-11 [[Strafe (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-d1|LA-12 [[Stinger (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Decepticon Stinger]]}}

|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[September 20]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|LA-13 [[Nemesis Prime (AOE)#Lost Age Series|Battle Attack Nemesis Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[October 18]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|LA-14 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Lost Age Series|Battle Command Optimus Prime]] & [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#OneStepHighOctane|Bumblebee]] Strongest Tag Set}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-15 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-16 [[Slug (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-17 [[Snarl (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Snarl]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|LA-18 [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Galvatron]]}}
|}

===Exclusives===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[AEON]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|EX [[Wheeljack (Movie)#Movie Advanced Series|Wheeljack]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jolt (Armada)#Transformers (2014)|Micron Jolt]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Paulie]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Trikera Mace]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Amazon.co.jp'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hound (Movie)#ArmyCamo|Hound Army Camo Ver.]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Bic Camera'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Buzz Saw (BW)#Transformers (2014)|Buzz Saw]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ptera Spear]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Scorn#BlackKnight|Black Knight Scorn]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Thunderlips]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Cybertron Satellite]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Strafe (AOE)#BlackKnight|Black Knight Strafe]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:MovieAdvancedtoy-GrimlockG1ColorVer.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Because G1 doesn't get enough callbacks apparently.]][[File:AOE-toy Carnivac.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Carnivac, in extra-fragile!]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Joshin Kids Land'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Buzz Saw (BW)#Transformers (2014)|Buzz Saw]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ptera Spear]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Thunderlips]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Lawson'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (AOE)#TFExpoG1|Dinobot Slug G1 Color Ver.]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#G1ColorVer|Grimlock G1 Color Ver.]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|EX [[Rollbar (AOE)#TakTom|Rollbar]]}}
{{Bp-a1|EX [[Sideswipe (Movie)/toys#MovieAdvancedEX|Sideswipe]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Carnivac (AOE)|Carnivac]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ivan]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#RustyEvasion|Optimus Prime Rusty ver.]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Astrotrain_(G1)/toys#Transformers_.28campaign_item.29|Astrotrain]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#BlackKnightLeader|Black Knight Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prime Axe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Roller (G1)#Transformers (2014)|Silver Roller]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sword of Judgment#Lost Age Series|Temenos Sword]]}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Transformers Expo]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Nemesis Prime (AOE)#Movie Advanced Series|Nemesis Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Nemesis Grimlock#Movie Advanced Series|Nemesis Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (AOE)#TFExpoG1|Dinobot Slug G1 Color Ver.]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Multiple outlets'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Beet-Chop]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Scorn#BlackKnight|Black Knight Scorn]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sling (AOE)|Sling]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (AOE)#BlackKnight|Black Knight Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Spino Hammer]]}}
|}

==Post-''Age of Extinction'' releases==
===''Studio Series''===
{{nav-studio}}

;Deluxe Class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1 (2018)'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|02 [[Stinger (AOE)#Studio Series|Decepticon Stinger]] (''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|11 [[Lockdown (ROTF)#Studio Series|Lockdown]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|16 [[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#SS16|Autobot Ratchet]] (''Dark of the Moon'')}}
{{Bp-d1|17 [[Shadow Raider#Studio Series|Shadow Raider]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|23 [[KSI Sentry#Studio Series|KSI Sentry]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|45 [[Drift (AOE)#SS45|Autobot Drift]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 18'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|92 [[Crosshairs (AOE)#Studio Series|Crosshairs]] (''The Last Knight'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 29'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[KSI Widow#Studio Series|Concept Art KSI Widow]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
|}

====Voyager Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 17'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|90 [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#SS90|Galvatron]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
|}

====Leader Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|07 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Studio Series|Grimlock]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 18'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SSAOEKnight|Optimus Prime]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[file:StudioSeriesAOELeaderOptimusPrime.jpeg|thumb|200px|Leader Class [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SSAOEKnight|Optimus Prime]]]]
|
|}

====Titan Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#SSTitan|Grimlock]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|}
{{comingsoontoy|All 2026 product}}
{{--}}

====Exclusives====
2020 saw the release of Leadfoot at Target, the enormous Devastator box set at multiple retailers, and the beginnings of the Target exclusive ''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'' line in celebration of everybody's favourite little yellow Autobot. Toys in the latter line are earmarked by the addition of "BB" to their ID numbers.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxe Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|68 [[Leadfoot (DOTM)#Studio Series|Leadfoot]] (''Dark of the Moon'' w/ [[Steeljaw (DOTM)#Studio Series|Steeljaw]])}}
</ul>
|
{{-}}
----

====Exclusives====
The ''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' line further expanded in 2021 to include multi-packs. Target also received reissues of Battle Damaged Megatron and the Then & Now Two-Pack.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="25%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|79BB [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BW79|High Octane Bumblebee]] VS 02BB [[Stinger (AOE)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Decepticon Stinger]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="15%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Buzzworthy-Bumblebee-High-Octane-Bumblebee-VS-Decepticon-Stinger.jpg|thumb|200px|79BB [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BW79|High Octane Bumblebee]] VS 02BB [[Stinger (AOE)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Decepticon Stinger]]]]
|}
{{-}}
----

====Exclusives====
There were further releases in ''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' this year, some of which continued the range of NEST-themed redecoes, and none of which were released in waves or regular assortments. Another ''Transformers'' 15th anniversary set, this time for most of the Decepticons, was available on Amazon.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' Leader Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|07BB [[Grimlock (AOE)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Grimlock]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
|}
{{-}}
----

==Notes==
* The Power Battlers toys themselves are not identified by that name on their packaging; however, the name "Power Battlers" ''is'' referenced (with a ™ [[trademark]] claim) on the back of Stomp & Chomp Grimlock's packaging. It also appeared on the placards at [[BotCon 2014]] and [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2014. Hasbro's public website, on the other hand, used the name "Power Attacker" for the individual toys' listings, as did the [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] website, which shares its database with Hasbro's main website. The name "Power Battlers" only appeared on the Hasbro website once, as part of a press release, and on the Hasbro Toy Shop website as the name of the category for the toys in question. Other online retailers, including international ones, were a mixed bag, with some picking one name and running with it and others using ''both'' names in different instances. Furthermore, German retailers identified them as "''Deluxe'' Attackers" across the board, while the gimmick name "Power ''Punch''" was also used as an assortment identifier by some retailers around the world. So basically, it's the same problem that previously affected the "[[Legends Class (2005)|Legends]] of [[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]" aka "Cybertron All Stars" aka "Cybertron Micro Series" figures and the "[[Construct-Bots]]" aka "Construct-A-Bots".
*All of the Age of Extinction Generations Deluxe, Voyager, and Leader class figures feature at least one small hexagonal port on the back of their torso or pelvis. While its function is not explicitly mentioned in either the instructions or packaging materials for the toy, it has been deduced that the purpose of these ports is to make the figure compatible with display stands such as the Bandai "Tamashii Stage" stands.<ref>http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-toy-discussion/990267-aoe-toys-whats-hexagonal-holes.html</ref>
*Various toys released concurrently with the ''Age of Extinction'' figures were available in packaging based on the general ''Age of Extinction'' design template, but lacking the ''Age of Extinction'' logo. See [[Transformers (2014 toyline)|''Transformers ''(2014 toyline)]] for more details.

==External links==
*[http://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/toy/search/movie_advanced/index.html Movie Advanced Series at TakaraTomy's Transformers hub]

==References==
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[[Category:Generations toylines]]
[[Category:Live-action film series toylines]]

Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)

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The '''''Transformers: Age of Extinction''''' toyline coincides with the [[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|fourth film]] in [[Michael Bay]]'s [[live-action film series]].

Unlike the toy lines of the previous three films, this line is divided into two distinct series:
*"Robots in Disguise", a series of simpler, more [[gimmick]]y toys aimed towards younger children. Included in this series are the non-transforming [[Titan Heroes]] figures. In Japan, these were sold under the main "Lost Age Series" label.
*An ''Age of Extinction''-specific version of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'', featuring more complex and [[show-accuracy|movie-accurate]] toys aimed towards older children and adult collectors. In Japan, toys from this line were sold under the "Movie Advanced Series" subtitle.

==Hasbro ''Age of Extinction'' toylines==
===''Robots in Disguise''===
The "Robots in Disguise" line is primarily focused on simpler toys for the younger set.

====One-Step Changers====
One-Step Changers are smaller figures which, as the name suggests, can be transformed either direction in one step, more or less. Exactly how the transformation is accomplished varies from figure, ranging from [[Activators|Activator]]-style spring loading to [[Automorph Technology|Automorph]]-type gearing/levering.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#One Step Changers|Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#OneStep|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Lockdown (ROTF)#OneStepChangers|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#OneStepChanger|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Crosshairs (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Crosshairs]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hound (Movie)#OneStepChanger|Autobot Hound]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slash (AOE)#Toys|Dinobot Slash]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Stinger (AOE)#OneStep|Decepticon Stinger]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:AoE 1-step Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Optimus Prime]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#One Step Changer Heli|Autobot Drift]] (helicopter)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#OneStepChanger|Galvatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#OneStepHighOctane|High Octane Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Steeljaw (AOE)#Toys|Steeljaw]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Strafe (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Dinobot Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Age of Extinction|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (Movie)#Toys|Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rollbar (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Rollbar]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Mega One-Step'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Mega1Step|Mega 1-Step Bumblebee]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Electronic Stomp & Chomp'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#Stomp&Chomp|Grimlock]]}}
|}
{{Note|Wave 3's Decepticon Stinger toy was redefined as a Walmart exclusive ([[#Exclusives|see below]]) seemingly at the last minute. Judging by web retail listings,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140819052050/http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=HAS23777&mode=retail BigBadToyStore listing for One-Step Changers wave 3]</ref> the intent was for Stinger to be replaced in the wave 3 case by Lockdown, but multiple retail sightings indicate that some quantity of cases was mistakenly packed per the original plan, leading to Stinger toys with "Walmart Exclusive" stickers being found at Target stores.}}
{{-}}

====Power Battlers====
Spiritual successors to the [[Fast Action Battlers]], Power Battlers are Deluxe-sized figures with basic transformations and a 'battling' action feature in [[robot mode]]. They are also commonly referred to as "Power Attackers", presumably an older working name that got changed very late in the game so it appears just as frequently as the final name.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#PowerBattler|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Crosshairs (AOE)#PowerBattler|Crosshairs]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hound (Movie)#PowerBattler|Autobot Hound]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Strafe (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Dinobot Strafe]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#Power Battlers|Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Scorn#Robots in Disguise|Dinobot Scorn]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#PowerBattler|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (AOE)#PowerBattler|Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Snarl (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Dinobot Snarl]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#PowerBattler|Galvatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#PowerBattler|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Lockdown (ROTF)#PowerBattler|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:AoE Power Battler Grimlock.jpg|200px|thumb|Power Battler Grimlock]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#HighOctanePowerBattler|High Octane Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Junkheap (AOE)#Toys|Junkheap]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Vehicon (AOE)#PowerBattler|Vehicon]]}}
|}
{{-}}

====Dino Sparkers====
Dino Sparkers each include non-transforming static figures of a Dinobot and a rider. The Dinobot is cast in translucent plastic, and features a pull-back-and-go motor with a [[sparking gimmick]], a gimmick not seen in any ''Transformers'' line since the original G1 line in 1988.
[[File:AoE dino sparker Bumblebee and Strafe.jpg|thumb|200px|Bumblebee with Strafe]]
<ul class="iconlist">
:'''Wave 1'''
:{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Dino Sparkers|Optimus Prime]] & [[Grimlock (AOE)#Dino Sparkers|Grimlock]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Dino Sparkers|Bumblebee]] & [[Strafe (AOE)#Dino Sparkers|Strafe]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#Dino Sparkers|Autobot Drift]] & [[Slug (AOE)#Dino Sparkers|Dinobot Slug]]}}</ul>

{{note|Reports from [[Toy Fair 2014]] suggested the existence of a fourth Dino Sparkers toy featuring Lockdown, corroborated by a previously leaked<ref name="customerleak">[http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/96540-monzos-mega-hasbro-customer-service-listing-breakdown/ Hasbro customer service leak summary on The Allspark]</ref> listing for a 'Lockdown & [[Steeljaw (AOE)|Wolf]]' toy. Ultimately, this product was never officially revealed or solicited.}}

{{-}}

====Flip & Change/Smash & Change====
This assortment of larger figures focuses, like One-Step Changers, on simple transformations. All but the first wave's Optimus Prime use a form of autotransformation that has one flip the figure over itself.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Smash&Change|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Flip&Change|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Lockdown (ROTF)#Flip&Change|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#Flip & Change|Drift]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
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====Titan Heroes & Guardians====
Like previous toys under the 'Titan' branding, Titan Heroes are 12-inch tall, non-transforming action figures with a basic five points of articulation. The Titan Guardian assortment is basically the same thing, but with a larger 16-inch height.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Titan Heroes Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#TitanHero|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#Titan Heroes|Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#TitanHero|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Titan Heroes Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Lockdown (ROTF)#TitanHeroes|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Titan Guardians'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#TitanGuardian|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#TitanGuardian|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
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===''Generations (Series M4)''===
With Hasbro's renewed focus on simpler toys for children, the "traditional" Deluxe, Voyager and Leader Class assortments were explicitly split off under the ''Generations'' banner, receiving a much reduced focus in marketing and even being entirely store exclusive in the [[United Kingdom]] and Germany (Deluxe and Voyager at [[Toys"R"Us]], and Leader at [[Argos]] and Rossmann drug stores, respectively).

====Standard Retail====
;Deluxe Class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|001 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#HighOctaneDeluxe|High Octane Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|002 [[Crosshairs (AOE)#Generations|Crosshairs]]}}
{{Bp-a1|003 [[Slug (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|004 [[Scorn#Generations|Scorn]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|005 [[Strafe (AOE)#Generations|Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|006 [[Drift (AOE)#Generations|Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|007 [[Slash (AOE)#GenerationsDeluxe|Dinobot Slash]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|008 [[Lockdown (ROTF)#Generations|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|009 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#2014Deluxe|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|010 [[Snarl (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Snarl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|011 [[Hot Shot (AOE)#Toys|Hot Shot]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:AOEGenerationstoy-DeluxeDrift.jpg|200px|thumb|Drift]]
|}
{{-}}
;Voyager Class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|001 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys 5|Evasion Mode Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|002 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Voyager Class toys|Grimlock]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|003 [[Hound (Movie)#Generations|Autobot Hound]]}}
{{Bp-d1|004 [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Generations|Galvatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|005 [[Slog (AOE)#Generations|Slog]]}}
{{Bp-a1|006 [[Drift (AOE)#Voyager Class toys|Autobot Drift]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}
;Leader Class
:'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
:{{Bp-a1|001 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys 5|Optimus Prime]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|002 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Leader Class toys|Grimlock]]}}</ul>

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===Exclusives===
All the usual suspects received exclusive product for the ''Age of Extinction'' toyline, with the "big three" of brick-and-mortar toy retail each receiving a set of themed releases: Target's capsule centred on "Silver Knight Optimus Prime", an upgrade ultimately deleted from the finished film, Toys"R"Us carried a range of "then & now"-type packs, and Walmart's offerings largely focused on the Legion size class, while also featuring the line's only toys of new character [[Stinger (AOE)|Stinger]].

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Amazon.com'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#FirstEd|First Edition Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|005 [[Slog (AOE)#Amazon|Slog]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''CostCo'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|003 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys 2|Bumblebee]] (Leader)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Kmart]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#TitanHeroElectronic|Grimlock]] (Electronic Titan)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#TitanHeroElectronic|Optimus Prime]] (Electronic Titan)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Kohl's'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Robots in Disguise .282014.29|Optimus Prime]] / [[Grimlock (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Grimlock]] (Smash/Flip & Change)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:AOEtoy-FirstEditionOptimusPrime.jpg|200px|thumb|First Edition Optimus Prime]][[File:AOEOneStepStinger.JPG|right|thumb|200px|The only semi-screen-accurate Stinger in the US... [[Studio Series|at the time.]]]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Target'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SKDeluxe|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]] & [[Grimlock (AOE)#Target2Pack|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SKSmash&Change|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]] (Smash & Change)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#Titan Heroes.2FGuardians|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]] (Titan Hero)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#PESilverKnight|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]] (First Edition)}}
{{Bp-a1d1|"''Transformers: Age of Extinction'' Collection" ([[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#OneStepCollection|Bumblebee]], [[Drift (AOE)#OneStepCollection|Autobot Drift]], [[Lockdown (ROTF)#OneStepCollection|Lockdown]], [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SKOneStep|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]], [[Grimlock (AOE)#OneStepCollection|Grimlock]], [[slug (AOE)#OneStepCollection|Dinobot Slug]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Bumblebee Evolution 2-pack ([[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#TRUEvolution|''AOE'' Bumblebee]] & [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|G1 Bumblebee]])}}
{{Bp-a1|Dinobot Slug Evolution 2-pack ([[Slug (AOE)#TRUEvolution|''AOE'' Slug]] & [[Slag (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|G1 Slug]])}}
{{Bp-a1|Strafe Evolution 2-pack ([[Strafe (AOE)#TRUEvolution|''AOE'' Strafe]] & [[Swoop (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|G1 "Strafe"]])}}
{{Bp-a1|Grimlock Evolution 2-pack ([[Grimlock (AOE)#TRUEvolution|''AOE'' Grimlock]] & [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|G1 Grimlock]])}}
{{bp-a1|Optimus Prime Evolution 2-pack ([[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#AOEEvolution|''AOE'' Optimus Prime]] & [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Age of Extinction|G1 Optimus Prime]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Walmart]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#WalmartLegion|Bumblebee]] (Legion)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#Legion Class toys|Grimlock]] (Legion)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SingleLegion|Optimus Prime]] (Legion)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Stinger (AOE)#Age of Extinction|Decepticon Stinger]] (Legion)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#WalmartBWmold|Bumblebee]] & [[Strafe (AOE)#WalmartBWmold|Dinobot Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#2PackLegion|Optimus Prime]] & [[Grimlock (AOE)#WalmartENmold|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Stinger (AOE)#WalmartVsSlug|Decepticon Stinger]] & [[Slug (AOE)#WalmartBWmold|Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#WalmartScenePack|Bumblebee]] vs. [[Stinger (AOE)#WalmartScenePack|Decepticon Stinger]] with [[Strafe (AOE)#WalmartScenePack|Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Walmart1StepBonus|Bumblebee]] (w/ "Bonus Value!" [[Stinger (AOE)#Walmart1StepBonus|Decepticon Stinger]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Stinger (AOE)#OneStep|Decepticon Stinger]] (One-Step Changer)}}
|}

====Platinum Edition====
{{main|Transformers: Platinum Edition#Age of Extinction}}

==TakaraTomy toylines==
===''Movie Advanced Series''===
[[TakaraTomy]]'s '''''Movie Advanced Series''''' (ムービーアドバンスドシリーズ) is something of an equivalent to [[Hasbro]]'s ''Age of Extinction Generations'' line, being made up of the mainline, older-kid/fan-aimed [[size class]]es. It does not limit itself to just toys and characters from ''Age of Extinction'' however, using older molds to bring back past characters (including a few surprises).

Numerous online retailers listed "AD18 Decepticon A" and "AD19 Autobot A" for preorder, but ultimately, nothing ever became of those listings. It can be assumed that whatever toys were planned ended up being canceled, leaving those ID numbers unused.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[May 17]] [[2014]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD01 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys 5|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD02 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys 5|Classic Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD03 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Voyager Class toys|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD04 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#HighOctaneDeluxe|Classic Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD05 [[Scorn#Generations|Dinobot Scorn]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD06 [[Crosshairs (AOE)#Generations|Crosshairs]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD07 [[Slug (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD08 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#MABattleBlade|Battle Blade Bumblebee]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD09 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Deluxe Class toys 3|Protoform Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD10 [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#Movie Advanced Series|Starscream]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD11 [[Dispensor#Movie Advanced Series|Dispensor]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD12 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#AOERevenge|Revenge Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD13 [[Devastator (ROTF)#Movie Advanced Series|Devastator]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD14 [[Jolt (ROTF)#Movie Advanced Series|Jolt]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD15 [[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#Movie Advanced Series|Ratchet]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[June 21]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD16 [[Dino#Movie Advanced Series|Autobot Dino]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD17 [[Soundwave (ROTF)/toys#Movie Advanced Series|Darkside Soundwave]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[July 19]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD20 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Leader Class toys|Black Knight Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD21 [[Hound (Movie)#Generations|Hound]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD22 [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Generations|Galvatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD23 [[Drift (AOE)#Generations|Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD24 [[Strafe (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD25 [[Slash (AOE)#GenerationsDeluxe|Dinobot Slash]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD26 [[Lockdown (ROTF)#Generations|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:MovieAdvanced-Dispensor.jpg|thumb|250px|Deluxe Dispensor (!)]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[August 10]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD27 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#2014Deluxe|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD28 [[Snarl (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Snarl]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' ([[September 20]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD29 [[Slog (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Slog]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD30 [[Drift (AOE)#Voyager Class toys|Sky Drift]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6''' ([[November 15]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD31 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#ArmorKnight|Armor Knight Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7''' ([[January 31]] [[2015]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|AD32 [[Stinger (AOE)#Movie Advanced Series|Decepticon Stinger]]}}
|}

===''Lost Age Series''===
The '''''Lost Age Series''''' is Takaratomy's version of the Hasbro ''Robots in Disguise'' subline, featuring the simpler, more kid-aimed toys, primarily the One-Step Changers and Power Battlers.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[July 19]] [[2014]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|LA-01 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Lost Age Series|Battle Command Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-02 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Big Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-03 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#OneStepChanger|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-04 [[Grimlock (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-05 [[Hound (Movie)#Robots in Disguise|Hound]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|LA-06 [[Drift (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-07 [[Crosshairs (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Crosshairs]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-08 [[Slash (AOE)#Age of Extinction|Dinobot Slash]]}}
{{Bp-d1|LA-09 [[Lockdown (ROTF)#Robots in Disguise (2014)|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[August 2]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|LA-10 [[Scorn#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Scorn]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-11 [[Strafe (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-d1|LA-12 [[Stinger (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Decepticon Stinger]]}}

|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[September 20]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|LA-13 [[Nemesis Prime (AOE)#Lost Age Series|Battle Attack Nemesis Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[October 18]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|LA-14 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Lost Age Series|Battle Command Optimus Prime]] & [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#OneStepHighOctane|Bumblebee]] Strongest Tag Set}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-15 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-16 [[Slug (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-17 [[Snarl (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Snarl]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|LA-18 [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Galvatron]]}}
|}

===Exclusives===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[AEON]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|EX [[Wheeljack (Movie)#Movie Advanced Series|Wheeljack]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jolt (Armada)#Transformers (2014)|Micron Jolt]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Paulie]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Trikera Mace]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Amazon.co.jp'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hound (Movie)#ArmyCamo|Hound Army Camo Ver.]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Bic Camera'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Buzz Saw (BW)#Transformers (2014)|Buzz Saw]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ptera Spear]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Scorn#BlackKnight|Black Knight Scorn]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Thunderlips]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Cybertron Satellite]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Strafe (AOE)#BlackKnight|Black Knight Strafe]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:MovieAdvancedtoy-GrimlockG1ColorVer.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Because G1 doesn't get enough callbacks apparently.]][[File:AOE-toy Carnivac.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Carnivac, in extra-fragile!]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Joshin Kids Land'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Buzz Saw (BW)#Transformers (2014)|Buzz Saw]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ptera Spear]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Thunderlips]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Lawson'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (AOE)#TFExpoG1|Dinobot Slug G1 Color Ver.]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#G1ColorVer|Grimlock G1 Color Ver.]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|EX [[Rollbar (AOE)#TakTom|Rollbar]]}}
{{Bp-a1|EX [[Sideswipe (Movie)/toys#MovieAdvancedEX|Sideswipe]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Carnivac (AOE)|Carnivac]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ivan]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#RustyEvasion|Optimus Prime Rusty ver.]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Astrotrain_(G1)/toys#Transformers_.28campaign_item.29|Astrotrain]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#BlackKnightLeader|Black Knight Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prime Axe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Roller (G1)#Transformers (2014)|Silver Roller]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sword of Judgment#Lost Age Series|Temenos Sword]]}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Transformers Expo]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Nemesis Prime (AOE)#Movie Advanced Series|Nemesis Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Nemesis Grimlock#Movie Advanced Series|Nemesis Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (AOE)#TFExpoG1|Dinobot Slug G1 Color Ver.]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Multiple outlets'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Beet-Chop]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Scorn#BlackKnight|Black Knight Scorn]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sling (AOE)|Sling]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (AOE)#BlackKnight|Black Knight Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Spino Hammer]]}}
|}

==Post-''Age of Extinction'' releases==
===''Studio Series''===
{{nav-studio}}

;Deluxe Class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1 (2018)'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|02 [[Stinger (AOE)#Studio Series|Decepticon Stinger]] (''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|11 [[Lockdown (ROTF)#Studio Series|Lockdown]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|16 [[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#SS16|Autobot Ratchet]] (''Dark of the Moon'')}}
{{Bp-d1|17 [[Shadow Raider#Studio Series|Shadow Raider]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|23 [[KSI Sentry#Studio Series|KSI Sentry]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|45 [[Drift (AOE)#SS45|Autobot Drift]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 18'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|92 [[Crosshairs (AOE)#Studio Series|Crosshairs]] (''The Last Knight'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 29'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[KSI Widow#Studio Series|Concept Art KSI Widow]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
|}

====Voyager Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 17'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|90 [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#SS90|Galvatron]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
|}

====Leader Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|07 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Studio Series|Grimlock]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 18'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SSAOEKnight|Optimus Prime]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[file:StudioSeriesAOELeaderOptimusPrime.jpeg|thumb|200px|Leader Class [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SSAOEKnight|Optimus Prime]]]]
|
|}

====Titan Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#SSTitan|Grimlock]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|}
{{comingsoontoy|All 2026 product}}
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====Exclusives====
2020 saw the release of Leadfoot at Target, the enormous Devastator box set at multiple retailers, and the beginnings of the Target exclusive ''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'' line in celebration of everybody's favourite little yellow Autobot. Toys in the latter line are earmarked by the addition of "BB" to their ID numbers.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxe Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|68 [[Leadfoot (DOTM)#Studio Series|Leadfoot]] (''Dark of the Moon'' w/ [[Steeljaw (DOTM)#Studio Series|Steeljaw]])}}
</ul>
|
{{-}}
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====Exclusives====
The ''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' line further expanded in 2021 to include multi-packs. Target also received reissues of Battle Damaged Megatron and the Then & Now Two-Pack.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="25%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|79BB [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BW79|High Octane Bumblebee]] VS 02BB [[Stinger (AOE)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Decepticon Stinger]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="15%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Buzzworthy-Bumblebee-High-Octane-Bumblebee-VS-Decepticon-Stinger.jpg|thumb|200px|79BB [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BW79|High Octane Bumblebee]] VS 02BB [[Stinger (AOE)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Decepticon Stinger]]]]
|}
{{-}}
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====Exclusives====
There were further releases in ''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' this year, some of which continued the range of NEST-themed redecoes, and none of which were released in waves or regular assortments. Another ''Transformers'' 15th anniversary set, this time for most of the Decepticons, was available on Amazon.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' Leader Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|07BB [[Grimlock (AOE)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Grimlock]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
|}
{{-}}
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==Notes==
* The Power Battlers toys themselves are not identified by that name on their packaging; however, the name "Power Battlers" ''is'' referenced (with a ™ [[trademark]] claim) on the back of Stomp & Chomp Grimlock's packaging. It also appeared on the placards at [[BotCon 2014]] and [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2014. Hasbro's public website, on the other hand, used the name "Power Attacker" for the individual toys' listings, as did the [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] website, which shares its database with Hasbro's main website. The name "Power Battlers" only appeared on the Hasbro website once, as part of a press release, and on the Hasbro Toy Shop website as the name of the category for the toys in question. Other online retailers, including international ones, were a mixed bag, with some picking one name and running with it and others using ''both'' names in different instances. Furthermore, German retailers identified them as "''Deluxe'' Attackers" across the board, while the gimmick name "Power ''Punch''" was also used as an assortment identifier by some retailers around the world. So basically, it's the same problem that previously affected the "[[Legends Class (2005)|Legends]] of [[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]" aka "Cybertron All Stars" aka "Cybertron Micro Series" figures and the "[[Construct-Bots]]" aka "Construct-A-Bots".
*All of the Age of Extinction Generations Deluxe, Voyager, and Leader class figures feature at least one small hexagonal port on the back of their torso or pelvis. While its function is not explicitly mentioned in either the instructions or packaging materials for the toy, it has been deduced that the purpose of these ports is to make the figure compatible with display stands such as the Bandai "Tamashii Stage" stands.<ref>http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-toy-discussion/990267-aoe-toys-whats-hexagonal-holes.html</ref>
*Various toys released concurrently with the ''Age of Extinction'' figures were available in packaging based on the general ''Age of Extinction'' design template, but lacking the ''Age of Extinction'' logo. See [[Transformers (2014 toyline)|''Transformers ''(2014 toyline)]] for more details.

==External links==
*[http://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/toy/search/movie_advanced/index.html Movie Advanced Series at TakaraTomy's Transformers hub]

==References==
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[[Category:Generations toylines]]
[[Category:Live-action film series toylines]]

Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)

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The '''''Transformers: Age of Extinction''''' toyline coincides with the [[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|fourth film]] in [[Michael Bay]]'s [[live-action film series]].

Unlike the toy lines of the previous three films, this line is divided into two distinct series:
*"Robots in Disguise", a series of simpler, more [[gimmick]]y toys aimed towards younger children. Included in this series are the non-transforming [[Titan Heroes]] figures. In Japan, these were sold under the main "Lost Age Series" label.
*An ''Age of Extinction''-specific version of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'', featuring more complex and [[show-accuracy|movie-accurate]] toys aimed towards older children and adult collectors. In Japan, toys from this line were sold under the "Movie Advanced Series" subtitle.

==Hasbro ''Age of Extinction'' toylines==
===''Robots in Disguise''===
The "Robots in Disguise" line is primarily focused on simpler toys for the younger set.

====One-Step Changers====
One-Step Changers are smaller figures which, as the name suggests, can be transformed either direction in one step, more or less. Exactly how the transformation is accomplished varies from figure, ranging from [[Activators|Activator]]-style spring loading to [[Automorph Technology|Automorph]]-type gearing/levering.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#One Step Changers|Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#OneStep|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Lockdown (ROTF)#OneStepChangers|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#OneStepChanger|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Crosshairs (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Crosshairs]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hound (Movie)#OneStepChanger|Autobot Hound]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slash (AOE)#Toys|Dinobot Slash]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Stinger (AOE)#OneStep|Decepticon Stinger]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:AoE 1-step Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Optimus Prime]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#One Step Changer Heli|Autobot Drift]] (helicopter)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#OneStepChanger|Galvatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#OneStepHighOctane|High Octane Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Steeljaw (AOE)#Toys|Steeljaw]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Strafe (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Dinobot Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Age of Extinction|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (Movie)#Toys|Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rollbar (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Rollbar]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Mega One-Step'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Mega1Step|Mega 1-Step Bumblebee]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Electronic Stomp & Chomp'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#Stomp&Chomp|Grimlock]]}}
|}
{{Note|Wave 3's Decepticon Stinger toy was redefined as a Walmart exclusive ([[#Exclusives|see below]]) seemingly at the last minute. Judging by web retail listings,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140819052050/http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=HAS23777&mode=retail BigBadToyStore listing for One-Step Changers wave 3]</ref> the intent was for Stinger to be replaced in the wave 3 case by Lockdown, but multiple retail sightings indicate that some quantity of cases was mistakenly packed per the original plan, leading to Stinger toys with "Walmart Exclusive" stickers being found at Target stores.}}
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====Power Battlers====
Spiritual successors to the [[Fast Action Battlers]], Power Battlers are Deluxe-sized figures with basic transformations and a 'battling' action feature in [[robot mode]]. They are also commonly referred to as "Power Attackers", presumably an older working name that got changed very late in the game so it appears just as frequently as the final name.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#PowerBattler|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Crosshairs (AOE)#PowerBattler|Crosshairs]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hound (Movie)#PowerBattler|Autobot Hound]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Strafe (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Dinobot Strafe]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#Power Battlers|Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Scorn#Robots in Disguise|Dinobot Scorn]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#PowerBattler|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (AOE)#PowerBattler|Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Snarl (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Dinobot Snarl]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#PowerBattler|Galvatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#PowerBattler|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Lockdown (ROTF)#PowerBattler|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:AoE Power Battler Grimlock.jpg|200px|thumb|Power Battler Grimlock]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#HighOctanePowerBattler|High Octane Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Junkheap (AOE)#Toys|Junkheap]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Vehicon (AOE)#PowerBattler|Vehicon]]}}
|}
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====Dino Sparkers====
Dino Sparkers each include non-transforming static figures of a Dinobot and a rider. The Dinobot is cast in translucent plastic, and features a pull-back-and-go motor with a [[sparking gimmick]], a gimmick not seen in any ''Transformers'' line since the original G1 line in 1988.
[[File:AoE dino sparker Bumblebee and Strafe.jpg|thumb|200px|Bumblebee with Strafe]]
<ul class="iconlist">
:'''Wave 1'''
:{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Dino Sparkers|Optimus Prime]] & [[Grimlock (AOE)#Dino Sparkers|Grimlock]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Dino Sparkers|Bumblebee]] & [[Strafe (AOE)#Dino Sparkers|Strafe]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#Dino Sparkers|Autobot Drift]] & [[Slug (AOE)#Dino Sparkers|Dinobot Slug]]}}</ul>

{{note|Reports from [[Toy Fair 2014]] suggested the existence of a fourth Dino Sparkers toy featuring Lockdown, corroborated by a previously leaked<ref name="customerleak">[http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/96540-monzos-mega-hasbro-customer-service-listing-breakdown/ Hasbro customer service leak summary on The Allspark]</ref> listing for a 'Lockdown & [[Steeljaw (AOE)|Wolf]]' toy. Ultimately, this product was never officially revealed or solicited.}}

{{-}}

====Flip & Change/Smash & Change====
This assortment of larger figures focuses, like One-Step Changers, on simple transformations. All but the first wave's Optimus Prime use a form of autotransformation that has one flip the figure over itself.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Smash&Change|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Flip&Change|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Lockdown (ROTF)#Flip&Change|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#Flip & Change|Drift]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}

====Titan Heroes & Guardians====
Like previous toys under the 'Titan' branding, Titan Heroes are 12-inch tall, non-transforming action figures with a basic five points of articulation. The Titan Guardian assortment is basically the same thing, but with a larger 16-inch height.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Titan Heroes Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#TitanHero|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#Titan Heroes|Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#TitanHero|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Titan Heroes Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Lockdown (ROTF)#TitanHeroes|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Titan Guardians'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#TitanGuardian|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#TitanGuardian|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}

===''Generations (Series M4)''===
With Hasbro's renewed focus on simpler toys for children, the "traditional" Deluxe, Voyager and Leader Class assortments were explicitly split off under the ''Generations'' banner, receiving a much reduced focus in marketing and even being entirely store exclusive in the [[United Kingdom]] and Germany (Deluxe and Voyager at [[Toys"R"Us]], and Leader at [[Argos]] and Rossmann drug stores, respectively).

====Standard Retail====
;Deluxe Class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|001 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#HighOctaneDeluxe|High Octane Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|002 [[Crosshairs (AOE)#Generations|Crosshairs]]}}
{{Bp-a1|003 [[Slug (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|004 [[Scorn#Generations|Scorn]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|005 [[Strafe (AOE)#Generations|Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|006 [[Drift (AOE)#Generations|Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|007 [[Slash (AOE)#GenerationsDeluxe|Dinobot Slash]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|008 [[Lockdown (ROTF)#Generations|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|009 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#2014Deluxe|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|010 [[Snarl (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Snarl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|011 [[Hot Shot (AOE)#Toys|Hot Shot]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:AOEGenerationstoy-DeluxeDrift.jpg|200px|thumb|Drift]]
|}
{{-}}
;Voyager Class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|001 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys 5|Evasion Mode Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|002 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Voyager Class toys|Grimlock]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|003 [[Hound (Movie)#Generations|Autobot Hound]]}}
{{Bp-d1|004 [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Generations|Galvatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|005 [[Slog (AOE)#Generations|Slog]]}}
{{Bp-a1|006 [[Drift (AOE)#Voyager Class toys|Autobot Drift]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}
;Leader Class
:'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
:{{Bp-a1|001 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys 5|Optimus Prime]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|002 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Leader Class toys|Grimlock]]}}</ul>

{{-}}

===Exclusives===
All the usual suspects received exclusive product for the ''Age of Extinction'' toyline, with the "big three" of brick-and-mortar toy retail each receiving a set of themed releases: Target's capsule centred on "Silver Knight Optimus Prime", an upgrade ultimately deleted from the finished film, Toys"R"Us carried a range of "then & now"-type packs, and Walmart's offerings largely focused on the Legion size class, while also featuring the line's only toys of new character [[Stinger (AOE)|Stinger]].

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Amazon.com'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#FirstEd|First Edition Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|005 [[Slog (AOE)#Amazon|Slog]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''CostCo'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|003 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys 2|Bumblebee]] (Leader)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Kmart]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#TitanHeroElectronic|Grimlock]] (Electronic Titan)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#TitanHeroElectronic|Optimus Prime]] (Electronic Titan)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Kohl's'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Robots in Disguise .282014.29|Optimus Prime]] / [[Grimlock (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Grimlock]] (Smash/Flip & Change)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:AOEtoy-FirstEditionOptimusPrime.jpg|200px|thumb|First Edition Optimus Prime]][[File:AOEOneStepStinger.JPG|right|thumb|200px|The only semi-screen-accurate Stinger in the US... [[Studio Series|at the time.]]]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Target'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SKDeluxe|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]] & [[Grimlock (AOE)#Target2Pack|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SKSmash&Change|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]] (Smash & Change)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#Titan Heroes.2FGuardians|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]] (Titan Hero)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#PESilverKnight|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]] (First Edition)}}
{{Bp-a1d1|"''Transformers: Age of Extinction'' Collection" ([[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#OneStepCollection|Bumblebee]], [[Drift (AOE)#OneStepCollection|Autobot Drift]], [[Lockdown (ROTF)#OneStepCollection|Lockdown]], [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SKOneStep|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]], [[Grimlock (AOE)#OneStepCollection|Grimlock]], [[slug (AOE)#OneStepCollection|Dinobot Slug]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Bumblebee Evolution 2-pack ([[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#TRUEvolution|''AOE'' Bumblebee]] & [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|G1 Bumblebee]])}}
{{Bp-a1|Dinobot Slug Evolution 2-pack ([[Slug (AOE)#TRUEvolution|''AOE'' Slug]] & [[Slag (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|G1 Slug]])}}
{{Bp-a1|Strafe Evolution 2-pack ([[Strafe (AOE)#TRUEvolution|''AOE'' Strafe]] & [[Swoop (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|G1 "Strafe"]])}}
{{Bp-a1|Grimlock Evolution 2-pack ([[Grimlock (AOE)#TRUEvolution|''AOE'' Grimlock]] & [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|G1 Grimlock]])}}
{{bp-a1|Optimus Prime Evolution 2-pack ([[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#AOEEvolution|''AOE'' Optimus Prime]] & [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Age of Extinction|G1 Optimus Prime]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Walmart]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#WalmartLegion|Bumblebee]] (Legion)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#Legion Class toys|Grimlock]] (Legion)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SingleLegion|Optimus Prime]] (Legion)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Stinger (AOE)#Age of Extinction|Decepticon Stinger]] (Legion)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#WalmartBWmold|Bumblebee]] & [[Strafe (AOE)#WalmartBWmold|Dinobot Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#2PackLegion|Optimus Prime]] & [[Grimlock (AOE)#WalmartENmold|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Stinger (AOE)#WalmartVsSlug|Decepticon Stinger]] & [[Slug (AOE)#WalmartBWmold|Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#WalmartScenePack|Bumblebee]] vs. [[Stinger (AOE)#WalmartScenePack|Decepticon Stinger]] with [[Strafe (AOE)#WalmartScenePack|Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Walmart1StepBonus|Bumblebee]] (w/ "Bonus Value!" [[Stinger (AOE)#Walmart1StepBonus|Decepticon Stinger]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Stinger (AOE)#OneStep|Decepticon Stinger]] (One-Step Changer)}}
|}

====Platinum Edition====
{{main|Transformers: Platinum Edition#Age of Extinction}}

==TakaraTomy toylines==
===''Movie Advanced Series''===
[[TakaraTomy]]'s '''''Movie Advanced Series''''' (ムービーアドバンスドシリーズ) is something of an equivalent to [[Hasbro]]'s ''Age of Extinction Generations'' line, being made up of the mainline, older-kid/fan-aimed [[size class]]es. It does not limit itself to just toys and characters from ''Age of Extinction'' however, using older molds to bring back past characters (including a few surprises).

Numerous online retailers listed "AD18 Decepticon A" and "AD19 Autobot A" for preorder, but ultimately, nothing ever became of those listings. It can be assumed that whatever toys were planned ended up being canceled, leaving those ID numbers unused.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[May 17]] [[2014]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD01 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys 5|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD02 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys 5|Classic Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD03 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Voyager Class toys|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD04 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#HighOctaneDeluxe|Classic Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD05 [[Scorn#Generations|Dinobot Scorn]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD06 [[Crosshairs (AOE)#Generations|Crosshairs]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD07 [[Slug (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD08 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#MABattleBlade|Battle Blade Bumblebee]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD09 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Deluxe Class toys 3|Protoform Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD10 [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#Movie Advanced Series|Starscream]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD11 [[Dispensor#Movie Advanced Series|Dispensor]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD12 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#AOERevenge|Revenge Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD13 [[Devastator (ROTF)#Movie Advanced Series|Devastator]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD14 [[Jolt (ROTF)#Movie Advanced Series|Jolt]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD15 [[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#Movie Advanced Series|Ratchet]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[June 21]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD16 [[Dino#Movie Advanced Series|Autobot Dino]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD17 [[Soundwave (ROTF)/toys#Movie Advanced Series|Darkside Soundwave]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[July 19]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD20 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Leader Class toys|Black Knight Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD21 [[Hound (Movie)#Generations|Hound]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD22 [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Generations|Galvatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD23 [[Drift (AOE)#Generations|Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD24 [[Strafe (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD25 [[Slash (AOE)#GenerationsDeluxe|Dinobot Slash]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD26 [[Lockdown (ROTF)#Generations|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:MovieAdvanced-Dispensor.jpg|thumb|250px|Deluxe Dispensor (!)]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[August 10]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD27 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#2014Deluxe|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD28 [[Snarl (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Snarl]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' ([[September 20]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD29 [[Slog (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Slog]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD30 [[Drift (AOE)#Voyager Class toys|Sky Drift]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6''' ([[November 15]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD31 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#ArmorKnight|Armor Knight Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7''' ([[January 31]] [[2015]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|AD32 [[Stinger (AOE)#Movie Advanced Series|Decepticon Stinger]]}}
|}

===''Lost Age Series''===
The '''''Lost Age Series''''' is Takaratomy's version of the Hasbro ''Robots in Disguise'' subline, featuring the simpler, more kid-aimed toys, primarily the One-Step Changers and Power Battlers.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[July 19]] [[2014]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|LA-01 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Lost Age Series|Battle Command Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-02 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Big Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-03 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#OneStepChanger|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-04 [[Grimlock (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-05 [[Hound (Movie)#Robots in Disguise|Hound]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|LA-06 [[Drift (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-07 [[Crosshairs (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Crosshairs]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-08 [[Slash (AOE)#Age of Extinction|Dinobot Slash]]}}
{{Bp-d1|LA-09 [[Lockdown (ROTF)#Robots in Disguise (2014)|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[August 2]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|LA-10 [[Scorn#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Scorn]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-11 [[Strafe (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-d1|LA-12 [[Stinger (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Decepticon Stinger]]}}

|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[September 20]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|LA-13 [[Nemesis Prime (AOE)#Lost Age Series|Battle Attack Nemesis Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[October 18]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|LA-14 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Lost Age Series|Battle Command Optimus Prime]] & [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#OneStepHighOctane|Bumblebee]] Strongest Tag Set}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-15 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-16 [[Slug (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-17 [[Snarl (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Snarl]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|LA-18 [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Galvatron]]}}
|}

===Exclusives===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[AEON]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|EX [[Wheeljack (Movie)#Movie Advanced Series|Wheeljack]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jolt (Armada)#Transformers (2014)|Micron Jolt]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Paulie]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Trikera Mace]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Amazon.co.jp'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hound (Movie)#ArmyCamo|Hound Army Camo Ver.]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Bic Camera'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Buzz Saw (BW)#Transformers (2014)|Buzz Saw]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ptera Spear]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Scorn#BlackKnight|Black Knight Scorn]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Thunderlips]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Cybertron Satellite]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Strafe (AOE)#BlackKnight|Black Knight Strafe]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:MovieAdvancedtoy-GrimlockG1ColorVer.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Because G1 doesn't get enough callbacks apparently.]][[File:AOE-toy Carnivac.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Carnivac, in extra-fragile!]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Joshin Kids Land'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Buzz Saw (BW)#Transformers (2014)|Buzz Saw]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ptera Spear]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Thunderlips]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Lawson'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (AOE)#TFExpoG1|Dinobot Slug G1 Color Ver.]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#G1ColorVer|Grimlock G1 Color Ver.]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|EX [[Rollbar (AOE)#TakTom|Rollbar]]}}
{{Bp-a1|EX [[Sideswipe (Movie)/toys#MovieAdvancedEX|Sideswipe]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Carnivac (AOE)|Carnivac]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ivan]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#RustyEvasion|Optimus Prime Rusty ver.]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Astrotrain_(G1)/toys#Transformers_.28campaign_item.29|Astrotrain]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#BlackKnightLeader|Black Knight Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prime Axe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Roller (G1)#Transformers (2014)|Silver Roller]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sword of Judgment#Lost Age Series|Temenos Sword]]}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Transformers Expo]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Nemesis Prime (AOE)#Movie Advanced Series|Nemesis Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Nemesis Grimlock#Movie Advanced Series|Nemesis Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (AOE)#TFExpoG1|Dinobot Slug G1 Color Ver.]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Multiple outlets'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Beet-Chop]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Scorn#BlackKnight|Black Knight Scorn]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sling (AOE)|Sling]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (AOE)#BlackKnight|Black Knight Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Spino Hammer]]}}
|}

==Post-''Age of Extinction'' releases==
===''Studio Series''===
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;Deluxe Class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|02 [[Stinger (AOE)#Studio Series|Decepticon Stinger]] (''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|11 [[Lockdown (ROTF)#Studio Series|Lockdown]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|16 [[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#SS16|Autobot Ratchet]] (''Dark of the Moon'')}}
{{Bp-d1|17 [[Shadow Raider#Studio Series|Shadow Raider]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|23 [[KSI Sentry#Studio Series|KSI Sentry]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|45 [[Drift (AOE)#SS45|Autobot Drift]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 18'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|92 [[Crosshairs (AOE)#Studio Series|Crosshairs]] (''The Last Knight'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 29'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[KSI Widow#Studio Series|Concept Art KSI Widow]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
|}

====Voyager Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 17'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|90 [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#SS90|Galvatron]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
|}

====Leader Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|07 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Studio Series|Grimlock]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 18'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SSAOEKnight|Optimus Prime]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[file:StudioSeriesAOELeaderOptimusPrime.jpeg|thumb|200px|Leader Class [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SSAOEKnight|Optimus Prime]]]]
|
|}

====Titan Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#SSTitan|Grimlock]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|}
{{comingsoontoy|All 2026 product}}
{{--}}

====Exclusives====
2020 saw the release of Leadfoot at Target, the enormous Devastator box set at multiple retailers, and the beginnings of the Target exclusive ''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'' line in celebration of everybody's favourite little yellow Autobot. Toys in the latter line are earmarked by the addition of "BB" to their ID numbers.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxe Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|68 [[Leadfoot (DOTM)#Studio Series|Leadfoot]] (''Dark of the Moon'' w/ [[Steeljaw (DOTM)#Studio Series|Steeljaw]])}}
</ul>
|
{{-}}
----

====Exclusives====
The ''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' line further expanded in 2021 to include multi-packs. Target also received reissues of Battle Damaged Megatron and the Then & Now Two-Pack.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="25%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|79BB [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BW79|High Octane Bumblebee]] VS 02BB [[Stinger (AOE)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Decepticon Stinger]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="15%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Buzzworthy-Bumblebee-High-Octane-Bumblebee-VS-Decepticon-Stinger.jpg|thumb|200px|79BB [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BW79|High Octane Bumblebee]] VS 02BB [[Stinger (AOE)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Decepticon Stinger]]]]
|}
{{-}}
----

====Exclusives====
There were further releases in ''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' this year, some of which continued the range of NEST-themed redecoes, and none of which were released in waves or regular assortments. Another ''Transformers'' 15th anniversary set, this time for most of the Decepticons, was available on Amazon.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' Leader Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|07BB [[Grimlock (AOE)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Grimlock]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
|}
{{-}}
----

==Notes==
* The Power Battlers toys themselves are not identified by that name on their packaging; however, the name "Power Battlers" ''is'' referenced (with a ™ [[trademark]] claim) on the back of Stomp & Chomp Grimlock's packaging. It also appeared on the placards at [[BotCon 2014]] and [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2014. Hasbro's public website, on the other hand, used the name "Power Attacker" for the individual toys' listings, as did the [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] website, which shares its database with Hasbro's main website. The name "Power Battlers" only appeared on the Hasbro website once, as part of a press release, and on the Hasbro Toy Shop website as the name of the category for the toys in question. Other online retailers, including international ones, were a mixed bag, with some picking one name and running with it and others using ''both'' names in different instances. Furthermore, German retailers identified them as "''Deluxe'' Attackers" across the board, while the gimmick name "Power ''Punch''" was also used as an assortment identifier by some retailers around the world. So basically, it's the same problem that previously affected the "[[Legends Class (2005)|Legends]] of [[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]" aka "Cybertron All Stars" aka "Cybertron Micro Series" figures and the "[[Construct-Bots]]" aka "Construct-A-Bots".
*All of the Age of Extinction Generations Deluxe, Voyager, and Leader class figures feature at least one small hexagonal port on the back of their torso or pelvis. While its function is not explicitly mentioned in either the instructions or packaging materials for the toy, it has been deduced that the purpose of these ports is to make the figure compatible with display stands such as the Bandai "Tamashii Stage" stands.<ref>http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-toy-discussion/990267-aoe-toys-whats-hexagonal-holes.html</ref>
*Various toys released concurrently with the ''Age of Extinction'' figures were available in packaging based on the general ''Age of Extinction'' design template, but lacking the ''Age of Extinction'' logo. See [[Transformers (2014 toyline)|''Transformers ''(2014 toyline)]] for more details.

==External links==
*[http://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/toy/search/movie_advanced/index.html Movie Advanced Series at TakaraTomy's Transformers hub]

==References==
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[[Category:Generations toylines]]
[[Category:Live-action film series toylines]]

Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)

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The '''''Transformers: Age of Extinction''''' toyline coincides with the [[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|fourth film]] in [[Michael Bay]]'s [[live-action film series]].

Unlike the toy lines of the previous three films, this line is divided into two distinct series:
*"Robots in Disguise", a series of simpler, more [[gimmick]]y toys aimed towards younger children. Included in this series are the non-transforming [[Titan Heroes]] figures. In Japan, these were sold under the main "Lost Age Series" label.
*An ''Age of Extinction''-specific version of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'', featuring more complex and [[show-accuracy|movie-accurate]] toys aimed towards older children and adult collectors. In Japan, toys from this line were sold under the "Movie Advanced Series" subtitle.

==Hasbro ''Age of Extinction'' toylines==
===''Robots in Disguise''===
The "Robots in Disguise" line is primarily focused on simpler toys for the younger set.

====One-Step Changers====
One-Step Changers are smaller figures which, as the name suggests, can be transformed either direction in one step, more or less. Exactly how the transformation is accomplished varies from figure, ranging from [[Activators|Activator]]-style spring loading to [[Automorph Technology|Automorph]]-type gearing/levering.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#One Step Changers|Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#OneStep|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Lockdown (ROTF)#OneStepChangers|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#OneStepChanger|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Crosshairs (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Crosshairs]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hound (Movie)#OneStepChanger|Autobot Hound]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slash (AOE)#Toys|Dinobot Slash]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Stinger (AOE)#OneStep|Decepticon Stinger]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:AoE 1-step Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Optimus Prime]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#One Step Changer Heli|Autobot Drift]] (helicopter)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#OneStepChanger|Galvatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#OneStepHighOctane|High Octane Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Steeljaw (AOE)#Toys|Steeljaw]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Strafe (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Dinobot Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Age of Extinction|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (Movie)#Toys|Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rollbar (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Rollbar]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Mega One-Step'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Mega1Step|Mega 1-Step Bumblebee]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Electronic Stomp & Chomp'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#Stomp&Chomp|Grimlock]]}}
|}
{{Note|Wave 3's Decepticon Stinger toy was redefined as a Walmart exclusive ([[#Exclusives|see below]]) seemingly at the last minute. Judging by web retail listings,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140819052050/http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=HAS23777&mode=retail BigBadToyStore listing for One-Step Changers wave 3]</ref> the intent was for Stinger to be replaced in the wave 3 case by Lockdown, but multiple retail sightings indicate that some quantity of cases was mistakenly packed per the original plan, leading to Stinger toys with "Walmart Exclusive" stickers being found at Target stores.}}
{{-}}

====Power Battlers====
Spiritual successors to the [[Fast Action Battlers]], Power Battlers are Deluxe-sized figures with basic transformations and a 'battling' action feature in [[robot mode]]. They are also commonly referred to as "Power Attackers", presumably an older working name that got changed very late in the game so it appears just as frequently as the final name.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#PowerBattler|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Crosshairs (AOE)#PowerBattler|Crosshairs]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hound (Movie)#PowerBattler|Autobot Hound]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Strafe (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Dinobot Strafe]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#Power Battlers|Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Scorn#Robots in Disguise|Dinobot Scorn]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#PowerBattler|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (AOE)#PowerBattler|Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Snarl (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Dinobot Snarl]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#PowerBattler|Galvatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#PowerBattler|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Lockdown (ROTF)#PowerBattler|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:AoE Power Battler Grimlock.jpg|200px|thumb|Power Battler Grimlock]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#HighOctanePowerBattler|High Octane Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Junkheap (AOE)#Toys|Junkheap]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Vehicon (AOE)#PowerBattler|Vehicon]]}}
|}
{{-}}

====Dino Sparkers====
Dino Sparkers each include non-transforming static figures of a Dinobot and a rider. The Dinobot is cast in translucent plastic, and features a pull-back-and-go motor with a [[sparking gimmick]], a gimmick not seen in any ''Transformers'' line since the original G1 line in 1988.
[[File:AoE dino sparker Bumblebee and Strafe.jpg|thumb|200px|Bumblebee with Strafe]]
<ul class="iconlist">
:'''Wave 1'''
:{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Dino Sparkers|Optimus Prime]] & [[Grimlock (AOE)#Dino Sparkers|Grimlock]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Dino Sparkers|Bumblebee]] & [[Strafe (AOE)#Dino Sparkers|Strafe]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#Dino Sparkers|Autobot Drift]] & [[Slug (AOE)#Dino Sparkers|Dinobot Slug]]}}</ul>

{{note|Reports from [[Toy Fair 2014]] suggested the existence of a fourth Dino Sparkers toy featuring Lockdown, corroborated by a previously leaked<ref name="customerleak">[http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/96540-monzos-mega-hasbro-customer-service-listing-breakdown/ Hasbro customer service leak summary on The Allspark]</ref> listing for a 'Lockdown & [[Steeljaw (AOE)|Wolf]]' toy. Ultimately, this product was never officially revealed or solicited.}}

{{-}}

====Flip & Change/Smash & Change====
This assortment of larger figures focuses, like One-Step Changers, on simple transformations. All but the first wave's Optimus Prime use a form of autotransformation that has one flip the figure over itself.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Smash&Change|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Flip&Change|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Lockdown (ROTF)#Flip&Change|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#Flip & Change|Drift]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}

====Titan Heroes & Guardians====
Like previous toys under the 'Titan' branding, Titan Heroes are 12-inch tall, non-transforming action figures with a basic five points of articulation. The Titan Guardian assortment is basically the same thing, but with a larger 16-inch height.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Titan Heroes Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#TitanHero|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#Titan Heroes|Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#TitanHero|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Titan Heroes Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Lockdown (ROTF)#TitanHeroes|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Titan Guardians'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#TitanGuardian|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#TitanGuardian|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}

===''Generations (Series M4)''===
With Hasbro's renewed focus on simpler toys for children, the "traditional" Deluxe, Voyager and Leader Class assortments were explicitly split off under the ''Generations'' banner, receiving a much reduced focus in marketing and even being entirely store exclusive in the [[United Kingdom]] and Germany (Deluxe and Voyager at [[Toys"R"Us]], and Leader at [[Argos]] and Rossmann drug stores, respectively).

====Standard Retail====
;Deluxe Class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|001 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#HighOctaneDeluxe|High Octane Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|002 [[Crosshairs (AOE)#Generations|Crosshairs]]}}
{{Bp-a1|003 [[Slug (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|004 [[Scorn#Generations|Scorn]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|005 [[Strafe (AOE)#Generations|Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|006 [[Drift (AOE)#Generations|Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|007 [[Slash (AOE)#GenerationsDeluxe|Dinobot Slash]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|008 [[Lockdown (ROTF)#Generations|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|009 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#2014Deluxe|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|010 [[Snarl (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Snarl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|011 [[Hot Shot (AOE)#Toys|Hot Shot]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:AOEGenerationstoy-DeluxeDrift.jpg|200px|thumb|Drift]]
|}
{{-}}
;Voyager Class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|001 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys 5|Evasion Mode Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|002 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Voyager Class toys|Grimlock]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|003 [[Hound (Movie)#Generations|Autobot Hound]]}}
{{Bp-d1|004 [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Generations|Galvatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|005 [[Slog (AOE)#Generations|Slog]]}}
{{Bp-a1|006 [[Drift (AOE)#Voyager Class toys|Autobot Drift]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}
;Leader Class
:'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
:{{Bp-a1|001 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys 5|Optimus Prime]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|002 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Leader Class toys|Grimlock]]}}</ul>

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===Exclusives===
All the usual suspects received exclusive product for the ''Age of Extinction'' toyline, with the "big three" of brick-and-mortar toy retail each receiving a set of themed releases: Target's capsule centred on "Silver Knight Optimus Prime", an upgrade ultimately deleted from the finished film, Toys"R"Us carried a range of "then & now"-type packs, and Walmart's offerings largely focused on the Legion size class, while also featuring the line's only toys of new character [[Stinger (AOE)|Stinger]].

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Amazon.com'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#FirstEd|First Edition Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|005 [[Slog (AOE)#Amazon|Slog]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''CostCo'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|003 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys 2|Bumblebee]] (Leader)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Kmart]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#TitanHeroElectronic|Grimlock]] (Electronic Titan)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#TitanHeroElectronic|Optimus Prime]] (Electronic Titan)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Kohl's'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Robots in Disguise .282014.29|Optimus Prime]] / [[Grimlock (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Grimlock]] (Smash/Flip & Change)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:AOEtoy-FirstEditionOptimusPrime.jpg|200px|thumb|First Edition Optimus Prime]][[File:AOEOneStepStinger.JPG|right|thumb|200px|The only semi-screen-accurate Stinger in the US... [[Studio Series|at the time.]]]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Target'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SKDeluxe|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]] & [[Grimlock (AOE)#Target2Pack|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SKSmash&Change|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]] (Smash & Change)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#Titan Heroes.2FGuardians|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]] (Titan Hero)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#PESilverKnight|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]] (First Edition)}}
{{Bp-a1d1|"''Transformers: Age of Extinction'' Collection" ([[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#OneStepCollection|Bumblebee]], [[Drift (AOE)#OneStepCollection|Autobot Drift]], [[Lockdown (ROTF)#OneStepCollection|Lockdown]], [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SKOneStep|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]], [[Grimlock (AOE)#OneStepCollection|Grimlock]], [[slug (AOE)#OneStepCollection|Dinobot Slug]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Bumblebee Evolution 2-pack ([[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#TRUEvolution|''AOE'' Bumblebee]] & [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|G1 Bumblebee]])}}
{{Bp-a1|Dinobot Slug Evolution 2-pack ([[Slug (AOE)#TRUEvolution|''AOE'' Slug]] & [[Slag (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|G1 Slug]])}}
{{Bp-a1|Strafe Evolution 2-pack ([[Strafe (AOE)#TRUEvolution|''AOE'' Strafe]] & [[Swoop (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|G1 "Strafe"]])}}
{{Bp-a1|Grimlock Evolution 2-pack ([[Grimlock (AOE)#TRUEvolution|''AOE'' Grimlock]] & [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|G1 Grimlock]])}}
{{bp-a1|Optimus Prime Evolution 2-pack ([[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#AOEEvolution|''AOE'' Optimus Prime]] & [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Age of Extinction|G1 Optimus Prime]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Walmart]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#WalmartLegion|Bumblebee]] (Legion)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#Legion Class toys|Grimlock]] (Legion)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SingleLegion|Optimus Prime]] (Legion)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Stinger (AOE)#Age of Extinction|Decepticon Stinger]] (Legion)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#WalmartBWmold|Bumblebee]] & [[Strafe (AOE)#WalmartBWmold|Dinobot Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#2PackLegion|Optimus Prime]] & [[Grimlock (AOE)#WalmartENmold|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Stinger (AOE)#WalmartVsSlug|Decepticon Stinger]] & [[Slug (AOE)#WalmartBWmold|Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#WalmartScenePack|Bumblebee]] vs. [[Stinger (AOE)#WalmartScenePack|Decepticon Stinger]] with [[Strafe (AOE)#WalmartScenePack|Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Walmart1StepBonus|Bumblebee]] (w/ "Bonus Value!" [[Stinger (AOE)#Walmart1StepBonus|Decepticon Stinger]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Stinger (AOE)#OneStep|Decepticon Stinger]] (One-Step Changer)}}
|}

====Platinum Edition====
{{main|Transformers: Platinum Edition#Age of Extinction}}

==TakaraTomy toylines==
===''Movie Advanced Series''===
[[TakaraTomy]]'s '''''Movie Advanced Series''''' (ムービーアドバンスドシリーズ) is something of an equivalent to [[Hasbro]]'s ''Age of Extinction Generations'' line, being made up of the mainline, older-kid/fan-aimed [[size class]]es. It does not limit itself to just toys and characters from ''Age of Extinction'' however, using older molds to bring back past characters (including a few surprises).

Numerous online retailers listed "AD18 Decepticon A" and "AD19 Autobot A" for preorder, but ultimately, nothing ever became of those listings. It can be assumed that whatever toys were planned ended up being canceled, leaving those ID numbers unused.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[May 17]] [[2014]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD01 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys 5|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD02 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys 5|Classic Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD03 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Voyager Class toys|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD04 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#HighOctaneDeluxe|Classic Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD05 [[Scorn#Generations|Dinobot Scorn]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD06 [[Crosshairs (AOE)#Generations|Crosshairs]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD07 [[Slug (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD08 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#MABattleBlade|Battle Blade Bumblebee]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD09 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Deluxe Class toys 3|Protoform Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD10 [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#Movie Advanced Series|Starscream]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD11 [[Dispensor#Movie Advanced Series|Dispensor]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD12 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#AOERevenge|Revenge Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD13 [[Devastator (ROTF)#Movie Advanced Series|Devastator]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD14 [[Jolt (ROTF)#Movie Advanced Series|Jolt]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD15 [[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#Movie Advanced Series|Ratchet]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[June 21]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD16 [[Dino#Movie Advanced Series|Autobot Dino]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD17 [[Soundwave (ROTF)/toys#Movie Advanced Series|Darkside Soundwave]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[July 19]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD20 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Leader Class toys|Black Knight Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD21 [[Hound (Movie)#Generations|Hound]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD22 [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Generations|Galvatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD23 [[Drift (AOE)#Generations|Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD24 [[Strafe (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD25 [[Slash (AOE)#GenerationsDeluxe|Dinobot Slash]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD26 [[Lockdown (ROTF)#Generations|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:MovieAdvanced-Dispensor.jpg|thumb|250px|Deluxe Dispensor (!)]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[August 10]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD27 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#2014Deluxe|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD28 [[Snarl (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Snarl]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' ([[September 20]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD29 [[Slog (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Slog]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD30 [[Drift (AOE)#Voyager Class toys|Sky Drift]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6''' ([[November 15]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD31 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#ArmorKnight|Armor Knight Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7''' ([[January 31]] [[2015]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|AD32 [[Stinger (AOE)#Movie Advanced Series|Decepticon Stinger]]}}
|}

===''Lost Age Series''===
The '''''Lost Age Series''''' is Takaratomy's version of the Hasbro ''Robots in Disguise'' subline, featuring the simpler, more kid-aimed toys, primarily the One-Step Changers and Power Battlers.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[July 19]] [[2014]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|LA-01 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Lost Age Series|Battle Command Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-02 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Big Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-03 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#OneStepChanger|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-04 [[Grimlock (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-05 [[Hound (Movie)#Robots in Disguise|Hound]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|LA-06 [[Drift (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-07 [[Crosshairs (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Crosshairs]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-08 [[Slash (AOE)#Age of Extinction|Dinobot Slash]]}}
{{Bp-d1|LA-09 [[Lockdown (ROTF)#Robots in Disguise (2014)|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[August 2]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|LA-10 [[Scorn#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Scorn]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-11 [[Strafe (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-d1|LA-12 [[Stinger (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Decepticon Stinger]]}}

|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[September 20]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|LA-13 [[Nemesis Prime (AOE)#Lost Age Series|Battle Attack Nemesis Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[October 18]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|LA-14 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Lost Age Series|Battle Command Optimus Prime]] & [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#OneStepHighOctane|Bumblebee]] Strongest Tag Set}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-15 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-16 [[Slug (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-17 [[Snarl (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Snarl]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|LA-18 [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Galvatron]]}}
|}

===Exclusives===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[AEON]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|EX [[Wheeljack (Movie)#Movie Advanced Series|Wheeljack]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jolt (Armada)#Transformers (2014)|Micron Jolt]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Paulie]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Trikera Mace]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Amazon.co.jp'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hound (Movie)#ArmyCamo|Hound Army Camo Ver.]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Bic Camera'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Buzz Saw (BW)#Transformers (2014)|Buzz Saw]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ptera Spear]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Scorn#BlackKnight|Black Knight Scorn]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Thunderlips]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Cybertron Satellite]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Strafe (AOE)#BlackKnight|Black Knight Strafe]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:MovieAdvancedtoy-GrimlockG1ColorVer.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Because G1 doesn't get enough callbacks apparently.]][[File:AOE-toy Carnivac.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Carnivac, in extra-fragile!]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Joshin Kids Land'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Buzz Saw (BW)#Transformers (2014)|Buzz Saw]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ptera Spear]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Thunderlips]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Lawson'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (AOE)#TFExpoG1|Dinobot Slug G1 Color Ver.]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#G1ColorVer|Grimlock G1 Color Ver.]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|EX [[Rollbar (AOE)#TakTom|Rollbar]]}}
{{Bp-a1|EX [[Sideswipe (Movie)/toys#MovieAdvancedEX|Sideswipe]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Carnivac (AOE)|Carnivac]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ivan]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#RustyEvasion|Optimus Prime Rusty ver.]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Astrotrain_(G1)/toys#Transformers_.28campaign_item.29|Astrotrain]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#BlackKnightLeader|Black Knight Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prime Axe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Roller (G1)#Transformers (2014)|Silver Roller]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sword of Judgment#Lost Age Series|Temenos Sword]]}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Transformers Expo]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Nemesis Prime (AOE)#Movie Advanced Series|Nemesis Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Nemesis Grimlock#Movie Advanced Series|Nemesis Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (AOE)#TFExpoG1|Dinobot Slug G1 Color Ver.]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Multiple outlets'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Beet-Chop]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Scorn#BlackKnight|Black Knight Scorn]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sling (AOE)|Sling]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (AOE)#BlackKnight|Black Knight Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Spino Hammer]]}}
|}

==Post-''Age of Extinction'' releases==
===''Studio Series''===
{{nav-studio}}

====Deluxe Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|02 [[Stinger (AOE)#Studio Series|Decepticon Stinger]] (''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|11 [[Lockdown (ROTF)#Studio Series|Lockdown]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|16 [[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#SS16|Autobot Ratchet]] (''Dark of the Moon'')}}
{{Bp-d1|17 [[Shadow Raider#Studio Series|Shadow Raider]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|23 [[KSI Sentry#Studio Series|KSI Sentry]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|45 [[Drift (AOE)#SS45|Autobot Drift]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 18'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|92 [[Crosshairs (AOE)#Studio Series|Crosshairs]] (''The Last Knight'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 29'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[KSI Widow#Studio Series|Concept Art KSI Widow]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
|}

====Voyager Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 17'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|90 [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#SS90|Galvatron]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
|}

====Leader Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|07 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Studio Series|Grimlock]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 18'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SSAOEKnight|Optimus Prime]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[file:StudioSeriesAOELeaderOptimusPrime.jpeg|thumb|200px|Leader Class [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SSAOEKnight|Optimus Prime]]]]
|
|}

====Titan Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#SSTitan|Grimlock]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|}
{{comingsoontoy|All 2026 product}}
{{--}}

====Exclusives====
2020 saw the release of Leadfoot at Target, the enormous Devastator box set at multiple retailers, and the beginnings of the Target exclusive ''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'' line in celebration of everybody's favourite little yellow Autobot. Toys in the latter line are earmarked by the addition of "BB" to their ID numbers.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxe Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|68 [[Leadfoot (DOTM)#Studio Series|Leadfoot]] (''Dark of the Moon'' w/ [[Steeljaw (DOTM)#Studio Series|Steeljaw]])}}
</ul>
|
{{-}}
----

====Exclusives====
The ''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' line further expanded in 2021 to include multi-packs. Target also received reissues of Battle Damaged Megatron and the Then & Now Two-Pack.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="25%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|79BB [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BW79|High Octane Bumblebee]] VS 02BB [[Stinger (AOE)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Decepticon Stinger]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="15%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Buzzworthy-Bumblebee-High-Octane-Bumblebee-VS-Decepticon-Stinger.jpg|thumb|200px|79BB [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BW79|High Octane Bumblebee]] VS 02BB [[Stinger (AOE)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Decepticon Stinger]]]]
|}
{{-}}
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====Exclusives====
There were further releases in ''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' this year, some of which continued the range of NEST-themed redecoes, and none of which were released in waves or regular assortments. Another ''Transformers'' 15th anniversary set, this time for most of the Decepticons, was available on Amazon.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' Leader Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|07BB [[Grimlock (AOE)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Grimlock]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
|}
{{-}}
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==Notes==
* The Power Battlers toys themselves are not identified by that name on their packaging; however, the name "Power Battlers" ''is'' referenced (with a ™ [[trademark]] claim) on the back of Stomp & Chomp Grimlock's packaging. It also appeared on the placards at [[BotCon 2014]] and [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2014. Hasbro's public website, on the other hand, used the name "Power Attacker" for the individual toys' listings, as did the [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] website, which shares its database with Hasbro's main website. The name "Power Battlers" only appeared on the Hasbro website once, as part of a press release, and on the Hasbro Toy Shop website as the name of the category for the toys in question. Other online retailers, including international ones, were a mixed bag, with some picking one name and running with it and others using ''both'' names in different instances. Furthermore, German retailers identified them as "''Deluxe'' Attackers" across the board, while the gimmick name "Power ''Punch''" was also used as an assortment identifier by some retailers around the world. So basically, it's the same problem that previously affected the "[[Legends Class (2005)|Legends]] of [[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]" aka "Cybertron All Stars" aka "Cybertron Micro Series" figures and the "[[Construct-Bots]]" aka "Construct-A-Bots".
*All of the Age of Extinction Generations Deluxe, Voyager, and Leader class figures feature at least one small hexagonal port on the back of their torso or pelvis. While its function is not explicitly mentioned in either the instructions or packaging materials for the toy, it has been deduced that the purpose of these ports is to make the figure compatible with display stands such as the Bandai "Tamashii Stage" stands.<ref>http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-toy-discussion/990267-aoe-toys-whats-hexagonal-holes.html</ref>
*Various toys released concurrently with the ''Age of Extinction'' figures were available in packaging based on the general ''Age of Extinction'' design template, but lacking the ''Age of Extinction'' logo. See [[Transformers (2014 toyline)|''Transformers ''(2014 toyline)]] for more details.

==External links==
*[http://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/toy/search/movie_advanced/index.html Movie Advanced Series at TakaraTomy's Transformers hub]

==References==
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[[Category:Generations toylines]]
[[Category:Live-action film series toylines]]

Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)

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The '''''Transformers: Age of Extinction''''' toyline coincides with the [[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|fourth film]] in [[Michael Bay]]'s [[live-action film series]].

Unlike the toy lines of the previous three films, this line is divided into two distinct series:
*"Robots in Disguise", a series of simpler, more [[gimmick]]y toys aimed towards younger children. Included in this series are the non-transforming [[Titan Heroes]] figures. In Japan, these were sold under the main "Lost Age Series" label.
*An ''Age of Extinction''-specific version of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'', featuring more complex and [[show-accuracy|movie-accurate]] toys aimed towards older children and adult collectors. In Japan, toys from this line were sold under the "Movie Advanced Series" subtitle.

==Hasbro ''Age of Extinction'' toylines==
===''Robots in Disguise''===
The "Robots in Disguise" line is primarily focused on simpler toys for the younger set.

====One-Step Changers====
One-Step Changers are smaller figures which, as the name suggests, can be transformed either direction in one step, more or less. Exactly how the transformation is accomplished varies from figure, ranging from [[Activators|Activator]]-style spring loading to [[Automorph Technology|Automorph]]-type gearing/levering.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#One Step Changers|Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#OneStep|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Lockdown (ROTF)#OneStepChangers|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#OneStepChanger|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Crosshairs (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Crosshairs]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hound (Movie)#OneStepChanger|Autobot Hound]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slash (AOE)#Toys|Dinobot Slash]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Stinger (AOE)#OneStep|Decepticon Stinger]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:AoE 1-step Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Optimus Prime]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#One Step Changer Heli|Autobot Drift]] (helicopter)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#OneStepChanger|Galvatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#OneStepHighOctane|High Octane Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Steeljaw (AOE)#Toys|Steeljaw]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Strafe (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Dinobot Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Age of Extinction|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (Movie)#Toys|Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rollbar (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Rollbar]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Mega One-Step'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Mega1Step|Mega 1-Step Bumblebee]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Electronic Stomp & Chomp'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#Stomp&Chomp|Grimlock]]}}
|}
{{Note|Wave 3's Decepticon Stinger toy was redefined as a Walmart exclusive ([[#Exclusives|see below]]) seemingly at the last minute. Judging by web retail listings,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140819052050/http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=HAS23777&mode=retail BigBadToyStore listing for One-Step Changers wave 3]</ref> the intent was for Stinger to be replaced in the wave 3 case by Lockdown, but multiple retail sightings indicate that some quantity of cases was mistakenly packed per the original plan, leading to Stinger toys with "Walmart Exclusive" stickers being found at Target stores.}}
{{-}}

====Power Battlers====
Spiritual successors to the [[Fast Action Battlers]], Power Battlers are Deluxe-sized figures with basic transformations and a 'battling' action feature in [[robot mode]]. They are also commonly referred to as "Power Attackers", presumably an older working name that got changed very late in the game so it appears just as frequently as the final name.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#PowerBattler|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Crosshairs (AOE)#PowerBattler|Crosshairs]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hound (Movie)#PowerBattler|Autobot Hound]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Strafe (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Dinobot Strafe]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#Power Battlers|Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Scorn#Robots in Disguise|Dinobot Scorn]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#PowerBattler|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (AOE)#PowerBattler|Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Snarl (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Dinobot Snarl]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#PowerBattler|Galvatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#PowerBattler|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Lockdown (ROTF)#PowerBattler|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:AoE Power Battler Grimlock.jpg|200px|thumb|Power Battler Grimlock]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#HighOctanePowerBattler|High Octane Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Junkheap (AOE)#Toys|Junkheap]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Vehicon (AOE)#PowerBattler|Vehicon]]}}
|}
{{-}}

====Dino Sparkers====
Dino Sparkers each include non-transforming static figures of a Dinobot and a rider. The Dinobot is cast in translucent plastic, and features a pull-back-and-go motor with a [[sparking gimmick]], a gimmick not seen in any ''Transformers'' line since the original G1 line in 1988.
[[File:AoE dino sparker Bumblebee and Strafe.jpg|thumb|200px|Bumblebee with Strafe]]
<ul class="iconlist">
:'''Wave 1'''
:{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Dino Sparkers|Optimus Prime]] & [[Grimlock (AOE)#Dino Sparkers|Grimlock]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Dino Sparkers|Bumblebee]] & [[Strafe (AOE)#Dino Sparkers|Strafe]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#Dino Sparkers|Autobot Drift]] & [[Slug (AOE)#Dino Sparkers|Dinobot Slug]]}}</ul>

{{note|Reports from [[Toy Fair 2014]] suggested the existence of a fourth Dino Sparkers toy featuring Lockdown, corroborated by a previously leaked<ref name="customerleak">[http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/96540-monzos-mega-hasbro-customer-service-listing-breakdown/ Hasbro customer service leak summary on The Allspark]</ref> listing for a 'Lockdown & [[Steeljaw (AOE)|Wolf]]' toy. Ultimately, this product was never officially revealed or solicited.}}

{{-}}

====Flip & Change/Smash & Change====
This assortment of larger figures focuses, like One-Step Changers, on simple transformations. All but the first wave's Optimus Prime use a form of autotransformation that has one flip the figure over itself.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Smash&Change|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Flip&Change|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Lockdown (ROTF)#Flip&Change|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#Flip & Change|Drift]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}

====Titan Heroes & Guardians====
Like previous toys under the 'Titan' branding, Titan Heroes are 12-inch tall, non-transforming action figures with a basic five points of articulation. The Titan Guardian assortment is basically the same thing, but with a larger 16-inch height.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Titan Heroes Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#TitanHero|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#Titan Heroes|Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#TitanHero|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Titan Heroes Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Lockdown (ROTF)#TitanHeroes|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Titan Guardians'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#TitanGuardian|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#TitanGuardian|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}

===''Generations (Series M4)''===
With Hasbro's renewed focus on simpler toys for children, the "traditional" Deluxe, Voyager and Leader Class assortments were explicitly split off under the ''Generations'' banner, receiving a much reduced focus in marketing and even being entirely store exclusive in the [[United Kingdom]] and Germany (Deluxe and Voyager at [[Toys"R"Us]], and Leader at [[Argos]] and Rossmann drug stores, respectively).

====Standard Retail====
;Deluxe Class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|001 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#HighOctaneDeluxe|High Octane Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|002 [[Crosshairs (AOE)#Generations|Crosshairs]]}}
{{Bp-a1|003 [[Slug (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|004 [[Scorn#Generations|Scorn]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|005 [[Strafe (AOE)#Generations|Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|006 [[Drift (AOE)#Generations|Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|007 [[Slash (AOE)#GenerationsDeluxe|Dinobot Slash]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|008 [[Lockdown (ROTF)#Generations|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|009 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#2014Deluxe|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|010 [[Snarl (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Snarl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|011 [[Hot Shot (AOE)#Toys|Hot Shot]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:AOEGenerationstoy-DeluxeDrift.jpg|200px|thumb|Drift]]
|}
{{-}}
;Voyager Class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|001 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys 5|Evasion Mode Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|002 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Voyager Class toys|Grimlock]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|003 [[Hound (Movie)#Generations|Autobot Hound]]}}
{{Bp-d1|004 [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Generations|Galvatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|005 [[Slog (AOE)#Generations|Slog]]}}
{{Bp-a1|006 [[Drift (AOE)#Voyager Class toys|Autobot Drift]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}
;Leader Class
:'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
:{{Bp-a1|001 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys 5|Optimus Prime]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|002 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Leader Class toys|Grimlock]]}}</ul>

{{-}}

===Exclusives===
All the usual suspects received exclusive product for the ''Age of Extinction'' toyline, with the "big three" of brick-and-mortar toy retail each receiving a set of themed releases: Target's capsule centred on "Silver Knight Optimus Prime", an upgrade ultimately deleted from the finished film, Toys"R"Us carried a range of "then & now"-type packs, and Walmart's offerings largely focused on the Legion size class, while also featuring the line's only toys of new character [[Stinger (AOE)|Stinger]].

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Amazon.com'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#FirstEd|First Edition Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|005 [[Slog (AOE)#Amazon|Slog]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''CostCo'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|003 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys 2|Bumblebee]] (Leader)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Kmart]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#TitanHeroElectronic|Grimlock]] (Electronic Titan)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#TitanHeroElectronic|Optimus Prime]] (Electronic Titan)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Kohl's'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Robots in Disguise .282014.29|Optimus Prime]] / [[Grimlock (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Grimlock]] (Smash/Flip & Change)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:AOEtoy-FirstEditionOptimusPrime.jpg|200px|thumb|First Edition Optimus Prime]][[File:AOEOneStepStinger.JPG|right|thumb|200px|The only semi-screen-accurate Stinger in the US... [[Studio Series|at the time.]]]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Target'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SKDeluxe|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]] & [[Grimlock (AOE)#Target2Pack|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SKSmash&Change|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]] (Smash & Change)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#Titan Heroes.2FGuardians|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]] (Titan Hero)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#PESilverKnight|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]] (First Edition)}}
{{Bp-a1d1|"''Transformers: Age of Extinction'' Collection" ([[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#OneStepCollection|Bumblebee]], [[Drift (AOE)#OneStepCollection|Autobot Drift]], [[Lockdown (ROTF)#OneStepCollection|Lockdown]], [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SKOneStep|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]], [[Grimlock (AOE)#OneStepCollection|Grimlock]], [[slug (AOE)#OneStepCollection|Dinobot Slug]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Bumblebee Evolution 2-pack ([[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#TRUEvolution|''AOE'' Bumblebee]] & [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|G1 Bumblebee]])}}
{{Bp-a1|Dinobot Slug Evolution 2-pack ([[Slug (AOE)#TRUEvolution|''AOE'' Slug]] & [[Slag (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|G1 Slug]])}}
{{Bp-a1|Strafe Evolution 2-pack ([[Strafe (AOE)#TRUEvolution|''AOE'' Strafe]] & [[Swoop (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|G1 "Strafe"]])}}
{{Bp-a1|Grimlock Evolution 2-pack ([[Grimlock (AOE)#TRUEvolution|''AOE'' Grimlock]] & [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|G1 Grimlock]])}}
{{bp-a1|Optimus Prime Evolution 2-pack ([[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#AOEEvolution|''AOE'' Optimus Prime]] & [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Age of Extinction|G1 Optimus Prime]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Walmart]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#WalmartLegion|Bumblebee]] (Legion)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#Legion Class toys|Grimlock]] (Legion)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SingleLegion|Optimus Prime]] (Legion)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Stinger (AOE)#Age of Extinction|Decepticon Stinger]] (Legion)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#WalmartBWmold|Bumblebee]] & [[Strafe (AOE)#WalmartBWmold|Dinobot Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#2PackLegion|Optimus Prime]] & [[Grimlock (AOE)#WalmartENmold|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Stinger (AOE)#WalmartVsSlug|Decepticon Stinger]] & [[Slug (AOE)#WalmartBWmold|Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#WalmartScenePack|Bumblebee]] vs. [[Stinger (AOE)#WalmartScenePack|Decepticon Stinger]] with [[Strafe (AOE)#WalmartScenePack|Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Walmart1StepBonus|Bumblebee]] (w/ "Bonus Value!" [[Stinger (AOE)#Walmart1StepBonus|Decepticon Stinger]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Stinger (AOE)#OneStep|Decepticon Stinger]] (One-Step Changer)}}
|}

====Platinum Edition====
{{main|Transformers: Platinum Edition#Age of Extinction}}

==TakaraTomy toylines==
===''Movie Advanced Series''===
[[TakaraTomy]]'s '''''Movie Advanced Series''''' (ムービーアドバンスドシリーズ) is something of an equivalent to [[Hasbro]]'s ''Age of Extinction Generations'' line, being made up of the mainline, older-kid/fan-aimed [[size class]]es. It does not limit itself to just toys and characters from ''Age of Extinction'' however, using older molds to bring back past characters (including a few surprises).

Numerous online retailers listed "AD18 Decepticon A" and "AD19 Autobot A" for preorder, but ultimately, nothing ever became of those listings. It can be assumed that whatever toys were planned ended up being canceled, leaving those ID numbers unused.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[May 17]] [[2014]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD01 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys 5|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD02 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys 5|Classic Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD03 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Voyager Class toys|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD04 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#HighOctaneDeluxe|Classic Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD05 [[Scorn#Generations|Dinobot Scorn]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD06 [[Crosshairs (AOE)#Generations|Crosshairs]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD07 [[Slug (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD08 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#MABattleBlade|Battle Blade Bumblebee]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD09 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Deluxe Class toys 3|Protoform Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD10 [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#Movie Advanced Series|Starscream]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD11 [[Dispensor#Movie Advanced Series|Dispensor]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD12 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#AOERevenge|Revenge Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD13 [[Devastator (ROTF)#Movie Advanced Series|Devastator]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD14 [[Jolt (ROTF)#Movie Advanced Series|Jolt]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD15 [[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#Movie Advanced Series|Ratchet]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[June 21]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD16 [[Dino#Movie Advanced Series|Autobot Dino]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD17 [[Soundwave (ROTF)/toys#Movie Advanced Series|Darkside Soundwave]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[July 19]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD20 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Leader Class toys|Black Knight Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD21 [[Hound (Movie)#Generations|Hound]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD22 [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Generations|Galvatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD23 [[Drift (AOE)#Generations|Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD24 [[Strafe (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD25 [[Slash (AOE)#GenerationsDeluxe|Dinobot Slash]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD26 [[Lockdown (ROTF)#Generations|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:MovieAdvanced-Dispensor.jpg|thumb|250px|Deluxe Dispensor (!)]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[August 10]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD27 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#2014Deluxe|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD28 [[Snarl (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Snarl]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' ([[September 20]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD29 [[Slog (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Slog]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD30 [[Drift (AOE)#Voyager Class toys|Sky Drift]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6''' ([[November 15]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD31 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#ArmorKnight|Armor Knight Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7''' ([[January 31]] [[2015]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|AD32 [[Stinger (AOE)#Movie Advanced Series|Decepticon Stinger]]}}
|}

===''Lost Age Series''===
The '''''Lost Age Series''''' is Takaratomy's version of the Hasbro ''Robots in Disguise'' subline, featuring the simpler, more kid-aimed toys, primarily the One-Step Changers and Power Battlers.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[July 19]] [[2014]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|LA-01 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Lost Age Series|Battle Command Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-02 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Big Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-03 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#OneStepChanger|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-04 [[Grimlock (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-05 [[Hound (Movie)#Robots in Disguise|Hound]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|LA-06 [[Drift (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-07 [[Crosshairs (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Crosshairs]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-08 [[Slash (AOE)#Age of Extinction|Dinobot Slash]]}}
{{Bp-d1|LA-09 [[Lockdown (ROTF)#Robots in Disguise (2014)|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[August 2]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|LA-10 [[Scorn#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Scorn]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-11 [[Strafe (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-d1|LA-12 [[Stinger (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Decepticon Stinger]]}}

|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[September 20]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|LA-13 [[Nemesis Prime (AOE)#Lost Age Series|Battle Attack Nemesis Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[October 18]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|LA-14 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Lost Age Series|Battle Command Optimus Prime]] & [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#OneStepHighOctane|Bumblebee]] Strongest Tag Set}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-15 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-16 [[Slug (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-17 [[Snarl (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Snarl]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|LA-18 [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Galvatron]]}}
|}

===Exclusives===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[AEON]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|EX [[Wheeljack (Movie)#Movie Advanced Series|Wheeljack]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jolt (Armada)#Transformers (2014)|Micron Jolt]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Paulie]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Trikera Mace]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Amazon.co.jp'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hound (Movie)#ArmyCamo|Hound Army Camo Ver.]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Bic Camera'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Buzz Saw (BW)#Transformers (2014)|Buzz Saw]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ptera Spear]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Scorn#BlackKnight|Black Knight Scorn]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Thunderlips]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Cybertron Satellite]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Strafe (AOE)#BlackKnight|Black Knight Strafe]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:MovieAdvancedtoy-GrimlockG1ColorVer.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Because G1 doesn't get enough callbacks apparently.]][[File:AOE-toy Carnivac.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Carnivac, in extra-fragile!]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Joshin Kids Land'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Buzz Saw (BW)#Transformers (2014)|Buzz Saw]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ptera Spear]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Thunderlips]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Lawson'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (AOE)#TFExpoG1|Dinobot Slug G1 Color Ver.]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#G1ColorVer|Grimlock G1 Color Ver.]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|EX [[Rollbar (AOE)#TakTom|Rollbar]]}}
{{Bp-a1|EX [[Sideswipe (Movie)/toys#MovieAdvancedEX|Sideswipe]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Carnivac (AOE)|Carnivac]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ivan]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#RustyEvasion|Optimus Prime Rusty ver.]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Astrotrain_(G1)/toys#Transformers_.28campaign_item.29|Astrotrain]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#BlackKnightLeader|Black Knight Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prime Axe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Roller (G1)#Transformers (2014)|Silver Roller]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sword of Judgment#Lost Age Series|Temenos Sword]]}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Transformers Expo]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Nemesis Prime (AOE)#Movie Advanced Series|Nemesis Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Nemesis Grimlock#Movie Advanced Series|Nemesis Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (AOE)#TFExpoG1|Dinobot Slug G1 Color Ver.]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Multiple outlets'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Beet-Chop]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Scorn#BlackKnight|Black Knight Scorn]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sling (AOE)|Sling]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (AOE)#BlackKnight|Black Knight Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Spino Hammer]]}}
|}

==Post-''Age of Extinction'' releases==
===''Studio Series''===
{{nav-studio}}

====Deluxe Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|02 [[Stinger (AOE)#Studio Series|Decepticon Stinger]] (''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|11 [[Lockdown (ROTF)#Studio Series|Lockdown]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|16 [[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#SS16|Autobot Ratchet]] (''Dark of the Moon'')}}
{{Bp-d1|17 [[Shadow Raider#Studio Series|Shadow Raider]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|23 [[KSI Sentry#Studio Series|KSI Sentry]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|45 [[Drift (AOE)#SS45|Autobot Drift]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 18'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|92 [[Crosshairs (AOE)#Studio Series|Crosshairs]] (''The Last Knight'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 29'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[KSI Widow#Studio Series|Concept Art KSI Widow]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
|}

====Voyager Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 17'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|90 [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#SS90|Galvatron]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
|}

====Leader Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|07 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Studio Series|Grimlock]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 18'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SSAOEKnight|Optimus Prime]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[file:StudioSeriesAOELeaderOptimusPrime.jpeg|thumb|200px|Leader Class [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SSAOEKnight|Optimus Prime]]]]
|
|}

===2026===
[[2026]] would finally see the introduction of Titan Class to ''Studio Series'' with a remake of ''Age of Extinction'' Grimlock after 8 years, along with a promise to actually finish this [[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobot team]] this time around after they'd fallen by the wayside.

====Titan Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#SSTitan|Grimlock]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|}
{{comingsoontoy|All 2026 product}}
{{--}}

====Exclusives====
2020 saw the release of Leadfoot at Target, the enormous Devastator box set at multiple retailers, and the beginnings of the Target exclusive ''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'' line in celebration of everybody's favourite little yellow Autobot. Toys in the latter line are earmarked by the addition of "BB" to their ID numbers.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxe Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|68 [[Leadfoot (DOTM)#Studio Series|Leadfoot]] (''Dark of the Moon'' w/ [[Steeljaw (DOTM)#Studio Series|Steeljaw]])}}
</ul>
|
{{-}}
----

====Exclusives====
The ''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' line further expanded in 2021 to include multi-packs. Target also received reissues of Battle Damaged Megatron and the Then & Now Two-Pack.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="25%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|79BB [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BW79|High Octane Bumblebee]] VS 02BB [[Stinger (AOE)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Decepticon Stinger]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="15%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Buzzworthy-Bumblebee-High-Octane-Bumblebee-VS-Decepticon-Stinger.jpg|thumb|200px|79BB [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BW79|High Octane Bumblebee]] VS 02BB [[Stinger (AOE)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Decepticon Stinger]]]]
|}
{{-}}
----

====Exclusives====
There were further releases in ''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' this year, some of which continued the range of NEST-themed redecoes, and none of which were released in waves or regular assortments. Another ''Transformers'' 15th anniversary set, this time for most of the Decepticons, was available on Amazon.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' Leader Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|07BB [[Grimlock (AOE)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Grimlock]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
|}
{{-}}
----

==Notes==
* The Power Battlers toys themselves are not identified by that name on their packaging; however, the name "Power Battlers" ''is'' referenced (with a ™ [[trademark]] claim) on the back of Stomp & Chomp Grimlock's packaging. It also appeared on the placards at [[BotCon 2014]] and [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2014. Hasbro's public website, on the other hand, used the name "Power Attacker" for the individual toys' listings, as did the [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] website, which shares its database with Hasbro's main website. The name "Power Battlers" only appeared on the Hasbro website once, as part of a press release, and on the Hasbro Toy Shop website as the name of the category for the toys in question. Other online retailers, including international ones, were a mixed bag, with some picking one name and running with it and others using ''both'' names in different instances. Furthermore, German retailers identified them as "''Deluxe'' Attackers" across the board, while the gimmick name "Power ''Punch''" was also used as an assortment identifier by some retailers around the world. So basically, it's the same problem that previously affected the "[[Legends Class (2005)|Legends]] of [[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]" aka "Cybertron All Stars" aka "Cybertron Micro Series" figures and the "[[Construct-Bots]]" aka "Construct-A-Bots".
*All of the Age of Extinction Generations Deluxe, Voyager, and Leader class figures feature at least one small hexagonal port on the back of their torso or pelvis. While its function is not explicitly mentioned in either the instructions or packaging materials for the toy, it has been deduced that the purpose of these ports is to make the figure compatible with display stands such as the Bandai "Tamashii Stage" stands.<ref>http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-toy-discussion/990267-aoe-toys-whats-hexagonal-holes.html</ref>
*Various toys released concurrently with the ''Age of Extinction'' figures were available in packaging based on the general ''Age of Extinction'' design template, but lacking the ''Age of Extinction'' logo. See [[Transformers (2014 toyline)|''Transformers ''(2014 toyline)]] for more details.

==External links==
*[http://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/toy/search/movie_advanced/index.html Movie Advanced Series at TakaraTomy's Transformers hub]

==References==
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[[Category:Generations toylines]]
[[Category:Live-action film series toylines]]

Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)

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The '''''Transformers: Age of Extinction''''' toyline coincides with the [[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|fourth film]] in [[Michael Bay]]'s [[live-action film series]].

Unlike the toy lines of the previous three films, this line is divided into two distinct series:
*"Robots in Disguise", a series of simpler, more [[gimmick]]y toys aimed towards younger children. Included in this series are the non-transforming [[Titan Heroes]] figures. In Japan, these were sold under the main "Lost Age Series" label.
*An ''Age of Extinction''-specific version of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'', featuring more complex and [[show-accuracy|movie-accurate]] toys aimed towards older children and adult collectors. In Japan, toys from this line were sold under the "Movie Advanced Series" subtitle.

==Hasbro ''Age of Extinction'' toylines==
===''Robots in Disguise''===
The "Robots in Disguise" line is primarily focused on simpler toys for the younger set.

====One-Step Changers====
One-Step Changers are smaller figures which, as the name suggests, can be transformed either direction in one step, more or less. Exactly how the transformation is accomplished varies from figure, ranging from [[Activators|Activator]]-style spring loading to [[Automorph Technology|Automorph]]-type gearing/levering.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#One Step Changers|Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#OneStep|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Lockdown (ROTF)#OneStepChangers|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#OneStepChanger|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Crosshairs (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Crosshairs]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hound (Movie)#OneStepChanger|Autobot Hound]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slash (AOE)#Toys|Dinobot Slash]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Stinger (AOE)#OneStep|Decepticon Stinger]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:AoE 1-step Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Optimus Prime]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#One Step Changer Heli|Autobot Drift]] (helicopter)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#OneStepChanger|Galvatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#OneStepHighOctane|High Octane Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Steeljaw (AOE)#Toys|Steeljaw]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Strafe (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Dinobot Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Age of Extinction|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (Movie)#Toys|Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rollbar (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Rollbar]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Mega One-Step'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Mega1Step|Mega 1-Step Bumblebee]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Electronic Stomp & Chomp'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#Stomp&Chomp|Grimlock]]}}
|}
{{Note|Wave 3's Decepticon Stinger toy was redefined as a Walmart exclusive ([[#Exclusives|see below]]) seemingly at the last minute. Judging by web retail listings,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140819052050/http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=HAS23777&mode=retail BigBadToyStore listing for One-Step Changers wave 3]</ref> the intent was for Stinger to be replaced in the wave 3 case by Lockdown, but multiple retail sightings indicate that some quantity of cases was mistakenly packed per the original plan, leading to Stinger toys with "Walmart Exclusive" stickers being found at Target stores.}}
{{-}}

====Power Battlers====
Spiritual successors to the [[Fast Action Battlers]], Power Battlers are Deluxe-sized figures with basic transformations and a 'battling' action feature in [[robot mode]]. They are also commonly referred to as "Power Attackers", presumably an older working name that got changed very late in the game so it appears just as frequently as the final name.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#PowerBattler|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Crosshairs (AOE)#PowerBattler|Crosshairs]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hound (Movie)#PowerBattler|Autobot Hound]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Strafe (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Dinobot Strafe]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#Power Battlers|Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Scorn#Robots in Disguise|Dinobot Scorn]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#PowerBattler|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (AOE)#PowerBattler|Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Snarl (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Dinobot Snarl]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#PowerBattler|Galvatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#PowerBattler|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Lockdown (ROTF)#PowerBattler|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:AoE Power Battler Grimlock.jpg|200px|thumb|Power Battler Grimlock]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#HighOctanePowerBattler|High Octane Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Junkheap (AOE)#Toys|Junkheap]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Vehicon (AOE)#PowerBattler|Vehicon]]}}
|}
{{-}}

====Dino Sparkers====
Dino Sparkers each include non-transforming static figures of a Dinobot and a rider. The Dinobot is cast in translucent plastic, and features a pull-back-and-go motor with a [[sparking gimmick]], a gimmick not seen in any ''Transformers'' line since the original G1 line in 1988.
[[File:AoE dino sparker Bumblebee and Strafe.jpg|thumb|200px|Bumblebee with Strafe]]
<ul class="iconlist">
:'''Wave 1'''
:{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Dino Sparkers|Optimus Prime]] & [[Grimlock (AOE)#Dino Sparkers|Grimlock]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Dino Sparkers|Bumblebee]] & [[Strafe (AOE)#Dino Sparkers|Strafe]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#Dino Sparkers|Autobot Drift]] & [[Slug (AOE)#Dino Sparkers|Dinobot Slug]]}}</ul>

{{note|Reports from [[Toy Fair 2014]] suggested the existence of a fourth Dino Sparkers toy featuring Lockdown, corroborated by a previously leaked<ref name="customerleak">[http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/96540-monzos-mega-hasbro-customer-service-listing-breakdown/ Hasbro customer service leak summary on The Allspark]</ref> listing for a 'Lockdown & [[Steeljaw (AOE)|Wolf]]' toy. Ultimately, this product was never officially revealed or solicited.}}

{{-}}

====Flip & Change/Smash & Change====
This assortment of larger figures focuses, like One-Step Changers, on simple transformations. All but the first wave's Optimus Prime use a form of autotransformation that has one flip the figure over itself.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Smash&Change|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Flip&Change|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Lockdown (ROTF)#Flip&Change|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#Flip & Change|Drift]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}

====Titan Heroes & Guardians====
Like previous toys under the 'Titan' branding, Titan Heroes are 12-inch tall, non-transforming action figures with a basic five points of articulation. The Titan Guardian assortment is basically the same thing, but with a larger 16-inch height.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Titan Heroes Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#TitanHero|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#Titan Heroes|Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#TitanHero|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Titan Heroes Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Lockdown (ROTF)#TitanHeroes|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Titan Guardians'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#TitanGuardian|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#TitanGuardian|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}

===''Generations (Series M4)''===
With Hasbro's renewed focus on simpler toys for children, the "traditional" Deluxe, Voyager and Leader Class assortments were explicitly split off under the ''Generations'' banner, receiving a much reduced focus in marketing and even being entirely store exclusive in the [[United Kingdom]] and Germany (Deluxe and Voyager at [[Toys"R"Us]], and Leader at [[Argos]] and Rossmann drug stores, respectively).

====Standard Retail====
;Deluxe Class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|001 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#HighOctaneDeluxe|High Octane Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|002 [[Crosshairs (AOE)#Generations|Crosshairs]]}}
{{Bp-a1|003 [[Slug (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|004 [[Scorn#Generations|Scorn]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|005 [[Strafe (AOE)#Generations|Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|006 [[Drift (AOE)#Generations|Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|007 [[Slash (AOE)#GenerationsDeluxe|Dinobot Slash]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|008 [[Lockdown (ROTF)#Generations|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|009 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#2014Deluxe|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|010 [[Snarl (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Snarl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|011 [[Hot Shot (AOE)#Toys|Hot Shot]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:AOEGenerationstoy-DeluxeDrift.jpg|200px|thumb|Drift]]
|}
{{-}}
;Voyager Class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|001 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys 5|Evasion Mode Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|002 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Voyager Class toys|Grimlock]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|003 [[Hound (Movie)#Generations|Autobot Hound]]}}
{{Bp-d1|004 [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Generations|Galvatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|005 [[Slog (AOE)#Generations|Slog]]}}
{{Bp-a1|006 [[Drift (AOE)#Voyager Class toys|Autobot Drift]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}
;Leader Class
:'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
:{{Bp-a1|001 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys 5|Optimus Prime]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|002 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Leader Class toys|Grimlock]]}}</ul>

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===Exclusives===
All the usual suspects received exclusive product for the ''Age of Extinction'' toyline, with the "big three" of brick-and-mortar toy retail each receiving a set of themed releases: Target's capsule centred on "Silver Knight Optimus Prime", an upgrade ultimately deleted from the finished film, Toys"R"Us carried a range of "then & now"-type packs, and Walmart's offerings largely focused on the Legion size class, while also featuring the line's only toys of new character [[Stinger (AOE)|Stinger]].

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Amazon.com'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#FirstEd|First Edition Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|005 [[Slog (AOE)#Amazon|Slog]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''CostCo'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|003 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys 2|Bumblebee]] (Leader)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Kmart]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#TitanHeroElectronic|Grimlock]] (Electronic Titan)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#TitanHeroElectronic|Optimus Prime]] (Electronic Titan)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Kohl's'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Robots in Disguise .282014.29|Optimus Prime]] / [[Grimlock (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Grimlock]] (Smash/Flip & Change)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:AOEtoy-FirstEditionOptimusPrime.jpg|200px|thumb|First Edition Optimus Prime]][[File:AOEOneStepStinger.JPG|right|thumb|200px|The only semi-screen-accurate Stinger in the US... [[Studio Series|at the time.]]]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Target'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SKDeluxe|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]] & [[Grimlock (AOE)#Target2Pack|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SKSmash&Change|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]] (Smash & Change)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#Titan Heroes.2FGuardians|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]] (Titan Hero)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#PESilverKnight|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]] (First Edition)}}
{{Bp-a1d1|"''Transformers: Age of Extinction'' Collection" ([[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#OneStepCollection|Bumblebee]], [[Drift (AOE)#OneStepCollection|Autobot Drift]], [[Lockdown (ROTF)#OneStepCollection|Lockdown]], [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SKOneStep|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]], [[Grimlock (AOE)#OneStepCollection|Grimlock]], [[slug (AOE)#OneStepCollection|Dinobot Slug]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Bumblebee Evolution 2-pack ([[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#TRUEvolution|''AOE'' Bumblebee]] & [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|G1 Bumblebee]])}}
{{Bp-a1|Dinobot Slug Evolution 2-pack ([[Slug (AOE)#TRUEvolution|''AOE'' Slug]] & [[Slag (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|G1 Slug]])}}
{{Bp-a1|Strafe Evolution 2-pack ([[Strafe (AOE)#TRUEvolution|''AOE'' Strafe]] & [[Swoop (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|G1 "Strafe"]])}}
{{Bp-a1|Grimlock Evolution 2-pack ([[Grimlock (AOE)#TRUEvolution|''AOE'' Grimlock]] & [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|G1 Grimlock]])}}
{{bp-a1|Optimus Prime Evolution 2-pack ([[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#AOEEvolution|''AOE'' Optimus Prime]] & [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Age of Extinction|G1 Optimus Prime]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Walmart]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#WalmartLegion|Bumblebee]] (Legion)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#Legion Class toys|Grimlock]] (Legion)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SingleLegion|Optimus Prime]] (Legion)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Stinger (AOE)#Age of Extinction|Decepticon Stinger]] (Legion)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#WalmartBWmold|Bumblebee]] & [[Strafe (AOE)#WalmartBWmold|Dinobot Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#2PackLegion|Optimus Prime]] & [[Grimlock (AOE)#WalmartENmold|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Stinger (AOE)#WalmartVsSlug|Decepticon Stinger]] & [[Slug (AOE)#WalmartBWmold|Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#WalmartScenePack|Bumblebee]] vs. [[Stinger (AOE)#WalmartScenePack|Decepticon Stinger]] with [[Strafe (AOE)#WalmartScenePack|Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Walmart1StepBonus|Bumblebee]] (w/ "Bonus Value!" [[Stinger (AOE)#Walmart1StepBonus|Decepticon Stinger]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Stinger (AOE)#OneStep|Decepticon Stinger]] (One-Step Changer)}}
|}

====Platinum Edition====
{{main|Transformers: Platinum Edition#Age of Extinction}}

==TakaraTomy toylines==
===''Movie Advanced Series''===
[[TakaraTomy]]'s '''''Movie Advanced Series''''' (ムービーアドバンスドシリーズ) is something of an equivalent to [[Hasbro]]'s ''Age of Extinction Generations'' line, being made up of the mainline, older-kid/fan-aimed [[size class]]es. It does not limit itself to just toys and characters from ''Age of Extinction'' however, using older molds to bring back past characters (including a few surprises).

Numerous online retailers listed "AD18 Decepticon A" and "AD19 Autobot A" for preorder, but ultimately, nothing ever became of those listings. It can be assumed that whatever toys were planned ended up being canceled, leaving those ID numbers unused.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[May 17]] [[2014]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD01 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys 5|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD02 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys 5|Classic Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD03 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Voyager Class toys|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD04 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#HighOctaneDeluxe|Classic Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD05 [[Scorn#Generations|Dinobot Scorn]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD06 [[Crosshairs (AOE)#Generations|Crosshairs]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD07 [[Slug (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD08 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#MABattleBlade|Battle Blade Bumblebee]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD09 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Deluxe Class toys 3|Protoform Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD10 [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#Movie Advanced Series|Starscream]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD11 [[Dispensor#Movie Advanced Series|Dispensor]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD12 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#AOERevenge|Revenge Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD13 [[Devastator (ROTF)#Movie Advanced Series|Devastator]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD14 [[Jolt (ROTF)#Movie Advanced Series|Jolt]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD15 [[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#Movie Advanced Series|Ratchet]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[June 21]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD16 [[Dino#Movie Advanced Series|Autobot Dino]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD17 [[Soundwave (ROTF)/toys#Movie Advanced Series|Darkside Soundwave]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[July 19]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD20 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Leader Class toys|Black Knight Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD21 [[Hound (Movie)#Generations|Hound]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD22 [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Generations|Galvatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD23 [[Drift (AOE)#Generations|Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD24 [[Strafe (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD25 [[Slash (AOE)#GenerationsDeluxe|Dinobot Slash]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD26 [[Lockdown (ROTF)#Generations|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:MovieAdvanced-Dispensor.jpg|thumb|250px|Deluxe Dispensor (!)]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[August 10]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD27 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#2014Deluxe|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD28 [[Snarl (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Snarl]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' ([[September 20]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD29 [[Slog (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Slog]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD30 [[Drift (AOE)#Voyager Class toys|Sky Drift]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6''' ([[November 15]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD31 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#ArmorKnight|Armor Knight Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7''' ([[January 31]] [[2015]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|AD32 [[Stinger (AOE)#Movie Advanced Series|Decepticon Stinger]]}}
|}

===''Lost Age Series''===
The '''''Lost Age Series''''' is Takaratomy's version of the Hasbro ''Robots in Disguise'' subline, featuring the simpler, more kid-aimed toys, primarily the One-Step Changers and Power Battlers.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[July 19]] [[2014]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|LA-01 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Lost Age Series|Battle Command Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-02 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Big Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-03 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#OneStepChanger|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-04 [[Grimlock (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-05 [[Hound (Movie)#Robots in Disguise|Hound]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|LA-06 [[Drift (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-07 [[Crosshairs (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Crosshairs]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-08 [[Slash (AOE)#Age of Extinction|Dinobot Slash]]}}
{{Bp-d1|LA-09 [[Lockdown (ROTF)#Robots in Disguise (2014)|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[August 2]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|LA-10 [[Scorn#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Scorn]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-11 [[Strafe (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-d1|LA-12 [[Stinger (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Decepticon Stinger]]}}

|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[September 20]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|LA-13 [[Nemesis Prime (AOE)#Lost Age Series|Battle Attack Nemesis Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[October 18]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|LA-14 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Lost Age Series|Battle Command Optimus Prime]] & [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#OneStepHighOctane|Bumblebee]] Strongest Tag Set}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-15 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-16 [[Slug (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-17 [[Snarl (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Snarl]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|LA-18 [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Galvatron]]}}
|}

===Exclusives===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[AEON]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|EX [[Wheeljack (Movie)#Movie Advanced Series|Wheeljack]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jolt (Armada)#Transformers (2014)|Micron Jolt]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Paulie]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Trikera Mace]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Amazon.co.jp'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hound (Movie)#ArmyCamo|Hound Army Camo Ver.]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Bic Camera'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Buzz Saw (BW)#Transformers (2014)|Buzz Saw]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ptera Spear]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Scorn#BlackKnight|Black Knight Scorn]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Thunderlips]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Cybertron Satellite]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Strafe (AOE)#BlackKnight|Black Knight Strafe]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:MovieAdvancedtoy-GrimlockG1ColorVer.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Because G1 doesn't get enough callbacks apparently.]][[File:AOE-toy Carnivac.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Carnivac, in extra-fragile!]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Joshin Kids Land'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Buzz Saw (BW)#Transformers (2014)|Buzz Saw]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ptera Spear]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Thunderlips]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Lawson'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (AOE)#TFExpoG1|Dinobot Slug G1 Color Ver.]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#G1ColorVer|Grimlock G1 Color Ver.]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|EX [[Rollbar (AOE)#TakTom|Rollbar]]}}
{{Bp-a1|EX [[Sideswipe (Movie)/toys#MovieAdvancedEX|Sideswipe]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Carnivac (AOE)|Carnivac]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ivan]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#RustyEvasion|Optimus Prime Rusty ver.]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Astrotrain_(G1)/toys#Transformers_.28campaign_item.29|Astrotrain]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#BlackKnightLeader|Black Knight Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prime Axe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Roller (G1)#Transformers (2014)|Silver Roller]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sword of Judgment#Lost Age Series|Temenos Sword]]}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Transformers Expo]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Nemesis Prime (AOE)#Movie Advanced Series|Nemesis Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Nemesis Grimlock#Movie Advanced Series|Nemesis Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (AOE)#TFExpoG1|Dinobot Slug G1 Color Ver.]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Multiple outlets'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Beet-Chop]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Scorn#BlackKnight|Black Knight Scorn]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sling (AOE)|Sling]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (AOE)#BlackKnight|Black Knight Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Spino Hammer]]}}
|}

==Post-''Age of Extinction'' releases==
===''Studio Series''===
{{nav-studio}}

====Deluxe Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|02 [[Stinger (AOE)#Studio Series|Decepticon Stinger]] (''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|11 [[Lockdown (ROTF)#Studio Series|Lockdown]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|16 [[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#SS16|Autobot Ratchet]] (''Dark of the Moon'')}}
{{Bp-d1|17 [[Shadow Raider#Studio Series|Shadow Raider]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|23 [[KSI Sentry#Studio Series|KSI Sentry]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|45 [[Drift (AOE)#SS45|Autobot Drift]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 18'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|92 [[Crosshairs (AOE)#Studio Series|Crosshairs]] (''The Last Knight'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 29'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[KSI Widow#Studio Series|Concept Art KSI Widow]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
|}

====Voyager Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 17'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|90 [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#SS90|Galvatron]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
|}

====Leader Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|07 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Studio Series|Grimlock]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 18'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SSAOEKnight|Optimus Prime]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[file:StudioSeriesAOELeaderOptimusPrime.jpeg|thumb|200px|Leader Class [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SSAOEKnight|Optimus Prime]]]]
|
|}

===2026===
[[2026]] would finally see the introduction of Titan Class to ''Studio Series'' with a remake of ''Age of Extinction'' Grimlock after 8 years, along with a promise to actually finish this [[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobot team]] this time around after they'd fallen by the wayside.

====Leader Class====

====Titan Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#SSTitan|Grimlock]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|}
{{comingsoontoy|All 2026 product}}
{{--}}

====Exclusives====
2020 saw the release of Leadfoot at Target, the enormous Devastator box set at multiple retailers, and the beginnings of the Target exclusive ''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'' line in celebration of everybody's favourite little yellow Autobot. Toys in the latter line are earmarked by the addition of "BB" to their ID numbers.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxe Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|68 [[Leadfoot (DOTM)#Studio Series|Leadfoot]] (''Dark of the Moon'' w/ [[Steeljaw (DOTM)#Studio Series|Steeljaw]])}}
</ul>
|
{{-}}
----

====Exclusives====
The ''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' line further expanded in 2021 to include multi-packs. Target also received reissues of Battle Damaged Megatron and the Then & Now Two-Pack.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="25%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|79BB [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BW79|High Octane Bumblebee]] VS 02BB [[Stinger (AOE)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Decepticon Stinger]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="15%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Buzzworthy-Bumblebee-High-Octane-Bumblebee-VS-Decepticon-Stinger.jpg|thumb|200px|79BB [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BW79|High Octane Bumblebee]] VS 02BB [[Stinger (AOE)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Decepticon Stinger]]]]
|}
{{-}}
----

====Exclusives====
There were further releases in ''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' this year, some of which continued the range of NEST-themed redecoes, and none of which were released in waves or regular assortments. Another ''Transformers'' 15th anniversary set, this time for most of the Decepticons, was available on Amazon.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' Leader Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|07BB [[Grimlock (AOE)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Grimlock]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
|}
{{-}}
----

==Notes==
* The Power Battlers toys themselves are not identified by that name on their packaging; however, the name "Power Battlers" ''is'' referenced (with a ™ [[trademark]] claim) on the back of Stomp & Chomp Grimlock's packaging. It also appeared on the placards at [[BotCon 2014]] and [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2014. Hasbro's public website, on the other hand, used the name "Power Attacker" for the individual toys' listings, as did the [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] website, which shares its database with Hasbro's main website. The name "Power Battlers" only appeared on the Hasbro website once, as part of a press release, and on the Hasbro Toy Shop website as the name of the category for the toys in question. Other online retailers, including international ones, were a mixed bag, with some picking one name and running with it and others using ''both'' names in different instances. Furthermore, German retailers identified them as "''Deluxe'' Attackers" across the board, while the gimmick name "Power ''Punch''" was also used as an assortment identifier by some retailers around the world. So basically, it's the same problem that previously affected the "[[Legends Class (2005)|Legends]] of [[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]" aka "Cybertron All Stars" aka "Cybertron Micro Series" figures and the "[[Construct-Bots]]" aka "Construct-A-Bots".
*All of the Age of Extinction Generations Deluxe, Voyager, and Leader class figures feature at least one small hexagonal port on the back of their torso or pelvis. While its function is not explicitly mentioned in either the instructions or packaging materials for the toy, it has been deduced that the purpose of these ports is to make the figure compatible with display stands such as the Bandai "Tamashii Stage" stands.<ref>http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-toy-discussion/990267-aoe-toys-whats-hexagonal-holes.html</ref>
*Various toys released concurrently with the ''Age of Extinction'' figures were available in packaging based on the general ''Age of Extinction'' design template, but lacking the ''Age of Extinction'' logo. See [[Transformers (2014 toyline)|''Transformers ''(2014 toyline)]] for more details.

==External links==
*[http://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/toy/search/movie_advanced/index.html Movie Advanced Series at TakaraTomy's Transformers hub]

==References==
{{reflist}}

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[[Category:Age of Extinction| Age of Extinction (toyline)]]
[[Category:Generations toylines]]
[[Category:Live-action film series toylines]]

Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)

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{{Nav-aoe}}

The '''''Transformers: Age of Extinction''''' toyline coincides with the [[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|fourth film]] in [[Michael Bay]]'s [[live-action film series]].

Unlike the toy lines of the previous three films, this line is divided into two distinct series:
*"Robots in Disguise", a series of simpler, more [[gimmick]]y toys aimed towards younger children. Included in this series are the non-transforming [[Titan Heroes]] figures. In Japan, these were sold under the main "Lost Age Series" label.
*An ''Age of Extinction''-specific version of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'', featuring more complex and [[show-accuracy|movie-accurate]] toys aimed towards older children and adult collectors. In Japan, toys from this line were sold under the "Movie Advanced Series" subtitle.

==Hasbro ''Age of Extinction'' toylines==
===''Robots in Disguise''===
The "Robots in Disguise" line is primarily focused on simpler toys for the younger set.

====One-Step Changers====
One-Step Changers are smaller figures which, as the name suggests, can be transformed either direction in one step, more or less. Exactly how the transformation is accomplished varies from figure, ranging from [[Activators|Activator]]-style spring loading to [[Automorph Technology|Automorph]]-type gearing/levering.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#One Step Changers|Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#OneStep|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Lockdown (ROTF)#OneStepChangers|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#OneStepChanger|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Crosshairs (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Crosshairs]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hound (Movie)#OneStepChanger|Autobot Hound]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slash (AOE)#Toys|Dinobot Slash]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Stinger (AOE)#OneStep|Decepticon Stinger]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:AoE 1-step Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Optimus Prime]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#One Step Changer Heli|Autobot Drift]] (helicopter)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#OneStepChanger|Galvatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#OneStepHighOctane|High Octane Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Steeljaw (AOE)#Toys|Steeljaw]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Strafe (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Dinobot Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Age of Extinction|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (Movie)#Toys|Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rollbar (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Rollbar]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Mega One-Step'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Mega1Step|Mega 1-Step Bumblebee]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Electronic Stomp & Chomp'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#Stomp&Chomp|Grimlock]]}}
|}
{{Note|Wave 3's Decepticon Stinger toy was redefined as a Walmart exclusive ([[#Exclusives|see below]]) seemingly at the last minute. Judging by web retail listings,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140819052050/http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=HAS23777&mode=retail BigBadToyStore listing for One-Step Changers wave 3]</ref> the intent was for Stinger to be replaced in the wave 3 case by Lockdown, but multiple retail sightings indicate that some quantity of cases was mistakenly packed per the original plan, leading to Stinger toys with "Walmart Exclusive" stickers being found at Target stores.}}
{{-}}

====Power Battlers====
Spiritual successors to the [[Fast Action Battlers]], Power Battlers are Deluxe-sized figures with basic transformations and a 'battling' action feature in [[robot mode]]. They are also commonly referred to as "Power Attackers", presumably an older working name that got changed very late in the game so it appears just as frequently as the final name.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#PowerBattler|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Crosshairs (AOE)#PowerBattler|Crosshairs]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hound (Movie)#PowerBattler|Autobot Hound]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Strafe (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Dinobot Strafe]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#Power Battlers|Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Scorn#Robots in Disguise|Dinobot Scorn]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#PowerBattler|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (AOE)#PowerBattler|Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Snarl (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Dinobot Snarl]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#PowerBattler|Galvatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#PowerBattler|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Lockdown (ROTF)#PowerBattler|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:AoE Power Battler Grimlock.jpg|200px|thumb|Power Battler Grimlock]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#HighOctanePowerBattler|High Octane Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Junkheap (AOE)#Toys|Junkheap]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Vehicon (AOE)#PowerBattler|Vehicon]]}}
|}
{{-}}

====Dino Sparkers====
Dino Sparkers each include non-transforming static figures of a Dinobot and a rider. The Dinobot is cast in translucent plastic, and features a pull-back-and-go motor with a [[sparking gimmick]], a gimmick not seen in any ''Transformers'' line since the original G1 line in 1988.
[[File:AoE dino sparker Bumblebee and Strafe.jpg|thumb|200px|Bumblebee with Strafe]]
<ul class="iconlist">
:'''Wave 1'''
:{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Dino Sparkers|Optimus Prime]] & [[Grimlock (AOE)#Dino Sparkers|Grimlock]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Dino Sparkers|Bumblebee]] & [[Strafe (AOE)#Dino Sparkers|Strafe]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#Dino Sparkers|Autobot Drift]] & [[Slug (AOE)#Dino Sparkers|Dinobot Slug]]}}</ul>

{{note|Reports from [[Toy Fair 2014]] suggested the existence of a fourth Dino Sparkers toy featuring Lockdown, corroborated by a previously leaked<ref name="customerleak">[http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/96540-monzos-mega-hasbro-customer-service-listing-breakdown/ Hasbro customer service leak summary on The Allspark]</ref> listing for a 'Lockdown & [[Steeljaw (AOE)|Wolf]]' toy. Ultimately, this product was never officially revealed or solicited.}}

{{-}}

====Flip & Change/Smash & Change====
This assortment of larger figures focuses, like One-Step Changers, on simple transformations. All but the first wave's Optimus Prime use a form of autotransformation that has one flip the figure over itself.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Smash&Change|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Flip&Change|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Lockdown (ROTF)#Flip&Change|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#Flip & Change|Drift]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}

====Titan Heroes & Guardians====
Like previous toys under the 'Titan' branding, Titan Heroes are 12-inch tall, non-transforming action figures with a basic five points of articulation. The Titan Guardian assortment is basically the same thing, but with a larger 16-inch height.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Titan Heroes Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#TitanHero|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#Titan Heroes|Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#TitanHero|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Titan Heroes Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Lockdown (ROTF)#TitanHeroes|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Titan Guardians'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#TitanGuardian|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#TitanGuardian|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}

===''Generations (Series M4)''===
With Hasbro's renewed focus on simpler toys for children, the "traditional" Deluxe, Voyager and Leader Class assortments were explicitly split off under the ''Generations'' banner, receiving a much reduced focus in marketing and even being entirely store exclusive in the [[United Kingdom]] and Germany (Deluxe and Voyager at [[Toys"R"Us]], and Leader at [[Argos]] and Rossmann drug stores, respectively).

====Standard Retail====
;Deluxe Class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|001 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#HighOctaneDeluxe|High Octane Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|002 [[Crosshairs (AOE)#Generations|Crosshairs]]}}
{{Bp-a1|003 [[Slug (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|004 [[Scorn#Generations|Scorn]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|005 [[Strafe (AOE)#Generations|Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|006 [[Drift (AOE)#Generations|Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|007 [[Slash (AOE)#GenerationsDeluxe|Dinobot Slash]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|008 [[Lockdown (ROTF)#Generations|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|009 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#2014Deluxe|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|010 [[Snarl (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Snarl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|011 [[Hot Shot (AOE)#Toys|Hot Shot]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:AOEGenerationstoy-DeluxeDrift.jpg|200px|thumb|Drift]]
|}
{{-}}
;Voyager Class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|001 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys 5|Evasion Mode Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|002 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Voyager Class toys|Grimlock]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|003 [[Hound (Movie)#Generations|Autobot Hound]]}}
{{Bp-d1|004 [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Generations|Galvatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|005 [[Slog (AOE)#Generations|Slog]]}}
{{Bp-a1|006 [[Drift (AOE)#Voyager Class toys|Autobot Drift]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}
;Leader Class
:'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
:{{Bp-a1|001 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys 5|Optimus Prime]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|002 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Leader Class toys|Grimlock]]}}</ul>

{{-}}

===Exclusives===
All the usual suspects received exclusive product for the ''Age of Extinction'' toyline, with the "big three" of brick-and-mortar toy retail each receiving a set of themed releases: Target's capsule centred on "Silver Knight Optimus Prime", an upgrade ultimately deleted from the finished film, Toys"R"Us carried a range of "then & now"-type packs, and Walmart's offerings largely focused on the Legion size class, while also featuring the line's only toys of new character [[Stinger (AOE)|Stinger]].

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Amazon.com'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#FirstEd|First Edition Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|005 [[Slog (AOE)#Amazon|Slog]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''CostCo'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|003 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys 2|Bumblebee]] (Leader)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Kmart]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#TitanHeroElectronic|Grimlock]] (Electronic Titan)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#TitanHeroElectronic|Optimus Prime]] (Electronic Titan)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Kohl's'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Robots in Disguise .282014.29|Optimus Prime]] / [[Grimlock (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Grimlock]] (Smash/Flip & Change)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:AOEtoy-FirstEditionOptimusPrime.jpg|200px|thumb|First Edition Optimus Prime]][[File:AOEOneStepStinger.JPG|right|thumb|200px|The only semi-screen-accurate Stinger in the US... [[Studio Series|at the time.]]]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Target'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SKDeluxe|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]] & [[Grimlock (AOE)#Target2Pack|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SKSmash&Change|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]] (Smash & Change)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#Titan Heroes.2FGuardians|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]] (Titan Hero)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#PESilverKnight|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]] (First Edition)}}
{{Bp-a1d1|"''Transformers: Age of Extinction'' Collection" ([[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#OneStepCollection|Bumblebee]], [[Drift (AOE)#OneStepCollection|Autobot Drift]], [[Lockdown (ROTF)#OneStepCollection|Lockdown]], [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SKOneStep|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]], [[Grimlock (AOE)#OneStepCollection|Grimlock]], [[slug (AOE)#OneStepCollection|Dinobot Slug]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Bumblebee Evolution 2-pack ([[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#TRUEvolution|''AOE'' Bumblebee]] & [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|G1 Bumblebee]])}}
{{Bp-a1|Dinobot Slug Evolution 2-pack ([[Slug (AOE)#TRUEvolution|''AOE'' Slug]] & [[Slag (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|G1 Slug]])}}
{{Bp-a1|Strafe Evolution 2-pack ([[Strafe (AOE)#TRUEvolution|''AOE'' Strafe]] & [[Swoop (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|G1 "Strafe"]])}}
{{Bp-a1|Grimlock Evolution 2-pack ([[Grimlock (AOE)#TRUEvolution|''AOE'' Grimlock]] & [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|G1 Grimlock]])}}
{{bp-a1|Optimus Prime Evolution 2-pack ([[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#AOEEvolution|''AOE'' Optimus Prime]] & [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Age of Extinction|G1 Optimus Prime]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Walmart]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#WalmartLegion|Bumblebee]] (Legion)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#Legion Class toys|Grimlock]] (Legion)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SingleLegion|Optimus Prime]] (Legion)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Stinger (AOE)#Age of Extinction|Decepticon Stinger]] (Legion)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#WalmartBWmold|Bumblebee]] & [[Strafe (AOE)#WalmartBWmold|Dinobot Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#2PackLegion|Optimus Prime]] & [[Grimlock (AOE)#WalmartENmold|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Stinger (AOE)#WalmartVsSlug|Decepticon Stinger]] & [[Slug (AOE)#WalmartBWmold|Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#WalmartScenePack|Bumblebee]] vs. [[Stinger (AOE)#WalmartScenePack|Decepticon Stinger]] with [[Strafe (AOE)#WalmartScenePack|Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Walmart1StepBonus|Bumblebee]] (w/ "Bonus Value!" [[Stinger (AOE)#Walmart1StepBonus|Decepticon Stinger]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Stinger (AOE)#OneStep|Decepticon Stinger]] (One-Step Changer)}}
|}

====Platinum Edition====
{{main|Transformers: Platinum Edition#Age of Extinction}}

==TakaraTomy toylines==
===''Movie Advanced Series''===
[[TakaraTomy]]'s '''''Movie Advanced Series''''' (ムービーアドバンスドシリーズ) is something of an equivalent to [[Hasbro]]'s ''Age of Extinction Generations'' line, being made up of the mainline, older-kid/fan-aimed [[size class]]es. It does not limit itself to just toys and characters from ''Age of Extinction'' however, using older molds to bring back past characters (including a few surprises).

Numerous online retailers listed "AD18 Decepticon A" and "AD19 Autobot A" for preorder, but ultimately, nothing ever became of those listings. It can be assumed that whatever toys were planned ended up being canceled, leaving those ID numbers unused.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[May 17]] [[2014]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD01 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys 5|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD02 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys 5|Classic Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD03 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Voyager Class toys|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD04 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#HighOctaneDeluxe|Classic Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD05 [[Scorn#Generations|Dinobot Scorn]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD06 [[Crosshairs (AOE)#Generations|Crosshairs]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD07 [[Slug (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD08 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#MABattleBlade|Battle Blade Bumblebee]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD09 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Deluxe Class toys 3|Protoform Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD10 [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#Movie Advanced Series|Starscream]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD11 [[Dispensor#Movie Advanced Series|Dispensor]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD12 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#AOERevenge|Revenge Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD13 [[Devastator (ROTF)#Movie Advanced Series|Devastator]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD14 [[Jolt (ROTF)#Movie Advanced Series|Jolt]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD15 [[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#Movie Advanced Series|Ratchet]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[June 21]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD16 [[Dino#Movie Advanced Series|Autobot Dino]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD17 [[Soundwave (ROTF)/toys#Movie Advanced Series|Darkside Soundwave]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[July 19]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD20 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Leader Class toys|Black Knight Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD21 [[Hound (Movie)#Generations|Hound]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD22 [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Generations|Galvatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD23 [[Drift (AOE)#Generations|Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD24 [[Strafe (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD25 [[Slash (AOE)#GenerationsDeluxe|Dinobot Slash]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD26 [[Lockdown (ROTF)#Generations|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:MovieAdvanced-Dispensor.jpg|thumb|250px|Deluxe Dispensor (!)]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[August 10]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD27 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#2014Deluxe|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD28 [[Snarl (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Snarl]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' ([[September 20]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD29 [[Slog (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Slog]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD30 [[Drift (AOE)#Voyager Class toys|Sky Drift]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6''' ([[November 15]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD31 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#ArmorKnight|Armor Knight Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7''' ([[January 31]] [[2015]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|AD32 [[Stinger (AOE)#Movie Advanced Series|Decepticon Stinger]]}}
|}

===''Lost Age Series''===
The '''''Lost Age Series''''' is Takaratomy's version of the Hasbro ''Robots in Disguise'' subline, featuring the simpler, more kid-aimed toys, primarily the One-Step Changers and Power Battlers.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[July 19]] [[2014]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|LA-01 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Lost Age Series|Battle Command Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-02 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Big Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-03 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#OneStepChanger|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-04 [[Grimlock (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-05 [[Hound (Movie)#Robots in Disguise|Hound]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|LA-06 [[Drift (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-07 [[Crosshairs (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Crosshairs]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-08 [[Slash (AOE)#Age of Extinction|Dinobot Slash]]}}
{{Bp-d1|LA-09 [[Lockdown (ROTF)#Robots in Disguise (2014)|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[August 2]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|LA-10 [[Scorn#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Scorn]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-11 [[Strafe (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-d1|LA-12 [[Stinger (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Decepticon Stinger]]}}

|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[September 20]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|LA-13 [[Nemesis Prime (AOE)#Lost Age Series|Battle Attack Nemesis Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[October 18]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|LA-14 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Lost Age Series|Battle Command Optimus Prime]] & [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#OneStepHighOctane|Bumblebee]] Strongest Tag Set}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-15 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-16 [[Slug (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-17 [[Snarl (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Snarl]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|LA-18 [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Galvatron]]}}
|}

===Exclusives===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[AEON]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|EX [[Wheeljack (Movie)#Movie Advanced Series|Wheeljack]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jolt (Armada)#Transformers (2014)|Micron Jolt]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Paulie]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Trikera Mace]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Amazon.co.jp'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hound (Movie)#ArmyCamo|Hound Army Camo Ver.]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Bic Camera'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Buzz Saw (BW)#Transformers (2014)|Buzz Saw]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ptera Spear]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Scorn#BlackKnight|Black Knight Scorn]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Thunderlips]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Cybertron Satellite]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Strafe (AOE)#BlackKnight|Black Knight Strafe]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:MovieAdvancedtoy-GrimlockG1ColorVer.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Because G1 doesn't get enough callbacks apparently.]][[File:AOE-toy Carnivac.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Carnivac, in extra-fragile!]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Joshin Kids Land'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Buzz Saw (BW)#Transformers (2014)|Buzz Saw]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ptera Spear]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Thunderlips]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Lawson'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (AOE)#TFExpoG1|Dinobot Slug G1 Color Ver.]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#G1ColorVer|Grimlock G1 Color Ver.]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|EX [[Rollbar (AOE)#TakTom|Rollbar]]}}
{{Bp-a1|EX [[Sideswipe (Movie)/toys#MovieAdvancedEX|Sideswipe]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Carnivac (AOE)|Carnivac]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ivan]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#RustyEvasion|Optimus Prime Rusty ver.]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Astrotrain_(G1)/toys#Transformers_.28campaign_item.29|Astrotrain]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#BlackKnightLeader|Black Knight Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prime Axe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Roller (G1)#Transformers (2014)|Silver Roller]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sword of Judgment#Lost Age Series|Temenos Sword]]}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Transformers Expo]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Nemesis Prime (AOE)#Movie Advanced Series|Nemesis Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Nemesis Grimlock#Movie Advanced Series|Nemesis Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (AOE)#TFExpoG1|Dinobot Slug G1 Color Ver.]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Multiple outlets'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Beet-Chop]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Scorn#BlackKnight|Black Knight Scorn]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sling (AOE)|Sling]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (AOE)#BlackKnight|Black Knight Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Spino Hammer]]}}
|}

==Post-''Age of Extinction'' releases==
===''Studio Series''===
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====Deluxe Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|02 [[Stinger (AOE)#Studio Series|Decepticon Stinger]] (''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|11 [[Lockdown (ROTF)#Studio Series|Lockdown]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|16 [[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#SS16|Autobot Ratchet]] (''Dark of the Moon'')}}
{{Bp-d1|17 [[Shadow Raider#Studio Series|Shadow Raider]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|23 [[KSI Sentry#Studio Series|KSI Sentry]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|45 [[Drift (AOE)#SS45|Autobot Drift]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 18'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|92 [[Crosshairs (AOE)#Studio Series|Crosshairs]] (''The Last Knight'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 29'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[KSI Widow#Studio Series|Concept Art KSI Widow]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
|}

====Voyager Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 17'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|90 [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#SS90|Galvatron]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
|}

====Leader Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|07 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Studio Series|Grimlock]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 18'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SSAOEKnight|Optimus Prime]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[file:StudioSeriesAOELeaderOptimusPrime.jpeg|thumb|200px|Leader Class [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SSAOEKnight|Optimus Prime]]]]
|
|}

===2026===
[[2026]] would finally see the introduction of Titan Class to ''Studio Series'' with a remake of ''Age of Extinction'' Grimlock after 8 years, along with a promise to actually finish this [[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobot team]] this time around after they'd fallen by the wayside.

====Voyager Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 30'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-multi|[[Alpha Trion/toys#Studio Series|Alpha Trion]] (''One'')}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Thundercracker]] (''The Movie'')}}
</ul>
|
|}

====Leader Class====

====Titan Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#SSTitan|Grimlock]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|}
{{comingsoontoy|All 2026 product}}
{{--}}

====Exclusives====
2020 saw the release of Leadfoot at Target, the enormous Devastator box set at multiple retailers, and the beginnings of the Target exclusive ''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'' line in celebration of everybody's favourite little yellow Autobot. Toys in the latter line are earmarked by the addition of "BB" to their ID numbers.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxe Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|68 [[Leadfoot (DOTM)#Studio Series|Leadfoot]] (''Dark of the Moon'' w/ [[Steeljaw (DOTM)#Studio Series|Steeljaw]])}}
</ul>
|
{{-}}
----

====Exclusives====
The ''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' line further expanded in 2021 to include multi-packs. Target also received reissues of Battle Damaged Megatron and the Then & Now Two-Pack.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="25%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|79BB [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BW79|High Octane Bumblebee]] VS 02BB [[Stinger (AOE)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Decepticon Stinger]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="15%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Buzzworthy-Bumblebee-High-Octane-Bumblebee-VS-Decepticon-Stinger.jpg|thumb|200px|79BB [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BW79|High Octane Bumblebee]] VS 02BB [[Stinger (AOE)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Decepticon Stinger]]]]
|}
{{-}}
----

====Exclusives====
There were further releases in ''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' this year, some of which continued the range of NEST-themed redecoes, and none of which were released in waves or regular assortments. Another ''Transformers'' 15th anniversary set, this time for most of the Decepticons, was available on Amazon.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' Leader Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|07BB [[Grimlock (AOE)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Grimlock]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
|}
{{-}}
----

==Notes==
* The Power Battlers toys themselves are not identified by that name on their packaging; however, the name "Power Battlers" ''is'' referenced (with a ™ [[trademark]] claim) on the back of Stomp & Chomp Grimlock's packaging. It also appeared on the placards at [[BotCon 2014]] and [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2014. Hasbro's public website, on the other hand, used the name "Power Attacker" for the individual toys' listings, as did the [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] website, which shares its database with Hasbro's main website. The name "Power Battlers" only appeared on the Hasbro website once, as part of a press release, and on the Hasbro Toy Shop website as the name of the category for the toys in question. Other online retailers, including international ones, were a mixed bag, with some picking one name and running with it and others using ''both'' names in different instances. Furthermore, German retailers identified them as "''Deluxe'' Attackers" across the board, while the gimmick name "Power ''Punch''" was also used as an assortment identifier by some retailers around the world. So basically, it's the same problem that previously affected the "[[Legends Class (2005)|Legends]] of [[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]" aka "Cybertron All Stars" aka "Cybertron Micro Series" figures and the "[[Construct-Bots]]" aka "Construct-A-Bots".
*All of the Age of Extinction Generations Deluxe, Voyager, and Leader class figures feature at least one small hexagonal port on the back of their torso or pelvis. While its function is not explicitly mentioned in either the instructions or packaging materials for the toy, it has been deduced that the purpose of these ports is to make the figure compatible with display stands such as the Bandai "Tamashii Stage" stands.<ref>http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-toy-discussion/990267-aoe-toys-whats-hexagonal-holes.html</ref>
*Various toys released concurrently with the ''Age of Extinction'' figures were available in packaging based on the general ''Age of Extinction'' design template, but lacking the ''Age of Extinction'' logo. See [[Transformers (2014 toyline)|''Transformers ''(2014 toyline)]] for more details.

==External links==
*[http://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/toy/search/movie_advanced/index.html Movie Advanced Series at TakaraTomy's Transformers hub]

==References==
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[[Category:Generations toylines]]
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Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)

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The '''''Transformers: Age of Extinction''''' toyline coincides with the [[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|fourth film]] in [[Michael Bay]]'s [[live-action film series]].

Unlike the toy lines of the previous three films, this line is divided into two distinct series:
*"Robots in Disguise", a series of simpler, more [[gimmick]]y toys aimed towards younger children. Included in this series are the non-transforming [[Titan Heroes]] figures. In Japan, these were sold under the main "Lost Age Series" label.
*An ''Age of Extinction''-specific version of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'', featuring more complex and [[show-accuracy|movie-accurate]] toys aimed towards older children and adult collectors. In Japan, toys from this line were sold under the "Movie Advanced Series" subtitle.

==Hasbro ''Age of Extinction'' toylines==
===''Robots in Disguise''===
The "Robots in Disguise" line is primarily focused on simpler toys for the younger set.

====One-Step Changers====
One-Step Changers are smaller figures which, as the name suggests, can be transformed either direction in one step, more or less. Exactly how the transformation is accomplished varies from figure, ranging from [[Activators|Activator]]-style spring loading to [[Automorph Technology|Automorph]]-type gearing/levering.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#One Step Changers|Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#OneStep|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Lockdown (ROTF)#OneStepChangers|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#OneStepChanger|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Crosshairs (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Crosshairs]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hound (Movie)#OneStepChanger|Autobot Hound]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slash (AOE)#Toys|Dinobot Slash]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Stinger (AOE)#OneStep|Decepticon Stinger]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:AoE 1-step Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Optimus Prime]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#One Step Changer Heli|Autobot Drift]] (helicopter)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#OneStepChanger|Galvatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#OneStepHighOctane|High Octane Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Steeljaw (AOE)#Toys|Steeljaw]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Strafe (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Dinobot Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Age of Extinction|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (Movie)#Toys|Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rollbar (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Rollbar]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Mega One-Step'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Mega1Step|Mega 1-Step Bumblebee]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Electronic Stomp & Chomp'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#Stomp&Chomp|Grimlock]]}}
|}
{{Note|Wave 3's Decepticon Stinger toy was redefined as a Walmart exclusive ([[#Exclusives|see below]]) seemingly at the last minute. Judging by web retail listings,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140819052050/http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=HAS23777&mode=retail BigBadToyStore listing for One-Step Changers wave 3]</ref> the intent was for Stinger to be replaced in the wave 3 case by Lockdown, but multiple retail sightings indicate that some quantity of cases was mistakenly packed per the original plan, leading to Stinger toys with "Walmart Exclusive" stickers being found at Target stores.}}
{{-}}

====Power Battlers====
Spiritual successors to the [[Fast Action Battlers]], Power Battlers are Deluxe-sized figures with basic transformations and a 'battling' action feature in [[robot mode]]. They are also commonly referred to as "Power Attackers", presumably an older working name that got changed very late in the game so it appears just as frequently as the final name.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#PowerBattler|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Crosshairs (AOE)#PowerBattler|Crosshairs]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hound (Movie)#PowerBattler|Autobot Hound]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Strafe (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Dinobot Strafe]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#Power Battlers|Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Scorn#Robots in Disguise|Dinobot Scorn]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#PowerBattler|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (AOE)#PowerBattler|Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Snarl (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Dinobot Snarl]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#PowerBattler|Galvatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#PowerBattler|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Lockdown (ROTF)#PowerBattler|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:AoE Power Battler Grimlock.jpg|200px|thumb|Power Battler Grimlock]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#HighOctanePowerBattler|High Octane Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Junkheap (AOE)#Toys|Junkheap]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Vehicon (AOE)#PowerBattler|Vehicon]]}}
|}
{{-}}

====Dino Sparkers====
Dino Sparkers each include non-transforming static figures of a Dinobot and a rider. The Dinobot is cast in translucent plastic, and features a pull-back-and-go motor with a [[sparking gimmick]], a gimmick not seen in any ''Transformers'' line since the original G1 line in 1988.
[[File:AoE dino sparker Bumblebee and Strafe.jpg|thumb|200px|Bumblebee with Strafe]]
<ul class="iconlist">
:'''Wave 1'''
:{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Dino Sparkers|Optimus Prime]] & [[Grimlock (AOE)#Dino Sparkers|Grimlock]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Dino Sparkers|Bumblebee]] & [[Strafe (AOE)#Dino Sparkers|Strafe]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#Dino Sparkers|Autobot Drift]] & [[Slug (AOE)#Dino Sparkers|Dinobot Slug]]}}</ul>

{{note|Reports from [[Toy Fair 2014]] suggested the existence of a fourth Dino Sparkers toy featuring Lockdown, corroborated by a previously leaked<ref name="customerleak">[http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/96540-monzos-mega-hasbro-customer-service-listing-breakdown/ Hasbro customer service leak summary on The Allspark]</ref> listing for a 'Lockdown & [[Steeljaw (AOE)|Wolf]]' toy. Ultimately, this product was never officially revealed or solicited.}}

{{-}}

====Flip & Change/Smash & Change====
This assortment of larger figures focuses, like One-Step Changers, on simple transformations. All but the first wave's Optimus Prime use a form of autotransformation that has one flip the figure over itself.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Smash&Change|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Flip&Change|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Lockdown (ROTF)#Flip&Change|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#Flip & Change|Drift]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}

====Titan Heroes & Guardians====
Like previous toys under the 'Titan' branding, Titan Heroes are 12-inch tall, non-transforming action figures with a basic five points of articulation. The Titan Guardian assortment is basically the same thing, but with a larger 16-inch height.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Titan Heroes Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#TitanHero|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#Titan Heroes|Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#TitanHero|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Titan Heroes Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Lockdown (ROTF)#TitanHeroes|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Titan Guardians'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#TitanGuardian|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#TitanGuardian|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}

===''Generations (Series M4)''===
With Hasbro's renewed focus on simpler toys for children, the "traditional" Deluxe, Voyager and Leader Class assortments were explicitly split off under the ''Generations'' banner, receiving a much reduced focus in marketing and even being entirely store exclusive in the [[United Kingdom]] and Germany (Deluxe and Voyager at [[Toys"R"Us]], and Leader at [[Argos]] and Rossmann drug stores, respectively).

====Standard Retail====
;Deluxe Class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|001 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#HighOctaneDeluxe|High Octane Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|002 [[Crosshairs (AOE)#Generations|Crosshairs]]}}
{{Bp-a1|003 [[Slug (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|004 [[Scorn#Generations|Scorn]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|005 [[Strafe (AOE)#Generations|Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|006 [[Drift (AOE)#Generations|Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|007 [[Slash (AOE)#GenerationsDeluxe|Dinobot Slash]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|008 [[Lockdown (ROTF)#Generations|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|009 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#2014Deluxe|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|010 [[Snarl (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Snarl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|011 [[Hot Shot (AOE)#Toys|Hot Shot]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:AOEGenerationstoy-DeluxeDrift.jpg|200px|thumb|Drift]]
|}
{{-}}
;Voyager Class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|001 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys 5|Evasion Mode Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|002 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Voyager Class toys|Grimlock]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|003 [[Hound (Movie)#Generations|Autobot Hound]]}}
{{Bp-d1|004 [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Generations|Galvatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|005 [[Slog (AOE)#Generations|Slog]]}}
{{Bp-a1|006 [[Drift (AOE)#Voyager Class toys|Autobot Drift]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}
;Leader Class
:'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
:{{Bp-a1|001 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys 5|Optimus Prime]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|002 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Leader Class toys|Grimlock]]}}</ul>

{{-}}

===Exclusives===
All the usual suspects received exclusive product for the ''Age of Extinction'' toyline, with the "big three" of brick-and-mortar toy retail each receiving a set of themed releases: Target's capsule centred on "Silver Knight Optimus Prime", an upgrade ultimately deleted from the finished film, Toys"R"Us carried a range of "then & now"-type packs, and Walmart's offerings largely focused on the Legion size class, while also featuring the line's only toys of new character [[Stinger (AOE)|Stinger]].

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Amazon.com'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#FirstEd|First Edition Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|005 [[Slog (AOE)#Amazon|Slog]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''CostCo'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|003 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys 2|Bumblebee]] (Leader)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Kmart]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#TitanHeroElectronic|Grimlock]] (Electronic Titan)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#TitanHeroElectronic|Optimus Prime]] (Electronic Titan)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Kohl's'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Robots in Disguise .282014.29|Optimus Prime]] / [[Grimlock (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Grimlock]] (Smash/Flip & Change)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:AOEtoy-FirstEditionOptimusPrime.jpg|200px|thumb|First Edition Optimus Prime]][[File:AOEOneStepStinger.JPG|right|thumb|200px|The only semi-screen-accurate Stinger in the US... [[Studio Series|at the time.]]]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Target'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SKDeluxe|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]] & [[Grimlock (AOE)#Target2Pack|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SKSmash&Change|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]] (Smash & Change)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#Titan Heroes.2FGuardians|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]] (Titan Hero)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#PESilverKnight|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]] (First Edition)}}
{{Bp-a1d1|"''Transformers: Age of Extinction'' Collection" ([[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#OneStepCollection|Bumblebee]], [[Drift (AOE)#OneStepCollection|Autobot Drift]], [[Lockdown (ROTF)#OneStepCollection|Lockdown]], [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SKOneStep|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]], [[Grimlock (AOE)#OneStepCollection|Grimlock]], [[slug (AOE)#OneStepCollection|Dinobot Slug]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Bumblebee Evolution 2-pack ([[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#TRUEvolution|''AOE'' Bumblebee]] & [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|G1 Bumblebee]])}}
{{Bp-a1|Dinobot Slug Evolution 2-pack ([[Slug (AOE)#TRUEvolution|''AOE'' Slug]] & [[Slag (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|G1 Slug]])}}
{{Bp-a1|Strafe Evolution 2-pack ([[Strafe (AOE)#TRUEvolution|''AOE'' Strafe]] & [[Swoop (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|G1 "Strafe"]])}}
{{Bp-a1|Grimlock Evolution 2-pack ([[Grimlock (AOE)#TRUEvolution|''AOE'' Grimlock]] & [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|G1 Grimlock]])}}
{{bp-a1|Optimus Prime Evolution 2-pack ([[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#AOEEvolution|''AOE'' Optimus Prime]] & [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Age of Extinction|G1 Optimus Prime]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Walmart]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#WalmartLegion|Bumblebee]] (Legion)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#Legion Class toys|Grimlock]] (Legion)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SingleLegion|Optimus Prime]] (Legion)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Stinger (AOE)#Age of Extinction|Decepticon Stinger]] (Legion)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#WalmartBWmold|Bumblebee]] & [[Strafe (AOE)#WalmartBWmold|Dinobot Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#2PackLegion|Optimus Prime]] & [[Grimlock (AOE)#WalmartENmold|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Stinger (AOE)#WalmartVsSlug|Decepticon Stinger]] & [[Slug (AOE)#WalmartBWmold|Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#WalmartScenePack|Bumblebee]] vs. [[Stinger (AOE)#WalmartScenePack|Decepticon Stinger]] with [[Strafe (AOE)#WalmartScenePack|Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Walmart1StepBonus|Bumblebee]] (w/ "Bonus Value!" [[Stinger (AOE)#Walmart1StepBonus|Decepticon Stinger]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Stinger (AOE)#OneStep|Decepticon Stinger]] (One-Step Changer)}}
|}

====Platinum Edition====
{{main|Transformers: Platinum Edition#Age of Extinction}}

==TakaraTomy toylines==
===''Movie Advanced Series''===
[[TakaraTomy]]'s '''''Movie Advanced Series''''' (ムービーアドバンスドシリーズ) is something of an equivalent to [[Hasbro]]'s ''Age of Extinction Generations'' line, being made up of the mainline, older-kid/fan-aimed [[size class]]es. It does not limit itself to just toys and characters from ''Age of Extinction'' however, using older molds to bring back past characters (including a few surprises).

Numerous online retailers listed "AD18 Decepticon A" and "AD19 Autobot A" for preorder, but ultimately, nothing ever became of those listings. It can be assumed that whatever toys were planned ended up being canceled, leaving those ID numbers unused.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[May 17]] [[2014]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD01 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys 5|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD02 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys 5|Classic Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD03 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Voyager Class toys|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD04 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#HighOctaneDeluxe|Classic Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD05 [[Scorn#Generations|Dinobot Scorn]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD06 [[Crosshairs (AOE)#Generations|Crosshairs]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD07 [[Slug (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD08 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#MABattleBlade|Battle Blade Bumblebee]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD09 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Deluxe Class toys 3|Protoform Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD10 [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#Movie Advanced Series|Starscream]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD11 [[Dispensor#Movie Advanced Series|Dispensor]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD12 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#AOERevenge|Revenge Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD13 [[Devastator (ROTF)#Movie Advanced Series|Devastator]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD14 [[Jolt (ROTF)#Movie Advanced Series|Jolt]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD15 [[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#Movie Advanced Series|Ratchet]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[June 21]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD16 [[Dino#Movie Advanced Series|Autobot Dino]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD17 [[Soundwave (ROTF)/toys#Movie Advanced Series|Darkside Soundwave]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[July 19]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD20 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Leader Class toys|Black Knight Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD21 [[Hound (Movie)#Generations|Hound]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD22 [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Generations|Galvatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD23 [[Drift (AOE)#Generations|Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD24 [[Strafe (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD25 [[Slash (AOE)#GenerationsDeluxe|Dinobot Slash]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD26 [[Lockdown (ROTF)#Generations|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:MovieAdvanced-Dispensor.jpg|thumb|250px|Deluxe Dispensor (!)]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[August 10]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD27 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#2014Deluxe|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD28 [[Snarl (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Snarl]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' ([[September 20]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD29 [[Slog (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Slog]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD30 [[Drift (AOE)#Voyager Class toys|Sky Drift]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6''' ([[November 15]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD31 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#ArmorKnight|Armor Knight Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7''' ([[January 31]] [[2015]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|AD32 [[Stinger (AOE)#Movie Advanced Series|Decepticon Stinger]]}}
|}

===''Lost Age Series''===
The '''''Lost Age Series''''' is Takaratomy's version of the Hasbro ''Robots in Disguise'' subline, featuring the simpler, more kid-aimed toys, primarily the One-Step Changers and Power Battlers.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[July 19]] [[2014]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|LA-01 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Lost Age Series|Battle Command Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-02 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Big Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-03 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#OneStepChanger|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-04 [[Grimlock (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-05 [[Hound (Movie)#Robots in Disguise|Hound]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|LA-06 [[Drift (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-07 [[Crosshairs (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Crosshairs]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-08 [[Slash (AOE)#Age of Extinction|Dinobot Slash]]}}
{{Bp-d1|LA-09 [[Lockdown (ROTF)#Robots in Disguise (2014)|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[August 2]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|LA-10 [[Scorn#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Scorn]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-11 [[Strafe (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-d1|LA-12 [[Stinger (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Decepticon Stinger]]}}

|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[September 20]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|LA-13 [[Nemesis Prime (AOE)#Lost Age Series|Battle Attack Nemesis Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[October 18]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|LA-14 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Lost Age Series|Battle Command Optimus Prime]] & [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#OneStepHighOctane|Bumblebee]] Strongest Tag Set}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-15 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-16 [[Slug (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-17 [[Snarl (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Snarl]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|LA-18 [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Galvatron]]}}
|}

===Exclusives===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[AEON]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|EX [[Wheeljack (Movie)#Movie Advanced Series|Wheeljack]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jolt (Armada)#Transformers (2014)|Micron Jolt]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Paulie]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Trikera Mace]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Amazon.co.jp'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hound (Movie)#ArmyCamo|Hound Army Camo Ver.]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Bic Camera'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Buzz Saw (BW)#Transformers (2014)|Buzz Saw]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ptera Spear]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Scorn#BlackKnight|Black Knight Scorn]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Thunderlips]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Cybertron Satellite]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Strafe (AOE)#BlackKnight|Black Knight Strafe]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:MovieAdvancedtoy-GrimlockG1ColorVer.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Because G1 doesn't get enough callbacks apparently.]][[File:AOE-toy Carnivac.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Carnivac, in extra-fragile!]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Joshin Kids Land'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Buzz Saw (BW)#Transformers (2014)|Buzz Saw]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ptera Spear]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Thunderlips]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Lawson'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (AOE)#TFExpoG1|Dinobot Slug G1 Color Ver.]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#G1ColorVer|Grimlock G1 Color Ver.]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|EX [[Rollbar (AOE)#TakTom|Rollbar]]}}
{{Bp-a1|EX [[Sideswipe (Movie)/toys#MovieAdvancedEX|Sideswipe]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Carnivac (AOE)|Carnivac]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ivan]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#RustyEvasion|Optimus Prime Rusty ver.]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Astrotrain_(G1)/toys#Transformers_.28campaign_item.29|Astrotrain]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#BlackKnightLeader|Black Knight Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prime Axe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Roller (G1)#Transformers (2014)|Silver Roller]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sword of Judgment#Lost Age Series|Temenos Sword]]}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Transformers Expo]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Nemesis Prime (AOE)#Movie Advanced Series|Nemesis Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Nemesis Grimlock#Movie Advanced Series|Nemesis Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (AOE)#TFExpoG1|Dinobot Slug G1 Color Ver.]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Multiple outlets'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Beet-Chop]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Scorn#BlackKnight|Black Knight Scorn]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sling (AOE)|Sling]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (AOE)#BlackKnight|Black Knight Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Spino Hammer]]}}
|}

==Post-''Age of Extinction'' releases==
===''Studio Series''===
{{nav-studio}}

====Deluxe Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|02 [[Stinger (AOE)#Studio Series|Decepticon Stinger]] (''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|11 [[Lockdown (ROTF)#Studio Series|Lockdown]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|16 [[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#SS16|Autobot Ratchet]] (''Dark of the Moon'')}}
{{Bp-d1|17 [[Shadow Raider#Studio Series|Shadow Raider]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|23 [[KSI Sentry#Studio Series|KSI Sentry]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|45 [[Drift (AOE)#SS45|Autobot Drift]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 18'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|92 [[Crosshairs (AOE)#Studio Series|Crosshairs]] (''The Last Knight'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 29'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[KSI Widow#Studio Series|Concept Art KSI Widow]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
|}

====Voyager Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 17'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|90 [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#SS90|Galvatron]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
|}

====Leader Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|07 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Studio Series|Grimlock]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 18'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SSAOEKnight|Optimus Prime]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[file:StudioSeriesAOELeaderOptimusPrime.jpeg|thumb|200px|Leader Class [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SSAOEKnight|Optimus Prime]]]]
|
|}

===2026===
[[2026]] would finally see the introduction of Titan Class to ''Studio Series'' with a remake of ''Age of Extinction'' Grimlock after 8 years, along with a promise to actually finish this [[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobot team]] this time around after they'd fallen by the wayside.

====Deluxe Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 30'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-multi|[[Airachnid (One)#Studio Series|Airachnid]] (''One'')}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Barricade (Movie)/toys#SSTLK|Barricade]] (''The Last Knight'')}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Windcharger (G1)#Studio Series|Windcharger]] (''The Movie'')}}
</ul>
|
|}

====Voyager Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 30'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-multi|[[Alpha Trion/toys#Studio Series|Alpha Trion]] (''One'')}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Thundercracker]] (''The Movie'')}}
</ul>
|
|}

====Leader Class====

====Titan Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#SSTitan|Grimlock]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|}
{{comingsoontoy|All 2026 product}}
{{--}}

====Exclusives====
2020 saw the release of Leadfoot at Target, the enormous Devastator box set at multiple retailers, and the beginnings of the Target exclusive ''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'' line in celebration of everybody's favourite little yellow Autobot. Toys in the latter line are earmarked by the addition of "BB" to their ID numbers.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxe Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|68 [[Leadfoot (DOTM)#Studio Series|Leadfoot]] (''Dark of the Moon'' w/ [[Steeljaw (DOTM)#Studio Series|Steeljaw]])}}
</ul>
|
{{-}}
----

====Exclusives====
The ''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' line further expanded in 2021 to include multi-packs. Target also received reissues of Battle Damaged Megatron and the Then & Now Two-Pack.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="25%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|79BB [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BW79|High Octane Bumblebee]] VS 02BB [[Stinger (AOE)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Decepticon Stinger]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="15%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Buzzworthy-Bumblebee-High-Octane-Bumblebee-VS-Decepticon-Stinger.jpg|thumb|200px|79BB [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BW79|High Octane Bumblebee]] VS 02BB [[Stinger (AOE)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Decepticon Stinger]]]]
|}
{{-}}
----

====Exclusives====
There were further releases in ''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' this year, some of which continued the range of NEST-themed redecoes, and none of which were released in waves or regular assortments. Another ''Transformers'' 15th anniversary set, this time for most of the Decepticons, was available on Amazon.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' Leader Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|07BB [[Grimlock (AOE)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Grimlock]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
|}
{{-}}
----

==Notes==
* The Power Battlers toys themselves are not identified by that name on their packaging; however, the name "Power Battlers" ''is'' referenced (with a ™ [[trademark]] claim) on the back of Stomp & Chomp Grimlock's packaging. It also appeared on the placards at [[BotCon 2014]] and [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2014. Hasbro's public website, on the other hand, used the name "Power Attacker" for the individual toys' listings, as did the [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] website, which shares its database with Hasbro's main website. The name "Power Battlers" only appeared on the Hasbro website once, as part of a press release, and on the Hasbro Toy Shop website as the name of the category for the toys in question. Other online retailers, including international ones, were a mixed bag, with some picking one name and running with it and others using ''both'' names in different instances. Furthermore, German retailers identified them as "''Deluxe'' Attackers" across the board, while the gimmick name "Power ''Punch''" was also used as an assortment identifier by some retailers around the world. So basically, it's the same problem that previously affected the "[[Legends Class (2005)|Legends]] of [[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]" aka "Cybertron All Stars" aka "Cybertron Micro Series" figures and the "[[Construct-Bots]]" aka "Construct-A-Bots".
*All of the Age of Extinction Generations Deluxe, Voyager, and Leader class figures feature at least one small hexagonal port on the back of their torso or pelvis. While its function is not explicitly mentioned in either the instructions or packaging materials for the toy, it has been deduced that the purpose of these ports is to make the figure compatible with display stands such as the Bandai "Tamashii Stage" stands.<ref>http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-toy-discussion/990267-aoe-toys-whats-hexagonal-holes.html</ref>
*Various toys released concurrently with the ''Age of Extinction'' figures were available in packaging based on the general ''Age of Extinction'' design template, but lacking the ''Age of Extinction'' logo. See [[Transformers (2014 toyline)|''Transformers ''(2014 toyline)]] for more details.

==External links==
*[http://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/toy/search/movie_advanced/index.html Movie Advanced Series at TakaraTomy's Transformers hub]

==References==
{{reflist}}

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[[Category:Age of Extinction| Age of Extinction (toyline)]]
[[Category:Generations toylines]]
[[Category:Live-action film series toylines]]

Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)

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The '''''Transformers: Age of Extinction''''' toyline coincides with the [[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|fourth film]] in [[Michael Bay]]'s [[live-action film series]].

Unlike the toy lines of the previous three films, this line is divided into two distinct series:
*"Robots in Disguise", a series of simpler, more [[gimmick]]y toys aimed towards younger children. Included in this series are the non-transforming [[Titan Heroes]] figures. In Japan, these were sold under the main "Lost Age Series" label.
*An ''Age of Extinction''-specific version of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'', featuring more complex and [[show-accuracy|movie-accurate]] toys aimed towards older children and adult collectors. In Japan, toys from this line were sold under the "Movie Advanced Series" subtitle.

==Hasbro ''Age of Extinction'' toylines==
===''Robots in Disguise''===
The "Robots in Disguise" line is primarily focused on simpler toys for the younger set.

====One-Step Changers====
One-Step Changers are smaller figures which, as the name suggests, can be transformed either direction in one step, more or less. Exactly how the transformation is accomplished varies from figure, ranging from [[Activators|Activator]]-style spring loading to [[Automorph Technology|Automorph]]-type gearing/levering.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#One Step Changers|Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#OneStep|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Lockdown (ROTF)#OneStepChangers|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#OneStepChanger|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Crosshairs (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Crosshairs]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hound (Movie)#OneStepChanger|Autobot Hound]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slash (AOE)#Toys|Dinobot Slash]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Stinger (AOE)#OneStep|Decepticon Stinger]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:AoE 1-step Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Optimus Prime]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#One Step Changer Heli|Autobot Drift]] (helicopter)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#OneStepChanger|Galvatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#OneStepHighOctane|High Octane Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Steeljaw (AOE)#Toys|Steeljaw]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Strafe (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Dinobot Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Age of Extinction|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (Movie)#Toys|Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rollbar (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Rollbar]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Mega One-Step'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Mega1Step|Mega 1-Step Bumblebee]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Electronic Stomp & Chomp'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#Stomp&Chomp|Grimlock]]}}
|}
{{Note|Wave 3's Decepticon Stinger toy was redefined as a Walmart exclusive ([[#Exclusives|see below]]) seemingly at the last minute. Judging by web retail listings,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140819052050/http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=HAS23777&mode=retail BigBadToyStore listing for One-Step Changers wave 3]</ref> the intent was for Stinger to be replaced in the wave 3 case by Lockdown, but multiple retail sightings indicate that some quantity of cases was mistakenly packed per the original plan, leading to Stinger toys with "Walmart Exclusive" stickers being found at Target stores.}}
{{-}}

====Power Battlers====
Spiritual successors to the [[Fast Action Battlers]], Power Battlers are Deluxe-sized figures with basic transformations and a 'battling' action feature in [[robot mode]]. They are also commonly referred to as "Power Attackers", presumably an older working name that got changed very late in the game so it appears just as frequently as the final name.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#PowerBattler|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Crosshairs (AOE)#PowerBattler|Crosshairs]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hound (Movie)#PowerBattler|Autobot Hound]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Strafe (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Dinobot Strafe]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#Power Battlers|Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Scorn#Robots in Disguise|Dinobot Scorn]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#PowerBattler|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (AOE)#PowerBattler|Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Snarl (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Dinobot Snarl]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#PowerBattler|Galvatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#PowerBattler|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Lockdown (ROTF)#PowerBattler|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:AoE Power Battler Grimlock.jpg|200px|thumb|Power Battler Grimlock]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#HighOctanePowerBattler|High Octane Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Junkheap (AOE)#Toys|Junkheap]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Vehicon (AOE)#PowerBattler|Vehicon]]}}
|}
{{-}}

====Dino Sparkers====
Dino Sparkers each include non-transforming static figures of a Dinobot and a rider. The Dinobot is cast in translucent plastic, and features a pull-back-and-go motor with a [[sparking gimmick]], a gimmick not seen in any ''Transformers'' line since the original G1 line in 1988.
[[File:AoE dino sparker Bumblebee and Strafe.jpg|thumb|200px|Bumblebee with Strafe]]
<ul class="iconlist">
:'''Wave 1'''
:{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Dino Sparkers|Optimus Prime]] & [[Grimlock (AOE)#Dino Sparkers|Grimlock]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Dino Sparkers|Bumblebee]] & [[Strafe (AOE)#Dino Sparkers|Strafe]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#Dino Sparkers|Autobot Drift]] & [[Slug (AOE)#Dino Sparkers|Dinobot Slug]]}}</ul>

{{note|Reports from [[Toy Fair 2014]] suggested the existence of a fourth Dino Sparkers toy featuring Lockdown, corroborated by a previously leaked<ref name="customerleak">[http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/96540-monzos-mega-hasbro-customer-service-listing-breakdown/ Hasbro customer service leak summary on The Allspark]</ref> listing for a 'Lockdown & [[Steeljaw (AOE)|Wolf]]' toy. Ultimately, this product was never officially revealed or solicited.}}

{{-}}

====Flip & Change/Smash & Change====
This assortment of larger figures focuses, like One-Step Changers, on simple transformations. All but the first wave's Optimus Prime use a form of autotransformation that has one flip the figure over itself.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Smash&Change|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Flip&Change|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Lockdown (ROTF)#Flip&Change|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#Flip & Change|Drift]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}

====Titan Heroes & Guardians====
Like previous toys under the 'Titan' branding, Titan Heroes are 12-inch tall, non-transforming action figures with a basic five points of articulation. The Titan Guardian assortment is basically the same thing, but with a larger 16-inch height.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Titan Heroes Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#TitanHero|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (AOE)#Titan Heroes|Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#TitanHero|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Titan Heroes Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Lockdown (ROTF)#TitanHeroes|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Titan Guardians'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#TitanGuardian|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#TitanGuardian|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}

===''Generations (Series M4)''===
With Hasbro's renewed focus on simpler toys for children, the "traditional" Deluxe, Voyager and Leader Class assortments were explicitly split off under the ''Generations'' banner, receiving a much reduced focus in marketing and even being entirely store exclusive in the [[United Kingdom]] and Germany (Deluxe and Voyager at [[Toys"R"Us]], and Leader at [[Argos]] and Rossmann drug stores, respectively).

====Standard Retail====
;Deluxe Class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|001 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#HighOctaneDeluxe|High Octane Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|002 [[Crosshairs (AOE)#Generations|Crosshairs]]}}
{{Bp-a1|003 [[Slug (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|004 [[Scorn#Generations|Scorn]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|005 [[Strafe (AOE)#Generations|Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|006 [[Drift (AOE)#Generations|Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|007 [[Slash (AOE)#GenerationsDeluxe|Dinobot Slash]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|008 [[Lockdown (ROTF)#Generations|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|009 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#2014Deluxe|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|010 [[Snarl (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Snarl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|011 [[Hot Shot (AOE)#Toys|Hot Shot]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:AOEGenerationstoy-DeluxeDrift.jpg|200px|thumb|Drift]]
|}
{{-}}
;Voyager Class
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|001 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys 5|Evasion Mode Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|002 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Voyager Class toys|Grimlock]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|003 [[Hound (Movie)#Generations|Autobot Hound]]}}
{{Bp-d1|004 [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Generations|Galvatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|005 [[Slog (AOE)#Generations|Slog]]}}
{{Bp-a1|006 [[Drift (AOE)#Voyager Class toys|Autobot Drift]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}
;Leader Class
:'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
:{{Bp-a1|001 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys 5|Optimus Prime]]}}
:{{Bp-a1|002 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Leader Class toys|Grimlock]]}}</ul>

{{-}}

===Exclusives===
All the usual suspects received exclusive product for the ''Age of Extinction'' toyline, with the "big three" of brick-and-mortar toy retail each receiving a set of themed releases: Target's capsule centred on "Silver Knight Optimus Prime", an upgrade ultimately deleted from the finished film, Toys"R"Us carried a range of "then & now"-type packs, and Walmart's offerings largely focused on the Legion size class, while also featuring the line's only toys of new character [[Stinger (AOE)|Stinger]].

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Amazon.com'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#FirstEd|First Edition Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|005 [[Slog (AOE)#Amazon|Slog]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''CostCo'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|003 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys 2|Bumblebee]] (Leader)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Kmart]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#TitanHeroElectronic|Grimlock]] (Electronic Titan)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#TitanHeroElectronic|Optimus Prime]] (Electronic Titan)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Kohl's'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Robots in Disguise .282014.29|Optimus Prime]] / [[Grimlock (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Grimlock]] (Smash/Flip & Change)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:AOEtoy-FirstEditionOptimusPrime.jpg|200px|thumb|First Edition Optimus Prime]][[File:AOEOneStepStinger.JPG|right|thumb|200px|The only semi-screen-accurate Stinger in the US... [[Studio Series|at the time.]]]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Target'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SKDeluxe|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]] & [[Grimlock (AOE)#Target2Pack|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SKSmash&Change|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]] (Smash & Change)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#Titan Heroes.2FGuardians|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]] (Titan Hero)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#PESilverKnight|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]] (First Edition)}}
{{Bp-a1d1|"''Transformers: Age of Extinction'' Collection" ([[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#OneStepCollection|Bumblebee]], [[Drift (AOE)#OneStepCollection|Autobot Drift]], [[Lockdown (ROTF)#OneStepCollection|Lockdown]], [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SKOneStep|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]], [[Grimlock (AOE)#OneStepCollection|Grimlock]], [[slug (AOE)#OneStepCollection|Dinobot Slug]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Bumblebee Evolution 2-pack ([[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#TRUEvolution|''AOE'' Bumblebee]] & [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|G1 Bumblebee]])}}
{{Bp-a1|Dinobot Slug Evolution 2-pack ([[Slug (AOE)#TRUEvolution|''AOE'' Slug]] & [[Slag (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|G1 Slug]])}}
{{Bp-a1|Strafe Evolution 2-pack ([[Strafe (AOE)#TRUEvolution|''AOE'' Strafe]] & [[Swoop (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|G1 "Strafe"]])}}
{{Bp-a1|Grimlock Evolution 2-pack ([[Grimlock (AOE)#TRUEvolution|''AOE'' Grimlock]] & [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|G1 Grimlock]])}}
{{bp-a1|Optimus Prime Evolution 2-pack ([[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#AOEEvolution|''AOE'' Optimus Prime]] & [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Age of Extinction|G1 Optimus Prime]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Walmart]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#WalmartLegion|Bumblebee]] (Legion)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#Legion Class toys|Grimlock]] (Legion)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SingleLegion|Optimus Prime]] (Legion)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Stinger (AOE)#Age of Extinction|Decepticon Stinger]] (Legion)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#WalmartBWmold|Bumblebee]] & [[Strafe (AOE)#WalmartBWmold|Dinobot Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#2PackLegion|Optimus Prime]] & [[Grimlock (AOE)#WalmartENmold|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Stinger (AOE)#WalmartVsSlug|Decepticon Stinger]] & [[Slug (AOE)#WalmartBWmold|Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#WalmartScenePack|Bumblebee]] vs. [[Stinger (AOE)#WalmartScenePack|Decepticon Stinger]] with [[Strafe (AOE)#WalmartScenePack|Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Walmart1StepBonus|Bumblebee]] (w/ "Bonus Value!" [[Stinger (AOE)#Walmart1StepBonus|Decepticon Stinger]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Stinger (AOE)#OneStep|Decepticon Stinger]] (One-Step Changer)}}
|}

====Platinum Edition====
{{main|Transformers: Platinum Edition#Age of Extinction}}

==TakaraTomy toylines==
===''Movie Advanced Series''===
[[TakaraTomy]]'s '''''Movie Advanced Series''''' (ムービーアドバンスドシリーズ) is something of an equivalent to [[Hasbro]]'s ''Age of Extinction Generations'' line, being made up of the mainline, older-kid/fan-aimed [[size class]]es. It does not limit itself to just toys and characters from ''Age of Extinction'' however, using older molds to bring back past characters (including a few surprises).

Numerous online retailers listed "AD18 Decepticon A" and "AD19 Autobot A" for preorder, but ultimately, nothing ever became of those listings. It can be assumed that whatever toys were planned ended up being canceled, leaving those ID numbers unused.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[May 17]] [[2014]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD01 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys 5|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD02 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys 5|Classic Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD03 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Voyager Class toys|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD04 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#HighOctaneDeluxe|Classic Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD05 [[Scorn#Generations|Dinobot Scorn]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD06 [[Crosshairs (AOE)#Generations|Crosshairs]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD07 [[Slug (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD08 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#MABattleBlade|Battle Blade Bumblebee]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD09 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Deluxe Class toys 3|Protoform Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD10 [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#Movie Advanced Series|Starscream]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD11 [[Dispensor#Movie Advanced Series|Dispensor]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD12 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#AOERevenge|Revenge Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD13 [[Devastator (ROTF)#Movie Advanced Series|Devastator]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD14 [[Jolt (ROTF)#Movie Advanced Series|Jolt]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD15 [[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#Movie Advanced Series|Ratchet]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[June 21]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD16 [[Dino#Movie Advanced Series|Autobot Dino]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD17 [[Soundwave (ROTF)/toys#Movie Advanced Series|Darkside Soundwave]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[July 19]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD20 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Leader Class toys|Black Knight Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD21 [[Hound (Movie)#Generations|Hound]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD22 [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Generations|Galvatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD23 [[Drift (AOE)#Generations|Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD24 [[Strafe (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD25 [[Slash (AOE)#GenerationsDeluxe|Dinobot Slash]]}}
{{Bp-d1|AD26 [[Lockdown (ROTF)#Generations|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:MovieAdvanced-Dispensor.jpg|thumb|250px|Deluxe Dispensor (!)]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[August 10]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD27 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#2014Deluxe|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD28 [[Snarl (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Snarl]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' ([[September 20]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD29 [[Slog (AOE)#Generations|Dinobot Slog]]}}
{{Bp-a1|AD30 [[Drift (AOE)#Voyager Class toys|Sky Drift]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6''' ([[November 15]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|AD31 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#ArmorKnight|Armor Knight Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7''' ([[January 31]] [[2015]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|AD32 [[Stinger (AOE)#Movie Advanced Series|Decepticon Stinger]]}}
|}

===''Lost Age Series''===
The '''''Lost Age Series''''' is Takaratomy's version of the Hasbro ''Robots in Disguise'' subline, featuring the simpler, more kid-aimed toys, primarily the One-Step Changers and Power Battlers.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[July 19]] [[2014]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|LA-01 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Lost Age Series|Battle Command Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-02 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Big Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-03 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#OneStepChanger|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-04 [[Grimlock (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-05 [[Hound (Movie)#Robots in Disguise|Hound]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|LA-06 [[Drift (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-07 [[Crosshairs (AOE)#OneStepChanger|Crosshairs]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-08 [[Slash (AOE)#Age of Extinction|Dinobot Slash]]}}
{{Bp-d1|LA-09 [[Lockdown (ROTF)#Robots in Disguise (2014)|Lockdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[August 2]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|LA-10 [[Scorn#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Scorn]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-11 [[Strafe (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-d1|LA-12 [[Stinger (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Decepticon Stinger]]}}

|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[September 20]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|LA-13 [[Nemesis Prime (AOE)#Lost Age Series|Battle Attack Nemesis Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[October 18]] 2014)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|LA-14 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Lost Age Series|Battle Command Optimus Prime]] & [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#OneStepHighOctane|Bumblebee]] Strongest Tag Set}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-15 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-16 [[Slug (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|LA-17 [[Snarl (AOE)#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Snarl]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|LA-18 [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Robots in Disguise|Battle Attack Galvatron]]}}
|}

===Exclusives===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[AEON]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|EX [[Wheeljack (Movie)#Movie Advanced Series|Wheeljack]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jolt (Armada)#Transformers (2014)|Micron Jolt]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Paulie]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Trikera Mace]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Amazon.co.jp'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hound (Movie)#ArmyCamo|Hound Army Camo Ver.]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Bic Camera'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Buzz Saw (BW)#Transformers (2014)|Buzz Saw]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ptera Spear]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Scorn#BlackKnight|Black Knight Scorn]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Thunderlips]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Cybertron Satellite]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Strafe (AOE)#BlackKnight|Black Knight Strafe]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:MovieAdvancedtoy-GrimlockG1ColorVer.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Because G1 doesn't get enough callbacks apparently.]][[File:AOE-toy Carnivac.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Carnivac, in extra-fragile!]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Joshin Kids Land'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Buzz Saw (BW)#Transformers (2014)|Buzz Saw]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ptera Spear]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Thunderlips]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Lawson'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (AOE)#TFExpoG1|Dinobot Slug G1 Color Ver.]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#G1ColorVer|Grimlock G1 Color Ver.]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|EX [[Rollbar (AOE)#TakTom|Rollbar]]}}
{{Bp-a1|EX [[Sideswipe (Movie)/toys#MovieAdvancedEX|Sideswipe]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Carnivac (AOE)|Carnivac]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ivan]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#RustyEvasion|Optimus Prime Rusty ver.]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Astrotrain_(G1)/toys#Transformers_.28campaign_item.29|Astrotrain]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#BlackKnightLeader|Black Knight Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prime Axe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Roller (G1)#Transformers (2014)|Silver Roller]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sword of Judgment#Lost Age Series|Temenos Sword]]}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Transformers Expo]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Nemesis Prime (AOE)#Movie Advanced Series|Nemesis Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Nemesis Grimlock#Movie Advanced Series|Nemesis Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (AOE)#TFExpoG1|Dinobot Slug G1 Color Ver.]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Multiple outlets'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Beet-Chop]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Scorn#BlackKnight|Black Knight Scorn]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sling (AOE)|Sling]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (AOE)#BlackKnight|Black Knight Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Spino Hammer]]}}
|}

==Post-''Age of Extinction'' releases==
===''Studio Series''===
{{nav-studio}}

====Deluxe Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|02 [[Stinger (AOE)#Studio Series|Decepticon Stinger]] (''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|11 [[Lockdown (ROTF)#Studio Series|Lockdown]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|16 [[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#SS16|Autobot Ratchet]] (''Dark of the Moon'')}}
{{Bp-d1|17 [[Shadow Raider#Studio Series|Shadow Raider]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|23 [[KSI Sentry#Studio Series|KSI Sentry]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|45 [[Drift (AOE)#SS45|Autobot Drift]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 18'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|92 [[Crosshairs (AOE)#Studio Series|Crosshairs]] (''The Last Knight'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 29'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[KSI Widow#Studio Series|Concept Art KSI Widow]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
|}

====Voyager Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 17'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|90 [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#SS90|Galvatron]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
|}

====Leader Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|07 [[Grimlock (AOE)#Studio Series|Grimlock]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 18'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SSAOEKnight|Optimus Prime]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[file:StudioSeriesAOELeaderOptimusPrime.jpeg|thumb|200px|Leader Class [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SSAOEKnight|Optimus Prime]]]]
|
|}

===2026===
[[2026]] would finally see the introduction of Titan Class to ''Studio Series'' with a remake of ''Age of Extinction'' Grimlock after 8 years, along with a promise to actually finish this [[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobot team]] this time around after they'd fallen by the wayside.

====Deluxe Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 30'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-multi|[[Airachnid (One)#Studio Series|Airachnid]] (''One'')}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Barricade (Movie)/toys#SSTLK|Barricade]] (''The Last Knight'')}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Windcharger (G1)#Studio Series|Windcharger]] (''The Movie'')}}
</ul>
|
|}

====Voyager Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 30'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-multi|[[Alpha Trion/toys#Studio Series|Alpha Trion]] (''One'')}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Thundercracker]] (''The Movie'')}}
</ul>
|
|}

====Leader Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 20'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-multi|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SSNemesis|Nemesis Prime]] (''The Last Knight'')}}
</ul>
|
|}

====Titan Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)#SSTitan|Grimlock]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|}
{{comingsoontoy|All 2026 product}}
{{--}}

====Exclusives====
2020 saw the release of Leadfoot at Target, the enormous Devastator box set at multiple retailers, and the beginnings of the Target exclusive ''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'' line in celebration of everybody's favourite little yellow Autobot. Toys in the latter line are earmarked by the addition of "BB" to their ID numbers.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxe Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|68 [[Leadfoot (DOTM)#Studio Series|Leadfoot]] (''Dark of the Moon'' w/ [[Steeljaw (DOTM)#Studio Series|Steeljaw]])}}
</ul>
|
{{-}}
----

====Exclusives====
The ''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' line further expanded in 2021 to include multi-packs. Target also received reissues of Battle Damaged Megatron and the Then & Now Two-Pack.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="25%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|79BB [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BW79|High Octane Bumblebee]] VS 02BB [[Stinger (AOE)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Decepticon Stinger]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
</ul>
|
|width="15%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Buzzworthy-Bumblebee-High-Octane-Bumblebee-VS-Decepticon-Stinger.jpg|thumb|200px|79BB [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BW79|High Octane Bumblebee]] VS 02BB [[Stinger (AOE)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Decepticon Stinger]]]]
|}
{{-}}
----

====Exclusives====
There were further releases in ''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' this year, some of which continued the range of NEST-themed redecoes, and none of which were released in waves or regular assortments. Another ''Transformers'' 15th anniversary set, this time for most of the Decepticons, was available on Amazon.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' Leader Class'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|07BB [[Grimlock (AOE)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Grimlock]] (''Age of Extinction'')}}
|}
{{-}}
----

==Notes==
* The Power Battlers toys themselves are not identified by that name on their packaging; however, the name "Power Battlers" ''is'' referenced (with a ™ [[trademark]] claim) on the back of Stomp & Chomp Grimlock's packaging. It also appeared on the placards at [[BotCon 2014]] and [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2014. Hasbro's public website, on the other hand, used the name "Power Attacker" for the individual toys' listings, as did the [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] website, which shares its database with Hasbro's main website. The name "Power Battlers" only appeared on the Hasbro website once, as part of a press release, and on the Hasbro Toy Shop website as the name of the category for the toys in question. Other online retailers, including international ones, were a mixed bag, with some picking one name and running with it and others using ''both'' names in different instances. Furthermore, German retailers identified them as "''Deluxe'' Attackers" across the board, while the gimmick name "Power ''Punch''" was also used as an assortment identifier by some retailers around the world. So basically, it's the same problem that previously affected the "[[Legends Class (2005)|Legends]] of [[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]" aka "Cybertron All Stars" aka "Cybertron Micro Series" figures and the "[[Construct-Bots]]" aka "Construct-A-Bots".
*All of the Age of Extinction Generations Deluxe, Voyager, and Leader class figures feature at least one small hexagonal port on the back of their torso or pelvis. While its function is not explicitly mentioned in either the instructions or packaging materials for the toy, it has been deduced that the purpose of these ports is to make the figure compatible with display stands such as the Bandai "Tamashii Stage" stands.<ref>http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-toy-discussion/990267-aoe-toys-whats-hexagonal-holes.html</ref>
*Various toys released concurrently with the ''Age of Extinction'' figures were available in packaging based on the general ''Age of Extinction'' design template, but lacking the ''Age of Extinction'' logo. See [[Transformers (2014 toyline)|''Transformers ''(2014 toyline)]] for more details.

==External links==
*[http://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/toy/search/movie_advanced/index.html Movie Advanced Series at TakaraTomy's Transformers hub]

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Age of Extinction (toyline)}}
[[Category:Age of Extinction| Age of Extinction (toyline)]]
[[Category:Generations toylines]]
[[Category:Live-action film series toylines]]

Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)

2025-08-01T11:20:54Z

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{{Nav-dotm}}
{{movie|
|seriess=[[Live-action film series]]
|prev=Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)
|next=Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)
|title=''Transformers: Dark of the Moon''
|image=DOTM-OPportraitposter.jpg
|caption="Of [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|my friend]], I can only say this: of all the souls I have encountered, he was the most... human."
|production companies=[[Allspark (company)|Hasbro Films]] [[Lorenzo di Bonaventura|di Bonaventura Pictures]]
|distributor=[[Paramount Pictures]]
|executive producer=[[Steven Spielberg]]
|producer=[[Lorenzo di Bonaventura]] [[Tom DeSanto]] [[Don Murphy]] [[Ian Bryce]]
|written by=[[Ehren Kruger]]
|directed by=[[Michael Bay]]
|cinematography by=[[Amir Mokri]]
|edited by=[[Roger Barton]] [[William Goldenberg]] [[Joel Negron]]
|music by=[[Steve Jablonsky]]
|release date=[[June 29]], [[2011]]
|continuity=[[Live-action film series]]
|runtime=154 minutes
|budget=$195 million
|box office=$1.124 billion
}}
'''''Transformers: Dark of the Moon''''' is the third film in the [[live-action film series]]. It was released in 3D and IMAX at 9PM on [[June 28]], [[2011]]<ref name="open3D">[http://michaelbay.com/2011/06/18/see-dark-of-the-moon-one-day-earlier-on-imax-3d/ See Dark Of The Moon One Day Earlier on IMAX 3D | MichaelBay]</ref> and in wide release on [[June 29]], [[2011]]<ref name="open">[http://www.deadline.com/2011/05/paramount-moving-up-transformers-3/ Paramount Moving Up ‘T’formers 3′ Release – Deadline.com]</ref> in the United States, and between [[June 29]] and July 1 for other markets.

The film is set three years after the events of ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''. The Autobots continue to work for NEST, but no longer in secret, and for the goal of keeping peace between humans by taking out volatile overseas political targets. But after discovering a strange artifact during a mission in Chernobyl, it becomes apparent to Optimus Prime that the United States government has been less than forthright with them.

And SCENE!

{{bigquote|Aw, shit, I seen this one. It's the one where [[Spock]] goes nuts.|Wheelie|''Transformers: Dark of the Moon''}}

==Synopsis==
[[File:Dotm-Arkreflection.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|"Wha... this is the finest engine room in the whole Starfleet!"]]

In the distant past, during the later days of the [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] civil war, [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] attempted to leave the planet with groundbreaking technology on board the ''[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]''. However, his ship was shot down by the Decepticons and, after being sent hurling through space for a while, eventually crashed on the [[Earth]]'s [[Moon (moon)|moon]] in 1961. The crash is noticed by the humans on Earth, leading to the {{w|Space Race}} under President [[John F. Kennedy]]. Landing on the Moon as part of the [[Apollo 11]] mission in 1969, astronauts [[Neil Armstrong]] and [[Buzz Aldrin]] use several minutes of [[radio]] silence to investigate the spaceship and discover that Mankind is not alone in space.

[[File:DOTM - ShockwaveDriller.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|"When I swing around, I mean to deprive you of your life."]]
In the present day, the Autobots are still part of [[NEST]], cooperating with the [[United States military|US Armed Forces]]. They have also begun to help humanity in its local conflicts, as [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]], [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Que]], and [[Dino]] destroy an illegal [[Iran]]ian nuclear facility. On a mission to the [[Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant]], a NEST team led by [[William Lennox|Lt. Col. Lennox]], [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] discovers an unknown alien fuel cell which had led to the {{w|Chernobyl disaster}}. While trying to secure the cell, they are attacked by the Decepticon [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] and his "pet", the [[Driller]], who are eventually forced to retreat by Optimus Prime. Meanwhile, [[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]] kills [[Alexi Voskhod]], who had called NEST to Chernobyl and was secretly working for him. After securing the fuel cell and identifying it as part of the ''Ark'', Optimus Prime is angry at the humans for not following through with their agreement of sharing all known information relating to Cybertron and its inhabitants. Despite this, he eventually informs his allies and [[Charlotte Mearing]], the {{w|Director of National Intelligence}}, about the space bridge technology the ''Ark'' contains. Together with Ratchet, Optimus travels to the Moon, where they find Sentinel Prime inside the ship. Retrieving him along with four pillars of the space bridge and the accompanying control pillar, they return to Earth, where Optimus uses the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to reactivate Sentinel Prime. In [[Africa]], Decepticon leader [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] (still recovering from wounds [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|suffered]] in [[Egypt]]) meets with his lieutenants [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] and [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]]. Upon learning that the Autobots have recovered Sentinel and the pillars, Megatron orders Soundwave and Laserbeak to terminate their "loose ends".

Meanwhile, [[Sam Witwicky]], the Autobots' human friend, is suffering from everyday problems. Even though President [[Barack Obama]] has awarded him a medal for saving the Earth twice, Sam has trouble finding a job. Together with his new girlfriend [[Carly Spencer]], whom he had met in the [[White House]] (after his former girlfriend [[Mikaela Banes|Mikaela]] had left him), he also gives the stranded Autobots [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] and [[Brains]] a home. After a long search, he finally finds a position as a mail carrier at a telecommunication company named [[Accuretta Systems]]. From his colleague, [[Jerry Wang]], he learns about a conspiracy by humans who collaborate with the Decepticons. Before Jerry can tell Sam more, however, he is killed by Laserbeak.

[[File:DOTM-Sentinelendofyourworld.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66|"There's a man out there I haven't seen in fifteen years who's trying to kill me."]]

Locked out of participating in the investigation by Mearing, Sam turns to [[Seymour Simmons]] for help. Simmons, who has become a millionaire as a writer, and his aide, [[Dutch (DOTM)|Dutch]], help Sam find out that the Soviets have taken photos of Decepticons removing hundreds of space bridge pillars out of the ''Ark'' even before Apollo 11 had landed on the Moon. Sam and Simmons conclude that the Decepticons had left Sentinel Prime behind on purpose, knowing that only he would be able to activate the space bridge, and only Optimus Prime could reactivate him. Sam is able to warn the Autobots in time so they can protect Sentinel from a Decepticon attack and escort him back to the NEST headquarters. Upon arriving there, however, Sentinel Prime betrays them, revealing that he made a deal with Megatron to ensure Cybertron's survival. After killing [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] and most of the NEST soldiers, Sentinel claims the remaining pillars and escapes. The other Autobots track him down to [[Washington, D.C.]], but before Optimus can stop him, Sentinel activates a space bridge to the Moon. The portal allows dozens of Decepticon troops which had remained hidden under the Moon's surface to reach Earth, forcing the Autobots to retreat.

[[File:DOTM-Moonspacebridge.jpg|thumb|upright=1.55|"We are one big, happy fleet! Ah, [[James T. Kirk|Kirk]], my old friend, do you know the [[Klingon]] proverb that tells us revenge is a dish that is best served cold? It is ''very'' cold in space."]]

In the meantime, Sam is worried about Carly and searches for her. He finds her with her employer, [[Dylan Gould]], who reveals to Sam that he not only arranged for Sam to get a job with Accuretta, but is also a collaborator with the Decepticons. At their request, his father had used his influence to ensure that [[NASA]] would not conduct any more missions to the Moon. When Sam and Carly attempt to flee, they discover Carly's car is a disguise for Soundwave, who takes her captive. Dylan instructs Sam to ask Optimus Prime about the Autobots' strategy, otherwise Carly will die. To ensure that Sam will not try to warn the Autobots, he attaches a Decepticon disguised as a [[Watch-bot|watch]] on Sam's wrist, and it taps into his nervous system.

Meanwhile, Sentinel Prime has given Mankind an ultimatum to exile the Autobots from Earth, since he is only trying to save Cybertron, or so he claims. The US government promptly passes a bill to this effect. Before the Autobots leave Earth aboard their spaceship, the ''[[Xantium (DOTM)|Xantium]]'', Sam asks Optimus about his plan. Optimus replies that there is no plan, and Mankind is on its own now. With all Autobots on board, the ''Xantium'' takes off, but is promptly intercepted by Starscream, who had waited in Earth's orbit. With the ''Xantium'' destroyed, the Decepticons believe the Autobots to be dead and let Sam go.

[[File:DarkoftheMoon-Chicago.jpg|thumb|upright=1.55|left|"Let them eat static. "]]
With the Autobots out of the way, the Decepticons conquer [[Chicago]], kill most of its population and set up the control pillar for the space bridge inside the city, placing the other pillars around the world. Dylan informs Carly that the Decepticons do not intend to return to Cybertron; instead, they want to transport Cybertron into Earth's orbit, because Earth not only has the necessary resources, but also six billion slaves to rebuild the Transformers' home planet.

Sam decides to go to Chicago, where Dylan has taken Carly. Former NEST soldier [[Robert Epps]], who now works for NASA, accompanies him, together with other former NEST members. Upon arrival in Chicago, they are promptly attacked by the Decepticons, but are rescued by Optimus Prime and the other Autobots. Having never intended to leave Earth, they had hidden themselves inside a modified rocket booster that was jettisoned before Starscream destroyed the ''Xantium''.

[[File:DOTM Driller vs Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.55|"From Hell's heart, I stab at thee!"]]

The Autobots and the humans soldiers make their way to the skyscraper where Dylan is located in order to destroy the space bridge's control pillar. Sam and Bumblebee rescue Carly, killing Laserbeak in the process, during which they find a damaged UAV and alert the military to the Decepticons plans. Due to another attack by a team of Decepticons led by Shockwave, the team is separated once more. While the Autobots battle the Decepticons, Epps and his team try to destroy the pillar from another skyscraper. However, they are attacked by Shockwave and the Driller, who brings the skyscraper crashing down. Optimus Prime comes to their aid and destroys the Driller, but is shot by Shockwave and becomes trapped in crane cables.

In the meantime, Lennox and the rest of NEST have managed to make their way into the city using [[wingsuit]]s, and with Lennox's help, Sam destroys Starscream using weapons provided to him by the Autobot scientist Que. Meanwhile, the Decepticons have captured several Autobots, but Dylan convinces them not to keep prisoners and kill them all. [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] executes Que, and Soundwave moves to kill Bumblebee next, but the Autobots Wheelie and Brains have managed to make one of the Decepticons' ships crash, thereby distracting Soundwave long enough for Bumblebee and the other Autobots to get free. Bumblebee overpowers and kills Soundwave. NEST soldiers and US Marines snipe the Decepticons. Autobots and Tanks roll in and ambush the Decepticons. Optimus Prime returns and massacres a large group of Decepticons. He then kills Shockwave and uses the Decepticon's arm cannon to topple over the space bridge's control pillar, deactivating the bridge.

[[File:DOTMCybertrontransit.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.55|"Earth was created in six days. Now, watch out! Here comes Genesis! We'll do it for you in six minutes!"]]

Optimus Prime then confronts Sentinel Prime and the two engage in a ferocious battle of Student vs Master. Carly stumbles across Megatron outside the main battle zone. Having previously witnessed a violent argument between Sentinel Prime and Megatron, she appeals to his pride and makes him realize that he will never be able to rule over Cybertron as long as Sentinel is alive. Meanwhile, after a long fight, Sentinel gains the upper hand over Optimus and severs his right arm. However, before he can execute his former pupil, an infuriated Megatron attacks Sentinel and severely damages him, declaring that Earth is his planet to rule. Megatron realized how far he had fallen in power within the past few years, and has decided to once again take his rightful place at the top of the command chain. Meanwhile, Dylan manages to reactivate the toppled pillar, but is attacked by Sam, who hurls him against the pillar, killing him. Subsequently, Bumblebee destroys the pillar for good, thus destroying the space bridge and, presumably, Cybertron with it. Seeing this, Megatron half-heartedly offers Optimus Prime a truce on the condition that he will remain in charge of the Decepticons, mockingly saying that they would be nothing without each other. Realizing that the offer is less than sincere, Optimus refuses and attacks Megatron, decapitating him with an axe. The weakened Sentinel Prime tries to excuse his actions, but Optimus, claiming Sentinel "betrayed himself," executes the treacherous Prime with Megatron's shotgun.

[[File:DOTM Autobots NEST victorious.jpg|thumb|upright=1.55|"Live long... and prosper..."]]

With the battle over, Sam and Carly are reunited, and Simmons takes an opportunity to kiss Mearing, who he still has feelings for, and she has him arrested. With their home planet now forever beyond reach, and the forces of the Decepticons destroyed, the remaining Autobots finally accept Earth as their new home, as Optimus Prime states that the Autobots will always be here, to protect the Earth and all who live on it.
{{--}}
==Main cast==

{{featuredcharacters|
h1=[[Autobot]]s|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] ([[Leonard Nimoy]])
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] ([[Jess Harnell]])
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] ([[Robert Foxworth]])
*[[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] ([[James Remar]])
*[[Dino]] ([[Francesco Quinn]])<ref group=note name="credits">Mirage and Wheeljack, known by those names in the toyline and essentially all supporting media, are respectively named "Dino" and "Que" in the film. While Dino is simply credited as such, Que is listed in the credits as "Que/Wheeljack".</ref>
*[[Wheeljack (Movie)|Que/Wheeljack]] ([[George Coe]])<ref group=note name="credits"/>
*[[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] ([[Tom Kenny]])
*[[Brains]] ([[Reno Wilson]])

'''[[Twins (ROTF)|Twins]]'''
*[[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] (cameo)<ref group=note name=skidsandmudflap>Skids and Mudflap only appear during the convoy scene at the beginning of the film.</ref>
*[[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] (cameo)<ref group=note name=skidsandmudflap/>

'''[[Wreckers]]'''
*[[Roadbuster (DOTM)|Roadbuster]] ([[Ron Bottitta]])<ref group=note>Roadbuster is listed as "Roadbuster/Amp" in the credits, a reference to his car mode's sponsor. His name is not used in the film, but he is called "Roadbuster" in the toyline and supporting media.</ref>
*[[Topspin (DOTM)|Topspin]]
*[[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]] ([[John DiMaggio]])<ref group=note>Leadfoot is listed in the film's end credits as "Leadfoot/Target", a reference to his car mode's sponsor. His name is not spoken in the film, but he is called "Leadfoot" in the toyline and the supporting media.</ref>

|h2=[[Decepticon]]s|c2=
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] ([[Hugo Weaving]])
*[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] ([[Charlie Adler]])
*[[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] ([[Frank Welker]])
**[[Driller]]
*[[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] ([[Frank Welker]])
**[[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]] ([[Keith Szarabajka]])
*[[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] (''Frank Welker'')<ref group=note>Barricade doesn't ''technically'' speak in the movie, an editing gaffe as he kicks Que around before executing him sees Soundwave's voice (provided by Frank Welker) coming out of his mouth for the scene.</ref>
*[[Loader]]
*[[Devcon (DOTM)|Devcon]]
*[[Igor]] ([[Greg Berg]])
*[[Hatchling]]s
*[[Audi R8 Decepticon]]
*Two [[M1 Abrams Decepticon]]s
*[[Garagebot]]
*[[Lensmeter Decepticon]]s
*[[Protoform]]s
*[[Watch-bot]]<ref group=note>Repeatedly referred to as the "Watch-bot" (proper noun) in the ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon: The Junior Novel]]''</ref>
*[[Pickup Decepticon]]
*[[Police car Decepticon]]

'''[[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicons]]'''
*[[Scrapper (ROTF)|Scrapper]] type Decepticon
*[[Long Haul (ROTF)|Long Haul]] type Decepticon

'''[[Dread (DOTM)|Dreads]]'''
*[[Crankcase (DOTM)|Crankcase]]
*[[Crowbar]] (''[[Jimmie Wood]]'')<ref group=note>During the highway battle scene where Crowbar flips over a sign, recycled screams and grunts from Jimmie Wood's [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] performance in ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'' can be heard.</ref>
*[[Hatchet (DOTM)|Hatchet]]

|h3=[[Human]]s|c3=
*[[Sam Witwicky]] ([[Shia LaBeouf]])
*[[Carly Spencer]] ([[Rosie Huntington-Whiteley]])
*[[Seymour Simmons]] ([[John Turturro]])
*[[Charlotte Mearing]] ([[Frances McDormand]])
*[[Dylan Gould]] ([[Patrick Dempsey]])
*[[Bruce Brazos]] ([[John Malkovich]])
*[[Dutch (DOTM)|Dutch]] ([[Alan Tudyk]])
*[[Ron Witwicky]] ([[Kevin Dunn]])
*[[Judy Witwicky]] ([[Julie White]])
*[[Jerry Wang]] ([[Ken Jeong]])
*[[Neil Armstrong]] ([[Don Jeanes]])
*[[Buzz Aldrin]] ([[Cory Tucker]]/himself)
*[[Walter Cronkite]]
*[[Bill O'Reilly]] (himself)
*[[Alexi Voskhod]] ([[Ravil Isyanov]])
'''[[United States Army|US Military]]/[[NEST]]'''
*[[William Lennox]] ([[Josh Duhamel]])
*[[Morshower]] ([[Glenn Morshower]])
*[[Baby Face]] ([[Markiss McFadden]])
*Former members
**[[Robert Epps]] ([[Tyrese Gibson]])
**[[Hardcore Eddie]] ([[Lester Speight]])

|nonumbering=true
}}
<references group=note/>

==Quotes==

"We were once a peaceful race of intelligent, mechanical beings. But then came the war, between the Autobots who fought for freedom and the Decepticons who dreampt of tyranny. Overmatched and outnumbered, our defeat was all but certain. But in the war's final days, one Autobot ship escaped the battle. It was carrying a secret cargo, which would have changed our planet's fate. A despearate mission. Our final hope. A hope that vanished."
:—'''Optimus Prime's''' opening narration.

'''Mission Control''': We are not alone after all, are we? 
'''Buzz Aldrin''': No, sir. We are not alone.
:—'''Buzz Aldrin''' makes history, and raises the hackles of conspiracy theorists.

'''Dino''': "He's in a bad mood. He's not talking to anybody today." 
'''Mearing''': "What is this, the silent treatment?" 
'''Ironhide''': "We've seen that and this is ''not'' that." 
'''Que''': "Definitely not." 
'''Ironhide''': "This is ''worse''. Prime! Make something of yourself! (Ironhide taps Optimus's roof) He's pissed."
:—'''Ironhide''' discusses '''Optimus Prime's''' foul mood.

"Who wants some chicken dinner now, bitch? Huh? 'Cause somebody messed with the wrong Wang today!"
:—'''Jerry Wang''', being crazy. But also awesome.

"The thing about Russians is, they never like to talk. Gonna take a little of the 'international language.'" <Doorman opens sliding hatch> "''Do svidaniya''." 
"That means 'goodbye!'" <closes hatch>
:—'''Simmons''' tries to reason with a '''Russian''', to no avail.

"It's a Cyrillic alphabet; it's like all the buttons you never push on a calculator!"
:—'''Dutch''' tries to translate Russian, also to no avail.

"Woah! Little Mexican standoff we got here!"
:-'''Sideswipe''', talking to Ironhide and the Dreads.

"Class dismissed."
:—'''Ironhide''', after dispatching the Dreads.

"What you must realize, my Autobot brothers, is that we were never going to win the war. For the sake of our planet's survival, a deal had to be made...with ''Megatron''."
:—'''Sentinel Prime''' reveals his treachery.

[[File:DOTM-MegatronLincoln.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"I'll give him this: [[Atlantis, Arise!|he]]'s [[Transformers The Game (console)|consistent]]!"]] 
"Here we are. Fight us ''now''."
:—'''Megatron''', pulling the evil overlord cliché on us while sitting atop the [[Abraham Lincoln|Lincoln Memorial]]

"If you go in this building, that's if she's even still alive, there's no way you're going to reach her!" 
"What do you suggest I do?!" 
"...it's over. I'm sorry, but it's over."
:—'''Robert Epps''' tells '''Sam Witwicky''' that they've run out of plans.

"We will kill them all."
:—'''Optimus Prime''' offers an alternative plan.

"They got my trailer. I ''need'' that flight tech!"
:—'''Optimus Prime''', valiantly [[To sell toys|selling toys]].

"I bring you Cybertron, your home! and still you choose humanity." 
"You are the one who taught me [[Bio|freedom is everyone's right]]."
:—'''Sentinel''' VS '''Optimus Prime'''.

"Your Decepticons are finally conquering this planet, and yet their leader won't be you." 
"IT WILL BE ME! It will ''always'' be me! 
"In any minute now, you'll be nothing but Sentinel's bitch."
:—'''Carly Spencer''' tells '''Megatron''' that if he's going to be the Starscream, he should ''act'' like it.

"Who would you be without me, Prime?" 
"Time to find out."
:—'''Megatron''' and '''Optimus Prime''' exchange pre-fight banter one last time.

"Optimus. All I ever wanted...was the survival of our race. You must see why I had to betray you..." 
"You didn't betray me. You betrayed yourself..."
:—'''Optimus Prime''''s final exchange with '''Sentinel Prime''' before effectively ''double-tapping'' him.

"In any war, there are calms between storms. There will be days when we lose faith. Days when our allies turn against us... but the day will never come that we forsake this planet and its people."
:—'''Optimus Prime's''' closing narration, [[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|which predicts what will]] [[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|happen to them years later]].

==Continuity notes==
*Sam has since graduated from college, being three months out of school, and is currently looking for a job. Since the events of ''Revenge of the Fallen'', Sam and Mikaela had broke up (despite having to spend an entire film of Sam needing to say the L-word). Prior to the events of this film, he started a relationship with Carly Spencer.
*Megatron's camp is full of salvaged artifacts from the previous film, along with several Decepticon corpses laying around the area. While most are unrecognizable, one of them is a headless Long Haul; his head was presumably used to create Igor. Megatron's new right hand appears to be salvaged from a fallen Decepticon, as the matching left hand can be seen laying around the campsite.
*The Wreckers, according to Charlotte Mearing arrived on Earth aboard the ''Xantium'' and brought the second wave of Autobots with them. The Wreckers were not seen in ''Revenge of the Fallen'', which is given an in-universe explanation that their bloodthirsty attitudes mean they are usually confined to base.
*Barricade makes a surprising return during the final battle in Chicago, last seen driving alongside Bonecrusher on the highway before the latter engaged the Autobot Leader in the first film.
*Megatron is still critically wounded after the final battle of ''Revenge of the Fallen'', notably still missing half of his head.
*Optimus Prime's main moral compass that "freedom is the right of all sentient beings", is revealed to have been taught to him by his predecessor and mentor, Sentinel Prime.
*Introduced in the second film, Optimus uses The Matrix of Leadership to revive Sentinel Prime, having retrieved it from the remains of the Star Harvester sometime following the climax of the second film. In the same previous film, Megatron had suspected the Matrix could be used to revive Optimus and was proven right when Sam succeeded, a fact Megatron exploits in his master plan enacted this film.
*Sentinel Prime was first mentioned in the previous film, by Sam Witwicky during one of his many Allspark induced exposition dump.
*In the previous film, [[Theodore Galloway]] asked Optimus that if humanity asked the Autobots to leave whether they'd cooperate, and Optimus promised to do so. This film sees them seemingly comply with such demands, only to reveal themselves to have stayed behind anyway to defeat the Decepticons.
*Ironhide no longer has his cannons, having lost them in the final battle of the previous film.

==Errors==
===Filming, animation and technical errors===
*When Sam is holding Brains in his hand after catching him spying on him and Carly, there is a short shot in which Sam is briefly seen in the background, holding nothing in hand, Brains is missing. In the next shot, Brains is back in the hand.
*After killing Ironhide, while Sentinel Prime is storming the NEST base, Sentinel Prime, Ironhide and most likely Bumblebee are all missing in a short shot in which we see two cars projected by an explosion, supposed to be a result of one of Sentinel's gun shots.
*Ironhide in alt-form appears in a short shot among the Autobots in Chicago, riding ahead of Optimus, at 01:43:21-01:43:22, but after that he disappears completely.
*Bits of Megatron's right shoulder clip through each other in the shot where he's demanding a truce.

===Astronomical and historical errors===
*The Moon does not rotate with respect to Earth, and Mare Tranquillitatis is near the middle of the near side. Therefore, Tranquility Base could never be described as being on the far side, and Earth is never as close to the horizon as shown in the movie.
*The Apollo 11 Command/Service Module is seen flying to the Moon without the Lunar Module. The Lunar Module is attached when the vehicle is orbiting the Moon, however.
*When the modern day site of the Apollo 11 landing is seen, the ascent module (the cabin Buzz and Neil flew back to orbit in) is still there.
*In real life, Apollo 11 did not land on the far side of the Moon. Tranquility Base is on the near side of the Moon.
*One of the directors of NASA says that all six Apollo missions recovered parts of the Ark but this not possible as the six missions all had different landing sites which were all a significant distance apart.
*Cybertron is apparently several times the size of Earth, yet the characters talk of bringing it "into Earth's atmosphere"; at that size, it would be more like bringing ''Earth'' into ''Cybertron's'' atmosphere, but see below for the problem with that.
*The Space Bridge starts to bring Cybertron amazingly close to Earth - less than one Earth-diameter away. Assuming Cybertron's mass is proportional to its size, Cybertron's gravitational field would [[The Ultimate Doom|tear the Earth apart]] at that distance.

===Geographic discontinuities===
*The [[Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant]] is shown to be located ''inside'' of, or at least right next to the abandoned city of {{w|Pripyat}}, and the human characters access it through nearby buildings. In reality, the power plant is situated on the outskirts of the city. Even worse, [[Alexi Voskhod]] ''explicitly'' says that the entrance leads through a ''school''. Who builds a ''school'' right next to a ''nuclear power plant''?
*Furthermore, Pripyat's infamous Ferris wheel as shown in the movie is not only the wrong model (the real one's passenger cabins have canopies), but the real one is also located in an open field far away from any buildings.<ref name="ferris">[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pripyat_-_Ferris_wheel.jpg Photo of the Pripyat Ferris wheel] showing the closest nearby buildings.</ref> But hey, at least it's the right color!
*Also, why exactly is the Sputnik mission case inside the Chernobyl reactor building? Did the Soviets never bother to discard the packaging of their toy after starting to play with it?
*When Megatron transforms for the first time, he's in a grassy savannah. In the next shot, he's standing in the middle of a desert... and in the establishing shot of the Decepticon camp, it's back in the savannah.
*{{w|Mount Kilimanjaro}} is seen in the background of many of the scenes in Namibia; in reality, the mountain is located in Tanzania, more than three thousand kilometers away.
[[File:DOTM-Wreckers-Prime-Cables.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Chicago's own [[knockoff]] of a prominent Chinese building.]]
*In a [[Atlantis, Arise!|fairly common cinematic contrivance]], the film depicts multiple skyscrapers in the background of many scenes set in Washington, D.C., while the real-life city has no skyscrapers.
*Also, Washington, D.C. almost entirely lacks old industrial buildings that could be converted into lofts, and likewise doesn't have the kind of densely urban streets that Sam is shown to live on.
*NEST Headquarters, supposedly in Washington, is actually Chicago's abandoned Main Post Office.
*Likewise, Dylan's auto collection museum, also set in (land-locked) Washington, is actually the Milwaukee Art Museum. [[Lake Michigan]] is even visible through the windows!
*When Optimus Prime (using his jetpack) gets himself caught in wires below an under-construction building, that building bears a striking resemblance to the {{w|China Central Television Headquarters}} in [[Beijing]], [[China]]... a far shot from [[Chicago]]. Since construction for the CCTV building was finished in 2008, long before ''Dark of the Moon'' was even ''conceived'', this appears to be an intentional instance of a "cool building" being inserted just for the sake of it.

===Continuity errors===
*Like in ''Revenge of the Fallen'', Ironhide sports his [[license plate]] from the [[Transformers (film)|first movie]], "4PCI382", on his robot mode chest, but doesn't have a license plate in vehicle mode. (According to set photos, his license plate in vehicle mode is mostly black, with a NEST logo on it.)
*Speaking of inconsistencies between robot and vehicle mode: Bumblebee's updated Chevrolet Camaro alternate mode no longer has pinstripes bordering his black racing stripes, but the CG robot model still has the pinstripes.
[[Image:DOTM-SoundwaveMercedesStar.jpg|thumb|upright=1.9|right|Is this the reverse of hidden faction insignias in vehicle mode?]]
*Soundwave has [[kibble]] from his [[Mercedes-Benz|Mercedes]] alternate mode while he is in Africa, but his chest has only a blank grille. The Mercedes star is only added to his chest from the scene where he reveals himself to be Carly's car onward. This is most likely a deliberate choice made to avoid spoiling the plot twist.
*After Megatron pulls out his shotgun for the first time, he holsters it on the right side of his back. In the next scene it is on his left side.
*In the highway battle scene with the [[Dread (DOTM)|Dreads]], Crowbar smashes into some traffic signs and knocks them over. In the next shot when the other two Dreads use them as ramps, the angle at which the signs fell has changed. After Hatchet and Crankcase transform, the signs revert into their original position.
*Also in the highway battle, Bumblebee enhances only his front wheels to evade Hatchet, yet in the next shot he's fully in Stealth Force mode.
*When Hatchet is killed by Bumblebee and Dino, the last shot shows him being thrown onto a car (using footage recycled from Michael Bay's 2005 film ''{{w|The Island (2005 film)|The Island}}'', as elaborated on below), with Dino's grappling hook cables still attached to Hatchet, which would imply that Dino is still in robot mode at this point. However, the very next shot shows Dino in the far background, driving behind Bumblebee in vehicle mode.
*Immediately after crashing into Ironhide, two of Crowbar's hair strands fall to the ground, but he has all six strands from the next shot onwards.
*During Ironhide and Sideswipe's "Mexican standoff" with Crankcase and Crowbar, all combatants drop their firearms, but when Ironhide is speared, his guns are on his back again. They disappear in subsequent shots.
*In addition, the spear impaled in Ironhide disappears when he shoots Crowbar, only to reappear in subsequent shots.
*Despite being captured by Soundwave in her evening gown, Carly is somehow able to change into more convenient clothes (but still wearing high heels!) after arriving at Dylan's place, and has yet another outfit following the attack on Chicago the following day. Not only that, she changes her earrings, too!
*When the Autobots are boarding the ''Xantium,'' Simmons mentions that nine Autobots are leaving. Former Decepticons Wheelie and Brains apparently don't count. Poor little guys!
*The Wreckers claim they had been hiding inside a rocket booster that was jettisoned from the ''Xantium'' before Starscream destroyed it. The boosters are only seen to be detached after Starscream destroys the ship, after it has barely taken off from the ground.
*Though it's a standard action movie contrivance, it sure is convenient that the glass windows inside skyscrapers are extremely fragile when needed, and glass shards are as dangerous as bread crumbs so nobody suffers a single cut from sliding across them.
*Shortly after everyone jumps through the window and starts sliding down, a downwards shot of the building shows all of the windows behind them are intact.
*As everyone tumbles through a lower floor of the building, [[Stone]] is shown to fall right through and out the other side with a collection of office furniture, but not long after is back with Epps's squad.
*Despite the Decepticons taking over Chicago and killing a whole bunch of people, there seem to be a lot of people continuing to go about their daily lives. The skyscraper Epps's team goes into to launch a rocket from still seems to have plenty of office workers in it when the Driller attacks it. When Sam's being thrown around on the end of the grapple glove rope while fighting Starscream, he crashes through a wall into a dry-cleaning business where a woman appears to be calmly hanging up a shirt. Did they all just not get the memo?
*The sequence beginning with Sam, Carly, Epps and the rest of the soldiers jumping out of the windows of the tilted skyscraper is one giant continuity headache: First they jump out of the windows, then slide down several stories, then the camera angle changes and they're sliding down several more stories, and ''then'' a wide shot shows the top of the skyscraper from an angle where the characters cannot be seen, then slowly pans around and eventually shows them all sliding down from one of the topmosts floors all over again! Eventually, they crash back into one of the lowest floors near the break. After the Driller has toppled the top portion of the skyscraper over, the group is ''again'' shown to escape from one one of the topmost floors to the neighboring building!
*Though it is Barricade who kicks and shoves Que along before executing him, the voice heard is Soundwave's. Presumably, this was an artifact of the early alternate version of the scene, in which Soundwave was to kill Dino, and they just re-used the audio.
*While fighting the Autobots at the end of the film, Sentinel Prime's cape disappears for a brief scene before reappearing on his back when the camera angle changes.
*When Sam and Dylan are fighting, the clock behind them changes to different times every shot. It starts at 00:40, then 02:25, 00:15 and 11:00 in the following shots.
*When Sam and Carly are reunited after the final battle, Carly's hands keep changing the position on every cut, sometimes on Sam's neck, sometimes on his shoulders.
*[[File:SkidsMudflap in Chicago.jpg|thumb|upright=1.9|right|Skids & Mudflap in Chicago]]Not intentional: Skids and Mudflap appear for a brief few seconds in the film in their vehicle modes. This leaves questions as to what happened to them. They weren't seen departing from Earth or taking part in the Chicago battle. However footage filming in Chicago confirms were involved in the Battle of Chicago.<ref name="transformerslive.blogspot.com">[https://transformerslive.blogspot.com/2010/07/mpea-busway-set-pics-explosions-and.html]</ref>
*It's said that four Autobots were captured by the Decepticons in Chicago, but actually five Autobots were captured. (Unless this observation was made ''before'' Bumblebee arrived after saving Sam and Lennox), possibly a leftover from an earlier draft of the script in where [[Dino]] and/or [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Que]] were supposed to already be dead by this point.
*When Que is about to be executed, the "cardboard head on a stick" prop used for Dino during the shooting of the movie (a common method used for the movies to give the actors ''something'' to react to) can be spotted in the final edit of the film,<ref name="headprop">[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-movie-discussion/494618-movies-errors-mirage-prop-final-movie-edit.html "Movies Errors - Mirage prop in final movie edit"] at TFW2005</ref> as noted above possibly a leftover from an earlier draft of the script where Soundwave mocked Bumblebee with Dino's disembodied head.
*Megatron's head wound alternates between "moderately repaired" and "extra mangled" from scene to scene after Sentinel tears another chunk of his scalp off.

==Transformers references==
In addition to recurring elements from the previous films, ''Dark of the Moon'' bases a number of elements on previous versions of the ''Transformers'' mythos, including plot elements based on older stories, something fairly rare in the other two movies:
*New characters [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] are heavily based upon their Generation 1 counterparts. [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Que]] is derived from G1 character [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]. [[Sentinel Prime (disambiguation)|Sentinel Prime]] is the name of Optimus's predecessor in many continuities, and in this instance, he continues his [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|predecessor]]'s [[Sentinel Prime (G1)#2005 IDW continuity|legacy]] of being a giant jerk.

*"Carly" was the name of [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]]'s [[Carly|girlfriend and eventual wife]] in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original cartoon]].

*The ''[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]'' gets its name from the Autobots' crashed spaceship in the [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|''Transformers'' comics]].

*The ''[[Xantium (G1)|Xantium]]'' is the name of the [[Wreckers]]' spaceship in the [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''Transformers'' comics.

*[[Roadbuster (DOTM)|Roadbuster]] and [[Topspin (DOTM)|Topspin]] being members of the Wreckers recalls their original G1 counterparts being likewise part of the Wreckers.

*Optimus's new trailer is based on the trailer that [[Optimus Prime (G1)|his Generation 1 counterpart]] hauled around, including its ability to open up into a weapons base.

*Optimus now carries the Matrix around in his chest as he has in past incarnations.

*The corrosive end met by Ironhide comes at the hands of [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]], the oxidizing pathogen that first appeared in the Generation 1 cartoon episode [[Cosmic Rust (episode)|of the same name]]. Though not named in the film, its identity is made clear by production artwork by [[Josh Nizzi]] which labels Sentinel Prime's gun a "Cosmic Rust gun".

*Megatron removing [[Abraham Lincoln]] from his chair at the {{w|Lincoln Memorial}} and then sitting in it is a scene taken directly from the Generation 1 cartoon episode, "[[Atlantis, Arise!]]", and the Decepticon ending for ''[[Transformers The Game]]'' (sort of).

*The idea of bringing Cybertron to Earth via space bridge and enslaving humans was the plot of the Generation 1 multi-part episode "[[The Ultimate Doom]]".

*Likewise, the idea of an influential and powerful human joining forces with the Decepticons, resulting in the Autobots being exiled from Earth by the government via a spacecraft, only for that spacecraft to be destroyed, was the plot behind another Generation 1 cartoon multi-part episode, "[[Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1|Megatron's Master Plan]]."

*Megatron's first line - a weary "[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All hail Megatron]]" - is the title of IDW's direction-changing comic maxi-series, which had just wrapped up when production on the film was beginning.

*When the worker at Accureta Systems is trying to make the [[Laserbeak (DOTM)|photocopier]] work, it beeps the "more than meets the eye" refrain from the original cartoon's [[theme song]].

*The [[Transformation#The noise|transformation noise]] can be heard at the end of the film when Bumblebee transforms to robot mode, the final onscreen transformation, just as it was heard during [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]]'s transformation, which was also the first onscreen transformation in the first film.

*The technique of shooting at a skyscraper until it breaks in half and the top falls horizontally on other buildings has been done by [[Megatron (BW)|another Megatron]] in [[Endgame Pt. III: Seeds of the Future|another city]].

==Real-world references==
*When Brains and Wheelie are watching ''{{w|Star Trek: The Original Series}}'', the screen features [[Spock|Mr. Spock]], portrayed by Leonard Nimoy—who voices Sentinel Prime. Wheelie comments that it is "the one where Spock goes nuts," which foreshadows Sentinel's heel turn. The episode itself is the famous ''TOS'' episode "{{w|Amok Time}}", although for some inexplicable reason, the first of the two clips shown on-screen is mirrored.
*Sentinel Prime says "The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few." The voice actor said the same line in the 1982 film ''{{w|Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan}}'' as Mr. Spock. However, in that movie, Nimoy's character dies a hero.
*To finish the Spock trifecta, when Bumblebee says his goodbyes to Sam, he uses a clip of Leonard Nimoy, as Spock, saying "I will always be your friend," another line from ''Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan''.
*[[Dutch (DOTM)|Dutch]] and his fake girlfriend's name, "India", are a reference to {{w|Dutch India}}.
*[[Wheeljack (Movie)|Que]]'s name is a reference to {{w|Q (James Bond)|Q}} from ''{{w|James Bond}}'' novels and films. Que also gives weapons to NEST soldiers while explaining the advantages and abilities for the weapons much like Q does for James Bond.
*When Bumblebee brings forth "rings" for Sam and Carly, he "hums" the {{w|Wedding March}} (or, more correctly, the {{w|Bridal Chorus}} from {{w|Richard Wagner}}'s 1850 opera ''{{w|Lohengrin (opera)|Lohengrin}}'').
*Before Sentinel gets attacked by Megatron, he says "There can only be one", a popular misquote of the line "There can be only one" from the film Highlander. Sentinel is also modeled after one of the film's lead stars Sean Connery.

==Other editions==
*The version of the film available for streaming on Star+ cuts all scenes where humans are desintegrated to the bone by the Decepticons. As a result, the initial invasion of Chicago is cut significantly short.
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==Prequel material==
*''[[Transformers: Sector 7]]''
A five-issue limited mini-series chronicling the foundation of [[Sector Seven|Sector 7]] leading up to ''[[Transformers: Ghosts of Yesterday|Ghosts of Yesterday]]''.
*''[[Transformers: Foundation]]''
A four-issue limited mini-series set during the events of ''[[Transformers: Defiance|Defiance]]'' telling the events that lead-up to the original ''[[Transformers: Movie Prequel|Movie Prequel]]''.
*''[[Transformers: Rising Storm]]''
A four-issue limited mini-series set after ''[[Transformers: Nefarious|Nefarious]]'' cronicling Shockwave's arrival and the task given to him by Megatron.
*''[[Cyberglyphics pack-in comics]]''
A six-issue miniseries by IDW, produced in cooperation with [[Target]], available only in printed form as [[pack-in material]] with a small Target-[[exclusive]] [[Target#Dark of the Moon|range of toys]], following [[Space Case (DOTM)|Space Case]]'s encounters with the Autobots and the Decepticons and leads up to ''Rising Storm''.
*''[[Transformers: Convergence]]''
A four-part prose story exclusive to the individual issues of IDW Publishing's ''Dark of the Moon comic adaptation'', chronicles both the Simmons lineage in the aftermath of ''Sector 7'' and Soundwave's activites on Earth, tying the remaining loose ends and setting the stage for ''Dark of the Moon''.
*''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Xbox 360/PS3)]]''
A video game developed by [[High Moon Studios]] for [[Xbox 360]] & [[PlayStation|PS3]].
*''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Stealth Force Edition]]''
A [[Wii]] & [[Nintendo 3DS|3DS]] port of the game developed by [[Behaviour Interactive]] focusing only on [[Stealth Force]].
*''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Autobots/Decepticons]]''
A [[Nintendo DS]] port of the game also developed by Behaviour Interactive, with each factions separated in two titles.
*''[[Transformers (Titan Magazine)#Dark of the Moon|Transformers (Titan Magazine)]]''
A monthly title by Titan in the [[United Kingdom|UK]] (another rebranding of their existing comic).
*''[[Transformers Classified]]''
A prequel novel trilogy in the same vein as ''Ghosts of Yesterday'' and ''[[Transformers: The Veiled Threat|The veiled Threat]]'' that was published after the movie, composed by ''[[Transformers Classified: Switching Gears|Switching Gears]]'', ''[[Transformers Classified: Battle Mountain|Battle Mountain]]'' & ''[[Transformers Classified: Satellite of Doom|Satellite of Doom]]'', later published together as ''[[Transformers Classified: The Complete Mission]]'' it cronicles how the Autobots & Decepticons fight against each other on Earth in the aftermath of [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|The Fallen's death]].

==Adaptations==
*''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (novel)|Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]''
The novelization of the film by [[Peter David]].
*''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon Movie Adaptation]]''
IDW Publishing's comic adaptation of the movie.

'''Children's adaptations'''
*''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon: The Junior Novel]]''
The movie novelization for kids.

==Sequels==
{{main|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|Bumblebee (film)}}

==Soundtrack==
{{main|Dark of the Moon: The Album}}

==Score==
{{main|Dark of the Moon: The Score}}

==Home video releases==
{{main|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)/home video}}
''Transformers: Dark of the Moon'' was released on DVD, Blu-Ray, and Digital Download on September 30, 2011, followed by the 2-Disc Special Edition in December.<ref>[TFW2005 - Official Transformers Movie Website Updated With Transformers 3 Home Release Info http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/official-transformers-movie-website-updated-with-transformers-3-home-release-info-173245/]</ref>

===Additional Information===
*Close Captions in English
*Audio Description as Audio Description in English <ref>http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B005G4TJUC/audiodescriin-20</ref>

==Theatrical posters==
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==Reception==
{{quote|Time will tell whether Transformers: Dark of the Moon really is the final Transformers film for both director Michael Bay and star Shia LaBeouf, but it's certainly the best one in this hugely successful, but widely loathed franchise.|[https://www.ign.com/articles/2011/06/27/transformers-dark-of-the-moon-review They've Fallen, but can the Transformers get up?], Jim Vejvoda|[https://www.ign.com ign.com] [[June 27]] [[2011]]}}

{{quote|Rarely has a movie had less of a soul and less interesting characters.|Richard Roeper, [http://www.richardroeper.com/reviews/transformersdarkofthemoon.aspx richardroeper.com] [[June 28]], [[2011]]}}

On June 23, 2011, the world premiere of ''Dark of the Moon'' was held in [[Moscow]], [[Russia]], with band [[Linkin Park]] performing a concert that included their title song for the movie, "Iridescent".

The official release date was moved up from July 1 to June 29 to allow breathing room between its release and ''{{w|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2}}''. On June 28, 2011, the film was released in 3D and IMAX in the US.

The film received mixed reviews from the critical reception, who praised the visual effects, action sequences, musical score, voice acting, and use of 3D, while criticizing the runtime, storyline, the performances of [[Shia LaBeouf]] and [[Rosie Huntington-Whiteley]], and screenplay. ''Dark of the Moon'' was considered at least an improvement from ''Revenge of the Fallen'', receiving a tomatometer score of 35% and an audience score of 55% on Rotten Tomatoes.<ref>https://rottentomatoes.com/m/transformers_dark_of_the_moon</ref>

''Dark of the Moon'' launched with nearly 10,000 copies in 4011 theaters nationwide. On its opening day, the movie earned $37.3 million, making not only for the best opening day of 2011 up to that point, but also ranking as the sixth most successful opening on a Wednesday ever, while at the same time ranking well behind ''Revenge of the Fallen'', with $60 million on its opening day (also a Wednesday).<ref name="openingday">[http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=3197&p=.htm "'Transformers' Suboptimal on Wednesday"], Box Office Mojo, June 2011.</ref> (Of course, a lot of the print material still listed the release date as [[July 1]]st, the following Friday.)

On [[August 2]], it crossed the $1 billion mark in worldwide gross, just under 5 weeks after its release, landing it in the #9 spot for worldwide gross of all time.<ref>http://www.deadline.com/2011/08/transformers-dark-of-the-moon-crosses-1-billion-worldwide-mark-for-paramount/ Deadline Hollywood</ref> Of that, $338 million came from the US. It is currently one of two Paramount pictures to have made the $1 billion mark, the other being [[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|its sequel]]. (While ''Titanic'' also made over $1 billion worldwide, it was only a Paramount movie ''domestically'', where it made "only" $620 million.)

''Dark of the Moon'' ended its theatrical run in the #4 spot for highest worldwide gross of all time.

Upon its' release, the ''Transformers'' fanbase generally had a warmer reception to the film over its' predecessor, with praise going to the action, score, and particularly [[Leonard Nimoy]]'s performance and role as [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]]. Several moments in the film caused no shortage of discussion, with Optimus Prime's more ruthless, violent actions ([[Peter Cullen]] himself disliked the "we will kill them all" line) and the handling of the deaths of major franchise characters being notable sore spots for the film's detractors. Over a decade since its' release, ''Dark of the Moon'' still retains the warmest reception to a Bay film outside of the first film, though those more ambivalent towards the series don't consider it that different from the lesser films.

===Awards and recognition===
''Dark of the Moon'' was nominated for three Academy Awards, in the categories of Best Visual Effects, Sound Editing, and Sound Mixing, losing all to ''{{w|Hugo (film)|Hugo}}''.<ref>[http://oscar.go.com/nominees#t Official 2012 Oscar nominees page]</ref>

On February 25, 2012, it was announced that ''Transformers: Dark of the Moon'' was nominated for eight {{w|Golden Raspberry Award}}s. Unlike ''Revenge of the Fallen'', however, it did not receive the awards for Worst Picture, Worst Screenplay, & Worst Director, losing all of its nominations to ''{{w|Jack & Jill (2011 film)|Jack & Jill}}''.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/transformers-dark-of-the-moon-is-safe-from-razzies-174726/]</ref>

==Technical details==
'''Length:''' 154 minutes
'''Audio:''' Dolby Digital / DTS / SDDS 
'''Content Rating:'''
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*PG-13 (USA/MPAA)
*G (Japan)
*12A (United Kingdom)
*PG (Canada; Ontario)
*G (Canada; Quebec)
*PG-12 (Taiwan)
*PG13 (Singapore)
*PG-13 (Philippines/MTRCB)
*IIA (China)
*PG-13 (Malaysia)
*M (Australia)
*M (New Zealand)
*12 (Brazil)
*K-11 (Finland)
*12 (Germany)
*12A (Ireland)
*12 (Netherlands)
*M/12 (Portugal)
*12 (South Korea)
*B (Mexico)
*12+ (Russia)}}

==Production staff==
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===Visual effects===
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===Locations department===
{{quote|The Decepticons' decision to attack Chicago<ref>http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-471495</ref> seems inexplicable, until you take into consideration the generous tax credits offered by the Illinois Film Office.|film critic Roger Ebert|[http://blogs.suntimes.com/ebert/2011/07/on_the_origin_of_transformers.html On the Origin of Transformers]}}

==Development details==
===Cast and crew signing on===
[[File:TF3-licensingPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Featuring a surprise appearance by Optimus Prime!]]
On May 30, 2007, a month before the official release of ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'', [[DreamWorks]] announced that two sequels were already being planned.<ref name="spy">[http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/a58430/two-transformers-sequels-in-pipeline.html Digital Spy article from May 2007, confirming that two sequels were being planned]</ref> On March 16, 2009, over three months before the premiere of ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'', [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]] announced the third movie for July 1, 2011.<ref name="3release">Pamela McClintock: [http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118001280?refCatId=13 Variety article from March 2009], confirming Transformers 3 for July 2011.</ref> Director [[Michael Bay]] promptly backpedaled, as he had intended for the third ''Transformers'' movie to be released in 2012.<ref name="baywait">[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?3947-Wait-a-minute! Michael Bay's reaction to Paramount's July 2011 date for ''Transformers 3''], March 2009.</ref> He officially changed his mind in October 2009, agreeing to the release date set by Paramount.<ref name="bay3-2011">[http://michaelbay.com/2009/10/01/transformers-3-july-1st-2011/ Michael Bay officially confirms the 2011 release date], October 2009.</ref>

[[Roberto Orci]] and [[Alex Kurtzman]], two of the previous two movies' screenwriters, had already announced in March 2009 that they would not return for a third part.<ref name="noorcikurtz">[http://www.slashfilm.com/orci-and-kurtzman-not-returning-for-transformers-3-will-leonard-nimoy-voice-the-fallen/ Slashfilm quoting Roberto Orci that he and Kurtzman would not return for a third movie], March 2009. (Original post on Don Murphy's message board appears to no longer exist.)</ref> In September 2009, their ''Revenge'' co-writer [[Ehren Kruger]] was confirmed as the screenwriter of ''Transformers 3''.<ref name="krugernelson">[http://michaelbay.com/2009/09/14/transformers-3-pain-gain-bad-boys-3/ Michael Bay's website admin Nelson Lauren sorta-confirms Ehren Kruger as TF3's screenwriter], September 2009.</ref> Kruger had already impressed both director Michael Bay and [[Hasbro]] CEO [[Brian Goldner]] with his knowledge of ''Transformers'' mythology prior to working on ''Revenge''.<ref name="writersr">[http://www.zap2it.com/movies/news/zap-transformers2writers,0,1938976.story Zap2it story about the ROTF writers]</ref>

In an interview with ''Wonderland'' magazine in September 2009, [[Megan Fox]], the main female star of the previous two movies, discussed the harsh conditions on the sets and compared director Michael Bay to [[Adolf Hitler]].<ref name="latimesfox">[http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/the_big_picture/2009/09/megan-fox-on-michael-bay-he-wants-to-be-hitler.html Los Angeles Times article about Megan Fox's fatal interview with ''Wonderland'' magazine], September 2009.</ref> Bay initially played down the affair and still welcomed Fox back for the third installment a month later.<ref name="bay3-2011"/> Even though Fox was still spotted on the ''Transformers 3'' set in May 2010,<ref name="foxonset">[http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/100786-megan-fox-on-set-for-transformers-3-previz Megan Fox on the DOTM set], May 2010.</ref> Paramount announced a few weeks later that she wouldn't return for a third movie after all.<ref name="nomorefox">[http://www.deadline.com/2010/05/michael-bays-revenge-no-more-megan/ Deadline article confirming that Megan Fox had been dropped off ''Transformers 3''], May 2010.</ref> Still that same month, [[Rosie Huntington-Whiteley]] was confirmed to replace her as the lead female actress.<ref name="rosierepl">[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1640047/model-rosie-huntingtonwhiteley-cast-transformers-3.jhtml MTV.com article confirming Rosie Huntington-Whiteley as the new female star of ''Transformers ''], May 2010.</ref> Her character's name was confirmed as "[[Carly Spencer|Carly]]" by Nelson Lauren, the webmaster of Michael Bay's official website, in July 2010.<ref name="nelsonchicagojul">[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?7566-Transformers-3-Chicago-Set-Photos Nelson posts about his visit to the Chicago set at shootfortheedit.com's forums], July 2010.</ref> In 2011, Michael Bay finally confirmed in an interview with ''GQ'' magazine that it had been [[Steven Spielberg]], executive producer of the ''Transformers'' movies, who had urged him to fire Fox following the Hitler comparison.<ref name="baygq">[http://www.gq.com/entertainment/movies-and-tv/201107/michael-bay-steven-spielberg-fired-megan-fox-transformers GQ interview with Michael Bay], June 2011.</ref> In a later interview, however, he claimed this statement had been taken out of context.<ref name="baych">[http://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/kultur/kino/Diese-Autos-muessen-zerstoert-werden--und-da-bin-ich-der-richtige-Mann/story/23997460 Interview with Michael Bay from Switzerland] (German language), July 2011.</ref>

In March 2010, Oscar winners [[John Malkovich]] and [[Frances McDormand]] as well as comedian [[Ken Jeong]] were confirmed having signed on for supporting roles.<ref name="malkomcdor">[http://michaelbay.com/2010/03/22/transformers-3-update-from-michael-bay/ Michael Bay confirming John Malkovich, Frances McDormand and Ken Jeong for ''Transformers 3''], March 2010.</ref>

In April 2010, [[Kevin Dunn]] and [[Julie White]] were confirmed to return as Sam Witwicky's parents.<ref name="varietydunnwhite">[http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118017329.html?categoryid=1236&cs=1 'Dunn, White sign on for 'Transformers 3''], Variety, April 2010.</ref>

In May 2010, Paramount confirmed that [[Patrick Dempsey]] was cast in ''Transformers 3'' to play Mikaela Banes' boss (this was before Megan Fox was fired from the production).<ref name="dempsey">[http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2010/05/04/patrick-dempsey-confirmed-for-transformers-3/ "Patrick Dempsey confirmed for Transformers 3"], Hollywood Insider, May 2010.</ref>

In July 2010, Nelson Lauren confirmed that former American footballer [[Lester Speight]] would play a soldier in the movie.<ref name="nelsonchicagophotos">[http://michaelbay.com/2010/07/20/transformers-3-chicago-set-photos/ Photos of the Chicago set by michaelbay.com webmaster Nelson Lauren], July 2010.</ref>

[[Leonard Nimoy]] was confirmed as the voice actor for [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] in March 2011.<ref name="nimoysent">[http://insidemovies.ew.com/2011/03/31/leonard-nimoy-transformers-dark-of-the-moon Entertainment Weekly announces Leonard Nimoy's involvement], March 2011]</ref> Nimoy, who had previously voiced [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] in 1986's ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' and was married to Michael Bay's cousin Susan, had previously been under consideration for [[The Fallen]]'s voice in ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'', but Bay had been hesitant for fear of offending his relative with the relatively low pay allotted to voice actors.<ref name="nimoy1">[http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2009/04/21/michael-bay-afraid-to-offend-leonard-nimoy-with-transformers-family-reunion-offer/ ''Michael Bay Afraid To Offend Leonard Nimoy With ‘Transformers’ Family Reunion Offer''], MTV.com Movies blog, April 2009.</ref> Even though Nimoy openly asked Bay to simply give him a call,<ref name="nimoy2">[http://www.latinoreview.com/news/leonard-nimoy-to-michael-bay-call-me-6682 Leonard Nimoy To Michael Bay: "Call Me!"], Latino Review, April 2009.</ref> it ultimately never worked out, and The Fallen was voiced by [[Tony Todd]] instead. For ''Dark of the Moon'', Bay finally overcame his anxiety and hired Nimoy, who accepted the offer.<ref name="nimoy3">[http://insidemovies.ew.com/2011/03/31/leonard-nimoy-transformers-dark-of-the-moon/ "Leonard Nimoy joins 'Transformers: Dark of the Moon' voice cast -- EXCLUSIVE"], Entertainment Weekly, March 2011.</ref> In return, screenwriter Ehren Kruger included several nods to Nimoy's well-known character as Mr. Spock from ''[[Star Trek]]'' in the movie.<ref name="nimoystartrek">[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1666643/transformers-dark-of-the-moon-star-trek-references.jhtml "'Transformers: Dark Of The Moon': Behind The 'Star Trek' Nods"], MTV.com, July 2011.</ref> ''Dark of the Moon'' would be Nimoy's final performance in the ''Transformers'' franchise before his death in early 2015.

===Writing and production===
After having defended the almost universally critically panned ''Revenge of the Fallen'' for a long time, Michael Bay finally acknowledged flaws of the script, but blamed the {{w|2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike}} prior to the movie for many problems. As a definite error, he singled out the "dork comedy", which he promised to avoid with ''Dark of the Moon''.<ref name="bayvisit">[http://collider.com/michael-bay-interview-transformers-dark-moon-edit-bay-visit/63824/ Collider.com article about DOTM], December 2010.</ref>

Principal shooting began in May 2010. Shooting locations included [[Chicago]] (and nearby East Chicago and Gary Indiana), Moscow,<ref name="locations">[http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=63682 "Transformers 3 Headed to Chicago and Moscow"], Comingsoon.net, February 2010.</ref> the [[Kennedy Space Center]] in Florida,<ref name="kennedyspace">[http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/101114-the-transformers-3-shoot-at-kennedy-space-center "The Transformers 3 Shoot at Kennedy Space Center"], SuperHeroHype.com, May 2010.</ref> Milwaukee (Wisconsin),<ref name="milwaukee">[http://www.jsonline.com/entertainment/movies/98266574.html "'Transformers 3' takes over Milwaukee Art Museum"], Journal Sentinel Online, July 2010.</ref> Detroit,<ref name="detroit">[http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/107775-photos-from-the-detroit-transformers-3-set "Photos From the Detroit Transformers 3 Set"], SuperHeroHype.com, September 2010.</ref> [[Washington, D.C.]]<ref name="militaryextras">[http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=473674758199&id=114648515718 US Department of Defense casting call for ''Dark of the Moon''], October 2010.</ref> and Angkor Wat in Cambodia.<ref name="angkor">[http://www.akp.gov.kh/?p=1184 "'Transformers 3' To Be Shot in Cambodia"], Agence Kampuchea Presse, January 2011.</ref>

For the scene where Lennox and his soldier jump out of a V-22 Osprey using wingsuits, Michael Bay used real parachutists and thus avoided unnecessary CG effects. In fact, he had been inspired for this scene in the first place by watching the parachutists in their wingsuits on television<ref name="wingsuits">[http://blog.movies.yahoo.com/blog/1498-transformers-wingsuits-no-cgi-required Yahoo! Movies article on the wingsuit parachutists], June 2011.</ref> and wrote the scene with the intention of using the parachutists in the movie.<ref name="bayvisit"/>

For the Apollo 11 moon landing mission in the flashback sequence at the beginning of the movie, astronauts [[Neil Armstrong]] and [[Buzz Aldrin]] are played by actors Don Jeanes and Cory Tucker, respectively. In the present day timeline, Aldrin himself appears briefly as his own older self.<ref name="aldrin">[http://movies.yahoo.com/news/yahoo-contributor-network/astronaut-buzz-aldrin-hangs-out-with-optimus-prime-transformers-dark-moon Yahoo! Movies article on Buzz Aldrin's appearance in DOTM], July 2011.</ref>

Over 500 cars were destroyed in the making of ''Dark of the Moon'', all of them damaged property from insurance companies intended for destruction.<ref name="baych"/>
[[Image:ROTFvsDOTMUSNavyHollenbeck.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|right|Wherever General Morshower goes, I go.]]

Two accidents happened during shooting: In September 2010, while shooting in East Chicago, Indiana, a female extra was severely injured when a stunt scene went wrong, leaving her with permanent brain damage, the left side of her body paralyzed and her left eye stitched shut. Paramount was subsequently sued for damages by the victim's family.<ref name="extrastunt">[http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2010-10-05/news/ct-met-transformers-lawsuit-20101005_1_gabriela-cedillo-stunt-welding Chicago tibune article on the injured extra and the subsequent lawsuit], October 2010.</ref> She was eventually granted an $18.5 million settlement in May 2012.<ref name="settlement">[http://www.tmz.com/2012/05/23/transfomers-3-injured-extra-gets-18-million-settlement/ TMZ story about Gabriela Cedillo's settlement]</ref> As a consequence, part of the scene of the car chase battle in Washington, D.C. (which would have included the shoot that had led to the accident) was instead "[[Stock footage|borrowed]]" from Michael Bay's 2005 film ''{{w|The Island (2005 film)|The Island}}''.<ref name="island1">[https://www.ign.com/articles/2011/07/04/transformers-3-re-uses-car-crash-from-the-island "Transformers 3 Re-Uses Car Crash From The Island"], IGN Movies, July 2011.</ref> While shooting in Washington, D.C., in October 2010, one of the Chevrolet Camaro prop cars that served as Bumblebee's [[alternate mode]] crashed into a {{w|Metropolitan Police}} SUV. Nobody was seriously injured this time, though Bumblebee sustained severe front-end damage.<ref name="camarocrash">[http://jalopnik.com/5661321/bumblebee-smashes-cop-car-in-yet-another-transformers-3-accident Jalopnik article on the Camaro crash], October 2010.</ref> Hasbro would later "commemorate" this latter event with the [[Toys"R"Us]] [[exclusive]] [[Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]] "Cybertronian Warriors Pack". Fans, meanwhile, joked that the SUV was Barricade getting revenge.

Another (brief) instance of recycled footage occurs during the Chicago battle: When the Navy fires several Tomahawks at the Decepticons, the mission control room scene was previously used to depict the interior of the [[USS Kidd]] in ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''. The most obvious similarity is the [[Hollenbeck|same operator]] saying "Target acquired" both times.<ref name="recycled">[https://youtube.com/watch?v=6tSMdR8vH0s YouTube video] featuring brief clips from ''Dark of the Moon'' and ''Revenge of the Fallen'', highlighting the recycled footage.</ref>

''Dark of the Moon'' is the first of the ''Transformers'' movies to be released in 3D. Despite early considerations to shoot the movie in 2D and convert it into 3D later, Michael Bay ultimately shot 60% of the film in native 3D, another 15% were done digitally, and the rest was shot in 2D and converted later. [[James Cameron]] assisted Michael Bay with the 3D effects. The movie's budget amounted to $195 million, which is about the same budget ''Revenge of the Fallen'' had. About $30 million went into the 3D effects.<ref name="cameron">[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/michael-bay-reveals-james-camerons-191774 "Michael Bay Reveals James Cameron's Secret Role in the Making of 'Transformers'"], The Hollywood Reporter, May 2011.</ref>

===Sponsors and partners===
====Hasbro====
Hasbro, licensor of the [[Transformers brand]], hoped that the third movie would once again boost toy sales, after profits had dropped in the first quarter of 2011.<ref name="hasbroq12011">[http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Hasbro-1Q-profit-drops-71-pct-apf-664090076.html?x=0&.v=11 Yahoo! Finance article about weak Hasbro toy sales in 2011's first quarter], April 2011.</ref> For the second quarter of 2011, Hasbro reported a net revenue growth of 23 percent to $908.5 million, citing brands such as ''Transformers'' and ''[[Beyblade]]'' as the main sources of the increased income.<ref name="hasbro2nsq">[http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Hasbro-Reports-Revenue-and-bw-4063497156.html?x=0&.v=1 "Hasbro Reports Revenue and Earnings Growth for the Second Quarter 2011"], Yahoo! Finance, July 2011.</ref>

====US military and NASA====
Like the previous two movies, ''Dark of the Moon'' featured real military personnel as extras, supported by the [[United States Department of Defense]].<ref name="militaryextras"/> Shooting locations were Hurlburt Field and [[Edwards Air Force Base]].<ref name="hurlburt">[http://www.shadowspear.com/special-operations-entertainment/105725-transformers-filmed-at-hurlburt.html "'Transformers 3 Filmed at Hurlburt, 1SOW Included as 'Extras'"], ShadowSpear Special Operations, July 2011.</ref>

In addition, ''Dark of the Moon'' was also supported by NASA, and NASA employees appear as extras in the movie as well.<ref name="nasa">[http://www.space.com/12142-transformers-film-nasa-space-program-touches.html "'Transformers: Dark of the Moon' Has Real-Life NASA Touches"], Space.com, July 2011.</ref>

====General Motors and other car manufacturers====
[[General Motors]] once again provided several vehicles. All recurring Autobots retain their [[alternate mode]]s from ''Revenge of the Fallen'' despite some minor tweaks, such as Sideswipe now being a convertible, and Bumblebee now sporting a rear spoiler. Once again, the cooperation was mutual, with General Motors using Bumblebee for TV commercials. The first of those, aired during the 2011 Super Bowl, also revealed some minor tweaks to Bumblebee's robot mode.<ref name="bumblebeead1">[http://content.usatoday.com/communities/driveon/post/2011/02/-bumblebee-appears-in-a-chevrolet-camaro-super-bowl-ad/1 "'Bumblebee' appears in Chevrolet's Super Bowl ad"], USA Today, February 2011.</ref><ref name="bumblebeead2">[http://www.autoblog.com/2011/06/06/chevy-drops-new-ad-touting-transformers-3-tie-in/ "Video: Chevy drops new ad touting Transformers 3 tie-in"], Autoblog.com, June 2011.</ref> According to Chevrolet, the ''Transformers'' movies notably affect car sales, as about ten percent of all Camaros sold in the preceding year were yellow, twice as many as with other models.<ref name="carstarscast">[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/transformers-dark-moon-how-sequels-204557 "'Transformers: Dark of the Moon': How the Sequel's Star Cars Were Cast"], The Hollywood Reporter, June 2011.</ref>

New additions for ''Dark of the Moon'' are a Ferrari 458 Italia and a Mercedes-Benz E550 as Autobots ([[Dino]] and [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Que]], respectively) and a Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG as a Decepticon ([[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]]). In the movie, both Autobots sport names which aren't recycled from existing Hasbro toys. In the Ferrari's case, the reason for this is that Hasbro's greatest competitor, Mattel, has an exclusive license for Ferrari toys.<ref name="ferrarimattel">[http://www.ferrari.com/English/Pages/Mattel.aspx Mattel license information], Ferrari.com.</ref><ref name="nelsonnomirage">[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-news-rumors/409844-mirage-no-longer-name-red-italia-dotm-3.html#post6103423 Michael Bay's website admin, Nelson Lauren, explaining why the Ferrari isn't named "Mirage"], TFW2005, May 2011.</ref> "Dino" is named in reference to {{w|Alfredo Ferrari|Alfredo "Dino" Ferrari}}, as per Ferrari's request. The Mercedes-Benz E550, meanwhile, was specifically customized for the movie.<ref name="e550tuning">[http://www.eurotuner.com/news/eurp_1102_mercedes_benz_e550_for_next_transformers_movie/index.html "Mercedes-Benz E550 for Next Transformers Movie - Web Exclusive"], Eurotuner.com, February 2011.</ref> "Que" is named in homage to {{w|Q (James Bond)|Q}} from ''{{w|James Bond}}''. A Maybach 62S Landaulet is also featured in the movie, albeit not as a Transformer, but merely as a regular car used by [[Seymour Simmons]] and his assistant [[Dutch (DOTM)|Dutch]].

Unlike Optimus Prime, whose alternate mode was not licensed for any of the three movies, the Rosenbauer Panther 6x6 airport fire truck used for [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] was officially provided by the Rosenbauer International AG and entirely repainted specifically for the film, at a cost of thousands of dollars, as real-world aircraft fire-fighting vehicles are required by FAA regulations to have a much lighter color scheme, which didn't appeal to director [[Michael Bay]].<ref name="rosenbauer">[http://www.rosenbaueramerica.com/press/2011/06/rosenbauer-panther-6x6-to-be-f/ Rosenbauer America press release, June 28, 2011]</ref>

Since the heavily armed Chevrolet Impalas that serve as the [[Wreckers]]' alternate modes are directly based on existing NASCAR race cars, the prop versions of [[Roadbuster (DOTM)|Roadbuster]], [[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]], and [[Topspin (DOTM)|Topspin]] made an appearance at [[2011]] Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on [[February 20]], four month before the movie's release, appearing both off the track as display cars, and on the track, participating in the ceremonial first lap.<ref name="daytona">[http://www.hendrickmotorsports.com/news/photos/2011/02/18/TRANSFORMERS-cars-on-display-at-Daytona "'TRANSFORMERS' cars on display at Daytona"], Hendrick Motorsports, February 2011.</ref> Director Michael Bay, actor [[Josh Duhamel]] and actress [[Rosie Huntington-Whiteley]] also attended the event, and during the television broadcast of the race, a new ''Dark of the Moon'' television spot was aired.

====Other product placement====
As always, various companies have their products and names prominently displayed throughout the movie, such as {{w|Northrop Grumman}}, [[CNN]], [[Fox News Channel|Fox News]], {{w|Cisco}} and {{w|Superfund}}.<ref name="brands1">[http://www.brandchannel.com/brandcameo_films.asp?movie_year_az=2011 "Transformers: Dark of the Moon"] at brandchannel.com.</ref> Paper manufacturer Double A also cooperated with Paramount and even had Michael Bay direct a commercial that features scenes from ''Dark of the Moon'', notably [[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]].<ref name="paper">[http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/167497-transformers-featured-in-double-a-paper-ad "Transformers Featured in Double A Paper Ad"] at SuperHeroHype, June 2011.</ref> Of particular note is the large number of Chinese brands such as {{w|Lenovo}}, {{w|Yili Group|Yili}} Shuhua Milk, {{w|Metersbonwe Group|Metersbonwe}} Mtee shirts and {{w|TCL Corporation|TCL}} HDTV screens.<ref name="chinesebrands">[http://advertising.chinasmack.com/2011/transformers-the-rise-of-chinese-product-placement.html "Transformers: The Rise Of Chinese Product Placement"] at Chinasmack.</ref><ref name="brands2">[http://www.brandchannel.com/home/post/2011/07/05/Brandcameo-070411-Transformers-3.aspx "Transformers 3 Product Placement: If Tom Hanks Gets a Pass, Michael Bay Does Not"] at brandchannel, July 2011.</ref>

For [[Nokia]], the product placement turned out to be dated by the time the movie came out, as a mobile phone featured in the movie ran on {{w|Symbian}}, despite Nokia mostly dropping Symbian as an operating system due to their recent partnership with {{w|Microsoft}}.<ref name="nokiaobit">[http://www.thenoisecast.com/2011/07/nokia-x7-product-placement-in-transformers-3-feels-like-an-obituary/ "Nokia X7 Product Placement In Transformers 3 Feels Like An Obituary"], Noisecast, July 2011.</ref>

===Changes before, during and after production===
[[File:DOTM Skids, Mudflap, Que and Sideswipe.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|Eat this, Megan Fox.]]
*In an interview with the Los Angeles Times in June 2009, Michael Bay suggested that [[Ramon Rodriguez]] would reprise his role as [[Leo Spitz]] from ''Revenge of the Fallen'' for the third movie.<ref name="bayramon">[http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2009/06/30/ramon-rodriguez-will-have-bigger-role-in-third-transformers-movie-bay-hints/ "Ramon Rodriguez will have bigger role in third ‘Transformers’ movie, Bay hints"], Los Angeles Times, June 2009.</ref>

*As stated above, [[Megan Fox]] was originally intended to reprise her role as [[Mikaela Banes]] from the previous two movies. She was still spotted on the ''Dark of the Moon'' set during the previsualization stage in May 2010,<ref name="foxonset"/> but was fired from the production shortly afterwards due to a falling out with director [[Michael Bay]]. [[Rosie Huntington-Whiteley]]'s character of [[Carly Spencer]] was written in as a replacement, though the fact that her part was originally written for Mikaela still shows in some parts: For example, Carly is overseeing [[Dylan Gould|Dylan]]'s car collection, which could be viewed as an extension of Mikaela's history with working with cars. Furthermore, Sam and Carly not only have [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] (who had been previously "domesticated" by Mikaela) as a "pet", but also her dog [[Bonecrusher (dog)|Bonecrusher]] (played by Michael Bay's eponymous real-life dog).

*In January 2010, actor James Avery claimed in an interview that he would be playing a new Autobot named "Silverbolt".<ref name="avery">[http://web.archive.org/web/20120401095240/http://unscripted.ca/episodes/show/136 James Avery interview on Unscripted], January 2010</ref> In June 2010, representatives of James Avery, responding to a bizarre rumor that he had passed away, confirmed that the actor was indeed alive and would be playing Silverbolt in ''Transformers 3''.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20151107012047/http://www.examiner.com/article/uncle-phil-james-avery-isn-t-dead-after-all James Avery isn't dead after all], The Examiner, June 2010.</ref> Despite this, neither Avery nor Silverbolt ultimately appear in ''Dark of the Moon''.

*In January 2011, an Idaho newspaper<ref>[http://magicvalley.com/news/local/article_d4f374a4-d960-5589-8d0c-be37df66fc40.html?mode=story "Rupert's Fagerbakke finds a voice that is truly golden"]</ref> announced voice actor [[Bill Fagerbakke]] as the voice of a "Chevy Impala stock car" that would appear in ''Dark of the Moon'' (presumably meaning one of the three [[Wreckers]], who share that base altmode). Why Fagerbakke did not end up voicing any of the Wreckers in the final cut of the film is unknown.

[[File:DOTM-SentinelPrimetrailer.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Colour me your colour, baby Colour me your car Colour me your colour, darling I know who you are]]
*Shockwave's original voice actor, [[Corey Burton]], expressed that he had no interest in voicing him for ''Dark of the Moon'', explaining "[I] have practically no interest in that kind of mega-budget movie enterprise involvement" and that the inspiration for his Shockwave voice, {{w|David Warner (actor)|David Warner}}, was rumored to have been considered.<ref>[http://www.coreyburton.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?p=2707&highlight=#2707 Corey Burton's message board post.]</ref> In the end, Shockwave's almost-entirely-wordless-snarl-based role would have been something of a waste of Warner; the role ultimately went to Frank Welker. There's a nice touch of symmetry in the casting, with Welker taking over a Burton-originated role not long after Burton took on a Welker-originated character in [[Megatron (Animated)|''Animated'' Megatron]].

*In an earlier draft of the movie's script, Megatron is sincere when he offers Optimus Prime a truce at the end. Optimus accepts, and Megatron and the remaining Decepticons leave Earth to rebuild Cybertron. This ending is used for the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (novel)|novelization]] and the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon Movie Adaptation|comic adaptation]]. According to Michael Bay's website administrator Nelson, the ending was changed because the studio didn't want the adaptations to share the same ending with the film.<ref>http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/members/nelson-47919.html#vmessage284191</ref>

*Furthermore, it was originally supposed to be [[Dino|Mirage/"Dino"]] rather than [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Wheeljack/"Que"]] who would have been executed by [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] in Chicago. This version made it into the comic adaptation and the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon: The Junior Novel|junior novelization]].

*Another scrapped death for Mirage is seen in the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (novel)|novelization]], in which he's decapitated by [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]. His severed head is subsequently used by Soundwave to mock the Autobots before they are executed.

*A scrapped death for Wheeljack/"Que" involved the Autobot being run off of a Chicago street and into a river by the [[Driller]], where he would have been torn to pieces by Decepticon troopers lying in wait in the river.

*The [[Twins (ROTF)|Twins]], [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]], were originally supposed to return for ''Dark of the Moon'', and to die at the hands of Sentinel Prime shortly after Ironhide. Even though [[General Motors]] provided two Chevrolet Sparks to serve as their alternate modes<ref name="chevyspark">[http://www.leftlanenews.com/chevrolet-spark-transformers-3.html Left Lane News article on two Chevrolet Sparks spotted on the DOTM set], May 2010.</ref> which were still spotted on the set as late as October 2010,<ref name="dcparking">[http://transformerslive.blogspot.com/2010/10/transformers-3-dc-parking-lot-gallery.html "Transformers 3 DC Parking Lot Gallery"], Transformers Live Action Movie Blog, October 2010.</ref> the two were mostly edited out of the final movie (their vehicle modes can barely be glimpsed in a few brief shots). Michael Bay even went so far as to offer a $25,000 reward for anyone who would see the Twins "perform" in the movie.<ref name="reward">[http://collider.com/transformers-3-twins-skids-mudflap-michael-bay/91104/ Collider.com article on Michael Bay's "reward" for spotting Skids and Mudflap "perform" in DOTM], May 2011.</ref> In the novelization and the comic adaptation, Skids and Mudflap still appear.

[[File:DOTMSuperBowlvsTrailer.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|So does this qualify as a retcon?]]
*Another plot point that was apparently dropped was an anti-Autobot sentiment among the human populace. Graffiti with a crossed out Autobot [[insignia|logo]] with the words "go home" below it showed up in several set photos.<ref name="gohome1">[http://transformerslive.blogspot.com/2010/05/transformers-3-filming-with-twins.html Photos from the set in Sherman Oaks, California] at the Transformers Live Action Movie Blog, May 2010.</ref><ref name="gohome2">[http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/possible-tf3-plot-point-revealed-autobots-go-home/19188/ Photos from the Chicago set] at Seibertron.com, July 2010.</ref> In the movie, Congress instantly passes a law exiling the Autobots from Earth following Sentinel Prime's ultimatum.

*Early working names included "[[Ultra Magnus (disambiguation)|Ultra Magnus]]" for [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]],<ref name="chicagocall">[http://transformerslive.blogspot.com/2011/06/chicgo-call-sheet-for-ultra-magnus.html "Chicago Call Sheet For Ultra Magnus"], Transformers Live Action Movie Blog, June 2011.</ref> "Enzo" (after {{w|Enzo Ferrari}})<ref name="callsheet2">[http://tilallaremine.wordpress.com/2011/07/01/dark-of-the-moon-call-sheets/ Dark of the Moon Call Sheets!] at Til All Are Mine blog, July 2011.</ref> and "Rush" for Mirage/"Dino", "[[Warpath (disambiguation)|Warpath]]" for both [[Roadbuster (DOTM)|Roadbuster]] and [[Topspin (DOTM)|Topspin]], "Tempest" for Topspin, "[[Flash (disambiguation)|Flash]]" for [[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]], "[[Dreadwind (disambiguation)|Dreadwind]]" for [[Crankcase (DOTM)|Crankcase]], "[[Hooligan (disambiguation)|Hooligan]]" for [[Crowbar]], "[[Dirtbag]]" for [[Hatchet (DOTM)|Hatchet]], "[[Blitzwing (disambiguation)|Blitzwing]]" for [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]], "[[Breakdown (disambiguation)|Breakdown]]" for Soundwave's new vehicular design, "[[Clench (G1)|Colossus]]" for the [[Driller]],<ref name="nizzi">[http://www.joshnizzi.com/TF3.htm Josh Nizzi DOTM concepts.]</ref> "Buzzard" for [[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]], "[[Undermine (Cybertron)|Undermine]]" for [[Igor]] and "[[Steeljaw (disambiguation)|Steeljaw]]" for Wheeljack/"Que". However, it's quite possible a few of these were code names used to keep character identities a secret during production as images of Megatron's new cloak obscured face refer to the character as "[[Cyclonus (disambiguation)|Cyclonus]]".<ref name="wburt">[http://conceptartworld.com/?p=8388 Wesley Burt DOTM concepts.]</ref>

*Roadbuster was originally intended to have {{w|Jeff Gordon}}'s #24 {{w|DuPont}}-sponsored Chevrolet Impala as his alternate mode, rather than {{w|Dale Earnhardt, Jr.}}'s #88 Impala sponsored by {{w|AMP Energy}}.<ref name="nizzi"/>

*Que/Wheeljack's head was once considered to be based on {{w|Christopher Lloyd}}'s [[Doc Brown]] from ''[[Back to the Future]]'', rather than [[Albert Einstein]].<ref name="wburt"/>

*The Wreckers were originally intended to have a robot pet dog, whose working names also included "Warpath".<ref name="nizzi"/> Hasbro released a toy of the dog with the [[Human Alliance]] version of Leadfoot, named "[[Steeljaw (DOTM)|Steeljaw]]".

*Megatron was originally supposed to appear in his ''Revenge of the Fallen'' form.<ref>http://joshnizzi.com/images/TF3/JoshNizzi_TF3_56.jpg</ref>

*In an interview with MTV.com, actors [[Shia LaBeouf]] and [[John Malkovich]] hinted at some smaller scenes that were cut from the final edit of the movie. In addition to some ad-libbing by the actors, one scene would have featured Malkovich's character, [[Bruce Brazos]], attempting to get Carly's phone number.<ref name="deletedmtv">[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1666772/transformers-dark-of-the-moon-dvd-deleted-scenes.jhtml MTV.com on deleted scenes], July 2011.</ref>

*In the original announcement trailer for ''Dark of the Moon'' that was released in December 2010, the opening scene that featured [[Neil Armstrong]] and [[Buzz Aldrin]] investigate the ''[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]'' on the moon had Sentinel Prime sport a gold and silver color scheme. For the final movie, his base color was changed to red, his left shoulder was lowered, his facial expression was changed to look more droopy, and the whole scene was given a considerable blue tint.

*Similar to the announcement trailer, the Super Bowl spot also features footage that contains unfinished CG effects. Most notably, the shot that depicts Optimus Prime, equipped with his flight pack, swooping down on the Decepticons before starting his epic rampage on the ground was changed by the time the first full trailer was released: Optimus himself and the first [[M1 Abrams Decepticon]] are both rescaled and moved to different positions on-screen; a Decepticon using the same [[body-type]] as [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] and [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]] is removed entirely; and a Decepticon using the same body-type as Long Haul, as well as other [[generic]]s, are added. The final movie uses pretty much the same version as seen in the trailer.
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===Leaks and disinformation===
[[File:DOTMgameSoundwave.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|What you're about to see is totally classified.]]
The movie's title, then "Transformers: ''The'' Dark of the Moon", was first discovered on October 6, 2010 via listings for childrens' books on [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]]. The title was further confirmed by a whois check for "www.transformersdarkofthemoonmovie.com".<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/transformers-3-title-revealed-170697/ Transformers 3 Title Revealed?] @ TFW2005.com</ref> On October 31, the official website for all three movies, [http://www.transformersmovie.com/ transformersmovie.com], was updated to show the ''Transformers: Dark of the Moon'' logo as well as international release dates.

[[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] was heavily touted as the new main villain, no doubt in an attempt to conceal [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]]'s unexpected betrayal halfway through the movie. A piece of information that commonly popped up in media coverage was the claim that Shockwave was the ruler of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] while the other Autobots and Decepticons were duking it out on Earth.<ref name="pushpops">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/transformers-3-plot-summary-revealed-170756/ "Transformers 3 Plot Summary Revealed"], TFW2005, October 2010.</ref> The last bit could be written off as a case of {{w|Chinese whispers}}: Shockwave got announced as the villain for ''Dark of the Moon'', mainstream media (such as USA Today<ref name="usatodayswitch">[http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2010-06-11-Transformers11_ST_N.htm "Next 'Transformers' is due for a switch"], USA Today, June 2010.</ref>) who aren't versed in Transformers lore looked up the character, found out about his ''[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]'' [[Shockwave (G1)|namesake]]'s role in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon]], included it as a piece of trivia to show they did their research, and then the trivia note got picked up as gospel by other media. Nevertheless, it was included in the ''official plot summary'' by Paramount's German branch (which also claimed that ''Shockwave'' was the robot discovered inside the ''[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]'' as seen in the trailer).<ref name="germansite">[http://www.transformers3-film.de/ Official German DOTM site] including faulty plot summary.</ref>

[[File:TF3HasbroSoundwaveBio.JPG|thumb|upright=1.66|left|If you breathe a word of what you see in here, you will do time for treason.]]Michael Bay and other official parties tried ''really'' hard to suppress the plot twist of the silver Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG given to [[Carly Spencer|Carly]] by [[Dylan Gould|Dylan]] turning out to be the new [[alternate mode]] of [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]]. After the Mercedes had been spotted on the set, with [[Rosie Huntington-Whiteley]] exiting it,<ref name="mercedesset">[http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=67518 DOTM Set Photos], ComingSoon.net, July 2010.</ref> the first hint that it was more than meets the eye came with the trailer for the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Xbox 360/PS3)|video game]], which showed Soundwave's robot mode with car [[kibble]] such as wheels that heavily resembled those of the Mercedes. In addition, [[Rising Storm issue 2|issue 2]] of ''[[Transformers: Rising Storm]]'' depicted Soundwave's robot mode not only with car kibble, but with a Mercedes star on his chest, yet in [[Rising Storm issue 3|issue 3]], he appeared in his ''Revenge of the Fallen'' design again. Despite this, director Michael Bay insisted that the Mercedes was simply Carly's car, claiming that "Mercedes would never let us make their car into a bad Decepticon. Car company's {{sic}} really frown on that. I can't say what the game company and comics do that's their own thing. They don't have the same constraints movies do. It's Carly's car."<ref name="baynomerc">[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?8724-Update-Is-Soundwave-the-silver-Mercedes-on-set-of-DOTM&p=169598&viewfull=1#post169598 Michael Bay's response to the fan theory that Soundwave is the Silver Mercedes.], April 2011.</ref> On April 19, 2011, an event for promoting the ''Spider-Man: Edge of Time'' and ''Transformers: Dark of the Moon'' video games was held in London. As part of this, [[High Moon Studios]] released promotional stills from the ''Dark of the Moon'' game, one of which depicted Soundwave's new robot mode, again with Mercedes parts. However, a news embargo was enforced on the attending press, which was broken by South African video game site [http://egamer.co.za egamer].<ref name="egamera">[http://egamer.co.za/2011/05/exclusive-hands-on-transformers-dark-of-the-moon/ egamer's preview of the ''Dark of the Moon'' video game]</ref> The site was soon asked to take down the article and images, as were various ''Transformers'' fan sites that had reported on the article and mirrored the images. On May 2, 2011, Hasbro's [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/ official Transformers website] was given a massive overhaul, including the addition of the new [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/cybertronian-database.cfm Vector Sigma database]. The entry for Soundwave initially identified his alternate mode as a Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG, but was soon changed to "satellite". On May 3, 2011, the embargo for the video game article and promotional stills was finally lifted, allowing sites to freely show the image of Soundwave's new robot mode.

On May 5, 2011, six days before the trade paperback collection's official release, preview pages from [[IDW Publishing|IDW]]'s [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon Movie Adaptation|''Dark of the Moon'' comic adaptation]] were discovered at [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]]. Through some bizarre system error, ''several dozen pages'' were made available, which included the major plot twist of Sentinel Prime showing his true colors and killing [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]. Unsurprisingly, this discovery was quickly posted on several major Transformers [[fandom|fan sites]], often without a spoiler warning. The fact that, even without this leak, the trade paperback of the comic adaptation was released well over a month before the film's theatrical release probably didn't help matters either.

==Notes==
*A 126-page script for the movie was leaked in December 2009,<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/content/view/6435/20/ The Allspark: Transformers News Movie Comics Animated - Script Treatment for Transformers 3? Bogus or Not, Here You Go!]</ref> causing much discussion among the fandom. It was later confirmed as fake.<ref>[http://shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=6532 Script]</ref>
*In April 2010, shortly before on-set production began, the Andersen Air Force Base in Guam ran a security drill on detecting phishing scams as part of their operational readiness exercises. However, the base's security team decided to make the phishing email appear to be a casting call for US airmen to appear as extras in the then-untitled ''Transformers 3'' film. One airman thought it was an actual casting call and shared the phishing link to ComicBookMovie.com, which was then picked up by several fan forums and websites that shared the link even ''further''.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=We all know how much Michael Bay loves to use the military in his movies and Transformers 3 will be no different. But this time he is coming to Guam and Andersen AFB. I'm an Airman in the worlds greatest air, space and cyberspace force on Guam. I received an email stating that Dreamworks is looking for 20 airmen for Andersen to be extras.|link=https://comicbookmovie.com/transformers/transformers-3-shooting-in-guam-a17457|title=Transformers 3 Shooting in Guam|site=ComicBookMovie.com|name=Andersen Air Force Base airman "supershaggy"|day=25|month=04|year=2010}}</ref> After local news media in Guam contacted the air base for information, the exercise was immediately ended by Anderson AFB, hoping this exercise showed everyone the danger of phishing scams.<ref>[https://www.postguam.com/news/local/movie-deal-false-alarm/article_ce7aa728-3c16-516a-ba1a-1a24acdf2ca3.html The Guam Daily Post - Movie deal false alarm]</ref> Mission accomplished!
*When word hit that [[Megan Fox]] was off the picture, [https://youtube.com/watch?v=3VTs5ESycpY Heidi Montag] put an "audition" for her part on YouTube. [http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/114ce28ddd/sir-ben-kingsley-shows-up-heidi-montag Sir Ben Kingsley] and [https://youtube.com/watch?v=N4FZeucBO0c Ashton Kutcher] made fun of her, because life is rad.
*Several concepts that had been established by the [[Transformers (film)|first movie]] were (more or less) dropped with ''Dark of the Moon'' in favor for a more traditional, ''[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]''-esque approach:
**In the 2007 movie, the Autobots arrive on Earth in "[[Protoform]]" entry modes (which was subsequently used as the basis for the Decepticons' arrival in [[Planetfall (Movie)|Planetfall]]). Prior to the release of the movie, screenwriter [[Roberto Orci]] defended this choice over the use of a spaceship such as the ''Ark'' by asking why "aliens who moonlight as vehicles need other vehicles to travel".<ref name="orcitravel">[http://tformers.com/Ark-Not-Making-An-Appearance-In-the-Movie/6513/news.html TFormers quoting Roberto Orci], because Don Murphy's board can only be read by registered members.</ref> He somewhat changed his mind after the movie had been released, however.<ref name="orciship">[http://boards.transformersmovie.com/showpost.php?p=388596&postcount=271 Roberto Orci on the Transformers Live Action Movie Boards], July 2007.</ref> After the Decepticons' ship, the ''[[Nemesis (ROTF)|Nemesis]]'', had made an appearance in ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'', ''Dark of the Moon'' not only introduces the movieverse version of the ''[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]'', but also reveals that all the new Autobots who have been on Earth since before ''Revenge of the Fallen'' had arrived in their own spaceship, the ''[[Xantium (DOTM)|Xantium]]'', making the notion of individual Transformers traveling through space as "comets" an exception rather than the rule. ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]'' would also later depict the Autobots as stranded on Earth after the destruction of the ''Xantium'' in this film, further pointing towards the "comet" transportation as an abandoned concept. ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight]]'' would also show this idea when the Autobots again declare themselves stranded, as they don't know where the [[Knight Ship]] is, only being able to finally go home after they acquired it.
**Furthermore, ''Dark of the Moon'' largely abandons the idea of Transformers having all their weapons integrated into their bodies in favor of more traditional, separate weapons. For example, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], who had blades and hooks emerging from his forearms in the previous two movies now stores all his weapons (including an axe) as accessories inside his trailer (though he still carries some on his person). Also, Ironhide, whose cannons were previously affixed to his arms, now sports handheld firearms instead. Even Megatron, whose [[fusion cannon]] previously grew out of his arms, now has a hand-held shotgun. Though it can be argued that Optimus still has his swords in his arms during the Chicago battle, and both Ironhide and Megatron lost their integrated weapons in the previous film, the general change is still noticeable. The only ones who still seem to have the same converting arm cannons as in the previous movies are Bumblebee, Ratchet, and Starscream.
*Another change from the previous movies (though not rooted in ''Generation 1'') is that Transformers that take damage in battle now spill a red liquid that is very obviously meant to resemble human blood.
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] finally achieves a certain consistency between his two primary modes: Ever since his upgrade to a modern Camaro in ''Transformers'' (2007), his [[license plate]] had alternated between "900 STRA" in vehicle mode and "4NZZ 454" in robot mode. ''Dark of the Moon'' finally uses "900 STRA" for the robot mode as well. Hasbro's toys, which had previously favored the CG robot model's "4NZZ 454" (barring the occasional "4NZZ'''Z''' 454" flub), follow suit.
*Speaking of license plates: [[Dutch (DOTM)|Dutch]]'s Maybach 62S Landaulet sports a German license plate, "'''S MM 6201'''", registered in the city of Stuttgart. In reality, that plate is registered to the manufacturer and used for promotional photos.<ref name="maybach">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/update--transformers-3-rumor--who-wants-to-be-a-millionaire-170533/ Set photos and promo photos of the Maybach 62S Landaulet] at TFW2005.</ref>
*Michael Bay's private Gulfstream Aerospace G-1159A jet (registration number N4500X) has a cameo in the movie as [[Charlotte Mearing]]'s plane.
*For eleven years, ''Dark of the Moon'' held the record for the biggest Independence Day opening weekend at $115.9 million, until it was beaten by ''{{w|Minions: The Rise of Gru}}'', ranking in $128 million.<ref>[https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2022/07/03/box-office-minions-the-rise-of-gru-breaks-records-with-128-million-holiday-weekend/ Box Office: ‘Minions 2’ Breaks Records With $128 Million Holiday Weekend - Forbes]</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers/Darkside Moon''''' (トランスフォーマー/ダークサイド・ムーン ''Toransufōmā Dākusaido Mūn'')
*''Arabic:'' '''''Almtahawilun: Aljanib Almuzlim Lilqamar''''' (المتحولون: الجانب المظلم للقمر, "Transformers: The Dark Side of the Moon")
*''Cantonese:'' (變形金剛: 黑月降臨, "Transformers: The Arrival of the Black Moon")
*''Croatian:'' '''''Transformeri: Tamna strana Mjeseca''''' ("Transformers: The Dark Side of the Moon")
*''Czech:'' '''''Transformers 3'''''
*''Finnish:'' '''''Transformers: Kuun pimeä puoli''''' ("Transformers: The Dark Side of the Moon")
*''French:'' '''''Transformers 3 : La Face cachée de la Lune''''' ("Transformers 3: The Hidden Side of the Moon")
*''German:'' '''''Transformers 3'''''
*''Greek:'' '''''Transformers 3'''''
*''Hebrew:'' '''''Rvvvtrkm 3. Flt hrch''''' (רובוטריקים 3: אפלת הירח, "Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon")
*''Hindi:'' '''''Traansaphormars: Chaand ka Andhera''''' (ट्राँसफॉर्मर्स: चांद का अंधेरा, "Transformers: Darkness of the Moon")
*''Hungarian:'' '''''Transformers 3'''''
*''Italian:'' '''''Transformers 3'''''
*''Korean:'' '''''Teulaenseupomeo 3''''' (트랜스포머 3, "Transformers 3")
*''Latvian:'' '''''Transformeri 3: Mēness no otras puses''''' ("Transformers 3: The Moon on the Other Side")
*''Lithuanian:'' '''''Transformeriai: tamsioji Mėnulio pusė''''' ("Transformers: The Dark Side of the Moon")
*''Mandarin:'' '''''Biànxíng Jīngāng 3''''' (Taiwan, 變形金剛３, "Transformers 3"), '''''Biànxíng Jīngāng: Yuè Hēi zhī Shí''''' (China, 变形金刚：月黑之时, "Transformers: When the Moon Becomes Black")
*''Polish:'' '''''Transformers 3'''''
*''Portuguese:'' '''''Transformers: O Lado Oculto da Lua''''' (Brazil, "Transformers: The Hidden Side of the Moon"), '''''Transformers 3''''' (Portugal)
*''Romanian:'' '''''Transformers: Fața ascunsă a Lunii''''' ("Transformers: The Hidden Face of the Moon")
*''Russian:'' '''''Transformery 3: Tjomnaja storona Luny''''' (Трансформеры 3: Тёмная сторона Луны, "Transformers 3: The Dark Side of the Moon")
*''Serbian:'' '''''Transformers 3: Tama Meseca''''' ("Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon")
*''Spanish:'' '''''Transformers: El Lado Oscuro de la Luna''''' (Latin American, "Transformers: The Dark Side of the Moon"), '''''Transformers 3''''' (Spain)
*''Swedish:'' '''''Transformers 3'''''
*''Tamil:'' '''''Ṭirāṉsḥpārmas: Ṭārk op ti mūṉ''''' (டிரான்ஸ்ஃபார்மஸ்: டார்க் ஒப் தி மூன், "Transformers: Dark of the Moon")
*''Thai:'' '''''Thrāns̄̒ fxr̒m me xr̒s̄ 3''''' (ทรานส์ฟอร์มเมอร์ส 3, "Transformers 3")
*''Turkish:'' '''''Transformers: Ayın Karanlık Yüzü''''' ("Transformers: The Dark Side of the Moon")
*''Ukrainian:'' '''''Transformery: Temnyy bik Misyatsya''''' (Трансформери: Темний бік Місяця, "Transformers: Dark Side of the Moon")

==External links==
*[http://www.transformersmovie.com/ Transformersmovie.com]
*[http://www.imdb.com/tt1399103/ ''Dark of the Moon'' at IMDB.com]
*{{w|Transformers: Dark of the Moon|''Dark of the Moon'' film on Wikipedia}}
*[https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/transformers_dark_of_the_moon/ ''Dark of the Moon'' on RottenTomatoes.com]

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

==External links==
*[http://www.transformersmovie.com/ Official ''Transformers: Dark of the Moon'' website]
*[http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/paramount/transformersdarkofthemoon/ Trailers.Apple.com ''Transformers: Dark of the Moon'' page]
*Designer portfolios: [http://www.joshnizzi.com/TF3.htm Josh Nizzi], [http://www.warrenmanser.com/WarrenManser.com/PORTFOLIO_M/Pages/TRANSFORMERS_3.html Warren Manser], [http://www.joelchang.com/index.php?/projects/transformers-dark-of-the-moon/ Joel Chang], [http://conceptartworld.com/?p=8293 The Aaron Sims Company] (at Concept Art World), [http://conceptartworld.com/?p=8388 Wesley Burt] (at Concept Art World), [http://massiveblack.com/MBwebolution/blog/?p=301 Massive Black], [http://www.ghull.com/#/125195 George Hull]

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{{movie|
|seriess=[[Live-action film series]]
|prev=Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)
|next=Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)
|title=''Transformers: Dark of the Moon''
|image=DOTM-OPportraitposter.jpg
|caption="Of [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|my friend]], I can only say this: of all the souls I have encountered, he was the most... human."
|production companies=[[Allspark (company)|Hasbro Films]] [[Lorenzo di Bonaventura|di Bonaventura Pictures]]
|distributor=[[Paramount Pictures]]
|executive producer=[[Steven Spielberg]]
|producer=[[Lorenzo di Bonaventura]] [[Tom DeSanto]] [[Don Murphy]] [[Ian Bryce]]
|written by=[[Ehren Kruger]]
|directed by=[[Michael Bay]]
|cinematography by=[[Amir Mokri]]
|edited by=[[Roger Barton]] [[William Goldenberg]] [[Joel Negron]]
|music by=[[Steve Jablonsky]]
|release date=[[June 29]], [[2011]]
|continuity=[[Live-action film series]]
|runtime=154 minutes
|budget=$195 million
|box office=$1.124 billion
}}
'''''Transformers: Dark of the Moon''''' is the third film in the [[live-action film series]]. It was released in 3D and IMAX at 9PM on [[June 28]], [[2011]]<ref name="open3D">[http://michaelbay.com/2011/06/18/see-dark-of-the-moon-one-day-earlier-on-imax-3d/ See Dark Of The Moon One Day Earlier on IMAX 3D | MichaelBay]</ref> and in wide release on [[June 29]], [[2011]]<ref name="open">[http://www.deadline.com/2011/05/paramount-moving-up-transformers-3/ Paramount Moving Up ‘T’formers 3′ Release – Deadline.com]</ref> in the United States, and between [[June 29]] and July 1 for other markets.

The film is set three years after the events of ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''. The Autobots continue to work for NEST, but no longer in secret, and for the goal of keeping peace between humans by taking out volatile overseas political targets. But after discovering a strange artifact during a mission in Chernobyl, it becomes apparent to Optimus Prime that the United States government has been less than forthright with them.

And SCENE!

{{bigquote|Aw, shit, I seen this one. It's the one where [[Spock]] goes nuts.|Wheelie|''Transformers: Dark of the Moon''}}

==Synopsis==
[[File:Dotm-Arkreflection.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|"Wha... this is the finest engine room in the whole Starfleet!"]]

In the distant past, during the later days of the [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] civil war, [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] attempted to leave the planet with groundbreaking technology on board the ''[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]''. However, his ship was shot down by the Decepticons and, after being sent hurling through space for a while, eventually crashed on the [[Earth]]'s [[Moon (moon)|moon]] in 1961. The crash is noticed by the humans on Earth, leading to the {{w|Space Race}} under President [[John F. Kennedy]]. Landing on the Moon as part of the [[Apollo 11]] mission in 1969, astronauts [[Neil Armstrong]] and [[Buzz Aldrin]] use several minutes of [[radio]] silence to investigate the spaceship and discover that Mankind is not alone in space.

[[File:DOTM - ShockwaveDriller.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|"When I swing around, I mean to deprive you of your life."]]
In the present day, the Autobots are still part of [[NEST]], cooperating with the [[United States military|US Armed Forces]]. They have also begun to help humanity in its local conflicts, as [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]], [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Que]], and [[Dino]] destroy an illegal [[Iran]]ian nuclear facility. On a mission to the [[Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant]], a NEST team led by [[William Lennox|Lt. Col. Lennox]], [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] discovers an unknown alien fuel cell which had led to the {{w|Chernobyl disaster}}. While trying to secure the cell, they are attacked by the Decepticon [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] and his "pet", the [[Driller]], who are eventually forced to retreat by Optimus Prime. Meanwhile, [[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]] kills [[Alexi Voskhod]], who had called NEST to Chernobyl and was secretly working for him. After securing the fuel cell and identifying it as part of the ''Ark'', Optimus Prime is angry at the humans for not following through with their agreement of sharing all known information relating to Cybertron and its inhabitants. Despite this, he eventually informs his allies and [[Charlotte Mearing]], the {{w|Director of National Intelligence}}, about the space bridge technology the ''Ark'' contains. Together with Ratchet, Optimus travels to the Moon, where they find Sentinel Prime inside the ship. Retrieving him along with four pillars of the space bridge and the accompanying control pillar, they return to Earth, where Optimus uses the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to reactivate Sentinel Prime. In [[Africa]], Decepticon leader [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] (still recovering from wounds [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|suffered]] in [[Egypt]]) meets with his lieutenants [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] and [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]]. Upon learning that the Autobots have recovered Sentinel and the pillars, Megatron orders Soundwave and Laserbeak to terminate their "loose ends".

Meanwhile, [[Sam Witwicky]], the Autobots' human friend, is suffering from everyday problems. Even though President [[Barack Obama]] has awarded him a medal for saving the Earth twice, Sam has trouble finding a job. Together with his new girlfriend [[Carly Spencer]], whom he had met in the [[White House]] (after his former girlfriend [[Mikaela Banes|Mikaela]] had left him), he also gives the stranded Autobots [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] and [[Brains]] a home. After a long search, he finally finds a position as a mail carrier at a telecommunication company named [[Accuretta Systems]]. From his colleague, [[Jerry Wang]], he learns about a conspiracy by humans who collaborate with the Decepticons. Before Jerry can tell Sam more, however, he is killed by Laserbeak.

[[File:DOTM-Sentinelendofyourworld.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66|"There's a man out there I haven't seen in fifteen years who's trying to kill me."]]

Locked out of participating in the investigation by Mearing, Sam turns to [[Seymour Simmons]] for help. Simmons, who has become a millionaire as a writer, and his aide, [[Dutch (DOTM)|Dutch]], help Sam find out that the Soviets have taken photos of Decepticons removing hundreds of space bridge pillars out of the ''Ark'' even before Apollo 11 had landed on the Moon. Sam and Simmons conclude that the Decepticons had left Sentinel Prime behind on purpose, knowing that only he would be able to activate the space bridge, and only Optimus Prime could reactivate him. Sam is able to warn the Autobots in time so they can protect Sentinel from a Decepticon attack and escort him back to the NEST headquarters. Upon arriving there, however, Sentinel Prime betrays them, revealing that he made a deal with Megatron to ensure Cybertron's survival. After killing [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] and most of the NEST soldiers, Sentinel claims the remaining pillars and escapes. The other Autobots track him down to [[Washington, D.C.]], but before Optimus can stop him, Sentinel activates a space bridge to the Moon. The portal allows dozens of Decepticon troops which had remained hidden under the Moon's surface to reach Earth, forcing the Autobots to retreat.

[[File:DOTM-Moonspacebridge.jpg|thumb|upright=1.55|"We are one big, happy fleet! Ah, [[James T. Kirk|Kirk]], my old friend, do you know the [[Klingon]] proverb that tells us revenge is a dish that is best served cold? It is ''very'' cold in space."]]

In the meantime, Sam is worried about Carly and searches for her. He finds her with her employer, [[Dylan Gould]], who reveals to Sam that he not only arranged for Sam to get a job with Accuretta, but is also a collaborator with the Decepticons. At their request, his father had used his influence to ensure that [[NASA]] would not conduct any more missions to the Moon. When Sam and Carly attempt to flee, they discover Carly's car is a disguise for Soundwave, who takes her captive. Dylan instructs Sam to ask Optimus Prime about the Autobots' strategy, otherwise Carly will die. To ensure that Sam will not try to warn the Autobots, he attaches a Decepticon disguised as a [[Watch-bot|watch]] on Sam's wrist, and it taps into his nervous system.

Meanwhile, Sentinel Prime has given Mankind an ultimatum to exile the Autobots from Earth, since he is only trying to save Cybertron, or so he claims. The US government promptly passes a bill to this effect. Before the Autobots leave Earth aboard their spaceship, the ''[[Xantium (DOTM)|Xantium]]'', Sam asks Optimus about his plan. Optimus replies that there is no plan, and Mankind is on its own now. With all Autobots on board, the ''Xantium'' takes off, but is promptly intercepted by Starscream, who had waited in Earth's orbit. With the ''Xantium'' destroyed, the Decepticons believe the Autobots to be dead and let Sam go.

[[File:DarkoftheMoon-Chicago.jpg|thumb|upright=1.55|left|"Let them eat static. "]]
With the Autobots out of the way, the Decepticons conquer [[Chicago]], kill most of its population and set up the control pillar for the space bridge inside the city, placing the other pillars around the world. Dylan informs Carly that the Decepticons do not intend to return to Cybertron; instead, they want to transport Cybertron into Earth's orbit, because Earth not only has the necessary resources, but also six billion slaves to rebuild the Transformers' home planet.

Sam decides to go to Chicago, where Dylan has taken Carly. Former NEST soldier [[Robert Epps]], who now works for NASA, accompanies him, together with other former NEST members. Upon arrival in Chicago, they are promptly attacked by the Decepticons, but are rescued by Optimus Prime and the other Autobots. Having never intended to leave Earth, they had hidden themselves inside a modified rocket booster that was jettisoned before Starscream destroyed the ''Xantium''.

[[File:DOTM Driller vs Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.55|"From Hell's heart, I stab at thee!"]]

The Autobots and the humans soldiers make their way to the skyscraper where Dylan is located in order to destroy the space bridge's control pillar. Sam and Bumblebee rescue Carly, killing Laserbeak in the process, during which they find a damaged UAV and alert the military to the Decepticons plans. Due to another attack by a team of Decepticons led by Shockwave, the team is separated once more. While the Autobots battle the Decepticons, Epps and his team try to destroy the pillar from another skyscraper. However, they are attacked by Shockwave and the Driller, who brings the skyscraper crashing down. Optimus Prime comes to their aid and destroys the Driller, but is shot by Shockwave and becomes trapped in crane cables.

In the meantime, Lennox and the rest of NEST have managed to make their way into the city using [[wingsuit]]s, and with Lennox's help, Sam destroys Starscream using weapons provided to him by the Autobot scientist Que. Meanwhile, the Decepticons have captured several Autobots, but Dylan convinces them not to keep prisoners and kill them all. [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] executes Que, and Soundwave moves to kill Bumblebee next, but the Autobots Wheelie and Brains have managed to make one of the Decepticons' ships crash, thereby distracting Soundwave long enough for Bumblebee and the other Autobots to get free. Bumblebee overpowers and kills Soundwave. NEST soldiers and US Marines snipe the Decepticons. Autobots and Tanks roll in and ambush the Decepticons. Optimus Prime returns and massacres a large group of Decepticons. He then kills Shockwave and uses the Decepticon's arm cannon to topple over the space bridge's control pillar, deactivating the bridge.

[[File:DOTMCybertrontransit.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.55|"Earth was created in six days. Now, watch out! Here comes Genesis! We'll do it for you in six minutes!"]]

Optimus Prime then confronts Sentinel Prime and the two engage in a ferocious battle of Student vs Master. Carly stumbles across Megatron outside the main battle zone. Having previously witnessed a violent argument between Sentinel Prime and Megatron, she appeals to his pride and makes him realize that he will never be able to rule over Cybertron as long as Sentinel is alive. Meanwhile, after a long fight, Sentinel gains the upper hand over Optimus and severs his right arm. However, before he can execute his former pupil, an infuriated Megatron attacks Sentinel and severely damages him, declaring that Earth is his planet to rule. Megatron realized how far he had fallen in power within the past few years, and has decided to once again take his rightful place at the top of the command chain. Meanwhile, Dylan manages to reactivate the toppled pillar, but is attacked by Sam, who hurls him against the pillar, killing him. Subsequently, Bumblebee destroys the pillar for good, thus destroying the space bridge and, presumably, Cybertron with it. Seeing this, Megatron half-heartedly offers Optimus Prime a truce on the condition that he will remain in charge of the Decepticons, mockingly saying that they would be nothing without each other. Realizing that the offer is less than sincere, Optimus refuses and attacks Megatron, decapitating him with an axe. The weakened Sentinel Prime tries to excuse his actions, but Optimus, claiming Sentinel "betrayed himself," executes the treacherous Prime with Megatron's shotgun.

[[File:DOTM Autobots NEST victorious.jpg|thumb|upright=1.55|"Live long... and prosper..."]]

With the battle over, Sam and Carly are reunited, and Simmons takes an opportunity to kiss Mearing, who he still has feelings for, and she has him arrested. With their home planet now forever beyond reach, and the forces of the Decepticons destroyed, the remaining Autobots finally accept Earth as their new home, as Optimus Prime states that the Autobots will always be here, to protect the Earth and all who live on it.
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==Main cast==

{{featuredcharacters|
h1=[[Autobot]]s|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] ([[Leonard Nimoy]])
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] ([[Jess Harnell]])
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] ([[Robert Foxworth]])
*[[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] ([[James Remar]])
*[[Dino]] ([[Francesco Quinn]])<ref group=note name="credits">Mirage and Wheeljack, known by those names in the toyline and essentially all supporting media, are respectively named "Dino" and "Que" in the film. While Dino is simply credited as such, Que is listed in the credits as "Que/Wheeljack".</ref>
*[[Wheeljack (Movie)|Que/Wheeljack]] ([[George Coe]])<ref group=note name="credits"/>
*[[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] ([[Tom Kenny]])
*[[Brains]] ([[Reno Wilson]])

'''[[Twins (ROTF)|Twins]]'''
*[[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] (cameo)<ref group=note name=skidsandmudflap>Skids and Mudflap only appear during the convoy scene at the beginning of the film.</ref>
*[[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] (cameo)<ref group=note name=skidsandmudflap/>

'''[[Wreckers]]'''
*[[Roadbuster (DOTM)|Roadbuster]] ([[Ron Bottitta]])<ref group=note>Roadbuster is listed as "Roadbuster/Amp" in the credits, a reference to his car mode's sponsor. His name is not used in the film, but he is called "Roadbuster" in the toyline and supporting media.</ref>
*[[Topspin (DOTM)|Topspin]]
*[[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]] ([[John DiMaggio]])<ref group=note>Leadfoot is listed in the film's end credits as "Leadfoot/Target", a reference to his car mode's sponsor. His name is not spoken in the film, but he is called "Leadfoot" in the toyline and the supporting media.</ref>

|h2=[[Decepticon]]s|c2=
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] ([[Hugo Weaving]])
*[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] ([[Charlie Adler]])
*[[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] ([[Frank Welker]])
**[[Driller]]
*[[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] ([[Frank Welker]])
**[[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]] ([[Keith Szarabajka]])
*[[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] (''Frank Welker'')<ref group=note>Barricade doesn't ''technically'' speak in the movie, an editing gaffe as he kicks Que around before executing him sees Soundwave's voice (provided by Frank Welker) coming out of his mouth for the scene.</ref>
*[[Loader]]
*[[Devcon (DOTM)|Devcon]]
*[[Igor]] ([[Greg Berg]])
*[[Hatchling]]s
*[[Audi R8 Decepticon]]
*Two [[M1 Abrams Decepticon]]s
*[[Garagebot]]
*[[Lensmeter Decepticon]]s
*[[Protoform]]s
*[[Watch-bot]]<ref group=note>Repeatedly referred to as the "Watch-bot" (proper noun) in the ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon: The Junior Novel]]''</ref>
*[[Pickup Decepticon]]
*[[Police car Decepticon]]

'''[[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicons]]'''
*[[Scrapper (ROTF)|Scrapper]] type Decepticon
*[[Long Haul (ROTF)|Long Haul]] type Decepticon

'''[[Dread (DOTM)|Dreads]]'''
*[[Crankcase (DOTM)|Crankcase]]
*[[Crowbar]] (''[[Jimmie Wood]]'')<ref group=note>During the highway battle scene where Crowbar flips over a sign, recycled screams and grunts from Jimmie Wood's [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] performance in ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'' can be heard.</ref>
*[[Hatchet (DOTM)|Hatchet]]

|h3=[[Human]]s|c3=
*[[Sam Witwicky]] ([[Shia LaBeouf]])
*[[Carly Spencer]] ([[Rosie Huntington-Whiteley]])
*[[Seymour Simmons]] ([[John Turturro]])
*[[Charlotte Mearing]] ([[Frances McDormand]])
*[[Dylan Gould]] ([[Patrick Dempsey]])
*[[Bruce Brazos]] ([[John Malkovich]])
*[[Dutch (DOTM)|Dutch]] ([[Alan Tudyk]])
*[[Ron Witwicky]] ([[Kevin Dunn]])
*[[Judy Witwicky]] ([[Julie White]])
*[[Jerry Wang]] ([[Ken Jeong]])
*[[Neil Armstrong]] ([[Don Jeanes]])
*[[Buzz Aldrin]] ([[Cory Tucker]]/himself)
*[[Walter Cronkite]]
*[[Bill O'Reilly]] (himself)
*[[Alexi Voskhod]] ([[Ravil Isyanov]])
'''[[United States Army|US Military]]/[[NEST]]'''
*[[William Lennox]] ([[Josh Duhamel]])
*[[Morshower]] ([[Glenn Morshower]])
*[[Baby Face]] ([[Markiss McFadden]])
*Former members
**[[Robert Epps]] ([[Tyrese Gibson]])
**[[Hardcore Eddie]] ([[Lester Speight]])

|nonumbering=true
}}
<references group=note/>

==Quotes==

"We were once a peaceful race of intelligent, mechanical beings. But then came the war, between the Autobots who fought for freedom and the Decepticons who dreampt of tyranny. Overmatched and outnumbered, our defeat was all but certain. But in the war's final days, one Autobot ship escaped the battle. It was carrying a secret cargo, which would have changed our planet's fate. A despearate mission. Our final hope. A hope that vanished."
:—'''Optimus Prime's''' opening narration.

'''Mission Control''': We are not alone after all, are we? 
'''Buzz Aldrin''': No, sir. We are not alone.
:—'''Buzz Aldrin''' makes history, and raises the hackles of conspiracy theorists.

'''Dino''': "He's in a bad mood. He's not talking to anybody today." 
'''Mearing''': "What is this, the silent treatment?" 
'''Ironhide''': "We've seen that and this is ''not'' that." 
'''Que''': "Definitely not." 
'''Ironhide''': "This is ''worse''. Prime! Make something of yourself! (Ironhide taps Optimus's roof) He's pissed."
:—'''Ironhide''' discusses '''Optimus Prime's''' foul mood.

"Who wants some chicken dinner now, bitch? Huh? 'Cause somebody messed with the wrong Wang today!"
:—'''Jerry Wang''', being crazy. But also awesome.

"The thing about Russians is, they never like to talk. Gonna take a little of the 'international language.'" <Doorman opens sliding hatch> "''Do svidaniya''." 
"That means 'goodbye!'" <closes hatch>
:—'''Simmons''' tries to reason with a '''Russian''', to no avail.

"It's a Cyrillic alphabet; it's like all the buttons you never push on a calculator!"
:—'''Dutch''' tries to translate Russian, also to no avail.

"Woah! Little Mexican standoff we got here!"
:-'''Sideswipe''', talking to Ironhide and the Dreads.

"Class dismissed."
:—'''Ironhide''', after dispatching the Dreads.

"What you must realize, my Autobot brothers, is that we were never going to win the war. For the sake of our planet's survival, a deal had to be made...with ''Megatron''."
:—'''Sentinel Prime''' reveals his treachery.

[[File:DOTM-MegatronLincoln.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"I'll give him this: [[Atlantis, Arise!|he]]'s [[Transformers The Game (console)|consistent]]!"]] 
"Here we are. Fight us ''now''."
:—'''Megatron''', pulling the evil overlord cliché on us while sitting atop the [[Abraham Lincoln|Lincoln Memorial]]

"If you go in this building, that's if she's even still alive, there's no way you're going to reach her!" 
"What do you suggest I do?!" 
"...it's over. I'm sorry, but it's over."
:—'''Robert Epps''' tells '''Sam Witwicky''' that they've run out of plans.

"We will kill them all."
:—'''Optimus Prime''' offers an alternative plan.

"They got my trailer. I ''need'' that flight tech!"
:—'''Optimus Prime''', valiantly [[To sell toys|selling toys]].

"I bring you Cybertron, your home! and still you choose humanity." 
"You are the one who taught me [[Bio|freedom is everyone's right]]."
:—'''Sentinel''' VS '''Optimus Prime'''.

"Your Decepticons are finally conquering this planet, and yet their leader won't be you." 
"IT WILL BE ME! It will ''always'' be me! 
"In any minute now, you'll be nothing but Sentinel's bitch."
:—'''Carly Spencer''' tells '''Megatron''' that if he's going to be the Starscream, he should ''act'' like it.

"Who would you be without me, Prime?" 
"Time to find out."
:—'''Megatron''' and '''Optimus Prime''' exchange pre-fight banter one last time.

"Optimus. All I ever wanted...was the survival of our race. You must see why I had to betray you..." 
"You didn't betray me. You betrayed yourself..."
:—'''Optimus Prime''''s final exchange with '''Sentinel Prime''' before effectively ''double-tapping'' him.

"In any war, there are calms between storms. There will be days when we lose faith. Days when our allies turn against us... but the day will never come that we forsake this planet and its people."
:—'''Optimus Prime's''' closing narration, [[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|which predicts what will]] [[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|happen to them years later]].

==Continuity notes==
*Sam has since graduated from college, being three months out of school, and is currently looking for a job. Since the events of ''Revenge of the Fallen'', Sam and Mikaela had broke up (despite having to spend an entire film of Sam needing to say the L-word). Prior to the events of this film, he started a relationship with Carly Spencer.
*Megatron's camp is full of salvaged artifacts from the previous film, along with several Decepticon corpses laying around the area. While most are unrecognizable, one of them is a headless Long Haul; his head was presumably used to create Igor. Megatron's new right hand appears to be salvaged from a fallen Decepticon, as the matching left hand can be seen laying around the campsite.
*The Wreckers, according to Charlotte Mearing arrived on Earth aboard the ''Xantium'' and brought the second wave of Autobots with them. The Wreckers were not seen in ''Revenge of the Fallen'', which is given an in-universe explanation that their bloodthirsty attitudes mean they are usually confined to base.
*Barricade makes a surprising return during the final battle in Chicago, last seen driving alongside Bonecrusher on the highway before the latter engaged the Autobot Leader in the first film.
*Megatron is still critically wounded after the final battle of ''Revenge of the Fallen'', notably still missing half of his head.
*Optimus Prime's main moral compass that "freedom is the right of all sentient beings", is revealed to have been taught to him by his predecessor and mentor, Sentinel Prime.
*Introduced in the second film, Optimus uses The Matrix of Leadership to revive Sentinel Prime, having retrieved it from the remains of the Star Harvester sometime following the climax of the second film. In the same previous film, Megatron had suspected the Matrix could be used to revive Optimus and was proven right when Sam succeeded, a fact Megatron exploits in his master plan enacted this film.
*Sentinel Prime was first mentioned in the previous film, by Sam Witwicky during one of his many Allspark induced exposition dump.
*In the previous film, [[Theodore Galloway]] asked Optimus that if humanity asked the Autobots to leave whether they'd cooperate, and Optimus promised to do so. This film sees them seemingly comply with such demands, only to reveal themselves to have stayed behind anyway to defeat the Decepticons.
*Ironhide no longer has his cannons, having lost them in the final battle of the previous film.

==Errors==
===Filming, animation and technical errors===
*When Sam is holding Brains in his hand after catching him spying on him and Carly, there is a short shot in which Sam is briefly seen in the background, holding nothing in hand, Brains is missing. In the next shot, Brains is back in the hand.
*After killing Ironhide, while Sentinel Prime is storming the NEST base, Sentinel Prime, Ironhide and most likely Bumblebee are all missing in a short shot in which we see two cars projected by an explosion, supposed to be a result of one of Sentinel's gun shots.
*Ironhide in alt-form appears in a short shot among the Autobots in Chicago, riding ahead of Optimus, at 01:43:21-01:43:22, but after that he disappears completely.
*Bits of Megatron's right shoulder clip through each other in the shot where he's demanding a truce.

===Astronomical and historical errors===
*The Moon does not rotate with respect to Earth, and Mare Tranquillitatis is near the middle of the near side. Therefore, Tranquility Base could never be described as being on the far side, and Earth is never as close to the horizon as shown in the movie.
*The Apollo 11 Command/Service Module is seen flying to the Moon without the Lunar Module. The Lunar Module is attached when the vehicle is orbiting the Moon, however.
*When the modern day site of the Apollo 11 landing is seen, the ascent module (the cabin Buzz and Neil flew back to orbit in) is still there.
*In real life, Apollo 11 did not land on the far side of the Moon. Tranquility Base is on the near side of the Moon.
*One of the directors of NASA says that all six Apollo missions recovered parts of the Ark but this not possible as the six missions all had different landing sites which were all a significant distance apart.
*Cybertron is apparently several times the size of Earth, yet the characters talk of bringing it "into Earth's atmosphere"; at that size, it would be more like bringing ''Earth'' into ''Cybertron's'' atmosphere, but see below for the problem with that.
*The Space Bridge starts to bring Cybertron amazingly close to Earth - less than one Earth-diameter away. Assuming Cybertron's mass is proportional to its size, Cybertron's gravitational field would [[The Ultimate Doom|tear the Earth apart]] at that distance.

===Geographic discontinuities===
*The [[Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant]] is shown to be located ''inside'' of, or at least right next to the abandoned city of {{w|Pripyat}}, and the human characters access it through nearby buildings. In reality, the power plant is situated on the outskirts of the city. Even worse, [[Alexi Voskhod]] ''explicitly'' says that the entrance leads through a ''school''. Who builds a ''school'' right next to a ''nuclear power plant''?
*Furthermore, Pripyat's infamous Ferris wheel as shown in the movie is not only the wrong model (the real one's passenger cabins have canopies), but the real one is also located in an open field far away from any buildings.<ref name="ferris">[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pripyat_-_Ferris_wheel.jpg Photo of the Pripyat Ferris wheel] showing the closest nearby buildings.</ref> But hey, at least it's the right color!
*Also, why exactly is the Sputnik mission case inside the Chernobyl reactor building? Did the Soviets never bother to discard the packaging of their toy after starting to play with it?
*When Megatron transforms for the first time, he's in a grassy savannah. In the next shot, he's standing in the middle of a desert... and in the establishing shot of the Decepticon camp, it's back in the savannah.
*{{w|Mount Kilimanjaro}} is seen in the background of many of the scenes in Namibia; in reality, the mountain is located in Tanzania, more than three thousand kilometers away.
[[File:DOTM-Wreckers-Prime-Cables.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Chicago's own [[knockoff]] of a prominent Chinese building.]]
*In a [[Atlantis, Arise!|fairly common cinematic contrivance]], the film depicts multiple skyscrapers in the background of many scenes set in Washington, D.C., while the real-life city has no skyscrapers.
*Also, Washington, D.C. almost entirely lacks old industrial buildings that could be converted into lofts, and likewise doesn't have the kind of densely urban streets that Sam is shown to live on.
*NEST Headquarters, supposedly in Washington, is actually Chicago's abandoned Main Post Office.
*Likewise, Dylan's auto collection museum, also set in (land-locked) Washington, is actually the Milwaukee Art Museum. [[Lake Michigan]] is even visible through the windows!
*When Optimus Prime (using his jetpack) gets himself caught in wires below an under-construction building, that building bears a striking resemblance to the {{w|China Central Television Headquarters}} in [[Beijing]], [[China]]... a far shot from [[Chicago]]. Since construction for the CCTV building was finished in 2008, long before ''Dark of the Moon'' was even ''conceived'', this appears to be an intentional instance of a "cool building" being inserted just for the sake of it.

===Continuity errors===
*Like in ''Revenge of the Fallen'', Ironhide sports his [[license plate]] from the [[Transformers (film)|first movie]], "4PCI382", on his robot mode chest, but doesn't have a license plate in vehicle mode. (According to set photos, his license plate in vehicle mode is mostly black, with a NEST logo on it.)
*Speaking of inconsistencies between robot and vehicle mode: Bumblebee's updated Chevrolet Camaro alternate mode no longer has pinstripes bordering his black racing stripes, but the CG robot model still has the pinstripes.
[[Image:DOTM-SoundwaveMercedesStar.jpg|thumb|upright=1.9|right|Is this the reverse of hidden faction insignias in vehicle mode?]]
*Soundwave has [[kibble]] from his [[Mercedes-Benz|Mercedes]] alternate mode while he is in Africa, but his chest has only a blank grille. The Mercedes star is only added to his chest from the scene where he reveals himself to be Carly's car onward. This is most likely a deliberate choice made to avoid spoiling the plot twist.
*After Megatron pulls out his shotgun for the first time, he holsters it on the right side of his back. In the next scene it is on his left side.
*In the highway battle scene with the [[Dread (DOTM)|Dreads]], Crowbar smashes into some traffic signs and knocks them over. In the next shot when the other two Dreads use them as ramps, the angle at which the signs fell has changed. After Hatchet and Crankcase transform, the signs revert into their original position.
*Also in the highway battle, Bumblebee enhances only his front wheels to evade Hatchet, yet in the next shot he's fully in Stealth Force mode.
*When Hatchet is killed by Bumblebee and Dino, the last shot shows him being thrown onto a car (using footage recycled from Michael Bay's 2005 film ''{{w|The Island (2005 film)|The Island}}'', as elaborated on below), with Dino's grappling hook cables still attached to Hatchet, which would imply that Dino is still in robot mode at this point. However, the very next shot shows Dino in the far background, driving behind Bumblebee in vehicle mode.
*Immediately after crashing into Ironhide, two of Crowbar's hair strands fall to the ground, but he has all six strands from the next shot onwards.
*During Ironhide and Sideswipe's "Mexican standoff" with Crankcase and Crowbar, all combatants drop their firearms, but when Ironhide is speared, his guns are on his back again. They disappear in subsequent shots.
*In addition, the spear impaled in Ironhide disappears when he shoots Crowbar, only to reappear in subsequent shots.
*Despite being captured by Soundwave in her evening gown, Carly is somehow able to change into more convenient clothes (but still wearing high heels!) after arriving at Dylan's place, and has yet another outfit following the attack on Chicago the following day. Not only that, she changes her earrings, too!
*When the Autobots are boarding the ''Xantium,'' Simmons mentions that nine Autobots are leaving. Former Decepticons Wheelie and Brains apparently don't count. Poor little guys!
*The Wreckers claim they had been hiding inside a rocket booster that was jettisoned from the ''Xantium'' before Starscream destroyed it. The boosters are only seen to be detached after Starscream destroys the ship, after it has barely taken off from the ground.
*Though it's a standard action movie contrivance, it sure is convenient that the glass windows inside skyscrapers are extremely fragile when needed, and glass shards are as dangerous as bread crumbs so nobody suffers a single cut from sliding across them.
*Shortly after everyone jumps through the window and starts sliding down, a downwards shot of the building shows all of the windows behind them are intact.
*As everyone tumbles through a lower floor of the building, [[Stone]] is shown to fall right through and out the other side with a collection of office furniture, but not long after is back with Epps's squad.
*Despite the Decepticons taking over Chicago and killing a whole bunch of people, there seem to be a lot of people continuing to go about their daily lives. The skyscraper Epps's team goes into to launch a rocket from still seems to have plenty of office workers in it when the Driller attacks it. When Sam's being thrown around on the end of the grapple glove rope while fighting Starscream, he crashes through a wall into a dry-cleaning business where a woman appears to be calmly hanging up a shirt. Did they all just not get the memo?
*The sequence beginning with Sam, Carly, Epps and the rest of the soldiers jumping out of the windows of the tilted skyscraper is one giant continuity headache: First they jump out of the windows, then slide down several stories, then the camera angle changes and they're sliding down several more stories, and ''then'' a wide shot shows the top of the skyscraper from an angle where the characters cannot be seen, then slowly pans around and eventually shows them all sliding down from one of the topmosts floors all over again! Eventually, they crash back into one of the lowest floors near the break. After the Driller has toppled the top portion of the skyscraper over, the group is ''again'' shown to escape from one one of the topmost floors to the neighboring building!
*Though it is Barricade who kicks and shoves Que along before executing him, the voice heard is Soundwave's. Presumably, this was an artifact of the early alternate version of the scene, in which Soundwave was to kill Dino, and they just re-used the audio.
*While fighting the Autobots at the end of the film, Sentinel Prime's cape disappears for a brief scene before reappearing on his back when the camera angle changes.
*When Sam and Dylan are fighting, the clock behind them changes to different times every shot. It starts at 00:40, then 02:25, 00:15 and 11:00 in the following shots.
*When Sam and Carly are reunited after the final battle, Carly's hands keep changing the position on every cut, sometimes on Sam's neck, sometimes on his shoulders.
*[[File:SkidsMudflap in Chicago.jpg]]Not intentional: Skids and Mudflap appear for a brief few seconds in the film in their vehicle modes. This leaves questions as to what happened to them. They weren't seen departing from Earth or taking part in the Chicago battle. However footage filming in Chicago confirms were involved in the Battle of Chicago.<ref name="transformerslive.blogspot.com">[https://transformerslive.blogspot.com/2010/07/mpea-busway-set-pics-explosions-and.html]</ref>
*It's said that four Autobots were captured by the Decepticons in Chicago, but actually five Autobots were captured. (Unless this observation was made ''before'' Bumblebee arrived after saving Sam and Lennox), possibly a leftover from an earlier draft of the script in where [[Dino]] and/or [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Que]] were supposed to already be dead by this point.
*When Que is about to be executed, the "cardboard head on a stick" prop used for Dino during the shooting of the movie (a common method used for the movies to give the actors ''something'' to react to) can be spotted in the final edit of the film,<ref name="headprop">[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-movie-discussion/494618-movies-errors-mirage-prop-final-movie-edit.html "Movies Errors - Mirage prop in final movie edit"] at TFW2005</ref> as noted above possibly a leftover from an earlier draft of the script where Soundwave mocked Bumblebee with Dino's disembodied head.
*Megatron's head wound alternates between "moderately repaired" and "extra mangled" from scene to scene after Sentinel tears another chunk of his scalp off.

==Transformers references==
In addition to recurring elements from the previous films, ''Dark of the Moon'' bases a number of elements on previous versions of the ''Transformers'' mythos, including plot elements based on older stories, something fairly rare in the other two movies:
*New characters [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] are heavily based upon their Generation 1 counterparts. [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Que]] is derived from G1 character [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]. [[Sentinel Prime (disambiguation)|Sentinel Prime]] is the name of Optimus's predecessor in many continuities, and in this instance, he continues his [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|predecessor]]'s [[Sentinel Prime (G1)#2005 IDW continuity|legacy]] of being a giant jerk.

*"Carly" was the name of [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]]'s [[Carly|girlfriend and eventual wife]] in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original cartoon]].

*The ''[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]'' gets its name from the Autobots' crashed spaceship in the [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|''Transformers'' comics]].

*The ''[[Xantium (G1)|Xantium]]'' is the name of the [[Wreckers]]' spaceship in the [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''Transformers'' comics.

*[[Roadbuster (DOTM)|Roadbuster]] and [[Topspin (DOTM)|Topspin]] being members of the Wreckers recalls their original G1 counterparts being likewise part of the Wreckers.

*Optimus's new trailer is based on the trailer that [[Optimus Prime (G1)|his Generation 1 counterpart]] hauled around, including its ability to open up into a weapons base.

*Optimus now carries the Matrix around in his chest as he has in past incarnations.

*The corrosive end met by Ironhide comes at the hands of [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]], the oxidizing pathogen that first appeared in the Generation 1 cartoon episode [[Cosmic Rust (episode)|of the same name]]. Though not named in the film, its identity is made clear by production artwork by [[Josh Nizzi]] which labels Sentinel Prime's gun a "Cosmic Rust gun".

*Megatron removing [[Abraham Lincoln]] from his chair at the {{w|Lincoln Memorial}} and then sitting in it is a scene taken directly from the Generation 1 cartoon episode, "[[Atlantis, Arise!]]", and the Decepticon ending for ''[[Transformers The Game]]'' (sort of).

*The idea of bringing Cybertron to Earth via space bridge and enslaving humans was the plot of the Generation 1 multi-part episode "[[The Ultimate Doom]]".

*Likewise, the idea of an influential and powerful human joining forces with the Decepticons, resulting in the Autobots being exiled from Earth by the government via a spacecraft, only for that spacecraft to be destroyed, was the plot behind another Generation 1 cartoon multi-part episode, "[[Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1|Megatron's Master Plan]]."

*Megatron's first line - a weary "[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All hail Megatron]]" - is the title of IDW's direction-changing comic maxi-series, which had just wrapped up when production on the film was beginning.

*When the worker at Accureta Systems is trying to make the [[Laserbeak (DOTM)|photocopier]] work, it beeps the "more than meets the eye" refrain from the original cartoon's [[theme song]].

*The [[Transformation#The noise|transformation noise]] can be heard at the end of the film when Bumblebee transforms to robot mode, the final onscreen transformation, just as it was heard during [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]]'s transformation, which was also the first onscreen transformation in the first film.

*The technique of shooting at a skyscraper until it breaks in half and the top falls horizontally on other buildings has been done by [[Megatron (BW)|another Megatron]] in [[Endgame Pt. III: Seeds of the Future|another city]].

==Real-world references==
*When Brains and Wheelie are watching ''{{w|Star Trek: The Original Series}}'', the screen features [[Spock|Mr. Spock]], portrayed by Leonard Nimoy—who voices Sentinel Prime. Wheelie comments that it is "the one where Spock goes nuts," which foreshadows Sentinel's heel turn. The episode itself is the famous ''TOS'' episode "{{w|Amok Time}}", although for some inexplicable reason, the first of the two clips shown on-screen is mirrored.
*Sentinel Prime says "The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few." The voice actor said the same line in the 1982 film ''{{w|Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan}}'' as Mr. Spock. However, in that movie, Nimoy's character dies a hero.
*To finish the Spock trifecta, when Bumblebee says his goodbyes to Sam, he uses a clip of Leonard Nimoy, as Spock, saying "I will always be your friend," another line from ''Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan''.
*[[Dutch (DOTM)|Dutch]] and his fake girlfriend's name, "India", are a reference to {{w|Dutch India}}.
*[[Wheeljack (Movie)|Que]]'s name is a reference to {{w|Q (James Bond)|Q}} from ''{{w|James Bond}}'' novels and films. Que also gives weapons to NEST soldiers while explaining the advantages and abilities for the weapons much like Q does for James Bond.
*When Bumblebee brings forth "rings" for Sam and Carly, he "hums" the {{w|Wedding March}} (or, more correctly, the {{w|Bridal Chorus}} from {{w|Richard Wagner}}'s 1850 opera ''{{w|Lohengrin (opera)|Lohengrin}}'').
*Before Sentinel gets attacked by Megatron, he says "There can only be one", a popular misquote of the line "There can be only one" from the film Highlander. Sentinel is also modeled after one of the film's lead stars Sean Connery.

==Other editions==
*The version of the film available for streaming on Star+ cuts all scenes where humans are desintegrated to the bone by the Decepticons. As a result, the initial invasion of Chicago is cut significantly short.
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==Prequel material==
*''[[Transformers: Sector 7]]''
A five-issue limited mini-series chronicling the foundation of [[Sector Seven|Sector 7]] leading up to ''[[Transformers: Ghosts of Yesterday|Ghosts of Yesterday]]''.
*''[[Transformers: Foundation]]''
A four-issue limited mini-series set during the events of ''[[Transformers: Defiance|Defiance]]'' telling the events that lead-up to the original ''[[Transformers: Movie Prequel|Movie Prequel]]''.
*''[[Transformers: Rising Storm]]''
A four-issue limited mini-series set after ''[[Transformers: Nefarious|Nefarious]]'' cronicling Shockwave's arrival and the task given to him by Megatron.
*''[[Cyberglyphics pack-in comics]]''
A six-issue miniseries by IDW, produced in cooperation with [[Target]], available only in printed form as [[pack-in material]] with a small Target-[[exclusive]] [[Target#Dark of the Moon|range of toys]], following [[Space Case (DOTM)|Space Case]]'s encounters with the Autobots and the Decepticons and leads up to ''Rising Storm''.
*''[[Transformers: Convergence]]''
A four-part prose story exclusive to the individual issues of IDW Publishing's ''Dark of the Moon comic adaptation'', chronicles both the Simmons lineage in the aftermath of ''Sector 7'' and Soundwave's activites on Earth, tying the remaining loose ends and setting the stage for ''Dark of the Moon''.
*''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Xbox 360/PS3)]]''
A video game developed by [[High Moon Studios]] for [[Xbox 360]] & [[PlayStation|PS3]].
*''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Stealth Force Edition]]''
A [[Wii]] & [[Nintendo 3DS|3DS]] port of the game developed by [[Behaviour Interactive]] focusing only on [[Stealth Force]].
*''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Autobots/Decepticons]]''
A [[Nintendo DS]] port of the game also developed by Behaviour Interactive, with each factions separated in two titles.
*''[[Transformers (Titan Magazine)#Dark of the Moon|Transformers (Titan Magazine)]]''
A monthly title by Titan in the [[United Kingdom|UK]] (another rebranding of their existing comic).
*''[[Transformers Classified]]''
A prequel novel trilogy in the same vein as ''Ghosts of Yesterday'' and ''[[Transformers: The Veiled Threat|The veiled Threat]]'' that was published after the movie, composed by ''[[Transformers Classified: Switching Gears|Switching Gears]]'', ''[[Transformers Classified: Battle Mountain|Battle Mountain]]'' & ''[[Transformers Classified: Satellite of Doom|Satellite of Doom]]'', later published together as ''[[Transformers Classified: The Complete Mission]]'' it cronicles how the Autobots & Decepticons fight against each other on Earth in the aftermath of [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|The Fallen's death]].

==Adaptations==
*''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (novel)|Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]''
The novelization of the film by [[Peter David]].
*''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon Movie Adaptation]]''
IDW Publishing's comic adaptation of the movie.

'''Children's adaptations'''
*''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon: The Junior Novel]]''
The movie novelization for kids.

==Sequels==
{{main|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|Bumblebee (film)}}

==Soundtrack==
{{main|Dark of the Moon: The Album}}

==Score==
{{main|Dark of the Moon: The Score}}

==Home video releases==
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''Transformers: Dark of the Moon'' was released on DVD, Blu-Ray, and Digital Download on September 30, 2011, followed by the 2-Disc Special Edition in December.<ref>[TFW2005 - Official Transformers Movie Website Updated With Transformers 3 Home Release Info http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/official-transformers-movie-website-updated-with-transformers-3-home-release-info-173245/]</ref>

===Additional Information===
*Close Captions in English
*Audio Description as Audio Description in English <ref>http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B005G4TJUC/audiodescriin-20</ref>

==Theatrical posters==
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==Reception==
{{quote|Time will tell whether Transformers: Dark of the Moon really is the final Transformers film for both director Michael Bay and star Shia LaBeouf, but it's certainly the best one in this hugely successful, but widely loathed franchise.|[https://www.ign.com/articles/2011/06/27/transformers-dark-of-the-moon-review They've Fallen, but can the Transformers get up?], Jim Vejvoda|[https://www.ign.com ign.com] [[June 27]] [[2011]]}}

{{quote|Rarely has a movie had less of a soul and less interesting characters.|Richard Roeper, [http://www.richardroeper.com/reviews/transformersdarkofthemoon.aspx richardroeper.com] [[June 28]], [[2011]]}}

On June 23, 2011, the world premiere of ''Dark of the Moon'' was held in [[Moscow]], [[Russia]], with band [[Linkin Park]] performing a concert that included their title song for the movie, "Iridescent".

The official release date was moved up from July 1 to June 29 to allow breathing room between its release and ''{{w|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2}}''. On June 28, 2011, the film was released in 3D and IMAX in the US.

The film received mixed reviews from the critical reception, who praised the visual effects, action sequences, musical score, voice acting, and use of 3D, while criticizing the runtime, storyline, the performances of [[Shia LaBeouf]] and [[Rosie Huntington-Whiteley]], and screenplay. ''Dark of the Moon'' was considered at least an improvement from ''Revenge of the Fallen'', receiving a tomatometer score of 35% and an audience score of 55% on Rotten Tomatoes.<ref>https://rottentomatoes.com/m/transformers_dark_of_the_moon</ref>

''Dark of the Moon'' launched with nearly 10,000 copies in 4011 theaters nationwide. On its opening day, the movie earned $37.3 million, making not only for the best opening day of 2011 up to that point, but also ranking as the sixth most successful opening on a Wednesday ever, while at the same time ranking well behind ''Revenge of the Fallen'', with $60 million on its opening day (also a Wednesday).<ref name="openingday">[http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=3197&p=.htm "'Transformers' Suboptimal on Wednesday"], Box Office Mojo, June 2011.</ref> (Of course, a lot of the print material still listed the release date as [[July 1]]st, the following Friday.)

On [[August 2]], it crossed the $1 billion mark in worldwide gross, just under 5 weeks after its release, landing it in the #9 spot for worldwide gross of all time.<ref>http://www.deadline.com/2011/08/transformers-dark-of-the-moon-crosses-1-billion-worldwide-mark-for-paramount/ Deadline Hollywood</ref> Of that, $338 million came from the US. It is currently one of two Paramount pictures to have made the $1 billion mark, the other being [[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|its sequel]]. (While ''Titanic'' also made over $1 billion worldwide, it was only a Paramount movie ''domestically'', where it made "only" $620 million.)

''Dark of the Moon'' ended its theatrical run in the #4 spot for highest worldwide gross of all time.

Upon its' release, the ''Transformers'' fanbase generally had a warmer reception to the film over its' predecessor, with praise going to the action, score, and particularly [[Leonard Nimoy]]'s performance and role as [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]]. Several moments in the film caused no shortage of discussion, with Optimus Prime's more ruthless, violent actions ([[Peter Cullen]] himself disliked the "we will kill them all" line) and the handling of the deaths of major franchise characters being notable sore spots for the film's detractors. Over a decade since its' release, ''Dark of the Moon'' still retains the warmest reception to a Bay film outside of the first film, though those more ambivalent towards the series don't consider it that different from the lesser films.

===Awards and recognition===
''Dark of the Moon'' was nominated for three Academy Awards, in the categories of Best Visual Effects, Sound Editing, and Sound Mixing, losing all to ''{{w|Hugo (film)|Hugo}}''.<ref>[http://oscar.go.com/nominees#t Official 2012 Oscar nominees page]</ref>

On February 25, 2012, it was announced that ''Transformers: Dark of the Moon'' was nominated for eight {{w|Golden Raspberry Award}}s. Unlike ''Revenge of the Fallen'', however, it did not receive the awards for Worst Picture, Worst Screenplay, & Worst Director, losing all of its nominations to ''{{w|Jack & Jill (2011 film)|Jack & Jill}}''.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/transformers-dark-of-the-moon-is-safe-from-razzies-174726/]</ref>

==Technical details==
'''Length:''' 154 minutes
'''Audio:''' Dolby Digital / DTS / SDDS 
'''Content Rating:'''
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*PG-13 (USA/MPAA)
*G (Japan)
*12A (United Kingdom)
*PG (Canada; Ontario)
*G (Canada; Quebec)
*PG-12 (Taiwan)
*PG13 (Singapore)
*PG-13 (Philippines/MTRCB)
*IIA (China)
*PG-13 (Malaysia)
*M (Australia)
*M (New Zealand)
*12 (Brazil)
*K-11 (Finland)
*12 (Germany)
*12A (Ireland)
*12 (Netherlands)
*M/12 (Portugal)
*12 (South Korea)
*B (Mexico)
*12+ (Russia)}}

==Production staff==
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===Visual effects===
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===Locations department===
{{quote|The Decepticons' decision to attack Chicago<ref>http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-471495</ref> seems inexplicable, until you take into consideration the generous tax credits offered by the Illinois Film Office.|film critic Roger Ebert|[http://blogs.suntimes.com/ebert/2011/07/on_the_origin_of_transformers.html On the Origin of Transformers]}}

==Development details==
===Cast and crew signing on===
[[File:TF3-licensingPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Featuring a surprise appearance by Optimus Prime!]]
On May 30, 2007, a month before the official release of ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'', [[DreamWorks]] announced that two sequels were already being planned.<ref name="spy">[http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/a58430/two-transformers-sequels-in-pipeline.html Digital Spy article from May 2007, confirming that two sequels were being planned]</ref> On March 16, 2009, over three months before the premiere of ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'', [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]] announced the third movie for July 1, 2011.<ref name="3release">Pamela McClintock: [http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118001280?refCatId=13 Variety article from March 2009], confirming Transformers 3 for July 2011.</ref> Director [[Michael Bay]] promptly backpedaled, as he had intended for the third ''Transformers'' movie to be released in 2012.<ref name="baywait">[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?3947-Wait-a-minute! Michael Bay's reaction to Paramount's July 2011 date for ''Transformers 3''], March 2009.</ref> He officially changed his mind in October 2009, agreeing to the release date set by Paramount.<ref name="bay3-2011">[http://michaelbay.com/2009/10/01/transformers-3-july-1st-2011/ Michael Bay officially confirms the 2011 release date], October 2009.</ref>

[[Roberto Orci]] and [[Alex Kurtzman]], two of the previous two movies' screenwriters, had already announced in March 2009 that they would not return for a third part.<ref name="noorcikurtz">[http://www.slashfilm.com/orci-and-kurtzman-not-returning-for-transformers-3-will-leonard-nimoy-voice-the-fallen/ Slashfilm quoting Roberto Orci that he and Kurtzman would not return for a third movie], March 2009. (Original post on Don Murphy's message board appears to no longer exist.)</ref> In September 2009, their ''Revenge'' co-writer [[Ehren Kruger]] was confirmed as the screenwriter of ''Transformers 3''.<ref name="krugernelson">[http://michaelbay.com/2009/09/14/transformers-3-pain-gain-bad-boys-3/ Michael Bay's website admin Nelson Lauren sorta-confirms Ehren Kruger as TF3's screenwriter], September 2009.</ref> Kruger had already impressed both director Michael Bay and [[Hasbro]] CEO [[Brian Goldner]] with his knowledge of ''Transformers'' mythology prior to working on ''Revenge''.<ref name="writersr">[http://www.zap2it.com/movies/news/zap-transformers2writers,0,1938976.story Zap2it story about the ROTF writers]</ref>

In an interview with ''Wonderland'' magazine in September 2009, [[Megan Fox]], the main female star of the previous two movies, discussed the harsh conditions on the sets and compared director Michael Bay to [[Adolf Hitler]].<ref name="latimesfox">[http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/the_big_picture/2009/09/megan-fox-on-michael-bay-he-wants-to-be-hitler.html Los Angeles Times article about Megan Fox's fatal interview with ''Wonderland'' magazine], September 2009.</ref> Bay initially played down the affair and still welcomed Fox back for the third installment a month later.<ref name="bay3-2011"/> Even though Fox was still spotted on the ''Transformers 3'' set in May 2010,<ref name="foxonset">[http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/100786-megan-fox-on-set-for-transformers-3-previz Megan Fox on the DOTM set], May 2010.</ref> Paramount announced a few weeks later that she wouldn't return for a third movie after all.<ref name="nomorefox">[http://www.deadline.com/2010/05/michael-bays-revenge-no-more-megan/ Deadline article confirming that Megan Fox had been dropped off ''Transformers 3''], May 2010.</ref> Still that same month, [[Rosie Huntington-Whiteley]] was confirmed to replace her as the lead female actress.<ref name="rosierepl">[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1640047/model-rosie-huntingtonwhiteley-cast-transformers-3.jhtml MTV.com article confirming Rosie Huntington-Whiteley as the new female star of ''Transformers ''], May 2010.</ref> Her character's name was confirmed as "[[Carly Spencer|Carly]]" by Nelson Lauren, the webmaster of Michael Bay's official website, in July 2010.<ref name="nelsonchicagojul">[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?7566-Transformers-3-Chicago-Set-Photos Nelson posts about his visit to the Chicago set at shootfortheedit.com's forums], July 2010.</ref> In 2011, Michael Bay finally confirmed in an interview with ''GQ'' magazine that it had been [[Steven Spielberg]], executive producer of the ''Transformers'' movies, who had urged him to fire Fox following the Hitler comparison.<ref name="baygq">[http://www.gq.com/entertainment/movies-and-tv/201107/michael-bay-steven-spielberg-fired-megan-fox-transformers GQ interview with Michael Bay], June 2011.</ref> In a later interview, however, he claimed this statement had been taken out of context.<ref name="baych">[http://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/kultur/kino/Diese-Autos-muessen-zerstoert-werden--und-da-bin-ich-der-richtige-Mann/story/23997460 Interview with Michael Bay from Switzerland] (German language), July 2011.</ref>

In March 2010, Oscar winners [[John Malkovich]] and [[Frances McDormand]] as well as comedian [[Ken Jeong]] were confirmed having signed on for supporting roles.<ref name="malkomcdor">[http://michaelbay.com/2010/03/22/transformers-3-update-from-michael-bay/ Michael Bay confirming John Malkovich, Frances McDormand and Ken Jeong for ''Transformers 3''], March 2010.</ref>

In April 2010, [[Kevin Dunn]] and [[Julie White]] were confirmed to return as Sam Witwicky's parents.<ref name="varietydunnwhite">[http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118017329.html?categoryid=1236&cs=1 'Dunn, White sign on for 'Transformers 3''], Variety, April 2010.</ref>

In May 2010, Paramount confirmed that [[Patrick Dempsey]] was cast in ''Transformers 3'' to play Mikaela Banes' boss (this was before Megan Fox was fired from the production).<ref name="dempsey">[http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2010/05/04/patrick-dempsey-confirmed-for-transformers-3/ "Patrick Dempsey confirmed for Transformers 3"], Hollywood Insider, May 2010.</ref>

In July 2010, Nelson Lauren confirmed that former American footballer [[Lester Speight]] would play a soldier in the movie.<ref name="nelsonchicagophotos">[http://michaelbay.com/2010/07/20/transformers-3-chicago-set-photos/ Photos of the Chicago set by michaelbay.com webmaster Nelson Lauren], July 2010.</ref>

[[Leonard Nimoy]] was confirmed as the voice actor for [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] in March 2011.<ref name="nimoysent">[http://insidemovies.ew.com/2011/03/31/leonard-nimoy-transformers-dark-of-the-moon Entertainment Weekly announces Leonard Nimoy's involvement], March 2011]</ref> Nimoy, who had previously voiced [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] in 1986's ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' and was married to Michael Bay's cousin Susan, had previously been under consideration for [[The Fallen]]'s voice in ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'', but Bay had been hesitant for fear of offending his relative with the relatively low pay allotted to voice actors.<ref name="nimoy1">[http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2009/04/21/michael-bay-afraid-to-offend-leonard-nimoy-with-transformers-family-reunion-offer/ ''Michael Bay Afraid To Offend Leonard Nimoy With ‘Transformers’ Family Reunion Offer''], MTV.com Movies blog, April 2009.</ref> Even though Nimoy openly asked Bay to simply give him a call,<ref name="nimoy2">[http://www.latinoreview.com/news/leonard-nimoy-to-michael-bay-call-me-6682 Leonard Nimoy To Michael Bay: "Call Me!"], Latino Review, April 2009.</ref> it ultimately never worked out, and The Fallen was voiced by [[Tony Todd]] instead. For ''Dark of the Moon'', Bay finally overcame his anxiety and hired Nimoy, who accepted the offer.<ref name="nimoy3">[http://insidemovies.ew.com/2011/03/31/leonard-nimoy-transformers-dark-of-the-moon/ "Leonard Nimoy joins 'Transformers: Dark of the Moon' voice cast -- EXCLUSIVE"], Entertainment Weekly, March 2011.</ref> In return, screenwriter Ehren Kruger included several nods to Nimoy's well-known character as Mr. Spock from ''[[Star Trek]]'' in the movie.<ref name="nimoystartrek">[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1666643/transformers-dark-of-the-moon-star-trek-references.jhtml "'Transformers: Dark Of The Moon': Behind The 'Star Trek' Nods"], MTV.com, July 2011.</ref> ''Dark of the Moon'' would be Nimoy's final performance in the ''Transformers'' franchise before his death in early 2015.

===Writing and production===
After having defended the almost universally critically panned ''Revenge of the Fallen'' for a long time, Michael Bay finally acknowledged flaws of the script, but blamed the {{w|2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike}} prior to the movie for many problems. As a definite error, he singled out the "dork comedy", which he promised to avoid with ''Dark of the Moon''.<ref name="bayvisit">[http://collider.com/michael-bay-interview-transformers-dark-moon-edit-bay-visit/63824/ Collider.com article about DOTM], December 2010.</ref>

Principal shooting began in May 2010. Shooting locations included [[Chicago]] (and nearby East Chicago and Gary Indiana), Moscow,<ref name="locations">[http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=63682 "Transformers 3 Headed to Chicago and Moscow"], Comingsoon.net, February 2010.</ref> the [[Kennedy Space Center]] in Florida,<ref name="kennedyspace">[http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/101114-the-transformers-3-shoot-at-kennedy-space-center "The Transformers 3 Shoot at Kennedy Space Center"], SuperHeroHype.com, May 2010.</ref> Milwaukee (Wisconsin),<ref name="milwaukee">[http://www.jsonline.com/entertainment/movies/98266574.html "'Transformers 3' takes over Milwaukee Art Museum"], Journal Sentinel Online, July 2010.</ref> Detroit,<ref name="detroit">[http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/107775-photos-from-the-detroit-transformers-3-set "Photos From the Detroit Transformers 3 Set"], SuperHeroHype.com, September 2010.</ref> [[Washington, D.C.]]<ref name="militaryextras">[http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=473674758199&id=114648515718 US Department of Defense casting call for ''Dark of the Moon''], October 2010.</ref> and Angkor Wat in Cambodia.<ref name="angkor">[http://www.akp.gov.kh/?p=1184 "'Transformers 3' To Be Shot in Cambodia"], Agence Kampuchea Presse, January 2011.</ref>

For the scene where Lennox and his soldier jump out of a V-22 Osprey using wingsuits, Michael Bay used real parachutists and thus avoided unnecessary CG effects. In fact, he had been inspired for this scene in the first place by watching the parachutists in their wingsuits on television<ref name="wingsuits">[http://blog.movies.yahoo.com/blog/1498-transformers-wingsuits-no-cgi-required Yahoo! Movies article on the wingsuit parachutists], June 2011.</ref> and wrote the scene with the intention of using the parachutists in the movie.<ref name="bayvisit"/>

For the Apollo 11 moon landing mission in the flashback sequence at the beginning of the movie, astronauts [[Neil Armstrong]] and [[Buzz Aldrin]] are played by actors Don Jeanes and Cory Tucker, respectively. In the present day timeline, Aldrin himself appears briefly as his own older self.<ref name="aldrin">[http://movies.yahoo.com/news/yahoo-contributor-network/astronaut-buzz-aldrin-hangs-out-with-optimus-prime-transformers-dark-moon Yahoo! Movies article on Buzz Aldrin's appearance in DOTM], July 2011.</ref>

Over 500 cars were destroyed in the making of ''Dark of the Moon'', all of them damaged property from insurance companies intended for destruction.<ref name="baych"/>
[[Image:ROTFvsDOTMUSNavyHollenbeck.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|right|Wherever General Morshower goes, I go.]]

Two accidents happened during shooting: In September 2010, while shooting in East Chicago, Indiana, a female extra was severely injured when a stunt scene went wrong, leaving her with permanent brain damage, the left side of her body paralyzed and her left eye stitched shut. Paramount was subsequently sued for damages by the victim's family.<ref name="extrastunt">[http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2010-10-05/news/ct-met-transformers-lawsuit-20101005_1_gabriela-cedillo-stunt-welding Chicago tibune article on the injured extra and the subsequent lawsuit], October 2010.</ref> She was eventually granted an $18.5 million settlement in May 2012.<ref name="settlement">[http://www.tmz.com/2012/05/23/transfomers-3-injured-extra-gets-18-million-settlement/ TMZ story about Gabriela Cedillo's settlement]</ref> As a consequence, part of the scene of the car chase battle in Washington, D.C. (which would have included the shoot that had led to the accident) was instead "[[Stock footage|borrowed]]" from Michael Bay's 2005 film ''{{w|The Island (2005 film)|The Island}}''.<ref name="island1">[https://www.ign.com/articles/2011/07/04/transformers-3-re-uses-car-crash-from-the-island "Transformers 3 Re-Uses Car Crash From The Island"], IGN Movies, July 2011.</ref> While shooting in Washington, D.C., in October 2010, one of the Chevrolet Camaro prop cars that served as Bumblebee's [[alternate mode]] crashed into a {{w|Metropolitan Police}} SUV. Nobody was seriously injured this time, though Bumblebee sustained severe front-end damage.<ref name="camarocrash">[http://jalopnik.com/5661321/bumblebee-smashes-cop-car-in-yet-another-transformers-3-accident Jalopnik article on the Camaro crash], October 2010.</ref> Hasbro would later "commemorate" this latter event with the [[Toys"R"Us]] [[exclusive]] [[Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]] "Cybertronian Warriors Pack". Fans, meanwhile, joked that the SUV was Barricade getting revenge.

Another (brief) instance of recycled footage occurs during the Chicago battle: When the Navy fires several Tomahawks at the Decepticons, the mission control room scene was previously used to depict the interior of the [[USS Kidd]] in ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''. The most obvious similarity is the [[Hollenbeck|same operator]] saying "Target acquired" both times.<ref name="recycled">[https://youtube.com/watch?v=6tSMdR8vH0s YouTube video] featuring brief clips from ''Dark of the Moon'' and ''Revenge of the Fallen'', highlighting the recycled footage.</ref>

''Dark of the Moon'' is the first of the ''Transformers'' movies to be released in 3D. Despite early considerations to shoot the movie in 2D and convert it into 3D later, Michael Bay ultimately shot 60% of the film in native 3D, another 15% were done digitally, and the rest was shot in 2D and converted later. [[James Cameron]] assisted Michael Bay with the 3D effects. The movie's budget amounted to $195 million, which is about the same budget ''Revenge of the Fallen'' had. About $30 million went into the 3D effects.<ref name="cameron">[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/michael-bay-reveals-james-camerons-191774 "Michael Bay Reveals James Cameron's Secret Role in the Making of 'Transformers'"], The Hollywood Reporter, May 2011.</ref>

===Sponsors and partners===
====Hasbro====
Hasbro, licensor of the [[Transformers brand]], hoped that the third movie would once again boost toy sales, after profits had dropped in the first quarter of 2011.<ref name="hasbroq12011">[http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Hasbro-1Q-profit-drops-71-pct-apf-664090076.html?x=0&.v=11 Yahoo! Finance article about weak Hasbro toy sales in 2011's first quarter], April 2011.</ref> For the second quarter of 2011, Hasbro reported a net revenue growth of 23 percent to $908.5 million, citing brands such as ''Transformers'' and ''[[Beyblade]]'' as the main sources of the increased income.<ref name="hasbro2nsq">[http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Hasbro-Reports-Revenue-and-bw-4063497156.html?x=0&.v=1 "Hasbro Reports Revenue and Earnings Growth for the Second Quarter 2011"], Yahoo! Finance, July 2011.</ref>

====US military and NASA====
Like the previous two movies, ''Dark of the Moon'' featured real military personnel as extras, supported by the [[United States Department of Defense]].<ref name="militaryextras"/> Shooting locations were Hurlburt Field and [[Edwards Air Force Base]].<ref name="hurlburt">[http://www.shadowspear.com/special-operations-entertainment/105725-transformers-filmed-at-hurlburt.html "'Transformers 3 Filmed at Hurlburt, 1SOW Included as 'Extras'"], ShadowSpear Special Operations, July 2011.</ref>

In addition, ''Dark of the Moon'' was also supported by NASA, and NASA employees appear as extras in the movie as well.<ref name="nasa">[http://www.space.com/12142-transformers-film-nasa-space-program-touches.html "'Transformers: Dark of the Moon' Has Real-Life NASA Touches"], Space.com, July 2011.</ref>

====General Motors and other car manufacturers====
[[General Motors]] once again provided several vehicles. All recurring Autobots retain their [[alternate mode]]s from ''Revenge of the Fallen'' despite some minor tweaks, such as Sideswipe now being a convertible, and Bumblebee now sporting a rear spoiler. Once again, the cooperation was mutual, with General Motors using Bumblebee for TV commercials. The first of those, aired during the 2011 Super Bowl, also revealed some minor tweaks to Bumblebee's robot mode.<ref name="bumblebeead1">[http://content.usatoday.com/communities/driveon/post/2011/02/-bumblebee-appears-in-a-chevrolet-camaro-super-bowl-ad/1 "'Bumblebee' appears in Chevrolet's Super Bowl ad"], USA Today, February 2011.</ref><ref name="bumblebeead2">[http://www.autoblog.com/2011/06/06/chevy-drops-new-ad-touting-transformers-3-tie-in/ "Video: Chevy drops new ad touting Transformers 3 tie-in"], Autoblog.com, June 2011.</ref> According to Chevrolet, the ''Transformers'' movies notably affect car sales, as about ten percent of all Camaros sold in the preceding year were yellow, twice as many as with other models.<ref name="carstarscast">[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/transformers-dark-moon-how-sequels-204557 "'Transformers: Dark of the Moon': How the Sequel's Star Cars Were Cast"], The Hollywood Reporter, June 2011.</ref>

New additions for ''Dark of the Moon'' are a Ferrari 458 Italia and a Mercedes-Benz E550 as Autobots ([[Dino]] and [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Que]], respectively) and a Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG as a Decepticon ([[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]]). In the movie, both Autobots sport names which aren't recycled from existing Hasbro toys. In the Ferrari's case, the reason for this is that Hasbro's greatest competitor, Mattel, has an exclusive license for Ferrari toys.<ref name="ferrarimattel">[http://www.ferrari.com/English/Pages/Mattel.aspx Mattel license information], Ferrari.com.</ref><ref name="nelsonnomirage">[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-news-rumors/409844-mirage-no-longer-name-red-italia-dotm-3.html#post6103423 Michael Bay's website admin, Nelson Lauren, explaining why the Ferrari isn't named "Mirage"], TFW2005, May 2011.</ref> "Dino" is named in reference to {{w|Alfredo Ferrari|Alfredo "Dino" Ferrari}}, as per Ferrari's request. The Mercedes-Benz E550, meanwhile, was specifically customized for the movie.<ref name="e550tuning">[http://www.eurotuner.com/news/eurp_1102_mercedes_benz_e550_for_next_transformers_movie/index.html "Mercedes-Benz E550 for Next Transformers Movie - Web Exclusive"], Eurotuner.com, February 2011.</ref> "Que" is named in homage to {{w|Q (James Bond)|Q}} from ''{{w|James Bond}}''. A Maybach 62S Landaulet is also featured in the movie, albeit not as a Transformer, but merely as a regular car used by [[Seymour Simmons]] and his assistant [[Dutch (DOTM)|Dutch]].

Unlike Optimus Prime, whose alternate mode was not licensed for any of the three movies, the Rosenbauer Panther 6x6 airport fire truck used for [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] was officially provided by the Rosenbauer International AG and entirely repainted specifically for the film, at a cost of thousands of dollars, as real-world aircraft fire-fighting vehicles are required by FAA regulations to have a much lighter color scheme, which didn't appeal to director [[Michael Bay]].<ref name="rosenbauer">[http://www.rosenbaueramerica.com/press/2011/06/rosenbauer-panther-6x6-to-be-f/ Rosenbauer America press release, June 28, 2011]</ref>

Since the heavily armed Chevrolet Impalas that serve as the [[Wreckers]]' alternate modes are directly based on existing NASCAR race cars, the prop versions of [[Roadbuster (DOTM)|Roadbuster]], [[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]], and [[Topspin (DOTM)|Topspin]] made an appearance at [[2011]] Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on [[February 20]], four month before the movie's release, appearing both off the track as display cars, and on the track, participating in the ceremonial first lap.<ref name="daytona">[http://www.hendrickmotorsports.com/news/photos/2011/02/18/TRANSFORMERS-cars-on-display-at-Daytona "'TRANSFORMERS' cars on display at Daytona"], Hendrick Motorsports, February 2011.</ref> Director Michael Bay, actor [[Josh Duhamel]] and actress [[Rosie Huntington-Whiteley]] also attended the event, and during the television broadcast of the race, a new ''Dark of the Moon'' television spot was aired.

====Other product placement====
As always, various companies have their products and names prominently displayed throughout the movie, such as {{w|Northrop Grumman}}, [[CNN]], [[Fox News Channel|Fox News]], {{w|Cisco}} and {{w|Superfund}}.<ref name="brands1">[http://www.brandchannel.com/brandcameo_films.asp?movie_year_az=2011 "Transformers: Dark of the Moon"] at brandchannel.com.</ref> Paper manufacturer Double A also cooperated with Paramount and even had Michael Bay direct a commercial that features scenes from ''Dark of the Moon'', notably [[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]].<ref name="paper">[http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/167497-transformers-featured-in-double-a-paper-ad "Transformers Featured in Double A Paper Ad"] at SuperHeroHype, June 2011.</ref> Of particular note is the large number of Chinese brands such as {{w|Lenovo}}, {{w|Yili Group|Yili}} Shuhua Milk, {{w|Metersbonwe Group|Metersbonwe}} Mtee shirts and {{w|TCL Corporation|TCL}} HDTV screens.<ref name="chinesebrands">[http://advertising.chinasmack.com/2011/transformers-the-rise-of-chinese-product-placement.html "Transformers: The Rise Of Chinese Product Placement"] at Chinasmack.</ref><ref name="brands2">[http://www.brandchannel.com/home/post/2011/07/05/Brandcameo-070411-Transformers-3.aspx "Transformers 3 Product Placement: If Tom Hanks Gets a Pass, Michael Bay Does Not"] at brandchannel, July 2011.</ref>

For [[Nokia]], the product placement turned out to be dated by the time the movie came out, as a mobile phone featured in the movie ran on {{w|Symbian}}, despite Nokia mostly dropping Symbian as an operating system due to their recent partnership with {{w|Microsoft}}.<ref name="nokiaobit">[http://www.thenoisecast.com/2011/07/nokia-x7-product-placement-in-transformers-3-feels-like-an-obituary/ "Nokia X7 Product Placement In Transformers 3 Feels Like An Obituary"], Noisecast, July 2011.</ref>

===Changes before, during and after production===
[[File:DOTM Skids, Mudflap, Que and Sideswipe.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|Eat this, Megan Fox.]]
*In an interview with the Los Angeles Times in June 2009, Michael Bay suggested that [[Ramon Rodriguez]] would reprise his role as [[Leo Spitz]] from ''Revenge of the Fallen'' for the third movie.<ref name="bayramon">[http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2009/06/30/ramon-rodriguez-will-have-bigger-role-in-third-transformers-movie-bay-hints/ "Ramon Rodriguez will have bigger role in third ‘Transformers’ movie, Bay hints"], Los Angeles Times, June 2009.</ref>

*As stated above, [[Megan Fox]] was originally intended to reprise her role as [[Mikaela Banes]] from the previous two movies. She was still spotted on the ''Dark of the Moon'' set during the previsualization stage in May 2010,<ref name="foxonset"/> but was fired from the production shortly afterwards due to a falling out with director [[Michael Bay]]. [[Rosie Huntington-Whiteley]]'s character of [[Carly Spencer]] was written in as a replacement, though the fact that her part was originally written for Mikaela still shows in some parts: For example, Carly is overseeing [[Dylan Gould|Dylan]]'s car collection, which could be viewed as an extension of Mikaela's history with working with cars. Furthermore, Sam and Carly not only have [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] (who had been previously "domesticated" by Mikaela) as a "pet", but also her dog [[Bonecrusher (dog)|Bonecrusher]] (played by Michael Bay's eponymous real-life dog).

*In January 2010, actor James Avery claimed in an interview that he would be playing a new Autobot named "Silverbolt".<ref name="avery">[http://web.archive.org/web/20120401095240/http://unscripted.ca/episodes/show/136 James Avery interview on Unscripted], January 2010</ref> In June 2010, representatives of James Avery, responding to a bizarre rumor that he had passed away, confirmed that the actor was indeed alive and would be playing Silverbolt in ''Transformers 3''.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20151107012047/http://www.examiner.com/article/uncle-phil-james-avery-isn-t-dead-after-all James Avery isn't dead after all], The Examiner, June 2010.</ref> Despite this, neither Avery nor Silverbolt ultimately appear in ''Dark of the Moon''.

*In January 2011, an Idaho newspaper<ref>[http://magicvalley.com/news/local/article_d4f374a4-d960-5589-8d0c-be37df66fc40.html?mode=story "Rupert's Fagerbakke finds a voice that is truly golden"]</ref> announced voice actor [[Bill Fagerbakke]] as the voice of a "Chevy Impala stock car" that would appear in ''Dark of the Moon'' (presumably meaning one of the three [[Wreckers]], who share that base altmode). Why Fagerbakke did not end up voicing any of the Wreckers in the final cut of the film is unknown.

[[File:DOTM-SentinelPrimetrailer.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Colour me your colour, baby Colour me your car Colour me your colour, darling I know who you are]]
*Shockwave's original voice actor, [[Corey Burton]], expressed that he had no interest in voicing him for ''Dark of the Moon'', explaining "[I] have practically no interest in that kind of mega-budget movie enterprise involvement" and that the inspiration for his Shockwave voice, {{w|David Warner (actor)|David Warner}}, was rumored to have been considered.<ref>[http://www.coreyburton.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?p=2707&highlight=#2707 Corey Burton's message board post.]</ref> In the end, Shockwave's almost-entirely-wordless-snarl-based role would have been something of a waste of Warner; the role ultimately went to Frank Welker. There's a nice touch of symmetry in the casting, with Welker taking over a Burton-originated role not long after Burton took on a Welker-originated character in [[Megatron (Animated)|''Animated'' Megatron]].

*In an earlier draft of the movie's script, Megatron is sincere when he offers Optimus Prime a truce at the end. Optimus accepts, and Megatron and the remaining Decepticons leave Earth to rebuild Cybertron. This ending is used for the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (novel)|novelization]] and the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon Movie Adaptation|comic adaptation]]. According to Michael Bay's website administrator Nelson, the ending was changed because the studio didn't want the adaptations to share the same ending with the film.<ref>http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/members/nelson-47919.html#vmessage284191</ref>

*Furthermore, it was originally supposed to be [[Dino|Mirage/"Dino"]] rather than [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Wheeljack/"Que"]] who would have been executed by [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] in Chicago. This version made it into the comic adaptation and the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon: The Junior Novel|junior novelization]].

*Another scrapped death for Mirage is seen in the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (novel)|novelization]], in which he's decapitated by [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]. His severed head is subsequently used by Soundwave to mock the Autobots before they are executed.

*A scrapped death for Wheeljack/"Que" involved the Autobot being run off of a Chicago street and into a river by the [[Driller]], where he would have been torn to pieces by Decepticon troopers lying in wait in the river.

*The [[Twins (ROTF)|Twins]], [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]], were originally supposed to return for ''Dark of the Moon'', and to die at the hands of Sentinel Prime shortly after Ironhide. Even though [[General Motors]] provided two Chevrolet Sparks to serve as their alternate modes<ref name="chevyspark">[http://www.leftlanenews.com/chevrolet-spark-transformers-3.html Left Lane News article on two Chevrolet Sparks spotted on the DOTM set], May 2010.</ref> which were still spotted on the set as late as October 2010,<ref name="dcparking">[http://transformerslive.blogspot.com/2010/10/transformers-3-dc-parking-lot-gallery.html "Transformers 3 DC Parking Lot Gallery"], Transformers Live Action Movie Blog, October 2010.</ref> the two were mostly edited out of the final movie (their vehicle modes can barely be glimpsed in a few brief shots). Michael Bay even went so far as to offer a $25,000 reward for anyone who would see the Twins "perform" in the movie.<ref name="reward">[http://collider.com/transformers-3-twins-skids-mudflap-michael-bay/91104/ Collider.com article on Michael Bay's "reward" for spotting Skids and Mudflap "perform" in DOTM], May 2011.</ref> In the novelization and the comic adaptation, Skids and Mudflap still appear.

[[File:DOTMSuperBowlvsTrailer.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|So does this qualify as a retcon?]]
*Another plot point that was apparently dropped was an anti-Autobot sentiment among the human populace. Graffiti with a crossed out Autobot [[insignia|logo]] with the words "go home" below it showed up in several set photos.<ref name="gohome1">[http://transformerslive.blogspot.com/2010/05/transformers-3-filming-with-twins.html Photos from the set in Sherman Oaks, California] at the Transformers Live Action Movie Blog, May 2010.</ref><ref name="gohome2">[http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/possible-tf3-plot-point-revealed-autobots-go-home/19188/ Photos from the Chicago set] at Seibertron.com, July 2010.</ref> In the movie, Congress instantly passes a law exiling the Autobots from Earth following Sentinel Prime's ultimatum.

*Early working names included "[[Ultra Magnus (disambiguation)|Ultra Magnus]]" for [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]],<ref name="chicagocall">[http://transformerslive.blogspot.com/2011/06/chicgo-call-sheet-for-ultra-magnus.html "Chicago Call Sheet For Ultra Magnus"], Transformers Live Action Movie Blog, June 2011.</ref> "Enzo" (after {{w|Enzo Ferrari}})<ref name="callsheet2">[http://tilallaremine.wordpress.com/2011/07/01/dark-of-the-moon-call-sheets/ Dark of the Moon Call Sheets!] at Til All Are Mine blog, July 2011.</ref> and "Rush" for Mirage/"Dino", "[[Warpath (disambiguation)|Warpath]]" for both [[Roadbuster (DOTM)|Roadbuster]] and [[Topspin (DOTM)|Topspin]], "Tempest" for Topspin, "[[Flash (disambiguation)|Flash]]" for [[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]], "[[Dreadwind (disambiguation)|Dreadwind]]" for [[Crankcase (DOTM)|Crankcase]], "[[Hooligan (disambiguation)|Hooligan]]" for [[Crowbar]], "[[Dirtbag]]" for [[Hatchet (DOTM)|Hatchet]], "[[Blitzwing (disambiguation)|Blitzwing]]" for [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]], "[[Breakdown (disambiguation)|Breakdown]]" for Soundwave's new vehicular design, "[[Clench (G1)|Colossus]]" for the [[Driller]],<ref name="nizzi">[http://www.joshnizzi.com/TF3.htm Josh Nizzi DOTM concepts.]</ref> "Buzzard" for [[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]], "[[Undermine (Cybertron)|Undermine]]" for [[Igor]] and "[[Steeljaw (disambiguation)|Steeljaw]]" for Wheeljack/"Que". However, it's quite possible a few of these were code names used to keep character identities a secret during production as images of Megatron's new cloak obscured face refer to the character as "[[Cyclonus (disambiguation)|Cyclonus]]".<ref name="wburt">[http://conceptartworld.com/?p=8388 Wesley Burt DOTM concepts.]</ref>

*Roadbuster was originally intended to have {{w|Jeff Gordon}}'s #24 {{w|DuPont}}-sponsored Chevrolet Impala as his alternate mode, rather than {{w|Dale Earnhardt, Jr.}}'s #88 Impala sponsored by {{w|AMP Energy}}.<ref name="nizzi"/>

*Que/Wheeljack's head was once considered to be based on {{w|Christopher Lloyd}}'s [[Doc Brown]] from ''[[Back to the Future]]'', rather than [[Albert Einstein]].<ref name="wburt"/>

*The Wreckers were originally intended to have a robot pet dog, whose working names also included "Warpath".<ref name="nizzi"/> Hasbro released a toy of the dog with the [[Human Alliance]] version of Leadfoot, named "[[Steeljaw (DOTM)|Steeljaw]]".

*Megatron was originally supposed to appear in his ''Revenge of the Fallen'' form.<ref>http://joshnizzi.com/images/TF3/JoshNizzi_TF3_56.jpg</ref>

*In an interview with MTV.com, actors [[Shia LaBeouf]] and [[John Malkovich]] hinted at some smaller scenes that were cut from the final edit of the movie. In addition to some ad-libbing by the actors, one scene would have featured Malkovich's character, [[Bruce Brazos]], attempting to get Carly's phone number.<ref name="deletedmtv">[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1666772/transformers-dark-of-the-moon-dvd-deleted-scenes.jhtml MTV.com on deleted scenes], July 2011.</ref>

*In the original announcement trailer for ''Dark of the Moon'' that was released in December 2010, the opening scene that featured [[Neil Armstrong]] and [[Buzz Aldrin]] investigate the ''[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]'' on the moon had Sentinel Prime sport a gold and silver color scheme. For the final movie, his base color was changed to red, his left shoulder was lowered, his facial expression was changed to look more droopy, and the whole scene was given a considerable blue tint.

*Similar to the announcement trailer, the Super Bowl spot also features footage that contains unfinished CG effects. Most notably, the shot that depicts Optimus Prime, equipped with his flight pack, swooping down on the Decepticons before starting his epic rampage on the ground was changed by the time the first full trailer was released: Optimus himself and the first [[M1 Abrams Decepticon]] are both rescaled and moved to different positions on-screen; a Decepticon using the same [[body-type]] as [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] and [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]] is removed entirely; and a Decepticon using the same body-type as Long Haul, as well as other [[generic]]s, are added. The final movie uses pretty much the same version as seen in the trailer.
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===Leaks and disinformation===
[[File:DOTMgameSoundwave.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|What you're about to see is totally classified.]]
The movie's title, then "Transformers: ''The'' Dark of the Moon", was first discovered on October 6, 2010 via listings for childrens' books on [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]]. The title was further confirmed by a whois check for "www.transformersdarkofthemoonmovie.com".<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/transformers-3-title-revealed-170697/ Transformers 3 Title Revealed?] @ TFW2005.com</ref> On October 31, the official website for all three movies, [http://www.transformersmovie.com/ transformersmovie.com], was updated to show the ''Transformers: Dark of the Moon'' logo as well as international release dates.

[[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] was heavily touted as the new main villain, no doubt in an attempt to conceal [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]]'s unexpected betrayal halfway through the movie. A piece of information that commonly popped up in media coverage was the claim that Shockwave was the ruler of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] while the other Autobots and Decepticons were duking it out on Earth.<ref name="pushpops">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/transformers-3-plot-summary-revealed-170756/ "Transformers 3 Plot Summary Revealed"], TFW2005, October 2010.</ref> The last bit could be written off as a case of {{w|Chinese whispers}}: Shockwave got announced as the villain for ''Dark of the Moon'', mainstream media (such as USA Today<ref name="usatodayswitch">[http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2010-06-11-Transformers11_ST_N.htm "Next 'Transformers' is due for a switch"], USA Today, June 2010.</ref>) who aren't versed in Transformers lore looked up the character, found out about his ''[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]'' [[Shockwave (G1)|namesake]]'s role in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon]], included it as a piece of trivia to show they did their research, and then the trivia note got picked up as gospel by other media. Nevertheless, it was included in the ''official plot summary'' by Paramount's German branch (which also claimed that ''Shockwave'' was the robot discovered inside the ''[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]'' as seen in the trailer).<ref name="germansite">[http://www.transformers3-film.de/ Official German DOTM site] including faulty plot summary.</ref>

[[File:TF3HasbroSoundwaveBio.JPG|thumb|upright=1.66|left|If you breathe a word of what you see in here, you will do time for treason.]]Michael Bay and other official parties tried ''really'' hard to suppress the plot twist of the silver Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG given to [[Carly Spencer|Carly]] by [[Dylan Gould|Dylan]] turning out to be the new [[alternate mode]] of [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]]. After the Mercedes had been spotted on the set, with [[Rosie Huntington-Whiteley]] exiting it,<ref name="mercedesset">[http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=67518 DOTM Set Photos], ComingSoon.net, July 2010.</ref> the first hint that it was more than meets the eye came with the trailer for the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Xbox 360/PS3)|video game]], which showed Soundwave's robot mode with car [[kibble]] such as wheels that heavily resembled those of the Mercedes. In addition, [[Rising Storm issue 2|issue 2]] of ''[[Transformers: Rising Storm]]'' depicted Soundwave's robot mode not only with car kibble, but with a Mercedes star on his chest, yet in [[Rising Storm issue 3|issue 3]], he appeared in his ''Revenge of the Fallen'' design again. Despite this, director Michael Bay insisted that the Mercedes was simply Carly's car, claiming that "Mercedes would never let us make their car into a bad Decepticon. Car company's {{sic}} really frown on that. I can't say what the game company and comics do that's their own thing. They don't have the same constraints movies do. It's Carly's car."<ref name="baynomerc">[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?8724-Update-Is-Soundwave-the-silver-Mercedes-on-set-of-DOTM&p=169598&viewfull=1#post169598 Michael Bay's response to the fan theory that Soundwave is the Silver Mercedes.], April 2011.</ref> On April 19, 2011, an event for promoting the ''Spider-Man: Edge of Time'' and ''Transformers: Dark of the Moon'' video games was held in London. As part of this, [[High Moon Studios]] released promotional stills from the ''Dark of the Moon'' game, one of which depicted Soundwave's new robot mode, again with Mercedes parts. However, a news embargo was enforced on the attending press, which was broken by South African video game site [http://egamer.co.za egamer].<ref name="egamera">[http://egamer.co.za/2011/05/exclusive-hands-on-transformers-dark-of-the-moon/ egamer's preview of the ''Dark of the Moon'' video game]</ref> The site was soon asked to take down the article and images, as were various ''Transformers'' fan sites that had reported on the article and mirrored the images. On May 2, 2011, Hasbro's [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/ official Transformers website] was given a massive overhaul, including the addition of the new [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/cybertronian-database.cfm Vector Sigma database]. The entry for Soundwave initially identified his alternate mode as a Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG, but was soon changed to "satellite". On May 3, 2011, the embargo for the video game article and promotional stills was finally lifted, allowing sites to freely show the image of Soundwave's new robot mode.

On May 5, 2011, six days before the trade paperback collection's official release, preview pages from [[IDW Publishing|IDW]]'s [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon Movie Adaptation|''Dark of the Moon'' comic adaptation]] were discovered at [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]]. Through some bizarre system error, ''several dozen pages'' were made available, which included the major plot twist of Sentinel Prime showing his true colors and killing [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]. Unsurprisingly, this discovery was quickly posted on several major Transformers [[fandom|fan sites]], often without a spoiler warning. The fact that, even without this leak, the trade paperback of the comic adaptation was released well over a month before the film's theatrical release probably didn't help matters either.

==Notes==
*A 126-page script for the movie was leaked in December 2009,<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/content/view/6435/20/ The Allspark: Transformers News Movie Comics Animated - Script Treatment for Transformers 3? Bogus or Not, Here You Go!]</ref> causing much discussion among the fandom. It was later confirmed as fake.<ref>[http://shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=6532 Script]</ref>
*In April 2010, shortly before on-set production began, the Andersen Air Force Base in Guam ran a security drill on detecting phishing scams as part of their operational readiness exercises. However, the base's security team decided to make the phishing email appear to be a casting call for US airmen to appear as extras in the then-untitled ''Transformers 3'' film. One airman thought it was an actual casting call and shared the phishing link to ComicBookMovie.com, which was then picked up by several fan forums and websites that shared the link even ''further''.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=We all know how much Michael Bay loves to use the military in his movies and Transformers 3 will be no different. But this time he is coming to Guam and Andersen AFB. I'm an Airman in the worlds greatest air, space and cyberspace force on Guam. I received an email stating that Dreamworks is looking for 20 airmen for Andersen to be extras.|link=https://comicbookmovie.com/transformers/transformers-3-shooting-in-guam-a17457|title=Transformers 3 Shooting in Guam|site=ComicBookMovie.com|name=Andersen Air Force Base airman "supershaggy"|day=25|month=04|year=2010}}</ref> After local news media in Guam contacted the air base for information, the exercise was immediately ended by Anderson AFB, hoping this exercise showed everyone the danger of phishing scams.<ref>[https://www.postguam.com/news/local/movie-deal-false-alarm/article_ce7aa728-3c16-516a-ba1a-1a24acdf2ca3.html The Guam Daily Post - Movie deal false alarm]</ref> Mission accomplished!
*When word hit that [[Megan Fox]] was off the picture, [https://youtube.com/watch?v=3VTs5ESycpY Heidi Montag] put an "audition" for her part on YouTube. [http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/114ce28ddd/sir-ben-kingsley-shows-up-heidi-montag Sir Ben Kingsley] and [https://youtube.com/watch?v=N4FZeucBO0c Ashton Kutcher] made fun of her, because life is rad.
*Several concepts that had been established by the [[Transformers (film)|first movie]] were (more or less) dropped with ''Dark of the Moon'' in favor for a more traditional, ''[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]''-esque approach:
**In the 2007 movie, the Autobots arrive on Earth in "[[Protoform]]" entry modes (which was subsequently used as the basis for the Decepticons' arrival in [[Planetfall (Movie)|Planetfall]]). Prior to the release of the movie, screenwriter [[Roberto Orci]] defended this choice over the use of a spaceship such as the ''Ark'' by asking why "aliens who moonlight as vehicles need other vehicles to travel".<ref name="orcitravel">[http://tformers.com/Ark-Not-Making-An-Appearance-In-the-Movie/6513/news.html TFormers quoting Roberto Orci], because Don Murphy's board can only be read by registered members.</ref> He somewhat changed his mind after the movie had been released, however.<ref name="orciship">[http://boards.transformersmovie.com/showpost.php?p=388596&postcount=271 Roberto Orci on the Transformers Live Action Movie Boards], July 2007.</ref> After the Decepticons' ship, the ''[[Nemesis (ROTF)|Nemesis]]'', had made an appearance in ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'', ''Dark of the Moon'' not only introduces the movieverse version of the ''[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]'', but also reveals that all the new Autobots who have been on Earth since before ''Revenge of the Fallen'' had arrived in their own spaceship, the ''[[Xantium (DOTM)|Xantium]]'', making the notion of individual Transformers traveling through space as "comets" an exception rather than the rule. ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]'' would also later depict the Autobots as stranded on Earth after the destruction of the ''Xantium'' in this film, further pointing towards the "comet" transportation as an abandoned concept. ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight]]'' would also show this idea when the Autobots again declare themselves stranded, as they don't know where the [[Knight Ship]] is, only being able to finally go home after they acquired it.
**Furthermore, ''Dark of the Moon'' largely abandons the idea of Transformers having all their weapons integrated into their bodies in favor of more traditional, separate weapons. For example, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], who had blades and hooks emerging from his forearms in the previous two movies now stores all his weapons (including an axe) as accessories inside his trailer (though he still carries some on his person). Also, Ironhide, whose cannons were previously affixed to his arms, now sports handheld firearms instead. Even Megatron, whose [[fusion cannon]] previously grew out of his arms, now has a hand-held shotgun. Though it can be argued that Optimus still has his swords in his arms during the Chicago battle, and both Ironhide and Megatron lost their integrated weapons in the previous film, the general change is still noticeable. The only ones who still seem to have the same converting arm cannons as in the previous movies are Bumblebee, Ratchet, and Starscream.
*Another change from the previous movies (though not rooted in ''Generation 1'') is that Transformers that take damage in battle now spill a red liquid that is very obviously meant to resemble human blood.
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] finally achieves a certain consistency between his two primary modes: Ever since his upgrade to a modern Camaro in ''Transformers'' (2007), his [[license plate]] had alternated between "900 STRA" in vehicle mode and "4NZZ 454" in robot mode. ''Dark of the Moon'' finally uses "900 STRA" for the robot mode as well. Hasbro's toys, which had previously favored the CG robot model's "4NZZ 454" (barring the occasional "4NZZ'''Z''' 454" flub), follow suit.
*Speaking of license plates: [[Dutch (DOTM)|Dutch]]'s Maybach 62S Landaulet sports a German license plate, "'''S MM 6201'''", registered in the city of Stuttgart. In reality, that plate is registered to the manufacturer and used for promotional photos.<ref name="maybach">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/update--transformers-3-rumor--who-wants-to-be-a-millionaire-170533/ Set photos and promo photos of the Maybach 62S Landaulet] at TFW2005.</ref>
*Michael Bay's private Gulfstream Aerospace G-1159A jet (registration number N4500X) has a cameo in the movie as [[Charlotte Mearing]]'s plane.
*For eleven years, ''Dark of the Moon'' held the record for the biggest Independence Day opening weekend at $115.9 million, until it was beaten by ''{{w|Minions: The Rise of Gru}}'', ranking in $128 million.<ref>[https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2022/07/03/box-office-minions-the-rise-of-gru-breaks-records-with-128-million-holiday-weekend/ Box Office: ‘Minions 2’ Breaks Records With $128 Million Holiday Weekend - Forbes]</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers/Darkside Moon''''' (トランスフォーマー/ダークサイド・ムーン ''Toransufōmā Dākusaido Mūn'')
*''Arabic:'' '''''Almtahawilun: Aljanib Almuzlim Lilqamar''''' (المتحولون: الجانب المظلم للقمر, "Transformers: The Dark Side of the Moon")
*''Cantonese:'' (變形金剛: 黑月降臨, "Transformers: The Arrival of the Black Moon")
*''Croatian:'' '''''Transformeri: Tamna strana Mjeseca''''' ("Transformers: The Dark Side of the Moon")
*''Czech:'' '''''Transformers 3'''''
*''Finnish:'' '''''Transformers: Kuun pimeä puoli''''' ("Transformers: The Dark Side of the Moon")
*''French:'' '''''Transformers 3 : La Face cachée de la Lune''''' ("Transformers 3: The Hidden Side of the Moon")
*''German:'' '''''Transformers 3'''''
*''Greek:'' '''''Transformers 3'''''
*''Hebrew:'' '''''Rvvvtrkm 3. Flt hrch''''' (רובוטריקים 3: אפלת הירח, "Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon")
*''Hindi:'' '''''Traansaphormars: Chaand ka Andhera''''' (ट्राँसफॉर्मर्स: चांद का अंधेरा, "Transformers: Darkness of the Moon")
*''Hungarian:'' '''''Transformers 3'''''
*''Italian:'' '''''Transformers 3'''''
*''Korean:'' '''''Teulaenseupomeo 3''''' (트랜스포머 3, "Transformers 3")
*''Latvian:'' '''''Transformeri 3: Mēness no otras puses''''' ("Transformers 3: The Moon on the Other Side")
*''Lithuanian:'' '''''Transformeriai: tamsioji Mėnulio pusė''''' ("Transformers: The Dark Side of the Moon")
*''Mandarin:'' '''''Biànxíng Jīngāng 3''''' (Taiwan, 變形金剛３, "Transformers 3"), '''''Biànxíng Jīngāng: Yuè Hēi zhī Shí''''' (China, 变形金刚：月黑之时, "Transformers: When the Moon Becomes Black")
*''Polish:'' '''''Transformers 3'''''
*''Portuguese:'' '''''Transformers: O Lado Oculto da Lua''''' (Brazil, "Transformers: The Hidden Side of the Moon"), '''''Transformers 3''''' (Portugal)
*''Romanian:'' '''''Transformers: Fața ascunsă a Lunii''''' ("Transformers: The Hidden Face of the Moon")
*''Russian:'' '''''Transformery 3: Tjomnaja storona Luny''''' (Трансформеры 3: Тёмная сторона Луны, "Transformers 3: The Dark Side of the Moon")
*''Serbian:'' '''''Transformers 3: Tama Meseca''''' ("Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon")
*''Spanish:'' '''''Transformers: El Lado Oscuro de la Luna''''' (Latin American, "Transformers: The Dark Side of the Moon"), '''''Transformers 3''''' (Spain)
*''Swedish:'' '''''Transformers 3'''''
*''Tamil:'' '''''Ṭirāṉsḥpārmas: Ṭārk op ti mūṉ''''' (டிரான்ஸ்ஃபார்மஸ்: டார்க் ஒப் தி மூன், "Transformers: Dark of the Moon")
*''Thai:'' '''''Thrāns̄̒ fxr̒m me xr̒s̄ 3''''' (ทรานส์ฟอร์มเมอร์ส 3, "Transformers 3")
*''Turkish:'' '''''Transformers: Ayın Karanlık Yüzü''''' ("Transformers: The Dark Side of the Moon")
*''Ukrainian:'' '''''Transformery: Temnyy bik Misyatsya''''' (Трансформери: Темний бік Місяця, "Transformers: Dark Side of the Moon")

==External links==
*[http://www.transformersmovie.com/ Transformersmovie.com]
*[http://www.imdb.com/tt1399103/ ''Dark of the Moon'' at IMDB.com]
*{{w|Transformers: Dark of the Moon|''Dark of the Moon'' film on Wikipedia}}
*[https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/transformers_dark_of_the_moon/ ''Dark of the Moon'' on RottenTomatoes.com]

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

==External links==
*[http://www.transformersmovie.com/ Official ''Transformers: Dark of the Moon'' website]
*[http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/paramount/transformersdarkofthemoon/ Trailers.Apple.com ''Transformers: Dark of the Moon'' page]
*Designer portfolios: [http://www.joshnizzi.com/TF3.htm Josh Nizzi], [http://www.warrenmanser.com/WarrenManser.com/PORTFOLIO_M/Pages/TRANSFORMERS_3.html Warren Manser], [http://www.joelchang.com/index.php?/projects/transformers-dark-of-the-moon/ Joel Chang], [http://conceptartworld.com/?p=8293 The Aaron Sims Company] (at Concept Art World), [http://conceptartworld.com/?p=8388 Wesley Burt] (at Concept Art World), [http://massiveblack.com/MBwebolution/blog/?p=301 Massive Black], [http://www.ghull.com/#/125195 George Hull]

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|seriess=[[Live-action film series]]
|prev=Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)
|next=Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)
|title=''Transformers: Dark of the Moon''
|image=DOTM-OPportraitposter.jpg
|caption="Of [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|my friend]], I can only say this: of all the souls I have encountered, he was the most... human."
|production companies=[[Allspark (company)|Hasbro Films]] [[Lorenzo di Bonaventura|di Bonaventura Pictures]]
|distributor=[[Paramount Pictures]]
|executive producer=[[Steven Spielberg]]
|producer=[[Lorenzo di Bonaventura]] [[Tom DeSanto]] [[Don Murphy]] [[Ian Bryce]]
|written by=[[Ehren Kruger]]
|directed by=[[Michael Bay]]
|cinematography by=[[Amir Mokri]]
|edited by=[[Roger Barton]] [[William Goldenberg]] [[Joel Negron]]
|music by=[[Steve Jablonsky]]
|release date=[[June 29]], [[2011]]
|continuity=[[Live-action film series]]
|runtime=154 minutes
|budget=$195 million
|box office=$1.124 billion
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'''''Transformers: Dark of the Moon''''' is the third film in the [[live-action film series]]. It was released in 3D and IMAX at 9PM on [[June 28]], [[2011]]<ref name="open3D">[http://michaelbay.com/2011/06/18/see-dark-of-the-moon-one-day-earlier-on-imax-3d/ See Dark Of The Moon One Day Earlier on IMAX 3D | MichaelBay]</ref> and in wide release on [[June 29]], [[2011]]<ref name="open">[http://www.deadline.com/2011/05/paramount-moving-up-transformers-3/ Paramount Moving Up ‘T’formers 3′ Release – Deadline.com]</ref> in the United States, and between [[June 29]] and July 1 for other markets.

The film is set three years after the events of ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''. The Autobots continue to work for NEST, but no longer in secret, and for the goal of keeping peace between humans by taking out volatile overseas political targets. But after discovering a strange artifact during a mission in Chernobyl, it becomes apparent to Optimus Prime that the United States government has been less than forthright with them.

And SCENE!

{{bigquote|Aw, shit, I seen this one. It's the one where [[Spock]] goes nuts.|Wheelie|''Transformers: Dark of the Moon''}}

==Synopsis==
[[File:Dotm-Arkreflection.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|"Wha... this is the finest engine room in the whole Starfleet!"]]

In the distant past, during the later days of the [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] civil war, [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] attempted to leave the planet with groundbreaking technology on board the ''[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]''. However, his ship was shot down by the Decepticons and, after being sent hurling through space for a while, eventually crashed on the [[Earth]]'s [[Moon (moon)|moon]] in 1961. The crash is noticed by the humans on Earth, leading to the {{w|Space Race}} under President [[John F. Kennedy]]. Landing on the Moon as part of the [[Apollo 11]] mission in 1969, astronauts [[Neil Armstrong]] and [[Buzz Aldrin]] use several minutes of [[radio]] silence to investigate the spaceship and discover that Mankind is not alone in space.

[[File:DOTM - ShockwaveDriller.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|"When I swing around, I mean to deprive you of your life."]]
In the present day, the Autobots are still part of [[NEST]], cooperating with the [[United States military|US Armed Forces]]. They have also begun to help humanity in its local conflicts, as [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]], [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Que]], and [[Dino]] destroy an illegal [[Iran]]ian nuclear facility. On a mission to the [[Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant]], a NEST team led by [[William Lennox|Lt. Col. Lennox]], [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] discovers an unknown alien fuel cell which had led to the {{w|Chernobyl disaster}}. While trying to secure the cell, they are attacked by the Decepticon [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] and his "pet", the [[Driller]], who are eventually forced to retreat by Optimus Prime. Meanwhile, [[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]] kills [[Alexi Voskhod]], who had called NEST to Chernobyl and was secretly working for him. After securing the fuel cell and identifying it as part of the ''Ark'', Optimus Prime is angry at the humans for not following through with their agreement of sharing all known information relating to Cybertron and its inhabitants. Despite this, he eventually informs his allies and [[Charlotte Mearing]], the {{w|Director of National Intelligence}}, about the space bridge technology the ''Ark'' contains. Together with Ratchet, Optimus travels to the Moon, where they find Sentinel Prime inside the ship. Retrieving him along with four pillars of the space bridge and the accompanying control pillar, they return to Earth, where Optimus uses the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to reactivate Sentinel Prime. In [[Africa]], Decepticon leader [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] (still recovering from wounds [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|suffered]] in [[Egypt]]) meets with his lieutenants [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] and [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]]. Upon learning that the Autobots have recovered Sentinel and the pillars, Megatron orders Soundwave and Laserbeak to terminate their "loose ends".

Meanwhile, [[Sam Witwicky]], the Autobots' human friend, is suffering from everyday problems. Even though President [[Barack Obama]] has awarded him a medal for saving the Earth twice, Sam has trouble finding a job. Together with his new girlfriend [[Carly Spencer]], whom he had met in the [[White House]] (after his former girlfriend [[Mikaela Banes|Mikaela]] had left him), he also gives the stranded Autobots [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] and [[Brains]] a home. After a long search, he finally finds a position as a mail carrier at a telecommunication company named [[Accuretta Systems]]. From his colleague, [[Jerry Wang]], he learns about a conspiracy by humans who collaborate with the Decepticons. Before Jerry can tell Sam more, however, he is killed by Laserbeak.

[[File:DOTM-Sentinelendofyourworld.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66|"There's a man out there I haven't seen in fifteen years who's trying to kill me."]]

Locked out of participating in the investigation by Mearing, Sam turns to [[Seymour Simmons]] for help. Simmons, who has become a millionaire as a writer, and his aide, [[Dutch (DOTM)|Dutch]], help Sam find out that the Soviets have taken photos of Decepticons removing hundreds of space bridge pillars out of the ''Ark'' even before Apollo 11 had landed on the Moon. Sam and Simmons conclude that the Decepticons had left Sentinel Prime behind on purpose, knowing that only he would be able to activate the space bridge, and only Optimus Prime could reactivate him. Sam is able to warn the Autobots in time so they can protect Sentinel from a Decepticon attack and escort him back to the NEST headquarters. Upon arriving there, however, Sentinel Prime betrays them, revealing that he made a deal with Megatron to ensure Cybertron's survival. After killing [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] and most of the NEST soldiers, Sentinel claims the remaining pillars and escapes. The other Autobots track him down to [[Washington, D.C.]], but before Optimus can stop him, Sentinel activates a space bridge to the Moon. The portal allows dozens of Decepticon troops which had remained hidden under the Moon's surface to reach Earth, forcing the Autobots to retreat.

[[File:DOTM-Moonspacebridge.jpg|thumb|upright=1.55|"We are one big, happy fleet! Ah, [[James T. Kirk|Kirk]], my old friend, do you know the [[Klingon]] proverb that tells us revenge is a dish that is best served cold? It is ''very'' cold in space."]]

In the meantime, Sam is worried about Carly and searches for her. He finds her with her employer, [[Dylan Gould]], who reveals to Sam that he not only arranged for Sam to get a job with Accuretta, but is also a collaborator with the Decepticons. At their request, his father had used his influence to ensure that [[NASA]] would not conduct any more missions to the Moon. When Sam and Carly attempt to flee, they discover Carly's car is a disguise for Soundwave, who takes her captive. Dylan instructs Sam to ask Optimus Prime about the Autobots' strategy, otherwise Carly will die. To ensure that Sam will not try to warn the Autobots, he attaches a Decepticon disguised as a [[Watch-bot|watch]] on Sam's wrist, and it taps into his nervous system.

Meanwhile, Sentinel Prime has given Mankind an ultimatum to exile the Autobots from Earth, since he is only trying to save Cybertron, or so he claims. The US government promptly passes a bill to this effect. Before the Autobots leave Earth aboard their spaceship, the ''[[Xantium (DOTM)|Xantium]]'', Sam asks Optimus about his plan. Optimus replies that there is no plan, and Mankind is on its own now. With all Autobots on board, the ''Xantium'' takes off, but is promptly intercepted by Starscream, who had waited in Earth's orbit. With the ''Xantium'' destroyed, the Decepticons believe the Autobots to be dead and let Sam go.

[[File:DarkoftheMoon-Chicago.jpg|thumb|upright=1.55|left|"Let them eat static. "]]
With the Autobots out of the way, the Decepticons conquer [[Chicago]], kill most of its population and set up the control pillar for the space bridge inside the city, placing the other pillars around the world. Dylan informs Carly that the Decepticons do not intend to return to Cybertron; instead, they want to transport Cybertron into Earth's orbit, because Earth not only has the necessary resources, but also six billion slaves to rebuild the Transformers' home planet.

Sam decides to go to Chicago, where Dylan has taken Carly. Former NEST soldier [[Robert Epps]], who now works for NASA, accompanies him, together with other former NEST members. Upon arrival in Chicago, they are promptly attacked by the Decepticons, but are rescued by Optimus Prime and the other Autobots. Having never intended to leave Earth, they had hidden themselves inside a modified rocket booster that was jettisoned before Starscream destroyed the ''Xantium''.

[[File:DOTM Driller vs Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.55|"From Hell's heart, I stab at thee!"]]

The Autobots and the humans soldiers make their way to the skyscraper where Dylan is located in order to destroy the space bridge's control pillar. Sam and Bumblebee rescue Carly, killing Laserbeak in the process, during which they find a damaged UAV and alert the military to the Decepticons plans. Due to another attack by a team of Decepticons led by Shockwave, the team is separated once more. While the Autobots battle the Decepticons, Epps and his team try to destroy the pillar from another skyscraper. However, they are attacked by Shockwave and the Driller, who brings the skyscraper crashing down. Optimus Prime comes to their aid and destroys the Driller, but is shot by Shockwave and becomes trapped in crane cables.

In the meantime, Lennox and the rest of NEST have managed to make their way into the city using [[wingsuit]]s, and with Lennox's help, Sam destroys Starscream using weapons provided to him by the Autobot scientist Que. Meanwhile, the Decepticons have captured several Autobots, but Dylan convinces them not to keep prisoners and kill them all. [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] executes Que, and Soundwave moves to kill Bumblebee next, but the Autobots Wheelie and Brains have managed to make one of the Decepticons' ships crash, thereby distracting Soundwave long enough for Bumblebee and the other Autobots to get free. Bumblebee overpowers and kills Soundwave. NEST soldiers and US Marines snipe the Decepticons. Autobots and Tanks roll in and ambush the Decepticons. Optimus Prime returns and massacres a large group of Decepticons. He then kills Shockwave and uses the Decepticon's arm cannon to topple over the space bridge's control pillar, deactivating the bridge.

[[File:DOTMCybertrontransit.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.55|"Earth was created in six days. Now, watch out! Here comes Genesis! We'll do it for you in six minutes!"]]

Optimus Prime then confronts Sentinel Prime and the two engage in a ferocious battle of Student vs Master. Carly stumbles across Megatron outside the main battle zone. Having previously witnessed a violent argument between Sentinel Prime and Megatron, she appeals to his pride and makes him realize that he will never be able to rule over Cybertron as long as Sentinel is alive. Meanwhile, after a long fight, Sentinel gains the upper hand over Optimus and severs his right arm. However, before he can execute his former pupil, an infuriated Megatron attacks Sentinel and severely damages him, declaring that Earth is his planet to rule. Megatron realized how far he had fallen in power within the past few years, and has decided to once again take his rightful place at the top of the command chain. Meanwhile, Dylan manages to reactivate the toppled pillar, but is attacked by Sam, who hurls him against the pillar, killing him. Subsequently, Bumblebee destroys the pillar for good, thus destroying the space bridge and, presumably, Cybertron with it. Seeing this, Megatron half-heartedly offers Optimus Prime a truce on the condition that he will remain in charge of the Decepticons, mockingly saying that they would be nothing without each other. Realizing that the offer is less than sincere, Optimus refuses and attacks Megatron, decapitating him with an axe. The weakened Sentinel Prime tries to excuse his actions, but Optimus, claiming Sentinel "betrayed himself," executes the treacherous Prime with Megatron's shotgun.

[[File:DOTM Autobots NEST victorious.jpg|thumb|upright=1.55|"Live long... and prosper..."]]

With the battle over, Sam and Carly are reunited, and Simmons takes an opportunity to kiss Mearing, who he still has feelings for, and she has him arrested. With their home planet now forever beyond reach, and the forces of the Decepticons destroyed, the remaining Autobots finally accept Earth as their new home, as Optimus Prime states that the Autobots will always be here, to protect the Earth and all who live on it.
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==Main cast==

{{featuredcharacters|
h1=[[Autobot]]s|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] ([[Leonard Nimoy]])
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] ([[Jess Harnell]])
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] ([[Robert Foxworth]])
*[[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] ([[James Remar]])
*[[Dino]] ([[Francesco Quinn]])<ref group=note name="credits">Mirage and Wheeljack, known by those names in the toyline and essentially all supporting media, are respectively named "Dino" and "Que" in the film. While Dino is simply credited as such, Que is listed in the credits as "Que/Wheeljack".</ref>
*[[Wheeljack (Movie)|Que/Wheeljack]] ([[George Coe]])<ref group=note name="credits"/>
*[[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] ([[Tom Kenny]])
*[[Brains]] ([[Reno Wilson]])

'''[[Twins (ROTF)|Twins]]'''
*[[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] (cameo)<ref group=note name=skidsandmudflap>Skids and Mudflap only appear during the convoy scene at the beginning of the film.</ref>
*[[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] (cameo)<ref group=note name=skidsandmudflap/>

'''[[Wreckers]]'''
*[[Roadbuster (DOTM)|Roadbuster]] ([[Ron Bottitta]])<ref group=note>Roadbuster is listed as "Roadbuster/Amp" in the credits, a reference to his car mode's sponsor. His name is not used in the film, but he is called "Roadbuster" in the toyline and supporting media.</ref>
*[[Topspin (DOTM)|Topspin]]
*[[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]] ([[John DiMaggio]])<ref group=note>Leadfoot is listed in the film's end credits as "Leadfoot/Target", a reference to his car mode's sponsor. His name is not spoken in the film, but he is called "Leadfoot" in the toyline and the supporting media.</ref>

|h2=[[Decepticon]]s|c2=
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] ([[Hugo Weaving]])
*[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] ([[Charlie Adler]])
*[[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] ([[Frank Welker]])
**[[Driller]]
*[[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] ([[Frank Welker]])
**[[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]] ([[Keith Szarabajka]])
*[[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] (''Frank Welker'')<ref group=note>Barricade doesn't ''technically'' speak in the movie, an editing gaffe as he kicks Que around before executing him sees Soundwave's voice (provided by Frank Welker) coming out of his mouth for the scene.</ref>
*[[Loader]]
*[[Devcon (DOTM)|Devcon]]
*[[Igor]] ([[Greg Berg]])
*[[Hatchling]]s
*[[Audi R8 Decepticon]]
*Two [[M1 Abrams Decepticon]]s
*[[Garagebot]]
*[[Lensmeter Decepticon]]s
*[[Protoform]]s
*[[Watch-bot]]<ref group=note>Repeatedly referred to as the "Watch-bot" (proper noun) in the ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon: The Junior Novel]]''</ref>
*[[Pickup Decepticon]]
*[[Police car Decepticon]]

'''[[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicons]]'''
*[[Scrapper (ROTF)|Scrapper]] type Decepticon
*[[Long Haul (ROTF)|Long Haul]] type Decepticon

'''[[Dread (DOTM)|Dreads]]'''
*[[Crankcase (DOTM)|Crankcase]]
*[[Crowbar]] (''[[Jimmie Wood]]'')<ref group=note>During the highway battle scene where Crowbar flips over a sign, recycled screams and grunts from Jimmie Wood's [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] performance in ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'' can be heard.</ref>
*[[Hatchet (DOTM)|Hatchet]]

|h3=[[Human]]s|c3=
*[[Sam Witwicky]] ([[Shia LaBeouf]])
*[[Carly Spencer]] ([[Rosie Huntington-Whiteley]])
*[[Seymour Simmons]] ([[John Turturro]])
*[[Charlotte Mearing]] ([[Frances McDormand]])
*[[Dylan Gould]] ([[Patrick Dempsey]])
*[[Bruce Brazos]] ([[John Malkovich]])
*[[Dutch (DOTM)|Dutch]] ([[Alan Tudyk]])
*[[Ron Witwicky]] ([[Kevin Dunn]])
*[[Judy Witwicky]] ([[Julie White]])
*[[Jerry Wang]] ([[Ken Jeong]])
*[[Neil Armstrong]] ([[Don Jeanes]])
*[[Buzz Aldrin]] ([[Cory Tucker]]/himself)
*[[Walter Cronkite]]
*[[Bill O'Reilly]] (himself)
*[[Alexi Voskhod]] ([[Ravil Isyanov]])
'''[[United States Army|US Military]]/[[NEST]]'''
*[[William Lennox]] ([[Josh Duhamel]])
*[[Morshower]] ([[Glenn Morshower]])
*[[Baby Face]] ([[Markiss McFadden]])
*Former members
**[[Robert Epps]] ([[Tyrese Gibson]])
**[[Hardcore Eddie]] ([[Lester Speight]])

|nonumbering=true
}}
<references group=note/>

==Quotes==

"We were once a peaceful race of intelligent, mechanical beings. But then came the war, between the Autobots who fought for freedom and the Decepticons who dreampt of tyranny. Overmatched and outnumbered, our defeat was all but certain. But in the war's final days, one Autobot ship escaped the battle. It was carrying a secret cargo, which would have changed our planet's fate. A despearate mission. Our final hope. A hope that vanished."
:—'''Optimus Prime's''' opening narration.

'''Mission Control''': We are not alone after all, are we? 
'''Buzz Aldrin''': No, sir. We are not alone.
:—'''Buzz Aldrin''' makes history, and raises the hackles of conspiracy theorists.

'''Dino''': "He's in a bad mood. He's not talking to anybody today." 
'''Mearing''': "What is this, the silent treatment?" 
'''Ironhide''': "We've seen that and this is ''not'' that." 
'''Que''': "Definitely not." 
'''Ironhide''': "This is ''worse''. Prime! Make something of yourself! (Ironhide taps Optimus's roof) He's pissed."
:—'''Ironhide''' discusses '''Optimus Prime's''' foul mood.

"Who wants some chicken dinner now, bitch? Huh? 'Cause somebody messed with the wrong Wang today!"
:—'''Jerry Wang''', being crazy. But also awesome.

"The thing about Russians is, they never like to talk. Gonna take a little of the 'international language.'" <Doorman opens sliding hatch> "''Do svidaniya''." 
"That means 'goodbye!'" <closes hatch>
:—'''Simmons''' tries to reason with a '''Russian''', to no avail.

"It's a Cyrillic alphabet; it's like all the buttons you never push on a calculator!"
:—'''Dutch''' tries to translate Russian, also to no avail.

"Woah! Little Mexican standoff we got here!"
:-'''Sideswipe''', talking to Ironhide and the Dreads.

"Class dismissed."
:—'''Ironhide''', after dispatching the Dreads.

"What you must realize, my Autobot brothers, is that we were never going to win the war. For the sake of our planet's survival, a deal had to be made...with ''Megatron''."
:—'''Sentinel Prime''' reveals his treachery.

[[File:DOTM-MegatronLincoln.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"I'll give him this: [[Atlantis, Arise!|he]]'s [[Transformers The Game (console)|consistent]]!"]] 
"Here we are. Fight us ''now''."
:—'''Megatron''', pulling the evil overlord cliché on us while sitting atop the [[Abraham Lincoln|Lincoln Memorial]]

"If you go in this building, that's if she's even still alive, there's no way you're going to reach her!" 
"What do you suggest I do?!" 
"...it's over. I'm sorry, but it's over."
:—'''Robert Epps''' tells '''Sam Witwicky''' that they've run out of plans.

"We will kill them all."
:—'''Optimus Prime''' offers an alternative plan.

"They got my trailer. I ''need'' that flight tech!"
:—'''Optimus Prime''', valiantly [[To sell toys|selling toys]].

"I bring you Cybertron, your home! and still you choose humanity." 
"You are the one who taught me [[Bio|freedom is everyone's right]]."
:—'''Sentinel''' VS '''Optimus Prime'''.

"Your Decepticons are finally conquering this planet, and yet their leader won't be you." 
"IT WILL BE ME! It will ''always'' be me! 
"In any minute now, you'll be nothing but Sentinel's bitch."
:—'''Carly Spencer''' tells '''Megatron''' that if he's going to be the Starscream, he should ''act'' like it.

"Who would you be without me, Prime?" 
"Time to find out."
:—'''Megatron''' and '''Optimus Prime''' exchange pre-fight banter one last time.

"Optimus. All I ever wanted...was the survival of our race. You must see why I had to betray you..." 
"You didn't betray me. You betrayed yourself..."
:—'''Optimus Prime''''s final exchange with '''Sentinel Prime''' before effectively ''double-tapping'' him.

"In any war, there are calms between storms. There will be days when we lose faith. Days when our allies turn against us... but the day will never come that we forsake this planet and its people."
:—'''Optimus Prime's''' closing narration, [[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|which predicts what will]] [[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|happen to them years later]].

==Continuity notes==
*Sam has since graduated from college, being three months out of school, and is currently looking for a job. Since the events of ''Revenge of the Fallen'', Sam and Mikaela had broke up (despite having to spend an entire film of Sam needing to say the L-word). Prior to the events of this film, he started a relationship with Carly Spencer.
*Megatron's camp is full of salvaged artifacts from the previous film, along with several Decepticon corpses laying around the area. While most are unrecognizable, one of them is a headless Long Haul; his head was presumably used to create Igor. Megatron's new right hand appears to be salvaged from a fallen Decepticon, as the matching left hand can be seen laying around the campsite.
*The Wreckers, according to Charlotte Mearing arrived on Earth aboard the ''Xantium'' and brought the second wave of Autobots with them. The Wreckers were not seen in ''Revenge of the Fallen'', which is given an in-universe explanation that their bloodthirsty attitudes mean they are usually confined to base.
*Barricade makes a surprising return during the final battle in Chicago, last seen driving alongside Bonecrusher on the highway before the latter engaged the Autobot Leader in the first film.
*Megatron is still critically wounded after the final battle of ''Revenge of the Fallen'', notably still missing half of his head.
*Optimus Prime's main moral compass that "freedom is the right of all sentient beings", is revealed to have been taught to him by his predecessor and mentor, Sentinel Prime.
*Introduced in the second film, Optimus uses The Matrix of Leadership to revive Sentinel Prime, having retrieved it from the remains of the Star Harvester sometime following the climax of the second film. In the same previous film, Megatron had suspected the Matrix could be used to revive Optimus and was proven right when Sam succeeded, a fact Megatron exploits in his master plan enacted this film.
*Sentinel Prime was first mentioned in the previous film, by Sam Witwicky during one of his many Allspark induced exposition dump.
*In the previous film, [[Theodore Galloway]] asked Optimus that if humanity asked the Autobots to leave whether they'd cooperate, and Optimus promised to do so. This film sees them seemingly comply with such demands, only to reveal themselves to have stayed behind anyway to defeat the Decepticons.
*Ironhide no longer has his cannons, having lost them in the final battle of the previous film.

==Errors==
===Filming, animation and technical errors===
*When Sam is holding Brains in his hand after catching him spying on him and Carly, there is a short shot in which Sam is briefly seen in the background, holding nothing in hand, Brains is missing. In the next shot, Brains is back in the hand.
*After killing Ironhide, while Sentinel Prime is storming the NEST base, Sentinel Prime, Ironhide and most likely Bumblebee are all missing in a short shot in which we see two cars projected by an explosion, supposed to be a result of one of Sentinel's gun shots.
*Ironhide in alt-form appears in a short shot among the Autobots in Chicago, riding ahead of Optimus, at 01:43:21-01:43:22, but after that he disappears completely.
*Bits of Megatron's right shoulder clip through each other in the shot where he's demanding a truce.

===Astronomical and historical errors===
*The Moon does not rotate with respect to Earth, and Mare Tranquillitatis is near the middle of the near side. Therefore, Tranquility Base could never be described as being on the far side, and Earth is never as close to the horizon as shown in the movie.
*The Apollo 11 Command/Service Module is seen flying to the Moon without the Lunar Module. The Lunar Module is attached when the vehicle is orbiting the Moon, however.
*When the modern day site of the Apollo 11 landing is seen, the ascent module (the cabin Buzz and Neil flew back to orbit in) is still there.
*In real life, Apollo 11 did not land on the far side of the Moon. Tranquility Base is on the near side of the Moon.
*One of the directors of NASA says that all six Apollo missions recovered parts of the Ark but this not possible as the six missions all had different landing sites which were all a significant distance apart.
*Cybertron is apparently several times the size of Earth, yet the characters talk of bringing it "into Earth's atmosphere"; at that size, it would be more like bringing ''Earth'' into ''Cybertron's'' atmosphere, but see below for the problem with that.
*The Space Bridge starts to bring Cybertron amazingly close to Earth - less than one Earth-diameter away. Assuming Cybertron's mass is proportional to its size, Cybertron's gravitational field would [[The Ultimate Doom|tear the Earth apart]] at that distance.

===Geographic discontinuities===
*The [[Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant]] is shown to be located ''inside'' of, or at least right next to the abandoned city of {{w|Pripyat}}, and the human characters access it through nearby buildings. In reality, the power plant is situated on the outskirts of the city. Even worse, [[Alexi Voskhod]] ''explicitly'' says that the entrance leads through a ''school''. Who builds a ''school'' right next to a ''nuclear power plant''?
*Furthermore, Pripyat's infamous Ferris wheel as shown in the movie is not only the wrong model (the real one's passenger cabins have canopies), but the real one is also located in an open field far away from any buildings.<ref name="ferris">[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pripyat_-_Ferris_wheel.jpg Photo of the Pripyat Ferris wheel] showing the closest nearby buildings.</ref> But hey, at least it's the right color!
*Also, why exactly is the Sputnik mission case inside the Chernobyl reactor building? Did the Soviets never bother to discard the packaging of their toy after starting to play with it?
*When Megatron transforms for the first time, he's in a grassy savannah. In the next shot, he's standing in the middle of a desert... and in the establishing shot of the Decepticon camp, it's back in the savannah.
*{{w|Mount Kilimanjaro}} is seen in the background of many of the scenes in Namibia; in reality, the mountain is located in Tanzania, more than three thousand kilometers away.
[[File:DOTM-Wreckers-Prime-Cables.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Chicago's own [[knockoff]] of a prominent Chinese building.]]
*In a [[Atlantis, Arise!|fairly common cinematic contrivance]], the film depicts multiple skyscrapers in the background of many scenes set in Washington, D.C., while the real-life city has no skyscrapers.
*Also, Washington, D.C. almost entirely lacks old industrial buildings that could be converted into lofts, and likewise doesn't have the kind of densely urban streets that Sam is shown to live on.
*NEST Headquarters, supposedly in Washington, is actually Chicago's abandoned Main Post Office.
*Likewise, Dylan's auto collection museum, also set in (land-locked) Washington, is actually the Milwaukee Art Museum. [[Lake Michigan]] is even visible through the windows!
*When Optimus Prime (using his jetpack) gets himself caught in wires below an under-construction building, that building bears a striking resemblance to the {{w|China Central Television Headquarters}} in [[Beijing]], [[China]]... a far shot from [[Chicago]]. Since construction for the CCTV building was finished in 2008, long before ''Dark of the Moon'' was even ''conceived'', this appears to be an intentional instance of a "cool building" being inserted just for the sake of it.

===Continuity errors===
*Like in ''Revenge of the Fallen'', Ironhide sports his [[license plate]] from the [[Transformers (film)|first movie]], "4PCI382", on his robot mode chest, but doesn't have a license plate in vehicle mode. (According to set photos, his license plate in vehicle mode is mostly black, with a NEST logo on it.)
*Speaking of inconsistencies between robot and vehicle mode: Bumblebee's updated Chevrolet Camaro alternate mode no longer has pinstripes bordering his black racing stripes, but the CG robot model still has the pinstripes.
[[Image:DOTM-SoundwaveMercedesStar.jpg|thumb|upright=1.9|right|Is this the reverse of hidden faction insignias in vehicle mode?]]
*Soundwave has [[kibble]] from his [[Mercedes-Benz|Mercedes]] alternate mode while he is in Africa, but his chest has only a blank grille. The Mercedes star is only added to his chest from the scene where he reveals himself to be Carly's car onward. This is most likely a deliberate choice made to avoid spoiling the plot twist.
*After Megatron pulls out his shotgun for the first time, he holsters it on the right side of his back. In the next scene it is on his left side.
*In the highway battle scene with the [[Dread (DOTM)|Dreads]], Crowbar smashes into some traffic signs and knocks them over. In the next shot when the other two Dreads use them as ramps, the angle at which the signs fell has changed. After Hatchet and Crankcase transform, the signs revert into their original position.
*Also in the highway battle, Bumblebee enhances only his front wheels to evade Hatchet, yet in the next shot he's fully in Stealth Force mode.
*When Hatchet is killed by Bumblebee and Dino, the last shot shows him being thrown onto a car (using footage recycled from Michael Bay's 2005 film ''{{w|The Island (2005 film)|The Island}}'', as elaborated on below), with Dino's grappling hook cables still attached to Hatchet, which would imply that Dino is still in robot mode at this point. However, the very next shot shows Dino in the far background, driving behind Bumblebee in vehicle mode.
*Immediately after crashing into Ironhide, two of Crowbar's hair strands fall to the ground, but he has all six strands from the next shot onwards.
*During Ironhide and Sideswipe's "Mexican standoff" with Crankcase and Crowbar, all combatants drop their firearms, but when Ironhide is speared, his guns are on his back again. They disappear in subsequent shots.
*In addition, the spear impaled in Ironhide disappears when he shoots Crowbar, only to reappear in subsequent shots.
*Despite being captured by Soundwave in her evening gown, Carly is somehow able to change into more convenient clothes (but still wearing high heels!) after arriving at Dylan's place, and has yet another outfit following the attack on Chicago the following day. Not only that, she changes her earrings, too!
*When the Autobots are boarding the ''Xantium,'' Simmons mentions that nine Autobots are leaving. Former Decepticons Wheelie and Brains apparently don't count. Poor little guys!
*The Wreckers claim they had been hiding inside a rocket booster that was jettisoned from the ''Xantium'' before Starscream destroyed it. The boosters are only seen to be detached after Starscream destroys the ship, after it has barely taken off from the ground.
*Though it's a standard action movie contrivance, it sure is convenient that the glass windows inside skyscrapers are extremely fragile when needed, and glass shards are as dangerous as bread crumbs so nobody suffers a single cut from sliding across them.
*Shortly after everyone jumps through the window and starts sliding down, a downwards shot of the building shows all of the windows behind them are intact.
*As everyone tumbles through a lower floor of the building, [[Stone]] is shown to fall right through and out the other side with a collection of office furniture, but not long after is back with Epps's squad.
*Despite the Decepticons taking over Chicago and killing a whole bunch of people, there seem to be a lot of people continuing to go about their daily lives. The skyscraper Epps's team goes into to launch a rocket from still seems to have plenty of office workers in it when the Driller attacks it. When Sam's being thrown around on the end of the grapple glove rope while fighting Starscream, he crashes through a wall into a dry-cleaning business where a woman appears to be calmly hanging up a shirt. Did they all just not get the memo?
*The sequence beginning with Sam, Carly, Epps and the rest of the soldiers jumping out of the windows of the tilted skyscraper is one giant continuity headache: First they jump out of the windows, then slide down several stories, then the camera angle changes and they're sliding down several more stories, and ''then'' a wide shot shows the top of the skyscraper from an angle where the characters cannot be seen, then slowly pans around and eventually shows them all sliding down from one of the topmosts floors all over again! Eventually, they crash back into one of the lowest floors near the break. After the Driller has toppled the top portion of the skyscraper over, the group is ''again'' shown to escape from one one of the topmost floors to the neighboring building!
*Though it is Barricade who kicks and shoves Que along before executing him, the voice heard is Soundwave's. Presumably, this was an artifact of the early alternate version of the scene, in which Soundwave was to kill Dino, and they just re-used the audio.
*While fighting the Autobots at the end of the film, Sentinel Prime's cape disappears for a brief scene before reappearing on his back when the camera angle changes.
*When Sam and Dylan are fighting, the clock behind them changes to different times every shot. It starts at 00:40, then 02:25, 00:15 and 11:00 in the following shots.
*When Sam and Carly are reunited after the final battle, Carly's hands keep changing the position on every cut, sometimes on Sam's neck, sometimes on his shoulders.
*[[File:Example.jpg]]Not intentional: Skids and Mudflap appear for a brief few seconds in the film in their vehicle modes. This leaves questions as to what happened to them. They weren't seen departing from Earth or taking part in the Chicago battle. However footage filming in Chicago confirms were involved in the Battle of Chicago.<ref name="transformerslive.blogspot.com">[https://transformerslive.blogspot.com/2010/07/mpea-busway-set-pics-explosions-and.html]</ref>
*It's said that four Autobots were captured by the Decepticons in Chicago, but actually five Autobots were captured. (Unless this observation was made ''before'' Bumblebee arrived after saving Sam and Lennox), possibly a leftover from an earlier draft of the script in where [[Dino]] and/or [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Que]] were supposed to already be dead by this point.
*When Que is about to be executed, the "cardboard head on a stick" prop used for Dino during the shooting of the movie (a common method used for the movies to give the actors ''something'' to react to) can be spotted in the final edit of the film,<ref name="headprop">[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-movie-discussion/494618-movies-errors-mirage-prop-final-movie-edit.html "Movies Errors - Mirage prop in final movie edit"] at TFW2005</ref> as noted above possibly a leftover from an earlier draft of the script where Soundwave mocked Bumblebee with Dino's disembodied head.
*Megatron's head wound alternates between "moderately repaired" and "extra mangled" from scene to scene after Sentinel tears another chunk of his scalp off.

==Transformers references==
In addition to recurring elements from the previous films, ''Dark of the Moon'' bases a number of elements on previous versions of the ''Transformers'' mythos, including plot elements based on older stories, something fairly rare in the other two movies:
*New characters [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] are heavily based upon their Generation 1 counterparts. [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Que]] is derived from G1 character [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]. [[Sentinel Prime (disambiguation)|Sentinel Prime]] is the name of Optimus's predecessor in many continuities, and in this instance, he continues his [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|predecessor]]'s [[Sentinel Prime (G1)#2005 IDW continuity|legacy]] of being a giant jerk.

*"Carly" was the name of [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]]'s [[Carly|girlfriend and eventual wife]] in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original cartoon]].

*The ''[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]'' gets its name from the Autobots' crashed spaceship in the [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|''Transformers'' comics]].

*The ''[[Xantium (G1)|Xantium]]'' is the name of the [[Wreckers]]' spaceship in the [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''Transformers'' comics.

*[[Roadbuster (DOTM)|Roadbuster]] and [[Topspin (DOTM)|Topspin]] being members of the Wreckers recalls their original G1 counterparts being likewise part of the Wreckers.

*Optimus's new trailer is based on the trailer that [[Optimus Prime (G1)|his Generation 1 counterpart]] hauled around, including its ability to open up into a weapons base.

*Optimus now carries the Matrix around in his chest as he has in past incarnations.

*The corrosive end met by Ironhide comes at the hands of [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]], the oxidizing pathogen that first appeared in the Generation 1 cartoon episode [[Cosmic Rust (episode)|of the same name]]. Though not named in the film, its identity is made clear by production artwork by [[Josh Nizzi]] which labels Sentinel Prime's gun a "Cosmic Rust gun".

*Megatron removing [[Abraham Lincoln]] from his chair at the {{w|Lincoln Memorial}} and then sitting in it is a scene taken directly from the Generation 1 cartoon episode, "[[Atlantis, Arise!]]", and the Decepticon ending for ''[[Transformers The Game]]'' (sort of).

*The idea of bringing Cybertron to Earth via space bridge and enslaving humans was the plot of the Generation 1 multi-part episode "[[The Ultimate Doom]]".

*Likewise, the idea of an influential and powerful human joining forces with the Decepticons, resulting in the Autobots being exiled from Earth by the government via a spacecraft, only for that spacecraft to be destroyed, was the plot behind another Generation 1 cartoon multi-part episode, "[[Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1|Megatron's Master Plan]]."

*Megatron's first line - a weary "[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All hail Megatron]]" - is the title of IDW's direction-changing comic maxi-series, which had just wrapped up when production on the film was beginning.

*When the worker at Accureta Systems is trying to make the [[Laserbeak (DOTM)|photocopier]] work, it beeps the "more than meets the eye" refrain from the original cartoon's [[theme song]].

*The [[Transformation#The noise|transformation noise]] can be heard at the end of the film when Bumblebee transforms to robot mode, the final onscreen transformation, just as it was heard during [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]]'s transformation, which was also the first onscreen transformation in the first film.

*The technique of shooting at a skyscraper until it breaks in half and the top falls horizontally on other buildings has been done by [[Megatron (BW)|another Megatron]] in [[Endgame Pt. III: Seeds of the Future|another city]].

==Real-world references==
*When Brains and Wheelie are watching ''{{w|Star Trek: The Original Series}}'', the screen features [[Spock|Mr. Spock]], portrayed by Leonard Nimoy—who voices Sentinel Prime. Wheelie comments that it is "the one where Spock goes nuts," which foreshadows Sentinel's heel turn. The episode itself is the famous ''TOS'' episode "{{w|Amok Time}}", although for some inexplicable reason, the first of the two clips shown on-screen is mirrored.
*Sentinel Prime says "The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few." The voice actor said the same line in the 1982 film ''{{w|Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan}}'' as Mr. Spock. However, in that movie, Nimoy's character dies a hero.
*To finish the Spock trifecta, when Bumblebee says his goodbyes to Sam, he uses a clip of Leonard Nimoy, as Spock, saying "I will always be your friend," another line from ''Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan''.
*[[Dutch (DOTM)|Dutch]] and his fake girlfriend's name, "India", are a reference to {{w|Dutch India}}.
*[[Wheeljack (Movie)|Que]]'s name is a reference to {{w|Q (James Bond)|Q}} from ''{{w|James Bond}}'' novels and films. Que also gives weapons to NEST soldiers while explaining the advantages and abilities for the weapons much like Q does for James Bond.
*When Bumblebee brings forth "rings" for Sam and Carly, he "hums" the {{w|Wedding March}} (or, more correctly, the {{w|Bridal Chorus}} from {{w|Richard Wagner}}'s 1850 opera ''{{w|Lohengrin (opera)|Lohengrin}}'').
*Before Sentinel gets attacked by Megatron, he says "There can only be one", a popular misquote of the line "There can be only one" from the film Highlander. Sentinel is also modeled after one of the film's lead stars Sean Connery.

==Other editions==
*The version of the film available for streaming on Star+ cuts all scenes where humans are desintegrated to the bone by the Decepticons. As a result, the initial invasion of Chicago is cut significantly short.
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==Prequel material==
*''[[Transformers: Sector 7]]''
A five-issue limited mini-series chronicling the foundation of [[Sector Seven|Sector 7]] leading up to ''[[Transformers: Ghosts of Yesterday|Ghosts of Yesterday]]''.
*''[[Transformers: Foundation]]''
A four-issue limited mini-series set during the events of ''[[Transformers: Defiance|Defiance]]'' telling the events that lead-up to the original ''[[Transformers: Movie Prequel|Movie Prequel]]''.
*''[[Transformers: Rising Storm]]''
A four-issue limited mini-series set after ''[[Transformers: Nefarious|Nefarious]]'' cronicling Shockwave's arrival and the task given to him by Megatron.
*''[[Cyberglyphics pack-in comics]]''
A six-issue miniseries by IDW, produced in cooperation with [[Target]], available only in printed form as [[pack-in material]] with a small Target-[[exclusive]] [[Target#Dark of the Moon|range of toys]], following [[Space Case (DOTM)|Space Case]]'s encounters with the Autobots and the Decepticons and leads up to ''Rising Storm''.
*''[[Transformers: Convergence]]''
A four-part prose story exclusive to the individual issues of IDW Publishing's ''Dark of the Moon comic adaptation'', chronicles both the Simmons lineage in the aftermath of ''Sector 7'' and Soundwave's activites on Earth, tying the remaining loose ends and setting the stage for ''Dark of the Moon''.
*''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Xbox 360/PS3)]]''
A video game developed by [[High Moon Studios]] for [[Xbox 360]] & [[PlayStation|PS3]].
*''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Stealth Force Edition]]''
A [[Wii]] & [[Nintendo 3DS|3DS]] port of the game developed by [[Behaviour Interactive]] focusing only on [[Stealth Force]].
*''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Autobots/Decepticons]]''
A [[Nintendo DS]] port of the game also developed by Behaviour Interactive, with each factions separated in two titles.
*''[[Transformers (Titan Magazine)#Dark of the Moon|Transformers (Titan Magazine)]]''
A monthly title by Titan in the [[United Kingdom|UK]] (another rebranding of their existing comic).
*''[[Transformers Classified]]''
A prequel novel trilogy in the same vein as ''Ghosts of Yesterday'' and ''[[Transformers: The Veiled Threat|The veiled Threat]]'' that was published after the movie, composed by ''[[Transformers Classified: Switching Gears|Switching Gears]]'', ''[[Transformers Classified: Battle Mountain|Battle Mountain]]'' & ''[[Transformers Classified: Satellite of Doom|Satellite of Doom]]'', later published together as ''[[Transformers Classified: The Complete Mission]]'' it cronicles how the Autobots & Decepticons fight against each other on Earth in the aftermath of [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|The Fallen's death]].

==Adaptations==
*''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (novel)|Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]''
The novelization of the film by [[Peter David]].
*''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon Movie Adaptation]]''
IDW Publishing's comic adaptation of the movie.

'''Children's adaptations'''
*''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon: The Junior Novel]]''
The movie novelization for kids.

==Sequels==
{{main|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|Bumblebee (film)}}

==Soundtrack==
{{main|Dark of the Moon: The Album}}

==Score==
{{main|Dark of the Moon: The Score}}

==Home video releases==
{{main|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)/home video}}
''Transformers: Dark of the Moon'' was released on DVD, Blu-Ray, and Digital Download on September 30, 2011, followed by the 2-Disc Special Edition in December.<ref>[TFW2005 - Official Transformers Movie Website Updated With Transformers 3 Home Release Info http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/official-transformers-movie-website-updated-with-transformers-3-home-release-info-173245/]</ref>

===Additional Information===
*Close Captions in English
*Audio Description as Audio Description in English <ref>http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B005G4TJUC/audiodescriin-20</ref>

==Theatrical posters==
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==Reception==
{{quote|Time will tell whether Transformers: Dark of the Moon really is the final Transformers film for both director Michael Bay and star Shia LaBeouf, but it's certainly the best one in this hugely successful, but widely loathed franchise.|[https://www.ign.com/articles/2011/06/27/transformers-dark-of-the-moon-review They've Fallen, but can the Transformers get up?], Jim Vejvoda|[https://www.ign.com ign.com] [[June 27]] [[2011]]}}

{{quote|Rarely has a movie had less of a soul and less interesting characters.|Richard Roeper, [http://www.richardroeper.com/reviews/transformersdarkofthemoon.aspx richardroeper.com] [[June 28]], [[2011]]}}

On June 23, 2011, the world premiere of ''Dark of the Moon'' was held in [[Moscow]], [[Russia]], with band [[Linkin Park]] performing a concert that included their title song for the movie, "Iridescent".

The official release date was moved up from July 1 to June 29 to allow breathing room between its release and ''{{w|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2}}''. On June 28, 2011, the film was released in 3D and IMAX in the US.

The film received mixed reviews from the critical reception, who praised the visual effects, action sequences, musical score, voice acting, and use of 3D, while criticizing the runtime, storyline, the performances of [[Shia LaBeouf]] and [[Rosie Huntington-Whiteley]], and screenplay. ''Dark of the Moon'' was considered at least an improvement from ''Revenge of the Fallen'', receiving a tomatometer score of 35% and an audience score of 55% on Rotten Tomatoes.<ref>https://rottentomatoes.com/m/transformers_dark_of_the_moon</ref>

''Dark of the Moon'' launched with nearly 10,000 copies in 4011 theaters nationwide. On its opening day, the movie earned $37.3 million, making not only for the best opening day of 2011 up to that point, but also ranking as the sixth most successful opening on a Wednesday ever, while at the same time ranking well behind ''Revenge of the Fallen'', with $60 million on its opening day (also a Wednesday).<ref name="openingday">[http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=3197&p=.htm "'Transformers' Suboptimal on Wednesday"], Box Office Mojo, June 2011.</ref> (Of course, a lot of the print material still listed the release date as [[July 1]]st, the following Friday.)

On [[August 2]], it crossed the $1 billion mark in worldwide gross, just under 5 weeks after its release, landing it in the #9 spot for worldwide gross of all time.<ref>http://www.deadline.com/2011/08/transformers-dark-of-the-moon-crosses-1-billion-worldwide-mark-for-paramount/ Deadline Hollywood</ref> Of that, $338 million came from the US. It is currently one of two Paramount pictures to have made the $1 billion mark, the other being [[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|its sequel]]. (While ''Titanic'' also made over $1 billion worldwide, it was only a Paramount movie ''domestically'', where it made "only" $620 million.)

''Dark of the Moon'' ended its theatrical run in the #4 spot for highest worldwide gross of all time.

Upon its' release, the ''Transformers'' fanbase generally had a warmer reception to the film over its' predecessor, with praise going to the action, score, and particularly [[Leonard Nimoy]]'s performance and role as [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]]. Several moments in the film caused no shortage of discussion, with Optimus Prime's more ruthless, violent actions ([[Peter Cullen]] himself disliked the "we will kill them all" line) and the handling of the deaths of major franchise characters being notable sore spots for the film's detractors. Over a decade since its' release, ''Dark of the Moon'' still retains the warmest reception to a Bay film outside of the first film, though those more ambivalent towards the series don't consider it that different from the lesser films.

===Awards and recognition===
''Dark of the Moon'' was nominated for three Academy Awards, in the categories of Best Visual Effects, Sound Editing, and Sound Mixing, losing all to ''{{w|Hugo (film)|Hugo}}''.<ref>[http://oscar.go.com/nominees#t Official 2012 Oscar nominees page]</ref>

On February 25, 2012, it was announced that ''Transformers: Dark of the Moon'' was nominated for eight {{w|Golden Raspberry Award}}s. Unlike ''Revenge of the Fallen'', however, it did not receive the awards for Worst Picture, Worst Screenplay, & Worst Director, losing all of its nominations to ''{{w|Jack & Jill (2011 film)|Jack & Jill}}''.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/transformers-dark-of-the-moon-is-safe-from-razzies-174726/]</ref>

==Technical details==
'''Length:''' 154 minutes
'''Audio:''' Dolby Digital / DTS / SDDS 
'''Content Rating:'''
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*PG-13 (USA/MPAA)
*G (Japan)
*12A (United Kingdom)
*PG (Canada; Ontario)
*G (Canada; Quebec)
*PG-12 (Taiwan)
*PG13 (Singapore)
*PG-13 (Philippines/MTRCB)
*IIA (China)
*PG-13 (Malaysia)
*M (Australia)
*M (New Zealand)
*12 (Brazil)
*K-11 (Finland)
*12 (Germany)
*12A (Ireland)
*12 (Netherlands)
*M/12 (Portugal)
*12 (South Korea)
*B (Mexico)
*12+ (Russia)}}

==Production staff==
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===Visual effects===
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===Locations department===
{{quote|The Decepticons' decision to attack Chicago<ref>http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-471495</ref> seems inexplicable, until you take into consideration the generous tax credits offered by the Illinois Film Office.|film critic Roger Ebert|[http://blogs.suntimes.com/ebert/2011/07/on_the_origin_of_transformers.html On the Origin of Transformers]}}

==Development details==
===Cast and crew signing on===
[[File:TF3-licensingPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Featuring a surprise appearance by Optimus Prime!]]
On May 30, 2007, a month before the official release of ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'', [[DreamWorks]] announced that two sequels were already being planned.<ref name="spy">[http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/a58430/two-transformers-sequels-in-pipeline.html Digital Spy article from May 2007, confirming that two sequels were being planned]</ref> On March 16, 2009, over three months before the premiere of ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'', [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]] announced the third movie for July 1, 2011.<ref name="3release">Pamela McClintock: [http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118001280?refCatId=13 Variety article from March 2009], confirming Transformers 3 for July 2011.</ref> Director [[Michael Bay]] promptly backpedaled, as he had intended for the third ''Transformers'' movie to be released in 2012.<ref name="baywait">[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?3947-Wait-a-minute! Michael Bay's reaction to Paramount's July 2011 date for ''Transformers 3''], March 2009.</ref> He officially changed his mind in October 2009, agreeing to the release date set by Paramount.<ref name="bay3-2011">[http://michaelbay.com/2009/10/01/transformers-3-july-1st-2011/ Michael Bay officially confirms the 2011 release date], October 2009.</ref>

[[Roberto Orci]] and [[Alex Kurtzman]], two of the previous two movies' screenwriters, had already announced in March 2009 that they would not return for a third part.<ref name="noorcikurtz">[http://www.slashfilm.com/orci-and-kurtzman-not-returning-for-transformers-3-will-leonard-nimoy-voice-the-fallen/ Slashfilm quoting Roberto Orci that he and Kurtzman would not return for a third movie], March 2009. (Original post on Don Murphy's message board appears to no longer exist.)</ref> In September 2009, their ''Revenge'' co-writer [[Ehren Kruger]] was confirmed as the screenwriter of ''Transformers 3''.<ref name="krugernelson">[http://michaelbay.com/2009/09/14/transformers-3-pain-gain-bad-boys-3/ Michael Bay's website admin Nelson Lauren sorta-confirms Ehren Kruger as TF3's screenwriter], September 2009.</ref> Kruger had already impressed both director Michael Bay and [[Hasbro]] CEO [[Brian Goldner]] with his knowledge of ''Transformers'' mythology prior to working on ''Revenge''.<ref name="writersr">[http://www.zap2it.com/movies/news/zap-transformers2writers,0,1938976.story Zap2it story about the ROTF writers]</ref>

In an interview with ''Wonderland'' magazine in September 2009, [[Megan Fox]], the main female star of the previous two movies, discussed the harsh conditions on the sets and compared director Michael Bay to [[Adolf Hitler]].<ref name="latimesfox">[http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/the_big_picture/2009/09/megan-fox-on-michael-bay-he-wants-to-be-hitler.html Los Angeles Times article about Megan Fox's fatal interview with ''Wonderland'' magazine], September 2009.</ref> Bay initially played down the affair and still welcomed Fox back for the third installment a month later.<ref name="bay3-2011"/> Even though Fox was still spotted on the ''Transformers 3'' set in May 2010,<ref name="foxonset">[http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/100786-megan-fox-on-set-for-transformers-3-previz Megan Fox on the DOTM set], May 2010.</ref> Paramount announced a few weeks later that she wouldn't return for a third movie after all.<ref name="nomorefox">[http://www.deadline.com/2010/05/michael-bays-revenge-no-more-megan/ Deadline article confirming that Megan Fox had been dropped off ''Transformers 3''], May 2010.</ref> Still that same month, [[Rosie Huntington-Whiteley]] was confirmed to replace her as the lead female actress.<ref name="rosierepl">[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1640047/model-rosie-huntingtonwhiteley-cast-transformers-3.jhtml MTV.com article confirming Rosie Huntington-Whiteley as the new female star of ''Transformers ''], May 2010.</ref> Her character's name was confirmed as "[[Carly Spencer|Carly]]" by Nelson Lauren, the webmaster of Michael Bay's official website, in July 2010.<ref name="nelsonchicagojul">[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?7566-Transformers-3-Chicago-Set-Photos Nelson posts about his visit to the Chicago set at shootfortheedit.com's forums], July 2010.</ref> In 2011, Michael Bay finally confirmed in an interview with ''GQ'' magazine that it had been [[Steven Spielberg]], executive producer of the ''Transformers'' movies, who had urged him to fire Fox following the Hitler comparison.<ref name="baygq">[http://www.gq.com/entertainment/movies-and-tv/201107/michael-bay-steven-spielberg-fired-megan-fox-transformers GQ interview with Michael Bay], June 2011.</ref> In a later interview, however, he claimed this statement had been taken out of context.<ref name="baych">[http://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/kultur/kino/Diese-Autos-muessen-zerstoert-werden--und-da-bin-ich-der-richtige-Mann/story/23997460 Interview with Michael Bay from Switzerland] (German language), July 2011.</ref>

In March 2010, Oscar winners [[John Malkovich]] and [[Frances McDormand]] as well as comedian [[Ken Jeong]] were confirmed having signed on for supporting roles.<ref name="malkomcdor">[http://michaelbay.com/2010/03/22/transformers-3-update-from-michael-bay/ Michael Bay confirming John Malkovich, Frances McDormand and Ken Jeong for ''Transformers 3''], March 2010.</ref>

In April 2010, [[Kevin Dunn]] and [[Julie White]] were confirmed to return as Sam Witwicky's parents.<ref name="varietydunnwhite">[http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118017329.html?categoryid=1236&cs=1 'Dunn, White sign on for 'Transformers 3''], Variety, April 2010.</ref>

In May 2010, Paramount confirmed that [[Patrick Dempsey]] was cast in ''Transformers 3'' to play Mikaela Banes' boss (this was before Megan Fox was fired from the production).<ref name="dempsey">[http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2010/05/04/patrick-dempsey-confirmed-for-transformers-3/ "Patrick Dempsey confirmed for Transformers 3"], Hollywood Insider, May 2010.</ref>

In July 2010, Nelson Lauren confirmed that former American footballer [[Lester Speight]] would play a soldier in the movie.<ref name="nelsonchicagophotos">[http://michaelbay.com/2010/07/20/transformers-3-chicago-set-photos/ Photos of the Chicago set by michaelbay.com webmaster Nelson Lauren], July 2010.</ref>

[[Leonard Nimoy]] was confirmed as the voice actor for [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] in March 2011.<ref name="nimoysent">[http://insidemovies.ew.com/2011/03/31/leonard-nimoy-transformers-dark-of-the-moon Entertainment Weekly announces Leonard Nimoy's involvement], March 2011]</ref> Nimoy, who had previously voiced [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] in 1986's ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' and was married to Michael Bay's cousin Susan, had previously been under consideration for [[The Fallen]]'s voice in ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'', but Bay had been hesitant for fear of offending his relative with the relatively low pay allotted to voice actors.<ref name="nimoy1">[http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2009/04/21/michael-bay-afraid-to-offend-leonard-nimoy-with-transformers-family-reunion-offer/ ''Michael Bay Afraid To Offend Leonard Nimoy With ‘Transformers’ Family Reunion Offer''], MTV.com Movies blog, April 2009.</ref> Even though Nimoy openly asked Bay to simply give him a call,<ref name="nimoy2">[http://www.latinoreview.com/news/leonard-nimoy-to-michael-bay-call-me-6682 Leonard Nimoy To Michael Bay: "Call Me!"], Latino Review, April 2009.</ref> it ultimately never worked out, and The Fallen was voiced by [[Tony Todd]] instead. For ''Dark of the Moon'', Bay finally overcame his anxiety and hired Nimoy, who accepted the offer.<ref name="nimoy3">[http://insidemovies.ew.com/2011/03/31/leonard-nimoy-transformers-dark-of-the-moon/ "Leonard Nimoy joins 'Transformers: Dark of the Moon' voice cast -- EXCLUSIVE"], Entertainment Weekly, March 2011.</ref> In return, screenwriter Ehren Kruger included several nods to Nimoy's well-known character as Mr. Spock from ''[[Star Trek]]'' in the movie.<ref name="nimoystartrek">[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1666643/transformers-dark-of-the-moon-star-trek-references.jhtml "'Transformers: Dark Of The Moon': Behind The 'Star Trek' Nods"], MTV.com, July 2011.</ref> ''Dark of the Moon'' would be Nimoy's final performance in the ''Transformers'' franchise before his death in early 2015.

===Writing and production===
After having defended the almost universally critically panned ''Revenge of the Fallen'' for a long time, Michael Bay finally acknowledged flaws of the script, but blamed the {{w|2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike}} prior to the movie for many problems. As a definite error, he singled out the "dork comedy", which he promised to avoid with ''Dark of the Moon''.<ref name="bayvisit">[http://collider.com/michael-bay-interview-transformers-dark-moon-edit-bay-visit/63824/ Collider.com article about DOTM], December 2010.</ref>

Principal shooting began in May 2010. Shooting locations included [[Chicago]] (and nearby East Chicago and Gary Indiana), Moscow,<ref name="locations">[http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=63682 "Transformers 3 Headed to Chicago and Moscow"], Comingsoon.net, February 2010.</ref> the [[Kennedy Space Center]] in Florida,<ref name="kennedyspace">[http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/101114-the-transformers-3-shoot-at-kennedy-space-center "The Transformers 3 Shoot at Kennedy Space Center"], SuperHeroHype.com, May 2010.</ref> Milwaukee (Wisconsin),<ref name="milwaukee">[http://www.jsonline.com/entertainment/movies/98266574.html "'Transformers 3' takes over Milwaukee Art Museum"], Journal Sentinel Online, July 2010.</ref> Detroit,<ref name="detroit">[http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/107775-photos-from-the-detroit-transformers-3-set "Photos From the Detroit Transformers 3 Set"], SuperHeroHype.com, September 2010.</ref> [[Washington, D.C.]]<ref name="militaryextras">[http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=473674758199&id=114648515718 US Department of Defense casting call for ''Dark of the Moon''], October 2010.</ref> and Angkor Wat in Cambodia.<ref name="angkor">[http://www.akp.gov.kh/?p=1184 "'Transformers 3' To Be Shot in Cambodia"], Agence Kampuchea Presse, January 2011.</ref>

For the scene where Lennox and his soldier jump out of a V-22 Osprey using wingsuits, Michael Bay used real parachutists and thus avoided unnecessary CG effects. In fact, he had been inspired for this scene in the first place by watching the parachutists in their wingsuits on television<ref name="wingsuits">[http://blog.movies.yahoo.com/blog/1498-transformers-wingsuits-no-cgi-required Yahoo! Movies article on the wingsuit parachutists], June 2011.</ref> and wrote the scene with the intention of using the parachutists in the movie.<ref name="bayvisit"/>

For the Apollo 11 moon landing mission in the flashback sequence at the beginning of the movie, astronauts [[Neil Armstrong]] and [[Buzz Aldrin]] are played by actors Don Jeanes and Cory Tucker, respectively. In the present day timeline, Aldrin himself appears briefly as his own older self.<ref name="aldrin">[http://movies.yahoo.com/news/yahoo-contributor-network/astronaut-buzz-aldrin-hangs-out-with-optimus-prime-transformers-dark-moon Yahoo! Movies article on Buzz Aldrin's appearance in DOTM], July 2011.</ref>

Over 500 cars were destroyed in the making of ''Dark of the Moon'', all of them damaged property from insurance companies intended for destruction.<ref name="baych"/>
[[Image:ROTFvsDOTMUSNavyHollenbeck.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|right|Wherever General Morshower goes, I go.]]

Two accidents happened during shooting: In September 2010, while shooting in East Chicago, Indiana, a female extra was severely injured when a stunt scene went wrong, leaving her with permanent brain damage, the left side of her body paralyzed and her left eye stitched shut. Paramount was subsequently sued for damages by the victim's family.<ref name="extrastunt">[http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2010-10-05/news/ct-met-transformers-lawsuit-20101005_1_gabriela-cedillo-stunt-welding Chicago tibune article on the injured extra and the subsequent lawsuit], October 2010.</ref> She was eventually granted an $18.5 million settlement in May 2012.<ref name="settlement">[http://www.tmz.com/2012/05/23/transfomers-3-injured-extra-gets-18-million-settlement/ TMZ story about Gabriela Cedillo's settlement]</ref> As a consequence, part of the scene of the car chase battle in Washington, D.C. (which would have included the shoot that had led to the accident) was instead "[[Stock footage|borrowed]]" from Michael Bay's 2005 film ''{{w|The Island (2005 film)|The Island}}''.<ref name="island1">[https://www.ign.com/articles/2011/07/04/transformers-3-re-uses-car-crash-from-the-island "Transformers 3 Re-Uses Car Crash From The Island"], IGN Movies, July 2011.</ref> While shooting in Washington, D.C., in October 2010, one of the Chevrolet Camaro prop cars that served as Bumblebee's [[alternate mode]] crashed into a {{w|Metropolitan Police}} SUV. Nobody was seriously injured this time, though Bumblebee sustained severe front-end damage.<ref name="camarocrash">[http://jalopnik.com/5661321/bumblebee-smashes-cop-car-in-yet-another-transformers-3-accident Jalopnik article on the Camaro crash], October 2010.</ref> Hasbro would later "commemorate" this latter event with the [[Toys"R"Us]] [[exclusive]] [[Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]] "Cybertronian Warriors Pack". Fans, meanwhile, joked that the SUV was Barricade getting revenge.

Another (brief) instance of recycled footage occurs during the Chicago battle: When the Navy fires several Tomahawks at the Decepticons, the mission control room scene was previously used to depict the interior of the [[USS Kidd]] in ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''. The most obvious similarity is the [[Hollenbeck|same operator]] saying "Target acquired" both times.<ref name="recycled">[https://youtube.com/watch?v=6tSMdR8vH0s YouTube video] featuring brief clips from ''Dark of the Moon'' and ''Revenge of the Fallen'', highlighting the recycled footage.</ref>

''Dark of the Moon'' is the first of the ''Transformers'' movies to be released in 3D. Despite early considerations to shoot the movie in 2D and convert it into 3D later, Michael Bay ultimately shot 60% of the film in native 3D, another 15% were done digitally, and the rest was shot in 2D and converted later. [[James Cameron]] assisted Michael Bay with the 3D effects. The movie's budget amounted to $195 million, which is about the same budget ''Revenge of the Fallen'' had. About $30 million went into the 3D effects.<ref name="cameron">[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/michael-bay-reveals-james-camerons-191774 "Michael Bay Reveals James Cameron's Secret Role in the Making of 'Transformers'"], The Hollywood Reporter, May 2011.</ref>

===Sponsors and partners===
====Hasbro====
Hasbro, licensor of the [[Transformers brand]], hoped that the third movie would once again boost toy sales, after profits had dropped in the first quarter of 2011.<ref name="hasbroq12011">[http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Hasbro-1Q-profit-drops-71-pct-apf-664090076.html?x=0&.v=11 Yahoo! Finance article about weak Hasbro toy sales in 2011's first quarter], April 2011.</ref> For the second quarter of 2011, Hasbro reported a net revenue growth of 23 percent to $908.5 million, citing brands such as ''Transformers'' and ''[[Beyblade]]'' as the main sources of the increased income.<ref name="hasbro2nsq">[http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Hasbro-Reports-Revenue-and-bw-4063497156.html?x=0&.v=1 "Hasbro Reports Revenue and Earnings Growth for the Second Quarter 2011"], Yahoo! Finance, July 2011.</ref>

====US military and NASA====
Like the previous two movies, ''Dark of the Moon'' featured real military personnel as extras, supported by the [[United States Department of Defense]].<ref name="militaryextras"/> Shooting locations were Hurlburt Field and [[Edwards Air Force Base]].<ref name="hurlburt">[http://www.shadowspear.com/special-operations-entertainment/105725-transformers-filmed-at-hurlburt.html "'Transformers 3 Filmed at Hurlburt, 1SOW Included as 'Extras'"], ShadowSpear Special Operations, July 2011.</ref>

In addition, ''Dark of the Moon'' was also supported by NASA, and NASA employees appear as extras in the movie as well.<ref name="nasa">[http://www.space.com/12142-transformers-film-nasa-space-program-touches.html "'Transformers: Dark of the Moon' Has Real-Life NASA Touches"], Space.com, July 2011.</ref>

====General Motors and other car manufacturers====
[[General Motors]] once again provided several vehicles. All recurring Autobots retain their [[alternate mode]]s from ''Revenge of the Fallen'' despite some minor tweaks, such as Sideswipe now being a convertible, and Bumblebee now sporting a rear spoiler. Once again, the cooperation was mutual, with General Motors using Bumblebee for TV commercials. The first of those, aired during the 2011 Super Bowl, also revealed some minor tweaks to Bumblebee's robot mode.<ref name="bumblebeead1">[http://content.usatoday.com/communities/driveon/post/2011/02/-bumblebee-appears-in-a-chevrolet-camaro-super-bowl-ad/1 "'Bumblebee' appears in Chevrolet's Super Bowl ad"], USA Today, February 2011.</ref><ref name="bumblebeead2">[http://www.autoblog.com/2011/06/06/chevy-drops-new-ad-touting-transformers-3-tie-in/ "Video: Chevy drops new ad touting Transformers 3 tie-in"], Autoblog.com, June 2011.</ref> According to Chevrolet, the ''Transformers'' movies notably affect car sales, as about ten percent of all Camaros sold in the preceding year were yellow, twice as many as with other models.<ref name="carstarscast">[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/transformers-dark-moon-how-sequels-204557 "'Transformers: Dark of the Moon': How the Sequel's Star Cars Were Cast"], The Hollywood Reporter, June 2011.</ref>

New additions for ''Dark of the Moon'' are a Ferrari 458 Italia and a Mercedes-Benz E550 as Autobots ([[Dino]] and [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Que]], respectively) and a Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG as a Decepticon ([[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]]). In the movie, both Autobots sport names which aren't recycled from existing Hasbro toys. In the Ferrari's case, the reason for this is that Hasbro's greatest competitor, Mattel, has an exclusive license for Ferrari toys.<ref name="ferrarimattel">[http://www.ferrari.com/English/Pages/Mattel.aspx Mattel license information], Ferrari.com.</ref><ref name="nelsonnomirage">[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-news-rumors/409844-mirage-no-longer-name-red-italia-dotm-3.html#post6103423 Michael Bay's website admin, Nelson Lauren, explaining why the Ferrari isn't named "Mirage"], TFW2005, May 2011.</ref> "Dino" is named in reference to {{w|Alfredo Ferrari|Alfredo "Dino" Ferrari}}, as per Ferrari's request. The Mercedes-Benz E550, meanwhile, was specifically customized for the movie.<ref name="e550tuning">[http://www.eurotuner.com/news/eurp_1102_mercedes_benz_e550_for_next_transformers_movie/index.html "Mercedes-Benz E550 for Next Transformers Movie - Web Exclusive"], Eurotuner.com, February 2011.</ref> "Que" is named in homage to {{w|Q (James Bond)|Q}} from ''{{w|James Bond}}''. A Maybach 62S Landaulet is also featured in the movie, albeit not as a Transformer, but merely as a regular car used by [[Seymour Simmons]] and his assistant [[Dutch (DOTM)|Dutch]].

Unlike Optimus Prime, whose alternate mode was not licensed for any of the three movies, the Rosenbauer Panther 6x6 airport fire truck used for [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] was officially provided by the Rosenbauer International AG and entirely repainted specifically for the film, at a cost of thousands of dollars, as real-world aircraft fire-fighting vehicles are required by FAA regulations to have a much lighter color scheme, which didn't appeal to director [[Michael Bay]].<ref name="rosenbauer">[http://www.rosenbaueramerica.com/press/2011/06/rosenbauer-panther-6x6-to-be-f/ Rosenbauer America press release, June 28, 2011]</ref>

Since the heavily armed Chevrolet Impalas that serve as the [[Wreckers]]' alternate modes are directly based on existing NASCAR race cars, the prop versions of [[Roadbuster (DOTM)|Roadbuster]], [[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]], and [[Topspin (DOTM)|Topspin]] made an appearance at [[2011]] Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on [[February 20]], four month before the movie's release, appearing both off the track as display cars, and on the track, participating in the ceremonial first lap.<ref name="daytona">[http://www.hendrickmotorsports.com/news/photos/2011/02/18/TRANSFORMERS-cars-on-display-at-Daytona "'TRANSFORMERS' cars on display at Daytona"], Hendrick Motorsports, February 2011.</ref> Director Michael Bay, actor [[Josh Duhamel]] and actress [[Rosie Huntington-Whiteley]] also attended the event, and during the television broadcast of the race, a new ''Dark of the Moon'' television spot was aired.

====Other product placement====
As always, various companies have their products and names prominently displayed throughout the movie, such as {{w|Northrop Grumman}}, [[CNN]], [[Fox News Channel|Fox News]], {{w|Cisco}} and {{w|Superfund}}.<ref name="brands1">[http://www.brandchannel.com/brandcameo_films.asp?movie_year_az=2011 "Transformers: Dark of the Moon"] at brandchannel.com.</ref> Paper manufacturer Double A also cooperated with Paramount and even had Michael Bay direct a commercial that features scenes from ''Dark of the Moon'', notably [[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]].<ref name="paper">[http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/167497-transformers-featured-in-double-a-paper-ad "Transformers Featured in Double A Paper Ad"] at SuperHeroHype, June 2011.</ref> Of particular note is the large number of Chinese brands such as {{w|Lenovo}}, {{w|Yili Group|Yili}} Shuhua Milk, {{w|Metersbonwe Group|Metersbonwe}} Mtee shirts and {{w|TCL Corporation|TCL}} HDTV screens.<ref name="chinesebrands">[http://advertising.chinasmack.com/2011/transformers-the-rise-of-chinese-product-placement.html "Transformers: The Rise Of Chinese Product Placement"] at Chinasmack.</ref><ref name="brands2">[http://www.brandchannel.com/home/post/2011/07/05/Brandcameo-070411-Transformers-3.aspx "Transformers 3 Product Placement: If Tom Hanks Gets a Pass, Michael Bay Does Not"] at brandchannel, July 2011.</ref>

For [[Nokia]], the product placement turned out to be dated by the time the movie came out, as a mobile phone featured in the movie ran on {{w|Symbian}}, despite Nokia mostly dropping Symbian as an operating system due to their recent partnership with {{w|Microsoft}}.<ref name="nokiaobit">[http://www.thenoisecast.com/2011/07/nokia-x7-product-placement-in-transformers-3-feels-like-an-obituary/ "Nokia X7 Product Placement In Transformers 3 Feels Like An Obituary"], Noisecast, July 2011.</ref>

===Changes before, during and after production===
[[File:DOTM Skids, Mudflap, Que and Sideswipe.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|Eat this, Megan Fox.]]
*In an interview with the Los Angeles Times in June 2009, Michael Bay suggested that [[Ramon Rodriguez]] would reprise his role as [[Leo Spitz]] from ''Revenge of the Fallen'' for the third movie.<ref name="bayramon">[http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2009/06/30/ramon-rodriguez-will-have-bigger-role-in-third-transformers-movie-bay-hints/ "Ramon Rodriguez will have bigger role in third ‘Transformers’ movie, Bay hints"], Los Angeles Times, June 2009.</ref>

*As stated above, [[Megan Fox]] was originally intended to reprise her role as [[Mikaela Banes]] from the previous two movies. She was still spotted on the ''Dark of the Moon'' set during the previsualization stage in May 2010,<ref name="foxonset"/> but was fired from the production shortly afterwards due to a falling out with director [[Michael Bay]]. [[Rosie Huntington-Whiteley]]'s character of [[Carly Spencer]] was written in as a replacement, though the fact that her part was originally written for Mikaela still shows in some parts: For example, Carly is overseeing [[Dylan Gould|Dylan]]'s car collection, which could be viewed as an extension of Mikaela's history with working with cars. Furthermore, Sam and Carly not only have [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] (who had been previously "domesticated" by Mikaela) as a "pet", but also her dog [[Bonecrusher (dog)|Bonecrusher]] (played by Michael Bay's eponymous real-life dog).

*In January 2010, actor James Avery claimed in an interview that he would be playing a new Autobot named "Silverbolt".<ref name="avery">[http://web.archive.org/web/20120401095240/http://unscripted.ca/episodes/show/136 James Avery interview on Unscripted], January 2010</ref> In June 2010, representatives of James Avery, responding to a bizarre rumor that he had passed away, confirmed that the actor was indeed alive and would be playing Silverbolt in ''Transformers 3''.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20151107012047/http://www.examiner.com/article/uncle-phil-james-avery-isn-t-dead-after-all James Avery isn't dead after all], The Examiner, June 2010.</ref> Despite this, neither Avery nor Silverbolt ultimately appear in ''Dark of the Moon''.

*In January 2011, an Idaho newspaper<ref>[http://magicvalley.com/news/local/article_d4f374a4-d960-5589-8d0c-be37df66fc40.html?mode=story "Rupert's Fagerbakke finds a voice that is truly golden"]</ref> announced voice actor [[Bill Fagerbakke]] as the voice of a "Chevy Impala stock car" that would appear in ''Dark of the Moon'' (presumably meaning one of the three [[Wreckers]], who share that base altmode). Why Fagerbakke did not end up voicing any of the Wreckers in the final cut of the film is unknown.

[[File:DOTM-SentinelPrimetrailer.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Colour me your colour, baby Colour me your car Colour me your colour, darling I know who you are]]
*Shockwave's original voice actor, [[Corey Burton]], expressed that he had no interest in voicing him for ''Dark of the Moon'', explaining "[I] have practically no interest in that kind of mega-budget movie enterprise involvement" and that the inspiration for his Shockwave voice, {{w|David Warner (actor)|David Warner}}, was rumored to have been considered.<ref>[http://www.coreyburton.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?p=2707&highlight=#2707 Corey Burton's message board post.]</ref> In the end, Shockwave's almost-entirely-wordless-snarl-based role would have been something of a waste of Warner; the role ultimately went to Frank Welker. There's a nice touch of symmetry in the casting, with Welker taking over a Burton-originated role not long after Burton took on a Welker-originated character in [[Megatron (Animated)|''Animated'' Megatron]].

*In an earlier draft of the movie's script, Megatron is sincere when he offers Optimus Prime a truce at the end. Optimus accepts, and Megatron and the remaining Decepticons leave Earth to rebuild Cybertron. This ending is used for the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (novel)|novelization]] and the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon Movie Adaptation|comic adaptation]]. According to Michael Bay's website administrator Nelson, the ending was changed because the studio didn't want the adaptations to share the same ending with the film.<ref>http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/members/nelson-47919.html#vmessage284191</ref>

*Furthermore, it was originally supposed to be [[Dino|Mirage/"Dino"]] rather than [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Wheeljack/"Que"]] who would have been executed by [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] in Chicago. This version made it into the comic adaptation and the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon: The Junior Novel|junior novelization]].

*Another scrapped death for Mirage is seen in the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (novel)|novelization]], in which he's decapitated by [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]. His severed head is subsequently used by Soundwave to mock the Autobots before they are executed.

*A scrapped death for Wheeljack/"Que" involved the Autobot being run off of a Chicago street and into a river by the [[Driller]], where he would have been torn to pieces by Decepticon troopers lying in wait in the river.

*The [[Twins (ROTF)|Twins]], [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]], were originally supposed to return for ''Dark of the Moon'', and to die at the hands of Sentinel Prime shortly after Ironhide. Even though [[General Motors]] provided two Chevrolet Sparks to serve as their alternate modes<ref name="chevyspark">[http://www.leftlanenews.com/chevrolet-spark-transformers-3.html Left Lane News article on two Chevrolet Sparks spotted on the DOTM set], May 2010.</ref> which were still spotted on the set as late as October 2010,<ref name="dcparking">[http://transformerslive.blogspot.com/2010/10/transformers-3-dc-parking-lot-gallery.html "Transformers 3 DC Parking Lot Gallery"], Transformers Live Action Movie Blog, October 2010.</ref> the two were mostly edited out of the final movie (their vehicle modes can barely be glimpsed in a few brief shots). Michael Bay even went so far as to offer a $25,000 reward for anyone who would see the Twins "perform" in the movie.<ref name="reward">[http://collider.com/transformers-3-twins-skids-mudflap-michael-bay/91104/ Collider.com article on Michael Bay's "reward" for spotting Skids and Mudflap "perform" in DOTM], May 2011.</ref> In the novelization and the comic adaptation, Skids and Mudflap still appear.

[[File:DOTMSuperBowlvsTrailer.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|So does this qualify as a retcon?]]
*Another plot point that was apparently dropped was an anti-Autobot sentiment among the human populace. Graffiti with a crossed out Autobot [[insignia|logo]] with the words "go home" below it showed up in several set photos.<ref name="gohome1">[http://transformerslive.blogspot.com/2010/05/transformers-3-filming-with-twins.html Photos from the set in Sherman Oaks, California] at the Transformers Live Action Movie Blog, May 2010.</ref><ref name="gohome2">[http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/possible-tf3-plot-point-revealed-autobots-go-home/19188/ Photos from the Chicago set] at Seibertron.com, July 2010.</ref> In the movie, Congress instantly passes a law exiling the Autobots from Earth following Sentinel Prime's ultimatum.

*Early working names included "[[Ultra Magnus (disambiguation)|Ultra Magnus]]" for [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]],<ref name="chicagocall">[http://transformerslive.blogspot.com/2011/06/chicgo-call-sheet-for-ultra-magnus.html "Chicago Call Sheet For Ultra Magnus"], Transformers Live Action Movie Blog, June 2011.</ref> "Enzo" (after {{w|Enzo Ferrari}})<ref name="callsheet2">[http://tilallaremine.wordpress.com/2011/07/01/dark-of-the-moon-call-sheets/ Dark of the Moon Call Sheets!] at Til All Are Mine blog, July 2011.</ref> and "Rush" for Mirage/"Dino", "[[Warpath (disambiguation)|Warpath]]" for both [[Roadbuster (DOTM)|Roadbuster]] and [[Topspin (DOTM)|Topspin]], "Tempest" for Topspin, "[[Flash (disambiguation)|Flash]]" for [[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]], "[[Dreadwind (disambiguation)|Dreadwind]]" for [[Crankcase (DOTM)|Crankcase]], "[[Hooligan (disambiguation)|Hooligan]]" for [[Crowbar]], "[[Dirtbag]]" for [[Hatchet (DOTM)|Hatchet]], "[[Blitzwing (disambiguation)|Blitzwing]]" for [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]], "[[Breakdown (disambiguation)|Breakdown]]" for Soundwave's new vehicular design, "[[Clench (G1)|Colossus]]" for the [[Driller]],<ref name="nizzi">[http://www.joshnizzi.com/TF3.htm Josh Nizzi DOTM concepts.]</ref> "Buzzard" for [[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]], "[[Undermine (Cybertron)|Undermine]]" for [[Igor]] and "[[Steeljaw (disambiguation)|Steeljaw]]" for Wheeljack/"Que". However, it's quite possible a few of these were code names used to keep character identities a secret during production as images of Megatron's new cloak obscured face refer to the character as "[[Cyclonus (disambiguation)|Cyclonus]]".<ref name="wburt">[http://conceptartworld.com/?p=8388 Wesley Burt DOTM concepts.]</ref>

*Roadbuster was originally intended to have {{w|Jeff Gordon}}'s #24 {{w|DuPont}}-sponsored Chevrolet Impala as his alternate mode, rather than {{w|Dale Earnhardt, Jr.}}'s #88 Impala sponsored by {{w|AMP Energy}}.<ref name="nizzi"/>

*Que/Wheeljack's head was once considered to be based on {{w|Christopher Lloyd}}'s [[Doc Brown]] from ''[[Back to the Future]]'', rather than [[Albert Einstein]].<ref name="wburt"/>

*The Wreckers were originally intended to have a robot pet dog, whose working names also included "Warpath".<ref name="nizzi"/> Hasbro released a toy of the dog with the [[Human Alliance]] version of Leadfoot, named "[[Steeljaw (DOTM)|Steeljaw]]".

*Megatron was originally supposed to appear in his ''Revenge of the Fallen'' form.<ref>http://joshnizzi.com/images/TF3/JoshNizzi_TF3_56.jpg</ref>

*In an interview with MTV.com, actors [[Shia LaBeouf]] and [[John Malkovich]] hinted at some smaller scenes that were cut from the final edit of the movie. In addition to some ad-libbing by the actors, one scene would have featured Malkovich's character, [[Bruce Brazos]], attempting to get Carly's phone number.<ref name="deletedmtv">[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1666772/transformers-dark-of-the-moon-dvd-deleted-scenes.jhtml MTV.com on deleted scenes], July 2011.</ref>

*In the original announcement trailer for ''Dark of the Moon'' that was released in December 2010, the opening scene that featured [[Neil Armstrong]] and [[Buzz Aldrin]] investigate the ''[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]'' on the moon had Sentinel Prime sport a gold and silver color scheme. For the final movie, his base color was changed to red, his left shoulder was lowered, his facial expression was changed to look more droopy, and the whole scene was given a considerable blue tint.

*Similar to the announcement trailer, the Super Bowl spot also features footage that contains unfinished CG effects. Most notably, the shot that depicts Optimus Prime, equipped with his flight pack, swooping down on the Decepticons before starting his epic rampage on the ground was changed by the time the first full trailer was released: Optimus himself and the first [[M1 Abrams Decepticon]] are both rescaled and moved to different positions on-screen; a Decepticon using the same [[body-type]] as [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] and [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]] is removed entirely; and a Decepticon using the same body-type as Long Haul, as well as other [[generic]]s, are added. The final movie uses pretty much the same version as seen in the trailer.
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===Leaks and disinformation===
[[File:DOTMgameSoundwave.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|What you're about to see is totally classified.]]
The movie's title, then "Transformers: ''The'' Dark of the Moon", was first discovered on October 6, 2010 via listings for childrens' books on [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]]. The title was further confirmed by a whois check for "www.transformersdarkofthemoonmovie.com".<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/transformers-3-title-revealed-170697/ Transformers 3 Title Revealed?] @ TFW2005.com</ref> On October 31, the official website for all three movies, [http://www.transformersmovie.com/ transformersmovie.com], was updated to show the ''Transformers: Dark of the Moon'' logo as well as international release dates.

[[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] was heavily touted as the new main villain, no doubt in an attempt to conceal [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]]'s unexpected betrayal halfway through the movie. A piece of information that commonly popped up in media coverage was the claim that Shockwave was the ruler of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] while the other Autobots and Decepticons were duking it out on Earth.<ref name="pushpops">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/transformers-3-plot-summary-revealed-170756/ "Transformers 3 Plot Summary Revealed"], TFW2005, October 2010.</ref> The last bit could be written off as a case of {{w|Chinese whispers}}: Shockwave got announced as the villain for ''Dark of the Moon'', mainstream media (such as USA Today<ref name="usatodayswitch">[http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2010-06-11-Transformers11_ST_N.htm "Next 'Transformers' is due for a switch"], USA Today, June 2010.</ref>) who aren't versed in Transformers lore looked up the character, found out about his ''[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]'' [[Shockwave (G1)|namesake]]'s role in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon]], included it as a piece of trivia to show they did their research, and then the trivia note got picked up as gospel by other media. Nevertheless, it was included in the ''official plot summary'' by Paramount's German branch (which also claimed that ''Shockwave'' was the robot discovered inside the ''[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]'' as seen in the trailer).<ref name="germansite">[http://www.transformers3-film.de/ Official German DOTM site] including faulty plot summary.</ref>

[[File:TF3HasbroSoundwaveBio.JPG|thumb|upright=1.66|left|If you breathe a word of what you see in here, you will do time for treason.]]Michael Bay and other official parties tried ''really'' hard to suppress the plot twist of the silver Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG given to [[Carly Spencer|Carly]] by [[Dylan Gould|Dylan]] turning out to be the new [[alternate mode]] of [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]]. After the Mercedes had been spotted on the set, with [[Rosie Huntington-Whiteley]] exiting it,<ref name="mercedesset">[http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=67518 DOTM Set Photos], ComingSoon.net, July 2010.</ref> the first hint that it was more than meets the eye came with the trailer for the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Xbox 360/PS3)|video game]], which showed Soundwave's robot mode with car [[kibble]] such as wheels that heavily resembled those of the Mercedes. In addition, [[Rising Storm issue 2|issue 2]] of ''[[Transformers: Rising Storm]]'' depicted Soundwave's robot mode not only with car kibble, but with a Mercedes star on his chest, yet in [[Rising Storm issue 3|issue 3]], he appeared in his ''Revenge of the Fallen'' design again. Despite this, director Michael Bay insisted that the Mercedes was simply Carly's car, claiming that "Mercedes would never let us make their car into a bad Decepticon. Car company's {{sic}} really frown on that. I can't say what the game company and comics do that's their own thing. They don't have the same constraints movies do. It's Carly's car."<ref name="baynomerc">[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?8724-Update-Is-Soundwave-the-silver-Mercedes-on-set-of-DOTM&p=169598&viewfull=1#post169598 Michael Bay's response to the fan theory that Soundwave is the Silver Mercedes.], April 2011.</ref> On April 19, 2011, an event for promoting the ''Spider-Man: Edge of Time'' and ''Transformers: Dark of the Moon'' video games was held in London. As part of this, [[High Moon Studios]] released promotional stills from the ''Dark of the Moon'' game, one of which depicted Soundwave's new robot mode, again with Mercedes parts. However, a news embargo was enforced on the attending press, which was broken by South African video game site [http://egamer.co.za egamer].<ref name="egamera">[http://egamer.co.za/2011/05/exclusive-hands-on-transformers-dark-of-the-moon/ egamer's preview of the ''Dark of the Moon'' video game]</ref> The site was soon asked to take down the article and images, as were various ''Transformers'' fan sites that had reported on the article and mirrored the images. On May 2, 2011, Hasbro's [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/ official Transformers website] was given a massive overhaul, including the addition of the new [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/cybertronian-database.cfm Vector Sigma database]. The entry for Soundwave initially identified his alternate mode as a Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG, but was soon changed to "satellite". On May 3, 2011, the embargo for the video game article and promotional stills was finally lifted, allowing sites to freely show the image of Soundwave's new robot mode.

On May 5, 2011, six days before the trade paperback collection's official release, preview pages from [[IDW Publishing|IDW]]'s [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon Movie Adaptation|''Dark of the Moon'' comic adaptation]] were discovered at [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]]. Through some bizarre system error, ''several dozen pages'' were made available, which included the major plot twist of Sentinel Prime showing his true colors and killing [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]. Unsurprisingly, this discovery was quickly posted on several major Transformers [[fandom|fan sites]], often without a spoiler warning. The fact that, even without this leak, the trade paperback of the comic adaptation was released well over a month before the film's theatrical release probably didn't help matters either.

==Notes==
*A 126-page script for the movie was leaked in December 2009,<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/content/view/6435/20/ The Allspark: Transformers News Movie Comics Animated - Script Treatment for Transformers 3? Bogus or Not, Here You Go!]</ref> causing much discussion among the fandom. It was later confirmed as fake.<ref>[http://shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=6532 Script]</ref>
*In April 2010, shortly before on-set production began, the Andersen Air Force Base in Guam ran a security drill on detecting phishing scams as part of their operational readiness exercises. However, the base's security team decided to make the phishing email appear to be a casting call for US airmen to appear as extras in the then-untitled ''Transformers 3'' film. One airman thought it was an actual casting call and shared the phishing link to ComicBookMovie.com, which was then picked up by several fan forums and websites that shared the link even ''further''.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=We all know how much Michael Bay loves to use the military in his movies and Transformers 3 will be no different. But this time he is coming to Guam and Andersen AFB. I'm an Airman in the worlds greatest air, space and cyberspace force on Guam. I received an email stating that Dreamworks is looking for 20 airmen for Andersen to be extras.|link=https://comicbookmovie.com/transformers/transformers-3-shooting-in-guam-a17457|title=Transformers 3 Shooting in Guam|site=ComicBookMovie.com|name=Andersen Air Force Base airman "supershaggy"|day=25|month=04|year=2010}}</ref> After local news media in Guam contacted the air base for information, the exercise was immediately ended by Anderson AFB, hoping this exercise showed everyone the danger of phishing scams.<ref>[https://www.postguam.com/news/local/movie-deal-false-alarm/article_ce7aa728-3c16-516a-ba1a-1a24acdf2ca3.html The Guam Daily Post - Movie deal false alarm]</ref> Mission accomplished!
*When word hit that [[Megan Fox]] was off the picture, [https://youtube.com/watch?v=3VTs5ESycpY Heidi Montag] put an "audition" for her part on YouTube. [http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/114ce28ddd/sir-ben-kingsley-shows-up-heidi-montag Sir Ben Kingsley] and [https://youtube.com/watch?v=N4FZeucBO0c Ashton Kutcher] made fun of her, because life is rad.
*Several concepts that had been established by the [[Transformers (film)|first movie]] were (more or less) dropped with ''Dark of the Moon'' in favor for a more traditional, ''[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]''-esque approach:
**In the 2007 movie, the Autobots arrive on Earth in "[[Protoform]]" entry modes (which was subsequently used as the basis for the Decepticons' arrival in [[Planetfall (Movie)|Planetfall]]). Prior to the release of the movie, screenwriter [[Roberto Orci]] defended this choice over the use of a spaceship such as the ''Ark'' by asking why "aliens who moonlight as vehicles need other vehicles to travel".<ref name="orcitravel">[http://tformers.com/Ark-Not-Making-An-Appearance-In-the-Movie/6513/news.html TFormers quoting Roberto Orci], because Don Murphy's board can only be read by registered members.</ref> He somewhat changed his mind after the movie had been released, however.<ref name="orciship">[http://boards.transformersmovie.com/showpost.php?p=388596&postcount=271 Roberto Orci on the Transformers Live Action Movie Boards], July 2007.</ref> After the Decepticons' ship, the ''[[Nemesis (ROTF)|Nemesis]]'', had made an appearance in ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'', ''Dark of the Moon'' not only introduces the movieverse version of the ''[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]'', but also reveals that all the new Autobots who have been on Earth since before ''Revenge of the Fallen'' had arrived in their own spaceship, the ''[[Xantium (DOTM)|Xantium]]'', making the notion of individual Transformers traveling through space as "comets" an exception rather than the rule. ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]'' would also later depict the Autobots as stranded on Earth after the destruction of the ''Xantium'' in this film, further pointing towards the "comet" transportation as an abandoned concept. ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight]]'' would also show this idea when the Autobots again declare themselves stranded, as they don't know where the [[Knight Ship]] is, only being able to finally go home after they acquired it.
**Furthermore, ''Dark of the Moon'' largely abandons the idea of Transformers having all their weapons integrated into their bodies in favor of more traditional, separate weapons. For example, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], who had blades and hooks emerging from his forearms in the previous two movies now stores all his weapons (including an axe) as accessories inside his trailer (though he still carries some on his person). Also, Ironhide, whose cannons were previously affixed to his arms, now sports handheld firearms instead. Even Megatron, whose [[fusion cannon]] previously grew out of his arms, now has a hand-held shotgun. Though it can be argued that Optimus still has his swords in his arms during the Chicago battle, and both Ironhide and Megatron lost their integrated weapons in the previous film, the general change is still noticeable. The only ones who still seem to have the same converting arm cannons as in the previous movies are Bumblebee, Ratchet, and Starscream.
*Another change from the previous movies (though not rooted in ''Generation 1'') is that Transformers that take damage in battle now spill a red liquid that is very obviously meant to resemble human blood.
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] finally achieves a certain consistency between his two primary modes: Ever since his upgrade to a modern Camaro in ''Transformers'' (2007), his [[license plate]] had alternated between "900 STRA" in vehicle mode and "4NZZ 454" in robot mode. ''Dark of the Moon'' finally uses "900 STRA" for the robot mode as well. Hasbro's toys, which had previously favored the CG robot model's "4NZZ 454" (barring the occasional "4NZZ'''Z''' 454" flub), follow suit.
*Speaking of license plates: [[Dutch (DOTM)|Dutch]]'s Maybach 62S Landaulet sports a German license plate, "'''S MM 6201'''", registered in the city of Stuttgart. In reality, that plate is registered to the manufacturer and used for promotional photos.<ref name="maybach">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/update--transformers-3-rumor--who-wants-to-be-a-millionaire-170533/ Set photos and promo photos of the Maybach 62S Landaulet] at TFW2005.</ref>
*Michael Bay's private Gulfstream Aerospace G-1159A jet (registration number N4500X) has a cameo in the movie as [[Charlotte Mearing]]'s plane.
*For eleven years, ''Dark of the Moon'' held the record for the biggest Independence Day opening weekend at $115.9 million, until it was beaten by ''{{w|Minions: The Rise of Gru}}'', ranking in $128 million.<ref>[https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2022/07/03/box-office-minions-the-rise-of-gru-breaks-records-with-128-million-holiday-weekend/ Box Office: ‘Minions 2’ Breaks Records With $128 Million Holiday Weekend - Forbes]</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers/Darkside Moon''''' (トランスフォーマー/ダークサイド・ムーン ''Toransufōmā Dākusaido Mūn'')
*''Arabic:'' '''''Almtahawilun: Aljanib Almuzlim Lilqamar''''' (المتحولون: الجانب المظلم للقمر, "Transformers: The Dark Side of the Moon")
*''Cantonese:'' (變形金剛: 黑月降臨, "Transformers: The Arrival of the Black Moon")
*''Croatian:'' '''''Transformeri: Tamna strana Mjeseca''''' ("Transformers: The Dark Side of the Moon")
*''Czech:'' '''''Transformers 3'''''
*''Finnish:'' '''''Transformers: Kuun pimeä puoli''''' ("Transformers: The Dark Side of the Moon")
*''French:'' '''''Transformers 3 : La Face cachée de la Lune''''' ("Transformers 3: The Hidden Side of the Moon")
*''German:'' '''''Transformers 3'''''
*''Greek:'' '''''Transformers 3'''''
*''Hebrew:'' '''''Rvvvtrkm 3. Flt hrch''''' (רובוטריקים 3: אפלת הירח, "Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon")
*''Hindi:'' '''''Traansaphormars: Chaand ka Andhera''''' (ट्राँसफॉर्मर्स: चांद का अंधेरा, "Transformers: Darkness of the Moon")
*''Hungarian:'' '''''Transformers 3'''''
*''Italian:'' '''''Transformers 3'''''
*''Korean:'' '''''Teulaenseupomeo 3''''' (트랜스포머 3, "Transformers 3")
*''Latvian:'' '''''Transformeri 3: Mēness no otras puses''''' ("Transformers 3: The Moon on the Other Side")
*''Lithuanian:'' '''''Transformeriai: tamsioji Mėnulio pusė''''' ("Transformers: The Dark Side of the Moon")
*''Mandarin:'' '''''Biànxíng Jīngāng 3''''' (Taiwan, 變形金剛３, "Transformers 3"), '''''Biànxíng Jīngāng: Yuè Hēi zhī Shí''''' (China, 变形金刚：月黑之时, "Transformers: When the Moon Becomes Black")
*''Polish:'' '''''Transformers 3'''''
*''Portuguese:'' '''''Transformers: O Lado Oculto da Lua''''' (Brazil, "Transformers: The Hidden Side of the Moon"), '''''Transformers 3''''' (Portugal)
*''Romanian:'' '''''Transformers: Fața ascunsă a Lunii''''' ("Transformers: The Hidden Face of the Moon")
*''Russian:'' '''''Transformery 3: Tjomnaja storona Luny''''' (Трансформеры 3: Тёмная сторона Луны, "Transformers 3: The Dark Side of the Moon")
*''Serbian:'' '''''Transformers 3: Tama Meseca''''' ("Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon")
*''Spanish:'' '''''Transformers: El Lado Oscuro de la Luna''''' (Latin American, "Transformers: The Dark Side of the Moon"), '''''Transformers 3''''' (Spain)
*''Swedish:'' '''''Transformers 3'''''
*''Tamil:'' '''''Ṭirāṉsḥpārmas: Ṭārk op ti mūṉ''''' (டிரான்ஸ்ஃபார்மஸ்: டார்க் ஒப் தி மூன், "Transformers: Dark of the Moon")
*''Thai:'' '''''Thrāns̄̒ fxr̒m me xr̒s̄ 3''''' (ทรานส์ฟอร์มเมอร์ส 3, "Transformers 3")
*''Turkish:'' '''''Transformers: Ayın Karanlık Yüzü''''' ("Transformers: The Dark Side of the Moon")
*''Ukrainian:'' '''''Transformery: Temnyy bik Misyatsya''''' (Трансформери: Темний бік Місяця, "Transformers: Dark Side of the Moon")

==External links==
*[http://www.transformersmovie.com/ Transformersmovie.com]
*[http://www.imdb.com/tt1399103/ ''Dark of the Moon'' at IMDB.com]
*{{w|Transformers: Dark of the Moon|''Dark of the Moon'' film on Wikipedia}}
*[https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/transformers_dark_of_the_moon/ ''Dark of the Moon'' on RottenTomatoes.com]

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

==External links==
*[http://www.transformersmovie.com/ Official ''Transformers: Dark of the Moon'' website]
*[http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/paramount/transformersdarkofthemoon/ Trailers.Apple.com ''Transformers: Dark of the Moon'' page]
*Designer portfolios: [http://www.joshnizzi.com/TF3.htm Josh Nizzi], [http://www.warrenmanser.com/WarrenManser.com/PORTFOLIO_M/Pages/TRANSFORMERS_3.html Warren Manser], [http://www.joelchang.com/index.php?/projects/transformers-dark-of-the-moon/ Joel Chang], [http://conceptartworld.com/?p=8293 The Aaron Sims Company] (at Concept Art World), [http://conceptartworld.com/?p=8388 Wesley Burt] (at Concept Art World), [http://massiveblack.com/MBwebolution/blog/?p=301 Massive Black], [http://www.ghull.com/#/125195 George Hull]

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|next=Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)
|title=''Transformers: Dark of the Moon''
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|caption="Of [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|my friend]], I can only say this: of all the souls I have encountered, he was the most... human."
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|distributor=[[Paramount Pictures]]
|executive producer=[[Steven Spielberg]]
|producer=[[Lorenzo di Bonaventura]] [[Tom DeSanto]] [[Don Murphy]] [[Ian Bryce]]
|written by=[[Ehren Kruger]]
|directed by=[[Michael Bay]]
|cinematography by=[[Amir Mokri]]
|edited by=[[Roger Barton]] [[William Goldenberg]] [[Joel Negron]]
|music by=[[Steve Jablonsky]]
|release date=[[June 29]], [[2011]]
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|runtime=154 minutes
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'''''Transformers: Dark of the Moon''''' is the third film in the [[live-action film series]]. It was released in 3D and IMAX at 9PM on [[June 28]], [[2011]]<ref name="open3D">[http://michaelbay.com/2011/06/18/see-dark-of-the-moon-one-day-earlier-on-imax-3d/ See Dark Of The Moon One Day Earlier on IMAX 3D | MichaelBay]</ref> and in wide release on [[June 29]], [[2011]]<ref name="open">[http://www.deadline.com/2011/05/paramount-moving-up-transformers-3/ Paramount Moving Up ‘T’formers 3′ Release – Deadline.com]</ref> in the United States, and between [[June 29]] and July 1 for other markets.

The film is set three years after the events of ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''. The Autobots continue to work for NEST, but no longer in secret, and for the goal of keeping peace between humans by taking out volatile overseas political targets. But after discovering a strange artifact during a mission in Chernobyl, it becomes apparent to Optimus Prime that the United States government has been less than forthright with them.

And SCENE!

{{bigquote|Aw, shit, I seen this one. It's the one where [[Spock]] goes nuts.|Wheelie|''Transformers: Dark of the Moon''}}

==Synopsis==
[[File:Dotm-Arkreflection.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|"Wha... this is the finest engine room in the whole Starfleet!"]]

In the distant past, during the later days of the [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] civil war, [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] attempted to leave the planet with groundbreaking technology on board the ''[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]''. However, his ship was shot down by the Decepticons and, after being sent hurling through space for a while, eventually crashed on the [[Earth]]'s [[Moon (moon)|moon]] in 1961. The crash is noticed by the humans on Earth, leading to the {{w|Space Race}} under President [[John F. Kennedy]]. Landing on the Moon as part of the [[Apollo 11]] mission in 1969, astronauts [[Neil Armstrong]] and [[Buzz Aldrin]] use several minutes of [[radio]] silence to investigate the spaceship and discover that Mankind is not alone in space.

[[File:DOTM - ShockwaveDriller.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|"When I swing around, I mean to deprive you of your life."]]
In the present day, the Autobots are still part of [[NEST]], cooperating with the [[United States military|US Armed Forces]]. They have also begun to help humanity in its local conflicts, as [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]], [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Que]], and [[Dino]] destroy an illegal [[Iran]]ian nuclear facility. On a mission to the [[Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant]], a NEST team led by [[William Lennox|Lt. Col. Lennox]], [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] discovers an unknown alien fuel cell which had led to the {{w|Chernobyl disaster}}. While trying to secure the cell, they are attacked by the Decepticon [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] and his "pet", the [[Driller]], who are eventually forced to retreat by Optimus Prime. Meanwhile, [[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]] kills [[Alexi Voskhod]], who had called NEST to Chernobyl and was secretly working for him. After securing the fuel cell and identifying it as part of the ''Ark'', Optimus Prime is angry at the humans for not following through with their agreement of sharing all known information relating to Cybertron and its inhabitants. Despite this, he eventually informs his allies and [[Charlotte Mearing]], the {{w|Director of National Intelligence}}, about the space bridge technology the ''Ark'' contains. Together with Ratchet, Optimus travels to the Moon, where they find Sentinel Prime inside the ship. Retrieving him along with four pillars of the space bridge and the accompanying control pillar, they return to Earth, where Optimus uses the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to reactivate Sentinel Prime. In [[Africa]], Decepticon leader [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] (still recovering from wounds [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|suffered]] in [[Egypt]]) meets with his lieutenants [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] and [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]]. Upon learning that the Autobots have recovered Sentinel and the pillars, Megatron orders Soundwave and Laserbeak to terminate their "loose ends".

Meanwhile, [[Sam Witwicky]], the Autobots' human friend, is suffering from everyday problems. Even though President [[Barack Obama]] has awarded him a medal for saving the Earth twice, Sam has trouble finding a job. Together with his new girlfriend [[Carly Spencer]], whom he had met in the [[White House]] (after his former girlfriend [[Mikaela Banes|Mikaela]] had left him), he also gives the stranded Autobots [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] and [[Brains]] a home. After a long search, he finally finds a position as a mail carrier at a telecommunication company named [[Accuretta Systems]]. From his colleague, [[Jerry Wang]], he learns about a conspiracy by humans who collaborate with the Decepticons. Before Jerry can tell Sam more, however, he is killed by Laserbeak.

[[File:DOTM-Sentinelendofyourworld.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66|"There's a man out there I haven't seen in fifteen years who's trying to kill me."]]

Locked out of participating in the investigation by Mearing, Sam turns to [[Seymour Simmons]] for help. Simmons, who has become a millionaire as a writer, and his aide, [[Dutch (DOTM)|Dutch]], help Sam find out that the Soviets have taken photos of Decepticons removing hundreds of space bridge pillars out of the ''Ark'' even before Apollo 11 had landed on the Moon. Sam and Simmons conclude that the Decepticons had left Sentinel Prime behind on purpose, knowing that only he would be able to activate the space bridge, and only Optimus Prime could reactivate him. Sam is able to warn the Autobots in time so they can protect Sentinel from a Decepticon attack and escort him back to the NEST headquarters. Upon arriving there, however, Sentinel Prime betrays them, revealing that he made a deal with Megatron to ensure Cybertron's survival. After killing [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] and most of the NEST soldiers, Sentinel claims the remaining pillars and escapes. The other Autobots track him down to [[Washington, D.C.]], but before Optimus can stop him, Sentinel activates a space bridge to the Moon. The portal allows dozens of Decepticon troops which had remained hidden under the Moon's surface to reach Earth, forcing the Autobots to retreat.

[[File:DOTM-Moonspacebridge.jpg|thumb|upright=1.55|"We are one big, happy fleet! Ah, [[James T. Kirk|Kirk]], my old friend, do you know the [[Klingon]] proverb that tells us revenge is a dish that is best served cold? It is ''very'' cold in space."]]

In the meantime, Sam is worried about Carly and searches for her. He finds her with her employer, [[Dylan Gould]], who reveals to Sam that he not only arranged for Sam to get a job with Accuretta, but is also a collaborator with the Decepticons. At their request, his father had used his influence to ensure that [[NASA]] would not conduct any more missions to the Moon. When Sam and Carly attempt to flee, they discover Carly's car is a disguise for Soundwave, who takes her captive. Dylan instructs Sam to ask Optimus Prime about the Autobots' strategy, otherwise Carly will die. To ensure that Sam will not try to warn the Autobots, he attaches a Decepticon disguised as a [[Watch-bot|watch]] on Sam's wrist, and it taps into his nervous system.

Meanwhile, Sentinel Prime has given Mankind an ultimatum to exile the Autobots from Earth, since he is only trying to save Cybertron, or so he claims. The US government promptly passes a bill to this effect. Before the Autobots leave Earth aboard their spaceship, the ''[[Xantium (DOTM)|Xantium]]'', Sam asks Optimus about his plan. Optimus replies that there is no plan, and Mankind is on its own now. With all Autobots on board, the ''Xantium'' takes off, but is promptly intercepted by Starscream, who had waited in Earth's orbit. With the ''Xantium'' destroyed, the Decepticons believe the Autobots to be dead and let Sam go.

[[File:DarkoftheMoon-Chicago.jpg|thumb|upright=1.55|left|"Let them eat static. "]]
With the Autobots out of the way, the Decepticons conquer [[Chicago]], kill most of its population and set up the control pillar for the space bridge inside the city, placing the other pillars around the world. Dylan informs Carly that the Decepticons do not intend to return to Cybertron; instead, they want to transport Cybertron into Earth's orbit, because Earth not only has the necessary resources, but also six billion slaves to rebuild the Transformers' home planet.

Sam decides to go to Chicago, where Dylan has taken Carly. Former NEST soldier [[Robert Epps]], who now works for NASA, accompanies him, together with other former NEST members. Upon arrival in Chicago, they are promptly attacked by the Decepticons, but are rescued by Optimus Prime and the other Autobots. Having never intended to leave Earth, they had hidden themselves inside a modified rocket booster that was jettisoned before Starscream destroyed the ''Xantium''.

[[File:DOTM Driller vs Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.55|"From Hell's heart, I stab at thee!"]]

The Autobots and the humans soldiers make their way to the skyscraper where Dylan is located in order to destroy the space bridge's control pillar. Sam and Bumblebee rescue Carly, killing Laserbeak in the process, during which they find a damaged UAV and alert the military to the Decepticons plans. Due to another attack by a team of Decepticons led by Shockwave, the team is separated once more. While the Autobots battle the Decepticons, Epps and his team try to destroy the pillar from another skyscraper. However, they are attacked by Shockwave and the Driller, who brings the skyscraper crashing down. Optimus Prime comes to their aid and destroys the Driller, but is shot by Shockwave and becomes trapped in crane cables.

In the meantime, Lennox and the rest of NEST have managed to make their way into the city using [[wingsuit]]s, and with Lennox's help, Sam destroys Starscream using weapons provided to him by the Autobot scientist Que. Meanwhile, the Decepticons have captured several Autobots, but Dylan convinces them not to keep prisoners and kill them all. [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] executes Que, and Soundwave moves to kill Bumblebee next, but the Autobots Wheelie and Brains have managed to make one of the Decepticons' ships crash, thereby distracting Soundwave long enough for Bumblebee and the other Autobots to get free. Bumblebee overpowers and kills Soundwave. NEST soldiers and US Marines snipe the Decepticons. Autobots and Tanks roll in and ambush the Decepticons. Optimus Prime returns and massacres a large group of Decepticons. He then kills Shockwave and uses the Decepticon's arm cannon to topple over the space bridge's control pillar, deactivating the bridge.

[[File:DOTMCybertrontransit.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.55|"Earth was created in six days. Now, watch out! Here comes Genesis! We'll do it for you in six minutes!"]]

Optimus Prime then confronts Sentinel Prime and the two engage in a ferocious battle of Student vs Master. Carly stumbles across Megatron outside the main battle zone. Having previously witnessed a violent argument between Sentinel Prime and Megatron, she appeals to his pride and makes him realize that he will never be able to rule over Cybertron as long as Sentinel is alive. Meanwhile, after a long fight, Sentinel gains the upper hand over Optimus and severs his right arm. However, before he can execute his former pupil, an infuriated Megatron attacks Sentinel and severely damages him, declaring that Earth is his planet to rule. Megatron realized how far he had fallen in power within the past few years, and has decided to once again take his rightful place at the top of the command chain. Meanwhile, Dylan manages to reactivate the toppled pillar, but is attacked by Sam, who hurls him against the pillar, killing him. Subsequently, Bumblebee destroys the pillar for good, thus destroying the space bridge and, presumably, Cybertron with it. Seeing this, Megatron half-heartedly offers Optimus Prime a truce on the condition that he will remain in charge of the Decepticons, mockingly saying that they would be nothing without each other. Realizing that the offer is less than sincere, Optimus refuses and attacks Megatron, decapitating him with an axe. The weakened Sentinel Prime tries to excuse his actions, but Optimus, claiming Sentinel "betrayed himself," executes the treacherous Prime with Megatron's shotgun.

[[File:DOTM Autobots NEST victorious.jpg|thumb|upright=1.55|"Live long... and prosper..."]]

With the battle over, Sam and Carly are reunited, and Simmons takes an opportunity to kiss Mearing, who he still has feelings for, and she has him arrested. With their home planet now forever beyond reach, and the forces of the Decepticons destroyed, the remaining Autobots finally accept Earth as their new home, as Optimus Prime states that the Autobots will always be here, to protect the Earth and all who live on it.
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==Main cast==

{{featuredcharacters|
h1=[[Autobot]]s|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] ([[Leonard Nimoy]])
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] ([[Jess Harnell]])
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] ([[Robert Foxworth]])
*[[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] ([[James Remar]])
*[[Dino]] ([[Francesco Quinn]])<ref group=note name="credits">Mirage and Wheeljack, known by those names in the toyline and essentially all supporting media, are respectively named "Dino" and "Que" in the film. While Dino is simply credited as such, Que is listed in the credits as "Que/Wheeljack".</ref>
*[[Wheeljack (Movie)|Que/Wheeljack]] ([[George Coe]])<ref group=note name="credits"/>
*[[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] ([[Tom Kenny]])
*[[Brains]] ([[Reno Wilson]])

'''[[Twins (ROTF)|Twins]]'''
*[[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] (cameo)<ref group=note name=skidsandmudflap>Skids and Mudflap only appear during the convoy scene at the beginning of the film.</ref>
*[[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] (cameo)<ref group=note name=skidsandmudflap/>

'''[[Wreckers]]'''
*[[Roadbuster (DOTM)|Roadbuster]] ([[Ron Bottitta]])<ref group=note>Roadbuster is listed as "Roadbuster/Amp" in the credits, a reference to his car mode's sponsor. His name is not used in the film, but he is called "Roadbuster" in the toyline and supporting media.</ref>
*[[Topspin (DOTM)|Topspin]]
*[[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]] ([[John DiMaggio]])<ref group=note>Leadfoot is listed in the film's end credits as "Leadfoot/Target", a reference to his car mode's sponsor. His name is not spoken in the film, but he is called "Leadfoot" in the toyline and the supporting media.</ref>

|h2=[[Decepticon]]s|c2=
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] ([[Hugo Weaving]])
*[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] ([[Charlie Adler]])
*[[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] ([[Frank Welker]])
**[[Driller]]
*[[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] ([[Frank Welker]])
**[[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]] ([[Keith Szarabajka]])
*[[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] (''Frank Welker'')<ref group=note>Barricade doesn't ''technically'' speak in the movie, an editing gaffe as he kicks Que around before executing him sees Soundwave's voice (provided by Frank Welker) coming out of his mouth for the scene.</ref>
*[[Loader]]
*[[Devcon (DOTM)|Devcon]]
*[[Igor]] ([[Greg Berg]])
*[[Hatchling]]s
*[[Audi R8 Decepticon]]
*Two [[M1 Abrams Decepticon]]s
*[[Garagebot]]
*[[Lensmeter Decepticon]]s
*[[Protoform]]s
*[[Watch-bot]]<ref group=note>Repeatedly referred to as the "Watch-bot" (proper noun) in the ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon: The Junior Novel]]''</ref>
*[[Pickup Decepticon]]
*[[Police car Decepticon]]

'''[[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicons]]'''
*[[Scrapper (ROTF)|Scrapper]] type Decepticon
*[[Long Haul (ROTF)|Long Haul]] type Decepticon

'''[[Dread (DOTM)|Dreads]]'''
*[[Crankcase (DOTM)|Crankcase]]
*[[Crowbar]] (''[[Jimmie Wood]]'')<ref group=note>During the highway battle scene where Crowbar flips over a sign, recycled screams and grunts from Jimmie Wood's [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] performance in ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'' can be heard.</ref>
*[[Hatchet (DOTM)|Hatchet]]

|h3=[[Human]]s|c3=
*[[Sam Witwicky]] ([[Shia LaBeouf]])
*[[Carly Spencer]] ([[Rosie Huntington-Whiteley]])
*[[Seymour Simmons]] ([[John Turturro]])
*[[Charlotte Mearing]] ([[Frances McDormand]])
*[[Dylan Gould]] ([[Patrick Dempsey]])
*[[Bruce Brazos]] ([[John Malkovich]])
*[[Dutch (DOTM)|Dutch]] ([[Alan Tudyk]])
*[[Ron Witwicky]] ([[Kevin Dunn]])
*[[Judy Witwicky]] ([[Julie White]])
*[[Jerry Wang]] ([[Ken Jeong]])
*[[Neil Armstrong]] ([[Don Jeanes]])
*[[Buzz Aldrin]] ([[Cory Tucker]]/himself)
*[[Walter Cronkite]]
*[[Bill O'Reilly]] (himself)
*[[Alexi Voskhod]] ([[Ravil Isyanov]])
'''[[United States Army|US Military]]/[[NEST]]'''
*[[William Lennox]] ([[Josh Duhamel]])
*[[Morshower]] ([[Glenn Morshower]])
*[[Baby Face]] ([[Markiss McFadden]])
*Former members
**[[Robert Epps]] ([[Tyrese Gibson]])
**[[Hardcore Eddie]] ([[Lester Speight]])

|nonumbering=true
}}
<references group=note/>

==Quotes==

"We were once a peaceful race of intelligent, mechanical beings. But then came the war, between the Autobots who fought for freedom and the Decepticons who dreampt of tyranny. Overmatched and outnumbered, our defeat was all but certain. But in the war's final days, one Autobot ship escaped the battle. It was carrying a secret cargo, which would have changed our planet's fate. A despearate mission. Our final hope. A hope that vanished."
:—'''Optimus Prime's''' opening narration.

'''Mission Control''': We are not alone after all, are we? 
'''Buzz Aldrin''': No, sir. We are not alone.
:—'''Buzz Aldrin''' makes history, and raises the hackles of conspiracy theorists.

'''Dino''': "He's in a bad mood. He's not talking to anybody today." 
'''Mearing''': "What is this, the silent treatment?" 
'''Ironhide''': "We've seen that and this is ''not'' that." 
'''Que''': "Definitely not." 
'''Ironhide''': "This is ''worse''. Prime! Make something of yourself! (Ironhide taps Optimus's roof) He's pissed."
:—'''Ironhide''' discusses '''Optimus Prime's''' foul mood.

"Who wants some chicken dinner now, bitch? Huh? 'Cause somebody messed with the wrong Wang today!"
:—'''Jerry Wang''', being crazy. But also awesome.

"The thing about Russians is, they never like to talk. Gonna take a little of the 'international language.'" <Doorman opens sliding hatch> "''Do svidaniya''." 
"That means 'goodbye!'" <closes hatch>
:—'''Simmons''' tries to reason with a '''Russian''', to no avail.

"It's a Cyrillic alphabet; it's like all the buttons you never push on a calculator!"
:—'''Dutch''' tries to translate Russian, also to no avail.

"Woah! Little Mexican standoff we got here!"
:-'''Sideswipe''', talking to Ironhide and the Dreads.

"Class dismissed."
:—'''Ironhide''', after dispatching the Dreads.

"What you must realize, my Autobot brothers, is that we were never going to win the war. For the sake of our planet's survival, a deal had to be made...with ''Megatron''."
:—'''Sentinel Prime''' reveals his treachery.

[[File:DOTM-MegatronLincoln.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"I'll give him this: [[Atlantis, Arise!|he]]'s [[Transformers The Game (console)|consistent]]!"]] 
"Here we are. Fight us ''now''."
:—'''Megatron''', pulling the evil overlord cliché on us while sitting atop the [[Abraham Lincoln|Lincoln Memorial]]

"If you go in this building, that's if she's even still alive, there's no way you're going to reach her!" 
"What do you suggest I do?!" 
"...it's over. I'm sorry, but it's over."
:—'''Robert Epps''' tells '''Sam Witwicky''' that they've run out of plans.

"We will kill them all."
:—'''Optimus Prime''' offers an alternative plan.

"They got my trailer. I ''need'' that flight tech!"
:—'''Optimus Prime''', valiantly [[To sell toys|selling toys]].

"I bring you Cybertron, your home! and still you choose humanity." 
"You are the one who taught me [[Bio|freedom is everyone's right]]."
:—'''Sentinel''' VS '''Optimus Prime'''.

"Your Decepticons are finally conquering this planet, and yet their leader won't be you." 
"IT WILL BE ME! It will ''always'' be me! 
"In any minute now, you'll be nothing but Sentinel's bitch."
:—'''Carly Spencer''' tells '''Megatron''' that if he's going to be the Starscream, he should ''act'' like it.

"Who would you be without me, Prime?" 
"Time to find out."
:—'''Megatron''' and '''Optimus Prime''' exchange pre-fight banter one last time.

"Optimus. All I ever wanted...was the survival of our race. You must see why I had to betray you..." 
"You didn't betray me. You betrayed yourself..."
:—'''Optimus Prime''''s final exchange with '''Sentinel Prime''' before effectively ''double-tapping'' him.

"In any war, there are calms between storms. There will be days when we lose faith. Days when our allies turn against us... but the day will never come that we forsake this planet and its people."
:—'''Optimus Prime's''' closing narration, [[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|which predicts what will]] [[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|happen to them years later]].

==Continuity notes==
*Sam has since graduated from college, being three months out of school, and is currently looking for a job. Since the events of ''Revenge of the Fallen'', Sam and Mikaela had broke up (despite having to spend an entire film of Sam needing to say the L-word). Prior to the events of this film, he started a relationship with Carly Spencer.
*Megatron's camp is full of salvaged artifacts from the previous film, along with several Decepticon corpses laying around the area. While most are unrecognizable, one of them is a headless Long Haul; his head was presumably used to create Igor. Megatron's new right hand appears to be salvaged from a fallen Decepticon, as the matching left hand can be seen laying around the campsite.
*The Wreckers, according to Charlotte Mearing arrived on Earth aboard the ''Xantium'' and brought the second wave of Autobots with them. The Wreckers were not seen in ''Revenge of the Fallen'', which is given an in-universe explanation that their bloodthirsty attitudes mean they are usually confined to base.
*Barricade makes a surprising return during the final battle in Chicago, last seen driving alongside Bonecrusher on the highway before the latter engaged the Autobot Leader in the first film.
*Megatron is still critically wounded after the final battle of ''Revenge of the Fallen'', notably still missing half of his head.
*Optimus Prime's main moral compass that "freedom is the right of all sentient beings", is revealed to have been taught to him by his predecessor and mentor, Sentinel Prime.
*Introduced in the second film, Optimus uses The Matrix of Leadership to revive Sentinel Prime, having retrieved it from the remains of the Star Harvester sometime following the climax of the second film. In the same previous film, Megatron had suspected the Matrix could be used to revive Optimus and was proven right when Sam succeeded, a fact Megatron exploits in his master plan enacted this film.
*Sentinel Prime was first mentioned in the previous film, by Sam Witwicky during one of his many Allspark induced exposition dump.
*In the previous film, [[Theodore Galloway]] asked Optimus that if humanity asked the Autobots to leave whether they'd cooperate, and Optimus promised to do so. This film sees them seemingly comply with such demands, only to reveal themselves to have stayed behind anyway to defeat the Decepticons.
*Ironhide no longer has his cannons, having lost them in the final battle of the previous film.

==Errors==
===Filming, animation and technical errors===
*When Sam is holding Brains in his hand after catching him spying on him and Carly, there is a short shot in which Sam is briefly seen in the background, holding nothing in hand, Brains is missing. In the next shot, Brains is back in the hand.
*After killing Ironhide, while Sentinel Prime is storming the NEST base, Sentinel Prime, Ironhide and most likely Bumblebee are all missing in a short shot in which we see two cars projected by an explosion, supposed to be a result of one of Sentinel's gun shots.
*Ironhide in alt-form appears in a short shot among the Autobots in Chicago, riding ahead of Optimus, at 01:43:21-01:43:22, but after that he disappears completely.
*Bits of Megatron's right shoulder clip through each other in the shot where he's demanding a truce.

===Astronomical and historical errors===
*The Moon does not rotate with respect to Earth, and Mare Tranquillitatis is near the middle of the near side. Therefore, Tranquility Base could never be described as being on the far side, and Earth is never as close to the horizon as shown in the movie.
*The Apollo 11 Command/Service Module is seen flying to the Moon without the Lunar Module. The Lunar Module is attached when the vehicle is orbiting the Moon, however.
*When the modern day site of the Apollo 11 landing is seen, the ascent module (the cabin Buzz and Neil flew back to orbit in) is still there.
*In real life, Apollo 11 did not land on the far side of the Moon. Tranquility Base is on the near side of the Moon.
*One of the directors of NASA says that all six Apollo missions recovered parts of the Ark but this not possible as the six missions all had different landing sites which were all a significant distance apart.
*Cybertron is apparently several times the size of Earth, yet the characters talk of bringing it "into Earth's atmosphere"; at that size, it would be more like bringing ''Earth'' into ''Cybertron's'' atmosphere, but see below for the problem with that.
*The Space Bridge starts to bring Cybertron amazingly close to Earth - less than one Earth-diameter away. Assuming Cybertron's mass is proportional to its size, Cybertron's gravitational field would [[The Ultimate Doom|tear the Earth apart]] at that distance.

===Geographic discontinuities===
*The [[Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant]] is shown to be located ''inside'' of, or at least right next to the abandoned city of {{w|Pripyat}}, and the human characters access it through nearby buildings. In reality, the power plant is situated on the outskirts of the city. Even worse, [[Alexi Voskhod]] ''explicitly'' says that the entrance leads through a ''school''. Who builds a ''school'' right next to a ''nuclear power plant''?
*Furthermore, Pripyat's infamous Ferris wheel as shown in the movie is not only the wrong model (the real one's passenger cabins have canopies), but the real one is also located in an open field far away from any buildings.<ref name="ferris">[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pripyat_-_Ferris_wheel.jpg Photo of the Pripyat Ferris wheel] showing the closest nearby buildings.</ref> But hey, at least it's the right color!
*Also, why exactly is the Sputnik mission case inside the Chernobyl reactor building? Did the Soviets never bother to discard the packaging of their toy after starting to play with it?
*When Megatron transforms for the first time, he's in a grassy savannah. In the next shot, he's standing in the middle of a desert... and in the establishing shot of the Decepticon camp, it's back in the savannah.
*{{w|Mount Kilimanjaro}} is seen in the background of many of the scenes in Namibia; in reality, the mountain is located in Tanzania, more than three thousand kilometers away.
[[File:DOTM-Wreckers-Prime-Cables.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Chicago's own [[knockoff]] of a prominent Chinese building.]]
*In a [[Atlantis, Arise!|fairly common cinematic contrivance]], the film depicts multiple skyscrapers in the background of many scenes set in Washington, D.C., while the real-life city has no skyscrapers.
*Also, Washington, D.C. almost entirely lacks old industrial buildings that could be converted into lofts, and likewise doesn't have the kind of densely urban streets that Sam is shown to live on.
*NEST Headquarters, supposedly in Washington, is actually Chicago's abandoned Main Post Office.
*Likewise, Dylan's auto collection museum, also set in (land-locked) Washington, is actually the Milwaukee Art Museum. [[Lake Michigan]] is even visible through the windows!
*When Optimus Prime (using his jetpack) gets himself caught in wires below an under-construction building, that building bears a striking resemblance to the {{w|China Central Television Headquarters}} in [[Beijing]], [[China]]... a far shot from [[Chicago]]. Since construction for the CCTV building was finished in 2008, long before ''Dark of the Moon'' was even ''conceived'', this appears to be an intentional instance of a "cool building" being inserted just for the sake of it.

===Continuity errors===
*Like in ''Revenge of the Fallen'', Ironhide sports his [[license plate]] from the [[Transformers (film)|first movie]], "4PCI382", on his robot mode chest, but doesn't have a license plate in vehicle mode. (According to set photos, his license plate in vehicle mode is mostly black, with a NEST logo on it.)
*Speaking of inconsistencies between robot and vehicle mode: Bumblebee's updated Chevrolet Camaro alternate mode no longer has pinstripes bordering his black racing stripes, but the CG robot model still has the pinstripes.
[[Image:DOTM-SoundwaveMercedesStar.jpg|thumb|upright=1.9|right|Is this the reverse of hidden faction insignias in vehicle mode?]]
*Soundwave has [[kibble]] from his [[Mercedes-Benz|Mercedes]] alternate mode while he is in Africa, but his chest has only a blank grille. The Mercedes star is only added to his chest from the scene where he reveals himself to be Carly's car onward. This is most likely a deliberate choice made to avoid spoiling the plot twist.
*After Megatron pulls out his shotgun for the first time, he holsters it on the right side of his back. In the next scene it is on his left side.
*In the highway battle scene with the [[Dread (DOTM)|Dreads]], Crowbar smashes into some traffic signs and knocks them over. In the next shot when the other two Dreads use them as ramps, the angle at which the signs fell has changed. After Hatchet and Crankcase transform, the signs revert into their original position.
*Also in the highway battle, Bumblebee enhances only his front wheels to evade Hatchet, yet in the next shot he's fully in Stealth Force mode.
*When Hatchet is killed by Bumblebee and Dino, the last shot shows him being thrown onto a car (using footage recycled from Michael Bay's 2005 film ''{{w|The Island (2005 film)|The Island}}'', as elaborated on below), with Dino's grappling hook cables still attached to Hatchet, which would imply that Dino is still in robot mode at this point. However, the very next shot shows Dino in the far background, driving behind Bumblebee in vehicle mode.
*Immediately after crashing into Ironhide, two of Crowbar's hair strands fall to the ground, but he has all six strands from the next shot onwards.
*During Ironhide and Sideswipe's "Mexican standoff" with Crankcase and Crowbar, all combatants drop their firearms, but when Ironhide is speared, his guns are on his back again. They disappear in subsequent shots.
*In addition, the spear impaled in Ironhide disappears when he shoots Crowbar, only to reappear in subsequent shots.
*Despite being captured by Soundwave in her evening gown, Carly is somehow able to change into more convenient clothes (but still wearing high heels!) after arriving at Dylan's place, and has yet another outfit following the attack on Chicago the following day. Not only that, she changes her earrings, too!
*When the Autobots are boarding the ''Xantium,'' Simmons mentions that nine Autobots are leaving. Former Decepticons Wheelie and Brains apparently don't count. Poor little guys!
*The Wreckers claim they had been hiding inside a rocket booster that was jettisoned from the ''Xantium'' before Starscream destroyed it. The boosters are only seen to be detached after Starscream destroys the ship, after it has barely taken off from the ground.
*Though it's a standard action movie contrivance, it sure is convenient that the glass windows inside skyscrapers are extremely fragile when needed, and glass shards are as dangerous as bread crumbs so nobody suffers a single cut from sliding across them.
*Shortly after everyone jumps through the window and starts sliding down, a downwards shot of the building shows all of the windows behind them are intact.
*As everyone tumbles through a lower floor of the building, [[Stone]] is shown to fall right through and out the other side with a collection of office furniture, but not long after is back with Epps's squad.
*Despite the Decepticons taking over Chicago and killing a whole bunch of people, there seem to be a lot of people continuing to go about their daily lives. The skyscraper Epps's team goes into to launch a rocket from still seems to have plenty of office workers in it when the Driller attacks it. When Sam's being thrown around on the end of the grapple glove rope while fighting Starscream, he crashes through a wall into a dry-cleaning business where a woman appears to be calmly hanging up a shirt. Did they all just not get the memo?
*The sequence beginning with Sam, Carly, Epps and the rest of the soldiers jumping out of the windows of the tilted skyscraper is one giant continuity headache: First they jump out of the windows, then slide down several stories, then the camera angle changes and they're sliding down several more stories, and ''then'' a wide shot shows the top of the skyscraper from an angle where the characters cannot be seen, then slowly pans around and eventually shows them all sliding down from one of the topmosts floors all over again! Eventually, they crash back into one of the lowest floors near the break. After the Driller has toppled the top portion of the skyscraper over, the group is ''again'' shown to escape from one one of the topmost floors to the neighboring building!
*Though it is Barricade who kicks and shoves Que along before executing him, the voice heard is Soundwave's. Presumably, this was an artifact of the early alternate version of the scene, in which Soundwave was to kill Dino, and they just re-used the audio.
*While fighting the Autobots at the end of the film, Sentinel Prime's cape disappears for a brief scene before reappearing on his back when the camera angle changes.
*When Sam and Dylan are fighting, the clock behind them changes to different times every shot. It starts at 00:40, then 02:25, 00:15 and 11:00 in the following shots.
*When Sam and Carly are reunited after the final battle, Carly's hands keep changing the position on every cut, sometimes on Sam's neck, sometimes on his shoulders.
file:///D:/%D0%9D%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%8F%20%D0%BF%D0%B0%D0%BF%D0%BA%D0%B0%20(2)/TF3ChicagoTwins.JPG*Not intentional: Skids and Mudflap appear for a brief few seconds in the film in their vehicle modes. This leaves questions as to what happened to them. They weren't seen departing from Earth or taking part in the Chicago battle. However footage filming in Chicago confirms were involved in the Battle of Chicago.<ref name="transformerslive.blogspot.com">[https://transformerslive.blogspot.com/2010/07/mpea-busway-set-pics-explosions-and.html]</ref>
*It's said that four Autobots were captured by the Decepticons in Chicago, but actually five Autobots were captured. (Unless this observation was made ''before'' Bumblebee arrived after saving Sam and Lennox), possibly a leftover from an earlier draft of the script in where [[Dino]] and/or [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Que]] were supposed to already be dead by this point.
*When Que is about to be executed, the "cardboard head on a stick" prop used for Dino during the shooting of the movie (a common method used for the movies to give the actors ''something'' to react to) can be spotted in the final edit of the film,<ref name="headprop">[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-movie-discussion/494618-movies-errors-mirage-prop-final-movie-edit.html "Movies Errors - Mirage prop in final movie edit"] at TFW2005</ref> as noted above possibly a leftover from an earlier draft of the script where Soundwave mocked Bumblebee with Dino's disembodied head.
*Megatron's head wound alternates between "moderately repaired" and "extra mangled" from scene to scene after Sentinel tears another chunk of his scalp off.

==Transformers references==
In addition to recurring elements from the previous films, ''Dark of the Moon'' bases a number of elements on previous versions of the ''Transformers'' mythos, including plot elements based on older stories, something fairly rare in the other two movies:
*New characters [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] are heavily based upon their Generation 1 counterparts. [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Que]] is derived from G1 character [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]. [[Sentinel Prime (disambiguation)|Sentinel Prime]] is the name of Optimus's predecessor in many continuities, and in this instance, he continues his [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|predecessor]]'s [[Sentinel Prime (G1)#2005 IDW continuity|legacy]] of being a giant jerk.

*"Carly" was the name of [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]]'s [[Carly|girlfriend and eventual wife]] in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original cartoon]].

*The ''[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]'' gets its name from the Autobots' crashed spaceship in the [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|''Transformers'' comics]].

*The ''[[Xantium (G1)|Xantium]]'' is the name of the [[Wreckers]]' spaceship in the [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''Transformers'' comics.

*[[Roadbuster (DOTM)|Roadbuster]] and [[Topspin (DOTM)|Topspin]] being members of the Wreckers recalls their original G1 counterparts being likewise part of the Wreckers.

*Optimus's new trailer is based on the trailer that [[Optimus Prime (G1)|his Generation 1 counterpart]] hauled around, including its ability to open up into a weapons base.

*Optimus now carries the Matrix around in his chest as he has in past incarnations.

*The corrosive end met by Ironhide comes at the hands of [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]], the oxidizing pathogen that first appeared in the Generation 1 cartoon episode [[Cosmic Rust (episode)|of the same name]]. Though not named in the film, its identity is made clear by production artwork by [[Josh Nizzi]] which labels Sentinel Prime's gun a "Cosmic Rust gun".

*Megatron removing [[Abraham Lincoln]] from his chair at the {{w|Lincoln Memorial}} and then sitting in it is a scene taken directly from the Generation 1 cartoon episode, "[[Atlantis, Arise!]]", and the Decepticon ending for ''[[Transformers The Game]]'' (sort of).

*The idea of bringing Cybertron to Earth via space bridge and enslaving humans was the plot of the Generation 1 multi-part episode "[[The Ultimate Doom]]".

*Likewise, the idea of an influential and powerful human joining forces with the Decepticons, resulting in the Autobots being exiled from Earth by the government via a spacecraft, only for that spacecraft to be destroyed, was the plot behind another Generation 1 cartoon multi-part episode, "[[Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1|Megatron's Master Plan]]."

*Megatron's first line - a weary "[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All hail Megatron]]" - is the title of IDW's direction-changing comic maxi-series, which had just wrapped up when production on the film was beginning.

*When the worker at Accureta Systems is trying to make the [[Laserbeak (DOTM)|photocopier]] work, it beeps the "more than meets the eye" refrain from the original cartoon's [[theme song]].

*The [[Transformation#The noise|transformation noise]] can be heard at the end of the film when Bumblebee transforms to robot mode, the final onscreen transformation, just as it was heard during [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]]'s transformation, which was also the first onscreen transformation in the first film.

*The technique of shooting at a skyscraper until it breaks in half and the top falls horizontally on other buildings has been done by [[Megatron (BW)|another Megatron]] in [[Endgame Pt. III: Seeds of the Future|another city]].

==Real-world references==
*When Brains and Wheelie are watching ''{{w|Star Trek: The Original Series}}'', the screen features [[Spock|Mr. Spock]], portrayed by Leonard Nimoy—who voices Sentinel Prime. Wheelie comments that it is "the one where Spock goes nuts," which foreshadows Sentinel's heel turn. The episode itself is the famous ''TOS'' episode "{{w|Amok Time}}", although for some inexplicable reason, the first of the two clips shown on-screen is mirrored.
*Sentinel Prime says "The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few." The voice actor said the same line in the 1982 film ''{{w|Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan}}'' as Mr. Spock. However, in that movie, Nimoy's character dies a hero.
*To finish the Spock trifecta, when Bumblebee says his goodbyes to Sam, he uses a clip of Leonard Nimoy, as Spock, saying "I will always be your friend," another line from ''Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan''.
*[[Dutch (DOTM)|Dutch]] and his fake girlfriend's name, "India", are a reference to {{w|Dutch India}}.
*[[Wheeljack (Movie)|Que]]'s name is a reference to {{w|Q (James Bond)|Q}} from ''{{w|James Bond}}'' novels and films. Que also gives weapons to NEST soldiers while explaining the advantages and abilities for the weapons much like Q does for James Bond.
*When Bumblebee brings forth "rings" for Sam and Carly, he "hums" the {{w|Wedding March}} (or, more correctly, the {{w|Bridal Chorus}} from {{w|Richard Wagner}}'s 1850 opera ''{{w|Lohengrin (opera)|Lohengrin}}'').
*Before Sentinel gets attacked by Megatron, he says "There can only be one", a popular misquote of the line "There can be only one" from the film Highlander. Sentinel is also modeled after one of the film's lead stars Sean Connery.

==Other editions==
*The version of the film available for streaming on Star+ cuts all scenes where humans are desintegrated to the bone by the Decepticons. As a result, the initial invasion of Chicago is cut significantly short.
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==Prequel material==
*''[[Transformers: Sector 7]]''
A five-issue limited mini-series chronicling the foundation of [[Sector Seven|Sector 7]] leading up to ''[[Transformers: Ghosts of Yesterday|Ghosts of Yesterday]]''.
*''[[Transformers: Foundation]]''
A four-issue limited mini-series set during the events of ''[[Transformers: Defiance|Defiance]]'' telling the events that lead-up to the original ''[[Transformers: Movie Prequel|Movie Prequel]]''.
*''[[Transformers: Rising Storm]]''
A four-issue limited mini-series set after ''[[Transformers: Nefarious|Nefarious]]'' cronicling Shockwave's arrival and the task given to him by Megatron.
*''[[Cyberglyphics pack-in comics]]''
A six-issue miniseries by IDW, produced in cooperation with [[Target]], available only in printed form as [[pack-in material]] with a small Target-[[exclusive]] [[Target#Dark of the Moon|range of toys]], following [[Space Case (DOTM)|Space Case]]'s encounters with the Autobots and the Decepticons and leads up to ''Rising Storm''.
*''[[Transformers: Convergence]]''
A four-part prose story exclusive to the individual issues of IDW Publishing's ''Dark of the Moon comic adaptation'', chronicles both the Simmons lineage in the aftermath of ''Sector 7'' and Soundwave's activites on Earth, tying the remaining loose ends and setting the stage for ''Dark of the Moon''.
*''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Xbox 360/PS3)]]''
A video game developed by [[High Moon Studios]] for [[Xbox 360]] & [[PlayStation|PS3]].
*''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Stealth Force Edition]]''
A [[Wii]] & [[Nintendo 3DS|3DS]] port of the game developed by [[Behaviour Interactive]] focusing only on [[Stealth Force]].
*''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon: Autobots/Decepticons]]''
A [[Nintendo DS]] port of the game also developed by Behaviour Interactive, with each factions separated in two titles.
*''[[Transformers (Titan Magazine)#Dark of the Moon|Transformers (Titan Magazine)]]''
A monthly title by Titan in the [[United Kingdom|UK]] (another rebranding of their existing comic).
*''[[Transformers Classified]]''
A prequel novel trilogy in the same vein as ''Ghosts of Yesterday'' and ''[[Transformers: The Veiled Threat|The veiled Threat]]'' that was published after the movie, composed by ''[[Transformers Classified: Switching Gears|Switching Gears]]'', ''[[Transformers Classified: Battle Mountain|Battle Mountain]]'' & ''[[Transformers Classified: Satellite of Doom|Satellite of Doom]]'', later published together as ''[[Transformers Classified: The Complete Mission]]'' it cronicles how the Autobots & Decepticons fight against each other on Earth in the aftermath of [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|The Fallen's death]].

==Adaptations==
*''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (novel)|Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]''
The novelization of the film by [[Peter David]].
*''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon Movie Adaptation]]''
IDW Publishing's comic adaptation of the movie.

'''Children's adaptations'''
*''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon: The Junior Novel]]''
The movie novelization for kids.

==Sequels==
{{main|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|Bumblebee (film)}}

==Soundtrack==
{{main|Dark of the Moon: The Album}}

==Score==
{{main|Dark of the Moon: The Score}}

==Home video releases==
{{main|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)/home video}}
''Transformers: Dark of the Moon'' was released on DVD, Blu-Ray, and Digital Download on September 30, 2011, followed by the 2-Disc Special Edition in December.<ref>[TFW2005 - Official Transformers Movie Website Updated With Transformers 3 Home Release Info http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/official-transformers-movie-website-updated-with-transformers-3-home-release-info-173245/]</ref>

===Additional Information===
*Close Captions in English
*Audio Description as Audio Description in English <ref>http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B005G4TJUC/audiodescriin-20</ref>

==Theatrical posters==
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==Reception==
{{quote|Time will tell whether Transformers: Dark of the Moon really is the final Transformers film for both director Michael Bay and star Shia LaBeouf, but it's certainly the best one in this hugely successful, but widely loathed franchise.|[https://www.ign.com/articles/2011/06/27/transformers-dark-of-the-moon-review They've Fallen, but can the Transformers get up?], Jim Vejvoda|[https://www.ign.com ign.com] [[June 27]] [[2011]]}}

{{quote|Rarely has a movie had less of a soul and less interesting characters.|Richard Roeper, [http://www.richardroeper.com/reviews/transformersdarkofthemoon.aspx richardroeper.com] [[June 28]], [[2011]]}}

On June 23, 2011, the world premiere of ''Dark of the Moon'' was held in [[Moscow]], [[Russia]], with band [[Linkin Park]] performing a concert that included their title song for the movie, "Iridescent".

The official release date was moved up from July 1 to June 29 to allow breathing room between its release and ''{{w|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2}}''. On June 28, 2011, the film was released in 3D and IMAX in the US.

The film received mixed reviews from the critical reception, who praised the visual effects, action sequences, musical score, voice acting, and use of 3D, while criticizing the runtime, storyline, the performances of [[Shia LaBeouf]] and [[Rosie Huntington-Whiteley]], and screenplay. ''Dark of the Moon'' was considered at least an improvement from ''Revenge of the Fallen'', receiving a tomatometer score of 35% and an audience score of 55% on Rotten Tomatoes.<ref>https://rottentomatoes.com/m/transformers_dark_of_the_moon</ref>

''Dark of the Moon'' launched with nearly 10,000 copies in 4011 theaters nationwide. On its opening day, the movie earned $37.3 million, making not only for the best opening day of 2011 up to that point, but also ranking as the sixth most successful opening on a Wednesday ever, while at the same time ranking well behind ''Revenge of the Fallen'', with $60 million on its opening day (also a Wednesday).<ref name="openingday">[http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=3197&p=.htm "'Transformers' Suboptimal on Wednesday"], Box Office Mojo, June 2011.</ref> (Of course, a lot of the print material still listed the release date as [[July 1]]st, the following Friday.)

On [[August 2]], it crossed the $1 billion mark in worldwide gross, just under 5 weeks after its release, landing it in the #9 spot for worldwide gross of all time.<ref>http://www.deadline.com/2011/08/transformers-dark-of-the-moon-crosses-1-billion-worldwide-mark-for-paramount/ Deadline Hollywood</ref> Of that, $338 million came from the US. It is currently one of two Paramount pictures to have made the $1 billion mark, the other being [[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|its sequel]]. (While ''Titanic'' also made over $1 billion worldwide, it was only a Paramount movie ''domestically'', where it made "only" $620 million.)

''Dark of the Moon'' ended its theatrical run in the #4 spot for highest worldwide gross of all time.

Upon its' release, the ''Transformers'' fanbase generally had a warmer reception to the film over its' predecessor, with praise going to the action, score, and particularly [[Leonard Nimoy]]'s performance and role as [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]]. Several moments in the film caused no shortage of discussion, with Optimus Prime's more ruthless, violent actions ([[Peter Cullen]] himself disliked the "we will kill them all" line) and the handling of the deaths of major franchise characters being notable sore spots for the film's detractors. Over a decade since its' release, ''Dark of the Moon'' still retains the warmest reception to a Bay film outside of the first film, though those more ambivalent towards the series don't consider it that different from the lesser films.

===Awards and recognition===
''Dark of the Moon'' was nominated for three Academy Awards, in the categories of Best Visual Effects, Sound Editing, and Sound Mixing, losing all to ''{{w|Hugo (film)|Hugo}}''.<ref>[http://oscar.go.com/nominees#t Official 2012 Oscar nominees page]</ref>

On February 25, 2012, it was announced that ''Transformers: Dark of the Moon'' was nominated for eight {{w|Golden Raspberry Award}}s. Unlike ''Revenge of the Fallen'', however, it did not receive the awards for Worst Picture, Worst Screenplay, & Worst Director, losing all of its nominations to ''{{w|Jack & Jill (2011 film)|Jack & Jill}}''.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/transformers-dark-of-the-moon-is-safe-from-razzies-174726/]</ref>

==Technical details==
'''Length:''' 154 minutes
'''Audio:''' Dolby Digital / DTS / SDDS 
'''Content Rating:'''
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*PG-13 (USA/MPAA)
*G (Japan)
*12A (United Kingdom)
*PG (Canada; Ontario)
*G (Canada; Quebec)
*PG-12 (Taiwan)
*PG13 (Singapore)
*PG-13 (Philippines/MTRCB)
*IIA (China)
*PG-13 (Malaysia)
*M (Australia)
*M (New Zealand)
*12 (Brazil)
*K-11 (Finland)
*12 (Germany)
*12A (Ireland)
*12 (Netherlands)
*M/12 (Portugal)
*12 (South Korea)
*B (Mexico)
*12+ (Russia)}}

==Production staff==
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===Visual effects===
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===Locations department===
{{quote|The Decepticons' decision to attack Chicago<ref>http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-471495</ref> seems inexplicable, until you take into consideration the generous tax credits offered by the Illinois Film Office.|film critic Roger Ebert|[http://blogs.suntimes.com/ebert/2011/07/on_the_origin_of_transformers.html On the Origin of Transformers]}}

==Development details==
===Cast and crew signing on===
[[File:TF3-licensingPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Featuring a surprise appearance by Optimus Prime!]]
On May 30, 2007, a month before the official release of ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'', [[DreamWorks]] announced that two sequels were already being planned.<ref name="spy">[http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/a58430/two-transformers-sequels-in-pipeline.html Digital Spy article from May 2007, confirming that two sequels were being planned]</ref> On March 16, 2009, over three months before the premiere of ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'', [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]] announced the third movie for July 1, 2011.<ref name="3release">Pamela McClintock: [http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118001280?refCatId=13 Variety article from March 2009], confirming Transformers 3 for July 2011.</ref> Director [[Michael Bay]] promptly backpedaled, as he had intended for the third ''Transformers'' movie to be released in 2012.<ref name="baywait">[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?3947-Wait-a-minute! Michael Bay's reaction to Paramount's July 2011 date for ''Transformers 3''], March 2009.</ref> He officially changed his mind in October 2009, agreeing to the release date set by Paramount.<ref name="bay3-2011">[http://michaelbay.com/2009/10/01/transformers-3-july-1st-2011/ Michael Bay officially confirms the 2011 release date], October 2009.</ref>

[[Roberto Orci]] and [[Alex Kurtzman]], two of the previous two movies' screenwriters, had already announced in March 2009 that they would not return for a third part.<ref name="noorcikurtz">[http://www.slashfilm.com/orci-and-kurtzman-not-returning-for-transformers-3-will-leonard-nimoy-voice-the-fallen/ Slashfilm quoting Roberto Orci that he and Kurtzman would not return for a third movie], March 2009. (Original post on Don Murphy's message board appears to no longer exist.)</ref> In September 2009, their ''Revenge'' co-writer [[Ehren Kruger]] was confirmed as the screenwriter of ''Transformers 3''.<ref name="krugernelson">[http://michaelbay.com/2009/09/14/transformers-3-pain-gain-bad-boys-3/ Michael Bay's website admin Nelson Lauren sorta-confirms Ehren Kruger as TF3's screenwriter], September 2009.</ref> Kruger had already impressed both director Michael Bay and [[Hasbro]] CEO [[Brian Goldner]] with his knowledge of ''Transformers'' mythology prior to working on ''Revenge''.<ref name="writersr">[http://www.zap2it.com/movies/news/zap-transformers2writers,0,1938976.story Zap2it story about the ROTF writers]</ref>

In an interview with ''Wonderland'' magazine in September 2009, [[Megan Fox]], the main female star of the previous two movies, discussed the harsh conditions on the sets and compared director Michael Bay to [[Adolf Hitler]].<ref name="latimesfox">[http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/the_big_picture/2009/09/megan-fox-on-michael-bay-he-wants-to-be-hitler.html Los Angeles Times article about Megan Fox's fatal interview with ''Wonderland'' magazine], September 2009.</ref> Bay initially played down the affair and still welcomed Fox back for the third installment a month later.<ref name="bay3-2011"/> Even though Fox was still spotted on the ''Transformers 3'' set in May 2010,<ref name="foxonset">[http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/100786-megan-fox-on-set-for-transformers-3-previz Megan Fox on the DOTM set], May 2010.</ref> Paramount announced a few weeks later that she wouldn't return for a third movie after all.<ref name="nomorefox">[http://www.deadline.com/2010/05/michael-bays-revenge-no-more-megan/ Deadline article confirming that Megan Fox had been dropped off ''Transformers 3''], May 2010.</ref> Still that same month, [[Rosie Huntington-Whiteley]] was confirmed to replace her as the lead female actress.<ref name="rosierepl">[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1640047/model-rosie-huntingtonwhiteley-cast-transformers-3.jhtml MTV.com article confirming Rosie Huntington-Whiteley as the new female star of ''Transformers ''], May 2010.</ref> Her character's name was confirmed as "[[Carly Spencer|Carly]]" by Nelson Lauren, the webmaster of Michael Bay's official website, in July 2010.<ref name="nelsonchicagojul">[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?7566-Transformers-3-Chicago-Set-Photos Nelson posts about his visit to the Chicago set at shootfortheedit.com's forums], July 2010.</ref> In 2011, Michael Bay finally confirmed in an interview with ''GQ'' magazine that it had been [[Steven Spielberg]], executive producer of the ''Transformers'' movies, who had urged him to fire Fox following the Hitler comparison.<ref name="baygq">[http://www.gq.com/entertainment/movies-and-tv/201107/michael-bay-steven-spielberg-fired-megan-fox-transformers GQ interview with Michael Bay], June 2011.</ref> In a later interview, however, he claimed this statement had been taken out of context.<ref name="baych">[http://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/kultur/kino/Diese-Autos-muessen-zerstoert-werden--und-da-bin-ich-der-richtige-Mann/story/23997460 Interview with Michael Bay from Switzerland] (German language), July 2011.</ref>

In March 2010, Oscar winners [[John Malkovich]] and [[Frances McDormand]] as well as comedian [[Ken Jeong]] were confirmed having signed on for supporting roles.<ref name="malkomcdor">[http://michaelbay.com/2010/03/22/transformers-3-update-from-michael-bay/ Michael Bay confirming John Malkovich, Frances McDormand and Ken Jeong for ''Transformers 3''], March 2010.</ref>

In April 2010, [[Kevin Dunn]] and [[Julie White]] were confirmed to return as Sam Witwicky's parents.<ref name="varietydunnwhite">[http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118017329.html?categoryid=1236&cs=1 'Dunn, White sign on for 'Transformers 3''], Variety, April 2010.</ref>

In May 2010, Paramount confirmed that [[Patrick Dempsey]] was cast in ''Transformers 3'' to play Mikaela Banes' boss (this was before Megan Fox was fired from the production).<ref name="dempsey">[http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2010/05/04/patrick-dempsey-confirmed-for-transformers-3/ "Patrick Dempsey confirmed for Transformers 3"], Hollywood Insider, May 2010.</ref>

In July 2010, Nelson Lauren confirmed that former American footballer [[Lester Speight]] would play a soldier in the movie.<ref name="nelsonchicagophotos">[http://michaelbay.com/2010/07/20/transformers-3-chicago-set-photos/ Photos of the Chicago set by michaelbay.com webmaster Nelson Lauren], July 2010.</ref>

[[Leonard Nimoy]] was confirmed as the voice actor for [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] in March 2011.<ref name="nimoysent">[http://insidemovies.ew.com/2011/03/31/leonard-nimoy-transformers-dark-of-the-moon Entertainment Weekly announces Leonard Nimoy's involvement], March 2011]</ref> Nimoy, who had previously voiced [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] in 1986's ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' and was married to Michael Bay's cousin Susan, had previously been under consideration for [[The Fallen]]'s voice in ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'', but Bay had been hesitant for fear of offending his relative with the relatively low pay allotted to voice actors.<ref name="nimoy1">[http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2009/04/21/michael-bay-afraid-to-offend-leonard-nimoy-with-transformers-family-reunion-offer/ ''Michael Bay Afraid To Offend Leonard Nimoy With ‘Transformers’ Family Reunion Offer''], MTV.com Movies blog, April 2009.</ref> Even though Nimoy openly asked Bay to simply give him a call,<ref name="nimoy2">[http://www.latinoreview.com/news/leonard-nimoy-to-michael-bay-call-me-6682 Leonard Nimoy To Michael Bay: "Call Me!"], Latino Review, April 2009.</ref> it ultimately never worked out, and The Fallen was voiced by [[Tony Todd]] instead. For ''Dark of the Moon'', Bay finally overcame his anxiety and hired Nimoy, who accepted the offer.<ref name="nimoy3">[http://insidemovies.ew.com/2011/03/31/leonard-nimoy-transformers-dark-of-the-moon/ "Leonard Nimoy joins 'Transformers: Dark of the Moon' voice cast -- EXCLUSIVE"], Entertainment Weekly, March 2011.</ref> In return, screenwriter Ehren Kruger included several nods to Nimoy's well-known character as Mr. Spock from ''[[Star Trek]]'' in the movie.<ref name="nimoystartrek">[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1666643/transformers-dark-of-the-moon-star-trek-references.jhtml "'Transformers: Dark Of The Moon': Behind The 'Star Trek' Nods"], MTV.com, July 2011.</ref> ''Dark of the Moon'' would be Nimoy's final performance in the ''Transformers'' franchise before his death in early 2015.

===Writing and production===
After having defended the almost universally critically panned ''Revenge of the Fallen'' for a long time, Michael Bay finally acknowledged flaws of the script, but blamed the {{w|2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike}} prior to the movie for many problems. As a definite error, he singled out the "dork comedy", which he promised to avoid with ''Dark of the Moon''.<ref name="bayvisit">[http://collider.com/michael-bay-interview-transformers-dark-moon-edit-bay-visit/63824/ Collider.com article about DOTM], December 2010.</ref>

Principal shooting began in May 2010. Shooting locations included [[Chicago]] (and nearby East Chicago and Gary Indiana), Moscow,<ref name="locations">[http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=63682 "Transformers 3 Headed to Chicago and Moscow"], Comingsoon.net, February 2010.</ref> the [[Kennedy Space Center]] in Florida,<ref name="kennedyspace">[http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/101114-the-transformers-3-shoot-at-kennedy-space-center "The Transformers 3 Shoot at Kennedy Space Center"], SuperHeroHype.com, May 2010.</ref> Milwaukee (Wisconsin),<ref name="milwaukee">[http://www.jsonline.com/entertainment/movies/98266574.html "'Transformers 3' takes over Milwaukee Art Museum"], Journal Sentinel Online, July 2010.</ref> Detroit,<ref name="detroit">[http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/107775-photos-from-the-detroit-transformers-3-set "Photos From the Detroit Transformers 3 Set"], SuperHeroHype.com, September 2010.</ref> [[Washington, D.C.]]<ref name="militaryextras">[http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=473674758199&id=114648515718 US Department of Defense casting call for ''Dark of the Moon''], October 2010.</ref> and Angkor Wat in Cambodia.<ref name="angkor">[http://www.akp.gov.kh/?p=1184 "'Transformers 3' To Be Shot in Cambodia"], Agence Kampuchea Presse, January 2011.</ref>

For the scene where Lennox and his soldier jump out of a V-22 Osprey using wingsuits, Michael Bay used real parachutists and thus avoided unnecessary CG effects. In fact, he had been inspired for this scene in the first place by watching the parachutists in their wingsuits on television<ref name="wingsuits">[http://blog.movies.yahoo.com/blog/1498-transformers-wingsuits-no-cgi-required Yahoo! Movies article on the wingsuit parachutists], June 2011.</ref> and wrote the scene with the intention of using the parachutists in the movie.<ref name="bayvisit"/>

For the Apollo 11 moon landing mission in the flashback sequence at the beginning of the movie, astronauts [[Neil Armstrong]] and [[Buzz Aldrin]] are played by actors Don Jeanes and Cory Tucker, respectively. In the present day timeline, Aldrin himself appears briefly as his own older self.<ref name="aldrin">[http://movies.yahoo.com/news/yahoo-contributor-network/astronaut-buzz-aldrin-hangs-out-with-optimus-prime-transformers-dark-moon Yahoo! Movies article on Buzz Aldrin's appearance in DOTM], July 2011.</ref>

Over 500 cars were destroyed in the making of ''Dark of the Moon'', all of them damaged property from insurance companies intended for destruction.<ref name="baych"/>
[[Image:ROTFvsDOTMUSNavyHollenbeck.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|right|Wherever General Morshower goes, I go.]]

Two accidents happened during shooting: In September 2010, while shooting in East Chicago, Indiana, a female extra was severely injured when a stunt scene went wrong, leaving her with permanent brain damage, the left side of her body paralyzed and her left eye stitched shut. Paramount was subsequently sued for damages by the victim's family.<ref name="extrastunt">[http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2010-10-05/news/ct-met-transformers-lawsuit-20101005_1_gabriela-cedillo-stunt-welding Chicago tibune article on the injured extra and the subsequent lawsuit], October 2010.</ref> She was eventually granted an $18.5 million settlement in May 2012.<ref name="settlement">[http://www.tmz.com/2012/05/23/transfomers-3-injured-extra-gets-18-million-settlement/ TMZ story about Gabriela Cedillo's settlement]</ref> As a consequence, part of the scene of the car chase battle in Washington, D.C. (which would have included the shoot that had led to the accident) was instead "[[Stock footage|borrowed]]" from Michael Bay's 2005 film ''{{w|The Island (2005 film)|The Island}}''.<ref name="island1">[https://www.ign.com/articles/2011/07/04/transformers-3-re-uses-car-crash-from-the-island "Transformers 3 Re-Uses Car Crash From The Island"], IGN Movies, July 2011.</ref> While shooting in Washington, D.C., in October 2010, one of the Chevrolet Camaro prop cars that served as Bumblebee's [[alternate mode]] crashed into a {{w|Metropolitan Police}} SUV. Nobody was seriously injured this time, though Bumblebee sustained severe front-end damage.<ref name="camarocrash">[http://jalopnik.com/5661321/bumblebee-smashes-cop-car-in-yet-another-transformers-3-accident Jalopnik article on the Camaro crash], October 2010.</ref> Hasbro would later "commemorate" this latter event with the [[Toys"R"Us]] [[exclusive]] [[Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]] "Cybertronian Warriors Pack". Fans, meanwhile, joked that the SUV was Barricade getting revenge.

Another (brief) instance of recycled footage occurs during the Chicago battle: When the Navy fires several Tomahawks at the Decepticons, the mission control room scene was previously used to depict the interior of the [[USS Kidd]] in ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''. The most obvious similarity is the [[Hollenbeck|same operator]] saying "Target acquired" both times.<ref name="recycled">[https://youtube.com/watch?v=6tSMdR8vH0s YouTube video] featuring brief clips from ''Dark of the Moon'' and ''Revenge of the Fallen'', highlighting the recycled footage.</ref>

''Dark of the Moon'' is the first of the ''Transformers'' movies to be released in 3D. Despite early considerations to shoot the movie in 2D and convert it into 3D later, Michael Bay ultimately shot 60% of the film in native 3D, another 15% were done digitally, and the rest was shot in 2D and converted later. [[James Cameron]] assisted Michael Bay with the 3D effects. The movie's budget amounted to $195 million, which is about the same budget ''Revenge of the Fallen'' had. About $30 million went into the 3D effects.<ref name="cameron">[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/michael-bay-reveals-james-camerons-191774 "Michael Bay Reveals James Cameron's Secret Role in the Making of 'Transformers'"], The Hollywood Reporter, May 2011.</ref>

===Sponsors and partners===
====Hasbro====
Hasbro, licensor of the [[Transformers brand]], hoped that the third movie would once again boost toy sales, after profits had dropped in the first quarter of 2011.<ref name="hasbroq12011">[http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Hasbro-1Q-profit-drops-71-pct-apf-664090076.html?x=0&.v=11 Yahoo! Finance article about weak Hasbro toy sales in 2011's first quarter], April 2011.</ref> For the second quarter of 2011, Hasbro reported a net revenue growth of 23 percent to $908.5 million, citing brands such as ''Transformers'' and ''[[Beyblade]]'' as the main sources of the increased income.<ref name="hasbro2nsq">[http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Hasbro-Reports-Revenue-and-bw-4063497156.html?x=0&.v=1 "Hasbro Reports Revenue and Earnings Growth for the Second Quarter 2011"], Yahoo! Finance, July 2011.</ref>

====US military and NASA====
Like the previous two movies, ''Dark of the Moon'' featured real military personnel as extras, supported by the [[United States Department of Defense]].<ref name="militaryextras"/> Shooting locations were Hurlburt Field and [[Edwards Air Force Base]].<ref name="hurlburt">[http://www.shadowspear.com/special-operations-entertainment/105725-transformers-filmed-at-hurlburt.html "'Transformers 3 Filmed at Hurlburt, 1SOW Included as 'Extras'"], ShadowSpear Special Operations, July 2011.</ref>

In addition, ''Dark of the Moon'' was also supported by NASA, and NASA employees appear as extras in the movie as well.<ref name="nasa">[http://www.space.com/12142-transformers-film-nasa-space-program-touches.html "'Transformers: Dark of the Moon' Has Real-Life NASA Touches"], Space.com, July 2011.</ref>

====General Motors and other car manufacturers====
[[General Motors]] once again provided several vehicles. All recurring Autobots retain their [[alternate mode]]s from ''Revenge of the Fallen'' despite some minor tweaks, such as Sideswipe now being a convertible, and Bumblebee now sporting a rear spoiler. Once again, the cooperation was mutual, with General Motors using Bumblebee for TV commercials. The first of those, aired during the 2011 Super Bowl, also revealed some minor tweaks to Bumblebee's robot mode.<ref name="bumblebeead1">[http://content.usatoday.com/communities/driveon/post/2011/02/-bumblebee-appears-in-a-chevrolet-camaro-super-bowl-ad/1 "'Bumblebee' appears in Chevrolet's Super Bowl ad"], USA Today, February 2011.</ref><ref name="bumblebeead2">[http://www.autoblog.com/2011/06/06/chevy-drops-new-ad-touting-transformers-3-tie-in/ "Video: Chevy drops new ad touting Transformers 3 tie-in"], Autoblog.com, June 2011.</ref> According to Chevrolet, the ''Transformers'' movies notably affect car sales, as about ten percent of all Camaros sold in the preceding year were yellow, twice as many as with other models.<ref name="carstarscast">[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/transformers-dark-moon-how-sequels-204557 "'Transformers: Dark of the Moon': How the Sequel's Star Cars Were Cast"], The Hollywood Reporter, June 2011.</ref>

New additions for ''Dark of the Moon'' are a Ferrari 458 Italia and a Mercedes-Benz E550 as Autobots ([[Dino]] and [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Que]], respectively) and a Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG as a Decepticon ([[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]]). In the movie, both Autobots sport names which aren't recycled from existing Hasbro toys. In the Ferrari's case, the reason for this is that Hasbro's greatest competitor, Mattel, has an exclusive license for Ferrari toys.<ref name="ferrarimattel">[http://www.ferrari.com/English/Pages/Mattel.aspx Mattel license information], Ferrari.com.</ref><ref name="nelsonnomirage">[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-news-rumors/409844-mirage-no-longer-name-red-italia-dotm-3.html#post6103423 Michael Bay's website admin, Nelson Lauren, explaining why the Ferrari isn't named "Mirage"], TFW2005, May 2011.</ref> "Dino" is named in reference to {{w|Alfredo Ferrari|Alfredo "Dino" Ferrari}}, as per Ferrari's request. The Mercedes-Benz E550, meanwhile, was specifically customized for the movie.<ref name="e550tuning">[http://www.eurotuner.com/news/eurp_1102_mercedes_benz_e550_for_next_transformers_movie/index.html "Mercedes-Benz E550 for Next Transformers Movie - Web Exclusive"], Eurotuner.com, February 2011.</ref> "Que" is named in homage to {{w|Q (James Bond)|Q}} from ''{{w|James Bond}}''. A Maybach 62S Landaulet is also featured in the movie, albeit not as a Transformer, but merely as a regular car used by [[Seymour Simmons]] and his assistant [[Dutch (DOTM)|Dutch]].

Unlike Optimus Prime, whose alternate mode was not licensed for any of the three movies, the Rosenbauer Panther 6x6 airport fire truck used for [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] was officially provided by the Rosenbauer International AG and entirely repainted specifically for the film, at a cost of thousands of dollars, as real-world aircraft fire-fighting vehicles are required by FAA regulations to have a much lighter color scheme, which didn't appeal to director [[Michael Bay]].<ref name="rosenbauer">[http://www.rosenbaueramerica.com/press/2011/06/rosenbauer-panther-6x6-to-be-f/ Rosenbauer America press release, June 28, 2011]</ref>

Since the heavily armed Chevrolet Impalas that serve as the [[Wreckers]]' alternate modes are directly based on existing NASCAR race cars, the prop versions of [[Roadbuster (DOTM)|Roadbuster]], [[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]], and [[Topspin (DOTM)|Topspin]] made an appearance at [[2011]] Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on [[February 20]], four month before the movie's release, appearing both off the track as display cars, and on the track, participating in the ceremonial first lap.<ref name="daytona">[http://www.hendrickmotorsports.com/news/photos/2011/02/18/TRANSFORMERS-cars-on-display-at-Daytona "'TRANSFORMERS' cars on display at Daytona"], Hendrick Motorsports, February 2011.</ref> Director Michael Bay, actor [[Josh Duhamel]] and actress [[Rosie Huntington-Whiteley]] also attended the event, and during the television broadcast of the race, a new ''Dark of the Moon'' television spot was aired.

====Other product placement====
As always, various companies have their products and names prominently displayed throughout the movie, such as {{w|Northrop Grumman}}, [[CNN]], [[Fox News Channel|Fox News]], {{w|Cisco}} and {{w|Superfund}}.<ref name="brands1">[http://www.brandchannel.com/brandcameo_films.asp?movie_year_az=2011 "Transformers: Dark of the Moon"] at brandchannel.com.</ref> Paper manufacturer Double A also cooperated with Paramount and even had Michael Bay direct a commercial that features scenes from ''Dark of the Moon'', notably [[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]].<ref name="paper">[http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/167497-transformers-featured-in-double-a-paper-ad "Transformers Featured in Double A Paper Ad"] at SuperHeroHype, June 2011.</ref> Of particular note is the large number of Chinese brands such as {{w|Lenovo}}, {{w|Yili Group|Yili}} Shuhua Milk, {{w|Metersbonwe Group|Metersbonwe}} Mtee shirts and {{w|TCL Corporation|TCL}} HDTV screens.<ref name="chinesebrands">[http://advertising.chinasmack.com/2011/transformers-the-rise-of-chinese-product-placement.html "Transformers: The Rise Of Chinese Product Placement"] at Chinasmack.</ref><ref name="brands2">[http://www.brandchannel.com/home/post/2011/07/05/Brandcameo-070411-Transformers-3.aspx "Transformers 3 Product Placement: If Tom Hanks Gets a Pass, Michael Bay Does Not"] at brandchannel, July 2011.</ref>

For [[Nokia]], the product placement turned out to be dated by the time the movie came out, as a mobile phone featured in the movie ran on {{w|Symbian}}, despite Nokia mostly dropping Symbian as an operating system due to their recent partnership with {{w|Microsoft}}.<ref name="nokiaobit">[http://www.thenoisecast.com/2011/07/nokia-x7-product-placement-in-transformers-3-feels-like-an-obituary/ "Nokia X7 Product Placement In Transformers 3 Feels Like An Obituary"], Noisecast, July 2011.</ref>

===Changes before, during and after production===
[[File:DOTM Skids, Mudflap, Que and Sideswipe.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|Eat this, Megan Fox.]]
*In an interview with the Los Angeles Times in June 2009, Michael Bay suggested that [[Ramon Rodriguez]] would reprise his role as [[Leo Spitz]] from ''Revenge of the Fallen'' for the third movie.<ref name="bayramon">[http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2009/06/30/ramon-rodriguez-will-have-bigger-role-in-third-transformers-movie-bay-hints/ "Ramon Rodriguez will have bigger role in third ‘Transformers’ movie, Bay hints"], Los Angeles Times, June 2009.</ref>

*As stated above, [[Megan Fox]] was originally intended to reprise her role as [[Mikaela Banes]] from the previous two movies. She was still spotted on the ''Dark of the Moon'' set during the previsualization stage in May 2010,<ref name="foxonset"/> but was fired from the production shortly afterwards due to a falling out with director [[Michael Bay]]. [[Rosie Huntington-Whiteley]]'s character of [[Carly Spencer]] was written in as a replacement, though the fact that her part was originally written for Mikaela still shows in some parts: For example, Carly is overseeing [[Dylan Gould|Dylan]]'s car collection, which could be viewed as an extension of Mikaela's history with working with cars. Furthermore, Sam and Carly not only have [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] (who had been previously "domesticated" by Mikaela) as a "pet", but also her dog [[Bonecrusher (dog)|Bonecrusher]] (played by Michael Bay's eponymous real-life dog).

*In January 2010, actor James Avery claimed in an interview that he would be playing a new Autobot named "Silverbolt".<ref name="avery">[http://web.archive.org/web/20120401095240/http://unscripted.ca/episodes/show/136 James Avery interview on Unscripted], January 2010</ref> In June 2010, representatives of James Avery, responding to a bizarre rumor that he had passed away, confirmed that the actor was indeed alive and would be playing Silverbolt in ''Transformers 3''.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20151107012047/http://www.examiner.com/article/uncle-phil-james-avery-isn-t-dead-after-all James Avery isn't dead after all], The Examiner, June 2010.</ref> Despite this, neither Avery nor Silverbolt ultimately appear in ''Dark of the Moon''.

*In January 2011, an Idaho newspaper<ref>[http://magicvalley.com/news/local/article_d4f374a4-d960-5589-8d0c-be37df66fc40.html?mode=story "Rupert's Fagerbakke finds a voice that is truly golden"]</ref> announced voice actor [[Bill Fagerbakke]] as the voice of a "Chevy Impala stock car" that would appear in ''Dark of the Moon'' (presumably meaning one of the three [[Wreckers]], who share that base altmode). Why Fagerbakke did not end up voicing any of the Wreckers in the final cut of the film is unknown.

[[File:DOTM-SentinelPrimetrailer.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Colour me your colour, baby Colour me your car Colour me your colour, darling I know who you are]]
*Shockwave's original voice actor, [[Corey Burton]], expressed that he had no interest in voicing him for ''Dark of the Moon'', explaining "[I] have practically no interest in that kind of mega-budget movie enterprise involvement" and that the inspiration for his Shockwave voice, {{w|David Warner (actor)|David Warner}}, was rumored to have been considered.<ref>[http://www.coreyburton.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?p=2707&highlight=#2707 Corey Burton's message board post.]</ref> In the end, Shockwave's almost-entirely-wordless-snarl-based role would have been something of a waste of Warner; the role ultimately went to Frank Welker. There's a nice touch of symmetry in the casting, with Welker taking over a Burton-originated role not long after Burton took on a Welker-originated character in [[Megatron (Animated)|''Animated'' Megatron]].

*In an earlier draft of the movie's script, Megatron is sincere when he offers Optimus Prime a truce at the end. Optimus accepts, and Megatron and the remaining Decepticons leave Earth to rebuild Cybertron. This ending is used for the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (novel)|novelization]] and the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon Movie Adaptation|comic adaptation]]. According to Michael Bay's website administrator Nelson, the ending was changed because the studio didn't want the adaptations to share the same ending with the film.<ref>http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/members/nelson-47919.html#vmessage284191</ref>

*Furthermore, it was originally supposed to be [[Dino|Mirage/"Dino"]] rather than [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Wheeljack/"Que"]] who would have been executed by [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] in Chicago. This version made it into the comic adaptation and the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon: The Junior Novel|junior novelization]].

*Another scrapped death for Mirage is seen in the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (novel)|novelization]], in which he's decapitated by [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]. His severed head is subsequently used by Soundwave to mock the Autobots before they are executed.

*A scrapped death for Wheeljack/"Que" involved the Autobot being run off of a Chicago street and into a river by the [[Driller]], where he would have been torn to pieces by Decepticon troopers lying in wait in the river.

*The [[Twins (ROTF)|Twins]], [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]], were originally supposed to return for ''Dark of the Moon'', and to die at the hands of Sentinel Prime shortly after Ironhide. Even though [[General Motors]] provided two Chevrolet Sparks to serve as their alternate modes<ref name="chevyspark">[http://www.leftlanenews.com/chevrolet-spark-transformers-3.html Left Lane News article on two Chevrolet Sparks spotted on the DOTM set], May 2010.</ref> which were still spotted on the set as late as October 2010,<ref name="dcparking">[http://transformerslive.blogspot.com/2010/10/transformers-3-dc-parking-lot-gallery.html "Transformers 3 DC Parking Lot Gallery"], Transformers Live Action Movie Blog, October 2010.</ref> the two were mostly edited out of the final movie (their vehicle modes can barely be glimpsed in a few brief shots). Michael Bay even went so far as to offer a $25,000 reward for anyone who would see the Twins "perform" in the movie.<ref name="reward">[http://collider.com/transformers-3-twins-skids-mudflap-michael-bay/91104/ Collider.com article on Michael Bay's "reward" for spotting Skids and Mudflap "perform" in DOTM], May 2011.</ref> In the novelization and the comic adaptation, Skids and Mudflap still appear.

[[File:DOTMSuperBowlvsTrailer.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|So does this qualify as a retcon?]]
*Another plot point that was apparently dropped was an anti-Autobot sentiment among the human populace. Graffiti with a crossed out Autobot [[insignia|logo]] with the words "go home" below it showed up in several set photos.<ref name="gohome1">[http://transformerslive.blogspot.com/2010/05/transformers-3-filming-with-twins.html Photos from the set in Sherman Oaks, California] at the Transformers Live Action Movie Blog, May 2010.</ref><ref name="gohome2">[http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/possible-tf3-plot-point-revealed-autobots-go-home/19188/ Photos from the Chicago set] at Seibertron.com, July 2010.</ref> In the movie, Congress instantly passes a law exiling the Autobots from Earth following Sentinel Prime's ultimatum.

*Early working names included "[[Ultra Magnus (disambiguation)|Ultra Magnus]]" for [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]],<ref name="chicagocall">[http://transformerslive.blogspot.com/2011/06/chicgo-call-sheet-for-ultra-magnus.html "Chicago Call Sheet For Ultra Magnus"], Transformers Live Action Movie Blog, June 2011.</ref> "Enzo" (after {{w|Enzo Ferrari}})<ref name="callsheet2">[http://tilallaremine.wordpress.com/2011/07/01/dark-of-the-moon-call-sheets/ Dark of the Moon Call Sheets!] at Til All Are Mine blog, July 2011.</ref> and "Rush" for Mirage/"Dino", "[[Warpath (disambiguation)|Warpath]]" for both [[Roadbuster (DOTM)|Roadbuster]] and [[Topspin (DOTM)|Topspin]], "Tempest" for Topspin, "[[Flash (disambiguation)|Flash]]" for [[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]], "[[Dreadwind (disambiguation)|Dreadwind]]" for [[Crankcase (DOTM)|Crankcase]], "[[Hooligan (disambiguation)|Hooligan]]" for [[Crowbar]], "[[Dirtbag]]" for [[Hatchet (DOTM)|Hatchet]], "[[Blitzwing (disambiguation)|Blitzwing]]" for [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]], "[[Breakdown (disambiguation)|Breakdown]]" for Soundwave's new vehicular design, "[[Clench (G1)|Colossus]]" for the [[Driller]],<ref name="nizzi">[http://www.joshnizzi.com/TF3.htm Josh Nizzi DOTM concepts.]</ref> "Buzzard" for [[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]], "[[Undermine (Cybertron)|Undermine]]" for [[Igor]] and "[[Steeljaw (disambiguation)|Steeljaw]]" for Wheeljack/"Que". However, it's quite possible a few of these were code names used to keep character identities a secret during production as images of Megatron's new cloak obscured face refer to the character as "[[Cyclonus (disambiguation)|Cyclonus]]".<ref name="wburt">[http://conceptartworld.com/?p=8388 Wesley Burt DOTM concepts.]</ref>

*Roadbuster was originally intended to have {{w|Jeff Gordon}}'s #24 {{w|DuPont}}-sponsored Chevrolet Impala as his alternate mode, rather than {{w|Dale Earnhardt, Jr.}}'s #88 Impala sponsored by {{w|AMP Energy}}.<ref name="nizzi"/>

*Que/Wheeljack's head was once considered to be based on {{w|Christopher Lloyd}}'s [[Doc Brown]] from ''[[Back to the Future]]'', rather than [[Albert Einstein]].<ref name="wburt"/>

*The Wreckers were originally intended to have a robot pet dog, whose working names also included "Warpath".<ref name="nizzi"/> Hasbro released a toy of the dog with the [[Human Alliance]] version of Leadfoot, named "[[Steeljaw (DOTM)|Steeljaw]]".

*Megatron was originally supposed to appear in his ''Revenge of the Fallen'' form.<ref>http://joshnizzi.com/images/TF3/JoshNizzi_TF3_56.jpg</ref>

*In an interview with MTV.com, actors [[Shia LaBeouf]] and [[John Malkovich]] hinted at some smaller scenes that were cut from the final edit of the movie. In addition to some ad-libbing by the actors, one scene would have featured Malkovich's character, [[Bruce Brazos]], attempting to get Carly's phone number.<ref name="deletedmtv">[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1666772/transformers-dark-of-the-moon-dvd-deleted-scenes.jhtml MTV.com on deleted scenes], July 2011.</ref>

*In the original announcement trailer for ''Dark of the Moon'' that was released in December 2010, the opening scene that featured [[Neil Armstrong]] and [[Buzz Aldrin]] investigate the ''[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]'' on the moon had Sentinel Prime sport a gold and silver color scheme. For the final movie, his base color was changed to red, his left shoulder was lowered, his facial expression was changed to look more droopy, and the whole scene was given a considerable blue tint.

*Similar to the announcement trailer, the Super Bowl spot also features footage that contains unfinished CG effects. Most notably, the shot that depicts Optimus Prime, equipped with his flight pack, swooping down on the Decepticons before starting his epic rampage on the ground was changed by the time the first full trailer was released: Optimus himself and the first [[M1 Abrams Decepticon]] are both rescaled and moved to different positions on-screen; a Decepticon using the same [[body-type]] as [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] and [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]] is removed entirely; and a Decepticon using the same body-type as Long Haul, as well as other [[generic]]s, are added. The final movie uses pretty much the same version as seen in the trailer.
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===Leaks and disinformation===
[[File:DOTMgameSoundwave.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|What you're about to see is totally classified.]]
The movie's title, then "Transformers: ''The'' Dark of the Moon", was first discovered on October 6, 2010 via listings for childrens' books on [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]]. The title was further confirmed by a whois check for "www.transformersdarkofthemoonmovie.com".<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/transformers-3-title-revealed-170697/ Transformers 3 Title Revealed?] @ TFW2005.com</ref> On October 31, the official website for all three movies, [http://www.transformersmovie.com/ transformersmovie.com], was updated to show the ''Transformers: Dark of the Moon'' logo as well as international release dates.

[[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] was heavily touted as the new main villain, no doubt in an attempt to conceal [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]]'s unexpected betrayal halfway through the movie. A piece of information that commonly popped up in media coverage was the claim that Shockwave was the ruler of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] while the other Autobots and Decepticons were duking it out on Earth.<ref name="pushpops">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/transformers-3-plot-summary-revealed-170756/ "Transformers 3 Plot Summary Revealed"], TFW2005, October 2010.</ref> The last bit could be written off as a case of {{w|Chinese whispers}}: Shockwave got announced as the villain for ''Dark of the Moon'', mainstream media (such as USA Today<ref name="usatodayswitch">[http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2010-06-11-Transformers11_ST_N.htm "Next 'Transformers' is due for a switch"], USA Today, June 2010.</ref>) who aren't versed in Transformers lore looked up the character, found out about his ''[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]'' [[Shockwave (G1)|namesake]]'s role in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon]], included it as a piece of trivia to show they did their research, and then the trivia note got picked up as gospel by other media. Nevertheless, it was included in the ''official plot summary'' by Paramount's German branch (which also claimed that ''Shockwave'' was the robot discovered inside the ''[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]'' as seen in the trailer).<ref name="germansite">[http://www.transformers3-film.de/ Official German DOTM site] including faulty plot summary.</ref>

[[File:TF3HasbroSoundwaveBio.JPG|thumb|upright=1.66|left|If you breathe a word of what you see in here, you will do time for treason.]]Michael Bay and other official parties tried ''really'' hard to suppress the plot twist of the silver Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG given to [[Carly Spencer|Carly]] by [[Dylan Gould|Dylan]] turning out to be the new [[alternate mode]] of [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]]. After the Mercedes had been spotted on the set, with [[Rosie Huntington-Whiteley]] exiting it,<ref name="mercedesset">[http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=67518 DOTM Set Photos], ComingSoon.net, July 2010.</ref> the first hint that it was more than meets the eye came with the trailer for the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Xbox 360/PS3)|video game]], which showed Soundwave's robot mode with car [[kibble]] such as wheels that heavily resembled those of the Mercedes. In addition, [[Rising Storm issue 2|issue 2]] of ''[[Transformers: Rising Storm]]'' depicted Soundwave's robot mode not only with car kibble, but with a Mercedes star on his chest, yet in [[Rising Storm issue 3|issue 3]], he appeared in his ''Revenge of the Fallen'' design again. Despite this, director Michael Bay insisted that the Mercedes was simply Carly's car, claiming that "Mercedes would never let us make their car into a bad Decepticon. Car company's {{sic}} really frown on that. I can't say what the game company and comics do that's their own thing. They don't have the same constraints movies do. It's Carly's car."<ref name="baynomerc">[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?8724-Update-Is-Soundwave-the-silver-Mercedes-on-set-of-DOTM&p=169598&viewfull=1#post169598 Michael Bay's response to the fan theory that Soundwave is the Silver Mercedes.], April 2011.</ref> On April 19, 2011, an event for promoting the ''Spider-Man: Edge of Time'' and ''Transformers: Dark of the Moon'' video games was held in London. As part of this, [[High Moon Studios]] released promotional stills from the ''Dark of the Moon'' game, one of which depicted Soundwave's new robot mode, again with Mercedes parts. However, a news embargo was enforced on the attending press, which was broken by South African video game site [http://egamer.co.za egamer].<ref name="egamera">[http://egamer.co.za/2011/05/exclusive-hands-on-transformers-dark-of-the-moon/ egamer's preview of the ''Dark of the Moon'' video game]</ref> The site was soon asked to take down the article and images, as were various ''Transformers'' fan sites that had reported on the article and mirrored the images. On May 2, 2011, Hasbro's [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/ official Transformers website] was given a massive overhaul, including the addition of the new [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/cybertronian-database.cfm Vector Sigma database]. The entry for Soundwave initially identified his alternate mode as a Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG, but was soon changed to "satellite". On May 3, 2011, the embargo for the video game article and promotional stills was finally lifted, allowing sites to freely show the image of Soundwave's new robot mode.

On May 5, 2011, six days before the trade paperback collection's official release, preview pages from [[IDW Publishing|IDW]]'s [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon Movie Adaptation|''Dark of the Moon'' comic adaptation]] were discovered at [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]]. Through some bizarre system error, ''several dozen pages'' were made available, which included the major plot twist of Sentinel Prime showing his true colors and killing [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]. Unsurprisingly, this discovery was quickly posted on several major Transformers [[fandom|fan sites]], often without a spoiler warning. The fact that, even without this leak, the trade paperback of the comic adaptation was released well over a month before the film's theatrical release probably didn't help matters either.

==Notes==
*A 126-page script for the movie was leaked in December 2009,<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/content/view/6435/20/ The Allspark: Transformers News Movie Comics Animated - Script Treatment for Transformers 3? Bogus or Not, Here You Go!]</ref> causing much discussion among the fandom. It was later confirmed as fake.<ref>[http://shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=6532 Script]</ref>
*In April 2010, shortly before on-set production began, the Andersen Air Force Base in Guam ran a security drill on detecting phishing scams as part of their operational readiness exercises. However, the base's security team decided to make the phishing email appear to be a casting call for US airmen to appear as extras in the then-untitled ''Transformers 3'' film. One airman thought it was an actual casting call and shared the phishing link to ComicBookMovie.com, which was then picked up by several fan forums and websites that shared the link even ''further''.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=We all know how much Michael Bay loves to use the military in his movies and Transformers 3 will be no different. But this time he is coming to Guam and Andersen AFB. I'm an Airman in the worlds greatest air, space and cyberspace force on Guam. I received an email stating that Dreamworks is looking for 20 airmen for Andersen to be extras.|link=https://comicbookmovie.com/transformers/transformers-3-shooting-in-guam-a17457|title=Transformers 3 Shooting in Guam|site=ComicBookMovie.com|name=Andersen Air Force Base airman "supershaggy"|day=25|month=04|year=2010}}</ref> After local news media in Guam contacted the air base for information, the exercise was immediately ended by Anderson AFB, hoping this exercise showed everyone the danger of phishing scams.<ref>[https://www.postguam.com/news/local/movie-deal-false-alarm/article_ce7aa728-3c16-516a-ba1a-1a24acdf2ca3.html The Guam Daily Post - Movie deal false alarm]</ref> Mission accomplished!
*When word hit that [[Megan Fox]] was off the picture, [https://youtube.com/watch?v=3VTs5ESycpY Heidi Montag] put an "audition" for her part on YouTube. [http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/114ce28ddd/sir-ben-kingsley-shows-up-heidi-montag Sir Ben Kingsley] and [https://youtube.com/watch?v=N4FZeucBO0c Ashton Kutcher] made fun of her, because life is rad.
*Several concepts that had been established by the [[Transformers (film)|first movie]] were (more or less) dropped with ''Dark of the Moon'' in favor for a more traditional, ''[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]''-esque approach:
**In the 2007 movie, the Autobots arrive on Earth in "[[Protoform]]" entry modes (which was subsequently used as the basis for the Decepticons' arrival in [[Planetfall (Movie)|Planetfall]]). Prior to the release of the movie, screenwriter [[Roberto Orci]] defended this choice over the use of a spaceship such as the ''Ark'' by asking why "aliens who moonlight as vehicles need other vehicles to travel".<ref name="orcitravel">[http://tformers.com/Ark-Not-Making-An-Appearance-In-the-Movie/6513/news.html TFormers quoting Roberto Orci], because Don Murphy's board can only be read by registered members.</ref> He somewhat changed his mind after the movie had been released, however.<ref name="orciship">[http://boards.transformersmovie.com/showpost.php?p=388596&postcount=271 Roberto Orci on the Transformers Live Action Movie Boards], July 2007.</ref> After the Decepticons' ship, the ''[[Nemesis (ROTF)|Nemesis]]'', had made an appearance in ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'', ''Dark of the Moon'' not only introduces the movieverse version of the ''[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]'', but also reveals that all the new Autobots who have been on Earth since before ''Revenge of the Fallen'' had arrived in their own spaceship, the ''[[Xantium (DOTM)|Xantium]]'', making the notion of individual Transformers traveling through space as "comets" an exception rather than the rule. ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]'' would also later depict the Autobots as stranded on Earth after the destruction of the ''Xantium'' in this film, further pointing towards the "comet" transportation as an abandoned concept. ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight]]'' would also show this idea when the Autobots again declare themselves stranded, as they don't know where the [[Knight Ship]] is, only being able to finally go home after they acquired it.
**Furthermore, ''Dark of the Moon'' largely abandons the idea of Transformers having all their weapons integrated into their bodies in favor of more traditional, separate weapons. For example, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], who had blades and hooks emerging from his forearms in the previous two movies now stores all his weapons (including an axe) as accessories inside his trailer (though he still carries some on his person). Also, Ironhide, whose cannons were previously affixed to his arms, now sports handheld firearms instead. Even Megatron, whose [[fusion cannon]] previously grew out of his arms, now has a hand-held shotgun. Though it can be argued that Optimus still has his swords in his arms during the Chicago battle, and both Ironhide and Megatron lost their integrated weapons in the previous film, the general change is still noticeable. The only ones who still seem to have the same converting arm cannons as in the previous movies are Bumblebee, Ratchet, and Starscream.
*Another change from the previous movies (though not rooted in ''Generation 1'') is that Transformers that take damage in battle now spill a red liquid that is very obviously meant to resemble human blood.
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] finally achieves a certain consistency between his two primary modes: Ever since his upgrade to a modern Camaro in ''Transformers'' (2007), his [[license plate]] had alternated between "900 STRA" in vehicle mode and "4NZZ 454" in robot mode. ''Dark of the Moon'' finally uses "900 STRA" for the robot mode as well. Hasbro's toys, which had previously favored the CG robot model's "4NZZ 454" (barring the occasional "4NZZ'''Z''' 454" flub), follow suit.
*Speaking of license plates: [[Dutch (DOTM)|Dutch]]'s Maybach 62S Landaulet sports a German license plate, "'''S MM 6201'''", registered in the city of Stuttgart. In reality, that plate is registered to the manufacturer and used for promotional photos.<ref name="maybach">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/update--transformers-3-rumor--who-wants-to-be-a-millionaire-170533/ Set photos and promo photos of the Maybach 62S Landaulet] at TFW2005.</ref>
*Michael Bay's private Gulfstream Aerospace G-1159A jet (registration number N4500X) has a cameo in the movie as [[Charlotte Mearing]]'s plane.
*For eleven years, ''Dark of the Moon'' held the record for the biggest Independence Day opening weekend at $115.9 million, until it was beaten by ''{{w|Minions: The Rise of Gru}}'', ranking in $128 million.<ref>[https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2022/07/03/box-office-minions-the-rise-of-gru-breaks-records-with-128-million-holiday-weekend/ Box Office: ‘Minions 2’ Breaks Records With $128 Million Holiday Weekend - Forbes]</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers/Darkside Moon''''' (トランスフォーマー/ダークサイド・ムーン ''Toransufōmā Dākusaido Mūn'')
*''Arabic:'' '''''Almtahawilun: Aljanib Almuzlim Lilqamar''''' (المتحولون: الجانب المظلم للقمر, "Transformers: The Dark Side of the Moon")
*''Cantonese:'' (變形金剛: 黑月降臨, "Transformers: The Arrival of the Black Moon")
*''Croatian:'' '''''Transformeri: Tamna strana Mjeseca''''' ("Transformers: The Dark Side of the Moon")
*''Czech:'' '''''Transformers 3'''''
*''Finnish:'' '''''Transformers: Kuun pimeä puoli''''' ("Transformers: The Dark Side of the Moon")
*''French:'' '''''Transformers 3 : La Face cachée de la Lune''''' ("Transformers 3: The Hidden Side of the Moon")
*''German:'' '''''Transformers 3'''''
*''Greek:'' '''''Transformers 3'''''
*''Hebrew:'' '''''Rvvvtrkm 3. Flt hrch''''' (רובוטריקים 3: אפלת הירח, "Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon")
*''Hindi:'' '''''Traansaphormars: Chaand ka Andhera''''' (ट्राँसफॉर्मर्स: चांद का अंधेरा, "Transformers: Darkness of the Moon")
*''Hungarian:'' '''''Transformers 3'''''
*''Italian:'' '''''Transformers 3'''''
*''Korean:'' '''''Teulaenseupomeo 3''''' (트랜스포머 3, "Transformers 3")
*''Latvian:'' '''''Transformeri 3: Mēness no otras puses''''' ("Transformers 3: The Moon on the Other Side")
*''Lithuanian:'' '''''Transformeriai: tamsioji Mėnulio pusė''''' ("Transformers: The Dark Side of the Moon")
*''Mandarin:'' '''''Biànxíng Jīngāng 3''''' (Taiwan, 變形金剛３, "Transformers 3"), '''''Biànxíng Jīngāng: Yuè Hēi zhī Shí''''' (China, 变形金刚：月黑之时, "Transformers: When the Moon Becomes Black")
*''Polish:'' '''''Transformers 3'''''
*''Portuguese:'' '''''Transformers: O Lado Oculto da Lua''''' (Brazil, "Transformers: The Hidden Side of the Moon"), '''''Transformers 3''''' (Portugal)
*''Romanian:'' '''''Transformers: Fața ascunsă a Lunii''''' ("Transformers: The Hidden Face of the Moon")
*''Russian:'' '''''Transformery 3: Tjomnaja storona Luny''''' (Трансформеры 3: Тёмная сторона Луны, "Transformers 3: The Dark Side of the Moon")
*''Serbian:'' '''''Transformers 3: Tama Meseca''''' ("Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon")
*''Spanish:'' '''''Transformers: El Lado Oscuro de la Luna''''' (Latin American, "Transformers: The Dark Side of the Moon"), '''''Transformers 3''''' (Spain)
*''Swedish:'' '''''Transformers 3'''''
*''Tamil:'' '''''Ṭirāṉsḥpārmas: Ṭārk op ti mūṉ''''' (டிரான்ஸ்ஃபார்மஸ்: டார்க் ஒப் தி மூன், "Transformers: Dark of the Moon")
*''Thai:'' '''''Thrāns̄̒ fxr̒m me xr̒s̄ 3''''' (ทรานส์ฟอร์มเมอร์ส 3, "Transformers 3")
*''Turkish:'' '''''Transformers: Ayın Karanlık Yüzü''''' ("Transformers: The Dark Side of the Moon")
*''Ukrainian:'' '''''Transformery: Temnyy bik Misyatsya''''' (Трансформери: Темний бік Місяця, "Transformers: Dark Side of the Moon")

==External links==
*[http://www.transformersmovie.com/ Transformersmovie.com]
*[http://www.imdb.com/tt1399103/ ''Dark of the Moon'' at IMDB.com]
*{{w|Transformers: Dark of the Moon|''Dark of the Moon'' film on Wikipedia}}
*[https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/transformers_dark_of_the_moon/ ''Dark of the Moon'' on RottenTomatoes.com]

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.transformersmovie.com/ Official ''Transformers: Dark of the Moon'' website]
*[http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/paramount/transformersdarkofthemoon/ Trailers.Apple.com ''Transformers: Dark of the Moon'' page]
*Designer portfolios: [http://www.joshnizzi.com/TF3.htm Josh Nizzi], [http://www.warrenmanser.com/WarrenManser.com/PORTFOLIO_M/Pages/TRANSFORMERS_3.html Warren Manser], [http://www.joelchang.com/index.php?/projects/transformers-dark-of-the-moon/ Joel Chang], [http://conceptartworld.com/?p=8293 The Aaron Sims Company] (at Concept Art World), [http://conceptartworld.com/?p=8388 Wesley Burt] (at Concept Art World), [http://massiveblack.com/MBwebolution/blog/?p=301 Massive Black], [http://www.ghull.com/#/125195 George Hull]

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