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More than Meets the Eye: Transformers: Armada

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{{disambig3|More than Meets the Eye}}
{{bookstub|Errors & omissions, style, format & art commentary}}

'''''More than Meets the Eye: Transformers: Armada''''' is a three-issue limited series [[profile]] book, published by [[Dreamwave Productions]] in 2004, that introduced readers to every character within the ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' franchise.

It profiled all the characters that appeared in the ''Armada'' product line between 2002 and 2004, as well as background essays on subjects like humanity's involvement in the ''Armada'' conflict and the [[Mini-Con Moonbase]]. The profiles follow the Dreamwave storyline in its ''Armada'' comic book series, but also take cues from the ''Armada'' cartoon in various places, sometimes to fill in the stories of characters who did not get a lot to do in the comics, or simply in order to cannibalize the most popular elements of the cartoon characterizations: [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]]'s wavering loyalties and [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]]'s role as a servant of [[Unicron]] are both alluded to, for instance, despite being completely absent from the comic, while the ''Armada'' episode "[[Puppet]]" is summarized in describing [[Nemesis Prime (Armada)|Nemesis Prime]]. Indeed, the series generates whole cloth some scenarios which are completely irreconcilable with the ''Armada'' comic book, referring to character transformations and a "second year" of the Earth conflict that never actually happened.

This series also possesses above-average strength and intelligence.

==Issue #1==
[[Image:DW MTMTE Armada 1.jpg|right|200px|thumb]]
[[Adventure Mini-Con Team|Adventure Team]] through [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] and [[Jolt (Armada)|Jolt]]. Also contains a three-page intro story with a grown [[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]] recapping some of their earlier adventures but feeling useless due to lack of knowledge—knowledge she plans to get now so she won't feel that way again. 
'''Originally published:''' [[March 10]], 2004

{{collist|3|
* [[Adventure Mini-Con Team|Adventure Team]]
** [[Dune Runner (Armada)|Dune Runner]]
** [[Iceberg]]
** [[Ransack (Armada)|Ransack]]
* [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Air Defense Team/Air Assault Team]]
** [[Jetstorm (Armada)|Jetstorm]] (2 pages)
** [[Runway (Armada)|Runway]] (2 pages)
** [[Sonar (Armada)|Sonar]] (2 pages)
** [[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber/Dark Saber]] (2 pages)
* [[Air Military Mini-Con Team|Air Military Team]]
** [[Gunbarrel (Armada)|Gunbarrel]]
** [[Terradive (Armada)|Terradive]]
** [[Thunderwing (Armada)|Thunderwing]]
* [[Airazor (Armada)|Airazor]]
** [[Nightscream (Armada)|Nightscream]]
* [[Blurr (Armada)|Blurr]]
** [[Incinerator (Armada)|Incinerator]]
* [[Cheetor (Armada)|Cheetor]]
** [[Cliffjumper (Armada)|Cliffjumper]]
* [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]]
** [[Crumplezone (Armada)|Crumplezone]]
* [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]]
** [[Blackout (Armada)|Blackout]]
* [[Destruction Mini-Con Team|Destruction Team/Road Wrecker Team]]
** [[Buzzsaw (Armada)|Buzzsaw]] (2 pages)
** [[Drill Bit (Armada)|Drill Bit]] (2 pages)
** [[Dualor (Armada)|Dualor]] (2 pages)
* [[Emergency Mini-Con Team|Emergency Team]]
** [[Firebot (Armada)|Firebot]] (2 pages)
** [[Makeshift (Armada)|Makeshift]] (2 pages)
** [[Prowl (Armada)|Prowl]] (2 pages)
* [[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron]] (2 pages)
** [[Clench (Armada)|Clench]]
* [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Hoist]]
** [[Refute (Armada)|Refute]]
* [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] (2 pages)
** [[Jolt (Armada)|Jolt]]}}

==Issue #2==
[[Image:DW MTMTE Armada 2.jpg|right|200px|thumb]]
[[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] and [[Comettor (Armada)|Comettor]] through [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]] and [[Crosswise (Armada)|Crosswise]] and [[Rook (Armada)|Rook]]. 
'''Originally published:''' [[April 7]], 2004

{{collist|3|
* [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] (2 pages)
** [[Comettor (Armada)|Comettor]]
* [[Land Military Mini-Con Team|Land Military Team]]
** [[Bonecrusher (Armada)|Bonecrusher]]
** [[Knock Out (Armada)|Knock Out]]
** [[Wreckage (Armada)|Wreckage]]
* [[Laserbeak (Armada)|Laserbeak]]
* [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] (2 pages)
** [[Leader-1 (Armada)|Leader-1]]
* [[Nemesis Prime (Armada)|Nemesis Prime]]
** [[Run-Over (Armada)|Run-Over]]
* [[Night Attack Mini-Con Team|Night Attack Team]]
** [[Broadside (Armada)|Broadside]]
** [[Fetch]]
** [[Scattor (Armada)|Scattor]]
* [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]]
** [[Over-Run (Armada)|Over-Run]]
* [[Overload (Armada)|Overload]] (2 pages)
** [[Rollout (Armada)|Rollout]]
* [[Predacon (Armada)|Predacon]]
** [[Side Burn (Armada)|Side Burn]]
** [[Skid-Z (Armada)|Skid-Z]]
* [[Race Mini-Con Team|Race Team/Road Assault Team]]
** [[Dirt Boss (Armada)|Dirt Boss]] (2 pages)
** [[Downshift (Armada)|Downshift]] (2 pages)
** [[Mirage (Armada)|Mirage]] (2 pages)
** [[Skyboom (Armada)|Skyboom Shield]]
* [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]]
** [[Longarm (Armada)|Longarm]]
* [[Rhinox (Armada)|Rhinox]]
** [[Armorhide (Armada)|Armorhide]]
* [[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]]
** [[Rollbar (Armada)|Rollbar]]
* [[Sea Mini-Con Team|Sea Team]]
** [[Oceanglide]] (2 pages)
** [[Stormcloud (Armada)|Stormcloud]] (2 pages)
** [[Waterlog (Armada)|Waterlog]] (2 pages)
* [[Side Swipe (Armada)|Side Swipe]]
** [[Nightbeat (Armada)|Nightbeat]]
* [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]]
** [[Crosswise (Armada)|Crosswise]]
** [[Rook (Armada)|Rook]]
** [[Mirror|Crosswise/Rook]]}}

==Issue #3==
[[Image:DW MTMTE Armada 3.jpg|right|200px|thumb]]
[[Skywarp (Armada)|Skywarp]] and [[Thunderclash (Armada)|Thunderclash]] through [[Wheeljack (Armada)|Wheeljack]] and [[Wind Sheer (Armada)|Wind Sheer]]. Also contains encyclopedia-type entries (similar to issue 8 of the original series), as well as a 1-page follow-up strip of [[Over-Run (Armada)|Over-Run]] observing Alexis using the machine he left for her to read the files. 
'''Originally published:''' [[May 5]], 2004

{{collist|3|
* [[Skywarp (Armada)|Skywarp]]
** [[Thunderclash (Armada)|Thunderclash]]
* [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]]
** [[Liftor]]
* [[Space Mini-Con Team|Space Team]]
** [[Astroscope]]
** [[Payload (Armada)|Payload]]
** [[Sky Blast (Armada)|Sky Blast]]
** [[Requiem Blaster (Armada)|Requiem Blaster]]
* [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]]
** [[Swindle (Armada)|Swindle]]
* [[Street Action Mini-Con Team|Street Action Team]]
** [[Grindor (Armada)|Grindor]]
** [[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]]
** [[Sureshock (Armada)|Sureshock]]
** [[Perceptor (Armada)|Perceptor]]
* [[Street Speed Mini-Con Team|Street Speed Team]]
** [[Backtrack (Armada)|Backtrack]]
** [[Oval]]
** [[Spiral]]
* [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Super Optimus Prime]] (2 pages)
** [[Sparkplug (Armada)|Sparkplug]]
* [[Terrorsaur (Armada)|Terrorsaur]]
** [[Ironhide (Armada)|Ironhide]]
* [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]]
** [[Inferno (Armada)|Inferno]]
* [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]]
** [[Zapmaster (Armada)|Zapmaster]]
* [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]] (2 pages)
** [[Ramjet (Armada)|Ramjet]]
* [[Unicron]]
** [[Dead End (Armada)|Dead End]]
* [[Wheeljack (Armada)|Wheeljack]]
** [[Wind Sheer (Armada)|Wind Sheer]]}}

{{collist|3|
* [[Powerlinx|Powerlink Process]] (8 pages)
* [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]
** [[Cyber City]]
** [[Decepticon]]s
** [[Autobot]]s
* [[Human|Earth Allies]]
** [[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]]
** [[Carlos Lopez|Carlos]]
** [[Rad White|Rad]]
* [[Energon]]
* [[Mini-Con]]s
* [[Mini-Con Moonbase|Mini-Cons' Moonbase]]}}

==Notes==
===Continuity kerfuffle===
As mentioned in the opening paragraph, the series, despite supposedly being set in Dreamwave's comic continuity, also amalgamates elements from the cartoon, along with introducing scenarios which are incompatible with the series' continuity.
* The Decepticons apparently tried to take Cybertron by force of arms before, but were stopped by Optimus Prime and went into hiding, only re-emerging after they discovered the power powerlinking could grant them. This is at odds with the comic depicting them as an utter unknown in the first two issues, and certainly not anyone Optimus is familiar with personally.
* Galvatron's profile is a big one, stating that at some point Megatron turned in to Galvatron, becoming even more power mad and unpleasant than he already was. So apparently he did so, then turned back into Megatron, and then everyone involved just never mentioned the whole "Galvatron" thing ever again?
* Overload is stated to be entirely non-sentient, with Rollout being the sole driving force, while Overload is just a fancy suit of armor. While that is not such a big deal, given the comic depiction of Overload has him (them?) as a single person, the part about being made in the "second year" of the conflict on Earth to be a power-up for Optimus Prime is, given Overload never goes to Earth or combnes with Optimus at all.
* Scavenger's entry has Megatron ruminate on his apparent lack of loyalty to the Autobots, after his cartoon self's affiliation with the Decepticons... except comic Scavenger had no such conflict, being with the Autobots from the get-go.
* Starscream's profile has mention of him having a rumoured soft spot for human children, where comic Starscream has no redeeming features of any kind.
* Thrust is a scheming, duplicitous sort, rather than a hapless, Texan-accented chump.
* Inferno's profile mentions he was selected by Thrust, as happened in "[[Tactician]]", whereas in the comics Inferno was part of the Moonbase contingent, then with the Autobots, and never partnered with Thrust.
* Wheeljack has the angst-ridden abandonment backstory of his cartoon counterpart, though that's not a problem since he doesn't do anything in the comics. More difficult is Wind Sheer's profile stating he went over to the Decepticons out of camaraderie, given the only time Wind Sheer shows up in the comics it's with the various Earth-based Mini-Cons.

===Profile notes===
* Megatron's entry mentions Cybertron has (or had) governments in the plural, rather than the singular as is standard for most continuities.
* Nemesis Prime's profile explains just why he looks like Optimus, something "[[Puppet]]" didn't; it had scanned the Autobots and Decepticons and chose the form of the being they most respected and feared. It also speculates whether Nemesis was created by Sideways and Unicron, or was a pre-existing entity they were manipulating. The ''Linkage'' comics showed that for the cartoon continuity at least, it was the former, but the writers of this series can be forgiven for not knowing about that.
* Rook and Crosswise's profiles make explicit the comic's implication that they (but mostly Rook) were agents of Sideways working to undermine everyone.
* Starscream and Tidal Wave's profiles both cite an incident before the Mini-Cons left Cybertron where they attacked an energon refinery, which went sour and ended with Starscream leaving Tidal Wave for dead. Ramjet supposedly saved the Decepticon by powerlinking with him, though his profile postulates he just lied about that to ingratiate himself with the Decepticon.
* The entry on Cyber-City name-drops [[Levitacus]], the leader of the High Council from the ''Energon'' comics.

===Transformers references===
* Megatron's profile says he can draw on an extra-dimensional source of anti-matter for his gun-barrel, the same as his Generation One counterpart.
* Overload's entry says Rollout uses the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster process]] to bond to the larger body.

===Real-world references===
* The profiles of the [[Space Mini-Con Team]] base their personalities on those of the {{w|Fantastic Four}}, with Astroscope as Mr. Fantastic, Payload as The Thing, and Sky Blast as the Human Torch.

===Errors and critiques===
* Some of the Photoshop editing in this series is less than satisfactory. In issue 2, for example, the tops of [[Mirage (Armada)|Mirage's]] tires and his foot have been cut off.
* Blackout's alternate mode is mis-transformed in his profile. His arms are on the sides of the alt-mode instead of on top and the sonar dish is left folded down.
* Perceptor's profile repeatedly uses the descriptor "it" for the combiner.

==Collections==
A proper collection of the series has not been released. A TPB collecting all 3 volumes was planned (ISBN 1897105126, ISBN 978-1897105122) to be released in March 2005, but never saw the light of day due to Dreamwave's demise in January 2005. In November 2019, select material from each issue was released as part of:

* '''''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection]] Volume 27: Worlds Collide Part 1''''' ([[November 13]], [[2019]])
:*Collects ''[[Transformers: Armada (Dreamwave)|Transformers: Armada]]'' issues #8–13 and select material from Dreamwave's ''Transformers: More than Meets the Eye: Armada''
:*Includes a cover gallery and an intro by Simon Furman.

<gallery>
File:DefinitiveG1Collection v27.jpg|'''''Definitive G1 Collection Vol. 27: Worlds Collide Part 1'''''
</gallery>

==''More Than Meets The Eye: Energon''==
This was a planned three-issue guidebook following the format of the earlier G1 and ''Armada'' books. The series was left incomplete (in that no issues actually got released) due to the insolvency of Dreamwave Productions in late 2004.

* Unpublished; planned 3-volume series beginning in January 2005. Some finished artwork has appeared on the web from artists who worked on the project, but the status of the text is unknown. Among the known artwork includes art for:
** [[Inferno (Energon)|Inferno]] and [[Insecticon (Energon)|Insecticon]] (both only in their alt modes) by [[Lam Ahtek|Little IroN]].
**[[Ramjet (Armada)|Ramjet]], [[Sharkticon (Energon)|Sharkticon]], and [[Treadbolt]] by [[Espen Grundetjern]].
**[[Barricade (Energon)|Barricade]], [[Blackout (combiner)|Blackout]] (the combiner member), [[Blight (Energon)|Blight]], [[Command Ravage]], [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]],[[Doom-Lock (Energon)|Doom-Lock]], [[Kickback (Energon)|Kickback]] and [[Stormcloud (Energon)|Stormcloud]] by [[Guido Guidi]].
** [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] [[Blackout (Armada)|Blackout]] (the mini-con), [[Bulkhead (Energon)|Bulkhead]], [[Checkpoint (Energon)|Checkpoint]] and [[Cliffjumper (Energon)|Cliffjumper]] by [[Marcelo Matere]].
** [[Dead End (Armada)|Dead End]] and [[Unicron]] by [[William Mac Donald|Unicron-WMD]]
** [[Alpha Q]], [[Alpha Trion#Energon comic|Alpha Trion]], [[Arcee (Energon)|Arcee]], [[Avalon]], [[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron]], [[Levitacus]] and [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Mirage]] by [[Alex Milne]].
**[[Sledge (Energon)|Sledge]] by [[Joe Ng]].

==External links==
*[http://www.tfarchive.com/comics/dreamwave/guide/?s=armada_mtmte Guide at TFArchive.com]

[[Category:Armada media]]
[[Category:Dreamwave titles]]
[[Category:Profile books]]

More than Meets the Eye: Transformers: Armada

2025-09-02T19:03:10Z

SoundJack426: /* Errors and critiques */

{{disambig3|More than Meets the Eye}}
{{bookstub|Errors & omissions, style, format & art commentary}}

'''''More than Meets the Eye: Transformers: Armada''''' is a three-issue limited series [[profile]] book, published by [[Dreamwave Productions]] in 2004, that introduced readers to every character within the ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' franchise.

It profiled all the characters that appeared in the ''Armada'' product line between 2002 and 2004, as well as background essays on subjects like humanity's involvement in the ''Armada'' conflict and the [[Mini-Con Moonbase]]. The profiles follow the Dreamwave storyline in its ''Armada'' comic book series, but also take cues from the ''Armada'' cartoon in various places, sometimes to fill in the stories of characters who did not get a lot to do in the comics, or simply in order to cannibalize the most popular elements of the cartoon characterizations: [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]]'s wavering loyalties and [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]]'s role as a servant of [[Unicron]] are both alluded to, for instance, despite being completely absent from the comic, while the ''Armada'' episode "[[Puppet]]" is summarized in describing [[Nemesis Prime (Armada)|Nemesis Prime]]. Indeed, the series generates whole cloth some scenarios which are completely irreconcilable with the ''Armada'' comic book, referring to character transformations and a "second year" of the Earth conflict that never actually happened.

This series also possesses above-average strength and intelligence.

==Issue #1==
[[Image:DW MTMTE Armada 1.jpg|right|200px|thumb]]
[[Adventure Mini-Con Team|Adventure Team]] through [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] and [[Jolt (Armada)|Jolt]]. Also contains a three-page intro story with a grown [[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]] recapping some of their earlier adventures but feeling useless due to lack of knowledge—knowledge she plans to get now so she won't feel that way again. 
'''Originally published:''' [[March 10]], 2004

{{collist|3|
* [[Adventure Mini-Con Team|Adventure Team]]
** [[Dune Runner (Armada)|Dune Runner]]
** [[Iceberg]]
** [[Ransack (Armada)|Ransack]]
* [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Air Defense Team/Air Assault Team]]
** [[Jetstorm (Armada)|Jetstorm]] (2 pages)
** [[Runway (Armada)|Runway]] (2 pages)
** [[Sonar (Armada)|Sonar]] (2 pages)
** [[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber/Dark Saber]] (2 pages)
* [[Air Military Mini-Con Team|Air Military Team]]
** [[Gunbarrel (Armada)|Gunbarrel]]
** [[Terradive (Armada)|Terradive]]
** [[Thunderwing (Armada)|Thunderwing]]
* [[Airazor (Armada)|Airazor]]
** [[Nightscream (Armada)|Nightscream]]
* [[Blurr (Armada)|Blurr]]
** [[Incinerator (Armada)|Incinerator]]
* [[Cheetor (Armada)|Cheetor]]
** [[Cliffjumper (Armada)|Cliffjumper]]
* [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]]
** [[Crumplezone (Armada)|Crumplezone]]
* [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]]
** [[Blackout (Armada)|Blackout]]
* [[Destruction Mini-Con Team|Destruction Team/Road Wrecker Team]]
** [[Buzzsaw (Armada)|Buzzsaw]] (2 pages)
** [[Drill Bit (Armada)|Drill Bit]] (2 pages)
** [[Dualor (Armada)|Dualor]] (2 pages)
* [[Emergency Mini-Con Team|Emergency Team]]
** [[Firebot (Armada)|Firebot]] (2 pages)
** [[Makeshift (Armada)|Makeshift]] (2 pages)
** [[Prowl (Armada)|Prowl]] (2 pages)
* [[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron]] (2 pages)
** [[Clench (Armada)|Clench]]
* [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Hoist]]
** [[Refute (Armada)|Refute]]
* [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] (2 pages)
** [[Jolt (Armada)|Jolt]]}}

==Issue #2==
[[Image:DW MTMTE Armada 2.jpg|right|200px|thumb]]
[[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] and [[Comettor (Armada)|Comettor]] through [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]] and [[Crosswise (Armada)|Crosswise]] and [[Rook (Armada)|Rook]]. 
'''Originally published:''' [[April 7]], 2004

{{collist|3|
* [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] (2 pages)
** [[Comettor (Armada)|Comettor]]
* [[Land Military Mini-Con Team|Land Military Team]]
** [[Bonecrusher (Armada)|Bonecrusher]]
** [[Knock Out (Armada)|Knock Out]]
** [[Wreckage (Armada)|Wreckage]]
* [[Laserbeak (Armada)|Laserbeak]]
* [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] (2 pages)
** [[Leader-1 (Armada)|Leader-1]]
* [[Nemesis Prime (Armada)|Nemesis Prime]]
** [[Run-Over (Armada)|Run-Over]]
* [[Night Attack Mini-Con Team|Night Attack Team]]
** [[Broadside (Armada)|Broadside]]
** [[Fetch]]
** [[Scattor (Armada)|Scattor]]
* [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]]
** [[Over-Run (Armada)|Over-Run]]
* [[Overload (Armada)|Overload]] (2 pages)
** [[Rollout (Armada)|Rollout]]
* [[Predacon (Armada)|Predacon]]
** [[Side Burn (Armada)|Side Burn]]
** [[Skid-Z (Armada)|Skid-Z]]
* [[Race Mini-Con Team|Race Team/Road Assault Team]]
** [[Dirt Boss (Armada)|Dirt Boss]] (2 pages)
** [[Downshift (Armada)|Downshift]] (2 pages)
** [[Mirage (Armada)|Mirage]] (2 pages)
** [[Skyboom (Armada)|Skyboom Shield]]
* [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]]
** [[Longarm (Armada)|Longarm]]
* [[Rhinox (Armada)|Rhinox]]
** [[Armorhide (Armada)|Armorhide]]
* [[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]]
** [[Rollbar (Armada)|Rollbar]]
* [[Sea Mini-Con Team|Sea Team]]
** [[Oceanglide]] (2 pages)
** [[Stormcloud (Armada)|Stormcloud]] (2 pages)
** [[Waterlog (Armada)|Waterlog]] (2 pages)
* [[Side Swipe (Armada)|Side Swipe]]
** [[Nightbeat (Armada)|Nightbeat]]
* [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]]
** [[Crosswise (Armada)|Crosswise]]
** [[Rook (Armada)|Rook]]
** [[Mirror|Crosswise/Rook]]}}

==Issue #3==
[[Image:DW MTMTE Armada 3.jpg|right|200px|thumb]]
[[Skywarp (Armada)|Skywarp]] and [[Thunderclash (Armada)|Thunderclash]] through [[Wheeljack (Armada)|Wheeljack]] and [[Wind Sheer (Armada)|Wind Sheer]]. Also contains encyclopedia-type entries (similar to issue 8 of the original series), as well as a 1-page follow-up strip of [[Over-Run (Armada)|Over-Run]] observing Alexis using the machine he left for her to read the files. 
'''Originally published:''' [[May 5]], 2004

{{collist|3|
* [[Skywarp (Armada)|Skywarp]]
** [[Thunderclash (Armada)|Thunderclash]]
* [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]]
** [[Liftor]]
* [[Space Mini-Con Team|Space Team]]
** [[Astroscope]]
** [[Payload (Armada)|Payload]]
** [[Sky Blast (Armada)|Sky Blast]]
** [[Requiem Blaster (Armada)|Requiem Blaster]]
* [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]]
** [[Swindle (Armada)|Swindle]]
* [[Street Action Mini-Con Team|Street Action Team]]
** [[Grindor (Armada)|Grindor]]
** [[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]]
** [[Sureshock (Armada)|Sureshock]]
** [[Perceptor (Armada)|Perceptor]]
* [[Street Speed Mini-Con Team|Street Speed Team]]
** [[Backtrack (Armada)|Backtrack]]
** [[Oval]]
** [[Spiral]]
* [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Super Optimus Prime]] (2 pages)
** [[Sparkplug (Armada)|Sparkplug]]
* [[Terrorsaur (Armada)|Terrorsaur]]
** [[Ironhide (Armada)|Ironhide]]
* [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]]
** [[Inferno (Armada)|Inferno]]
* [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]]
** [[Zapmaster (Armada)|Zapmaster]]
* [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]] (2 pages)
** [[Ramjet (Armada)|Ramjet]]
* [[Unicron]]
** [[Dead End (Armada)|Dead End]]
* [[Wheeljack (Armada)|Wheeljack]]
** [[Wind Sheer (Armada)|Wind Sheer]]}}

{{collist|3|
* [[Powerlinx|Powerlink Process]] (8 pages)
* [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]
** [[Cyber City]]
** [[Decepticon]]s
** [[Autobot]]s
* [[Human|Earth Allies]]
** [[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]]
** [[Carlos Lopez|Carlos]]
** [[Rad White|Rad]]
* [[Energon]]
* [[Mini-Con]]s
* [[Mini-Con Moonbase|Mini-Cons' Moonbase]]}}

==Notes==
===Continuity kerfuffle===
As mentioned in the opening paragraph, the series, despite supposedly being set in Dreamwave's comic continuity, also amalgamates elements from the cartoon, along with introducing scenarios which are incompatible with the series' continuity.
* The Decepticons apparently tried to take Cybertron by force of arms before, but were stopped by Optimus Prime and went into hiding, only re-emerging after they discovered the power powerlinking could grant them. This is at odds with the comic depicting them as an utter unknown in the first two issues, and certainly not anyone Optimus is familiar with personally.
* Galvatron's profile is a big one, stating that at some point Megatron turned in to Galvatron, becoming even more power mad and unpleasant than he already was. So apparently he did so, then turned back into Megatron, and then everyone involved just never mentioned the whole "Galvatron" thing ever again?
* Overload is stated to be entirely non-sentient, with Rollout being the sole driving force, while Overload is just a fancy suit of armor. While that is not such a big deal, given the comic depiction of Overload has him (them?) as a single person, the part about being made in the "second year" of the conflict on Earth to be a power-up for Optimus Prime is, given Overload never goes to Earth or combnes with Optimus at all.
* Scavenger's entry has Megatron ruminate on his apparent lack of loyalty to the Autobots, after his cartoon self's affiliation with the Decepticons... except comic Scavenger had no such conflict, being with the Autobots from the get-go.
* Starscream's profile has mention of him having a rumoured soft spot for human children, where comic Starscream has no redeeming features of any kind.
* Thrust is a scheming, duplicitous sort, rather than a hapless, Texan-accented chump.
* Inferno's profile mentions he was selected by Thrust, as happened in "[[Tactician]]", whereas in the comics Inferno was part of the Moonbase contingent, then with the Autobots, and never partnered with Thrust.
* Wheeljack has the angst-ridden abandonment backstory of his cartoon counterpart, though that's not a problem since he doesn't do anything in the comics. More difficult is Wind Sheer's profile stating he went over to the Decepticons out of camaraderie, given the only time Wind Sheer shows up in the comics it's with the various Earth-based Mini-Cons.

===Profile notes===
* Megatron's entry mentions Cybertron has (or had) governments in the plural, rather than the singular as is standard for most continuities.
* Nemesis Prime's profile explains just why he looks like Optimus, something "[[Puppet]]" didn't; it had scanned the Autobots and Decepticons and chose the form of the being they most respected and feared. It also speculates whether Nemesis was created by Sideways and Unicron, or was a pre-existing entity they were manipulating. The ''Linkage'' comics showed that for the cartoon continuity at least, it was the former, but the writers of this series can be forgiven for not knowing about that.
* Rook and Crosswise's profiles make explicit the comic's implication that they (but mostly Rook) were agents of Sideways working to undermine everyone.
* Starscream and Tidal Wave's profiles both cite an incident before the Mini-Cons left Cybertron where they attacked an energon refinery, which went sour and ended with Starscream leaving Tidal Wave for dead. Ramjet supposedly saved the Decepticon by powerlinking with him, though his profile postulates he just lied about that to ingratiate himself with the Decepticon.
* The entry on Cyber-City name-drops [[Levitacus]], the leader of the High Council from the ''Energon'' comics.

===Transformers references===
* Megatron's profile says he can draw on an extra-dimensional source of anti-matter for his gun-barrel, the same as his Generation One counterpart.
* Overload's entry says Rollout uses the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster process]] to bond to the larger body.

===Real-world references===
* The profiles of the [[Space Mini-Con Team]] base their personalities on those of the {{w|Fantastic Four}}, with Astroscope as Mr. Fantastic, Payload as The Thing, and Sky Blast as the Human Torch.

===Errors and critiques===
* Some of the Photoshop editing in this series is less than satisfactory. In issue 2, for example, the tops of [[Mirage (Armada)|Mirage's]] tires and his foot have been cut off.
* Blackout's alternate mode is mis-transformed in his profile. His arms are on the sides of the alt-mode instead of on top and sonar dish is left folded down.
* Perceptor's profile repeatedly uses the descriptor "it" for the combiner.

==Collections==
A proper collection of the series has not been released. A TPB collecting all 3 volumes was planned (ISBN 1897105126, ISBN 978-1897105122) to be released in March 2005, but never saw the light of day due to Dreamwave's demise in January 2005. In November 2019, select material from each issue was released as part of:

* '''''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection]] Volume 27: Worlds Collide Part 1''''' ([[November 13]], [[2019]])
:*Collects ''[[Transformers: Armada (Dreamwave)|Transformers: Armada]]'' issues #8–13 and select material from Dreamwave's ''Transformers: More than Meets the Eye: Armada''
:*Includes a cover gallery and an intro by Simon Furman.

<gallery>
File:DefinitiveG1Collection v27.jpg|'''''Definitive G1 Collection Vol. 27: Worlds Collide Part 1'''''
</gallery>

==''More Than Meets The Eye: Energon''==
This was a planned three-issue guidebook following the format of the earlier G1 and ''Armada'' books. The series was left incomplete (in that no issues actually got released) due to the insolvency of Dreamwave Productions in late 2004.

* Unpublished; planned 3-volume series beginning in January 2005. Some finished artwork has appeared on the web from artists who worked on the project, but the status of the text is unknown. Among the known artwork includes art for:
** [[Inferno (Energon)|Inferno]] and [[Insecticon (Energon)|Insecticon]] (both only in their alt modes) by [[Lam Ahtek|Little IroN]].
**[[Ramjet (Armada)|Ramjet]], [[Sharkticon (Energon)|Sharkticon]], and [[Treadbolt]] by [[Espen Grundetjern]].
**[[Barricade (Energon)|Barricade]], [[Blackout (combiner)|Blackout]] (the combiner member), [[Blight (Energon)|Blight]], [[Command Ravage]], [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]],[[Doom-Lock (Energon)|Doom-Lock]], [[Kickback (Energon)|Kickback]] and [[Stormcloud (Energon)|Stormcloud]] by [[Guido Guidi]].
** [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] [[Blackout (Armada)|Blackout]] (the mini-con), [[Bulkhead (Energon)|Bulkhead]], [[Checkpoint (Energon)|Checkpoint]] and [[Cliffjumper (Energon)|Cliffjumper]] by [[Marcelo Matere]].
** [[Dead End (Armada)|Dead End]] and [[Unicron]] by [[William Mac Donald|Unicron-WMD]]
** [[Alpha Q]], [[Alpha Trion#Energon comic|Alpha Trion]], [[Arcee (Energon)|Arcee]], [[Avalon]], [[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron]], [[Levitacus]] and [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Mirage]] by [[Alex Milne]].
**[[Sledge (Energon)|Sledge]] by [[Joe Ng]].

==External links==
*[http://www.tfarchive.com/comics/dreamwave/guide/?s=armada_mtmte Guide at TFArchive.com]

[[Category:Armada media]]
[[Category:Dreamwave titles]]
[[Category:Profile books]]

Sideswipe (SG)

2025-08-13T17:28:52Z

SoundJack426: /* Blokees */

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{{disambig3.5|the heroic Decepticon and former evil Autobot|his heroic Autobot counterpart|Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe}}
:''Sideswipe is a heroic [[Decepticon]] and former evil [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Sideswipe(SG).jpg|right|250px|thumb|In the mirrorverse, Sideswipe is a good guy! What a twist.]]
'''Sideswipe''' was once an evil [[Autobot]], and one of the most sinister of [[Optimus Prime (SG)|Optimus Prime]]'s elite [[Seeker (SG)|Seeker]] trio. This began to change when Prime killed the Seekers' leader, [[Drench (SG)|Drench]]. Though Sideswipe and Drench had their differences, he thought the assassination was a step too far, though Sideswipe kept quiet about his feelings. Things came to a head, however, when Prime suspected Sideswipe of increasingly conflicted loyalties, and conspired to have him ambushed and killed. As a result, Sideswipe joined the heroic [[Decepticon]]s. He now fights against Prime and all his evil [[Autobot]]s, though for different reasons than his new comrades.

Megatron has since partnered him up with [[Whisper (SG)|Whisper]] to improve his dour outlook. Since then, the two of them have become steadfast friends.<ref>''Shattered Glass'' Whisper profile in [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 25|''Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club'' #25]]</ref> His brother, [[Sunstreaker (SG)|Sunstreaker]], is still loyal to the Autobots.

{{quote|This scar is a result of an ambush where I was left for dead by my 'comrades'. I wear it now as a badge of honor. I'm a survivor, and one day Optimus will learn what a mistake he made by crossing ''me''!|Sideswipe|"[[Shattered Glass (issue)|Shattered Glass]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Fun Publications ''Shattered Glass'' continuity===
[[Image:Sgsideswipewasonce.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Sideswipe: Exposition machine.]]
Sideswipe was a member of the Autobots as one of Optimus Prime's elite soldiers until he was ambushed and left for dead by his comrades. He then joined the Decepticons. When [[Cliffjumper (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Cliffjumper]] traveled into his universe, Sideswipe immediately knew he was from an alternate dimension, as he had seen the other [[Cliffjumper (SG)|Cliffjumper]] die in front of his eyes. He then proceeded to explain to Cliffjumper the origins of their Decepticon-Autobot war. He then followed [[Megatron (SG)|Megatron]] during the attack on the ''[[Ark (SG)|Ark]]''. {{storylink|Shattered Glass (issue)|Shattered Glass}}

Later, Sideswipe was part of the group of Decepticons who battled the Autobots for control of the [[Arch-Ayr]] fuel dump when [[Soundwave (SG)|Soundwave]] arrived with the [[Mayhem Suppression Squad]], which managed to fight off the Autobots. Suddenly, [[Wheeljack (SG)|Wheeljack]]'s army of [[Dinobot (SG)|Dinobots]] arrived, and the mad scientist threatened to destroy the Autobots as revenge for exiling him. [[Optimus Prime (SG)|Optimus Prime]] managed to convince Wheeljack to use his army to destroy the Decepticons instead, and the mad scientist agreed...only for his army to turn on each other and scatter. Later, Sideswipe was one of the top Decepticons ordered by [[Megatron (SG)|Megatron]] to bring back the Dinobots for reprogramming, and he and Cliffjumper managed to locate [[Slugfest (SG)|Slugfest]], only for the hulking [[Goryu (SG)|Goryu]] to come to Slugfest's aid. The two managed to defeat the Dinobots and noticed [[Huffer (SG)|an Autobot]] on the horizon, who admitted that he was running from [[Grimlock (SG)|Grimlock]], but not before Sideswipe "convinced" him to admit it by telling him that Cliffjumper believed in [[Primus]]. The two later managed to track Grimlock to an old bunker which Sideswipe hesitated to enter, as it was where Optimus Prime had Sideswipe attacked for insubordination. Cliffjumper dismissed his concerns, and the two entered the bunker. While they examined some hieroglyphics, [[Omega Terminus|a booming voice]] ordered them to get out. However, the way out was obscured, as the tunnels around them had changed. While continuing on their journey, Cliffjumper fell into a trap and injured his leg. Later, the two met up with [[Rodimus (SG)|Rodimus]] and [[Blurr (SG)|Blurr]]. Cliffjumper and Rodimus tumbled into a hidden passage, activating yet another trap, while Blurr and Sideswipe fought off a group of [[Mutant (SG)|Mutants]]. Rodimus deactivated the crushing trap, realized that this was the hiding place of the Omega Terminus, and decided to use it to create his own army. The mutants broke off their pursuit when Blurr and Sideswipe reached the Omega Terminus chamber.

[[Image:Dungeonsanddinobots grimlock transformed.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Now that he's smart, I bet he won't hurt us!]]
The four met up again on a narrow bridge overlooking a deep chasm, on the opposite side of which they found Grimlock, who explained that he was guided to the chamber by a strange voice. A light suddenly shot out of the Omega Terminus, giving Grimlock an ember, an actual personality, and a robot mode. Upon assuming said mode, he told the four that the Omega Terminus did not want them there. Cliffjumper attempted to challenge Grimlock, but additional lights shot out of the Omega Terminus, reanimating four corpses, among them [[Drench (SG)|Drench]]'s and [[Cliffjumper (SG)|the native Cliffjumper]]'s. Grimlock explained that the mutants bring the corpses to the chamber so that the Omega Terminus can recycle them as new life. The zombies were dispatched with [[Scraplet]]s, and the formless voice ordered the four to leave the chamber, which they were all too pleased to do. {{storylink|Dungeons & Dinobots}}

Sideswipe was later present when Megatron announced the impending launch of the [[Nemesis (SG)|Nemesis]], and later boarded the Decepticon flagship. {{storylink|Do Over}} He, [[Blitzwing (SG)|Blitzwing]], and [[Bombshell (SG)|Bombshell]] attacked a [[Roll-N-Wash]] car wash which the Autobots were using to create an army of drone cars. Sideswipe kept the drones busy while the others attacked [[Brawn (SG)|Brawn]] and [[Elita-One (SG)|Elita-One]], but when Blitzwing began broadcasting his interference on the Autobot frequency, the drones went wild and Bombshell had to come to Sideswipe's aid. One of the pair blew a hole in the side of the car wash, coincidentally preventing Elita-One from killing Blitzwing. Bad news for them soon came, as they realized that Blitzwing's musical transmissions had begun spreading to Decepticon frequencies, and Blitzwing was unable to shut them off. It eventually forced Sideswipe and the Decepticons to go into emergency stasis until it was all sorted out. {{storylink|Blitzwing Bop}}

After [[Shockwave (SG)|Shockwave]] was injured by a missile, Sideswipe put forward the theory that Shockwave could have died were it not for the fact he carried a large amount of [[kibble]] on his back. {{storylink|Transhuman}}
{{--}}

===''Recordicons''===
Sideswipe wound up taking a dip in a smelting pool after [[Ravage (SG)|Ravage]] was distracted from his guard duties, allowing the Autobots to ambush the Decepticons. {{storylink|Recordicons issue 29|Recordicons #29}}
===IDW ''Shattered Glass'' comic===
Sideswipe fought and died in the war's final battle on [[Earth]]. {{Storylink|Shattered Glass issue 2|Shattered Glass #2}}

==Toys==
===''Timelines''===
[[Image:ShatteredGlasstoy-SideswipeWhisper.jpg|right|300px|thumb|I used to be [[Drench (Universe)|a more interesting character!]]]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-sad|'''Convention Souvernir 3-Pack''' (Multi-pack, 2008)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Two missile/tonfas, Mini-Con [[Whisper (SG)|Whisper]]
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Moore]] (concept artist)}}<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Another core of that proposal was a G2 style Drench using the Armada Wheeljack mold. The initial idea was that he was masquerading as G1 Sideswipe (see next post) to infiltrate the Autobots. This idea gave way to Shattered Glass Sideswipe for 2008.|link=https://twitter.com/Joe_Toyark/status/1370391740591538179|site=Twitter|name=Joe Moore|year=2021|month=03|day=12}}</ref>

: Part of [[BotCon 2008]]'s [[exclusive]] figure series, Sideswipe is a [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' [[Wheeljack (Armada)#Toys|Wheeljack]], transforming into a gullwing-doored supercar resembling a [[wikipedia:Ferrari F50|Ferrari F50]]. His most distinctive feature is the large, scarred Autobot symbol on the center of his chest. When his partner [[Whisper (SG)#Toys|Whisper]] is attached to his active rooftop [[Powerlinx]] port, both doors either side of the vehicle mode open up like wings, which also give access to the triggers for his door-mounted missile launchers. In robot mode, these missiles can be held in his hands as melee weapons. Unusually, his right wrist features a swivel joint while his left wrist is immobile.

: The deco is based on the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' [[Color Changer]] [[Drench (G1)|Drench]] and his European counterpart, [[Aquaspeeder]] [[Deluge (G1)|Deluge]]; more specifically, the [[Transformers: Universe (2003 franchise)|2003 ''Universe'']] line was supposed to include a redeco of ''Armada'' Wheeljack as [[Drench (Universe)|Drench]], which would have been released as part of a [[Battle in a Box]] two-pack with [[Smokescreen (Cybertron)#Universe (2003)|Smokescreen]], a redeco of ''Armada'' [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Armada|Hot Shot]]. Although both figures made it to the [[prototype|test shot]] stage (and were inevitably leaked via auction sites), they ultimately remained [[unreleased toy|unreleased]]. Fun Publications then decided to revisit the idea, altered the deco slightly and reinterpreted it as the "Shattered Glass" counterpart of [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] because of the similar look of the robot mode, with the car's front turning into the robot's chest, and also the similar head sculpts: For unclear reasons, ''someone'' (intitially, it was claimed that this was the work of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] without [[Hasbro]]'s knowledge, although many years later, the head was instead attributed to Hasbro designer [[Eric Siebenaler]]) had decided to give ''Armada'' Wheeljack a head sculpt reminiscent of ''Generation 1'' Sideswipe.

: He was only available in an at-show "souvenir" set along with Whisper, [[Blurr (SG)#Toys|Blurr]], and [[Rampage (SG)#Toys|Rampage]].

::*''[https://twitter.com/Joe_Toyark/status/1370391740591538179 Designer commentary on ''Timelines'' Sideswipe from Joe Moore on Twitter]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/BCSideswipe/sideswipe.htm More information on Sideswipe at TFU.info]''
{{--}}

===''Shattered Glass Collection''===
[[File:SGCollectionSideswipe.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66|I got redecoed into [[Wheeljack (Armada)#Legacy|a more interesting character!]]]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-sad|'''Rodimus / Sideswipe & Decepticon Whisper''' (Multi-pack, [[2023]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': 2 clubs, shoulder cannon, missile
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBqMyy6HYxE San Diego Comic-Con 2023 Generations panel recording] at the "Memo's collection" YouTube channel</ref>

: ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Shattered Glass Collection|Shattered Glass Collection]]'' Sideswipe is a [[retool]]ing of ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom| Kingdom]]'' Deluxe Class [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Sideswipe]] (itself a retool of the ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' version of the [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|same character]]) with a new hood, head and doors, transforming into a sports car.

:Although he includes a new version of his Mini-Con partner [[Whisper (SG)#Shattered Glass Collection|Whisper]] (who reuses some parts from the ''Siege'' [[Micromaster]] [[Storm Cloud (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Storm Cloud]] and [[Whisper (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Visper]] figures), the two don't connect via a typical Mini-Con port; instead, a [[5 mm post]] on Whisper's bottom can be flipped out and plugged into a hole on Sideswipe's roof. Aside from Whisper, the other main new additions for the figure are two new club weapons designed to form the car mode's "running boards" based on the original ''Armada'' mold's missiles, which could be held as clubs. The car's doors are therefore retooled with slots that allow for the running boards to be attached. The doors with the running boards are also highlighted in the instructions as being capable of lifting up in vehicle mode to replicate the original toy's vehicle mode [[Powerlinx]] feature; however, this needs to be done manually, since attaching Whisper to Sideswipe's roof doesn't actually unlock any features.

:Additionally, he also includes the (non-firing) launcher and missile that came standard with the sculpt; however, the end of the missile that plugs into the launcher has been slightly retooled from previous versions: Instead of a large [[5 mm post]] with a tiny [[c joint|3 mm stub]] at the end, it's now a very short 5 mm stub (just barely enough to securely plug into the launcher) followed by a long 3 mm post. Supposedly, this decision was made [[for safety reasons]], since the modified missile can no longer be inserted into the roof of the car pointing upwards, thereby preventing it from becoming a pointy hazard for a person's feet. This modified missile was included with all subsequent releases of the sculpt, including the concurrently released ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]] Toxitron Collection'' [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Legacy|G2 Universe Sideswipe]]. (Since the ''Shattered Glass Collection'' set's manufacturing date stamps place it before the ''Toxitron Collection'' figure, we consider it the first use of the modified missile.)

: In a show of faithfulness to the original tooling, the new hood has an embossed Autobot insignia, after many years of using flat surfaces and tampograph printing to [[redeco|future-proof]] designs for use in different factions. Promotional shots depict him with a standard black and silver Sideswipe head, and not the light gray head with dark gray face of the final product. Curiously, the package art depicts him wielding the mold's standard rifle, a weapon he does not actually come with.

: Sideswipe and Whisper were only available in a [[Hasbro Pulse]] exclusive set with [[Rodimus (SG)#Shattered Glass Collection|Rodimus]], which went up for preorder on [[July 22]], 2023.
{{WFCSiegeSideswipeMold}}
{{--}}

==Merchandise==
===Blokees===
[[File:Blokees-DefendersV1-SG-Sideswipe.jpg|thumb|right]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-sa|'''Shattered Glass Sideswipe''' (Defender Version, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Galaxy Version Defender 01 - Shattered Alliance'''
:*''Accessories'': Pistol

:Released for the first wave of the ''Defender Version'' line of blind boxes, ''[[Blokees]]'' Shattered Glass Sideswipe is a 2.2-inch (5.5cm) articulated, and non-transforming "chibi-style" snap-on model kit, a few inches smaller than the ''Galaxy Version'' kits, but still articulated. He only comes with the generic pistol used by other Defender kits.

:Like most of the larger Galaxy Version kits, Sideswipe features a simple neck joint that is colored to match his optics, allowing it to be see-through from his head's eye holes.

==Notes==
*Sideswipe's background resembles that of ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' [[Wheeljack (Armada)|Wheeljack]].
*The colors of ''Shattered Glass'' Sideswipe were considered for the [[Sideswipe (Animated)#Toys|''Animated'' incarnation of Sideswipe]], but Fun Publications ultimately chose to go with [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Generation 2|''Generation 2'' colors]] instead.

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:BotCon exclusives]]
[[Category:Convention-original characters]]
[[Category:Shattered Glass Autobots]]
[[Category:Shattered Glass Decepticons]]
[[Category:Shattered Glass Seekers]]
[[Category:Timelines characters]]
[[Category:Turncoats]]

Generation 1 toylines in Latin America

2025-07-26T14:08:49Z

SoundJack426: /* Mexico */

{{nav-G1}}

While most territories throughout the span of '''the Generation 1 ''Transformers'' toyline''' primarily received the original toys manufactured by [[Hasbro]] and [[Takara]] (and the few national companies that did get licensing to manufacture their own copies, like [[Joustra]] in [[France]] and [[El Greco]] in [[Greece]], having mostly just produced figures identical to their international counterparts save for a few minor variants), a remarkable set of oddities happened beyond the U.S. border, as [[Mexico]] and a good portion of [[South America]] throughout the mid-80s would instead get to manufacture and market their own regional versions of the Generation 1 toyline with far less oversight on part of Hasbro. The result would be a wide variety of small self-contained toylines, frequently sporting exotic variants of existing figures and even sometimes featuring entirely new toys, almost all of which would remain exclusive to their respective countries.

A more elaborate description of these toylines and the circumstances behind their releases is present in each of their companies' respective articles, with the primary interest of this page being in providing a holistic overview of the Latin American Generation 1 toy scene and a handy comprehensive list of all toys released throughout it.

==Overview==
[[File:Antex-Robocars.jpg|thumb|upright=1|270px|Odd toy decos, check. Cardbacks that looks like cheap photocopies, check. Stickers that have already peeled off ''inside'' the sealed packaging, check. Yup... They're South American Transformers alright.]]
While it's difficult to explain in broad strokes what led to this arrangement, common sense suggests that it was most likely the result of protectionism and tariffs making it difficult for Hasbro to export their products to a good portion of Latin America. The historical conditions that led to this being the case are complex — they're a mixture of post-colonial economics, recurring cycles of political instability, and a general distrust of reliance on the Global North all culminating in a rise of [[wikipedia:Import substitution industrialization|import substitution industrialization]] policies — but as the broad consensus on the economic history of the region goes:

{{bigquote|According to data compiled by the Fraser Institute, '''in 1980 Latin American was one of the most protectionist regions in the world'''; import tariffs across all countries and sectors – including those export sectors with no import tariffs – were, on average, 42 percent. For comparison, at that time average import tariffs were only 15 percent in the so-called East Asian Tigers nations.''|Sebastian Edwards, ''Protectionism and Latin America’s historical economic decline'' <ref>[https://www.anderson.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/document/2023-03/protection.pdf Sebastian Edwards, Protectionism and Latin America's historical economic decline], Journal of Policy Modeling, Volume 31, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 573-584 (ISSN 0161-8938)</ref>}}

As a result, the more profitable deal seems to have been handing the ''Transformers'' license and some molds over to individual companies within those countries and more or less giving them free reins in terms of manufacturing and selling their own nationally-made ''Transformers'' toylines, which Hasbro would then profit from through a royalties agreement. Such an arrangement was not previously unseen in the toy market — for instance; the [[Kenner]] ''[[Star Wars]]'' figures released a couple of years before were also manufactured across a few Latin American countries under a similar licensing deal — but Hasbro seems to have been far, ''far'' more liberal in regards to licensing out the ''Transformers'' across the region, handing out the brand to significantly more companies and apparently being a lot less strict in regards to how exactly those companies would have to produce and market their Transformers toys.

The result of such an anarchic and decentralized approach was a tapestry of different micro-toylines releasing across the region, with odd toy decos, unusual marketing decisions, and inconsistent quality control and distribution practices becoming defining characteristics of the Latin American Transformers scene. [[Mini-Vehicle|Mini-Vehicles]] would get released in every color under the rainbow, characters would get arbitrarily renamed in the absence of any accompanying media, toys from other transforming robot toylines would get imported and rebranded as ''Transformers'' to fill in the gaps, and at one point, even [[Best Join|a literal Transformers knockoff]] would be [[Radio AM Robot|sold as a ''Transformers''-branded toy]]: Truly, these were some wild times for the brand.

Despite - or, rather; ''because of'' - this, the Latin American ''Transformers'' releases have become some of the most coveted vintage Transformers toys on the secondary market, with the rarity of these figures and their frequently unusual color variants appealing to every kind of collector from casual fans interested in owning odd variants of their favorite characters to hardened [[Completist|completists]] who *need* to own ''all'' the odd variants so as to fulfil their primal toy-gathering urges... Which, inevitably, has also led to most of these toys now fetching ridiculously high prices.

==Mexico==
[[File:IGA-Logo.png|center|180px|link=IGA]]
::''Main article: [[IGA]]''

''Transformers'' was released by [[IGA]] in Mexico in 1985. From all the Latin American toylines, this would arguably be the most normal one... And yet, it still has ''a few'' quirks to it.

For the most part, most 1985 toys are similar to their Hasbro counterparts, though with plenty of minor coloring and molding differences: for instance; Prowl would feature a handful of black bits not seen in the Hasbro version, Hoist would feature Trailbreaker's head, and a number of figures like Red Alert and Ratchet would lack paint in a few small spots. The only seriously major variants would come from the Minicars: Bumblebee and Cliffjumper would both get three entirely new extra decos in blue, white, and silver.

Apparently the line did not do well, and 1986's releases were little more than [[Metroplex (G1)#Toys|Metroplex]] and, perhaps most weirdly, a handful of first-year Mini-Vehicles recolored roughly like their third-year retools — so; Pipes would be a redecoed Huffer, Swerve would be a redecoed Gears, and so on! The line was fully canceled shortly after. A number of these toys somehow ended up in European markets years after the line was over... Which is when it was discovered that multiple toys featured ''lead paint'' in their deco applications. Oops.

{{Note|Please be advised that the "red eyes" should only appear on imported specimens sold at European retail. Toys purchased at Mexican retail most likely wouldn't have them.}}

;1985/1986
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Mini-Vehicle]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1|[[Brawn (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Brawn]] (simplified face){{fact}}}}
{{bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#IGA|Bumblebee]] (red, yellow, blue, white, silver)}}
{{bp-a1|[[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#IGA|Cliffjumper]] (red, yellow, blue, white, silver)}}
{{bp-a1|[[Gears (G1)#Toys|Gears]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Huffer (G1)#Toys|Huffer]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Windcharger (G1)#Toys|Windcharger]] (no paint on face)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
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{{bp-a1|[[Outback (G1)#IGA|Outback]] (non-modified Brawn mold)}}
{{bp-a1|[[Pipes (G1)#IGA|Pipes]] (all-blue, blue/white; non-modified Huffer mold)}}
{{bp-a1|[[Swerve (G1)#IGA|Swerve]] (non-modified Gears mold)}}
{{bp-a1|[[Tailgate (G1)#IGA|Tailgate]] (white, yellow; non-modified Windcharger mold)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Autobot Cars'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1|[[Bluestreak (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Bluestreak]] (no red paint on face, flat grey windows)}}
{{bp-a1|[[Hound (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Hound]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Ironhide (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Ironhide]] (unpainted diecast shoulder connectors)}}
{{bp-a1|[[Prowl (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Prowl]] (3 variants of "black" Prowl)}}
{{bp-a1|[[Ratchet (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Ratchet]] (no hand stickers but red cross on roof; unpainted diecast shoulder connectors)}}
{{bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Sideswipe]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Trailbreaker (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Trailbreaker]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Wheeljack]] (different factory stickers)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
{{bp-a1|[[Grapple (G1)#Toys|Grapple]] (with red feet or corrected orange feet)}}
{{bp-a1|[[Hoist (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Hoist]] (Trailbreaker head)}}
{{bp-a1|[[Inferno (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Inferno]] (reversed arms, then corrected)}}
{{bp-a1|[[Red Alert (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Red Alert]] (no red paint on doors)}}
{{bp-a1|[[Smokescreen (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Smokescreen]] (regular and re-colored unmodified Bluestreak mold)}}
|
|
[[File:Prowl-Mexico.jpg|250px|thumb|IGA's Prowl, with extra black bits.]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Jumpstarter]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1|[[Twin Twist (G1)#Toys|Twin Twist]] (with and without red face)}}
{{bp-a1|[[Topspin (G1)#Toys|Top Spin]] (with and without red face)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1|[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Grimlock]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Snarl (G1)#Toys|Snarl]] (red eyes, no paint on diecast backpiece connector)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Autobot Commander'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Optimus Prime]] (w/ red eyes and w/o, w/ and w/o factory stickers on diecast cab section)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Autobot City'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1|[[Metroplex (G1)#Toys|Metroplex]]}}</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=4|
[[File:Bumblebee-IGA.jpg|250px|thumb|IGA's Bumblebee ''(White and blue versions pictured)'']]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Constructicon (G1)#Toys|Constructicons]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bonecrusher (G1)/toys#Toys|Bonecrusher]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Hook (G1)/toys#Toys|Hook]] (w/ red eyes & w/o on Devastator head)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Long Haul (G1)/toys#Toys|Long Haul]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Mixmaster (G1)/toys#Toys|Mixmaster]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
{{Bp-d1|[[Scavenger (G1)/toys#Toys|Scavenger]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scrapper (G1)/toys#Toys|Scrapper]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Devastator (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Devastator]] (giftset, w/ red eyes and w/o on Devastator head)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Triple Changer#Toys|Triple Changers]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Astrotrain (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Astrotrain]] (w/ and w/o red eyes)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Blitzwing (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Blitzwing]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Seeker (body-type)#Toys|Decepticon Jets]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Skywarp (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Skywarp]] (plastic purple nose & landing gear)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Starscream]] (silver, plastic nose & landing gear)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Thundercracker]] (plastic nose & landing gear, dull blue)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Ramjet (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Ramjet]] (sparkly red plastic)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thrust (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Thrust]] (sparkly red plastic)}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Decepticon Communicator'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Soundwave]] (black painted feet)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Decepticon Leader'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Megatron]] (made in France!)}}
|}
{{-}}

{{-}}

==Brazil==
<center>[[Image:TransformersEstrela-Logo.png|120px|link=Estrela]]‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎ㅤ[[Image:Estrela_logo.jpg|120px|link=Estrela]]</center>
::''Main article: [[Estrela]]''

Easily the most well-known of the Southern-Hemisphere ''Transformers'' releases, [[Estrela]]'s batch of six Mini-Vehicles — now renamed into "Robocars" — were the bulk of the toys released by the company, put out across [[Brazil|Brazilian]] stores in two colors each, one based on its Hasbro original and one new - save for the mysterious "[[Bumper (G1)#Toys|Bumper]]" mold, who was part of this assortment (now under the name [[Sedan (Robocar)|Sedan]]), and had two unique decos instead. The line was filled out with redecoed [[Jumpstarter]]s called "Salt-Man" ("''salto''" meaning "jump" in Spanish and Portuguese) and some brand-new molds being introduced to ''Transformers'' for the first time with the [[Eletrix]] and [[Bat-Robô|Bat-Robôs]], respectively deriving from [[Yonezawa Toys]] and [[Asahi Corporation]]. The line also received a number of merchandise, including a [[Jogo dos Transformers|board game]], and even its own unique logo as seen above.

Most coveted among the Estrela toys is a second round of Robocars redecos, the "[[Optimus (faction)|Optimus]] vs [[Malignus (G1)|Malignus]]" series, which split the toys into brand-new good & evil (respectively) factions. While a lot of Estrela toys like the Salt-Men, the Eletrix, and the Bat-Robôs aren't particularly uncommon, these twelve toys —particularly the more radically-changed Malignus— have become extraordinarily expensive on the secondary market, easily earning triple-digit sums for even loose samples. Still-carded toys are exceptionally rare.

Estrela would continue working with Hasbro throughout the following years, with the company shifting their focus from distributing rather than manufacturing Transformers toys across Brazil. They would end this relationship in 2007 as Hasbro shifted towards their own South American distribution chains, and a messy decade-long lawsuit would follow regarding royalties over some of the (non-Transformers) Hasbro-derived toylines that Estrela still manufactured.

;1985
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Mini-Vehicle|Robocars]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-multi|[[Windcharger (G1)#Estrela|Camaro]] (Windcharger) (red/grey or white/black)}}
{{bp-multi|[[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#Estrela|Carrera]] (Cliffjumper) (red/black or gold/black)}}
{{bp-multi|[[Brawn (G1)/toys#Estrela|Jipe]] (Brawn) (green/yellow or light beige/dark beige)}}
{{bp-multi|[[Gears (G1)#Estrela|Pick-Up]] (Gears) (blue/red or orange/red)}}
{{bp-multi|[[Sedan (Robocar)|Sedan]] (white/black or blue/black)}}
{{bp-multi|[[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Estrela|Volks]] (Bumblebee) (yellow/black or silver/black)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Salt-Man'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-multi|[[Salt-Man X]] (white/red or white/green)}}
{{bp-multi|[[Salt-Man Z]] (black/yellow or blue/red)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Eletrix]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-multi|[[Esporte]]}}
{{bp-multi|[[Jipe (Eletrix)|Jipe]]}}
{{bp-multi|[[Porsche (Eletrix)|Porsche]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Estrela-BatRobôPickUp.jpg|right|thumb|220px|Estrela's Bat-Robô Pick-Up]]
|}

;1986
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
<ul class="iconlist">
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Optimus (faction)|Optimus]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-op|[[Carrera (G1)|Carrera]] (white/black or blue/black)}}
{{bp-op|[[Sedan (Optimus)|Sedan]] (green/black or yellow/black)}}
{{bp-op|[[Volks (G1)|Volks]] (orange/black or red/black)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Malignus (G1)|Malignus]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-mal|[[Camaro#Toys|Camaro]] (black/pink or teal/yellow)}}
{{bp-mal|[[Jipe (Malignus)#Toys|Jipe]] (black/purple or blue/white)}}
{{bp-mal|[[Pick-Up (Malignus)#Toys|Pick-Up]] (maroon/pink or green/purple)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Bat-Robô]]''' <ref>There's some ambiguity as to when exactly the Bat-Robôs were released: On one hand, they feature similar packaging to Estrela's first batch of ''Transformers'' figures rather than the later Optimus x Malignus rebranding, but on the other hand, they do not show up on Estrela's 1985 catalog and were only advertised in Brazil's localization of the ''Transformers'' comics in issue 11 alongside the Optimus x Malignus toys. As a result, 1986 is generally considered the more tentative date.</ref>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-multi|[[Pick-Up (Bat-Robô)|Pick-Up]] (orange/black or green/blue)}}
{{bp-multi|[[Turbo (G1)|Turbo]] (red/white or blue/grey)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Camaro-Purple.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Estrela's Malignus Camaro. Gorgeous. And expensive.]]
|}

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==Argentina==
[[Argentina]] might have received the greatest variety of ''Transformers'' toys in Latin American stores during the Generation 1 toyline, with the original Hasbro-made figures releasing across several Argentinian stores but a pair of national companies also taking on the mantle of manufacturing and distributing their own figures. At the same time, a handful of Estrela Robocars would also be roughly repackaged and sold across a few Argentinan stores [[Estrela#Licensing and distribution in Argentina|under new blister cards featuring the name "Invasion Galactica"]], with the most common running theory being that these were the product of national retailers repackaging foreign products to avoid taxation from protectionist laws.

===Antex===
<center>[[Image:TransformersEstrela-Logo.png|120px|link=Antex]]‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎ㅤ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎ㅤ[[Image:Antex_logo.gif|120px|link=Antex]]</center>
::''Main article: [[Antex]]''

A bit of an odd case, it appears that Argentine company [[Antex]] got its ''Transformers'' license from Estrela, rather than Hasbro, which is kind of dubious on the "did Estrela actually have the authority to do that" mark. Antex would then release its own batch of Robocars and Salt-Men, with the packaging being direct translations of their Estrela counterparts, even featuring their same unique ''Transformers'' logo. And, of course, most of these would feature entirely new decos, generating yet another assortment of uniquely colored Mini-Vehicles.

Similar to Estrela, Antex would go on to officially distribute ''Transformers'' toys in the country throughout the 90s, with many imported ''[[Generation 2]]'' figures arriving to Argentina with Antex branding on the packaging. Antex would also re-release their Salt-Men during this time as [[Robot-Man X]] and [[Robot-Man Z]] under ''Generation 2'' packaging, with the toys being unchanged from their original run. A large number of on-card/boxed Antex toys would be found and sold en masse on Ebay and the likes during the early 2010s, making copies of these figures a bit more affordable than most of the South American originals featured here.

;1985
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Mini-Vehicle|Robocar]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-multi|[[Windcharger (G1)#Antex|Camaro]] (Windcharger) (blue/black or yellow/black)}}
{{bp-multi|[[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#Antex|Carrera]] (Cliffjumper) (white or green)}}
{{bp-multi|[[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Antex|Volks]] (Bumblebee) (red or orange)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Salt-Man'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-multi|[[Salt-Man X#Toys|Salt-Man X]] (red/white or green/white)}}
{{bp-multi|[[Salt-Man Z#Toys|Salt-Man Z]] (blue/yellow or black/white)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
[[File:AntexVolks.jpg|thumb|250px|Antex's Robocar "Volks" (Bumblebee)]]
|}

;1994
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Robot-Man'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-d2|[[Robot-Man X]] (red/yellow or green/white)}}
{{bp-d2|[[Robot-Man Z]] (blue/yellow or black/white)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|[[File:G1-toy SaltManX Antex.jpg|thumb|250px|Antex's Robot-Man X]]
|}

===Comando Toys===
[[File:ComandoToys-Logo.png|center|200px|link=Comando Toys]]
::''Main article: [[Comando Toys]]''

Another Argentinian toy company, [[Comando Toys]], would also later earn the rights to manufacture and distribute their own Transformers products across the country... And their only fully-fledged transforming toy would consist of a radio originally manufactured by Taiwanese company [[Best Join]] as a [[Knockoff|bootleg]] mish-mashing various disparate elements of ''Transformers'' toys. Yes, now sold as an official ''Transformers'' toy.

On the more merchandise side of things (thus not necessarily a Transformer "toy" by this wiki's classification), Comando Toys also released a [[Walkie Talkie Robot|non-transforming ''Godmars''-based walkie talkie]], once again bearing ''Transformers'' branding. Weird stuff.

;1987
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-multi|[[Radio AM Robot]] (available in baby blue/dark blue/grey and dark grey/red)}}
|width="40%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:ComandoToys-RadioAMRobot.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Comando Toys' Radio AM Robot]]
|}
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==Venezuela==
[[Image:Rubiplas-Logo.png|center|200px|link=Rubiplas]]
::''Main article: [[Rubiplas]]''

In contrast with the wide spectrum of colorful Mini-Vehicle releases from all across Latin American, the tiny [[Venezuela|Venezuelan]] [[Rubiplas]] line is a lot less esoteric, with most figures having the same color schemes as their original Hasbro releases and therefore looking mostly identical save for a frequent lack of extra paint applications and some different shades of plastic (Rubiplas' Bumblebee, for instances, looks very, ''very'' bright and saturated as a result). The only real stand-out is their weirdly-colored [[Huffer (G1)#Rubiplas|Huffer]], now deco'd in red and yellow.

;1985
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Mini Vehicle]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1|[[Brawn (G1)/toys#Rubiplas|Brawn]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Huffer (G1)#Rubiplas|Huffer]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Windcharger (G1)#Rubiplas|Windcharger]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Rubiplas|Bumblebee]] (red/black or yellow/black)}}
{{bp-a1|[[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#Rubiplas|Cliffjumper]] (red/black or yellow/black)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:G1toy-Rubiplas-Huffer.jpg|250px|thumb|Rubiplas' Huffer]]
|}
==Peru and Chile==
[[File:Lynsa-Logo.png|180px|center|link=Lynsa]]
::''Main article: [[Lynsa]]''

[[Peru|Peruvian]] company [[Lynsa]] made their own cheaper-to-produce versions of the original Mini-Vehicle range, often with less-to-no paint applications, decals or chrome, as well as multiple different color variants for each mold, which they would then both sell domestically and also export to [[Chile]]. There are supposedly upwards of ''three dozen'' different mold/color combinations altogether, many of them unique to the Peruvian line, but the ravages of time have made samples stunningly rare and reliable information scarce.

Another pair of companies - Abramowicz in Chile and BASA / HUDE in Peru - also released ''Transformers'' toys their respective countries, but these were simply imported rather than manufactured by those companies. The Lynsa figures were, thus; a cheaper alternative to these pricier figures.

;1987
{{note|Since, as mentioned, it's speculated that there might be '''even more''' as-of-now undocumented color variations of each mold, this section might or might not be incomplete.}}
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Mini-Vehicles'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1|[[Brawn (G1)/toys#Lynsa|Brawn]] (olive green/cream and cream/olive green <ref>The two color schemes are inverted, with one Brawn's green parts being the other's cream parts and vice-versa.</ref>)}}
{{bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Lynsa|Bumblebee]] (yellow/black, red/black, peach/black)}}
{{bp-a1|[[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#Lynsa|Cliffjumper]] (red/black, peach/black)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1|[[Gears (G1)#Lynsa|Gears]] (light blue/red, dark blue/yellow, orange/yellow)}}
{{bp-a1|[[Huffer (G1)#Lynsa|Huffer]] (light peach/blue, peach/yellow, blue/yellow, red/yellow)}}
{{bp-a1|[[Windcharger (G1)#Lynsa|Windcharger]] (red/gray, blueish gray/blue, green/yellow)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Lynsa-Gears.jpg|300px|thumb|Lynsa's Gears]]
|}

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==Legacy of Latin American toylines==
[[File:FamiliarReflections Swerve Tailgate.jpg|thumb|left|180px|Hey, we exist!]]
Odd and inconsistent as they might be, the Latin American Generation 1 toylines were inextricable components of the success of the ''Transformers'' brand in their respective countries and are often remembered warmly by fans in these regions: the fact that many of these smaller toylines existed in place of their larger and more substantive international equivalents ultimately didn't stop them from becoming a beloved portion of many childhoods, and likewise, the odd variants and marketing decisions also gave a regional identity of sorts to the brand within those countries. Unfortunately, though, these toylines and their legacy have since been mostly overlooked by modern official ''Transformers'' fiction and pretty much all but ignored by Hasbro and Takara when it comes to the modern ''Transformers'' toy market.

References to Latin American-original characters in media are not completely unseen, but rarely have they received more development besides small cameos. Estrela's Malignus faction would show up as a revolutionary mob in a few 2008 ''[[Transformers: TransTech|TransTech]]'' text stories, and later, the ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' text stories released from 2014 to 2016 would feature both the Optimus and Malignus as more prominent factions in a handful of chapters. Comando Toys' Radio AM Robot would also be briefly namedropped as an in-universe musician in the 2010 "[[A Team Effort]]" ''[[Wings Universe]]'' story. All of these were part of the very niche and fan-oriented works published by [[Fun Publications]] (usually under the ''[[Transformers Timelines (fiction)|Transformers Timelines]]'' banner) and were usually only either posted online or, sometimes, in the subscription-based [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club (magazine)|Transformers Collectors' Club magazine]]. Estrela's Pick-Up and Camaro would inspire the color schemes of ''[[Shattered Glass]]'' [[Swerve (SG)|Swerve]] and [[Tailgate (SG)|Tailgate]], two characters that would, again; only get minor appearances mostly in the form of Fun Publications' text stories. On the side of media that received more "mainstream" releases, a number of cameos from ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]'' are also based on the Latin American portion of the franchise - [[Sedan (Animated)|Sedan]], [[Volks (Animated)|Volks]], and [[Carrera (Animated)|Carrera]] all got brief "blink-it-and-you'll-miss-it" appearances as background characters - and later, Sedan would also get a mini-cameo in [[Kreon]] form in the [[Transformers Legends Special Chapter|''Transformers Legends'' Special Chapter]], the Bat-Robô version of Pick-Up would briefly show up in ''[[A Cliffjumper(s) Tale]]'' and... This is basically about it.

[[File:Legacy-Wreck-N-Rule-Twin-Twist.jpg|270px|thumb|This is the closest to a modern [[CHUG]] version of a Latin American toy... And it's not even ''actually'' based on the Latin American version of that toy. Bummer.]]
===Modern toys===
Despite the fact that there have been numerous Transformers toylines (and, in a sense, [[CHUG|a nearly two-decades-long meta-toyline!]]) specifically oriented around producing modern versions of older Transformers, with all of the original characters that received Latin American toy variants getting multiple new figures, and numerous obscure and forgotten characters frequently popping up across these newer toylines — often in the form of redecos and retools — it might come off as a surprise that virtually none of the Latin American Transformers have been directly represented in this form. There are two modern toys which can ''kinda'' be [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as Latin American homages, though the extent to which this is even intentional is debatable to begin with: "Puffer", a nickname given to both the Mexican IGA and earlier French [[Joustra]] versions of [[Pipes (G1)|Pipes]] which use the Huffer mold as a basis, was [[Puffer|later canonized as an official character and released as part of the ''Kingdom'' toyline in 2021]]... Even though the version he's primarily based on is his lighter blue European counterpart rather than his darker Mexican equivalent. And ''[[Titans Return]]'' [[Twin Twist (G1)#Titans Return|Twin Twist]] would get re-released in the 2022 ''[[Transformers: Legacy]] Wreck N' Rule Collection'' in his red and blue [[Diaclone]] color scheme, which also happens to be the one instance of a Diaclone Jumpstarter color scheme that Estrela reused for [[Salt-Man Z]] in Brazil, so... There's that as a small double-homage for all the Estrela fans out there. To make this sting even more, there have been numerous modern figures based on [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|other]] [[The Transformers (European toyline)|regional]] permutations of ''Generation 1'', so the Latin American branch feels particularly neglected by Hasbro.

Unfortunately, it seems that we're still a long way from seeing a complete CHUG Optimus and Malignus team or a ''[[Masterpiece]]'' Radio AM Robot. But until then, we can at least take comfort in the fact that, as far as the first half of the 2020s is concerned, there have been 200% more characters that can double as homages to their South American counterparts compared to previous years, so who knows what the future might hold!
{{-}}

==See also==
* [[:Category:South American-original characters|Category:South American-original characters]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Generation 1 toylines| Transformers (toyline)]]

Commence Program

2025-07-21T16:21:56Z

SoundJack426: /* Character levels */

{{episode
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Cyberworld (cartoon)|Transformers: Cyberworld]]'' episode 1
|next=Cyberworld episode 2
|image=CyberworldEp1-ScorponokOptimus.jpg
|caption=[[William Lennox|I don't have a credit card!]]
|season=1
|season ep=1
|airdate=[[July 12]], 2025
|writers=[[Ali Lightfoot]]
|animation studio=[[Omens Studio LTD]]
|continuity=Cyberworld
|video=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOvM2IeSNH4
|videosite=YouTube
}}

'''Optimus Prime crash-lands on a strange planet and tries to find an Autobot ally... or at the very least, someone who's not looking to destroy him.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)|Optimus Prime]] plummets through the air, seemingly unconscious, as he hears [[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)|Bumblebee]] shouting desperately. He comes to and ungracefully flails in his free-fall, slamming right into some thick tree branches before landing in a jungle. He gets an unexpected firmware update which disorients him and makes his field of vision acquire what looks like a gaming HUD. Unimpressed with the bio-organic fauna of the planet, he discovers a desert right outside of the jungle. After a short trek over one of the dunes, he discovers an [[Autobot]] ship. Hoping to find an ally, he approaches and calls out to whoever may be inside, only to receive a nasty shock when [[Scorponok (Cyberworld)|Scorponok]] bursts out of the sand. After an attempt to take out his [[energon-axe]] fails, and it becomes clear Scorponok isn't interested in talking, Optimus flees back into the jungle. Scorponok, unable to follow him, leaves.

[[File:Cyberworld optimus firmware.jpg|thumb|left|200px]]

Optimus discovers the [[energon]] readings in the area are spiking, and a blue cube appears out of the ground. As Optimus takes it, he absorbs it, and his level meter at the top of his screen goes up. No sooner has this happened that a shout accusing him of being a thief erupts from the jungle, along with an angry [[Dinobot (Cyberworld)|Dinobot]]. Uninterested in Optimus' attempt to make peace, [[Grimlock (Cyberworld)|Grimlock]] attacks him, then gives chase. Some clever maneuvering on Optimus' part causes Grimlock to get his head stuck between two branches, allowing him to escape.

Looking up, Optimus sees a falling Autobot escape pod in the sky, and follows its trail in the hope that Bumblebee is inside. A jump cut reveals that Bumblebee has also crash-landed, and is having trouble getting used to a firmware update of his own. However, he's soon distracted by heavy footsteps behind him. Hopeful it's an ally, he turns around, only to meet [[Megatron (Cyberworld)|Megatron]]...
{{--}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (Cyberworld)|Optimus Prime]] (1)
*[[Grimlock (Cyberworld)|Grimlock]] (3)
*[[Bumblebee (Cyberworld)|Bumblebee]] (4)

|c2=
*[[Scorponok (Cyberworld)|Scorponok]] (2)
*[[Megatron (Cyberworld)|Megatron]] (5)
}}

==Quotes==
"Not registering any anomalies, but this is... ''quite'' abnormal."
:—'''Optimus Prime''', discovering the vast difference in the neighboring biomes

"Not just any Dinobot! You speak with me, Grimlock- KING of Dinobots!"
:—'''Grimlock''', humble as ever

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*Optimus Prime and Bumblebee arrive on Cyberworld, unaware of where they are and what it is. Scorponok, Grimlock, and Megatron all appear to have been there longer. Grimlock is the only one to give an estimate of his time there, having waited for the energon cube to spawn for "weeks".
*Optimus and Bumblebee have their firmware updated for compatibility with the planet's "system".

===Character levels===
*As a fresh spawn in Cyberworld, we see Optimus start at level 1 and gain enough Energon to almost level up to 2. While don't see Bumblebee's level, we can assume he started at level 1 as well.
*Grimlock, Megatron and Scorponok's levels are unknown.

===Transformers references===
*Optimus comments that the planet is certainly not [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]].
*Bumblebee, a bit prematurely, thanks [[Primus]] that he's not alone in his new surroundings.

===Real-world references===
[[File:Cyberworld bumblebee crashlanding.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|"Ah... where did you bury me anyway?" "Bury?"]]
*The shot of Grimlock's reflection in dinosaur mode in Optimus Prime's rearview mirror refers to the famous similar shot from ''[[Jurassic Park]]''.
*Bumblebee crash-lands in a position that looks an awful lot like [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/yamchas-death-pose/ Yamcha's death pose] from ''Dragon Ball Z''.

===Trivia===
*This episode was initially released in a single video combined with episode 2. The episode would later receive a standalone release on July 17.
*The standalone video went through three different titles on its first day of release, presumably to drive engagement and chase the YouTube algorithm: "Rumble in the Jungle", then "Jungle Face-Off", and finally, "Jungle Escape". As such, {{SITENAME_SHORT}} has opted to simply use numbers for the episode titles until we're sure they're not going to be changed again.

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cyberworld episode 01}}
[[Category:Cyberworld episodes]]

Blast Master

2025-03-24T15:24:42Z

SoundJack426: /* The Transformers */

{{factions|autobot}}
{{disambig3.5|the character|the unrelated cartoon episode|Master Blaster|Payload}}
:''Blast Master is an [[Autobot]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:Blast master cardart.jpg|upright=1.6|thumb|Wouldn't it be more convenient if my rockets faced down?]]

'''Blast Master''' (aka '''Payload''') loves receiving orders. He's eager to load up on equipment. He's enthusiastic about blasting off into space. He's delighted to engage in battle. He's also quite likely to screw up bigtime, thanks to all this reckless enthusiasm.<ref>''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' #1</ref> His [[combiner]] partner on the [[Astro Squad]] is [[Phaser (G1)|Phaser]].

==Fiction==
===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material===
After Cybertron fell, the Autobots left their homeworld aboard the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', traveling through space in pursuit of the [[AllSpark]]. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Earthrise|''Earthrise'' webpage}}<ref>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/earthrise ''Earthrise'' website]</ref> Blast Master was a [[Cybertronian military insignia|Space Command Special Ops Private]]. {{storylink|#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|''Earthrise'' toy packaging}}

When [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] was sucked into a volatile rift, Blast Master, [[Ironworks (facility)|Ironworks]], [[Overair (facility)|Overair]], and the rest of the Astro Squad encountered the roving comet carrying a densely populated city known as [[Botropolis]]. They set up base and hitched a ride on the moving comet to search the universe for signs of Sky Lynx. {{Storylink|Source:Earthrise Galactic Odyssey Collection|Encounter 5: Botropolis Rescue Mission}}
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==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}
[[File:G1-toy BlastMaster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|The Cybertronian equivalent of "[[Blastification|Bob Smith]]."]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Astro Squad''' (Micromaster Combiner Squad, [[1990]])}}</ul>

: Released in the seventh and final year of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|original Hasbro ''Transformers'' toyline]] in the US (sixth and non-final year in Europe), Blast Master transforms into the back half of a black and white Space Shuttle. As a [[Micromaster Combiner]], he can connect to the half-a-vehicle mode of any other Combiner to make a new vehicle mode, and can also attach to any [[Micromaster Combiner Transport]].

: He was only available as part of the Astro Team, along with [[Phaser (G1)#Toys|Phaser]], [[Missile Master#Toys|Missile Master]], [[Moonrock#Toys|Moonrock]], [[Barrage (Micromaster)#Toys|Barrage]], and [[Heave#Toys|Heave]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/1990/Autobot/BlastMaster/blastmaster.htm More information on Blast Master at TFU.info]''

{{anchor|Return of Convoy}}
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Shuttle Rocket W Team''' (Shuttle Rocket W Team, [[1991]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''C-364'''
:*''Accessories'': Micro Trailer #4

: A year later, Blast Master was released in the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1991 (Return of Convoy)|Return of Convoy]]'' part of the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|original Takara ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' toyline]], as part of the [[Shuttle Rocket W Team]].

: The other three toys in the set are [[Phaser (G1)#Toys|Phaser]], [[Missile Master#Toys|Missile Master]], [[Moonrock#Toys|Moonrock]]; Missile and Moonrock are identical to their Hasbro releases, while Phaser can sometimes have less paint than normal. The set also comes with [[Micro Trailer#Toys|Micro Trailer]] #4, a storage/launching vehicle for Micromasters which can also attach to a Micromaster half-vehicle, plus a decal sheet with extra stickers to adorn your Micromasters with.
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===''Generations''===
[[File:Generations-T30Payload.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|See? Much more convenient.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Cosmos & Payload''' (Legends Class, 2014)}}</ul>
:*''Series / Number'': '''02 / #006'''
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (Hasbro)|[[Emiliano Santalucia]] (concept artist)}}

: Part of the fifth wave of 2012-onwards ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#T30|Generations]]'' Legends Class toys, ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' [[Cosmos (G1)#Generations|Autobot Cosmos]] comes with "Payload" ([[trademark]] reasons), who transforms into both a modified {{w|Boeing X-37|X-37B space shuttle}}<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/96686-generations-legends-targetmaster-moulds/?p=2423893 Designer Joe Kyde on "The Allspark" messageboard]</ref> and a double-barreled blaster for Cosmos to wield via its [[5 mm post]]. Blast Master can also plug into the black pegs on the front of Cosmos' vehicle modes via ports in the engines.

:Payload was [[redeco]]ed into the [[campaign item|campaign figure]] [[Astrotrain (G1)/toys#Transformers (campaign item)|Astrotrain]] and ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' [[Boltax (G1)#Combiner Wars|Cybaxx]] and [[Spacewarp#Combiner Wars|Spacewarp]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2014/Autobot/GenPayload/payload.htm More information on Payload at TFU.info]''
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===''War for Cybertron: Earthrise''===
[[File:TF-WFC-E-Blast Master.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|And now they're pointed up again. Well, it was nice while it lasted.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Fuzer & Autobot Blast Master''' (Micromaster, [[2020]])}}</ul>
:*''Hasbro ID number'': '''WFC-E16'''
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''ER EX-11'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[October 23]], 2020

: Part of the second wave of ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' Micromaster two-packs, "Autobot Blast Master" transforms from a robot into the back half of a space shuttle. In a rare moment for modern ''Transformers'' toys, the figures are sponsored by NASA, and the shuttle bears the organization's logo twice on its rear.

: Blast Master can combine with his partner [[Phaser (G1)#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Fuzer]] to form his complete alt mode, which has ports on the back thrusters to add blast effects or to stand up on a post to simulate taking off. However, if one wants to keep the Micromasters separated, Blast Master bears a comically small crew cabin on his front. It tucks away out of sight when Blast Master combines with Fuzer. Also, Fuzer and Blast Master each have a fold-out 5 mm post, allowing the combined duo to be handheld as a weapon with Blast Master's rockets serving as gun barrels. They can also be held separately as two individual weapons, as Fuzer's tiny thrusters can be used to attach blast effects as well.

:Blast Master suffers from his back weight; getting him to stand up properly without altering his knees is a monumental challenge. Additionally, most copies of Blast Master have the 5 mm peg in his chest reversed, with the flat end facing toward his head.

{{-}}{{anchor|Botropolis}}
[[File:TF-WFC-GOC-Botropolis-Rescue-Mission-Blast-Master.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Botropolis Rescue Mission''' (Galactic Odyssey Collection, [[2021]])}}</ul>
{{toydesigner|[[AJ Piejko-Brown]] (packaging)}}

: Released as part of the Encounter 5 set of the ''Earthrise'' "Galactic Odyssey Collection", "Autobot Blast Master" is a redeco of his mass-retail figure, with new red and black accents creating a deco for the combined vehicle mode that is a dead-ringer for fellow space shuttle Micromaster, ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Storm Jet (Universe)|Storm Jet]].

: Blast Master is part of an [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]]-exclusive six-pack consisting exclusively of Autobots, bundled with fellow Micromasters [[Phaser (G1)#Botropolis|Fuzer]], [[Moonrock#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Moonrock]], and [[Missile Master#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Missile Master]], and the Modulators [[Overair (facility)#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Overair]] and [[Ironworks (facility)#Botropolis|Ironworks]]. The Modulators are designed to combine into a giant space station which the Micromasters can interact with. Blast Master and Fuzer specifically dock onto a redeco of ''Earthrise'' [[Doubledealer#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Doubledealer]]'s missile, which attaches to Overair.

:This release corrects the chest peg assembly error from the last; Blast Master's chest port is now assembled with the flat end facing away from his head.
{{-}}

==Notes==
*''Generations'' Payload's [[Tech Spec]]s mostly match those of the Astro Squad, with 'Teamwork' and 'Cooperation' mapped onto 'Rank' and 'Fireblast'. The only differences are that the 'Teamwork/Rank' and 'Courage' values have both been increased from 7 to 8.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Blast Master''' (ブレストマスター<ref>Normally, the word "blast" is rendered in katakana as ブラスト (''burasuto'')—like in [[Strongarm (Energon)|Blastarm]] or [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Broadblast]]. However, the katakana used in Blast Master's Japanese name is most decidedly ブレスト (''buresuto'')—which is usually used to render the English word "breast". This same spelling was previously used to render the first part of [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]]'s name, an unrelated shuttle character released years prior. It is likely that this was simply one of the many name mistransliterations in Generation 1 that stuck.</ref> ''Buresuto Masutā'', ブラストマスター ''Burasuto Masutā'')
*''French:'' '''Explo-As''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Zenit'''

==References==
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[[Category:Defense specialists]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 toy Autobots]]
[[Category:Generations]]
[[Category:Micromaster combiners]]
[[Category:Return of Convoy Autobots]]
[[Category:TakaraTomy Mall exclusives]]
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[[Category:War for Cybertron: Earthrise Autobots]]

Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)

2025-02-05T12:49:31Z

SoundJack426: /* Beast Wars toys/characters in "ensemble" lines */ Don't need that coming soon for Legacy Silverbolt and Magmatron anymore

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

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

[[File:Crosssell-beastwars.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|In the beginning came the beasts, and all that creeps, crawls and flies... but nature lies, they're robots in disguise!]]

{{TOC|limit=3}}
==Overview==
[[File:Optimusprimaltoyultraape.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Ultra Maximal Optimus Primal, loaded up with gimmicks.]]
With sales of the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|''Generation 2'' toyline]] proving unremarkable, [[Hasbro]] faced a choice: end the ''Transformers'' brand for a second time, or ''drastically'' revamp the concept. They chose the second option, handing the reins over to their newly acquired [[Kenner]] division. The "Kenner" branding eventually disappeared from the packaging again in favor of "Hasbro" in Europe in 1998, and then in the US and Canada the following year.

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

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

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

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

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

Another now-ubiquitous line-wide move was the introduction of a standard [[Size class|system of price points]], dictated by a toy's size, not its [[gimmick]]s. ''Beast Wars'' began with $5 "Basics", $10 "Deluxes", $15 "Megas", and $20 "Ultras", each size class getting physically larger, and packing more and more play features into the toy. (Ultra-class [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Beast Wars|Optimus Primal]] is friggin' ''loaded'' with stuff.) Those individual assortments would occasionally get refreshed with subsequent [[wave]]s introducing new figures every few months, a concept that was first tried during the final year of ''Generation 2'', but it became a standard with ''Beast Wars''. Though prices would fluctuate over the years due to inflation or rising production costs, the basic outline of the system continues to be used today.

''Beast Wars'' was an undeniable success, routinely making high sales marks through most of its life, according to toy magazines like ''Tomart's'' (remember when print magazines existed about this hobby?). It typically hovered in the top five best-selling toy lines each month, mostly bested by the newly revived ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'' line, the still-strong ''[[Power Rangers]]'' and the ''massive'' rise of toys based on [[Dwayne Johnson|professional wrestling]], occasionally popping into the top three places. In fact, when Hasbro elected to revamp the franchise before it could go stale, leading to the direct-sequel, same-main-cast-having [[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|''Beast Machines'' toyline]], they also kept ''Beast Wars'' around in a smaller capacity, with a handful of new products and some recolors of classic characters.
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==Hasbro ''Beast Wars'' toyline==
===1996===
The first year of the line was a shocker to fans, both for its drastic aesthetic change from what came before, and its technical/design changes that gave the toys far more play value. Basic-class toys all have a spring-loaded one-step [[autotransformation]]. Deluxe and larger toys all have a secondary "[[Mutant head]]" to change their robot-mode appearance.

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

====Exclusives====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''BJ's Wholesale Club''' (1996)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|Deluxe Beast Assortment ([[Dinobot (BW)/toys#BJs2pack|Dinobot]] and [[Tigatron#BJs2pack|Tigatron]])}}
{{Bp-m1p1|Deluxe Beast Assortment ([[Rhinox (BW)/toys#BJs2pack|Rhinox]] and [[Blackarachnia (BW)/toys#BJs2pack|Blackarachnia]])}}
{{Bp-m1p1|Deluxe Beast Assortment ([[Wolfang (Maximal)#BJs2pack|Wolfang]] and [[Buzz Saw (BW)#BJs2pack|Buzz Saw]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[McDonald's]]''' ([[March 15]]–[[April 11]], 1996)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p1|[[Beetle#Toys|Beetle]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Manta Ray (BW)#Toys|Manta Ray]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Panther#Toys|Panther]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Rhino (BW)#Toys|Rhino]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Under-3#Toys|Under-3]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[BotCon 1996]]''' ([[July 12]], 1996)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p1|[[Onyx Primal#Toys|Onyx Primal]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Onyx Primal#DealerExclusive|Onyx Primal]] (Dealer exclusive)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Manta ray bw toy.jpg|250px|thumb|McDonald's Manta Ray]]
|}

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

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

A new line-wide minor [[gimmick]] was added, the "energon chips" which were basically just the old [[insignia|faction symbol]] [[rubsign]]s.

The short-lived ''[[Machine Wars: Transformers]]'' series also came to [[KB Toys]] this year... and left just as quickly.
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====Retail releases====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Basics Wave 1''' (January [[1997]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Airazor (BW)#Toys|Airazor]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Razorclaw (BW)#Toys|Razorclaw]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Basics Wave 2''' (February 1997)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Claw Jaw#Toys|Claw Jaw]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Drill Bit (BW)#Toys|Drill Bit]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Basics Wave 3''' (June 1997)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p1|[[Lazorbeak#Toys|Lazorbeak]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Basics Wave 4''' ([[September]] 1997)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p1|[[Powerpinch#Toys|Powerpinch]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Snarl (BW)#Toys|Snarl]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Spittor (BW)#Toys|Spittor]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=4|[[File:BWManterrortoy.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Deluxe Manterror]][[File:BWtoy-Inferno.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Mega Inferno]][[File:Tripredacus toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Ultra Tripredacus]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxes Wave 1''' (January 1997)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Cybershark#Toys|Cybershark]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Jetstorm (BW)#Toys|Jetstorm]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxes Wave 2''' (February 1997)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Bonecrusher (BW)#Toys|Bonecrusher]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Manterror#Toys|Manterror]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxes Wave 3''' (June 1997)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Beast Wars|Grimlock]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxes Wave 4''' (September 1997)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[K-9#Toys|K-9]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Retrax#Toys|Retrax]]}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Megas Wave 1''' ([[December]] 1996)<ref group="A" name="Wave 1">This wave was most likely officially scheduled for release in January 1997, but was found at US retail a month earlier. It uses the 1997 packaging design and is thus placed here for consistency.</ref>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p1|[[Inferno (BW)#Toys|Inferno]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Megas Wave 2''' ([[July]] 1997)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[B'Boom#Toys|B'Boom]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Megas Wave 3''' (August 1997)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p1|[[Transquito#Toys|Transquito]]}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Ultra Teams Wave 1''' (July 1997)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Magnaboss (BW)|Magnaboss]] ([[Ironhide (BW)#Toys|Ironhide]], [[Prowl (Magnaboss)#Toys|Prowl]], [[Silverbolt (Magnaboss)#Toys|Silverbolt]])}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Tripredacus#Toys|Tripredacus]] ([[Cicadacon#Toys|Cicadacon]], [[Ram Horn#Toys|Ram Horn]], [[Sea Clamp#Toys|Sea Clamp]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[MicroVerse]]'' Micro Playsets'''<ref group="A">In the US, the Arachnid and Orcanoch micro playsets were sold as ''[[MicroVerse]]'' products and featured co-branding with the ''Beast Wars'' toyline ([[#MicroVerse toyline|see below]] for more). The [[Europe]]an releases of the toys, on the other hand, were sold directly as ''Beast Wars''/''Biocombat'' or ''Beast Wars''/''Ani Mutants'' products, completely removing the ''MicroVerse''-branding all together.</ref> ([[November]] 1996)<ref group="A">The two ''MicroVerse'' playsets were officially scheduled for release in [https://groups.google.com/g/alt.toys.transformers/c/jT3ohB78Fao/m/QwDa05V7TYYJ January 1997] (and are thus placed in this year's assortments), but the earliest sightings at US retail were in [https://groups.google.com/g/alt.toys.transformers/c/Q_DzGcYhmao/m/Npj1f86riWcJ November 1996].</ref>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Orcanoch#Beast Wars|Maximal Orcanoch Micro Playset]] (w/ [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#MicroVerse2|Optimus Primal]] & [[Tarantulas (BW)/toys#MicroVerse2|Tarantulas]])}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Arachnid#Beast Wars|Predacon Arachnid Micro Playset]] (w/ [[Megatron (BW)/toys#MicroVerse2|Megatron]] & [[Razorbeast#MicroVerse2|Razorbeast]])}}
|}

====Exclusives====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[BotCon 1997]]''' ([[July 18]], 1997)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1p1|[[Fractyl#Toys|Fractyl]] & [[Packrat#Toys|Packrat]]}}
|}

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

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

====Retail releases====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Basic Fuzors Wave 1''' (Dec 1997)<ref group="B" name="Wave 1">This wave was most likely officially scheduled for release in January 1998, but was found at US retail a month earlier. It uses the 1998 packaging design and is thus placed here for consistency.</ref>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Air Hammer (BW)#Toys|Air Hammer]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Quickstrike (BW)#Toys|Quickstrike]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Basic Fuzors Wave 2''' (May [[1998]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Noctorro#Toys|Noctorro]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Terragator#Toys|Terragator]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Basic Fuzors Wave 3''' (Jul 1998)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Bantor (BW)#Toys|Bantor]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Buzzclaw (BW)#Toys|Buzzclaw]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=6|[[File:Beast Wars-Air Hammer-toy.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Basic Fuzor Air Hammer]][[File:BW Rampage toy.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Ultra Transmetal Rampage]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxe Fuzors Wave 1''' (Jan 1998)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Silverbolt (Fuzor)#Toys|Silverbolt]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Sky Shadow (BW)#Toys|Sky Shadow]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxe Fuzors Wave 2''' (May 1998)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p1|[[Injector (BW)#Toys|Injector]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxe Fuzors Wave 3''' (Jul 1998)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Torca (BW)#Toys|Torca]]}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxe Transmetals Wave 1''' (Dec 1997)<ref group="B" name="Wave 1"/>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Cheetor (BW)/toys#TM1|Cheetor]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Rhinox (BW)/toys#TM1|Rhinox]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Tarantulas (BW)/toys#TM1|Tarantulas]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxe Transmetals Wave 2''' (Apr 1998)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Rattrap (BW)/toys#TM1|Rattrap]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Waspinator (BW)/toys#TM1|Waspinator]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxe Transmetals Wave 3''' (Jul 1998)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Airazor (BW)#TM1|Airazor]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Terrorsaur (BW)#TM1|Terrorsaur]]}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Mega Transmetals Wave 1''' (Dec 1997)<ref group="B" name="Wave 1"/>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p1|[[Megatron (BW)/toys#TM1|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#TM1|Optimus Primal]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Mega Transmetals Wave 2''' (May 1998)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p1|[[Scavenger (BW)#Toys|Scavenger]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Ultra Transmetals Wave 1''' (Sep 1998)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Depth Charge (BW)#Toys|Depth Charge]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Rampage (BW)#Toys|Rampage]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Super Transmetals Wave 1''' (Aug 1998)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#OptimalOptimus|Optimal Optimus]]}}
|}

====Exclusives====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[KB Toys]]/[[Toys"R"Us]]/[[market six]]'''<ref group="B">These two Video Packs were only available in the US at KB Toys, Toys"R"Us, and select market six stores such as Meijer and Venture.</ref>''' Video Packs''' ([[March]] 1998)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Airazor (BW)#VHS|Airazor]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Razorclaw (BW)#VHS|Razorclaw]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[McDonald's]]''' ([[March 27]]–[[April 15]], 1998)
{{Bp-p1|[[Blackarachnia (BW)/toys#MCDTM|Blackarachnia]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Dinobot (BW)/toys#MCDTM|Dinobot]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Scorponok (BW)#MCDTM|Scorponok]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[BotCon 1998]]''' ([[June 19]], 1998)
{{Bp-p1|[[Antagony (BW)#Toys|Antagony]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Vice Grip#Toys|Vice Grip]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Mcdinobot.jpg|250px|thumb|McDinobot. Not to be confused with MG-Dinobot.]]
|}
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====Notes====
<references group="B"/>
{{-}}

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

In addition, a series of special [[redeco]]ed Deluxes was released to "celebrate" the cartoon's move from syndication to the popular [[Fox Kids]] programming block, getting show characters back on store shelves... if not in their show colors. A small mystery for years, these toys were eventually discovered to be the "Transmetals Classics" assortment, with popular characters depicted in a "never-before-seen metallized Transmetal form" (yes, even the season 1 characters), retroactively explaining the toys' unusual metallic paint schemes.<ref group="C" name="transmetalsclassics">[https://groups.google.com/g/alt.toys.transformers/c/UDFy1pSweyQ/m/HUwQRvNVL4EJ Contemporary store computer listing] and [https://www.instagram.com/p/CkrBYgiPmXk/ Hasbro's pre-Toy Fair 1999 catalog]. "Transmetals Classics Asst.: The most popular Beast Wars characters in a never-before-seen metallized Transmetal form!"</ref> Initial Hasbro solicitations also gave the toys "power up"-style descriptors, but these did not make it to their final packaging.

This year also saw Hasbro briefly flirt with "[[variant|running change]]" variant decoes on some toys, where the ''entire'' deco changes dramatically while the toy's packaging doesn't change at all. This generally hasn't happened anymore since, with massive deco changes of this sort usually being sold as "new" toys with new SKUs and packaging and etc.
{{--}}

====Retail releases====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Basic Transmetals 2 Wave 1''' (December 1998)<ref group="C" name="Wave 1">This wave was most likely officially scheduled for release in January 1999, but was found at US retail a month earlier. It uses the 1999 packaging design and is thus placed here for consistency.</ref>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Minor#Toys|Optimus Minor]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Scarem#Toys|Scarem]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Sonar (BW)#Toys|Sonar]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Basic Transmetals 2 Wave 2''' (July [[1999]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p1|[[Spittor (BW)#TM2|Spittor]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Stinkbomb#Toys|Stinkbomb]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Basic Transmetals 2 Wave 3''' (August 1999)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Nightglider#Toys|Nightglider]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Video Packs''' (1999, Europe only)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Claw Jaw#VHS|Claw Jaw]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Spittor (BW)#VHS|Spittor]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=4|[[File:Ramulustoy.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Deluxe Transmetal 2 Ramulus]][[File:Waspinator-FKtoy.jpg|250px|thumb|"Transmetals Classics" Waspinator]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxe Transmetals 2 Wave 1''' (December 1998)<ref group="C" name="Wave 1"/>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Cheetor (BW)/toys#TM2|Cheetor]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Dinobot II#Toys|Dinobot]]<ref group="C" name="dinoprowl">Transmetal 2 Dinobot and Prowl were both released in two different color schemes. The first ones, available in the first few [[wave]]s featuring those figures, feature a white, turquoise, and red coloration for Prowl, and a bone-tan and purple coloration for Dinobot. Several waves in, however, they were both re-shipped as part of Hasbro's early experiments in refreshing a line with same-character [[redeco]] [[variant]]s, with Prowl now colored black, blue, and red, and Dinobot colored bright white with blue. As running change variations, they were sold under the same individual SKUs as the original versions rather than as completely new releases, and their packaging makes no mention of these new color schemes.</ref>}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Ramulus#Toys|Ramulus]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxe Transmetals 2 Wave 2''' (July 1999)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Prowl (TM2)#Toys|Prowl]]<ref group="C" name="dinoprowl"/>}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Scourge (BW)#Toys|Scourge]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxe Transmetals 2 Wave 3''' (August 1999)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p1|[[Iguanus (BW)#TM2|Iguanus]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Jawbreaker (BW)#Toys|Jawbreaker]]}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Transmetals Classics Deluxes Wave 1''' (August 1999)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Cheetor (BW)/toys#FK|<s>Jungle Roar</s> Cheetor]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Dinobot (BW)/toys#FK|<s>Live Wire</s> Dinobot]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Rhinox (BW)/toys#FK|<s>Energon Surge</s> Rhinox]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Waspinator (BW)/toys#FK|<s>Power Flight</s> Waspinator]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Transmetals Classics Deluxes Wave 2''' (December 1999)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Cheetor (BW)/toys#FKTM|<s>Mech-Tech</s> Cheetor]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Tarantulas (BW)/toys#FKTM|<s>Steel Force</s> Tarantulas]]}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Mega Transmetals 2 Wave 1''' (March 1999)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Cybershark#TM2|Cybershark]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Mega Transmetals 2 Wave 2''' (August 1999)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Blackarachnia (BW)/toys#TM2|Blackarachnia]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Ultra Transmetals 2 Wave 1''' (July 1999)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p1|[[Megatron (BW)/toys#TM2|Megatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Ultra Transmetals 2 Wave 2''' (September 1999)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Tigerhawk#Toys|Tigerhawk]]}}
|}

====Exclusives====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Walmart''' (March 1999)
{{Bp-m1|[[Rattrap (BW)/toys#WalMart|Rattrap]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[BotCon 1999]]''' ([[July 16]] 1999)
{{Bp-p1|[[Sandstorm (BW)#Toys|Sandstorm]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Windrazor (BW)#Toys|Windrazor]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Walmartrattrappackrat.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Walmart Rattrap]]
|}

====Notes====
<references group="C"/>
{{-}}

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

====Retail releases====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' (March 2000)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Rattrap (BW)/toys#FKTM|Rattrap]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Rhinox (BW)/toys#FKTM|Rhinox]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' (April 2000)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mt|[[Poison Bite#Toys|Poison Bite]]}}
{{Bp-mt|[[Razor Claw#Toys|Razor Claw]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' (June 2000)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Airazor (BW)#FKTM|Airazor]]}}
{{Bp-mt|[[Icebird#Toys|Icebird]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' (July 2000)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mt|[[Soundwave (BW)#Toys|Soundwave]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Waspinator (BW)/toys#FKTM|Waspinator]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:BWtoy-Razor ClawMutant.jpg|250px|thumb|Mutant Razor Claw]]
|}

====Exclusives====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[BotCon 2000]]''' ([[July 28]], 2000)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p1|[[Shokaract#Toys|Shokaract]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[List of Transformers restaurant promotions#Checkers.2FRally.27s|Checkers/Rally's]]''' (2001)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Rhinox (BW)/toys#RallysCheckers|"Beast Wars"]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Walmart]]''' (April 2001)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p1|[[Ravage (G1)/toys#TM2|Tripredacus Agent]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[BotCon 2001]]''' ([[July 13]], 2001)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1m1|[[Arcee (G1)/toys#BotCon2001|Arcee]]<ref group="D" name="Arcee">Although Arcee's packaging uses the logo and [[Bio]] format from the original ''Transformers'' toyline, her instructions retain the ''Beast Wars'' logo from her redeco source, Transmetals 2 Blackarachnia. Consider her both if you want?</ref>}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Tigatron#BotCon2001|Tigatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:BWtoy-TigatronTransmetal.jpg|right|thumb|250px|BotCon 2001 Tigatron]]
|}
{{--}}

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

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

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

:{{Bp-m1|[[Orcanoch#Toys|Maximal Orcanoch Micro Playset]] (w/ [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#MicroVerse|Optimus Primal]] & [[Tarantulas (BW)/toys#MicroVerse|Tarantulas]])}}
:{{Bp-p1|[[Arachnid#Toys|Predacon Arachnid Micro Playset]] (w/ [[Megatron (BW)/toys#MicroVerse|Megatron]] & [[Razorbeast#MicroVerse|Razorbeast]])}}
{{--}}

==Takara ''Transformers: Beast Wars'' toyline==
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{{main|Transformers: Beast Wars (Japanese toyline)}}

''Beast Wars'' would not hit Japan until over a year after its Hasbro-market debut, most likely due to waiting for the full first season of the show to finish production so it could be run in its totality in a single stretch, as is the norm for Japanese kids media with toy tie-ins. The show's long production time also resulted in the need for "filler" after that first year, resulting in two Japanese-original cartoons and associated toy sublines before the line returned to the Mainframe show setting for ''Metals''.
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==Post-''Beast Wars'' releases==
While "[[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]]" is the undisputed king of the post-series remake, ''Beast Wars'' clocks in at a pretty respectable second place, even having a few mini-lines dedicated to it (even when you discount its [[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|direct sequel]]). For releases on the Takara(Tomy) side of things prior to the brand unification (and ''Masterpiece''), see [[Transformers: Beast Wars (Japanese toyline)#Post-Beast Wars releases|that toyline's corresponding article]].

While the [[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|2003 ''Universe'' toyline]] used several ''Beast Wars'' molds to create new characters, most/all of these new bots lacked bio information (or concurrent fiction) to establish their origins. So they're... sort of ''Beast Wars'' in spirit, but not... really...? Things were getting vague and complex by that point.

===''Beast Wars 10th Anniversary'' (2006)===
{{main|Transformers: Beast Wars 10th Anniversary}}
{{toystub}}

===''War for Cybertron: Kingdom'' (2021)===
[[File:WFC-Kingdom Voyager Dinobot.jpg|thumb|250px|''Kingdom'' Dinobot]]
{{main|War for Cybertron: Kingdom}}

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

===''Beast Wars'' toys/characters in "ensemble" lines===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|''Universe'' (2003)]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Depth Charge (BW)#Universe (2003)|Depthcharge]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Universe (2003)|Optimus Primal]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Silverbolt (Fuzor)#Universe (2003)|Silverbolt]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Titanium Series]]'''''
{{Bp-p1|[[Megatron (BW)/toys#Titanium Series|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Titanium Series 2|Optimus Primal]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Titanium Series|Optimal Optimus]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'''''
{{Bp-a1|[[Lio Convoy#Classics|Leo Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|''Universe'' (2008)]]'''
{{Bp-m1|[[Cheetor (BW)/toys#Universe (2008)|Cheetor]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Dinobot (BW)/toys#Universe (2008)|Dinobot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Lio Convoy#Universe (2008)|Leo Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Lio Convoy#Target|Leo Prime]] ([[Target]] exclusive)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=5|[[File:TFU08-toy Cheetor.jpg|thumb|200px|''Universe'' (2008) Cheetor]][[File:Generationstoy-WaspinatorDeluxe.jpg|thumb|200px|''Thrlling 30'' Waspinator]][[File:BotCon2016toy-Airazor.jpg|thumb|200px|BotCon 2016 Airazor]][[File:TF-Legacy-Voyager-Class-Inferno.jpg|thumb|200px|''Legacy'' Inferno]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'''''
{{Bp-m1p1|[[Cheetor (BW)/toys#Robot Heroes|Cheetor]] & [[Blackarachnia (BW)/toys#Robot Heroes|Blackarachnia]]}}
{{Bp-m1p1|[[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Robot Heroes|Optimus Primal]] & [[Tarantulas (BW)/toys#Robot Heroes|Tarantulas]]}}
{{Bp-m1p1|[[Rattrap (BW)/toys#Robot Heroes|Rattrap]] & [[Megatron (BW)/toys#Robot Heroes|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-m1p1|[[Rhinox (BW)/toys#Robot Heroes|Rhinox]] & [[Waspinator (BW)/toys#Robot Heroes|Waspinator]]}}
{{Bp-m1p1|[[Silverbolt (Fuzor)#Robot Heroes|Silverbolt]] & [[Megatron (BW)/toys#RHTransmetal|Megatron (Transmetal)]]}}
{{Bp-m1p1|[[Tigatron#Robot Heroes|Tigatron]] & [[Inferno (BW)#Robot Heroes|Inferno]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Thrilling 30|Generations: Thrilling 30]]'''
{{Bp-m1|[[Rattrap (BW)/toys#Generations|Rattrap]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Rhinox (BW)/toys#Generations|Rhinox]]}}
{{Bp-d1p1|[[Starscream (G1)/toys#GenLegends|Starscream]] & [[Waspinator (BW)/toys#Generations|Waspinator]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Waspinator (BW)/toys#Deluxe|Waspinator]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Kre-O]]'''''
{{Bp-d1|[[Blackarachnia (BW)/toys#Kre-O|Decepticon Blackarachnia]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Cheetor (BW)/toys#Kre-O|Cheetor]]}}
{{Bp-multi|Kreon Souvenir Figure Set ([[Fractyl#Kre-O|Fractyl]] & [[Rattrap (BW)#Kre-O|Rattrap]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rhinox (BW)#Kre-O|Rhinox]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Waspinator (BW)/toys#Kre-O|Waspinator]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Tiny Titans]]'''''
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (BW)/toys#Tiny Titans|Beast Wars Megatron]]}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'''''
{{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Power of the Primes|Evolution Optimal Optimus]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Throne of the Primes#Generations|Throne of the Primes]] ([[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#SDCC2018|Optimal Optimus/Optimus Primal]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'''''
{{Bp-m1p1|"Dawn of Future's Past" box set ([[Cheetor (BW)/toys#Timelines|Axalon Cheetor]], [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Timelines|Axalon Optimus Primal]], [[Rattrap (BW)/toys#Timelines|Axalon Rattrap]], [[Rhinox (BW)/toys#Timelines|Axalon Rhinox]], [[Dinobot (BW)/toys#Timelines|Darksyde Dinobot]])}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Airazor (BW)#Timelines 2|Airazor]] ([[Transformers Collectors' Club|TFCC]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Apelinq (BM)#Timelines|Apelinq]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
{{Bp-p1|[[Megatron (BW)/toys#Timelines|Darksyde Megatron]] & [[Waspinator (BW)/toys#Timelines|Darksyde Waspinator]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Depth Charge (BW)#Timelines|Depth Charge]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Timelines|Ultra Mammoth]]}}
{{Bp-ss|[[Shokaract#Timelines|Hunter]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Lio Convoy#Timelines 2|Lio Convoy]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
{{Bp-m1|[[Packrat#Timelines|Maximal Packrat]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Rampage (BW)#Timelines|Rampage]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Transmutate (BW)#Timelines|Trans-Mutate]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Tigatron#Timelines 2|Unit 2 (Tigatron)]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Waspinator (BW)/toys#Thrustinator|Thrustinator]]}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'''''
{{Bp-d1p1|"Dawn of the [[Predacus#Toys|Predacus]]" box set ([[Cicadacon#Combiner Wars|General Cicadacon]], [[Ram Horn#Combiner Wars|General Ramhorn]], [[Sea Clamp#Combiner Wars|General Sea Clamp]], [[Tarantulas (BW)/toys#Combiner Wars|Predacon Tarantulas]])}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Airazor (BW)#Combiner Wars|Airazor]] ([[BotCon 2016]])}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Fractyl#Combiner Wars|Fractyl]] with [[Scorponok (BW)#Combiner Wars|Scorponok]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"| 
{{Bp-p1|[[Megatron (BW)/toys#Combiner Wars|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Terrorsaur (BW)#Combiner Wars|Terrorsaur]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Tigatron#Combiner Wars|Tigatron]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Under-3#Combiner Wars|Unit-3]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers R.E.D.|R.E.D. [Robot Enhanced Design]]]'''''
{{Bp-m1|[[Cheetor (BW)/toys#R.E.D. .5BRobot Enhanced Design.5D|Cheetor]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#R.E.D. .5BRobot Enhanced Design.5D|Optimus Primal]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'''
{{Bp-multi|"Worlds Collide" 4-pack ([[Nemesis Primal]] & [[Blackarachnia (BW)/toys#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Blackarachnia]])}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Dinobot (BW)/toys#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Heroic Maximal Dinobot]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Terrorsaur (BW)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Evil Predacon Terrorsaur]]}}
{{Bp-multi|"Creatures Collide" 4-pack ([[Skywasp#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Skywasp]] & [[Scorponok (BW)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Predacon Scorponok]])}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'''''
{{bp-p1|[[Sandstorm (BW)#Legacy|Predacon Sandstorm]]}}
{{bp-p1|[[Buzz Saw (BW)#Legacy|Buzzsaw]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Tarantulas (BW)/toys#Legacy|Predacon Tarantulas]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Inferno (BW)#Legacy|Predacon Inferno]]}}
{{Bp-p2|[[Megatron (BW)/toys#Legacy|Transmetal II Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Lio Convoy#Legacy|Maximal Leo Prime]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Black Lio Convoy#Legacy|Nemesis Leo Prime]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"| 
{{Bp-m1|[[Tasmania Kid#Legacy|Beast Wars II Universe Tasmania Kid]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Tigerhawk#Legacy|Beast Wars Universe Tigerhawk]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Silverbolt (Fuzor)#Legacy|Silverbolt]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Magmatron#Legacy|Beast Wars Universe Magmatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'''''
{{Bp-m1|[[Transmutate (BW)#Generations Selects|Transmutate]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[God Neptune#Generations Selects|God Neptune]] ([[Coelagon#Generations Selects|Coelagon]], [[Halfshell#Generations Selects|Halfshell]], [[Scylla#Generations Selects|Skyulle]], [[Sea Phantom#Generations Selects|Sea Phantom]], [[Terrormander#Generations Selects|Terrormander]])}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Antagony (BW)#Generations Selects|Antagony]]}}
|-
|}

==Notes==
[[File:1994_BW_Guyver_Gator.jpg|thumb|right|Part robot. Part alien. Pure springpower.]]
* ''How'' inspired by {{w|Bio Booster Armor Guyver}} was the Beast Wars design team? One of the earliest concepts for the line, from 1994, is pretty much just the Guyver as a now familiar gator!<ref>''[[Transformers Beast Wars: Beast Generations]]'', p105.</ref>
* The early toy-based fictions —the [[Optimus Primal vs Megatron!|mini-comic from the Optimus/Megatron 2-pack]] and the early cardback [[bio]]s— placed the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]] on modern-day [[Earth]], and were a bit cagey as to whether the faction leaders were the old bots rebuilt. This was quickly dropped as the [[Mainframe Entertainment|Mainframe]] [[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon]] got underway, definitively making this Optimus and Megatron their own bots on a "new" world.
* ''Beast Wars'' is the first [[Hasbro]] ''Transformers'' line to release a female character at standard retail. ([[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] was beaten to overall Western release by [[Nightracer (G2)|Nightracer]], a [[BotCon 1995]] [[exclusive]] whose characterization was created by the [[Raksha|fan-organizer of the event]].)
[[File:BW Waspinator packaging variants.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.5|Surprisingly, there is no version that calls him "Punginator" ''and'' identifies him as a "Predator" at the same time.]]
* The toyline had three different titles over the course of its original run, two of them used concurrently: The front of the packaging was initially branded "Beast Wars: Transformers", whereas on the back of the packaging, the logo had a definite article added, making the title there "Beast Wars: ''The'' Transformers". Presumably, the reason for this was that Hasbro wanted to maintain the [[The Transformers (toyline)|original toyline]]'s name as a [[trademark]]. Beginning with the Fuzors and Transmetals, the front of the packaging had "Transformers" moved to the top position, making the title "Transformers: Beast Wars", whereas the definite article on the back was dropped for good. In international markets, [[multilingual packaging]] got even more complicated:
**The trilingual English/French/Spanish packaging available in Canada and Latin America featured the clunky triple title "Beast Wars/Guerre des Bêtes/Guerra de Bestias", with the location of the "Transformers" title being analogous to the corresponding US packaging. The back of the packaging initially featured a standalone "The·Les·Los Transformers" logo with a trilingual definite article, dropped the definite article with the second waves of the 1996 assortments, but brought the trilingual definite article back with the 1997 assortments and finally dropped the standalone "Transformers" logo on the back for good with the 1998 Fuzor and Transmetal line-ups. Adding to the confusion, the ''cartoon'' was called "Beasties" in English Canada (albeit only on [[YTV]]) and "Robots-Bêtes" in French Canada, thus causing the toyline and cartoon to have two different names (and in English Canada, when viewed on American broadcast channels or on home video).
**European packaging was even more complicated, featuring two different types of trilingual packaging, each with its own sub-variations as time went on: French/Dutch/German featured the double title "Beast Wars/Ani Mutants" (and had the faction name "Predacon" changed to "Predator"). "Transformers" initially wasn't part of the main title at all; instead, only a small ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]''-style (!) "Transformers" logo (without the actual "Generation 2" title, but with a G2-style Autobot insignia) could be found in the lower right corner of the front of the packaging throughout the 1996 and 1997 assortments. Like the corresponding US and Canadian/Latin American packaging, the "Transformers" title was finally moved above the series' main title beginning with the 1998 Fuzor and Transmetal line-ups, including a change to the same font used on US and Canadian/Latin American packaging.
**The other trilingual European packaging variant was English/Spanish/Italian (initially [[co-branding|co-branded]] by Kenner and [[GiG]]. The Optimus Primal/Megatron (bat/crocodile) two-pack and early production runs of the first Basic, Deluxe and Mega [[wave]]s were simply branded "Beast Wars", with a ''Generation 2''-style "Transformers" logo in the lower right corner of the packaging, like on French/Dutch/German packaging. All subsequent releases in English/Spanish/Italian packaging (including later [[variant#Running changes|running change]] packaging variants of these aforementiond Basic, Deluxe and Mega figures) featured the double title "Beast Wars/Biocombat" (as well as an additional name for the figure itself for the Italian market below the English name), with "Transformers" (now in the same font as on US and Canadian/Latin American packaging) placed below "Biocombat". Unlike all other packaging variants, the "Transformers" title remained in that position for the remainder of the line and was never moved above the main title. By the time the Transmetals and Fuzors were introduced, the additional GiG branding was dropped from the packaging entirely, since around this time, a newly formed Italian Hasbro subsidiary took over distribution of the toys in Italy.
* Among some of the [[Transmetal]]s, there can be found several "unofficially" documented variants that revolve around extremely off-colored hues in the vacuum-metalized paint. While the reasoning as to why these variants exist is not actually known, some have speculated that—in the case of [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#TM1|Transmetal Optimus Primal]] and [[Megatron (BW)/toys#TM1|Transmetal Megatron]]—it was either down to a miscommunication at Hasbro/Kenner<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNh4mZvjDYg&ab_channel=Ome9asupreme Ome9asupreme's pink/purple Transmetal Optimus Primal review on YouTube]</ref> or just a very early production variant.<ref name=Dave>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaGouAtS_ys&ab_channel=DavetheUsher DavetheUsher's unboxing of a pink/purple Transmetal Optimus Primal on YouTube]</ref> Whatever the case may be, other Transmetal toys have been known to have color variants. While it is no surprise that the chrome shades can vary between figures (e.g. a yellowish-orange [[Tarantulas (BW)/toys#TM1|Transmetal Tarantulas]] versus a reddish-orange one), most of the known cases that exist are beyond a simple difference in color tone; featuring entirely different chrome colors all together! Due to their obscurity, these variants have become sought after by a lot of ''Beast Wars'' [[completist]]s and can rack up some pretty high prices on the aftermarket. Known variants include: Blue and pink variants of Transmetal Megatron,<ref name=Dave/><ref>[https://tformers.com/three-colors-of-beast-wars-transmetal-megatron-wild-wednesday/37180/news.html Transmetal Megatron color variants on TFormers]</ref> light blue and pink variants of Transmetal Optimus Primal,<ref name=Dave/> and pink variants of [[Airazor (BW)#TM1|Transmetal Airazor]].
**It should also be noted that some online sellers like to claim that they are selling a "variant" of a figure but in reality, it's just sun-faded, leaving the colors in a much lighter shade than what it once was.

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

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Beast Wars toylines]]

Transformers: BotBots (toyline)

2024-10-11T01:45:10Z

SoundJack426: /* Series 5 (2020) */

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[[File:BotBotsPromoArt.jpg|thumb|right|450px|Don't eat the ones that turn into food, or you'll get botbotulism!]]

'''''Transformers: BotBots''''' is a toyline released in late [[2018]], involving small, cartoony, [[super deformed]] robot characters who transform into mundane items. These 1-inch tall soft-plastic bots are marketed in the same style as the insanely popular ''{{w|Shopkins}}'' toys and other collectible mini-toys. The line is heavily aimed at young children, with wackiness and toilet humor galore.

{{Quote|One stormy night at a [[mall (BotBots)|mall]] nearby, [[energon]] power fell from the sky. It hit the mall with its powerful might, and gave everyday objects robot life!|official synopsis}}

==Overview==
[[File:TransformersBotBotstoys.jpg|thumb|right|300px|If ever there was a time to give us a new toy of [[Ejector]], Hasbro, this is it.]]

Each BotBot is a tiny, roughly-1-inch tall PVC-plastic toy that converts from a robot into some other object in a few short, simple steps. Though accessories are exceedingly rare in the line, many BotBots have hands that are compatible with accessories that use [[C joint|3mm posts]].

Each character belongs to a themed team depending on the "store" their [[alternate mode]] is found in, though the individual members of the team are spread out among a '''''lot''''' of packages. The three main price points in the line, found in every Series, are:

* '''[[Blindpacking|Blind Bag]] Mystery Figures''' with a single Bot inside
* '''5-Packs''' with two Bots from the pack's theme team, two Bots from two other teams, and an additional blind-packed (but ''not'' random) Bot
* '''8-Packs''' with two Bots from the pack's theme team, five Bots from five other teams, and an additional blind-packed (but not random) Bot

There are also several special price points introduced in later Series:

* '''Arcade Renegades Surprise''' packs with twelve Bots from the pack's theme team, and four from other teams (well, usually)
* '''Surprise Unboxing''' packs with ten individual capsules inside, containing five Bots, one "Winner's Circle" gold Bot, and four stickers

Naturally, there is a ton of overlap, with many figures available in multiple different packs; some Bots can be found in up to ''four'' different packages per Series. These redundant Bots are meant to encourage trading among the kids.

In the first three Series, the blind-packed portions are opened by pulling up a tearable flap on the back of the card, revealing a perforated paper layer. The instructions say to then push the plastic bubble with both thumbs to pop the Bot out through the paper, but you can just tear the paper and pull it out too. By Series 4, these tearaway flaps were removed to discourage in-store theft.

The Blind Bag Mystery Figures have individual ID numbers that allow you to tell what toy is inside. For Series 1, these are lightly embossed (by hand, strangely) on the back of the card on the bottom-right, near the pull-up flap. There are clearer, stamped-on ID codes located ''under'' the flap, though pulling them up while you're still in the store may get you in trouble. In all later Series, the ID numbers are instead properly printed onto the back of the card, near the top edge under the peg-hook. The blindpacked portions of 5-packs and 8-packs also have hand-embossed numbers to identify the Lost Bot/Winner's Circle Bot inside, but we tell you what's in there anyway, so.
{{--}}

==Toyline==
As each individual toy can appear in multiple multi-packs, this section is... a little more complicated than most. For each Series, we'll first list a complete roster of characters, broken down by their "squads", then a listing of the individual packages and their contents.

===Series 1 (2019)===
;Character roster
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Backpack Bunch]]'''
* [[Cranks#Toys|Cranks]]
* [[Ms. Take#Toys|Ms. Take]]
* [[Point Dexter#Toys|Point Dexter]]
* [[Professor Wellread#Toys|Professor Wellread]]
* [[Slappyhappy#Toys|Slappyhappy]]
* [[Snippy Snappy#Toys|Snippy Snappy]]
* [[Sticky McGee#Toys|Sticky McGee]]
* [[Totes Magotes#Toys|Totes Magotes]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Greaser Gang]]'''
* [[Angry Cheese#Toys|Angry Cheese]]
* [[Duderoni#Toys|Duderoni]]
* [[Fottle Barts#Toys|Fottle Barts]]
* [[Hawt Diggity#Toys|Hawt Diggity]]
* [[S'up Dawg#Toys|S'up Dawg]]
* [[Shredder Jack#Toys|Shredder Jack]]
* [[Spud Muffin#Toys|Spud Muffin]]
* [[Twerple Burple#Toys|Twerple Burple]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Jock Squad]]'''
* [[Arctic Guzzlerush#Toys|Arctic Guzzlerush]]
* [[Batsby#Toys|Batsby]]
* [[Fit Ness Monster#Toys|Fit Ness Monster]]
* [[Kidd Klobber#Toys|Kidd Klobber]]
* [[Laceface#Toys|Laceface]]
* [[Pucksie#Toys|Pucksie]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Shed Heads]]'''
* [[Cuddletooth#Toys|Cuddletooth]]
* [[Fun Gus#Toys|Fun Gus]]
* [[Grit Sandwood#Toys|Grit Sandwood]]
* [[Major Lee Screwge#Toys|Major Lee Screwge]]
* [[Nail Byter#Toys|Nail Byter]]
* [[Rootwing#Toys|Rootwing]]
* [[Slobber Rock#Toys|Slobber Rock]]
* [[Venus Frogtrap#Toys|Venus Frogtrap]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:BotBots series 1 checklist.jpg|right|thumb|200px|]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Sugar Shocks]]'''
* [[Cocoa Crazy#Toys|Cocoa Crazy]]
* [[Lolly Licks#Toys|Lolly Licks]]
* [[Nrjeez#Toys|Nrjeez]]
* [[The Plop Father#Toys|The Plop Father]]
* [[Remorsel#Toys|Remorsel]]
* [[Sippy Slurps#Toys|Sippy Slurps]]
* [[Sprinkleberry D'uhnut#Toys|Sprinkleberry D'uhnut]]
* [[Unilla Icequeencone#Toys|Unilla Icequeencone]]
* [[Waddlepop#Toys|Waddlepop]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Techie Team]]'''
* [[Chilla Gorilla#Toys|Chilla Gorilla]]
* [[Dr. Moggly#Toys|Dr. Moggly]]
* [[Fomo#Toys|Fomo]]
* [[Goob Toob#Toys|Goob Toob]]
* [[Raddhaxx#Toys|Raddhaxx]]
* [[S.A. Cheez#Toys|S.A. Cheez]]
* [[Screen Fiend#Toys|Screen Fiend]]
* [[Skillz Punk#Toys|Skillz Punk]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toilet Troop]]'''
* [[Frohawk#Toys|Frohawk]]
* [[King Toots#Toys|King Toots]]
* [[Nobeeoh#Toys|Nobeeoh]]
* [[Poo Sham#Toys|Poo Sham]]
* [[Sergeant Scrubadub#Toys|Sergeant Scrubadub]]
* [[Stinkosaurus Rex#Toys|Stinkosaurus Rex]]
* [[Sudsbeard#Toys|Sudsbeard]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Lost Bots]]'''
* [[Bonz-Eye#Toys|Bonz-Eye]]
* [[Burgertron#Toys|Burgertron]]
* [[Clogstopper#Toys|Clogstopper]]
* [[Dimlit#Toys|Dimlit]]
* [[Frostferatu#Toys|Frostferatu]]
* [[Game Over#Toys|Game Over]]
* [[Stinkeye Stapleton#Toys|Stinkeye Stapleton]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}

;Packages
{{note|Single-pack bots are listed with their ID numbers. Bots in italics are found '''only''' in that pack. Entries highlighted in green are "recommended" buys, minimizing the cost/number of sets to complete a Series.}}

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Blind Bag Mystery Figures'''
* #1 ''Stinkosaurus Rex''
* #2 ''Sergeant Scrubadub''
* #3 ''Nobeeoh''
* #4 ''Cocoa Crazy''
* #5 Sippy Slurps
* #6 ''Remorsel''
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* #7 Skillz Punk
* #8 ''Fomo''
* #9 ''S.A. Cheez''
* #10 S'up Dawg
* #11 ''Twerple Burple''
* #12 Spud Muffin (#12)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* #13 ''Rootwing''
* #14 Venus Frogtrap
* #15 ''Fun Gus''
* #16 ''Slobber Rock''
* #17 ''Frostferatu''
* #18 Dimlit
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* #19 ''Professor Wellread''
* #20 ''Snippy Snappy''
* #21 ''Totes Magotes''
* #22 ''Cranks''
* #23 Batsby
* #24 Kidd Klobber
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=6|[[File:BotBots-toy S1-MysteryFigure.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Series 1 Blind Bag Mystery Figure]][[File:BotBots-toy S1-5packs.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Series 1 5-pack samples]][[File:BotBots-toy S1-8packs.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Series 1 8-pack samples]]
|-
|'''Multipacks'''
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Sugar Shocks''' (5-pack #1)
: Lolly Licks, Ms. Take, Shredder Jack, Sippy Slurps, Clogstopper (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Sugar Shocks''' (5-pack #2)
: Nail Byter, ''The Plop Father'', Slappyhappy, Waddlepop, Burgertron (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Sugar Shocks''' (5-pack #3)
: Laceface, Point Dexter, Sprinkleberry D'uhnut, Unilla Icequeencone, Game Over (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Techie Team''' (5-pack #1)
: ''Dr. Moggly'', Ms. Take, Nrjeez, Skillz Punk, Burgertron (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Techie Team''' (5-pack #2)
: ''Chilla Gorilla'', Pucksie, Raddhaxx, Slappyhappy, Bonz-Eye (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Toilet Troop''' (5-pack #1)
: Frohawk, King Toots, Sticky McGee, Unilla Icequeencone, Dimlit (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Toilet Troop''' (5-pack #2)
: King Toots, Shredder Jack, ''Sudsbeard'', Waddlepop, Stinkeye Stapleton (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Toilet Troop''' (5-pack #3)
: Fit Ness Monster, Frohawk, Poo Sham, Sprinkleberry D'uhnut, Bonz-Eye (Lost Bot)
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Greaser Gang''' (8-pack #1)
: Angry Cheese, Batsby, Fottle Barts, Goob Toob, Sippy Slurps, Sticky McGee, Venus Frogtrap, Clogstopper (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Greaser Gang''' (8-pack #2)
: Fit Ness Monster, Major Lee Screwge, Point Dexter, Poo Sham, S'up Dawg, Shredder Jack, Waddlepop, Game Over (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Greaser Gang''' (8-pack #3)
: Fottle Barts, Ms. Take, Nrjeez, Poo Sham, Pucksie, Raddhaxx, Spud Muffin, Bonz-Eye (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Greaser Gang''' (8-pack #4)
: Arctic Guzzlerush, ''Cuddletooth'', ''Duderoni'', Frohawk, Hawt Diggity, Lolly Licks, Screen Fiend, Stinkeye Stapleton (Lost Bot)
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Jock Squad''' (8-pack #1)
: Angry Cheese, Arctic Guzzlerush, Grit Sandwood, King Toots, Lolly Licks, Pucksie, Screen Fiend, Stinkeye Stapleton (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Jock Squad''' (8-pack #2)
: Kidd Klobber, Laceface, Nail Byter, Poo Sham, Skillz Punk, Sticky McGee, Unilla Icequeencone, Burgertron (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Jock Squad''' (8-pack #3)
: Arctic Guzzlerush, Batsby, Hawt Diggity, King Toots, Major Lee Screwge, Slappyhappy, Sprinkleberry D'uhnut, Game Over (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Jock Squad''' (8-pack #4)
: Fit Ness Monster, Fottle Barts, Goob Toob, Grit Sandwood, Laceface, Nrjeez, Point Dexter, Clogstopper (Lost Bot)
|}
{{note|You only need to buy '''one''' of the Jock Squad packs with Grit Sandwood in them. Everyone else in either pack is a duplicate found in other "recommended" packs, so pick the set whose extras make you happier.}}

{{-}}

===Series "1.5" (2019)===
This series features special "color change" BotBots with heat-sensitive paint, revealing splotches when warmed up. It appears to be an "add-on" to Series 1, and includes a modified Series 1 checklist.

It was revealed via Hasbro Australia's website<ref>https://shop.hasbro.com/en-au/product/transformers-botbots-toys-bakery-bytes-mystery-5-pack-series-1-collectible-color-change-figures:FD475617-D835-4087-8A4C-6984CB2B7F1F</ref>, but its lack of appearance at [[Toy Fair 2019]] and within the ''[[Transformers BotBots Official Sticker Book]]'' indicated it was meant to be a store [[exclusive]]. Months later this was confirmed when [[Toys"R"Us]] stores in Canada, Taiwan and Hong Kong (briefly) sold the sets. With that chain being dead in the US, [[Amazon]] eventually released the Bakery Bytes to US buyers (as would several smaller online outlets well before then), and then a few months later added the Lawn League. Eventually, by holiday season 2020, these packs found their way to discount chains, with the Lawn League showing up at Ross and the Bakery Bytes at Five Below.

;Character roster
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Bakery Bytes]]'''
* [[Batter Splatter]]
* [[Cavi T.]]
* [[Chief Cherry 3.14]]
* [[Flat Flour Face]]
* [[Reci P. Cooker]]
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Lawn League]]'''
* [[Bum Sprout]]
* [[Grass Guzzler]]
* [[Luckaneer]]
* [[McMuzzsaw]]
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|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* [[Mucker Von Diggs]]
* [[Nozzlesnot]]
* [[The Pollinator]]
* [[Silent Shade]]
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
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|}

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;Packages
{{note|Bots in italics are found '''only''' in that pack. Entries highlighted in green are "recommended" buys, minimizing the number of sets to complete a Series... but see the note below about the special circumstances surrounding this batch.}}

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|'''Multipacks'''
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Bakery Bytes''' (5-pack #1)
: Batter Splatter, Bum Sprout, Flat Flour Face, McMuzzsaw, Cavi T. (blind-packed)
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Bakery Bytes''' (5-pack #2)
: Batter Splatter, Chief Cherry 3.14, Flat Flour Face, Luckaneer, Nozzlesnot (blind-packed)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Bakery Bytes''' (5-pack #3)
: Batter Splatter, Flat Flour Face, Luckaneer, McMuzzsaw, Reci P. Cooker (blind-packed)
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Bakery Bytes''' (5-pack #4)
: Batter Splatter, Flat Flour Face, McMuzzsaw, Silent Shade, Chief Cherry 3.14 (blind-packed)
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:BotBots-toy S1-BakeryBytes5packs.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Series "1.5" Bakery Bytes 5-pack samples]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Lawn League''' (8-pack #1)
: Bum Sprout, Cavi T., Chief Cherry 3.14, Grass Guzzler, Nozzlesnot, Reci P. Cooker, Silent Shade, McMuzzsaw (blind-packed)
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Lawn League''' (8-pack #2)
: Bum Sprout, Cavi T., Chief Cherry 3.14, Luckaneer, ''Mucker Von Diggs'', ''The Pollinator'', Reci P. Cooker, Grass Guzzler (blind-packed)
|}

{{note|This "minimum buy" arrangement is '''''not''''' the most inexpensive possible "minimum buy": that would actually be buying Bakery Bytes sets #2 and #4 and Lawn League set #2, saving you $5. However, that '''''only''''' works if you can obtain the toys in-person and can see what you're getting. Amazon, the US distributor, does '''''not''''' allow you to pick specific items from ''BotBots'' assortments, and will send you random ones. You are better off ordering two Lawn League packs — of which there are only two and they contain all of the toys in wave 1.5 except for the two color-changing Bakery Bytes— and a single Bakery Bytes pack, which no matter which one you get, will have said two color-changing Bakery Bytes. There's still a chance you might get two of the same Lawn League pack, but the odds are a lot better than buying 5-packs blind. Also, retailer Kohl's accepts Amazon returns if you need to return a dupe. Yeah, it's a pain, sorry.}}
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===Series 2 (2019)===
;Character roster
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Backpack Bunch]]'''
* [[Bogus Pocus#Toys|Bogus Pocus]]
* [[Bottocorrect#Toys|Bottocorrect]]
* [[Scribby#Toys|Scribby]]
* [[Short Edge#Toys|Short Edge]]
* [[Steve From Accounting#Toys|Steve From Accounting]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Greaser Gang]]'''
* [[Brock Head#Toys|Brock Head]]
* [[Brotato#Toys|Brotato]]
* [[Hawt Mess#Toys|Hawt Mess]]
* [[Must Turd#Toys|Must Turd]]
* [[Nacho Problem#Toys|Nacho Problem]]
* [[Sir Botcha#Toys|Sir Botcha]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Jock Squad]]'''
* [[Big Botti#Toys|Big Botti]]
* [[Ice Sight#Toys|Ice Sight]]
* [[The In-Sole#Toys|The In-Sole]]
* [[Toughdown#Toys|Toughdown]]
* [[Tropic Guzzlerush#Toys|Tropic Guzzlerush]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Music Mob]]'''
* [[Dizzy Bones#Toys|Dizzy Bones]]
* [[Dumbeats#Toys|Dumbeats]]
* [[Grampiano#Toys|Grampiano]]
* [[Pink Key Pop#Toys|Pink Key Pop]]
* [[Songwave#Toys|Songwave]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:BotBots series 2 checklist.jpg|right|thumb|200px|]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Shed Heads]]'''
* [[Drillit Yaself#Toys|Drillit Yaself]]
* [[Grrr'illa Grimes#Toys|Grrr'illa Grimes]]
* [[Sandy Man#Toys|Sandy Man]]
* [[Spots the Rock#Toys|Spots the Rock]]
* [[Tool Bag#Toys|Tool Bag]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Spoiled Rottens]]'''
* [[Atomic Freeze#Toys|Atomic Freeze]]
* [[Big Cantuna#Toys|Big Cantuna]]
* [[Grumpy Clumpy#Toys|Grumpy Clumpy]]
* [[Holey Moldy#Toys|Holey Moldy]]
* [[Sour Wing#Toys|Sour Wing]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Sugar Shocks]]'''
* [[Javasaurus Rex#Toys|Javasaurus Rex]]
* [[King Candyhooves#Toys|King Candyhooves]]
* [[Lolly Mints#Toys|Lolly Mints]]
* [[Mocklate#Toys|Mocklate]]
* [[Sippyberry#Toys|Sippyberry]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Swag Stylers]]'''
* [[Chic Cheeks#Toys|Chic Cheeks]]
* [[Frizzle Fry#Toys|Frizzle Fry]]
* [[Ollie Bite#Toys|Ollie Bite]]
* [[Prince Perfumius#Toys|Prince Perfumius]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Techie Team]]'''
* [[Clixx#Toys|Clixx]]
* [[Glitch Face#Toys|Glitch Face]]
* [[Hashtagz#Toys|Hashtagz]]
* [[Outtacontrol#Toys|Outtacontrol]]
* [[Technotic Sonic#Toys|Technotic Sonic]]
* [[TV Cop#Toys|TV Cop]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toilet Troop]]'''
* [[Be-Oh#Toys|Be-Oh]]
* [[Captain Swoon#Toys|Captain Swoon]]
* [[Nope Soap#Toys|Nope Soap]]
* [[TP Itch#Toys|TP Itch]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Lost Bots]]'''
* [[Abominable Soundman#Toys|Abominable Soundman]]
* [[The Detangler#Toys|The Detangler]]
* [[Hamurai#Toys|Hamurai]]
* [[Love Struck#Toys|Love Struck]]
* [[Ol' Tic Toc#Toys|Ol' Tic Toc]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* [[Overpack#Toys|Overpack]]
* [[PB Junior#Toys|PB Junior]]
* [[Rebugnant#Toys|Rebugnant]]
* [[Rock Swagger#Toys|Rock Swagger]]
* [[Sprinkleberry Duh'Ball#Toys|Sprinkleberry Duh'Ball]]
|}

;Packages
{{note|Single-pack bots are listed with their ID numbers. Bots in italics are found '''only''' in that pack. Entries highlighted in green are "recommended" buys, minimizing the cost/number of sets to complete a Series.}}
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Blind Bag Mystery Figures'''
* #1 ''Sippyberry''
* #2 ''Captain Swoon''
* #3 ''The Detangler''
* #4 ''King Candyhooves''
* #5 ''TV Cop''
* #6 ''Ice Sight''
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|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* #7 ''Glitchface''
* #8 ''PB Junior''
* #9 ''Must Turd''
* #10 ''Sandy Man''
* #11 ''Tropic Guzzlerush''
* #12 Songwave
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|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* #13 Grumpy Clumpy
* #14 Atomic Freeze
* #15 Dumbeats
* #16 Pink Key Pop
* #17 Ollie Bite
* #18 Frizzle Fry
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|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* #19 ''Sir Botcha''
* #20 ''Technotic Sonic''
* #21 ''Javasaurus Rex''
* #22 ''Hamurai''
* #23 Overpack
* #24 ''The In-Sole''
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|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=6|[[File:BotBots-toy S2-MysteryFigure.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Series 2 Blind Bag Mystery Figure]][[File:BotBots-toy S2-5packs.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Series 2 5-pack samples]][[File:BotBots-toy S2-8packs.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Series 2 8-pack samples]]
|-
|'''Multipacks'''
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Backpack Bunch''' (5-pack #1)
:Bogus Pocus, Hashtagz, Nope Soap, Short Edge, Love Struck (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Backpack Bunch''' (5-pack #2)
:Bottocorrect, Clixx, Pink Key Pop, Steve From Accounting, Sprinkleberry Duh'Ball (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Music Mob''' (5-pack #1)
:Dumbeats, Holey Moldy, Scribby, Songwave, Sprinkleberry Duh'Ball (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Music Mob''' (5-pack #2)
:Dizzy Bones, Dumbeats, Outtacontrol, Steve From Accounting, Rebugnant (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Music Mob''' (5-pack #3)
:Be-Oh, ''Grampiano'', Nacho Problem, Pink Key Pop, Overpack (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Shed Heads''' (5-pack #1)
:Bottocorrect, Brotato, Drillit Yaself, Tool Bag, Love Struck (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Shed Heads''' (5-pack #2)
:Drillit Yaself, Holey Moldy, Lolly Mints, Spots the Rock, Rock Swagger (Lost Bot)
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Shed Heads''' (5-pack #3)
:Grrr'illa Grimes, Hawt Mess, Tool Bag, Toughdown, Ol' Tic Toc (Lost Bot)
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Spoiled Rottens''' (8-pack #1)
:Grrr'illa Grimes, Grumpy Clumpy, Hashtagz, Hawt Mess, Lolly Mints, Scribby, Sour Wing, Rock Swagger (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Spoiled Rottens''' (8-pack #2)
: ''Big Cantuna'', Bottocorrect, Brock Head, Nope Soap, Ollie Bite, Outtacontrol, Sour Wing, Rebugnant (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Spoiled Rottens''' (8-pack #3)
: Atomic Freeze, Big Botti, Bogus Pocus, Brotato, Dizzy Bones, ''Mocklate'', Sour Wing, Abominable Soundman (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Spoiled Rottens''' (8-pack #4)
: Atomic Freeze, Be-Oh, Grumpy Clumpy, Nacho Problem, Short Edge, Spots the Rock, Toughdown, Ol' Tic Toc (Lost Bot)
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Swag Stylers''' (8-pack #1)
: Brock Head, Chic Cheeks, Frizzle Fry, Grumpy Clumpy, Nope Soap, Scribby, Songwave, Love Struck (Lost Bot)
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Swag Stylers''' (8-pack #2)
: Atomic Freeze, Be-Oh, Big Botti, Nacho Problem, Ollie Bite, Prince Perfumius, Steve from Accounting, Sprinkleberry Duh'Ball (Lost Bot)
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Swag Stylers''' (8-pack #3)
: Brock Head, Chic Cheeks, Clixx, Dizzy Bones, Ollie Bite, Toughdown, Short Edge, Rebugnant (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Swag Stylers''' (8-pack #4)
: Big Botti, Bogus Pocus, Brotato, Frizzle Fry, Lolly Mints, Prince Perfumius, ''TP Itch'', Abominable Soundman (Lost Bot)
|}
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===Series 3 (2019)===
;Character roster
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Arcade Renegades]]'''
* [[24K-Bit#Toys|24K-Bit]]
* [[Bankshot#Toys|Bankshot]]
* [[Cackle Corn#Toys|Cackle Corn]]
* [[Clawsome#Toys|Clawsome]]
* [[Driver Ted#Toys|Driver Ted]]
* [[The Fizz#Toys|The Fizz]]
* [[Greed Feed#Toys|Greed Feed]]
* [[Knotzel#Toys|Knotzel]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* [[Old Cool#Toys|Old Cool]]
* [[Papa Click#Toys|Papa Click]]
* [[Pixelfin#Toys|Pixelfin]]
* [[Sheriff Sugarfeet#Toys|Sheriff Sugarfeet]]
* [[Sweet Cheat#Toys|Sweet Cheat]]
* [[Tangry Tart#Toys|Tangry Tart]]
* [[Tutu Puffz#Toys|Tutu Puffz]]
* [[Wrist Banned#Toys|Wrist Banned]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Fresh Squeezes]]'''
* [[Avocando#Toys|Avocando]]
* [[Bunches#Toys|Bunches]]
* [[Latte Spice Whirl#Toys|Latte Spice Whirl]]
* [[Sensei Spiny#Toys|Sensei Spiny]]
* [[Smerg the Sad#Toys|Smerg the Sad]]
* [[Trend Blend#Toys|Trend Blend]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Goo-Goo Groopies]]'''
* [[Bottle O-Tears#Toys|Bottle O-Tears]]
* [[Crib Watch#Toys|Crib Watch]]
* [[Drippy Pup#Toys|Drippy Pup]]
* [[Highroller#Toys|Highroller]]
* [[Nampy#Toys|Nampy]]
* [[Shushifier#Toys|Shushifier]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:BotBots series 3 checklist.jpg|right|thumb|200px|]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Jock Squad]]'''
* [[Citrus Guzzlerush#Toys|Citrus Guzzlerush]]
* [[Dinger#Toys|Dinger]]
* [[Mal Content#Toys|Mal Content]]
* [[Rink Stink#Toys|Rink Stink]]
* [[Terror Tale Torch#Toys|Terror Tale Torch]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Music Mob]]'''
* [[Axwell#Toys|Axwell]]
* [[Batterhead#Toys|Batterhead]]
* [[Calamity Keys#Toys|Calamity Keys]]
* [[Dingledeedoo#Toys|Dingledeedoo]]
* [[Loudsy#Toys|Loudsy]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Playroom Posse]]'''
* [[Cuddle Wuddle#Toys|Cuddle Wuddle]]
* [[D-Pad Chad#Toys|D-Pad Chad]]
* [[Kikmee#Toys|Kikmee]]
* [[Pop-O the Clown#Toys|Pop-O the Clown]]
* [[Q.U.R.O.B.O. 6000#Toys|Q.U.R.O.B.O. 6000]]
* [[Quackles#Toys|Quackles]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Seasons Greeters]]'''
* [[Halloween Knight#Toys|Halloween Knight]]
* [[Meltz Down#Toys|Meltz Down]]
* [[Stringaling#Toys|Stringaling]]
* [[Sugar Breath#Toys|Sugar Breath]]
* [[Wizengreen#Toys|Wizengreen]]
* [[Yule B. Bored#Toys|Yule B. Bored]]
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Spoiled Rottens]]'''
* [[Croaks#Toys|Croaks]]
* [[Disgusto Desserto#Toys|Disgusto Desserto]]
* [[Moldwich#Toys|Moldwich]]
* [[Sardank#Toys|Sardank]]
* [[Slimey Slurps#Toys|Slimey Slurps]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Sugar Shocks]]'''
* [[Choc-O-Lawless#Toys|Choc-O-Lawless]]
* [[Minnycake#Toys|Minnycake]]
* [[Sugar Saddle#Toys|Sugar Saddle]]
* [[Swoonberry#Toys|Swoonberry]]
* [[Treat Elite#Toys|Treat Elite]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Swag Stylers]]'''
* [[Blabberbook#Toys|Blabberbook]]
* [[Excessory#Toys|Excessory]]
* [[Makeover N. Over#Toys|Makeover N. Over]]
* [[Perfumigator#Toys|Perfumigator]]
* [[Wristocrat#Toys|Wristocrat]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Lost Bots]]'''
* [[Grave Rave#Toys|Grave Rave]]
* [[Greeny Rex#Toys|Greeny Rex]]
* [[Fail Polish#Toys|Fail Polish]]
* [[Nanny McBag#Toys|Nanny McBag]]
* [[Smooth Shaker#Toys|Smooth Shaker]]
* [[Strike Four#Toys|Strike Four]]
* [[Trisourtops#Toys|Trisourtops]]
|}
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;Packages
{{note|Single-pack bots are listed with their ID numbers. Bots in italics are found '''only''' in that pack. Entries highlighted in green are "recommended" buys, minimizing the cost/number of sets to complete a Series.}}

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Blind Bag Mystery Figures'''
* #1 Greeny Rex
* #2 Smerg the Sad
* #3 ''Terror Tale Torch''
* #4 Choc-O-Lawless
* #5 ''Disgusto Desserto''
* #6 ''Dingledeedoo''
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|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* #7 Strike Four
* #8 ''Citrus Guzzlerush''
* #9 ''Slimey Slurps''
* #10 Calamity Keys
* #11 ''Makeover N. Over''
* #12 ''Axwell''
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|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* #13 ''Meltz Down''
* #14 ''Wizengreen''
* #15 Q.U.R.O.B.O 6000
* #16 Quackles
* #17 Shushifier
* #18 Nampy
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|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* #19 ''Drippy Pup''
* #20 Sensei Spiny
* #21 ''Treat Elite''
* #22 Latte Spice Whirl
* #23 ''Rink Stink''
* #24 ''D-Pad Chad''
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=8|[[File:BotBots-toy S3-MysteryFigure.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Series 3 Blind Bag Mystery Figure]][[File:BotBots-toy S3-5packs.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Series 3 5-pack samples]][[File:BotBots-toy S3-8packs.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Series 3 8-pack samples]][[File:BotBots-toy S3-ArcadeRenegade.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Arcade Renegades Surprise 16-pack]]
|-
|'''Multipacks'''
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Playroom Posse''' (5-pack #1)
: Bunches, Crib Watch, Kikmee, Quackles, ''Grave Rave'' (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Playroom Posse''' (5-pack #2)
: Batterhead, Blabberbook, Pop-O the Clown, Q.U.R.O.B.O 6000, Trisourtops (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Playroom Posse''' (5-pack #3)
: Kikmee, Loudsy, Mal Content, Q.U.R.O.B.O 6000, Greeny Rex (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Playroom Posse''' (5-pack #4)
: Cuddle Wuddle, Dinger, Quackles, Swoonberry, Smooth Shaker (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Seasons Greeters''' (5-pack #1)
: Calamity Keys, Moldwich, Sugar Breath, Yule B. Bored, Fail Polish (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Seasons Greeters''' (5-pack #2)
: Halloween Knight, Highroller, Q.U.R.O.B.O 6000, Stringaling, Latte Spice Whirl (blind-packed)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Seasons Greeters''' (5-pack #3)
: Perfumigator, Stringaling, Sugar Breath, Swoonberry, Shushifier (blind-packed)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Seasons Greeters''' (5-pack #4)
: Minnycake, Pop-O the Clown, Sugar Breath, Yule B. Bored, Trisourtops (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Fresh Squeezes''' (8-pack #1)
: Avocando, Choc-O-Lawless, Mal Content, Moldwich, Quackles, Smerg the Sad, Yule B. Bored, ''Nanny McBag'' (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Fresh Squeezes''' (8-pack #2)
: Blabberbook, Bottle O-Tears, Croaks, Loudsy, Minnycake, Sensei Spiny, Trend Blend, Strike Four (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Fresh Squeezes''' (8-pack #3)
: Bunches, Crib Watch, Excessory, Halloween Knight, Sardank, Sugar Saddle, Trend Blend, Smooth Shaker (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Fresh Squeezes''' (8-pack #4)
: Avocando, Bunches, Dinger, Nampy, Stringaling, Sugar Breath, Swoonberry, Fail Polish (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Goo-Goo Groopies''' (8-pack #1)
: Bunches, Crib Watch, Croaks, Loudsy, Mal Content, Nampy, Sugar Saddle, Fail Polish (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Goo-Goo Groopies''' (8-pack #2)
: Batterhead, Bottle O-Tears, Choc-O-Lawless, Dinger, Perfumigator, Shushifier, Trend Blend, Trisourtops (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Goo-Goo Groopies''' (8-pack #3)
: Avocando, Batterhead, Crib Watch, Excessory, Halloween Knight, Sardank, Shushifier, Strike Four (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Goo-Goo Groopies''' (8-pack #4)
: Bottle O-Tears, Cuddle Wuddle, Highroller, Mal Content, Minnycake, Trend Blend, ''Wristocrat'', Smooth Shaker (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Arcade Renegades Surprise''' (16-pack #1)
**Bank Shot, Clawsome, Cackle Corn, Driver Ted, Greed Feed, Knotzel, Old Cool, Tutu Puffz
**24K-Bit, Sheriff Sugarfeet, Sweet Cheat, Tangry Tart
**Laceface, S'up Dawg, Skillz Punk, Spud Muffin
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Arcade Renegades Surprise''' (16-pack #2)
**Bank Shot, Clawsome, Cackle Corn, Driver Ted, Greed Feed, Knotzel, Old Cool, Tutu Puffz
**The Fizz, Papa Click, Pixelfin, Wrist Banned
**Chilla Gorilla, Duderoni, Hawt Diggity, Shredder Jack
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Arcade Renegades Surprise''' (16-pack #3)
**Bank Shot, Clawsome, Cackle Corn, Driver Ted, Greed Feed, Knotzel, Old Cool, Tutu Puffz
**24K-Bit, Papa Click, Sweet Cheat, Wrist Banned
**Chilla Gorilla, Duderoni, Skillz Punk, Spud Muffin
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Arcade Renegades Surprise''' (16-pack #4)
**Bank Shot, Clawsome, Cackle Corn, Driver Ted, Greed Feed, Knotzel, Old Cool, Tutu Puffz
**The Fizz, Pixelfin, Sheriff Sugarfeet, Tangry Tart
**Hawt Diggity, Laceface, S'up Dawg, Shredder Jack
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Arcade Renegades Surprise''' (16-pack #5)
**Bank Shot, Clawsome, Cackle Corn, Driver Ted, Greed Feed, Knotzel, Old Cool, Tutu Puffz
**Papa Click, Sheriff Sugarfeet, Sweet Cheat, Tangry Tart
**Chilla Gorilla, Duderoni, Laceface, Skillz Punk
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Arcade Renegades Surprise''' (16-pack #6)
**Bank Shot, Clawsome, Cackle Corn, Driver Ted, Greed Feed, Knotzel, Old Cool, Tutu Puffz
**24K-Bit, The Fizz, Papa Click, Pixelfin, Sheriff Sugarfeet, Sweet Cheat, Tangry Tart, Wrist Banned
|}
{{note|The Arcade Renegade packs have an ID number printed on the back, just to the right of the group shot, next to Sweet Cheat, appropriately enough. The number corresponds to their listing here; obviously, "6" is the only one you want to keep in mind.}}
{{note|Yes, for some reason, non-Lost-Bots ended up in two of the Seasons Greeters Lost Bot bubbles. We don't know why.}}

{{-}}

===Series 4 (2020)===
Debuting at the end of 2019, Series 4 introduced a new "'''Goldrush Games'''" subline imprint for the 2020 product range. The new, gold-colored "Winner's Circle" Bots replaced the Lost Bots as the blindpacked "prize" bots, but with a twist: each was ''only'' available in ''one'' package in the entire Series. The remaining packages feature Bots from other teams in the blindpacked portions, but like the Lost Bots before them, those Bots would ''only'' show up in the blindpacked portions.

Packaging-wise, the peel-away backs for the blindpacked portions of the packaging were removed to discourage theft. Individual instructions were also removed from the line, which you wouldn't think would be a big deal, but some of these bots have questionable parts placement.

On top of that, for whatever reason, the character artwork that was clearly made for every Bot, which is seen on the packaging, was ''not'' used for their online bios.

;Character roster
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Fresh Squeezes]]'''
* [[Aday]]
* [[Hiptoast]]
* [[Peary Peculiar]]
* [[Peels the Monkey]]
* [[Tricitrustops]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Home Rangers]]'''
* [[Bogusaurus Rex]]
* [[Crabby Grabby]]
* [[Heat Freak]]
* [[Pressure Punk]]
* [[Roarista]]
* [[Rolley Doughley]]
* [[Whirlderful]]
* [[Windbag]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Los Deliciosos]]'''
* [[Burrito Favorito]]
* [[Chef Nada]]
* [[King Cubano]]
* [[Lunchador#Toys|Lunchador]]
* [[The Cobbler]]
* [[Suavé Verde]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Magic Tricksters]]'''
* [[King Cheats]]
* [[Skitter Chatter]]
* [[The Great Mumbo Bumblo#Toys|The Great Mumbo Bumblo]]
* [[Whoopsie Cushion]]
* [[Zanzabar]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:BotBots series 4 checklist A.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.1|]][[File:BotBots series 4 checklist B.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.1|]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Movie Moguls]]'''
* [[Blurray Murray]]
* [[Bretzel#Toys|Bretzel]]
* [[Critically Complained#Toys|Critically Complained]]
* [[Fizzkick#Toys|Fizzkick]]
* [[Lumidope]]
* [[Movie Munchster]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Retro Replays]]'''
* [[Game Older]]
* [[Loadoutsky]]
* [[Mr. Business Esquire]]
* [[Mr. Memory Banks]]
* [[Pop N. Lock#Toys|Pop N. Lock]]
* [[Snorg the Conquerer#Toys|Snorg the Conquerer]]
* [[Swapbox 16]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Science Alliance]]'''
* [[Dr. Flaskenstein#Toys|Dr. Flaskenstein]]
* [[Eye-Goon#Toys|Eye-Goon]]
* [[Face Ace#Toys|Face Ace]]
* [[Starscope#Toys|Starscope]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Seasons Greeters]]'''
* [[Bemyne#Toys|Bemyne]]
* [[Flare Devil]]
* [[Incog-Eggo]]
* [[Snotty Stem]]
* [[Zwonkey Donkey#Toys|Zwonkey Donkey]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Sugar Shocks]]'''
* [[Crumbly Yumbly]]
* [[Cypops]]
* [[DJ Fudgey Fresh]]
* [[Fancy Flutter]]
* [[Frostfetti Frostyface]]
* [[Grandma Crinkles]]
* [[Milton (BotBots)|Milton]]
* [[Smore N' More]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Wilderness Troop]]'''
* [[Cam The Man]]
* [[Disaster Master#Toys|Disaster Master]]
* [[Doc Kit#Toys|Doc Kit]]
* [[Goggly Spy P.I.]]
* [[Miss Mixed]]
* [[Ranger Lampton#Toys|Ranger Lampton]]
* [[Rusty Von Cleave#Toys|Rusty Von Cleave]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Winner's Circle]]'''
* [[Game Golder]]
* [[Gold Dexter]]
* [[Goldenberry D'uhnut]]
* [[Goldface]]
* [[Goldie Rock]]
* [[Goldsferatu]]
* [[Liquid Gold]]
* [[Pop O' Gold]]
|}

;Packages
{{note|Single-pack bots are listed with their ID numbers. Bots in italics are found '''only''' in that pack. Entries highlighted in green are "recommended" buys, minimizing the cost/number of sets to complete a Series.}}

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Blind Bag Mystery Figures'''
* #1 ''Pop O' Gold''
* #2 Miss Mixed
* #3 Starscope
* #4 Hiptoast
* #5 Snotty Stem
* #6 ''Zwonkey Donkey''
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* #7 ''Liquid Gold''
* #8 Cypops
* #9 Milton
* #10 Movie Munchster
* #11 Whirlderful
* #12 Rolley Doughley
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* #13 ''Pressure Punk''
* #14 ''Burrito Favorito''
* #15 Chef Nada
* #16 Game Older
* #17 Swapbox 16
* #18 Snorg the Conquerer
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* #19 The Great Mumbo Bumblo
* #20 King Cheats
* #21 Whoopsie Cushion
* #22 Disaster Master
* #23 Goggly Spy P.I.
* #24 ''Face Ace''
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=7|[[File:BotBots-toy S4-MysteryFigure.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Series 4 Blind Bag Mystery Figure]][[File:BotBots-toy S4-5packs.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Series 4 5-pack samples]][[File:BotBots-toy S4-8packs.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Series 4 8-pack samples]][[File:BotBots-toy S4-SurpriseUnboxing.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Surprise Unboxing samples]]
|-
|'''Multipacks'''
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Home Rangers''' (5-pack #1)
: Bogusaurus Rex, Cam the Man, Flare Devil, Rolley Doughley, Lunchador (blind-packed)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Home Rangers''' (5-pack #2)
: Incog-Eggo, Roarista, Suavé Verde, Whirlderful, ''Goldie Rock'' (blind-packed)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Home Rangers''' (5-pack #3)
: Heat Freak, Pop N. Lock, Rolley Doughley, Tricitrustops, Zanzabar (blind-packed)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Magic Tricksters''' (5-pack #1)
: King Cheats, Peary Peculiar, Rusty Von Cleave, Whoopsie Cushion, Hiptoast (blind-packed)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Magic Tricksters''' (5-pack #2)
: Bemyne, Critically Complained, The Great Mumbo Bumblo, Whoopsie Cushion, Mr. Business Esquire (blind-packed)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Science Alliance''' (5-pack #1)
: Dr. Flaskenstein, Incog-Eggo, Peels the Monkey, Starscope, Mr. Business Esquire (blind-packed)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Science Alliance''' (5-pack #2)
: Aday, Dr. Flaskenstein, Loadoutsky, Starscope, Windbag (blind-packed)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Science Alliance''' (5-pack #3)
: Doc Kit, Dr. Flaskenstein, Eye-Goon, Grandma Crinkles, Lunchador (blind-packed)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Movie Moguls''' (8-pack #1)
: Bretzel, Chef Nada, Incog-Eggo, Lumidope, Peels the Monkey, Pop N. Lock, Rusty Von Cleave, Snotty Stem (blind-packed)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Movie Moguls''' (8-pack #2)
: Bogusaurus Rex, Fizzkick, Grandma Crinkles, King Cubano, Movie Munchster, Ranger Lampton, Swapbox 16, Hiptoast (blind-packed)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Movie Moguls''' (8-pack #3)
: Bemyne, Critically Complained, Doc Kit, Heat Freak, Loadoutsky, Lumidope, Peary Peculiar, Mr. Business Esquire (blind-packed)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Movie Moguls''' (8-pack #4)
: Bretzel, DJ Fudgey Fresh, Fizzkick, Roarista, Snorg the Conquerer, Suavé Verde, Tricitrustops, Zanzabar (blind-packed)
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Wilderness Troop''' (8-pack #1)
: Aday, Bretzel, Eye-Goon, Goggly Spy P.I., Grandma Crinkles, Ranger Lampton, Swapbox 16, Windbag (blind-packed)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Wilderness Troop''' (8-pack #2)
: Cypops, Doc Kit, Goggly Spy P.I., Heat Freak, Snorg the Conquerer, Suavé Verde, Tricitrustops, Zanzabar (blind-packed)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Wilderness Troop''' (8-pack #3)
: Aday, Cam the Man, Crabby Grabby, DJ Fudgey Fresh, Flare Devil, Loadoutsky, Ranger Lampton, ''Game Golder'' (blind-packed)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Wilderness Troop''' (8-pack #4)
: Bemyne, Cam the Man, DJ Fudgey Fresh, Fizzkick, Peels the Monkey, Pop N. Lock, Rusty Von Cleave, Lunchador (blind-packed)
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Claw Machine Surprise Unboxing''' (6-pack #1)
: Blurry Murray, Crabby Grabby, ''Goldface'', Miss Mixed, ''Mr. Memory Banks'', Skitter Chatter, 4 stickers
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Claw Machine Surprise Unboxing''' (6-pack #2)
: Blurry Murray, ''The Cobbler'', ''Gold Dexter'', Milton, Skitter Chatter, Snotty Stem, 4 stickers
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Gumball Machine Surprise Unboxing''' (6-pack #1)
: ''Crumbly Yumbly'', Disaster Master, Fancy Flutter, ''Goldsferatu'', Smore N'More, Movie Munchster, 4 stickers
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Gumball Machine Surprise Unboxing''' (6-pack #2)
: Fancy Flutter, ''Frostfetti Frostyface'', Game Older, ''Goldenberry D'uhnut'', King Cubano, Smore N'More, 4 stickers
|-
|}
{{note|You only need to buy one of either of the Science Alliance packs with both Dr. Flaskenstein and Starscope in them. Everyone else in either pack is a duplicate found in other "recommended" packs, so pick the set whose extras make you happier.}}
{{-}}

===Series 5 (2020)===
For reasons unknown, the Series 5 multi-packs were released simultaneously with Series 4 in the US, with those and the single-packs also releasing with Series 4 in Canada and the UK. The single-packs were not released at mass retail in the US until June 2021, when they were eventually sold at clearance outlets like Dollar Tree and Five Below. Just as with Series 4, the toys lack instructions and the website uses photos of the toys rather than drawn character art.

;Character roster
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Cardio Clique]]'''
* [[Bot-T-Builder#Toys|Bot-T-Builder]]
* [[H2-Ego]]
* [[Lightweight#Toys|Lightweight]]
* [[Nomaste]]
* [[Poo-Shoo]]
* [[Tranquillabeast#Toys|Tranquillabeast]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Frequent Flyers]]'''
* [[Barf Bag#Toys|Barf Bag]]
* [[Jet Setter#Toys|Jet Setter]]
* [[Sandy Shades#Toys|Sandy Shades]]
* [[Shudder#Toys|Shudder]]
* [[Snuggle Puggle#Toys|Snuggle Puggle]]
* [[Tidy Trunksky#Toys|Tidy Trunksky]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Hibotchi Heats]]'''
* [[The Breaker of Fortunes#Toys|The Breaker of Fortunes]]
* [[Drama Sauce#Toys|Drama Sauce]]
* [[Lieutenant Lo Mein#Toys|Lieutenant Lo Mein]]
* [[Slurp-A-Derp#Toys|Slurp-A-Derp]]
* [[Super Bubs#Toys|Super Bubs]]
* [[Wasabi Breath]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Home Rangers]]'''
* [[Glam Glare Fancy Flare#Toys|Glam Glare Fancy Flare]]
* [[Leafmeat Alone]]
* [[Reptilin' Sleepstylin']]
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:BotBots series 5 checklist.jpg|thumb|200px|]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Los Deliciosos]]'''
* [[Bok Bok Bok-O#Toys|Bok Bok Bok-O]]
* [[Cheero#Toys|Cheero]]
* [[The Corn Crusader]]
* [[Tamale Mal]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Movie Moguls]]'''
* [[Brash Butterhead#Toys|Brash Butterhead]]
* [[Bratworst]]
* [[Sweet Fang]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Party Favors]]'''
* [[Buffloon#Toys|Buffloon]]
* [[Razzle Tazzeled#Toys|Razzle Tazzeled]]
* [[Richmond Cakesmore]]
* [[Shifty Gifty]]
* [[Wah-Waaah the Clown#Toys|Wah-Waaah the Clown]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Retro Replays]]'''
* [[Camcon#Toys|Camcon]]
* [[Outta Order]]
* [[Skippy Dippy Disc]]
* [[Telly]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Science Alliance]]'''
* [[Data Dump]]
* [[Doctor Flicker]]
* [[Dr. Fraud]]
* [[Experi-Mental#Toys|Experi-Mental]]
* [[Professor Scope]]
* [[Special Optics]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Wilderness Troop]]'''
* [[Flood Jug]]
* [[Handy Dandy#Toys|Handy Dandy]]
* [[Lumbering Jack]]
* [[Unreelz Dealz]]
* [[Yard Guard]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Winner's Circle]]'''
* [[Gol-D]]
* [[Gold Digger]]
* [[Gold Punch#Toys|Gold Punch]]
* [[Goldie Terrortwirl]]
* [[Goldiebites#Toys|Goldiebites]]
* [[Goldim Sum]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* [[Goldito Favrito]]
* [[Goldpin Baller]]
* [[Party Goldster]]
* [[Pour Gold#Toys|Pour Gold]]
* [[Sparklin' Gold]]
* [[SPF Gold]]
|}

;Packages
{{note|Single-pack bots are listed with their ID numbers. Bots in italics are found '''only''' in that pack. Entries highlighted in green are "recommended" buys, minimizing the cost/number of sets to complete a Series... if you have access to retail-price single-packs, which were originally not released in the US. Packs highlighted in yellow are alternates to get ''some'' of the single-pack BotBots in multi-packs, at least. Yes, we realize that's almost everything released. Sorry!}}

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Blind Bag Mystery Figures'''
* #1 ''Gold Punch''
* #2 ''Party Goldster''
* #3 ''Goldiebites''
* #4 Bratworst
* #5 Telly
* #6 Dr. Fraud
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* #7 Reptilin' Sleepstylin'
* #8 ''Sparklin' Gold''
* #9 ''Gold Digger''
* #10 Super Bubs
* #11 The Corn Crusader
* #12 Bot-T-Builder
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* #13 ''The Breaker of Fortunes''
* #14 Jet Setter
* #15 Brash Butterhead
* #16 Camcon
* #17 Doctor Flicker
* #18 Bok Bok Bok-O
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* #19 Yard Guard
* #20 Cheero
* #21 Glam Glare Fancy Flare
* #22 Skippy Dippy Disc
* #23 Lumbering Jack
* #24 Richmond Cakesmore
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=8|[[File:BotBots-toy S5-MysteryFigure.jpg|thumb|200px|Series 5 Blind Bag Mystery Figure]][[File:BotBots-toy S5-5packs.jpg|thumb|200px|Series 5 5-pack samples]][[File:BotBots-toy S5-8packs.jpg|thumb|200px|Series 5 8-pack samples]]
|-
|'''Multipacks'''
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Cardio Clique''' (5-pack #1)
: Buffloon, Data Dump, Lightweight, Nomaste, ''Goldito Favrito'' (blind-packed)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Cardio Clique''' (5-pack #2)
: Experi-Mental, Glam Glare Fancy Flare, H2-Ego, Tranquillabeast, Richmond Cakesmore (blind-packed)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Cardio Clique''' (5-pack #3)
: H2-Ego, Handy Dandy, Lightweight, Snuggle Puggle, Tidy Trunksky (blind-packed)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Los Deliciosos''' (5-pack #1)
: Bok Bok Bok-O, Cheero, Handy Dandy, Leafmeat Alone, Skippy Dippy Disc (blind-packed)
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Los Deliciosos''' (5-pack #2)
: Cheero, Professor Scope, Shudder, Tamale Mal, ''Gol-D'' (blind-packed)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Party Favors''' (5-pack #1)
: Buffloon, Data Dump, Wah-Waaah The Clown, Wasabi Breath, ''Goldim Sum'' (blind-packed)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Party Favors''' (5-pack #2)
: Razzled Tazzeled, Sandy Shades, Shifty Gifty, Yard Guard, ''Goldpin Baller'' (blind-packed)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Party Favors''' (5-pack #3)
: Flood Jug, Lumbering Jack, Razzle Tazzeled, Wah-Waaah The Clown, ''Goldie Terrortwirl'' (blind-packed)
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Frequent Flyers''' (8-pack #1)
: Buffloon, Shudder, Snuggle Puggle, Sweet Fang, Tamale Mal, Tranquillabeast, Unreelz Dealz, ''SPF Gold'' (blind-packed)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Frequent Flyers''' (8-pack #2)
: Barf Bag, Brash Butterhead, Flood Jug, Reptilin' Sleepstylin', Sandy Shades, Slurp-a-Derp, Special Optics, Tidy Trunksky (blind-packed)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Frequent Flyers''' (8-pack #3)
: Bok Bok Bok-O, Lightweight, Barf Bag, Doctor Flicker, Jet Setter, Shifty Gifty, Yard Guard, The Corn Crusader (blind-packed)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Frequent Flyers''' (8-pack #4)
: Bot-T-Builder, Bratworst, Leafmeat Alone, Professor Scope, Sandy Shades, Shudder, Outta Order, Poo-Shoo (blind-packed)
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Hibotchi Heats''' (8-pack #1)
: Brash Butterhead, Drama Sauce, Dr. Fraud, Reptilin' Sleepstylin', Outta Order, Tranquillabeast, Wasabi Breath, Super Bubs (blind-packed)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Hibotchi Heats''' (8-pack #2)
: Flood Jug, Lieutenant Lo Mein, Nomaste, Telly, Slurp-a-Derp, Special Optics, Sweet Fang, Skippy Dippy Disc (blind-packed)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Hibotchi Heats''' (8-pack #3)
: Camcon, Drama Sauce, Experi-Mental, Handy Dandy, Nomaste, Slurp-a-Derp, Wah-Waaah the Clown, ''Pour Gold'' (blind-packed)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Hibotchi Heats''' (8-pack #4)
: Doctor Flicker, Glam Glare Fancy Flare, Lieutenant Lo Mein, Razzle Tazzeled, Snuggle Puggle, Unreelz Dealz, Wasabi Breath, Poo-Shoo (blind-packed)
|
|}
{{note|The pack-in checklist for this series has mixed up two sets of names: [[Telly]] and [[Outta Order]], and [[Bot-T-Builder]] and [[Lightweight]]. Therefore we're presenting these lists with corrected names, sorry for any confusion!}}

{{-}}

===Cancelled Series 6 (<s>2020</s>)===
Series 6 was first acknowledged at [[Toy Fair 2020]], with a pair of Surprise Unboxing packs slated for release circa August 2020. Ultimately, the series failed to materialise that year; perhaps as a result of the worldwide coronavirus pandemic, or perhaps due to discussions for the [[Netflix]] [[Transformers: BotBots (cartoon)|cartoon series]] altering toy release plans. Further information on Series 6 would not be revealed until the accompanying PDF checklist was discovered via Hasbro's customer service website in early 2021, followed by nearly a year of silence. When Series 6 was finally officially announced in March 2022, however, it had a drastically different lineup. With no further word on the subject, it seems highly unlikely the original Series 6 toys will ever be released.

;Character roster
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Caffeine Collective]]'''
* [[Borgel]]
* [[Eco-Spresso]]
* [[Foam-O]]
* [[Mr. Squishy Brains]]
* [[Saul Natural]]
* [[Writer's Blockhead]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Cardio Clique]]'''
* [[Abner 8-Pack]]
* [[Over-Pounder]]
* [[Squatty Spot]]
* [[Wheymore Muscle]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Frequent Flyers]]'''
* [[Agent Redscope]]
* [[Jolly Germ-Dodger]]
* [[Mr. Groomwell]]
* [[Mr. MoneyBanks]]
* [[Nightshade (BotBots)|Nightshade]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Gifted Guild]]'''
* [[Alda Feelz]]
* [[The Dooks]]
* [[Energon the Nevergone]]
* [[Lord Jewelius the Strong]]
* [[Rainbow Smileypop]]
* [[Rubeus the Red]]
* [[Slogre the Emerald Ogre]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=4|[[File:BotBots series 6 checklist.jpg|thumb|200px|"Subject to availability" indeed.]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Hibotchi Heats]]'''
* [[The Immortal Meat]]
* [[Mr. Rice Guy]]
* [[The Vengeful Terror-Yaki]]
* [[The Weeping Dragon]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Magic Tricksters]]'''
* [[Bonehead the Unbrave#Toys|Bonehead the Unbrave]]
* [[Brewdrina]]
* [[Joke Sonyou]]
* [[Lord Illusion]]
* [[Shuteye]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Party Favors]]'''
* [[Fire Work-It]]
* [[Party Poppinsky]]
* [[Sally Dreamstream]]
* [[Shakin' to the Bone]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Pet Mob]]'''
* [[Awwooof]]
* [[Bartholomew Barkston III]]
* [[Drizzlefluff Tinkletail]]
* [[Gil the Sea Monster]]
* [[Mutt-Chievous]]
* [[Seawiggle]]
* [[Susfishous]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Play Plexers]]'''
* [[Fall Guy]]
* [[Home Rundown]]
* [[Pizzazz]]
* [[Zapfire]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Playroom Posse]]'''
* [[Ducky Splinters]]
* [[Mischief-Marker]]
* [[Ricky Rhythm]]
* [[Screwy Louis]]
* [[Space Case (BotBots)#Toys|Space Case]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toilet Troop]]'''
* [[Dumpy Downer#Toys|Dumpy Downer]]
* [[Gleeful Gleamy#Toys|Gleeful Gleamy]]
* [[Justine McClean]]
* [[The Poo Resistance]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Winner's Circle]]'''
* [[The Big Goldtuna]]
* [[Eggston the Golden]]
* [[Go-Go-Go Gold]]
* [[Gold-Timey]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* [[Goldasaurus Blend]]
* [[Golden Grillz]]
* [[Golden Touch]]
* [[Golden Traveler]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* [[Goldie Lantern]]
* [[Goldie Snuggleshine]]
* [[Goldslice]]
* [[Goldstopper]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* [[Goldstruck Out]]
* [[Mr. Goldstacks]]
|}

;Packages
{{note|As this series is unreleased, this information is obviously '''very''' incomplete, and might remain so. We only have a small handful of listings, and the only packaged product images are of the Surprise Unboxing sets. The checklist's "who is available in what assortment" guide is also not super-accurate, leaving a lot of gaps in the single-packs at the very least.}}

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Blind Bag Mystery Figures'''
* Abner 8-Pack
* Agent Redscope
* Awwooof
* ''Ducky Splinters''
* ''Go-Go-Go Gold''
* ''Goldasaurus Blend''
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* ''Golden Grillz''
* ''Goldslice''
* ''Mr. Squishy Brains''
* ''Mr. Rice Guy''
* Sally Dreamstream
* ''Screwy Louis''
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* The Vengeful Terror-Yaki
* The Weeping Dragon
* ???
* ???
* ???
* ???
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* ???
* ???
* ???
* ???
* ???
* ???
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=8|[[File:BotBots-toy ToiletTank box.jpg|200px|thumb|Man, this was neat and a shame it's probably never happening and you know it.]]
|-
|'''Multipacks'''
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Caffeine Collective''' (8-pack #1)
: ???
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*'''Caffeine Collective''' (8-pack #2)
: ???
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*'''Caffeine Collective''' (8-pack #3)
: ???
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*'''Caffeine Collective''' (8-pack #4)
: ???
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*'''Toilet Tank Surprise Unboxing''' (6-pack #1)
: ''Dumpy Downer'', ''Jolly Germ-Dodger'', ???
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*'''Toilet Tank Surprise Unboxing''' (6-pack #2)
: ???
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*'''Treasure Chest Surprise Unboxing''' (6-pack #1)
: ''Bonehead the Unbrave'', ''Rubeus the Red'', ???
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*'''Treasure Chest Surprise Unboxing''' (6-pack #2)
: ???
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{{canceledtoy|While not *officially* canceled, the lack of any word at this point certainly indicates as much.}}

===Series 6 (2022)===
The ''second'' Series 6 line was revealed and put up for pre-order just two days before the premiere of the [[Transformers: BotBots (cartoon)|''BotBots'' Netflix cartoon]]; while originally slated to arrive in September of ''2023'' (a full year after its reveal!), the sets instead began arriving in late October of 2022. This time around, the vague overarching theme of its rare bots is focused on the "Ruckus Rally", with shiny-black bots from the "[[Oil Slicks (BotBots)|Oil Slicks]]" squad in (most of) the blind-packed portions, which are also now revealed in a simple perforated section of cardboard in the middle of the packaging. This series also introduces larger vehicles for the BotBots toys to ride.

This Series also makes a big change as to how the toys are packed out. This time around, each multi-pack contains ''only'' members of the specific squad called out on the package (with the Oil Slicks blindpacked exemption of course), and there's only two packs for each of the mere four "normal" squads.

There are a handful of minor oddities to this Series, seemingly from having originally been planned for Series 7 but then pushed "up" (the Racer-Roni's instructions actually have "Series 7" printed on them). The packaging says there's "75+" toys in the Ruckus Rally... but there's only 60 individual Bots, and even including the vehicles will only get you to 62. It's entirely possible entire squads were omitted in the transition to Series 6; the earliest product listings unearthed for the Series included additional 5-pack assortments for both the Sugar Shocks and a new "skate shop" squad,<ref>[https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/new-product-numbers-for-2021-botbots-monopoly-transformers-and-studio-series-dropkick-dino.1206319/ Leaked product listings as posted on TFW2005]</ref> plus a potential exclusive "dino store" 5 pack.<ref>[https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/upc-ean-barcode-list-for-modern-transformers-toys.1074170/ UPC SKU listing leaks as posted on TFW2005]</ref>

{{note|The usual "recommended minimum buys" thing kind of breaks down at this point. The much smaller number of packages, and the consolidation of squad-themed packs means basically yes, you gotta buy '''all''' the multi-packs. Which is easy since currently, it's unclear at best if these will hit normal retail (also unlikely), and the online outlets offering them are only selling them as full assortments... including the single-pack assortment, so you can't even really skip the redundant ones of those. Single-packs still do have a code marking on the back to indicate the figure contained inside, though it's been changed to a letter, located to the left of the "Republica Argentina" mark in the center. Still, easier to get them all than the prior Series. As per usual though, Bots in italics are found '''only''' in that pack.}}

;Character roster
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toilet Troop|Custodial Crew]]'''

* [[Bobby Bluejean]]
* [[Caution#Toys|Caution]]
* [[Clean Dive]]
* [[Grammy Giggleclean]]
* [[Grunge Plunge]]
* [[Lady Loofah#Toys|Lady Loofah]]
* [[Loose Deuce#Toys|Loose Deuce]]
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* [[Mean Clean]]
* [[Sergeant Scrubforce#Toys|Sergeant Scrubforce]]
* [[Roboclean]]
* [[Unhandy#Toys|Unhandy]]
* [[Vomit Comet#Toys|Vomit Comet]]
* [[Waxwell]]
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Gamer Geeks]]'''
* [[Chitter Click#Toys|Chitter Click]]
* [[Fidget-Sitter]]
* [[G1000]]
* [[Gamerguy1027]]
* [[Go-Naut]]
* [[Jetaway]]
* [[Joystick]]
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* [[Retro Recon]]
* [[Scratchmouth]]
* [[Snuzzlebeard]]
* [[Pew Pew Pew]]
* [[Playgor Cardquest#Toys|Playgor Cardquest]]
* [[Player the Handbook]]
* [[Outta Controller#Toys|Outta Controller]] (vehicle)
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|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Greaser Gang|Hunger Hubs]]'''
* [[Brock O'Lonely#Toys|Brock O'Lonely]]
* [[Cold Turkey]]
* [[Don Meleon]]
* [[Dud Spud]]
* [[Rebel Without a Queso]]
* [[Sunnyside]]
* [[Pork Chop]]
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* [[Tappy Takeout#Toys|Tappy Takeout]]
* [[The Tendorizer]]
* [[Ulf the Orange#Toys|Ulf the Orange]]
* [[Veggietron]]
* [[Wafflenetic]]
* [[Racer-Roni#Toys|Racer-Roni]] (vehicle)
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Pet Mob]]'''
* [[Anty Farmwell#Toys|Anty Farmwell]]
* [[Aunt Kitty]]
* [[Bully Bulldog]]
* [[Chow Wow]]
* [[Coach Husky]]
* [[Crickets...]]
* [[Feathers, Uncaged]]
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* [[Fuzzy Fearless]]
* [[Overcoiled]]
* [[Poo-Tricia Pickup]]
* [[Quacked Up]]
* [[Rattle Tail]]
* [[So Humerus]]
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|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Oil Slicks (BotBots)|Oil Slicks]]'''
* [[Blindspot]]
* [[Fish Oil]]
* [[Grease Drip]]
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* [[Greasebowl]]
* [[Grinded G. Ears]]
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* [[Message Muffler]]
* [[Motor-Vation]]
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* [[Skiddz Snackz]]
* [[Steer'd Wrong#Toys|Steer'd Wrong]]
|}

;Packages
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Blind Bag Mystery Figures'''
* A. Pork Chop
* B. Sunnyside
* C. Wafflenetic
* D. ''The Tendorizer''
* E. ''Tappy Takeout''
* F. ''Playgor Cardquest''
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* G. Jetaway
* H. Chitter Click
* I. Joystick
* J. ''G1000''
* K. ''Grinded G. Ears''
* L. ''Fidget-Sitter''
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* M. Overcoiled
* N. Crickets...
* O. Coach Husky
* P. Quacked Up
* Q. Poo-Tricia Pickup
* R. ''Motor-Vation''
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* S. ''Mean Clean''
* T. Vomit Comet
* U. Unhandy
* V. Clean Dive
* W. Grunge Plunge
* X. Roboclean
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|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=6|[[File:BotBots-toy S6-MysteryFigure.jpg|thumb|200px|Series 6 Mystery Figure box]][[File:BotBots-toy S6-5packs.jpg|thumb|200px|Series 6 5-pack samples]][[File:BotBots-toy S6-8packs.jpg|thumb|200px|Series 6 8-pack samples]]
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|'''Multipacks'''
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*'''Gamer Geeks''' (5-pack #1)
: ''Gamerguy1027'', Jetaway, ''Retro Recon'', Scratchmouth, ''Joystick'' (blind-packed)
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*'''Gamer Geeks''' (5-pack #2)
: Chitter Click, ''Go-Naut'', Pew Pew Pew, Scratchmouth, ''Blindspot'' (blind-packed)
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*'''Hunger Hubs''' (5-pack #1)
: Brock O'Lonely, ''Cold Turkey'', ''Don Meleon'', Wafflenetic, Dud Spud (blind-packed)
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Hunger Hubs''' (5-pack #2)
: Brock O'Lonley, Pork Chop, ''Rebel Without a Queso'', Sunnyside, ''Skiddz Snackz'' (blind-packed)
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Custodial Crew''' (8-pack #1)
: ''Bobby Bluejean'', Caution, Clean Dive, ''Lady Loofah'', Loose Deuce, ''Sergeant Scrubforce'', ''Waxwell'', ''Message Muffler'' (blind-packed)
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*'''Custodial Crew''' (8-pack #2)
: Caution, ''Grammy Giggleclean'', Grunge Plunge, Loose Deuce, Roboclean, Unhandy, Vomit Comet, ''Greasebowl'' (blind-packed)
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Pet Mob''' (8-pack #1)
: ''Anty Farmwell'', Chow Wow, Coach Husky, Crickets..., ''Feathers, Uncaged'', ''Fuzzy Fearless'', Poo-Tricia Pickup, Rattle Tail (blind-packed)
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Pet Mob''' (8-pack #2)
: ''Aunt Kitty'', ''Bully Bulldog'', Chow Wow, Overcoiled, Quacked Up, Rattle Tail, ''So Humerus'', ''Fish Oil'' (blind-packed)
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|'''Ruckus Racer vehicle packs'''
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Outta Controller'''
** Pew Pew Pew
** ''Player the Handbook''
** ''Snuzzlebeard''
** ''Steer'd Wrong''
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*'''Racer-Roni'''
** Dud Spud
** ''Grease Drip''
** ''Ulf the Orange''
** ''Veggietron''
|}

{{-}}

===Exclusives===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[San Diego Comic-Con]]'''
* '''[[Con Crew]]''' (10-pack, 2019)
:[[Fantastic Fuelers]] ([[Carb O'Nate#Toys|Carb O'Nate]], [[Coffeemus Prime#Toys|Coffeemus Prime]], [[Hal A. Peno#Toys|Hal A. Peno]], [[Sumthin' Fishy#Toys|Sumthin' Fishy]])
:[[Line League]] ([[Captain Cartridge#Toys|Captain Cartridge]], [[Con-Packtor#Toys|Con-Packtor]], [[Vigitente#Toys|Vigitente]])
:[[Meet N' Greets]] ([[Botarazzi#Toys|Botarazzi]], [[Inky Inkerson#Toys|Inky Inkerson]], [[Scribzilla#Toys|Scribzilla]])
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==Notes==
* The instruction leaflets (as well as the official ''BotBots'' website) provide all of the individual BotBot characters with a "Level" of between one and three stars. This corresponds to the illustrated checklist (included in every ''BotBots'' package), depicting the BotBots within a shopping mall. To make each BotBot easier to find on the checklist, the one-starred BotBots are on the ground floor, the two-starred BotBots are on the second tier, and the three-starred BotBots are on the top floor. The star rating appears to have no other purpose, and is not a reliable indicator of rarity. 3-Star 'bots are ''usually'' only available in a single pack, but many one-pack-only 'bots aren't 3-Star rated. None of this is helped by the fact that Series 2 has several discrepancies between the pack-in checklist and website's Levels for many 'bots.
* Promotional material for Series 1 shows two BotBots who are not actually ''in'' Series 1, a baseball and a soccer ball.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fmjc_F0GISU Transformers BotBots Origin Story Sing-Along on YouTube]</ref> Both were moved to later Series.
* All of the characters introduced thus far are entirely new, separate from any traditional Generation 1 characters: a rarity in today's ''Transformers'' toy market.
* On that note, many characters have [[Autobot]] and [[Decepticon]] insignia on them (though the latter has not been found on anyone without the former also present). However, it does not appear that this is meant to indicate factional allegiance… but ''in-universe marketing''. Absolutely no mention of the Autobots, Decepticons, [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], or the like is made in the promotional materials, only "energon". Several 'bots like [[Skillz Punk]] have both faction symbols on them, typically in the context "Autobots vs Decepticons" branding. It looks like in this universe, "Autobots" and "Decepticons" are… well, intellectual property used to advertise products. Meta!
* ''BotBots'' easily has the highest percentage of [[female Transformer]]s in its cast of any ''Transformers'' toyline, and by a stunningly wide margin. In the first two series alone, ''39'' of the 121 characters are female. In fact, it took ''Transformers'' as a whole ''thirty years'' to approach that number of female toy-characters ''period'', and that's including [[BotCon|convention]]-exclusive offerings! (And ''not'' counting toys that had no [[bio]] upon release and were later [[retcon]]ned as female.) As of Series 5, roughly a third of the cast is female, with a few bio-less 'bots and some with no gendered pronouns in their bio at all.

===Foreign names===
*''Mandarin:'' '''Biànxíng Jīngāng Bótǎn Xiǎoxīngrén''' (Taiwan, 變形金剛博坦小星人, "Transformers Bot Little Star People"), '''BotBot Jūntuán''' (China, 啵啵军团 ''Bōbō Jūntuán'', "BotBot Legion")

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/botbots Page on the ''Transformers'' website]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1G3gfw2uISQ7UAKF3sv8-a5O9JinhTITeRJyMGbZZQ04 Google Spreadsheet of all ''BotBots'' pack contents including "minimum buy" for a complete set]

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Diaclone

2024-09-20T10:15:33Z

SoundJack426: /* Train Robo */

{{disambig3|Diaclone}}
[[File:Diaclone GRB logo.png|upright=1.66|thumb|Di...a...cloooooooone!!!]]

'''''Diaclone''''' (ダイアクロン ''Daiakuron'') was one of two [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] toy lines (the other being ''[[Micro Change]]'') from which the earliest [[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]] ''Transformers'' toys came. The line began as a thinly sketched space-age ''{{w|Starship Troopers}}'' riff as the heroic human pilots of the "[[Diaclone (faction)|Diaclone]]" force and the invading forces of the insectoid "[[Waruder]]" menace did battle in old-fashioned 60s-style {{w|super robot|super robots}} over the mysterious energy source known as "Freezon". The toyline made a hard pivot to real-world vehicles with some mumbling about the war entering a covert phase on Earth when robots that doubled as toy cars proved a hit with kids, and the rest is history. ''Diaclone'' has proven perhaps the most enduring of the various [[pre-Transformer|pre-''Transformers'']] brands, subject to a variety of remixes and revivals both within the ''Transformers'' brand and without.

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==Overview==
===Original toyline===
[[File:Diaclone Car Robots Illustration.jpg|upright=1.7|thumb|You thought [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1|the cartoon]] made up the flying thing, didn't you.]]
The ''Diaclone'' toyline was first introduced in [[1980]] with a focus on various piloted robots that could transform into various abstract sci-fi vehicles, bases, and creatures. However, in March [[1982]] toys with [[alternate mode|alt mode]]s based on realistic, present-day vehicles that many Transformers are known for today began to appear as part of the "''Car Robots''" sub-line. The first one was the ''Diaclone'' predecessor of [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys|Sunstreaker]], whom [[Hasbro]] now considers the first fully-fledged transforming car-to-robot toy ever designed.<ref name="hof2010">[http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/movie-news/TRANSFORMERS-HALL-OF-FAME-INAUGURAL-MEMBERS.cfm Hasbro press release for the 2010 Transformers Hall of Fame inductees]</ref> Its vehicle form was based on an older Takara toy, the "Cosmo Countach" from the ''[[Microman]]'' "Micro Command" sub-line released in 1978, which transformed into a half-robot, half-car hybrid.<ref name="command">[http://www5e.biglobe.ne.jp/~mikuro/sub1-6.htm "Micro Command" toys, including the Cosmo Countach]</ref>

Before the [[Transformers brand]] was introduced, Takara directly exported some ''Diaclone'' toys to North America under the brand names ''[[Diakron]]'' and ''[[Kronoform]]'', but those lines met with very little success. French toy company [[Joustra]] also released various Diaclone figures in Europe under the original Japanese name (sporting unique box art), a few exclusive Revell model kits and even an accompanying mini-comic series, but these also faded into obscurity.

In [[1983]], [[Hasbro]] representatives discovered ''Diaclone'' and ''Micro Change'' toys at the [[Tokyo Toy Show]], and soon struck a deal to create the ''Transformers'' brand.

The [[1984]] and [[1985]] [[Autobot Cars]], 1984 [[Decepticon Planes]], 1985 [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s, 1985 [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s, "standard" [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]], [[Trainbot]]s, [[Omnibot (G1)|Omnibot]]s, [[Powerdasher]]s, [[Jumpstarter]]s, [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]], 1984 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Optimus Prime]], and [[1986]] [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Ultra Magnus]] toys all originated from ''Diaclone''. The reason why many of these toys feature opening cockpits, hatches, or seats is that ''Diaclone'' had presented them as lifeless mecha for small driver figures, which were no longer included in their ''Transformers'' incarnation.

When ''Transformers'' proved an unqualified success, plans for a 1985 ''Diaclone'' line were scrapped, and ''Transformers'' was imported to Japan in its place. These aborted toys, which would have been part of a sub-line called ''[[Diaclone#Jizai Gattai|Jizai Gattai]]'' (自在合体, "Limitless Combination") were then incorporated into the ''Transformers'' toyline in 1986 as the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]], [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]], [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]], and [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]].

===''Diaclone'' in ''Transformers''===
====In Japan====
[[File:WFC-Kingdom Deluxe Road Rage.jpg|upright=1.5|thumb|Everyone say "Thank you, Diaclone."]]
In 2002, TakaraTomy's [[The Transformers: Collector's Edition|Collector's Edition]] line branched out from straight-laced Generation 1 re-issues to something that would become a longstanding tradition of the ''Transformers'' brand: the plumbing of unused ''Diaclone'' decoes of ''Transformers'' molds to create new characters. Beginning with a two-pack of [[Crosscut (G1)#Toys|Crosscut]] and [[Road Rage (G1)#Toys|Road Rage]], this first generation of ''Diaclone'' refugees were roundabout one-to-one recreations of the original ''Diaclone'' toys exclusive to TakaraTomy's boutique retailer [[e-HOBBY]], using the already queued up Generation 1 molds. Each character received a whimsical bio from ascended superfan and all-around franchise renaissance man [[Hirofumi Ichikawa]] casting them as "missing" Generation 1 characters in the style of franchise architect [[Bob Budiansky]]'s original character profiles.

This practice made the jump to the big leagues in 2013, when the big-budget ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' line built up enough ''Car Robots'' molds to begin fishing for [[redeco]]es, beginning with former mail-away exclusive ''Diaclone'' derivative [[Tigertrack]]. Things really kicked into gear two years later with the release of a [[Bluestreak (G1)/toys#MP18B|blue ''Diaclone'' version of Bluestreak]], whose bio established a longstanding mystery plot as story elements from the ''Diaclone'' toyline's scant fiction began leaking into the world of the Transformers. This storyline (again by Ichikawa)<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Not all, but yes. I wrote most of Diaclone/Micro Change repaints bios, except MP Tigertrack/Clamp Down/Bluestreak/Enemy & other cassettes (though I did original e-Hobby and Encore).|link=https://twitter.com/Hirovmi/status/1604695336206815233|site=Twitter|name=Hirofumi Ichikawa|year=2022|month=12|day=18}}</ref> reached a fever pitch with the release of ''Masterpiece'' [[Spin-Out (G1)|Spin-Out]] in 2020, whose bio ''textually'' identified him as a Diaclone mecha brought to life as a Cybertronian by mysterious alien technology!
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====In the United States====
[[File:C-81ripsBeet-ChitfromZaptrap-CMW.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|Insert your own Alien reference.]]
The return of ''Diaclone'' to Hasbro markets began with Hasbro's equivalent to e-HOBBY, [[Fun Publications]], finding their own use for ''Diaclone'' decoes as characters in their topsy turvy'' [[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' franchise where the heroic Decepticons battled the evil forces of the Autobots, beginning in 2009 with ''Shattered Glass'' [[Ironhide (SG)|Ironhide]]. As Fun Publications' stories ballooned in scope in the years to come, it was revealed that the "[[Transcendent Technomorph]]s," impassive observers at the heart of the ''Transformers'' multiverse, had charted out a distant [[universal stream|cluster of universes]] that they named "[[Cymond]]," wherein the settings of the various pre-''Transformers'' toylines, Diaclone included, were theoretically imported wholesale into Fun Publications' metafictional in-universe constellation of ''Transformers'' franchises.

Fun Publications put their money where their mouth was with "[[Cybertron's Most Wanted]]" the 2015 theme of [[BotCon]], Hasbro's official ''Transformers'' convention. This year's convention exclusive comic chronicled the incursion of ''Diaclone''{{'}}s [[Waruder]] antagonists straight into the TransTech homeworld of [[Axiom Nexus]] and the subsequent collaboration between ''Diaclone''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s heroic Dianaut pilots and the inhabitants of Axiom Nexus to repel the Waruder invaders. Accordingly, BotCon 2015's grab bag of exclusive figures included redecoes of existing ''Transformers'' toys into the first toys of the original Waruder and [[Diaclone (faction)|Diaclone]] factions in nearly thirty years! Fun Publications continued to produce the odd bit of ''Diaclone'' fiction here and there right up until the very last day of their stewardship of the ''Transformers'' license in 2016, with the [[King Waruder]] included in their final batch of character profiles.
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====Going worldwide====
[[File:TF-Shattered-Glass-Collection-Ultra-Magnus.jpg|upright=1.5|thumb|The Mother, the Maiden, and the Skeletor.]]
Following the realization of Hasbro and TakaraTomy's initiative to standardize the global presence of the ''Transformers'' brand in 2018, ''[[Generations Selects (franchise)|Generations Selects]]'', the exclusive-oriented arm of the the ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' super-brand, picked up where e-HOBBY and Fun Publications left off. Since its inception, ''Generations Selects'' has placed a noticeable focus on updates of pre-existing ''Diaclone''-inspired characters, as well as fresh ''Diaclone'' remixes of their own, albeit with [[DK-2 Guard|somewhat less elaborate characterizations]]. Perhaps the most fantastical ''Diaclone''-related feat thus far in this new era has sprung from the adjacent ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Shattered Glass Collection|Shattered Glass Collection]]'' subline, with the announcement of a 2022 Leader class figure triple billed as a ''[[Ultra Magnus (SG)|Shattered Glass]]'', a [[Delta Magnus|Masterpiece]], ''and'' an [[Magna Convoy|e-HOBBY]] character, all three of which were inspired by a single ''Diaclone'' toy!
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===The return===
[[File:Diaclone Reboot Illustration.jpg|upright=1.5|thumb|We're Back! A Diaclone Story]]
The ''Diaclone'' brand proper was revived by TakaraTomy in 2016 as a boutique property aimed at adult collectors with a strong focus on re-imaginings of toys from the original line. Proceeding more or less chronologically through ''Diaclone'' history, the first overlap with the ''Transformers'' brand came in 2019 with a wave centered around the Dashers, the ancestors of ''Transformers''' Powerdasher trio. In 2021, a new version of Battle Convoy, the toy that became Optimus Prime, was released. This was followed in short order with a new iteration of Powered Convoy, the ancestor of Ultra Magnus, in 2022. Will this lead to more re-imaginings of ''Car Robots'' toys? And how does Takara's ''Masterpiece'' plotline fit in to all this? Only time will tell.
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==Toy range (incomplete)==
The following list covers all ''Diaclone'' releases that were later rereleased as ''Transformers'' toys or otherwise inspired ''Transformers'' concepts. ''Diaclone'' molds with no ''Transformers'' relation are generally not listed as they fall outside the purview of this site.
===Early ''Diaclone''===
A handful of the more fantastical toys from ''Diaclone's'' early years that were passed over for the ''Transformers'' toyline have inspired fiction-only characters, mostly in the form of background easter eggs.

;1980
[[File:G One to Dimicron Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=2.9|right|"I've connected the two dots." "You didn't connect scrap." "I've connected them." ([[Statue of The One]] pictured left, Robot Base and [[Dimicron Prime]] pictured right. Click through for more info.)]]
*'''Dia-Battles''' — Used as inspiration for [[Stormbringer]].
**'''DA-01 Dia Battles V2''' (2016) — itself inspired by the original Dia-Battles, this toy from the 2016 ''Diaclone'' reboot was used as inspiration for the ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' incarnation of [[Magmatron#Beast Wars: Uprising|Magmatron]].
::*''Known designers:'' [[Motoki Takaya]] (TakaraTomy)
*'''Diaclone Pilots'''/"Dianauts" — the heroic human pilot minifigures packaged with various Diaclone mecha were used as inspiration for the subtly named toy characters [[Dia Cinders|Dia]], [[Cline]], and [[Diac]], as well as the fiction-only character [[Chifumi Takahashi]].
*'''Robot Base''' — The ''Diaclone'' franchise mascot and guy in the logo, this famous (in Japan) toy better known as "''Great'' Robot Base" was used as inspiration for [[Dimicron Prime]], the [[Town Commander]] representing ''TakaraTomy themselves'' in the [[Cybertron Satellite]] promotion.
**In perhaps the most esoteric pull in ''Diaclone'' history, the [[Microman#GiantRobo|earliest known prototype]]<ref>{{citesocial|quote=The large robot's transformation mechanism was based on the prototype for the unreleased Microman toy, Giant Robo G-1. This robot would later evolve into Diaclone Robot Base.|link=https://twitter.com/_necronomitron_/status/1631449712376315904|site= Twitter|name=Koji Igarashi in p.104 of ''Diaclone World Guide'', translated by Necronomitron|year=2023|month=03|day=03}}</ref> of Great Robot Base was separately used as inspiration for [[Statue of The One|an effigy]] of the mysterious deity known only as [[The One]].
{{toydesigner|[[Tsutomu Inoue]] and [[Ken Ichikawa]] (TakaraTomy),<ref>''Takara SF Land'' by [[Kōji Igarashi]], p49,117.</ref> [[Kazutaka Miyatake]] and [[Shōji Kawamori]] ([[Studio Nue]])<ref>''Diaclone World Guide'' by [[Kōji Igarashi]], p88.</ref>}}
*'''Power Base''' — modular bases inspired the [[flight stand]] in [[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]] named [[TF Power Base]].
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;1981
[[File:Exarchon vs Dia Attacker.jpg|thumb|250px|right]]
*'''Big Powered''' — Loosely inspired the [[Big Powered|combined mode of the same name]] in late Generation 1 subline ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#Zone|Transformers: Zone]]''.<ref>"当初はソニックボンバーとダイアトラスの2体だけの予定でしたが、開発途中で「もう1体を追加、3体を合体させて巨大ジェットにす「る」という方針変更がありました。この大型ジェットの名前は「ビッグパワード」で巨大なパワードマスターという意味と、ダイアクロンのアイテム名のダブルミーニングでした。" - [[TakaraTomy]] designer [[Motoki Takaya]] in an interview on ''Transformers: Zone'' in ''Takara SF Land Evolution'', p 90</ref>
*'''Dia-Attacker''' — Used as inspiration for the original form of [[Exarchon]], arch-villain of the [[2019 IDW continuity|2019-2022 IDW comics]].
{{toydesigner|[[Kazutaka Miyatake]] and [[Shōji Kawamori]] ([[Studio Nue]])<ref name = "Legend">"Legend of Diaclone" feature by [[Kōji Igarashi]] and [[Kōji Shimada]] in issue 231 of ''[[Figure Ō]]'' (November 2015)</ref>}}
*'''Warudaros''' — Used as inspiration for the [[Storm Rider]] toy, which was itself then [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as [[King Waruder]], a riff on the ''Diaclone'' character "''Emperor'' Waruder." We've come full circle or something.
*'''Waruder Pilots''' — The insectoid opposite number of the heroic Diaclone pilots packed with the Insector Robo, Warudaros, and others, these minifigures were used as inspiration for the [[Beet-Chit]], [[Ripper (Diaclone)|Ripper]], [[Thrasher (Diaclone)|Thrasher]], [[Crusher (Diaclone)|Crusher]], and [[Buzzer (Diaclone)|Buzzer]] toys, as well as their leader, a Thrasher repurpose named [[King Waruder|Daros]].
;1982
*'''Fortress Robot X''' — Used as inspiration for, ah, [[Fortress X]].
{{toydesigner|[[Kazutaka Miyatake]] and [[Shōji Kawamori]] ([[Studio Nue]])<ref name = "Legend"/>}}
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===1981===
====Dashers====
[[File:Diaclone Powerdashers.jpg|upright=1.6|thumb]]
The eldest ''Diaclone'' molds in ''Transformers'' that rather noticeably predate the "in disguise" part, the Dashers were released with minor changes as the [[Powerdasher]]s. Each was released solely as "Powerdasher" and the toys did not receive individual ''Transformers'' names until decades later. Said names were sourced directly from their releases in ''Diaclone''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[Joustra#Joustra Diaclone|idiosyncratic European branch]] headed by French licensee [[Joustra]].

*'''Sky Dasher''' — Blue torso was changed to black. Also released under the name "Sky Robot" as a Revell model kit in Europe. ([[Cromar#Toys|Cromar]])
*'''Drill Dasher''' — Released virtually unchanged. Also released under the name "Drill Robot" as a Revell model kit in Europe. ([[Zetar (G1)#Toys|Zetar]])
*'''F-1 Dasher''' — Blue legs were changed to black. Also released under the name "F-1 Robot" as a Revell model kit in Europe. ([[Aragon#Toys|Aragon]])
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====Gats Blocker====
[[File:Gats Blocker with keshi.jpg|250px|thumb|Gats Blocker's "keshi" is the white carded thing.]]
'''Gats Blocker''', better known by its localized names "'''Multi-Force'''" or "'''Multiforce 14'''", is probably the most well known ''Diaclone'' toy in the western world ''not'' in the primary ''The Transformers'' assortment due to its omnipresence in ''Diaclone''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[Diakron|American]] and [[Joustra#Joustra Diaclone|European]] incarnations. Its path to becoming relevant to the world of ''Transformers'' was a real elaborate one:

For context, the items on this page are nowhere near the sum total of the products in the ''Diaclone'' franchise. In addition to its main line, ''Diaclone'' produced a bevvy of cheaper merchandise of many of its designs, including a series of [[decoy]]-adjacent simplified rubber figures known as "{{w|keshi}}." One such rubber figure of Gats Blocker was knocked off and turned into a clock(???) to produce the prolific bootleg "19-in-1 Robot Clock."<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Takara made Diaclone’s Gats Blocker into keshi. It may have been sold individually, but I’ve only seen the set (which had rubber pilots).
It was used to make the KO “19 in 1 Robot Clock”. I don’t know the AVI France version, but I’ve never seen the clock in a legitimate release.|link=https://twitter.com/_necronomitron_/status/1568661940632944647|site=Twitter|name=Necronomitron|year=2022|month=09|day=22}}</ref> Somehow, some way, this bootleg then wormed its way into the 1985 ''Transformers'' slate as the enigmatic French exclusive [[Horloge Robot]], produced in association with the Generation 1 cartoon's French broadcaster [[Canal (company)|Canal]].<ref>[https://twitter.com/tfwiki/status/1672553793995657216?s=20 Photographs of 14 Pieces] at the official TFWiki Twitter</ref> The original toy separately inspired an [[Gats Blocker Autobot|unnamed background comic character]].
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===1982 - ''Car Robots''===
====''Car Robots''====
Both ''Diaclone'''s only proper [[subline imprint]] and the most significant assortment to ''Transformers'' history by a wide margin, ''Car Robots'' is the source of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] himself as well as the entirety of the 1984-1985 [[Autobot Cars]]. More abstractly, it eventually served as the inspiration for the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|2000 ''Transformers'' franchise]] of the same name. While most of ''Diaclone''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s themed subgroups were designed by a single team, the sheer size of ''Car Robots'' necessitated more variety. Thus, figures are credited individually in this section:

;Individual figures
[[File:Diaclone Car Robots.jpg|upright=3|thumb|Hey that truck guy looks familiar.]]

*'''No. 1 Countach LP500S''' — The ''Diaclone'' red deco was changed to yellow for release as [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#Toys|Sunstreaker]]. The red deco was used as inspiration for [[Spin-Out (G1)|Spin-Out]] and the red [[Sunstreaker clone]]s.
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)}}
*'''No. 2 Onebox Cherry Vanette''' — The ''Diaclone'' black deco was changed to red for release as [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Toys|Ironhide]]. The original deco was later released as "[[Ironhide (G1)/toys#black|Ironhide Protect Black]]" and was used as inspiration for ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Ironhide (SG)|Ironhide]] and the [[DK-2 Guard]].
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)}}
*'''No. 3 Countach Patrol Car Type''' — Not released as a Transformer but later used as inspiration for [[Cordon (G1)|Cordon]] and the white [[Sunstreaker clone]]s.
*'''No. 4 Onebox Ambulance Type''' — The ''Diaclone'' deco was virtually unchanged for release as [[Ratchet (G1)/toys#Toys|Ratchet]].
*'''No. 5 4WD Hilux''' — The ''Diaclone'' black deco was virtually unchanged for release as [[Trailbreaker (G1)/toys#Toys|Trailbreaker]]. The ''Diaclone'' version was also available in blue and yellow decoes; the blue deco was used as inspiration for [[Breaker (G1)|DK-3 Breaker]] and ''Shattered Glass'' [[Trailbreaker (SG)|Trailbreaker]] while the yellow deco was used as inspiration for [[Riggorus]].
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)}}
*'''No. 6 Honda City R''' — The ''Diaclone'' silver deco was virtually unchanged for release as [[Crosscut (G1)#Toys|Crosscut]]. The ''Diaclone'' version was also available in red, which was used as inspiration for [[Reboost]].
{{toydesigner|[[Shōji Kawamori]] ([[Studio Nue]])}}
*'''No. 7 Fairlady Z''' — The ''Diaclone'' blue deco was changed to silver for release as [[Bluestreak (G1)/toys#Toys|Bluestreak]]. The original deco was later used as inspiration for [[Silverstreak#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Silverstreak]], ''Shattered Glass'' [[Bluestreak (SG)|Bluestreak]], and a gazillion variant decoes of regular Bluestreak toys. The ''Diaclone'' version was also available in a silver deco with a black hood that inspired Bluestreak's [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]] [[character model]].
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)}}
*'''No. 8 4WD Wrecker Type''' — The ''Diaclone'' red deco was changed to green for release as [[Hoist (G1)/toys#Toys|Hoist]]. The red deco was used as inspiration for [[Lift-Ticket (Diaclone)|Lift-Ticket]] and ''Shattered Glass'' [[Hoist (SG)|Hoist]]. The ''Diaclone'' version was also available in blue as part of the "Double Set" (see below).
*'''No. 9 Honda City Turbo''' — The ''Diaclone'' blue deco was virtually unchanged for release as [[Skids (G1)#Toys|Skids]]. The ''Diaclone'' version was also available in black and red decos, the former of which was used as inspiration for [[Burn Out (Diaclone)|Burn Out]] and ''Shattered Glass'' [[Skids (SG)|Skids]].
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy), [[Shōji Kawamori]] ([[Studio Nue]])}}
*'''No.10 Fire Engine Ladder Car for High-Rise Buildings'''/"Fire Truck Long Ladder Type"<ref group="A" name="fire">Car Robo No. 10 is named "Fire Engine Ladder Car for High-Rise Buildings" (消防自動車高層ビル用ハシゴ車) in combined kanji/katakana on its packaging, but "Fire Truck Long Ladder Type" in English.</ref> — The ''Diaclone'' deco was virtually unchanged for release as [[Inferno (G1)/toys#Toys|Inferno]].
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy), [[Shōji Kawamori]] ([[Studio Nue]])}}
*'''No.11 Fairlady Z Racing'''/"Fairlady Z Racing Type 280 ZX Turbo"<ref group="A" name="racing">Car Robo No. 11 is simply named "Fairlady Z Racing" (フェアレディＺレーシング) in katakana on its packaging, but "Fairlady Z Racing Type 280 ZX Turbo" in English.</ref> — The ''Diaclone'' deco was virtually unchanged for release as [[Smokescreen (G1)/toys#Toys|Smokescreen]].
*'''No.12 J59 Jeep''' — The ''Diaclone'' deco was virtually unchanged for release as [[Hound (G1)/toys#Toys|Hound]].
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)}}
*'''No.13 Police Car Fairlady Z''' — The ''Diaclone'' deco was virtually unchanged for release as [[Prowl (G1)/toys#Toys|Prowl]].
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)}}
*'''No.14 Porsche 935 Turbo''' — The ''Diaclone'' deco was virtually unchanged for release as [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Toys|Jazz]].
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)}}
*'''No.15 New Countach LP500S''' — The ''Diaclone'' red deco was virtually unchanged for release as [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Toys|Sideswipe]]. The ''Diaclone'' version was also available in a yellow deco, which later became the basis for the ''Transformers'' figure [[Tigertrack#Toys|Tigertrack]]. At least one recorded specimen exists of a third, super-rare black [[variant]] unlikely to have ever seen full production.<ref>[https://www.tf-1.com/articles/pretf_frame.php?art=blackswipe Discovery and authentication of "Black Sideswipe"] at Transformers One</ref>
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)}}
*'''No.16 F-1 Ligier JS11''' — The ''Diaclone'' blue deco was virtually unchanged for release as [[Mirage (G1)/toys#Toys|Mirage]]. A red version of the ''Diaclone'' figure was exclusively available with the Powered Convoy DX Set (see below).
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy), [[Shōji Kawamori]] ([[Studio Nue]])}}
*'''No.17 Battle Convoy''' — The ''Diaclone'' deco was virtually unchanged for release as [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Toys|Optimus Prime]].
{{toydesigner|[[Hiroyuki Obara]] (TakaraTomy), [[Shōji Kawamori]] ([[Studio Nue]])}}
*'''No.18 Lancia Stratos Turbo''' — The ''Diaclone'' deco was virtually unchanged for release as [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Toys|Wheeljack]]. The ''Diaclone'' version was also available in a different deco and head, which was used as inspiration for [[Exhaust]].
{{toydesigner|[[Hiroyuki Obara]] (TakaraTomy)}}
*'''No.19 New Countach LP500S Police Car Type'''/"New Countach Police Car LP500S"<ref group="A" name="policecountach">Car Robo No. 19 is named "New Countach LP500S Police Car Type" (ニューカウンタックLP500S ポリスカータイプ) in katakana on its packaging, but "New Countach Police Car LP500S" in English.</ref> — The ''Diaclone'' police deco was changed to a fire chief deco for release as [[Red Alert (G1)/toys#Toys|Red Alert]]. The original deco was later released as [[Clampdown (G1)#Toys|Clampdown]].
*'''No.20 Crane Car'''/"Truck Crane"<ref group="A" name="truckcrane">Car Robo No. 20 is named "Crane Car" (クレーン車) in combined katakana/kanji on its packaging, but "Truck Crane" in English.</ref> — The ''Diaclone'' deco was virtually unchanged for release as [[Grapple (G1)#Toys|Grapple]].
*'''No.21 Corvette Stingray''' — The ''Diaclone'' red deco was changed to blue for release as [[Tracks (G1)/toys#Toys|Tracks]]. The ''Diaclone'' red deco was released as Tracks in Europe and later as [[Road Rage (G1)#Toys|Road Rage]], and also inspired [[Tracks (SG)|''Shattered Glass'' Tracks]]. The ''Diaclone'' version also received a Finnish exclusive black deco, which was used as inspiration for [[Loudpedal#Masterpiece|Loudpedal]] and the [[Black Tracks|Tracks clone]].
{{toydesigner|[[Hiroyuki Obara]] (TakaraTomy)}}
[[File:Diaclone Powered Convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.7|All the more rare due to being subjected to rain, steam, and – yes – fireworks in Diaclone commercials.]]

*'''Powered Convoy''' — The ''Diaclone'' deco was (more or less) reversed for release as [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Toys|Ultra Magnus]]. The original deco was later released as "[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#MoviePreview|Ultra Magnus Yokokuhen Version]]". The more common ''Diaclone'' version was available with flat grey plastic parts for his trailer, but a rarer variant changed those to [[vacuum metallizing|chromed]] parts. latter version was also available as part of the "Powered Convoy DX Set" (see below). The "Powered Buggy" (パワードバギー) accessory was excised from all ''Transformers'' releases, though it did inspire the fiction-only character [[Delta Magnus#Notes|Powerdrive]]. The original ''Diaclone'' deco was used as inspiration for [[Delta Magnus]], [[Magna Convoy]], and ''Shattered Glass'' [[Ultra Magnus (SG)|Ultra Magnus]].
{{toydesigner|[[Hiroyuki Obara]] (TakaraTomy), [[Shōji Kawamori]] ([[Studio Nue]])}}

;Giftsets
*'''Double Set''' — blue version of No. 8 4WD Wrecker Type and silver version of No. 6 Honda City R, called "Honda City S" for this set.
*'''Powered Convoy DX Set''' — the rarer variant of Powered Convoy with chromed parts for his trailer, along with a red version of No.16 F-1 Ligier JS11 that was exclusive to this set, and an equally exclusive variation of the rare black version of No.15 New Countach LP500S, but now with some parts in blue instead of black plastic in robot mode and additional Lamborghini badge stickers on his doors that weren't present on ''any'' previous version of the figure. This second black version of the New Countach later became the basis for the ''Transformers'' figure [[Deep Cover#Toys|Deep Cover]].

;Notes
<references group="A" />
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===1983 - Trains, Planes, and Insecticons===
====Baku-Ten Attack Robo====
[[File:Diaclone Jumpstarters.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]
The final sci-fi vehicles in the original ''Diaclone'' range (give or take a dinosaur), the Baku-Ten Attack Robo (爆転アタックロボ, roughly "Explosive Flip Attack Robo") were released in the ''Transformers'' line as the [[Jumpstarter]]s. As the name suggests, in its original context the Attack Robo's spring-loaded gimmick was intended as less of an [[autotransformation]] and more of a [[Bot Shots (toyline)|''Bot Shots'']]-esque "pullback attack" feature for harassing Waruders, pets, siblings etc. The Jumpstarters are particularly notable as the only ''Diaclone'' molds in ''Transformers'' not released in Takara's own market. Perhaps they were spooked by Hasbro's [[Jumpstarter#Notes|legal troubles]].

* '''Drill Tank Type''' — Available in two decoes. Dark blue limbs with grey chest or dark blue limbs with red chest. ''Transformers'' releases [[Twin Twist (G1)|Twin Twist]]/[[Salt-Man Z]]/[[Robot-Man Z]] all utilized completely new decoes. The red deco was used as inspiration for (sigh) [[Twin Twist (G1)#Legacy|"Diaclone Universe Twin Twist."]]
* '''Jet Type''' — Available in two decoes. Dark blue chest with red limbs or dark blue chest with grey limbs. ''Transformers'' releases [[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]]/[[Salt-Man X]]/[[Robot-Man X]] all utilized completely new decoes.
{{toydesigner|[[Takashi Matsuda]] (TakaraTomy)}}
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====Jet Plane F-15 Robo====
[[File:Diaclone Seekers.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]
First released in the short-lived ''Real & Robo'' rebrand of ''Car Robots'' to encompass other real-world vehicles, the F-15 Robo mold was the source for the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]]. The black and purple deco used for [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Toys|Skywarp]] was created for the ''Transformers'' line. The decoes and remolded wings for the [[Conehead]]s were also original to ''The Transformers''.

* '''Ultrafast fighter type''' ([[Starscream (G1)/toys#Toys|Starscream]])
* '''Acrobat type''' ([[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Toys|Thundercracker]])
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)}}
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====Insecter Robo====
[[File:Diaclone Insecticons.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb]]
The only "bad guy" mechs from ''Diaclone'' to make their way into ''Transformers'', the Waruder-piloted Insector Robo were released as the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] with new purple, black, and yellow decoes. Much later, the ''Diaclone'' decos were used for the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive [[Insecticon clone|Insecticon Clones]].

;Individual figures
*'''Kabutron'''/"Beetle-Type" ([[Bombshell (G1)#Toys|Bombshell]]/[[Salvo (G1)#Toys|Salvo]])
*'''Battas'''/"Grasshopper-Type" ([[Kickback (G1)#Toys|Kickback]]/[[Shothole#Toys|Shothole]])
*'''[[Kuwagatrer]]'''/"Lammelicorns-Type" ([[Shrapnel (G1)#Toys|Shrapnel]]/[[Zaptrap#Toys|Zaptrap]])
{{toydesigner|[[Takashi Matsuda]] (TakaraTomy)}}

;Giftsets
*'''Insector Robo 3 Figure Set''', contains "Beetle-Type" Kabutron, "Grasshopper-Type" Battas and "Lammelicorns-Type" Kuwagatrer
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====Train Robo====
[[File:Diaclone Trainbots.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb]]
The year's showstopper was another ''Real & Robo'' entry: the Train Robo series. The first-ever combiner as we think of them today, the Train Robo were made up of six individual train engines that could combine into a single massive robot or into, you know, a train. Modular plastic train track accessories were included with each figure to facilitate that second one that were dropped for their eventual ''Transformers'' releases. The Train Robo molds were passed up for the 1984 and 1985 assortments (likely due to the relative unpopularity of their alternate modes outside of train-tastic Japan) and did not become Transformers until the debut of the Takara-exclusive ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (franchise)#Headmasters|Headmasters]]'' sub-franchise in 1987.

There were two color variations released for the ''Diaclone'' line, making 12 individual trains total: Numbers 1-6 were standard retail decoes released both individually and as a gift set. It was this deco that was rereleased virtually unchanged for release as [[Raiden]] and his components the [[Trainbot]]s. Numbers 7-12 are much rarer and were never released as a giftset. These decoes were used as inspiration for [[G Liner]] and the "prototype Trainbots." The profoundly off-model ''Diaclone'' catalog artwork seen right separately inspired Raiden's "[[:File:MPG Raiden Shiden.jpg|Special Formation Shiden]]" produced via the scrambling of the two teams.

;Individual figures
*'''No. 1 {{w|Tōkaidō Shinkansen|Tōkaidō}} {{w|0 Series Shinkansen|Shinkansen}}''' ("Machliner", [[Shouki#Toys|Shouki]])
*'''No. 2 {{w|JNR Class EF65|Class EF65}} {{w|Blue Train (Japan)|Blue Train}}''' ("Nightliner", [[Getsuei#Toys|Getsuei]])
*'''No. 3 {{w|Tōhoku Shinkansen|Tōhoku}}-{{w|Jōetsu Shinkansen|Jōetsu}} {{w|200 Series Shinkansen|Shinkansen}}''' ("Snowliner", [[Yukikaze (G1)#Toys|Yukikaze]])
*'''No. 4 {{w|Tōkaidō Main Line|Tokai Type}} {{w|153 series|153 Series}} Express Train''' ("Stormliner", [[Suiken#Toys|Suiken]])
*'''No. 5 L-{{w|Limited express|Limited Express}} {{w|485 series|485 Series}} Limited Express Train''' ("Plainliner", [[Seizan#Toys|Seizan]])
*'''No. 6 {{w|JNR Class DE10|Class DE10}} Diesel Locomotive''' ("Powerliner", [[Kaen#Toys|Kaen]])
*'''No. 7 Tōkaidō Shinkansen, Metallic Type''' ("Silverliner", [[Ginou]])
*'''No. 8 {{w|JNR Class ED76|ED76}}, Blue Train-Towing Train''' ("Battleliner", "[[Battle]]")
*'''No. 9 {{w|Doctor Yellow|Dr. Yellow}} Shinkansen, Comprehensive Rail Inspection''' ("Yellowliner", [[Yamabuki]])
*'''No. 10 KuHa {{w|113 series|111 Type}} Express Train''' ("Miracleliner", "[[Miracle (G1)|Miracle]]")
*'''No. 11 L-Limited Express {{w|583 series|583 Series}} Sleeper Train''' ("Thunderliner", "[[Thunder (G1)|Thunder]]")
*'''No. 12 DE10, Diesel Locomotive, Crystal Type''' ("Crystalliner", "[[Crystal (G1)|Crystal]]")
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)}}

;Giftsets
*'''Train Robo 6 Figure Formation DX Set''', collects No. 1 Tōkaidō 0 Series Shinkansen, No. 2 EF65-1000 Blue Train, No. 3 Tōhoku Jōetsu 200 Series Shinkansen, No. 4 Tōkaidō Main Line 153 Express Train, No. 5 L-Limited express 485 and No. 6 DE10 Diesel Locomotive.
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===1984 - DINOSAUR ATTACK===
====Construction Vehicle Robo====
[[File:Diaclone Constructicons.jpg|upright=2|thumb|Not quite ready to devastate.]]

The original ''Diaclone'' decos featured predominantly blue [[combiner]] parts. All six received new, uniform green and purple color schemes for release in the ''Transformers'' line as the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s. The figures were also available as part of the [[The Transformers (European toyline)|European release]] of the ''Transformers'' toyline in yellow instead of green, and were later also re-released in yellow as part of the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' toyline in the United States and Canada, plus rarer orange [[variant]]s that were only available in the United States.

;Individual figures
*'''No. 1 Bulldozer''' — orange. ([[Bonecrusher (G1)/toys#Toys|Bonecrusher]])
*'''No. 2 Power Shovel''' — orange. ([[Scavenger (G1)/toys#Toys|Scavenger]])
*'''No. 3 Shovel-Dozer'''/"Tractor Shovel"<ref group="B" name="shovel">The individually released Construction Vehicle Robo No. 3 is named "Shovel-Dozer" (ショベルドーザー) in katakana, but "Tractor Shovel" in English. The "Build Combination 6 Figure Set" giftset still calls the figure "Shovel-Dozer" in katakana, but now has reversed the order of the two parts of the English name to "Shovel Tractor".</ref> — orange. ([[Scrapper (G1)/toys#Toys|Scrapper]])
*'''No. 4 Truck Crane''' — red. ([[Hook (G1)/toys#Toys|Hook]])
*'''No. 5 Dump Truck''' — red. ([[Long Haul (G1)/toys#Toys|Long Haul]])
*'''No. 6 Mixer Truck'''/"Concrete Mixer"<ref group="B" name="mixer">Construction Vehicle Robo No. 6 is named "Mixer Truck" (ミキサー車) in combined katakana/kanji, but "Concrete Mixer" in English. This is repeated with the "Build Combination 6 Figure Set" giftset.</ref>— red. ([[Mixmaster (G1)/toys#Toys|Mixmaster]])
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)}}

;Giftsets
*'''Build Combination 6 Figure Set''', contains No. 1 Bulldozer, No. 2 Power Shovel, No. 3 Shovel-Dozer/"Shovel Tractor",<ref group="B" name="shovel"/> No. 4 Truck Crane, No. 5 Dump Truck and No. 6 Mixer Truck/"Concrete Mixer".<ref group="B" name="mixer"/> A later running change variant of the [[giftset]] changed the main color of both Truck Crane and Concrete Mixer from red to blue, while the combiner parts were changed from blue to red. These versions were only available as part of the giftset.

;Notes
<references group="B" />
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====Dinosaur Robo====
[[File:Diaclone Dinobots.jpg|thumb|upright=2|And not a [[Shockwave_(G1)/Marvel_Comics_continuity#Marvel_The_Transformers_comics|cyclops]] nor a [[Savage_Land#Marvel_The_Transformers_comics|tar pit]] in sight.]]

The Dinosaur Robo molds became the [[Dinobot (G1)#Toys|Dinobots]] in ''Transformers''. Duh. The Dinosaur Robo were the heroes of a pretty elaborate swerve in that year's storyline where the Waruder started dropping organic dinosaurs on Tokyo with time portals. Yes, really. All of the TF releases had softer plastic in certain places. There were also several differences in decoes between the ''Diaclone'' and ''Transformers'' versions, mostly the replacement of blue paint with red.

*'''Tyrannosaurus''' ([[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Toys|Grimlock]])
*'''Triceratops''' ([[Slag (G1)/toys#Toys|Slag]])
*'''Brontosaurus''' ([[Sludge (G1)#Toys|Sludge]])
*'''Stegosaurus''' ([[Snarl (G1)#Toys|Snarl]])
*'''Pteranodon''' ([[Swoop (G1)/toys#Toys|Swoop]], ''Diaclone'' deco inspired Swoop's animation model)
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy), [[Shōji Kawamori]] ([[Studio Nue]])<ref>Only Grimlock and Sludge are confirmed for Kawamori.</ref>}}
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====Double Changers====
[[File:Diaclone Omnibots.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb]]
Notably peculiar as some of the only cars released outside of the ''Car Robots'' subline, the Double Changers were released as the [[Omnibot (G1)#Generation 1|Omnibots]].

*'''No.1 Savanna RX-7''' ([[Camshaft (G1)#Toys|Camshaft]])
*'''No.2 Ferrari BB''' ([[Overdrive#Toys|Overdrive]])
*'''No.3 Celica XX''' ([[Downshift (G1)#Toys|Downshift]])
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)}}
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====Triplechangers====
[[File:Diaclone Overcharge and Rotorbolt.jpg|upright=1.6|thumb]]
Only the Jet Fighter Type [[Triple Changer]] was ever released in the ''Transformers'' line, but the Helicopter Type later inspired three fiction-only characters. [[Astrotrain (G1)/toys#Toys|Astrotrain]] and [[Octane#Toys|Octane]] may have been in development when the change to the ''Transformers'' brand occurred. See below for more.

*'''No. 1 Jet Fighter Type''' — The ''Diaclone'' dark green and white deco was changed to purple and beige for release as [[Blitzwing (G1)/toys#Toys|Blitzwing]]. The original deco was later released as [[Overcharge (G1)#Toys|Overcharge]].
*'''No. 2 Helicopter Type''' — Not released as a Transformer, but used as inspiration for the fiction-only characters [[Rotorbolt (Timelines)|Rotorbolt]], [[Skyklik]], and [[Fumes]].
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)}}
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===Posthumous ''Diaclone''===
''Diaclone''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s final contribution to the ''Transformers'' brand came in the form of the bevvy of product halfway through the pipeline when the line was shelved in favor of ''Transformers'' in 1985. This is widely postulated to be the source of the bulk of the new-mold Takara vehicle Transformers for the years of 1984 through 1986. While there is no hard delineation where Takara "stopped making ''Diaclone''" and "started making ''Transformers''", June 1985 can be seen as something of a "final deadline" as the month where Takara debuted ''The Transformers'' at the [[Tokyo Toy Show]] trade show and Hasbro began shipping design bibles full of data on the 1986 toy assortments to [[Marvel Productions|Marvel]] and [[Sunbow Productions]].

====Triplechangers Reloaded====
*A ''Diaclone'' patent of a locomotive/space shuttle robot presumably slated for a second wave of [[Triple Changer]]s filed in December 1984 is pretty unmistakably a near-finalized [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]].
*This one's pushing it, but a very early concept draft of a tanker truck/jet robot<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=134963706680747&set=a.129078730602578 ''Diaclone'' concept art of Octane at the Space Bridge Transformers Archive]</ref> with a transformation scheme that can be pegged to the earliest known prototype<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=134963740014077&set=a.129078730602578 ''Diaclone''(ish) Octane prototype at the Space Bridge Transformers Archive]</ref> of [[Octane]] can be dated to March 2, 1985.

{{anchor|Jizai Gattai}}

====The Scramble Saga====
[[File:Takara SF Land Pre-Menasor.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4|''Diaclone'' Menasor's transparent thigh high boots were deemed too saucy by Hasbro S&P.]]
"Jizai Gattai" (自在合体, roughly "Limitless Combination"), later "Diaclone Scramble Combination" (ダイアクロン・スクランブル合体 ''Daiakuron Scramble Gattai''),<ref name = "TTMU">[https://twitter.com/syncson/status/1195937750957969409?s=21 "Diaclone Scramble Combination" trade show display] taken from a December 1984 trade journal presented in ''The Toys That Made Us''.</ref> was to be the primary theme for ''Diaclone''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s 1985 assortment, a modular play pattern consisting of smaller robots that could form arms or legs for larger torsos, all centered around one of ''Diaclone''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s trademark baseformers. This concept was refitted for Transformers and became the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#2010|''Scramble City'']] subline of the Japanese ''Transformers'' toyline, also known as the "[[Special Teams]]" in the European toyline or "all those 1986 combiner guys" in the United States. The central base became [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]].

"Jizai Gattai" prototypes known to have been developed into specific Transformers include:
*'''New Robot Base''' — developed into [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]].<ref name = "SFLand">''Takara SF Land'' p. 113</ref> Pre-production ''Diaclone'' deco later recycled into [[Metrotitan (G1)|Metrotitan]].<ref>"Hasbro designed the colors for Metroflex, and at the time I thought it was bland. Thinking about it now, the white and gray feel sophisticated. Actually, when I worked on Metrotitan, I got to pick the colors myself. The finished version is close to what I originally imagined, that's why I used colors so reminiscent of Diaclone. I tend to use a lot of metallic blue (laughs)."—Interview with [[Kōjin Ōno]] on the development of Generation 1 Metroplex in ''[[Transformers Generations 2013]]'' by [[Kōji Shimada]], p.95. [https://twitter.com/_necronomitron_/status/1691165857303724033?s=20 Translated by Necronomitron on Twitter, 2023/08/14]</ref>
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)}}
*'''Jizai Gattai Trailer Robo''' — developed into [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] / [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]].<ref name="SFLand"/>
*'''Concorde torso robot''' — [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] / [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]<ref name = "TTMU"/>
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)}}
*'''Fire truck torso robot''' — [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] / [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]<ref name = "TTMU"/>
*'''Tank torso robot''' — [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] / [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]<ref name = "TTMU"/><ref>May 1985 ''Diaclone'' tank torso robot patent.</ref>

Known limb robot prototypes included five jets, four cars, two helicopters, two motorcycles, one ambulance, one racecar, and a police car,<ref name = "TTMU"/> though anything further would be speculative at best, particularly given specific "teams" of components did not yet exist as we know them today.

This line likely inspired the in-fiction "[[Free-Combination]]" (自由合体 ''Jiyū Gattai'') ability of the original Special Teams' later ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (franchise)#OC|Operation Combination]]'' redecoes.
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==Contemporary international ''Diaclone'' releases==
*Like ''Transformers'' itself, ''Diaclone'' was also released in other countries, in some cases licensed to other companies:
===United States===
[[File:Kronoform logo.gif|right|upright=1.6|thumb]]
Takara themselves had a short run in the U.S. market under the name ''[[Diakron]]'', featuring three toys that were later released as ''Transformers'' in different colors. This was followed by ''[[Kronoform]]'', which featured a fairly hefty swathe of ''Diaclone'' toys that were ''not'' released as ''Transformers'' by Hasbro.
{{Main|Diakron}}
{{Main|Kronoform}}
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===Finland===
Takara themselves released toys in Finland under the name ''Diaclone'', sharing elements of the packaging design with GiG's ''Trasformer'' line. This release is notable for a unique black version of the Corvette Stingray (pre-[[Loudpedal]]).
===Italy===
[[File:Trasformer_logo.png|right|upright=1.6|thumb]]
Italian company [[GiG]] initially released toys under the name ''Diaclone'', but soon changed it to ''[[Trasformer]]'' {{sic}}. Whether GiG was copying Hasbro or the other way round is unclear; however, ''Trasformer'' did feature a blend of ''Diaclone'' toys and elements original to Hasbro's ''Transformers'' line, possibly due to production reasons.
{{Main|Trasformer}}
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===France, Germany, Belgium and Netherlands===
[[File:Joustra Diaclone Logo.png|right|upright=1.6|thumb]]
French company [[Joustra]] released the toys under the name ''Diaclone'' in France, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Germany, featuring a blend of ''[[Micro Change]]'' and ''Diaclone'' toys with unique packaging designs and origin stories, but eventually sporting factory-applied [[Autobot]] or [[Decepticon]] [[insignia|stickers]], also due to production reasons.
{{Main|Joustra}}
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==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
[[Wyatt Toys]] advertised ''Diaclone'' and ''[[Microman]]'' toys for sale in the [[Detroit Powell Press]]. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark Almanac}}

===''Diaclone'' continuity===
====''Transtech''====
{{stub|{{storylink|Transformers I.Q. issue 6}} {{storylink|Transformers I.Q. issue 12}} {{storylink|Cybertron's Most Wanted}} {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}} {{storylink|Axiom Nexus News}} {{storylink|King Waruder#Timelines|King Waruder profile}}}}
====''Masterpiece'' toy bios====
{{stub|{{storylink|Spin-Out (G1)#Masterpiece|''Masterpiece'' Spin-out bio}} {{storylink|Bluestreak (G1)/toys#MP18B|''Masterpiece'' Bluestreak bio}} {{storylink|Burn Out (Diaclone)#Masterpiece|''Masterpiece'' Burn Out bio}}}}

====''Legacy VS500 Collection Special Comic''====
{{stub|{{Storylink|Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 1}} {{Storylink|Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 2}} {{Storylink|Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 3}}}}

===''Transformers × Dialect Girl''===
[[File:MyToys-Diaclone.jpg|upright=1.5|thumb|There are some editors on this wiki that actually see this image when they close their eyes at night.]]
In a last ditch attempt to find a point of commonality with ''Transformers'' fan [[Kahori Hanamura]], her building's super told her about a ''Transformers'' toy he was handed down from his older brother as a child, describing it as a robot that turned into a base, with a rear elevator for tiny dolls to enter it. Kahori corrected him that this was not a Transformer, but actually the Robot Base toy from ''Diaclone'', which thoroughly impressed her. {{storylink|My Toys Part 3}}

==Notes==
*''Diaclone'' is a portmanteau of "diamond" and "cyclone": "unbreakable as a diamond, powerful as a cyclone".<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Teammates united by a bond as unbreakable as diamond, they fight with the unyielding force of a cyclone to protect our world... The Diaclone Corps, Earth's defense force!|link=https://twitter.com/_necronomitron_/status/1629204072502013952|site= Twitter|name=1980 ''Diaclone'' catalog, translated by Necronomitron|year=2023|month=02|day=24}}</ref>
**"[[Cymond]]," the name for ''Diaclone''{{'}}s location in the in-fiction [[multiverse]], was devised by longtime ''Transformers'' contributor [[Hirofumi Ichikawa]] as an inversion of the original portmanteau (''cy''clone + dia''mond'').<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20191012014152/https://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/116666-rook-andromeda-on-facebook/page-40 Post on the Allspark Forums] by [[Jim Sorenson]] (archived)</ref>
*Designs from ''Diaclone'' were plagiarized for the Korean animated movie ''Diatron 5'' (다이아트론5), which for a time haunted [[Walmart]] dollar bins as ''[http://www.amazon.com/SPACE-TRANSFORMERS/dp/B000FHDNZW Space Transformers]''.
*General Motors stopped using the "Stingray" name after the 1976 model year through 2013. Though the Corvette mold is obviously a 1980 to 1982 model year, Takara incorrectly called it a Stingray.

==References==
{{reflist|3}}

==External links==
* ''{{w|lang=ja|ダイアクロン|Diaclone}}'' at Japanese Wikipedia
* [http://www.diaclone.net Diaclone.Net] fansite
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20180430074512/http://1501bc.com/pretf/pretf.html ''Diaclone''] at the Pre-Transformers Page
* [https://www.transformerland.com/wiki/diaclone/ Diaclone® Action Figure Collectors' Guide] At TransFormerLand
* [https://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/diaclone/ ''Diaclone''{{'}}s modern incarnation] at the TakaraTomy website

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[[Category:Japanese franchises]]
[[Category:Non-Transformers toylines]]
[[Category:Other TakaraTomy properties]]

Scrapheap (G1)

2024-09-19T16:05:35Z

SoundJack426:

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|''This article is about the heroic Junkion. For his evil mirrorverse counterpart, see [[Scrap Iron (SG)]]. For the ''Prime'' episode, see [[Scrapheap (episode)]].''
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:''Scrapheap is an [[Autobot]]-allied [[Junkion (species)|Junkion]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:TFU-Scrapheap-Junkion2-model.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Hot tramp, I love you so.]]
One might think it would be hard for '''Scrapheap''' to muster up youthful rebellion against [[Junkion (species)|Junkion]] culture. After all, the average day consists of non-stop television marathons, rummaging through trash, and the occasional knock-down drag-out motorcycle rally-slash-slugfest. He's managed, though. Despite his ability—uncanny even for a Junkion—to retrieve hidden treasures from piles of refuse, he has no intention of spending his life picking through garbage. He sees a career as an inventor as his ticket off his homeworld, and he's not above lying, cheating and stealing to get what he needs to make it happen.

The other Junkions can't help but be impressed with his eye for diamonds in the rough, but his youthfulness, his sometimes dubious morality, and most of all his ''galling'' refusal to incorporate the mass-media of [[Earth]] into his speech leave most of them firmly believing that he's a rebel and he'll never ever be any good.

{{Note|Scrapheap is one of the Junkions whose models are seen multiple times at once in various stories. It is therefore impossible to tell which model appearances represent Scrapheap and which represent "[[Generic|Scrapheap doubles]]", so for ease, they are all listed on this page.}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Frank Welker]] (English), [[Keiichi Nanba]] (Japanese)}}
[[File:TFTM-Scrapheap.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|Oh, he's definitely an autumn.]]
Scrapheap was among Wreck-Gar's war party that attacked the Autobots. As he rode another Junkion, he used a chain lasso to try to bring [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] down out of the air, but Springer was able to subvert Scrapheap's attack by pulling him off his ride. Despite this setback, Scrapheap and his motorcycle transformed and changed positions, resuming their advance.

[[File:TFTM-JunkyardScrapheap.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
Scrapheap was standing behind Wreck-Gar when the [[Autobot]] [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] made parley with the Junkions via the [[Universal greeting]], and took part in a spontaneous song-and-dance sequence to celebrate the alliance. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

Scrapheap was among the Junkions hypnotized by the [[Quintesson]]s' subliminal messages and helped fight off various groups of (perceived) intruders until the Quintessons' practices were put to an end. {{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (episode)|The Big Broadcast of 2006}}
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====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''Macrocosmic Seekers''=====
[[File:United Expanded Story 2.jpg|left|upright=1|thumb|Now follow this star to [[Jesus|Bethlehem]].]]
While Scrapheap kept busy searching for interesting objects on his home planet of Junk, he came across a piece of metal that he knew must be valuable. {{storylink|Hope within the Scrapheap}} He sent out a call to the Autobots, knowing they'd be able to appraise the value of his discovery. While waiting for them to arrive, he thought of [[Santa Claus]], and how he wished that this magical Earth creature would come and take him away from his mundane existence. Junkyard knew this was unlikely, however. Finally, Rodimus Prime and Kup arrived, and though they were understandably skeptical about the importance of Scrapheap's discovery, Rodimus was quick to recognize the piece of metal that Scrapheap had found was none other than a broken shard of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s armor! {{storylink|A Gift from the Planet of Scrap}}

[[File:United Expanded Story 6.jpg|thumb|upright=1|Everybody disco dancing!]]

Suddenly, Galvatron, Cyclonus, and Scourge arrived, demanding the Autobots hand over the piece of Optimus Prime's armor. Rodimus refused, and, after handing the piece of armor to Scrapheap, sent him away with Kup and Wreck-Gar to protect him. However, young Scrapheap was overwhelmed despite the help of the other two, and Galvatron shot Kup. Galvatron demanded the piece of armor in exchange for Kup's life. {{storylink|Unending Battle}} Before any resolution could be accomplished, their skirmish was interrupted by a crystalline spaceship/fortress that demanded that Rodimus, Galvatron, Scourge, and Cyclonus be part of his collection. As the fortress ship beamed those four away, it accidentally brought Kup and Scrapheap with them, due to their proximity. After awakening within the ship, Scrapheap and Kup discovered that the ship was a collector of data, and they soon discovered Rodimus, Galvatron, Scourge, and Cyclonus held captive within glass tubes. {{Storylink|A Treasure Lost}} A voice from an entity called the [[Seeker (United)|Seeker]] spoke to Scrapheap, telling him and Kup that he was a collector of rare entities in the universe that had shed his individual form and travelled the cosmos as a wandering fortress. The Seeker tried to appeal to Scrapheap's shared love of discovering lost treasures, but when Kup was damaged by the Seeker's angry retaliation, Scrapheap chose a side. He shattered Rodimus Prime's tube... {{storylink|Eternal Moment}} and Rodimus burst free, but he was not technically Rodimus. The Seeker had reverted his treasures to the moment of their creation, and Rodimus had been restored to the moment in time when he was being transformed from Hot Rod into the Autobot Leader he'd become. {{storylink|Time to Move}} After dodging more attacks from the Seeker and realizing they could make their escape, Scrapheap and the others fled. The Seeker grew angrier still, and fired upon them further. Hot Rod was able to deflect these attacks from striking Kup and Scrapheap with a force field generated from his buzzsaw arm attachment. As the battle continued, information gleaned from the universe was destroyed, and the Seeker lamented that the independence of his six captives has been deemed more important than the data he had accumulated. Ultimately, the Seeker dissipated into nothingness. {{storylink|Those Who Resist}}

[[File:United Expanded Story 10.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1]]

The six captives were rescued by two ships from their respective factions, while Scrapheap wondered if the power of cooperation that their group had demonstrated in that hour was more potent than either the Matrix or Unicron. But Scrapheap's musings were proven moot as Rodimus and Galvatron returned to arguing. {{Storylink|A Treasure's True Worth}} Kup was still in danger from the wounds he received from the Seeker, and Scrapheap came up with the wonderful idea to use an energy transferring device to use the energy the Seeker infused within Rodimus to restore Kup to health. {{storylink|Journey to the Future}} Scrapheap was commended for his quick thinking, and was given a position within the Autobots proper, where he would help them locate other hidden treasures. {{storylink|Macrocosmic Seekers (issue)|Macrocosmic Seekers}}

=====''Victory'' cartoon=====
Scrapheap was in [[Iron Town]] when it was attacked by the [[Decepticon desperadoes]]. Luckily, [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]] was there too, to save the day. {{storylink|The Brave Hero of the Universe - Star Saber}}
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===Marvel UK future timelines===
{{note|The movie adaptation, originally published by Marvel US, is in italics}}
[[File:Space Pirates! Junkions refuse to answer Rodimus Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|I must ruminate.]]
''When a group of Autobots first crash-landed on the [[Junkion (planet)|planet of Junk]], Scrapheap, Junkyard, and Wreck-Gar assumed the intruders had come about to steal their garbage. They rolled out some Junk Guns to deal with the trespassers, but never got a chance to use them; more Transformers showed up in short order and attacked the previous arrivals. These Decepticons took off after snatching away some [[Matrix of Leadership|bauble]] from the Autobots, and the Junkions once more readied themselves to attack. Then, a third group of Transformers landed, these ones carrying "[[Energon|tasty sticks]]" and speaking the [[universal greeting]]. The Junkions accepted the Autobots' peace-offerings, fixed up [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|one of their members]] who had gotten himself scrapped, and joined them in an attack on the planet-devouring [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]. Unicron was defeated and the Junkions were thereafter allies to the Autobots.''{{storylink|The Final Battle!}}

Scrapheap came under the thrall of [[Unicron]] when his head landed on [[Junkion (planet)|the planet of Junk]]. He was put on guard duty to protect the work on a new body for the Chaos Bringer by the other Junkions. He discovered the trio of [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]], [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] and [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] when they were observing the proceedings and preparing to put an end to it. Scrapheap revealed himself, stating that all intruders had to be eliminated, but before he could do so, Wreck-Gar axed him in the chest. Checking on him, Wreck-Gar concluded that Scrapheap had died, fuelling the Junkion leader's determination to stop Unicron. {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}}

Scrapheap and [[Junkyard (G1)|Junkyard]] flanked the [[Second-in-command Junkion|Junkions' second-in-command]] when [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]] contacted Junk for information about [[Quintesson|the disappearance]] of Wreck-Gar. Both were rather amused about the way the second-in-command disposed of his inquiry, none of them interested in outsider help.

Shortly thereafter, the Junkions were contacted by Wreck-Gar, and Scrapheap and Junkyard travelled to a small asteroid in the [[Delta Six Quadrant]] to set up a transmission system for the contents of the [[Quintesson Journal]]. When Wreck-Gar (and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]]) finally arrived, they sent out the journal's data, the [[Quintesson]]s' colonisation plans, via the [[Junkion World Service]] to many, many other planets. {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}
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===''Sticker Adventures'' books===
Scrapheap, [[Junkyard (G1)|Junkyard]], and [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] spotted [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] when he was scouting the area after he and a few of his colleagues had to make an emergency landing on the [[Junkion (planet)|Junk Planet]]. Impressed with his speed, the Junkions decided to rob him of his engine, which brought about a fight between the Junkions and [[Autobot]]s. Fortunately, [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] located their missing allies, and rather than joined the battle, tested the friendly approach by offering the Junkions the [[Universal greeting|Universal Autobot greeting]] and an [[Energon Stick]]. The Junkions responded positive to this, befriending the Autobots, helping them fix their ship and eventually waving them good-bye. {{storylink|Battle on the Junk Planet}}

==Toys==
===''United''===
[[File:Unitedtoy-Scrapheap.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Set''' (3-pack, 2011)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Axe
{{toydesigner|[[Andrew Franks]] (Hasbro)}}

: ''[[Transformers United|United]]'' Scrapheap is a [[redeco]] and [[retool]]ing of the 2010 [[Wreck-Gar (G1)#Transformers (2010)|Wreck-Gar sculpt]], transforming into a "junker" dirt bike. His tailpipe assembly transforms into a four-bladed battle-axe, which also has a [[C joint|3mm clip]]. He has a new head, which was kept a secret in official photography (even though the smaller image of the box he came in kinda spoiled the surprise). While he is officially Scrapheap, his head sure looks a lot like [[Rubbish]], but that name isn't nearly as cool... or trademarked. He is designed to be able to ride another figure of the same base mold in vehicle mode, simulating the action seen in ''The Transformers: The Movie''.

: Scrapheap was only available in an [[e-HOBBY]] [[exclusive]] 3-pack with a [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#United|clear-blue Hot Rod]] and a [[Kup (G1)/toys#UnitedDamage|battle-damaged Kup]]. Preorders for the set were opened on [[December 13]] of 2010 and closed on [[January 11]] of 2011, and shipped in April.

: This figure was available with a Hot Rod pin and [[Macrocosmic Seekers]] booklet directly from e-HOBBY; he was also released in Asian countries outside of Japan without said pin and booklet.

: This sculpt was also redecoed into the [[BotCon 2012]] exclusive ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Scrap Iron (SG)#Timelines|Scrap Iron]] and retooled into ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' [[Junkyard (G1)#Generations|Junkheap]] and the [[BotCon 2012]] exclusive [[Junkheap (SG)#Timelines|Junkheap]]. It also served as the basis of the non-toy ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' incarnation of [[Crazybolt (BW)|Crazybolt]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Cybertron/Scrapheap/scrapheap.htm More information on Scrapheap at TFU.info]''
{{2010Wreck-GarMold}}
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===''Platinum Edition''===
[[File:Gen-toy Scrapheap Platinum.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Scrapheap just can't not be sold in three-pack with a Hot Rod.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Planet of Junk Clash''' (Platinum Edition Deluxe 3-pack, 2016)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "Battle axe"/tailpipe

: Part of Hasbro's ''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' offerings for 2016 intended to commemorate the 30th anniversary of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', "Junkion Scrapheap" (so named for [[trademark]] reasons) is a redeco of ''United'' Scrapheap. His color scheme is ''mostly'' identical to that of the [[Wreck-Gar (G1)#PlanetOfJunkClash|Wreck-Gar]] figure included in the same set, cast in the same plastics, but Scrapheap has yellow paint where Wreck-Gar has bronze, and bronze paint where Wreck-Gar has yellow. Like Wreck-Gar, Scrapheap has no insignia applied on his windshield/right leg, unlike previous releases of the sculpt.

:Scrapheap was only available as a part of the "Planet of Junk Clash" set with [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Platinum Edition|Autobot Hot Rod]] and Wreck-Gar. In the United States, this set was officially a [[Target]] exclusive, though only ever found at a single Target store, otherwise only available via the company's website. However, it was also stocked by several US-based online retailers [[BigBadToyStore]] and TFSource, who supposedly obtained it as an import from Asia. It was available in several of Hasbro's Asian markets (namely Singapore and the Philippines; it's currently unknown whether it was exclusive to any particular stores there or not). In Canada, it was sold at [[Toys"R"Us]] stores, whereas in Chile, it was sold at Ripley stores. In the United Kingdom, it was also sold at Toys"R"Us stores, whereas in Spain, it was available via the Spanish subsidiary of [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]], as well as the department store chain El Corte Inglés. It's currently unknown if it was also available in stores, or limited to online purchases. In Italy, it was sold at Toys Center stores, making it the first ''Platinum'' set ever released in that country.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Autobot/PlatinumScrapheap/scrapheap.htm More information on ''Platinum Edition'' Junkion Scrapheap at TFU.info]''
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===''Studio Series''===
[[File:TF-Studio-Series-86-24-Voyager-Scrapheap.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Cyclano de Bikergerac]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Junkion Scrapheap''' (Voyager Class, [[2024]])}}</ul>
:*''Movie'': '''''The Transformers: The Movie'''''
:*''Hasbro ID number'': '''86-24'''
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''SS-125'''
:*''Accessories'': Front wheel shield (wide), back wheel shield (thin), blaster, "[[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]] Dance Party" backdrop
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[[November 14]], [[2023]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClqPbfd2hcg Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream] on YouTube, with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Mark Maher]], and [[Evan Brooks]]</ref>

: Released in the twenty-third wave of ''[[Studio Series]]'' Voyager Class figures, "Junkion Scrapheap" is another heavy retool of [[Wreck-Gar (G1)#Studio Series|''Studio Series'' {{'}}86 Wreck-Gar]], transforming into a movie-accurate motorcycle. He has a new chest, head, shoulders, forearms, lower legs, and hands. Rather than including a four-bladed axe like his mold-mates Wreck-Gar and [[Junkyard (G1)#Studio Series|Junkheap]], Scrapheap comes with a blaster as his weapon, based on the early [[Floro Dery]] [[character model]] (see [[#Notes|below]] for more). Much like Junkheap, Scrapheap appears to be an amalgamation of his finalized Toei model and the unfinalized Dery model.

:In an unusual oversight for the line, Scrapheap uses the same 86-24 designation given to ''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]] Studio Series'' [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Ironhide]]. Scrapheap's Hasbro stock photos also show him with a much darker face, which is not present on the final figure.

: Scrapheap, alongside the first wave of 2024 Studio Series product, was ''officially'' revealed at MCM London 2023, though he was spotted at a local store first.
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==Notes==
[[File:Scrapheap-model-comparison.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|'''Left:''' Scrapheap's pre-final model by Floro Dery. '''Right:''' Scrapheap's finalized model by Toei.]]
*Scrapheap is one of two non-[[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] Junkions (the other being [[Junkyard (G1)|Junkyard]]) to have fully fleshed out [[character model]]s, including models for their [[alternate mode]]s, developed for ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. Scrapheap is also present in almost every Junkion crowd scene. This is because he and Junkyard were the only two Junkions with dedicated speaking lines in the film's script: after the Junkions first appear, and make ready the [[Junk Gun]], Junkyard, voiced by [[Michael Bell]] says "Yeah!", while Scrapheap, voiced by [[Frank Welker]], says "Yeah, or your money back!" Internally, the pair were referred to only as "Junkion 1" and "Junkion 2" respectively, identified as such in both the movie's dialogue script and in the 1986 ''[[The Transformers Universe]]'' profile book, though within the film's credits, the two actors are credited only as playing an un-numbered "Junkion."
*Like all new characters designed for the film, Junkyard has two character models: the original, as designed by [[Floro Dery]], seen at the top of this article, and a refined, finalized model created by [[Toei Animation]] based on Dery's design (portions of which were recycled for the generic Junkion characters [[Rubbish]], [[Trashbin]]. and [[Re-Cycle]]). Rightly, Scrapheap only appears with the finalized model in the film itself, but both the Marvel comic and subsequent episodes of the cartoon would use the early Dery model.
*Scrapheap's appearance in "[[The Brave Hero of the Universe - Star Saber]]" uses his finalized Toei model.
*The original draft of ''The Transformers: The Movie'' describes the Junkion attacking Springer with a grappling hook as wearing a Nazi helmet. When the Junkions were reimagined as more regular [[Transformer]]s, Scrapheap apparently replaced this design idea.
*The name "Scrapheap" comes from ''[[Transformers: The Complete Ark]]'' and was suggested in part by one of the original model artists. The book contains only the original Dery model, not the finalized Toei design.
*Scrapheap's finalized character model was slightly recolored as at least one other [[generic]] in the film, while his Dery model was used as two generics in the [[Marvel Comics|UK Marvel]] comic, "[[The Legacy of Unicron!]]".

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Scrapheap''' (スクラップヒープ ''Sukurappuhīpu'')

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Wreck_Gar "Junkion 2" as part of Wreck-Gar's Universe profile]

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The Transformers: Masterpiece

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'''''The Transformers: Masterpiece''''' (トランスフォーマーマスターピース, ''Toransufōmā Masutāpīsu'', also '''''The Transformers: Master Piece''''')<ref>MP-01 Convoy's box featured an early English logo that put a space in between "master" and "piece". From MP-2 Ultra Magnus-onwards, the logo was changed to "Masterpiece" with no space.</ref> is a toyline of collector-focused toys that are primarily based upon characters from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]], but manufactured with today's advanced engineering techniques. As a line aimed towards collectors, ''Masterpiece'' Transformers tend to be very expensive, with larger and more complex [[Transformation (toys)|conversion]] schemes to achieve closer accuracy and greater articulation than toys aimed at children.

Though the ''Masterpiece'' line is largely developed by [[TakaraTomy|Takara/TakaraTomy]] with the [[Japan]]ese market in mind, the line is also distributed by [[Hasbro]] in Asian markets outside Japan, and in [[Australia]] as [[Target]] and [[Toys"R"Us]] [[exclusive]]s. Hasbro has also [[redeco]]ed/[[retool]]ed molds from this line for release in their own markets under various toy lines, and almost always as store exclusives. These Hasbro versions originally saw release as [[Walmart]] exclusives until 2009, when they were succeeded by Toys"R"Us. From 2013 onwards, Hasbro released its versions as a single cohesive line (instead of as part of other, contemporary lines), with a numbering system similar to the one used by TakaraTomy. However, by 2015, the figures were again [[co-branding|co-branded]] as part of the ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' line, while still continuing their numbering system. Beginning with TakaraTomy's MP-43 (as well as the MP-17+, MP-18+ and MP-20+ versions released around the same time), Hasbro officially distributed all-new figures as imports available from various online retailers and specialty stores. The Hasbro versions differ ever-so-slightly from the Japanese-distributed TakaraTomy versions by the addition of a [[tampograph]]ed Hasbro product code number on the figure itself, and the use of an additional black outer sleeve for the packaging that prominently features the [[List of Japanese ID numbers|Japanese ID number]], but not any actual ''name'' for the figure.

The line ended in [[2024]], with collector toy focus shifting to ''[[The Transformers: MPG]]''.

==Scale and rate of releases==
===Timeline===
The ''Masterpiece'' line started at a slow pace in [[2003]], with new molds being released every two years or so, and with [[redeco]]s/[[retool]]s being released in-between. The figures that were released back then were exclusive of the larger main characters, and [[scale]] wasn't very consistent due to price constraints and their large size, with the results being that figures of certain huge characters (such as Grimlock) were too short compared to other characters they were meant to tower over (such as Convoy).

With the release of a new tooling of Convoy in [[2011]], the line was rebooted, featuring a smaller, more consistent scale based on MP-09 Rodimus Convoy, and a ''significant'' increase in releases per year. Rather notably, ''Masterpieces'' of the smaller characters were introduced.

Starting in [[2016]], ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' characters were added to the line, and the series began a shift towards even more extreme cartoon-accuracy.

[[2021]] saw the beginning of a swing in the other direction towards an [[Transformers: Alternators|''Alternators'']]-style focus on licensed vehicle mode accuracy and, subsequently, vehicle mode scale, beginning with simultaneous release of MP-53 Skids and MP-54 Reboost, marketed almost entirely on the back of their popular Honda City vehicle modes.

In [[2022]] the trend kicked into high gear as TakaraTomy launched the ''MPG'' line with the [[Trainbot]]s, in a big swing for Japan's massive model train market. The figures are made to the model train "HO scale,"<ref name="FigureKing285">[https://www.soundwavesoblivion.com/techspecs/interviewkojinono2.html Figure King 285: Interview With MPG-01 Raiden Development Team – English Translation] at Soundwaves Oblivion</ref> which—whether or not intentional—also makes their individual [[robot mode]]s fit the same cartoon-based scale as the current mainline ''Masterpiece'' Transformers, having the individual components stand ''slightly'' taller than the standard [[Autobot Cars]], but makes Raiden and the individual train modes undersized by comparison.

Back on the cartoon-based side of things, 2022 also saw the announcement of MP-57 Skyfire, who, in a truly awe-inspiring display of [[Size changing|mass-shifting]] reproduction, features a series of Autobot miniatures for vehicle mode to accommodate his use as a transport in the cartoon.

===Definition===
From the 2011 "reboot" era of the ''Masterpiece'' line to present, the focus of making everything to "scale" with each other mostly refers to [[robot mode]] scale, as there are a few size discrepancies between the vehicle modes of the individual figures. To counter this, some figures include their own miniatures to represent an accurate vehicle mode scale, such as the aforementioned Skyfire figure, which features miniatures of Convoy, Meister and Wheeljack, to create the illusion that he has mass-shifted between his two forms. Another example is the Autobot Car, Hound. Hound transforms into a Willys Jeep, which is a much smaller vehicle compared to the other Autobot Cars, yet his robot mode is the same height as them. The line-wide, universally-scaled Spike Witwicky figurines included with MP-10 Convoy and MP-44 Convoy are an accurate size for Hound in robot mode, but too small for his vehicle mode specifically, even if they scale fairly well with the other Autobot Cars' altmodes, so a larger Spike figure was released with Hound, made to specifically sit in his seats in jeep mode, to reenact scenes from "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]", [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 2|Part 2]]" and "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 3|Part 3]]". The other line-wide, universally-scaled figurines can also be sat inside ''MPG'' Shouki, as a reference to the original ''[[Diaclone]]'' toy and the [[Diaclone (faction)|Diaclone]] pilots, even though the figurines are grossly out of scale with the train mode itself.

The ''Beast Wars'' figures, on the other hand, are made to their own unique scale when compared to the G1 character releases, as is obvious, when comparing G1 Convoy with ''Beast Wars'' Convoy, since the [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s are meant to be ''wayyyy'' smaller than the other characters in the line. Uniquely, all of the ''Beast Wars'' characters to date are also scaled accurately in [[beast mode]], as well as robot mode (at least based in a cartoon context).

MP-24 Star Saber is an outlier when it comes to scale, as an accurate cartoon scale for the character would make him roughly the size of a mainline Titan Class figure, just due to the [[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Japanese sequel cartoons]] making every character after the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original cartoon]] more and more giant (''seriously'', Convoy is only listed in cartoon production scale as 6 meters tall, while Star Saber is listed at 22 meters tall!). TakaraTomy knew this when making Star Saber, and elected to make more of a generic scale that fits better with the ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' toys of the time. Ironically, ''Masterpiece'' Star Saber is better scaled with your ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (franchise)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]''-era toys than the [[Star Saber (G1)#Legacy|HasLab ''Legacy'' Star Saber]] is.

==Fiction==
'''''The Transformers: Masterpiece''''' toyline has received some light fictional support throughout its extensive run, thus far largely within the [[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]].

===Comics===
[[File:MP1BCybertronCommanderCover01.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
''Masterpiece'' received [[e-HOBBY]] comics between [[2010]]-[[2011]] to provide fictional justification for their various exclusive redecoes, as well as a smattering of higher concept comics told sporadically through the ''[[Transformers Generations (series)|Transformers Generations]]'' book series beginning in [[2014]] and continuing to this day.
====e-HOBBY ====
*"[[MP-1B Cybertron Commander / Convoy Black Ver.]]"
*"[[MP-3G Destron Air Commander / Starscream Ghost Ver.]]"
*"[[Destron Doppelgänger Black Rodimus Convoy]]"

====''Generations'' book series====
*"[[Controverse]]"
*"[[Reborn]]"
{{chapters|title="Wars" series (''Masterpiece'')
|prev=Transformers: Generations (Japan)#Fiction
|next=The Transformers: MPG#Generations book series
|content=
*"[[Rodimus Wars]]"
}}
Perhaps most notably, ''Masterpiece'' inherited [[Yuki Ohshima]]'s series of comics colloquially known as the "Wars" series from TakaraTomy's short-lived [[2012]] [[Transformers: Generations (Japan)|''Generations'']] toyline (not to be confused with the [[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|modern super-brand]]) beginning in [[2015]] with "[[Rodimus Wars]]," a ''[[The Transformers: The Movie|Transformers: The Movie]]'' prequel advertising the then-upcoming MP-28 [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#MP28|Hot Rodimus]] and MP-29 [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Laserwave]]. As of this writing, the series has moved on to an ongoing distant prequel to the primary arc of the series' ''Generations'' incarnation, "[[Train Wars]]," to advertise the ''MPG'' [[Trainbot#MPG|Trainbot]]s.

====IDW Publishing====
''Masterpiece'' briefly rode the coattails of Hasbro's [[Transformers Collaborative|''Collaborative'']] crossover brand into mass market comic books in [[2019]] with MP-10G [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#CollabGB|Optimus Prime Ecto-35 Edition]]'s prominent appearance in the ''[[Transformers/Ghostbusters]]'' comic, albeit very much playing second fiddle to ''Collaborative''{{'}}s original character for the ''Ghostbusters x Transformers'' subline, [[Ectotron]].

====''End of G1 Universe''====
{{main|The Transformers: End of G1 Universe}}
[[2022]] saw the surprise announcement from TakaraTomy of a devoted webcomic for ''Masterpiece'', named "[[The Transformers: End of G1 Universe|''End of G1 Universe'']]" and published directly on the ''Masterpiece'' website, beginning with MP-48+ [[Dark Amber Leo Prime#Toys|Dark Amber Leo Prime]]. The next installment in brand veteran [[Hayato Sakamoto]]'s series of pack-in comic epics following the finale of the [[Generations Selects Special Comic|comic]] for TakaraTomy's arm of the [[Generations Selects (franchise)|''Generations Selects'']] franchise the previous year, the series sets the ostentatious goal of ''concluding'' the behemoth [[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]].
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===Prose===
[[File:Transformers Mode Eva ch 1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6]]
====Pack-in plotlines====
Beginning around [[2015]] with the [[Bluestreak (G1)/toys#MP18B|blue variant]] of ''Masterpiece'' [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]], TakaraTomy began to build out the bios printed in the instructions of its original decoes into full-on recurring prose plotlines penned by all-around brand renaissance man and ''[[The Transformers: Collector's Edition|Collector's Edition]]'' veteran [[Hirofumi Ichikawa]]<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Not all, but yes. I wrote most of Diaclone/Microchange repaints bios, except MP Tigertrack/Clamp Down/Bluestreak/Enemy & other cassettes (though I did original e-Hobby and Encore).|link=https://twitter.com/Hirovmi/status/1604695336206815233|site=Twitter|name=Hirofumi Ichikawa|year=2022|month=12|day=18}}</ref> that continue to this day. Known participating releases include:

{{collist|3|
*MP-18B [[Bluestreak (G1)/toys#MP18B|Bluestreak]]
*MP-23 [[Exhaust#Masterpiece|Exhaust]]
*MP-25L [[Loudpedal#Masterpiece|Loudpedal]]
*MP-26 [[Road Rage (G1)#Masterpiece|Road Rage]]
*MP-31 [[Delta Magnus#Masterpiece|Delta Magnus]]
*MP-42 [[Cordon (G1)#Masterpiece|Cordon]]
*MP-39+ [[Spin-Out (G1)#Masterpiece|Spinout]]
*MP-54 [[Reboost#Masterpiece|Reboost]]
*MP-53+ [[Crosscut (G1)#Masterpiece|Senatorcrosscut]] {{sic}}
*MP-53+B [[Burn Out (Diaclone)#Masterpiece|Dia Burnout]]
*MP-56+ [[Riggorus#Masterpiee|Riggorus]]
}}

Separate vignettes are occasionally included to supplement the bios:
*"[[Story of Black Convoy]]"
*"[[Noise & Smoke]]"

====''Transformers × Evangelion''====
{{main|Transformers × Evangelion}}
This tiny crossover franchise with the wildly popular ''{{w|Neon Genesis Evangelion}}'' brand received a short blog feature on the TakaraTomy website.

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==Toys==
===Standard ''Masterpiece'' line===
====Takara/TakaraTomy====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2003'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|MP-1 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Convoy]] ([[2003]]-[[December 11|12-11]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2005'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|MP-2 [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Ultra Magnus]] ([[2005]]-[[March 24|03-24]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2006'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|MP-3 [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Starscream]] ([[2006]]-[[September 28|09-28]])}}
{{Bp-a1|MP-4 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MP4|Convoy Perfect Edition]] (2006-09-28/[[2009]]-[[October 1|10-01]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2007'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|MP-5 [[Megatron (G1)/toys#MP5|Megatron]] ([[2007]]-[[March 29|03-29]])}}
{{Bp-d1|MP-6 [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Skywarp]] ([[2007]]-[[September 1|09-01]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=5|[[File:TF-Masterpiece-MP-1-Convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.33|MP-1 Convoy, the OG ''Masterpiece'' figure]]
[[File:MP24-StarSaber.jpg|thumb|upright=1.33|MP-24 Star Saber]]
[[File:Masterpiece-MP-43-Megatron-(Beast-Wars).jpg|thumb|upright=1.33|MP-43 Megatron]]
[[File:TF-Masterpiece-MP-45-Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.33|MP-45 Bumble (Ver. 2.0)]]
[[File:TF-Masterpiece-MP-52-Starscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.33|MP-52 Starscream]]
[[File:MP-toy DiaBurnout.jpg|thumb|upright=1.33|MP-53+B Dia Burnout]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2008'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|MP-7 [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Thundercracker]] ([[2008]]-[[November 20|11-20]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2009'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|MP-8 [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Grimlock]] (2009-[[March 26|03-26]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2011'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|MP-9 [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Rodimus Convoy]] ([[2011]]-[[January 29|01-29]]/2011-[[September 24|09-24]])}}
{{Bp-a1|MP-10 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MP10|Convoy]] (2011-09-24)}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2012'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|MP-11 [[Starscream (G1)/toys#MP11|Starscream]] ([[2012]]-[[March 31|03-31]])}}
{{Bp-a1|MP-12 [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Lambor]] (2012-[[October 27|10-27]])}}
{{Bp-a1|MP-14 [[Red Alert (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Alert]] (2012-[[December 15|12-15]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2013'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|MP-13 [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Soundwave]] (with [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Condor]]) ([[2013]]-[[January 26|01-26]]/2013-[[September 28|09-28]])}}
{{Bp-d1|MP-15 [[Rumble (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Rumble]] & [[Ravage (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Jaguar]] (2013-[[February 23|02-23]])}}
{{Bp-d1|MP-16 [[Frenzy (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Frenzy]] & [[Buzzsaw (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Buzzsaw]] (2013-[[March 23|03-23]])}}
{{Bp-a1|MP-17 [[Prowl (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Prowl]] (2013-09-28)}}
{{Bp-a1|MP-18 [[Bluestreak (G1)/toys#Masterpiece 2|Streak]] (2013-[[October 26|10-16]])}}
{{Bp-a1|MP-19 [[Smokescreen (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Smokescreen]] (2013-[[December 14|12-14]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2014'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|MP-20 [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Wheeljack]] ([[2014]]-[[September 20|09-20]])}}
{{Bp-a1|MP-21 [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Masterpiece 2|Bumble]] (with [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)#Masterpiece|Daniel Witwicky]]) (2014-[[November 29|11-29]])}}
{{Bp-a1|MP-22 [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#MP22|Ultra Magnus]] (2014-[[December 27|12-27]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2015'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|MP-23 [[Exhaust#Masterpiece|Exhaust]] ([[2015]]-[[March 21|03-21]])}}
{{Bp-a1|MP-24 [[Star Saber (G1)#Masterpiece|Star Saber]] (2015-03-21)}}
{{Bp-a1|MP-25 [[Tracks (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Tracks]] (2015-[[November 7|11-07]])}}
{{Bp-a1|MP-26 [[Road Rage (G1)#Masterpiece|Road Rage]] (2015-[[December 26|12-26]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2016'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|MP-27 [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Ironhide]] ([[2016]]-[[January 30|01-30]])}}
{{Bp-a1|MP-28 [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#MP28|Hot Rodimus]] (2016-[[February 27|02-27]])}}
{{Bp-d1|MP-29 [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Destron Laserwave]] (2016-[[March 26|03-26]])}}
{{Bp-a1|MP-30 [[Ratchet (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Ratchet]] (2016-[[April 23|04-23]])}}
{{Bp-a1|MP-31 [[Delta Magnus#Masterpiece|Delta Magnus]] (2016-[[August 27|08-27]])}}
{{Bp-a1|MP-14+ [[Red Alert (G1)/toys#MP14Plus|Alert Anime Color Edition]] (2016-[[September 24|09-24]])}}
{{Bp-m1|MP-32 [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Masterpiece|Convoy (Beast Wars)]] (2016-[[October 29|10-29]])}}
{{Bp-a1|MP-33 [[Inferno (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Inferno]] (2016-[[November 26|11-26]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2017'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|MP-34 [[Cheetor (BW)/toys#Masterpiece|Cheetus (Beast Wars)]] ([[2017]]-[[February 25|02-25]])}}
{{Bp-a1|MP-35 [[Grapple (G1)#Masterpiece|Grapple]] (2017-02-25)}}
{{Bp-d1|MP-36 [[Megatron (G1)/toys#MP36|Megatron]] (2017-[[April 1|04-01]])}}
{{Bp-a1|MP-37 [[Artfire#Masterpiece|Artfire]] (2017-[[May 27|05-27]])}}
{{Bp-m1|MP-38 [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#MP38|Convoy (Beast Wars) Legendary Leader Ver.]] (2017-[[June 24|06-24]])}}
{{Bp-a1|MP-12+ [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#MP12Plus|Lambor Anime Color Edition]] (2017-[[November 25|11-25]])}}
{{Bp-a1|MP-39 [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Sunstreaker]] (2017-[[December 22|12-22]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2018'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|MP-40 [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#MP40|Targetmaster Hot Rodimus]] ([[2018]]-[[February 24|02-24]])}}
{{Bp-m1|MP-41 [[Dinobot (BW)/toys#Masterpiece|Dinobot (Beast Wars)]] (2018-[[July 28|07-28]])}}
{{Bp-a1|MP-17+ [[Prowl (G1)/toys#MP17Plus|Prowl]] (2018-[[September 29|09-29]])}}
{{Bp-a1|MP-42 [[Cordon (G1)#Masterpiece|Cordon]] (2018-[[October 27|10-27]])}}
{{Bp-d1|MP-29+ [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#MP29Plus|Destron Laserwave]] (2018-[[November 24|11-24]])}}
{{Bp-d1|MP-36+ [[Megatron (G1)/toys#MP36Plus|Megatron]] (2018-[[December 29|12-29]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2019'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p1|MP-43 [[Megatron (BW)/toys#Masterpiece|Megatron (Beast Wars)]] ([[2019]]-[[March 30|03-30]])}}
{{Bp-a1|MP-20+ [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#MP20Plus|Wheeljack]] ([[2019]]-03)}}
{{Bp-a1|MP-18+ [[Bluestreak (G1)/toys#MP18Plus|Streak]] (2019-[[July 27|07-27]])}}
{{Bp-a1|MP-44 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MP44|Convoy Ver.3.0]] (2019-[[August 31|08-31]])}}
{{Bp-a1|MP-45 [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#MP45|Bumble (Ver. 2.0)]] (2019-[[November 23|11-23]])}}
{{Bp-p1|MP-46 [[Blackarachnia (BW)/toys#Masterpiece|Blackwidow (Beast Wars)]] (2019-[[November 23|11-23]])}}
{{Bp-a1|MP-47 [[Hound (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Hound]] (2019-[[December 26|12-26]])}}

</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2020'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|MP-19+ [[Smokescreen (G1)/toys#MP19Plus|Smokescreen]] ([[2020]]-[[January 27|01-27]])}}
{{Bp-m1|MP-48 [[Lio Convoy#Masterpiece|Lio Convoy (Beast Wars)]] ([[2020]]-[[February 29|02-29]])}}
{{Bp-m1|MP-38+ [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#MP38Plus|Burning Convoy (Beast Wars)]] (2020-[[March 25|03-25]])}}
{{Bp-d1|MP-49 [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#MP49|Black Convoy]] (2020-[[July 25|07-25]])}}
{{Bp-m1|MP-50 [[Tigatron#Masterpiece|Tigatron (Beast Wars)]] (2020-[[September 26|09-26]])}}
{{Bp-a1|MP-39+ [[Spin-Out (G1)#Masterpiece|Spinout]] (2020-[[November 28|11-28]])}}
{{Bp-a1|MP-51 [[Arcee (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Arcee]] (2020-[[December 29|12-29]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2021'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|MP-52 [[Starscream (G1)/toys#MP52|Starscream]] ([[2021]]-[[June 26|06-20]])}}
{{Bp-d1|MP-52+ [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#MP52|Thundercracker]] ([[2021]]-09-27)}}
{{Bp-a1|MP-53 [[Skids (G1)#Masterpiece|Skids]] (2021-[[November 20|11-20]])}}
{{Bp-a1|MP-54 [[Reboost#Masterpiece|Reboost]] (2021-[[November 20|11-20]])}}
{{Bp-d1|MP-52+SW [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#MP52|Skywarp]] (2021-[[December 25|12-25]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2022'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|MP-55 [[Nightbird (G1)#Masterpiece|Nightbird Shadow]] ([[2022]]-[[February 28|02-28]])}}
{{Bp-a1|MP-53+ [[Crosscut (G1)#Masterpiece|Senatorcrosscut]] ([[2022]]-[[March 26|03-26]])}}
{{Bp-a1|MP-56 [[Trailbreaker (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Trailbreaker]] ([[2022]]-[[December 29|12-29]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2023'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|MP-48+ [[Dark Amber Leo Prime#Toys|Dark Amber Leo Prime]] ([[2023]]-[[January 28|01-28]])}}
{{Bp-a1|MP-57 [[Jetfire (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Skyfire]] ([[2023]]-[[January 31|01-31]])}}
{{Bp-a1|MP-53+B [[Burn Out (Diaclone)#Masterpiece|Dia Burnout]] ([[2023]]-[[March 25|03-25]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2024'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|MP-58 [[Hoist (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Hoist]] ([[2024]]-[[January 25|01-25]])}}
{{Bp-a1|MP-44S [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MP44S|Optimus Prime]] ([[2024]]-[[February 24|02-24]])}}
{{Bp-d1|MP-56+ [[Riggorus#Masterpiece|Riggorus]] (2024-03-30)}}
{{Bp-m1|MP-59 [[Rhinox (BW)/toys#Masterpiece|Rhinox]] (2024-06-29)}}
{{Bp-a1|MP-60 [[Ginrai (human)#Masterpiece|Ginrai]] (2024-12-28)}}
</ul>
|}
{{comingsoontoy|Ginrai}}

=====Amazon Japan exclusive accessories=====
Between MP-12 and MP-21, several figures, when ordered from [[Amazon (website)|Amazon Japan]], came with a separately-bagged exclusive accessory for the figure.
[[File:MP-13 Lambor full color.jpg|thumb|upright=1.0|right|MP-12 Lambor with Amazon Japan exclusive piledrivers]]
{|class="wikitable" border="5" style="width:70%"
|-
! scope="col" width="32%" | '''Figure'''
! scope="col" width="30%" | '''Accessory'''
|-
|MP-12 Lambor
|Two pile drivers
|-
|MP-13 Soundwave
|Two additional [[Energon cube]]s
|-
|MP-17 Prowl
|Missile launcher
|-
|MP-18 Streak
|Missile launcher
|-
|MP-20 Wheeljack
|[[Hypno-chip]] disruptor
|-
|MP-21 Bumble
|"Battle face"
|-
|}
{{--}}

=====Special editions=====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2004'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|MP-1 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#goldmp|Convoy]] ([[Lucky Draw figure]], [[2004]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2009'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|MP-01B [[Eldedroid#Masterpiece|Convoy Black Ver.]] ([[2009]]-[[November 21|11-21]]/2010-01)}}
{{Bp-a1|MP-8X [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#MP8X|King Grimlock]] (2009–12)}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2010'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|MP-3G [[Starscream (G1)/toys#MP3G|Starscream Ghost Ver.]] ([[2010]]-06)}}
{{Bp-a1|MP-4S [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MP4S|Convoy Sleep Mode]] (2010-06)}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2011'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|MP-1L [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MP1L|Convoy Last Production]] ([[2011]]-[[March 26|03-26]])}}
{{Bp-d1|MP-09B [[Black Rodimus Convoy#Masterpiece|Black Rodimus Convoy]] (2011-[[November 28|11-28]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=4|[[File:MP14C-Clampdown.jpg|thumb|upright=1.33|MP-14C Clampdown]][[File:MP-25L-Loud-Pedal.jpg|thumb|upright=1.33|MP-25L Loudpedal]][[File:MP-10ASL.jpg|thumb|upright=1.33|MP-10ASL Convoy (atmos safari LEBRON Ver.)]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2012'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|MP-11S [[Sunstorm (G1)#Masterpiece|Sunstorm]] ([[2012]]-[[August 25|08-25]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2013'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|MP-10B [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Masterpiece|Black Convoy]] ([[2013]]-[[March 30|03-30]])}}
{{Bp-a1|MP-12T [[Tigertrack#Masterpiece|Tigertrack]] (2013-07)}}
{{Bp-d1|MP-11A [[Acid Storm (G1)#Masterpiece|Acid Storm]] (2013-[[October 3|10-03]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2014'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|MP-12G [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#MP12G|Lambor G-2 Ver.]] ([[2014]]-[[February 22|02-22]])}}
{{Bp-d1|MP-13B [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#MP13B|Soundblaster]] (with [[Ratbat (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Ratbat]]) (2014-[[March 23|03-23]])}}
{{Bp-a1|MP-18S [[Bluestreak (G1)/toys#MP18S|Silverstreak]] (2014-[[June 14|06-14]])}}
{{Bp-a1|MP-10A [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MP10A|Convoy (BAPE ver.)]] (2014-[[August 19|07-19]])}}
{{Bp-a1|MP-12 [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#TFExpo14MP12|Lambor]] (TFExpo 2014 exclusive) (2012-[[August 9|08-09]])}}
{{Bp-a1|MP-10 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#eva|Convoy Mode "Eva"]] (2014-[[November 28|11-28]])}}
{{Bp-d1|MP-5G [[Megatron (G1)/toys#MP5G|Megatron Gold Ver.]] (2014-12)}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2015'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|MP-11SW [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#MP11SW|Skywarp]] ([[2015]]-[[January 5|01-05]])}}
{{Bp-a1|MP-21G [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#MP21G|Bumble G-2 Ver.]] (2015-[[July 25|07-25]])}}
{{Bp-a1|MP-18B [[Bluestreak (G1)/toys#MP18B|Bluestreak]] (2015-[[August 29|08-29]])}}
{{Bp-d1|MP-11T [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#MP11T|Thundercracker]] (2015-11)}}
{{Bp-a1|MP-10R [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MP10R|Convoy (BAPE REDCAMO ver.)]] (2015-11)}}
{{Bp-a1|MP-21R [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#MP21R|Bumble Red Body]] (2015-[[December 26|12-26]])}}
{{Bp-a1|MP-14C [[Clampdown (G1)#Masterpiece|Clampdown]] (2015-12-26)}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2016'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|MP-11NR [[Ramjet (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Ramjet]] ([[2016]]-[[March 19|03-19]])}}
{{Bp-d1|MP-25L [[Loudpedal#Masterpiece|Loudpedal]] (2016-[[June 11|06-11]])}}
{{Bp-d1|MP-11NT [[Thrust (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Thrust]] (2016-[[October 29|10-29]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2017'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|MP-10K [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MP10K|Convoy (BAPE BLACKCAMO ver.)]] (2017-01)}}
{{Bp-d1|MP-11ND [[Dirge (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Dirge]] ([[2017]]-[[June 28|06-28]])}}
{{Bp-a1d1|MP-15/16E [[Stripes#Masterpiece|Stripes]], [[Nightstalker (G1)#Masterpiece|Nightstalker]], [[Wingthing (G1)#Masterpiece|Wingthing]] & [[Enemy (G1)#Masterpiece|Enemy]] (2017-[[December 23|12-23]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2018'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|MP-711 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MP711|Convoy (7-Eleven ver.)]] ([[2018]]-[[February 28|02-28]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Golden Lagoon|Golden Lagoon Convoy]] (2018-[[July 29|07-29]])}}
{{Bp-p1|MP-34S [[Shadow Panther#Masterpiece|Shadow Panther (Beast Wars)]] (2018-[[August 25|08-25]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2019'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|MP-10ASL [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MP10ASL|Convoy (atmos safari LEBRON Ver.)]] (2019-[[March 15|03-15]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2020'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|MP-10DC [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MP10DC|Convoy (atmos safari DUCKCAMO Ver.)]] (2020-[[March 26|03-26]])}}
|}




{{--}}

====Hasbro====
Due to the brand unification, nearly all Hasbro ''Masterpiece'' releases after ''Generations'' MP-10 Optimus Prime are imports of TakaraTomy toys above with new slip-covers. ''Masterpiece Movie Series'' releases after MPM-4 Optimus Prime, meanwhile, are the same toys in both Hasbro and TakaraTomy markets, with the former often releasing toys as store-exclusives.
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2003'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|20th Anniversary [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Optimus Prime]] (2003/2004)}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2006'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|20th Anniversary DVD Edition [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#20thDVD|Optimus Prime]] ([[Transformers: Classics|''Classics'']], 2006)}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2007'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|Masterpiece [[Starscream (G1)/toys#MasterpieceUS|Starscream]] (''Classics'', 2007)}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2009'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|Masterpiece [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Skywarp]] ([[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|''Universe'']], 2009)}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=4|[[File:TRU-Masterpiece-Sunstorm.jpg|upright=1.33|thumb|MP-05 Sunstorm]][[File:MP-YOTGSoundwave.jpg|upright=1.33|thumb|Year Of The Goat Soundwave]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2010'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Masterpiece [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#MPHasbro|Grimlock]] ([[Transformers (2010 toyline)|''Transformers'']], 2010)}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2011'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Masterpiece [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#HasbroMasterpiece|Rodimus Prime]] (''Transformers'', 2011)}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2012'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Masterpiece [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#mp10hasbro|Optimus Prime]] (''Transformers'', 2012)}}
{{Bp-d1|Masterpiece [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Thundercracker]] (''Transformers'', 2012)}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2013'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|MP-01 [[Acid Storm (G1)#Masterpiece|Acid Storm]] (2013)}}
{{Bp-d1|MP-02 [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#HasbroMasterpiece|Soundwave]] (''Generations'', 2013)}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2014'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Year of the Horse [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#YearOfTheHorseOP|Optimus Prime]] (''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'', 2014)}}
{{Bp-a1|MP-03 [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#2014MP|Grimlock]] (2014)}}
{{Bp-a1|MP-04 [[Prowl (G1)/toys#HasbroMP|Prowl]] (2014)}}
{{Bp-d1|MP-05 [[Sunstorm (G1)#HasbroMP|Sunstorm]] (2014)}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2015'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|Year Of The Goat [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#SoundwaveMasterpieceYOTG|Soundwave]] (''Generations'', 2015)}}
{{Bp-a1|MP-06 [[Bluestreak (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Bluestreak]] (''Generations'', 2015)}}
{{Bp-d1|MP-07 [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Masterpiece 2|Starscream]] (''Generations'', 2015)}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2016'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|MP-08 [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#HasbroMP|Bumblebee]] & [[Exosuit]] [[Spike Witwicky (G1)#HasbroMP|Spike Witwicky]] (''Generations'', 2016)}}
{{Bp-sa| [[Optimus Prime (SG)#Masterpiece|Shattered Glass Optimus Prime]] (''Generations'', 2016)}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2017'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|MP-10 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Masterpiece|Optimus Prime]] (''Generations'', 2017)}}
{{Bp-a1|MPM-3 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#MPM3|Bumblebee]] (2017)}}
{{Bp-a1|MPM-4 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Masterpiece|Optimus Prime]] (2017)}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2019'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|MP-10G [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#CollabGB|Optimus Prime Ecto-35 Edition]] (''[[Transformers Collaborative|Collaborative]]'', 2019)}}
|}
{{--}}

===Sublines===
====''Masterpiece Movie Series''====
[[File:TF-Movie-Masterpiece-Series-Logo.png|center|400px]]
The '''''[[#Masterpiece Movie Series|Transformers: Masterpiece Movie Series]]''''' (トランスフォーマーマスターピースムービーシリーズ ''Toransufōmā Masutāpīsu Mūbī Shirīzu'') line, based on the [[live-action film series]], with toys designated MPM-##; this line originally consisted of detailed redecoes of [[Size class|Leader-sized]] toys from [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|the 2010 ''Transformers'' toyline]] and was canceled after only two releases. It was later revived in [[2017]] for the 10th Anniversary of the [[Transformers (film)|first movie]], this time featuring all-new molds. The revived line was released in conjunction with Hasbro, with the toys [[co-branding|co-branded]] "Hasbro" and "TakaraTomy" on their packaging.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2010'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|MPM-1 [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#Masterpiece|Starscream]] (''Transformers'', 2010-[[October 30|10-30]])}}
{{Bp-a1|MPM-2 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Masterpiece|Bumblebee]] (''Revenge of the Fallen'', 2010-[[December 25|12-25]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2017'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|MPM-3 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#MPM3|Bumblebee]] (''Transformers'', 2017-[[July 29|07-29]])}}
{{Bp-a1|MPM-4 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Masterpiece|Optimus Prime]] (''Transformers'', 2017-[[September 30|09-30]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2018'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|MPM-5 [[Barricade (Movie)/toys#Masterpiece|Barricade]] (''Transformers'', 2018-[[April 21|04-21]])}}
{{Bp-a1|MPM-7 [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#MPM7|Bumblebee]] (''Bumblebee'', 2018-[[October 27|10-27]])}}
{{Bp-a1|MPM-6 [[Ironhide (Movie)/toys#Masterpiece|Ironhide]] (''Transformers'', 2018-[[December 15|12-15]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2019'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|MPM-8 [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Masterpiece|Megatron]] (''Transformers'', 2019-[[August 31|08-31]])}}
{{Bp-a1|MPM-9 [[Jazz (Movie)#Masterpiece|Autobot Jazz]] (''Transformers'', 2019-[[November 2|11-02]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:Masterpiece Movie Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.33|MPM-2 Bumblebee]][[File:MPM-12N-Nemesis-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.33|MPM-12N Nemesis Prime]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2020'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|MPM-10 [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#MPM10|Starscream]] (''Transformers'', 2020-[[October 31|10-31]])}}
{{Bp-a1|MPM-11 [[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#MPM11|Ratchet]] (''Transformers'', 2020-[[December 26|12-26]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2021'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|MPM-12 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#MasterpieceMPM12|Optimus Prime]] (''Bumblebee'', [[2021]]-[[Calendar|08]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2022'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|MPM-13 [[Blackout (Movie)#MPM13|Decepticon Blackout]] & [[Scorponok (Movie)#MPM13|Scorponok]] (''Transformers'', [[2022]]-[[December|12]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2023'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|MPM-10R [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#MPM10R|Starscream (Revenge of the Fallen Ver.)]] (''Revenge of the Fallen'', [[2023]]-[[February 2|02-02]])}}
{{Bp-d1|MPM-12N [[Nemesis Prime (AOE)#Masterpiece|Nemesis Prime]] (''Bumblebee'', 2023-[[March|03]])}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2024'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|MPM-11D [[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#MPM11D|Ratchet (Darkside Moon Ver.)]] (''Dark of the Moon'', 2024-[[March 30|03-30]])}}
{{Bp-d1|MPM-14 [[Bonecrusher (Movie)#Masterpiece Movie Series|Bonecrusher]] (''Transformers'', 2024-[[March 30|03-30]])}}
{{Bp-d1|MPM-15 [[Brawl (Movie)#Masterpiece Movie Series|Brawl]] (''Transformers'', 2024-[[November|11]])}}
|}
{{--}}

====Other ''Masterpiece'' sublines====
* The '''''Masterpiece [[Brave (franchise)|Brave]] Series''''' (マスターピース勇者シリーズ ''Masutāpīsu Yūsha Shirīzu'') line, with toys designated as MP-B##, which was cancelled after only two releases; these being MP-B01 King Exkizer {{sic}}, released in [[2005]]; and MP-B02 Dragon Kizer {{sic}}, released in [[2006]]. [[Bandai]] acquired Sunrise (the company that originally produced the ''Brave'' cartoons) in [[1993]], but seemingly didn't hold the rights to produce figures for the franchise until roughly the 2010s. As such, most updated, ''Masterpiece''-esque ''Brave'' figures and model kits are currently produced by Bandai and their licensees. Whether it was complications between the rival companies owning the rights to the ''Brave'' franchise, or something else entirely that led to the ''Masterpiece'' lines' cancellation after only two releases, is uncertain.
* The '''''[[Zoids]] Masterpiece''''' (ゾイドマスターピース ''Zoido Masutāpīsu'') line, with toys designated as MPZ-##.

For obvious reasons, neither the ''Brave Series'' nor ''Zoids'' ''Masterpiece'' lines are covered on this wiki.

==Design==
The ''Masterpiece'' line has had a number of designers.

Since MP-25, each ''Masterpiece'' figure has been designed as a team effort, led by [[Hironori Kobayashi]], and any names given are within the scope of the larger team.

===Standard Takara Versions===
{|
|''Mold''||''Designer''||''Notes''
|-
|MP‑1, MP‑2
|[[Hironori Kobayashi]]
|-
|MP‑3, MP‑6, MP‑7
|Hironori Kobayashi (initial design) & [[Shōji Kawamori]] (final version)
|-
|MP‑4 trailer
|[[Hisashi Yuki]]
|Designed in ''one night''!<ref name="mp4trailer">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-masterpiece-47/takaratomy-staff-interview-hisashi-yuki-on-masterpiece-180888/ TakaraTomy Staff Interview - Hisashi Yuki on Masterpiece]: Even more horrifying was the plan of reissuing MP-1 to go with Megatron - simply reissuing him wasn't considered to be appealing enough and it was decided to give him a trailer...I was told to come up with a proto (of the trailer) by the end of May, and I designed it in one night. [...] I couldn't shirk my task as the release date had already been set by backward calculation. I really did the best I could though there just wasn't enough time.</ref>
|-
|MP‑5
|Hisashi Yuki
|Designed in twelve days<ref name="mpmegsdev">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-masterpiece-47/takaratomy-staff-interview-hisashi-yuki-on-masterpiece-180888/ TakaraTomy Staff Interview - Hisashi Yuki on Masterpiece]: - I hear the first Masterpiece figure you created was MP‑5 Megatron and you hold the fastest development record with it.
[Yuki]: That is right. (*laughs) I was not assigned to be in charge of it initially, but due to the circumstance within the company I was unexpectedly handed down the project. The schedule came with it and I was stunned when I realised that I was only given 12 days, about 2 weeks...To make it worse, at the time of my receiving the task, even the product size wasn't decided. (*tears)</ref>
|-
|MP‑8, MP‑9
|Hironori Kobayashi
|-
|MP‑10
|[[Shogo Hasui]]<ref name="mp10dev">[http://news.tfw2005.com/2014/08/03/takaratomy-staff-interview-shogo-hasui-on-masterpiece-180877/ TakaraTomy Staff Interview – Shogo Hasui on Masterpiece]: - Tell us about the time when you began working on the MP series. [Shogo]: MP-10 Convoy was the first Masterpiece I was involved in developing.
When the project was conceived I was mainly working on the products for the overseas Hasbro market, but was given a chance to develop a Masterpiece for the domestic market irregularly.</ref>
|
|-
|MP‑11
|Hironori Kobayashi & Shogo Hasui
|-
|MP‑12 to MP‑21, MP‑23
|Shogo Hasui
|-
|MP‑22
|Shogo Hasui (initial design) & Hironori Kobayashi (final version)
|Kobayashi took over the design to enable the carrier to carry four car MPs<ref name="mpmagnusdev">[http://news.tfw2005.com/2014/08/03/takaratomy-staff-interview-shogo-hasui-on-masterpiece-180877 TakaraTomy Staff Interview – Shogo Hasui on Masterpiece]: - [Shogo] Ultra Magnus, who was selected to be MP-22, was a character I was dreaming of making into a product since the time of MP-10 development. I was happy to be finally able to work on him. As there had already been several real car MP figures and Ultra Magnus is a car carrier that can carry them, I considered Magnus as a certain milestone in the new MP series. I wanted the car carrier to have a capacity of at least 4 real car MPs while in robot mode his height needed to be as close as seen in the cartoon. The transformation process was expected to require lots of folding of the parts to achieve it, and solving that problem became a very important task. Upon agreeing on that point, Kobayashi took over to work on the transformation mechanism and (Ultra Magnus is) finished as he is now.</ref>
|-
|MP‑24
|Hisashi Yuki
|Hisashi took on MP-24 in order for the other ''Masterpiece'' figures to be released on schedule<ref name="mpstarsaberdev">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-masterpiece-47/takaratomy-staff-interview-hisashi-yuki-on-masterpiece-180888/ TakaraTomy Staff Interview - Hisashi Yuki on Masterpiece]: - So the idea was to ask the fans directly what they want first, then realise it as a product. [Yuki]: Yes. It turned out Star Saber was the winner. Hasui, the main series designer, was going to be in charge of the 30th anniversary MP originally. But he was fully occupied with Bumble and Wheeljack, and since Star Saber was a character I was attached to personally, I stood for the job eagerly.</ref>
|-
|MP‑25, MP‑26
|Hironori Kobayashi<ref name="mptracksdev">[http://news.tfw2005.com/2015/07/12/sdcc-2015-the-shogo-hasui-report-296954/ SDCC 2015: The Shogo Hasui Report]: - "I did ask about Tracks and he said he did not design him but he did say (I BELIEVE Kobayashi…again hard to understand) and slowly said Lead Designer. He also said that the same designer did Ironhide and he began to say another name (Ratchet) but stopped himself." A subsequent interview in ''[[Transformers Generations 2015]]'' named Kobayashi as the designer of Ironhide, confirming him as the designer in question.</ref>
|
|-
|MP‑27, MP‑30
|Hironori Kobayashi
|As stated in the ''[[Transformers Generations 2015]]'' book
|-
|MP‑28
|Vehicle styling by [[Yūya Ōnishi]], main developer [[Tomoya Miyake]], edits by Hironori Kobayashi
|As stated in the ''Transformers Generations 2015'' book
|-
|MP‑29
|Hironori Kobayashi
|As stated in the ''Transformers Generations 2015'' book
|-
|MP‑36
|Embellishments and refinements by [[Yuki Ohshima]]
|As stated in the ''[[Transformers Generations 2017]]'' book<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/generations-2017-book-mp-36-megatron-article-translated.1096818 Generations 2017 MP-36 translated article]</ref>
|-
|MP-53, MP-54
|Yūya Ōnishi, [[Kōjin Ōno]]
|Ōno returning to his own [[Diaclone]] work as well as his own car
|-
|MP-56
|Kōjin Ōno
|As stated in the ''[[Transformers Generations 2022]]'' book
|-
|MP-57
|Kōjin Ōno, concept art by Yuki Ohshima
|As stated in the ''Transformers Generations 2022'' book
|}

===''Masterpiece Movie Series''===
{|
|'|''Mold''||''Designer''
|-
|MPM-1||Shogo Hasui
|-
|MPM-2||Shogo Hasui
|-
|MPM-13||[[Sam Smith]], [[Tomoki Tatsumi]]<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CdG8p0UDrac/ Sam Smith on Instagram]</ref>
|}

==Awards==
* The ''Masterpiece'' line as a whole won the [http://www.takaratomy.co.jp/product_release/pdf/p161028.pdf 2016 Long Life Design award] (PDF link) presented by the [https://www.g-mark.org/about/ Good Design Awards].

==Notes==
* Like with previous lines, the official Hasbro-initiated imports of ''Masterpiece'' figures were also assigned code names. For the 2021 releases, the "theme" for those code names was "snacks":
{{collist|3|
:::*Arcee: "Airheads"
:::*Black Convoy: "Cavaliers"
:::*Spinout: "Snickers"
:::*Tigatron: "Twizzlers"
}}
:For the 2022 releases, it was "deserts":
{{collist|3|
:::*Skywarp: "Sahara"
:::*Autobot Skids: "Kalahari"
:::*Reboost : "Sonoran"
}}
*The Hasbro Pulse listing of the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Anti-Gravity Pedestal Tenseg Base|''Anti-Gravity Pedestal Tenseg Base'' Optimus Prime Set]] comes sheathed in a ''Masterpiece''-branded sleeve for the box, but the page does not list it for very obvious reasons. (Its code name was "Colorado", for those wondering.)

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

==External links==
* [http://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/products/tf_mp TakaraTomy ''Masterpiece'' website]
* [https://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/products/tf_mpm ''Masterpiece Movie Series'' website]
* [https://hasbropulse.com/collections/transformers?refinementList%5Bnamed_tags.Series%5D%5B0%5D=Transformers%20Masterpiece ''Masterpiece''] at [[Hasbro Pulse]]
* [https://www.actionfigure411.com/transformers/ Transformers Masterpiece Visual and Price Guides]

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Stowed Away, Stowaways

2023-08-21T16:55:56Z

SoundJack426: /* Synopsis */

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'''Bumblebee infiltrates G.H.O.S.T. on a secret mission, unaware that the Maltos are following him.'''

==Synopsis==
In the dark of night, [[Bumblebee (ES)|Bumblebee]] meets with [[Optimus Prime (ES)|Optimus Prime]] at [[Witwicky Donuts]]. Optimus has found a piece of [[Mandroid]] technology in [[G.H.O.S.T.]] HQ and assigns Bumblebee the task of infiltrating a section of the HQ that Optimus doesn't have access to.

At the Malto farm the next morning, the kids are playing a round of the floor is lava, though [[Robby Malto|Robby]] objects to [[Twitch]] using her alt mode to fly. Bumblebee tells them he can't join the game as he has a mission and, though the kids want to help, Bumblebee prefers to keep them off G.H.O.S.T.'s radar. [[Nightshade (ES)|Nightshade]] provides him with a [[mobile hologram emitter]] and the [[Smart Trainer 5008]]. As the scout heads off, the kids resolve to help him in his mission anyway. To this end, Twitch tails him using her alt mode, though she struggles to keep up and ends up smashed into the front of a truck at one point.

At HQ, [[Megatron (ES)|Megatron]] and [[Karen Croft|Executive Agent Croft]] argue about how best to pursue [[Starscream (ES)|Starscream]] until Optimus interrupts them to encourage cooperation. Croft turns down Optimus's query about the areas of the base he can't access.

Twitch tracks Bumblebee to the [[Witwicky Ranger Station]], where he heads into a tunnel hidden behind a huge boulder. Once she reports back to the [[Dugout]] via radio, Robby takes [[Thrash (ES)|Thrash]] and Nightshade to join her while the others remain back to monitor from the Dugout. While Bumblebee stealthily makes his way through the G.H.O.S.T. base, the Maltos rendezvous at the ranger station and access the secret elevator in the back. [[Hashtag (ES)|Hashtag]] remotely activates the lift, allowing Twitch to pose as a pizza-delivery drone and distract the G.H.O.S.T. agent down below so the others can sneak in. Meanwhile Bumblebee finds himself in a corridor laced with laser tripwires and uses the Smart Trainer to deactivate them. Unfortunately this involves smashing the control panel which also leaves Bumblebee unable to open the door at the other end.

[[Jon Schloder|Agent Schloder]], conferring on the phone regarding the pizza he supposedly delivered, literally bumps into the Malto quartet as they sneak around the base and though Nightshade immediate restrains him, he's able to trigger the base-wide alarm on his phone. Turrets start pelting the group with fire until they manage to convince Schloder to shut the alert off. Elsewhere Optimus delays Croft from investigating the alert shortly before it goes silent. Schloder's enthusiastic that Bumblebee's around as he's been trying to recruit the scout for G.H.O.S.T. for ages, and he joins the group in attempting to find Bee.

Bumblebee finally opens the door and discovers what G.H.O.S.T.'s been hiding from them — the salvaged [[space bridge|spacebridge]]. Croft finds him inspecting the device and sics a G.H.O.S.T. agent on him. To Bee's surprise the agent displays superhuman abilities and is more than a match for him. Meanwhile Megatron has realized Prime is up to something and insists they take more direct action, but Optimus has confidence whatever Bee uncovers by stealth will help them. During the fight, Bumblebee knocks the agent's helmet off, revealing it to be an artificial construct, and Croft calls in more of these "[[Ghoid]]s" to finish him off. Scholder and the Maltos find the Smart Trainer and hurry their efforts to find Bumblebee. They succeed, finding Croft about to deactivate Bee, and join the fight against the Ghoids. Schloder tries to unsuccessfully to convince his sister to stop, but Croft refuses, believing Cybertronians bring only destruction and having spent years secretly gathering resources to wipe them and [[Cybertron (planet)|their planet]] out. Unable to make her see reason, Schloder activates the spacebridge as an escape route with Bumblebee's help. Though both Bee and Schloder are captured by the Ghoids, Nightshade, Robby, Twitch and Thrash manage to make it through the portal and end up outside. They're just trying to work out where they are when a new figure looms over them — [[Shockwave (ES)|Shockwave]]!

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Bumblebee (ES)|Bumblebee]] (1)
*[[Optimus Prime (ES)|Optimus Prime]] (2)
|c2=
*[[Megatron (ES)|Megatron]] (10)
*[[Shockwave (ES)|Shockwave]] (15)
|c3=
*[[Mo Malto]] (3)
*[[Robby Malto]] (4)
*[[Karen Croft|Executive Agent Croft]] (11)
*[[Jon Schloder|Agent Schloder]] (12)
*G.H.O.S.T. Agent (13)
|h4=[[Terran]]s||c4=
*[[Twitch]] (5)
*[[Thrash (ES)|Thrash]] (6)
*[[Nightshade (ES)|Nightshade]] (7)
*[[Jawbreaker (ES)|Jawbreaker]] (8)
*[[Hashtag (ES)|Hashtag]] (9)
|h5=Others||c5=
*[[Ghoid]]s (14)
}}

==Quotes==
"Bye, Bumblebee!" 
"...We're totally gonna help Bee, right?" 
"Obviously."
:—'''Mo''' and '''Robby'''

"I was under the impression this was an equal partnership." 
"You are mistaken. Now, if that's all, I have an organization to run."
:—'''Optimus Prime''' and '''Agent Croft'''

"Smart Trainer, I need you to travel to the other end of the corridor and evade all those tripwire lasers." 
"It would be a better training exercise if ''you'' were to evade all these lasers." 
"Just get over there and avoid the lasers!"
:—'''Bumblebee''' gets lip from the '''Smart Trainer'''.

"''Deception'', Optimus? Consider me impressed".
:—'''Megatron'''

"Bumblebee! You really are here!" 
"Oh, ''great''."
:—'''Schloder''' and '''Bumblebee'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*The Smart Trainer and hologram disguise first appeared during "[[Missed Connection]]".
*Starscream escaped during the events of "[[What Dwells Within]]" and is still at large.
*Shockwave was previously seen being taken into custody by G.H.O.S.T. in "[[Warzone]]".

===Transformers references===

===Real-world references===
*Bumblebee and Optimus Prime evoke the taped briefings from TV show ''{{w|Mission: Impossible (1966 TV series)|Mission: Impossible}}'' as Optimus gives Bee his mission.
*The spacebridge is installed in a manner reminiscent of the title device from ''{{w|Stargate (film)|Stargate}}'' and even has a similar activation sequence.
*Bumblebee starts quoting the film ''{{w|Predator (film)|Predator}}'' with the line "Buddy, you are one ugly—" but fortunately for the rating, does not complete the quote.
*After Twitch bumps into the truck, transforms to robot mode, and then flies off, the trucker immediately pours out what he was drinking as a [[tvtropes:Main/NoMoreForMe|classic gag]].

===Errors===

===Trivia===

[[Category:EarthSpark episodes]]

Soundwave (G1)/toys

2023-08-15T01:37:50Z

SoundJack426: /* Masterpiece */

{{suite}}
[[File:G1 boxart Soundwave.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The truck guy's cool, but he will never be cool as this tape guy.]]
'''[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]''': popular. Amount of merchandise: sufficient for its own page.

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}
[[File:G1Soundwave toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Soundwave superior. Nuff said.]]
*'''Soundwave and Condor Cassette: Buzzsaw''' (Decepticon, [[1984]]-[[1986]], [[1990]])
**''Takara ID number:'' '''17'''
**''Accessories (Hasbro release):'' [[Buzzsaw (G1)/toys|Buzzsaw]], rocket launcher, 3 rockets, [[concussion weapon|concussion blaster]]
**''Accessories (Takara release):'' [[Rumble (G1)/toys|Rumble]], tape case, rocket launcher, 3 rockets, headphones, microphone, concussion blaster
{{toydesigner|[[Hideaki Yoke]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Shinji Aramaki]] (concept artist)}}
:Soundwave began life as the ''[[Micro Change]]'' toy "Cassette Man", and went mostly unchanged when he was imported by [[Hasbro]] to become part of the ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|Transformers]]'' toyline, save for exclusion of some accessories, and the removal of a molded "Cassette Man" logo and "MC-10" on his cassette door. He transforms into a realistically-sized blue and silver microcassette recorder, complete with an opening cassette door that can accommodate any of the numerous [[Mini-Cassette]] figures, and came packaged with [[Buzzsaw (G1)/toys|Buzzsaw]] to fully exploit and advertise this interactive gimmick. Soundwave is armed with a shoulder-mounted cannon and a hand-held concussion blaster, which both transform into imitation batteries that store in a compartment on his back while he is in his alternate mode. A pair of trapezoid-shaped stickers intended to decorate these batteries were repurposed by Hasbro as visible speakers in alt-mode (which end up on the inside of his legs)—it's possible that Buzzsaw was composited over his package art specifically to cover the visible sticker on his gun, so as not to contradict the new suggested sticker placement in the [[instructions]].<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Going back to the source, the Takara Micro Change Series MC-10 Cassette Man, its instructions and sticker application map show clearly that sticker set #1 should be placed at the end of the battery accessory. That's why you don't see it on the inner legs of the boxart. If you now return to the Soundwave boxart image towards the start of the article, you'll see it on the end of his gun - and you'll even see the "Microman" text that wasn't removed! It should be noted that the most common Hasbro Soundwave art has Buzzsaw covering that part of his gun, and this is probably as good a reason as any as to why!|link=https://tfsquareone.blogspot.com/2019/09/hasbro-g1-soundwave-sound-or-power.html|name=Maz|site=Transformers Square One|title=Hasbro G1 Soundwave - Sound or Power?|year=2019|month=09|day=03}}</ref>

:Takara's release of Soundwave reinstated the extra Cassette Man accessories that Hasbro had excluded from their release: a set of headphones and a microphone, both non-functioning. To further emulate Cassette Man, Takara's Soundwave came with [[Rumble (G1)/toys|Rumble]], rather than Buzzsaw, and a clear plastic case that he could fit into in tape mode. Originally in the Cassette Man release, the figure came with either Rumble, Frenzy or Laserbeak, as different releases and copies varied. Soundwave's rocket launcher featured a spring-loaded firing mechanism that Hasbro had removed, as they did with all such features at the time. Takara also made a [[variant|running change]] to the [[mold]], re-sculpting the recessed buttons on Soundwave's pelvis into one solid, protruding piece, and moving the cassette door's hinge from inside the figure's chest to a lower, external position on either side of this new button assembly. This modification became the standard for all subsequent re-uses of the Soundwave mold.

:Aside from the aforementioned button remold, Soundwave's first notable modification was the addition of a heat-sensitive [[rubsign]] to his chest in 1985. The popularity of Soundwave and his interactive tape gimmick was evident from an early stage: his toy continued to be sold throughout 1986, after the vast majority of his 1984 brethren had been removed from toy shelves; Mini-Cassette partners continued to be produced for him even after this, through 1988; and Soundwave and Buzzsaw were shipped to Australian retail again in 1990. Over the years there have been multiple reissues of Soundwave, and this article lists each distinct edition of the figure under its own heading.

:In Europe, Soundwave was released in three different subsequent versions that are most notable due to packaging variations: The first version, released in 1985, was manufactured by Takara and featured a [[Milton Bradley]] logo on its packaging; the second version, released in 1986, was also manufactured by Takara, but now featured a Hasbro logo on its packaging; and the third version, also released in 1986, was now manufactured by Ceji (the parent company of [[Joustra]]) and still featured a Hasbro logo on its packaging.<ref name="eurosw">"European Soundwaves" at 20th Century Toy Collector: [http://20thcenturytoycollector.com/posts/2011/11/13/european-soundwaves-g1-part1/ Part 1], [http://20thcenturytoycollector.com/posts/2011/11/22/european-soundwaves-g1-–-part-2-of-2/ part 2].</ref>

::*''[http://www.transformerland.com/wiki/toy-info/transformers-g1-communicators-soundwave/361/ Patent info, price guide, and further reading on Soundwave at Transformerland.com]''

::*''[http://tfu.info/1984/Decepticon/Soundwave/soundwave.htm More information on Soundwave at TFU.info]''
{{G1SoundwaveMold}}

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[[File:G1toy VSY.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Grimlock vs Soundwave''' ([[1985]])
**''ID number:'' '''VSY'''
**''Accessories:'' [[Frenzy (G1)/toys|Frenzy]], rocket launcher, 3 rockets, concussion blaster
:Takara also released Soundwave in a "versus" set along with [[Grimlock (G1)/toys|Grimlock]], lacking the additional headphone and microphone accessories and partnered with [[Frenzy (G1)/toys|Frenzy]] instead of Rumble. The set also included an audio cassette, and has become the rarest of the three "VS" sets Takara produced. The version of Soundwave included in this set was (supposedly) the earlier, pre-running change version with individual buttons on his chest.

{{-}}{{anchor|SoundblasterG1}}
[[File:G1Soundblaster toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I see a blue 'Con and I want him painted black.]]
*'''Soundblaster''' (Decepticon, [[1987]])
**''ID number:'' '''D-101'''
**''Accessories:'' Buzzsaw, tape case, rocket launcher, 3 rockets, concussion blaster
:As part of the Japanese ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]'' toy line, Soundwave was [[redeco]]ed in a new black and red color scheme, and his chest door was [[retool]]ed so that he could now hold two cassettes at once. Soundblaster came packaged with Buzzsaw, who now sported a new [[sticker]] which would reveal the weak spot of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)/toys|Fortress Maximus]] when placed behind Soundblaster's translucent red chest door, in the same manner that [[Tech Spec]]s decoders worked. The figure's stickers, however, retain Soundwave's blue coloration instead of being changed to work with Soundblaster's black.

::*''[http://tfu.info/1987/Destron/Soundblaster/soundblaster.htm More information on Soundblaster at TFU.info]''

{{-}}{{anchor|ActionMaster}}
[[File:G1 ActionMaster Soundwave toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Soundwave with Wingthing''' (Action Master, 1990)
**''Accessories:'' [[photon negator]]
:Part of the first wave of [[Action Master]]s, Soundwave is a non-transforming action figure which combines elements of his cartoon model and original toy. He is compatible with any other Action Master weapon or vehicle. He came packaged with his new [[Action Master partner|partner]], [[Wingthing (G1)#Toys|Wingthing]].

:Soundwave's [[instructions]] depict a different [[weapon]] than the one the toy actually comes with. The weapon depicted in Soundwave's instructions was available with [[Treadshot (G1)|Treadshot]] instead. As a consequence, several toy information websites and identification guides (including ''[[Transformers Generations|Generations]]'') depict Soundwave with Treadshot's weapon, using the instructions as a reference.

::*''[http://tfu.info/1990/Decepticon/Soundwave/soundwave.htm More information on Soundwave (Action Master) at TFU.info]''
{{-}}

====''Transform Jr''====
[[File:G1toy junior soundwave.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Soundwave''' (Gōkin, 1986)
**''ID number:'' '''17'''
**''Accessories:'' cassette, launcher, 2 missiles
:Released during the early portion of the ''[[Transform Jr]]'' toyline when it was still going by the short lived "''Transform Gōkin''" name, ''Jr'' Soundwave is a smaller, simplified version of the original Generation 1 toy, lacking many stickers and paint applications, as well as the larger figure's retractable fists and the spring-activated release for his chest door. The chest door can still be manually opened, though, and Soundwave comes with a cassette partner to fit inside, albeit a non-transforming one (it's basically just a rectangle of clear plastic with a sticker on it; from the pattern on the sticker, it might be Rumble). He comes with only one gun, which can be placed either on his shoulder or in his fist, with two static 'missile' pieces that can be inserted into the front of the gun. He also features [[die-cast]] metal parts in his legs.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1985/Destron/SoundwaveJr/soundwave.htm More information on Transform Gōkin Soundwave at TFU.info]''

{{-}}
[[File:G1toy junior soundblaster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Soundblaster''' (Jr, 1987)
**''ID number:'' '''D-101'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 cassettes, launcher, 2 missiles
:Just as his larger toy was, ''Jr'' Soundwave was redecoed and retooled to become Soundblaster the following year, sporting a black coloration and an enlarged chest door (though the door itself remains colorless, lacking the distinctive red tint of the large Soundblaster figure). Soundblaster retains all of Soundwave's accessories and features, and comes with an extra tape to match his new expanded tape door. The sticker for one of his non-transformable cassette partners remains the same, looking a lot like Rumble. He also comes with a blue tape that might be Frenzy, even though Soundblaster's [[package art]] now shows Buzzsaw.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1987/Destron/SoundblasterJr/soundblaster.htm More information on Transform Jr Soundblaster at TFU.info]''
{{-}}

===''Generation 2''===
[[File:G2-toy Soundwave GoBot.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Colors so loud you can practically hear them.]]
*'''Soundwave''' (Go-Bot, [[1995]])
**''Accessories:'' gun

: Part of the third wave of ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bot]]s, Soundwave is a ''very bright'' [[redeco]] of [[Gearhead#Toys|Gearhead]], transforming into a [[NASCAR]]-style Ford Thunderbird stock car with precision wheels and wire axles, compatible with ''Hot Wheels'' and ''Matchbox'' playsets and tracks (which he was properly sized to fit). His ''exceptionally'' loud color scheme, being composed of bright shades of fluorescent yellow, pink and blue, is one of the few times fans can actually get away with describing a toy as "[[neon]]".

: Soundwave was one of only three Go-Bots sold in the Takara ''G-2'' line, but it was a... weird release. While the car shell is identical to the Hasbro Soundwave, his robot parts are identical to the second-wave opaque version of Gearhead, being red and metallic silver, due to the [[gang-molding]] process that produced the Takara-release Go-Bots [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#GobotOptimusPrime|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Go-Bot|Megatron]]... and his stylized "T" with the ''Transformers'' logo [[tampograph]] was also applied to them to boot. He also has Gearhead's red face-paint rather than the Hasbro Soundwave black. These three toys were sold on cards that were nigh-identical to the Hasbro cards on the front, rather than the usual ''G-2'' style packaging, with only a small bit of Japanese text on the front in the logo. The back side is stylistically close to the ''Generation 2'' packaging, but a "generic" cardback used for all three toys and entirely in Japanese. It's unclear why these toys were released this way; it's possible these were sold in convenience stores or some other similar outlet rather than in conventional toy stores/departments. Even more oddly, the Soundwave shown on the cross-sell is the Hasbro-release Soundwave with the maroon-purple and aqua-blue robot parts.

:This mold was also used to make various versions of ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[W.A.R.S.]] and the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' incarnation of [[Camshaft (G1)|Camshaft]]. It was planned to be used to make ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' [[Greasepit (G2)|Greasepit]], but that toy was canceled.

:This toy was later [[repurposing|repurposed]] to be a [[Soundwave (G2)|"next-generation" clone of Soundwave]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/1995/Decepticon/Soundwave/soundwave.htm More information on Soundwave (Go-Bot) at TFU.info]''{{G2GearheadMold}}

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[[File:LaserCycleSoundwave.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|His bio actually says this isn't his favorite form. No foolin'.]]
*'''Soundwave''' (Laser Cycle, <strike>[[1995]]</strike>)
:This planned [[redeco]] of the [[Laser Cycle]] [[Road Pig (G2)#Toys|Road Pig]] would have seen Soundwave transform to a blue and silver Harley-Davidson Electra Glide touring motorcycle, with an LED-lit tailpipe that became an arm-mounted weapon in robot mode. Ultimately, however, it ended up as one of several planned late-1995 ''Generation 2'' redecoes that never made it to release. The cancellation was presumably a comparatively last-minute decision, since several of these toys, including Soundwave and fellow Laser Cycle redeco [[Jazz (G1)/toys#LaserCycle|Jazz]], ''were'' solicited in various store catalogues, such as the Sears Wish Book. Some packaged samples of this toy do exist, but there are estimated to be less than a dozen in existence.

:This mold was later [[retool]]ed to make the ''[[Microman]]: [[Microman#Micro Millennium (1998-2000)|LED Powers]]'' toys [[Microman#RoadBison|Road Bison]] and [[Microman#HyperSpeeder|Tornado Bison]]; the retooled mold was then used to make [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'']] [[Axer (G1)#Toys|Axer]] and ''[[Robotmasters (franchise)|Robotmasters]]'' [[Sideways (RM)#Toys|Double Face]].
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===''Machine Wars''===
[[File:MW-toy Soundwave.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Not my scene, baby!]]
*'''Soundwave''' (Mega, [[1997]])
**''Accessories:'' [[electron rocket]], radar dish
:Originally a [[KB Toys]] exclusive, ''[[Machine Wars: Transformers|Machine Wars]]'' Soundwave is a [[redeco]] of the [[Predator (subgroup)|Predator]] [[Stalker (G1)#Toys|Stalker]], transforming into a grey and burgundy tracked electron rocket carrier. His rocket can mount on either shoulder or his back in robot mode, and retains Stalker's [[Megavisor]] gimmick; a panel on the top slides open to reveal a port for the smaller Predator jets to attach to, allowing their Megavisor slides to be viewed through the "scope" of the missile. Stalker's own unique built-in slide, however, was removed for the Soundwave version of the figure. Also missing from this version of the toy are Stalker's hand-held missile launcher and accompanying ammunition, due to [[for safety reasons|safety concerns]] over their small, not-passing-choke-gate-tests size.

:This mold was also used to make the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[#Universe (2003)|incarnation of Soundwave]], and repurposed as a [[Soundwave (MW)|clone of Soundwave]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/1997/Decepticon/Soundwave/soundwave.htm More information on Machine Wars Soundwave at TFU.info]''
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===''The Transformers Collection''===
[[File:G1toy tfc soundwave and soundblaster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|No! We're not friends, we're enemies!]]
*'''Soundwave''' (2003)
**''ID number'': '''10'''
**''Accessories'': [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys|Laserbeak]], tape case, rocket launcher, 3 rockets, concussion blaster
:The first reissue of Soundwave's original toy was released as part of Takara's ''[[The Transformers Collection]]'', and this time came with [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#The Transformers Collection|Laserbeak]]. The toy reinstates Soundwave's chest-mounted Decepticon symbol, relocating the rubsign to the cover of his battery compartment, but otherwise features no notable differences from the original, post-button-remold version of the figure. This was, however, many international fans' first exposure to Soundwave's modified button mold, and it was erroneously assumed by many that the change had been first made for this release as an artefact of modifying the Soundblaster mold back into Soundwave.
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*'''Soundblaster''' (2005)
**''ID number'': '''18'''
**''Accessories'': [[Ravage (G1)/toys|Ravage]], Buzzsaw, 2 tape cases, rocket launcher, 3 rockets, concussion blaster

:Not ones to waste the opportunity now that they had the mold back in action, Takara also reissued Soundblaster as part of the ''Transformers Collection'', sweetening the deal by including not just his original partner Buzzsaw, but also the first reissue of [[Ravage (G1)/toys#The Transformers Collection|Ravage]]. Despite the opportunity, they still didn't change the color of Soundblaster's stickers from Soundwave-blue to black.
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===''Smallest Transforming Transformers''===
[[File:SmallestTF Soundwave toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Size: small. Taste: big.]]
*'''Soundwave''' (2003-2004)
**''ID number:'' '''GTF 05'''
**''Accessories:'' Rocket launcher, concussion blaster, battery cover

: Standing at only two inches tall, ''[[Smallest Transforming Transformers]]'' Soundwave is an extremely small-scale replica of his original Generation 1 toy. Although his retracting fists, rotating head and missile accessories are left out, the figure otherwise retains a surprising amount of the original toy's functions and features, including the ability to store his weapons as batteries and an opening chest door. This opening chest accommodates Soundwave's in-package partner, [[Ravage (G1)/toys#Smallest Transforming Transformers|''Smallest Transforming Transformers'' Ravage]], who is probably ''the'' smallest Transformer ever.

:Soundwave was originally released as part of the first ''Smallest Transforming Transformers'' wave, and was then made available again in the limited-availability "Wave 2.5" the following year, without changes. In both instances, as with the rest of the figures in the line, he was sold in [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] packaging.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2003/Destron/SmallestSoundwave/soundwave.htm More information on Smallest Transforming Transformers Soundwave at TFU.info]''
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===''Universe'' (2003)===
[[File:Universe Soundwave&Space-Case toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Now, let's see Space Case jump out of Soundwave's chest!]]
*'''Soundwave & Space Case''' (Ultra Class, 2004)
**''Accessories:'' Giant missile, radar

: The [[#Machine Wars|''Machine Wars'' version of Soundwave]] was redecoed in blue and yellow for release in the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' line. Sold in an Ultra-level two-pack with [[Space Case (G2)#Universe (2003)|Space Case]], it retains basically all the same neutered gimmicks from the previous release of the mold.

: Due to the lack of fiction for either toy in the set, it is ''possible'' that this incarnation is in fact an alternate-universe version of Soundwave, some incarnation of [[Soundwave (BW)|that OTHER Soundwave]], or possibly even a new character altogether.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2004/Decepticon/TFUSoundwave/soundwave.htm More information on ''Universe'' Soundwave at TFU.info]''
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===''Titanium Series''===
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[[File:Titanium CybHeroes Soundwave toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|He's the "manliest" Soundwave ever!]]
*'''Soundwave''' (6" Cybertron Heroes, 2006)
**''Accessories:'' Laserbeak, rocket launcher, concussion blaster, display base
{{toydesigner|[[Don Figueroa]] (concept artist)}}

: ''[[Titanium Series]]'' Soundwave is based on the original Generation 1 figure, transforming into a microcassette player mode, now looking more like a boombox. He retains the gimmickry of the original toy such as his transforming weapons, which still store as batteries on his back, and his opening chest door that can accommodate the diminutive transforming Laserbeak figure packaged with him. Laserbeak can also perch onto tabs molded on the top of his shoulders. Soundwave comes with the standard display base that all other 6" ''Titanium Series'' figures come with, and a unique nameplate.

:This figure is plagued by multiple design flaws. In particular, its disproportionate waist makes it look like Soundwave is wearing a diaper, and its legs poor telescoping engineering makes it virtually impossible for them to stay extended while supporting the weight of the toy, so the toy is barely able to stand up the way it is intended to. The cumulative effect is a Soundwave who is not unlike [http://news.tfw2005.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/1969/12/39471474f18fcac9b2_0.jpg a baby]. Note, however, that the stock photo depicts his waist slightly mistransformed, as the hip joints can shift up towards the waist.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2007/Decepticon/TitSoundwave/soundwave.htm More information on Titanium Series Soundwave at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Titanium soundblaster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Soundblaster''' (6" Cybertron Heroes, unreleased)
**''Accessories:'' Ravage, rocket launcher, concussion blaster, display base

: A planned redeco of ''Titanium'' Soundwave in his black and red Soundblaster colors, this toy would have come with a new ''Titanium'' version of [[Ravage (G1)/toys#Titanium Series|Ravage]] instead of Laserbeak. Although displayed at [[BotCon 2007]], Soundblaster was ultimately canceled along with many other solicited 6" Cybertron Heroes, but this did not stop him from appearing as a cross-sell on the packaging for ''Titanium'' [[Prowl (G1)/toys#Titanium Series|Prowl]] in late 2008 (which claimed he would have been "also available" as of November 2008), as Hasbro was unwilling to spend the resources on altering the packaging for these already-complete products.
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===''Classics''===
[[File:Classics Commemorative Soundwave toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Ravage, Laserbeak: Eject. Operation: Reissue.]]
*'''Soundwave''' (Commemorative Edition, 2007, 2012)
**''Accessories:'' Laserbeak, Battle Ravage, 2 tape cases, rocket launcher, 3 rockets, concussion blaster

: Hasbro's first reissue of the original Soundwave toy was originally intended to be part of their ''[[The Transformers: Generation One Commemorative Series|Commemorative Series]]'' of Generation 1 reissues, but when that line was cancelled, it was instead released as part of the ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' toyline. The phrase "Commemorative Edition" is prominently displayed on the front and sides of the box, though, and it remains exclusive to [[Toys"R"Us]], as all Commemorative Edition toys were.

:Despite both the packaging's claim that it is "identical to the original toy," and the image on the packaging showing Soundwave with his traditional chest-door, the figure actually sports the double-wide door of Sound''blaster'' (complete with extra tech-detailing), which allows him to carry both of his pack-in partners, Laserbeak and "Battle" Ravage. In an unusual move for a Hasbro release, the set also includes two clear-plastic cassette cases for the two tapes, previously only included with Takara versions of the figures. Per stringent child safety laws, his spring-loaded weapons were neutered.

:Sadly, in the Canadian markets, this version of Soundwave was pushed back over a year from the original release date, and very few Toys"R"Us stores had them. Dang.

:Soundwave was later re-released in Hasbro's Asian markets in slightly altered packaging that omitted the Toys"R"Us sticker (for obvious reasons) and changed the age recommendation from "Ages 8+" to "Ages 5+".

::*''[http://tfu.info/2007/Decepticon/ClassicsSoundwave/soundwave.htm More information on ''Classics'' Soundwave at TFU.info]''
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===''Music Label''===
[[File:Music label soundwave.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Soundwave finally enters the digital age after only what, twenty-three years?]]
*'''Soundwave Playing Audio Player''' (2007)
**''Accessories:'' Electric launcher, "Wave Bluster", 2 clenched fists (left & right), 2 gun-holding fists (left & right), 2 eject-button pose fists (left & right), headphones

: Released as part of TakaraTomy's small ''[[Transformers Music Label|Music Label]]'' toyline, this incarnation of Soundwave drags the character kicking and screaming into the digital age as a working MP3 player. Despite his new electronic abilities, Soundwave still transforms, in a manner virtually identical to his original Generation 1 figure, no less. He still comes with his trademark pair of weapons (although they no longer double as batteries, since he's got a real one in there now!) plus three sets of hands: two clenched, two for holding his guns, and two posed as if he is pressing his "eject" button.

:Soundwave runs on a single AAA battery, lasting for about six hours of continuous play, and operates using a miniSD card; the packaging claims it can only support up to 1GB, but reports indicate it can actually take up to 2GB. The distinctive buttons on Soundwave's pelvis are now working buttons that control the player: play/pause/power, next, previous, volume up and volume down. Naturally, the player also comes with a set of headphones, but an optional accessory, sold separately, can take their place: a set of ''transforming'' headphones in the image of Rumble and Frenzy.

:Soundwave was initially released in two color schemes: "Spark Blue", his normal blue and silver colors; and "Sonic White", a mostly white color scheme with some blue detailing, echoing the traditional [[iPod]] color scheme. When the toy received a second production run later in the year, the "Sonic White" version was replaced with a new Soundblaster-inspired "Blaster Black" deco.

: The "Sonic White" version was later [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as the mirror-universe ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (toyline)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Soundwave (SG)|Soundwave]].

: During one of Hasbro's designer panels at [[BotCon 2008]], an audience member questioned the feasibility of releasing this figure in the [[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|2008 ''Universe'' toy line]], but '''''without''''' the expensive MP3 player electronics. Bizarrely, Hasbro design director [[Aaron Archer]] gave a seemingly prepared statement that did not answer the question at all, and instead stated that Hasbro were unlikely to release ''Music Label'' Soundwave in their markets due to the obscurity of the MiniSD memory card format. (For what it's worth, Hasbro's [[Greg Lombardo]] had given an actual answer to the same question at [[BotCon 2007]], when he stated that ML Soundwave's innards are so devoted to electronics that removing them might adversely impact the leftover toy's appearance and stability.)

::*''[http://tfu.info/2007/Destron/MLSoundwave/soundwave.htm More information on Music Label Soundwave (Sonic White) at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://tfu.info/2007/Destron/MLBlueSoundwave/soundwave.htm More information on Music Label Soundwave (Spark Blue) at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://tfu.info/2007/Destron/MLBlackSoundwave/soundwave.htm More information on Music Label Soundwave (Blaster Black) at TFU.info]''

===''Encore''===
[[File:G1toy encore soundwave.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Laserbeak: Prepare for flight. Operation: Nostalgia.]]
*'''Soundwave''' (2007)
**''ID number'': '''03'''
**''Accessories:'' Laserbeak, tape case, rocket launcher, 3 rockets, concussion blaster

:The original Soundwave toy was made available once again as part of TakaraTomy's ''[[Transformers Encore]]'' series of reissues. Aside from a slightly lighter shade to his blue plastic and similar changes to his accompanying stickers, the figure remained unchanged from its previous reissues.
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[[File:Encore Soundblaster Toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Soundblaster''' (2012)
**''ID number'': '''21'''
**''Accessories:'' "Enemy", "Wingthing", tape case, rocket launcher, 3 rockets, concussion blaster

: Soundblaster was available again as part of TakaraTomy's ''[[Transformers Encore]]'' series of reissues. This release includes two new cassette partners: [[Enemy (G1)|Enemy]] and [[Wingthing (G1)|Wingthing]].

: For this release Soundblaster features additional silver paint on his face plate and the sides of his head, metallic red eyes instead of yellow, and the removal of the silver paint on his crest in an effort for animation accuracy. In addition, he has a large Decepticon insignia tampographed on his chest. All the label stickers from the previous releases of Soundblaster have been reproduced via tampographs as well, with the exception of the stickers for his weapons which come preapplied.

: The tampographs on the knees and stickers on the weapons are misapplied, being placed in the wrong orientation. The coloration of the blue labels has also been altered to replace some of the blue (but not all) with black. Stock photos depicted Soundblaster with a screen-accurate purple cassette door, although this has never been seen in any actual retail release.
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===''Universe'' (2008)===
[[File:Universe2008toy soundwave.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Soundwave''' (Exclusive, 2009)
**''Series'': '''G1 Series'''
**''Accessories:'' Laserbeak, Ravage, Buzzsaw, [[Ratbat (G1)/toys|Ratbat]], rocket launcher, 3 rockets, concussion blaster

: In 2009, Hasbro released yet another reissue of Soundwave as part of the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' line, this time as a [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] exclusive that was prominently offered at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2009. After Hasbro's last reissue of the figure had used the double-sized Soundblaster chest door, this version of Soundwave reinstated his original door, and came packaged with no fewer than ''four'' tapes: Ravage, Laserbeak, Buzzsaw, and [[Ratbat (G1)/toys|Ratbat]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/TFUSoundwave/soundwave.htm More information on Universe 2008 Soundwave at TFU.info]''
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===''United''===
[[File:Unitedtoy soundwave.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Let his metallic paint chip off, and he changes continuity families.]]
*'''Soundwave Cybertron Mode''' ([[December 25]], 2010)
**''ID number'': '''UN05'''
**''Accessories'': Rifle, missile launcher

: Part of the first wave of the ''United'' series, Soundwave is a repaint of ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)#Toys|War for Cybertron]]'' Deluxe Class [[Soundwave (WFC)/toys#Generations|Soundwave]].

: Retaining ''exactly the same'' plastic colors as his WFC toy, Soundwave instead features an extensive metallic blue/violet [[Paint operation|paint]] scheme that covers a majority of his vehicle mode (as well as some robot parts, like his head, for example). The purple highlights on the Hasbro version are replaced with a bright pink, the metallic details on his chest are a milder shade of gold, and his chest insignia is in full color.

: [[Stock photography#Takara stock photos|Comically]], the action-oriented stock photo on the back of his packaging has him mis-transformed. His hinged crotch has not been pegged to his main body, with the result looking like Soundwave wearing a diaper... again.
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-Toy SoundwaveKreon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Easiest Microchanger ever: just remove everything from his torso.]]
*'''Sentinel Prime''' (2011)
**''Set number'': '''30687'''
**''Pieces'': '''386'''
**''Kreons'': Sentinel Prime, Soundwave, Thundercracker, Fire Chief
**''Accessories'': Scoped pistol

: The ''[[Kre-O]]'' [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)#Kre-O|Sentinel Prime construction set]] comes with a Soundwave [[Kreon]]. He has an adorably creepy speaker-mouth under the helmet's faceplate.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Decepticon/Kre-OSoundwave/soundwave.htm More information on Soundwave at TFU.info]''

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[[File:KreO-Toy SoundwaveCustomKreon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Soundwave''' (Custom Kreon, 2013)
**''Set number'': '''A6090'''
**''Pieces'': '''36'''
**''Accessories'': Rack, large cannon, Seeker arm rifle, scoped pistol, double-barreled pistol, rocket backpack, small wing-pack, curved blade

: Part of the first assortment of "Custom Kreons", this version of Soundwave comes with a buildable parts rack on which to hang/store his many many extra pieces. His [[tampograph]]s are much more heavily-detailed than the original Kreon, based on the [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Generation 1|original Soundwave toy]]. His "normal" helmet and grenade launcher are [[chrome]]d, plus he comes with an extra clear-plastic helmet, torso and legs. He also has a pair of extra arms (originally from the ''Kre-O Battleship'' aliens), plus a buildable cannon based around the aforementioned chrome gun, a small scoped pistol, a double-barreled blaster, and a two-piece curved-blade sword.

: He still has the adorably creepy speaker-mouth.

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[[File:KreO-toy SoundwaveClass84.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Kreon Class of 1984''' (Kreon figure set, 2014)
**''Set number'': '''B0090'''
**''Voted'': Class Gossip
**''Accessories'': Blaster

: This version of Soundwave, part of the [[Kreon Class of 1984]], has much more elaborately toy-based [[tampograph]]s than his prior versions. He comes with a blue version of the new blaster from the ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (franchise)|Age of Extinction]] Kre-O'' sets, and a back-brace piece that we guess is there for gun-mounting purposes. There's also a bunch of "cassettes" based on the various [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|Recordicon]]s packed in the box that ostensibly go with him, but are part of the big block of extra accessories and we're just filling space here.

:The head under the helmet has no mouth whatsoever, which is somehow creepier than the speaker-mouths of the prior Kreons.

: He was only available in the [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2014 [[exclusive]] "Kreon Class of 1984" set of thirty Kreons, commemorating the franchise's thirty years. Remaining stock was to be sold online at [[Hasbro Toy Shop]], but there ''was'' no remaining stock by the end of the convention.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Decepticon/SDCCKre-OSoundwave/soundwave.htm More information on Class of 1984 Soundwave at TFU.info]''

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[[File:KreO-toy SoundwaveKW Knight.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Knight Soundwave''' (Kreon Warrior, 2015)
**''Set number'': '''B0955'''
**''Collection'': '''2'''
**''Accessories'': Stand-plate, clip-on bird, double-bladed pike, orc shield

:Part of the second wave of Kreon Warriors, "Knight Soundwave" is a fantasy-medieval version of the Decepticon. He has a clip-on wooden "Laserbeak"-y bird, but it's not specifically labeled as "Laserbeak". His shield also bears a coat of arms featuring two bird heads and a feline head. What could ''that'' mean? Hmmmmm....

:His helmet and accessories all hail from the ''Kre-O Dungeons & Dragons'' sets.

: Like all the Kreons released that year (at normal retail at least), he uses the new 2015-tooling Kreon body, which basically involves small construction changes on every part below the head, making them largely incompatible with the prior Kreon parts (heads still work fine), but the new tooling adds some extra functionality and structural support.

: The Kreon Warriors were only released in Canada, Australia, and various Asian markets. The individual bags had also abandoned any kind of coding that identified the contents. This means getting the one you want from an unopened bag involves either trying to feel out the unique parts, or just buying the whole dang case.

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[[File:KreO-toy SoundwaveWiseguy.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|And be a juke. Box. Vil-lain.]]
*'''Wiseguy Soundwave''' (Kreon Warrior, 2015)
**''Set number'': '''B0955'''
**''Collection'': '''2'''
**''Accessories'': Stand-plate, clip-on bird, 2 pistols

: Soundwave's second Kreon Warrior, also part of the second collection, is part of the "Wiseguy" theme, 1920s gangster-styled Kreons. He sports a slicked-back gray wig, dual pistols, and a clip-on bird that's painted like [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#Wiseguy|Laserbeak]] and probably ''is'' meant to be Laserbeak but is not actually labeled "Laserbeak". His body [[tampograph]]s suggest that he would turn into an old-timey jukebox. Awesome!

: The lack of US distribution and lack of bag codes holds up here too.

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[[File:Kre-O-Battle-Changers-2-pack-Soundwave.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Autobot Ratchet Vs. Soundwave''' (Battle Changer 2-pack, 2015)
**''Set number'': '''B1507'''
**''Accessories'': Blaster rifle

:Available in a two-pack set with [[Ratchet (G1)/toys#BattleChangers|Ratchet]], Battle Changers Soundwave is a built-up Kreon that transforms from robot to spaceship (somewhat resembling the [[Soundwave (Cybertron)|''Cybertron'' incarnation of Soundwave]]) and back ''without'' needing to be disassembled.

: Soundwave is loaded out with four different partners. [[Frenzy (G1)/toys#BattleChangers|Frenzy]] and [[Rumble (G1)/toys#BattleChangers|Rumble]] become twin-blaster pods that can be mounted on his wings or legs. [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#BattleChangers|Laserbeak]] becomes chest armor for Soundwave's robot mode, or a set of tailfins for spaceship mode. And [[Ravage (G1)/toys#BattleChangers|Ravage]] just kinda hangs on Soundwave's jet-mode underside, but becomes a backpack with over-the-shoulder blasters for Soundwave's robot mode.

:This set, like all the Battle Changers, originally only saw release in Canada, Australia, and Asian markets. It eventually saw release in the U.S. in late 2015 through discount stores like TJ Maxx and Marshalls.
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===''Masterpiece''===
[[File:Masterpiece Soundwave.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Laserbeak, eject. Operation: let the fandom rejoice.]]
*'''Soundwave''' ([[January 26]], [[2013]]/[[September 28]], 2013/[[2019]])
**''ID number'': '''MP-13'''
**''Accessories'': [[Laserbeak (G1)#Masterpiece|Condor]], Condor "case", energon cube & lid (three in total in the Amazon.co.jp version), display panel, concussion blaster, [[Megatron (G1)/toys#MP13|Megatron gun]] (consists of pistol, scope, silencer, & stock), sensor
{{toydesigner|[[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' Soundwave is a more intricately engineered version of his Generation 1 design, transforming into his classic tape deck alternate mode, but substantially thicker. His chest compartment still opens, of course, and remains scaled to accommodate the original ''Generation 1'' mini-cassette figures, as well as the new ''Masterpiece'' mini-cassette figures, such as his pack-in partner, Condor. A spring-loaded panel inside his chest can be pushed back in increments to allow Soundwave to hold up to three cassettes at once; after one is removed, pressing a button on his back slides the panel forward, pushing the remaining cassettes up and putting the next into position, ready to be removed when his chest door is opened again. However, this feature is so ''finnicky'' that his [[instructions]] actually have to include a little segment telling owners what ''not'' to do with the toy to make sure it works.

:Soundwave comes with his traditional concussion blaster weapon, and his non-firing rocket launcher is now an integrated, non-removable piece. Unlike the Generation 1 toy, both cannon and launcher do not become batteries for his alternate mode, instead storing on his back. He also comes with the wrist-mounted sensor from "[[Fire on the Mountain (episode)|Fire on the Mountain]]", and his forearm panel opens up to reveal sculpted speakers. He also comes with a [[retool]] of the Megatron gun [[Megatron (G1)/toys#20th Anniversary/Masterpiece|originally released]] with ''Masterpiece'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#20th Anniversary/Masterpiece|MP-01 Convoy]].

:Additionally, Soundwave comes with an empty energon cube which can plug into his chest panel, and a grid-patterned display panel that also fits over his chest door. His instruction booklet includes two images that can be cut out and slipped between Soundwave's chest and the display panel to simulate readouts displayed in "[[More than Meets the Eye (mini-series)|More than Meets the Eye]]": the [[Victory (G1)|Decepticon space cruiser]]'s blue prints and intel reports hacked from [[Teletraan I]].

:Soundwave and his accessories can also interact with the other ''Masterpiece'' mini-cassette figures in many other ways. Laserbeak or [[Buzzsaw (G1)#Masterpiece|Buzzsaw]] can perch onto the tabs on Soundwave's shoulders and forearms. Soundwave can also wear ''Masterpiece'' [[Rumble (G1)#Masterpiece|Rumble]] and/or [[Frenzy (G1)#Masterpiece|Frenzy]]'s piledrivers on his forearms as cannons, and can store one set of Rumble or Frenzy's guns in compartments on Soundwave's feet/at the back of his tapedeck mode. Additionally, Soundwave's sensor can combine with Rumble and Frenzy's piledrivers to form the link cable used by Soundwave to hook up to a larger monitor in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.

:The edition purchased via [[Amazon (website)|Amazon.com]] in Japan came with two additional energon cubes. The Asian version includes a commemorative coin contained in a package looking like Soundwave's tapedeck mode.

:For this release, some Soundwaves suffer from a [[Quality control|paint error]], leaving the small upside-down triangle on his forehead crest unpainted, though it is animation accurate.

:Soundwave was re-released on September 28th, 2013 and again in 2019. The minor quality control issues with the re-release were lessened or not as widespread as the initial release. The 2019 re-release features slightly darker blue plastic, and painted red eyes.
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[[File:TRU Masterpiece Soundwave with Cassettes.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|... And Megatron makes seven Decepticons in one box.]]
*'''Soundwave''' (2013/2016)
**''ID number'': '''MP-02'''
**'''09 OF 30'''
**''Accessories'': [[Laserbeak (G1)#HasbroMasterpiece|Laserbeak]], [[Buzzsaw (G1)#HasbroMasterpiece|Buzzsaw]], [[Ravage (G1)/toys#HasbroMasterpiece|Ravage]], [[Rumble (G1)#HasbroMasterpiece|Decepticon Rumble]], [[Frenzy (G1)#HasbroMasterpiece|Decepticon Frenzy]], five microcassette cases, two Frenzy piledrivers, Frenzy piledriver mount, left & right Frenzy "Thruster Guns", two Rumble piledrivers, Rumble piledriver mount, left & right Rumble "Thruster Guns", energon cube & lid, display panel, concussion blaster, [[Megatron (G1)/toys#HasbroMasterpieceSoundwave|Megatron gun]] (consists of pistol, scope, silencer, & stock), sensor

: The Hasbro release of Masterpiece Soundwave features a slightly different deco than the Takara version, such as a yellow visor instead of a red one, and leaving the Rumble/Frenzy gun storage panels on his feet unpainted. All of the accessories included with the Takara release are ported over to the Hasbro set (with the exception of the cut-out images for use with his display panel), plus all five of the ''Masterpiece'' microcassettes. The cassettes also feature different decoes than their Takara counterparts (see their own articles for details), and their cases are cast in clear plastic instead of the translucent hot pink the Japanese versions came with. His highly truncated instructions omit any explanation of virtually all of his accessories, action features, and interactions with his minions. Finally, he has a designated number as part of the ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' line.

:Soundwave is exclusive to [[Toys"R"Us]] stores. He was released earlier (with fellow ''Masterpiece'' [[Acid Storm (G1)#Masterpiece|Acid Storm]]) in limited numbers at San Diego Comic Con 2013.

:Soundwave was also reissued in 2016 by Hasbro Asia under ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' co-branding, packaged with a mini die cast cassette player based on his alt mode. Some of the images in this picture were plagiarized for the promotion. As it was originally issued under ''Masterpiece'', it would be easier to list this down here instead of reproducing it under the ''Generations'' section.

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[[File:MP-Soundblasterwithratbat.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Ratbat eject, Operation: black paint job.]]
*'''Soundblaster''' ([[March 23]], 2014)
**''ID number'': '''MP-13B'''
**''Accessories'': [[Ratbat (G1)#Masterpiece|Ratbat]], Ratbat "case", red energon cube & lid, purple display panel, concussion blaster, translucent red [[Megatron (G1)/toys#MP13B|Megatron gun]] (consists of pistol, scope, silencer, & stock), sensor
{{toydesigner|[[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Following tradition, ''Masterpiece'' Soundblaster is a black redeco of the first MP Soundwave figure. While the chest door is cast in toy accurate red, the additional display panel is cast in translucent purple allowing for optional cartoon accuracy. Soundblaster includes all of the other accessories included with Soundwave as well, with the energon cube and Megatron gun now being cast entirely in translucent red plastic, as well as Ratbat.
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===''Construct-Bots''===
[[File:Soundwave Construct-Bots.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Soundwave''' (Elite, 2013)
**''Pieces'': '''48'''

:Part of ''[[Construct-Bots]]'' Wave 1 Elites, Soundwave can transform into a jet vaguely resembling his Unicron Trilogy incarnation. He is armed with two guns (depicted as gold in stock photography, but blue on the actual toy) and two weapons, resembling his Generation 1 shoulder cannon, that become engines in jet mode.

:He also comes with a translucent purple storage tray complete with lid and Decepticon insignia.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/CBSoundwave/soundwave.htm More information on ''Construct-Bots'' Soundwave at TFU.info]''
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[[File:ConstructBots_ArsenalPackSoundwave.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Laserbeak: Eject. Operation: Hammer Time!"]]
*'''Arsenal Pack Soundwave''' (<s>2014</s>)
**''Pieces: '''58'''
:Arsenal Pack Soundwave is a slight redeco of the previous release, changing the light blue pieces to purple. He also includes new acessories, such as an orange hammer and four black guns.
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===''Bot Shots''===
[[File:BotShots_CancelledSoundwave.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Looks like ''"Operation: Bot Shots"'' failed.]]
*'''Soundwave''' (<s>2013</s>)
**''Number'': '''B015'''
***''Fist strength'': '''???'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''???'''
***''Sword strength'': '''368'''
: Presumably part of Wave 4 of ''Bot Shots'' Series 2, Soundwave is a Flip Shot. His robot mode is directly based in his ''Generation 1'' counterpart, while his vehicle mode is kind of a garbage truck with giant boomboxes in the sides.
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===''Linkin Park × Transformers''===
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[[File:LPSoundwave.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|''[[New Divide|Give me reason To fill this hole]]'']]
*'''Transformers Linkin Park Soundwave: Special Edition''' ([[September 23]], 2013)
**''Accessories:'' Buzzsaw, Laserbeak, Ravage, Ratbat, 4 tape cases, rocket launcher, 3 rockets, concussion blaster

:[[Linkin Park]] Soundwave is a gold and black [[redeco]] of Soundwave. He's packaged with Linkin Park gold redecoes of [[Ravage (G1)/toys#Linkin|Ravage]], [[Ratbat (G1)/toys#Linkin|Ratbat]], [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#Linkin|Laserbeak]], and [[Buzzsaw (G1)/toys#Linkin|Buzzsaw]] (the last two of which are completely identical) on a flocked-purple plastic tray inside a special commemorative box. He has no stickers, factory-applied or otherwise, but has a tampographed Linkin Park logo and Decepticon symbol. Linkin Park Soundwave: Special Edition was exclusive to "SURU", a music store owned by Linkin Park DJ Joseph Hahn. The figure was limited to 2000 pieces.
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===''Hero Mashers''===
[[File:HM-toy Soundwave.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Soundwave Beefier.]]
*'''Soundwave''' (Battle Upgrade, 2014)
**''Pieces'': '''14'''
**''Accessories'': Missile launcher, missile, shoulder-cannon, blaster/blade, left & right gun pods, "Sideswipe" left forearm

: Part of the second wave of "Battle Upgrade" ''[[Hero Mashers]]'' toys, Soundwave is a non-transforming action figure with ratchet-joints, about six inches tall. He has multiple peg-holes all over that can be used to mount any ''Hero Mashers'' accessory.

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

: While he is (roughly) the same size as a standard Hero Masher, his larger [[size class|price point]] is made up for with more parts and gimmicks. He comes with both of his classic "battery" weapons, with the handgun being a spring-loaded missile launcher. He also comes with [[Sideswipe (WFC)#Hero Mashers|Sideswipe]]'s left arm, based on the ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)|War for Cybertron]]'' version of the character, with a smaller version of the "[[Path Blaster]]" cannon as part of the design.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2014/Decepticon/HMSoundwave/soundwave.htm More information on ''Hero Mashers'' Soundwave at TFU.info]''
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===''Platinum Edition''===
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[[File:MP-YOTGSoundwave.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Laserbeak, eject. Operation: Hideous lack of taste]]
*'''Soundwave Year Of The Goat Edition''' (2015)
**''Accessories'': Five microcassette cases, two Frenzy piledrivers, Frenzy piledriver mount, left & right Frenzy "Thruster Guns", two Rumble piledrivers, Rumble piledriver mount, left & right Rumble "Thruster Guns", energon cube & lid, display panel, concussion blaster, [[Megatron (G1)/toys#HasbroMasterpieceSoundwave|Megatron gun]] (consists of pistol, scope, silencer, & stock), sensor

: This [[Toys"R"Us]] [[exclusive]] set packs in a redeco of the ''Masterpiece'' Soundwave mold (see below), with all of that release's Hasbro accessories, but is molded in a mix of orange and translucent plastic.

: He also comes with similarly-decoed versions of ''Masterpiece'' [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#Platinum Edition|Laserbeak]], [[Buzzsaw (G1)/toys#Platinum Edition|Buzzsaw]], [[Ravage (G1)/toys#Platinum Edition|Ravage]], [[Rumble (G1)/toys#Platinum Edition|Decepticon Rumble]], and [[Frenzy (G1)/toys#Platinum Edition|Decepticon Frenzy]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Decepticon/PlatinumSoundwave/soundwave.htm More information on Year of the Goat Soundwave at TFU.info]''
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===''Q-Transformers''===
[[File:QTransformers Soundwave.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67]]
*'''Soundwave''' ([[August 29]], 2015)
**''ID number:'' '''QT-27'''

:A retool of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Q-Transformers|QT-09 Optimus Prime]], ''[[Q-Transformers]]'' Soundwave transforms from a [[super deformed]] Nissan GT-R R35 to a cute little robot. Unlike most ''Q-Transformers'' retools which only have new heads, Soundwave also sports newly molded legs in place of Prime's iconic truck-bed-legs.

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

:During the second ''Q-Transformers'' series, the Soundwave toy was available in a three-pack alongside [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Q-Transformers|Megatron]] and [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Q-Transformers|Shockwave]]. He is identical to the original ''Q-Transformers'' toy.
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===''Titans Return''===
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[[File:Titans_Return_Soundwave.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|right|Broadcasting live from Iacon Square Gardens]]
*'''Soundblaster & Soundwave''' (Leader Class, 2016)
**''Accessories:'' [[Soundblaster (TR)#Toys|Soundblaster]] Titan Master partner, rifle, shoulder cannon, spotlight/rocket-sled
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)|[[Emiliano Santalucia]] (concept artist)}}

: A [[redeco]] and [[retool]] of [[Blaster (G1)/toys#Titans Return|Autobot Blaster]] (you may have expected this), Soundwave is part of the second wave of Leader Class ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' figures, transforming from robot to soundbar<ref>https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/titans-return-soundwave-concept-sketches-from-emiliano-santalucia/40130/</ref> to stage mode and back (or even his Cybertronian lamppost mode in the ''Generation 1'' cartoon if you're feeling fiddly). In addition to Blaster's rifle and recolored rocket-sled, Soundwave also comes with his signature cannon "battery", which can plug into his shoulder, or store on his back while he in alt mode. He includes a [[Titan Master]] partner, [[Soundblaster (TR)#Toys|Soundblaster]], who can turn into his head or man Soundwave's 'stage' mode. Soundwave is also capable of holding Legends Class 'spy-tablet' figures in his chest compartment. Unlike most Titans Return toys, Soundwave doesn't have an obvious place to store Soundblaster when he's in stereo mode, although he can be inserted into the underside of the rocket sled, which in turn can be stored inside Soundwave's body, at the cost of available space for any of the Legends figures. Soundwave also features many (nonfunctional but realistic-size) device ports on his back and legs, such as dual-prong power ports, headphone jacks and USB ports.

:Soundwave's instruction sheet contains an error where it says that his base mode is compatible with other ''Titans Return'' toys' base modes: it has Powermaster Optimus Prime labeled as "Autobot Blaster". Some toys have stress marks on the hatch that opens to hide his head in base and stereo mode even before opening the box.

:The Hasbro Asia exclusive giveaway sticker sheet can be used to enhance the figure's details.<ref>https://news.tfw2005.com/2016/09/23/hasbro-asia-titans-return-stickers-wave-2-325179</ref>

:This mold was redecoed into ''[[#Golden Lagoon|Golden Lagoon]]'' Soundwave, and further retooled into ''[[Transformers: Bumblebee (toyline)|Bumblebee]]'' [[Soundwave (ROTF)/toys#Bumblebee|Soundwave]].
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===Xiaomi / Transformers===
[[File:Xiaomi soundwave.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|This device is not compatible with [[Ravage (SG)|your]] version of [[Yatter]].]]
*'''Soundwave''' (2016)
**''Accessories'': 2 blaster parts, shield, drone/ wing pack

:The result of a team-up between [[Hasbro]] and Chinese consumer electronics company {{w|Xiaomi}}, Soundwave transforms from an officially licensed Mi Pad 2 tablet to a Voyager-sized robot in 30 steps. The transformation is accomplished through a series of clever folds and wraps to achieve a three-dimensional robot mode from such a flat and thin alternate mode. The robot mode lacks neck movement but otherwise features decent articulation with tiny ratchet joints. He is armed with a large blaster rifle, a shield, and even a [[Ratbat (G1)/toys|Ratbat]]-like minion that is formed from some of his kibble. The head sculpt shares a lot of similar structures with the [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Movie version]] of Soundwave, but with facial elements from G1 Soundwave. His [[instructions|instruction booklet]] is die-cut into a Decepticon symbol. As an added little easter egg, the Mi Pad logo is sculpted into the base of his robot mode neck, though it is covered when the halves of his head are aligned in robot mode.

:The figure's production was funded primarily through crowdfunding. Backers could pledge a minimum of 169 Yuan (or $26) to receive the figure if their funding goal was met. The amount of pledges more than tripled their goal amount which may lead to a wider release for the figure.

:Whether by design or coincidence, the Mi Pad's camera ends up on the robot mode's right shoulder where Soundwave usually has his iconic shoulder cannon.

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[[File:SDCC-2016-Xiaomi-Soundwave.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Shattered screen for increased accuracy.]]
*'''Transformers Evolution Soundwave''' (2016)
**''Accessories'': 2 blaster parts, shield, drone/ wing pack

:This Soundwave is a redeco of the figure above, replacing gold with silver, and removing all traces of the Xiaomi branding on both the packaging and the figure, down to retooling the logo off the inner neck joint. Soundwave was available at Hasbro’s booth in San Diego Comic-Con 2016, and subsequently on HasbroToyShop.com. Amusingly, on the latter website this toy's listing name is "Transformers Evolution Soundwave Alternate If Needed: Transformers Soundwave Convention Exclusive Figure Featuring Tablet Mode" {{sic}}.
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===''Legends''===
[[File:TF-Legends-LG36-Soundwave.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|It's been a while...since I got my new body.]]
*'''Soundwave''' ([[December 28]], [[2016]])
**''ID number'': '''LG36'''
**''Accessories'': Rifle, Rocket Sled/Spotlight, Headmaster

:''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' Soundwave is a redeco of [[#Titans Return|''Titans Return'' Leader Class Soundwave]], who is a retool of Blaster. Soundwave also features a deco based on both his toy and his cartoon appearances. Notably, his small Headmaster form's colors are based on [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#The Headmasters cartoon|Soundblaster]] (no, not that [[Soundblaster (TR)|Soundblaster]]), his rebuilt form.
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===''War for Cybertron: Siege''===
[[File:WFCS-Voyager-Soundwave.jpg|thumb|upright=2|"Well, I mean, we can't sell a ''street lamp''..."]]
[[File:TF-WFC-S-Soundwave-Boombox-Fan-Mode.jpg|thumb|Operation: Jamming in the darkest times.]]
*'''Soundwave''' (Voyager Class, [[2019]])
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''WFC-S25'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''SG-24'''
**''TakaraTomy release date:'' [[May 31]], 2019
**''Hidden message code'': '''LAMPPOST'''
**''Accessories:'' "HI-KEP [[Concussion weapon|Concussion Blaster]]," "LR-HD [[Sonic cannon|Sonic Cannon]]," and "EMTX Blitz Charge Blaster" (all combine to form "USW HF Sonic Compression Mega-Blaster")
{{toydesigner|[[Aaron Gray]] (Hasbro)|[[Emiliano Santalucia]] (concept artist), [[AJ Piejko-Brown]] (packaging)}}

:Part of the second wave of ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' Voyager Class figures, Soundwave transforms from a ''heavily'' G1-inspired robot to a rather unfocused "Patrol Hovercraft" and back. As noted by Hasbro designer [[John Warden]], he also has an "Easter egg" third mode—a “Cybertronian Sensor Lamp” inspired by his appearance in "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]".<ref>https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/siege-red-alert-revealed-stock-photos-for-nycc-siege-figures-design-notes-from-warden-nycc/42180/</ref> While not shown in the directions, lineart for this mode can be found on the left side flap of the bottom of the box, as well as the right side of the box when a black light is shone on it—however, please note that the photography to the right is slightly mistransformed when compared to the official lineart; Soundwave's waist is meant to be turned 180 degrees, so that the vehicle mode cockpit faces forward, as well as the backs of his legs. An additional [[Fan mode|fan-made]] boombox mode was canonized in the stop-motion short "[[The Bot Dance Off]]". The boombox mode makes use of molded details on his foot covers, swinging them around to flank his chest from hovercraft mode, along with straightening out the boosters. While this works to approximate his original G1 Cassette player mode, very little actually locks into place for it.

:Soundwave features an opening chest compartment that can accommodate his usual <s>[[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|Cassettes]]</s> <s>[[Mini-Con]]s</s> <s>[[Deployer (WFC)|Deployer Mini-Cons]]</s> [[Micromaster]]s [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Laserbeak]] and [[Ravage (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Ravage]], who are sold separately in the Micromasters assortment, and has his left index finger molded out so that he can be posed pressing his own 'eject' button, as well as slots on his arms for Laserbeak to (loosely) perch on. Although [[Ratbat (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Ratbat]] & [[Rumble (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Rumble]], and [[Frenzy (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Frenzy]] & [[Wingthing (G1)#Generations|Wingthing]] (as well as the two redecos included with the latter two; [[Skar (G1)#Generations|Skar]] and [[Knok#Generations|Knok]]) are ''designed'' to fit into Siege Soundwave's chest, the fit is incredibly snug and risks the figures getting stuck. [[Eject (G1)#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Eject]], [[Rewind (SG)|''Shattered Glass'' Rewind]], [[Rewind_(G1)#Legacy|positive polarity universe Rewind]], and [[Rumble (G1)/toys#Studio Series|''Studio Series'' Rumble (Blue)]] are also compatible with his chest compartment.

:He also includes three weapons compatible with the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]], two of which are based on his classic sonic blaster and shoulder cannon, and all three can combine to form the "USW HF Sonic Compression Mega-Blaster". Compared to his contemporaries in the ''Siege'' line, Soundwave is absolutely ''slathered'' in 'battle damage' paint applications all over his body, and unless one does this ''carefully'', any attempts to remove said paint will result in his design-origin paint details being removed as well.

:Soundwave features a [[Light-piping|light-piped]] yellow visor as an homage to [[#Generation 1|his G1 toy]], a rarity in modern Soundwave toys. His altmode is also slightly mistransformed in the secondary stock photos, with the entire lower body twisted around.

:Soundwave's additional gun [[:File:TF-Generations-WFC-S-Voyager-Megatron-with-Soundwave's-Gun.jpg|can be slotted onto the back]] of the ''Siege'' Voyager [[Megatron (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Megatron]] figure, perfectly mimicking his G1 gun barrel placement. Whether this was intentional or not is unclear. There are also tabs on the sides of his chest, just in front of his arms, that appear to line up with the notches on the inside of his thruster blocks that seem to have been intended to allow them to fold flush against the sides of his vehicle mode, rather than being held above it by their struts. However, this is not possible as a result of the struts clashing against other parts even if they are modified to allow a wider range of movement.

:This toy is one of the items that was released as part of Hasbro's ''Transformers'' 35th Anniversary promotional mailer box.<ref>https://news.tfw2005.com/2019/05/21/transformers-35th-anniversary-promo-box-in-hand-388546</ref>

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[[File:Siege35th-WFC-S63-Voyager-Soundblaster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Wait, not "New Soundwave""? (Hasbro version pictured, TakaraTomy version inset)]]
*'''Soundblaster''' (Voyager Class, 2019)
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''WFC-S63''' / '''TT-GS12'''<ref>[https://takaratomymall.jp/shop/g/g4904810175636/ TakaraTomy Mall] lists their Soundblaster as a normal ''Siege'' exclusive, with an ID number of "SG-EX", while [https://hasbropulse.com/products/transformers-takara-tomy-generations-selects-tt-gs12-soundblaster-hasbro-pulse-exclusive Hasbro Pulse] lists the same Soundblaster as an imported TakaraTomy ''Selects'' exclusive, given the different ID number of "TT-GS12".</ref>
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''SG-EX'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[March 27]], [[2021]]
**''Accessories:'' "M2 HI-KEP Concussion Blaster," "M2 LR-HD Sonic Cannon," "M2 EMTX Blitz Charge Blaster" (combine to form "M2 USW HF Sonic Compression Mega-Blaster")

:A "Special Edition" figure for the 35th anniversary of the ''Transformers'' brand, ''Siege'' Soundblaster is a redeco and retool of the Voyager Class figure above, featuring a black paint job evoking [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#The Headmasters cartoon|his rebuilt form]] in ''The Headmasters''. The figure retains the original's battle damage but has a red visor instead of yellow. As a nod to [[#SoundblasterG1|the original ''Headmasters'' toy]], Soundblaster's chest door was retooled so that he could now hold two "Drone Armors" at once, though the increased storage space results in a very conspicuous chest protrusion. Soundblaster's retooled door avoids the problems people reported with fitting Ravage into Soundwave, though in return, it can be difficult to remove drone armors placed furthest inside the compartment.

:Soundblaster and other ''Siege'' "35th Anniversary" figures were exclusive to [[Walmart]] in the United States. They were also available at general retail in Hasbro's Asian markets such as Taiwan and Singapore. Even though the figure's ID number is WFC-S63 on his packaging, his [[instructions]] incorrectly state his ID number as WFC-S55, which is actually used by [[Mirage (G1)/toys#S55|Holo Mirage]].

:The TakaraTomy release of the toy that came nearly two years later features a more [[show-accuracy|show-accurate]] tape window, with a cleaner chest and [[Mercenary]] badge. This marks the first toy with a major difference between the same Hasbro and TakaraTomy product since the brand unification, and is exclusive to [[TakaraTomy Mall]] in Japan. This version was also released under the ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' banner by [[Hasbro Pulse]]. Though the figure represents the [[Soundblaster (G1)#Selects|Soundblaster]] in the [[Dreamwave Productions]] comics and the ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' cartoon, it is kept on this page for informative purposes.
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===''Vintage G1''===
[[File:VintageG1-Soundwave.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Soundwave & Condor Cassette: Buzzsaw''' (June 2019)
**''Accessories'': Buzzsaw, rocket launcher, 3 rockets, [[concussion weapon|concussion blaster]]

:''[[Vintage|Vintage G1]]'' Soundwave is a [[Walmart]]-exclusive reissue of the [[#The Transformers|Generation 1 toy]], including "Condor Cassette [[Buzzsaw (G1)/toys#Vintage G1|Buzzsaw]]." Like most other reissues (including Hasbro's previous ''Universe'' release), it appears to be based on the running change Japanese version of the original figure, with a door that can only hold one cassette but still with the unified buttons. This release features flat gold paint on the tape door rather than the chrome gold finish of previous releases. In addition, it features a sticker sheet, unlike previous reissues which had the stickers pre-applied.

:The figure does not include a [[rubsign]], as ''Vintage G1'' [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Vintage G1|Starscream]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Vintage G1|Hot Rod]] do. Recreating the original G1 look-and-feel, the box photos perpetuate the [[#The Transformers|30+ year old error]] of placing two black and red stickers intended for the weapons onto Soundwave's legs/front face of the cassette player mode; these are not affixed in-package, enabling the buyer to make their own choice as to where the stickers should be placed.
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===''Golden Lagoon''===
[[File:35th-Golden-Lagoon-Soundwave.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Get down girl, go 'head, get down.]]
*'''Soundwave''' ([[February 10]], [[2019]])
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''GL-04'''
**''Accessories'': [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]], rifle, shoulder cannon, spotlight/rocket sled
:''[[The Transformers Golden Lagoon|Golden Lagoon]]'' Soundwave is a redeco of the ''[[#Titans Return|Titans Return]]'' Leader Class figure, now in a gold and gold-chromed color scheme, based on his appearance in the [[The Golden Lagoon (episode)|episode of the name]]. Unlike in said episode, his tape door remains clear, rather than gold opaque. He retains his previous base mode and comes with a removable Headmaster for his head.

:This figure debuted at Winter [[Wonder Festival]] 2019 before being made available at [[TakaraTomy Mall]] on [[February 28]], 2019. It was later rereleased by [[Hasbro Pulse]] in the USA in January 2021.

:This toy also appeared in ''[[Generations Selects Special Comic]]'' as a member of the [[Golden Age (GS)|Golden Age]], who may or may not be named "Soundwave".
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===''War for Cybertron Trilogy''===
[[File:Earthrise Centurion Drone Soundwave.jpeg|250px|thumb|Now let's see Laserbeak pop out of ''this'' tape deck.]]
*'''Deluxe Centurion Drone''' (Deluxe Class with accessories pack, [[2020]])

:A non-transforming accessory (duh!) of Soundwave in his tape deck form is included in the ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' [[Centurion droid#Toys|Deluxe Centurion Drone Weaponizer Pack]] set. Unlike [[Reflector (G1)#E33|Reflector]], Soundwave features (minimal) painted details but lacks a [[5 mm post]] handle that would allow other figures to hold him. Instead, he has a 3mm hole on his underside that allows him to peg into the various 3mm posts present on many ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' figures or even on the tips of their weapons.

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[[File:TF-Generations-WFC-Trilogy-Voyager-Battle-3-Pack-Soundwave.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|[[#War for Cybertron: Siege|You want the guy you saw on Netflix?]] That's not who's in the Netflix box. You'll pay extra for a Netflix box for [[:File:G1Soundwave_toy.jpg|a different reason.]]]]
*'''Soundwave''' (Battle 3-Pack, 2020)
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''WFC-14'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[February 20]], [[2021]]
**''Accessories'': Concussion Blaster, Sonic Cannon, Charge Blaster (all combine to form Mega-Blaster), [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Laserbeak]] and [[Ravage (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Ravage]] [[Micromaster]]s

:Concurrent with the ''Earthrise'' toyline and season of the Netflix [[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon]], this version of Soundwave is an extensive retool of his ''Siege'' figure with new parts (approximately 70% of the original ''Siege'' mold has been replaced) that allow him to transform into his iconic tape deck mode, but strangely has the red accents on his weapons and forearms removed. Unlike the other Voyager Class toys, Soundwave is spotless, much like the majority of the ''Earthrise'' toyline. Soundwave also comes with his signature tapes, [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Laserbeak]] and [[Ravage (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Ravage]], both of which were redecoed with cassette-styled details and received new heads. He retains the chest door tooling from the original version of the mold instead of the Soundblaster retool, and still features the pinned-swivel landing struts on his forearms from the original ''Siege'' mold, although they serve no purpose for the retool's transformation. Unlike in the stock render (prominently featured on the packaging's backside), the final Soundwave toy features a red visor.

:There are many reported cases where ''all'' of his unpaintable joints are prone to [[photodegradation]]. This includes both plastic colors, with the gray pieces, typically his elbows and thighs, taking on a yellow tint, while more rarely his blue plastic parts eventually discolor into green. There have been more extreme examples of this discoloration documented as well, with the gray pieces turning completely cheese-colored yellow, while the blue pieces discolor into black.

:Like all of the Netflix-branded subset of ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' toys, Soundwave was a Walmart exclusive in the United States and Canada.

:Soundwave is one of two puzzling Netflix-branded figures that have become extra rare and valuable for a mutual set of confusing reasons; the other is [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Bumblebee]]. Most Netflix figures try to depict characters as they appeared in the ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon, favoring Cybertronian [[alternate mode]]s and extra battle damage, but that was not the goal for Soundwave and Bumblebee. Instead, with clean paint jobs and never-seen-on-Netflix Earth alternate modes, they might be the most Generation 1-faithful available versions of their characters in the [[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|''Generations'' toyline]] era.

:If you actually wanted a toy that resembles Soundwave from Netflix TV, then you're looking for [[#War for Cybertron: Siege|the ''Siege'' release from 2019]].

:Netflix Soundwave was retooled into ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Shattered Glass Collection|Shattered Glass Collection]]'' [[Soundwave (SG)#Shattered Glass Collection|Soundwave]].

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[[File:Behold Galvatron Soundwave.JPG|thumb|200px]]
* '''Behold, Galvatron! Unicron Companion Pack''' (Leader Class, 2022)

:The ''second'' tiny accessory-packed Soundwave in the ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' line is this immobile and non-transforming robot-mode [[Slug figure|minifigure]], barely 10mm tall, scaled to interact with the immense [[Unicron/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' Unicron]] figure and its clear display base. This was one of a set of 14 minifigures in the "Unicron Companion Pack" that was included with the [[Galvatron (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|"reformatting" version of Galvatron]]. The set was [[exclusive]] to [[Hasbro Pulse]].
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===''Authentics''===
[[File:TF-Authentics-Alpha-Soundwave.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Soundwave''' (Alpha, 2020)
**''Accessories'': Shoulder cannon, RADAR dish

:''[[Transformers Authentics|Authentics]]'' Soundwave is a Voyager-sized toy based on his [[evergreen]] design. He transforms into an armored vehicle in just a few steps. Despite the vehicle mode being nearly identical to the ''Cyberverse'' Warrior Class toy, this figure has a completely unique transformation scheme. The vehicle mode hood, RADAR dish, and cannon all come detached in package. The cannon can be placed in either hand, or in a slot on the right shoulder as most Soundwave's do.

:He is mistransformed in his [[stock photography]], he has actual feet which can fold out from behind his shins.

:This item first saw release at Dollar General.
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===''War for Cybertron: Kingdom''===
[[File:WFC-Kingdom Core Soundwave.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|After 18 years... a Laserbeak that is comparable in size to [[Ravage (G1)/toys#Smallest Transforming Transformers|the world's smallest Ravage]]!]]
*'''Soundwave''' (Core Class, [[2021]])
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''WFC-K21'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''KD EX-11'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[January 29]], [[2022]]
**''Accessories:'' Sonic Cannon, Concussion Blaster, [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Laserbeak]]
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:Part of the third wave of ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Kingdom]]'' Core Class toys, Soundwave is a Legends-sized toy that takes many cues from his larger ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' toy, sculpt-wise. He turns into a closer approximation of his original microcassette recorder mode, utilizing a transformation closer to the [[#The Transformers|Generation 1 Soundwave toy]]. Due to design limitations, Soundwave's feet stick out in boombox mode, though they can be mistransformed to achieve a more rectangular recorder, albeit leaving large gaps in the sides. Soundwave features his Concussion Blaster and Sonic Cannon, which can store on his back in recorder mode. In true Soundwave fashion, the included non-transforming Laserbeak cassette can store inside Soundwave's chest compartment, though the cassette door has to be manually opened unlike Soundwave's other ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' toys.

:Unlike the rest of the Core Class brethren, Soundwave does not come with a [[flight stand]]-compatible 3mm hole on his rear hip.

:The Hasbro stock photo of the recorder mode is slightly mistransformed: According to the instructions, his head must be rotated 180 degrees before tucking it away to conceal his face in alternate mode. Failing to do so will also make it difficult to pull his head back out, as there is a small tab on the back of his head to help the process.

:Unlike every other ''Transformers'' toy revealed at [[Hasbro Pulse Fan Fest 2021]], Soundwave and [[Dracodon#Toys|Dracodon]] were not available for pre-order after the virtual panel. Initially set for a [[January 29]], [[2022]] release by TakaraTomy, Soundwave was delayed to March 2022.
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:TF-Legacy-Voyager-Class-Soundwave.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Sadly, not a re-release of the harder-to-obtain ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' Soundwave. ''Note: May or may not come with a mould''.]]
*'''Soundwave''' (Voyager Class, [[2022]])
**''Origin universe'': '''G1 Universe'''
**''Accessories:''Concussion Blaster, Sonic Cannon, Charge Blaster (all combine to form Mega-Blaster)
:Part of the second wave of ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' Voyager Class toys, Soundwave is a [[package refresh]] of his ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|toy]], now redecoed to lose the battle damage paint applications, much like [[Galvatron (G1)/toys#Legacy|Galvatron]] from the same line, although the blue plastic used in this release is ''slightly'' darker than the original ''Siege'' figure. His accessories include his concussion blaster, his sonic cannon, and his charge blaster.

:This figure was officially revealed by Hasbro on the [[April 12]], [[2022]] Fan First Tuesday.
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*'''Soundwave''' (Core Class, 2022)
**''Origin universe'': '''G1 Universe'''
**''Accessories:'' Sonic Cannon, Concussion Blaster, [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#Legacy|Laserbeak]]

: Part of the third wave of ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' Core Class toys, Soundwave is a [[package refresh]] of the previous [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|''Kingdom'' Core Class figure]], with no other changes besides his packaging. In a massive oversight by Hasbro, Laserbeak is stored inside Soundwave's chest, meaning that one could steal the minion by simply moving the paper tie and opening his chest up.<ref>[https://old.reddit.com/r/transformers/comments/yd5x9z/hasbois_need_package_their_toys_better/ Video showing how easy it is to steal Laserbeak.]</ref> According to [[AJ Piejko-Brown]], this was probably due to only one person being in charge of all box engineering for the brand, leading to layouts being rushed.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=This is bad. Honestly the cassette should have been placed under the insert or elsewhere in the box. A lot of these layouts for Core Class get rushed because there is only one person usually doing all of the TF packaging.|link=https://old.reddit.com/r/transformers/comments/yd5x9z/hasbois_need_package_their_toys_better/ittfywd/|name=AJ Piejko-brown (aka Boxitron)|site=Reddit|year=2022|month=10|day=26}}</ref>

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[[File:TF-Legacy-Core-Class-Soundblaster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"[[The Great Cassette Operation|New Soundwave]]": Model not to scale.]]
*'''Soundblaster''' (Core Class, 2022)
**''Origin universe'': '''G1 Universe'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TL-29'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[May 27]], 2023
**''Accessories:'' Sonic Cannon, Concussion Blaster, [[Buzzsaw (G1)/toys#Legacy|Buzzsaw]]
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[https://youtu.be/vuZHDR3ZBd8 Transformers Panel] at [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2022]] Day 1 on the [[Hasbro Pulse]] YouTube channel.</ref>

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: Evolution]]'' Core Class toys, Soundblaster is an anime-accurate redeco of the aforementioned Core Class toy, coming with redecoed versions of his weapons. He also includes a tiny, non-transforming version of cassette Buzzsaw that fits into his chest, itself a redeco of Laserbeak. Like with the previous wave's Soundwave, Buzzsaw is stored inside Soundblaster's chest in packaging.

::*''[[Source:Transformers Legacy bios#TL29|Machine translation of ''Legacy Evolution'' Soundblaster's TakaraTomy bio]]''
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===''Collaborative''===
[[File:TF-Collab-Soundwave.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"''It's the Ramshankle, and you know dang well, it's made out of old vehicles that we couldn't sell!''"]]
*'''Soundwave Dreadnok Thunder Machine with Zartan and Zarana''' ([[2024]])
**''Crossover with'': '''''G.I. Joe'''''
**''Accessories'': Knife, cannon, 3 blasters, 2 grill guards, lightbar, chain leash

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==Notes==
*According to an interview in the magazine ''Otaku USA'' (issue 3, pg. 102-3), the original Microchange toy and the accompanying cassettes were at least partially designed by famed mecha designer and anime director [[Shinji Aramaki]]. He did not come up with the transformation scheme, but designed most of the outward appearance and details. He also worked on the toys that became the deluxe [[Insecticon (G1)#Toys|Insecticons]], [[Reflector (G1)#Toys|Reflector]], and [[Perceptor (G1)/toys#Toys|Perceptor]].
*Including the ''[[Micro Change|Microchange]]'' "Cassette Man" version, the original Soundwave mold has sported at least four different tape doors:
**The original MC-10 version had a cassette door that had "Cassette Man" emblazoned on it and featured a hinge that was internal to the robot's body.
**For the initial ''Transformers'' release by Hasbro, the "Cassette Man" text was removed.
**When [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] released the ''Transformers'' version of Soundwave in Japan, they [[retool]]ed the hinge so the bottom of the door attached to the outside of the robot, on either side of the "buttons", which had also been retooled. Both versions of Soundwave were available in Japan, making the retool a running change [[variant]].
**The Soundblaster version had a door that retained the external hinge and added the capacity for holding a second cassette.
[[File:Classics Soundwave.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Pimp My Ride.]]
*The Decepticon faction insignia appears to be roughly based on Soundwave's head.
*Though Soundwave's toy is a microcassette recorder, his fictional appearances depict him as a stereo cassette deck or Walkman. (Likewise, his microcassette tapes are depicted as regular audio cassettes.)
*"Years ago", [[Don Figueroa]] created a concept drawing for a potential SUV-esque Soundwave toy for ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]''.<ref name="classics">[http://www.unicron.com/news_item/1132/ Don Figueroa, New Concept Art & comics news!]</ref> Presumably, this toy would have been Voyager-sized.<ref name="classicslineup">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/classics-11/possible-transformers-classic-line-up-4336/ Early rumors about the line-up for Classics] (spot on except for Soundwave and a Deluxe-sized Optimus Prime who was later seen as a prototype)</ref> Despite the [[fandom]]'s immediate assumptions, ''Transformers Animated'' character designer [[Derrick J. Wyatt]] has said that this particular design did ''not'' in fact influence the [[Soundwave (Animated)|''Animated'' version of Soundwave]], meaning any resemblance between the two is coincidental.
* The "[[Bumblebee (Kre-O)|Stealth Bumblebee]]" set includes a tiny buildable "cassette recorder" that includes a sticker of Soundwave's recorder mode. You wanna say it's Soundwave? Go right on ahead. It's what the [[Two Giant Bases! Everybody Getting Along, Come On, Fight!|''Kre-O'' manga]] did, after all.
*Some of the writers of [[Ask Vector Prime]] planned to characterize the [[#Universe (2003)|2003 ''Universe'']] Soundwave toy and its package-mate [[Space Case (G2)#Universe (2003)|Space Case]] as [[Female Transformer|female characters]] and part of the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'']] continuity family.

==References==
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Razorclaw (Cybertron)

2023-08-14T16:52:15Z

SoundJack426: /* Cybertron */ Matching release year to others of wave

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:''Razorclaw is a [[Decepticon]]-allied [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]].''

[[File:Cyb-toy SkyAttack-Razorclaw.jpg|right|400px|thumb|Know that I am Razorclaw... without claws. But I ''can'' become a razor.]]

A member of the [[Sky Attack Mini-Con Team]], '''Razorclaw''' vastly prefers getting in close and strafing his targets with machinegun fire rather than using bombs from afar. This way he can see the devastation and carnage up close and personal; nothing gets his internal processors going like destroying a city's cultural institutions, watching civilization burn and crumble. He is a savage barbarian who lives to crush his enemies, drive them before him, and hear the lamentations of the survivors.

As such, he has become the personal target of the [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Cybertron)|Air Defense Team]]'s [[Steamhammer (Cybertron)|Steamhammer]]. Where Razorclaw relishes death and destruction, Steamhammer abhors it. The two have clashed many times as Steamhammer attempts to prevent further destruction and loss of life at Razorclaw's hands.

==Fiction==
===''Cybertron'' comic===
Razorclaw was part of an army of insurgent Mini-Cons plotting to destroy a Mini-Con colony on one of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s moons. He bore witness to [[Unicron]], the insurgents' secret ally, turning on them and killing everyone around him. {{storylink|Revelations Part 5}}

==Toys==
===''Cybertron''===
*'''Razorclaw vs Steamhammer''' (Mini-Con 2-pack, 2005)

:Released as part of the 1st wave of ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' Mini-Con 2-packs, Razorclaw is a [[redeco]] of [[Thunderwing (Armada)#Armada|Thunderwing]] from the ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' [[Air Military Mini-Con Team]], transforming into a "flying wing" stealth fighter. He has a third weapon mode, becoming a spinning blade that uses the toy's [[Powerlinx]] socket as a swivel-point. He was available in a two-pack with Steamhammer.

:This mold was also used to make [[Seeker (Energon)|Seeker]] and [[Twirl (Armada)|Twirl]], and slightly [[retool]]ed into [[Ichibi]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Decepticon/Razorclaw/razorclaw.htm More information on Razorclaw at TFU.info]''{{ArmadaThunderwingMold}}
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* '''Evac''' with Bonus Mini-Cons (Multi-pack, 2005)

: Steamhammer and Razorclaw were added to the [[size class|Voyager-class]] toy [[Evac (Cybertron)#Toys|Evac]] as a [[Target]]-[[exclusive]] bonus pack for the cost of a normal Voyager. All of the toys are the same as their individual releases.

==Notes==
* Razorclaw's official bio actually contains the line "he lives to crush his enemies, drive them before him, and hear the lamentations of the survivors". This is a near-direct lift from a line from the movie ''{{w|Conan the Barbarian (film)|Conan the Barbarian}}'', when Conan is asked "what is the best in life?"
* When the Mini-Con two-packs were premiered at the 2005 [[San Diego Comic-Con]], the Sky Attack Team used the remolded [[Caliber Mini-Con Team|Caliber Micron]] versions of the molds with additional 5 mm pegs. However, the final retail versions used the original, pegless versions.

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The Virus Revealed

2023-08-13T12:43:03Z

SoundJack426: Fixed Link to Chapter 9

{{comicstory
|seriesissue=''[[Apelinq's War Journals]]'' Journal 8
|prev=Circle of Dread
|next=Back From the Past
|seriesissue2=''[[Transformers: The Wreckers]]''
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|title="The Virus Revealed"
|publisher=[[3H Productions|3H Enterprises]]
|date=[[April 4]], [[2001]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20010404225107/http://www.botconbeyond.com:80/ ''BotCon: Beyond'' main page featuring the 4/04/01 update, retrieved April 4, 2001] (archived)</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20010819065038/http://transformers.pitas.com/09_04_2001.html Wednesday, April 4, 2001 "Apelinq's Journal updated ''again!''" on transformers.pitas.com, retrieved August 19, 2001] (archived)</ref> (''BotCon: Beyond'')
|writer=[[Rob Gerbracht]]
|continuity=[[Beast Era timeline (3H)|3H Beast Era continuity]]
}}

'''He blighted us with ''SCIENCE!!'''''

==Synopsis==
''Date Index 316.263 [[AU]]''

Apelinq determines that [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] took over [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] so quickly through use of a [[transformation virus|virus]], which must have induced a kind of [[stasis lock]] that paralyzed everyone's [[transformation|ability to transform]] and fight back, as it swept across the planet.

==Featured characters==
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==Notes==
*Mentioned characters: [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] and his [[Vehicon (BM)|troops]]

===Continuity notes===
*Having first commenced his all-out conquest of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] back in [[Wreck and Rule|Journal 6]], and accomplishing that in [[Circle of Dread|Journal 7]], it is here that Megatron's [[transformation virus]] is finally brought to light. The virus was first shown in the ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]'' episode "[[Forbidden Fruit]]" as having wiped out most of the planet's population. However, that episode also stated that the virus was unleashed ''before'' the [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]] armies swarmed over the planet, whereas all throughout this series has Megatron been launching terrorist attacks with his Vehicons prior to the release of his virus. It's not implausible that he could have started attacking with Vehicons, then used the virus as a trump card, and ''then'' finished off his takeover with a final Vehicon attack, but this is so far the first, last, and only piece of fiction to ever suggest such.
*As was likewise the case in ''Beast Machines'' (most prominently in the episode "[[The Reformatting]]"), Megatron's virus is said to be capable of "crippling one's ability to transform".
*[[Apelinq (BM)|Apelinq]] also postulates that the virus induces an intense form of [[stasis lock]], a concept first introduced by ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'', which is a state of unconsciousness brought on by an emergency systems shutdown. Here, it is tied into the fact that Megatron's virus deactivated much of Cybertron's population, as originally given in "Forbidden Fruit".

==References==
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==External link==
*[http://www.botconarchives.com/archive/story/journals/journal8.html "Journal 8: The Virus Revealed" on the ''BotCon Online'' archives]

[[Category:Apelinq's War Journals]]

Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)

2023-07-18T20:24:15Z

SoundJack426: /* Operation Combination */ Sansstorm -> Sandstorm

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'''''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (franchise)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]''''' (戦え! 超ロボット生命体トランスフォーマー ''Tatakae! Chō Robotto Seimeitai Transformers'') is the ostentatious title given to [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s version of the original ''[[The Transformers (franchise)|The Transformers]]'' franchise (retroactively known as "Generation 1") and its accompanying [[The Transformers (toyline)|toy line]] in [[Japan]]. Launched in 1985, one year after the franchise had been launched in [[Hasbro]] markets, the various aspects of ''F!SRLTF'' combined Hasbro's 1984 and 1985 products into one large line, and subsequently continued under that title from 1985 all the way up until 1992, with various sublines rolled out approximately every year and a single more-or-less consistent [[List of Japanese ID numbers|sequencing of toy ID numbers]]. In most cases the annual (sub)line logo would be found on the back of the toy packaging, but this was moved to a more prominent frontal location for 1991's ''Return of Convoy''.

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==1985==
===Overview===
The first year's toyline consisted of ''most'' of the toys released by Hasbro in 1984 and 1985, most of them without any deco changes. The only significant difference in most of the toys is that the Japanese versions' [[Missile#Toys|missile launchers]] are still fully functional, due to differing [[for safety reasons|safety standards]] for projectiles.

There are two items with big changes from their US releases. [[Astrotrain (G1)#Toys|Astrotrain]] was released in a more [[NASA]]-accurate white-and-black deco, but would change to his Hasbro colors for his re-release the following year. [[Megatron (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Megatron]]'s deco was from a different version of the ''[[Micro Change]]'' toy: matte grey plastic and blue trim, no scope/stock/silencer parts, and an additional silver-chrome sword accessory. On top of that, the original bullet-firing mechanism was kept intact as well.

Even among those toys without big changes, there were some big differences in ''how'' the toys were sold. The "Cassettrons" were sold individually (and came with a clear-plastic tape case) rather than in two-packs. [[Reflector (G1)#Toys|Reflector]], a mail-away item in Hasbro's line (not available until 1986!) was a standard retail release in Japan, while several retail toys in the US were relegated to mail-away status in Japan. Some toys also simply didn't see a release one way or another until 1986 (and in a couple of instances, not until nearly ''two decades'' later).

In the end, several toys were simply never released at all in the original line. While most of these toys are obvious omissions like the non-Takara sculpts ([[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], the [[Deluxe Vehicle]]s, and the [[Insecticon (G1)|Deluxe Insecticons]]), this list also bizarrely includes [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Ironhide]] and [[Gears (G1)#Toys|Gears]], both of whom were pretty dang prominent in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon]] which ''was'' brought over to Japan, including the [[Changing Gears|Gears-focused episode]]. Even more surprisingly, Takara ''did'' release "[[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Laserwave]]" (aka Shockwave), a sculpt that had ''not'' originated with the company, having licensed the figure from [[ToyCo]] just like Hasbro had.

Because toy retail in Japan operates under different premises than in the United States, Takara was not bound to distributing the figures as part of price point-specific assortments like Hasbro did. Instead, each figure shipped by itself. Like its predecessor lines ''[[Diaclone]]'' and ''[[Micro Change]]'', Takara assigned each figure its own [[List of Japanese ID numbers|ID number]]; however, because this was Takara's first ''Transformers'' toy line, they hadn't completely worked out the system yet, which is why the first year's figures used one single continuous numbering system that alternated between "Cybertron" (Autobot) and "Destron" (Decepticon) characters.

===Toys===
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{{Bp-a1|01 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Convoy]]}}
{{Bp-a1|02 [[Hound (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Hound]]}}
{{Bp-a1|03 [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Wheeljack]]}}
{{Bp-a1|04 [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Lambor]]}}
{{Bp-a1|05 [[Red Alert (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Alert]]}}
{{Bp-a1|06 [[Jazz (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Meister]]}}
{{Bp-a1|07 [[Mirage (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Ligier]]}}
{{Bp-a1|08 [[Bluestreak (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Streak]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|09 [[Prowl (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|10 [[Inferno (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Inferno]]}}
{{Bp-a1|11 [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Bumble]]}}
{{Bp-a1|12 [[Windcharger (G1)#Toys|Charger]]}}
{{Bp-a1|13 [[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Cliff]]}}
{{Bp-a1|14 [[Huffer (G1)#Toys|Drag]]}}
{{Bp-a1|15 [[Brawn (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Gong]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|25 [[Trailbreaker (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Trailbreaker]]}}
{{Bp-a1|38 [[Blaster (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Broadcast]]}}
{{Bp-a1|39 [[Perceptor (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Perceptor]]}}
{{Bp-a1|44 [[Tracks (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Tracks]]}}
{{Bp-a1|45 [[Smokescreen (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Smokescreen]]}}
{{Bp-a1|46 [[Hoist (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Hoist]]}}
{{Bp-a1|47 [[Grapple (G1)#Toys|Grapple]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|26 [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|27 [[Sludge (G1)#Toys|Sludge]]}}
{{Bp-a1|28 [[Slag (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Slag]]}}
{{Bp-a1|29 [[Snarl (G1)#Toys|Snarl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|30 [[Swoop (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Swoop]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:G1toy japanese megatron.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Takara Megatron]]
[[File:G1toy VSY.jpg|right|thumb|200px|VSY set]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Decepticon|Destrons]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|16 [[Megatron (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|17 [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Soundwave]] (w/ [[Rumble (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Rumble]])}}
{{Bp-d1|18 [[Frenzy (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Frenzy]]}}
{{Bp-d1|19 [[Ravage (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Jaguar]]}}
{{Bp-d1|20 [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Condor]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|21 [[Reflector (G1)#Toys|Reflector]] ([[Spectro#Toys|Spectro]], [[Spyglass#Toys|Spyglass]], [[Viewfinder#Toys|Viewfinder]])}}
{{Bp-d1|22 [[Starscream (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Starscream]]}}
{{Bp-d1|23 [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Thundercracker]]}}
{{Bp-d1|24 [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Skywarp]]}}
{{Bp-d1|49 [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Laserwave]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Constructicon (G1)|Buildron]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|31 [[Long Haul (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Long Haul]]}}
{{Bp-d1|32 [[Scrapper (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Scrapper]]}}
{{Bp-d1|33 [[Hook (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Gren]]}}
{{Bp-d1|34 [[Mixmaster (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Mixmaster]]}}
{{Bp-d1|35 [[Scavenger (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Scavenger]]}}
{{Bp-d1|36 [[Bonecrusher (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Bonecrusher]]}}
{{Bp-d1|37 [[Devastator (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Devastor]] (gift set of all six Constructicons)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Insecticon (G1)|Insectron]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|40 [[Kickback (G1)#Toys|Kickback]]}}
{{Bp-d1|41 [[Bombshell (G1)#Toys|Bombshell]]}}
{{Bp-d1|42 [[Shrapnel (G1)#Toys|Sharpnel]]}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Triple Changer]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|43 [[Blitzwing (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Blitzwing]]}}
{{Bp-d1|48 [[Astrotrain (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Astrotrain]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''VS sets'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|VSX [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#VSX|Convoy]] vs [[Megatron (G1)/toys#VSX|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|VSY [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#VSY|Grimlock]] vs [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#VSY|Soundwave]] (w/ [[Frenzy (G1)/toys#VSY|Frenzy]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Robot Point]] mail order items'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Cosmos (G1)#Toys|Adams]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Autoceptor#Toys|Autoceptor]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Dirge (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Dirge]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Warpath (G1)#Toys|Warpath]]}}
|}
{{-}}

==1986 (''Scramble City'' and ''2010'')==
===Overview===
{{anchor|Scramble City}}{{anchor|2010}}
{{nav-2010}}
Takara's 1986 offerings consisted of ''most'' of the new [[Hasbro]] products for 1986, more or less unchanged from the Hasbro versions. And since most of the new toys lacked the [[missile|missile launchers]] included with the previous year's figures, there's not even that difference. (It is currently unknown if toys with metal/plastic part [[variant]]s in Hasbro markets saw similar mid-run changes in Japan.) Some stragglers from 1985 were also thrown in, which included the "VSZ" set, a multi-pack that was the only way to get [[Skids (G1)#Toys|Skids]], [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#Toys|Sunstreaker]], and [[Buzzsaw (G1)/toys#Toys|Buzzsaw]] (who had been replaced by [[Rumble (G1)#Toys|Rumble]] as [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Soundwave]]'s pack-in partner the previous year). The only real dropouts from this year's line-up were the non-Takara-sculpt [[Sky Lynx (G1)#Toys|Sky Lynx]] and, bizarrely, the [[Battlecharger]]s [[Runamuck (G1)#Toys|Runamuck]] and [[Runabout (G1)#Toys|Runabout]].

[[File:Scramble city logo.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|right|Hey baby I hear the blues a-callin', tossed salad and scramble city!]]
A considerable portion of the 1986 Takara figures featured an additional "Scramble City" logo on their packaging in addition to the main "Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers" title, meant to accompany the [[Scramble City: Mobilization|OVA of the same name]]. The figures released under this branding included not only the year's [[Combiner]] "[[Special Teams]]" ([[Aerialbot (G1)|Airbot]]s, [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobot]]s, [[Stunticon (G1)|Stuntron]]s and [[Combaticon (G1)|Combatron]]s), but also [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroflex]] (Metroplex), his opponent [[Trypticon (G1)|Dinosaurer]] (Trypticon) and the two "City Commanders" [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. Ultra Magnus was a redeco of a figure from Takara's ''Diaclone'' line, and Galvatron a new toy created for Hasbro's ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' animated feature film whose Japanese release was delayed by several years. The centrally featured Combiner teams and Metroflex, meanwhile, were originally designed for an aborted 1985 ''Diaclone'' line named ''[[Diaclone#Jizai Gattai|Jizai Gattai]]'' (自在合体, "Limitless Combination"), which was shelved when ''Transformers'' proved successful in America and Takara elected to import it instead. The line was so named for the modular construction of the limb toys to "free-combine" (later, "scramble") to form any arm or leg of the larger robot. Dinosaurer, finally, was a new toy designed to interact with the Combiner teams in the same fashion as Metroflex.

The remaining figures released by Takara in 1986 accompanied the Japanese version of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|''Transformers'' cartoon]]'s third season, released in Japan as ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010'', although the toys themselves did not feature the "2010" branding. Also included among the Japanese 1986 releases were the remaining figures created for ''The Transformers: The Movie''.

Last year's two big exceptions, [[Astrotrain (G1)/toys#Toys|Astrotrain]] and [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Megatron]], changed for their 1986 re-releases. Astrotrain was changed to match the Hasbro version. Megatron —this year only available as part of a "Good Bye Megatron" multi-toy set— remained unchromed gray plastic, but got the red trim and scope/arm-cannon accessory to make him more animation-accurate... while still not coming with the silencer and stock. (He also kept the bullet-launching mechanism and sword accessory from before).

One important change to the packaging this year was that the toys' ID numbers were now split by faction, with "C-XX" (Cybertron) and "D-XX" (Destron) numbers on every box, with the numbering picking up after the last 1985 release, 49 Laserwave. This would continue though all subsequent lines up until the end of "Generation 1", and the numbers themselves did not re-set from year to year, they just kept getting bigger. (Lines ''after'' "Generation 1" would still number the toys, but the C/D distinction would sometimes be dropped, and the numbers would frequently re-set when a new line was not a direct sequel to something else.)

===Toys===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Aerialbot (G1)|Airbot]]s''' (''Scramble City'')
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-50 [[Silverbolt (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Silverbolt]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-51 [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)/toys#The Transformers|Skydive]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-52 [[Fireflight (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Firebolt]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-53 [[Slingshot (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Sling]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-54 [[Air Raid (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Air Rider]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-55 [[Superion (G1)#The Transformers|Superion]] (gift set of all five Airbots)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Mini Vehicle|Minibot]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-56 [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Bumble]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-57 [[Hubcap (G1)#Toys|Hubcap]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-58 [[Swerve (G1)#Toys|Werve]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-59 [[Outback (G1)#Toys|Outback]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-60 [[Pipes (G1)#Toys|Pipes]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-61 [[Tailgate (G1)#Toys|Tailgate]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-62 [[Powerglide (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Powerglide]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-63 [[Beachcomber (G1)#Toys|Beachcomber]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-64 [[Seaspray (G1)#Toys|Seaspray]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-80 [[Wheelie (G1)#Toys|Wheelie]]<ref group="A" name="wheelie">Wheelie was listed among the other Minibots in a 1986 Takara toy catalog, but his toy was released later than the rest of them, between C-79 Blurr and C-81 Wreck-Gar.</ref>}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Autobot Mini-Cassette|Cassettbot]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-65 [[Steeljaw (G1)#Toys|Steeljaw]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-66 [[Ramhorn (G1)#Toys|Amhorn]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-67 [[Rewind (G1)#Toys|Rewind]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-68 [[Eject (G1)#Toys|Eject]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=5|[[File:G1toy vsz set.jpg|thumb|200px|VSZ set, the ''only way'' to get Sunstreaker and Skids in Japan for years.]]
[[File:Goodbye convoy.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Good Bye Convoy set]]
[[File:G1toy goodbye megatron.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Good Bye Megatron set]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[City Commander]]''' (''Scramble City'')
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-69 [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Ultra Magnus]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Cybertron City''' (''Scramble City'')
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-70 [[Metroplex (G1)#Toys|Metroflex]] (w/ [[Scamper#Toys|Scamper]], [[Six-Gun#Toys|Six-Gun]], [[Slammer#Toys|Slammer]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobot]]s''' (''Scramble City'')
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-71 [[Hot Spot (G1)#Toys|Hot Spot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-72 [[Blades (G1)#Toys|Graze]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-73 [[Streetwise (G1)#Toys|Streetwise]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-74 [[Groove (G1)#Toys|Groove]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-75 [[First Aid (G1)#Toys|First Aid]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-76 [[Defensor (G1)#Toys|Guardian]] (gift set of all five Protectobots)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Cybertrons'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-77 [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#G1RodimusPrime|Rodimus Convoy]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-78 [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Hot Rodimus]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-79 [[Blurr (G1)/toys#Toys|Blurr]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-81 [[Wreck-Gar (G1)#Toys|Wreck-Gar]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-82 [[Kup (G1)/toys#Toys|Cher]]}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Triple Changer]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-83 [[Sandstorm (G1)#Toys|Sandstorm]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-84 [[Springer (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Sprang]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-85 [[Broadside (G1)#Toys|Broadside]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-72 [[Octane#Toys|Octone]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Stunticon (G1)|Stuntron]]s''' (''Scramble City'')
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|D-50 [[Motormaster (G1)#Toys|Motormaster]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-51 [[Breakdown (G1)#Toys|Breakdown]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-52 [[Drag Strip (G1)#Toys|Drag Stripe]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-53 [[Wildrider (G1)#Toys|Wildrider]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-54 [[Dead End (G1)#Toys|Dead End]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-55 [[Menasor (G1)#Toys|Menasor]] (gift set of all five Stuntrons)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Decepticon Planes|Jetron]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|D-56 [[Ramjet (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Ramjet]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-57 [[Thrust (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Thrust]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-70 [[Cyclonus (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Cyclonus]]<ref group="A" name="cycsco">Cyclonus and Scourge were listed as "Jetrons" alongside Ramjet and Thrust in a 1986 Takara toy catalog, but their toys were released later than the other two, between D-69 Bruticus and D-72 Octone.</ref>}}
{{Bp-d1|D-71 [[Scourge (G1)#Toys|Scourge]]<ref group="A" name="cycsco"/>}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|Cassettron]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|D-58 [[Frenzy (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Frenzy]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-59 [[Ravage (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Jaguar]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-60 [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Condor]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-61 [[Ratbat (G1)#Toys|Ratbat]]}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Fortress Staff''' (''Scramble City'')
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|D-62 [[Galvatron (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Galvatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Destron City''' (''Scramble City'')
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|D-63 [[Trypticon (G1)#Toys|Dinosaurer]] (w/ [[Brunt (G1)#Toys|Brunt]], [[Full-Tilt (G1)#Toys|Full-Tilt]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Combaticon (G1)|Combatron]]s''' (''Scramble City'')
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|D-64 [[Onslaught (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Onslaught]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-65 [[Blast Off (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Blast Off]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-66 [[Vortex (G1)#The Transformers|Vorter]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-67 [[Brawl (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Brawl]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-68 [[Swindle (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Swindle]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-69 [[Bruticus (G1)#Toys|Bruticus]] (gift set of all five Combatrons)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Predacon (G1)|Animatron]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|D-73 [[Razorclaw (G1)#Toys|Razorclaw]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-74 [[Rampage (G1)#Toys|Rampage]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-75 [[Divebomb (G1)#Toys|Dimebomb]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-76 [[Tantrum (G1)#Toys|Tantrum]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-77 [[Headstrong (G1)#Toys|Headstrong]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-78 [[Predaking (G1)#Toys|Predaking]] (gift set of all five Animatrons)}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''VS sets'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|VSZ [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Sunstreaker]] & [[Skids (G1)#The Transformers|Skids]] vs [[Buzzsaw (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Buzzsaw]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''"Good Bye" sets'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Good Bye Convoy ([[Red Alert (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Alert]], [[Mirage (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Ligier]] & [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Convoy]])}}
{{Bp-d1|Good Bye Megatron ([[Starscream (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Starscream]] & [[Megatron (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Megatron]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Robot Point]] mail order items'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Downshift (G1)#Toys|Camshaft]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Camshaft (G1)#Toys|Downshift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Overdrive#Toys|Overdrive]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Ratchet]]}}
|}

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

{{-}}

==1987 (''The Headmasters'')==
===Overview===
{{anchor|Headmasters}}
{{nav-headmasters}}
Takara's new releases for 1987 started out simply as a continuation of the previous year's line-up, with the two new Combiner teams, the [[Technobot (G1)|Techbot]]s and the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrortron]]s, even featuring the "Scramble City" sub-branding again. Following that came figures that were ostensibly intended to accompany the first Japanese-original ''Transformers'' anime, ''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|The Headmasters]]'', although only the toys that were ''actually'' Headmasters featured an additional "The Headmasters" sub-branding on their packaging, while the Targetmaster figures featured a toy-only "Targetmaster" logo instead, with the primary branding for the toys still remaining as "Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers". Because of this, it's difficult to pinpoint a specific cut-off point for the new "line".

The toys themselves were still largely just the same toys released by [[Hasbro]] in the West that year with little to no alteration. However, there were a number of toys [[exclusive]] to Japan, most of which today command large sums on the secondary market due to rarity (or at least perceived rarity) in the West. Most of the prior year's product was still available through 1987.

The 1987 ''Transformers'' toyline also included the ''[[Beastformers]]'' subline, which Hasbro marketed in the West as the completely separate property ''Battle Beasts''. Notably, [[Gnaw (G1)#Toys|Gnaw]], a figure released by Hasbro in 1986, was initially only available in Japan as a promotional item as part of a [[Beastformer]] giveaway before being made available as a mail order item during the following year, shipping in U.S. Hasbro packaging.

Both the Cybertrons and the Destrons feature several notable gaps in their ongoing ID numbering; some (but not all) of which were retroactively filled up years later with Takara reissues of the Targetmaster versions of the 1986 Autobots that had previously only been released in that form by Hasbro.
{{--}}

===Toys===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Technobot (G1)|Techbot]]s''' (''Scramble City'')
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-86 [[Scattershot (G1)#Toys|Scattershot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-87 [[Nosecone (G1)#Toys|Nosecone]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-88 [[Strafe (G1)#Toys|Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-89 [[Lightspeed (G1 Technobot)#Toys|Lightspeed]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-90 [[Afterburner (G1)#Toys|Afterburner]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-91 [[Computron (G1)#Toys|Computicon]] (gift set of all five Techbots)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Throttlebot]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-92 [[Wideload (G1)#Toys|Wideload]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-93 [[Searchlight (G1)#Toys|Looklight]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-94 [[Chase (G1)#Toys|Chase]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-95 [[Rollbar (G1)#Toys|Rollbar]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-96 [[Freeway (G1)#Toys|Runway]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-97 [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Goldbug|Goldback]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Monsterbot (G1)|Firebots]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-99 [[Grotusque#Toys|Grotes]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-100 [[Doublecross#Toys|Doublecross]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] Autobots''' (''The Headmasters'')
{{Bp-a1|C-101 [[Chromedome (G1)#Toys|Chromedome]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-102 [[Hardhead (G1)#Toys|Hardhead]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-103 [[Highbrow (G1)#Toys|Highbrow]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-104 [[Brainstorm (G1)#Toys|Brainstorm]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=6|
[[File:G1-toy Stepper.jpg|200px|thumb|Targetmaster Stepper & Nebulon]]
[[File:G1toy twincast.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Twincast]]
[[File:G1toy graphy.jpg|right|thumb|200px|W Cassettebot Graphy]]
[[File:HM-toy Lione.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Headmaster Warrior Lione]]
[[File:G1Soundblaster toy.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Soundblaster]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] Autobots''' (''Targetmaster'')
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-105 [[Sureshot (G1)#Toys|Sirshot]] (w/ [[Spoilsport#Toys|Spoil]])}}
{{Bp-a1|C-106 [[Pointblank#Toys|Blanker]] (w/ [[Peacemaker#Toys|Peaceman]])}}
{{Bp-a1|C-107 [[Crosshairs (G1)#Toys|Crosshairs]] (w/ [[Pinpointer (G1)#Toys|Pointech]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-108 [[Artfire#Toys|Artfire]] (w/ [[Nightstick (Headmasters)#Toys|Nightstick]])}}
{{Bp-a1|C-109 [[Ricochet (Headmasters)#Toys|Stepper]] (w/ [[Nebulon (Headmasters)#Toys|Nebulon]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Doublespy'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-111 [[Punch (G1)#Toys|Doublespy]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Clone (subgroup)|Clonebot]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-112 [[Fastlane#Toys|Fastlane]] & [[Cloudraker (G1)#Toys|Cloudraker]]}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Fortress Maximus''' (''The Headmasters'')
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-114 [[Fortress Maximus (G1)#Toys|Fortress Maximus]] (w/ [[Cog (G1)#Toys|Cog]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Autobot Mini-Cassette|Cassettbot]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-116 [[Blaster (G1)/toys#TwincastG1|Twincast]] (w/ C-65 [[Steeljaw (G1)#Toys|Steeljaw]])}}
{{Bp-a1|C-117 [[Eject (G1)#Toys|Eject]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-118 [[Rewind (G1)#Toys|Rewind]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-119 [[Ramhorn (G1)#Toys|Amhorn]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-120 [[Steeljaw (G1)#Toys|Steeljaw]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-121 [[Graphy#Toys|Graphy]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-122 [[Noise#Toys|Noise]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-123 [[Dile#Toys|Dile]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-124 [[Zaur (G1)#Toys|Zaur]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Trainbot]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-125 [[Shouki#Toys|Shouki]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-126 [[Getsuei#Toys|Getsuei]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-127 [[Yukikaze (G1)#Toys|Yukikaze]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-128 [[Suiken#Toys|Suiken]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-129 [[Seizan#Toys|Seizan]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-130 [[Kaen#Toys|Kaen]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-131 [[Raiden#Toys|Raiden]] (gift set of all six Trainbots)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Autobot Master Warrior|Cybertron Master Warriors]]''' (''The Headmasters'')
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Kirk#Toys|Kirk]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Lione#Toys|Lione]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Loafer#Toys|Loafer]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rodney#Toys|Rodney]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Shuffler#Toys|Shuffler]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Toraizer#Toys|Toraizer]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrortrons]]''' (''Scramble City'')
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|D-79 [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)#Toys|Hun-Gurrr]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-80 [[Rippersnapper (G1)#Toys|Rippersnapper]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-81 [[Sinnertwin (G1)#Toys|Sinnertwin]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-82 [[Cutthroat (G1)#Toys|Cutthroat]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-83 [[Blot (G1)#Toys|Butto]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-84 [[Abominus (G1)#Toys|Abominus]] (gift set of all five Terrortrons)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] Crazytrons''' (''The Headmasters'')
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|D-85 [[Skullcruncher (G1)#Toys|Skull]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-86 [[Weirdwolf (G1)#Toys|Weirdwolf]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-87 [[Mindwipe (G1)#Toys|Wipe]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] Jetrons''' (''Targetmaster'')
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|D-88 [[Triggerhappy (G1)#Toys|Triggerharpy]] (w/ [[Blowpipe (G1)#Toys|Blowpipe]])}}
{{Bp-d1|D-89 [[Misfire (G1)#Toys|Misfire]] (w/ [[Aimless#Toys|Aimless]])}}
{{Bp-d1|D-90 [[Slugslinger (G1)#Toys|Slugslinger]] (w/ [[Caliburst (G1)#Toys|Caliburst]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Megazarak (''The Headmasters'')'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|D-93 [[Scorponok (G1)#Toys|MegaZarak]] (w/ [[Fasttrack (G1)#Toys|Fasttrack]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Clone (subgroup)|Clonetron]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|D-94 [[Pounce#Toys|Pounce]] & [[Wingspan#Toys|Wingspan]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Duocon|Doubletron]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|D-96 [[Battletrap (G1)#Toys|Battletrap]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-97 [[Flywheels#Toys|Flywheel]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Six Changer]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|D-98 [[Sixshot (G1)#Toys|Sixshot]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] [[Horrorcon (G1)|Horrortrons]]''' (''The Headmasters'')
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|D-99 [[Apeface#Toys|Apeface]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-100 [[Snapdragon (G1)#Toys|Snapdragon]]}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|Cassettron]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|D-101 [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#SoundblasterG1|Soundblaster]] (w/ D-106 [[Buzzsaw (G1)#Toys|Buzzsaw]])}}
{{Bp-d1|D-102 [[Rumble (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Rumble]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-103 [[Frenzy (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Frenzy]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-104 [[Ravage (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Jaguar]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|D-105 [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Condor]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-106 [[Buzzsaw (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Buzzsaw]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-107 [[Ratbat (G1)#Toys|Ratbat]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-108 [[Slugfest (G1)#Toys|Slugfest]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-109 [[Overkill (G1)#Toys|Overkill]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Robot Point]] mail order items'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|40 [[Kickback (G1)#Toys|Kickback]]}}
{{Bp-d1|41 [[Bombshell (G1)#Toys|Bombshell]]}}
{{Bp-d1|42 [[Shrapnel (G1)#Toys|Sharpnel]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Campaign item]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Kirk#Toys|Kirk]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Lione#Toys|Lione]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Loafer#Toys|Loafer]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rodney#Toys|Rodney]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Shuffler#Toys|Shuffler]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Toraizer#Toys|Toraizer]]}}
|}

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====Beastformers====
{{nav-beastformers}}
:''Main Article: '''[[Beastformers (franchise)]]'''''

The initial ''Beastformers'' toyline was sold under the ''Transformers'' banner in 1987. Most of the figures were sold in individual ''Transformers''-style boxes, in big display cases of 36. However, only 54 of the 76 ''Battle Beasts'' figures were sold as ''Transformers''; ironically, two of the toys skipped are the first Beastformers shown in the ''Headmasters'' cartoon. Weirdly, despite the toys having actual ID numbers sculpted onto their bodies and weapons, said numbers were nowhere on the packaging like on the regular ''Transformers'' toys. The figures are nigh-identical to the Hasbro versions, though some variants in the Hasbro line are the only way they were sold in Takara's markets.

In 1988, ''Beastformers'' became its own line without the ''Transformers'' branding, releasing ''most'' of the rest of the ''Battle Beasts'' toys in Japan, plus the new faction of [[Laser Beast]]s. It also made use of the beasts' ID numbers.

The details of these toys' releases are actually fairly complex and we won't get into it all here; the main ''[[Beastformers (franchise)|Beastformers]]'' page breaks it all down plus includes the post-''Transformers'' sequel-series releases. Only the ''Transformers''-branded toys are listed here.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Series 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Alligatron#Toys|Alligatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Battle Bear#Toys|Battle Bear]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Beafox#Toys|Beafox]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Big Serow#Toys|Big Serow]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Black Turtle#Toys|Black Turtle]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bonga#Toys|Bonga]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Devilbat#Toys|Devilbat]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Drillfrog#Toys|Drillfrog]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Elephan#Toys|Elephan]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Flykick#Toys|Flykick]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Golder#Toys|Golder]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grayox#Toys|Grayox]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Graysharp#Toys|Graysharp]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Killer Fish#Toys|Killer Fish]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Snakebomb (Beastformers)#Toys|Snakebomb]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[White Leo#Toys|White Leo]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wildthunder#Toys|Wildthunder]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Yellow Giraffe#Toys|Yellow Giraffe]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Series 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Beavop#Toys|Beavop]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bullorn#Toys|Bullorn]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Brown Gyro#Toys|Brown Gyro]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Dark Raccoon#Toys|Dark Raccoon]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jungaroo#Toys|Jungaroo]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Power Jaguar#Toys|Power Jaguar]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Power Nozzle#Toys|Power Nozzle]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Red Octo#Toys|Red Octo]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sea Iron#Toys|Sea Iron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Smileduck#Toys|Smileduck]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Strong Hippo#Toys|Strong Hippo]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wavemoose#Toys|Wavemoose]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[Image:SnakeBomb-MIB.jpg|right|upright=1|thumb|Snakebomb in a first-series ''Transformers''-branded ''Beastformers'' box.]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Series 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Baboon#Toys|Baboon]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Cuttledeep#Toys|Cuttledeep]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Eagle Killer#Toys|Eagle Killer]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Green Chameles#Toys|Green Chameles]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Iguanamonss#Toys|Iguanamonss]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Junior Dragon#Toys|Junior Dragon]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Night Owl#Toys|Night Owl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Polar Battle Bear (Beastformers)#Toys|Polar Battle Bear]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Razorkukku#Toys|Razorkukku]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Strong Panda#Toys|Strong Panda]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Ultragas#Toys|Ultragas]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Undergroun#Toys|Undergroun]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Multi-packs'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|Burstsun Special Set (type 1) ([[White Leo#Toys|Burstsun White Leo]], [[Black Jaguar#Toys|Black Jaguar]], [[Būpink#Toys|Būpink]], [[Dog Hunter#Toys|Dog Hunter]], [[Dream Eater#Toys|Dream Eater]], [[Muskhorn#Toys|Muskhorn]], [[Pangol#Toys|Pangol]], [[Slo#Toys|Slo]], [[White Cow#Toys|White Cow]], [[Udan#Toys|Udan]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|Burstsun Special Set (type 2) ([[Alligatron#burstsun|Ghost Alligatron]], Black Jaguar, Būpink, [[Crowmax#Toys|Crowmax]], [[Earthhog#Toys|Earthhog]], [[Mingo Kid#Toys|Mingo Kid]], Pangol, Slo, White Cow, Udan)}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Fortress'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Red Phoenix#Toys|Red Phoenix]] (w/ [[Flykick#Toys|Flykick]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Mail-away prizes'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|''C-98'' [[Repugnus (G1)#Toys|Repug]]<ref group="B" name="repug">Omitted from the 1987 retail line-up, Repugnus (marketed as "Repug") was offered as a chance-to-win lottery figure with the 1987 ''Beastformers'' figures, ultimately shipping in Hasbro packaging. He was assigned the ID number "C-98" in official marketing materials.</ref>}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Gnaw (G1)#Toys|Sharktron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Cobrander#Toys|Petrified Special Cobrander]]}}
|}
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====Notes====
<references group="B" />

==1988 (''Super-God Masterforce'')==
===Overview===
{{anchor|Masterforce}}
{{nav-masterforce}}
[[File:TakaraMasterforceAutobotcatalogue.JPG|right|thumb|250px|Later ''Masterforce''-era Takara toy catalog, depicting the Cybertrons.]]
[[File:TakaraMasterforceCatalogueDecepticon.JPG|right|thumb|250px|Later ''Masterforce''-era Takara toy catalog, depicting the Destrons.]]
Beginning in 1988, Takara released the toys intended to accompany the successor to the ''Headmasters'' anime, ''[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (cartoon)|Super-God Masterforce]]''. This was also the year during which Takara began to change the direction of its ''Transformers'' line significantly away from Hasbro's.

Most of the sculpts used in ''Masterforce'' were released in Hasbro's line, but a great many Hasbro toys from this year were skipped altogether in Japan, including over half of the [[Pretender]]s. And many of the toys the two lines did share had significant color differences, although it was a bit scattershot as to who got changed and who didn't. The [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#PMOP|Powermaster Optimus Prime]] toy was [[retool]]ed to make the new hero-team leader [[Ginrai (human)#Toys|Super Ginrai]] toy, and a handful of new sculpts were released, including the gargantuan [[Overlord (G1)#Toys|Overlord]]. Takara even took one last dip in the ''[[Micro Change]]'' well for a pseudo-role-play Transformer ([[Browning]]), alongside [[redeco]]/[[retool]]ings of the prior year's most massive toys.

Virtually all of the toys were also characterized very differently from Hasbro's story even if the toys themselves remained unchanged, so even though the toys are identical, well, the characters are pretty much completely incompatible.

In addition to the main "Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers" title and the "Masterforce" box-back banner, the [[Godmaster (lifeform)|Godmaster]]s (Takara's version of the [[Powermaster]]s) featured a toy-only "Godmaster" sub-branding, similar to the previous year's Targetmasters. Likewise, the Pretenders had their own "Pretenders" logo, while the [[Headmaster Junior]]s as well as both [[Grand Maximus#Toys|Grand Maximus]] and [[Scorponok (G1)#Super-God Masterforce|BlackZarak]] featured the same "The Headmasters" branding as the previous year's figures. Surprisingly, the [[Seacon (Masterforce)|Seacon]]s featured their own team-specific "Seacons" logo, instead of yet another use of the "Scramble City" logo as one would have expected based on precedent.

The ID numbers for the figures made a ''huge'' leap, skipping several numbers in the two-digit region from C-131 Raiden to C-201 [[Metalhawk (G1)#Toys|Metalhawk]] (another Japanese-only figure) for the Cybertrons, and from D-109 Overkill to D-201 [[Blood#Toys|Blood]] for the Destrons, so that both sides were on equal footing again. [[Lander#Toys|Lander]], despite being assigned his own ID number (C-200), was actually only available via mail order. After only a few Pretender figures with numbers in the 200 region, the ID numbers jumped up ''again'' to C-301 [[Shūta Gō#Toys|Goshooter]] and D-301 [[Wilder (G1)#Toys|Wilder]], and subsequently remained in the 300 region.

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===Toys===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Masterforce Warrior]]s''' (''Godmaster'')
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Aquastar]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Vollet#toys|Vollet]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Zetca#Toys|Zetca]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Sparkdash]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-313 [[Hardspark#Toys|Hardspark]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-314 [[Hotspark#Toys|Hotspark]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-315 [[Wildspark#Toys|Wildspark]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-319 [[Guzzle (Masterforce)#Toys|Guzzle]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-320 [[Sizzle (Masterforce)#Toys|Sizzle]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-321 [[Javil#Toys|Javil]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Seacon (Masterforce)|Seacons]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|D-312 [[Turtler#Toys|Turtler]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-313 [[Overbite (Masterforce)#Toys|Overbite]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-314 [[Kraken#Toys|Clerken]] {{sic}}}}
{{Bp-d1|D-315 [[Lobclaw#Toys|Lobclaw]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-316 [[Gulf#Toys|Galph]] {{sic}}}}
{{Bp-d1|D-317 [[Tentakil (Masterforce)#Toys|Tentakil]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-318 [[King Poseidon#Toys|Kingposeidon]] {{sic}} (gift set of all six Seacons)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Pretender]]s'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-201 [[Metalhawk (G1)#Toys|Metalhawk]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-202 [[Phoenix (G1)#Toys|Phoenix]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-203 [[Diver (G1)#Toys|Diver]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-201 [[Blood#Toys|Blood]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-202 [[Dauros#Toys|Dowlos]] {{sic}}}}
{{Bp-d1|D-203 [[Gilmer#Toys|Gilmer]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=5|
[[File:MF-toy Metalhawk.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Pretender Metalhawk]]
[[File:G1 overlord toy.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Godmaster Overlord]]
[[File:MF-toy Browning.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Browning]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Headmaster Junior]] Autobots''' (''The Headmasters'')
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-301 [[Shūta Gō#Toys|Goshooter]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-302 [[Cab (human)#Toys|Carb]] {{sic}}}}
{{Bp-a1|C-303 [[Minerva (human)#Toys|Minelba]] {{sic}}}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Headmaster Junior]] Monsters''' (''The Headmasters'')
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|D-301 [[Wilder (G1)#Toys|Wilder]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-302 [[Bullhorn (G1)#Toys|Bullhorn]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-303 [[Cancer (G1)#Toys|Cancer]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Godmaster (lifeform)|Godmaster]] Autobots''' (''Godmaster'')
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-304 [[Lightfoot (G1)#Toys|Lightfoot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-305 [[Ranger#Toys|Ranger]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-306 [[Road King#Toys|Roadking]] {{sic}}}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Godmaster (lifeform)|Godmaster]] Jetrons''' (''Godmaster'')
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|D-304 [[Hydra (G1)#Toys|Hydra]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-305 [[Buster (G1)#Toys|Buster]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-306 [[Darkwings#Toys|Darkwings]] (gift set of Hydra & Buster)}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''The Headmasters'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-311 [[Grand Maximus#Toys|Grand Maximus]] (w/ [[Cog (Masterforce)#Toys|Cog]])}}
{{Bp-d1|D-311 [[Scorponok (G1)#Super-God Masterforce|BlackZarak]] (w/ [[Black Roritchi#Super-God Masterforce|Black Roritchi]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''Godmasters'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-307 [[Ginrai (human)#Toys|Superginrai]] {{sic}}}}
{{Bp-a1|C-308 [[Clouder#Toys|Doubleclouder]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-310 [[Ginrai (robot)#GodGinrai|Godginrai]] {{sic}} (gift set of Super Ginrai & Godbomber)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|D-307 [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]] (w/ [[Mega#Toys|Mega]] & [[Giga#Toys|Giga]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Other'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-309 [[Godbomber#Toys|Godbomber]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-312 [[Sixknight#Toys|Sixknight]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-308 [[Browning#Toys|Browning]]}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Robot Point]] mail order items'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-200 [[Lander#Toys|Lander]]}}
{{Bp-a1|01 [[Shūta Gō#Siren|Goshooter Siren]]}}
{{Bp-a1|02 [[Minerva (human)#Nightbeat|Minerva Night Beat]]}}
{{Bp-a1|03 [[Ranger#Ranger Joy Ride|Ranger Joy Ride]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|04 [[Repugnus (G1)#Toys|Repug]]}}
{{Bp-d1|05 [[Squawkbox#Toys|Squawkbox]] ([[Squawktalk (G1)#Toys|Squawktalk]] & [[Beastbox (G1)#Toys|Beastbox]])}}
{{Bp-d1|06 [[Kickback (G1)#Toys|Kickback]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|07 [[Shrapnel (G1)#Toys|Sharpnel]]}}
{{Bp-d1|08 [[Bombshell (G1)#Toys|Bonbshell]] {{sic}}}}
{{Bp-d1|09 [[Hydra (G1)#Darkwing|Hydra Darkwing]]}}
{{Bp-d1|10 [[Buster (G1)#Dreadwind|Buster Dreadwind]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Role-play items'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Master-Brace#Toys|Godmaster Brace]]—[[Ginrai (human)#Merchandise|Ginrai]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Master-Brace#Toys|Headmaster Brace]]—[[Shūta Gō#Merchandise|Goshooter]]}}
|}
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==1989 (''Victory'')==
===Overview===
{{anchor|Victory}}
{{nav-victory}}
[[File:TakaraVictoryCatalogue.JPEG|300px|thumb|"[[Dinoking|One]] of these things is not like the others."]]

[[1989]] saw Takara release the toys intended to promote the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (cartoon)|''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory'' cartoon]].

The 1989 line-up was a major departure from previous year's offerings, insofar as it was almost completely different from the [[Hasbro]] product released that same year (which was heavy on the [[Micromaster]]s and [[Pretender]]s). Where previously, Takara had used most of the same molds as Hasbro's concurrent lines —with some color changes and the occasional retool or new Japanese-exclusive figure— the majority of 1989's toys were all-new sculpts designed solely by Takara for their own market. The rest were significant [[retool]]ings of Hasbro figures in entirely new colors. Most of these toys, including the retools, never saw release in Hasbro's markets, and the few that did only came well after their Takara releases (and with significant changes to boot). The ''only'' toy in the series that is identical to a Hasbro release was available only via mail-order, not sold in stores.

The 1989 line-up also had a heavy focus on combiner teams, every one of which was available both as individual releases and as a gift set.

The [[Brainmaster]]s and [[Breastforce]] had their own toy-only "Brainmaster" and "Breastforce" logos similar to the previous years' Targetmasters, Pretenders, Godmasters and Seacons. Oddly, the [[Crossformer]]s [[Black Shadow (G1)#Toys|Black Shadow]] and [[Blue Bacchus#Toys|Blue Bacchus]] (with their own "Crossformer" logo on the packaging) featured ID numbers that placed them in the middle of the ''Masterforce''-based Destrons, despite sporting a 1989 copyright on their packaging.

Because of their uniqueness, the ''Victory''-based figures are very popular in the West for older fans and collectors, commanding a lot of money on the secondary market.

Several of the toys would see additional releases: Italian company [[GiG]], which had a unique business relationship with Takara since 1983, released [[Galaxy Shuttle#Toys|Galaxy Shuttle]] as part of their version of the ''Transformers'' line in Italy; Hasbro's [[The Transformers (European toyline)|European-market continuation of the ''Transformers'' series]] later took the three car-mode Brainmasters and four of the Breastforce members, took away their combiner-bot-bits, redecoed them, and sold them as the [[Motorvator]]s and [[Rescue Force]], respectively; [[Deathsaurus (G1)#Toys|Deathsaurus]], [[Greatshot#Toys|Greatshot]], and [[Galaxy Shuttle#Toys|Galaxy Shuttle]] all got [[redeco]]ed and/or [[retool]]ed for Takara's later non-''Transformers'' giant transforming robot ''[[Brave (franchise)|Brave]]'' toylines; and the [[Multiforce]] were re-released in individual boxes as part of Takara's convenience-store-release ''[[The Transformers: Micromaster|Micromaster]]'' series as "Micromaster DX" toys.

===Toys===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Multiforce]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-316 [[Wingwaver#Toys|Wingwaver]] ([[Wing (G1)#Toys|Wing]] & [[Waver#Toys|Waver]])}}
{{Bp-a1|C-317 [[Dashtacker#Toys|Dashtacker]] ([[Dash (G1)#Toys|Dash]] & [[Tacker#Toys|Tacker]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-318 [[Machtackle#Toys|Machtackle]] ([[Mach (G1)#Toys|Mach]] & [[Tackle#Toys|Tackle]])}}
{{Bp-a1|C-319 [[Landcross (G1)|Landcross]] (gift set of all three/six Multiforce members)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Brainmaster]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-320 [[Blacker#Toys|Blacker]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-321 [[Laster#Toys|Laster]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-322 [[Braver#Toys|Braver]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-323 [[Road Caesar#Toys|Road Caesar]] (gift set of Blacker, Braver & Laster)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-324 [[Star Saber (G1)#Toys|Star Saber]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-328 [[Star Saber (G1)#|Victory Saber]] (gift set of Star Saber & Victory Leo)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:Victory-toy Wingwaver.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Multiforce Wingwaver (and Waverwing)]][[File:Victory-toy Liokaiser.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Breastforce combiner Liokaiser]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Other'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-325 [[Greatshot#Toys|Greatshot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-326 [[Galaxy Shuttle#Toys|Galaxy Shuttle]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-327 [[Ginrai (robot)#Toys|Victory Leo]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Hero Set'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|Hero Set ([[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Hero Set|Bumble]], [[Jazz (G1)/toys#HeroSet|Meister]], [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#HeroSet|Grimlock]] & [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Heroset|Starscream]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Crossformer]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|D-309 [[Black Shadow (G1)#Toys|Black Shadow]]<ref group="C" name="blackblue">Although Black Shadow and Blue Bacchus featured ID numbers (D-309 and D-310) that placed them in between the ''Masterforce''-based toys Browning (D-308) and Black Zarak (D-311), both toys are 1989 releases.</ref>}}
{{Bp-d1|D-310 [[Blue Bacchus#Toys|Blue Bacchus]]<ref group="C" name="blackblue"/>}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Dinoforce]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|D-322 [[Goryu (G1)#Toys|Goryu]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-323 [[Gairyu#Toys|Gairyu]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-324 [[Kakuryu (G1)#Toys|Kakuryu]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-325 [[Doryu (G1)#Toys|Doryu]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-326 [[Yokuryu#Toys|Yokuryu]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-327 [[Rairyu#Toys|Rairyu]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-328 [[Dinoking#Toys|Dinoking]] (gift set of all six Dinoforce members)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Breastforce]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|D-329 [[Leozack#Toys|Leozack]] (w/ [[Lionbreast#Toys|Lionbreast]])}}
{{Bp-d1|D-330 [[Guyhawk#Toys|Guyhawk]] (w/ [[Hawkbreast#Toys|Hawkbreast]])}}
{{Bp-d1|D-331 [[Hellbat (G1)#Toys|Hellbat]] (w/ [[Kōmoribreast#Toys|Kōmoribreast]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|D-332 [[Jallguar#Toys|Jallguar]] (w/ [[Jaguarbreast#Toys|Jaguarbreast]])}}
{{Bp-d1|D-333 [[Killbison#Toys|Killbison]] (w/ [[Bisonbreast#Toys|Bisonbreast]])}}
{{Bp-d1|D-334 [[Drillhorn (G1)#Toys|Drillhorn]] (w/ [[Hornbreast#Toys|Hornbreast]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|D-335 [[Liokaiser#Toys|Liokaiser]] (gift set of Leozack, Guyhawk, Hellbat, Jallguar, Killbison & Drillhorn)}}
{{Bp-d1|D-336 [[Deathsaurus (G1)#Toys|Deathsaurus]] (w/ [[Eaglebreast#Toys|Eaglebreast]] & [[Tigerbreast#Toys|Tigerbreast]])}}
|}

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

==1990 (''Zone'')==
===Overview===
{{anchor|Zone}}
{{nav-zone}}
[[File:TakaraZoneCatalogue.JPG|400px|thumb|right|Zone catalog.]]
[[1990]] marked the downturn of Takara's original ''Transformers''. The theme for this year was ''Transformers: Zone'', but rather than a fully-fledged anime series, the line's advertising media was slashed to minimum, getting only a [[Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!|single-episode VHS tape]] for animation and [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (manga)|a single installment]] of manga, leaving [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|story page]]s in ''[[TV Magazine]]'' to push the toys to kids.

The overwhelming majority of the year's line-up is made up of the "Micro Transformers", most of which had been released by [[Hasbro]] as "[[Micromaster]]s" in [[The Transformers (toyline)#1989: Pretenders and Micromasters|the previous year]], and only a comparative handful bear any notable differences from the Hasbro releases. On top of that, all but one team were sold as Autobots, presumably in a "kids buy more good guys" move to boost sales. (Japanese "boys toy" line are historically very light on the villain toys, if they have any at all. ''Transformers'' was a real outlier there, and potentially a major reason it was so popular early on.)

The headliners this year, and the only toys unique to Takara, were the three [[Powered Master]]s (not to be confused with [[Powermaster]]s): larger toys that transform from robot to space-vehicle-things to bases that can attach to the Micro Transformer bases using the same ramps. Each Powered Master has a battery- or spring-powered [[gimmick]] meant to push/launch the smaller Micros. They could also combine into [[Big Powered]], a gigantic jet-tank-thing. They are opposed by [[Metrotitan (G1)|Metrotitan]], a [[Metroplex (G1)#|Metroplex]] redeco and the only other Decepticon in the line. Notably, the Powered Masters are noticeably lighter than comparably-sized toys from past lines. Their plastic parts are thinner overall and lean towards hollowness, presumably as a cost-saving measure.

Like the previous years' offerings, the toys were still branded as part of "Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers", with the "Zone" livery on the back of the box - except for the C-350 "Original Video Anime" set, which included a VHS tape "front-branded" with the ''Transformers: Zone'' OVA. In addition, the toys featured "Micro Transformers" logos, with the Powered Masters featuring a "Micro Transformers Powered Masters" variant.

While the Micro Transformers are largely ignored by fans, the four larger pieces command large sums on the secondary market today, especially Powered Master [[Roadfire]].

Some figures from this year would be re-used in Takara's later ''[[Brave (franchise)|Brave]]'' non-''Transformers'' toylines: Dai Atlas and Sonic Bomber became non-Transformer villain toys in ''The Brave Express: Might Gaine'', whereas the Micromaster Stations, sans Micromasters, were released as mini-playsets with non-transforming robot figurines in ''Brave Police: J-Decker''.

===Toys===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''''Micro Transformers'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-331 [[Rescue Patrol Team#Toys|Rescue Patrol Team]] ([[Pīpō#Toys|Pīpō]], [[Boater#Toys|Boater]], [[Holi#Toys|Holi]], [[Fire#Toys|Fire]])}}
{{Bp-a1|C-332 [[Battle Patrol Team#Toys|Battle Patrol Team]] ([[Gunlift#Toys|Gunlift]], [[Sunrunner (Zone)#Toys|Sunrunner]], [[Sidetrack (Zone)#Toys|Sidetrack]], [[Powerbomb#Toys|Powerbomb]])}}
{{Bp-a1|C-333 [[Super Car Patrol Team#Toys|Super Car Patrol Team]] ([[Black Heat#Toys|Black Heat]], [[Gingham#Toys|Gingham]], [[Deadhour#Toys|Deadhour]], [[Road Hugger (Zone)#Toys|Road Hugger]])}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-334 [[Race Car Patrol#Toys|Race Car Patrol Team]] ([[Free Wheeler#Toys|Wheelrun]], [[Tailspin#Toys|Spinchange]], [[Swindler#Toys|Glorean]], [[Roadhandler (G1)#Toys|Roadhandler]])}}
{{Bp-a1|C-335 [[Off Road Patrol#Toys|Off Road Patrol Team]] ([[Mudslinger (G1)#Toys|Footdemo]], [[Powertrain#Toys|Freed]], [[Highjump (G1)#Toys|Nutshell]], [[Tote#Toys|Flak]])}}
{{Bp-a1|C-336 [[Jet Patrol Team#Toys|Jet Patrol Team]] ([[Whisper (Zone)#Toys|Whisper]], [[Windrim#Toys|Windrim]], [[Star Cloud#Toys|Star Cloud]], [[Nightflight (Zone)#Toys|Nightflight]])}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-351 [[Construction Patrol#Toys|Build Patrol Team]] ([[Crumble#Toys|Crumble]], [[Takedown#Toys|Takedown]], [[Groundpounder (G1)#Toys|Groundpounder]], [[Neutro#Toys|Neutro]])<ref group="D" name="newmicro">The Build Patrol Team, the Sky Patrol Team and the Race Track Patrol Team were listed as "New Micro Transformers" in a 1990 Takara toy catalog. Their toys were released later than the other Patrol Teams, after C-349 Roadfire and the C-350 Original Video Anime set.</ref>}}
{{Bp-a1|C-352 [[Air Patrol#Toys|Sky Patrol Team]] ([[Blaze Master#Toys|Breeze Master]], [[Sky High (Micromaster)#Toys|Sky High]], [[Tread Bolt#Toys|Tread Bolt]], [[Eagle Eye (G1)#Toys|Eagle Eye]])<ref group="D" name="newmicro"/>}}
{{Bp-d1|D-341 [[Race Track Patrol#Toys|Race Track Patrol Team]] ([[Ground Hog#Toys|Ground Hog]], [[Roller Force#Toys|Roller Force]], [[Barricade (G1)#Toys|Barricade]], [[Motorhead (G1)#Toys|Motorstar]])}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Deluxe (''Micro Transformers'')'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-337 [[Overload (G1)#Toys|Roadjet]] (w/ [[car carrier trailer]])}}
{{Bp-a1|C-338 [[Missile Bull#Toys|Missile Bull]] (w/ [[Missile Bull's vehicle|military transport]])}}
{{Bp-a1|C-339 [[Erector (G1)#Toys|Cragun]] (w/ [[crane]])}}
{{Bp-a1|C-340 [[Skywave#Toys|Skywave]] (w/ [[Skywave's vehicle|aircraft carrier]])}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top" rowspan=4|[[File:Zone-toy Roadfire.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Roadfire]]
[[File:Zone-toy Rabbicrater.jpg|thumb|200px|Rabbicrater, available only in a set with the ''Transformers: Zone'' OVA.]]
[[File:ZoneToy metrotitan.jpg|thumb|200px|Metrotitan, one of only two Decepticon toys this year.]]
|-
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Stations (''Micro Transformers'')'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-341 [[Gasoline Base#Toys|Gasoline Base]] (w/ [[Glasspit#Toys|Glasspit]])}}
{{Bp-a1|C-342 [[Overair (facility)#Toys|Airport Base]] (w/ [[Overair (Micromaster)#Toys|Overair]])}}
{{Bp-a1|C-343 [[Hot House (facility)#Toys|Fire Base]] (w/ [[Hot House (Micromaster)#Toys|Hot House]])}}
{{Bp-a1|C-344 [[Ironworks (facility)#Toys|Build Base]] (w/ [[Ironworks (Micromaster)#Toys|Ironworks]])}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Bases (''Micro Transformers'')'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-345 [[Landshaker#Toys|Landshaker]] (w/ [[Gunrunner (Zone)#Toys|Gunrunner]])}}
{{Bp-a1|C-346 [[Sky Hyper#Toys|Sky Hyper]] (w/ [[Deadwheeler#Toys|Deadwheeler]])}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''''Micro Transformers Powered Masters'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-347 [[Sonic Bomber (G1)#Toys|Sonic Bomber]] (w/ [[Sonic (G1)#Toys|Sonic]])}}
{{Bp-a1|C-348 [[Dai Atlas (G1)#Toys|Dai Atlas]] (w/ [[Speeder#Toys|Speeder]])}}
{{Bp-a1|C-349 [[Roadfire#Toys|Roadfire]] (w/ [[Drillbuster#Toys|Drillbuster]])}}
{{Bp-a1|C-353 [[Big Powered#Toys|Big Powered]] (gift set of all three Powered Masters)<ref group="D" name="bigpow">The Big Powered giftset was released later than its individual components, after the C-350 Original Video Anime set, the C-351 Build Patrol Team and the C-352 Sky Patrol Team.</ref>}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Rocket Base (''Micro Transformers'')'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-330 [[Rocket Base#Toys|Rocket base]] (w/ [[Rescue Patrol Team#Toys|Rescue Patrol Team]] () and Rocket Base Leader [[Moonradar (G1)#Toys|Moonradar]])}}
|-
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''''Trainbots'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-354 [[Shouki#Toys|Shouki]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-355 [[Getsuei#Toys|Getsuei]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-356 [[Yukikaze (G1)#Toys|Yukikaze]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-357 [[Suiken#Toys|Suiken]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-358 [[Seizan#Toys|Seizan]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-359 [[Kaen#Toys|Kaen]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Metrotitan (''Micro Transformers'')'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|D-340 [[Metrotitan (G1)#Toys|Metrotitan]] (w/ [[Metrobomb#Toys|Metrobomb]], [[Metrodash#Toys|Metrodash]], [[Metroshot#Toys|Metroshot]], [[Metrotank#Toys|Metrotank]])}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Original Video Anime (''Transformers: Zone'')'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-350 Original Video Anime (''[[Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!|Transformers: Zone]]'' OVA w/ [[Rabbicrater#Toys|Rabbicrater]])}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''[[Robot Point]] mail order items'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|"[[Thunder Arrow#Toys|Thunder Arrow]]"<ref group="D" name="thunderarrow">Though this set was called the "Thunder Arrow" in pack-in catalogs, what kids got was the Hasbro-release Micromaster Decepticon Jet Command Center, in Hasbro packaging.</ref> (w/ [[Skystalker (G1)#Toys|Skystalker]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Bombshell (G1)#Toys|Bombshell]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Kickback (G1)#Toys|Kickback]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Shrapnel (G1)#Toys|Sharpnel]]}}
|}
{{--}}
====Notes====
<references group="D" />
{{-}}
{{anchor|ROC}}

==1991 (''Return of Convoy'')==
===Overview===
{{Nav-returnofconvoy}}

[[1991]]'s ''Transformers: Return of Convoy'' (トランスフォーマーリターン・オブ・コンボイ) was the first ''Transformers'' subline released by Takara that featured the subline logo on the front of the packaging instead of the back, on equal footing with the main ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' branding.

On the one hand, ''Return of Convoy'' heralded the big return of Convoy (aka [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]) to the Japanese Generation 1 continuity; on the other hand, however, by this time the ''Transformers'' brand was struggling to survive, leading to a very lean line of releases, most of them unchanged from their [[Hasbro]] counterparts released the year before. The line remained heavily focused on [[Micromaster|Micro Transformers]], with the larger toys having "base modes" that could be linked together to form mini-cities.

Most toys this year came with [[Micro Trailer]]s, small truck/trailer units that could store a single Micro Transformer, and launch them with a spring-loaded mechanism. The trailers were designed to be linked together, both in a train-like configuration (using the [[Micromaster Combiner]] pegs on the front and back bumpers) and side-to-side for storage in [[Sky Garry (G1)|Sky Garry]]'s carrier-jet mode (using [[5 mm post|5mm post]]s). A handful of ''Zone'' Micro Transformer teams were also re-released with Micro Trailers.

This was the first series to be ''completely'' devoid of Decepticons, on the theory that Japanese kids were less likely to buy villain toys.

===Toys===

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Micro Transformer Teams'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-361 [[Monster Trucks Patrol#Toys|Big Truck Team]] ([[Big Hauler#Toys|Big Hauler]], [[Heavy Tread#Toys|Heavy Tread]], [[Hydraulic#Toys|Hydraulic]], [[Slow Poke#Toys|Slow Poke]], Micro Trailer #1)}}
{{Bp-a1|C-362 [[Hot Rod Patrol#Toys|Hot Rod Team]] ([[Big Daddy (G1)#Toys|Grease]], [[Greaser#Toys|Legs]], [[Hubs#Toys|Lucas]], [[Trip-Up#Toys|Vanishing]], Micro Trailer #2)}}
{{Bp-a1|C-363 [[Military Team#Toys|Military Team]] ([[Bombshock (G1)|Bombshock]], [[Dropshot (G1)|Dropshot]], [[Growl (G1)|Growl]], [[Tracer (Micromaster)|Tracer]], Micro Trailer #3)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-373 [[Rescue Patrol Team#Toys|Rescue Patrol Team]] ([[Boater#Toys|Boater]], [[Fire#Toys|Fire]], [[Holi#Toys|Holi]], [[Pīpō#Toys|Pīpō]],Micro Trailer #10)}}
{{Bp-a1|C-374 [[Battle Patrol Team#Toys|Battle Patrol Team]] ([[Gunlift#Toys|Gunlift]], [[Powerbomb#Toys|Powerbomb]], [[Sidetrack (Zone)#Toys|Sidetrack]], [[Sunrunner (Zone)#Toys|Sunrunner]], Micro Trailer #11)}}
{{Bp-a1|C-375 [[Super Car Patrol Team#Toys|Super Car Patrol Team]] ([[Black Heat#Toys|Black Heat]], [[Deadhour#Toys|Deadhour]], [[Gingham#Toys|Gingham]], [[Road Hugger (Zone)#Toys|Road Hugger]], Micro Trailer #12)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Micro Transformer W Teams'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-364 [[Shuttle Rocket W Team]] ([[Blast Master#Toys|Blast Master]], [[Missile Master#Toys|Missile Master]], [[Moonrock#Toys|Moonrock]], [[Phaser (G1)#Toys|Phaser]], Micro Trailer #4)}}
{{Bp-a1|C-365 [[Fire Tanker W Team]] ([[Oiler#Toys|Oiler]], [[Roadburner#Toys|Roadburner]], [[Slide#Toys|Slide]], [[Wheel Blaze#Toys|Wheel Blaze]], Micro Trailer #5)}}
{{Bp-a1|C-366 [[Radar Hover W Team]] ([[Barrage (Micromaster)#Toys|Barrage]], [[Heave#Toys|Heave]], [[Power Run#Toys|Power Run]], [[Strikedown#Toys|Strikedown]], Micro Trailer #6)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-367 [[Dump Shovel W Team]] ([[Grit]], [[Hammer (G1)|Hammer]], [[Knockout (G1)|Knockout]], [[Sledge (G1)|Sledge]], Micro Trailer #7)}}
{{Bp-a1|C-368 [[Crane Cannon W Team]] ([[Direct-Hit]], [[Excavator (G1)|Excavator]], [[Power Punch]], [[Stonecruncher (G1)|Stonecruncher]], Micro Trailer #8)}}
{{Bp-a1|C-369 [[Jet Tank W Team]] ([[Fireshot]], [[Half-Track (G1)|Half-Track]], [[Meltdown (G1)|Meltdown]], [[Vanquish]], Micro Trailer #9)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:Grandus Toy.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Grandus (RIP Decepticons)]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Micro Transformer 6 Team'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-370 [[Sixliner#Toys|Sixliner]] ([[Alan (G1)#Toys|Alan]], [[D-Go#Toys|D-Go]], [[Joe (G1)#Toys|Joe]], [[Leaf#Toys|Leaf]], [[Night#Toys|Night]], [[Spark (G1)#Toys|Spark]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Cybertrons'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-360 [[Sky Garry (G1)#Toys|Sky Garry]] (w/ [[Shotbomber]] & [[Micro Trailer]] #0)}}
{{Bp-a1|C-371 [[Grandus (G1)#Toys|Grandus]] (w/ [[Spinner]])}}
{{Bp-a1|C-372 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Return of Convoy|Star Convoy]] (w/ [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Return of Convoy|Hot Rodimus]] & Micro Trailer)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Aerialbot (G1)|Airbots]]''' (Mail-away only)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Air Raid (G1)/toys#Toys|Air Rider]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Fireflight (G1)/toys#Toys|Firebolt]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Silverbolt (G1)/toys#Toys|Silverbolt]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)/toys#Toys|Skydive]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slingshot (G1)/toys#Toys|Sling]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Canceled items'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Big Bang (G1)|Big Bang]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Notes|New Rodimus]]}}</ul>
|}
{{--}}

==1992 (''Operation Combination'')==
===Overview===
{{Nav-operationcombination}}

The final series in [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s "Generation 1" run, [[1992]]'s ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Operation Combination'' (戦え!超ロボット生命体トランスフォーマー合体大作戦 ''Tatakae! Chō Robot Seimeitai Transformer Gattai Daisakusen'') takes the award for having the smallest number of individual releases in a "major" ''Transformers'' toyline. On the other hand, every release in the line is a multi-pack, containing anywhere from two to six individual robots. Also, Decepticons are back! Yay!

The line was advertised solely with [[story page]]s which did ''nothing'' to flesh out any of the individual components of the six combiner teams, however.

One final curio beyond even ''Operation Combination'' occurred near the end of the year, when five toys from [[The Transformers (European toyline)#1992|1992's European assortment]] made their way to Japanese shores without comment from Takara or even regional packaging.<ref>[http://snakas.web.fc2.com/generations/1992/tmpred.htm Article on the 1992 import wave] at Autobase Aichi</ref> The toys were identifiable from their European releases only by stickers on the boxes with their names and the ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' logo<ref>[https://auctions.afimg.jp/f1045472570/ya/image/f1045472570.2.jpg Photo of Thunder Clash's Japanese box]</ref> as well as translated instructions.<ref>[https://kaitoricollector.com/img/item/20220419/L591_3.jpg Photo of Skyquake's Japanese instructions]</ref>

After this, ''Transformers'' ended in Japan, not to resurface until [[1995]]'s short-lived ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)#Takara G-2 line|Transformers G-2]]'' toyline. In the interim, Takara put out more ''[[Brave (franchise)|Brave]]'' series to provide giant transforming robot toys and fiction.

===Toys===
====''Operation Combination''====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Micro Transformer 6-Robot Gestalts'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|TF-01 [[Sixbuilder#Toys|Sixbuilder]] ([[Crush-Bull#Toys|Crush-Bull]], [[Digger#Toys|Digger]], [[Gran Arm#Toys|Gran Arm]], [[Iron Lift#Toys|Iron Lift]], [[Mixing#Toys|Mixing]], [[Treader#Toys|Treader]])}}
{{Bp-a1|TF-02 [[Sixwing#Toys|Sixwing]] ([[Chain Gun#Toys|Chain Gun]], [[Falcon (OC)#Toys|Falcon]], [[Flanker#Toys|Flanker]], [[Missile Run#Toys|Missile Run]], [[Raker#Toys|Raker]], [[Supersonic#Toys|Supersonic]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|TF-03 [[Sixturbo#Toys|Sixturbo]] ([[Circuit (OC)#Toys|Circuit]], [[Discharge (G1)#Toys|Discharge]], [[Glide (G1)#Toys|Glide]], [[Neo-Wheel#Toys|Neo-Wheel]], [[Road Police#Toys|Road Police]], [[Sireen#Toys|Sireen]])}}
{{bp-a1|TF-05 [[Sixtrain#Toys|Sixtrain]] ([[Atlan#Toys|Atlan]], [[Converter#Toys|Converter]], [[Desire#Toys|Desire]], [[Raise#Toys|Raise]], [[San D-Go#Toys|San D-Go]], [[Windy (G1)#Toys|Windy]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''VS Sets'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|TF-06 [[Spin Road#Toys|Spin Road]] VS [[Dark Jet#Toys|Dark Jet]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|TF-07 [[Fire Road#Toys|Fire Road]] VS [[Shadow Jet#Toys|Shadow Jet]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|TF-08 [[Checker Road#Toys|Checker Road]] VS [[Moon Jet#Toys|Moon Jet]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|TF-09 [[Mach Road#Toys|Mach Road]] VS [[Flare Jet#Toys|Flare Jet]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''5-Robot Gestalts'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|TF-04 [[Guard City#Toys|Guard City]] ([[Fire Chief (G1)|Fire Chief]], [[Fly-Up]], [[Safety]], [[Sparkride (G1)|Sparkride]], [[Streetstar]])}}
{{Bp-d1|TF-10 [[Battle Gaia#Toys|Battle Gaia]] ([[Great Cannon]], [[Leyland]], [[Sandstorm (OC)|Sandstorm]], [[Shuttle Gunner]], [[Target Hawk]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:OC-toy Sixturbo.jpg|thumb|200px|Sixturbo]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Motorvator]]s''' (imports)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Flame (Motorvator)#Toys|Flame]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Gripper (G1)#Toys|Gripper]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Lightspeed (Motorvator)#Toys|Lightspeed]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Others''' (imports)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Thunder Clash#Toys|Thunder Clash]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Skyquake (G1)#Toys|Skyquake]]}}
|}

==Post-series releases==
===Overview===
Beginning in the early 2000s, Takara released new toys based on their version of ''Generation 1'' with increasing frequency. This was initially limited to [[Generation 1 reissues|reissues of toys from the 1980s]], but eventually grew to encompass new toys that represented "upgraded" versions of the G1 characters, eventually expanding to include characters from the ''Headmasters'', ''Masterforce'', and ''Victory'' eras.

The sheer number of "new" toys of these characters released over the last 18 (and counting) years is ''insane'', so we're not going to list them here, but rather point you to [[The Transformers (toyline)#Post-Transformers releases|this list of post-"G1" "G1" toylines]]. Instead, the following list is going to be limited to toys specifically branded as part of ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'', which primarily included reissues and redecos thereof, although there is one particular toy we need to point out in specific.

In [[2006]], Takara released the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Primus#CybG1|Primus]] toy in ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' packaging, complete with a "00" ID number, rather than in ''Galaxy Force'', their version of ''Cybertron''. This toy even has the Hasbro release's [[Cyber Key Codes|Cyber Key Code]] on the key, which the Japanese version of the line lacked. They would later redeco the toy into "[[Primus#Transformers (2010)|Creator Primus]]" in [[2010]].

The ''[[Transformers Encore]]'' reissue line also features the ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' logo on its packaging, but for the sake of simplicity, we have put all toys branded as part of ''Encore'' on its own separate page. Likewise, the ''[[The Transformers: Collector's Edition]]''-branded toys use the ''Fight!'' logo on their bio cards, and [[Guardian robot#Collector's Edition|sometimes]] also on their packaging.
{{main|The Transformers: Collector's Edition}}
{{main|Transformers Encore}}

===LaserDisc===
[[File:Takara Convoy Set Laserdisc Box.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|C-376 Convoy Set]]

In [[1994]] and [[1995]], Takara released {{w|LaserDisc}} sets containing the ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' cartoon. As they continue the numbering used by the toys, they are included here for completeness.

====LaserDisc sets====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
<ul class="iconlist">
:{{Bp-a1|C-376 Convoy Set}}
:{{Bp-d1|D-342 Megatron Set}}
</ul>
|}

===Toys===
====Retail releases====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2000'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|01 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#2000rerelease|Convoy]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-69 [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#2000reissue|Ultra Magnus]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-78 [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#2000rerelease|Hot Rodimus]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2001'''
{{Bp-d1|16-S [[Megatron (G1)/toys#2001reissue|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|22 [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Reissue|Starscream]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-310 [[Ginrai (human)#Reissue|Godginrai]] {{sic}}}}
{{Bp-a1|C-77 [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#2001Convoyreissue|Rodimus Convoy]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2002'''
{{Bp-a1|01 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#NewYearConvoy|New Year Special Convoy]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-98 [[Sixshot (G1)#Generation 1|Sixshot]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2004'''
{{Bp-d1|D-78 [[Predaking (G1)#Generation 1|Predaking]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:Cybertron Primus toy.jpg|200px|thumb|Primus, aka "exactly the same as the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Primus#Cybertron|version]], just in G1 packaging".]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2005'''
{{Bp-d1|D-62-S [[Galvatron (G1)/toys#PurpleReissue|Galvatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2006'''
{{Bp-a1|00 [[Primus#CybG1|Primus]]}}
|-
|}
{{--}}

====Exclusives====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2000'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|01 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#2000JAFCON|Convoy Black Version]] (JAFCON 2000)}}
{{Bp-a1|01 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#LuckyDrawPrime|Convoy Gold Version]] (lucky draw prize)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2001'''
{{Bp-a1|C-69 [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#MatrixGlow|Shining Magnus]] (20th Century Toy Museum)}}
{{Bp-a1|C-69 [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#MoviePreview|Ultra Magnus Yokokuhen Version]] (Toy Festival 2001)}}
{{Bp-a1|C-78B [[Dark Hot Rod#Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers|Black Rodimus]] (Toy Festival 2001)}}
{{Bp-a1|C-78C [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Crystal Rodimus|Crystal Rodimus]] (Toy Festival 2001)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
{{Bp-d1|16-S [[Megatron (G1)/toys#BlackG1|Megatron Black Version]] ([[e-HOBBY]])}}
{{Bp-d1|22 [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Transformers Generations Lucky Draw|Starscream Secret Version]] (''[[Transformers Generations (guidebook)|Transformers Generations]]'' lucky draw prize)}}
{{Bp-a1|C-307X [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#NucleonQuest|Nucleon Quest Superconvoy]] {{sic}} ([[Toys"R"Us]] Japan)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2002'''
{{Bp-d1|D-98 [[Sixshot (G1)#Stealth|Sixshot Stealth Mode]] (''[[Hyper Hobby Magazine]]'' lucky draw prize)}}
{{Bp-d1|D-98 [[Sixshot (G1)#Shadow|Sixshot Shadow Mode]] (''[[Figure Ō]]'' magazine lucky draw prize)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Tracks (G1)/toys#Black|Black Tracks]] (''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Comics]]'' lucky draw prize)}}
{{Bp-a1|C-310E [[Ginrai (human)#FireGuts|Fire Guts Godginrai]] {{sic}} (e-HOBBY)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=4|[[File:G1 UltraMagnusPreviewVersion toy.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Ultra Magnus Yokokuhen Version]]
[[File:Wstf vsx.jpg|thumb|200px|''Smallest Transforming Transformers'' Convoy vs. Megatron set, homaging the 1985 VSX set]]
[[File:G1-toy ScreechGenerations.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Screech]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2003'''
{{Bp-a1|90 [[Tigertrack#Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers|Tigertrack]] (''[[Figure Ō]]'' magazine mail order item)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2004'''
{{Bp-a1|[[Primus#Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers|Primus]] (''[[Transformers Generations (guidebook)|Transformers Generations Deluxe]]'' lucky draw prize)}}
{{Bp-a1d1|VSX [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#smallestvsx|Convoy]] vs [[Megatron (G1)/toys#smallestvsx|Megatron]] (''[[Smallest Transforming Transformers]]'', ''[[Dengeki Hobby|Dengeki Hobby Magazine]]'' freebie)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2005'''
{{Bp-d1|66 [[Galvatron II#Toys|Galvatron]] ([[e-HOBBY]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2006'''
{{Bp-a1|C-78 [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Smallest Transforming Transformers|Hot Rodimus]] (''[[Smallest Transforming Transformers]]'', [[Toys"R"Us]] Japan promotional campaign freebie)}}
|-

|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2007'''
{{Bp-a1|C-56 [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Smallest Transforming Transformers|Bumble]] (''[[Smallest Transforming Transformers]]'', [[Toys"R"Us]] Japan promotional campaign freebie)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2009'''
{{Bp-a1|[[Skids (G1)#QuantumOperativeToy|Skids]] & [[Screech (Generations)#Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers|Screech]] Quantum Operative Ver. (''[[Transformers Generations 2009 Volume 3]]'' mail order item)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2011'''
{{Bp-a1|01 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#bape|Convoy Reissue BAPE Ver.]] ([[A Bathing Ape]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2012'''
{{Bp-a1|01 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#bapeblack|Convoy Reissue BAPE Ver. BLACK]] ([[A Bathing Ape]])}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2013'''
{{Bp-a1|01 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#bapered|Convoy Reissue BAPE VERSION RED CAMO]] ([[A Bathing Ape]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2019'''
{{Bp-a1|01 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#35th Anniversary|Convoy]] & [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#35th Anniversary|Optimus Prime Set]] (TakaraTomy 35th Anniversary)}}
|
|}
{{--}}

==Notes==
* The Decepticon leader mentioned in the ''Operation Combination'' fiction, [[Scrash (G1)|Scrash]], never received a toy. In fact, he was never even ''shown''. A theory is that Scrash would have been the toy known as [[Skyquake (G1)|Skyquake]]. The use of the [[Turbomaster]]s and [[Predator (subgroup)|Predators]] in the ''Operation Combination'' toyline seems to support this, as does the fact that in some European markets, Skyquake was sold under the name "Crash". Skyquake was also released in Japan in the European packaging, with only some legal information on the back changed to Japanese, which seems to bear the idea out further.

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Japanese toylines]]
[[Category:Generation 1 toylines]]
[[Category:Operation Combination| ]]
[[Category:Return of Convoy| ]]
[[Category:Super-God Masterforce| ]]
[[Category:The Headmasters| ]]
[[Category:Victory| ]]
[[Category:Zone| ]]

Crystal (disambiguation)

2023-05-10T18:25:43Z

SoundJack426:

Many things have been named after '''crystals''' in ''Transformers'':
{{disamb|y=1985|[[Crystal City]], the name of two cities - one on Cybertron said to be the home of Primus and another on [[Theophany]] named for the Cybertronian city.}}
{{disamb|y=1985|The [[Crystal satellite]], a large rocket the Decepticons built in the jungles of [[Mato Grosso]].}}
{{disamb|y=1999|[[Crystal]], a planet from the [[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (cartoon)|''Beast Wars Neo'' cartoon]].}}
{{disamb|y=2004|[[Crystal Widow]], proprietor of the [[Widow's Cafe Cybertronian]] on [[Axiom Nexus]].}}
{{disamb|y=2014|[[Crystal Guardian]]s, the ancient protectors of Crystal City.}}
{{disamb|y=2022|[[Crystal (G1)|Crystal]], the prototype [[Trainbot]] from the [[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]].}}

In addition, many types of crystal and where to find them have been involved in Transformers fiction...
{{disamb|y=2009|[[Adamant crystal]], an incredibly hard material.}}
{{disamb|y=1988|[[Aquillian crystal]]s, a form of currency}}
{{disamb|y=1985|Control crystals, a.k.a. [[Crystalline containment vessel]]s, yellow crystals capable of storing the mind engrams of Transformers as patterns of light for long-term storage.}}
{{disamb|y=1984|The [[Crystal of Power]], a large, mystical object of ancient significance located in [[Inca]]n ruins.}}
{{disamb|y=1986|[[Death crystal]], another incredibly hard material
**[[Death crystal cannon]]s, which use them for ammunition.}}
{{disamb|y=1996|[[Energon crystal]]s, a powerful raw form of energon with the drawback that they are also extremely unstable.}}
{{disamb|y=1985|[[Energy crystal]]s, a powerful raw source of energy with the drawback that they are also extremely unstable.}}
{{disamb|y=1985|[[Global crystal]], a vital component of a particular computer that regulates molecular motion, and is essential for keeping Transformers adapted to the different conditions on Earth.}}
{{disamb|y=1985|[[Korlonium crystal]], humming, high energy, light-emitting minerals.}}
{{disamb|y=1989|[[Lead sulfide crystal]]s, a [[Cybertronian food]] product.}}
{{disamb|y=1989|[[Lysken crystal]]s, known for their flawless beauty.}}
{{disamb|y=2011|[[Photonic crystal]], the material the central core of the [[Matrix of Leadership]] is composed of.}}
{{disamb|y=1985|[[Rare crystal]]s, exactly what they sound like.}}
{{disamb|y=1984|[[Ruby crystal]]s, powerful sources of energy
**The [[Ruby crystal mines of Burma]], where ruby crystals can be mined}}
{{disamb|y=1999|[[Spark crystal]]s, toy representations of Transformer [[spark]]s.}}
{{disamb|y=2011|[[Spume crystal]], which can be turned into an artificial energon substitute.}}
{{disamb|y=2016|[[Quantum crystal]], used in Space Bridges in [[Transformers: Earth Wars]].}}

Finally, it is the name of one real person associated with ''Transformers'':
*[[Crystal Reid]], a digital inker who worked on ''[[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers: The Art of War]]''

Crystals should not be confused with:
*[[Crystallium]], another planet.
*[[Crystalocution]], a martial art.
*[[Ore-7]], large humming, high energy, light-emitting crystalline minerals.

{{disambig}}

Panther

2023-05-08T17:17:35Z

SoundJack426: /* Notes */

{{factions|maximal}}
:''Panther is a [[Maximal]] from the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:General jaguar.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|I stand up!]]

'''Panther''' turns into... a panther! Yeah.
{{TOCclear}}

==Fiction==
===''Beast Wars Perfect Book''===
Panther was a Maximal ground soldier. Very fast on his feet, he showcased this ability by using his speed for reconnaissance. {{Storylink|Beast Wars Perfect Book}}

===2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity===
Panther is somewhat of an oddball... On top of constantly talking to himself, in strange third-person narratives no less, he believes even the most mundane of missions to be of the utmost importance. Though he is stealthy, his tendency to make his monologues out loud tend to give his position away. {{Storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook #3}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
Panther was on the Maximal team in the fateful 1924th match of the [[Games (competition)|Games]], which was interrupted by [[Lio Convoy]]'s assassination of [[Supersonic]] and call for an uprising against the [[Builder of Cybertron|Builder]]s. {{storylink|Broken Windshields}}

===2021 ''Beast Wars'' comic===
[[Manta Ray (BW)|Manta Ray]], [[Rhino (BW)|Rhino]], and Panther were visiting [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]'s [[Sculpture Garden]] where they mocked the Preadcon [[Skold]] for trying to indulge in Maximal activities, lowering her self-esteem enough for [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] to recruit her. {{storylink|Thicker Skin}}

==Toys==
===''Beast Wars''===
[[File:BWtoy mcdonalds jaguar.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Panther''' (McDonald's Happy Meal toy, 1996)

: Part of the first [[McDonald's]] ''Beast Wars'' promotion, Panther transforms into a heavily-armed Humvee with electronic lights and sounds, plus a spring-loaded missile.

: No, just kidding, he transforms into a panther with no other gimmicks. In keeping with most Transformers fast-food premiums, he features an extremely simple [[transformation]] scheme, mostly just standing him up in [[beast mode]], making the mechanical detail on the inside of his arms, legs and underbelly visible, and flipping back his beast mode head to reveal his [[robot mode]] head. His panther tail is a molded detailing in his back, unlike what his promotional art suggests. His head bears a resemblance to [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]]'s.

: Panther was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] to be [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] in the ''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Metals (manga)|Beast Wars Metals]]'' manga. (Amusingly, said manga simultaneously repurposed Ravage's [[Ravage (G1)/toys#Metals|own ''Beast Wars'' toy]] as [[Jaguar|Ravage's son]].)

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1996/Maximal/Panther/panther.htm More information on Panther at TFU.info]''
{{--}}

==Notes==
[[File:PantherBWSourcebook.jpg|thumb|right|[[X-Men|It's a mutation. It's a very groovy mutation.]]]]
*Panther was developed from the original concept of [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]], where he was a black panther (or cougar) version of [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]. The initial toy design underwent many simplifications before reaching the final McDonald's product as Panther.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CJC-i7cgfHR/ Hasbro concept presentation for McDonald's collaboration]</ref>
*Jake Isenberg's artwork for Panther in the IDW ''Beast Wars Sourcebook'' depicts the Maximal with a sort of robotic equivalent for {{w|heterochromia iridum}}. One of his eyes is yellow, the other green in [[robot mode]]. Another character, [[Botanica (BM)|Botanica]], exhibits heterochromia iridum in her plant form, but not her robot form.

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

[[Category:Beast Wars Maximals]]
[[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising Maximals]]
[[Category:McDonald's exclusives]]

Doubledealer

2023-04-22T23:39:02Z

SoundJack426: /* Notes */

{{disambig2|the faction-swapping mercenary|the Decepticon/Autobot Godmaster sometimes known as Doubledealer|Clouder}}
{{factions|autobot|decepticon|mercenary}}
:''Doubledealer is an [[Autobot]], [[Decepticon]] and/or [[Mercenary]] [[Powermaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Doubledealer boxart.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"I've got something for you...the lowest-cost SR-22!"]]
'''Doubledealer''' is unique among Transformers as he holds a place in the Autobot and Decepticon armies. The truth, however, is that this ruthless mechanoid is a mercenary loyal only to whomever is paying him, and then only if no better offer catches his eye. At times, even his own partners are unaware of all of Doubledealer's duplicitous dealings. His skills and power make him a valuable asset to both sides, but both really only trust him as far as they could throw a [[Guardian robot]].

Doubledealer is also almost unique among [[Powermaster]]s in possessing two [[Binary bonding|binary bonded]] partners, [[Knok]] and [[Skar (G1)|Skar]]. In some universes, he is affiliated with the [[Mercenary|Mercenaries]] rather than the Autobots or Decepticons, making his unreliable nature front and center.

{{bigquote|The price of victory is never too high.|Doubledealer's [[bio]] quote}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukexclusive|Doubledealer}}
[[File:Doubledealerofthecentury.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Little does Roadhandler know that you can get faction symbols at reprolabels.com.]]
A Decepticon named '''Dealer''' escaped with both [[Chainclaw (G1)|Chainclaw]] and the secret Autobot plans he was carrying, despite the [[Micromaster]] [[Race Car Patrol]]'s efforts. A mysterious Autobot named '''Double''' immediately offered his services, explaining that it was his fault that Dealer got away with Chainclaw. After [[Roadhandler (G1)|Roadhandler]] scanned his [[Insignia|Autobrand]] for authenticity and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] granted him [[energon cube]]s for the mission, Double left to redeem himself. Meanwhile, Dealer presented the Autobot plans to [[Scorponok (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Scorponok]] and left.

Double arrived back to the Autobots with Chainclaw, but he appeared severely damaged. He told of how Dealer had taken both his energon and the plans, and pleaded for his forgiveness. Optimus Prime, the Race Car Patrol, and Chainclaw left, leaving Double alone. Surprise! The mystery figure was both Autobot and Decepticon, both Double and Dealer! Having conned each side from both the Energon cubes and the Autobot plans, he took to the air in triumph. {{storylink|(Double) Deal of the Century!}}

====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
The "Powermaster Spy" attended the celebration in New York held by Megatron where a statue of [[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]] was gifted to the city. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 4#Transformers in Action: The Troy Principle|The Troy Principle}} Those events were recorded on a videotape that was later found and watched by Autobots on Cybertron after a [[City of Fear!|nuclear disaster]] in [[Kalis]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 21|In Memory of Earth}}
{{--}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:DoubledealerFalconDreamwave.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Who wouldn't hire this guy?]]
Doubledealer carefully chose his partners to best represent him to each faction. Neither Knok nor Skar knows of the other's existence, nor of their master's double life. His two partners are loyal to the Autobots and Decepticons respectively.

{{note|Doubledealer appears only in "[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]" in the [[Dreamwave Generation One continuity|Dreamwave continuity]]. His partners are drawn to appear totally robotic. The profile seems to suggest that they are Cybertronians themselves, and not organic beings as all other Powermaster partners have been portrayed. How exactly the Powermaster process would operate between mechanoids is unknown.}}
{{-}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|''[[Spotlight: Hot Rod]]''}}

[[File:SpotlightHotRod DoubleDealer.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|left|Would a guy with red eyes betray you?]]
A part of [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hot Rod]]'s first command, the Autobot called '''Dealer''' was left to face a Decepticon ambush alone while Hot Rod, having already lost the rest of his team, escaped with the mission's objective, the [[Epistemus|Magnificence]]. Stricken with guilt, Hot Rod infiltrated the Decepticon Penal Colony [[Styx]] and evacuated Dealer. Though Hot Rod was at first uneasy around Dealer, considering their history, Dealer explained that he understood Hot Rod's need to complete the mission and leave without him and that he wished to become friends.

Unbeknownst to the young Autobot, however, Dealer was the true reason for the loss of Hot Rod's team. Dealer was an undercover agent working for the Decepticon mercenary [[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzaitron]] and in that capacity had sabotaged Hot Rod's equipment and staged the ambush. With the Magnificence stored in a location known only by Hot Rod, he befriended the Autobot with designs to learn its hiding place. Banzaitron, learning of his hire's double cross, renamed him Doubledealer. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hot Rod}}

"Doubledealer" attempted to persuade Hot Rod into bribing or coercing others into getting the two-faced double agent reassigned to [[Earth]], but Hot Rod responded noncommittally. {{storylink|Devastation issue 2|Devastation #2}} The traitor maintained contact with Banzaitron, selling him bits of information such as the existence of Transformer [[combiner]] warriors discovered by the Autobots, which the Decepticon used to track them to the penitentiary on [[Garrus-9]], staging a full-scale assault to acquire this revolutionary technology. {{storylink|Spotlight: Arcee}}

[[File:SpotlightDoubledealer-vehiclemode.jpg|right|thumb|300px|He's a chicken, I tell you! A giant chicken!]]

When the Autobots were faced with the growing threat of [[Nova Prime|Nemesis Prime]] and his [[expansion]] project, Dealer saw opportunity in the chaos. Using their lack of knowledge about the current situation as an excuse, Dealer contacted [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] and suggested that the Magnificence could be the solution to their problems. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}} Agreeing with Dealer's suggestion, Prime sent him to Earth to make contact with Hot Rod and retrieve the Magnificence from its secret location. The two "old friends" returned to Ki-Aleta, as apparently Hot Rod had never removed the device from the very planet on which they acquired it. Seeing the Omega Bunker and the site of his greatest failure, however, made Hot Rod start ruminating about how everything went so wrong so fast on that fateful mission. Dealer did his best to console Hot Rod while still pushing him towards revealing the Magnificence's location. However, he also started to waver under the stress of the memories of belonging to a group who thought of him as a friend - and whom he betrayed. They eventually made it to the rocky mountain peak where the device was hidden, beneath a constant storm of ionic energy to mask its presence. As Hot Rod pulled the Magnificence from its hiding place at the summit, Doubledealer was prepared to shoot his former commander in the back and claim his prize. Unfortunately for Dealer, Hot Rod had finally pieced together enough of the evidence to suspect Dealer of foul play. Once the Magnificence confirmed his suspicions, he spun and shot down the treacherous Autobot first, while Dealer hesitated to shoot his once friend in the back. Doubledealer's chest exploded under fire, and he fell the entire height of the mountain, only to smash into pieces at the base. {{storylink|Spotlight: Doubledealer}}
{{--}}

===''TransTech''===
In [[Primax 806.30 Gamma]], '''Double Dealer''' and several Decepticons partnered up with the [[Kalistan]]ian terrorist organization [[S.K.A.R.]] in a bid to conquer the world. Double Dealer himself was binary-bonded to S.K.A.R.'s leader, [[Iron Klaw|Count von Rani]], and the duo would confuse their enemies by assuming an Autobot disguise whenever von Rani was in not in his costume as Iron Klaw. A globe-spanning confrontation ensued between S.K.A.R. and the [[Screaming Eagles]], but ultimately, the Joes and Autobots emerged victorious. {{storylink|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News Reporter|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News, 2016/05/01}}

===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' continuity===
====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material====
[[File:Earthrise-Doubledealer-art.jpg|thumb|upright=0.6]]
{{bigquote|To the victor goes the spoils, but I get paid no matter the outcome.}}
The [[Mercenary|Mercenaries]] were one of the few unforeseen dangers ahead of the Autobots and Decepticons in their race for the [[AllSpark|Allspark]]. Doubledealer was a [[Cybertronian military insignia|Air Force Infantry Sergeant]], whose function was a mercenary. His primary objective was profit, and his primary weapon was the Destructor [[Missile]]. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Earthrise|''Earthrise'' webpage}}<ref>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/earthrise ''Earthrise'' webpage]</ref>

====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor| [[Michael Schwalbe]] (English), [[Tetsu Inada]] (Japanese)|[[Gilles Morvan]] (French), [[Tilo Schmitz]] (German), [[Raul Labancca]] (Portuguese), [[Roberto Encinas]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Óscar Flores]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Saverio Indrio]] (Italian)}}
[[File:Earthrise2MercsSaveAutobots.jpg|thumb|350px|left|"They called me Kid Gorgeous. Later on, it was Kid Presentable. Then Kid Gruesome. And finally, Kid Doubledealer."]]
A [[Mercenary]] who did not believe in the value of factions, Doubledealer served as captain of the starship ''[[Fool's Fortune]]'', hired by the [[Quintesson]] [[Deseeus]] to bring in the [[Autobot]]s of the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]''. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 2}} As he and his team infiltrated the ''Ark'', Doubledealer made his way to the bridge and spotted the inert form of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 1}} Reactivating and commandeering the ship, Doubledealer forced [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] to stand down upon the Autobots' reactivation.

Arriving on [[Chaar]], Doubledealer explained to [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] explained his place as a Mercenary before delivering his captives to Deseeus. As the [[Quintesson Judge]] droned on to Optimus, Doubledealer lounged on the steps to the Quintesson's throne while waiting (impatiently) for his payment. However, Deseeus—whose Wrath face had turned on and killed the Judge's other faces—declined the Mercenaries' payment and demanded they leave. Doubledealer and Deseeus threatened each other with their respective [[Deseeus Army Drone|armies]], with the Mercenaries eventually conceding. Doubledealer left the scene to contact [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] from the ''Ark'', {{Storylink|Earthrise episode 2}} and worked out a deal regarding its location and crew, something [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] kept a record of. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 6}} Aiming for a chance at revenge against Deseeus, Doubledealer and his crew returned to ally with the Autobots long enough for them to fend off Deseeus's army and escape Chaar aboard the ''Ark''.

[[File:EarthriseEpisode6-DeseeusControlsDoubledealer.jpg|thumb|250px]]
After leaving Chaar aboard the ''Fool's Fortune'', Doubledealer and his crew subtly followed the Autobot ship at a distance so the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' could travel to the ''Ark''. {{Storylink|Earthrise episode 2}} During the journey, Doubledealer was captured and mentally controlled by Deseeus, causing three of [[Dirge (G1)|his]] [[Ramjet (G1)|crew]] [[Thrust (G1)|members]] to leave.

The Quintesson-controlled Doubledealer pursued the Autobots with the ''Fool's Fortune'' through the [[Dead Universe]] before arriving above [[Earth]], where he faced off both the ''Ark'' and the ''Nemesis''. Through ordered by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] to destroy the Autobots per his agreement with Megatron, the ''Fool's Fortune'' simply fired upon the ''Ark''. After being questioned by Bumblebee as to who was paying him, Deseeus revealed himself as the one pulling the strings before tossing an unconscious Doubledealer aside. Doubledealer was presumably killed when the ''Fool's Fortune'' warp drive exploded during the dogfight. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 6}}
{{--}}

==Commercial appearances==
[[File:Doubledealercommercial.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Piranacon we expect to fall for this. Hey, Prime...?]]
Various Autobots wondered amongst each other who the new Transformer with Powermaster [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] could be. Turns out, it was Doubledealer, the Powermaster Mercenary! And, uh, he was also talking to [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]]! Well, lets hope that's addressed at some point. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Doubledealer|Doubledealer commercial}}
{{--}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Doubledealer.jpg|thumb|400px]]
Doubledealer participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was a Rare character who could be recruited by collecting 150 units of Cybermetal, 90 units of Transmetal, and 55 hunter cores. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
{{note|Doubledealer's appearance is similar to that of the ''Generations'' version. Rather than having an Autobot and Decepticon allegiance, Doubledealer is depicted as a pureblood Decepticon with the alternate forms of a plane and a tank.}}
{{--}}

===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:EarthWars_Doubledealer.jpg|250px|thumb]]
*'''Class''': Special
*'''Lowest Star Rating:''' 2 star
*'''Ability: ''' '''Cost:''' TBA
**'''Toxic Mission''': Toxic fumes reduce your enemies' normal attacks range by 50%. You shoot Acid balls, each dealing damage per target over 15 secs (up to 3x). You deal damage more to enemies on fire.
**'''Incendiary Missile''' - Your missile deals damage to enemies in a small area. Heal for 40% of the damage dealt to targets under Acid. Additionally sets a large area on fire dealing damage per target over 25 secs.
[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:doubledealer Doubledealer at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]
{{stub}}
{{--}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}
[[File:G1DoubleDealer Toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Autobot, Decepticon, and evil imperialist military vehicle]]
*'''Doubledealer with Knok & Skar''' (Powermaster, [[1988]])
**''Accessories'': Engine holder/chest plate, missile top, missile bottom/solid light blaster

: Doubledealer's "default" mode is an ICBM missile launcher truck with no visible [[Insignia|faction sigils]]. One engine can plug into the top of the truck, while the other can be stored in the chest plate/engine holder plugged into the back of the missile. By plugging [[Knok]] into the engine socket, his Autobot humanoid [[robot mode]] is unlocked. In this form, the ICBM splits up to form a handgun and shoulder-mounted (non-firing) launcher. Also, [[Skar (G1)|Skar]] can be stored by plugging him into the robot's butt. By plugging Skar into the socket in truck mode, his Decepticon "bird" mode is unlocked, and the missile splits into a pair of guns (one on his back and the other on his undercarriage). In bird mode, Knok can be stored in the chest plate/engine holder plugged into the back of the missile.

: This mold was used to make ''Masterforce'' [[Clouder#Toys|Doubleclouder]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/1988/Decepticon/Doubledealer/doubledealer.htm More information on Doubledealer at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.botchthecrab.com/archive/instructions/decepticon/1988/instr_doubledealer.jpg Instruction booklet for Doubledealer at Botchthecrab.com]''
{{--}}

===''Generations''===
[[File:Transformers Generations Voyager Doubledealer.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|In robot mode, he's got an Autobot symbol on his butt and a Decepticon symbol on his mullet.]]
*'''Decepticon Doubledealer''' (Voyager Class, [[2014]])
**''Series / Number:'' '''02 / 004'''
**''Accessories:'' Rifle, scimitar, missile
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (Hasbro)}}

: Part of the fifth wave of [[2012]]–[[2013]] ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#T30|Generations]]'' Voyager Class toys, ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' Doubledealer is a [[redeco]]/[[retool]] of [[Blitzwing (G1)/toys#Generations|Blitzwing]] from the same line, and transforms into two vaguely futuristic vehicles: a jet with an opening cockpit and back-mounted rocket boosters, with teeth and eye nosecone decorations to evoke the original toy's Decepticon mode, as well as a tank with a rotating turret and a spring-loaded cannon that launches its missile when the barrel is compressed. The cannon can also be swung out and deployed for use in [[alternate mode|jet mode]]. He comes with a blaster and a sword, both of which mount/are held by [[5 mm post]]. He features 5mm ports for his hands, shoulders/vehicle sides, cannon base, and wings, while both weapons have numerous additional posts and ports. His head is based off his original toy's head (and yes, therefore, no more face-swapping feature).

: In keeping with the faction-switching part of the character concept, Doubledealer has no faction sigils on his robot mode, a Decepticon sigil on the jet mode, and an Autobot sigil on the tank mode. Unfortunately, the [[design flaw]] in the shoulder construction remains. Doubledealer's stock photography has him slightly mistransformed, depicting his shoulder wings folded inward in robot mode, and his waist flaps folded in tank mode.

: This version of the mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers Cloud|Cloud]]'' [[Starscream_(Cloud)#Cloud_2|Starscream]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2014/Decepticon/GenDoubledealer/doubledealer.htm More information on ''Generations'' Doubledealer at TFU.info]''
{{--}}

===''War for Cybertron: Earthrise''===
[[File:TF-Generations-WFC-E-Voyager-Doubledealer.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|At least they had the courtesy of putting the missile on his bird mode back rather than letting it dangle below.]]
*'''Doubledealer''' (Leader Class, July [[2020]])
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''WFC-E23'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''ER-08'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[September 26]], 2020
**''Accessories'': (non-firing) missile front and back sections, bird tail section with vehicle stabilizer legs, radar pod, two non-firing missile pods, machine gun, faux Knok engine
{{toydesigner|[[Ken Christiansen]] (concept artist)}}

:''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' Doubledealer is the first Leader class figure in the ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' to be a fully Leader-sized figure rather than a Voyager-size figure with added parts. Strongly resembling the original G1 toy in all regards, he still transforms into a missile carrier and a robot bird. This version officially has the whole missile on top, similar to his Dreamwave design. However, the end can be mounted underneath for a G1 accurate look. Doubledealer also features a new fourth mode, featuring fold-out stabilizer legs that pose the vehicle as though it were launching the missile. His chest has a compartment inside to store ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' 'cassette'-type Micromasters similarly to [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Soundwave]] - and cassette versions of Knok and Skar were released in the ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Selects|Generations Selects]]'' subline to accompany him.

:Speaking of Knok: Doubledealer's robot-mode abs are sculpted to look like he still has the G1 Knok Powermaster engine inserted. This ''[[kibble#faux parts|faux]]'' Knok segment is actually removable and can be used by any toy with a [[5 mm post|5mm post]]. Optimally, it would be placed on the flipped out peg on Knok's back. Also undocumented in the instructions, Doubledealer's elbows can lock his arms into a 90-degree angle. This can be accomplished by lining up the flat corners of the arms and forearms surrounding the elbow joints. The locking function helps him hold up his cannon; without the feature in action, the extra weight can cause the arms' friction joints to droop. In a further undocumented feature, whichever cassette partner isn't stored in Doubledealer's chest compartment can instead peg into a hole in the middle of the bird tail.

:Doubledealer features panels on his robot mode shoulders that can be flipped to display either Autobot or Decepticon insignias, referencing his duplicitous nature. He has no visible faction insignias in vehicle or bird modes.

:Special care should be taken when transforming him into bird mode: it involves a "staircase" motion that pushes his double-jointed knees in one direction while pushing his lower legs in the opposite direction, and if excessive force is used the lower legs can pop out of the knee assembly and are subsequently very difficult to reattach.

:Originally [[:File:ToyFair2020-HasbroSlideShow06.jpg|shown]] as a [[Mercenary]] at New York [[Toy Fair 2020]], Doubledealer was released in outwardly-Decepticon themed packaging yet retains Mercenary symbols on both the instructions and the cardboard backdrop. Like all ''Earthrise'' toys, the backdrop is an exclusive clip-and-save piece of a larger star map, with a thin red piece of transparent plastic to read the star map. Doubledealer's piece of the map depicts an unknown planet that resembles [[Nebulos]]. Like most ''Earthrise'' figures from wave 2 onward, however, it is misprinted, and overlays the "decodable" red graphics from the map piece included with [[Astrotrain (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|''Earthrise'' Astrotrain]] on top of the details unique to Doubledealer's piece.

:His missile was redecoed and included in the [[Botropolis]] Rescue Mission, specifically for [[Overair (facility)#Generations|Overair]].
{{--}}

==Notes==
*Despite Doubledealer's packaging using the Decepticon color scheme and logo, contemporary fiction depicted him as a "whichever".
*Though his toy bio and all other material describe his Decepticon bird mode as a "falcon", the head of the toy actually looks like a vulture, which would seem more fitting given his mercenary nature.
*In the [[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (cartoon)|''Super-God Masterforce'' cartoon]], [[Clouder|Doubleclouder]] is colored as if he was Double''dealer'', rather than using the Doubleclouder toy's coloration. This isn't the only instance of the cartoon using [[Hasbro]] colorations over [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s; the Decepticon [[Sparkdash]] use Hasbro colors as well, rather than their Takara-released toy colors.
*Likely due to him being a mercenary, his ''Earth Wars'' character is available for both side (with respective bios) like [[Impactor (G1)#Transformers:Earth Wars|Impactor]] & classified as a [[Triple Changer]] with his bird mode being alternate mode rather than Decepticon's identity. Like Impactor, he spots no faction symbol in all of his modes.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Doubledealer''' (ダブルディーラー ''Daburudīrā'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Kuài Qiāngshǒu''' (快枪手, "Quick Gunner")

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Double agents]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Mercenaries]]
[[Category:Generations]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Decepticons]]
[[Category:Powermasters]]
[[Category:Spies]]
[[Category:Transformers with three modes]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron: Earthrise Autobots]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron: Earthrise characters]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron: Earthrise Decepticons]]

The Time is Now

2023-04-01T12:38:17Z

SoundJack426: /* Featured characters */ riverto -> rivetro

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'''The Time Is Now''' is an adventure book for the [[Transformers Roleplaying Game]]. The adventure is optimized for 4 to 6 Autobot characters of 2nd level, which will reach level 6 by the end of the adventure. The adventure is set as a direct follow-up to the introductory adventure ''[[Troubled Waters]]'', published in the [[Transformers Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook|''Core Rulebook'']], and can be played following ''[[A Beacon of Hope]]'', the adventure that came packaged with the TFRPG [[Transformers Roleplaying Game #Accessories|Game Master Screen]]. It was released digitally on [[March 27]], [[2023]], with the physical copy of the book being scheduled for release in May 2023.

==Contents==
===Chapter 1: ''Roll Out! ''===
===Chapter 2: ''Looking Back to Go Forward''===
===Chapter 3: ''Cybertron Never Dies''===
===Chapter 4: ''Burning Bridges''===

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* Autobot Player Characters (4)
* [[Ramhorn (G1)|Ramhorn]] (5)
* [[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]] (6)
* [[Stripes]] (7)
* [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] (8)
* [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] (10)
* [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] (23)
* [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (33)
* [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] (35)
* [[Eject (G1)|Eject]] (38)
* [[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]] (39)
* [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]] (41)
* [[Galaxy Shuttle]] (42)

|c2=
* [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] (1)
* [[Vorath]] (2)
* [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (3)
* [[Blazewake]] (11)
* [[Spikestrip]] (16)
* [[Trasher]] (18)
* [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] (19)
* [[Wingthing (G1)|Wingthing]] (20)
* [[Beastbox (G1)|Beastbox]] (24)
* [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage Clone]] (25)
* [[Squawktalk (G1)|Squawktalk]] (26)
* [[Squawkbox]] (27)
* Decepticon Commando Rookie (31)
* [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]] (32)
* [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]] Boring Drones (34)
* [[Static]] (37)
* [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]] (40)
* Decepticon [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]] Rookie (43)

|c3=
* Dr. Tracy Pembrooke (9)
* Professor Salvatore Etruscus (12)
* Grace Puline Merimweather (13)
* Jamie Bragisdottir (14)
* Dr. Abegoya Trendala (15)
* Truth Founders (17)

|c4=
* Devolved Whiptail (21)
* Meanaconda (22)
* [[Sharkticon (species)|Primal Sharkticon]] (28)
* Primal Compsognabots (29)
* Reptaurica (30)
* Devourer (36)
* Conductor Leggero (44)
* Rivetro (45)
* Rusty (46)
*Catharsian Gangsters (47)
* Yaruba (48)
* Lightpoles (49)
* Warlond (50)
* [[Zombie|Necrocons]] (51)
* Xenorocs (52)
* Jettison (53)
}}

==Notes==
===Trivia===
* Throughout the book, several images depicting an team of Autobots used as stand-ins for the player characters can be seen. Members of this rather eclectic group include: [[Gauge]], [[Hound (G1)|Hound]], [[Firestar (G1)|Novastar]], [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] , [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], and [[Springer (G1)|Springer]].
* Among the more established Decepticons, four brand new 'Cons are presented in this book, including the seeker Blazewake, the spy Spikestrip, the engineer Static, and the brawler Trasher.
* Despite him featuring in the synopsis of the adventure, as well as being on the cover of the book, Soundwave is relegated to little more than a bit player in the escapades that unfold, especially after the conclusion of the second chapter, after which he’s only mentioned in passing. It can be reasoned that the recognizability of Soundwave trumps that of actual big-bad, Mindwipe, in terms of marketing.
* This book includes rules for [[Combiner|Combiners]]! It’s basically a slim-downed version of the rules for combining Zords in the ''Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers Roleplaying Game'', also developed and published by [[Renegade Game Studios]].

===Transformers references===
* The book features a few noteworthy alien races pulled from various corners of the ''Transformers'' mythos, including:
** [[Velgrox]], who originated in ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Rescue Bots]]'',
** [[Catharsian|Carharisans]], [[Gorlamite|Gorlamites]], and [[Miliarian|Miliarians]], all of whom had their origins in the [[2005 IDW continuity]],
** [[Nebulan|Nebulans]] who are a well-known species to many longtime fans of the franchise,
** [[Arcadroid|Arcadroids]], and [[Eurythman|Eurythmans]], both somewhat obscure aliens that appeared in a [[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1|single]] [[Carnage in C-Minor|episode]] of [[The Transformers (cartoon)|the original cartoon]] each.
**Also [[Lightpole|Lightpoles]]!
* The Devourers, Meanaconda, Reptaurica are all described as being proto-versions of established Transformer factions, specifically, the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]], [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]], and [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], respectively.
**The Devourers bear a striking resemblance to the Terrorcon [[Sinnertwin (G1)|Sinnertwin]].
* Mindwipe’s fascination with the dead is an allusion to his original characterization, an aspect of him that’s never been that much in focus whenever he’s been included in stories.
*[[Unicron]] appears in two(!) separate images in this book, but isn’t included as a threat or even alluded to at all within the story. Of his two appearances, one depicts him in his traditional G1-guise, while the second features him in the planet-mode of his [[Unicron/toys #Armada|Armada toy incarnation]], leg-kibble and all!

===Errors===
* There are several issues with the overview sections of each chapter, as many if the details presented there are just flat-out wrong when compared to the actual events of the chapters themselves.
** In the overview of chapter one, Dr. Pembrooke’s first name is spelled “Tract”, instead of “Tracy”. It also states that the Autobot player characters return to the Ark to deliver their report, something that doesn’t happen, as they just call in for assistance.
** Chapter two’s overview states that [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] has a part to play in the beginning stages of the chapter, but he doesn’t.
* When the PCs and Dr. Pembrooke are offered a chance to get to know each other in chapter one, the book states: “After a brief period of travel, Tracy asks whichever character is transporting her to open communications with the rest of the team so she can start a dialogue. Read or paraphrase the following.” – only that the block quote meant to lead into the back-and-forth appears above this particular bit of text, not below it.
* In the intro to ''Part 6: Base Camp'', in the book’s first chapter, Meanaconda is referred to as “Maniaconda” – despite his name being written correctly several other times on that very page.
* In the write-up of Spikestrip’s abilities, an editor’s note lingers, explaining what art to use in relation to the write-up.

==External links==
*[https://renegadegamestudios.com/transformers-roleplaying-game-the-time-is-now-adventure-book/ Product listing on Renegade Game Studios' website]

[[Category:Games]][[Category:Generation 1 multipath adventures]]

Armageddon Part 3

2023-03-31T16:58:58Z

SoundJack426: /* Synopsis */ Leviticus -> Levitacus

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'''Alpha Quintesson and Avalon put their endgame into motion!'''

==Synopsis==

On [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Councillor [[Avalon (Energon)|Avalon]] launches the [[Initiator]], which will open a portal through space and time to the [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]] of a parallel universe, where a huge [[Quintesson]] invasion fleet waits to attack the [[Transformer]]s' homeworld. But for this to happen, the mysterious, lost "[[Conduit (Energon)|Conduit]]" must be moved into position: an act which will, for unknown reasons, require the [[energon grid|planetary defense shield]] protecting [[Earth]] to be lowered. To facilitate this, Avalon's co-conspirator [[Alpha Quintesson]] has [[Unicron's Four Horsemen]] attack the under-staffed [[Autobot]]/[[Alterenergy]] base on [[Mars (planet)|Mars]]. Automated sentries and robot guards cannot stand against the Horsemen's assault, and with [[Bulkhead (Energon)|Bulkhead]], [[Quickstrike (Energon)|Quickstrike]], [[Prowl (Energon)|Prowl]] and [[Checkpoint (Energon)|Checkpoint]] as the only Autobots on the planet, reinforcements from Earth are badly required.

In Earthspace, [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] observes the battle from afar in his [[Decepticon Orbital Command HQ]], while down on the planet itself, [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] agonizes over the situation. [[Kicker Jones|Kicker]] is still missing following his abduction by [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]], and the planetary shield is the only thing preventing the Decepticon from taking the boy off-planet, but the shield must be lowered to send the completed [[Omega Supreme (Energon)|Omega Supreme]] to join the battle on Mars. With [[Rad White|Rad]] closing in on Kicker's location thanks to information provided by the [[United Nations]] via [[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]], Jetfire tells the Autobots on Mars to hold out as long as they can, hoping to give Rad time to stage a rescue. Unfortunately, Prowl soon falls in battle.

Back on Cybertron, Councillor [[Levitacus]] becomes aware of Avalon's recent relocation of one of the [[seismic-shock warhead]]s presently being decommissioned to an isolated spot elsewhere on the planet. Seeking to avoid potentially embarrassing Avalon (and by extension the entire council), Levitacus goes to question his fellow councillor in person, only to find him preparing to send the warhead through a [[space bridge]] of distinctly non-Cybertronian design. As the two elder bots battle, [[Wheeljack (Armada)|Wheeljack]] silently watches from the sidelines, reporting on the fight to Megatron. Levitacus struggles, having gone a long time without transforming, and Avalon emerges victorious, at which Wheeljack follows Megatron's instructions...and cuts Avalon down! Before collapsing, however, the wounded Avalon is able to send the warhead over the space bridge...

Meanwhile, within [[Unicron]], [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] changes tactics. After witnessing the devastation of [[Nervissa]] and realizing that the attacks on Earth have been a distraction to facilitate some greater gambit, he decides to head for the surface of the chaos-bringer to send a transmission to Cybertron. During his ascent, Prime is shocked to see the seismic-shock warhead materialize in front of him, counting down to detonation!

And on Earth, Demolishor receives a transmission from Alpha Quintesson, telling him to stand by in anticipation of the planetary shield being lowered. When this occurs, Demolishor will be free to transport the Conduit... ''Kicker himself''!

==Featured characters==
Characters are ordered as mentioned in Furman's outline.

{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Avalon (Energon)|Avalon]] (1)
* [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]] (9)
* [[Levitacus]] (10)
* [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] (11)
* [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] (12)
* [[Omega Supreme (Energon)|Omega Supreme]] (16)
* [[Bulkhead (Energon)|Bulkhead]] (18)
* [[Quickstrike (Energon)|Quickstrike]] (19)
* [[Prowl (Energon)|Prowl]] (20)
* [[Checkpoint (Energon)|Checkpoint]] (21)
|c2=
* [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] (7)
* [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] (14)
* [[Wheeljack (Armada)|Wheeljack]] (22)
|c3=
* [[Rad White|Rad]] (13)
* [[Kicker Jones|Kicker]] (15)
* [[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]] (17)
|c5=
* [[Unicron]] (2)
* [[Airazor (Armada)|Death]] (3)
* [[Rhinox (Armada)|War]] (4)
* [[Terrorsaur (Armada)|Famine]] (5)
* [[Cheetor (Armada)|Pestilence]] (6)
* [[Alpha Quintesson]] (8)
}}

==Notes==
* This issue was never released. This article's summary is derived from a series of blog posts made by [[Simon Furman]] in late 2010.
* This issue, and the other unreleased issues of Dreamwave's Energon comic, were declared to be "[[Canon|true and accurate]]" to the Dreamwave Unicron Trilogy universe by a 2015 entry of [[Ask Vector Prime]].

===Transformers references===
* The idea of an elderly Transformer who struggles in a fight because they have not transformed for a prolonged period of time is lifted wholesale from Furman's [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel UK|Marvel UK]] story, "[[Meltdown!]]", in which [[Xaaron|Emirate Xaaron]] faced just such a challenge.

===Other trivia===
* This was the first issue of the ''Energon'' comic that did not have any artwork produced for it prior to Dreamwave's dissolution. So we don't even have a cover to brighten this article up!

==External links==
*[http://simonfurman.wordpress.com/2010/12/07/energon-archive-7/ Part 1 of Simon Furman's "Armageddon Part 3" outline]
*[http://simonfurman.wordpress.com/2010/12/09/energon-archive-8/ Part 2 of Simon Furman's "Armageddon Part 3" outline]

[[Category:Dreamwave Energon issues]]
[[Category:Things that don't exist]]

Crystal (disambiguation)

2023-03-30T16:53:35Z

SoundJack426: Added Trainbot Crystal to the disamb

Many things have been named after '''crystals''' in ''Transformers'':
{{disamb|y=1985|[[Crystal City]], the name of two cities - one on Cybertron said to be the home of Primus and another on [[Theophany]] named for the Cybertronian city.}}
{{disamb|y=1985|The [[Crystal satellite]], a large rocket the Decepticons built in the jungles of [[Mato Grosso]].}}
{{disamb|y=1999|[[Crystal]], a planet from the [[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (cartoon)|''Beast Wars Neo'' cartoon]].}}
{{disamb|y=2004|[[Crystal Widow]], proprietor of the [[Widow's Cafe Cybertronian]] on [[Axiom Nexus]].}}
{{disamb|y=2014|[[Crystal Guardian]]s, the ancient protectors of Crystal City.}}
{{disamb|y=2022|[[Crystal]], the prototype [[Trainbot]] from the [[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]].}}

In addition, many types of crystal and where to find them have been involved in Transformers fiction...
{{disamb|y=2009|[[Adamant crystal]], an incredibly hard material.}}
{{disamb|y=1988|[[Aquillian crystal]]s, a form of currency}}
{{disamb|y=1985|Control crystals, a.k.a. [[Crystalline containment vessel]]s, yellow crystals capable of storing the mind engrams of Transformers as patterns of light for long-term storage.}}
{{disamb|y=1984|The [[Crystal of Power]], a large, mystical object of ancient significance located in [[Inca]]n ruins.}}
{{disamb|y=1986|[[Death crystal]], another incredibly hard material
**[[Death crystal cannon]]s, which use them for ammunition.}}
{{disamb|y=1996|[[Energon crystal]]s, a powerful raw form of energon with the drawback that they are also extremely unstable.}}
{{disamb|y=1985|[[Energy crystal]]s, a powerful raw source of energy with the drawback that they are also extremely unstable.}}
{{disamb|y=1985|[[Global crystal]], a vital component of a particular computer that regulates molecular motion, and is essential for keeping Transformers adapted to the different conditions on Earth.}}
{{disamb|y=1985|[[Korlonium crystal]], humming, high energy, light-emitting minerals.}}
{{disamb|y=1989|[[Lead sulfide crystal]]s, a [[Cybertronian food]] product.}}
{{disamb|y=1989|[[Lysken crystal]]s, known for their flawless beauty.}}
{{disamb|y=2011|[[Photonic crystal]], the material the central core of the [[Matrix of Leadership]] is composed of.}}
{{disamb|y=1985|[[Rare crystal]]s, exactly what they sound like.}}
{{disamb|y=1984|[[Ruby crystal]]s, powerful sources of energy
**The [[Ruby crystal mines of Burma]], where ruby crystals can be mined}}
{{disamb|y=1999|[[Spark crystal]]s, toy representations of Transformer [[spark]]s.}}
{{disamb|y=2011|[[Spume crystal]], which can be turned into an artificial energon substitute.}}
{{disamb|y=2016|[[Quantum crystal]], used in Space Bridges in [[Transformers: Earth Wars]].}}

Finally, it is the name of one real person associated with ''Transformers'':
*[[Crystal Reid]], a digital inker who worked on ''[[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers: The Art of War]]''

Crystals should not be confused with:
*[[Crystallium]], another planet.
*[[Crystalocution]], a martial art.
*[[Ore-7]], large humming, high energy, light-emitting crystalline minerals.

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The Time is Now

2023-03-29T20:53:54Z

SoundJack426: /* Trivia */ seapsray -> seaspray

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'''The Time Is Now''' is an adventure book for the [[Transformers Roleplaying Game]]. The adventure is optimized for 4 to 6 Autobot characters of 2nd level, which will reach level 6 by the end of the adventure. The adventure is set as a direct follow-up to the introductory adventure ''[[Troubled Waters]]'', published in the [[Transformers Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook|''Core Rulebook'']], and can be played following ''[[A Beacon of Hope]]'', the adventure that came packaged with the TFRPG [[Transformers Roleplaying Game #Accessories|Game Master Screen]]. It was released digitally on [[March 27]], [[2023]], with the physical copy of the book being scheduled for release in May 2023.

==Contents==
===Chapter 1: ''Roll Out! ''===
===Chapter 2: ''Looking Back to Go Forward''===
===Chapter 3: ''Cybertron Never Dies''===
===Chapter 4: ''Burning Bridges''===

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* Autobot Player Characters (4)
* [[Ramhorn (G1)|Ramhorn]] (5)
* [[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]] (6)
* [[Stripes]] (7)
* [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] (8)
* [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] (10)
* [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] (23)
* [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (33)
* [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] (35)
* [[Eject (G1)|Eject]] (38)
* [[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]] (39)
* [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]] (41)
* [[Galaxy Shuttle]] (42)

|c2=
* [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] (1)
* [[Vorath]] (2)
* [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (3)
* [[Blazewake]] (11)
* [[Spikestrip]] (16)
* [[Trasher]] (18)
* [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] (19)
* [[Wingthing (G1)|Wingthing]] (20)
* [[Beastbox (G1)|Beastbox]] (24)
* [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage Clone]] (25)
* [[Squawktalk (G1)|Squawktalk]] (26)
* [[Squawkbox]] (27)
* Decepticon Commando Rookie (31)
* [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]] (32)
* [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]] Boring Drones (34)
* [[Static]] (37)
* [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]] (40)
* Decepticon [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]] Rookie (43)

|c3=
* Dr. Tracy Pembrooke (9)
* Professor Salvatore Etruscus (12)
* Grace Puline Merimweather (13)
* Jamie Bragisdottir (14)
* Dr. Abegoya Trendala (15)
* Truth Founders (17)

|c4=
* Devolved Whiptail (21)
* Meanaconda (22)
* [[Sharkticon (species)|Primal Sharkticon]] (28)
* Primal Compsognabots (29)
* Reptaurica (30)
* Devourer (36)
* Conductor Leggero (44)
* Riverto (45)
* Rusty (46)
*Catharsian Gangsters (47)
* Yaruba (48)
* Lightpoles (49)
* Warlond (50)
* [[Zombie|Necrocons]] (51)
* Xenorocs (52)
* Jettison (53)
}}

==Notes==
===Trivia===
* Throughout the book, several images depicting an team of Autobots used as stand-ins for the player characters can be seen. Members of this rather eclectic group include: [[Gauge]], [[Hound (G1)|Hound]], [[Firestar (G1)|Novastar]], [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] , [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], and [[Springer (G1)|Springer]].
* Among the more established Decepticons, four brand new 'Cons are presented in this book, including the seeker Blazewake, the spy Spikestrip, the engineer Static, and the brawler Trasher.
* Despite him featuring in the synopsis of the adventure, as well as being on the cover of the book, Soundwave is relegated to little more than a bit player in the escapades that unfold, especially after the conclusion of the second chapter, after which he’s only mentioned in passing. It can be reasoned that the recognizability of Soundwave trumps that of actual big-bad, Mindwipe, in terms of marketing.
* This book includes rules for [[Combiner|Combiners]]! It’s basically a slim-downed version of the rules for combining Zords in the ''Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers Roleplaying Game'', also developed and published by [[Renegade Game Studios]].

===Transformers references===
* In the book’s fourth chapter, a few noteworthy alien species are discussed, including:
** [[Catharsian|Carharisans]], [[Gorlamite|Gorlamites]], and [[Miliarian|Miliarians]], all of whom had their origins in the [[2005 IDW continuity]],
** [[Nebulan|Nebulans]] who are a well-known species to many longtime fans of the franchise,
** [[Arcadroid|Arcadroids]], and [[Eurythman|Eurythmans]], both somewhat obscure aliens that appeared in a [[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1|single]] [[Carnage in C-Minor|episode]] of [[The Transformers (cartoon)|the original cartoon]] each.
**Also [[Lightpole|Lightpoles]]!
* The Devourers, Meanaconda, Reptaurica are all described as being proto-versions of established Transformer factions, specifically, the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]], [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]], and [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], respectively.
**The Devourers bear a striking resemblance to the Terrorcon [[Sinnertwin (G1)|Sinnertwin]].
* Mindwipe’s fascination with the dead is an allusion to his original characterization, an aspect of him that’s never been that much in focus whenever he’s been included in stories.
*[[Unicron]] appears in two(!) separate images in this book, but isn’t included as a threat or even alluded to at all within the story. Of his two appearances, one depicts him in his traditional G1-guise, while the second features him in the planet-mode of his [[Unicron/toys #Armada|Armada toy incarnation]], leg-kibble and all!

===Errors===
* There are several issues with the overview sections of each chapter, as many if the details presented there are just flat-out wrong when compared to the actual events of the chapters themselves.
** In the overview of chapter one, Dr. Pembrooke’s first name is spelled “Tract”, instead of “Tracy”. It also states that the Autobot player characters return to the Ark to deliver their report, something that doesn’t happen, as they just call in for assistance.
** Chapter two’s overview states that [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] has a part to play in the beginning stages of the chapter, but he doesn’t.
* When the PCs and Dr. Pembrooke are offered a chance to get to know each other in chapter one, the book states: “After a brief period of travel, Tracy asks whichever character is transporting her to open communications with the rest of the team so she can start a dialogue. Read or paraphrase the following.” – only that the block quote meant to lead into the back-and-forth appears above this particular bit of text, not below it.
* In the intro to ''Part 6: Base Camp'', in the book’s first chapter, Meanaconda is referred to as “Maniaconda” – despite his name being written correctly several other times on that very page.
* In the write-up of Spikestrip’s abilities, an editor’s note lingers, explaining what art to use in relation to the write-up.

==External links==
*[https://renegadegamestudios.com/transformers-roleplaying-game-the-time-is-now-adventure-book/ Product listing on Renegade Game Studios' website]

[[Category:Games]][[Category:Generation 1 multipath adventures]]

Crosscut (G1)

2023-03-25T18:05:25Z

SoundJack426: /* Legacy */

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{{disambig3|Crosscut}}
:''Crosscut is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Crosscut-Auto-Card.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Tiberius Diaclonus]]
Ambassador to many worlds, '''Crosscut''' (クロスカット ''Kurosukatto'', also '''Cross-Cut''') is key to the Autobots' peaceful negotiations across known space. He is fluent in over 230 Earth languages and 6300 alien languages. Though he carries a lot of weaponry, it is all defensive in nature, meant to incapacitate rather than kill. In dire emergencies, he can transfer all his data and memories to his scooter-drone [[Clutch (G1)|Clutch]] so his knowledge won't be lost even if he falls to the [[Decepticon]]s.<ref>''Collector's Edition'' Crosscut bio</ref>

==Fiction==
===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''Masterpiece'' toy bios====
Crosscut was the lone survivor of the ancient Senate formed after [[Quintesson]]s were overthrown, and was among the last to ''not'' be corrupted. Even when his title lost its meaning as war erupted, he still proved his abilities by helping to negotiate with foreigners on behalf of his fellow colonists who fled said war.
At some point, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] brought him to [[Earth]] to establish an alliance with [[human]]ity on Earth and negotiate for the construction of [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]. Later, he was assigned to a mission to the planet [[Foreston]] as Senator, something he saw as an opportunity as while most Autobots didn't believe in a political victory, Crosscut believes they are ready for a new government formed from bots of various walks of life to replace their current military structure. {{storylink|Crosscut (G1)#Masterpiece|''Masterpiece'' Crosscut bio}} [[Road Rage (G1)|Road Rage]] came to Crosscut's rescue when the ambassador was in a dangerous situation on a colony planet; he was impressed enough to invite her to be his bodyguard. {{Storylink|Road Rage (G1)#Masterpiece|''Masterpiece'' Road Rage bio}}

Crosscut's mission to Foreston was revealed by [[Delta Magnus]] to check on the still operational G2 body design and development factory there, as a Senator, only he could convince the security A.I. outside to let his group in. After talking his way in, Crosscut and company found that the factory unintentionally spawned [[Swarm (G2)|a shapeless, rampaging swarm of prototypes]] while still being operation after all these years, which tore through the top of the facility and left a hole the group had chanced upon earlier. When Crosscut offered, [[Cordon (G1)|Cordon]] the chance to upgrade to a G2 body via the facility, Cordon declined as his past as part of the Regiment who bombed [[Diadem]] base made him undeserving of it. {{storylink|Crosscut (G1)#Masterpiece|''Masterpiece'' Crosscut bio}}

====''Legends'' comic====
In the late 1980s, Crosscut was part of a team that attempted to protect the [[Transform Super Cog]] from being stolen by the [[Decepticon]]s, but the [[Battlecharger]]s were able to rev past Crosscut and a few others into the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]''. {{Storylink|Slugslinger's Ambition}}

====''Collector's Edition'' toy bio====
While on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Crosscut was secretly commanded by Optimus Prime to come to Earth to undertake negotiations with humanity towards a formal alliance and building [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]. {{storylink|#Collector's Edition|''Collector's Edition'' Crosscut bio}}

====Controverse====
As an Autobot diplomat, Crosscut monitored the Galactic Justice Council's plans for the trial of [[Primacron]] in early [[2011]]. He was appalled at their choice of a [[Quintesson]] to act as judge. {{storylink|Controverse}}

===3H comics===
[[File:Crosscutbetrayal.jpg|left|upright=1.0|thumb|Lives to die.]]
Crosscut was the navigator of ''[[Sojourner's Passage]]'', one of several starships sent out by [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] in [[2005]] to explore the universe and establish recon points. He was especially interested in establishing first contact with undiscovered alien civilizations.

Weeks later, their ship was hit by an energy pulse fired from the planet [[Akalo|Archa Nine]], and Crosscut was killed when the ship subsequently crashed. {{storylink|Betrayal}}

===''Wings Universe''===
[[File:ComingStorm6 CrosscutDead.jpg|right|upright=1.0|thumb|Negotiations have broken down.]]
Crosscut was a member of the [[Elite Guard]]'s [[Recon Team]], working with [[Rest-Q (G1)|Rest-Q]], [[Delta Seeker]], and their field leader [[Roadfire]]. A former ambassador for Cybertron to other planets, he used his translating skills to compensate for Rest-Q's hopelessly-incomprehensible dialogues.<ref>From a set of Elite Guard character descriptions on the Club forums.</ref> He was also a playwright of some note. [[Headcannon]] was a fan of his work. {{storylink|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#September 16, 2015|Ask Vector Prime, 16/09/2015}}

After the [[Stealth Team (G1)|Stealth Team]] was exposed to [[Nucleon (substance)|nucleon]], Crosscut interpreted for Rest-Q as he examined the radiation's effect on their super-structures. His upbeat delivery did little to cover the fact that Rest-Q had no idea when they would regain the ability to transform. {{storylink|A Team Effort}}

Crosscut was among the Elite Guardsmen seen defending their base from the traitorous [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]]s. {{storylink|The Coming Storm: Part 5}} His corpse was hurled through a section of the Elite Guard headquarters by [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] just as the [[Strike Team]] arrived on the scene. {{storylink|The Coming Storm: Part 6}}
{{--}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[The Dead Are Not Enough: Dark Cybertron Chapter 7|''Robots in Disguise'' #25]]}}
[[File:Swerve crosscut the dead are not enough.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.85|Here's some diplomacy right in your face!!]]
Crosscut is a former [[Senate|Senator]] turned playwright. He was [[reproduction|forged]], possessed a Vitrious-Negative [[spark]] and developed a phobia of [[Nanocon]]s during the war. He became famous for being one of the few Senators to take a stand during the early days of the Decepticon uprising, and celebrated for having liberated [[Petrex]] "with wise words and a shovel". However, Crosscut preferred people to know him for his art over his wartime reputation and eventually produced a play entitled ''[[My Shovel, Your Face]]''. {{storylink|The Dead Are Not Enough: Dark Cybertron Chapter 7|The Dead Are Not Enough}} {{storylink|Twenty Plus One}}

After the war's official end, he joined the ''[[Lost Light]]'' and was seen drinking in [[Swerve's]] with [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] shortly after [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] and [[Ambulon]] joined the crew. {{storylink|No Guns, No Swords, No Briefcases}}

[[File:Blurr crosscut the becoming.jpg|thumb|"I think his name was... ''Choom''?"]]
While fighting the [[Ammonite]]s on [[Hydrophena]], he invited [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] (who he confused with [[Rung (G1)|Rung]]) to see one of his plays (if they both survived). {{storylink|The Dead Are Not Enough: Dark Cybertron Chapter 7|The Dead Are Not Enough}} Unfortunately, he had already forgotten Swerve's name a few hours later when asked by [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]]. Inside Swerve's bar. Named ''Swerve's''. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10| The Becoming}} When the Ammonites attacked Cybertron shortly afterwards, he joined in the fight there. {{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}}

Some time later, he helped run Swerve's (fake) "Crewditions" {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}} and took prospective new crewmembers [[Riptide (G1)|Riptide]], [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]], [[Mirage (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Mirage]], and [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] on a tour of the ''Lost Light''. {{storylink|No Guns, No Swords, No Briefcases}} He also began working on an experimental one-act, single stage play about [[information creep]] (called, unimaginatively, ''[[Information Creep]]'') but didn't have time to write the play before he, and every other original crewmember of the ''Lost Light'', vanished. {{storylink|Twenty Plus One}}

On a quantum duplicate ''Lost Light'', Crosscut did indeed finish ''Information Creep'' and was performing it at Swerve's when the [[Decepticon Justice Division]] arrived to massacre everyone. {{storylink|slaughterhouse}} When the original ''Lost Light'' reappeared, Crosscut and the rest of the crew returned along with it. {{storylink|slaughterhouse Part 2: The Road Not Taken|The Road Not Taken}} Some time later, he was seen drinking in Swerve's once again. {{storylink|The Lopsided Triangle}}

[[File:HowBrightTheirFrailDeeds-LostLightmutiny.jpg|thumb|left|270px|For Crosscut is an honorable man; so are they all, all honorable men]]
Crosscut attended Megatron's classes on the [[Knights of Cybertron]]. However, at some point he was approached by [[Getaway]] and [[Atomizer]] and vouched that he would support them in the event of a mutiny against the former Decepticon and his supporters. When the time came, the mutineers stranded [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]], [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]], Swerve, and the others on the [[Mortilus|Necrobot]]'s planet and Crosscut stood alongside Getaway as he took the ''Lost Light''. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|How Bright Their Frail Deeds}}

After accepting Getaway as their new captain, Crosscut and the crew were unwillingly subjected to mnemosurgery by [[Sunder (G1)|Sunder]]. Their memories were altered to believe Rodimus and the others left the ''Lost Light'' of their own accord, abandoning the rest of the crew. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 2): Filling in the Blanks|Filling in the Blanks}} Crosscut was socializing at [["Visages"]] when [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] and the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobot]]s caught up with the ''Lost Light''. He sincerely explained what he ''believed'' had happened in First Aid's absence, although the doctor noted irregularities in the story he was told. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 1): Full Circle|Full Circle}}

Getaway ultimately betrayed his crew, however. When they were trapped by the [[Phantom Fleet]] of the [[Adaptus|Grand Architect]], Getaway turned Crosscut and the rest of his crew over to the Architect's ally, [[Scorponok (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Scorponok]]. They were subjected to a [[Sparkeater (creature)|Sparkeater]] virus, making them shambling, zombie-like drones who were later unleashed on Rodimus when his people caught up with them. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 1): A Dance Before Dying|A Dance Before Dying}} Crosscut was eventually cured and attended the ''Lost Light''{{'}}s farewell party in Swerve's. {{storylink|How To Say Goodbye And Mean It: Part 2}}
{{--}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
On post-war Cybertron, '''Cross-Cut''' was an immobile [[Builder of Cybertron|Builder]] and a member of the [[Builder Assembly]]. He and [[Kudon]] tried to advance the possibility of allowing a [[Micromaster]] into the Assembly, prompting [[Halogen (G1)|Halogen]] and [[Sigil (BWU)|Sigil]] to look for another Decepticon member to counter progress. {{storylink|Identity Politics}} [[Eject (G1)|Eject]] thought unfavorably of Cross-Cut and his fellow assemblymen. {{storylink|Broken Windshields}}

When the [[Grand Uprising]] of the proto-races started going badly, it was Cross-Cut who suggested the Assembly rescind [[General Order 66]], allowing their [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]] drones to cross over into [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] and protect the Assembly directly. He was talked out of it by Administrator [[Eject (G1)|Eject]], and withdrew his proposal. When [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] revisited the proposal, Cross-Cut voted against it, but the order was rescinded by the majority. Instead of being their salvation, the Vehicons turned on their masters and assimilated all the assemblybots present, including Cross-Cut. {{storylink|Derailment}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
[[File:NauticaHome-Crosscut.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]

Crosscut worked alongside [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]] and [[Road Rage (G1)|Road Rage]] to negotiate a ceasefire between the [[Thraal]] and the [[Occulted Dremden]], {{storylink|Nautica: Home}} and visited the third moon of [[Na'conda]] with [[Meteorfire (G1)|Meteorfire]] and [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] before the destruction of the [[A'ovan]] biosphere. {{storylink|Escape Part Two}} At some point, he developed a crush on Nautica but she didn't return his feelings. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Four}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsCrosscut.jpg|thumb|400px]]
Crosscut participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was an Uncommon character that could be recruited by collecting 135 units of Cybermetal, and 64 units of Transmetal. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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==Toys==
===''Collector's Edition''===
{{anchor|Exclusive}}
[[File:CrosscutAuto-toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Crosscuts die like [[Mudflap (disambiguation)|Mudflaps]] [[Shelfwarmer|shelfwarm.]]]]
*'''Crosscut''' (October [[2002]])
**''ID number'': '''95'''
**''Accessories'': "Electro-Magnetic Pulse Emitter" (rifle), "Stun Grenade" launcher, 3 "Stun Grenades", "Twin Vertigo-Gun" (double-barreled blaster), "[[Clutch (G1)#Toys|Clutch]]" drone

:''[[The Transformers: Collector's Edition|Collector's Edition]]'' Crosscut is a [[redeco]] and [[retool]] of the [[Skids (G1)#Toys|original Skids toy]], transforming into a {{w|Honda City (AA)|Honda City R}} hatchback. His retooled head and hood, as well as his color scheme, are all based on the pre-''Transformers'' silver ''[[Diaclone]]'' "Honda City R" (ホンダ・シティ{{ruby|R|アール}}) toy, which was exclusive to a "Double Set" with a blue version of the "4WD Hi-Lux Wrecker Type" (pre-[[Hoist (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Hoist]]) that was ''also'' only available in that set.

: Also like the ''Diaclone'' toy, Crosscut comes with a {{w|Honda Motocompo}} "scooter" accessory named "[[Clutch (G1)|Clutch]]" that fits in his hatchback; this part of the toy was omitted from ''The Transformers'' Skids. As he was a Japanese release, his spring-loaded missile launcher is fully functional thanks to their [[for safety reasons|different safety standards]].

: Crosscut was an [[exclusive]] to [[e-HOBBY]], sold only in a set with the similarly-''Diaclone''-inspired [[Road Rage (G1)#Toys|Road Rage]]. Pre-orders ended on [[July 31]] of 2002, and the toys were sent out in October.

: This tooling was [[redeco]]ed to make the ''[[Transformers Generations 2009 Volume 3]]'' exclusive [[Screech (Generations)#Toys|Screech]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Cybertron/CrossCut/crosscut.htm More information on Crosscut at TFU.info]''
{{G1SkidsMold}}
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===''Generations''===
[[File:Generationstoy-Crosscut.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Your scooter can't save you now!]]
*'''Crosscut''' (Deluxe Class, [[2014]])
**''Series / Number'': '''02 / #016'''
**''Accessories:'' Small gun, large gun (combine to form rifle)
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (Hasbro)}}

:Part of the tenth wave of 2012-onwards ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#T30|Generations]]'' Deluxe Class toys, ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' Crosscut is a retool of [[Skids (G1)#Generations|Skids]], featuring a new head based on Crosscut's original toy. He transforms from a contemporary-looking hatchback into a heavily-armed robot, featuring (non-launching) missile pods in both shoulders, dual flip-out guns on each wrist, and two pairs of over-the-shoulder cannons. He comes with a rifle resembling his original toy's electromagnetic pulse emitter and a pistol based on a [[nudge gun]]. These weapons can combine into a larger rifle, and can be held or peg onto his vehicle sides via [[5 mm post]].

:The leg assembly error that many Skids figures had seems to have been corrected on this release. He has visible light-piping on the back of his head, but his eyes are painted yellow, rendering it useless. Sadly the balance problem was also left unresolved, causing Crosscut to have a great deal of trouble standing up unless posed in a way that offsets the weight.

:In the United States and Hasbro's Asian markets, he came [[pack-in material|packed]] with the Hasbro exclusive cover variant of "[[The Dead Are Not Enough: Dark Cybertron Chapter 7]]", with its pages out of order (pages 1-4 are placed between pages 20 and 21). In Canada, the comic was not included.

:The original version of this sculpt was also used to make ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)|Age of Extinction]]'' [[Rollbar (AOE)#Toys|Rollbar]] and ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Burn Out (Diaclone)#Toys|Burn Out]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/GenCrosscut/crosscut.htm More information on ''Generations'' Crosscut at TFU.info]''
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===''Masterpiece''===
[[File:TF-Masterpiece-MP-53-Crosscut.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|He's going across the world, taking cuts out of wallets.]]
*'''Senatorcrosscut''' {{sic}} ([[2022]])
**''ID number'': '''MP-53+'''
**''Release date'': [[March 26]] 2002
**''Accessories'': "Electro-Magnetic Pulse Emitter" (rifle), "Stun Grenade" (smaller blaster), "Twin Vertigo-Gun" (double-barreled blaster), "[[Clutch (G1)#Masterpiece|Clutch]]" drone

: MP-53+ "Senator Crosscut" ([[Japanese language|romanized]] "Senatorcrosscut" on the packaging and packaging materials) is a [[redeco]] of MP-54 [[Reboost#Masterpiece|Reboost]], which itself is a retool and redeco of MP-53 [[Skids (G1)#Masterpiece|Skids]], and transforms into a fully-licensed {{w|Honda City (AA)|Honda City R}}. He is accompanied by his "[[Clutch (G1)#Masterpiece|Clutch]] Drone", redecoed from Reboost's [[Component X]], a Honda scooter that can store in the trunk of the vehicle mode.

::*''[https://soundwavesoblivion.blogspot.com/2022/06/masterpiece-crosscut-mp-53.html Translation of story information included with ''Masterpiece'' Crosscut at Soundwave's Oblivion]''
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:tf-legacy-deluxe-class-crosscut.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Pimp My Congressional Representative.]]
*'''Crosscut''' (Deluxe Class, [[2023]])
**''Accessories'': Energon Axe, Liquid Nitrogen Rifle, Twin Electron Blaster
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro)}}<ref>[[January 31]], [[2023]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l33J9hIaQm8 Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream] on YouTube, with [[Delaney Norris]], [[Evan Brooks]], [[Mark Maher]] and [[Ben MacCrae]].</ref>

: Released in the second wave of ''[[Transformers: Legacy#Evolution (2023)|Legacy: Evolution]]'' Deluxes (fifth wave of Deluxes for the [[Transformers: Legacy|entire ''Legacy'' line]]), Crosscut is a redeco of [[Skids (G1)#Legacy|''Legacy'' Skids]], using the "battle mask" head sculpt from [[Burn Out (Diaclone)#Legacy|Diaclone Universe Burn Out]]. Oddly enough, Crosscut’s wheels are cast in solid red plastic, the result of the wheels being [[Gang-molding|gang-molded]] with the hands. He also includes a liquid nitrogen rifle and twin electron blaster, both cast in solid red. The energon axe is still translucent blue, however. As before, the weapons can combine into a super weapon, now dubbed as an [[Evo-Fusion]] ability.

: This mold was also used to make [[Crankcase (G1)#Legacy|Crankcase]].
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==Notes==
[[File:G1Skids-instructions.jpg|thumb|This is not my beautiful skull!]]
* Crosscut's "new" head and coloration are based on one of the original pre-''Transformers'' versions of the ''[[Diaclone]]'' '''Honda City R''' (ホンダ・シティ{{ruby|R|アール}}) mold. The original silver version was only available in a "double set" with a blue version of the "4WD Hi-Lux Wrecker Type" (pre-[[Hoist (G1)/toys|Hoist]]) that was ''also'' only available in that set. A red ''Diaclone'' version of the Honda City R was never ported over to ''Transformers'' but did eventually inspire the character [[Reboost]]. The ''Diaclone'' figure was also solicited in a variant black deco, but that version was ultimately not released.<ref>[https://twitter.com/_necronomitron_/status/1395127144468992000 Catalogue scan by Twitter user @_necronomitron_, 19 May 2021]</ref>
* Crosscut and Road Rage are notable for being the first additions to the Generation 1-era cast of characters after the original line ended since the short-lived ''[[Machine Wars: Transformers|Machine Wars]]'' series. This also started the general trend toward e-HOBBY releases being new characters rather than old characters in new colors.
* The Crosscut version of the mold was the one initially considered for the original [[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1 line]] rather than the "Honda City Turbo" model that would become Skids. The original Skids's instructions have the Crosscut tooling's line-art, and in the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel UK comic]], artists [[Dan Reed]] and [[John Stokes]] drew Skids with Crosscut's head in several panels. In addition, the red Reboost version was used by Takara in a preliminary 1985 packaging mural.<ref>[https://twitter.com/tfwiki/status/1131664542986133504] Close-up look by @tfwiki on Twitter</ref> (Said mural featured other oddities, such as the Skids tooling in [[Burn Out (Diaclone)|the black deco]].) It's possible the Turbo model was chosen because its face was more human-looking (to go along with the generally more humanized faces the characters were given in the cartoon), but this is merely speculation.

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Shattered Glass II issue 2

2022-10-08T11:58:01Z

SoundJack426: /* Other trivia */

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|date=[[September 28]], 2022
|coverdate=August 2022
|written by=[[Danny Lore]]
|art by=[[Dan Khanna]]
|colors=[[Thomas Deer]]
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'''Blaster's overconfidence gets the better of him as he undertakes a secret mission behind enemy lines.'''

==Synopsis==
With [[Goldbug (SG)|Goldbug]] out of the picture, [[Megatron (SG)|Megatron]]'s [[Decepticon]]s have taken what remains of "Gold City" and have set about rebuilding the war-torn capital into "New [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]]". On the outskirts of their new headquarters, [[Clench (SG)|Clench]] and [[Gutcruncher (SG)|Gutcruncher]] work to clear the mess... unaware that [[Blaster (SG)|Blaster]] and his [[Mini-Cassette]]s are watching from the shadows until [[Rewind (SG)|Rewind]] makes his move by blasting Clench in the head and crushing Gutcruncher beneath a chunk of fallen masonry. The stage cleared, Rewind shines a spotlight so that the ever-theatrical Blaster can make his entrance... just as a very annoyed [[Wheeljack (SG)|Slicer]] and [[Rodimus (SG)|Rodimus]] arrive, and demand an explanation for his disappearance. As one of [[Ultra Magnus (SG)|Ultra Magnus]]'s many deep-cover agents, Megatron's attack and Goldbug's abdication forced Blaster into hiding; although Rodimus brands him a deserter, Slicer reminds him that they've got a job for him—infiltrate [[Soundwave (SG)|Soundwave]]'s radio station, download every file he can, and throw the Decepticon communications network into disarray. As Blaster hurries away to set up his grand entrance, Rodimus coldly reminds his compatriot that he's bound to get it wrong—and failure is the one thing that the [[Wreckers]] can't tolerate.

Blaster orders his three remaining minions into action as they slip past New Kaon's defenses and breach the city walls: as they pass Megatron and [[Jetfire (SG)|Jetfire]], Blaster—remembering [[Eject (SG)|Eject]]'s death at the hands of the Decepticon leader—briefly uses his sonic abilities to mess with the pair and generates a "subsonic irritation" that briefly sets the pair to arguing. Although Blaster is more than content to sit back and watch the two tear each other apart, [[Ramhorn (SG)|Ramhorn]] takes that moment to report that he's found the source of Soundwave's radio signal.

While Blaster's minions flush out any lingering Decepticon cassettes, Blaster himself easily breaks into the secure compound, easily bypasses Soundwave's slipshod voice-activated security, and contacts Slicer to report his success... only to find that Slicer's already had to cover for Blaster's missteps by taking out a pair of guards who witnessed Blaster's subsonic sabotage. At that moment, however, an all-too-familiar voice heralds the arrival of Soundwave! Sonic waves fly as the two do battle with each other; despite Soundwave's insistence that he doesn't want to fight, Blaster quickly gets the upper hand, ignoring Soundwave's warnings that the Decepticons are mobilizing to free Cybertron from Autobot tyranny as he does so. As he prepares to delvier the final blow, however, an explosion from above prompts Blaster to make a hasty exit. Thinking quickly, the communications specialist retreats and transforms into his alternate mode—when [[Flamewar (SG)|Flamewar]] investigates, Blaster's concussive sonics blow a hole in the wall and allow him to escape amidst the chaos.

In the badlands beyond New Kaon, the exhilarated Blaster reunites with his handlers... but when they demand to know if Blaster actually got around to ''destroying'' the console before he ran, Blaster admits that there wasn't enough time; when he demands to see his "boys", however, he realizes that Rodimus and Slicer have killed all three of his remaining cassettes, moments before Rodimus smacks Blaster in the face, claiming that ''this'' is his punishment for his inability to complete missions and follow orders. Blaster tries to hit back, but Rodimus is the better fighter; as Blaster stares down the barrel of Rodimus's gun, the Wrecker tells him that he's nothing.

''Blaster remembers his original career as a news anchor at [[ABN]]—after a career-ending slipup, Blaster became a supporter of [[Optimus Prime (SG)|Optimus Prime]] while returning to his musical roots, but developed a longstanding enmity with ABN's replacement, Soundwave. When the two crossed paths at one of Blaster's gigs, an innocent offer to arrange an interview pushed Blaster over the edge; eventually, Blaster established his own pirate radio station, where he worked to spread pro-Autobot propaganda... when the conflict escalated to full-on war, Blaster and his minions found themselves on the front lines. Blaster considers himself to be many things, but "failure" is not one of them—''

—at least, not until Rodimus pulls the trigger. While Slicer gets to work salvaging whatever he can from Blaster's body, he orders Rodimus to drag the headless corpse back to the outskirts of New Kaon and make it look like the Decepticons found them. Rodimus agrees... but warns his compatriot to find some more competent operators the next time the Wreckers contract some outside muscle. And, although Blaster ultimately failed in his mission, Slicer finally finds a good use for the Autobot—his severed head makes an excellent improvised radio, allowing Slicer to keep an ear on what the Decepticons are up to...

==Featured characters==
Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in flashback. 

{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Decepticon]]s|c1=
* [[Clench (SG)|Clench]] (2)
* [[Gutcruncher (SG)|Gutcruncher]] (3)
* [[Flamewar (SG)|Flamewar]] (9)
* [[Megatron (SG)|Megatron]] (10)
* [[Soundwave (SG)|Soundwave]] (12)
* [[Whisper (SG)|Whisper]]? (13)
* ''[[Reflector (SG)|Reflector]]'' (15)

|h2=[[Autobot]]s|c2=
* [[Blaster (SG)|Blaster]] (1)
* [[Rewind (SG)|Rewind]] (4)
* [[Ramhorn (SG)|Ramhorn]] (5)
* [[Steeljaw (SG)|Steeljaw]] (6)
* [[Rodimus (SG)|Rodimus]] (7)
* [[Wheeljack (SG)|Slicer]] (8)
* ''[[Rewind (SG)|Rewind]]'' (14)
* ''[[Chromedome (SG)|Chromedome]]'' (16)
* ''[[Blurr (SG)|Blurr]]'' (17)
* ''[[Jazz (SG)|Jazz]]'' (18)

|c4=
* [[Jetfire (SG)|Jetfire]] (11)

}}

==Quotes==
"Look at me, a triple threat... Excellent shot! Irreplacable television and radio personality! A truly iconic leader!"
:—'''Blaster'''

"Authorization required to initiate system backup." 
"Ahem *cough* I'm '''Soundwave''', so take this overly '''emotional''' and pathetically whiny authorization and stick it up your—" 
"Voice verified.".
:—'''Blaster''' hacks Soundwave's security

"I don't want to fight you, Blaster—" 
"'''Stop lying, Soundwave!''' I'm not going to just hand over the spotlight that easily."
:—'''Soundwave''' versus '''Blaster'''

"Bravo, rockstar. You did half of what was demanded of you. But from what I remember... that's to be expected, isn't it? Failing is your thing."
:—'''Rodimus''''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* Blaster previously appeared in [[Shattered Glass issue 3|issue #3]] of IDW's [[Transformers: Shattered Glass (IDW)|first ''Shattered Glass'' comic]], where he and his cassettes attempted to bring in both [[Starscream (SG)|Starscream]] and [[Megatron (SG)|Megatron]]—while it ''seemed'' like he was just one of the many bounty-hunting [[bodyscrapper]]s working for [[Goldbug (SG)|Goldbug]] at the time, this issue reveals that he's another one of Ultra Magnus's deep-cover operatives. Notably, this issue reveals that he lost [[Eject (SG)|Eject]] during his battle with Megatron, but see "Errors" below.
*In his last appearance in [[Shattered Glass issue 5|''Shattered Glass'' #5]], [[Jetfire (SG)|Jetfire]], unable to call himself an Autobot ''or'' Decepticon, left to hunt down Goldbug and avenge Starscream's recent death. Since then, however, he seems to have gone back to working side-by-side with Megatron and helping to rebuild New Kaon.
* In his old life, Blaster was a member of [[ABN]], the news network that'd previously been namedropped in [[Shattered Glass II issue 1|the previous issue]]. The first flashback shows him covering a story relating to ongoing tensions at the [[Senate]]; this seems to tie into the events of that issue, as [[Laserbeak (SG)|Laserbeak]] and [[Flashbox (SG)|Flashbox]] unsuccessfully tried to interview [[Shockwave (SG)|Shockwave]] before the [[Wreckers]] intimidated them into leaving.

===Transformers references===
* Goldbug's personal fiefdom of "Gold City" was a major setting throughout the first ''Shattered Glass'' instalment. This issue reveals it to be a name for the occupied [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]]; with Goldbug's defeat, the Decepticons have named it "New Kaon", a name that's seen use [[New Kaon|elsewhere]] in the ''Transformers'' mythos.
* The two Decepticons Rewind kills in the opening act of this issue are mirror-universe versions of [[Clench (G1)|Clench]] and [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]]; while Gutcruncher ''did'' play a minor role in the [[Fun Publications]] story "[[Dungeons & Dinobots]]", and Clench's dead body appeared in [[Shattered Glass (issue)|the original ''Shattered Glass'' convention comic]], they sport, respectively, blue and pink colour schemes.
* During Blaster's time as a pirate DJ, he's shown to possess a mug with a picture of [[Kremzeek]] on it.

===Real-world references===
* While remembering the feel-good songs on Soundwave's underground radio station, Blaster remembers hearing the lyrics "I'll be there for you when the rain starts to pour"—this would be a snippet of "{{w|I'll Be There for You (The Rembrandts song)|I'll Be There for You}}" by {{w|The Rembrandts}}, which you'll probably recognize as the ''{{w|Friends}}'' theme song.

===Errors===
* Throughout the present-day scenes of this issue, [[Rewind (SG)|Rewind]] is coloured to resemble [[Eject (SG)|Eject]].

===Other trivia===
* This comic was also packaged with Blaster’s ''Shattered Glass'' figure. Much like [[Shattered Glass issue 4|2021’s ''Shattered Glass'' #4]], Blaster shipped early, meaning that anyone who purchased Blaster's figure from Hasbro Pulse received this issue a little less than a month in advance.

===Covers (4)===
* '''Cover A:''' Soundwave versus Blaster, by [[Dan Khanna]]
* '''Cover B:''' Blaster plays the hits, by [[Zoner Siyi Hemu]]
* '''Retailer incentive cover:''' Blaster the master spy, by [[Winston Chan]]
* '''Hasbro Pulse exclusive cover:''' Blaster and Rewind leap into battle, by [[Casey Coller]]

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Ring-A-Ling

2022-08-27T17:17:21Z

SoundJack426: /* Notes */

{{factions|gamergeeks}}
:''Ring-A-Ling is a member of the [[Gamer Geeks]] from [[Transformers: BotBots (franchise)|BotBots]]''

[[File:BotBots - Phoning it in - Ring-A-Ling.jpg|250px|thumb|"Is it not a strange fate that we should suffer so much fear and doubt for so small a thing? So small a thing!"]]

In her guise as a humble phone, '''Ring-A-Ling''' has the unenviable position of being the company phone of the flesh being known as [[Dave (BotBots)|Dave]], his only source of companionship and contact with the outside world (mostly his [[Dave's mom|mom]]). This task tends to keep her away from her fellow BotBots, some of whom don't know she even exists. As a phone, Ring-A-Ling is loaded with apps to help keep Dave occupied during his long and lonely hours, many of which are very tempting to the unwary. And while tedious, her close proximity to Dave means she probably knows best how his mind works.

{{TOC}}

==Fiction==
===''BotBots'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Ana Sani]] (English)|[[Kitty Mezei]] (Hungarian), [[Jheni Rinjo]] (Indonesian), [[Nur Azeera Mohamad Nazir]] (Malay), [[Leticia Celini]] (Brazilian Portuguese), [[Julia Gorohova]] (Russian), [[Alondra Hidalgo]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Sabanur Aksoy]] (Turkish)}}
Before being brought to life by the [[energon]] [[energon radiation|cloud]], Ring-A-Ling was Dave's company given phone. In that time, Dave only ever added his mom to his contacts. {{storylink|Shopping Brawl}}

In her phone form, Ring-A-Ling provided Dave podcasts to listen to on his rounds, until he managed to temporarily run out. Dave then change to to listening to a self affirmation app. Questioning if he was repeating the correct parts, he examined the self help app closely...while giving Ring-A-Ling a good view of him picking his nose. Ewww. Later Dave was completely engrossed with the phone as he did his rounds, missing the blaring lights and music from the [[mall (BotBots)|mall]] train ride. {{storylink|Mall Than Meets the Eye}} Later Dave told his [[Dave's mom|mom]] all about the [[Burgertron|little]] [[Dimlit|robots]] he saw on a call. {{storylink|(Never) Be Yourself}} On his [[February 29|birthday]] Dave called his mom to tell her all about how he was planning on getting a fancy cupcake to celebrate. While sitting on the [[Bathroom|toilet]]. Again, eww. {{storylink|Escape from Snackatraz}}

After seeing an ad promising the chance of becoming mall famous (the best ''kind'' of famous!), Dave used Ring-A-Ling to take some... questionable selfies. However, in the process she also caught footage of the [[Lost Bots]] falling off a banister behind him. Unable to break her cover, she set off her midnight snack alarm. Unaware of their fellow BotBot's existence, the Lost Bots followed Dave to his office to retrieve his phone. [[Bonz-Eye]] managed to do so while Dave snoozed, the usual result of his eating. The desperate Lost Bots tried to get past his password, with Ring-A-Ling helping them despite [[Clogstopper]]'s ridiculous suggestion the password was simply "1111111". [[Burgertron]] quickly deleted the incriminating photos, but then Ring-A-Ling's many apps began tempting the Lost Bots, one by one. Even Burgertron found himself seduced when he began editing Dave's selfies, and soon all five Lost Bots were at one another's throats, each finding the phone far too ''precious'' to give up. Ring-A-Ling tried faking running out of juice to snap them out of it, but this was only a partial triumph, as the Lost Bots blamed the phone for corrupting them, and therefore the only solution was to cast it into the [[fiery dumpster from which none return]]! Before they could, Ring-A-Ling finally broke cover to read the misfits the riot act for their nearly killing her, their obsessive behavior and general cluelessness in not noticing how she'd been trying to help them. Admonishing them for their inability to set boundaries, she declared them beyond help, and stormed off to return to Dave. Waking up as she returned, Dave checked her screen and was shocked to discover his ''[[MallFace]]'' likes had dramatically increased thanks to Burgertron's photo edits. Dave subsequently blew it anyway. {{storylink|Phoning It In}}

Dave listened to music on Ring-A-Ling in phone mode while doing his rounds. He paused briefly as he questioned if he heard a bird, before shrugging and continuing his rounds. {{storylink|Live and Let LARP}} When Dave bought a [[Lady Macaron|fancy macaron]] as a treat, he decided to document the moment with a photo using Ring-A-Ling in phone form. While he was distracted with what kind of filter to use, a noise from a nearby store caught his attention. Putting Ring-A-Ling in his pocket, he want to investigate. {{storylink|Lone Bot and Carb}}
Dave once again zoned out listening to something on the phone as he did his rounds, failing to notice [[Jacqueline|various]] [[Dimlit|attempts]] to stop him. Eventually the sight of a tiny burger robot rolling in front of him managed to get his attention away from the phone, and he gave chase eventually losing him. {{storylink|On the Bot Prom Dance Floor}} When Dave got food poisoning, he called [[Randall (BotBots)|his boss]] letting him know how sick he was and that he needed new pants. Once again, eww. {{storylink|The Ruckus Rally (episode)|The Ruckus Rally}}

Getting prepared for the mall [[Halloween]] Dave gave his mom a call with Ring-A-Ling in phone mode to try out his new spooky voice for his mummy costume. After having to reassure his mom it wasn't a pranks call, he found out his Mom hadn't programed Ring-A-Ling's in his phones number into her phone. {{storylink|Spirit of Halloween}} He later had another call with his mom where he reassured her he wasn't a [[vampire]], was just pale due to working the night shift constantly and asked her to stop rubbing garlic in his clothes. Later that night after his latest plan to catch the tiny robots went....a little poorly he had another call with his mom where he reassured her he could see himself in mirrors. Getting a second call, he swapped over to talk to Randall, only to be told he was fired. {{storylink|Agent Smartlit (episode)|Agent Smartlit}}

[[File:BotBots ep9b Brawl - RingPhone.jpg|upright=1|thumb|"The markings upon the band begin to fade. The writing which was once as clear as red flame has all but disappeared, a secret now that only fire can tell.]]
Breaking the news to his mom during a call, the [[Lost Bots]] overheard Dave lamented how much the mall meant to him. He then returned to [[Dave's office|his office]] to clean out his locker and left Ring-A-Ling there before leaving. After the [[security bots]] that replaced him began to hunt down the BotBots, the Lost Bots got Ring-A-Ling to call Dave's mom so they could reach Dave in a desperate last-ditch scheme to lure Dave back to the mall so he could shut off the rampaging security bots. Despite Burgertron's unconvincing story and disguise of "Mallworker Fleshguy, Esquire", the plan worked. Dave got his job back, and Ring-A-Ling once more served as his phone. {{storylink|Shopping Brawl}}

As part of the Gamer Geeks, Ring-A-Ling took part in the [[Goldrush Games (event)|Goldrush Games]], but they proved unable to win. {{storylink|The Goldrush Games - Part the First}}

==Notes==
* Ring-A-Ling's name was never given in show. She was listed as Phone in the international credits for the episode "[[Phoning It In]]". Her actual name was later listed in the the international credits for the episode "[[Shopping Brawl]]".
* Ring-A-Ling mentioned that Dave only ever programed one number into her, his mom. Given we hear him speak to Randall while sick, that means Randall's number was pre-programmed into it or Dave just remembers it. Knowing Dave, it seems more like it was pre-programmed.

[[Category: Cartoon-only characters]]
[[category: Female Transformers]]
[[category: Gamer Geeks]]

Thunder (disambiguation)

2022-08-24T14:15:27Z

SoundJack426:

The name '''Thunder''' has been applied to several ''Transformers'' characters.

{{disamb|y=[[2003]]|Thunder, the Japanese ''Legends of the Microns'' name for [[Inferno (Armada)|Inferno]], the [[Decepticon]]-allied [[Mini-Con]] from ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2016]]|Thunder, an alias used by [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]], the [[Autobot]] [[Rescue Bot]] from ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (franchise)|Rescue Bots]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2016|[[Thunder (BWU)|Thunder]], the [[Builder of Cybertron|Builder]] [[Micromaster]] from ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2022|[[Thunder (G1)|Thunder]], the prototype [[Trainbot]] from the [[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]].}}

{{disambig}}

Thunder (disambiguation)

2022-08-24T14:14:55Z

SoundJack426: Added Thunder (G1)

The name '''Thunder''' has been applied to several ''Transformers'' characters.

{{disamb|y=[[2003]]|Thunder, the Japanese ''Legends of the Microns'' name for [[Inferno (Armada)|Inferno]], the [[Decepticon]]-allied [[Mini-Con]] from ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2016]]|Thunder, an alias used by [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]], the [[Autobot]] [[Rescue Bot]] from ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (franchise)|Rescue Bots]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2016|[[Thunder (BWU)]], the [[Builder of Cybertron|Builder]] [[Micromaster]] from ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2022|[[Thunder (G1)]], the prototype [[Trainbot]] from the [[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]].}}

{{disambig}}

MediaWiki talk:Milestones

2022-08-11T10:20:32Z

SoundJack426:

Okay, all the milestone articles now link back here as a hub page for easy navigation. Is there ''any'' way for us to know for certain what the seven thousandth article was?--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 01:43, 17 December 2009 (EST)
:IIRC, the problem is that it is simply lost, as it took place in the time period that got wiped from the database. --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 03:48, 17 December 2009 (EST)

On a related note, has anything been done about the 75 extra pages due to diacritical marks? [[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 03:34, 17 December 2009 (EST)
:IIRC (heh), Abates has a way to deal with it, but he needs access to the database for it, and every time he's asked, nobody who can grant that access has responded. --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 03:48, 17 December 2009 (EST)
::I did send the fix directly to McFly a while back, and last I heard (about 5 months or so back) he was talking about putting it in when he and Scout upgraded Mediawiki. That's all I know at this point. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 04:31, 17 December 2009 (EST)

Kind of interesting to see that even through all the new series and everything, we seem to average something like 1000 articles every six months, just eyeballing it. --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 00:51, 3 July 2010 (EDT)
:Also interesting to note that these milestones are usually (though not always) ''not new characters''. They're most often someone obscure that we dredged up and finally gave an article to.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 20:51, 3 July 2010 (EDT)

==Mainpage link?==
Shouldn't we link to this from the mainpage somewhere? I dunno, it seems like we oughtta. Somewhere. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 00:56, 3 July 2010 (EDT)
:I like this idea. Although I admit it ''is'' hard to figure out where. My organizational side wants to put it up near or in the disambig where the number is, but there's no real good visual spot there...
:I ''would'' suggest using the Factions template for a linky icon, except we don't have an H1 to set it on any more. Dang it.
:I do need to get my butt in gear and polish off my latest attempted Main Page tweakage, so I could throw some Milestone icon placement ideas in there too. --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 01:57, 3 July 2010 (EDT)
A thousand articles every six months, eh? Not bad. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 20:52, 3 July 2010 (EDT)

==Numbers==
We're missing the numbers on 12,000, 13,000, and 14,000. Is there a template out there to make them?--[[Special:Contributions/24.7.55.200|24.7.55.200]] 10:43, 4 September 2011 (EDT)
:I think the current process is to bug [[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]] on his talk page. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 18:17, 4 September 2011 (EDT)
We are also missing 24,000! --[[User:Phantom Dusclops'92|Phantom Dusclops'92]] ([[User talk:Phantom Dusclops'92|talk]]) 18:07, 28 October 2017 (EDT)
:Added. There was discussion at one point about switching to only noting every 5000th article—we have so many 1000 milestones at this point that they seem less special. --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 16:25, 6 November 2017 (EST)

== 26,000th page ==

Any idea what was the 26,000th page that was made here? it's way past it. [[User:Energizer|Energizer]] ([[User talk:Energizer|talk]]) 20:50, 28 May 2020 (EDT)
: I only noticed this was something people wanted to know when the page was just updated, but I know I made Dingledeedoo the 26,000th page. I don't have anyway to prove it, but I didn't say anything bc I thought the wiki editors had a means to determine it. [[User:SoundJack426|SoundJack426]] ([[User talk:SoundJack426|talk]]) 06:20, 11 August 2022 (EDT)

Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)

2022-08-01T19:05:20Z

SoundJack426: /* Warrior Class */

{{Nav-rid2015}}
The '''2015 ''Robots in Disguise''''' toyline, like its [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|accompanying cartoon]], is aimed at a slightly younger audience than previous ''Transformers'' mainlines, slotting neatly between the preschool ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (toyline)|Rescue Bots]]'' series and the preteen/older-fan-aimed ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]''. It features a mixture of easy-to-transform figures and more "traditional" figures with multi-step conversions across an incredible number of price points, with a heavy focus on core characters.

==Overview==
The overarching [[gimmick]] for the line is special [[Insignia|faction symbol]] "Shields", which can be scanned with the accompanying [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|''Robots in Disguise'' app]] to temporarily unlock the toy for use in-game.

[[File:RID Legion Bumblebee Packaging Comparison.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|left|Yellow is the new black.]]The line had an impressive ''three'' [[subline imprint]]s. At general retail, the line's additional gimmick for 2016 was ''Mini-Con Weaponizers'', with the focus being on [[Mini-Con]]s that could turn into weapons for the larger figures to wield. For 2017, it was the more expansive ''[[Combiner Force]]'', with the focus on, obviously, combining robots, either as two-component super robots, combining five robots into a traditional [[Combiner]], or a gimmick-activating Mini-Con with a larger partner. Both saw the subline branding and overall packaging design extended to all price points regardless of their relevance to the subline gimmick, including packaging variants of unchanged re-releases of existing figures. In addition, [[Toys"R"Us]] had the [[exclusive]] ''Clash of the Transformers'' subline, a mix of [[redeco]]s, [[retool]]s, and a few all-new sculpts, which overlapped with ''Mini-Con Weaponizers'' in 2016, with the toys being [[co-branding|co-branded]] as part of both subline imprints.

What's particularly remarkable in this case is the sheer longevity of some figures, to a degree not really seen since the days of ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]]'': Despite having already been succeeded by the usual redecos in many instances (as has been the standard for pretty much every line since ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]''), figures of the more prominent characters were frequently re-released in the new packaging styles for the general retail subline imprints listed above. Although toys being carried over into subsequent waves and being given packaging [[variant]]s for the sake of uniform packaging design isn't an unusual occurrence by itself, the shift from "same-character redeco" to "re-release of the original deco" is noticeable, especially with toys continuing to ship in their original decos over two years after their original release, some of them even having been available in ''three'' different packaging styles over the course of the series!
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==Hasbro ''Robots in Disguise'' toyline==
===General retail===
===="Standard" line====
This is, admittedly, a bit of an arbitrary distinction we're making, but given the sheer ''amount'' of product across more price-points than virtually any line in the past has featured, some sorting is in order. These are the more "traditional" toys in "traditional" size classes that the older fanbase would be more likely to care about.

=====Legion Class=====
: After being relegated to limited-release [[redeco]]es for most of [[2014]], the Legion size class returns in full. The ''[[Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' branding has been dropped, along with the larger Commander pricepoint.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#RIDLegion|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#RIDLegion|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Steeljaw (RID)#Legion Class|Steeljaw]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Strongarm (RID)#Legion|Strongarm]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (RID 2015)#Legion|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (RID)#Legion|Sideswipe]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Fixit (RID)#Legion|Fixit]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Underbite#LegionClass|Underbite]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#NightOpsLegion|Night Ops Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (RID)#AlpineStrikeLegion|Alpine Strike Sideswipe]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:RID15-toy FixitLegends.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Legion Fixit (awww!)]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Strongarm (RID)#LegionPatrol|Patrol Mode Strongarm]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ultra Magnus (WFC)#Legion|Ultra Magnus]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Clampdown (RID)#Legion|Clampdown]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (RID)#Legion|Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thunderhoof (RID)#Legion|Thunderhoof]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Windblade (RID)#Legion|Windblade]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#LegionBlizzard|Blizzard Strike Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet (WFC)/toys#RIDLegion|Autobot Ratchet]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (RID)#LegionBlizzard|Blizzard Strike Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Groundpounder (RID)#Toys|Decepticon Groundbuster]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 9'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bisk (RID)#Legion|Bisk]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 10'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Springload (RID)#Legion|Springload]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (WFC)/toys#Legion|Starscream]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 11'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Blurr (Prime)#Legion|Blurr]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 12'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (WFC)#Legion|Cyclonus]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Heatseeker#Legion|Heatseeker]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 13'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Twinferno#Legion|Twinferno]]}}
</ul>
|}
{{Note|The [[wave]] that includes Cyclonus and Heatseeker has apparently been skipped entirely in the United States. While it has been released in numerous international markets such as Asia, Canada, Australia and Europe, stores in the US only received the subsequent wave that includes Twinferno but not those other two. And unlike that latter wave, the Cyclonus/Heatseeker wave has never even solicited to US-based online retailers.}}
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=====Warrior Class=====
: The newly-named "Warrior" assortment is broadly similar to the traditional Deluxe Class, but somewhat simplified for greater accessibility. As such, their MSRP is slightly lower than contemporary Deluxe figures in the ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' line.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#Warriors|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (RID 2015)#Warrior|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Steeljaw (RID)#Warrior|Steeljaw]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Strongarm (RID)#Warrior|Strongarm]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (RID)#Warrior|Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Warrior|Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Jazz (WFC)#Warrior|Autobot Jazz]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (RID)#Warrior|Sideswipe]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#NightOpsWarrior|Night Ops Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (RID 2015)#GoldArmor|Gold Armor Grimlock]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:2015 Rid Deluxe Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Warrior Class Bumblebee]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#NightStrike|Night Strike Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Fracture (RID)#Warrior|Fracture]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[The Fallen/toys#Warrior|Megatronus]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#BlizzardStrikeWarrior|Blizzard Strike Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (RID)#WarriorBlizzard|Blizzard Strike Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Quillfire (RID)#Warrior|Quillfire]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thunderhoof (RID)#Warrior|Thunderhoof]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#PowerSurgeWarrior|Power Surge Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scorponok (WFC)#Robots in Disguise (2015)|Scorponok]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Windblade (RID)#Warrior|Windblade]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bisk (RID)#Warrior|Bisk]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet (WFC)/toys#Warrior|Autobot Ratchet]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scatterspike (RID)#Warrior|Scatterspike]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 9'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Blastwave#Toys|Blastwave]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (RID)#AlpineStrike|Alpine Strike Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (WFC)/toys#Robots in Disguise (2015)|Starscream]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Stormshot#Toys|Stormshot]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 10'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Blurr (Prime)#Warrior|Blurr]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (WFC)/toys#Warrior Class|Soundwave]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Skywarp (WFC)#Robots in Disguise (2015)|Skywarp]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Windblade (RID)#CombinerForceWarrior|Windblade]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 11'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Twinferno#Toys|Autobot Twinferno]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thermidor#Toys|Thermidor]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 12'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bludgeon (Prime)#Robots in Disguise (2015)|Decepticon Bludgeon]]}}
</ul>
|}
{{Note|The wave that features Twinferno as the only new figure was only released in the United States. In all other international Hasbro markets, the wave in which Bludgeon and Thermidor debuted alongside Twinferno was available from the get-go, in most cases long before even the Twinferno-only wave was released in the US.}}

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=====Single-pack Mini-Cons=====

: Featuring single-step transformations, Mini-Con alt-modes are meant to augment larger toys. The first four waves work with the larger "Deployer" figures (see below), forming projectiles (Autobot Buzzsaws, Decepticon Torpedoes, and mostly-Decepticon spheroid [[Cyclone]]s) the larger toys can launch via pressure mechanisms. Replacing the "Deployer" Mini-Cons at the price point, Weaponizers transform into, well, weapons that can he held by or mounted on larger figures via [[5 mm post]]s. They are ''mostly'' one-step-transformations, but a few have extra pull-out parts needed to complete the process.

:All Mini-Cons include a number of clear-plastic accessories, packaged on the sprue, which can be pegged into various sockets on their bodies. The first two waves of figures' accessories can be combined with those from their wavemates to form an "energy animal": a [[Mini-Con armor lion]] for Wave 1, and a [[Mini-Con armor shark]] for Wave 2. The rest? Nope.

:Following the release of the second wave, waves 3 and 4 of the single-pack Mini-Cons arrived notoriously late at retail in the United States, and then only at clearance chains. The Weaponizer Mini-Cons were never found at US retail ''at all''. In some other markets, the first Weaponizer wave was found long ''before'' wave 4 of the original assortment (due to being, well, separate assortments), and wave 2 of the Weaponizers was only released in a very small number of markets.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Divebomb (RID)#Toys|Divebomb]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Dragonus]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sawback]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slipstream (RID)#Toys|Slipstream]]}}
<ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Beastbox (RID)|Beastbox]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Ratbat (WFC)#Toys|Ratbat]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sandsting]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Velocirazor]]}}
<ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Back#Toys|Decepticon Back / Decepticon Forth]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Hammer (RID)#Toys|Decepticon Hammer]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slipstream (RID)#Blizzard|Blizzard Strike Slipstream]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Swelter#Toys|Swelter]]}}
<ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Glacius#Toys|Glacius]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetstorm (RID)#Scorch|Scorch Strike Jetstorm]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Ransack (RID Mini-Con)#Toys|Ransack]]}}
<ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Slipstream RID 2015 toy.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Mini-Con Slipstream]]
|-
|width="25%" valign="top"|'''Weaponizer Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bashbreaker#Toys|Bashbreaker]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Lord Doomitron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slipstream (RID)#WeaponizerSingle|Slipstream]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Tricerashot#Toys|Tricerashot]]}}
<ul>
|
|width="27%" valign="top"|'''Weaponizer Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Dragonus|Decepticon Dragonus]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Lancelon#Toys|Lancelon]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sawtooth (RID)#Toys|Sawtooth]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Windstrike#Toys|Windstrike]]}}
<ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="18%" valign="top"|
|
|width="10%" valign="top"|
|}
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=====Mini-Con Deployers=====
: Packaged with a Mini-Con, Deployers are designed to wield and launch the smaller figures. Keep in mind that with all Deployers, their gimmick only works on a flat surface, as there is a switch that locks the gimmick when the toy is not on a table or the ground. So no, you can't shoot your friends with your Mini-Cons.

:Due to retailers in the United States discontinuing the Deployers assortment, the final wave with Crazybolt was never released at brick and mortar retail in the US, and was only stocked by US-based online retailers following a massive delay. The wave ''did'' see a release in various other markets more or less on schedule, though.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (RID)#Deployer|Autobot Drift]] & [[Jetstorm (RID)#Toys|Jetstorm]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Fracture (RID)#Deployer|Decepticon Fracture]] & [[Airazor (RID)#Toys|Airazor]]}}
<ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (RID)#DeployerBlizzard|Blizzard Strike Autobot Drift]] & [[Jetstorm (RID)#Blizzard|Jetstorm]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Overload (RID)#Toys|Overload]] & [[Backtrack (RID)#Toys|Backtrack]]}}
<ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Crazybolt (RID)#Toys|Crazybolt]] & [[Hammer (RID)#Scorch|Decepticon Hammer]]}}
<ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}

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=====Mini-Con Battle Packs=====
: For the first two [[wave]]s, each Battle Pack includes a roughly Scout-sized "Decepticon Hunter" figure and a Mini-Con opponent; for the third wave, the "Decepticon Hunter" monikers were dropped, with the Mini-Cons now turning into weapons for the included Autobot figures. The Autobot figures include a number of translucent weapon and armor accessories which can also combine into a single large weapon.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#MiniBattlePack|Decepticon Hunter Optimus Prime]] vs. [[Bludgeon (RID 2015)#Toys|Decepticon Bludgeon]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Sideswipe (RID)#MiniBattlePack|Decepticon Hunter Sideswipe]] vs. [[Anvil (RID)#Toys|Decepticon Anvil]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#MiniBattlePack|Decepticon Hunter Bumblebee]] vs. [[Major Mayhem#Toys|Major Mayhem]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Grimlock (RID 2015)#MiniBattlePack|Decepticon Hunter Grimlock]] vs. [[Back#Toys|Decepticon Back]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Strongarm (RID)#MiniBattlePack|Strongarm]] & [[Sawtooth (RID)|Sawtooth]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (RID)#MiniBattlePackAlpine|Sideswipe]] & [[Windstrike]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:RID2015-Minicon-Battle-Pack-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Battle Packs Optimus Prime]]
|}

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=====Mini-Con multi-packs=====
:Big boxes of Mini-Cons! ''Very'' unusually for United States releases, all three 4-Packs feature the same Hasbro product code number as well as the same UPC barcode number, effectively making them the "same" product at the distribution level despite being different toys every time.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Mini-Con 4-Pack''' (1)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Backtrack (RID)#4pack|Blizzard Strike Backtrack]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Beastbox (RID)#4pack|Scorch Strike Beastbox]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Swelter#4pack|Blizzard Strike Swelter]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Undertone#4pack|Scorch Strike Undertone]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Mini-Con 4-Pack''' (2)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Anvil (RID)|Decepticon Anvil]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Hammer (RID)#4pack|Decepticon Hammer]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slipstream (RID)#Toys|Slipstream]] (Weaponizer)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Undertone#Toys|Undertone]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Mini-Con 4-Pack''' (3)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bashbreaker#4pack|Bashbreaker]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Dragonus#4pack|Autobot Dragonus]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Lancelon#Toys|Lancelon]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Lord Doomitron#4pack|Lord Doomitron]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Robots in Disguise LORD DOOMITRON toy.jpg|250px|thumb|Lord Doomitron]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Mini-Con Mega-Pack'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Anvil (RID)#MegaPack|Decepticon Anvil]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Bashbreaker#MegaPack|Bashbreaker]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Beastbox (RID)#MegaPack|Beastbox]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Divebomb (RID)#MegaPack|Divebomb]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Back#MegaPack|Decepticon Forth]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Hammer (RID)#MegaPack|Decepticon Hammer]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Lord Doomitron#MegaPack|Lord Doomitron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Ratbat (WFC)#MegaPack|Ratbat]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sandsting#MegaPack|Sandsting]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sawback#MegaPack|Sawback]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Swelter#MegaPack|Swelter]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Tricerashot#MegaPack|Tricerashot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Undertone#MegaPack|Undertone]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Velocirazor#MegaPack|Velocirazor]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Windstrike#MegaPack|Windstrike]]}}
</ul>
|}
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====Simple transformation====
With its larger focus on the younger set, ''Robots in Disguise'' produced a ''lot'' of toys with either very simple transformations, or no transformation at all.

=====One-Step Changers=====
:Sub-Deluxe-scale figures with (mostly) single-step transformations, as advertised. As a consequence of the assortment's longevity, numerous characters have received two or even three all-new figures by 2017.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#OneStep|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (RID)#OneStep|Sideswipe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Strongarm (RID)#OneStepChanger|Strongarm]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Underbite#Toys|Underbite]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Fixit (RID)#OneStepChanger|Fixit]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (RID 2015)#OneStep|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Steeljaw (RID)#OneStepChanger|Steeljaw]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (RID)#One-Step Changers|Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Fracture (RID)#OneStep|Decepticon Fracture]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thunderhoof (RID)#OneStep|Thunderhoof]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#OneStepNightOps|Night Ops Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (RID)#OneStepNinja|Ninja Mode Sideswipe]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:RID2015OneStepThunderhoof.jpg|thumb|right|250px|One-Step Thunderhoof]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (RID 2015)#OneStepGold|Gold Armor Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Strongarm (RID)#OneStepPatrol|Patrol Mode Strongarm]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#PatrolMode|Bumblebee]] (new tooling)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Quillfire (RID)#OneStep|Quillfire]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (RID)#OneStepSwitchblade|Sideswipe]] (new tooling)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Springload (RID)#OneStep|Springload]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#OneStep2016|Optimus Prime]] (new tooling)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (RID)#OneStepBlizzard|Blizzard Strike Sideswipe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Strongarm (RID)#OneStep2016|Strongarm]] (new tooling)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bisk (RID)#OneStep|Bisk]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#OneStepEnergonBoost|Energon Boost Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet (WFC)/toys#OneStep|Autobot Ratchet]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 9'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#CombinerForce1Step|Bumblebee]] (new tooling)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (RID)#CombinerForceOneStep|Autobot Drift]] (new tooling)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#OneStep2017|Optimus Prime]] (new tooling)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 10'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Blurr (Prime)#OneStep|Blurr]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (RID)#CombinerForce1Step|Sideswipe]] (new tooling)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 11'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Heatseeker#OneStep|Heatseeker]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Strongarm (RID)#OneStep2017|Strongarm]] (new tooling)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 12'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (WFC)/toys#OneStep|Soundwave]]}}
|}

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=====Three-Step Changers / Hyper Change Heroes=====
:Three-Step Changers, aka "Hyper Change Heroes" (see the [[#Notes|Notes]] section for more) succeed the ''Age of Extinction'' Flip & Change toys as a large, simple-to-transform price point. Unlike those figures, however, there is no unified [[transformation]] scheme. For unknown reasons, the assortment was effectively put on hold at US retail for the better part of 2016, with wave 7 finally being found nine months (!) after it had first appeared in Australia. Subsequently, the assortment continued at a regular pace. In 2017, each figure was given a different, [[trademark]]ed (!), [[gimmick]]-y call-out on the packaging such as "Hyper-Flip", "Hyper-Twist", "Hyper-Swoop", "Hyper-Hook", "Hyper-Turn" or "Hyper-Vault".

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#HyperchangeHeroes|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (RID 2015)#HyperchangeHeroes|Grimlock]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#HyperChange|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Steeljaw (RID)#HyperChange|Steeljaw]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (RID)#ThreeStep|Sideswipe]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:RID20153StepGrimlock.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Three-Step Grimlock]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#ThreeStepNight|Night Ops Bumblebee]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (RID)#ThreeStepBlizzard|Blizzard Strike Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thunderhoof (RID)#ThreeStep|Thunderhoof]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (RID 2015)#ThreeStepStealthasaurus|Stealthasaurus Rex Grimlock]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (RID)#ThreeStep|Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#ThreeStepEnergon|Energon Boost Bumblebee]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 9'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bisk (RID)#3Step|Bisk]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 10'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#HyperFlip|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#HyperFlip|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 11'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (RID 2015)#HyperSwoop|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thunderhoof (RID)#SeismicStrike|Seismic Strike Thunderhoof]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 12'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Steeljaw (RID)#CybertronStrike|Cybertron Strike Steeljaw]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#PowerSurge3Step|Power Surge Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (WFC)/toys#3Step|Soundwave]]}}
|}
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=====Crash Combiners=====
:Part of the "Combiner Force" third-year line, these Scout-sized individuals have simple transformations to robot mode. Crash them together in vehicle mode to form a super robot!

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (RID)#Crash Combiners|Sideswipe]] / [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#Crash Combiners|Bumblebee]] ([[Beeside#Toys|Beeside]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Strongarm (RID)#Crash Combiners|Strongarm]] / [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Crash Combiners|Optimus Prime]] ([[Primestrong#Toys|Primestrong]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Skysledge]] / [[Stormhammer]] ([[Skyhammer (RID)#Toys|Skyhammer]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Dragstrip (WFC)#CrashCombiner|Dragstrip]] / [[Wildbreak#CrashCombiner|Wildbreak]] ([[Dragbreak#Toys|Dragbreak]])}}
{{Bp-a1|Lunar Force [[Strongarm (RID)#Crash Combiners|Strongarm]] / [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Crash Combiners|Optimus Prime]] ([[Primestrong#LunarForce|Primestrong]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Shockdrive]] / [[Warnado]] ([[Shocknado#Toys|Shocknado]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (RID 2015)#Crash Combiners|Grimlock]] / [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Primelock|Optimus Prime]] ([[Primelock#Toys|Primelock]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Saberhorn#Robots in Disguise (2015)|Saberhorn]] / [[Bisk (RID)#CrashCombiner|Bisk]] ([[Saberclaw#Toys|Saberclaw]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}

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=====Team Combiners=====
:Part of the "Combiner Force" third-year line, these scout-class figures have simple transformations. The full groups can combine into larger robots.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Ultra Bee#Toys|Ultra Bee]] ([[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#Team Combiners|Bumblebee]], [[Drift (RID)#Team Combiners|Drift]],
[[Grimlock (RID 2015)#Team Combiners|Grimlock]], [[Sideswipe (RID)#Team Combiners|Sideswipe]], [[Strongarm (RID)#Team Combiners|Strongarm]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Menasor (RID)#Toys|Menasor]] ([[Dragstrip (WFC)#Toys|Dragstrip]], [[Heatseeker#Menasor|Heetseeker]], [[Motormaster (WFC)#Toys|Motormaster]], [[Slashmark#Toys|Slashmark]], [[Wildbreak#Toys|Wildbreak]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Galvatronus (RID)#Toys|Galvatronus]] ([[Cyberwarp#Toys|Cyberwarp]], [[Cyclonus (WFC)#TeamCombiner|Cyclonus]], [[Riotgear#Toys|Riotgear]], [[Skyjack (RID)#Toys|Skyjack]], [[Treadshock#Toys|Treadshock]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}

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=====Activator Combiners=====
Part of the ''[[Combiner Force]]'' third-year series, these Deluxe-ish-level toys have extra "assault vehicle" modes (akin to the "[[Stealth Force]]" of the past) that are activated by plugging in their packed-in Mini-Con partner.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Stuntwing]] & [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#Activator|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Trickout]] & [[Strongarm (RID)#Activator|Strongarm]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Great Byte]] & [[Sideswipe (RID)#Activator|Sideswipe]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hi-Test (RID)|Hi-Test]] & [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Activator|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Laserbeak (WFC)#Activator|Laserbeak]] & [[Soundwave (WFC)/toys#Activator|Soundwave]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
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=====Large-scale figures=====
:Specialty toys even bigger than the normal 3-Steps.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Power Surge'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#PowerSurge|Power Surge Bumblebee]] (w/ [[Buzzstrike#Toys|Buzzstrike]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (RID)#PowerSurge|Power Surge Sideswipe]] (w/ [[Windstrike#Toys|Windstrike]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#RIDPowerSurge|Power Surge Optimus Prime]] (w/ [[Aerobolt]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Titan Changers (Wave 1)'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#Titan Changers|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Titan Changers|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Titan Changers (Wave 2)'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (RID)#Titan Changers|Sideswipe]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Misc'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#RIDSuper|Super Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Mega|Mega Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (RID 2015)#Stomp&Chomp|Stomp & Chomp Grimlock]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
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===Exclusives===
<big>'''Toys"R"Us</big>'''
;"Clash of the Transformers"
A pretty sizable [[subline imprint]] of exclusives, a mix of [[redeco]]s, [[retool]]s and even some wholly-new molds. The line-up was released in Australia, Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom and Germany, except for Warrior Class Megatronus, who was only released in the US, and the "Decepticon Island Showdown" set, which was not released in Europe.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Legion 2-packs'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#LegionClash|Bumblebee]] vs [[Underbite#LegionClash|Underbite]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#LegionClash|Optimus Prime]] vs [[The Fallen/toys#LegionClash|Megatronus]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Warrior Class Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#ClashWarrior|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#ClashWarrior|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (RID)#ClashWarrior|Sideswipe]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Warrior Class Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[The Fallen/toys#WarriorClash|Megatronus]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Warrior Class Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#ClashPowerSurge|Power Surge Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (WFC)/toys#Robots in Disguise (2015)|Starscream]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Paralon (RID)#Toys|Paralon]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:RID2015-Warrior-Class-Megatronus-CotT.jpg|250px|thumb|Toys"R"Us-exclusive Megatronus]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Three-Step Changers'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#3StepClash|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#3StepClash|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Mega Five-Step'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[The Fallen/toys#5step|Megatronus]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Power Heroes'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (WFC)/toys#PowerHeroes|Power Surge Starscream]] & Mini-Con [[Lancelon#PowerHeroes|Lancelon]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|"'''Decepticon Island Showdown'''"
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#DecepticonIslandShowdown|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Steeljaw (RID)#DecepticonIslandShowdown|Steeljaw]]}}
* [[Stasis pod#Robots in Disguise (2015)|Stasis pod]] accessory
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
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<big>'''Target</big>'''
:'''Robots in Disguise Collection''' (One-Step 6-pack)
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#RIDCollection|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (RID 2015)#RIDCollection|Grimlock]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#RIDCollection|Optimus Prime]] "Special Edition Figure"}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (RID)#RIDCollection|Sideswipe]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Steeljaw (RID)#RIDCollection|Steeljaw]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Underbite#RIDCollection|Underbite]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{Note|This 6-pack was also available as a [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusive in Canada and as a general retail release in Latin America (or at least in Brazil), and a year later also as a Target exclusive in Australia and as a Tesco exclusive in the United Kingdom.}}
{{-}}

==TakaraTomy ''Adventure'' toyline==
{{anchor|Japan}}
[[TakaraTomy]]'s take on the line, dubbed "''Transformers: Adventure''" (トランスフォーマーアドベンチャー), generally features more [[paint operation]]s per figure, and is filled out with a number of molds from other series, including ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'', ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime]]'', ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'', and even ''[[Transformers Animated (toyline)|Animated]]''.

They have a similar scan-sticker gimmick to the Hasbro line, except the only thing they do in the app is mark them down in a collection checklist. The "imported" molds usually got minor [[retool]]ing to accommodate the new stickers.

Beginning with wave 14, the figures were released in redesigned packaging under the ''Prime of Micron'' [[subline imprint]].

{{note|Toys in italics are exclusive to the TakaraTomy line. This will not include the toys that are barely-changed versions of the then-recent toys brought in from the non-''Robots in Disguise'' molds (aka "most of the blatantly-G1 characters").}}

===Adventure Series===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[March 21|3-21]]-2015)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|TAV01 [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#Warrior Class|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TAV02 [[Grimlock (RID 2015)#Warrior|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TAV03 [[Strongarm (RID)#Warrior Class|Strongarm]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TAV04 [[Steeljaw (RID)#Warrior Class|Steeljaw]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TAV05 [[Fixit (RID)#Adventure|Fixit]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TAV06 [[Underbite#One-Step Changers|Underbite]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TAV07 ''[[Roadblock (RID)|Roadblock]]''}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|TAV08 ''[[Greejeeber]]''}}
{{Bp-a1|TAV09 ''[[Swoop (WFC)|Swoop]]''}}
{{Bp-a1|TAV10 ''[[Slug (FOC)|Slug]]''}}
{{Bp-d1|TAV11 ''[[Knock Out (Prime)#Adventure 2|Bloody Knock Out]]''}}
{{Bp-d1|TAV12 ''[[Dreadwing (Prime)#Adventure|Dreadwing]]''}}
{{Bp-a1d1|TAV VS01 Bumblebee VS Steeljaw}}
{{Bp-a1d1|TAV VS02 ''Grimlock VS Greejeeber''}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[April 25|4-25]]-2015)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|TAV13 ''[[Nemesis Prime (RID)|Nemesis Prime]]''}}
{{Bp-a1|TAV14 ''[[Ultra Magnus (WFC)#Adventure 2|Ultra Magnus]]''}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[May 30|5-30]]-2015)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|TAV15 ''[[Lockdown (RID)|Lockdown]]''}}
{{Bp-d1|TAV16 [[Bombshell (RID)|Bombshell]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TAV17 [[Shrapnel (RID)|Shrapnel]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Greejeeber Adventure toy.jpg|250px|thumb|Greejeeber]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[June 27|6-27]]-2015)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|TAV18 [[Drift (RID)#Warrior Class|Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TAV19 [[Powerglide (RID)|Powerglide]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TAV20 [[Cosmos (RID)|Adams]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|TAV VS03 ''Strongarm VS [[Phantomjaw#Toys|Phantomjaw]]''}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' ([[July 25|7-25]]-2015)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|TAV21 ''[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#TAV21|Optimus Prime]]''}}
{{Bp-a1|TAV22 [[Sideswipe (RID)#Warrior Class|Sideswipe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TAV23 [[Jazz (WFC)#Robots in Disguise (2015)|Jazz]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6''' ([[August 29|8-29]]-2015)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|TAV24 Micronshooter Fracture Set ([[Fracture (RID)#Deployer|Fracture]] w/ [[Airazor (RID)#Toys|Airazor]] & [[Sandsting#Adventure|Sandstinger]])}}
{{Bp-d1|TAV25 ''[[Runabout (RID)|Decepticon Runabout]]''}}
{{Bp-a1|TAV26 ''[[Override (RID)|Override]]''}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7''' ([[September 19|9-19]]-2015)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|TAV27 Micronshooter Drift Set ([[Drift (RID)#Mini-Con Deployers|Drift]] w/ [[Slipstream (RID)#Adventure|Slipstream]] & [[Jetstorm (RID)#Adventure|Jetstorm]])}}
{{Bp-d1|TAV28 ''[[Vehicon (Prime)#Adventure|Ground Vehicon General]]''}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8''' ([[October 24|10-24]]-2015)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|TAV29 ''[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#TAV29|Bumblebee Supreme Mode]]''}}
{{Bp-a1|TAV30 ''[[Grimlock (RID 2015)#Adventure|Battle Grimlock]]''}}
{{Bp-d1|TAV31 ''[[Black Shadow (RID)|Black Shadow]]''}}
{{Bp-d1|TAV32 ''[[Rumble (WFC)#Adventure|Rumble]] & [[Frenzy (WFC)#Adventure|Frenzy]]''}}
{{Bp-a1|TAV VS04 ''Sideswipe & [[Ricochet (RID)|Stepper]]''}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 9''' ([[November 14|11-14]]-2015)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|TAV33 ''[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#TAV33|Optimus Prime Supreme Mode]]''}}
{{Bp-a1|TAV VS05 ''[[Drift (G1)#Adventure|Drift Origin Mode]] & [[Jazz (WFC)#Adventure|Jazz Battle Mode]]''}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 10''' ([[December 19|12-19]]-2015)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|TAV34 EZ Collection [[Bee Team (RID)|Team Bumblebee]] VS Megatronus Set ([[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#TAV34|Bumblebee]], [[Strongarm (RID)#TAV34|Strongarm]], [[Sideswipe (RID)#TAV34|Sideswipe]], [[The Fallen/toys#TAV34|Megatronus]])}}
{{Bp-a1d1|TAV35 EZ Collection Autobot VS Decepticon Set ([[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#TAV35|Optimus Prime]], [[Grimlock (RID 2015)#TAV35|Grimlock]], [[Steeljaw (RID)#TAV35|Steeljaw]], [[Underbite#TAV35|Underbite]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 11''' ([[January 30|1-30]]-[[2016]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|TAV36 [[Fracture (RID)#Robots in Disguise (2015)|Fracture]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Adventuretoy Barithunder.jpg|250px|thumb|Micron Barithunder]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 12''' ([[February 27|2-27]]-2016)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|TAV37 [[The Fallen/toys#Warrior|Megatronus]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 13''' ([[March 19|3-19]]-2016)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|TAV38 [[Thunderhoof (RID)#Toys|Thunderhoof]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TAV39 [[Quillfire (RID)#Toys|Quillfire]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 14''' ([[April 23|4-23]]-2016)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|TAV40 ''[[Ironjam]] & [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#TAV40|Bumblebee Iron Armor]]''}}
{{Bp-a1|TAV41 ''[[Gravity]] & [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#TAV41|Optimus Prime Gravity Armor]]''}}
{{Bp-a1|TAV42 ''[[Volcano (RID)|Volcano]] & [[Grimlock (RID 2015)#TAV42|Grimlock Volcano Armor]]''}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|TAV43 ''[[Barithunder]] & [[Sideswipe (RID)#TAV43|Sideswipe Thunder Armor]]''}}
{{Bp-a1|TAV44 ''[[Sideswipe (RID)#TAV44|Sideswipe]] & [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#TAV44|Bumblebee]] - Supreme Armor Set''}}
{{Bp-a1|TAV45 ''[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#TAV45|Optimus Prime]] & [[Grimlock (RID 2015)#TAV45|Grimlock]] - Supreme Armor Set''}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Micron Series''' ([[April 29|4-29]]-2016)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|TMC01 [[Jetstorm (RID)#Adventure|Jetstorm]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TMC02 [[Slipstream (RID)#Toys|Slipstream]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TMC03 [[Divebomb (RID)#Toys|Divebomb]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TMC04 [[Airazor (RID)#Adventure|Airazor]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TMC05 ''[[Windra]]''}}
{{Bp-d1|TMC06 ''[[Psychobat (RID)|Psychobat]]''}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 15''' ([[May 28|5-28]]-2016)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|TAV46 [[Overload (RID)#Toys|Overload]] (w/ [[Backtrack (RID)#Toys|Backtrack]])}}
{{Bp-d1|TAV47 [[Crazybolt (RID)#Toys|Crazybolt]] (w/ [[Ransack (RID Mini-Con)#Toys|Ransack]])}}
{{Bp-a1d1|TAV48 EZ Collection Team Bumblebee VS Thunderhoof Set (Bumblebee, Fixit, Thunderhoof, Windblade)}}
{{Bp-a1d1|TAV49 EZ Collection Autobots VS Clampdown ([[Clampdown (RID)#Adventure|Clampdown]], [[Drift (RID)#TAV49|Drift]], [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#TAV49|Optimus Prime]], [[Ratchet (WFC)/toys#TAV49|Ratchet]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 16''' ([[June 25|6-25]]-2016)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|TAV50 [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Power Surge|Hyper Surge Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 17''' ([[July 23|7-23]]-2016)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|TAV51 [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#Power Surge|Hyper Surge Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TAV52 [[Sawtooth (RID)#Toys|Sawtooth]] & [[Strongarm (RID)#Battle Packs|Strongarm Torrent Armor]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:TF-Adventure-TAV55-Nemesis-Prime.jpg|250px|thumb|Nemesis Prime]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 18''' ([[August 28|8-28]]-2016)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|TAV53 [[Sideswipe (RID)#Power Heroes|Hyper Surge Sideswipe]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TAV54 [[Scorponok (WFC)#Toys|Scorponok]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 19''' ([[September 24|9-24]]-2016)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|TAV55 [[Windblade (RID)#Toys|Windblade]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TAV56 ''[[Nemesis Prime (RID)#TAV56|Nemesis Prime]]''}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 20''' ([[October 29|10-29]]-2016)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|TAV57 [[Starscream (WFC)/toys#Robots in Disguise (2015)|Hyper Surge Starscream]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TAV58 [[Windstrike#Toys|Windstrike]] & [[Sideswipe (RID)#TAV58|Sideswipe Wind Armor]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TAV59 [[Ratchet (WFC)/toys#Robots in Disguise (2015)|Ratchet]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TAV60 [[Bisk (RID)#Toys|Bisk]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 21''' ([[November 26|11-26]]-2016)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|TAV61 [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#TAV61|God Optimus Prime Micron Set]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TAV62 [[Starscream (WFC)/toys#Robots in Disguise (2015)|Starscream]]}}
|}

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===Easy Dynamic Series===
This "subline" of ''Adventure'' is made up of the 3-Step and 1-Step Changers that didn't get rolled into the normal line.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[March 21|3-21]]-2015)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|TED-01 [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#HyperchangeHeroes|Big Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TED-02 [[Grimlock (RID 2015)#HyperchangeHeroes|Big Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TED-03 [[Sideswipe (RID)#OneStep|Sideswipe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TED-04 [[Prowl (WFC)#Adventure|Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TED-05 [[Junkion (RID)#Toys|Junkion]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[April 25|4-25]]-2015)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|TED-06 [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#HyperChange|Big Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[May 30|5-30]]-2015)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|TED-07 [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#OneStep|Bumblebee]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[June 27|6-27]]-2015)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|TED-08 [[Steeljaw (RID)#OneStepChanger|Steeljaw]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TED-09 [[Grimlock (RID 2015)#OneStep|Grimlock]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' ([[July 25|7-25]]-2015)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|TED-10 [[Strongarm (RID)#One-Step Changers|Strongarm]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6''' ([[August 29|8-29]]-2015)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|TED-11 [[Steeljaw (RID)#HyperChange|Big Steeljaw]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7''' ([[September 19|9-19]]-2015)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|TED-12 [[Thunderhoof (RID)#OneStep|Thunderhoof]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8''' ([[October 24|10-24]]-2015)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|TED-13 [[Drift (RID)#One-Step Changers|Drift]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TED-14 [[Fracture (RID)#One-Step Changers|Fracture]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 9''' ([[November 14|11-14]]-2015)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|TED-15 [[Sideswipe (RID)#Hyper Change Heroes / 3-Step Changers|Big Sideswipe]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 10''' ([[January 30|1-30]]-2016)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|TED-16 [[Thunderhoof (RID)#ThreeStep|Big Thunderhoof]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TED-17 [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#PatrolMode|Quick Bumblebee]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 11''' ([[February 27|2-27]]-2016)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|TED-18 [[Drift (RID)#TED18|Big Drift]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TED-19 [[Springload (RID)#Toys|Springload]]}}
|}

===Exclusives===

;Retail/online
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[TakaraTomy Mall]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Ratbat (WFC)#Robots in Disguise (2015)|Ratbat]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|''[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#ClearLegion|Bumblebee Clear Ver.]]''}}
{{Bp-a1|''[[Burn]]''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Divebomb (RID)#Toys|Divebomb]]}}
{{Bp-a1|''[[Ink]]''}}
{{Bp-a1|''[[Toys"R"Us Prime#Toys|Jeffrey Prime]]''}}
{{Bp-a1|''[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#EZCollection|Optimus Prime Clear Ver.]]''}}
{{Bp-a1|''[[Toys"R"Us Prime#Toys|Toys"R"Us Prime (Legion)]]''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Velocirazor]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Multiple outlets'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Beastbox (RID)#Toys|Beastbox]]}}
{{Bp-a1|''[[Grimlock (RID 2015)#LegionClear|Grimlock Clear Ver.]]''}}
{{Bp-a1|''[[Rain]]''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sawback#Toys|Sawback]]}}
{{Bp-a1|''[[Sideswipe (RID)#ClearLegion|Sideswipe Clear Ver.]]''}}
{{Bp-d1|''[[Steeljaw (RID)#LegionClear|Steeljaw Clear Ver.]]''}}
{{Bp-a1|''[[Sting (RID)|Sting]]''}}
{{Bp-a1|''[[Strongarm (RID)#LegionClear|Strongarm Clear Ver.]]''}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:TF-Adventure-EZ-Collection-Clear-Optimus-Prime.jpg|250px|thumb|Optimus Prime Clear Ver.]]
|}

;Media mail-aways
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[TV Magazine]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#BlackKnight|Black Knight Bumblebee]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers Generations 2015]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|TAV VS-SP ''[[Dogfight (RID)#Toys|Dogfight]] vs [[Runamuck (RID)#Toys|Decepticon Runamuck]]''}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}

==Merchandise==
;Titan Guardians
:6-inch minimally-articulated action figures sold mainly through "budget" stores.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#TitanGuardian|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#TitanGuardian|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (RID)#TitanGuardian|Sideswipe]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Steeljaw (RID)#TitanGuardian|Steeljaw]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}

{{-}}
;Titan Heroes
:12-inch minimally-articulated action figures sold at more places than the smaller Guardians, including major brick-and-mortar retailers.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#TitanHero|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#TitanHero|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Steeljaw (RID)#TitanHero|Steeljaw]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (RID)#TitanHero|Sideswipe]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (RID 2015)#TitanHero|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (RID)#TitanHero|Autobot Drift]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Electronic Titan Heroes'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#TitanHeroElectronic|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#TitanHeroElectronic|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}

{{-}}
;Tiny Titans
{{main|Tiny Titans}}
:Small soft-plastic figurines sold in individual [[Blindpacking|blindpacked]] bags, this line features a mix of characters from ''Robots in Disguise'', "[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]" and other past ''Transformers'' franchises... though they're all rendered in a very ''Robots in Disguise'' fashion, especially the art on the packed-in cards. We'll only list the ''Robots in Disguise'' characters here, see the main article for the full lineup.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Series 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bisk (RID)#Tiny Titans|Bisk]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/merchandise#Tiny Titans|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (RID 2015)#Tiny Titans|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Hammerstrike (RID)#Tiny Titans|Hammerstrike]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/merchandise#Tiny Titans|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (RID)#Tiny Titans|Sideswipe]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Steeljaw (RID)#Tiny Titans|Steeljaw]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Strongarm (RID)#Tiny Titans|Strongarm]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thunderhoof (RID)#Tiny Titans|Thunderhoof]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Underbite#Tiny Titans|Underbite]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Series 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Quillfire (RID)#Tiny Titans|Quillfire]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Terrashock#Tiny Titans|Terrashock]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Series 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (RID)#Tiny Titans|Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Filch#Tiny Titans|Filch]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Fixit (RID)#Tiny Titans|Fixit]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Fracture (RID)#Tiny Titans|Decepticon Fracture]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Springload (RID)#Tiny Titans|Springload]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Series 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Clampdown (RID)#Tiny Titans|Clampdown]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Fracture (RID)#Tiny Titans|Decepticon Fracture]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (RID 2015)#Tiny Titans|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[The Fallen/toys#Tiny Titans|Megatron]] (aka Megatronus)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/merchandise#TinyTitans2|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1| [[Sideswipe (RID)#Tiny Titans|Sideswipe]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Series 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (RID)#TinyTitans2|Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jazz (WFC)#Tiny Titans|Autobot Jazz]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Octopunch (RID)#Tiny Titans|Octopunch]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Steeljaw (RID)#Tiny Titans|Steeljaw]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Strongarm (RID)#TinyTitans2|Strongarm]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thunderhoof (RID)#TinyTitans2|Thunderhoof]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Windblade (RID)#Tiny Titans|Windblade]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Series 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/merchandise#TinyTitans2|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Crazybolt (RID)#Tiny Titans|Crazybolt]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Minitron#Tiny Titans|Minimus Ambus]] (aka Minitron)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Nightstrike#Tiny Titans|Nightstrike]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/merchandise#TinyTitans3|Optimus Prime]]}}
|}

{{-}}
;Role-play

:*[[Decepticon Hunter]] sword
:*Bumblebee 2 in 1 Blaster

{{-}}

==Notes==
[[File:RID Combiner Force 3-Step Wave 3R2 Case.jpg|thumb|upright=1.0|right|Hasbro said "Three-Step Changers" is the final name of the assortment. Apparently Hasbro didn't get the memo.]]
* The first year of the line lacked assortment names on the toys' packaging, which led to some confusion as to the "final" names of certain size classes, as several alternate working names have popped up through official channels.
**The "One-Step Changers" are identified as "One-Step ''Warriors''" on multiple international versions of the Hasbro website, a name that popped up on several US retailers' sites as well... ''and'' briefly on the US Hasbro website.
**The "Three-Step Changers" (aka "3-Step Changers") are referred to as "Hyper Change Heroes" (or "Hyperchange Heroes") across multiple international Hasbro and individual retailer websites. Hasbro's PR releases all use "Three-Step Changers", and a Hasbro representative at [[BotCon 2015]] (and later [[BotCon 2016]]) further confirmed that "Three-Step Changers" was supposed to be the final name. Despite this, Hasbro shipping cases still say "Hyper Change Heroes" as of 2017.
*The [[wave]] numbering used on this page is a convenience, where only waves that actually introduce new toys (either new sculpts or redecos of existing figures) are counted. Hasbro's official wave numbering includes waves that consist entirely of changed line-ups of previously released figures. In the case of the One-Step Changers, for example, the final wave is officially "wave 16", even though there were only 12 waves that introduced any new product.
* On multiple occasions, major updates to the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game]]'s list of available characters and variations thereof have indirectly revealed massive bulks of previously unannounced toys.
* Take note that the insignia stickers from the ''Mini-Con Weaponizer/Combiner Force'' re-releases of the original Warrior/Legion Class figures only unlock Energon currencies in the mobile game instead of the characters.
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==References==
*[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/press-releases-28/nycc-2014-transformers-robots-in-disguise-press-release-181308/ NYCC 2014 - TRANSFORMERS: ROBOTS IN DISGUISE Press Release]

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Transformers: BotBots (toyline)

2022-03-26T18:20:55Z

SoundJack426: /* Series 6 (2023) */ The screenrant article says there is a CD amongst the Gamer Geeks. I assuming that's what's the Pucksie repaint is instead of a speaker (?)

{{Nav-botbots}}
[[File:BotBotsPromoArt.jpg|thumb|right|450px|Don't eat the ones that turn into food, or you'll get botbotulism!]]

'''''Transformers: BotBots''''' is a toyline released in late [[2018]], involving small, cartoony, [[super deformed]] robot characters who transform into mundane items. These 1-inch tall soft-plastic bots are marketed in the same style as the insanely popular ''{{w|Shopkins}}'' toys and other collectible mini-toys. The line is heavily aimed at young children, with wackiness and toilet humor galore.

{{Quote|One stormy night at a [[mall (BotBots)|mall]] nearby, [[energon]] power fell from the sky. It hit the mall with its powerful might, and gave everyday objects robot life!|official synopsis}}

==Overview==
[[File:TransformersBotBotstoys.jpg|thumb|right|300px|If ever there was a time to give us a new toy of [[Ejector]], Hasbro, this is it.]]

Each BotBot is a tiny, roughly-1-inch tall PVC-plastic toy that converts from a robot into some other object in a few short, simple steps. Though accessories are exceedingly rare in the line, many BotBots have hands that are compatible with accessories that use [[C joint|3mm posts]].

Each character belongs to a themed team depending on the "store" their [[alternate mode]] is found in, though the individual members of the team are spread out among a '''''lot''''' of packages. The three main price points in the line, found in every Series, are:

* '''[[Blindpacking|Blind Bag]] Mystery Figures''' with a single Bot inside
* '''5-Packs''' with two Bots from the pack's theme team, two Bots from two other teams, and an additional blind-packed (but ''not'' random) Bot
* '''8-Packs''' with two Bots from the pack's theme team, five Bots from five other teams, and an additional blind-packed (but not random) Bot

There are also several special price points introduced in later Series:

* '''Arcade Renegades Surprise''' packs with twelve Bots from the pack's theme team, and four from other teams (well, usually)
* '''Surprise Unboxing''' packs with ten individual capsules inside, containing five Bots, one "Winner's Circle" gold Bot, and four stickers

Naturally, there is a ton of overlap, with many figures available in multiple different packs; some Bots can be found in up to ''four'' different packages per Series. These redundant Bots are meant to encourage trading among the kids.

In the first three Series, the blind-packed portions are opened by pulling up a tearable flap on the back of the card, revealing a perforated paper layer. The instructions say to then push the plastic bubble with both thumbs to pop the Bot out through the paper, but you can just tear the paper and pull it out too. By Series 4, these tearaway flaps were removed to discourage in-store theft.

The Blind Bag Mystery Figures have individual ID numbers that allow you to tell what toy is inside. For Series 1, these are lightly embossed (by hand, strangely) on the back of the card on the bottom-right, near the pull-up flap. There are clearer, stamped-on ID codes located ''under'' the flap, though pulling them up while you're still in the store may get you in trouble. In all later Series, the ID numbers are instead properly printed onto the back of the card, near the top edge under the peg-hook. The blindpacked portions of 5-packs and 8-packs also have hand-embossed numbers to identify the Lost Bot/Winner's Circle Bot inside, but we tell you what's in there anyway, so.
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==Toyline==
As each individual toy can appear in multiple multi-packs, this section is... a little more complicated than most. For each Series, we'll first list a complete roster of characters, broken down by their "tribes", then a listing of the individual packages and their contents.

===Series 1 (2019)===
;Character roster
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Backpack Bunch]]'''
* [[Cranks]]
* [[Ms. Take]]
* [[Point Dexter]]
* [[Professor Wellread]]
* [[Slappyhappy]]
* [[Snippy Snappy]]
* [[Sticky McGee]]
* [[Totes Magotes]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Greaser Gang]]'''
* [[Angry Cheese]]
* [[Duderoni]]
* [[Fottle Barts]]
* [[Hawt Diggity]]
* [[S'up Dawg]]
* [[Shredder Jack]]
* [[Spud Muffin]]
* [[Twerple Burple]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Jock Squad]]'''
* [[Arctic Guzzlerush]]
* [[Batsby]]
* [[Fit Ness Monster]]
* [[Kidd Klobber]]
* [[Laceface]]
* [[Pucksie]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''The [[Lost Bots]]'''
* [[Bonz-Eye]]
* [[Burgertron]]
* [[Clogstopper]]
* [[Dimlit]]
* [[Frostferatu]]
* [[Game Over]]
* [[Stinkeye Stapleton]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:BotBots series 1 checklist.jpg|right|thumb|200px|]]
|-
|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Shed Heads]]'''
* [[Cuddletooth]]
* [[Fun Gus]]
* [[Grit Sandwood]]
* [[Major Lee Screwge]]
* [[Nail Byter]]
* [[Rootwing]]
* [[Slobber Rock]]
* [[Venus Frogtrap]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Sugar Shocks]]'''
* [[Cocoa Crazy]]
* [[Lolly Licks]]
* [[Nrjeez]]
* [[The Plop Father]]
* [[Remorsel]]
* [[Sippy Slurps]]
* [[Sprinkleberry D'uhnut]]
* [[Unilla Icequeencone]]
* [[Waddlepop]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Techie Team]]'''
* [[Chilla Gorilla]]
* [[Dr. Moggly]]
* [[Fomo]]
* [[Goob Toob]]
* [[Raddhaxx]]
* [[S.A. Cheez]]
* [[Screen Fiend]]
* [[Skillz Punk]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toilet Troop]]'''
* [[Frohawk]]
* [[King Toots]]
* [[Nobeeoh]]
* [[Poo Sham]]
* [[Sergeant Scrubadub]]
* [[Stinkosaurus Rex]]
* [[Sudsbeard]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}

;Packages
{{note|Single-pack bots are listed with their ID numbers. Bots in italics are found '''only''' in that pack. Entries highlighted in green are "recommended" buys, minimizing the cost/number of sets to complete a Series.}}

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Blind Bag Mystery Figures'''
* #1 ''Stinkosaurus Rex''
* #2 ''Sergeant Scrubadub''
* #3 ''Nobeeoh''
* #4 ''Cocoa Crazy''
* #5 Sippy Slurps
* #6 ''Remorsel''
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* #7 Skillz Punk
* #8 ''Fomo''
* #9 ''S.A. Cheez''
* #10 S'up Dawg
* #11 ''Twerple Burple''
* #12 Spud Muffin (#12)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* #13 ''Rootwing''
* #14 Venus Frogtrap
* #15 ''Fun Gus''
* #16 ''Slobber Rock''
* #17 ''Frostferatu''
* #18 Dimlit
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|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* #19 ''Professor Wellread''
* #20 ''Snippy Snappy''
* #21 ''Totes Magotes''
* #22 ''Cranks''
* #23 Batsby
* #24 Kidd Klobber
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=6|[[File:BotBots-toy S1-MysteryFigure.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Series 1 Blind Bag Mystery Figure]][[File:BotBots-toy S1-5packs.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Series 1 5-pack samples]][[File:BotBots-toy S1-8packs.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Series 1 8-pack samples]]
|-
|'''Multipacks'''
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Sugar Shocks''' (5-pack #1)
: Lolly Licks, Ms. Take, Shredder Jack, Sippy Slurps, Clogstopper (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Sugar Shocks''' (5-pack #2)
: Nail Byter, ''The Plop Father'', Slappyhappy, Waddlepop, Burgertron (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Sugar Shocks''' (5-pack #3)
: Laceface, Point Dexter, Sprinkleberry D'uhnut, Unilla Icequeencone, Game Over (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Techie Team''' (5-pack #1)
: ''Dr. Moggly'', Ms. Take, Nrjeez, Skillz Punk, Burgertron (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Techie Team''' (5-pack #2)
: ''Chilla Gorilla'', Pucksie, Raddhaxx, Slappyhappy, Bonz-Eye (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Toilet Troop''' (5-pack #1)
: Frohawk, King Toots, Sticky McGee, Unilla Icequeencone, Dimlit (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Toilet Troop''' (5-pack #2)
: King Toots, Shredder Jack, ''Sudsbeard'', Waddlepop, Stinkeye Stapleton (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Toilet Troop''' (5-pack #3)
: Fit Ness Monster, Frohawk, Poo Sham, Sprinkleberry D'uhnut, Bonz-Eye (Lost Bot)
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Greaser Gang''' (8-pack #1)
: Angry Cheese, Batsby, Fottle Barts, Goob Toob, Sippy Slurps, Sticky McGee, Venus Frogtrap, Clogstopper (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Greaser Gang''' (8-pack #2)
: Fit Ness Monster, Major Lee Screwge, Point Dexter, Poo Sham, S'up Dawg, Shredder Jack, Waddlepop, Game Over (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Greaser Gang''' (8-pack #3)
: Fottle Barts, Ms. Take, Nrjeez, Poo Sham, Pucksie, Raddhaxx, Spud Muffin, Bonz-Eye (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Greaser Gang''' (8-pack #4)
: Arctic Guzzlerush, ''Cuddletooth'', ''Duderoni'', Frohawk, Hawt Diggity, Lolly Licks, Screen Fiend, Stinkeye Stapleton (Lost Bot)
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Jock Squad''' (8-pack #1)
: Angry Cheese, Arctic Guzzlerush, Grit Sandwood, King Toots, Lolly Licks, Pucksie, Screen Fiend, Stinkeye Stapleton (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Jock Squad''' (8-pack #2)
: Kidd Klobber, Laceface, Nail Byter, Poo Sham, Skillz Punk, Sticky McGee, Unilla Icequeencone, Burgertron (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Jock Squad''' (8-pack #3)
: Arctic Guzzlerush, Batsby, Hawt Diggity, King Toots, Major Lee Screwge, Slappyhappy, Sprinkleberry D'uhnut, Game Over (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Jock Squad''' (8-pack #4)
: Fit Ness Monster, Fottle Barts, Goob Toob, Grit Sandwood, Laceface, Nrjeez, Point Dexter, Clogstopper (Lost Bot)
|}
{{note|You only need to buy '''one''' of the Jock Squad packs with Grit Sandwood in them. Everyone else in either pack is a duplicate found in other "recommended" packs, so pick the set whose extras make you happier.}}

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===Series "1.5" (2019)===
This series features special "color change" BotBots with heat-sensitive paint, revealing splotches when warmed up. It appears to be an "add-on" to Series 1, and includes a modified Series 1 checklist.

It was revealed via Hasbro Australia's website<ref>https://shop.hasbro.com/en-au/product/transformers-botbots-toys-bakery-bytes-mystery-5-pack-series-1-collectible-color-change-figures:FD475617-D835-4087-8A4C-6984CB2B7F1F</ref>, but its lack of appearance at [[Toy Fair 2019]] and within the ''[[Transformers BotBots Official Sticker Book]]'' indicated it meant to be a store [[exclusive]]. Months later this was confirmed when [[Toys"R"Us]] stores in Canada, Taiwan and Hong Kong (briefly) sold the sets. With that chain being dead in the US, [[Amazon]] eventually released the Bakery Bytes to US buyers (as would several smaller online outlets well before then), and then a few months later added the Lawn League. Eventually, by holiday season 2020, these packs found their way to discount chains, with the Lawn League showing up at Ross and the Bakery Bytes at Five Below.

;Character roster
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Bakery Bytes]]'''
* [[Batter Splatter]]
* [[Cavi T.]]
* [[Chief Cherry 3.14]]
* [[Flat Flour Face]]
* [[Reci P. Cooker]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Lawn League]]'''
* [[Bum Sprout]]
* [[Grass Guzzler]]
* [[Luckaneer]]
* [[McMuzzsaw]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* [[Mucker Von Diggs]]
* [[Nozzlesnot]]
* [[The Pollinator]]
* [[Silent Shade]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}

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;Packages
{{note|Bots in italics are found '''only''' in that pack. Entries highlighted in green are "recommended" buys, minimizing the number of sets to complete a Series... but see the note below about the special circumstances surrounding this batch.}}

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|'''Multipacks'''
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Bakery Bytes''' (5-pack #1)
: Batter Splatter, Bum Sprout, Flat Flour Face, McMuzzsaw, Cavi T. (blind-packed)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Bakery Bytes''' (5-pack #2)
: Batter Splatter, Chief Cherry 3.14, Flat Flour Face, Luckaneer, Nozzlesnot (blind-packed)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Bakery Bytes''' (5-pack #3)
: Batter Splatter, Flat Flour Face, Luckaneer, McMuzzsaw, Reci P. Cooker (blind-packed)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Bakery Bytes''' (5-pack #4)
: Batter Splatter, Flat Flour Face, McMuzzsaw, Silent Shade, Chief Cherry 3.14 (blind-packed)
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:BotBots-toy S1-BakeryBytes5packs.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Series "1.5" Bakery Bytes 5-pack samples]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Lawn League''' (8-pack #1)
: Bum Sprout, Cavi T., Chief Cherry 3.14, Grass Guzzler, Nozzlesnot, Reci P. Cooker, Silent Shade, McMuzzsaw (blind-packed)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Lawn League''' (8-pack #2)
: Bum Sprout, Cavi T., Chief Cherry 3.14, Luckaneer, ''Mucker Von Diggs'', ''The Pollinator'', Reci P. Cooker, Grass Guzzler (blind-packed)
|}

{{note|This "minimum buy" arrangement is '''''not''''' the most inexpensive possible "minimum buy": that would actually be buying Bakery Bytes sets #2 and #4 and Lawn League set #2, saving you $5. However, that '''''only''''' works if you can obtain the toys in-person and can see what you're getting. Amazon, the US distributor, does '''''not''''' allow you to pick specific items from ''BotBots'' assortments, and will send you random ones. You are better off ordering two Lawn League packs — of which there are only two and they contain all of the toys in wave 1.5 except for the two color-changing Bakery Bytes— and a single Bakery Bytes pack, which no matter which one you get, will have said two color-changing Bakery Bytes. There's still a chance you might get two of the same Lawn League pack, but the odds are a lot better than buying 5-packs blind. Also, retailer Kohl's accepts Amazon returns if you need to return a dupe. Yeah, it's a pain, sorry.}}

===Series 2 (2019)===
;Character roster
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Backpack Bunch]]'''
* [[Bogus Pocus]]
* [[Bottocorrect]]
* [[Scribby]]
* [[Short Edge]]
* [[Steve From Accounting]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Greaser Gang]]'''
* [[Brock Head]]
* [[Brotato]]
* [[Hawt Mess]]
* [[Must Turd]]
* [[Nacho Problem]]
* [[Sir Botcha]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Jock Squad]]'''
* [[Big Botti]]
* [[Ice Sight]]
* [[The In-Sole]]
* [[Toughdown]]
* [[Tropic Guzzlerush]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Lost Bots]]'''
* [[Abominable Soundman]]
* [[The Detangler]]
* [[Hamurai]]
* [[Love Struck]]
* [[Ol' Tic Toc]]
* [[Overpack]]
* [[PB Junior]]
* [[Rebugnant]]
* [[Rock Swagger]]
* [[Sprinkleberry Duh'Ball]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:BotBots series 2 checklist.jpg|right|thumb|200px|]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Music Mob]]'''
* [[Dizzy Bones]]
* [[Dumbeats]]
* [[Grampiano]]
* [[Pink Key Pop]]
* [[Songwave]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Shed Heads]]'''
* [[Drillit Yaself]]
* [[Grrr'illa Grimes]]
* [[Sandy Man]]
* [[Spots the Rock]]
* [[Tool Bag]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Spoiled Rottens]]'''
* [[Atomic Freeze]]
* [[Big Cantuna]]
* [[Grumpy Clumpy]]
* [[Holey Moldy]]
* [[Sour Wing]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Sugar Shocks]]'''
* [[Javasaurus Rex]]
* [[King Candyhooves]]
* [[Lolly Mints]]
* [[Mocklate]]
* [[Sippyberry]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Swag Stylers]]'''
* [[Chic Cheeks]]
* [[Frizzle Fry]]
* [[Ollie Bite]]
* [[Prince Perfumius]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Techie Team]]'''
* [[Clixx]]
* [[Glitch Face]]
* [[Hashtagz]]
* [[Outtacontrol]]
* [[Technotic Sonic]]
* [[TV Cop]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toilet Troop]]'''
* [[Be-Oh]]
* [[Captain Swoon]]
* [[Nope Soap]]
* [[TP Itch]]
|}

;Packages
{{note|Single-pack bots are listed with their ID numbers. Bots in italics are found '''only''' in that pack. Entries highlighted in green are "recommended" buys, minimizing the cost/number of sets to complete a Series.}}
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Blind Bag Mystery Figures'''
* #1 ''Sippyberry''
* #2 ''Captain Swoon''
* #3 ''The Detangler''
* #4 ''King Candyhooves''
* #5 ''TV Cop''
* #6 ''Ice Sight''
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* #7 ''Glitchface''
* #8 ''PB Junior''
* #9 ''Must Turd''
* #10 ''Sandy Man''
* #11 ''Tropic Guzzlerush''
* #12 Songwave
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* #13 Grumpy Clumpy
* #14 Atomic Freeze
* #15 Dumbeats
* #16 Pink Key Pop
* #17 Ollie Bite
* #18 Frizzle Fry
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* #19 ''Sir Botcha''
* #20 ''Technotic Sonic''
* #21 ''Javasaurus Rex''
* #22 ''Hamurai''
* #23 Overpack
* #24 ''The In-Sole''
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=6|[[File:BotBots-toy S2-MysteryFigure.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Series 2 Blind Bag Mystery Figure]][[File:BotBots-toy S2-5packs.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Series 2 5-pack samples]][[File:BotBots-toy S2-8packs.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Series 2 8-pack samples]]
|-
|'''Multipacks'''
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Backpack Bunch''' (5-pack #1)
:Bogus Pocus, Hashtagz, Nope Soap, Short Edge, Love Struck (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Backpack Bunch''' (5-pack #2)
:Bottocorrect, Clixx, Pink Key Pop, Steve From Accounting, Sprinkleberry Duh'Ball (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Music Mob''' (5-pack #1)
:Dumbeats, Holey Moldy, Scribby, Songwave, Sprinkleberry Duh'Ball (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Music Mob''' (5-pack #2)
:Dizzy Bones, Dumbeats, Outtacontrol, Steve From Accounting, Rebugnant (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Music Mob''' (5-pack #3)
:Be-Oh, ''Grampiano'', Nacho Problem, Pink Key Pop, Overpack (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Shed Heads''' (5-pack #1)
:Bottocorrect, Brotato, Drillit Yaself, Tool Bag, Love Struck (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Shed Heads''' (5-pack #2)
:Drillit Yaself, Holey Moldy, Lolly Mints, Spots the Rock, Rock Swagger (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Shed Heads''' (5-pack #3)
:Grrr'illa Grimes, Hawt Mess, Tool Bag, Toughdown, Ol' Tic Toc (Lost Bot)
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Spoiled Rottens''' (8-pack #1)
:Grrr'illa Grimes, Grumpy Clumpy, Hashtagz, Hawt Mess, Lolly Mints, Scribby, Sour Wing, Rock Swagger (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Spoiled Rottens''' (8-pack #2)
: ''Big Cantuna'', Bottocorrect, Brock Head, Nope Soap, Ollie Bite, Outtacontrol, Sour Wing, Rebugnant (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Spoiled Rottens''' (8-pack #3)
: Atomic Freeze, Big Botti, Bogus Pocus, Brotato, Dizzy Bones, ''Mocklate'', Sour Wing, Abominable Soundman (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Spoiled Rottens''' (8-pack #4)
: Atomic Freeze, Be-Oh, Grumpy Clumpy, Nacho Problem, Short Edge, Spots the Rock, Toughdown, Ol' Tic Toc (Lost Bot)
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Swag Stylers''' (8-pack #1)
: Brock Head, Chic Cheeks, Frizzle Fry, Grumpy Clumpy, Nope Soap, Scribby, Songwave, Love Struck (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Swag Stylers''' (8-pack #2)
: Atomic Freeze, Be-Oh, Big Botti, Nacho Problem, Ollie Bite, Prince Perfumius, Steve from Accounting, Sprinkleberry Duh'Ball (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Swag Stylers''' (8-pack #3)
: Brock Head, Chic Cheeks, Clixx, Dizzy Bones, Ollie Bite, Toughdown, Short Edge, Rebugnant (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Swag Stylers''' (8-pack #4)
: Big Botti, Bogus Pocus, Brotato, Frizzle Fry, Lolly Mints, Prince Perfumius, ''TP Itch'', Abominable Soundman (Lost Bot)
|}

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===Series 3 (2019)===
;Character roster
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Arcade Renegades]]'''
* [[24K-Bit]]
* [[Bankshot]]
* [[Cackle Corn]]
* [[Clawsome]]
* [[Driver Ted]]
* [[The Fizz]]
* [[Greed Feed]]
* [[Knotzel]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* [[Old Cool]]
* [[Papa Click]]
* [[Pixelfin]]
* [[Sheriff Sugarfeet]]
* [[Sweet Cheat]]
* [[Tangry Tart]]
* [[Tutu Puffz]]
* [[Wrist Banned]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Fresh Squeezes]]'''
* [[Avocando]]
* [[Bunches]]
* [[Latte Spice Whirl]]
* [[Sensei Spiny]]
* [[Smerg the Sad]]
* [[Trend Blend]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Goo Goo Groopies]]'''
* [[Bottle O-Tears]]
* [[Crib Watch]]
* [[Drippy Pup]]
* [[Highroller]]
* [[Nampy]]
* [[Shushifier]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:BotBots series 3 checklist.jpg|right|thumb|200px|]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Jock Squad]]'''
* [[Citrus Guzzlerush]]
* [[Dinger]]
* [[Mal Content]]
* [[Rink Stink]]
* [[Terror Tale Torch]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Lost Bots]]'''
* [[Grave Rave]]
* [[Greeny Rex]]
* [[Fail Polish]]
* [[Nanny McBag]]
* [[Smooth Shaker]]
* [[Strike Four]]
* [[Trisourtops]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Music Mob]]'''
* [[Axwell]]
* [[Batterhead]]
* [[Calamity Keys]]
* [[Dingledeedoo]]
* [[Loudsy]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Playroom Posse]]'''
* [[Cuddle Wuddle]]
* [[D-Pad Chad]]
* [[Kikmee]]
* [[Pop-O the Clown]]
* [[Q.U.R.O.B.O. 6000]]
* [[Quackles]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Seasons Greeters]]'''
* [[Halloween Knight]]
* [[Meltz Down]]
* [[Stringaling]]
* [[Sugar Breath]]
* [[Wizengreen]]
* [[Yule B. Bored]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Spoiled Rottens]]'''
* [[Croaks]]
* [[Disgusto Desserto]]
* [[Moldwich]]
* [[Sardank]]
* [[Slimey Slurps]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Sugar Shocks]]'''
* [[Choc-O-Lawless]]
* [[Minnycake]]
* [[Sugar Saddle]]
* [[Swoonberry]]
* [[Treat Elite]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Swag Stylers]]'''
* [[Blabberbook]]
* [[Excessory]]
* [[Makeover N. Over]]
* [[Perfumigator]]
* [[Wristocrat]]
|}
{{-}}
;Packages
{{note|Single-pack bots are listed with their ID numbers. Bots in italics are found '''only''' in that pack. Entries highlighted in green are "recommended" buys, minimizing the cost/number of sets to complete a Series.}}

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Blind Bag Mystery Figures'''
* #1 Greeny Rex
* #2 Smerg the Sad
* #3 ''Terror Tale Torch''
* #4 Choc-O-Lawless
* #5 ''Disgusto Desserto''
* #6 ''Dingledeedoo''
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* #7 Strike Four
* #8 ''Citrus Guzzlerush''
* #9 ''Slimey Slurps''
* #10 Calamity Keys
* #11 ''Makeover N. Over''
* #12 ''Axwell''
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* #13 ''Meltz Down''
* #14 ''Wizengreen''
* #15 Q.U.R.O.B.O 6000
* #16 Quackles
* #17 Shushifier
* #18 Nampy
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* #19 ''Drippy Pup''
* #20 Sensei Spiny
* #21 ''Treat Elite''
* #22 Latte Spice Whirl
* #23 ''Rink Stink''
* #24 ''D-Pad Chad''
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=8|[[File:BotBots-toy S3-MysteryFigure.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Series 3 Blind Bag Mystery Figure]][[File:BotBots-toy S3-5packs.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Series 3 5-pack samples]][[File:BotBots-toy S3-8packs.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Series 3 8-pack samples]][[File:BotBots-toy S3-ArcadeRenegade.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Arcade Renegades Surprise 16-pack]]
|-
|'''Multipacks'''
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Playroom Posse''' (5-pack #1)
: Bunches, Crib Watch, Kikmee, Quackles, ''Grave Rave'' (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Playroom Posse''' (5-pack #2)
: Batterhead, Blabberbook, Pop-O the Clown, Q.U.R.O.B.O 6000, Trisourtops (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Playroom Posse''' (5-pack #3)
: Kikmee, Loudsy, Mal Content, Q.U.R.O.B.O 6000, Greeny Rex (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Playroom Posse''' (5-pack #4)
: Cuddle Wuddle, Dinger, Quackles, Swoonberry, Smooth Shaker (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Seasons Greeters''' (5-pack #1)
: Calamity Keys, Moldwich, Sugar Breath, Yule B. Bored, Fail Polish (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Seasons Greeters''' (5-pack #2)
: Halloween Knight, Highroller, Q.U.R.O.B.O 6000, Stringaling, Latte Spice Whirl (blind-packed)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Seasons Greeters''' (5-pack #3)
: Perfumigator, Stringaling, Sugar Breath, Swoonberry, Shushifier (blind-packed)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Seasons Greeters''' (5-pack #4)
: Minnycake, Pop-O the Clown, Sugar Breath, Yule B. Bored, Trisourtops (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Fresh Squeezes''' (8-pack #1)
: Avocando, Choc-O-Lawless, Mal Content, Moldwich, Quackles, Smerg the Sad, Yule B. Bored, ''Nanny McBag'' (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Fresh Squeezes''' (8-pack #2)
: Blabberbook, Bottle O-Tears, Croaks, Loudsy, Minnycake, Sensei Spiny, Trend Blend, Strike Four (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Fresh Squeezes''' (8-pack #3)
: Bunches, Crib Watch, Excessory, Halloween Knight, Sardank, Sugar Saddle, Trend Blend, Smooth Shaker (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Fresh Squeezes''' (8-pack #4)
: Avocando, Bunches, Dinger, Nampy, Stringaling, Sugar Breath, Swoonberry, Fail Polish (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Goo Goo Groopies''' (8-pack #1)
: Bunches, Crib Watch, Croaks, Loudsy, Mal Content, Nampy, Sugar Saddle, Fail Polish (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Goo Goo Groopies''' (8-pack #2)
: Batterhead, Bottle O-Tears, Choc-O-Lawless, Dinger, Perfumigator, Shushifier, Trend Blend, Trisourtops (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Goo Goo Groopies''' (8-pack #3)
: Avocando, Batterhead, Crib Watch, Excessory, Halloween Knight, Sardank, Shushifier, Strike Four (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Goo Goo Groopies''' (8-pack #4)
: Bottle O-Tears, Cuddle Wuddle, Highroller, Mal Content, Minnycake, Trend Blend, ''Wristocrat'', Smooth Shaker (Lost Bot)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Arcade Renegades Surprise''' (16-pack #1)
**Bank Shot, Clawsome, Cackle Corn, Driver Ted, Greed Feed, Knotzel, Old Cool, Tutu Puffz
**24K-Bit, Sheriff Sugarfeet, Sweet Cheat, Tangry Tart
**Laceface, S'up Dawg, Skillz Punk, Spud Muffin
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Arcade Renegades Surprise''' (16-pack #2)
**Bank Shot, Clawsome, Cackle Corn, Driver Ted, Greed Feed, Knotzel, Old Cool, Tutu Puffz
**The Fizz, Papa Click, Pixelfin, Wrist Banned
**Chilla Gorilla, Duderoni, Hawt Diggity, Shredder Jack
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Arcade Renegades Surprise''' (16-pack #3)
**Bank Shot, Clawsome, Cackle Corn, Driver Ted, Greed Feed, Knotzel, Old Cool, Tutu Puffz
**24K-Bit, Papa Click, Sweet Cheat, Wrist Banned
**Chilla Gorilla, Duderoni, Skillz Punk, Spud Muffin
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Arcade Renegades Surprise''' (16-pack #4)
**Bank Shot, Clawsome, Cackle Corn, Driver Ted, Greed Feed, Knotzel, Old Cool, Tutu Puffz
**The Fizz, Pixelfin, Sheriff Sugarfeet, Tangry Tart
**Hawt Diggity, Laceface, S'up Dawg, Shredder Jack
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Arcade Renegades Surprise''' (16-pack #5)
**Bank Shot, Clawsome, Cackle Corn, Driver Ted, Greed Feed, Knotzel, Old Cool, Tutu Puffz
**Papa Click, Sheriff Sugarfeet, Sweet Cheat, Tangry Tart
**Chilla Gorilla, Duderoni, Laceface, Skillz Punk
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Arcade Renegades Surprise''' (16-pack #6)
**Bank Shot, Clawsome, Cackle Corn, Driver Ted, Greed Feed, Knotzel, Old Cool, Tutu Puffz
**24K-Bit, The Fizz, Papa Click, Pixelfin, Sheriff Sugarfeet, Sweet Cheat, Tangry Tart, Wrist Banned
|}
{{note|The Arcade Renegade packs have an ID number printed on the back, just to the right of the group shot, next to Sweet Cheat, appropriately enough. The number corresponds to their listing here; obviously, "6" is the only one you want to keep in mind.}}
{{note|Yes, for some reason, non-Lost-Bots ended up in two of the Seasons Greeters Lost Bot bubbles. We don't know why.}}

{{-}}

===Series 4 (2020)===
Debuting at the end of 2019, Series 4 introduced a new "'''Goldrush Games'''" subline imprint for the 2020 product range. The new, gold-colored "Winner's Circle" Bots replaced the Lost Bots as the blindpacked "prize" bots, but with a twist: each was ''only'' available in ''one'' package in the entire Series. The remaining packages feature Bots from other teams in the blindpacked portions, but like the Lost Bots before them, those Bots would ''only'' show up in the blindpacked portions.

Packaging-wise, the peel-away backs for the blindpacked portions of the packaging were removed to discourage theft. Individual instructions were also removed from the line, which you wouldn't think would be a big deal, but some of these bots have questionable parts placement.

On top of that, for whatever reason, the character artwork that was clearly made for every Bot, which is seen on the packaging, was ''not'' used for their online bios.

;Character roster
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Fresh Squeezes]]'''
* [[Aday]]
* [[Hiptoast]]
* [[Peary Peculiar]]
* [[Peels the Monkey]]
* [[Tricitrustops]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Home Rangers]]'''
* [[Bogusaurus Rex]]
* [[Crabby Grabby]]
* [[Heat Freak]]
* [[Pressure Punk]]
* [[Roarista]]
* [[Rolley Doughley]]
* [[Whirlderful]]
* [[Windbag]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Los Deliciosos]]'''
* [[Burrito Favorito]]
* [[Chef Nada]]
* [[King Cubano]]
* [[Lunchador]]
* [[The Cobbler]]
* [[Suavé Verde]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Magic Tricksters]]'''
* [[King Cheats]]
* [[Skitter Chatter]]
* [[The Great Mumbo Bumblo]]
* [[Whoopsie Cushion]]
* [[Zanzabar]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:BotBots series 4 checklist A.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.1|]][[File:BotBots series 4 checklist B.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.1|]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Movie Moguls]]'''
* [[Blurray Murray]]
* [[Bretzel]]
* [[Critically Complained]]
* [[Fizzkick]]
* [[Lumidope]]
*[[ Movie Munchster]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Retro Replays]]'''
* [[Game Older]]
* [[Loadoutsky]]
* [[Mr. Business Esquire]]
* [[Mr. Memory Banks]]
* [[Pop N. Lock]]
* [[Snorg the Conquerer]]
* [[Swapbox 16]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Science Alliance]]'''
* [[Dr. Flaskenstein]]
* [[Eye-Goon]]
* [[Face Ace]]
* [[Starscope]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Seasons Greeters]]'''
* [[Bemyne]]
* [[Flare Devil]]
* [[Incog-Eggo]]
* [[Snotty Stem]]
* [[Zwonkey Donkey]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Sugar Shocks]]'''
* [[Crumbly Yumbly]]
* [[Cypops]]
* [[DJ Fudgey Fresh]]
* [[Fancy Flutter]]
* [[Frostfetti Frostyface]]
* [[Grandma Crinkles]]
* [[Milton (BotBots)|Milton]]
* [[Smore N' More]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Wilderness Troop]]'''
* [[Cam The Man]]
* [[Disaster Master]]
* [[Doc Kit]]
* [[Goggly Spy P.I.]]
* [[Miss Mixed]]
* [[Ranger Lampton]]
* [[Rusty Von Cleave]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Winner's Circle]]'''
* [[Game Golder]]
* [[Gold Dexter]]
* [[Goldenberry D'uhnut]]
* [[Goldface]]
* [[Goldie Rock]]
* [[Goldsferatu]]
* [[Liquid Gold]]
* [[Pop O' Gold]]
|}

;Packages
{{note|Single-pack bots are listed with their ID numbers. Bots in italics are found '''only''' in that pack. Entries highlighted in green are "recommended" buys, minimizing the cost/number of sets to complete a Series.}}

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Blind Bag Mystery Figures'''
* #1 ''Pop O' Gold''
* #2 Miss Mixed
* #3 Starscope
* #4 Hiptoast
* #5 Snotty Stem
* #6 ''Zwonkey Donkey''
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* #7 ''Liquid Gold''
* #8 Cypops
* #9 Milton
* #10 Movie Munchster
* #11 Whirlderful
* #12 Rolley Doughley
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* #13 ''Pressure Punk''
* #14 ''Burrito Favorito''
* #15 Chef Nada
* #16 Game Older
* #17 Swapbox 16
* #18 Snorg the Conquerer
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* #19 The Great Mumbo Bumblo
* #20 King Cheats
* #21 Whoopsie Cushion
* #22 Disaster Master
* #23 Goggly Spy P.I.
* #24 ''Face Ace''
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=7|[[File:BotBots-toy S4-MysteryFigure.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Series 4 Blind Bag Mystery Figure]][[File:BotBots-toy S4-5packs.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Series 4 5-pack samples]][[File:BotBots-toy S4-8packs.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Series 4 8-pack samples]][[File:BotBots-toy S4-SurpriseUnboxing.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Surprise Unboxing samples]]
|-
|'''Multipacks'''
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Home Rangers''' (5-pack #1)
: Bogusaurus Rex, Cam the Man, Flare Devil, Rolley Doughley, Lunchador (blind-packed)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Home Rangers''' (5-pack #2)
: Incog-Eggo, Roarista, Suavé Verde, Whirlderful, ''Goldie Rock'' (blind-packed)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Home Rangers''' (5-pack #3)
: Heat Freak, Pop N. Lock, Rolley Doughley, Tricitrustops, Zanzabar (blind-packed)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Magic Tricksters''' (5-pack #1)
: King Cheats, Peary Peculiar, Rusty Von Cleave, Whoopsie Cushion, Hiptoast (blind-packed)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Magic Tricksters''' (5-pack #2)
: Bemyne, Critically Complained, The Great Mumbo Bumblo, Whoopsie Cushion, Mr. Business Esquire (blind-packed)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Science Alliance''' (5-pack #1)
: Dr. Flaskenstein, Incog-Eggo, Peels the Monkey, Starscope, Mr. Business Esquire (blind-packed)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Science Alliance''' (5-pack #2)
: Aday, Dr. Flaskenstein, Loadoutsky, Starscope, Windbag (blind-packed)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Science Alliance''' (5-pack #3)
: Doc Kit, Dr. Flaskenstein, Eye-Goon, Grandma Crinkles, Lunchador (blind-packed)
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Movie Moguls''' (8-pack #1)
: Bretzel, Chef Nada, Incog-Eggo, Lumidope, Peels the Monkey, Pop N. Lock, Rusty Von Cleave, Snotty Stem (blind-packed)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Movie Moguls''' (8-pack #2)
: Bogusaurus Rex, Fizzkick, Grandma Crinkles, King Cubano, Movie Munchster, Ranger Lampton, Swapbox 16, Hiptoast (blind-packed)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Movie Moguls''' (8-pack #3)
: Bemyne, Critically Complained, Doc Kit, Heat Freak, Loadoutsky, Lumidope, Peary Peculiar, Mr. Business Esquire (blind-packed)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Movie Moguls''' (8-pack #4)
: Bretzel, DJ Fudgey Fresh, Fizzkick, Roarista, Snorg the Conquerer, Suavé Verde, Tricitrustops, Zanzabar (blind-packed)
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Wilderness Troop''' (8-pack #1)
: Aday, Bretzel, Eye-Goon, Goggly Spy P.I., Grandma Crinkles, Ranger Lampton, Swapbox 16, Windbag (blind-packed)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Wilderness Troop''' (8-pack #2)
: Cypops, Doc Kit, Goggly Spy P.I., Heat Freak, Snorg the Conquerer, Suavé Verde, Tricitrustops, Zanzabar (blind-packed)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Wilderness Troop''' (8-pack #3)
: Aday, Cam the Man, Crabby Grabby, DJ Fudgey Fresh, Flare Devil, Loadoutsky, Ranger Lampton, ''Game Golder'' (blind-packed)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Wilderness Troop''' (8-pack #4)
: Bemyne, Cam the Man, DJ Fudgey Fresh, Fizzkick, Peels the Monkey, Pop N. Lock, Rusty Von Cleave, Lunchador (blind-packed)
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Claw Machine Surprise Unboxing''' (6-pack #1)
: Blurry Murray, Crabby Grabby, ''Goldface'', Miss Mixed, ''Mr. Memory Banks'', Skitter Chatter, 4 stickers
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Claw Machine Surprise Unboxing''' (6-pack #2)
: Blurry Murray, ''The Cobbler'', ''Gold Dexter'', Milton, Skitter Chatter, Snotty Stem, 4 stickers
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Gumball Machine Surprise Unboxing''' (6-pack #1)
: ''Crumbly Yumbly'', Disaster Master, Fancy Flutter, ''Goldsferatu'', Smore N'More, Movie Munchster, 4 stickers
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Gumball Machine Surprise Unboxing''' (6-pack #2)
: Fancy Flutter, ''Frostfetti Frostyface'', Game Older, ''Goldenberry D'uhnut'', King Cubano, Smore N'More, 4 stickers
|-
|}
{{note|You only need to buy one of either of the Science Alliance packs with both Dr. Flaskenstein and Starscope in them. Everyone else in either pack is a duplicate found in other "recommended" packs, so pick the set whose extras make you happier.}}
{{-}}

===Series 5 (2020)===
For reasons unknown, the Series 5 multi-packs were released simultaneously with Series 4 in the US, with those and the single-packs also releasing with Series 4 in Canada and the UK. The single-packs were not released at mass retail in the US until June 2021, when they were eventually sold at clearance outlets like Dollar Tree and Five Below.
;Character roster
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Cardio Clique]]'''
* [[Bot-T-Builder]]
* [[H2-Ego]]
* [[Lightweight]]
* [[Nomaste]]
* [[Poo-Shoo]]
* [[Tranquillabeast]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Frequent Flyers]]'''
* [[Barf Bag]]
* [[Jet Setter]]
* [[Sandy Shades]]
* [[Shudder]]
* [[Snuggle Puggle]]
* [[Tidy Trunksky]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Hibotchi Heats]]'''
* [[The Breaker of Fortunes]]
* [[Drama Sauce]]
* [[Lieutenant Lo Mein]]
* [[Slurp-A-Derp]]
* [[Super Bubs]]
* [[Wasabi Breath]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Home Rangers]]'''
* [[Glam Glare Fancy Flare]]
* [[Leafmeat Alone]]
* [[Reptilin' Sleepstylin']]
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:BotBots series 5 checklist.jpg|thumb|200px|]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Los Deliciosos]]'''
* [[Bok Bok Bok-O]]
* [[Cheero]]
* [[The Corn Crusader]]
* [[Tamale Mal]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Movie Moguls]]'''
* [[Brash Butterhead]]
* [[Bratworst]]
* [[Sweet Fang]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Party Favors]]'''
* [[Buffloon]]
* [[Razzle Tazzeled]]
* [[Richmond Cakesmore]]
* [[Shifty Gifty]]
* [[Wah-Waaah the Clown]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Retro Replays]]'''
* [[Camcon]]
* [[Outta Order]]
* [[Skippy Dippy Disc]]
* [[Telly]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Science Alliance]]'''
* [[Data Dump]]
* [[Doctor Flicker]]
* [[Dr. Fraud]]
* [[Experi-Mental]]
* [[Professor Scope]]
* [[Special Optics]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Wilderness Troop]]'''
* [[Flood Jug]]
* [[Handy Dandy]]
* [[Lumbering Jack]]
* [[Unreelz Dealz]]
* [[Yard Guard]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Winner's Circle]]'''
* [[Gol-D]]
* [[Gold Digger]]
* [[Gold Punch]]
* [[Goldie Terrortwirl]]
* [[Goldiebites]]
* [[Goldim Sum]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* [[Goldito Favrito]]
* [[Goldpin Baller]]
* [[Party Goldster]]
* [[Pour Gold]]
* [[Sparklin' Gold]]
* [[SPF Gold]]
|}

;Packages
{{note|Single-pack bots are listed with their ID numbers. Bots in italics are found '''only''' in that pack. Entries highlighted in green are "recommended" buys, minimizing the cost/number of sets to complete a Series... if you have access to retail-price single-packs, which were originally not released in the US. Packs highlighted in yellow are alternates to get ''some'' of the single-pack BotBots in multi-packs, at least. Yes, we realize that's almost everything released. Sorry!}}

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Blind Bag Mystery Figures'''
* #1 ''Gold Punch''
* #2 ''Party Goldster''
* #3 ''Goldiebites''
* #4 Bratwurst
* #5 Telly
* #6 Dr. Fraud
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* #7 Reptilin' Sleepstylin'
* #8 ''Sparklin' Gold''
* #9 ''Gold Digger''
* #10 Super Bubs
* #11 The Corn Crusader
* #12 Bot-T-Builder
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* #13 ''The Breaker of Fortunes''
* #14 Jet Setter
* #15 Brash Butterhead
* #16 Camcon
* #17 Doctor Flicker
* #18 Bok Bok Bok-O
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* #19 Yard Guard
* #20 Cheero
* #21 Glam Glare Fancy Flare
* #22 Skippy Dippy Disc
* #23 Lumbering Jack
* #24 Richmond Cakesmore
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=8|[[File:BotBots-toy S5-MysteryFigure.jpg|thumb|200px|Series 5 Blind Bag Mystery Figure]][[File:BotBots-toy S5-5packs.jpg|thumb|200px|Series 5 5-pack samples]][[File:BotBots-toy S5-8packs.jpg|thumb|200px|Series 5 8-pack samples]]
|-
|'''Multipacks'''
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Cardio Clique''' (5-pack #1)
: Buffloon, Data Dump, Lightweight, Nomaste, ''Goldito Favrito'' (blind-packed)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Cardio Clique''' (5-pack #2)
: Experi-Mental, Glam Glare Fancy Flare, H2-Ego, Tranquillabeast, Richmond Cakesmore (blind-packed)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Cardio Clique''' (5-pack #3)
: H2-Ego, Handy Dandy, Lightweight, Snuggle Puggle, Tidy Trunksky (blind-packed)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Los Deliciosos''' (5-pack #1)
: Bok Bok Bok-O, Cheero, Handy Dandy, Leafmeat Alone, Skippy Dippy Disc (blind-packed)
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Los Deliciosos''' (5-pack #2)
: Cheero, Professor Scope, Shudder, Tamale Mal, ''Gol-D'' (blind-packed)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Party Favors''' (5-pack #1)
: Buffloon, Data Dump, Wah-Waaah The Clown, Wasabi Breath, ''Goldim Sum'' (blind-packed)
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Party Favors''' (5-pack #2)
: Razzled Tazzeled, Sandy Shades, Shifty Gifty, Yard Guard, ''Goldpin Baller'' (blind-packed)
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Party Favors''' (5-pack #3)
: Flood Jug, Lumbering Jack, Razzle Tazzeled, Wah-Waaah The Clown, ''Goldie Terrortwirl'' (blind-packed)
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Frequent Flyers''' (8-pack #1)
: Buffloon, Shudder, Snuggle Puggle, Sweet Fang, Tamale Mal, Tranquillabeast, Unreelz Dealz, ''SPF Gold'' (blind-packed)
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Frequent Flyers''' (8-pack #2)
: Barf Bag, Brash Butterhead, Flood Jug, Reptilin' Sleepstylin', Sandy Shades, Slurp-a-Derp, Special Optics, Tidy Trunksky (blind-packed)
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Frequent Flyers''' (8-pack #3)
: Bok Bok Bok-O, Lightweight, Barf Bag, Doctor Flicker, Jet Setter, Shifty Gifty, Yard Guard, The Corn Crusader (blind-packed)
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Frequent Flyers''' (8-pack #4)
: Bot-T-Builder, Bratworst, Leafmeat Alone, Professor Scope, Sandy Shades, Shudder, Outta Order, Poo-Shoo (blind-packed)
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Hibotchi Heats''' (8-pack #1)
: Brash Butterhead, Drama Sauce, Dr. Fraud, Reptilin' Sleepstylin', Outta Order, Tranquillabeast, Wasabi Breath, Super Bubs (blind-packed)
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Hibotchi Heats''' (8-pack #2)
: Flood Jug, Lieutenant Lo Mein, Nomaste, Telly, Slurp-a-Derp, Special Optics, Sweet Fang, Skippy Dippy Disc (blind-packed)
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Hibotchi Heats''' (8-pack #3)
: Camcon, Drama Sauce, Experi-Mental, Handy Dandy, Nomaste, Slurp-a-Derp, Wah-Waaah the Clown, ''Pour Gold'' (blind-packed)
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Hibotchi Heats''' (8-pack #4)
: Doctor Flicker, Glam Glare Fancy Flare, Lieutenant Lo Mein, Razzle Tazzeled, Snuggle Puggle, Unreelz Dealz, Wasabi Breath, Poo-Shoo (blind-packed)
|
|}
{{note|The pack-in checklist for this series has mixed up two sets of names: [[Telly]] and [[Outta Order]], and [[Bot-T-Builder]] and [[Lightweight]]. Therefore we're presenting these lists with corrected names, sorry for any confusion!}}

{{-}}

===Cancelled Series 6 (<s>2020</s>)===
Series 6 was first acknowledged at [[Toy Fair 2020]], with a pair of Surprise Unboxing packs slated for release circa August 2020. Ultimately, the series failed to materialise that year; perhaps as a result of the worldwide coronavirus pandemic, or perhaps due to discussions for the [[Netflix]] [[Transformers: BotBots (cartoon)|cartoon series]] altering toy release plans. Further information on Series 6 would not be revealed until the accompanying PDF checklist was discovered via Hasbro's customer service website in early 2021, followed by nearly a year of silence. When Series 6 was finally officially announced in March 2022, however, it had a drastically different lineup. It is unknown whether the original Series 6 toys will ever be released.

;Character roster
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Caffeine Collective]]'''
* [[Borgel]]
* [[Eco-Spresso]]
* [[Foam-O]]
* [[Mr. Squishy Brains]]
* [[Saul Natural]]
* [[Writer's Blockhead]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Cardio Clique]]'''
* [[Abner 8-Pack]]
* [[Over-Pounder]]
* [[Squatty Spot]]
* [[Wheymore Muscle]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Frequent Flyers]]'''
* [[Agent Redscope]]
* [[Jolly Germ-Dodger]]
* [[Mr. Groomwell]]
* [[Mr. MoneyBanks]]
* [[Nightshade]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Gifted Guild]]'''
* [[Alda Feelz]]
* [[The Dooks]]
* [[Energon the Nevergone]]
* [[Lord Jewelius the Strong]]
* [[Rainbow Smileypop]]
* [[Rubeus the Red]]
* [[Slogre the Emerald Ogre]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=4|[[File:BotBots series 6 checklist.jpg|thumb|200px|"Subject to availability" indeed.]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Hibotchi Heats]]'''
* [[The Immortal Meat]]
* [[Mr. Rice Guy]]
* [[The Vengeful Terror-Yaki]]
* [[The Weeping Dragon]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Magic Tricksters]]'''
* [[Bonehead the Unbrave]]
* [[Brewdrina]]
* [[Joke Sonyou]]
* [[Lord Illusion]]
* [[Shuteye]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Party Favors]]'''
* [[Fire Work-It]]
* [[Party Poppinsky]]
* [[Sally Dreamstream]]
* [[Shakin' to the Bone]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Pet Mob]]'''
* [[Awwooof]]
* [[Bartholomew Barkston III]]
* [[Drizzlefluff Tinkletail]]
* [[Gil the Sea Monster]]
* [[Mutt-Chievous]]
* [[Seawiggle]]
* [[Susfishous]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Play Plexers]]'''
* [[Fall Guy]]
* [[Home Rundown]]
* [[Pizzazz]]
* [[Zapfire]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Playroom Posse]]'''
* [[Ducky Splinters]]
* [[Mischief-Marker]]
* [[Ricky Rhythm]]
* [[Screwy Louis]]
* [[Space Case (BotBots)|Space Case]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toilet Troop]]'''
* [[Dumpy Downer]]
* [[Gleeful Gleamy]]
* [[Justine McClean]]
* [[The Poo Resistance]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Winner's Circle]]'''
* [[The Big Goldtuna]]
* [[Eggston the Golden]]
* [[Go-Go-Go Gold]]
* [[Gold-Timey]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* [[Goldasaurus Blend]]
* [[Golden Grillz]]
* [[Golden Touch]]
* [[Golden Traveler]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* [[Goldie Lantern]]
* [[Goldie Snuggleshine]]
* [[Goldslice]]
* [[Goldstopper]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* [[Goldstruck Out]]
* [[Mr. Goldstacks]]
|}

;Packages
{{note|As this series is unreleased, this information is obviously '''very''' incomplete, and might remain so. We only have a small handful of listings, and the only packaged product images are of the Surprise Unboxing sets. The checklist's "who is available in what assortment" guide is also not super-accurate, leaving a lot of gaps in the single-packs at the very least.}}

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Blind Bag Mystery Figures'''
* Abner 8-Pack
* Agent Redscope
* Awwooof
* ''Ducky Splinters''
* ''Go-Go-Go Gold''
* ''Goldasaurus Blend''
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* ''Golden Grillz''
* ''Goldslice''
* ''Mr. Squishy Brains''
* ''Mr. Rice Guy''
* Sally Dreamstream
* ''Screwy Louis''
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* The Vengeful Terror-Yaki
* The Weeping Dragon
* ???
* ???
* ???
* ???
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* ???
* ???
* ???
* ???
* ???
* ???
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=8|
|-
|'''Multipacks'''
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Caffeine Collective''' (8-pack #1)
: ???
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Caffeine Collective''' (8-pack #2)
: ???
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Caffeine Collective''' (8-pack #3)
: ???
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Caffeine Collective''' (8-pack #4)
: ???
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Toilet Tank Surprise Unboxing''' (6-pack #1)
: ''Dumpy Downer'', ''Jolly Germ-Dodger'', ???
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Toilet Tank Surprise Unboxing''' (6-pack #2)
: ???
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Treasure Chest Surprise Unboxing''' (6-pack #1)
: ''Bonehead the Unbrave'', ''Rubeus the Red'', ???
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Treasure Chest Surprise Unboxing''' (6-pack #2)
: ???
|
|}
{{canceledtoy}}

===Series 6 (2023)===
The ''second'' Series 6 line was revealed and put up for pre-order just two days before the premiere of the [[Transformers: BotBots (cartoon)|''BotBots'' Netflix cartoon]]. This time around, the vague overarching theme of its rare bots is focused on the "Ruckus Rally", with shiny-black bots from the "[[Oil Slicks (BotBots)|Oil Slicks]]" tribe scattered among the packages. This series also introduces larger vehicles for the BotBots toys to ride.

{{note|Information on this series is currently scarce; current product descriptions do not include character names or package shots to determine breakdowns. It's also unknown if this series will hit regular retail so "recommended minimum buys" may not be viable, as the online outlets offering them seem to only be doing so as full sets.}}

;Character roster
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toilet Troop|Custodial Crew]]'''
* feather duster
* floor buffer
* mop & bucket
* overalls
* pile o' barf
* plunger
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* poop
* rubber glove
* sponge
* toilet brush
* vacuum cleaner
* "wet floor" sign
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Gamer Geeks]]'''
* Autobot pixel graphic
* blaster pistol
* CD
* computer
* computer mouse
* gamer chair
* "ghost" sprite
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* guidebook
* jetpack
* plush wizard
* skull sprite
* spaceship
* vintage game joystick
* vintage game system
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Greaser Gang|Hunger Hub]]'''
* blue chip nachos
* broccoli
* french fries
* fried egg
* juice box
* steak
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* strip of bacon
* takeout box
* turkey
* veggie burger
* waffle
* watermelon slice
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Pet Mob]]'''
* ant farm
* cat
* chew bone
* cobra
* collar
* cricket
* birdcage
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* doggie bowl
* doggie-doo pickup bag
* hamster
* insect killer spray(?)
* mallard duck
* rat
* siberian husky
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Oil Slicks (BotBots)|Oil Slicks]]'''
* arcade machine
* corn dog
* goldfish
* grapes
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* headphones
* mobile phone
* neck pillow
* toilet
|}

;Packages
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Blind Bag Mystery Figures'''
* cobra
* computer mouse
* cricket
* doggie-doo pickup bag
* fried egg
* gamer chair
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* headphones
* insect killer spray(?)
* jetpack
* mallard duck
* neck pillow
* pile o' barf
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* plunger
* rubber glove
* siberian husky
* skull sprite
* steak
* strip of bacon
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
* takeout box
* toilet brush
* vacuum cleaner
* vintage game joystick
* vintage game system
* waffle
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
|-
|'''Multipacks'''
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Gamer Geeks''' (5-pack)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Hunger Hubs''' (5-pack)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Custodial Crew''' (8-pack)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Pet Mob''' (8-pack)
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|'''Ruckus Racer vehicle packs'''
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Outta Controller'''
** arcade machine
** blaster pistol
** guidebook
** plush wizard
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Racer-Roni'''
** corn dog
** french fries
** juice box
** veggie burger
|}
{{comingsoontoy}}
{{toystub}}

===Exclusives===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[San Diego Comic-Con]]'''
* '''[[Con Crew]]''' (10-pack, 2019)
:[[Fantastic Fuelers]] ([[Carb O'Nate]], [[Coffeemus Prime]], [[Hal A. Peno]], [[Sumthin' Fishy]])
:[[Line League]] ([[Captain Cartridge]], [[Con-Packtor]], [[Vigitente]])
:[[Meet N' Greets]] ([[Botarazzi]], [[Inky Inkerson]], [[Scribzilla]])
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}

==Notes==
* The instruction leaflets (as well as the official BotBots website) provide all of the individual BotBot characters with a "Level" of between one and three stars. This corresponds to the illustrated checklist (included in every BotBots package), depicting the BotBots within a shopping mall. To make each BotBot easier to find on the checklist, the one-starred BotBots are on the ground floor, the two-starred BotBots are on the second tier, and the three-starred BotBots are on the top floor. The star rating appears to have no other purpose, and is not a reliable indicator of rarity. 3-Star bots are ''usually'' only available in a single pack, but many one-pack-only bots aren't 3-Star rated. None of this is helped by the fact that Series 2 has several discrepancies between the pack-in checklist and website's Levels for many bots.
* Promotional material for Series 1 shows two Bots who are not actually ''in'' Series 1, a baseball and a soccer ball.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fmjc_F0GISU Transformers BotBots Origin Story Sing-Along on YouTube]</ref> Both were moved to later Series.
* All of the characters introduced thus far are entirely new, separate from any traditional "Generation 1" characters: a rarity in today's ''Transformers'' toy market.
* On that note, many characters have [[Autobot]] and [[Decepticon]] symbols on them (though the latter has not been found on anyone without the former also present). However, it does not appear that this is meant to indicate factional allegiance... but ''in-universe marketing''. Absolutely no mention of the Autobots, Decepticons, Cybertron, or the like is made in the promotional materials, only "energon". Several Bots like [[Skillz Punk]] have both faction symbols on them, typically in the context "Autobots vs Decepticons" branding. It looks like in this universe, "Autobots" and "Decepticons" are... well, intellectual property used to advertise products. Meta!
* ''BotBots'' easily has the highest percentage of [[female Transformer]]s in its cast of any ''Transformers'' toyline, and by a stunningly wide margin. In the first two series alone, ''39'' of the 121 characters are female. In fact, it took ''Transformers'' as a whole ''thirty years'' to approach that number of female toy-characters ''period'', and that's including [[BotCon|convention]]-exclusive offerings! (And ''not'' counting toys that had no [[bio]] upon release and were later [[retcon]]ned as female.) As of Series 5, roughly a third of the cast is female, with a few bio-less bots and some with no gendered pronouns in their bio at all.

===Foreign names===
*''Mandarin:'' '''Biànxíng Jīngāng Bótǎn Xiǎoxīngrén''' (Taiwan, 變形金剛博坦小星人, "Transformers Bot Little Star People"), '''BotBot Jūntuán''' (China, 啵啵军团 ''Bōbō Jūntuán'', "BotBot Legion")

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/botbots Page on the ''Transformers'' website]
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1G3gfw2uISQ7UAKF3sv8-a5O9JinhTITeRJyMGbZZQ04 Google Spreadsheet of all ''BotBots'' pack contents including "minimum buy" for a complete set]

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Trypticon (WFC)

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{{faction|decepticon}}
{{disambigm|Trypticon (disambiguation)|Nemesis (disambiguation)}}
:''Trypticon is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[File:WFC One Shall Stand Trailer.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|Yes, there was a grammatically incorrect caption regarding my discharge of energy weaponry. Why do you ask?]]
A titan of a Decepticon, '''Trypticon''' casts a vast shadow across the battlefield whenever he appears. Though he once turned into Trypticon Station, a neutral scientific outpost, Trypticon's intelligence is only just enough to make him an effective warrior, even if it hardly seems needed with his vast array of weapons. He is equally formidable in his alternate form of the Decepticons' fortress of a warship, the '''''Nemesis''''', even after a [[space bridge]] accident sent his personality into [[stasis lock|stasis]]. Carrying [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] and the remnants of his Decepticon uprising, the ''Nemesis'' is still a force to be reckoned with.

{{quote|You cannot stop me, Autobots. I am... Trypticon. I am... your death.|Trypticon, before he goes [[Godzilla]] on everyone|''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron]]''}}

==Fiction==
===Aligned novels===
Prior to the war, Trypticon Station was used for research that could not be conducted planetside, including the first forays into sequestering the [[Dark Energon]] that had resulted from [[Unicron]]'s attack on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Its security was seen to by the [[Seeker (body-type)#Aligned continuity|Seeker]] caste. There were records that indicated that at the time Dark Energon was placed aboard by an ancient High Council, the station underwent a major overhaul: [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]] confirmed that it was given a spark and made a living being at that point. [[Air Commander]] [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] was one of the few with knowledge of its secrets. As a result, he ordered his forces to occupy it after the capture of [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Sentinel Prime]], as a bargaining chip in negotiations with Megatron and his growing Decepticon army. Megatron decided he tired of negotiations and took Trypticon Station by force. Upon Starscream's return to the station, Megatron pressed the Seeker and ultimately gained access to the facility's research on Dark Energon. Megatron noted to [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] that there was potential for a spark within Trypticon, though Shockwave pointed out the [[Well of All Sparks|Well]] no longer produced sparks. Megatron suggested he use the sparks of the scientists killed and maimed in the seize of Trypticon to give life to the station.

The supplies of Dark Energon from the initial harvest were slender, so Megatron required the means to transfer large quantities of [[energon]] to the station so that they could be converted into the rarer resource. As Trypticon Station was configured to receive fuel from the [[Geosynchronous Energon Bridge]] in [[Crystal City]], the Decepticons were able to transfer an initial supply, but not nearly enough for the ravenous rate at which they were consuming Dark Energon. This was eventually remedied by Megatron's capture of the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]], which provided a nearly unlimited source of fuel directly from Cybertron's core.

After a team led by [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] ventured into the planet's core to cut off the transfer, Megatron decided to switch tactics. He allowed Shockwave to apply the experimental knowledge he had gleaned over the course of the war, and Trypticon was granted true life, including the ability to shape its corridors into a dizzying array of defense drones and [[Mini-Con|Minicon]]s. Ultimately, a team of Autobots aboard the ''[[Eight Track (WFC)|Eight Track]]'' found a gap in the station's external defenses and managed to venture within and knock the behemoth from orbit.

Victory was brief, however, as Trypticon revealed a robot form and crawled from the wreckage planetside. Though initially the [[Wrecker]]s and [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]] were tasked with keeping the gargantuan Decepticon away from the ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]'' launch, this proved to be in vain, as Megatron boarded Trypticon along with a hand-picked crew of the Decepticon elite. Transforming into a ''Nemesis''-class battleship, Trypticon pursued the ''Ark'' to, and subsequently through, the last remaining functional [[space bridge]] in Cybertronian orbit. As the ''Ark'' emerged in unknown space, the ''Nemesis'' was nowhere within sensor range. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

The ''Nemesis'' was heavily damaged due to its traveling through the last remaining, yet faulty, space bridge, and thus Trypticon's sentient functionality and transformation abilities were lost, perhaps forever. Megatron didn't care too much. The ''Nemesis'' was still a functioning, fearsome battleship, and that's all he required. {{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}

The ''Nemesis'' detected an Autobot distress call, which turned out to be a trick devised by the [[Star Seeker]]s, who wanted to destroy the Decepticons. The ''Nemesis'' and the Star Seeker flagship, the ''[[Tidal Wave (Prime)|Tidal Wave]],'' engaged in dogfight with the ''Nemesis'', on account of its greater mobility and the [[Requiem Blaster (Megatronus)|Requiem Blaster]]'s poor heat dissipation, emerging victorious.

Soon after, the ''Nemesis'' arrived in orbit around [[Aquatron]], engaging the ''Ark'' orbital firefight visible to the Autobots on the planet's surface before it used a [[tractor beam]] to try and cripple the Autobot ship. In response, the [[Aerialbot (WFC)|Aerialbots]] launched and combined into [[Superion (Prime)|Superion]] who cut a swath of destruction through the ''Nemesis'' as he made his way to the engine room. In such a confined space however, the [[combiner]]'s bulk proved more of a detriment than an advantage and Megatron was able to expel him from the warship. Though [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] attempted to then ram the ''Ark'' into the ''Nemesis'', a much more powerful tractor beam, fired by the [[Inquirata (Prime)|Curator]] immobilized both ships.

The senior staff was invited down to the surface where the Curator revealed himself to be a [[Quintesson]] and that the species was now peaceful, being eager to act as a neutral third party in resolving the [[Great War (Prime)|Great War]]. The next morning however, it was revealed that that was not the case and the rogue creations of [[Quintus Prime]] made another attempt to conquer Cybertron. When Megatron was taken prisoner, [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] fled back to the ''Nemesis'' and took over, continually delaying a rescue of Megatron, until [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] saw the ''Ark'' head towards the planet for a rescue mission, and followed suit. In his haste, Soundwave essentially crashed into the city of [[Hydratron]], taking out most of the city's defenses with it, but immobilizing the ''Nemesis''. When the Curator started to sink Hydratron, the ''Ark'' used its tow cables to lift the ''Nemesis'' upwards, bolstered by Superion, but once they'd cleared the planet's gravity well, the Autobots left the immobilized Decepticons to their repairs. {{storylink|Transformers: Retribution|Retribution}}

===''Prime'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Kevin Michael Richardson]] (English)|[[Engelbert von Nordhausen]] (German), [[Octavio Rojas]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Jaime Roca]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Tero Koponen]] (Finnish), [[Carlos Campanile]] (Brazilian Portuguese)}}
[[File:Nemesis-Primepainting.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|This doesn't look like [[Nemesis Prime (Prime)|Nemesis Prime]] at all!]]

Long after Cybertron had been rendered uninhabitable, the ''Nemesis'' was in orbit of the planet when Starscream's [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] forces captured the Autobots [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]] and [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]], the latter of whom had received a coded Autobot transmission. Starscream attempted to gain this information by torturing and then imprisoning Cliffjumper alongside Arcee on board the ''Nemesis'', but failed to get any satisfaction. {{storylink|Out of the Past}}

The ''Nemesis'' served as the Decepticons' primary base of operations during their time on [[Earth]]. Constantly moving through the skies of the planet and cloaked against detection by either Autobot or human systems, it provided the villains with a mobile headquarters that allowed them to often remain one step ahead of their adversaries.

Sometime after arriving on Earth, Cliffjumper got a taste of the power of the ''Nemesis'' first-hand when he found it hovering over an [[Energon]]-filled crater, and it opened fire on him. Captured by Vehicons and brought aboard, Cliffjumper was slain on the ship's bridge by his old adversary Starscream, his body unable to be reclaimed by his fellow Autobots due to the ship's perpetual cloaking field hiding its location. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 1}} Soon after, Starscream relinquished command of the ''Nemesis'' to Megatron when he returned from his three-year sojourn in deep space, {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 2}} but when he left to explore the properties of [[Dark Energon]], control of the craft returned to Starscream, who had the Autobots' human ally [[William Fowler]] captured and brought to the ship's brig for interrogation. The Autobots subsequently invaded the ship on a rescue mission, during which [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] damaged the ship's interstellar navigation array, {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 3}} leaving it unable to triangulate co-ordinates for the Decepticons' new orbital space bridge. [[File:Masters&Students-Nemesisbridgescreen.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.67|The ''Nemesis'' bridge must be great for watching the Super Bowl.]] Using a human installation as a substitute, the Decepticons moved the ''Nemesis'' into space so Megatron could send Dark Energon through the bridge to Cybertron, but when the Autobots sabotaged the bridge and caused it to explode, Starscream betrayed Megatron, moving the ''Nemesis'' out of range and leaving the Decepticon leader to be consumed in the blast. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 5}}


Although Starscream was re-instated as commander of the ''Nemesis'' with Megatron's seeming death, the crew responded unenthusiastically to his dramatic first address. Soon after, when it was discovered that Megatron had actually survived the explosion thanks to Dark Energon, his stasis-locked body became a fixture of the ship's medical bay. {{storylink|Masters & Students}} The ship later gained another new resident in the Autobot [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]], who was captured and locked up in the brig while the evil [[Makeshift (Prime)|Makeshift]] took his place among the Autobots before escaping. {{storylink|Con Job}}

[[File:OutHead-Arcticbeam.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Romulans!]]

When the ''Nemesis''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s electromagnetic shielding broke while orbiting above [[China]], the Autobots were able to locate the ship and infiltrate it in hopes of locating a cure for the [[Cybonic plague]] Optimus Prime had recently become infected with. Although successful, their actions set in motion the reawakening of Megatron, {{storylink|Sick Mind}} who returned to life and retook command in the middle of Starscream's newest plan, which involved equipping the ''Nemesis'' with a powerful heat ray. {{Storylink|Out of His Head}} With Megatron back in charge, the ''Nemesis'' continued its stoic, continuous motion around the Earth, at one point moving out of Earth's atmosphere and into orbit. {{storylink|T.M.I.}}

As the Decepticons began looking for components for their new space bridge, the ''Nemesis'' returned to Earth's atmosphere and headed for a human military installation so Megatron could personally steal the new power source it contained. Optimus Prime and Bulkhead made it aboard the ''Nemesis'' and stole the power source back, but Optimus proceeded to go on a rampage through the ship's corridors until Megatron had him [[GroundBridge]]d out. {{storylink|One Shall Fall}} Megatron subsequently left the ''Nemesis'' under [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]]'s command while he prostrated himself before [[Unicron]], {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 1}} who took the ship back to orbit. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 2}} When Airachnid attempted to incite rebellion among the crew, [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] smacked her down and took charge of the ''Nemesis'' until Megatron returned with an amnesiac Optimus Prime. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}}

Though the Decepticons tried their best to keep "Orion Pax" in the dark, they had a security lapse when Arcee managed to get on board to hunt for the lost Autobot leader. Soundwave was able to get her back off the ship through deft use of the GroundBridge. It happened again sometime later when Starscream sneaked on board to steal [[energon cube]]s and stumbled on Orion. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 1}} Starscream fled the ship, but his visit raised Orion's suspicions and he accessed the Decepticon database to find out the truth. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 2}} The Decepticons had a full log of his activities and he was left under Vehicon guard to continue his work, but soon broke free and left the ship to help the Autobots. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 3}}

In control of a vast swarm of [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticons]], Airachnid launched an attack on the ''Nemesis'' in an attempt to kill Megatron. Meanwhile, Starscream was ''also'' gunning for Megatron after creating several clones of himself, which he dispatched to the ''Nemesis''. In the middle of these attempted coups was a very confused Bulkhead who was inadvertently beamed up to the ''Nemesis'' whilst investigating an energon signal. Seeking an avenue of escape, he crippled the ship's power core, causing it to crash land and allowing Bulkhead to escape in vehicle mode. {{storylink|Armada (episode)|Armada}}

Megatron infused the ship's core with Dark Energon, bringing it back online, but also awakening the ship's mind. It immediately began its mission, decoding the [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] database and heading towards the first of the coordinates in [[New York City]]. When the Decepticons resisted, the warship put them all into stasis. Fowler and the three kids GroundBridged aboard, and the ship at first failed to detect them as it wasn't scanning for organic life, which gave them the opportunity to try to reverse the ship's energon supply. Though the warship tried to stop them, they succeeded, and the warship returned to its mindless state. {{storylink|Flying Mind}}

During the hunt for the relics, [[Laserbeak (WFC)|Laserbeak]] was infected with a virus by Ratchet so when Soundwave returned to the ship, the Iacon database was transmitted to the Autobot mainframe. {{storylink|Triage (episode)|Triage}}

Tensions rose between [[Hardshell|Hardshell]], Knock Out, the Insecticons and the rank and file Vehicons on the ''Nemesis'', leading to an all-out brawl. {{storylink|Hurt}}

MECH leader [[Silas]] - integrated into the corpse of [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] - approached the Decepticons in an attempt to join their ranks, offering [[Project Damocles]], a space-based particle cannon, as a token of friendship. The Decepticons launched an operation to retrieve the satellite weapon's interface codes from human military servers while the ''Nemesis'' deployed Damocles into space. Though the weapon worked as intended, the Autobots and their human allies ultimately destroyed Damocles, and for his failure Silas was dragged away to Knock Out's dissection table on the ''Nemesis''. {{storylink|The Human Factor}}

The ''Nemesis'' was deployed to a set of coordinates from the Iacon database that indicated the resting place of an ancient relic. There, Megatron discovered that the relic was the legendary [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]], a weapon of immense power, and one that must not fall into the hands of Optimus Prime. After failing to retrieve the weapon or otherwise blast it out himself, he ordered the Decepticons to carve out the massive boulder in which the sword was embedded so the ''Nemesis'' could carry it away. As it was in the process of doing so, the Autobots suddenly attacked, with Optimus Prime charging in after the Star Saber. Despite Megatron's best efforts, Optimus managed to pull the sword from the boulder and then cleaved the rock in twain when Megatron had the ''Nemesis'' drop it on the Autobot leader out of spite. As Megatron watched on helplessly, Optimus followed this up by unleashing a wave of energy at the ''Nemesis'' which destroyed part of its engine array, causing it to narrowly miss crashing into a mountainside and forcing the ship to limp away. {{storylink|Legacy (episode)|Legacy}}

[[File:DarkestHour-Basedestroyed.JPG‎|thumb|upright=1.67|The question of whether or not we are alone in the universe has been answered.]]

The ''Nemesis'' flew Megatron and [[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]] to the Decepticons' space bridge orbiting the dark side of the Earth's [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] when they returned to Cybertron to find a way to counter the Star Saber's power. {{storylink|Alpha/Omega}} When [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] was determined to be an [[Omega Key]], he was captured and brought aboard the ship. {{storylink|Hard Knocks}} After being interrogated via cortical psychic patch, the Autobot stole the Keys stored aboard the ''Nemesis'', and escaped by literally jumping ship. Starscream later returned to the ship with all four Keys in an effort to return to the Decepticons, {{storylink|Inside Job}} and is allowed to once he is deemed fit to return by Megatron after a cortical psychic patch. {{storylink|Patch (episode)|Patch}} An enraged and disillusioned Dreadwing steals the [[Forge of Solus Prime]] and gives it to the Autobots, and is killed in the ship's medical bay by Megatron when he tried to kill Starscream. The ship later flew Megatron and an army of flying Vehicons to the space bridge when the time came for a battle on Cybertron over the [[Omega Lock]]. {{storylink|Regeneration (Prime)|Regeneration}} When Megatron created a [[Darkmount (Earth)|new fortress]] on Earth with the Omega Lock's power, the ''Nemesis'' arrived in [[Jasper]], and was the launch point for the assault on the newly discovered [[Autobot Outpost Omega One|Autobot base]]. As the battle between the Autobots' [[Wheeljack (Prime)|other]] [[William Fowler|allies]] and the Decepticons' flyers raged, the ''Nemesis'' positioned itself over the base. When the battle had ended (with Wheeljack being shot down and Fowler forced to retreat), the ''Nemesis'' fired a colossal cannon on the base, destroying the mountain. {{storylink|Darkest Hour (episode)|Darkest Hour}}

The ''Nemesis'' was docked at Darkmount with the Decepticons now using the fortress as their main base of operations. However, the ship was still used for coordinating attacks {{storylink|Darkmount, NV}} as well as storage of the Forge, the stasis-locked Airachnid, the Apex Armor, and the Star Saber. Smokescreen retrieved the Forge from the ship when prompted to save a dying Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Prey (episode)|Prey}} The ''Nemesis'' was finally deployed once again when an Autobot assault destroyed Darkmount, the Decepticons regrouping on board the ship. {{storylink|Rebellion (Prime)|Rebellion}}

The ''Nemesis'' had a kennel set up for [[Predaking (Prime)|the Predacon]], where Starscream failed to train it. {{storylink|Chain of Command (Prime)|Chain of Command}} The ship's communication dish was damaged by the beast, blacking out Decepticon communications, and Starscream unsuccessfully tried to have it repaired before Megatron found out. {{storylink|Plus One (Prime)|Plus One}} Soon afterwards, Starscream and Knock Out's experiment to create an army of super-soldiers backfired spectacularly when Cylas was turned into a Terrorcon that drained Energon from a victim. The ensuing battle spread all over the warship, and resulted in Cylas's death, and Airachnid being freed from her stasis pod, though she and her Insecticon army were bridged to a moon of Cybertron by Soundwave. The Decepticons' numbers were severely depleted with the loss of the Insecticons and more than half of their remaining troops. {{storylink|Thirst}}

[[File:Deadlock-NemesiswithLock.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.67|Megatron: "Shockwave, lock onto those coordinates and fire the Omega Lock!" Shockwave: "Your redundancy is most illogical, my liege."]]
When Megatron resolved to rebuild the Omega Lock, {{storylink|Minus One}} it was constructed on the underbelly of the ''Nemesis'' by the time Ratchet had been brought aboard to finish his work on synthetic Energon. {{storylink|Persuasion}} When the formula was completed, Ratchet made a run for it and tried to sabotage his work, but was caught in a hallway of the ship. He was given to Predaking for execution, but he turned the juggernaut on the Decepticons, triggering a rampage in which many Vehicons were slaughtered. Megatron was able to defeat Predaking and ejected him from the ship, {{storylink|Synthesis}} but he still clung onto the ship while Ratchet brought the Autobots on board to take the warship. As Optimus and Megatron dueled, and the latter's lieutenants fought Arcee, Ratchet and Smokescreen, Jack and the [[Apex Armor (Prime)|Apex Armor]]-clad Miko took the bridge, banishing Soundwave to the shadowzone, while the Wreckers took on the rest of the Vehicons aboard the ship. When Megatron was killed by Bumblebee, Starscream and Shockwave fled along with what remained of the Vehicons, leaving the ship in Autobot control. The team took the ship to Cybertron, using the Omega Lock to revive the planet through the Well of All Sparks, and parking the ''Nemesis'' on the surface of the restored Cybertron, while Predaking flew off for parts unknown. {{storylink|Deadlock}}

The Autobots used the ship as a base during their work, keeping the remaining Decepticons in a cell. It was taken into battle for the last time when Unicron returned to the planet, raising an army of Terrorcons with which to destroy Primus. The warship didn't last long before it was shot down and crashed near the Well of All Sparks. {{storylink|Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising}}

===Titan ''Prime'' comic===
While navigating a storm, the Vehicons had a particularly hard time piloting the ''Nemesis''. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.6|All the President's 'Bots!}}

Megatron later brought the ''Nemesis'' to the [[Erta Ale volcano]] so he could force Starscream to partake in gladiatorial combat there. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.7|Megatron's Law}}

Some time later, Bulkhead was taken prisoner aboard the ''Nemesis'' and put in confinement within an [[Ultra Prison]]. When the Autobots turned up to rescue their comrades, they blew a massive hole in the hull on their way out of the warship. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.11|The Battle for Bulkhead}}

===''Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe''===
Trypticon acted as Megatron's personal weapon of mass destruction. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe|The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe}}

===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
[[Nightra]] claimed that bounty hunter [[Blastwave]] was actually an escapee from "Trypticon Prison", implying that the ''Nemesis'' was converted for penitentiary duties following the rebirth of Cybertron. {{storylink|Guilty As Charged}}

==Commercial appearances==
[[File:NemesisXmas.JPG|thumb|upright=1.4|Be very glad Trypticon isn't active to see this.]]
Two Vehicons, caught up in the holiday spirit of [[Christmas]]time, extensively decorated the ''Nemesis'' with lights, trees, and a moving reindeer that flatly droned "HO HO HO". Megatron, infuriated by the spectacle, demanded the capture of whoever was responsible so they could face punishment. The guilty Vehicons meekly kept their mouths shut. {{storylink|Commercial/Prime#Holiday Schmoliday|30-Second Holiday Special: "Decepticon Holidays: Holiday Schmoliday"}}
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==Games==
===''War for Cybertron'' (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)===
{{voiceactor|[[Fred Tatasciore]] (English)|[[Sylvain Lemarié]] (French), [[Javier Gámir]] (Spain-Spanish)}}

{{quote|Ha! Ha! Ha! You haven't defeated me, Autobots. You have only untethered your own destroyer!|Trypticon decides to freak out the Aerialbots|''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron]]''}}

[[File:WFC-Trypticontrackingdescent.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|'CUZ I'M FREE! FREE FALLIN'!]]

Before war broke out, Trypticon Station was connected to the [[Geosynchronous Energon Bridge]] so the scientists aboard could fulfill their many experiments. The crew experimented with [[Dark Energon]], its effects ravaging a portion of the outer hull, the section being eventually sealed off. High in orbit, the station missed out on most of Cybertron's technological leaps, its technology being considered "ancient" by the time of the Great War.

When war broke out, the station was assaulted by Megatron for the Dark Energon, the [[Decepticon leader]] proving able to tame its awesome power. Erroneously believing he could use Dark Energon to bring all of Cybertron under his command, Megatron had Starscream restart the Energon Bridge, bringing the station back to full operational capacity.

After Optimus Prime learnt how badly the [[Core]] had been corrupted, he ordered the [[Autobot fleet]] to abandon the planet only for Megatron to have the station target the evacuation ships. Optimus scrambled the Aerialbots into action, but only [[Jetfire (WFC)|Jetfire]], [[Air Raid (WFC)|Air Raid]], and [[Silverbolt (WFC)|Silverbolt]] managed to breach the station's defences. The three fliers aimed to sabotage the station's coolant but failed to account for back-up systems allowing the bombing to continue. As the trio ventured further into the station, the station revealed itself to be a monstrous [[Titan (group)|Titan]] known as Trypticon who turned his weapon first on various Cybertronian landmarks, such as [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Zeta Prime]]'s [[Vaults]], the [[Hall of Ancients]], the [[Stellar Galleries]] and the [[Code Archives]], before finally acquiring the coordinates for Optimus Prime. As the Titan charged his weapon, the fliers destroyed his [[Transformation cog|conversion cog]], reverting him to his [[robot mode]].

[[File:WFC-Trypticonyoulost.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Well hello it's me, the giant.]]

Despite the cog's destruction, Trypticon continued unabated, using his [[jet pack]] and mouth laser to continue his attack before the pack was destroyed and the Titan fell outside Iacon. Optimus, [[Ironhide (WFC)|Ironhide]], and Bumblebee went to investigate the crash and battled the Titan, first overloading his shoulder-mounted weapons systems, then attacking his heat vents, before destroying Trypticon's auxillary power cores. Defeated, Trypticon made a last-ditch effort to attack, but lost his balance and fell into an energon lake below when Optimus Prime unleashed an energy wave with his [[energon-axe]]. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|War for Cybertron}}
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===''Cybertron Adventures''===
After his weapons were restored, Trypticon made a stand for the Decepticons and started destroying Autobots. Optimus, convincing the Autobots to keep the fight going, made a stand with Bumblebee and Ironhide. The bad news was that Trypticon's only weak spot was in his mouth, but the good news was the Autobots didn't give up.

After half of his health depleted, Trypticon made one more stand, and used his true power. Even though the blasts were powerful, Optimus and the Autobots fired one huge blast, making the monster fall to his demise. {{storylink|Transformers: Cybertron Adventures|Cybertron Adventures}}

===''War for Cybertron'' (DS)===
[[File:WFC-TrypticonDS.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4]]
Megatron conquered Trypticon Space Station to manufacture Dark Energon to aid in his planet-wide conquest. However, Megatron found he needed to access the Core of Cybertron to continue to power their Dark Energon supply. Upon defeating Autobot leader Zeta Prime, and later Omega Supreme, Megatron succeeded in his quest.

However, not too long afterwards, newly ascended Autobot leader Optimus Prime freed the Core from the Dark Energon, and ordered a planet-wide evacuation of the population from Cybertron. Megatron began using Trypticon Space Station to fire upon the evacuating Autobot masses, prompting a strike from Optimus' team. The Autobots were able to make Trypticon Space Station crash to Cybertron... only for it to transform into a city-sized Decepticon dinosaur. Luckily, Optimus and his 'bots finally defeated the titan, and ended the threat of Dark Energon for good. {{Storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)|War for Cybertron}}
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===''Fall of Cybertron''===
{{bigquote|Trypticon. If you can hear me, understand that this is not a rescue mission. Despite your immense power, you failed to destroy the Autobots. You failed '''me'''. Henceforth, your chassis will be altered and redesigned to ''my'' specifications.|Megatron, upset that he didn't get to be the final boss of the first game}}

[[File:Nemesis FOC.jpg|thumb|left]]

After his defeat at the hands of Optimus Prime, Trypticon's body was salvaged from the Energon pool and dismantled, kept in (still very large) pieces. Though Optimus had severe reservations about this, he justified it based on the many Autobot lives Trypticon had taken.

Sometime later, [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] informed Megatron of a [[Earth|planet]] rich with resources that they could reach by space bridge, and all they needed was a vessel to take them there. While the scientist worked on the space bridge, the leader led an assault on the labs where Trypticon's body parts were being held. Though having only come to scavenge pieces of the Titan to build a new space cruiser, the Decepticons soon found that Trypticon was still alive and thus, his own starship mode could be utilized for their purposes. Soundwave was able to reassemble Trypticon, though the Titan remained in deep stasis, but before he could commence repairs Megatron overruled him, stating that, since he'd failed in his task of destroying the Autobots, he would be transformed into warship form, even as Soundwave warned that the damage meant Trypticon would be trapped in [[alternate mode]], the Titan giving only a growl as the procedure commenced. Once Soundwave's work was complete, the ''Nemesis'', as it was now referred to, pursued the ''Ark'' as it departed Cybertron, and engaged it in a fierce ship-to-ship battle in front of the wormhole of a space bridge. As Optimus and Megatron duelled, the space bridge began tearing both ships apart, and ultimately sucked both ships through to parts unknown. {{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron}}

===''Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark''===
During the war, Starscream led a small group of Decepticons on a secret mission to Trypticon's wreckage to siphon energon from his remains for their own purposes. However, at the same time, the Autobot Jetfire arrived at Trypticon's remains on a mission of his own. Jetfire redirected Starscream's stolen energon to Trypticon's weapons systems, firing upon the Decepticon base [[Kolkular]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (console)|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark}}

===''Transformers Prime: Battle For Energon''===
Bulkhead infiltrate the ''Nemesis'' to snatch away the Decepticons' Energon stores. {{storylink|Transformers Prime: Battle For Energon}}

=== ''Transformers: Prime - The Game'' ===
[[File:Transformers prime the game trypticon.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.85|Looks like Tom Sawyer whitewashed the ''Nemesis''.]]

When a meteor of pure [[Dark Energon]] hurtled towards Earth, Megatron had the ''Nemesis'' intercept and tow it from an anchor point on the flight deck. When the Autobots boarded the warship, they severed the anchor, the Decepticons instantly switching to a backup towing system on the underbelly. When this too was destroyed, the meteor broke apart, Megatron ordering the ''Nemesis'' to where the largest chunk had landed while his forces hunted down the separated Autobots. When the ''Nemesis'' arrived, the immobilized [[Thunderwing (Prime)|Thunderwing]] was duelling Optimus Prime, Megatron using the warship's artillery to quickly down the [[Herald of Unicron]]. When Thunderwing was brought aboard, and restrained in one of the ship's laboratories, he and Megatron reached an agreement that the Decepticons would repair the giant. The repairs were overseen by the captive Ratchet, himself coerced into cooperating by the captured Miko and Raf.

When Starscream was defeated by Bulkhead, the Wrecker forced him to let him onto the ''Nemesis'', Ratchet using this distraction to escape from Megatron and free Miko and Raf. When the trio chased Soundwave out of the ship's communication suite, they called in Arcee and Bumblebee who managed to defeat their Decepticon counterparts. Starscream meanwhile had lured Bulkhead into a trap, leaving him to the Vehicons, only to be defeated. Limping, Starscream made his way to Thunderwing, trying to steal away the monster's power core, only to be caught in the act by Megatron. At this moment, Thunderwing reactivated and installed the power core himself, breaking free of his restraints, and blasting through the upper hull to freedom. Though the ''Nemesis'' was left listing, the Autobots using the chaos to escape, it remained airborne. {{storylink|Transformers: Prime - The Game}}
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==Notes==
* Trypticon's head is available as a Fire Breather-type component for [[Infiltrator (FOC)|Infiltrator]]-class characters in ''Fall of Cybertron'' multiplayer.
* Trypticon has two seemingly conflicting origins in ''Exodus''. [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Orion Pax]] researches the station and discovers that in "ancient times" it was secretly "recreated" from a simple space station and was raised to sentience, given a living [[spark]] (pg. 82) when [[Dark Energon]] was hidden aboard by an "ancient" iteration of the [[Autobot High Council|High Council]] headed by Sentinel Prime. Alpha Trion confirms this to be true. Beforehand, however [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] refers to the station as being "semi-sentient" and afterwards as a sparkless drone before Shockwave makes it into a Transformer with ''many'' sparks.
*When asked whether Trypticon was alive after that first sparking or not until Shockwave, [[Alex Irvine]] passed on commenting on the grounds that to do so would give something important away...
* In the end credits for ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|War for Cybertron]]'', Trypticon is briefly seen grappling with [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]]. Now if we had only seen ''that'' in gameplay.
** [https://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/images2/4/4d/Wfc-figures-dream-scale-trypticonsize.jpg Rendering stills] and commentary from [[High Moon Studios]] would later say that Trypticon was twice as tall as Omega Supreme. Make of this what you will.
[[File:Trypticon Station.jpg|thumb|right]]
[[File:TFP_Trypticon_crop.jpeg|thumb|left|Megatron [[Mode lock|terrorize]] Trypticon? Trypticon... [[Activation code|terrorize!]]]]
*Trypticon seems to suffer from mass-displacement. Considering the scale of his space station mode, he should be much bigger in robot form. In fact in ''Fall of Cybertron'', he appears to be smaller (likely half the size he was in the last game). In ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (console)|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark]]'' despite being transformed he's still large enough to house an entire level for Jetfire.
* In "[[Flying Mind]]", neither Megatron nor the other Decepticons directly confirm that the Dark Energon is affecting Trypticon himself, despite every other piece of ''Aligned'' fiction identifying the ''Nemesis'' as Trypticon's reformatted body. A wire-frame of his robot mode can even be seen briefly during the episode, although no attention is called to it. ''The Art of Prime'' would later confirm it, along with a better look at the concept art of his robot mode; however for some reason, during the series the ship was always addressed as "the Decepticon warship", and only once as "the ''Nemesis''" (by the Autobots, no less). According to episode writer [[Bob Skir]], the awakening ''Nemesis'' wasn't meant to be Trypticon. <ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DaZTNszyGU Moonbase 2 interview with Bob Skir]</ref> [[Rik Alvarez|Sources]] have discussed that the ''Prime'' writers disagreed on how (or even if) to use backstory from other Aligned properties, making the uncertain case of the ''Nemesis''' identity a possible result of this conflict.

===Foreign names===
====''Nemesis''====
*''Japanese:'' '''''Nemesis''''' (ネメシス ''Nemeshisu'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''''Bàoyìng Hào''''' (China, 报应号, "Retribution")
*''Russian:'' '''''Nemezida''''' (Немезида, "Nemesis")

==References==
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[[Category:Decepticon bases]]
[[Category:Decepticon starships]]
[[Category:Fall of Cybertron locations]]
[[Category:Fiction-only Transformers]]
[[Category:Prime characters]]
[[Category:Prime starships]]
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The Breaker of Fortunes

2021-06-29T16:04:15Z

SoundJack426: /* BotBots */

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:''The Breaker of Fortunes is a member of the [[Hibotchi Heats]] from [[Transformers: BotBots|BotBots]].
[[File:BreakerOfFortunes-art.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|"You never get bad fortunes in cookies, ever noticed that? They never say stuff like: 'Oh dear, things’re going to be really bad.' I mean, they’re never ''misfortune'' cookies."]]

If you have any sensitive information that you don't want anyone to know, then ''do not'' tell '''The Breaker of Fortunes'''. This cookie crumbles under even the slightest bit of pressure, and when he ''does'' spill the beans, it ain't fortunes he's telling, but the secrets of other Bots that were told to him in confidence.

{{TOC}}

==Toys==
===BotBots===
[[File:BotBots-toy BreakerOfFortunes.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|"Because people who ''sell'' fortune cookies want to go on selling them."]]
*'''Blind Bag Mystery Figures''' (Single Pack, [[2020]])
**''Series'': '''5'''
**''ID Code'': '''13'''
**''Level'': '''2 Star'''
**''Accessories'': Fortune slip/ surf board

: Part of the fifth Series of ''[[Transformers: BotBots|BotBots]]'', The Breaker of Fortunes changes from small robot into a fortune cookie. His fortune slip is removable, and can be pegged under his feet like a surf board or held in either of his hands, making him one of the few Botbots with an accessory.

: He is only available in the [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] "Blind Bag Mystery Figures" assortment, and like everyone else in the assortment, was packed out at one per case of 24 Bots. The Series 5 Mystery Figures assortment was initially skipped by retailers in the US, eventually appearing in June 2021 at Dollar Tree and Five Below stores.

{{note|This pack is a "recommended minimum buy" for a complete set of Series 5 BotBots, obviously.}}

==Notes==
* The Breaker of Fortunes is the only non-[[Winner's Circle]] Bot in Series 5 to only be available in a single package.

[[Category: Hibotchi Heats]]

War for Cybertron: Kingdom

2021-05-25T17:20:57Z

SoundJack426: /* Selects */

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[[File:WFC-Kingdom-main-artwork.jpg|thumb|250px|Reject vehicularity. Return to monke.]]
'''''War For Cybertron: Kingdom''''' is a [[subline imprint]] of the ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' toyline, and the final portion of the ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (franchise)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]''.

First revealed at [[Hasbro PulseCon 2020]], ''War for Cybertron: Kingdom'' is a [[2021]] toyline in celebration of the 25th anniversary of ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' and the 35th anniversary of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', featuring characters from both series. As a direct continuation of ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' and ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'', ''Kingdom'' carries over the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]], meaning most toys feature 3 mm and [[5 mm post]]s to accommodate the weapons and the effect parts from ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' and other toylines. Due to the realistic animal modes, ''Beast Wars'' characters employ the C.O.M.B.A.T. System far less compared to their "Generation 1" counterparts. Much like its predecessor, ''Kingdom'' has rereleases of toys from the previous subline, ''Earthrise''.

This toyline sees the addition of the "Core Class", a return to the Legends Class from the ''[[Prime Wars Trilogy]]'', replacing the [[Micromaster]]s and [[Battle Master]]s of previous lines. ''Kingdom'' also features the "Fossilizers", new skeletal characters amongst the Deluxe Class, replacing the Weaponizers and [[A.I.R. Lock System|Modulators]]. As part of the "[[F.O.S.S.I.L. Technology]]" (Fossilized Osteo-Skeletal Shield Integration Loadout), they can be taken apart to form armor or weapons compatible with the C.O.M.B.A.T. System. Unlike ''Siege'' and ''Earthrise'', the robot mode [[scale]] falters due to the larger size of the ''Beast Wars'' characters and the smaller size of "Generation 1" characters in the Core Class.

''Kingdom'' is complemented by 2021's ''[[Studio Series]]'' line-up, which saw toys inspired by ''The Transformers: The Movie'' added to that toyline for the first time. Notable characters from the film are split between the two toylines – for instance, [[Cyclonus (G1)/toys|Cyclonus]] appears in ''Kingdom'', whereas [[Scourge (G1)/toys|Scourge]] is a ''Studio Series'' release.

Befitting its eclectic mix of characters from different eras, the storytelling universe of ''Kingdom'' is based around time travel and paradoxes, and the fluid nature of the timeline is reflected in the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]] cards. One card out of four in each wave is randomly included in every figure of Deluxe Class and upwards, and peeling its foil sticker face away reveals one of three possible destinies for a key character. A full list of Golden Disk destinies can be found [[Source:Golden Disk destinies|here]].

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==Toys==

====Core Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|WFC-K1 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-m1|WFC-K2 [[Rattrap (BW)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Rattrap]]}}
{{Bp-p1|WFC-K3 [[Vertebreak (Generations)#Generations|Vertebreak]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|WFC-K12 [[Starscream (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Starscream]]}}
{{Bp-d1|WFC-K13 [[Megatron (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Megatron]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|WFC-K21 [[Dracodon#Generations|Dracodon]]}}
{{Bp-d1|WFC-K22 [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Soundwave]]}}
</ul>
|[[File:WFC-Kingdom Core Rattrap.jpg|thumb|250px|Core Class Rattrap]]
|}
{{comingsoontoy|Wave 3}}

====Deluxe Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|WFC-K4 [[Cheetor (BW)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Cheetor]]}}
{{Bp-p1|WFC-K5 [[Blackarachnia (BW)/toys#Generations|Blackarachnia]]}}
{{Bp-a1|WFC-K6 [[Warpath (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Warpath]]}}
{{Bp-p1|WFC-K7 [[Paleotrex#Generations|Paleotrex]] (Fossilizer)}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|WFC-K14 [[Airazor (BW)#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Airazor]]}}
{{Bp-p1|WFC-K15 [[Ractonite#Generations|Ractonite]] (Fossilizer)}}
{{Bp-a1|WFC-K16 [[Huffer (G1)#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Huffer]]}}
{{Bp-a1|WFC-K17 [[Arcee (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Arcee]] (unchanged re-release of ''Earthrise'' Arcee)}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p1|WFC-K23 [[Scorponok (BW)#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Predacon Scorponok]]}}
{{Bp-a1|WFC-K24 [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Wheeljack]] (unchanged re-release of ''Earthrise'' Wheeljack)}}
{{Bp-m1|WFC-K25 [[Wingfinger#Generations|Wingfinger]] (Fossilizer)}}
{{Bp-a1|WFC-K26 [[Tracks (G1)/toys#Generations|Autobot Tracks]]}}
</ul>
|[[File:WFC-Kingdom Deluxe Paleotrex.jpg|thumb|250px|Deluxe Fossilizer Paleotrex]]
|}
{{comingsoontoy|Wave 3}}

====Voyager Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|WFC-K8 [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Optimus Primal]]}}
{{Bp-d1|WFC-K9 [[Cyclonus (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Cyclonus]]}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p1|WFC-K18 [[Dinobot (BW)/toys#Generations|Dinobot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|WFC-K19 [[Inferno (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Inferno]]}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|WFC-K27 [[Rhinox (BW)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Rhinox]]}}
</ul>
|[[File:WFC-Kingdom Voyager Cyclonus.jpg|thumb|250px|Voyager Class Cyclonus]]
|}

====Leader Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p1|WFC-K10 [[Megatron (BW)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Megatron (Beast)]]}}
{{Bp-a1|WFC-K11 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#K11|Optimus Prime]] (unchanged re-release of ''Earthrise'' Optimus Prime)}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|WFC-K20 [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Ultra Magnus]]}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|WFC-K28 [[Galvatron (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Galvatron]]}}
</ul>
|[[File:WFC-Kingdom Leader Megatron.jpg|thumb|250px|Leader Class Megatron]]
|}

====Commander Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2021'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|WFC-K29 [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Rodimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
|[[File:TF-WFC-K-Commander-Rodimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|250px|Commander Class Rodimus Prime]]
|}

====Titan Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''2021'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|WFC-K30 [[Ark (G1)#Generations|Autobot Ark]] (with [[Teletraan I#Generations|Teletraan-1]]/[[Mainframe (G1)#Generations|Mainframe]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#K30|Optimus Prime]])}}
</ul>
|[[File:WFC-Kingdom Titan Autobot Ark.jpg|thumb|250px|Titan Class Autobot Ark]]
|}
{{comingsoontoy}}

==Exclusives==
==== Store exclusives ====
Please note that the exclusivity listed below applies to the United States and the United Kingdom.
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Hasbro Pulse]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|WFC-K39 [[Tricranius#Generations|Tricranius Beast Power]] (w/ [[Fire Blast effect|Fire Blasts]] Collection Pack)}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Amazon (website)|Amazon]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|WFC-K40}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Mirage (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Autobot Mirage]]}}
:{{Bp-m1|[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Maximal Grimlock]]}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''TBA'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|WFC-K37 [[T-Wrecks#Generations|Maximal T-Wrecks]]}}
</ul>
|[[File:WFC-Kingdom Deluxe Tricranius.jpg|thumb|250px|Deluxe Class Tricranius]]
|}
{{comingsoontoy}}

====''Selects''====
Continuing on from ''Earthrise'', the special edition ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' line offers redecos catering to fans, sold through online retailers in the US and Canada.
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Shared exclusives'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d2|WFC-GS24 [[Ramjet (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Ramjet (G2)]]}}
{{Bp-m1|WFC-GS25 [[Transmutate (BW)#Generations|Transmutate]]}}
{{Bp-a1|WFC-GS26 [[Artfire#Generations|Artfire]] (with [[Nightstick (Headmasters)#Generations|Nightstick]])}}
</ul>
|[[File:Generations_select_Transmutate.jpg|thumb|250px|''Selects'' Deluxe Class Transmutate]]
|}
{{comingsoontoy}}

==''Kingdom'' (TakaraTomy)==
[[File:WFC Kingdom Logo.jpg|center|250px]]
TakaraTomy's ''Transformers Kingdom'' (トランスフォーマーキングダム) toyline sees the "brand unification" strategy from 2017 continue: the toys in TakaraTomy's version of the line are completely identical to their Hasbro counterparts.

===General retail===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[March 27]], [[2021]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|KD-01 [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Optimus Primal]]}}
{{Bp-m1|KD-02 [[Rattrap (BW)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Rattrap]]}}
{{Bp-m1|KD-03 [[Cheetor (BW)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Cheetor]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[April 24]], 2021)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p1|KD-04 [[Megatron (BW)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Megatron (Beast)]]}}
{{Bp-p1|KD-05 [[Blackarachnia (BW)/toys#Generations|Blackarachnia]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[May 29]], 2021)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|KD-06 [[Warpath (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Warpath]]}}
{{Bp-d1|KD-07 [[Cyclonus (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Cyclonus]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[June 26]], 2021)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p1|KD-08 [[Dinobot (BW)/toys#Generations|Dinobot]]}}
{{Bp-m1|KD-09 [[Airazor (BW)#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Airazor]]}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:WFC-Kingdom Deluxe Airazor.jpg|thumb|250px|Deluxe Class Airazor]][[File:WFC-Kingdom Voyager Inferno.jpg|thumb|250px|Voyager Class Inferno]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' ([[July 31]], 2021)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|KD-10 [[Inferno (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Inferno]]}}
{{Bp-a1|KD-11 [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Ultra Magnus]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6''' ([[August 7]], 2021)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|KD-12 [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Rodimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7''' ([[October 30]], 2021)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|KD-13 [[Rhinox (BW)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Rhinox]]}}
</ul>
|}
{{comingsoontoy|Everything beyond Wave 2}}

===Exclusives===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="30%" valign="top"|'''[[TakaraTomy Mall]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p1|KD EX-01 [[Paleotrex#Generations|Paleotrex]]}}
{{Bp-p1|KD EX-02 [[Vertebreak (Generations)#Generations|Vertebreak]]}}
{{Bp-a1|KD EX-03 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-p1|KD EX-04 [[Ractonite#Generations|Ractonite]]}}
{{Bp-a1|KD EX-05 [[Huffer (G1)#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Huffer]]}}
{{Bp-d1|KD EX-06 [[Megatron (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|KD-EX-07 [[Starscream (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Starscream]]}}
</ul>
|[[File:WFC-Kingdom Core Vertebreak.jpg|thumb|250px|Core Class Vertebreak]]
|}
{{comingsoontoy|Everything beyond "EX-02"}}

==Notes==
[[File:PulseCon-Kingdom-promo-art.jpg|thumb|300px|"I have forged this toyline into a single, elegant machine. A vision of [[GEEWUN]] purity. And you mongrels would dare contaminate that vision with your accursed Beast Wars!"]]
*In July 2020, Chapter 1 of the ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' cartoon, ''Siege'', was promoted with several motion posters highlighting members of the main cast. In each of these posters, a letter from the [[Cybertronian language|"Ancient Autobot" alphabet]] created by [[Jim Sorenson]] can be seen flashing in the background. Putting the letters in the correct order officially revealed the name of the trilogy's final subline, "Kingdom".<ref>[https://twitter.com/nxonnetflix/status/1283960126613774338 Netflix video of all motion posters with the announcement of KINGDOM.]</ref>
*Starting in August 2020 and extending through the toyline's run, various photos of toys were leaked to the public, along with many online store listings, unofficially revealing much of the toyline.
*''Kingdom'' toys of Deluxe Class and upwards utilize new packaging that minimizes plastic waste. Gone are the familiar inner trays, replaced by having the toys affixed to the cardboard insert inside, and the size of the window on the front of the packaging is reduced, showcasing less of the toy and increasing the size of the [[package art]].
*[[Hasbro PulseCon 2020]] revealed a poster for the line that shows off many of the characters who have toys, or will receive ones, in ''Kingdom''.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Subline imprint]]
[[Category:Toylines]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron: Kingdom| ]]

Generations Selects (toyline)

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[[File:TF-Generations-Selects-Decepticon-Exhaust-Box.jpg|thumb|upright=2.1]]
Debuting in [[2019]], '''''Generations Selects''''' is a series of exclusive figures sold mainly through online retailers, intersecting multiple thematic sublines of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]''. The line consists of special edition redecoes and retools of ''Generations'' figures, packaged in brown cardboard mailer boxes broadly similar to the late [[Transformers Collectors' Club|TFCC]] [[Transformers Figure Subscription Service|Figure Subscription Service]].

As with other ''Transformers'' lines from [[2018]] onward, Hasbro and TakaraTomy attempt to make ''Generations Selects'' equally available to fans in each other's primary market. U.S. and Canadian fans (except in Québec) can purchase Takara ''Selects'' figures from [[Hasbro Pulse]] while Japanese fans can purchase some Hasbro ''Selects'' figures from [[TakaraTomy Mall]].

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==Toys==
===Hasbro===
Hasbro announced the ''Generations Selects'' branding in late 2018, with Ricochet and Red Swoop as the nominal debut figures for the line. However, the first figure to reach fans wound up being Combat Megatron, who was made available for order concurrently with New York [[Toy Fair 2019]]. Packaged in robot mode, Hasbro's ''Selects'' figures have no price markup compared to regular retail figures. [[Hasbro Pulse]] debuts ''Generations Selects'' figures for the U.S. and Canadian markets while fans in Hasbro's other markets must resort to various physical or online retailers, with the only exclusive being [[Red Wing#Generations|Decepticon Red Wing]] to the [[Target]] website (though he was eventually rereleased to other online retailers in 2020). Thus far, Hasbro ''Selects'' figures have been limited to straight redecoes, sometimes with "pretooled" alternate heads and accessories.

Following Ricochet and Red Swoop, who featured a [[Halo of Primus]] design on their packaging and were explicitly labeled as ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' by their instructions, the line transitioned to a new standard packaging design featuring the ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' logo. [[2019]]'s releases were labeled as belonging to the ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' portion of the trilogy by their instruction booklets, while in [[2020]], instruction sheets used the ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' installment's graphic design elements, but not the logo itself (except [[Hot House (facility)#Generations|Hot House]], for reasons unclear). The Spy Patrol set was also [[:File:ToyFair2020-HasbroSlideShow11.jpg|labeled]] as part of ''Earthrise'' during the [[Toy Fair 2020]] presentation. 2021's [[Deep Cover#Generations|Deep Cover]] was released during ''Kingdom'', featuring its plastic tray-less packaging, but still utilizes the ''Earthrise'' graphic.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Ricochet (Headmasters)#Generations|Ricochet]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Swoop (G1)/toys#POTPGS|Dinobot Red Swoop]]}}
</ul>

|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d2|WFC-GS01 [[Megatron (G1)/toys#GS01|Combat Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|WFC-GS02 [[Red Wing#Toys|Decepticon Red Wing]]}}
{{Bp-d1|WFC-GS03 [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#GS03|Galactic Man Shockwave]]}}
{{Bp-a1|WFC-GS04 [[Cromar#Generations|Powerdasher Cromar]]}}
{{Bp-a1|WFC-GS05 [[Lancer#Toys|Autobot Lancer]]}}
{{Bp-a1|WFC-GS06 [[Smokescreen (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Smokescreen]]}}
{{Bp-d1|WFC-GS07 [[Nightbird (G1)#Generations|Nightbird]]}}
{{Bp-a1|WFC-GS08 [[Zetar (G1)#Generations|Powerdasher Zetar]]}}
{{Bp-a1|WFC-GS09 [[Hot Shot (Henkei!)#Generations|Hot Shot]]}}

|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|WFC-GS10 Soundwave Spy Patrol 3rd Unit ([[Wingthing (G1)#Generations|Decepticon Wingthing]], [[Frenzy (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Decepticon Frenzy]], [[Skar (Decepticon)#Generations|Decepticon Skar]] & [[Knok#Generations|Autobot/Decepticon Knok]])}}
{{Bp-merc|WFC-GS11 [[Exhaust#Generations|Decepticon Exhaust]]}}
{{Bp-d1|WFC-GS12 [[Greasepit (facility)#Generations|Greasepit]]}}
{{Bp-a1|WFC-GS13 [[Hubcap (G1)#Generations|Hubcap]]}}
{{Bp-d2|WFC-GS14 [[Megatron (G1)/toys#GS14|Megatron (G2)]]}}
{{Bp-a1|WFC-GS15 [[Hot House (facility)#Generations|Hot House]]}}
{{Bp-merc|WFC-GS16 [[Bug Bite (GoBots)#Generations|Bug Bite]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-sa|WFC-GS17 [[Optimus Prime (SG)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Shattered Glass Optimus Prime]] & [[Ratchet (SG)#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Shattered Glass Ratchet]]}}
{{Bp-a1|WFC-GS18 [[Tigertrack#Generations|Autobot Tigertrack]]}}
{{Bp-a1|WFC-GS19 [[Rotorstorm (G1)#Generations|Rotorstorm]]}}
{{Bp-a1|WFC-GS20 [[Cordon#Generations|Cordon]] & [[Spin-Out (G1)#Generations|Autobot Spin-Out]]}}
{{Bp-d2|WFC-GS21 [[Sandstorm (G2)#Generations|Decepticon Sandstorm]]}}
{{Bp-d1|WFC-GS22 [[Black Roritchi#Generations|Black Roritchi]]}}
{{Bp-a1|WFC-GS23 [[Deep Cover#Generations|Deep Cover]]}}
</ul>
|[[File:Selects-Siege-WFC-GS02-Voyager-RedWing.jpg|thumb|250px|Voyager Class Red Wing]]
|}

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Kingdom]]''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d2|WFC-GS24 [[Ramjet (G1)/toys#Generations Selects|Ramjet (G2)]]}}
{{Bp-m1|WFC-GS25 [[Transmutate (BW)#Generations|Transmutate]]}}
{{Bp-a1|WFC-GS26 [[Artfire#Generations|Artfire]] (with [[Nightstick (Headmasters)#Generations|Nightstick]])}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Other
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Scorponok (G1)/toys#Selects|Black Zarak]]}}
</ul>
|[[File:TF-Generations-Selects-Black-Zarak.jpg|thumb|250px|Titan Class Black Zarak]]
|}
{{comingsoontoy|Ramjet (G2), Transmutate, Black Zarak, Artfire}}

===TakaraTomy===
TakaraTomy's '''''Generation Selects''''' {{sic}} figures succeed the niche of the previous [[2014]] to [[2019]] ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' and ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' series, featuring uniquely extensive retooling and higher-budget paint operations for accuracy to each character's era of origin in the [[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]. Additionally, the Japanese version of ''Generations Selects'' features a heavy emphasis on [[combiner]] teams, a feature noticeably absent from the ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (franchise)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' toyline. Due to the ''Transformers'' market in Japan being smaller and shrinking, Takara's turnout of ''Selects'' figures is smaller compared to ''Legends'' and ''Unite Warriors''. As with those lines, Takara's figures are packaged in alternate mode.

As per brand unification, [[Hasbro Pulse]] releases these figures with no changes save for a black packaging sleeve labeled in English. Soundblaster's ''Selects'' branding is unique to Hasbro Pulse's release, with the original TakaraTomy release being part of ''Siege''.

TakaraTomy declined the usual trend of assigning ID numbers to their ''Selects'' releases, with the ''Earthrise'' EX release of Alternate Universe Optimus Prime being the first to have an ID number. By contrast, Hasbro Pulse labels each Takara ''Selects'' release distinctly from Hasbro ''Selects'' figures.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 0.5''' [[September 7]], 2019<ref name=TTzetarandNightbrid>[https://twitter.com/takaratomytoys/status/1164900347501899776 Tweet by Takaratomy's official account]</ref>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Zetar (G1)#Generations|Powerdasher Zetar]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Nightbird (G1)#Generations|Nightbird]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' [[September 28]], 2019
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|TT-GS01 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Selects|Star Convoy]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Smokescreen (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Smokescreen]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' [[January 25]], 2020
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|TT-GS03 [[Turtler#Generations|Seacons Turtler]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TT-GS04 [[Gulf#Generations|Seacons Gulf]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' [[February 29]], 2020
<ul class="iconlist">

{{Bp-d1|TT-GS02 [[Kraken#Generations|Seacons Kraken]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TT-GS06 [[Lobclaw#Generations|Seacons Lobclow]] {{sic}}}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' [[March 28]], 2020
<ul class="iconlist">

{{Bp-d1|TT-GS07 [[Overbite (Masterforce)#Generations|Seacons Overbite]]}}
{{Bp-d1|TT-GS08 [[Tentakil (Masterforce)#Generations|Seacons Tentakil]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:TF-Generations-Selects-Star-Convoy.jpg|Leader Class Star Convoy|thumb|250px]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' [[September 26]], 2020
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|TT-GS09 [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Selects|Super Megatron]]}}

</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6''' [[October 31]], 2020
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p1|TT-GS10 [[God Neptune#Generations|God Neptune]] ([[Coelagon#Generations|Coelagon]], [[Halfshell#Generations|Halfshell]], [[Scylla#Generations|Scylla]], [[Sea Phantom#Generations|Sea Phantom]], [[Terrormander#Generations|Terrormander]])}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7''' [[February 27]], [[2021]]
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|ER EX-17 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#AUOP|Alternate Universe Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|TT-GS11 [[Volcanicus (Generations)#Selects|Volcanicus]] ([[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Selects|Grimlock]], [[Sludge (G1)#Selects|Sludge]], [[Slag (G1)/toys#Selects|Slag]], [[Snarl (G1)#Selects|Snarl]], [[Swoop (G1)/toys#Selects|Swoop]])}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8''' [[April 17]], 2021
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|TT-GS05 [[Abominus (G1)#Selects|Abominus]] ([[Sinnertwin (G1)#Selects|Sinnertwin]], [[Blot (G1)#Selects|Blot]], [[Rippersnapper (G1)#Selects|Rippersnapper]], [[Cutthroat (G1)#Selects|Cutthroat]], [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)#Selects|Hun-Gurrr]])}}
</ul>

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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 9''' [[May 29]], 2021
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-merc|TT-GS12 [[Soundblaster (G1)#Generations|Soundblaster]]}}
</ul>
|}
{{comingsoontoy|Wave 9}}

==Notes==
*Shortly before the inception of ''Generations Selects'', Hasbro seems to have tested the concept of "special edition" Deluxe Class figures in boxed packaging with ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' [[Arcee (G1)/toys#Titans Return|Arcee]] and [[Grotusque#Generations|Grotusque]], followed up by ''[[Prime Wars Trilogy]]'' [[Blast Off (G1)/toys#PWTSE|Blast Off]], [[Repugnus (G1)#PWTSE|Repugnus]], and [[Punch (G1)#Power of the Primes|Punch-Counterpunch]].

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''''Generation Selects''''' (ジェネレーションセレクト ''Jenerēshon Serekuto'')<ref>TakaraTomy does not use this Japanese spelling very often, instead straight-up inserting the untranslated all-caps English phrase "GENERATION SELECTS" into Japanese text.</ref>
*''Mandarin'': '''''Biànxíng Jīngāng Shìdài Jīngxuǎn Xìliè''''' (變形金剛世代精選系列, "Transformers Generations Selects Series"), '''''Biànxíng Jīngāng Shìdài Xìliè Jīngxuǎn''''' (變形金剛世代系列精選, "Transformers Generations Series Selects")

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Generations Selects| ]]
[[Category:Toylines]]

Geckobot

2021-04-27T15:38:37Z

SoundJack426: Whoops. Missed one.

{{factions|maximalbm|maximal|liegemaximo}}
:''Geckobot is a [[Maximal]] from the [[Beast Machines: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Machines]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:AloneTogetherPrologue impercepton shield.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Second from right. They exist in fiction! Pay attention to them!]]
The agile '''Geckobot''' is both highly intelligent and very creative. Their sail-like wings absorb energy, which they store in a module on their back for use in their energy pulse weapons. They're very maneuverable in flight, and the absorption properties of their wings make them perfect for long-range missions.

In their spare time, they like to create [[Slogism|garbage art]] from scrapped [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicons]].

==Fiction==
===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
Geckobot was part of a cell of Maximals who rebelled against the status quo imposed by their [[Autobot]] masters. They joined a nighttime raid on [[Ferromax Detention Center]] to free [[Dinobot (BW)|Dynobot]], though they weren't very keen on the name chosen for their concealment: the [[impercepton shield]]. When they rendezvoused with [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]], Geckobot recalled they'd heard reports the other Maximal had died, but Rattrap assured them the rumors were false. The team went on to liberate Dynobot. {{storylink|Alone Together: Prologue|Prologue}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
Geckobot was one of [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]]'s [[Maximal]]s. After their master invaded [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and felled [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]], Geckobot was sent out of the ''[[Nemesis (BWII)|Nemesis]]'' under [[Liege Maximo]]'s command to root out the [[Titan (group)|Titan]]'s companions. {{Storylink|The Falling, Chapter 4: The Hallowing|The Hallowing}}

==Toys==
===Beast Machines===
[[File:BM-toy Geckobot.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Free hugs!]]
*'''Geckobot''' (Basic, 2000)

: Part of the third wave of ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Machines]]'' Basics, Geckobot does not actually transform into a gecko despite their name; their [[technorganic]] [[beast mode]] is instead based on a {{w|Draco (genus)|flying dragon}}. Their wings are geared to "flap" in beast mode and become arm-mounted blades in [[robot mode]]. Their [[spark crystal]] forms their beast mode eyes and is revealed fully by flipping open his lizard skull. Gruesome!

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2000/Maximal/Geckobot/geckobot.htm More info on Geckobot at TFU.info]''
{{--}}

==Notes==
* Geckobot had the pre-release name of '''Kamilion'''.<ref>https://groups.google.com/d/msg/alt.toys.transformers/f_-M55vdPn0/gBDdVeAcrm4J</ref>
* Geckobot cannot actually get you a great deal on car insurance from {{w|Geico}}.
* Geckobot's body in ''[[Alone Together]]'' is based on two separate retools of the [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] mold in the ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime]]'' toylines; their head is [[Dead End (WFC)|Dead End]]'s, while their body is that of the ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Beast Hunters (2013)|Beast Hunters]]'' retool of [[Wheeljack (Prime)#Beast Hunters|Wheeljack]].
* Funnily enough, thanks to an absence of pronouns in his toy bio and not being referred to by any in "Alone Together", Geckobot's gender remains ambiguous despite having an appearance in fiction.

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Artists]]
[[Category:Beast Machines Maximals]]
[[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising Maximals]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Maximals]]
[[Category:Resistance]]

Geckobot

2021-04-27T15:37:27Z

SoundJack426: Notes say they have not been given a gender, so changed to gender-neutral pronouns. (I know this edit was done and reversed a few years ago, but I know other pages have these edits, unless the note is wrong.)

{{factions|maximalbm|maximal|liegemaximo}}
:''Geckobot is a [[Maximal]] from the [[Beast Machines: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Machines]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:AloneTogetherPrologue impercepton shield.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Second from right. They exist in fiction! Pay attention to them!]]
The agile '''Geckobot''' is both highly intelligent and very creative. Their sail-like wings absorb energy, which they store in a module on their back for use in their energy pulse weapons. They're very maneuverable in flight, and the absorption properties of their wings make them perfect for long-range missions.

In their spare time, he likes to create [[Slogism|garbage art]] from scrapped [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicons]].

==Fiction==
===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
Geckobot was part of a cell of Maximals who rebelled against the status quo imposed by their [[Autobot]] masters. They joined a nighttime raid on [[Ferromax Detention Center]] to free [[Dinobot (BW)|Dynobot]], though they weren't very keen on the name chosen for their concealment: the [[impercepton shield]]. When they rendezvoused with [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]], Geckobot recalled they'd heard reports the other Maximal had died, but Rattrap assured them the rumors were false. The team went on to liberate Dynobot. {{storylink|Alone Together: Prologue|Prologue}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
Geckobot was one of [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]]'s [[Maximal]]s. After their master invaded [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and felled [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]], Geckobot was sent out of the ''[[Nemesis (BWII)|Nemesis]]'' under [[Liege Maximo]]'s command to root out the [[Titan (group)|Titan]]'s companions. {{Storylink|The Falling, Chapter 4: The Hallowing|The Hallowing}}

==Toys==
===Beast Machines===
[[File:BM-toy Geckobot.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Free hugs!]]
*'''Geckobot''' (Basic, 2000)

: Part of the third wave of ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Machines]]'' Basics, Geckobot does not actually transform into a gecko despite their name; their [[technorganic]] [[beast mode]] is instead based on a {{w|Draco (genus)|flying dragon}}. Their wings are geared to "flap" in beast mode and become arm-mounted blades in [[robot mode]]. Their [[spark crystal]] forms their beast mode eyes and is revealed fully by flipping open his lizard skull. Gruesome!

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2000/Maximal/Geckobot/geckobot.htm More info on Geckobot at TFU.info]''
{{--}}

==Notes==
* Geckobot had the pre-release name of '''Kamilion'''.<ref>https://groups.google.com/d/msg/alt.toys.transformers/f_-M55vdPn0/gBDdVeAcrm4J</ref>
* Geckobot cannot actually get you a great deal on car insurance from {{w|Geico}}.
* Geckobot's body in ''[[Alone Together]]'' is based on two separate retools of the [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] mold in the ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime]]'' toylines; their head is [[Dead End (WFC)|Dead End]]'s, while their body is that of the ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Beast Hunters (2013)|Beast Hunters]]'' retool of [[Wheeljack (Prime)#Beast Hunters|Wheeljack]].
* Funnily enough, thanks to an absence of pronouns in his toy bio and not being referred to by any in "Alone Together", Geckobot's gender remains ambiguous despite having an appearance in fiction.

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Artists]]
[[Category:Beast Machines Maximals]]
[[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising Maximals]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Maximals]]
[[Category:Resistance]]

Clocker (Energon)

2020-11-30T21:48:11Z

SoundJack426:

{{factions|minicon|autobot}}
{{disambig3|Clocker}}
:''Clocker is an [[Autobot]]-allied [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:EnergonClocker.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|Halloween edition Mini-Con.]]
'''Clocker''' is a reliable messenger. Clocker is teamed up with [[Brakedown (Energon)|Brakedown]] and [[Override (Energon)|Override]] in the [[Courier Mini-Con Team]].

==Fiction==
===Ask Vector Prime===
Clocker and other members of the Courier Mini-Con Team transported [[Data-Con|data-con]]s too sensitive for regular channels on [[Earth]] and [[Velocitron]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/20}} One hopes that they weren't confused with the other [[Clocker (Cybertron)|Clocker]].

==Toys==
===Energon===
[[File:Ultra Magnus with SST.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|Clocked.]]
*'''Ultra Magnus''' (Ultra, 2004 (unreleased version))

: A planned [[redeco]] of the ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' [[Street Speed Mini-Con Team]] member [[Spiral#Toys|Spiral]], Clocker transforms into a [[Mercedes-Benz|Mercedes]] C-class luxury car. The coloration of the entire team is based on the Japanese market [[exclusive]] [[Super Stunt Team]], just with the colors rotated between the three of them (with Clocker using [[Flat-Out (MD)|Flat-Out]]'s colors on [[Servo (MD)|Servo]]'s sculpt, making Clocker look not unlike the original Spiral).

: Ultimately, Clocker was never released at retail. The redecoed Street Speed Team members were displayed at [[OTFCC 2003]], and the toys were intended to be included with ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Ultra Magnus (Energon)#Energon|Ultra Magnus]], but they were replaced with same-character redecos of the [[Space Mini-Con Team]] presumably at the last possible minute. Leaked [[prototype#Packaging prototypes|packaged samples]] of Ultra Magnus that have made it out into the secondary market contain the Street Speed Mini-Cons in their intended colors<ref name="leaked">[http://forums.tformers.com/talk/index.php?showtopic=18913 Remy's photo of MISB Ultra Magnus with Street Speed Mini-Cons]</ref> (see also the image to the right), and the final release version still lists them on both sides of the packaging, although the back of the box shows them in the original ''Armada'' Street Speed Team's colors (as well as Ultra Magnus in ''Armada'' [[Overload (Armada)|Overload]]'s colors).<ref name="usbox">[http://www.bwtf.com/toyreviews/unicrontrilogy/energon/ultramagnus BWTF review of ''Energon'' Ultra Magnus with photos of the toy in US packaging].</ref> The Japanese "[[USA Edition]]" release (in minimally modified Hasbro packaging) still lists the Street Speed Team on the front of the box, but covers the portion on the back that depicts the Street Speed Mini-Cons with a grayscale sticker depicting the Space Team<ref name="usaedit">[http://megatronofcybertron2.homestead.com/energonultramagnus.html Soundwave's Oblivion photos of the Japanese "USA Edition" release in packaging].</ref>, whereas the [[multilingual packaging|European packaging]] lists and depicts the Space Team (albeit still in their ''Armada'' colors).<ref name="eurobox">[http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/toys/energon/ultra-magnus/363/ Seibertron.com gallery of ''Energon'' Ultra Magnus in European packaging].</ref>

: The same sculpt is used by Servo (as mentioned above) and [[Skid-Z (Armada)|Skid-Z]], and a [[retool]]ed version originally used for the ''Cybertron'' version of Spiral was also used for [[Jack (GF)|Jack]].

{{canceledtoy}}

==Notes==
* A popular fan-theory posits that the change in Mini-Cons was due to the redecoed Street Speed Team's (intentional) resemblance to the Super Stunt Team colors. But if that were the case, it seems that it would have been a lot easier on [[Hasbro]]'s part to simply stick with the intended sculpts and change their colors rather than replacing the sculpts themselves.
* Since Hasbro had gone through the process of [[trademark]]ing the canceled toys' names, they were later used in the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' series for three inhabitants of [[Velocitron]] (in Clocker's case, ''Cybertron'' [[Clocker (Cybertron)|Clocker]]).
* Though unreleased, Clocker later received some characterization in a [[2015]] entry of the Facebook edition of [[Ask Vector Prime]], which also established the team's name.

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Cybertron Mini-Cons]]
[[Category:Energon Mini-Cons]]

Brakedown (Energon)

2020-11-30T21:46:39Z

SoundJack426: Changed to gender-neutral pronouns

{{factions|minicon|autobot}}
{{disambig3|Breakdown|Brakedown/Breakdown}}
:''Brakedown is an [[Autobot]]-allied [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:EnergonBrakedown.jpg|thumb|400px|I'm too sexy for my car.]]
'''Brakedown''' is a reliable messenger. Brakedown is teamed up with [[Clocker (Energon)|Clocker]] and [[Override (Energon)|Override]] in the [[Courier Mini-Con Team]].

==Fiction==
===Ask Vector Prime===
The Courier Team diligently conducted their duty of transporting [[Data-Con|data-con]]s with information too sensitive for regular channels on [[Velocitron]] and [[Earth]]. [[Vector Prime]] had met them. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/20}}

==Toys==
===Energon===
[[Image:Ultra Magnus with SST.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Broken down.]]
*'''Ultra Magnus''' (Ultra, 2004 (unreleased version))

: A planned [[redeco]] of the ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' [[Street Speed Mini-Con Team]] member [[Oval#Toys|Oval]], Brakedown transforms into a Saleen S7 luxury car. The coloration of the entire team is based on the Japanese market [[exclusive]] [[Super Stunt Team]], just with the colors rotated between the three of them (with Brakedown using [[Redline]]'s colors on [[Flat-Out (MD)|Flat-Out]]'s sculpt).

: Ultimately, Brakedown was never released at retail. The redecoed Street Speed Team members were displayed at [[OTFCC 2003]], and the toys were intended to be included with ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Ultra Magnus (Energon)#Energon|Ultra Magnus]], but they were replaced with same-character redecos of the [[Space Mini-Con Team]] presumably at the last possible minute. Leaked [[prototype#Packaging prototypes|packaged samples]] of Ultra Magnus that have made it out into the secondary market contain the Street Speed Mini-Cons in their intended colors<ref name="leaked">[http://forums.tformers.com/talk/index.php?showtopic=18913 Remy's photo of MISB Ultra Magnus with Street Speed Mini-Cons]</ref> (see also the image to the right), and the final release version still lists them on both sides of the packaging, although the back of the box shows them in the original ''Armada'' Street Speed Team's colors (as well as Ultra Magnus in ''Armada'' [[Overload (Armada)|Overload]]'s colors).<ref name="usbox">[http://www.bwtf.com/toyreviews/unicrontrilogy/energon/ultramagnus BWTF review of ''Energon'' Ultra Magnus with photos of the toy in US packaging].</ref> The Japanese "[[USA Edition]]" release (in minimally modified Hasbro packaging) still lists the Street Speed Team on the front of the box, but covers the portion on the back that depicts the Street Speed Mini-Cons with a grayscale sticker depicting the Space Team<ref name="usaedit">[http://www.soundwavesoblivion.com/toyarchive/energon/energonultramagnus.html Soundwave's Oblivion photos of the Japanese "USA Edition" release in packaging].</ref>, whereas the [[multilingual packaging|European packaging]] lists and depicts the Space Team (albeit still in their ''Armada'' colors).<ref name="eurobox">[http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/toys/energon/ultra-magnus/363/ Seibertron.com gallery of ''Energon'' Ultra Magnus in European packaging].</ref>

: The same sculpt is used by Flat-Out (as mentioned above) and [[Nightscream (Armada)|Nightscream]], and a [[retool]]ed version originally used for the ''Cybertron'' version of Oval was also used for [[Plug]].

{{canceledtoy}}

==Notes==
* A popular fan-theory posits that this change was due to the redecoed Street Speed Team's (intentional) resemblance to the Super Stunt Team colors. But if that were the case, it seems that it would have been a lot easier on [[Hasbro]]'s part to simply stick with the intended sculpts and change their colors rather than replacing the sculpts themselves.
* Since Hasbro had gone through the process of [[trademark]]ing the names, they were later used in the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' series for three inhabitants of [[Velocitron]] (in Brakedown's case, ''Cybertron'' [[Brakedown (Cybertron)|Brakedown]]).
* Though unreleased, Brakedown later received some characterization in a [[2015]] entry of the Facebook edition of [[Ask Vector Prime]], which also established the team's name.

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Cybertron Mini-Cons]]
[[Category:Energon Mini-Cons]]

Override (Energon)

2020-11-30T21:45:04Z

SoundJack426: Changed to gender-neutral pronouns

{{factions|minicon|autobot}}
{{disambig3|Override}}
: ''Override is an [[Autobot]]-allied [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:EnergonOverride.jpg|thumb|400px|Come, Mister Mini-Con, tally me banana.]]
'''Override''' is a reliable courier. Override is teamed up with [[Brakedown (Energon)|Brakedown]] and [[Clocker (Energon)|Clocker]] in the [[Courier Mini-Con Team]].

==Fiction==
===Ask Vector Prime===
Override and other members of the Courier Mini-Con Team transported [[Data-Con|data-con]]s too sensitive for regular channels on [[Earth]] and [[Velocitron]]. One hopes that they weren't confused with the other [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/20}}

==Toys==
===Energon===
[[Image:Ultra Magnus with SST.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Overridden.]]
*'''Ultra Magnus''' (Ultra, 2004 (unreleased version))

: A planned [[redeco]] of the ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' [[Street Speed Mini-Con Team]] member [[Backtrack (Armada)#Toys|Backtrack]], Override transforms into a Cadillac XLR luxury car. The coloration of the entire team is based on the Japanese market [[exclusive]] [[Super Stunt Team]], just with the colors rotated between the three of them (with Override using [[Servo (MD)|Servo]]'s colors on [[Redline]]'s sculpt).

: Ultimately, Override was never released at retail. The redecoed Street Speed Team members were displayed at [[OTFCC 2003]], and the toys were intended to be included with ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Ultra Magnus (Energon)#Energon|Ultra Magnus]], but they were replaced with same-character redecos of the [[Space Mini-Con Team]] presumably at the last possible minute. Leaked [[prototype#Packaging prototypes|packaged samples]] of Ultra Magnus that have made it out into the secondary market contain the Street Speed Mini-Cons in their intended colors<ref name="leaked">[http://forums.tformers.com/talk/index.php?showtopic=18913 Remy's photo of MISB Ultra Magnus with Street Speed Mini-Cons]</ref> (see also the image to the right), and the final release version still lists them on both sides of the packaging, although the back of the box shows them in the original ''Armada'' Street Speed Team's colors (as well as Ultra Magnus in ''Armada'' [[Overload (Armada)|Overload]]'s colors).<ref name="usbox">[http://www.bwtf.com/toyreviews/unicrontrilogy/energon/ultramagnus BWTF review of ''Energon'' Ultra Magnus with photos of the toy in US packaging].</ref> The Japanese "[[USA Edition]]" release (in minimally modified Hasbro packaging) still lists the Street Speed Team on the front of the box, but covers the portion on the back that depicts the Street Speed Mini-Cons with a grayscale sticker depicting the Space Team<ref name="usaedit">[http://megatronofcybertron2.homestead.com/energonultramagnus.html Soundwave's Oblivion photos of the Japanese "USA Edition" release in packaging].</ref>, whereas the [[multilingual packaging|European packaging]] lists and depicts the Space Team (albeit still in their ''Armada'' colors).<ref name="eurobox">[http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/toys/energon/ultra-magnus/363/ Seibertron.com gallery of ''Energon'' Ultra Magnus in European packaging].</ref>

: The same sculpt is used by Redline (as mentioned above) and [[Side Burn (Armada)|Side Burn]], and a [[retool]]ed version originally used for the ''Cybertron'' version of Backtrack was also used for [[Dice (GF)|Dice]].

{{canceledtoy}}

==Notes==
* A popular fan-theory posits that this change was due to the redecoed Street Speed Team's (intentional) resemblance to the Super Stunt Team colors. But if that were the case, it seems that it would have been a lot easier on [[Hasbro]]'s part to simply stick with the intended sculpts and change their colors rather than replacing the sculpts themselves.
* Since Hasbro had gone through the process of [[trademark]]ing the names, they were later used in the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' series for three inhabitants of [[Velocitron]] (in Override's case, ''Cybertron'' [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]]).
* Though unreleased, Override later received some characterization in a [[2015]] entry of the Facebook edition of [[Ask Vector Prime]], which also established the team's name.

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Cybertron Mini-Cons]]
[[Category:Energon Mini-Cons]]

Throttle (Energon)

2020-11-28T14:26:08Z

SoundJack426: Changed to gender-neutral pronouns

{{factions|minicon|autobot}}
{{disambig3|Throttle}}
:''Throttle is a [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Super Link]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:En-toy Throttle.jpg|righ|thumb|400px|]]

'''Throttle''' (スロットル ''Surottoru''), along with their teammates [[Accel]] and [[Screw (SL)|Screw]] in the [[City Stealth Team]], assist the [[Autobot]]s in searching the galaxy for deposits of raw [[energon]] ore. The trio combines to form the robot [[Windcharger (SL)|Windcharger]].

==Fiction==
===Ask Vector Prime===
[[Vector Prime]] once encountered a version of the City Stealth Team in [[Axiom Nexus]], who had invisibility capability. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/10}}

==Toys==
===Super Link===
*'''Throttle''' ([[Toys"R"Us|Toys"R"Us Japan]] exclusive Micron, 2004)

: A [[redeco]] of the ''Energon''/''Cybertron'' version of [[Sureshock (Armada)#Energon|Sureshock]], Throttle transforms into a four-wheeled ATV of undetermined model. They form the torso and arms of the combined robot Windcharger.

: The figure was exclusively available at Japanese [[Toys"R"Us|ToysЯUs]] stores with the purchase of 2000 yen worth of ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Super Link]]'' toys, limited to 4000 pieces countrywide.

: This toy doubles as the ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' character [[X-Throttle]], and the same mold is used by the [[Micron Booster]] [[Mudbath#Super Link|Damper]].

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

[[Category:Combiners]]
[[Category:Energon Mini-Cons]]
[[Category:Japanese-original Transformers]]
[[Category:Japanese promotion exclusives]]
[[Category:Toys "R" Us exclusives]]
[[Category:TransTech Mini-Cons]]

Screw (Energon)

2020-11-28T14:25:03Z

SoundJack426: changed to gender-neutral pronouns

{{factions|minicon|autobot}}
{{disambig2|the ''Super Link'' Mini-Con|the ''Beast Wars: Uprising'' Micromaster|Screw (BWU)}}
:''Screw is an [[Autobot]]-allied [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]].''
[[File:En-toy Screw.jpg|right|thumb|400px|Yeah, well, ''you'' you too, pal!]]

'''Screw''' (スクリュー ''Sukuryū''), along with their teammates [[Accel]] and [[Throttle (SL)|Throttle]] in the [[City Stealth Team]], assists the [[Autobot]]s in searching the galaxy for deposits of raw [[energon]] ore. The trio combines to form the robot [[Windcharger (SL)|Windcharger]].

==Fiction==
===Ask Vector Prime===
[[Vector Prime]] once encountered a City Stealth Team in [[Axiom Nexus]], who had invisibility capability. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/10}}

==Toys==
===Super Link===
*'''Screw''' (Micron, 2004)

: A [[redeco]] of the ''Energon/[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' [[Perceptor (Armada)#Energon|Perceptor]] component [[Grindor (Armada)#Energon|Grindor]], Screw transforms into a Cybertronic hovercraft. They form the legs of the combined robot Windcharger.

: The figure was exclusively available at Japanese [[Toys"R"Us|ToysЯUs]] stores with the purchase of 2000 yen worth of ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Super Link]]'' toys, limited to 4000 pieces countrywide.

: This toy doubles as the ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' character [[Screw (BWU)|Screw]], and the same mold is used by the [[Micron Booster]] [[Kickflip|Filter]].

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

==Notes==
*Unlike English, which usually uses "screw" to mean the fastener, Japanese uses the word to refer to propellers, hence its application to this character.

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Accel

2020-11-28T14:23:05Z

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{{disambig3|Axle}}
:''Accel is a [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Super Link]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:En-toy Axle.jpg|right|thumb|400px|Because nothing lasts forever in the cold November rain.]]

'''Accel''' (アクセル ''Akuseru''), along with their teammates [[Screw (SL)|Screw]] and [[Throttle (SL)|Throttle]] in the [[City Stealth Team]], assist the [[Autobot]]s in searching the galaxy for deposits of raw [[Energon]] ore. The trio combines to form the robot [[Windcharger (SL)|Windcharger]].

==Fiction==
===Ask Vector Prime===
[[Vector Prime]] once encountered a version of the City Stealth Team in [[Axiom Nexus]], who had invisibility capability. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/10}}

==Toys==
===Super Link===
*'''Accel''' (Micron, 2004)

: A [[redeco]] of the ''Energon''/''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' [[Perceptor (Armada)#Energon|Perceptor]] component [[High Wire (Armada)#Energon|High Wire]], Accel transforms into a dirt-racing motorbike of undetermined model. They form the head and backpack of the combined robot Windcharger.

:The figure was exclusively available at Japanese [[Toys"R"Us]] stores with the purchase of 2000 yen worth of ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Super Link]]'' toys, and was limited to 4000 pieces countrywide.

: This toy doubles as the ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' character [[Axle]], and the same mold is used by the [[Micron Booster]] [[Breakage#Super Link|Brake]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Micron/Axel/axel.htm More information on Accel at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
* Accel's name is sometimes rendered in English as "Axle", but this does not match the standard spelling in Japanese for "axle" (アクスル ''akusuru''). It was this rendering that led to the ''Beast Wars: Uprising'' incarnation of the character bearing the "Axle" name.

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Bit

2020-11-18T20:51:44Z

SoundJack426:

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:''Bit is a [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Cyb-toy Bit.jpg|right|thumb|400px|Not pictured: Their sibling Byte.]]
'''Bit''' (ビット ''Bitto'') is one of several Mini-Cons caught up in the events of the [[Unicron Singularity]] as it threatens the planet [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. They are a member of the [[Battlefield Maintenance Mini-Con Team]], with fellow engineers [[Plier]] and [[Socket]].

==Fiction==
===Ask Vector Prime===
[[Vector Prime]] considered it to be difficult to find better engineers than the Battlefield Maintenance Team, especially in combat situations. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/13}}

==Toys==
===Galaxy Force===
*'''Bit''' (Micron Booster, 2005)
**''Booster ID number:'' '''9'''

: Bit is a [[redeco]] of the [[Recon Mini-Con Team]] member [[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]], transforming into a bubble-domed helicopter of indeterminable model. They were sold only as part of the third [[Micron Booster]] assortment, in blind-packed individual boxes.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Micron/Bit/bit.htm More information on Bit at TFU.info]''{{CybertronJoltMold}}

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Plier

2020-11-18T20:50:19Z

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:''Plier is a [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Cyb-toy Plier.jpg|right|thumb|400px|Don't crush that dwarf, hand me the pliers.]]
'''Plier''' (プライヤー ''Puraiyā'') is one of several Mini-Cons caught up in the events of the [[Unicron Singularity]] as it threatens the planet [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. They are a member of the [[Battlefield Maintenance Mini-Con Team]], with fellow engineers [[Socket]] and [[Bit]].

==Fiction==
===Ask Vector Prime===
[[Vector Prime]] considered it to be difficult to find better engineers than the Battlefield Maintenance Team, especially in combat situations. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/13}}

==Toys==
===Galaxy Force===
*'''Plier''' (Micron Booster, 2005)
**''Booster ID number:'' '''8'''

: Plier is a [[redeco]] of the [[Recon Mini-Con Team]] member [[Reverb (Cybertron)#Cybertron|Reverb]], transforming into a Dodge Ram pickup truck. They were sold only as part of the fourth [[Micron Booster]] assortment, in blind-packed individual boxes.

: This mold was also used to make [[Rockslide]], [[Guardian Powered]], and [[Drivetrain (TF 2010)|Drivetrain]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Micron/Plier/plier.htm More information on Plier at TFU.info]''{{CybertronReverbMold}}

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Socket

2020-11-18T20:44:34Z

SoundJack426: changed to gender-neutral pronouns

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:''Socket is a [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Cyb-toy Socket.jpg|right|thumb|400px|You gave a ''socket'' to me?]]
'''Socket''' (ソケット ''Soketto'') is one of several Mini-Cons caught up in the events of the [[Unicron Singularity]] as it threatens the planet [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. They are a member of the [[Battlefield Maintenance Mini-Con Team]], with fellow engineers [[Plier]] and [[Bit]].

==Fiction==
===Ask Vector Prime===
[[Vector Prime]] considered it to be difficult to find better engineers than the Battlefield Maintenance Team, especially in combat situations. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/13}}

==Toys==
===Galaxy Force===
*'''Socket''' (Micron Booster, 2005)
**''Booster ID number:'' '''7'''

: Socket is a [[redeco]] of the [[Recon Mini-Con Team]] member [[Six-Speed (Cybertron)#Cybertron|Six-Speed]], transforming into Toyota GT-One a Le Mans style race car. They were sold only as part of the fourth [[Micron Booster]] assortment, in blind-packed individual boxes.

: The same mold is used by [[Hydroplane]], [[Guardian Speed]], and [[Brake-Neck (TF 2010)|Brake-Neck]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Micron/Socket/socket.htm More information on Socket at TFU.info]''{{CybertronSixSpeedMold}}

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Solar cycle

2020-11-16T23:49:24Z

SoundJack426: /* Notes */

A '''Solar cycle''' is a unit of time that corresponds to how long [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] takes to rotate on its axis, which makes it the equivalent of to a day on Cybertron. There are ten solar cycles within a deca-cycle (or a Cybertronian week) and thirty-two solar cycles in an [[Orbital Cycle|orbital cycle]]. Each solar cycle of a deca-cycle has a name given to it. They are, in the order that they would appear in a deca-cycle:

*Dillesol
*Gerbesol
*Davisol
*Maleksol
*Marxsol
*Glutsol
*Robbisol
*Wolsol
*Dixosol
*Wisesol

==Fiction==

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==Notes==

*As the names of the solar cycles were introduced in the reference heavy ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II]]'', they were all designed as references to writers of episodes from the ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'' and ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' cartoons.
**Dillesol refers to [[Flint Dille]], who wrote the "[[Five Faces of Darkness]]" five-parter.
**Gerbesol is named for [[Steve Gerber]], who did not write any episode scripts, but was the story editor of the original cartoon's third season alongside Flint Dille and pitched an idea for the ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]'' series.
**Davisol is based upon [[Paul Davids]], responsible for episodes "[[Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust]]", "[[Chaos (episode)|Chaos]]", "[[Thief in the Night]]", and "[[Grimlock's New Brain]]".
**Maleksol is named for [[Bryce Malek]], who wrote the scripts for "[[Transport to Oblivion (episode)|Transport to Oblivion]]", "[[Fire in the Sky]]", "[[A Prime Problem]]", and "[[The Ultimate Doom]]" triology.
**Marxsol derives its name from [[Christy Marx]], who is responsible for the ''Beast Wars'' episode "[[Transmutate (episode)|Transmutate]]", as well as the unproduced episode "[[Dark Glass]]".
**Glutsol took its name from writer [[Donald F. Glut]], who scripted various ''The Transformers'' episodes, including "[[Heavy Metal War]]" and "[[Masquerade]]".
**Robbisol is named after [[Dick Robbins]], who worked on the same episodes as Bryce Malek.
**Wolsol takes its name from [[Marv Wolfman]], responsible for "[[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1|The Return of Optimus Prime]]" two-parter episode, "[[The Probe]]" from ''Beast Wars'', as well as various ''Beast Machines'' episodes.
**Dixsol is named in honor of [[Buzz Dixon]], writer of "[[Prime Target (episode)|Prime Target]]", "[[The God Gambit]]", and "[[Carnage in C-Minor]]".
**Finally, Wisesol's name comes from [[David Wise]], who was the single-most prolific writer of the original cartoon.

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Crunch (Energon)

2020-11-15T17:30:16Z

SoundJack426: Changed to gender-neutral pronouns

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{{disambig2|the Unicron Trilogy Mini-Con|the Generation 1 Autobot Micromaster|Crunch (G1)}}
:''Crunch is an [[Autobot]]-allied [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Super Link]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:CrunchEn-r.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Not a Cap'n.]]
'''Crunch''' (クランチ ''Kuranchi'') is one of the many [[Mini-Con]]s involved in the search for [[Energon]] and the fight against the [[Decepticon]]s. They are part of the [[Off-Road Mini-Con Team]] with [[Torque (SL)|Torque]] and [[Spoil]].

==Toys==
===Super Link===
[[Image:CrunchEn-v.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Not a candy bar, either.]]
*'''Crunch''' (Micron Booster, 2004)
**''Booster ID number:'' '''11'''
: Crunch is a [[redeco]] of the ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' [[Adventure Mini-Con Team]] member [[Dune Runner (Armada)#Armada|Dune Runner]], transforming into a "sand rail" dune buggy with top-mounted artillery cannon. The gear-wheel mechanism in their torso makes the barrel of the cannon move back and forth when their vehicle mode is rolled along, or when hooked up to the gear mechanism of the ''Armada'' [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] mold. Available only as part of the second [[Micron Booster]] assortment in Japan, Crunch came in a "blind-packed" box that prevented the buyer from knowing the contents of the box until it was opened.

: This tot was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as the ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' incarnation of [[Crunch (G1)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Crunch]]. This mold is also used by ''Armada'' [[Ironhide (Armada)#Armada|Ironhide]] and [[Kobushi]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Micron/Crunch/crunch.htm More information on Crunch at TFU.info]''{{ArmadaDuneRunnerMold}}

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Spoil

2020-11-15T17:28:46Z

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{{disambig2|the ''Energon'' Mini-Con|the ''Headmasters'' Autobot Targetmaster known in Japan as Spoil|Spoilsport}}
:''Spoil is an [[Autobot]]-allied [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Super Link]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Spoil-r.jpg|right|225px|thumb|Snape kills Dumbledore.]]
'''Spoil''' (スポイル ''Supoiru'') is one of the many [[Mini-Con]]s involved in the search for [[energon]] and the fight against the [[Decepticon]]s. They are part of the [[Off-Road Mini-Con Team]] with [[Torque (SL)|Torque]] and [[Crunch (SL)|Crunch]].

==Toys==
===Super Link===
*'''Spoil''' (Micron Booster, 2004)
**''Booster ID number:'' '''12'''

[[Image:Spoil-v.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|left|Dobby the Elf dies in book seven.]]
: Spoil is a [[redeco]] of the ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' [[Adventure Mini-Con Team]] member [[Iceberg]], transforming into a tracked snow groomer with bladed front plow and winch arm. The gearing mechanism in their robot body causes the outer flaps of their plow to swing in and out in vehicle mode when rolled along, or when attached to the gearing of the ''Armada'' [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] toy. Available only as part of the second [[Micron Booster]] assortment in Japan, Spoil came in a "blind-packed" box that prevented the buyer from knowing the contents of the box until it was opened.

: This mold is also used by ''Armada'' [[Armorhide (Armada)|Armorhide]] and [[Scattorbrain]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Micron/Spoil/spoil.htm More information on Spoil at TFU.info]''{{ArmadaIcebergMold}}

==Notes==
* Takara was apparently under the impression that this mold was some form of garbage vehicle, between the name "Spoil" and the Japanese name for the original version of this mold, "Junk."

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Torque (Energon)

2020-11-15T17:27:20Z

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{{disambig3|Torque}}
:''Torque is an [[Autobot]]-allied [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Super Link]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Torque-r.jpg|right|225px|thumb|They enforce the will of the Dark One.]]
'''Torque''' (トルク ''Toruku'') is one of the many [[Mini-Con]]s involved in the search for [[Energon]] and the fight against the [[Decepticon]]s. They are part of the [[Off-Road Mini-Con Team]] with [[Spoil]] and [[Crunch (SL)|Crunch]].

==Toys==
===Super Link===
*'''Torque''' (Micron Booster, 2004)
**''Booster ID number:'' '''10'''

[[Image:Torque-v.jpg|left|125px|thumb|]]
: Torque is a [[redeco]] of the ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' [[Adventure Mini-Con Team]] member [[Ransack (Armada)#Armada|Ransack]], transforming into an off-road pickup truck of undetermined model. They have a [[Retractable string gimmick|working winch mechanism]] connected to a spool and gear system in their torso; the cable, once pulled out, can be retracted by rolling Torque in vehicle mode, or by attaching them to the gear system on the ''Armada'' [[Cyclonus (Armada)#Armada|Cyclonus]] mold. Available only as part of the second [[Micron Booster]] assortment in Japan, Torque came in a "blind-packed" box that prevented the buyer from knowing the contents of the box until it was opened.

: This mold is also used by ''Armada'' [[Cliffjumper (Armada)|Cliffjumper]] and ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Payload (Cybertron)|Payload]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Micron/Torque/torque.htm More information on Torque at TFU.info]''{{ArmadaRansackMold}}

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