1985
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The year 1985 (MCMLXXXV) is the second year of the Transformers brand.
- For further information, see: Transformers timeline
Events
[edit]Non Fiction
[edit]- 20 years before the merger with Takara, Tomy's US branch registers the name "Scrapper" as a trademark in the "toys" field. This same year, Hasbro releases a Constructicon of the same name. This presumably does not result in any repercussions for Hasbro.
- GiG abandons the Trasformer line and instead re-releases the toys in actual Transformers packaging.
- The rap group, A Tribe Called Quest was formed.
- July 3 — Back to the Future is first released in theatres.
The Transformers production
[edit]Season 2
[edit]- January 4 - The Insecticon Syndrome script revised by Ron Friedman.
- January 7 - Atlantis, Arise! first draft storyboards completed.
- January 7 - Dinobot Island, Part 1 first draft script submitted.
- January 8 - The Autobot Run main dialogue session recording.
- January 8 - Atlantis, Arise! main dialogue session recording.
- January 9 - Dinobot Island, Part 2 first draft script submitted.
- January 10 - Atlantis, Arise! storyboards slugged
- January 13 - Dinobot Island, Part 1 script revised by Ron Friedman.
- January 15 - Enter the Nightbird main dialogue recording, Dinobot Island, Part 2 script revised by Ron Friedman, voice actor auditions for new season 2 character take place.
- January 23 - Atlantis, Arise! storyboards revised
- January 25 - The Master Builders (episode) first draft script submitted, Atlantis, Arise! production material shipped to Toei Animation
- January 28 - The Core main dialogue session recording.
- January 30 - The Master Builders (episode) script revised (computerised, editor unknown).
- January 31 - Dinobot Island, Part 1 first draft storyboards completed, The Master Builders (episode) script revised by Ron Friedman, Auto Berserk first draft script submitted.
- February 1 - Auto Berserk script revised (computerised, editor unknown).
- February 4 - Dinobot Island, Part 1 main dialogue session recording.
- February 9 - Auto Berserk script revised by Ron Friedman.
- February 11 - The Master Builders (episode) main dialogue session recording.
- February 12 - Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1 first draft script submitted.
- February 15 - Dinobot Island, Part 1 storyboards slugged, Microbots first draft script submitted.
- February 17 - Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1 script revised by Ron Friedman.
- February 20 - Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2 first draft script submitted.
- February 21 - Dinobot Island, Part 1 storyboards revised, shipped to Toei on February 22
- February 25 - Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1 first draft script submitted.
- March 4 - Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2 first draft script submitted.
- March 7 - Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2 script revised by Ron Friedman.
- March 8 - A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court (episode) first draft script submitted.
- March 11 - Make Tracks first draft script submitted.
- March 13 - Blaster Blues first draft script submitted and first draft storyboards completed.
- March 13 - A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court (episode) script revised by Ron Friedman.
- March 14 - Make Tracks script revised by Ron Friedman.
- March 15 - The God Gambit first draft script submitted.
- March 18 - Blaster Blues script revised by Ron Friedman.
- March 19 - The God Gambit script revised by Ron Friedman.
- March 29 - The Golden Lagoon (episode) first draft script submitted.
- April 4 - The Secret of Omega Supreme (episode) first draft script submitted.
- April 16 - Blaster Blues main dialogue session recording.
- April 17 - Quest for Survival first draft script submitted, The Secret of Omega Supreme (episode) main dialogue session recording.
- April 22 - Child's Play first draft script submitted and first draft storyboards completed.
- April 26 - Blaster Blues storyboards revised, Arthur Burghardt pickup recording session for The Secret of Omega Supreme (episode).
- May 1 - Blaster Blues storyboards slugged.
- May 2 - Child's Play main dialogue session recording.
- May 10 - Kremzeek! and Prime Target first draft scripts submitted.
- May 13 - The Secret of Omega Supreme (episode) first draft storyboards completed, slugged on May 15.
- May 17 - Blaster Blues final storyboard revision, shipped to Toei on May 20, The Gambler first draft script submitted.
- May 23 - Triple Takeover first draft script submitted.
- May 28 - Sea Change first draft script submitted.
- May 30 - Sea Change script revised by Douglas Booth.
- May 31 - Auto-Bop first draft script submitted.
- June 4 - Child's Play storyboards revised.
- June 6 - The Girl Who Loved Powerglide first draft script submitted.
- June 7 - Child's Play storyboards slugged
- June 8 - Sea Change first draft storyboards completed.
- June 10 - Triple Takeover main dialogue recording session.
- June 20 - Sea Change main dialogue recording session.
- June 28 - The Search for Alpha Trion first draft script submitted.
- July 31 - Hoist Goes Hollywood (episode) first draft script submitted.
- August 16 - Hoist Goes Hollywood (episode) main dialogue recording session.
- September 4 - Aerial Assault first draft storyboards completed, marked as final revision and sent to Toei on the same day.
- September 10 - Cosmic Rust first draft script submitted.
- September 16 - Starscream's Brigade first draft script submitted.
- September 16 - The Revenge of Bruticus first draft script submitted.
- September 26 - The Revenge of Bruticus script finalised.
- September 30 - Cosmic Rust main dialogue recording session.
- October 2 - Starscream's Brigade main dialogue recording session.
- October 3 - Aerial Assault main dialogue recording session, Cosmic Rust first draft storyboards completed.
- October 9 - Cosmic Rust final storyboard revision and shipped to Toei, The Revenge of Bruticus main dialogue session recording.
Births
[edit]???? — Jenny Maria Meyer
January
[edit]- January 10 — Thomas Sagols
- January 15 — Audrey Sourdive
- January 16 — Joe Zieja
- January 22 — Billy Bob Thompson
- January 26 — Edwin Hodge
- January 29 — Isabel Lucas, Michał Podsiadło
February
[edit]March
[edit]April
[edit]May
[edit]- May 1 — Nicolás Artajo
- May 2 — Kyle Busch
- May 5 — Shōko Nakagawa
- May 7 — J. Balvin
- May 8 — Geneva Robertson-Dworet
- May 9 — Marta Dobecka
- May 13 — Alex Minei
- May 27 — Andrew Francis
- May 28 — Agnieszka Wajs
June
[edit]July
[edit]August
[edit]September
[edit]October
[edit]- October 10 — Leyla Rangel
- October 23 — Josh Burcham
- October 24 — Patt Souza
- October 25 — Ayahi Takagaki, John Robinson
- October 27 — Gea Riva
November
[edit]- ???? — Benjamin Wangermée
- November 1 — Roberto Rodrigues
- November 11 — Andressa Andreatto, Andi Kroesing
- November 15 — Karolina Kalina
- November 25 — Mário Spatizziani
December
[edit]- December 4 — Matt Frank
- December 7 — Carla Castañeda
- December 15 — Luis Enrique Poján
- December 18 — Krizia Bajos
- December 19 — Marios Gavrilis
- December 25 — Shūichi Nishitani
- December 29 — Ulises Fariñas
Deaths
[edit]Fiction
[edit]The Transformers cartoon
[edit]- Debris from the 1943 World War II battle between Japan and the US forces at Guadalcanal can still be found. Banished from the Decepticon HQ, Starscream uses some of this debris to build the Combaticons. Starscream's Brigade
- Unveiling ceremony for the Optimus Prime memorial. Starscream's Brigade
Transformers vs. G.I. Joe
[edit]- After its defeat in World War II, Cobra resurfaces as a terrorist organisation. The remains of the Transformers, having been nearly wiped out during the war, are used in a massive arms race.
- A G.I. Joe team led by Flint attacks a Cobra shipping facility in New York City. While the facility is largely destroyed, Destro and Scrap-Iron manage to escape via Trouble Bubble. Soon afterwards, the Joes detect the crash of an Autobot shuttlecraft near Portland. Flint and several other Joes were sent to retrieve it, and after meeting with a rookie team led by Spirit, they repel a Cobra strike team and recover the unconscious Blaster and Perceptor. Along with Duke and Stalker, a retired Scarlett decides it is time to tell the new recruits about their adventure with the Transformers. Targets of Opportunity
2005 IDW continuity
[edit]- Skywatch scientists excavate the deactivated bodies of Ravage and Laserbeak from beneath Mount St. Helens. Spotlight: Soundwave After unearthing an alien base, they refit it into a secret laboratory. When Eagles Scream
Knights of Unicron
[edit]- Riots erupt after thousands are turned away at an invite-only concert by Megatron. In response, Optimus Prime promotes a free concert in Praxus. Behind the Music pack-in booklet
Beast Wars: Uprising
[edit]- Humans construct the first artificial intelligence. Micro-Aggressions
Transformers/Back to the Future
[edit]In the year 1985, the human Doc Brown had discovered time travel, converting a DMC-12 Delorean into his time machine, his young friend Marty McFly using the machine to travel back in time only to return a few moments after he left. This technology quickly became a target for the Decepticons. When Marty McFly awoke the next morning, he found that 1985 to have been conquered by the Decepticons. Transformers/Back to the Future #1
Media
[edit]Television
[edit]- The Transformers Season 2: episodes 1–46
- Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers episodes 1–25
Music
[edit]Albums
[edit]Singles
[edit]Comics
[edit]Comic Boom Boom
[edit]Marvel Comics
[edit]- The Transformers (issues 5–15, ongoing)
Marvel UK
[edit]- The Transformers (issues 9–42, ongoing)
- Transformers Annual 1985
TV Magazine
[edit]Books
[edit]Kid Stuff Listen 'n' Look
[edit]Kid Stuff See & Read
[edit]- Satellite of Doom/When Continents Collide
Ladybird Books (U.K.)
[edit]Marvel Books Coloring Books
[edit]- A Message From Outer Space
- Bumblebee's Dangerous Mission
- Forest Rescue Mission
- Summertime Coloring Book
- The Autobot Smasher!
- The Autobot Spy in the Sky
- The Big Book of Coloring Fun
Marvel Books Hardcover Storybooks
[edit]Pickwick International audio cassettes
[edit]Games
[edit]Collections
[edit]Home Video
[edit]Family Home Entertainment VHS/Betamax
[edit]- The Transformers — Volume 1: "More than Meets the Eye"
- The Transformers — Volume 2: "The Ultimate Doom"
- The Transformers — Volume 3: "S.O.S. Dinobots"
- The Transformers — Volume 4: "Fire in the Sky"
- The Transformers — Volume 5: "Divide and Conquer"
- The Transformers — Volume 6: "Roll for It"
- The Transformers — Volume 7: "Transport to Oblivion"
- The Transformers — Volume 8: "Fire on the Mountain"
- The Transformers — Volume 9: "War of the Dinobots"
Comics
[edit]Marvel UK Collected Comics
[edit]- Summer Special 1985
- Volume 2 — Special 1985
Merchandise
[edit]- TBD
Toys
[edit]U.S.
[edit]Autobots
[edit]Autobot Mini-Cars w/ Motorized Transformer<ref group="B" name="mini-spies">There were four types of "Motorized Transformers" (called "Mini-spies" in the television commercial for the figures and "Koma cars" on Hasbro's shipping cases): "4WD Type" (or "Jeep Type"), "Buggy Type", "FX-1 Type" and "Porsche Type". Each was available alternatively in white, yellow or blue, with the color supposedly depending on which figure they were packaged with.</ref>
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Autobot Mini Vehicles | Autobot Cars<ref group="B" name="1985cars">The 1985 "Autobot Cars" price point was given a somewhat odd treatment with two separate assortments, each of which contained re-releases of six of the 1984 figures (packaged one per case in a case of 12) and three of the new 1985 figures (each packaged two per case). The only exception to this was Skids, who was actually released at least as early as December 1984, in 1984 packaging along with the other '84 Autobot Cars, in which he took the place of an extra Mirage that had previously been used to bring the number of figures contained in those cases up to twelve. Due to this, he was packed in the 1985 assortments like the '84 toys, at only one Skids per case.</ref> | ||||||
| Jumpstarters | Dinobots | Autobot Deluxe Vehicles | Autobot Scientist | |||||
| Autobot Communicator | Autobot Air Guardian | Autobot Motorized Defense Base | Tyco Licensed Playsets
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| Others |
Decepticons
[edit]| Constructicons |
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Insecticons | Triple Changers | |||||
| Deluxe Insecticons | Decepticon Planes | Decepticon Military Operations Commander | Tyco Licensed Playsets |
Mail-aways and promos
[edit]- Cookie Crisp Jazz
- Omnibots:
Notes
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Japan
[edit]Cybertrons
[edit]| Cybertrons |
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Dinobots | ||||||
| VS sets |
Destrons
[edit]Destrons
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Buildrons | Insectrons | Triple Changers
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| VS sets |
Robot Point mail order items
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Europe
[edit]These are toys which have been confirmed as being released in at least one country in Europe in 1985. For more details regarding releases in specific European countries, see The Transformers (European toyline).
Autobots
[edit]| Autobot Mini Vehicles | Robot Cars | |||||||
| Jumpstarters | Dinobots | Autobot Deluxe Vehicles | ||||||
| Autobot Communicator | Autobot Leader | Autobot Commander |
Decepticons
[edit]| Constructicons | Insecticons | Decepticon Triple Changers | Deluxe Insecticons | |||||
| Decepticon Communicator | Decepticon Aeroplanes
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Decepticon Cassettes | Decepticon Laser Gun | |||||
| Decepticon Leader |