1986
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The year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) is the third year of the Transformers brand.
- For further information, see: Transformers timeline
Events
[edit]Non-Fiction
[edit]- April 26 — The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant disaster occurs.
- In November, Marvel Comics celebrates its 25th Anniversary. In celebration of this event, Issue #22 of the US Transformers comic (first available in June) features a special cover; a portrait shot of Menasor bordered by many of the company's classic superhero characters.
- The Japanese video game developer NOW Production is founded.
The Transformers production
[edit]Season 3
[edit]- March 4 - Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1 first draft script submitted
- March 20 - Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2 script finalised.
- March 27 - Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3 script finalised.
- March 31 - Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2 main dialogue recording session.
- April 7 - Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3 main dialogue recording session.
- April 9 - Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3 pickup dialogue sessions for S. Marc Jordan, John Stephenson and John Moschitta.
- April 12 - Chaos (episode) first draft script submitted.
- April 22 - Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4 revised script submitted
- April 22 - The Killing Jar (episode) first draft script submitted.
- April 24 - Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4 script finalised.
- April 28 - Chaos (episode) revised script submitted.
- April 29 - Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4 main dialogue recording session.
- April 29 - Chaos (episode) script finalised.
- April 30 - Already recorded Rodimus Prime dialogue performed by Ted Schwartz replaced by Dick Gautier ADR.
- April 30 - The Killing Jar (episode) second draft script submitted.
- May 6 - The Killing Jar (episode) third draft script submitted.
- May 7 - The Killing Jar (episode) main dialogue recording session.
- May 16 - Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5 main dialogue recording session.
- May 19 - Chaos (episode) main dialogue recording session.
- May 29 - Dark Awakening (episode) main dialogue recording session.
- May 30 - Thief in the Night revised script submitted.
- June 4 - Chaos (episode) first draft storyboards completed.
- July 9 - The Big Broadcast of 2006 (episode) script finalised.
- July 11 - Fight or Flee (episode) script submitted and finalised.
- July 28 - Grimlock's New Brain premise/outline submitted.
- July 31 - Fight or Flee (episode) main dialogue recording session.
- September 16 - Grimlock's New Brain first draft script submitted.
- November 10 - The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1 first draft script submitted.
- November 24 - The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2 script finalised.
Births
[edit]- ???? — Mia Diekow
January
[edit]February
[edit]- February ???? — Diego Valenzuela
- February 1 — Jung Joo Won
- February 15 — Ami Koshimizu
- February 25 — Kaiser Johnson
March
[edit]- March 3 — Renan Freitas
- March 4 — Hiram Cárdenas
- March 5 — Constantin von Jascheroff
- March 14 — Francisco Júnior
- March 27 — Bruna Matta
April
[edit]- April 4 — David Hernán
- April 16 — Betzabé Jara
- April 25 — Helena Coppejans, Angelina Geisler
- April 29 — Gábor Joó
May
[edit]- May 5 — Felix Isenbügel
- May 7 — Felipe Zilse
- May 8 — Abby Trott
- May 10 — Erika Fong
- May 13 — Óscar Garibay
- May 16 — Megan Fox
- May 25 — Markiss McFadden
- May 26 — Adeline Chetail
- May 31 — Hiroko Ushida
June
[edit]- June 1 — Alessio Puccio
- June 3 — Ludivine Deworst
- June 5 - Dan Mora
- June 11 — Shia LaBeouf
- June 13 — Saidé García
- June 14 — Klebber Toledo
July
[edit]August
[edit]September
[edit]- September 5 — Grzegorz Kwiecień
- September 12 — Alfie Allen
- September 13 — Marco Giansante
- September 24 — Sahil Vaid
- September 26 — Sayuri Yahagi
October
[edit]- October 6 — Alexander Vestri
- October 16 — Ahn Hyo-min
- October 17 — Mark Whitten
- October 24 — Nobuhiko Okamoto, Shinnosuke Ogami
- October 27 — Danilo Diniz
November
[edit]- November 7 — Luisa Wietzorek, Jill Böttcher
- November 15 — Matthew Patrick
- November 19 — Duio Botta
- November 24 — Rodrigo Antas
December
[edit]Deaths
[edit]Fiction
[edit]Marvel Comics continuity
[edit]- July 1 — Shrapnel, Bombshell, and Kickback arrive on Earth over the space bridge. Sometime over the next three days Megatron has their bodies adapted into Earth insects for disguise. Aerialbots over America!
- July 4 — Thrust, Dirge, and Ramjet arrive on Earth over the space bridge. The Decepticons attempt to drill through Hoover Dam in order to divert the water over the space bridge where it would turn turbines on Cybertron. The plot was foiled by Ricky Vasquez and the Aerialbots. Aerialbots over America!
- Upon materialization in the distant past of 1986, Cyclonus and Scourge decide to destroy a Wyoming service station and passing locomotive in a random act of anti-social behavior. Target: 2006
Deaths
[edit]- December — Barbara Larkin ...All Fall Down!
Story of Binaltech
[edit]At some point in time after 1985, but before 2005, Ravage is captured by the EDC and kept as a prisoner. He is then kept stasis locked in cassette mode inserted in his future/past self's tape deck, in order to provide his body with a "Life Essence Nucleus", as part of the III's "X-9 Revival Plan". The Ravage of the present remains unaware of his time-tossed doppelganger. Ghosts of the Past
Knights of Unicron
[edit]Smooth Jazz's vocal cords are damaged, ending his singing career, after taking part in an impromptu battle of the bands with Megatron. Behind the Music pack-in booklet
Media
[edit]Television
[edit]- The Transformers Season 2: episodes 47–49
- The Transformers Season 3: episodes 1–28
- Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: episodes 26-72
- Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010: episodes 1–7
Movies (Theatrical)
[edit]Direct-to-Video
[edit]Music
[edit]Albums
[edit]Singles
[edit]- "The Touch" (7" Single)
- "The Touch" (12" Picture disc) (Europe only)
- "TRANSFORMER 2010"/"WHAT'S YOU"
Comics
[edit]Comic BomBom
[edit]Marvel Comics
[edit]- The Transformers (issues 16–27, ongoing)
- Transformers: The Movie (issues 1–3, 3 issues)
- G.I. Joe and the Transformers (issues 1–4, 4 issues)
Marvel UK
[edit]- The Transformers (issues 43–94, ongoing)
- Transformers: The Movie (issues 1–3, 3 issues)
- Transformers Annual 1986
TV Magazine
[edit]Manga
[edit]- Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (issues 1–8, 8 issues)
- The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers (issue 1, 5 issues)
Story Pages
[edit]- Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers
- Transformers 2010 (part 1, 7 parts)
Books
[edit]- 4) Earthquake
- 5) Desert Flight
- 6) Decepticon Poison
- 7) Autobot Alert!
- 8) Project Brain Drain
- 9) The Invisibility Factor
- 3) Island of Fear
- 4) Highway Clash
Kid Stuff audio cassette
[edit]Ladybird Books (UK)
[edit]- Colouring Book (Beachcomber)
- Colouring Book (Optimus Prime)
- Sticker Fun Book
- Activity Book
Marvel Books Coloring Books
[edit]- Battle at Oil Valley
- Hot Rod's Escape
- The Invasion of the Decepticon Camp
- The Lost Treasure of Cybertron
Marvel Books Sticker Adventures
[edit]Games
[edit]Console
[edit]Collections
[edit]Home Video
[edit]VHS
- Transformers — Desertion of the Dinobots (1986)
VHS
- The Transformers — Volume 10: "Heavy Metal War"
- The Transformers — Volume 11: "Countdown to Extinction"
- The Transformers — Volume 12: "The Secret of Omega Supreme", "War Dawn", "A Plague of Insecticons"
VHS
- The Transformers — Dinobot Island, also includes The Revenge of Bruticus
VHS
- The Transformers — Arrival from Cybertron
- The Transformers — Megatron's Master Plan
- The Transformers — Desertion of the Dinobots
- The Transformers — The Key to Vector Sigma & War Dawn
Comics
[edit]Marvel UK Collected Comics
[edit]- Plague of the Insecticons!
- Volume 3
- Volume 4
- Winter Special
Merchandise
[edit]- TBD
Toys
[edit]U.S.
[edit]Autobots
[edit]| Autobot Mini-Vehicles | Mini-Cassettes | Aerialbots
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Protectobots | |||||
| Triple Changers | Autobot Cars | Heroes | City Commanders | |||||
| Motorized Autobot Space Shuttle | Cities |
Decepticons
[edit]| Mini-Cassettes | Stunticons
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Combaticons | Battlechargers | |||||
| Triple Changers | Predacons | Sharkticons | Decepticon Planes | |||||
| City Commanders | Cities |
Others
[edit]Mail-aways and promos
[edit]- "You Have Been Chosen."
- "Decipher the Decepticon" contest
- "Prizes in Disguise" contest
Japan
[edit]Cybertrons
[edit]| Airbots (Scramble City) | Minibots |
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Cassettbots | |||||||
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City Commander (Scramble City) Cybertron City (Scramble City) (w/ Scamper, Six-Gun, Slammer) |
Protectobots (Scramble City)
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Cybertrons
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Triple Changers
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VS sets
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"Good Bye" sets |
Notes
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Destrons
[edit]| Stuntrons (Scramble City)
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Jetron
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Cassettrons
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Fortress Staff (Scramble City)
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| Destron City (Scramble City)
(w/ Brunt, Full-Tilt) |
Combatrons (Scramble City)
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Triple Changers
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Animatrons
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VS sets
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"Good Bye" sets
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Robot Point mail order items
Notes
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Europe
[edit]Autobots
[edit]| Autobot Mini-Vehicles | Aerialbots | Protectobots | Triple Changers | |||||
| Autobot Vehicles (Autobot Cars) |
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Autobot Leader | Autobot City Commander | |||||
| Autobot City |
Decepticons
[edit]| Constructicons (yellow) | Stunticons | Combaticons | Predacons | |||||
| Battlespringers (Battlechargers) | Triple Changers | Decepticon Planes | Decepticon Communicator | |||||
| Decepticon City
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