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The year 2008 (MMVIII) is the twenty-fifth year of the Transformers brand.
- For further information, see: Transformers timeline
Events
[edit]Fiction
[edit]2005 IDW continuity
[edit]- The Surge: Decepticons all across the galaxy go on the open offensive against the Autobots. Megatron nearly conquers Earth. All Hail Megatron Revolutionaries #1 timeline
Non-Fiction
[edit]- As Nougabot has informed us, after its introduction in 1930, Snickers® Brand quickly became one of the planet's favorite treats and is still at the top in 2008.
- "Anison" band Rey is formed.
- Omens Studios is founded.
- February 10 — All bottles of Transformers the Movie water expire.
- April 22 — The Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk (alt mode of Predator Falcon, Shadow Jet, Skyjack, G1 Air Raid, Aero Raid, Delta Seeker and others) is retired from service.
- July 9 — Activision, Inc. is formally merged with Vivendi Games, which moves Blizzard Entertainment under the Activision aegis, officially creating Activision Blizzard.
Birth
[edit]- February 18 — Dean Scott Vasquez
- March 13 — Melissa Hernández
- May 11 — Minti Gorne
- May 31 — Heitor Fragas
- October 11 — Lorenzo Tarantelli
Deaths
[edit]- January 2 — Alejandro Abdalah
- January 17 — Alejandro Illescas
- January 26 — Kenji Yokoyama
- February 10 — Steve Gerber
- February 21 — Don Sheppard
- February 22 — Steve Whitaker
- March 12 — Vera Miranda
- June 6 — Pascal Massix
- July 21 — Charlie Downs
- August 9 — Bernie Mac
- August 18 — Henry Djanik
- August 22 — Jeff MacKay
- September 1 — Manfred Schmidt
- October 10 — Bob Smith
- November 15 — Choi Byung-sang
Conventions
[edit]- Auto Assembly 2008: August 2
- B.O.T.S. 2008: June 8
- Cybcon 2008: August 23
- Dairycon 2008: March 29
- TFcon 2008: June 20 and 21
Media
[edit]Television
[edit]- Transformers Animated Seasons 1–2
Music
[edit]Albums
[edit]Comics
[edit]- The Ascending (issue #4, 4 issues)
- Beast Wars Sourcebook (issues #3–4, 4 issues)
- Devastation (issues #4–6, 6 issues)
- Best of UK: Dinobots (issues #5–6, 6 issues)
- Transformers Movie Sequel:The Reign of Starscream (issues #1–5, 5 issues)
- Transformers Spotlight (irregular 1-shots)
- Revelation
- All Hail Megatron (issues #1–6, 12 issues)
- Best of UK: Space Pirates (issues #1–5, 5 issues)
- Best of UK: Time Wars (issues #1–5, 5 issues)
- Transformers Animated (volumes #1–6, 13 volumes)
- The Arrival (issues #1–5, 6 issues)
- Alliance (issue #1, 4 issues)
- Maximum Dinobots (issue #1, 5 issues)
- Transformers Timelines Vol.2 #3
- Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club (issues #19–24, ongoing)
- Transformers Animated (issues #1–3, 3 issues)
- Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (chapters #1–3, 12 chapters)
Collections
[edit]Video
[edit]DVD
- Transformers: Armada — Volume One
Madman Entertainment (AUS)
[edit]DVD
- The Transformers: Super God Masterforce
- The Transformers: Victory
Maximum Entertainment (UK)
[edit]DVD
- Transformers: Robots in Disguise — Ultimate Collection
Medianetwork Communication (Italy)
[edit]DVD
- Transformers — Volume 01: Stagione Uno Parte Prima
- Transformers — Volume 02: Stagione Uno Parte Seconda
- Transformers — Volume 03: Stagione Due Parte Prima
Blu-ray
- Transformers — Two-Disc Special Edition
DVD
- Transformers Animated — Season One
- Transformers Animated — Transform and Roll Out
- Transformers: Cybertron — The Ultimate Collection
- Transformers: Energon — The Ultimate Collection
Paramount Home Video (Germany)
[edit]DVD
- Transformers Animated — Transformieren und Abfart
- Transformers Animated — Volume Eins: Drachenkämpfer
Paramount Home Video (UK/AUS)
[edit]DVD
- Transformers Animated — Transform and Roll Out
- Transformers Animated — Volume One: Blast from the Past
DVD
- Transformers: Armada — Bumper Double DVD Collection
Comics
[edit]- The Ascending TPB
- Beast Wars Sourcebook TPB
- Best of UK: Dinobots TPB
- Best of UK: Space Pirates TPB
- Classic Transformers Volume 1
- Classic Transformers Volume 2
- Devastation TPB
- The Reign of Starscream TPB
- Target: 2006 TPB
- The Transformers: Spotlight Volume 2
- The Transformers: Spotlight Volume 3
Merchandise
[edit]Transformers (2007)
[edit]| Wave 6 (2007 movie) |
Universe (2008)
[edit]- Two-packs
Wave 1
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Wave 2
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Wave 3
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Toys
[edit]Hasbro
[edit]Exclusives
[edit]| Chevrolet Store |
Wave 7
- Clone pilot / Republic Gunship (redeco)
- Obi-Wan Kenobi / Jedi Starfighter 'Delta-7 + Hyperdrive Docking Ring' (new mold)
Exclusives
[edit]| San Diego Comic Con/Hasbro Toy Shop | Toys"R"Us |
Action figures ("main" line)
[edit]Legends Class
[edit]- Allspark Battles 2-packs
| Wave 1 | Wave 2 | Wave 3
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Real Gear Robots
[edit]| Wave 5 | Wave 6 |
Deluxe Class
[edit]| Wave 7 (AllSpark Power) | Wave 7.5 (AllSpark Power) | Wave 8 (AllSpark Power) | Wave 9 (AllSpark Power) | |||||
| Wave 10 (Premium Series) |
Voyager Class
[edit]| Wave 5 (AllSpark Power) | Wave 5.5 (AllSpark Power) | Wave 6 (Premium Series) |
Leader Class
[edit]| Wave 4 (AllSpark Power) | Wave 5 (AllSpark Power) | Wave 6 (Premium Series) |
Fast Transformers Fun
[edit]| Wave 5 |
| Wave 5 | Wave 6 |
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For brevity, only the standard transforming figures have been listed. For Role Play, T.E.C.H. items, crossover merchandise, collector items, Robot Replicas, and multitudes of store exclusives, please see the main article. Also, some items are in the Merchanise section.
Deluxe Class
[edit]| Wave 1 | Wave 2 | Wave 3 | Wave 4 | |||||
| Wave 5 |
Voyager Class
[edit]| Wave 1 | Wave 2 | Wave 3 | Wave 4 | |||||
| Wave 5 |
Leader Class
[edit]Wave 1
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Wave 2 | Wave 3 |
Supreme Class
[edit]- Wave 1
Entertainment Packs
[edit]Wave 1
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Activators
[edit]| Wave 1 | Wave 2 | Wave 3 | Wave 4 |
Bumper Battlers
[edit]| Wave 1 | Wave 2 | Wave 3 |
Power Bots
[edit]| Wave 1 |
Exclusives
[edit]Target/Zellers
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Walmart
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McDonald's Happy Meal toys
[edit]North America/Europe
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Latin America |
Legends Class
[edit]| Wave 1 | Wave 2 | Wave 3
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Wave 4
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Deluxe Class
[edit]| Wave 1 | Wave 2 | Wave 3 | Wave 4
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Voyager Class
[edit]| Wave 1 | Wave 2 | Wave 3 |
Ultra Class
[edit]| Wave 1 | Wave 2 | Wave 3 |
More than Meets the Eye 25th Anniversary Pack
[edit]The original Optimus Prime toy was reissued (again) to celebrate the line's 25th anniversary.
Exclusives
[edit]U.S. only
CostCo
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Hasbro Toy Shop
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Kmart
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Kmart / Meijer
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Sam's Club
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Hasbro Toy Shop / San Diego Comic-Con | Target
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Toys"R"Us |
Marvel
[edit]Wave 1
Wave 2
- Black Costume Spider-Man
- Hulk (grey redeco)
- Human Torch
- Wolverine
Star Wars
[edit]The majority of the first year are direct repackaging of Star Wars Transformers toys with a few retools/redecos and 2 new molds.
Wave 1
- Jedi Starfighter 'Delta-7B + Hyperdrive Docking Ring' to Anakin Skywalker (retooled and redecoed from Star Wars Transformers Saesee Tiin)
- Boba Fett to Slave I (repackaged from Star Wars Transformers)
- Clone Commander Cody to Turbo Tank (repackaged from Star Wars Transformers)
- Clone ARC Pilot to ARC-170 Starfighter (repackaged from Star Wars Transformers 'Tigershark' Deco)
- Clone pilot to Republic Gunship (repackaged from Star Wars Transformers 'Tigershark' Deco)
- Jedi Starfighter 'Eta-2' to Obi-Wan Kenobi (repackaged from Star Wars Transformers Galactic Showdown Gift Set)
Wave 2
- Emperor Palpatine to Imperial Shuttle (redecoed from Star Wars Transformers)
- General Grievous to Grievous Starfighter
- Imperial Trooper to AT-AT (redecoed from Star Wars Transformers)
- Snowspeeder to Luke Skywalker (repackaged from Star Wars Transformers)
- TIE Pilot to TIE Bomber
- Clone pilot to Republic Gunship (retooled and redecoed from Star Wars Transformers 'Crumb Bomber' Deco)
BotCon 2008 Exclusives
[edit]- Convention Box Set
- Shattered Glass Optimus Prime
- Shattered Glass Grimlock
- Shattered Glass Goldbug
- Shattered Glass Autobot Jazz
- Shattered Glass Starscream
- Shattered Glass Razorclaw
- Attendee-Only Bonus Toy
- Customization Class Toy
- At-Show Souvenir Toys (3-Packs)
- Shattered Glass Megatron, Rodimus and Divebomb
- Shattered Glass Blurr, Sideswipe with Whisper, and Rampage
San Diego Comic-Con International 2008
[edit]
Takara
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As expected, most of the Hasbro movie toys were released in Japan with very little changes. The main article unfortunately does not list the toys by Wave, but does list exclusive Japanese variants and molds. For a basic list of Japanese releases with ID numbers, please see this list.
Exclusives[edit]
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