2013
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The year 2013 (MMXIII) is the 30th year since the Transformers brand began.
- For further information, see: Transformers timeline
Events
[edit]Non-fiction
[edit]- "Anison" band Rey breaks up
Conventions
[edit]- Auto Assembly 2013: August 9–11
- B.O.T.S. 2013: June 9
- C.O.N.S. 2013: July 21
- Charticon 2013: August 9–11
- Cybcon 2013: August 10
- Dairycon 2013: April 5–6
- Slag-a-con 2013: October 26–27
- TFcon 2013: July 26–28
- TFExpo 2013: August 3
- TraFest 2013: May 5
Births
[edit]Deaths
[edit]- February 21 — Armen Mirzaian
- March 13 — Francis Lax
- March 15 — Regine Albrecht
- April 24 — Philip L. Clarke
- June 9 — Helga Sasse
- June 13 — Kenji Utsumi
- June 30 — Claudio Fattoretto
- July 23 — Li Yi
- October 23 — Norma Echevarría
- October 25 — Piero Tiberi
- November 20 — Krystyna Kozanecka
- November 23 — Ricardo Soto
- December 8 — Reinhard Brock
- December 15 — Denis Gravereaux
Comics
[edit]IDW
[edit]- Mars Attacks: The Transformers (one-shot)
- The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye (issues #13–24, ongoing, 12 issues/year)
- The Transformers: Robots in Disguise (issues #13–24, ongoing, 12 issues/year)
- The Transformers: Regeneration One (issues #87–97, 21.5 issues)
- Transformers Prime: Rage of the Dinobots (issues #3–4, 4 issues)
- Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters (issue 1–8, 8 issues)
- The Transformers: Monstrosity (issues 1–12, 12 digital issues; issues 1–4, 4 print issues)
- The Transformers: Dark Cybertron (issue 1, 2 issues)
Kerokero Ace
[edit]- Transformers: All Spark (issues "Another Episode, Part 1", "Another Episode, Part 2", 5–9, 9 issues)
- Transformers GT: Mission GT-R special
Books
[edit]Collections
[edit]Video
[edit]- Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters: Predacons Rising
- Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters: Season Three
- Transformers: Rescue Bots: Energize
- Transformers: Rescue Bots: Griffin Rock Rescue
- Transformers: Prime — Season 2, Volume 1 — Orion Pax
- Transformers: Prime — Season 2, Volume 2 — Battle for Supremacy
- Transformers: Prime — Season 2, Volume 3 — Weapons of Choice
- Transformers Animated — Season One
Comics
[edit]IDW
[edit]- G.I. Joe/Transformers Volume 3
- Regeneration One Volume 1
- Regeneration One Volume 2
- Regeneration One Volume 3
- More than Meets the Eye Volume 3
- More than Meets the Eye Volume 4
- More than Meets the Eye Volume 5
- Robots in Disguise Volume 2
- Robots in Disguise Volume 3
- Robots in Disguise Volume 4
- Robots in Disguise Volume 5
- Rage of the Dinobots TPB
- Beast Hunters Volume 1
- Monstrosity TPB
- The Transformers: Dark Prelude
- The Transformers Classics, Vol. 5
- The Transformers Classics, Vol. 6
- The Transformers Classics UK Volume 4 TPB
- Transformers: 30th Anniversary Collection Hardcover
- Red Label editions
- The IDW Collection (volume 1)
- The IDW Collection (volume 2) (Scheduled)
- The IDW Collection (volume 3) (Scheduled)
- Last Stand of the Wreckers
Media
[edit]Television
[edit]- Transformers: Prime Season 3 — Beast Hunters: episodes 53–65
- Predacons Rising TV movie
Video Games
[edit]Toys
[edit]Hasbro
[edit]Miscellaneous
[edit]Exclusives
[edit]- US "Market six" releases
| Mini-Cons |
Deluxe Class
[edit]Wave 4
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Legends Class (Series 02)
[edit]Wave 3
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Wave 4
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Deluxe Class (Series 02)
[edit]Wave 5
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Wave 6
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Wave 7
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Voyager Class (Series 02)
[edit]Wave 3
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Wave 4
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Wave 5
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Titan Class
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Exclusives
[edit]- Convention exclusives
While these toys premiered at conventions, many also ended up available through other venues, like the Hasbro Toy Shop online store, and even occasionally at retail in certain chains. See individual entries for more information.
San Diego Comic-Con 2013
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Animation-Comic-Game Hong Kong 2013
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- MP-01 Acid Storm
- MP-02 Soundwave
- Grimlock (Cybertron-Con Exclusive at Beijing, China)
- Year of the Horse Optimus Prime (Asian market exclusive, later available in the U.S. online and at Toys R Us)
Robots in Disguise
[edit]Exclusives
[edit]Asian Market
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Beast Hunters
[edit]Cyberverse
[edit]- Legion Class
| Wave 1 | Wave 2 | Wave 3 | Wave 4 |
- Commander Class
| Wave 1 | Wave 2 | Wave 3 | Wave 4 |
- Beast Tracker Vehicles
Wave 1
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Wave 2
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"Standard" line
[edit]- Deluxe Class
| Wave 1 | Wave 2 | Wave 3 | Wave 4 | |||||
| Wave 5 |
- Voyager Class
| Wave 1 | Wave 2 | Wave 3 | Wave 4 |
- Battlemaster Class
- Ultimate Class
| Assortment 1 | Assortment 2
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Exclusives
[edit]- Beast Hunters: Predacons Rising
Cyberverse Legion 2-packs
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Cyberverse Commander 2-packs
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Cyberverse box set | ||||||
Deluxe Class
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Voyager Class
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Ultimate Class | Construct-Bots |
Convention exclusives
Cybertron Con 2013
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San Diego Comic-Con 2013 | Toys"R"Us (EU) |
| Wave 7 (Energize) |
Figure Packs
[edit]- Figure 2-Packs
| Wave 1 | Wave 2 |
- Singles Packs
Playsets
[edit]- Optimus Prime Rescue Trailer (with large, transforming Optimus Prime)
- Bumblebee Rescue Repair Station 3D Pop-Up Playset (with unchanged Singles/2-Pack Bumblebee)
Large figures
[edit]
Flip Changers
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Beam Box Game System
[edit]- Individual Figures
| Wave 1 | Wave 2 |
Singles assortment
[edit]| Series 2 Wave 1 | Series 2 Wave 2 | Series 2 Wave 3 |
Launcher assortment
[edit]| Series 2 Wave 1 | Series 2 Wave 2 |
3-Pack assortment
[edit]| Series 2 Wave 1 | Series 2 Wave 2 | Series 2 Wave 3 |
Ultimate Battle Set / 5-Pack assortment
[edit]Series 2 Wave 2
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- Year of the Snake Optimus Prime (redeco of Energon Super Class Optimus Prime)
- Year of the Snake Omega Supreme (retool/redeco of Energon Supreme Class Omega Supreme)
- Predaking reissue, includes:
- Ultra Magnus (retool/redeco of Prime: Robots in Disguise Weaponizer Class Optimus Prime)
- Grimlock vs Decepticon Bruticus (redecos of Generations Grimlock and Bruticus)
- "Machine Wars: Termination" Box Set
- Machine Wars Hoist
- Machine Wars Skywarp
- Machine Wars Strika
- Machine Wars Obsidian
- Machine Wars Megaplex
- Machine Wars Mirage and Machine Wars Thundercracker
- Machine Wars Sandstorm and Generation 2 Autobot Electrons Rainmakers:
- Bitstream
- Hotlink
- Sunstorm
- Machine Wars Blastcharge Strika Drone
- Machine Wars Starscream
- Machine Wars Hoist
- Machine Wars Skywarp
- Machine Wars Strika
- Machine Wars Obsidian
- Machine Wars Megaplex
- None this year
- 1: RID Scourge
- 2: Prime Slipstream
- 3: Movie-universe Circuit
- 4: G1 "Classics" Breakdown
- 5: Animated Jackpot
- 6: Ultra Mammoth
- Metroplex
- Shockwave's Lab
- The Epic Conclusion! box set
- Titan Warrior 5-Pack
- A five-pack of 6" PVC Titan Warriors figures made up of Optimus Prime, Grimlock, Megatron, Starscream and Soundwave. Most of these figures were later released at retail, the exception being Grimlock.
- 20A Devastor (Anime Color Ver.) (Scrapper, Bonecrusher, Gren, Long Haul, Mixmaster, and Scavenger)
- 23 Fortress Maximus
- EG01 Optimus Prime
- EG02 Bumblebee
- EG03 Prowl
- EG04 Smokescreen
- EG05 Hound
- EG06 Megatron
- EG07 Starscream
- EG08 Airachnid
- EG09 Soundwave
- EG10 Jet Vehicon
- TG03 Decepticon Blast Off
- TG04 Decepticon Vortex
- TG05 Brawl
- TG06 Swindle
- TG07 Onslaught
- TG08 Kickback
- TG09 Starscream
- TG10 Sideswipe
- TG11 Ultra Magnus
- TG12 Air Raid
- TG13 Soundwave (w/ Laserbeak)
- TG14 Soundblaster (w/ Buzzsaw)
- TG23 Metroplex (w/ Scamper)
- TG24 Optimus Prime & Bumblebee (w/ Blazemaster & Roller)
- TG25 Orion Pax VS Megatronus
- TG26 Bumblebee Goldbug
- TG27 Trailbreaker & Hoist
- TG28 Megatron & Starscream (w/ Chop Shop & Waspinator)
- TG29 Sandstorm
- G22 Hunter Arcee
- G23 Guren Dragotron
- G24 Samurai Team BeCool Set (Kenzan, Ganoh, Jinbu)
- MP-13 Soundwave with Condor
- MP-15 Rumble and Jaguar
- MP-16 Frenzy and Buzzsaw
- MP-10B Black Convoy
- MP-12T Tigertrack
- MP-17 Prowl
- MP-11A Acid Storm
- MP-18 Streak
- MP-19 Smokescreen
- AM-32 Stunt Wildrider (w/ Ozu)
- Dado TC
- Dobo TC
- Gobu TC
- Megatron Cannon TC
- Starscream Boomerang TC
- Zado TC
BotCon 2013 Exclusives
[edit]At show souvenir packages
Customization Exclusive
Attendee-Only Bonus Exclusive
Kreon Souvenir Figure Set
Subscription figure
[edit]Additional figures
[edit]
San Diego Comic-Con International 2013
[edit]
TakaraTomy
[edit]
| Wave 1 (April 27)
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Wave 2 (October 26)
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| Wave 2 (January 26)
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Wave 3 (February 23)
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Wave 4 (March 23)
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Wave 5 (April 27) | |||||
| Wave 6 (May 25) | Wave 7 (June 29) | Wave 8 (August 31) | Wave 9 (September 28)
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| Wave 10 (October 26)
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Wave 11 (November 30)
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Wave 12 (December 28)
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| Exclusives |
| Wave 1 (April 27) | Wave 2 (June 22) | Wave 3 (July 27) | Wave 4 (August 31) | |||||
| Wave 5 (September 28) | Wave 6 (October 26)
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Wave 7 (December 21) |
Exclusives
[edit]| AEON | Cybertron Satellite | Toys"R"Us | Shared exclusives |
Super Robot Lifeform Transformers Prime (Arms Micron)
[edit]| Wave 12 (January 26)
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Wave 13 (February 25) |
Gacha Arms Microns
| Special Edition |
Exclusives
| Lucky Draw |
Wave 1 (May 25)
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Wave 2 (July 17)
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Wave 3 (September 28)
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Exclusives
[edit]| Cybertron Con 2013 |