8-Trax

The name or term "Eight Track" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Eight Track (disambiguation).

8-Trax is an Autobot from Stranger Things (via Collaborative).

They're just mad because the name "Squawkbox" was already taken.

8-Trax is Freakwency's avian partner who knows when to squawk and when to walk.

Toys

Collaborative

• Freakwency / 8-Trax (2026)

• Release date: June 1, 2026

Part of the second Transformers Collaborative toy crossover with the Netflix-produced science-fiction/horror series Stranger Things, 8-Trax is a robotic hawk that transforms into an 8-track cassette tape, which was severely obsolete tech and almost completely gone from retail by the show's in-universe date of 1987. In cassette mode, they can be stored inside the 8-track-player-like tummy region of their larger pack-in partner Freakwency.

The set was revealed and set up for preorder as a Target exclusive on November 7, 2025, as part of a big merch push for the fifth and final season of the show. But the toy was not released until June 1 the following year, long after the season finished up.