Talk:Studio Series

New category

I am creating a new category called Category:Generation Studio Series toy images. If you have any objections, please state why. Cheers. --westjames/notirishman (talk) 11:31, 7 April 2018 (EDT)

The category is created, as no one objected, in these 3 days. When uploading images, please use the category stated above. --westjames/notirishman (talk) 18:12, 9 April 2018 (EDT)

Drift leaked

Drift was revealed, and other leaked figures too. For the drift one, it's legit because it has an image, but the others, hightower and Cogman were leaked with no images. Should we add them? Memeuser17 (talk) 13:33, 19 October 2018 (EDT)

Definitely don’t add anything from unofficial leaks -Foffy (talk) 13:44, 19 October 2018 (EDT)

Multipacks

Both are "exclusives" one way or another. The Bumblebee 2-pack is more straightforward; it's offically a Traget exclusive in the US (and a Kmart exclusive in Australia), while the Bumblebee/Charlie set is a canceled Toys"R"Us exclusive (for obvious reasons, though it is still a TRU exclusive in Canada) that's now some sort of "shared online exclusive" (even though one shipment somehow made it to a single Target store despite the set not even being in Target's system). Anybody got an idea how to handle this?

On top of that, those alleged "Entertainment Earth exclusives" are also available from competitors Big Bad Toy Store, TFScource, Toywiz and even friggin' Diamond Comic Distributors.--Nevermore (talk) 14:57, 25 November 2018 (EST)

bb prime

There’s a bumblebee voyager Optimus on the way, Should we add it? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by YourBestPal (talk • contribs){{#if:| {{{2}}}|}}.

No. The Optimus toy has only been seen in leaked images and isn't officially announced yet. Per our guidelines, we don't add information until it's been officially released. -- Cyberlink420 (talk) 17:08, 20 December 2018 (EST)

The only exception we add something if it isn't officially revealed, is if it starts poppin' up in many brick-and-mortar stores. --notirishman (talk) 22:42, 20 December 2018 (EST)

Uhh, just found one at my local Walmart.YourBestPal (talk) 16:28, 3 February 2019 (EST)

If it is out, then it is OK to be added. --abates (talk) 16:37, 3 February 2019 (EST)

Just realized, my bad, I created the optimus before it was confirmed when Tonton put out the box photos. --User:MrRoboto\Roboto (talk) 20:22, 13 February 2019 (Cntr)

Wut

Why do the all "not released yet" boxes say "unreleased" under them? If it means that they will not be released, why in the freaking world is there not a "toy cancelled" box instead?!--Delibirda (talk) 04:12, 2 December 2019 (EST)

"Unreleased" as in "unreleased at this time". --Khajidha (talk) 05:12, 2 December 2019 (EST)

... I'd think the context would be obvious. Canceled toys are explicitly labeled as such. --M Sipher (talk) 05:57, 2 December 2019 (EST)

New studio series

Topspin Cliffjumper Soundwave ROTF Leadfoot

Update the wiki!

Studio Series 86

I know that usually, we wait for official reveals since blurry photos of leaks aren't super reliable. But Kup, Scourge, and Hot Rod have been REVIEWED on YouTube. Is this a special case? What’s the verdict? Just wait? - Cylasbreakdown (talk) 15:39, 1 October 2020 (EDT)

I believe we wait until Hasbro makes an announcement. MistaTee (talk) 15:47, 1 October 2020 (EDT)

It is not a special case at all. Reviews of leaked, un-announced toys have happened in the past, long before YouTube was a thing. We stick with only what's been officially revealed or released. --M Sipher (talk) 01:51, 2 October 2020 (EDT)

#69 Devastator giftset

So do we add that one or not? Supposedly it has been officially released in Thailand.--Nevermore (talk) 20:47, 7 October 2020 (EDT)

Add Singapore and Hong Kong to that list. [1] [2] [3]--Nevermore (talk) 17:01, 14 October 2020 (EDT)

SS Toy bios considered canon with the films?

I'm not 100% sure on where this question/discussion could be made. I had a question on whether the Studio Series toy bios can be considered canon with the films? I know it seems farfetched and a bit of a dumb question to ask. But Skipjack's toy bio suggests that Hasbro has possibly retconned him as Devastator's left leg instead of Rampage as Rampage's toy bio makes no idication that he is a component of Devastator. Further, Skipjack was released in the gift set. I've tried to see if there is any confirmation from Hasbro anywhere if this is an official retcon - I haven't found anything anywhere - but a lot of fans have taken to the idea that the Skipjack toy is a retcon.

Now the next one is a huge stretch, but does the inclusion of Steeljaw with Leadfoot mean that he is officially in-universe with the films despite never showing up in the film. He's not included in the bio, but his inclusion with the Leadfoot toy kinda suggests it since all the other pack-in non-transformable figurines are characters from the films (Brains, Wheelie, Laserbeak, Mini Dinobots and Igor). If that is also the case, does that mean that Thundercracker has technically been retconned into DOTM despite never appearing in the film too?

I don't know, I wanna know what you guys think and if any of these changes should be made anywhere else? Fanofcoolstuff27 (talk) 21:25, 26 October 2020 (EDT)

EDIT: I Found this article on Hasbro Pulse [4] - "In the movie, Skipjack and Rampage both have the same build or form but are colored differently, Skipjack being yellow and Rampage being orange." Does this statement confirm that Skipjack is actually the yellow bulldozer that forms Devastator's leg? It was stated by a Hasbro employee so can we make it official on the wiki? Fanofcoolstuff27 (talk) 21:41, 26 October 2020 (EDT)

In Thundercracker's case, his article already includes his Studio Series bio under the "Toy Bios" section and that's the best we can do about it. We can't go ahead and declare that he is in the movie when he pretty clearly isn't. The Studio Series line also includes toys like Dairu and Uruaz and I don't think anybody will try to argue that they appeared anywhere in the movies. Now, about Skipjack, I do agree that it's possibly a retcon, but I'm not sure what the wiki should do either. Maybe the "Who is Skipjack?" section you added to his article is the best we can do until something more official comes along.--Fritz (talk) 03:12, 27 October 2020 (EDT)

I had a feeling that Thundercracker and Steeljaw's relevance on this topic would be a bit of a stretch as I stated before. But I'm glad I'm not the only one who feels this way on the whole Skipjack VS Rampage topic. I've spent just about my entire day trying to find information on it to make it more worth the discussion lol. I just wanted to run it past everyone else and put it out there as I'm not sure on what can be considered a retcon and who can be considered relevant enough as a reliable source to retcon something into official fiction. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Fanofcoolstuff27 (talk • contribs){{#if:| {{{2}}}|}}.

No, the bios are not canon with the films. They're indicative of what Hasbro interprets on the film, and certainly they influence how we categorize certain characters. Escargon (talk) 09:22, 27 October 2020 (EDT)

SS74

So, ROTF BB waas revealed today, and he's #74 and part of Buzzworthy Bumblebee. What size class is he though? --ZacAttack (talk) 20:37, 17 December 2020 (EST)

DOTM Soundwave

Do we know if DOTM Soundwave from the wave 8 Deluxes was repacked in the wave 9 case? The reason I ask is because the entirety of wave 8 was skipped here in New Zealand (not uncommon, since wave 5 Deluxes and Voyagers, wave 12 Voyagers and wave 3 Leaders were also among those skipped), yet, I managed to snag Soundwave alongside the wave 9 Deluxes back in 2020. I know we don't list repacks in this article, but we sometimes do in the individual articles. I just wondered if anyone may know for sure whether that was the case or not? I also noticed that ROTF Scavenger was missing from the wave 4 Leaders whenever DOTM Shockwave came out here in 2020, but then he miraculously appeared in mid-2021 when ROTF Overload appeared on store shelves.

If anyone knows if these are repack cases, let me know, because I just thought it might be useful information for someone who cares. -- Fanofcoolstuff27 (talk) 23:45, 22 January 2022 (EST)

Terrorcon Faction symbols

I noticed right where it lists the names of the Terrorcons, they have Decepticon logos instead of Terrorcon logos; Do we plan on changing those or will we wait until the movie comes out? UTube Convoy (talk) 23:01, 4 February 2023 (PT)

I'm VERY new here and not entirely certain, but I think since the Maximals DO all have the correct insignia, yes, the Terrorcons should have theirs as well. I assume it was a holdover from when we didn't have a logo and Decepticon logos were used as a placeholder. (That might not be what happened. Don't know for sure.) The upshot is, yes, they probably should have correct logos. ThatGuy79 (talk) 11:18, 9 February 2023 (EST)

May want to get a more experienced editor/admin/someone to weigh in, though. ThatGuy79 (talk) 12:26, 9 February 2023 (EST)

So funny story we actually got the new bullet point graphic hooked up while y'all were talking about it. The Decepticon logos were indeed placeholders. --AzimuthAcolyte (talk) 14:52, 9 February 2023 (EST)

...wow, I was right. Neat. Nice to see that matter is settled! ThatGuy79 (talk) 18:11, 9 February 2023 (EST)

Splitting by year

I believe that after 5 years and many waves, Studio Series warrants having its toy listings separated by year, the same way we treat the 1984 toyline and Beast Wars. The introduction of core class in the last year already throws the chronological order of releases out of wack. Not to mention having these toys all lumped together with no filtering makes it harder for users to know when they came out at first glance. MrRald (talk) 16:49, 15 April 2023 (EDT)

Good idea. It was bound to get confusing after awhile, so I'm in favor of this. ThatGuy79 (talk) 07:32, 17 April 2023 (EDT)

I second that! --Poliwag06 (talk) 07:41, 17 April 2023 (EDT)

I agree it's time we start listing the toys by year. This way readers will have a better grasp on the release history of the line. -- Fritz (talk) 08:21, 17 April 2023 (EDT)

Also in favor. --AzimuthAcolyte (talk) 13:07, 17 April 2023 (EDT)

Yes, please! --Sabrblade (talk) 15:28, 17 April 2023 (EDT)

Aye McBaggins (talk) 23:17, 19 April 2023 (EDT)

I think that would be a great idea. Since with studio series lasting this long it would be good to know which figures came out when in a proper and concise manner especially when a whole entire size class got introduced in the line a year or 2 ago -- Shoutsuo (talk) 23:32, 19 April 2023 (EDT)

Aye!-- TitaniumToughGuy (talk) 07:35, 20 April 2023 (EDT)

I'm fine with this, it's a sensible organisational measure at this point. That being said it should absolutely be done by "product year" (i.e. factoring in how the product that comes out Nov/Dec is typically wave 1 for the new year), which is a concrete thing, in contrast to "when retail sighting is first reported online". Jalaguy (talk) 10:39, 23 April 2023 (EDT)

I saw gherkins draft. Maybe the exclusives should also be sorted.Poliwag06 (talk) 11:01, 23 April 2023 (EDT)

If doable, exclusives should definitely be divided up into each year section, like we do with G1 and Beast Wars. But if it's not doable, I won't lose sleep over it. --Sabrblade (talk) 12:25, 23 April 2023 (EDT)

I support, as you can probably tell by the way I've spent my Sunday afternoon. This is just a grunt work proof of concept, and probably needs titivating. Certainly I trust Jalaguy's knowledge of product years over the layout in my sandbox. I don't know that it looks less like a wall of text, but it's certainly preferable to the asynchronous mess we have now. Could do with a clearer break between years though maybe. TheLastGherkin (talk) 14:06, 23 April 2023 (EDT)

Also I added a tidbit in the lead about the backdrops being the "studios" in "Studio Series" which I'm sure I picked up from a Hasbro livestream or something. If anyone can cite that for me that'd be poggers. TheLastGherkin (talk) 14:08, 23 April 2023 (EDT)

I'm loving the way this looks. I do have one thing to say, though: I think possibly the exclusives should all be at the bottom- still separated by year of course, but this way you've got the mainline all together, then all the exclusives together. It doesn't strictly matter, per se, but I think it'd be nice. Keep the exclusives from getting mixed up with standard retail and suchlike. Standard mainline (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023), then exclusives separated the same way. ThatGuy79 (talk) 07:39, 24 April 2023 (EDT)

I for one think it's better to separate the exclusives by year, as it would help the reader to have a better understanding of when and why they were released in the first place. For example, the sole reason there are two exclusive rusty versions of Bumblebee in the line's first year is precisely because they were released before Clunker Bumblebee came out in the regular line a year later, otherwise they would've been extremely redundant. Another example, ROTF Bumblebee is notorious for having been release in Buzzworthy several months before the regular line, and this might also be true for other past and future releases. Plus, several exclusives feature unique numbers in the line's numbering system, so I'd rather not have the number 09 all the way down the page when it should belong with the other year one releases. --Fritz (talk) 08:34, 24 April 2023 (EDT)

Yeah, if we're gonna split by year I think placing the exclusives in chronological context is absolutely the way to go. I've also gone ahead and done the necessary product year tweaks, should be be lined up now. Jalaguy (talk) 09:41, 24 April 2023 (EDT)

Yeah, having 09 way down at the bottom IS stupid. I was wrong, original plan was the way to go. ThatGuy79 (talk) 11:23, 24 April 2023 (EDT)

Unless there's any objections, we're ready to launch whenever. TheLastGherkin (talk) 13:21, 25 April 2023 (EDT)

I have no objections. ThatGuy79 (talk) 14:09, 25 April 2023 (EDT)

Packaging Refreshes in Studio Series

So with the 86 Gnaw repack in wave 24 (and potentially more coming according to 2025 listing leaks), I was wondering if it'd be worth adding him (and later refreshes) to the wave breakdowns? We do it with Legacy stuff like Transmetal II Megatron mainly because the name of the line changed. But I think it would still be worth mentioning here because one, it's been years since he was first released and two, it is a "package refresh" since the packaging design has changed since. The leaked retailer listings also call them "PR" if that matters. BluJayWarrior (talk) 06:07, 2 April 2024 (EDT)

Can someone please fix the formatting starting at "TakaraTomy Line"?

Thank you... --Thylacine 2000 (talk) 18:24, 18 October 2024 (EDT)

Should be fixed. There was line in 2025 section that was shifting everything over –BluJayWarrior (talk) 18:37, 18 October 2024 (EDT)

DotM Wheeljack/Que

This page says Wheeljack, but Wheeljack's page says the toy's name is Que. Which is it? ThatGuy79 (talk) 17:46, 8 January 2025 (EST)

I feel we should wait until the toy is officially revealed to confirm what his name will be. My guess is it'll be Que since with DOTM Mirage/Dino, they went with his on-screen name, so I see them doing that with Wheeljack/Que.--CyclonustheWarrior (talk) 18:07, 8 January 2025 (EST)

Megatron

https://x.com/TF_pr/status/1928285241820561897?t=mImiuZAykJ-r3LwZNdaIyw&s=19 TT teased that rumored ss86 megatron thats been floating around the internet here. When they reveal it, will it be fair game to put here or do we need to wait for hasbro to confirm if first?Poliwag06 (talk) 23:17, 29 May 2025 (EDT)

I think it’s fair game since a Takara reveal is just as valid as a Hasbro one. - IGEBM13 (talk)

TF One Thundercracker: Fair Game or not?

https://news.tfw2005.com/2026/03/09/transformers-studio-series-transformers-one-deluxe-thundercracker-first-look-559319 He's listed on Hasbro's Taobao site, but he's not on here yet. Is this not fair game yet?--Poliwag06 (talk) 07:31, 10 March 2026 (EDT)