Editing Combiner Wars (toyline)

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[[File:CW Swindle pk US CALA EU.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|Like most Deluxe Class figures, Swindle was available with a comic book in the U.S., Australia, New Zealand, and Asia (left), and with a character card in Canada and Latin America (center) as well as Europe (right).]]

'''''Combiner Wars''''' is a [[subline imprint]] of the ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' toyline, constituting the first portion of the ''[[Prime Wars Trilogy]]''.

Debuting in 2015, it which saw Deluxe, Voyager and some Legends figures able to form [[combiner]] robots. The format for Legends Class was changed once again, dropping the small partner figures of the ''Thrilling 30'' line.

The packaging of IDW comic books with U.S.<ref name="defus">Australia, New Zealand and Hasbro's Asian markets typically get toys in whatever format is also used for the United States. The markets that traditionally get multilingual packaging are Canada, Latin America, and Europe. See the image to the right for a comparison.</ref> Deluxes continued, whilst Legends, Voyagers, and non-U.S. Deluxes gained collector cards featuring art taken either from the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile game, or simply the toy's [[package art]] (which doubles as the comic book cover for the U.S.<ref name="defus"/> version). However, due to production schedule problems,<ref>[http://bwtf.com/events/toyfair2015/interview-part1 Interview with Jerry Jivoin at BWTF.com]</ref> Deluxe wave 1's initial U.S.<ref name="defus"/> release featured the collector cards. Along with the concurrently released ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' line, ''Combiner Wars'' also heralded the return of [[multilingual packaging]] to the United States<ref name="defus"/> market, now in English, French, Spanish, and Portuguese. The sole exception to this was the Deluxe figures packaged with comic books, which retained English-only packaging.

====Legends Class====
[[File:Generationstoy-Blackjack.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|"I'm gonna go make my own toyline, with Blackjack and Huffer!"]]
[[File:CW-toy Viper.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|Pictured: Hasbro's entire 2015 ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' line.]]

'''Wave 1'''
{{collist|2|
*[[Bombshell (G1)#Generations|Bombshell]]
*[[Powerglide (G1)#Generations|Autobot Powerglide]]
*[[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#CWLegends|Thundercracker]]
*[[Windcharger (G1)#Generations|Windcharger]]}}

'''Wave 2'''
{{collist|2|
*[[Blackjack#Generations|Decepticon Blackjack]]
*[[Huffer (G1)#Generations|Huffer]]}}

'''Wave 3'''
{{collist|2|
*[[Groove (G1)#Generations|Protectobot Groove]]
*[[Viper#Generations|Decepticon Viper]]
*[[Warpath (G1)#CWLegends|Warpath]]}}

'''Wave 4'''
{{collist|2|
*[[Hot Rod/toys#Generations|Rodimus]]
*[[Skywarp (G1)/toys#CWLegends|Skywarp]]}}

'''Wave 5'''
{{collist|2|
*[[Buzzsaw (G1)#CWLegends|Buzzsaw]]
*[[Chop Shop (G1)#CombinerWars|Decepticon Chop Shop]]
*[[Pipes (G1)#Generations|Autobot Pipes]]
*[[Shockwave (G1)/toys#CombinerWars|Decepticon Shockwave]]}}

'''Wave 6'''
*[[Wreck-Gar (G1)#Generations|Wreck-Gar]]
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====Deluxe Class====
[[File:Generationstoy-Firefly.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|You can't take the sky from me.]]
'''Wave 1'''
*[[Drag Strip (G1)#Generations|Decepticon Dragstrip]] (1 of 5: [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]) with [[City on Fire|''Robots in Disguise'' #12]]
*[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#Generations|Skydive]] (2 of 5: [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]) with [[Night and the City|''Robots in Disguise'' #9]]
*[[Alpha Bravo#Generations|Alpha Bravo]] (4 of 5: [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]) with [[Dinobot Hunt (IDW)|''Robots in Disguise'' #8'']]
*[[Fireflight (G1)#Generations|Firefly]] (5 of 5: [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]) with [[The End of the Beginning of the World|''Robots in Disguise'' #11]]
{{note|As described above, the initial US market release of wave 1 lacked packed-in comic issues. The comic book variant of Decepticon Dragstrip was later released in a revision of wave 2. [[Stock photography|Stock photos]] depicting the comic book variants of all four figures were mistakenly featured at several online retailers' websites, and Entertainment Earth even listed individual preorders for all figures depicting the comic book versions but later changed the images to the non-comic versions. Some time later, the wave 1 comics were released in a bundle at a Taiwanese comic convention, separate from the figures.}}

'''Wave 2'''
*[[Air Raid (G1)#Generations|Air Raid]] (1 of 5: [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]) with [[Plan for Everything|''Robots in Disguise'' #15]]
*[[Dead End (G1)#CombinerWars|Dead End]] (2 of 5: [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]) with [[Heavy Is the Head|''Robots in Disguise'' #16]]
*[[Breakdown (G1)#Generations|Breakdown]] (4 of 5: [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]) with [[The Verge|''Robots in Disguise'' #13]]
*[[Offroad#Generations|Decepticon Offroad]] (5 of 5: [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]) with [[Before the Dawn|''Robots in Disguise'' #14]]

[[File:GenerationsCWRook.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|So, he combines with [[King|this guy]], right?]]
'''Wave 3'''
*[[Blades (G1)#Generations|Protectobot Blades]] (1 of 5: [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]) with [[Onyx Interface Part One: Signals, Calls, and Marches|''The Transformers'' #35]]
*[[Rook (Generations)#Generations|Protectobot Rook]] (2 of 5: [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]) with [[The Crucible|''Robots in Disguise'' #34]]
*[[First Aid (G1)#Generations|Protectobot First Aid]] (4 of 5: [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]) with [[Onyx Interface Part Two: Vs.|''The Transformers'' #36]]
*[[Streetwise (G1)#Generations|Protectobot Streetwise]] (5 of 5: [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]) with [[The World of Tomorrow|''Robots in Disguise'' #33]]

'''Wave 4'''
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#Generations|Sunstreaker]] (1 of 5: [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|Optimus Maximus]]) with [[The Onyx Interface Conclusion: The Obliterati|''The Transformers'' #38]]
*[[Mirage (G1)/toys#CombinerWars|Mirage]] (2 of 5: [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|Optimus Maximus]]) with [[The Sum and Its Parts|''Combiner Wars Part 1'']]
*[[Prowl (G1)/toys#Generations|Prowl]] (4 of 5: [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|Optimus Maximus]]) with [[Onyx Interface Part Three: ONoffON|''The Transformers'' #37]]
*[[Ironhide (G1)/toys#CombinerWars|Ironhide]] (5 of 5: [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|Optimus Maximus]]) with [[First Contact (IDW)|''Combiner Wars Opening Salvo'']]

'''Wave 5'''
*[[Blast Off (G1)#CombinerWars|Decepticon Blast Off]] (1 of 5: [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]) with [[The End of the Beginning of the World|''Robots in Disguise'' #11]]
*[[Vortex (G1)#CombinerWars|Decepticon Vortex]] (2 of 5: [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]) with [[Dinobot Hunt (IDW)|''Robots in Disguise'' #8'']]
*[[Swindle (G1)#CombinerWars|Swindle]] (4 of 5: [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]) with [[City on Fire|''Robots in Disguise'' #12]]
*[[Brawl (G1)#CombinerWars|Brawl]] (5 of 5: [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]) with [[Night and the City|''Robots in Disguise'' #9]]

'''Wave 6'''
*[[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#CombinerWars|Wheeljack]] (1 of 5: [[Sky Reign]]) with [[Mistakes and Mayhem|''Combiner Wars Part 3'']]
*[[Hound (G1)/toys#Generations|Autobot Hound]] (2 of 5: [[Sky Reign]]) with [[You, Me, and the Universe|''Combiner Wars Part 4'']]
*[[Smokescreen (G1)/toys#Generations|Smokescreen]] (4 of 5: [[Sky Reign]]) with [[All That Remains|''Combiner Wars Part 5'']]
*[[Trailbreaker (G1)/toys#CombinerWars|Trailbreaker]] (5 of 5: [[Sky Reign]]) with [[The Possible Light|''Combiner Wars Part 2'']]

====Voyager Class====
[[File:GenerationsVoyOP.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|"You better eat your Wheaties."]]
'''Wave 1'''
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Optimus Prime]] (3 of 5: [[Ultra Prime]])
*[[Silverbolt (G1)#Generations|Silverbolt]] (3 of 5: [[Superion (G1)|Superion]])

'''Wave 2'''
*[[Motormaster (G1)#Generations|Motormaster]] (3 of 5: [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]])

'''Wave 3'''
*[[Hot Spot (G1)#CombinerWars|Protectobot Hot Spot]] (3 of 5: [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]])
*[[Cyclonus (G1)/toys#Generations|Cyclonus]] (3 of 5: [[Galvatronus]])

'''Wave 4'''
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#BattleCoreOP|Battle Core Optimus Prime]] (3 of 5: [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|Optimus Maximus]])

'''Wave 5'''
*[[Onslaught (G1)#CombinerWars|Onslaught]] (3 of 5: [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]])
*[[Scattershot (G1)#Generations|Scattershot]] (3 of 5: [[Betatron]])

'''Wave 6'''
*[[Sky Lynx (G1)#Generations|Sky Lynx]] (3 of 5: [[Sky Reign]])

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====Leader Class====
[[File:Generations Leader TC.jpg||thumb|right|upright=1.67|Packed in with a ''Nurse Whitney'' DVD.]]
'''Wave 1'''
*[[Megatron (G1)/toys#Combiner_Wars|Megatron]]
*''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Generations|Megatron]] (retool of Megatron)

'''Wave 2'''
*[[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#CWLeader|Thundercracker]]

'''Wave 3'''
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Generations|Ultra Magnus]] (with [[Minimus Ambus#Generations|Minimus Ambus]])

'''Wave 4'''
*[[Starscream (G1)/toys#CWLeader|Starscream]] (redeco of Thundercracker)

'''Wave 5'''
*[[Skywarp (G1)/toys#CWLeader|Skywarp]] (redeco of Thundercracker)
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====Titan Class====
[[File:CombinerWars TitanDevastator.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1|Your childhood has returned- but ''this'' time it's after your ''wallet''.]]
*[[Devastator (G1)#Generations|Devastator]], giftset of 6 Voyager-sized figures, includes:
**1. [[Hook (G1)#Generations|Constructicon Hook]]
**2. [[Long Haul (G1)#Generations|Constructicon Long Haul]]
**3. [[Scavenger (G1)#Generations|Constructicon Scavenger]]
**4. [[Bonecrusher (G1)#Generations|Constructicon Bonecrusher]]
**5. [[Scrapper (G1)#Generations|Constructicon Scrapper]]
**6. [[Mixmaster (G1)#Generations|Constructicon Mixmaster]]
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====Exclusives====
'''"May Mayhem"'''
*[[Slingshot (G1)#Generations|Quickslinger]] (4 of 5: [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]) with [[The End of the Beginning of the World|''Robots in Disguise'' #11]]
*[[Wildrider (G1)#Generations|Brake-Neck]] (2 of 5: [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]) with [[Heavy Is the Head|''Robots in Disguise'' #16]]
{{Note|Initially left out of the wave 1 and 2 [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]] and [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]] teams and replaced by Alpha Bravo and Offroad, respectively, Hasbro later made the Combiner Wars versions of Slingshot and Wildrider available (under different names due to [[trademark]] reasons) as "shared exclusives" between various online retailers in North America, whereas they were available at general retail in Asia.}}
*[[Groove (G1)#MayMayhemDeluxe|Protectobot Groove]] (4 of 5: [[Sky Reign]])
{{Note|Groove was initially released as a promotional item from Toys"R"Us Taiwan but later saw a general retail release in Taiwan. In North America, he was made available as a "shared exclusive" between various online retailers in North America like Quickslinger and Brake-Neck before him. He was the first Deluxe Class figure of the line that didn't include a comic book in ''any'' market, not counting the planned-but-canceled United States re-releases of the wave 1 Aerialbot figures.}}
'''Conventions'''
*[[Devastator (G1)#Generations|Devastator]] 2015 Special Edition, giftset of 6 Voyager-sized figures, includes:
**1. [[Hook (G1)#Generations|Constructicon Hook]] (retooled with new Devastator head) 
**2. [[Long Haul (G1)#Generations|Constructicon Long Haul]]
**3. [[Scavenger (G1)#Generations|Constructicon Scavenger]]
**4. [[Bonecrusher (G1)#Generations|Constructicon Bonecrusher]]
**5. [[Scrapper (G1)#Generations|Constructicon Scrapper]]
**6. [[Mixmaster (G1)#Generations|Constructicon Mixmaster]]
{{Note|In the US, the Devastator gift set was exclusive to the [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] website and the Hasbro Toy Shop booth at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2015. In Asia, it was also available at Animation-Comic-Game Hong Kong 2015 and subsequently stocked by Toys"R"Us Hong Kong. Later, it was also available at The Falcon's Hangar booth at Singapore Toy, Game & Comic Convention 2015.}}
*"Combiner Hunters" contains:
**[[Windblade (G1)#CHunters|Windblade]] (redeco of ''Thrilling 30'' Windblade with redeco of ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' electronic Titan Hero [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys|Bumblebee]]'s spear)
**[[Chromia (G1)#CHunters|Chromia]] (redeco of ''Thrilling 30'' Chromia with redeco of ''Robots in Disguise'' electronic Titan Hero [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys|Optimus Prime]]'s sword)
**[[Arcee (G1)/toys#CHunters|Arcee]] (redeco and minor retool of ''Thrilling 30'' Arcee with redeco of [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Ultimate|Beast Hunter Optimus Prime]]'s sword)
{{note|In the US, the Combiner Hunters gift set was exclusive to the Hasbro Toy Shop website and the Hasbro Toy Shop booth at San Diego Comic-Con 2015. In Asia, it was also available at Animation-Comic-Game Hong Kong 2015 and subsequently stocked by Toys"R"Us Hong Kong. Later, it was also available at The Falcon's Hangar booth at Singapore Toy, Game & Comic Convention 2015.}}
*[[Predacus]] BotCon 2016 boxed set, includes:
**1. [[Ravage (G1)/toys#BotCon2016|Ravage]]
**2. [[Tarantulas (BW)#Combiner Wars|Predacon Tarantulas]]
**3. [[Ram Horn#Combiner Wars|General Ramhorn]]
**4. [[Cicadacon#Combiner Wars|General Cicadacon]]
**5. [[Sea Clamp#Combiner Wars|General Sea Clamp]]
'''"Online exclusive" Collection Packs'''
*[[Superion (G1)#GenerationsG2|Superion]] Collection Pack, ''Generation 2''-inspired redecos of the Aerialbots, includes:
**1. [[Silverbolt (G1)#GenerationsG2|Silverbolt]]
**2. [[Slingshot (G1)#GenerationsG2|Quickslinger]]
**3. [[Fireflight (G1)#GenerationsG2|Firefly]]
**4. [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#GenerationsG2|Skydive]]
**5. [[Air Raid (G1)#GenerationsG2|Air Raid]]
**6. [[Powerglide (G1)#GenerationsG2|Powerglide]]
*[[Menasor (G1)#GenerationsG2|Menasor]] Collection Pack, ''Generation 2''-inspired redecos of the Stunticons, includes:
**1. [[Motormaster (G1)#GenerationsG2|Motormaster]]
**2. [[Drag Strip (G1)#GenerationsG2|Decepticon Dragstrip]]
**3. [[Dead End (G1)#GenerationsG2|Dead End]]
**4. [[Breakdown (G1)#GenerationsG2|Breakdown]]
**5. [[Wildrider (G1)#GenerationsG2|Brake-Neck]]
**6. [[Blackjack#GenerationsG2|Decepticon Blackjack]]
*[[Victorion]] Collection Pack, includes:
**1. [[Pyra Magna]]
**2. [[Jumpstream]]
**3. [[Dust Up]]
**4. [[Stormclash]]
**5. [[Skyburst (G1)|Skyburst]]
**6. [[Rust Dust]]
*[[Bruticus (G1)#CombinerWarsG2|Bruticus]] Collection Pack, ''Generation 2''-inspired redecos of the Combaticons, includes:
**1. [[Onslaught (G1)#G2BruticusSet|Onslaught]]
**2. [[Blast Off (G1)#G2BruticusSet|Blast Off]]
**3. [[Vortex (G1)#G2BruticusSet|Vortex]]
**4. [[Swindle (G1)#G2BruticusSet|Swindle]]
**5. [[Brawl (G1)#G2BruticusSet|Brawl]]
**6. [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#G2BruticusSet|Shockwave]]
*[[Computron (G1)#Generations|Computron]] Collection Pack, includes:
**1. [[Scattershot (G1)#ComputronSet|Scattershot]]
**2. [[Afterburner (G1)#Generations|Afterbreaker]]
**3. [[Strafe (G1)#Generations|Strafe]]
**4. [[Lightspeed (G1 Technobot)#Generations|Lightsteed]]
**5. [[Nosecone (G1)#Generations|Nosecone]]
**6. [[Scrounge (G1)#Generations|Scrounge]] & [[Cybaxx]]
*''Platinum Edition'' [[Liokaiser#Generations|Liokaiser]] Collection Pack, includes:
**1. [[Deathsaurus (Victory)#Generations|Dezarus]]
**2. [[Guyhawk#Generations|Guyhawk]]
**3. [[Hellbat (Victory)#Generations|Fellbat]]
**4. [[Killbison#Generations|Ironbison]]
**5. [[Drillhorn (Victory)#Generations|Drillhorn]]
**6. [[Ion Scythe]]
{{comingsoontoy}}
{{Note|Liokaiser is the only multi-pack with a ''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' branding. Unlike the previous sets, which were shared exclusives between numerous online retailers, Liokaiser has been confirmed to be exclusive to Entertainment Earth.}}

==Notes==
[[File:CW HufferBlackjack.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]
*In a frankly inexplicable turn of events, the existence of Huffer and the name of Blackjack in the ''Combiner Wars'' subline imprint were first revealed by a [[stock photography|stock photo]] of Menasor released during [[San Diego Comic-Con]] [[2014]]. What appeared to be a plain white background was, with color correction, revealed as a {{w|Mac OS}} screenshot displaying filenames for those two characters. Blackjack could easily be identified as the unnamed black-and-purple car revealed at SDCC, whilst Huffer's toy was later announced at [[New York Comic Con]].
*The limb robots substituted out of ''Combiner Wars'' Superion, Menasor, and Defensor, namely [[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]], [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]], and [[Groove (G1)|Groove]], also happen to be the same members whose ''[[Kre-O]]'' incarnations were sold separately from their teams. Coincidence? Probably.
*No wave 2 products of any [[size class]]es of ''Combiner Wars'' were ever released in any European markets, with the sole exception of Legends Class Blackjack, who was eventually released as part of a revision of wave 4. Even Motormaster, who was re-released as part of wave 4 of the Voyager Class assortment alongside Battle Core Optimus Prime, was omitted from then European wave 4 case assortment in favor of Silverbolt and Hot Spot.

==References==
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