Editing Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)

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'''''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (franchise)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]''''' (戦え! 超ロボット生命体 トランスフォーマー ''Tatakae! Chō Robotto Seimeitai Transformers'') is the ostentatious title given to [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s version of the original ''[[The Transformers (franchise)|The Transformers]]'' franchise (retroactively known as "Generation 1") and its accompanying [[The Transformers (toyline)|toy line]] in [[Japan]]. Launched in 1985, one year after the franchise had been launched in [[Hasbro]] markets, the various aspects of ''F!SRLTF'' combined Hasbro's 1984 and 1985 products into one large line, and subsequently continued under that title from 1985 all the way up until 1992, with various sublines rolled out approximately every year and a single more-or-less consistent [[List of Japanese ID numbers|sequencing of toy ID numbers]]. In most cases the annual (sub)line logo would be found on the back of the toy packaging, but this was moved to a more prominent frontal location for 1991's ''Return of Convoy''.

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==Overview==
[[TakaraTomy|Takara]] took [[Hasbro]]'s lead and brought the new universe of living robots to [[Japan]] in [[1985]], where it was a massive success. Despite many/most of the toys having been available just a year or two prior, the new story and [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon]] propelled ''Transformers'' sales far beyond those of the lines that the toys originally came from. ''[[Diaclone]]'' and ''[[Micro Change]]'' were quickly discarded in favor of the new hotness as kids ate up this new take on the giant robot genre, one that was a fresh change from the sheer amount of "piloted mecha" robot toylines/cartoons out prior.

The line started very parallel with Hasbro's offerings, but over time the two companies pursued some pretty different visions for the brand... and then swung ''back'' closer together before finally ending in 1992. ''Transformers'' would not be back on Japanese toy shelves until [[1995]], when the short-lived ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)#Takara G-2 line|G-2]]'' toyline would hit.

[[File:Convoy megatron vsx.jpg|thumb|left|220px|"Convoy vs. Megatron" giftset, one of many Takara-exclusive giftsets.]]
===The parallel years===
''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' was the overarching branding for the ''Transformers'' line in Japan all the way up to 1992, and was in fact the ''only'' consistent branding for every year up until 1990, despite the corresponding cartoons using a variety of unique secondary titles, some of which were reflected on ''some'' (but not ''all'') of those years' toys.

Takara launched their permutation of the ''Transformers'' brand in 1985, a year later than Hasbro, and released ''most'' of the products from Hasbro's 1984 and 1985 offerings during its initial year. Broadly speaking, save for some minor variants, this toyline was broadly similar to its Hasbro counterpart, save for a few notable color variants — namely a "NASA"-themed [[Astrotrain (G1)#Toys|Astrotrain]] and an unchromed, blue-accented, cannon-less [[Megatron (G1)/toys#VSX|Megatron]] — and the toys actually having fully-functional spring-loaded launchers (due to differing [[for safety reasons|safety standards]] in Japan). This earlier toyline also featured multiple multi-character giftsets, something usually not seen in the Hasbro version. Unfortunately, the line-up wasn't quite complete: many toys weren't sold due to being made by rival companies (particularly [[Bandai]]) or other licensing issues; a few were simply delayed until the following year, others were relegated to mail-aways, and a small number just never happened at all, for no discernible reasons.

By the second year, Takara had mostly caught up with Hasbro, releasing a few stragglers not included in the 1985 line-up as well as the vast majority of Hasbro's 1986 offerings. This year's product was almost completely identical to the Hasbro 1986 line, from releases to colors, mostly minus [[Sky Lynx (G1)#Toys|Sky Lynx]] due to mold licensing issues. A considerable number of toys featured an additional "Scramble City" branding on their packaging, marketing them as part of the eponymous [[play pattern]] that was advertized by an [[Scramble City: Mobilization|original video animation]]. Meanwhile, toys that are commonly associated with ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)#Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010|Transformers 2010]]'', the Japanese dub of season 3 of the original cartoon, featured no additional branding at all.

By and large, the Japanese ''Transformers'' line had been shaped up into being more or less identical to its international Hasbro counterpart... Until it suddenly wasn't.
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===The divergence years===
[[File:MASTERFORCEC11comp.JPG|thumb|right|470px|A ''Headmasters'' & ''Masterforce'' catalogue, exhibiting an ensemble of both figures that'd release overseas and entirely new ones that'd remain exclusive to Japan.]]
1987 featured the toys accompanying the first Japanese-only follow-up anime, ''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|The Headmasters]]''. It was during this year that Takara took its first steps in breaking away from Hasbro's line. While most of the line is pretty dang identical to the US line, Takara added a large number of extra toys to its line: the previously-unused ''Diaclone'' [[Trainbot]]s, [[retool]]ed and redecoed prior toys like [[Blaster (G1)/toys#TwincastG1|Twincast]], [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#SoundblasterG1|Soundblaster]], [[Ricochet (Headmasters)|Stepper]] and [[Artfire]], and even the all-new-mold [[Autobot Master Warrior]]s and [[W Cassettebot]]s. Contrary to the anime itself, only the toys that were ''actually'' Headmasters featured an additional "The Headmasters" branding on their packaging, while Targetmaster figures featured an additional "Targetmaster" branding instead, and two [[combiner]] teams even featured the "Scramble City" branding again. Another big and odd addition is that the ''[[Beastformers (franchise)|Beastformers]]'', released by Hasbro as a standalone toy line (named "Battle Beasts") from the get-go, were initially released by Takara in ''Transformers''-branded packaging before they became their own thing in Japan as well.

1988 was the year that Takara really took ''Transformers'' in its own direction, accompanied by the second Japanese-original anime series, ''[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (cartoon)|Super-God Masterforce]]''. While the toyline mostly featured the same ''sculpts'' as the Hasbro line, many were given new decos, and portrayed as completely different characters (namely, the [[Powermaster]]s were dubbed the [[Godmaster (lifeform)|Godmaster]]s, and like the new [[Headmaster Junior|Headmasters]] were [[human]]s who piloted unliving robot [[Transtector]]s). The line also tossed in a few new items, most importantly the colossal Decepticon double-Godmaster [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]]. This series was also the first one to release a female character toy, the [[Headmaster Junior]] [[Minerva (human)|Minerva]]. She'd then be the only one for the better part of a decade. Similar to previous years' offerings, the "Super-God Masterforce" branding appeared nowhere on the toys' packaging, with the exception of two role-play items. Instead, various sub-brandings such as "Godmaster", "Pretenders", "Seacons" and the previous year's "The Headmasters" are used to identify specific toy gimmicks.

By 1989, Takara's direction of the ''Transformers'' brand had diverged so far from Hasbro's that the Japanese toy line was almost completely different from what Hasbro's markets received that year, accompanied by the third and final fully-fledged Japanese-original anime, ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (cartoon)|Victory]]''. The majority of the line-up was made up of all-new sculpts unique to Japan (although one of them also saw release in Italy, of all places), with the rest filled out by significant [[retool]]ings of Hasbro-released sculpts. [[Combiner]]s were a major focus, with four combiner teams in the central cast, and the huge Autobot leader [[Star Saber (G1)#Toys|Star Saber]] combining with his own jet-base as well as another huge bot to become an absolutely ''massive'' warrior. Once again, the "Victory" branding appeared nowhere on the toys' packaging, which instead featured gimmick-specific sub-brandings such as "Brainmaster", "Multiforce", "Crossformers", "Dinoforce" and "Breastforce".
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[[File:StarConvoy toy.jpg|thumb|left|260px|''Return of Convoy'' Star Convoy, the last Generation 1 Optimus Prime toy to be made. And also maybe the coolest. I mean, just ''look'' at this absolute unit of a lad.]]

===The later years===
As the Hasbro US line was winding down in 1990, Takara kept going, but ''Transformers''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s star was fading in Japan as well. For the first time, the toy line-up was no longer backed by a TV-aired cartoon, instead relying on a [[Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!|single OVA]] and [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|magazine layouts]] to advertise it. While the new sculpts continued with the three larger [[Powered Master]]s taking center stage, the rest of the line was [[Micromaster|Micro Transformer]]s, and only some of them were [[redeco]]ed from Hasbro's releases. The [[Decepticon|Destron]] presence was also ''severely'' cut back, on the theory that kids were way more interested in buying "good guy" toys. (Japanese toylines in general tend to be light on the villains.) Thus all but one of the Hasbro Decepticon Patrols were changed into Cybertrons for Japan, and the only large villain is [[Metrotitan (G1)#Toys|Metrotitan]], a redecoed [[Metroplex (G1)#Toys|Metroplex]]. Gimmick-specific sub-brandings for this year were "Micro Transformers" and "Micro Transformers Powered Masters" (plus a re-release of the 1987 [[Trainbot]]s, now with their own "Trainbots" sub-branding), while the actual "Zone" branding only appears on a single product that includes the aforementioned OVA.

1991 featured the first actual fully-fledged subline that can be considered such, seeing as the title ''Return of Convoy'' not only appeared consistently on ''all'' of that year's toys' packaging, but was also presented on equal footing with the main ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' title. In keeping with tradition, though, the corresponding fiction (namely, [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Battlestars (story page)|magazine spreads]] and a [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Battlestars (manga)|one-shot comic]]) was ''not'' titled "Return of Convoy", but rather "The Battlestars", the name of the series' [[Battlestars|main hero team]]. ''Return of Convoy'' took a grab at nostalgia in an attempt to stave off cancellation. [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Return of Convoy|Optimus Prime]] was brought back as "Star Convoy", and even came with a [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Return of Convoy|Micromaster version of Hot Rod]]. They were backed up by a handful of new molds, including a [[Sixliner#Toys|six-Micromaster super robot combiner]] but most of the small line was recycled Micromasters and [[Micromaster Combiner]]s in their Hasbro decos, all as Autobots.

Destrons were ''completely'' excised from the line this year. While a reborn [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#The Battlestars manga and story pages|"Super Megatron"]] was presented as the primary villain in-fiction, he would not receive a toy for [[Generations Selects (toyline)|30 years]].

The final series of Japan's "Generation 1", ''Operation Combination'' played up combiners, which were popular toys in Takara's concurrently-running (and TV-cartoon-backed) non-''Transformers'' "''[[Brave (franchise)|Brave]]''" giant robot lines, effectively competing against themselves. The Destrons were back, but a bit outnumbered. The two stars of the line are [[Guard City#Toys|Guard City]] and [[Battle Gaia#Toys|Battle Gaia]], redecos of [[Defensor (G1)#Toys|Defensor]] and [[Bruticus (G1)#Toys|Bruticus]] respectively, and two of the most expensive-on-the-secondary-market items in the entire Japanese "G1" line due to their incredible scarcity. Four more Cybertron Micromaster six-teams and a set of four "Vs" sets, straight re-packs of the smaller European-line [[Turbomaster]]s and [[Predator (subgroup)|Predator]]s, filled out the Japanese ''Transformers'' franchise's swan-song.

==1985==
The first year's toyline consisted of ''most'' of the toys released by Hasbro in 1984 and 1985, most of them without any deco changes. The only significant difference in most of the toys is that the Japanese versions' [[Missile#Toys|missile launchers]] are still fully functional, due to differing [[for safety reasons|safety standards]] for projectiles.

There are two items with big changes from their US releases. [[Astrotrain (G1)#Toys|Astrotrain]] was released in a more [[NASA]]-accurate white-and-black deco, but would change to his Hasbro colors for his re-release the following year. [[Megatron (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Megatron]]'s deco was from a different version of the ''[[Micro Change]]'' toy: matte grey plastic and blue trim, no scope/stock/silencer parts, and an additional silver-chrome sword accessory. On top of that, the original bullet-firing mechanism was kept intact as well.

Even among those toys without big changes, there were some big differences in ''how'' the toys were sold. The "Cassettrons" were sold individually (and came with a clear-plastic tape case) rather than in two-packs. [[Reflector (G1)#Toys|Reflector]], a mail-away item in Hasbro's line (not available until 1986!) was a standard retail release in Japan, while several retail toys in the US were relegated to mail-away status in Japan. Some toys also simply didn't see a release one way or another until 1986 (and in a couple of instances, not until nearly ''two decades'' later).

In the end, several toys were simply never released at all in the original line. While most of these toys are obvious omissions like the non-Takara sculpts ([[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], the [[Deluxe Vehicle]]s, and the [[Insecticon (G1)|Deluxe Insecticons]]), this list also bizarrely includes [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Ironhide]] and [[Gears (G1)#Toys|Gears]], both of whom were pretty dang prominent in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon]] which ''was'' brought over to Japan, including the [[Changing Gears|Gears-focused episode]]. Even more surprisingly, Takara ''did'' release "[[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Laserwave]]" (aka Shockwave), a sculpt that had ''not'' originated with the company, having licensed the figure from [[ToyCo]] just like Hasbro had.

Because toy retail in Japan operates under different premises than in the United States, Takara was not bound to distributing the figures as part of price point-specific assortments like Hasbro did. Instead, each figure shipped by itself. Like its predecessor lines ''[[Diaclone]]'' and ''[[Micro Change]]'', Takara assigned each figure its own [[List of Japanese ID numbers|ID number]]; however, because this was Takara's first ''Transformers'' toy line, they hadn't completely worked out the system yet, which is why the first year's figures used one single continuous numbering system that alternated between "Cybertron" (Autobot) and "Destron" (Decepticon) characters.

===Toys===
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Autobot|Cybertrons]]'''</u>
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{{Bp-a1|01 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Convoy]]}}
{{Bp-a1|02 [[Hound (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Hound]]}}
{{Bp-a1|03 [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Wheeljack]]}}
{{Bp-a1|04 [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Lambor]]}}
{{Bp-a1|05 [[Red Alert (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Alert]]}}
{{Bp-a1|06 [[Jazz (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Meister]]}}
{{Bp-a1|07 [[Mirage (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Ligier]]}}
{{Bp-a1|08 [[Bluestreak (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Streak]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<br>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|09 [[Prowl (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|10 [[Inferno (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Inferno]]}}
{{Bp-a1|11 [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Bumble]]}}
{{Bp-a1|12 [[Windcharger (G1)#Toys|Charger]]}}
{{Bp-a1|13 [[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Cliff]]}}
{{Bp-a1|14 [[Huffer (G1)#Toys|Drag]]}}
{{Bp-a1|15 [[Brawn (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Gong]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<br>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|25 [[Trailbreaker (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Trailbreaker]]}}
{{Bp-a1|38 [[Blaster (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Broadcast]]}}
{{Bp-a1|39 [[Perceptor (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Perceptor]]}}
{{Bp-a1|44 [[Tracks (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Tracks]]}}
{{Bp-a1|45 [[Smokescreen (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Smokescreen]]}}
{{Bp-a1|46 [[Hoist (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Hoist]]}}
{{Bp-a1|47 [[Grapple (G1)#Toys|Grapple]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]'''</u>
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{{Bp-a1|26 [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|27 [[Sludge (G1)#Toys|Sludge]]}}
{{Bp-a1|28 [[Slag (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Slag]]}}
{{Bp-a1|29 [[Snarl (G1)#Toys|Snarl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|30 [[Swoop (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Swoop]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:G1toy japanese megatron.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Takara Megatron]]
[[File:G1toy VSY.jpg|right|thumb|200px|VSY set]]
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Decepticon|Destrons]]'''</u>
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{{Bp-d1|16 [[Megatron (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|17 [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Soundwave]]<br>(w/ [[Rumble (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Rumble]])}}
{{Bp-d1|18 [[Frenzy (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Frenzy]]}}
{{Bp-d1|19 [[Ravage (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Jaguar]]}}
{{Bp-d1|20 [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Condor]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<br>
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{{Bp-d1|21 [[Reflector (G1)#Toys|Reflector]]<br>([[Spectro#Toys|Spectro]], [[Spyglass#Toys|Spyglass]], [[Viewfinder#Toys|Viewfinder]])}}
{{Bp-d1|22 [[Starscream (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Starscream]]}}
{{Bp-d1|23 [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Thundercracker]]}}
{{Bp-d1|24 [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Skywarp]]}}
{{Bp-d1|49 [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Laserwave]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Constructicon (G1)|Buildron]]s'''</u>
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{{Bp-d1|31 [[Long Haul (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Long Haul]]}}
{{Bp-d1|32 [[Scrapper (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Scrapper]]}}
{{Bp-d1|33 [[Hook (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Gren]]}}
{{Bp-d1|34 [[Mixmaster (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Mixmaster]]}}
{{Bp-d1|35 [[Scavenger (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Scavenger]]}}
{{Bp-d1|36 [[Bonecrusher (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Bonecrusher]]}}
{{Bp-d1|37 [[Devastator (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Devastor]]<br>(gift set of all six Constructicons)}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Insecticon (G1)|Insectron]]s'''</u>
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{{Bp-d1|40 [[Kickback (G1)#Toys|Kickback]]}}
{{Bp-d1|41 [[Bombshell (G1)#Toys|Bombshell]]}}
{{Bp-d1|42 [[Shrapnel (G1)#Toys|Sharpnel]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Triple Changer]]s'''</u>
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{{Bp-d1|43 [[Blitzwing (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Blitzwing]]}}
{{Bp-d1|48 [[Astrotrain (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Astrotrain]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''VS sets'''</u>
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{{Bp-a1d1|VSX [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#VSX|Convoy]] vs [[Megatron (G1)/toys#VSX|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|VSY [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#VSY|Grimlock]] vs [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#VSY|Soundwave]]<br>(w/ [[Frenzy (G1)/toys#VSY|Frenzy]])}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Robot Point]] mail order items'''</u>
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{{Bp-a1|[[Cosmos (G1)#Toys|Adams]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Autoceptor#Toys|Autoceptor]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Dirge (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Dirge]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Warpath (G1)#Toys|Warpath]]}}
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==1986 (''Scramble City'' and ''2010'')==
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Takara's 1986 offerings consisted of ''most'' of the new [[Hasbro]] products for 1986, more or less unchanged from the Hasbro versions. And since most of the new toys lacked the [[missile|missile launchers]] included with the previous year's figures, there's not even that difference. (It is currently unknown if toys with metal/plastic part [[variant]]s in Hasbro markets saw similar mid-run changes in Japan.) Some stragglers from 1985 were also thrown in, which included the "VSZ" set, a multi-pack that was the only way to get [[Skids (G1)#Toys|Skids]], [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#Toys|Sunstreaker]], and [[Buzzsaw (G1)/toys#Toys|Buzzsaw]] (who had been replaced by [[Rumble (G1)#Toys|Rumble]] as [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Soundwave]]'s pack-in partner the previous year). The only real dropouts from this year's line-up were the non-Takara-sculpt [[Sky Lynx (G1)#Toys|Sky Lynx]] and, bizarrely, the [[Battlecharger]]s [[Runamuck (G1)#Toys|Runamuck]] and [[Runabout (G1)#Toys|Runabout]].

[[File:Scramble city logo.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|right|Hey baby I hear the blues a-callin', tossed salad and scramble city!]]
A considerable portion of the 1986 Takara figures featured an additional "Scramble City" logo on their packaging in addition to the main "Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers" title, meant to accompany the [[Scramble City: Mobilization|OVA of the same name]]. The figures released under this branding included not only the year's [[Combiner]] "[[Special Teams]]" ([[Aerialbot (G1)|Airbot]]s, [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobot]]s, [[Stunticon (G1)|Stuntron]]s and [[Combaticon (G1)|Combatron]]s), but also [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroflex]] (Metroplex), his opponent [[Trypticon (G1)|Dinosaurer]] (Trypticon) and the two "City Commanders" [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. Ultra Magnus was a redeco of a figure from Takara's ''Diaclone'' line, and Galvatron a new toy created for Hasbro's ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' animated feature film whose Japanese release was delayed by several years. The centrally featured Combiner teams and Metroflex, meanwhile, were originally designed for an aborted 1985 ''Diaclone'' line named ''[[Diaclone#Jizai Gattai|Jizai Gattai]]'' (自在合体, "Limitless Combination"), which was shelved when ''Transformers'' proved successful in America and Takara elected to import it instead. The line was so named for the modular construction of the limb toys to "free-combine" (later, "scramble") to form any arm or leg of the larger robot. Dinosaurer, finally, was a new toy designed to interact with the Combiner teams in the same fashion as Metroflex.

The remaining figures released by Takara in 1986 accompanied the Japanese version of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|''Transformers'' cartoon]]'s third season, released in Japan as ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010'', although the toys themselves did not feature the "2010" branding. Also included among the Japanese 1986 releases were the remaining figures created for ''The Transformers: The Movie''.

Last year's two big exceptions, [[Astrotrain (G1)/toys#Toys|Astrotrain]] and [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Megatron]], changed for their 1986 re-releases. Astrotrain was changed to match the Hasbro version. Megatron —this year only available as part of a "Good Bye Megatron" multi-toy set— remained unchromed gray plastic, but got the red trim and scope/arm-cannon accessory to make him more animation-accurate... while still not coming with the silencer and stock. (He also kept the bullet-launching mechanism and sword accessory from before).

One important change to the packaging this year was that the toys' ID numbers were now split by faction, with "C-XX" (Cybertron) and "D-XX" (Destron) numbers on every box, with the numbering picking up after the last 1985 release, 49 Laserwave. This would continue though all subsequent lines up until the end of "Generation 1", and the numbers themselves did not re-set from year to year, they just kept getting bigger. (Lines ''after'' "Generation 1" would still number the toys, but the C/D distinction would sometimes be dropped, and the numbers would frequently re-set when a new line was not a direct sequel to something else.)

===Toys===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Aerialbot (G1)|Airbot]]s''' (''Scramble City'')</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-50 [[Silverbolt (G1)#The Transformers|Silverbolt]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-51 [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#The Transformers|Skydive]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-52 [[Fireflight (G1)#The Transformers|Firebolt]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-53 [[Slingshot (G1)#The Transformers|Sling]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-54 [[Air Raid (G1)#The Transformers|Air Rider]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-55 [[Superion (G1)#The Transformers|Superion]]<br>(gift set of all five Airbots)}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Mini-Vehicle|Minibot]]s'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-56 [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Bumble]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-57 [[Hubcap (G1)#Toys|Hubcap]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-58 [[Swerve (G1)#Toys|Werve]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-59 [[Outback (G1)#Toys|Outback]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-60 [[Pipes (G1)#Toys|Pipes]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<br>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-61 [[Tailgate (G1)#Toys|Tailgate]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-62 [[Powerglide (G1)#The Transformers|Powerglide]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-63 [[Beachcomber (G1)#Toys|Beachcomber]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-64 [[Seaspray (G1)#Toys|Seaspray]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-80 [[Wheelie (G1)#Toys|Wheelie]]<ref group="A" name="wheelie">Wheelie was listed among the other Minibots in a 1986 Takara toy catalog, but his toy was released later than the rest of them, between C-79 Blurr and C-81 Wreck-Gar.</ref>}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Autobot Mini-Cassette|Cassettbot]]s'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-65 [[Steeljaw (G1)#Toys|Steeljaw]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-66 [[Ramhorn (G1)#Toys|Amhorn]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-67 [[Rewind (G1)#Toys|Rewind]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-68 [[Eject (G1)#Toys|Eject]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=5|[[File:G1toy vsz set.jpg|thumb|200px|VSZ set, the ''only way'' to get Sunstreaker and Skids in Japan for years.]]
[[File:Goodbye convoy.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Good Bye Convoy set]]
[[File:G1toy goodbye megatron.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Good Bye Megatron set]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[City Commander]]''' (''Scramble City'')</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-69 [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Ultra Magnus]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Cybertron City''' (''Scramble City'')</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-70 [[Metroplex (G1)#Toys|Metroflex]]<br>(w/ [[Scamper#Toys|Scamper]], [[Six-Gun#Toys|Six-Gun]], [[Slammer#Toys|Slammer]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobot]]s''' (''Scramble City'')</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-71 [[Hot Spot (G1)#Toys|Hot Spot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-72 [[Blades (G1)#Toys|Graze]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-73 [[Streetwise (G1)#Toys|Streetwise]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-74 [[Groove (G1)#Toys|Groove]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-75 [[First Aid (G1)#Toys|First Aid]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-76 [[Defensor (G1)#Toys|Guardian]]<br>(gift set of all five Protectobots)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Cybertrons'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-77 [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#G1RodimusPrime|Rodimus Convoy]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-78 [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Hot Rodimus]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-79 [[Blurr (G1)/toys#Toys|Blurr]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-81 [[Wreck-Gar (G1)#Toys|Wreck-Gar]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-82 [[Kup (G1)/toys#Toys|Cher]]}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Triple Changer]]s'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-83 [[Sandstorm (G1)#Toys|Sandstorm]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-84 [[Springer (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Sprang]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-85 [[Broadside (G1)#Toys|Broadside]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-72 [[Octane#Toys|Octone]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Stunticon (G1)|Stuntron]]s''' (''Scramble City'')</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|D-50 [[Motormaster (G1)#Toys|Motormaster]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-51 [[Breakdown (G1)#Toys|Breakdown]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-52 [[Drag Strip (G1)#Toys|Drag Stripe]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-53 [[Wildrider (G1)#Toys|Wildrider]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-54 [[Dead End (G1)#Toys|Dead End]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-55 [[Menasor (G1)#Toys|Menasor]]<br>(gift set of all five Stuntrons)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Decepticon Planes|Jetron]]'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|D-56 [[Ramjet (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Ramjet]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-57 [[Thrust (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Thrust]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-70 [[Cyclonus (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Cyclonus]]<ref group="A" name="cycsco">Cyclonus and Scourge were listed as "Jetrons" alongside Ramjet and Thrust in a 1986 Takara toy catalog, but their toys were released later than the other two, between D-69 Bruticus and D-72 Octone.</ref>}}
{{Bp-d1|D-71 [[Scourge (G1)#Toys|Scourge]]<ref group="A" name="cycsco"/>}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|Cassettron]]s'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|D-58 [[Frenzy (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Frenzy]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-59 [[Ravage (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Jaguar]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-60 [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Condor]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-61 [[Ratbat (G1)#Toys|Ratbat]]}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Fortress Staff''' (''Scramble City'')</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|D-62 [[Galvatron (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Galvatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Destron City''' (''Scramble City'')</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|D-63 [[Trypticon (G1)#Toys|Dinosaurer]]<br>(w/ [[Brunt (G1)#Toys|Brunt]], [[Full-Tilt (G1)#Toys|Full-Tilt]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Combaticon (G1)|Combatron]]s''' (''Scramble City'')</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|D-64 [[Onslaught (G1)#The Transformers|Onslaught]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-65 [[Blast Off (G1)#The Transformers|Blast Off]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-66 [[Vortex (G1)#The Transformers|Vorter]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-67 [[Brawl (G1)#The Transformers|Brawl]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-68 [[Swindle (G1)#The Transformers|Swindle]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-69 [[Bruticus (G1)#Toys|Bruticus]]<br>(gift set of all five Combatrons)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Predacon (G1)|Animatron]]s'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|D-73 [[Razorclaw (G1)#Toys|Razorclaw]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-74 [[Rampage (G1)#Toys|Rampage]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-75 [[Divebomb (G1)#Toys|Dimebomb]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-76 [[Tantrum (G1)#Toys|Tantrum]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-77 [[Headstrong (G1)#Toys|Headstrong]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-78 [[Predaking (G1)#Toys|Predaking]]<br>(gift set of all five Animatrons)}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''VS sets'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|VSZ [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Sunstreaker]] & [[Skids (G1)#The Transformers|Skids]] vs [[Buzzsaw (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Buzzsaw]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''"Good Bye" sets'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Good Bye Convoy<br>([[Red Alert (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Alert]], [[Mirage (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Ligier]] & [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Convoy]])}}
{{Bp-d1|Good Bye Megatron<br>([[Starscream (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Starscream]] & [[Megatron (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Megatron]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Robot Point]] mail order items'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Downshift (G1)#Toys|Camshaft]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Camshaft (G1)#Toys|Downshift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Overdrive#Toys|Overdrive]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Ratchet]]}}
|}

====Notes====
<references group="A" />

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==1987 (''The Headmasters'')==
{{anchor|Headmasters}}
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Takara's new releases for 1987 started out simply as a continuation of the previous year's line-up, with the two new Combiner teams, the [[Technobot (G1)|Techbot]]s and the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrortron]]s, even featuring the "Scramble City" sub-branding again. Following that came figures that were ostensibly intended to accompany the first Japanese-original ''Transformers'' anime, ''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|The Headmasters]]'', although only the toys that were ''actually'' Headmasters featured an additional "The Headmasters" sub-branding on their packaging, while the Targetmaster figures featured a toy-only "Targetmaster" logo instead, with the primary branding for the toys still remaining as "Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers". Because of this, it's difficult to pinpoint a specific cut-off point for the new "line".

The toys themselves were still largely just the same toys released by [[Hasbro]] in the West that year with little to no alteration. However, there were a number of toys [[exclusive]] to Japan, most of which today command large sums on the secondary market due to rarity (or at least perceived rarity) in the West. Most of the prior year's product was still available through 1987.

The 1987 ''Transformers'' toyline also included the ''[[Beastformers (franchise)|Beastformers]]'' subline, which Hasbro marketed in the West as the completely separate property ''Battle Beasts''. Notably, [[Gnaw (G1)#Toys|Gnaw]], a figure released by Hasbro in 1986, was initially only available in Japan as a promotional item as part of a [[Beastformer (species)|Beastformer]] giveaway before being made available as a mail order item during the following year, shipping in U.S. Hasbro packaging.

Both the Cybertrons and the Destrons feature several notable gaps in their ongoing ID numbering; some (but not all) of which were retroactively filled up years later with Takara reissues of the Targetmaster versions of the 1986 Autobots that had previously only been released in that form by Hasbro.
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===Toys===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Technobot (G1)|Techbot]]s''' (''Scramble City'')</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-86 [[Scattershot (G1)#Toys|Scattershot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-87 [[Nosecone (G1)#Toys|Nosecone]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-88 [[Strafe (G1)#Toys|Strafe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-89 [[Lightspeed (G1 Technobot)#Toys|Lightspeed]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-90 [[Afterburner (G1)#Toys|Afterburner]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-91 [[Computron (G1)#Toys|Computicon]]<br>(gift set of all five Techbots)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Throttlebot]]s'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-92 [[Wideload (G1)#Toys|Wideload]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-93 [[Searchlight (G1)#Toys|Looklight]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-94 [[Chase (G1)#Toys|Chase]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-95 [[Rollbar (G1)#Toys|Rollbar]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-96 [[Freeway (G1)#Toys|Runway]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-97 [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Goldbug|Goldback]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Monsterbot (G1)|Firebots]]'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-99 [[Grotusque#Toys|Grotes]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-100 [[Doublecross#Toys|Doublecross]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] Autobots'''<!--called that in a 1987 Takara toy catalog.--> (''The Headmasters'')</u>
{{Bp-a1|C-101 [[Chromedome (G1)#Toys|Chromedome]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-102 [[Hardhead (G1)#Toys|Hardhead]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-103 [[Highbrow (G1)#Toys|Highbrow]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-104 [[Brainstorm (G1)#Toys|Brainstorm]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=6|
[[File:G1-toy Stepper.jpg|200px|thumb|Targetmaster Stepper & Nebulon]]
[[File:G1toy twincast.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Twincast]]
[[File:G1toy graphy.jpg|right|thumb|200px|W Cassettebot Graphy]]
[[File:HM-toy Lione.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Headmaster Warrior Lione]]
[[File:G1Soundblaster toy.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Soundblaster]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] Autobots''' (''Targetmaster'')</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-105 [[Sureshot (G1)#Toys|Sirshot]]<br>(w/ [[Spoilsport#Toys|Spoil]])}}
{{Bp-a1|C-106 [[Pointblank#Toys|Blanker]]<br>(w/ [[Peacemaker#Toys|Peaceman]])}}
{{Bp-a1|C-107 [[Crosshairs (G1)#Toys|Crosshairs]]<br>(w/ [[Pinpointer (G1)#Toys|Pointech]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<br>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-108 [[Artfire#Toys|Artfire]]<br>(w/ [[Nightstick (Headmasters)#Toys|Nightstick]])}}
{{Bp-a1|C-109 [[Ricochet (Headmasters)#Toys|Stepper]]<br>(w/ [[Nebulon (Headmasters)#Toys|Nebulon]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Doublespy'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-111 [[Punch (G1)#Toys|Doublespy]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Clone (subgroup)|Clonebot]]s'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-112 [[Fastlane#Toys|Fastlane]] / [[Cloudraker (G1)#Toys|Cloudraker]]}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Fortress Maximus''' (''The Headmasters'')</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-114 [[Fortress Maximus (G1)#Toys|Fortress Maximus]]<br>(w/ [[Cog (G1)#Toys|Cog]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Autobot Mini-Cassette|Cassettbot]]s'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-116 [[Blaster (G1)/toys#TwincastG1|Twincast]]<br>(w/ C-65 [[Steeljaw (G1)#Toys|Steeljaw]])}}
{{Bp-a1|C-117 [[Eject (G1)#Toys|Eject]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-118 [[Rewind (G1)#Toys|Rewind]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-119 [[Ramhorn (G1)#Toys|Amhorn]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-120 [[Steeljaw (G1)#Toys|Steeljaw]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-121 [[Graphy#Toys|Graphy]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-122 [[Noise#Toys|Noise]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-123 [[Dile#Toys|Dile]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-124 [[Zaur (G1)#Toys|Zaur]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Trainbot]]s'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-125 [[Shouki#Toys|Shouki]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-126 [[Getsuei#Toys|Getsuei]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-127 [[Yukikaze (G1)#Toys|Yukikaze]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-128 [[Suiken#Toys|Suiken]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-129 [[Seizan#Toys|Seizan]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-130 [[Kaen#Toys|Kaen]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-131 [[Raiden#Toys|Raiden]]<br>(gift set of all six Trainbots)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Autobot Master Warrior|Cybertron Master Warriors]]''' (''The Headmasters'')</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Kirk#Toys|Kirk]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Lione#Toys|Lione]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Loafer#Toys|Loafer]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rodney#Toys|Rodney]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Shuffler#Toys|Shuffler]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Toraizer#Toys|Toraizer]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrortrons]]''' (''Scramble City'')</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|D-79 [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)#Toys|Hun-Gurrr]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-80 [[Rippersnapper (G1)#Toys|Rippersnapper]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-81 [[Sinnertwin (G1)#Toys|Sinnertwin]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-82 [[Cutthroat (G1)#Toys|Cutthroat]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-83 [[Blot (G1)#Toys|Butto]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-84 [[Abominus (G1)#Toys|Abominus]]<br>(gift set of all five Terrortrons)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] Crazytrons''' (''The Headmasters'')</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|D-85 [[Skullcruncher (G1)#Toys|Skull]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-86 [[Weirdwolf (G1)#Toys|Weirdwolf]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-87 [[Mindwipe (G1)#Toys|Wipe]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] Jetrons''' (''Targetmaster'')</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|D-88 [[Triggerhappy (G1)#Toys|Triggerharpy]]<br>(w/ [[Blowpipe (G1)#Toys|Blowpipe]])}}
{{Bp-d1|D-89 [[Misfire (G1)#Toys|Misfire]]<br>(w/ [[Aimless#Toys|Aimless]])}}
{{Bp-d1|D-90 [[Slugslinger (G1)#Toys|Slugslinger]]<br>(w/ [[Caliburst (G1)#Toys|Caliburst]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''MegaZarak (''The Headmasters'')'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|D-93 [[Scorponok (G1)#Toys|MegaZarak]]<br>(w/ [[Fasttrack (G1)#Toys|Fasttrack]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Clone (subgroup)|Clonetron]]s'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|D-94 [[Pounce#Toys|Pounce]] & [[Wingspan#Toys|Wingspan]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Duocon|Doubletron]]s'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|D-96 [[Battletrap (G1)#Toys|Battletrap]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-97 [[Flywheels#Toys|Flywheel]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Six Changer]]'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|D-98 [[Sixshot (G1)#Toys|Sixshot]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] [[Horrorcon (G1)|Horrortrons]]''' (''The Headmasters'')</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|D-99 [[Apeface#Toys|Apeface]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-100 [[Snapdragon (G1)#Toys|Snapdragon]]}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|Cassettron]]s'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|D-101 [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#SoundblasterG1|Soundblaster]]<br>(w/ D-106 [[Buzzsaw (G1)#Toys|Buzzsaw]])}}
{{Bp-d1|D-102 [[Rumble (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Rumble]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-103 [[Frenzy (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Frenzy]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-104 [[Ravage (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Jaguar]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<br>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|D-105 [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Condor]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-106 [[Buzzsaw (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Buzzsaw]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-107 [[Ratbat (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Ratbat]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-108 [[Slugfest (G1)#Toys|Slugfest]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-109 [[Overkill (G1)#Toys|Overkill]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Robot Point]] mail order items'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|40 [[Kickback (G1)#Toys|Kickback]]}}
{{Bp-d1|41 [[Bombshell (G1)#Toys|Bombshell]]}}
{{Bp-d1|42 [[Shrapnel (G1)#Toys|Sharpnel]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Campaign item]]s'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Kirk#Toys|Kirk]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Lione#Toys|Lione]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Loafer#Toys|Loafer]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rodney#Toys|Rodney]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Shuffler#Toys|Shuffler]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Toraizer#Toys|Toraizer]]}}
|}

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====Beastformers====
{{nav-beastformers}}
:''Main Article: '''[[Beastformers (franchise)]]'''''

The initial ''Beastformers'' toyline was sold under the ''Transformers'' banner in 1987. Most of the figures were sold in individual ''Transformers''-style boxes, in big display cases of 36. However, only 54 of the 76 ''Battle Beasts'' figures were sold as ''Transformers''; ironically, two of the toys skipped are the first Beastformers shown in the ''Headmasters'' cartoon. Weirdly, despite the toys having actual ID numbers sculpted onto their bodies and weapons, said numbers were nowhere on the packaging like on the regular ''Transformers'' toys. The figures are nigh-identical to the Hasbro versions, though some variants in the Hasbro line are the only way they were sold in Takara's markets.

In 1988, ''Beastformers'' became its own line without the ''Transformers'' branding, releasing ''most'' of the rest of the ''Battle Beasts'' toys in Japan, plus the new faction of [[Laser Beast]]s. It also made use of the beasts' ID numbers.

The details of these toys' releases are actually fairly complex and we won't get into it all here; the main ''[[Beastformers (franchise)|Beastformers]]'' page breaks it all down plus includes the post-''Transformers'' sequel-series releases. Only the ''Transformers''-branded toys are listed here.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Series 1'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Alligatron#Toys|Alligatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Battle Bear#Toys|Battle Bear]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Beafox#Toys|Beafox]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Big Serow#Toys|Big Serow]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Black Turtle#Toys|Black Turtle]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bonga#Toys|Bonga]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Devilbat#Toys|Devilbat]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Drillfrog#Toys|Drillfrog]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Elephan#Toys|Elephan]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<br>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Flykick#Toys|Flykick]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Golder#Toys|Golder]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grayox#Toys|Grayox]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Graysharp#Toys|Graysharp]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Killer Fish#Toys|Killer Fish]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Snakebomb (Beastformers)#Toys|Snakebomb]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[White Leo#Toys|White Leo]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wildthunder#Toys|Wildthunder]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Yellow Giraffe#Toys|Yellow Giraffe]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Series 2'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Beavop#Toys|Beavop]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bullorn#Toys|Bullorn]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Brown Gyro#Toys|Brown Gyro]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Dark Raccoon#Toys|Dark Raccoon]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jungaroo#Toys|Jungaroo]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Power Jaguar#Toys|Power Jaguar]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<br>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Power Nozzle#Toys|Power Nozzle]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Red Octo#Toys|Red Octo]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sea Iron#Toys|Sea Iron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Smileduck#Toys|Smileduck]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Strong Hippo#Toys|Strong Hippo]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wavemoose#Toys|Wavemoose]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[Image:SnakeBomb-MIB.jpg|right|upright=1|thumb|Snakebomb in a first-series ''Transformers''-branded ''Beastformers'' box.]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Series 3'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Baboon#Toys|Baboon]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Cuttledeep#Toys|Cuttledeep]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Eagle Killer#Toys|Eagle Killer]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Green Chameles#Toys|Green Chameles]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Iguanamonss#Toys|Iguanamonss]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Junior Dragon#Toys|Junior Dragon]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<br>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Night Owl#Toys|Night Owl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Polar Battle Bear (Beastformers)#Toys|Polar Battle Bear]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Razorkukku#Toys|Razorkukku]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Strong Panda#Toys|Strong Panda]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Ultragas#Toys|Ultragas]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Undergroun#Toys|Undergroun]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Multi-packs'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|Burstsun Special Set (type 1)<br>([[White Leo#Toys|Burstsun White Leo]], [[Black Jaguar#Toys|Black Jaguar]], [[Būpink#Toys|Būpink]], [[Dog Hunter#Toys|Dog Hunter]], [[Dream Eater#Toys|Dream Eater]], [[Muskhorn#Toys|Muskhorn]], [[Pangol#Toys|Pangol]], [[Slo#Toys|Slo]], [[White Cow#Toys|White Cow]], [[Udan#Toys|Udan]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<br>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|Burstsun Special Set (type 2)<br>([[Alligatron#burstsun|Ghost Alligatron]], Black Jaguar, Būpink, [[Crowmax#Toys|Crowmax]], [[Earthhog#Toys|Earthhog]], [[Mingo Kid#Toys|Mingo Kid]], Pangol, Slo, White Cow, Udan)}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Fortress'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Red Phoenix#Toys|Red Phoenix]]<br>(w/ [[Flykick#Toys|Flykick]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Mail-away prizes'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|''C-98'' [[Repugnus (G1)#Toys|Repug]]<ref group="B" name="repug">Omitted from the 1987 retail line-up, Repugnus (marketed as "Repug") was offered as a chance-to-win lottery figure with the 1987 ''Beastformers'' figures, ultimately shipping in Hasbro packaging. He was assigned the ID number "C-98" in official marketing materials.</ref>}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Gnaw (G1)#Toys|Sharktron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Cobrander#Toys|Petrified Special Cobrander]]}}
|}
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====Notes====
<references group="B" />

==1988 (''Super-God Masterforce'')==
{{anchor|Masterforce}}
{{nav-masterforce}}
[[File:TakaraMasterforceAutobotcatalogue.JPG|right|thumb|250px|Later ''Masterforce''-era Takara toy catalog, depicting the Cybertrons.]]
[[File:TakaraMasterforceCatalogueDecepticon.JPG|right|thumb|250px|Later ''Masterforce''-era Takara toy catalog, depicting the Destrons.]]
Beginning in 1988, Takara released the toys intended to accompany the successor to the ''Headmasters'' anime, ''[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (cartoon)|Super-God Masterforce]]''. This was also the year during which Takara began to change the direction of its ''Transformers'' line significantly away from Hasbro's.

Most of the sculpts used in ''Masterforce'' were released in Hasbro's line, but a great many Hasbro toys from this year were skipped altogether in Japan, including over half of the [[Pretender]]s. And many of the toys the two lines did share had significant color differences, although it was a bit scattershot as to who got changed and who didn't. The [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#PMOP|Powermaster Optimus Prime]] toy was [[retool]]ed to make the new hero-team leader [[Ginrai (human)#Toys|Super Ginrai]] toy, and a handful of new sculpts were released, including the gargantuan [[Overlord (G1)#Toys|Overlord]]. Takara even took one last dip in the ''[[Micro Change]]'' well for a pseudo-role-play Transformer ([[Browning]]), alongside [[redeco]]/[[retool]]ings of the prior year's most massive toys.

Virtually all of the toys were also characterized very differently from Hasbro's story even if the toys themselves remained unchanged, so even though the toys are identical, well, the characters are pretty much completely incompatible.

In addition to the main "Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers" title and the "Masterforce" box-back banner, the [[Godmaster (lifeform)|Godmaster]]s (Takara's version of the [[Powermaster]]s) featured a toy-only "Godmaster" sub-branding, similar to the previous year's Targetmasters. Likewise, the Pretenders had their own "Pretenders" logo, while the [[Headmaster Junior]]s as well as both [[Grand Maximus#Toys|Grand Maximus]] and [[Scorponok (G1)#Super-God Masterforce|BlackZarak]] featured the same "The Headmasters" branding as the previous year's figures. Surprisingly, the [[Seacon (Masterforce)|Seacon]]s featured their own team-specific "Seacons" logo, instead of yet another use of the "Scramble City" logo as one would have expected based on precedent.

The ID numbers for the figures made a ''huge'' leap, skipping several numbers in the two-digit region from C-131 Raiden to C-201 [[Metalhawk (G1)#Toys|Metalhawk]] (another Japanese-only figure) for the Cybertrons, and from D-109 Overkill to D-201 [[Blood#Toys|Blood]] for the Destrons, so that both sides were on equal footing again. [[Lander#Toys|Lander]], despite being assigned his own ID number (C-200), was actually only available via mail order. After only a few Pretender figures with numbers in the 200 region, the ID numbers jumped up ''again'' to C-301 [[Shūta Gō#Toys|Goshooter]] and D-301 [[Wilder (G1)#Toys|Wilder]], and subsequently remained in the 300 region.

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===Toys===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Masterforce Warrior]]s''' (''Godmaster'')</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Aquastar]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Vollet#toys|Vollet]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Zetca#Toys|Zetca]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''''[[Sparkdash]]'''''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-313 [[Hardspark#Toys|Hardspark]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-314 [[Hotspark#Toys|Hotspark]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-315 [[Wildspark#Toys|Wildspark]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-319 [[Guzzle (Masterforce)#Toys|Guzzle]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-320 [[Sizzle (Masterforce)#Toys|Sizzle]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-321 [[Javil#Toys|Javil]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''''[[Seacon (Masterforce)|Seacons]]'''''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|D-312 [[Turtler#Toys|Turtler]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-313 [[Overbite (Masterforce)#Toys|Overbite]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-314 [[Kraken#Toys|Clerken]] {{sic}}}}
{{Bp-d1|D-315 [[Lobclaw#Toys|Lobclaw]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-316 [[Gulf#Toys|Galph]] {{sic}}}}
{{Bp-d1|D-317 [[Tentakil (Masterforce)#Toys|Tentakil]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-318 [[King Poseidon#Toys|Kingposeidon]] {{sic}}<br>(gift set of all six Seacons)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''''[[Pretender]]s'''''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-201 [[Metalhawk (G1)#Toys|Metalhawk]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-202 [[Phoenix (G1)#Toys|Phoenix]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-203 [[Diver (G1)#Toys|Diver]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-201 [[Blood#Toys|Blood]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-202 [[Dauros#Toys|Dowlos]] {{sic}}}}
{{Bp-d1|D-203 [[Gilmer#Toys|Gilmer]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=5|
[[File:MF-toy Metalhawk.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Pretender Metalhawk]]
[[File:G1 overlord toy.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Godmaster Overlord]]
[[File:MF-toy Browning.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Browning]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Headmaster Junior]] Autobots''' (''The Headmasters'')</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-301 [[Shūta Gō#Toys|Goshooter]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-302 [[Cab (human)#Toys|Carb]] {{sic}}}}
{{Bp-a1|C-303 [[Minerva (human)#Toys|Minelba]] {{sic}}}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Headmaster Junior]] Monsters''' (''The Headmasters'')</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|D-301 [[Wilder (G1)#Toys|Wilder]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-302 [[Bullhorn (G1)#Toys|Bullhorn]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-303 [[Cancer (G1)#Toys|Cancer]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Godmaster (lifeform)|Godmaster]] Autobots''' (''Godmaster'')</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-304 [[Lightfoot (G1)#Toys|Lightfoot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-305 [[Ranger#Toys|Ranger]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-306 [[Road King#Toys|Roadking]] {{sic}}}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Godmaster (lifeform)|Godmaster]] Jetrons''' (''Godmaster'')</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|D-304 [[Hydra (G1)#Toys|Hydra]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-305 [[Buster (G1)#Toys|Buster]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-306 [[Darkwings#Toys|Darkwings]]<br>(gift set of Hydra & Buster)}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''''The Headmasters'''''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-311 [[Grand Maximus#Toys|Grand Maximus]]<br>(w/ [[Cog (Masterforce)#Toys|Cog]])}}
{{Bp-d1|D-311 [[Scorponok (G1)#Super-God Masterforce|BlackZarak]]<br>(w/ [[Black Roritchi#Super-God Masterforce|Black Roritchi]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''''Godmasters'''''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-307 [[Ginrai (human)#Toys|Superginrai]] {{sic}}}}
{{Bp-a1|C-308 [[Clouder#Toys|Doubleclouder]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-310 [[Ginrai (robot)#GodGinrai|Godginrai]] {{sic}}<br>(gift set of Super Ginrai & Godbomber)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<br>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|D-307 [[Overlord (G1)#Toys|Overlord]]<br>(w/ [[Mega#Toys|Mega]] & [[Giga#Toys|Giga]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Other'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-309 [[Godbomber#Toys|Godbomber]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-312 [[Sixknight#Toys|Sixknight]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-308 [[Browning#Toys|Browning]]}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''"Lander Present Campaign" prize'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-200 [[Lander#Toys|Lander]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Robot Point]] mail order items'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|01 [[Shūta Gō#Siren|Goshooter Siren]]}}
{{Bp-a1|02 [[Minerva (human)#Nightbeat|Minerva Night Beat]]}}
{{Bp-a1|03 [[Ranger#Ranger Joy Ride|Ranger Joy Ride]]}}
{{Bp-a1|04 [[Repugnus (G1)#Toys|Repug]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<br>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|05 [[Squawkbox#Toys|Squawkbox]]<br>([[Squawktalk (G1)#Toys|Squawktalk]] & [[Beastbox (G1)#Toys|Beastbox]])}}
{{Bp-d1|06 [[Kickback (G1)#Toys|Kickback]]}}
{{Bp-d1|07 [[Shrapnel (G1)#Toys|Sharpnel]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<br>
<ul class="iconlist">

{{Bp-d1|08 [[Bombshell (G1)#Toys|Bonbshell]] {{sic}}}}
{{Bp-d1|09 [[Hydra (G1)#Darkwing|Hydra Darkwing]]}}
{{Bp-d1|10 [[Buster (G1)#Dreadwind|Buster Dreadwind]]}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Role-play items'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Master-Brace#Toys|Godmaster Brace]]—[[Ginrai (human)#Merchandise|Ginrai]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Master-Brace#Toys|Headmaster Brace]]—[[Shūta Gō#Merchandise|Goshooter]]}}
|}
{{-}}

==1989 (''Victory'')==
{{anchor|Victory}}
{{nav-victory}}
[[File:TakaraVictoryCatalogue.JPEG|300px|thumb|"[[Dinoking|One]] of these things is not like the others."]]

[[1989]] saw Takara release the toys intended to promote the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (cartoon)|''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory'' cartoon]].

The 1989 line-up was a major departure from previous year's offerings, insofar as it was almost completely different from the [[Hasbro]] product released that same year (which was heavy on the [[Micromaster]]s and [[Pretender]]s). Where previously, Takara had used most of the same molds as Hasbro's concurrent lines —with some color changes and the occasional retool or new Japanese-exclusive figure— the majority of 1989's toys were all-new sculpts designed solely by Takara for their own market. The rest were significant [[retool]]ings of Hasbro figures in entirely new colors. Most of these toys, including the retools, never saw release in Hasbro's markets, and the few that did only came well after their Takara releases (and with significant changes to boot). The ''only'' toy in the series that is identical to a Hasbro release was available only via mail-order, not sold in stores.

The 1989 line-up also had a heavy focus on combiner teams, every one of which was available both as individual releases and as a gift set.

The [[Brainmaster]]s and [[Breastforce]] had their own toy-only "Brainmaster" and "Breastforce" logos similar to the previous years' Targetmasters, Pretenders, Godmasters and Seacons. Oddly, the [[Crossformer]]s [[Black Shadow (G1)#Toys|Black Shadow]] and [[Blue Bacchus#Toys|Blue Bacchus]] (with their own "Crossformer" logo on the packaging) featured ID numbers that placed them in the middle of the ''Masterforce''-based Destrons, despite sporting a 1989 copyright on their packaging.

Because of their uniqueness, the ''Victory''-based figures are very popular in the West for older fans and collectors, commanding a lot of money on the secondary market.

Several of the toys would see additional releases: Italian company [[GiG]], which had a unique business relationship with Takara since 1983, released [[Galaxy Shuttle#Toys|Galaxy Shuttle]] as part of their version of the ''Transformers'' line in Italy; Hasbro's [[The Transformers (European toyline)|European-market continuation of the ''Transformers'' series]] later took the three car-mode Brainmasters and four of the Breastforce members, took away their combiner-bot-bits, redecoed them, and sold them as the [[Motorvator]]s and [[Rescue Force]], respectively; [[Deathsaurus (G1)#Toys|Deathsaurus]], [[Greatshot#Toys|Greatshot]], and [[Galaxy Shuttle#Toys|Galaxy Shuttle]] all got [[redeco]]ed and/or [[retool]]ed for Takara's later non-''Transformers'' giant transforming robot ''[[Brave (franchise)|Brave]]'' toylines; and the [[Multiforce]] were re-released in individual boxes as part of Takara's convenience-store-release ''[[The Transformers: Micromaster|Micromaster]]'' series as "Micromaster DX" toys.

===Toys===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''''[[Multiforce]]'''''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-316 [[Wingwaver#Toys|Wingwaver]]<br>([[Wing (G1)#Toys|Wing]] & [[Waver#Toys|Waver]])}}
{{Bp-a1|C-317 [[Dashtacker#Toys|Dashtacker]]<br>([[Dash (G1)#Toys|Dash]] & [[Tacker#Toys|Tacker]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<br>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-318 [[Machtackle#Toys|Machtackle]]<br>([[Mach (G1)#Toys|Mach]] & [[Tackle#Toys|Tackle]])}}
{{Bp-a1|C-319 [[Landcross (G1)#Toys|Landcross]]<br>(gift set of all three/six Multiforce members)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''''[[Brainmaster]]'''''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-320 [[Blacker#Toys|Blacker]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-321 [[Laster#Toys|Laster]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-322 [[Braver#Toys|Braver]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-323 [[Road Caesar#Toys|Road Caesar]]<br>(gift set of Blacker, Braver & Laster)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<br>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-324 [[Star Saber (G1)#Toys|Star Saber]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-328 [[Star Saber (G1)#Toys|Victory Saber]]<br>(gift set of Star Saber & Victory Leo)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:Victory-toy Wingwaver.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Multiforce Wingwaver (and Waverwing)]][[File:Victory-toy Liokaiser.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Breastforce combiner Liokaiser]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Other'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-325 [[Greatshot#Toys|Greatshot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-326 [[Galaxy Shuttle#Toys|Galaxy Shuttle]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<br>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-327 [[Ginrai (robot)#Toys|Victory Leo]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Hero Set'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|Hero Set<br>([[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Hero Set|Bumble]], [[Jazz (G1)/toys#HeroSet|Meister]], [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#HeroSet|Grimlock]] & [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Heroset|Starscream]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''''[[Crossformer]]'''''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|D-309 [[Black Shadow (G1)#Toys|Black Shadow]]<ref group="C" name="blackblue">Although Black Shadow and Blue Bacchus featured ID numbers (D-309 and D-310) that placed them in between the ''Masterforce''-based toys Browning (D-308) and Black Zarak (D-311), both toys are 1989 releases.</ref>}}
{{Bp-d1|D-310 [[Blue Bacchus#Toys|Blue Bacchus]]<ref group="C" name="blackblue"/>}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''''[[Dinoforce]]'''''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|D-322 [[Goryu (G1)#Toys|Goryu]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-323 [[Gairyu#Toys|Gairyu]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-324 [[Kakuryu (G1)#Toys|Kakuryu]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-325 [[Doryu (G1)#Toys|Doryu]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-326 [[Yokuryu#Toys|Yokuryu]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-327 [[Rairyu#Toys|Rairyu]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-328 [[Dinoking#Toys|Dinoking]]<br>(gift set of all six Dinoforce members)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''''[[Breastforce]]'''''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|D-329 [[Leozack#Toys|Leozack]]<br>(w/ [[Lionbreast#Toys|Lionbreast]])}}
{{Bp-d1|D-330 [[Guyhawk#Toys|Guyhawk]]<br>(w/ [[Hawkbreast#Toys|Hawkbreast]])}}
{{Bp-d1|D-331 [[Hellbat (G1)#Toys|Hellbat]]<br>(w/ [[Kōmoribreast#Toys|Kōmoribreast]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<br>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|D-332 [[Jallguar#Toys|Jallguar]]<br>(w/ [[Jaguarbreast#Toys|Jaguarbreast]])}}
{{Bp-d1|D-333 [[Killbison#Toys|Killbison]]<br>(w/ [[Bisonbreast#Toys|Bisonbreast]])}}
{{Bp-d1|D-334 [[Drillhorn (G1)#Toys|Drillhorn]]<br>(w/ [[Hornbreast#Toys|Hornbreast]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<br>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|D-335 [[Liokaiser#Toys|Liokaiser]]<br>(gift set of Leozack, Guyhawk, Hellbat, Jallguar, Killbison & Drillhorn)}}
{{Bp-d1|D-336 [[Deathsaurus (G1)#Toys|Deathsaurus]]<br>(w/ [[Eaglebreast#Toys|Eaglebreast]] & [[Tigerbreast#Toys|Tigerbreast]])}}
|}

====Notes====
<references group="C" />

==1990 (''Zone'')==
{{anchor|Zone}}
{{nav-zone}}
[[File:TakaraZoneCatalogue.JPG|400px|thumb|right|Zone catalog.]]
[[1990]] marked the downturn of Takara's original ''Transformers''. The theme for this year was ''Transformers: Zone'', but rather than a fully-fledged anime series, the line's advertising media was slashed to minimum, getting only a [[Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!|single-episode VHS tape]] for animation and [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (manga)|a single installment]] of manga, leaving [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|story page]]s in ''[[TV Magazine]]'' to push the toys to kids.

The overwhelming majority of the year's line-up is made up of the "Micro Transformers", most of which had been released by [[Hasbro]] as "[[Micromaster]]s" in [[The Transformers (toyline)#1989: Pretenders and Micromasters|the previous year]], and only a comparative handful bear any notable differences from the Hasbro releases. On top of that, all but one team were sold as Autobots, presumably in a "kids buy more good guys" move to boost sales. (Japanese "boys toy" line are historically very light on the villain toys, if they have any at all. ''Transformers'' was a real outlier there, and potentially a major reason it was so popular early on.)

The headliners this year, and the only toys unique to Takara, were the three [[Powered Master]]s (not to be confused with [[Powermaster]]s): larger toys that transform from robot to space-vehicle-things to bases that can attach to the Micro Transformer bases using the same ramps. Each Powered Master has a battery- or spring-powered [[gimmick]] meant to push/launch the smaller Micros. They could also combine into [[Big Powered]], a gigantic jet-tank-thing. They are opposed by [[Metrotitan (G1)|Metrotitan]], a [[Metroplex (G1)#|Metroplex]] redeco and the only other Decepticon in the line. Notably, the Powered Masters are noticeably lighter than comparably-sized toys from past lines. Their plastic parts are thinner overall and lean towards hollowness, presumably as a cost-saving measure.

Like the previous years' offerings, the toys were still branded as part of "Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers", with the "Zone" livery on the back of the box - except for the C-350 "Original Video Anime" set, which included a VHS tape "front-branded" with the ''Transformers: Zone'' OVA. In addition, the toys featured "Micro Transformers" logos, with the Powered Masters featuring a "Micro Transformers Powered Masters" variant.

While the Micro Transformers are largely ignored by fans, the four larger pieces command large sums on the secondary market today, especially Powered Master [[Roadfire]].

Some figures from this year would be re-used in Takara's later ''[[Brave (franchise)|Brave]]'' non-''Transformers'' toylines: Dai Atlas and Sonic Bomber became non-Transformer villain toys in ''The Brave Express: Might Gaine'', whereas the Micromaster Stations, sans Micromasters, were released as mini-playsets with non-transforming robot figurines in ''Brave Police: J-Decker''.

===Toys===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''''[[Micromaster|Micro Transformers]]'''''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-331 [[Rescue Patrol Team#Toys|Rescue Patrol Team]]<br>([[Pīpō#Toys|Pīpō]], [[Boater#Toys|Boater]], [[Holi#Toys|Holi]], [[Fire#Toys|Fire]])}}
{{Bp-a1|C-332 [[Battle Patrol Team#Toys|Battle Patrol Team]]<br>([[Gunlift#Toys|Gunlift]], [[Sunrunner (Zone)#Toys|Sunrunner]], [[Sidetrack (Zone)#Toys|Sidetrack]], [[Powerbomb#Toys|Powerbomb]])}}
{{Bp-a1|C-333 [[Super Car Patrol Team#Toys|Super Car Patrol Team]]<br>([[Black Heat#Toys|Black Heat]], [[Gingham#Toys|Gingham]], [[Deadhour#Toys|Deadhour]], [[Road Hugger (Zone)#Toys|Road Hugger]])}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|<br>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-334 [[Race Car Patrol#Toys|Race Car Patrol Team]]<br>([[Free Wheeler#Toys|Wheelrun]], [[Tailspin#Toys|Spinchange]], [[Swindler#Toys|Glorean]], [[Roadhandler (G1)#Toys|Roadhandler]])}}
{{Bp-a1|C-335 [[Off Road Patrol#Toys|Off Road Patrol Team]]<br>([[Mudslinger (G1)#Toys|Footdemo]], [[Powertrain#Toys|Freed]], [[Highjump (G1)#Toys|Nutshell]], [[Tote#Toys|Flak]])}}
{{Bp-a1|C-336 [[Jet Patrol Team#Toys|Jet Patrol Team]]<br>([[Whisper (Zone)#Toys|Whisper]], [[Windrim#Toys|Windrim]], [[Star Cloud#Toys|Star Cloud]], [[Nightflight (Zone)#Toys|Nightflight]])}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|<br>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-351 [[Construction Patrol#Toys|Build Patrol Team]]<br>([[Crumble#Toys|Crumble]], [[Takedown#Toys|Takedown]], [[Groundpounder (G1)#Toys|Groundpounder]], [[Neutro#Toys|Neutro]])<ref group="D" name="newmicro">The Build Patrol Team, the Sky Patrol Team and the Race Track Patrol Team were listed as "New Micro Transformers" in a 1990 Takara toy catalog. Their toys were released later than the other Patrol Teams, after C-349 Roadfire and the C-350 Original Video Anime set.</ref>}}
{{Bp-a1|C-352 [[Air Patrol#Toys|Sky Patrol Team]]<br>([[Blaze Master#Toys|Breeze Master]], [[Sky High (Micromaster)#Toys|Sky High]], [[Tread Bolt#Toys|Tread Bolt]], [[Eagle Eye (G1)#Toys|Eagle Eye]])<ref group="D" name="newmicro"/>}}
{{Bp-d1|D-341 [[Race Track Patrol#Toys|Race Track Patrol Team]]<br>([[Ground Hog#Toys|Ground Hog]], [[Roller Force#Toys|Roller Force]], [[Barricade (G1)#Toys|Barricade]], [[Motorhead (G1)#Toys|Motorstar]])}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Deluxe (''Micro Transformers'')'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-337 [[Overload (G1)#Toys|Roadjet]]<br>(w/ [[car carrier trailer]])}}
{{Bp-a1|C-338 [[Missile Bull#Toys|Missile Bull]]<br>(w/ [[Missile Bull's vehicle|military transport]])}}
{{Bp-a1|C-339 [[Erector (G1)#Toys|Cragun]]<br>(w/ [[crane]])}}
{{Bp-a1|C-340 [[Skywave#Toys|Skywave]]<br>(w/ [[Skywave's vehicle|aircraft carrier]])}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top" rowspan=4|[[File:Zone-toy Roadfire.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Roadfire]]
[[File:Zone-toy Rabbicrater.jpg|thumb|200px|Rabbicrater, available only in a set with the ''Transformers: Zone'' OVA.]]
[[File:ZoneToy metrotitan.jpg|thumb|200px|Metrotitan, one of only two Decepticon toys this year.]]
|-
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Stations (''Micro Transformers'')'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-341 [[Gasoline Base#Toys|Gasoline Base]]<br>(w/ [[Glasspit#Toys|Glasspit]])}}
{{Bp-a1|C-342 [[Overair (facility)#Toys|Airport Base]]<br>(w/ [[Overair (Micromaster)#Toys|Overair]])}}
{{Bp-a1|C-343 [[Hot House (facility)#Toys|Fire Base]]<br>(w/ [[Hot House (Micromaster)#Toys|Hot House]])}}
{{Bp-a1|C-344 [[Ironworks (facility)#Toys|Build Base]]<br>(w/ [[Ironworks (Micromaster)#Toys|Ironworks]])}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Bases (''Micro Transformers'')'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-345 [[Landshaker#Toys|Landshaker]]<br>(w/ [[Gunrunner (Zone)#Toys|Gunrunner]])}}
{{Bp-a1|C-346 [[Sky Hyper#Toys|Sky Hyper]]<br>(w/ [[Deadwheeler#Toys|Deadwheeler]])}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''''[[Powered Master|Micro Transformers Powered Masters]]'''''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-347 [[Sonic Bomber (G1)#Toys|Sonic Bomber]]<br>(w/ [[Sonic (G1)#Toys|Sonic]])}}
{{Bp-a1|C-348 [[Dai Atlas (G1)#Toys|Dai Atlas]]<br>(w/ [[Speeder#Toys|Speeder]])}}
{{Bp-a1|C-349 [[Roadfire#Toys|Roadfire]]<br>(w/ [[Drillbuster#Toys|Drillbuster]])}}
{{Bp-a1|C-353 [[Big Powered#Toys|Big Powered]]<br>(gift set of all three Powered Masters)<ref group="D" name="bigpow">The Big Powered giftset was released later than its individual components, after the C-350 Original Video Anime set, the C-351 Build Patrol Team and the C-352 Sky Patrol Team.</ref>}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Rocket Base (''Micro Transformers'')'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-330 [[Rocket Base#Toys|Rocket base]]<br>(w/ [[Rescue Patrol Team#Toys|Rescue Patrol Team]] and Rocket Base Leader [[Moonradar (G1)#Toys|Moonradar]])}}
|-
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''''Trainbots'''''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-354 [[Shouki#Toys|Shouki]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-355 [[Getsuei#Toys|Getsuei]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-356 [[Yukikaze (G1)#Toys|Yukikaze]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-357 [[Suiken#Toys|Suiken]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-358 [[Seizan#Toys|Seizan]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-359 [[Kaen#Toys|Kaen]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Metrotitan (''Micro Transformers'')'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|D-340 [[Metrotitan (G1)#Toys|Metrotitan]]<br>(w/ [[Metrobomb#Toys|Metrobomb]], [[Metrodash#Toys|Metrodash]], [[Metroshot#Toys|Metroshot]], [[Metrotank#Toys|Metrotank]])}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Original Video Anime'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-350 Original Video Anime<br>(''[[Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!|Transformers: Zone]]'' OVA w/ [[Rabbicrater#Toys|Rabbicrater]])}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Robot Point]] mail order items'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|"[[Thunder Arrow#Toys|Thunder Arrow]]"<ref group="D" name="thunderarrow">Though this set was called the "Thunder Arrow" in pack-in catalogs, what kids got was the Hasbro-release Micromaster Decepticon Jet Command Center, in Hasbro packaging.</ref><br>(w/ [[Skystalker (G1)#Toys|Skystalker]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Bombshell (G1)#Toys|Bombshell]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Kickback (G1)#Toys|Kickback]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Shrapnel (G1)#Toys|Sharpnel]]}}
|}
{{--}}
====Notes====
<references group="D" />
{{-}}

==1991 (''Return of Convoy'')==
{{anchor|Return of Convoy}}{{anchor|ROC}}
{{Nav-returnofconvoy}}

[[1991]]'s ''Transformers: Return of Convoy'' (トランスフォーマーリターン・オブ・コンボイ) was the first ''Transformers'' subline released by Takara that featured the subline logo on the front of the packaging instead of the back, on equal footing with the main ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' branding.

On the one hand, ''Return of Convoy'' heralded the big return of Convoy (aka [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]) to the Japanese Generation 1 continuity; on the other hand, however, by this time the ''Transformers'' brand was struggling to survive, leading to a very lean line of releases, most of them unchanged from their [[Hasbro]] counterparts released the year before. The line remained heavily focused on [[Micromaster|Micro Transformers]], with the larger toys having "base modes" that could be linked together to form mini-cities.

Most toys this year came with [[Micro Trailer]]s, small truck/trailer units that could store a single Micro Transformer, and launch them with a spring-loaded mechanism. The trailers were designed to be linked together, both in a train-like configuration (using the [[Micromaster Combiner]] pegs on the front and back bumpers) and side-to-side for storage in [[Sky Garry (G1)|Sky Garry]]'s carrier-jet mode (using [[5 mm post|5mm post]]s). A handful of ''Zone'' Micro Transformer teams were also re-released with Micro Trailers.

This was the first series to be ''completely'' devoid of Decepticons, on the theory that Japanese kids were less likely to buy villain toys.

===Toys===

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Micro Transformer Teams'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-361 [[Monster Trucks Patrol#Toys|Big Truck Team]]<br>([[Big Hauler#Toys|Big Hauler]], [[Heavy Tread#Toys|Heavy Tread]], [[Hydraulic#Toys|Hydraulic]], [[Slow Poke#Toys|Slow Poke]], Micro Trailer #1)}}
{{Bp-a1|C-362 [[Hot Rod Patrol#Toys|Hot Rod Team]]<br>([[Big Daddy (G1)#Toys|Grease]], [[Greaser#Toys|Legs]], [[Hubs#Toys|Lucas]], [[Trip-Up#Toys|Vanishing]], Micro Trailer #2)}}
{{Bp-a1|C-363 [[Military Team#Toys|Military Team]]<br>([[Bombshock (G1)|Bombshock]], [[Dropshot (G1)|Dropshot]], [[Growl (G1)|Growl]], [[Tracer (Micromaster)|Tracer]], Micro Trailer #3)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<br>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-373 [[Rescue Patrol Team#Toys|Rescue Patrol Team]]<br>([[Boater#Toys|Boater]], [[Fire#Toys|Fire]], [[Holi#Toys|Holi]], [[Pīpō#Toys|Pīpō]],Micro Trailer #10)}}
{{Bp-a1|C-374 [[Battle Patrol Team#Toys|Battle Patrol Team]]<br>([[Gunlift#Toys|Gunlift]], [[Powerbomb#Toys|Powerbomb]], [[Sidetrack (Zone)#Toys|Sidetrack]], [[Sunrunner (Zone)#Toys|Sunrunner]], Micro Trailer #11)}}
{{Bp-a1|C-375 [[Super Car Patrol Team#Toys|Super Car Patrol Team]]<br>([[Black Heat#Toys|Black Heat]], [[Deadhour#Toys|Deadhour]], [[Gingham#Toys|Gingham]], [[Road Hugger (Zone)#Toys|Road Hugger]], Micro Trailer #12)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Micro Transformer W Teams'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-364 [[Shuttle Rocket W Team]]<br>([[Blast Master#Toys|Blast Master]], [[Missile Master#Toys|Missile Master]], [[Moonrock#Toys|Moonrock]], [[Phaser (G1)#Toys|Phaser]], Micro Trailer #4)}}
{{Bp-a1|C-365 [[Fire Tanker W Team]]<br>([[Oiler#Toys|Oiler]], [[Roadburner#Toys|Roadburner]], [[Slide#Toys|Slide]], [[Wheel Blaze#Toys|Wheel Blaze]], Micro Trailer #5)}}
{{Bp-a1|C-366 [[Radar Hover W Team]]<br>([[Barrage (Micromaster)#Toys|Barrage]], [[Heave#Toys|Heave]], [[Power Run#Toys|Power Run]], [[Strikedown#Toys|Strikedown]], Micro Trailer #6)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<br>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-367 [[Dump Shovel W Team]]<br>([[Grit]], [[Hammer (G1)|Hammer]], [[Knockout (G1)|Knockout]], [[Sledge (G1)|Sledge]], Micro Trailer #7)}}
{{Bp-a1|C-368 [[Crane Cannon W Team]]<br>([[Direct-Hit]], [[Excavator (G1)|Excavator]], [[Power Punch]], [[Stonecruncher (G1)|Stonecruncher]], Micro Trailer #8)}}
{{Bp-a1|C-369 [[Jet Tank W Team]]<br>([[Fireshot]], [[Half-Track (G1)|Half-Track]], [[Meltdown (G1)|Meltdown]], [[Vanquish]], Micro Trailer #9)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:ROC-toy SkyGarry.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Sky Garry]][[File:ROC-toy Sixliner.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Sixliner]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Micro Transformer 6 Team'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-370 [[Sixliner#Toys|Sixliner]]<br>([[Alan (G1)#Toys|Alan]], [[D-Go#Toys|D-Go]], [[Joe (G1)#Toys|Joe]], [[Leaf#Toys|Leaf]], [[Night#Toys|Night]], [[Spark (G1)#Toys|Spark]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Cybertrons'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|C-360 [[Sky Garry (G1)#Toys|Sky Garry]]<br>(w/ [[Shotbomber]] & [[Micro Trailer]] #0)}}
{{Bp-a1|C-371 [[Grandus (G1)#Toys|Grandus]]<br>(w/ [[Spinner]])}}
{{Bp-a1|C-372 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Return of Convoy|Star Convoy]]<br>(w/ [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Return of Convoy|Hot Rodimus]] & Micro Trailer)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Aerialbot (G1)|Airbots]]''' (Mail-away only)</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Air Raid (G1)#Toys|Air Rider]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Fireflight (G1)#Toys|Firebolt]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Silverbolt (G1)#Toys|Silverbolt]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#Toys|Skydive]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slingshot (G1)#Toys|Sling]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Canceled items'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Big Bang (G1)|Big Bang]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Notes|New Rodimus]]}}</ul>
|}
{{--}}

==1992 (''Operation Combination'')==
{{anchor|Operation Combination}}{{anchor|OC}}
{{Nav-operationcombination}}

The final series in [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s "Generation 1" run, [[1992]]'s ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Operation Combination'' (戦え!超ロボット生命体トランスフォーマー 合体大作戦 ''Tatakae! Chō Robot Seimeitai Transformer Gattai Daisakusen'') takes the award for having the smallest number of individual releases in a "major" ''Transformers'' toyline. On the other hand, every release in the line is a multi-pack, containing anywhere from two to six individual robots. Also, Decepticons are back! Yay!

The line was advertised solely with [[story page]]s which did ''nothing'' to flesh out any of the individual components of the six combiner teams, however.

One final curio beyond even ''Operation Combination'' occurred near the end of the year, when five toys from [[The Transformers (European toyline)#1992|1992's European assortment]] made their way to Japanese shores without comment from Takara or even regional packaging.<ref>[http://snakas.web.fc2.com/generations/1992/tmpred.htm Article on the 1992 import wave] at Autobase Aichi</ref> The toys were identifiable from their European releases only by stickers on the boxes with their names and the ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' logo<ref>[https://auctions.afimg.jp/f1045472570/ya/image/f1045472570.2.jpg Photo of Thunder Clash's Japanese box]</ref> as well as translated instructions.<ref>[https://kaitoricollector.com/img/item/20220419/L591_3.jpg Photo of Skyquake's Japanese instructions]</ref>

After this, ''Transformers'' ended in Japan, not to resurface until [[1995]]'s short-lived ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)#Takara G-2 line|Transformers G-2]]'' toyline. In the interim, Takara put out more ''[[Brave (franchise)|Brave]]'' series to provide giant transforming robot toys and fiction.

===Toys===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Micro Transformer 6-Robot Gestalts'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|TF-01 [[Sixbuilder#Toys|Sixbuilder]]<br>([[Crush-Bull#Toys|Crush-Bull]], [[Digger#Toys|Digger]], [[Gran Arm#Toys|Gran Arm]], [[Iron Lift#Toys|Iron Lift]], [[Mixing#Toys|Mixing]], [[Treader#Toys|Treader]])}}
{{Bp-a1|TF-02 [[Sixwing#Toys|Sixwing]]<br>([[Chain Gun#Toys|Chain Gun]], [[Falcon (OC)#Toys|Falcon]], [[Flanker#Toys|Flanker]], [[Missile Run#Toys|Missile Run]], [[Raker#Toys|Raker]], [[Supersonic#Toys|Supersonic]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<br>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|TF-03 [[Sixturbo#Toys|Sixturbo]]<br>([[Circuit (OC)#Toys|Circuit]], [[Discharge (G1)#Toys|Discharge]], [[Glide (G1)#Toys|Glide]], [[Neo-Wheel#Toys|Neo-Wheel]], [[Road Police#Toys|Road Police]], [[Sireen#Toys|Sireen]])}}
{{bp-a1|TF-05 [[Sixtrain#Toys|Sixtrain]]<br>([[Atlan#Toys|Atlan]], [[Converter#Toys|Converter]], [[Desire#Toys|Desire]], [[Raise#Toys|Raise]], [[San D-Go#Toys|San D-Go]], [[Windy (G1)#Toys|Windy]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''VS Sets'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|TF-06 [[Spin Road#Toys|Spin Road]] VS [[Dark Jet#Toys|Dark Jet]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|TF-07 [[Fire Road#Toys|Fire Road]] VS [[Shadow Jet#Toys|Shadow Jet]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|TF-08 [[Checker Road#Toys|Checker Road]] VS [[Moon Jet#Toys|Moon Jet]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|TF-09 [[Mach Road#Toys|Mach Road]] VS [[Flare Jet#Toys|Flare Jet]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''5-Robot Gestalts'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|TF-04 [[Guard City#Toys|Guard City]]<br>([[Fire Chief (G1)|Fire Chief]], [[Fly-Up]], [[Safety]], [[Sparkride (G1)|Sparkride]], [[Streetstar]])}}
{{Bp-d1|TF-10 [[Battle Gaia#Toys|Battle Gaia]]<br>([[Great Cannon]], [[Leyland]], [[Sandstorm (OC)|Sandstorm]], [[Shuttle Gunner]], [[Target Hawk]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:OC-toy Sixturbo.jpg|thumb|200px|Sixturbo]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Mail-aways'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slag (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Slag]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sludge (G1)#Toys|Sludge]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Snarl (G1)#Toys|Snarl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Swoop (G1)/toys#Toys|Swoop]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Motorvator]]s''' (imports)</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Flame (Motorvator)#Toys|Flame]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Gripper (G1)#Toys|Gripper]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Lightspeed (Motorvator)#Toys|Lightspeed]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Others''' (imports)</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Thunder Clash#Toys|Thunder Clash]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Skyquake (G1)#Toys|Skyquake]]}}
|}

==Post-series releases==
Beginning in the early 2000s, Takara released new toys based on their version of ''Generation 1'' with increasing frequency. This was initially limited to [[Generation 1 reissues|reissues of toys from the 1980s]], but eventually grew to encompass new toys that represented "upgraded" versions of the G1 characters, eventually expanding to include characters from the ''Headmasters'', ''Masterforce'', and ''Victory'' eras.

The sheer number of "new" toys of these characters released over the last 18 (and counting) years is ''insane'', so we're not going to list them here, but rather point you to [[The Transformers (toyline)#Post-Transformers releases|this list of post-"G1" "G1" toylines]]. Instead, the following list is going to be limited to toys specifically branded as part of ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'', which primarily included reissues and redecos thereof, although there is one particular toy we need to point out in specific.

In [[2006]], Takara released the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Primus#CybG1|Primus]] toy in ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' packaging, complete with a "00" ID number, rather than in ''Galaxy Force'', their version of ''Cybertron''. This toy even has the Hasbro release's [[Cyber Key Codes|Cyber Key Code]] on the key, which the Japanese version of the line lacked. They would later redeco the toy into "[[Primus#Transformers (2010)|Creator Primus]]" in [[2010]].

The ''[[Transformers Encore]]'' reissue line also features the ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' logo on its packaging, but for the sake of simplicity, we have put all toys branded as part of ''Encore'' on its own separate page. Likewise, the ''[[The Transformers: Collector's Edition]]''-branded toys use the ''Fight!'' logo on their bio cards, and [[Guardian robot#Collector's Edition|sometimes]] also on their packaging.
{{main|The Transformers: Collector's Edition}}
{{main|Transformers Encore}}

===LaserDisc===
[[File:Takara Convoy Set Laserdisc Box.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|C-376 Convoy Set]]

In [[1994]] and [[1995]], Takara released {{w|LaserDisc}} sets containing the ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' cartoon. As they continue the numbering used by the toys, they are included here for completeness.

====LaserDisc sets====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
<ul class="iconlist">
:{{Bp-a1|C-376 Convoy Set}}
:{{Bp-d1|D-342 Megatron Set}}
</ul>
|}

===Toys===
====Retail releases====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''2000'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|01 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#2000rerelease|Convoy]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-69 [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#2000reissue|Ultra Magnus]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-78 [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#2000rerelease|Hot Rodimus]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''2001'''</u>
{{Bp-d1|16-S [[Megatron (G1)/toys#2001reissue|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|22 [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Reissue|Starscream]]}}
{{Bp-a1|C-310 [[Ginrai (human)#Reissue|Godginrai]] {{sic}}}}
{{Bp-a1|C-77 [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#2001Convoyreissue|Rodimus Convoy]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''2002'''</u>
{{Bp-a1|01 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#NewYearConvoy|New Year Special Convoy]]}}
{{Bp-d1|D-98 [[Sixshot (G1)#Generation 1|Sixshot]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''2004'''</u>
{{Bp-d1|D-78 [[Predaking (G1)#Generation 1|Predaking]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:Cybertron Primus toy.jpg|200px|thumb|Primus, aka "exactly the same as the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Primus#Cybertron|version]], just in G1 packaging".]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''2005'''</u>
{{Bp-d1|D-62-S [[Galvatron (G1)/toys#PurpleReissue|Galvatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''2006'''</u>
{{Bp-a1|00 [[Primus#CybG1|Primus]]}}
|-
|}
{{--}}

====Exclusives====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''2000'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|01 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#2000JAFCON|Convoy Black Version]] (JAFCON 2000)}}
{{Bp-a1|01 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#LuckyDrawPrime|Convoy Gold Version]] (lucky draw prize)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''2001'''</u>
{{Bp-a1|C-69 [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#MatrixGlow|Shining Magnus]] (20th Century Toy Museum)}}
{{Bp-a1|C-69 [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#MoviePreview|Ultra Magnus Yokokuhen Version]] (Toy Festival 2001)}}
{{Bp-a1|C-78B [[Dark Hot Rod#Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers|Black Rodimus]] (Toy Festival 2001)}}
{{Bp-a1|C-78C [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Crystal Rodimus|Crystal Rodimus]] (Toy Festival 2001)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<br>
{{Bp-d1|16-S [[Megatron (G1)/toys#BlackG1|Megatron Black Version]] ([[e-HOBBY]])}}
{{Bp-d1|22 [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Transformers Generations Lucky Draw|Starscream Secret Version]] (''[[Transformers Generations (guidebook)|Transformers Generations]]'' lucky draw prize)}}
{{Bp-a1|C-307X [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#NucleonQuest|Nucleon Quest Superconvoy]] {{sic}} ([[Toys"R"Us]] Japan)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''2002'''</u>
{{Bp-d1|D-98 [[Sixshot (G1)#Stealth|Sixshot Stealth Mode]] (''[[Hyper Hobby Magazine]]'' lucky draw prize)}}
{{Bp-d1|D-98 [[Sixshot (G1)#Shadow|Sixshot Shadow Mode]] (''[[Figure Ō]]'' magazine lucky draw prize)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Tracks (G1)/toys#Black|Black Tracks]] (''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Comics]]'' lucky draw prize)}}
{{Bp-a1|C-310E [[Ginrai (human)#FireGuts|Fire Guts Godginrai]] {{sic}} (e-HOBBY)}}
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|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=4|[[File:G1 UltraMagnusPreviewVersion toy.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Ultra Magnus Yokokuhen Version]]
[[File:Wstf vsx.jpg|thumb|200px|''Smallest Transforming Transformers'' Convoy vs. Megatron set, homaging the 1985 VSX set]]
[[File:G1-toy ScreechGenerations.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Screech]]
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''2003'''</u>
{{Bp-a1|90 [[Tigertrack#Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers|Tigertrack]] (''[[Figure Ō]]'' magazine mail order item)}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''2004'''</u>
{{Bp-a1|[[Primus#Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers|Primus]] (''[[Transformers Generations (guidebook)|Transformers Generations Deluxe]]'' lucky draw prize)}}
{{Bp-a1d1|VSX [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#smallestvsx|Convoy]] vs [[Megatron (G1)/toys#smallestvsx|Megatron]] (''[[Smallest Transforming Transformers]]'', ''[[Dengeki Hobby Magazine]]'' freebie)}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''2005'''</u>
{{Bp-d1|66 [[Galvatron II#Toys|Galvatron]] ([[e-HOBBY]])}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''2006'''</u>
{{Bp-a1|C-78 [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Smallest Transforming Transformers|Hot Rodimus]] (''[[Smallest Transforming Transformers]]'', [[Toys"R"Us]] Japan promotional campaign freebie)}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''2007'''</u>
{{Bp-a1|C-56 [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Smallest Transforming Transformers|Bumble]] (''[[Smallest Transforming Transformers]]'', [[Toys"R"Us]] Japan promotional campaign freebie)}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''2009'''</u>
{{Bp-a1|[[Skids (G1)#QuantumOperativeToy|Skids]] & [[Screech (Generations)#Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers|Screech]] Quantum Operative Ver. (''[[Transformers Generations 2009 Vol. 3]]'' mail order item)}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''2011'''</u>
{{Bp-a1|01 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#bape|Convoy Reissue BAPE Ver.]] ([[A Bathing Ape]])}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''2012'''</u>
{{Bp-a1|01 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#bapeblack|Convoy Reissue BAPE Ver. BLACK]] ([[A Bathing Ape]])}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''2013'''</u>
{{Bp-a1|01 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#bapered|Convoy Reissue BAPE VERSION RED CAMO]] ([[A Bathing Ape]])}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''2019'''</u>
{{Bp-a1|01 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#35th Anniversary|Convoy]] & [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#35th Anniversary|Optimus Prime Set]] (TakaraTomy 35th Anniversary)}}
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==Notes==
* The Decepticon leader mentioned in the ''Operation Combination'' fiction, [[Scrash (G1)|Scrash]], never received a toy. In fact, he was never even ''shown''. A theory is that Scrash would have been the toy known as [[Skyquake (G1)|Skyquake]]. The use of the [[Turbomaster]]s and [[Predator (subgroup)|Predators]] in the ''Operation Combination'' toyline seems to support this, as does the fact that in some European markets, Skyquake was sold under the name "Crash". Skyquake was also released in Japan in the European packaging, with only some legal information on the back changed to Japanese, which seems to bear the idea out further. 

==References==
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[[Category:Japanese toylines]]
[[Category:Generation 1 toylines]]
[[Category:Operation Combination| ]]
[[Category:Return of Convoy| ]]
[[Category:Super-God Masterforce| ]]
[[Category:The Headmasters| ]]
[[Category:Victory| ]]
[[Category:Zone| ]]