Editing Combiner Wars (toyline)

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[[File:CombinerWarsAppCollage.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|The possibilities are almost endless! Sadly, the selection of unique figures is not.]]

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

Debuting at the very end of 2014, it saw Deluxe, Voyager, and some Legends Class figures able to form [[Combiner]] robots, primarily of the Scramble City variety that allows the Deluxe figures to be either an arm or a leg, and allowing mix-and-match combinations. The format for Legends Class was changed once again, dropping the small partner figures of the ''Thrilling 30'' line.

The tradition of including 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 under "notes" for a comparison.</ref> Deluxes (started by the ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' segment) 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). Each pack-in comic also included an expanded profile for the toy written by [[Mark Weber]]. However, due to production schedule problems,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150317182353/http://bwtf.com/events/toyfair2015/interview-part1 Interview with Jerry Jivoin at BWTF.com] (archived)</ref> Deluxe wave 1's initial U.S.<ref name="defus"/> release featured the collector cards in lieu of comics. 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.

Meanwhile, ''Combiner Wars'' marked the end of the [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusivity for ''Generations'' figures that had been in effect in several European markets since the launch of the original line in 2010 (which had usually resulted in only one wave per assortment ever being released in Europe). Not only did availability and distribution improve tremendously across the board—the ''Combiner Wars'' figures were even released in European markets where ''Generations'' figures had previously never been available at all! At the same time, European packaging reduced the number of languages from thirteen to a mere four (English, French, German, and Spanish), resulting in a less cluttered packaging design.

After the general retail assortments had run their course, the line was extended for several months via [[giftset]]s of complete teams featuring redecos and retools, referred to as "Collection Packs" in official promotional materials. Those sets were typically "shared exclusives" between online retailers and the online storefronts of "big box" retailers, though they were also available at brick and mortar retail in several non-U.S. markets.

The Japanese version of this line, ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'', was considerably smaller, being almost entirely boxed sets released on a very staggered schedule.

{{bigquote|Courage is stronger when combined|Official tagline for the ''Combiner Wars'' line}}

==Toys==
===General retail===
====Legends Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 1'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bombshell (G1)#Combiner Wars|Bombshell]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Powerglide (G1)#Combiner Wars|Autobot Powerglide]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Thundercracker]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Windcharger (G1)#Combiner Wars|Windcharger]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 2'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Blackjack (G1)#Combiner Wars|Decepticon Blackjack]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Huffer (G1)#Combiner Wars|Huffer]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 3'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Groove (G1)#Combiner Wars|Protectobot Groove]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Viper (CW)#Combiner Wars|Decepticon Viper]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Warpath (G1)#Combiner Wars|Warpath]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 4'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Rodimus]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Skywarp]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:CW-toy Viper.jpg|thumb|250px|Legends Class Viper.]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 5'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Buzzsaw (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Buzzsaw]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Chop Shop (G1)#Combiner Wars|Decepticon Chop Shop]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Pipes (G1)#Combiner Wars|Autobot Pipes]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Decepticon Shockwave]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 6'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Wreck-Gar (G1)#Combiner Wars|Wreck-Gar]]}}
</ul>
|}
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====Deluxe Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 1'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Alpha Bravo#Combiner Wars|Alpha Bravo]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Drag Strip (G1)#Combiner Wars|Decepticon Dragstrip]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Fireflight (G1)#Combiner Wars|Firefly]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#Combiner Wars|Skydive]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 2'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Air Raid (G1)#Combiner Wars|Air Raid]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Breakdown (G1)#Combiner Wars|Breakdown]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Dead End (G1)#Combiner Wars|Dead End]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Offroad (CW)#Combiner Wars|Decepticon Offroad]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 3'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Blades (G1)#Combiner Wars|Protectobot Blades]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[First Aid (G1)#Combiner Wars|Protectobot First Aid]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rook (CW)#Combiner Wars|Protectobot Rook]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Streetwise (G1)#Combiner Wars|Protectobot Streetwise]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 4'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Ironhide]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Mirage (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Mirage]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Sunstreaker]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Generationstoy-Firefly.jpg|thumb|250px|Deluxe Class Firefly.]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 5'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Blast Off (G1)#Combiner Wars|Decepticon Blast Off]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Brawl (G1)#Combiner Wars|Brawl]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Swindle (G1)#Combiner Wars|Swindle]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Vortex (G1)#Combiner Wars|Decepticon Vortex]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 6'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Wheeljack]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hound (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Autobot Hound]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Smokescreen (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Smokescreen]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Trailbreaker (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Trailbreaker]]}}
</ul>
|}
{{note|For the US market, each figure from wave 2 on came with a reprint of an [[IDW Publishing|IDW]] comic that supposedly featured the character, but that whole "featured the character" thing didn't always pan out. A comic-book-pack-in variant of Decepticon Dragstrip was later released in a revision of wave 2. Some time later, the full set wave 1 comics (which '''were''' originally solicited for normal retail) were released in a bundle at a Taiwanese comic convention, separate from the figures.}}

====Voyager Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 1'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Combiner Wars|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Silverbolt (G1)#Combiner Wars|Silverbolt]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 2'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Motormaster (G1)#Combiner Wars|Motormaster]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 3'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Spot (G1)#Combiner Wars|Protectobot Hot Spot]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Cyclonus]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 4'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#CWBC|Battle Core Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=5|[[File:GenerationsVoyOP.jpg|thumb|250px|Voyager Class Optimus Prime.]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 5'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Onslaught (G1)#Combiner Wars|Onslaught]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Scattershot (G1)#Combiner Wars|Scattershot]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 6'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Sky Lynx (G1)#Combiner Wars|Sky Lynx]]}}
</ul>
|}

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====Leader Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 1'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#Combiner Wars|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Combiner Wars|Armada Megatron]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 2'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#CWLeader|Thundercracker]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 3'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Ultra Magnus]] (with [[Minimus Ambus#Combiner Wars|Minimus Ambus]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 4'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Starscream]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Generations Leader TC.jpg|thumb|250px|Leader Class Thundercracker.]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 5'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Skywarp (G1)/toys#CWLeader|Skywarp]]}}
</ul>
|}
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====Titan Class====
[[File:CombinerWars TitanDevastator.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Titan Class Devastator]]
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Devastator (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Devastator]], giftset of 6 Voyager-sized figures, includes:}}
:{{Bp-d1|[[Hook (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Constructicon Hook]]}}
:{{Bp-d1|[[Long Haul (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Constructicon Long Haul]]}}
:{{Bp-d1|[[Scavenger (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Constructicon Scavenger]]}}
:{{Bp-d1|[[Bonecrusher (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Constructicon Bonecrusher]]}}
:{{Bp-d1|[[Scrapper (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Constructicon Scrapper]]}}
:{{Bp-d1|[[Mixmaster (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Constructicon Mixmaster]]}}
</ul>

{{note|In [[2021]], Hasbro re-released Devastator exclusively through [[Amazon]], as a way for the people who missed out in [[2015]] to get their hands on him. There were no differences in packaging or the mold itself, it was just a straight re-release.}} 
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===Exclusives===
===="May Mayhem" Deluxes====
These were officially exclusive to online retailers and comic book stores for the United States market (although a few specimens ended up at retail stores), but were available at general retail in Hasbro's Asian markets. Not counting store-initiated imports, they were never officially available in Canada, Australia or Europe. Regardless of the markets they were released in, Brake-Neck and Quickslinger were only available in English-only packaging including comic books, whereas Groove was only available in multilingual packaging including a character card instead of a comic book.
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''2015'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Wildrider (G1)#Combiner Wars|Brake-Neck]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slingshot (G1)#Combiner Wars|Quickslinger]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''2016'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Groove (G1)#CWDeluxe|Protectobot Groove]]}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:TF-Combiner-Wars-Protectobot-Groove.jpg|thumb|250px|Protectobot Groove]]
|}
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====Convention multi-packs====
While these toys premiered at conventions (most prominently [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2015), they also ended up available through other venues, like the [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] online store, and even at retail in international markets such as Asia and Australia. See individual entries for more information.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Devastator (G1)/toys#SDCC2015titan|Devastator]] 2015 Special Edition'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bonecrusher (G1)/toys#SDCC2015|Constructicon Bonecrusher]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Hook (G1)/toys#SDCC2015|Constructicon Hook]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Long Haul (G1)/toys#SDCC2015|Constructicon Long Haul]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<br>
{{Bp-d1|[[Mixmaster (G1)/toys#SDCC2015|Constructicon Mixmaster]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scavenger (G1)/toys#SDCC2015|Constructicon Scavenger]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scrapper (G1)/toys#SDCC2015|Constructicon Scrapper]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Combiner Hunters'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Arcee (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Arcee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Chromia (G1)#Combiner Wars|Chromia]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Windblade (G1)#Combiner Wars|Windblade]]}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Transformers-SDCC-Combiner-Hunters-Windblade.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|''Combiner Hunters'' Windblade]]
|}
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===="Online exclusive" Collection Packs====
Most of these box sets were "shared exclusives" sold by numerous online retailers. Liokaiser, however, was a ''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' set ''officially'' exclusive to Entertainment Earth in the United States... but he was also available from other venues in other markets, and even in the United States, online retailers that got their stock from overseas carried him regardless.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Superion (G1)#CWG2|Superion]]''' (G2 deco)</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a2|[[Air Raid (G1)#CWG2|Air Raid]]}}
{{Bp-a2|[[Fireflight (G1)#CWG2|Firefly]]}}
{{Bp-a2|[[Powerglide (G1)#CWG2|Powerglide]]}}
{{Bp-a2|[[Slingshot (G1)#CWG2|Quickslinger]]}}
{{Bp-a2|[[Silverbolt (G1)#CWG2|Silverbolt]]}}
{{Bp-a2|[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#CWG2|Skydive]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Menasor (G1)#CWG2|Menasor]]''' (G2 deco)</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d2|[[Blackjack (G1)#CWG2|Decepticon Blackjack]]}}
{{Bp-d2|[[Wildrider (G1)#CWG2|Brake-Neck]]}}
{{Bp-d2|[[Breakdown (G1)#CWG2|Breakdown]]}}
{{Bp-d2|[[Dead End (G1)#CWG2|Dead End]]}}
{{Bp-d2|[[Drag Strip (G1)#CWG2|Decepticon Dragstrip]]}}
{{Bp-d2|[[Motormaster (G1)#CWG2|Motormaster]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Victorion#Combiner Wars|Victorion]]'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Dust Up#Combiner Wars|Dust Up]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jumpstream#Combiner Wars|Jumpstream]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Pyra Magna#Combiner Wars|Pyra Magna]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rust Dust#Combiner Wars|Rust Dust]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Skyburst (G1)#Combiner Wars|Skyburst]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Stormclash#Combiner Wars|Stormclash]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Bruticus (G1)#CWG2|Bruticus]]''' (G2 deco)</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d2|[[Blast Off (G1)#CWG2|Blast Off]]}}
{{Bp-d2|[[Brawl (G1)#CWG2|Brawl]]}}
{{Bp-d2|[[Onslaught (G1)#CWG2|Onslaught]]}}
{{Bp-d2|[[Shockwave (G1)/toys#CWG2|Shockwave]]}}
{{Bp-d2|[[Swindle (G1)#CWG2|Swindle]]}}
{{Bp-d2|[[Vortex (G1)#CWG2|Vortex]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:TF-Platinum-Edition-Combiner-Wars-Liokaiser.jpg|thumb|250px|Collection Pack Liokaiser]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Computron (G1)#Combiner Wars|Computron]]'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Afterburner (G1)#Combiner Wars|Afterbreaker]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Boltax (G1)#Combiner Wars|Cybaxx]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Lightspeed (G1 Technobot)#Combiner Wars|Lightsteed]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Nosecone (G1)#Combiner Wars|Nosecone]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Scattershot (G1)#CWComputron|Scattershot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Scrounge (G1)#Combiner Wars|Scrounge]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Strafe (G1)#Combiner Wars|Strafe]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Liokaiser#Combiner Wars|Liokaiser]]</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Deathsaurus (G1)#Combiner Wars|Dezarus]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Drillhorn (G1)#Combiner Wars|Drillhorn]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Hellbat (G1)#Combiner Wars|Fellbat]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Guyhawk#Combiner Wars|Guyhawk]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Ion Scythe#Combiner Wars|Ion Scythe]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Killbison#Combiner Wars|Ironbison]]}}
</ul>
|}

====Fun Publications====
While the figures and sets listed above were all Hasbro-initiated releases, Hasbro licensee [[Fun Publications]] also branded their [[BotCon 2016]] exclusives and the ''[[Transformers Figure Subscription Service]]'' 4.0 and 5.0 figures as part of the ''Combiner Wars'' line (including figures that weren't part of the "combiner" concept), as opposed to the usual ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' branding for previous FunPub exclusives.

;BotCon 2016
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Predacus#Combiner Wars|Predacus]]'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p1|[[Cicadacon#Combiner Wars|General Cicadacon]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Ram Horn#Combiner Wars|General Ramhorn]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Ravage (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Ravage]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Sea Clamp#Combiner Wars|General Sea Clamp]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Tarantulas (BW)/toys#Combiner Wars|Predacon Tarantulas]]}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Souvenir figures'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Airazor (BW)#Combiner Wars|Airazor]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Megatron (BW)/toys#Combiner Wars|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Reflector (G1)#Combiner Wars|Reflector]] 3-pack}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Tigatron#Combiner Wars|Tigatron]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Under-3#Combiner Wars|Unit-3]]}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Customizing Class exclusives'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Medix (G1)#Combiner Wars|Medix]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Autobot Ratchet]] ([[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel Comics]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Autobot Ratchet]] ([[The Transformers (cartoon)|Sunbow cartoon]])}}
{{Bp-a2|[[Ratchet (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Autobot Ratchet]] (''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'')}}
{{Bp-sa|[[Ratchet (SG)#Combiner Wars|Autobot Ratchet]] (''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'')}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Other exclusives'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p1|[[Terrorsaur (BW)#Combiner Wars|Terrorsaur]] (Attendee freebie)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Flash Sentry#Combiner Wars|Flash Sentry]] (Golden Ticket exclusive)}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:BotCon2016toy-Ravage.jpg|thumb|250px|BotCon 2016 Ravage]]
|}
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;Transformers Figure Subscription Service
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Series 4.0''' (2016)</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bludgeon (G1)#Combiner Wars|Bludgeon]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bluestreak (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Bluestreak]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Ruckus (G1)#Combiner Wars|Grabuge]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Impactor (G1)#Combiner Wars|Impactor]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<br>
{{Bp-d1|[[Needlenose (G1)#Combiner Wars|Needlenose]] (with [[Sunbeam (G1)#Combiner Wars|Sunbeam]] and [[Zigzag#Combiner Wars|Zputty]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Spinister (G1)#Combiner Wars|Spinister]] (with [[Hairsplitter#Combiner Wars|Shrute]] and [[Singe#Combiner Wars|Singe]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Windsweeper#Combiner Wars|Windsweeper]]}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Series 5.0''' (2017)</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Punch (G1)#Combiner Wars|Counterpunch]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Fractyl#Combiner Wars|Fractyl]] (with [[Scorponok (BW)#Combiner Wars|Scorponok]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Lifeline (G1)#Combiner Wars|Lifeline]] (with [[Quickslinger (G1)#Combiner Wars|Quickslinger]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#TFSS|Megatron]] (with [[Spacewarp#Combiner Wars|Spacewarp]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<br>
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#TFSS|Optimus Prime]] (with [[Hi-Q#Timelines|Hi-Q]])}}
{{Bp-sd|[[Starscream (SG)#Combiner Wars|Shattered Glass Starscream]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Toxitron (Universe)#Combiner Wars|Toxitron]]}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:CombinerWarstoy-Impactor.jpg|thumb|250px|Deluxe Class Impactor]]
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===="Special Edition" Deluxe====
[[File:Combiner-Wars-Special-Edition-Deluxe-Blast-Off.jpg|thumb|250px|Special Edition Deluxe Class Blast Off]]
In 2018, during the course of ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'', Hasbro released three exclusive Deluxe Class figures in premium-style boxes, each with a [[Prime Master]], to commemorate the ''Prime Wars Trilogy''. Each figure represents one part of the trilogy, and for ''Combiner Wars'' Hasbro used the ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' Shuttler mold (instead of Takara's version of Blast Off). Special Edition Blast Off was exclusive to [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] in North America but available at general retail in Hong Kong, Singapore, and Malaysia.

:<u>'''Amazon'''</u>
:<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|[[Blast Off (G1)#PWTSE|Decepticon Blast Off]]<br>(w/ [[The Fallen/toys#Combiner Wars|Megatronus]])}}
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==Compatible toys in other lines==
With ''Combiner Wars'' eclipsing [[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|previous]] [[Bruticus (WFC)#Toys|attempts]] at combiner toys in both quantity and quality, it came as no surprise that the line's engineering would become the default method to represent combining characters in the years that followed. What began as simple cosmetic differences applied to ''Combiner Wars'' toys would soon lead to extensive retools and dedicated molds, all of which are cross-compatible with the combination [[play pattern]].

===''Unite Warriors''===
{{main|Transformers Unite Warriors}}
''Combiner Wars''<nowiki>'</nowiki> concurrent counterpart in [[TakaraTomy]] markets, ''Unite Warriors'' consisted largely of combiners sold in box sets of one torso and four limbs, omitting the Legends Class weaponry that would characterise the Hasbro line. ''Unite Warriors'' toys featured elaborate decos to more accurately reflect each character's appearance in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original animated series]]. The line would omit Hasbro original characters, such as Alpha Bravo and Offroad, in favour of replicating each team's traditional members, in two cases creating [[Groove (G1)#UW03|brand]] [[Blast Off (G1)#Unite Warriors 2|new]] molds to better reflect the vintage combiners (incidentally, these "missing members" would make it back to Hasbro markets [[#"May Mayhem" Deluxes|sooner]] or [[#"Special Edition" Deluxe|much later]]). As time went on, ''Unite Warriors'' would diverge even further from ''Combiner Wars'', introducing its own exclusive combiner teams in the form of the [[Ruination (RID)#Unite Warriors 2|Commandos]] and [[Grand Galvatron#Unite Warriors 2|Grand Galvatron]], as well as an original character, [[Megatronia#Toys|Megatronia]]. The level of divergence was most noticeable when comparing the Hasbro and TakaraTomy versions of the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]], which featured only two molds out of five in common!

The ''Combiner Wars''-compatible toys in ''Unite Warriors'' are:

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Torsos'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Unite Warriors|Convoy]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (G1)/toys#Unite Warriors|Tactician Cyclonus]]}}
{{bp-cm|[[Mega-Octane#Unite Warriors 2|Dolrailer]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Grand Scourge#Toys|Grand Scourge]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Hot Spot (G1)#Unite Warriors 2|Hot Spot]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Megaempress#Toys|Megaempress]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Motormaster (G1)#Unite Warriors|Motormaster]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Onslaught (G1)#Unite Warriors 2|Onslaught]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Scattershot (G1)#Unite Warriors|Scattershot]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Silverbolt (G1)#Unite Warriors|Silverbolt]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Sky Lynx (G1)#Unite Warriors|Sky Lynx]]}}
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Limbs'''</u>
{{bp-a1|[[Afterburner (G1)#Unite Warriors 2|Afterburner]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Air Raid (G1)#Unite Warriors|Air Rider]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Blast Off (G1)#Unite Warriors 2|Blast Off]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Brawl (G1)#Unite Warriors 2|Brawl]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Breakdown (G1)#Unite Warriors 2|Breakdown]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Breakdown (WFC)#Unite Warriors|Zombie War Breakdown]]}}
{{bp-cm|[[Armorhide (RID)#Unite Warriors 2|Dangar]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Dead End (G1)#Unite Warriors 2|Dead End]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Drag Strip (G1)#Unite Warriors|Drag Stripe]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Fireflight (G1)#Unite Warriors|Firebolt]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[First Aid (G1)#Unite Warriors 2|First Aid]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Flowspade#Toys|Flowspade]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Blades (G1)#Unite Warriors 2|Graze]]}}
{{bp-cm|[[Rollbar (RID)#Unite Warriors 2|Greejeeber]]}}
|width="20%" valign="top"|<br>
{{bp-a1|[[Groove (G1)#Unite Warriors 2|Groove]]}}
{{bp-cm|[[Ro-Tor (RID)#Unite Warriors 2|Hepter]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Hound (G1)/toys#Unite Warriors|Hound]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Unite Warriors|Ironhide]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Lightspeed (G1 Technobot)#Unite Warriors 2|Lightspeed]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Mirage (G1)/toys#Unite Warriors|Ligier]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Lunaclub#Toys|Lunaclub]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Moonheart#Toys|Moonheart]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Nosecone (G1)#Unite Warriors 2|Nosecone]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Prowl (G1)/toys#Unite Warriors|Prowl]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Ratchet (G1)/toys#Unite Warriors|Ratchet]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Roller (G1)#Unite Warriors|Wandering Roller]]}}
{{bp-cm|[[Movor#Unite Warriors 2|Shuttler]]}}
|width="20%" valign="top"|<br>
{{bp-a1|[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#Unite Warriors|Skydive]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Slingshot (G1)#Unite Warriors|Sling]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Starscream (G1)/toys#Unite Warriors|Ghost Starscream]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Strafe (G1)#Unite Warriors|Strafe]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Streetwise (G1)#Unite Warriors 2|Streetwise]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#Unite Warriors|Sunstreaker]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Swindle (G1)#Unite Warriors|Swindle]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Thrust (Armada)#Unite Warriors|Curse Armada Thrust]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Trailbreaker (G1)/toys#Unite Warriors|Trailbreaker]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Trickdiamond#Toys|Trickdiamond]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Vortex_(G1)#Unite_Warriors_2|Vorter]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Unite Warriors|Wheeljack]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Wildrider (G1)#Unite Warriors|Wildrider]]}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:UW-toy Computron.jpg|thumb|200px|''Unite Warriors'' [[Computron (G1)#Unite Warriors|Computicon]].]]
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===''Power of the Primes''===
{{main|Power of the Primes (toyline)}}
The third part of the ''[[Prime Wars Trilogy]]'', ''Power of the Primes'' focused on the unified gimmick of "powering up", such as gaining the abilities of one of the [[Thirteen|original Thirteen Primes]] or evolving to [[Prime (rank)|Primehood]], so it of course went back to the ''Combiner Wars'' well to bring back the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] as well as other classic characters in new combiner-compatible forms. The majority of the toys in ''Power of the Primes'' were newly-designed to match the ''Combiner Wars'' system, with only a handful reusing tooling from that line.

Each Deluxe and Voyager figure includes "Prime Armor" (a fancy word for the Combiner extremities), which can house a Titan Master-compatible toy, but more relevantly, the male end of a ''Combiner Wars'' combination joint, a feature later used officially for the ''Selects'' Seacons. Since the Prime Armor also has [[5 mm post]]s/ports that most ''Transformers'' toys share, it opens an endless world of [[fan mode]]s.

''Power of the Primes'' was the first in the so-called "brand unification" of Hasbro and Takara's ''Transformers'' ranges, meaning that, aside from release dates and ID numbers, each toy released in both lines was virtually identical, ending the long-running tradition of Japanese toys getting different paint jobs and tooling.

''Combiner Wars''-compatible toys in ''Power of the Primes'' include:
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Torsos'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Elita One (G1)#Power of the Primes|Elita-1]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Power of the Primes|Dinobot Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Hun-Gurrr (G1)#Power of the Primes|Terrorcon Hun-Gurrr]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Inferno (G1)/toys#Power of the Primes|Inferno]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (G1)/toys#Power of the Primes|Starscream]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Limbs'''</u>
{{Bp-d1|[[Darkwing (G1)#Power of the Primes|Blackwing]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Blot (G1)#Power of the Primes|Terrorcon Blot]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Cutthroat (G1)#Power of the Primes|Terrorcon Cutthroat]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Dreadwind (G1)#Power of the Primes|Dreadwind]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jazz (G1)/toys#Power of the Primes|Autobot Jazz]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Moonracer (G1)#Power of the Primes|Autobot Moonracer]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Firestar (G1)#Power of the Primes|Autobot Novastar]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<br>
{{Bp-d1|[[Rippersnapper (G1)#Power of the Primes|Terrorcon Rippersnapper]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sinnertwin (G1)#Power of the Primes|Sinnertwin]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sludge (G1)#Power of the Primes|Dinobot Sludge]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slag (G1)/toys#Power of the Primes|Dinobot Slug]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Snarl (G1)#Power of the Primes|Dinobot Snarl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Swoop (G1)/toys#Power of the Primes|Dinobot Swoop]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wreck-Gar (G1)#Power of the Primes|Wreck-Gar]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Prime Armor only'''</u>
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Punch (G1)#Power of the Primes|Punch-Counterpunch]]}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:PotPtoy-Volcanicus.jpg|thumb|200px|''Power of the Primes'' [[Volcanicus (POTP)#Toys|Volcanicus]].]]
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===''Generations Selects'' (TakaraTomy)===
{{main|Generations Selects (toyline)#TakaraTomy}}
Only forget all that about Japanese-exclusive variants being over and done with, because as soon as TakaraTomy got its hands on the ''Generations Selects'' name, it produced two full sets of [[Seacon (Masterforce)|Sea]][[Seacon (BW)|cons]] that were ''heavily'' retooled from ''Power of the Primes'' molds. These were followed by distinct versions of the Terrorcons and Dinobots, making use of new decoes, retooled parts, and accessories largely to better resemble the teams' depictions in the original cartoon. Essentially, this was a revival of the ''Unite Warriors'' style of combiners, complete with three out of the four teams being sold in giftsets. Each of these releases would also be imported to U.S. markets by [[Hasbro Pulse]].

The compatible toys from TakaraTomy's ''Generations Selects'' consist of:
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Torsos'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1|[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Generations Selects|Grimlock]]}}
{{bp-p1|[[Halfshell#Generations Selects|Halfshell]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Hun-Gurrr (G1)#Generations Selects|Hun-Gurrr]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Turtler#Generations Selects|Seacons Turtler]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Limbs'''</u>
{{Bp-d1|[[Blot (G1)#Generations Selects|Butto]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Coelagon#Generations Selects|Coelagon]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Cutthroat (G1)#Generations Selects|Cutthroat]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Gulf#Generations Selects|Seacons Gulf]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Kraken#Generations Selects|Seacons Kraken]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Lobclaw#Generations Selects|Seacons Lobclow]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<br>
{{Bp-d1|[[Overbite (Masterforce)#Generations Selects|Seacons Overbite]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Rippersnapper (G1)#Generations Selects|Rippersnapper]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Sea Phantom#Generations Selects|Sea Phantom]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sinnertwin (G1)#Generations Selects|Sinnertwin]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Scylla#Generations Selects|Skyulle]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slag (G1)/toys#Generations Selects|Slag]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<br>
{{Bp-a1|[[Sludge (G1)#Generations Selects|Sludge]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Snarl (G1)#Generations Selects|Snarl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Swoop (G1)/toys#GSgiftset|Swoop]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Tentakil (Masterforce)#Generations Selects|Seacons Tentakil]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Terrormander#Generations Selects|Terrormander]]}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:TF-Generations-Selects-King-Poseidon.jpg|thumb|200px|''Generations Selects'' [[King Poseidon#Generations Selects|King Poseidon]].]]
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===And all the rest===
A small selection of combiner-compatible toys were sold in other lines where combination wasn't necessarily the main focus. For limb bots, this was predominantly in aid of releasing desirable characters or deco variants in collector-aimed lines—for example, the Hasbro version of ''Generations Selects'', which directly tied into ''Power of the Primes'' and ''War for Cybertron: Siege''.

With ''Unite Warriors'' omitting the Legends Class molds from ''Combiner Wars'', TakaraTomy elected to release them in the concurrent ''Adventure'' and ''Legends'' (no relation) lines. This included the molds for the combiner teams' littlest members, which retained the ability to become a weapon or armour for compatible combiners, regardless of whether or not this functionality was advertised in their instructions. The outlier in this group is the later ''Titans Return'' Cosmos, a Hasbro toy, which retained limited combiner compatibility thanks to a retooled part that debuted with ''Combiner Wars'' Scrounge.

Finally, there is the unique case of ''Legends'' Godbomber, who was designed to [[Partformer|partsform]] like his original 1980s toy to facilitate the contemporary [[Ginrai (human)#Legends|Super Ginrai]]'s [[Super Mode|"God" form]]. While many of his parts are connected by 5 mm ports and posts, Godbomber's legs make use of ''Combiner Wars''-style ports; as a result, his legs can be used with any combiner torso, and his thighs are compatible with any of the limb bots (the latter of which appeared as a selling point in [[Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 42|his pack-in fiction]]).

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Limbs'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|''[[The Transformers Golden Lagoon|Golden Lagoon]]'' [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Golden Lagoon|Starscream]]}}
{{Bp-a1|''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Selects]]'' [[Swoop (G1)/toys#POTPGS|Dinobot Red Swoop]]}}
{{Bp-a1|''Selects'' [[Ricochet (Headmasters)#Generations Selects|Ricochet]]}}
{{Bp-a1|''Selects'' [[Lancer#Toys|Autobot Lancer]]}}
{{Bp-a1|''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' [[Greenlight#War for Cybertron: Siege|Autobot Greenlight]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Weapons/Armor'''</u>
{{Bp-a1|''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)#TakaraTomy Adventure toyline|Adventure]]'' [[Dogfight (RID)#Toys|Dogfight]]}}
{{Bp-a1|''Adventure'' [[Override (RID)#Toys|Override]]}}
{{Bp-a1|''Adventure'' [[Powerglide (RID)#Toys|Powerglide]]}}
{{Bp-d1|''Adventure'' [[Runabout (RID)#Toys|Decepticon Runabout]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<br>
{{Bp-d1|''Adventure'' [[Runamuck (RID)#Toys|Decepticon Runamuck]]}}
{{Bp-d1|''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Legends|Shockwave]]}}
{{Bp-a1|''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' [[Cosmos (G1)#Titans Return|Autobot Cosmos]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Other'''</u>
{{Bp-a1|''Legends'' [[Godbomber#Legends|LG42 Godbomber]]}}
{{Bp-a1|''Legends'' [[Godbomber#LegendsGodGinraiSet|LG-EX Godbomber]]}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:TF-Legends-LGEX-Godbomber.jpg|thumb|200px|''Legends'' LG-EX Godbomber.]]
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==Canceled toys and unused preliminary concepts==
[[File:TFSS-Toxo-Zombie-concept art.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.5|]]
Most standard ''Generations'' molds designed by Hasbro in the modern age include at least one alternative headsculpt as a backup for Hasbro to use should more release slots end up becoming available. Given the high degree of modularity in the ''Combiner Wars'' play pattern, many secondary headsculpts never came to fruition from Hasbro or Fun Publications.

Legends Class [[Blackjack (G1)#Combiner Wars|Blackjack]] was designed with [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]] in mind before that idea was abandoned.  The toy saw release as [[Runabout (RID)#Toys|Runabout]] (and [[Runamuck (RID)#Toys|Runamuck]]!) in TakaraTomy's [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|''Transformers Adventure'']] line.

Legends Class [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Shockwave]] had a Hasbro-produced alternate head that was ultimately only released by Fun Publications as [[Reflector (G1)#Combiner Wars|Reflector]] (and [[Flash Sentry#Toys|Flash Sentry]]).

Deluxe Class [[Offroad (CW)#Toys|Offroad]] was conceptualised as a new version of [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]], with more Baja buggy-like vehicle modes explored in the concept art.  He became his own character due to a combination [[Trademark|name unavailability]] and Hasbro concluding that Ruckus as a character didn't make that much sense as a Stunticon; Fun Publications eventually redecoed the toy as "[[Ruckus (G1)#Combiner Wars|Grabuge]]".  Incidentally, Offroad's vehicle mode initially had a 5&nbsp;mm port on the truck bed, which was replaced with a bespoke tab for mounting its hand/foot/gun weapon.

Concept art printed in the pack-in comic included with Deluxe Class [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Wheeljack]] suggests he was envisioned with a head based on that of [[Downshift (Energon)|''Energon'' Downshift]].

Gray model prototypes of [[Swindle (G1)#Combiner Wars|Swindle]] have been pictured with a significantly different handheld weapon.

Deluxe Class [[Trailbreaker (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Trailbreaker]] had an alternate head as [[Hoist (G1)/toys#Notes|Hoist]]. At one stage of planning for the BotCon 2016 troop builder set, the Hoist tooling was proposed for the ''Shattered Glass'' [[Autotrooper (SG Knights of Unicron)|Autotroopers]].

Deluxe Class [[Rook (CW)#Toys|Rook]] had an alternate [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] head that had presumably been in the pipeline for longer than the dedicated [[Brawl (G1)#Combiner Wars|Brawl]] mold.  There were plans to use this head to make [[Ironclad]] (by Hasbro) and [[Brawn (SG)|''Shattered Glass'' X-Brawn]] (by Fun Publications), but both fell through.  Ironclad's fictional appearances also suggest that Hasbro was floating a version of Computron that made use of the Legends Class [[Groove (G1)#Combiner Wars|Groove]] mold as [[Afterburner (G1)|Afterburner]].

Deluxe Class [[First Aid (G1)#Combiner Wars|First Aid]]'s alternate head did come to fruition as [[Ratchet (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Ratchet]] for the BotCon 2016 customization class (and as part of ''Unite Warriors''). An earlier plan by Fun Publications would have been ''Shattered Glass'' [[Prowl (SG)#Notes|Checkpoint]] as the customization class figure.

The original line art for Deluxe Class [[Blast Off (G1)#Combiner Wars|Blast Off]] suggests he was intended as a redeco of [[Fireflight (G1)#Combiner Wars|Firefly]] before the choice was made to use the [[Slingshot (G1)#Combiner Wars|Quickslinger]] head.

Voyager Class [[Cyclonus (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Cyclonus]] had an alternate head as [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Notes|Starscream]]. Presumably, the Galvatronus-style Combiner head would have been redecoed in homage to Starscream's iconic crown from the 1986 movie.

Voyager Class [[Motormaster (G1)#Combiner Wars|Motormaster]] had an alternate head as [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Notes|Nemesis Prime]]. (In the 2010s, Hasbro tried really hard to establish Nemesis Prime with a different face design from Optimus Prime.) Fun Publications proposed making this Nemesis Prime, with the horned Menasor-style Combiner head as some kind of Unicron. However, e-HOBBY rendered this concept largely redundant with ''Unite Warriors'' [[Grand Scourge#Toys|Grand Scourge]]. Thus, Fun Publications opted instead to make a ''Combiner Wars'' incarnation of ''Universe'' [[Toxitron (Universe)#Toys|Toxitron]]. At one stage, the Menasor-style Combiner head was planned as the original character Toxo-Zombie before the Optimus Maximus-style head was spliced in for the finalized [[Wreckage (G1)|Wreckage]].

Voyager Class [[Hot Spot (G1)#Combiner Wars|Hot Spot]] had an alternate head as [[Inferno (G1)/toys#Power of the Primes|Inferno]], which ultimately was used by Hasbro in ''Power of the Primes''.

Voyager Class [[Onslaught (G1)#Combiner Wars|Onslaught]] had an alternate head based on ''Armada'' [[Demolishor (Armada)#Notes|Demolishor]], which was never used.  Onslaught was also intended to be released with a cartoon-accurate tan chestplate for Bruticus with a silver chestplate as a [[running change]]; saner heads prevailed, and only the silver version made it to release.

Each member of Titan Class [[Devastator (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Devastator]] had an unused head tooling based on an Autobot construction vehicle, namely [[Wedge (RID)|Wedge]] (Bonecrusher), [[Grimlock (RID 2001)|Grimlock]] (Scavenger), [[Hightower (RID)|Hightower]] (Hook), [[Heavy Load (RID)|Heavy Load]] (Long Haul), [[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]] (Scrapper), and [[Quickmix (G1)|Quickmix]] (Mixmaster).  The combined form would reportedly have been based on [[Landfill (RID)|Landfill]]/[[Landfill (G1)|Landfill]].

A Deluxe Class [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Notes|Sideswipe]] was floated by Fun Publications as a straight redeco of [[Breakdown (G1)#Combiner Wars|Breakdown]] (à la ''Animated'' [[Sideswipe (Animated)#Toys|Sideswipe]] and [[Breakdown (Animated)#Toys|Breakdown]] sharing a mold).

Before [[Starscream (SG)#Combiner Wars|''Shattered Glass'' Starscream]] was chosen as the final Figure Subscription Service figure, Fun Publications considered making [[Sunstorm (G1)#Notes|Sunstorm]] from the tooling.

==Notes==
[[File:CombinerWarsPosterAds.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.0|Advertising is stronger when using social media]]
* Early in the toy line's life cycle, Hasbro advertised the figures with two "movie" style posters published on Facebook, alternatively depicting Superion and the Aerialbots, or Menasor and the Stunticons.<ref name="fbads">[http://news.tfw2005.com/2015/05/24/transformers-combiner-wars-superion-and-menasor-posters-182820 Combiner Wars "movie poster" adverts] at TFW2005</ref> The same artwork was later used for the posters included with the "Generation 2" Superion and Menasor Collection Packs. While awesome in their own right, none of those posters were ever featured at public transport stations, so there was still [[Titans Return (toyline)#Notes|room for improvement]]!

[[File:CW HufferBlackjack.jpg|thumb|right|upright=0.7|Clues hidden in a stock photo. What's next? Alternate heads depicted in instructions?]]
* The existence of Legends Class Huffer and the name of Blackjack 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 then unnamed black-and-purple car revealed at SDCC, whilst Huffer's toy was later announced at [[New York Comic Con]].
* In addition, Legends Class Rodimus and Skywarp were accidentally revealed prematurely in January 2015 via official product listings, including stock photos, on the public Hasbro website. This was almost a month before even the wave 3 products of all the main assortments (including Legends Class Groove, Warpath and Viper) would be officially revealed at [[Toy Fair]]. Hasbro quietly pulled the listings for Rodimus and Skywarp from their website and then pretended to "officially" reveal them at [[BotCon 2015]], a whole five months later... by which time they had already been released at retail in Singapore. Whoops.
* The Hasbro product code numbers for the first three waves of Legends Class figures suggest that a different release order was originally planned: Wave 1 would have included Huffer instead of Windcharger, who would have been the sole new figure in the subsequent wave (or, more likely, simply a revision wave), and Blackjack would have been released in the next wave alongside Warpath, Groove and Viper.
* 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.
[[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).]]
* No wave 2 products of any [[size class]]es of ''Combiner Wars'' were ever officially 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 the European wave 4 case assortment in favor of Silverbolt and Hot Spot. Hooooowever...
* In several instances, Deluxe Class figures appeared in certain markets in packaging not intended for those markets, oftentimes as [[parallel import|imported overstock]]. Those instances include:
** In the United States and other markets that got most Deluxes in English-only packaging including comic books, the wave 1 Deluxes were initially only released in multilingual Canadian/Latin American packaging including character cards. This was due to production scheduling problems, and even though Hasbro originally intended to re-release all four figures with comic books (packaged samples exist), ultimately only the comic book version of Dragstrip was released as part of a revision case of wave 2 that saw limited distribution. On top of that, clearance stores such as T.J.Maxx eventually stocked the multilingual Canadian/Latin American character card versions of the wave 4, 5 and 6 figures in late 2016.
** Canadian retailers such as Walmart and Toys"R"Us stocked the wave 4 Deluxes in English-only packaging including comic books even ''before'' the "proper" multilingual packaging versions with character cards instead of comic books became available.
** In the United Kingdom and Slovakia, the wave 2 Deluxes (specifically the revision case including Dragstrip) appeared during "silly season" in late 2016 at chains such as Guess How Much! (United Kingdom) and Dráčik (Slovakia) as gray imports in English-only packaging including comic books, making this the first time these figures (minus Dragstrip) were available at European retail, ''long'' after the fact.
** In early 2017, gray imports of the wave 4 Deluxes in English-only packaging including comic books also appeared at Intertoys, a Dutch chain with stores in Germany, where they warmed shelves alongside their counterparts in regular European packaging sans comic books. According to the multiple (!) import stickers, these truly went around the world, via China and then the United Kingdom, before ending up in continental Europe! 
* Overall, this means Canadian/Latin American packaging is the only packaging version all general retail Deluxes were officially available in.
* Three [[Campaign item#Combiner Wars|promotional campaigns]] were run in Asian Toys"R"US markets during the release of the first four waves of ''Combiner Wars'' and the release of Titan Class Devastator.
** In the first campaign, buyers who purchased any four Deluxe Class figures from waves 1 and 2, received a free G1 toy-esque upgrade sticker sheet for the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] and [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]]. These sticker sheets only applied to the figures of those waves, so the later inclusions to the teams (Quickslinger and Brake-Neck) never received any stickers. Optimus Prime was also not included in the sticker sheet.
** In the second campaign, buyers who purchased any four Deluxe Class figures from waves 3 and 4, received a free G1 toy-esque upgrade sticker sheet for the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobot]]s and the [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|Optimus Maximus]] components. Like above, the later Protectobot inclusion to the line (Deluxe Class Groove) never received any stickers. Cyclonus was also not included in the sticker sheet.
** In the third campaign, buyers who purchased Titan Class Devastator, received a free G1 toy-esque upgrade sticker sheet for the set itself.
* Reflecting on the success of the line, design director [[John Warden]] praised the cross-compatible [[play pattern]] across all the [[size class]]es, and the fact that the line caught the attention of many lapsed fans and kids alike. However, he also criticised the line's heavy reliance on [[redeco]]s of the same few molds, and the hollowness of most of the [[plastic]] parts.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Combiner Wars was an interesting time for us in Transformers. We were just coming off of Thrilling 30, there were a lot of different Transformers that were rendered at different scales. We had a very hardcore collector fanbase. One of the things that we wanted to do with Combiner Wars was introduce the idea of swapability, cross-collectability, and sort of a merging of – I wouldn’t say toy gimmicks, but playability and a certain measure of transformability that sort of a hybrid kid/collector that never existed before. Combiner Wars, while we did have a TV series to go along with it, I think is successful in my mind because we were able to capture the imaginations of fans that maybe hadn’t paid attention to our brand in a while other than perhaps some of the, you know, we had Fall of Cybertron, a few other things that were happening around the same time, but what was cool about Combiner Wars was that it was a toy expression that allowed us to touch on a bunch of different combiners all in the same year. It was an exciting chapter – looking back on some of those Transformers though, they’re definitely heavy with voids, there were a lot of redecos. It was the start of my tenure on Transformers, and I do think that overall though it was a success.|link=https://news.tfw2005.com/2024/08/03/sdcc-2024-hasbro-interview-john-wardens-return-generations-studio-series-combiners-more-513802|name=John Warden|site=TFW2005|title=SDCC 2024 Hasbro Interview – John Warden’s Return, Generations, Studio Series, Combiners, More!|year=2024|month=08|day=03}}</ref>

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