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AzimuthAcolyte: Big Convoy -> Big Convoy (BW) update

2026-04-04T22:31:29Z

Big Convoy -> Big Convoy (BW) update

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	* Unsuccessful names from the 2013 Fan Built Bot poll saw use, with a new character named "[[Centuritron#Generations\|Centuritron]]" appearing in ''Generations'', and the names "[[Eagle Eye (G1)#Generations\|Eclipse]]" and "[[Brainstorm (G1)#Titans Return\|Charon]]" being used for new ''Generations'' toys of classic characters.		* Unsuccessful names from the 2013 Fan Built Bot poll saw use, with a new character named "[[Centuritron#Generations\|Centuritron]]" appearing in ''Generations'', and the names "[[Eagle Eye (G1)#Generations\|Eclipse]]" and "[[Brainstorm (G1)#Titans Return\|Charon]]" being used for new ''Generations'' toys of classic characters.
	* After losing the 2013 poll for a new ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece\|Masterpiece]]'' toy, [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Masterpiece\|Beast Convoy]] and [[Lio Convoy (BW)#Masterpiece\|Lio Convoy]] were released in the line anyway, in [[2016]] and [[2020]] respectively, while [[Ginrai_(human)#MPG\|Super Ginrai]] was released in the follow-up [[The_Transformers:_MPG\|MPG]] line in 2024.		* After losing the 2013 poll for a new ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece\|Masterpiece]]'' toy, [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Masterpiece\|Beast Convoy]] and [[Lio Convoy (BW)#Masterpiece\|Lio Convoy]] were released in the line anyway, in [[2016]] and [[2020]] respectively, while [[Ginrai_(human)#MPG\|Super Ginrai]] was released in the follow-up [[The_Transformers:_MPG\|MPG]] line in 2024.
	* The two unchosen names from 2015's Fan Built Combiner poll were used as new identities for established characters, with the ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' incarnation of [[Big Convoy#Beast Wars: Uprising\|Big Convoy]] being rechristened "Slammoth" and the ''[[Transformers: Classics\|Classics]]'' character [[Breakaway (Classics)\|Breakaway]] becoming "Quakebreak" after an [[Shroud\|in-fiction alteration to the multiverse]].		* The two unchosen names from 2015's Fan Built Combiner poll were used as new identities for established characters, with the ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' incarnation of [[Big Convoy (BW)#Beast Wars: Uprising\|Big Convoy]] being rechristened "Slammoth" and the ''[[Transformers: Classics\|Classics]]'' character [[Breakaway (Classics)\|Breakaway]] becoming "Quakebreak" after an [[Shroud\|in-fiction alteration to the multiverse]].
	* After losing out to Trypticon in 2015's second poll, [[Omega Supreme (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege\|Omega Supreme]] and [[Scorponok (G1)#War for Cybertron: Earthrise\|Scorponok]] received Titan Class figures later on in ''Siege'' and ''Earthrise'' respectively.		* After losing out to Trypticon in 2015's second poll, [[Omega Supreme (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege\|Omega Supreme]] and [[Scorponok (G1)#War for Cybertron: Earthrise\|Scorponok]] received Titan Class figures later on in ''Siege'' and ''Earthrise'' respectively.
	* [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege\|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege\|Shockwave]] received Leader Class toys in ''Siege'' after losing the opportunity in 2017's poll – and arguably, both of those toys nonetheless fit into the "Evolution"-style armouring up gimmick found in the ''Power of the Primes'' Leader Class.		* [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege\|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege\|Shockwave]] received Leader Class toys in ''Siege'' after losing the opportunity in 2017's poll – and arguably, both of those toys nonetheless fit into the "Evolution"-style armouring up gimmick found in the ''Power of the Primes'' Leader Class.

PBChew18: /* Notes */ Lio Convoy -> Lio Convoy (BW) update

2026-03-31T02:54:58Z

Notes: Lio Convoy -> Lio Convoy (BW) update

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	Losing options from the polls frequently received acknowledgement later down the road:		Losing options from the polls frequently received acknowledgement later down the road:
	* Unsuccessful names from the 2013 Fan Built Bot poll saw use, with a new character named "[[Centuritron#Generations\|Centuritron]]" appearing in ''Generations'', and the names "[[Eagle Eye (G1)#Generations\|Eclipse]]" and "[[Brainstorm (G1)#Titans Return\|Charon]]" being used for new ''Generations'' toys of classic characters.		* Unsuccessful names from the 2013 Fan Built Bot poll saw use, with a new character named "[[Centuritron#Generations\|Centuritron]]" appearing in ''Generations'', and the names "[[Eagle Eye (G1)#Generations\|Eclipse]]" and "[[Brainstorm (G1)#Titans Return\|Charon]]" being used for new ''Generations'' toys of classic characters.
	* After losing the 2013 poll for a new ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece\|Masterpiece]]'' toy, [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Masterpiece\|Beast Convoy]] and [[Lio Convoy#Masterpiece\|Lio Convoy]] were released in the line anyway, in [[2016]] and [[2020]] respectively, while [[Ginrai_(human)#MPG\|Super Ginrai]] was released in the follow-up [[The_Transformers:_MPG\|MPG]] line in 2024.		* After losing the 2013 poll for a new ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece\|Masterpiece]]'' toy, [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Masterpiece\|Beast Convoy]] and [[Lio Convoy (BW)#Masterpiece\|Lio Convoy]] were released in the line anyway, in [[2016]] and [[2020]] respectively, while [[Ginrai_(human)#MPG\|Super Ginrai]] was released in the follow-up [[The_Transformers:_MPG\|MPG]] line in 2024.
	* The two unchosen names from 2015's Fan Built Combiner poll were used as new identities for established characters, with the ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' incarnation of [[Big Convoy#Beast Wars: Uprising\|Big Convoy]] being rechristened "Slammoth" and the ''[[Transformers: Classics\|Classics]]'' character [[Breakaway (Classics)\|Breakaway]] becoming "Quakebreak" after an [[Shroud\|in-fiction alteration to the multiverse]].		* The two unchosen names from 2015's Fan Built Combiner poll were used as new identities for established characters, with the ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' incarnation of [[Big Convoy#Beast Wars: Uprising\|Big Convoy]] being rechristened "Slammoth" and the ''[[Transformers: Classics\|Classics]]'' character [[Breakaway (Classics)\|Breakaway]] becoming "Quakebreak" after an [[Shroud\|in-fiction alteration to the multiverse]].
	* After losing out to Trypticon in 2015's second poll, [[Omega Supreme (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege\|Omega Supreme]] and [[Scorponok (G1)#War for Cybertron: Earthrise\|Scorponok]] received Titan Class figures later on in ''Siege'' and ''Earthrise'' respectively.		* After losing out to Trypticon in 2015's second poll, [[Omega Supreme (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege\|Omega Supreme]] and [[Scorponok (G1)#War for Cybertron: Earthrise\|Scorponok]] received Titan Class figures later on in ''Siege'' and ''Earthrise'' respectively.

Brickmaster57 at 09:58, 15 November 2025

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	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist}}
			Possible alt-mode options for the losing directions in ''Activate Your Alt Mode'' were revealed ahead of the vote by designer [[Nate Purswell]]:
			*Land: Creature, Truck, Train, Supercar
			*Air: Jet, Helicopter, Creature, Airship
			*Wild Card: Weapon, Starfighter, Creature, Device<ref> https://www.instagram.com/reel/DNa1NTrOa77/ </ref>
			Even Brooks was advised by marketers to not make ''Activate Your Alt Mode'' Shockwave a squid to "avoid undermining the potential market" for a [[Studio Series]] [[Sea squid]]. <ref name=MCMinterview />

Brickmaster57 at 09:37, 15 November 2025

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	[[File:Activate your alt mode Shockwave.jpeg\|upleft=1\|thumb\|left\|Shock''whale'', the most logical alternate mode!]]		[[File:Activate your alt mode Shockwave.jpeg\|upleft=1\|thumb\|left\|Shock''whale'', the most logical alternate mode!]]
	After a few teasers, the design for the new Shockwave toy was finally revealed on September 17 by a video posted on the Transformers Instagram, once again featuring Welker to announce the figure.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/transformersofficial/reel/DOt8SNcieUi/</ref> In the video, concept-art was revealed of a Shockwave design capable of transforming into a mechanical whale! [[Transformers (2023) issue 10\|Fitting!]] More refined concept art was revealed the following day, as well as scrapped concepts for shark, manta-ray, and squid Shockwaves.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/transformersofficial/reel/DOwJWpeia-Q/</ref> The figure is set to release as a fan-channel exclusive in [[2026]].<ref>https://tfwikicommunity.wordpress.com/2025/10/29/a-stampede-of-hooves-and-tires-my-saturday-with-the-hasbro-team-mcm-comic-con-25/</ref>		After a few teasers, the design for the new Shockwave toy was finally revealed on September 17 by a video posted on the Transformers Instagram, once again featuring Welker to announce the figure.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/transformersofficial/reel/DOt8SNcieUi/</ref> In the video, concept-art was revealed of a Shockwave design capable of transforming into a mechanical whale! [[Transformers (2023) issue 10\|Fitting!]] More refined concept art was revealed the following day, as well as scrapped concepts for shark, manta-ray, and squid Shockwaves.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/transformersofficial/reel/DOwJWpeia-Q/</ref> The figure is set to release as a fan-channel exclusive in [[2026]].<ref name=MCMinterview>https://tfwikicommunity.wordpress.com/2025/10/29/a-stampede-of-hooves-and-tires-my-saturday-with-the-hasbro-team-mcm-comic-con-25/</ref>
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	==Notes==		==Notes==
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	*Air: Jet, Helicopter, Creature, Airship		*Air: Jet, Helicopter, Creature, Airship
	*Wild Card: Weapon, Starfighter, Creature, Device<ref> https://www.instagram.com/reel/DNa1NTrOa77/ </ref>		*Wild Card: Weapon, Starfighter, Creature, Device<ref> https://www.instagram.com/reel/DNa1NTrOa77/ </ref>
	<ref~~> [13] <~~/~~ref~~>		<ref name=MCMinterview />


	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist}}

Brickmaster57 at 09:31, 15 November 2025

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	*Wild Card: Weapon, Starfighter, Creature, Device<ref> https://www.instagram.com/reel/DNa1NTrOa77/ </ref>		*Wild Card: Weapon, Starfighter, Creature, Device<ref> https://www.instagram.com/reel/DNa1NTrOa77/ </ref>
	<ref> [13] </ref>		<ref> [13] </ref>


			{{Reflist}}

Brickmaster57 at 09:31, 15 November 2025

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	*Air: Jet, Helicopter, Creature, Airship		*Air: Jet, Helicopter, Creature, Airship
	*Wild Card: Weapon, Starfighter, Creature, Device<ref> https://www.instagram.com/reel/DNa1NTrOa77/ </ref>		*Wild Card: Weapon, Starfighter, Creature, Device<ref> https://www.instagram.com/reel/DNa1NTrOa77/ </ref>
			<ref> [13] </ref>

Brickmaster57: New notes section addition

2025-11-15T09:17:56Z

New notes section addition

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	After a few teasers, the design for the new Shockwave toy was finally revealed on September 17 by a video posted on the Transformers Instagram, once again featuring Welker to announce the figure.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/transformersofficial/reel/DOt8SNcieUi/</ref> In the video, concept-art was revealed of a Shockwave design capable of transforming into a mechanical whale! [[Transformers (2023) issue 10\|Fitting!]] More refined concept art was revealed the following day, as well as scrapped concepts for shark, manta-ray, and squid Shockwaves.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/transformersofficial/reel/DOwJWpeia-Q/</ref> The figure is set to release as a fan-channel exclusive in [[2026]].<ref>https://tfwikicommunity.wordpress.com/2025/10/29/a-stampede-of-hooves-and-tires-my-saturday-with-the-hasbro-team-mcm-comic-con-25/</ref>		After a few teasers, the design for the new Shockwave toy was finally revealed on September 17 by a video posted on the Transformers Instagram, once again featuring Welker to announce the figure.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/transformersofficial/reel/DOt8SNcieUi/</ref> In the video, concept-art was revealed of a Shockwave design capable of transforming into a mechanical whale! [[Transformers (2023) issue 10\|Fitting!]] More refined concept art was revealed the following day, as well as scrapped concepts for shark, manta-ray, and squid Shockwaves.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/transformersofficial/reel/DOwJWpeia-Q/</ref> The figure is set to release as a fan-channel exclusive in [[2026]].<ref>https://tfwikicommunity.wordpress.com/2025/10/29/a-stampede-of-hooves-and-tires-my-saturday-with-the-hasbro-team-mcm-comic-con-25/</ref>
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			==Notes==
			Losing options from the polls frequently received acknowledgement later down the road:
			* Unsuccessful names from the 2013 Fan Built Bot poll saw use, with a new character named "[[Centuritron#Generations\|Centuritron]]" appearing in ''Generations'', and the names "[[Eagle Eye (G1)#Generations\|Eclipse]]" and "[[Brainstorm (G1)#Titans Return\|Charon]]" being used for new ''Generations'' toys of classic characters.
			* After losing the 2013 poll for a new ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece\|Masterpiece]]'' toy, [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Masterpiece\|Beast Convoy]] and [[Lio Convoy#Masterpiece\|Lio Convoy]] were released in the line anyway, in [[2016]] and [[2020]] respectively, while [[Ginrai_(human)#MPG\|Super Ginrai]] was released in the follow-up [[The_Transformers:_MPG\|MPG]] line in 2024.
			* The two unchosen names from 2015's Fan Built Combiner poll were used as new identities for established characters, with the ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' incarnation of [[Big Convoy#Beast Wars: Uprising\|Big Convoy]] being rechristened "Slammoth" and the ''[[Transformers: Classics\|Classics]]'' character [[Breakaway (Classics)\|Breakaway]] becoming "Quakebreak" after an [[Shroud\|in-fiction alteration to the multiverse]].
			* After losing out to Trypticon in 2015's second poll, [[Omega Supreme (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege\|Omega Supreme]] and [[Scorponok (G1)#War for Cybertron: Earthrise\|Scorponok]] received Titan Class figures later on in ''Siege'' and ''Earthrise'' respectively.
			* [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege\|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege\|Shockwave]] received Leader Class toys in ''Siege'' after losing the opportunity in 2017's poll – and arguably, both of those toys nonetheless fit into the "Evolution"-style armouring up gimmick found in the ''Power of the Primes'' Leader Class.
			* Two other runners-up from the 2017 poll would receive big-ticket crowdfunding toys in the form of [[Hasbro Pulse#HasLab\|HasLab]] [[Star Saber (G1)#Legacy\|Victory Saber]] and [[Deathsaurus (G1)#Legacy\|Decepticon Deathsaurus]].
			* ''All'' of the candidates from 2018's ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' poll received new toys anyway, with [[Spinister (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege\|Spinister]] appearing in ''Siege'', [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise\|Wheeljack]] seeing three releases across the trilogy beginning with ''Earthrise'', and [[Tracks (G1)/toys#Generations\|Tracks]] coming out in the third chapter, ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom\|Kingdom]]''.
			* After 2018's ''Vintage G1'' poll, Skywarp was once again eligible in a similar poll in 2019. While he also didn't win that one, 2023's ''Transformers Retro'', the successor to ''Vintage G1'', reissued both [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Transformers_Retro\|him]] and fellow 2018 ''Vintage G1'' poll loser [[Perceptor (G1)/toys#Transformers_Retro\|Perceptor]].
			* [[Gnaw (G1)#Studio Series\|Gnaw]] lost the opportunity for a ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' toy in the 2019 poll, but received an aesthetically similar toy in ''[[Studio Series]]''.
			* [[Needlenose (G1)#Legacy\|Needlenose]] in particular seems to have had the deck stacked in his favour, being a recurring candidate in 2018 and 2019 (and losing both times) before finally being thrown a bone in ''[[Transformers: Legacy\|Legacy: Evolution]]''.
			* Similarly, [[Shrapnel (G1)#Legacy\|Shrapnel]] also got a toy in ''Legacy: Evolution'' despite losing the 2019 poll.
			Possible alt-mode options for the losing directions in Activate Your Alt Mode were revealed ahead of the vote by designer [[Nate Purswell]]:
			*Land: Creature, Truck, Train, Supercar
			*Air: Jet, Helicopter, Creature, Airship
			*Wild Card: Weapon, Starfighter, Creature, Device<ref> https://www.instagram.com/reel/DNa1NTrOa77/ </ref>

Brickmaster57: /* Activate Your Alt Mode */ ShockWHALE!!!!!

2025-11-13T00:35:12Z

Activate Your Alt Mode: ShockWHALE!!!!!

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	The Transformers Instagram revealed that "creature" had won round 3 on [[August 29]], and that the design would be revealed on ''[[Transformers Day]]'' of that year, held on [[September 17]], [[2025]].<ref>https://www.instagram.com/transformersofficial/p/DN74hnrDQq1/</ref>		The Transformers Instagram revealed that "creature" had won round 3 on [[August 29]], and that the design would be revealed on ''[[Transformers Day]]'' of that year, held on [[September 17]], [[2025]].<ref>https://www.instagram.com/transformersofficial/p/DN74hnrDQq1/</ref>

			[[File:Activate your alt mode Shockwave.jpeg\|upleft=1\|thumb\|left\|Shock''whale'', the most logical alternate mode!]]
	After a few teasers, the design for the new Shockwave toy was finally revealed on September 17 by a video posted on the Transformers Instagram, once again featuring Welker to announce the figure.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/transformersofficial/reel/DOt8SNcieUi/</ref> In the video, concept-art was revealed of a Shockwave design capable of transforming into a mechanical whale! [[Transformers (2023) issue 10\|Fitting!]] More refined concept art was revealed the following day, as well as scrapped concepts for shark, manta-ray, and squid Shockwaves.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/transformersofficial/reel/DOwJWpeia-Q/</ref> The figure is set to release as a fan-channel exclusive in [[2026]].<ref>https://tfwikicommunity.wordpress.com/2025/10/29/a-stampede-of-hooves-and-tires-my-saturday-with-the-hasbro-team-mcm-comic-con-25/</ref>		After a few teasers, the design for the new Shockwave toy was finally revealed on September 17 by a video posted on the Transformers Instagram, once again featuring Welker to announce the figure.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/transformersofficial/reel/DOt8SNcieUi/</ref> In the video, concept-art was revealed of a Shockwave design capable of transforming into a mechanical whale! [[Transformers (2023) issue 10\|Fitting!]] More refined concept art was revealed the following day, as well as scrapped concepts for shark, manta-ray, and squid Shockwaves.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/transformersofficial/reel/DOwJWpeia-Q/</ref> The figure is set to release as a fan-channel exclusive in [[2026]].<ref>https://tfwikicommunity.wordpress.com/2025/10/29/a-stampede-of-hooves-and-tires-my-saturday-with-the-hasbro-team-mcm-comic-con-25/</ref>
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Brickmaster57: /* Activate Your Alt Mode */

2025-11-13T00:27:48Z

Activate Your Alt Mode

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	===Activate Your Alt Mode===		===Activate Your Alt Mode===
	[[File:Activate your alt-mode.jpeg\|upright=1.66\|thumb]]		[[File:Activate your alt-mode.jpeg\|upright=1.66\|thumb]]
	~~Announced at~~ [[~~San Diego Comic-Con~~]] on [[~~July 25~~]], [[~~2025~~]] alongside a video uploaded to the [[Hasbro Pulse]] YouTube channel featuring franchise-legend [[Frank Welker]].<ref>https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NctR0LWttjA</ref> Welker explained that the winner of the vote was to receive a new toy with a fan-selected [[alternate mode]]. The voting was held using Instagram's poll feature and was split into 3 rounds over the course of 16 days<ref>https://www.instagram.com/transformersofficial/p/DNN6DCcyhmp/</ref>		On [[July 25]], [[2025]], Hasbro announced ''Activate Your Alt Mode'' at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] alongside a video uploaded to the [[Hasbro Pulse]] YouTube channel featuring franchise-legend [[Frank Welker]].<ref>https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NctR0LWttjA</ref> Welker explained that the winner of the vote was to receive a new toy with a fan-selected [[alternate mode]]. The voting was held using Instagram's poll feature and was split into 3 rounds over the course of 16 days<ref>https://www.instagram.com/transformersofficial/p/DNN6DCcyhmp/</ref>

	The first round was to decide which character would receive a new alt-mode, starting with the Autobot contenders on [[August 12]], pitting Grimlock against Mirage.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/transformersofficial/reel/DNQYBeVtvg-/</ref> The Decepticon contenders were chosen on [[August 13]], pitting Shockwave against Starscream.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/transformersofficial/reel/DNTDi8LtgPm/</ref> The last day of round 1, [[August 14]], saw Grimlock against Shockwave. <ref>https://www.instagram.com/transformersofficial/reel/DNVhltLNI7n/</ref>		The first round was to decide which character would receive a new alt-mode, starting with the Autobot contenders on [[August 12]], pitting Grimlock against Mirage.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/transformersofficial/reel/DNQYBeVtvg-/</ref> The Decepticon contenders were chosen on [[August 13]], pitting Shockwave against Starscream.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/transformersofficial/reel/DNTDi8LtgPm/</ref> The last day of round 1, [[August 14]], saw Grimlock against Shockwave. <ref>https://www.instagram.com/transformersofficial/reel/DNVhltLNI7n/</ref>
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	* '''Creature'''		* '''Creature'''
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	The Transformers Instagram revealed that "creature" had won round 3 on [[August 29]], and that the design would be revealed on ''[[Transformers Day]]'', held on [[September 17]], [[2025]].<ref>https://www.instagram.com/transformersofficial/p/DN74hnrDQq1/</ref>		The Transformers Instagram revealed that "creature" had won round 3 on [[August 29]], and that the design would be revealed on ''[[Transformers Day]]'' of that year, held on [[September 17]], [[2025]].<ref>https://www.instagram.com/transformersofficial/p/DN74hnrDQq1/</ref>

	After a few teasers, the design for the new Shockwave was finally revealed on September 17 by a video posted on the Transformers Instagram, once again featuring Welker to announce the figure.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/transformersofficial/reel/DOt8SNcieUi/</ref> In the video, concept-art was revealed ~~showing~~ Shockwave ~~with~~ a mechanical whale ~~as his alternate mode.~~ [[Transformers (2023) issue 10\|Fitting!]] More refined concept art was revealed the following day, as well as scrapped concepts for a shark, manta-ray, and squid Shockwaves.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/transformersofficial/reel/DOwJWpeia-Q/</ref> The figure is set to release as a fan-channel exclusive in [[2026]].<ref>https://tfwikicommunity.wordpress.com/2025/10/29/a-stampede-of-hooves-and-tires-my-saturday-with-the-hasbro-team-mcm-comic-con-25/</ref>		After a few teasers, the design for the new Shockwave toy was finally revealed on September 17 by a video posted on the Transformers Instagram, once again featuring Welker to announce the figure.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/transformersofficial/reel/DOt8SNcieUi/</ref> In the video, concept-art was revealed of a Shockwave design capable of transforming into a mechanical whale! [[Transformers (2023) issue 10\|Fitting!]] More refined concept art was revealed the following day, as well as scrapped concepts for shark, manta-ray, and squid Shockwaves.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/transformersofficial/reel/DOwJWpeia-Q/</ref> The figure is set to release as a fan-channel exclusive in [[2026]].<ref>https://tfwikicommunity.wordpress.com/2025/10/29/a-stampede-of-hooves-and-tires-my-saturday-with-the-hasbro-team-mcm-comic-con-25/</ref>
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Brickmaster57: /* Activate Your Alt Mode */

2025-11-13T00:22:48Z

Activate Your Alt Mode

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	Shockwave was announced the winner of round ~~one~~ on [[August 15]].<ref>https://www.instagram.com/transformersofficial/p/DNXxxI0ttwV/</ref>		Shockwave was announced the winner of round 1 on [[August 15]].<ref>https://www.instagram.com/transformersofficial/p/DNXxxI0ttwV/</ref>

	Round 2 began on [[August 18]] and ran for three days to determine which alt-mode direction would be chosen.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/transformersofficial/p/DNfjJ-mOz6Y/</ref>		Round 2 began on [[August 18]] and ran for three days to determine which alt-mode direction would be chosen.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/transformersofficial/p/DNfjJ-mOz6Y/</ref>
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	Wildcard started out in the lead the first day,{{fact}} but was quickly overtaken by sea, which was announced as the winner on [[August 22]].<ref>https://www.instagram.com/transformersofficial/p/DNp9DGEt3Lo/</ref>		Wildcard started out in the lead the first day,{{fact}} but was quickly overtaken by sea, which was announced as the winner of round 2 on [[August 22]].<ref>https://www.instagram.com/transformersofficial/p/DNp9DGEt3Lo/</ref>

	Round 3 began on [[August 25]] and ran for 3 days to determine which specific sea-based alt-mode Shockwave would turn into.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/transformersofficial/p/DNx9_pQ2pa9/</ref>		Round 3 began on [[August 25]] and ran for 3 days to determine which specific sea-based alt-mode Shockwave would turn into.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/transformersofficial/p/DNx9_pQ2pa9/</ref>
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	The Transformers Instagram revealed that "creature" had won on [[August 29]], and that the design would be revealed on ''[[Transformers Day]]'', held on [[September 17]], [[2025]].<ref>https://www.instagram.com/transformersofficial/p/DN74hnrDQq1/</ref>		The Transformers Instagram revealed that "creature" had won round 3 on [[August 29]], and that the design would be revealed on ''[[Transformers Day]]'', held on [[September 17]], [[2025]].<ref>https://www.instagram.com/transformersofficial/p/DN74hnrDQq1/</ref>

	After a few teasers, the design for the new Shockwave was finally revealed on September 17 by a video posted on the Transformers Instagram, once again featuring Welker to announce the figure.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/transformersofficial/reel/DOt8SNcieUi/</ref> In the video, concept-art was revealed showing Shockwave with a mechanical whale as his alternate mode. [[Transformers (2023) issue 10\|Fitting!]] More refined concept art was revealed the following day, as well as scrapped concepts for a shark, manta-ray, and squid Shockwaves.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/transformersofficial/reel/DOwJWpeia-Q/</ref> The figure is set to release as a fan-channel exclusive in [[2026]].<ref>https://tfwikicommunity.wordpress.com/2025/10/29/a-stampede-of-hooves-and-tires-my-saturday-with-the-hasbro-team-mcm-comic-con-25/</ref>		After a few teasers, the design for the new Shockwave was finally revealed on September 17 by a video posted on the Transformers Instagram, once again featuring Welker to announce the figure.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/transformersofficial/reel/DOt8SNcieUi/</ref> In the video, concept-art was revealed showing Shockwave with a mechanical whale as his alternate mode. [[Transformers (2023) issue 10\|Fitting!]] More refined concept art was revealed the following day, as well as scrapped concepts for a shark, manta-ray, and squid Shockwaves.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/transformersofficial/reel/DOwJWpeia-Q/</ref> The figure is set to release as a fan-channel exclusive in [[2026]].<ref>https://tfwikicommunity.wordpress.com/2025/10/29/a-stampede-of-hooves-and-tires-my-saturday-with-the-hasbro-team-mcm-comic-con-25/</ref>
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	* Unsuccessful names from the 2013 Fan Built Bot poll saw use, with a new character named "[[Centuritron#Generations\|Centuritron]]" appearing in ''Generations'', and the names "[[Eagle Eye (G1)#Generations\|Eclipse]]" and "[[Brainstorm (G1)#Titans Return\|Charon]]" being used for new ''Generations'' toys of classic characters.		* Unsuccessful names from the 2013 Fan Built Bot poll saw use, with a new character named "[[Centuritron#Generations\|Centuritron]]" appearing in ''Generations'', and the names "[[Eagle Eye (G1)#Generations\|Eclipse]]" and "[[Brainstorm (G1)#Titans Return\|Charon]]" being used for new ''Generations'' toys of classic characters.
	* After losing the 2013 poll for a new ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece\|Masterpiece]]'' toy, [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Masterpiece\|Beast Convoy]] and [[Lio Convoy (BW)#Masterpiece\|Lio Convoy]] were released in the line anyway, in [[2016]] and [[2020]] respectively, while [[Ginrai_(human)#MPG\|Super Ginrai]] was released in the follow-up [[The_Transformers:_MPG\|MPG]] line in 2024.		* After losing the 2013 poll for a new ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece\|Masterpiece]]'' toy, [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Masterpiece\|Beast Convoy]] and [[Lio Convoy (BW)#Masterpiece\|Lio Convoy]] were released in the line anyway, in [[2016]] and [[2020]] respectively, while [[Ginrai_(human)#MPG\|Super Ginrai]] was released in the follow-up [[The_Transformers:_MPG\|MPG]] line in 2024.
	* The two unchosen names from 2015's Fan Built Combiner poll were used as new identities for established characters, with the ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' incarnation of [[Big Convoy#Beast Wars: Uprising\|Big Convoy]] being rechristened "Slammoth" and the ''[[Transformers: Classics\|Classics]]'' character [[Breakaway (Classics)\|Breakaway]] becoming "Quakebreak" after an [[Shroud\|in-fiction alteration to the multiverse]].		* The two unchosen names from 2015's Fan Built Combiner poll were used as new identities for established characters, with the ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' incarnation of [[Big Convoy (BW)#Beast Wars: Uprising\|Big Convoy]] being rechristened "Slammoth" and the ''[[Transformers: Classics\|Classics]]'' character [[Breakaway (Classics)\|Breakaway]] becoming "Quakebreak" after an [[Shroud\|in-fiction alteration to the multiverse]].
	* After losing out to Trypticon in 2015's second poll, [[Omega Supreme (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege\|Omega Supreme]] and [[Scorponok (G1)#War for Cybertron: Earthrise\|Scorponok]] received Titan Class figures later on in ''Siege'' and ''Earthrise'' respectively.		* After losing out to Trypticon in 2015's second poll, [[Omega Supreme (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege\|Omega Supreme]] and [[Scorponok (G1)#War for Cybertron: Earthrise\|Scorponok]] received Titan Class figures later on in ''Siege'' and ''Earthrise'' respectively.
	* [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege\|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege\|Shockwave]] received Leader Class toys in ''Siege'' after losing the opportunity in 2017's poll – and arguably, both of those toys nonetheless fit into the "Evolution"-style armouring up gimmick found in the ''Power of the Primes'' Leader Class.		* [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege\|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege\|Shockwave]] received Leader Class toys in ''Siege'' after losing the opportunity in 2017's poll – and arguably, both of those toys nonetheless fit into the "Evolution"-style armouring up gimmick found in the ''Power of the Primes'' Leader Class.

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	Losing options from the polls frequently received acknowledgement later down the road:		Losing options from the polls frequently received acknowledgement later down the road:
	* Unsuccessful names from the 2013 Fan Built Bot poll saw use, with a new character named "[[Centuritron#Generations\|Centuritron]]" appearing in ''Generations'', and the names "[[Eagle Eye (G1)#Generations\|Eclipse]]" and "[[Brainstorm (G1)#Titans Return\|Charon]]" being used for new ''Generations'' toys of classic characters.		* Unsuccessful names from the 2013 Fan Built Bot poll saw use, with a new character named "[[Centuritron#Generations\|Centuritron]]" appearing in ''Generations'', and the names "[[Eagle Eye (G1)#Generations\|Eclipse]]" and "[[Brainstorm (G1)#Titans Return\|Charon]]" being used for new ''Generations'' toys of classic characters.
	* After losing the 2013 poll for a new ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece\|Masterpiece]]'' toy, [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Masterpiece\|Beast Convoy]] and [[Lio Convoy#Masterpiece\|Lio Convoy]] were released in the line anyway, in [[2016]] and [[2020]] respectively, while [[Ginrai_(human)#MPG\|Super Ginrai]] was released in the follow-up [[The_Transformers:_MPG\|MPG]] line in 2024.		* After losing the 2013 poll for a new ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece\|Masterpiece]]'' toy, [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Masterpiece\|Beast Convoy]] and [[Lio Convoy (BW)#Masterpiece\|Lio Convoy]] were released in the line anyway, in [[2016]] and [[2020]] respectively, while [[Ginrai_(human)#MPG\|Super Ginrai]] was released in the follow-up [[The_Transformers:_MPG\|MPG]] line in 2024.
	* The two unchosen names from 2015's Fan Built Combiner poll were used as new identities for established characters, with the ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' incarnation of [[Big Convoy#Beast Wars: Uprising\|Big Convoy]] being rechristened "Slammoth" and the ''[[Transformers: Classics\|Classics]]'' character [[Breakaway (Classics)\|Breakaway]] becoming "Quakebreak" after an [[Shroud\|in-fiction alteration to the multiverse]].		* The two unchosen names from 2015's Fan Built Combiner poll were used as new identities for established characters, with the ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' incarnation of [[Big Convoy#Beast Wars: Uprising\|Big Convoy]] being rechristened "Slammoth" and the ''[[Transformers: Classics\|Classics]]'' character [[Breakaway (Classics)\|Breakaway]] becoming "Quakebreak" after an [[Shroud\|in-fiction alteration to the multiverse]].
	* After losing out to Trypticon in 2015's second poll, [[Omega Supreme (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege\|Omega Supreme]] and [[Scorponok (G1)#War for Cybertron: Earthrise\|Scorponok]] received Titan Class figures later on in ''Siege'' and ''Earthrise'' respectively.		* After losing out to Trypticon in 2015's second poll, [[Omega Supreme (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege\|Omega Supreme]] and [[Scorponok (G1)#War for Cybertron: Earthrise\|Scorponok]] received Titan Class figures later on in ''Siege'' and ''Earthrise'' respectively.

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	After a few teasers, the design for the new Shockwave toy was finally revealed on September 17 by a video posted on the Transformers Instagram, once again featuring Welker to announce the figure.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/transformersofficial/reel/DOt8SNcieUi/</ref> In the video, concept-art was revealed of a Shockwave design capable of transforming into a mechanical whale! [[Transformers (2023) issue 10\|Fitting!]] More refined concept art was revealed the following day, as well as scrapped concepts for shark, manta-ray, and squid Shockwaves.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/transformersofficial/reel/DOwJWpeia-Q/</ref> The figure is set to release as a fan-channel exclusive in [[2026]].<ref>https://tfwikicommunity.wordpress.com/2025/10/29/a-stampede-of-hooves-and-tires-my-saturday-with-the-hasbro-team-mcm-comic-con-25/</ref>		After a few teasers, the design for the new Shockwave toy was finally revealed on September 17 by a video posted on the Transformers Instagram, once again featuring Welker to announce the figure.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/transformersofficial/reel/DOt8SNcieUi/</ref> In the video, concept-art was revealed of a Shockwave design capable of transforming into a mechanical whale! [[Transformers (2023) issue 10\|Fitting!]] More refined concept art was revealed the following day, as well as scrapped concepts for shark, manta-ray, and squid Shockwaves.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/transformersofficial/reel/DOwJWpeia-Q/</ref> The figure is set to release as a fan-channel exclusive in [[2026]].<ref>https://tfwikicommunity.wordpress.com/2025/10/29/a-stampede-of-hooves-and-tires-my-saturday-with-the-hasbro-team-mcm-comic-con-25/</ref>
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			==Notes==
			Losing options from the polls frequently received acknowledgement later down the road:
			* Unsuccessful names from the 2013 Fan Built Bot poll saw use, with a new character named "[[Centuritron#Generations\|Centuritron]]" appearing in ''Generations'', and the names "[[Eagle Eye (G1)#Generations\|Eclipse]]" and "[[Brainstorm (G1)#Titans Return\|Charon]]" being used for new ''Generations'' toys of classic characters.
			* After losing the 2013 poll for a new ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece\|Masterpiece]]'' toy, [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Masterpiece\|Beast Convoy]] and [[Lio Convoy#Masterpiece\|Lio Convoy]] were released in the line anyway, in [[2016]] and [[2020]] respectively, while [[Ginrai_(human)#MPG\|Super Ginrai]] was released in the follow-up [[The_Transformers:_MPG\|MPG]] line in 2024.
			* The two unchosen names from 2015's Fan Built Combiner poll were used as new identities for established characters, with the ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' incarnation of [[Big Convoy#Beast Wars: Uprising\|Big Convoy]] being rechristened "Slammoth" and the ''[[Transformers: Classics\|Classics]]'' character [[Breakaway (Classics)\|Breakaway]] becoming "Quakebreak" after an [[Shroud\|in-fiction alteration to the multiverse]].
			* After losing out to Trypticon in 2015's second poll, [[Omega Supreme (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege\|Omega Supreme]] and [[Scorponok (G1)#War for Cybertron: Earthrise\|Scorponok]] received Titan Class figures later on in ''Siege'' and ''Earthrise'' respectively.
			* [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege\|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege\|Shockwave]] received Leader Class toys in ''Siege'' after losing the opportunity in 2017's poll – and arguably, both of those toys nonetheless fit into the "Evolution"-style armouring up gimmick found in the ''Power of the Primes'' Leader Class.
			* Two other runners-up from the 2017 poll would receive big-ticket crowdfunding toys in the form of [[Hasbro Pulse#HasLab\|HasLab]] [[Star Saber (G1)#Legacy\|Victory Saber]] and [[Deathsaurus (G1)#Legacy\|Decepticon Deathsaurus]].
			* ''All'' of the candidates from 2018's ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' poll received new toys anyway, with [[Spinister (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege\|Spinister]] appearing in ''Siege'', [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise\|Wheeljack]] seeing three releases across the trilogy beginning with ''Earthrise'', and [[Tracks (G1)/toys#Generations\|Tracks]] coming out in the third chapter, ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom\|Kingdom]]''.
			* After 2018's ''Vintage G1'' poll, Skywarp was once again eligible in a similar poll in 2019. While he also didn't win that one, 2023's ''Transformers Retro'', the successor to ''Vintage G1'', reissued both [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Transformers_Retro\|him]] and fellow 2018 ''Vintage G1'' poll loser [[Perceptor (G1)/toys#Transformers_Retro\|Perceptor]].
			* [[Gnaw (G1)#Studio Series\|Gnaw]] lost the opportunity for a ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' toy in the 2019 poll, but received an aesthetically similar toy in ''[[Studio Series]]''.
			* [[Needlenose (G1)#Legacy\|Needlenose]] in particular seems to have had the deck stacked in his favour, being a recurring candidate in 2018 and 2019 (and losing both times) before finally being thrown a bone in ''[[Transformers: Legacy\|Legacy: Evolution]]''.
			* Similarly, [[Shrapnel (G1)#Legacy\|Shrapnel]] also got a toy in ''Legacy: Evolution'' despite losing the 2019 poll.
			Possible alt-mode options for the losing directions in Activate Your Alt Mode were revealed ahead of the vote by designer [[Nate Purswell]]:
			*Land: Creature, Truck, Train, Supercar
			*Air: Jet, Helicopter, Creature, Airship
			*Wild Card: Weapon, Starfighter, Creature, Device<ref> https://www.instagram.com/reel/DNa1NTrOa77/ </ref>