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M Sipher: Reverted edits by ArmyRanger (talk) to last revision by BerylRoll

2026-02-26T02:26:35Z

Reverted edits by ArmyRanger (talk) to last revision by BerylRoll

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	*''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Beast Hunters (2013)\|Transformers: Prime/Beast Hunters]]'' ''[[Cyberverse (toyline)\|Cyberverse]]'' Legion Class [[Soundwave (WFC)#Cyberverse\|Soundwave]] originally had his head including the [[mouthplate]] as well as the "collar" around the head all painted in flat black. Coupled with the purple paint operations on each side of the mouthplate, this made it look as if Soundwave had a huge black head with two purple eyes. This was later amended to some degree by a running change that gave the face a slightly darker, more glossy paint job.		*''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Beast Hunters (2013)\|Transformers: Prime/Beast Hunters]]'' ''[[Cyberverse (toyline)\|Cyberverse]]'' Legion Class [[Soundwave (WFC)#Cyberverse\|Soundwave]] originally had his head including the [[mouthplate]] as well as the "collar" around the head all painted in flat black. Coupled with the purple paint operations on each side of the mouthplate, this made it look as if Soundwave had a huge black head with two purple eyes. This was later amended to some degree by a running change that gave the face a slightly darker, more glossy paint job.
	*''Transformers: Prime''/''Beast Hunters'' Deluxe Class [[Windrazor (Prime)#Beast Hunters\|Windrazor]] was originally released in colors that were very close to those of his [[wave]]-mate [[Twinstrike (Prime)#Beast Hunters\|Twinstrike]]. A later running change replaced nearly ''all'' plastic and paint colors, most notably splitting up the formerly bright yellow plastic parts into gray and gold. This was effectively the most significant color variant officially marketed and sold as the same product since the ''Beast Wars'' Transmetal 2 Dinobot and Prowl variants.<ref name="windrazor">[http://ofensau.wordpress.com/2014/07/26/beast-hunters-deluxe-class-vs-cyberverse-legion-class-windrazor-twinstrike/ Comparison between both variants of Deluxe Class Windrazor] (and also Deluxe Class Twinstrike and Legion Class Windrazor and Twinstrike).</ref>		*''Transformers: Prime''/''Beast Hunters'' Deluxe Class [[Windrazor (Prime)#Beast Hunters\|Windrazor]] was originally released in colors that were very close to those of his [[wave]]-mate [[Twinstrike (Prime)#Beast Hunters\|Twinstrike]]. A later running change replaced nearly ''all'' plastic and paint colors, most notably splitting up the formerly bright yellow plastic parts into gray and gold. This was effectively the most significant color variant officially marketed and sold as the same product since the ''Beast Wars'' Transmetal 2 Dinobot and Prowl variants.<ref name="windrazor">[http://ofensau.wordpress.com/2014/07/26/beast-hunters-deluxe-class-vs-cyberverse-legion-class-windrazor-twinstrike/ Comparison between both variants of Deluxe Class Windrazor] (and also Deluxe Class Twinstrike and Legion Class Windrazor and Twinstrike).</ref>
	*One of the most infamous cases: The original production run of ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)\|Power of the Primes]]'' Deluxe Class [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Power of the Primes\|Autobot Jazz]] became the center of a minor controversy when it was discovered that the figure's deco featured a tampograph with the letters "MAGA" in tiny [[Cybertronix]] text underneath Jazz's Autobot insignia (with "MAGA" being the acronym for the 2016 [[President of the United States\|presidential campaign]] of ~~the...let's say controversal~~ {{w\|Donald Trump}}). When reached for questioning, Hasbro responded that they had not sanctioned the political message and would address the issue with the "vendor" (corporate language for "freelance artist") responsible.<ref>[https://io9.gizmodo.com/uh-is-this-transformers-toy-a-trump-supporter-1820555691 Uh, Is This Transformers Toy a Trump Supporter?]</ref> A few months later, Jazz was re-released as part of wave 3 of the ''Power of the Primes'' Deluxe Class assortment. Hasbro took this as an opportunity to remove the "MAGA" text, leaving only a conspicuously large blank black space underneath the Autobot insignia.		*One of the most infamous cases: The original production run of ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)\|Power of the Primes]]'' Deluxe Class [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Power of the Primes\|Autobot Jazz]] became the center of a minor controversy when it was discovered that the figure's deco featured a tampograph with the letters "MAGA" in tiny [[Cybertronix]] text underneath Jazz's Autobot insignia (with "MAGA" being the acronym for the 2016 [[President of the United States\|presidential campaign]] of {{w\|Donald Trump\|a very controversial person}}). When reached for questioning, Hasbro responded that they had not sanctioned the political message and would address the issue with the "vendor" (corporate language for "freelance artist") responsible.<ref>[https://io9.gizmodo.com/uh-is-this-transformers-toy-a-trump-supporter-1820555691 Uh, Is This Transformers Toy a Trump Supporter?]</ref> A few months later, Jazz was re-released as part of wave 3 of the ''Power of the Primes'' Deluxe Class assortment. Hasbro took this as an opportunity to remove the "MAGA" text, leaving only a conspicuously large blank black space underneath the Autobot insignia.
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ArmyRanger: /* Colors and deco */

2026-02-26T01:52:41Z

Colors and deco

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	*''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Beast Hunters (2013)\|Transformers: Prime/Beast Hunters]]'' ''[[Cyberverse (toyline)\|Cyberverse]]'' Legion Class [[Soundwave (WFC)#Cyberverse\|Soundwave]] originally had his head including the [[mouthplate]] as well as the "collar" around the head all painted in flat black. Coupled with the purple paint operations on each side of the mouthplate, this made it look as if Soundwave had a huge black head with two purple eyes. This was later amended to some degree by a running change that gave the face a slightly darker, more glossy paint job.		*''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Beast Hunters (2013)\|Transformers: Prime/Beast Hunters]]'' ''[[Cyberverse (toyline)\|Cyberverse]]'' Legion Class [[Soundwave (WFC)#Cyberverse\|Soundwave]] originally had his head including the [[mouthplate]] as well as the "collar" around the head all painted in flat black. Coupled with the purple paint operations on each side of the mouthplate, this made it look as if Soundwave had a huge black head with two purple eyes. This was later amended to some degree by a running change that gave the face a slightly darker, more glossy paint job.
	*''Transformers: Prime''/''Beast Hunters'' Deluxe Class [[Windrazor (Prime)#Beast Hunters\|Windrazor]] was originally released in colors that were very close to those of his [[wave]]-mate [[Twinstrike (Prime)#Beast Hunters\|Twinstrike]]. A later running change replaced nearly ''all'' plastic and paint colors, most notably splitting up the formerly bright yellow plastic parts into gray and gold. This was effectively the most significant color variant officially marketed and sold as the same product since the ''Beast Wars'' Transmetal 2 Dinobot and Prowl variants.<ref name="windrazor">[http://ofensau.wordpress.com/2014/07/26/beast-hunters-deluxe-class-vs-cyberverse-legion-class-windrazor-twinstrike/ Comparison between both variants of Deluxe Class Windrazor] (and also Deluxe Class Twinstrike and Legion Class Windrazor and Twinstrike).</ref>		*''Transformers: Prime''/''Beast Hunters'' Deluxe Class [[Windrazor (Prime)#Beast Hunters\|Windrazor]] was originally released in colors that were very close to those of his [[wave]]-mate [[Twinstrike (Prime)#Beast Hunters\|Twinstrike]]. A later running change replaced nearly ''all'' plastic and paint colors, most notably splitting up the formerly bright yellow plastic parts into gray and gold. This was effectively the most significant color variant officially marketed and sold as the same product since the ''Beast Wars'' Transmetal 2 Dinobot and Prowl variants.<ref name="windrazor">[http://ofensau.wordpress.com/2014/07/26/beast-hunters-deluxe-class-vs-cyberverse-legion-class-windrazor-twinstrike/ Comparison between both variants of Deluxe Class Windrazor] (and also Deluxe Class Twinstrike and Legion Class Windrazor and Twinstrike).</ref>
	*One of the most infamous cases: The original production run of ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)\|Power of the Primes]]'' Deluxe Class [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Power of the Primes\|Autobot Jazz]] became the center of a minor controversy when it was discovered that the figure's deco featured a tampograph with the letters "MAGA" in tiny [[Cybertronix]] text underneath Jazz's Autobot insignia (with "MAGA" being the acronym for the 2016 [[President of the United States\|presidential campaign]] of {{w\|Donald Trump~~\|a very controversial person~~}}). When reached for questioning, Hasbro responded that they had not sanctioned the political message and would address the issue with the "vendor" (corporate language for "freelance artist") responsible.<ref>[https://io9.gizmodo.com/uh-is-this-transformers-toy-a-trump-supporter-1820555691 Uh, Is This Transformers Toy a Trump Supporter?]</ref> A few months later, Jazz was re-released as part of wave 3 of the ''Power of the Primes'' Deluxe Class assortment. Hasbro took this as an opportunity to remove the "MAGA" text, leaving only a conspicuously large blank black space underneath the Autobot insignia.		*One of the most infamous cases: The original production run of ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)\|Power of the Primes]]'' Deluxe Class [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Power of the Primes\|Autobot Jazz]] became the center of a minor controversy when it was discovered that the figure's deco featured a tampograph with the letters "MAGA" in tiny [[Cybertronix]] text underneath Jazz's Autobot insignia (with "MAGA" being the acronym for the 2016 [[President of the United States\|presidential campaign]] of the...let's say controversal {{w\|Donald Trump}}). When reached for questioning, Hasbro responded that they had not sanctioned the political message and would address the issue with the "vendor" (corporate language for "freelance artist") responsible.<ref>[https://io9.gizmodo.com/uh-is-this-transformers-toy-a-trump-supporter-1820555691 Uh, Is This Transformers Toy a Trump Supporter?]</ref> A few months later, Jazz was re-released as part of wave 3 of the ''Power of the Primes'' Deluxe Class assortment. Hasbro took this as an opportunity to remove the "MAGA" text, leaving only a conspicuously large blank black space underneath the Autobot insignia.
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BerylRoll at 20:24, 21 February 2026

2026-02-21T20:24:13Z

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BerylRoll at 17:00, 25 January 2026

2026-01-25T17:00:05Z

Kcchia80: campaign was spelled "campain"

2025-10-05T20:57:47Z

campaign was spelled "campain"

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	*''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Beast Hunters (2013)\|Transformers: Prime/Beast Hunters]]'' ''[[Cyberverse (toyline)\|Cyberverse]]'' Legion Class [[Soundwave (WFC)#Cyberverse\|Soundwave]] originally had his head including the [[mouthplate]] as well as the "collar" around the head all painted in flat black. Coupled with the purple paint operations on each side of the mouthplate, this made it look as if Soundwave had a huge black head with two purple eyes. This was later amended to some degree by a running change that gave the face a slightly darker, more glossy paint job.		*''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Beast Hunters (2013)\|Transformers: Prime/Beast Hunters]]'' ''[[Cyberverse (toyline)\|Cyberverse]]'' Legion Class [[Soundwave (WFC)#Cyberverse\|Soundwave]] originally had his head including the [[mouthplate]] as well as the "collar" around the head all painted in flat black. Coupled with the purple paint operations on each side of the mouthplate, this made it look as if Soundwave had a huge black head with two purple eyes. This was later amended to some degree by a running change that gave the face a slightly darker, more glossy paint job.
	*''Transformers: Prime''/''Beast Hunters'' Deluxe Class [[Windrazor (Prime)#Beast Hunters\|Windrazor]] was originally released in colors that were very close to those of his [[wave]]-mate [[Twinstrike (Prime)#Beast Hunters\|Twinstrike]]. A later running change replaced nearly ''all'' plastic and paint colors, most notably splitting up the formerly bright yellow plastic parts into gray and gold. This was effectively the most significant color variant officially marketed and sold as the same product since the ''Beast Wars'' Transmetal 2 Dinobot and Prowl variants.<ref name="windrazor">[http://ofensau.wordpress.com/2014/07/26/beast-hunters-deluxe-class-vs-cyberverse-legion-class-windrazor-twinstrike/ Comparison between both variants of Deluxe Class Windrazor] (and also Deluxe Class Twinstrike and Legion Class Windrazor and Twinstrike).</ref>		*''Transformers: Prime''/''Beast Hunters'' Deluxe Class [[Windrazor (Prime)#Beast Hunters\|Windrazor]] was originally released in colors that were very close to those of his [[wave]]-mate [[Twinstrike (Prime)#Beast Hunters\|Twinstrike]]. A later running change replaced nearly ''all'' plastic and paint colors, most notably splitting up the formerly bright yellow plastic parts into gray and gold. This was effectively the most significant color variant officially marketed and sold as the same product since the ''Beast Wars'' Transmetal 2 Dinobot and Prowl variants.<ref name="windrazor">[http://ofensau.wordpress.com/2014/07/26/beast-hunters-deluxe-class-vs-cyberverse-legion-class-windrazor-twinstrike/ Comparison between both variants of Deluxe Class Windrazor] (and also Deluxe Class Twinstrike and Legion Class Windrazor and Twinstrike).</ref>
	*One of the most infamous cases: The original production run of ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)\|Power of the Primes]]'' Deluxe Class [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Power of the Primes\|Autobot Jazz]] became the center of a minor controversy when it was discovered that the figure's deco featured a tampograph with the letters "MAGA" in tiny [[Cybertronix]] text underneath Jazz's Autobot insignia (with "MAGA" being the acronym for the 2016 [[President of the United States\|presidential ~~campain~~]] of {{w\|Donald Trump\|a very controversial person}}). When reached for questioning, Hasbro responded that they had not sanctioned the political message and would address the issue with the "vendor" (corporate language for "freelance artist") responsible.<ref>[https://io9.gizmodo.com/uh-is-this-transformers-toy-a-trump-supporter-1820555691 Uh, Is This Transformers Toy a Trump Supporter?]</ref> A few months later, Jazz was re-released as part of wave 3 of the ''Power of the Primes'' Deluxe Class assortment. Hasbro took this as an opportunity to remove the "MAGA" text, leaving only a conspicuously large blank black space underneath the Autobot insignia.		*One of the most infamous cases: The original production run of ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)\|Power of the Primes]]'' Deluxe Class [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Power of the Primes\|Autobot Jazz]] became the center of a minor controversy when it was discovered that the figure's deco featured a tampograph with the letters "MAGA" in tiny [[Cybertronix]] text underneath Jazz's Autobot insignia (with "MAGA" being the acronym for the 2016 [[President of the United States\|presidential campaign]] of {{w\|Donald Trump\|a very controversial person}}). When reached for questioning, Hasbro responded that they had not sanctioned the political message and would address the issue with the "vendor" (corporate language for "freelance artist") responsible.<ref>[https://io9.gizmodo.com/uh-is-this-transformers-toy-a-trump-supporter-1820555691 Uh, Is This Transformers Toy a Trump Supporter?]</ref> A few months later, Jazz was re-released as part of wave 3 of the ''Power of the Primes'' Deluxe Class assortment. Hasbro took this as an opportunity to remove the "MAGA" text, leaving only a conspicuously large blank black space underneath the Autobot insignia.
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FortressMaxxing at 11:45, 11 August 2025

2025-08-11T11:45:32Z

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	[[File:G1 Bumblebee Cliffjumper Red Yellow.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.7\|Wait till you see what crazy colors other countries got.]]		[[File:G1 Bumblebee Cliffjumper Red Yellow.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.7\|Wait till you see what crazy colors [[Generation 1 toylines in Latin America\|other countries]] got.]]
	A '''variant''' is a product, usually a toy (in recent years, also often a comic), that is available in more than one version, but is technically considered the "same" product from a manufacturing standpoint. Each version differs from the other(s) in one or more ways. The exact definition of a variant is not cut-and-dry and varies from person to person. Though a variant is generally different from a [[redeco]] or re-release, even that line is blurry in some cases.		A '''variant''' is a product, usually a toy (in recent years, also often a comic), that is available in more than one version, but is technically considered the "same" product from a manufacturing standpoint. Each version differs from the other(s) in one or more ways. The exact definition of a variant is not cut-and-dry and varies from person to person. Though a variant is generally different from a [[redeco]] or re-release, even that line is blurry in some cases.

TitaniumToughGuy: Undo revision 1849014 by 86-46 (talk)

2025-07-02T22:55:11Z

Undo revision 1849014 by 86-46 (talk)

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	*''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Beast Hunters (2013)\|Transformers: Prime/Beast Hunters]]'' ''[[Cyberverse (toyline)\|Cyberverse]]'' Legion Class [[Soundwave (WFC)#Cyberverse\|Soundwave]] originally had his head including the [[mouthplate]] as well as the "collar" around the head all painted in flat black. Coupled with the purple paint operations on each side of the mouthplate, this made it look as if Soundwave had a huge black head with two purple eyes. This was later amended to some degree by a running change that gave the face a slightly darker, more glossy paint job.		*''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Beast Hunters (2013)\|Transformers: Prime/Beast Hunters]]'' ''[[Cyberverse (toyline)\|Cyberverse]]'' Legion Class [[Soundwave (WFC)#Cyberverse\|Soundwave]] originally had his head including the [[mouthplate]] as well as the "collar" around the head all painted in flat black. Coupled with the purple paint operations on each side of the mouthplate, this made it look as if Soundwave had a huge black head with two purple eyes. This was later amended to some degree by a running change that gave the face a slightly darker, more glossy paint job.
	*''Transformers: Prime''/''Beast Hunters'' Deluxe Class [[Windrazor (Prime)#Beast Hunters\|Windrazor]] was originally released in colors that were very close to those of his [[wave]]-mate [[Twinstrike (Prime)#Beast Hunters\|Twinstrike]]. A later running change replaced nearly ''all'' plastic and paint colors, most notably splitting up the formerly bright yellow plastic parts into gray and gold. This was effectively the most significant color variant officially marketed and sold as the same product since the ''Beast Wars'' Transmetal 2 Dinobot and Prowl variants.<ref name="windrazor">[http://ofensau.wordpress.com/2014/07/26/beast-hunters-deluxe-class-vs-cyberverse-legion-class-windrazor-twinstrike/ Comparison between both variants of Deluxe Class Windrazor] (and also Deluxe Class Twinstrike and Legion Class Windrazor and Twinstrike).</ref>		*''Transformers: Prime''/''Beast Hunters'' Deluxe Class [[Windrazor (Prime)#Beast Hunters\|Windrazor]] was originally released in colors that were very close to those of his [[wave]]-mate [[Twinstrike (Prime)#Beast Hunters\|Twinstrike]]. A later running change replaced nearly ''all'' plastic and paint colors, most notably splitting up the formerly bright yellow plastic parts into gray and gold. This was effectively the most significant color variant officially marketed and sold as the same product since the ''Beast Wars'' Transmetal 2 Dinobot and Prowl variants.<ref name="windrazor">[http://ofensau.wordpress.com/2014/07/26/beast-hunters-deluxe-class-vs-cyberverse-legion-class-windrazor-twinstrike/ Comparison between both variants of Deluxe Class Windrazor] (and also Deluxe Class Twinstrike and Legion Class Windrazor and Twinstrike).</ref>
	*One of the most infamous cases: The original production run of ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)\|Power of the Primes]]'' Deluxe Class [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Power of the Primes\|Autobot Jazz]] became the center of a minor controversy when it was discovered that the figure's deco featured a tampograph with the letters "MAGA" in tiny [[Cybertronix]] text underneath Jazz's Autobot insignia (with "MAGA" being the acronym for the 2016 [[President of the United States\|presidential ~~campaign~~]] of [[Donald Trump]]). When reached for questioning, Hasbro responded that they had not sanctioned the political message and would address the issue with the "vendor" (corporate language for "freelance artist") responsible.<ref>[https://io9.gizmodo.com/uh-is-this-transformers-toy-a-trump-supporter-1820555691 Uh, Is This Transformers Toy a Trump Supporter?]</ref> A few months later, Jazz was re-released as part of wave 3 of the ''Power of the Primes'' Deluxe Class assortment. Hasbro took this as an opportunity to remove the "MAGA" text, leaving only a conspicuously large blank black space underneath the Autobot insignia.		*One of the most infamous cases: The original production run of ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)\|Power of the Primes]]'' Deluxe Class [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Power of the Primes\|Autobot Jazz]] became the center of a minor controversy when it was discovered that the figure's deco featured a tampograph with the letters "MAGA" in tiny [[Cybertronix]] text underneath Jazz's Autobot insignia (with "MAGA" being the acronym for the 2016 [[President of the United States\|presidential campain]] of {{w\|Donald Trump\|a very controversial person}}). When reached for questioning, Hasbro responded that they had not sanctioned the political message and would address the issue with the "vendor" (corporate language for "freelance artist") responsible.<ref>[https://io9.gizmodo.com/uh-is-this-transformers-toy-a-trump-supporter-1820555691 Uh, Is This Transformers Toy a Trump Supporter?]</ref> A few months later, Jazz was re-released as part of wave 3 of the ''Power of the Primes'' Deluxe Class assortment. Hasbro took this as an opportunity to remove the "MAGA" text, leaving only a conspicuously large blank black space underneath the Autobot insignia.
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86-46 at 22:23, 2 July 2025

2025-07-02T22:23:49Z

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	*''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Beast Hunters (2013)\|Transformers: Prime/Beast Hunters]]'' ''[[Cyberverse (toyline)\|Cyberverse]]'' Legion Class [[Soundwave (WFC)#Cyberverse\|Soundwave]] originally had his head including the [[mouthplate]] as well as the "collar" around the head all painted in flat black. Coupled with the purple paint operations on each side of the mouthplate, this made it look as if Soundwave had a huge black head with two purple eyes. This was later amended to some degree by a running change that gave the face a slightly darker, more glossy paint job.		*''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Beast Hunters (2013)\|Transformers: Prime/Beast Hunters]]'' ''[[Cyberverse (toyline)\|Cyberverse]]'' Legion Class [[Soundwave (WFC)#Cyberverse\|Soundwave]] originally had his head including the [[mouthplate]] as well as the "collar" around the head all painted in flat black. Coupled with the purple paint operations on each side of the mouthplate, this made it look as if Soundwave had a huge black head with two purple eyes. This was later amended to some degree by a running change that gave the face a slightly darker, more glossy paint job.
	*''Transformers: Prime''/''Beast Hunters'' Deluxe Class [[Windrazor (Prime)#Beast Hunters\|Windrazor]] was originally released in colors that were very close to those of his [[wave]]-mate [[Twinstrike (Prime)#Beast Hunters\|Twinstrike]]. A later running change replaced nearly ''all'' plastic and paint colors, most notably splitting up the formerly bright yellow plastic parts into gray and gold. This was effectively the most significant color variant officially marketed and sold as the same product since the ''Beast Wars'' Transmetal 2 Dinobot and Prowl variants.<ref name="windrazor">[http://ofensau.wordpress.com/2014/07/26/beast-hunters-deluxe-class-vs-cyberverse-legion-class-windrazor-twinstrike/ Comparison between both variants of Deluxe Class Windrazor] (and also Deluxe Class Twinstrike and Legion Class Windrazor and Twinstrike).</ref>		*''Transformers: Prime''/''Beast Hunters'' Deluxe Class [[Windrazor (Prime)#Beast Hunters\|Windrazor]] was originally released in colors that were very close to those of his [[wave]]-mate [[Twinstrike (Prime)#Beast Hunters\|Twinstrike]]. A later running change replaced nearly ''all'' plastic and paint colors, most notably splitting up the formerly bright yellow plastic parts into gray and gold. This was effectively the most significant color variant officially marketed and sold as the same product since the ''Beast Wars'' Transmetal 2 Dinobot and Prowl variants.<ref name="windrazor">[http://ofensau.wordpress.com/2014/07/26/beast-hunters-deluxe-class-vs-cyberverse-legion-class-windrazor-twinstrike/ Comparison between both variants of Deluxe Class Windrazor] (and also Deluxe Class Twinstrike and Legion Class Windrazor and Twinstrike).</ref>
	*One of the most infamous cases: The original production run of ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)\|Power of the Primes]]'' Deluxe Class [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Power of the Primes\|Autobot Jazz]] became the center of a minor controversy when it was discovered that the figure's deco featured a tampograph with the letters "MAGA" in tiny [[Cybertronix]] text underneath Jazz's Autobot insignia (with "MAGA" being the acronym for the 2016 [[President of the United States\|presidential ~~campain~~]] of ~~{{w\|~~Donald Trump~~\|a very controversial person}}~~). When reached for questioning, Hasbro responded that they had not sanctioned the political message and would address the issue with the "vendor" (corporate language for "freelance artist") responsible.<ref>[https://io9.gizmodo.com/uh-is-this-transformers-toy-a-trump-supporter-1820555691 Uh, Is This Transformers Toy a Trump Supporter?]</ref> A few months later, Jazz was re-released as part of wave 3 of the ''Power of the Primes'' Deluxe Class assortment. Hasbro took this as an opportunity to remove the "MAGA" text, leaving only a conspicuously large blank black space underneath the Autobot insignia.		*One of the most infamous cases: The original production run of ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)\|Power of the Primes]]'' Deluxe Class [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Power of the Primes\|Autobot Jazz]] became the center of a minor controversy when it was discovered that the figure's deco featured a tampograph with the letters "MAGA" in tiny [[Cybertronix]] text underneath Jazz's Autobot insignia (with "MAGA" being the acronym for the 2016 [[President of the United States\|presidential campaign]] of [[Donald Trump]]). When reached for questioning, Hasbro responded that they had not sanctioned the political message and would address the issue with the "vendor" (corporate language for "freelance artist") responsible.<ref>[https://io9.gizmodo.com/uh-is-this-transformers-toy-a-trump-supporter-1820555691 Uh, Is This Transformers Toy a Trump Supporter?]</ref> A few months later, Jazz was re-released as part of wave 3 of the ''Power of the Primes'' Deluxe Class assortment. Hasbro took this as an opportunity to remove the "MAGA" text, leaving only a conspicuously large blank black space underneath the Autobot insignia.
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Nevermore: /* Market-specific variants */

2025-02-22T22:12:08Z

Market-specific variants

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	*Name variants mostly exist between Hasbro and Takara versions of toys; however, in the 1980s and 1990s, [[The Transformers (European toyline)\|European]] releases could even have different names on the toys' packaging for different markets (such as the [[Turbomaster]]s aka "Cannonmasters" and the [[Predator (subgroup)\|Predator]]s). This practice has been abandoned with the introduction of uniform multilingual European packaging. The occasional name change of a [[gimmick]] still exists, though: ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)\|Transformers: Prime]]'' ''[[Beast Hunters (toyline)\|Beast Hunters]]'' Battlemaster Class "[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#Talking\|Talking Bumblebee]]" was renamed into "SFX Bumblebee" for European markets, with the sound chip changed from containing voice clips to generic sound effects, and ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)\|Age of Extinction]]'' "[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Mega1Step\|Mega 1-Step Bumblebee]]" was renamed into "Mega Flip Bumblebee" for European markets.		*Name variants mostly exist between Hasbro and Takara versions of toys; however, in the 1980s and 1990s, [[The Transformers (European toyline)\|European]] releases could even have different names on the toys' packaging for different markets (such as the [[Turbomaster]]s aka "Cannonmasters" and the [[Predator (subgroup)\|Predator]]s). This practice has been abandoned with the introduction of uniform multilingual European packaging. The occasional name change of a [[gimmick]] still exists, though: ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)\|Transformers: Prime]]'' ''[[Beast Hunters (toyline)\|Beast Hunters]]'' Battlemaster Class "[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#Talking\|Talking Bumblebee]]" was renamed into "SFX Bumblebee" for European markets, with the sound chip changed from containing voice clips to generic sound effects, and ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)\|Age of Extinction]]'' "[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Mega1Step\|Mega 1-Step Bumblebee]]" was renamed into "Mega Flip Bumblebee" for European markets.
	*A particularly odd case: In 2012, Hasbro's Asian division released several redecos and retools of older toys in ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)\|Generations]]'' packaging in markets such as China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Malaysia, with all the various texts on the packaging being kept in English. Several months later, Hasbro's US division released those toys in the United States and Canada as [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusives, with the toys now sporting [[:File:GenerationsAsianDeluxes.jpg\|bilingual English/Chinese texts on their packaging]]. In addition, the Deluxe Class toys were now packaged in [[alternate mode\|vehicle mode]] rather than in [[robot mode]].		*A particularly odd case: In 2012, Hasbro's Asian division released several redecos and retools of older toys in ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)\|Generations]]'' packaging in markets such as China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Malaysia, with all the various texts on the packaging being kept in English. Several months later, Hasbro's US division released those toys in the United States and Canada as [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusives, with the toys now sporting [[:File:GenerationsAsianDeluxes.jpg\|bilingual English/Chinese texts on their packaging]]. In addition, the Deluxe Class toys were now packaged in [[alternate mode\|vehicle mode]] rather than in [[robot mode]].
			*Color differences between different Hasbro markets are rare, but not completely unheard of. The "[[Thrust (Armada)#PowerlinxBrown\|Powerlinx]]" redeco of the ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)\|Armada]]'' Super-Con Thrust figure was originally intended to be colored as an homage to his [[Thrust (G1)\|''Generation 1'' namesake]], but Hasbro decided to change his colors at the eleventh hour, with the figure released in North America instead sporting a color scheme inspired by ''Generation 1'' [[Dirge (G1)\|Dirge]]. However, the figure ''was'' released in its originally intended colors in Europe, where the North American color scheme was never available. (Both versions were released by Takara as "[[USA Edition]]s", exclusively available via different venues.)
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Colors and deco

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	*''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Beast Hunters (2013)\|Transformers: Prime/Beast Hunters]]'' ''[[Cyberverse (toyline)\|Cyberverse]]'' Legion Class [[Soundwave (WFC)#Cyberverse\|Soundwave]] originally had his head including the [[mouthplate]] as well as the "collar" around the head all painted in flat black. Coupled with the purple paint operations on each side of the mouthplate, this made it look as if Soundwave had a huge black head with two purple eyes. This was later amended to some degree by a running change that gave the face a slightly darker, more glossy paint job.		*''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Beast Hunters (2013)\|Transformers: Prime/Beast Hunters]]'' ''[[Cyberverse (toyline)\|Cyberverse]]'' Legion Class [[Soundwave (WFC)#Cyberverse\|Soundwave]] originally had his head including the [[mouthplate]] as well as the "collar" around the head all painted in flat black. Coupled with the purple paint operations on each side of the mouthplate, this made it look as if Soundwave had a huge black head with two purple eyes. This was later amended to some degree by a running change that gave the face a slightly darker, more glossy paint job.
	*''Transformers: Prime''/''Beast Hunters'' Deluxe Class [[Windrazor (Prime)#Beast Hunters\|Windrazor]] was originally released in colors that were very close to those of his [[wave]]-mate [[Twinstrike (Prime)#Beast Hunters\|Twinstrike]]. A later running change replaced nearly ''all'' plastic and paint colors, most notably splitting up the formerly bright yellow plastic parts into gray and gold. This was effectively the most significant color variant officially marketed and sold as the same product since the ''Beast Wars'' Transmetal 2 Dinobot and Prowl variants.<ref name="windrazor">[http://ofensau.wordpress.com/2014/07/26/beast-hunters-deluxe-class-vs-cyberverse-legion-class-windrazor-twinstrike/ Comparison between both variants of Deluxe Class Windrazor] (and also Deluxe Class Twinstrike and Legion Class Windrazor and Twinstrike).</ref>		*''Transformers: Prime''/''Beast Hunters'' Deluxe Class [[Windrazor (Prime)#Beast Hunters\|Windrazor]] was originally released in colors that were very close to those of his [[wave]]-mate [[Twinstrike (Prime)#Beast Hunters\|Twinstrike]]. A later running change replaced nearly ''all'' plastic and paint colors, most notably splitting up the formerly bright yellow plastic parts into gray and gold. This was effectively the most significant color variant officially marketed and sold as the same product since the ''Beast Wars'' Transmetal 2 Dinobot and Prowl variants.<ref name="windrazor">[http://ofensau.wordpress.com/2014/07/26/beast-hunters-deluxe-class-vs-cyberverse-legion-class-windrazor-twinstrike/ Comparison between both variants of Deluxe Class Windrazor] (and also Deluxe Class Twinstrike and Legion Class Windrazor and Twinstrike).</ref>
	*One of the most infamous cases: The original production run of ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)\|Power of the Primes]]'' Deluxe Class [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Power of the Primes\|Autobot Jazz]] became the center of a minor controversy when it was discovered that the figure's deco featured a tampograph with the letters "MAGA" in tiny [[Cybertronix]] text underneath Jazz's Autobot insignia (with "MAGA" being the acronym for the 2016 [[President of the United States\|presidential campain]] of {{w\|Donald Trump\|a very controversial person}}). When reached for questioning, Hasbro responded that they had not sanctioned the political message and would address the issue with the "vendor" (corporate language for "freelance artist") responsible.<ref>[https://io9.gizmodo.com/uh-is-this-transformers-toy-a-trump-supporter-1820555691 Uh, Is This Transformers Toy a Trump Supporter?]</ref> A few months later, Jazz was re-released as part of wave 3 of the ''Power of the Primes'' Deluxe Class assortment. Hasbro ~~toom~~ this as an opportunity to remove the "MAGA" text, leaving only a conspicuously large blank black space underneath the Autobot insignia.		*One of the most infamous cases: The original production run of ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)\|Power of the Primes]]'' Deluxe Class [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Power of the Primes\|Autobot Jazz]] became the center of a minor controversy when it was discovered that the figure's deco featured a tampograph with the letters "MAGA" in tiny [[Cybertronix]] text underneath Jazz's Autobot insignia (with "MAGA" being the acronym for the 2016 [[President of the United States\|presidential campain]] of {{w\|Donald Trump\|a very controversial person}}). When reached for questioning, Hasbro responded that they had not sanctioned the political message and would address the issue with the "vendor" (corporate language for "freelance artist") responsible.<ref>[https://io9.gizmodo.com/uh-is-this-transformers-toy-a-trump-supporter-1820555691 Uh, Is This Transformers Toy a Trump Supporter?]</ref> A few months later, Jazz was re-released as part of wave 3 of the ''Power of the Primes'' Deluxe Class assortment. Hasbro took this as an opportunity to remove the "MAGA" text, leaving only a conspicuously large blank black space underneath the Autobot insignia.
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	*In their then-weekly Hasbro.com website Q&A, Hasbro contemplated releasing the #7 ''Binaltech'' variant of [[Smokescreen (G1)#Alternators/Binaltech\|Smokescreen]] (see above) as part of their ''[[Transformers: Alternators\|Alternators]]'' line "in late 2004 or early 2005". This idea was likely dropped due to the original #8 version of Smokescreen ending up as a major [[shelfwarmer]].		*In their then-weekly Hasbro.com website Q&A, Hasbro contemplated releasing the #7 ''Binaltech'' variant of [[Smokescreen (G1)#Alternators/Binaltech\|Smokescreen]] (see above) as part of their ''[[Transformers: Alternators\|Alternators]]'' line "in late 2004 or early 2005". This idea was likely dropped due to the original #8 version of Smokescreen ending up as a major [[shelfwarmer]].
	*Following [[fandom\|fan]] complaints about ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)\|Universe]]'' Deluxe Class [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)\|Ironhide]]'s face being painted ''blue'', Hasbro promised that a running change would see the face color changed to silver,<ref name="hasuni">"Hasbro Responds RE: Universe Cyclonus & Ironhide", originally posted at theIDW boards, mirrored at [https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/hasbro-responds-re-universe-cyclonus-ironhide/14201/ Seibertron].</ref> which never happened.		*Following [[fandom\|fan]] complaints about ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)\|Universe]]'' Deluxe Class [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)\|Ironhide]]'s face being painted ''blue'', Hasbro promised that a running change would see the face color changed to silver,<ref name="hasuni">"Hasbro Responds RE: Universe Cyclonus & Ironhide", originally posted at theIDW boards, mirrored at [https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/hasbro-responds-re-universe-cyclonus-ironhide/14201/ Seibertron].</ref> which never happened.
	*When Hasbro originally revealed ''[[Transformers: Generations#Combiner Wars\|Generations Combiner Wars]]'' Voyager Class [[Onslaught (G1)#CombinerWars\|Onslaught]] at [[BotCon 2015]], he was advertised as having a tan Bruticus chestplate for a ''Generation 1'' Onslaught-accurate color scheme as the first release and a silver chestplate for a ''Generation 1'' Bruticus-accurate color scheme as a running change. Instead, only the version with a silver chest plate ever made it to retail, while the version with a tan chestplate has never surfaced at all.		*When Hasbro originally revealed ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Combiner Wars\|Generations Combiner Wars]]'' Voyager Class [[Onslaught (G1)#CombinerWars\|Onslaught]] at [[BotCon 2015]], he was advertised as having a tan Bruticus chestplate for a ''Generation 1'' Onslaught-accurate color scheme as the first release and a silver chestplate for a ''Generation 1'' Bruticus-accurate color scheme as a running change. Instead, only the version with a silver chest plate ever made it to retail, while the version with a tan chestplate has never surfaced at all.
	Chances are that when Hasbro actually announces a running change in advance, it will most likely never happen, as all the running changes listed above that ''did'' happen were never announced at all.		Chances are that when Hasbro actually announces a running change in advance, it will most likely never happen, as all the running changes listed above that ''did'' happen were never announced at all.

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	[[File:G2-toy Motormouth.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.4]]		[[File:G2-toy Motormouth.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.4]]
	In some rare cases, toys that were [[gang-molding\|gang-molded]] with other toys were available in unintentional variants when the toys they were gang-molded with were [[redeco]]ed for a subsequent [[wave]]:		In some rare cases, toys that were [[gang-molding\|gang-molded]] with other toys were available in unintentional variants when the toys they were gang-molded with were [[redeco]]ed for a subsequent [[wave]]:
	*The ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)\|Generation 2]]'' [[Go-Bot (G2)\|Go-Bots]] [[Gearhead]] and [[Motormouth]] were both available with either clear or solid plastic parts. The clear plastic parts corresponded with the clear car shells of their wave-mates [[Firecracker]] and [[Blowout]], the solid plastic parts with the car shells of Go-Bot [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Generation 2\|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Generation 2\|Megatron]] (redecos of Firecracker and Blowout, respectively).		*The ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)\|Generation 2]]'' [[Go-Bot (G2)\|Go-Bots]] [[Gearhead]] and [[Motormouth (G2)\|Motormouth]] were both available with either clear or solid plastic parts. The clear plastic parts corresponded with the clear car shells of their wave-mates [[Firecracker]] and [[Blowout (G2)\|Blowout]], the solid plastic parts with the car shells of Go-Bot [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Generation 2\|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Generation 2\|Megatron]] (redecos of Firecracker and Blowout, respectively).

	==Borderline cases==		==Borderline cases==
	===Variant or different product?===		===Variant or different product?===
	[[File:CybertronPrimusPackagingComparison.jpg\|upright=1.55\|thumb\|Buy two of us for exclusive accessories, and the third one for the toy itself!]]		[[File:CybertronPrimusPackagingComparison.jpg\|upright=1.55\|thumb\|Buy two of us for exclusive accessories, and the third one for the toy itself!]]
	Following ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)\|Beast Wars]]'' [[Transmetal 2]] [[Dinobot II]] and [[Prowl II\|Prowl]], [[Hasbro]] decided to become more straightforward about same-character [[redeco]]s, which have been treated as separate products since then:		Following ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)\|Beast Wars]]'' [[Transmetal 2]] [[Dinobot II]] and [[Prowl (TM2)\|Prowl]], [[Hasbro]] decided to become more straightforward about same-character [[redeco]]s, which have been treated as separate products since then:
	*The "new style" redecos of [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)\|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'']] [[Prowl (RID)\|Prowl]], [[Side Burn (RID)\|Side Burn]] and [[X-Brawn]] sported different product code numbers, as did the red and yellow versions of ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)\|Cybertron]]'' [[Scrapmetal (race)\|Scrapmetal]]. Still, all of them were released under the same names as the originals, without a prefix or suffix like most same-character redecos have.		*The "new style" redecos of [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)\|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'']] [[Prowl (RID)\|Prowl]], [[Side Burn (RID)\|Side Burn]] and [[X-Brawn]] sported different product code numbers, as did the red and yellow versions of ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)\|Cybertron]]'' [[Scrapmetal (race)\|Scrapmetal]]. Still, all of them were released under the same names as the originals, without a prefix or suffix like most same-character redecos have.
	*Likewise, the limited edition version of ''Cybertron'' [[Primus]] with the [[Unicron/toys\|Unicron]] head accessory also had different product code and assortment numbers than the regular, bonus-free release.		*Likewise, the limited edition version of ''Cybertron'' [[Primus]] with the [[Unicron/toys\|Unicron]] head accessory also had different product code and assortment numbers than the regular, bonus-free release.