1994: Difference between revisions

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«	1994	»

The year 1994 (MCMXCIV) is the eleventh year of the Transformers brand.

For further information, see: Transformers timeline

Events

Non-Fiction

(unknown) - Merchandise company American Crafts is founded.
October 12 — DreamWorks, the company that co-produces and distributes the live-action film series with Paramount Pictures, is founded.

Births

Deaths

Conventions

BotCon 1994: July 16

Fiction

2005 IDW continuity

At the Project: Ice Man facility in Brasnya, Garrison Kreiger conducts an experiment of having Mike "Atomic Man" Power touch the Talisman. This triggers a surge of energy which materializes the Axalon and Sgt. Savage, who had previously vanished from that location in 1944. A moment later, Adventure Force arrives to shut down Kreiger's experiments. Detecting no heartbeat from Power, Adventure Force comes to the mistaken conclusion that Kreiger has killed Power. Meanwhile, Sgt. Savage is introduced to a new decade. When Eagles Scream

Transformers/Ghostbusters

After detecting a Cybertronian signal on Earth, the Autobots send Ectronymous Diamatron to investigate, later to be joined by Optimus Prime. While there, they form an alliance with the Ghostbusters, working with the team to prevent Kremzeek the Scavenger and his ghostly Decepticons from claiming the AllSpark. Transformers/Ghostbusters

Rise of the Beasts

In June, the Autobots, who have been stranded on Earth for seven years, come into conflict with the invading Terrorcons following the unearthing of the Transwarp Key. With the aid of the humans Noah Díaz and Elena Wallace, along with a team of Maximals, the Autobots defeat the Terrorcons and destroy the Key, preventing the destruction of Earth by the dark god Unicron. Rise of the Beasts

Media

Television

Transformers: Generation 2 — Season 2

Print

Comics

Fleetway Comics (UK)

Transformers: Generation 2 (issues 1–3, 5 issues)

Marvel Comics

Transformers: Generation 2 (issues 5–12, 12 issues)

Books

BB Books (AUS)

Activity Pack

Grandreams (UK)

The Official Transformers: Generation 2 Annual
Play Pack

Collections

Home Video

Takara (Japan)

LaserDisc

Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers — Convoy Set

Comics

Marvel UK Collected Comics

Holiday Special 1994
Summer Special 1994
Winter Special 1994

Merchandise

TBD

Toys

U.S.

Autobots

Aerialbots

Rotor Force

Laser Rods

Electro
Volt

Heroes

Optimus Prime

Decepticons

Combaticons Blast Off Brawl Onslaught Swindle Vortex		Rotor Force Powerdive Ransack		Laser Rods Jolt Sizzle		Heroes Megatron
Others Dreadwing with Smokescreen

BotCon 1994 Exclusives

Breakdown

Europe

Autobots

Sparkabots Blaze Sizzle	Axelerators Hotrider Rapido Skram Zap	Rotorbots Hot Foot Piranha	Aquaspeeders Aquafend Deluge Jetstorm Speedstream
Lightformers Deftwing Ironfist	Illuminators Electro Volt	Heroics Jazz Inferno Sideswipe	Dinobots Grimlock (blue deco only) Slag (green deco only) Snarl (red deco only)
Heroes Sureshot	Obliterators Spark	Leaders Optimus Prime

Decepticons

Sparkabots Flamefeather Sparkstalker	Skyscorchers Hawk Snipe Terradive Tornado	Rotorbots Blade Blitz	Stormtroopers Aquablast Drench Hydradread Rage
Trakkons Calcar Fearswoop	Illuminators Fireball Hotrod	Skyraiders Ramjet Starscream	Heroes Archforce
Obliterators Colossus	Leaders Megatron Stealth Assault with "robot/jet fighter"

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 *[[October 12]] — [[DreamWorks]], the company that co-produces and distributes the [[live-action film series]] with [[Paramount Pictures]], is founded.
 ====Births====
-*??? — [[Henri Piispanen]]
+*??? — [[Henri Piispanen]], [[Sergio Becerril]]
+*[[January 7]] — [[Mutsuki Iwanaka]]
+*[[January 18]] — [[Javier Ibarreche]]
+*[[January 20]] — [[Annie Rojas]]
+*[[January 22]] — [[Szonja Rudolf]]
+*[[February 27]] — [[Sebastian Fitzner]]
+*[[March 6]] — [[Yūki Shin]]
+*[[March 13]] — [[Kento Nakajima]]
+*[[March 23]] — [[Sebastian Kluckert]]
+*[[April 3]] — [[Maasai Singleton]]
+*[[April 5]] — [[Amanda Manso]]
+*[[April 18]] — [[Ana Elena Bittencourt]]
+*[[April 21]] — [[Mathieu Touquet]]
+*[[May 11]] — [[Alex Villamar]]
+*[[May 12]] — [[Mason Hensley]]
+*[[June 2]] — [[Natsumi Fujiwara]]
+*[[June 8]] — [[Amadeus Strobl]]
+*[[June 9]] — [[Ginette Zavala]]
+*[[June 14]] — [[Yan Gesteira]]
 *[[August 17]] — [[Tasuku Hatanaka]]
+*[[August 18]] — [[Bruna Nogueira]]
+*[[August 26]] — [[Eduardo Martínez]]
+*[[November 4]] — [[Monserrat Mendoza]]
+*[[November 10]] — [[Peter Sura]]
 ====Deaths====
 *[[June 12]] — [[Chris Latta]]
+*[[November 11]] — [[George Goode]]
 *[[November 30]] — [[Lionel Stander]]
 ==== Conventions ====
-*[[BotCon 1994]]
+*[[BotCon 1994]]: [[July 16]]
 ===Fiction===
@@ Line 21: / Line 45: @@
 *At the [[Project Ice Man|Project: Ice Man]] facility in [[Brasnya]], [[Merklynn|Garrison Kreiger]] conducts an experiment of having [[Atomic Man|Mike "Atomic Man" Power]] touch the [[Talisman (G1)|Talisman]]. This triggers a surge of energy which materializes the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'' and [[Sgt. Savage]], who had previously vanished from that location in [[1944]]. A moment later, [[Adventure Team|Adventure Force]] arrives to shut down Kreiger's experiments. Detecting no heartbeat from Power, Adventure Force comes to the mistaken conclusion that Kreiger has killed Power. Meanwhile, Sgt. Savage is introduced to a new decade. {{storylink|When Eagles Scream}}
-===''Transformers/Ghostbusters''===
+====''Transformers/Ghostbusters''====
-*After detecting a Cybertronian signal on Earth, the Autobots send [[Ectotron|Ectronymous Diamatron]] to investigate, later to be joined by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. While there, they form an alliance with the [[Ghostbusters]], working with the team to prevent [[Kremzeek (G1)|Kremzeek the Scavenger]] and his [[ghost]]ly Decepticons from claiming the [[AllSpark]]. {{storylink|Transformers/Ghostbusters}}
+*After detecting a Cybertronian signal on Earth, the Autobots send [[Ectotron|Ectronymous Diamatron]] to investigate, later to be joined by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. While there, they form an alliance with the [[Ghostbusters]], working with the team to prevent [[Kremzeek|Kremzeek the Scavenger]] and his [[ghost]]ly Decepticons from claiming the [[AllSpark]]. {{storylink|Transformers/Ghostbusters}}
+====''Rise of the Beasts''====
+*In June, the Autobots, who have been stranded on Earth for seven years, come into conflict with the invading [[Terrorcon (ROTB)|Terrorcons]] following the unearthing of the [[Transwarp Key]]. With the aid of the humans [[Noah Díaz]] and [[Elena Wallace]], along with a team of [[Maximals]], the Autobots defeat the Terrorcons and destroy the Key, preventing the destruction of Earth by the dark god [[Unicron]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)|Rise of the Beasts}}
 ==Media==
@@ Line 62: / Line 89: @@
 ===U.S.===
 ====Autobots====
-{{columnlist|2|
+{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
-*[[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]]
+|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]]'''</u>
-*[[Electro]]
+<ul class="iconlist">
-*[[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]]
+{{Bp-a2|[[Air Raid (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Air Raid]]}}
-*[[Leadfoot (G2)|Leadfoot]]
+{{Bp-a2|[[Fireflight (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Fireflight]]}}
-*[[Manta Ray (G2)|Manta Ray]]
+{{Bp-a2|[[Silverbolt (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Silverbolt]]}}
-*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Optimus Prime (Hero)]]
+{{Bp-a2|[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)/toys#Generation 2|Skydive]]}}
-*[[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]]
+{{Bp-a2|[[Slingshot (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Slingshot]]}}
-*[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]]
+</ul class="iconlist">
-*[[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]]
+|
-*[[Volt]]
+|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Rotor Force]]'''</u>
-}}
+<ul class="iconlist">
+{{Bp-a2|[[Leadfoot (G2)#Toys|Leadfoot]]}}
+{{Bp-a2|[[Manta Ray (G2)#Toys|Manta Ray]]}}
+</ul>
+|
+|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Laser Rod]]s'''</u>
+<ul class="iconlist">
+{{Bp-a2|[[Electro#Toys|Electro]]}}
+{{Bp-a2|[[Volt#Toys|Volt]]}}
+</ul>
+|
+|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Hero (G2)|Heroes]]'''</u>
+<ul class="iconlist">
+{{Bp-a2|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#HeroOptimusPrime|Optimus Prime]]}}
+</ul>
+|width="20%" valign="top"|
+|}
+{{-}}
 ====Decepticons====
-{{columnlist|2|
+{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
-*[[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]]
+|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]]'''</u>
-*[[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]]
+<ul class="iconlist">
-*[[Dreadwing (G2)|Dreadwing]] w/ [[Smokescreen (G2)|Smokescreen]]
+{{Bp-d2|[[Blast Off (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Blast Off]]}}
-*[[Jolt (G2)|Jolt]]
+{{Bp-d2|[[Brawl (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Brawl]]}}
-*[[Megatron (G1)/toys|Megatron (Hero)]]
+{{Bp-d2|[[Onslaught (G1)#Generation 2|Onslaught]]}}
-*[[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]]
+{{Bp-d2|[[Swindle (G1)#Generation 2|Swindle]]}}
-*[[Powerdive]]
+{{Bp-d2|[[Vortex (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Vortex]]}}<br>
-*[[Ransack (G2)|Ransack]]
+</ul>
-*[[Sizzle (G2)|Sizzle]]
+|
-*[[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]]
+|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Rotor Force]]'''</u>
-*[[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]]
+<ul class="iconlist">
-}}
+{{Bp-d2|[[Powerdive#Toys|Powerdive]]}}
+{{Bp-d2|[[Ransack (G2)#Toys|Ransack]]}}
+</ul>
+|
+|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Laser Rod]]s'''</u>
+<ul class="iconlist">
+{{Bp-d2|[[Jolt (G2)#Toys|Jolt]]}}
+{{Bp-d2|[[Sizzle (G2)#Toys|Sizzle]]}}
+</ul>
+|
+|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Hero (G2)|Heroes]]'''</u>
+<ul class="iconlist">
+{{Bp-d2|[[Megatron (G1)/toys#Hero|Megatron]]}}
+</ul>
+|width="20%" valign="top"|
+|-
+|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Others'''</u>
+<ul class="iconlist">
+{{Bp-d2|[[Dreadwing (G2)#Toys|Dreadwing]] with [[Smokescreen (G2)#Toys|Smokescreen]]}}
+</ul>
+|}
+{{-}}
-==== Convention Exclusives ====
+==== [[BotCon 1994]] Exclusives ====
-===== BotCon 1994 =====
+<ul class="icon-list">
-*[[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]]
+{{Bp-d2|[[Breakdown (G1)#Generation 2|Breakdown]]}}
+</ul>
+{{-}}
 ===Europe===
 ====Autobots====
-{{columnlist|4|
+{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
-*[[Aquafend]]
+|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Sparkabot]]s'''</u>
-*[[Fizzle|Blaze]]
+<ul class="iconlist">
-*[[Deftwing]]
+{{Bp-a2|[[Fizzle#Generation 2|Blaze]]}}
-*[[Deluge (G1)|Deluge]]
+{{Bp-a2|[[Sizzle (G1)#Generation 2|Sizzle]]}}
-*[[Electro]]
+</ul>
-*[[Grimlock (G1)/toys|Grimlock]]
+|
-*[[Leadfoot (G2)|Hot Foot]]
+|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Axelerator]]s'''</u>
-*[[Turbofire|Hotrider]]
+<ul class="iconlist">
-*[[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]]
+{{Bp-a2|[[Turbofire#Toys|Hotrider]]}}
-*[[Ironfist (G1)|Ironfist]]
+{{Bp-a2|[[Rapido#Toys|Rapido]]}}
-*[[Jazz (G1)/toys|Jazz]]
+{{Bp-a2|[[Skram (G2)#Toys|Skram]]}}
-*[[Jetstorm (G1)|Jetstorm]]
+{{Bp-a2|[[Windbreaker#Toys|Zap]]}}<br>
-*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Optimus Prime]]
+</ul>
-*[[Manta Ray (G2)|Piranha]]
+|
-*[[Rapido]]
+|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Rotor Force|Rotorbots]]'''</u>
-*[[Sideswipe (G1)/toys|Sideswipe]]
+<ul class="iconlist">
-*[[Sizzle (G1)|Sizzle]]
+{{Bp-a2|[[Leadfoot (G2)#Toys|Hot Foot]]}}
-*[[Slag (G1)|Slag]]
+{{Bp-a2|[[Manta Ray (G2)#Toys|Piranha]]}}
-*[[Skram (G2)|Skram]]
+</ul>
-*[[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]]
+|
-*[[Sureshot (G2)|Sureshot]]
+|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Aquaspeeder]]s'''</u>
-*[[Pyro (G1)|Spark]]
+<ul class="iconlist">
-*[[Speedstream]]
+{{Bp-a2|[[Aquafend#Toys|Aquafend]]}}
-*[[Volt]]
+{{Bp-a2|[[Deluge (G1)#Toys|Deluge]]}}
-*[[Windbreaker|Zap]]
+{{Bp-a2|[[Jetstorm (G1)#Toys|Jetstorm]]}}
-}}
+{{Bp-a2|[[Speedstream (G2)#Toys|Speedstream]]}}
+</ul>
+|
+|width="20%" valign="top"|
+|-
+|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Lightformer]]s'''</u>
+<ul class="iconlist">
+{{Bp-a2|[[Deftwing#Toys|Deftwing]]}}
+{{Bp-a2|[[Ironfist (G1)#Toys|Ironfist]]}}
+</ul>
+|
+|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Laser Rod|Illuminators]]'''</u>
+<ul class="iconlist">
+{{Bp-a2|[[Electro#Toys|Electro]]}}
+{{Bp-a2|[[Volt#Toys|Volt]]}}
+</ul>
+|
+|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Autobot Cars|Heroics]]'''</u>
+<ul class="iconlist">
+{{Bp-a2|[[Jazz (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Jazz]]}}
+{{Bp-a2|[[Inferno (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Inferno]]}}
+{{Bp-a2|[[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Sideswipe]]}}<br>
+</ul>
+|
+|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]'''</u>
+<ul class="iconlist">
+{{Bp-a2|[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Grimlock]] (blue deco only)}}
+{{Bp-a2|[[Slag (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Slag]] (green deco only)}}
+{{Bp-a2|[[Snarl (G1)#Generation 2|Snarl]] (red deco only)}}
+</ul>
+|
+|width="20%" valign="top"|
+|-
+|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Hero (G2)|Heroes]]'''</u>
+<ul class="iconlist">
+{{Bp-a2|[[Sureshot (G2)#Toys|Sureshot]]}}
+</ul>
+|
+|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Obliterator]]s'''</u>
+<ul class="iconlist">
+{{Bp-a2|[[Pyro (G1)#Toys|Spark]]}}
+</ul>
+|
+|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Leaders'''</u>
+<ul class="iconlist">
+{{Bp-a2|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Optimus Prime]]}}
+</ul>
+|
+|width="20%" valign="top"|
+|}
+{{-}}
 ====Decepticons====
-{{columnlist|4|
+{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
-*[[Aquablast]]
+|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Sparkabot]]s'''</u>
-*[[Archforce]]
+<ul class="iconlist">
-*[[Powerdive|Blade]]
+{{Bp-d2|[[Flamefeather (G1)#Generation 2|Flamefeather]]}}
-*[[Ransack (G2)|Blitz]]
+{{Bp-d2|[[Sparkstalker#Generation 2|Sparkstalker]]}}
-*[[Calcar]]
+</ul>
-*[[Clench (G1)|Colossus]]
+|
-*[[Dreadwing (G2)|Dreadwing]] w/ [[Smokescreen (G2)|Smokescreen]]
+|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Skyscorcher]]s'''</u>
-*[[Drench (G1)|Drench]]
+<ul class="iconlist">
-*[[Eagle Eye (G2)|Hawk]]
+{{Bp-d2|[[Eagle Eye (G2)#Toys|Hawk]]}}
-*[[Fearswoop (G1)|Fearswoop]]
+{{Bp-d2|[[Afterburner (G2)#Toys|Snipe]]}}
-*[[Sizzle (G2)|Fireball]]
+{{Bp-d2|[[Terradive (G2)#Toys|Terradive]]}}
-*[[Flamefeather (G1)|Flamefeather]]
+{{Bp-d2|[[Windrazor (G2)#Toys|Tornado]]}}<br>
-*[[Jolt (G2)|Hotrod]]
+</ul>
-*[[Hydradread]]
+|
-*[[Megatron (G1)/toys|Megatron]]
+|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Rotor Force|Rotorbots]]'''</u>
-*[[Rage (G1)|Rage]]
+<ul class="iconlist">
-*[[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]]
+{{Bp-d2|[[Powerdive#Toys|Blade]]}}
-*[[Starscream (G1)/toys|Starscream]]
+{{Bp-d2|[[Ransack (G2)#Toys|Blitz]]}}
-*[[Afterburner (G2)|Snipe]]
+</ul>
-*[[Sparkstalker]]
+|
-*[[Terradive (G2)|Terradive]]
+|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Stormtrooper (G1)|Stormtroopers]]'''</u>
-*[[Windrazor (G2)|Tornado]]
+<ul class="iconlist">
-}}
+{{Bp-d2|[[Aquablast#Toys|Aquablast]]}}
+{{Bp-d2|[[Drench (G1)#Toys|Drench]]}}
+{{Bp-d2|[[Hydradread#Toys|Hydradread]]}}
+{{Bp-d2|[[Rage (G1)#Toys|Rage]]}}
+</ul>
+|
+|width="20%" valign="top"|
+|-
+|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Trakkon]]s'''</u>
+<ul class="iconlist">
+{{Bp-d2|[[Calcar#Toys|Calcar]]}}
+{{Bp-d2|[[Fearswoop (G1)#Toys|Fearswoop]]}}<br>
+</ul>
+|
+|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Laser Rod|Illuminators]]'''</u>
+<ul class="iconlist">
+{{Bp-d2|[[Sizzle (G2)#Toys|Fireball]]}}
+{{Bp-d2|[[Jolt (G2)#Toys|Hotrod]]}}
+</ul>
+|
+|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Decepticon Planes|Skyraiders]]'''</u>
+<ul class="iconlist">
+{{Bp-d2|[[Ramjet (G1)#Generation 2|Ramjet]]}}
+{{Bp-d2|[[Starscream (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Starscream]]}}
+</ul>
+|
+|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Hero (G2)|Heroes]]'''</u>
+<ul class="iconlist">
+{{Bp-d2|[[Archforce#Toys|Archforce]]}}
+</ul>
+|
+|width="20%" valign="top"|
+|-
+|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Obliterator]]s'''</u>
+<ul class="iconlist">
+{{Bp-d2|[[Clench (G1)#Toys|Colossus]]}}
+</ul>
+|
+|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Leaders'''</u>
+<ul class="iconlist">
+{{Bp-d2|[[Megatron (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Megatron]]}}
+{{Bp-d2|[[Dreadwing (G2)#Toys|Stealth Assault]] with "[[Smokescreen (G2)#Toys|robot/jet fighter]]"}}
+</ul>
+|
+|width="20%" valign="top"|
+|}
+{{-}}
 [[Category:Fictional events by year]]
 [[Category:Real-world events by year]]

1994: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 19:19, 25 January 2026

Events

Non-Fiction

Births

Deaths

Conventions

Fiction

2005 IDW continuity

Transformers/Ghostbusters

Rise of the Beasts

Media

Television

Print

Comics

Fleetway Comics (UK)

Marvel Comics

Books

BB Books (AUS)

Grandreams (UK)

Collections

Home Video

Takara (Japan)

Comics

Marvel UK Collected Comics

Merchandise

Toys

U.S.

Autobots

Decepticons

BotCon 1994 Exclusives

Europe

Autobots

Decepticons

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