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[[File:OnlyAtToysRUsLogo.jpg|right|upright=1.95|thumb|Toys weЯe us.]]
[[File:OnlyAtToysRUsLogo.jpg|right|upright=2|thumb|Toys weЯe Us.]]
[[File:TFAdv-toy GeoffreyPrime.jpg|upright=2|thumb|[[Geoffrey Prime]], too precious for this world.]]


'''Toys"R"Us''' (stylistically '''ToysЯUs''' in the logo) was one of the world's biggest toy retailer chains, based in the [[United States of America|United States]] but with branches in many other countries. According to various sources, it accounted for anywhere from 15 to 20% of major toymakers' sales.
From bikes to trains to video games, '''Toys"R"Us''' (stylistically '''ToysЯUs''' in the logo) is a toy retailer chain, originally based in the [[United States of America|United States]] but with branches in many other countries. According to various sources, it accounted for anywhere from 15 to 20% of major toymakers' sales. Those days are pretty much over in the US market, although their regional branches still have a major presence in some European and Asian countries.


Over the years, they carried many [[exclusive]] ''Transformers'' [[toy]]s, in addition to regular mass retail releases. Many of those exclusives have been carried not only by US retailers, but also by international Toys"R"Us branches.
Over the years, they carried many [[exclusive]] ''Transformers'' [[toy]]s, in addition to regular mass retail releases. Many of those exclusives have been carried not only by US retailers, but also by international Toys"R"Us branches.


[[Japan]] also has its own branch of Toys"R"Us (トイザらス ''Toizarasu''), which has its own exclusive toys from [[TakaraTomy]], independent of the toys [[Hasbro]] provided Western Toys"R"Us stores with.
[[Japan]] also has its own branch of Toys"R"Us (トイザらス ''Toizarasu''), which has its own exclusive toys from [[TakaraTomy]], independent of the toys [[Hasbro]] provided Western Toys"R"Us stores with (well... ''mostly''. We'll explain when we get there).
 
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==History==
==History==
[[File:Toys-R-Us-Ad-1987-12 0000.jpg|thumb|left|[[Obi-Wan Kenobi|"Before the dark times... Before private equity."]]]]
====Birth and golden era====
Originally founded by Charles P. Lazarus as Children's Supermart in 1948, the store later changed its focus entirely to toys. By 1957, Lazarus came up with the tagline "Toys"R"Us", eventually operating several additional stores under the Children's Supermart brand. Nine years later, the company was acquired by Interstate Department Stores, Inc., who already owned the toy store chain Children's Bargain Town USA, which featured the original version of Geoffrey the Giraffe as its mascot. Following the bankruptcy of Interstate Department Stores in 1974, Lazarus himself took control of the bankrupt corporation and rebranded the merged Children's Bargain Town USA/Children's Supermart company into "Toys"R"Us", which subsequently grew into the biggest toy store chain in the United States, eventually expanding into other markets around the globe to the point where the company was considered a prime example of a "category killer".<ref name="abandoned">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNSPl4YsQQ8 "Abandoned - Toys R Us"] by Youtube channel Bright Sun Films.</ref>
Originally founded by Charles P. Lazarus as Children's Supermart in 1948, the store later changed its focus entirely to toys. By 1957, Lazarus came up with the tagline "Toys"R"Us", eventually operating several additional stores under the Children's Supermart brand. Nine years later, the company was acquired by Interstate Department Stores, Inc., who already owned the toy store chain Children's Bargain Town USA, which featured the original version of Geoffrey the Giraffe as its mascot. Following the bankruptcy of Interstate Department Stores in 1974, Lazarus himself took control of the bankrupt corporation and rebranded the merged Children's Bargain Town USA/Children's Supermart company into "Toys"R"Us", which subsequently grew into the biggest toy store chain in the United States, eventually expanding into other markets around the globe to the point where the company was considered a prime example of a "category killer".<ref name="abandoned">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNSPl4YsQQ8 "Abandoned - Toys R Us"] by Youtube channel Bright Sun Films.</ref>


After many decades of success, Toys"R"Us failed to realize the growing importance of the internet during the 1990s, and as a result added its own online store very late in the game. Following a disastrous 1999 holiday shopping season, during which the company fell behind on shipping online customer orders, it struck a ten-year deal with [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]], who would subsequently act as Toys"R"Us's online presence. Following a brief period of financial success that exceeded Amazon's expectations, the partnership was prematurely ended by Toys"R"Us after Amazon had allowed competing merchants to begin selling toys through the website, and following a lawsuit, Amazon paid Toys"R"Us $51 million in settlements. In 2006, Toys"R"Us reopened an independent website, but by that time, the damage had already been done.<ref name="amazon">Alison Griswold: [https://qz.com/1080389/a-dot-com-era-deal-with-amazon-marked-the-beginning-of-the-end-for-toys-r-us/ "A dot-com era deal with Amazon marked the beginning of the end for Toys R Us"], Quartz, published September 2017.</ref>
After many decades of success, Toys"R"Us failed to realize the growing importance of the internet during the 1990s, and as a result added its own online store very late in the game. Following a disastrous 1999 holiday shopping season, during which the company fell behind on shipping online customer orders, it struck a ten-year deal with [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]], who would subsequently act as Toys"R"Us's online presence. Following a brief period of financial success that exceeded Amazon's expectations, the partnership was prematurely ended by Toys"R"Us after Amazon had allowed competing merchants to begin selling toys through the website, and following a lawsuit, Amazon paid Toys"R"Us $51 million in settlements. In 2006, Toys"R"Us reopened an independent website, but by that time, the damage had already been done.<ref name="amazon">Alison Griswold: [https://qz.com/1080389/a-dot-com-era-deal-with-amazon-marked-the-beginning-of-the-end-for-toys-r-us/ "A dot-com era deal with Amazon marked the beginning of the end for Toys R Us"], Quartz, published September 2017.</ref>


In 2005, Toys"R"Us was bought out by venture capitalist firms including Bain Capital, and as a result, the chain was saddled with a ''massive'' debt when the cost of paying back the loan used to buy the chain was then dumped onto it, with interest. Despite rebounding sales-wise and making a profit above its nominal operating expenses, the sheer size of the debt was too much, and Toys"R"Us eventually declared bankruptcy on [[September 18]], [[2017]], leading to their planned liquidation, resulting in all stores in the United States to be closed by [[June 29]], [[2018]].
====Downfall====
In 2005, Toys"R"Us was bought out by three major private equity firms: Bain Capital, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, and Vornado Realty Trust. As a result, the chain was saddled with a ''massive'' debt when the cost of paying back the loan used to buy the chain was then dumped onto it, with interest. Despite rebounding sales-wise and making a profit above its nominal operating expenses, the sheer size of the debt was too much, and Toys"R"Us eventually declared bankruptcy on [[September 18]], [[2017]], leading to their planned liquidation, resulting in all stores in the United States to be closed by [[June 29]], [[2018]]. And in the middle of all these tumultuous times, the original Toys"R"Us founder Charles Lazarus, who had parted ways with the company in 1994, died on March 24, 2018, at age 94.


Operations in other markets were also affected, though not all cases ended in all-out job losses: The United Kingdom division entered administration in February 2018, with the last remaining stores being closed on [[April 24]] of the same year; the Australian division entered administration in May 2018, with the last remaining stores expected to close in July; and in Portugal and Spain, Toys"R"Us declared bankruptcy in March 2018, with the final fate of those divisions still uncertain. The Canadian division, which was still profitable by that point, was bought out by Fairfax Financial Holdings in April 2018 (with the takeover completed in May), who are continuing operations under the original branding. The divisions in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, which were also still profitable, were taken over by Irish family-owned toy giant Smyths in April 2018, who rebranded all stores in those three countries into "Smyths" in 2019. Operations in Asia continue as usual for the time being.
Operations in other markets were also affected, though not all cases ended in all-out job losses: The United Kingdom division entered administration in February 2018, with the last remaining stores being closed on [[April 24]] of the same year; the Australian division entered administration in May 2018, with the last remaining stores expected to close in July. The divisions in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, which were still profitable, were taken over by Irish family-owned toy giant Smyths in April 2018, who rebranded all stores in those three countries into "Smyths" in 2019.


And in the middle of all these tumultuous times, the original Toys"R"Us founder Charles Lazarus, who had parted ways with the company in 1994, died on March 24, 2018, at age 94.
Meanwhile, other regional branches have survived: for instance, Toys"R"Us declared bankruptcy in Portugal and Spain by March 2018, but was eventually purchased by the Green Swan group and it still continues to soldier on using the same branding. The Canadian division, which was also still profitable by that point, was bought out by Fairfax Financial Holdings in April 2018 (with the takeover completed in May), and similarly, they've continued operations under the original branding. Most notably, operations in Asia have also continued as usual since.


The Toys"R"Us brand is now owned by Tru Kids.
As of now, the original Toys"R"Us brand in the United States is owned by Tru Kids. They've returned to retail in 2022, opening up a few dozen stores in the US, but their current presence is still only a modest fraction of what it once was.


==Fiction==
==Fiction==
===2005 IDW continuity===
===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:AHM1 NYCToyCompanies1.jpg|thumb|left]]
[[File:AHM1 NYCToyCompanies1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
A Toys"R"Us store was in [[Times Square]]. {{Storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 1|All Hail Megatron #1}}
A Toys"R"Us store was in [[Times Square]]. {{Storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 1|All Hail Megatron #1}}


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At a Toys"R"Us store in a [[Quadwal]] stream where toys are sentient, Snackin' Sara the {{w|Baby Alive}} toy informed an [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Robots in Disguise|unboxed Optimus Prime toy]] about the store's Price Match guarantee, wherein if Optimus was found at a lower price at another retailer, Toys"R"Us would match their prices. The Optimus toy was confused as to the existence of another one of himself and was advised by Sara to look to his left. When he did so, both he and his doppelganger were distraught at their existence, a panic which soon spread to his entire shelf, fully populated by Optimi. {{storylink|Commercial#2015_2|Toys"R"Us Commercial}}
At a Toys"R"Us store in a [[Quadwal]] stream where toys are sentient, Snackin' Sara the {{w|Baby Alive}} toy informed an [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Robots in Disguise|unboxed Optimus Prime toy]] about the store's Price Match guarantee, wherein if Optimus was found at a lower price at another retailer, Toys"R"Us would match their prices. The Optimus toy was confused as to the existence of another one of himself and was advised by Sara to look to his left. When he did so, both he and his doppelganger were distraught at their existence, a panic which soon spread to his entire shelf, fully populated by Optimi. {{storylink|Commercial#2015_2|Toys"R"Us Commercial}}


==List of Toys"R"Us exclusive toys (Western market)==
==Hasbro market Toys"R"Us exclusives==
===[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]===
===Robots in Disguise (2001)===
[[File:RID-toy Scourge Ultra.jpg|upright=1.33|thumb|Scourge, major baddie and major pain to obtain in the US.]]
Toys"R"Us's first exclusives were for the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' toyline]], and they snagged a pair of absolute doozies: a major villain character from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon]], and a huge toy that had been canceled the year prior that fans thought would never see the light of day.
 
{| style="margin-left:1em;"
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Super Class'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Scourge (RID)#Toys|Scourge]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Supreme Class'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Robots in Disguise (2001)|Air Attack Optimus Primal]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Ultra Class''' (UK only)</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m2|[[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys|Air Attack Optimus Primal]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Dreadwind (RID)#Toys|Dreadwind]] & [[Smokejumper#Toys|Smokejumper]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scourge (RID)|Scourge]]}}
|
</ul>
|width="25%" valign="top"|
|}
 
{{-}}
===Commemorative Series===
[[File:G1-toy SkywarpCommSeries.jpg|upright=1.33|thumb|Skywarp, with "safe" firing missiles.]]
[[File:G1-toy RicochetCommSeries.jpg|upright=1.33|thumb|Ricochet, former holy grail]]
"Enhanced" re-releases of classic [[The Transformers (toyline)|"Generation 1"]] toys, the entire ''[[The Transformers: Generation One Commemorative Series|Commemorative Series]]'' toyline was originally intended to be exclusively available from Toys"R"Us stores. However, two toys from the later series were ultimately made available through other venues, at least for the United States market, particularly "closeout" chains, sold at a massive discount.
 
The "Commemorative Series" branding would pop up again in later lines; we're listing those items both here and under their respective lines so you don't have to go searching for them.


===[[The Transformers: Generation One Commemorative Series|Commemorative Series]]===
{| style="margin-left:1em;"
{{Note|The entire ''Commemorative Series'' toyline was originally intended to be exclusively available from Toys"R"Us stores. However, two toys from the later series were ultimately made available through other venues, at least for the United States market.}}
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Series I'''</u>
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Series I'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Commemorative Series|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Rod (G1)/toys|Rodimus Major]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Commemorative Series|Rodimus Major]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys|Ultra Magnus]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Commemorative Series|Ultra Magnus]]}}
</ul>
</ul>
|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Series II'''</u>
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Series II'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Powermaster Optimus Prime]] with [[Apex Bomber|Apex Armor]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#ApexArmorPrime|Powermaster Optimus Prime]] with [[Apex Bomber#Toys|Apex Armor]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (G1)/toys|Starscream]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (G1)/toys#Commemorative Series|Starscream]]}}
</ul>
</ul>
|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Series III'''</u>
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Series III'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Jazz (G1)/toys|Autobot Jazz]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jazz (G1)/toys#Commemorative Series|Autobot Jazz]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bluestreak (G1)/toys|Silverstreak]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bluestreak (G1)/toys#Commemorative Series|Silverstreak]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thundercracker (G1)/toys|Thundercracker]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Commemorative Series|Thundercracker]]}}
</ul>
</ul>
|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Series IV'''</u>
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Series IV'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (G1)/toys|Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (G1)/toys#Commemorative Series|Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Red Alert (G1)/toys|Red Alert]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Red Alert (G1)/toys#Commemorative Series|Red Alert]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Skywarp (G1)/toys|Skywarp]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Commemorative Series|Skywarp]]}}
</ul>
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|
|-
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Series V'''</u>
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Series V'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hoist (G1)/toys|Hoist]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hoist (G1)/toys#Commemorative Series|Hoist]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Inferno (G1)/toys|Inferno]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Inferno (G1)/toys#Commemorative Series|Inferno]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Tracks (G1)/toys|Autobot Tracks]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Tracks (G1)/toys#Commemorative Series|Autobot Tracks]]}}
</ul>
</ul>
|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Series VI'''</u>
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Series VI'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grapple (G1)|Autobot Grapple]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grapple (G1)#Commemorative Series|Autobot Grapple]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Smokescreen (G1)/toys|Smokescreen]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Smokescreen (G1)/toys#Commemorative Series|Smokescreen]]}}
</ul>
</ul>
|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Series VII'''</u>
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Series VII'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Dirge (G1)/toys|Dirge]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Dirge (G1)/toys#Commemorative Series|Dirge]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Rod (G1)/toys|Rodimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Commemorative Series|Rodimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
</ul>
|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Series VIII'''</u>
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Series VIII'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Skids (G1)|Autobot Skids]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Skids (G1)#Commemorative Series|Autobot Skids]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (G1)/toys|Side Swipe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Commemorative Series|Side Swipe]]}}
</ul>
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|
|-
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Series IX'''</u>
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Series IX'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Ricochet (Headmasters)|Ricochet]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ricochet (Headmasters)#Commemorative Series|Ricochet]]}}
</ul>
</ul>
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Classics'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Classics|Soundwave]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Universe (2008)'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Insecticon (G1)#Universe (2008)|Insecticons]]<br>([[Bombshell (G1)#Universe (2008)|Hardshell]], [[Kickback (G1)#Universe (2008)|Kickback]], [[Shrapnel (G1)#Universe (2008)|Sharpshot]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Perceptor (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Perceptor]]}}
|}
|}
{{note|Unlike Skids, Side Swipe was only released at Toys"R"Us stores in the United States in very low quantities. The unsold stock was made available a year later through [[KB Toys]] stores and outlets, at half the original price. He ''was'', however, available at Toys"R"Us stores in Canada and Australia in average quantities.}}
{{-}}
 
===Unicron Trilogy (Armada / Energon / Cybertron)===
====Armada====
[[File:Arm-toy CyclonusPX TRUBonus.jpg|upright=1.33|thumb|Powerlinx Cyclonus with bonus Iceberg]]
The chain's ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' offerings were not particularly special, but they ''were'' a great bargain: standard-issue "Super-Con" toys with a bonus pack-in [[Mini-Con]] from one of the normal retail three-packs, but sold at a cost ''below'' a Super-Con on its own!


===[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]===
{| style="margin-left:1em;"
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Bonus Packs'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Blurr (Armada)#Toys|Blurr]] with [[Incinerator (Armada)#Toys|Incinerator]]<br>(plus either [[Buzzsaw (Armada)#Toys|Buzzsaw]], [[Drill Bit (Armada)#Toys|Drill Bit]], or [[Dualor (Armada)#Toys|Dualor]])}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|<br>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (Armada)#Powerlinx|Powerlinx Cyclonus]] with [[Crumplezone (Armada)#Powerlinx|Crumplezone]]<br>(plus either [[Dune Runner (Armada)#Toys|Dune Runner]], [[Iceberg#Toys|Iceberg]], or [[Ransack (Armada)#Toys|Ransack]])}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|<br>
<ul class="iconlist">
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Adventure Mini-Con Team]] & [[Sea Mini-Con Team]] six-pack, contains:
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#ArDxPx|Powerlinx Hot Shot]] with [[Jolt (Armada)#Powerlinx|Jolt]]<br>(plus either Dune Runner, Iceberg, or Ransack)}}
**[[Dune Runner (Armada)|Dune Runner]]
|
**[[Iceberg]]
|width="25%" valign="top"|<br>
**[[Ransack (Armada)|Ransack]]
**[[Oceanglide]]
**[[Stormcloud (Armada)|Stormcloud]]
**[[Waterlog (Armada)|Waterlog]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Destruction Mini-Con Team|Road Wrecker Mini-Con Team]] & [[Night Attack Mini-Con Team]] six-pack, contains:
**[[Buzzsaw (Armada)|Buzzsaw]]
**[[Drill Bit (Armada)|Drill Bit]]
**[[Dualor (Armada)|Dualor]]
**[[Broadside (Armada)|Broadside]]
**[[Fetch]]
**[[Scattor (Armada)|Scattor]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Race Mini-Con Team]] & [[Space Mini-Con Team]] six-pack, contains:
**[[Dirt Boss (Armada)|Dirt Boss]]
**[[Downshift (Armada)|Downshift]]
**[[Mirage (Armada)|Mirage]]
**[[Astroscope]]
**[[Payload (Armada)|Payload]]
**[[Sky Blast (Armada)|Sky Blast]]}}
</ul>
{{Note|Although the larger packaging for these three six-packs was new, the toys themselves were unchanged from their ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' releases. Desipte the name on the packaging, the "Road Wrecker Team" actually used the toys' original Destruction Team colors. The Road Wrecker/Night Attack Team and Race/Space Team packs were also available at [[Walmart]] stores.}}
<ul class="iconlist">
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys|Powerlinx Optimus Prime]] & [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]] two-pack}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Sideways (Armada)#Toys|Sideways]] with [[Crosswise (Armada)#Toys|Crosswise]] and [[Rook (Armada)#Toys|Rook]]<br>(plus either Buzzsaw, Drill Bit, or Dualor)}}
</ul>
|}
{{Note|These were the smaller sculpts for both characters that were available as mass retail releases in Japan.}}
 
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====Energon====
[[File:Energontoy prime vs megatron.jpg|upright=1.33|thumb|Optimus Prime / Megatron]]
For ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'', once again the bulk of their exclusives were just repackaged ''Armada'' toys, and even then, two of them, the Road Wrecker/Night Attack Team and Race/Space Team packs, were also available at [[Walmart]] stores. However, there was the big draw of an Optimus Prime & Megatron two-pack using molds that had previously been exclusive to the [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] ''Super Link'' version of the line!


===[[Transformers: Universe (2003 franchise)|Universe (2003)]]===
{| style="margin-left:1em;"
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Mini-Con Team 2-packs'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Adventure Mini-Con Team]] & [[Sea Mini-Con Team]]
*[[Dune Runner (Armada)#Toys|Dune Runner]]
*[[Iceberg#Toys|Iceberg]]
*[[Ransack (Armada)#Toys|Ransack]]
*[[Oceanglide#Toys|Oceanglide]]
*[[Stormcloud (Armada)#Toys|Stormcloud]]
*[[Waterlog (Armada)#Toys|Waterlog]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|<br>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Race Mini-Con Team]] & [[Space Mini-Con Team]]
*[[Dirt Boss (Armada)#Toys|Dirt Boss]]
*[[Downshift (Armada)#Toys|Downshift]]
*[[Mirage (Armada)#Toys|Mirage]]
*[[Astroscope#Toys|Astroscope]]
*[[Payload (Armada)#Toys|Payload]]
*[[Sky Blast (Armada)#Toys|Sky Blast]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|<br>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Destruction Mini-Con Team|Road Wrecker Mini-Con Team]] & [[Night Attack Mini-Con Team]]
*[[Buzzsaw (Armada)#Toys|Buzzsaw]]
*[[Drill Bit (Armada)#Toys|Drill Bit]]
*[[Dualor (Armada)#Toys|Dualor]]
*[[Broadside (Armada)#Toys|Broadside]]
*[[Fetch#Toys|Fetch]]
*[[Scattor (Armada)#Toys|Scattor]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Leader 2-pack'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Ramjet (Universe)|Ramjet]] with [[Air Military Mini-Con Team]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#OprimusMegsTRU|Powerlinx Optimus Prime]] / [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#TRUvsOptimus|Megatron]]}}
</ul>
|}
{{Note|Despite the names on the packaging, the "Race Team" are in their "Road Wrecker Team" colors, and the "Road Wrecker Team" are in their original "Destruction Team" colors.}}
 
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===[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]===
====Cybertron====
There was a "Mega Alternators" assortment carried by Toys"R"Us... which ultimately turned out to be merely shrinkwrapped combos of single Alternators releases. The most common combinations were [[Smokescreen (G1)#Alternators/Binaltech|Smokescreen]]/[[Sideswipe (G1)#Alternators|Side Swipe]] and Smokescreen/[[Bluestreak (G1)#Alternators|Silverstreak]], but Smokescreen/[[Windcharger (G1)#Alternators|Windcharger]], Smokescreen/[[Hound (G1)#Alternators|Autobot Hound]], and even Smokescreen/Smokescreen combos have been found as well.
[[File:Cybertrontoy vprime vs sscream.jpg|upright=1.33|thumb|Starscream vs. Vector Prime]]
''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' content was light, being mostly "Value Packs" which were just fully-packaged normal Deluxes sold at less than the total cost of the toys bought individually. And the two-pack versions of that were another "exclusive" shared with [[Walmart]]. However, there was one truly exclusive multi-pack that provided Western fans with access to a mold previously available only by importing it from Japan, and in unique colors to boot.


===[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]===
{| style="margin-left:1em;"
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Deluxe Value Packs'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
(Could contain any two of the following toys)
{{Bp-d1|[[Dirt Boss (Cybertron)#Toys|Dirt Boss]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Cybertron|Hot Shot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Override (Cybertron)#Toys|Override]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Red Alert (Armada)#Cybertron|Red Alert]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sideways (Armada)#Cybertron|Sideways]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Snarl (Cybertron)#Toys|Snarl]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''"Super Value!" Deluxe 3-packs'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Landmine (Energon)#multipack|Landmine]] / [[Snarl (Cybertron)#Cybertron|Snarl]] / [[Dirt Boss (Cybertron)#multipack|Dirt Boss]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sideways (Armada)#Cybertron|Sideways]] / [[Brimstone (Cybertron)#Multipack|Brimstone]] / [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)#Multipack|Thunderblast]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Voyager Multi-packs'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Starscream (Armada)#VsVector|Starscream]] vs. [[Vector Prime]] two-pack}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Starscream (Armada)/toys#VsVector|Starscream]] vs. [[Vector Prime#Cybertron|Vector Prime]]}}
</ul>
|
{{note|Starscream was a redeco of the Voyager Class Starscream sculpt that was otherwise only available in Japan. Vector Prime, on the other hand, was identical to his single [[Hasbro]] release.}}
|width="25%" valign="top"|
|}
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===Go-Bots===
Yes, Toys"R"Us even got some exclusives for the [[Playskool]] ''[[Transformers: Go-Bots (toyline)|Go-Bots]]'' line, done up in shiny chrome. Delightful!


===[[Titanium Series]]===
{| style="margin-left:1em;"
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Basics'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|''G1'' Optimus Prime]] & [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys|''G1'' Bumblebee]] two-pack}}
{{Bp-rhgb|[[Aero-Bot#TRU|Aero-Bot]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|''War Within'' Optimus Prime]] & [[Megatron (G1)/toys|''War Within'' Megatron]] two-pack}}
{{Bp-rhgb|[[Speed-Bot#TRU|Speed-Bot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (G1)/toys|''War Within'' Grimlock]]}}
|}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (G1)/toys|''War Within'' Prowl]]}}
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</ul>
 
===Universe (2003)===
The ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 franchise)|Universe]]'' offerings were limited to a single multi-pack, but it was a sizable one! (One other was canceled.)


===[[Transformers: Beast Wars 10th Anniversary|Beast Wars 10th Anniversary]]===
<ul class="iconlist">
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1p1|[[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys|Optimus Primal]] vs. [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] two-pack}}
:{{Bp-d1|[[Ramjet (Universe)#Toys|Ramjet]] with [[Thunderclash (Armada)#Universe (2003)|Thunderclash]], [[Gunbarrel (Armada)#Universe (2003)|Gunbarrel]], [[Terradive (Armada)#Universe (2003)|Terradive]], and [[Thunderwing (Armada)#Universe (2003)|Thunderwing]]}}
:{{Bp-d1|[[Spacewarp#Toys|Spacewarp]] with [[Comettor (Armada)#Universe (2003)|Comettor]], [[Astroscope#Universe (2003)|Astroscope]], [[Payload (Armada)#Universe (2003)|Payload]], and [[Sky Blast (Armada)#Universe (2003)|Sky Blast]] (canceled)}}
</ul>
</ul>


===[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]===
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===Alternators===
The chain had an "exclusive" ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' "Mega Alternators" assortment... which ultimately turned out to be merely shrinkwrapped combos of regular-retail single ''Alternators'' releases. The most common combinations were [[Smokescreen (G1)/toys#Alternators/Binaltech|Smokescreen]]/[[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Alternators|Side Swipe]] and Smokescreen/[[Bluestreak (G1)/toys#Alternators|Silverstreak]], but Smokescreen/[[Windcharger (G1)#Alternators|Windcharger]], Smokescreen/[[Hound (G1)/toys#Alternators|Autobot Hound]], and even Smokescreen/Smokescreen(!) combos have been found as well.
 
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===Titanium Series===
[[File:TitaniumWarWithin Grimlock.jpg|thumb|upright=1.33|Grimlock, ''War Within'' style]]
''[[Titanium Series]]'' was Hasbro's short-lived line of mostly-[[die-cast]]-metal toys for various brands, with small "Robot Masters" mini figurines and 6-inch "Cybertron Heroes" fully-transformable toys. Most of the Toys"R"Us exclusives fall under the ''[[War Within (franchise)|War Within]]'' comic styling... despite that series having ended (prematurely) years prior. And the comic license having changed hands since then to boot.
 
{| style="margin-left:1em;"
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Robot Master 2-packs'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#tit2pack|Optimus Prime]] & [[Bumblebee (G1)/merchandise#Ti2pack|Bumblebee]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Cybertron Heroes'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Titanium Series|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (G1)/toys#Titanium Series|Prowl]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Cybertron Heroes 2-packs'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (G1)/toys|Soundwave]] (Commemorative Edition)}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#WarWithin2pack|War Within Optimus Prime]] / [[Megatron (G1)/toys#WarWithin2pack|War Within Megatron]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|
|}
 
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===Beast Wars 10th Anniversary===
For the ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars 10th Anniversary|Beast Wars 10th Anniversary]]'' line, Toys"R"Us got a repackaging of the Japanese "[[Beast Wars Reborn]]" set, featuring extensively-redecoed re-releases of the Ultra-class Optimus Primal and Megatron molds.


===[[Transformers (2007 toyline)|Transformers (2007)]]===
<ul class="iconlist">
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Wingblade]]}}
:{{Bp-m1p1|[[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#BWXVSMegatron|Optimus Primal]] vs [[Megatron (BW)/toys#BWXVSPrimal|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Jetstorm (Movie)|Jetstorm]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Inferno (Movie)|Inferno]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Mudflap (Movie)|Mudflap]]}}
{{Bp-d1|Decepticon Desert Attack two-pack, contains:
**[[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] (Voyager Class)
**[[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]] (Deluxe Class)}}
</ul>
</ul>
{{Note|These two toys are unchanged from their single releases.}}
 
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===Classics===
While the focal point of ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' was modern-mold reinventions of classic characters, there were a few exceptions. ''Classics'' Soundwave was a reissue of the original toy, originally slated for the ''[[The Transformers: Generation One Commemorative Series|Commemorative Series]]'' line (above).
 
<ul class="iconlist">
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|Battle for the Allspark six-pack, contains:
:{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Classics|Soundwave]]}}
**[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys|Optimus Prime]] (Legends Class)
**[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys|Bumblebee]] (Legends Class)
**[[Jazz (Movie)|Autobot Jazz]] (Legends Class)
**[[Megatron (Movie)/toys|Megatron]] (Legends Class)
**[[Starscream (Movie)/toys|Starscream]] (Legends Class)
**[[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] (Legends Class)}}
</ul>
</ul>
{{Note|These six toys are unchanged from their single releases.}}


===[[Transformers Animated (toyline)|Animated]]===
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===Masterpiece===
[[File:TRU Masterpiece Acid Storm.jpg|upright=1.33|thumb|Acid Storm]]
The big, expensive, complex ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' toys were an instant hit with collectors, and of course Toys"R"Us got in several exclusives. However, in many non-US Hasbro markets, ''all'' of the Hasbro-release ''Masterpiece'' toys were Toys"R"Us exclusives, so we won't be listing ''all'' of those here.
 
As some of these were sold as part of the [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 ''Transformers'' toyline]], we'll list them in those lines' sections as well. It just kinda makes sense to have them all gathered up here too.
 
{| style="margin-left:1em;"
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Transformers (2010)'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#MPHasbro|Masterpiece Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#HasbroMasterpiece|Masterpiece Rodimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Masterpiece Thundercracker]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Platinum Edition'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] (Leader Class) with "Super Value" [[Activators]] [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Platinum Edition|Year of the Horse Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] (Leader Class) with "Super Value" [[Activators]] [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Platinum Edition|Soundwave Year Of The Goat Edition]]}}
</ul>
|
{{Note|These toys were unchanged from their single releases.}}
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Masterpiece'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Arcee (Animated)|Arcee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Acid Storm (G1)#Masterpiece|Acid Storm]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet (Animated)|Cybertron Mode Ratchet]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#2014MP|Masterpiece Grimlock]]}}
</ul>
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#mp10hasbro|Masterpiece Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Note|The above two toys were originally scheduled for general retail.}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Masterpiece|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Prowl]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|<br>
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (G1)/toys#HasbroMasterpiece|Soundwave]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (G1)/toys#HasbroMP|Starscream]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (G1)/toys#MP3G|Starscream Ghost Version]]<br>(Australia only)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sunstorm (G1)#HasbroMP|Sunstorm]]}}
|-
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Masterpiece Movie Series'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Rodimus Prime (Animated)|Rodimus Minor]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#MasterpieceMPM3|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (Animated)|Cybertron Mode Ironhide]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Masterpiece Movie Series|Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
|}
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===Live-action movie toylines===
With the absolute explosion of ''Transformers'' popularity due to the [[live-action film series]], naturally a vast number of exclusives for said series were made, with Toys"R"Us getting quite a lot.
 
====Transformers (2007)====
[[Image:Movie Inferno toy.jpg|upright=1.33|thumb|Inferno w/ Longarm]]
For the [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|2007 ''Transformers'' toyline]], most of the exclusives were redecoed "[[Unicron Trilogy continuity family|Unicron Trilogy]]" molds used to quickly boost the amount of "new" product in the wake of the first film's staggering success, as well as a pair of multi-packs of normal-retail-release toys.


===[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe (2008)]]===
{| style="margin-left:1em;"
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Voyager Class'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Inferno (Movie)#Toys|Inferno]]<br>(w/ [[Longarm (Movie Mini-Con)|Longarm]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Mudflap (Movie)#Toys|Mudflap]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Ultra Class'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Jetstorm (Movie)#Toys|Jetstorm]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wingblade#Toys|Wingblade]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Multi-packs'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Unicron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|Decepticon Desert Attack<br>(Voyager [[Blackout (Movie)#Voyager Class toys|Blackout]] & Deluxe [[Scorponok (Movie)#Deluxe Class toys|Scorponok]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwind]]}}
|
{{Bp-a1|[[Countdown (G1)|Countdown]]}}
|width="25%" valign="top"|<br>
{{Bp-d1|[[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] three-pack (Commemorative Edition), contains:
{{Bp-a1d1|Battle for the Allspark<br>(Legends-class [[Barricade (Movie)/toys#Legends Class toys|Barricade]], [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Legends Class toys|Bumblebee]], [[Jazz (Movie)#Legends Class toys|Autobot Jazz]], [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Legends Class toys|Megatron]], [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Legends Class toys|Optimus Prime]], [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#Legends Class toys|Starscream]])}}
**[[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]]
|}
**[[Shrapnel (G1)|Sharpshot]]
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**[[Bombshell (G1)|Hardshell]]}}
====Revenge of the Fallen====
{{Bp-a1|[[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] (Commemorative Edition)}}
[[File:ROTF-toy GreenMixmaster.jpg|upright=1.33|thumb|"Back Road Brawl" Mixmaster]]
</ul>
''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> exclusives were entirely focused on multipacks, with a fair amount of new decoes and characters.


===[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]===
{| style="margin-left:1em;"
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Titanium Series'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Cliffjumper (Movie)#Titanium Series|Cliffjumper]] / [[Dead End (ROTF)#Titanium Series|Dead End]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Ironhide (Movie)/toys#Titanium Series 2|Offroad Ironhide]] / [[Brawl (Movie)#ROTFTitanium|Deep Desert Brawl]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#ROTFTitanium|Rescue Ratchet]] / [[Blackout (Movie)#Titanium Series 2|Blackout]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Multi-packs'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|Back Road Brawl<br>([[Hoist (Movie)#Toys|Hoist]] & [[Mixmaster (ROTF)#BackRoadBrawl|Mixmaster]])}}
{{Bp-d1|Gathering at the Nemesis<br>([[The Fallen/toys#GatheringNemesis|The Fallen]], [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#GatheringNemesis|Megatron]], [[Soundwave (ROTF)#GatheringNemesis|Soundwave]])}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|<br>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|Master of [[Metallikato]]<br>([[Whirl (ROTF)#Toys|Autobot Whirl]] & [[Bludgeon (ROTF)#Toys|Decepticon Bludgeon]])}}
{{Bp-a1d1|Shanghai Showdown<br>[[Demolishor (ROTF)#TRUset|Demolishor]], [[Skids (ROTF)#ShanghaiShowdown|Skids]] & [[Mudflap (ROTF)#ShanghaiShowdown|Mudflap]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|<br>
<ul class="iconlist">
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|Master of [[Metallikato]]: [[Whirl (ROTF)|Autobot Whirl]] vs. [[Bludgeon (ROTF)|Decepticon Bludgeon]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Wheelie (ROTF)#Deluxe2Pack|Autobot Wheelie]] / [[Sideways (ROTF)#Deluxe2Pack|Decepticon Sideways]]<br>(UK & Germany only)}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Ratchet (Movie)|Rescue Ratchet]] vs. [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] (Titanium Series)}}
|}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Cliffjumper (Movie)|Cliffjumper]] vs. [[Dead End (ROTF)|Dead End]] (Titanium Series)}}
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{{Bp-a1d1|[[Ironhide (Movie)|Offroad Ironhide]] vs. [[Brawl (Movie)|Deep Desert Brawl]] (Titanium Series)}}
====Transformers (2010)====
{{Bp-a1d1|Back Road Brawl: [[Hoist (Movie)|Hoist]] vs. [[Mixmaster (ROTF)|Mixmaster]]}}
[[File:TF2010toy-RampageAmongtheRuinsStock.jpg|upright=1.33|thumb|Rampage Among the Ruins]]
{{Bp-d1|Gathering at the Nemesis: [[Megatron (Movie)/toys|Megatron]], [[The Fallen]] and [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]]}}
The [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 ''Transformers'' toyline]] was ''largely'' an extension of ''Revenge of the Fallen'' product, but some "Generation 1"-based stuff made its way into the line towards the back end. In the case of Toys"R"Us exclusives, this was in the form of a trio of ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' toys.
{{Bp-a1d1|Shanghai Showdown: [[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]] versus [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] & [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] (ice cream truck)}}
</ul>


===[[Transformers (2010 toyline)|Transformers (2010)]]===
{| style="margin-left:1em;"
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Multipacks'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Devastator (ROTF)#Transformers (2010)|Constructicon Devastator]]<br>([[Hightower (ROTF)#Transformers (2010)|Hightower]], [[Long Haul (ROTF)#TRUDevastatorGreen|Long Haul]], [[Mixmaster (ROTF)#Transformers (2010)|Mixmaster]], [[Rampage (ROTF)#LegendsDevGreen|Rampage]], [[Scavenger (ROTF)#Transformers (2010)|Scavenger]], [[Scrapper (ROTF)#Transformers (2010)|Scrapper]])}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|<br>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|Rampage Among The Ruins<br>([[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#RampageAmongTheRuins|Bumblebee]], [[Rampage (ROTF)#RampageAmongTheRuins|Rampage]], [[Ravage (ROTF)#RampageAmongTheRuins|Ravage]])}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Masterpiece'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Devastator (ROTF)|Constructicon Devastator]] (Legends class)
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#MPHasbro|Masterpiece Grimlock]]}}
:*[[Scavenger (ROTF)|Scavenger]]  
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#HasbroMasterpiece|Masterpiece Rodimus Prime]]}}
:*[[Hightower (ROTF)|Hightower]]
{{Bp-d1|[[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Masterpiece Thundercracker]]}}
:*[[Long Haul (ROTF)|Long Haul]]  
|
:*[[Mixmaster (ROTF)|Mixmaster]]
|width="25%" valign="top"|
:*[[Rampage (ROTF)|Rampage]]
|}
:*[[Scrapper (ROTF)|Scrapper]]}}
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{{Bp-a1d1|"Rampage Among The Ruins" three pack includes:
====Dark of the Moon====
:*[[Rampage (ROTF)|Rampage (Deluxe class)]]
[[File:DOTM Deluxe Scan Ironhide toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.33|Scan Series Ironhide]]
:*[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys|Bumblebee (Deluxe class)]]
The exclusives for ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' were given the branding "'''Mission Earth'''". Many of the toys also had "Scan Series" decos, where the toys were cast in clear plastics then extensively painted, but only on the ''front halves'' of their vehicle modes, making them look like they're in mid-[[reformatting]].
:*[[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage (Deluxe class)]]}}
</ul>


===[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]===
{| style="margin-left:1em;"  
'''Mission Earth'''
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Scan Series Deluxes'''</u>
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Scan Series'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#ScanSeries|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (Movie)/toys#Deluxe Class toys|Ironhide]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (Movie)/toys#Deluxe Class toys|Ironhide]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#ScanSeries|Autobot Ratchet]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (Movie)/toys#ScanSeries|Sideswipe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (Movie)/toys#ScanSeries|Sideswipe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#ScanSeries|Bumblebee]]}}
|
{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#ScanSeries|Autobot Ratchet]]}}
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Leader class'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (Movie)/toys#Generations|Ironhide]]<br>(Canada only)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Movie)/toys#Generations|Starscream]]<br>(Canada only)}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Multi-packs'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|Bumblebee / Starscream<br>([[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BeeStarscream|Cybertronian Bumblebee]], [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BeeStarscream|Bumblebee]], [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#BeeStarscream|Starscream]], [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#BeeStarscream|Cybertronian Starscream]])}}
{{Bp-a1d1|Cybertronian Warriors Pack<br>([[Barricade (Movie)/toys#CybertronianWarriors|Barricade]], [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#CybertronianWarriors|Bumblebee]], [[Crankcase (DOTM)#CybertronianWarriors|Crankcase]], [[Ironhide (Movie)/toys#CybertronianWarriors|Ironhide]], [[Mobile Battle Bunker#CybertronianWarriors|Mobile Battle Bunker]])}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|<br>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|Streetside Bot Brawl<br>([[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#StreetsideBotBrawl|Bumblebee]], [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#StreetsideBotBrawl|Optimus Prime]], [[Shockwave (Movie)#StreetsideBotBrawl|Shockwave]])}}
|}
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====Age of Extinction====
[[File:Evolution2PackAOEOptimus.jpg|upright=1.33|thumb|"Evolution" Optimus Prime]]
For ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)|Age of Extinction]]'', the exclusives were all part of the "Evolution" theme, packing a toy of the movie character with a toy of their "G1" inspiration... in theory. There's a bit of jank going on with a couple of them.
 
Also at this point, the ''[[Kre-O]]'' line had ''functionally'', if not ''officially'', become a Toys"R"Us exclusive in the US, with the nigh-entirety of the 2014 lineup taken up by ''Age of Extinction''-themed sets, plus an explicitly-TRU-only DVD/[[Kreon]] combo pack.
 
{| style="margin-left:1em;"
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Deluxe Evolution 2-packs'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Bumblebee<br>([[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#TRUEvolution|''AOE'' Bumblebee]] & [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|G1 Bumblebee]])}}
{{Bp-a1|Dinobot Slug<br>([[Slug (AOE)#TRUEvolution|''AOE'' Slug]] & [[Slag (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|G1 Slug]])}}
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|width="25%" valign="top"|<br>
{{Bp-a1|Strafe<br>([[Strafe (AOE)#TRUEvolution|''AOE'' Strafe]] & [[Swoop (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|G1 "Strafe"]])}}
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|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Voyager Evolution 2-packs'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Grimlock<br>([[Grimlock (AOE)#TRUEvolution|''AOE'' Grimlock]] & [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|G1 Grimlock]])}}
{{bp-a1|Optimus Prime<br>([[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#AOEEvolution|''AOE'' Optimus Prime]] & [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Age of Extinction|G1 Optimus Prime]])}}
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|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''DVD / Blu-Ray'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|Transformers Kre-O + Movie Gift Set<br>(w/ [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#MovieGiftSet|Optimus Prime]] & [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#MovieGiftSet|Galvatron]] Kreons)}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
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====The Last Knight====
[[File:Deluxe-Skullitron.jpg|upright=1.33|thumb|Skullitron]]
Exclusives for ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (toyline)|The Last Knight]]'' were given the "'''Mission to Cybertron'''" branding, plus a few had the added "Premiere Edition" marking to denote more elaborate paint jobs.
 
{| style="margin-left:1em;"
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Legion 2-packs'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#MtCTRU2pack|Bumblebee]] & [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#MtCTRU2Pack|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#MtCTRU2pack|Optimus Prime]] & [[Grimlock (AOE)#MtCTRU2pack|Grimlock]]}}
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|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Premier Edition'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Premier Edition|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#TLKRevealTheShieldVoyager|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Skullitron#Toys|Skullitron]]}}
</ul>
</ul>
|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Cyberverse multipacks'''</u>
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Multi-packs'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|"Bumblebee / Starscream" 4-pack contains:
{{Bp-d1|[[Infernocus#Toys|Infernocus]]<br>([[Glug]], [[Gorge]], [[Rupture]], [[Skulk]], [[Thrash (TLK)|Thrash]], plus [[Quintessa (TLK)#Toys|Quintessa]])}}
:*[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BeeStarscream|Cybertronian Bumblebee]]
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Premier Edition|Optimus Prime]] / [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Premier Edition|Cybertron Optimus Prime]]}}
:*[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BeeStarscream|Bumblebee]]
|
:*[[Starscream (Movie)/toys#BeeStarscream|Starscream]]
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Cybertron'''</u>
:*[[Starscream (Movie)/toys#BeeStarscream|Cybertronian Starscream]]}}
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|"Cybertronian Warriors Pack" contains:
{{Bp-a1|[[Cybertron (planet)#The Last Knight|Cybertron]]}}
:*[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#CybertronianWarriors|Bumblebee]]
|}
::*[[Mobile Battle Bunker#CybertronianWarriors|Mobile Battle Bunker]]
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:*[[Ironhide (Movie)/toys#CybertronianWarriors|Ironhide]]
====Studio Series====
:*[[Barricade (Movie)#CybertronianWarriors|Barricade]]
[[File:StudioSeries-09-Voyager-Thundercracker.jpg|upright=1.33|thumb|Good luck.]]
:*[[Crankcase (DOTM)#CybertronianWarriors|Crankcase]]}}
The very last Toys"R"Us exclusive (in the US at least), this figure in the then-new ''[[Studio Series]]'' was the first "off-screen" figure in the line, and was kind of hard to find in the US thanks to the chain being liquidated right about the time the toy was released.
 
{| style="margin-left:1em;"
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Voyager Class'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Thundercracker (Movie)#Studio Series|Thundercracker]]}}
|}
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===Animated===
[[File:Animated Rodimus Minor toy.jpg|upright=1.33|thumb|Rodimus Minor]]
For ''[[Transformers Animated (toyline)|Transformers Animated]]'', Toys"R"Us scored several toys that had been slated for regular retail release, but budgets kept them out of the main line. Considering ''who'' some of these characters were, this led to something of a rush to grab them.
 
{| style="margin-left:1em;"
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Deluxes wave 1'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Arcee (Animated)#Toys|Arcee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet (Animated)#Cybertron|Cybertron Mode Ratchet]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Deluxes wave 2'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (Animated)#Toys|Cybertron Mode Ironhide]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rodimus Prime (Animated)#Toys|Rodimus Minor]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Deluxe 2-packs'''</u>
{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet (Animated)#Toys|Autobot Ratchet]] & [[Bumblebee (Animated)/toys#Deluxe Class|Bumblebee]]<br>(UK & Germany only)}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Leader "Super Value" packs'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bulkhead (Animated)#Leader|Bulkhead]]<br>(with [[Activators]] [[Bumblebee (Animated)/toys#Activators|Bumblebee]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Animated)#Leader Class|Megatron]]<br>(with Activators [[Starscream (Animated)#Activators|Starscream]])}}
|}
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===Universe (2008)===
[[File:UniverseDarkwindToy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.33|Darkwind]]
The [[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|2008 ''Universe'']] offerings were mainly some pretty big-ticket items, with a few more vintage toy molds thrown in the mix.
 
{| style="margin-left:1em;"
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Ultra Class'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Countdown (G1)#Universe (2008)|Autobot Countdown]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Darkwing (G1)#Universe (2008)|Darkwind]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Supreme Class'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Unicron/toys#Universe (2008)|Unicron]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Commemorative Edition'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Insecticon (G1)#Universe (2008)|Insecticons]]<br>([[Bombshell (G1)#Universe (2008)|Hardshell]], [[Kickback (G1)#Universe (2008)|Kickback]], [[Shrapnel (G1)#Universe (2008)|Sharpshot]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Perceptor (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Perceptor]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Voyager Deluxe Comic 2-packs''' (Australia only)</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|Autobot Ambush<br>([[Dirge (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Dirge]], [[Roadbuster (G1)#Universe (2008)|Autobot Roadbuster]])}}
{{Bp-a1d1|Standoff Beneath the Streets<br>([[Ratbat (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Ratbat]], [[Springer (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Springer]])}}
|}
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===Kre-O===
[[File:Kre-O Autobot Assault Devastator set.jpg|upright=1.33|thumb|Autobot Assault Devastator set: the buildable Ironhide, Gunner and yellow Devastator Kreons are exclusive to the Toys"R"Us version of the set.]]
Hasbro's second attempt at a [[LEGO]]-like building-brick-based toyline, there are only a couple of explicitly Toys"R"Us-exclusive ''[[Kre-O]]'' items in the line. However, by 2014, by the time the ''Transformers'' part of the line pivoted entirely to ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (franchise)|Age of Extinction]]'' (and the reveal of the ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' and ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' sets), the entire ''Kre-O'' line became ''functionally'' a TRU exclusive in the US, as most other retailers had dropped it.
 
{| style="margin-left:1em;"
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''"Autobot Assault Devastator"''' set</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
Buildable figures:
{{Bp-d1|[[Drill Bit (Kre-O)|Drill Bit]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Hightower (ROTF)#Kre-O|Hightower]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (G1)/toys#TRUDevastator|Ironhide]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scavenger (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Scavenger]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scrapper (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Scrapper]]}}
(The four Decepticons can be rebuilt into [[Devastator (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Devastator]])
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|<br>
<ul class="iconlist">
Kreons:
{{Bp-d1|[[Devastator (G1)/toys#YellowDevastator|Devastator]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Ironhide]]}}
* [[Foreman]]
* three [[Construction Worker]]s
* [[Gunner]]
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Promotional polybag kits'''</u>
{{Bp-a1|Dinobot Ride<br>([[Grimlock (AOE)#DinobotRide|Grimlock]] w/ [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#DinobotRide|Optimus Prime]] mini-Kreon)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Elite|Elite Optimus Prime]]<br>(''Canadian TRUs only'')}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Promotional Kreons'''</u>
{{Bp-d1|[[Devastator (G1)/toys#OrangeDevastator|Constructicon Devastator]]}}
|-
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''DVD / Blu-Ray'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|Transformers Kre-O + Movie Gift Set<br>(w/ exclusive [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#MovieGiftSet|Optimus Prime]] & [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#MovieGiftSet|Galvatron]] Kreons)}}
|}
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==="Aligned" toylines (Prime / Robots in Disguise)===
====Prime: Beast Hunters====
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1p2|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Predaking|Optimus Prime]] vs [[Predaking (Prime)#Optimus|Predaking]]}}
</ul>
</ul>
{{Note|Thus far, this two-pack has been found at Toys"R"Us stores in Portugal, the United Kingdom, Germany and France; in Germany, it was explicitly advertised as a Toys"R"Us exclusive. Since the only known official [[stock photography|stock photos]] have shown this two-pack in [[multilingual packaging|multilingual]] European packaging, it's very likely that this has always been intended as a European market exclusive; however, it has also been found at general retail in Brazil.}}
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====Robots in Disguise (2015)====
[[File:RID2015-Warrior-Class-Megatronus-CotT.jpg|250px|thumb|Warrior Megatronus]]
For 2015's ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'', Toys"R"Us was the home of the "'''Clash of the Transformers'''" series, a pretty sizable [[subline imprint]] of exclusives; a mix of [[redeco]]s, [[retool]]s and even some wholly-new molds. The line-up was released in Australia, Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom and Germany, though Warrior Class Megatronus was only released in the US, and the "Decepticon Island Showdown" set was not released in Europe at all.
{| style="margin-left:1em;"
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Legion 2-packs'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#LegionClash|Bumblebee]] vs [[Underbite#LegionClash|Underbite]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#LegionClash|Optimus Prime]] vs [[The Fallen/toys#LegionClash|Megatronus]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Warrior Class Wave 1'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#ClashWarrior|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#ClashWarrior|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (RID 2015)#ClashWarrior|Sideswipe]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Warrior Class Wave 2'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[The Fallen/toys#WarriorClash|Megatronus]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Warrior Class Wave 3'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#ClashPowerSurge|Power Surge Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (WFC)/toys#Robots in Disguise (2015)|Starscream]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Paralon (RID)#Toys|Paralon]]}}
|-
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Three-Step Changers'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#3StepClash|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#3StepClash|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Mega Five-Step'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[The Fallen/toys#5step|Megatronus]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Power Heroes'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (WFC)/toys#PowerHeroes|Power Surge Starscream]] & Mini-Con [[Lancelon (RID)#PowerHeroes|Lancelon]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Multi-packs'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|"Decepticon Island Showdown"<br>([[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#DecepticonIslandShowdown|Bumblebee]], [[Steeljaw (RID)#DecepticonIslandShowdown|Steeljaw]], [[Stasis pod#Robots in Disguise (2015)|stasis pod]] accessory)}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|
|}
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===Titans Return===
[[File:TitansReturntoy-Nautica.jpg|thumb|upright=1.33|Parsec & Nautica, the only Nautica toy so far. Good luck!]]
With the emphasis on [[Titan Master]]s (aka [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]]s) in ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'', naturally these sets are loaded to the gills with tiny head-bots. Of particular note is the Arcee set, which was originally a [[HasCon 2017]] exclusive.
{| style="margin-left:1em;"
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Multi-packs'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|Chaos on Velocitron<br>([[Fastlane#Generations|Fastclash]], [[Parsec]] & [[Nautica (G1)#Toys|Autobot Nautica]], [[Refractor]] & [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#ChaosOnVelocitron|Laser Prime]], [[Dynamus]] & [[Quickswitch#Generations|Quickswitch]], Titan Master [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Titans Return|Rodimus Prime]])}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Online orders'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Daniel Witwicky (G1)#HasCon|Leinad]] & [[Arcee (G1)/toys#Titans Return|Arcee]] / [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#HasCon|Ultra Magnus]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|
|}
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===Buzzworthy Bumblebee (Canada)===
While the ''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'' line is exclusive to ''[[Target]]'' stores in the US, Canada does not have Targets, so all of those toys go to Toys"R"Us... and seemingly at quite a markup. We're honestly not about to list the entire line here, sorry.
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==Takara market Toys"R"Us exclusives==
As its own entity, Toys"R"Us Japan had its own considerably different run of exclusives. Of particular note are the "[[USA Edition]]s" (unchanged [[Hasbro]]-market product in nigh-unchanged Hasbro retail packaging), and the many, many, ''many'' "[[campaign item]]" promotional giveaways, typically [[Mini-Con]]s and comparably-sized toys, given as freebies with a qualifying purchase on certain dates (be it a specific toy, or just a certain yen-value of toys total)
===Beast Wars series===
====Beast Wars====
[[File:Beast Wars-Black Lio Convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.33|Black Lio Convoy]]
Takara's ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars (Japanese toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' product was very light on the exclusives. In fact, most of them are actually straight-up imports of Hasbro-packaged [[Transmetal 2]] toys released during the ''Beast Wars Metals'' portion of the line.
{| style="margin-left:1em;"
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Beast Wars'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Clear|Special Convoy Skeleton Type]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Beast Wars II'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Black Lio Convoy#Toys|Black Lio Convoy]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Beast Wars Metals''' (Hasbro imports)</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p1|[[Iguanus (BW)#TM2|Iguanus]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Jawbreaker (BW)#Toys|Jawbreaker]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Minor#Toys|Optimus Minor]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|<br>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Prowl (TM2)#Toys|Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Scourge (BW)#Toys|Scourge]]}}
|}
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====Beast Wars Returns====
[[File:BM-toy ThrustBWR.jpg|upright=1.33|thumb|Vehicon Thrust]]
Released many years after the "Beast" series had run its course in Japan, 2004's ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)#Takara Beast Wars Returns toyline|Beast Wars Returns]]'' was an entirely Toys"R"Us exclusive line, featuring ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Machines]]'' molds extensively redecoed into (usually) much more show-accurate appearances. It also included a single "[[USA Edition]]" import, a practice that had seen a lot of use in the prior few years.
{| style="margin-left:1em;"
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 1'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m2|BR-01 [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Beast Wars Returns|Convoy]]}}
{{Bp-m2|BR-02 [[Cheetor (BW)/toys#Beast Machines|Cheetus]]}}
{{Bp-m2|BR-03 [[Rattrap (BW)/toys#Beast Wars Returns|Rattle]]}}
{{Bp-m2|BR-04 [[Blackarachnia (BW)/toys#Beast Wars Returns|Blackwidow]]}}
{{Bp-vh|BR-05 [[Megatron (BW)/toys#Beast Wars Returns|Megatron]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 2'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-vh|BR-06 [[Tankor (BM)#Beast Wars Returns|Vehicon Tankor]]}}
{{Bp-vh|BR-07 [[Jetstorm (BM)#Beast Wars Returns|Vehicon Jetstorm]]}}
{{Bp-vh|BR-08 [[Thrust (BM)#Beast Wars Returns|Vehicon Thrust]]}}
{{Bp-m2|BR-09 [[Nightscream (BM)#Beast Wars Returns|Nightscream]]}}
{{Bp-m2|BR-10 [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)#Beast Wars Returns|Silverbolt]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 3'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m2|BR-11 [[Noble (BM)#Beast Wars Returns|Noble Savage]]}}
{{Bp-vh|BR-12 [[Megatron (BW)/toys#MegaheadMegatron|Megahead Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-vh|BR-13 [[Strika (BM)#Beast Wars Returns|Vehicon Strika]]}}
{{Bp-vh|BR-14 [[Obsidian (BM)#Beast Wars Returns|Vehicon Obsidian]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''USA Edition'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Primal Prime#Toys|Primal Prime]]}}
|}
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===Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers===
As Takara took its first steps into reissuing old ''Transformers'' molds in the early 2000s, Toys"R"Us got one of the first exclusive redecoes of said reissues.
:{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#NucleonQuest|Nucleon Quest Super Convoy]]}}
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===Car Robots (Robots in Disguise)===
The overwhelming bulk of exclusives for 2000's ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|Car Robots]]'' was actually released ''after'' the line had properly ended, with a glut of USA Edition toys from Hasbro's 2001 ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)#Hasbro Robots in Disguise toyline|Robots in Disguise]]'' version of the line.
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Multi-packs'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Omega Prime#SpecialClear|God Fire Convoy Special Clear Version]]<br>([[Optimus Prime (RID)#GodFireClear|Fire Convoy]], [[Ultra Magnus (RID)#GodFireClear|God Magnus]], [[Matrix Blade|Super God Sword]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''USA Editions'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Cybertron 3-Piece Set<br>([[Mirage (RID)#MirageGT|Mirage GT]], [[Nightcruz (RID)#Toys|Nightcruz]], [[Scavenger (RID)#Toys|Scavenger]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Bludgeon (RID 2001)#Toys|Destructicon Bludgeon]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<br>
{{Bp-d1|[[Dreadwind (RID)#Toys|Dreadwind]] & [[Smokejumper#Toys|Smokejumper]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (RID)#Megabolt|Megatron Megabolt]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Robots in Disguise (2001)|Air Attack Optimus Primal]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<br>
{{Bp-d1|[[Scourge (RID)#Destructicon|Destructicon Scourge]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Sideways (RID)#Toys|Sideways]] vs. [[Axer (G1)#Robots in Disguise (2001)|Axer]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Storm Jet (RID)#Toys|Storm Jet]]}}
|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
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===Unicron Trilogy toylines===
All right, ''here'' we go. The number of exclusives takes a big jump here.
====Legends of the Microns (Armada)====
[[File:Arm-toy WreckageUltimate.jpg|thumb|upright=1.33|Shot Ultimate Edition]]
With the arrival of the tiny [[Mini-Con]] toys in 2003's ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)#Takara Legends of the Microns toyline|Legends of the Microns]]'', Takara launched into a ''ton'' of store promotional giveaways across multiple chains, and the era of large numbers of unique exclusives began (plus even more USA Editions).
{| style="margin-left:1em;"
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Promotional Microns'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Bonecrusher (Armada)#NightAttack|Bomb Night Attack Edition]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Bonecrusher (Armada)#Ultimate|Bomb Ultimate Edition]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Knock Out (Armada)#NightAttack|Crack Night Attack Edition]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Knock Out (Armada)#Ultimate|Crack Ultimate Edition]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Wreckage (Armada)#NightAttack|Shot Night Attack Edition]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Wreckage (Armada)#Ultimate|Shot Ultimate Edition]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Multi-packs'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Magna Convoy DX Set<br>([[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#MagnaConvoyDX|Final Battle Convoy Super Mode]], [[Sparkplug (Armada)#MagnaConvoyDX|Corona Prime]], [[Overload (Armada)#MagnaConvoy|Ultra Magnus Special Clear Version]], [[Rollout (Armada)#MagnaDX|Magnus]], [[Sureshock (Armada)#Exdimensions|Arcee]], [[Grindor (Armada)#Exdimensions|Bank]], [[High Wire (Armada)#Exdimensions|Wheelie]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''USA Editions'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Airazor (Armada)#Toys|Airazor]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Skywarp (Armada)#Toys|Skywarp]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''USA Editions''' (online only)</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Cheetor (Armada)#Toys|Cheetor]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Predacon (Armada)#Toys|Predacon]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (Armada)#Powerlinx|Powerlinx Jetfire]]}}
|}
{{-}}
====Superlink (Energon)====
[[File:En-toy Throttle.jpg|thumb|upright=1.33|Throttle]]
With Mini-Cons taking a bit of a back seat in ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Superlink]]'', Takara added exclusive [[Energon weapon]]s promotional campaigns, on top of the usual multi-packs and USA Editions.
{| style="margin-left:1em;"
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Promotional Energon weapons'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Energon weapon#Gallery|Energy Axe Aquamarine Edition]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Energon weapon#Gallery|Energy Spear Lightning Yellow Edition]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Promotional Microns'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-mc|[[Accel]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Throttle (Energon)|Throttle]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Screw (Energon)|Screw]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Multi-packs'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|EX-01 [[Constructicon Maximus#Toys|Buildron]]<br>([[Bonecrusher (Energon)#Toys|Bonecrusher]], [[Wideload (Energon)#Toys|Glen]], [[Duststorm (Energon)#Toys|Long Haul]], [[Steamhammer (Energon)#Toys|Scavenger]], [[Sledge (Energon)#Toys|Scrapper]])}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''USA Editions'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Energon|Galvatron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Slugslinger (Energon)#Toys|Stormjet]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Tow-Line (Energon)#Toys|Tow-Line]]}}
|}
{{-}}
====Galaxy Force (Cybertron)====
[[File:Cyb-toy Cobybot.jpg|thumb|upright=1.33|Coby's Exclusive Rumble (aka "Cobybot")]]
The ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)#Takara Galaxy Force toyline|Galaxy Force]]'' exclusives pretty much followed the usual pattern. But boy, that big box set is ''pretty''.
{| style="margin-left:1em;"
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Promotional Items'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Ransack (Cybertron)#Police|Gasket Police Type]]}}
{{Bp-mc|Mystery [[Cyber Key|Force Chip]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Hydroplane#Toys|Platinum Element]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Solar Flare#Toys|Platinum Factor]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Rockslide#Toys|Platinum Material]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Voyager class'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|EX-01 [[Nemesis Breaker#Toys|Dark Ligerjack]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Multi-packs'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|EX-02 Sonic Convoy<br>([[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#SonicConvoy|Galaxy Convoy Clear Version]], [[Wing Saber (Energon)#SonicConvoySet|Sonic Bomber Fire Version]], [[Cobybot#Toys|Coby's Exclusive Rumble]])}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''USA Editions'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Armada)/toys#Supreme|Starscream]]}}
|}
{{-}}
===Smallest Transforming Transformers===
[[File:Wstf hot rod.jpg|upright=1.33|thumb|Hot Rodimus, TRU packaging version]]
Exactly what they say on the box, ''[[Smallest Transforming Transformers]]'' are/were the smallest ''Transformers'' toys to actually transform. Both of these were promotional items given away with the purchase of other toys.
{| style="margin-left:1em;"
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Hybrid Style promotion'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Smallest Transforming Transformers|Hot Rodimus]]}}
|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Transformers (2007) promotion'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Smallest Transforming Transformers|Bumble]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|
|
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:DOTM Deluxe Scan Ironhide toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Toys"R"Us exclusive Scan Series Ironhide]]
|width="25%" valign="top"|
|}
|}
{{-}}
===Live-action movie toylines===
While the [[live-action film series]] resulted in a massive boom of exclusives in Hasbro markets, Takara's exclusive output was ''quite'' a bit smaller in scope.
====Transformers (2007)====
The only Toys"R"Us exclusive for the first movie wasn't even terribly "exclusive", as it was just a repackaging of the Hasbro Leader-Class Brawl, and an unchanged re-issuing of a previous regular-retail item.


===[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)|Age of Extinction]]===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Evolution 2-packs'''</u>
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Leader Class'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Brawl (Movie)#Leader Class toys|Electronic Brawl]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Promotional EZ Collection'''</u>
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Legends Class toys|Bumblebee]]<br>(Ikebukuro store only)}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Promotional item'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (AOE)|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Smallest Transforming Transformers|Bumble]]<br>(''Smallest Transforming Transformers'')}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slug (AOE)|Dinobot Slug]]}}
|
{{Bp-a1|[[Strafe (AOE)|Strafe]]}}
|width="25%" valign="top"|
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys|Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
|}
|}
{{-}}
====Revenge (Revenge of the Fallen)====
[[File:G1-toy MightyDozer.jpg|thumb|upright=1.33|Mighty Dozer]]
''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge]]'' exclusive product was positively restrained compared to the Hasbro output, with the big items being toys released at normal retail in Hasbro markets (and one a notorious [[shelfwarmer]] at that).
It is important to note that the two promotional Microns come with instructions that are simply labeled as generic "''Transformers''" product. But they were only given away with the purchase of ''Revenge'' product, so we're listing them here. This will be a bit of a theme going forward with many promotional Microns over the next few years, across multiple lines.


===[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]===
{| style="margin-left:1em;"
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Deluxes'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Barricade (Movie)/toys#Deluxe Class toys 2|Interrogator Barricade]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scorponok (Movie)#Stalker|Stalk Scorponok]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Promotional EZ Collection'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Demolishor (ROTF)#Legends Class|Demolishor Shanghai Attack]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Rampage (ROTF)#DesertAttackJTRU|Decepticon Rampage Desert Combat]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Promotional Microns'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|Chaos on Velocitron
{{Bp-mc|[[Guardian Sky]]}}
*[[Fastlane#Generations|Fastclash]]
{{Bp-mc|[[Mighty Dozer]]}}
*[[Parsec]] & [[Nautica (G1)#Toys|Autobot Nautica]]
|
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#ChaosOnVelocitron|Laser Prime]]
|width="25%" valign="top"|
*[[Dynamus]] & [[Quickswitch#Generations|Quickswitch]]
|}
*Titan Master [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Titans Return|Rodimus Prime]]}}
{{-}}
{{Bp-a1|Arcee and Ultra Magnus Pack
 
*[[Daniel Witwicky (G1)#HasCon|Leinad]] & [[Arcee (G1)/toys#Titans Return|Arcee]]
====Darkside Moon (Dark of the Moon)====
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#HasCon|Ultra Magnus]]}}
[[File:EZCollectionDarksideOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.33|Darkside Optimus Prime]]
</ul>
Again, ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)#Darkside Moon (TakaraTomy)|Darkside Moon]]'' product was light, with the big draw actually being a model kit with an extra piece. Whee!
{{note|The Arcee and Ultra Magnus Pack was first released at [[HasCon 2017]] and later [[New York Comic Con]] 2017, the same day this set was released for pre-order at Toys"R"Us.}}


===[[Transformers: The Last Knight (toyline)|The Last Knight]]===
{| style="margin-left:1em;"
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Promotional EZ Collection'''</u>
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Mission to Cybertron'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Infernocus]] (made up of [[Skulk]], [[Rupture]], [[Thrash]], [[Gorge]], and [[Glug]], includes [[Quintessa (TLK)|Quintessa]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Darkside Optimus Prime (DOTM)#Toys|Darkside Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|Deluxe Optimus Prime 2-Pack
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#The Last Knight|Cybertron Optimus Prime]]
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#The Last Knight|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#The Last Knight|Optimus Prime]] and [[Grimlock (AOE)#Toys|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#The Last Knight|Megatron]] and [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#The Last Knight|Bumblebee]]}}
</ul>
|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Premier Edition Deluxe'''</u>
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Promotional items'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#The Last Knight|Megatron]]}}
* [[Tritanium]] Heat Blade Claw<br>(Gold Crankcase [[MechTech]] weapon)
{{Bp-a1|[[Skullitron]]}}
</ul>
|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Premier Edition Voyager'''</u>
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Dual Model Kit'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Reveal the Shield [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#TLKRevealTheShieldVoyager|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#Dual Model Kit|Optimus Prime]]<br>(w/ "Battle Hook" exclusive to TRU orders)}}
</ul>
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|
|}
|}
{{-}}
====Lost Age (Age of Extinction)====
[[File:Lost Age TRU JP rusty Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.33|Rusty Ver. Optimus Prime]]
''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)#TakaraTomy toylines|Lost Age]]'' toys was heavy on the promotional Microns, though again they were not directly branded as such.


===[[Studio Series]]===
{| style="margin-left:1em;"
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Deluxe Class'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Rollbar (AOE)#TakTom|Rollbar]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (Movie)/toys#MovieAdvancedEX|Sideswipe]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Voyager Class'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#RustyEvasion|Rusty Ver. Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Leader Class'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#BlackKnightLeader|Black Knight Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Promotional Microns'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Astrotrain (DOTM)#Toys|Astrotrain]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Carnivac (AOE)|Carnivac]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ivan]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Roller (G1)#Transformers (2014)|Silver Roller]]}}
|-
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Promotional items'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|09 [[Thundercracker (Movie)#Studio Series|Thundercracker]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prime Axe]]}}
</ul>
{{Bp-a1|[[Sword of Judgment#Lost Age Series|Temenos Sword]]}}
|}
{{-}}
{{-}}
====The Last Knight====
[[File:Movie-The-Best-MB-EX-Arm-Cannon-Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.33|Arm Gun Bumblebee]]
The exclusives line-up for Takara's ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (toyline)#TakaraTomy toylines|The Last Knight]]'' was more or less the same as in the Hasbro markets, as the two companies were in the process of a "brand unification" that would see the two release much the same product in both markets.


==List of Toys"R"Us Japan exclusive toys==
{| style="margin-left:1em;"
===[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]===
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Deluxe Class'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|MB-EX [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#ArmGunBB|Arm Gun Bumblebee]]<br>(''[[Transformers Movie The Best|Movie The Best]]'' series)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#TLKDeluxe|Stealth Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Skullitron#Toys|Skullitron]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Voyager Class'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#TLK-Voyager|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#TLKVoyager|Megatron]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Multi-packs'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Infernocus#Toys|Infernocus]]<br>([[Glug]], [[Gorge]], [[Rupture]], [[Skulk]], [[Thrash (TLK)|Thrash]], plus [[Quintessa (TLK)#Toys|Quintessa]])}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Cybertron'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys|Convoy]] (clear version)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Cybertron (planet)#TLK-Cybertron|Cybertron]]}}
===[[Transformers: Beast Wars (Japanese toyline)#1998 (Beast Wars II)|Beast Wars II]]===
|}
{{Bp-m1|[[Black Lio Convoy]]}}
{{-}}
===[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Machines]]===
====Studio Series====
{{Bp-m1|[[Primal Prime]] ([[USA Edition]])}}
As with the Hasbro line, ''[[Studio Series]]'' marked the end of Takara's run of Toys"R"Us exclusives, even though the chain still operates to this day in Japan.
===Reissues===
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Nucleon Quest Super Convoy]]}}


===[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|Car Robots/Robots in Disguise]]===
:{{Bp-a1|Autobot Drift with [[Mini Dinobot#Generations|Baby Dinobots]]<br>([[Drift (AOE)#Studio Series|Autobot Drift]], [[Sharp-T#Toys|Dinobot Sharp-T]], [[Pterry#Toys|Dinobot Pterry]], [['Tops#Toys|Dinobot 'Tops]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Omega Prime|God Fire Convoy]] (special clear version with [[Matrix Blade|Super God Sword]])}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]] vs. [[Axer (G1)|Axer]] (USA Edition)}}
{{Note|This two-pack was available as a Wal-Mart exclusive in the United States.}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Storm Jet (RID)|Storm Jet]] (USA Edition)}}
{{Bp-a1|Cybertron 3-Guy Set: [[Nightcruz (RID)|Nightcruz]], [[Mirage (RID)|Mirage GT]] & [[Scavenger (RID 2001)|Scavenger]] (USA Edition)}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys|Air Attack Optimus Primal]] (USA Edition)}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron Megabolt]] (USA Edition)}}
{{Note|This toy was available as a [[KB Toys]] exclusive in the United States.}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Dreadwind (RID)|Dreadwind]] & [[Smokejumper]] (USA Edition)}}
{{Note|This toy was available as a [[Target]] exclusive in the United States.}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scourge (RID)|Destructicon Scourge]] (USA Edition)}}
{{Note|This toy was available as a [[KB Toys]] exclusive in the United States.}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Bludgeon (RID 2001)|Destructicon Bludgeon]] (USA Edition)}}
{{Note|This toy was available as a [[KB Toys]] exclusive in the United States.}}


===[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Legends of the Microns/Armada]]===
{{-}}
{{Bp-a1|Magna Convoy DX Set, contains:
**[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys|Final Battle Convoy Super Mode]]
**[[Sparkplug (Armada)|Spark Prime]]
**[[Overload (Armada)|Crystal Ultra Magnus]]
**[[Rollout (Armada)|Magnus]]
**[[Grindor (Armada)|Bank]] (Street Action Micron Exdimensions )
**[[High Wire (Armada)|Wheelie]] (Street Action Micron Exdimensions )
**[[Sureshock (Armada)|Arcee]] (Street Action Micron Exdimensions )}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Airazor (Armada)|Airazor]] (USA Edition)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Skywarp (Armada)|Skywarp]] (USA Edition)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Cheetor (Armada)|Cheetor]] (USA Edition)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Predacon (Armada)|Predacon]] (USA Edition)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (Armada)|Powerlinx Jetfire]] (USA Edition)}}
{{Note|Cheetor, Predacon and Powerlinx Jetfire were only available at the Toys"R"Us Japan website, not in stores.}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Wreckage (Armada)|Shot]] (Ultimate Edition) [promotional [[Mini-Con|Micron]]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Knock Out (Armada)|Crack]] (Ultimate Edition) [promotional [[Mini-Con|Micron]]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Bonecrusher (Armada)|Bomb]] (Ultimate Edition) [promotional [[Mini-Con|Micron]]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Wreckage (Armada)|Shot]] (Night Attack Edition) [promotional [[Mini-Con|Micron]]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Knock Out (Armada)|Crack]] (Night Attack Edition) [promotional [[Mini-Con|Micron]]]}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Bonecrusher (Armada)|Bomb]] (Night Attack Edition) [promotional [[Mini-Con|Micron]]]}}


===[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon/Superlink]]===
===Henkei! Henkei!===
{{Bp-d1|EX-01 [[Constructicon Maximus|Buildron]] giftset, contains:
[[File:Henkei-toy Skyglide.jpg|upright=1.33|thumb|Skyglide]]
**[[Bonecrusher (Energon)|Bonecrusher]]
Takara's take on the ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' toyline, ''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]]'' only resulted in a single promotional [[Mini-Con|Micron]].
**[[Wideload (Energon)|Glen]]
**[[Duststorm (Energon)|Long Haul]]
**[[Steamhammer (Energon)|Scavenger]]
**[[Sledge (Energon)|Scrapper]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Armada)/toys|Galvatron]] (USA Edition)}}
{{Note|This was the larger ''Energon'' Megatron/Galvatron mold otherwise only available in the USA.}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Tow-Line (Energon)|Tow-Line]] (USA Edition)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Slugslinger (Energon)|Stormjet/Slugslinger]] (USA Edition)}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Accel]] (promotional [[Mini-Con|Micron]])}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Throttle (Energon)|Throttle]] (promotional [[Mini-Con|Micron]])}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Screw (Energon)|Screw]] (promotional [[Mini-Con|Micron]])}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Energon weapon|Energy Axe Aquamarine Edition]] (promotional Energon weapon)}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Energon weapon|Energy Spear Lightning Yellow Edition]] (promotional Energon weapon)}}


===[[Smallest Transforming Transformers]]===
{| style="margin-left:1em;"
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Rod (G1)/toys|Hot Rodimus]] (promotional figure for ''[[Hybrid Style]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|G1 Convoy]])}}
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Promotional Microns'''</u>
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (G1)/toys|Bumble]] (''[[Transformers (2007 toyline)|Movie]]'' promotional figure)}}
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Skyglide]]}}
|}
{{-}}
 
===Animated===
[[File:AnimatedLegendsSkywarpClearPurple.jpg|upright=1.33|thumb|Skywarp Clear Purple Ver.]]
{| style="margin-left:1em;"
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Promotional EZ Collection'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Animated)/toys#LegendsClearRed|Optimus Prime Clear Red Ver.]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Skywarp (Animated)#ClearEZCollection|Skywarp Clear Purple Ver.]]}}
|}
{{-}}


===[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron/Galaxy Force]]===
===United===
{{Bp-d1|EX-01 [[Nemesis Breaker|Dark Ligerjack]]}}
[[File:United-toy Caliburst.jpg|upright=1.33|thumb|Caliburst]]
{{Bp-a1|EX-02 Sonic Convoy giftset, contains:
The spiritual follow-up to ''Henkei!'', ''[[Transformers United|United]]'' went with new versions of old characters... on molds pretty wildly not meant for those characters in the case of these two Microns.
**[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys|Galaxy Convoy]] (clear version)
**[[Wing Saber (Energon)|Sonic Bomber]] (fire version)
**[[Cobybot|Coby's exclusive Ramble]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Super Starscream]] (USA Edition)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Ransack (Cybertron)|Gasket Police Type]] (promotional figure)}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Solar Flare|Platinum Factor]] (promotional [[Mini-Con|Micron]])}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Hydroplane|Platinum Element]] (promotional [[Mini-Con|Micron]])}}
{{Bp-mc|[[Rockslide|Platinum Material]] (promotional [[Mini-Con|Micron]])}}
{{Bp-mc|Mystery Force Chip (promotional [[Cyber Key]])}}


===[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars Returns]]===
{| style="margin-left:1em;"
{{Note|The entire ''Beast Wars Returns'' toyline was exclusively available from Toys"R"Us Japan stores.}}
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Promotional Microns'''</u>
{{Bp-m2|BR-01 [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Beast Machines|Convoy]]}}
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m2|BR-02 [[Cheetor (BW)/toys|Cheetus]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Caliburst (G1)#United|Caliburst]]}}
{{Bp-m2|BR-03 [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattle]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Recoil (G1)#United 2|Recoil]]}}
{{Bp-m2|BR-04 [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackwidow]]}}
|}
{{Bp-vh|BR-05 [[Megatron (BW)/toys|Megatron]]}}
{{-}}
{{Bp-m2|BR-06 [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]]}}
{{Bp-m2|BR-07 [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]]}}
{{Bp-vh|BR-08 Vehicon [[Jetstorm (BM)|Jetstorm]]}}
{{Bp-vh|BR-09 Vehicon [[Thrust (BM)|Thrust]]}}
{{Bp-vh|BR-10 Vehicon [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]]}}
{{Bp-m2|BR-11 [[Noble (BM)|Noble Savage]]}}
{{Bp-vh|BR-12 Megahead Megatron}}
{{Bp-vh|BR-13 Vehicon [[Strika (BM)|Strika]]}}
{{Bp-vh|BR-14 Vehicon [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]]}}


===[[Transformers (2007 toyline)|Transformers (2007)]]===
===Aligned series (Prime / Adventure)===
{{Bp-d1|[[Brawl (Movie)|Electronic Brawl]] (Leader Class Decepticon Brawl)}}
====Prime====
[[File:Prime-toy B2PureEnergon.jpg|upright=1.33|thumb|Pure Energon B.B.]]
Takara went absolutely ''nuts'' with the promotional [[Arms Micron]]s during ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Takara Prime toyline|Prime]]''. The initial batches were fully-assembled and painted redecoes of past weapon-bots, but as the line kicked into gear, they shifted to the unassembled, on-sprue "model kit" style Microns that came with Takara's ''Prime'' toys. Speaking of, their big in-store exclusive even came with three extra exclusive Arms Micron kits!


===[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (franchise)|Henkei! Henkei!]]===
{| style="margin-left:1em;"
{{Bp-mc|[[Skyglide]] (promotional [[Mini-Con|Micron]])}}
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Voyager + Microns'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#BattleShield|Battle Shield Optimus]]<br> (w/ [[O.P.#Gray|O.P. A]], [[Jaze (Prime)#Toys|Jaze G]], [[Pral#Toys|Pral G]], [[Sise#Toys|Sise G]])}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Promotional Arms Microns'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Firebolt (G1)#Preorder|Autobot Firebolt]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Peacemaker|Autobot Peaceman]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Pinpointer (G1)|Autobot Pinpointer]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Vector Oracle]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Promotional Arms Micron kits'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[B.B. (Prime)#PureEnergon|Pure Energon B.B.]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[C.L. (Prime)#Shadow|Shadow C.L.]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[O.P.#PureEnergon|Pure Energon O.P.]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[R.A.#ShiningR|Shining R.A. R]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Zamu#Hellflame|Hellflame Zamu]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Contest prizes'''</u>
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#DarkGuard|Dark Guard Optimus Prime]]}}
|}
{{-}}


===[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]===
====Go!====
{{Bp-mc|[[Guardian Sky]] (promotional Micron)}}
[[File:Go-toy Ex.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.33|Ex, the one Arms Micron available ''only'' at TRU.]]
{{Bp-mc|[[Mighty Dozer]] (promotional Micron)}}
For the Takara-only ''[[Triple Combination: Transformers Go! (toyline)|Transformers Go!]]'' series, Toys"R"Us got an exclusive redeco of the main new Autobot of the series, as well as a promotional Arms Micron meant to go with ''Go!''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> new version of Autobot leader [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Exprime|Optimus Exprime]], plus a few promo Microns shared with a whole bunch of other stores.
{{Bp-d1|[[Barricade (Movie)|Interrogator Barricade]] (Deluxe Class)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scorponok (Movie)|Stalk Scorponok]] (Deluxe Class)}}


===[[Transformers United|United]]===
{| style="margin-left:1em;"
{{Bp-a1|[[Recoil (G1)#United|Recoil]] (promotional Micron, [[January 1]] 2011)}}


===[[Dual Model Kit]]===
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Swordbots'''</u>
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#Dual Model Kit|Optimus Prime]] (A battle hook accessory is available if ordered through Toys"R"Us Japan.)}}
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Kenzan#Kuromusha|Kenzan Kuromusha ver.]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Promotional Microns'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Ex]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Gan]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|<br>
{{Bp-a1|[[Jin (Go!)|Jin]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Zan]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|<br>
|}
{{-}}


===Transformers===
====Adventure (Robots in Disguise 2015)====
{{Bp-a1|[[Peacemaker|Autobot Peaceman]] (promotional [[Arms Micron]])}}
[[File:RID15-toy ToysRUsPrime.jpg|upright=1.33|thumb|Toys"R"Us Prime]]
{{Bp-a1|[[Vector Oracle]] (promotional Arms Micron)}}
Exclusives for ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)#TakaraTomy Adventure toyline|Adventure]]'' ran the gamut of small molds. Some were originally Arms Micron kits, but this time came already-assembled.
{{Bp-a1|[[Pinpointer (G1)|Autobot Pinpointer]] (promotional Arms Micron)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[C.L.#Shadow|Shadow C.L.]] (promotional Arms Micron)}}


===[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)#TakaraTomy Adventure toyline|Adventure]]===
{| style="margin-left:1em;"
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Battle Pack Class'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Toys"R"Us Prime#Toys|Geoffrey Prime]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Promotional EZ Collection'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#ClearLegion|Bumblebee Clear Ver.]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#ClearLegion|Bumblebee Clear Ver.]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#RIDClear|Optimus Prime Clear Ver.]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Toys"R"Us Prime#Toys|Toys"R"Us Prime]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Promotional Microns'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Burn]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Burn]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Divebomb (RID)#Toys|Divebomb]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Divebomb (RID)#Toys|Divebomb]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ink]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ink]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Toys"R"Us Prime#Toys|Jeffrey Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#RIDClear|Optimus Prime Clear Ver.]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Toys"R"Us Prime#Toys|Toys"R"Us Prime (Legion)]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Velocirazor]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Velocirazor]]}}
|
|width="25%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}


===[[Studio Series#Exclusives|Studio Series]]===
===Q-Transformers===
{{Bp-a1|Autobot Drift with [[Mini Dinobot#Generations|Baby Dinobots]] ([[Drift (AOE)#Studio Series|Autobot Drift]], [[Sharp-T#Generations|Dinobot Sharp-T]], [[Pterry#Generations|Dinobot Pterry]], [['Tops#Generations|Dinobot 'Tops]])}}
[[File:QTransformers Clear Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.33|thumb|Clear Bumblebee]]
</ul>


==List of Western Toys"R"Us exclusive toys without a US release==
{| style="margin-left:1em;"  
===Europe===
|width="25%" valign="top"|<u>'''Promotional Q-Transformers'''</u>
====Transformers Animated====
<ul class="iconlist">
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet (Animated)|Autobot Ratchet]] & [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] two-pack (Deluxe Class)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#QTclear|Clear Bumblebee]]}}
{{Note|These two toys were unchanged from their single releases. This two-pack was not available at North American stores, but was available as a Toys"R"Us exclusive in the United Kingdom and Germany.}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (G1)/toys#QTClear|Clear Starscream]]}}
 
|}
====Revenge of the Fallen====
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Wheelie (ROTF)|Autobot Wheelie]] vs. [[Sideways (ROTF)|Decepticon Sideways]] two-pack}}
{{Note|These two toys were unchanged from their single releases. This two-pack was not available at North American stores, but was available as a Toys"R"Us exclusive in the United Kingdom and Germany. The two-pack was given a general retail release in Australia, or at least turned up in a few different stores.}}
 
====Beast Hunters====
{{Bp-a1p2|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Predaking|Optimus Prime]] vs [[Predaking (Prime)#Optimus|Predaking]]}}
{{Note|Thus far, this two-pack has been found at Toys"R"Us stores in Portugal, the United Kingdom, Germany and France; in Germany, it was explicitly advertised as a Toys"R"Us exclusive. Since the only known official [[stock photography|stock photos]] have shown this two-pack in [[multilingual packaging|multilingual]] European packaging, it's very likely that this has always been intended as a European market exclusive; however, it has also been found at general retail in Brazil.}}
 
===Masterpiece===
Most Hasbro Masterpieces were released as Toys"R"Us exclusives.
 
===Australia===
====Universe====
'''Voyager Deluxe Comic 2-packs'''
{{Bp-a1d1|Autobot Ambush (G1 series), contains:
**[[Roadbuster (G1)|Autobot Roadbuster]]
**[[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|Standoff Beneath the Streets (War Within series), contains:
**[[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]
**[[Springer (G1)|Springer]]}}
{{Note|These 2-packs were originally sold as [[Target]] exclusives in the United States.}}
 
===Masterpiece===
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Masterpiece Grimlock]] (2010)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Starscream Ghost Version]] (2010)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Masterpiece Thundercracker]] (2012)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#mp10hasbro|Masterpiece Optimus Prime]] (2012)}}
</ul>


==Notes==
==Notes==
*Toys"R"Us was also supposed to carry a [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] done up as a ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]]'' [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] homage that would have been released as a ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' toy named [[Astrotrain (Cybertron)|Spacewarp]], together with redecos of the ''Armada'' [[Space Mini-Con Team]]. Ultimately, however, Toys"R"Us backed out of the deal, and Spacewarp was never released. While the Space Team redecos remain unreleased to this very day ([[TakaraTomy|Takara]] claims that the [[mold]]s have become unusable), the planned Spacewarp deco was later used as the basis for the [[Transformers Collectors' Club|Collectors' Club]] exclusive [[Astrotrain (Cybertron)|Astrotrain]] redeco of ''Armada'' Jetfire, with a new head sculpt.
*Toys"R"Us was also supposed to carry a [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] done up as a ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]]'' [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] homage that would have been released as a ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' toy named [[Astrotrain (Cybertron)|Spacewarp]], together with redecos of the ''Armada'' [[Space Mini-Con Team]]. Ultimately, however, Toys"R"Us backed out of the deal, and Spacewarp was never released. While the Space Team redecos remain unreleased to this very day ([[TakaraTomy|Takara]] claims that the [[mold]]s have become unusable), the planned Spacewarp deco was later used as the basis for the [[Transformers Collectors' Club|Collectors' Club]] exclusive [[Astrotrain (Cybertron)|Astrotrain]] redeco of ''Armada'' Jetfire, with a new head sculpt.
*As of 2019, the Canadian Toys"R"Us branch has picked up the rights to the US [[Target]] exclusives, beginning with the ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege]]'' toyline.
*Despite the closing of the US branch, multiple Toys"R"Us branches are still often used by Hasbro worldwide for distributing figures that are otherwise exclusive to some specific US retailers:
**As of 2019, the Canadian Toys"R"Us branch has picked up the rights to the US [[Target]] exclusives, beginning with the ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege]]'' toyline.
**In the early 2020s, the Iberian (Portugal & Spain) Toys"R"Us branch also released a few toys from the [[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)#Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy .282020-2022.29|Netflix-labelled ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' exclusives]].
**The 2024 [[Walmart]] exclusive ''[[Transformers One (toyline)|Transformers One]]'' figures were released internationally across a few branches like Hong Kong, Singapore, and the aforementioned Iberian stores.


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 19:54, 13 January 2026

Toys weЯe Us.
Geoffrey Prime, too precious for this world.

From bikes to trains to video games, Toys"R"Us (stylistically ToysЯUs in the logo) is a toy retailer chain, originally based in the United States but with branches in many other countries. According to various sources, it accounted for anywhere from 15 to 20% of major toymakers' sales. Those days are pretty much over in the US market, although their regional branches still have a major presence in some European and Asian countries.

Over the years, they carried many exclusive Transformers toys, in addition to regular mass retail releases. Many of those exclusives have been carried not only by US retailers, but also by international Toys"R"Us branches.

Japan also has its own branch of Toys"R"Us (トイザらス Toizarasu), which has its own exclusive toys from TakaraTomy, independent of the toys Hasbro provided Western Toys"R"Us stores with (well... mostly. We'll explain when we get there).

History

[edit]
"Before the dark times... Before private equity."

Birth and golden era

[edit]

Originally founded by Charles P. Lazarus as Children's Supermart in 1948, the store later changed its focus entirely to toys. By 1957, Lazarus came up with the tagline "Toys"R"Us", eventually operating several additional stores under the Children's Supermart brand. Nine years later, the company was acquired by Interstate Department Stores, Inc., who already owned the toy store chain Children's Bargain Town USA, which featured the original version of Geoffrey the Giraffe as its mascot. Following the bankruptcy of Interstate Department Stores in 1974, Lazarus himself took control of the bankrupt corporation and rebranded the merged Children's Bargain Town USA/Children's Supermart company into "Toys"R"Us", which subsequently grew into the biggest toy store chain in the United States, eventually expanding into other markets around the globe to the point where the company was considered a prime example of a "category killer".[1]

After many decades of success, Toys"R"Us failed to realize the growing importance of the internet during the 1990s, and as a result added its own online store very late in the game. Following a disastrous 1999 holiday shopping season, during which the company fell behind on shipping online customer orders, it struck a ten-year deal with Amazon, who would subsequently act as Toys"R"Us's online presence. Following a brief period of financial success that exceeded Amazon's expectations, the partnership was prematurely ended by Toys"R"Us after Amazon had allowed competing merchants to begin selling toys through the website, and following a lawsuit, Amazon paid Toys"R"Us $51 million in settlements. In 2006, Toys"R"Us reopened an independent website, but by that time, the damage had already been done.[2]

Downfall

[edit]

In 2005, Toys"R"Us was bought out by three major private equity firms: Bain Capital, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, and Vornado Realty Trust. As a result, the chain was saddled with a massive debt when the cost of paying back the loan used to buy the chain was then dumped onto it, with interest. Despite rebounding sales-wise and making a profit above its nominal operating expenses, the sheer size of the debt was too much, and Toys"R"Us eventually declared bankruptcy on September 18, 2017, leading to their planned liquidation, resulting in all stores in the United States to be closed by June 29, 2018. And in the middle of all these tumultuous times, the original Toys"R"Us founder Charles Lazarus, who had parted ways with the company in 1994, died on March 24, 2018, at age 94.

Operations in other markets were also affected, though not all cases ended in all-out job losses: The United Kingdom division entered administration in February 2018, with the last remaining stores being closed on April 24 of the same year; the Australian division entered administration in May 2018, with the last remaining stores expected to close in July. The divisions in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, which were still profitable, were taken over by Irish family-owned toy giant Smyths in April 2018, who rebranded all stores in those three countries into "Smyths" in 2019.

Meanwhile, other regional branches have survived: for instance, Toys"R"Us declared bankruptcy in Portugal and Spain by March 2018, but was eventually purchased by the Green Swan group and it still continues to soldier on using the same branding. The Canadian division, which was also still profitable by that point, was bought out by Fairfax Financial Holdings in April 2018 (with the takeover completed in May), and similarly, they've continued operations under the original branding. Most notably, operations in Asia have also continued as usual since.

As of now, the original Toys"R"Us brand in the United States is owned by Tru Kids. They've returned to retail in 2022, opening up a few dozen stores in the US, but their current presence is still only a modest fraction of what it once was.

Fiction

[edit]

2005 IDW continuity

[edit]

A Toys"R"Us store was in Times Square. All Hail Megatron #1

Commercial appearances

[edit]

At a Toys"R"Us store in a Quadwal stream where toys are sentient, Snackin' Sara the Baby Alive toy informed an unboxed Optimus Prime toy about the store's Price Match guarantee, wherein if Optimus was found at a lower price at another retailer, Toys"R"Us would match their prices. The Optimus toy was confused as to the existence of another one of himself and was advised by Sara to look to his left. When he did so, both he and his doppelganger were distraught at their existence, a panic which soon spread to his entire shelf, fully populated by Optimi. Toys"R"Us Commercial

Hasbro market Toys"R"Us exclusives

[edit]

Robots in Disguise (2001)

[edit]
Scourge, major baddie and major pain to obtain in the US.

Toys"R"Us's first exclusives were for the 2001 Robots in Disguise toyline, and they snagged a pair of absolute doozies: a major villain character from the Robots in Disguise cartoon, and a huge toy that had been canceled the year prior that fans thought would never see the light of day.

Super Class Supreme Class Ultra Class (UK only)


Commemorative Series

[edit]
Skywarp, with "safe" firing missiles.
Ricochet, former holy grail

"Enhanced" re-releases of classic "Generation 1" toys, the entire Commemorative Series toyline was originally intended to be exclusively available from Toys"R"Us stores. However, two toys from the later series were ultimately made available through other venues, at least for the United States market, particularly "closeout" chains, sold at a massive discount.

The "Commemorative Series" branding would pop up again in later lines; we're listing those items both here and under their respective lines so you don't have to go searching for them.

Series I Series II Series III Series IV
Series V Series VI Series VII Series VIII
Series IX Classics Universe (2008)


Unicron Trilogy (Armada / Energon / Cybertron)

[edit]

Armada

[edit]
Powerlinx Cyclonus with bonus Iceberg

The chain's Armada offerings were not particularly special, but they were a great bargain: standard-issue "Super-Con" toys with a bonus pack-in Mini-Con from one of the normal retail three-packs, but sold at a cost below a Super-Con on its own!

Bonus Packs



Energon

[edit]
Optimus Prime / Megatron

For Energon, once again the bulk of their exclusives were just repackaged Armada toys, and even then, two of them, the Road Wrecker/Night Attack Team and Race/Space Team packs, were also available at Walmart stores. However, there was the big draw of an Optimus Prime & Megatron two-pack using molds that had previously been exclusive to the Takara Super Link version of the line!

Mini-Con Team 2-packs

Leader 2-pack
Despite the names on the packaging, the "Race Team" are in their "Road Wrecker Team" colors, and the "Road Wrecker Team" are in their original "Destruction Team" colors.


Cybertron

[edit]
Starscream vs. Vector Prime

Cybertron content was light, being mostly "Value Packs" which were just fully-packaged normal Deluxes sold at less than the total cost of the toys bought individually. And the two-pack versions of that were another "exclusive" shared with Walmart. However, there was one truly exclusive multi-pack that provided Western fans with access to a mold previously available only by importing it from Japan, and in unique colors to boot.

Deluxe Value Packs "Super Value!" Deluxe 3-packs Voyager Multi-packs


Go-Bots

[edit]

Yes, Toys"R"Us even got some exclusives for the Playskool Go-Bots line, done up in shiny chrome. Delightful!

Basics


Universe (2003)

[edit]

The Universe offerings were limited to a single multi-pack, but it was a sizable one! (One other was canceled.)


Alternators

[edit]

The chain had an "exclusive" Alternators "Mega Alternators" assortment... which ultimately turned out to be merely shrinkwrapped combos of regular-retail single Alternators releases. The most common combinations were Smokescreen/Side Swipe and Smokescreen/Silverstreak, but Smokescreen/Windcharger, Smokescreen/Autobot Hound, and even Smokescreen/Smokescreen(!) combos have been found as well.


Titanium Series

[edit]
Grimlock, War Within style

Titanium Series was Hasbro's short-lived line of mostly-die-cast-metal toys for various brands, with small "Robot Masters" mini figurines and 6-inch "Cybertron Heroes" fully-transformable toys. Most of the Toys"R"Us exclusives fall under the War Within comic styling... despite that series having ended (prematurely) years prior. And the comic license having changed hands since then to boot.

Robot Master 2-packs Cybertron Heroes Cybertron Heroes 2-packs


Beast Wars 10th Anniversary

[edit]

For the Beast Wars 10th Anniversary line, Toys"R"Us got a repackaging of the Japanese "Beast Wars Reborn" set, featuring extensively-redecoed re-releases of the Ultra-class Optimus Primal and Megatron molds.


Classics

[edit]

While the focal point of Classics was modern-mold reinventions of classic characters, there were a few exceptions. Classics Soundwave was a reissue of the original toy, originally slated for the Commemorative Series line (above).


Masterpiece

[edit]
Acid Storm

The big, expensive, complex Masterpiece toys were an instant hit with collectors, and of course Toys"R"Us got in several exclusives. However, in many non-US Hasbro markets, all of the Hasbro-release Masterpiece toys were Toys"R"Us exclusives, so we won't be listing all of those here.

As some of these were sold as part of the 2010 Transformers toyline, we'll list them in those lines' sections as well. It just kinda makes sense to have them all gathered up here too.

Transformers (2010) Platinum Edition Masterpiece
  • Soundwave
  • Starscream
  • Starscream Ghost Version
    (Australia only)
  • Sunstorm
    • Masterpiece Movie Series


    Live-action movie toylines

    [edit]

    With the absolute explosion of Transformers popularity due to the live-action film series, naturally a vast number of exclusives for said series were made, with Toys"R"Us getting quite a lot.

    Transformers (2007)

    [edit]
    Inferno w/ Longarm

    For the 2007 Transformers toyline, most of the exclusives were redecoed "Unicron Trilogy" molds used to quickly boost the amount of "new" product in the wake of the first film's staggering success, as well as a pair of multi-packs of normal-retail-release toys.

    Voyager Class Ultra Class Multi-packs
  • Battle for the Allspark
    (Legends-class Barricade, Bumblebee, Autobot Jazz, Megatron, Optimus Prime, Starscream)


    • Revenge of the Fallen

    [edit]
    "Back Road Brawl" Mixmaster

    Revenge of the Fallen's exclusives were entirely focused on multipacks, with a fair amount of new decoes and characters.

    Titanium Series Multi-packs


    Transformers (2010)

    [edit]
    Rampage Among the Ruins

    The 2010 Transformers toyline was largely an extension of Revenge of the Fallen product, but some "Generation 1"-based stuff made its way into the line towards the back end. In the case of Toys"R"Us exclusives, this was in the form of a trio of Masterpiece toys.

    Multipacks
    		Masterpiece


    Dark of the Moon

    [edit]
    Scan Series Ironhide

    The exclusives for Dark of the Moon were given the branding "Mission Earth". Many of the toys also had "Scan Series" decos, where the toys were cast in clear plastics then extensively painted, but only on the front halves of their vehicle modes, making them look like they're in mid-reformatting.

    Scan Series Deluxes Leader class Multi-packs


    Age of Extinction

    [edit]
    "Evolution" Optimus Prime

    For Age of Extinction, the exclusives were all part of the "Evolution" theme, packing a toy of the movie character with a toy of their "G1" inspiration... in theory. There's a bit of jank going on with a couple of them.

    Also at this point, the Kre-O line had functionally, if not officially, become a Toys"R"Us exclusive in the US, with the nigh-entirety of the 2014 lineup taken up by Age of Extinction-themed sets, plus an explicitly-TRU-only DVD/Kreon combo pack.

    Deluxe Evolution 2-packs
  • Strafe
    (AOE Strafe & G1 "Strafe")
    		•  Voyager Evolution 2-packs DVD / Blu-Ray


    The Last Knight

    [edit]
    Skullitron

    Exclusives for The Last Knight were given the "Mission to Cybertron" branding, plus a few had the added "Premiere Edition" marking to denote more elaborate paint jobs.

    Legion 2-packs Premier Edition Multi-packs Cybertron


    Studio Series

    [edit]
    Good luck.

    The very last Toys"R"Us exclusive (in the US at least), this figure in the then-new Studio Series was the first "off-screen" figure in the line, and was kind of hard to find in the US thanks to the chain being liquidated right about the time the toy was released.

    Voyager Class


    Animated

    [edit]
    Rodimus Minor

    For Transformers Animated, Toys"R"Us scored several toys that had been slated for regular retail release, but budgets kept them out of the main line. Considering who some of these characters were, this led to something of a rush to grab them.

    Deluxes wave 1 Deluxes wave 2 Deluxe 2-packs
  • Autobot Ratchet & Bumblebee
    (UK & Germany only)
    		•  Leader "Super Value" packs


    Universe (2008)

    [edit]
    Darkwind

    The 2008 Universe offerings were mainly some pretty big-ticket items, with a few more vintage toy molds thrown in the mix.

    Ultra Class Supreme Class Commemorative Edition Voyager Deluxe Comic 2-packs (Australia only)


    Kre-O

    [edit]
    Autobot Assault Devastator set: the buildable Ironhide, Gunner and yellow Devastator Kreons are exclusive to the Toys"R"Us version of the set.

    Hasbro's second attempt at a LEGO-like building-brick-based toyline, there are only a couple of explicitly Toys"R"Us-exclusive Kre-O items in the line. However, by 2014, by the time the Transformers part of the line pivoted entirely to Age of Extinction (and the reveal of the G.I. Joe and Dungeons & Dragons sets), the entire Kre-O line became functionally a TRU exclusive in the US, as most other retailers had dropped it.

    "Autobot Assault Devastator" set
    		Promotional polybag kits
  • Dinobot Ride
    (Grimlock w/ Optimus Prime mini-Kreon)
  • Elite Optimus Prime
    (Canadian TRUs only)
    		•  Promotional Kreons
  • Constructicon Devastator
    • DVD / Blu-Ray


    "Aligned" toylines (Prime / Robots in Disguise)

    [edit]

    Prime: Beast Hunters

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    Thus far, this two-pack has been found at Toys"R"Us stores in Portugal, the United Kingdom, Germany and France; in Germany, it was explicitly advertised as a Toys"R"Us exclusive. Since the only known official stock photos have shown this two-pack in multilingual European packaging, it's very likely that this has always been intended as a European market exclusive; however, it has also been found at general retail in Brazil.


    Robots in Disguise (2015)

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    Warrior Megatronus

    For 2015's Robots in Disguise, Toys"R"Us was the home of the "Clash of the Transformers" series, a pretty sizable subline imprint of exclusives; a mix of redecos, retools and even some wholly-new molds. The line-up was released in Australia, Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom and Germany, though Warrior Class Megatronus was only released in the US, and the "Decepticon Island Showdown" set was not released in Europe at all.

    Legion 2-packs Warrior Class Wave 1 Warrior Class Wave 2 Warrior Class Wave 3
    Three-Step Changers Mega Five-Step Power Heroes Multi-packs


    Titans Return

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    Parsec & Nautica, the only Nautica toy so far. Good luck!

    With the emphasis on Titan Masters (aka Headmasters) in Titans Return, naturally these sets are loaded to the gills with tiny head-bots. Of particular note is the Arcee set, which was originally a HasCon 2017 exclusive.

    Multi-packs Online orders


    Buzzworthy Bumblebee (Canada)

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    While the Buzzworthy Bumblebee line is exclusive to Target stores in the US, Canada does not have Targets, so all of those toys go to Toys"R"Us... and seemingly at quite a markup. We're honestly not about to list the entire line here, sorry.


    Takara market Toys"R"Us exclusives

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    As its own entity, Toys"R"Us Japan had its own considerably different run of exclusives. Of particular note are the "USA Editions" (unchanged Hasbro-market product in nigh-unchanged Hasbro retail packaging), and the many, many, many "campaign item" promotional giveaways, typically Mini-Cons and comparably-sized toys, given as freebies with a qualifying purchase on certain dates (be it a specific toy, or just a certain yen-value of toys total)

    Beast Wars series

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    Beast Wars

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    Black Lio Convoy

    Takara's Beast Wars product was very light on the exclusives. In fact, most of them are actually straight-up imports of Hasbro-packaged Transmetal 2 toys released during the Beast Wars Metals portion of the line.

    Beast Wars Beast Wars II Beast Wars Metals (Hasbro imports)


    Beast Wars Returns

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    Vehicon Thrust

    Released many years after the "Beast" series had run its course in Japan, 2004's Beast Wars Returns was an entirely Toys"R"Us exclusive line, featuring Beast Machines molds extensively redecoed into (usually) much more show-accurate appearances. It also included a single "USA Edition" import, a practice that had seen a lot of use in the prior few years.

    Wave 1 Wave 2 Wave 3 USA Edition


    Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers

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    As Takara took its first steps into reissuing old Transformers molds in the early 2000s, Toys"R"Us got one of the first exclusive redecoes of said reissues.

  • Nucleon Quest Super Convoy



    • Car Robots (Robots in Disguise)

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    The overwhelming bulk of exclusives for 2000's Car Robots was actually released after the line had properly ended, with a glut of USA Edition toys from Hasbro's 2001 Robots in Disguise version of the line.

    Multi-packs USA Editions
  • Dreadwind & Smokejumper
  • Megatron Megabolt
  • Air Attack Optimus Primal
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  • Destructicon Scourge
  • Sideways vs. Axer
  • Storm Jet
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    Unicron Trilogy toylines

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    All right, here we go. The number of exclusives takes a big jump here.

    Legends of the Microns (Armada)

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    Shot Ultimate Edition

    With the arrival of the tiny Mini-Con toys in 2003's Legends of the Microns, Takara launched into a ton of store promotional giveaways across multiple chains, and the era of large numbers of unique exclusives began (plus even more USA Editions).

    Promotional Microns Multi-packs USA Editions USA Editions (online only)


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    Throttle

    With Mini-Cons taking a bit of a back seat in Superlink, Takara added exclusive Energon weapons promotional campaigns, on top of the usual multi-packs and USA Editions.

    Promotional Energon weapons Promotional Microns Multi-packs USA Editions


    Galaxy Force (Cybertron)

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    Coby's Exclusive Rumble (aka "Cobybot")

    The Galaxy Force exclusives pretty much followed the usual pattern. But boy, that big box set is pretty.

    Promotional Items Voyager class Multi-packs USA Editions


    Smallest Transforming Transformers

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    Hot Rodimus, TRU packaging version

    Exactly what they say on the box, Smallest Transforming Transformers are/were the smallest Transformers toys to actually transform. Both of these were promotional items given away with the purchase of other toys.

    Hybrid Style promotion Transformers (2007) promotion


    Live-action movie toylines

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    While the live-action film series resulted in a massive boom of exclusives in Hasbro markets, Takara's exclusive output was quite a bit smaller in scope.

    Transformers (2007)

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    The only Toys"R"Us exclusive for the first movie wasn't even terribly "exclusive", as it was just a repackaging of the Hasbro Leader-Class Brawl, and an unchanged re-issuing of a previous regular-retail item.

    Leader Class Promotional EZ Collection
  • Bumblebee
    (Ikebukuro store only)
    		•  Promotional item
    • Bumble
      (Smallest Transforming Transformers)


    Revenge (Revenge of the Fallen)

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    Mighty Dozer

    Revenge exclusive product was positively restrained compared to the Hasbro output, with the big items being toys released at normal retail in Hasbro markets (and one a notorious shelfwarmer at that).

    It is important to note that the two promotional Microns come with instructions that are simply labeled as generic "Transformers" product. But they were only given away with the purchase of Revenge product, so we're listing them here. This will be a bit of a theme going forward with many promotional Microns over the next few years, across multiple lines.

    Deluxes Promotional EZ Collection Promotional Microns


    Darkside Moon (Dark of the Moon)

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    Darkside Optimus Prime

    Again, Darkside Moon product was light, with the big draw actually being a model kit with an extra piece. Whee!

    Promotional EZ Collection Promotional items Dual Model Kit


    Lost Age (Age of Extinction)

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    Rusty Ver. Optimus Prime

    Lost Age toys was heavy on the promotional Microns, though again they were not directly branded as such.

    Deluxe Class Voyager Class Leader Class Promotional Microns
    Promotional items


    The Last Knight

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    Arm Gun Bumblebee

    The exclusives line-up for Takara's The Last Knight was more or less the same as in the Hasbro markets, as the two companies were in the process of a "brand unification" that would see the two release much the same product in both markets.

    Deluxe Class Voyager Class Multi-packs Cybertron


    Studio Series

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    As with the Hasbro line, Studio Series marked the end of Takara's run of Toys"R"Us exclusives, even though the chain still operates to this day in Japan.

  • Autobot Drift with Baby Dinobots
    (Autobot Drift, Dinobot Sharp-T, Dinobot Pterry, Dinobot 'Tops)



    • Henkei! Henkei!

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    Skyglide

    Takara's take on the Classics toyline, Henkei! Henkei! only resulted in a single promotional Micron.

    Promotional Microns


    Animated

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    Skywarp Clear Purple Ver.
    Promotional EZ Collection


    United

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    Caliburst

    The spiritual follow-up to Henkei!, United went with new versions of old characters... on molds pretty wildly not meant for those characters in the case of these two Microns.

    Promotional Microns


    Aligned series (Prime / Adventure)

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    Prime

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    Pure Energon B.B.

    Takara went absolutely nuts with the promotional Arms Microns during Prime. The initial batches were fully-assembled and painted redecoes of past weapon-bots, but as the line kicked into gear, they shifted to the unassembled, on-sprue "model kit" style Microns that came with Takara's Prime toys. Speaking of, their big in-store exclusive even came with three extra exclusive Arms Micron kits!

    Voyager + Microns Promotional Arms Microns Promotional Arms Micron kits Contest prizes
  • Dark Guard Optimus Prime


    • Go!

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    Ex, the one Arms Micron available only at TRU.

    For the Takara-only Transformers Go! series, Toys"R"Us got an exclusive redeco of the main new Autobot of the series, as well as a promotional Arms Micron meant to go with Go!'s new version of Autobot leader Optimus Exprime, plus a few promo Microns shared with a whole bunch of other stores.

    Swordbots Promotional Microns
  • Jin
  • Zan
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    Adventure (Robots in Disguise 2015)

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    Toys"R"Us Prime

    Exclusives for Adventure ran the gamut of small molds. Some were originally Arms Micron kits, but this time came already-assembled.

    Battle Pack Class Promotional EZ Collection Promotional Microns


    Q-Transformers

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    Clear Bumblebee
    Promotional Q-Transformers

    Notes

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    • Toys"R"Us was also supposed to carry a redeco of Armada Jetfire done up as a Generation 1 Astrotrain homage that would have been released as a Universe toy named Spacewarp, together with redecos of the Armada Space Mini-Con Team. Ultimately, however, Toys"R"Us backed out of the deal, and Spacewarp was never released. While the Space Team redecos remain unreleased to this very day (Takara claims that the molds have become unusable), the planned Spacewarp deco was later used as the basis for the Collectors' Club exclusive Astrotrain redeco of Armada Jetfire, with a new head sculpt.
    • Despite the closing of the US branch, multiple Toys"R"Us branches are still often used by Hasbro worldwide for distributing figures that are otherwise exclusive to some specific US retailers:

    References

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    1. ↑ "Abandoned - Toys R Us" by Youtube channel Bright Sun Films.
    2. ↑ Alison Griswold: "A dot-com era deal with Amazon marked the beginning of the end for Toys R Us", Quartz, published September 2017.
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