2020

«	2020	»

The year 2020 (MMXX) is the 37th year since the Transformers brand began.

This year was notable for the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in delayed media deadlines and cancelled mass gatherings due to concerns about the disease being spread to vulnerable people. As a result, the Transformers franchise output was fairly limited compared to previous years.

For further information, see: Transformers timeline

Events

Fiction

• After being teleported off the surface of Gaea so she could duel Primus, Spike Witwicky and his fellows awaken on a deserted duplicate of Earth. Assembly
• The events of Transformers: Energon and Super-God Masterforce.

Non-fiction

Conventions

Most of the 2020 conventions were rescheduled or outright cancelled due to COVID-19 virus. Some had an online version instead.

• Cybfest NW 2020: August 1 — Cancelled in person, but an online broadcast was held.
• C.O.N.S. 2020: October 11 — Postponed to April 18, 2021.
• Dairycon 2020: April 3 and 4 September 18 and 19
• Pete's Robot Convention 2020: June 5–6 July 24–25 — Cancelled in person, but an online broadcast was held.
• RetCon 2020: September 26 — Cancelled.
• TFcon 2020: July 10–12 September 4–6 — Cancelled.
• TFCon Orlando 2020: March 20–22 — Cancelled.
• TFExpo 2020: July 31–Aug 1 — Cancelled.
• TFNation 2020: August 14–16 — Cancelled, but an online broadcast was held.
• Hasbro PulseCon 2020: September 25–26 — Online broadcast.

Deaths

• January 3 — Andrea Arruti, Hottie
• January 15 — David N. Gottlieb
• February 14 — Esther Scott
• February 29 — Luis Alfonso Mendoza
• March 3 — David Wise
• March 10 — Frank-Otto Schenk, Ednaldo Lucena
• March 19 — Rino Bolognesi
• March 29 — Gonzalo Curiel Larráinzar
• April 12 — Keiji Fujiwara
• May 15 — Fred Willard
• June 7 — Hubert Gagnon
• June 11 — Denny O'Neil
• June 17 — Jean Brousseau, Jorge Roldán
• June 25 — Joe Sinnott
• July 24 — Roberto Draghetti
• August 31 — Pietro Mário
• September 3 — Jean-François Poron
• September 11 — Roger Carel
• October 7 — Kyōhei Tsutsumi
• October 30 — Susan K. Williams
• November 3 — José Carlos Guerra
• November 18 — Kirby Morrow
• November 30 — Enrico Bertorelli
• December 20 — César Árias
• December 27 — Mieczyslaw Moranski

Print

Comics

IDW

• Transformers (ongoing)
• Transformers: Galaxies #4–12 (12 issues)
• Transformers 100-Page Giant: Power of the Predacons (one-shot)
• Transformers Valentine's Day Special (one-shot)
• Transformers vs. The Terminator (4 issues)
• Transformers '84: Secrets & Lies (4 issues)
• My Little Pony/Transformers: Friendship in Disguise! (4 issues)
• Transformers/Back to the Future #1–2 (4 issues)
• Transformers: Escape #1 (5 issues)

Books

• Lost Bots!

Collections

Comics

IDW

• The Transformers: The IDW Collection Phase Two: Volume 10 Hardcover
• Transformers, Vol. 1: The World In Your Eyes Hardcover
• Transformers/Ghostbusters TPB
• The Transformers: The IDW Collection Phase Two: Volume 11 Hardcover
• Transformers, Vol. 2: The Change In Their Nature Hardcover

Hachette Partworks

• Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection

• Volume 61: World, Shut Your Mouth
• Volume 84: The Falling Part 1
• Volume 90: Generation 2 Part 1
• Volume 81: Revolution
• Volume 89: Realignments
• Volume 82: Revolutionaries
• Volume 92: Transformers: The Movie
• Volume 83: First Strike
• Volume 95: G.I. Joe vs. Transformers Part 1
• Volume 85: The Falling Part 2
• Volume 93: Beast Wars: The Gathering
• Volume 86: The Everlasting Voices
• Volume 96: G.I. Joe vs. Transformers Part 2
• Volume 87: Crucible
• Volume 91: Generation 2, Part 2
• Volume 88: Unicron
• Volume 94: Beast Wars: The Ascending
• Volume 97: G.I. Joe vs. Transformers Part 3
• Volume 98: The World In Your Eyes
• Volume 99: The Cracks Beneath Your Feet
• Volume 100: Constructicons Rising

Viz Media

• Transformers: The Manga Volume 1 hardcover
• Transformers: The Manga Volume 2 hardcover
• Transformers: The Manga Volume 3 hardcover

Villagebooks

• The Transformers: Robots in Disguise vol. 2
• The Transformers: Robots in Disguise vol. 3
• The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye vol. 2
• The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye vol. 3

Media

Television

• Cyberverse Chapter Three
• Rescue Bots Academy Season Two
• War for Cybertron Trilogy: Siege, Earthrise

Video games

• Transformers: Battlegrounds
• September 18 — World of Warships: Transformers, a collaboration between Transformers and the online game World of Warships, goes into effect on letting players obtain time-limited skin designs based on Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Megatron, and Rumble for various warships.

Music

• N/A

Toys

Hasbro

Authentics

5 inch figures ("Bravo" assortment)

Wave 3 Autobot Ratchet

7 inch figures ("Alpha" assortment)

Wave 3 Decepticon Soundwave

11 inch figures ("Titan Changers" assortment)

Wave 2 Grimlock Starscream

BotBots

The BotBots were released in various assortments, but this is a list of all characters released in 2020, by "squad".

Series 4

Fresh Squeezes Peary Peculiar		Home Rangers Bogusaurus Rex Crabby Grabby Heat Freak Pressure Punk Roarista Rolley Doughley Whirlderful Windbag		Los Deliciosos Burrito Favorito Chef Nada King Cubano Lunchador The Cobbler Suavé Verde		Magic Tricksters King Cheats Skitter Chatter The Great Mumbo Bumblo Whoopsie Cushion Zanzabar
Movie Moguls Blurray Murray Bretzel Critically Complained Fizzkick Lumidope Movie Munchster		Retro Replays Game Older Loadoutsky Mr. Business Esquire Mr. Memory Banks Pop N. Lock Snorg the Conquerer Swapbox 16		Science Alliance Dr. Flaskenstein Eye-Goon Face Ace Starscope		Seasons Greeters Bemyne Flare Devil Incog-Eggo Snotty Stem
Sugar Shocks Crumbly Yumbly Cypops DJ Fudgey Fresh Fancy Flutter Frostfetti Frostyface Grandma Crinkles Milton Smore N' More		Wilderness Troop Cam the Man Disaster Master Doc Kit Goggly Spy P.I. Miss Mixed Ranger Lampton Rusty Von Cleave		Winner's Circle Game Golder Gold Dexter Goldenberry D'uhnut Goldface Goldie Rock Goldsferatu Liquid Gold Pop O' Gold

Series 5

Cardio Clique Bot-T-Builder H2-Ego Lightweight Nomaste Poo-Shoo Tranquillabeast		Frequent Flyers Barf Bag Jet Setter Sandy Shades Shudder Snuggle Puggle Tidy Trunksky		Hibotchi Heats The Breaker of Fortunes Drama Sauce Lieutenant Lo Mein Slurp-A-Derp Super Bubs Wasabi Breath		Home Rangers Glam Glare Fancy Flare Leafmeat Alone Reptilin' Sleepstylin'
Los Deliciosos Bok Bok Bok-O Cheero The Corn Crusader Tamale Mal		Movie Moguls Brash Butterhead Bratworst Sweet Fang		Party Favors Buffloon Razzle Tazzeled Richmond Cakesmore Shifty Gifty Wah-Waaah the Clown		Retro Replays Camcon Outta Order Skippy Dippy Disc Telly
Science Alliance Data Dump Doctor Flicker Dr. Fraud Experi-Mental Professor Scope Special Optics		Wilderness Troop Flood Jug Handy Dandy Lumbering Jack Unreelz Dealz Yard Guard		Winner's Circle Gol-D Gold Digger Gold Punch Goldie Terrortwirl Goldiebites Goldim Sum		Goldito Favrito Goldpin Baller Party Goldster Pour Gold Sparklin' Gold SPF Gold

Generations

Collaborative

• Gigawatt
• Maverick

R.E.D. [Robot Enhanced Design]

Wave 1 Megatron (Transformers) Optimus Prime (Transformers) Soundwave (Transformers)

War for Cybertron: Earthrise

Battle Masters

Wave 1 WFC-E1 Soundbarrier WFC-E2 Smashdown (unchanged re-release)

Wave 2 WFC-E13 Slitherfang WFC-E14 Rung (unchanged re-release)

Wave 3 WFC-E39 Decepticon Doublecrosser

Micromasters

Wave 1 WFC-E3 Trip-Up & Autobot Daddy-O (Hot Rod Patrol) WFC-E4 Bombshock & Decepticon Growl (Military Patrol)

Wave 2 WFC-E15 Roller Force & Decepticon Ground Hog (Race Track Patrol) WFC-E16 Fuzer & Autobot Blast Master (Astro Squad)

Wave 3 WFC-E40 Direct-Hit & Power Punch (Battle Squad; unchanged re-release)

Deluxe Class

Wave 1 WFC-E5 Hoist WFC-E6 Wheeljack WFC-E7 Cliffjumper WFC-E8 Ironworks (Modulator)

Wave 2 WFC-E17 Arcee WFC-E18 Decepticon Airwave (Modulator) WFC-E19 Quintesson Allicon WFC-E20 Smokescreen

Wave 3 WFC-E34 Trailbreaker WFC-E35 Decepticon Fasttrack (Weaponizer) WFC-E36 Sunstreaker WFC-E37 Runamuck

Voyager Class

Wave 1 WFC-E9 Starscream WFC-E10 Autobot Grapple

Wave 2 WFC-E21 Decepticon Snapdragon (w/ Decepticon Krunk)

Wave 3 WFC-E22 Quintesson Judge WFC-E38 Megatron

Leader Class

Wave 1 WFC-E11 Optimus Prime WFC-E12 Astrotrain (unchanged re-release of Siege Astrotrain)

Wave 2 WFC-E23 Doubledealer

Commander Class

• WFC-E24 Sky Lynx

Titan Class

• WFC-E25 Scorponok (w/ Lord Zarak)

Exclusives

Target (Cybertronian Villains) WFC-E26 Thrust WFC-E29 Team: Seeker Elite Skywarp Thundercracker WFC-E30 Decepticon Clones Decepticon Pounce Wingspan WFC-E41 Decepticon Runabout	Amazon Alternate Universe Optimus Prime WFC-E27 Seeker Elite Ramjet Dirge WFC-E31 Autobot Alliance Ironhide Prowl Encounter 1: Paradron Medics Ratchet Lifeline		Encounter 3: Biosfera Autobot Clones Fastlane Cloudraker Encounter 4: Dominus Criminal Pursuit Barricade Punch-Counterpunch	Hasbro Pulse WFC-E33 Deluxe Centurion Drone Weaponizer Pack (w/ Shockwave, Soundwave, Megatron, Refraktor, Optimus Prime)
Walgreens WFC-E32 Bluestreak

Selects

Hasbro originals WFC-GS10 Soundwave Spy Patrol 3rd Unit (Decepticon Wingthing, Decepticon Frenzy, Decepticon Skar & Autobot/Decepticon Knok) WFC-GS11 Decepticon Exhaust WFC-GS12 Greasepit WFC-GS13 Hubcap WFC-GS14 Megatron (G2) WFC-GS15 Hot House

WFC-GS16 Bug Bite WFC-GS17 Shattered Glass Ratchet & Optimus Prime WFC-GS18 Autobot Tigertrack WFC-GS19 Rotorstorm WFC-GS20 Cordon & Autobot Spin-Out WFC-GS21 Decepticon Sandstorm WFC-GS22 Black Roritchi




TakaraTomy originals TT-GS03 Seacons Turtler TT-GS04 Seacons Gulf TT-GS02 Seacons Kraken TT-GS06 Seacons Lobclow [sic] TT-GS07 Seacons Overbite TT-GS08 Seacons Tentakil TT-GS09 Super Megatron TT-GS10 God Neptune (Coelagon, Halfshell, Scylla, Sea Phantom, Terrormander)




War for Cybertron: Kingdom

Core Class

Wave 1 WFC-K1 Optimus Prime WFC-K2 Rattrap WFC-K3 Vertebreak

Deluxe Class

Wave 1 WFC-K4 Cheetor WFC-K5 Blackarachnia WFC-K6 Warpath WFC-K7 Paleotrex (Fossilizer)

Voyager Class

Wave 1 WFC-K8 Optimus Primal WFC-K9 Cyclonus

Leader Class

Wave 1 WFC-K10 Megatron (Beast) WFC-K11 Optimus Prime (unchanged re-release of Earthrise Optimus Prime)




War for Cybertron Trilogy

Deluxe Class

Wave 1 Autobot Chromia Autobot Hound Decepticon Mirage Decepticon Scrapface Autobot Sideswipe

Wave 2 Autobot Elita-1 Autobot Wheeljack Autobot Red Alert Autobot Impactor Autobot Bumblebee

Voyager Class

Wave 1 Hotlink (w/ Heatstroke and Heartburn) Decepticon Megatron (w/ Captive Lionizer and Captive Pinpointer)

Wave 2 Autobot Optimus Prime (w/ Enerax and Sheeldron) Decepticon Soundwave (w/ Ravage and Laserbeak)

Leader Class

Wave 1 Ultra Magnus Spoiler Pack (w/ Battlefield Rung)

Wave 2 Nemesis Prime Spoiler Pack (w/ Fangtron and Giza)

Exclusives

Hasbro Pulse WFC-E33 Deluxe Centurion Drone (w/ Shockwave, Soundwave, Megatron, Refraktor, Optimus Prime) Quintesson Pit of Judgement (w/ Quintesson Judge, Quintesson Prosecutor, Quintesson Bailiff, Sharkticon, Kranix)




Studio Series

Deluxe Class

• 57 Offroad Bumblebee (Bumblebee)
• 58 Roadbuster (Dark of the Moon)
• 59 Shatter (Bumblebee, jet mode)
• 62 Soundwave (Revenge of the Fallen)
• 63 Topspin (Dark of the Moon)
• 64 Cliffjumper (Bumblebee)

Voyager Class

• 60 Constructicon Scrapper (Revenge of the Fallen)
• 61 Sentinel Prime (Dark of the Moon)
• 65 Blitzwing (Bumblebee)
• 67 Constructicon Skipjack (Revenge of the Fallen)

Leader Class

• 55 Constructicon Scavenger (Revenge of the Fallen)
• 56 Shockwave (w/ Brains, Wheelie, and Paratrooper, Dark of the Moon)
• 66 Constructicon Overload (Revenge of the Fallen)

Exclusives

• 68 Leadfoot (w/ Steeljaw, Dark of the Moon)




Retro Headmasters

• Chromedome (w/ Stylor)
• Brainstorm (w/ Arcana)
• Hardhead (w/ Duros)
• Mindwipe (w/ Vorath)




Masterpiece

• MPM-10 Starscream
• MPM-11 Ratchet




Rescue Bots Academy

Rescan Series

Wave 3 Chase the Police-Bot (dragster) Medix the Doc-Bot (jeep)

Wave 5 Hot Shot (dragster) Optimus Prime (truck)

Waves 2 and 4 contained no new figures.




Transformers: Cyberverse

Scout Class

• Stealth Force Bumblebee

1-Step Changers

• Megatron (Cybertronian Mode)
• Autobot Ratchet (Cybertronian Mode)
• Megatron X

Warrior Class

Wave 6 (BFC/BCA) Bumblebee (Cybertronian Mode) Stealth Force Hot Rod Megatron (Cybertronian Mode)

Wave 7 (BFC/BCA) Hammerbyte Starscream (Cybertronian Mode)

Wave 8 (BCA) Optimus Prime (Cybertronian Mode)

Ultra Class

Wave 5 (BFC/BCA) Bumblebee (new mold) Clobber Hot Rod

Wave 6 (BCA) Rack'n'Ruin

Wave 7 (BCA) Thunderhowl

Wave 8 (BCA) Skullcruncher

Ultimate Class

• Optimus Prime
• Shockwave
• Iaconus

Battle Call

Officer Class

• Bumblebee

Trooper Class

Wave 1 Bumblebee Meteorfire Wildwheel

Wave 2 Megatron Starscream

Tiny Turbo Changers

Series 3 (C2) Chromia (D2) Dead End (E2) Arcee (F2) Autobot Ratchet (G2) Megatron X (H2) Stealth Force Hot Rod

Series 4 (A) Gnaw (B) Kup (C) Wildwheel (D) Sky-Byte (E) Alpha Strike (F) Thunderhowl

(G) Ironhide (H) Slipstream (I) Energon Optimus Prime (J) Stealth Bumblebee (K) Dark Energon Shockwave (L) Wheeljack

Deluxe Class

• Grimlock
• Autobot Hot Rod
• Arcee
• Thunderhowl

Exclusives

Target

• Seekers Sinister Strikeforce (Cybertronian Villains)

Thrust

Skywarp

Thundercracker

Starscream

• Repugnus Revenge (Cybertronian Villains)

Repugnus

3 Pesticons

Walmart

• Optimus Prime (Battle Call)




Vintage G1

• Blaster




TakaraTomy

Encore

• Big Convoy (Matrix Buster ver.)




Masterpiece

• MP-19+ Smokescreen
• MP-48 Lio Convoy
• MP-38+ Burning Convoy
• MP-10DC Convoy (atmos safari DUCKCAMO Ver.)
• MP-49 Black Convoy
• MP-50 Tigatron
• MPM-10 Starscream
• MP-39+ Spin-Out
• MPM-11 Ratchet
• MP-51 Arcee




Transformers Siege

Wave 11 (Jan 25) SG-40 Autobot Rung SG-41 Rumble & Ratbat SG-42 Spinister

Wave 12 (Feb 22) SG-43 Singe SG-44 Direct-Hit & Power Punch SG-45 Crosshairs SG-46 Apeface

Wave 13 (Mar 28) SG-47 Astrotrain

Exclusives (Mar 28) Nemesis Prime




Transformers Earthrise

Wave 1 (Apr 25) ER-01 Hoist ER-02 Optimus Prime with trailer

Wave 2 (May 30) ER-03 Wheeljack ER-04 Ironworks

Wave 3 (Jun 27) ER-05 Starscream

Wave 4 (Jul 25) ER-06 Sky Lynx




Wave 5 (Aug 29) ER-07 Smokescreen

Wave 6 (Sep 26) ER-08 Doubledealer

Wave 7 (Nov 28) ER-09 Arcee ER-10 Scorponok

Wave 8 (Dec 19) ER-11 Sunstreaker

Exclusives

TakaraTomy Mall ER EX-01 Soundbarrier ER EX-02 Grapple ER EX-03 Trip-Up & Daddy-O ER EX-04 Bombshock & Growl ER EX-05 Cliffjumper ER EX-06 Slitherfang ER EX-07 Quintesson Allicon ER EX-08 Quintesson Judge

ER EX-09 Ground Hog & Roller Force ER EX-10 Snapdragon ER EX-11 Blast Master & Fuzer ER EX-12 Airwave ER EX-13 Trailbreaker ER EX-14 Runamuck




War for Cybertron Trilogy

Wave 1 (Sep 26) WFC-01 Decepticon Mirage WFC-02 Autobot Hound

Wave 2 (Oct 23) WFC-03 Chromia WFC-04 Sideswipe

Wave 3 (Nov 28) WFC-05 Scrapface WFC-06 Hotlink

Wave 4 (Dec 19) WFC-07 Megatron WFC-08 Ultra Magnus




Studio Series

Wave 10 (Jan 25) SS-40 New Bumblebee (Transformers) SS-41 Chromia, Arcee, Elita-1 (Revenge of the Fallen) SS-42 Soundwave and Laserbeak (Dark of the Moon) SS-43 Decepticon Mixmaster (Revenge of the Fallen)

Wave 11 (Feb 29) SS-44 WWII Autobot Hot Rod (The Last Knight) SS-45 Shockwave (w/ Brains, Wheelie, and Paratrooper, Dark of the Moon)

Wave 12 (Mar 28) SS-46 Megatron (Transformers) SS-47 Decepticon Scavenger (Revenge of the Fallen)




Wave 13 (Apr 25) SS-48 Offroad Bumblebee (Bumblebee) SS-49 Sentinel Prime (Dark of the Moon)

Wave 14 (May 30) SS-50 Roadbuster (Dark of the Moon) SS-51 Decepticon Scrapper (Revenge of the Fallen)

Wave 15 (Jun 27) Shatter (Bumblebee)




Wave 15.5 (Aug 1) SS-54 Constructicon Overload (Revenge of the Fallen)

Wave 16 (Aug 29) SS-53 Cliffjumper (Bumblebee)

Wave 17 (Sep 26) SS-55 Soundwave (Revenge of the Fallen) SS-56 Topspin (Dark of the Moon)




Wave 18 (Oct 23) Blitzwing (Bumblebee)

Wave 19 (Nov 28) SS-58 Leadfoot (w/ Steeljaw, Dark of the Moon)

Exclusives

TakaraTomy Mall SS-EX Skipjack (Revenge of the Fallen)