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{{disambig2|the Kreons with alternate modes|the pre-Transformers toyline|Micro Change}}
{{disambig2|the Kreons with alternate modes|the pre-Transformers toyline|Micro Change}}
:''Micro-Changers are a subgroup from the brick-based world of [[Kre-O]].''
:''Micro-Changers are a subgroup from the brick-based world of [[Kre-O]].''
[[File:Logo Micro-Changers.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6]]
[[File:Logo Micro-Changers.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6]]
It was only a matter of time before [[Kreon]]s became so advanced that they were able to [[transformation|transform]] like their larger counterparts. Transforming Kreons are known as '''Micro-Changers'''. Some of them have even gained the ability to join into [[Combiner]]s.
It was only a matter of time before [[Kreon]]s became so advanced that they were able to [[transformation|transform]] like their larger counterparts. Transforming Kreons are known as '''Micro-Changers'''. Some of them have even gained the ability to join into [[Combiner]]s.


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==Toys==
==Toys==
===Blind-bagged figures===
===Blind-bagged figures===
This portion of the line features individual [[blindpacking|blind-packaged]] Kreons. Thankfully however, code numbers printed on each bag allow you to know which figure is inside... or at least avoid buying two of the same by accident.
[[File:KreO-toy KreonMCWave3.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Collection 3 display case]]
This portion of the line features individual [[blindpacking|blind-packaged]] Kreons. Thankfully, code numbers printed on each bag allow you to know which figure is inside, or at least avoid buying two of the same by accident.


Usually.
The Preview Series and Collections 1 through 4 were originally available at normal retail in the US, though the number of retailers offering them steadily declined over time. Collections 1 through 4 continued to be re-released through drug stores and discount chains like Family Dollar, though later runs omitted the ID numbers on the bags, plus had some changes to the contents, replacing the stand-brick with a new logo plate and using slightly [[retool]]ed arms with sharper edges on the cuffs to make the function as studs better.


;Preview Series
"''Age of Extinction'' Collection 1" ended up being functionally a [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusive (as most of the entire ''Kre-O'' series was at that point) in the US, while the followup Collection 2 was only available in Canada, Australia and some Asian markets until it (very) briefly appeared at Dollar Tree stores. Collection 2 also lacked ID codes, a change made to ''all'' blind-bagged toys from ''all'' companies, as apparently there's some gambling law this butts up against. No, we're not sure how that works either but that was what [[Hasbro]] told us so well.
[[File:KreO-toy KreonMCPreviewWave.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6]]
:*''Release date'': [[Calendar|August]] [[2012]]


:This series differs a little from the later waves, and not just because of the smaller (all-badguy) cast. In an unusual backwards move, the [[tampograph]]s on these figures' chests use only a single color, typically black. Also, five of the figures had clear-purple weapons; later waves would move (mostly) to opaque pistols.
Starting in [[2016]], Collections 1 through 3 were re-released through the Dollar General chain. This new run uses the heavily-[[retool]]ed [[2015]]-style Kreon body, alters and adds tampographs to every figure, changes add-on pieces on a couple figures, and replaces the logo block with a 3x4 "KRE-O" logo plate. Sadly, the identification numbers for individual Kreons were omitted from the packaging, so hope you're good at feeling parts through the bag.


{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="60%"
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="50%" valign="top"|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Preview Series''' (2012)</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
<ul class="iconlist">  
{{Bp-d1|[[Crankstart#Kre-O|Crankstart]] (214510)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Crankstart#Kre-O|Crankstart]] (214510)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Galvatron (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Galvatron]] (214518)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Galvatron (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Galvatron]] (214518)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scorponok (G1)#Kre-O|Scorponok]] (214511)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scorponok (G1)#Kre-O|Scorponok]] (214511)}}
|
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|width="50%" valign="top"|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<br>
<ul class="iconlist">
<ul class="iconlist">  
{{Bp-d1|[[Spinister (G1)#Kre-O|Spinister]] (214517)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Spinister (G1)#Kre-O|Spinister]] (214517)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sunstorm (G1)#Kre-O|Sunstorm]] (214519)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sunstorm (G1)#Kre-O|Sunstorm]] (214519)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Waspinator (BW)/toys#Kre-O|Waspinator]] (214512)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Waspinator (BW)/toys#Kre-O|Waspinator]] (214512)}}
|}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Collection 1''' (2012)</u>
 
<ul class="iconlist">  
;Collection 1
[[File:KreO-toy KreonMCWave1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6]]
:*''Release date'': [[Calendar|November]] 2012
 
:For the first full series, the multi-colored tampographs made a glorious comeback. Also, a new display-stand brick was added to every figure, a black 2x4 piece with the "KRE-O" logo in white on one edge.
 
:In [[2016]], this series was re-released through the Dollar General chain (later appearing at Walgreens as well). This new run uses the heavily-[[retool]]ed [[2015]]-style Kreon body, alters and adds tampographs to every figure, changes add-on pieces on a couple figures, and replaces the logo block with a 3x4 "KRE-O" logo plate. Sadly, the identification numbers for individual Kreons were omitted from the packaging, so hope you're good at feeling parts through the bag.
 
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="60%"
|width="50%" valign="top"|
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Airachnid (Prime)#Kre-O|Airachnid]] (50)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Airachnid (Prime)#Kre-O|Airachnid]] (50)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Blast Off (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Blast Off]] (47)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Blast Off (G1)#Kre-O|Blast Off]] (47)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Bludgeon (G1)#Kre-O|Decepticon Bludgeon]] (51)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Bludgeon (G1)#Kre-O|Decepticon Bludgeon]] (51)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Dirge (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Dirge]] (49)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Dirge (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Dirge]] (49)}}
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{{Bp-a1|[[Inferno (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Inferno]] (41)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Inferno (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Inferno]] (41)}}
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|width="50%" valign="top"|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<br>
<ul class="iconlist">
<ul class="iconlist">  
{{Bp-d1|[[Insecticon (WFC)#Kre-O|Insecticon]] (46)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Insecticon (WFC)#Kre-O|Insecticon]] (46)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slingshot (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Quickslinger]] (44)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slingshot (G1)#Kre-O|Quickslinger]] (44)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Rampage (G1)#Kre-O|Decepticon Rampage]] (45)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Rampage (G1)#Kre-O|Decepticon Rampage]] (45)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Scorch (G1)#Kre-O|Singe]] (40)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Scorch (G1)#Kre-O|Singe]] (40)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Springer (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Autobot Springer]] (42)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Springer (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Autobot Springer]] (42)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Warpath (G1)#Kre-O|Warpath]] (43)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Warpath (G1)#Kre-O|Warpath]] (43)}}
|}
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|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=4|[[File:KreO-Toy WaspinatorKreon.jpg|upright=1|thumb|[[Waspinator (BW)/toys#Kre-O|Waspinator]]]][[File:KreO-Toy GuzzleKreon.jpg|thumb|upright=1|[[Guzzle (G1)#Kre-O|Guzzle]]]][[File:KreO-toy Jarugar.jpg|upright=1|thumb|[[Jallguar#Kre-O|Jarugar]]]][[File:KreO-Toy Skimmer.jpg|upright=1|thumb|[[Skimmer (Kre-O)|Skimmer]]]]
 
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;Collection 2
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Collection 2''' (2013)</u>
 
<ul class="iconlist">  
:*''Release date'': [[Calendar|May]] [[2013]]
 
:This series replaced the flak jackets used to attach stuff to prior Micro Changers' torsos in prior waves (which most fans hated since it obscured the chest tampographs) with a new simple one-peg "backpack" piece. And there was much rejoicing. In addition, the decos got more elaborate, adding tampographs to the legs and sometimes even vehicle-mode pieces.
 
:In 2015, this series was still in circulation, mostly through discount chains and drug stores, but with a few changes. The 2x4 logo brick has been replaced with a 3x4 logo plate, the Kreons have the [[2014]] arm retooling (with the sharper cuffs), and may include slightly-off-color non-Kreon parts, possibly due to a change in factories. Sadly, the individual identification numbers on the bags were done away with.
 
:In 2016, this series was also re-released with 2015-style bodies and some altered parts/colors/tampographs.
 
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="60%"
|width="50%" valign="top"|
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Acid Storm (G1)#Kre-O|Acid Wing]] (70)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Acid Storm (G1)#Kre-O|Acid Wing]] (70)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Arcee (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Arcee]] (69)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Arcee (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Arcee]] (69)}}
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{{Bp-d1|[[Bombshell (G1)#Kre-O|Hardshell]] (67)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Bombshell (G1)#Kre-O|Hardshell]] (67)}}
|
|
|width="50%" valign="top"|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<br>
<ul class="iconlist">
<ul class="iconlist">  
{{Bp-a1|[[Hoist (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Hoist]] (76)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hoist (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Hoist]] (76)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Lugnut (Animated)#Kre-O|Lugnut]] (75)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Lugnut (Animated)#Kre-O|Lugnut]] (75)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Perceptor (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Perceptor]] (74)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Perceptor (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Perceptor]] (74)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Powerglide (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Powerglide]] (73)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Powerglide (G1)#Kre-O|Powerglide]] (73)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scourge (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Scourge]] (72)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scourge (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Scourge]] (72)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Vehicon (Prime)#MicroChanger|Vehicon]] (71)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Vehicon (Prime)#MicroChanger|Vehicon]] (71)}}
|}
|
{{-}}
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Collection 3''' (2013)</u>
 
<ul class="iconlist">  
;Collection 3
[[File:KreO-toy KreonMCWave3.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6]]
:*''Release date'': [[Calendar|August]] 2013
 
:This series had...more fanwank, we guess? The tampos again grow more elaborate.
 
:In [[2017]], this series was re-released (first found at Walgreens stores) with the 2015-style bodies and some altered parts/colors/tampographs.
 
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="60%"
|width="50%" valign="top"|
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Beachcomber (G1)#Kre-O|Beachcomber]] (60)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Beachcomber (G1)#Kre-O|Beachcomber]] (60)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Cheetor (BW)/toys#Kre-O|Cheetor]] (59)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Cheetor (BW)/toys#Kre-O|Cheetor]] (59)}}
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{{Bp-d1|[[Long Haul (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Long Haul]] (56)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Long Haul (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Long Haul]] (56)}}
|
|
|width="50%" valign="top"|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<br>
<ul class="iconlist">
<ul class="iconlist">  
{{Bp-d1|[[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Kre-O|Nemesis Prime]] (52)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Kre-O|Nemesis Prime]] (52)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Nosecone (G1)#Kre-O|Nosecone]] (50)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Nosecone (G1)#Kre-O|Nosecone]] (50)}}
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{{Bp-d1|[[Sharkticon (species)#Kre-O|Sharkticon]] (58)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sharkticon (species)#Kre-O|Sharkticon]] (58)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thrust (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Thrust]] (51)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thrust (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Thrust]] (51)}}
|}
|-
{{-}}
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Collection 4''' (2014)</u>
 
<ul class="iconlist">  
;Collection 4
{{Bp-a1|[[Alpha Trion/toys#Kre-O|Alpha Trion]] (33)}}
[[File:KreO-Toy MicroChangersS4bag.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6]]
:*''Release date'': [[Calendar|March]] 2014
 
:The last wave of Micro-Changers available at "normal" retail, though largely distributed through drug stores in the US. This is the only series with a significant [[variant]] in its initial run: [[Cyclonus (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Cyclonus]] comes in either lavender or dark purple. Where prior (and later) waves have individual [[instructions]] for each toy, this one has a single large fold-out instruction poster for ''every'' toy, making the "feel parts through the bags" method more difficult.
 
:Unfortunately, later re-releases of this wave, which also showed up at Family Dollar, Walgreens, and Dollar General stores, have no individual-identifier codes. The ID-less versions all use the 2014 retooled arms.
 
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="60%"
|width="50%" valign="top"|
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Alpha Trion (G1)#Kre-O|Alpha Trion]] (33)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Barrage (Insecticon)#Kre-O|Barrage]] (34)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Barrage (Insecticon)#Kre-O|Barrage]] (34)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Wildrider (G1)#Kre-O|Brake-Neck]] (44)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Wildrider (G1)#Kre-O|Brake-Neck]] (44)}}
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{{Bp-d1|[[Demolishor (Armada)#Kre-O|Demolishor]] (37)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Demolishor (Armada)#Kre-O|Demolishor]] (37)}}
|
|
|width="50%" valign="top"|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<br>
<ul class="iconlist">
<ul class="iconlist">  
{{Bp-a1|[[Iceberg#Kre-O|Iceberg]] (38)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Iceberg#Kre-O|Iceberg]] (38)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Kup (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Autobot Kup]] (39)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Kup (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Autobot Kup]] (39)}}
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{{Bp-a1|[[Sandstorm (G1)#Kre-O|Sandstorm]] (42)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sandstorm (G1)#Kre-O|Sandstorm]] (42)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Slipstream (Animated)#Kre-O|Slipstrike]] (43)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Slipstream (Animated)#Kre-O|Slipstrike]] (43)}}
|}
|
{{-}}
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''''Age of Extinction'' Collection 1''' (2014)</u>
 
<ul class="iconlist">  
;''Age of Extinction'' Collection 1
[[File:KreO-toy KreonMCWave5.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6]]
:*''Release date'': ??? 2014
 
:In-tune with the [[Toys"R"Us]]-[[exclusive]] ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (franchise)|Age of Extinction]] Kre-O'' products, this wave features a number of classic characters plus two movie-inspired Dinobot original characters. The assortment also began to appear in Five Below stores around midsummer 2015.
 
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="60%"
|width="50%" valign="top"|
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Snarl (Cybertron)#Kre-O|Fangwolf]] (46)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Snarl (Cybertron)#Kre-O|Fangwolf]] (46)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Highbrow (G1)#Kre-O|Highbrow]] (51)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Highbrow (G1)#Kre-O|Highbrow]] (51)}}
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{{Bp-a1|[[Misfire (G1)#Kre-O|Misfire]] (47)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Misfire (G1)#Kre-O|Misfire]] (47)}}
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|width="50%" valign="top"|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<br>
<ul class="iconlist">
<ul class="iconlist">  
{{Bp-a1|[[Punch (G1)#Kre-O|Nightbeat]] (50)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Punch (G1)#Kre-O|Nightbeat]] (50)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Silversnout]] (56)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Silversnout]] (56)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Zaptrap#Kre-O|Skrapnel]] (45)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Shrapnel (G1)#Kre-O|Skrapnel]] (45)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Torosaur]] (55)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Torosaur]] (55)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Trypticon (G1)#Kre-O|Trypticon]] (48)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Trypticon (G1)#Kre-O|Trypticon]] (48)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Wingspan#Kre-O|Wingspan Hawk]] (54)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Wingspan#Kre-O|Wingspan Hawk]] (54)}}
|}
|-
{{-}}
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''''Age of Extinction'' Collection 2''' (2014)</u>
 
<ul class="iconlist">  
;''Age of Extinction'' Collection 2
 
:*''Release date'': August 2014
 
:The second wave of the ''Age of Extinction''-tied Micro-Changers, with a couple of unconventional builds, and two more new Dinobot characters. Unlike the preceding waves, this round of Micro-Changers sadly don't have any codes on their bags... a change made to ''all'' blind-bagged toys from ''all'' companies, as apparently there's some gambling law this butts up against. No, we're not sure how that works either but that was what [[Hasbro]] told us so well.
 
:This wave was originally slated for a Toys"R"Us release in the US, but was canceled, coming out only in Canada, Australia and some Asian markets. Eventually in mid-late 2015, cases of this assortment started appearing in Dollar Tree stores in the US, at $1 a bag. Naturally, they didn't last long.
 
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="60%"
|width="50%" valign="top"|
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Blackarachnia (BW)/toys#Kre-O|Decepticon Blackarachnia]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Blackarachnia (BW)/toys#Kre-O|Decepticon Blackarachnia]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Frostbite (Kre-O)|Frostbite]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Frostbite (Kre-O)|Frostbite]]}}
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{{Bp-a1|[[Airazor (Universe)#Kre-O|Scattershot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Airazor (Universe)#Kre-O|Scattershot]]}}
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|width="50%" valign="top"|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<br>
<ul class="iconlist">
<ul class="iconlist">  
{{Bp-a1|[[Sea Spray (TF 2010)#Kre-O|Autobot Seaspray]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sea Spray (TF 2010)#Kre-O|Autobot Seaspray]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Skalor#Kre-O|Decepticon Skalor]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Skalor#Kre-O|Decepticon Skalor]]}}
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{{Bp-a1|[[Wheelie (G1)#Kre-O|Autobot Wheelie]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wheelie (G1)#Kre-O|Autobot Wheelie]]}}
|}
|}
{{-}}


===Combiners===
===Combiners===
Four Kreons per pack combine into one larger robot. Extra detailing is provided by customer-applied [[sticker]]s. Each set also comes with a single red stand-block. Just in case. As most of the original teams these sets are based on have five to six members, the "lost" members are (usually) put into the blind-bagged series.
Four Kreons per pack combine into one larger robot. Extra detailing is provided by customer-applied [[sticker]]s. Each set also comes with a single red stand-block. Just in case. As most of the original teams these sets are based on have five to six members, the "lost" members were released through the blind-bagged series.


;Wave 1
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
:Unfortunately, all of these sets except Superion make use of the flak jacket for attaching backpacks. Boo.
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 1'''</u>
:*[[Bruticus (G1)#Kre-O|Decepticon Bruticus]] ([[Onslaught (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Onslaught]], [[Brawl (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Brawl]], [[Vortex (G1)#Kre-O|Vortex]], and [[Swindle (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Swindle]])
<ul class="iconlist">
::*''Set number'': '''A2225'''
{{Bp-d1|[[Bruticus (G1)#Kre-O|Decepticon Bruticus]]<br>([[Brawl (G1)#Kre-O|Brawl]], [[Onslaught (G1)#Kre-O|Onslaught]], [[Swindle (G1)#Kre-O|Swindle]], [[Vortex (G1)#Kre-O|Vortex]])}}
:*[[Devastator (Kre-O)#Kre-O|Constructicon Devastator]] ([[Scrapper (Kre-O)#Kre-O|Scrapper]], [[Bonecrusher (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Bonecrusher]], [[Mixmaster (G1)/toys#Kre-O#Kre-O|Mixmaster]], and [[Scavenger (Kre-O)#Kre-O|Scavenger]])
{{Bp-d1|[[Devastator (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Constructicon Devastator]]<br>([[Bonecrusher (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Bonecrusher]], [[Mixmaster (G1)/toys#Kre-O#Kre-O|Mixmaster]], [[Scavenger (G1)#Kre-O|Scavenger]], [[Scrapper (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Scrapper]])}}
::*''Set number'': '''A2224'''
{{Bp-d1|[[Predaking (G1)#Kre-O|Predaking]]<br>([[Divebomb (G1)#Kre-O|Divebomb]], [[Tantrum (G1)#Kre-O|Headlock]], [[Razorclaw (G1)#Kre-O|Razorclaw]], [[Headstrong (G1)#Kre-O|Torox]])}}
:*[[Predaking (G1)#Kre-O|Predaking]] ([[Razorclaw (G1)#Kre-O|Razorclaw]], [[Headstrong (G1)#Kre-O|Torox]], [[Tantrum (G1)#Kre-O|Headlock]], and [[Divebomb (G1)#Kre-O|Divebomb]])
{{Bp-a1|[[Superion (G1)#Kre-O|Superion]]<br>([[Air Raid (G1)#Kre-O|Air Raid]], [[Fireflight (G1)#Kre-O|Firestrike]], [[Silverbolt (G1)#Kre-O|Silverbolt]], [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#Kre-O|Skydive]])}}
::*''Set number'': '''A2227'''
|
:*[[Superion (G1)#Kre-O|Superion]] ([[Silverbolt (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Silverbolt]], [[Air Raid (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Air Raid]], [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)/toys#Kre-O|Skydive]], and [[Fireflight (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Firestrike]])
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 2'''</u>
::*''Set number'': '''A2226'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Abominus (Prime)#Kre-O|Abominus]]<br>([[Hun-Gurrr (Prime)#Kre-O|Hun-Gurrr]], [[Rippersnapper (Prime)#Kre-O|Rippersnapper]], [[Twinstrike (Prime)#Kre-O|Sinnertwin]], [[Windrazor (Prime)#Kre-O|Windrazor]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Defensor (G1)#Kre-O|Defensor]]<br>([[Blades (G1)#Kre-O|Blades]], [[First Aid (G1)#Kre-O|First Aid]], [[Hot Spot (G1)#Kre-O|Hot Spot]], [[Streetwise (G1)#Kre-O|Streetsmart]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Piranacon (G1)#Kre-O|Decepticon Piranacon]]<br>([[Nautilator#Kre-O|Nautilator]], [[Overbite (G1)#Kre-O|Overbite]], [[Snaptrap (G1)#Kre-O|Snaptrap]], [[Tentakil (G1)#Kre-O|Tentakil]])}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 3'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Computron (G1)#Kre-O|Computron]]<br>([[Afterburner (G1)#Kre-O|Afterburst]], [[Lightspeed (G1 Technobot)#Kre-O|Lightstorm]], [[Scattershot (G1)#Kre-O|Scattershot]], [[Strafe (G1)#Kre-O|Strafe]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Menasor (G1)#Kre-O|Menasor]]<br>([[Breakdown (G1)#Kre-O|Decepticon Breakdown]], [[Dead End (G1)#Kre-O|Dead End]], [[Drag Strip (G1)#Kre-O|Decepticon Dragstrip]], [[Motormaster (G1)#Kre-O|Motorbreath]])}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 4'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimstone (Kre-O)#Kre-O|Grimstone]]<br>([[Crackback]], [[Iquanox]], [[Ironeye]], [[Mollox]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Lazerbolt#Kre-O|Lazerbolt]]<br>([[Bullhorn (Kre-O)|Bullhorn]], [[Floodgate]], [[Freezeout (Kre-O)|Freezeout]], [[Roadhound]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Obsidian (Kre-O)#Kre-O|Obsidian]]<br>([[Bullwark]], [[Freefall (Kre-O)|Freefall]], [[Hemocron]], [[Stronghorn]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Volcanicon#Kre-O|Volcanicon]]<br>([[Farside]], [[Liftoff]], [[Lugmutt]], [[Power Surge (Kre-O)|Power Surge]])}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:KreO-Toy Computron.jpg|upright=1|thumb|[[Computron (G1)#Kre-O|Computron]]]]
|}


;Wave 2
:Thankfully, this wave was developed with the new tiny "backpack" piece, so chest tampos are readily visible!
:*[[Abominus (Prime)#Kre-O|Abominus]] ([[Windrazor (Prime)#Kre-O|Windrazor]], [[Hun-Gurrr (Prime)#Kre-O|Hun-Gurrr]], [[Rippersnapper (Prime)#Kre-O|Rippersnapper]], and [[Twinstrike (Prime)#Kre-O|Sinnertwin]])
::*''Set number'': '''A4473'''
:*[[Defensor (G1)#Kre-O|Defensor]] ([[Blades (G1)#Kre-O|Blades]], [[First Aid (G1)#Kre-O|First Aid]], [[Hot Spot (G1)#Kre-O|Hot Spot]], and [[Streetwise (G1)#Kre-O|Streetsmart]])
::*''Set number'': '''A4474'''
:*[[Piranacon (G1)#Kre-O|Decepticon Piranacon]] ([[Nautilator#Kre-O|Nautilator]], [[Overbite (G1)#Kre-O|Overbite]], [[Snaptrap (G1)#Kre-O|Snaptrap]], and [[Tentakil (G1)#Kre-O|Tentakil]])
::*''Set number'': '''A4475'''
;Wave 3
:
:*[[Computron (G1)#Kre-O|Computron]] ([[Afterburner (G1)#Kre-O|Afterburst]], [[Lightspeed (G1 Technobot)#Kre-O|Lightstorm]], [[Scattershot (G1)#Kre-O|Scattershot]], and [[Strafe (G1)#Kre-O|Strafe]])
::*''Set number'': '''A7307'''
:*[[Menasor (G1)#Kre-O|Menasor]] ([[Breakdown (G1)#Kre-O|Decepticon Breakdown]], [[Dead End (G1)#Kre-O|Dead End]], [[Drag Strip (G1)#Kre-O|Decepticon Dragstrip]], and [[Motormaster (G1)#Kre-O|Motorbreath]])
::*''Set number'': '''A7308'''
;Wave 4
:This wave consists entirely of new-character beast-bots, rather than re-creating classic combiner teams.
:*[[Grimstone (Kre-O)#Kre-O|Grimstone]] ([[Crackback]], [[Iquanox]], [[Ironeye]], and [[Mollox]])
:*[[Lazerbolt#Kre-O|Lazerbolt]] ([[Bullhorn (Kre-O)|Bullhorn]], [[Floodgate]], [[Freezeout (Kre-O)|Freezeout]], and [[Roadhound]])
:*[[Obsidian (Kre-O)#Kre-O|Obsidian]] ([[Bullwark]], [[Freefall (Kre-O)|Freefall]], [[Hemocron]], and [[Stronghorn]])
:*[[Volcanicon#Kre-O|Volcanicon]] ([[Farside]], [[Liftoff]], [[Lugmutt]], and [[Power Surge (Kre-O)|Power Surge]])


;Combiner Robot Mega Pack
;Combiner Robot Mega Pack
:Released in 2016(!), this three-pack was part of a "red box" series of ''Kre-O'' re-releases sold through Dollar General in the US. This set (and others its size, including some ''Dungeons and Dragons'' sets) sold for a whopping $12. Considering the individual kits originally cost $10 USD, that's a steal. The Kreons inside are ''mostly'' the same as the originals, using the 2014 arm retooling, though a couple of the Kreons have minor color differences (indicated by an * in the listing below), and a few different names due to changing [[Trademark]] situations.
<ul class="iconlist">
:{{Bp-d1|[[Bruticus (G1)#Kre-O|Bruticus]] ([[Brawl (G1)#Kre-O|Brawl]], [[Onslaught (G1)#Kre-O|Onslaught]]*, [[Swindle (G1)#Kre-O|Swindle]], [[Vortex (G1)#Kre-O|Decepticon Vortex]])}}
:{{Bp-d1|[[Menasor (G1)#Kre-O|Menasor]] ([[Breakdown (G1)#Kre-O|Breakdown]], [[Dead End (G1)#Kre-O|Dead End]], [[Drag Strip (G1)#Kre-O|Decepticon Dragstrip]], [[Motormaster (G1)#Kre-O|Motormaster]]*)}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Superion (G1)#Kre-O|Superion]] ([[Air Raid (G1)#Kre-O|Air Raid]], [[Fireflight (G1)#Kre-O|Firefly]], [[Silverbolt (G1)#Kre-O|Silverbolt]], [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#Kre-O|Skydive]])}}
</ul>


:*''Set number'': '''B6425'''
{{-}}
:Released in 2016(!), this three-pack was part of a "red box" series of ''Kre-O'' re-releases sold through Dollar General in the US. This set (and others its size, including some ''Dungeons and Dragons'' sets) sold for a whopping $12. Considering the individual kits originally cost $10 USD, that's a steal. The Kreons inside are ''mostly'' the same as the originals, using the 2014 arm retooling, though a handful of the Kreons have minor color differences (indicated by an * in the listing below), and a few different names due to changing [[Trademark]] situations.
:*[[Bruticus (G1)#Kre-O|Bruticus]] ([[Brawl (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Brawl]], [[Onslaught (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Onslaught]]*, [[Swindle (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Swindle]], and [[Vortex (G1)#Kre-O|Decepticon Vortex]])
:*[[Menasor (G1)#Kre-O|Menasor]] ([[Breakdown (G1)#Kre-O|Breakdown]], [[Dead End (G1)#Kre-O|Dead End]], [[Drag Strip (G1)#Kre-O|Decepticon Dragstrip]], and [[Motormaster (G1)#Kre-O|Motormaster]]*)
:*[[Superion (G1)#Kre-O|Superion]] ([[Air Raid (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Air Raid]], [[Fireflight (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Firefly]], [[Silverbolt (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Silverbolt]], and [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)/toys#Kre-O|Skydive]])
 
===Beast Force Figure packs===
===Beast Force Figure packs===
:These small boxed sets include a buildable non-transforming [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]] beast and an Autobot Micro-Changer figure.
:These small boxed sets include a buildable non-transforming [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]] beast and an Autobot Micro-Changer figure.
:*'''Dragon Assault''' w/ [[Trailbreaker (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Trailcutter]] & [[Grimwing (Prime)#Kre-O|Grimwing]]
<ul class="iconlist">
:*'''Mech Venom Strike''' w/ [[Windcharger (G1)#Kre-O|Windcharger]] & [[Corhada]]
:{{Bp-a1p2|Dragon Assault<br>([[Trailbreaker (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Trailcutter]] & [[Grimwing (Prime)#Kre-O|Grimwing]])}}
:{{Bp-a1p2|Mech Venom Strike<br>([[Windcharger (G1)#Kre-O|Windcharger]] & [[Corhada]])}}


==External links==
==External links==

Latest revision as of 00:05, 23 May 2025

This article is about the Kreons with alternate modes. For the pre-Transformers toyline, see Micro Change.
Micro-Changers are a subgroup from the brick-based world of Kre-O.

It was only a matter of time before Kreons became so advanced that they were able to transform like their larger counterparts. Transforming Kreons are known as Micro-Changers. Some of them have even gained the ability to join into Combiners.

Fiction

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Kre-O cartoon

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A story in the Autobot City News reported that scientists were baffled by the appearance of Micro-Changers. A number of them assisted Megatron in stealing energon Quest for Energon, Part 1 so he could make a grilled cheese sandwich. Quest for Energon, Part 2

Toys

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Blind-bagged figures

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Collection 3 display case

This portion of the line features individual blind-packaged Kreons. Thankfully, code numbers printed on each bag allow you to know which figure is inside, or at least avoid buying two of the same by accident.

The Preview Series and Collections 1 through 4 were originally available at normal retail in the US, though the number of retailers offering them steadily declined over time. Collections 1 through 4 continued to be re-released through drug stores and discount chains like Family Dollar, though later runs omitted the ID numbers on the bags, plus had some changes to the contents, replacing the stand-brick with a new logo plate and using slightly retooled arms with sharper edges on the cuffs to make the function as studs better.

"Age of Extinction Collection 1" ended up being functionally a Toys"R"Us exclusive (as most of the entire Kre-O series was at that point) in the US, while the followup Collection 2 was only available in Canada, Australia and some Asian markets until it (very) briefly appeared at Dollar Tree stores. Collection 2 also lacked ID codes, a change made to all blind-bagged toys from all companies, as apparently there's some gambling law this butts up against. No, we're not sure how that works either but that was what Hasbro told us so well.

Starting in 2016, Collections 1 through 3 were re-released through the Dollar General chain. This new run uses the heavily-retooled 2015-style Kreon body, alters and adds tampographs to every figure, changes add-on pieces on a couple figures, and replaces the logo block with a 3x4 "KRE-O" logo plate. Sadly, the identification numbers for individual Kreons were omitted from the packaging, so hope you're good at feeling parts through the bag.

Preview Series (2012)
Collection 1 (2012)
Waspinator
Guzzle
Jarugar
Skimmer
Collection 2 (2013)
Collection 3 (2013)
Collection 4 (2014)
Age of Extinction Collection 1 (2014)
Age of Extinction Collection 2 (2014)


Combiners

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Four Kreons per pack combine into one larger robot. Extra detailing is provided by customer-applied stickers. Each set also comes with a single red stand-block. Just in case. As most of the original teams these sets are based on have five to six members, the "lost" members were released through the blind-bagged series.

Wave 1 Wave 2 Wave 3 Wave 4
Computron


Combiner Robot Mega Pack
Released in 2016(!), this three-pack was part of a "red box" series of Kre-O re-releases sold through Dollar General in the US. This set (and others its size, including some Dungeons and Dragons sets) sold for a whopping $12. Considering the individual kits originally cost $10 USD, that's a steal. The Kreons inside are mostly the same as the originals, using the 2014 arm retooling, though a couple of the Kreons have minor color differences (indicated by an * in the listing below), and a few different names due to changing Trademark situations.


Beast Force Figure packs

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These small boxed sets include a buildable non-transforming Predacon beast and an Autobot Micro-Changer figure.