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A herd of unsuspecting Thunderheads wander under the hangry gaze of Unicron in a retrospective painting by Saito of his final and most famous creations, respectively.

Masakatsu Saito (斎藤まさかつ Saitō Masakatsu) was a prolific mechanical designer and illustrator who provided TakaraTomy with concept art for the Transformers brand for nearly twenty years, usually alongside legendary designer Takio Ejima. Coming on to the company in 1982, he started out working on sticker sheets for the pre-Transformers line Micro Change and bounced around the office working on properties such as Dunbine and the Transformers - adjacent Blockman before coming on to the Transformers brand proper around halfway through The Headmasters supplying rough markups for the packaging artist. He was promoted to full-on concept artist for the next year's Super-God Masterforce and just kept going from there, having a hand in the development of wide swathes of TakaraTomy Transformers from the headliners of 1989's Victory all the way through Dark of the Moon. Some of his most noteworthy contributions include Armada Unicron, the Generation 1 Action Master assortment, and, most significantly, pretty much the entire Beast Wars toyline. He retired in late 2011 citing declining health.

Known Transformers work

Toy deco

Micro Change

Jaguar (pre-Ravage)

Packaging illustration

The Headmasters

Sixshot

Toy design

Generation 1

1988 - Pretenders and Masterforce

Pretenders Phoenix / Cloudburst Diver / Waverider Lander / Landmine Blood / Bomb-Burst Dauros / Skullgrin Gilmer / Submarauder		Bugly Finback Iguanus Groundbreaker Sky High Splashdown		Pretender Beasts Carnivac Snarler		Godmasters Overlord (w/ Mega & Giga)		Pretender Skullgrin
Targetmasters Needlenose (w/ Sunbeam & Zigzag) Quake (w/ Tiptop & Heater)		Cassettes Slamdance (Grand Slam & Raindance)						Pretender Skullgrin

1989 - More Pretenders and Victory

Pretender Monsters^[1] / Dinoforce Birdbrain / Rairyu Bristleback / Gairyu Icepick / Goryu Scowl / Doryu Slog / Kakuryu Wildfly / Yokuryu Monstructor / Dinoking	Classic Pretenders Bumblebee Grimlock Jazz Starscream	Mega Pretenders / Crossformers Thunderwing / Black Shadow Vroom	Ultra Pretenders Roadblock Skyhammer	Mega Pretender Thunderwing
Brainmasters Blacker Laster Braver Road Caesar Star Saber^[2]	Breastforce Leozack (w/ Lionbreast) Guyhawk (w/ Hawkbreast) Hellbat (w/ Kōmoribreast)	Jallguar (w/ Jaguarbreast) Killbison (w/ Bisonbreast) Drillhorn (w/ Hornbreast)	Liokaiser Deathsaurus (w/ Eaglebreast & Tigerbreast)	Mega Pretender Thunderwing
Other Greatshot

1990 - Action Masters

Action Masters Grimlock (w/ Anti-tank cannon) Jazz (w/ Turbo Board) Rad (w/ Lionizer) Rollout (w/ Glitch) Soundwave (w/ Wingthing)		Treadshot (w/ Catgut) Bumblebee (w/ Heli-pack) Blaster (w/ Flight-Pack) Devastator (w/ Scorpulator) Jackpot (w/ Sights)		Krok (w/ Gatoraider) Mainframe (w/ Push-Button) Banzai-Tron (w/ Razor-Sharp) Inferno (w/ Hydro-Pack)		Kick-Off (w/ Turbo-Pack) Shockwave (w/ Fistfight) Skyfall (w/ Top-Heavy) Snarl (w/ Tyrannitron)		Action Master Banzai-Tron and Razor-Sharp
Action Master Action Blasters Attack Copter (w/ Over-Run) Off-Road Cycle (w/ Axer) Turbo Cycle (w/ Prowl) Turbo Jet (w/ Starscream)		Action Master Autobot Vehicles Attack Cruiser (w/ Sprocket) Turbo Racer (w/ Wheeljack)		Action Master Decepticon Attack Vehicles Stratotronic Jet (w/ Gutcruncher) Neutro-Fusion Tank (w/ Megatron)		Action Master Autobot Armored Convoy Armored Convoy (w/ Optimus Prime)		Action Master Banzai-Tron and Razor-Sharp

1991 - Action Masters continued

Action Masters Bombshell (w/ Needler) Charger (w/ Fire Beast) Powerflash (w/ Road Rocket)		Sideswipe (w/ Vanguard) Take-Off (w/ Screech) Tracks (w/ Basher)		Exo-Suit Action Masters Circuit Thundercracker		Motorized Exo-Suit Action Masters Rumbler Slicer		Action Master Elite Double Punch
Action Master Elites Double Punch Omega Spreem [sic] Turbo Master Windmill								Action Master Elite Double Punch

1992 - Euro-G1 and Operation Combination

Turbomasters / Road Corps

Predators / Jet Corps

Unreleased

Action Masters

Galvatron
Sharkticon
Omega Supreme
(separate from Omega Spreem)
Hot Rod
Rodimus Prime
Arcee

Turbomasters

Hyperdrive

1993

The global 1993 production slate consisted of the same toys existing in a sort of superposition of Generation 1 and Generation 2 depending on the market. Don't think about it too hard. Point is, Saito worked on all of the new molds that year.

Axelerators / Autobot Cars Hotrider / Turbofire Rapido Skram Zap / Windbreaker		Skyscorchers / Decepticon Jets Hawk / Eagle Eye Snipe / Afterburner Terradive Tornado / Windrazor		Aquaspeeders / Color Changers Aquafend / Jetstorm Deluge / Drench Jetstorm / Gobots Speedstream / Deluge		Stormtroopers Aquablast Drench Hydradread Rage		The Transformers Hawk / Generation 2 Eagle Eye
Lightformers Deftwing Ironfist		Trakkons Calcar Fearswoop		Obliterators Clench Pyro		Leader Megatron		The Transformers Hawk / Generation 2 Eagle Eye

Generation 2

1994

Rotor Force

Laser Rods

Heroes

Megatron / Archforce
Optimus Prime / Sureshot

Others

Dreadwing
(w/ Smokescreen)

1995

Go-Bots Blowout / Megatron / Frenzy Double Clutch / Mirage Firecracker / Optimus Prime / Sideswipe		Gearhead / Soundwave High Beam / Bumblebee / Nightracer Motormouth / Ironhide		Cyberjets Hooligan / Jetfire Skyjack / Air Raid / Aero Raid Space Case / G1 Strafe / G2 Strafe		Laser Cycles Road Pig Road Rocket		Cyberjet Hooligan
Auto Rollers Dirtbag Roadblock		Leaders Laser Optimus Prime						Cyberjet Hooligan

Unreleased

Go-Bots

Hound
Rumble (recycled into Side Swipe)
"4X" (recycled into Daytonus)
"911" (recycled into Prowl 2)
"Black Viper" (recycled into Side Burn)
"Purple Mercedes"

Auto Rollers

"APC Auto Roller" (recycled into Autolauncher)
"Jet Auto Roller" (recycled into Autojetter)
"SR-71 Blackbird Auto Roller"

'"flipchangers"

Greasepit (recycled into Hoist / Hubcap)
Lightspeed (recycled into Mirage / Prowl)

Beast Wars

1996

Basics Iguanus / Crazybolt Rattrap Razorbeast / Randy Terrorsaur Armordillo / Bump		Insecticon Snapper Optimus Primal Megatron		Deluxes Dinobot Tarantulas / Blackarachnia Waspinator		Cheetor / Tigatron Rhinox Wolfang		Ultra Class Optimus Primal
Megas Polar Claw / Survive (w/ robotic bat / True One) Scorponok with Cyberbee		Ultras Megatron Optimus Primal						Ultra Class Optimus Primal

1997

Basics Airazor Razorclaw / Rockbuster Claw Jaw / Scuba / Ikard Drill Bit / Drill Nuts		Lazorbeak / Hydra Powerpinch / Scissor Boy Snarl / Tasmania Kid Spittor / Diver		Deluxes Cybershark Jetstorm / Tonbot Bonecrusher / Bighorn		Manterror / Mantis K-9 Retrax / Powerhug		Scout Class Spittor
Megas Inferno B'Boom / Apache Transquito / Bigmos		Ultra Teams Magnaboss / BWII Magnaboss Ironhide / Santon Prowl / Lio Junior Silverbolt / Skywarp		Tripredacus / Tripledacus Cicadacon / DJ Ram Horn / Motorarm Sea Clamp / Gimlet		Playsets / MicroVerse Maximal Orcanoch Micro Playset (w/ Optimus Primal & Tarantulas) Predacon Arachnid Micro Playset (w/ Megatron & Razorbeast) Volcano Base		Scout Class Spittor

1998 - Transmetals, Fuzors, and Beast Wars II

Autorollers Autostinger Autocrusher Autojetter Autolauncher		Cyborg Beasts Hellscream Max-B Dirgegun Thrustor		Blentrons Drancron Latolata Elphaorpha		Others Lio Convoy Moon Megastorm Starscream & BB Dirge Thrust		Beast Wars II Tako Tank
Playsets & Vehicles Niagara Base Tako Tank Cybertron Idōkichi		Role Play Cybertron Buster						Beast Wars II Tako Tank

Fuzors

Basics

Terragator

Bantor

Buzzclaw

Deluxes

Transmetals

Deluxes

Megas

Ultras

Supers

Optimal Optimus

1999 - Transmetals 2 and Beast Wars Neo

Longrack Colada Stampy Break		Guiledart Saberback Sling Dead End		Big Convoy Magmatron Heinrad Sharp Edge		Hardhead Bazooka Killer Punch Metals Jaguar		Beast Wars Neo Magmatron
Role play Matrix Cannon Spy Shot & Claw Gun								Beast Wars Neo Magmatron

Transmetals 2

Basics

Deluxes

Megas

Ultras

2000 - Mutants

Mutants

Unreleased

Blentrons

Unicron

Organic triple changers

"Gorilla/Eagle Optimus Primal"
"Cheetah/Shark Cheetor"
"Bull/Crab Rattrap"
"Raptor/Cobra Dinobot"

Machine Wars

Hoist / Hubcap
Mirage / Prowl

Animorphs

Deluxe Class

Super Class

Tri-Rex
(Cassie, Jake, and Marco)

Unreleased ("Double beasts")

Rachel/Scorpion/Barricuda (recycled into Poison Bite)
Ax/Bat/Alligator (recycled into Soundwave)
Jake/Owl/Bear (recycled into Icebird)
Marco/Bat/Alligator (recycled into Soundwave)

(Ax or Visser Three)/Wasp/Frog

???/Ram/Lizard

Tobias/Vulture/Pirahna

Car Robots / Robots in Disguise (2001)

Spychangers Hot Shot R.E.V. W.A.R.S. Crosswise Ironhide		Mirage Prowl 2 Side Swipe Side Burn Daytonus		Autobot Brothers Prowl Side Burn X-Brawn		Build Team Grimlock Heavy Load Hightower Wedge Landfill		Robots in Disguise Omega Prime
Team Bullet Train Railspike Midnight Express Rapid Run Rail Racer		Others Optimus Prime Ultra Magnus Omega Prime Tow-Line Skid-Z		Megatron Sky-Byte Dark Scream Gas Skunk Slapper		Scourge		Robots in Disguise Omega Prime

Armada

Unicron
(w/ Dead End)

Energon

Rodimus

Alternators / Binaltech

Smokescreen Lambor Hound Streak Dead End / Sunstreaker		Tracks Smokescreen GT Meister / Zoom-Zoom (his favorite) Swindle / Rollbar Grimlock		Battle Ravage Windcharger / Overdrive Laserwave Wheeljack Prowl		Skids Decepticharge / Arcee		Binaltech Meister
Unreleased Paradron Medic / Blackwidow								Binaltech Meister

Cybertron

Starscream

Classics

Jetfire

Animated

Deluxe Class

Lockdown

Voyager Class

Device Label

Device Jaguar / Tigatron / Device Cheetus
(2GB thumb drive)
Dinosaurer / Device Grimlock
(optical mouse)
Broad Blast
(USB hub)

Revenge of the Fallen

Jetpower Optimus Prime
(Jetfire and Optimus Prime)

Dark of the Moon

Human Alliance

Thunderhead w/ Major Tungsten (His final design)

Gallery

Extended Masakatsu Saito gallery

Notes

Some of Saito's work outside the Transformers umbrella include the Transformers-adjacent Brave series, the original incarnation of the popular Gridman franchise, and the 90's incarnations of both the pre-GoBot brand Machine Robo and the foundational 1950's scifi franchise Tetsujin 28.
Saito was baffled when the order came down to design an Action Master Elite from BlackZarak's character model, arguing Western children would surely connect better with his Scorponok form that actually appeared in Western media. He was proven sort-of-correct when the final toy was sold as a different character entirely.

References

While far too numerous to cite individually, this article is sourced from:

The Transformers Generations 2011 Vol. 2 feature on Saito commemorating his retirement (p. 84-95)
The Beast Wars Reborn Golden Disk^[3]
The Beast Wars feature in Transformers Generations 2017 (p. 69-77)
The Beast Wars Again feature in Transformers Generations 2023 (p. 68-71)

Footnotes

↑ Inner robots only, monster shells by Keita Amemiya.
↑ Designed with Kunio Okawara.
↑ The concept art included with the Beast Wars Reborn two-pack is credited to Saito by Hisashi Yuki in Transformers Generations 2011 Vol. 2, p 94.

External links

Masakatsu Saito at Chinese Wikipedia
We don't know why he's only on Chinese Wikipedia either.

[1] Inner robots only, monster shells by Keita Amemiya.

[2] Designed with Kunio Okawara.

[3] The concept art included with the Beast Wars Reborn two-pack is credited to Saito by Hisashi Yuki in Transformers Generations 2011 Vol. 2, p 94.

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-'''Masakatsu Saito''' (斎藤まさかつ ''Saitō Masakatsu'') was a prolific mechanical designer and illustrator who provided [[TakaraTomy]] with concept art for the ''Transformers'' brand for nearly twenty years, usually alongside legendary designer [[Takio Ejima]]. Coming on to the company in 1982, he started out working on sticker sheets for the [[pre-Transformer]] line ''[[Micro Change]]'' and bounced around the office working on properties such as ''{{w|Dunbine}}'' and the ''Transformers'' - adjacent ''Blockman'' before coming on to the ''Transformers'' brand proper around halfway through ''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (franchise)|The Headmasters]]'' supplying rough markups for the packaging artist. He was promoted to full-on concept artist for the next year's ''[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (franchise)|Super-God Masterforce]]'' and just kept going from there, having a hand in the development of wide swathes of TakaraTomy Transformers from the headliners of [[1989]]'s ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (franchise)|Victory]]'' all the way through ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (franchise)|Dark of the Moon]]''. Some of his most noteworthy contributions include ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' [[Unicron]], the Generation 1 [[Action Master]] assortment, and, most significantly, pretty much the entire ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' toyline. He retired in late [[2011]] citing declining health.
+'''Masakatsu Saito''' (斎藤まさかつ ''Saitō Masakatsu'') was a prolific mechanical designer and illustrator who provided [[TakaraTomy]] with concept art for the ''Transformers'' brand for nearly twenty years, usually alongside legendary designer [[Takio Ejima]]. Coming on to the company in 1982, he started out working on sticker sheets for the [[Pre-Transformers|pre-''Transformers'']] line ''[[Micro Change]]'' and bounced around the office working on properties such as ''{{w|Dunbine}}'' and the ''Transformers'' - adjacent ''Blockman'' before coming on to the ''Transformers'' brand proper around halfway through ''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (franchise)|The Headmasters]]'' supplying rough markups for the packaging artist. He was promoted to full-on concept artist for the next year's ''[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (franchise)|Super-God Masterforce]]'' and just kept going from there, having a hand in the development of wide swathes of TakaraTomy Transformers from the headliners of [[1989]]'s ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (franchise)|Victory]]'' all the way through ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (franchise)|Dark of the Moon]]''. Some of his most noteworthy contributions include ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' [[Unicron]], the Generation 1 [[Action Master]] assortment, and, most significantly, pretty much the entire ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' toyline. He retired in late [[2011]] citing declining health.
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 {{Bp-d1|[[Deathsaurus (G1)#Toys|Deathsaurus]]<br>(w/ [[Eaglebreast#Toys|Eaglebreast]] & [[Tigerbreast#Toys|Tigerbreast]])}}
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+{{Bp-d1|[[Banzai-Tron (G1)#Toys|Banzai-Tron]]<br>(w/ [[Razor-Sharp#Toys|Razor-Sharp]])}}
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 {{Bp-a2|[[Firecracker#Toys|Firecracker]] / [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#GobotOptimusPrime|Optimus Prime]] / [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Go-Bot|Sideswipe]]}}
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+<ul class="iconlist">
 {{Bp-a2|[[Gearhead#Toys|Gearhead]] / [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Soundwave]]}}
 {{Bp-a2d2|[[High Beam (G2)#Toys|High Beam]] / [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Go-Bot|Bumblebee]] / [[Nightracer (G2)#Toys|Nightracer]]}}
@@ Line 395: / Line 369: @@
 </ul>
 |
+|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan = 2|[[File:HooliganG2-toy.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|[[Hooligan (G2)#Toys|''Cyberjet'' Hooligan]]]]
+|-
 |width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Auto Roller (G2)#Toys|Auto Rollers]]'''</u>
 <ul class="iconlist">
@@ Line 405: / Line 381: @@
 {{Bp-a2|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#LaserOptimusPrime|Laser Optimus Prime]]}}
 </ul>
-|
+|}{{-}}
-|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan = 2|[[File:HooliganG2-toy.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|[[Hooligan (G2)#Toys|''Cyberjet'' Hooligan]]]]
-|}
-{{-}}
 =====Unreleased=====
@@ Line 428: / Line 401: @@
 </ul>
 |
-|width="20%" valign="top"|
+|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>''''"flipchangers"'''</u>
+<ul class="iconlist">
+{{Bp-a2|[[Greasepit (G2 tow truck)#Toys|Greasepit]] (recycled into [[Hoist (G1)/toys#Machine Wars|Hoist]] / [[Hubcap (MW)#Toys|Hubcap]])}}
+{{Bp-a2|[[Lightspeed (G2)#Toys|Lightspeed]] (recycled into [[Mirage (G1)/toys#Machine Wars|Mirage]] / [[Prowl (G1)/toys#Machine Wars|Prowl]])}}
+</ul>
 |
 |width="20%" valign="top"|
@@ Line 434: / Line 411: @@
 |width="20%" valign="top"|
 |
-|}
+|}{{-}}
 ====[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|''Beast Wars'']]====
@@ Line 445: / Line 422: @@
 {{Bp-m1|[[Razorbeast#Toys|Razorbeast]] / [[Randy (BW)#Toys|Randy]]}}
 {{Bp-p1|[[Terrorsaur (BW)#Toys|Terrorsaur]]}}
-{{Bp-m1|[[Armordillo#Toys|Armordillo]] / [[Bump#Toys|Bump]]}}
+{{Bp-m1|[[Armordillo (BW)#Toys|Armordillo]] / [[Bump (BW)#Toys|Bump]]}}
 |
 |width="20%" valign="top"|<br>
@@ Line 459: / Line 436: @@
 {{Bp-p1|[[Tarantulas (BW)/toys#Beast Wars|Tarantulas]] / [[Blackarachnia (BW)/toys#Beast Wars|Blackarachnia]]}}
 {{Bp-p1|[[Waspinator (BW)/toys#Beast Wars|Waspinator]]}}
-{{Bp-m1|[[Cheetor (BW)/toys#Beast Wars|Cheetor]] / [[Tigatron#Toys|Tigatron]]}}
-{{Bp-m1|[[Rhinox (BW)/toys#Beast Wars|Rhinox]]}}
 |
 |width="20%" valign="top"|<br>
 <ul class="iconlist">
+{{Bp-m1|[[Cheetor (BW)/toys#Beast Wars|Cheetor]] / [[Tigatron (BW)#Toys|Tigatron]]}}
+{{Bp-m1|[[Rhinox (BW)/toys#Beast Wars|Rhinox]]}}
 {{Bp-m1|[[Wolfang (Maximal)#Toys|Wolfang]]}}
 |
+|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan = 2|[[File:Optimusprimaltoyultraape.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|[[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#FirstUltra|Ultra Class Optimus Primal]]]]
+|-
 |width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Megas'''</u>
 <ul class="iconlist">
-{{Bp-m1|[[Polar Claw#Toys|Polar Claw]]  / [[Survive#Toys|Survive]]<br>(w/ [[Batscout#Toys|robotic bat]] / [[True One#Toys|True One]])
+{{Bp-m1|[[Polar Claw#Toys|Polar Claw]]  / [[Survive#Toys|Survive]]<br>(w/ [[Batscout#Toys|robotic bat]] / [[True One#Toys|True One]])}}
-}}
 {{Bp-p1|[[Scorponok (BW)#Toys|Scorponok]] with [[Cyberbee#Toys|Cyberbee]]}}
 |
-|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan = 2|[[File:Optimusprimaltoyultraape.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|[[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#FirstUltra|Ultra Class Optimus Primal]]]]
-|-
 |width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Ultras'''</u>
 <ul class="iconlist">
 {{Bp-p1|[[Megatron (BW)/toys#BWultra|Megatron]]}}
 {{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#FirstUltra|Optimus Primal]]}}
-|}
+|}{{-}}
-{{-}}
 =====1997=====
@@ Line 488: / Line 462: @@
 {{Bp-m1|[[Airazor (BW)#Toys|Airazor]]}}
 {{Bp-m1p1|[[Razorclaw (BW)#Toys|Razorclaw]] / [[Rockbuster#Toys|Rockbuster]]}}
-{{Bp-m1|[[Claw Jaw#Toys|Claw Jaw]] / [[Scuba#Toys|Scuba]] / [[Ikard#Toys|Ikard]]}}
+{{Bp-m1|[[Claw Jaw#Toys|Claw Jaw]] / [[Scuba (BW)#Toys|Scuba]] / [[Ikard (BW)#Toys|Ikard]]}}
-{{Bp-m1p1|[[Drill Bit (BW)#Toys|Drill Bit]] / [[Drill Nuts#Toys|Drill Nuts]]}}
+{{Bp-m1p1|[[Drill Bit (BW)#Toys|Drill Bit]] / [[Drill Nuts (BW)#Toys|Drill Nuts]]}}
 |
 |width="20%" valign="top"|<br>
@@ Line 495: / Line 469: @@
 {{Bp-p1|[[Lazorbeak#Toys|Lazorbeak]] / [[Hydra (BW)#Toys|Hydra]]}}
 {{Bp-m1p1|[[Powerpinch#Toys|Powerpinch]] / [[Scissor Boy#Toys|Scissor Boy]]}}
-{{Bp-m1|[[Snarl (BW)#Toys|Snarl]] / [[Tasmania Kid#Toys|Tasmania Kid]]}}
+{{Bp-m1|[[Snarl (BW)#Toys|Snarl]] / [[Tasmania Kid (BW)#Toys|Tasmania Kid]]}}
 {{Bp-m1p1|[[Spittor (BW)#Toys|Spittor]] / [[Diver (BW)#Toys|Diver]]}}
 |
@@ Line 502: / Line 476: @@
 {{Bp-m1|[[Cybershark#Toys|Cybershark]]}}
 {{Bp-m1p1|[[Jetstorm (BW)#Toys|Jetstorm]] / [[Tonbot#Toys|Tonbot]]}}
-{{Bp-m1|[[Bonecrusher (BW)#Toys|Bonecrusher]] / [[Bighorn#Toys|Bighorn]]}}
+{{Bp-m1|[[Bonecrusher (BW)#Toys|Bonecrusher]] / [[Bighorn (BW)#Toys|Bighorn]]}}
-{{Bp-m1p1|[[Manterror#Toys|Manterror]] / [[Mantis#Toys|Mantis]]}}
 |
 |width="20%" valign="top"|<br>
 <ul class="iconlist">
+{{Bp-m1p1|[[Manterror#Toys|Manterror]] / [[Mantis (BW)#Toys|Mantis]]}}
 {{Bp-m1|[[K-9#Toys|K-9]]}}
 {{Bp-m1p1|[[Retrax#Toys|Retrax]] / [[Powerhug (BW)#Toys|Powerhug]]}}
 |
+|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan = 2|[[File:Spittor bw toy.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|[[Spittor (BW)#Toys|Scout Class Spittor]]]]
+|-
 |width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Megas'''</u>
 <ul class="iconlist">
 {{Bp-p1|[[Inferno (BW)#Toys|Inferno]]}}
-{{Bp-m1|[[B'Boom#Toys|B'Boom]] / [[Apache#Toys|Apache]]}}
+{{Bp-m1|[[B'Boom#Toys|B'Boom]] / [[Apache (BW)#Toys|Apache]]}}
 {{Bp-m1p1|[[Transquito#Toys|Transquito]] / [[Bigmos#Toys|Bigmos]]}}
 |
-|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan = 2|[[File:Spittor bw toy.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|[[Spittor (BW)#Toys|Scout Class Spittor]]]]
-|-
 |width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Ultra Teams'''</u>
 <ul class="iconlist">
 {{Bp-m1|[[Magnaboss (BW)#Toys|Magnaboss]] / [[Magnaboss (BWII)#Toys|BWII Magnaboss]]}}
 {{Bp-m1|[[Ironhide (BW)#Toys|Ironhide]] / [[Santon#Toys|Santon]]}}
-{{Bp-m1|[[Prowl (Magnaboss)#Toys|Prowl]] / [[Lio Junior#Toys|Lio Junior]]}}
+{{Bp-m1|[[Prowl (Magnaboss)#Toys|Prowl]] / [[Lio Junior (BW)#Toys|Lio Junior]]}}
 {{Bp-m1|[[Silverbolt (Magnaboss)#Toys|Silverbolt]] / [[Skywarp (BW)#Toys|Skywarp]]}}
 |
@@ Line 535: / Line 509: @@
 <ul class="iconlist">
 {{Bp-m1|[[Orcanoch#Beast Wars|Maximal Orcanoch Micro Playset]]<br>(w/ [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#MicroVerse|Optimus&nbsp;Primal]] & [[Tarantulas (BW)/toys#MicroVerse|Tarantulas]])}}
-{{Bp-p1|[[Arachnid#Beast Wars|Predacon Arachnid Micro Playset]]<br>(w/ [[Megatron (BW)/toys#MicroVerse|Megatron]] & [[Razorbeast#MicroVerse|Razorbeast]])}}</ul>
+{{Bp-p1|[[Arachnid#Beast Wars|Predacon Arachnid Micro Playset]]<br>(w/ [[Megatron (BW)/toys#MicroVerse|Megatron]] & [[Razorbeast#MicroVerse|Razorbeast]])}}
-|
-|width="20%" valign="top"|<br>
-<ul class="iconlist">
 {{Bp-m1p1|[[Volcano Base#Beast Wars|Volcano Base]]}}
-|}
+|}{{-}}
-{{-}}
 =====1998 - Transmetals, Fuzors, and ''Beast Wars II''=====
 {| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
 |width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Autoroller (BW)#Toys|Autorollers]]'''</u>
@@ Line 560: / Line 529: @@
 {{Bp-p1|[[Dirge (BW)#Dirgegun|Dirgegun]]}}
 {{Bp-p1|[[Thrust (BW)#Thrustor|Thrustor]]}}
+|
+|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Blentron#Toys|Blentron]]s'''</u>
+<ul class="iconlist">
+{{Bp-uc|[[Drancron#Toys|Drancron]]}}
+{{Bp-uc|[[Latolata#Toys|Latolata]]}}
+{{Bp-uc|[[Elphaorpha#Toys|Elphaorpha]]}}
 |
 |width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Others'''</u>
 <ul class="iconlist">
-{{Bp-m1|[[Lio Convoy#Toys|Lio Convoy]]}}
+{{Bp-m1|[[Lio Convoy (BW)#Toys|Lio Convoy]]}}
 {{Bp-mn|[[Moon (BW)#Toys|Moon]]}}
-{{Bp-p1|[[Megastorm#Toys|Megastorm]]}}
+{{Bp-p1|[[Megastorm (BW)#Toys|Megastorm]]}}
 {{Bp-p1|[[Starscream (BW)#Toys|Starscream]] & [[BB (BW)#Toys|BB]]}}
 {{Bp-p1|[[Dirge (BW)#Toys|Dirge]]}}
@@ Line 571: / Line 546: @@
 </ul>
 |
-|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Role Play'''</u>
+|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan = 2|[[File:BWII-toy TakoTank.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|[[Tako Tank#Toys|''Beast Wars II'' Tako Tank]]]]
-<ul class="iconlist">
+|-
-{{Bp-m1|[[Maximal Buster#Toys|Cybertron Buster]]}}
-|
 |width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Playsets & Vehicles'''</u>
 <ul class="iconlist">
@@ Line 581: / Line 554: @@
 {{Bp-m1|[[Maximal Mobile Base#Toys|Cybertron Idōkichi]]}}
 |
-|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan = 2|[[File:BWII-toy TakoTank.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|[[Tako Tank#Toys|''Beast Wars II'' Tako Tank]]]]
+|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Role Play'''</u>
-|}
+<ul class="iconlist">
-{{--}}
+{{Bp-m1|[[Maximal Buster#Toys|Cybertron Buster]]}}
+|}{{-}}
 ======[[Fuzor]]s======
 {| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
@@ Line 591: / Line 566: @@
 {{Bp-p1|[[Quickstrike (BW)#Toys|Quickstrike]]}}
 {{Bp-m1|[[Noctorro#Toys|Noctorro]]}}
+|
+|width="20%" valign="top"|<br>
 {{Bp-p1|[[Terragator#Toys|Terragator]]}}
 {{Bp-m1|[[Bantor (BW)#Toys|Bantor]]}}
@@ Line 598: / Line 575: @@
 <ul class="iconlist">
 {{Bp-m1|[[Silverbolt (Fuzor)#Toys|Silverbolt]]}}
-{{Bp-multi|[[Sky Shadow (BW)#Toys|Sky Shadow]] / [[Drancron#Toys|Drancron]]}}
+{{Bp-p1|[[Sky Shadow (BW)#Toys|Sky Shadow]]}}
-{{Bp-multi|[[Injector (BW)#Toys|Injector]] / [[Latolata#Toys|Latolata]]}}
+{{Bp-p1|[[Injector (BW)#Toys|Injector]]}}
-{{Bp-multi|[[Torca (BW)#Toys|Torca]] / [[Elphaorpha#Toys|Elphaorpha]]}}
+{{Bp-m1|[[Torca (BW)#Toys|Torca]]}}
-|
-|width="20%" valign="top"|
-|
-|width="20%" valign="top"|
 |
 |width="20%" valign="top"|
 |
 |width="20%" valign="top" rowspan = 2|[[File:Beast Wars-Air Hammer-toy.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|[[Air Hammer (BW)#Toys|''Fuzors'' Basic Class Air Hammer]]]]
-|}
+|}{{-}}
-{{--}}
 ======[[Transmetal]]s======
@@ Line 638: / Line 610: @@
 <ul class="iconlist">
 {{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#OptimalOptimus|Optimal Optimus]]}}
-|
-|width="20%" valign="top"|
 |
 |width="20%" valign="top" rowspan = 2|[[File:BW-toy TerrorsaurTM.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|[[Terrorsaur (BW)#TM1|''Transmetals'' Deluxe Class Terrorsaur]]]]
-|}
+|}{{-}}
-{{-}}
 =====1999 - Transmetals 2 and ''Beast Wars Neo''=====
@@ Line 651: / Line 619: @@
 <ul class="iconlist">
 {{Bp-m1|[[Longrack (BW)#Toys|Longrack]]}}
-{{Bp-m1|[[Colada#Toys|Colada]]}}
+{{Bp-m1|[[Colada (BW)#Toys|Colada]]}}
 {{Bp-m1|[[Stampy (BW)#Toys|Stampy]]}}
-{{Bp-m1|[[Break#Toys|Break]]}}
+{{Bp-m1|[[Break (BW)#Toys|Break]]}}
 |
 |width="20%" valign="top"|
 <ul class="iconlist">
-{{Bp-p1|[[Guiledart#Toys|Guiledart]]}}
+{{Bp-p1|[[Guiledart (BW)#Toys|Guiledart]]}}
-{{Bp-p1|[[Saberback#Toys|Saberback]]}}
+{{Bp-p1|[[Saberback (BW)#Toys|Saberback]]}}
 {{Bp-p1|[[Sling (BW)#Toys|Sling]]}}
 {{Bp-p1|[[Dead End (BW)#Toys|Dead End]]}}
@@ Line 664: / Line 632: @@
 |width="20%" valign="top"|
 <ul class="iconlist">
-{{Bp-m1|[[Big Convoy#Toys|Big Convoy]]}}
+{{Bp-m1|[[Big Convoy (BW)#Toys|Big Convoy]]}}
-{{Bp-p1|[[Magmatron#Toys|Magmatron]]}}
+{{Bp-p1|[[Magmatron (BW)#Toys|Magmatron]]}}
 {{Bp-m1|[[Heinrad (BW)#Toys|Heinrad]]}}
 {{Bp-m1|[[Sharp Edge#Toys|Sharp Edge]]}}
@@ Line 676: / Line 644: @@
 {{Bp-p1|[[Ravage (G1)/toys#Metals|Metals Jaguar]]}}
 |
-|width="20%" valign="top"|
+|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan = 2|[[File:Beast Wars-Magmatron.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|[[Magmatron (BW)#Toys|''Beast Wars Neo'' Magmatron]]]]
-|
-|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan = 2|[[File:Beast Wars-Magmatron.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|[[Magmatron#Toys|''Beast Wars Neo'' Magmatron]]]]
 |-
 |width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Role play'''</u>
 <ul class="iconlist">
-{{Bp-m1|[[Matrix Cannon (BW)|Matrix Cannon]]}}
+{{Bp-m1|[[Matrix Cannon (BW)#Toys|Matrix Cannon]]}}
-{{Bp-m1|[[Spy Shot|Spy Shot & Claw Gun]]}}
+{{Bp-m1|[[Spy Shot & Claw Gun#Toys|Spy Shot & Claw Gun]]}}
-|}
+|}{{-}}
-{{-}}
 ======[[Transmetal 2|Transmetals 2]]======
@@ Line 717: / Line 682: @@
 {{Bp-p1|[[Megatron (BW)/toys#TM2|Megatron]]}}
 {{Bp-m1|[[Tigerhawk#Toys|Tigerhawk]]}}
-|
-|width="20%" valign="top"|
 |
 |width="20%" valign="top" rowspan = 2|[[File:BW Tigerhawk toy.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|[[Tigerhawk#Toys|''Transmetals 2'' Ultra Class Tigerhawk]]]]
@@ Line 725: / Line 688: @@
 =====2000 - Mutants=====
 {| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
-|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Mutant (BW)|Mutants]]'''</u>
+|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Mutant (BW)#Toys|Mutants]]'''</u>
 <ul class="iconlist">
 {{Bp-mt|[[Poison Bite#Toys|Poison Bite]]}}
@@ Line 731: / Line 694: @@
 {{Bp-mt|[[Icebird#Toys|Icebird]]}}
 {{Bp-mt|[[Soundwave (BW)#Toys|Soundwave]]}}
+|
+|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan = 2|[[File:BW Poison Bite Toy.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|[[Poison Bite#Toys|Deluxe Mutant Poison Bite]]]]
 |}
@@ Line 737: / Line 702: @@
 |width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Blentron]]s'''</u>
 <ul class="iconlist">
-{{Bp-uc|[[Unicron/toys#Beast Wars|Unicron]]}}
+{{Bp-uc|[[Unicron/toys#BWN|Unicron]]}}
 </ul>
 |
@@ Line 752: / Line 717: @@
 |
 |width="20%" valign="top"|
-|}
+|}{{-}}
 ====[[Machine Wars: Transformers|''Machine Wars'']]====
@@ Line 760: / Line 725: @@
 {{Bp-a2|[[Hoist (G1)/toys#Machine Wars|Hoist]] / [[Hubcap (MW)#Toys|Hubcap]]}}
 {{Bp-a2|[[Mirage (G1)/toys#Machine Wars|Mirage]] / [[Prowl (G1)/toys#Machine Wars|Prowl]]}}
-|}
+|}{{-}}
-{{-}}
+====''[[Animorphs]]''====
+{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
+|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Deluxe Class'''</u>
+<ul class = "iconlist">
+{{Bp-multi|[[Jake (Animorphs)#Toys|Jake/Tiger]]}}
+{{Bp-multi|[[Tobias#Toys|Tobias/Hawk]]}}
+|
+|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Super Class'''</u>
+<ul class = "iconlist">
+{{Bp-multi|[[Tri-Rex#Toys|Tri-Rex]]<br>([[Cassie#TriRex|Cassie]], [[Jake (Animorphs)#TriRex|Jake]], and [[Marco#TriRex|Marco]])}}
+</ul>
+|
+|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Unreleased''' ("Double beasts")</u>
+<ul class="iconlist">
+{{Bp-multi|[[Rachel]]/Scorpion/Barricuda (recycled into [[Poison Bite#Toys|Poison Bite]])}}
+{{Bp-multi|[[Aximili-Esgarrouth-Isthill|Ax]]/Bat/Alligator (recycled into [[Soundwave (BW)#Toys|Soundwave]])}}
+{{Bp-multi|[[Jake (Animorphs)|Jake]]/Owl/Bear (recycled into [[Icebird#Toys|Icebird]])}}
+{{Bp-multi|[[Marco]]/Bat/Alligator (recycled into [[Soundwave (BW)#Toys|Soundwave]])}}
+|
+|width="20%" valign="top"|<br>
+{{Bp-multi|(Ax or [[Visser Three]])/Wasp/Frog}}
+{{Bp-multi|???/Ram/Lizard}}
+{{Bp-multi|[[Tobias]]/Vulture/Pirahna}}
+|
+|width="20%" valign="top"|[[Image:Tri-Rex toy.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|[[Tri-Rex#Toys|''Animorphs'' Tri-Rex]]]]
+|}{{-}}
 ====[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|''Car Robots'' / ''Robots in Disguise'' (2001)]]====
 {| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
+|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Spychanger#Toys|Spychanger]]s'''</u>
+{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (RID)#Toys|Hot Shot]]}}
+{{Bp-a1|[[R.E.V.#Toys|R.E.V.]]}}
+{{Bp-a1|[[W.A.R.S.#Toys|W.A.R.S.]]}}
+{{Bp-a1|[[Crosswise (RID)#Toys|Crosswise]]}}
+{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (RID)#Toys|Ironhide]]}}
+|
+|width="20%" valign="top"|<br>
+{{Bp-a1|[[Mirage (RID)#Toys|Mirage]]}}
+{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl 2#Toys|Prowl 2]]}}
+{{Bp-a1|[[Side Swipe (RID 2001)#Toys|Side Swipe]]}}
+{{Bp-a1|[[Side Burn (RID)#Spychanger|Side Burn]]}}
+{{Bp-a1|[[Daytonus#Toys|Daytonus]]}}
+|
 |width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Autobot Brothers#Toys|Autobot Brothers]]'''</u>
 <ul class="iconlist">
@@ Line 779: / Line 784: @@
 {{Bp-a1|[[Landfill (RID)#Toys|Landfill]]}}
 |
+|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan = 2|[[File:Omega Prime toy.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|[[Omega Prime#Toys|''Robots in Disguise'' Omega Prime]]]]
+|-
 |width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Team Bullet Train#Toys|Team Bullet Train]]'''</u>
 {{Bp-a1|[[Railspike (RID)#Toys|Railspike]]}}
@@ Line 785: / Line 792: @@
 {{Bp-a1|[[Rail Racer (RID)#Toys|Rail Racer]]}}
 |
-|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Spychanger#Toys|Spychanger]]s'''</u>
-{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (RID)#Toys|Hot Shot]]}}
-{{Bp-a1|[[R.E.V.#Toys|R.E.V.]]}}
-{{Bp-a1|[[W.A.R.S.#Toys|W.A.R.S.]]}}
-{{Bp-a1|[[Crosswise (RID)#Toys|Crosswise]]}}
-{{Bp-a1|[[Ironhide (RID)#Toys|Ironhide]]}}
-|
-|width="20%" valign="top"|<br>
-{{Bp-a1|[[Mirage (RID)#Toys|Mirage]]}}
-{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl 2#Toys|Prowl 2]]}}
-{{Bp-a1|[[Side Swipe (RID 2001)#Toys|Side Swipe]]}}
-{{Bp-a1|[[Side Burn (RID)#Spychanger|Side Burn]]}}
-{{Bp-a1|[[Daytonus#Toys|Daytonus]]}}
-|
-|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan = 2|[[File:Omega Prime toy.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|[[Omega Prime#Toys|''Robots in Disguise'' Omega Prime]]]]
-|-
 |width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Others'''</u>
 {{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (RID)#Toys|Optimus Prime]]}}
@@ Line 806: / Line 797: @@
 {{Bp-a1|[[Omega Prime#Toys|Omega Prime]]}}
 {{Bp-a1|[[Tow-Line (RID)#Toys|Tow-Line]]}}
-{{Bp-a1|[[Skid-Z (RID)|Skid-Z]]}}
+{{Bp-a1|[[Skid-Z (RID)#Toys|Skid-Z]]}}
 </ul>
 |
@@ Line 813: / Line 804: @@
 {{Bp-p1|[[Sky-Byte (RID)#Toys|Sky-Byte]]}}
 {{Bp-p1|[[Dark Scream#RID|Dark Scream]]}}
-{{Bp-p1|[[Gas Skunk#RID|Gas Skunk]]}}
+{{Bp-p1|[[Gas Skunk (RID)#RID|Gas Skunk]]}}
 {{Bp-p1|[[Slapper (RID)#RID|Slapper]]}}
 |
 |width="20%" valign="top"|<br>
-{{Bp-d1|[[Scourge (RID)#Toys|Scourge]]}}
+{{Bp-d1p1|[[Scourge (RID)#Toys|Scourge]]}}
 </ul>
 |}
-{{--}}
+{{-}}
-====''[[Animorphs]]''====
-{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
-|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Deluxe Class'''</u>
-<ul class = "iconlist">
-{{Bp-multi|[[Jake (Animorphs)#Toys|Jake/Tiger]]}}
-{{Bp-multi|[[Tobias#Toys|Tobias/Hawk]]}}
-|
-|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Super Class'''</u>
-<ul class = "iconlist">
-{{Bp-multi|[[Tri-Rex#Toys|Tri-Rex]]<br>([[Cassie#TriRex|Cassie]], [[Jake (Animorphs)#TriRex|Jake]], and [[Marco#TriRex|Marco]])}}
-</ul>
-|
-|width="40%" valign="top"|<u>'''Unreleased''' ("Double beasts")</u>
-<ul class="iconlist">
-{{Bp-multi|[[Rachel]]/Scorpion/Barricuda (recycled into [[Poison Bite#Toys|Poison Bite]])}}
-{{Bp-multi|[[Aximili-Esgarrouth-Isthill|Ax]]/Bat/Alligator (recycled into [[Soundwave (BW)#Toys|Soundwave]])}}
-{{Bp-multi|[[Jake (Animorphs)|Jake]]/Owl/Bear (recycled into [[Icebird#Toys|Icebird]])}}
-{{Bp-multi|[[Marco]]/Bat/Alligator (recycled into [[Soundwave (BW)#Toys|Soundwave]])}}
-{{Bp-multi|(Ax or [[Visser Three]])/Wasp/Frog}}
-{{Bp-multi|???/Ram/Lizard}}
-{{Bp-multi|[[Tobias]]/Vulture/Pirahna}}
-|
-|width="20%" valign="top"|
-|
-|width="20%" valign="top"|
-|
-|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Animorph-toy TobiasMega.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|[[Tobias#Toys|''Animorphs'' Tobias/Hawk]]]]
-|
-|}
 ====[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|''Armada'']]====
@@ Line 883: / Line 844: @@
 |width="20%" valign="top"|
 <ul class="iconlist">
-{{Bp-d1|[[Ravage (G1)/toys#Alternators/Binaltech|Ravage]]}}
+{{Bp-d1|[[Ravage (G1)/toys#Alternators/Binaltech|Battle Ravage]]}}
 {{Bp-a1|[[Windcharger (G1)#Alternators|Windcharger]] / [[Overdrive#Binaltech|Overdrive]]}}
 {{Bp-d1|[[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Alternators/Binaltech|Laserwave]]}}
@@ Line 895: / Line 856: @@
 </ul>
 |
-|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Alternators Meister.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|[[Jazz (G1)/toys#Alternators/Binaltech|''Binaltech'' Meister]]]]
+|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Alternators Meister.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|[[Jazz (G1)/toys#Alternators/Binaltech|''Binaltech'' Meister]]]]
+|-
+|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Unreleased'''</u>
+<ul class="iconlist">
+{{Bp-a1d1|[[Paradron Medic#Binaltech|Paradron Medic]] / [[Blackarachnia (BW)/toys#Binaltech|Blackwidow]]}}
+</ul>
 |}
 {{-}}
@@ Line 937: / Line 903: @@
 |width="30%" valign="top"|
 <ul class="iconlist">
-{{Bp-a1d1|[[Ravage (G1)/toys#Device Label|Device Jaguar]] / [[Tigatron#Device Label|Tigatron]] / [[Cheetor (BW)/toys#Device Label|Device Cheetus]]<br>(2GB thumb drive)}}
+{{Bp-a1d1|[[Ravage (G1)/toys#Device Label|Device Jaguar]] / [[Tigatron (BW)#Device Label|Tigatron]] / [[Cheetor (BW)/toys#Device Label|Device Cheetus]]<br>(2GB thumb drive)}}
 {{Bp-a1d1|[[Trypticon (G1)#Device Label|Dinosaurer]] / [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Device Label|Device Grimlock]]<br>(optical mouse)}}
 {{Bp-a1|[[Blaster (G1)/toys#Device Label|Broad Blast]]<br>(USB hub)}}
@@ Line 973: / Line 939: @@
 |width="40%" valign="top"|<u>'''Human Alliance'''</u>
 <ul class="iconlist">
-{{Bp-a1|[[Thunderhead]] w/ [[Major Tungsten]] (His final design)}}
+{{Bp-a1|[[Thunderhead#Toys|Thunderhead]] w/ [[Major Tungsten#Toys|Major Tungsten]] (His final design)}}
 |
 |width="20%" valign="top"|
@@ Line 983: / Line 949: @@
 |width="20%" valign="top"|
 |
-|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:DOTM-toy Thunderhead.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|[[Major Tungsten]] with [[Thunderhead]]]]
+|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:DOTM-toy Thunderhead.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|[[Thunderhead#Toys|Thunderhead]] with [[Major Tungsten#Toys|Major Tungsten]]]]
 |}
 {{-}}
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 ==Notes==
 *Some of Saito's work outside the ''Transformers'' umbrella include the ''Transformers''-adjacent ''[[Brave (franchise)|Brave]]'' series, the original incarnation of the popular ''{{w|Gridman}}'' franchise, and the 90's incarnations of both the pre-''[[GoBot]]'' brand ''{{w|Machine Robo}}'' and the foundational 1950's scifi franchise ''{{w|Tetsujin 28}}''.
-*Saito was baffled when the order came down to design an [[Action Master Elite]] from [[Scorponok (G1)#BlackZarak|BlackZarak]]'s character model, arguing Western children would surely connect better with his Scorponok form that actually appeared in Western media. He was proven sort-of-correct when the final toy was sold as a [[Double Punch|different character entirely]].
+*Saito was baffled when the order came down to design an [[Action Master Elite]] from [[Scorponok (G1)#BlackZarak|BlackZarak]]'s character model, arguing Western children would surely connect better with his Scorponok form that actually appeared in Western media. He was proven sort-of-correct when the final toy was sold as a [[Double Punch (G1)|different character entirely]].
 ==References==
 While far too numerous to cite individually, this article is sourced from:
-*The ''[[Transformers Generations 2011 Volume 2|Transformers Generations 2011 Vol 2]]'' feature on Saito commemorating his retirement (p. 84-95)
+*The ''[[Transformers Generations 2011 Vol. 2]]'' feature on Saito commemorating his retirement (p. 84-95)
-*The ''[[Beast Wars Reborn]]'' Golden Disk<ref>The concept art included with the ''Beast Wars Reborn'' two-pack is credited to Saito by [[Hisashi Yuki]] in ''[[Transformers Generations 2011 Volume 2|Generations 2011 Vol 2]]'', p 94.</ref>
+*The ''[[Beast Wars Reborn]]'' Golden Disk<ref>The concept art included with the ''Beast Wars Reborn'' two-pack is credited to Saito by [[Hisashi Yuki]] in ''[[Transformers Generations 2011 Vol. 2]]'', p 94.</ref>
-*The ''Beast Wars'' feature in ''[[Transformers Generations 2017|Generations 2017]]'' (p. 69-77)
+*The ''Beast Wars'' feature in ''[[Transformers Generations 2017]]'' (p. 69-77)
-*The ''[[Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers Again|Beast Wars Again]]'' feature in ''[[Transformers Generations 2023|Generations 2023]]'' (p. 68-71)
+*The ''[[Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers Again|Beast Wars Again]]'' feature in ''[[Transformers Generations 2023]]'' (p. 68-71)
 ==Footnotes==
@@ Line 1,013: / Line 979: @@
 ==External links==
-*[https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%BD%8B%E8%97%A4%E6%AD%A3%E5%8B%9D Masakatsu Saito at Chinese Wikipedia]
+*{{w|lang=zh|齋藤正勝|Masakatsu Saito at Chinese Wikipedia}}
 *We don't know why he's only on Chinese Wikipedia either.
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 [[Category: Dark of the Moon designers]]
 [[Category: Generation 1 designers]]
-[[Category: Generations 1 packaging artists]]
+[[Category: Generation 1 packaging artists]]
-[[Category: Illustrators]]
 [[Category: Revenge of the Fallen designers]]
 [[Category: Robots in Disguise (2001) designers]]

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1988 - Pretenders and Masterforce

1989 - More Pretenders and Victory

1990 - Action Masters

1991 - Action Masters continued

1992 - Euro-G1 and Operation Combination

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