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==Fiction==
==Events==
===Generation 1===
===Non-Fiction===
* Disguised as an F-15 Eagle fighter jet, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] was active on [[Earth]], with documented sightings of jets sporting his unique colors on several continents before he was caught on camera transforming to robot mode in [[California]]. This sighting (and its subsequent leak) was the direct impetus for [[Hungry Dragon|Hungry Dragon 1]].  
* The inking team of [[Ian Akin]] and [[Brian Garvey]] see their first co-operative work published, the [[Marvel Comics]] title ''[[Rom|ROM]] Spaceknight''.
* [[Hasbro]] decides to drastically reduce the size of the [[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]] figures, broaden the cast, and commission the advertising agency Griffin Bacal and Marvel Comics to develop a brand-new universe for them to occupy. The resulting comic book and toyline is dubbed "[[G.I. Joe (comic)|G.I. Joe]]: A Real American Hero".


====March====
* Two years after its launch, the ''[[Diaclone]]'' toyline starts introducing toys with [[alternate mode|alt mode]]s based on realistic vehicles (see below).
* The first two toys from Takara's ''Diaclone Car Robo'' line, No.1 Countach LP-500S Super Tuning ([[Spin-Out (G1)|red version]]) and No.2 Onebox Cherry Vanette ([[DK-2 Guard|black version]]), are released to stores in Japan. These toys' molds would later be used in ''Transformers'' as [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys|Sunstreaker]] and [[Ironhide (G1)/toys|Ironhide]], respectively.
====April====
* The first four toys from the [[Popy]] company's ''{{gb|Machine Robo (toyline)|Machine Robo}}'' line are released to stores in Japan. They will go on to be better known in the West as [[Cy-Kill (GoBots)|Cy-Kill]], [[Tank (GoBots)|Tank]], [[Fitor (GoBots)|Fitor]], and [[Cop-Tur (GoBots)|Cop-Tur]] of the evil [[Renegade]]s in [[Tonka]]'s ''[[GoBots]]'' line, the closest competitor to ''The Transformers''.


===2007 Movie===
====October====
* [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] refers to [[Thundercracker (Movie)|Thundercracker]] (#11) and himself (#9) being F-15s, implying both were active in 1982.
* [[October 3]] — ''[[Super Dimension Fortress Macross]]'' debuts on Japanese television, featuring the transforming {{w|VF-1 Valkyrie}} fighter jet. This vehicle will go on to be '''less''' known in the West as the Transformer [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]]. As a ''Transformers'' figure, the 1/55 toy from the associated toyline is distributed by Hasbro in North America and Europe, but not in Japan, where [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] rival [[Takatoku Toys]] is active and not yet defunct.


====March====
====Births====
[[March 12]] — Starscream is caught on camera in [[Laos]].
*???? — [[Li Ye]], [[Johann Fohl]], [[Wiktoria Gorodeckaja]], [[David Turba]]
=====January=====
*[[January 10]] — [[Isamu Yusen]]
*[[January 24]] — [[Gustavo Nader]]
*[[January 27]] — [[Romain Redler]]
*[[January 29]] — [[Ke Jiang]]


====April====
=====February=====
[[April 22]] — Starscream is caught on camera in [[India]].
*[[February 5]] — [[Yū Kobayashi]]
*[[February 7]] — [[Cory Doran]]
*[[February 8]] — [[Szymon Mysłakowski]]
*[[February 9]] — [[Shim Kyu-hyeok]]
*[[February 10]] — [[Yoshimasa Hosoya]], [[Dan Osorio]]
*[[February 16]] — [[Chris Jai Alex]]
*[[February 25]] — [[Greg Matthew Anderson]]


====May====
=====March=====
[[May 9]] — Starscream is caught on camera in [[Estonia]].
*[[March 2]] — [[Saumya Daan]]
*[[March 5]] — [[Laurie Hymes]]
*[[March 11]] — [[Robbie Daymond]]
*[[March 13]] — [[Wataru Hatano]]
*[[March 16]] — [[Romina Marroquín Payró]]
*[[March 31]] — [[Brian Tyree Henry]]


====June====
=====April=====
[[June 16]] — Starscream is caught transforming on camera in [[Sacremento]], [[California]].
*[[April 11]] — [[Renu Sharda]]
*[[April 14]] — [[Paolla Oliveira]]
*[[April 18]] — [[César Garduza]]
*[[April 24]] — [[Cassiano Ávila]]
*[[April 25]] — [[Josh Kelly]]
*[[April 30]] — [[Pascaline Crevecoeur]]


====July====
=====May=====
[[July 17]] — A report issued by [[Sector Seven]] initiates Operation Hungry Dragon.
*[[May 6]] — [[Anne Düe]]
*[[May 7]] — [[Jun Ichikawa]], [[Hannamaija Nikander]]
*[[May 11]] — [[Tim Kreuer]]
*[[May 24]] — [[Josh Petersdorf]]
*[[May 26]] — [[Tomoaki Maeno]]
*[[May 31]] — [[Ian Flynn]]


=====June=====
*[[June 8]] — [[ScarletGothica]]
*[[June 15]] — [[Roberto Gutiérrez]]
*[[June 20]] — [[Tyler Kirkham]]
*[[June 21]] — [[Cafi Balloussier]]
*[[June 22]] — [[Caroline Anglade]]
*[[June 23]] — [[Stefano Lucchelli]]


==Non-Fiction==
=====July=====
===Events===
*[[July 1]] — [[Dmitry Gavrylov]]
* The inking team of [[Ian Akin]] and [[Brian Garvey]] see their first co-operative work published, the Marvel Comics title ROM Spaceknight.
*[[July 6]] — [[Tay Zonday]]
*[[July 8]] — [[Tarah Paige]]
*[[July 10]] — [[Choky Sitohang]]
*[[July 11]] — [[Erin Naas]]
*[[July 12]] — [[Alessandro Zurla]]
*[[July 28]] — [[Ninjaink]]


* [[Hasbro]] decides to drastically reduce the size of the [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] figures, broaden the cast, and commission the advertising agency Griffin Bacal and Marvel Comics to develop a brand-new universe for them to occupy. The resulting comic book and toyline is dubbed "G.I. Joe: A Real America Hero".
=====August=====
*[[August 6]] — [[Julia Meynen]]
*[[August 16]] — [[Todd Haberkorn]]
*[[August 18]] — [[Mireya Mendoza]]
*[[August 27]] — [[Daisuke Kikuta]]


====March====
=====September=====
Two years after it's launch, The Diaclone toyline starts introducing toys with alt modes based on realistic vehicles (see below).
*[[September 5]] — [[Domitilla D'Amico]]
*[[September 14]] — [[Jenny van der Wall]]
*[[September 30]] — [[Lacey Chabert]]


* The first two toys from Takara's ''Diaclone Car Robo'' line, No.1 Countach LP-500S Super Tuning (red version) and No.2 Onebox Cherry Vanette (black version), are released to stores in Japan. These toys' molds would later be used in ''Transformers'' as [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] and [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]], respectively.
=====October=====
*[[October 7]] — [[Natalia Romanko]]
*[[October 11]] — [[Kristy Wu]]
*[[October 13]] — [[Luo Yuting]]
*[[October 17]] — [[Paweł Ciołkosz]]
*[[October 29]] — [[So Jeong-hwan]]


====April====
=====November=====
* The first four toys from the [[Popy]] company's ''[[Machine Robo]]'' line are released to stores in Japan. They will go on to be better known in the West as [[Cy-Kill (GoBots)|Cy-Kill]], Tank, Fitor, and Cop-Tur of the evil Renegades in the [[Tonka]] ''[[Tonka GoBots|GoBots]]'' line, the closest competitor to ''Transformers''.
*[[November 1]] — [[Lee Jae-beom]]
*[[November 4]] — [[Travis Van Winkle]]
*[[November 7]] — [[Fabrício Rinaldi]]
*[[November 9]] — [[Christine Byrd]]
*[[November 10]] — [[Arne Stephan]]
*[[November 15]] — [[Jessica Carroll]]
*[[November 18]] — [[Akeno Watanabe]]
*[[November 27]] — [[Ariane-Li Simard-Côté]]
*[[November 28]] — [[Vanderlan Mendes]]
*[[November 29]] — [[Gemma Chan]], [[Shirley Marulanda]], [[Sebastian Cybulski]]


====October 3====
=====December=====
* The ''Super Dimension Fortress Macross'' debuts on Japanese television, featuring the transforming [[wikipedia:VF-1 Valkyrie|VF-1 Valkyrie]] fighter jet. This vehicle will go on to be '''less''' known in the West as the Transformer [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]]. As a Transformers figure, the toy from the associated toyline is distributed by Hasbro in the west, but not in Japan, where [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] rival [[Takatoku Toys]] is active.
*[[December 1]] — [[Jonny Cruz]]
*[[December 7]] — [[User:Monzo|Monzo]]
*[[December 12]] — [[David Jenner]]
*[[December 24]] — [[Emmanuel Bernal]]
*[[December 26]] — [[Julien Fébreau]]


===Fiction===
====Generation 1====
* Disguised as an F-15 Eagle fighter jet, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] was active on [[Earth]], with documented sightings of jets sporting his unique colors on several continents before he was caught on camera transforming to [[robot mode]] in [[California]]. This sighting (and its subsequent leak) was the direct impetus for [[Hungry Dragon|Hungry Dragon 1]].


===Births===
====Live-action film series====
====March====
* [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] refers to [[Thundercracker (Movie)|Thundercracker]] (#11) and himself (#9) being F-15s, implying both were active in 1982.
*[[March 13]] — [[Wataru Hatano]]
* [[March 12]] — Starscream is caught on camera in [[Laos]].
* [[April 22]] — Starscream is caught on camera in [[India]].
* [[May 9]] — Starscream is caught on camera in [[Estonia]].
* [[June 16]] — Starscream is caught transforming on camera in [[Sacramento]], [[California]].
* [[July 17]] — A report issued by [[Sector Seven]] initiates Operation Hungry Dragon.


====July====
====''Knights of Unicron''====
*[[July 8]] — [[Tarah Paige]]
* The [[Knights of Unicron (band)|Knights of Unicron]] top the music charts again with "Space Bridge over Troubled Energon". [[Optimus Prime (KOU)|Optimus Prime]]'s girlfriend, [[Arcee (KOU)|Arcee]] attempts to seize creative control of the band. {{storylink|Knights of Unicron (band)|''Behind the Music'' pack-in booklet}}


====November====
====''Diaclone''====
*[[November 4]] — [[Travis Van Winkle]]
* [[Dia Cinders]] is born. {{storylink|Burn Out (Diaclone)#Toys|BotCon 2015 Burn Out profile card}}


====December====
====2005 IDW continuity====
*[[December 7]] — [[User:Monzo|Monzo]]
* The [[Adventure Team]] is founded. {{storylink|Crisis Intervention}}




[[Category:Lists]]
[[Category:Fictional events by year]]
[[Category:Real-world events by year]]
[[Category:Real-world events by year]]

Latest revision as of 22:45, 5 May 2026

« 1982 »

The year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) predates the launch of the Transformers brand by two years.

For further information, see: Transformers timeline

Events

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Non-Fiction

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  • The inking team of Ian Akin and Brian Garvey see their first co-operative work published, the Marvel Comics title ROM Spaceknight.
  • Hasbro decides to drastically reduce the size of the G.I. Joe figures, broaden the cast, and commission the advertising agency Griffin Bacal and Marvel Comics to develop a brand-new universe for them to occupy. The resulting comic book and toyline is dubbed "G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero".

March

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  • Two years after its launch, the Diaclone toyline starts introducing toys with alt modes based on realistic vehicles (see below).
  • The first two toys from Takara's Diaclone Car Robo line, No.1 Countach LP-500S Super Tuning (red version) and No.2 Onebox Cherry Vanette (black version), are released to stores in Japan. These toys' molds would later be used in Transformers as Sunstreaker and Ironhide, respectively.

April

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October

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  • October 3 — Super Dimension Fortress Macross debuts on Japanese television, featuring the transforming VF-1 Valkyrie fighter jet. This vehicle will go on to be less known in the West as the Transformer Jetfire. As a Transformers figure, the 1/55 toy from the associated toyline is distributed by Hasbro in North America and Europe, but not in Japan, where Takara rival Takatoku Toys is active and not yet defunct.

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Fiction

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Generation 1

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  • Disguised as an F-15 Eagle fighter jet, Starscream was active on Earth, with documented sightings of jets sporting his unique colors on several continents before he was caught on camera transforming to robot mode in California. This sighting (and its subsequent leak) was the direct impetus for Hungry Dragon 1.

Live-action film series

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Knights of Unicron

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Diaclone

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2005 IDW continuity

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