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==Hasbro ''Animated'' toyline==
==Hasbro ''Animated'' toyline==
===General retail===
===General retail===
;Deluxe Class
====Deluxe Class====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
* [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]]
* [[Bumblebee (Animated)#Deluxe Class|Bumblebee]]
* [[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]]
* [[Lockdown (Animated)#Deluxe Class|Lockdown]]
* [[Optimus Prime (Animated)/toys|Cybertron Mode Optimus Prime]]
* [[Optimus Prime (Animated)/toys#Deluxe Class|Cybertron Mode Optimus Prime]]
* [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]]
* [[Prowl (Animated)#Deluxe Class|Prowl]]
|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
* [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]]
* [[Blackarachnia (Animated)#Toys|Blackarachnia]]
* [[Ratchet (Animated)|Autobot Ratchet]]
* [[Ratchet (Animated)#Deluxe Class|Autobot Ratchet]]
|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
* [[Jazz (Animated)|Autobot Jazz]]
* [[Jazz (Animated)#Deluxe Class|Autobot Jazz]]
* [[Oil Slick (Animated)|Oil Slick]]
* [[Oil Slick (Animated)#Toys|Oil Slick]]
* [[Snarl (Animated)|Snarl]]
* [[Snarl (Animated)#Toys|Snarl]]
* [[Soundwave (Animated)|Soundwave]]
* [[Soundwave (Animated)#Deluxe Class|Soundwave]]
|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
* [[Swoop (Animated)|Swoop]]
* [[Bumblebee (Animated)#EliteGuard|Elite Guard Bumblebee]]
* [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Elite Guard Bumblebee]]
* [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)#Toys|Sentinel Prime]]
* [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]]
* [[Swoop (Animated)#Toys|Swoop]]
|
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Bumblebee anim toy.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Deluxe Bumblebee]]
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Bumblebee anim toy.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Deluxe Bumblebee]]
|-
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
* [[Lockdown (Animated)|Blazing Lockdown]]
* [[Blurr (Animated)#Toys|Blurr]]
* [[Blurr (Animated)|Blurr]]
* [[Lockdown (Animated)#Blazing|Blazing Lockdown]]
* [[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]]
* [[Swindle (Animated)#Toys|Swindle]]
|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
* [[Wasp|Waspinator]]
* [[Prowl (Animated)#Samurai|Samurai Prowl]]
* [[Prowl (Animated)|Samurai Prowl]]
* [[Wasp#Toys|Waspinator]]
|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7'''
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7'''
* [[Soundwave (Animated)|Electrostatic Soundwave]]
* [[Jazz (Animated)#Freeway|Freeway Jazz]]
* [[Jazz (Animated)|Freeway Jazz]]
* [[Soundwave (Animated)#Electrostatic Soundwave|Electrostatic Soundwave]]
|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''Canceled'''''
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''Canceled'''''
* [[Oil Slick (Animated)|Toxic Oil Slick]]
* [[Oil Slick (Animated)#Toxic|Toxic Oil Slick]]
* [[Wasp|Fugitive Waspinator]]
* [[Wasp#Fugitive|Fugitive Waspinator]]
* [[Blurr (Animated)|Vortex Blurr]]
* [[Blurr (Animated)#Vortex|Vortex Blurr]]
* [[Swindle (Animated)|Mercenary Swindle]]
* [[Swindle (Animated)#Mercenary|Mercenary Swindle]]
|}
|}
{{-}}
{{-}}
====Voyager Class====
====Voyager Class====
'''Wave 1'''
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
 
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
* [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]
* [[Bulkhead (Animated)#Toys|Bulkhead]]
* [[Megatron (Animated)|Cybertron Mode Megatron]]
* [[Megatron (Animated)#Voyager Class|Cybertron Mode Megatron]]
* [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]]
* [[Starscream (Animated)#Toys|Starscream]]
 
|
'''Wave 2'''
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
* [[Optimus Prime (Animated)/toys|Earth Mode Optimus Prime]]
* [[Optimus Prime (Animated)/toys#Voyager_Class|Optimus Prime]]
{{note|Even though Optimus Prime ''officially'' debuted in wave 2 of the Voyager Class toys, he was found at US retail ''later'' than the wave 3 toys Grimlock and Lugnut.}}
|
 
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
'''Wave 3'''
* [[Grimlock (Animated)#Toys|Grimlock]]
[[File:Lugnut animated toy.JPG|right|upright=1.67|thumb|Comes with a Gopher grabber arm.]]
* [[Lugnut (Animated)#Toys|Lugnut]]
 
|
* [[Grimlock (Animated)|Grimlock]]
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
* [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]]
* [[Blitzwing (Animated)#Toys|Blitzwing]]
 
|
'''Wave 4'''
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Lugnut animated toy.JPG|right|250px|thumb|Voyager Lugnut]]
* [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]]
|-
 
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
'''Wave 5'''
* [[Shockwave (Animated)#Toys|Shockwave]]
 
* [[Skywarp (Animated)#Toys|Skywarp]]
* [[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave/Longarm]]
|
* [[Skywarp (Animated)|Skywarp]]
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
 
* [[Lugnut (Animated)#Atomic|Atomic Lugnut]]
'''Wave 6'''
* [[Wreck-Gar (Animated)#Toys|Wreck-Gar]]
 
|
* [[Wreck-Gar (Animated)|Wreck-Gar]]
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''Canceled''''' (TakTom release)
* [[Lugnut (Animated)|Atomic Lugnut]]
* [[Blackout (Animated)#Toys|Blackout]]
 
* [[Bumblebee (Animated)#Voyager Class|Hydrodrive Bumblebee]]
'''Unreleased toys'''
* [[Optimus Prime (Animated)/toys#Wingblade|Wingblade Optimus Prime]]
 
|
* [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Hydrodrive Bumblebee]] (released in Japan)
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''Totally canceled'''''
* [[Grimlock (Animated)|Goldfire Grimlock]]
* [[Bulkhead (Animated)#Mudbuster|Mudbuster Bulkhead]]
* [[Thundercracker (Animated)|Thundercracker]]
* [[Grimlock (Animated)#Goldfire|Goldfire Grimlock]]
* [[Blackout (Animated)|Blackout]] (released in Japan)
* [[Thundercracker (Animated)#Voyager|Thundercracker]]
* [[Optimus Prime (Animated)/toys|Wingblade Optimus Prime]](released in Japan)
|}
* [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Mudbuster Bulkhead]]
{{-}}
{{canceledtoy}}
 
====Leader Class====
====Leader Class====
'''Wave 1'''
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
 
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
* [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]
* [[Bulkhead (Animated)#Leader Class|Bulkhead]] (w/ [[Headmaster unit#Toys|Headmaster]])
* [[Megatron (Animated)|Earth Mode Megatron]]
* [[Megatron (Animated)#Leader Class|Megatron]]
 
|
'''Wave 2'''
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
[[File:Leaderanimatedultramagnus.jpg|right|upright=2.2|thumb|"[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#CyCDF|Hot Shot]] ain't got nothing on me."]]
* [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)#Toys|Ultra Magnus]]
* [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]]
|
 
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
'''Wave 3'''
* [[Megatron (Animated)#ShadowBlade|Shadow Blade Megatron]]
* [[Megatron (Animated)|Shadow Blade Megatron]]
|
 
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
'''Wave 4'''
* [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)#Roadbuster|Roadbuster Ultra Magnus]]
* [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Roadbuster Ultra Magnus]] (redeco colored as a [[Roadbuster (G1)|''Generation 1'' Roadbuster]] homage)
|
 
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Leaderanimatedultramagnus.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Leader Class Ultra Magnus]]
|}
{{-}}
====Supreme Class====
====Supreme Class====
'''Wave 1'''
:'''Wave 1'''
*[[Optimus Prime (Animated)/toys|Roll-Out Command Optimus Prime]]
:*[[Optimus Prime (Animated)/toys|Roll-Out Command Optimus Prime]]


====Entertainment Packs====
====Entertainment Packs====
[[File:Safeguardanimatedtoy.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Half & half]]
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|
'''Wave 1'''
'''Wave 1'''
* [[Optimus Prime (Animated)/toys|Optimus Prime]] vs. [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] - The Battle Begins
* [[Optimus Prime (Animated)/toys#Entertainment_Pack|Optimus Prime]] vs. [[Megatron (Animated)#Toys|Megatron]]: The Battle Begins
 
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
'''Wave 2'''
'''Wave 2'''
* [[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]] and [[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]]
* [[Jetstorm (Animated)#Toys|Jetstorm]] and [[Jetfire (Animated)#Toys|Jetfire]]
 
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Safeguardanimatedtoy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Jetstorm & Jetfire (and combined mode [[Safeguard (Animated)#Toys|Safeguard]])]]
|}
{{-}}
====Activators====
====Activators====
The Activators subcategory consists of chunkier, simpler, Scout-class-sized toys with one-touch, spring-loaded transformations.
The '''[[Activators]]''' toys are chunkier, simpler, Scout-class-sized toys with one-touch, spring-loaded [[autotransformation]]s.
[[File:Activatorsstarscream.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|"Come on, Hasbro. You can still make some redecos of me."]]
'''Wave 1'''


* [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
* [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]]
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
* [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]]
* [[Bulkhead (Animated)#Activators|Bulkhead]]
 
* [[Bumblebee (Animated)#Activators|Bumblebee]]
'''Wave 2'''
* [[Starscream (Animated)#Activators|Starscream]]
 
|
* [[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]]
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
* [[Optimus Prime (Animated)/toys|Optimus Prime]]
* [[Lockdown (Animated)#Activators|Lockdown]]
* [[Ratchet (Animated)|Autobot Ratchet]]
* [[Optimus Prime (Animated)/toys#Activators|Optimus Prime]]
 
* [[Ratchet (Animated)#Activators|Autobot Ratchet]]
'''Wave 3'''
|
 
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
* [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Patrol Bumblebee]]
* [[Bumblebee (Animated)#ActivPatrol|Patrol Bumblebee]]
* [[Thundercracker (Animated)|Thundercracker]]
* [[Thundercracker (Animated)#Toys|Thundercracker]]
 
|
'''Wave 4'''
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
 
* [[Megatron (Animated)#Activators|Megatron]]
* [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]
* [[Grimlock (Animated)#Activator|Grimlock]]
* [[Grimlock (Animated)|Grimlock]]
* [[Lockdown (Animated)#Bandit|Bandit Lockdown]]
* [[Lockdown (Animated)|Bandit Lockdown]]
|
 
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Activatorsstarscream.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Activators Starscream]]
'''Wave 5'''
|-
 
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
* [[Cliffjumper (Animated)|Cliffjumper]]
* [[Cliffjumper (Animated)#Toys|Cliffjumper]]
* [[Dirge (Animated)|Dirge]]
* [[Dirge (Animated)#Toys|Dirge]]
 
|
'''Wave 6'''
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
 
* [[Grimlock (Animated)#Fireblast|Fireblast Grimlock]]
* [[Grimlock (Animated)|Fireblast Grimlock]]
* [[Soundwave (Animated)#Activators|Soundwave]]
* [[Soundwave (Animated)|Soundwave]]
|
 
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7'''
'''Wave 7'''
*[[Optimus Prime (Animated)/toys#ActivatorArmorUp|Armor Up Optimus Prime]]
 
*[[Bumblebee (Animated)#ActivBattlefield|Battlefield Bumblebee]]
*[[Optimus Prime (Animated)/toys|Armor Up Optimus Prime]]
|
*[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Battlefield Bumblebee]]
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''Canceled'''''
 
'''Unreleased toys'''
* [[Soundwave (Animated)#Electromagnetic|Electromagnetic Soundwave]]
* [[Soundwave (Animated)#Electromagnetic|Electromagnetic Soundwave]]
{{canceledtoy}}
|}
 
{{-}}
====[[Bumper Battlers]]====
====Bumper Battlers====
An expansion on the [[Cyber Slammers]] subline from the 2007 live-action movie toys, Bumper Battlers feature "bump-and-transform" action. Hitting the front bumper causes the toy to change into [[robot mode]], and pressing the toy's sigil activates sound effects and speech gimmicks.
An expansion on the "[[Cyber Slammers]]" subline from the [[Movie (toyline)|2007 live-action movie toyline]], '''[[Bumper Battlers]]''' feature "bump-and-transform" action. Hitting the front bumper causes the toy to change into [[robot mode]], and pressing the toy's sigil activates sound effects and speech gimmicks.
 
'''Wave 1'''
 
* [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]]
* [[Optimus Prime (Animated)/toys|Optimus Prime]]
* [[Ratchet (Animated)|Autobot Ratchet]]
 
'''Wave 2'''
[[File:Ani-toy BumperBattlers NightwatchPrime.JPG|right|upright=1.4|thumb|"At least I have a better shade of blue than [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys|another Nightwatch Optimus Prime]]."]]
 
* [[Jazz (Animated)|Autobot Jazz]]
* [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]
 
'''Wave 3'''
 
* [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Sting Racer Bumblebee]]
* [[Optimus Prime (Animated)/toys|Nightwatch Optimus Prime]]
 
'''Wave 4'''
 
* [[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]]
* [[Soundwave (Animated)|Soundwave]]
 
'''Wave 5'''
{{Note|These two toys have been released in Australia and Mexico in small quantities, but were never sold in the USA.}}
 
* [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Workzone Bulkhead]]
* [[Jazz (Animated)|Stealth Ninja Jazz]]


{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|''''Wave 1'''
* [[Bumblebee (Animated)#Bumper Battlers|Bumblebee]]
* [[Optimus Prime (Animated)/toys#Bumper Battlers|Optimus Prime]]
* [[Ratchet (Animated)#Bumper Battlers|Autobot Ratchet]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
* [[Jazz (Animated)#Bumper Battlers|Autobot Jazz]]
* [[Bulkhead (Animated)#Bumper Battlers|Bulkhead]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
* [[Bumblebee (Animated)#StingRacer|Sting Racer Bumblebee]]
* [[Optimus Prime (Animated)/toys#BumperBattlerNightwatch|Nightwatch Optimus Prime]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
* [[Lockdown (Animated)#Bumper Battlers|Lockdown]]
* [[Soundwave (Animated)#Bumper Battlers|Soundwave]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Ani-toy BumperBattlers NightwatchPrime.JPG|right|250px|thumb|Bumper Battler Nightwatch Optimus Prime]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' (non-US)
* [[Bulkhead (Animated)#Workzone|Workzone Bulkhead]]
* [[Jazz (Animated)#BumperBattlerStealthNinja|Stealth Ninja Jazz]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''Canceled'''''
* [[Ratchet (Animated)#BumperBattler2|Autobot Ratchet]] (redeco)
|}
{{-}}
====Power Bots====
====Power Bots====
'''Wave 1'''
Giant chunk non-transforming action figures with electronic gimmickry.
*[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Cyber Speed Bumblebee]]


'''Wave 2'''
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
*Street Patrol Bumblebee (redeco of Cyber Speed Bumblebee)
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
*[[Bumblebee (Animated)#Power_Bots|Cyber Speed Bumblebee]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
*[[Bumblebee (Animated)#PowerStreetPatrol|Street Patrol Bumblebee]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}


===Exclusives (United States/Canada market)===
===Exclusives (United States/Canada market)===

Revision as of 08:49, 23 October 2016
Animated continuity family
Animated
Putting the "cool" in "Playskool".

The Transformers Animated toyline merges the more expressive design style of the cartoon with extremely poseable robot forms (to a degree which seemed pleasantly surprising even to Hasbro). Unlike the franchises immediately before it, there is no overarching, line-wide gimmick (such as Mini-Cons or Cyber Planet Keys). Rather, transforming is the gimmick, and the toys have other special features unique and appropriate to the character (such as triple-changing or interchangeable tools). While the designs originated with Hasbro and the Cartoon Network team, TakaraTomy stepped up to the plate to engineer the toys. The line debuted on July 1, 2007, at Hasbro's Future Products panel at BotCon.

Hasbro, citing the strength of the movie toyline, postponed the official release of the Animated toyline to June 22, 2008 in the US. However, some toys began showing up at retailers in the Cincinnati area to coincide with BotCon, followed by wider releases in Canada in May and the U.S. shortly thereafter.

Hasbro Animated toyline

General retail

Deluxe Class

Wave 1 Wave 2 Wave 3 Wave 4
File:Bumblebee anim toy.jpg
Deluxe Bumblebee
Wave 5 Wave 6 Wave 7 Canceled


Voyager Class

Wave 1 Wave 2 Wave 3 Wave 4
File:Lugnut animated toy.JPG
Voyager Lugnut
Wave 5 Wave 6 Canceled (TakTom release) Totally canceled


Leader Class

Wave 1 Wave 2 Wave 3 Wave 4
Leader Class Ultra Magnus


Supreme Class

Wave 1

Entertainment Packs

Wave 1

Wave 2

Jetstorm & Jetfire (and combined mode Safeguard)


Activators

The Activators toys are chunkier, simpler, Scout-class-sized toys with one-touch, spring-loaded autotransformations.

Wave 1 Wave 2 Wave 3 Wave 4
File:Activatorsstarscream.jpg
Activators Starscream
Wave 5 Wave 6 Wave 7 Canceled


Bumper Battlers

An expansion on the "Cyber Slammers" subline from the 2007 live-action movie toyline, Bumper Battlers feature "bump-and-transform" action. Hitting the front bumper causes the toy to change into robot mode, and pressing the toy's sigil activates sound effects and speech gimmicks.

'Wave 1 Wave 2 Wave 3 Wave 4
Bumper Battler Nightwatch Optimus Prime
Wave 5 (non-US) Canceled


Power Bots

Giant chunk non-transforming action figures with electronic gimmickry.

Wave 1 Wave 2

Exclusives (United States/Canada market)

Target/Zellers

Both packs were also available as Tesco exclusives in the United Kingdom, Zellers exclusives in Canada and Warehouse exclusives in New Zealand.

Toys "R" Us


Wal-Mart

  • "The Revenge of Blackarachnia" two-pack (Deluxe Optimus Prime from "The Battle Begins" two-pack and Deluxe Class Blackarachnia)
  • "Battle in Space" two-pack (Deluxe Class Prowl and Deluxe Megatron from "The Battle Begins" two-pack)

Foreign market exclusive releases

Multi-packs

Thus far this pack has only been found at Toys "R" Us stores in the United Kingdom and Germany.

McDonald's Happy Meal toys

North America

Latin America

France

Poland

Bulgaria

Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, and Megatron are the same molds from the North American release but with more detailed paint applications. Blitzwing is a new mold.

Toys of Animated characters released as part of other lines

Movie (2007)

Wal-Mart exclusives

Universe (2008)

Legends Class (wave 3)

Legends Class (wave 4)

Timelines

Transformers Collectors' Club exclusives

BotCon 2011 exclusives

Figure Subscription Service exclusives

TakaraTomy releases

Beginning in 2010, TakaraTomy's release of the Animated toy line consists of most of the same toys released in Western markets by Hasbro, but now with extremely glossy paintjobs.

Criticisms

Since the first wave of Animated toys were released, there have been multiple complaints of poor quality paint applications, sloppy paint applications, and very greasy ball and hinge joints. There are also complaints over certain breakage issues, such as Lockdown's wrists, and toy functionality being limited by support struts added to prevent breakage, such as with Voyager Megatron's cannon and Bumblebee's stingers being unable to position properly.

Most of these issues can be fixed with relative ease.[1]

Also, Takara's releases tend to correct the QC problems but not the molding errors.

References

  1. ↑ Animated Fixes on AllSpark.com
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