2012

«	2012	»

The year 2012 (MMXII) is the 29th year since the Transformers brand began.

For further information, see: Transformers timeline

Events

Fiction

2005 IDW continuity

• Cybertron reawakens and NAILs begin returning home. The Death of Optimus Prime Revolutionaries #1 timeline

Non-fiction

Conventions

• BotCon 2012: April 26 to April 29
• Cybertron Con 2012: March 11–14
• Auto Assembly 2012: August 3–5
• B.O.T.S. 2012: June 3
• Cybcon 2012: August 18
• C.O.N.S. 2012: July 22
• Dairycon 2012: April 27–28
• Slag-a-con 2012: October 13–14
• Savcon 2012: June 23–24
• TFcon 2012: July 27 and 29
• TFExpo 2012: August 4
• TraFest 2012: May 5

Deaths

• ??? — Bruno Carna
• August 3 — Marc Alfos
• October 10 — Ken Sansom
• October 10 — Alex Karras
• December 9 — Daniel Gall

Media

Television

• Transformers: Prime — Season 2: episodes 27–52
• Transformers: Rescue Bots — Season 1: episodes 3–26

Print

Comics

IDW Publishing

• The Transformers: Spotlight (irregular one-shots)
  • Spotlight: Orion Pax
• The Transformers: Autocracy (issues #1–12, 12 issues, digital-only)
• The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye (issues #1–12, 12 issues)
  • The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye Annual 2012
• The Transformers: Robots in Disguise (issues #1–12, 12 issues)
  • The Transformers: Robots in Disguise Annual 2012
• Infestation 2 #1–2 (issues #1–2, 2 issues)
  • Infestation 2: The Transformers (issues #1–2, 2 issues)
• The Transformers: Regeneration One (issues #80.5–86, 6.5 issues)
• Fall of Cybertron (issues #1–6, 6 issues, digital-only)
• Transformers Prime: Rage of the Dinobots (issue #1, 4 issues)

Titan Comics

• Transformers comic volume 4 (Prime) (Numbers #4–12, 9 issues)

Fun Publications

• Transformers Timelines #7
• Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club (issues #42–48, 6 issues)

Kerokero Ace

• "Keroro Gunsō × Transformers" special
• Transformers: All Spark (issues #1-4, 4 issues)

Books

• Transformers Generations 2012

Games

Console

• Transformers: Fall of Cybertron (Xbox 360/PS3)
• Transformers: Prime - The Game (Wii, Wii U)

Portable

• Transformers: Prime - The Game (NDS, 3DS)

Collections

Video

Shout! Factory

• The Japanese Collection (complete set)
• The Japanese Collection: Transformers: Super-God Masterforce
• The Japanese Collection: Transformers: Victory
• Transformers: Prime: Season One
• Transformers: Prime: One Shall Stand
• Transformers: Prime: Season Two
• Transformers: Rescue Bots: Roll to the Rescue

Madman Entertainment

• Transformers: Prime Volume 1 — Darkness Rising
• Transformers: Prime Volume 2 — Unfamiliar Enemies
• Transformers: Prime Volume 3 — Alien Threat
• Transformers: Prime Volume 4 — Strength in Numbers
• Transformers: Prime Volume 5 — One Shall Fall, One Shall Rise
• Transformers: Prime — Season One

Comics

IDW Publishing

• Infestation HC
• Infestation 2, Volume 1 TPB
• Infestation 2, Volume 2 TPB
• Infestation 2 (The Complete Series) HC
• Autocracy TPB
• Classic G.I. Joe Volume 14
• G.I. Joe/Transformers Volume 1 TPB
• G.I. Joe/Transformers Volume 2 TPB
• Maximum Dinobots TPB reprinting (was this released?)
• Last Stand of the Wreckers Hardcover
• More than Meets the Eye Volume 1, Volume 2
• Robots in Disguise Volume 1
• The Transformers: Volume 6: Police Action
• The Transformers: Volume 7: Chaos
• The Transformers Classics, Vol. 2
• The Transformers Classics, Vol. 3
• The Transformers Classics UK Volume 2
• The Transformers Classics UK Volume 3
• The Transformers: The IDW Collection Volume Six
• The Transformers: The IDW Collection Volume Seven

Merchandise

• TBD

Toys

Hasbro

Star Wars Transformers

Class 1

Wave 3 Anakin Skywalker / Jedi Starfighter 'Delta-7B' Anakin Skywalker / Y-wing Fighter Obi-Wan Kenobi / Jedi Starfighter 'Eta-2'

Class 2

Wave 2 Battle Droid to AAT Darth Maul to Sith Infiltrator Darth Vader to TIE Advanced X1 Starfighter

Transformers (2010)

Miscellaneous

Exclusives

US chain retailers

Toys"R"Us Masterpiece Optimus Prime Masterpiece Thundercracker

US "Market six" releases

Mini-Cons Iron Claw

Legends Class Bumblebee Megatron Optimus Prime Starscream

Generations

Original line exclusives

Legend Class Bluestreak Hoist Motorbreath Thundercracker		Scout Class Decepticon Brawl Dead End Laserbeak Sandstorm		Deluxe Class Cliffjumper Autobot Springer Swerve Wheelie		Voyager Class Protectobot Hot Spot Megatron Powerdive
Leader Class Ironhide Starscream

Fall of Cybertron

Legends Class (Series 01)

Wave 1 001 Ravage & Decepticon Rumble 002 Decepticon Frenzy & Ratbat

Wave 2 003 Eject & Ramhorn 004 Autobot Rewind & Sunder

Deluxe Class (Series 01)

Wave 1 001 Optimus Prime 002 Autobot Jazz 003 Shockwave

Wave 2 004 Onslaught (PART 1 OF 5!) 005 Swindle (PART 4 OF 5!) 006 Vortex (PART 3 OF 5!) 007 Decepticon Brawl (PART 5 OF 5!) 008 Blast Off (PART 2 OF 5!)

Wave 3 009 Kickback 010 Starscream 011 Sideswipe 012 Ultra Magnus 013 Air Raid

Voyager Class (Series 01)

Wave 1 001 Soundwave with Laserbeak 002 Soundblaster with Buzzsaw

Wave 2 003 Grimlock 004 Autobot Blaster with Steeljaw

Dark of the Moon

Exclusives

Toys"R"Us

Leader class Ironhide Starscream

Asian market exclusives

Leader Class Megatron Dark Energon Edition

Leader Class 2-packs Megatron & Optimus Prime

Ultimate Class Ultimate Optimus Prime Year of the Dragon Edition

Transformers: Prime

Robots in Disguise

Cyberverse

Legion Class

Wave 1 Arcee Bumblebee Cliffjumper Autobot Ratchet Vehicon

Wave 2 Breakdown

Wave 3 Quick Blade Bumblebee Decepticon Flamewar Hyperspeed Wheeljack

Wave 4 Fallback Knock Out Autobot Tailgate

Commander Class

The Wave 1 figures also came in a "DVD Edition" case which included a mini-DVD that contains the Transformers: Prime episode "Masters & Students"

Wave 1 Bulkhead Megatron Optimus Prime Starscream

Wave 2 Dreadwing Ironhide

Wave 3 Nightwatch Optimus Prime Ultra Magnus

Wave 4 Battle Tactics Bulkhead Skyquake

Vehicles

Wave 1 Energon Driller with Knock Out Star Hammer with Wheeljack

Wave 2 Bumblebee Battle Suit with Bumblebee

Other

Optimus Maximus

"Standard" line

Deluxe Class

Wave 1 Bumblebee Cliffjumper Soundwave Wheeljack		Wave 2 Arcee Autobot Ratchet		Wave 3 Hot Shot Knock Out Vehicon		Wave 4 Airachnid Shadow Strike Bumblebee Dead End
Wave 5 Sergeant Kup Rumble

Voyager Class

Wave 1 Megatron Optimus Prime		Wave 2 Bulkhead Starscream		Wave 3 Dreadwing		Wave 4 Ultra Magnus Thundertron
Wave 5 Skyquake

Weaponizers

Wave 1

Optimus Prime

Bumblebee

Entertainment Pack

Bumblebee vs. Starscream: Ultimate Opponents
(w/ Silas and MECH soldier)




Exclusives

San Diego Comic-Con 2012 Rust in Peace Cliffjumper

Dark Energon Deluxe Class Bumblebee Knock Out Starscream Wheeljack

Dark Energon Voyager Class Megatron Optimus Prime




Rescue Bots

Wave 5 Hoist the Tow-Bot Medix the Doc-Bot

Wave 6 (Energize) Bumblebee Heatwave the Fire-Bot Optimus Prime Chase the Police-Bot

Playsets

• Electronic Rescue Bots Mobile Headquarters (with Optimus Prime and Cody Burns)
• Bots & Robbers Police Headquarters (with Chase and crook)




BotCon 2012 Exclusives

"Transformers: Invasion" Box Set

• Shattered Glass Ultra Magnus
• Shattered Glass Turbo Tracks
• Shattered Glass Soundwave
• Shattered Glass Treadshot
• Classics Gigatron
• Classics Metalhawk

At show souvenir packages

• Shattered Glass Optimus Prime and Classics Kick-Over
• Shattered Glass Octopunch and Classics Spinister
• Shattered Glass Junkions (Wreck-Gar, Scrap Iron, Junkheap)

Customization Exclusive

• Shattered Glass Longarm

Attendee-Only Bonus Exclusive

• The Bard of Darkmount

Hasbro

???




Transformers Collectors' Club

Subscription figure

• 2012: Runamuck

Additional figures

• Over-Run
• Shattered Glass Drift




San Diego Comic-Con International 2012

• Decepticon Bruticus
• Rust In Peace Cliffjumper
• Shockwave H.I.S.S. Tank with two figures & Energon



Cyberverse

Series 2

Legion Class

Wave 1

• 001 Prime Bumblebee
• 002 Prime Vehicon
• 003 Prime Arcee
• 004 Prime Autobot Ratchet
• 005 Prime Cliffjumper

Wave 2

• 006 Prime Breakdown
• 007 Dark of the Moon Soundwave (redeco and retool of Dark of the Moon Soundwave)
• 008 Dark of the Moon Mirage (retool of Revenge of the Fallen Sideways)
• 009 Transformers: The Ride Evac

Wave 3

• 010 Hyperspeed Wheeljack (redeco of Prime Wheeljack released with the Star Hammer)
• 011 Quick Blade Bumblebee (redeco of Prime Bumblebee)
• 012 Prime Flamewar (redeco of Prime Arcee)

Wave 4

• 013 Prime Fallback (redeco of Prime Breakdown)
• 014 Prime Autobot Tailgate (redeco of Prime Cliffjumper)
• 015 Prime Knock Out (redeco of Prime Knock Out released with the Energon Driller)

Commander Class

Wave 1

• 001 Prime Optimus Prime
• 002 Prime Bulkhead
• 003 Prime Starscream
• 004 Prime Megatron

Wave 2

• 005 Prime Dreadwing
• 006 Prime Ironhide

Wave 3

• 007 Prime Ultra Magnus
• 008 Nightwatch Optimus Prime (redeco of first release, head variant with mouth and blade weapons)

Wave 4

• 009 Battle Tactics Bulkhead
• 010 Prime Skyquake (redeco of Dreadwing)

Vehicles

Wave 1

• 001 Energon Driller with Prime Knock Out
• 002 Star Hammer with Prime Wheeljack

Wave 2

• 003 Bumblebee Battle Suit with Prime Bumblebee

Optimus Maximus

• Optimus Maximus

Masterpiece

• Thundercracker
• Optimus Prime

Prime

Deluxe class

• 001 Bumblebee (second mold)
• 002 Cliffjumper (second mold)
• 003 Wheeljack
• 004 Soundwave
• 005 Arcee (second mold)
• 006 Autobot Ratchet
• 007 Knock Out
• 008 Vehicon (second mold)
• 009 Hot Shot
  (retool of RID Bumblebee)
• 010 Dead End (retool of Wheeljack)
• 011 Shadow Strike Bumblebee
• 012 Airachnid
• 013 Sergeant Kup
• 014 Decepticon Rumble

Voyager Class

• 001 Optimus Prime (second mold)
• 002 Megatron
• 003 Starscream
• 004 Bulkhead (second mold)
• 005 Dreadwing

Weaponizers

• Optimus Prime
• Bumblebee

Entertainment Pack

• Starscream vs. Bumblebee (w/ Silas and MECH soldier)

Exclusives

• TBD

Timelines

• Runamuck
• Runabout
• Shattered Glass Drift

Takara

Alternity

• A-01D Nissan GT-R — Dai Atras[sic] — Aurora Flare Blue Pearl
• A-02G Nissan Fairlady Z — Galvatron — Galvanize Purple (Toy Hobby Market exclusive)
• A-03G Suzuki Swift — Gold Bug — Throttle Gold
• A-04B Mitsuoka Orochi — Banzai-Tron — Crystalo Black (Toy Hobby Market exclusive)

Masterpiece

• MP-11 Starscream
• MP-11S Sunstorm
• MP-12 Lambor
• MP-14 Alert

Prime

Deluxe class

• AM-02 Bumblebee with B.B.
• AM-03 Cliffjumper with C.L.
• AM-04 Autobot Ratchet with R.A.
• AM-05 Megatron with Gora
• AM-06 Skywarp with Baro
• AM-08 Terrorcon Cliffjumper with Jida
• AM-09 Soundwave with Zori
• AM-11 Arcee with Arc
• AM-13 Knock Out with Gura
• AM-14 Vehicon with Noji
• AM-16 Jet Vehicon with Igu
• AM-18 Airachnid with Ida
• AM-23 Wheeljack with Wuji

Voyager Class

• AM-01 Optimus Prime with O.P.
• AM-07 Starscream with Guru
• AM-10 Bulkhead with B.H.
• AM-12 War Breakdown with Zamu
• AM-15 Megatron Darkness with Gora II and Hades
• AM-17 Swerve with Sou

Weaponizers

• AM-21 Optimus Prime with R.A.
• Bumblebee ???
• AM-19 Gaia Unicron with Bogu

Arms Microns

Promotional campaign Arms Microns

• Autobot Firebolt Clear Yellow Ver.
• Vector Oracle
• Autobot Firebolt (redeco)
• Pinpointer
• Shadow C.L.
• Shadow R.A.
• Shadow Gora
• Shadow Baro
• Shining B.B.
• Shining O.P.
• Golden O.P. with Golden Optimus Prime
• Golden Hades
• The Hellflame Arms Micron versions of Guru, Jida, Noji, and Zamu

Gacha Arms Microns

• Optimus Prime Blaster
• Bumblebee Sword
• Zado
• Gobu
• Arcee Blade
• Bulkhead Knuckle
• Megatron Cannon
• Dado

AMW Series

• AMW-01 Gabu
• AMW-02 Baru
• AMW-03 Dai
• AMW-04 C.L. GR
• AMW-05 Baro G
• AMW-06 Jida R
• AMW-07 Pral
• AMW-08 Sise
• AMW-09 Jaze

Exclusives

Ion stores (Japan)

• Limited-edition Terrorcon Bumblebee with Terrorcon Zori

Toys"R"Us (Japan)

• Battle Shield Optimus set, with O.P. A, Pral G, Sise G, and Jaze G

Reissues

• Sixshot (Asian market exclusive)

Encore

• Soundblaster (with Enemy and Wingthing)
• Twincast (with Nightstalker and Stripes)

Transformers United

Wave 5

• UN-23 Rodimus Prime
• UN-24 Warpath
• UN-25 Tank Megatron
• UN-26 Thunderwing
• UN-27 Windcharger vs Decepticon Wipe-Out

Wave 6

• UN-28 Axalon
• UN-29 Ark Unicron
• UN-30 Optimus Primal
• UN-31 Beast Megatron

United EX

Wave 7

• EX-01 Combatmaster Prime Mode
• EX-02 Jetmaster Prime Mode
• EX-P1 Rollermaster vs Choppermaster with Spanner and Firebug