Transformers Cloud

Transformers Cloud (トランスフォーマークラウド) is a small 2014 Japanese franchise made up of shared exclusives from e-HOBBY and TakaraTomy Mall, with Autobots being sold through TakaraTomy Mall and Decepticons through e-HOBBY. Its fiction tells the tale of the residents of a new universe distinct from any established pillar franchises (a rarity for Japanese fiction) known as "Cloud World" as they hop across the multiverse battling over the mysterious being known as "SARA."

Fiction

Written by Makoto Wakabayashi with art by Nagi Miyako and Hidetsugu Yoshioka, the fiction of Transformers Cloud is presented as illustrated prose stories, called Spacetime World: Guardians of Time (時空界 Guardians of Time Jikū-kai Guardians of Time) in an episodic format. The overall story is divided into four chapters, each of which is subdivided into several individually published episodes.

	Spacetime World: Guardians of Time episodes:
Chapter 1: Prologue #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Chapter 2: #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Chapter 3: #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Chapter 4: #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6

Each Cloud toy comes packaged with a six-page comic book, again by the team of Wakabayashi and Yoshioka, which generally adapt key scenes from the prose stories. Additionally, a 24-page "coda" issue illustrated by Naoto Tsushima was released as a bonus freebie with Cloud purchases from e-HOBBY at the tail end of the toyline.

	Transformers Cloud: Spacetime World: Guardians of Time issues:	»
TFC-A01 TFC-D01 TFC-A02 TFC-D02 TFC-A03 TFC-D03 TFC-A04 TFC-D04 Coda

Toys

While the toys in Cloud were released in staggered two-item waves, those waves were split between two different outlets: the Autobots were released through TakaraTomy Mall, while the Decepticons were sold through e-HOBBY. All toys in the line are redecos of Voyager Class molds from Generations and other lines.

Wave 1 (05-29-2014) Megatron Optimus Prime

Wave 2 (08-28-2014) Brawn Starscream

Wave 3 (11-27-2014) Hot Rodimus Shockwave

Wave 4 (03-21-2015) Hellwarp Roadbuster

File:Takaratomy-cloud-hot-rodimus.jpg Hot Rodimus

Post-series releases

Cloud saw one final e-HOBBY release in the form of formerly fiction exclusive character Deadlock via the Spin Off imprint one year after the shuttering of the line.

Legends (03-??-2016) Deadlock

File:E-Hobby-Transformers-Legends-Deadlock.jpg

Repurposed toys

Like other micro-franchises of its ilk, Cloud conscripts figures from across the brand to fill out its cast. The toys' original identities are given in parenthesis.

Autobots

Air Raid (Fall of Cybertron Air Raid) Blaster (Fall of Cybertron Blaster) Bulkead (First Edition Bulkhead)

Grimlock (Fall of Cybertron Grimlock) Impactor (Fall of Cybertron Impactor) Jazz (War for Cybertron Jazz)

Perceptor (United Perceptor) Ratchet (Henkei! Henkei! Ratchet) Ultra Magnus (Beast Hunters Ultra Magnus)

Whirl (Fall of Cybertron Whirl)

Grimlock

Decepticons

Blast Off (Fall of Cybertron Blast Off) Blitzwing (Generations) Brawl (Fall of Cybertron Brawl)

Laserbeak (Fall of Cybertron Laserbeak) Lockdown (Revenge of the Fallen Lockdown) Onslaught (Fall of Cybertron Onslaught)

Skywarp's first body (War for Cybertron Skywarp) Soundwave (Fall of Cybertron Soundwave) Starscream's first body (War for Cybertron Starscream)

Swindle (Fall of Cybertron Swindle) Vortex (Fall of Cybertron Vortex) Thundercracker (War for Cybertron Thundercracker)

Thundercracker

Notes

• Before Cloud was finalised, other concepts proposed included Transformers: Bravemasters, Transformers Prime: Shattered Glass, and Transformers Part One.

References

• Transformers Cloud website (archived)
• Complete archive of Transformers Cloud prose