Transformers United

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Transformers United (トランスフォーマー ユナイテッド Toransufōmā Yunaiteddo) is a Japanese TakaraTomy toyline initially comprising redecos from Hasbro's Classics, 2010 Transformers, and Generations toylines, later expanding its focus to become something of a dumping ground for molds from the Unicron Trilogy and the Beast Wars 10th Anniversary line which have never previously been released by Takara. Much like TakaraTomy's release of the Transformers Animated toyline, some of these Japanese versions have glossy metallic paint jobs. As a continuation of a marketing strategy introduced during the 2007 live-action movie toyline, most of the characters retain their American names.

In 2012 several Asian-market (excluding Japan) releases were produced under United, consisting of redecoes likely meant to fill in "holes" in collectors' collections.

Also in 2012, the line received a spin-off on the form of United EX, oddly consisted entirely of (expensive) redecos of Power Core Combiners figures in an adventure set in Japanese cartoon continuity, occurring simultaneous with the events Operation Combination. Don't ask us.

Fiction

• A comic series in Million Publishing's latest Transformers Generations volumes, including "A New Battle!" and "The Fierce Fighting on Planet Nebulos".
• Macrocosmic Seekers, a series of prose stories taking place during the Transformers 2010 season of the Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity.
• An extended toy commercial giving descriptions of all the first-wave characters. Though light on continuity, it does show the War-for-Cybertron-based toys trans-scanning into Generation-1-based modern Earth forms, a connection not made explicit in any other United fiction.

Toys

Regular retail

Wave 1 (12-25-2010) UN-01 Optimus Prime Cybertron Mode UN-02 Bumblebee Cybertron Mode UN-03 Cliffjumper Cybertron Mode UN-04 Megatron Cybertron Mode UN-05 Soundwave Cybertron Mode		UN-06 Optimus Prime UN-07 Bumblebee UN-08 Autobot Drift UN-09 Megatron UN-10 Straxus		Wave 2 (1-29-2011) UN-11 Autobot Grapple UN-12 Autobot Jazz UN-13 Autobot Tracks UN-14 Decepticon Lugnut		Wave 3 (2-26-2011) UN-15 Autobot Perceptor UN-16 Autobot Blurr UN-17 Autobot Kup UN-18 Wreck-Gar		Bumblebee
Wave 4 (3-26-2011) UN-19 Wheeljack UN-20 Rumble & Frenzy UN-21 Decepticon Scourge UN-22 Laser Optimus Prime		Wave 5 (1-28-2012) UN-23 Rodimus Prime UN-24 Warpath UN-25 Tank Megatron UN-26 Thunderwing UN-27 Windcharger vs Decepticon Wipe-Out		Wave 6 (2-25-2012) UN-28 Axalon UN-29 Ark Unicron UN-30 Optimus Primal UN-31 Beast Megatron				Axalon, one of the limited releases in the last 2 waves.
Asian market releases Ultra Magnus Bruticus Maximus (Blast Off, Brawl, Onslaught, Swindle, Vortex)		Chinese market releases Seekers: Aces (Skywarp, Starscream, Thundercracker) Seekers: Elites (Dirge, Ramjet, Thrust)

Exclusives

BIC Camera / Yodobashi Camera Fracas Spoilsport		e-HOBBY Autobot Set (Hot Rod Clear Blue Version, Autobot Kup Damage Version, Scrapheap)		Decepticon Set (Galvatron Purple Clear Version, Cyclonus Purple Clear Version, Decepticon Scourge Purple Clear Version)		Tokyo Toy Show Black Optimus Prime Darkside Optimus Prime & Darkside Megatron		Tokyo Toy Show exclusive Darkside Optimus Prime & Darkside Megatron
Toys"R"Us Caliburst Recoil		Transformers Generations mail-aways Artfire (w/ Nightstick & Sparks) Stepper (w/ Nebulon)		Yamada Denki Haywire

External links

• TakaraTomy's United page (Archived)