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[[File:AoE_1-step_Galvatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|1-Step [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Robots_in_Disguise|AOE Galvatron]]]]
[[File:AoE_1-step_Galvatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|1-Step [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Robots_in_Disguise|AOE Galvatron]]]]
'''One-Step Changers''' is a size class that originated in the [[Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)|Age of Extinction]] toyline and has been a part of nearly every show and movie toyline since then. The line largely consists of figures smaller than Deluxe that (as the name suggests) can transform in 1 step using springs similar to the [[Activators]] and [[Transformers: Rescue Bots (toyline)|Rescue Bots]] toys from earlier years. The toys continued into the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]] and [[Transformers: The Last Knight (toyline)|The Last Knight]] toylines (They were renamed to '1-Step Turbo Changers' for the ladder) with the same type of toys.  
'''One-Step Changers''' is a [[size class]] that originated in the ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)|Age of Extinction]]'' toyline and has been a part of nearly every show and movie toyline since then. The line largely consists of figures smaller than Deluxe Class that (as the name suggests) can transform in 1 step, and typically feature limited articulation. Though sometimes, a few extra steps may be needed to finish their transformation! The transformation mechanism varies by figure and line, with many using springs similar to the [[Activators]] and ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (toyline)|Rescue Bots]]'' toys while others use [[Automorph Technology|Automorph]]-type gearing/levering. Some toys in this class also had variety of gimmicks beyond just the 1-Step transformation.


This would later change with the [[Transformers: Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]], [[Transformers: EarthSpark (toyline)|Earthspark]], and [[Transformers One (toyline)|Transformers One]] toylines, as they introduced a variety of gimmicks beyond the 1-Step transformation.
Alongside [[Hasbro]], [[TakaraTomy]] would receive some 1-Step Changers under various names of their own, including ones based on the characters from ''[[Transformers: Bumblebee (toyline)|Bumblebee]]'' film. <!--not sure which toys this sentence is referring to, delete if not specified-->
 
Alongside Hasbro, Takara would receive some 1-Step Changers under various names of their own, including ones based on the characters from [[Transformers: Bumblebee (toyline)|Bumblebee]] film.


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==Toys==
==Toys==
 
===''Age of Extinction''===
===Age of Extinction (Robots in Disguise)===
''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)|Age of Extinction]]'' was the first toyline to feature '''1-Step Changers''', under its ''Robots in Disguise'' banner. The majority don't feature any spectacular gimmicks beyond their quick transformations, however the larger toys feature some cool gimmicks, including a Stomp & Chomp Grimlock with electronics that could interact with most of the One-Step Changers in the line.
As the first toyline to feature 1-Steps, these don't feature any spectacular gimmicks beyond their quick transformations, however a lot of the larger toys feature some cool gimmicks, including a Stomp & Chomp Grimlock with electronics that could interact with most of the One-Step Changers in the line.


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{{Bp-d1|[[Stinger (AOE)#OneStep|Decepticon Stinger]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Stinger (AOE)#OneStep|Decepticon Stinger]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:AOERIDtoy-OneStepDrift.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Wave 1 Drift]]
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:AOERIDtoy-OneStepDrift.jpg|thumb|right|Wave 1 Drift]]
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 4'''</u>
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 4'''</u>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Exclusives'''</u>
|width="20%" valign="top" colspan=3|<u>'''Exclusives'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|Transformers: "''Age of Extinction'' Collection"<br>([[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#OneStepCollection|Bumblebee]], [[Drift (AOE)#OneStepCollection|Autobot Drift]], [[Lockdown (ROTF)#OneStepCollection|Lockdown]], [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SKOneStep|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]], [[Grimlock (AOE)#OneStepCollection|Grimlock]], [[slug (AOE)#OneStepCollection|Dinobot Slug]])}}
{{Bp-a1d1|''Transformers: Age of Extinction'' Collection<br>([[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#OneStepCollection|Bumblebee]], [[Drift (AOE)#OneStepCollection|Autobot Drift]], [[Lockdown (ROTF)#OneStepCollection|Lockdown]], [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SKOneStep|Silver Knight Optimus Prime]], [[Grimlock (AOE)#OneStepCollection|Grimlock]], [[slug (AOE)#OneStepCollection|Dinobot Slug]])}}
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{{Note|Wave 3's Decepticon Stinger toy was redefined as a Walmart exclusive ([[#Exclusives|see below]]) seemingly at the last minute. Judging by web retail listings,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140819052050/http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=HAS23777&mode=retail BigBadToyStore listing for One-Step Changers wave 3]</ref> the intent was for Stinger to be replaced in the wave 3 case by Lockdown, but multiple retail sightings indicate that some quantity of cases was mistakenly packed per the original plan, leading to Stinger toys with "Walmart Exclusive" stickers being found at Target stores.}}
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===Robots in Disguise (2015)===
===''Robots in Disguise'' (2015)===
These are nothing too special from the Age of Extinction 1-Steps from before, with the exception of their badges being able to be scanned for the Mobile App.
The ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' toyline's 1-Step Changers are not too different from the ''Age of Extinction'' ones, with the exception of their badges being able to be scanned for the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|Mobile App]].


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{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (RID)#OneStepNinja|Ninja Mode Sideswipe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (RID)#OneStepNinja|Ninja Mode Sideswipe]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:RID2015OneStepThunderhoof.jpg|thumb|right|250px|One-Step Thunderhoof]]
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:RID2015OneStepThunderhoof.jpg|thumb|right|One-Step Thunderhoof]]
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 5'''</u>
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 5'''</u>
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<ul class="iconlist">
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (WFC)/toys#OneStep|Soundwave]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (WFC)/toys#OneStep|Soundwave]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Other'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock_(RID_2015)#Stomp_.26_Chomp|Stomp & Chomp Grimlock]]}}</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Exclusives'''</u>
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Exclusives'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|"''Robots in Disguise Collection''" <br>([[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#RIDCollection|Bumblebee]], [[Grimlock (RID 2015)#RIDCollection|Grimlock]], [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#RIDCollection|Optimus Prime]] "Special Edition Figure", [[Sideswipe (RID)#RIDCollection|Sideswipe]], [[Steeljaw (RID)#RIDCollection|Steeljaw]], and [[Underbite#RIDCollection|Underbite]])}}
{{Bp-a1d1|''Robots in Disguise'' Collection <br>([[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#RIDCollection|Bumblebee]], [[Grimlock (RID 2015)#RIDCollection|Grimlock]], [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#RIDCollection|Optimus Prime]] "Special Edition Figure", [[Sideswipe (RID)#RIDCollection|Sideswipe]], [[Steeljaw (RID)#RIDCollection|Steeljaw]], and [[Underbite#RIDCollection|Underbite]])}}
</ul>
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===The Last Knight (1-Step Turbo Changers)===
===''The Last Knight''===
The ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (toyline)|The Last Knight]]'' toyline had the ''slightly'' renamed '''1-Step Turbo Changers''', with several molds reused from the ''Age of Extinction'' line. All of the figures feature flame deco printed in UV-reactive invisible ink, which can be revealed with the UV "Cyberfire" light in the large Mega 1-Step Turbo Changer Dragonstorm figure. Despite appearing as prefixes in several online retailers' listings for the [[wave]] 1 figures, the term "Cyberfire" doesn't actually appear as a gimmick call-out on the toys' packaging until wave 3, including packaging [[variant]]s for additional shipments of figures that debuted in earlier waves.


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|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:TF-TLK-Turbo-Changer-Scorn.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Wave 3 Scorn]]
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:TF-TLK-Turbo-Changer-Scorn.jpg|thumb|Wave 3 Scorn]]
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Exclusives'''</u>
|width="20%" valign="top" colspan=3|<u>'''Exclusives'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Autobots Unite 1-Step Turbo Changer 2-Pack<br>([[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#AutobotsUnite2Pack|Bumblebee]] & [[Hot Rod (DOTM)#TurboChanger|Autobot Hot Rod]])}}
{{Bp-a1|Autobots Unite 1-Step Turbo Changer 2-Pack<br>([[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#AutobotsUnite2Pack|Bumblebee]] & [[Hot Rod (DOTM)#TurboChanger|Autobot Hot Rod]])}}
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===Cyberverse===
===''Cyberverse''===
While Cyberverse originally had normal 1 steps for the first year. (along with repaints from Robots in Disguise One-Steps for Wave 1) It introduced Action Attack gimmicks for Wave 3, giving each figure some kind of action feature that wasn't there with previous 1-Step Changers.
The ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' toyline had normal 1-Step Changers in the first year, including repaints from ''Robots in Disguise'' 1-Steps for Wave 1. It introduced "Action Attack" gimmicks with Wave 3, giving each figure some kind of action feature that wasn't there with previous 1-Step Changers.


{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 1'''</u>
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 1''' (2018)</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)#1-Step Changers|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)#1-Step Changers|Bumblebee]]}}
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</ul>
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 2'''</u>
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 2''' (2018)</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Cyberverse)#1-Step Changers|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Cyberverse)#1-Step Changers|Megatron]]}}
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</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 3'''</u>
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 3''' (2019)</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)#New1Step|Bumblebee]] (new mold)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)#New1Step|Bumblebee]] (new mold)}}
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</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:TF-Cyberverse-1-Step-Bumblebee-New.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Wave 3 Bumblebee]]
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 4''' (2019)</u>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 4'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Rod (Cyberverse)#One-Step Changers|Autobot Hot Rod]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Rod (Cyberverse)#One-Step Changers|Autobot Hot Rod]]}}
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</ul>
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 5''' </u>
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=4|[[File:TF-Cyberverse-1-Step-Bumblebee-New.jpg|thumb|Wave 3 Bumblebee]]
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 5''' (2019)</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Shockwave (Cyberverse)#1-Step Changers|Shockwave]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Shockwave (Cyberverse)#1-Step Changers|Shockwave]]}}
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</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 6''' (2019)</u>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 6''' </u>
<ul class="iconlist">
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Jazz (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Autobot Jazz]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jazz (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Autobot Jazz]]}}
</ul>
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 7''' </u>
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 7''' (2020)</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bludgeon (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Bludgeon]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Bludgeon (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Bludgeon]]}}
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</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 8''' </u>
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 8''' (2020)</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Repugnus (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Repugnus]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Repugnus (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Repugnus]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)#1StepStealth|Stealth Force Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)#1StepStealth|Stealth Force Bumblebee]]}}
</ul>
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 9''' </u>
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 9''' (2020)</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Cyberverse)#1Step3rdMold|Megatron]] (Cybertronian Mode)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Cyberverse)#1Step3rdMold|Megatron]] (Cybertronian Mode)}}
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</ul>
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 10''' </u>
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 10''' (2020)</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron X (Cyberverse)#One-Step Changers|Megatron X]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron X (Cyberverse)#One-Step Changers|Megatron X]]}}
</ul>
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Exclusives''' </u>
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Exclusives''' </u>
<ul class="iconlist">
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-d1|Repugnus Revenge<br> ([[Repugnus (Cyberverse)#Revenge|Repugnus]], 3 [[Monsterbot (Cyberverse)#Revenge|Pesticons]])}}
{{bp-d1|Repugnus Revenge<br> ([[Repugnus (Cyberverse)#Revenge|Repugnus]], 3 [[Monsterbot (Cyberverse)#Revenge|Pesticons]])}}
{{bp-a1d1|Sharkticons Attack<br>([[Hot Rod (Cyberverse)#SharkticonSet|Stealth Force Hot Rod]], 3 [[Sharkticon (species)#SharkticonSet|Sharkticon]]s)}}
{{bp-a1d1|Sharkticons Attack<br>([[Hot Rod (Cyberverse)#SharkticonSet|Stealth Force Hot Rod]], 3 [[Sharkticon (species)#SharkticonSet|Sharkticon]]s)}}
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===''Buzzworthy Bumblebee''===
The [[Co-branding|co-branded]] ''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'' toyline re-released a good number of 1-Step Changers, mainly fron ''Cyberverse''.
{| style="margin-left:1em;"
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''''Age of Extinction''''' (2020)</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Mega 1-Step Bumblebee]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''''Cyberverse'' 1-Step Changers wave 1''' (2022)</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)#Buzzworthy 1Step|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wheeljack (Cyberverse)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Wheeljack]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Shockwave (Cyberverse)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Shockwave]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''''Cyberverse'' 1-Step Changers wave 2''' (2022)</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)#Buzzworthy 1Step|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (Cyberverse)#Buzzworthy 1Step|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sky-Byte (Cyberverse)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Sky-Byte]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''''Cyberverse'' 1-Step Changers wave 3''' (2023)</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (Cyberverse)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (Cyberverse)#Buzzworthy 1Step|Starscream]]}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Buzzworthy_Bumblebee_Mega_1-step.jpg|thumb|Mega 1-Step Bumblebee]]
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===Earthspark===
===''Earthspark''===
With Earthspark, the gimmick of the 1-Step transformation shifted with the '''1-Step Flip Changers''', which involve pushing the figures so they fall over and then transform into their vehicle modes. Although they've continued with this gimmick for the first 2 years of the line, in 2025, they rebranded them as '''1-Step Smash Changers''', with the gimmick being that you'd have to smash them to the ground in order to transform them into robot mode.
The ''[[Transformers: EarthSpark (toyline)|Earthspark]]'' toyline had '''1-Step Flip Changers''', whose gimmick involved pushing the figures so they fall over, triggering a transformation into their vehicle modes. In 2025, they were replaced by '''1-Step Smash Changers''', with the gimmick being that you'd have to smash them to the ground in order to transform them into robot mode.


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===Transformers One (Cog Changers)===
===''One''===
Like with Earthspark the previous year, Transformers: One's Cog Changers involved a gimmick special to their line, where you'd flip up their cogs in robot form and press it to transform them into their vehicle forms. The only figures from the line that didn't do this were the ones present in the Iacon Race 3-Pack
Like with ''Earthspark'', ''[[Transformers One (toyline)|Transformers One]]'''s '''Cog Changers''' involved a gimmick special to their line, where you'd slide up a [[Transformation cog (biology)|transformation cog]] shaped panel on their chest in robot form and press it to transform them into their vehicle forms. The only 1-Step figures from the line that didn't do this were in the Iacon Race 3-Pack, which were retools of prior 1-Step molds.


{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 1'''</u>
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Cog Changers Wave 1'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-multi|[[Airachnid (One)#One|Airachnid]]}}
{{Bp-multi|[[Airachnid (One)#One|Airachnid]]}}
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{{Bp-a1|[[Wheeljack (One)#One|Wheeljack]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Wheeljack (One)#One|Wheeljack]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 2'''</u>
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Cog Changers Wave 2'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (One)#CogChangers|Optimus Prime/Orion Pax]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (One)#CogChangers|Optimus Prime/Orion Pax]]}}
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{{Bp-multi|[[Sentinel Prime (One)#CogChangers|Sentinel Prime]]}}
{{Bp-multi|[[Sentinel Prime (One)#CogChangers|Sentinel Prime]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Exclusives'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|Iacon Race 3-Pack<br>([[Megatron (One)#IaconRace|Megatron/D-16]], [[Optimus Prime (One)#IaconRace|Optimus Prime/Orion Pax]], & [[Mirage (One)#One|Autobot Mirage]])}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:TF-One-Cog-Changers-Airachnid.jpg|thumb|Cog Changers Airachnid]]
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:TF-One-Cog-Changers-Airachnid.jpg|thumb|Cog Changers Airachnid]]
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|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Exclusives'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|Iacon Race 3-Pack<br>([[Megatron (One)#IaconRace|Megatron/D-16]], [[Optimus Prime (One)#IaconRace|Optimus Prime/Orion Pax]], & [[Mirage (One)#One|Autobot Mirage]])}}
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[[Category: Age of Extinction]]
[[Category:Age of Extinction]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015)]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015)]]
[[Category:The Last Knight]]
[[Category:The Last Knight]]

Revision as of 20:21, 21 December 2025

1-Step AOE Galvatron

One-Step Changers is a size class that originated in the Age of Extinction toyline and has been a part of nearly every show and movie toyline since then. The line largely consists of figures smaller than Deluxe Class that (as the name suggests) can transform in 1 step, and typically feature limited articulation. Though sometimes, a few extra steps may be needed to finish their transformation! The transformation mechanism varies by figure and line, with many using springs similar to the Activators and Rescue Bots toys while others use Automorph-type gearing/levering. Some toys in this class also had variety of gimmicks beyond just the 1-Step transformation.

Alongside Hasbro, TakaraTomy would receive some 1-Step Changers under various names of their own, including ones based on the characters from Bumblebee film.


Toys

Age of Extinction

Age of Extinction was the first toyline to feature 1-Step Changers, under its Robots in Disguise banner. The majority don't feature any spectacular gimmicks beyond their quick transformations, however the larger toys feature some cool gimmicks, including a Stomp & Chomp Grimlock with electronics that could interact with most of the One-Step Changers in the line.

Wave 1 Wave 1.5 Wave 2 Wave 3
Wave 1 Drift
Wave 4 Wave 5 Mega One-Step Electronic Stomp & Chomp
Exclusives


Robots in Disguise (2015)

The Robots in Disguise toyline's 1-Step Changers are not too different from the Age of Extinction ones, with the exception of their badges being able to be scanned for the Mobile App.

Wave 1 Wave 2 Wave 3 Wave 4
One-Step Thunderhoof
Wave 5 Wave 6 Wave 7 Wave 8
Wave 9 Wave 10 Wave 11 Wave 12
Other Exclusives


The Last Knight

The The Last Knight toyline had the slightly renamed 1-Step Turbo Changers, with several molds reused from the Age of Extinction line. All of the figures feature flame deco printed in UV-reactive invisible ink, which can be revealed with the UV "Cyberfire" light in the large Mega 1-Step Turbo Changer Dragonstorm figure. Despite appearing as prefixes in several online retailers' listings for the wave 1 figures, the term "Cyberfire" doesn't actually appear as a gimmick call-out on the toys' packaging until wave 3, including packaging variants for additional shipments of figures that debuted in earlier waves.

Wave 1 Wave 2 Wave 3 Mega 1-Step Turbo Changer
Wave 3 Scorn
Exclusives


Cyberverse

The Cyberverse toyline had normal 1-Step Changers in the first year, including repaints from Robots in Disguise 1-Steps for Wave 1. It introduced "Action Attack" gimmicks with Wave 3, giving each figure some kind of action feature that wasn't there with previous 1-Step Changers.

Wave 1 (2018) Wave 2 (2018) Wave 3 (2019) Wave 4 (2019)
Wave 3 Bumblebee
Wave 5 (2019) Wave 6 (2019) Wave 7 (2020) Wave 8 (2020)
Wave 9 (2020) Wave 10 (2020) Exclusives


Buzzworthy Bumblebee

The co-branded Buzzworthy Bumblebee toyline re-released a good number of 1-Step Changers, mainly fron Cyberverse.

Age of Extinction (2020) Cyberverse 1-Step Changers wave 1 (2022) Cyberverse 1-Step Changers wave 2 (2022) Cyberverse 1-Step Changers wave 3 (2023)
Mega 1-Step Bumblebee


Earthspark

The Earthspark toyline had 1-Step Flip Changers, whose gimmick involved pushing the figures so they fall over, triggering a transformation into their vehicle modes. In 2025, they were replaced by 1-Step Smash Changers, with the gimmick being that you'd have to smash them to the ground in order to transform them into robot mode.

Flip Changers Wave 1 Flip Changers Wave 2 Flip Changers Wave 3 Flip Changers Wave 4
1-Step Flip Changer Optimus Prime
1-Step Smash Changer Thrash
Flip Changers Wave 5 Flip Changers Wave 6 Smash Changers Wave 1 Smash Changers Wave 2


One

Like with Earthspark, Transformers One's Cog Changers involved a gimmick special to their line, where you'd slide up a transformation cog shaped panel on their chest in robot form and press it to transform them into their vehicle forms. The only 1-Step figures from the line that didn't do this were in the Iacon Race 3-Pack, which were retools of prior 1-Step molds.

Cog Changers Wave 1 Cog Changers Wave 2 Exclusives
Cog Changers Airachnid