Transformers United

Transformers United (トランスフォーマー ユナイテッド) is a Japanese TakaraTomy toyline comprising redecos from Hasbro's Classics, 2010 Transformers, and Generations toylines. Presently, its focus is set to expand a little in 2012, as it becomes 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, the line became United EX, and oddly consisted entirely of (expensive) new-character redecos of Power Core Combiners figures. 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 Transformers 2010.
• 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 (released December 25, 2010)

• UN-01 Optimus Prime Cybertron Mode (Generations Cybertronian Optimus Prime)
• UN-02 Bumblebee Cybertron Mode (Generations Cybertronian Bumblebee)
• UN-03 Cliffjumper Cybertron Mode (Generations Cybertronian Cliffjumper)
• UN-04 Megatron Cybertron Mode (Generations Cybertronian Megatron)
• UN-05 Soundwave Cybertron Mode (Generations Cybertronian Soundwave)
• UN-06 Optimus Prime (Classics Deluxe class Optimus Prime)
• UN-07 Bumblebee (Classics Deluxe class Bumblebee)
• UN-08 Autobot Drift (Generations Autobot Drift)
• UN-09 Megatron (Classics Voyager class Megatron)
• UN-10 Straxus (Generations Darkmount)

Wave 2 (released January 29, 2011)

• UN-11 Autobot Grapple (Transformers 2010 Solar Storm Grappel)
• UN-12 Autobot Jazz (Transformers 2010 Special Ops Jazz)
• UN-13 Autobot Tracks (Transformers 2010 Turbo Tracks)
• UN-14 Decepticon Lugnut (Transformers 2010 Lugnut)

Wave 3 (released February 26, 2011)

• UN-15 Autobot Perceptor (Transformers 2010 Perceptor)
• UN-16 Autobot Blurr (Generations Blurr)
• UN-17 Autobot Kup (Generations Sergeant Kup)
• UN-18 Wreck-Gar (Transformers 2010 Wreck-Gar)

Wave 4 (released March 26, 2011)

• UN-19 Wheeljack (Generations Wheeljack)
• UN-20 Rumble & Frenzy (Transformers 2010 Demolition Rumble)
• UN-21 Decepticon Scourge (Generations Scourge)
• UN-22 Laser Optimus Prime (Transformers 2010 Optimus Prime)

Wave 5 (released January 2012)

• UN-23 Rodimus Prime (Classics Deluxe Class Rodimus)
• UN-24 Warpath (Generations Warpath)
• UN-25 Tank Megatron (Classics Deluxe Class Megatron)
• UN-26 Thunderwing (Generations Thunderwing)
• UN-27 Windcharger vs Decepticon Wipe-Out (Transformers 2010 Windcharger)

Wave 6 (released February 2012)

• UN-28 Axalon (Energon Sharkticon)
• UN-29 Ark Unicron (Cybertron Unicron)
• UN-30 Optimus Primal (Beast Wars 10th Anniversary Optimus Primal)
• UN-31 Beast Megatron (Beast Wars 10th Anniversary Megatron)

United EX

Wave 7 (released September 22, 2012)

• EX-01 Combat Master Prime Mode (Power Core Combiners Bombshock)
• EX-02 Jet Master Prime Mode (Power Core Combiners Skyburst)
• EX-P1 Roller Master vs Chopper Master (Power Core Combiners Icepick and Searchlight)

Wave 8 (released October 20, 2012)

• EX-04 Grim Master Prime Mode (Power Core Combiners Grimstone)
• EX-05 Race Master Prime Mode (Power Core Combiners Double Clutch)
• EX-P2 Dozer Master vs Air Master (Power Core Combiners Sledge and Skyhammer)

Wave 9 (released October 27, 2012)

• EX-03 Road Master Prime Mode (Power Core Combiners Mudslinger)

Wave 10 (released November 17, 2012)

• EX-06 Build Master Prime Mode (Power Core Combiners Steamhammer)
• EX-07 Assault Master Prime Mode (Power Core Combiners Crankcase)
• EX-P3 Tank Master vs Marine Master (Power Core Combiners Heavytread and Undertow)

Exclusives

• Fracas (Power Core Combiners Chainclaw, released December 28, 2010)
• Haywire (Power Core Combiners Caliburst, released December 28, 2010)
• Recoil (Power Core Combiners Airlift, released January 1, 2011)
• Caliburst (Power Core Combiners Backwind, released March 5, 2011)
• Spoilsport (Power Core Combiners Airlift, released March 5, 2011)
• Autobot Set (e-HOBBY set containing Hot Rod Clear Blue Version, Autobot Kup Damage Version and Scrapheap, released in April 2011)
• Decepticon Set (e-HOBBY set containing Galvatron Purple Clear Version, Cyclonus Purple Clear Version and Decepticon Scourge Purple Clear Version, released in April 2011)
• Darkside Optimus Prime & Darkside Megatron (Tokyo Toy Show 2011-exclusive set, released in June 2011)
• Stepper (Transformers Generations 2011 Vol. 1 mail-away exclusive, released in December 2011)

External links

• TakaraTomy's United page