2013

«	2013	»

The year 2013 (MMXIII) is the 30th year since the Transformers brand began.

For further information, see: Transformers timeline

Events

Non-fiction

Conventions

• BotCon 2013: June 27 to June 30

Deaths

• February 21 — Armen Mirzaian
• March 15 — Regine Albrecht
• April 24 — Philip L. Clarke
• June 13 — Kenji Utsumi
• November 23 — Ricardo Soto

Print

Comics

IDW

• Mars Attacks: The Transformers (one-shot)
• The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye (issues #13–24, ongoing, 12 issues/year)
• The Transformers: Robots in Disguise (issues #13–24, ongoing, 12 issues/year)
• The Transformers: Regeneration One (issues #87–97, 21.5 issues)
• Transformers Prime: Rage of the Dinobots (issues #3–4, 4 issues)
• Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters (issue 1–8, 8 issues)
• The Transformers: Monstrosity (issues 1–12, 12 digital issues; issues 1–4, 4 print issues)
• The Transformers: Dark Cybertron (issue 1, 2 issues)

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• Transformers: All Spark (issues "Another Episode, Part 1", "Another Episode, Part 2", 5–9, 9 issues)
• Transformers GT: Mission GT-R special

Books

• Transformers: The Art of Prime
• Transformers: The Covenant of Primus

Collections

Video

Shout! Factory

• Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters: Predacons Rising
• Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters: Season Three
• Transformers: Rescue Bots: Energize
• Transformers: Rescue Bots: Griffin Rock Rescue

Madman Entertainment

• Transformers: Prime — Season 2, Volume 1 — Orion Pax
• Transformers: Prime — Season 2, Volume 2 — Battle for Supremacy
• Transformers: Prime — Season 2, Volume 3 — Weapons of Choice
• Transformers Animated — Season One

Comics

IDW

• G.I. Joe/Transformers Volume 3
• Regeneration One Volume 1
• Regeneration One Volume 2
• Regeneration One Volume 3
• More than Meets the Eye Volume 3
• More than Meets the Eye Volume 4
• More than Meets the Eye Volume 5
• Robots in Disguise Volume 2
• Robots in Disguise Volume 3
• Robots in Disguise Volume 4
• Robots in Disguise Volume 5
• Rage of the Dinobots TPB
• Beast Hunters Volume 1
• Monstrosity TPB
• The Transformers: Dark Prelude
• The Transformers Classics, Vol. 5
• The Transformers Classics, Vol. 6
• The Transformers Classics UK Volume 4 TPB
• Transformers: 30th Anniversary Collection Hardcover

• Red Label editions
  • The IDW Collection (volume 1)
  • The IDW Collection (volume 2) (Scheduled)
  • The IDW Collection (volume 3) (Scheduled)
  • Last Stand of the Wreckers

Media

Television

• Transformers: Prime Season 3 — Beast Hunters: episodes 53–65
  • Predacons Rising TV movie

Toys

BotCon 2013

• Machine Wars Hoist
• Machine Wars Skywarp
• Machine Wars Strika
• Machine Wars Obsidian
• Machine Wars Megaplex
• Machine Wars Mirage
• Machine Wars Thundercracker
• Machine Wars Sandstorm
• Generation 2 Autobot Electrons
• Rainmakers (redecoes of the Classics Starscream mold)
  • Bitstream
  • Hotlink
  • Sunstorm
• Machine Wars Blastcharge Strika Drone
• Machine Wars Starscream

Figure Subscription Service

• 1: RID Scourge
• 2: Prime Slipstream
• 3: Movie-universe Circuit
• 4: G1 "Classics" Breakdown
• 5: Animated Jackpot
• 6: Ultra Mammoth

Hasbro

Generations

Legends Class

• 1. 001 Optimus Prime & Autobot Roller
  2. 002 Bumblebee & Blazemaster
  3. 003 Starscream & Waspinator
  4. 004 Megatron & Chop Shop
  5. 005 Swerve with Flanker
  6. 006 Autobot Cosmos with Payload

Deluxe Class

• 1. 014 Impactor (Part 1 of 5: Ruination; retool of #004 Onslaught)
  2. 015 Twintwist (Part 5 of 5: Ruination; retool of #007 Decepticon Brawl)
  3. 016 Autobot Topspin (Part 2 of 5: Ruination; retool of #008 Blast Off)
  4. 017 Roadbuster (Part 4 of 5: Ruination; retool of #005 Swindle)
  5. 018 Autobot Whirl (Part 3 of 5: Ruination; retool of #006 Vortex)

Series 02 (Thrilling 30)

• 1. 001 Trailcutter with Spotlight: Trailcutter
  2. 002 Orion Pax with Spotlight: Orion Pax
  3. 003 Megatron with Spotlight: Megatron
  4. 004 Bumblebee with Spotlight: Bumblebee
  5. 005 Hoist (retool of #001 Trailcutter) with Spotlight: Hoist
  6. 006 Thundercracker (redeco of Series 01 Starscream) with Spotlight: Thundercracker
  7. 007 Dreadwing (retool of #003 Megatron) with Robots in Disguise #17
  8. 008 Waspinator with Robots in Disguise #19
  9. 009 Autobot Skids with More than Meets the Eye #22
  10. 010 Goldfire (retool of #004 Bumblebee) with Robots in Disguise #18

Voyager Class

Series 02 (Thrilling 30)

• 1. 001 Autobot Springer
  2. 002 Blitzwing
  3. 003 Sandstorm (retool of #001 Springer)
• Decepticon Doubledealer (retool of #002 Blitzwing) (scheduled)
• Rhinox (scheduled)

Titan Class

• Metroplex

Masterpiece

• 1. MP-01 Acid Storm
  2. MP-02 Soundwave
  3. ? Optimus Prime ("Year of the Horse" redeco of MP-10)

Transformers: Platinum Edition

• Year of the Snake Optimus Prime (redeco of Energon Super Class Optimus Prime)
• Year of the Snake Omega Supreme (retool/redeco of Energon Supreme Class Omega Supreme)
• Predaking reissue, includes:
  • Razorclaw
  • Rampage
  • Torox
  • Headstrong
  • Divebomb
• Ultra Magnus (retool/redeco of Prime: Robots in Disguise Weaponizer Class Optimus Prime)
• Grimlock vs Decepticon Bruticus (redecos of Generations Grimlock and Bruticus)

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Generations

• TG-03 Decepticon Blast Off
• TG-04 Decepticon Vortex
• TG-05 Brawl
• TG-06 Swindle
• TG-07 Onslaught
• TG-08 Kickback
• TG-09 Starscream
• TG-10 Sideswipe
• TG-11 Ultra Magnus
• TG-12 Air Raid
• TG-13 Soundwave (with Laserbeak)
• TG-14 Soundblaster (with Buzzsaw)
• TG-15 Autobot Datadisc Set (Eject, Ramhorn, Rewind, and Sundor)
• TG-16 Decepticon Datadisc Set (Frenzy, Ratbat, Ravage, and Rumble)
• TG-17 Blaster (with Steeljaw)
• TG-18 Skywarp (redeco of Series 01 Fall of Cybertron Starscream)
• TG-19 Grimlock
• TG-20 Ratbat (retool of Scourge)
• TG-21 Springer
• TG-22 Blitzwing
• TG-23 Metroplex
• TG-24 Optimus Prime & Bumblebee (with Blazemaster and Roller)
• TG-25 Orion Pax VS Megatronus
• TG-26 Bumblebee Goldbug
• TG-27 Trailbreaker & Hoist
• TG-28 Megatron & Starscream (with Chop Shop and Waspinator) (scheduled)
• TG-29 Sandstorm (scheduled)

Go!

• G01 Kenzan
• G02 Jinbu
• G03 Ganoh
• G04 Gaidora
• G05 Gekisoumaru
• G06 Hunter Smokescreen
• G07 Bakudora
• G08 Budora
• G09 Goradora Set
• G10 Hishoumaru
• G11 Hunter Optimus Prime
• G12 Dragotron
• G13 Hunter Shockwave
• G14 Hunter Bumblebee
• G15 Hunter Bulkhead
• G16 Hunter Wheeljack
• G17 Hunter Starscream
• G18 Hunter Soundwave
• G19 Hunter Ratchet
• G20 Sensuimaru
• G21 Judora
• G22 Hunter Arcee
• G23 Guren Dragotron
• G24 Samurai Team BeCool Set
• G25 Go Prime
• G26 Optimus X Prime (scheduled)
• G01-B Kenzan Kuromusha ver. (Toys"R"Us exclusive)
• G05-B Gekisoumaru Kurojishi ver. (AEON exclusive)

Promotional Arms Microns

• Gan
• Jin
• Zan
• Shining Optimus Prime Blaster

Masterpiece

• MP-13 Soundwave with Condor
• MP-15 Rumble and Jaguar
• MP-16 Frenzy and Buzzsaw
• MP-17 Prowl
• MP-18 Streak
• MP-19 Smokescreen
• MP-10B Black Convoy
• MP-12T Tigertrack

Transformers GT

• GT-01 GT-R Prime
• GT-02 GT-R Saber
• GT-03 GT-R Megatron
• GT-04 GT-R Maximus