2012

«	2012	»

The year 2012 (MMXII) is the 29th year since the Transformers brand began.

For further information, see: Transformers timeline

Events

Non-fiction

Conventions

• BotCon 2012: April 26 to April 29
• Cybertron Con 2012: March 11–14
• Auto Assembly 2012: August 3–5
• C.O.N.S. 2012: July 22
• Dairycon 2012: April 27–28
• Slag-a-con 2012: October 13–14
• Savcon 2012: June 23–24
• TFcon 2012: July 27 and 29

Deaths

• October 10 — Ken Sansom
• October 10 — Alex Karras

Media

Television

• Transformers: Prime — Season 2: episodes 27–52
• Transformers: Rescue Bots — Season 1: episodes 3–26

Print

Comics

IDW Publishing

• The Transformers: Spotlight (irregular one-shots)
  • Spotlight: Orion Pax
• The Transformers: Autocracy (issues #1–12, 12 issues, digital-only)
• The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye (issues #1–12, 12 issues)
  • The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye Annual 2012
• The Transformers: Robots in Disguise (issues #1–12, 12 issues)
  • The Transformers: Robots in Disguise Annual 2012
• Infestation 2 #1–2 (issues #1–2, 2 issues)
  • Infestation 2: The Transformers (issues #1–2, 2 issues)
• The Transformers: Regeneration One (issues #80.5–86, 6.5 issues)
• Fall of Cybertron (issues #1–6, 6 issues, digital-only)
• Transformers Prime: Rage of the Dinobots (issue #1, 4 issues)

Titan Comics

• Transformers comic volume 4 (Prime) (Numbers #4–12, 9 issues)

Fun Publications

• Transformers Timelines #7
• Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club (issues #42–48, 6 issues)

Kerokero Ace

• "Keroro Gunsō × Transformers" special
• Transformers: All Spark (issues #1-4, 4 issues)

Books

• Transformers Generations 2012

Games

Console

• Transformers: Fall of Cybertron (Xbox 360/PS3)
• Transformers: Prime - The Game (Wii, Wii U)

Portable

• Transformers: Prime - The Game (NDS, 3DS)

Collections

Video

Shout! Factory

• The Japanese Collection (complete set)
• The Japanese Collection: Transformers: Super-God Masterforce
• The Japanese Collection: Transformers: Victory
• Transformers: Prime: Season One
• Transformers: Prime: One Shall Stand
• Transformers: Prime: Season Two
• Transformers: Rescue Bots: Roll to the Rescue

Madman Entertainment

• Transformers: Prime Volume 1 — Darkness Rising
• Transformers: Prime Volume 2 — Unfamiliar Enemies
• Transformers: Prime Volume 3 — Alien Threat
• Transformers: Prime Volume 4 — Strength in Numbers
• Transformers: Prime Volume 5 — One Shall Fall, One Shall Rise
• Transformers: Prime — Season One

Comics

IDW Publishing

• Infestation HC
• Infestation 2, Volume 1 TPB
• Infestation 2, Volume 2 TPB
• Infestation 2 (The Complete Series) HC
• Autocracy TPB
• Classic G.I. Joe Volume 14
• G.I. Joe/Transformers Volume 1 TPB
• Maximum Dinobots TPB reprinting (was this released?)
• Last Stand of the Wreckers Hardcover
• More than Meets the Eye Volume 1, Volume 2
• Robots in Disguise Volume 1
• The Transformers: Volume 6: Police Action
• The Transformers: Volume 7: Chaos
• The Transformers Classics, Vol. 2
• The Transformers Classics, Vol. 3
• The Transformers Classics UK Volume 2
• The Transformers Classics UK Volume 3
• The Transformers: The IDW Collection Volume Six
• The Transformers: The IDW Collection Volume Seven

Merchandise

• TBD

Toys

BotCon

• Shattered Glass Ultra Magnus
• Shattered Glass Tracks
• Shattered Glass Treadshot
• Classics Metalhawk
• Classics Gigatron
• Shattered Glass Optimus Prime
• Classics Kick-Over
• Shattered Glass Octopunch
• Classics Spinister
• Shattered Glass Wreck-Gar, Scrap Iron and Junkheap
• Shattered Glass Longarm
• Shattered Glass Straxus

Hasbro

Cyberverse

Series 2

Legion Class

Wave 1

• 001 Prime Bumblebee
• 002 Prime Vehicon
• 003 Prime Arcee
• 004 Prime Autobot Ratchet
• 005 Prime Cliffjumper

Wave 2

• 006 Prime Breakdown
• 007 Dark of the Moon Soundwave (redeco and retool of Dark of the Moon Soundwave)
• 008 Dark of the Moon Mirage (retool of Revenge of the Fallen Sideways)
• 009 Transformers: The Ride Evac

Wave 3

• 010 Hyperspeed Wheeljack (redeco of Prime Wheeljack released with the Star Hammer)
• 011 Quick Blade Bumblebee (redeco of Prime Bumblebee)
• 012 Prime Flamewar (redeco of Prime Arcee)

Wave 4

• 013 Prime Fallback (redeco of Prime Breakdown)
• 014 Prime Autobot Tailgate (redeco of Prime Cliffjumper)
• 015 Prime Knock Out (redeco of Prime Knock Out released with the Energon Driller)

Commander Class

Wave 1

• 001 Prime Optimus Prime
• 002 Prime Bulkhead
• 003 Prime Starscream
• 004 Prime Megatron

Wave 2

• 005 Prime Dreadwing
• 006 Prime Ironhide

Wave 3

• 007 Prime Ultra Magnus
• 008 Nightwatch Optimus Prime (redeco of first release, head variant with mouth and blade weapons)

Wave 4

• 009 Battle Tactics Bulkhead
• 010 Prime Skyquake (redeco of Dreadwing)

Vehicles

Wave 1

• 001 Energon Driller with Prime Knock Out
• 002 Star Hammer with Prime Wheeljack

Wave 2

• 003 Bumblebee Battle Suit with Prime Bumblebee

Optimus Maximus

• Optimus Maximus

Masterpiece

• Thundercracker
• Optimus Prime

Prime

Deluxe class

• 001 Bumblebee (second mold)
• 002 Cliffjumper (second mold)
• 003 Wheeljack
• 004 Soundwave
• 005 Arcee (second mold)
• 006 Autobot Ratchet
• 007 Knock Out
• 008 Vehicon (second mold)
• 009 Hot Shot
  (retool of RID Bumblebee)
• 010 Dead End (retool of Wheeljack)
• 011 Shadow Strike Bumblebee
• 012 Airachnid
• 013 Sergeant Kup
• 014 Decepticon Rumble

Voyager Class

• 001 Optimus Prime (second mold)
• 002 Megatron
• 003 Starscream
• 004 Bulkhead (second mold)
• 005 Dreadwing

Weaponizers

• Optimus Prime
• Bumblebee

Entertainment Pack

• Starscream vs. Bumblebee (w/ Silas and MECH soldier)

Exclusives

• TBD

Timelines

• Runamuck
• Runabout
• Shattered Glass Drift

Takara

Alternity

• A-01D Nissan GT-R — Dai Atras[sic] — Aurora Flare Blue Pearl
• A-02G Nissan Fairlady Z — Galvatron — Galvanize Purple (Toy Hobby Market exclusive)
• A-03G Suzuki Swift — Gold Bug — Throttle Gold
• A-04B Mitsuoka Orochi — Banzai-Tron — Crystalo Black (Toy Hobby Market exclusive)

Masterpiece

• MP-11 Starscream

Prime

Deluxe class

• AM-02 Bumblebee with B.2
• AM-03 Cliffjumper with C.L.
• AM-04 Autobot Ratchet with R.A.
• AM-05 Megatron with Gora
• AM-06 Skywarp with Balo
• AM-08 Terrorcon Cliffjumper with Jida
• AM-09 Soundwave with Zori
• AM-11 Arcee with Arc
• AM-13 Knock Out with Gra
• AM-14 Vehicon with Noji
• AM-16 Jet Vehicon with Igu
• AM-18 Airachnid with Ida
• AM-23 Wheeljack with Wuji

Voyager Class

• AM-01 Optimus Prime with O.P.
• AM-07 Starscream with Gul
• AM-10 Bulkhead with B.H.
• AM-12 War Breakdown with Zamu
• AM-15 Megatron Darkness with Gora II and Hades
• AM-17 Swerve with Sou

Weaponizers

• AM-21 Optimus Prime with R.A.
• Bumblebee ???
• AM-19 Gaia Unicron with Bogu

Arms Microns

Promotional campaign Arms Microns

• Autobot Firebolt Clear Yellow Ver.
• Vector Oracle
• Autobot Firebolt (redeco)
• Pinpointer
• Shadow C.L.
• Shadow R.A.
• Shadow Gora
• Shadow Balo
• Shining B.2
• Shining O.P.
• Golden O.P. with Golden Optimus Prime
• Golden Hades
• The Hellflame Arms Micron versions of Gul, Jida, Noji, and Zamu

Gacha Arms Microns

• Optimus Prime Blaster
• Bumblebee Sword
• Zad
• Gob
• Arcee Blade
• Bulkhead Knuckle
• Megatron Cannon
• Dado

AMW Series

• AMW-01 Gabu
• AMW-02 Baru
• AMW-03 Dai
• AMW-04 C.L. GR
• AMW-05 Balo G
• AMW-06 Jida R
• AMW-07 Pral
• AMW-08 Sais
• AMW-09 Jayz

Exclusives

Ion stores (Japan)

• Limited-edition Terrorcon Bumblebee with Terrorcon Zori

ToysЯUs (Japan)

• Battle Shield Optimus set, with O.P. A, Pral G, Sais G, and Jayz G

Reissues

• Sixshot (Asian market exclusive)

Encore

• Soundblaster (with Enemy and Wingthing)
• Twincast (with Nightstalker and Stripes)

Transformers United

Wave 5

• UN-23 Rodimus Prime
• UN-24 Warpath
• UN-25 Tank Megatron
• UN-26 Thunderwing
• UN-27 Windcharger vs Decepticon Wipe-Out

Wave 6

• UN-28 Axalon
• UN-29 Ark Unicron
• UN-30 Optimus Primal
• UN-31 Beast Megatron

United EX

Wave 7

• EX-01 Combatmaster Prime Mode
• EX-02 Jetmaster Prime Mode
• EX-P1 Rollermaster vs Choppermaster with Spanner and Firebug