2010

This article is about the year. For the Japanese franchise, see Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010 (franchise).

«	2010	»

The year 2010 (MMX) is the twenty-seventh year of the Transformers brand.

For further information, see: Transformers timeline

Events

Non-Fiction

• The American video game company Mercenary Technology is founded.
• May 26: Transformers makes its network television debut in the United States on the ABC television network, airing at 8pm EST. The airing includes never before seen footage.
• October 10: The Hub, the cable channel that is home to Transformers: Prime and Rescue Bots, is launched, replacing Discovery Kids.

Deaths

January

• January 1 — John Freeman
• January 17 — Daisuke Gōri

April

• April 7 — Tom Ray

May

• May 6 — Michael Telloke
• May 30 — Robert O. Smith

June

• June 2 — Federico Romano

August

• August 1 — Éric Etcheverry

September

• September 30 — Miroslav Bijelić

November

• November 9 — Ernie Guanlao

December

• December 2 — Fritz von Hardenberg

Conventions

• BotCon 2010: June 24–27
• Cybertron Con 2010: July 30

• Auto Assembly 2010: August 13–15
• Cybcon 2010: August 21
• C.O.N.S. 2010: July 25
• Dairycon 2010: April 9–10
• NTFA NordCon 2010: June 19–20
• Slag-a-con 2010: October 9
• TFcon 2010: July 17 and 18
• TraFest 2010: November 28

Fiction

• The events of season 3 of The Transformers. Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity
• The events of Transformers: Armada.

Media

Television

• Transformers Animated (Japanese version, episodes 1–42)
• Transformers: Prime Season 1, "Darkness Rising", parts 1–5

Online

• Transformers: Cyber Missions episodes 1–13

Music

Singles

• "AXEL TRANSFORMERS" / "Alive a Soldier"
• "TRANSFORMERS EVO." / "PRAISE BE TO DECEPTICON"

Print

Comics

IDW Publishing

• The Transformers: Spotlight (irregular one-shots)
  • Spotlight: Prowl
• The Transformers (issues #3–14, ongoing)
• The Transformers: Bumblebee (issues #2–4, 4 issues)
• The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers (issues #1–5, 5 issues)
• Transformers Animated (volume #13, 13 volumes)
• The Transformers: Ironhide (issues #1–4, 4 issues)
• The Transformers: Drift (issues #1–4, 4 issues)
• Transformers: Nefarious (issues #1–6, 6 issues)
• Transformers: Tales of the Fallen (issue #6, 6 issues)
• War for Cybertron (one-shot)
• Transformers: Prime (one-shot)
• Transformers: Sector 7 (issues #1–4, 5 issues)

Fun Publications

• Transformers Timelines #5
• Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club (issues #31–36, ongoing)

Titan Magazines

• Transformers Volume 2 (issues #9–19, 21 issues)

Kerokero Ace

• Transformers Animated: The Cool (issues #1–10, 10 issues)

Books

• Transformers: Exodus was released by Del Rey Books.
• Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II

Games

• Transformers: War for Cybertron was released on all consoles and the Nintendo DS.

Collections

Video

Paramount Home Video (Japan)

DVD

• Transformers Animated — Vol. 1
• Transformers Animated — Vol. 2
• Transformers Animated — Vol. 3
• Transformers Animated — Vol. 4
• Transformers Animated — Vol. 5

Shout! Factory

DVD

• The Transformers — Season Two, Volume Two: 25th Anniversary Edition
• The Transformers — Seasons Three & Four: 25th Anniversary Edition

Comics

IDW

• The Transformers: All Hail Megatron Volume 4
• The Transformers: All Hail Megatron: Earth War
• Transformers: Armada Omnibus
• The Transformers: Best of Optimus Prime TPB
• The Transformers: Best of Megatron TPB
• The Transformers: Best of Grimlock TPB
• The Transformers: Best of Starscream TPB
• The Transformers: Best of UK: Prey TPB
• The Transformers: Bumblebee TPB
• Classic Transformers Volume 6
• The Transformers: Ironhide TPB
• The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers TPB
• Transformers Movie Collection Volume 1 HC
• Transformers Movie Collection Volume 2 HC
• Transformers: Nefarious TPB
• Transformers: Tales of the Fallen TPB
• The Transformers: Volume 1: For All Mankind
• The Transformers: Volume 2: International Incident
• The Transformers: The IDW Collection Volume One
• The Transformers: The IDW Collection Volume Two

Merchandise

• TBD

Toys

Hasbro

Transformers Animated

Exclusives

Toys"R"Us Arcee Ironhide Cybertron Mode Ratchet Rodimus Minor Bulkhead "Super Value" (w/ Bumblebee) Megatron "Super Value" (w/ Starscream) Autobot Ratchet / Bumblebee (UK & German stores only)

Universe (2008)

Exclusives

U.S. only

Hasbro Toy Shop / San Diego Comic-Con Autobot Blaster (w/ Eject, Ramhorn, Steeljaw)

"Market six" stores Backstop Brakedown Brushguard

Crossovers

Marvel

Wave 6 Iron Man (new sports car mold) Spider-Man (black redeco of sports car mold)

Wave 7 (Iron Man 2 Concept Series wave) Iron Man (redeco of sports car mold) Iron Man (redeco of original jet mold) Iron Man (retool of Captain America mold) War Machine (redeco of Iron Man jet from the Spider-Man combiner)

Wave 8 Ghost Rider Spider-Man (single-packed redeco of helicopter mold from the Iron Man combiner)

Star Wars

Wave 9 Anakin Skywalker to the Twilight Y-wing Pilot to Y-wing		Wave 10 Cad Bane to the Xanadu Blood Anakin Skywalker to Y-wing Bomber Obi-Wan Kenobi to Jedi Starfighter 'Delta-7B' (remold)		Wave 11 Anakin Skywalker to Y-wing Bomber (repackaged) Captain Rex to AT-TE (repackaged) Captain Rex to Freeco Bike Darth Vader to TIE Advanced X1 Starfighter (repackaged) Yoda to Republic Attack Shuttle		Wave 12 Anakin Skywalker to Jedi Starfighter 'Delta-7B' (remold) Clone gunner to Republic Fighter Tank Cad Bane to Cad Bane's Xanadu Blood (repackaged) Obi-Wan Kenobi to Jedi Starfighter (repackaged 'Delta-7B' mold version)
Wave 13 Lieutenant Thire to Republic Attack Cruiser

Revenge of the Fallen

Action figures "main line"

Legends Class

Wave 5 Power Armor Optimus Prime Bluesteel Sideswipe Soundwave Autobot Wheelie

Wave 6 Arcee Stealth Bumblebee Jolt

Scout Class

Wave 5 Brakedown Sonar Wideload

Wave 6 Divebomb Scattorshot Skystalker

Deluxe Class

Wave 7 Armorhide Alliance Bumblebee Dirge Tuner Mudflap

Wave 8 Brawn Lockdown Autobot Ratchet Strike Mission Sideswipe

Wave 9 Evac Rampage (red)

Voyager Class

Wave 6 Decepticon Bludgeon Recon Ironhide

Wave 7 Mindwipe Defender Optimus Prime

Human Alliance

Wave 5 Mudflap / Chromia / Seymour Simmons

Leader Class

Wave 3 Shadow Command Megatron

Fast Transformers Fun

Gravity Bots

Wave 4 Barricade

Wave 5 Battle Steel Optimus Prime Nitro Sideswipe

Fast Action Battlers

Wave 5 Cyber Pursuit Arcee Power Armor Optimus Prime Night Blades Sideswipe

Wave 6 Spark Blast Jolt

RPMs - Robot Powered Machines

Battle Chargers

Wave 4 Cyber Armor Optimus Prime Hyper Speed Sideswipe

Wave 5 Megatron

For brevity, only the standard transforming figures have been listed. For Role Play, non-transforming Robot Powered Machines, Power Bots, Robot Heroes, Robot Replicas, and multitudes of store exclusives, please see the main article. Also, some items may in the Merchandise section.

Transformers (2010)

Hunt for the Decepticons

Legends Class

Wave 1 Cyberfire Bumblebee Fireburst Optimus Prime Rampage Ravage

Wave 2 Tracker Hound Long Haul Override Sandstorm

Wave 3 Duststorm Tuner Skids

Scout Class

Wave 1 Backfire Brimstone Crankstart Hubcap

Wave 2 Breacher Insecticon Oil Pan

Wave 3 Firetrap Sunspot

Deluxe Class

Wave 1 Battle Blade Bumblebee Ironhide Jetblade Sea Attack Ravage

Wave 2 Elita-1 Hailstorm Sidearm Sideswipe Tuner Skids

Wave 3 Electrostatic Jolt Terradive Tomahawk

Wave 4 Axor Rescue Ratchet

Voyager Class

Wave 1 Payload Night Ops Ratchet Sea Spray

Wave 2 Decepticon Banzaitron Battle Blades Optimus Prime

Wave 3 The Fallen Highbrow

Leader Class

Wave 1 Optimus Prime Starscream

Wave 2 Battle Ops Bumblebee

Human Alliance

Wave 1 Bumblebee w/ Sam Witwicky Autobot Jazz w/ Captain Lennox

Wave 2 Shadow Blade Sideswipe w/ Mikaela Banes

Exclusives

Kmart "The Victory of The Fallen" (The Fallen, Jetfire, Megatron, Optimus Prime, Starscream)		Target "Crash Landing Attack" (Bumblebee, Thrust) "High-Speed Spy Battle" (Autobot Skids & Mudflap, Sideways) "Hunters Rumble" (Barricade, Sideswipe) "Rotorwash Rumble" (Arcee, Tailwhip) "Sideways Sneak Attack" (cancelled) (Arcee, Chromia, Elita-One, Sideways)		Toys"R"Us Constructicon Devastator (Hightower, Long Haul, Mixmaster, Overload, Rampage, Scavenger, Scrapper) "Rampage Among The Ruins" (Bumblebee, Rampage, Ravage)		Walmart "Bombing Run Battle" (Bumblebee, Grindor) "Desert Ruins Brawl" (Decepticon Brawl, Jolt) "The Fury Of Bonecrusher" (Bonecrusher, Ironhide) "Starscream's Assault" (Mudflap, Starscream)
Sainsbury's "The Ravage Infiltration" (UK exclusive) (Ravage, Flak, Rollbar, 3 human soldier mini-figures)

Reveal the Shield

Deluxe Class

Wave 5 Fallback Special Ops Jazz (G1) Mindset Turbo Tracks (G1)

Miscellaneous

Activators

Wave 1 Bumblebee Megatron Optimus Prime

Wave 2 Ironhide Starscream

Wave 3 Rally Rumble Bumblebee Rally Rumble Optimus Prime

Power Bots

Wave 1

Stealth Bumblebee

Optimus Prime

Roleplay

Wave 1

Optimus Prime Cyber Sword

Exclusives

US chain retailers

BigBadToyStore Decepticon Piranacon (Decepticon Nautilator, Overbite, Decepticon Seawing, Skalor, Decepticon Snap Trap, Decepticon Tentakil)

CostCo Battle Ops Bumblebee (w/ Legends Bumblebee & Mudflap)

Toys"R"Us Masterpiece Grimlock

US "Market six" releases

Mini-Cons Brake-Neck Drivetrain Pan-Handler Swashplate

Multi-packs "Desert Decimation" (Bonecrusher, Decepticon Brawl, Ironhide, Ratchet)

European market exclusives

Misc retailers "Minicon [sic] 8 Pack" (Airlift, Barrel Roll, Buckshot, Diveplane, Heavy-Liftor, Iron Claw, Ironside, Reachout)

Power Core Combiners

2-Packs

Wave 1 Huffer and Caliburst Searchlight and Backwind Smolder and Chopster

Wave 2 Icepick and Chainclaw Leadfoot and Pinpoint Sledge and Throttler

Wave 3 Windburn and Darkray Darkstream and Razorbeam Steelshot and Beacon

5-Packs

Wave 1 Bombshock with Combaticon drones Skyburst with Aerialbot drones

Wave 2 Double Clutch with Rallybot drones Mudslinger with Destructicon drones

Wave 3 Stakeout with Protectobot drones Crankcase with Destron drones

Wave 4 Steamhammer with Constructicon drones Grimstone with Dinobot drones

Exclusives

Toys"R"Us

• Skyburst with Aerialbots (Includes Skyburst, Searchlight, Backwind, and the Aerialbots)

Generations

Deluxe Class

Wave 1 Cybertronian Bumblebee Autobot Drift Cybertronian Optimus Prime Thrust		Wave 2 Darkmount Cybertronian Megatron		Wave 3 Red Alert Cybertronian Soundwave		Wave 4 Blurr Dirge
Wave 5 Cliffjumper Skullgrin Thunderwing

BotCon 2010 Exclusives

"Generation 2: Redux" Box Set

• Autobot Spark
• Streetstar
• Clench
• Breakdown
• Sky-Byte

At show souvenir packages

• Rapido and Cindersaur
• Double Punch and Turbomaster with Shattered Glass Ravage
• Three Sharkticons

Customization Exclusive

• Sideswipe

Attendee-Only Bonus Exclusive

• Decepticon Slice

San Diego Comic-Con International 2009

• Autobot Blaster (w/ Eject, Ramhorn, Steeljaw)

TakaraTomy

Masterpiece

• MP-3G Starscream Ghost Version
• MP-4S Convoy Sleep Mode
• MPM-1 Starscream (movie)
• MPM-2 Bumblebee (movie)

Gentei! Gentei!

Toy Hobby Market Dark Skyfire

Revenge of the Fallen

As expected, most of the Hasbro Revenge of the Fallen toys were released in Japan with very little changes. The main article unfortunately does not list the toys by Wave, but does list exclusive Japanese variants and molds. For a basic list of Japanese releases with ID numbers, please see this list.

Alternity

Wave 5 (May 29) A-04 Skywarp - Witch Purple Pearl A-04 Starscream - White Pearl

Wave 6 (October 23) A-04 Thundercracker - Sonic Blue

Exclusives

e-HOBBY A-01U Ultla Magnus [sic] - Brilliant White Pearl

Device Label

• Broad Blast USB hub
• Device Cheetus 2GB thumb drive

Disney Label

• Donald Duck Holiday Vehicle
• Donald Duck Holiday Vehicle Monochrome
• Donald Duck Holiday Vehicle Halloween Version
• Buzz Lightyear Spaceship
• Buzz Lightyear Spaceship Cosmic Black
• Buzz Lightyear Spaceship Gentei Version