Transformers: Alternity

This article is about the franchise. For the species of Transformer, see Alternity (species).

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Transformers: Alternity (トランスフォーマー オルタニティ) is a TakaraTomy toyline that ran from 2009 to 2012. It is the successor to the Binaltech toyline. It features licensed vehicle alternate modes in its toys, as well as a mixture of plastic and die-cast metal. Toys are scaled down from their previous Binaltech/Alternators proportions, now being 1:32 scale rather than 1:24, and roughly equivalent in size to the mainline "deluxe" size class. Its fiction, meanwhile, is even more ambitious than its predecessor, chronicling the battle between higher dimensional gods, the titular Alternity, and the "Beast of Time" Hytherion for the fate of the multiverse. Alternity was itself succeeded by Transformers GT, a much less high-concept racing themed series composed entirely of retools of Alternity's Convoy mold.

Fiction

Like Binaltech, Alternity's continuity is established by pack-in fiction.

«	Transformers: Alternity
Alternity prose: "From Here to Alternity" "To Mega Therion" "The World Is Flat!" "Ace of Swords" "Foreshadows" "Hunt for the Planicrons" "Alternation" Alternity comics: "Arch-Nemesis!" "To Die Game!" e-HOBBY fiction: "Nissan GT-R / Ultra Magnus (Brilliant Pearl White)"

Picking up where Story of Binaltech left off, the next chapter of author Hirofumi Ichikawa's interdimensional epic chronicles how the inhabitants of BT World ascend to become the titular Alternity, god-like multidimensional beings aggregating all the iterations of a given Transformer across the multiverse into a singular collective consciousness. As the war between the "Protectors" and the "Hytherion" across space and time rages, the combatants frequently flitted in and out of "universal streams" throughout the multiverse until the Alternity sacrifice their enlightenment to end the conflict, largely returning BT World to normal.

Toys

Regular retail

Wave 1 (2-26-2009) A-01 Convoy [Vibrant Red] A-01 Convoy [Ultimate Metal Silver]		Wave 2 (6-27-2009) A-01 Convoy [Super Black] A-02 Megatron [Blade Silver] A-02 Megatron [Premium LeMans Blue]		Wave 3 (10-01-2009) A-02 Megatron [Diamond Black]		Wave 4 (11-28-2009) A-03 Bumble [Champion Yellow] A-03 Cliff [Supreme Red Pearl]		Two colors of A-01 Convoy
Wave 5 (5-29-2010) A-04 Skywarp [Witch Purple Pearl] A-04 Starscream [White Pearl]		Wave 6 (10-23-2010) A-04 Thundercracker [Sonic Blue]		Wave 7 (12-06-2011) A-01D Dai Atras [Aurora Flare Blue Pearl] [sic] A-03G Gold Bug [Throttle Gold]

Exclusives

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

Toy Hobby Market A-02G Galvatron [Galvanize Purple] A-04B Banzai Tron [Crystalo Black]

A-02G Galvatron

Notes

I AM ALL JAZZES. WHAT IS CRACKING, SMALL FELLOWS?

• To pitch the Alternity line, Hironori Kobayashi enlisted the help of Hirofumi Ichikawa, who produced a concept image of an Alternity Meister. A large amount of the design was put to use on Alternity Convoy once the line was approved.
• While it's unknown whether it's a product of coincidence or a deliberate reference by Ichikawa, the term "Alternity" (plural "Alternaties") was used by fan (later pro) writer James Roberts in his unofficial 2001 novel Eugenesis to refer to parallel realities.

References

• Complete archive of Alternity pack-in text