Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)

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The Transformers: Age of Extinction toyline coincides with the fourth film in Michael Bay's live-action film series.

Unlike the toy lines of the previous three films, this line is divided into two distinct series:

• "Robots in Disguise", a series of simpler, more gimmicky toys aimed towards younger children. Included in this series are the non-transforming Titan Heroes figures. In Japan, these were sold under the main "Lost Age Series" label.
• An Age of Extinction-specific version of Generations, featuring more complex and movie-accurate toys aimed towards older children and adult collectors. In Japan, toys from this line were sold under the "Movie Advanced Series" subtitle.

Hasbro Age of Extinction toylines

Robots in Disguise

The "Robots in Disguise" line is primarily focused on simpler toys for the younger set.

One-Step Changers

One-Step Changers are smaller figures which, as the name suggests, can be transformed either direction in one step, more or less. Exactly how the transformation is accomplished varies from figure, ranging from Activator-style spring loading to Automorph-type gearing/levering.

Wave 1 Autobot Drift Grimlock Optimus Prime		Wave 1.5 Lockdown		Wave 2 Bumblebee Crosshairs Autobot Hound Dinobot Slash		Wave 3 Decepticon Stinger		Optimus Prime
Wave 4 Autobot Drift (helicopter) Galvatron High Octane Bumblebee Dinobot Slug Steeljaw		Wave 5 Dinobot Strafe Megatron Prowl Rollbar		Mega One-Step Mega 1-Step Bumblebee		Electronic Stomp & Chomp Grimlock

Wave 3's Decepticon Stinger toy was redefined as a Walmart exclusive (see below) seemingly at the last minute. Judging by web retail listings, the intent was for Stinger to be replaced in the wave 3 case by Lockdown, but multiple retail sightings indicate that some quantity of cases was mistakenly packed per the original plan, leading to Stinger toys with "Walmart Exclusive" stickers being found at Target stores.

Power Battlers

Spiritual successors to the Fast Action Battlers, Power Battlers are Deluxe-sized figures with basic transformations and a 'battling' action feature in robot mode. They are also commonly referred to as "Power Attackers", presumably an older working name that got changed very late in the game so it appears just as frequently as the final name.

Wave 1 Bumblebee Crosshairs Autobot Hound Dinobot Strafe		Wave 2 Autobot Drift Dinobot Scorn		Wave 2.5 Optimus Prime		Wave 3 Dinobot Slug Dinobot Snarl Galvatron Grimlock Lockdown		Power Battler Grimlock
Wave 4 High Octane Bumblebee Junkheap Vehicon

Dino Sparkers

Dino Sparkers each include non-transforming static figures of a Dinobot and a rider. The Dinobot is cast in translucent plastic, and features a pull-back-and-go motor with a sparking gimmick, a gimmick not seen in any Transformers line since the original G1 line in 1988.

Bumblebee with Strafe

Wave 1

Optimus Prime & Grimlock

Bumblebee & Strafe

Autobot Drift & Dinobot Slug

Reports from Toy Fair 2014 suggested the existence of a fourth Dino Sparkers toy featuring Lockdown, corroborated by a previously leaked listing for a 'Lockdown & Wolf' toy. Ultimately, this product was never officially revealed or solicited.

Flip & Change/Smash & Change

This assortment of larger figures focuses, like One-Step Changers, on simple transformations. All but the first wave's Optimus Prime use a form of autotransformation that has one flip the figure over itself.

Wave 1 Grimlock Optimus Prime

Wave 2 Bumblebee Lockdown

Wave 3 Drift

Titan Heroes & Guardians

Like previous toys under the 'Titan' branding, Titan Heroes are 12-inch tall, non-transforming action figures with a basic five points of articulation. The Titan Guardian assortment is basically the same thing, but with a larger 16-inch height.

Titan Heroes Wave 1 Bumblebee Autobot Drift Optimus Prime

Titan Heroes Wave 2 Lockdown

Titan Guardians Grimlock Optimus Prime

Generations (Series M4)

With Hasbro's renewed focus on simpler toys for children, the "traditional" Deluxe, Voyager and Leader Class assortments were explicitly split off under the Generations banner, receiving a much reduced focus in marketing and even being entirely store exclusive in the United Kingdom and Germany (Deluxe and Voyager at Toys"R"Us, and Leader at Argos and Rossmann drug stores, respectively).

Standard Retail

Deluxe Class

Wave 1 001 High Octane Bumblebee 002 Crosshairs 003 Dinobot Slug 004 Scorn

Wave 2 005 Strafe 006 Autobot Drift 007 Dinobot Slash

Wave 2.5 008 Lockdown

Wave 3 009 Bumblebee 010 Dinobot Snarl 011 Hot Shot

Drift

Voyager Class

Wave 1 001 Evasion Mode Optimus Prime 002 Grimlock

Wave 2 003 Autobot Hound 004 Galvatron

Wave 3 005 Slog 006 Autobot Drift

Leader Class

Wave 1

001 Optimus Prime

002 Grimlock

Exclusives

All the usual suspects received exclusive product for the Age of Extinction toyline, with the "big three" of brick-and-mortar toy retail each receiving a set of themed releases: Target's capsule centred on "Silver Knight Optimus Prime", an upgrade ultimately deleted from the finished film, Toys"R"Us carried a range of "then & now"-type packs, and Walmart's offerings largely focused on the Legion size class, while also featuring the line's only toys of new character Stinger.

Amazon.com First Edition Optimus Prime 005 Slog		CostCo 003 Bumblebee (Leader)		Kmart Grimlock (Electronic Titan) Optimus Prime (Electronic Titan)		Kohl's Optimus Prime / Grimlock (Smash/Flip & Change)		First Edition Optimus Prime The only semi-screen-accurate Stinger in the US... at the time.
Target Silver Knight Optimus Prime & Grimlock Silver Knight Optimus Prime (Smash & Change) Silver Knight Optimus Prime (Titan Hero) Silver Knight Optimus Prime (First Edition) "Transformers: Age of Extinction Collection" (Bumblebee, Autobot Drift, Lockdown, Silver Knight Optimus Prime, Grimlock, Dinobot Slug)		Toys"R"Us Bumblebee Evolution 2-pack (AOE Bumblebee & G1 Bumblebee) Dinobot Slug Evolution 2-pack (AOE Slug & G1 Slug) Strafe Evolution 2-pack (AOE Strafe & G1 "Strafe") Grimlock Evolution 2-pack (AOE Grimlock & G1 Grimlock) Optimus Prime Evolution 2-pack (AOE Optimus Prime & G1 Optimus Prime)		Walmart Bumblebee (Legion) Grimlock (Legion) Optimus Prime (Legion) Decepticon Stinger (Legion) Bumblebee & Dinobot Strafe Optimus Prime & Grimlock Decepticon Stinger & Dinobot Slug Bumblebee vs. Decepticon Stinger with Strafe Bumblebee (w/ "Bonus Value!" Decepticon Stinger) Decepticon Stinger (One-Step Changer)

TakaraTomy toylines

Movie Advanced Series

TakaraTomy's Movie Advanced Series (ムービーアドバンスドシリーズ) is something of an equivalent to Hasbro's Age of Extinction Generations line, being made up of the mainline, older-kid/fan-aimed size classes. It does not limit itself to just toys and characters from Age of Extinction however, using older molds to bring back past characters (including a few surprises).

Numerous online retailers listed "AD18 Decepticon A" and "AD19 Autobot A" for preorder, but ultimately, nothing ever became of those listings. It can be assumed that whatever toys were planned ended up being canceled, leaving those ID numbers unused.

Wave 1 (May 17 2014) AD01 Optimus Prime AD02 Classic Optimus Prime AD03 Grimlock AD04 Classic Bumblebee AD05 Dinobot Scorn AD06 Crosshairs AD07 Dinobot Slug AD08 Battle Blade Bumblebee		AD09 Protoform Optimus Prime AD10 Starscream AD11 Dispensor AD12 Revenge Optimus Prime AD13 Devastator AD14 Jolt AD15 Ratchet		Wave 2 (June 21 2014) AD16 Autobot Dino AD17 Darkside Soundwave		Wave 3 (July 19 2014) AD20 Black Knight Grimlock AD21 Hound AD22 Galvatron AD23 Drift AD24 Dinobot Strafe AD25 Dinobot Slash AD26 Lockdown		Deluxe Dispensor (!)
Wave 4 (August 10 2014) AD27 Bumblebee AD28 Dinobot Snarl		Wave 5 (September 20 2014) AD29 Dinobot Slog AD30 Sky Drift		Wave 6 (November 15 2014) AD31 Armor Knight Optimus Prime		Wave 7 (January 31 2015) AD32 Decepticon Stinger

Lost Age Series

The Lost Age Series is Takaratomy's version of the Hasbro Robots in Disguise subline, featuring the simpler, more kid-aimed toys, primarily the One-Step Changers and Power Battlers.

Wave 1 (July 19 2014) LA-01 Battle Command Optimus Prime LA-02 Big Grimlock LA-03 Bumblebee LA-04 Grimlock LA-05 Hound		LA-06 Drift LA-07 Crosshairs LA-08 Dinobot Slash LA-09 Lockdown		Wave 2 (August 2 2014) LA-10 Battle Attack Scorn LA-11 Battle Attack Strafe LA-12 Decepticon Stinger		Wave 3 (September 20 2014) LA-13 Battle Attack Nemesis Prime
Wave 4 (October 18 2014) LA-14 Battle Command Optimus Prime & Bumblebee Strongest Tag Set LA-15 Battle Attack Grimlock LA-16 Battle Attack Slug LA-17 Battle Attack Snarl		LA-18 Battle Attack Galvatron

Exclusives

AEON EX Wheeljack Micron Jolt Paulie Trikera Mace		Amazon.co.jp Hound Army Camo Ver.		Bic Camera Buzz Saw Ptera Spear Black Knight Scorn Thunderlips		Cybertron Satellite Black Knight Strafe		Because G1 doesn't get enough callbacks apparently. Carnivac, in extra-fragile!
Joshin Kids Land Buzz Saw Ptera Spear Thunderlips		Lawson Dinobot Slug G1 Color Ver. Grimlock G1 Color Ver.		Toys"R"Us EX Rollbar EX Sideswipe Carnivac Ivan Optimus Prime Rusty ver.		Astrotrain Black Knight Optimus Prime Prime Axe Silver Roller Temenos Sword
Transformers Expo Nemesis Prime Nemesis Grimlock Dinobot Slug G1 Color Ver.		Multiple outlets Beet-Chop Black Knight Scorn Sling Black Knight Slug Spino Hammer

Post-Age of Extinction releases

Studio Series

Generations franchise « Studio Series Transformers Revenge of the Fallen Dark of the Moon Age of Extinction The Last Knight Bumblebee Rise of the Beasts The Transformers: The Movie War for Cybertron Transformers One Reactivate Devastation Premium Finish

Deluxe Class

Wave 1 02 Decepticon Stinger (Age of Extinction)

Wave 2 11 Lockdown (Age of Extinction)

Wave 3 16 Autobot Ratchet (Dark of the Moon) 17 Shadow Raider (Age of Extinction)

Wave 4 23 KSI Sentry (Age of Extinction)

Wave 7 45 Autobot Drift (Age of Extinction)

Wave 18 92 Crosshairs (The Last Knight)

Wave 29 Concept Art KSI Widow (Age of Extinction)

Voyager Class

Wave 17 90 Galvatron (Age of Extinction)

Leader Class

Wave 1 07 Grimlock (Age of Extinction)

Wave 18 Optimus Prime (Age of Extinction) Leader Class Optimus Prime 2026 2026 would finally see the introduction of Titan Class to Studio Series with a remake of Age of Extinction Grimlock after 8 years, along with a promise to actually finish this Dinobot team this time around after they'd fallen by the wayside. Deluxe Class Wave 30 Airachnid (One) Barricade (The Last Knight) Windcharger (The Movie) Voyager Class Wave 30 Alpha Trion (One) Thundercracker (The Movie) Leader Class Wave 20 Nemesis Prime (The Last Knight) Titan Class Wave 1 Grimlock (Age of Extinction) Exclusives 2020 saw the release of Leadfoot at Target, the enormous Devastator box set at multiple retailers, and the beginnings of the Target exclusive Buzzworthy Bumblebee line in celebration of everybody's favourite little yellow Autobot. Toys in the latter line are earmarked by the addition of "BB" to their ID numbers. Deluxe Class 68 Leadfoot (Dark of the Moon w/ Steeljaw) Exclusives The Buzzworthy Bumblebee line further expanded in 2021 to include multi-packs. Target also received reissues of Battle Damaged Megatron and the Then & Now Two-Pack. 79BB High Octane Bumblebee VS 02BB Decepticon Stinger (Age of Extinction) 79BB High Octane Bumblebee VS 02BB Decepticon Stinger Exclusives There were further releases in Buzzworthy Bumblebee this year, some of which continued the range of NEST-themed redecoes, and none of which were released in waves or regular assortments. Another Transformers 15th anniversary set, this time for most of the Decepticons, was available on Amazon. Buzzworthy Bumblebee Leader Class 07BB Grimlock (Age of Extinction) Notes The Power Battlers toys themselves are not identified by that name on their packaging; however, the name "Power Battlers" is referenced (with a ™ trademark claim) on the back of Stomp & Chomp Grimlock's packaging. It also appeared on the placards at BotCon 2014 and San Diego Comic-Con 2014. Hasbro's public website, on the other hand, used the name "Power Attacker" for the individual toys' listings, as did the Hasbro Toy Shop website, which shares its database with Hasbro's main website. The name "Power Battlers" only appeared on the Hasbro website once, as part of a press release, and on the Hasbro Toy Shop website as the name of the category for the toys in question. Other online retailers, including international ones, were a mixed bag, with some picking one name and running with it and others using both names in different instances. Furthermore, German retailers identified them as "Deluxe Attackers" across the board, while the gimmick name "Power Punch" was also used as an assortment identifier by some retailers around the world. So basically, it's the same problem that previously affected the "Legends of Cybertron" aka "Cybertron All Stars" aka "Cybertron Micro Series" figures and the "Construct-Bots" aka "Construct-A-Bots". All of the Age of Extinction Generations Deluxe, Voyager, and Leader class figures feature at least one small hexagonal port on the back of their torso or pelvis. While its function is not explicitly mentioned in either the instructions or packaging materials for the toy, it has been deduced that the purpose of these ports is to make the figure compatible with display stands such as the Bandai "Tamashii Stage" stands. Various toys released concurrently with the Age of Extinction figures were available in packaging based on the general Age of Extinction design template, but lacking the Age of Extinction logo. See Transformers (2014 toyline) for more details. External links Movie Advanced Series at TakaraTomy's Transformers hub References