User:BluJayWarrior/Studio Series Backdrops

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currently the only backdrop image on the wiki lol WE HAVE MORE IMAGES WHOOO

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also delete all the "SS-", currently leaving in make it easier to keep track of things

Sandbox / Work in Progress Page style inspiration from Fire Blast effect page. Organized by media origin and listed in order of first appearance by SS number. Publish to "Studio Series/Backdrops" and add to the Studio Series/suite.

A defining feature of the Studio Series toyline during its first seven years was its cardboard backdrop displays, the eponymous "studio" for fans to use. They were included with almost every figure in the line, including store exclusives and multi-packs. Core Class releases did not have proper backdrops, but still used backdrop art on their cardboard inserts. These backdrops depict a notable scene from the figure's fictional appearance and are often repeated between separate figures in the same scene, being re-scaled accordingly for different size classes. The artwork for the backdrops was also typically used as the background graphic on the back of the figure's box and in their instructions.

In 2025, the backdrops (along with the line's ID numbers) were removed entirely as Studio Series packaging was completely redesigned. A contributing factor for their removal was likely Hasbro's acknowledgement that most people threw them out anyway. However, backdrop art would continue to be used on the back of the box for the new design style.

The backdrops use artistic renditions of the scenes, and usually aren't completely accurate to the actual film scenes they came from. Particularly notable inaccuracies will be mentioned. Reused backgrounds are notoriously inconsistent, having slightly different cropping with each release. For consistency, the terms "variant" and "version" will be used to describe them as follows:

• "variant" = A backdrop with the same name and base image, but with different cropping/pan/zoom/etc. Designated using "v#"
• "version" = A backdrop with the same name, but the image has been edited in some way or is a different image entirely

"version" is already in use by TFWiki, "variant" might need another word to be less confusing since both start with "v"

Design Overview

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The backdrops are made of a single cut of cardboard with the bottom folded into a sturdy base and two flaps on each side. The middle is obviously taken up by the scene artwork, with the front of the base having the title logo of the media the figure comes from. The top of the left flap has the figure's ID number, while the right side has an Autobot symbol as a symbol of the Transformers brand/Generations line.

There are a few variations of the default design. The Revenge of the Fallen Constructicons get a unique symbol of Devastator's face in place of the Autobot symbol. Gamer Edition backdrops have a silver base and D-pad symbol in place of the Autobot symbol. TakaraTomy versions use the character's faction symbol on the tops of both flaps. Studio Series tie-ins in the Buzzworthy Bumblebee line also retained the backdrops, modified with a yellow color scheme and some additional graphics.

Backdrops for the "15th Anniversary" multi-packs were much, much wider to accommodate all the included figures, and were made of three sheets of cardboard: the base, an extendable front section for more display room, and a removable backing which could be reversed to display a second artwork on the back.

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Live Action Series

Transformers

Dont use this three times lmao

• Police Chase

• SS-01 Bumblebee (Deluxe, 2018)
• SS-01 Bumblebee (TaoBao) (Deluxe, 2018)
• SS-01 Bumblebee (Singapore) (Deluxe, 2018)
• SS-28 Barricade (Deluxe, 2019)

The “Police Chase” backdrop depicts a power plant at nighttime similar to where Bumblebee and Barricade fought in the film, though the details have been heavily generalized. The actual filming location was the AES power plant in Redondo Beach, California.

• Police Chase (v2)

• SS-27BB Clunker Bumblebee vs SS-28BB Barricade (Multi-pack, 2021)

The backdrop included in the Buzzworthy two-pack has a wider cut of the art with a slightly cropped top.

• Mission City Battle (v1)

• SS-04 Ratchet (Deluxe, 2018)
• SS-10 Jazz (Deluxe, 2018)

This backdrop depicts the climatic battle at Mission City. It appears to be loosely based on the location of Megatron and Optimus Prime's final clash, with the incoming airstrike assist from the military. The five fighter jets drawn resemble F-18 jets instead of the F-22s used in the film. Despite Mission City mainly being filmed in downtown Los Angeles, the background of the art instead loosely depicts the area around 21 E Bellevue Pl in Chicago! (currently the Thompson Chicago hotel)

• Mission City Battle (v2)

• SS-06 Starscream (Voyager, 2018)

The second variant of the backdrop is zoomed in closer to the yellow taxi and cuts off the topmost plane.

• Mission City Battle (v3)

• SS-12 Brawl (Voyager, 2018)
• SS-14 Ironhide (Voyager, 2018)

The third variant is panned over to the right, showing more of the debris pile and nearly cutting off the yellow taxi completely.

• Mission City Battle (v4)

• SS-54 Megatron (Voyager, 2020)

The fourth variant is zoomed out even further (note 6 columns of windows visible on leftmost building instead of 4).

• Desert Base Assault

• SS-08 Blackout (Leader, 2018)
• SS-08 Blackout (TaoBao) (Leader, 2018)

This backdrop depicts Blackout's attack on SOCCENT Forward Operations Base. Notably, the art depicts the attack in the evening instead of at night and adds watchtowers and multiple helicopters flying that weren't present in the actual scene.

• Used Car Shopping

• SS-27 Clunker Bumblebee (Deluxe, 2019)

This backdrop depicts Bolivia's Finest Quality Used Cars and Petting Zoo where Sam Witwicky buys Bumblebee. The art is surprisingly accurate compared to most other backdrops, with the most notable discrepancies being the palm trees added in the background and extra grime on the "Finest Quality Cars" banner.

• Highway Showdown

• SS-32 Optimus Prime (Voyager, 2019)
• SS-33 Bonecrusher (Voyager, 2019)

"Highway Showdown" depicts the moment Optimus Prime and Bonecrusher tumble off the overpass at the Harbor (110) Freeway and the Century (105) Freeway interchange. Even the black SUV and silver sedan they crash into are present, though the SUV should also be spun around. On inaccuracies, the cityscape in the back is pretty made up, and cars are depicted driving the wrong way on the ramps below and to the right of the artwork.

• Highway Showdown (v2)

• SS-95BB N.E.S.T. Bonecrusher (Voyager, 2023)

The variant included with N.E.S.T. Bonecrusher is slightly zoomed in.

• City Tunnel Switch

• SS-49 Bumblebee (Deluxe, 2020)

This backdrop depicts 2nd Street Tunnel in Los Angeles where Bumblebee switches from his 1977 Camaro form into his 2006 Concept Camaro form. The tunnel has been emptied of other cars aside from the Camaro he scans being shown to the right of the artwork.

• Autobots Arrival

• Movie 1 15th Anniversary (Multi-pack, 2022)

"Autobots Arrival" is a unique reversible backdrop depicting the exterior of Sam's house on one side and the alley where the Autobots first met Sam on the other. The alleyway is a mash-up of two shots from that scene: The right half shows the car Jazz sits on and the left shows the archway Optimus enters under. Both of these shots were on opposite sides of the alleyway, thus making this view impossible. The base of the display can be extended forward to accommodate the increased cast in this multi-pack..

• Decepticon AllSpark Hunt

• Movie 1 15th Anniversary Decepticon Multipack (Multi-pack, 2023)

"Decepticon AllSpark Hunt" is a large reversible backdrop with a wide cut of "Mission City Battle" on one side and Hoover Dam on the other, filmed from the angle of when Bumblebee and Sector Seven were fleeing the dam. Like the previous 15th Anniversary backdrop, the base of the display can be extended forward.

Revenge of the Fallen

• Forest Fight (1st version v1)

• SS-05 Optimus Prime (Voyager, 2018)
• SS-13 Megatron (Voyager, 2018)

The "Forest Fight" backdrop represents the forest battle in Revenge of the Fallen, with a hillside forest littered with flames and smoke. The art doesn't seem to line up with a particular moment from the film itself. Amusingly, a tree lines up perfectly with one of the creases.

• Forest Fight (1st version v2)

• SS-73 Grindor & Ravage (Leader, 2021)

The variant included with Grindor is more zoomed out, revealing an additional tree on both sides of the image, as well as a fallen tree on the left similar to the one Sam hid behind during the battle..

• Forest Fight (2nd version)

• SS-21 Starscream (Voyager, 2018)

This "2nd version" is the same Forest Fight backdrop but flipped horizontally, while also offering the fullest look at the artwork. More of the skyline is visible, while an additional burning tree is seen on the left side.

• Pyramid Desert Battle (1st version v1)

• SS-31 Battle Damaged Megatron (Voyager, 2019)

The first "Pyramid Desert Battle" backdrop depicts the Egyptian ruins during the bombing run of Operation: Firestorm, with the pyramids of Giza looming in the background. The design of the ruins does not appear to be based on any particular moment in the film.

• Pyramid Desert Battle (1st version v2)

• SS-35 Jetfire (Leader, 2019)

This variant of the backdrop is panned towards the right, revealing more of the tank whose barrel was the only thing visible in the first variant.

• Pyramid Desert Battle (1st version v3)

• SS-74BB Bumblebee (Deluxe, 2020)
• SS-74 Bumblebee (Deluxe, 2021)

The third variant is slightly panned to the right compared to the first, showing only a little bit of the front of the tank.

• Pyramid Desert Battle (1st version v4)

• SS-91 The Fallen (Leader, 2022)

The fourth variant is zoomed in, cropping out the ground and focusing on the ruins.

• Pyramid Desert Battle (2nd version)

• SS-37 Constructicon Rampage (Voyager, 2019)
• SS-41 Constructicon Scrapmetal (Deluxe, 2019)
• SS-42 Constructicon Long Haul (Voyager, 2019)
• SS-47 Constructicon Hightower (Deluxe, 2019)
• SS-53 Constructicon Mixmaster (Voyager, 2020)
• SS-55 Constructicon Scavenger (Leader, 2020)
• SS-60 Constructicon Scrapper (Voyager, 2020)
• SS-66 Constructicon Overload (Leader, 2020)
• SS-67 Constructicon Skipjack (Voyager, 2020)

The second version of "Pyramid Desert Battle" depicts the quarry where the Constructicons combine into Devastator, with the two pyramids looming in the background and the combiner’s shadow visible on the floor. Comically, both pyramids shown are of the Great Pyramid of Giza. Leader Class backdrops might have it slightly zoomed out? unsure. Scrapper's backdrop has a cut top left corner.

Though the backdrop itself was no longer included, the artwork was still used on the back of the box for the 2025 package refresh of Overload, albeit mirrored.

• Shanghai Pursuit (v1)

• SS-52 Chromia • Arcee • Elita-1 (Deluxe, 2020)

The "Shanghai Pursuit" backdrop depicts the Shanghai alleyway where Sideways is chased by the Arcee triplets. The artwork is fairly accurate to the scene, notably missing a vertical blue street sign to the left of red lights.

• Shanghai Pursuit (v2)

• SS-78 Sideswipe (Deluxe, 2021)

This variant is zoomed out a bit, with more visible on the left.

• Shanghai Pursuit (v3)

• SS-88 Sideways (Deluxe, 2022)

This variant is slightly zoomed in compared to above.

• Orbital Espionage

• SS-62 Soundwave (Deluxe, 2020)

Spaaaccceee

• ahem. This backdrop depicts the view from Earth’s orbit, representing Soundwave doing his various spy activities throughout the film.

• Pyramid Desert Battle (3rd version)

• SS-69 Devastator (Multi-pack, 2019)

A massive version of the Constructicons' Pyramid Desert Battle backdrop with two key differences: Most of the sky has been cropped out and Devastator's shadow has been removed. Which is ironic, as it was only included with the box set of Devastator himself.

temp image, replace with proper backdrop

• Pyramid Desert Battle (Jolt version)

• SS-75 Jolt (Deluxe, 2021)

Studio Series Jolt comes with a "Pyramid Desert Battle" per the packaging. However, the actual art used is the third variant of the first "Battle of Chicago". Of course, this is an error because Jolt never appeared in Dark of the Moon. Bizarrely, the backdrop features Revenge of the Fallen branding anyway, and even the printing for that is unusually misaligned.

• Race to Protect Earth

• Revenge of the Fallen 15th Anniversary Autobot Multipack (Multi-pack, 2024)

The reversible backdrop included with this 15th Anniversary multi-pack has the first version of the "Pyramid Desert Battle" scene on one side and the "Shanghai Pursuit" scene on the other. Like the previous 15th Anniversary backdrops, the base of the display can be extended forward.

Dark of the Moon

• High Speed Chase

• SS-03 Crowbar (Deluxe, 2018)
• SS-71 Autobot Dino (Deluxe, 2021)
• SS-94/117 Decepticon Hatchet (Deluxe, 2025)

Highway Chase scene, specifically when Crowbar crashes into the road sign (with him removed, since you have his toy)

• Chicago Aerial Offensive

• SS-09 Thundercracker (Voyager, 2018)

Generic aerial combat scene with lots of plane silhouettes, mid-air explosions, and missile trails

• Battle of Chicago (1st version v1)

• SS-16 Ratchet (Deluxe, 2018)

Bridge from the ending scenes. Missing collapsed building in front of Board of Trade Building.

Though the backdrop itself was no longer included, the artwork was still used on the back of the box for the Wheeljack (Que).

• Battle of Chicago (1st version v2)

• SS-58 Roadbuster (Deluxe, 2020)
• SS-61 Sentinel Prime (Voyager, 2020)

Slightly zoomed in version of final bridge scene. Sentinel has a cut corner.

• Battle of Chicago (1st version v3)

• SS-63 Topspin (Deluxe, 2020)
• SS-68 Leadfoot (Deluxe, 2020)

Bridge from the ending scenes, but zoomed in even more. with spire of trade building touching top

• Battle of Chicago (1st version v4)

• SS-87 Bumblebee (Deluxe, 2022)

slightly less zoomed in than v3 with the trade building centered and pan up

• Battle of Chicago (1st version v5)

• SS-96BB N.E.S.T. Ratchet (Deluxe, 2023)

similar but not exact zoom as v2

• Dreads Standoff (v1)

• SS-29 Sideswipe (Deluxe, 2019)

Intersection of the "Mexican standoff". bunch of random cars added, missing red convertible that was featured in this scene. stop sign added. smoke cloud is accurate

• Dreads Standoff (v2)

• SS-30 Crankcase (Deluxe, 2019)

Panned to the left, cutting out out building on the right.

• Serengeti Hideout

• SS-34 Megatron (Leader, 2019)
• SS-51 Soundwave (Deluxe, 2020)

Decepticon hideout in Namibia, Africa, with Mount Kilimanjaro in the background as seen in the film (in reality, the mountain is located in Tanzania, more than three thousand kilometers away.)

• Battle of Chicago (2nd version v1)

• SS-44 Optimus Prime (Leader, 2019)

Optimus attacking the Driller. Angle of the fallen building is wrong, should be sloping downwards left-to-right

• Battle of Chicago (2nd version v2)

• SS-44BB Optimus Prime (Leader, 2023)

Zoomed in

• Battle of Chicago (3rd version)

• SS-56 Shockwave (Leader, 2020)

Shows the NEST paratroopers jumping out of Ospreys. notably in the film itself, the parachutes weren't deployed until the soldiers had wing suited some distance away.

Though the backdrop itself was no longer included, the artwork was still used on the back of the box for the 2025 package refresh of Shockwave.

• Unnamed "Tea Party" Backdrop

• Laserbeak (Core, 2022)

Tea party! surprisingly accurate

• Unnamed "Battle of Chicago (4th version)" Backdrop

• Bumblebee (Core, 2023)
• SS-EX Bumblebee (Core, 2023)

Core Class Bumblebee’s insert art depicts the area where the Autobots were temporarily held prisoner. The EX version is in grayscale

Transformers: The Ride – 3D

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• Megatron Wreaks Havoc on Universal Studios

• SS-48 As Seen In Parks Megatron (Leader Class, 2019)

Doorway of Transformers Meet and Greet at Universal Studios Orlando. Background is as if it were a real nest facility instead of a park attraction.

Age of Extinction

• Hong Kong Pursuit (v1)

• SS-02 Stinger (Deluxe, 2018)
• SS-07 Grimlock (Leader, 2018)
• SS-23 KSI Sentry (Deluxe, 2018)
• SS-43 KSI Boss (Voyager, 2019)
• SS-90 Galvatron (Voyager, 2022)

"Chinatown" Hong Kong scene with circular arch and pagoda. near exact match for soon after Hound throws his grenade

• Hong Kong Pursuit (v2)

• SS-07BB Grimlock (Leader, 2023)

zoomed in, pan right with building more centered

• Enemy Ship Infiltration

• SS-11 Lockdown (Deluxe, 2018)
• SS-17 Shadow Raider (Deluxe, 2018)

(need double check) Inside of lockdown's ship. Angle is from the meeting with Cemetery Wind, but with the ship used to capture Optimus

• Autobot Reunion

• SS-45 Drift (Deluxe, 2019)

Monument Valley, where the Autobots, well, reunite.. Shape of the plateaus seems slightly off

Though the backdrop itself was no longer included, the artwork was still used on back of the box for AOE Optimus and his package art

• Duel of the Dopplegangers [sic]

• SS-79BB Bumblebee vs SS-02BB Decepticon Stinger (Multi-pack, 2021)

End of their fight in Hong Kong. All cars are wrong, missing the bus that Stinger got shot through. the pack itself better reflects their first encounter at KSI's headquarters, when Bumblebee was still in his "High Octane" design

The Last Knight

• London Escape (v1)

• SS-25 Bumblebee 2016 Chevrolet Camaro (Multi-pack, 2018)

police car pile up in front of admiralty arch

• London Escape (v2)

• SS-39 Cogman (Deluxe, 2019)

zoomed in version of above, removing most of the empty street

• London Escape (v3)

• SS-93 Hot Rod (Deluxe, 2022)

zoomed in even further

• WWII Flashback

• SS-26 WWII Bumblebee (Deluxe, 2019)
• SS-26BB WWII Bumblebee (Deluxe, 2020)

Assault on Nazi Stronghold. Swastikas removed from red banners

• WWII Flashback (v2)

• SS-50 WWII Hot Rod (Deluxe, 2020)

Zoomed in version, cuts off most of right side

• Junkyard Meditation

• SS-36 Autobot Drift & Dinobot 'Tops, Dinobot Pterry, Dinobot Sharp T (Multi-pack, 2019)
• Decepticon Mohawk (Core, 2024)

Cade's junkyard

• Bowling Alley Quest

• SS-92 Crosshairs (Deluxe, 2022)

the bowling alley where Cogman breaks his finger. Includes the TRF Drones that Crosshairs shoots down. Yellow bollard added on right

Bumblebee

• Highway Freedom (v1)

• SS-15 Bumblebee (Multi-pack, 2018)

random scenic seaside highway, inspired by several moments in the film

• Highway Freedom (v2)

• SS-15BB Bumblebee (Deluxe, 2018)

taller crop with more sky

• Charlie's Garage

• SS-18 Bumblebee (Deluxe, 2018)
• SS-EX 1967 Rusty Bumblebee (Deluxe, 2018)
• SS-116 Bumblebee (Deluxe, 2025)

artistic depiction/concept art, with Charlie's dad's car to the right. Takara's SS-EX Rusty Bumblebee uses a grayscale version.

• Autobot Pursuit

• SS-22 Dropkick (Deluxe, 2018)

depicting the aerial dogfight scene that... never actually happened in the movie. Rather, the blurb implies this was meant to be where Dropkick and Shatter fly in on Bumblebee after discovering his energon signal. The backdrop reuses assets from Studio Series Thundercracker's backdrop.

• California Hideout

• SS-24 Bumblebee 1967 Volkswagen Beetle (Multi-pack, 2018)

Identical to Charlie's Garage above

• San Francisco Bridge

• SS-38 Optimus Prime (Voyager, 2019)
• SS-EX Nemesis Prime (Voyager, 2024)

Street view of Golden Gate Bridge where Optimus and Bumblebee were seen driving at the end of the film.

• Decepticon Arrival

• SS-40 Shatter (Deluxe, 2019)
• SS-46 Dropkick (Deluxe, 2019)
• SS-40BB Shatter (Deluxe, 2020)

Location where Shatter and Dropkick crash down on Earth. In the full version, Javelin AMC can be seen to the left before it gets destroyed by Shatter. Buzzworthy slightly different zoom/pan?

• Canyon Attack (1st version)

• SS-57 Offroad Bumblebee (Deluxe, 2020)
• SS-77 N.E.S.T. Bumblebee (Deluxe, 2022)

Bumblebee POV surrounded by Sector 7 soldiers as Blitzwing comes in from the air. Blitzwing does not resemble his f4 phantom

• Sector 7 Deception

• SS-59 Shatter (Deluxe, 2020)

Inside of Sector 7 as seen in this film, with the wires across the ceiling from when Shatter and Dropkick were linked into the system.

• Cybertron Falls (1st version v1)

• SS-64 Cliffjumper (Deluxe, 2020)

yellowy scene of war torn cybertron, setting lines up with Optimus final stand. might be ILM concept art like the others, have not found yet

• Cybertron Falls (1st version v2)

• SS-70 B-127 (Deluxe, 2021)
• SS-72 Starscream (Voyager, 2021)
• SS-76 Thrust (Voyager, 2021)

more zoomed out version

• Cybertron Falls (1st version v3)

• SS-83 Soundwave (Voyager, 2022)
• SS-89 Thundercracker (Voyager, 2022)
• SS-110 Shockwave (Voyager, 2024)
• SS-113 Skywarp (Voyager, 2024)
• Starscream (Core, 2024)
• Concept Art Decepticon Frenzy (Core, 2024)

slightly zoomed in version of v2, orange area now on other side of crease. or same zoom as v1 but panned left. gets confusing

not sure which variant core is, leaving her cus its most recent

• Cybertron Falls (1st version v4)

• SS-70BB B-127 (Deluxe, 2022)

Panned down, cutting off orange part

• Canyon Attack (2nd version)

• SS-65 Blitzwing (Voyager, 2020)

Same as original but with blitzwing removed and slightly panned upwards

• Showdown by the Docks

• SS-18BB Bumblebee vs SS-46BB Dropkick (Multi-pack, 2021)

self explanatory title lol. Docks are concept art/inaccurate

• Cybertron Falls (2nd version)

• Ravage (Core, 2022)
• Shockwave (Core, 2022)
• SS-80 Brawn (Deluxe, 2022)
• SS-81 Wheeljack (Deluxe, 2022)
• SS-82 Ratchet (Deluxe, 2022)
• SS-84 Ironhide (Deluxe, 2022)
• SS-85 Arcee (Deluxe, 2022)
• Concept Art Decepticon Rumble (Core, 2024)

ILM concept art of Bumblebee about to knock over seekers from behind

• Cybertron Falls (3rd version)

• SS-109 Concept Art Megatron (Leader, 2024)

ILM concept art of seekers shooting from towers

• Cybertron Falls (4th version)

• SS-111 Concept Art Sunstreaker (Deluxe, 2024)

ILM concept art of cybertron

Rise of the Beasts

• Cliffside Chase

• Arcee (Core, 2023)
• SS-108 Wheeljack (Deluxe, 2024)

Mountain chase scene, specifically the curve where Optimus and Scourge stop to fight

• Unnamed Museum interior

• Terrorcon Freezer (Core, 2023)
• Terrorcon Novakane (Core, 2023)

inside of the museum where he chases the humans. Lights are on unlike the actual movie scene, most of it seems inspired instead of actual setting

• Peruvian Jungle Discovery (1st version v1)

• SS-97 Airazor (Deluxe, 2023)

showcases where the Autobots and Maximals first meet. geography seems completely made up lol

• Peruvian Jungle Discovery (1st version v2)

• SS-98 Cheetor (Voyager, 2023)

wider view

• Peruvian Jungle Discovery (1st version v3)

• SS-106 Optimus Primal (Leader, 2023)

similar to Cheetor but cropping out some of the bottom

• Attack at the Museum (v1)

• SS-99 Battletrap (Voyager, 2023)
• SS-101 Scourge (Leader, 2023)

nighttime battle at the museum, pillar structures. Scourge has less sky

• Attack at the Museum (v2)

• SS-104 Nightbird (Deluxe, 2023)

zoomed out a bit

• Volcano Showdown

• SS-100 Bumblebee (Deluxe Class, 2023)
• Noah Díaz Exo-Suit (Core, 2023)
• SS-115 Double Punch (Deluxe Class, 2025)

volcanic final battle

• Street Festival Stakeout

• SS-102BB Optimus Prime (Voyager, 2023)
• SS-EX Nemesis Prime (40th Anniversary Ver.) (Voyager, 2024)
• SS-102 Optimus Prime (Voyager, 2025)

street of Cuzco where Optimus was on standby. The Nemesis version is grayscale, and is missing the Studio Series banner on the left side.

• Peruvian Jungle Discovery (2nd version)

• SS-103 Rhinox (Voyager, 2023)

the cave setting from the film, based on a deleted scene where Rhinox originally would have first appeared.

• New York City Getaway

• SS-105 Autobot Mirage (Deluxe, 2023)

supposedly New York City chase sequence, doesnt seem to line up with any setting tho

• Rainforest Fight

• SS-107 Predacon Scorponok (Deluxe, 2024)

His "Rainforest Fight" backdrop is cropped from the first version of the "Peruvian Jungle Discovery" backdrop which depicts where the Autobots and Maximals first meet. The blurb on the box implies Scorponok is present in this scene, possibly based on an early concept for the movie (see Notes below).

• Jungle Planet Fight

• SS-118 Apelinq (Leader, 2025)

a super zoomed in version of "Peruvian Jungle Discovery" 1st version.

The Transformers: The Movie

aka the "SS-86" line

• Moonbase One Destruction

• SS-86-01 Autobot Jazz (Deluxe, 2021)
• SS-86-13BB Cliffjumper (Deluxe, 2022)

Jazz's computer terminal and observation window from Moonbase One at beginning of film. cybertron in background?

Cliff has different crop due to shrunken box size

Though the backdrop itself was no longer included, the artwork was still used on back of the box for the 2025 package refresh of Jazz.

• Sea Squid Showdown

• SS-86-02 Kup (Deluxe, 2021)

The sea squid on Quintessa with a severed tentacle tip and cloud of ink.

• Battle of Autobot City (1st version v1)

• SS-86-03 Blurr (Deluxe, 2021)

place where autobots first gather to respond to the attack

used on the side package art of 2025 constructicons

• Battle of Autobot City (1st version v2)

• SS-86-11 Perceptor (Deluxe, 2022)

zoomed in. also reused for Transformers Retro Perceptor.

• Battle of Autobot City (1st version v3)

• SS-86-16 Arcee (Deluxe, 2022)

zoomed in further on the building in the middle

• Battle of Autobot City (1st version v4)

• SS-86-02BB Kup (Deluxe, 2022)

v2 but panned down a bit

• Battle of Autobot City (1st version v5)

• SS-86-19 Dinobot Snarl (Leader, 2023)
• SS-86-26 Dinobot Swoop (Leader, 2024)
• SS-86-30 Springer (Leader, 2024)

cuts off most of ground, panned leftward

• The Depths of Unicron (v1)

• SS-86-04 Autobot Hot Rod (Voyager, 2021)
• Exo-Suit Spike Witwicky (Core, 2022)

the shot of Hot Rod about to open the Matrix as he stands within Unicron's innards

Core isvery zoomed in version. spike is packed sideways. Also used as part of 86 Jazz refresh’s package art

• The Depths of Unicron (v2)

• SS-86-29 Bumblebee (Deluxe, 2024)

very zoomed in version.

• Heralds of Unicron

• SS-86-05 Scourge (Voyager, 2021)
• SS-86-10 Decepticon Sweep (Voyager, 2021)

scrolling energy grid from when Unicron reformats Thundercracker into Scourge, complete with mid-reformatting Kickback and Shrapnel drawn in

• Mockery of Justice

• SS-86-06 Grimlock & Autobot Wheelie (Leader, 2021)
• SS-86-07 Dinobot Slug & Daniel Witwicky (Leader, 2021)
• SS-86-08 Gnaw (Deluxe, 2021)
• SS-86-15 Dinobot Sludge (Leader, 2022)

Walls of the Quintesson judgement chamber. Gnaw slightly zoomed in. Sludge cropped due to smaller size, also missing Generations logo on top right. Reused for Grimlock refresh

• Junkion Dance Party

• SS-86-09 Wreck-Gar (Voyager, 2021)
• SS-86-14 Junkheap (Voyager, 2022)
• SS-86-24 Junkion Scrapheap (Voyager, 2024)

Junkion landscape, specifically when the Junkions charge the Autobots (around 01:02:05) with the Minnow added in the background.

Junkheap's backdrop features the same "Junkion dance party" art as Wreck-Gar, albeit cropped marginally differently.

• All Hail Starscream

• SS-86-12 Coronation Starscream (Leader, 2022)

Starscream's backdrop depicts the Hall of Heroes, where his ill-fated coronation took place. missing Generations logo on top right.

• Unnamed "Quintessa" Backdrop

• Autobot Wheelie (Core, 2022)

Scenery of Quintessa where Wheelie first appears (timestamp 00:54:03). As it only came with a core class release, the artwork was not given a proper name. Volta's full showcase of the artwork had the filename "wreckplanet-bkg", possibly mixing it up with Wreck-gar's planet, or just calling it a "wrecked planet"

• Decepticon Shuttle Ambush (1st version)

• Autobot Ratchet (Core, 2022)
• SS-86-17 Ironhide (Voyager, 2022)
• Ironhide (Core, 2023)
• SS-86-23 Autobot Ratchet (Voyager, 2023)
• SS-86-27 Brawn / SS-86-28 Autobot Ratchet (Multi-pack, 2024)

front of the Autobot shuttle ambushed by Decepticons. core is a very cropped, multipack has top cut off

• Unnamed "Communications Tower" Backdrop 1

• Decepticon Rumble (Blue) (Core, 2022)
• Decepticon Frenzy (Red) (Core, 2023)

roof of the communications tower he breaks into at the beginning of the movie

• Decepticon Shuttle Ambush (2nd version)

• SS-86-24BB Ironhide / SS-86-20BB Prowl (Multi-pack, 2023)
• SS-86-22 Brawn (Deluxe, 2023)

Decepticon entry point. Brawn cuts off the smoke to on the left

Though the backdrop itself was no longer included, the artwork was still used on the back of the box for the 2025 Constructicons.

• Battle of Autobot City (2nd version)

• SS-86-21 Ultra Magnus (Commander, 2023)

the Autobot shuttles fleeing from the second assault on Autobot City

• Decepticon Shuttle Ambush (Blaster version)

• SS-86-25 Autobot Blaster & Eject (Voyager, 2024)

similar to Jolt, the backdrop and name are mismatched. is actually "Battle of Autobot City" (1st version v6), cuts more of ground, recentered

• Unnamed "Communications Tower" Backdrop 2

• Steeljaw (Core, 2024)

inside of the Autobot City communications tower. empty chair from middle of battle

• Battle of Autobot City (3rd version)

• SS-86-31 Optimus Prime (Commander, 2024)

Optimus' charge into Autobot City

• Bad Comedy

• SS-86-31 Galvatron (Leader, 2025)

Galvatron reuses the backdrop art of Coronation Starscream depicting the Hall of Heroes but with Astrotrain, Thrust, and Ramjet added in.

Transformers One

• Metropolis of Iacon

• SS-112 Optimus Prime (Deluxe, 2024)
• SS-112 Optimus Prime (Limited Edition Battle Damage Ver.) (Deluxe, 2024)
• SS-114 Megatron (Deluxe, 2024)

Iacon as seen in the film, with Sentinel's tower in the middle

Gamer Edition

The "Gamer Edition" banner was introduced to Studio Series in 2023, featuring figures from Transformers video games. Gamer Edition backdrops have a few differences to the original style of backdrop, notably having silver bases and the use of a D-pad symbol in place of the Autobot symbol on the right side.

War for Cybertron

The backdrops for the War for Cybertron figures are taken directly from locations in the game, though for most of them, there is a serious disconnect between what the backdrop is supposed to depict and what it actually depicts.

• Defend Iacon

• SSGE+01 Gamer Edition Bumblebee (Deluxe, 2023)

The name of this backdrop is taken from "Chapter VI: Defend Iacon" where Bumblebee is playable, but actually depicts the inside of Trypticon Station in "Chapter XI: Aerial Assault", specifically the Coolant Chamber checkpoint. Bumblebee does not appear in that chapter.

Though the backdrop itself was no longer included, the artwork is used on the packaging for War for Cybertron Ironhide, who had a non-playable appearance in "Chapter VI: Defend Iacon". Again, he did not appear in the Chapter XI location shown in the artwork.

• Dark Energon

• SSGE+02 Gamer Edition Barricade (Deluxe, 2023)

The name of this backdrop is taken from "Chapter I: Dark Energon" where Barricade is playable, but actually depicts the outside of the Iacon Vaults in "Chapter III: Iacon Destroyed", in which Barricade does not appear. This specific view can be seen from either of the Anti-Air Gun checkpoints.

• Kaon Prison Break

• SSGE+03 Gamer Edition Optimus Prime (Voyager, 2023)

This backdrop is taken from "Chapter VII: Kaon Prison Break", right at the start of the Courtyard checkpoint. Optimus Prime is playable in this chapter.

• Secure the Station

• SSGE+04 Gamer Edition Megatron (Voyager, 2023)

This backdrop depicts the Decepticon invasion of Trypticon Station in "Chapter I: Dark Energon". This location is viewable from The Ambush checkpoint. Megatron is playable in this chapter.

• Protect Omega Supreme

• SSGE+05 Gamer Edition Cliffjumper (Deluxe, 2023)

Included with Cliffjumper, the name of this backdrop references his brief role in the DS version of the game, but the artwork depicts the core of Cybertron in "Chapter XIII - To the Core" of the main version, where Cliffjumper is not playable. In fact, he isn't even in this version of the game! This view can be seen by starting from the A Plague of Corruption checkpoint and opening the doorway on the left after seeing the Space slug.

• Fuel of War

• SSGE+06 Gamer Edition Starscream (Voyager, 2024)

This backdrop is named after "Chapter II: Fuel of War" where Starscream is playable, but actually depicts the Detritus checkpoint in "Chapter I: Dark Energon". Starcream is not playable in this chapter, but does appear throughout it.

• Save Zeta Prime

• SSGE+07 Gamer Edition Sideswipe (Deluxe, 2024)
• SSGE+08 Gamer Edition Decepticon Soldier (Deluxe, 2024)

Included with Sideswipe and the Decepticon Soldier, the name and text blurbs reference the Autobots’ infiltration in "Chapter VI: Kaon Prison Break", however, the backdrop is actually the city ruins from the beginning of "Chapter X: One Shall Stand…" Neither character appears in this chapter.

• Iacon Attack

• SSGE+09 Gamer Edition Autobot Ratchet (Voyager, 2024)

This backdrop name and blurb describes "Chapter VI: Defend Iacon" where Ratchet is playable, but actually depicts the room within Trypticon Station with the cloakers in "Chapter IX - Aerial Assault", where, once again, Ratchet does not appear. It is at the end of the Into the Belly of the Machine checkpoint, right before Coolant Control Room battle.

• Reactivate the Bridge

• SSGE+11 Gamer Edition Skywarp (Voyager, 2025)

This backdrop depicts the Cybertron underground on the way to reactivate the Geosynchronous Energon Bridge in "Chapter II: Fuel of War" in which Skywarp is playable. It appears soon after the Energon Reservoir checkpoint.

Reactivate

• Humanity's Last Hope

• SSGE+10 Gamer Edition Bumblebee (Deluxe, 2024)

Some sort of base? Game's not even out got cancelled so we may never know.

Post-2025 Scene Artwork

Despite the removal of backdrops with the design refresh in 2025, artwork of scenes from the character's source material continues to be a feature of the Studio Series toyline. They still appear as the background graphic on the back of the box, and are used more prominently in the form of small sections of the package art, which can be seen on the bottom half of the right side. Thus, in the interest of completeness, below documents those artworks as they fulfill the same role as the backdrops. If said artwork retreads one of the original backdrop artworks, it will have been mentioned above.

• B-127/Bumblebee (Deluxe, 2025)

One B-127’s scene artwork depicts the wilderness of Cybertron’s surface that he and his friends explored.

• Devastation Optimus Prime (Deluxe, 2025)

TBD. cityscape???

• Wheeljack (Que) (Deluxe, 2025)

Wheeljack’s art depicts the N.E.S.T. Base where he first appears in the film

• Sentinel Prime (Voyager, 2025)

One Sentinel Prime's scene artwork also depicts his tower in Iacon like the original, though this time it is completely new artwork.

• Shockwave (Leader, 2025)

The 2025 package refresh of Shockwave switches out his scene artwork for one of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant where he first appears in the film.

• Elita-1 (Deluxe, 2025)

Elita-1's scene artwork depicts the Mouth of Unicron where she and her friends find the bodies of the Thirteen

• Concept Art KSI Widow (Deluxe, 2025)

KSI Widow’s scene artwork depicts the KSI Factory in Hong Kong where she is awoken my Galvatron (theoretically, considering she doesn’t actually appear in the film)

• Starscream (Deluxe, 2025)

His throne at the High Guard base

• Thundercracker (Voyager, 2025)

By this point backdrops had been dropped, but similar styled artwork continued to be used on the boxes, so continuing to report on them for the sake of completeness. This box art depicts the Iacon skyline from the Omega Supreme boss fight in "Chapter IV: Death of Hope", aka the Battle on the Terrace checkpoint. Thundercracker makes a cameo in a cutscene in this chapter.

• Megatron (Leader, 2025)

new Battle of Autobot City art

• ROTF 3pk (multipack, 2025)

Earth from Space

• Airachnid (Deluxe, 2026)

TBD

• Barricade (Deluxe, 2026)

TBD

• Windcharger (Deluxe, 2026)

TBD

• Alpha Trion (Voyager, 2026)

TBD

• Thundercracker (Voyager, 2026)

TBD

• Nemesis Prime (Deluxe, 2026)

TBD

• Soundwave / Buzzsaw / Laserbeak / Ravage (Deluxe, 2026)

TBD

• Grimlock (Titan, 2026)

TBD

Notes

Hollywood Rides Bumblebee with "Police Chase” backdrop art.

• The Studio Series-branded Jada Toys die-cast cars feature interior packaging modeled after backdrops. They aren't really meant to be used like regular backdrops unless left in the box though, as removing the cars requires disassembling the "backdrops".
• The SS-19 Vol. 1 Retro Rock Garage and SS-20 Vol. 2 Retro Pop Highway sets were the only Studio Series sets to not include a backdrop of some sort while they were in use, opting for an entirely different aesthetic as exclusive items.
• As the Buzzworthy Bumblebee SS-86-18BB Autobot Hound was cancelled, it is unknown what his backdrop might have been. A potential leaked image suggests Hound may have used "Battle of Autobot City" (1st version). While also unconfirmed, fellow cancelled wavemates SS-94BB Hatchet and SS-??BB Bumblebee likely would've used the same backdrops as their later mainline releases.

References

[[Category:Studio Series|Backdrop]] [[Category:Studio Series backdrop art|]]