2018

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The year 2018 (MMXVIII) is the 35th year since the Transformers brand began.

For further information, see: Transformers timeline

Events

Non-fiction

• June 12 — Hasbro acquires the Power Rangers franchise from Saban Brands.

Conventions

• Cybfest NW 2018: August 18
• C.O.N.S. 2018: September 2
• Dairycon 2018: April 6 and 7
• Pete's Robot Convention 2018: June 9–10
• RetCon 2018: June 2
• TFcon 2018: July 13–15
• TFcon USA 2018: October 26–28
• TFExpo 2018: August 3–4
• TFNation 2018: August 17–19

Deaths

• January 1 — Milt Jamin
• February 6 — José Luiz Barbeito
• February 20 — Choi Heul
• March 19 — David Bischoff
• March 20 — Hans-Jürgen Wolf
• April 13 — Thomas Petruo
• April 21 — Waldyr Sant'Anna
• April 27 — Zoltán Tóth
• May 15 — Dean Stefan, José Lavat
• May 25 — Charlie Elvegård
• June 15 — Fabio Tomasini
• June 29 — Steve Ditko
• July ???? —Takao Ishii
• July 19 — Germano Basile
• July 30 — Guillermo Romano
• August 13 — Unshō Ishizuka
• August 19 — Helmut Winkelmann
• August 20 — Roger Behr
• August 30 — Marie Severin
• September 2 — Robert J. Walsh
• October 15 — Vicente Gisbert
• November 6 — Tetsuo Gotō
• November 18 — Kim Il
• November 19 — Isidro Olace

Print

Comics

IDW

• Lost Light #13–25 (ongoing)
• Optimus Prime #15–25 (ongoing) + 2018 Annual
• Scarlett's Strike Force #2–3 (3 issues)
• Transformers vs. Visionaries #1–5 (5 issues)
• Transformers: Unicron #0–6 (7 issues)
• Transformers: Requiem of the Wreckers (one-shot)
• Transformers: Bumblebee Movie Prequel #1–4 (4 issues)
• Transformers: Bumblebee - Win If You Dare Graphic Novel
• Star Trek vs. Transformers #1–3 (5 issues)
• Transformers: Bumblebee - Go For the Gold Graphic Novel

Collections

Comics

Hachette Partworks

• Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection

• Volume 20: End of the Road
• Volume 72: The Dying of the Light
• Volume 75: Titans Return, Part 1
• Volume 60: Dark Cybertron, Part 2
• Volume 71: All Hail Optimus
• Volume 02: New Order
• Volume 03: Dinobot Hunt
• Volume 23: Destiny
• Volume 30: War Within: The Dark Ages
• Volume 45: Last Stand of the Wreckers
• Volume 49: The Iron Age
• Volume 11: The Legacy of Unicron
• Volume 17: Matrix Quest
• Volume 73: Transformers vs G.I. Joe, Part 1
• Volume 76: Titans Return, Part 2
• Volume 62: Earthfall
• Volume 04: Second Generation
• Volume 32: Infiltration
• Volume 24: The War to End All Wars
• Volume 28: Worlds Collide, Part 2
• Volume 42: Revelation
• Volume 65: Combiner Wars
• Volume 79: Primeless
• Volume 12: Cosmic Carnival
• Volume 25: Prime Directive
• Volume 53: Liars, A to D

IDW

• Transformers Windblade: The Last City TPB
• Optimus Prime Vol. 2 TPB
• Transformers/G.I. JOE: First Strike TPB
• Transformers/G.I. JOE: First Strike - Champions TPB
• Lost Light Vol. 2 TPB
• Rom vs. Transformers: Shining Armor TPB
• The Transformers: Redemption of the Dinobots TPB
• The IDW Collection Phase Two: Volume 7 Hardcover
• Till All Are One Vol. 3 TPB
• Scarlett's Strike Force TPB
• Optimus Prime Vol. 3 TPB
• Transformers: The Wreckers Saga TPB
• Transformers vs. Visionaries TPB
• Lost Light Vol. 3 TPB
• Transformers: Bumblebee Movie Prequel TPB
• Optimus Prime Vol. 4 TPB
• Classics UK Volume 6 TPB *cancelled*
• The IDW Collection Phase Two: Volume 8 Hardcover

Villagebooks

• The Transformers: Chaos Theory
• The Transformers: Chaos
• The Transformers: Megatron Origin

Media

Movies (Theatrical)

• Bumblebee

Television

• Titans Return episodes 9–10
• Power of the Primes
• Cyberverse Chapter One
• Rescue Bots Academy episodes 1–2

Video

Shout! Factory

• Transformers: Rescue Bots: Outdoor Adventures
• Transformers: Rescue Bots: Team Rescue Bots

Video games

• Transformers: Shadows Rising
• Transformers: Bumblebee Overdrive

Toys

Hasbro

Authentics

5 inch figures ("Bravo" assortment)

Wave 2 Dinobot Grimlock

7 inch figures ("Alpha" assortment)

Wave 1 Autobot Bumblebee Autobot Optimus Prime Dinobot Grimlock

Wave 2 Decepticon Megatron

20 inch figures ("Super" assortment)

Wave 1 Super Bumblebee

BotBots

Series 1

The BotBots were released in various assortments, but this is a list of all characters released in 2018, by "squad".

Backpack Bunch Cranks Ms. Take Point Dexter Professor Wellread Slappyhappy Snippy Snappy Sticky McGee Totes Magotes		Greaser Gang Angry Cheese Duderoni Fottle Barts Hawt Diggity S'up Dawg Shredder Jack Spud Muffin Twerple Burple		Jock Squad Arctic Guzzlerush Batsby Fit Ness Monster Kidd Klobber Laceface Pucksie		The Lost Bots Bonz-Eye Burgertron Clogstopper Dimlit Frostferatu Game Over Stinkeye Stapleton
Shed Heads Cuddletooth Fun Gus Grit Sandwood Major Lee Screwge Nail Byter Rootwing Slobber Rock Venus Frogtrap		Sugar Shocks Cocoa Crazy Lolly Licks Nrjeez The Plop Father Remorsel Sippy Slurps Sprinkleberry D'uhnut Unilla Icequeencone Waddlepop		Techie Team Chilla Gorilla Dr. Moggly Fomo Goob Toob Raddhaxx S.A. Cheez Screen Fiend Skillz Punk		Toilet Troop Frohawk King Toots Nobeeoh Poo Sham Sergeant Scrubadub Stinkosaurus Rex Sudsbeard

Bumblebee

The more intricate figures from this series were released under the Studio Series.

Energon Igniters

Speed Series

Wave 1 Autobot Hot Rod Optimus Prime Barricade Bumblebee (VW) Bumblebee (Camaro)

Wave 2 Cliffjumper

Power Series

Wave 1 Bumblebee Megatron Dropkick Autobot Hot Rod

Wave 2 Blitzwing Optimus Prime Shatter

Wave 2.5 Autobot Ratchet

Power Plus Series

Wave 1 Bumblebee (VW) Bumblebee (Camaro) Optimus Prime

Wave 2 Shatter

Nitro Series

Wave 1 Bumblebee (VW) Optimus Prime Barricade

Wave 2 Blitzwing Dropkick

Various toys

Titan Changers

Wave 1 Bumblebee (1977 Camaro) Optimus Prime Shatter

Other toys

Electronic toys Power Charge Bumblebee DJ Bumblebee

Exclusives

Bumblebee Greatest Hits

Exclusive to Target in the United States and to Argos in the United Kingdom.

Multipacks Bumblebee Cassette Pack (w/ Bumblebee, Frenzy, Buzzsaw, Howlback)

Leader Class Soundwave & Doombox

Electronic toys Music FX Bumblebee

Generations

Cyber Series

• Decepticon Shockwave
• Sideswipe

Power of the Primes

Prime Masters

Wave 2 Alchemist Prime (w/ Submarauder decoy armor) Alpha Trion (w/ Landmine decoy armor)

Wave 3 Megatronus (w/ Bomb-Burst decoy armor) Quintus Prime (w/ Decepticon Bludgeon decoy armor) Solus Prime (w/ Octopunch decoy armor)

Legends Class

Wave 3 Autobot Outback Cindersaur

Deluxe Class

Wave 2 Blackwing Dinobot Sludge Dinobot Snarl Autobot Moonracer Terrorcon Rippersnapper

Wave 3 Sinnertwin Terrorcon Blot Terrorcon Cutthroat

Wave 4 Autobot Novastar

Voyager Class

Wave 2 Elita-1 Terrorcon Hun-Gurrr

Wave 3 Inferno

Leader Class

Wave 2 Evolution Rodimus Unicronus (w/ Nemesis Hot Rod)

Wave 3 Evolution Optimal Optimus (w/ Optimus Primal)

Titan Class

2018 Predaking (Razorclaw, Torox, Divebomb, Predacon Headstrong, and Predacon Rampage, with Onyx Prime)

Exclusives

Summer convention exclusives

San Diego Comic-Con, and Hasbro Toy Shop. In Hasbro's Asian markets, this set was available at general retail.

Throne of the Primes Optimal Optimus (with Optimus Primal) Amalgamous Prime Nexus Prime Prima Prime The Thirteenth

Store exclusives

Amazon Evolution Nemesis Prime (w/ Nemesis Pax and Decepticon Giza) Blast Off

Walgreens Wreck-Gar

"Special Edition" Deluxe

Amazon Punch-Counterpunch with Prima Prime

War for Cybertron: Siege

Battle Masters

Wave 1

• WFC-S1 Firedrive
• WFC-S2 Lionizer
• WFC-S3 Blowpipe

Micromasters

Wave 1

• WFC-S4 Roadhandler & Swindler (Race Car Patrol)
• WFC-S5 Storm Cloud & Visper (Air Strike Patrol)
• WFC-S6 Autobot Topshot & Flak (Battle Patrol)

Deluxe Class

Wave 1

• WFC-S7 Sideswipe
• WFC-S8 Cog (Weaponizer)
• WFC-S9 Autobot Hound
• WFC-S10 Skytread

Voyager Class

Wave 1

• WFC-S11 Optimus Prime
• WFC-S12 Megatron

Leader Class

Wave 1

• WFC-S13 Ultra Magnus
• WFC-S14 Decepticon Shockwave

Studio Series

Deluxe Class

Wave 1 01 Bumblebee (1976 Camaro, Transformers) 02 Decepticon Stinger (Age of Extinction) 03 Crowbar (Dark of the Moon) 04 Autobot Ratchet (Transformers)		Wave 2 10 Autobot Jazz (Transformers) 11 Lockdown (Age of Extinction)		Wave 3 16 Autobot Ratchet (Dark of the Moon) 17 Shadow Raider (Age of Extinction) 18 Bumblebee (Beetle, Bumblebee)		Wave 4 22 Dropkick (SuperCobra, Bumblebee) 23 KSI Sentry (Age of Extinction)
Wave 5 26 WWII Bumblebee (The Last Knight) 27 Clunker Bumblebee (Transformers) 28 Barricade (Transformers) 29 Sideswipe (Dark of the Moon) 30 Crankcase (Dark of the Moon)

Voyager Class

Wave 1 05 Optimus Prime (Revenge of the Fallen) 06 Starscream (Transformers)		Wave 2 12 Decepticon Brawl (Transformers) 13 Megatron (Revenge of the Fallen)		Wave 3 14 Autobot Ironhide (Transformers)		Wave 4 21 Starscream (Revenge of the Fallen)
Wave 5 32 Optimus Prime (Transformers) 33 Bonecrusher (Transformers)

Leader Class

Wave 1 07 Grimlock (Age of Extinction) 08 Decepticon Blackout (w/ Scorponok, Transformers)

Multipacks

"15 Bumblebee"
• Bumblebee (Bumblebee Camaro)
• Charlie
"Bumblebee Then & Now 2-Pack"
• 24 Bumblebee (Bumblebee VW)
• 25 Bumblebee (The Last Knight)

Exclusives

Toys"R"Us

• 09 Thundercracker

San Diego Comic-Con/Hasbro Toy Shop

"19 Bumblebee Vol. 1 Retro Rock Garage"
• Bumblebee
• Dairu
• Uruaz

Entertainment Earth/Big Bad Toy Store/Gamestop

"20 Bumblebee Vol. 2 Retro Pop Highway"
• Bumblebee
• Uriad
• Zauru

Masterpiece

• MPM-5 Barricade
• MPM-7 Bumblebee (Bumblebee Movie)
• MPM-6 Ironhide

Rescue Bots

Rescue Bots

Wave 8

• Heatwave the Fire-Bot
• Chase the Police-Bot
• Blades the Copter-Bot
• Boulder the Construction-Bot

Rescan Series

Wave 18 Heatwave (race car) Optimus Prime (racing truck)		Wave 19 Bumblebee (offroad vehicle)		Wave 20 Chase (motorcycle)		Wave 21 Blades (VTOL jet) Heatwave (firetruck) Salvage (cement mixer)
Wave 22 Bumblebee (car redeco)

Minicons

Wave 6 Growl the K9-Bot

Wave 7 Chase the Rescue Dinobot Drake the Dragon-Bot (green) Heatwave the Rescue Dinobot

Large Figures

• Knight Watch Optimus Prime (transformable, with Lance the Raptor-Bot and Scale the Shield-Bot)
• Rescue Guard Bumblebee (transformable, with Growl and Sergeant Slobber)

Megabots

• Quick Dig Boulder

Flip Racers

Singles assortment

Wave 3 Speedster Boulder (muscle car)

Wave 4 Blastoff Blades (jet) Bumblebee (muscle car)

Wave 5 (Academy) Whirl the Flight-Bot

Multipack assortment

Wave 3 Griffin Rock Off-Road Extreme Team: Blurr (super-car) Optimus Prime (jet) Chase the Police-Bot (lift-kit)

Playsets

Wave 2 Blurr Reverse Raceway with Blurr

Pullback assortment

Wave 1 Pullback Heatwave Pullback Quickshadow




Robots in Disguise

Crash Combiners

• Grimlock / Optimus Prime (Primelock)
• Saberhorn / Bisk (Saberclaw)




Transformers: Cyberverse

Action Attack

Scout Class

Wave 1 Bumblebee Grimlock Megatron Starscream

Wave 2 Slipstream Optimus Prime Windblade

1-Step Changers

Wave 1 Bumblebee Blurr Soundwave

Wave 2 Megatron Optimus Prime Starscream

Warrior Class

Wave 1 Bumblebee Optimus Prime Decepticon Shockwave Starscream

Wave 2 Windblade Megatron Acid Storm

Ultra Class

Wave 1 Bumblebee Grimlock Starscream

Wave 2 Decepticon Shockwave Shadow Striker

Ultimate Class

Wave 1 Optimus Prime Megatron

Wave 2 Bumblebee

Exclusives

Toys"R"Us

• Warrior Class Thundercracker
• Optimus Prime Battle Base Trailer




Vintage G1

Legion Class

• Bumblebee (w/ show-accurate face)
• Outback
• Swerve
• Tailgate

Large Figures

• Hot Rod
• Starscream (w/ Megatron gun)
• Devastator (giftset)




TakaraTomy

Encore

• God Fire Convoy (Fire Convoy and God Magnus)
• Returns Convoy
• Unicron (Micron Shūgō-tai Color)




Legends

Wave 25 (January 27) LG58 Clonebot set (Fastlane & Cloudraker) LG59 Blitzwing (w/ Big Fight) LG60 Overlord (w/ Giga and Mega)

Wave 26 (February 24) LG61 Clonetron set (Pounce & Wingspan) LG62 Targetmaster Windblade (w/ Pointech) LG63 G2 Megatron (w/ Noble)

Wave 27 (March 24) LG64 Seaspray & Lione LG65 Twin Twist (w/ Spoil) LG66 Topspin (w/ Peaceman)

Exclusives

TakaraTomy Mall

• LGEX Metroflex (w/ Scamper)
• LGEX Greatshot (w/ Jack)
• LGEX Grand Maximus




Masterpiece

• MP-40 Targetmaster Hot Rodimus
• MP-711 Convoy (7-Eleven ver.)
• MPM-5 Barricade
• MP-41 Dinobot (Beast Wars)
• GL-01 Golden Lagoon Convoy
• MP-34S Shadow Panther (Beast Wars)
• MP-17+ Prowl
• MP-42 Cordon
• MPM-7 Bumblebee (Bumblebee Movie)
• MP-29+ Destron Laserwave
• MPM-6 Ironhide
• MP-36+ Megatron




Movie The Best

• MB-12 Autobot Jazz
• MB-13 Bonecrusher
• MB-14 Megatron
• MB-15 Lockdown
• MB-16 Jetfire
• MB-17 Optimus Prime Revenge Version
• MB-18 War Hammer Bumblebee
• MB-19 Hound
• MB-20 Nemesis Prime




Power of the Primes

Wave 1 (May 25) PP-01 Micronus PP-02 Liege Maximo PP-03 Vector Prime PP-04 Dinobot Slash PP-05 Windcharger PP-06 Beachcomber PP-07 Autobot Jazz PP-08 Rodimus Prime PP-09 Optimus Prime		Wave 2 (June 30) PP-10 Alchemist Prime PP-11 Dinobot Slug PP-12 Dinobot Swoop PP-13 Dinobot Snarl PP-14 Dinobot Sludge PP-15 Grimlock		Wave 3 (July 28) PP-16 Moonracer PP-17 Dreadwind PP-18 Blackwing PP-19 Starscream		Wave 4 (August 25) PP-20 Quintus Prime PP-21 Terrorcon Rippersnapper PP-22 Terrorcon Cutthroat PP-23 Terrorcon Blot PP-24 Terrorcon Sinnertwin PP-25 Hun-Gurrr PP-26 Elita-1 PP-27 Optimal Optimus
Wave 5 (September 29) PP-28 Solus Prime PP-29 Decepticon Battleslash PP-30 Roadtrap PP-31 Predaking		Wave 6 (October 27) PP-32 Alpha Trion PP-33 Skrapnel PP-34 Autobot Tailgate PP-35 Autobot Novastar PP-36 Autobot Inferno		Wave 7 (November 24) PP-37 Megatronus PP-38 Autobot Outback PP-39 Cindersaur PP-40 Rodimus Unicronus		Wave 8 (December 29) PP-41 Wreck-Gar PP-42 Nemesis Prime




Street Fighter II × Transformers

• Convoy [Ryu] vs Megatron [Vega]
• Hot Rodimus [Ken] vs Arcee [Chun-Li]




Studio Series

Wave 1 (April 21) SS-01 Bumblebee (Transformers) SS-02 Decepticon Stinger (Age of Extinction) SS-03 Crowbar (Dark of the Moon) SS-04 Autobot Ratchet (Transformers)		SS-05 Optimus Prime (Revenge of the Fallen) SS-06 Starscream (Transformers) SS-07 Grimlock (Age of Extinction) SS-08 Decepticon Blackout (w/ Scorponok, Transformers)		Wave 2 (July 21) SS-09 Autobot Jazz (Transformers) SS-10 Lockdown (Age of Extinction) SS-11 Megatron (Revenge of the Fallen) SS-12 Brawl (Transformers)		Wave 3 (September 15) SS-13 Shadow Raider (Age of Extinction) SS-14 Autobot Ratchet (Dark of the Moon) SS-15 Ironhide (Transformers)
Wave 4 (October 27) SS-16 Bumblebee (Beetle, Bumblebee) SS-17 KSI Sentry (Age of Extinction) SS-18 Starscream (Revenge of the Fallen)

Promotional campaigns

• Quad Barrel Shotgun (buy 4000 yen from select stores starting April 21st)




Turbo Change Series

Wave 1 (February 3) TC-01 Big Optimus Prime TC-02 Big Bumblebee TC-03 Big Megatron TC-04 Big Grimlock		Wave 2 (April 21) TC-05 Bumblebee TC-06 Optimus Prime TC-07 Megatron TC-08 Grimlock TC-09 Battle Command Optimus Prime		Wave 3 (July 21) TC-10 Autobot Hot Rod TC-11 Autobot Drift TC-12 Dinobot Slug		Wave 4 (October 27) TC-13 Battle Command Optimus Prime - Strongest Directive Set
Wave 5 (December 27) TC-14 Optimus Prime TC-15 Barricade TC-16 Bumblebee




Transformers: Bumblebee

Wave 1 BB-01 Bumblebee BB-02 Legendary Optimus Prime




Exclusives

TV Magazine Energon Charge Bumblebee

7-Eleven Legendary Nemesis Prime