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they've been removing them on new 86 molds since like 2022
Updating the wording of this to account for 86 Movie Studio Series toys no longer having their own designated numbering system.
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:The code names of many of the other figures, assuming they even ''had'' code names, are still unknown, as those toys have (thus far) consistently been listed under their actual characters' names. Meanwhile, a listing for a supposed Voyager Class figure using the code name "Destroyer" later turned out to be a mislabeled Energon Igniters Speed Series [[Barricade (Movie)/toys#Bumblebee|Barricade]] from the [[Transformers: Bumblebee (toyline)|''Bumblebee'' movie toyline]], with which the ''Studio Series'' shares its code names.
:The code names of many of the other figures, assuming they even ''had'' code names, are still unknown, as those toys have (thus far) consistently been listed under their actual characters' names. Meanwhile, a listing for a supposed Voyager Class figure using the code name "Destroyer" later turned out to be a mislabeled Energon Igniters Speed Series [[Barricade (Movie)/toys#Bumblebee|Barricade]] from the [[Transformers: Bumblebee (toyline)|''Bumblebee'' movie toyline]], with which the ''Studio Series'' shares its code names.
*A few of the Deluxes and Voyagers of the [[Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)#Generations .28Series M4.29|previous]] [[Transformers: The Last Knight (toyline)#Premier Edition|two]] movie toylines scale fairly well with ''Studio Series'' figures. To this extent, [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Deluxe Class toys 5|a]] [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#ThirdTLKDeluxe|few]] [[Nitro Zeus#Toys|molds]] [[Cogman#Deluxe|were]] also redecoed in this toyline as well [[Nitro Zeus#Toys|as a]] [[Drift (AOE)#Premier Edition|few]] [[Berserker#Toys|retools]]. Furthermore, the static figurine of [[Quintessa (TLK)#Toys|Quintessa]] scales well among these toys and also seems to serve as an inspiration for later pack-in figurines like [[Wheelie (ROTF)#Studio Series|Wheelie]], [[Brains#Studio Series|Brains]], and the [[Mini Dinobot#Toys|Mini Dinobot]]s.
*A few of the Deluxes and Voyagers of the [[Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)#Generations .28Series M4.29|previous]] [[Transformers: The Last Knight (toyline)#Premier Edition|two]] movie toylines scale fairly well with ''Studio Series'' figures. To this extent, [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Deluxe Class toys 5|a]] [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#ThirdTLKDeluxe|few]] [[Nitro Zeus#Toys|molds]] [[Cogman#Deluxe|were]] also redecoed in this toyline as well [[Nitro Zeus#Toys|as a]] [[Drift (AOE)#Premier Edition|few]] [[Berserker#Toys|retools]]. Furthermore, the static figurine of [[Quintessa (TLK)#Toys|Quintessa]] scales well among these toys and also seems to serve as an inspiration for later pack-in figurines like [[Wheelie (ROTF)#Studio Series|Wheelie]], [[Brains#Studio Series|Brains]], and the [[Mini Dinobot#Toys|Mini Dinobot]]s.
*One of the biggest [[Misconceptions and urban legends about Transformers|misconceptions]] surrounding the ''Studio Series'' toyline is that there is a [[Subline imprint|subline]] called "Studio Series 86". This came about from leaked listings on Walmart's website where the number "86" was misinterpreted as part of the toyline's title, rather than the ID numbers of those toys. While the toys based on characters from the [[1986]] movie do feature a separate numbering system, the line itself doesn't acknowledge them as being any different from the live-action movie toys they are sold alongside. That being said, ''‘86'' as a shorthand for ''The Transformers: The Movie'' figures saw widespread use amongst fans and even the toy designers, eventually appearing in official marketing material as well.<ref>[[July 25]], [[2025]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T18IQaMuGVk?t=1038 Transformers Brand Panel Recap | SDCC 2025 | Hasbro Pulse] on YouTube, with [[Mark Maher]], [[Evan Brooks]], and [[Nate Purswell]].</ref>
*One of the biggest [[Misconceptions and urban legends about Transformers|misconceptions]] surrounding the ''Studio Series'' toyline is that there is a [[Subline imprint|subline]] called "Studio Series 86". This came about from leaked listings on Walmart's website where the number "86" was misinterpreted as part of the toyline's title, rather than the ID numbers of those toys. While the toys based on characters from the [[1986]] movie did feature a separate numbering system up until the 2025 packaging redesign, the line itself doesn't acknowledge them as being any different from the live-action movie toys they are sold alongside. That being said, ''‘86'' as a shorthand for ''The Transformers: The Movie'' figures saw widespread use amongst fans and even the toy designers, eventually appearing in official marketing material as well.<ref>[[July 25]], [[2025]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T18IQaMuGVk?t=1038 Transformers Brand Panel Recap | SDCC 2025 | Hasbro Pulse] on YouTube, with [[Mark Maher]], [[Evan Brooks]], and [[Nate Purswell]].</ref>
**While it has never been confirmed, the move to include 1986 characters in the ''Studio Series'' toyline after three years of continuous focus on the live-action films, was likely done to allow Hasbro and TakaraTomy to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the film, without stepping on the toes of the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' 25th anniversary, which was celebrated as a part of the ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (franchise)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]''. Evidence suggesting this is the inclusion of some of the film's main characters ([[Cyclonus (G1)/toys#Kingdom|Cyclonus]], [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Kingdom|Rodimus Prime]] and [[Galvatron (G1)/toys#Kingdom|Galvatron]]) being sold in the concurrently-ran ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Kingdom]]'' toyline and the shared design aesthetics of the toys between both lines.
**While it has never been confirmed, the move to include 1986 characters in the ''Studio Series'' toyline after three years of continuous focus on the live-action films, was likely done to allow Hasbro and TakaraTomy to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the film, without stepping on the toes of the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' 25th anniversary, which was celebrated as a part of the ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (franchise)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]''. Evidence suggesting this is the inclusion of some of the film's main characters ([[Cyclonus (G1)/toys#Kingdom|Cyclonus]], [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Kingdom|Rodimus Prime]] and [[Galvatron (G1)/toys#Kingdom|Galvatron]]) being sold in the concurrently-ran ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Kingdom]]'' toyline and the shared design aesthetics of the toys between both lines.
*Due to the cancellation of Hound, the toyline's numbering system is missing 86-18. Additionally, 79, 86-13, 86-20, 95, and 96 are only assigned to the ''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' version of the line.
*Due to the cancellation of Hound, the toyline's numbering system is missing 86-18. Additionally, 79, 86-13, 86-20, 95, and 96 are only assigned to the ''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' version of the line.

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First revealed at New York Toy Fair 2018, the Transformers: Studio Series (aka Transformers Generations: Studio Series) toyline is a celebration under the Generations banner of over ten years of films, with characters from every movie represented. It has also coincided with Bumblebee, Rise of the Beasts, and Transformers One, acting as the collector-oriented tie-in for these films, similar to Generations for the Age of Extinction toyline. Studio Series would later add toys based on The Transformers: The Movie and video games such as Transformers: Devastation.

In the first seven years of the toyline, each figure was numbered with an indication of their movie of origin and came with a cardboard backdrop–the eponymous "studio"<ref>{{#if: It's called "Studio Series" partly because Hasbro envisioned fans using the included backdrops as miniature "studios" when taking photos of the toys for social media. |"It's called "Studio Series" partly because Hasbro envisioned fans using the included backdrops as miniature "studios" when taking photos of the toys for social media."—|}}{{#if: https://twitter.com/tfwiki/status/1136078338706104320 |Transformers Wiki (Matthew Karpowich)|Transformers Wiki (Matthew Karpowich)}}{{#if: Twitter |, Twitter|}}{{#if: |, ""|}}{{#if: 2019 |, 2019{{#if: 06 |/{{#switch:{{#len:06}}|1=006|06}}{{#if: 05|/{{#switch:{{#len:05}}|1=005|05}}|}}}}|}}{{#if: https://twitter.com/tfwiki/status/1136078338706104320 ||}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://twitter.com/tfwiki/status/1136078338706104320%7C7%7C11}}%7Cweb.archive= (archive link)|}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://twitter.com/tfwiki/status/1136078338706104320%7C8%7C11}}%7Cweb.archive= (archive link)|}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://twitter.com/tfwiki/status/1136078338706104320%7C7%7C10}}%7Carchive.is= (archive link)|}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://twitter.com/tfwiki/status/1136078338706104320%7C8%7C10}}%7Carchive.is= (archive link)|}}{{#if: | (dead link)}}</ref>–depicting a notable scene from their respective fictional appearance. Backdrops were often repeated between separate figures to represent the same scene, and were rescaled accordingly for toys in different size classes.

With rough robot mode scale as a line-wide goal, each figure is sized in relation to other toys, even in the same size class; within the Deluxe Class, 18 Bumblebee is shorter than 10 Jazz and 01 Bumblebee, who are in turn shorter than 04 Ratchet and 11 Lockdown.

The toyline boasts greater screen-accuracy than previous lines, due its focus on relative scale and its making use of CG models pulled from films or games for reference when possible. This approach does fall short for the initial toys from all the concurrent movies though, as they were designed early in their respective film's development.

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Hasbro Studio Series toyline

The following is an overview of the toyline in release order. For the toys listed by their franchise branding, see Studio Series/By franchise.

2018

The first year of Studio Series saw the core Autobot cast from Transformers right out the gate along with a healthy spread of figures from other films, including the concurrently released Bumblebee.

Deluxe Class

Wave 1 Wave 2 Wave 3 Wave 4
02 Deluxe Class Decepticon Stinger

Voyager Class

Wave 1 Wave 2 Wave 3 Wave 4
14 Voyager Class Autobot Ironhide

Leader Class

Wave 1
08 Leader Class Decepticon Blackout

Exclusives

The earliest exclusives in Studio Series were hit hard by the bankruptcy of Toys"R"Us in several countries. Thundercracker was only available for a very short window at TRU, and only in store. Likewise, the Bumblebee/Charlie 2-pack was also intended for Toys"R"Us, but ultimately only released that way in Canada, which still had Toys"R"Us by the time it came out. Both releases were eventually made available through numerous online retailers such as BigBadToyStore, Entertainment Earth, ToyWiz, and TFSource.

The Bumblebee Then & Now Two-pack was exclusive to Target and BigBadToyStore in the United States and to Kmart in Australia. The Bumblebee Vol. 1 Retro Rock Garage set debuted at San Diego Comic-Con 2018 and was later also made available via Hasbro Toy Shop. The Bumblebee Vol. 2 Retro Pop Highway set appears to have been an "online exclusive" shared between the same retailers that offered Thundercracker and Bumblebee/Charlie. We say "appear" because the Retro Pop Highway set was also available at GameStop stores in the United States, and both sets were also listed in Diamond Comic Distributors' Previews catalog, so really the only "exclusivity" for these appears to be that neither of them is available from Walmart or Target.

Voyager Class Multi-packs

20 Vol. 2 Retro Pop Highway
Asia only

Meanwhile, in Hasbro Asia markets: a special Bumblebee with battle damage deco was given away to customers who purchased at least 100 SGD of Studio Series and/or Power of the Primes products in Singaporean Toys"R"Us stores; and in China, the purchase of Studio Series products from Hasbro's official TaoBao online shop on May 15, 2018, entered buyers into a lucky draw with the chance of receiving one of 300 battle damaged Bumblebees or one of 88 Blackouts in camouflage deco.

Singapore (Toys"R"Us) China (TaoBao)
TaoBao exclusive 08 Leader Class Decepticon Blackout


2019

Falling on the tenth anniversary of Revenge of the Fallen, the 2019 product saw a return of the film's starring combiners, Jetwing Optimus Prime and a hugely ambitious Devastator, which necessitated a release over two years.

Deluxe Class

Wave 5
Wave 6 Wave 7
41 Deluxe Class Constructicon Scrapmetal

Voyager Class

Wave 5 Wave 6 Wave 7
38 Voyager Class Optimus Prime

Leader Class

Wave 2 Wave 3
35 Leader Class Jetfire

Exclusives

As with the previous year's Vol. 2 Retro Pop Highway, the Drift and Baby Dinobots set was available from multiple online retailers. Battle Damaged Megatron was first found stocked by Hong Kong shops, long before it was available both online and in store at Toys"R"Us in Canada and Target in the U.S.

"As Seen In Parks" Megatron was officially exclusive to Universal Studios, but was released (almost a year after he had been officially revealed) in Hasbro's Asian markets first. Due to the global [[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}COVID-19 pandemic|{{#if:||COVID-19 pandemic}}]], the toy was ended up being released exclusively via online retailers in the U.S.

Voyager Class Leader Class Multi-packs
36 Deluxe Autobot Drift


2020

2020 ended up being, to date, the final year of the line to focus exclusively on the live-action film series with following years introducing other franchises to Studio Series. This year saw the completion of Revenge of the Fallen Devastator while Dark of the Moon received a lot of focus ahead of the film's 10th anniversary with toys for major players like Sentinel Prime and Shockwave. Finally, Megatron would receive a toy based on his 2007 design, completing that film's main Decepticon line-up after two years (well, except the tiny Frenzy).

Deluxe Class

Wave 8
  • 51 Soundwave
    (Dark of the Moon w/ Laserbeak)
  • 52 Chromia • Arcee • Elita-1
    (Revenge of the Fallen)
    		•  Wave 9 Wave 10
    49 Deluxe Class Bumblebee

    Voyager Class

    Wave 8 Wave 9 Wave 10
    65 Voyager Class Blitzwing

    Leader Class

    Wave 4 Wave 5
    66 Leader Class Constructicon Overload

    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 Buzzworthy Bumblebee Deluxe Class Multi-packs


    68 Deluxe Class Leadfoot (w/ Steeljaw)


    2021

    For 2021's new product, Studio Series started to include characters from The Transformers: The Movie, in celebration of the film's 35th anniversary. These toys feature a separate numbering system in Hasbro markets that utilizes "86" before the number of the respective figure. The '86 figures follow the same style, scale and play pattern of those from the concurrent War for Cybertron Trilogy toyline, complete with blast effect compatibility and 5 mm ports that can support the C.O.M.B.A.T. System. The introduction of '86 figures unfortunately came at the expense of the live-action movie Dinobots who were put on the back burner in favor of the '86 Dinobots. Gnaw also makes the first non-Autobot or Decepticon entry in the toyline.

    Deluxe Class

    Wave 11 Wave 12 Wave 13 Wave 14
    71 Deluxe Class Autobot Dino

    Voyager Class

    Wave 11 Wave 12 Wave 13 Wave 14
    76 Voyager Class Thrust

    Leader Class

    Wave 6 Wave 7
    86-06 Leader Class Grimlock & Wheelie

    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.

    Buzzworthy Bumblebee Battle Packs



    18BB Bumblebee VS 46BB Dropkick


    2022

    In 2022, Studio Series adopted the Core Class price point that debuted in the Kingdom toyline, producing both characters too small for Deluxe Class as well as pocket-sized versions of the main cast like in days of yore. Notably, unlike the larger figures in the line, the toys in the Core Class are not numbered.

    2022 also saw the first shift in the line’s packaging design, conforming to Hasbro’s initiative to reduce packaging waste. Box sizes were slightly reduced, with plastic clamshells and windows phased out in favor of decorated cardboard backings and small open windows respectively. Leader Class figures switched to a completely closed box design. Core Classes do not have the display backdrops, but retain the new decorated cardboard backings.

    Core Class

    Wave 1 Wave 2 Wave 3 Wave 4
    Core Class Shockwave

    Deluxe Class

    Wave 15 Wave 16 Wave 17 Wave 18
    93 Deluxe Class Autobot Hot Rod

    Voyager Class

    Wave 15 Wave 16 Wave 17 Wave 18
    86-17 Voyager Class Ironhide

    Leader Class

    Wave 8 Wave 9 Wave 10
    91 Leader Class The Fallen

    Exclusives

    2022 saw the first in a line of exclusives themed around NEST in the online exclusive N.E.S.T. Bumblebee, a new assortment of Buzzworthy Bumblebee Deluxes from Target, and a special commemorative multi-pack of Autobots for the 15th anniversary of Transformers available at Amazon.

    In late 2022, a second wave of Buzzworthy Bumblebee Deluxes were briefly listed by the wholesaler NDA Toys, with accompanying stock renders, and seemed to fill the pair of conspicuous gaps in the Studio Series numbering system. A listing for a third wavemate was also discovered months later. Unfortunately, Target opted to cancel their release due to poor sales of the previous wave.<ref>"Original Plans for Individual Releases of Hatchet and Earth Mode Hound were Cancelled" at Seibertron.</ref> Hound was eventually released in 2024 for Generations Selects and Hatchet and Bumblebee in 2025 for the main Studio Series line.

    Deluxe Class Buzzworthy Bumblebee Deluxe Class Multi-packs Buzzworthy Bumblebee Deluxe Class (canceled)
    77 Deluxe Class N.E.S.T. Bumblebee


    2023

    Studio Series expanded in scope in 2023, not only with toys for Rise of the Beasts–the first new Transformers movie since the line's early days–but also into the world of the War for Cybertron video game. These "Gamer Edition" toys feature unique packaging and a separate numbering system that we've chosen to represent as beginning with a plus (+), though the actual toy packaging stylizes the symbol as a little D-pad. Neat! It also introduced the Commander Class range of figures from Siege, starting with Ultra Magnus, who was revealed at San Diego Comic Con 2023 by Flint Dille.

    Core Class

    Wave 5 Wave 6 Wave 7 Wave 8
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    Core Class Noah Díaz Exo-Suit

    Deluxe Class

    Wave 19 Wave 20 Wave 21 Wave 22
    +01 Deluxe Class Gamer Edition Bumblebee

    Voyager Class

    Wave 19 Wave 20 Wave 21 Wave 22
    99 Voyager Class Battletrap

    Leader Class

    Wave 11 Wave 12 Wave 13
    106 Leader Class Optimus Primal

    Commander Class

    Wave 1
    86-21 Commander Class Ultra Magnus

    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 Deluxe Class Buzzworthy Bumblebee Voyager Class Buzzworthy Bumblebee Leader Class Buzzworthy Bumblebee multi-packs
    102BB Voyager Class Optimus Prime
    Multi-packs


    2024

    2024 introduced figures marked as "Concept Art" releases–based on character designs created for films which ultimately did not appear in the finished product. Bumblebee, having left a variety of designs on the cutting room floor during its tumultuous post-production, was the primary source for this initial round of "Concept Art" releases. Figures from the unreleased Transformers: Reactivate game would also be added under the "Gamer Edition" banner, sharing its numbering system, while the long-running The Transformers: The Movie Dinobots lineup came to a close this year with Swoop.

    Another addition for 2024 was the "A-Level" assortment, a concept being introduced across multiple Hasbro collector lines to distribute toys of high-profile, in-demand characters outside of the normal wave-based assortments, meaning they can remain available for retailers to order (and thus for fans to buy) for a longer period of time. The inaugural Studio Series A-Level Deluxe Class case was home to the first toy for the concurrent Transformers One film; taking advantage of the film's standalone nature, Hasbro chose to decrease the scale of its Studio Series toys for affordability, placing leaders Optimus Prime and Megatron in Deluxe rather than their more typical Voyager or Leader size classes.<ref>April 25, 2024's Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream | April 2024 on YouTube, with Ben MacCrae, Mark Maher, and Evan Brooks.</ref>

    Leader Class figures would finally adopt the open-window packaging design of the other size classes this year, while thicker cardboard was used for all boxes aside from the Core Class.

    Except for the Deluxes, the first wave was made available early alongside Legacy: United products at Cybertron Fest 2023.

    Core Class

    Wave 9 Wave 10 Wave 11
    Core Class Decepticon Mohawk

    Deluxe Class

    Wave 23 Wave 24 "A Level" assortment Wave 25
    112 Deluxe Class Optimus Prime
    Wave 26

    Voyager Class

    Wave 23 Wave 24 Wave 25 Wave 26
    +09 Voyager Class Gamer Edition Autobot Ratchet

    Leader Class

    Wave 14 Wave 15 Wave 16
    109 Leader Class Concept Art Megatron

    Commander Class

    Wave 2
    86-31 Commander Class Optimus Prime

    Exclusives

    With the Buzzworthy Bumblebee branding being rotated out of circulation, its signature Target-exclusive cartoon-style redecoes of War for Cybertron Trilogy toys were released in normal Studio Series packaging. Another Amazon "15th Anniversary" multipack was released, this time for Revenge of the Fallen. Similar to the first year of Studio Series, a limited amount of specially painted Optimus Primes were given to people who spent at least HKD$3000 at the Hasbro Hong Kong Fans Expo 2024. There were also Target exclusive reissues of 49 Bumblebee and 51 Soundwave.

    Voyager Class Multi-packs
    		Hasbro Hong Kong Fans Expo 2024
    86-27 Brawn


    2025

    Beginning with 2025's spring wave, the line's packaging was completely refreshed for the first time, notably seeing a return to plastic windows and the abandonment of the line's signature ID numbers and backdrop displays, on a new design in alignment with the concurrent Age of the Primes toyline.<ref>1027 Hasbro Pulse Premium Event 2024! with Nate Purswell, Evan Brooks, and Mark Maher, on the official Hasbro Pulse Youtube channel</ref> In this vein, the unique "Gamer Edition" branding for video game-based toys was removed. Studio Series’s media-based theming was maintained by featuring backdrop-like artwork on the side of the box and a screenshot or marketing image of the character on the top left of the back of the box.

    Studio Series also began shifting from four waves per year to three, reducing the amount of repacked figures in a wave and allowing more time for each wave to stay on shelves. As part of these changes, 2025's initial winter wave served as a sort of stopgap offering, comprised of multiple package refreshes (including two previously cancelled Buzzworthy Bumblebee Deluxe figures!) and redecoes, functioning like an additional wave of 2024 product prior to the spring relaunch.<ref>"Like United wave 5, this wave is somewhat of a last minute addition while being as cost effective as possible, it’s also why we haven’t seen the updated mainline packaging yet because it’s kind of considered a extension of the 2024 lineup."—Jtprime17, TFW2005, 2024/10/26</ref> Tragically, the Core Class was discontinued.

    2025 saw another combiner in The Transformers: The Movie Devastator. Learning from previous combiner releases, all six Constructicons were scheduled to be released within one calendar year to make them easier to collect. The toyline also saw the addition of the Transformers: Devastation video game, celebrating its tenth anniversary.

    Deluxe Class

    Wave 27 "A Level" assortment Wave 28 Wave 29
    Deluxe Class Elita-1


    Voyager Class

    Wave 27 Wave 28 Wave 29
    Voyager Class Thundercracker

    Leader Class

    Wave 17 Wave 18 Wave 19
    Leader Class Optimus Prime

    Commander Class

    Wave 3
    Commander Class Hook and Long Haul

    Exclusives

    The "MTMTE Collection" is Target's new subline of exclusives in North America, replacing Buzzworthy Bumblebee. Overload's product description also labelled it as the "Power Collection." Amazon continued its trend of faction-based "15th anniversary" sets, though such branding has been omitted from this year's packaging. Similar to last year, the Hasbro Hong Kong Fans Expo 2025 saw another limited run of hand-painted Optimus Primes given out for for spending at least HKD$5000 at the booth.

    MTMTE Collection
    Deluxe Class         		MTMTE Collection
    Voyager Class         		MTMTE Collection
    Leader Class         		MTMTE Collection
    Multi-packs
    MTMTE Collection Elite Seeker
    Amazon Hasbro Hong Kong Fans Expo 2025


    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 his Dinobot team this time around. In a sort of trade, Studio Series getting the annual Titan release saw its usual Commander figure being moved to Age of the Primes to give it two figures in the price point. Studio Series also saw the addition of the Energon Universe, the toyline's first endeavor into Transformers comics. The year also had a heavy focus on The Transformers: The Movie figures for the film's 40th anniversary, notably featuring a stylistic change to new molds and retools of characters from this film: heavily reducing the extra sculpted details carried over from the War for Cybertron Trilogy design philosophy in the name of better screen-accuracy. This did not preclude them from reusing molds from that era, however.

    Deluxe Class

    Wave 30 "A Level" assortment Wave 31 Wave 32
    Deluxe Class Airachnid
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    Voyager Class Alpha Trion
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    Leader Class Soundwave
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    Titan Class

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    Exclusives

    The Target-exclusive MTMTE Collection continued in 2026, this time focusing on figures from The Transformers: The Movie to celebrate its 40th anniversary.

    MTMTE Collection
    Deluxe Class
    • Autobot Hound
      (The Movie, package refresh from Generations Selects)
    		 MTMTE Collection
    Voyager Class         		MTMTE Collection
    Leader Class         		Hasbro Pulse
    Energon Universe Optimus Prime
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    TakaraTomy Studio Series toyline

    Similar to Power of the Primes, in Takara's Transformers Studio Series (トランスフォーマー スタジオシリーズ Toransufōmā Sutajio Shirīzu) line, all figures are identical to their Hasbro counterparts, forgoing Takara's past practice of using more movie-accurate paint jobs. This is most likely due to the line being an official collaboration between Hasbro and TakaraTomy, much like the Masterpiece Movie Series line. ID numbering differs after number 8 compared to the Hasbro releases, since some of the exclusives are not released in Japan. Introduced to the line in 2021, Takara includes characters from The Transformers: The Movie in its pre-existing Studio Series numbering system, whereas Hasbro assigns them ID numbers prefixed by "86". Takara also assigns ID numbers to Core Class figures, which go unnumbered in Hasbro markets. From wave 4 through wave 12, the packages featured the franchise's 35th anniversary logo. Toys would eventually use entirely closed boxes starting with wave 29.

    Toys in italics are exclusive to the TakaraTomy line.

    Regular retail

    Wave 1 (April 21, 2018)
    		Wave 2 (July 21, 2018) Wave 3 (September 15, 2018) Wave 4 (October 27, 2018)
    Wave 5 (January 26, 2019) Wave 6 (March 23, 2019) Wave 7 (April 27, 2019) Wave 8 (July 27, 2019) Wave 9 (August 31, 2019)
    Wave 10 (January 25, 2020) Wave 11 (February 29, 2020) Wave 12 (March 28, 2020) Wave 13 (April 25, 2020) Wave 14 (May 30, 2020)
    Wave 15 (June 27, 2020) Wave 15.5 (August 1, 2020) Wave 16 (August 29, 2020) Wave 17 (September 26, 2020) Wave 18 (October 23, 2020)
    Wave 19 (November 28, 2020) Wave 20 (April 20, 2021) Wave 21 (May 29, 2021) Wave 22 (June 26, 2021)
    • SS-65 B-127 (Bumblebee)
    		 Wave 23 (July 31, 2021)
    Wave 24 (August 7, 2021) Wave 25 (November 27, 2021) Wave 26 (February 26, 2022)
    • SS-73 Thrust (Bumblebee)
    • SS-74 Jolt (Revenge of the Fallen)
    		 Wave 27 (April 30, 2022) Wave 28 (May 28, 2022)
    Wave 29 (June 25, 2022) Wave 30 (August 27, 2022) Wave 31 (October 29, 2022) Wave 32 (November 26, 2022) Wave 33 (February 25, 2023)
    Wave 34 (March 25, 2023) Wave 35 (April 29, 2023) Wave 36 (June 24, 2023) Wave 37 (July 29, 2023) Wave 38 (August 26, 2023)
    • SS-108 Cheetor (Rise of the Beasts)
    • SS-109 Scourge (Rise of the Beasts)
    Wave 39 (September 30, 2023) Wave 40 (October 28, 2023) Wave 41 (November 25, 2023) Wave 42 (December 30, 2023) Wave 43 (January 28, 2024)
    Wave 44 (February 25, 2024) Wave 45 (March 31, 2024) Wave 46 (April 28, 2024) Wave 47 (May 26, 2024) Wave 48 (August 25, 2024)
    Wave 49 (September 29, 2024) Wave 50 (October 27, 2024) Wave 51 (November 24, 2024) Wave 52 (December 29, 2024) Wave 53 (February 22, 2025)
    Wave 54 (March 29, 2025) Wave 55 (May 31, 2025)

    Second phase

    Beginning in July 2025, TakaraTomy switched to different packaging, matching Hasbro's switch. With this, it was decided to reset the numbering, with new initials TS standing for Transformers Series (トランスフォーマーシリーズ)<ref>https://twitter.com/TF_pr/status/1886973512122032413</ref>.

    Wave 1 (July 26, 2025) Wave 2 (August 30, 2025) Wave 3 (November 29, 2025) Wave 4 (January 31, 2026) Wave 5 (March 28, 2026)
    Wave 6 (April 25, 2026) Wave 7 (May 30, 2026) Wave 8 (July, 2026) Wave 9 (August, 2026) Wave 10 (September, 2026)

    Exclusives

    Tokyo Comic Con 2018/TakaraTomy Mall Omni7 Toys"R"Us TakaraTomy Mall
    SS-EX 1967 Rusty Bumblebee (Takara single-packed release of 24 Bumblebee)
    Lawson Ticket Transformers 40th Anniversary Expo

    Premium Finish

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    In 2021, TakaraTomy decided to go back to its old ways and launched the short-lived Premium Finish toyline, featuring re-releases of some Studio Series figures with much more movie-accurate decoes. This line has its own numbering system, and, with the exception of the first Bumblebee, also notes the figure's movie of origin. Premium Finish was imported to western markets via Hasbro Pulse.

    Wave 1 (October 30, 2021) Wave 2 (November 27, 2021) Wave 3 (December 29, 2021) Wave 4 (January 29, 2022)
    PFSS-05 Optimus Prime
    Wave 5 (July 30, 2022)


    Merchandise

    A wearable Bumblebee helmet was released as a Target exclusive, tying into the Bumblebee film, similar to the Optimus Prime helmet made for The Last Knight. A series of Jada Toys Hollywood Rides vehicles were also made to tie into Studio Series, using the toyline's packaging style and even a couple of backdrop artworks, though they were also released in generic non-Studio Series packaging.

    In 2026, role play items made a return with a Matrix of Leadership for the 40th anniversary of The Transformers: The Movie.

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    Notes

    • In July 2017, photos of a computer screen taken during an internal Hasbro presentation were leaked to the public that revealed, among other things, the very existence of the Studio Series general retail line-up, though not the actual title "Studio Series" yet (which was later revealed through separate leaks). The fact that the slides incorrectly featured projected release dates for "2017" instead of 2018 (which included dates predating the leak) led some fans to assume that the still unannounced line-up had long since been canceled. It wouldn't be until several leaks later that Hasbro finally acknowledged the existence of the Studio Series line, and revealed the first few waves during New York Toy Fair 2018, even offering a limited quantity of the first wave of Deluxe Class figures as an early release through the Hasbro Toy Shop website. Simultaneously, TakaraTomy revealed their version of the line at Wonder Festival Winter 2018.
    • Among the figures whose existence was revealed through the aforementioned July 2017 leak that were not officially unveiled at Toy Fair was Voyager Class Ironhide, who made his worldwide debut at retail in Singapore in June 2018. Subsequently, Hasbro announced the redeco of Voyager Class Starscream (based on his appearance in Revenge of the Fallen), the final figure revealed through the July 2017 leak, via their "Hasbro Pulse" Instagram account a few days before San Diego Comic-Con, even though they still hadn't officially acknowledged the existence of Ironhide by that point.
    • Like with previous movie-based lines, Studio Series also assigned code names to at least some of its characters. In 2018, the "theme" for those code names was "Australian race horses":

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    • Bumblebee: "Stryker"
    • Dropkick: "Blue Lightning" or "Blue Light"
    • Megatron: "Fox"
    • Optimus Prime: "Radar"
    • KSI Sentry: "Sentry"
    • Shadow Raider: "Mercenary"
    • Shatter: "Red Lightning" or "Red Light"

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    The code names of many of the other figures, assuming they even had code names, are still unknown, as those toys have (thus far) consistently been listed under their actual characters' names. Meanwhile, a listing for a supposed Voyager Class figure using the code name "Destroyer" later turned out to be a mislabeled Energon Igniters Speed Series Barricade from the Bumblebee movie toyline, with which the Studio Series shares its code names.

    References

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