Transformers: Generations (toyline)

The name or term "Generations" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Generations (disambiguation).

Transformers: Generations is a line of figures launched in 2010. Like the earlier 2006 Classics and 2008 Universe lines, along with much of the 2010 Transformers line, it aims to recreate older Transformers characters as new toys and celebrate the history of the brand. The line lapsed after the end of 2011, but was relaunched in mid-2012 and has run continuously ever since.

2010–2011

During Generations line, the toys, of Deluxe Class only, were a mixture of designs from the concurrently released War for Cybertron video game, the “modernised G1” style of the Classics and Universe toylines, and the odd figure inspired by the character models of IDW's ongoing Generation 1 comic storyline. The earlier waves of figures sported advertising for The Hub or War for Cybertron.

Deluxe Class

RETRIBUTION!

Wave 1

• Cybertronian Bumblebee (War for Cybertron)
• Cybertronian Optimus Prime (War for Cybertron)
• Autobot Drift
• Thrust (redeco of Gentei! Gentei! Thrust)

ToysЯUs and online retailers like Entertainment Earth and BigBadToyStore received special cases containing only Cybertronian Optimus Prime and Cybertronian Bumblebee as a promotional tie in for the release of the War for Cybertron video game before the general release of the Generations toyline.

I'm just a miner.

Wave 2

• Cybertronian Megatron (War for Cybertron)
• Darkmount

Wave 3

• Cybertronian Soundwave (War for Cybertron)
• Red Alert (retool of Universe (2008) Sideswipe)

Wave 4

• Blurr (retool of Drift)
• Dirge (redeco of Gentei! Gentei! Dirge)

And that's when Hasbro ran out of movie-era Decepticons.

Wave 5

• Cliffjumper (War for Cybertron, retool of Cybertronian Bumblebee)
• Skullgrin (retool of Darkmount)
• Thunderwing

Wave 6

• Scourge
• Sergeant Kup

That's it, we're done!

Wave 7

• Thundercracker (redeco of Classics Starscream)
• Wheeljack (retool of Transformers: Reveal the Shield Turbo Tracks)

Wave 8

• Warpath

Wave 9

• Junkheap (retool of Reveal the Shield Wreck-Gar)
• Sky Shadow (retool of Thunderwing)

Fall of Cybertron (2012-2013)

After a six-month hiatus, the Generations line was relaunched mid-2012, starting out the Fall of Cybertron toyline with eight Deluxe Class figures. The line continued into 2013, with Legends and Voyager Classes being introduced too. Unlike the previous Legends Class, now absorbed into Cyberverse under the name 'Legion Class', these new products consisted of two-packs of data disc Deployer figures designed to interact with the Voyager Class Soundwave mold.

Legends Class (Series 01)

You'll need more than a glass of water to swallow this tablet.

Wave 1

• #001 Ravage & Decepticon Rumble
• #002 Decepticon Frenzy (redeco of #001 Decepticon Rumble) & Ratbat (retool of Laserbeak from Voyager Class Soundwave)

Wave 2

• #003 Eject (retool of #001 Decepticon Rumble) & Ramhorn
• #004 Autobot Rewind (redeco of #003 Eject) & Sunder (redeco of Laserbeak from Voyager Class Soundwave)

Deluxe Class (Series 01)

Another line, another Prime.

Wave 1

• #001 Optimus Prime
• #002 Autobot Jazz
• #003 Shockwave

Wave 2

• #004 Onslaught (Part 1 of 5: Decepticon Bruticus)
• #005 Swindle (Part 4 of 5: Decepticon Bruticus)
• #006 Vortex (Part 3 of 5: Decepticon Bruticus)
• #007 Decepticon Brawl (Part 5 of 5: Decepticon Bruticus)
• #008 Blast Off (Part 2 of 5: Decepticon Bruticus)

The five Combaticons introduced in wave 2 combine into Bruticus.

And Rotorstorm gets the last laugh.

Wave 3

• #009 Kickback
• #010 Starscream
• #011 Sideswipe (retool of #002 Jazz)
• #012 Ultra Magnus (retool of #001 Optimus Prime)
• #013 Air Raid (retool of #003 Shockwave)

Wave 4

• #014 Impactor (Part 1 of 5: Ruination; retool of #004 Onslaught)
• #015 Twintwist (Part 5 of 5: Ruination; retool of #007 Decepticon Brawl)
• #016 Autobot Topspin (Part 2 of 5: Ruination; retool of #008 Blast Off)
• #017 Roadbuster (Part 4 of 5: Ruination; retool of #005 Swindle)
• #018 Autobot Whirl (Part 3 of 5: Ruination; retool of #006 Vortex)

The five Wreckers introduced in wave 4 combine into Ruination.

Voyager Class (Series 01)

This time, I brought backup!

Wave 1

• #001 Soundwave with Laserbeak
• #002 Soundblaster (redeco of #001 Soundwave) with Buzzsaw (redeco of #001 Laserbeak)

Wave 2

• #003 Grimlock
• #004 Autobot Blaster (retool of #001 Soundwave) with Steeljaw (retool of #001 Ravage)

Thrilling 30 (2013-2014)

In mid-2013, Generations was rebranded to become part of Hasbro's Thrilling 30 anniversary campaign, which saw the line return to the Classics/Universe-style updates of older characters. This refresh was notable for introducing close ties with IDW Publishing's Transformers material – many toys were based on designs from comics, and every Deluxe figure was packaged with a comic issue. The format of Legends Class was also changed, now including a vaguely Cyberverse Commander-sized figure with a smaller, triple-changing partner. Thrilling 30 saw two new size classes introduced to the line – 2013 featured the huge Titan Class Metroplex figure, whilst 2014 debuted Leader Class with Jetfire.

For 2013, toys featured packaging art by Clayton Crain and the Deluxe pack-in comics were Spotlight issues. Continuing into 2014, the included issues tied into the "Dark Cybertron" story and Phil Jimenez, who helped plan and draw that event, took over package art duties.

Legends Class (Series 02)

Still just a miner, but hey, check out this bug I found!

Wave 3

• #001 Optimus Prime & Autobot Roller
• #002 Bumblebee & Blazemaster

Wave 4

• #003 Starscream & Waspinator
• #004 Megatron & Chop Shop

Wave 5

• #005 Swerve & Flanker
• #006 Autobot Cosmos & Payload

Wave 6

• #007 Skrapnel & Reflector
• #008 Tailgate & Groundbuster

Wave 7

• #009 Acid Storm & Venin (redeco of #003 Starscream & Waspinator)
• #010 Gears & Eclipse (retool of #005 Swerve & Flanker)

Wave 8

• #018 Nemesis Prime & Spinister (redeco of #001 Optimus Prime with redeco of #002 Blazemaster)
• #019 Cliffjumper & Suppressor (redeco of #002 Bumblebee with redeco of #001 Roller)

The numbering of the Legends Class figures skips the numbers 11-17. The reason for this is unknown; however, the names of two more planned two-packs, "Brawn with Mudslinger" and "Gnaw with Gnash", were leaked to the public and might have been canceled.

Deluxe Class (Series 02)

Liquor bottle accessories sold separately.

Wave 5

• #001 Trailcutter with Spotlight: Trailcutter
• #002 Orion Pax with Spotlight: Orion Pax
• #003 Megatron with Spotlight: Megatron
• #004 Bumblebee with Spotlight: Bumblebee

Wave 6

• #005 Hoist (retool of #001 Trailcutter) with Spotlight: Hoist
• #006 Thundercracker (redeco of Series 01 Starscream) with Spotlight: Thundercracker

Wave 7

• #007 Dreadwing (retool of #003 Megatron) with Robots in Disguise #17
• #008 Waspinator with Robots in Disguise #19
• #009 Autobot Skids with More than Meets the Eye #22
• #010 Goldfire (retool of #004 Bumblebee) with Robots in Disguise #18

Wave 8

• #011 Armada Starscream (new sculpt) with Dark Cybertron #1
• #012 Skywarp (redeco of Series 01 Starscream) with Dark Cybertron #3
• #013 Mini-Con Assault Team (Heavytread, Runway and Windshear; merge to form Centuritron) with Dark Cybertron #4
• #014 Autobot Scoop with Holepunch and Caliburst and with Dark Cybertron #2

Wave 9

• #015 Tankor with Dark Cybertron #6
• #017 Rattrap with Dark Cybertron #5

Can be repurposed as gender-swapped Thrust.

Wave 10

• #016 Crosscut (retool of #009 Skids) with Dark Cybertron #7
• #018 Jhiaxus (retool of #011 Armada Starscream) with Dark Cybertron #10
• #019 Windblade with Dark Cybertron #8
• #020 Nightbeat (retool of #004 Bumblebee) with Dark Cybertron #9

Wave 11

• #021 Arcee
• #022 Chromia (retool of Robots in Disguise Deluxe 005 Arcee)

Voyager Class (Series 02)

You could redeco me into anybody and please anyone.

Wave 3

• #001 Autobot Springer
• #002 Blitzwing

Wave 4

• #003 Sandstorm (retool of #001 Springer)

Wave 5

• #004 Decepticon Doubledealer (retool of #002 Blitzwing)
• #005 Rhinox

Wave 6

• #006 Autobot Whirl

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Delicious subway cake was budgeted out.

Wave 7

• #007 Sky-Byte
• #008 Roadbuster

Wave 8

• #009 Brainstorm

Leader Class (Series 01)

Wave 1

Right when you thought your wallet was safe...

• #001 Jetfire

Titan Class

Come oooon, Trypticon!

• Metroplex (with Scamper)

Combiner Wars (2015-)

For 2015, the line was again rebranded with the subtitle Combiner Wars, which saw Deluxe, Voyager and some Legends figures able to form combiner robots. The packaging of comics with Deluxe Class figures continued, whilst Legends and Voyager Class figures gained collector cards.

Legends Class

Wave 9

• Bombshell
• Powerglide
• Thundercracker (redeco of #003 Starscream)
• Windcharger (retool of #008 Tailgate)

Future waves

• Blackjack
• Huffer

Deluxe Class

Wave 12

• Alpha Bravo
• Decepticon Dragstrip
• Firefly
• Skydive

Wave 13

• Air Raid (retool of Skydive)
• Breakdown
• Dead End
• Decepticon Offroad

Voyager Class

Wave 9

• Optimus Prime
• Silverbolt

Wave 10

• Motormaster (retool of Optimus Prime)

Leader Class

Wave 2

• Megatron
• Armada Megatron (retool of Megatron)

Future waves

• Thundercracker (retool of Thrilling 30 #001 Jetfire)

Exclusives

Convention exclusives

If you think this is huge, wait until you see his aftermarket prices...

San Diego Comic-Con

2012

• Decepticon Bruticus, who is composed of:

• Swindle
• Vortex
• Decepticon Brawl
• Onslaught
• Blast Off

2013

• Metroplex (redeco of Metroplex with two guns and 12 miniature figures of Orion Pax, Megatron, Bumblebee, Thundercracker, Trailcutter, and Hoist)

Hong Kong ACG-CON

• Metroplex (altered version of SDCC Metroplex)

Asian retail exclusives ("GDO")

Asian market exclusive packaging for Cliffjumper, Springer, Swerve and Wheelie (top) and North American market ToysЯUs exclusive packaging (bottom).

In mid-2012, Hasbro's Asian division released a variety of redecos and retools in their markets such as China, Singapore and the Philippines. This lineup, which featured the same general packaging design as the 2010–2011 figures, introduced the first non-Deluxe toys in the line (as Generations had been limited to the Deluxe price point up to that point). Western online retailers referred to these figures under the mysterious term "GDO" (which was later revealed to be an abbreviation for "Global Development Organization").

Hasbro's United States and Canadian divisions later decided to release all these figures in North America as well, as a massive batch of ToysЯUs exclusives for the 2012 holiday shopping season. Strangely, while the Asian market versions were released in standard English-only packaging, the versions available in the United States and Canada came in bilingual English/Chinese packaging. Also, the Deluxes came packaged in their alternate modes, whereas the Asian versions were packaged in robot mode, and the Leader Class figures were only released in Canada, albeit in bilingual Dark of the Moon packaging with additional Movie Trilogy Series labels for whatever reason.

Legends Class

Legends Class Bluestreak, the first toy of the G1 character in over a decade not named "Silverstreak".

• Bluestreak (retool of Chronicle Streak with a rifle.)
• Hoist (retool of Reveal the Shield Trailcutter with a blaster.)
• Motorbreath (retool of Reveal the Shield Optimus Prime with a sword.)
• Thundercracker (retool of Reveal the Shield Starscream with two blasters.)

Scout Class

• Sandstorm (redeco of Revenge of the Fallen Dune Runner)
• Laserbeak (redeco of Revenge of the Fallen Skystalker)
• Dead End (redeco of Revenge of the Fallen Brakedown)
• Decepticon Brawl (redeco of Transformers: Hunt for the Decepticons Breacher)

Deluxe Class

Voyager Class "Protectobot Hot Spot", not named "Hot Zone" unlike previous toys.

• Cliffjumper (retool of Prime: First Edition Cliffjumper)
• Autobot Springer (redeco/retool of Hunt for the Decepticons Tomahawk)
• Swerve (retool of Sergeant Kup)
• Wheelie (retool of Reveal the Shield Special Ops Jazz)

Voyager Class

• Powerdive (retool of Hunt for the Decepticons Highbrow)
• Protectobot Hot Spot (retool of Universe (2008) Inferno)
• Megatron (retool of Revenge of the Fallen: N.E.S.T. Global Alliance Bludgeon)

Leader Class

• Ironhide (redeco of Dark of the Moon Ironhide)
• Starscream (redeco of Hunt for the Decepticons Starscream)

Other

• "Ultimate Gift Set" contains:
  • Combat Hero Optimus Prime (redeco of Reveal the Shield Deluxe Class Optimus Prime)
  • Autobot Jazz (redeco of Deluxe Class Reveal the Shield Special Ops Jazz)
  • Thundercracker (Legends Class)
  • Motorbreath (Legends Class)

The Ultimate Gift Set was released at general retail in Hasbro's Asian markets, and was also made available as an online retailer exclusive in the United States.

• "Specialist: Decepticons" contains:
  • Astrotrain (redeco of Universe Astrotrain)
  • Galvatron (redeco of Universe Galvatron)
  • Octane (redeco of Universe Tankor)

• "Specialist: Autobots" contains:
  • Mirage (redeco of Classics Mirage)
  • Ironhide (redeco of Universe Ironhide)
  • Hound (redeco of Universe Autobot Hound)

• "Autobots Warriors" contains:
  • Ratchet (redeco of Universe Autobot Ratchet)
  • Kup (redeco of Generations Sergeant Kup)
  • Perceptor (redeco of Reveal the Shield Perceptor)

The above three gift sets were exclusive to Hasbro Asia markets.

Canceled exclusives

• Brawn (retool of First Edition Voyager Class Bulkhead, intended as part of the GDO lineup. It would later be released by TakaraTomy as Brawn under the Cloud line.)

Japan

TakaraTomy initially had Transformers United as their counterpart to the first phase of the Generations line. In 2012, with the revival of the Hasbro Generations line, TakaraTomy decided to use the same name for their successor to the United toyline. Similarly to United, many of the figures have been given "premium" paint jobs, being coated in shiny paint and featuring numerous additional paint details.

Wave 1 (December 28, 2012)

• TG-01 Optimus Prime
• TG-02 Autobot Jazz

Wave 2 (January 26, 2013)

• TG-03 Decepticon Blast Off
• TG-04 Decepticon Vortex
• TG-05 Brawl
• TG-06 Swindle
• TG-07 Onslaught

The five Combaticons introduced in wave 2 combine into Bruticus.

Wave 3 (February 23, 2013)

• TG-08 Kickback
• TG-09 Starscream
• TG-10 Sideswipe
• TG-11 Ultra Magnus
• TG-12 Air Raid

Wave 4 (March 23, 2013)

• TG-13 Soundwave (with Laserbeak)
• TG-14 Soundblaster (with Buzzsaw)

Wave 5 (April 27, 2013)

• TG-15 Autobot Datadisc Set (Eject, Ramhorn, Rewind, and Sundor)
• TG-16 Decepticon Datadisc Set (Frenzy, Ratbat, Ravage, and Rumble)

Wave 6 (May 25, 2013)

• TG-17 Blaster (with Steeljaw)
• TG-18 Skywarp (redeco of Series 01 Fall of Cybertron Starscream)

Only in Japan, baby. (So far.)

Wave 7 (June 29, 2013)

• TG-19 Grimlock
• TG-20 Ratbat (retool of Scourge)

Wave 8 (August 31, 2013)

• TG-21 Springer
• TG-22 Blitzwing

Wave 9 (September 28, 2013)

• TG-23 Metroplex
• TG-24 Optimus Prime & Bumblebee (with Blazemaster and Roller)

Wave 10 (October 26, 2013)

• TG-25 Orion Pax VS Megatronus

Wave 11 (November 30, 2013)

• TG-26 Bumblebee Goldbug
• TG-27 Trailbreaker & Hoist

Wave 12 (December 28, 2013)

• TG-28 Megatron & Starscream (with Chop Shop and Waspinator)
• TG-29 Sandstorm

Wave 13 (February 22, 2014)

• TG-30 Waspinator
• TG-31 Rhinox

Wave 14 (March 23, 2014)

• TG-32 Mini-Con Assault Team
• TG-33 Armada Starscream

Exclusives

• Magnificus (released by e-HOBBY in September 2013)
• Fireblast Grimlock (released in BicCamera and Kojima stores on March 29, 2014 )
• Thundercracker (released in Edion, Yodobashi Camera, Yamada Denki and Best Denki stores on March 29, 2014)

Notes

I don't belong here, bitches!

• During 2010, clicking "War for Cybertron Toys" on Hasbro's War For Cybertron web page actually brought up the whole Generations toy line. Looking for War for Cybertron toys? Here you go.
• Since the toys in the Generations toyline were initially all Deluxe-sized, the Difficulty Level bar on the front packaging (which indicates how hard it is to convert a toy from mode to mode) now denotes each individual toy's challenge level (Cybertronian Bumblebee, for example, is a Level 4, while Thrust is a Level 2).
• The plastic-coated wire twist-ties, which were normally used to secure a toy in its packaging in past toylines, have been replaced with rattan tie-downs. The paper-based tie-downs are also used in the 2010 Transformers toy line and subsequent toy lines moving forward.
• The 2010 Transformers toy line, particularly the Reveal the Shield subline imprint, contains several toys with a design aesthetic similar to the Generations line. This led to confusion when fan expectations were contradicted by official Hasbro announcements. Subsequently, Hasbro released Wheeljack, a retool of Reveal the Shield Turbo Tracks, and Junkheap, a retool of Reveal the Shield Wreck-Gar, under the Generations banner, later followed by Generation 2-inspired redecos of Reveal the Shield Optimus Prime and Special Ops Jazz released as part of the "Ultimate Gift Set" and the Asian market/Toys"R"Us exclusive Wheelie redeco/retool of Special Ops Jazz, all of them also in Generations packaging, thus further strengthening the ties between the two lines.
• Most of the 2010–2011 Generations toys (along with several from the 2010 Transformers toy line) were released by TakaraTomy in their Transformers United toyline. The toys representing characters who appeared in the video game War for Cybertron (which is part of the Aligned continuity family) were released as their Generation 1 counterparts in Japan. The waves from 2012 and onward were released under the Generations banner in Japan as well.
• As the toy list in the article above shows, the 2012-onwards figures were numbered in sequence for each size class assortment separately. However, the Combaticon and Wrecker combiner teams were also additionally numbered as members of their respective teams, and the sequences for those two separate sets of numbers are completely inconsistent with each other: For the Combaticons, team members 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 correspond with Deluxe Class Series 1 figures #004, #008, #006, #005 and #007, respectively; and for the Wreckers, team members 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 correspond with Deluxe Class Series 1 figures #014, #016, #018, #017 and #015, respectively. The only consistent system is that each sculpt is given the same number as a team member between both sets.