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Unicron has managed to amass a star system of toys and merchandise, and then some.

Toys

Generation 1

Look out! The CBS logo is on a murderous rampage!

• Unicron (Hasbro)

An unproduced toy for Unicron was to have been released in Generation 1. It was a blue and yellow robot about one foot tall and was able to transform into a planet. It was to have come with a voice chip and a "planet microphone" to allow owners to speak through the toy. It also would have had a gun that became a stand for the planet mode and a blue "shield" that unfolded and covered the yellow part of his chest in planet mode. It bears an uncanny physical resemblance to Orson Welles. This figure had a public "debut" of sorts at BotCon 1996, where it was mistransformed, but later convention appearances would feature it accurately transformed.

Peekaboo! I eat you!

Though the prototype had the tallest robot mode at the time of its planned release, it was ultimately shorter than Fortress Maximus.

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He's green with evil!

• Unicron (Takara)

Takara was to release a toy similar to Hasbro's attempt, but it was green and yellow, possessing different paint operations and molding. It also was to come with a base that set up a "planetary system" with Unicron and a moon culled from movie preproduction materials that did... something. So far, this version of the toy has been shown only through Takara print materials.

The placement of yellow is identical to the early art of Unicron which labels him "The Entity". Additionally, he appears to sport a Decepticon rubsign. Assuming the rubsign is the same size as every other one, Takara's version of Unicron is considerably smaller than Hasbro's.

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Orange you glad it's 2010?

• Unicron (Supreme, 2010)
  • Accessories: 6 missiles, giant chest-missile

A retool of Supreme Class Armada Unicron toy (see below), this Unicron is given a new head and an animated film-inspired deco. He retains all of his original gimmicks, including electronics. His Mini-Con partner, Bug, is still included.

This set is only available in Japan as a Toy Hobby Market exclusive, with orders being taken from June 1st through July 4th. The toy was released at the end of September 2010. Unicron is part of Takara's Transformers 2010 anniversary celebration, and is packaged in a special box that is meant to go with the Creator Primus toy released the same year. Unicron comes with two "points" redeemable towards a talking stand for Masterpiece Rodimus Convoy.

This Unicron utilizes parts from both versions of Armada Unicron, having wings from the initial release, but hinged shoulder plates with holes on the backs for pegs from the slightly retooled version.

Beast Wars

A robot with a hemisphere on his back.

• Unicron

Takara tried again to produce a Unicron toy during Beast Wars Neo (as the character figured prominently to the endings of both the cartoon and manga), only going as far as the resin prototype stage before canceling it. It was said to be around the size of "Optimal Optimus" and had several gimmicks, such as an opening robot mouth when the horns were squeezed, and a claw and a drill that were stored in the planet "shell" in robot mode. One hard copy was shown at the Tokyo Toy Fair. Fans attempted to lobby for an unassembled, unpainted, and likely one-color "garage kit" version of the toy, but this never came to be... probably because the cost per unit would have been several hundred dollars.

Interestingly enough, neither the cartoon nor manga version of Neo Unicron looked like the toy.

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Armada

And the fandom rejoiced (and complained).

• Unicron with Mini-Con Dead End (Supreme, 2003)
  • Japanese ID number: MX-00
  • Accessories: 6 missiles, giant chest-missile

Unicron from the Armada toyline is an orange and transparent purple Supreme-size toy that transforms into a planet. It features many Mini-Con Powerlinx plugs on the planet's rings, and "chomping" jaws activated by moving the mandibles. The packed-in Mini-Con Dead End in moon-mode plugs into a specially shaped socket on Unicron's planet form, just above his gaping maw. Powerlinx plugs on his sides activate the triple spring-loaded missile launchers, which end up on his robot mode legs. In robot mode, he has hidden compartments for Mini-Cons in his robot-mode legs and abdomen. One Powerlinx plug on the back of the robot mode activates blinking eye lights and a cannon that bursts from the chest and shoots a missile. A button on the top of the head also activates the blinking eye lights. Pushing his right hand back slightly into the cuff causes it to light up.

In total, the toy can hold up to 27 Mini-Cons in planet mode and 30 in robot mode—34 if you count the two conveniently shaped pegs on the back of his right hand and if a Mini-Con is stored in the compartment on each leg. 24 of the Powerlinx points are situated on his wings/planet ring.

That's a lot of Mini-Cons!

Attaching the full capacity of Mini-Cons can easily add a whole pound to Unicron's weight (varying slightly by the choice of Mini-Cons used of course). Since Unicron alone is one of the heaviest Transformers figures ever made, one can imagine how bulky he gets.

This toy is notable for being the first "modern" Transformers release in the main line at the $50-price point. Due to his success, other releases like Energon Omega Supreme came into being.

The Takara release of Unicron uses a lighter orange, slightly more transparent plastic, and different paint applications than the Hasbro version.

The toy had a minor running change where a slot and tab were added to the shoulder and wing column, respectively, to keep the rings more firmly in place in planet mode. Early publicity photos and some catalog shots also show that the two nubs on either outside edge of the shoulders were originally full-fledged spikes, dulled down for safety.

This mold was used to make the Mini-Con doppelganger of Unicron.

• More information on Armada Unicron at TFU.info

Energon

This would be worth more to somebody outside of Japan if it was bought inside Japan.

• Unicron (Supreme, 2004)
  • Accessories: 6 missiles, giant chest-missile

Unicron's Armada toy was redecoed for the Energon toyline, sporting black and transparent orange, with "Energon damage" patterns, representing his shattered and damaged form. All of the gimmicks from the previous version are intact in this one. The color scheme itself is an homage to a Japanese-only inflatable store display. That's right, $50 to look like a 20-year-old balloon from the other side of the world.

Early stock photography of the toy depicts Unicron with a different color scheme that features a gray face and a pink translucent chest instead of the silver face and a reddish-orange translucent chest of the actual toy.

Early shipments of Unicron in Energon packaging shipped with either the orange Armada Unicron or the black Energon Unicron inside, in seemingly equal amounts for a short while. Eventually, the orange version was phased out and black was the only shipping version.

• More information on Energon Unicron at TFU.info

Unicron will make an unhappy meal of you.

• Unicron (Fast Food Premium, 2004)

Available in one of two different European-market McDonald's Happy Meal promotions, this Unicron toy is based on Energon Unicron, being primarily black. It is very small, and the transformation consists of simply opening the planet mode to reveal the robot.

When his Energon cube is clicked into position, the cube's power switch set to "on", and the toy's button depressed, his body lights up.

• More information on McDonald's Unicron at TFU.info

Cybertron

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• Unicron (Deluxe, 2006)
  • Accessories: Missile, 4 spines (2 long, 2 short), Planet X Cyber Key

Unicron in the Cybertron line is a Deluxe-class toy that transforms into a futuristic tank. In robot mode, he sports a battle-damaged appearance, with his head featuring a skull-like design mimicking the Unicron head that comes with Cybertron Primus. In both tank and robot modes, he features a main cannon with spring-loaded missile launcher, plus plugging a Cyber Key into his back end opens up a port on his front (which bears a striking similarity to his planet maw) that reveals a (non-firing) triple-barreled cannon. His side-spikes in tank mode can be removed to become hand-weapons in robot mode. This is notably the only Unicron toy with the trademark dracula-style "collar" that he sported in Generation 1. It's also interesting to note that Unicron's face has been changed rather drastically, resemblling a mechanical skull that looks nothing like his previous incarnations.

He includes a Planet X-style Cyber Key, with the Key Code "dgt3" on the back. He is the first Unicron toy to be placed with the Decepticon faction for the purposes of marketing.

• More information on Cybertron Unicron at TFU.info

That worked a lot better for Fort Max.

• Cybertron Primus (Supreme, 2006)

Cybertron Supreme Class Cybertron Primus comes with Unicron's head. The head is based on Armada Unicron's, with half of the face stripped away to reveal a robotic "skull". To provide the impression of locomotion, tentacles were added to the base of the head. His face bears a greater resemblance to his on-screen appearance in Armada than the Armada toy itself, with no facial hair, a more "wrinkled" look, and thinner, rounder eyes. Meanwhile, his color scheme matches the Cybertron toy, with dark gray horns and a purple crest on his brow.

The packaging for this variation of Primus was specifically changed with a call-out for the Unicron head. This was originally supposed to be the first version of the Primus toy shipped, being part of the second wave of Cybertron Supreme Class toys, but both versions ended up shipping simultaneously, leading to some hunting to get the packed-in "Uni-skull".

• More information on Unicron's head (with Primus) at TFU.info

Universe (2008)

• Unicron (Supreme, 2008)
  • Accessories: 6 missiles, giant chest-missile

For Universe, Armada Unicron was rebranded with no deco differences, even retaining the Armada release's product code. He was sold as a Toys"R"Us exclusive. As with all Unicron products produced by Hasbro since Cybertron Unicron, he is placed in the Decepticon faction. Once again, the on-box bio profile describes Unicron's nature as a multiversal singularity.

Transformers (2010)

YOU GET THE BEEEEEEEEEEST OF BOTH WORLLLLLDS

• Unicron (Supreme, 2011)
  • Accessories: 6 missiles, giant chest-missile

Made in honor of the 25th anniversary of The Transformers: The Movie, the 2010 Transformers toyline's Unicron deco is noticeably different than TakaraTomy's "Welcome to 2010" Unicron release (even though they are both coloured to represent the character from the movie). It is now cast in metallic gray and gold-ish orange, as well as a muted blue. The shade of blue may be seen as comic-inspired, since the 80's Marvel comics sometimes had blue tones in the figure...but so did Unicron in some scenes of The Transformers: The Movie, so make of it as you will. It comes with the Mini-Con Kranix and is exclusive to Amazon.com and also at Toys"R"Us in Canada, while being available at general retail in parts of Southeast Asia. He was also released in Chile as a Ripley exclusive during Christmas 2011.

While the packaging is of the 2010 toyline, the instruction manual uses the Dark of the Moon logos (but not the series' style of instruction graphics).

• More information on Transformers (2010) Unicron at TFU.info

United

Should I use THE CLAMPS?

• Ark Unicron (Deluxe, February 2012)
  • ID number: UN-29
  • Accessories: Missile, 4 spines (2 long, 2 short), Planet X Cyber Key

Ark Unicron is a straight redeco of the Deluxe-Class Cybertron Unicron toy and is, for some reason, packaged in a Voyager-Class box. He is redecoed in colors similar to the 2010 Transformers Unicron figure, replacing his orange plastic with a darker, metallic shade, his dark gray with a muted blue, and his tan with gray. The Cyber Key retains its Key Code.

• More information on Ark Unicron at TFU.info

Prime

If you look closely, you can see the Hunter.

• Gaia Unicron (9-29-2012)
  • ID number: AM-19
  • Accessories: "Bogu" Arms Micron

Part of the seventh wave of Japanese Prime toys, and exclusive to said line, Gaia Unicron is an all-new mold which transforms from Unicron's robot mode into a space cruiser which looks a lot more like Unicron's face on a volcano. He also partsforms into "Gaia Armor" for either Voyager Optimus Prime or Megatron, which more or less leaves most of his mass hanging off the wearer's butt. The Gaia Armor features a "loincloth" panel which has one of each of the 3 Arms Micron Power crystals, not unlike Hades' tail. Though his sticker sheet comes with Decepticon symbols for his shoulders, there are also optional Blendtron stickers.

Unicron's Arms Micron partner, Bogu, transforms from what appears to be a robot mole into a pointy claw to replace one of Unicron's spiked club arms. (The displaced club arm can snap onto the back of the other club arm.) Gaia Unicron and his micron feature numerous 5mm posts and peg-holes.

Compared to his stock photography, most (if not all) Gaia Unicrons have mis-assembled knees, with two small gray parts on the inner portions of his knees being swapped, thus restricting his knee articulation. This cannot be fixed without knocking out a few pins.

• Optimus Prime + Gaia Unicron (2013)
  • Accessories: "Bogu" Arms Micron

This Asian-exclusive redeco of Gaia Unicron features a sticker-less, extensive paint-job, coating his shoulder-pads and large club-arm in shiny metallic paints that match his vacuum-metallized parts, with some additional glossy-black and metallic-magenta paint details here and there. Bogu comes pre-assembled and lacks stickers. Gaia Unicron's knees are still mis-assembled.

He and Bogu come in a multi-pack with a similarly-shiny Optimus Prime (with O.P).

• Nightmare Unicron (2013)
  • Accessories: "Bogu M" Arms Micron

A black, grey, and red redeco of Gaia Unicron, this version of the chaos-bringer is designed to match up with Nemesis Prime. Notably, this is the first release of the mold to feature correctly-assembled knees.

Merchandise

Hard Hero

Weighs almost as much as the real thing

• Unicron (BotCon 2002)

This statue of Unicron is a huge-ass cold-cast porcelain statue based upon the cartoon design of Unicron. It was originally a BotCon 2002 exclusive before being released to the general public.

Titanium Series

"Screw transforming. Watch me convert this 7-10 split."

• Unicron (3" Robot Master, 2006)
  • Accessories: Decepticon stand

Part of the very first wave of Titanium Series "Robot Masters" figurines, Unicron is a 3-inch-tall figurine made partially of die-cast metal, with movable arms. One hand holds what seems to be a moon (or he's going bowling).

• More information on Titanium Unicron at TFU.info

Art Asylum

Oh, I see how this works. You say, "Behind you!" and I turn around, and while I'm staring at nothing, you run away. Well, I'm not falling for it!

• Unicron Movie Statue (Diamond Select, 2007)

This statue of Unicron stands 8 ½” tall and is limited to 1,986 pieces (as in 1986, the year the original animated Transformers movie was released). It also features a smaller statue of Hot Rod standing upon the centerpiece holding the Matrix of Leadership aloft. Oddly enough, Hot Rod is in his toy colours.

Robot Heroes

Devourer of very small stones.

• Optimus Prime vs. Unicron (2007)

Based on a cartoon-ified version of his The Transformers: The Movie model, Unicron's entry in the Robot Heroes line comes packed with a Matrix-brandishing Optimus Prime. His articulation consists solely of his shoulder joints.

• More information on Robot Heroes Unicron at TFU.info

Diamond Select

Downloading Megatron.exe, 74% Complete

• Megatron Reformatted Bust (Action Figure Xpress exclusive, 2008)

"Megatron Reformatted" is a bust exclusively availably through Action Figure Xpress, depicting the Decepticon leader in the beginning stages of his reformation into Galvatron as featured in The Transformers: The Movie. This bust features a base in the shape of Unicron.

EX Gōkin+

• Unicron Head (2015)
  • Accessories: 2 whole eyes, 2 shattered eyes, stand

Produced by Art Storm as part of their EX Gōkin+ line, Unicron Head is a large, extensively detailed sculpt of Unicron's disembodied head as seen in the third season of the Generation 1 cartoon. He comes with alternate eye parts, allowing you to display him with either shattered or undamaged eyes.

• More information on Unicron Head at Art Storm's official site

External links

• Photo gallery and review of Green Lucky Draw Unicron
• Inflatable Unicron store display gallery