Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)

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Template:Nav-Rid2015 The 2015 Robots in Disguise toyline, like its accompanying cartoon, is aimed at a slightly younger audience than previous Transformers mainlines, slotting neatly between the preschool Rescue Bots series and the preteen/older-fan-aimed Generations. It features a mixture of easy-to-transform figures and more "traditional" figures with multi-step conversions across an incredible number of price points, with a heavy focus on core characters.

The overarching gimmick for the line is special faction symbol "Shields", which can be scanned with the accompanying Robots in Disguise app to temporarily unlock the toy for use in-game.

The line has an impressive three subline imprints thus far. At general retail, the line's additional gimmick for 2016 was Mini-Con Weaponizers, with the focus being on Mini-Cons that could turn into weapons for the larger figures to wield. For 2017, it was the more expansive Combiner Force, with the focus on, obviously, combining robots, either as two-component super robots, or a gimmick-activating Mini-Con with a larger partner. In addition, ToysЯUs had the exclusive Clash of the Transformers series, a mix of redecos, retools, and a few all-new molds.

Robots in Disguise (Hasbro)

General retail

Legion Class

After being relegated to limited-release redecoes for most of 2014, the Legion size class returns in full. The Cyberverse branding has been dropped, along with the larger Commander pricepoint.

Wave 1 Wave 2 Wave 3 Wave 4
Legion Fixit (awww!)
Wave 5 Wave 6 Wave 7 Wave 8
Wave 9


One-Step Changers

Sub-Deluxe-scale figures with (mostly) single-step transformations, as advertised.

Wave 1 Wave 2 Wave 3 Wave 4
One-Step Thunderhoof
Wave 5 Wave 6 Wave 7 Wave 8
Future waves
  • Autobot Drift (new tooling)
Or you could pick... WHAT'S IN THE BOX.
Or you could pick... WHAT'S IN THE BOX.

This item is currently scheduled for release, but is not yet available at mass retail.

"Future waves" not yet available


Warrior Class

The newly named "Warrior" assortment is broadly similar to the traditional Deluxe Class, but somewhat simplified for greater accessibility. As such, their MSRP is slightly lower than contemporary Deluxe figures in the Generations line.

Wave 1 Wave 2 Wave 3 Wave 4
Warrior Class Bumblebee
Wave 5 Wave 6 Wave 7 Wave 8
Future waves
Or you could pick... WHAT'S IN THE BOX.
Or you could pick... WHAT'S IN THE BOX.

This item is currently scheduled for release, but is not yet available at mass retail.

All "future waves" product is not yet available


Three-Step Changers / Hyper Change Heroes

Three-Step Changers, aka "Hyper Change Heroes" (see the Notes section for more) succeed the Age of Extinction Flip & Change toys as a large, simple-to-transform price point. Unlike those figures, however, there is no unified transformation scheme.

Wave 1 Wave 2 Wave 3 Wave 4
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Three-Step Grimlock
Wave 5 Wave 6 Wave 7 Wave 8
Wave 9


Mini-Cons

Featuring single-step transformations, Mini-Con alt-modes are meant to augment larger toys. The first four waves work with the larger "Deployer" figures (see below), forming projectiles (Autobot Buzzsaws, Decepticon Torpedoes, and mostly-Decepticon spheroid Cyclones) the larger toys can launch via pressure mechanisms. Replacing the "Deployer" Mini-Cons at the price point, Weaponizers transform into, well, weapons that can he held by or mounted on larger figures via 5mm posts. They are mostly one-step-transformations, but a few have extra pull-out parts needed to complete the process.

All Mini-Cons include a number of clear-plastic accessories, packaged on the sprue, which can be pegged into various sockets on their bodies. The first two waves of figures' accessories can be combined with those from their wavemates to form an "energy animal": a Mini-Con armor lion for Wave 1, and a Mini-Con armor shark for Wave 2. The rest? Nope.

Wave 1 Wave 2 Wave 3 Wave 4
Mini-Con Slipstream
Weaponizer Wave 1 Weaponizer Wave 2

Mini-Con Deployers

Packaged with a Mini-Con, Deployers are designed to wield and launch the smaller figures. Keep in mind that with all Deployers, their gimmick only works on a flat surface, as there is a switch that locks the gimmick when the toy is not on a table or the ground. So no, you can't shoot your friends with your Mini-Cons.

Wave 1 Wave 2 Wave 3


Mini-Con Battle Packs

For the first two waves, each Battle Pack includes a roughly Scout-sized "Decepticon Hunter" figure and a Mini-Con opponent; from the third wave onwards, the "Decepticon Hunter" monikers were dropped, with the Mini-Cons now turning into weapons for the included Autobot figures. The Autobot figures include a number of translucent weapon and armor accessories which can also combine into a single large weapon.

Wave 1 Wave 2 Wave 3


Mini-Con multi-packs

Big boxes of Mini-Cons! Very unusually for United States releases, all three 4-Packs feature the same Hasbro product code number as well as the same UPC barcode number, effectively making them the "same" product at the distribution level despite only one tooling actually being shared between two of the packs.

Mini-Con 4-Pack (1) Mini-Con 4-Pack (2) Mini-Con 4-Pack (3) Mini-Con Mega-Pack


Activator Combiners

  • Future waves
Or you could pick... WHAT'S IN THE BOX.
Or you could pick... WHAT'S IN THE BOX.

This item is currently scheduled for release, but is not yet available at mass retail.

Crash Combiners

  • Future waves
Or you could pick... WHAT'S IN THE BOX.
Or you could pick... WHAT'S IN THE BOX.

This item is currently scheduled for release, but is not yet available at mass retail.

Power Heroes

Large figures

Titan Guardians

  • Wave 1
  • Wave 2

Titan Heroes

  • Wave 1
  • Wave 3

Electronic Titan Heroes

Titan Changers

Tiny Titans

Main article: Tiny Titans

Role-play

Exclusives

ToysЯUs

"Clash of the Transformers"

A pretty sizable subline imprint of exclusives, a mix of redecos, retools and even some wholly-new molds. The line-up was released in Australia, Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom and Germany, except for Warrior Class Megatronus, who was only released in the US. As of this writing, the 2016 releases haven't been released in all markets yet.

Legion 2-packs Warrior Class Wave 1 Warrior Class Wave 2 Warrior Class Wave 3
Three-Step Changers Mega Five-Step Power Heroes Decepticon Island Showdown set
Others


Target

Robots in Disguise Collection (1-Step 6-pack)
This 6-pack was also available as a Toys"R"Us exclusive in Canada and as a general retail release in Latin America (or at least in Brazil), and a year later also as a Target exclusive in Australia and as a Tesco exclusive in the United Kingdom.


Transformers: Adventure (TakaraTomy)

TakaraTomy's take on the line, dubbed "Transformers: Adventure", generally features more paint operations per figure, and is filled out with a number of molds from other series, including Generations, Prime, Combiner Wars and even Animated.

They have a similar scan-sticker gimmick to the Hasbro line, except the only thing they do in the app is mark them down in a collection checklist. The "imported" molds usually got minor retooling to accommodate the new stickers.

Adventure Series

Wave 1 (March 21, 2015)
Wave 2 (April 25, 2015) Wave 3 (May 30, 2015) Wave 4 (June 27, 2015)
Wave 5 (July 25, 2015) Wave 6 (August 29, 2015) Wave 7 (September 19, 2015) Wave 8 (October 24, 2015)
Wave 9 (November 14, 2015) Wave 10 (December 2015) Wave 11 (January 30, 2016) Wave 12 (February 27, 2016)
Wave 13 (March 19, 2016) Wave 14 (April 23, 2016) Wave 15 (May 28, 2016) Wave 16 (June 25, 2016)
Wave 17 (July 23, 2016) Wave 18 (August 28, 2016) Wave 19 (September 24, 2016) Wave 20 (October 29, 2016)
Wave 21 (November 26, 2016)

Easy Dynamic Series

Wave 1 (March 21, 2015)

Wave 2 (April 25, 2015)

Wave 3 (May 30, 2015)

  • TED-07 Bumblebee (redeco of One-Step Changer Bumblebee)

Wave 4 (June 27, 2015)

  • TED-08 Steeljaw (redeco of One-Step Changer Steeljaw)
  • TED-09 Grimlock (redeco of One-Step Changer Grimlock)

Wave 5 (July 25, 2015)

  • TED-10 Strongarm (redeco of One-Step Changer Strongarm)

Wave 6 (August 29, 2015)

Wave 7 (September 19, 2015)

  • TED-12 Thunderhoof (redeco of One-Step Changer Thunderhoof)

Wave 8 (October 24, 2015)

  • TED-13 Drift (redeco of One-Step Changer Drift)
  • TED-14 Fracture (redeco of One-Step Changer Fracture)

Wave 9 (November 14, 2015)

Wave 10 (January 30, 2016)

Wave 11 (February 27, 2016)

  • TED-18 Big Drift (redeco of Three-Step Changer Artic Strike Drift)
  • TED-19 Springload (redeco of One-Step Changer Springload)

Mini-Con Series

Wave 1 (April 29, 2016)

  • TMC 01 Jetstorm (redeco of Mini-Con Jetstorm)
  • TMC 02 Slipstream (redeco of Mini-Con Slipstream)
  • TMC 03 Divebomb (redeco of Mini-Con Airazor)
  • TMC 04 Airazor (redeco of Mini-Con Divebomb)
  • TMC 05 Windra (redeco of Mini-Con Dragonus)
  • TMC 06 Psychobat (redeco of Mini-Con Ratbat)

Exclusives

Gift campaigns

Clear Color EZ Collection Gift Campaign (March 21, 2015)

Limited Clear EZ Collection Optimus Prime Gift Campaign (April 2015)

Limited EZ Collection Gift Campaign (July 2015)

Limited Micron Gift Campaign (November 2015)

Limited Micron Gift Campaign (December 2015)

TakaraTomy Mall Limited Micron (December 2015)

Other

TV Magazine (September 2015)

Transformers Generations 2015 (2016)

Notes

  • Because Hasbro stopped printing assortment names on the toys' packaging, confirmation of just what exactly the various price points are named needs to be taken from other official sources. Unfortunately, Hasbro toyed around with several alternate working names, which then ended up being used not only by different online retailers, but also for international versions of Hasbro's official website. This results in a situation similar to 2005's Legends of Cybertron price point (also known as "Cybertron All-Stars" and "Cybertron Micro Series"), the Construct-Bots line (aka "Construct-A-Bots", "Construct Bots" or "Construct A Bots") and the Age of Extinction line's Power Battlers (aka "Power Attackers" or "Deluxe Attackers"), where it's difficult, or even impossible, to conclusively determine the "official" name for these price points:
    • The One-Step Changers are identified as "One-Step Warriors" on the United Kingdom, Canadian, German, Singaporean, Australian and Belgian versions of the Hasbro website, among others. The United States version initially also called them "One-Step Warriors" (with overview listings identifying them as "One-Step Changers"), but later changed the individual figures' entries to "One-Step Changers"… yet a few instances of "One-Step Warriors" still persist. Online retailers (among them Amazon UK, Toys"R"Us Canada and Walmart USA) also use the "One-Step Warriors" name in their listings.
    • The "Three-Step Changers" aka "Hyper Change Heroes" (also "3-Step Changers" or "Hyperchange Heroes") are a similar mess: The Hong Kong, Singaporean, Canadian and United Kindom versions of the Hasbro website identify them as "Hyper Change Heroes", whereas the United States, Australian, German and French versions use the name "3-Step Changers". The Malaysian version uses different names for different individual figures. Again, retailers around the world have picked a name and are running with it. The press releases distributed by Hasbro's PR agency to news outlets after various media events all use "Three-Step Changers", and a Hasbro representative at BotCon 2015 further confirmed that "Three-Step Changers" was supposed to be the "final" name… then again, a Hasbro representative at Toy Fair 2013 had insisted on the name "Construct-A-Bots", too. Hasbro would eventually officially reiterate that "Three-Step Changers" was supposed to be the final name during the Hasbro panel at BotCon 2016.
  • On multiple occasions, major updates to the Robots in Disguise mobile game's list of available characters and variations thereof have indirectly revealed massive bulks of previously unannounced toys. This wiki, however, does not add them to the toy list unless they are explicitly officially confirmed as toys.

References

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