Transformers: Alternity

This article is about the franchise. For the species of Transformer, see Alternity.

Transformers: Alternity (トランスフォーマー オルタニティ) is a toyline started by TakaraTomy in 2009. It is the successor to the Binaltech toyline. It features licensed vehicle alternate modes in its toys, as well as a mixture of plastic and die-cast metal. Toys are scaled down from their previous Binaltech/Alternators proportions, now being 1:32 scale rather than 1:24, and roughly equivalent in size to the mainline "deluxe" size class.

Fiction

Like Binaltech, Alternity's continuity is established by pack-in fiction.

• "From Here to Alternity" (text story)
• "To Mega Therion" (text story)
• "Arch-Nemesis!" (comic)
• "To Die Game!" (comic)
• "The World Is Flat!" (text story)
• "Ace of Swords" (text story)
• "Foreshadows" (text story)
• "Hunt for the Planicrons" (text story)
• "Nissan GT-R / Ultra Magnus (Brilliant Pearl White)" (comic)
• "Alternation" (text story)

Toys

Regular retail

Wave 1 (February 26, 2009)

• A-01 Nissan GT-R - Convoy - Vibrant Red
• A-01 Nissan GT-R - Convoy - Ultimate Metal Silver

Wave 2 (June 27, 2009)

• A-01 Nissan GT-R - Convoy - Super Black
• A-02 Nissan Fairlady Z - Megatron - Blade Silver
• A-02 Nissan Fairlady Z - Megatron - Premium LeMans Blue

Wave 3 (October 1, 2009)

• A-02 Nissan Fairlady Z - Megatron - Diamond Black

Wave 4 (November 28, 2009)

• A-03 Suzuki Swift - Bumble - Champion Yellow
• A-03 Suzuki Swift - Cliff - Supreme Red Pearl

Wave 5 (May 29, 2010)

• A-04 Mitsuoka Orochi - Starscream - White Pearl
• A-04 Mitsuoka Orochi - Skywarp - Witch Purple Pearl

Wave 6 (October 23, 2010)

• A-04 Mitsuoka Orochi - Thundercracker - Sonic Blue

Wave 7 (December 6, 2011)

• A-01D Nissan GT-R - Dai Atras[sic] - Aurora Flare Blue Pearl
• A-03G Suzuki Swift - Gold Bug - Throttle Gold

Exclusives

e-HOBBY (September 2010)

• A-01U Nissan GT-R - Ultla Magnus[sic] - Brilliant White Pearl

Toy Hobby Market (October 10, 2012)

• A-02G Nissan Fairlady Z - Galvatron - Galvanize Purple
• A-04B Mitsuoka Orochi - Banzai-Tron - Crystalo Black

Notes

I AM ALL JAZZES. WHAT IS CRACKING, SMALL FELLOWS?

• To pitch the Alternity line, Hironori Kobayashi enlisted the help of Hirofumi Ichikawa, who produced a concept image of an Alternity Meister. A large amount of the design was put to use on Alternity Convoy once the line was approved.
• While it's unknown whether it's a product of coincidence or a deliberate reference by Ichikawa, the term "Alternity" (plural "Alternaties") was used by fan (later pro) writer James Roberts in his unofficial 2001 novel Eugenesis to refer to parallel realities.