1985
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The year 1985 (MCMLXXXV) is the second year of the Transformers brand.
- For further information, see: Transformers timeline
Events
Non Fiction
- 20 years before the merger with Takara, Tomy's US branch registers the name "Scrapper" as a trademark in the "toys" field. This same year, Hasbro releases a Constructicon of the same name. This presumably does not result in any repercussions for Hasbro.
- GiG abandons the Trasformer line and instead re-releases the toys in actual Transformers packaging.
Births
March
May
June
September
October
December
Deaths
Fiction
Generation 1
- Debris from the 1943 World War II battle between Japan and the US forces at Guadalcanal can still be found. Banished from the Decepticon HQ, Starscream uses some of this debris to build the Combaticons.Starscream's Brigade
- Unveiling ceremony for the Optimus Prime memorial.Starscream's Brigade
Transformers vs. G.I. Joe
- After its defeat in World War II, Cobra resurfaces as a terrorist organisation. The remains of the Transformers, having been nearly wiped out during the war, are used in a massive arms race.
- A G.I. Joe team led by Flint attacks a Cobra shipping facility in New York City. While the facility is largely destroyed, Destro and Scrap-Iron manage to escape via Trouble Bubble. Soon afterwards, the Joes detect the crash of an Autobot shuttlecraft near Portland. Flint and several other Joes were sent to retrieve it, and after meeting with a rookie team led by Spirit, they repel a Cobra strike team and recover the unconscious Blaster and Perceptor. Along with Duke and Stalker, a retired Scarlett decides it is time to tell the new recruits about their adventure with the Transformers. Targets of Opportunity
Knights of Unicron
Riots erupt after thousands are turned away at an invite-only concert by Megatron. In response, Optimus Prime promotes a free concert in Praxus. Behind the Music pack-in booklet
Media
Television
- The Transformers Season 2: episodes 1–45
- Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers episodes 1–72
Music
Albums
Singles
Comics
Comic Boom Boom
Marvel Comics
- The Transformers (issues 5–15, ongoing)
Marvel UK
- The Transformers (issues 9–42, ongoing)
- Transformers Annual 1986
TV Magazine
Books
Kid Stuff Read Alongs
Kid Stuff Listen 'n' Look
Kid Stuff See & Read
- Satellite of Doom/When Continents Collide
Ladybird Books (U.K.)
Marvel Books Coloring Books
- A Message From Outer Space
- Bumblebee's Dangerous Mission
- Forest Rescue Mission
- Summertime Coloring Book
- The Autobot Smasher!
- The Autobot Spy in the Sky
- The Big Book of Coloring Fun
Marvel Books Hardcover Storybooks
Marvel Books Sticker Adventures
Pickwick International audio cassettes
Games
- The Transformers (Commodore 64)
Collections
Home Video
Family Home Entertainment VHS/Betamax
- The Transformers — Volume 1: "More than Meets the Eye"
- The Transformers — Volume 2: "The Ultimate Doom"
- The Transformers — Volume 3: "S.O.S. Dinobots"
- The Transformers — Volume 4: "Fire in the Sky"
- The Transformers — Volume 5: "Divide and Conquer"
- The Transformers — Volume 6: "Roll for It"
- The Transformers — Volume 7: "Transport to Oblivion"
- The Transformers — Volume 8: "Fire on the Mountain"
- The Transformers — Volume 9: "War of the Dinobots"
Comics
Marvel UK Collected Comics
- Summer Special 1985
- Volume 2 — Special 1985
Merchandise
- TBD
Toys
U.S.
Autobots
- Beachcomber
- Blaster
- Camshaft
- Cosmos
- "Cookie Crisp" Jazz
- Downshift
- "Drill Type"
- "F-1 Type"
- Grapple
- Grimlock
- Hoist
- Inferno
- Jetfire
- "Pepsi" Optimus Prime
- "Jet Type"
- Omega Supreme
- Overdrive
- Perceptor
- Powerglide
- Red Alert
- Roadbuster
- Seaspray
- Skids
- Slag
- Sludge
- Smokescreen
- Snarl
- Swoop
- Topspin
- Tracks
- Twin Twist
- Warpath
- Whirl
Decepticons
Other
Japan
Cybertrons
- Adams
- Alert
- Beachcomber
- Broadcast
- Bumble
- Camshaft
- Charger
- Cliff
- Convoy
- Downshift
- Drag
- Gong
- Grapple
- Grimlock
- Hoist
- Hound
- Inferno
- Meister
- Ligier
- Prowl
- Overdrive
- Perceptor
- Powerglide
- Ratchet
- Seaspray
- Sideswipe
- Skids
- Slag
- Sludge
- Smokescreen
- Snarl
- Streak
- Sunstreaker
- Swoop
- Trailbreaker
- Tracks
- Warpath
- Wheeljack
Destrons
Europe
These are toys which have been confirmed as being released in at least one country in Europe in 1985. For more details regarding releases in specific European countries, see The Transformers (European toyline).
