Titans Return (toyline)

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Unlike Combiner Wars, all Titans Return Deluxe Class figures such as Chromedome were only available with a character card everywhere in the world. Depicted left is the packaging version available in most markets (including the U.S.), depicted right is the packaging version available in Europe.

Titans Return is a subline imprint of the Generations toyline, constituting the second portion of the Prime Wars Trilogy.

Introduced in mid-2016, Titans Return (initially touted under the early working name Titan Wars) features its own new line-wide gimmick: all Deluxe, Voyager, and Leader Class figures include a Headmaster-style Titan Master partner, all of which are completely interchangeable. To compensate for the size differences, Leader class figures feature large helmets that cover the Titan Masters, while Voyager class figures have spring-loaded pop-out adornments to "bulk up" their heads. All Voyager and Leader class figures are Triple Changers; each Leader class figure's third mode is a base/battle station, which can be manned by the Titan Master figures. Each Deluxe and Voyager figure's hand-held weapons can transform and/or combine to form a "turret" that any Titan Master can sit in, and which can attach to the base modes of the Leader Class figures. Most figures feature several tiny pegs dotted across their bodies, which allow Titan Masters to stand securely on them.

Additionally, a new Titan Master assortment was introduced, each including a single Titan Master, plus a small vehicle or beast. These can transform into a vehicle/beast for the Titan Master to ride, a second vehicle/beast formed by combining with the Titan Master, and a 5mm weapon for a larger figure to wield. Legends Class figures are predominantly Mini-Cassette characters, and can transform into both a vehicle and a blocky PDA that can fit inside Leader Class figures such as Blaster. Though never officially addressed by Hasbro, Deluxes no longer included comic books (previously included with Thrilling 30 and Combiner Wars figures in the U.S., Australia, New Zealand, and Asia) in any market, thus eliminating the need for English-only packaging entirely, leaving only two types of multilingual packaging, one for Europe and the other for all non-European markets. However, the character cards included with all figures (except for Titan Masters) now featured Tech Spec stats on their back.

Voting for the second Titan Class figure was conducted via Facebook, with fans choosing between a remake of Omega Supreme, Trypticon, or Scorponok. Trypticon won.

“	Harness the power of Titan Masters	”
—Official tagline for the Titans Return line

Toys

General retail

Titan Masters

Every Titan Master class micro-figure comes with a triple-changing mini-vehicle or mini-beast that converts to another vehicle/beast as well as a weapon.

Wave 1 Crashbash Loudmouth Nightbeat Terri-Bull

Wave 2 Apeface Brawn Clobber Skytread

Wave 3 Decepticon Fangry Overboard Autobot Ptero Sawback

Wave 4 Repugnus Autobot Shuffler

Titan Master Nightbeat.

Legends Class

Wave 1 Autobot Rewind Autobot Stripes Autobot Wheelie

Wave 2 Laserbeak Ravage Decepticon Rumble

Wave 3 Bumblebee Gnaw Kickback

Wave 4 Brawn

Legends Class Rewind.

Deluxe Class

Wave 1 Hyperfire & Blurr Furos & Hardhead Fracas & Scourge Grax & Skullsmasher

Wave 2 Autobot Stylor & Chromedome Xort & Highbrow Vorath & Mindwipe Monxo & Wolfwire

Wave 3 Autobot Throttle & Autobot Breakaway Firedrive & Autobot Hot Rod Blowpipe & Triggerhappy Daburu & Autobot Twinferno

Wave 4 Convex & Perceptor Autobot Topspin

Deluxe Class Skullsmasher & Grax.

Voyager Class

Wave 1 Nucleon & Galvatron Autobot Infinitus & Sentinel Prime

Wave 2 Autobot Sovereign & Alpha Trion Darkmoon & Astrotrain

Wave 3 Doomshot & Megatron Diac & Optimus Prime

Wave 4 Blunderbuss & Broadside

Leader Class

Wave 1 Twin Cast & Autobot Blaster Autobot Apex & Powermaster Optimus Prime

Wave 2 Soundblaster & Soundwave

Wave 3 Decepticon Revolver & Six Shot

Wave 4 Ominus & Sky Shadow

Leader Class Optimus Prime & Apex.

Titan Class

Wave 1 Emissary & Cerebros & Fortress Maximus

Future waves Trypticon

Exclusives

Convention sets

While these toys premiered at conventions, many ended up available through other venues, like the Hasbro Toy Shop online store, and even occasionally at retail in certain chains. See individual entries for more information.

Titan Force Sentinel Prime Windblade Brainstorm

Fortress Maximus Convention Edition Fortress Maximus Cerebros Emissary

Store exclusives

Walgreens

• Autobot Teslor & Brainstorm

Notes

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• Technically, the first figure specifically designed for the Titans Return play pattern that got relased was Legends Class Buzzsaw, who was given an early release under the Combiner Wars subline imprint. In fact, comparing the product code and assortment numbers of the first two waves' worth of figures strongly implies that Hasbro originally intended to simply continue the Combiner Wars assortments with Titans Return product, rather than relaunching them as new assortments. Under this line-up, Stripes and Rewind would have presumably been released as part of wave 6 of the Legends Class assortment alongside Wreck-Gar while Wheelie would have been released in the subsequent wave together with Ravage and Rumble, and Laserbeak in the wave after that. Blaster would have been released as part of wave 6 of the Leader Class assortment (following wave 5's Skywarp) with Powermaster Optimus Prime released in the subsequent wave. The Deluxe and Voyager line-ups would have presumably remained unchanged.
• Early in the toy line's life cycle, Hasbro Australia promoted the Titans Return figures with three different full-scale advertisement posters (alternatively depicting Powermaster Optimus Prime, Fortress Maximus, or Galvatron) found at numerous public transport stations. This form of public advertisement is pretty much unprecedented for Transformers toys in general, and for a "collector"-oriented line in particular!