The Unicron Battles
| This article is about the subline imprint. For the book, see Transformers Armada: The Unicron Battles. |
The Unicron Battles was the subline imprint for the last portion of the Transformers Armada franchise in late 2003.
The last few waves of the Armada toyline had a The Unicron Battles imprint, as did the last 12 episodes of the Armada cartoon, beginning with episode 41, "Depart". Naturally, the change came about to better promote the new toy of Unicron, the first official toy of the character to ever be released, and easily the largest figure released in Armada (or in the preceding ten or more years.) The cartoon underwent a shift in storytelling direction that focused less on the fight for the Mini-Cons that had been relevant up until the point of this change, and more on the looming threat of Unicron's coming. The Dreamwave Armada comic was even more suddenly and radically shifted to a Unicron focus, without even the slightest bit of advance build-up.
Episode list
The following episodes of the cartoon used the new label of The Unicron Battles:
- 40. Remorse (Only on Shout! Factory DVDs and Tubi)
- 41. Depart
- 42. Miracle
- 43. Puppet
- 44. Uprising
- 45. Dash
- 46. Drift
- 47. Portent
- 48. Cramp
- 49. Alliance
- 50. Union
- 51. Origin
- 52. Mortal Combat
Toyline
Mini-Cons
Wave 1
Wave 2
Wave 3
- Emergency Mini-Con Team (redeco)
- Sea Mini-Con Team (redeco)
Super-Con
Wave 1
- Airazor w/ Mini-Con Nightscream
- Hoist w/ Mini-Con Refute
- Wheeljack w/ Mini-Con Wind Sheer
Wave 2
- Cheetor w/ Mini-Con Cliffjumper
- Powerlinx Cyclonus w/ Mini-Con Crumplezone
- Powerlinx Hot Shot w/ Mini-Con Jolt
- Powerlinx Thrust w/ Mini-Con Inferno
Wave 3
- Nemesis Prime w/ Mini-Con Run-Over
- Powerlinx Demolishor (tank) w/ Mini-Con Blackout
Max-Con
Wave 1
- Overload w/ Mini-Con Rollout
- Skywarp w/ Mini-Con Thunderclash
Wave 2
- Predacon w/ Mini-Cons Skid-Z and Side Burn
- Powerlinx Red Alert w/ Mini-Con Longarm
Giga-Con
Wave 1
- Tidal Wave w/ Mini-Con Ramjet
Wave 2
- Powerlinx Jetfire w/ Mini-Con Comettor
Super Base
- Powerlinx Optimus Prime (tractor trailer) w/ Mini-Con Corona Sparkplug
Supreme
Deluxe Role Play
Other
- Battle for the Matrix (Kmart exclusive multi-pack):
- Longarm (unchanged)
- Adventure Mini-Con Team (unchanged)
- "Powerlinx Jetfire" (unchanged original Jetfire) and Comettor (unchanged original Comettor)
- "Powerlinx Optimus Prime" (original Super Base toy with red changed to gold) and "Corona Sparkplug" (original Super Base toy, unchanged)
Notes
- There were two different types of "Unicron Battles" packaging: The first version was simply the original red and blue Armada packaging with an added "The Unicron Battles" logo sticker, whereas the second version sported a new color scheme in black, orange and blue that had the "Unicron Battles" logo as an integral part of its packaging design for the larger toys. Some toys were available in all three packaging variants.
