Galvatron (G1)/toys
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FOOL! Galvatron can have any toys he wants!
See also: Megatron (G1)/toys, Galvatron II#Toys, Galvatronus (Generations)#Toys, and Grand Galvatron#Toys.
Toys
The Transformers

- Galvatron (Decepticon, 1986/1987)
- Japanese ID number: D-62
- Accessories: Laser Rifle, Particle Cannon, Particle Cannon connector
- The Transformers Galvatron transforms into a Cybertronic treaded field artillery unit with an alternate hand-held gun mode. His paintjob is based on the Marvel comics version of the character, therefore being predominantly gray with red and dark purple accents.
- Using a 9-volt battery, he features a light-up barrel in cannon or gun mode, light-up eyes in robot mode, and three different electronic warbly noises in all of his modes. Galvatron is notable as one of the most well-articulated toys in the Generation 1 line, with ratcheting shoulders and hips, as well as swivel waist, elbows, mid-biceps, knees, and ankle joints. He was also armed with a small, black laser rifle. In Japan, he was released as part of the Scramble City sub-line.
- Galvatron (Decepticon, 2005)
- The original Galvatron toy was much later redecoed and re-released by Takara into a sort-of more show-like appearance, being primarily purple instead of gray. His face mold was slightly retooled into a more angry, sneering expression, and his electronics were totally overhauled, now running on two AA batteries instead of a 9-volt. Gone are his three different electronic squeals: the three positions of Galvatron's sliding switch now denote a singular laser noise, the transformation sound effect (played forwards and backwards), and five speech clips by his Japanese voice actor, Seizō Katō: "Wa-ha-ha-ha, kono orokamono-me!" (Bwah ha ha ha! You fools!), "Eei, Cybertron wo hineri-tsubuse!" (Hrr--crush the Autobots!), "Kono yaku-tatazu mono ga!" (You're all useless!), "Eei, hakai shite kureru wa!" (Grrah, I'll destroy you!), and "Destron gundan, transform!" (Decepticon army, transform!). He also comes with a golden redeco of the die-cast Matrix of Leadership accessory previously included with New Year Special Convoy, which features a small removable chain that allows it to hang around his neck, as seen in the film.
- This version of the mold was later redecoed into the original toy's colors for the e-HOBBY-exclusive Galvatron II, with a new speech clip.
Universe (2008)
Classic Series

- Galvatron (Deluxe Class, 2008)
- Series: Classic Series
- Accessories: Missile
- Universe Galvatron transforms into a tank reminiscent of the Israel Weapons Industries Merkava main battle tank with some design elements taken from Megatron's old Neutro-Fusion Tank. On the tank turret is the slogan "GALV-25", in reference to the Transformers brand's 25th anniversary.
- This toy has many undocumented features in the form of small moving parts that play no role in either mode; most conspicuous are two articulated feet for the tank mode. In one of the Hasbro Q&A sessions, it was confirmed that these are remnants of an early design version of Galvatron, which would have been at a larger size class and featured a third mode as a "walking tank." It is still possible to manipulate his parts into a mode greatly resembling the original concept design.
- There were several odd paint choices used on this figure. The left arm is molded in purple plastic to properly match the rest of the robot mode... but is then painted over in tank-mode grey paint, even though the arm is not visible in tank mode at all. The vehicle mode's wheels are molded in the same translucent orange as the cannon, and then painted over with a slightly different shade of orange. Hasbro lead designer Bill Rawley commented at BotCon 2010 that these must have been paint-assignment errors.
- Galvatron's transformation is almost insanely complex for a Deluxe Class figure–and in addition, the toy is notorious for having poor plastic tolerances that make it prone to simply falling apart during transformation.
- Hasbro's print advertisement for this figure (featuring Galvatron in combat with Sideswipe) depicts it with the right arm held away from the body and pointing upwards... which is a pose the toy cannot actually assume, short of digital manipulation and/or breaking and creatively gluing the arm.
- Galvatron has a peculiar 5mm peg smack dab on the top of his turret, which allows him to be held in a most hilarious fashion by other Transformers who can manage the clearance around the turret's fin.
G1 Series

- Challenge at Cybertron (Deluxe Class 3-pack, 2010)
- Series: G1 Series
- Accessories: Missile
- A redeco of Universe Galvatron was released in the "Challenge at Cybertron" multi-pack along with redecoes of Cyclonus and Rodimus, with the light grey more closely resembling its Marvel and G1 toy form. Bizarrely enough, this redeco is frequently said to have even more stability problems than the original version.
- The set was exclusively released in Hasbro's Southeast Asian markets by Hasbro Malaysia, but was never officially available in Hasbro's Western markets.
Henkei! Henkei!

- Galvatron (Deluxe Class, 2008-11-20)
- ID number: D-06
- Accessories: Missile
- Henkei! Henkei! Galvatron is a redeco of Universe Galvatron. As with all Henkei releases, TakaraTomy have attempted to make the toy better resemble his cartoon counterpart, so most of the bright orange plastic from the Universe toy is now black. The shade of purple used on Henkei Galvatron is the lighter, lavender shade commonly seen on Takara's Galvatron toys, rather than the deeper purple seen on Hasbro's Galvatron toys. The left arm now retains the "correct" robot-mode plastic color, instead of being painted over in tank colors as the Hasbro version was. The gray is also lighter and a cooler shade of gray than the warm shade used on the Hasbro version.
- Galvatron features vacuum-metallized plastic, though in Galvatron's case it is the most random and illogical usage of the gimmick yet in the Henkei toyline. Galvatron's entire tank turret and the equipment on the vehicle side skirts are vacuum-metallized silver, making him one hell of a blingin' tank. His six-pack... errr, four-pack abs are likewise covered in reddish chrome, a design choice that had also been used on the 2005 "anime-colored" G1 Galvatron reissue and on Energon Galvatron.
- Also of note, the box art on the back of the packaging shows the mythical third "turret" mode, but has no instructions on how to convert the toy into it.

- Galvatron (Gold Version) (Lucky Draw figure, 2008)
- ID number: D-06
- Accessories: Missile
- Offered through a TV Magazine contest in late 2008 alongside a "Lucky Draw" Optimus Prime, this golden-chromed Galvatron was limited to five pieces.
United

- Decepticon Set (3-pack, 2011)
- Accessories: Missile
- Dubbed "Galvatron Purple Clear Version", this redeco of the Universe Galvatron mold is cast in transparent purple plastics, emulating the scene in The Transformers: The Movie where Megatron is reformatted into Galvatron.
- This version was only available in an e-HOBBY exclusive 3-pack with clear-plastic versions of Cyclonus, Nightstick, and Scourge. Preorders for the set were opened on December 13, 2010, and closed on January 11, 2011, and shipped in April.
- This figure was available with a Galvatron pin and Macrocosmic Seekers booklet directly from e-HOBBY, he was also released in Asian countries outside of Japan without said pin and booklet.
Alternity

- Nissan Fairlady Z / Galvatron Galvanize Purple (2012)
- Japanese ID number: A-02G
- Accessories: 2 swords
- The Alternity Galvatron toy is a metallic purple redeco of Alternity Megatron, transforming into a 1:32 scale model of a Nissan 370Z and featuring die-cast metal parts and rubber tires. The figure wields two swords which can be pegged at its hips or stored under the car in vehicle mode, and each forearm features a flip-out blade. Galvatron was sold as a Toy Hobby Market exclusive.
Generations

- Specialist: Decepticons (March 25, 2014)
- Accessories: Missile
- This redeco of the Universe Galvatron toy was aimed at being even more show-accurate than the Henkei version shown above. Galvatron now features metallic blue paint on most of his robot body and metallic red on his abdominal plates. His cannon barrel is completely unpainted and translucent, likewise to better resemble both the show and the original toy. He now has Decepticon insignias on his robot chest and tank turret, for the first time in the history of the mold. It also has the distinction on being the only version of the mold to have a metallic blue turret, further increasing screen accuracy.
- All promotional photographs of this piece showed it deliberately mistransformed in vehicle mode, with the cannon left stretched above the turret, apparently to make it look
more show-accurateless like a real-world tank.
- Galvatron was sold as part of a "Specialist: Decepticons" giftset alongside Astrotrain and Octane. This was a Hasbro Asian market release, with the packaging and paperwork entirely in English.
Titans Return

- Nucleon & Galvatron (Voyager Class, 2016)
- Series / Number: ?
- Accessories: 'Nucleon' Titan Master partner, cannon
- Galvatron is a new Voyager-class mold as part of the Titans Return subline imprint, partially inspired by Guido Guidi's design from Spotlight: Galvatron. He transforms into his original cannon mode and also has a third mode as a space fighter. He includes a new "Nucleon" Titan Master partner that can turn into the robot's head, or can pilot the vehicle modes. Like many of the weapons in the Titans Return line, his particle cannon features a cockpit for a Titan Master figure; it is undocumented in his instructions, but can be found by simply flipping up the back of the weapon.
- Like all Titans Return Voyager-class figures, Galvatron has a spring-loaded pop-out adornment to "bulk up" his head to slightly more appropriate proportions. In his case, it's a "mask" of sorts that consists of his signature crown and chinstrap that swings out of his chest. Unfortunately, it doesn't sit flush against his face due to the mask's overall thickness, and has minimal neck articulation, which has the effect of immobilizing the head pretty much entirely. Initial prototypes of the figure showed Nucleon with purple paint applications to help blend in with the surrounding mask, but the retail version is entirely unpainted grey plastic. The Takara Legends release however, features the same paint mask as the prototypes.
- Many samples of this mold suffer from the running Titan Master design flaw, leading to loose or overly-tight neck ports. Several purple parts of the figure are in fact black plastic painted purple, the shade of which is visually mismatched to the actual purple plastic.
- The promotional images for this figure, shown above, depict a different sculpt for the crown-mask. This tooling lasted late enough in the development process that it surfaced on some prototypes.
- Galvatron was retooled into Generations Selects Super Megatron.
Platinum Edition

- Rise of Rodimus Prime (Platinum Edition 2-pack, 2017)
- Accessories: Gun, Missile, Matrix of Leadership
- Part of Hasbro's Platinum Edition offerings for 2016 intended to commemorate the 30th anniversary of The Transformers: The Movie, this Galvatron is another redeco of the 2008 Universe Deluxe Class figure, meant to be in "movie-accurate" colors but attempting so in a manner slightly different from previous versions. Notably, it features the return of the "mistaken" tank mode paint color on the left arm. It also uses the Decepticon insignia from the live-action film series instead of the Generation 1 variety.
- Galvatron was available as part of a 2-pack with Rodimus Prime (a redeco of the Titanium Series figure), aptly named "Rise of Rodimus Prime", which also contained a Matrix of Leadership accessory, a redeco of the Matrix originally included with Masterpiece MP-10 Convoy/Optimus Prime which Galvatron can loosely hold in his right hand.
- Like several of the 2016 Platinum Edition sets, "Rise of Rodimus Prime" saw a very limited release: Basically, the two-pack was released in some of Hasbro's Asian markets, was stocked by some online retailers in the United States that obtain their stock through Asian vendors (such as BigBadToyStore and TFSource), and aside from that apparently only ever saw a wider release in Brazil, of all places, where it was also first officially revealed by Hasbro at ABRIN (the Brazilian Toy Fair) in April of 2016. That's it. The set never saw an official Hasbro-initiated release in the United States.
War for Cybertron Trilogy

- Unicron (2021)
- War for Cybertron Trilogy Unicron comes with a minuscule figurine of Galvatron, only a few millimeters tall. The original announcement showed a sculpt based on Galvatron's Titans Return design, but the final released toy will be based on the G1 design.
Kre-O

- Galvatron (Kreon Micro-Changer, 2012)
- Kit number: A1008
- Bag number: 21451 8
- Accessories: Arm cannon
- Part of a six-figure preview wave of Micro-Changer Kreons, Kre-O Galvatron is a blindpacked bagged mini-figure. He comes with extra parts which help him form a crude artillery cannon form. He has a purple redeco of Sentinel Prime's helmet, an orange redeco of Megatron's fusion cannon and his body armor comes from Battleship US soldiers Kreons.

- Galavatron [sic] (Custom Kreon, 2014)
- Set number: A7316
- Pieces: 42
- Accessories: Rack, arm-cannon, drill-cannon, blade, club, large rifle, missile-backpack, small wing-pack, spare hand
- Part of the second assortment of "Custom Kreons", Galvatron comes with a buildable parts rack on which to hang/store his many many extra pieces. The plastics of his torso, arms and legs have a metal-flake sheen, and his similarly-shiny tampographs are far more detailed than the original Kreon. His "normal" helmet and blade are chromed, plus he comes with an extra clear-plastic helmet, torso and legs. He also has a pair of extra arms (originally from the Kre-O Battleship aliens), plus a buildable combination drill/gatling cannon, a club (that can also accommodate the blade), a large rifle, a dual-missile backpack, and the Wheeljack-style wing-pack.
- His name is misspelled in his packaging. Oops.
- Though widely solicited, this wave of Custom Kreons ultimately never saw release outside of the Hasbro Toy Shop online store and Chinese-market distribution circles.
Legends

- Galvatron (Voyager Class, 2016-07-23)
- ID number: LG23
- Accessories: Megatron Headmaster, cannon
- Legends Galvatron is a redeco of the Titans Return mold, featuring a lighter shade of purple, and additional paint details. Galvatron's Headmaster, Megatron, features paint applications to resemble his appearances in the cartoon, while his Headmaster mode features silver paint on his face, and some purple details.
- Legends Galvatron comes with a leaflet featuring a character profile, tech specs, and Bonus Edition Vol. 23 of the Legends manga.
Merchandise
Generation 1
- A Galvatron watch was released in the 1980s in Japan (along with Superion and Ultra Magnus watches). It was subsequently re-released in the 1990s by Takara as merchandise for the Generation 2 line in the USA. The watch featured Galvatron's torso with a clock in his chest. It included a mechanism whereby when a lever was pushed, the tiny Galvatron torso "transformed" into a full tiny Galvatron figure complete with legs, standing up on the watch band. The figure cannot be removed from the watch, but the arms do rotate. In Japan, these were considered "roleplay" items representing wrist-communicators.
- The cannon barrel can detach and is very easily lost.
- Takara originally planned a North American release of the Galvatron watch toy in 1986 and photographs of it were shown in their 1986 US product catalog. For unknown reasons, its intended 1986 release in the US was cancelled.
Transformers Choco

- Galvatron (1986)
- Released in the fourth Transformers 2010-centric wave of Kabaya's line of Transformers Choco candy toys, this version of Galvatron is a small, transformable model kit made of one solid color plastic, available in various colors including blue, red and green. As with all the Transformers Choco figures, he came with "Chocolate Dots", small candies similar to M&Ms.
- Though not depicted in this photo, it is possible to mount Galvatron's cannon barrel on his arm in robot mode.
Transformers Gum

- Galvatron (1986)
- Accessories: Laser rifle, particle cannon, particle cannon connector
- Galvatron also had a presence in Kabaya's line of larger Transformers Gum model kits. Released as part of the line's fifth wave, Galvatron is molded in red, silver, and black plastic, lacking in paint applications but featuring stickers for detail. Like most Transformers Gum model kits, Galvatron is essentially a downsized version of the regular toy, featuring all its accessories. As the name suggests, rather than chocolate, Galvatron came with a stick of gum.
Transformers Ramune

- Galvatron (1986)
- While no figure of Galvatron was released by Hasbro as part of their 1987 Decoy promotion, the Decepticon leader did have a soft rubber figure crafted in his image that was available exclusive in Japan, as part of a second wave of the figures released there by Kabaya, along with other Transformers 2010 characters. Like the other figures in this series, Galvatron was sold in a blindpacked box as part of the Transformers Ramune series, and was available in multiple colors, including red, blue and yellow.
Forms Robo
- Galvatron (1987)
- Galvatron was also part of the small Forms Robo collection of larger rubber figures, with this version of the character standing at around twice the height of a regular Decoy. Like the other figures in this series, Galvatron was packaged in an individual baggie and was available in red, blue, green and yellow.
Seven

- Rodimus Convoy vs Galvatron (multi-pack, 1986)
- A vinyl figurine of Galvatron, in a primarily-grey toy-based color scheme, was released by Seven and sold in a two-pack with a similar figure of Rodimus Prime. It featured articulation at the shoulders.
- Ultra Magnus vs Galvatron (multi-pack, 1987)
- The vinyl Galvatron figurine was also later made available in a two-pack with the Transform Jr Ultra Magnus figure, along with a die-cast figurine of Metroplex.
Talkformers

- Galvatron (1986)
- Japanese ID number: T-02
- This vinyl figurine of Galvatron was one of two entries in the Talkformers line. Featuring only two points of articulation in the shoulders, it spoke four pullstring-activated Japanese phrases, spoken by Galvatron's Japanese voice actor, Seizō Katō. These four phrases were later recycled for the 2006 reissue of the original Galvatron toy.
Super High-Breed Model

- Galvatron (1987, 1997)
- Galvatron was one of three non-transforming Super High-Breed Model vinyl figurines created in 1987 by Japanese collectables company MC Axis. Standing at about eight inches tall and featuring articulation in the neck and shoulders, Galvatron and his fellows (Rodimus Prime and Arcee) were based on their Studio OX character models, featuring much more anime-styled proportions and detailing.
- While the mass-market release of the Super High-Breed Model line was cancelled, Galvatron eventually saw the light of day as the exclusive toy for BotCon Japan 1997. The figure was initially available in two versions: "standard" purple and a translucent orange "lava bath" version limited to 100 pieces. In subsequent years, at least two more versions of this figure would be released for online sale: one that replaced the orange paint on the cannon barrel with an orange molded plastic piece, and another that replaced the entire purple body coloration with royal blue.
Parody Deformed

- Galvatron (1990)
- A small solid blue, non-transforming super deformed model kit of Galvatron was available as part of Kabaya's "Parody Deformed" line of candy toys. The fifth figure of the fourth wave (the nineteenth figure overall), he came with a "PDTF Comic" comic about himself, "Two In One! Lord Galvatron", and Chocolate Dots.
Super Collection Figure

- Galvatron (March 2001)
- Act: 2
- Accessories: Stand
- A three-inch tall PVC figurine of Galvatron was available in the second wave of Takara's Super Collection Figure line. Like all the figures in the Act, it was available as both a standard full color figure and a colorless translucent version, one of each of which was available in a standard case of twelve blindpacked figures.

- Galvatron (February 2002)
- Act: 6
- Accessories: Stand
- The Galvatron figurine was redecoed in a metallic paint scheme for the sixth Act of the Super Collection Figure series, where it was available as a rare "Secret Figure" included in only one case out of every ten. Cases with the metallic Galvatron (or the Act's other "Secret Figure" Dirge) did not come with parts for the Act's "build-a-figure" Grand Maximus.
- This Act was seemingly in shorter supply than the others before and since, and is not terribly common on the secondary market.
Heroes of Cybertron

- Galvatron (2003)
- Released in the third wave of Hasbro's Heroes of Cybertron line, Galvatron is a redeco of the SCF figure, cast entirely in clear-red plastic then painted over save his eyes and a small spot on the back of his skull, giving him a light-piping-like glowing eye effect.
- He was sold in blister packaging rather than a blind-packed box, and included a character card.
MyClone

- Galvatron (2003)
- Japanese ID number: MTF015
- Accessories: Purple display stand
- Released in the second wave of the MyClone line of Transformers PVC figures, this super deformed Galvatron comes with a hexagonal purple display stand, which can link up with the identical stands included with other MyClone figures. His modular design allows his parts to be mixed and matched with those of any other MyClone figure.
- Purchasers of MyClone Galvatron also ran the chance of finding within the box not the standard cartoon-colours figure, but a translucent orange "lava" chase figure, paying homage to Galvatron's plasma bath from "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2".
Generation 1 Figure-Collection

- Galvatron (2003)
- Japanese ID number: D-5
- Accessories: Display base
- At only one inch in height, this Galvatron "bottlecap" figurine (so named because its display base is the size of a bottlecap) was one of fourteen blindpacked figures available in Kabaya's Transformers Generation 1 Figure-Collection. The figure was rendered in a "retro" black and white color scheme, and came with a leaflet, personalized with cartoon screen captures.
Titanium Series

- Galvatron (3-inch Robot Masters, 2006)
- Accessories: Display base
- Titanium Galvatron is a 3-inch-tall, non-transforming, die-cast metal figurine. He is based heavily on his cartoon model and has articulation in his neck, waist, shoulders, and wrists. His orange cannon and right arm from the elbow down are also removable.
Robot Heroes

"Yeah, but I'm crazier than you."
- Sunstreaker vs. Galvatron (2-pack, 2008)
- Robot Heroes Galvatron is an adorably insane super-deformed figurine with articulation at the neck and shoulders. Glitch-tastically, he has a red movie-style Decepticon symbol.
Transformers - Mini Bust

- Galvatron (Diamond Select, 2008)
- The first large Galvatron merchandise item to see release in U.S. markets was this bust, sculpted by Art Asylum and released by Diamond Select Toys in 2008. It is a static depiction of Galvatron's head and collar region, limited to 1,000 pieces.

- Galvatron (Diamond Select, 2009)
- Released by Diamond Select Toys in 2009, Galvatron was sculpted by Mark Wong of Art Asylum and limited to 1,000 pieces. He has his particle cannon posed forward either at an Autobot or perhaps one of his own underlings. His base is the planet devouring Unicron who originally created him from the dying Megatron.
Tiny Titans

- Galvatron (Tiny Titans, 2015)
- Series: 4
- Number: 10/12
- Part of the fourth assortment of Tiny Titans blindpacks, this version of Galvatron is a very small, soft-plastic figure of him in robot mode.
- He includes a collectible card that renders him in the 2015 Robots in Disguise styling. The card includes a scan-badge for the Robots in Disguise mobile game, which unlocks a random amount of Energon "currency" and a randomized bonus power-up item.
- This wave saw fairly minimal release at "big box" retailers, but unlike other waves, was not picked up by drug stores and the like later, making them particularly hard to find.
Notes

- In the 1986 Hasbro Pre-Toy Fair catalog, Galvatron's orange cannon is colored dark (either black or a dark purple). Presumably, this version of the toy was based upon his early color model.
- A triple changer was proposed which would switch between a very awkward Galvatron, Megatron, and a Walther P-38 handgun with added futuristic silencer and laser sight. It is notable that the strange "Reverse Megatron" design has a mild resemblance to the also-unproduced Galvatron Action Master, especially in the chest design.
- A Galvatron Action Master was planned at one point, but apparently went no further than a concept sketch. It is only vaguely similar to Galvatron's normal appearance and may possibly have been a "powered up" Galvatron of some sort.
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