2006
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The year 2006 (MMVI) is the twenty-third year of the Transformers brand. It is also the 20th anniversary of The Transformers: The Movie. On Cybertron, it is referred to as the year 1 AU.
- For further information, see: Transformers timeline
Events
Non-fiction
Deaths
- January 18 — Norm McCabe
- January 30 — Seth Fisher
- March 19 — Brad Case
- May 4 — Masahiro Kawasaki
- June 19 — Pascal Renwick
- July 14 — Tom Frame
- October 31 — Daoiz Cabezudo
Conventions
- OzToyCon 2006: September 23
- Auto Assembly 2006: June 3
- Cybcon 2006: September 2
- Dairycon 2006: April 8
- Iacon One 2006: July 7 and 8
- TransformersCon 2006: April 28 and 29
Media
Television
- Transformers: Cybertron episodes 27–52
Comics
- G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers: The Art of War (issues #1–5, 5 issues)
- The Gathering (issues #1–4, 4 issues)
- Generations (issue #1–10, 12 issues)
- Hearts of Steel (issues #1–4, 4 issues)
- Infiltration (issues #1–6, 7 issues including an issue #0)
- Escalation (issues #1–2, 6 issues)
- Transformers: Spotlight (irregular 1-shots)
- Stormbringer (issues #1–4, 4 issues)
- The Transformers: Infiltration Cover Gallery
- Transformers: The Animated Movie (issues #1–3, 4 issues)
- Transformers Timelines Vol.2 #1
- Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club (issues #7–12, ongoing)
- Beast Wars Reborn (illustrated text stories)
Books
- TBD
Games
- Activision obtains the license to produce ‘’Transformers’’ video games.
Collections
Video
Madman Entertainment (AUS)
DVD
- Beast Wars: Transformers — Season 1
- Beast Wars: Transformers — Season 2
- Beast Wars: Transformers — Season 3
- The Best of The Transformers
Metrodome (UK)
DVD
- The Takara Collection Vol 2 — Transformers: Super-God Masterforce
- The Takara Collection Vol 3 — Transformers: Victory
- Transformers — The Complete Generation One Collection
DVD
- Beast Machines: Transformers — The Complete Series
- Transformers: Armada — Season One: Part Two
DVD
- The Transformers: The Movie 20th Anniversary Special Edition
Victor Entertainment (Japan)
DVD
- Transformers: Galaxy Force — Vol. 08
- Transformers: Galaxy Force — Vol. 09
- Transformers: Galaxy Force — Vol. 10
- Transformers: Galaxy Force — Vol. 11
- Transformers: Galaxy Force — Vol. 12
- Transformers: Galaxy Force — Vol. 13
Comics
- Transformers/G.I. Joe Volume 1 TPB Pocket edition
- Transformers: Energon Volume 2 TPB Pocket edition
- The Gathering TPB
- Generations Volume 1 TPB
- Hearts of Steel TPB
- Infiltration TPB and Manga edition
- Transformers: Generation 1 vol. 1: Prime Directive TPB (Dreamwave re-print)
- Transformers: Generation 1 vol. 2: War and Peace TPB (Dreamwave re-print)
UK
- Transformers: Perchance to Dream
- Transformers: Way of the Warrior (re-offered)
- Transformers: Aspects of Evil (re-offered)
Merchandise
- TBD
Toys
Hasbro
Exclusives
KB Toys
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Target |
Rebranded releases
Spy Changers
| Wave 2 |
Basics
| Wave 2 |
- Assortment 2 (2005-2006)
| Wave 2 | Wave 3 | Wave 4
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Wave 5 |
- Exclusives
| San Diego Comic-Con / Hasbro Toy Shop |
Wave 2
- Anakin Skywalker / Jedi Starfighter 'Eta-2'
- Boba Fett / Slave I
- Darth Maul / Sith Infiltrator
Wave 3
Wave 4
- Clone Pilot / ARC-170 Starfighter (redeco)
- Darth Vader / Sith Starfighter 'Eta-2'
Other toys
BotCon Exclusives
- Convention Box Set ($249, bagged $129) — This set of five toys was only available to those who registered for either the 'Primus Package' or the non-attendee 'Iacon Package.' The set also included a badge, the Convention Comic, and five redecoed Planet X Cyber Planet Keys made to look like the Golden Disk.
- Axalon Rattrap — An orange, silver, bronze and black redeco of Cybertron Ransack.
- Axalon Rhinox — A green, brown, gold, and black redeco of Cybertron Landmine.
- Axalon Cheetor — A yellow and teal retool of Clocker with cheetah-print seat covers and a new head sculpt.
- Darksyde Dinobot — A grey, black, brown, and blue redeco of Armada Hoist.
- Axalon Optimus Primal — A black, white, red, and blue retool of Cybertron Crumplezone with a new head sculpt.
- Attendee-Only Bonus Toy — Unit 2/(Tigatron), a white and teal version of the Cheetor exclusive toy with tiger-stripe seat covers, was provided as a bonus to those who picked up their 'Primus Package' box set in person.
- Convention Souvenir 2-Packs — Two sets of two bagged toys, limited to 500 of each set.
- Darksyde Megatron and Darksyde Waspinator — A purple and black retool of Cybertron Defense Red Alert with a new head and a green and yellow redeco of Machine Wars Skywarp/Thundercracker.
- Laserbeak and Buzzsaw — Red and orange redecos of Energon Divebomb with clear-purple energon weapons.
Comicon International 2006
- TBD
Takara
- THS-02 G1 Convoy
- THS-02B G1 Convoy Black Version
- Convoy X Melissa (Takara's counterpart of Alternators Optimus Prime)
- Hot Rodimus X Syaosyao (retool of Alternators Mirage)
- Autorooper X Atari (retool of the Alternators Meister/Shockblast mold)
- Kiss Players Figure Collection Atari X Autorooper (a reverse of the standard Kiss Players format, featuring a larger PVC figure of Atari, and a Smallest Transforming Transformers-style version of the Autorooper model)
