2009
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The year 2009 (MMIX) is the twenty-sixth year of the Transformers brand and the brand's 25th anniversary. This anniversary was used as a marketing aspect on many products.
- For further information, see: Transformers timeline
Events
Non-Fiction
- Exact date unknown — Hasbro Studios, producers of Transformers:Prime, is founded.
- July 1 — General Motors, manufacturer of several alt modes for the live-action film series, files for US government-assisted bankruptcy protection.
Deaths
- April 20 — Romeo Francisco
- July 12 — François Leccia
- October 22 — Katsutoshi Sasaki
- November 3 — Jyrki Kovaleff
Conventions
- Auto Assembly 2009: August 15 and 16
- TF-Conversions 2009: June 14
- Cybcon 2009: July 25
- C.O.N.S. 2009: July 19
- Dairycon 2009: April 24 and 25
- TFcon 2009: April 25 and 26
Media
Television
- Transformers Animated Season 3 episodes 27–39
Movies (Theatrical)
Online
- Transformers: Universe episode 2 Fight for Energon
Music
Albums
Singles
Comics
- Transformers: Spotlight (irregular 1-shots)
- All Hail Megatron (issues #7–16, 16 issues)
- Best of UK: City of Fear (issues #1–5, 5 issues)
- Transformers Animated (volumes #6–12, 13 volumes)
- Alliance (issues #2–4, 4 issues)
- Defiance (issues #1–4, 4 issues)
- Maximum Dinobots (issues #2–5, 5 issues)
- Revenge of the Fallen (issues #1–4, 4 issues)
- Best of UK: Prey (issues #1–5, 5 issues)
- Tales of the Fallen (issues #1–5, 6 issues)
- The Transformers (issues #1–2, ongoing)
- The Transformers: Bumblebee (issue #1, 4 issues)
- Transformers Timelines #4
- Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club (issues #25–30, ongoing)
- TBD
- Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (chapters #4–12, 12 chapters)
Books
- Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac
- Transformers: The Veiled Threat
- Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen novelization
- Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: The Junior Novel
- Metal Warriors
Profile Books
Games
Console
- Various Revenge of the Fallen games
Online
Collections
Video
KSMFilm (Germany)
DVD
- Transformers: Armada — Volume Two
Madman Entertainment (AUS)
DVD
- The Transformers — Complete Collection: Decepticon Edition
- The Transformers: Beast Wars — Complete Collection
Medianetwork Communication (Italy)
DVD
- Transformers — Volume 04: Stagione Due Parte Seconda
- Transformers — Volume 05: Stagione Due Parte Terza
- Transformers — Volume 06: Stagione Due Parte Quarta
Metrodome (UK)
DVD
- Transformers — Season One
- Transformers — Season Two: Part One
- Transformers — Season Two: Part Two
- Transformers — Season's Three & Four [sic]
Blu-ray
- Transformers — Two-Movie Mega Collection
- Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen — Two Disc Special Edition
- Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen — Two Disc Special Edition (Best Buy Limited Edition Blu-ray Giftset)
- Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen — Two Disc Special Edition (Target exclusive transforming Bumblebee packaging)
- Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen — Two Disc Big Screen Edition (Walmart exclusive)
DVD
- Transformers — Two Disc Special Edition (7-Eleven exclusive transforming Megatron packaging)
- Transformers — Two-Movie Mega Collection
- Transformers Animated — Season Two
- Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
- Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen — Two Disc Special Edition
- Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen — Two Disc Special Edition (F.Y.E. exclusive steelbook packaging)
- Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen — Two Disc Special Edition (Target exclusive exclusive transforming Bumblebee packaging)
- Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen — Two Disc Special Edition
Paramount Home Video (CAN)
Blu-ray
- Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen — Two Disc Special Edition (Best Buy exclusive packed with T-Shirt)
- Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen — Two Disc Special Edition (Future Shop exclusive steelbook packaging)
Paramount Home Video (Germany)
Blu-ray
- Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen — Two Disc Special Edition (Amazon.de exclusive transforming Bumblebee packaging)
DVD
- Transformers Animated — Volume Zwei: Die Alten Waffen
- Transformers Animated — Volume Drei: Megatrons Auferstehung
- Transformers Animated — Volume Vier: Mission Erfüllt
- Transformers Animated — Volume Fünf: Der Doppelte Starscream
- Transformers Animated — Volume Sechs: Schwarzer Freitag
- Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen — Two Disc Special Edition (Müller exclusive steelbook packaging)
Paramount Home Video (UK/AUS)
Blu-ray
- Transformers — The Complete Collection: Mega Edition
- Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen — Two Disc Special Edition (HMV exclusive transforming Bumblebee packaging)
DVD
- Transformers — The Complete Collection: Mega Edition
- Transformers Animated — Volume Two: Lost and Found
- Transformers Animated — Volume Three: Megatron Rising
- Transformers Animated — Volume Four: Mission Accomplished
- Transformers Animated — Volume Five: Fistful of Energon
- Transformers Animated — Volume Six: Black Friday
- Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen — Two Disc Special Edition (HMV exclusive transforming Bumblebee packaging)
DVD
- The Transformers — The Complete First Season: 25th Anniversary Edition
- The Transformers — More than Meets the Eye
- The Transformers — Season Two, Volume One: 25th Anniversary Edition
- The Transformers — The Complete Series: 25th Anniversary "Matrix of Leadership" Collection
Sony (France)
DVD
- Transformers: Beast Machines — Intégrale Saison 1
- Transformers: Beast Machines — Intégrale Saison 2
Comics
- All Hail Megatron Volume 1
- All Hail Megatron Volume 2
- All Hail Megatron Volume 3
- The Arrival TPB
- Beast Wars Omnibus
- Best of UK: City of Fear TPB
- Best of UK: Time Wars TPB
- Best of UK Omnibus TPB
- Alliance TPB
- Classic Transformers Volume 3
- Classic Transformers Volume 4
- Classic Transformers Volume 5
- Defiance TPB
- Maximum Dinobots TPB
- The Premiere Collection Volume 2
- Revenge of the Fallen Movie Adaptation TPB
- Revenge of the Fallen Movie Adaptation Target-Exclusive TPB
- The Transformers: Spotlight Volume 4: Revelation TPB
- War Within Omnibus TPB
- Henkei! Henkei! Transformers Collected Edition volume 1 (chapters 1–6)
- The Battle of the Star Gate Collected Edition
Merchandise
- TBD
Toys
Hasbro
Exclusives
| Target |
Deluxe Class
| Wave 6 | Wave 7 |
Voyager Class
| Wave 6 |
Leader Class
| Wave 4 |
Entertainment Packs
| Wave 2 |
Activators
| Wave 5 | Wave 6 | Wave 7 |
Bumper Battlers
| Wave 4 | Wave 5 (non-US) |
Power Bots
| Wave 2 |
Exclusives
| Target/Zellers |
Legends Class
| Wave 5 |
Deluxe Class
| Wave 5 | Wave 6
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Voyager Class
Wave 4
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Wave 5 |
Ultra Class
| Wave 4 |
Exclusives
U.S. only
Sam's Club
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Hasbro Toy Shop / San Diego Comic-Con | Target | Toys"R"Us | |||||
Walmart
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"Market six" stores
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Marvel
Wave 3
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Wave 4
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Wave 5
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Star Wars
Wave 3
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Wave 4
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Wave 5
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Wave 6
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Wave 7
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Wave 8
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- TBD
For brevity, only the standard transforming figures have been listed. For Role Play, non-transforming Robot Powered Machines, Power Bots, Robot Heroes, Robot Replicas, and multitudes of store exclusives, please see the main article. Also, some items may in the Merchandise section.
BotCon 2009 Exclusives
- Convention Box Set
- Attendee-Only Bonus Toy
- Customization Class Toy
- At-Show Souvenir Toys (3-Packs)
- Skyquake and Banzai-Tron
- Three Sweeps
- Elita-1 and Razorclaw
San Diego Comic-Con International 2009
Takara
- 16-S Megatron Black Version
- 89 Sunstorm (re-release)
- 15 Great Cassette Operation (Eject, Rewind, Jaguar and Buzzsaw)
- 16 Bruticus (Onslaught, Swindle, Brawl, Blast Off and Vorter)
- 17 Great Cassette Operation Vol.2 (Ratbat, Slugfest, Ramhorn and Steeljaw)
- 18 Skids
- 19 Great Cassette Operation Vol.3 (Rumble, Frenzy, Overkill and Condor)
- Soundwave Playing Audio Player ("Blaster Black" Soundblaster homage deco)
- Optimus Prime iPod Docking Bay (classic G1 deco)
- Exile Perfect Year 2008 Convoy iPod Docking Bay (red and orange deco)
As expected, most of the Hasbro movie toys were released in Japan with very little changes. The main article unfortunately does not list the toys by Wave, but does list exclusive Japanese variants and molds. For a basic list of Japanese releases with ID numbers, please see this list.
| Wave 1 (March 13) |
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Wave 2 (April 24)
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Wave 3 (June 26)
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| Wave 4 (July 17) | Wave 5 (September 19)
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Wave 6 (October 23)
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USA Editions (October 2) | |||||
| Wave 7 (November 20) | Wave 8 (December 27)
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Exclusives
| Tokyo Toy Show 2008 | Toys"R"Us | TV Magazine |
| Chara Hobby 2008 | Ganbo | Toy Hobby Market |
- A-01 Nissan GT-R — Convoy — Vibrant Red
- A-01 Nissan GT-R — Convoy — Ultimate Metal Silver
- A-01 Nissan GT-R — Convoy — Super Black
- A-02 Nissan Fairlady Z — Megatron — Blade Silver
- A-02 Nissan Fairlady Z — Megatron — Premium LeMans Blue
- A-02 Nissan Fairlady Z — Megatron — Diamond Black
- A-03 Suzuki Swift — Bumble — Champion Yellow
- A-03 Suzuki Swift — Cliff — Supreme Red Pearl
- Mickey Mouse Trailer
- Mickey Mouse Trailer Monochrome
- Mickey Mouse Trailer Halloween Version
- Additional figure: e-HOBBY re-released Sunstorm as an exclusive in February, 2009. It also includes a special comic featuring the character.
- Great Cassette Operation (Eject, Rewind, Jaguar and Buzzsaw)
- Bruticus (Onslaught, Swindle, Brawl, Blast Off and Vorter)
- Great Cassette Operation Vol.2 (Ratbat, Slugfest, Ramhorn and Steeljaw)
- Skids
- Great Cassette Operation Vol.3 (Rumble, Frenzy, Overkill and Condor)
