2012

«	2012	»

The year 2012 (MMXII) is the 29th year since the Transformers brand began.

For further information, see: Transformers timeline

Events

Fiction

2005 IDW continuity

• Cybertron reawakens and NAILs begin returning home. The Death of Optimus Prime Revolutionaries #1 timeline

Non-fiction

Conventions

• BotCon 2012: April 26 to April 29
• Cybertron Con 2012: March 11–14
• Auto Assembly 2012: August 3–5
• B.O.T.S. 2012: June 3
• Cybcon 2012: August 18
• C.O.N.S. 2012: July 22
• Dairycon 2012: April 27–28
• Slag-a-con 2012: October 13–14
• Savcon 2012: June 23–24
• TFcon 2012: July 27 and 29
• TFExpo 2012: August 4
• TraFest 2012: May 5

Deaths

• ??? — Bruno Carna
• August 3 — Marc Alfos
• October 10 — Ken Sansom
• October 10 — Alex Karras
• December 9 — Daniel Gall

Media

Television

• Transformers: Prime — Season 2: episodes 27–52
• Transformers: Rescue Bots — Season 1: episodes 3–26

Print

Comics

IDW Publishing

• The Transformers: Spotlight (irregular one-shots)
  • Spotlight: Orion Pax
• The Transformers: Autocracy (issues #1–12, 12 issues, digital-only)
• The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye (issues #1–12, 12 issues)
  • The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye Annual 2012
• The Transformers: Robots in Disguise (issues #1–12, 12 issues)
  • The Transformers: Robots in Disguise Annual 2012
• Infestation 2 #1–2 (issues #1–2, 2 issues)
  • Infestation 2: The Transformers (issues #1–2, 2 issues)
• The Transformers: Regeneration One (issues #80.5–86, 6.5 issues)
• Fall of Cybertron (issues #1–6, 6 issues, digital-only)
• Transformers Prime: Rage of the Dinobots (issue #1, 4 issues)

Titan Comics

• Transformers comic volume 4 (Prime) (Numbers #4–12, 9 issues)

Fun Publications

• Transformers Timelines #7
• Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club (issues #42–48, 6 issues)

Kerokero Ace

• "Keroro Gunsō × Transformers" special
• Transformers: All Spark (issues #1-4, 4 issues)

Books

• Transformers Generations 2012

Games

Console

• Transformers: Fall of Cybertron (Xbox 360/PS3)
• Transformers: Prime - The Game (Wii, Wii U)

Portable

• Transformers: Prime - The Game (NDS, 3DS)

Collections

Video

Shout! Factory

• The Japanese Collection (complete set)
• The Japanese Collection: Transformers: Super-God Masterforce
• The Japanese Collection: Transformers: Victory
• Transformers: Prime: Season One
• Transformers: Prime: One Shall Stand
• Transformers: Prime: Season Two
• Transformers: Rescue Bots: Roll to the Rescue

Madman Entertainment

• Transformers: Prime Volume 1 — Darkness Rising
• Transformers: Prime Volume 2 — Unfamiliar Enemies
• Transformers: Prime Volume 3 — Alien Threat
• Transformers: Prime Volume 4 — Strength in Numbers
• Transformers: Prime Volume 5 — One Shall Fall, One Shall Rise
• Transformers: Prime — Season One

Comics

IDW Publishing

• Infestation HC
• Infestation 2, Volume 1 TPB
• Infestation 2, Volume 2 TPB
• Infestation 2 (The Complete Series) HC
• Autocracy TPB
• Classic G.I. Joe Volume 14
• G.I. Joe/Transformers Volume 1 TPB
• G.I. Joe/Transformers Volume 2 TPB
• Maximum Dinobots TPB reprinting (was this released?)
• Last Stand of the Wreckers Hardcover
• More than Meets the Eye Volume 1, Volume 2
• Robots in Disguise Volume 1
• The Transformers: Volume 6: Police Action
• The Transformers: Volume 7: Chaos
• The Transformers Classics, Vol. 2
• The Transformers Classics, Vol. 3
• The Transformers Classics UK Volume 2
• The Transformers Classics UK Volume 3
• The Transformers: The IDW Collection Volume Six
• The Transformers: The IDW Collection Volume Seven

Merchandise

• TBD

Toys

BotCon

• Shattered Glass Ultra Magnus
• Shattered Glass Tracks
• Shattered Glass Treadshot
• Classics Metalhawk
• Classics Gigatron
• Shattered Glass Optimus Prime
• Classics Kick-Over
• Shattered Glass Octopunch
• Classics Spinister
• Shattered Glass Wreck-Gar, Scrap Iron and Junkheap
• Shattered Glass Longarm
• Shattered Glass Straxus

Hasbro

Star Wars Transformers

Class 1

Wave 3 Anakin Skywalker / Jedi Starfighter 'Delta-7B' Anakin Skywalker / Y-wing Fighter Obi-Wan Kenobi / Jedi Starfighter 'Eta-2'

Class 2

Wave 2 Battle Droid to AAT Darth Maul to Sith Infiltrator Darth Vader to TIE Advanced X1 Starfighter

Transformers (2010)

Miscellaneous

Exclusives

US chain retailers

Toys"R"Us Masterpiece Optimus Prime Masterpiece Thundercracker

US "Market six" releases

Mini-Cons Iron Claw

Legends Class Bumblebee Megatron Optimus Prime Starscream

Generations

Deluxe Class

Wave 6 Scourge Sergeant Kup

Wave 7 Thundercracker Wheeljack

Wave 8 Warpath

Wave 9 Junkheap Sky Shadow

Dark of the Moon

Cyberverse

Legion Class

Wave 1 Barricade Bumblebee Crankcase Sideswipe Autobot Skids Autobot Topspin

Wave 2 Bolt Bumblebee Crowbar Leadfoot Mudflap Autobot Ratchet

Wave 3 Stealth Bumblebee Flak Roadbuster Starscream

Wave 4 Soundwave

Commander Class

Preview Wave Optimus Prime		Wave 1 Ironhide Megatron Optimus Prime Sentinel Prime		Wave 2 Blackout & Scorponok Powerglide		Wave 3 Decepticon Hatchet Battle Steel Optimus Prime
Wave 4 Autobot Guzzle Dark Sentinel Prime

Action Sets

Wave 1 Bumblebee Mobile Battle Bunker Starscream Orbital Assault Carrier

Wave 2 Megatron Blastwave Weapons Base Optimus Prime Armored Weapons Platform

Wave 3 Autobot Ratchet Lunar Crawler Shockwave Fusion Tank

Playsets

Autobot Ark with Autobot Roller

MechTech

Deluxe

Wave 1 Bumblebee Crankcase Autobot Ratchet Roadbuster Autobot Skids Starscream		Wave 2 Barricade Jolt Sideswipe Autobot Topspin		Wave 3 Nitro Bumblebee Laserbeak Mudflap Thundercracker		Wave 4 Cyberfire Bumblebee Specialist Ratchet
Wave 5 Air Raid Autobot Armor Topspin Darksteel		Wave 6 Soundwave Wheeljack

Voyager

Wave 1 Ironhide Megatron Optimus Prime

Wave 2 Shockwave Skyhammer

Wave 3 Fireburst Optimus Prime Sentinel Prime

Wave 4 Cannon Force Ironhide

Leader

Wave 1 Bumblebee Sentinel Prime

Wave 2 Ironhide

Ultimate

Ultimate Optimus Prime

Human Alliance

Basic

Wave 1 Backfire & Spike Witwicky Icepick & Sergeant Chaos Sandstorm & Private Dedcliff Thunderhead & Major Tungsten

Wave 2 Autobot Whirl & Major Sparkplug Tailpipe w/ Pinpointer & Sergeant Noble

Wave 3 Decepticon Drag Strip & Master Disaster Half-Track & Major Altitude

Wave 4 Crosshairs & Sergeant Cahnay Reverb & Sergeant Detour

Standard size

Wave 1 Bumblebee & Sam Witwicky Autobot Skids w/ Elita-1 & Tech Sergeant Epps

Wave 2 Roadbuster & Sergeant Recon

Wave 3 Soundwave w/ Laserbeak & Mr. Gould

Robo Power

Activators

Wave 1 Bumblebee Optimus Prime Starscream

Wave 2 Megatron Autobot Topspin

Wave 3 Ironhide Recon Bumblebee

Bash Bots

Wave 1

Bumblebee Vs Megatron

Optimus Prime Vs Starscream

Go-Bots

Wave 1 Bumblebee Sideswipe

Wave 2 Optimus Prime

Revving Robots

Wave 1

Bumblebee

Optimus Prime

Robo Fighters

Wave 1 Bumblebee Ironhide Optimus Prime Starscream

Wave 2 Megatron Roadbuster

Wave 3 Elite Guard Bumblebee Nightwatch Optimus Prime

Exclusives

Costco (Canada)

Multi-packs

Optimus Prime vs. Shockwave




Kmart

Human Alliance packs "Autobot Daredevil Squad" (Backfire, Bumblebee, Sam Witwicky) "Flash Freeze Assault" (Sergeant Chaos, Icepick, Sideswipe)




Target

Cyberverse packs Bumblebee vs Megatron Leadfoot and Ironhide		Deluxe Class Arcee Bumblebee Autobot Jazz Space Case		Voyager Class Autobot Ratchet Starscream		Human Alliance Leadfoot with Steeljaw and Sergeant Detour
Playsets Autobot Ark with Roller & Sentinel Prime




Toys"R"Us

Scan Series Deluxes Bumblebee Ironhide Autobot Ratchet Sideswipe

Multi-packs "Bumblebee / Starscream" 4-pack "Cybertronian Warriors Pack" (Barricade, Bumblebee, Crankcase, Ironhide, Mobile Battle Bunker) "Streetside Bot Brawl" (Bumblebee, Optimus Prime, Shockwave)




Walmart

Deluxe Class Bumblebee Optimus Prime Lunarfire Optimus Prime Track Battle Roadbuster Sideswipe

Leader Class Leader Class Bumblebee and Bonus Value Deluxe Class Starscream

Multi-packs Optimus Prime & Comettor Bumblebee / Soundwave with Rodimus "Battle in the Moonlight" (Crankcase, Optimus Prime, Autobot Ratchet) "Ultimate Gift Set" (Bumblebee, Crowbar, Optimus Prime, Powerglide, Sideswipe)




Hasbro Toy Shop/San Diego Comic-Con 2011

• Ultimate Optimus Prime




"Market Six" stores

Mini-Cons

Catilla

Dualor

Rav

Triceradon




Asian market exclusives

Leader Class 2-packs Jetpower Optimus Prime (Jetfire & Optimus Prime)

Supreme Class JETWING OPTIMUS PRIME Black Ver.

Toys"R"Us Silver Bumblebee (Lucky Draw figure)




Kre-O

Bumblebee (small) Bumblebee (large) Kreons: Bumblebee, Red Alert, Driver Autobot Jazz Kreons: Jazz, Race driver Megatron Kreons: Megatron, Shockwave, Specialist, Police officer Mirage Kreons: Mirage, Race driver Optimus Prime (small) Optimus Prime (large) Kreons: Optimus Prime, Skywarp, Bluestreak, 2 Stunt Drivers Prowl Kreons: Prowl, SWAT Commander

Autobot Ratchet Kreons: Ratchet, Medic Sentinel Prime Kreons: Sentinel Prime, Soundwave, Thundercracker, Fire Chief Sideswipe Kreons: Sideswipe, Driver Starscream Kreons: Starscream, Pilot Ultimate Kreon Collection (A4641) Kreons: Optimus Prime, Sentinel Prime, Megatron, Soundwave, Starscream Ultimate Kreon Collection (A4642) Kreons: Bumblebee, Red Alert, Mirage, Autobot Jazz, Skywarp Ultimate Vehicle Pack Kreons: Bluestreak, Sideswipe




Transformers: Prime

First Edition

Deluxes

Wave 1 Arcee Bumblebee Starscream

Wave 1.5 Cliffjumper

Wave 2 Terrorcon Cliffjumper Vehicon




Voyager Class

Wave 1 Bulkhead Optimus Prime

Entertainment Pack

• Optimus Prime vs Megatron: A Rivalry Reborn
• Includes Jack Darby, Miko Nakadai, and Raf Esquivel

Exclusives

San Diego Comic-Con 2011 Matrix of Leadership Optimus Prime

New York Comic-Con 2011 Bumblebee / Arcee, Includes Raf Esquivel and Jack Darby

Rescue Bots

Wave 1 Bumblebee Heatwave the Fire-Bot Optimus Prime

Wave 2 Chase the Police-Bot

Wave 3 Blades the Copter-Bot

Wave 4 Boulder the Construction-Bot

Figure Packs

Wave 1 Axel Frazier & Microcopter Jack Tracker & Jet Pack Chief Charlie Burns & Rescue Cutter Cody Burns & Rescue Hose Sawyer Storm & Rescue Winch Walker Cleveland & Rescue Saw

Wave 2 Cody Burns & Rescue Axe Walker Cleveland & Jackhammer

Playsets

• Bumblebee Rescue Garage (with Bumblebee and Axel Frazier)
• Electronic Fire Station Prime (with Heatwave and Cody Burns)

Large figures

• Chase the Police-Bot
  (w/ Jack Tracker)
• Heatwave the Fire-Bot
  (w/ Cody Burns)

BotCon 2011 Exclusives

"The Stunti-Con-Job" Box Set

• Dead End
• Breakdown
• Drag Strip
• Wildrider
• The Motor Master

At show souvenir packages

• Sideswipe and Toxitron
• Shattered Glass Galvatron and Shattered Glass Thundercracker
• Three Autotroopers

Customization Exclusive

• Minerva

Attendee-Only Bonus Exclusive

• Fisitron

Hasbro

• "Matrix Optimus Prime" Kreon

Transformers Collectors' Club

Subscription figure

• Side Burn

Additional figures

• Generation 2 Ramjet
• Animated Cheetor

San Diego Comic-Con International 2011

• Matrix of Leadership SDCC Optimus Prime
• Ultimate Optimus Prime

Cyberverse

Series 2

Legion Class

Wave 1

• 001 Prime Bumblebee
• 002 Prime Vehicon
• 003 Prime Arcee
• 004 Prime Autobot Ratchet
• 005 Prime Cliffjumper

Wave 2

• 006 Prime Breakdown
• 007 Dark of the Moon Soundwave (redeco and retool of Dark of the Moon Soundwave)
• 008 Dark of the Moon Mirage (retool of Revenge of the Fallen Sideways)
• 009 Transformers: The Ride Evac

Wave 3

• 010 Hyperspeed Wheeljack (redeco of Prime Wheeljack released with the Star Hammer)
• 011 Quick Blade Bumblebee (redeco of Prime Bumblebee)
• 012 Prime Flamewar (redeco of Prime Arcee)

Wave 4

• 013 Prime Fallback (redeco of Prime Breakdown)
• 014 Prime Autobot Tailgate (redeco of Prime Cliffjumper)
• 015 Prime Knock Out (redeco of Prime Knock Out released with the Energon Driller)

Commander Class

Wave 1

• 001 Prime Optimus Prime
• 002 Prime Bulkhead
• 003 Prime Starscream
• 004 Prime Megatron

Wave 2

• 005 Prime Dreadwing
• 006 Prime Ironhide

Wave 3

• 007 Prime Ultra Magnus
• 008 Nightwatch Optimus Prime (redeco of first release, head variant with mouth and blade weapons)

Wave 4

• 009 Battle Tactics Bulkhead
• 010 Prime Skyquake (redeco of Dreadwing)

Vehicles

Wave 1

• 001 Energon Driller with Prime Knock Out
• 002 Star Hammer with Prime Wheeljack

Wave 2

• 003 Bumblebee Battle Suit with Prime Bumblebee

Optimus Maximus

• Optimus Maximus

Masterpiece

• Thundercracker
• Optimus Prime

Prime

Deluxe class

• 001 Bumblebee (second mold)
• 002 Cliffjumper (second mold)
• 003 Wheeljack
• 004 Soundwave
• 005 Arcee (second mold)
• 006 Autobot Ratchet
• 007 Knock Out
• 008 Vehicon (second mold)
• 009 Hot Shot
  (retool of RID Bumblebee)
• 010 Dead End (retool of Wheeljack)
• 011 Shadow Strike Bumblebee
• 012 Airachnid
• 013 Sergeant Kup
• 014 Decepticon Rumble

Voyager Class

• 001 Optimus Prime (second mold)
• 002 Megatron
• 003 Starscream
• 004 Bulkhead (second mold)
• 005 Dreadwing

Weaponizers

• Optimus Prime
• Bumblebee

Entertainment Pack

• Starscream vs. Bumblebee (w/ Silas and MECH soldier)

Exclusives

• TBD

Timelines

• Runamuck
• Runabout
• Shattered Glass Drift

Takara

Alternity

• A-01D Nissan GT-R — Dai Atras[sic] — Aurora Flare Blue Pearl
• A-02G Nissan Fairlady Z — Galvatron — Galvanize Purple (Toy Hobby Market exclusive)
• A-03G Suzuki Swift — Gold Bug — Throttle Gold
• A-04B Mitsuoka Orochi — Banzai-Tron — Crystalo Black (Toy Hobby Market exclusive)

Masterpiece

• MP-11 Starscream
• MP-11S Sunstorm
• MP-12 Lambor
• MP-14 Alert

Prime

Deluxe class

• AM-02 Bumblebee with B.B.
• AM-03 Cliffjumper with C.L.
• AM-04 Autobot Ratchet with R.A.
• AM-05 Megatron with Gora
• AM-06 Skywarp with Baro
• AM-08 Terrorcon Cliffjumper with Jida
• AM-09 Soundwave with Zori
• AM-11 Arcee with Arc
• AM-13 Knock Out with Gura
• AM-14 Vehicon with Noji
• AM-16 Jet Vehicon with Igu
• AM-18 Airachnid with Ida
• AM-23 Wheeljack with Wuji

Voyager Class

• AM-01 Optimus Prime with O.P.
• AM-07 Starscream with Guru
• AM-10 Bulkhead with B.H.
• AM-12 War Breakdown with Zamu
• AM-15 Megatron Darkness with Gora II and Hades
• AM-17 Swerve with Sou

Weaponizers

• AM-21 Optimus Prime with R.A.
• Bumblebee ???
• AM-19 Gaia Unicron with Bogu

Arms Microns

Promotional campaign Arms Microns

• Autobot Firebolt Clear Yellow Ver.
• Vector Oracle
• Autobot Firebolt (redeco)
• Pinpointer
• Shadow C.L.
• Shadow R.A.
• Shadow Gora
• Shadow Baro
• Shining B.B.
• Shining O.P.
• Golden O.P. with Golden Optimus Prime
• Golden Hades
• The Hellflame Arms Micron versions of Guru, Jida, Noji, and Zamu

Gacha Arms Microns

• Optimus Prime Blaster
• Bumblebee Sword
• Zado
• Gobu
• Arcee Blade
• Bulkhead Knuckle
• Megatron Cannon
• Dado

AMW Series

• AMW-01 Gabu
• AMW-02 Baru
• AMW-03 Dai
• AMW-04 C.L. GR
• AMW-05 Baro G
• AMW-06 Jida R
• AMW-07 Pral
• AMW-08 Sise
• AMW-09 Jaze

Exclusives

Ion stores (Japan)

• Limited-edition Terrorcon Bumblebee with Terrorcon Zori

Toys"R"Us (Japan)

• Battle Shield Optimus set, with O.P. A, Pral G, Sise G, and Jaze G

Reissues

• Sixshot (Asian market exclusive)

Encore

• Soundblaster (with Enemy and Wingthing)
• Twincast (with Nightstalker and Stripes)

Transformers United

Wave 5

• UN-23 Rodimus Prime
• UN-24 Warpath
• UN-25 Tank Megatron
• UN-26 Thunderwing
• UN-27 Windcharger vs Decepticon Wipe-Out

Wave 6

• UN-28 Axalon
• UN-29 Ark Unicron
• UN-30 Optimus Primal
• UN-31 Beast Megatron

United EX

Wave 7

• EX-01 Combatmaster Prime Mode
• EX-02 Jetmaster Prime Mode
• EX-P1 Rollermaster vs Choppermaster with Spanner and Firebug