Campaign item
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A campaign item is typically a small figure such as a Spy Changer, a Mini-Con or a Legends Class figure, or an accessory such as a weapon, that is available as part of a promotion of a new toyline for a limited time and with limited quantities, oftentimes (but not always) exclusive to a specific chain or event. Most campaign figures are given away for "free" as a "reward" for spending a specific minimum amount of money on previously determined products.
The concept of campaign items is almost exclusively limited to TakaraTomy in Japan, though a few Hasbro campaign items exist.
Hasbro
| Year/toyline | Item | Venue | Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 (Cybertron) | Skywarp | San Diego Comic-Con 2005 | Attending Hasbro's showroom |
| 2005 (Cybertron) | Ramjet | BotCon 2005 | Attending Hasbro's showroom |
TakaraTomy
| Year/toyline | Item | Venue | Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 (Transformers movie line) | Bumblebee Scanning Version | Hyper Hobby magazine | Purchasing the September 2007 issue of Hyper Hobby magazine |
| 2007 (Transformers movie line) | Optimus Prime (Spy Changer) | Paramount Pictures Japan | Preordering the 2007 Transformers movie on DVD or HD-DVD |
| 2007 (Transformers movie line) | Bumblebee Metallic Version | Tsutaya Records | Purchasing the 2007 Transformers movie on DVD |
| 2007 (Transformers[A 1]) | Torque Gain | JUSCO | Purchasing Voyager Class Starscream or Leader Class Megatron from the 2007 movie line |
| 2007 (Transformers[A 1]) | Noise Effect | Ito Yokaido | Purchasing figures from the 2007 movie line for 3000 Yen or more |
| 2007 (Transformers[A 1]) | Wedge Shape | BIC Camera | ? |
| 2008 (Transformers[A 1]) | Skyglide | Toys"R"Us Japan | Purchasing any Henkei! Henkei! figure |
| 2009 (Transformers[A 1]) | Cybertron Sling | Pocket Card Co., Ltd. | Signing up for a Transformers-themed Visa credit card (Autobot version) |
| 2009 (Transformers[A 1]) | Destron Vorter | Pocket Card Co., Ltd. | Signing up for a Transformers-themed Visa credit card (Decepticon version) |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 The 2007-2009 campaign Microns Torque Gain, Noise Effect, Wedge Shape, Skyglide, "Cybertron Sling" and "Destron Vorter" were alternatively released to promote the 2007 Transformers movie and Henkei! Henkei! toylines, but their instructions all merely used a generic version of the classic Japanese Transformers logo instead, omitting the "Fight! Super Robot Lifeform" portion of the original toyline's Japanese title.
