2017

«	2017	»

The year 2017 (MMXVII) is the 34th year since the Transformers brand began.

For further information, see: Transformers timeline

Events

Fiction

Beast Wars: Uprising

The human colony planet New Earth is attacked, prompting the Earth Defense Command to declare human space off-limits to all Transformers. Micro-Aggressions

Non-fiction

Conventions

• HasCon 2017: September 8–10

• B.O.T.S. 2017: June 18
• Cybertrome 2017: May 6 & 7
• Cybfest NW 2017: August 19
• C.O.N.S. 2017: October 8
• Dairycon 2017: April 1
• Pete's Robot Convention 2017: June 23–24
• RetCon 2017: April 29
• TFcon 2017: July 14–16
• TFcon USA 2017: September 29–October 1
• TFNation 2017: August 11–13

Deaths

• January 13 — Dick Gautier
• July 8 — Bob Lewis
• July 9 — Wally Burr
• July 20 — Linkin Park singer, Chester Bennington
• September 8 — Toshihiko Nakajima
• September 10 — Len Wein
• September 17 — Carlos Íñigo
• November 9 — Patrick Béthune
• November 16 — Hiromi Tsuru
• December 27 — Serge Bourrier

Print

Comics

Fun Publications

• "Epilogue Two"

Hasbro

• "When Worlds Collide"

IDW

• Optimus Prime #2–14 (ongoing)
• G.I. Joe #2–9 (ongoing, but rebranded after First Strike to Scarlett's Strike Force)
• Lost Light #2–12 (ongoing)
• Till All Are One #7–12 (ongoing, but cancelled after issue #12) + an Annual
• Revolutionaries #1–8 (8 issues)
• Transformers vs. G.I. Joe: The Movie Adaptation (one-shot)
• Revolution: Aw Yeah! #1–3 (3 issues)
• Micronauts: Wrath of Karza #1–5 (5 issues)
• Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook #1–3 (3 issues)
• The Transformers: Salvation (one-shot)
• Rom vs. Transformers: Shining Armor #1–5 (5 issues)
• First Strike #1–6 (6 issues)
  • G.I. Joe: First Strike (one-shot)
  • Optimus Prime: First Strike (one-shot)
  • M.A.S.K.: First Strike (one-shot)
  • Transformers: First Strike (one-shot)
• Scarlett's Strike Force #1 (3 issues)

Young Gangan

• Transformers × Dialect Girl: My Toys #1-3 (3 issues)

Collections

Comics

Hachette Partworks

• Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection
  • Volume 36: Stormbringer
  • Volume 16: The Primal Scream
  • Volume 18: Edge of Extinction
  • Volume 29: The War Within
  • Volume 37: Escalation
  • Volume 08: Wanted: Galvatron — Dead or Alive
  • Volume 39: Hearts of Steel
  • Volume 10: Trial by Fire
  • Volume 21: Regeneration One
  • Volume 31: The Iron Fist
  • Volume 50: Heart of Darkness
  • Volume 59: Dark Cybertron, Part 1
  • Volume 01: Power Play
  • Volume 26: War and Peace
  • Volume 35: Primacy
  • Volume 64: Windblade
  • Volume 19: Perchance to Dream
  • Volume 40: Maximum Dinobots
  • Volume 22: Natural Selection
  • Volume 46: Things Fall Apart
  • Volume 07: The Harder They Die
  • Volume 33: Megatron: Origin
  • Volume 14: Space Pirates
  • Volume 43: All Hail Megatron, Part 1
  • Volume 52: The Death of Optimus Prime
  • Volume 44: All Hail Megatron, Part 2

IDW

• Titans Return TPB
• Revolution TPB
• Revolution: Heroes TPB
• Revolution: Transformers TPB
• The IDW Collection Phase Two: Volume 5 Hardcover
• The IDW Collection Phase Two: Volume 6 Hardcover
• The Transformers: Autocracy Trilogy Hardcover (and in December, the paperback edition)
• The Transformers: Rise of the Autobots
• Revolution Hardcover
• Transformers: Robots In Disguise Animated: More Than Meets the Eye TPB **cancelled**
• The Transformers: Most Epic Battles TPB **cancelled**
• Optimus Prime Vol. 1 TPB
• Till All Are One Vol. 2 TPB
• G.I. Joe Vol. 1 TPB
• G.I. Joe Vol. 2 TPB
• Revolutionaries Vol. 1: Crisis Intervention TPB
• Revolutionaries Vol. 2: Power and Glory TPB
• Hasbro: Aw Yeah Hardcover
• Lost Light Vol. 1 TPB
• Transformers: The Complete All Hail Megatron TPB (Paperback edition of the 2011 HC)
• Micronauts: Wrath of Karza TPB
• Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook TPB
• Transformers Drift: Origins & Empires TPB
• Transformers vs. G.I. Joe Quintessential Collection Hardcover

Villagebooks

• The Transformers: For All Mankind
• The Transformers: International Incident
• The Transformers: Revenge of the Decepticons

Media

Movies (theatrical)

• Transformers: The Last Knight

Television

• Robots in Disguise Season 3
• Transformers: Titans Return episodes 1–8

Video

Shout! Factory

• Transformers: Prime: Ultimate Rivals
• Transformers: Rescue Bots: Protect and Explore
• Transformers: Rescue Bots: Rescue Family

Video games

• Transformers: Forged to Fight
• Transformers Rescue Bots: Disaster Dash - Hero Run
• All Transformers games published by Activision are pulled from digital storefronts.

Music

• The Last Knight (Music From the Motion Picture)

Toys

Figure Subscription Service

Series 5.0

• 1: Fractyl (with Scorponok)
• 2: Lifeline (with Quickslinger)
• 3: Double Pretender Optimus Prime (with Hi-Q)
• 4: Double Pretender Megatron (with Spacewarp)
• 5: Toxitron
• 6: Counterpunch
• 7: Starscream (Shattered Glass)

Hasbro

Generations

Alt-Modes

• Autobot Hound
• Bluestreak
• Silver Optimus Prime
• Sideswipe

Titans Return

Titan Masters

Wave 4 Repugnus Autobot Shuffler

Wave 5 Ramhorn

Legends

Wave 4 Brawn Roadburn

Wave 5 Autobot Cosmos Seaspray

Deluxe

Wave 4 Chasm with Decepticon Quake Convex with Perceptor Flintlock with Sergeant Kup Freezeout with Autobot Topspin Gatorface with Decepticon Krok

Wave 5 Aimless with Misfire Flameout with Twin Twist Scorchfire with Windblade

Wave 6 Caliburst with Slugslinger

Voyager

Wave 4 Blunderbuss with Broadside

Wave 5 Murk with Decepticon Octone Decepticon Hazard with Blitzwing

Leader

Wave 4 Ominus with Sky Shadow

Wave 5 Dreadnaut with Overlord

Titan

• Trypticon

Exclusives

Store exclusives

BigBadToyStore "Siege on Cybertron" set: Magnus Prime Metalhawk Pounce Thunderwing Tidal Wave

Toys"R"Us "Chaos on Velocitron" set: Fastclash Autobot Nautica Laser Prime Quickswitch Rodimus Prime

Walgreens Wingspan vs Cloudraker

Initially at Hasbrotoyshop.com: Grotusque with Fengul and Scorponok

Convention exclusives

HasCon 2017

• Leinad & Arcee
• Ultra Magnus

Primitive Skateboarding (San Diego Comic-Con 2017/Hasbro Toy Shop)

• Shreddicus Maximus & Primitive Skateboarding Optimus Prime

Power of the Primes

Prime Masters

Wave 1

• Liege Maximo (w/ Skullgrin Decoy Armor)
• Micronus (w/ Cloudburst Decoy Armor)
• Vector Prime (w/ Metalhawk Decoy Armor)

Legends Class

Wave 1 Beachcomber Dinobot Slash Skrapnel Windcharger

Wave 2 Battleslash Roadtrap Autobot Tailgate

Deluxe

Wave 1

• Autobot Jazz
• Dinobot Slug
• Dinobot Swoop
• Dreadwind

Voyager

Wave 1

• Dinobot Grimlock
• Starscream

Leader

Wave 1

• Evolution Rodimus Prime (w/ Hot Rod)
• Evolution Optimus Prime (w/ Orion Pax)

Masterpiece

• MP-10 Optimus Prime
• MPM-3 Bumblebee
• MPM-4 Optimus Prime



Last Knight, The

Turbo Changers

Tiny Turbo Changers

Autobot Hound Bumblebee Crosshairs Decepticon Blackout Grimlock Knight Strike Bumblebee

Lockdown Optimus Prime Shadow Armor Grimlock Sideswipe Soundwave Starscream

Barricade Decepticon Berserker Chopter Cogman Autobot Drift Autobot Hot Rod

Megatron Shockwave Autobot Sqweeks Sky Camo Starscream

1-Step Turbo Changers

Autobot Hound Barricade Bumblebee Optimus Prime Decepticon Berserker

Grimlock Megatron Autobot Drift Cogman Scorn

Knight Armor Turbo Changers

Bumblebee Grimlock Optimus Prime

Megatron Autobot Hound

Mega 1-Step Turbo Changer

• Dragonstorm




Premier Edition

Deluxe Class

Barricade Bumblebee Decepticon Berserker Dinobot Slash

Autobot Drift Autobot Sqweeks Dinobot Slug Steelbane

Bumblebee (new mold) Crosshairs Strafe Cogman

Voyager Class

Grimlock Optimus Prime Autobot Hound

Megatron Decepticon Nitro Scorn

Leader Class

Optimus Prime Megatron Dragonstorm (Dragonicus and Stormreign)




Other

Legion

Barricade Bumblebee Grimlock Optimus Prime Crosshairs

Autobot Drift Megatron Autobot Hound Dragonstorm

Titan Changers

Optimus Prime Bumblebee

Megatron

AllSpark Tech

Optimus Prime Shadow Spark Optimus Prime Autobot Drift Barricade

Autobot Hound Bumblebee Sqweeks Megatron




RC Autobot Sqweeks

Autobot Sqweeks




Exclusives

Target

Tiny Turbo Changer 3-Pack Optimus Prime, Steelbane, and Bumblebee

1-Step Turbo Changer Mega Pack Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Grimlock, Hound, Megatron, and Barricade

Masks Bumblebee Optimus Prime

Toys"R"Us

Legion Class 2-Packs Optimus Prime & Grimlock Bumblebee & Megatron

Deluxe Class Megatron Skullitron

Reveal The Shield Voyager Class Optimus Prime

5-Bot Combiner Infernocus (Skulk, Rupture, Infernocon Thrash, Gorge, and Glug) with Quintessa

Deluxe Class 2-Pack Optimus Prime & Cybertron Optimus Prime

Supreme Class Cybertron

Walmart

Legion Class Autobot Hot Rod

Legion Class 2-Packs Bumblebee & Autobot Hot Rod Optimus Prime & Ravenspar Megatron & Decepticon Berserker

1-Step Turbo Changer 2-Pack Bumblebee & Autobot Hot Rod

Deluxe Class Autobot Hot Rod

Flip & Change Autobot Hot Rod Bumblebee

Valvoline

Valvotron

San Diego Comic-Con 2017 / Hasbro Toy Shop

• Voyager Class Optimus Prime with Western Star tire piece

Tsim Sha Tsui (Hong Kong) Toys"R"Us

• Battle Damaged Deluxe Barricade
• Battle Damaged Deluxe Bumblebee
• Battle Damaged Voyager Optimus Prime
• Metallic Optimus Prime Voice Changer Helmet

Taiwan Toys"R"Us

• Deluxe Battle Damage Bumblebee
• Battle Damage Voyager Optimus Prime
• Metallic Optimus Prime Voice Changer Helmet

with purchase of The Last Knight on Blu-Ray in Japan

• Clear Voyager The Last Knight Optimus Prime




Rescue Bots

Rescan Series

• Brushfire
• Bumblebee (VTOL)
• Bumblebee (Night Raptor)
• Heatwave (2-headed dragon)
• Optimus Prime (Night T-Rex)
• Optimus Prime (Snowplow)
• Chase (Stegosaurus)

Large figures

• Knight Watch Bumblebee (with Freezer Burn and Windblaze)

Epic figures

• Quickshadow

Rescue Packs

• Bumblebee Rock Rescue Team (withHunter, Talon, Cody Burns)
• Arctic Rescue Boulder (with Graham Burns and Windchill)

Minicons

• Swift the Cheetah-Bot
• Sequoia
• Silverback the Gorilla-Bot

Flip Racers

Single figures

• Heatwave the Fire-Bot
• Optimus Prime
• Hoist the Tow-Bot
• Medix the Doc-Bot
• Blurr
• Sideswipe
• Chase the Police-Bot

Launchers

• Airport Blast Off Blades
• Bumblebee Quick Launch Garage

Three Packs

• Griffin Rock Construction Team (Salvage, Boulder the Construction-Bot, and Mortar)
• Griffin Rock Racing Team (Sideswipe, Chase the Police-Bot, Blurr)
• Griffin Rock Stunt Team (Boulder the Construction-Bot, Heatwave the Fire-Bot, Quickshadow)

Playsets

• Chomp & Chase Raceway (w/ MorBot)
• Optimus Prime Race Track Trailer (w/ Bumblebee & Blurr)




Robots in Disguise

Legion

• Blurr
• Cyclonus
• Heatseeker
• Twinferno

Warriors

• Blurr
• Skywarp, a redeco of Starscream
• Soundwave
• Windblade (redeco with facemask)
• Bludgeon, a redeco of Blastwave
• Thermidor
• Twinferno

Activator Combiners

• Stuntwing with Bumblebee
• Trickout with Strongarm
• Great Byte with Sideswipe
• Hi-Test with Optimus Prime
• Laserbeak with Soundwave

One-Step Changers

• Bumblebee (new tooling)
• Drift (new tooling)
• Optimus Prime (new tooling)
• Blurr
• Sideswipe (new tooling)
• Strongarm (new tooling)
• Heatseeker
• Soundwave

Three-Step Changers / Hyperchange Heroes

• Bumblebee
• Optimus Prime
• Grimlock
• Seismic Strike Thunderhoof
• Soundwave
• Power Surge Bumblebee
• Cybertron Strike Steeljaw

Crash Combiners

• Strongarm & Optimus Prime (Primestrong)
• Sideswipe & Bumblebee (Beeside)
• Skysledge & Stormhammer (Skyhammer)
• Dragstrip & Wildbreak (Dragbreak)
• Lunar Force Strongarm & Optimus Prime (Primestrong)
• Shockdrive & Warnado (Shocknado)

Team Combiners

• Ultra Bee (Bumblebee, Strongarm, Sideswipe, and Grimlock)
• Menasor (Motormaster, Heatseeker, Wildbreak, Dragstrip, and Slashmark)
• Galvatronus (Cyclonus, Cyberwarp, Skyjack, Treadshock, and Riotgear)




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Legends

• LG40 Astrotrain
• LG41 Leo Prime
• LG42 Godbomber
• LG43 Dinosaurer
• LG44 Sharktron & Sweeps
• LG45 Targetmaster Hot Rodimus & Firebolt
• LG46 Targetmaster Cher & Recoil
• LG47 Kickback & Clouder
• LG48 Brawn & Repugnus
• LG49 Targetmaster Triggerhappy & Blowpipe
• LG50 Sixshot
• LG51 Targetmaster Doublecross & Haywire
• LG52 Targetmaster Misfire & Caliburst
• LG53 Broadside
• LG54 Bumble & Excel Suit Spike
• LG55 Targetmaster Slugslinger & Caliburst
• LG56 Perceptor & Ramhorn
• LG57 Octone & Ghost Starscream
• LGEX Headmaster Set (includes Gong, Grimlock, Flywheel, Hardhead, Chromedome, and Brainstorm)
• LGEX Black Convoy
• LGEX Magna Convoy
• LGEX God Ginrai (w/ Godbomber, Minerva, and Cab)

Unite Warriors

• UW-EX Megatronia
• UW-EX Baldigus

Masterpiece

• MP-10K Convoy (BAPE BLACKCAMO ver.)
• MP-34 Cheetus (Beast Wars)
• MP-35 Grapple
• MP-36 Megatron
• MP-37 Artfire
• MP-38 Convoy (Beast Wars) Densetsu no Sōshireikan Ver.
• MP-11ND Dirge
• MPM-3 Bumblebee
• MPM-4 Optimus Prime
• MP-12+ Lambor (Anime ver.)
• MP-39 Sunstreaker
• MP-15/16E Stripes, Nightstalker, Wingthing & Enemy

Movie The Best

• MB-01 Optimus Prime
• MB-02 Bumblebee
• MB-03 Megatron
• MB-04 Shockwave
• MB-05 Ironhide
• MB-06 Ratchet
• MB-07 Soundwave
• MB-08 Starscream
• MB-09 Dino Ride Grimlock & Optimus Prime
• MB-10 Dino Ride Strafe & Bumblebee
• MB-11 Movie 10th Anniversary Optimus Prime

Transformers Last Knight Series

• TLK-01 Bumblebee
• TLK-03 Berserker
• TLK-04 Dinobot Slash
• TLK-05 Grimlock
• TLK-06 Speed Change Bumblebee
• TLK-07 Speed Change Optimus Prime
• TLK-08 Speed Change Barricade
• TLK-09 Speed Change Hound
• TLK-10 Drift
• TLK-11 Steelbane
• TLK-12 Slug
• TLK-13 Sqweeks
• TLK-14 Hound
• TLK-15 Caliber Optimus Prime
• TLK-16 Speed Change Megatron
• TLK-17 Speed Change Grimlock
• TLK-18 Speed Change Berserker
• TLK-19 Megatron
• TLK-20 Autobot Hot Rod
• TLK-21 Crosshairs
• TLK-22 New Bumblebee
• TLK-23 Strafe
• TLK-24 Scorn
• TLK-25 Nitro
• TLK-26 Speed Change Cogman
• TLK-27 Speed Change Autobot Drift
• TLK-28 Speed Change Dinobot Scorn
• TLK-29 Cogman
• TLK-30 Dragonstorm
• TLK-31 Big Speed Change Dragonstorm