Transformers: Generations (toyline)
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Transformers: Generations is a line of figures launched in 2010. Like the earlier 2006 Classics and 2008 Universe lines, along with much of the 2010 Transformers line, it aims to recreate older Transformers characters as new toys and celebrate the history of the brand. Initially, unlike Universe, there were no series or other indications on the toys' packaging regarding which continuity the characters hail from, which seemed to follow Hasbro's recent trend of leaving as much of that kind of information as possible up to the imagination of the purchaser. However, after the line resumed in 2012 after a temporary hiatus, the packaging began to bear the Fall of Cybertron logo for the toys designed after the characters of that video game.
During the 2010-2011 portion of the line, the toys used designs from the War for Cybertron video game, before gradually shifting into the more familiar design style of the Classics and Universe toylines. The earlier waves of figures advertised The Hub or War for Cyebrtron. After the aforementioned hiatus, the line returned in full force in 2012, with designs based on the Fall of Cybertron video game, which have continued into 2013. At Toy Fair 2013, it was announced that, in celebration of the 30th Annerivsary of the brand the next phase of toy designs would be developed in collaboration with IDW Publishing, creating a sense of unity between the designs of the toys and the designs of the characters in IDW's ongoing Generation 1 comic storyline. The coming Generations toys will resemble both new and existing IDW character designs, with the Deluxe class figures including reprints of their characters' respective Spotlight comic issues.
2010-2011
Deluxe Class
Wave 1
- Cybertronian Bumblebee
- Cybertronian Optimus Prime
- Autobot Drift
- Thrust (redeco of Gentei! Gentei! Thrust)
Wave 2
Wave 3
- Cybertronian Soundwave
- Red Alert (retool of Universe (2008) Sideswipe)
Wave 4
Wave 5
- Cliffjumper (retool/redeco of Cybertronian Bumblebee)
- Skullgrin (retool/redeco of Darkmount)
- Thunderwing
Wave 6
Wave 7
- Thundercracker (redeco of Classics Starscream)
- Wheeljack (retool/redeco of Transformers: Reveal the Shield Tracks)
Wave 8
Wave 9
- Junkheap (retool/redeco of Transformers 2010: Wreck-Gar)
- Sky Shadow (retool/redeco of Thunderwing)
2012-2013
Legends Class
Wave 1 Series 01
- #001 Ravage (retool of FOC Steeljaw) & Decepticon Rumble
- #002 Decepticon Frenzy (redeco of FOC Rumble) & Ratbat (retool of FOC Laserbeak)
Wave 2
- Sunder (redeco of FOC Laserbeak) & Autobot Rewind (retool of FOC Rumble)
- Ramhorn & Eject (redeco of FOC Rewind)
Future Waves
Deluxe Class
Wave 1
Series 01
- #001 Optimus Prime
- #002 Autobot Jazz
- #003 Shockwave
Wave 2 Series 01
- #004 Onslaught
- #005 Swindle
- #006 Vortex
- #007 Decepticon Brawl
- #008 Blast Off
Wave 3
- #009 Kickback
- #010 Starscream
- #011 Sideswipe (retool/redeco of FOC Jazz)
- #012 Ultra Magnus (retool/redeco of FOC Optimus Prime)
- #013 Air Raid (retool/redeco of FOC Shockwave)
Future Waves
- Bumblebee
- Hoist (retool of Trailcutter)
- Impactor (retool/redeco of FOC Onslaught)
- Megatron
- Orion Pax
- Roadbuster (retool/redeco of FOC Swindle)
- Thundercracker (redeco of FOC Starscream)
- Topspin (retool/redeco of FOC Blast Off)
- Trailcutter
- Twintwist (retool/redeco of FOC Brawl)
- Whirl (retool/redeco of FOC Vortex)
Voyager Class
Wave 1 Series 01
- #001 Soundwave with Laserbeak
- #002 Soundblaster (Redeco of FOC Soundwave) with Buzzsaw (Redeco of FOC Laserbeak)
Wave 2
- #003 Grimlock
- #004 Autobot Blaster (Retool of FOC Soundwave) with Steeljaw
Future Waves (2013)
- Autobot Springer
- Blitzwing
- Megatron (Retool of FOC Grimlock)
Titan Class
Future Waves
Exclusives
Convention exclusives
San Diego Comic-Con
- Decepticon Bruticus, who is composed of:
Asian retail exclusives
Legends Class
- Bluestreak (redeco/retool of Chronicle Streak with a rifle.)
- Hoist (redeco/retool of Reveal the Shield Trailcutter with a blaster.)
- Motorbreath (redeco/retool of Reveal the Shield Optimus Prime with a sword.)
- Thundercracker (redeco/retool of Reveal the Shield Starscream with two blasters.)
Scout Class
- Sandstorm (redeco of Revenge of the Fallen Dune Runner)
- Laserbeak (redeco of Revenge of the Fallen Skystalker)
- Dead End (redeco of Revenge of the Fallen Brakedown)
- Decepticon Brawl (redeco of Transformers: Hunt for the Decepticons Breacher)
Deluxe Class
- Cliffjumper (redeco/retool of Prime: First Edition Cliffjumper)
- Autobot Springer (redeco/retool of Hunt for the Decepticons Tomahawk)
- Swerve (redeco/retool of Generations Sergeant Kup)
- Wheelie (redeco/retool of Reveal the Shield Special Ops Jazz)
Voyager Class
- Powerdive (redeco/retool of Hunt for the Decepticons Highbrow)
- Protectobot Hot Spot (redeco/retool of Universe (2008) Inferno)
- Megatron (redeco/retool of Revenge of the Fallen Bludgeon)
Leader Class
- Ironhide (redeco of Dark of the Moon Ironhide)
- Starscream (redeco of Hunt for the Decepticons Starscream)
Other
- "Ultimate Gift Set" contains:
- Combat Hero Optimus Prime (redeco of Reveal the Shield Deluxe Class Optimus Prime)
- Autobot Jazz (redeco of Deluxe class Reveal the Shield Special Ops Jazz)
- Thundercracker (Legends Class)
- Motorbreath (Legends Class)
Canceled exclusives
Notes
- Clicking "War for Cybertron Toys" on Hasbro's War For Cybertron webpage brings up the whole "Generations" toyline. Looking for War for Cybertron toys? Here you go.
- Since the toys in the Generations toyline were initially all Deluxe-sized, the Difficulty Level bar on the front packaging (which indicates how hard it is to convert a toy from mode to mode) now denotes each individual toy's challenge level (Cybertronian Bumblebee, for example, is a Level 4, while Thrust is a Level 2).
- The plastic-coated wire twist-ties, which were normally used to secure a toy in its packaging in past toylines, have been replaced with rattan tie-downs. The paper-based tie-downs are also used in the 2010 Transformers toy line and subsequent toy lines moving forward.
- The 2010 Transformers toy line, particularly the Reveal the Shield subline imprint, contains several toys with a design aesthetic similar to the Generations line. This led to confusion when fan expectations were contradicted by official Hasbro announcements. Subsequently, Hasbro released Wheeljack, a retool of Reveal the Shield Turbo Tracks, and Junkheap, a retool of Reveal the Shield Wreck-Gar, under the Generations banner, later followed by Generation 2-inspired redecos of Reveal the Shield Optimus Prime and Special Ops Jazz released as part of the "Ultimate Gift Set" and the Asian market/Toys"R"Us exclusive Wheelie redeco/retool of Special Ops Jazz, all of them also in Generations packaging, thus further strengthening the ties between the two lines.
- Most of the Generations toys (along with several from the 2010 Transformers toy line) were released by TakaraTomy in their Transformers United toyline. The toys representing characters who appeared in the video game War for Cybertron (which is part of the Aligned continuity family) were released as their Generation 1 counterparts in Japan.
