Transformers: Generations (toyline)

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The name or term "Generations" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Generations (disambiguation).

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.

During the 2010–2011 portion of the line, the toys, of Deluxe Class only, were a mixture of designs from the concurrently released War for Cybertron video game, the “modernised G1” style of the Classics and Universe toylines, and the odd figure inspired by the character models of IDW's ongoing Generation 1 comic storyline. The earlier waves of figures sported advertising for The Hub or War for Cybertron.

After a hiatus during the height of the Dark of the Moon franchise, the line returned in full force in 2012, with a range based on the Fall of Cybertron video game. Continuing into 2013, the line was expanded to include both Voyager and Legends Class toys.

In celebration of the 30th anniversary of the brand, the line was refreshed in mid-2013 as part of Hasbro’s Thrilling 30 campaign, with a heavy focus on translating IDW designs into toys for all three size classes, alongside some Classics/Universe-style redesigns. In addition, all Thrilling 30 Deluxe Class toys include a full comic issue – initially Spotlight issues for the relevant character, and subsequently issues tying into the “Dark Cybertron” event storyline.

2010–2011 (War for Cybertron and "Classics-style")

Deluxe Class

Wave 1

RETRIBUTION!
Toys R Us and online retailers like Entertainment Earth and BigBadToyStore received special cases containing only Cybertronian Optimus Prime and Cybertronian Bumblebee as a promotional tie in for the release of the War for Cybertron video game before the general release of the Generations toyline.

Wave 2

I'm just a miner.

Wave 3

Wave 4

Wave 5

And that's when Hasbro ran out of movie-era Decepticons.

Wave 6

Wave 7

That's it, we're done!

Wave 8

Wave 9


2012–2014 (Fall of Cybertron and Thrilling 30)

Legends Class

You'll need more than a glass of water to swallow this tablet.

Series 01

Wave 1

Wave 2

Series 02

Wave 3

Wave 4

Wave 5


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Wave 6


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Deluxe Class

Series 01

Wave 1

Wave 2

The five Combaticons introduced in wave 2 combine into Bruticus.

Wave 3

Wave 4

The five Wreckers introduced in wave 4 combine into Ruination.


Series 02

Liquor bottle accessories sold separately.

Wave 5

Wave 6


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Wave 7


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Wave 8


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Voyager Class

Series 01

Wave 1

This time, I brought backup!

Wave 2

Series 02

Wave 3

Wave 4

Wave 5

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Wave 6

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Titan Class

Wave 1


Exclusives

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Convention exclusives

San Diego Comic-Con

Asian retail exclusives

The following toys introduced the first non-Deluxe toys in the line. They were originally released only in China and other Hasbro Asia markets. However, ToysЯUs picked up all of these toys (minus the Leaders) as part of a massive group of Transformers exclusives for US and Canadian market releases, just in time for the 2012 holiday shopping season.

Legends Class

Legends Class Bluestreak, the first toy of the G1 character in over a decade not named "Silverstreak".

Scout Class

Deluxe Class

Asian market exclusive packaging for Cliffjumper, Springer, Swerve and Wheelie (top) and North American market ToysЯUs exclusive packaging (bottom).

Voyager Class

Voyager Class "Protectobot Hot Spot", not named "Hot Zone" unlike previous toys.

Leader Class

Other

The Ultimate Gift Set was also made available as an online retailer exclusive in the United States.

Canceled exclusives


Notes

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  • During 2010, clicking "War for Cybertron Toys" on Hasbro's War For Cybertron web page actually brought up the whole Generations toy line. 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 2010–2011 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. The waves from 2012 and onward were released under the Generations banner in Japan as well.
  • As the toy list in the article above shows, the 2012-onwards figures were numbered in sequence for each size class assortment separately. However, the Combaticon and Wrecker combiner teams were also additionally numbered as members of their respective teams, and the sequences for those two separate sets of numbers are completely inconsistent with each other: For the Combaticons, team members 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 correspond with Deluxe Class Series 1 figures #004, #008, #006, #005 and #007, respectively; and for the Wreckers, team members 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 correspond with Deluxe Class Series 1 figures #014, #016, #018, #017 and #015, respectively.

Footnotes

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