Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)
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The Transformers: Age of Extinction toyline coincides with the fourth film in Michael Bay's live-action film series.
Unlike the toy lines of the previous three films, this line is divided into two distinct series:
- "Robots in Disguise", a series of simpler, more gimmicky toys aimed towards younger children. Included in this series are the non-transforming Titan Heroes figures. In Japan, these were sold under the main "Lost Age Series" label.
- An Age of Extinction-specific version of Generations, featuring more complex and movie-accurate toys aimed towards older children and adult collectors. In Japan, toys from this line were sold under the "Movie Advanced" subtitle.
Toys
Robots in Disguise
One-Step Changers
One-Step Changers are smaller figures which, as the name suggests, can be transformed either direction in one step, more or less. Exactly how the transformation is accomplished varies from figure, ranging from Activator-style spring loading to Automorph-type gearing/levering.
Wave 1
Wave 1.5
Wave 2
Wave 3
Wave 4
- Autobot Drift (helicopter)
- Galvatron
- High Octane Bumblebee
- Dinobot Slug
- Steeljaw
Wave 5
Mega One-Step
Electronic Chomp & Stomp
Power Battlers
Spiritual successors to the Fast Action Battlers, Power Attackers are Deluxe-sized figures with basic transformations and a 'battling' action feature in robot mode. They are also commonly referred to as "Power Attackers", presumably an older working name that got changed very late in the game so it appears just as frequently as the final name.
Wave 1
- Bumblebee (Power Punch!)
- Crosshairs (Power Punch!)
- Autobot Hound (Quick Draw!)
- Dinobot Strafe (Spin Attack!)
Wave 2
- Autobot Drift (Sword Slash!)
- Dinobot Scorn (Tail Whip!)
Wave 2.5
- Optimus Prime (Blade Strike!)
Wave 3
- Dinobot Slug (Smash and Slash!)
- Dinobot Snarl (Hammer Strike!)
- Galvatron (Spinning Grinder!)
- Grimlock (Spinning Mace!)
- Lockdown (Missile Blast!)
Wave 4
Dino Sparkers
Dino Sparkers each include non-transforming static figures of a Dinobot and a rider. The Dinobot is cast in translucent plastic, and features a pull-back-and-go motor with a sparking gimmick.
- Optimus Prime with Grimlock
- Bumblebee with Dinobot Strafe
- Autobot Drift with Dinobot Slug
Future waves
Flip & Change/Smash & Change
This assortment of larger figures focuses, like One-Step Changers, on simple transformations. All but the first wave's Optimus Prime use a form of autotransformation that has one flip the figure over itself.
Wave 1
- Grimlock (Flip)
- Optimus Prime (Smash)
Wave 2
Wave 3
- Drift (Flip)
Titan Heroes
Like previous toys under the 'Titan' branding, Titan Heroes are 12 inch tall action figures with a basic five points of articulation.
Wave 1
Wave 2
Titan Guardians
Much like the Titan Hero assortment, but with a larger 16 inch height.
Generations (Series M4)
With Hasbro's renewed focus on simpler toys for children, the "traditional" Deluxe, Voyager and Leader Class assortments were explicitly split off under the Generations banner, receiving a much reduced focus in marketing and even being entirely store exclusive in the United Kingdom and Germany (Deluxe and Voyager at Toys"R"Us, and Leader at Argos).
Deluxe
Wave 1
- #001 High Octane Bumblebee
- #002 Crosshairs
- #003 Dinobot Slug
- #004 Scorn
Wave 2
- #005 Strafe
- #006 Autobot Drift
- #007 Dinobot Slash
Wave 2.5
- #008 Lockdown
Wave 3
- Bumblebee
- Dinobot Snarl
- Hot Shot (redeco of #002 Crosshairs)
Voyager
Wave 1
- #001 Evasion Mode Optimus Prime
- #002 Grimlock
Wave 2
- #003 Autobot Hound
- #004 Galvatron
Wave 3
- Slog
- Autobot Drift (retool of Dark of the Moon Skyhammer)
Leader
Wave 1
- #001 Optimus Prime
- #002 Grimlock
Exclusives
Amazon.com
- First Edition Optimus Prime
- Slog (G1 redeco/Sludge)
Target
- Silver Knight Optimus Prime & Grimlock (Dark of the Moon Deluxe Class and Generations Voyager Class redecoes)
- Silver Knight Optimus Prime (redeco of Smash & Change Optimus Prime)
- Silver Knight Optimus Prime (redeco of Titan Hero Optimus Prime)
- Silver Knight Optimus Prime (redeco of First Edition Optimus Prime)
- "Transformers: Age of Extinction Collection" One-Step Changer six-pack
Toys"R"Us
Evolution 2-Packs
- Grimlock (Voyager Class and Mega Class two-pack, includes a redeco of Energon Grimlock as Generation 1 Grimlock)
- Dinobot Slug (Deluxe Class and Mini-Con two-pack, includes an unchanged Dark of the Moon Triceradon as... G1 Dinobot Slug?)
- Strafe (Deluxe Class and Mini-Con two-pack, includes an unchanged Dark of the Moon Rav as... G1 Technobot Strafe? Dinobot Swoop? augh headache)
- Bumblebee (Deluxe Class and Legends Class two-pack, includes a redeco of Generations Thrilling 30 Bumblebee as Generation 1 Bumblebee)
- Optimus Prime (Voyager Class two-pack, includes a redeco of Classics Optimus Prime as Generation 1 Optimus Prime and a redeco/retool of Age of Extinction Evasion Mode Optimus Prime)
Walmart
- Decepticon Stinger (One-Step Changer)
- Bumblebee vs. Decepticon Stinger with Strafe (Dark of the Moon Cyberverse Legion Bumblebee and Transformers: Prime Cyberverse Legion Knock Out redecoes with unchanged Age of Extinction Deluxe Class Strafe)
Legion Class
- Bumblebee (Revenge of the Fallen Legends Class Bumblebee redeco)
- Grimlock (Transformers: Prime Cyberverse Legion Rippersnapper redeco)
- Optimus Prime (Revenge of the Fallen Legends Class Optimus Prime redeco)
- Stinger (Transformers: Prime Cyberverse Legion Knock Out redeco)
Legion Class and Scout Class
- Optimus Prime & Grimlock (Revenge of the Fallen Legends Class Optimus Prime and Energon Cruellock redecoes)
- Dinobot Slug & Stinger (Beast Wars Neo Guiledart and Revenge of the Fallen Legends Class Sideways redecoes)
- Strafe & Bumblebee (Beast Wars Terrorsaur and Revenge of the Fallen Legends Class Bumblebee redecoes)
Costco
Movie Advanced Series (TakaraTomy)
- For further information, see: Movie Advanced Series
Notes
- The Power Battlers toys themselves are not identified by that name on their packaging; however, the name "Power Battlers" is referenced (with a ™ trademark claim) on the back of Stomp & Chomp Grimlock's packaging. It also appeared on the placards at BotCon 2014 and San Diego Comic-Con 2014. Hasbro's public website, on the other hand, uses the name "Power Attacker" for the individual toys' listings, as does the Hasbro Toy Shop website, which shares its database with Hasbro's main website. The name "Power Battlers" only appears on the Hasbro website once, as part of a press release, and on the Hasbro Toy Shop website as the name of the category for the toys in question. Other online retailers are a mixed bag; for example, BigBadToyStore has the toys listed as "Power Battlers" but then uses official product description blurbs that refer to them as "Power Attackers", whereas Amazon does the exact opposite. Meanwhile, Entertainment Earth exclusively uses the name "Power Battlers", whereas major US-based retailers such as Toys"R"Us (including its UK subsidiary), Walmart, Target and Kmart exclusively use the term "Power Attacker". Other UK retailers are also a mixed bag: Asda, Very, Smyths, the UK subsidiary of Amazon and various smaller online retailers use "Power Battler", whereas Argos uses "Power Attackers". So basically, it's the same problem that previously affected the "Legends of Cybertron" aka "Cybertron All Stars" aka "Cybertron Micro Series" figures and the "Construct-Bots" aka "Construct-A-Bots".
- All of the Age of Extinction Generations Deluxe and Voyager class figures feature at least one hexagonal port on the back of their torso or pelvis. While its function is not explicitly mentioned in either the instructions or packaging materials for the toy, it has been deduced that the purpose of these ports is to make the figure compatible with Bandai/Tamashii "flight stands".[1] Considering that the stand design is owned by another company, it's likely that this feature went unmentioned simply to avoid trademark conflicts.
