2009

«	2009	»

The year 2009 (MMIX) is the twenty-sixth year of the Transformers brand and the brand's 25th anniversary. This anniversary was used as a marketing aspect on many products.

For further information, see: Transformers timeline

Events

Non-Fiction

• Exact date unknown — Hasbro Studios, producers of Transformers:Prime, is founded.
• July 1 — General Motors, manufacturer of several alt modes for the live-action film series, files for US government-assisted bankruptcy protection.

Deaths

• April 20 — Romeo Francisco
• October 22 — Katsutoshi Sasaki

Conventions

• BotCon 2009

Media

Television

• Transformers Animated Season 3 episodes 27–39

Movies (Theatrical)

• Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

Online

• Transformers: Universe episode 2 Fight for Energon

Music

Albums

• Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen — The Album
• Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen — The Score

Singles

• The Touch - Sam's Theme

Print

Comics

IDW Publishing

• Transformers: Spotlight (irregular 1-shots)
  • Spotlight: Jazz
  • Spotlight: Drift
  • Spotlight: Cliffjumper
  • Spotlight: Metroplex
• All Hail Megatron (issues #7–16, 16 issues)
• Best of UK: City of Fear (issues #1–5, 5 issues)
• Transformers Animated (volumes #6–12, 13 volumes)
• Alliance (issues #2–4, 4 issues)
• Defiance (issues #1–4, 4 issues)
• Maximum Dinobots (issues #2–5, 5 issues)
• Revenge of the Fallen (issues #1–4, 4 issues)
• Best of UK: Prey (issues #1–5, 5 issues)
• Tales of the Fallen (issues #1–5, 6 issues)
• The Transformers (issues #1–2, ongoing)
• The Transformers: Bumblebee (issue #1, 4 issues)

Fun Publications

• Transformers Timelines #4
• Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club (issues #25–30, ongoing)

Titan Magazines

• TBD

Comic Bun Bun

• Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (chapters #4–12, 12 chapters)

Books

• Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac
• Transformers: The Veiled Threat
• Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen novelization
• Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: The Junior Novel
• Metal Warriors

Profile Books

• Masters of Deception!
• More Than Meets The Eye!
• Robots in Disguise!

Games

Console

• Various Revenge of the Fallen games

Online

• Battle for the Allspark v2
• LG Autobot Stronghold
• Starscream Showdown

Collections

Video

KSMFilm (Germany)

DVD

• Transformers: Armada — Volume Two

Madman Entertainment (AUS)

DVD

• The Transformers — Complete Collection: Decepticon Edition
• The Transformers: Beast Wars — Complete Collection

Medianetwork Communication (Italy)

DVD

• Transformers — Volume 04: Stagione Due Parte Seconda
• Transformers — Volume 05: Stagione Due Parte Terza
• Transformers — Volume 06: Stagione Due Parte Quarta

Metrodome (UK)

DVD

• Transformers — Season One
• Transformers — Season Two: Part One
• Transformers — Season Two: Part Two
• Transformers — Season's Three & Four [sic]

Paramount Home Video

Blu-ray

• Transformers — Two-Movie Mega Collection
• Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen — Two Disc Special Edition
• Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen — Two Disc Special Edition (Best Buy Limited Edition Blu-ray Giftset)
• Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen — Two Disc Special Edition (Target exclusive transforming Bumblebee packaging)
• Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen — Two Disc Big Screen Edition (Walmart exclusive)

DVD

• Transformers — Two Disc Special Edition (7-Eleven exclusive transforming Megatron packaging)
• Transformers — Two-Movie Mega Collection
• Transformers Animated — Season Two
• Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
• Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen — Two Disc Special Edition
• Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen — Two Disc Special Edition (F.Y.E. exclusive steelbook packaging)
• Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen — Two Disc Special Edition (Target exclusive exclusive transforming Bumblebee packaging)
• Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen — Two Disc Special Edition

Paramount Home Video (CAN)

Blu-ray

• Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen — Two Disc Special Edition (Best Buy exclusive packed with T-Shirt)
• Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen — Two Disc Special Edition (Future Shop exclusive steelbook packaging)

Paramount Home Video (Germany)

Blu-ray

• Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen — Two Disc Special Edition (Amazon.de exclusive transforming Bumblebee packaging)

DVD

• Transformers Animated — Volume Zwei: Die Alten Waffen
• Transformers Animated — Volume Drei: Megatrons Auferstehung
• Transformers Animated — Volume Vier: Mission Erfüllt
• Transformers Animated — Volume Fünf: Der Doppelte Starscream
• Transformers Animated — Volume Sechs: Schwarzer Freitag
• Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen — Two Disc Special Edition (Müller exclusive steelbook packaging)

Paramount Home Video (UK/AUS)

Blu-ray

• Transformers — The Complete Collection: Mega Edition
• Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen — Two Disc Special Edition (HMV exclusive transforming Bumblebee packaging)

DVD

• Transformers — The Complete Collection: Mega Edition
• Transformers Animated — Volume Two: Lost and Found
• Transformers Animated — Volume Three: Megatron Rising
• Transformers Animated — Volume Four: Mission Accomplished
• Transformers Animated — Volume Five: Fistful of Energon
• Transformers Animated — Volume Six: Black Friday
• Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen — Two Disc Special Edition (HMV exclusive transforming Bumblebee packaging)

Shout! Factory

DVD

• The Transformers — The Complete First Season: 25th Anniversary Edition
• The Transformers — More than Meets the Eye
• The Transformers — Season Two, Volume One: 25th Anniversary Edition
• The Transformers — The Complete Series: 25th Anniversary "Matrix of Leadership" Collection

Sony (France)

DVD

• Transformers: Beast Machines — Intégrale Saison 1
• Transformers: Beast Machines — Intégrale Saison 2

Comics

IDW Publishing

• All Hail Megatron Volume 1
• All Hail Megatron Volume 2
• All Hail Megatron Volume 3
• The Arrival TPB
• Beast Wars Omnibus
• Best of UK: City of Fear TPB
• Best of UK: Time Wars TPB
• Alliance TPB
• Classic Transformers Volume 3
• Classic Transformers Volume 4
• Classic Transformers Volume 5
• Defiance TPB
• Maximum Dinobots TPB
• The Premiere Collection Volume 2
• Revenge of the Fallen Movie Adaptation TPB
• Revenge of the Fallen Movie Adaptation Target-Exclusive TPB
• The Transformers: Spotlight Volume 4: Revelation TPB
• War Within Omnibus TPB

Comic Bun Bun

• Henkei! Henkei! Transformers Collected Edition volume 1 (chapters 1–6)

Brain-Navi Comics

• The Battle of the Star Gate Collected Edition

Merchandise

• TBD

Toys

Hasbro

Legends

• Cosmos
• Rodimus
• Warpath
• Wheelie

Deluxe

• Armada Hot Shot with Jolt (new molds)
• Beast Wars Dinobot
• Cyclonus with Nightstick
• Hound vs. Ravage
• Autobot Ratchet — A remold of Universe Classic Series Ironhide.
• Smokescreen — Redeco of Universe Deluxe Prowl.
• Starscream — A redeco of the Classics toy with a more Generation 1-accurate color scheme.

Voyager

• Leo Prime — A remold of Cybertron voyager Leobreaker in the colors of G1 Optimus Prime with a new head
• Overload — A redeco of Cybertron Cybertron Defense Scattorshot done as an upgrade of the Armada character.
• Vector Prime with Safeguard — A redeco of the Cybertron toy in the colors of Dinobot.
• Countdown — A redeco of Cybertron Cybertron Defense Red Alert as the Generation 1 Micromaster.

Ultra

• Powerglide (in G1 colors)
• Predacon Bruticus — A redeco of Cybertron Ultra Scourge as the Predacon character from Robots in Disguise.

Supreme

• N/A?

Activators

• ?

Bumper Battlers

• ?

Combiners

• Bruticus Maximus — A redeco of Energon Bruticus Maximus done as a homage to the Generation 1 Combaticons, with Onslaught, Vortex, Brawl, Swindle, now a helicopter, and Blast Off, now a tank.
• Superion — A redeco of Energon Superion Maximus done as a homage to the Generation 1 Aerialbots, with Silverbolt, Air Raid, Fireflight, Skydive, and Airazor, the new name for Slingshot due to trademark reasons.

Minicons

• Mini-Con 10 pack

Robot Heroes

• RID Optimus Prime vs. Megatron
• Prowl vs. Laserbeak
• Ricochet vs. Predaking
• Victory Saber vs. Dessarus

McDonald's

• N/A?

Exclusives

SDCC

• Soundwave with Ratbat

Target

• Leo Prime — A remold of Cybertron voyager Leobreaker in the colors of Beast Wars II Lio Convoy.
• Hot Zone — A redeco of 6 inch Titanium 2001 Robots in Disguise Optimus Prime
• Optimus Prime — A redeco of 6 inch Titanium War Within Optimus Prime
• Thrust — A redeco of 6 inch Titanium War Within Thundercracker

Toys"R"Us

• G1 Perceptor reissue
• G1 Insecticons reissue
• "Back Road Brawl" set — Deluxe Hoist vs G1 colored Mixmaster
• "Master of Metallikato" set — Deluxe Bludgeon vs Whirl
• "Gathering at Nemesis" set — Voyager The Fallen, silver Voyager (2007) Megatron and a blue deluxe Soundwave

Wal*mart

• Hardhead — A redeco of Universe ultra Onslaught
• Skyfall — A redeco of Universe ultra Silverbolt as the Generation 2 character, Skyjack

Takara

Alternity

• A-01 Nissan GT-R — Convoy — Vibrant Red
• A-01 Nissan GT-R — Convoy — Ultimate Metal Silver
• A-01 Nissan GT-R — Convoy — Super Black
• A-02 Nissan Fairlady Z — Megatron — Blade Silver
• A-02 Nissan Fairlady Z — Megatron — Premium LeMans Blue
• A-02 Nissan Fairlady Z — Megatron — Diamond Black
• A-03 Suzuki Swift — Bumble — Champion Yellow
• A-03 Suzuki Swift — Cliff — Supreme Red Pearl

Device Label

• Ravage 2GB thumb drive
• Tigatron 2GB thumb drive
• Dinosaurer optical mouse
• Grimlock optical mouse

Disney Label

• Mickey Mouse Trailer
• Mickey Mouse Trailer Monochrome
• Mickey Mouse Trailer Halloween Version

Encore

• Additional figure: e-HOBBY re-released Sunstorm as an exclusive in February, 2009. It also includes a special comic featuring the character.
• Great Cassette Operation (Eject, Rewind, Jaguar and Buzzsaw)
• Bruticus (Onslaught, Swindle, Brawl, Blast Off and Vorter)
• Great Cassette Operation Vol.2 (Ratbat, Slugfest, Ramhorn and Steeljaw)
• Skids
• Great Cassette Operation Vol.3 (Rumble, Frenzy, Overkill and Condor)