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The year 2015 (MMXV) is the 32nd year since the Transformers brand began.

For further information, see: Transformers timeline

Contents 1 Events 1.1 Fiction 1.1.1 Energon comic 1.1.2 Legends comic 1.1.3 Transformers/Back to the Future 1.2 Non-fiction 1.2.1 Conventions 1.2.2 Exhibitions 1.2.3 Deaths 2 Print 2.1 Comics 2.1.1 Fun Publications 2.1.2 IDW 2.1.2.1 Free Comic Book Day 2.2 Books 2.2.1 Robots in Disguise chapter books 3 Collections 3.1 Comics 3.1.1 IDW 4 Media 4.1 Television 4.2 Video 4.2.1 Shout! Factory 4.3 Video Games 5 Merchandise 5.1 Robots in Disguise 5.1.1 Electronic Titan Heroes 6 Toys 6.1 Hasbro 6.1.1 Transformers (2014) 6.1.1.1 Legion Class 6.1.2 Generations 6.1.2.1 Cyber Series 6.1.2.1.1 GDO Cyber Commander Series 6.1.2.2 Combiner Wars 6.1.2.2.1 Legends Class 6.1.2.2.2 Deluxe Class 6.1.2.2.3 Voyager Class 6.1.2.2.4 Leader Class 6.1.2.2.5 Titan Class 6.1.2.2.6 Exclusives 6.1.2.2.7 "Online exclusive" Collection Packs 6.1.2.3 Platinum Edition 6.1.2.4 Masterpiece 6.1.3 Hero Mashers 6.1.3.1 Action Figures 6.1.4 Kre-O 6.1.4.1 Custom Kreons 6.1.4.2 Kreon Warriors 6.1.4.3 Battle Changers 6.1.4.4 Convention Exclusives 6.1.5 Rescue Bots 6.1.5.1 Rescan 6.1.5.2 Epic Figures 6.1.5.3 Mini Scene Packs 6.1.5.4 Large figures 6.1.5.5 Playsets 6.1.6 Robots in Disguise 6.1.6.1 Legion 6.1.6.2 One-Step Changers 6.1.6.3 Warriors 6.1.6.4 Three-Step Changers 6.1.6.5 Mini-Cons 6.1.6.6 Mini-Con Deployers 6.1.6.7 Mega 6.1.6.8 Titan Changers 6.1.6.9 Super RID 6.1.6.10 Exclusives 6.1.6.10.1 Toys"R"Us 6.1.6.10.2 Target 6.1.7 BotCon 2015 Exclusives 6.1.7.1 "Cybertron's Most Wanted" box set 6.1.7.2 At Show Souvenir Packages 6.1.7.3 Customization Exclusive 6.1.7.4 Attendee-Only Bonus Exclusive 6.1.7.5 Kreon Souvenir Figure Set 6.1.8 Transformers Collectors' Club 6.1.8.1 Subscription figure 6.1.8.2 Additional figures 6.1.8.3 Club Crossovers 6.1.9 Figure Subscription Service 6.1.10 San Diego Comic-Con International 2015 6.2 TakaraTomy 6.2.1 Adventure Series 6.2.1.1 Exclusives 6.2.1.1.1 Gift campaigns 6.2.1.1.2 Other 6.2.2 Cloud 6.2.3 Easy Dynamic Series 6.2.4 Legends 6.2.5 Masterpiece 6.2.6 Movie Advanced Series 6.2.6.1 Movie Advanced Series EX 6.2.7 Q-Transformers 6.2.7.1 QT series 6.2.7.2 Q-Collaboration 6.2.7.3 Exclusives 6.2.8 Unite Warriors 6.2.8.1 Exclusives

Events

Fiction

Energon comic

• March 22 — Optimus Prime publicly meets with the Secretary General of the United Nations to ratify the Cybercord Treaty between Earth and Cybertron. Alpha Quintesson's Terrorcons attack Toronto, Moscow, Tokyo and Los Angeles. Multiplicity

Legends comic

• The Autobots defeat the second incarnation of Trypticon on Earth. LG-43 Trypticon Project Chapter

Transformers/Back to the Future

• After thirty-one years of war, the Decepticons face imminent defeat. Having skipped the last thirty years via Doc Brown's DeLorean time machine, Rumble finds 2015 unsalvageable and uses the DeLorean, since upgraded with 2015 technology, to travel back and time and retroactively win the war. In this new permutation of the timeline, the Decepticons are Earth's undisputed rulers by 2015, with the Autobot resistance camped out in the Delgado Mine. Transformers/Back to the Future #2

Non-fiction

Conventions

• BotCon 2015: June 18–21

• Auto Assembly 2015: August 21–23
• B.O.T.S. 2015: June 7
• Cybfest NW 2015: August 22
• C.O.N.S. 2015: October 4
• Dairycon 2015: March 27 and 28
• TFcon 2015: July 17–19
• TFcon USA 2015: October 16–18
• TFExpo 2015: August 14–15

Exhibitions

• Transformers 30th Anniversary Exhibition: January 31, 2014 to March 1.

Deaths

• January 8 — Gerd Holtenau
• February ???? — Jeff Hale
• February 24 — José María Carrero
• February 27 — Leonard Nimoy
• March 7 — Shinji Ogawa
• March 30 — Roger Slifer
• April 13 — Herb Trimpe
• April 28 — Rick Ketcham
• May 15 — John Stephenson
• June 17 — Vlastimir Đuza Stojiljković
• June 19 — Earl Norem
• June 28 — Hidehito Ueda
• July 16 — Alan Kupperberg
• July 18 — George Coe
• July 27 — Mario Santander
• July 28 — Shawn Robinson
• August 9 — Thomas Schüler
• August 10 — Hamilton Ricardo
• September 11 — Alan Purwin
• September 23 — José Granadillo
• September 28 — Caio César
• October 31 — Hans Teuscher
• November 3 — Joseph Sorokin

Print

Comics

Fun Publications

• Transformers Timelines #11 — "Cybertron's Most Wanted"

IDW

• The Transformers: Punishment (print edition) (one-shot)
• More than Meets the Eye #37–48 (ongoing, 12 issues)
• The Transformers (vol 2) #37–48 (ongoing, 12 issues)
• Transformers: Robots in Disguise #1–5
• Angry Birds Transformers #3–4 (4 issues)
• The Transformers: Drift - Empire of Stone #3–4 (4 issues)
• The Transformers: Windblade vol. 2 #1–7
• Combiner Wars Various issues of The Transformers and Windblade (multiple issues)
• Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #5–10 (ongoing, 6 issues)
• The Transformers: Redemption (one-shot)
• The Transformers Holiday Special (one-shot)

Free Comic Book Day

• Transformers: Robots in Disguise #0

Books

• Transformers Animated: The Complete AllSpark Almanac

Robots in Disguise chapter books

• Bumblebee Versus Scuzzard
• Sideswipe Versus Thunderhoof
• Drift's Samurai Showdown

Collections

Comics

IDW

• All Hail Megatron Red Label HC
• The Transformers Classics Volume 8 TPB
• Dark Cybertron HC
• The Transformers: Primacy TPB
• More than Meets the Eye Volume 7 and Volume 8 TPBs
• The Transformers (vol 2) Volume 7 TPB
• Transformers Spotlight Omnibus Volume 1 and Volume 2 TPBs
• Angry Birds Transformers: Age of Eggstinction HC
• The Transformers: Drift - Empire of Stone TPB
• The IDW Collection Phase Two: Volume 2 HC
• The Transformers: Combiner Wars TPB
• Transformers vs. G.I. Joe Volume 2 TPB
• More than Meets the Eye Box Set (contains Volumes 1–5)
• Robots in Disguise Box Set (contains Volumes 1–5)

Media

Television

• Transformers: Rescue Bots — Season 2: episode: 22
• Transformers: Rescue Bots — Season 3: episodes 11-26
• Transformers: Robots in Disguise — Season 1: episodes 1-26

Video

Shout! Factory

• Transformers Prime: Ultimate Decepticons
• Transformers: Rescue Bots: Jurassic Adventure
• Transformers: Rescue Bots: Return of the Heroes
• Transformers: Rescue Bots: Dinobots!

Video Games

• Splatoon (Wii U)
• Transformers: Devastation (XBO, X360, PS3, PS4, PC)
• Transformers Rising receives an English special edition in China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. A communication error led many to believe the game was going to be officially released in the United States and United Kingdom, but this never occurred (and according to one unconfirmed report, was never even conceived). The fan outcry was massive.
• Transformers: Frontiers (Android, iOS)

Merchandise

Robots in Disguise

Titan Guardians

Bumblebee Optimus Prime Sideswipe Steeljaw

Titan Heroes

Bumblebee Optimus Prime Steeljaw

Sideswipe

Tiny Titans

Main article: Tiny Titans

Small soft-plastic figurines sold in individual blindpacked bags, this line features a mix of characters from Robots in Disguise, "Generation 1" and other past Transformers franchises... though they're all rendered in a very Robots in Disguise fashion, especially the art on the packed-in cards. We'll only list the Robots in Disguise characters here, see the main article for the full lineup.

Bisk Bumblebee Grimlock Hammerstrike Optimus Prime	Sideswipe Steeljaw Strongarm Thunderhoof Underbite	Quillfire Terrashock	Autobot Drift Filch Fixit Decepticon Fracture Springload
Clampdown Decepticon Fracture Grimlock Megatron (aka Megatronus) Optimus Prime Sideswipe

Role-play

• Decepticon Hunter sword
• Bumblebee 2 in 1 Blaster

Electronic Titan Heroes

• Bumblebee
• Optimus Prime

Toys

Hasbro

Transformers (2014)

Legion Class

Wave 3

• Cliffjumper
• Skywarp
• Ultra Magnus

Generations

Cyber Series

Bumblebee Grimlock Megatron Optimus Prime Starscream

GDO Cyber Commander Series

Bumblebee Optimus Prime

Combiner Wars

Legends Class

Bombshell Autobot Powerglide Thundercracker Windcharger

Decepticon Blackjack Huffer

Protectobot Groove Decepticon Viper Warpath

Rodimus Skywarp

Deluxe Class

Alpha Bravo Decepticon Dragstrip Firefly Skydive

Air Raid Breakdown Dead End Decepticon Offroad

Protectobot Blades Protectobot First Aid Protectobot Rook Protectobot Streetwise

Ironhide Mirage Prowl Sunstreaker

Voyager Class

Optimus Prime Silverbolt

Motormaster

Protectobot Hot Spot Cyclonus

Battle Core Optimus Prime

Leader Class

Megatron Armada Megatron

Thundercracker

Ultra Magnus (with Minimus Ambus)

Starscream

Titan Class

• Devastator, giftset of 6 Voyager-sized figures, includes:

Constructicon Hook

Constructicon Long Haul

Constructicon Scavenger

Constructicon Bonecrusher

Constructicon Scrapper

Constructicon Mixmaster

Exclusives

"May Mayhem" Deluxes

Brake-Neck Quickslinger

Convention multi-packs

Constructicon Bonecrusher Constructicon Hook Constructicon Long Haul Constructicon Mixmaster Constructicon Scavenger Constructicon Scrapper

Arcee Chromia Windblade

"Online exclusive" Collection Packs

Air Raid Firefly Powerglide Quickslinger Silverbolt Skydive

Decepticon Blackjack Brake-Neck Breakdown Dead End Decepticon Dragstrip Motormaster

Platinum Edition

• "Year of the Goat" Soundwave with Laserbeak, Buzzsaw, Ravage, Decepticon Rumble, Decepticon Frenzy and gun-mode Megatron
• "Year of the Goat" Optimus Prime
• Insecticons, includes:

Insecticon Bombshell (Generation 1 reissue)

Kickback (Generation 1 reissue)

Skrapnel (Generation 1 reissue)

• Seeker Squadron:

Ramjet (Generation 1 reissue)

Dirge (Generation 1 reissue)

Thrust (Generation 1 reissue)

• Decepticon Triple Changers, includes redecoed reissues of:

Blitzwing

Astrotrain

• Autobot Intel Ops, includes:

Autobot Blaster (Generation 1 reissue; with Ramhorn, Steeljaw and Eject)

Perceptor (Generation 1 reissue)

• Trypticon (Generation 1 reissue)

Masterpiece

• Year of the Goat Soundwave (released in Platinum Edition, above)
• MP-06 Bluestreak
• MP-07 Starscream

Hero Mashers

Action Figures

Bumblebee Sideswipe Steeljaw

Clampdown Optimus Prime Strongarm

Kre-O

Robots in Disguise

• Optimus Prime Beast Blaster
  • Set number: B0951
  • Kreons: Optimus Prime, Decepticon Fracture, Airazor, Divebomb

Includes the Beast Blaster semi truck build and a small hoverbike build.

• Bumblebee Disc Demolishor
  • Set number: B0949
  • Kreons: Bumblebee, Clampdown, Bisk

Includes Disc Demolishor sportscar build.

• Underbite Jetpack Takedown
  • Set number: B0950
  • Kreons: Optimus Prime, Underbite, Ped

Includes a giant Underbite beast build and a small jetpack build.

• Strongarm Capture Cruiser
  • Set number: B1549
  • Kreons: Strongarm, Springload

Includes the Capture Cruiser police truck build.

• Sideswipe Roadway Rundown
  • Set number: B1548
  • Kreons: Sideswipe, Hammerstrike

Includes Roadway Rundown sports car build.

Custom Kreons

• Bumblebee (B1234)
• Grimlock (B1235)
• Optimus Prime (B1233)
• Steeljaw (B1236)

Kreon Warriors

Gladiator Bumblebee Wiseguy Bumblebee Knight Megatron Ninja Megatron Samurai Optimus Prime Wild West Optimus Prime Gladiator Ratchet Pirate Ratchet Army Shockwave Ninja Shockwave Army Starscream Pirate Starscream

Army Bumblebee Knight Bumblebee Samurai Autobot Hound Wild West Autobot Hound Samurai Megatron Wild West Megatron Gladiator Optimus Prime Pirate Optimus Prime Knight Soundwave Wiseguy Soundwave Ninja Starscream Wiseguy Starscream

Battle Changers

Autobot Hound (B2691) Shockwave (B2690)

Convention Exclusives

Rescue Bots

Rescan

Optimus Prime (semi-truck) Salvage

Blurr

Bumblebee (car)

Blades (helicopter) Chase (police car)

Epic Figures

Blurr Salvage

Mini Scene Packs

• Shark Sub Capture (with Dr. Morocco and Blades the Flight-Bot)
• Tunnel Rescue Drill (with Graham Burns and MorBot)

Large figures

• Elite Rescue Heatwave

Playsets

• High Tide Rescue Rig (includes rig, Rescan-size High Tide, and cardboard standees of Cody Burns and Servo)

Robots in Disguise

Legion

Bumblebee Optimus Prime Steeljaw Strongarm

Grimlock Sideswipe

Fixit Underbite

Night Ops Bumblebee Alpine Strike Sideswipe

One-Step Changers

Bumblebee Sideswipe Strongarm Underbite	Fixit Grimlock Steeljaw	Autobot Drift Decepticon Fracture Thunderhoof	Night Ops Bumblebee Ninja Mode Sideswipe
Gold Armor Grimlock Patrol Mode Strongarm

Warriors

Bumblebee Grimlock Steeljaw Strongarm

Autobot Drift Optimus Prime

Autobot Jazz Sideswipe

Night Ops Bumblebee Gold Armor Grimlock

Three-Step Changers

Bumblebee Grimlock	Optimus Prime	Steeljaw	Sideswipe
Night Ops Bumblebee	Blizzard Strike Autobot Drift Thunderhoof

Mini-Cons

Divebomb Dragonus Sawback Slipstream

Beastbox Ratbat Sandsting Velocirazor

Mini-Con Deployers

Autobot Drift & Jetstorm Decepticon Fracture & Airazor

Mega

• Optimus Prime (Mega 3-Step)

Titan Changers

• Bumblebee
• Optimus Prime

Super RID

• Bumblebee
• Grimlock (Electronic Stomp & Chomp Grimlock)

Exclusives

Toys"R"Us

"Clash of the Transformers"

A pretty sizable subline imprint of exclusives, a mix of redecos, retools and even some wholly-new molds. The line-up was released in Australia, Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom and Germany, except for Warrior Class Megatronus, who was only released in the US, and the "Decepticon Island Showdown" set, which was not released in Europe.

Bumblebee vs Underbite Optimus Prime vs Megatronus	Bumblebee Optimus Prime Sideswipe	Megatronus
Bumblebee Optimus Prime	Megatronus

Target

Robots in Disguise Collection (One-Step 6-pack)

Bumblebee Grimlock

Optimus Prime "Special Edition Figure" Sideswipe

Steeljaw Underbite

BotCon 2015 Exclusives

"Cybertron's Most Wanted" box set

• Packrat
• Battletrap
• Shattered Glass Stepper with Nebulon
• Megatron with Scalpel, Boombox and Heavyweight
• Oilmaster, a redeco of Generations Swerve with Flanker, with a new Pretender shell

At Show Souvenir Packages

• Generation 2 2-pack:

• General Optimus Prime
• Sgt. Hound with Dia and Cline

• Diaclone 2-pack:
  • Burn Out
  • Lift-Ticket

• Waruders 4-pack (redecoes of Generations Deluxe and Legends Waspinator):
  • Parasite with Ripper
  • Mudfighter with Thrasher
  • Storm Rider with Crusher
  • Paralyzer with Buzzer

Customization Exclusive

• Galva Convoy

Attendee-Only Bonus Exclusive

• Zaptrap with Spy-Eye and Beet-Chit

Kreon Souvenir Figure Set

• Kreon Autobot Spike
• Kreon Dr. Arkeville
• Kreon Nightbird
• Kreon Robot Master
• Kreon Sentinel Prime with Kreon Headmaster

Transformers Collectors' Club

Subscription figure

• Lio Convoy

Additional figures

• Nova Prime

Club Crossovers

• Marissa Faireborn with Afterbreaker
• Old Snake with Advanced Stealth B.A.T. Duo

Figure Subscription Service

• 1: Carzap (with G.B. Blackrock)
• 2: Nacelle
• 3: Serpent O.R.
• 4: Tarantulas (with two Spider Drones)
• 5: G2 Starscream
• 6: Krok (with Gatoraider)
• 7: Nightracer (with Shakar)

San Diego Comic-Con International 2015

• Devastator
• "Kreon Class of '85" 30-Kreon set

TakaraTomy

Adventure Series

TAV01 Bumblebee TAV02 Grimlock TAV03 Strongarm TAV04 Steeljaw TAV05 Fixit TAV06 Underbite TAV07 Roadblock	TAV08 Greejeeber TAV09 Swoop TAV10 Slug TAV11 Bloody Knock Out TAV12 Dreadwing TAV VS01 Bumblebee VS Steeljaw TAV VS02 Grimlock VS Greejeeber	TAV13 Nemesis Prime TAV14 Ultra Magnus	TAV15 Lockdown TAV16 Bombshell TAV17 Shrapnel
TAV18 Drift TAV19 Powerglide TAV20 Adams TAV VS03 Strongarm VS Phantomjaw	TAV21 Optimus Prime TAV22 Sideswipe TAV23 Jazz	TAV24 Micron Shooter Fracture (w/ Airazor & Sandstinger) TAV25 Decepticon Runabout TAV26 Override	TAV27 Micron Shooter Drift (w/ Slipstream & Jetstorm) TAV28 Ground Vehicon General
TAV29 Bumblebee Supreme Mode TAV30 Battle Grimlock TAV31 Black Shadow TAV32 Rumble & Frenzy TAV VS04 Sideswipe & Stepper	TAV33 Optimus Prime Supreme Mode TAV VS05 Drift Origin & Jazz Battle Mode	TAV 34 EZ Collection Team Bumblebee VS Megatronus Set (Bumblebee, Strongarm, Sideswipe, Megatronus) TAV 35 EZ Collection Autobot VS Decepticon Set (Optimus Prime, Grimlock, Steeljaw, Underbite)

Exclusives

Gift campaigns

Clear Color EZ Collection Gift Campaign (March 21, 2015)
• Bumblebee Clear Ver. (Toys"R"Us)
• Steeljaw Clear Ver. (EDION, Bic Camera, Kojima)
• Strongarm Clear Ver. (Hakuhinkan Toy Park Ginza, Hakubotan Ishinomaki, Yamada Denki, Yodobashi Camera)

Limited Clear EZ Collection Optimus Prime Gift Campaign (April 2015)

• Optimus Prime Clear Ver. (Toys"R"Us)

Limited EZ Collection Gift Campaign (July 2015)

• Toys"R"Us Prime (Toys"R"Us)
• Grimlock Clear Ver. (EDION, Bic Camera)
• Sideswipe Clear Ver. (Hakuhinkan Toy Park Ginza, Hakubotan Ishinomaki, Yamada Denki, Yodobashi Camera)

Limited Micron Gift Campaign (November 2015)

• Divebomb (Toys"R"Us)
• Sawback (AEON Cybertron Satellite stores, Yamada Denki, Yodobashi Camera)
• Beastbox (EDION, Hakuhinkan Toy Park Ginza, Hakubotan Ishinomaki, Bic Camera)

Limited Micron Gift Campaign (December 2015)

• Velocirazor (Toys"R"Us)

TakaraTomy Mall Limited Micron (December 2015)

• Ratbat

Other

TV Magazine (September 2015)

• Kuro Kishi Bumblebee

Cloud

• TFC-A04 Roadbuster (TakaraTomy Mall)
• TFC-D04 Hellwarp (e-HOBBY)

Easy Dynamic Series

TED-01 Big Bumblebee TED-02 Big Grimlock TED-03 Sideswipe TED-04 Prowl TED-05 Junkion	TED-06 Big Optimus Prime	TED-07 Bumblebee	TED-08 Steeljaw TED-09 Grimlock
TED-10 Strongarm	TED-11 Big Steeljaw	TED-12 Thunderhoof	TED-13 Drift TED-14 Fracture
TED-15 Big Sideswipe

Legends

LG08 Swerve & Tailgate (w/ Phaser & Groundshaker) LG09 Brainstorm	LG10 Arcee LG11 Chromia LG12 Windblade	LG13 Megatron	LG14 Ultra Magnus (w/ Alpha Trion)
LG15 Nightbird Shadow LG16 Slipstream LG17 Blackwidow

Masterpiece

• MP-11SW Skywarp
• MP-23 Exhaust
• MP-24 Star Saber
• MP-21G Bumble G-2 Ver.
• MP-18B Bluestreak
• MP-25 Tracks
• MP-11T Thundercracker
• MP-10R Convoy (BAPE ver. 2)
• MP-26 Road Rage
• MP-21R Bumble Red Body
• MP-14C Clampdown

Movie Advanced Series

• AD-32 Decepticon Stinger

Movie Advanced Series EX

• AD-EX Black Knight Optimus Prime (Toys"R"Us)

Q-Transformers

QT series

QT-09 Optimus Prime QT-10 Wheeljack	QT-11 Autobot Meister QT-12 Sunstreaker QT-13 Alert QT-14 Smokescreen	QT-15 Hound QT-16 Bluestreak	QT-18 Nemesis Prime QT-19 Convoy QT-20 Megatron
QT-21 Skids QT-22 Drift	QT-23 Optimus Prime (Watashi ni ii kangae ga aru) QT-24 Bumblebee (Shirei, sasugassu!) QT-25 Lockdown (Yoroshikuu!)	QT-26 Shockwave QT-27 Soundwave QT-28 Cliff	QT-29 Starscream QT-30 Skywarp QT-31 Thundercracker
QT-17 Tracks	QT-32 Black Megatron QT-33 Black Convoy

Q-Collaboration

Hello Kitty	Evangelion 3-Figure Set (Evangelion Unit-00, Evangelion Unit-01, Evangelion Unit-02)	Hello Kitty Halloween Edition 2015	Akira Senpai Kamiusagi Rope
Snoopy

Exclusives

QT-M Optimus Prime

Unite Warriors

UW-01 Superion (Air Rider, Firebolt, Silverbolt, Skydive, Sling)

UW-02 Menasor (Breakdown, Dead End, Drag Stripe, Motormaster, Wildrider)

UW-04 Devastor (Bonecrusher, Gren, Long Haul, Mixmaster, Scavenger, Scrapper)

Exclusives

e-HOBBY

UW-EX Grand Scourge

TakaraTomy Mall

UW-03 Guardian (First Aid, Graze, Groove, Hot Spot, Streetwise)

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