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Transformers: Age of Extinction Checklist

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The Age of Extinction toyline is split into two sub-lines, Generations, more complex toys similar to previous toylines aimed at older collectors, and Robots in Disguise, simplified toys aimed for younger children.

Age of Extinction Generations:


Deluxe Class:

Wave 1:
  • Crosshairs
  • High Octane Bumblebee (new mold representing Bumblebee’s ‘old Camaro’ look from the movie)
  • Dinobot Slug
  • Scorn

Wave 2:
  • Autobot Drift
  • Dinobot Slash
  • Strafe

Wave 2.5:
  • Lockdown

Wave 3:
  • Bumblebee (a different mold representing Bumblebee’s second body from the movie)
  • Hot Shot (repaint of deluxe class Crosshairs)
  • Dinobot Snarl

Voyager Class:

Wave 1:
  • Evasion Mode Optimus Prime (new mold representing Optimus Prime’s flat-nosed truck body)
  • Grimlock

Wave 2:
  • Autobot Hound
  • Galvatron

Wave 3:
  • Autobot Drift (helicopter; retool of Dark of the Moon Skyhammer with a new head)
  • Slog

Leader Class:

First Edition:
  • Optimus Prime

Wave 1:
  • Optimus Prime (new, different mold from the First Edition Optimus Prime)
  • Grimlock

Wave 2:
  • Bumblebee (repaint of Dark of the Moon leader class Bumblebee without MechTech)

Age of Extinction Robots in Disguise:


One-Step Changers: (Smaller toys roughly around the size of an old basic class)

Wave 1:
  • Autobot Drift
  • Grimlock
  • Optimus Prime

Wave 1.5:
  • Lockdown

Wave 2:
  • Autobot Hound
  • Bumblebee
  • Crosshairs
  • Dinobot Slash

Wave 3:
  • Autobot Drift (helicopter)
  • Dinobot Slug
  • Galvatron
  • High Octane Bumblebee (new mold, based on the ‘old’ Camaro)
  • Steeljaw

Wave 3.5 (original planned wave 3, only appearing in some stores):
  • Decepticon Stinger

Wave 4:
  • Dinobot Strafe
  • Megatron (based on the ROTF body)
  • Prowl (based on G1 Prowl)
  • Rollbar

Mega One-Step Changers:
  • Mega One-Step Bumblebee
  • Electronic Chomp & Stomp Grimlock

Power Battlers: (simplified deluxe-sized figures)

Wave 1:
  • Quick Draw Autobot Hound
  • Power Punch Bumblebee
  • Power Punch Crosshairs
  • Spin Attack Dinobot Strafe

Wave 2:
  • Sword Slash Autobot Drift
  • Tail Whip Dinobot Scorn

Wave 2.5:
  • Blade Strike Optimus Prime

Wave 3:
  • Smash and Slash Dinobot Slug
  • Hammer Strike Dinobot Snarl
  • Spinning Grinder Galvatron
  • Spinning Mace Grimlock
  • Missile Blast Lockdown

Wave 4:
  • High Octane Bumblebee
  • Junkheap
  • Vehicon

Dino Sparkers: (non-transforming, non-articulated pullback figures)

Wave 1:
  • Optimus Prime w/ Grimlock
  • Bumblebee w/ Dinobot Strafe
  • Autobot Drift w/ Dinobot Slug

Wave 2:
  • Lockdown w/ Wolf

Flip & Change: (approximately Voyager-sized toys)

Wave 1:
  • Grimlock
  • Optimus Prime

Wave 2:
  • Bumblebee
  • Lockdown

Wave 3:
  • Autobot Drift

Titan Heroes: (12-inch non-transforming figures)

Wave 1:
  • Autobot Drift
  • Bumblebee
  • Optimus Prime

Wave 2:
  • Lockdown

Titan Guardians: (16-inch versions of Titan Heroes)
  • Optimus Prime
  • Grimlock

Store Exclusives:


Store Exclusives:

Legion Class: (exclusive to Walmart)
  • Bumblebee (repaint of Revenge of the Fallen legends class Bumblebee)
  • Decepticon Stinger (repaint of Transformers: Prime legion class Knock Out)
  • Grimlock (repaint of Transformers: Prime legion class Rippersnapper)
  • Optimus Prime (repaint of Revenge of the Fallen legends class Optimus Prime)

Other Store Exclusives:
  • Silver Knight Optimus Prime (Target-exclusive repaint of First Edition Optimus Prime)
  • Silver Knight Optimus Prime (Target-exclusive repaint of Smash & Change Optimus Prime)
  • Silver Knight Optimus Prime (Target-exclusive repaint of Titan Hero Optimus Prime)
  • Silver Knight Optimus Prime & Grimlock (Target-exclusive repaints of Dark of the Moon deluxe class Optimus Prime and Age of Extinction voyager class Grimlock)
  • Grimlock Evolution 2-pack (Toys’R’Us exclusive repaint of Energon Grimlock in G1 colours and an unchanged Age of Extinction Voyager Grimlock)
  • Slug Evolution 2-pack (Toys’R’Us exclusive repaint of Classics Mini-Con Knockdown in G1 colours and an unchanged deluxe class Slug)
  • Strafe Evolution 2-pack (Toys’R’Us exclusive repaint of Classics Mini-Con Swoop in G1 colours and an unchanged deluxe class Strafe)
  • Bumblebee Evolution 2-pack (Toys’R’Us exclusive two-pack Generations legends class Bumblebee and deluxe class new-Camaro Bumblebee)
  • Optimus Prime Evolution 2-pack (Toys’R’Us exclusive repaint of Classics Optimus Prime and Age of Extinction Evasion Mode Optimus Prime with a new head)
  • Optimus Prime & Grimlock 2-pack (Walmart exclusive repaint of Energon Cruellock as Grimlock and an unchanged Revenge of the Fallen legends class Otpimus Prime)
  • Strafe & Bumblebee 2-pack (Walmart exclusive repaint of Beast Wars Terrorsaur as Strafe and a repaint of Revenge of the Fallen legends class Bumblebee)
  • Dinobot Slug & Decepticon Stinger 2-pack (Walmart exclusive repaint of Beast Wars Neo Guiledart as Slug and a repaint of Revenge of the Fallen legends class Sideways as Stinger)
  • One-Step Changer Six-Pack (Target-exclusive multipack of ‘Silver Knight Optimus Prime’, and unchanged versions of Drift, Lockdown, Grimlock, Slug and Bumblebee)
  • Bumblebee, Stinger & Strafe (Walmart exclusive three-pack. Stinger is a repaint of Prime legion class Knock Out, Bumblebee is a repaint of his Dark of the Moon legion class toy and Strafe is unchanged from his normal deluxe class toy)
  • G1-colours Dinobots (SDCC 2014 exclusive repaints of Grimlock, Slug, Snarl and Strafe in G1 colours, comes with an Ark playset)
  • Slog (G1-coloured repaint of voyager class Slog exclusive to Amazon)

Platinum Edition:
  • Silver Knight Optimus Prime (Target exclusive repaint of First Edition leader class Optimus Prime)
  • Optimus Prime/Grimlock Voyager 2-pack (Kmart exclusive repaints of voyager class Optimus Prime and Grimlock)
  • Optimus Prime/Grimlock Leader 2-pack (Toys’R’Us exclusive repaints of leader class Generations Optimus Prime and Grimlock)
  • Breakout Battle: Scrapyard Optimus Prime, Rollbar & Vehicon (Toys’R’Us exclusive screen-accurate repaint of Evasion Mode Optimus Prime, Generation Skids in the colours of Shane’s rally car and Dark of the Moon Crankcase in the colors of Cemetery Wind SUVs)
  • Autobot United 5-pack (BBTS exclusive redecoes of Evasion Mode Optimus Prime, Hound, Drift, Crosshairs and new Camaro Bumblebee)
  • Optimus Prime with Trailer & Sideswipe (BBTS exclusive redeco of First Edition Optimus Prime, packaged with Masterpiece Optimus Prime’s trailer and a G1-inspired redeco of Revenge of the Fallen deluxe class Sideswipe)
  • Platinum Dinobots: Grimlock, Slog, Scorn, Slug, Strafe (black-coloured repaints of the five Dinobots)


TAKARATOMY

The Japanese toyline is split into two parts, as with the Hasbro line. The simpler Robots in Disguise toys, sold under the ‘Lost Age’ banner, were mostly unchanged from their Hasbro counterparts, but the main line, ‘Movie Advanced Series’, features several toys exclusive to Takara. In addition to those unique toys, every single toy features more paint applications compared to their Hasbro counterparts.

Movie Advanced Series:

Wave 1:
  • AD01 Optimus Prime (repaint of the Generations Leader Class Optimus Prime mold)
  • AD02 Classic Optimus Prime (repaint of voyager class Evasion Mode Optimus Prime)
  • AD03 Grimlock (voyager class)
  • AD04 Classic Bumblebee (deluxe class High Octane Bumblebee)
  • AD05 Dinobot Scorn
  • AD06 Crosshairs
  • AD07 Dinobot Slug
  • AD08 Battle Blade Bumblebee (repaint of 2010 Hunt for the Decepticons deluxe class Battle Blade Bumblebee)
  • AD09 Protoform Optimus Prime (G1-inspired repaint of Movie deluxe class Protoform Optimus Prime)
  • AD10 Starscream (repaint of Dark of the Moon deluxe class Starscream without tattoos)
  • AD11 Dispensor (retool of Movie deluxe class Payload with a new head and cannon accessory)
  • AD12 Revenge Optimus Prime (repaint of 2010 Hunt for the Decepticons voyager class Battle Blade Optimus Prime)
  • AD13 Devastator (repaint of Revenge of the Fallen legends class Devastator)
  • AD14 Jolt (repaint of Dark of the Moon deluxe class Jolt in proper colours, with additional whip accessories)
  • AD15 Ratchet (first movie-inspired repaint of Dark of the Moon deluxe class Ratchet)

Wave 2:
  • AD16 Autobot Dino (retool of Revenge of the Fallen deluxe class Sideways with a new head and new arm-blade accessories)
  • AD17 Dark Side Soundwave (repaint of Dark of the Moon deluxe class Soundwave in Soundblaster colours)

Wave 3: (the line skips 18 and 19)
  • AD20 Black Knight Grimlock (silver repaint of leader class Grimlock)
  • AD21 Hound
  • AD22 Galvatron
  • AD23 Drift (deluxe class Drift)
  • AD24 Dinobot Strafe
  • AD25 Dinobot Slash
  • AD26 Lockdown

Wave 4:
  • AD27 Bumblebee (repaint of the new Camaro deluxe class Bumblebee)
  • AD28 Dinobot Snarl

Wave 5:
  • AD29 Dinobot Slog
  • AD30 Drift (voyager class helicopter)
  • AD31 Ultimate Power Mode Optimus Prime (retool of Leader Class Optimus Prime with removable faceplate)

Exclusives:

Micron Campaigns:
  • Silver Roller (Toys’R’Us exclusive repaint of Generations legends class Roller)
  • Micron Jolt (Aeon exclusive repaint of Generations legends class Blazemaster)
  • Buzz Saw (Joshin Kids Land/Bic Camera exclusive repaint of Generations legends class Waspinator)
  • Beetchop (Edion/Best Denki/Yamada Denki/Yodobashi Camera exclusive repaint of Generations legends class Chop Shop)
  • Ivan (Toys’R’Us exclusive repaint of Classics Terrorsaur)
  • Paulie (Aeon exclusive repaint of Classics Swoop)
  • Thunderlips (Joshin Kids Land/Bic Camera repaint of Classics Knockdown)
  • Sling (Edion/Best Denki/Yamada Denki/Yodobashi Camera exclusive repaint of Classics Nightscream)

Store Exclusives:
  • Optimus Prime Rusty Ver. (Toys’R’Us exclusive redeco of Evasion Mode Optimus Prime in a mainly gray paintscheme to look more screen accurate)
  • Rollbar (Toys’R’Us exlusive redeco of Generations Skids similar to Platinum Edition Rollbar)
  • Wheeljack (Aeon exclusive G1-inspired retool of Dark of the Moon Wheeljack with a new head)
  • Black Knight Scorn (Edion/Bic Camera exclusive black repaint of Scorn)
  • Black Knight Slug (Joshin Limited/Yodobashi exclusive black repaint of Slug)

Transformers Expo Exclusives:
  • Nemesis Prime (repaint of voyager class Evasion Mode Optimus Prime)
  • Nemesis Grimlock (repaint of voyager class Grimlock)
  • G1 Colors Slug (repaint of deluxe class Slug)




 
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