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Optimus Prime was based on the Diaclone Battle Convoy figure; Megatron on the Microchange Walther P-38 'UNCLE Special' GunRobo.
Name | Alternate Mode | Notes |
Optimus Prime | Red/blue Freightliner Cabover Engine truck with trailer | Also includes Roller, scout vehicle. Trailer turns into base. |
Megatron | Silver/black Walther P38 'Uncle Special' pistol | Extra handgun parts form artillery piece. |
All taken from Takara's Diaclone Car Robo range.
Name | Alternate Mode | Notes |
Bluestreak | Grey/black Datsun 280Z Fairlady-Z | Same base as Prowl |
Hound | Green Mitsubishi J59 Jeep | - |
Ironhide | Red Cherry Onebox Vanette | Same base as Ratchet |
Jazz | White/black Martini Porsche 935 | - |
Mirage | Blue/white Ligier JS17 | - |
Prowl | White/black Datsun 280Z police cruiser | Same base as Bluestreak |
Ratchet | White/red Cherry Onebox ambulance | Same base as Ironhide |
Sideswipe | Red Lamborghini Countach LP500S | - |
Sunstreaker | Yellow/black Lamborghini Countach LP500S Super Tuning | - |
Trailbreaker | Black Toyota 4WD Hilux | - |
Wheeljack | White/black Lancia Stratos Turbo | - |
Taken from Takara's Diaclone JetRobo line.
Name | Alternate Mode | Notes |
Skywarp | Black/purple F-15 Eagle | - |
Starscream | Grey/blue F-15 Eagle | - |
Thundercracker | Blue/black F-15 Eagle | - |
Taken from Takara's Microchange Micro Robot range. The vehicle modes were 'super-deformed'. One figure from the Micro Robot range, modelled on a Mazda Familiar 1500XG, was packaged on some Cliffjumper cards, but was not named as a Transformer. The character has since become part of the Transformers universe, being used as the character Bumper in Dreamwave's Generation 1 comic series. Red versions of Bumblebee and yellow versions of Cliffjumper (not to be confused with the 1986 Minibot Hubcap) also appeared.
Name | Alternate Mode | Notes |
Brawn | Green Land Rover Defender | - |
Bumblebee | Yellow/black Volkswagen Beetle | - |
Cliffjumper | Red/black Porsche 924 | - |
Gears | Blue/red 4x4 | - |
Huffer | Orange/purple truck cab | - |
Windcharger | Red/grey Pontiac Trans-Am | - |
Taken from Takara's Microchange Microcassette range. The cassettes were available in pairs, except Buzzsaw, who was only available with Soundwave.
Name | Alternate Mode | Notes |
Soundwave | Blue/silver microcassette player | Came packed with Buzzsaw |
Buzzsaw | Black/gold microcassette | Robot mode modelled on a condor; came packed with Soundwave; same mould as Laserbeak |
Frenzy | Blue microcassette | Came packed with Laserbeak; same mould as Rumble |
Laserbeak | Black/red microcassette | Robot mode modelled on a condor; Came packed with Frenzy; same mould as Buzzsaw |
Ravage | Black microcassette | Robot mode modelled on a jaguar; Came packed with Rumble |
Rumble | Black/red microcassette | Came packed with Ravage; same mould as Frenzy |
Friction-motor toys from Takaara's Diaclone Dasher range. Only available via mail. All three were unnamed, though fans refer to them as "F1/Car Dasher", "Jet Dasher" and "Drill Dasher".
Name | Alternate Mode | Notes |
? | Red/blue futuristic car | - |
? | Black/red futuristic jet | - |
? | Red/black futuristic drill tank | - |
Taken from Takaara's Diaclone Doublechanger range. Only available via mail. All three had very simple "flying car" third modes.
Name | Alternate Mode | Notes |
Camshaft | Grey Celica XX Type | - |
Downshift | White Mazda Savannah RX7 | - |
Overdrive | Red Ferrari 512BB Type | - |
Air Guardian | Military Operations Officer | Insecticons | Dinobots | Constructicons | Autobot Cars | Decepticon Jets | Minibots | Defence Base | Scientist | Communications | Jumpstarters | Triplechangers | Deluxe Vehicles | Deluxe Insecticons
To bolster the Transformers line, the Valkyrie VHF-1 figure from Macross was leased from Bandai, and packaged it as an Autobot.
Name | Alternate Mode | Notes |
Jetfire | White/red futuristic jet | - |
Another figure pressed into service for the Transformers line, with ToyCo's Astro Magnum figure given a new colour scheme. The figure was intended for release in 1984, but delayed.
Name | Alternate Mode | Notes |
Shockwave | Purple laser pistol | Features light and sound. |
Taken from Takara's Diaclone Waruders line.
Name | Alternate Mode | Notes |
Bombshell | Black/yellow/purple weevil | - |
Kickback | Black/yellow/purple grasshopper | - |
Shrapnel | Black/yellow/purple lamellicorn | - |
From Takara's Diaclone Dino Robo line.
Name | Alternate Mode | Notes |
Grimlock | Grey/gold Tyrannosaurus Rex | Dinobot Leader |
Slag | Grey/silver Triceratops | - |
Sludge | Grey/silver Brontosaurus | - |
Snarl | Grey/red Stegosaurus | - |
Swoop | Silver/red Pterodactyl | - |
Taken from Takara's Diaclone Construction Robo. The first Transformers combining team, all six combined to form Devastator.
Name | Alternate Mode | Notes |
Bonecrusher | Green/black bulldozer | - |
Hook | Green mobile crane | - |
Long Haul | Green/purple dumper truck | - |
Mixmaster | Green/purple cement mixer | - |
Scavenger | Green/purple excavator | - |
Scrapper | Green/purple digger | - |
Devastator | - | Giftset containing all six Constructicons. |
From Takara's Diaclone Car Robo line. While all the moulds were used for the Car Robo line, I have noted the Transformers they correspond to for simplicity's sake.
Name | Alternate Mode | Notes |
Grapple | Orange Nissan Diesel crane | Same base as Inferno |
Hoist | Green/orange Toyota 4WD Hilux tow-truck | Remould of Trailbreaker |
Inferno | Red Nissan Diesel fire engine | Same base as Grapple |
Red Alert | White/red Lamborghini Countach LP500S fire chief's car | Remould of Sideswipe |
Skids | Blue Honda City Car Turbo | - |
Smokescreen | Red/blue Datsun ZX280 Fairlady-Z | Remould of Bluestreak/Prowl |
Tracks | Blue Corvette Stingray | Simple "flying car" third mode |
Reuses of the Diaclone Jet Robo figures, with new wings.
Name | Alternate Mode | Notes |
Dirge | Blue/tan double delta jet | - |
Ramjet | White/maroon delta jet | - |
Thrust | Maroon/grey VTOL jet | - |
Previously unreleased figures, though they have have been intended for Takara's Microchange line.
Name | Alternate Mode | Notes |
Beachcomber | Grey/blue beach buggy | - |
Cosmos | Green/yellow flying saucer | - |
Powerglide | Red/grey A10 Thunderbolt | - |
Seaspray | Blue/white/yellow hovercraft | - |
Warpath | Maroon/grey M551 Sheridan | - |
Designed by ToyBox, Omega Supreme had a motorised train component in base mode.
Name | Alternate Mode | Notes |
Omega Supreme | Grey/red/yellow defence base | - |
Another Microchange mould, Perceptor had a working, if weak, magnifying mechanism.
Name | Alternate Mode | Notes |
Perceptor | Red/blue/black microscope | Simple 'tank' third mode. |
Blaster was based on another Microchange figure.
Name | Alternate Mode | Notes |
Blaster | Red/yellow/grey cassette player | - |
The Jumpstarters had friction motors and simple spring-loaded mechanisms that allowed the vehicles to 'jump' into robot mode. Taken from the Diaclone Attack Robo range.
Name | Alternate Mode | Notes |
Topspin | White/blue spaceship | - |
Twintwist | Blue/white drill tank | - |
Figures with two alternate modes, taken from the Diaclone range, though the mould for Astrotrain had not been released beforehand.
Name | Alternate Mode | Notes |
Astrotrain | White/purple Shuttle/train | - |
Blitzwing | Purple/cream MiG-25/tank | - |
In order to meet the demand for new Transformer figures, Hasbro continued to lease moulds from other manufacturers. The Deluxe Vehicles came from Takatoku's Special Armored Batalion Dorvack series, leased from Bandai.
Name | Alternate Mode | Notes |
Roadbuster | Brown/orange armoured car | - |
Whirl | Blue AH-1 Cobra | - |
Another Takatoku line, Beetras, provided four more figures, again leased from Bandai.
Name | Alternate Mode | Notes |
Barrage | Green/yellow beetle | - |
Chop Shop | Brown/orange lamellicorn | - |
Ransack | Yellow/black locust | - |
Venom | Green/orange tsetse fly | - |
Combiner Teams | City Commanders | Autobot Cars | Decepticon Jets | Heroes | Triple Changers | Sharkticon | Cities | Minibots | Battlechargers | Predacons | Cassettes | Lieutenant Commander | Spy
Each faction received two combining teams. These included one larger figure (the leader) and four smaller 'limb' members, which could easily be interchanged. Informally referred to as the 'Scramble City' teams.
Name | Alternate Mode | Notes |
Silverbolt | Cream/black Concorde | Aerialbot Leader; also had Jet Launcher third mode. |
Air Raid | Black/white F-15 Eagle | Aerialbot |
Fireflight | Red/white F4 Phantom | Aerialbot |
Skydive | Grey/black F16 Falcon | Aerialbot |
Slingshot | White/red Harrier | Aerialbot |
Superion | - | Giftset containing all five Aerialbots |
Motormaster | Black/grey Kenworth COE & Trailer | Stunticon Leader; also had Car Launcher third mode. |
Breakdown | White/purple Lamborghini Countach | Stunticon |
Dead End | Maroon/black Porsche 928 | Stunticon |
Dragstrip | Yellow Tyrrell P34 | Stunticon |
Wildrider | Grey/red Ferrari 308GTO | Stunticon |
Menasor | - | Giftset containing all five Stunticons |
Hotspot | Blue fire engine | Protectobot Leader; also had Repair Bay third mode. |
Blades | Red/white UH-1 Iroquois fire helicopter | Protectobot |
First Aid | White/red Toyota Previa Ambulance | Protectobot |
Groove | White/silver Honda Goldwing police interceptor | Protectobot |
Streetwise | White/black Nissan 300ZX police cruiser | Protectobot |
Defensor | - | Giftset containing all five Protectobots |
Onslaught | Green/black missile truck | Combaticon Leader; also had Missile Launcher third mode. |
Blast Off | Green/black Shuttle | Combaticon |
Brawl | Green/grey tank | Combaticon |
Swindle | Tan/purple jeep | Combaticon |
Vortex | Grey/purple helicopter | Combaticon |
Bruticus | - | Giftset containing all five Combaticons; may not have been released |
The first of a number of toys linking into Transformers The Movie, the new leaders were promoted as 'City Commanders' to preserve the surprise. Ultra Magnus was the final American release to be taken from the Diaclone line.
Name | Alternate Mode | Notes |
Ultra Magnus | Blue/white/red car carrier | Cab is a repaint of Optimus Prime. |
Galvatron | Grey/purple cannon/laser pistol | Features light and sound. |
Three more Movie designs.
Name | Alternate Mode | Notes |
Blurr | Blue/white hovercar | - |
Hot Rod | Red/yellow futuristic car | - |
Kup | Blue/white/grey futuristic truck | - |
And two for the Decepticons...
Name | Alternate Mode | Notes |
Cyclonus | Purple/grey futuristic jet | - |
Scourge | Blue/white spaceship | - |
Two Autobot figures from TF:TM. Rodimus Prime had a deliberately vague tech spec to avoid blowing the end of the film; Wreck-Gar appeared in the movie as a Junkion, but was marketed as an Autobot in the toyline.
Name | Alternate Mode | Notes |
Rodimus Prime | Red/yellow futuristic van | Rear section forms battle-platform. |
Wreck-Gar | Orange/tan/brown futuristic motorcycle | - |
Four more Triple Changers were issued. One, Springer, was a prominent character in TF:TM.
Name | Alternate Mode | Notes |
Broadside | Grey/red aircraft carrier/futuristic jet | - |
Octane | White/purple/silver fuel tanker/jet | - |
Sandstorm | Orange/black dune buggy/Sea King | - |
Springer | Green/grey/yellow futuristic helicopter/car | - |
This figure was modelled on the Sharkticon guards from TF:TM, but marketed as a Decepticon character for the toyline.
Name | Alternate Mode | Notes |
Gnaw | Grey/aqua monster | - |
Each side received a large 'base' figure.
Name | Alternate Mode | Notes |
Metroplex | Cream/black battle station | Mobile fortress third mode; also includes Scamper, black car/robot; Slammer, cream tank; weapons combine to form Sixgun; 'Scramble City' limb figures can attach to robot mode. |
Trypticon | Grey/purple battle station | Robot mode modelled on Tyrannosaurus Rex; also includes Full-Tilt, purple car/robot; Brunt, purple tank. Robot mode features motorised walking action. Onslaught and Motormaster's base modes can attach to the battle station mode. |
The final batch of Minibot figures were all remoulds of those released in 1984, except Wheelie, who was modelled on the TF:TM character.
Name | Alternate Mode | Notes |
Hubcap | Yellow/black Porsche 924 | Retooling of Cliffjumper |
Outback | Tan/brown Landrover Defender | Retooling of Brawn |
Pipes | Blue/white truck cab | Retooling of Huffer |
Swerve | Maroon/white 4x4 | Retooling of Gears |
Tailgate | White/blue Pontiac Trans-Am | Retooling of Windcharger |
Wheelie | Orange/white futuristic car | - |
The Battlechargers followed the same concept as the Jumpstarters.
Name | Alternate Mode | Notes |
Runabout | Black/red Trans-Am | - |
Runamuck | Cream/black Trans-Am | - |
A much larger set of combining robots.
Name | Alternate Mode | Notes |
Razorclaw | Yellow/black/red lion | Predacon Leader |
Divebomb | Black/red condor | Predacon |
Headstrong | Red/black/yellow rhinoceros | Predacon |
Rampage | Red/black panther | Predacon |
Tantrum | Red/black bull | Predacon |
Predaking | - | Giftset containing all five Predacons |
Four new Autobot cassettes and one new Decepticon cassette were made. All could still fit in Soundwave or Blaster. Frenzy was reissued, to be packed with Ratbat - all were sold in pairs.
Name | Alternate Mode | Notes |
Eject | Black/grey microcassette | Packed with Ramhorn; same mould as Rewind. |
Frenzy | Blue microcassette | Packed with Ratbat. |
Ramhorn | Maroon microcassette | Robot mode modelled on a rhinoceros; packed with Eject. |
Ratbat | Purple/black microcassette | Robot mode modelled on a bat; packed with Frenzy. |
Rewind | Blue/grey microcassette | Packed with Steeljaw; same mould as Eject. |
Steeljaw | Yellow microcassette | Robot mode modelled on a lion; packed with Rewind. |
Subcontracted to Toy Box, Sky Lynx was the last US release not to be designed by Hasbro/Takara.
Name | Alternate Mode | Notes |
Sky Lynx | White/blue/red Shuttle with external tank | Shuttle transforms into large dragon-like 'robot mode'; external tank turns into lynx, with motorised legs. |
The final Microchange mould used for the series, Reflector was, despite having appeared throughout the first season of the cartoon, dropped from the first lines by Hasbro. As it was, the toy only emerged in 1986, as a mail-away.
Name | Alternate Mode | Notes |
Reflector | Grey/black/blue SLR camera | Three robot modules - Spyglass, Viewfinder and Spectro - combine to form the camera. |
Throttlebots | Combiner Teams | Headmasters | Targetmasters | Horrorcons | Bases | Six-Changer | Clones | Doublespy | Monstercons | Duocons | Cassettes
All Throttlebots had a friction motor that worked in both modes. Goldbug was an intentional reincarnation of Bumblebee.
Name | Alternate Mode | Notes |
Chase | Red/blue Ferrari Testarossa | - |
Freeway | Blue/grey Corvette Stingray | - |
Goldbug | Gold/blue Volkswagen Beetle | - |
Rollbar | Green/grey Jeep CR1 | - |
Searchlight | White/blue Ford RS200 | - |
Wideload | Orange/blue dumper truck | - |
Both sides received another combining team, following the same pattern as the 1986 'Scramble City' figures. The Technobots formed Computron, and the Terrorcons formed Abominus.
Name | Alternate Mode | Notes |
Scattershot | Maroon/cream spaceship | Technobot Leader; also had Cannon third mode. |
Afterburner | Orange/cream/grey futuristic motorcycle | Technobot |
Lightspeed | Red/white futuristic car | Technobot |
Nosecone | Brown/cream drill tank | Technobot |
Strafe | Red/white futuristic jet | Technobot |
Hun-Grr | Cream/purple two-headed monster | Terrorcon Leader |
Blot | Purple monster | Terrorcon |
Cutthroat | Cream/green flying monster | Terrorcon |
Rippersnapper | Grey/blue monster | Terrorcon |
Sinnertwin | Yellow/green two-headed monster | Terrorcon |
These were new figures, which featured Nebulan companions who transformed into a head for the robot.
Name | Alternate Mode | Notes |
Brainstorm | Aqua/grey futuristic jet | With Headmaster companion Arcana. |
Chromedome | Brown/cream futuristic car | With Headmaster companion Stylor. |
Hardhead | Green/grey futuristic tank | With Headmaster companion Duros. |
Highbrow | Blue/grey futuristic helicopter | With Headmaster companion Gort. |
Mindwipe | Black/purple bat | With Headmaster companion Vorath. |
Skullcruncher | Green/purple crocodile | With Headmaster companion Grax. |
Weirdwolf | Yellow/cream wolf | With Headmaster companion Monzo. |
Another new idea, the Nebulan companions for these figures formed the robot's gun. Five TF:TM toys were modified slightly and issued alongside the six new figures in the range.
Name | Alternate Mode | Notes |
Blurr | Blue/white hovercar | With Targetmaster companion Haywire; modified 1986 mould. |
Crosshairs | Blue/red futuristic 4x4 | With Targetmaster companion Peacemaker. |
Cyclonus | Purple/grey futuristic jet | With Targetmaster companion Nightstick; modified 1986 mould. |
Hot Rod | Red/yellow futuristic car | With Targetmaster companion Firebolt; modified 1986 mould. |
Kup | Blue/white/grey futuristic truck | With Targetmaster companion Recoil; modified 1986 mould. |
Misfire | Magenta/black futuristic jet | With Targetmaster companion Aimless. |
Pointblank | Red/blue futuristic car | With Targetmaster companion Pinpointer. |
Scourge | Blue/white spaceship | With Targetmaster companion Fracas; modified 1986 mould. |
Slugslinger | Grey/aqua futuristic jet | With Targetmaster companion Caliburst. |
Sureshot | Yellow/orange futuristic dune buggy | With Targetmaster companion Spoilsport. |
Triggerhappy | Blue/grey futuristic jet. | With Targetmaster companion Blowpipe. |
Horrorcons were Headmasters with two alternate modes.
Name | Alternate Mode | Notes |
Apeface | Cream/purple/black futuristic jet/ape | With Headmaster companion Krunk. |
Snapdragon | Cream/black/purple SR71 Blackbird/dragon | With Headmaster companion Spasma. |
Each faction received a Headmaster base, though Fortress Maximus was far larger than Scorponok.
Name | Alternate Mode | Notes |
Fortress Maximus | Grey/blue/red battle station | Also includes Cerebros, Fortress Maximus head/robot; Headmaster companion Spike; Gasket, vehicle/robot and Grommett, vehicle/robot. |
Scorponok | Green/purple scorpion | With Base third mode; also includes Fasttrack, vehicle/robot |
A large figure, with five alternate modes.
Name | Alternate Mode | Notes |
Sixshot | White/green/purple futuristic tank/futuristic car/laser gun/futuristic jet/winged wolf | - |
Each pair of Clones had matching robot modes, but different alternate modes.
Name | Alternate Mode | Notes |
Cloudraker | Red/white futuristic jet | Packed with Fastlane. |
Fastlane | Red/white futuristic car | Packed with Cloudraker. |
Pounce | White/aqua/purple cat | Packed with Wingspan. |
Wingspan | White/aqua/purple bird | Packed with Pounce. |
This figure was an Autobot (Punch), but could disguise itself as a Decepticon (Counterpunch).
Name | Alternate Mode | Notes |
Punch-Counterpunch | Blue/orange Pontiac Fiero | - |
Two more cassettes were also issued.
Name | Alternate Mode | Notes |
Overkill | White/blue microcassette | Robot mode modelled on a Tyrannosaurus Rex; packed with Slugfest. |
Slugfest | Green/maroon microcassette | Robot mode modelled on a Stegosaurus; packed with Overkill. |
Powermaster Leader | Powermasters | Pretenders | Pretender Beasts | Pretender Vehicles | Headmasters | Targetmasters | Six-Changer | Triggerbots | Triggercons | Sparkabots | Firecons | Combiner Team | Cassettes
Optimus Prime was remade for the 1988 line, incorporating a new gimmick. Powermasters had Nebulan companions who formed engines, also 'unlocking' the robot mode for the toys. The new Prime had two robot modes - a smaller one formed from the cab, and a larger one incorporating the trailer.
Name | Alternate Mode | Notes |
Optimus Prime | Red/blue/grey articulated truck | With Powermaster companion Hi-Q; trailer also forms battle station. |
Six other Powermasters were issued. While the Autobot characters simply had Powermaster companions, the Decepticon figures all had extra features - Darkwing and Dreadwind could combine to form a larger jet, Dreadwing, while Doubledealer came with two engines, functioning as a spy - each engine activated a different mode.
Name | Alternate Mode | Notes |
Darkwing | Grey/purple/aqua Panavia Tornado | With Powermaster companion Throttle. |
Doubledealer | Green/grey/aqua missile truck/bird | With Powermaster companions Knok and Skar. |
Dreadwind | Grey/aqua/purple F-16 Falcon | With Powermaster companion Hi-Test. |
Getaway | White/red/grey sportscar | With Powermaster companion Rev. |
Joyride | Green/purple/grey dune buggy | With Powermaster companion Hotwire. |
Slapdash | Blue/yellow Indycar | With Powermaster companion Lube. |
Pretenders were small transforming robots with larger moulded humanoid outer shells.
Name | Alternate Mode | Notes |
Bomb-Burst | Blue/grey futuristic jet | With white/grey bat-monster shell. |
Bugly | Purple/grey futuristic jet | With black/blue insect-monster shell. |
Cloudburst | Red/black futuristic jet | With red/white human shell. |
Finback | Grey/maroon futuristic ship | With grey/yellow/maroon shark-monster shell. |
Groundbreaker | Grey/black futuristic tank | With orange/grey human shell. |
Iguanus | Purple/maroon futuristic motorcycle | With purple/black lizard-monster shell. |
Landmine | Grey/black/red futuristic car | With yellow/grey human shell. |
Skullgrin | Grey/purple futuristic tank | With grey/purple ram-monster shell. |
Sky High | Grey/black/red futuristic helicopter | With grey/red human shell. |
Splashdown | Red/grey futuristic submarine | With aqua/grey human shell. |
Submarauder | Purple/aqua futuristic submarine | With aqua/grey fish-monster shell. |
Waverider | Grey/white futuristic ship | With grey/black human shell. |
Pretender beasts followed the same concept, except the shells were for the toys' animal modes.
Name | Alternate Mode | Notes |
Carnivac | Purple/brown wolf | With grey wolf shell. |
Catilla | Grey/yellow sabretoothed tiger | With yellow sabretoothed tiger shell. |
Chainclaw | Yellow/grey bear | With brown bear shell. |
Snarler | Brown/purple boar | With green boar shell. |
Pretender vehicles were again the same thing, but with vehicle shells.
Name | Alternate Mode | Notes |
Gunrunner | Yellow/black futuristic jet | With red/grey futuristic car shell. |
Roadgrabber | Purple futuristic jet | With purple/aqua futuristic car shell. |
The 1988 Headmasters were slightly smaller - the range is often informally referred to as 'Headmaster Juniors', though this was only officially used in Japan.
Name | Alternate Mode | Notes |
Fangry | Purple/grey winged wolf | With Headmaster companion Brisko. |
Horri-Bull | Blue/grey bull | With Headmaster companion Kreb. |
Hosehead | Red/grey fire engine | With Headmaster companion Lug. |
Nightbeat | Blue/yellow Porsche 959 | With Headmaster companion Muzzle. |
Siren | Grey/red Fire Chief Toyota Supra | With Headmaster companion Quig. |
Squeezeplay | Blue/purple crab monster | With Headmaster companion Lokos. |
The 1988 Targetmasters were also smaller than the 1987 versions, but came with two Nebulan figures, which could either form two seperate guns, or one larger weapon. Informally known as 'Double Targetmasters' in some circles.
Name | Alternate Mode | Notes |
Landfill | Cream/brown dumper truck | With Targetmaster companions Flintlock and Silencer. |
Needlenose | Grey/blue/purple Dassault Mirage | With Targetmaster companions Sunbeam and Zigzag. |
Quake | Maroon/grey/blue tank | With Targetmaster companions Heater and Tiptop. |
Quickmix | Red/white cement mixer | With Targetmaster companions Boomer and Ricochet. |
Scoop | Orange/yellow digger | With Targetmaster companions Holepunch and Tracer. |
Spinister | Purple/blue AH-64 Apache | With Targetmaster companions Hairsplitter and Singe. |
The Autobots received a smaller Six-Changer.
Name | Alternate Mode | Notes |
Quickswitch | Aqua/grey/red hovercraft/gun/puma/drill tank/jet | - |
Triggerbots had springloaded weapons that popped up at the touch of a button.
Name | Alternate Mode | Notes |
Backstreet | Orange/grey Porsche 956 | - |
Dogfight | Blue Grumman X29 | - |
Override | Blue/red motorcycle | - |
Triggercons were the Decepticon equivalent of Triggerbots.
Name | Alternate Mode | Notes |
Crankcase | Grey/blue 4x4 | - |
Ruckus | Purple/yellow dune buggy | - |
Windsweeper | Grey/maroon B-1 Lancer | - |
Sparkabots had flint motors which caused sparks to come out of the rear of the car mode.
Name | Alternate Mode | Notes |
Fizzle | Blue dune buggy | - |
Guzzle | Green/white Chieftain Mk. 3 | - |
Sizzle | Black/red hot rod car | - |
Firercons were the Decepticon equivalent of Sparkabots, though in their case the sparks came out of the mouth of the monster mode.
Name | Alternate Mode | Notes |
Cindersaur | Purple/yellow dinosaur monster | - |
Flamefeather | Blue/white bird monster | - |
Sparkstalker | Red/white bird monster | - |
The final 'Scramble City'-style team had six members, with one of the team forming the gun of the larger robot.
Name | Alternate Mode | Notes |
Snaptrap | Aqua/pink sea turtle | Seacon Leader |
Nautilator | Green/black/grey lobster | Seacon |
Overbite | Green/pink/purple shark | Seacon |
Seawing | Aqua/grey/black manta ray | Seacon |
Skalor | Green/pink/purple coelacant | Seacon |
Tentakil | Pink/aqua/purple squid | Seacon |
Piranacon | - | Giftset containing all Seacons, bar Nautilator. |
Two new cassettes were issued for each faction. Each pair combined to form a larger robot - the Autobots Slamdance, and the Decepticons Squawkbox.
Name | Alternate Mode | Notes |
Beastbox | Maroon/grey microcassette | Robot mode modelled on a gorilla; packed with Squawktalk. |
Grandslam | Red microcassette | Robot mode modelled on a tank; packed with Raindance. |
Raindance | Blue microcassette | Robot mode modelled on a jet; packed with Grandslam. |
Squawktalk | Purple/grey microcassette | Robot mode modelled on a bird; packed with Beastbox. |
Pretenders | Classic Pretenders | Ultra Pretenders | Mega Pretenders | Pretender Monsters | Micromasters | Micromaster Transports | Micromaster Stations | Micromaster Bases | Micromaster Jet Command | Micromaster Rocket Base | Classic Legends
Smaller than the 1988 assortment.
Name | Alternate Mode | Notes |
Bludgeon | Green/maroon tank | With yellow/maroon skeletal human shell. |
Doubleheader | Grey/red futuristic jet | With blue/grey two-headed human shell. |
Longtooth | Red/grey/blue futuristic tank | With yellow/grey humanoid walrus shell. |
Octopunch | Orange/maroon crab | With maroon/aqua humanoid octopus shell. |
Pincher | Aqua/grey scorpion | With orange/green human shell. |
Strangehold | Yellow/green rhinoceros | With brown/flesh human shell. |
Around the same size as the other 1989 Pretenders, but based on existing characters.
Name | Alternate Mode | Notes |
Bumblebee | Yellow/black Volkswagen Beetle | With yellow/red human shell. |
Grimlock | Grey/gold Tyrannosaurus Rex | With grey/red/blue human shell. |
Jazz | White/black Martini Porsche 935 | With blue/grey human shell. |
Starscream | Grey/blue F-15 Eagle | With blue/grey human shell. |
These slightly larger Pretenders [the "Mega" was meant to be more descriptive of their capabilities, rather than their size] could combine the inner robot with the outer shell to give a third mode.
Name | Alternate Mode | Notes |
Crossblades | Orange/cream futuristic jet | With cream/green human shell; shell and jet combine to form a helicopter. |
Thunderwing | White/purple futuristic jet | With cream/blue/purple humanoid shell; shell and jet combine to form a super jet. |
Vroom | Red/black futuristic armoured car | With white/black/red human shell; shell and tank combine to form a motorcyle & sidecar. |
These came with two shells - one for the robot mode, and one for the vehicle mode.
Name | Alternate Mode | Notes |
Roadblock | Gold/grey futuristic armoured car | With black/purple humanoid shell, and aqua armoured car shell. |
Skyhammer | Gold/red/grey futuristic car | With blue/red humanoid shell, and grey/gold/red assault helicopter shell. |
The Monsters were small figures with simple shells, but the inner robots could combine to form a larger robot, Monstructor. The inner robots were the same as those used for the Japanese-exclusive figure Dinoking.
Name | Alternate Mode | Notes |
Birdbrain | Black/purple monster | With black/white monster shell. |
Bristleback | Gold/aqua winged monster | With green/cream monster shell. |
Icepick | Maroon/aqua monster | With blue/orange monster shell. |
Scowl | Yellow/purple monster | With blue/grey monster shell. |
Slog | Gold/black monster | With red/yellow monster shell. |
Wildfly | Maroon/yellow monster | With purple/cream monster shell. |
Micromasters were very small Transformers (around 1.5 inches tall), packed in themed patrols of four figures.
Name | Alternate Mode | Notes |
Nightflight | Grey/blue F-14 Tomcat | Air Strike Patrol |
Stormcloud | Purple/black Dassault Rafale | Air Strike Patrol |
Tailwind | Blue/grey A-10 Thunderbolt II | Air Strike Patrol |
Whisper | Black/purple stealth jet | Air Strike Patrol |
Big Shot | Brown/cream G6 203mm Gun Tank | Battle Patrol |
Flak | Green/cream rocket tank | Battle Patrol |
Sidetrack | Cream/brown Roland 2 | Battle Patrol |
Sunrunner | Cream/green Grumman E2 Hawkeye | Battle Patrol |
Freewheeler | Yellow/red Lamborghini Diablo | Race Car Patrol |
Roadhandler | Red/yellow Chevrolet Camaro | Race Car Patrol |
Swindler | Grey/blue Delorean DMC-12 | Race Car Patrol |
Tailspin | Blue/grey Porsche 956 | Race Car Patrol |
Fixit | White/red ambulance | Rescue Patrol |
Red Hot | Red/white fire engine | Rescue Patrol |
Seawatch | Blue/grey lifeboat | Rescue Patrol |
Stakeout | Grey/blue police cruiser | Rescue Patrol |
Blackjack | Black/purple Ford Probe | Sports Car Patrol |
Detour | Yellow/blue Indy Corvette | Sports Car Patrol |
Hyperdrive | Blue/yellow Mitsubishi Eclipse | Sports Car Patrol |
Roadhugger | Purple/black sportscar | Sports Car Patrol |
Single Micromasters that came with transport devices for their vehicle modes - these could then transform into attack vehicles.
Name | Alternate Mode | Notes |
Erector | Yellow/grey truck cab | With yellow/grey mobile crane trailer/base. |
Flattop | Maroon/grey F4 Phantom | With grey/maroon aircraft carrier/jet. |
Overload | Blue/grey truck cab | With grey/red car carrier/jet. |
Roughstuff | Green/grey truck cab | With grey/green car carrier/jet. |
Single Micromasters that came with small transforming bases.
Name | Alternate Mode | Notes |
Airwave | Maroon/white F14 Tomcat | With grey/blue runway/missile base. Figure is a recolour of Nightflight. |
Greasepit | Grey/yellow bigfoot truck | With blue/yellow petrol station/base. Figure is a recolour of Mudslinger. |
Hot House | White/maroon A10 Thunderbolt II | With red/blue fire station/artillery base. Figure is a recolour of Tailwind. |
Ironworks | Yellow/grey truck cab | With grey/yellow construction site/base. Figure is a recolour of Ironworks. |
The same as the Transports, but much larger.
Name | Alternate Mode | Notes |
Groundshaker | Green/grey jet | With blue/red armoured car/base. Figure is a recolour of Whisper. |
Skyhopper | Green/grey Dassault Rafale | With cream/purple/yellow helicopter/base. Figure is a recolour of Stormcloud. |
Again, the same thing. This was the largest of the Decepticon sets.
Name | Alternate Mode | Notes |
Skystalker | Orange/purple Porsche 959 | With grey/blue spaceship/base. |
The Rocket Base was the largest of the Micromaster sets,with the base again transforming.
Name | Alternate Mode | Notes |
Countdown | Grey/red Lunar Rover | With blue/grey/white rocket launcher & rocket/base. |
The inner figures from the Classic Pretenders. These were exclusive to K-Mart stores.
Name | Alternate Mode | Notes |
Bumblebee | Yellow/black Volkswagen Beetle | - |
Grimlock | Grey/gold Tyrannosaurus Rex | - |
Jazz | White/black Martini Porsche 935 | - |
Starscream | Grey/blue F-15 Eagle | - |
Micromasters | Micromaster Combiners | Micromaster Combiner Transports | Micromaster Combiner Headquarters | Action Masters | Action Blasters | Attack Vehicles | Armored Convoy
A third, and final, batch of patrols of four themed figures.
Name | Alternate Mode | Notes |
Blazer | Tan/blue UH60 Blackhawk | Air Defence Patrol |
Eagle Eye | Blue/white F18 Hornet | Air Defence Patrol |
Sky High | White/blue SST | Air Defence Patrol |
Treadbolt | Blue/tan Stealth bomber | Air Defence Patrol |
Crumble | Grey/yellow mobile crane | Construction Patrol |
Groundpounder | Orange/red digger | Construction Patrol |
Neutro | Yellow/grey bulldozer | Construction Patrol |
Takedown | Red/orange cement mixer | Construction Patrol |
Big Daddy | Black/orange hot rod car | Hot Rod Patrol |
Greaser | Orange/black hot rod car | Hot Rod Patrol |
Hubs | Green/white hot rod car | Hot Rod Patrol |
Trip-Up | White/green hot rod car | Hot Rod Patrol |
Bombshock | Green/blue tank | Military Patrol |
Dropshot | Blue/grey armoured car | Military Patrol |
Growl | Brown/black armoured car | Military Patrol |
Tracer | Black/brown AH-64 Apache | Military Patrol |
Big Hauler | Orange/blue monster truck | Monster Truck Patrol |
Heavy Tread | Green/yellow monster truck | Monster Truck Patrol |
Hydraulic | Blue/orange monster truck | Monster Truck Patrol |
Slow Poke | Yellow/green monster truck | Monster Truck Patrol |
Barricade | Blue/purple Indycar | Race Track Patrol |
Ground Hog | Purple/yellow hot rod | Race Track Patrol |
Motorhead | Yellow/purple sportscar | Race Track Patrol |
Roller Force | Pink/blue dune buggy | Race Track Patrol |
Micromaster Combiners were two figures that combined to form a single vehicle. They came in packs of six figures (i.e. three vehicles).
Name | Alternate Mode | Notes |
Barrage/Heave | Blue/white Lunar Rover | Astro Squad |
Moonrock/Missile Master | Red/white rocket launcher | Astro Squad |
Phaser/Blastmaster | White/black Shuttle | Astro Squad |
Direct-Hit/Powerpunch | Purple/black missile truck | Battle Squad |
Fire-Shot/Vanquish | Black/purple SR-71 Blackbird | Battle Squad |
Meltdown/Half-Track | Blue/purple anti-aircraft truck | Battle Squad |
Grit/Knock-Out | Purple/grey excavator | Construction Squad |
Slegde/Hammer | Orange/grey dumper truck | Construction Squad |
Stone Cruncher/Excavator | Yellow/purple mobile crane | Construction Squad |
Oiler/Slide | Blue/grey oil tanker | Metro Squad |
Power Run/Strikedown | White/black hovercraft | Metro Squad |
Wheel Blaze/Roadburner | Yellow/grey cherry picker | Metro Squad |
These were combiner figures that came with a transport section that could either combine with their vehicle modes, or turn into eother two small bases, or one large base.
Name | Alternate Mode | Notes |
Cement Head/Terror-Tread | Black/purple dumper truck | With Cannon Transport, purple/pink missile base/bases/artillery truck. Cement Head/Terror-Tread are recolours of Sledge/Hammer. |
Pipeline/Gusher | Orange/black excavator | With Tanker Transport, blue/grey base/bases/fuel tanker. Pipeline/Gusher are recolours of Grit/Knock-Out. |
Retro/Surge | Red/grey mobile crane | With Missile Launcher, yellow/black missile base/bases/anti-aircraft truck. Retro/Surge are recolours of Stone Cruncher/Excavator. |
Space Shot/Black Out | Blue/grey SR-71 Blackbird | With Anti-Aircraft Base, yellow/green anti aircraft base/bases/anti-aircraft truck. Space Shot/Black Out are recolours of Fire-Shot/Vanquish. |
A much larger version of the above.
Name | Alternate Mode | Notes |
Full-Barrel/Overflow | Blue/white container truck | With Combiner Headquarters, blue/grey container truck/jets. |
Action Masters were non-transforming figures (some modelled on existing characters) with transforming accessories.
Name | Description | Notes |
Banzai-Tron | Grey/green/purple robot | With Razor-Sharp, black/purple scorpion/gun. |
Blaster | Red/yellow/grey robot | With blue/yellow Flight pack/gun. |
Bumblebee | Yellow/black robot | With blue/yellow Helipack/gun. |
Charger | Green/grey robot | With Fire Beast, black/green monster/cannon. |
Devastator | Green/purple robot | With Scorpulator, black/green scorpion/gun. |
Grimlock | Grey/gold/black robot | With grey/orange Anti-Tank Cannon/gun. |
Inferno | Red/black/grey robot | With orange/purple Hydro Pack/gun. |
Jackpot | Black/yellow robot | With Sights, black/blue bird/cannon. |
Jazz | White/grey robot | With grey/black Turbo Board/gun. |
Kick-Off | White/orange/grey robot | With black/orange Turbo Pack/flamethrower. |
Krok | Purple/black/grey robot | With Gatoraider, black/yellow crocodile/gun. |
Mainframe | Blue/red/grey robot | With Push Button, blue/yellow droid/gun. |
Powerflash | Yellow/white/red robot | With Road Rocket, black/blue missile launcher/gun. |
Rad | Red/grey robot | With Lionizer, grey/orange lion/gun. |
Rollout | Orange/white/blue robot | With Glitch, grey/black droid/gun. |
Shockwave | Purple/grey robot | With Fistfight, black/blue droid/gun. |
Skyfall | Maroon/white robot | With Top-Heavy, orange/purple rhinoceros/gun |
Snarl | Grey/red/black robot | With Tyrannitron, black/orange Tyrannosaurus Rex/gun. |
Soundwave | Blue/grey robot | With Wingthing, black/orange bat/gun. |
Treadshot | Black/grey robot | With Catgut, black/orange panther/gun. |
These Action Masters came with transforming vehicles.
Name | Description | Notes |
Axer | Grey/blue robot | With red/white Off-Road Cycle/gunnery position |
Over-Run | Red/yellow/black robot | With green/black Attack Chopper/base. |
Prowl | White/black robot | With white/blue Turbo Cycle/gunnery position. |
Starscream | Grey/blue/red robot | With black/blue jet/base. |
Like the Action Blasters, but with larger vehicles.
Name | Description | Notes |
Gutcruncher | Green/grey robot | With purple/black jet/base |
Megatron | Grey/black robot | With black/purple tank/base. |
Sprocket | Black/orange/white robot | With green/gold jeep/helicopter. |
Wheeljack | White/grey robot | With red/yellow sportscar/helicopter. |
The largest Action Master set.
Name | Description | Notes |
Optimus Prime | Red/blue/grey robot | With red/grey/ truck & trailer/base/jet. |
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