2020
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The year 2020 (MMXX) is the 37th year since the Transformers brand began.
This year was notable for the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in delayed media deadlines and cancelled mass gatherings due to concerns about the disease being spread to vulnerable people. As a result, the Transformers franchise output was fairly limited compared to previous years.
- For further information, see: Transformers timeline
Events
Fiction
- After being teleported off the surface of Gaea so she could duel Primus, Spike Witwicky and his fellows awaken on a deserted duplicate of Earth. Assembly
- The events of Transformers: Energon and Super-God Masterforce.
Non-fiction
Conventions
Most of the 2020 conventions were rescheduled or outright cancelled due to COVID-19 virus. Some had an online version instead.
- Cybfest NW 2020: August 1 — Cancelled in person, but an online broadcast was held.
- C.O.N.S.
2020: October 11— Postponed to April 18, 2021. - Dairycon 2020:
April 3 and 4September 18 and 19 - Pete's Robot Convention 2020:
June 5–6July 24–25— Cancelled in person, but an online broadcast was held. - RetCon 2020:
September 26— Cancelled. - TFcon 2020:
July 10–12September 4–6— Cancelled. - TFCon Orlando 2020:
March 20–22— Cancelled. - TFExpo 2020:
July 31–Aug 1— Cancelled. - TFNation 2020:
August 14–16— Cancelled, but an online broadcast was held. - Hasbro PulseCon 2020: September 25–26 — Online broadcast.
Exhibitions
Deaths
- January 3 — Andrea Arruti, Hottie
- January 15 — David N. Gottlieb
- February 14 — Esther Scott
- February 29 — Luis Alfonso Mendoza
- March 3 — David Wise
- March 10 — Frank-Otto Schenk
- March 19 — Rino Bolognesi
- March 29 — Gonzalo Curiel Larráinzar
- April 12 — Keiji Fujiwara
- May 15 — Fred Willard
- June 7 — Hubert Gagnon
- June 11 — Denny O'Neil
- June 17 — Jean Brousseau, Jorge Roldán
- July 24 — Roberto Draghetti
- September 11 — Roger Carel
- October 7 — Kyōhei Tsutsumi
- October 30 — Susan K. Williams
- November 18 — Kirby Morrow
- November 30 — Enrico Bertorelli
- December 20 — César Árias
- December 27 — Mieczyslaw Moranski
Comics
IDW
- Transformers (ongoing)
- Transformers: Galaxies #4–12 (12 issues)
- Transformers 100-Page Giant: Power of the Predacons (one-shot)
- Transformers Valentine's Day Special (one-shot)
- Transformers vs. The Terminator (4 issues)
- Transformers '84: Secrets & Lies (4 issues)
- My Little Pony/Transformers: Friendship in Disguise! (4 issues)
- Transformers/Back to the Future #1–2 (4 issues)
- Transformers: Escape #1 (5 issues)
Books
Collections
Comics
IDW
- The Transformers: The IDW Collection Phase Two: Volume 10 Hardcover
- Transformers, Vol. 1: The World In Your Eyes Hardcover
- Transformers/Ghostbusters TPB
- The Transformers: The IDW Collection Phase Two: Volume 11 Hardcover
- Transformers, Vol. 2: The Change In Their Nature Hardcover
Hachette Partworks
- Volume 61: World, Shut Your Mouth
- Volume 84: The Falling Part 1
- Volume 90: Generation 2 Part 1
- Volume 81: Revolution
- Volume 89: Realignments
- Volume 82: Revolutionaries
- Volume 92: Transformers: The Movie
- Volume 83: First Strike
- Volume 95: G.I. Joe vs. Transformers Part 1
- Volume 85: The Falling Part 2
- Volume 93: Beast Wars: The Gathering
- Volume 86: The Everlasting Voices
- Volume 96: G.I. Joe vs. Transformers Part 2
- Volume 87: Crucible
- Volume 91: Generation 2, Part 2
- Volume 88: Unicron
- Volume 94: Beast Wars: The Ascending
- Volume 97: G.I. Joe vs. Transformers Part 3
- Volume 98: The World In Your Eyes
- Volume 99: The Cracks Beneath Your Feet
- Volume 100: Constructicons Rising
Viz Media
- Transformers: The Manga Volume 1 hardcover
- Transformers: The Manga Volume 2 hardcover
- Transformers: The Manga Volume 3 hardcover
Villagebooks
- The Transformers: Robots in Disguise vol. 2
- The Transformers: Robots in Disguise vol. 3
- The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye vol. 2
- The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye vol. 3
Media
Television
- Cyberverse Chapter Three
- Rescue Bots Academy Season Two
- War for Cybertron Trilogy: Siege, Earthrise
Video games
- Transformers: Battlegrounds
- September 18 — World of Warships: Transformers, a collaboration between Transformers and the online game World of Warships, goes into effect on letting players obtain time-limited skin designs based on Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Megatron, and Rumble for various warships.
Music
- N/A
Toys
Hasbro
Authentics
5 inch figures ("Bravo" assortment)
| Wave 3 |
7 inch figures ("Alpha" assortment)
| Wave 3 |
11 inch figures ("Titan Changers" assortment)
| Wave 2 |
BotBots
The BotBots were released in various assortments, but this is a list of all characters released in 2020, by "squad".
Series 4
| Fresh Squeezes | Home Rangers | Los Deliciosos | Magic Tricksters | |||||
| Movie Moguls | Retro Replays | Science Alliance | Seasons Greeters | |||||
| Sugar Shocks | Wilderness Troop | Winner's Circle |
Series 5
| Cardio Clique | Frequent Flyers | Hibotchi Heats | Home Rangers | |||||
| Los Deliciosos | Movie Moguls | Party Favors | Retro Replays | |||||
| Science Alliance | Wilderness Troop | Winner's Circle |
Generations
Collaborative
R.E.D. [Robot Enhanced Design]
Wave 1
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War for Cybertron: Earthrise
Battle Masters
Wave 1
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Wave 2
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Wave 3
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Micromasters
Wave 1
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Wave 2
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Wave 3
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Deluxe Class
Wave 1
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Wave 2
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Wave 3
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Voyager Class
Wave 1
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Wave 2
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Wave 3
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Leader Class
Wave 1
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Wave 2
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Commander Class
- WFC-E24 Sky Lynx
Titan Class
- WFC-E25 Scorponok (w/ Lord Zarak)
Exclusives
- WFC-E26 Thrust
- WFC-E29 Team: Seeker Elite
- WFC-E30 Decepticon Clones
- WFC-E41 Decepticon Runabout
- WFC-E33 Deluxe Centurion Drone Weaponizer Pack (w/ Shockwave, Soundwave, Megatron, Refraktor, Optimus Prime)
- WFC-E32 Bluestreak
- WFC-GS10 Soundwave Spy Patrol 3rd Unit (Decepticon Wingthing, Decepticon Frenzy, Decepticon Skar & Autobot/Decepticon Knok)
- WFC-GS11 Decepticon Exhaust
- WFC-GS12 Greasepit
- WFC-GS13 Hubcap
- WFC-GS14 Megatron (G2)
- WFC-GS15 Hot House
- WFC-GS16 Bug Bite
- WFC-GS17 Shattered Glass Ratchet & Optimus Prime
- WFC-GS18 Autobot Tigertrack
- WFC-GS19 Rotorstorm
- WFC-GS20 Cordon & Autobot Spin-Out
- WFC-GS21 Decepticon Sandstorm
- WFC-GS22 Black Roritchi
- TT-GS03 Seacons Turtler
- TT-GS04 Seacons Gulf
- TT-GS02 Seacons Kraken
- TT-GS06 Seacons Lobclow [sic]
- TT-GS07 Seacons Overbite
- TT-GS08 Seacons Tentakil
- TT-GS09 Super Megatron
- TT-GS10 God Neptune (Coelagon, Halfshell, Scylla, Sea Phantom, Terrormander)
- WFC-K1 Optimus Prime
- WFC-K2 Rattrap
- WFC-K3 Vertebreak
- WFC-K4 Cheetor
- WFC-K5 Blackarachnia
- WFC-K6 Warpath
- WFC-K7 Paleotrex (Fossilizer)
- WFC-K8 Optimus Primal
- WFC-K9 Cyclonus
- WFC-K10 Megatron (Beast)
- WFC-K11 Optimus Prime (unchanged re-release of Earthrise Optimus Prime)
- Hotlink
(w/ Heatstroke and Heartburn) - Decepticon Megatron
(w/ Captive Lionizer and Captive Pinpointer) - Autobot Optimus Prime (w/ Enerax and Sheeldron)
- Decepticon Soundwave (w/ Ravage and Laserbeak)
- Ultra Magnus Spoiler Pack
(w/ Battlefield Rung) - Nemesis Prime Spoiler Pack
(w/ Fangtron and Giza) - WFC-E33 Deluxe Centurion Drone (w/ Shockwave, Soundwave, Megatron, Refraktor, Optimus Prime)
- Quintesson Pit of Judgement (w/ Quintesson Judge, Quintesson Prosecutor, Quintesson Bailiff, Sharkticon, Kranix)
- 57 Offroad Bumblebee (Bumblebee)
- 58 Roadbuster (Dark of the Moon)
- 59 Shatter (Bumblebee, jet mode)
- 62 Soundwave (Revenge of the Fallen)
- 63 Topspin (Dark of the Moon)
- 64 Cliffjumper (Bumblebee)
- 60 Constructicon Scrapper (Revenge of the Fallen)
- 61 Sentinel Prime (Dark of the Moon)
- 65 Blitzwing (Bumblebee)
- 67 Constructicon Skipjack (Revenge of the Fallen)
- 55 Constructicon Scavenger (Revenge of the Fallen)
- 56 Shockwave (w/ Brains, Wheelie, and Paratrooper, Dark of the Moon)
- 66 Constructicon Overload (Revenge of the Fallen)
- Chromedome (w/ Stylor)
- Brainstorm (w/ Arcana)
- Hardhead (w/ Duros)
- Mindwipe (w/ Vorath)
- Chase the Police-Bot (dragster)
- Medix the Doc-Bot (jeep)
- Hot Shot (dragster)
- Optimus Prime (truck)
- Megatron (Cybertronian Mode)
- Autobot Ratchet (Cybertronian Mode)
- Megatron X
- Bumblebee (Cybertronian Mode)
- Stealth Force Hot Rod
- Megatron (Cybertronian Mode)
- Hammerbyte
- Starscream (Cybertronian Mode)
- Optimus Prime (Cybertronian Mode)
- (C2) Chromia
- (D2) Dead End
- (E2) Arcee
- (F2) Autobot Ratchet
- (G2) Megatron X
- (H2) Stealth Force Hot Rod
- (A) Gnaw
- (B) Kup
- (C) Wildwheel
- (D) Sky-Byte
- (E) Alpha Strike
- (F) Thunderhowl
- (G) Ironhide
- (H) Slipstream
- (I) Energon Optimus Prime
- (J) Stealth Bumblebee
- (K) Dark Energon Shockwave
- (L) Wheeljack
- Seekers Sinister Strikeforce (Cybertronian Villains)
- Repugnus Revenge (Cybertronian Villains)
- Optimus Prime (Battle Call)
- MP-19+ Smokescreen
- MP-48 Lio Convoy
- MP-38+ Burning Convoy
- MP-10DC Convoy (atmos safari DUCKCAMO Ver.)
- MP-49 Black Convoy
- MP-50 Tigatron
- MPM-10 Starscream
- MP-39+ Spin-Out
- MPM-11 Ratchet
- MP-51 Arcee
- SG-40 Autobot Rung
- SG-41 Rumble & Ratbat
- SG-42 Spinister
- SG-43 Singe
- SG-44 Direct-Hit & Power Punch
- SG-45 Crosshairs
- SG-46 Apeface
- SG-47 Astrotrain
- ER-01 Hoist
- ER-02 Optimus Prime with trailer
- ER-05 Starscream
- ER-06 Sky Lynx
- ER-07 Smokescreen
- ER-08 Doubledealer
- ER-11 Sunstreaker
- ER EX-01 Soundbarrier
- ER EX-02 Grapple
- ER EX-03 Trip-Up & Daddy-O
- ER EX-04 Bombshock & Growl
- ER EX-05 Cliffjumper
- ER EX-06 Slitherfang
- ER EX-07 Quintesson Allicon
- ER EX-08 Quintesson Judge
- ER EX-09 Ground Hog & Roller Force
- ER EX-10 Snapdragon
- ER EX-11 Blast Master & Fuzer
- ER EX-12 Airwave
- ER EX-13 Trailbreaker
- ER EX-14 Runamuck
- WFC-01 Decepticon Mirage
- WFC-02 Autobot Hound
- WFC-07 Megatron
- WFC-08 Ultra Magnus
- SS-40 New Bumblebee (Transformers)
- SS-41 Chromia, Arcee, Elita-1 (Revenge of the Fallen)
- SS-42 Soundwave and Laserbeak (Dark of the Moon)
- SS-43 Decepticon Mixmaster (Revenge of the Fallen)
- SS-44 WWII Autobot Hot Rod (The Last Knight)
- SS-45 Shockwave (w/ Brains, Wheelie, and Paratrooper, Dark of the Moon)
- SS-46 Megatron (Transformers)
- SS-47 Decepticon Scavenger (Revenge of the Fallen)
- SS-48 Offroad Bumblebee (Bumblebee)
- SS-49 Sentinel Prime (Dark of the Moon)
- SS-50 Roadbuster (Dark of the Moon)
- SS-51 Decepticon Scrapper (Revenge of the Fallen)
- Shatter (Bumblebee)
- SS-54 Constructicon Overload (Revenge of the Fallen)
- SS-53 Cliffjumper (Bumblebee)
- Blitzwing (Bumblebee)
- SS-EX Skipjack (Revenge of the Fallen)
| Target (Cybertronian Villains)
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Amazon | Hasbro Pulse
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| Walgreens
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Selects
| Hasbro originals
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| TakaraTomy originals
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War for Cybertron: Kingdom
Core Class
| Wave 1
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Deluxe Class
| Wave 1
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Voyager Class
| Wave 1
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Leader Class
| Wave 1
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War for Cybertron Trilogy
Deluxe Class
| Wave 1 | Wave 2 |
Voyager Class
| Wave 1
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Wave 2
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Leader Class
| Wave 1
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Wave 2
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Exclusives
| Hasbro Pulse
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Studio Series
Deluxe Class
Voyager Class
Leader Class
Exclusives
Retro Headmasters
Masterpiece
Rescue Bots Academy
Rescan Series
| Wave 3
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Wave 5
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Waves 2 and 4 contained no new figures.
Transformers: Cyberverse
Scout Class
1-Step Changers
| Wave 6 (BFC/BCA)
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Wave 7 (BFC/BCA)
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Wave 8 (BCA)
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Ultra Class
| Wave 5 (BFC/BCA) | Wave 6 (BCA) | Wave 7 (BCA) | Wave 8 (BCA) |
Ultimate Class
Battle Call
Officer Class
Trooper Class
| Wave 1 | Wave 2 |
Tiny Turbo Changers
| Series 3
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Series 4
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Deluxe Class
Exclusives
Target
Walmart
Vintage G1
TakaraTomy
Encore
Masterpiece
Transformers Siege
| Wave 11 (Jan 25)
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Wave 12 (Feb 22)
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Wave 13 (Mar 28)
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Exclusives (Mar 28) |
Transformers Earthrise
| Wave 1 (Apr 25)
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Wave 2 (May 30) | Wave 3 (Jun 27)
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Wave 4 (Jul 25)
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| Wave 5 (Aug 29)
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Wave 6 (Sep 26)
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Wave 7 (Nov 28) | Wave 8 (Dec 19)
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Exclusives
| TakaraTomy Mall
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War for Cybertron Trilogy
| Wave 1 (Sep 26)
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Wave 2 (Oct 23) | Wave 3 (Nov 28) | Wave 4 (Dec 19)
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Studio Series
| Wave 10 (Jan 25)
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Wave 11 (Feb 29)
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Wave 12 (Mar 28)
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| Wave 13 (Apr 25)
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Wave 14 (May 30)
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Wave 15 (Jun 27)
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| Wave 15.5 (Aug 1)
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Wave 16 (Aug 29)
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Wave 17 (Sep 26) |
| Wave 18 (Oct 23)
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Wave 19 (Nov 28) |
Exclusives
| TakaraTomy Mall
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