by Jelze Bunnycat » Fri Aug 19, 2011 10:44 am
- Motto: "The only good is knowledge, and the only evil is ignorance."
You skipped the second and third movie lines? Then allow me to fill the gaps on what has passed, and what's to come:
Animated
This line ran in 2008 and 2009, and it featured a unique, cartoonified style with smooth rounded lines and some exaggerated proportions and features (watch the chins!). Because of that, it's considered controversial as some wouldn't touch it with as 10-foot pole, while others claim it had one of the best shows since Beast Wars.
The line was cut short for unknown reasons, but the last two waves of deluxes ended up as Toys 'R Us exclusives, while others were only released in Japan.
Universe (known as Classics 2.0 or Universe 2.0 by fans)
The follow-up to Classics in 2008 and 2009, as explained before, but it was bigger overal with more new molds, a wider range of sizes and repaints homaging characters from every franchise, from G1 to Cybertron, to celebrate the line's 25th anniversary.
Generations
The follow-up to Universe, with the key difference in that's it's Deluxe Class only. Compared with Classics and Universe, it feature more obscure characters from the Marvel Comics (due to the basic Decepticon line-up running dry) like Straxus as Darkmount and Thunderwing.
The line is in hiatus at the moment, but will continue in Fall this year with Black Shadow, a Japanese-only character like Sunstorm was, and Junkheap, a Junkion from the 1986 movie.
Hunt for the Decepticons
More of a campaign for the 2010 line, it's a continuation of the RotF story.
Reveal the Shield
Officially, it's the mid-line refresh of Hunt for the Decepticons (sharing product codes), yet it has G1-style molds. Like Classics, the main gimmick was the rubsign. However, it received poor distribution in the US, but can now be found at stores like Marshalls and TJ Maxx for cheap.
Because it features both G1 and movie style toys, some fans choose to split the line accordingly.
Prime
This is the upcoming line, based on the cartoon currently running on the Hub, Hasbro's channel. It's set for a December release.
The resident Rewind... well, half of one

- Jelze Bunnycat =:3
Looking for:
- TR Furos (Hardhead's head) and Crashbash (lost him

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- PotP Punch head
- TR Galvatron right arm (the gun one)
- CW Brake-Neck/UW Wildrider, CW Offroad
- TR Twinferno & Grotusque
- Greenlight, Lancer and PotP Elita-1
- Legacy Core Slug, Sludge & Snarl