Transformers: Universe

Transformers: Universe is a line of toys that consists of re-painted and re-released toys from various Transformers lines of toys. For the comic book series see Transformers Universe (comic book).

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Toy line

Transformers: Universe is a Transformers comic series and toy line that introduced repainted versions of past figures. The Transformers: Universe toy line traces its origins back to when Hasbro imported the Transformers: Car Robots toy line from Takara and called it Transformers: Robots in Disguise. Although they made most Hasbro versions of the Car Robots characters, they also released a number of repainted molds from previous toy lines and released them as part of the Robots in Disguise line. When the Robots in Disguise line ended and Transformers: Armada started, the repainted product line was given its own title: Transformers: Universe.

Transformers: Universe toys

2002 toys

Although the Transformers: Universe line didn't start until late 2003, several convention exclusives were released in 2002 bearing the Transformers: Expanded Universe title, and they were worked into the Universe line. These were sold at BotCon.

2003 toys

2004 toys

A trio of six packs of Armada Mini-Cons were released under the Transformers: Energon toyline, but according to the official Hasbro website these packs were described as Transformers: Universe toys. The sets included Adventure and Sea teams, the Race and Space teams. and the Night Attack and Road Wrecker teams.

2005 toys

2006 toys

2007 toys

2008 toys

Hasbro announced more Transformers: Universe toys targeted for release in the fall of 2008. This line continued the Classics and Robot Heroes toylines and was expected to include about half new molds and half redecos of old molds. According to reports at Toy Fair UK 2008 the line would include Beast Wars characters. Botcon 2008 announced more new figures.[1] Among the figures expected were:

Animated series
Armada series
Beast Wars series
Beast Machines series
Classics series
Cybertron series
Generation 1 series
Generation 2 series
Robots in Disguise series
Special Edition series
War Within series

2009 toys

The Universe line continued with several new series in celebration of the 25th anniversary of the franchise. The Classics series is discontinued and replaced by the Generation 1 series. This year saw the Transformers: Titanium line rolled into the Universe label.

Armada series
Beast Wars series
Cybertron series
Generation 1 series
Generation 2 series
Robots in Disguise series
Titanium series

Unreleased Transformers: Universe Toys

A number of toys for the Transformers: Universe line were proposed, but were never produced.

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