2016
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The year 2016 (MMXVI) is the 33rd year since the Transformers brand began.
- For further information, see: Transformers timeline
Events
Fiction
2005 IDW continuity
- Rom arrives on Earth. Revolutionaries #1 timeline
- Optimus Prime annexes Earth into the Council of Worlds. Perihelion
- Ian Noble becomes the new Action Man. Revolutionaries #1 timeline
- The Revolution incident: the allied forces of Miles Mayhem and the Dire Wraiths attempt to steal the cache of Ore-13 underneath Autobot City at Monument Valley, and in the ensuing clash, Mayhem summons Baron Karza as well. Optimus Prime's Autobots, the Micronauts, Rom, Action Man, M.A.S.K., and G.I. Joe team up to vanquish the threat. The New Colossus Valley Forge
Non-fiction
Conventions
- B.O.T.S. 2016: June 5
- Cybfest NW 2016: August 20
- C.O.N.S. 2016: October 9
- Dairycon 2016: April 1 and 2
- TFcon 2016: July 15–17
- TFcon USA 2016: October 21–23
- TFExpo 2016: August 5–6
- TFNation 2016: August 19–21
Exhibitions
Deaths
- January 21 — Marc Cassot
- January 27 — Bill Martin
- February 4 — Hasso Zorn
- February 9 — Vittorio Di Prima
- February 18 — Paul Gordon
- April 3 — Kōji Wada
- May 6 — Miguel Rosenberg
- June 20 — Gerald Paradies
- July 29 — Sílvio Navas
- September 2 — John Hostetter
- September 18 — C. Martin Croker
- October 10 — Kazunari Tanaka
- October 30 — Imre Józsa
- November 20 — Ulf Jürgen Söhmisch
- ???? — Bonecrusher
Comics
Fun Publications
- "Dawn of the Predacus"
- Transformers Timelines #11 — "Cybertron's Most Wanted" (retail version)
IDW
- More than Meets the Eye #49–57 (of 57) + Revolution one-shot
- The Transformers (vol 2) #49–57 (of 57) + Revolution one-shot
- The Transformers: Sins of the Wreckers #3–5 (of 5)
- The Transformers: Till All Are One #1–6 (ongoing) + Revolution one-shot
- Titans Return one-shot
- Transformers: Robots in Disguise #6 (of 6)
- Transformers: Deviations one-shot
- Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #11–13 (of 13)
- Revolution: The Road To Revolution 100-Page Special (one-shot)
- Revolution #1–5 (of 5) + one shots with various properties. See article for details.
- Optimus Prime #1 (ongoing)
- Lost Light #1 (ongoing)
- G.I. Joe #1 (ongoing)
Books
Robots in Disguise chapter books
Collections
Comics
Hachette Partworks
IDW
- Transformers/G.I. Joe: Tyrants Rise, Heroes are Born TPB (reprint)
- Armada Omnibus TPB (reprint)
- Transformers: Robots in Disguise TPB
- Distant Stars TPB
- Deviations TPB
- Transformers: War Within Omnibus TPB (reprint)
- Sins of the Wreckers TPB
- The IDW Collection Phase Two: Volume 3 HC
- The IDW Collection Phase Two: Volume 4 HC
- More than Meets the Eye Vol 9 TPB
- More than Meets the Eye Vol 10 TPB
- The Transformers (vol.2) Vol 8 TPB
- The Transformers (vol.2) Vol 9 TPB
- The Transformers (vol.2) Vol 10 TPB
Media
Television
- Transformers: Robots in Disguise Season 2-2½
- Transformers: Rescue Bots Season 4
- Transformers: Combiner Wars
Video
Shout! Factory
- Transformers: Rescue Bots: Adventures in Time and Space
- Transformers: Rescue Bots: Heroes of Tech
- Transformers: Rescue Bots: Bots' Battle for Justice
Video Games
- Transformers: Earth Wars (Spring 2016)
- Transformers: Battle Tactics is shut down
Music
Toys
Hasbro
Generations
Combiner Wars
Legends Class
| Wave 5 | Wave 6 |
Deluxe Class
| Wave 5 | Wave 6 |
Voyager Class
| Wave 5 | Wave 6 |
Leader Class
| Wave 5 |
Exclusives
"May Mayhem"
Conventions
| Victorion | Bruticus (G2 deco) | Computron | Liokaiser |
Titans Return
Titan Masters
| Wave 1 | Wave 2 | Wave 3 |
Legends Class
| Wave 1 | Wave 2 | Wave 3 |
Deluxe Class
| Wave 1 | Wave 2 | Wave 3 |
Voyager Class
| Wave 1 | Wave 2 | Wave 3 |
Leader Class
| Wave 1 | Wave 2 | Wave 3 |
Titan Class
Exclusives
- Summer convention exclusives
| Titan Force | Fortress Maximus Convention Edition |
- Store exclusives
| Walgreens | Toys"R"Us
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Alt-Modes
2016's releases were in 3 "collections", with collections 2 and 3 containing many reissues. Only original figures are listed here.
| Collection 1 | ||||
| Collection 2? | ||||
| Collection 3? |
Platinum Edition
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Masterpiece
Kre-O
"Budget store" releases
Wave 2
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Wave 3 |
Brick Box
| Wave 2
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Wave 3
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Micro Changers
Collection 1
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Collection 2 |
Rescue Bots
Rescan
| Wave 9 | Wave 11 | Wave 12 |
Waves 10 and 13 contained no new figures.
Rescue Rigs
Superchargers
Griffin Rock Rescue Team
Mini-Cons
Wave 1
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Wave 2 | Wave 3 |
Playsets
- Griffin Rock Firehouse Headquarters (with Cody Burns)
- Griffin Rock Garage (with Kade Burns & Fireplug the Dalmatian-Bot)
- Griffin Rock Police Station (with Chief Charlie Burns & Growl the K-9 Bot)
- Optimus Prime Racing Trailer (with Optimus Prime & Blurr)
- Optimus Prime Rescue Trailer (redeco of 2013 release without Energize patterns)
Megabots
| Wave 1 | Wave 2 | Wave 3 |
Epic Figures
| Wave 3 |
Robots in Disguise
Legions
| Wave 5 | Wave 6 | Wave 7 | Wave 8 | |||||
| Wave 9 | Wave 10 |
One-Step Changers
Wave 6
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Wave 7
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Wave 8 |
Warriors
| Wave 5 | Wave 6 | Wave 7 | Wave 8 | |||||
| Wave 9 |
Three-Step Changers
| Wave 6 | Wave 7 | Wave 8 | Wave 9 |
Activator Combiners
| Wave 1 |
Mini-Cons
| Wave 3 | Wave 4 | Weaponizer Wave 1 | Weaponizer Wave 2 |
Mini-Con Deployers
| Wave 2 | Wave 3 |
Mini-Con Battle Packs
| Wave 1 | Wave 2
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Wave 3 |
Mini-Con 4-Packs
Mini-Con 4-Pack (2)
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| Mini-Con Mega-Pack |
Large-scale figures
| Power Surge | Titan Changers (Wave 2) |
BotCon 2016
"Dawn of the Predacus" box set
At Show Souvenir Figures
Customization Exclusive
- A redeco/retool of Generations Combiner Wars First Aid as the assembler's choice of:
- Autobot Ratchet (Marvel Comics)
- Autobot Ratchet (G1 cartoon)
- Autobot Ratchet (Generation 2)
- Autobot Ratchet (Shattered Glass)
- Medix
Attendee-Only Bonus Exclusive
Golden Ticket Exclusive
Transformers Collectors' Club
Subscription figure
Additional figures
Club Crossovers
Figure Subscription Service
Series 4.0
- 1: Needlenose (with Sunbeam and Zputty)
- 2: Grabuge
- 3: Spinister (with Shrute and Singe)
- 4: Windsweeper
- 5: Bludgeon
- 6: Impactor
- 7: Bluestreak
San Diego Comic-Con International 2016
- Titan Force gift set:
TakaraTomy
Adventure Series
| Wave 11 (January 30) | Wave 12 (February 27) | Wave 13 (March 19) | Wave 14 (April 23)
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| Micron Series (April 29) | Wave 15 (May 28)
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Wave 16 (June 25) | Wave 17 (July 23) | |||||
| Wave 18 (August 28) | Wave 19 (September 24) | Wave 20 (October 29) | Wave 21 (November 26) |
Exclusives
- Retail/online
| Toys"R"Us | Multiple outlets |
- Media mail-aways
Transformers Generations 2015
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Easy Dynamic Series
| Wave 10 (January 30) | Wave 11 (February 27) |
Legends
| Wave 9 (January 30) | Wave 10 (February 29)
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Wave 11 (May 28)
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Wave 12 (July 23) | |||||
| Wave 13 (August 27) | Wave 14 (September 24) | Wave 15 (November 26) | Wave 16 (December 28)
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Exclusives
e-HOBBY
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Transformers Fes2016 (May 7) |
Masterpiece
- MP-27 Ironhide
- MP-28 Hot Rodimus
- MP-11NR Ramjet
- MP-29 Destron Laserwave
- MP-30 Ratchet
- MP-25L Loudpedal
- MP-31 Delta Magnus
- MP-14+ Alert Anime Color Edition
- MP-32 Convoy (Beast Wars)
- MP-11NT Thrust
- MP-33 Inferno
Q-Transformers
QTF series
figures in italics are reissues from QT series with a new ID number.
Wave 1 (January 30)
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Wave 2 (March 19)
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Q-Collaboration
| Wave 6 (January 18) | Wave 7 (January 30)
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Exclusives
| Toys"R"Us |
Unite Warriors
| Wave 4 (June 25) | Wave 5 (August 27)
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Exclusives
Wave 2 (February 27)
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Wave 3 (April 30) | Wave 4 (October 29)
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