2013

The year 2013 (MMXIII) is the 30th year since the Transformers brand began.

For further information, see: Transformers timeline

Events

Non-fiction

• "Anison" band Rey breaks up

Conventions

• BotCon 2013: June 27 to June 30

• Auto Assembly 2013: August 9–11
• B.O.T.S. 2013: June 9
• C.O.N.S. 2013: July 21
• Charticon 2013: August 9–11
• Cybcon 2013: August 10
• Dairycon 2013: April 5–6
• Slag-a-con 2013: October 26–27
• TFcon 2013: July 26–28
• TFExpo 2013: August 3
• TraFest 2013: May 5

Births

• December 22 — Mauricio Gutiérrez

Deaths

• February 21 — Armen Mirzaian
• March 13 — Francis Lax
• March 15 — Regine Albrecht
• April 24 — Philip L. Clarke
• June 9 — Helga Sasse
• June 13 — Kenji Utsumi
• June 30 — Claudio Fattoretto
• July 23 — Li Yi
• October 25 — Piero Tiberi
• November 20 — Krystyna Kozanecka
• November 23 — Ricardo Soto
• December 8 — Reinhard Brock
• December 15 — Denis Gravereaux

Print

Comics

IDW

• Mars Attacks: The Transformers (one-shot)
• The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye (issues #13–24, ongoing, 12 issues/year)
• The Transformers: Robots in Disguise (issues #13–24, ongoing, 12 issues/year)
• The Transformers: Regeneration One (issues #87–97, 21.5 issues)
• Transformers Prime: Rage of the Dinobots (issues #3–4, 4 issues)
• Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters (issue 1–8, 8 issues)
• The Transformers: Monstrosity (issues 1–12, 12 digital issues; issues 1–4, 4 print issues)
• The Transformers: Dark Cybertron (issue 1, 2 issues)

Kerokero Ace

• Transformers: All Spark (issues "Another Episode, Part 1", "Another Episode, Part 2", 5–9, 9 issues)
• Transformers GT: Mission GT-R special

Books

• Transformers: The Art of Prime
• Transformers: The Covenant of Primus

Collections

Video

Shout! Factory

• Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters: Predacons Rising
• Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters: Season Three
• Transformers: Rescue Bots: Energize
• Transformers: Rescue Bots: Griffin Rock Rescue

Madman Entertainment

• Transformers: Prime — Season 2, Volume 1 — Orion Pax
• Transformers: Prime — Season 2, Volume 2 — Battle for Supremacy
• Transformers: Prime — Season 2, Volume 3 — Weapons of Choice
• Transformers Animated — Season One

Comics

IDW

• G.I. Joe/Transformers Volume 3
• Regeneration One Volume 1
• Regeneration One Volume 2
• Regeneration One Volume 3
• More than Meets the Eye Volume 3
• More than Meets the Eye Volume 4
• More than Meets the Eye Volume 5
• Robots in Disguise Volume 2
• Robots in Disguise Volume 3
• Robots in Disguise Volume 4
• Robots in Disguise Volume 5
• Rage of the Dinobots TPB
• Beast Hunters Volume 1
• Monstrosity TPB
• The Transformers: Dark Prelude
• The Transformers Classics, Vol. 5
• The Transformers Classics, Vol. 6
• The Transformers Classics UK Volume 4 TPB
• Transformers: 30th Anniversary Collection Hardcover

• Red Label editions
  • The IDW Collection (volume 1)
  • The IDW Collection (volume 2) (Scheduled)
  • The IDW Collection (volume 3) (Scheduled)
  • Last Stand of the Wreckers

Media

Television

• Transformers: Prime Season 3 — Beast Hunters: episodes 53–65
  • Predacons Rising TV movie

Video Games

• Transformers: Human Alliance

Toys

Hasbro

Transformers (2010)

Miscellaneous

Exclusives

US "Market six" releases

Generations

Fall of Cybertron

Deluxe Class

Thrilling 30

Legends Class (Series 02)

Deluxe Class (Series 02)

Voyager Class (Series 02)

Titan Class

• Metroplex (w/ Scamper)

Exclusives

Convention exclusives

While these toys premiered at conventions, many also ended up available through other venues, like the Hasbro Toy Shop online store, and even occasionally at retail in certain chains. See individual entries for more information.

Kre-O

Main article: Kre-O#2013 (Beast Hunters)

Masterpiece

• MP-01 Acid Storm
• MP-02 Soundwave
• Grimlock (Cybertron-Con Exclusive at Beijing, China)
• Year of the Horse Optimus Prime (Asian market exclusive, later available in the U.S. online and at Toys R Us)

Transformers: Prime

Robots in Disguise

Exclusives

Beast Hunters

Cyberverse

Legion Class

Commander Class

Beast Tracker Vehicles

"Standard" line

Deluxe Class

Voyager Class

Battlemaster Class

Talking Bumblebee

Beast Tracker Optimus Prime

Ultimate Class

Exclusives

Beast Hunters: Predacons Rising

Convention exclusives

Rescue Bots

Figure Packs

Figure 2-Packs

Singles Packs

• Bumblebee
• Chase the Police-Bot
• Heatwave the Fire-Bot
• Optimus Prime

Playsets

• Optimus Prime Rescue Trailer (with large, transforming Optimus Prime)
• Bumblebee Rescue Repair Station 3D Pop-Up Playset (with unchanged Singles/2-Pack Bumblebee)

Large figures

• Bumblebee
• Optimus Prime

Flip Changers

• Chase the Police-Bot
• Heatwave the Fire-Bot

Beam Box Game System

Individual Figures

Bot Shots

Singles assortment

Launcher assortment

3-Pack assortment

Ultimate Battle Set / 5-Pack assortment

Transformers: Platinum Edition

• Year of the Snake Optimus Prime (redeco of Energon Super Class Optimus Prime)
• Year of the Snake Omega Supreme (retool/redeco of Energon Supreme Class Omega Supreme)
• Predaking reissue, includes:

Razorclaw

Rampage

Torox

Headstrong

Divebomb

• Ultra Magnus (retool/redeco of Prime: Robots in Disguise Weaponizer Class Optimus Prime)
• Grimlock vs Decepticon Bruticus (redecos of Generations Grimlock and Bruticus)




BotCon 2013 Exclusives

"Machine Wars: Termination" Box Set

• Machine Wars Hoist
• Machine Wars Skywarp
• Machine Wars Strika
• Machine Wars Obsidian
• Machine Wars Megaplex

At show souvenir packages

• Machine Wars Mirage and Machine Wars Thundercracker
• Machine Wars Sandstorm and Generation 2 Autobot Electrons

Rainmakers:

• Bitstream
• Hotlink
• Sunstorm

Customization Exclusive

• Machine Wars Blastcharge Strika Drone

Attendee-Only Bonus Exclusive

• Machine Wars Starscream

Kreon Souvenir Figure Set

• Machine Wars Hoist
• Machine Wars Skywarp
• Machine Wars Strika
• Machine Wars Obsidian
• Machine Wars Megaplex




Transformers Collectors' Club

Subscription figure

• Depth Charge



Additional figures

• None this year




Figure Subscription Service

• 1: RID Scourge
• 2: Prime Slipstream
• 3: Movie-universe Circuit
• 4: G1 "Classics" Breakdown
• 5: Animated Jackpot
• 6: Ultra Mammoth




San Diego Comic-Con International 2013

• Metroplex
• Shockwave's Lab
• The Epic Conclusion! box set
• Titan Warrior 5-Pack

  A five-pack of 6" PVC Titan Warriors figures made up of Optimus Prime, Grimlock, Megatron, Starscream and Soundwave. Most of these figures were later released at retail, the exception being Grimlock.




TakaraTomy

Encore

• 20A Devastor (Anime Color Ver.) (Scrapper, Bonecrusher, Gren, Long Haul, Mixmaster, and Scavenger)
• 23 Fortress Maximus




EZ Collection

Wave 1 (April 27) EG01 Optimus Prime EG02 Bumblebee EG03 Prowl EG04 Smokescreen EG05 Hound EG06 Megatron EG07 Starscream EG08 Airachnid

Wave 2 (October 26) EG09 Soundwave EG10 Jet Vehicon




Generations

Wave 2 (January 26) TG03 Decepticon Blast Off TG04 Decepticon Vortex TG05 Brawl TG06 Swindle TG07 Onslaught		Wave 3 (February 23) TG08 Kickback TG09 Starscream TG10 Sideswipe TG11 Ultra Magnus TG12 Air Raid		Wave 4 (March 23) TG13 Soundwave (w/ Laserbeak) TG14 Soundblaster (w/ Buzzsaw)		Wave 5 (April 27) TG15 Autobot Datadisc Set (Eject, Ramhorn, Rewind, Sundor) TG16 Decepticon Datadisc Set (Frenzy, Ratbat, Ravage, Rumble)
Wave 6 (May 25) TG17 Blaster (w/ Steeljaw) TG18 Skywarp		Wave 7 (June 29) TG19 Grimlock TG20 Ratbat		Wave 8 (August 31) TG21 Springer TG22 Blitzwing		Wave 9 (September 28) TG23 Metroplex (w/ Scamper) TG24 Optimus Prime & Bumblebee (w/ Blazemaster & Roller)
Wave 10 (October 26) TG25 Orion Pax VS Megatronus		Wave 11 (November 30) TG26 Bumblebee Goldbug TG27 Trailbreaker & Hoist		Wave 12 (December 28) TG28 Megatron & Starscream (w/ Chop Shop & Waspinator) TG29 Sandstorm
Exclusives Magnificus (e-HOBBY)




Go!

Wave 1 (April 27) G11 Hunter Optimus Prime G12 Dragotron G13 Hunter Shockwave G14 Hunter Bumblebee G15 Hunter Bulkhead G16 Hunter Wheeljack G17 Hunter Starscream G18 Hunter Soundwave		Wave 2 (June 22) G01 Kenzan G02 Jinbu G03 Ganoh G04 Gaidora		Wave 3 (July 27) G05 Gekisoumaru G06 Hunter Smokescreen G07 Bakudora		Wave 4 (August 31) G08 Budora G09 Goradora Set (Barara, Burara, Dorara, Garara, Jurara) G10 Hishoumaru G19 Hunter Ratchet
Wave 5 (September 28) G20 Sensuimaru G21 Judora		Wave 6 (October 26) G22 Hunter Arcee G23 Guren Dragotron G24 Samurai Team BeCool Set (Kenzan, Ganoh, Jinbu)		Wave 7 (December 21) G25 Go Prime




Exclusives

AEON G05-B Gekisoumaru Kurojishi ver. Sen

Cybertron Satellite G-EX Hunter Nemesis Prime

Toys"R"Us Ex G01-B Kenzan Kuromusha ver.

Shared exclusives Gan Geki Go Jin Shou Shining Optimus Prime Blaster Zan




Masterpiece

• MP-13 Soundwave with Condor
• MP-15 Rumble and Jaguar
• MP-16 Frenzy and Buzzsaw
• MP-10B Black Convoy
• MP-12T Tigertrack
• MP-17 Prowl
• MP-11A Acid Storm
• MP-18 Streak
• MP-19 Smokescreen




Prime

Super Robot Lifeform Transformers Prime (Arms Micron)

Wave 12 (January 26) AM-32 Stunt Wildrider (w/ Ozu)

Wave 13 (February 25) AM-33 Final Battle Megatron (w/ Shadow Baru, Shadow Dai, Shadow Gabu) AM-34 Jet Vehicon General (w/ Igu S)


Gacha Arms Microns

Special Edition Arcee Blade MX Bulkhead Knuckle MX Bumblebee Sword MX Optimus Prime Blaster MX Ratchet Spanner MX Wheeljack Kunai MX

Dado TC Dobo TC Gobu TC Megatron Cannon TC Starscream Boomerang TC Zado TC


Exclusives

Lucky Draw Arcee ~Blue Plated Ver~

Transformers GT

Hybrid Style

• THS-02 Convoy Black Gold Version

Henkei! Henkei!

Exclusives