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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
Contents
- 1 Events
- 2 Print
- 3 Collections
- 4 Media
- 5 Toys
- 5.1 Hasbro
- 5.1.1 Authentics
- 5.1.2 BotBots
- 5.1.3 Generations
- 5.1.4 Masterpiece
- 5.1.5 Rescue Bots Academy
- 5.1.6 Transformers: Cyberverse
- 5.1.7 Vintage G1
- 5.2 TakaraTomy
- 5.1 Hasbro
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 4 September 18 and 19
- Pete's Robot Convention 2020: June 5–6 July 24–25 — Cancelled in person, but an online broadcast was held.
- RetCon 2020: September 26 — Cancelled.
- TFcon 2020: July 10–12 September 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)
7 inch figures ("Alpha" assortment)
11 inch figures ("Titan Changers" assortment)
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-K4 Cheetor
- WFC-K5 Blackarachnia
- WFC-K6 Warpath
- WFC-K7 Paleotrex (Fossilizer)
- 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)
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
War for Cybertron: Kingdom
Core Class
Deluxe Class
Wave 1
Voyager Class
Leader Class
Wave 1
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.