2008

The year 2008 (MMVIII) is the twenty-fifth year of the Transformers brand.

For further information, see: Transformers timeline

Events

Fiction

2005 IDW continuity

• The Surge: Decepticons all across the galaxy go on the open offensive against the Autobots. Megatron nearly conquers Earth. All Hail Megatron Revolutionaries #1 timeline

Non-Fiction

• As Nougabot has informed us, after its introduction in 1930, Snickers® Brand quickly became one of the planet's favorite treats and is still at the top in 2008.
• "Anison" band Rey is formed.
• February 10 — All bottles of Transformers the Movie water expire.
• April 22 — The Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk (alt mode of Predator Falcon, Shadow Jet, Skyjack, G1 Air Raid, Aero Raid, Delta Seeker and others) is retired from service.
• July 9 — Activision, Inc. is formally merged with Vivendi Games, which moves Blizzard Entertainment under the Activision aegis, officially creating Activision Blizzard.

Birth

• February 18 — Dean Scott Vasquez
• March 13 — Melissa Hernández
• May 11 — Minti Gorne
• October 11 — Lorenzo Tarantelli

Deaths

• January 2 — Alejandro Abdalah
• January 17 — Alejandro Illescas
• January 26 — Kenji Yokoyama
• February 10 — Steve Gerber
• February 21 — Don Sheppard
• February 22 — Steve Whitaker
• March 12 — Vera Miranda
• June 6 — Pascal Massix
• July 21 — Charlie Downs
• August 9 — Bernie Mac
• August 18 — Henry Djanik
• August 22 — Jeff MacKay
• September 1 — Manfred Schmidt
• October 10 — Bob Smith

Conventions

• BotCon 2008: April 24–27

• Auto Assembly 2008: August 2
• B.O.T.S. 2008: June 8
• Cybcon 2008: August 23
• Dairycon 2008: March 29
• TFcon 2008: June 20 and 21

Media

Television

• Transformers Animated Seasons 1–2

Music

Albums

• Transformers — Music Matrix

Print

Comics

IDW Publishing

• The Ascending (issue #4, 4 issues)
• Beast Wars Sourcebook (issues #3–4, 4 issues)
• Devastation (issues #4–6, 6 issues)
• Best of UK: Dinobots (issues #5–6, 6 issues)
• Transformers Movie Sequel:The Reign of Starscream (issues #1–5, 5 issues)
• Transformers Spotlight (irregular 1-shots)
  • Spotlight: Blaster
  • Spotlight: Arcee
  • Spotlight: Mirage
  • Spotlight: Grimlock
  • Spotlight: Wheelie
  • Spotlight: Blurr
• Revelation
  • Spotlight: Cyclonus
  • Spotlight: Hardhead
  • Spotlight: Doubledealer
  • Spotlight: Sideswipe
• All Hail Megatron (issues #1–6, 12 issues)
• Best of UK: Space Pirates (issues #1–5, 5 issues)
• Best of UK: Time Wars (issues #1–5, 5 issues)
• Transformers Animated (volumes #1–6, 13 volumes)
• The Arrival (issues #1–5, 6 issues)
• Alliance (issue #1, 4 issues)
• Maximum Dinobots (issue #1, 5 issues)

Fun Publications

• Transformers Timelines Vol.2 #3
• Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club (issues #19–24, ongoing)

Titan Magazines

• Transformers Animated (issues #1–3, 3 issues)

Comic Bun Bun

• Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (chapters #1–3, 12 chapters)

Collections

Video

KSMFilm (Germany)

DVD

• Transformers: Armada — Volume One

Madman Entertainment (AUS)

DVD

• The Transformers: Super God Masterforce
• The Transformers: Victory

Maximum Entertainment (UK)

DVD

• Transformers: Robots in Disguise — Ultimate Collection

Medianetwork Communication (Italy)

DVD

• Transformers — Volume 01: Stagione Uno Parte Prima
• Transformers — Volume 02: Stagione Uno Parte Seconda
• Transformers — Volume 03: Stagione Due Parte Prima

Paramount Home Video

Blu-ray

• Transformers — Two-Disc Special Edition

DVD

• Transformers Animated — Season One
• Transformers Animated — Transform and Roll Out
• Transformers: Cybertron — The Ultimate Collection
• Transformers: Energon — The Ultimate Collection

Paramount Home Video (Germany)

DVD

• Transformers Animated — Transformieren und Abfart
• Transformers Animated — Volume Eins: Drachenkämpfer

Paramount Home Video (UK/AUS)

DVD

• Transformers Animated — Transform and Roll Out
• Transformers Animated — Volume One: Blast from the Past

Universal (UK)

DVD

• Transformers: Armada — Bumper Double DVD Collection

Comics

Devil's Due Press

• G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers Omnibus

IDW Publishing

• The Ascending TPB
• Beast Wars Sourcebook TPB
• Best of UK: Dinobots TPB
• Best of UK: Space Pirates TPB
• Classic Transformers Volume 1
• Classic Transformers Volume 2
• Devastation TPB
• The Reign of Starscream TPB
• Target: 2006 TPB
• The Transformers: Spotlight Volume 2
• The Transformers: Spotlight Volume 3

Merchandise

Robot Heroes

Transformers (2007)

Universe (2008)

Two-packs

Toys

Hasbro

Universe (2003)

Exclusives

Star Wars Transformers

Wave 7

• Clone pilot / Republic Gunship (redeco)
• Obi-Wan Kenobi / Jedi Starfighter 'Delta-7 + Hyperdrive Docking Ring' (new mold)

Titanium Series

Exclusives

Transformers (2007)

Action figures ("main" line)

Legends Class

Allspark Battles 2-packs

Real Gear Robots

Deluxe Class

Voyager Class

Leader Class

Fast Transformers Fun

Cyber Slammers

Fast Action Battlers

Sub-lines

AllSpark Power

Main article: AllSpark Power

Premium Series

Main article: Premium Series

Transformers Animated

Deluxe Class

Voyager Class

Leader Class

Supreme Class

Wave 1

Roll-Out Command Optimus Prime

Entertainment Packs

Activators

Bumper Battlers

Power Bots

Exclusives

McDonald's Happy Meal toys

Universe (2008)

Legends Class

Deluxe Class

Voyager Class

Ultra Class

More than Meets the Eye 25th Anniversary Pack

The original Optimus Prime toy was reissued (again) to celebrate the line's 25th anniversary.

• 25th Anniversary Optimus Prime Pack

Exclusives

Crossovers

Marvel

Wave 1

• Hulk
• Iron Man
• Spider-Man
• Venom

Wave 2

• Black Costume Spider-Man
• Hulk (grey redeco)
• Human Torch
• Wolverine

Star Wars

Wave 1

• Jedi Starfighter 'Delta-7B + Hyperdrive Docking Ring' to Anakin Skywalker (retooled and redecoed from Star Wars Transformers Saesee Tiin)
• Boba Fett to Slave I (repackaged from Star Wars Transformers)
• Clone Commander Cody to Turbo Tank (repackaged from Star Wars Transformers)
• Clone ARC Pilot to ARC-170 Starfighter (repackaged from Star Wars Transformers 'Tigershark' Deco)
• Clone pilot to Republic Gunship (repackaged from Star Wars Transformers 'Tigershark' Deco)
• Jedi Starfighter 'Eta-2' to Obi-Wan Kenobi (repackaged from Star Wars Transformers Galactic Showdown Gift Set)

Wave 2

• Emperor Palpatine to Imperial Shuttle (redecoed from Star Wars Transformers)
• General Grievous to Grievous Starfighter
• Imperial Trooper to AT-AT (redecoed from Star Wars Transformers)
• Snowspeeder to Luke Skywalker (repackaged from Star Wars Transformers)
• TIE Pilot to TIE Bomber
• Clone pilot to Republic Gunship (retooled and redecoed from Star Wars Transformers 'Crumb Bomber' Deco)
  

BotCon 2008 Exclusives

Convention Box Set

• Shattered Glass Optimus Prime
• Shattered Glass Grimlock
• Shattered Glass Goldbug
• Shattered Glass Autobot Jazz
• Shattered Glass Starscream
• Shattered Glass Razorclaw

Attendee-Only Bonus Toy

• Shattered Glass Ricochet

Customization Class Toy

• Shattered Glass Nightbeat

At-Show Souvenir Toys (3-Packs)

• Shattered Glass Megatron, Rodimus and Divebomb
• Shattered Glass Blurr, Sideswipe with Whisper, and Rampage

San Diego Comic-Con International 2008

• Nemesis Prime
• War Within Skywarp

Takara

Collector's Edition

• 64 GADEP

Masterpiece

• MP-7 Thundercracker

Encore

05B Black Protect Ironhide 06G Ratchet Emergency Green 07 Sky Lynx 08 Meister 09 Omega Supreme 03 Soundwave (with Condor) 10 Bumble & Minibots (Bumble, Outback, Pipes, Wave and Tailgate) 11 Skywarp and Thundercracker 12 Metroflex 13 Trailbreaker 14 Hoist Music Label Soundwave Playing Audio Player ("Blaster Black" Soundblaster homage deco) Optimus Prime iPod Docking Bay (classic G1 deco) Exile Perfect Year 2008 Convoy iPod Docking Bay (red and orange deco) Transformers (2007) As expected, most of the Hasbro movie toys were released in Japan with very little changes. The main article unfortunately does not list the toys by Wave, but does list exclusive Japanese variants and molds. For a basic list of Japanese releases with ID numbers, please see this list. Henkei! Henkei! Wave 1 (March 13) C-01 Convoy C-02 Bumble C-03 Grimlock C-04 Ligier D-01 Megatron D-02 Starscream Wave 2 (April 24) D-03 Astrotrain Wave 3 (June 26) C-05 Hot Rodimus Wave 4 (July 17) C-06 Skyfire D-04 Ramjet Wave 5 (September 19) C-07 Sunstreaker C-08 Prowl Wave 6 (October 23) C-09 Lambor C-10 Cybertron Streak D-05 Destron Octone USA Editions (October 2) Onslaught Powerglide Silverbolt Wave 7 (November 20) C-11 Ironhide D-06 Galvatron Wave 8 (December 27) C-12 Cybertron Cheetus C-13 Hound (w/ Jaguar) Exclusives Tokyo Toy Show 2008 Convoy Clear Version Toys"R"Us Skyglide TV Magazine Convoy (gold) Gentei! Gentei! Chara Hobby 2008 Stuntron Wildrider Ganbo Thundercracker Toy Hobby Market Skywarp You left a piece out! This article is a stub and is missing information. You can help Transformers Wiki by expanding it.