Movie (toyline)

The 2007 Transformers film was accompanied by one of the largest product blitzes in the history of the Transformers brand. The prominence of the movie allowed Hasbro to push the toy line to new levels of complexity and diversity.

In addition to the standard "main line" figures, several sub-lines were developed. Some, such as the Fast Action Battlers and Cyber Slammers, are aimed at younger users. Others, such as Real Gear Robots and the various role play toys, expand on the plot and concepts of the movie. Furthermore, many stores received various exclusive redecos and multi-packs. Other markets, such as Japan and even Europe, also had their own exclusives.

Virtually all characters of the movie cast received multiple toy incarnations at various price points, from the tiny $4 Legends versions and two-for-$5 Robot Heroes PVCs up to the massive, complex, electronic $80 Ultimate Bumblebee. Given the limited number of Transformers featured in the movie, the toyline naturally contains many additional characters. Many of these are featured in alternate movie-related media, such as prequel comics and video games.

Following the success of the movie toyline, it was expaned with the AllSpark Power and Premium Series sub-lines, while the subsequent toyline, Transformers: Animated, was officially pushed back from late 2007/early 2008 to July 2008.

Overview
The main line movie figures attempt to emulate the spindly, multi-faceted appearance of the screen characters, succeeding to a remarkable degree. This aesthetic carries over to characters that do not appear in the movie, giving the line a unified appearance. Most alternate forms are realistically styled contemporary Earth vehicles, many of which are licensed replicas.

The main line figures feature an above-average design complexity, with figures such as Deluxe Bumblebee packing an amazing number of moving parts into a small package. Transformations are fairly complex, and tend to capture the movie's visual spectacle of a vehicle flying apart into a thousand pieces as the robots transform. The primary gimmick of the main line is "Automorph Technology", a gimmick by which moving one piece of a toy will in turn move other pieces into their designated positions via hidden gears, furthering the parallel with the movie's visuals.

Many of the vehicle modes' exteriors are formed by thin panels, but limbs and torsos are sufficiently integral to the vehicle-mode panels that they are not shellformers. On some of the toys, these panels swing back on themselves or are otherwise concealed to such an extent that the finished robot gives comparatively little indication that it turns into a vehicle at all -- yet another point of unity with the movie's design aesthetic.

Unfortunately, due to issues of vehicle-mode licensing and the fact that the robot designs are the shared intellectual property of DreamWorks, it is a virtual certainty that the Movie toys will never be made available as redecos in other franchises or as convention exclusives. So get 'em while the getting's good!

Movie Legends Class
Wave 1
 * Bumblebee
 * Barricade
 * Autobot Jazz
 * Autobot Ratchet

Wave 2
 * Optimus Prime
 * Megatron

Wave 3


 * Starscream
 * Blackout

Movie Allspark Battles
Wave 1
 * Cliffjumper vs. Recon Barricade (redecoes of Legends Class Bumblebee and Barricade)
 * Autobot Jazz vs. Bonecrusher (minor redeco of Legends Class Jazz)
 * Rescue Ratchet vs. Decepticon Brawl (redeco of Legends Class Autobot Ratchet)

Wave 2
 * Ironhide vs. Desert Blackout (redeco of Legends Class Blackout)
 * Nightwatch Optimus Prime vs. Stealth Starscream (redecoes of Legends Class Optimus Prime and Starscream)

Wave 3
 * Battle Jazz vs. Ice Megatron (redecoes of Legends Class Autobot Jazz and Megatron)
 * Bumblebee vs. Scorponok (battle damaged redeco of Legends Class Bumblebee)

Movie Real Gear Robots
Wave 1
 * Speed Dial 800 (Mobile Phone)
 * Longview (Binoculars)
 * Spy Shot 6 (Digital Camera)
 * Power Up VT6 (Portable Video Game Player)

Wave 2
 * Booster X10 (MP3 Player)
 * Zoom Out 25X (Digital Video Camera)

Wave 3
 * Meantime (Digital Watch)
 * High Score 100 (Game Console Controller)

Wave 4
 * Wire Tap V20 (Mobile Phone; redeco of Speed Dial 800)
 * Night Beat 7 (MP3 Player; redeco of Booster X10)

Wave 5
 * Hacker X-3 (Portal Video Game Player; redeco of Power Up VT6)
 * Highline 1070 (Mobile Phone; redeco of Speed Dial 800)
 * Photon T-34 (Digital Camera; redeco of Spy Shot 6)

Wave 6


 * Farsight T-20 (Binoculars; redeco of Longview)
 * Midnighter XR-4 (Digital Watch; redeco of Meantime)
 * Twitcher F451 (Game Console Controller; redeco of High Score 100)

Movie Deluxe Class
Wave 1 (Movie Preview wave)
 * Protoform Optimus Prime ("entry mode" form as seen in the movie)
 * Protoform Starscream ("entry mode" form, robot mode design appears in the movie-affiliated comics)

Wave 2
 * Bumblebee (Classic Camaro)
 * Autobot Jazz
 * Decepticon Brawl
 * Barricade (includes small figure of Decepticon Frenzy)
 * Scorponok
 * Wreckage (a non-movie character, based on an unused ILM design)

Wave 3
 * Bonecrusher
 * Swindle (a non-movie character, appears in the movie-affiliated videogame and comics)

Wave 4
 * Arcee (a non-movie character, was included in an earlier draft of the movie's script, toy based on an unused ILM design, appears in the movie-affiliated comics)
 * Bumblebee (Concept Camaro)
 * Dreadwing (a non-movie character, appears in the movie-affiliated videogame and comics)

Wave 5
 * Final Battle Jazz (retool of regular Deluxe Autobot Jazz, featuring sculpted battle damage and a new, more movie-accurate weapon)
 * Longarm (a non-movie character, appears in the Movie-affiliated videogame and in the comic book mini-series The Reign of Starscream, based on a non-transforming tow truck that appears in the movie)
 * Payload (a non-movie character, appears in the movie-affiliated videogame and comics)

Wave 6
 * Dropkick (a non-movie character, appears in the movie-affiliated videogame)
 * Recon Barricade (non-movie-based redeco of Barricade)

Wave 7 (Allspark Power wave 1) Wave 7 Revision 1 (Allspark Power wave 2)
 * Cliffjumper (a non-movie character, redeco of Deluxe Concept Camaro Bumblebee, appears in the movie-affiliated comic book mini-series The Reign of Starscream)
 * Landmine (a non-movie character, based on a Sector Seven vehicle from the movie, appears in the movie-affiliated comic book mini-series The Reign of Starscream)
 * Autobot Camshaft (a non-movie character, redeco of Deluxe Swindle, appears in the movie-affiliated comic book mini-series The Reign of Starscream)
 * Stockade (a non-movie character, based on a Sector Seven vehicle from the movie, appears in the movie-affiliated comic book mini-series The Reign of Starscream)

Wave 8 (Allspark Power wave 3)
 * Overcast (a non-Movie character, redeco of Deluxe Dreadwing)
 * Jungle Bonecrusher (non-Movie-based redeco of Deluxe Bonecrusher)

Wave 9 (Allspark Power wave 4)
 * Stealth Bumblebee (non-movie-based redeco/retool of Deluxe Concept Camaro Bumblebee, sporting a new head sculpt based on the "battle mask" from the movie)
 * Salvage (a non-movie character, redeco of Deluxe Dropkick as a Sanford & Son homage, appears in the movie-affiliated comic book mini-series The Reign of Starscream)

Wave 10 (Premium Series wave 1)
 * "Premium Series" Autobot Jazz (more movie-accurate redeco of Deluxe Autobot Jazz)
 * "Premium Series" Barricade (more movie-accurate redeco of Deluxe Barricade)
 * "Premium Series" Bumblebee (more movie-accurate redeco/retool of Deluxe Concept Camaro Bumblebee, sporting the same "battle mask" head sculpt as Stealth Battle Bumblebee)

Movie Screen Battles
Wave 1
 * Final Stand (minor movie-accurate Deluxe Longarm redeco with Mikaela driver figurine and battle damaged legless Bumblebee figure)
 * First Encounter (minor Deluxe Barricade redeco with Sam, Mikaela and Decepticon Frenzy figurines)

Wave 2
 * Desert Attack (minor Deluxe Scorponok redeco with Epps, Figueroa and Donnelly figurines)
 * Capture of Bumblebee (minor Deluxe Camaro Concept Bumblebee redeco with Simmons and Sector Seven agents figurines, one of them being a miscolored William Lennox)

Movie Voyager Class
Wave 1
 * Blackout (includes non-transforming scaled-down figurine of Scorponok)
 * Autobot Ratchet

Wave 2
 * Starscream
 * Ironhide

Wave 2 Revision 2
 * Megatron

Wave 3
 * Optimus Prime

Wave 4
 * Rescue Ratchet (non-movie-based G1-homage redeco of Ratchet)
 * Thundercracker (a non-movie character, redeco/remold of Starscream using the same head sculpt as the Target exclusive Starscream redeco, appears in the movie-affiliated comic book mini-series The Reign of Starscream)

Wave 5 (Allspark Power Wave 1)
 * First Strike Optimus Prime (non-movie-based G1-homage redeco of Voyager Optimus Prime)
 * Evac (a non-movie character, redeco/remold of Voyager Blackout; replacing the Scorponok mini-figure with a new lifeboat/weapon accessory)
 * Offroad Ironhide (non-movie-based redeco of Voyager Ironhide)

Wave 5 revision 1 (Allspark Power Wave 2)
 * Incinerator (a non-Movie character, based on Bell/Boeing VH-22 Osprey, seen during the movie.)

Wave 6 (Premium Series Wave 1)
 * "Premium Series" Ironhide (more movie-accurate redeco of Voyager Class Ironhide)
 * "Premium Series" Blackout (more movie-accurate redeco of Voyager Class Blackout including the Scorponok mini-figure, virtually identical to Japan's Lawson exclusive Blackout version 4500X)

Movie Leader Class
Wave 1
 * Optimus Prime

Wave 2
 * Megatron

Wave 3
 * Decepticon Brawl

Wave 4 (Allspark Power Wave 1)
 * Nightwatch Optimus Prime (redeco of Leader Optimus Prime)

Wave 5 (Allspark Power Wave 2)
 * Deep Desert Brawl (redeco of Leader Decepticon Brawl)

Wave 6 (Premium Series Wave 1)
 * "Premium Series" Optimus Prime (redeco/remold of Leader Class Optimus Prime)
 * "Premium Series" Megatron (redeco of Leader Class Megatron)

Movie Ultimate Class

 * Ultimate Bumblebee

Cyber Stompin' Robots
(non-transforming)
 * Cyber Stompin' Optimus Prime
 * Cyber Stompin' Bumblebee

Cyber Slammers
Wave 1
 * Bumblebee (Classic Camaro)
 * Barricade
 * Optimus Prime

Wave 2
 * Decepticon Brawl
 * Autobot Ratchet

Wave 3
 * Bumblebee (Camaro Concept)

Wave 4
 * Cliffjumper (redeco of Cyber Slammers Camaro Concept Bumblebee)
 * Autobot Jazz

Wave 5
 * Ironhide
 * Patrol Barricade (redeco of Cyber Slammers Barricade)

Fast Action Battlers
Wave 1
 * Cannon Blast Ironhide
 * Battle Blade Starscream
 * Power Hook Optimus Prime
 * Ion Blast Autobot Jazz

Wave 2
 * Double Missile Decepticon Brawl
 * Axe Attack Autobot Ratchet

Wave 3
 * Disc Blast Decepticon Frenzy
 * Gyro Blade Blackout
 * Fusion Blast Megatron

Wave 4
 * Blade Shield Barricade
 * Plasma Punch Bumblebee

Wave 5
 * Claw Slash Ramjet (redeco of Fast Action Battler Starscream)
 * Fire Blast Optimus Prime (redeco of Fast Action Battler Optimus Prime)
 * Pulse Cannon Ironhide (redeco of Fast Action Battler Ironhide)
 * Sonic Shock Smokescreen (redeco of Fast Action Battler Jazz)

Wave 6
 * Rally Rocket Bumblebee (redeco of Fast Action Battler Plasma Punch Bumblebee)
 * Rescue Torch Ratchet (redeco of Fast Action Battler Axe Attack Autobot Ratchet)
 * Desert Blast Brawl (redeco of Fast Action Battler Double Missile Decepticon Brawl)
 * Night Attack Megatron (redeco of Fast Action Battler Fusion Blast Megatron)

Helmet Role Play

 * Optimus Prime Voice Changer (helmet)

Converting Arm Blasters Role Play

 * Optimus Prime Battle Rig Blaster
 * Starscream Barrel Roll Blaster

Allspark Blasters

 * Autobot Ratchet Blaster
 * Bumblebee Blaster

Super Soaker Gauntlet Blaster

 * Transformers Water Shooter

T.E.C.H. (Transformers Electronic Combat Hardware)
Wave 1
 * Digital Dagger
 * Quick Bow

Wave 2
 * Tight Shot
 * Flash Bang

Wave 3
 * Autofire

Plain Transformers Fun
Mr Potato Head Transformers
 * Optimash Prime

'''Plush Transformers
 * Softimus Prime (G1-style Prime, soft toy transforms by turning inside out, using velcro)
 * Slumblebee (ditto, for G1-styled Bumblebee)

Robot Heroes
(2-inch non-transforming cutified figurines similar to Star Wars Galactic Heroes et al. G1 cartoon characters in Movie packaging)

Wave 1 (Generation 1 characters)
 * Optimus Prime vs. Ravage
 * Rodimus vs. Insecticon (Actually Hot Rod vs. Shrapnel)
 * Mirage vs. Starscream
 * Grimlock vs. Shockwave

Wave 2 (Generation 1 characters)
 * Ultra Magnus vs. Megatron
 * Bumblebee vs. Soundwave

Wave 3 (Generation 1 characters)
 * Optimus Prime w/Matrix vs. Unicron
 * Autobot Jazz vs. Thundercracker

Wave 4 (Movie characters)
 * Optimus Prime vs. Blackout
 * Autobot Ratchet vs. Megatron
 * Bumblebee vs. Barricade
 * Autobot Jazz vs. Decepticon Frenzy

Wave 5 (Movie characters)
 * Optimus Prime w/sword vs. Scorponok
 * Ironhide vs. Bonecrusher
 * Armor Bumblebee vs. Starscream
 * Protoform Jazz vs. Decepticon Brawl

Wave 6 (Movie characters)
 * Optimus Prime vs. Barricade
 * Ironhide vs. Dispensor
 * Battle Jazz vs. Megatron
 * Allspark Bumblebee vs. Starscream

Unleashed

 * Bumblebee

Turnaround Unleashed
Wave 1
 * Optimus Prime

Wave 2
 * Megatron

Wave 3 (not released in the USA)
 * Autobots (Autobot Ratchet & Autobot Jazz)
 * Decepticons (Blackout & Barricade)

Robot Replicas
Wave 1
 * Bumblebee
 * Megatron
 * Barricade

Wave 2
 * Optimus Prime
 * Autobot Jazz
 * Decepticon Frenzy

Titanium Series (3")
Wave 1 (Wave 8 overall)
 * Optimus Prime
 * Bumblebee
 * Blackout

Wave 2 (Wave 9 overall)
 * Megatron
 * Ironhide
 * Autobot Jazz

Wave 3 (Wave 10 overall)
 * Decepticon Brawl
 * Autobot Ratchet

Target exclusives
 * Ultimate Optimus Prime 3-Pack (contains Protoform Optimus Prime, Vehicle Mode Optimus Prime & Robot Mode Optimus Prime; the latter is a redeco of the single figure from wave 1)

Scout Class (Target exclusive)
Wave 1
 * Hardtop (redeco of Cybertron Hardtop)
 * Arcee (redeco of Energon Arcee)
 * Signal Flare (redeco of Energon Signal Flare)

Wave 2
 * Strongarm (redeco of Energon Strongarm)
 * Skyblast (redeco of Energon Skyblast)
 * Clocker (redeco of Cybertron Clocker)

Wave 3
 * Armorhide (redeco of Cybertron Armorhide)
 * Elita-One (redeco of Energon Arcee)
 * Air Raid (redeco of Energon Skyblast)

Wave 4 (Allspark Power Wave 1)
 * Warpath (redeco of Cybertron Overhaul)
 * Storm Surge (redeco of Cybertron Shortround)
 * Crosshairs (redeco of Energon Strongarm)

Other single-packed store exclusive redecos
Best Buy exclusives
 * Autobot Ratchet (metallic redeco of Voyager Class Ratchet)
 * Megatron (metallic movie-accurate redeco of Voyager Class Megatron)

Target exclusives
 * Robo-Vision Optimus Prime (redeco of Voyager Class Optimus Prime)
 * Autobot Jazz (G1-homage redeco of Deluxe Class Autobot Jazz)
 * Starscream (G1-homage redeco of Voyager Class Starscream)
 * Bumblebee (redeco of Concept Camaro Deluxe Class Bumblebee with "Allspark Power" blue accents in robot mode)
 * Autobot Jazz (redeco of Deluxe Class Autobot Jazz with "Allspark Power" blue accents in robot mode)
 * Decepticon Brawl (redeco of Deluxe Class Decepticon Brawl with "Allspark Power" blue accents in robot mode)
 * Barricade (redeco of Deluxe Class Barricade with "Allspark Power" blue accents in robot mode)
 * Deep Space Starscream (redeco of Voyager Class Starscream)

Toys'R'Us exclusives
 * Wingblade (redeco of Cybertron Ultra Class Wing Saber)
 * Jetstorm (redeco of Cybertron Ultra Class Jetfire)
 * Inferno (redeco of Armada Max-Con Red Alert)
 * Mudflap (redeco of Cybertron Voyager Class Mudflap)

Wal*Mart exclusives
 * Big Daddy (redeco of Cybertron Deluxe Class Downshift)
 * Jolt (redeco of Cybertron Deluxe Class Crosswise)
 * Grindcore (redeco of Cybertron Deluxe Class Landmine)
 * Divebomb (redeco of Cybertron Deluxe Class Thundercracker)


 * Crankcase (redeco of Cybertron Deluxe Class Red Alert)


 * Fracture (redeco of Classic Deluxe Mirage)


 * Breakaway (redeco of Cybertron Deluxe Class Hot Shot)

Store exclusive multi-packs with redecos
Target exclusives
 * "Evolution of a Hero" two-pack (regular Deluxe Class "Classic Camaro" Bumblebee & battle damaged "Camaro Concept" Bumblebee)

Sam's Club exclusives
 * Voyager/Deluxe three-pack (battle damaged Voyager Class Optimus Prime, battle damaged Deluxe Class Arcee & regular Voyager Class Starscream)

Wal*Mart exclusives
 * Megatron vs. Optimus Prime (battle damaged Robot Replicas Megatron & Optimus Prime)
 * The Legacy of Bumblebee (movie-inspired minor redeco of Classic Deluxe Bumblebee, regular Movie Deluxe Class "Premium" Bumblebee and regular Animated Bumblebee

Store exclusive multi-packs without redecos
Costco exclusives
 * Leader Class Optimus Prime with bonus figures (Legends Class Bumblebee & Autobot Jazz)
 * Ultimate Bumblebee with bonus Titanium Series Bumblebee

Sam's Club exclusives
 * Deluxe three-pack (Decepticon Brawl, Bonecrusher & Autobot Jazz)

Target exclusives
 * Legends four-pack (Movie Legends Class Optimus Prime, Legends of Cybertron Optimus Prime, Movie Legends Class Megatron & Legends of Cybertron Megatron)
 * 3" Movie Optimus Prime Titanium three-pack (Contains 3" Optimus Prime in robot mode, semi mode, as well as set exclusive Protoform robot mode)

Toys'R'Us exclusives
 * "Decepticon Desert Attack" two-pack (Voyager Class Blackout & Deluxe Class Scorponok)
 * "Battle for the Allspark" Legends six-pack (Bumblebee, Autobot Jazz, Optimus Prime, Megatron, Barricade & Starscream)

Wal*Mart exclusives
 * "First Encounter" two-pack (Deluxe Class Bumblebee & Deluxe Class Barricade)
 * "Leader for the Ages" two-pack (Fast Action Battler Optimus Prime & Classics "THe Ultimate Battle" two-pack Optimus Prime)


 * "Mass Media Battle" two-pack (Real Gear Robots Speed Dial 800 & Booster X10)
 * "Robo Recon Team" two-pack (Real Gear Robots Spy Shot 6 & Longview)
 * "Brain Scrambler Team" two-pack (Real Gear Robots Power Up VT6 & Zoom Out 25X)
 * Ultimate Bumblebee three-pack (Ultimate Bumblebee, Deluxe Scorponok & Deluxe Decepticon Brawl)

Notable international variants
Even though the Movie toyline differs from previous Transformers toylines insofar as TakaraTomy's Japanese versions of the toys were almost identical to their Hasbro counterparts (as a matter of fact, the Japanese "mainline" toys even come in Hasbro packaging, with additional Japanese stickers on the packaging identifying them as the Japanese versions), there are a few genuine variants - and on top of that, one of those variants was also released in the United Kingdom, making it the first shared Japanese/European "variant" toy since red Armada Powerlinx Thrust.

UK variants

 * Nightwatch Optimus Prime (Leader Class; missing the US version's "Allspark Power" blue paint and coming in slightly different packaging)

Japanese variants

 * Most of the initial decos of the Real Gear Robots (Speed Dial 800, Spy Shot 6, Power Up VT6, Longview and Zoom Out 25X) featured different stickers in Japan, depicting scenes involving the movie cast rather than screenshots from the Cybertron cartoon, and replacing the time index "7:47" (hinting at the US release date of the movie, July 4th) with "8:04" (as the movie wasn't released in Japan until August 4th).
 * MA-03 Bumblebee (Deluxe Class Classic Camaro; using clear blue plastic for the windows with painted over yellow car parts, instead of the US version's yellow plastic with tampographed blue windows)
 * MA-18 Nightwatch Optimus Prime (Leader Class; identical to the UK version)
 * MA-19 Landmine (different shade than the Hasbro version, and features tires made of rubber instead of plastic)
 * MA-21 Battle Mode Optimus Prime (same mold as Hasbro's Leader Class Premium Series Optimus Prime, but features vacuum metalized wheels, bumper/grill and gas tanks/toolboxes. His overall paint deco in robot mode is also slightly more detailed.)
 * MD-22 Incinerator (Voyager Class; sporting black as the main colour and a slightly different deco than the US version; also comes with a small Allspark cube accessory)

Non-US market Legends Class single packs
Wave 4 (Allspark Power Wave 1)
 * Cliffjumper (redeco of Legends Class Bumblebee)
 * Recon Barricade (redeco of Legends Class Barricade)
 * Autobot Jazz (minor redeco of Legends Class Autobot Jazz)
 * Bonecrusher

Non-US market Hasbro multi-packs

 * "Unleashed y Voyager" (two-pack of Unleashed Bumblebee with either Voyager Class Autobot Ratchet or Blackout)


 * Autobot Jazz, Protoform Optimus Prime & Decepticon Brawl three-pack (Deluxe Class Autobot Jazz, Deluxe Class Protoform Optimus Prime & Deluxe Class Decepticon Brawl)


 * Bumblebee and Optimus Prime two-pack (Deluxe Class Concept Camaro Bumblebee & Voyager Class Optimus Prime)


 * "Towed to Safety" two-pack (Deluxe Class Longarm & Deluxe Class Classic Camaro Bumblebee)

Non-US market Hasbro "special" single packs

 * Autobot Optimus Prime (battle damaged redeco of Voyager Class Optimus Prime, identical to the one from the Sam's Club exclusive three-pack)
 * Arcee (battle damaged redeco of Deluxe Class Arcee, identical to the one from the Sam's Club exclusive three-pack)

Japanese exclusive molds

 * TS-01 Trans Scanning Optimus Prime (an articulated "Protoform"-esque figure with snap-on vehicle mode parts)
 * TS-02 Trans Scanning Bumblebee (an articulated "Protoform"-esque figure with snap-on vehicle mode parts)

Japanese exclusive redecos

 * EZ Collection Bumblebee "scanning version" (a clear redeco of Legends Class Bumblebee, exclusively available with the August 2007 edition of Hyper Hobby magazine)
 * Bumblebee "limited metallic color version" (a redeco of the first Deluxe Class Bumblebee toy with a shiny gold metallic finish, exclusively available at Lawson stores)
 * Protoform Optimus Prime "Fusion Cluster Edition" (a redeco of Deluxe Class Protoform Optimus Prime in "entry mode" colors, exclusively available at the C3xHobby Convention and later also from e-Hobby)
 * Protoform Starscream "Fusion Cluster Edition" (a redeco of Deluxe Class Protoform Starscream in "entry mode" colors, exclusively available at the C3xHobby Convention and later also from e-Hobby)
 * Optimus Prime (a Movie-esque redeco of the Robots in Disguise Spychanger Scourge mold, available at pretty much every store for purchase of the Transformers Movie DVD)
 * EZ Collection Bumblebee metallic version (a metallic redeco of Legends Class Bumblebee, exclusively available at Tsutaya Records stores for purchase of the Transformers Movie DVD)
 * Blackout "4500x version" (a more movie-accurate redeco of Voyager Class Blackout and his little Scorponok companion, exclusively available at Lawson stores; based on the same paint mask as Hasbro's "Premium Series" redeco of Blackout, with very minor differences)
 * Starscream Vardia Red Model (a red-ish redeco of Voyager Starscream, exclusively available at Toshiba stores for purchase of the Toshiba RD-A301 HD-DVD player)
 * MA-20 Black Arcee (black redeco of Deluxe Class Arcee, based on the motorcycle used by William Lennox during the final battle of the Movie; thus far the only redeco of a movie toy available at mass retail in Japan with no US counterpart)
 * Arcee G1 color edition (a pink and white redeco of Deluxe Class Arcee, limited to 1000 pieces, exclusively available at Wonder Festival 2008 Winter)

Merchandise

 * Exhaustive Transformers 2007 merchandise list, maintained by AMS.

Trivia

 * The "Ultra" pricepoint was abolished for the run of the Movie toyline. Hasbro will return to this pricepoint with Universe Powerglide and Onslaught.
 * The Fracture, Crankcase, and Getaway exclusive toys were originally meant to be part of the Universe (2008) line, but Wal*Mart insisted that they be placed into the Movie line instead. (The logic being that the old Universe line eventually failed in the market, while the Movie line was a dramatic hit.)

"Drought"


Since the movie's premiere, many fans have complained of a severe toy shortage in most markets, particularly the U.S. Mainline figures have proven to be more difficult to locate at retail than in many years, if not ever. This is due to the convergence of several factors:


 * The tremendous success and high profile of the movie has vastly broadened the toy-buying audience, with many more kids, adult collectors, and scalpers seeking out product.
 * Major retailers such as Wal-Mart and Target placed orders for TF movie product based on their sales records for Cybertron and Classics figures, as well as movie-related toylines in general, which tend not to do well (as the Spider-Man 3 figures still warming shelves wherever you live can attest).
 * Unusual congestion at Chinese factories and shipping docks lengthened the time necessary to produce and ship new figures to the West.