1990

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The year 1990 (MCMXC) is the seventh year of the Transformers brand.

For further information, see: Transformers timeline

Events

Non-Fiction

Births

Deaths

Fiction

2007 Movie

Births

October 10 — Sam Witwicky Transformers

Knights of Unicron

Optimus Prime launches the concert promotion network The Matrix of Music in opposition to the legions of Megatron tribute acts performing all over Cybertron. Behind the Music pack-in booklet

Media

Direct-to-Video

Transformers: Zone
Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers episodes 73–74

Music

Singles

"Transformer Z no Theme"/"Ashita no Kimi e"

Print

Comics

Marvel Comics

The Transformers (issues 64–75, ongoing)

Marvel UK

The Transformers (issues 251–302, ongoing)
Transformers Annual 1991

TV Magazine

Manga

Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (issue 10, 10 issues)
Transformers: Zone

Story Pages

Transformers: Zone (parts 1–11, 12 parts)

Collections

Home Video

Family Home Entertainment

VHS & LaserDisc

Five Faces of Darkness

Salut Video (Denmark)

VHS

Transformers Dinosaur Øen — Dinobot Island parts 1-2 + Attack of the Autobots

Abbey Video/Collins Video/Tempo Video (UK)

VHS

The Action Adventure Collection IV (includes "Fight or Flee")
Transformers — Dark Awakening
Transformers — Nightmare Planet
Transformers — The Girl Who Loved Powerglide
Transformers — Dark Awakening / Grimlock's New Brain
Transformers — Heavy Metal Wars / The Girl Who Loved Powerglide
Transformers — Cosmic Rust / Masquerade

Comics

Marvel UK Collected Comics

15 — Spring Special 1990
16 — Summer Special 1990
17 — Holiday Special 1990

Merchandise

TBD

Toys

U.S.

Autobots

The Micromaster Stations, Transports and Countdown w/ Rocket Base were all re-released.

Micromaster Patrols Air Patrol (Blaze Master, Eagle Eye, Sky High, Tread Bolt) Construction Patrol (Crumble, Groundpounder, Neutro, Takedown) Hot Rod Patrol (Big Daddy, Greaser, Hubs, Trip-Up) Monster Trucks Patrol (Big Hauler, Heavy Tread, Hydraulic, Slow Poke)		Micromaster Combiner Squads Astro Squad (Phaser, Blast Master, Moonrock, Missile Master, Barrage & Heave) Metro Squad (Wheel Blaze, Roadburner, Oiler, Slide, Power Run & Strikedown)		Micromaster Combiner Transports Missile Launcher (w/ Retro & Surge) Tanker Truck (w/ Pipeline & Gusher)		Micromaster Combiner Battlefield Headquarters Battlefield Headquarters (w/ Full-Barrel & Overflow)
Action Masters Grimlock with Anti-tank cannon Jazz with Turbo Board Rad with Lionizer Rollout with Glitch Bumblebee with Heli-pack Blaster with Flight-Pack Jackpot with Sights Mainframe with Push-Button Inferno with Hydro-Pack Kick-Off with Turbo-Pack Skyfall with Top-Heavy Snarl with Tyrannitron		Action Master Action Blasters Attack Copter with Over-Run Turbo Cycle with Prowl		Action Master Autobot Vehicles Attack Cruiser with Sprocket Turbo Racer with Wheeljack		Action Master Autobot Armored Convoy Armored Convoy with Optimus Prime

Decepticons

The Micromaster Stations, Transports and Skystalker w/ Interstellar shuttle were all re-released.

Micromaster Patrols

Race Track Patrol
(Barricade, Ground Hog, Motorhead, Roller Force)
Military Patrol
(Bombshock, Dropshot, Growl, Tracer)

Micromaster Combiner Squads

Battle Squad
(Meltdown, Half-Track, Direct-Hit, Power Punch, Fireshot & Vanquish)
Constructor Squad
(Stonecruncher, Excavator, Sledge, Hammer, Grit & Knockout)

Micromaster Combiner Transports

Cannon Transport (w/ Terror-Tread & Cement-Head)

Micromaster Combiner Anti-Aircraft Base

Anti-Aircraft Base w/ (Blackout & Spaceshot)

Action Masters

Action Master Action Blasters

Off-Road Cycle with Axer
Turbo Jet with Starscream

Action Master Decepticon Attack Vehicles

Stratotronic Jet with Gutcruncher
Neutro-Fusion Tank with Megatron

Japan

Cybertrons

*Rocket Base (Micro Transformers)* C-330 Rocket base (w/ Rescue Patrol Team & Rocket Base Leader Moonradar)	Micro Transformers C-331 Rescue Patrol Team (Pīpō, Boater, Holi, Fire) C-332 Battle Patrol Team (Gunlift, Sunrunner, Sidetrack, Powerbomb) C-333 Super Car Patrol Team (Black Heat, Ginham, Deadhour, Road Hugger) C-334 Race Car Patrol Team (Wheelrun, Spinchange, Glorean, Roadhandler)	C-335 Off Road Patrol Team (Footdemo, Freed, Nutshell, Flak) C-336 Jet Patrol Team (Whisper, Windrim, Star Cloud, Nightflight) C-351 Build Patrol Team (Crumble, Takedown, Groundpounder, Neutro)^{[D 1]} C-352 Sky Patrol Team (Breeze Master, Sky High, Tread Bolt, Eagle Eye)^{[D 1]}	*Deluxe (Micro Transformers)* C-337 Roadjet (w/ unnamed car carrier trailer) C-338 Missile Bull (w/ unnamed military transport) C-339 Cragun (w/ unnamed crane) C-340 Skywave (w/ unnamed aircraft carrier)
*Stations (Micro Transformers)* C-341 Gasoline Base (w/ Glasspit) C-342 Airport Base (w/ Overair) C-343 Fire Base (w/ Hot House) C-344 Build Base (w/ Ironworks)	*Bases (Micro Transformers)* C-345 Landshaker (w/ Gunrunner) C-346 Sky Hyper (w/ Deadwheeler)	Micro Transformers Powered Masters C-347 Sonic Bomber (w/ Sonic) C-348 Dai Atlas (w/ Speeder) C-349 Roadfire (w/ Drillbuster) C-353 Big Powered (giftset)^{[D 2]}	*Original Video Anime (Transformers: Zone)* C-350 Original Video Anime (Transformers: Zone OVA w/ Rabbicrater)
Trainbots C-354 Shouki (re-release) C-355 Getsuei (re-release) C-356 Yukikaze (re-release) C-357 Suiken (re-release) C-358 Seizan (re-release) C-359 Kaen (re-release)

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 The Build Patrol Team, the Sky Patrol Team and the Race Track Patrol Team were listed as "New Micro Transformers" in a 1990 Takara toy catalog. Their toys were released later than the other Patrol Teams, after C-349 Roadfire and the C-350 Original Video Anime set.
↑ The Big Powered giftset was released later than its individual components, after the C-350 Original Video Anime set, the C-351 Build Patrol Team and the C-352 Sky Patrol Team.

Destrons

Metrotitan (Micro Transformers)

D-340 Metrotitan
(w/ Metrobomb, Metrodash, Metroshot, Metrotank)

Micro Transformers

D-341 Race Track Patrol Team
(Ground Hog, Roller Force, Barricade, Motorstar)

Robot Point mail order items

Interstellar shuttle pilot

Europe

These are toys which have been confirmed as being released in at least one country in Europe in 1990. For more details regarding releases in specific European countries, see The Transformers (European toyline).

Autobots

Micromaster Patrols Air Patrol Construction Patrol Hot Rod Patrol Monster Trucks Patrol	Micromaster Combiner Squads Astro Squad Metro Squad	Micromaster Combiner Transports Missile Launcher Tanker Truck	Micromaster Combiner Autobot Battlefield Headquarters Battlefield Headquarters
Action Master Figures Blaster with Flight-Pack Bumblebee with Heli-pack Grimlock with Anti-tank cannon Inferno with Hydro-Pack Jackpot with Sights Jazz with Turbo Board	Mainframe with Push-Button Rad with Lionizer Rollout with Glitch Snarl with Tyrannitron	Action Master Action Blasters Attack Copter with Over-Run (F/NL)	Action Master Action Vehicles Wheeljack / Turbo Racer
Galaxy Shuttle Galaxy Shuttle

'"Classics" (Europe & Australasia)

Classic Aerialbots

Classic Heroes

Prowl (sticker variant)

Sunstreaker

Wheeljack

Decepticons

Micromaster Patrols Military Patrol Race Track Patrol		Micromaster Combiner Squads Battle Squad Constructor Squad		Micromaster Combiner Transports Cannon Transport
Action Master Figures Devastator with Scorpulator Shockwave with Fistfight Soundwave with Wingthing Treadshot with Catgut		Action Master Action Vehicles Starscream / Turbo Jet

"Classics" (Europe & Australasia)

Classic Stunticons

[newmicro-0] 1.0 ^1.1 The Build Patrol Team, the Sky Patrol Team and the Race Track Patrol Team were listed as "New Micro Transformers" in a 1990 Takara toy catalog. Their toys were released later than the other Patrol Teams, after C-349 Roadfire and the C-350 Original Video Anime set.

[bigpow-1] The Big Powered giftset was released later than its individual components, after the C-350 Original Video Anime set, the C-351 Build Patrol Team and the C-352 Sky Patrol Team.

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Contents

Events

Non-Fiction

Births

Deaths

Fiction

2007 Movie

Births

Knights of Unicron

Media

Direct-to-Video

Music

Singles

Print

Comics

Kabaya

Marvel Comics

Marvel UK

TV Magazine

Manga

Story Pages

Collections

Home Video

Channel 5

Family Home Entertainment

Salut Video (Denmark)

Abbey Video/Collins Video/Tempo Video (UK)

Comics

Marvel UK Collected Comics

Merchandise

Toys

U.S.

Autobots

Decepticons

Japan

Cybertrons

Destrons

Europe

Autobots

'"Classics" (Europe & Australasia)

Decepticons

"Classics" (Europe & Australasia)

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