2006

The year 2006 (MMVI) is the twenty-third year of the Transformers brand. It is also the 20th anniversary of The Transformers: The Movie. On Cybertron, it is referred to as the year 1 AU.

For further information, see: Transformers timeline

Events

Non-fiction

Births

•  ???? — Álvaro Salarich
• May 22 — Shooter and Hottie

Deaths

• January 10 — Dennis Marks
• January 18 — Norm McCabe
• January 30 — Seth Fisher
• February 6 — Kōji Totani
• March 17 — Bob Papenbrook
• March 19 — Brad Case
• May 4 — Masahiro Kawasaki
• June 19 — Pascal Renwick
• July 14 — Tom Frame
• August 6 — Hirotaka Suzuoki
• October 31 — Daoiz Cabezudo
• December 25 — James Brown

Conventions

• BotCon 2006: September 28–October 1

• OzToyCon 2006: September 23
• Auto Assembly 2006: June 3
• Cybcon 2006: September 2
• Dairycon 2006: April 8
• Iacon One 2006: July 7 and 8
• TransformersCon 2006: April 28 and 29

Fiction

• The events of The Transformers Season 3 take place.
• In the final battle of the Transformers' War, Megatron hurls the AllSpark through a SpaceBridge as Optimus Prime destroys it. With no way for the Transformers to return to Cybertron, the war is declared over. Warzone

Media

Television

• Transformers: Cybertron episodes 27–52

Print

Comics

Devil's Due Press

• G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers: The Art of War (issues #1–5, 5 issues)

IDW Publishing

• The Gathering (issues #1–4, 4 issues)
• Generations (issue #1–10, 12 issues)
• Hearts of Steel (issues #1–4, 4 issues)
• Infiltration (issues #1–6, 7 issues including an issue #0)
• Escalation (issues #1–2, 6 issues)
• Transformers: Spotlight (irregular 1-shots)
  • "Spotlight: Shockwave"
  • "Spotlight: Nightbeat"
  • "Spotlight: Hot Rod"
  • "Spotlight: Sixshot"
• Stormbringer (issues #1–4, 4 issues)
• The Transformers: Infiltration Cover Gallery
• Transformers: The Animated Movie (issues #1–3, 4 issues)

Fun Publications

• Transformers Timelines Vol.2 #1
• Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club (issues #7–12, ongoing)

Figure Ō

• Beast Wars Reborn (illustrated text stories)

Books

• TBD

Games

• Activision obtains the license to produce ‘’Transformers’’ video games.

Collections

Video

Madman Entertainment (AUS)

DVD

• Beast Wars: Transformers — Season 1
• Beast Wars: Transformers — Season 2
• Beast Wars: Transformers — Season 3
• The Best of The Transformers

Metrodome (UK)

DVD

• The Takara Collection Vol 2 — Transformers: Super-God Masterforce
• The Takara Collection Vol 3 — Transformers: Victory
• Transformers — The Complete Generation One Collection

Rhino Entertainment

DVD

• Beast Machines: Transformers — The Complete Series
• Transformers: Armada — Season One: Part Two

Sony BMG

DVD

• The Transformers: The Movie 20th Anniversary Special Edition

Victor Entertainment (Japan)

DVD

• Transformers: Galaxy Force — Vol. 08
• Transformers: Galaxy Force — Vol. 09
• Transformers: Galaxy Force — Vol. 10
• Transformers: Galaxy Force — Vol. 11
• Transformers: Galaxy Force — Vol. 12
• Transformers: Galaxy Force — Vol. 13

Comics

Destination Entertainment

• Transformers/G.I. Joe Volume 1 TPB Pocket edition
• Transformers: Energon Volume 2 TPB Pocket edition

Devil's Due Press

• G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers: The Art of War TPB

IDW Publishing

• The Gathering TPB
• Generations Volume 1 TPB
• Hearts of Steel TPB
• Infiltration TPB and Manga edition
• Transformers: Generation 1 vol. 1: Prime Directive TPB (Dreamwave re-print)
• Transformers: Generation 1 vol. 2: War and Peace TPB (Dreamwave re-print)

Titan Books

UK

• Transformers: Perchance to Dream
• Transformers: Way of the Warrior (re-offered)
• Transformers: Aspects of Evil (re-offered)

Merchandise

Titanium Series

Toys

Hasbro

Universe

Exclusives

Rebranded releases

Spy Changers

Basics

Alternators

Assortment 2 (2005-2006)

Exclusives

Cybertron

Mini-Con Class

Legends of Cybertron

Scout Class

Deluxe Class

Voyager Class

Ultra Class

Leader Class

Supreme Class

Exclusives

Star Wars Transformers

Wave 2

• Anakin Skywalker / Jedi Starfighter 'Eta-2'
• Boba Fett / Slave I
• Darth Maul / Sith Infiltrator

Wave 3

• Clone Pilot / ARC-170 Starfighter
• Emperor Palpatine / Imperial Shuttle
• Jango Fett / Slave I

Wave 4

• Clone Pilot / ARC-170 Starfighter (redeco)
• Darth Vader / Sith Starfighter 'Eta-2'

Other toys

• Han Solo and Chewbacca / Millennium Falcon
  

Masterpiece

• 20th Anniversary Optimus Prime DVD edition

Transformers: Beast Wars 10th Anniversary

Exclusive

Transformers: Classics

Classic Legends

Mini-Cons

Classic Deluxe

Classic Voyager

Miscellaneous

Optimus Prime vs Megatron: The Ultimate Battle

Optimus Prime (20th Anniversary "DVD Edition")

Titanium Series

BotCon 2006 Exclusives

Convention Box Set

• Axalon Rattrap
• Axalon Rhinox
• Axalon Cheetor
• Darksyde Dinobot
• Axalon Optimus Primal

Attendee-Only Bonus Toy

• Unit 2/(Tigatron)

Convention Souvenir 2-Packs

• Darksyde Megatron and Darksyde Waspinator
• Laserbeak and Buzzsaw

Customization Class

• Universe Rumble
• Universe Inferno

San Diego Comic-Con International 2006

• Nemesis Prime

TakaraTomy

The Transformers Collection

• 21 Broadcast (with Steeljaw)

The Transformers: Collector's Edition

• C-116 Twincast and Flip Sides

Masterpiece

• MP-3 Starscream
• MP-4 Convoy Perfect Edition

Hybrid Style

• THS-02 G1 Convoy
• THS-02B G1 Convoy Black Version

Galaxy Force

Exclusives

Store exclusives

Media exclusives

USA Editions

Store exclusives

Beast Wars Reborn

• Convoy vs. Megatron

Kiss Players

• Convoy X Melissa
• Hot Rodimus X Syaosyao
• Autorooper X Atari
• Kiss Players Figure Collection Atari X Autorooper (a reverse of the standard Kiss Players format, featuring a larger PVC figure of Atari, and a Smallest Transforming Transformers-style version of the Autorooper model)