1989

The year **1989** (MCMLXXXIX) is the sixth year of the Transformers brand.

*For further information, see: Transformers timeline*

Contents
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* 1 Events
	+ 1.1 Non-Fiction
		- 1.1.1 Births
			* 1.1.1.1 January
			* 1.1.1.2 March
			* 1.1.1.3 June
			* 1.1.1.4 July
			* 1.1.1.5 August
			* 1.1.1.6 October
			* 1.1.1.7 December
		- 1.1.2 Deaths
	+ 1.2 Fiction
		- 1.2.1 *Knights of Unicron*
		- 1.2.2 Live action film series
* 2 Media
	+ 2.1 Television
	+ 2.2 Music
		- 2.2.1 Singles
* 3 Print
	+ 3.1 Comics
		- 3.1.1 Marvel Comics
		- 3.1.2 Marvel UK
		- 3.1.3 TV Magazine
			* 3.1.3.1 Manga
			* 3.1.3.2 Story Pages
* 4 Collections
	+ 4.1 Home Video
		- 4.1.1 Salut Video (Denmark)
		- 4.1.2 Tempo Video (UK)
	+ 4.2 Comics
		- 4.2.1 Marvel UK Collected Comics
* 5 Merchandise
* 6 Toys
	+ 6.1 U.S.
		- 6.1.1 Autobots
		- 6.1.2 Decepticons
	+ 6.2 Japan
		- 6.2.1 Cybertrons
		- 6.2.2 Destrons
		- 6.2.3 Others
	+ 6.3 Europe
		- 6.3.1 Autobots
		- 6.3.2 Decepticons
		- 6.3.3 Others

## Events

### Non-Fiction

* Debut of the Nissan Skyline R32 (alt mode of Armada Side Swipe, Cybertron Runamuck, Universe Treadshot and others).
* Philip Strub takes over as the head of the Defense Department's Film and Television Liaison Office.
* Savvi begins operations.
* October - Lion (who performed a modified version of the Transformers theme for The Transformers: The Movie) breaks up one month after band member Mark Edwards breaks his neck in a motorcycle accident.

#### Births

##### March

* March 9 — Jason Marnocha
* March 13 — Chisato Mori
* March 19 — Byron Li

##### August

* August 16 — Federico Viola
* August 18 — Anna Akana

##### October

* October 5 — Kenshō Ono
* October 11 — Hugo Brunswick
* October 19 — Arturo Cataño

##### December

* December 13 — Marie Braam
* December 15 — Tomo Muranaka

#### Deaths

* January 11 — Wolfgang Mascher
* November 18 — Johnny Haymer
* November 22 — Gerry Chiniquy
* December 18 — Jim Gosa

### Fiction

#### *Knights of Unicron*

Ratbat and Rumble form a pop duo and succeed on the charts with "Blame it on the Energon". *Behind the Music* pack-in booklet

#### Live action film series

Seymour Simmons leads a Sector Seven convoy through Half Dome National Monument, where they are attacked by Soundwave. Thanks to the intervention of the Autobots and Simmons' activation of the "payload", the convoy escapes, and their cargo is delivered to their base at Hoover Dam. Sector 7 Adventures: The Battle at Half Dome

## Media

### Television

* *The Transformers* Season 5: episodes ?
* *Super-God Masterforce* episodes 35–47
* *Shūta and Grand's Masterforce Super-Secrets!*
* *Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory* episodes 1–38

## Print

### Comics

#### Marvel Comics

* *The Transformers* (issues 52–63, ongoing)

#### Marvel UK

* *The Transformers* (issues 199–250, ongoing)
* Transformers Annual 1990

#### TV Magazine

##### Manga

* *Super-God Masterforce* (issues 11–12, 12 issues)
* *Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory* (issues 1–9, 10 issues)

##### Story Pages

* *Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory* parts ?

## Collections

### Home Video

#### Salut Video (Denmark)

**VHS**

* *Transformers 1* — More Than Meets The Eye parts 1–3
* *Transformers* — The Ultimate Doom parts 1–3

#### Tempo Video (UK)

**VHS**

* *Transformers* — Ghost in the Machine|A Ghost in the Machine / Heavy Metal Wars
* *Transformers* — The Big Broadcast of 2006 / Fight or Flee
* The Action Adventure Collection II (includes "Ghost in the Machine" )
* *Transformers* — Carnage in C Minor / The Ultimate Weapon
* *Transformers* — Headmasters / The Return of Optimus Prime
* *Transformers* — Fight or Flee / Call of the Primitives
* *Transformers* — Starscream's Brigade

### Comics

#### Marvel UK Collected Comics

* 12 — Summer Special 1989
* 13 — Holiday Special 1989
* 14 — Autumn Special 1989

## Toys

### U.S.

#### Autobots

Powermaster Optimus Prime, the large Autobot Pretenders, and the Rewind/Steeljaw, Ramhorn/Eject, and Grand Slam/Raindance mini-cassette two-packs were all re-released. The inner robots of the Classic Pretenders were available on individual cards as K-Mart exclusive Legends.

* Battle Patrol
* Bumblebee (Pretender Classic)
* Countdown
* Crossblades
* Doubleheader
* Erector
* Grimlock (Pretender Classic)
* Groundshaker
* Hot House
* Ironworks
* Jazz (Pretender Classic)
* Longtooth
* Off Road Patrol
* Overload
* Pincher
* Race Car Patrol
* Rescue Patrol
* Skyhammer
* Vroom

#### Decepticons

The large Decepticon Pretenders and the Overkill/Slugfest and Squawktalk/Beastbox mini-cassette two-packs were all re-released. The inner robot of Classic Pretenders Starscream was available individually carded as part of the K-Mart exclusive Legends.

* Air Strike Patrol
* Airwave
* Birdbrain
* Bludgeon
* Bristleback
* Flattop
* Greasepit
* Icepick
* Octopunch
* Roadblock
* Roughstuff
* Scowl
* Skyhopper
* Skystalker
* Slog
* Sports Car Patrol
* Starscream (Pretender)
* Stranglehold
* Thunderwing
* Wildfly

### Japan

#### Cybertrons

* Blacker
* Braver
* Dash
* Galaxy Shuttle
* Greatshot
* Landcross (giftset)
* Laster
* Mach
* Road Caesar (giftset)
* Star Saber
* Tacker
* Tackle
* Victory Leo
* Victory Saber (giftset)
* Waver
* Wing

#### Destrons

* Black Shadow
* Blue Bacchus
* Deszaras
* Dinoking (giftset)
* Doryu
* Drillhorn
* Guyhawk
* Gairyu
* Goryu
* Hellbat
* Jallguar
* Kakuryu
* Killbison
* Leozack
* Liokaiser (giftset)
* Rairyu
* Thunder Arrow
* Yokuryu

### Europe

These are toys which have been confirmed as being released in at least one country in Europe in 1989. For more details regarding releases in specific European countries, see The Transformers (European toyline).

#### Autobots

* Battle Patrol
* Bumblebee (Pretender)
* Doubleheader
* Erector
* Grimlock (Pretender)
* Groundshaker
* Hot House
* Ironworks
* Jazz (Pretender)
* Longtooth
* Off Road Patrol
* Overload
* Pincher
* Race Car Patrol

#### Decepticons

* Air Strike Patrol
* Airwave
* Birdbrain
* Bludgeon
* Bristleback
* Flattop
* Greasepit
* Icepick
* Octopunch
* Roughstuff
* Scowl
* Skyhopper
* Slog
* Sports Car Patrol
* Starscream (Pretender)
* Stranglehold
* Wildfly

#### Others

* Set Commandos (giftset)

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