1986

The year **1986** (MCMLXXXVI) is the third 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 April
			* 1.1.1.2 May
			* 1.1.1.3 June
			* 1.1.1.4 July
			* 1.1.1.5 August
			* 1.1.1.6 November
		- 1.1.2 Deaths
	+ 1.2 Fiction
		- 1.2.1 Marvel Comics continuity
			* 1.2.1.1 Deaths
		- 1.2.2 Story of Binaltech
		- 1.2.3 *Knights of Unicron*
* 2 Media
	+ 2.1 Television
	+ 2.2 Movies (Theatrical)
	+ 2.3 Direct-to-Video
	+ 2.4 Music
		- 2.4.1 Albums
		- 2.4.2 Singles
* 3 Print
	+ 3.1 Comics
		- 3.1.1 Comic Bom Bom
		- 3.1.2 Marvel Comics
		- 3.1.3 Marvel UK
		- 3.1.4 TV Magazine
			* 3.1.4.1 Manga
			* 3.1.4.2 Story Pages
	+ 3.2 Books
		- 3.2.1 Ballantine Books Find Your Fate Junior
		- 3.2.2 Corgi Books The Transformers Adventure Game Books (U.K.)
		- 3.2.3 Figurine Panini
		- 3.2.4 Kid Stuff Listen 'n' Look
		- 3.2.5 Kid Stuff audio cassette
		- 3.2.6 Ladybird Books (UK)
		- 3.2.7 Macdonald Purnell activity books (UK)
		- 3.2.8 Marvel Books Big Looker Storybooks
		- 3.2.9 Marvel Books Coloring Books
		- 3.2.10 Marvel Books Sticker Adventures
* 4 Games
	+ 4.1 Console
* 5 Collections
	+ 5.1 Home Video
		- 5.1.1 Channel 5 (UK)
		- 5.1.2 Family Home Entertainment
		- 5.1.3 St. Michael Video Library (UK)
		- 5.1.4 Video Gems
	+ 5.2 Comics
		- 5.2.1 Marvel UK Collected Comics
* 6 Merchandise
* 7 Toys
	+ 7.1 U.S.
		- 7.1.1 Autobots
		- 7.1.2 Decepticons
	+ 7.2 Japan
		- 7.2.1 Cybertrons
		- 7.2.2 Destrons
	+ 7.3 Europe
		- 7.3.1 Autobots
		- 7.3.2 Decepticons

## Events

### Non-Fiction

* In November, Marvel Comics celebrates its 25th Anniversary. In celebration of this event, Issue #22 of the US *Transformers* comic (first available in June) features a special cover; a portrait shot of Menasor bordered by many of the company's classic superhero characters.
* The Japanese video game developer NOW Production is founded.

#### Births

##### April

* April 25 — Helena Coppejans
* April 29 — Gábor Joó

##### May

* May 10 — Erika Fong
* May 16 — Megan Fox
* May 25 — Markiss McFadden
* May 26 — Adeline Chetail

##### June

* June 3 — Ludivine Deworst
* June 11 — Shia LaBeouf

##### July

* July 19 — Jimmy Redler
* July 26 — Leo Hallerstam

##### November

* November 7 — Luisa Wietzorek
* November 15 — Matthew Patrick

#### Deaths

* November 11 — Roger C. Carmel
* November 22 — Scatman Crothers

### Fiction

#### Marvel Comics continuity

Events from the UK-only comic stories are in italics.

* July 1 — Shrapnel, Bombshell, and Kickback arrive on Earth over the space bridge. Sometime over the next three days Megatron has their bodies adapted into Earth insects for disguise. Aerialbots over America!
* July 4 — Thrust, Dirge, and Ramjet arrive on Earth over the space bridge. The Decepticons attempt to drill through Hoover Dam in order to divert the water over the space bridge where it would turn turbines on Cybertron. The plot was foiled by Ricky Vasquez and the Aerialbots. Aerialbots over America!
* *Upon materialization in the distant past of 1986, Cyclonus and Scourge decide to destroy a Wyoming service station and passing locomotive in a random act of anti-social behavior.* Target: 2006

##### Deaths

* December — Barbara Larkin ...All Fall Down!

#### Story of Binaltech

At some point in time after 1985, but before 2005, Ravage is captured by the EDC and kept as a prisoner. He is then kept stasis locked in cassette mode inserted in his future/past self's tape deck, in order to provide his body with a "Life Essence Nucleus", as part of the III's "X-9 Revival Plan". The Ravage of the present remains unaware of his time-tossed doppelganger. Ghosts of the Past

#### *Knights of Unicron*

Smooth Jazz's vocal cords are damaged, ending his singing career, after taking part in an impromptu battle of the bands with Megatron. *Behind the Music* pack-in booklet

## Media

### Television

* *The Transformers* Season 2: episodes 46–49
* *The Transformers* Season 3: episodes 1–28
* *Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010*: episodes 1–32

### Direct-to-Video

* *Scramble City: Mobilization*
* *Scramble City*

### Music

#### Albums

* *The Transformers: The Movie - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack*

#### Singles

* "The Touch" (7" Single)
* "The Touch" (12" Picture disc) (Europe only)
* "TRANSFORMER 2010"/"WHAT'S YOU"

## Print

### Comics

#### Comic Bom Bom

* *Full Throttle Scramble Power!*
* *Famicom How-to Manga: Transformers: Mystery of Convoy*

#### Marvel Comics

* *The Transformers* (issues 16–27, ongoing)
* *Transformers: The Movie* (issues 1–3, 3 issues)
* *G.I. Joe and the Transformers* (issues 1–4, 4 issues)

#### Marvel UK

* *The Transformers* (issues 43–94, ongoing)
* *Transformers: The Movie* (issues 1–3, 3 issues)
* Transformers Annual 1986

#### TV Magazine

##### Manga

* *Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers* (issues 1–8, 8 issues)
* *The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers* (issue 1, 5 issues)

##### Story Pages

* *Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers*
* *Transformers 2010* (part 1, 7 parts)

### Books

#### Ballantine Books Find Your Fate Junior

* 4) *Earthquake*
* 5) *Desert Flight*
* 6) *Decepticon Poison*
* 7) *Autobot Alert!*
* 8) *Project Brain Drain*
* 9) *The Invisibility Factor*

#### Corgi Books The Transformers Adventure Game Books (U.K.)

* 3) *Island of Fear*
* 4) *Highway Clash*

#### Ladybird Books (UK)

* *Decepticon Hideout*
* *Galvatron's Air Attack*
* *Transformers: The Movie*

#### Macdonald Purnell activity books (UK)

* Colouring Book (Beachcomber)
* Colouring Book (Optimus Prime)
* Sticker Fun Book
* Activity Book

#### Marvel Books Big Looker Storybooks

* *Car Show Blow Up*
* *The Story of Wheelie, the Wild Boy of Quintesson*

#### Marvel Books Coloring Books

* *Battle at Oil Valley*
* *Hot Rod's Escape*
* *The Invasion of the Decepticon Camp*
* *The Lost Treasure of Cybertron*

#### Marvel Books Sticker Adventures

* *Battle on the Junk Planet*
* *Galvatron Attacks*

## Games

### Console

* *Transformers: Battle to Save the Earth* (Commodore 64)
* *Transformers: Mystery of Convoy* (Famicom)

## Collections

### Home Video

#### Channel 5 (UK)

**VHS**

* *Transformers* — Desertion of the Dinobots (1986)

#### Family Home Entertainment

**VHS**

* *The Transformers — Volume 10*: "Heavy Metal War"
* *The Transformers — Volume 11*: "Countdown to Extinction"
* *The Transformers — Volume 12*: "The Secret of Omega Supreme", "War Dawn", "A Plague of Insecticons"

#### St. Michael Video Library (UK)

**VHS**

* *The Transformers* — Dinobot Island, also includes The Revenge of Bruticus

#### Video Gems

**VHS**

* *The Transformers* — Arrival from Cybertron
* *The Transformers* — Megatron's Master Plan
* *The Transformers* — Desertion of the Dinobots
* *The Transformers* — The Key to Vector Sigma & War Dawn

### Comics

#### Marvel UK Collected Comics

* *Plague of the Insecticons!*
* Volume 3
* Volume 4
* Winter Special

## Toys

### U.S.

Astrotrain, Beachcomber, Blitzwing, Bumblebee, Cosmos, Dirge, Frenzy, Powerglide, Ramjet, Ravage, Rumble, Seaspray, Starscream, Thrust and Warpath were again available in 1986. Mirage, Ratchet, Sunstreaker, Thundercracker and Wheeljack were available via mail order.

#### Autobots

* Air Raid
* Broadside
* Blades
* Blurr
* Defensor (giftset)
* Eject
* Fireflight
* First Aid
* Groove
* Hot Rod
* Hot Spot
* Hubcap
* Kup
* Metroplex
* "Movie Edition" Optimus Prime
* Outback
* Pipes
* Ramhorn
* Rewind
* Rodimus Prime
* Sandstorm
* Silverbolt
* Skydive
* Sky Lynx
* Slingshot
* Springer
* Steeljaw
* Streetwise
* Superion (giftset)
* Swerve
* Tailgate
* Ultra Magnus
* Wheelie
* Wreck-Gar

#### Decepticons

* Blast Off
* Brawl
* Breakdown
* Cyclonus
* Dead End
* Divebomb
* Drag Strip
* Galvatron
* Gnaw
* Headstrong
* Menasor (giftset)
* Motormaster
* "Movie Edition" Megatron
* Octane
* Onslaught
* Rampage
* Ratbat
* Razorclaw
* Reflector
* Runabout
* Runamuck
* Scourge
* Swindle
* Tantrum
* Trypticon
* Vortex
* Wildrider

### Japan

Astrotrain, Blitzwing, Broadcast, Bumble, Condor, Frenzy, Grimlock, Powerglide, Ramjet, Jaguar, Seaspray, Slag, Sludge, Snarl, Starscream, Swoop, Thrust and Warpath were again available in 1986.

#### Cybertrons

* Adams
* Air Rider
* Amhorn
* Broadside
* Blurr
* Chear
* Eject
* Firebolt
* First Aid
* Graze
* Groove
* Guardian (giftset)
* Hot Rodimus
* Hot Spot
* Hubcap
* Metroflex
* Outback
* Pipes
* Rewind
* Rodimus Convoy
* Sandstorm
* Silverbolt
* Skydive
* Sling
* Sprang
* Superion (giftset)
* Steeljaw
* Streetwise
* Wave
* Tailgate
* Ultra Magnus
* Wheelie
* Wreck-Gar

#### Destrons

* Blast Off
* Brawl
* Breakdown
* Bruticus (giftset)
* Cyclonus
* Dead End
* Dimebomb
* Dirge
* Drag Stripe
* Galvatron
* Gnaw
* Headstrong
* Menasor (giftset)
* Motormaster
* Octone
* Onslaught
* Predaking (giftset)
* Rampage
* Ratbat
* Razorclaw
* Reflector
* Scourge
* Shockwave
* Swindle
* Tantrum
* Dinosaurer
* Vorter
* Wildrider

### Europe

These are toys which have been confirmed as being released in at least one country in Europe in 1986. For more details regarding releases in specific European countries, see The Transformers (European toyline).

#### Autobots

* Air Raid
* Broadside
* Blades
* Blurr
* Bumblebee
* Defensor (giftset)
* Fireflight
* First Aid
* Inferno
* Grapple
* Groove
* Hoist
* Hot Rod
* Hot Spot
* Hound
* Hubcap
* Kup
* Metroplex
* Optimus Prime
* Outback
* Pipes
* Sandstorm
* Sideswipe
* Silverbolt
* Skydive
* Sky Lynx
* Slingshot
* Smokescreen
* Springer
* Superion (giftset)
* Streetwise
* Swerve
* Tracks
* Trailbreaker
* Ultra Magnus
* Wheelie
* Wreck-Gar

#### Decepticons

* Blast Off
* Brawl
* Breakdown
* Bruticus (giftset)
* Cyclonus
* Dead End
* Divebomb
* Drag Strip
* Headstrong
* Menasor (giftset)
* Motormaster
* Octane
* Onslaught
* Rampage
* Razorclaw
* Runabout
* Runamuck
* Scourge
* Swindle
* Tantrum
* Trypticon
* Vortex
* Wildrider

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* Real-world events by year