1984

The year **1984** (MCMLXXXIV) is the year the Transformers brand began.

*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 February
			* 1.1.1.3 March
			* 1.1.1.4 April
			* 1.1.1.5 May
			* 1.1.1.6 June
			* 1.1.1.7 July
	+ 1.2 Fiction
		- 1.2.1 Generation 1
			* 1.2.1.1 Marvel Comics continuity
			* 1.2.1.2 *Beast Wars* cartoon
			* 1.2.1.3 2005 IDW continuity
			* 1.2.1.4 *Transformers vs. The Terminator*
		- 1.2.2 *Knights of Unicron*
* 2 Media
	+ 2.1 Television
* 3 Print
	+ 3.1 Comics
		- 3.1.1 Marvel Comics
		- 3.1.2 Marvel UK
	+ 3.2 Books
		- 3.2.1 Marvel Books Big Looker Storybooks
		- 3.2.2 Marvel Books Coloring Books
		- 3.2.3 Marvel Books Sticker Adventures
		- 3.2.4 Kid Stuff Read Alongs
* 4 Games
* 5 Merchandise
* 6 Toys
	+ 6.1 Autobots
	+ 6.2 Decepticons

##### Marvel Comics continuity

Mount St. Hilary erupts, awakening the Ark's computer, which then proceeds to repair the dormant Autobots and Decepticons on board. The Transformers

##### *Beast Wars* cartoon

According to Blackarachnia, Mount St. Hilary erupted in 1984, awakening the Autobots and Decepticons on board the Ark. They then proceeded to wage the Great War. The Agenda (Part III)

##### 2005 IDW continuity

Bludgeon leads a group of Decepticons to Earth to harvest Ore-13, and Soundwave, Ravage, and Laserbeak secretly tail him on Megatron's orders. Spotlight: Soundwave After making a detour to Egypt and battling the Adventure Team for control of an alien obelisk, The Secret of the Mummy's Tomb Soundwave tracks his target to Mount St. Helens, but is trapped in his tape player alternate mode and buried underneath the erupting volcano for twenty-two years. Spotlight: Soundwave

##### *Transformers vs. The Terminator*

To prevent their own destruction in the year 2029, the Skynet artificial intelligence used its experimental time displacement device to send a T-800 unit back to 1984 to eliminate the Cybertronians before they could awaken. Enemy of My Enemy Part One

#### *Knights of Unicron*

The Knights of Unicron regroup for the epic, expensive *Cybertronian Democracy* tour. Megatron leaves the band after a brawl pitting the rest of the band against him and the Vehicon roadies hired for the tour cancels the final show. The *Into the Mountain* tour, quickly organized by the remainder of the band, bombs. *Behind the Music* pack-in booklet

## Media

### Television

* *The Transformers* Season 1: episodes 1–16

## Print

### Comics

#### Marvel Comics

* *The Transformers* (issues 1–4, 4-issue limited series, later ongoing)

#### Marvel UK

* *The Transformers* (issues 1–8, ongoing)

### Books

#### Marvel Books Big Looker Storybooks

* *Battle for Cybertron*
* *The Great Car Rally*

#### Marvel Books Coloring Books

* *Bumblebee to the Rescue!*
* *Decepticon Patrol*
* *Search for Treasure Under the Sea*
* *Super-Size Coloring Activity Book*
* *The Deadly Fuel Shortage*

#### Marvel Books Sticker Adventures

* *Return to Cybertron*
* *Revenge of the Decepticons*

## Games

* *Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons*
* Pinball Game

## Toys

### Autobots

* Bluestreak
* Brawn
* Bumblebee
* Bumper (sorta...)
* Cliffjumper
* Gears
* Hound
* Huffer
* Ironhide
* Jazz
* Mirage
* Optimus Prime
* Prowl
* Ratchet
* Ratchet (Cross Variant)
* Sideswipe
* Sunstreaker
* Trailbreaker
* Wheeljack
* Windcharger

### Decepticons

* Buzzsaw
* Frenzy
* Laserbeak
* Megatron
* Ravage
* Rumble
* Skywarp
* Soundwave
* Starscream
* Thundercracker

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