1985

The year **1985** (MCMLXXXV) is the second year of the Transformers brand.
"Looks like someone's still preoccupied with 1985."

*For further information, see: Transformers timeline*

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* 1 Events
	+ 1.1 Non Fiction
		- 1.1.1 Births
			* 1.1.1.1 March
			* 1.1.1.2 May
			* 1.1.1.3 June
			* 1.1.1.4 August
			* 1.1.1.5 September
			* 1.1.1.6 October
			* 1.1.1.7 December
		- 1.1.2 Deaths
	+ 1.2 Fiction
		- 1.2.1 *The Transformers* cartoon
		- 1.2.2 *Transformers vs. G.I. Joe*
		- 1.2.3 2005 IDW continuity
		- 1.2.4 *Knights of Unicron*
		- 1.2.5 *Beast Wars: Uprising*
		- 1.2.6 *Transformers/Back to the Future*
* 2 Media
	+ 2.1 Television
	+ 2.2 Music
		- 2.2.1 Albums
		- 2.2.2 Singles
* 3 Print
	+ 3.1 Comics
		- 3.1.1 Comic Boom Boom
		- 3.1.2 Marvel Comics
		- 3.1.3 Marvel UK
		- 3.1.4 TV Magazine
	+ 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 Kid Stuff Read Alongs
		- 3.2.4 Kid Stuff Listen 'n' Look
		- 3.2.5 Kid Stuff See & Read
		- 3.2.6 Ladybird Books (U.K.)
		- 3.2.7 Marvel Books Big Looker Storybooks
		- 3.2.8 Marvel Books Coloring Books
		- 3.2.9 Marvel Books Hardcover Storybooks
		- 3.2.10 Pickwick International audio cassettes
* 4 Games
* 5 Collections
	+ 5.1 Home Video
		- 5.1.1 Family Home Entertainment VHS/Betamax
	+ 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
		- 7.1.3 Other
	+ 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

* 20 years before the merger with Takara, Tomy's US branch registers the name "Scrapper" as a trademark in the "toys" field. This same year, Hasbro releases a Constructicon of the same name. This presumably does not result in any repercussions for Hasbro.
* GiG abandons the Trasformer line and instead re-releases the toys in actual Transformers packaging.

#### Births

##### May

* May 13 — Alex Minei
* May 28 — Agnieszka Wajs

##### June

* June 11 — Charlie Guzman
* June 11 — Josh Ramsay

##### September

* September 8 — Joana Lafuente
* September 17 — Nicolas Matthys

##### October

* October 10 — Leyla Rangel
* October 23 — Josh Burcham
* October 25 — Ayahi Takagaki

##### December

* December 4 — Matt Frank
* December 29 — Ulises Farinas

#### Deaths

* ??? — Pierre Garin
* June 21 — Charles Nicholas Wojtkoski
* October 10 — Orson Welles

### Fiction

#### *The Transformers* cartoon

* Debris from the 1943 World War II battle between Japan and the US forces at Guadalcanal can still be found. Banished from the Decepticon HQ, Starscream uses some of this debris to build the Combaticons. Starscream's Brigade
* Unveiling ceremony for the Optimus Prime memorial. Starscream's Brigade

#### *Transformers vs. G.I. Joe*

* After its defeat in World War II, Cobra resurfaces as a terrorist organisation. The remains of the Transformers, having been nearly wiped out during the war, are used in a massive arms race.
* A G.I. Joe team led by Flint attacks a Cobra shipping facility in New York City. While the facility is largely destroyed, Destro and Scrap-Iron manage to escape via Trouble Bubble. Soon afterwards, the Joes detect the crash of an Autobot shuttlecraft near Portland. Flint and several other Joes were sent to retrieve it, and after meeting with a rookie team led by Spirit, they repel a Cobra strike team and recover the unconscious Blaster and Perceptor. Along with Duke and Stalker, a retired Scarlett decides it is time to tell the new recruits about their adventure with the Transformers. Targets of Opportunity

#### 2005 IDW continuity

* Skywatch scientists excavate the deactivated bodies of Ravage and Laserbeak from beneath Mount St. Helens. Spotlight: Soundwave After unearthing an alien base, they refit it into a secret laboratory. When Eagles Scream

#### *Knights of Unicron*

* Riots erupt after thousands are turned away at an invite-only concert by Megatron. In response, Optimus Prime promotes a free concert in Praxus. *Behind the Music* pack-in booklet

#### *Beast Wars: Uprising*

* Humans construct the first artificial intelligence. Micro-Aggressions

## Media

### Television

* *The Transformers* Season 2: episodes 1–45
* *Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers* episodes 1–72

### Music

#### Albums

* *Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers — Original Soundtrack* <Music Book>

## Print

### Comics

#### Marvel Comics

* *The Transformers* (issues 5–15, ongoing)

#### Marvel UK

* *The Transformers* (issues 9–42, ongoing)
* Transformers Annual 1985

#### TV Magazine

* *Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers* prologue

### Books

#### Ballantine Books Find Your Fate Junior

* 1) *Dinobots Strike Back*
* 2) *Battle Drive*
* 3) *Attack of the Insecticons*

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

* 1) *Dinobot War*
* 2) *Peril from the Stars*

#### Kid Stuff Listen 'n' Look

* *Satellite of Doom*
* *Storms of Destruction*
* *When Continents Collide*

#### Kid Stuff See & Read

* *Satellite of Doom*/*When Continents Collide*

#### Ladybird Books (U.K.)

* *Autobots Fight Back*
* *Autobots' Lightning Strike*
* *Laserbeak's Fury*
* *Megatron's Fight for Power*

#### Marvel Books Big Looker Storybooks

* *Decepticon Hijack*
* *Insecticon Attack!*

#### Marvel Books Coloring Books

* *A Message From Outer Space*
* *Bumblebee's Dangerous Mission*
* *Forest Rescue Mission*
* *Summertime Coloring Book*
* *The Autobot Smasher!*
* *The Autobot Spy in the Sky*
* *The Big Book of Coloring Fun*

#### Marvel Books Hardcover Storybooks

* *Battle for Earth*
* *The Autobots' Secret Weapon*

## Collections

### Home Video

#### Family Home Entertainment VHS/Betamax

* *The Transformers* — Volume 1: "More than Meets the Eye"
* *The Transformers* — Volume 2: "The Ultimate Doom"
* *The Transformers* — Volume 3: "S.O.S. Dinobots"
* *The Transformers* — Volume 4: "Fire in the Sky"
* *The Transformers* — Volume 5: "Divide and Conquer"
* *The Transformers* — Volume 6: "Roll for It"
* *The Transformers* — Volume 7: "Transport to Oblivion"
* *The Transformers* — Volume 8: "Fire on the Mountain"
* *The Transformers* — Volume 9: "War of the Dinobots"

### Comics

#### Marvel UK Collected Comics

* Summer Special 1985
* Volume 2 — Special 1985

## Toys

### U.S.

The entire 1984 assortment (minus Bumper) was again available in 1985 with rubsigns added.

#### Autobots

* Beachcomber
* Blaster
* Camshaft
* Cosmos
* "Cookie Crisp" Jazz
* Downshift
* "Drill Type"
* "F-1 Type"
* Grapple
* Grimlock
* Hoist
* Inferno
* Jetfire
* "Pepsi" Optimus Prime
* "Jet Type"
* Omega Supreme
* Overdrive
* Perceptor
* Powerglide
* Red Alert
* Roadbuster
* Seaspray
* Skids
* Slag
* Sludge
* Smokescreen
* Snarl
* Swoop
* Topspin
* Tracks
* Twin Twist
* Warpath
* Whirl

#### Decepticons

* Astrotrain
* Barrage
* Blitzwing
* Bombshell
* Bonecrusher
* Chop Shop
* Dirge
* Devastator (giftset)
* Hook
* Kickback
* Long Haul
* Mixmaster
* Ramjet
* Ransack
* Scavenger
* Scrapper
* Shockwave
* Shrapnel
* Thrust
* Venom

### Japan

#### Cybertrons

* Adams
* Alert
* Beachcomber
* Broadcast
* Bumble
* Camshaft
* Charger
* Cliff
* Convoy
* Downshift
* Drag
* Gong
* Grapple
* Grimlock
* Hoist
* Hound
* Inferno
* Meister
* Ligier
* Prowl
* Overdrive
* Perceptor
* Powerglide
* Ratchet
* Seaspray
* Sideswipe
* Skids
* Slag
* Sludge
* Smokescreen
* Snarl
* Streak
* Sunstreaker
* Swoop
* Trailbreaker
* Tracks
* Warpath
* Wheeljack

#### Destrons

* Astrotrain
* Buzzsaw
* Blitzwing
* Bombshell
* Bonecrusher
* Condor
* Devastator (giftset)
* Frenzy
* Gren
* Jaguar
* Kickback
* Laserwave
* Long Haul
* Mixmaster
* Megatron
* Ramjet
* Reflector
* Rumble
* Scavenger
* Scrapper
* Sharpnel
* Skywarp
* Soundwave
* Starscream
* Thrust
* Thundercracker

### Europe

These are toys which have been confirmed as being released in at least one country in Europe in 1985. For more details regarding releases in specific European countries, see The Transformers (European toyline).

#### Autobots

* Beachcomber
* Blaster
* Brawn
* Cosmos
* Gears
* Grapple
* Grimlock
* Hound
* Huffer
* Inferno
* Jazz
* Jetfire
* Mirage
* Optimus Prime
* Prowl
* Powerglide
* Ratchet
* Red Alert
* Red Tracks
* Roadbuster
* Seaspray
* Sideswipe
* Skids
* Slag
* Sludge
* Smokescreen
* Snarl
* Sunstreaker
* Swoop
* Topspin
* Twin Twist
* Warpath
* Wheeljack
* Whirl
* Windcharger

#### Decepticons

* Astrotrain
* Barrage
* Blitzwing
* Bombshell
* Bonecrusher
* Chop Shop
* Dirge
* Devastator (giftset)
* Hook
* Kickback
* Long Haul
* Megatron
* Mixmaster
* Ramjet
* Ransack
* Ravage
* Scavenger
* Scrapper
* Shockwave
* Shrapnel
* Skywarp
* Soundwave
* Starscream
* Thrust
* Thundercracker
* Venom

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