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For every Transformer that makes it to store shelves, there are always some that fall by the wayside. Lines get canceled, retailers back off on exclusives, designs go over budget, focus groups pass on a concept, or maybe they just weren't cool enough. Regardless of the whys and wherefores, this article aims to document the unreleased toys that never quite saw retail.

Note that this list will likely never be "complete," as for every concept design that makes it into collectors' hands, a countless number wind up in the garbage can.

(Quick! Get to the landfill outside Providence and START DIGGING.)

Contents 1 Notable examples 1.1 Generation One 1.2 Generation "1.5" 1.3 Generation 2 1.4 Beast Wars 1.5 Beast Machines 1.6 Transtech 1.7 Robots In Disguise 1.8 Armada 1.9 Alternators/Binaltech 1.10 Attacktix 1.11 Universe 1.12 Energon 1.13 Titanium Series 1.14 Cybertron 1.15 Classics 1.16 Miscellaneous 1.17 BotCon 2 External links

[edit] Notable examples

[edit] Generation One

Concept art

• A Headmaster version of Arcee, based on a repainted Chromedome.

• New Rodimus

• Skywarp/Megatron Triplechanger.

• Megatron/Galvatron Triplechanger.

• Big Bang

• A Rodimus figure with of strange design and transformation, it is believed that the Target exclusive transforming Optimus Prime gift card is based of this figure, as it is similar in design and transformation.

Prototypes

• Two Unicron prototypes were created during G1, neither saw full release.

• Diaclone Triplechanger - His design was later used for Dropshot.

• Double Pretenders

[edit] Generation "1.5"

(This section is about the line between the US G1 and G2.)

Concept art

• Buffalo Dump

• Hyperdrive

[edit] Generation 2

Prototypes

• General Optimus Prime and Sgt. Hound

• Greasepit

• Block Town series

• Some Go-Bots

• G.I. Joe Transformer

• A version of Starscream in jungle colors. Whether this figure would have actually been Starscream or not is unknown.

• A version of Ramjet in desert colors. Whether this figure would have actually been Ramjet or not is unknown.

• A repaint of G2 Hero Megatron in a gray and black camouflage.

• Megatron ATB with Starscream

• Flipchanger Megatron
• Flipchanger Mirage
• The Flipchangers that became Machine Wars Mirage and Hoist.

Packaged Samples

• Laser Cycle Jazz

• Laser Cycle Soundwave

• All of the Stunticons except Motormaster and Breakdown, who was released as a BotCon exclusive.

• All of the Protectobots except Hot Spot. However, samples of G2 Hot Spot and Motormaster have occasionally shown up on eBay.

• A repaint of Motormaster.

[edit] Beast Wars

Concept art

• Albitron and Swoop. These figures were advertised as convention exclusives by Men in Black Productions, but never materialized.

Prototypes

• Beast Wars Neo Unicron
• Ramulus (Green version)

[edit] Beast Machines

Concept art

Prototypes

• Megatron

[edit] Transtech

Concept art

• Megatron, we don't know which one he was supposed to be.
• Grimlock? - Draxhall Jump's Website shows concept art for a character that looks a lot like him.
• Depth Charge
• Shockwave
• Silverbolt
• Soundwave
• Blackarachnia
• Nightscream
• Immorticon

Prtototypes

• Optimus Prime
• Cheetor
• Starscream

[edit] Robots In Disguise

Concepts

Prototypes

• Hasbros RID Fortress Maximus Jet - It was still released in Japan by Takara.

[edit] Armada

Concepts

Prototypes

• Build to Rule Ramjet

Prototypes

• Space Mini-con team repaint - Although samples of this were found on ebay.

[edit] Alternators/Binaltech

Concepts

• VW New Beetle Bumblebee
• VW New Beetle Cliffjumper
• Honda S2000 Blackwidow

Prototypes

• Porsche Jazz
• Scion Ironhide
• Subaru Impreza WRC Mini Smokescreen

[edit] Attacktix

Prototypes

• Uh... the entire second wave, pretty much.

[edit] Universe

Concepts

• Menasor - a repaint of Thunder Clash as the Stunticon leader.

Prototypes

• Piranhacons
• Smokescreen
• Drench
• Spacewarp
• A repaint of Armada Starscream into Ramjet

[edit] Energon

Concepts

Prototypes

• Target Exclusive Energon Megatron/WST Soundwave twopack.
• A Optimus Prime repaint and WST Optimus Prime twopack.
• Brakedown
• Override
• Clocker
• Leatherhide
• A version of the Street Speed Mini-Con Team was originally intended to come with Energon Ultra Magnus, but was swapped out at essentially the last possible minute for a repainted Space Mini-Con Team (not the one described above.)

[edit] Titanium Series

Prototypes

• Arcee
• War Within Bumblebee
• War Within Cliffjumper (unsurprisingly, a Bumblebee redeco.)
• Cosmos
• Shockwave

[edit] Cybertron

Concepts

• Landslide

Prototypes

• More Minicon partners for Soundwave
• A Scrapmetal repaint.

[edit] Classics

Concepts

• Cosmos
• Soundwave

[edit] Miscellaneous

Concepts

• A supposed Hooligan
• A supposed Megatron
• A supposed Starscream
• A supposed Optimus Prime

Prototypes

• Toxitron

[edit] BotCon

Concepts

• Brawn
• Devcon
• Megatron (post-Beast Machines)
• Roadbuster

Prototypes

• Defensor
• Ultra Trion
• Fractyl
• Devcon

[edit] External links

Galleries provided by Blurrz

• Gallery of Unreleased Alternators yellow Tracks
• Gallery of Binaltech Black Widow
• Gallery of unreleased Universe Drench vs Smokescreen
• Gallery of Unreleased Halloween Leatherhide vs Blackarachnia two-pack
• Gallery of Unreleased Halloween Nightprowler vs Waspinator two-pack
• Gallery of unreleased Energon Megatron with WST Soundwave
• Gallery of unreleased Energon Optimus Prime with WST Optimus Prime
• Unreleased Mini-Con repaints
• More Unreleased Mini-con repaints
• Gallery of Unreleased Spacewarp with Space Mini_Con team
• Gallery of Unreleased Universe Piranahcons
• Gallery of Unreleased reissue G1 Ramjet
• Gallery of Unreleased Cybertron Scrapmetal repaint
• Gallery of Unreleased Universe Menasor
• Unreleased Universe Ramjet with even more Mini-Con repaints

• Darycon 2008 report featuring the concepts for the supposed Hooligan, Starscream, Megatron and Optimus Prime

Galleries sources by fairplaythings:

• Packaged unreleased G2 Megatron/Starscream set - front
• Packaged unreleased G2 Megatron/Starscream set - back
• Packaged unreleased G2 Combat Hero Optimus Prime
• Packaged unreleased G2 Laser Cycle Jazz
• Mock-up package of unreleased G2 Gobot
• Mock-up package of unreleased G2 Gobot
• Packaged unreleased G2 First Aid
• Packaged unreleased G2 Groove
• Packaged unreleased G2 Streetwise
• Unreleased G2 Menasaur
• Packaged unreleased G2 Dead End
• Packaged unreleased G2 Drag Strip
• Unreleased Second Series Attacktix Transformers

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