1984

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


 * For further information, see: Transformers timeline

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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
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Births

 * ???? — Pauliina Virta

January

 * January 2 — Sam Palmer

February

 * February 9 — Han Geng

March

 * March 3 — Kanako Tōjō

April

 * April 23 — Shannon McKain‎

May

 * May 25 — Samira Fernandes

June

 * June 5 — Lana McKissack, Jonathon Trent
 * June 24 — Gerardo Alonso

July

 * July 11 — Rachael Taylor
 * July 20 — Hervé Grull

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

Television

 * The Transformers Season 1: episodes 1–16

Marvel Comics

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

Marvel UK

 * The Transformers (issues 1–8, ongoing)

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

Kid Stuff Read Alongs

 * Battle for Cybertron

Games

 * Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons
 * Pinball Game

Merchandise

 * TBD

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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