The year where it all began. In 1984, Hasbro imported two popular Japanese robot lines by Takara - Microman's Microchange and Diaclone's Real Robo - and rebranded them as a single line, with a backstory created by Marvel Comics. The line was a smash hit, and the rest, as they say, is history!
Leaders
[ ] Optimus Prime
[ ] Megatron
Autobot Cars, Decepticon Jets
[ ] Bluestreak (remold of Prowl)
[ ] Hound
[ ] Ironhide (remold of Ratchet)
[ ] Jazz
[ ] Mirage
[ ] Prowl (remold of Bluestreak)
[ ] Ratchet (remold of Ironhide)
[ ] Sideswipe
[ ] Sunstreaker
[ ] Trailbreaker
[ ] Wheeljack
[ ] Skywarp (repaint of Starscream & Thundercracker)
[ ] Starscream (repaint of Skywarp & Thundercracker)
[ ] Thundercracker (repaint of Skywarp & Starscream)
Minibots
[ ] Brawn
[ ] Bumblebee
[ ] Bumper / Bumblejumper (sold on Bumblebee backer cards, however he was an unused Microchange mold and therefore was neither Bumblebee nor Cliffjumper)
[ ] Cliffjumper (NOT a repaint of Bumblebee)
[ ] Gears
[ ] Huffer
[ ] Windcharger
Communicator & Cassettes
[ ] Soundwave W/ Buzzsaw
[ ] Frenzy (While the toy is blue, the animation identifies Frenzy as the red cassette. Repaint of Rumble)
[ ] Laserbeak (repaint of Buzzsaw)
[ ] Ravage
[ ] Rumble (While the toy is red, the animation identifies Rumble as the blue cassette. Repaint of Frenzy)
Mail Aways
[ ] Reflector (Mail away exclusive. Made up of Spectro, Viewfinder & Spyglass)