Transformers:
Alternators
Due to Transformers' amazing
success among older audiences (nearly 20% of the sales, in fact, went to
collectors), Hasbro decided to release, in late 2003, a special line of
Transformers that were ultra-realistic, with model car alternate modes.
Hasbro signed a deal with several automobile manufacturers, such as Subaru
and Chevrolet, in order to make this unique dream a reality. Nearly all
of the Alternators are very obvious "modern versions" of the classic G1
characters, and many of them even have similar-structured robot modes in
addition to the many G1 nods. Given the extreme amount of work that had
to go into making a single Alternator, however, they came out in a numbered
series, with only about 2 coming out every four months or so. Alternators
lasted for a while, but sadly was only a hit with older collectors, and
slowly petered out with fewer and fewer releases each year until it finally
finished with the SDCC Exclusive Rodimus toy in 2007.
Autobot
Camshaft
Autobot
Hound
Autobot
Skids
Autobot
Tracks
Battle
Ravage
Dead
End
Decepticharge
Decepticon
Rumble (Wal-Mart Exclusive)
Grimlock*
Meister
Mirage
Nemesis
Prime (San Diego Comic-Con/Hasbrotoyshop.com Exclusive)
Optimus
Prime
Prowl
Ravage
[Jaguar] (Wal-Mart Exclusive)
Ricochet
Rodimus
(San Diego Comic-Con/Hasbrotoyshop.com Exclusive)
Rollbar
Shockblast
Sideswipe
Silverstreak
Smokescreen
Sunstreaker
Swerve
Swindle
Wheeljack
Windcharger
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