1988

This is the year that many Transfans hate almost as much as BM. 1988 is the first year Hasbro includes a large object that doesn't transform and isn't a weapon; the Pretenders. They were just a robot with a techno-organic shell. Like the Targetmasters, all the Pretender robots transformed into "tec" vehicles. By now, the -masters are in full swing. The only active storyline is the comic book series, as the show ended a year ago.

Autobots

Backstreet-Triggerbot (Orange Porsche racer)
Catilla-Pretender (Grey sabretooth tiger [sabretooth tiger])
Chainclaw-Pretender (Grey/yellow grizzly bear [grizzly bear])
Cloudburst-Pretender (Red jet [human])
Dogfight-Triggerbot (Blue Grumman X-29 jet)
Fizzle-Sparkabot (Blue Formula 1 racing car)
Getaway-Powermaster (White car)
-with Rev (Engine)
Grandslam (Red cassette/tank)
Groundbreaker-Pretender (Grey tec car [human])
Gunrunner-Pretender (Green/Orange tec jet [car])
Guzzle-Sparkabot (Grey tank)
Hosehead-Headmaster (Red fire engine)
-with Lug (Head)
Joyride-Powermaster (Green dune buggy)
-with Hotwire (Engine)
Landfill-Targetmaster (Brown dump truck)
-with Flintlock (Blue gun)
-with Silencer (Yellow gun)
Landmine-Pretender (Grey mine sweeper [human])*
Micromaster Off-Road Patrol
-Highjump (Grey Jimmy GMC)
-Mudslinger (Blue 4 x 4)
-Powertrain (Orange/Blue tractor cab)
Tote (Red mini-van)
Micromaster Race Car Patrol
-Free Wheeler (Yellow Lamborghini)
-Roadhandler (Red Corvette)
-Swindler (Grey De Lorean)
-Tailspin (Blue Porsche racer)
Nightbeat-Headmaster (Blue Porsche 930 Turbo)
-with Muzzle (Head)
Optimus Prime-Powermaster (Red tractor trailer/base)
-with Hi-Q (Engine)
Override-Triggerbot (Red/Blue motorcycle)
Quickmix-Targetmaster (Red cement mixer)
-with Boomer (Blue gun)
-with Ricochet (Yellow gun)
Quickswitch-Six-Changer (Turquoise/Red Tec jet/drill tank/laser pistol/hovercraft/puma)
Raindance (Blue cassette/tec jet)
Scoop-Targetmaster (Orange/Yellow payloader)*
-with Holepunch (Blue gun)
-with Tracer (Yellow gun)
Siren-Headmaster (Grey fire cruiser)
-with Quig (Head)
Sizzle-Sparkabot (Black sports car)
Sky High-Pretender (Red/Grey tec helicopter [human])
Slapdash-Powermaster (Yellow racing car)
-with Lube (Engine)
Splashdown-Pretender (Red/Grey hovership [human])
Waverider-Pretender (Black hovercraft/submersible [human])*

Decepticons

Beastbox (Purple cassette/ape)
Bomb-Burst-Pretender (Blue tec jet [bat monster])
Bugly-Pretender (Purple tec jet [insect monster])
Carnivac-Pretender (Purple wolf [timber wolf])
Cindersaur-Firecon (Purple bird-dragon monster)
Crankcase-Triggercon (Dark Blue/white 4 x 4)
Darkwing-Powermaster (Grey Panavia Tornado S.2 jet)
-with Throttle (Engine)
Dreadwind-Powermaster (White F-16 jet)
-with Hi-Test (Engine)
Doubledealer-Powermaster (Green/Purple eagle/missile launcher)
-with Knok (Robot engine)
-with Skar (Eagle engine)
Fangry-Headmaster (Black/Magenta winged werewolf)
-with Brisko (Head)
Finback-Pretender (Grey hovership [shark monster])
Flamefeather-Firecon (Blue bird-dragon monster)
Horri-Bull-Headmaster (Blue/Grey buffalo)
-with Kreb (Head)
Iguanus-Pretender (Purple/red tec motorcycle [iguana monster])*
Micromaster Air-Strike Patrol
-Nightflight (Grey/Blue F-14)
-Storm Cloud (Purple/Black Dassault Rafale)
-Tailwind (Blue A-10 Thunderbolt II)
-Whisper (Black Stealth bomber)
Nautilator-Seacon (Green/Grey/Black lobster)
Needlenose-Targetmaster (Grey delta-wing F-16 jet)
-with Sunbeam (Purple gun)
-with Zigzag (Black gun)
Overbite-Seacon (Green/Pink/Purple shark)
Quake-Targetmaster (Red tank)
-with Heater (Black gun)
-with Tiptop (Purple gun)
Roadgrabber-Pretender (Blue tec jet [car])
Ruckus-Triggercon (White/Blue dune buggy)
Seawing-Seacon (Green/Grey/Black manta)
Skalor-Seacon (Green/Pink/Purple coelacanth)
Skullgrin-Pretender (Magenta/Olive tec hovercraft [bull monster])
Snaptrap-Seacon Leader (Green/Pink/Purple/Black sea turtle)
Snarler-Pretender (Gold boar [boar])
Sparkstalker-Firecon (Pink bird-dragon monster)
Spinister-Targetmaster (Blue/Purple Apache helicopter)
-with Hairsplitter (Purple gun)
-with Singe (Black gun)
Squawktalk (Green cassette/parrot)
Squeezeplay-Headmaster (Purple/Blue crab monster)
-with Lokos (Head)
Submarauder-Pretender (Magenta/Turquoise submarine [fish monster])*
Tentakil-Seacon (Green/Pink/Purple/Black squid)
Windsweeper-Triggercon (Brown B-1B Lancer jet)

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