The Universe Deluxe Class consisted almost entirely of new molds, with the exception of the Classics Seeker mold. Unusually for a line of this size, none of these new molds saw release as redecos in later waves. Six of these new molds were devoted to Mini Vehicles, four to " Animated Series" characters, and the rest to a variety of other "Classics Series" or "Generation 1 Series" characters. The first wave of Universe Legends Class figures consisted of redecos of Cybertron figures, but later waves featured brand new molds.
Galvatron's futuristic cannon mode, for example, was replaced with a tank mode. Most of the new-mold toys, again like those of Classics, featured modern and "realistic" alternate modes (a niche left otherwise unfilled after the end of the 2007 live-action movie toyline). Like Classics, Universe initially featured updated versions of "Generation 1" characters However, to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the brand in 2009, the toyline's packaging design gained a "25 Years" corner logo and its offerings expanded to include updates of key characters from every franchise.
It contained a thorough mix of new molds for "classic" characters from various previous lines, as well as redecos of existing toys from older lines (such as Cybertron and the 2006 Classics line). It ran as a mass retail line until early 2009, but continued throughout the year with a large number of store exclusive releases. Transformers: Universe is a Hasbro toy line launched in mid- 2008, the second line to carry the name (the first one ran from 2003 to very early 2008).
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