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Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)

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'''''Transformers: War for Cybertron''''' was launched in mid-2010 as the first [[franchise]] in the [[Aligned continuity family]]. Set in the ancient days of the [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]ian war, its scope ranges from the onset of war until the [[Dark Energon]] contamination of Cybertron that drove the [[Transformer]]s into deep space.

==Franchise elements==
*[[War for Cybertron games|Video games]]
*[[Exodus: The Official History of the War for Cybertron|A novel]]
*[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (comic)|A comic]]

[[Hasbro]] has published a timeline online summarizing many events from the above.<ref>[http://www2.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/play/details.cfm?guid=7fd5ecd9-19b9-f369-1041-a7635be83172 ''War For Cybertron'' Timeline on Hasbro.com]</ref>

===Toys===
Although not labeled with the ''War for Cybertron'' brand, Hasbro produced a handful of toys based directly on designs from the video games. They were released in the ''[[Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' line, the first wave timed within days of the games and novel<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=69812 Allspark.com toy-sighting forum reports]</ref> and their on-package [[bio]]s being basically in sync with that fiction:

* [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Cybertronian Bumblebee]]
* [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Cybertronian Optimus Prime]]
* [[Megatron (Prime)|Cybertronian Megatron]]
* [[Soundwave (Prime)|Cybertronian Soundwave]]
* [[Cliffjumper (Prime)|Cliffjumper]] (retool/redeco of Cybertronian Bumblebee)

They later appeared in [[TakaraTomy]]'s ''[[United (toyline)|United]]'' line as well.

===Apocrypha===
The author of the ''Exodus'' novel shared his [[pseudocanon|unofficial]] short story "[[Bumblebee at Tyger Pax]]" online.

==Continuity==
While all elements of ''War for Cybertron'' fiction are based on the Aligned [[production bible]], the creators of the various media products diverged from each other in many details. The events of the video games overlap with much of ''Exodus'', and [[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)#Synopsis|the results mesh poorly]]. However, Hasbro has consistently described as a single [[continuity]] not just the games and novel, but the [[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|''Prime'']] fiction as well.<ref>[[Hasbro Q&A/September 2010: Answers|TFWiki.net Hasbro Q&A, Sept. 2010]]</ref> This brings up issues such as the fact that [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] and [[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] are very ''[[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]]''-inspired in ''War for Cybertron'' and can speak words, but they're portrayed in the [[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|''Prime'' cartoon]] as quasi-mute. Cartoon Bumblebee in particular is very much like [[Bumblebee (Movie)|his live-action movie incarnation]], speaking in [[R2-D2|electronic beeps and squawks]]. The aforementioned "Bumblebee at Tyger Pax" story attempts to explain this change, but the [[retcon]] occurs ''before'' the game events, so the contradiction remains.

When asked about the contradictions, Hasbro VP of Intellectual Property Development [[Aaron Archer]] replied, "reasons for the confusion will be revealed".<ref>[[Hasbro Q&A/January 2011: Answers|TFWiki.net Hasbro Q&A, Jan. 2011]]</ref> In at least one small case, Hasbro ''has'' taken a stab at reconciliation, declaring [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]]'s predecessor in the games, "Zeta Prime", and the one in the novel, "Sentinel Prime", to be the same individual, "[[Sentinel Zeta Prime]]".

==References==
<references />

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Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)

2011-03-03T17:41:11Z

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hi my name is bob
'''''Transformers: War for Cybertron''''' was launched in mid-2010 as the first [[franchise]] in the [[Aligned continuity family]]. Set in the ancient days of the [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]ian war, its scope ranges from the onset of war until the [[Dark Energon]] contamination of Cybertron that drove the [[Transformer]]s into deep space.

==Franchise elements==
*[[War for Cybertron games|Video games]]
*[[Exodus: The Official History of the War for Cybertron|A novel]]
*[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (comic)|A comic]]

[[Hasbro]] has published a timeline online summarizing many events from the above.<ref>[http://www2.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/play/details.cfm?guid=7fd5ecd9-19b9-f369-1041-a7635be83172 ''War For Cybertron'' Timeline on Hasbro.com]</ref>

===Toys===
Although not labeled with the ''War for Cybertron'' brand, Hasbro produced a handful of toys based directly on designs from the video games. They were released in the ''[[Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' line, the first wave timed within days of the games and novel<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=69812 Allspark.com toy-sighting forum reports]</ref> and their on-package [[bio]]s being basically in sync with that fiction:

* [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Cybertronian Bumblebee]]
* [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Cybertronian Optimus Prime]]
* [[Megatron (Prime)|Cybertronian Megatron]]
* [[Soundwave (Prime)|Cybertronian Soundwave]]
* [[Cliffjumper (Prime)|Cliffjumper]] (retool/redeco of Cybertronian Bumblebee)

They later appeared [[TakaraTomy]]'s ''[[United (toyline)|United]]'' line as well.

===Apocrypha===
The author of the ''Exodus'' novel shared his [[pseudocanon|unofficial]] short story "[[Bumblebee at Tyger Pax]]" online.

==Continuity==
While all elements of ''War for Cybertron'' fiction are based on the Aligned [[production bible]], the creators of the various media products diverged from each other in many details. The events of the video games overlap with much of ''Exodus'', and [[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)#Synopsis|the results mesh poorly]]. However, Hasbro has consistently described as a single [[continuity]] not just the games and novel, but the [[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|''Prime'']] fiction as well.<ref>[[Hasbro Q&A/September 2010: Answers|TFWiki.net Hasbro Q&A, Sept. 2010]]</ref> This brings up issues such as the fact that [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] and [[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] are very ''[[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]]''-inspired in ''War for Cybertron'' and can speak words, but they're portrayed in the [[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|''Prime'' cartoon]] as quasi-mute. Cartoon Bumblebee in particular is very much like [[Bumblebee (Movie)|his live-action movie incarnation]], speaking in [[R2-D2|electronic beeps and squawks]]. The aforementioned "Bumblebee at Tyger Pax" story attempts to explain this change, but the [[retcon]] occurs ''before'' the game events, so the contradiction remains.

When asked about the contradictions, Hasbro VP of Intellectual Property Development [[Aaron Archer]] replied, "reasons for the confusion will be revealed".<ref>[[Hasbro Q&A/January 2011: Answers|TFWiki.net Hasbro Q&A, Jan. 2011]]</ref> In at least one small case, Hasbro ''has'' taken a stab at reconciliation, declaring [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]]'s predecessor in the games, "Zeta Prime", and the one in the novel, "Sentinel Prime", to be the same individual, "[[Sentinel Zeta Prime]]".

==References==
<references />

{{DEFAULTSORT:War for Cybertron (franchise)}}
[[Category: Franchises]]
[[Category: War for Cybertron| ]]

Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)

2011-03-03T17:40:17Z

68.71.6.130:

{{nav-wfc}}

hi
'''''Transformers: War for Cybertron''''' was launched in mid-2010 as the first [[franchise]] in the [[Aligned continuity family]]. Set in the ancient days of the [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]ian war, its scope ranges from the onset of war until the [[Dark Energon]] contamination of Cybertron that drove the [[Transformer]]s into deep space.

==Franchise elements==
*[[War for Cybertron games|Video games]]
*[[Exodus: The Official History of the War for Cybertron|A novel]]
*[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (comic)|A comic]]

[[Hasbro]] has published a timeline online summarizing many events from the above.<ref>[http://www2.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/play/details.cfm?guid=7fd5ecd9-19b9-f369-1041-a7635be83172 ''War For Cybertron'' Timeline on Hasbro.com]</ref>

===Toys===
Although not labeled with the ''War for Cybertron'' brand, Hasbro produced a handful of toys based directly on designs from the video games. They were released in the ''[[Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' line, the first wave timed within days of the games and novel<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=69812 Allspark.com toy-sighting forum reports]</ref> and their on-package [[bio]]s being basically in sync with that fiction:

* [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Cybertronian Bumblebee]]
* [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Cybertronian Optimus Prime]]
* [[Megatron (Prime)|Cybertronian Megatron]]
* [[Soundwave (Prime)|Cybertronian Soundwave]]
* [[Cliffjumper (Prime)|Cliffjumper]] (retool/redeco of Cybertronian Bumblebee)

They later appeared [[TakaraTomy]]'s ''[[United (toyline)|United]]'' line as well.

===Apocrypha===
The author of the ''Exodus'' novel shared his [[pseudocanon|unofficial]] short story "[[Bumblebee at Tyger Pax]]" online.

==Continuity==
While all elements of ''War for Cybertron'' fiction are based on the Aligned [[production bible]], the creators of the various media products diverged from each other in many details. The events of the video games overlap with much of ''Exodus'', and [[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)#Synopsis|the results mesh poorly]]. However, Hasbro has consistently described as a single [[continuity]] not just the games and novel, but the [[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|''Prime'']] fiction as well.<ref>[[Hasbro Q&A/September 2010: Answers|TFWiki.net Hasbro Q&A, Sept. 2010]]</ref> This brings up issues such as the fact that [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] and [[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] are very ''[[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]]''-inspired in ''War for Cybertron'' and can speak words, but they're portrayed in the [[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|''Prime'' cartoon]] as quasi-mute. Cartoon Bumblebee in particular is very much like [[Bumblebee (Movie)|his live-action movie incarnation]], speaking in [[R2-D2|electronic beeps and squawks]]. The aforementioned "Bumblebee at Tyger Pax" story attempts to explain this change, but the [[retcon]] occurs ''before'' the game events, so the contradiction remains.

When asked about the contradictions, Hasbro VP of Intellectual Property Development [[Aaron Archer]] replied, "reasons for the confusion will be revealed".<ref>[[Hasbro Q&A/January 2011: Answers|TFWiki.net Hasbro Q&A, Jan. 2011]]</ref> In at least one small case, Hasbro ''has'' taken a stab at reconciliation, declaring [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]]'s predecessor in the games, "Zeta Prime", and the one in the novel, "Sentinel Prime", to be the same individual, "[[Sentinel Zeta Prime]]".

==References==
<references />

{{DEFAULTSORT:War for Cybertron (franchise)}}
[[Category: Franchises]]
[[Category: War for Cybertron| ]]