War for Cybertron: Kingdom

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War For Cybertron: Kingdom is a subline imprint of the Generations toyline, and the final portion of the War for Cybertron Trilogy.

First revealed at Hasbro PulseCon 2020, War for Cybertron: Kingdom is a 2021 toyline in celebration of the 25th anniversary of Beast Wars and the 35th anniversary of The Transformers: The Movie, featuring characters from both series. As a direct continuation of Siege and Earthrise, Kingdom carries over the C.O.M.B.A.T. System, meaning most toys feature 3 mm and 5 mm posts to accommodate the weapons and the effect parts from War for Cybertron Trilogy and other toylines. Due to the realistic animal modes, Beast Wars characters employ the C.O.M.B.A.T. System far less compared to their "Generation 1" counterparts. Much like its predecessor, Kingdom has rereleases of toys from the previous subline, Earthrise.

This toyline sees the addition of the "Core Class", a return to the Legends Class from the Prime Wars Trilogy, replacing the Micromasters and Battle Masters of previous lines. Kingdom also features the "Fossilizers", new skeletal characters amongst the Deluxe Class, replacing the Weaponizers and Modulators. As part of the "F.O.S.S.I.L. Technology" (Fossilized Osteo-Skeletal Shield Integration Loadout), they can be taken apart to form armor or weapons compatible with the C.O.M.B.A.T. System. Unlike Siege and Earthrise, the robot mode scale falters due to the larger size of the Beast Wars characters and the smaller size of "Generation 1" characters in the Core Class.

Kingdom is complemented by 2021's Studio Series line-up, which saw toys inspired by The Transformers: The Movie added to that toyline for the first time. Notable characters from the film are split between the two toylines—for instance, Cyclonus appears in Kingdom, whereas Scourge is a Studio Series release.

Befitting its eclectic mix of characters from different eras, the storytelling universe of Kingdom is based around time travel and paradoxes, and the fluid nature of the timeline is reflected in the Golden Disk cards. One card out of four in each wave is randomly included in every figure of Deluxe Class and upwards, and peeling its foil sticker face away reveals one of three possible destinies for a key character. A full list of Golden Disk destinies can be found here.

Toys

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Core Class

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Wave 1 Wave 2 Wave 3 Wave 4
Core Class Rattrap


Deluxe Class

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Wave 1 Wave 2 Wave 3 Wave 4
Deluxe Fossilizer Paleotrex
Wave 5


Voyager Class

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Wave 1 Wave 2 Wave 3 Wave 4
Voyager Class Cyclonus
Wave 5 Canceled
  • WFC-K36 Starscream
    (package refresh from Earthrise)


Leader Class

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Wave 1 Wave 2 Wave 3
Leader Class Megatron (Beast)


Big ticket items

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Commander Class Titan Class
Commander Class Rodimus Prime


Exclusives

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Store exclusives

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Please note that the exclusivity listed below applies to the United States. Much like the Earthrise Deluxe Centurion Drone, Tricranius Beast Power is not branded as part of Kingdom, but is nonetheless registered on this wiki page due to having a Kingdom ID number. The Battle Across Time Collection pair and its connected artwork are in the same vein as the Amazon-exclusive Final Strike Series from Siege, though the Kingdom pair were also available on Hasbro Pulse.

The Golden Disk Collection was a subline unveiled late into Kingdom, focusing on a mysterious alternate timeline with different consequences from the quantum surge. Each entry's listing features a short story about the characters included and a box that forms a large image of the Golden Disk. In one of its many similarities to the Earthrise Galactic Odyssey Collection, the sets were exclusive to Hasbro Pulse and Amazon in the US, Canada, and the U.K.

Amazon Battle Across Time Collection Amazon Golden Disk Collection

"Battle Across Time Collection" artwork
Hasbro Pulse Target Walgreens

Generations Selects

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Continuing on from Earthrise, the special edition Generations Selects line offers redecoes catering to fans, sold through online retailers in the US and Canada. The first two offerings in this product year, Deep Cover and Ramjet, made use of Earthrise graphics in their instructions. The "Behold, Galvatron! Unicron Companion Pack", released late during Kingdom's lifespan, tied into the War for Cybertron Trilogy toyline and its crowdfunded exclusive, Unicron.

Shared exclusives Hasbro Pulse
  • Behold, Galvatron! Unicron Companion Pack
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    Selects Deluxe Class Transmutate

    Kingdom (TakaraTomy)

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    TakaraTomy's Transformers Kingdom (トランスフォーマー キングダム) toyline sees the "brand unification" strategy from 2017 continue: the toys in TakaraTomy's version of the line are completely identical to their Hasbro counterparts.

    General retail

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    Wave 1 (March 27, 2021) Wave 2 (April 24, 2021) Wave 3 (May 29, 2021) Wave 4 (June 26, 2021)
    Deluxe Class Airazor
    Voyager Class Inferno
    Wave 5 (July 31, 2021) Wave 6 (August 7, 2021) Wave 7 (October 30, 2021) Wave 8 (November 27, 2021)
    Wave 9 (December 29, 2021) Wave 10 (January 29, 2022) Wave 11 (February 26, 2022) Wave 12 (March 26, 2022)
    Wave 13 (June 25, 2022) Wave 14 (July 30, 2022)

    Exclusives

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    TakaraTomy Mall


    Core Class Vertebreak
    Lawson Ticket

    Notes

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    "I have forged this toyline into a single, elegant machine. A vision of GEEWUN purity. And you mongrels would dare contaminate that vision with your accursed Beast Wars!"

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    • Dracodon: "Autobot Fossil"
    • Paleotrex: "Trex Bone"
    • Ractonite: "Cat Bone"
    • Vertebreak: "Decepticon Fossil"
    • Wingfinger: "New Bone"

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    • The ID number WFC-K36 was to be a package refresh of Earthrise Starscream, presumably meant as a casemate for WFC-K35 Tigatron.<ref>New Amazon Australia Transformers Listings article on TFW2005, including "Tra Gen wfc k voyager Starscream PR [packaging refresh]"</ref> Since a Studio Series retool of the Earthrise Starscream mold had been made instead, plans for a rerelease were presumably dropped, leaving the ID number unused. Additionally, changes to the release schedule mean that the ID numbers for Autobot Pipes and Autobot Slammer fall between those for Shadow Panther and Waspinator, despite being released in a later wave.
    • The Kingdom line is dramatically lighter on Generations Selects products than the previous two entries in the trilogy, partially due to the technically Kingdom-released Deep Cover and Generation 2 Ramjet being branded as part of the previous Earthrise line.

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