War for Cybertron: Siege

The name or term "Siege" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Siege (disambiguation).

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The stege begins.

War for Cybertron: Siege is a subline imprint of the Generations toyline, and the first portion of the War for Cybertron Trilogy. The line aims to depict the Transformers' "desperate last day on Cybertron" and accordingly the toys feature Cybertronian alternate modes and (on Deluxe and up) battle-damage paint decoration.

First revealed in mid-2018 at San Diego Comic-Con, Siege, in keeping with the installments of the Prime Wars Trilogy, also features a line-wide play gimmick: weaponry. Most Deluxe, Voyager, and Leader Class figures each come with at least one or two weapons that can transform, combine, and/or be placed into any C.O.M.B.A.T. System posts, 5 mm posts littered all over their bodies, essentially an updated version of the Powerlinx system and Takara's previous Arms Micron play system.

Returning to this toyline are Micromasters, which are bundled in two packs, replacing the Legends Class of the last half-decade, and are now able to combine into large weapons as well as transform into their vehicle form. This size class is also used for Soundwave's minions, who can turn into cassettes or be used as a shield with fold-out pegs.

Replacing the Prime Masters from the last toyline are "Battle Masters", small Targetmaster-type figures that can combine with other weapons and figures. They include additional "Fire Blast" effect pieces that can be placed onto other weapons included with other size classes, as well as hardpoints on the figures themselves to simulate being 'shot' or on the back of vehicles to simulate "rocket boosters" or "speed", depending on the effect part. Each effect part attaches via a 3 mm hole, or in most cases, 5 mm posts too.

Some Deluxe Class figures are classified as "Deluxe Weaponizers," which can be disassembled into multiple weapons to be used in the C.O.M.B.A.T. System. Leader Class figures are very similar to Power of the Primes, in which smaller figures come with additional armor that can be added to vehicle mode or robot mode to increase their size to become the height of a Leader Class figure. This is likely due to robot mode scale playing a much larger role in this series than in the past, with characters sticking reasonably close to their relative heights in the original cartoon.

The boxes of the figures have black-light revealed cybertronian script on them which can be put into the "Found a hidden code?" game on the Transformers website, which unlocks various images, stop-motion videos, and Teletraan-1 Data Files. They, along with the instructions and Siege webpage, also introduce a military insignia system for the Autobots and Decepticons.

Siege was followed by War for Cybertron: Earthrise in 2020, as well as a concurrently-available War for Cybertron Trilogy toyline based on the Netflix show of the same name. The sequencing of Hasbro product numbers suggests that several of the figures which debuted in final round of Siege releases, at the start of 2020, may have in fact originally been developed for Earthrise before being rebranded, something borne out by the Earth vehicle modes some of these toys sport.

Toys

General retail

Battle Masters

Wave 1 WFC-S1 Firedrive WFC-S2 Lionizer WFC-S3 Blowpipe

Wave 2 WFC-S16 Pteraxadon WFC-S17 Aimless

Wave 3 WFC-S30 Caliburst WFC-S31 Smashdown

Wave 4 WFC-S44 Singe WFC-S45 Rung

Battle Master Lionizer

Micromasters

Wave 1 WFC-S4 Roadhandler & Swindler (Race Car Patrol) WFC-S5 Storm Cloud & Visper (Air Strike Patrol) WFC-S6 Autobot Topshot & Flak (Battle Patrol)		Wave 2 WFC-S18 Laserbeak & Ravage (Soundwave Spy Patrol) WFC-S19 Red Heat & Stakeout (Rescue Patrol)		Wave 3 WFC-S32 Decepticon Blackjack & Hyperdrive (Sports Car Patrol)		Wave 4 WFC-S33 Autobot Powertrain & Highjump (Off Road Patrol)		Micromasters Autobot Topshot and Flak
Wave 5 WFC-S46 Decepticon Rumble & Ratbat (Soundwave Spy Patrol 2nd Unit) WFC-S47 Direct-Hit & Power Punch (Battle Squad)

Deluxe Class

Wave 1 WFC-S7 Sideswipe WFC-S8 Cog (Weaponizer) WFC-S9 Autobot Hound WFC-S10 Skytread		Wave 2 WFC-S20 Chromia WFC-S21 Ironhide WFC-S22 Autobot Sixgun (Weaponizer) WFC-S23 Prowl		Wave 3 WFC-S35 Red Alert WFC-S36 Refraktor WFC-S37 Brunt (Weaponizer)		Wave 4 WFC-S41 Barricade WFC-S42 Autobot Impactor WFC-S43 Autobot Mirage		Deluxe Class Weaponizer Cog
Wave 5 WFC-S48 Spinister WFC-S49 Crosshairs

Voyager Class

Wave 1 WFC-S11 Optimus Prime WFC-S12 Megatron		Wave 2 WFC-S24 Starscream WFC-S25 Soundwave		Wave 3 WFC-S38 Autobot Springer		Wave 4 WFC-S39 Thundercracker		Soundwave
Wave 5 WFC-S50 Apeface (w/ Spasma)

Leader Class

Wave 1 WFC-S13 Ultra Magnus WFC-S14 Decepticon Shockwave

Wave 2 WFC-S40 Galaxy Upgrade Optimus Prime

Wave 3 WFC-S51 Astrotrain

Decepticon Shockwave

Big ticket items

Commander Class WFC-S28 Jetfire

Titan Class WFC-S29 Omega Supreme (w/ Autobot Countdown)

Titan Class Omega Supreme

Exclusives

Store exclusives

Please note that the exclusivity listed below (except for Amazon) only applies to the United States. Other international markets got these items through other venues, either as general retail releases or as exclusives to other stores and chains. In celebration of the 35th anniversary of Transformers, the "35th Anniversary" branding on unique red boxes was used on select toys, which were exclusives to Walmart in the United States.

Amazon WFC-S15 Autobot Greenlight & Dazzlestrike		Amazon Final Strike Figure Series WFC-S26 Autobot Alphastrike Counterforce Covert Clone Sideswipe Slamdance Trenchfoot		WFC-S27 Decepticon Phantomstrike Squadron Decepticon Fracas Shrute Skywarp Terror-Daxtyl		Target Autobots vs. Decepticons (Micromaster 10-pack) WFC-S58 Road-Police & Wheel Blaze WFC-S59 Ground Shaker & Overair WFC-S60 Ricon & Irontread WFC-S61 Nightflight & Slyhopper WFC-S62 Cratermaker & Fireline		Final Strike Figure Series artwork 35th Anniversary Soundblaster Refraktor Reconnaissance Team 3-Pack
Walgreens WFC-S34 Autobot Ratchet		Walmart 35th Anniversary WFC-S63 Soundblaster WFC-S64 Bluestreak WFC-S65 Classic Animation Optimus Prime WFC-S66 Classic Animation Megatron		Shared exclusives Refraktor Reconnaissance Team 3-Pack Spectro Spyglass Viewfinder Kremzeek		Seekers 3-Pack WFC-S52 Seeker Acid Storm WFC-S53 Seeker Ion Storm WFC-S54 Seeker Nova Storm Fan Vote Battle 3-Pack WFC-S55 Holo Mirage WFC-S56 Powerdasher Aragon WFC-S57 Decepticon Impactor

Generations Selects

Following in the footsteps of Arcee, Grotusque, and the three Prime Wars Trilogy "Special Edition" figures in 2018, Hasbro debuted a special edition Selects deco of Voyager Class Megatron at Toy Fair 2019 to celebrate the War for Cybertron Trilogy. Announced at New York Toy Fair 2019, Combat Megatron was exclusively available in the United States via online retailers such as BigBadToyStore, Entertainment Earth, Hasbro Toy Shop's eBay, and Hasbro's new replacement for the Hasbro Toy Shop site, Hasbro Pulse. This was the first in a line of redecos catering to fans.

Shared exclusives WFC-GS01 Combat Megatron WFC-GS03 Galactic Man Shockwave WFC-GS04 Powerdasher Cromar WFC-GS05 Autobot Lancer

WFC-GS06 Smokescreen WFC-GS07 Nightbird WFC-GS08 Powerdasher Zetar WFC-GS09 Hot Shot

Target / Shared exclusives WFC-GS02 Decepticon Red Wing

Voyager Class Combat Megatron

Siege (TakaraTomy)

General retail

Like The Last Knight, Power of the Primes, and Studio Series, TakaraTomy's Transformers Siege (トランスフォーマー シージ) toyline sees their new "brand unification" strategy in full effect. As such, Takara Siege toys are completely identical to their Hasbro counterparts, just released in different waves and given new "ID" numbers. Bizarrely, the official stock photos for several figures, such as Brunt, depict them in slightly different colors, but the final toys are virtually indistingushable from the Hasbro versions.

Wave 1 (Feb 23, 2019) SG-01 Firedrive SG-02 Lionizer SG-03 Roadhandler & Swindler SG-04 Sideswipe SG-05 Autobot Cog SG-06 Optimus Prime SG-07 Ultra Magnus		Wave 2 (Mar 30, 2019) SG-08 Blowpipe SG-09 Autobot Topshot & Flak SG-10 Storm Cloud & Visper SG-11 Skytread SG-12 Autobot Hound SG-13 Megatron SG-14 Shockwave		Wave 3 (Apr 27, 2019) SG-15 Aimless SG-16 Laserbeak & Ravage SG-17 Ironhide SG-18 Autobot Six-Gun SG-19 Starscream		Wave 4 (May 31, 2019) SG-20 Pteraxadon SG-21 Red Heat & Stakeout SG-22 Chromia SG-23 Prowl SG-24 Soundwave		Leader Class Ultra Magnus (Hasbro and TakaraTomy versions are the same) Voyager Class Apeface (Hasbro and TakaraTomy versions are the same)
Wave 5 (Jul 27, 2019) SG-25 Brunt SG-26 Jetfire		Wave 6 (Aug 24, 2019) SG-27 Caliburst SG-28 Refraktor		Wave 7 (Sep 30, 2019) SG-29 Autobot Smashdown SG-30 Decepticon Blackjack & Hyperdrive SG-31 Red Alert SG-32 Autobot Springer		Wave 8 (Oct 26, 2019) SG-33 Autobot Powertrain & Highjump SG-34 Barricade SG-35 Thundercracker
Wave 9 (Nov 23, 2019) SG-36 Autobot Impactor SG-37 Galaxy Upgrade Optimus Prime		Wave 10 (Dec 26, 2019) SG-38 Mirage SG-39 Omega Supreme		Wave 11 (Jan 25, 2020) SG-40 Autobot Rung SG-41 Rumble & Ratbat SG-42 Spinister		Wave 12 (Feb 22, 2020) SG-43 Singe SG-44 Direct-Hit & Power Punch SG-45 Crosshairs SG-46 Apeface
Wave 13 (Mar 28, 2020) SG-47 Astrotrain

Exclusives

Unusually, TakaraTomy made some minor exceptions to brand unification with their exclusives. Siege Nemesis Prime is unique to the Japanese market, with TakaraTomy even releasing Hasbro's Earthrise version the next year. Meanwhile, Soundblaster received minor deco changes compared to the Hasbro releases which came nearly two years before.

TakaraTomy Mall Nemesis Prime SG-EX Ratchet SG-EX Decepticon Phantomstrike Squadron Decepticon Fracas Shrute Skywarp Terror-Daxtyl SG-EX / TT-GS12 Soundblaster SG-EX Acid Storm & Ion Storm & Nova Storm

Voyager Class Nemesis Prime (Unique to TakaraTomy)

Notes

• Each portion of the War for Cybertron Trilogy has a hidden number picked out in the word War in the toyline's logo that indicates which section of the trilogy it is. For Siege the letter W has the number 1.
• When the toyline was announced at San Diego Comic-Con 2018, Hasbro distributed 2 posters with blacklight-revealable messages.
  • "LIGHT THE DARKEST HOUR"
  • "ACTIVATE OPERATION COUNTERSTRIKE"
  • "AUTOBOTS THE HOUR IS UPON US"
  • "SEEK THE STRATEGIST"
• While not branded as part of the War for Cybertron Trilogy, the IDW Transformers comic series that commenced in 2019 extensively uses contemporary toy designs; consequently, numerous main characters appear in Siege toy designs.
• The names of many individual figures from this line were revealed by listings on Walmart and Amazon Australia prior to being formally unveiled by Hasbro at conventions.
• Siege toys debuted at the tail end of October 2018 with the Voyager Class available from U.S. comic stores and private dealers, followed up by Battle Masters at Target on November 4, 2018.
• Deluxe Class Red Alert was accidentally revealed by Hasbro by being featured as the "core" figure in the stock CG render showcasing the use of Brunt's Weaponizer parts released during New York Comic-Con in October 2018. Full on stock renders were found on different websites, such as Target and Amazon leading to New York Toy Fair 2019, midway through February, where his existence was finally acknowledged.
• Although battle-damaged paint is one of the distinguishing features of the Siege imprint, it seems that Hasbro's dedication to it is pretty tenuous. The Voyager Class toys are the only ones that seem to receive any significant amount, while Leaders hardly get any and Deluxes range from little to none.
  • Many buyers attempted to remove the battle damage paint using isopropyl alcohol. The effectiveness of this treatment varies from figure to figure. The deluxe scale figures often had minimal drybrush-applied paint that cleaned off easily, while the voyager scaled figures, which had the battle damage paint printed onto them, were much more difficult to clean. Some figures, such as Soundwave and Springer, had battle damage paint applied directly over their deco paint, which meant ruining the deco in the effort to clean the battle damage.
• Starting with this toyline, many of the Deluxe and upwards figures are downsized, the Leaders (plus additions) either being just a head short of a Voyager class figure from previous lines, or simply being Voyager core figures sold with extra parts to make up the price point. Siege also features a heavy focus on articulation, with common standards found on Deluxe, Voyager, and Leader Class figures being waist joints and ankle pivots, something which the following lines continue to feature. According to Shogo Hasui, this is to ensure that the feet of each toy can stand whilst holding gear from the C.O.M.B.A.T system.
• It was decided that ball and socket joints were not up to the task of bearing the heavy load of the weapons that are created by the C.O.M.B.A.T system play pattern. As such, most of the articulation utilizes pinned or "mushroom cap" joints (though balljoints are present in smaller figures and the necks of larger ones). This created the challenge of balancing part count as well as maintaining parts that were important to the transformation and basic structure of the molds.
• Thanks to the C.O.M.B.A.T. System play pattern of adding weapons and armor to figures, it was decided to go with a war-torn aesthetic for the toyline, which included taking design cues from Last Stand of the Wreckers and Generation 2 and the addition of battle damage.

Foreign names

• Mandarin: Biànxíngjīngāng Shìdài Xìliè Sāibótǎn zhī Zhàn - Wéichéng zhī Zhāng (Taiwan, 變形金剛世代系列塞伯坦之戰 - 圍城之章, "Transformers Generations Series War of Cybertron - Siege Chapter")