War for Cybertron: Earthrise

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Earth has risen, and so has the amount of reused parts and engineering!

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

First revealed in late-2019 at New York Comic Con, War for Cybertron: Earthrise is a direct continuation of Siege, carrying over the C.O.M.B.A.T. System. Most toys are once again covered in 3 mm and 5 mm posts to accommodate the previous effect parts from Siege and the Deluxe Class range from Cyberverse. Continuing in Earthrise are the Micromasters and Battle Masters. Battle Masters (which now primarily turn into shields/ramps) still include additional 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. Micromasters also feature these additions and retain their weapon mode combinations. Another carryover from Siege is relative robot mode scale, with the Leader Class figures being smaller, Voyager Class-sized figures that come with additional parts to beef up the price (except for Doubledealer). Heck, some Siege figures even got re-released in this line!

The new primary gimmick of the toyline is the "A.I.R. Lock System" (Adaptable Interconnection Retrofitter) that involves ramps that can hook up to various toys and connect them to each other, forming a giant battle station. This is supplemented with certain Deluxe Class Modulators, that can break down and form armor or weapons, and add on to other stations using the modular system, effectively replacing the Weaponizers of Siege. Earthrise also returns to traditional Earth vehicle modes, rather than the Cybertronian vehicle modes of Siege, and few of these releases feature battle-damage style paint.

Inside the package for every toy in Earthrise, in the middle of the cardboard backdrop, is a clip-and-save piece of the "Transformers Universe Map", following the Ark's journey to Earth. These pieces can be cut out with scissors and combined to form a larger map, depicting many of the familiar planets and other interstellar locations from the history of Transformers fiction. Larger figures (Deluxe, Voyager, Leader) include a translucent red decoder to view the map's labels and hidden paths. The Voyager, Micromaster, Battle Master, and a few other backdrops contain map segments that help to complete paths, but they lack labeled locations. Unfortunately for some Siege fans, Earthrise figures that are re-releases from Siege do now include unique exclusive map pieces in their new Earthrise packages.

Unusually for a Generations toyline, the mass-retail portion of Earthrise ran for less than a full year, beginning in each assortment's second wave of 2020 product and running through to the end of the same year. Additionally, the worldwide coronavirus pandemic saw an atypically long gap of roughly nine months between the line's debut and the next round of releases.

Toys

Battle Masters

Wave 1 WFC-E1 Soundbarrier WFC-E2 Smashdown (package refresh from Siege)

Wave 2 WFC-E13 Slitherfang WFC-E14 Rung (modified package refresh from Siege)

Wave 3 WFC-E39 Decepticon Doublecrosser

Battlemaster Soundbarrier

Micromasters

Wave 1 WFC-E3 Trip-Up & Autobot Daddy-O (Hot Rod Patrol) WFC-E4 Bombshock & Decepticon Growl (Military Patrol)

Wave 2 WFC-E15 Roller Force & Decepticon Ground Hog (Race Track Patrol) WFC-E16 Fuzer & Autobot Blast Master (Astro Squad)

Wave 3 WFC-E40 Direct-Hit & Power Punch (Battle Squad; package refresh from Siege)

Micromaster Roller Force

Deluxe Class

Wave 1 WFC-E5 Hoist WFC-E6 Wheeljack WFC-E7 Cliffjumper WFC-E8 Ironworks (Modulator)

Wave 2 WFC-E17 Arcee WFC-E18 Decepticon Airwave (Modulator) WFC-E19 Quintesson Allicon WFC-E20 Smokescreen

Wave 3 WFC-E34 Trailbreaker WFC-E35 Decepticon Fasttrack (Weaponizer) WFC-E36 Sunstreaker WFC-E37 Runamuck

Deluxe Class Hoist

Voyager Class

Wave 1 WFC-E9 Starscream WFC-E10 Autobot Grapple

Wave 2 WFC-E21 Decepticon Snapdragon (w/ Decepticon Krunk)

Wave 3 WFC-E22 Quintesson Judge WFC-E38 Megatron

Voyager Autobot Grapple

Leader Class

Wave 1 WFC-E11 Optimus Prime WFC-E12 Astrotrain (package refresh from Siege)

Wave 2 WFC-E23 Doubledealer

Leader Class Optimus Prime

Big ticket items

Commander Class WFC-E24 Sky Lynx

Titan Class WFC-E25 Scorponok (w/ Lord Zarak)

Exclusives

Store exclusives

Please note that the exclusivity listed below applies to the United States. The Hasbro Deluxe Centurion Drone is not branded or marketed as part of Earthrise, but is nonetheless registered on this wiki page due to having an Earthrise ID number. Cybertronian Villains was a brief subline carried over from the 2018 Cyberverse toyline focusing on villains, exclusive to Target in the United States (Team: Seeker Elite was later made available on BigBadToyStore and Entertainment Earth).

The Galactic Odyssey Collection was a subline unveiled late into Earthrise, employing Generations Selects-style packaging, with unique symbol replacing the faction logo, and exclusive to Amazon in the U.S. market (Micron Micromasters and Dominus Criminal Pursuit was later made available on Hasbro Pulse). Focusing on the other-worldly adventures of both factions, the Amazon listings for each set featured a short story about the adventure taken on its respective planet, and the toys feature a planet card for info regarding their world.

Amazon Alternate Universe Optimus Prime WFC-E27 Seeker Elite Ramjet Dirge WFC-E31 Autobot Alliance Ironhide Prowl		Amazon Galactic Odyssey Collection Encounter 1: Paradron Medics Ratchet Lifeline Encounter 2: Micron Micromasters Fireguard & Roadburner Decepticon Runner & Motorhead Stingracer & Windstorm		Encounter 3: Biosfera Autobot Clones Fastlane Cloudraker Encounter 4: Dominus Criminal Pursuit Barricade Punch-Counterpunch		Encounter 5: Botropolis Rescue Mission Overair Ironworks Fuzer & Autobot Blast Master Missile Master & Moonrock		"Galactic Odyssey Collection" artwork Decepticon Pounce and Wingspan
Hasbro Pulse WFC-E33 Deluxe Centurion Drone (Weaponizer, w/ Megatron, Optimus Prime, Refraktor, Roller, Shockwave and Soundwave)		Target WFC-E41 Decepticon Runabout		Target Cybertronian Villains WFC-E26 Thrust WFC-E29 Skywarp & Thundercracker WFC-E30 Decepticon Clones Decepticon Pounce Wingspan		Walgreens WFC-E32 Bluestreak

Generations Selects

Continuing on from Siege, the special edition Generations Selects line offers redecos catering to fans, sold through online retailers in the US and Canada. Unlike with Power of the Primes and Siege, the Selects add-ons to Earthrise are not branded with the Earthrise logo (except for Hot House's instructions), but are nonetheless registered on this wiki page for convenience. The same applies to the first two Selects offerings in 2021, which packaging-wise, is synonymous with Kingdom, but utilize Earthrise instruction graphics.

Shared exclusives WFC-GS10 Soundwave Spy Patrol 3rd Unit (Decepticon Wingthing, Decepticon Frenzy, Decepticon Skar & Autobot/Decepticon Knok) WFC-GS11 Decepticon Exhaust WFC-GS12 Greasepit (Modulator) WFC-GS13 Hubcap WFC-GS14 Megatron (Generation 2) WFC-GS15 Hot House (Modulator) WFC-GS16 Bug Bite

WFC-GS17 Shattered Glass Optimus Prime & Shattered Glass Ratchet WFC-GS18 Autobot Tigertrack WFC-GS19 Rotorstorm WFC-GS20 Cordon & Autobot Spin-Out WFC-GS21 Decepticon Sandstorm WFC-GS22 Black Roritchi (Weaponizer) WFC-GS23 Deep Cover WFC-GS24 Ramjet (Generation 2)

Selects Soundwave Spy Patrol 3rd Unit

Earthrise (TakaraTomy)

TakaraTomy's Transformers Earthrise (トランスフォーマー アースライズ) toyline sees the "brand unification" strategy from 2017 continue: the toys in TakaraTomy's version of the line are identical to their Hasbro counterparts with the exception of having the clip out maps and red decoders included in the package, just released in different waves and given new "ID" numbers with lightly-altered packaging.

TakaraTomy's regular retail lineup is smaller than Hasbro's, with about two-thirds of the line being sold as TakaraTomy Mall exclusives.

General retail

Wave 1 (April 25, 2020) ER-01 Hoist ER-02 Optimus Prime with Trailer		Wave 2 (May 30, 2020) ER-03 Wheeljack ER-04 Ironworks		Wave 3 (June 27, 2020) ER-05 Starscream		Wave 4 (July 25, 2020) ER-06 Sky Lynx	Voyager Class Starscream
Wave 5 (August 29, 2020) ER-07 Smokescreen		Wave 6 (September 26, 2020) ER-08 Doubledealer		Wave 7 (November 28, 2020) ER-09 Arcee ER-10 Scorponok		Wave 8 (December 19, 2020) ER-11 Sunstreaker
Wave 9 (January 30, 2021) ER-12 Fasttrack ER-13 Megatron

Exclusives

TakaraTomy Mall ER EX-01 Soundbarrier ER EX-02 Grapple ER EX-03 Trip-Up & Daddy-O ER EX-04 Bombshock & Growl ER EX-05 Cliffjumper ER EX-06 Slitherfang ER EX-07 Quintesson Allicon ER EX-08 Quintesson Judge

ER EX-09 Ground Hog & Roller Force ER EX-10 Snapdragon ER EX-11 Blast Master & Fuzer ER EX-12 Airwave ER EX-13 Trailbreaker ER EX-14 Runamuck ER EX-15 Doublecrosser

ER EX-16 Skywarp & Thundercracker ER EX-17 Alternate Universe Optimus Prime ER EX-18 Ironhide & Prowl ER EX-19 Ramjet & Dirge ER EX-20 Paradron Medics (Ratchet & Lifeline) ER EX-21 Bluestreak

ER EX-22 Deluxe Centurion Drone ER EX-23 Runabout ER EX-24 Thrust ER EX-25 Dominus Criminal Pursuit (Barricade & Punch-Counterpunch) ER EX-26 Exhaust ER EX-27 Bug Bite

Deluxe Class Bug Bite, released by TakaraTomy in the Earthrise toyline as opposed to Generations Selects

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 Earthrise the letter A has the number 2.
• The first figure announced to be a part of Earthrise was Runamuck, the winner of the second 2019 fan poll.
• Most figures released in Earthrise have almost entirely abandoned the use of metal screws to secure parts, having changed to mostly using metal pins to secure parts into place. This makes it considerably more difficult for aspiring customizers to disassemble their figures for painting or modification. However, one can use a pin knocking rig, examples of such included in some third party customisation kits, to remove and reinsert pins.
• Many figures with car-based alternate modes in the line are largely not molded in their actual colors, but instead cast in translucent plastic (to provide windows) or black plastic and painted to match the parts that are. This unfortunately leads to many instances of color discontinuity between the painted and non-painted parts, as well as translucent plastic being used for hinges that require a significant amount of force, which can lead to fractures and breakage.
• On the side-of-box art for Earthrise, Trailbreaker and Megatron are depicted in the bodies of their Thrilling 30 and Siege toys, respectively. Unicron, Bumblebee, Hound, Sideswipe, and Shockwave, despite having other toys in the War for Cybertron Trilogy, do not have Earthrise toys, with the latter three using art based on their Siege toys.
• Despite being advertised as Mercenaries during the New York Toy Fair 2020 presentation, both Snapdragon and Doubledealer were eventually released in Decepticon-themed packaging. The latter features the Mercenary insignia on the box insert and instructions.
• The majority of Wave 2 figures have misprints on their map pieces. Only Airwave does not have some kind of misprint, and the reason for this is unknown. The Quintesson Judge, who was originally part of Wave 2, also includes a misprint, while Megatron does not, indicating that the error is exclusive to said wave. Thankfully, people are working out which parts of the pieces to ignore while completing the map.
• Hasbro ID number WFC-E28 is never used in the toyline within its range of E1 to E41. Alternate Universe Optimus Prime is the only non-Galactic Odyssey Collection toy without an ID number, lending to the possibility that WFC-E28 was intended to be his.