Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)

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The Transformers: Cybertron toyline continued many of the design trends of Energon. The line's toys are thematically built around six planets, but feature one unifying feature: the Cyber Key. These clear-plastic disks with key-like projections now activate special weapons and hidden features, much like the Mini-Cons of Armada, even on most figures remolded from previous lines. Redecos, like the Cybertron release of Armada's Super-Con Optimus Prime, come with remolded keys that have a Mini-Con connector to unlock gimmicks. The gimmicks are less intrusive than Armada; articulation suffers far less for their inclusion, though some lower-priced figures do lack a little when compared to Energon. Combination has largely disappeared — but not completely.

Each toy is assigned a planet. This determines which Cyber Key is included, but also seems to correlate with some design choices, as will be seen below. Each Cyber Key comes with a code printed on the back. For a list of codes, go to Cyber Key Codes.

Planet theme overviews

Earth Planet toy

Red Alert

These generally convert into fairly normal Earth vehicles. Robot modes are angular and normally proportioned for humanoid transformers. Faces are traditionally styled.

Speed Planet

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Override

Alternate modes are fantasy racing vehicles, with transparent plastic tires. Vehicle modes are futuristic and occasionally resemble Vehicons or the futuristic vehicle modes of some late Generation 1 Transformers. The Speed Planet robots have their own unique body proportions, generally featuring large upper bodies, long thighs, and thin waists. Many of them use twin-barreled blasters or dual cannons in vehicle and robot modes (Brakedown is a notable exception).

Jungle Planet

Undermine

Jungle Planet alternate modes are robotic beasts. Their styling is sometimes very organic in shape and even in texture, but not really to the point of techno-organism. Robot modes and faces are widely varied (although most have two fangs protruding from their lower lip), and hark back to the Beast Era in creative differences from the "standard" humanoid model. Jungle Planet designs are similar to those of the Beast Wars Transmetals or Beast Machines Maximals (sharing something of the "liquid metal animal" aesthetic), per the above analogy. They usually wield melee weapons of varying description.

Giant Planet

Menasor

Giant Planet robots transform into a variety of construction vehicles. They are gargantuan in appearance, relying on detail and proportion to create an impression of massive size. The Giant Planet toys are roughly in scale with the Legends of Cybertron figures. Of the Giant Planet toys released, two (Metroplex and Menasor) are almost completely alien in appearance, while Quickmix and the Giant Planet Mini-Con Team are fairly "normal", like everyday (albeit oversized) Earth vehicles.

Planet X

Sideways

Alternate modes are usually futuristic jets, with the exception being Unicron (who is a futuristic tank). It's somewhat difficult to draw conclusions when only three toys from this planet were released. In general, these are alien in appearance, even more so than the Speed or Giant Planet toys.

Cybertron Planet toy overview

Galaxy Force Vector Prime

Cybertron Planet toys are the "everything else" category. There are two distinct Planet Keys for Cybertron: one with an Autobot symbol and the other with a Decepticon insignia. Toys with Cybertron Planet Keys range from normal to futuristic. This category usually represents characters who are either part of the "original" Autobot and Decepticon teams searching for the Planet Keys, or those who never left or have an affinity for Cybertron (such as Buzzsaw or Longrack). The unique keys carried by Optimus and Megatron arguably belong in this category, despite being labeled as Earth Planet in their original releases (or Giant and Universal with their respective redecos).

Toy list

General retail

Mini-Con Class

Wave 1 (Sky Attack Team vs. Air Defense Team) Razorclaw vs. Steamhammer Shockwave vs. Tankor Sky Lynx vs. Thunderblast

Wave 2 (Lunar Assault Team vs. Exploration Team) Kobushi vs. Landslide Payload vs. Ascentor Scattorbrain vs. Monocle

Wave 3 (Sky Terror Team vs. Council of Sages) Ramjet vs. Scythe Sunstorm vs. Checkpoint Thrust vs. Anti-Blaze

Wave 4 (Deep Space Team vs. Street Action Team) Scrap Iron vs. Grindor Blastcharge vs. High Wire Backblast vs. Sureshock

Legends of Cybertron

Wave 1 Hot Shot Megatron Optimus Prime Starscream

Wave 2 Evac Jetfire Leobreaker Scourge

Wave 3 Galvatron Red Alert Soundwave Vector Prime

Wave 4 Hot Shot (red) Optimus Prime (red/black) Sunstorm Thundercracker

Waves 1 and 2 were only available at smaller retailers and specialty stores. Waves 3 (including carry-overs from wave 2) and 4 were also available at Toys"R"Us and Kmart.

Scout Class

Wave 1 Overhaul Ransack Scattorshot		Wave 2 Clocker Hardtop Recon Mini-Con Team (Jolt, Six-Speed, Reverb)		Wave 3 Armorhide Brakedown Undermine		Wave 4 Backstop Brushguard Wreckloose Street Speed Mini-Con Team (Backtrack, Oval, Spiral)		Hardtop
Wave 5 Swerve Swindle		Wave 6 Lugnutz Scrapmetal (red)		Wave 7 Shortround Repugnus		Wave 8 Giant Planet Mini-Con Team (Longarm, Deepdive, Overcast) Ransack GTS
Wave 9 Brakedown GTS Scrapmetal (yellow)		Wave 10 Hightail Shadow Recon Mini-Con Team (Jolt, Six-Speed, Reverb)		Galaxy Force exclusive Ramble (blue)

Deluxe Class

Wave 1 Hot Shot Dirt Boss Landmine Thundercracker		Wave 2 Override Red Alert		Wave 3 Sideways Snarl		Wave 3.5 Blurr Buzzsaw Longrack Runamuck		File:Hotshotcybertrontoy.jpg Hot Shot
Wave 4 Brimstone Crosswise Thunderblast		Wave 5 Cybertron Defense Hot Shot Downshift		Wave 6 Excellion Override GTS		Wave 7 Cannonball Skywarp
Wave 8 Demolishor Optimus Prime Unicron		Wave 9 Megatron Optimus Prime Smokescreen

Voyager Class

Wave 1 Crumplezone Vector Prime w/ Safeguard		Wave 2 Leobreaker Mudflap		Wave 3 Evac		Wave 4 Cybertron Defense Scattorshot Dark Crumplezone		Quickmix & Stripmine
Wave 5 Soundwave w/ Laserbeak		Wave 6 Nemesis Breaker		Wave 7 Quickmix w/ Stripmine		Wave 8 Galaxy Force Vector Prime w/ Safeguard
Galaxy Force exclusives Starscream

Ultra Class

Wave 1 Jetfire Scourge		Wave 2 Dark Scorponok		Wave 3 Cybertron Defense Red Alert		Wave 4 Sky Shadow Wing Saber
Wave 5 Menasor w/ Heavy Load		Wave 6 Cryo Scourge

Leader Class

Wave 1 Megatron Optimus Prime

Wave 2 Galvatron

Wave 3 Metroplex w/ Drill Bit

Wave 4 Galaxy Force Optimus Prime

Supreme Class

Wave 1 Starscream

Wave 2 Cybertron Primus (w/ Unicron head)

Wave 3 Cybertron Primus

Exclusives

BotCon 2005 Ramjet		Costco Optimus Prime & Ultra Magnus Optimus Prime & Wing Saber		San Diego Comic-Con 2005 Skywarp		ToysЯUs Starscream vs. Vector Prime Landmine, Snarl & Dirt Boss Sideways, Brimstone & Thunderblast
Target Critical Path Pack (Red Alert & Sideways) Drag Race Pack (Hot Shot & Override) Ground to Air Blast Pack (Crosswise & Thundercracker) Evac w/ Razorclaw & Steamhammer Leobreaker w/ Sky Lynx & Thunderblast Mudflap w/ Shockwave & Tankor Legends 4-Pack (Megatron, Soundwave, Jetfire, Optimus Prime)		Walmart Dirt Boss w/ Downshift Hot Shot w/ Mirage Landmine w/ Dirt Boss Override w/ Mirage Red Alert w/ Dirt Boss Thundercracker w/ Downshift Cybertron Primus w/ Mini-Cons (Strongarm, Offshoot, Knockdown, Nightscream)

European market-only releases

Micromasters Series III (Railbots)

• Midnight Express
• Overload
• Railspike
• Rapid Run
• Swindle
• Tankor

The six Railbots could be merged to form Rail Racer. While they were available as Cybertron-branded general retail releases in Europe, they were available in Universe packaging in the United States (as KB Toys exclusives) and Australia.

Micromasters Series IV (Aerialbots)

• Air Raid
• Fireflight
• Ro-tor
• Skydive
• Silverbolt
• Storm Jet

The six Aerialbots could be merged to form Superion. While they were available as Cybertron-branded general retail releases in Europe, they were available in Universe packaging in the United States (originally as KB Toys exclusives, later also at CVS Pharmacy).

Galaxy Force (Japan)

Regular retail

Wave 1 (12-28-2004) Auto Micron Backpack Galaxy Convoy Dreadrock Exillion Jackshot		Landbullet Master Megatron Micron Team Starscream Thundercracker Vector Prime		Wave 2 (1-20-2005) Gasket Guardshell		Wave 3 (2-10-2005) Autolander First Aid Inch Up Nitro Convoy Skids
Wave 4 (2-24-2005) Buzz Saw vs Blurr Runabout vs Longrack		Wave 5 (3-17-2005) Dino Shout Fang Wolf Flame Convoy		Wave 6 (3-31-2005) Demolishor Noisemaze		Wave 7 (4-14-2005) Saidos Terashaver
Wave 8 (4-28-2005) Ligerjack		Wave 9 (6-9-2005) Autovolt		Wave 10 (6-23-2005) Live Convoy		Wave 11 (7-14-2005) Backguild Chromia Exigeyser Fast Gunner Roadstorm
Wave 12 (7-28-2005) Rumble (blue) Rumble (red) Rumble (yellow) Sonic Bomber		EZ Collection (8-25-2005) Galaxy Convoy Master Megatron Starscream		Wave 13 (8-22-2005) Master Galvatron Soundwave		Wave 14 (8-29-2005) Megalo Convoy

Exclusives

Dengeki Hobby magazine Master Galvatron		Galaxy Force DVDs Exillion Red Version Chromia White Version Noisemaze Mass Production Type Version		Toy's Dream Project Fang Wolf Black Version Soundblaster (w/ Hell Buzzsaw)		ToysЯUs Gasket Police Type Sonic Convoy giftset (Galaxy Convoy, Sonic Bomber, Rumble Coby version}
TV Magazine Dark Nitro Convoy EZ Collection Clear Set (Galaxy Convoy, Master Megatron, Starscream) Flame Convoy Sky Lynx Edition Gold Master Galvatron

Galaxy Force (Korea)

TakaraTomy/Hasbro licensee Mocom Toy released a selection of Cybertron/Galaxy Force toys in Korea, under the name Transformers: Galaxy Force (트랜스포머 갤럭시포스).

Cybertron

• Autovolt
• Dreadrock
• Exillion
• First Aid
• Livecon
• Mega Liger
• Mega Vector Prime
• Nitrocon
• Super Metroplex
• Super Optimus Prime
• Ultra First Aid
• Ultra Jet

Destron

• Master Megatron
• Mega Starscream
• Ultra Dragon

Other

• Side Way

Multipack

• Buzz vs. Blurr
• Runabout vs. Longrack

Innovations and lasting effects

• Cybertron introduced the Legends Class, which, in many cases, contains smaller toys of some of the series' "main" characters which are also available as larger toys.

Notes

• The 2008 Universe toyline includes toys marked as "Cybertron series".