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 toyline in celebration of the 25th anniversary of Beast Wars and the 35th anniversary of The Transformers: The Movie. A first for any toyline, this subline is generally split between "Generation 1" characters and those from Beast Wars. 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 only employ the C.O.M.B.A.T. System in robot mode. Much like its predecessor, Kingdom has rereleases of toys from the subline before.

This toyline sees the addition of the "Core Class", a return to the Legends Class from Thrilling 30 and 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. Utilizing the ancient and highly-advanced "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.

Not too dissimilar to Power of the Primes, all figures from Deluxe Class upwards include Golden Disk cards with a peelable foil sheet, revealing one of three different variants, each revealing a different destiny for the character.

Toys

Core Class

Wave 1 WFC-K1 Optimus Prime WFC-K2 Rattrap WFC-K3 Vertebreak

Core Class Rattrap

Deluxe Class

Wave 1 WFC-K4 Cheetor WFC-K5 Blackarachnia WFC-K6 Warpath WFC-K7 Paleotrex (Fossilizer)

Deluxe Class Cheetor

Voyager Class

Wave 1 WFC-K8 Optimus Primal WFC-K9 Cyclonus

Voyager Class Cyclonus

Leader Class

Wave 1 WFC-K10 Megatron (Beast) WFC-K11 Optimus Prime (unchanged re-release of Earthrise Optimus Prime)

Leader Class Megatron

Kingdom (TakaraTomy)

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: most of the toys in TakaraTomy's version of the line are are almost completely identical to their Hasbro counterparts.

General retail

Wave 1 (March 27, 2021) KD-01 Optimus Primal KD-02 Rattrap KD-03 Cheetor

Exclusives

TakaraTomy Mall KD EX-01 Paleotrex

Notes

• In July 2020, Chapter 1 of the War for Cybertron Trilogy cartoon, Siege, was promoted with several motion posters highlighting members of the main cast. In each of these posters, a letter from the "Ancient Autobot" alphabet created by Jim Sorenson can be seen flashing in the background. When the letters are put in order, they spell out and officially reveal, the trilogy's final subline, "Kingdom".
• In August 2020, various photos of toys were leaked to the public, along with Walmart listings revealing much of the general retail toyline.
• Kingdom toys of Deluxe Class and upwards utilize new packaging that minimizes plastic waste. Gone are the familiar inner trays, replaced by having the toys affixed to the cardboard insert inside, and the size of the window on the front of the packaging is reduced, showcasing less of the toy and increasing the size of the package art.