War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)

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

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The War for Cybertron Trilogy is Hasbro's designation for a segment of the Transformers: Generations line that launched in the holiday season of 2018. The line aims to serve as a back-to-basics approach to Transformers, with a focus on media accuracy, interchangeable weaponry, articulation, and a (mostly) consistent robot mode scale.

The Trilogy follows the Autobots and Decepticons across the galaxy, starting with the launching of the Ark in Siege, journeying through the stars in Earthrise, and finally battling alongside their Maximal and Predacon descendants in Kingdom. On top of that, there are many War for Cybertron Trilogy toys that do not belong to any one of these sub-lines, being branded as simply part of the overall Trilogy.

A subline for the concurrently-ran Studio Series toyline was introduced in 2021, featuring characters from The Transformers: The Movie, in celebration of that film's 35th anniversary. The toys are in the same style and scale as those from the War for Cybertron Trilogy line. Additionally, all Voyager Class toys in this subline feature blast effect parts compatible with Trilogy toys.

War for Cybertron Trilogy:
War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon) (2020–???)				War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline) (2020–???)
Siege (2018–2019)			Earthrise (2020–present)			Kingdom (2021–???)

Toys

Siege (2018-2019)

Set in the days before the launch of the Ark in its escape from Cybertron, Siege would set the stage for the entire Trilogy, establishing play patterns that would (mostly) carry forward into the following lines. The primary theme is figures that transform into "Cybertronian" vehicles (ostensibly, at least, many look a LOT like normal Earth vehicles), with extensive use of 5 mm posts/holes to heavily kit them out with weapons, dubbed the "C.O.M.B.A.T. System". These weapons come not just in the form or normal accessories, but smaller Battle Masters who turn into weapons, Micromasters who also have secondary weapon modes and can combine into larger weapons, and the larger "Weaponizer" bots who transform from vehicle to robot and disassemble into multiple weapons and gear. 3 mm pegs are also used on the ends of blaster barrels and scattered on the sculpts of Deluxe and larger toys to accommodate "Fire Blast" parts; clear-plastic add-ons made to look like blaster fire, impacts, flames and more, mostly coming with the Battle Masters, but some larger toys came with larger effects.

Notably, robot mode scale plays a much larger role in this series than in the past, with characters sticking fairly close to their relative heights in the original cartoon. Most toys in the line also have "battle damage" paint on them somewhere, though the amount of fake-scuffing varies from figure to figure: Mirage is near-pristine, while Soundwave and Starscream have tons of it.

Siege fell on the franchise's 35th anniversary, with a short subline to accompany the occasion. There are also numerous Selects toys under the Siege branding as well.

Earthrise (2020-2021)

Though it kept virtually all of the play patterns and price points of Siege, the follow-up series Earthrise is somewhat less consistent in its theme, as it mixes characters with "modern" Earth alt-modes with those who maintained Cybertronian alt-modes (notably characters introduced in and after The Transformers: The Movie), and the battle damage decoes being far rarer. It is set during the journey to Earth, with many other planets on the way pointed out in the clip-and-save pieces of the "Transformers Universe Map" printed on the interior of every package, which can combine into one great big map.

While the features of the "C.O.M.B.A.T. System" are still around, it's been joined by the "A.I.R. Lock System", in which the new Battle Masters transform into shields/ramps/roads with interlocking connector points. These connector points attach to the "Modulator" Transformers who turn into Micromaster stations, who have (mostly) taken the place of the Weaponizers, though they maintain the "disassemble into lots of parts to attach to other figures" angle. Even larger toys with tertiary base modes have A.I.R. Lock connections as well, letting you build "cities" how you like.

Earthrise also adds two "new" factions to the conflict, with the vicious Mercenaries and the Quintessons now joining the fray, including the first-ever toy of the five-faced Generation 1 Quintesson Judge!

Earthrise carries over the Selects exclusives to a wider scale, but also features the Cybertronian Villains and Galactic Odyssey Collection sublines.

Kingdom (2020-present)

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Kingdom adds two more factions to the war, this time bringing in the Maximals and Predacons from Beast Wars, for its 25th anniversary. The new beast-bot toys primarily draw from the cast of the Beast Wars cartoon, their toys based heavily on their in-show appearances from the first season, transforming into organic animals. The Weaponizers and Modulators have been replaced with the "Fossilizers", skeletal beasts with robotic connective structures who break apart into weapons and armor for other toys using "F.O.S.S.I.L. Technology" (effectively the same thing as the C.O.M.B.A.T. System, just bonier).

The Battle Masters and Micromasters did not continue into Kingdom, being replaced with "Core Class" characters... effectively the sub-Deluxe "Legends" found in previous Generations lines. The "Fire Blast" effects similarly have been removed from the line, but most figures are still compatible with them, keeping the pegs at the ends of blaster barrels, and non-beast bots having a few effects pegs on their bodies.

At this point, the inter-character scale kind of breaks down a bit. The Beast Wars characters maintain rough scale to each other as they were depicted in the cartoon, and even though few attempts are made, they're obviously out of scale next to the largely-to-scale-with-each-other Generation 1 bots, who generally should tower over most of the Maximals and Predacons. It's a concession for coolness, so it's forgivable. Adding to the oddity are Core Class versions of bots like Optimus Prime, which.... yyyyyyeah.

In keeping with the Beast Wars cartoon-based theme, all Kingdom 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.

Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (2020-present)

Launching in conjunction with the War for Cybertron Trilogy cartoon on Netflix, this confusingly-named subline imprint was unveiled by Hasbro at New York Toy Fair 2020. With the cartoon featuring character models based directly on Hasbro's toy molds, the toyline in turn features animation-accurate weathering and extensive deco... in theory. The toys feature battle damage and grim coloring far more than the character models used on the show. Even an original deco for the show, Decepticon Mirage, isn't colored accurately to the on-screen model. With the exception of three exclusives not based on the Netflix cartoon and the Leader Class toys, the line is exclusive to Walmart in Canada and the US. Wave 2 and 3's Voyager Class toys were also available on Hasbro Pulse.

While only the overarching War for Cybertron Trilogy logo is used on the line, the first waves of the Deluxe and Voyager Class assortments feature a color edited Siege box mural on their packaging, and the second and third waves similarly feature the Earthrise and Kingdom murals respectively.

The third wave saw multiple differences compared to the two prior. The plastic insert was replaced with the figure strapped to the cardboard insert, much like the concurrent Kingdom toyline, and featured a very menial difference in the Netflix logo switching to the left side of the box and lacking "A Netflix Original Series". Wave 3 also featured the addition of the Quintessons, Maximals, and Predacons, as well as one Voyager Class toy using a Kingdom's Core Class to substitute the pair of Battle Masters/Micromasters in previous-waves.

Deluxe Class

The first two waves, intended to consist of ten releases, have each figure in the Deluxe Class assortment include a piece of a flimsy, cardboard Teletraan I backdrop which, once completed, can serve as a display. The first two waves feature three battle-damaged redecoes of pre-existing characters and two original decoes (or toolings, in the case of Wave 2). Instead of the three battle-damaged redecoes, Wave 3 has two pre-existing characters with deco changes, and were also found in stores before an official unveiling.

Wave 1 Autobot Chromia Autobot Hound Decepticon Mirage Decepticon Scrapface Autobot Sideswipe

Wave 2 Autobot Elita-1 Autobot Wheeljack Autobot Red Alert Autobot Impactor Autobot Bumblebee

Wave 3 Maximal Cheetor Autobot Deep Cover Decepticon Sparkless Bot Quintesson Deseeus Army Drone

Deluxe Class Decepticon Mirage

Voyager Class

Also known as "Battle 3-Packs" (except for one), and costing $10 USD more than the MRSP of normal War for Cybertron Trilogy Voyager Class releases, the price is made up with two additional Battle Masters (or in two unique cases, a pair of Micromasters or a Core Class toy). Each wave has one original deco (or tooling in the case of Wave 2) and a redeco of a pre-existing character. The first two waves each have a pair of new Battle Master characters and a pair of classic characters.

Wave 1 Decepticon Hotlink (w/ Heatstroke and Heartburn) Decepticon Megatron (w/ Captive Lionizer and Captive Pinpointer)

Wave 2 Autobot Optimus Prime (w/ Enerax and Sheeldron) Decepticon Soundwave (w/ Ravage and Laserbeak)

Wave 3 Maximal Optimus Primal (w/ Rattrap) Decepticon Sparkless Seeker (w/ Sparkless Caliburst and Sparkless Singe)

Voyager Class Decepticon Hotlink

Leader Class

Also known as "Leader Unboxing" and "Spoiler Pack", these figures are presented in windowless boxes designed to look like Cybertronian ammo crates. Coded sections of the box contain spoilers for episodes of the accompanying show. Costing nearly $10 USD more than the MRSP of normal War for Cybertron Trilogy Leader Class releases, the toys are often multi-packs of toys in various size classes. These are shared exclusives between online retailers and Walmart stores. The Wave 1 Spoiler Pack was also available in various discount retailers in the U.S.

Wave 1 Spoiler Pack: Ultra Magnus Battlefield Rung

Wave 2 Spoiler Pack: Nemesis Prime Fangtron Giza

Wave 3 Spoiler Pack: Megatron Fossilizer Skelivore

Ultra Magnus Spoiler Pack

Japanese release

TakaraTomy released War for Cybertron Trilogy (トランスフォーマー ウォーフォーサイバトロン Toransufōmā Wō fō Saibatoron) toys at general retail beginning in September 2020, with no notable changes from the Hasbro releases. However, Teletraan I backdrop cardboard is no longer included in Deluxe toys, and the Leader Class toys use traditional window boxes.

Wave 1 (September 26, 2020) WFC-01 Decepticon Mirage WFC-02 Autobot Hound		Wave 2 (October 23, 2020) WFC-03 Chromia WFC-04 Sideswipe		Wave 3 (November 30, 2020) WFC-05 Scrapface WFC-06 Decepticon Hotlink		Wave 4 (December 19, 2020) WFC-07 Megatron WFC-08 Ultra Magnus
Wave 5 (January 20, 2021) WFC-09 Bumblebee WFC-10 Elita-1		Wave 6 (February 20, 2021) WFC-11 Optimus Prime WFC-12 Wheeljack WFC-13 Red Alert WFC-14 Soundwave		Wave 7 (March 27, 2021) WFC-15 Autobot Impactor WFC-16 Nemesis Prime		Wave 8 (September 25, 2021) WFC-17 Deep Cover

Exclusives

Announced by Hasbro Pulse on July 15, 2019, Unicron is the largest and most expensive Transformers toy ever produced, and the first to be released as a crowdfunded project from HasLab. By the closing of the funding period on October 6, the project had officially accrued over 12,000 backers, each of whom received their own Unicron on its release in 2021.

Two more exclusives were released on Hasbro Pulse in the US. Originally planned to debut at San Diego Comic-Con 2020, the Quintesson Pit of Judgment was eventually made available on Hasbro Pulse for Hasbro PulseCon 2020 after the event was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Deluxe Centurion Drone features an Earthrise ID number, but is not branded or marketed as part of the said subline.

2021 saw the cross-Generations subline Buzzworthy Bumblebee appear at Target. Among its releases is a new-mold Core Class Bumblebee and Spike Witwicky two-pack, co-branded with the War for Cybertron Trilogy logo. Its prehistoric card art implies this is a War for Cybertron: Kingdom release in all but name – not to mention that it was in Kingdom that the Core Class debuted.

Shared exclusives Unicron (w/ Autobot Hot Rod, Galvatron)

Hasbro Pulse WFC-E33 Deluxe Centurion Drone (w/ Shockwave, Soundwave, Megatron, Refraktor, Optimus Prime) WFC-K39 Tricranius Beast Power Fire Blasts Collection Pack Quintesson Pit of Judgement (w/ Quintesson Judge, Quintesson Prosecutor, Quintesson Bailiff, Sharkticon, Kranix)

Target Bumblebee and Spike Witwicky (Buzzworthy Bumblebee)

"I have summoned you here with a psps."

Selects

Hasbro announced the Generations Selects branding in late 2018 to run alongside the War for Cybertron Trilogy. Hasbro Pulse debuts Generations Selects figures for the U.S., Canadian, and later United Kingdom markets while fans in Hasbro's other markets must resort to various physical or online retailers. Selects toys released concurrently with Earthrise and Kingdom are only labeled War for Cybertron Trilogy (even though the Spy Patrol set was shown as part of Earthrise during the Toy Fair 2020 presentation). Hot House is the only toy to feature Earthrise branding in their instructions.

As per brand unification, Hasbro Selects figures are sometimes, though not consistently, made available for Japanese fans via TakaraTomy Mall.

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 WFC-GS13 Hubcap WFC-GS14 Megatron (G2) WFC-GS15 Hot House

WFC-GS16 Bug Bite WFC-GS17 Shattered Glass Ratchet & Optimus Prime WFC-GS18 Autobot Tigertrack WFC-GS19 Rotorstorm WFC-GS20 Cordon & Autobot Spin-Out WFC-GS21 Decepticon Sandstorm WFC-GS22 Black Roritchi

WFC-GS23 Deep Cover WFC-GS24 Ramjet (G2) WFC-GS25 Transmutate

Deluxe Exhaust

Notes

Foreign names

• Cantonese: Cybertron zi¹ zin³ (斯比頓之戰 Si¹bei²deon⁶ zi¹ Zin³, "War of Cybertron")
• Mandarin: Cybertron zhī Zhàn (賽伯坦之戰 Sàibótǎn zhī Zhàn, "War of Cybertron")