Cyberverse (toyline)

Cyberverse is the current encompassing name for the "micro play" play pattern starting with the Dark of the Moon. It replaces the Legends Class (the size class has been absorbed into Cyberverse under the new name "Legion Class") and, to a lesser extent, the Scout Class (replaced by the slightly smaller Cyberverse Commander Class). The Cyberverse toys are in something close to relative scale with each other (though there's still scale problems such as Bumblebee, a Chevrolet Camaro, and Starscream, an F-22 Raptor, being the same size). Cyberverse figures are designed to interact with various transforming battle vehicles and playsets, creating a unified "world" children (or childish adults) can collect. While most are brand new sculpts, some figures are retools/redecos of Legends Class releases from previous lines, but the vast majority are tooled to accommodate 3mm weapon pegs and/or C joints. The entire gimmick of a small, compatible toy line with transformable, connectible bases seems to call back to the old Micromaster play pattern.

The Cyberverse play pattern continued with Transformers: Prime toys.

“	Collect the World	”
—Cyberverse Series 1 slogan

Toys

Series 1

Legion Class

Wave 1

Wave 1 Cyberverse Legion Crankcase

• 001 Bumblebee
• 002 Barricade (redeco/retool of Movie Legends Class Barricade with new, Cyberverse weapon-compatible hand)
• 003 Crankcase
• 004 Autobot Topspin
• 005 Autobot Skids (redeco/retool of Revenge of the Fallen Legends Class Skids with new, Cyberverse weapon-compatible hand)
• 006 Sideswipe

Wave 2

• 007 Leadfoot
• 008 Autobot Ratchet
• 009 Crowbar
• 010 Mudflap
• 011 Bumblebee/Bolt Bumblebee (redeco/retool of Revenge of the Fallen Legends Class Bumblebee with new, Cyberverse weapon-compatible hand)

Despite being solicited through online retailers and the Hasbro website as "Bolt Bumblebee", the American packaging for the 011 Cyberverse figure and early shipments of the European version do not feature a prefix; it is simply "Bumblebee". A running change adds the "Bolt" prefix for later shipments of the European version.

Wave 3

• 012 Flak
• 013 Starscream
• 014 Roadbuster
• 015 Bumblebee/Stealth Bumblebee

Despite being solicited through online retailers and the Hasbro website as "Stealth Bumblebee", the American packaging for the 015 Cyberverse figure initially did not feature a prefix; it simply called the toy "Bumblebee". The European packaging does still call him "Stealth Bumblebee", however, and a running change later added the prefix for the American packaging as well.

Wave 4

• 016 Soundwave

Commander Class

Wave 1 Cyberverse Commander class Sentinel Prime

Preview Wave

• Optimus Prime ("Limited Edition Preview Pack" with 3D Glasses)

Wave 1

• 001 Optimus Prime
• 002 Sentinel Prime
• 003 Megatron
• 004 Ironhide

Wave 2

• 005 Blackout/Scorponok
• 006 Powerglide

Wave 3

• 007 Decepticon Hatchet
• 008 Battle Steel Optimus Prime

Wave 4

• 009 Autobot Guzzle
• 010 Dark Sentinel Prime

Action Set

Wave 1

Wave 1 Cyberverse Action Set Bumblebee with Mobile Battle Bunker

• 001 Bumblebee / Mobile Battle Bunker
• 002 Starscream / Orbital Assault Carrier

Wave 2

• 003 Megatron / Blastwave Weapons Base
• 004 Optimus Prime / Armored Weapons Platform

Wave 3

• 005 Autobot Ratchet / Lunar Crawler
• 006 Shockwave / Fusion Tank

Playsets

Cyberverse Autobot Ark with Autobot Roller

• Autobot Ark with Autobot Roller

Store exclusives

Target

• "Bumblebee vs Megatron" contains:

• Bumblebee (Cyberverse Legion)
• Megatron (Cyberverse Commander)

• "Leadfoot and Ironhide" contains:

• Leadfoot (Cyberverse Legion)
• Ironhide (Cyberverse Commander)

• Autobot Ark with Roller and Bonus Value Sentinel Prime

The above giftset includes a bonus Commander Class Sentinel Prime, but is otherwise unchanged.

Toys"R"Us

• "Bumblebee / Starscream" 4-pack contains:

• Bumblebee (redeco/retool of Revenge of the Fallen Legends Class Bumblebee with new, Cyberverse weapon-compatible hand and Machine Wars Skywarp's gun)
• Cybertronian Bumblebee (redeco of Universe Legends Class Bumblebee)
• Starscream (redeco/retool of Movie Legends Class Starscream with new, Cyberverse weapon-compatible hand and Robot Masters R-Blade's gun)
• Cybertronian Starscream (redeco of Legends of Cybertron Starscream)

An early name for this set was "Cyberverse Evolution", which is still used by some websites (including the Australian and United Kingdom Toys"R"Us sites), but that name does not appear anywhere on the packaging.

• "Cybertronian Warriors Pack", contains:

• Bumblebee / Mobile Battle Bunker (Cyberverse Action Set redeco)
• Ironhide (Cyberverse Commander Class redeco)
• Barricade (Cyberverse Legion Class redeco)
• Crankcase (Cyberverse Legion Class redeco)

Walmart

• "Bumblebee / Soundwave with Rodimus" 3-pack contains:

• Bumblebee (redeco of Revenge of the Fallen Legends Class Bumblebee with no retooled hand)
• Soundwave (redeco of Revenge of the Fallen Legends Class Soundwave)
• Rodimus (redeco of Universe Legends Class Rodimus)

This three-pack was also available as an Asda exclusive in the United Kingdom and from Rossmann stores in Germany and Auchan stores in France, Hungary and Italy. Unlike the American version, the European version does not highlight Rodimus as a "bonus" figure. Neither packaging identifies the three-pack as being a Cyberverse product.

• "Battle in the Moonlight" contains:

• Optimus Prime / Armored Weapons Platform (Cyberverse Action Set)
• Autobot Ratchet (Cyberverse Legion)
• Crankcase (Cyberverse Legion)

• "Ultimate Gift Set" 5-pack contains:

• Optimus Prime (Cyberverse Commander redeco)
• Powerglide (Cyberverse Commander redeco)
• Bumblebee (Cyberverse Legion redeco)
• Sideswipe (Cyberverse Legion redeco)
• Crowbar (Cyberverse Legion redeco)

Series 2

The Cyberverse subline took an unusual turn with Series 2. Although focused on supporting the Prime series, certain toys in Series 2 represent characters from the live-action film franchise, and these releases do not include the "Prime" title branding on their packages.

“	Command Your World	”
—Cyberverse Series 2 slogan

Legion Class

Wave 1

• 001 Prime Bumblebee
• 002 Prime Vehicon
• 003 Prime Arcee
• 004 Prime Autobot Ratchet
• 005 Prime Cliffjumper

Wave 2

• 006 Prime Breakdown
• 007 Dark of the Moon Soundwave (redeco and retool of Dark of the Moon Soundwave)
• 008 Dark of the Moon Mirage (retool of Revenge of the Fallen Sideways)
• 009 Transformers: The Ride Evac

Wave 3

• 010 Hyperspeed Wheeljack (redeco of Prime Wheeljack released with the Star Hammer)
• 011 Quick Blade Bumblebee (redeco of Prime Bumblebee)
• 012 Prime Flamewar (redeco of Prime Arcee)

Wave 4

• 013 Prime Fallback (redeco of Prime Breakdown)
• 014 Prime Autobot Tailgate (redeco of Prime Cliffjumper)
• 015 Prime Knock Out (redeco of Prime Knock Out released with the Energon Driller)

Commander Class

Commander class figures all come with translucent weaponry, and feature some amount of translucent plastic in their bodies (blue for Autobots, but a variety of colors for Decepticons), a feature designed around interacting with the line's vehicles (see below). Each vehicle is equipped with an "Energon Booster", a light-up accessory that can plug into the Commanders' weapons or into the posts and ports on the figures' backs to illuminate them with glowing energon power.

Wave 1

• 001 Prime Optimus Prime
• 002 Prime Bulkhead
• 003 Prime Starscream
• 004 Prime Megatron

Wave 2

• 005 Prime Dreadwing
• 006 Prime Ironhide

Wave 3

• 007 Prime Ultra Magnus
• 008 Prime Nightwatch Optimus Prime (redeco of 001 Optimus Prime, head variant with mouth and blade weapons)

Wave 4

• 009 Prime Battle Tactics Bulkhead (redeco of 002 Bulkhead, with blaster weapon)
• 010 Prime Skyquake (redeco of Dreadwing, with two-piece cannon)

Vehicles

Wave 1

• 001 Energon Driller with Prime Knock Out
• 002 Star Hammer with Prime Wheeljack

Wave 2

• 003 Bumblebee Battle Suit with Prime Bumblebee (minor color changes from single pack Legion Class release)

Optimus Maximus

• Optimus Maximus

Series 3

Legion Class

Wave 1

• 001 Prime Smokescreen with Chain Bolter
• Prime Twinstrike with Piston Hammer
• 003 Prime Airachnid with Nova Stinger Bow
• 004 Prime Bumblebee with Eagleshot Bow (retool of Prime Bumblebee)

Future Wave

• Prime Soundwave
• Hun-Gurr

At New York Comic Con 2012, the Eagleshot Bow was announced as the "Hawkbow".

Commander Class

Wave 1

• 001 Prime Optimus Prime
• 002 Prime Predaking with Cybervenom Rocket
• 003 Prime Bulkhead with Nova Hammer (retool of Series 2 Bulkhead)

Future Wave

• Prime Trailcutter
• Prime Hardshell

Vehicles

Wave 1

• 001 Sky Claw with Prime Smokescreen (redeco of single pack Legion Class release)
• 002 Apex Hunter Armor with Prime Breakdown (retool of Bumblebee Battle Suit and redeco of single pack Legion Class Breakdown)

Store exclusives

Target

• Abominus Combiner 5-pack contains:

• Blight
• Hun-Gurr
• Rippersnaper
• Prime Twinstrike
• Windrazor

Notes

• The working name for this line was "Megaverse" (with the MechTech line originally having been "Cybertech"), which could be seen on receipts for Dark of the Moon toys purchased at retailers, in the name of some exclusives on retailer web sites, and on the shipping cases for the products themselves. The reason for the change is unknown.

External links

Transformers.com Cyberverse website