Cybertronian military insignia
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War for Cybertron: Siege
Autobots
- ↑ Concept art on Hasbro Pulse shows that eight units were under consideration at some stage in development: infantry, intelligence, medic, engineer, special ops, artillery, recon, and transport. While this particular symbol has been used, it has not been positively identified as being intelligence or recon; either way, it is the Autobot counterpart to the Decepticons' espionage unit.
- ↑ Nemesis Prime's packaging uses many unchanged assets from Optimus Prime's, even including an instruction sheet for Optimus. Suffice it to say, we don't expect he's really supposed to be a general in the Autobot army.
- ↑ Galaxy Upgrade Optimus Prime receives a unique Space Command Special Ops General insignia on the Siege webpage, but the accompanying text identifies him as a Space Command Infantry General, as do his box and instructions.
- ↑ Bluestreak's box (as well as his later Earthrise toy) identifies him as a Ground Command Artillery Private; his rank on his instruction sheet is copied and pasted from the earlier Prowl, of whom he is a redeco.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 While Ratchet's box and instructions classify him as a Ground Command Engineering Private, his box's inner tay features a unique insignia that his profile on the Siege webpage clarifies is for a Ground Command Engineering Specialist. However, said website also erroneously gives him Mirage's insignia, for a Ground Command Special Ops Sergeant, despite this directly contradicting the corresponding text.
- ↑ In general, Generations Selects toys did not receive ranks as part of their packaging material. However, Smokescreen's toy was used as a model for his appearance on his Siege trading card.
- ↑ In the real world U.S. Armed Forces, Specialist is a rank above Private and below Sergeant. However, as we have no confirmation that that's how it works on Cybertron – especially with Ratchet being the only confirmed specialist across two-and-a-half years of toylines – we have listed the rank on its own row below.
- ↑ As part of the webpage foulup that gave Ratchet Mirage's insignia, Ratchet's Specialist insignia was pushed onto Omega Supreme. Nonetheless, Omega's web profile reinforces his Space Command Transport Captain rank.
Decepticons
 Infantry |
 Espionage |
 Medical[1] |
 Applied Sciences |
 Black Ops |
 Weapons |
 Transport | |
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 General |
Ground Force: Megatron Classic Animation Megatron Combat Megatron[2] |
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 Major |
Ground Force: Soundwave |
Space Force: Decepticon Shockwave Galactic Man Shockwave[2] |
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 Captain |
Air Force: Starscream |
Space Force: Astrotrain | |||||
 Sergeant |
Ground Force: Barricade Decepticon Impactor Air Force: |
Air Force: Skywarp |
Ground Force: Soundblaster[3] |
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 Raider[4] |
Ground Force: Decepticon Blackjack Hyperdrive Air Force: |
Ground Force: Apeface Ravage Refraktor Decepticon Rumble Spectro Spyglass Viewfinder Air Force: |
Air Force: Ratbat |
Air Force: Nightflight Skytread |
Ground Force: Brunt Cratermaker Direct-Hit Fireline Power Punch |
- ↑ At one stage of production, the Decepticon military structure featured the same eight units as the Autobots, until both sets were apparently narrowed down to seven, and the Decepticon units were given more sinister names. This particular symbol remained unusued until it appeared on the packaging of Earthrise Roller Force and Ground Hog; given the similarity in shape to an early medic symbol, as well as Ground Hog's More than Meets the Eye bio describing him as repairing and improving his teammates, the educated guess is that this symbol represents the Decepticons' medical unit.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 As noted, Selects toys did not usually include insignias. Combat Megatron and Galactic Man Shockwave are the two sole exceptions, as the instruction sheets for both toys feature the same insignias as their mainline counterparts.
- ↑ Soundblaster would later also be associated with the Mercenaries.
- ↑ The Siege website and trading card game make clear that the Decepticon equivalent to the rank of "Private" is "Raider".
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 The instructions for Nightflight and Slyhopper swap their ranks over compared to the box. In situations where the box and instructions direcly contradict each other – such as Bluestreak above, or Hotlink and Scrapface below – it's usually the box that is correct.
- ↑ Spinister's instruction sheet is misprinted with the Autobot logo and colour scheme; despite this, he still receives a proper Decepticon system insignia.
Toys with no insignia
| Autobots | Decepticons |
|---|---|
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Siege Selects |
Siege Selects
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War for Cybertron: Earthrise
Autobots
 Infantry[1] |
 Recon / Intelligence |
 Medical |
 Engineering |
 Special Ops |
 Artillery |
 Transport | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 General |
Ground Command: Optimus Prime |
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 Major |
Ground Command: Prowl |
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 Captain |
Ground Command: Ironhide |
Ground Command: Autobot Grapple Space Command: |
Ground Command: Trailbreaker |
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 Sergeant |
Ground Command: Wheeljack |
Ground Command: Arcee Smokescreen |
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 Private |
Ground Command: Cliffjumper Autobot Daddy-O Trip-Up |
Ground Command: Hoist |
Air Command: Soundbarrier |
Ground Command: Sunstreaker Space Command: |
Ground Command: Bluestreak Rung Air Command: |
- ↑ Sample reference
Decepticons
Infantry[1] |
Espionage |
Medical |
Applied Sciences |
Black Ops |
Weapons |
Transport | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
General |
Ground Force: Megatron |
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Major |
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Captain |
Air Force: Starscream |
Space Force: Astrotrain | |||||
Sergeant |
Air Force: Dirge Doubledealer Ramjet Thrust Thundercracker Space Force: |
Ground Force: Decepticon Pounce |
Air Force: Decepticon Airwave Skywarp |
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Raider |
Space Force: Decepticon Fasttrack |
Ground Force: Decepticon Ground Hog Roller Force |
Ground Force: Decepticon Doublecrosser Air Force: |
Ground Force: Decepticon Runabout Runamuck |
Ground Force: Direct-Hit Power Punch Air Force: |
- ↑ Example reference
Toys with no insignia
| Autobots | Decepticons | Others |
|---|---|---|
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Earthrise Galactic Odyssey Collection
Selects |
Earthrise Galactic Odyssey Collection Selects |
Evil Autobots |
War for Cybertron: Kingdom
Autobots
Infantry |
Recon / Intelligence |
Medical |
Engineering |
Special Ops |
Artillery |
Transport | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
General |
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Major |
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Captain |
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Sergeant |
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Private |
Decepticons
Infantry |
Espionage |
Medical |
Applied Sciences |
Black Ops |
Weapons |
Transport | |
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General |
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Major |
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Captain |
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Sergeant |
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Raider |
Toys with no insignia
| Autobots | Decepticons |
|---|---|
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Kingdom Selects |
Kingdom Selects |
War for Cybertron Trilogy
Autobots
Infantry |
Recon / Intelligence |
Medical |
Engineering |
Special Ops |
Artillery |
Transport | |
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General |
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Major |
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Captain |
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Sergeant |
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Private |
Decepticons
Infantry |
Espionage |
Medical |
Applied Sciences |
Black Ops |
Weapons |
Transport | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
General |
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Major |
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Captain |
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Sergeant |
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Raider |
Toys with no insignia
| Autobots | Decepticons |
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Maximals |
Predacons |
