Transformers: Cyberverse (toyline)
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The Transformers: Cyberverse toyline continues the trend set by Robots in Disguise of targeting the young demographic lying between the preschool and preteen audiences.
Announced in time for Toy Fair 2018, Cyberverse brought with it the line-wide "Action Attack" gimmick, with figures from most assortments including a unique "attacking" play feature. Starting in 2019, the line-wide gimmick shifted over to the "Spark Armor," vehicles that come with the toys that can break apart into armor.
The "Action Attack" line also reintroduces a line-wide size class naming system, following Robots in Disguise's erratic mix of designations, with the one exception being the returning 1-Step Changers. Whilst Warrior Class remains similar to its Robots in Disguise counterpart, the new Scout, Ultra, and Ultimate Classes bear little correlation to previous assortments with those names, beyond relative sizing.
The "Spark Armor" line introduces two completely new size classes, the Basic Class and Elite Class, along with the large 12 inch Ark Power Optimus Prime, which utilize the "Spark Armor" gimmick at varying sizes.
Toys
Action Attack
- Scout Class
While a similar size to previous Scout assortments, these figures possess the unique quirk of having only partial transformations, converting into hybrid robot/alt-mode forms in which their Action Attack gimmicks are activated as the final transformation step. Due to their simplicity, some figures' Action Attacks can also be activated in robot mode.
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- 1-Step Changers
Initially, this assortment was essentially unchanged from previous toylines, even reusing Robots in Disguise molds for the entire first wave, but beginning with wave 3 (the first wave of 2019 product), the assortment introduced Action Attacks. These typically activate only in robot mode, but some (mostly those that fire projectiles) can also work in alt-mode.
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- Warrior Class
Cyberverse Warrior Class figures are broadly similar to the Robots in Disguise assortment of the same name, although they exhibit a greater willingness to forgo points of articulation which aren't required for transformation. Their Action Attacks are activated in robot mode, although some figures can also activate their Attack in vehicle mode.
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- Ultra Class
Closest in size and design to 3-Step Changers, Ultra Class figures' Action Attacks activates in their alternate mode, though a few can also activate in robot mode.
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- Ultimate Class
Similar in size to a modern Leader Class figure, but significantly simpler, Ultimate Class figures feature Action Attacks specifically designed to be activated in both robot and alt-mode.
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- Exclusives
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Spark Armor
Notes
- Like with previous lines, Hasbro used character-specific code names for the toys.
- For the 2018 releases, the theme was "Seinfeld characters":
- Acid Storm: "Uncle Leo"
- Blurr: "Morty"
- Bumblebee: "Costanza"
- Grimlock: "Puddy"
- Megatron: "Newman"
- Optimus Prime: "Peterman"
- Shadow Striker: "Susie"
- Shockwave: "Kramer"
- Slipstream: "Estelle"
- Soundwave: "Kruger"
- Starscream: "Bania"
- Windblade: "Elaine"
- For the 2019 releases, Hasbro abandoned the "Seinfeld" theme in favor of a new "baseball teams" theme:
- Optimus Prime: "Woodducks"
- Ratchet: "Aces"
- Shadow Striker: "Rockhounds"
- Slipstream: "Greenjackets"
- The "Optimus Prime Battle Base Trailer" set didn't fall under either of those themes; instead, it used the code name "Radar" for toys of Optimus Prime's live-action film series counterpart from the Studio Series and Bumblebee lines, with the theme for the code names from those lines being "Australian race horses".
